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The President’s Executive Committee is responsible for strategic decision making in support of the mission, vision and values of Cape Breton University.
David C. Dingwall, President & Vice-Chancellor
Gordon MacInnis, Vice-President, Finance & Operations
Dr. Richard MacKinnon, Vice-President, Academic & Provost
Stephen Augustine, Associate Vice-President, Indigenous Affairs & Unama’ki College
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Shauna Kelly, Chief of Staff, President’s Office
Sara Burke, Interim Vice-President, Development
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Rick Pierrynowski, Dean, School of Science & Technology
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Katie Rideout, Interim Director, Human Resources
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Cruises to Vigo, Spain
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Vigo, dubbed “Gateway to the Atlantic,” is one of Spain’s busiest and largest ports. Located within Spain’s province of Galicia on its scenic western edge, those on a Vigo cruise will marvel at its alluring terrain featuring a rugged coastline and picturesque harbor that seems to look more like a vast fjord than a Mediterranean harbor.
Visitors on a Western Mediterranean cruise will get the chance to explore the area’s wild countryside dotted with tiny ancient towns, wander through its historic city center, and try some of the city’s gastronomic delights. While ambling about the port city, you’ll likely enjoy some excellent weather as the oceanic climate of Vigo has warm, dry summers with mild spring and autumn weather that can sometimes be humid.
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Castro Fortress
Castro Fortress, built to protect the people of Vigo during attacks from pirates and other foes, is located on top of a steep hill in the city. The only way to get to the top is via a fairly strenuous hike, though your effort will be rewarded with gorgeous views of Vigo and harbor.
Parque Monte del Castro
If you want to experience beautiful views during your Vigo cruise without the tough hike, head to Parque Monte del Castro. The wide, picturesque park located right in the middle of the city is ideal for a leisurely walk or sitting with a snack to soak up the pretty foliage views.
Casco Vello
The Old Town area of Vigo is called Casco Vello, and it’s a charming and historic part of the city that you don’t want to miss. Casco Vello is made up of four main squares that date back to the origins of the neighborhood, which are connected by the main streets of Calle Real and Triunfo. Soak in the stately architecture and visit the restaurants and shops lining the perimeter while you explore the narrow back alleyways and get lost in the beauty of the Old Town.
Iglesia Colegiata de Santa Maria
A site you can’t miss when visiting Casco Vello during a cruise to Vigo is the Iglesia Colegiata de Santa Maria, a formidable church with an incredible neoclassical design and mesmerizing frescoes adorning the ceilings and walls.
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Tour the Pazo Quiñones de León
This museum, located in a former castle, focuses on Vigo’s history and the art that has come out of the city. Outside the museum, you’ll find a lovely garden where you can walk around and admire the abundance of romantic flowers and walking trails.
Cross the Water to Islas Cies
Islas Cies is a national park consisting of a marine-terrestrial archipelago. The three islands that make up the archipelago are Monteagudo, Do Faro, and San Martino. During a boat ride to the islands, you’ll see a variety of foliage and sea animals. On land, there is an abundance of hiking and animal viewing you can experience during a Vigo cruise excursion.
Sunbathe at Rodas Beach
Rodas Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Spain–and some may even say the world. This sandy beach stretches between Monteagudo Island and Montefaro Island within Islas Cies. The beach’s claim to fame includes both its soft white sand and bright blue water surrounding the shores of the beach.
Top Food and Drink Spots Near Vigo Cruise Port
Vigo is known for its seafood. From oysters to seafood paella, you’ll find an abundance of seafood dishes and fresh catches of the day on menus around the city. If you can’t decide what to try, order the mariscada, or seafood platter, which will give you a variety to taste. Common seafood served in Vigo includes octopus, crayfish, squid, mussels, spider crab, cuttlefish, and much more.
For some excellent traditional Spanish seafood in a relaxed setting, visit Taberna A Pedra or Galician in Vigo. There are also a number of seafood and specialty restaurants in the historic center of Casco Vello.
Culture & History of the Vigo Cruise Port
The name “Vigo” is derived from “Vicus,” the name the Romans gave the area when they originally inhabited the city centuries ago. Over those many centuries, Vigo became known as a destination rich in maritime traditions with a strong emphasis on the fishing industry, though it wasn’t until the 15th century that Vigo was considered to be a real village and not just an extension of neighboring towns. In the coming centuries, Vigo was often under attack, but despite this, the city was still able to cement itself as a prominent port for commerce. In the 1800s, France temporarily took ahold of Vigo, but the people resisted and forced the French military back, making it the first city of Galicia to be free of French rule.
Vigo’s commerce and maritime past creates a culture rich in arts and cuisine today, which is most noticeable in the many museums and art galleries in town as well as the high quality of the seafood you can get at the eateries in Vigo. While tourism plays a big part in Vigo’s economy, the fishing industry is still a massive player as well. The Vigo, Spain cruise port is the world’s largest fishing port and one of the busiest transportation ports in the world.
Vigo Port Facilities & Location
Cruise ships arriving in Vigo, Spain pull into port at the Muelle de Transatlanticos. The port’s cruise terminal is conveniently located near the Avenida del Castillo waterfront promenade and is within walking distance of the city center and many of the city’s top sites. The port has an information desk and is located right across the street from a tourist office, where you can get a city map and gather other information for your day in Vigo.
Transportation in Vigo
Vigo is very walkable for cruise visitors, though if you have some mobility restrictions and plan to visit El Castro citadel, you’ll likely want to hire a taxi or choose a shore excursion that includes a visit there. To hire a taxi, simply head outside the port gates, where drivers are often waiting. Expect to pay metered fares. Other transportation options include a hop-on, hop-off bus that departs from the tourist information center by the port which will take you to all of the top sites of Vigo at your leisure. City bus lines are also available that visit some of the sites outside of the city limits.
Shopping Near the Vigo Cruise Port
It’s not hard to find places to shop during a Vigo cruise port of call. The cruise terminal is located right by a large mall with a number of shops, including ones selling local crafts and jewelry. Farther from the port, you’ll find many stores catering to tourists that sell souvenirs and other local goods within the city center and the Old Town area. Look for Galician fashion boutiques for memorable clothing or traditional Galician pottery in craft and housewares stores.
The local currency of Vigo is the euro. You’ll be able to find ATMs throughout the city dispensing Euro notes. Currency exchange offices are located throughout the city, and most businesses accept credit cards in addition to cash for payment. Tipping in Spain isn’t expected, though it’s appreciated and common in upscale restaurants. If you want to tip for good service, 10% of the total bill is plenty.
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Houston-area 76-year-old and her daughter scammed in elaborate rental property scheme
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HUMBLE, Texas (KXAN) — Kristi Martinez and her 76-year-old mother thought they’d found the perfect home to rent right before the holidays.
Martinez was told she could tour the home on her own and when she arrived, the lockbox on the front door worked, letting her inside. Satisfied with the layout, she decided to take it.
“He asked us for $1,500,” Martinez told KPRC in Houston.
She said the person, who she found through a Facebook listing, told her the money was for a deposit and rent. While some things seemed odd, other things still lined up — so Martinez wired the money directly to the account she was given.
She said it was the only money she had left.
But on move-in day, mother and daughter were met with a sad surprise.
“There’s no heat and there’s no hot water,” Martinez told KPRC.
As she tried to have the problem fixed, Martinez was met with the ultimate shock: police in the driveway, coming to tell her she and her mother were trespassing.
The person Martinez had been communicating with was not the property owner.
“I really like [the house], and I really wanted it,” Martinez said.
While mother and daughter were told they could stay through Thanksgiving, the holiday, the heartbreak lingers.
Martinez told KPRC both the police and her bank are investigating.
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Applications seeking information under the Act may be sent along with the prescribed fee in Russian Roubles, equivalent to Indian Rupees Ten ( 10) in cheque or demand draft favoring Embassy of India, Moscow. [The official Rupee-Rouble conversion rate for the current month May 2012 is 1Rs = 0.569 Russian Rubles]
Information provided under the Act is available to citizens of India only. Applications should be submitted along with documentary proof of Indian Citizenship (like copy of personal particulars pages of passport.). More information is available at http://rti.gov.in. The mailing address is Embassy of India, 6-8 Vorontsovo Polye, Moscow (Russia)-105064.
As per section 6(1) (a) of the RTI Act, 2005, a person who desires to obtain information under the Act is required to submit the application to the Information Officer of the "concerned public authority". Applicants are, therefore, advised to send their requests under the RTI Act to the Embassy only when the subject matter can reasonably be presumed to pertain to the Embassy. While section 6(3) provides for the transfer of an application by a receiving PIO to another [concerned] PIO, this is clearly meant to cover situations where the application is addressed to a PIO on the assumption that it has been directed to the concerned PIO. Where the information required obviously does not pertain to the Embassy, the application may be addressed to the concerned PIO directly.
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The scheme of Electronic Indian Postal Order (eIPO) has been launched by the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in association with Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). This would enable the Indian citizens abroad to pay the RTI fee online.
An Indian Postal Order can be purchased electronically by paying a fee on-line through e-Post Office Portal or through India Post website. The web-links for payment are:
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Atheist Group Files Lawsuit, Claims Rick Perry's Prayer Rally 'Unconstitutional'
CP Current Page: Politics | Thursday, July 14, 2011 | Coronavirus →
By Alex Murashko, CP Contributor Follow | Thursday, July 14, 2011
An atheist-agnostic group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in an effort to block Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s upcoming prayer rally next month.
The Madison, Wis.-based group Freedom From Religion Foundation called the prayer rally unconstitutional, saying it violates the Establishment Clause “by giving the appearance that the government prefers evangelical Christian religious beliefs over other religious beliefs and non-beliefs…”
Perry is partnering with the American Family Association and other faith groups to hold “The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis” at Houston’s Reliant Stadium on Aug. 6.
"Right now, America is in crisis: we have been besieged by financial debt, terrorism, and a multitude of natural disasters,” reads the letter from Perry posted on the event’s website. “As a nation, we must come together and call upon Jesus to guide us through unprecedented struggles, and thank Him for the blessings of freedom we so richly enjoy."
In response to the lawsuit, Perry’s office issued a statement Wednesday declaring that the Aug. 6 prayer event will continue as planned.
“He (Perry) believes it will serve as an important opportunity for Americans to gather together and pray to God, seeking his wisdom and guidance as our nation navigates the challenges before it.,” reads the written statement. “The pending litigation does not affect plans for the prayer event.”
The plaintiff, FFRF, describes itself as an association of freethinkers, including atheists, agnostics and skeptics. The group says it is a “church/state watchdog” and has more than 16,600 members nationwide.
Perhaps one of FFRF’s greatest victories, although short-lived, occurred last April when a U.S. district judge ruled that the federal law creating the National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional.
The Obama administration appealed the decision and attorney generals from several states joined in a friend-to-the court brief by the state of Texas supporting the National Day of Prayer. In April, the federal appeals court overturned the ruling, declaring that the plaintiff, FFRF, did not have sufficient legal grounds to file the suit.
Yet FFRF continues to file complaints to block public prayer events.
"The answers for America’s problems won't be found on our knees or in heaven, but by using our brains, our reason and in compassionate action," said Dan Barker, FFRF co-director, in a statement regarding the Texas prayer event.
"Gov. Perry's distasteful use of his civil office to plan and dictate a religious course of action to 'all citizens' is deeply offensive to many citizens, as well as to our secular form of government," Barker contended.
A judge is expected to be assigned to the lawsuit by the end of this week.
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Home/Stories/Issues/2018 Winter Guide/Circleville company plans significant expansion in 2018
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Circleville company plans significant expansion in 2018
Staff Writer January 5, 2018
Bricker said he believes in investing in local. That’s the reason he wanted to grow his operation in Circleville.
Utility Truck Equipment (UTE), headquartered in Circleville, Ohio, initiated a major expansion to their business by purchasing the 3 acre property at 305 East Logan Street in December. Ray Bricker, the company’s founder and President said they focus on digger derricks, aerial devices (cherry pickers), and Elliots for sign companies.
Ray Bricker, founder and President of UTE.
Bricker said they will be maintinaing their existing facility off of 23 behind Roosters, but they will be moving the maintenance division to the Logan Street address. He said the expansion will double their capacity to assemble new trucks and should help the company catch up on a backlog of orders. Bricker added that UTE’s growth depends on handling all the work that’s coming at them, and the additional space should help them do that.
The company currently employs 29 people. Bricker said, “I have more employees than productive space at the moment, and this will fix that.” Bricker said that despite being tight on room, they’re always looking to hire good mechanics. Bricker said he’s old school and likes to take care of his employees. He is proud that he very rarely loses people. He expects to be able to hire a handful of people next year with the additional work area. Interested mechanics can fill out an application or stop in to the shop.
Future site of UTE’s expansion on Logan Street, in Circleville.
UTE started in 1986 by Bricker and a partner named Tom Yodst. “We were located up in Oakland Park Avenue. Roughly around 99, Tom decided to retire. I took over the whole company. At that point and time, we bought this facility and remodeled it,” Bricker said. “We actually ran both operations, one up at Oakland Park and here.” When the economy went south around 2000, UTE allowed the Columbus lease to expire, and they moved the whole operation to their established Circleville location.
UTE sells trucks in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Bricker said their core customers are local governments and utilities; however, they’ve had great success in growing their sign truck customers over the last year and a half.
Bricker expects improvements on the new location to take about 6 months, and they’ll start relocating some of their operations at that time.
For more information about UTE, see their website at http://utilitytruck.net.
Aerial view of the new UTE expansion site.
UTE employees assembling a new utility truck.
A utility truck in the shop for servicing.
A signed picture of the UTE group at their 30 year mark in 2016.
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A third of South West landlords want to buy more rental properties in the future
We are all aware that the property and rental markets are changing, from the rise in online holiday letting platforms to Government policies and Brexit. But what do landlords and the property experts think? The NatWest Landlords and Tenants Survey spoke to 1000 landlords and 1000 tenants to delve into the UK rental market, speaking to experts in the field to find out more.
Tourism and buy to let
In the South West, where tourism is big business, Airbnb and similar platforms have had a profound effect on the rental industry, boosting property prices and the cost of renting. According to the Airbnb Insights Report, Inbound guest growth to the area grew 102% from July 2016 to July 2017. The area also has the third highest number of listings in the UK - with only London and Scotland having more. And landlords are not happy about it.
Only 12% of South West based landlords surveyed think Airbnb has had a positive influence on the market, compared to 17% nationally. Plus a massive 74% saying they would never consider using Airbnb to rent out their properties!
The traditional rental market in the South West is thriving
The survey revealed that the average rental yield (annual rental income expressed as a percentage of the property value) in the South West is at a strong 8.5%.
Paul Shamplina, founder of Landlord Action, is aware that a yield of 8.5% is very strong but thinks that landlords will try other tactics to maximie their yield. “I believe landlords will still invest and look at trying to achieve yields of 5% but some may consider alternative business models such as HMO's (houses in multiple occupation), to achieve higher returns, especially when more and more tenants are looking at room lets, as they cannot afford to rent single unit alone."
Getting into buy to let
The study reveals some positive insights, but if you're considering investing in property it's best to talk to an expert. If you're interested in any of our properties for a buy to let, get in touch with your local CJ Hole office.
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Drugs Concealed in Sweet Wrappers and Thousands of Pounds of Cash & Items Recovered by North East Officers
Officers from Cleveland, Northumbria and the National Crime Agency assisted in two drugs warrants at properties in Redcar on Tuesday 30th June which were conducted by the North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU).
A man aged 29 and woman aged 25 were arrested as part of the operation to target drug dealing and tackle serious and organised crime across the Force areas.
As a result of the warrants, cannabis was seized along with high value items including a Rolex watch, a £5,000 electric bike, a van valued at over £20,000 and £6,000 cash.
Whilst officers were at the property parcels were reportedly delivered to the address containing individually wrapped packets of sweets labelled with ‘chewits’, ‘wham’ , ‘fruit salad’ star burst’ and Lego figure chocolates. All of the sweets were reportedly concealing CDB (Cannabidiol) inside the wrappers.
Detective Sergeant Hayley Douglass from the Disruption Team at NERSOU, said: “This operation was a huge success and I would like to thank all the officers and staff from the specialist departments within NERSOU and each Force for their hard work on conducting these warrants.
“High value items involved in criminal activity have been seized as well as drugs which cause nothing but misery in our communities.
“By disrupting these individuals criminality this will help safeguard and limit the supply and availability of drugs in the north east regions that significantly harms local communities.
“Working together through NERSOU and with our partners, we will continue to improve our intelligence picture and take swift and robust action against suspects.”
The man and woman were arrested on suspicion of importing class B drugs and have been released under investigation pending further enquiries.
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MediaVideoHow much do you know about Facebook video advertising?
How much do you know about Facebook video advertising?
ClickZ breaks down Facebook’s video ad offerings, from the newly released Slideshow to different buying options, to help you unleash the power of video advertising on the platform.
Date published November 6, 2015 Categories
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer (COO) made it clear that video is a big business for the platform during Advertising Week in late September of this year.
In keeping up with this mission, Facebook has created a variety of video advertising tools, including auto-play videos and the newly released Slideshow.
Facebook Q3 earnings show that there are more than eight billion daily video views on the platform and upwards of 500 million people watching every day. And in September of this year, more than 1.5 million small businesses posted videos (organic posts and ads) on Facebook.
“Facebook is positioning itself as a one-stop shop for video viewing,” says David Hewitt, vice president and mobile practice lead for SapientNitro.
As Facebook is scaling its video business, how can marketers keep up with its ad offerings and take advantages of them?
Premium video ads
Premium Video Ads are known as auto-play video ads that are seen by Facebook users every day. When Facebook officially rolled out this ad unit last year, it caused lots of friction because 15-second-long videos (now they can be longer or shorter.) that start playing without sound was a brand new format for the advertising industry.
In spite of advertisers’ resistance at the very beginning, Premium Video Ads are an elegant solution. Now, this format is a universal option for brands that are looking to squeeze into the crowded News Feed and drive conversions.
Facebook said that it hit eight billion daily views in the third quarter of this year, which proves that premium video ads are effective.
“Even without paying, our clients saw more impressions and higher engagement rate with video content,” says Jenny Marder, senior social strategist at agency Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners (RTO+P).
In-view video ads
As advertisers are becoming increasingly concerned that they’re paying for ads that are not actually being seen, Facebook started allowing them to purchase video ads based on 100 percent in-view impressions in September of this year.
By signing up for an ad package that has 100 percent viewable impressions, advertisers don’t need to worry that their money is wasted on videos that are not fully scrolled through.
Facebook measures an ad impression the moment an ad enters the screen of a desktop browser or mobile app. If an ad doesn’t enter the screen, Facebook doesn’t count it as an ad impression, according to the company.
Those impressions are not necessarily delivered to advertisers’ target audience though, depending on how much they’d like to invest in Facebook. Therefore, In-View Video Ads can be costly.
“Generally speaking, when you purchase In-View Video Ads, you are paying more for those. It may be still advantageous to buy media packages that have no viewable bundles because your average cost from impressions could go down,” says SapientNitro’s Hewitt.
Also, Facebook doesn’t specify how long an ad would need to be in view when an advertiser is charged. The lack of a time limit could water down In-View Ads’ value to advertisers.
“It’s really confusing because there’s no full answer to how long people are seeing these ads, which is an important piece to know about In-View Ads,” RTO+P’s Marder says.
Slideshow is a lightweight video ad format that lets advertisers create 10-to-15-second videos from still images. Compared to Premium Video Ads, Slideshow is like an advanced version of Carousel Ads.
It’s not a real video clip in some way, but it can be an ideal option for brands in emerging marketers where consumers may have constraints when accessing video content. Slideshow can also be cheaper than Premium Video Ads given the video production cost.
“Since everyone can put together their images to make a Slideshow, advertisers can experiment with this new format without spending money creating videos. If Slideshow doesn’t work for their brand, they can easily move to other ad formats and other platforms,” Marder notes.
Two video buying options
For all video ad offerings, Facebook charges advertisers based on a cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM) model. In September of this year, the company further introduced a new buying option of 100 percent in-view impressions to let advertisers purchase ad impressions where the entire ad has passed through a user’s screen in News Feed. It’s available for every ad format, including text, photo, link and video ads.
Aside from 100 percent in-view impressions, Facebook offers a buying option of 10-second video views specifically for video ads. This cost-per-view (CPV) model is a realistic option for advertisers who want to pay for qualified views, as they pay only when their ads have played for at least 10 seconds.
“Compared to In-View Video Ads, 10-Second Video Ads allow advertisers to know that their ads in News Feed are actually being seen instead of being scrolled through,” Marder says.
Facebook counts a view when a video has been running for three seconds. While this standard is consistent with the standards set forth by the Media Rating Council and the Interactive Advertising Bureau, it looks less appealing than YouTube’ view counts.
YouTube, whose video inventory is sold via TrueView, increments the public view count when a viewer has watched for 30 seconds. But a Facebook spokesperson says that “there’s considerable value created the moment an ad comes onto screen, not just when it hits three or 30 seconds.”
Major takeaways
Facebook’s video ad offerings are like jigsaw puzzles and media buying can be complicated depending on marketers’ goals and budgets. Premium Video Ads is the default video format on Facebook, while Slideshow is a realistic option for marketers who want to save a few bucks on video production.
If a brand wants to advertise a product or service on large and make sure its ads are viewable from top to bottom in News Feed, it can allocate a marketing budget to In-View Video Ads. If a brand cares more about the value of impressions, it can purchase Facebook video ads based on a 10-second view basis.
There’s no one-size-fits-all video strategy on Facebook. But advertisers can test and learn those jigsaw puzzles and then find the optimal media package.
Disclosure: SapientNitro’s David Hewitt is a Facebook shareholder.
Facebook no longer has a product called “premium video ads.” They are rather auto-play video ads, which have all the same targeting capabilities and can be bought in the same way as other ad formats, according to a Facebook spokesperson. This includes photo, text, link and app install ads.
100 percent in-view impression buying is not necessarily a “video buying option” but rather an option for all types of ad content on Facebook. 100 percent in-view impression buying is focused on the number of pixels seen in an ad and not video view length.
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The AIDAdiva cruise ship, on a 10-day trip from New York to Montreal, arrives in Halifax on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October: Garneau
Last year 140 cruise ships brought more than two million visitors to Canadian ports
The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but sunk as Ottawa extends its ban on large ships in Canadian waters until the end of October in an attempt to contain COVID-19.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Thursday passenger ships with overnight accommodations for more than 100 people — including both passengers and crew — can’t operate in Canadian waters until at least Oct. 31.
The move extends and expands an order issued in mid-March that barred ships with more than 500 passengers from Canadian waters until July.
Ships with more than 12 passengers can’t go to the Arctic until at least Oct. 31, for fear that one might carry COVID-19 to a remote northern community.
Other than that, after July 1, provincial and regional health officials will decide when and where smaller vessels can operate.
“Keeping Canadians and transportation workers safe continues to be my top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Garneau said.
Garneau said he also understands this will create a significant economic hardship for Canada’s tourism industry. He indicated the federal tourism department is working on a plan to help.
Last year 140 cruise ships brought more than two million visitors to Canadian ports. A 2016 study found the cruise industry was large and growing, contributing more than $3 billion to Canada’s economy, including nearly $1.4 billion in direct spending by cruise lines and their passengers. More than 23,000 Canadians were directly or indirectly employed because of cruise ships.
British Columbia, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces benefit the most.
“The human impact is dramatic, there’s no question about it,” said Charlottetown Harbour Authority CEO Mike Cochrane. “To see it all come to a halt, it’s a very sad day for us.”
The cruise industry’s direct and indirect economic impact to Prince Edward Island topped $52 million last year, he said. Until the pandemic hit, projections for the season — late April to late October in PEI — hovered around $60 million.
“You look at mom-and-pop shops, restaurants, tour bus operators, taxis, Green Gables — it reaches everywhere,” Cochrane said.
He and other officials linked to the cruise industry said they understood that the health and safety of local residents comes first. “There’s no road map for this pandemic, so all you can really do is roll up your sleeves and put your heart into rebuilding it,” Cochrane said.
Home ports — where vessels are based — such as Vancouver or Quebec City stir up even more economic activity than ports of call as cruise lines stock up on fuel, food, alcohol, bedding and other supplies.
Industrial sectors feel the ripple effects of the virus too. A massive federally owned dry dock just west of Victoria typically supplements its work for the Royal Canadian Navy with cruise ship contracts.
“When one of those cruise ships is getting refit, there can be up to 800 people working intensely for several weeks,” said Barry Penner, a spokesman for Cruise Lines International Association — North West and Canada.
The refurbishments can include everything from new carpets to fresh bathroom fixtures, cabinetry, sonar, telecommunications and wastewater treatment systems, providing business to regional companies.
Cruise ships were one of the first- and worst-hit sectors from COVID-19 with hundreds of passengers falling ill on ships as they sailed in various parts of the world. Transport Canada monitored hundreds of ships with Canadians on board as they battled outbreaks, or weren’t allowed to dock in planned ports as countries closed to foreign tourists to keep COVID-19 out.
Several hundred Canadians were flown back to Canada and quarantined in Trenton, Ont., and Cornwall, Ont. after disembarking ships with outbreaks on them that docked in Japan and California. At least a dozen passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship were diagnosed with COVID-19 after being quarantined in Trenton. One Canadian passenger who had been on board the Diamond Princess died in Japan in March after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
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By Lindsay Canright on October 26, 2014 Filed Under: Hobbies 1 Comment
Members of the Galveston Community Sailing Center go for a spin in Offatts Bayou. Photo by Al Ruscelli
Regattas are a way of life for many on Texas coast
There’s a long history of yacht racing in these parts. Chalk it up to competitive instinct — where there’s water, there will be boats and where there are boats, regattas.
“If you wanted to, you could probably race every weekend in some regatta on Galveston Bay, and that’s only a slight exaggeration,” Albrecht Goethe, who races Hamburg, a 35-foot J/Boat, said.
Although known for its speed, the boat’s weight makes it difficult to transport, which is why Goethe stays close to home for the most part. In 10 years, he’s skippered 150 regattas aboard Hamburg, and all but one began in nearby waters.
Cabins may be more modern and navigation devices more technical, but some aspects of the culture remain unchanged.
For one, it’s a gentleman’s sport.
“Like in golf, it’s left up to the competitors to rectify a foul,” said Mike Janota, director of the Galveston Community Youth Sailing Center.
Also, there’s the traditional fanfare that bookends a regatta, from ceremonial start to after-party.
“You get this thrill when you turn the corner coming out of the Galveston channel to the start line. It’s just a beautiful scene,” Jack Seitzinger said of the Harvest Moon Regatta, which he was instrumental in organizing this year.
Eric Goethe, K.J. Jansen, Moray Sandison, Andrew Houghton, Bill Nickel, Steve Guerin,
and Albrecht Goethe aboard the Hamburg, is a 35-foot J/Boat. Photo by Albrecht Goethe
Regattas, as it turns out, are like knots; there are a lot of different ones. There are match races, such as the America’s Cup, fleet races and team races on buoyed, inshore, offshore and, for those immune to seasickness, oceanic courses.
“With day races, for the most part, you start in the morning and then you’re back at the local yacht club having a drink with your friends in the afternoon,” Janota said.
Longer races lead crews outside protected waters and into less predictable territory.
Janota battled high winds and 20-foot waves as part of a crew in the two-week Transpacific Yacht Race from San Francisco to Kaneohe, Hawaii.
“Seven days were absolutely horrible with tropical storm conditions and the last seven days were amazingly pleasant,” Janota said.
The sport can get expensive.
In 2008, as national financial instability loomed, Hurricane Ike lowered the boom.
“It was a double hit here,” Goethe said. “There was a pretty substantial decline in the number of folks that went to races.”
But, there’s a shining beacon of hope at the tail end of construction of the Sea Scout Base Galveston, 7509 Broadway, on the island. The complex is anchored by a 60,000 square-foot building with a bounty of resources to support the next generation of sailors and is home to the Community Youth Sailing Center, which is already offering some classes.
“Now that we’re building this incredible facility, the only one like it in the country, I think you will see a local resurgence,” Janota said.
Visit ssbgalveston.org for information about Sea Scout Base Galveston and Community Youth Sailing.
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Captive-bred Pieniny appollo Parnassius apollo frankenbergeri releases help restore the population in Pieniny National Park, Prešovský, Slovakia
Published source details Adamski P. & Witkowski Z.J. (2007) Effectiveness of population recovery projects based on captive breeding. Biological Conservation, 140, 1-7
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The Pieniny apollo, Parnassius apollo frankenbergeri, is endemic to a mountain range straddling the Slovakian-Polish border. In Slovakia it is restricted to Pieniny National Park (where in the late 1980s and early 1990s it was near extinction) and the Haligovske Hory massif. A serious population decline has occurred, attributed to degradation of its alpine grassland habitat due to afforestation and abandonment of traditional grazing. This study assessed the success of a Pieniny apollo recovery programme, initiated in 1991, in the National Park which included habitat management and releases of captive-bred butterflies.
Study area: The 37.5 km² Pieniny National Park (Pieninský národný park) is located in northern Slovakia. In 1991, the total area of prime habitat within the Park for the apollo was about 10 ha divided between a number of fragmented sites. The apollo only occurred at one of these sites, the Trzy Korony massif, with a population of only 20-30 adults; a large and increasing proportion had malformed wings, perhaps linked to inbreeding.
Habitat management: Surveys indicated that the caterpillar host plant, Sedum maximum, was quite common but that much occurred in afforested (shaded) areas and thus unsuitable to the butterfly. To extend the amount of open grassland, management focussed on tree and shrub removal from localities where the butterfly had previously occurred. By 2003, a series of suitable habitat patches totalling around 19 ha had been created.
Captive-breeding and releases: The captive breeding programme was established in 1991, founding individuals taken from Trzy Korony. This population was supplemented with captive-bred individuals from 1992 to 2001. In 1995, in order to reduce potential genetic problems, the programme incorporated some butterflies from the next nearest apollo population at Haligowskich Skaly on the Polish side of the border.
Population sizes were determined by mark and recapture studies of adults (captive bred individuals were marked prior to release).
During the period of habitat management and releases, the butterflies expanded from Trzy Korony to form over 12 subpopulations occupying most suitable sites within the Park; the population increased to around 1,000. Some subpopulations appeared stable, whilst survival of others seemed dependent either on a supply of captive-reared individuals or on emigrants from other subpopulations to persist. In some cases, despite supplying a subpopulation with captive-reared individuals, abundance decreased.
The authors urge that despite these overall positive results, releasing captive-reared butterflies to bolster an endangered population entails risks and should be done with caution and only after very careful planning.
Note: If using or referring to this published study, please read and quote the original paper, this can be viewed at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science
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Man suffers life threatening injuries in three-vehicle St Blazey crash
A toddler was also involved in the crash
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A man has suffered potentially life threatening injuries in a three-vehicle collision which also involved a toddler.
The incident happened at around 6.15pm on Thursday, December 12 on St Austell Road, St Blazey.
A silver Vauxhall Corsa driven by a 44-year-old local man collided with a green BMW being driven by a 56-year-old local man, and a grey Peugeot which was parked unattended on the road.
Police say that as a result of the collision the driver of the Corsa suffered potentially life threatening injuries and was taken to Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro.
A two-year-old child travelling in the Corsa was also transported to hospital by ambulance, but had no significant injuries.
The driver of the BMW was uninjured
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Local officers attended the scene. Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have dash-cam footage of the incident are asked to contact the police via 101 quoting the log number 705 of 12/12/2019.
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Love, Marriage and Sex – A Need to Understand Its Meaning and Sanctity
Posted on June 6, 2020 June 3, 2020 by Melanie
The need on the hour, particularly in this present day period of liberalization among Girls, is to show the young technology with regards to the fragile issue, “Sexual intercourse”. It’s important to show kids progressively all significant topics such as really like, marriage and sex. The seriousness involved in these topics may be the bold and fragile angel who requires emphasis and clarification. Lots of Students reviewed sexual intercourse inside their publications via rare tales, witticisms, and jokes. The mode of, narration, transformation and explanation may very well be considered immoral by the current society. The most crucial element is to choose young children into self-assurance and keep healthful dialogue and discussions as deem in good shape. Additionally, Keeping value dependent discussion and encouraging significant dialogues between all will pave the way to an excellent partnership involving mothers and fathers and children. The appealing effects can be attained if all of us understand clearly and distinctly the which means and definition of these terms, both equally pretty much and structurally. It really is, as a result, appreciable to analyse logically and comprehend comprehensively the which means and definitions of “Love, Relationship and Sexual intercourse”. The necessities Get power in The sunshine of social and cultural obligations influencing current generation globally. All vested passions have exploited and greatly motivated them. Consequently, we have to distinctly and clearly have an understanding of its literal and structural this means and definition.
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Allah suggests in Quran in chapter Aal-e-Imran [3:fourteen] “Reasonable while in the eyes of Adult men would be the appreciate of points they covet: Women of all ages and sons; heaped-up hoards of gold and silver; horses branded (for blood and excellence); (prosperity of) cattle and very well-tilled land. These are the belongings of the world’s life; but in nearness to Allah is the greatest on the plans (to return to).”
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The total integral values covering all elements of appreciate, relationship and sexual intercourse figure out the morality, sanctity and human values. The accountability of mom and dad commences Along with the delivery of the child and advancements progressively as the youngsters mature. The Modern society Similarly plays a crucial position, giving favourable environments in shaping the youthful era’s character. Then a person turns into matured and wise noticing his social, ethical and ethical responsibilities and fulfil the obligation anticipated of him/her. The educating and assistance from childhood until finally his maturity can make her or him have an understanding of the worth and sanctity of love, relationship and sex. If we, as parents and Modern society representatives, did not act at the appropriate time and in the right directions, then we make a menace to humanity. As a result, the human will turn into an animal, and lives become insignificant inside their eyes. At this crucial juncture, nutritious dialogue and significant discussion will potentially alter the state of affairs favourably. It is necessary to own confidence in young children so which they brazenly discuss their problems concerning their personal or Experienced lifestyle.
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SIR Sean Connery has stunned politicians by fronting a lucrative ad campaign for a bank which was bailed out by tax payers’ cash, despite slamming fat cat financiers during the credit crunch.
Last year Connery laid into bankers in his latest book, Being a Scot, claiming Fred Goodwin’s “reckless acquisitions” had “wreaked disaster”.
But French politicians have branded his endorsement of Credit Agricole – who received £2.7 billion in aid from the country’s national pot – “embarrassing”.
The three-year deal will reportedly net the Bond legend £1.2m and the bank insists Connery represents a “back to common sense” message.
But the deal seems at odds with the SNP supporter’s beliefs over the banking collapse and also conflicts with recent concerns expressed by the Scottish Government.
In his book, Connery wrote: “Little did we all know then that (this) bonnie bank would fail in 2008, as catastrophically as Scotland’s Darien misadventure had done over 300 years ago.
“Just as the banker William Paterson’s ambitions had caused the disaster of Darien, so had the reckless foreign acquisitions of the banker Fred Goodwin, chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, wreaked disaster.
“Both had to retreat from their over-extended misadventures and both had to be rescued by the state with many billions of taxpayers’ pounds. Who are the conmen now?”
Earlier this month, finance secretary John Swinney, hit out over growing public anger about bankers’ bonuses.
He said: “The public are quite clearly deeply concerned, and the directors should be focussing on their obligations to taxpayers rather than bonuses.”
The plug – for the bank’s international campaign – can be viewed on the company’s website but is not thought to be showing in France.
A spokesman for the French Socialist Party slammed the ad.
He said: “This sort of behaviour does not make sense when the French economy is yet to restabilise.
“Spending this amount of money on an advert is not normal and is embarrassing.
“Credit Agricole must remember their role is to finance France’s economy.
“The money they have spent comes from Credit Agricole’s customers who put their money into their accounts.
“They do not have the right to spend millions on publicity.”
A Credit Agricole spokesman said: “He represents something and someone which corresponds worldwide with a bank which is responsible.
“He is a man who fits in with our message which is ‘Back to common sense’.”
A spokesman for Connery declined to comment.
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Virat Kohli is a fierce animal rights proponent who never hesitates to run out cruelty to animals any way he can.
Indian captain Virat Kohli was seen making friends with another sniffer dog, a golden retriever called Prince. Virat shares a very close and intimate friendship with his own pet, Bruno, a beagle. His first pet was a white Pomeranian and then he had a Golden Labrador Retriever named Rico. (Pic from Virat’s insta post)
Team India captain Virat Kohli has a new distinction. He has been chosen as the ‘Person of the Year for 2019’ by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for his animal advocacy efforts.
Virat has been constantly working towards improving the conditions of animals. A statement from PETA India also states that the Indian Captain had recently also sent a letter to authorities on behalf of PETA India, calling for the release of Malti, an elephant used for rides at Amer Fort in Jaipur. Malti was reportedly violently beaten by eight men.
He visits an animal shelter in Bangalore to check on injured and formerly neglected dogs there while advocating for adopting animals rather than buying them.
“Virat Kohli is a fierce animal rights proponent who never hesitates to run out cruelty to animals any way he can. PETA India encourages everyone to follow his lead and always be an advocate for animals in need,” says Sachin Bangera, PETA India Director of Celebrity and Public Relations.
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Waiting in Queues under Dictatorship
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Waiting in Queues under Dictatorship Basma Abdel Aziz A queue can be a powerful and effectively disgracing tool, used by bureaucratic dictatorships in order to dominate people. An image of queueing I witnessed a while ago still stays with me. A group of ex- tremely poor people, mostly elderly women, were queueing under a burning sun in front of a public office. They were waiting their turn to meet officials to ask them to put their names back on the list for social welfare, so they could get access to the subsidised food stuff. They were queueing because
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Theorizing Dominican Modernity: The Crossroads of “Revolution” on Hispaniola
Maja Horn
Rafael L. Trujillo dictatorship from 1930-1961, when “anti-Haitianism took on the rank of reasons of State” (ibid: 64-65) and was inextricably written into the dictatorial discourse of Dominican national identity. Trujillo’s conception of the new Dominican modern nation that he was creating relied fundamen- tally on a differentiation from and vilification of its neighbor that was violently put into practice when the dictatorship’s forces massacred over thirty thousand Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent on Dominican territory in October 1937. Thereafter
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Prelude IV. Standing in Line
Shahram Khosravi
waiting in queues in a fictive country to illustrate how the whole of life under a dictatorship is turned into a queue, in which citizens wait for orders from “the Gate.” Read her excellent essay on queues under dic- tatorship in this volume. 5 Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1958). 6 Basma Abdel Aziz, The Queue (New York: Melville House, 2016). Golrokh Nafisi140 Golrokh Nafisi, Queues, 2020. Image courtesy and © the artist
Transient Histories: Memory and Movements Within the 19th Century Caribbean
descent, as a vibrant voice particularly among non-Hispanic Caribbeans in North America (Laguerre 1998; Jackson 2011). It also has much to do with concurrent developments in Haiti itself over the course of this period of heightened outmigration: dictatorships, military overthrows, coups, embargos, and most tragically, the earthquake of 2010. The few years since that catastrophe, have wit- nessed yet another assertion of the Haitian communities that are collective- ly referred to as the Haitian diaspora, as an important element in discussions of recovery and
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experiences of displace- ment and exile: he is Kurdish, from Ilam Province and is the product of generations of resistance against power; was born after the Iranian Revolution, had a rural upbringing and was educated while a religious dictatorship was in power, forced to f lee as an adult (for political rea- sons related to his journalism and cultural advocacy) and tried to seek asylum in Australia by boat. I have Persian ethnicity and come from a family that have experienced various forms of persecution, born be- fore the Iranian Revolution and left Iran as a child
A Tenuous Case of Trust
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Interview on the Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love podcast
September 29, 2015 Tami Goldstein
Tami Goldstein recently appeared on episode 106 of the Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love podcast, entitled “Battling Autism: A Mom Takes on the Odds.” (35 minutes)
Discover your innate talents and how to use them to jump-start your life and career to the next level. Daily chats with individuals who share their real-world experiences on building a life of success, satisfaction and freedom.
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Tami returns to the Autism with Dr. Andy
July 3, 2015 Tami Goldstein
Tami returned for a second appearance on the Autism With Dr. Andy show on HealthyLife.net on June 25, 2015. She first appeared on the program on July 3, 2014.
Dr. Andrew McCabe
Listen as Dr. Andy and his guests explore the world of alternative therapies that may be effective in assisting children on the autism spectrum.
Andy McCabe has his Psy.D. in Applied Psychology from Rutgers University and is a full time professor. He has presented stress management & self improvement programs for the United States Navy, hospitals, police organizations, educational institutions and major corporations.
Listen to the interview:
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Heather Goldstein featured in Janesville Gazette
October 17, 2014 Tami Goldstein
Tami’s daughter, Heather Goldstein, the subject of her book, “Coming Through The Fog,” recently participated in Bring Your Legislator To Work Day. The event was covered by the Janesville Gazette, who featured Heather’s story on the front page of the Oct. 17, 2014 edition.
From the story:
Heather Goldstein has found her happy place, the spot in the universe where she functions best.
The location? Family Video, 1950 Center Ave., Janesville.
On Thursday, Goldstein had the chance to share her success and happiness with Rep. Deb Kolste, D-Janesville and Sen. Tim Cullen, D-Janesville, as part of the Wisconsin Board for People with Disabilities “Take Your Legislator to Work Day.”
The day highlights people with disabilities who have found success working in a community setting.
Goldstein describes herself as having “functional recovery from autism.”
“I’ll have autism for the rest of my life,” Goldstein said.
To read the full story, visit the Gazettextra website (subscription required).
Those without a Gazette subscription can download a PDF version of the article.
Tami’s appearance on Autism With Dr. Andy
Tami appeared on the Autism With Dr. Andy show on HealthyLife.net on July 3, 2014.
https://www.comingthroughthefog.com/wp-content/uploads/tami-interview-autism-with-dr-andy.mp3
Tami interviewed on Janesville Community Radio
May 20, 2014 Tami Goldstein
Tami recently appeared on the “We’re Too Smart To Live Like This” show on Janesville Community Radio and spoke with host and “Mental Toughness Catalyst” Dianne Young.
Diane is an Achiever who enjoys life and thrives on inspiring people to create a fulfilling lifestyle. She developed a passion for personal development after retiring from the Marine Corps and transitioning into “civilian life.”
Her show will make you stop and think about where you’re at in life, if that’s really where you want to be and how you can start creating the lifestyle of your choice – starting today.
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Tami named to DailyWorth.com’s list of Companies Who Care
April 11, 2014 Tami Goldstein
Tami recently was one of six women entrepreneurs profiled by DailyWorth.com for their dedication to mixing capitalism with altruism.
DailyWorth is the leading digital media company for ambitious, professional women, and the premier platform for women on all things related to money, career and entrepreneurship.
Many businesses have long included a desire to give back to their communities in their mission statements. But more business owners are now launching their companies with purely altruistic motives. In fact, the state of California recently established a new corporate entity called a benefit corporation, which is reserved for businesses that consider a public benefit, whether social or environmental, as one of its main goals.
Writer Nancy Mann Jackson profiles Tami’s story and asks a couple questions, including how Tami defines success in her field:
I have been fortunate enough to generate enough revenue that it allows me to continually provide support needed by families raising a child with autism, stay current with training and education and work out arrangements for some families unable to pay. I believe in paying it forward, and it seems every time I take on a family unable to pay, I get another client who can.
Read Tami’s profile on DailyWorth.
‘Coming Through The Fog’ receives bronze medal at international book awards
November 25, 2013 Tami Goldstein
Tami was on-hand recently at the Readers’ Favorite International Book Awards Ceremony to receive a Bronze Medal in the non-fiction category for her book, “Coming Through The Fog.”
The ceremony was held on Saturday, November 23, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Nearly 300 authors and guests attended this year’s ceremony in Miami from as far away as Pakistan, Australia, Singapore, India, the UK and more.
Authors were recognized on stage and presented with physical award medals. Media was present taking pictures and interviewing authors.
Here are a few pictures from the ceremony:
Tami, her book profiled on Discover Janesville podcast
Tami recently appeared on the Discover Janesville podcast to chat with host Yuri Rashkin about her career, her and her daughter’s journey, and her new book, “Coming Through The Fog.”
http://www.discoverjanesville.com/podcasts/TamiGoldstein.mp3
Tag The Therapy Dog Featured on Dogster
August 28, 2013 Tami Goldstein
Those who have been to the office already know how awesome he is, but now that he’s been profiled on Dogster.com, the whole world knows!
In “7 Dogs Who Do Big Jobs,” Tag gets his very own write-up (as told by Tami) and even is featured in the photo at the top of the page!
Imagine having a dog lie down on the middle of your body to help calm you down and provide comfort. Depending on the size of the dog, this could be quite uncomfortable. But that isn’t the case with Tag, a five-pound Morkie belonging to Tami Goldstein of Janesville, Wisconsin.
Read Tag’s full profile on Dogster.
Tami anmd Heather appear live on WKOW News
June 17, 2013 Tami Goldstein
Tami and Heather Goldstein recently appeared live on WKOW‘s 27 News at 5 to share their story.
Watch the interview
Read more on the WKOW website.
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Tami Goldstein receives 2019 Teacher of the Year award at the World Massage Festival May 8, 2019
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San Diego DUIs and going to Canada
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San Diego has a lot of people who travel for work. This includes Canada. When someone is arrested for a San Diego DUI it has far-reaching unintended consequences. This includes potentially not being allowed in Canada. Here is some information on Canada and DUIs.
Bill C-46 & Its Significant Impact on Canadian Admissibility
Bill C-46 amends the Canadian Criminal Code to create harsher consequences for impaired driving as well as new offenses for driving after consuming drugs, particularly marijuana. Approved on June 21, 2018, and in effect December 2018, the Bill also grants police greater powers to test drivers for impairment and increases the maximum penalty for a DUI from 5 to 10 years. Impaired driving will soon be considered “serious criminality”, raising the difficulty of overcoming inadmissibility to Canada. As a result, foreign nationals and temporary residents who could previously visit Canada may now be denied entry, and permanent residents may face deportation. To boost chances of entry to Canada, it will be increasingly valuable to avoid offenses resulting in inadmissibility, especially by pleading down a DUI to a lesser offense.
When determining inadmissibility, Canadian law categorizes offenses as either “criminality” or “serious criminality”. Serious criminality constitutes an offense in Canada with a maximum punishment of at least 10 years or an equivalent offense abroad. If convicted in Canada, an offender serving 6 or more months in prison also falls under the serious criminality category.
At the moment, impaired or dangerous driving is considered general “criminality”, with a maximum penalty of 5 years. Individuals with a conviction can apply for Criminal Rehabilitation 5 years after completing their sentence, or those with a single DUI can be deemed rehabilitated after 10 years. Rehabilitation effectively resolves issues of inadmissibility to Canada.
What will change
The legislation adds new offenses to the Criminal Code by criminalizing driving with a certain quantity of THC (the main psychoactive component of cannabis) in the bloodstream. Since marijuana will soon become legal across Canada with Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act, there is now a clear need to regulate marijuana consumption.
Bill C-46 also enacts harsher punishments for existing offenses, increasing the maximum penalty from 5 to 10 years for impaired, prohibited, and dangerous driving, as well as for fleeing from police, leaving after an accident, and refusing to take a breathalyzer. These offenses will escalate to the “serious criminality” category.
For the first time ever in Canada, police will be able to conduct random roadside breath testing for alcohol impairment. Police may also use new screening tools to test drivers’ saliva or blood for drugs in their system, however, drug tests may only be conducted under reasonable suspicion of drug use.
Implications for travel to Canada
Following Bill C-46 taking effect in December, not only will the tougher penalties affect consequent domestic and international convictions, but also temporary and permanent residents with prior convictions. To obtain a Temporary Resident Permit to enter Canada, foreign nationals must present a significant reason for traveling. Now classified as serious criminality, DUIs will present a larger roadblock to entry as they will likely require a much more significant reason for travel. Moreover, foreign nationals and temporary residents with a single DUI conviction will lose eligibility to be deemed rehabilitated after 10 years. They may still apply for Criminal Rehabilitation 5 years after completing their sentence but will face higher scrutiny of their application due to the serious criminality status of their offense. For those with a conviction over 10 years ago who are currently deemed rehabilitated, it is unclear whether they will lose this status and if their admissibility will be affected.
Prior to Conviction
Pleading a Lesser Offense
To increase chances of admissibility, attempt to plead down the offense to avoid “serious criminality” classification (avoid offenses involving impairment, recklessness or bodily injury)
Best case: plead down to an offense that avoids “criminality” category altogether
Legal Opinion Letter
At FWCanada, we can provide a letter of our legal opinion on your client’s admissibility to present to a judge or DA, to help plead down charges or support an ADR program
If inadmissibility is removed, we can provide a second letter to explain the change in status to an immigration official at port-of-entry
After a Conviction
Temporary Resident Permit
Temporarily grants entry to Canada
At the discretion of Canadian Immigration who decides whether granting admission is worthwhile to Canada
The application can be completed at a Canadian visa office or at the port-of-entry, however, it is best to prepare a well-documented application and apply as early as possible prior to the required date of entry
Criminal Rehabilitation
Permanently clears record according to the Canadian government and removes inadmissibility
Eligible to apply 5 years after completing a sentence for the conviction, this includes satisfying all conditions of the sentence such as fines and probation
Process in the United States whereby criminal records are sealed (expunged) or dismissed, removing the offense from an individual’s record
Offered in some states; contact a local attorney for eligibility conditions
This is a look at some changes. If you want assistance in traveling to Canada speak to an attorney who assists with helping people with entry to Canada. For San Diego county residents, this blog is for them to know you need to get the best possible outcome.
Hire a Proactive, affordable, and quality defense when you are facing San Diego DUI charges. Whether you have been charged with a San Diego DUI, Poway DUI, La Mesa DUI, Santee DUI, Mission Valley DUI, Clairemont DUI, Point Loma DUI, La Jolla DUI, Carmel Valley DUI, Mira Mesa DUI, Pacific Beach DUI, Del Mar DUI, Carmel Valley DUI, Encinitas DUI, Oceanside DUI, Escondido DUI, Vista DUI, San Marcos DUI, Carlsbad DUI, El Cajon DUI it is vital you need to hire an attorney who knows how to defend your rights and can determine if the government can prove their case. Contact the Law Office of Mark Deniz now for a free case evaluation at (858) 751-4384.
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‘True Detective’ 2×07: ‘Black Mobs and Motel Rooms’
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‘True Detective’ 2×06: ‘Church in Ruins’
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‘True Detective’ 2×04: ‘Down Will Come’
We’re one episode away from the finale, and “True Detective” has started making sense.
We begin with a still-high Ani (Rachel McAdams), shockingly sober Ray (Colin Farrell) and stressed-out Paul (Taylor Kitsch) in a shabby, run-down house. They’ve just fled from Caspere’s crew’s party, where they uncovered evidence, saved Ani’s “missing person” and killed a security officer in the process.
Ani’s clearly shaken from the night before, and her lingering MDMA high isn’t helping. While explaining what happened at the orgy, she slips up and refers to the woods — a true Freudian slip, as the woods were where she was molested as a child. We later discover that the drugs unlocked suppressed memories of being abducted as a child. Her intense emotions and the drug result in Ani making sexual advances toward a surprised — and, even more surprisingly, unreceptive — Ray. As the episode continues, however, so does their tension, and they eventually do the dirty.
After leaving the hideout, Ray meets with Frank (Vince Vaughn) to relay information from the previous night. When he passes Frank’s wife, Jordan (Kelly Reilly), she makes a sly comment about him keeping his gun holstered. Throughout the season, Reilly has been a testament to the cliche “there are no small parts, just small actors.” Although she exists within the script solely in relation to Frank, Reilly has created a woman who is so believably, silently cunning that she makes Frank’s character more three-dimensional. Without their dynamic and the chemistry between Vaughn and Reilly, the softer side of Frank would disappear entirely.
After Jordan leaves, Frank and Ray begin talking business. Ray confirms Blake’s (Christopher James Baker) involvement with Osip Agronov (Timothy V. Murphy). He then explains the divestment of Caspere’s wealth into three companies, Osip’s being one of them. After presenting his information, he again asks Frank for the name of the man who gave Frank the incorrect name of Ray’s ex-wife’s attacker. The lack of trust puts Frank over the edge, and he then asks Ray to leave. Unsurprisingly, this frustration culminates with Frank destroying his furniture.
With Blake’s disloyalty now confirmed, Frank calls him into his office. He begins the meeting coolly but quickly amps up the intensity. He accuses Blake of killing Stan (Ronnie Gene Blevins) because Stan had been tailing him. After a few moments of denial, Frank reminds him that there’s no where to run, making honesty his only option. After Frank smashes a glass on his face, Blake becomes a lot more open to sharing information. Blake offers to triple cross, and Frank eases his violence. Blake tells Frank about a $12 million deal that’s about to go down. After exhausting his intel, Frank shoots Blake and watches him slowly bleed out on his carpet.
Frank sees the money as a chance to get out, and we see him planning to do so. He gets fake passports, gets plane tickets to Venezuela and starts getting his cash in place. To finalize the deal, he burns down his casino — and maybe the gangster he was with it.
As the episode progresses, the audience and the characters become more and more aware of how dangerous the city of Vinci has become for Ray, Ani and Paul. Ray goes to meet State Attorney Davis (Michael Hyatt) and give her documents linking Caspere and several police officers to corrupt business deals. When he arrives at their meeting spot, however, she’s already been shot and killed, her murderer long gone.
Ani is wanted for questioning about the death of a security officer. She did, in fact, kill him, but it was clearly a case of self-defense. But Ani knows that Vinci’s corrupt judicial system would much rather put her in prison than risk exposing the information that she, Ray and Paul have uncovered.
Meanwhile, someone has been texting blackmail photos of Paul and his boyfriend to him. He eventually meets up with the sender after calling Ray to warn him that Ray is putting himself in danger. He’s met by an officer he knows, who obliges him to enter an underground tunnel system. In the tunnels, where Police Chief Holloway — of whom the trio has proof of involvement in Caspere’s risky business endeavors — meets him. Holloway wants the documents Paul has. Paul (in an amazing moment of acting that we attest to his hiding of his sexuality his whole life) says he’ll call Ray and ask him to bring them. Paul then pulls his gun, puts Holloway in a headlock and runs.
As soon as we think Paul is safe, he’s shot down. This moment would’ve been heartbreaking if the writers weren’t (again) repeating a tug at the audience’s heartstrings. We’re not sure exactly what the ratio limit of shooting characters in the chest is, but we have a feeling it’s higher than two deaths or near-deaths per seven episodes. An episode that had, up to this point, been promising, exciting and better than we had expected died with Paul. We hope that both the season and Paul are resuscitated in the finale.
Although the episode, overall, was much better than previous installments, there were still some notably ludicrous lines:
Ray, while talking to Frank, describes a man as an “older cat.” Literally no one says that.
“Everything is fucking.” — Vera (Miranda Rae Mayo), Ani’s missing person. This is a classic example of the writers trying to be deep but coming across as silly.
When Ani’s talking to her sister, Athena (Leven Rambin), about the party going badly, Athena asks, “Did you go all the way inside of the party?” to which she replies, “I did. Did you?” We think this was supposed to mean something deeper, but it was just confusing and odd.
Contact Pressly Pratt at [email protected].
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Facebook has blocked Ads from the campaign teams from the American President Donald Trump, containing in NS-concentration camps for political prisoners used Sym
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Facebook has blocked Ads from the campaign teams from the American President Donald Trump, containing in NS-concentration camps for political prisoners used Symbol. The Ads and Posts with a red triangle had violated the rules of the Online network against "organized hatred", said Facebook on Thursday. Trump's campaign team had been warned with the inverted red triangle, which had to take political prisoners like Communists in Nazi concentration camps, before the "radical left groups".
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You will never be forgotten Cpl Dane Freedman
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Thank you for visiting www.danefreedman.com!!
This page has been created in memory of Cpl Dane Freedman, who unfortunately succumbed to his battle with PTSD and depression on December 13, 2013.
Please read on to learn his story…
Dane was a vivacious soul who always made sure everyone around him was laughing. He was determined, energetic, and a leader at heart. He wanted to make sure everyone fit in, and was the kind of guy who would literally give you the shirt off his back. At the tender age of 17, we traveled to our local MEPS and watched as he officially swore in to the United States Marine Corps. Following his high school graduation in June of 2007, he remained very disciplined and trained heavily for boot camp in Parris Island that August. Our hearts filled with pride as we watched him graduate and officially became a US Marine. He was stationed with 1/3 Bravo Co. Weapons Platoon in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. He was a skilled machine gunner and served two tours; one in Iraq (2008) and one in Afghanistan (2010). We knew it wouldn’t be an easy transition for him to return to civilian life, because the camaraderie and bond he had formed between his brothers was something nothing would ever compare to.
In June of 2011, Dane was honorably discharged from the Marines, feeling inspired and excited to venture off to Penn State University that Fall in hopes of obtaining a college degree. We noticed a difference in him almost immediately. Not only were there psychological symptoms, but physical ailments as well, such as constant shoulder and knee pain. At this point, he had actually undergone a knee surgery while in Hawaii. The psychological symptoms began with hypervigilance, as he was constantly scanning his environment, looking at everyone in the room, and refusing to sit with his back towards the door. We initially passed this off as “normal” during his transition home from war. Being in a war zone for months on end, he was trained to be ready to fight for his life at the drop of a hat. He also experienced sleep disturbances - night terrors that caused him to scream, kick, and wake up drenched in a sweaty, confused state. The huge population of students at Penn State University most likely contributed to his eventual increase in panic attacks and racing thoughts. It was a lot to be around this many people Hesitant at first, he reached out to the local VA clinic near State College, and the medication began. Zoloft and Xanax, they wrote him a script and sent him on his way. He avoided large crowds, and didn’t feel safe going anywhere without his appropriate form of protection. He began to verbally express his disappointment with the world and the state we are living in. In the wake of multiple losses during and after combat, his mental health struggles became too much to deal with while pursuing his degree, and he decided to take a medical leave of absence in December of 2011. This was a heartbreaking blow for him and he was devastated to once again leave some of his Marine brothers behind (he knew his roommates from the Marines).
As a family, we had faith that our local VA would have the resources and tools to help him, both psychologically and physically. We were very appreciative that Dane was open to receiving help, we understand that this is unfortunately not the case for a lot of veterans. In April of 2012, he was misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder by a doctor at the Lebanon VA Hospital. He was administered Lithium, Prozac, Klonopin, Xanax, and Seroquel. These are very powerful, addicting, mind altering pharmaceutical drugs!! Seroquel even contains a “Black Box” warning, meaning it has shown evidence of causing suicidal thoughts and actions. As a result of taking over 21 pills every day at the age of 25, he lost thirty two pounds and developed impotence. He self-medicated with cannabis (a safer, healthier alternative in our opinion) to gain a sense of appetite and a calm mind. As a result of this, the VA canceled a major surgery placed him into a substance abuse program for 21 days. We felt so helpless, watching him wither away and slowly lose all personality he once had.
It was at this point Dane’s mom, Donnamarie felt the need to try something else. We have always been a huge dog family, so she decided to purchase a German Shepherd puppy for him who he ended up naming “Lager”. The bond was rocky at first due to the inevitable stress that came along with raising a puppy, but eventually they were inseparable. It was almost like Lager filled this hole inside Dane that nobody else was able to fill. He provided him with unconditional love, began to teach him how to trust again, and gave him a sense of purpose that he no longer felt on his own. Overall, Lager gave him hope and brought that beautiful smile back to his face.
Dane’s ongoing “therapy” at the VA hospital consisted of seeing his psychiatrist once every 6 weeks for a 20 minute session, only to monitor medication. Appointments with counselors were often cancelled last minute, and counselors randomly changing during the development of therapeutic relationships was common. It is hard to connect and establish a safe space for therapy when the counselor is different each time you go. It was obvious that the progress he was making with Lager benefitted him greater than the pharmaceutical drugs he was prescribed by his doctor. As a therapeutic team, we along with his psychologist, psychiatrist, and case worker decided that we will implement a “Suicide Prevention Plan” in April of 2013. This plan listed three emergency contacts who would be reached out to for any reason. We found out following Dane’s death that he actually canceled the last three of his appointments at the VA and none of the emergency contacts were called or notified in any way. I would think that it would be a major red flag if someone on your “Suicide Prevention Plan” is consistently canceling appointments.
Unfortunately, tragedy struck when Lager was just 14 months old. The dog that Dane had just created a bond with and put his all into, had died suddenly from a heart attack right in his arms. He was so fragile already, this absolutely devastated him. As a family, we knew this was a major crisis. We encouraged him to see his therapist and open up about his feelings surrounding the loss of his dog and how he would cope with it. Like many people with depression, Dane was good at wearing a mask. He was dishonest with us in the following weeks and told us he was attending his counseling appointments when he wasn’t. He was in so much pain, and we believe losing Lager was the final traumatic event he was able to go through. Just twenty days after losing Lager, Dane ended his life.
We believe that the harmful side effects from the pharmaceuticals along with the lack of talk therapy he desperately needed to receive contributed to his suicide. Since his death, our family has not only raised awareness about the overmedication of veterans, but also the benefits of medical cannabis and animal therapy (dogs in particular) in the management of PTSD symptoms. We believe veterans should utilize any and all alternative therapies available to them such as medical cannabis and animal therapy.
We are determined to create a purpose following this tragedy, and goal of Cpl. Dane Freedman Foundation allows us to do just that. Through community outreach and educational partnerships, our mission is to 1.) inform the community, especially family members of veterans about issues affecting our returning military members such as PTSD and suicide 2.) lesson the stigma attached to mental health disorders such as PTSD by normalizing the conversations surrounding them 3.) encourage veterans to reach out to local, state, and federal resources in order to receive help to begin improving their quality of life and 4.) place German Shepherd puppies with eligible veterans as a stepping stone to canine therapy in memory of Dane and his German Shepherd Lager (Dane’s Dogs for Vets).
We have started two funds in honor of Dane: 1) CPL Dane M. D. Freedman Suicide Awareness Scholarship Fund which aims to grant financial aid to individuals struggling in school with either learning issues or mental health issues and looking to further their education; and 2) Cpl Dane Freedman Foundation (Dane's Dogs for Vets), a foundation in memory of Cpl Dane Freedman that will donate 8 week old German Shepherd puppies to veterans coping with PTSD and deliver them free of charge.
We are pleased to report we have matched over SIXTEEN puppies with struggling veterans in need, from all around the country. This Summer, we have had two fundraisers that raised over $1,000 towards donation of puppies. In July, we placed three puppies with Veterans from Arkansas and Wisconsin, and had the amazing opportunity to be there in person for two of the placements! These are the rewarding and lifechanging things we can do as we continue to keep Danes memory alive. Huge thank you to all our donors and to our breeder in Jonesboro Arkansas, Kay Dale!
Thank you for taking to time to visit this page.
- Born September 13, 1988
- Marine, Son, Brother, Friend, Hero
- Served in the USMC as a Machine Gunner from 2007-2011
-Attended Penn State Main Campus
- Avid outdoorsman
- loved hiking, camping, anything pertaining to guns, playing the guitar, being surrounded by the great outdoors, spending time with his family and playing with his beloved dogs
- Sadly left us on December 13, 2013
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July 10th, 2017: Andy Saft & Mike Black of the Central Pennsylvania Corvette Club present a donation to Dane's Dogs for Vets in the amount of $13,000.00!! Andy's incredible fundraising efforts during this event went above and beyond anything we ever could have imagined. We are so appreciative that your club chose our cause for your annual fundraiser this year. Thank you!
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IRS gets so-so rating so far on Yelp
Tax moves to make in September 2015
IRS awards tax whistleblower $11.6 million
Uncle Sam also gets a nice cut of that big payoff
Somebody is $11.6 million richer and somebody else (or some company) is in big trouble with the Internal Revenue Service.
Sorry for the vagueness, but that's basically how things work when you rat out tax cheats. The feds are eager to get the scoop on whoever is not paying up, but the whistleblowers often don't want the world to know who they are.
As for the identity of the alleged tax evaders, we're at the mercy of Uncle Sam's willingness to announce his whistleblower-assisted collection success.
What we do know about this latest case comes from attorneys Stephen Kohn and Dean Zerbe. The duo specializes in whistleblower cases and previously represented Brad Birkenfeld, the UBS whistleblower who received an award in 2012 of $104 million from the IRS. That still stands as the largest amount ever paid to a single whistleblower.
"We greatly appreciate the IRS recognizing the work of this whistleblower and for making this significant, major award," said the attorneys in an Aug. 31 statement announcing the multimillion dollar award to their joint client, who wishes to remain anonymous.
"We commend the IRS for this fair and equitable determination of the whistleblower's award amount and percentage. The whistleblower's work translated into tens of millions of dollars recovered by the U.S. Treasury."
Downside of tax ratting: I can understand the whistleblower's reticence to be recognized.
As kids, we're chastised about being tattletales. And, as my fellow fans of crime cinema and television know, rats tend to come to horrible, or at least tragic, ends.
So people want to be discreet when they're passing along information about someone else's bad deeds, even when we all agree that not paying your legal tax bill is a particularly egregious bad deed.
Plus, if you're suddenly a millionaire, then you're greeted with open hands. You can be sure there will be lots and lots of hands with an almost $12 million reward.
The downside of turning in tax evaders was acknowledged by Kohn, from the law firm Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto (KKC), who lauded the IRS' "commitment to honor the complete confidentiality of whistleblowers who want to remain anonymous and who understand that the revelation of their identity would have catastrophic impact on their lives and careers."
IRS still looking for info: But if you've got valuable tax cheater info and are willing to deal with the adverse effects of getting millions of dollars for said details, the IRS would love to hear from you.
"The IRS has a strong interest in hearing from -- and rewarding -- whistleblowers who know about tax cheats," said Zerbe, with the law firm Zerbe, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav (ZFF&J).
And the IRS has some specific geographic interests.
"From conversations I have had with senior IRS officials," said Zerbe, "the IRS is especially interested in hearing from whistleblowers who know details about the latest corporate tax shelters as well as informed whistleblowers who have knowledge about US taxpayers with illegal offshore accounts around the world -- especially Hong Kong, Singapore and Central America."
Taxes for whistleblowers: While we're left to speculate about the identity of the whistleblower and the latest big tax cheat nabbed based on his or her info, one thing is certain. The newest millionaire will be handing a share of his or her award back to the IRS.
And the taxes due are at the ordinary income rate.
That's the ruling of a federal court about taxes due on Craig and Michele Patrick's almost $7 million in IRS whistleblower payments.
The Wisconsin couple had argued that the awards they got should be treated as capital gains and taxed at that lower rate. The IRS disagreed and won in U.S. Tax Court, which said the Patricks must paid the higher ordinary tax rates on the money.
The Patricks appealed the tax case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. On Aug. 26, a three-judge panel from that appellate court sided with the IRS, ruling that the Patricks owe the federal government an additional $812,000 in taxes.
Shaky capital gains claims: The bulk of the whistleblower money came from information that Craig Patrick provided about $75 million in fraudulent Medicare billings by his then-employer Kyphon.
Patrick got nearly $6 million in 2008 for that information and another $900,000 in 2009 from a separate whistleblower action against the hospitals involved in the scheme.
Patrick and his wife claimed the reward money as capital gains on their tax returns for those years. They said it came from the sale or exchange of a capital asset, in this case Craig Patrick's information about the billing scheme.
The Tax Court said no. The information was not an asset in the tax sense.
The Seventh Circuit panel confirmed that position.
"Treating a [whistleblower's] reward as a capital gain would contravene the long-recognized rule that a 'capital gain' generally involves a 'realization of appreciation in value accrued over a substantial period of time' of an initial investment of capital," wrote Judge Ann Claire Williams in the appellate decision.
"But here Patrick made no initial investment in some asset. Instead, he expended time and effort to discover and document Kyphon's fraud, and that work was not an investment of capital," wrote Williams.
"Further, there was no 'realization of appreciation in value' of an underlying investment that 'accrued over a substantial period of time," said the judge. "Patrick had an interest in a portion of the government's recovery, but that interest did not grow in value over time. It did not even vest until the government received its recovery."
So nice try, Craig and Michele Patrick, in trying to reduce your reward tax bill. At least your effort was through legal channels.
The IRS thanks you for your earlier information and for your added taxes now.
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Michael Buble poses for a photo to promote the upcoming October 21st release of his new album "Nobody But Me" in Toronto on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michelle Siu
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Michael Buble’s suave likeness is headed for the halls of wax infamy alongside British royalty.
The Canadian pop crooner took to social media to announce he’s being replicated at Madame Tussauds wax museum in London.
He’ll be in good company at the tourist hotspot, which already houses wax versions of Ed Sheeran, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and members of the Royal Family.
Buble’s duplicate makes its debut in December — timing that couldn’t be any better for the singer who’s become synonymous with the holiday season.
But what he’ll look like remains a mystery. A representative for the museum says they’re keeping the figure under wraps for now.
In the video announcement, Buble revealed the news while his one-year-old daughter could be heard crying in the background.
“You can probably hear my kid screaming,” he said with a laugh.
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“This is one of those points where I wish there could be two of me, and luckily there is.”
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Home Features England face Jofra Archer dilemma: should they stick or twist?
England face Jofra Archer dilemma: should they stick or twist?
Jonny Whitfield
There’s quite a dilemma brewing within the England ODI fast-bowling ranks, if you haven’t already heard.
Throughout their five-match tour of Sri Lanka and the three ODIs played so far against the West Indies, Trevor Bayliss’ side have chopped and changed their options, without really finding a settled set of seamers.
Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett and Tom Curran have been regularly involved since the winter tour began. Olly Stone was too – for a period – after making his one-day debut against Sri Lanka, but a back injury put paid to his travels.
Luckily for Mark Wood, however, he replaced the 25-year-old in some style and it now looks to have cemented his place in the World Cup, especially after a hugely impressive four-wicket burst in Wednesday’s batsman-dominated Grenada runfest, while Plunkett’s extra pace also proved an asset. Woakes had a bad day, but remains a lock with the new ball.
But wait. There’s a potential curve ball in all of this. Barbados-born Jofra Archer recently finished tearing it up in the Big Bash League, and it just so happens that he becomes eligible to play for England on Friday, due to new ECB regulations that came into play at the turn of the year.
By Saturday, England will have completed their ODIs with the West Indies and will face six more – one versus Ireland and five against Pakistan – before the World Cup gets under way.
The upcoming months, then, will be crucial for national selector Ed Smith and Bayliss, who must prove that an England side blessed with insane batting talent but flakier bowling deserve to top the ODI rankings. One way to do that could be through the inclusion of Archer.
The 23-year-old took 18 wickets in 15 innings in the Big Bash League – with 3-25 his best figures – as the Hobart Hurricanes reached the semi-finals. But it is Archer’s bowling speed that could prove too attractive to turn down; the seamer consistently reaches the 90mph mark and upward. Oh and he’s a pretty good fielder, too.
He's taken the Big Bash by storm! Does Jofra Archer deserve his IPL price tag? #YouDecide
Video Credits: @btsportcricket pic.twitter.com/ElwMOxVq82
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The last person to hit that kind of speed for England was Wood, who is firmly re-established after rediscovering his pace. And a similar call-up could very well be on the horizon.
But England must tread carefully. While he has impressed in the Big Bash in the last two seasons, Archer has never played an ODI in his life, and nor will he get the chance to before the World Cup squad must be announced.
Following the latest ODI series, England play three quickfire T20s against the West Indies, with the third on March 10. But after that, the ODI action resumes on May 3 against Ireland – 10 days after the deadline for England to submit their final 15 for the World Cup.
If England are to allow Archer to dip his toes into international cricket with them before naming the World Cup squad, they must call him up for the three T20s against the West Indies. If not, the only option is to throw Archer in at the deep end, and that could prove costly for a player with so little experience on the international stage.
But Archer has certainly turned heads, and the likes of Nasser Hussain think he’s good enough to be included.
He told Sky Sports News: “Usually before a World Cup I would say ‘don’t make any big changes’. We’ve done that in previous World Cups and it hasn’t worked.
“Jofra Archer is a seriously talented cricketer and I say you are probably changing for the better.”
If he was to make the final cut, it would be interesting to see who would drop out.
😲😲 Jofra Archer turning heads again in the Big Bash this morning…pic.twitter.com/UL3redRQC7
— Sporting Life (@SportingLife) January 29, 2019
Wood certainly won’t after rediscovering his touch, and despite Woakes’ chronic knee problems, he is likely to stay too. The Warwickshire man was rested for the second ODI against the West Indies, with Eoin Morgan worried about him playing two games in as many days.
With that in mind, the longest gap between England’s nine group stage matches in the World Cup is three days, but Woakes is adamant that he can remain injury-free throughout the tournament.
It would, therefore, be between Curran, Plunkett and David Willey as to who would fight Archer for that final fast bowler spot. Warwickshire are uncertain whether Stone will be fit for the start of the county cricket season on April 5, but even if he is, a couple of weeks of action before the April 23 deadline is unlikely to be enough to convince the selectors to gamble on him.
Plunkett has been around the England ODI squad since 2005, and the 33-year-old’s average of 1.54 wickets per match is the highest of anyone currently fighting for a spot. Curran, meanwhile, has struggled since the start of the current England tour. Figures of 5-35 against Australia in January 2018 are his career-best, and 3-17 off four overs in the first ODI against Sri Lanka got his tour off to a good start. But since then, he has only taken three wickets from as many outings, shipping 183 runs in the process.
Elsewhere, Willey is the current replacement for one of the aforementioned players, should they fall out of favour. The Yorkshire all-rounder’s last ODI was against India at Headingley in July, and overall the 28-year-old averages 1.17 wickets per innings. But he is also known for his work with the bat, and he can produce solid spells of lower-order attack when required.
Everyone in and around the England ODI squad is aware of the talent Archer possesses, and with a world number one ODI ranking to defend, the selectors must consider all the pros and cons before making a decision on the 23-year-old.
But even if Archer’s inclusion in the final World Cup squad is done to add depth and competition to the current crop, it will be exciting to see such a player take to the international stage.
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If you are a college student in Wisconsin facing criminal charges, you know there is a lot on the line. In addition to the criminal penalties you are facing, you may also have to deal with things such as loss of scholarships, removal from student programs and even expulsion from school. These are detrimental consequences, and you’re fighting against much more than just the threat of jail time.
With so much at stake, you will find it beneficial to work with an experienced defense attorney at every step of this process. Your legal ally can assist you with the criminal aspects of your case and provide guidance regarding any school-related consequences you are facing. Your future is at stake, but with the right help, you can fight to secure your long-term interests.
Facts about school expulsion
Expulsion from school doesn’t always have to coincide with a formal criminal charge, but it often does. In some cases, this threat can arise when a student has allegedly violated school policies or is facing accusations of some type of violent behavior. It is more common now for schools and universities to implement zero-tolerance policies, which means that even an accusation or a first offense could be grounds for expulsion.
This is especially frustrating for a student not yet convicted of a crime or even formally charged. In some cases, it is beneficial and necessary for parents to retain legal counsel to fight back against the threat of expulsion. Students typically have the right to a hearing before expulsion, and legal counsel can prove helpful during this process as well.
The rights of students
There can be confusion regarding the rights of students facing an expulsion hearing. You can fight to have access to the documents and evidence the school is planning to use against you, including statements made during questioning. Your legal counsel can object to certain statements and witness accounts, fighting for your rights at every step.
Facing criminal charges or accusations of certain behaviors can be detrimental to your college career. If expelled, you could have difficulty continuing your education and finding other opportunities in the future. Whether it’s in the courtroom or during a school hearing, you have the right to fight for your future interests. You can start working on your defense strategy as soon as possible after an arrest or as soon as you learn there is an investigation into your activities.
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Home Press Releases Waste Management
Over 12 million pieces of single-use plastic packaging and items saved with industry initiative
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PACT members saved over 12 million pieces of single-use plastic packaging and items saved as part of commitment to reduce their plastic use.
Over 1 million pieces of plastic utensils are saved per week as part of a food delivery industry pledge.
This is part of WWF’s PACT (Plastic ACTion) initiative which aims to achieve the vision of No Plastics in Nature by 2030.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore today released its PACT (Plastic Action) Impact report on the progress of local companies and industries towards reducing their use of plastics and towards a circular economy. In the past year, 12 million pieces of plastic packaging and items have been reduced by members from PACT. Key industries have also taken collective action to eliminate plastic use on a large scale.
Launched in 2018, PACT (Plastic ACTion), PACT provides businesses with guidance and resources to help reduce their plastic consumption. To date, 22 companies have signed individual commitments and have set the standard for a meaningful plastic action, paving the way to lead their peers towards a circular economy and contributing to Singapore’s zero waste masterplan for plastics in their industries.
Said Mr Kim Stengert, Chief, Strategic Communication and External Relations, WWF-Singapore, “Through extensive commitments, research and pilots, we are glad to see how PACT has helped companies overcome their challenges and reduce their overall plastics use significantly. WWF-Singapore provides guidance to companies and assists to conduct pilot testing for new solutions. In addition, we gather industry peers to share their experiences, best practices, brainstorm and test plastic reduction solutions for their business models. Going forward, we hope to see more businesses coming onboard PACT to create a systemic change for the future.”
Individual company commitments
Through PACT, WWF-Singapore works with companies spanning five key industries — e-commerce, food and beverage, hospitality, manufacturing and retail property management. By taking a collaborative and industry-led approach, PACT commitments are comprehensive plans with time bound goals aimed at reducing the use of plastics.
In the hospitality sector, Grand Hyatt Singapore’s PACT commitment includes eliminating plastic packaging across all 677 guest rooms, F&B services and meeting venues. To date, the hospitality giant saved a range of items including 120,000 cotton buds and 130,000 pieces of bin liners.
Said Sebastian Kern, Director of Food and Beverage, Grand Hyatt Singapore, “Most importantly, we must not get too caught up in prioritising short-term gains when moving towards a sustainable future, but to look at the long-term benefits — both financial and non-financial.”
Cloversoft — a homegrown manufacturing company has committed to reducing plastic packaging in their manufactured goods. This includes increasing the amount of recycled content in their packaging and products, seeking alternatives and eliminating bulk packaging bundles.
“It’s not always about one person making waves, but the ripple effect of multiple individuals that will enact the biggest change.” added Lynn Yeo, Co-founder of Cloversoft.
Lendlease joined PACT as the first retail property management company, embarking on a Waste in Retail Initiative with PACT to pilot innovative solutions and guide their industry towards reducing plastics and waste.
The first and largest healthy food chain in Asia — SaladStop! has committed to reducing front-of-house plastic packaging and consumer-facing items such as plastic cutlery, straws and stirrers. Consumers also played a huge role in its Borrow-Tree initiative which saved over one million bags.
Local e-commerce pet care store perromart reduced their tape usage by more than 500 kilometers ever since its commitment on redesigning their packaging guidelines.
In addition to individual commitments by companies, the PACT initiative brought entire industries together to take collective action to reduce plastic use. This amounted to over 300 F&B outlets phasing out straws, 30 million disposable utensils saved for food deliveries, and reduced single-use plastic bags from retail outlets.
To achieve the vision of No Plastics in Nature by 2030, PACT is working towards these goals:
Elimination of all unnecessary plastics
Reduction of at least 50 per cent of single-use plastics
Support of a circular economy by moving to 100 per cent reusable or recyclable product or packaging design models
Removal of plastics from nature by making a net positive impact
To learn more about WWF’s PACT (Plastic ACTion) initiative and to download the full report, visit the website:
https://plastic-action.asia/
Hazel Xu, Assistant Manager, Media
Email: hxu@wwf.sg, +65 9452 6803
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By Stephen White
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The Dr. Alan Gregory Series: Book 10
Sometimes the warning signs come too late… The brutal slaying of Boulder’s controversial D.A. strikes deep in the heart of everything clinical psychologist Alan Gregory holds dear: After all, Alan’s wife, Lauren, worked for the dead man. When a new patient walks into Alan’s office—a terrified mother with an explosive secret—he finds himself edging even closer to the darkness. Soon her privileged exchanges convince Alan that a crime is about to be committed. And when he uncovers a shocking link to the D.A.’s slaying, Alan is suddenly locked in the ethical dilemma of his career, thrust into a desperate manhunt for a killer whose identity no one could have guessed. As the minutes tick down, Warning Signs explodes into a gripping story of crime and punishment, tragedy and retribution—and of human beings caught in the shattering cross fire of forces beyond their control…forces sometimes within themselves.
Sometimes the warning signs come too late…
The brutal slaying of Boulder’s controversial D.A. strikes deep in the heart of everything clinical psychologist Alan Gregory holds dear: After all, Alan’s wife, Lauren, worked for the dead man.
When a new patient walks into Alan’s office—a terrified mother with an explosive secret—he finds himself edging even closer to the darkness. Soon her privileged exchanges convince Alan that a crime is about to be committed. And when he uncovers a shocking link to the D.A.’s slaying, Alan is suddenly locked in the ethical dilemma of his career, thrust into a desperate manhunt for a killer whose identity no one could have guessed.
As the minutes tick down, Warning Signs explodes into a gripping story of crime and punishment, tragedy and retribution—and of human beings caught in the shattering cross fire of forces beyond their control…forces sometimes within themselves.
Author Bio: Stephen White
Stephen White is a clinical psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Case, Manner of Death, Critical Conditions, Remote Control, Harm’s Way, Higher Authority, Private Practices, and Privileged Information. He lives in Denver, Colorado, with his wife and son.
Category: Fiction/Thrillers/Suspense
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Flames Dancers
Junior Reps Aim To Bounce Back
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By Jack Books and Jake Bull
The St George Illawarra Dragons Junior Representative teams will be in action once again on consecutive days this weekend.
The Illawarra Steelers Harold Matthews (U16) and SG Ball (U18) kick things off when they travel to play the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Remondis Stadium, Cronulla on Friday.
In a change for the team, both age divisions will play in their first night game of the season, something that all players will have to adjust to.
Last weekend the Steelers side travelled to Cessnock to face the Newcastle Knights.
While the Harold Matthews team came away with a 30-16 victory, the SG Ball team fell away into the second half to go down 26-14.
This week’s opponents, the Cronulla Sharks have had very similar seasons in the Harold Matthews competition.
With the Sharks in seventh position, a win for the eighth placed Steelers would see them leapfrog their opponents.
In the SG Ball competition it’s been quite a successful season for Illawarra.
With last weekend being their first loss of the season, they sit entrenched in the top eight with only three rounds remaining.
The Sharks have not been as successful as they have only won one game and sit in 12th position.
The Harold Matthews are first on the field at 6.00pm before the SG Ball side go on at 7.45pm.
The St George Dragons Harold Matthews (U16) and SG Ball (U18) will host the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Jubilee Oval, Kogarah the following day on Saturday.
Both teams will be looking to remedy their respective losses against the Balmain Tigers at Leichhardt Oval last round.
The Harold Matthews are first on the field at 12.00pm before the SG Ball side go on at 1.30pm.
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Lewis Marran, aged 21 from Doncaster, was named Maintenance Apprentice of the Year (year 1) and was commended by the judges for his excellent attitude and keen desire to learn. His award win comes after he was named the Business Apprentice of the Year in 2017.
Having completed an 18-month apprenticeship in procurement at Drax, Lewis decided to move to his current role as a technical apprentice. Growing up in an engineering family, he decided to follow in the footsteps of his older brother who works as a craftsman at Drax.
Lewis, currently in his second year, said:
“Getting this award so early in my apprenticeship feels great. Working for a company with such ambitious plans and knowing that I’m a part of those plans – as well as working with such a great team is really exciting. I’m looking forward to what the rest of my apprenticeship and time at Drax holds.”
L-R: Mike Maudsley, Lewis Marran and Harry Gration
Mike Maudsley, Drax’s UK Portfolio Generation Director, said of the apprentice awards:
“Inspiring young people and supporting them in their early careers is essential for our business’ future. Each new cohort of apprentices brings enthusiasm and fresh ideas and we want to make sure we’re championing them.
“These awards come straight after Drax doubled the number of apprentices it hired in the space of just two years, reflecting our continued commitment to increasing education and skills across our region.”
The awards were presented by BBC Look North’s Harry Gration with 34 existing and 5 graduating apprentices attending the event along with their mentors and managers.
This year’s winners were:
Maintenance Apprentice of the Year 2019 Year 1 – Lewis Marran from Doncaster
Maintenance Apprentice of the Year 2019 Year 2 – Max Shaw from Gateforth
Maintenance Apprentice of the Year 2019 Year 4 – Josh O’Rourke from Goole
Business Apprentice of the Year 2019 and winner of the Paul Chambers Outstanding Achievement Award – Thomas Hughes from Goole
Uniper Engineering Academy Apprentice of the Year 2019 – Kai Lewis from Selby
Drax’s technical apprenticeship schemehelps new recruits gain skills and expertise by working alongside engineers who have helped transform the business into the largest decarbonisation project in Europe.
The Drax Technical Apprenticeship TrainingScheme is a four-year programme specialising in three engineering disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical and Control & Instrumentation engineering. Drax’s System Security Apprenticeship is a three-year, Level 3 Fire Emergency and Security Systems Apprenticeship, in conjunction with Lincoln College.
Drax also offers apprenticeships in business support areas, such as Finance and Business Administration. All opportunities are advertised on our website.
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Drax has a longstanding commitment to STEM learning, with around 12,000 educational visits to the power station each year. These range from primary school pupils to degree level students, and all visits are tailored to the level of the visiting school, college or university.
It is also investing to help boost educational skills by working closely with local schools and colleges to encourage STEM learning.
In 2017 Drax welcomed six technical apprentices compared to nine in 2018, and 12 in 2019 with a further system security apprentice, demonstrating its commitment to retaining and developing a skilled workforce.
It has also launched a new apprenticeship scheme at its Scottish power generation sites which it is recruiting to now.
To find out more about working at Drax, go to https://www.drax.com/careers/
About Drax
Drax Group’s ambition is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future. Its 2,600-strong staff operate across three principal areas of activity – electricity generation, electricity sales to business customers and compressed wood pellet production.
Power generation:
Drax owns and operates a portfolio of flexible, low carbon and renewable electricity generation assets across Britain. The assets include the UK’s largest power station, based at Selby, North Yorkshire, which supplies five percent of the country’s electricity needs.
Having converted two thirds of Drax Power Station to use sustainable biomass instead of coal it has become the UK’s biggest renewable power generator and the largest decarbonisation project in Europe.
Its pumped storage, hydro and energy from waste assets in Scotland include Cruachan Power Station – a flexible pumped storage facility within the hollowed-out mountain Ben Cruachan. It also owns and operates four gas power stations in England.
Drax owns two B2B energy supply businesses:
Haven Power, based in Ipswich, supplies electricity and energy services to large Industrial and Commercial sector businesses.
Opus Energy, based in Oxford, Northampton and Cardiff, provides electricity, energy services and gas to small and medium sized (SME) businesses.
Pellet production:
Drax owns and operates three pellet mills in the US South which manufacture compressed wood pellets (biomass) produced from sustainably managed working forests. These pellet mills supply around 20% of the biomass used by Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire to generate flexible, renewable power for the UK’s homes and businesses.
For more information visit www.drax.com
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Unity March Set for El Paso Saturday
EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Latino groups say they'll march through the Texas border city of El Paso a week after a mass shooting that authorities say was carried out by a gunman targeting Mexicans.
Organizers said Saturday's march will begin at the port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexican officials say eight Mexican nationals were among 22 people killed in last weekend's attack at a Walmart.
An El Paso detective said in an arrest affidavit that 21-year-old Patrick Crusius told investigators he targeted Mexicans at the store with an AK-47 rifle. The affidavit says Crusius confessed while surrendering to police.
Crusius is charged with capital murder. Federal prosecutors say they're weighing hate-crime charges.
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Warner Bros. World is opening very soon in Abu Dhabi
Viraj Asher· April 19, 2018
Entertainment giant Warner Brothers has announced that it’s opening a 1.65 million square feet indoor theme park in Yas Island at Abu Dhabi on July 25th.
It’s expected to be a record-breaking theme park
Dubai’s IMG Worlds of Adventure is the world’s biggest indoor temperature controlled park with a gigantic size of 1.5 million square feet while Warner Brothers Abu Dhabi is expected to break the record with its size of 1.65 million square feet. In general, the world’s largest theme park is the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in the US, sizing up to 40 square miles.
Visitors can enjoy 29 rides across six lands
Every land has its own theme, including popular fictional cities including The Flinstone’s home ‘Bedrock’, Batman’s ‘Gotham City’ and Superman’s ‘Metropolis’ along with ‘Warner Bros Plaza’, ‘Cartoon Junction’ and ‘Dynamite Gulch’, home to 29 rides, out of which some rides have height restrictions.
From swamps to stone-age suburbs, and dino-cranes to foot-powered automobiles, Bedrock is home to all the wonders of modern-prehistory! This summer, jump in a canoe and take a tour on The Flintstones Bedrock River Adventure to experience a day in the life of its citizens #WBWorld pic.twitter.com/gWiMPZ0kbC
— Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi (@wbworldad) March 31, 2018
Warner Bros Park will contribute to Yas Island’s master plan
Miral Asset Management, the team behind the development of the theme park and Yas Island, announced its master plan to transform the south of Yas Island by investing Dhs 12 billion and aiming to receive 48 million visitors by 2022.
Sea World is the next theme park in Abu Dhabi
Adding to the ambition of Yas Island’s masterplan, their next project Sea World is expected to be completed by 2022 and will be the theme park’s first foreign location outside the US. It will be a theme park inspired by marine life and as mentioned on their website, the park will include facilities like “marine life research, rescue, rehabilitation and return centre.”
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HSE rejects doctor's claims that COVID-19 is 'much less severe' than average flu
“For the avoidance of any doubt, the position as stated by Dr Feeley in the Irish Times today is not the position of the HSE on this important subject”
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Dr Colm Henry chief Clinical Officer HSE (Image: Collins)
The HSE has rejected claims from one of its doctors that Covid-19 is "much less severe" than the average flu and that the Government's current measures aren't justified.
Dr Martin Feeley claimed that people at low risk of catching the deadly bug should be exposed to it in order to develop herd immunity.
He also claimed in the Irish Times interview that current Government measures to tackle the virus are 'draconian' and no longer needed.
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He did however, say that the lockdown measures originally introduced were correct.
In a statement this afternoon, the HSE moved to reject and dissociate itself from Dr Feeley's comments.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry said: “For the avoidance of any doubt, the position as stated by Dr Feeley in the Irish Times today is not the position of the HSE on this important subject.”
According to figures from the World Health Organisation, over 28 million people have gotten the virus, while over 900,000 people have died across the globe.
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Moses Springs Egypt
Publish Date: 2020-02-25T15:45:46+00:00 Last Updated: 2020-12-31T12:06:39+00:00 By: Jessy Peters
Out of the three holy books like an ancient tale that dates to more than 4000 years that takes the shape of a collection of natural hot springs called Moses Springs or Ain Musa in Arabic that attract people from all over the world to explore every aspect of its divine power inside the holy land of Sinai home of miracles and prophets.
History Moses Springs
Moses Springs is where the prophet Moses is believed to have, upon the command of God, throw a unique tree into the brackish water that made the springs water drinkable. The story of the springs tells that Moses met Zipporah his future wife, after protecting her and her sisters from a violent group of shepherds. These springs are the monastery’s main source of water and according to the monks they never dry up.
Today the spring is still brackish, and there is no tree anywhere, but seven of the original 12 springs still existed during the 19th century, the springs became known as the largest of the Sinai Oases which became a popular retreat spot for foreign diplomats.
Location of Ain Musa
The Fountain of Moses is situated in Sinai, just 15 miles south of Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel that connects Sinai with the mainland of Egypt, 250 km from Cairo stretching one km along the Gulf of the Suez.
The Climate in Moses Springs
The oasis has a climate of hot summer and warm winter with an average temperature of 24°C (75.2 F).
What to Do in Moses Springs
The place has attracted the attention of travelers who are looking for therapeutic tourism as The Springs of Moses are a group of healing hot springs, with waters sweet and bitter, that created a small fertile oasis. It is a phenomenal oasis surrounding by palm trees and its water is believed to has the gift to heal wounds and cure diseases especially those with diabetes plus it can strengthen the body muscles and help regulate high blood pressure.
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Vent-Axia Publishes Essential COVID-19 Ventilation Guidance
Published: Tuesday, 08 December 2020 10:19
Leading ventilation expert Vent-Axia has launched guidance on how ventilation can help in the fight against COVID-19.
The British manufacturer has been involved in the national response against COVID-19 since March 2020 supplying critical ventilation to a number of COVID-19 wards and fields hospitals, including the Nightingale and Rainbow hospitals. As part of its ‘COVID-19 Support Campaign’ Vent-Axia has also been sharing the latest guidance and valuable expert advice on the positive effect of ventilation in helping tackle Coronavirus, on improving indoor air quality and creating a healthy environment while working from home. This body of essential information has now been consolidated in a useful guide called 'The Effect of Ventilation on COVID-19’ and a companion webpage https://www.vent-axia.com/dilutethevirus, which gives practical advice on how indoor ventilation is important to reduce virus transmission.
Bringing together all the helpful information that Vent-Axia has been communicating since the start of lockdown, the useful guide and webpage provides the industry with critical information on how ventilation can help during the pandemic and beyond - all in one place.
Ventilation is proven to be a key weapon in reducing transmission of COVID-19 indoors as it’s riskier to be inside than outside because of a lack of airflow. Effective ventilation and increased airflow are therefore vital in diluting the virus indoors.
The guidance is set to be useful since the importance of ventilation to help reduce COVID-19 transmission has been confirmed by both the Government and a raft of research. The Government has just launched a new public information campaign which highlights how ventilating indoor spaces can reduce the risk of coronavirus infection by over 70%1. As part of the campaign a new short film released by the Government shows how coronavirus lingers in enclosed spaces, and how to keep your home ventilated. The campaign follows The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently acknowledging that ‘Ventilation represents a very important factor to prevent the virus from spreading indoors,”2 having updated its guidance to recognising the possibility of airborne transmission on 9th July.3 Public Health England’s guidance ‘COVID-19: epidemiology, virology and clinical features’4 also recently acknowledged that airborne transmission can occur in ‘poorly ventilated’ spaces.
“Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Vent-Axia has shared the latest guidance, advice and research from the government, scientists and governing bodies. As this body of evidence has built, along with our knowledge of how best to combat COVID-19 transmission, we decided it was time to collate all the information and the solutions together” said Jenny Smith, Head of Marketing at Vent-Axia. “Our new webpage and brochure provide the industry with an easy-to-use guide on ventilation, explaining why ventilation is more important than ever, and recommending the best solutions for each type of project.”
The Vent-Axia webpage collates valuable information on the importance of effective ventilation in reducing COVID-19 transmission rates indoors and details the independent guidance supporting this, with links to a number of governing bodies and the UK Government. On the website there is the option to download the free guide. There is also information on a range of ventilation solutions, answers to FAQs, as well as links to useful videos on the vital role ventilation plays in mitigating the threat of the virus when indoors, and how to reduce the coronavirus risk during domestic work.
Meanwhile, the 'The Effect of Ventilation on COVID-19’ guide goes into further detail of how ventilation can help combat COVID-19 and how to improve ventilation rates. This includes helpful diagrams that demonstrate the beneficial effects of ventilation when a high concentration of infectious airborne material is present. A ventilation checklist shows all the steps needed to address ventilation requirements indoors, while a range of questions on ventilation systems are answered. Finally, the guide explains about the type of ventilation solutions on offer: bathroom and kitchen fans; single room heat recovery; whole house ventilation; and positive input ventilation.
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1. SAGE EMG paper, ‘Role of Ventilation in Controlling SARS-COV2 Transmission’. The value of 70% is based on modelled risks within table 3 in the EMG paper. Increasing the ventilation rate from 1 litre per second per person (very low ventilation rate) to 10 litres per second per person (recommended ventilation rate in standards for many buildings) gives a reduction in relative risk between 68% and 86% depending on the viral emission rate and the duration of exposure. This is based on models and is subject to uncertainties. However, the relative influence of ventilation on the removal of airborne contaminants is well understood.
2. ‘WHO's Science in 5 on COVID-19 – Ventilation’, October 29th 2020, Episode #10 How important is ventilation and how does it keep you safe from COVID-19? WHO’s Dr Maria Neira.
3. ‘‘Transmission of SARS-COV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions’ published by WHO on 9 July 2020.
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/modes-of-transmission-of-virus-causing-covid-19-implications-for-ipc-precaution-recommendations
4. Public Health England’s guidance ‘COVID-19: epidemiology, virology and clinical features’.
5. Boasting over 80 years’ experience, Vent-Axia is the ventilation sector’s clear leader, chief innovator and forerunner in energy-saving, lo-carbon products. Committed to helping improve indoor air quality and comfort in both homes and buildings, Vent-Axia provides the sector’s most comprehensive choice from any single manufacturer. Vent-Axia’s range covers not just air movement and ventilation technologies but heat recovery, electric heating, hand dryers, cooling and clean-air systems for residential, commercial, public sector and industrial applications.
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Information to help employers find and hire migrant staff.
Home > Starting employment > Hiring > Hiring migrants
Why hire migrants
Hiring migrants can be a great way for employers to grow their business, especially in areas where there are skill shortages. Migrants bring new perspectives to businesses, and help expand international knowledge and contacts. Migrants also contribute to a more diverse workforce and enrich workplace cultures.
Before hiring migrants
There are many things to consider before hiring migrants. For example, employers that want to hire overseas workers may need to prove that they couldn’t find any New Zealanders to do the job. Employers must make sure that their employees can work for them legally in New Zealand.
Things to consider before hiring migrants – Immigration New Zealand (external link)
Find and hire migrants
Finding and hiring workers from overseas can be more complex, time-consuming and costly than hiring local workers. Employers should take into account any potential challenges of hiring migrant workers such as cultural differences, the time and cost of advertising a job, supporting a visa application and getting workers into New Zealand.
How to find and hire workers overseas – Immigration New Zealand (external link)
Support migrants
Hiring overseas workers is a big investment for employers. It is important that employers support migrants and their families to settle and be able to start work smoothly.
How to settle migrant staff – Immigration New Zealand (external link)
Employment rights for migrants
Migrants have the same minimum employment rights as all other employees under New Zealand law. Minimum rights include having a written employment contract, being paid at least the minimum wage, and getting four weeks’ annual holidays after 12 months of continuous employment.
Employers that have breached these minimum employment standards may face penalties and be subject to stand-down periods during which they cannot support visa applications.
Employers who have breached minimum standards
Temporary work visas
Immigration New Zealand is changing the way employers can hire migrants for temporary work. Changes include:
one new visa that replaces the 6 existing temporary work visa categories
a new visa application process with 3 specific steps: the employer check, the job check and the worker check
classifying jobs as lower-paid or higher-paid based on the median wage, in place of the existing skill bands
strengthening the labour market test for lower-paid jobs and removing it for higher-paid jobs in rural regions
introducing sector agreements for a range of industries that regularly employ migrant workers, and
reinstating the ability for lower-paid workers to bring their families to New Zealand.
Changes to temporary work visas — Immigration New Zealand (external link)
These changes will be done in stages and completed in 2021:
On 7 October 2019, the first set of changes came into effect, which impacts Talent Accredited Employers only.
Replacing existing skill bands and reinstating the ability for lower-paid migrants to bring their family into New Zealand will take effect mid-2020.
The first sector agreements are set to be completed mid-2020.
The new visa and application process will be implemented in phases in 2021.
Changes to the Talent (Accredited Employer) Work Visa — Immigration New Zealand (external link)
Employ migrants — Immigration New Zealand (external link)
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Biden: 'White supremacy is wrong, but it's not a mental illness'
Former Vice President Joe BidenJoe BidenHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Trump finalizing executive order calling on police to use ‘force with compassion’ The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook MORE pushed back Monday evening on President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE’s characterization of mental illness as the cause of an El Paso, Texas, mass shooting over the weekend.
“Hatred is sick, but it’s not a mental illness,” Biden said in a Monday interview on CNN. “White supremacy is wrong, but it’s not mental illness.”
The suspect in the shooting, which killed at least 22 people on Saturday, has been tied to a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto that was posted online just before the attack began and speaks of a “Hispanic invasion of Texas.”
Although President Trump condemned white supremacy in remarks Monday morning, they came after he tweeted that Congress should tie any gun control measures to immigration reform. Biden criticized Trump for equating the two issues, telling CNN’s Anderson Cooper, “They’re not immigrants doing these things. They’re American citizens doing these things.”
Biden warned that “the white supremacists are winning the battle” for the soul of the nation as things currently stand.
“This is domestic terrorism,” he added.
White supremacists are winning the battle for the soul of the nation, Joe Biden tells @andersoncooper.
“…This is white nationalism, this is terrorism of a different sort,” he added, calling the mass shootings over the weekend a “defining moment.” https://t.co/XTbTzenoqi pic.twitter.com/duZJjv8g31
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) August 6, 2019
The former vice president, whose campaign announcement blasted Trump’s response to the deadly “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., said the El Paso shooting represented another “defining moment.”
“It’s a continuation,” Biden said. “I mean, this is the president who continues to speak in ways that just are completely contrary to everything who we are. I mean, referring to … Mexicans as rapists and talking about the rats in Baltimore. I mean, the way he talks about people.”
Biden stopped short of declaring Trump himself a white supremacist, unlike candidates including former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), whose hometown was the site of the shooting.
“Clearly his actions have done nothing to do anything other than encourage this kind of behavior,” Biden said. “I’m not sure what this guy believes.”
However, Biden expressed some agreement with Trump in tying the shooting and others like it to violent video games.
“It is not healthy having these games teaching kids this dispassionate notion you can … blow their brains out,” but added that “it’s not in and of itself why we have this climate.”
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Support for Medicare for All dips: poll
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US Cellular intros first LTE devices: the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G and Galaxy S Aviator 4G
US Cellular's had its LTE network in the oven for quite some time, and we knew it was going to be showing up sometime next month. The missing part of the equation, however, was which devices would ring in the celebration. The carrier finally answered the mystery question: the first tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G, will be the inaugural device and is expected to arrive in March, while the Galaxy S Aviator 4G should be gracing store shelves sometime in April.
We don't expect to see any surprises with the Galaxy Tab, but the Aviator definitely has us curious. At first glance, it appears to be the same design as the Droid Charge, and will offer a 4.3-inch WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display, run on Android 2.3.6 and come with a 8MP rear camera, front-facing cam and HDMI port. We're hoping to get more specs for your enjoyment, but enjoy the press release in the meantime.
U.S. CELLULAR ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF 4G LTE NETWORK NEXT MONTH ALONG WITH UPCOMING DEVICES
Brings up to 10 times faster download speeds and better web browsing experience
CHICAGO (Feb. 1, 2012) – U.S. Cellular, in conjunction with its partner, King Street Wireless, is launching a 4G LTE network next month that will enhance the wireless experience with countless entertainment possibilities and help customers simplify and organize their lives. The 4G LTE network will cover 25 percent of U.S. Cellular's customers and will coincide with the launch of the Android-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 4G LTE mobile tablet followed shortly by the Samsung Galaxy S® Aviator™ 4G LTE smartphone.
4G LTE speeds allow customers to begin watching a movie in seconds and enjoy smoother video streaming with little to no buffering, and video chatting with family or business colleagues is seamless.
With the Samsung Galaxy S® Aviator™, customers have the ability to talk and access the Internet at the same time. They can talk to their family about dinner plans while downloading an app to find nearby restaurants and simultaneously check out reviews online.
The March rollout of 4G LTE includes select cities in Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma, including some of U.S. Cellular's leading markets such as Milwaukee, Madison and Racine, Wis.; Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport, Iowa; Portland and Bangor, Maine; and Greenville, N.C. U.S. Cellular is the first wireless carrier to offer 4G LTE in several of these markets. The next wave of market launches will be announced later this month.
"With 4G LTE speeds, you can quickly get what you want when you need it," said Mary N. Dillon, president and CEO of U.S. Cellular. "This 4G LTE network builds upon our industry-leading network satisfaction and is the only one that comes with a valuable rewards program and other unique benefits like Overage Protection and Battery Swap that make our customers the happiest in wireless."
The Samsung Galaxy Tab™ 10.1 is powered by Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) and has a 10.1-inch WXGA TFT touchscreen. It features superior multi-tasking capabilities, a video watching experience similar to TV and smooth graphics and responsive controls for faster gaming. Apps are downloaded faster on the sleek Samsung Galaxy S® Aviator™ smartphone that comes with Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread). It has a 4.3-inch WVGA s-AMOLED plus touchscreen, 8 megapixel rear camera and front-facing camera for easy video chatting. Both devices will provide download and browser speeds that are up to 10 times faster than 3G and be similar to a cable Internet connection.
The 4G LTE network builds on the 3G data services that U.S. Cellular customers already enjoy on the carrier's high-quality nationwide network. U.S. Cellular has the highest call quality and network satisfaction of any national carrier. For more information about the 4G LTE experience, visit uscellular.com/4G.
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Audi and BMW shut down car subscription programs
Bird's skid detection helps catch reckless scooter riders
GoFundMe's new platform is just for charities and nonprofits
Nonprofits can use the platform to collect donations and manage campaigns.
Georgina Torbet, @georginatorbet
The GoFundMe platform has been used to crowdfund everything from payments for U.S. government workers during the recent shutdown to back payments of royalties for a classic early hip hop track. Soon, the site will support even more charitable giving, with a new fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations.
The platform, named GoFundMe Charity, will offer two different plans: one with no platform fee but "tips" from donors to support the service, or one with donor-covered fees. It will have other features to help out charities' fundraising efforts like data reporting, integration with enterprise tools including Salesforce and Mailchimp and a ticketing feature for large or small events.
In addition to nonprofit platform, the company is also introducing another new feature: the Donate Button. This embeddable button can be added to a charity's website and allows organizations to collect donations directly without the need to set up a GoFundMe Charity account or campaign. The button is customizable in terms of appearance and suggested donation amount and will come with plug-ins to integrate with WordPress.
Both the platform and the button will be launched in November.
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Middle Schoolers, Alums to Play Bluegrass Benefit Show for Kiddo! at Sweetwater
Grateful Bluegrass Boys and Mill Valley Middle School Bluegrass Club play fundraiser for the organization that supports the Mill Valley School District music program.
The Mill Valley Middle School Bluegrass Club. Photo by Nikita Valejev.
Lori Adessa has been teaching music in Mill Valley School District schools for 23 years, but for the first 22, she was unable to link her profession with her passion for bluegrass music. That changed last year, when she and Mill Valley Middle School orchestra instructor Phoebe Dong launched the Mill Valley Middle School Bluegrass Club.
“It’s been my dream was to have a bluegrass club at the Middle School,” Adessa says. “It’s something I really wanted to do for a long time – we just didn’t have the students,” Adessa says.
The Club has grown to as many as 25 students this year, enough to populate three bluegrass bands that will be taking the stage at the venerable Sweetwater Music Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The MVMS bands are opening for the Grateful Bluegrass Boys, a group of well-traveled bluegrass musicians playing classic rock songs from the likes of the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, the Eagles and Van Morrison, in a benefit show for Kiddo!, the 33-year-old juggernaut private education foundation that supports a vast array of music and technology programs within the Mill Valley School District.
Two members of the Grateful Bluegrass Boys, Aaron Redner and Bryan Thorne, came through the Mill Valley School District music program and credit Joe Angiulo, the hugely influential local music teacher who retired after 30 years in Mill Valley’s schools and now sits on the board of the Mill Valley Chamber Music Society, with first connecting them to the genre.
“Joe was the person who first laid out all of the instruments in front me,” Redner says. “I was drawn to the violin and Bryan was drawn to the cello. We are living examples of the Mill Valley public school system.”
Redner, who attended Old Mill, Park and the Middle School, credits Kiddo!, the district’s music program and Angiulo specifically for a career that has sent him all over the world playing 200 shows a year over a 13-year stint as a member of stalwart California bluegrass band Hot Buttered Rum. Redner and Horne first met in the Tam High Orchestra and played in Hot Buttered Rum together for many years.
Redner and Horne first bonded around the band Old and in the Way, a bluegrass supergroup that featured the likes of Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, mandolin legend David Grisman, guitarist Peter Rowan, bassist John Kahn and renowned fiddler Vassar Clements. The band’s self-titled debut album is one of the best-selling bluegrass albums of all time.
As a violinist who got his master’s degree in classical music from the New England Conservatory in Boston, Redner was blown away by Clements.
“That was my beginning,” says Redner, who is now the director of the Valley Vibes Orchestra, a program within the Sonoma Valley Unified School District that is based on the world-renowned “El Sistema” music program of Venezuela, which serves hundreds of thousands of underprivileged youth each year in intense, free orchestra programs.
The beginning of the MVMS Bluegrass Club arrived serendipitously, when a Tam Valley student asked Adessa if her could learn banjo. Knowing that the student would later be going to the Middle School, she asked Dong, who was recently recognized as Teacher of the Year by the Marin Symphony and who is closely connected to the school’s string instrument players as the orchestra director. Dong signed off, and Adessa started spreading the word. It grew quickly from there.
“Bluegrass is in now,” Adessa says. “Whereas when I was playing, it was NOT in for most kids.”
The music itself is great for the students’ overall musical skills, particularly because each musician doesn’t play the melody at the same time. Instead, one musician plays the melody, often improvising, and the rest are playing in the background – and everything is memorized.
“I bring all of the ideas of how to perform and play the music as a bluegrass band, so it doesn’t sound like a bluegrass orchestra but a bluegrass band,” says Adessa, who will play all of the banjo parts with each of the club bands at the Sweetwater show.
Since most of the club’s musicians are also in the school orchestra, the club has participated in the school’s annual winter and spring orchestra programs to date, and at community events.
“Getting to play at this Sweetwater is huge for them,” Adessa says.
The 411: The Grateful Bluegrass Boys and the Mill Valley Middle School Bluegrass Club play the Sweetwater Music Hall on Wednesday, November 11, a all-ages benefit for Kiddo!. More info and tickets.
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Watch as 50 people attempt to make a poached egg. Half of them don't even know what a poached egg is! Do you?
Uh, no.
Poached.
I don't get any clues.
[classical music]
Can I make a poached egg?
What the hell is that?
A poached egg?
I don't know what a poached egg is.
[sighs]
A poached egg, the fancy eggs that, like,
the bougie people eat.
Like a sunny side up over easy?
It's not a hard boiled egg,
it's not a soft boiled egg.
It looks something like this.
I have no clue what to do.
You guys are not fair.
This is pressure.
[eggs cracking]
We're going to put the egg in the pan.
[egg cooking]
It's being very stubborn.
So there's smoke, a lot of it,
coming off the pan.
I think we are very close to a poached egg.
Is there water here?
I don't know, I guess I'll just put it in, right?
[eggs bouncing]
I think this egg was a little bit cracked.
I cracked two eggs!
[laughing] Um.
I think the egg is becoming gradually more delicious
as time goes on.
Wait, poached eggs.
I thought it was soft eggs.
Egg cooks itself within the water,
but, not directly in the water.
You gotta put a medium in there
and this is what we're gonna use the little bowl for.
Let it get in there real quick.
Hmm, that didn't work.
Oh no.
Alright, so.
[spraying]
Looking a little bit like egg drop soup.
Uh, yeah, I'm just gonna hold this here
while it cooks because I don't know what else to do.
Keep it swirling together somehow.
Got some yolkage here.
Maybe I need to, like, bring it up to the top.
So I'm gonna stick it in this, whoa!
I think a little water--
[egg dropping]
All the whites are all over the place.
If you can make--
Okay, well.
Ooh, really yolky!
Kind of soupy.
[egg cracking]
Just to make sure it's cooked
and it's not.
A poached egg is an egg that is cooked in boiling water.
Okay, we have lightly boiling water,
just a little bit.
I don't want any rolling bubbles
'cause that'll break up my egg.
I'm adding a small amount of vinegar.
It keeps the egg together.
[vinegar pouring]
I'm cracking my egg into a bowl.
Crack.
You spin the water a bit,
making a whirlpool, because this way,
it consolidates the egg white
instead of it going in a million different directions.
This is a little tip that I learned
from a guy named Emeril Lagasse.
[spoon stirring]
Okay, it's vortexing and then you plop it in.
Hold it right at the surface of the water
and drop it right in the center of the maelstrom.
There I go, plopped it in!
Once it's in there, just leave it alone.
Just let go and let the egg do its thing.
I like my poached eggs a little bit runny,
so as soon as that white is nice and set,
I'm gonna pull 'em out.
Alright, there we go.
It's a loose hard boiled egg,
but I think we've done it.
Don't be a slob, blot it off.
Don't put a wet egg on somebody's plate.
That's just rude.
Oh yeah.
Okay, I have no idea what I'm doing here.
You stumped me.
[reversing]
Okay, so we are going to poach an egg.
I'm gonna look inside the pot here
and what I'm gonna find is that I've got water
at, what I call, a full rolling boil.
That means that it's too hot for poaching an egg,
but that's fine.
I actually find it's easier to start all the way
at the top and then just tone it back a little bit.
So what I wanna do is reduce my heat
just a little bit, down to a simmer,
and the way that we know a simmer is that
that's going to look like small bubbles,
especially running up the side of the pan
without any large bubbles breaking the surface of the water.
Remember, eggs are delicate,
so we need to keep the temperature relatively low
so that we don't, kind of,
cause the egg to just spread out in the water.
The next thing we're gonna do here
is we're going to add some vinegar to the water
and if you wanted to use lemon juice
or some other acid, that would be fine,
because what's happening here
is the acid is going to help coagulate the egg
and what that means is that the egg
is gonna go [slurping], like that.
If we don't put the acid in the water,
what's gonna happen is you're gonna drop the egg in
and you're gonna get egg drop soup.
It's gonna spread out everywhere.
We probably have two quarts of water in the pot,
maybe a quart and a half,
so I'm just gonna eyeball it here.
From this point, we're ready to drop eggs into the water.
What I find works really well here
is actually to create, sort of, like a whirlpool in the pot
so that when the egg falls in,
it's kind of sucked in to the center of that whirlpool.
One of the keys to poaching eggs
is to keep a close eye on the temperature
and constantly adjust as it cooks.
The next thing we're gonna do
is crack our egg and drop it into the water.
Now, if you're not super comfortable with this,
some people find it helps to crack it into a small bowl
and then gently pour it into the water.
I'd say that's up to you,
but what I would avoid is cracking the egg
on the side of the pot, okay?
That's gonna increase your risk of breaking the yolk.
So, when I'm breaking an egg,
I always go for a flat surface.
[egg cracks]
Okay, just a nice quick break
and we're just gonna drop that right into the water.
It shouldn't stick to anything
and it shouldn't spread out in the pot.
You can see it's already starting to coagulate
or, kind of, bunch up on itself.
General rule of thumb for, like,
a regular old supermarket large egg,
we're looking at about three minutes poaching time.
So what you'll find is this fish spatula
works really effectively at removing it.
It drains the water very well
and it's got a nice shape
for picking up the egg out of the pot.
When we cut into the yolk itself,
you're gonna see that runs right out of the egg, okay?
So the perfect degree of doneness means
a fully set egg white and a nice, runny egg yolk.
Alright, and that's your poached egg.
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Call for Tender
Project: Trade union rights and implementation of the Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive in public services
Series of actions in health and social care
Health and social care unions in the Basque region have been involved in a series of protests and strikes. Mobilisations in public health during December and January will culminate in a day of strike action on 28 January. The unions are angry about the failure of the public health system to honour basic rights to information and collective bargaining. They are concerned about the impact of the pandemic on the system and the way that management have responded by taking unilateral decisions on working conditions, health and safety and precarious employment. Two days earlier, on 26 January unions
Joint unions health (ES)
CCOO (ES) 26 January
ELA (ES) 26 January
ELA (ES) Alava
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Health and social care unions continue mobilisations
Health and social care trade unions are taking action in January, following mobilisations at the end of 2020, calling on the government to ensure that its “Ségur de Santé” package of measures applies to all occupations in health and social care and across both public and private sectors. The package included two specific pay increases to be implemented in September last year and this coming March. Unions want to ensure that all workers benefit but they also want to see action in other areas such as recruitment and staffing levels.
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CGT (FR)
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Public sector strike leads to meeting with ministers
The strike across public health and administration on 9 December has led to an important breakthrough with meetings between public service union federation leaders and ministers. The unions underlined the need for an emergency recruitment plan to improve service quality and address the problems created by a 15-year freeze on recruitment. The unions also want to see action to reduce precarious employment and to boost skills and training. Along with a strengthening of safety protocols the unions are also looking at negotiating pay improvements in new collective agreements.
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Uil Pa (IT)
Uil Fpl (IT)
Unions negotiate new public sector agreement and achieve breakthrough in pay dispute
Public service trade unions have negotiated a new two-year agreement which will now be considered by each union’s national executive and put out to ballot of all individual members. The national executive of the Fórsa trade union has already decided to recommend the agreement to its members. The two-year agreement will run from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022 and there will be a general pay increase of 1% or EUR 500, whichever is higher, in October of both years. In February 2022, an additional 1% will be available in sector bargaining funds. The agreement also provides for progress in
Forsa (Section 39)
SIPTU (Section 39)
Action on equal pay and low pay tops negotiating agenda
The FOA trade union, as part of a joint negotiating committee of public service unions, has submitted the main bargaining demands to employers in municipal and regional government with the focus on tackling low pay and pay inequality. The aim is for a flat rate pay increase that will be more beneficial to lower paid workers along with funding to reduce the pay inequalities suffered by occupations dominated by women. The unions also want to ensure a real pay increase that will protect purchasing power over the three years of the agreement that is set to run from 1 April 2021. Other demands
FOA (DK)
ETUC on the EU Occupational Safety and Health strategy in light of Covid-19
Workers’ health and safety suffers during this pandemic.
EPSU analysis confirmed: Europe has a severe shortage of health care professionals
The European Commission published an annual report on skill shortages and surpluses in Europe.
EPSU on the agreement on financing the European Union Health Programme (EU4Health)
EU4Health should focus more on the healthcare profession and use the expertise of social partners in delivering the programme.
EPSU Round Table with the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights
“Public services are not only the greatest leveller, they civilise our societies”.
EPSU comments on the European Commission’s Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe
The European Commission published its Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe 25th of November 2020.
EPSU Executive discussed strategies to change society and our economy Post-Covid and decided for a Joint Action Day on 23 June 2021
The impact of the pandemic on health and social services workers is huge.
Trade unions angry about pay freeze
Public service trade unions have reacted angrily over the government decision to freeze pay for millions of public sector workers, including municipal employees, care workers, civil servants and teachers. Health workers are excluded from the “pay pause” as the chancellor (finance minister) calls it and there will be a GBP 250 (EUR 278) increase for workers paid less than GBP 24000 (EUR 26730) a year. The unions have attacked the decision as a “divide and rule” tactic and argue that many public service workers have yet to see their pay levels recover in real terms after the last bout of
Public service federations mobilise for 9 December strike
The Fp-Cgil, Cisl-FP, Uil-Fpl and Uil-Pa public service federations are mobilising for the national strike on 9 December. The unions say that years of recruitment freezes have created staff shortages and mean that public services need around 500000 extra workers. The unions are also calling for action to increase permanent employment with around 170000 workers on precarious contracts. Health and safety are also vital with unions wanting action on personal protective equipment, reduced workloads and measures to tackle harassment. Finally, the federations are calling for a renewal of the
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3 nights accom. & travel for 30 students and 3 staff
History school trips to New York
Take your students on a five-day visit to New York City, a vibrant and exciting environment to focus on the significance of the American Dream, its impact of African Americans and the highs and lows of American History since the 1920s. Sights in this remarkable city have links with a variety of syllabuses and topics for both GCSE and A-Level study. Students will be able to connect with and see first-hand the social and economic impact of the Boom and Bust era as well as considering more recent events such as 9/11 through a variety of study opportunities.
Our team of specialists can tailor-make any itinerary based on your curricular requirements, have a look at some of our suggested itineraries.
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Leave the UK and arrive in New York City.
A visit to the New York Historical Society Museum and Library will give all students the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of their period of study by viewing a huge array of artefacts from American History. Students will then continue to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Top of the Rock where students can take in a 360 degree view of the city from 850 feet.
Theme: The American Dream
The theme of today will be exploring the founding ideals of the United States and the quest for the American Dream. A walking tour of Lower Manhattan sets the context of this for all students of American History, with sights such as Wall Street, the Woolworth Building and Bowling Green Park giving students an insight into the symbols of American power, and locations of key historical events. Students of 20th century will be able to analyse the reality of the American Dream through the eyes of immigrants to the USA, with visits including the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island immigration museum.
Theme: Civil Rights
Explore the American Dream and African Americans’ experience in New York City with a walking tour of Harlem. Students may have the opportunity to explore archives and sources at the Schomburg Centre, and also visit key locations in the fight for civil rights, such as the Apollo Theatre. After lunch, a visit to the Audubon Ballroom and the Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz Educational Centre and Archives expands this experience. This evening transfer to the airport and fly back to the UK.
Arrival back in the UK.
Theme: Orientation and American Culture
Today will focus on Central Park and the Midtown area. The day begins with a visit to the New York Historical Society Museum & Library, where students can consider the themes for the visit and look at a range of historical sources, they will then continue to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Top of the Rock, where students can take in a 360 degree view of the city from 850 feet
Theme: The American Dream – A cultural melting pot?
Lower Manhattan: The theme today will be exploring the idea of the American Dream for immigrants to the USA in the 1920s and 1930s; visits include the Tenement Museum, the Museum of American Finance, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Immigration Museum all of which allow students to see first-hand the push and pull factors for those emigrating to the USA. Additionally, there will be a walking tour around lower Manhattan with sights including Wall Street, the 911 Memorial and City Hall.
Theme: The American Dream – The African American experience
Today will be based in and around Harlem. Students will explore the American Dream and African-Americans’ experiences in New York City today with a walking tour of Harlem. Starting at the Schomburg Center, for archives and sources, students will then continue to the Apollo Theatre and Mosque Number 7. After lunch visit the Audobon Ballroom and the Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Educational Center and Archives. This evening transfer to the airport and fly back to the UK.
Arrive in New York
Orientation and American Culture
New York Historical Society Museum & Library
The American Dream - A cultural melting pot?
Museum of American Finance
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Immigration Museum
Wall Street, 911 Memorial and City Hall
The American Dream - The African American experience
Schomburg Center
Apollo Theatre and Mosque Number 7
Audobon Ballroom and the Malcolm X & Betty Shabazz Educational Center and Archives
Arrival back in the UK
Walking tour of Lower Manhatten
Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Walking tour of Harlem
Itinerary price from: £789
Priced based on:
4 night tour for 35 students and 3 staff
Return international flights
Return airport transfers by coach
4 nights’ RO accommodation
Entrance to excursions based on above itinerary
Case Study opportunities
Key topics (GCSE)
The 1920s economic boom
Rockefeller Centre
Harlem Walking Tour
Malcom X educational centre
American culture and society
NBC Tour
Conflict after WWII
9/11 museum and memorial
United Nations HQ
Key topics (A-Level)
New York Historical Society Museum
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Museum
Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz Educational Centre
Schomburg Centre
1920-1950 Boom, Bust and Recovery
Walking tour of Lower Manhattan
Suggested GCSE links
AQA History (8145)
Section A: America. 1920-1973: Opportunity and Inequality
Part One: America people and the Boom
Part Two: Bust – American’s experiences of Depression and the New Deal
Part Three: Post war America
Section B: Conflict and Tension between East and West 1945-1972
Part One: The origins of the Cold War
Part Two: The development of the Cold War
Part Three: Transformation of the Cold War
Section B: Conflict and Tension in Asia 1950-75
Part One: Conflict in Korea
Part Two: Escalation of the conflict in Vietnam
Part Three: Ending the conflict in Vietnam
Section B: Conflict and Tension 1990-2009
Part Two: The War on Al-Qaeda
OCR History A (Explaining the Modern World)
International Relations: the changing international order 1918-2001 (J410/01-07)
The Cold War 1945-1989
From the end of the Cold War to 9/11
The USA 1919-1948: The People and the State (J410/06)
The ‘Roaring Twenties’
1930s and the New Deal
The impact of the Second World War on US society
Post War Challenges in the USA 1945-195
Civil Rights in the USA 1954-1964
Government and Dissent 1964-1974
Pearson (EDEXCEL) GCSE (9-1) History (1HI0)
Option 26/27: Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941-1991
Key Topic One: Origins of the Cold War 1941-1958
Key Topic Two; Cold War Crisis 1958-1970
Key Topic Three: End of the Cold War, 1970-1991
Option 33: The USA 1954-1975: Conflict at Home and Abroad
Key Topic One: Development of the Civil Rights Movement 1954-1960
Key Topic Two: Protest. Progress and Radicalism, 1960-1975
Key Topic Three: US involvement in Vietnam, 1954-1975
Key Topic Four: Reactions to, and the end of, US involvement in Vietnam, 1964-1975
EDUQAS (WJEC)
1H. The USA: A Nation of Contrasts 1910-1929
Religion and Race
Crime and Corruption
Economic Boom
End of Prosperity
Role of Women
2A. The Development of the USA 1929-2000
Economic downturn and recovery
Economic impact of the WWII and post war developments
The issue of Civil Rights 1941-1970
Political Change 1960-2000
Social Change 1950-2000
Cold War Rivalry
The search for world peace since 1970
The Gallivant
Great location near Times Square
This newly renovated hotel is located in the heart of Times Square. Offering spacious rooms ideal for bed share which is more common in the US.
Location: This New York hotel is convenient to Rockefeller Centre, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and Central Park.
Facilities: The Gallivant offers 2 on-site restaurants, a fitness centre, free Wi-Fi, and a 24-hour serviced front desk.
Accommodation:Single and double rooms are available to staff, and rooms include a 37-inch flat screen TV, and an en-suite with luxury bath amenities. For students, there are spacious rooms ideal for bedshare with bunk beds (non-bed share usage is also available on request).
Meals: Breakfast is included in the rate and local restaurants can be arranged for dinners.
Shelburne Hotel
Great East Side location
This hotel is located in New York?s Murray Hill neighbourhood, 3 blocks from the Morgan Library & Museum and 5 blocks from Grand Central Station.
Location: This hotel is located in Murray Hill, a cool and convenient neighbourhood on Midtown?s East Side.
Facilities: The Shelburne has a 24-hour front desk and offers 3 meeting rooms, Wi-Fi in public areas, a business centre, luggage storage, multilingual staff, and is a smoke free property.
Accommodation: The hotel?s 325 guest rooms feature flat-screen TVs and remodelled bathrooms.
Meals: Breakfast is included in the rate; local restaurants can be arranged for dinners.
West Side YMCA
Just off Central Park
The West Side YMCA Hostel is located just off Central Park West, close to Times Square and Carnegie Hall.
Location: Moments away from well-known landmarks including Central Park, Lincoln Centre and Broadway, public transport is within easy reach too.
Facilities: This hostel offers free Wi-Fi, full gym facilities, an indoor swimming pool, housekeeping, a 24-hour reception and security service.
Accommodation: Single and bunk bedded rooms are available to staff and students. Same sex bathroom facilities are located on each floor.
Meals: There is a café in the lobby with limited opening hours, breakfast and evening meals in local restaurants can also be provided.
Trendy Chelsea location
Well-equipped & comfortable
This recently refurbished, well-equipped hotel is located near Times Square and provides a view of the Empire State Building.
Location: Walking distance from Penn Station, Port Authority of New York, and 23rd Street Station. Numerous sites such as Chinatown, Central Park and the Rockerfeller Centre are close by.
Facilities: Free Wi-Fi, small gym, 24 hour reception.
Accommodation: Single and twins available to staff, a mixture of 4-6 bedded rooms for students on a bed-share basis. En-suite bathroom facilities.
Meals: Buffet breakfast of hot and cold items provided, 24hr tea and coffee making facilities in lobby. Local restaurants can be arranged for dinners.
Central Manhattan
Rooms refurbished
A hotel situated in central Manhattan on 31st street, this hotel offers grand décor and welcoming reception. Located just a short walk from the Empire State building the Wolcott Hotel provides all the main amenities along with a shop and small meeting room.
Location: Short distance from public transport stops, numerous landmarks within easy reach.
Facilities: Small gym, small conference room, gift shop, luggage room, free Wi-Fi.
Accommodation: Single and twin rooms available for staff, students are accommodated mainly in triple rooms with individual beds. All rooms en-suite and have a TV.
Meals: Local restaurants and diners can be arranged for meals. Coffee, tea and muffins available in lobby each morning.
Subject Specific Excursions
Dedicated to presenting history exhibition. The New York History Museum and Library is the oldest museum in New York and provides information about the Civil Rights Movement through a variety of exhibitions.
Explore how this iconic building has been part of New York's history and take in stunning views of Manhattan from the observation decks. NEW for 2019 - several exciting exhibitions delve deeper into the building's fascinating story, including its construction, the engineering behind the elevators and even a 4D media and animated show featuring King Kong!
The largest art museum in the United States, give your students the opportunity to explore more than two million works of art spanning seventeen curatorial departments.
Students will learn about the Legacy of Rockefeller and experience a stunning view of Manhattan as Rockefeller himself imagined it.
New York's Tenement Museum focuses on America's urban immigrant history. The Tenement Museum provides walking tours and is a popular attraction Lower East Side.
Statue of Liberty and Elis Island
A visit to Ellis Island is a must for History students as they will see the story of immigration to the USA from the 19th Century told through fascinating exhibits and details. Also part of the trip is a chance to get up close to the famous Statue of Liberty. You’ll also enjoy magnificent views of lower Manhattan.
9/11 Memorial Visitor Centre
See where the iconic Twin Towers once stood before they were attacked in 2001 by terrorists and 3,000 tragically lost their lives. The memorial’s twin reflecting pools are each nearly an acre in size and are the largest manmade waterfalls in North America. Each waterfall is built into the footprint of where the two towers stood. There is a small administration charge for this excursion as advance visitor passes must be obtained.
When the Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, first opened its doors on September 15th 1997, visitors gained a vital perspective on 20th century Jewish history. Created as a living memorial to those who perished during the Holocaust, the Museum honours those who died by celebrating their lives.
UN Tour
The United Nations is the site of some of the most significant events in recent history, from the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 to the unprecedented Millennium Summit in September 2000 that brought together about 150 heads of State and Government. Tours last approximately 45 minutes.
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Is the quality of your hires the most important test of good leadership?
The best leaders are not successful by themselves; they create an ecosystem of talent around them, says this tech CEO.
[Photo: SophonK/iStock]
By Todd McKinnon 4 minute Read
At least 90% of my evaluation of any leader is the quality of people they get to work for them, and teamwork and judgment comprise the other 10%. I recently tweeted about this calculation and followed up by sharing how I assess newly hired leaders on the caliber of people who follow them. That evaluation sparked debate and enlightening points about what else to consider.
As some of my peers brought up, these percentages and the overall judgment of who leaders attract, hire, and retain should shift depending on the unique role or situation. Some executives may have smaller teams reporting to them, so the percentage decreases. It’s also of course critical to consider non-majority founder bias and account for priorities such as D&I when hiring, which has to start at the top.
90% of my evaluation of any leader that works for me is the quality of people they can get to work for them. This could be wrong…. Maybe it should be 95%
— Todd McKinnon (@toddmckinnon) September 13, 2020
The responses evolved my thinking, but the core belief remains: People management and hiring skills should be a key factor when interviewing C-suite candidates. It’s not easy to assess this trait during the interview process, but if you can do it, you’ll build a leadership team that employees admire and candidates seek out.
Credibility counts; perfect the reference check
Credibility is everything. If an executive isn’t credible, people won’t want to work for them. Sometimes measuring credibility comes down to looking at the organizational success or the achievements of their team; can they point to accomplishments that will win the respect of others? Or do they have experience overcoming a challenge your organization is also facing?
Reference checks are the best way to understand a candidate’s reputation as a team leader. Speak with people they’ve managed and ask if they’d want to work with that person again, how that person helped them grow, and what personal career accomplishments wouldn’t have been possible without them.
The trick with reference checks is to not rely solely on references provided by the candidate. Use LinkedIn or your network to source your own references. Keep the conversation informal and natural. If the reference you’re speaking with is comfortable, they’ll be more transparent about the candidate’s personality and leadership style.
Look for a community of leaders
The best leaders are not successful by themselves; they create an ecosystem of talent around them. The PayPal mafia is the most well-known example, but enterprise software has one too: Salesforce executives from the early 2000s who went on to become founders and CEOs (me, Tien Tzuo, and Peter Gassner). At Okta, I never want to see an employee go, but it also brings me great pride when I watch teammates start their own companies, grow teams, or help build something they’re passionate about from scratch. That’s why we recently created the Okta Incubation Fund, a pathway for employees to develop and incubate disruptive ideas within Okta, with the aim to cultivate even more leaders and entrepreneurial thinkers at the company.
Because providing ample opportunities for employee growth is so important to me, I always ask executive candidates about the other leaders they’ve produced. People want to work for leaders who will invest in them and help them advance their career, so ask specific questions about how they put their team first. You’ll want to know who they’ve supported in their career, in what ways they’ve mentored team members who have climbed the ranks, and how they would create a culture of empowerment at your organization.
Beware of ego
For several years, I’ve felt that everything I do in the CEO role feels entirely new and that none of my past experience ladders up to it. This means that hiring executives who bring in different experiences and knowledge becomes critical, and you have to learn to check your ego at the door. At first, it can be uncomfortable to acknowledge that the people reporting to you are the real experts in their respective fields, but letting them lead the way is critical to creating a high-functioning company. Every leader I hire has to be willing to do the same, because you can only hire a team of exceptional people if you’re ready to let go of control.
When I’m interviewing for executive roles, I’m not only checking my own ego, but I’m also wary of a candidate’s ego; leaders focused on self-importance are unlikely to be willing to pass the baton to others to lead the way. I question them about times they’ve let team members handle major initiatives along with the role they played in overseeing them. It’s also essential to ensure they have a clear vision of their own strengths and weaknesses and how they plan to hire people who fill the gaps.
Regardless of the percentage, people management is a critical skill for every C-suite leader—and if you support your team in a way that helps them grow and succeed, people will want to work with you no matter where you go. You’re only as successful as the people you hire, and you want to bring on leaders who have similar mindsets and a common goal of building a humble, high-performing team.
Todd McKinnon is the CEO and co-founder of Okta, the first cloud-based identity management platform. Founded in 2009, Okta helps companies of all sizes secure their users, applications and data — both in the cloud and behind the firewall — so work gets done, from any device, anywhere
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Federal Acquisition Regulation: Good Faith in Small Business Subcontracting
by the Defense Department, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on 06/03/2020.
DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which requires examples of failure to make good faith efforts to comply with a small business subcontracting plan.
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TherapeuticsMD gears up to launch first-ever bioidentical hormone combo Bijuva
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The FDA has approved TherapeuticsMD's Bijuva, the first bioidentical combo of estradiol and progesterone. (Olivier Le Moal/Getty Images)
TherapeuticsMD just racked up its third FDA approval of the year, this time for a menopause remedy that combines two bioidentical hormones.
The agency cleared Bijuva, an oral softgel that contains estradiol and progesterone, two commonly used hormone therapies, to alleviate menopause symptoms such as hot flashes. TherapeuticsMD's ingredients are artificially produced but chemically identical to hormones made naturally by women's bodies.
As the women’s health-focused company’s third FDA nod this year—following Imvexxy, a bioidentical estradiol vaginal insert, and Annovera, a hormonal birth control ring—Bijuva will roll out in the second quarter of 2019. The company said the target date allows it to build up the foundation for its launch.
“We will expand our salesforce in Q1 to cover the more significant market opportunity for Bijuva, as well as activate payer discussions to ensure coverage ramp is in line with our expectations,” a spokesperson told FiercePharma via email.
The company hasn't yet set a price, but it expects “to price at parity to the other drugs in the market despite the other compounds being older drugs,” the spokesperson said.
Bijuva is the first bioidentical combo hormone therapy the FDA has approved, the company said. The agency has greenlighted separate estradiol and progesterone pills that are bioidentical, but not intended to be used together. Synthetic versions of that combo are available, however, and some compounded bioidentical hormones are circulating on the market, TherapeuticsMD said.
Although there’s currently no evidence showing bioidentical therapies are better than synthetic hormones, the Florida company thinks there’s still a meaningful market up for grabs.
Citing data from IQVIA and a consensus estimate from Symphony Health Solutions, TherapeuticsMD figures that the separate bioidentical drugs, plus the compounded versions, together account for 15 million to 20 million dispensed prescriptions each year in the U.S. These are the easier targets because Bijuva can save patients out-of-pocket costs via insurance coverage and can eliminate risks of compounded hormone therapy, the company argues.
“Bijuva addresses a significant demand for bioidentical hormone therapy and provides women, their healthcare providers and pharmacists with a proven bi-identical combination product that can be covered by their insurance,” said company CEO Robert Finizio in a statement.
As the first phase of its launch plan, the company started an outreach program called Bio-Ignite. The aim is to reach some 3,000 high-volume compounding pharmacies to garner their interest in replacing their compounded bioidentical estradiol and progesterone with Bijuva.
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EXCLUSIVE: Amy Duggar and Dillon King are Moving to a New House: 'It's a Fixer Upper'
By Alex Ungerman 6:22 PM PST, March 7, 2016
Amy (Duggar) King and her husband, Dillon King, are headed to a new home.
The 29-year-old former 19 Kids and Counting star told ET on Monday that the couple is moving into a 2-bed, 2-bath home in Fayetteville, Arkasnas owned by her grandmother, saying, "Grandma is going to be landlord!"
"It has huge bay windows, walk-in closets, and a big kitchen. It's a fixer-upper," Amy revealed.
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"It's an older home, so it definitely needs to be brought up-to-date," she added. "It'll be so fun!"
Amy explained that the up-sizing is long overdue. "Right now, our little apartment doesn’t have a dishwasher or washer/dryer, so this will be such a nice change," she said. "Dillon actually moved into my apartment, so we have been living in a super girly, floral-designed home."
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Amy and Dillon King
"We want this to be the house all of our friends go to and spent time on a Friday night," Amy continued.
The two will be move into their new home during the first week of April, which is perfect timing, as Dillon's birthday is on April 3. In fact, Amy is calling the home "Dillon's birthday present."
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The couple has high hopes for the house, and it's hard to doubt them since they already seem to have one kitchen problem figured out. The Duggar cousin posted a meme to Instagram for National Cereal Day on Monday with the caption, "Our marriage works because Dill is lactose intolerant. He doesn't bother my cereal or my milk and it's glorious."
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Andrej GACINA knows how to beat the best
Andrej GACINA recorded just one defeat in the whole of the TMS 2014 European Team Championships in Lisbon last year in Portugal; it happened against Germany’s Timo BOLL. The 28 year old, who guided Croatia to a bronze medal in the Portuguese capital city,
Andrej GACINA recorded just one defeat in the whole of the TMS 2014 European Team Championships in Lisbon last year in Portugal; it happened against Germany’s Timo BOLL. The 28 year old, who guided Croatia to a bronze medal in the Portuguese capital city, will have a chance to avenge his defeat very soon at the 2015 NN Table Tennis Club ITTF – Europe Top 16 in Baku (from 6th to 8th February).
The member of the Bundesliga’s Zugbrücke Grenzau is unsure about his current shape, since he was not focused on tournaments in past few weeks.
“Speaking about my competitive shape, I am not sure… In last two and half weeks after New Year’s holidays, I was only practicing. I am building my form for three very important matches in Bundesliga, as well as tournaments in February. I hope I will be ready in the right moment for matches and stay fit for Top 16 in Baku and forthcoming ITTF Events in Kuwait and Qatar,” announced GACINA.
At the NN Table Tennis Club ITTF – Europe Top 16 in Baku will play Dimitrij OVTCHAROV, Timo BOLL, Marcos FREITAS, Vladimir SAMSONOV, Tiago APOLONIA, Panagiotis GIONIS, Robert GARDOS, Bastian STEGER, Steffen MENGEL, Kristian KARLSSON, Simon GAUZY, Adrien MATTENET, Joao MONTEIRO, Par GERELL and Fahrad ISMAYILOV as a host nation representative. GACINA is seeded no. seven.
“The competition is fierce. Top four players are the main favorites for the title, but with such names at the list it is hard to give any predictions. “
What about your chances? “I do not have particular goals. I just want to give my best in each match and I hope I will be in the best shape for the Tournament. I can play against each player in Baku; there is no player I have not beaten before. The exception is OVTCHAROV, but I have not played against Dima in last six years. Recently I lost against GIONIS and BOLL.”
GACINA wants to put more stability in his game this season. “My goal is to reach top 15 by the end of the year.” said World’s no. 26.
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Brave scrap dealer was first to rescue Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis from crashed chopper
While Shaikh ran towards the chopper carrying Devendra Fadnavis to rescue those inside, others nearby ran away from the aircraft, fearing it might explode.
Latur: When a chopper carrying Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and five others came crashing down in Latur on Thursday afternoon, the first person to rush to his rescue was small time scrap dealer Irfan Shaikh, who shouted "Our king (CM) is trapped in the chopper".
While Shaikh ran towards the chopper to rescue those inside, some others nearby ran away from the aircraft, fearing it might explode.
File image of Devendra Fadnavis. PTI
The chopper came hurtling down from a height of nearly 80 feet in a thick cloud of dust, accompanied by some flashes of light and a loud booming sound.
While others bolted from the chopper, the 28-year-old Shaikh, unmindful of the risk, ran towards the craft to see how he could help the people stuck inside.
"The copter door was jammed and could not be opened... I pushed it, but it didn't budge... The chief minister then responded by pushing it from inside... Then I managed to (use) force to open it from outside... I offered my hand to the chief minister and helped him step down," Shaikh told a local media person, Govind Ingle of Lokmat Group.
A shaken Fadnavis told Shaikh that he was "fit and ok", and asked him to help the pilots and others on board the chopper even as he walked a few steps away.
The chief minister's office in Mumbai confirmed the developments on Friday, but declined to say whether Fadnavis would felicitate or honour the scrap dealer for rushing to assist them at a critical time, as the chopper could have exploded.
Later, Fadnavis told people that it was "blessings of the 12-crore people of Maharashtra and Jai Bhavani" which helped him and five others survive the crash.
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Australian wine shipments held up at Chinese ports amid political tensions
Wine shipments from Pernod Ricard’s Australian business have been held up at Chinese ports, two sources have told Reuters, the first foreign company to be harmed by a deterioration in relations between Australia and China.
The listed French company Pernod Ricard owns the big-selling Australian wine brand Jacob’s Creek. Photo: Supplied
Six Australian wine companies have faced delays at Chinese customs since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull complained of Chinese political interference in late 2017, straining ties between the two trading partners, a senior government official says.
The listed French company Pernod Ricard owns the big-selling Australian wine brand Jacob’s Creek.
Australia has accused China of meddling in its domestic affairs and is introducing foreign interference laws. China has denied any such activity.
“Pernod Ricard through its ownership of Jacob’s Creek has been impacted by China’s restrictions,” said a government source briefed on the issue, who declined to be identified as he is not authorised to talk to the media.
Pernod Ricard’s head office in France acknowledged that there had been an impact but declined to go into details.
“We experienced some delays in China and we are actively working to resolve the issue,” a spokesman said. “Our business performance in the country is not impacted by this minor incident.”
In recent months, Treasury Wine Estates and McWilliams Wines have disclosed that they are experiencing problems at Chinese customs.
They and Pernod Ricard joined several other companies for an emergency meeting with government officials last week, a government source said, to urge the government to break the impasse with China over trade restrictions.
China’s customs have not responded to faxes requesting comment on the Australian complaints of delays.
Pernod Ricard, which manufactures and sells various alcoholic drinks including Absolut Vodka and Martell cognac, does not publish sales records of Jacob’s Creek wines to China.
But in June, it said China accounted for about nine per cent of its global sales of 9 billion euros ($14 billion).
The Chinese delays have cast a shadow over an otherwise golden period for Australian wine exports, which are forecast to be worth more than $A1 billion in 2018, government figures show, compared with $848 million in 2017.
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Worst-performing Restaurant Group sites to be sold or closed
Best Articles by Andrew Seymour on 26th August 2016
The Restaurant Group has put 33 of its worst performing sites up for sale or potential closure after its leisure-focused dining business encountered a difficult first half of the year.
The 500-unit restaurant giant’s first half results incurred an associated charge of £39.3m as a result of the move, while the asset value of a further 29 sites were written down, which was reflected in a £17.8m non-cash impairment charge. TRG has not stated which of its brands the under-performing sites relate to or where they are based.
TRG bosses said the company had faced a “challenging” trading period across its leisure brands, but seen a good performance from its pubs and concessions business for the 27 weeks to 3 July 2016.
Total revenue fell 3.4% to £359m with like-for-like sales down 4%. Operating profit declined 4% to £37.5m.
The company admitted that Frankie & Benny’s performance had particularly suffered due to insufficient focus on value, unsuccessful menu development and poor operational execution. It acknowledged that increased competition has had some impact, but was not the major factor behind the weak performance.
Chairman, Debbie Hewitt, said that TRG will now take action at Frankie & Benny’s on pricing, proposition and customer service. Greater focus will be put on its core customer base of families, and new value offers will be tested and trialled. It will also add popular dishes back to the menu.
“The brand remains relevant and popular and we are confident that improved performance will be achieved by being more customer-focussed and data-driven, and through better operational execution,” said Hewitt.
Despite the disappointing figures, TRG reminded investors that its leisure brands, which also include Chiquito, remain relevant and operate in a growing market place. Overall it said that seven new sites had opened in the first half of the year, while trading has improved slightly in recent weeks, with like-for-like sales for the first 34 weeks of 2016 down 3.7%.
“This has been a challenging trading period for our leisure brands, albeit with a good performance from our pubs and concessions businesses,” said Hewit. “The board has moved quickly to undertake a review of the operating strategy and we now have clarity on the issues facing our leisure brands, particularly Frankie & Benny’s.”
A new executive team is in place to lead the implementation of the first phase of the review and to apply the learnings to its other brands.
“The company is profitable, highly cash generative and has a strong balance sheet, and given our confidence in the current trading forecast, we are declaring an interim dividend of 6.8 pence per share, unchanged from last year,” said Hewitt.
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Around 104,852 women had their photos uploaded to a bot, on the WhatsApp-like text messaging app Telegram, which were then used to generate computer-generated fake nudes of them without their knowledge or consent, researchers revealed on Tuesday.
The text messaging service Telegram was used to generate and share these fake nudes.
These so-called “deepfake” images were created by an ecosystem of bots on the messaging app Telegram that could generate fake nudes on request, according to a report released by Sensity, an intelligence firm that specializes in deepfakes.
The report found that users interacting with these bots were mainly creating fake nudes of women they know from images taken from social media, which is then shared and traded on other Telegram channels.
The Telegram channels the researchers examined were made up of 101,080 members worldwide, with 70% coming from Russia and other eastern European countries.
A small number of individuals targeted by the bot appear to be underage.
According to the report, the bots received significant advertising on the Russian social media website VK.
However, the Russian social platform’s press team told Forbes that these communities or links were not promoted using VK’s advertising tools, adding “VK doesn’t tolerate such content or links… and blocks communities that distribute them.”
70%. That’s the percentage of bot’s victims who were private individuals, not celebrities or influencers. The fake nudes of these women were generated using photos that were either taken from social media or private material. This is unlike deepfake non-consensual pornographic videos where celebrities are often the target.
Sensity’s CEO and Chief Scientist Giorgio Patrini told Forbes that unlike celebrity deepfake videos, which require multiple images and videos, “only a single image is needed to operate this technology, and simply by uploading to a chat room,” He notes that this completely changes completely who can be targeted, “if you have ever shared publicly one photo on social media, you may be under threat.”
Surprising Fact
While direct messages on Telegram feature unbreakable end-to-end encryption, which makes illegal content hard to trace, Sensity found that the Telegram channels used in this investigation were simply accessible by searching the right keywords among public groups. According to Patrini, these channels don’t even try to hide and they include tens of thousands of users, with no vetting or selection. “Actually, bot services like this one are made for business, they charge by usage, and they want to reach a big audience to monetize. There is little to no attempt to police and take them down,” he added.
Deepfakes are a form of forged media generated by using a type of artificial intelligence called neural networks in which a person an image or video is replaced by someone else’s likeness. The Telegram bot discovered by Sensity’s researcher sounds similar to an app called DeepNude, that used AI to automatically generate non-consensual nudes of women in photos, by ‘stripping’ their clothing from the images. DeepNude was shut down by its developers in a single day after it received extensive critical media coverage. The app’s creators however sold DeepNude’s license on an online marketplace later for $30,000, following which the app was reverse-engineered. The researchers note that the Telegram bot is likely based on an open-source version of DeepNude, however, simpler and easier to use than the original desktop app.
While most of the coverage on deepfakes has focused heavily on politics and elections many experts worry that the actual victims of this technology may be people who are socially vulnerable. Sam Gregory, a program director with human-rights video organization Witness, told CNET that, the “focus on deepfakes is in an electoral context,” overlooks the harm being caused to regular people, where even a poor-quality deepfake is still deeply harmful.
A deepfake bot on Telegram is violating women by forging nudes from regular pics (CNET)
Thousands Of Women Have No Idea A Telegram Network Is Sharing Fake Nude Images Of Them (BuzzFeed News)
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The Outbox 8/31
Heeeeeere comes the future!
Well friends, that world-famous catchphrase of mine has extra special meaning today.
You see, it’s my birthday. I’m 40 years old, which means I’ve lived for exactly 14,600 days, which is 350,400 hours, which is 21,024,000 minutes, which is 1,261,440,000 seconds … but who’s counting?!
Man, lemme tell ya, there really is no stopping the future.
So with no further dilly or dally, let’s get to your recruiting questions. Sadly, there haven’t been many crossing my inbox (C’mon, people!), so even more sadly, there won’t be that many in the outbox …
What’s with Jordan Jenkins? What’s our board look like at the “buck” position? — Kyle via blog comments
Two very good questions, Kyle, and as you would imagine the answers are intertwined. Florida has an impressive board with some of the nation’s best athletes on the defensive side of the ball here. The Gators also have the room to recruit two or three of these types of difference-making players and still promise an early crack at playing time by classifying them at defensive end or Buck or outside linebacker.
This is one of the key areas of flexibility still remaining in the Gators’ Class of 2012. We all know the UF coaches have several needs remaining to fill in this class (like offensive line and receiver to name two). But when it comes to defense, this is the key area. Florida has done well to create relationships with several excellent prospects and will find it difficult to turn some of them down if the feeling is mutual. I think they will find a way to grab one more defensive tackle, an end, a Buck and an outside linebacker with size before they call it a class on defense. Three of those players could come from the following group …
At the top of the list is Hamilton, Ga., five-star Jordan Jenkins. At 6-foot-3, 245 pounds and with great speed and a quick first step, he is called “The Freak.” You can see why when he dunks a football over the goalpost. Jenkins seems to be down to Florida and Alabama, and no one really knows which way he’s leaning, as both schools offer a lot. I spoke at length with his father, mother and a teammate when they were all in Gainesville for Friday Night Lights. It’s obvious Jenkins has built a good relationship with the UF coaching staff. He might be their No. 1 priority if you consider how many coaches are personally recruiting him. Jenkins also spent most of his time in Gainesville that day with Ronald Powell. I was told they got along famously and that Jenkins really looks up to Powell, who said he wants to take Jenkins under his wing. I can tell you this — Jordan and his parents will be watching Powell closely this season to see exactly what he and the Buck position are capable of.
But wait, that’s not all. Florida could easily take another Buck, maybe a slightly smaller player, and call him an outside linebacker if they so choose. That could be the case with Tampa, Fla., four-star Tyriq McCord (6-3, 220), who has the quickness and athleticism to play in space, but also possesses the pure pass-rushing instincts to be a disruptive player on the line. McCord, who is good friends with UF commit Matt Jones (also of the Tampa Bay area) was thought to be strongly leaning toward Florida until he abruptly named South Carolina his leader. This drama will likely play out through the coming months.
Could it be that the Gators began to show less interest in McCord because the coaches felt good about yet another Buck prospect, maybe an even better Buck prospect? If you want drama, all you have to do is follow St. Petersburg, Fla., five-star Dante Fowler (6-3, 235). Fowler insists he is solidly committed to Florida State, but it’s impossible to ignore the mutual affection between he and the UF coaching staff. Florida can offer a clear path to playing time with a less-cluttered depth chart, and then there’s the Buck position itself. Fowler raves about how he would be featured in this defense. There’s a lot going on here behind the scenes. Fowler, who says he will visit Gainesville two or three more times this fall, is another one of those Tampa Bay area prospects, close friends with Jones, an uber-recruiter. I will only say that I do not think the Florida coaches would put this much time and effort into a committed player unless they believe they have a good shot to turn him Gator. Stay tuned.
Last and certainly not least on the Buck list is Harrisburg, Pa., five-star Noah Spence (6-4, 240), whom many are calling the best pass-rusher that state has produced since Pittsburgh’s Jason Taylor. Spence has incredible stats, like 101 tackles last year and 39.5 career sacks in his first three years of high school. Several of the Gators coaches are working hard to recruit him. Even UF tight end commit and fellow Pennsylvanian Colin Thompson has joined the fray. But it may not be enough to pull Spence out of the state. He is high on the Nittany Lions, and as I’ve said before, until he schedules an official visit to campus I won’t rank him ahead of the aforementioned prospects in terms of his chances of ending up in this class.
With Jeff Driskel becoming the backup, will we see any of the other quarterbacks transfer after the season? Who might be some of the quarterbacks we’re looking at in the 2013 class? — Big J via e-mail
Florida head coach Will Muschamp has made it clear that he and Charlie Weis want four quarterbacks on the roster. For that reason, it’s easy to see why the Gators didn’t really go after anyone for the Class of 2012. Besides, quarterbacks need a lot of attention and evaluation. Weis will want and need to build a relationship with a prep QB over the course of a couple of years. I think quarterback will be a priority position in UF’s Class of 2013.
Perhaps at the top of the list for Florida (and the nation) is Brice Ramsey of Kingsland, Ga., which is just on the other side of the Florida border. Ramsey is 6-3, 195, has a big arm and was in The Swamp twice this past summer — for a UF camp and for Friday Night Lights. It was during that camp in June that Ramsey got a UF scholarship offer, however, he committed several weeks later to Georgia. When he returned to Gainesville for FNL, Ramsey told Gatorsports.com that his commitment to UGA is somewhat soft. Georgia is definitely in the driver’s seat, but there is a long, long way to go.
Ramsey may be the only 2013 QB with an offer from Florida at the moment, but he’s not the only one on the radar. In fact, another Peach stater on Weis’ watch list is Marietta’s Eddie Printz (6-4, 195). Weis visited his high school in May, and Printz returned the favor, visiting Gainesville with his mother in early August.
Another one to watch is Cord Sandberg (6-2, 185) of Bradenton, Fla., whom many consider the top prospect in the state. Not only did he visit for UF camp in the summer, but Sandberg is a UF legacy. His father, Chuck, played baseball for the Gators in the late 70s. Cord is considered more of a dual-threat QB, so Weis will be carefully watching his film for passing ability and pocket presence.
Just as it’s a bit early to break down Florida’s QB recruiting board for 2013, it would be hasty to predict what will happen to the players currently on the UF roster. All we know is that John Brantley will graduate and Weis is very high on Driskel and Brissett, whom he personally recruited into UF’s Class of 2011. What’s to come of Tyler Murphy? It’s very hard to say. At 6-2, 209, and with good athleticism, he could end up at receiver. Or he could see the writing on the wall and transfer, especially if the Gators bring in another top prospect and if Brissett passes him on the depth chart.
The first battle between Driskel and Brissett may have already been won by Driskel, who got a head start by enrolling in January. But the war is far from over. Typically when two elite prospects battle for the QB spot in college, the loser of that battle transfers. But in this case it is still possible that Brissett could redshirt and stay at UF for his entire college career.
Who is the most important recruit for UF this cycle, commit and/or target? The Tim Tebow, Omar Hunter, Ronald Powell, Jeff Driskel. — @schnarr17
Oh, Twitter. I was about to give up on you. But mere minutes before I wrote this blog, my good friend on the Internet, Chad Schnarr, came through with a dandy of a question. (By the way, if any of you like the Tampa Bay Lightning half as much as I do, you have to check out Chad’s site, BoltProspects.com. They do a phenomenal job over there. See what happens when you tweet me?!)
OK, the question. Ever since Tim Tebow christened Urban Meyer’s second class, there has been this desire to call the top prospect “The Tim Tebow” of his class. Meyer himself was guilty when he slapped that label on defensive tackle Omar Hunter in the Class of 2008. Poor Omar. He’s turned out to be a solid citizen and a solid run-stopping nose tackle, but when it comes to recruiting he’ll forever be the central figure in the cautionary tale of why it’s not a good idea to call anyone the “Tim Tebow” of his class.
That said, let me tell you who is the Tim Tebow of this class!
Just kidding. I don’t think there is one, and I know Chad was only asking who is the top dog in the class. Still, if you go back you can see that Meyer couldn’t resist the urge again in 2009 when he compared Andre Debose to Percy Harvin, who by the way really would have been the “Tim Tebow” of his class if that Tebow guy weren’t already in it. Again, look at Debose. Could he have done without the weight of that label? Maybe. So let’s rush out to label someone in this Class of 2012, shall we?
It’s the kind of tag you put on an electric, difference-making talent, the kind player who sells jerseys and appears on the cover of NCAA video games. Think quarterbacks, wide receivers and tailbacks. This class doesn’t really have that one guy. The truth is that this is shaping up to be a class full of high-character, highly ranked athletes at mostly non-glamor positions. They’re all mini-Tebows!
It’s possible that if Florida lands either of its five-star wide receiver prospects in Stefon Diggs or Nelson Agholor, the fans could point to him as THE headliner of the class. But I think the most important recruit for UF is already committed, and he plays the position that is arguably the Gators’ biggest hole to fill. It’s Charlotte, N.C., five-star offensive tackle D.J. Humphries (6-6, 275).
Since Humphries’ team played its second game of the young season last week, I’ve gotten more than one report from UF fans in the area about him. Here’s what one said …
“He showed great hustle by getting down field to throw second-level blocks after pancaking his primary defender. He’s got good footwork and long arms with little body fat. He is a leader amongst his peers. The team is well-coached. He looks like an excellent prospect.”
Sounds like Humphries is the Tim Tebow of offensive linemen. Wink!
Is Rivals your go-to recruitment site and what do you value about it and the others? — Zach via blog comments
I’ve already gotten a ton of feedback about yesterday’s blog, which led off with some updated Rivals rankings. It touched a nerve among Gator fans, many of whom are obviously conspiracy theorists. (Hey, did you know Rivals is a network of websites run by FSU alumni?) Well, Rivals doesn’t need me to defend its rankings, nor do I want to. I like to visit Rivals, ESPN and Scout.com with equal aplomb. I talk to lots of analysts from all three sites. I think they all do a great job and work very hard at this recruiting game. I don’t have a go-to site.
I see ESPN is starting to stake a claim on its patch of recruiting turf. They’ve launched three sites (Texas, Oklahoma and Southern Cal) under the umbrella of “Recruiting Nation” with plans for nine more sites, including Florida, by the end of this year. Another newcomer is 247Sports.com, a relatively fresh face in recruiting wars but one with some very talented and experienced national analysts. I also enjoy CBS’ Eye on Recruiting blog, which is very ably manned by national writer Bryan Fischer. Another handy website in the CBS family is MaxPreps.com, which ranks players and features well-known analyst Tom Lemming.
All right, my friends (young and old). That’s it for a special edition of The Outbox. I hope you all can appreciate the dedication of your faithful correspondent who works around the clock for you (even on his birthday). Please make sure you give me the gift of more recruiting questions for next week. Here are your go-to links …
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J August 31, 2011 At 5:05 pm
Happy Big Birthday Jeff
Vulcan Alex August 31, 2011 At 5:09 pm
How about an analyis of our future DB’s including any potential recruits. With the Buck position and lots of D linemen it might be interesting to focus on the back end of the D.
More on recuits Coach Weis is personally involved with.
Any news on if Texas and the 2013 radar for recruits.
Jimmy August 31, 2011 At 5:10 pm
The SEC recently put a cap on the amount of recruits a team could sign at 25. But you can also count guys that enroll in January on last years count. The Gators had 20 Recruits last year, does that mean we can have 30 (25+5) or even more because some of last years guys came in january so they count on the 2010 total? This doesn’t sound right but I can’t figure out what I am missing.
Donovan Hallman August 31, 2011 At 5:22 pm
Happy Birthday Jeff!! Thanks for keeping us up to date with the recruiting scene
Eugenio August 31, 2011 At 5:22 pm
Hey Jeff! Great job with The Outbox. In 2005, we beat FSU and Urban Meyer, using the excitement of the win, got a plethora of recruits to commit or secure their commitments. With a big group of recruits coming to town for the Bama game, would a win have a similar impact?
How does the coaching staff go about analyzing the available talent nationwide and, consequently, selecting those players that they want to pursue? There must be a method by which they winnow down their options out of the thousands of available players. Do they pay for a service similar to that which got Oregon in hot water, or do they have a system unique to UF?
what_the... August 31, 2011 At 7:26 pm
Jeff – No questions? You didn’t answer any from the message board questions!!
John Curtis August 31, 2011 At 8:22 pm
First, Happy Birthday Jeff! Hope #40 is a memorable one! Get ready for things to start falling apart! It wont be long and what doesn’t hurt, doesn’t work!
Since we have fans that favor various recruiting services, why not take the top services and coming up with an average? It may be more work that it’s worth, with your time restrictions, but, it would give the rankings a little more validity!
Who do you think will be the most productive freshman from the 2011 class?
ANSWER THIS August 31, 2011 At 10:39 pm
Are we all done with the LB’s this class? and besides the 5 stars at receiver are the gators looking at anyone else? and will any of our commits decommit?
Jeff- Any chance for Dorial Green? Do you see Kent Taylor ending up in our class? Who else we going for in the secondary?
Jeff- Besides Dante Fowler any other recruits from other teams still high on the gators? Any recruit about to commit you think?
j September 1, 2011 At 2:39 am
Curtis,
Gator Country already has this on there site.
Jeff, again, happy b-day. Thanks for everything you do buddy.
Jimmy,
It is a 25 hard cap. There is no wiggle room. Only transfers will break that mold open.
Eugenio,
I think FSU or Bama would have the same effect. I would love to find out man.
j.,
Weis’s sole goal is QB. Anybody disagree me?
Nashville Gator September 1, 2011 At 7:48 am
Happy Birthday! As far as I’m concerned, you are the next Tim Tebow.
kyle September 1, 2011 At 9:37 am
HAPPY BDAY and thanks for the answer. I thought Brian Cox looked good for STA
James September 1, 2011 At 11:20 am
Jeff, do we really have a realistic shot at Fowler? It sounds to me like he’s just being immature, trying to get attention.
Sxottt September 1, 2011 At 11:57 am
You forgot leap years.
DC Gator September 1, 2011 At 12:22 pm
I don’t know if anyone watched the Armwood game on TV the other day but, they gave A LOT of love to Matt Jones showing him numerous times on the sidelines pumping up his teammates. Seems like a real high character guy. They also talked about a DB that’s considering the Gators… I can’t remember his name but he had a great game… Any feedback on this guy?
UFgator_in_JAX September 1, 2011 At 12:23 pm
Happy Birthday and another solid Outbox. The Outboxes have been your shining contribution to GatorSports.com, keep it up. I have 2 questions…Recruiting has gotten quiet heading into the season, are we going to see any commitments before the SEC portion of UF’s schedule or is everyone on their board waiting to see how they play and how they do against their big time opponents? In other words, does the fate of the rest of UF’s class solely lie in the hands of the current players and how they perform this season or do you see any commitments coming before October? My second question is basketball related…Does Billy have any big men on the board for 2012 that they have a real shot at? Don’t shoot me for bringing up basketball right before football season. I love both equally!
UFL1138 September 1, 2011 At 12:24 pm
I think that’s 14,609 days — but like you say, who’s counting?
No, it’s 14,610– 2000 was a leap year, too.
Kendall September 1, 2011 At 2:35 pm
The coaching staff at florida has taken 4 DB’s so far in this class. Is Tracy Howard out? would UF take anymore DB’s? Also if Agholor and Diggs go elsewhere who is next at reciever? Are there anymore tight ends on the board for the gators?
Jordan Jenkins’ wild ride – Gator Prospectus - Gator Sports - Gainesville, FL - Archive September 1, 2011 At 2:43 pm
[…] Yesterday’s Outbox blog detailed how Hamilton, Ga., five-star Jordan Jenkins (6-foot-3, 245 pounds), whom the Gators are recruiting for the Buck linebacker position, very well may be Florida’s top priority. […]
Jimmy September 1, 2011 At 3:58 pm
Happy Birthday Jeff………enjoy them all cause they will start going by like light poles side the road.
Heres a question, Do the Gators have any local player of intrest on their board. Local meaning north florida area
Good job so far,thanks and Go Gators!
Paul September 1, 2011 At 10:20 pm
Happy Birthday Jeff! Your insights are great and so informative!
Please tell me that the Gator staff is looking at a couple of BIG bruising tailbacks (not fullbacks) in the 2013 class. There has to be several big runners who are fast and tip the scales at 230 or over.
Florida didn’t ever seem to want these guys in the spread but it seems that it would be another present in the-pro-style offensive toolbox.
And maybe the big guys would want to come here if they knew they could run A LOT with the ball. If you want to tear up a sidewalk you just might want a jackhammer available, not just a lightweight, good for many, many jobs low torque product. Keep our great speed guys but give a new dimension to the run game. Isn’t that the new mantra in these times, power running. What do you think.
(Would’ve loved to have given Alabama’s Jalston Fowler a look at tailback! He wanted to be a running back was reportedly made a linebacker because Alabama’s depth at running back was so loaded.
The internet tapes of him showed running over 3 & 4 would be tacklers and also catching passes very well.) Just dreaming…
Should’ve been traditional tailback runner, not low torque product. Rainey, Demps, and Burton are great and Burton does have some weight. We’ll do well with just these guys. Just thinking that more options would be great.
Homer J September 2, 2011 At 7:43 am
Happy Birthday Jeff. I hope your birthday is as great of a day as my 40th, 11/28/09. That was Timmy’s last game in the SWAMP.
I love hearing about D.J. Humphries. We need a great O-line to go with Driskel and Brissett. Hopefully, Young will commit.
I watched Vadal Alexander from Buford, GA last Friday and he was huffin & puffin in the second qtr, against a JV opponent.
Atl Gator September 6, 2011 At 4:00 pm
Happy Bday Jeff, keep the info coming!!!!!
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UNHCR concerned over refugee conditions on Greek islands
A Syrian refugee man prepares chicken on a grill outside his shelter at the refugee camp of Ritsona about 86 kilometers (53 miles) north of Athens, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Over 62,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece after a series of Balkan border closures and an European Union deal with Turkey to stop migrant flows. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)(The Associated Press)
Refugee Moustafa Abdulrahman, 2, from Kobani, Syria, peeks out while standing outside his family's shelter at the refugee camp of Ritsona about 86 kilometers (53 miles) north of Athens, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Over 62,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece after a series of Balkan border closures and an European Union deal with Turkey to stop migrant flows. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)(The Associated Press)
An Afghan refugee child stands against a wall at the refugee camp of Oinofyta about 58 kilometers (36 miles) north of Athens, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. Over 62,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece after a series of Balkan border closures and an European Union deal with Turkey to stop migrant flows. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)(The Associated Press)
ATHENS, Greece – The United Nations refugee agency is urging Greek authorities to quickly move asylum-seekers to the mainland from overcrowded facilities on Greek islands, saying conditions remain bad and expressing concern over a predicted cold weather snap.
UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards said in Geneva Friday that conditions at many sites "remain very poor" despite improvement efforts.
More than 15,500 migrants or refugees are stuck on Greek islands. Under a European Union-Turkey deal to reduce migration into Europe, those arriving on islands after March are held and face being returned to Turkey unless they successfully apply for asylum in Greece.
Edwards noted that only vulnerable asylum-seekers or those who have completed the registration process could be transferred to the mainland, and delays in registration or identifying vulnerable cases "contributed to serious overcrowding."
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Are microtransactions the dark side of gaming?
Matt Charlton delves deeper into the issue of loot boxes and microtransactions in the wake of the controversy surrounding Star Wars Battlefront II. Suggesting many gamers (myself included) may look to a resurgent Nintendo and its storied franchises this holiday season and beyond.
Guest post by Matt Charlton
Microtransactions have the potential to destroy this industry if they carry on the way they’re going!
Games used to be £30. You got everything. Recently, games were £50. £70 if you wanted everything.
Now, you get something for £50. More for £70 and everything else is a perpetual business model with moving goalposts.
Not to mention they will turn off the servers at some point. Probably in less than 5 years. At which point your £1500 on microtransactions is thrown in the bin.
I don’t like this direction and it’s putting me off investing in AAA titles on both the Xbox One and PS4.
I’d rather play on the Nintendo Switch now. Super Mario Odyssey was a masterpiece and a wonderful playthrough, which is still giving even after completing the main story. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a beast that I’ve still only just scratched the surface of.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is great and with the addition of Rocket League, yesterday, Nintendo Switch is rapidly becoming a wonderful platform and a haven for avid video gamers of all ages and abilities.
DLC is fine. A pain, sometimes especially if it’s on a disc, but it’s fine.
Microtransactions for skins and shiny things that don’t really affect anything other than aesthetics, bearable.
Buying your way up a power and ability track with loot crates is a cancer and it needs to be taken out of premium games. It has no place in the industry and gamers are starting to revolt.
Hopefully, they will go away.
How do you feel about the state of microtransactions and an aggressive approach by some publishers? Let me know in the comments below.
Posted by John Hood at 4:10 pm
Labels: battlefront, dice, disney, ea, lucasfilm, mario, nintendo, nintendo switch, ps4, star wars, the legend of zelda, xbox one
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To-Do List: Door County Calendar of Events
‘NOV. 11
• KIDS TECH CLUB, 3:45 to 4:40 p.m. Learn how electricity moves using snap-circuit kids. Geared for grades 3 to 5. Beginner and advanced levels; today's session for beginners. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Free, but preregistration required. 920-746-7119 or doorcountylibrary.org.
• POETRY, 7 p.m. Award-winning poet Peter Sherrill reads from his work in a program dedicated to veterans, followed by open mic and reception., Part of the Dickinson Poetry Series. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 10341 Wisconsin 42, Ephraim. Free. 920-854-7559 or uufdc.org.
• VETERANS DAY SERVICES: Brussels: 9:30 a.m., gymnasium, Southern Door High School, 2079 County DK (just west of Wisconsin 57). Guest speaker Korean War veteran Tom Van Lieshout; luncheon following for veterans and their families. Public invited. Washington Island: 10:30 a.m., Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Road. Guest speaker Scott McFarlane, Door County veterans service officer. 920-746-2225 or 888-743-1844, Ext. 2225 for both programs.
• WISDOM WEDNESDAY, 10:30 a.m. Weekly educational program presented by Door County YMCA. This week, "How To ID Identity Theft and Fraud," by Kimberly Lewis of Baylake Bank. Northern Door Program Center, Wisconsin 42 and Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek. Free. 920-868-3660 or www.doorcountyymca.org.
• WRITING PROGRAM, 2 to 3:30 p.m. "Writing About the Past: Personal/Family Histories." Free weekly sessions through Nov. 18 co-sponsored by Write On, Door County and Door County Library. Geared toward older adults working on family trees. Practical advice and one-on-one opportunities with experienced instructors. Compilations may be submitted to Recollection Wisconsin website. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-7121, www.doorcountylibrary.org or www.writeondoorcounty.com.
• ‘CHILDREN READ,’ 4 to 5 p.m. Children may read a story to a gentle therapy dog. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-7119 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• CPR TRAINING, 6 to 10 p.m. Also defibrillator instruction. Presented by Sister Bay-Liberty Grove Fire Department and Northern Door Health and Wellness Ministry. Two-year certification in infant, child and adult CPR. Sister Bay Fire Station, 2258 Mill Road. $15 per person includes books, materials and mask. Preregistration required at sisterbayfirecpr@gmail.com; information at northerndoorhealthwellness.com.
• NATURE PROGRAM, 7 p.m. "Bird Species and Behavior," part of the Discovery Series monthly discussion program sponsored by The Ridges Sanctuary. Meet at Cook-Fuller Nature Center, 8166 Wisconsin 57, Baileys Harbor. Free, but reservations appreciated. 920-839-2802 or ridgessanctuary.org.
• SCHOOL MUSICAL, 7 p.m. "Footloose" presented by Southern Door High School. Stage show adapted from the smash 1984 movie starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer about a city boy who moves to a small town where the preacher leads a crusade to ban dancing, to the dismay of his rebellious daughter. Oscar- and Tony-winning scores, movie soundtrack hit No. 1. Southern Door Community Auditorium, 2073 County DK, just west of Wisconsin 57, Brussels. $10 adults, $7 ages 17 and younger. Show runs through Nov. 15 920-825-7333 or www.southerndoorauditorium.org.
• TV SHOW PREMIERE, 6:30 p.m. Preview of Washington Island's upcoming episode on "Discover Wisconsin." Guests Stephanie Klett, former show host and secretary of the state Department of Tourism, and Jack Moneypenny, director of Door County Visitor Bureau. Question-and-answer period. Trueblood Performing Arts Center, 870 Main Road, Washington Island. Free. 920-847-2528 or www.truebloodpac.com
• VETERANS DAY SERVICE, 12:15 p.m. Guest speaker Scott McFarlane, Door County veterans service officer; patriotic music from Ken Pollock. Preceded by salad and luncheon beginning at 11 a.m. Door County Senior Resource Center, 832 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-2225 or 888-743-1844, Ext. 2225.
• YOGA CLASS, 7 p.m. "Slow-flow" techniques, 90-minute sessions taught against scenic backdrop of The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor. Meet at Cook-Fuller Nature Center, 8166 Wisconsin 57, Baileys Harbor. $6 per person. 920-839-2802 or ridgessanctuary.org.
• CONCERT, 7 p.m. Airlifter Brass, quintet of the U.S. Air Force Mid-America Band, plays military marches, ragtime, jazz standards and original arrangements of patriotic favorites. Door Community Auditorium, 3926 Wisconsin 42, Fish Creek. Free. 920-868-2728 or dcauditorium.org.
• FAMILY FESTIVAL, 6 to 8 p.m. "Fall Into Winter" with winter-themed games, face painting, seasonal crafts, healthy snacks, family yoga. Door County YMCA, Sturgeon Bay Program Center, Michigan Street and Wisconsin 42-57. $5 per family for YMCA members, $10 nonmembers. 920-743-4949 or www.doorcountyymca.org.
• NATURE FILM, 3:30 p.m. Documentary on geologic history of Earth. Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay. Free. 920-746-5958 or www.crossroadsatbigcreek.com.
• ‘STORIES AND FUN,’ 9:30 a.m. Fox stories and fox mask craft for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents and grandparents. Door County Library, 123 S. Forestville Ave., Forestville. 920-856-6886 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• TRAVEL MOVIE, 7:30 p.m. "Superior: Land of the Woodland Drummer" by Tom Sterling, who will be on hand to present the movie. Third program of the Kiwanis Club of Northern Door’s and Rotary Club of Door County North’s Travel Film Series. First Baptist Church, 2622 S. Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay. $7 adults for series nonsubscribers. 920-854-4825 or 920-839-9419.
• ASTRONOMY, 6:30 p.m. View the night sky with Door Peninsula Astronomical Society members (program canceled if skies are cloudy; check Crossroads website). Stonecipher Astronomy Center, Crossroads at Big Creek, use entrance at 2200 Utah Street, Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-5958 or www.crossroadsatbigcreek.com.
• BASKETBALL CAMP, 9 to 11:30 a.m. (grades 1 and 2) and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (grades 3 to 5). Instructors Erik Natwick, YMCA youth development director and former Sturgeon Bay Clippers player; and Mike Burmesch, varsity assistant at Port Washington High School. Door County YMCA, Sturgeon Bay Program Center, Michigan Street and Wisconsin 42-57. $20 Y members, $36 nonmembers. 920-743-4949 or www.doorcountyymca.org.
• • ‘CHILDREN READ,’ 10:30 a.m. Kids can read stories to Amos, a gentle therapy dog, and sing to Amos as he celebrates his 9th birthday. Door County Library, 2323 Mill Road, Sister Bay. 920-854-2721 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• FALL FUN DAY, noon to 4 p.m. Weekly Saturday program at The Ridges Sanctuary. Celebration of autumn with family activities out in the natural world. No registration required, arrive any time. November theme is backyard birds; make own feeder and learn birds' eating habits to attract more feathered friends. Cook-Fuller Nature Center, 8166 Wisconsin 57, Baileys Harbor. 920-839-2802 or ridgessanctuary.org.
• GONG CONCERT, 7 p.m. "Sonic Immersion" by Sturgeon Bay composer Hans Christian, performing on three gongs (ranging from 22 inches high to more than 4 feet) and two Tibetan singing bowls. First of three concerts on successive Saturdays. Arrive by 6:30 p.m.; audience limited to 12; bring pillows, blankets or mats for seating; refreshments before and after music. Studio 330, 330 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay. $25 suggested donation. 920-818-0448 or hanschristianmusic.com.
• HOLIDAY COOKING, 10:30 a.m. Morag Hornsby of Serves You Right Catering gives demonstrations, tips and recipes to make Christmas culinary entertaining stress-free. Part of the Merry-Time Festival of Trees opening. Door County Maritime Museum, 120 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay. $20 includes samples, refreshments and free museum admission. 920-743-5958 or www.dcmm.org.
• NATURE HIKES, presented by The Ridges Sanctuary. 10 a.m. at Appel's Bluff, newly acquired Ridges property consisting of ledges, forest, fields and variety of habitats. Meet at Cook-Fuller Nature Center, 8166 Wisconsin 57, Baileys Harbor. 1 p.m. hike amid 170 upland acres of hardwood forest, lowland cedar-hemlock forest and water frontage along Clark Lake and Logan's Creek. Meet at trailhead at 5724 Loritz Road, Jacksonport. $5 adult Ridges members, $8 adult nonmembers for each. 920-839-2802 or ridgessanctuary.org.
• NATURE HIKE, 3:45 p.m. Learn how trees adapt to winter on a gentle. easy hike finishing before dark. Meet at Collins Learning Center at Crossroads at Big Creek, 2041 Michigan St., Sturgeon Bay. Free. 920-746-5958 or www.crossroadsatbigcreek.com.
• GENEALOGY, 1 to 4 p.m. Research assistance into family trees with Northern Door Geneaological Society volunteers. Door County Library, 2323 Mill Road, Sister Bay. Free. 920-854-2721 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• MOVIE, 4:30 p.m. "The Homestretch," documentary tracking three abandoned, homeless teens as they struggle to stay in school and build a future upon graduation. Part of the "Movies That Matter" series. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 10341 Wisconsin 42, Ephraim. Free. 920-854-7559 or www.uufdc.org.
• STORIES AND FUN, 10:30 a.m. ”Vroom!” theme for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents and grandparents. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-7119 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• WRITING PROGRAM, 6 to 8 p.m. Third of four sessions through Nov. 20 for those interested in writing a novel. Co-sponsored by Door County Library and Write On, Door County. Tips on getting started, web-based tools and finding local and online support. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-7121, www.doorcountylibrary.org or www.writeondoorcounty.com.
• FOLK CONCERT/DINNER, 8 p.m. Indiana singer/songwriter/guitarist Tim Grimm, who reached No. 1 on folk radio charts in 2014 with "King of the Folksingers," opening the winter dinner concert series. Optional dinner 6 p.m., main course braised pork over pumpkin-mushroom risotto. White Gull Inn, 4225 Main St., Fish Creek. $17 concert, $21.95 dinner; reservations recommended for both. 800-624-1987 or whitegullinn.com.
• FAMILY MOVIE, 3:30 p.m. "Home," 2015 animated movie about a loveable misfit visitor from another planet who strikes up a friendship with an adventurous Earthling girl. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Free. 920-746-7119 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• NATURE HIKE, 11 a.m. "Box lunch" tour of the autumn woods at The Ridges Sanctuary with discussion of bird behaviors and catered lunch from Top Shelf Cafe & Gourmet. Choice of turkey/roast beef sandwiches or veggie/hummus wrap; deadline for menu selection 4 p.m. Nov. 17. Meet at Cook-Fuller Nature Center, 8166 Wisconsin 57, Baileys Harbor. $15 Ridges members, $18 nonmembers. 920-839-2802 or ridgessanctuary.org.
• WRITING PROGRAM, 2 to 3:30 p.m. "Writing About the Past: Personal/Family Histories." Last of four weekly sessions co-sponsored by Write On, Door County and Door County Library. Geared toward older adults working on family trees. Practical advice and one-on-one opportunities with experienced instructors. Compilations may be submitted to Recollection Wisconsin website. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-7121, www.doorcountylibrary.org or www.writeondoorcounty.com.
• CHILDREN'S THEATER, 7:30 p.m. "Ho, Ho, Ho: The Santa Claus Chronicles" presented by Third Avenue Playhouse’s StageKids Theatre. Third Avenue Playhouse, 239 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay. $10 adults, $5 ages 11 and younger general admission. 920-743-1760 or www.thirdavenueplayhouse.com.
• CHRISTMAS BY THE BAY, 6 to 8 p.m. Sturgeon Bay's three-day weekend kickoff to the holiday season. Christmas tree lighting and live music at city's historic Clock Tower/Baylake Conference Center courtyard, North Third Avenue and Kentucky Street. Seasonal promotions and expanded hours at downtown shops. 920-743-6246 or www.sturgeonbay.net.
• HUNTER'S STEW, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Annual dinner sponsored by Washington Island Lions Club on the eve of gun deer-hunting season. Karly's Bar and Cellar Restaurant, 1246 Main Road, Washington Island. $10 adults, $5 children includes beverage and dessert. 920-847-2179 or e-clubhouse/sites/washingtonisland.org.
• IPAD USERS, 1 p.m. Informal meeting to share information, expertise and ideas. Door County Library, 2323 Mill Road, Sister Bay. 920-854-2721 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• STORIES AND FUN, 9:30 a.m. Thanksgiving-themed stories and crafts for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents and grandparents. Door County Library, 123 S. Forestville Ave., Forestville. 920-856-6886 or www.doorcountylibraryorg.
• WRITING PROGRAM, 6 to 8 p.m. Last of four sessions for those interested in writing a novel. Co-sponsored by Door County Library and Write On, Door County. Tips on getting started, web-based tools and finding local and online support. Door County Library, 107 S. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-7121, www.doorcountylibrary.org or www.writeondoorcounty.com.
• CHILDREN'S THEATER, 2 and 7:30 p.m. "Ho, Ho, Ho: The Santa Claus Chronicles" presented by Third Avenue Playhouse’s StageKids Theatre. Third Avenue Playhouse, 239 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay. $10 adults, $5 ages 11 and younger general admission. 920-743-1760 or www.thirdavenueplayhouse.com.
• CHRISTMAS BY THE BAY PARADE, 10 a.m. Highlight of Sturgeon Bay's weekend Christmas By The Bay holiday kickoff. Parade entries meet 9:15 a.m. at Sawyer Park, South Neenah Avenue and East Maple Street. Route goes from park to East Oak Street, North Madison Avenue, East Maple and across Maple/Oregon Bridge to Third Avenue, turning right on Jefferson Street and ending at Sixth Avenue. Meet Santa Claus afterward at Door County Historical Museum, 18 N. Fourth Ave. Seasonal promotions and expanded hours at downtown shops. Also Holiday Art Crawl, Holiday Stop-N-Shop and children’s Christmas show at Third Avenue Playhouse (see separate listings). 920-743-6246 or www.sturgeonbay.net.
• FAMILY ART DAY, 9 a.m. to noon. Monthly program for families with children ages 3 to 17. Make ceramic bowls and mugs for school's upcoming SOUP! fundraiser. Peninsula School of Art, 3900 County F, Fish Creek. 920-868-3455 or peninsulaschoolofart.org.
• HOLIDAY ART CRAWL, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit 24 artists at their homes and studios in and around Sturgeon Bay to view their works, chat in a relaxed setting or purchase some holiday gifts. Register for $100 door prize at the stops. First of two days. www.facebook.com/Sturgeon-Bay-2015-Holiday-Art-Crawl.
• HOLIDAY STOP-N-SHOP, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 12th annual one-stop Christmas shopping event with 22 booths, vendors and demonstrators. Early-bird specials until 10 a.m. Stone Harbor Resort and Conference Center, 107 N. First Ave., Sturgeon Bay. 920-746-0700 or www.stoneharbor-resort.com.
• MUSICAL/COMEDY, 7 p.m. "Real Housewives of the U.P" by Let Me Be Frank Productions. First of two-night run. Southern Door Community Auditorium, 2073 County DK, just west of Wisconsin 57, Brussels. $22 adults, $17 ages 18 and younger or 65 and older for general admission. 920-493-5979 or www.southerndoorauditorium.org.
• CHILDREN'S THEATER, 2 p.m. "Ho, Ho, Ho: The Santa Claus Chronicles" presented by Third Avenue Playhouse’s StageKids Theatre. Third Avenue Playhouse, 239 N. Third Ave., Sturgeon Bay. $10 adults, $5 ages 11 and younger general admission. 920-743-1760 or www.thirdavenueplayhouse.com.
• CHRISTMAS BY THE BAY, last of three-day citywide holiday celebration. 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Brunch with Santa at Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center, 107 N. Fourth Ave., Sturgeon Bay. Seasonal promotions and expanded hours at downtown shops. Holiday Art Crawl and Christmas show at downtown Third Avenue Playhouse (see separate listings). 920-743-6246 or www.sturgeonbay.net.
To submit information for this calendar, email cclough@doorcountyadvocate.com or pflfantasy@hotmail.com or call 920-743-3321, Ext. 143. Information must be received by 5 p.m. Fridays for inclusion in the following week’s Your Key to the Door Weekly.
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JULY 2020 PATENT JOURNAL the word KENTUCKY separately and apart from the mark Applicant undertakes that, in use, the country of manufacture will be indicated on the products bearing the trade mark FILED: 2017-01-24 2017/31970 in Class 33: Wines in the name of SOUTHCORP BRANDS PTY LIMITED, 58 Queensbridge Street, Southbank, Victoria, 3006, Australia. Address for service: EDWARD NATHAN SONNENBERGS INC, 150 West Street, Sandton, 2196, SOUTH AFRICA MAISON DE GRAND ESPRIT Registration of this trade mark shall give no right to the exclusive use of the word MAISON separately The applicant is agreeable to an association of the and apart from the mark "MAISON DE GRAND above mentioned trade mark application with trade ESPRIT" may be translated into English as HOUSE mark registration no. 2009/08387 LICOR BEIRÃO in OF GREAT SPIRIT class 33. FILED: 2017-11-01 FILED: 2014-10-03 2018/01594 in Class 33: Alcoholic beverages 2015/04108 in Class 33: Alcoholic beverages (except beers). in the name of WHEATFIELD (except beers) in the name of DE WARENMARK WINES (PTY) LTD, (PO Box 12741, Die Boord, (PTY) LTD, De Warenhuis Offices Corner of Plein 7613), The Woodmill, Unit 11, Vredenburg Street, and Ryneveld Streets Stellenbosch 7599, South Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa. Address for Africa. Address for service: EDWARD NATHAN service: SMIT ATTORNEYS, (PO Box 2820, SONNENBERGS, 150 West Street Sandton Brooklyn Square, Pretoria 0075), Hatfield Bridge Johannesburg, 2196, SOUTH AFRICA Office Park, 2nd Floor, 213 Richard Street, Hatfield, 0083, SOUTH AFRICA DE WARENMARKT FISHERHAVEN Associated with : 2015/04106; 2015/04107; 2015/04109; 2015/04110; 2015/04105 FILED: 2018-01-22 The word "DE WARENMARKT" is a Dutch word meaning The Real Market/The Goods market. 2018/11386 in Class 33: Alcoholic beverages; wines, FILED: 2015-02-17 spirits, cider and liqueurs. in the name of Appelsdrift Farm (Pty) Ltd, a South African limited liability 2017/01942 in Class 33: Alcoholic beverages company, Appelsdrift Farm, R316, Napier, 7270, (except beers), whisky, bourbon whisky in the name South Africa. Address for service: SPOOR & of SPI Group S.à.r.l., A company organized under FISHER, Messrs. Spoor & Fisher, 11 Byls Bridge the laws of Luxembourg 44 rue de la Vallée, L-2661 Boulevard, Building No. 14, Highveld Ext 73, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Centurion, Pretoria, 0157, South Africa (P O Box Luxembourg. Address for service: ADAMS & 454, PRETORIA, 0001), SOUTH AFRICA ADAMS, Lynwood Bridge 4 Daventry Street Lynnwood Manor Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA JACK IN THE BOX Registration of this trade mark shall give no right to the exclusive use of the word "JACK" or the word "BOX", separately and apart from the mark. Associated with : 2014/01934; 2017/01934; FILED: 2018-04-24 2017/01941; 2017/01943 The colours brown and white are essential and 2018/12388 in Class 33: Gin in the name of distinctive features of the mark. Registration of this HALEWOOD INTERNATIONAL BRANDS LIMITED, trade mark shall give no right to the exclusive use of a British company of The Sovereign Distillery Wilson Page | 225
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IBM joins banks as shareholder in we.trade
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we.trade now counts IBM among its shareholders, as the blockchain-based platform for open account trade seeks to expand its operations around the globe.
Powered by Hyperledger Fabric and built by IBM, we.trade is designed to improve the trade finance lending process, supporting companies as they grow their business and expand into new markets. Since registering as a standalone legal entity in 2018, the platform has largely focused on managing, tracking and protecting open account trade transactions between SMEs in Europe, although it has also been seeking to interoperate with other distributed ledger-based trade finance networks, such as Hong Kong-based eTradeConnect.
GTR reported in September last year that we.trade was in discussions with IBM about the potential of it becoming a shareholder. In an exclusive interview, Ciaran McGowan, the platform’s CEO, said: “We are looking to open up to any other interested party. It would make sense if it’s a value-added service provider or partner, who can earn and generate revenue for themselves on the platform. We’d much prefer a company like that to invest in we.trade rather than a venture capital firm.”
we.trade has not disclosed the amount of the investment by IBM, but David McLoughlin, the platform’s head of commercialisation, tells GTR that the tech giant has taken a 7% stake in the platform, as part of what we.trade calls “an enhanced collaboration” between the two sides.
Jason Kelley, general manager of blockchain services at IBM, says that the strategic direction for we.trade and IBM is focused “on driving growth and transparency across the entire trade ecosystem, collaborating to enhance the network effect of blockchain, and expanding access to trade finance and other services to the market place”.
Up until now, we.trade has been completely funded by its shareholder banks, which include CaixaBank, Deutsche Bank, Erste Group, HSBC, KBC, Nordea, Rabobank, Santander, Société Générale, UBS and UniCredit. we.trade’s underlying governance, whereby no single shareholder bank has a greater say than another, has been key to its success, as Parm Sangha, global blockchain leader for trade and trade finance at IBM, told GTR recently.
“Banks prefer to connect to a neutral entity and not join another bank’s platform. Otherwise it introduces a perception of bias,” he said. “If you get bias, then you’re going to hit an asymmetrical data problem, which is a case of, ‘I want to share data with you, you want to share data with me, we know it’s good for both of us because it gives us good value, but how do I know you’re not going to derive more value from it than me?’”
Although IBM – we.trade’s sole technology partner since its inception – is now taking part ownership of the platform as well as providing the technology it runs on, McLoughlin stresses to GTR that this does not mean that IBM will hold greater control than other members of the consortium.
“This [investment] is a reflection of the endorsement and opportunity that IBM sees in we.trade,” he tells GTR, adding: “That argument could have been made 12 months ago, when we only had seven staff members. The intellectual property (IP) of the platform is owned by we.trade, not IBM, and we have our own team of 30 in Dublin, 80% of which are tech developers.”
With IBM’s investment, we.trade says it will now extend services to additional banks and clients across Europe before further developing its global network, starting with Asia.
Tags: Blockchain, CaixaBank, Ciaran McGowan, David McLoughlin, Deutsche Bank, Erste Group, HSBC, IBM, Jason Kelley, KBC, Nordea, Parm Sangha, Rabobank, Santander, Société Générale, UBS, UniCredit, we.trade
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RAGE AGAINST GOD PB
HITCHENS PETER
Availability: OUT OF STOCK, AVAILABLE TO ORDER
Author HITCHENS PETER
Publisher BLOOMSBURY PUBLICATIONS
Peter Hitchens lost faith as a teenager. But eventually finding atheism barren, he came by a logical process to his current affiliation to an unmodernised belief in Christianity...
Peter Hitchens lost faith as a teenager. But eventually finding atheism barren, he came by a logical process to his current affiliation to an unmodernised belief in Christianity.
Hitchens describes his return from the far political left. Familiar with British left-wing politics, it was travelling in the Communist bloc that first undermined and replaced his leftism, a process virtually completed when he became a newspaper's resident Moscow correspondent in 1990, just before the collapse of the Communist Party.
He became convinced of certain propositions. That modern western social democratic politics is a form of false religion in which people try to substitute a social conscience for an individual one. That utopianism is actively dangerous. That liberty and law are attainable human objectives which are also the good by-products of Christian faith. Faith is the best antidote to utopianism, dismissing the dangerous idea of earthly perfection, discouraging people from acting as if they were God, encouraging people to act in the belief that there is a God and an ordered, purposeful universe, governed by an unalterable law.
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Spiritual notes from a small island..... St. Aelred of Rievaulx - 'Spiritual Friendship'
St. Aelred was born in Hexham in the North East of England in 1110. He came from a family whose members were noted for their learning, and had noble ties. Aelred was educated at the court of King David I of Scotland, and served as steward of the king’s table. During this time, he read Cicero’s On Friendship, which had a lasting influence. At the age of twenty four, he entered the Cistercian Abbey at Rievaulx, and was elected as its Abbot in 1147. His most notable works include The Mirror of Charity, Dialogue on the Soul, and The Pastoral Prayer. Not surprisingly, Aelred's outlook is a synthesis of his classical education and the Cistercian tradition. We find in his writings a strong influence of the thought of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, in particular, the emphasis on love. His theology was formed in the crucible of monastic life, and it is in living this life that he developed a sense of the importance of experience in developing theological ideas, and for progress in the spiritual life.
Monastic life has at its heart a tension, between the eremitical dimension and community life. Each monk is in some sense a loner, a solitary. But nevertheless, he lives in community, in relation to others. This reality has important lessons for all of us. We are all unique individuals, but we must also relate to others. So often, modern 'spirituality' emphasises the individual and his or her lone quest for God. But the search for God is one which requires relations with others. Aelred's Spiritual Friendship is about this very thing - the role of friendship in the search for God.
The dialogue structure of Spiritual Friendship immediately shows the importance of others in the spiritual life. Modeled on Cicero's De Amicitia, Aelred presents a dialogue between himself and other monks, whom he considers his friends. It starts as a dialogue between Aelred and Ivo, with a third, Christ, present with them. They aim to learn about friendship from a friend, and in the presence of Christ, who calls us friends. The dialogue shows a process of mutual discovery. The two friends identify that there are different levels of friendship. There are friendships based solely on sense pleasure, which is the lowest kind. There are also friendships based on temporal advantage and possessions. The highest level of friendship is based on Christ's New Commandment of love, a 'spiritual friendship' attained through conforming to Christ by wholesome interaction, without thought of gain. This kind of friendship is important because it is humanising, and raises the two friends to love of God through their love for each other
So we can see that in Aelred's thought, the moral life is central to the life with God and others. True friendship must involve a mutual striving for perfection, for harmony with each other and for union with God. The two friends selflessly support each other. This means that we must discern carefully who should be our friend. The growth in friendship is gradual, and we should be prudent in deciding who will be given access to our innermost thoughts. Vicious tendencies in either party will always be an obstacle to true friendship.
The five vices Aelred thinks are most destructive are slander, reproach, pride, betrayal of confidence and detraction. Unless both parties are perfect, these vices will inevitably show themselves. However, they can be overcome if there is repentance and a purpose of amendment. Those who are quick to anger, the fickle, and those who are overly suspicious of others will struggle to find true friendship unless they are able to amend their ways. True friends treat each other with a Christ-like gentleness and sympathy. They are constant in their love, frank, and congenial. When the friendship has these characteristics, it can be said to be a true friendship, a 'spiritual friendship', one which builds up both parties and helps them journey towards God.
Aelred's ideas are a challenge to many modern concepts of the spiritual life. If we are to grow towards being united with God, we must grow and develop in our relationships with others. It is not simply about 'me and God', to the exclusion of the other. The spiritual and the moral are intertwined, and we cannot have spiritual growth if we do not develop in the way that we relate to others. We need constantly to examine our relationships with others, and if necessary, be prepared to modify them so that they really are paths towards union with God.
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Pamela commented on 28-Jun-2017 12:19 PM
Very interesting article. Not easy to find such a friend but would be very rewarding and fulfilling.
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A couple makes their way through Montreal Trudeau Airport in Montreal, on Thursday, January 7, 2021. Canada’s new testing requirement for international travellers has prompted hundreds of people to miss flights in the first week of the program’s rollout.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Since the testing mandate went into effect on Jan. 7, WestJet says it has denied boarding to at least 385 guests because they did not meet the requirements.
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A WestJet spokeswoman says the travellers were turned away due to improper tests — antigen or antibody tests, rather than the required PCR test common in Canada — no test at all, or one taken more than 72 hours before departure.
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Olympics Golf
After originally saying it didn't matter, Rory McIlroy wound up watching Olympic golf, congratulates Justin Rose
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"I'll probably watch the Olympics," Rory McIlroy said ahead of last month's British Open. "But I'm not sure golf will be one of the events I watch."
What did the four-time major champ who opted not to go to Rio plan on watching instead?
"Probably the events like track and field, swimming, diving, the stuff that matters."
Well, it turns out Olympics golf wound up mattering to McIlroy more than he originally thought. How do we know? Because gold medal winner Justin Rose says so.
“He made the point that he really wants golf to succeed as an Olympic sport,” Rose said of a congratulatory text he received from Rory after winning gold. “He has some of his own personal opinions on it that are very personal to him, and that’s fine. But as a whole he’s very much behind golf succeeding in the Olympics.”
As for McIlroy viewing the event, Rose said, "Obviously, he watched."
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mark.johnson@haynesboone.com
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LL.B., College of Law, 2008
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B.Sc., Royal Holloway, University of London, 1998
Mark Johnson has more than 25 years of experience in the maritime and legal fields, including time as a captain of a ship. Mark advises a wide range of clients operating across the maritime sector, including oil majors, owners, managers, banks, lessors, private equity and shipbuilders in negotiation and documentation of large scale and complex maritime and offshore projects as well as advising on ownership structures, construction, sale and purchase, financing, management, operation, pooling, repair and refit of all types of vessels, including offshore units, wind turbine installation vessels and superyachts.
Mark is recommended lawyer in the shipping section of the 2021 UK edition of The Legal 500, Legalease, the international directory of law firms who report ‘Mark Johnson is cooperative and proactive in his advice.’ Legal 500 go on further to say that ‘(Andreas Silcher} and Mark Johnson are highly experienced, personable and sensible. They follow instructions diligently, offer commercial and constructive suggestions and have a deep understanding of the market in which they are operating – and tailor their work accordingly. They are excellent at prioritising work within the team – and identifying/delegating the correct team-member to carry it out.’
Experience includes:
Acting a leading owner/operators of jack-up installation vessels in relation to the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts with various builders for new jack-up installation vessels to service offshore wind projects.
Acting for the buyer in distressed ship sale and purchase (US$200 million plus) of a deep water pipelayer and construction vessel and associated remotely operated vehicles (including coordination of cross jurisdictional and bankruptcy risk matters).
Acting for an offshore drilling unit owner/operator in relation to the sale and recycling arrangements for its rigs.
Acting for an oil major in the disposal of its entire tanker fleet.
Acting for the buyer in the distressed sale and purchase (US$ 400 million plus) of a semi-submersible drilling rig from shipbuilder.
Acting for the vessel owner/operator in relation to provision of coal transhipment services to power stations in various jurisdictions (including associated shipbuilding and conversion contracts, financing and leasing arrangements).
Drafting pro-forma ship sale and purchase agreements for one of world’s largest container lines.
Acting for a commodities house in relation to numerous (new build and second-hand) ship sale and lease back transactions.
Advising a financier in relation to FPSO construction project.
Advising the owner/operator on various FPSO construction, conversion and charter matters.
Advising a ship owner in relation Yamal ice-class LNGC project (including shipbuilding, chartering and sale and purchase contracts).
Acting for a shipbuilder in respect of negotiation of a bespoke ocean mining vessel.
Acting for a government borrower in relation to export credit financing of various shipbuilding contracts.
Acting for the owner in the negotiation of refit arrangements for a superyacht.
Acting for a shipbuilder in the preparation of a pro-forma superyacht construction contract.
Represented a private client in the negotiations of the purchase (US$200 million plus) and later sale of one of the world’s largest superyachts.
Mark also assists clients, has had articles published and has spoken at events on a diverse range of maritime related matters from Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) to heightened political tensions in the Middle East.
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Mark Johnson and Fiona Cain involved in wide ranging discussion on recent developments, challenges, key benefits and predictions for the future of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) with industry experts at the forefront of development and operations of MASS.
Selected Publications and Speeches
“Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Webinar,” moderator, webinar 15 November 2019.
“Legal and Liability Issues for MASS,” panelist, Autonomous Ship Technology Symposium, Amsterdam, 27 June, 2019.
"Be Prepared: Advice for the Shipping Industry on the Cyber Threat," co-author, Ship Law Log, 5 October 2017.
"Cyber Attacks – the New 'Pirates,'" speaker, webinar, 28-29 September 2017.
"Superyacht Finance 2017 - Challenges and Opportunities," co-author, Marine Money, 1 September 2017.
"Beyond ColRegs; Challenges Facing Vessel Autonomy," speaker, Offshore Arabia, Dubai, 28 February 2018 - 1 March 2018.
"The Legal Challenges Facing Vessel Autonomy," author, Fairplay, 21 July 2017.
"The New SUPPLYTIME 2017," co-author, Ship Law Log, 10 July 2017.
"Ship Management Arrangements – Issues and Security, A Ship Lender’s Perspective," speaker, London International Shipping Week, 7 September 2015.
Selected Client Representations
Represented an oil major in relation to the disposal of its entire VLCC and product tanker fleet, including dovetailing inspection and transfer arrangements to avoid disruption of any of the crude oil supply commitments of the oil major.
Representing the seller of a semi-submersible drilling unit relation to the sale of the unit and subsequent delivery arrangements for unit related equipment in multiple jurisdictions.
Advising an offshore drilling operator its negotiation with a leading Asian shipyard for the construction contract for a semi-submersible drilling unit.
Advising an offshore wind farm installer in its negotiations with a number of leading Asian shipyards for the construction of an offshore wind turbine installation vessel.
Advised a shipyard in the negotiations of a construction contract for an aggregate dredging vessel.
Advised one of the world’s largest commodities houses on and negotiating vessel ownership, employment and management structures (including sale and leaseback arrangements) and negotiating and managing transaction process for the acquisition and bareboat chartering of numerous shipbuilding contracts and second hand vessels delivering into the structures.
Represented a private equity fund in relation to undertaking due diligence and structuring acquisition arrangements for purchase of a number of tanker pool companies.
Represented leading European financiers in relation to structuring assignment and novation arrangements for a succession of shipbuilding contracts (for various vessel types) so as to fit with the requirements of Spanish leasing structures.
Represented a shipyard in relation to the negotiation with another shipyard (and with construction supervisor) for the construction (and supervision of construction), transportation and commissioning of one of the world’s largest floating drydocks.
Represented a Middle Eastern drilling company in the acquisition of numerous jack-up rigs, including acquisition of rig construction contracts mid-construction as well as the acquisition (and transportation arrangements) of distressed sale second hand units in West Africa.
Represented numerous buyers and sellers in the sale and purchase of sail and powered superyachts from 30m to 100m plus (and also advised in relation to associated flagging, crewing and technical management arrangements).
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Biotechnology Careers + Salary Basics
The following page shows the career & education requirements, salary and job outlook for a Biotechnology around the country.
Most biotechnology specialists are responsible for assisting scientists in a development or research capacity within a range of laboratory settings, using the knowledge of cellular and molecular biology, alongside chemistry and genetics in order to progress experiments. These professionals are often responsible for collecting and preparing samples to be tested, and following the conclusion of experiments, they will record their data and contribute to findings.
With the right training and education, a biotechnology technician can find employment within a wide range of different environments, including laboratory and research positions in pharmaceutical, agricultural, clinical, food, animal, and environmental laboratories. These individuals may also work in government positions, or product development.
How to Become a Biotechnology
To become a biotechnology specialist, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that individuals will need to begin by obtaining their bachelor’s degree, alongside a certain amount of laboratory experience. In many bachelor’s degree programs, these students will complete a range of laboratory courses, and special courses in science. Importantly, although students can typically earn an entry-level career in biotechnology with a bachelor’s degree, the field is currently filled by people who hold doctoral and master’s level degrees. Forty-five percent of the biomedical engineers in the field said that a bachelor’s degree was sufficient in an ONet survey.
During college, many biotechnology technicians will have the opportunity to earn some laboratory experience by working on a part-time basis as a research assistant for faculty members or seeking out potential internships. Candidate’s prior laboratory experience can help to determine how much training on the job he or she requires, as some employers prefer to hire those with extensive experience, whereas others are willing to provide training. With additional work experience opportunities and education at a master’s or doctorate level, it is possible for biotechnology technicians to be promoted to positions with higher duties, such as laboratory supervisors, technologists, or scientists.
Biotechnology Related Job Titles
According to Indeed.com, the following career/job titles with salary figures are most closely related to Biotechnology.
Field Application Scientist Biotechnology $84,000
Senior Beverage Technologist $105,000
Cr Clinical Research Associate $153,000
Bioprocessing Manufacturing Technician $38,000
Chemist Environmental $26,000
Product Complaint Specialist $51,000
Visionary Plant Operations Manager $164,000
Plant Protection Technician Domestic $41,000
Mes Engineer $94,000
Quality $39,000
Biotechnology Earning Potential
According to information provided by the BLS in May of 2015, the average median wage for biological technicians was at approximately $41,650 per year. This could also be seen as approximately $20.02 per hour.
Biotechnology Job Outlook
The BLS reports that employment opportunities for all biological technicians is expected to grow at a rate of around 5% between 2014 and 2024. This rate is about the same level of speed for the average in all occupations. Continued growth in the realms of medical research and biotechnology should increase demand for these particular experts.
According to Indeed.com, the average national salary of jobs for Biotechnology was $82,000.00 with a high confidence ranking based on over 250 sources. Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide are 42% higher than average salaries for all job postings nationwide.
Biotechnology Salary by State
The following lists Biotechnology salaries in each state around the country. The figures are based on the total number of job postings by employers through Indeed.com. For example, DC had the largest quoted salary of $103,000 while Hawaii had the smallest quoted salary of $51,000.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Alaska are 26% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 48th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like .
In USD as of September 1, 2016
Biotechnology $60,000
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Alabama are 1% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 12th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, Auburn University Faculty, RBW Consulting, and BioGX, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Arkansas are 2% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 13th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Biogen, Shire, BioLife Plasma Services, and Labscoop, LLC.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Arizona are 18% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 44th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Planet Pharma, Zenith Technologies, InVentiv Health, and M+W U.S. Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in California are 7% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 7th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Genentech, BioPhase Solutions, Amgen, and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Colorado are 11% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 32nd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Ascent Services Group, University of Colorado, Tolmar Inc, and Plato BioPharma, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Connecticut are 15% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 4th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Alexion, JenKem Technology Co. Ltd., Purdue Pharma, and InVentiv Health.
DC – $103,000
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Washington, DC are 25% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 1st among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Meso Scale Diagnostics, Novavax, TechUSA, and Oak Ridge Associated Universities.
Biotechnology $103,000
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Delaware are 12% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 36th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Incyte Corporation, AstraZeneca, QPS, LLC., and IntelliSource.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Florida are 7% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 27th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Brammer, Bode Search Group, LLC, TMAC Direct, and The Alpine Group.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Georgia are 14% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 5th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, Gemu Valves, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and VWR.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Hawaii are 38% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 51st among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like .
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Iowa are 2% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 18th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, DuPont, AG 1 Source, and Cargill.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Idaho are 34% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 50th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, J. R. Simplot Company, and Gemu Valves.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Illinois are 13% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 6th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, Momentum Scientific, Ambitech Engineering Corporation, and Ascent Services Group.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Indiana are 4% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 20th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like The Dow Chemical Company, Shire, Cook Medical, and Eli Lilly.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Kansas are 9% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 30th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like ProPharma Group, AG 1 Source, The University of Kansas Health System, and The University of Kansas Hospital.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Kentucky are 14% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 40th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Catalent Pharma Solutions, Omnicare, Inc, AG 1 Source, and Beckman Coulter, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Louisiana are 11% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 33rd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Ambitech Engineering Corporation, Biogen, Incyte Corporation, and Jean Simpson Personnel Services.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Massachusetts are 20% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 2nd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Biogen, Shire, Centerline Drivers, LLC, and Fairway Consulting Group.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Maryland are 3% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 11th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Sanaria, Inc., Jecho Laboratories, Inc., GlaxoSmithKline, and Venesco.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Maine are 12% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 37th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like IDEXX Laboratories, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., The Jackson Laboratory, and KP Recruiting Group.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Michigan are 1% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 14th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, Ferris State University, Amaris, and JenKem Technology Co. Ltd..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Minnesota are 13% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 38th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like DiaSorin, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Shire, and ProPharma Group.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Missouri are 2% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 19th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like MONSANTO, Ambitech Engineering Corporation, KellyMitchell, and Envision, LLC.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Mississippi are 5% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 9th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like AG 1 Source, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Biogen, and MONSANTO.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Montana are 17% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 42nd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, Gemu Valves, and Montana State University.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in North Carolina are 5% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 24th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like LabCorp, Biogen, Duke University and Duke University Health System, and SynteractHCR Deutschland GmbH.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in North Dakota are 11% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 34th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, AG 1 Source, Aldevron, and Cargill.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Nebraska are 27% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 49th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like AG 1 Source, Cargill, University of Nebraska at Omaha, and Acorda Therapeutics, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in New Hampshire are 1% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 16th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Avitide, Adimab, LSNE Contract Manufacturing, and Summit Construction.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in New Jersey are 8% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 8th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Rutgers University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, GENEWIZ, Inc., and TKL Research, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in New Mexico are 13% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 41st among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like University of New Mexico, Albany Molecular Research, UNM Medical Group, Inc., and AG 1 Source.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Nevada are 24% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 46th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like University of Nevada, Reno, Gemu Valves, InVentiv Health, and Key Solutions, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in New York State are 21% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 3rd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Regeneron, Albany Molecular Research, Khan Funds Management America, Inc., and Acorda Therapeutics, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Ohio are 4% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 25th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like VWR, Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services, MP Biomedicals, and Medpace.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Oklahoma are 8% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 28th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Ambitech Engineering Corporation, Shire, The Alpine Group, and Genentech.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Oregon are 3% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 21st among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Mainz Brady Group, Cytel, AbSci, and Genentech.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Pennsylvania are 4% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 22nd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, VWR, University of Pennsylvania, and Spark Therapeutics, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Rhode Island are 9% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 31st among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Amgen, Semma Therapeutics, Inc., Alexion, and EpiVax, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in South Carolina are 1% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 17th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Ascent Services Group, IMCS, InVentiv Health, and Biopharma Consulting Services.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in South Dakota are 25% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 47th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Charles River, AG 1 Source, JenKem Technology Co. Ltd., and Sparton.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Tennessee are 7% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 29th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like DiaTech Holdings, Inc., IDEXX Laboratories, Icon plc, and JenKem Technology Co. Ltd..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Texas are 3% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 23rd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Lone Star College, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas, LLC, FujiFilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, and Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Utah are 22% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 45th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, University of Utah, Salt Lake Community College, and VWR.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Virginia are 1% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 15th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like George Mason University, The Tauri Group, S&P GLOBAL MARKET INTELLIGENCE, and ATCC.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Vermont are 12% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 39th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Jasper Hill.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Washington State are 3% higher than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 10th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Mainz Brady Group, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Health Perspectives Group, and Seattle Genetics.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Wisconsin are 11% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 35th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Catalent Pharma Solutions, Shire, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Covance.
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in West Virginia are 6% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 26th among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Enterprise System Partners Ltd, Validation & Engineering Group, Shire, and Key Solutions, Inc..
Average Biotechnology salaries for job postings in Wyoming are 17% lower than average Biotechnology salaries for job postings nationwide. The average salary ranks 43rd among states in the country. There were also job openings from employers like Shire, Cody Laboratories, Inc., Seattle Genetics, and Gemu Valves.
http://www.environmentalscience.org/career/environmental-biotechnology
http://work.chron.com/become-biotechnology-research-scientist-21467.html
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/life-physical-and-social-science/biological-technicians.htm
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I’m so pleased to report that for the first time I have a print book on pre-order in the Amazon US store. Never a Gentleman will be available in print on its release day. How cool is that? Want a sneak peek at the story? Here’s page one.
Never a Gentleman
Peace and quiet and no distractions made banker Victor Knight a very happy man. He flipped the page over, made note of expected expenses of his latest investment opportunity, then patted himself on the back for finding this gem among the detritus. At this rate, he’d be done with his calculations and home before night fell. Could his life be get any better?
“May I join you, Mr. Knight?”
Victor glanced up from his business papers and blinked at the Earl of Beecroft, where he hovered beside his table in the quiet dining room of the Hunt Club. The corner of the man’s mouth curved upward as he stared. They’d had little to do with each other in past years, mostly because the earl came and went from Town rather frequently. They had spent an hour or more together earlier that day at Lord Norwich’s residence though they had not spoken at the time. Which now seemed odd to Victor and perhaps a touch rude.
Determined to be more agreeable, Victor returned his scattered papers to the folio he carried, set them behind his back on the chair to keep the contents confidential, and smiled up at the man. “Yes, of course. By all means join me.”
Lord Beecroft took the chair opposite, leaned back while a footman set a heaped plate before him. “I am much obliged to you,” he murmured. “I can’t stand sitting at a table alone when there is good company begging for more.” He then dug in without another word.
Victor glanced at his neglected plate with little enthusiasm. More than likely the meal was cold, but he made himself eat a little more just to be polite. Between slow mouthfuls, Victor studied Beecroft openly. The earl was tall and broad in the chest, rather well known about Town, and extremely easy on the eye. His dark hair curled up at his collar, a little longer than was fashionable and his clothing was first rate. He was a man of means, a heavy signet ring on his right hand and gold pocket watch fob chain gleaming brightly at his waist, but he was not at all showy like some of his class.
“A devilishly tricky business today,” Lord Beecroft muttered.
Victor glanced around them discreetly to see who might linger nearby. There was only Marcus Bright, Viscount Hambly, in sight but he was too far away to overhear this conversation. Victor hoped he kept his distance. The matter Lord Beecroft referred to had concerned the health of a Hunt Club member and thus required absolute discretion and the absence of harmful speculation on his part. Victor wasn’t about to indulge in idle gossip when it concerned the succession of both titleholder and heir of the Norwich estate. He’d been present as a witness only, as a surety that no further harm would come to father and son. He’d not been asked to do more than that small favor. “It was.”
He picked at a few of his favorite tidbits in silence, casting the odd glance at Lord Beecroft when he said nothing more on the matter. Victor had endured his fair share of odd exchanges with titled lords over the years, and he was strangely comforted by Beecroft’s silence. As Beecroft finished his meal, he called over a footman. The earl requested their glasses be refilled with claret and he sat back with a contented sigh as if he planned to stay awhile. “Lovely weather we are having lately.”
“Very warm indeed for this time of year,” Victor replied as he reached for his refreshed glass and sipped. “I cannot remember it being so warm in September.”
Lord Beecroft blue eyes creased at the corners as he smiled and the affect on Victor’s senses was immediate. It struck him suddenly that it had been ages since he’d kissed a man. “I should have begun with the weather,” Beecroft mused. “But usually that just makes me sound daft instead of impressing my companion.”
To continue reading be sure to pre-order your print copy through Amazon!
Release date is December 2nd.
Distinguished Rogues, Hunt Club in Print
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In{k}spired Punches
Do you hear what I hear? (Wait, wrong song!) This week's In{k}spire Me #125 has a new Christmas song for us - "Santa Claus is Comin' To Town! Yay! I have the Bruce Springstein version running through my head right now, lol...
So, weirdly, doing a search of my stamps for Santa images didn't take long - I don't have many! The one I liked best that I found was this vintage image from the retired Christmas Punch set - {blush!} Oh well - loved it when I first got it, and still do! Always fun to play with the inchies!
Christmas Punch (retired) & Greetings of the Season stamp sets; Whisper White & Old Olive CS; Season of Style DSP; Cherry Cobbler ink; 1" Square & Postage Stamp punches; Basic Jewel Rhinestones & Jumbo Rhinestones.
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Available December 1-January 27 or while supplies last.
We love Valentine's Day! And why wouldn't we? It's a chance for us to say "I love you." And it doesn't just have to be about romantic love. This holiday is a time to share the love with anyone and everyone. We're here to help you prepare with the A Whole Lot of Love products. There's stamp sets (of course!), treat kits, card sets and HUG MONSTERS! What's not to love?
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Study says average S&P 500 CEO makes 200 times more than median worker
Business // Economy
Jena McGregor, Washington Post Aug. 25, 2015
Discovery Communications’ David Zaslav topped the list with 2014 compensation of $156 million, which was 1,951 times the median reported worker pay at Discovery of $80,000.
Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a rule that will require companies, starting in 2017, to disclose a simple calculation: At what multiple is the chief executives' compensation vs. the median-compensated worker.
It's a concept many in Corporate America have loved to hate ever since it was first included in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law back in 2010. For one, they say, it will be an expensive and logistical headache — particularly for companies with large global workforces — that may have little payoff for shareholders.
But they've also surely concerned about rankings like the one Glassdoor released Tuesday. Using compensation data reported by employees, the employee reviews Web site offered a sneak preview — though an unofficial one with caveats — of how eye-popping these numbers might look once companies start to finally disclose them, as well as how they stack up with each other.
Glassdoor ranked as many companies in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index as it could by the ratio of CEO pay, as reported in its proxy, to the median salary survey reported to Glassdoor by employees. That analysis resulted in 26 companies where the CEO's 2014 compensation was more than 500 times that of their median worker, at least as reported to Glassdoor.
The average ratio, meanwhile, was 204 times median employee pay. That's significantly less than past average ratios calculated by the AFL-CIO or the Economic Policy Institute, where the ratios topped 300 times median worker pay and were calculated using worker pay data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"Many people care about fairness," said Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist. "Our view is transparency helps us get the facts straight so we can have a fair debate about CEO compensation."
Discovery Communications' David Zaslav topped the list with 2014 compensation of $156 million, which was 1,951 times the median reported worker pay at Discovery of $80,000. Zaslav's pay was particularly high in 2014 with his signing of a new six-year contract that included big equity and option awards designed to encourage long-term ownership of the company and will vest over time. A Discovery spokeswoman declined to comment.
Retailers and fast-food restaurants are heavily represented near the top of the list, an unsurprising outcome given the high numbers of hourly paid employees in such industries. Rounding out the top three are Chipotle and CVS Health, where the CEOs made 1,522 and 1,192 times the median worker, respectively.
A Chipotle spokesman did not return a request for comment. CVS Health spokeswoman Carolyn Castel said in an e-mailed statement that the company "is committed to providing employees with comprehensive and competitive pay and benefits" and that its CEO pay "is in line with industry standards and closely reflects the company's financial performance and success."
Glassdoor's list also reveals companies where the ratio is lowest. Companies like Fossil, Google and Kinder Morgan, all of which have founder-CEOs who had basically no new compensation in 2015, had ratios of zero.
To create the list, Glassdoor started with companies in the S&P 500, eliminating companies that didn't have recent proxy filings or for which it did not have at least 30 salary surveys completed in its database. These surveys ask users to share details about their salary, bonuses, profit sharing and other pay in exchange for other insider information on the company. At least 348 of the 441 companies that remained had more than 100 salary surveys, and 93 had more than 1,000.
While the ranking gives some directional sense of what the coming numbers will look like, it also comes with a number of caveats. Obviously, the ratios are based on salary surveys of a subset of each company's workers, and may not represent a truly random sample.
Other factors could also drive the actual ratios up or down. People tend to underreport bonuses and other non-salary compensation because they don't remember or don't know their details, Chamberlain says, making the gaps in Glassdoor's analysis potentially wider than they really are.
At the same time, Glassdoor's report only considered U.S. full-time regular employees. That could mean the ratios they calculated are narrower than they would be if contractors or foreign workers were also considered. Companies pushed the SEC to allow them to exclude a percentage of overseas employees, which likely would have helped limit the gap for some multinationals.
Still, Chamberlain says that while they are clear they may not have a full distribution of job titles, its figures offer a reliable estimate, especially with these caveats in mind. "We feel pretty confident that this is a good estimate of median pay for workers," he says. "It's the best we can do."
To get a sufficiently large sample size, Glassdoor also had to use reported pay numbers from employees over a six-year period, adjusting them for inflation to 2014 dollars. Wal-Mart spokesperson Randy Hargrove said that could underrepresent the median pay of its employees, who received a pay bump earlier this year when the company made a billion-dollar investment to raise starting wages for employees to $9 an hour, and $10 an hour next year.
Hargrove also said that Glassdoor's effort at consistency — it used 2014 compensation for nearly all CEOs, in order to compare similar year figures — meant its analysis did not use the company's most recent, and lower, tally for CEO pay.
Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon made $19.4 million in 2015, compared to $25.6 million in 2014. Both years also included special equity grants, Hargrove noted — a grant in 2014 when he was promoted to CEO and one in 2015 worth $14.5 million that will only be realized over three years if certain goals are met. Seventy-five percent of McMillon's pay is tied to meeting financial goals, Hargrove said.
Given all those caveats, it's likely the actual ratios, when companies are finally required to report them, will shift somewhat. The big question is how much employees will really care. Some compensation experts think the more controversial number for workers won't be what their CEO makes—they already know that's high — but what their median peer makes, something companies currently don't have to share.
"Heaven forbid it might lead to wage negotiation," said Glassdoor's Chamberlain, noting people can already look on its site to get a sense of whether they're underpaid or overpaid. "To a certain extent that cat's already out of the bag."
Katherine Feser
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Paul Takahashi
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הזדמנות // מלגת מחקר לחוקרים צעירים: היסטוריה בספריית גותה [ארפורט] דדליין=6.10.19
סוג הודעה: הזדמנויות
קישור: www.uni-erfurt.de
מיקום: ארפורט, גרמניה
דדליין: 06-10-2019
אקדמיה/קהילה: אקדמיה
קהל יעד: בתר-דוקטורנטים/ות, דוקטורנטים/ות, חוקרים/ות, חוקרים/ות צעירים/ות
שפות: אנגלית, גרמנית
דיסציפלינות: גאוגרפיה, היסטוריה, לימודי דתות, לימודי תרבות, פילוסופיה
מחקר אינטרדיסציפלינרי: אזור: אירופה, שפה/תרבות: גרמנית
HERZOG-ERNST-SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME AT THE RESEARCH LIBRARY GOTHA AND THE GOTHA RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ERFURT
I. THE RESEARCH LIBRARY IN GOTHA
The Research Library, housed in Gotha’s Friedenstein Castle, holds a remarkable collection on early modern and modern cultural history. After Berlin and Munich and alongside the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, it houses the most significant collection in Germany of historical sources from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. To these were added in 2003 the Perthes Collection Gotha from the holdings of the Justus Perthes Gotha press, established in 1785. It is considered one of the most significant cartographic collections worldwide.
The library holds, keeps, and catalogues these sources, which are part of a European cultural heritage. The library collection encompasses c. 700,000 prints, of which about 350,000 are early modern. To this are added c. 11,500 manuscript volumes containing a considerable collection of manuscripts, autographs, and literary remains pertaining, among other things, to the cultural history of early modern Protestantism, as well as a collection of some 3,500 oriental manuscripts – the third largest of its kind in Germany. Moreover, the library holds a remarkable collection of letters by German emigrants to America.
The Perthes collection with its collection of maps, cartographic library, and the press archives offers a unique collection in situ. The cartographic collection is comprised of c. 185,000 maps from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, produced by Perthes and other cartographic printers throughout the world. The cartographic-geographic library holds 120,000 volumes, a genealogical-statistical book collection, as well as a complete exemplar of the Almanach de Gotha, produced by the Perthes press. The press’ archive, with 800 linear metres of archival material, includes, inter alia, the transmission of the editing of Petermann’s Geographische Mitteilungen, a collection of the press’ specimen copies, as well as 1,650 copper plates. The Perthes collection is housed in the Perthes-Forum close-by Friedenstein Castle.
II. THE GOTHA RESEARCH CENTRE
The Gotha Research Centre is an internationally renowned research institute of the University of Erfurt, maintaining close ties to the Gotha Research Library and the museums at Friedenstein Castle. Our main objective is to conduct and facilitate international interdisciplinary research projects in the field of cultural and intellectual history of the modern period. A large part of our research is closely related to the remarkable holdings of the adjacent Research Library. Current research projects include e.g. work on numismatics and antiquarianism in early modern history, natural history and history of cartography from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. In addition, the Research Centre offers a rich programme of (guest)lectures, conferences, and colloquia. Our goal is to serve as a platform where scholars from all over the world can conduct research and discuss their ideas and work in progress in a challenging and congenial atmosphere. The Gotha Research Centre is headed by Prof. Martin Mulsow (philosophy/early modern history of ideas) and co-director Prof. Iris Schröder (nineteenth-century global history), assisted by a board of directors and an international scientific advisory board.
לעוד פרטים
מלגה: תכנית טורין למדעי הרוח – מורשת הנאורות: זכויות האדם בפרספקטיבה גלובלית [טורינו] דדליין=15.2.21
מלגה: לתלמידי/ות מחקר מטעם קרן היינריך בל – סביבה, דמוקרטיה, אי אלימות וצדק חברתי [גרמניה] דדליין=1.3.21
מלגה: מלגת ארנסט מאך לתלמידי/ות מחקר וחוקרים/ות צעירים/ות בכל תחומי המחקר לשהות מחקרית [אוסטריה] דדליין=1.2.21
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The Watt Club
Watt Club branches
Medals and prizes
Watt Club Council
Pat Corbett
Heather Kay
Meet Your New Council Members
Development and Alumni Team
Watt a legend
The Watt Club Council is the governing body of The Watt Club tasked with fulfilling the club's mission 'to enthuse and engage with the University's global community of former students (alumni), current students, friends, staff and other potential supporters to cultivate mutually beneficial, life-long and relevant relationships'. It works to ensure the voices of alumni continue to be heard for years to come.
The council works with Development and Alumni in developing a programme of relevant and well-supported activities for The Watt Club as well as being a forum through which alumni can influence the University.
The council is a volunteer body, led by a president and vice-president and supported by a secretary, joined by the alumni-elected member of the University Court, the Student Union President and four co-opted members.
The current president and vice-president are Mike Ross and Pat Corbett respectively. Gregor Colville is the current secretary and treasurer. View our full list of members.
The Watt Club Council can be contacted at wattclub.council@hw.ac.uk
In 2015, The Watt Club and the University undertook a significant review and update of the club’s governance to provide a solid framework for the future success of the club. The core governance documents are given below:
University Ordinance E3
Watt Club Constitution
Watt Club Bye-Laws
The president of The Watt Club is elected at the annual general meeting, for a non-renewable three-year term. For their period in office, the president is the senior graduate of the University.
This year’s AGM will be held online on Thursday 26 November 2020 at 18:30 GMT. Register your place now.
Watt Club AGM 2020 Agenda
Watt Club AGM 2020 Minutes
Gavin Rennie
Alumni Engagement Officer
g.rennie@hw.ac.uk
Adam Gillies
Alumni Engagement Manager
adam.gillies@ebs.hw.ac.uk
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Susan Glaspell
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
Producer Theatre Owner/Operator Writer
George Cram Cook (1913 - 1924) his death
Norman Matson (1925 - 1932) divorced
The Provincetown Players, Provincetown Playhouse
One of the founding members of the Provincetown Players and Provincetown Playhouse
The Comic Artist (Apr 19, 1933 - May 1933)
Written by Susan Glaspell
Fantasia (Jan 03, 1933 - Jan 1933)
Produced by Provincetown Playhouse
Alison's House (May 11, 1931 - May 23, 1931)
Alison's House (Dec 01, 1930 - Jan 1931)
Winter Bound (Nov 12, 1929 - Jan 1930)
The Earth Between (Mar 05, 1929 - Mar 1929)
The Earth Between
Produced by The Provincetown Players
Before Breakfast
PlayMonologueOriginal
S. S. Glencairn (Jan 09, 1929 - Mar 1929)
Singing Jailbirds (Dec 06, 1928 - Feb 1929)
The Final Balance (Oct 30, 1928 - Nov 1928)
PlayTragedy ComedyOriginal
Trifles (May 10, 1928 - May 10, 1928)
Him (Apr 18, 1928 - May 1928)
Hot Pan (Feb 15, 1928 - Mar 1928)
The Prisoner (Dec 28, 1927 - Jan 1928)
In Abraham's Bosom (Sep 06, 1927 - Nov 1927)
PlayTragedyRevival
Rapid Transit (Apr 07, 1927 - Apr 1927)
PlayComedy SatireOriginal
Inheritors (Mar 15, 1927 - Apr 1927)
In Abraham's Bosom (Dec 30, 1926 - Jun 1927)
PlayTragedyOriginal
East Lynne (Mar 10, 1926 - Apr 1926)
The Emperor Jones (Feb 16, 1926 - Mar 1926)
Adam Solitaire (Nov 06, 1925 - Nov 1925)
Michel Auclair (Mar 04, 1925 - Mar 1925)
Desire Under the Elms (Nov 11, 1924 - Oct 17, 1925)
Theatre Leased by The Provincetown Players
The Crime in the Whistler Room (Oct 12, 1924 - Nov 1924)
All God's Chillun Got Wings (May 15, 1924 - Oct 04, 1924)
George Dandin (Apr 06, 1924 - May 1924)
George Dandin
The Ancient Mariner
Fashion (Feb 03, 1924 - Closing date unknown)
Chains of Dew (Apr 27, 1922 - May 1922)
The Hairy Ape (Mar 09, 1922 - Jul 01, 1922)
PlayComedy TragedyOriginal
The Hand of the Potter (Dec 05, 1921 - Dec 1921)
The Verge (Nov 14, 1921 - Dec 1921)
The Spring (Sep 21, 1921 - Oct 1921)
Diff'rent (Feb 04, 1921 - May 1921)
The Emperor Jones (Nov 01, 1920 - Apr 1921)
Exorcism (Mar 26, 1920 - Apr 08, 1920)
PlayDramaOne ActOriginal
A Woman's Honor (May 20, 1918 - Jun 01, 1918)
Suppressed Desires (Oct 31, 1917 - Apr 27, 1918)
Trifles (Aug 30, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
for Drama
1931 | Winner | Alison's House
Outstanding New Play
1983 | Nominee
Provincetown Playhouse (for "Edmond")
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AHA About AHA & Membership AHA History and Archives GI Roundtable Series Pamphlets
GI Roundtable Series: Introduction
A Sampling of Related Sites
Constructing a Postwar World: Background and Context
Please note that the pamphlets did not list specific authors, due to the often significant rewriting by staff and censorship by the War Department and other agencies in the federal government. The author names, where given, are reconstructed from lists among the AHA Papers in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress, and often only indicate the person who authored the first draft of the pamphlet.
Some pamphlets were commissioned but never published. The reasons for these cancellations vary, but many of them could not be finished and edited to satisfaction before the end of the war. When a pamphlet was cancelled the copyright was given back to the author. Therefore, these pamphlets cannot be published, though the original drafts are available in the AHA Papers in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. See the titles, authors, and dates of those cancelled pamphlets.
EM 1: Guide for Discussion Leaders (1944)
EM 2: What Is Propaganda? (1944)
The American Historical Association produced the GI Roundtable Series to help win World War II. Or so they were led to believe. In fact the US Army sought the pamphlets as part of a larger effort to prepare for the transition to the postwar world, and represent a novel effort at social control. "What Is Propaganda?" by Ralph D. Casey, was published in July 1944.
EM 3: Is a Crime Wave Coming? (1946)
EM 4: Are Opinion Polls Useful? (1946)
EM 5: Why Do We Have a Social Security Law? (1946)
EM 6: Why Do Veterans Organize? (1946)
EM 10: What Shall Be Done about Germany after the War? (1944)
EM 11: What Shall Be Done with the War Criminals? (1944)
EM 12: Can We Prevent Future Wars? (1944)
EM 13: How Shall Lend-Lease Accounts Be Settled? (1945)
EM 14: Is the Good Neighbor Policy a Success? (1945)
EM 15: What Shall Be Done about Japan after Victory? (1945)
EM 16: What Makes the British Commonwealth Hold Together? (1946)
EM 17: How Free Are the Skyways? (1945)
EM 18: What Is the Future of Italy? (1945)
EM 19: Building a Workable Peace (1946)
EM 20: What Has Alaska to Offer Postwar Pioneers? (1944)
EM 21: Shall We Have Universal Military Training? (1944 Censored)
EM 22: Will There Be Work for All? (1944)
EM 23: Why Co-ops? What Are They? How Do They Work? (1944)
EM 24: What Lies Ahead for the Philippines? (1945)
EM 25: What Shall We Do with Our Merchant Fleet? (1946)
EM 26: Can the Germans Be Re-educated? (1945)
EM 27: What Is the Future of Television? (1945)
EM 28: How Far Should the Government Control Radio? (1946)
EM 29: Is Your Health the Nation's Business? (1946)
EM 30: Can War Marriages Be Made to Work? (1944)
EM 31: Do You Want Your Wife to Work after the War? (1944)
EM 32: Shall I Build a House after the War? (1944)
EM 33: What Will Your Town Be Like? (1945)
EM 34: Shall I Go Back to School? (1945)
EM 35: Shall I Take Up Farming? (1945)
EM 36: Does It Pay to Borrow? (1945)
EM 37: Will There Be a Plane in Every Garage? (1945)
EM 38: Who Should Choose a Civil Service Career? (1946)
EM 39: Shall I Go into Business for Myself? (1946)
EM 40: Will the French Republic Live Again? (1944)
EM 41: Our British Ally (1944)
EM 42: Our Chinese Ally (1944)
EM 43: The Balkans—Many Peoples, Many Problems (1944)
EM 44: Australia: Our Neighbor Down Under (1944)
EM 45: What Future for the Islands of the Pacific? (1944)
EM 46: Our Russian Ally (1945)
EM 47: Canada: Our Oldest Good Neighbor (1946)
EM 90: GI Radio Roundtable (1944)
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Primary source documents from 1944–46
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Lagos Judicial Panel: Man recounts how SARS officers allegedly shot at him and killed his girlfriend
Oluwatobiloba Emmanuel 2 months ago no comment
A man identified as Emmanuel Akomafuwe, appeared before the Lagos state Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Saturday November 28 where he recounted how he was allegedly shot at and his girlfriend simply identified as Adaugo, was allegedly killed by men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) around 7 pm on April 13, 2019.
Akomafuwe, who was the first petitioner in today’s hearing, said he was driving with his girlfriend when men of the disbanded police unit stopped him. He told the panel that when he sought to know why they were stopped, an argument ensued and he was shot in the head by a police officer, he later came to know as Inspector Dan Ojo. He said the inspector also shot his girlfriend, Adaugo in the stomach and leg.
According to Akomafuwe, after the shooting, the police officers who were six in number, took to their heels and left them at the scene to die. He said he survived the incident but his girlfriend died after she was rushed to the hospital.
“The officers involved are living their lives. Some of them were arrested but they have been released. None of them have been punished,” he said.
The news of the incident was published in the newspapers and after this, the commissioner of police promised to pay my hospital bills but this did not happen and the police never returned to visit.
I did scans on my skull and brain at Reddington, and also checked in Dubai. My sanity hasn’t been the same since the incident and I still can’t sleep without pills.” he said
Akomafuwe alleged that one Inspector Dan Ojo was the one who fired the gun that injured him and also killed his girlfriend and that he wants the officer to be prosecuted.
The Police counsel however asked for more time to enable them to review the petition. According to the counsel, the police just became aware of the case and many officers are said to be involved, so there’s a need for time to track them.
The panel adjourned the petition to Dec 11 for the cross-examination of the petitioner.
Oluwatobiloba Emmanuel November 28, 2020
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Halkidiki: Reasons Why You Should Add This Holiday Destination to Your Greece Bucket List
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Travel to Halkidiki, Greece: Halkidiki is a wonderful location, well-known for the breathtaking beaches and the numerous points of interest. Halkidiki is also a popular destination because of Mount Athos, one of the most sacred places of Christianity! On this page, you will find out in which ways you can reach and explore this unique location! So, how to get to Halkidiki, keep reading.
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Aunt March Settles the Question
Like bees swarming after their queen, mother and daughters hovered about Mr. March the next day, neglecting everything to look at, wait upon, and listen to the new invalid, who was in a fair way to be killed by kindness. As he sat propped up in a big chair by Beth's sofa, with the other three close by, and Hannah popping in her head now and then 'to peek at the dear man', nothing seemed needed to complete their happiness. But something was needed, and the elder ones felt it, though none confessed the fact. Mr. and Mrs. March looked at one another with an anxious expression, as their eyes followed Meg. Jo had sudden fits of sobriety, and was seen to shake her fist at Mr. Brooke's umbrella, which had been left in the hall. Meg was absent-minded, shy, and silent, started when the bell rang, and colored when John's name was mentioned. Amy said, "Everyone seemed waiting for something, and couldn't settle down, which was queer, since Father was safe at home," and Beth innocently wondered why their neighbors didn't run over as usual.
Laurie went by in the afternoon, and seeing Meg at the window, seemed suddenly possessed with a melodramatic fit, for he fell down on one knee in the snow, beat his breast, tore his hair, and clasped his hands imploringly, as if begging some boon. And when Meg told him to behave himself and go away, he wrung imaginary tears out of his handkerchief, and staggered round the corner as if in utter despair.
"What does the goose mean?" said Meg, laughing and trying to look unconscious.
"He's showing you how your John will go on by-and-by. Touching, isn't it?" answered Jo scornfully.
"Don't say my John, it isn't proper or true," but Meg's voice lingered over the words as if they sounded pleasant to her. "Please don't plague me, Jo, I've told you I don't care much about him, and there isn't to be anything said, but we are all to be friendly, and go on as before."
"We can't, for something has been said, and Laurie's mischief has spoiled you for me. I see it, and so does Mother. You are not like your old self a bit, and seem ever so far away from me. I don't mean to plague you and will bear it like a man, but I do wish it was all settled. I hate to wait, so if you mean ever to do it, make haste and have it over quickly," said Jo pettishly.
"I can't say anything till he speaks, and he won't, because Father said I was too young," began Meg, bending over her work with a queer little smile, which suggested that she did not quite agree with her father on that point.
"If he did speak, you wouldn't know what to say, but would cry or blush, or let him have his own way, instead of giving a good, decided no."
"I'm not so silly and weak as you think. I know just what I should say, for I've planned it all, so I needn't be taken unawares. There's no knowing what may happen, and I wished to be prepared."
Jo couldn't help smiling at the important air which Meg had unconsciously assumed and which was as becoming as the pretty color varying in her cheeks.
"Would you mind telling me what you'd say?" asked Jo more respectfully.
"Not at all. You are sixteen now, quite old enough to be my confident, and my experience will be useful to you by-and-by, perhaps, in your own affairs of this sort."
"Don't mean to have any. It's fun to watch other people philander, but I should feel like a fool doing it myself," said Jo, looking alarmed at the thought.
"I think not, if you liked anyone very much, and he liked you." Meg spoke as if to herself, and glanced out at the lane where she had often seen lovers walking together in the summer twilight.
"I thought you were going to tell your speech to that man," said Jo, rudely shortening her sister's little reverie.
"Oh, I should merely say, quite calmly and decidedly, 'Thank you, Mr. Brooke, you are very kind, but I agree with Father that I am too young to enter into any engagement at present, so please say no more, but let us be friends as we were.'"
"Hum, that's stiff and cool enough! I don't believe you'll ever say it, and I know he won't be satisfied if you do. If he goes on like the rejected lovers in books, you'll give in, rather than hurt his feelings."
"No, I won't. I shall tell him I've made up my mind, and shall walk out of the room with dignity."
Meg rose as she spoke, and was just going to rehearse the dignified exit, when a step in the hall made her fly into her seat and begin to sew as fast as if her life depended on finishing that particular seam in a given time. Jo smothered a laugh at the sudden change, and when someone gave a modest tap, opened the door with a grim aspect which was anything but hospitable.
"Good afternoon. I came to get my umbrella, that is, to see how your father finds himself today," said Mr. Brooke, getting a trifle confused as his eyes went from one telltale face to the other.
"It's very well, he's in the rack. I'll get him, and tell it you are here." And having jumbled her father and the umbrella well together in her reply, Jo slipped out of the room to give Meg a chance to make her speech and air her dignity. But the instant she vanished, Meg began to sidle toward the door, murmuring...
"Mother will like to see you. Pray sit down, I'll call her."
"Don't go. Are you afraid of me, Margaret?" and Mr. Brooke looked so hurt that Meg thought she must have done something very rude. She blushed up to the little curls on her forehead, for he had never called her Margaret before, and she was surprised to find how natural and sweet it seemed to hear him say it. Anxious to appear friendly and at her ease, she put out her hand with a confiding gesture, and said gratefully...
"How can I be afraid when you have been so kind to Father? I only wish I could thank you for it."
"Shall I tell you how?" asked Mr. Brooke, holding the small hand fast in both his own, and looking down at Meg with so much love in the brown eyes that her heart began to flutter, and she both longed to run away and to stop and listen.
"Oh no, please don't, I'd rather not," she said, trying to withdraw her hand, and looking frightened in spite of her denial.
"I won't trouble you. I only want to know if you care for me a little, Meg. I love you so much, dear," added Mr. Brooke tenderly.
This was the moment for the calm, proper speech, but Meg didn't make it. She forgot every word of it, hung her head, and answered, "I don't know," so softly that John had to stoop down to catch the foolish little reply.
He seemed to think it was worth the trouble, for he smiled to himself as if quite satisfied, pressed the plump hand gratefully, and said in his most persuasive tone, "Will you try and find out? I want to know so much, for I can't go to work with any heart until I learn whether I am to have my reward in the end or not."
"I'm too young," faltered Meg, wondering why she was so fluttered, yet rather enjoying it.
"I'll wait, and in the meantime, you could be learning to like me. Would it be a very hard lesson, dear?"
"Not if I chose to learn it, but. . ."
"Please choose to learn, Meg. I love to teach, and this is easier than German," broke in John, getting possession of the other hand, so that she had no way of hiding her face as he bent to look into it.
His tone was properly beseeching, but stealing a shy look at him, Meg saw that his eyes were merry as well as tender, and that he wore the satisfied smile of one who had no doubt of his success. This nettled her. Annie Moffat's foolish lessons in coquetry came into her mind, and the love of power, which sleeps in the bosoms of the best of little women, woke up all of a sudden and took possession of her. She felt excited and strange, and not knowing what else to do, followed a capricious impulse, and, withdrawing her hands, said petulantly, "I don't choose. Please go away and let me be!"
Poor Mr. Brooke looked as if his lovely castle in the air was tumbling about his ears, for he had never seen Meg in such a mood before, and it rather bewildered him.
"Do you really mean that?" he asked anxiously, following her as she walked away.
"Yes, I do. I don't want to be worried about such things. Father says I needn't, it's too soon and I'd rather not."
"Mayn't I hope you'll change your mind by-and-by? I'll wait and say nothing till you have had more time. Don't play with me, Meg. I didn't think that of you."
"Don't think of me at all. I'd rather you wouldn't," said Meg, taking a naughty satisfaction in trying her lover's patience and her own power.
He was grave and pale now, and looked decidedly more like the novel heroes whom she admired, but he neither slapped his forehead nor tramped about the room as they did. He just stood looking at her so wistfully, so tenderly, that she found her heart relenting in spite of herself. What would have happened next I cannot say, if Aunt March had not come hobbling in at this interesting minute.
The old lady couldn't resist her longing to see her nephew, for she had met Laurie as she took her airing, and hearing of Mr. March's arrival, drove straight out to see him. The family were all busy in the back part of the house, and she had made her way quietly in, hoping to surprise them. She did surprise two of them so much that Meg started as if she had seen a ghost, and Mr. Brooke vanished into the study.
"Bless me, what's all this?" cried the old lady with a rap of her cane as she glanced from the pale young gentleman to the scarlet young lady.
"It's Father's friend. I'm so surprised to see you!" stammered Meg, feeling that she was in for a lecture now.
"That's evident," returned Aunt March, sitting down. "But what is Father's friend saying to make you look like a peony? There's mischief going on, and I insist upon knowing what it is," with another rap.
"We were only talking. Mr. Brooke came for his umbrella," began Meg, wishing that Mr. Brooke and the umbrella were safely out of the house.
"Brooke? That boy's tutor? Ah! I understand now. I know all about it. Jo blundered into a wrong message in one of your Father's letters, and I made her tell me. You haven't gone and accepted him, child?" cried Aunt March, looking scandalized.
"Hush! He'll hear. Shan't I call Mother?" said Meg, much troubled.
"Not yet. I've something to say to you, and I must free my mind at once. Tell me, do you mean to marry this Cook? If you do, not one penny of my money ever goes to you. Remember that, and be a sensible girl," said the old lady impressively.
Now Aunt March possessed in perfection the art of rousing the spirit of opposition in the gentlest people, and enjoyed doing it. The best of us have a spice of perversity in us, especially when we are young and in love. If Aunt March had begged Meg to accept John Brooke, she would probably have declared she couldn't think of it, but as she was preemptorily ordered not to like him, she immediately made up her mind that she would. Inclination as well as perversity made the decision easy, and being already much excited, Meg opposed the old lady with unusual spirit.
"I shall marry whom I please, Aunt March, and you can leave your money to anyone you like," she said, nodding her head with a resolute air.
"Highty-tighty! Is that the way you take my advice, Miss? You'll be sorry for it by-and-by, when you've tried love in a cottage and found it a failure."
"It can't be a worse one than some people find in big houses," retorted Meg.
Aunt March put on her glasses and took a look at the girl, for she did not know her in this new mood. Meg hardly knew herself, she felt so brave and independent, so glad to defend John and assert her right to love him, if she liked. Aunt March saw that she had begun wrong, and after a little pause, made a fresh start, saying as mildly as she could, "Now, Meg, my dear, be reasonable and take my advice. I mean it kindly, and don't want you to spoil your whole life by making a mistake at the beginning. You ought to marry well and help your family. It's your duty to make a rich match and it ought to be impressed upon you."
"Father and Mother don't think so. They like John though he is poor."
"Your parents, my dear, have no more worldly wisdom than a pair of babies."
"I'm glad of it," cried Meg stoutly.
Aunt March took no notice, but went on with her lecture. "This Rook is poor and hasn't got any rich relations, has he?"
"No, but he has many warm friends."
"You can't live on friends, try it and see how cool they'll grow. He hasn't any business, has he?"
"Not yet. Mr. Laurence is going to help him."
"That won't last long. James Laurence is a crotchety old fellow and not to be depended on. So you intend to marry a man without money, position, or business, and go on working harder than you do now, when you might be comfortable all your days by minding me and doing better? I thought you had more sense, Meg."
"I couldn't do better if I waited half my life! John is good and wise, he's got heaps of talent, he's willing to work and sure to get on, he's so energetic and brave. Everyone likes and respects him, and I'm proud to think he cares for me, though I'm so poor and young and silly," said Meg, looking prettier than ever in her earnestness.
"He knows you have got rich relations, child. That's the secret of his liking, I suspect."
"Aunt March, how dare you say such a thing? John is above such meanness, and I won't listen to you a minute if you talk so," cried Meg indignantly, forgetting everything but the injustice of the old lady's suspicions. "My John wouldn't marry for money, any more than I would. We are willing to work and we mean to wait. I'm not afraid of being poor, for I've been happy so far, and I know I shall be with him because he loves me, and I..."
Meg stopped there, remembering all of a sudden that she hadn't made up her mind, that she had told 'her John' to go away, and that he might be overhearing her inconsistent remarks.
Aunt March was very angry, for she had set her heart on having her pretty niece make a fine match, and something in the girl's happy young face made the lonely old woman feel both sad and sour.
"Well, I wash my hands of the whole affair! You are a willful child, and you've lost more than you know by this piece of folly. No, I won't stop. I'm disappointed in you, and haven't spirits to see your father now. Don't expect anything from me when you are married. Your Mr. Brooke's friends must take care of you. I'm done with you forever."
And slamming the door in Meg's face, Aunt March drove off in high dudgeon. She seemed to take all the girl's courage with her, for when left alone, Meg stood for a moment, undecided whether to laugh or cry. Before she could make up her mind, she was taken possession of by Mr. Brooke, who said all in one breath, "I couldn't help hearing, Meg. Thank you for defending me, and Aunt March for proving that you do care for me a little bit."
"I didn't know how much till she abused you," began Meg.
"And I needn't go away, but may stay and be happy, may I, dear?"
Here was another fine chance to make the crushing speech and the stately exit, but Meg never thought of doing either, and disgraced herself forever in Jo's eyes by meekly whispering, "Yes, John," and hiding her face on Mr. Brooke's waistcoat.
Fifteen minutes after Aunt March's departure, Jo came softly downstairs, paused an instant at the parlor door, and hearing no sound within, nodded and smiled with a satisfied expression, saying to herself, "She has seen him away as we planned, and that affair is settled. I'll go and hear the fun, and have a good laugh over it."
But poor Jo never got her laugh, for she was transfixed upon the threshold by a spectacle which held her there, staring with her mouth nearly as wide open as her eyes. Going in to exult over a fallen enemy and to praise a strong-minded sister for the banishment of an objectionable lover, it certainly was a shock to behold the aforesaid enemy serenely sitting on the sofa, with the strongminded sister enthroned upon his knee and wearing an expression of the most abject submission. Jo gave a sort of gasp, as if a cold shower bath had suddenly fallen upon her, for such an unexpected turning of the tables actually took her breath away. At the odd sound the lovers turned and saw her. Meg jumped up, looking both proud and shy, but 'that man', as Jo called him, actually laughed and said coolly, as he kissed the astonished newcomer, "Sister Jo, congratulate us!"
That was adding insult to injury, it was altogether too much, and making some wild demonstration with her hands, Jo vanished without a word. Rushing upstairs, she startled the invalids by exclaiming tragically as she burst into the room, "Oh, do somebody go down quick! John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!"
Mr. and Mrs. March left the room with speed, and casting herself upon the bed, Jo cried and scolded tempestuously as she told the awful news to Beth and Amy. The little girls, however, considered it a most agreeable and interesting event, and Jo got little comfort from them, so she went up to her refuge in the garret, and confided her troubles to the rats.
Nobody ever knew what went on in the parlor that afternoon, but a great deal of talking was done, and quiet Mr. Brooke astonished his friends by the eloquence and spirit with which he pleaded his suit, told his plans, and persuaded them to arrange everything just as he wanted it.
The tea bell rang before he had finished describing the paradise which he meant to earn for Meg, and he proudly took her in to supper, both looking so happy that Jo hadn't the heart to be jealous or dismal. Amy was very much impressed by John's devotion and Meg's dignity, Beth beamed at them from a distance, while Mr. and Mrs. March surveyed the young couple with such tender satisfaction that it was perfectly evident Aunt March was right in calling them as 'unworldly as a pair of babies'. No one ate much, but everyone looked very happy, and the old room seemed to brighten up amazingly when the first romance of the family began there.
"You can't say nothing pleasant ever happens now, can you, Meg?" said Amy, trying to decide how she would group the lovers in a sketch she was planning to make.
"No, I'm sure I can't. How much has happened since I said that! It seems a year ago," answered Meg, who was in a blissful dream lifted far above such common things as bread and butter.
"The joys come close upon the sorrows this time, and I rather think the changes have begun," said Mrs. March. "In most families there comes, now and then, a year full of events. This has been such a one, but it ends well, after all."
"Hope the next will end better," muttered Jo, who found it very hard to see Meg absorbed in a stranger before her face, for Jo loved a few persons very dearly and dreaded to have their affection lost or lessened in any way.
"I hope the third year from this will end better. I mean it shall, if I live to work out my plans," said Mr. Brooke, smiling at Meg, as if everything had become possible to him now.
"Doesn't it seem very long to wait?" asked Amy, who was in a hurry for the wedding.
"I've got so much to learn before I shall be ready, it seems a short time to me," answered Meg, with a sweet gravity in her face never seen there before.
"You have only to wait, I am to do the work," said John beginning his labors by picking up Meg's napkin, with an expression which caused Jo to shake her head, and then say to herself with an air of relief as the front door banged, "Here comes Laurie. Now we shall have some sensible conversation."
But Jo was mistaken, for Laurie came prancing in, overflowing with good spirits, bearing a great bridal-looking bouquet for 'Mrs. John Brooke', and evidently laboring under the delusion that the whole affair had been brought about by his excellent management.
"I knew Brooke would have it all his own way, he always does, for when he makes up his mind to accomplish anything, it's done though the sky falls," said Laurie, when he had presented his offering and his congratulations.
"Much obliged for that recommendation. I take it as a good omen for the future and invite you to my wedding on the spot," answered Mr. Brooke, who felt at peace with all mankind, even his mischievous pupil.
"I'll come if I'm at the ends of the earth, for the sight of Jo's face alone on that occasion would be worth a long journey. You don't look festive, ma'am, what's the matter?" asked Laurie, following her into a corner of the parlor, whither all had adjourned to greet Mr. Laurence.
"I don't approve of the match, but I've made up my mind to bear it, and shall not say a word against it," said Jo solemnly. "You can't know how hard it is for me to give up Meg," she continued with a little quiver in her voice.
"You don't give her up. You only go halves," said Laurie consolingly.
"It can never be the same again. I've lost my dearest friend," sighed Jo.
"You've got me, anyhow. I'm not good for much, I know, but I'll stand by you, Jo, all the days of my life. Upon my word I will!" and Laurie meant what he said.
"I know you will, and I'm ever so much obliged. You are always a great comfort to me, Teddy," returned Jo, gratefully shaking hands.
"Well, now, don't be dismal, there's a good fellow. It's all right you see. Meg is happy, Brooke will fly round and get settled immediately, Grandpa will attend to him, and it will be very jolly to see Meg in her own little house. We'll have capital times after she is gone, for I shall be through college before long, and then we'll go abroad on some nice trip or other. Wouldn't that console you?"
"I rather think it would, but there's no knowing what may happen in three years," said Jo thoughtfully.
"That's true. Don't you wish you could take a look forward and see where we shall all be then? I do," returned Laurie.
"I think not, for I might see something sad, and everyone looks so happy now, I don't believe they could be much improved." And Jo's eyes went slowly round the room, brightening as they looked, for the prospect was a pleasant one.
Father and Mother sat together, quietly reliving the first chapter of the romance which for them began some twenty years ago. Amy was drawing the lovers, who sat apart in a beautiful world of their own, the light of which touched their faces with a grace the little artist could not copy. Beth lay on her sofa, talking cheerily with her old friend, who held her little hand as if he felt that it possessed the power to lead him along the peaceful way she walked. Jo lounged in her favorite low seat, with the grave quiet look which best became her, and Laurie, leaning on the back of her chair, his chin on a level with her curly head, smiled with his friendliest aspect, and nodded at her in the long glass which reflected them both.
So the curtain falls upon Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception given the first act of the domestic drama called Little Women.
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Here's how Meghan Markle's treatment in the British press compares to how they talked about Princess Diana
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The Duchess of Sussex and Diana, Princess of Wales.
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Prince Harry says Meghan Markle is "victim to the same powerful forces" that caused Princess Diana's death.
The Duke of Sussex added that his "deepest fear is history repeating itself" as he compared his wife's negative treatment by the media to his mother's.
Prince Harry's statement on Tuesday was accompanied by the announcement that Markle plans to sue British tabloid the Mail on Sunday for publishing a private letter written by the duchess to her father.
Diana's death in 1997 from a car accident was largely blamed on the paparazzi chasing the royal's vehicle, although this wasn't listed as the official cause of the crash.
However, unlike Markle, who refrains from giving interviews about her personal life, Diana spoke about her highly-publicized divorce to Prince Charles, telling BBC's Panorama: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
Here's how Markle and Diana's relationships with the British press compare.
Prince Harry says he fears "history is repeating itself" as he compared his wife Meghan Markle's struggles with the British tabloids to those faced by his mother, the late Princess Diana.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Duke of Sussex also announced his wife's plans to sue the Mail on Sunday for publishing a private letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle.
"Though this action may not be the safe one," he said, "it is the right one. Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself. I've seen what happens when someone I love is commoditised to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."
Read more: Meghan Markle's new lawsuit could change how the tabloids treat the royal family
Here's how Markle and Diana's treatment by the British press compare.
Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997 after her vehicle was chased by an aggressive group of paparazzi on motorcycles. Although an official investigation found they weren't the cause of the crash, many people have blamed them as a contributing factor.
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The paparazzi have also denied Harry and Markle their right to privacy. The couple recently won a lawsuit against Splash News, who used a helicopter to take invasive photos of the inside of their home.
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Read more: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle win 'substantial' payout after paparazzi agency took aerial photos of their home that were so invasive they had to move out
Tabloids even went as far as to publish topless photos of Diana, which reportedly caused Prince William to be bullied at school.
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Despite Harry and Markle asking for privacy surrounding Archie's arrival, photographers persisted to follow them on their first unofficial family outing to Harry's charity polo match, shown below.
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The letter written by the duchess to her father, Thomas Markle, was "published unlawfully in an intentionally destructive manner," Prince Harry said in a statement.
Thomas Markle.
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Read more: Prince Harry says Meghan Markle is taking legal action against British tabloids: 'I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces'
Diana's butler, Paul Burrell, also betrayed private conversations shared between himself and the royal after she passed away. While speaking on a British reality show, he alleged that Diana feared Prince Charles would kill her "in order that he can remarry."
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
However, Diana would work with the press when the occasion called for it. For instance, she famously spoke about Prince Charles' affair on BBC's Panorama, when she said: "There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded."
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Markle, meanwhile, has declined from giving any interviews about her personal life since joining the royal family.
Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave from the West Door of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England
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Instead, the royal will occasionally show snippets of her family — such as this photo of Archie's christening — to her Instagram account. For some members of the public, this has blurred the line between what she considers to be private and public.
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Read more: Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton can seemingly do nothing right on social media, but royal experts say it's a 'necessary evil'
SEE ALSO: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's most adorable couple moments throughout their royal tour of Africa
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The eight stars of ‘New Europe’ you need to discover
The eight stars of 'New Europe' you need to discover
France but not: Morning light illuminates Corte, Corsica.
Have your trip to ‘the Continent’ all planned-out in your daydreams? Think again.
Here are the go-to destinations of New Europe that will soon be re-calibrating your European grand tour.
1. Corsica: France but not
Why you should head here now: While this gorgeous Mediterranean island is no secret to French holidaymakers, it flies under the international radar; but with so much beauty, history – Napoleon Bonaparte was born in the town of Ajaccio in 1769 – and culture, it won’t be long before the rest of the world clues on.
What to expect: Cobblestones, culture and sandy beaches. The island also has quite the reputation as a hiking mecca, with hundreds of scenic trails suiting varying skill levels, and the challenging GR 20, a 180-kilometre trail that stretches along its mountainous interior.
If you do one thing: Visit the medieval clifftop town of Bonifacio, on Corsica’s southern tip, with its imposing citadel, parts of which date back to the 13th century.
2. Cyprus: Best of both worlds
Why you should head here now: While this Mediterranean island has had a turbulent modern history based on its division into the Greek Cypriot south and the Turkish Cypriot north, its ancient claim to fame as the birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, and its rugged, sunbaked beauty definitely recommend it.
What to expect: Turquoise waters so vivid they look almost unreal and a dramatic coastline to match its history. Beyond offering a chance to travel between the north and south to sample the differences in culture and food, the island has also been conquered by everyone from the Romans to the Byzantines to the Venetians to the Ottomans in its time, many of whom left behind ruins, art and architecture to be explored.
If you do one thing: A hybrid of Greek, Turkish and Middle Eastern influences, food on Cyprus is not just something to sustain you, it is something to be celebrated. Meze is the perfect way to sample the diversity of offerings, and don’t leave without trying its halloumi cheese.
3. Slovenia: Trumps its rivals
Why you should head here now: It’s just so incredibly pretty.
What to expect: A green oasis, literally: while much of the country is blanketed with dense forest and emerald green lakes, the people of Slovenia also think green, a fact that has seen the capital of Ljubljana deemed one of Europe’s greenest.
If you do one thing: Take a pletna (wooden row boat) to the island of Lake Bled (pictured) and climb the 99 stairs to ring the Wishing Bell.
4. Finnish Lapland: True winter wonderland
Why you should head here now: With Iceland getting all the press of late, this cold climate stunner is blissfully untrampelled, except maybe by reindeer.
What to expect: Contrasts: in summer the midnight sun means its stunning scenery and outdoor pursuits can be consumed day and night, while at some points during the winter the sun doesn’t put in an appearance at all; all the better to see the fabled Northern Lights.
If you do one thing: Visit the Sami, the only indigenous peoples of the EU, in the northern reaches of Lapland and witness their fascinating yet endangered culture and language.
5. Pantelleria and the Pelagie Islands: the alternative Italian islands
Why you should head here now: With much of Italy’s coastline saturated with visitors (we’re looking at you, Amalfi), these islands, floating in the Mediterranean between Tunisia, Sicily and Malta, offer a more unspoilt alternative.
What to expect: Black rock, sweet wine and blissful solitude: Pantelleria, which stands proud on its own, lays claim to having the most inhabitants, with just over 7500 people at last count, but the total number over all four islands (that Pelagie Islands are a trio: Lampedusa, Linosa and Lampione) is in the vicinity of just over 10,000 (Lampione has none at all).
If you do one thing: Stay in a traditional, stone-built dammuso on Pantelleria. You might find that your neighbour is Giorgio Armani!
6. Burgundy: The other wine region
Why you should head here now: With many parts of France well and truly oversubscribed, this region of canals and Renaissance châteaux still offers
up a charming pace at which to live life.
What to expect: Gorgeous everywhere: it is France after all. The regional capital of Dijon sets the tone with its stylish way of life and grand architecture, but the true joy here is setting out with no map and no agenda to discover a lush green countryside that is dotted with charming medieval villages.
If you do one thing: Drink Chablis in Chablis, the impossibly pretty town in the north-west of the region.
8. Serbia: The party starts here
Why you should head here now: Throwing off its former bleakness, Serbia is ready to have some fun.
What to expect: While the capital of Belgrade has a gritty resilience, further exploration of the country will throw up imposing towns and pristine national parks.
If you do one thing: Head to Novi Sad, north of Belgrade for Exit, one of the most famous music festivals in the world.
9. Latvia: Undeveloped beaches
Why you should head here now: It’s slipped under the radar for too long and has a capital to rival the best in Europe.
What to expect: A surprisingly green, forested land this far north, with lakes, woods and lots of space to roam in. But maybe most surprising is the quiet beauty of its beaches, that are blissfully undeveloped: visit Cape Kolka to see for yourself.
If you do one thing: With a farmers’ market every Saturday, Riga’s Kalnciems District, with its lovingly restored 19th-century wooden houses, is a gorgeous place to start any exploration of the Baltic capital.
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Part-time occlusion therapy for amblyopia in older children
Inderpreet Singh1, Nishant Sachdev1, Gagandeep S Brar2, Sushmita Kaushik1
1 Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India
2 Grewal Eye Institute, Chandigarh-160 009, India
Date of Submission 24-Aug-2007
Date of Web Publication 14-Oct-2008
Gagandeep S Brar
Grewal Eye Institute, Sector-9, Chandigarh-160 009
Aim: To compare the efficacy of part-time versus full-time occlusion for treatment of amblyopia in children aged 7-12 years.
Materials and Methods: Prospective interventional case series. One hundred children between 7-12 years of age with anisometropic (57), strabismic (25) and mixed (18) unilateral amblyopia were randomized (simple randomization) into four groups (25 each) to receive two hours, four hours, six hours or full-time occlusion therapy. Children were regularly followed up at six-weekly intervals for a minimum of three visits.
Statistical Analysis: Intragroup visual improvement was analyzed using paired t-test while intergroup comparisons were done using ANOVA and unpaired t-test.
Results: All four groups showed significant visual improvement after 18 weeks of occlusion therapy ( P <0.001). Seventy-three (73%) of the total 100 eyes responded to amblyopia therapy with 11 eyes (44%), 17 eyes (68%), 22 eyes (88%) and 23 eyes (92%) being amblyopia responders in the four groups respectively, with the least number of responders in the two hours group. In mild to moderate amblyopia (vision 20/30 to 20/80), there was no significant difference in visual outcome among the four groups ( P =0.083). However, in severe amblyopia (vision 20/100 or worse), six hours ( P =0.048) and full-time occlusion ( P =0.027) treatment were significantly more effective than two hours occlusion.
Conclusion: All grades of part-time occlusion are comparable to full-time occlusion in effectiveness of treatment for mild to moderate amblyopia in children between 7-12 years of age unlike in severe amblyopia, where six hours and full-time occlusion were more effective than two hours occlusion therapy.
Keywords: Amblyopia, full-time occlusion, occlusion therapy, part-time occlusion
Singh I, Sachdev N, Brar GS, Kaushik S. Part-time occlusion therapy for amblyopia in older children. Indian J Ophthalmol 2008;56:459-63
Singh I, Sachdev N, Brar GS, Kaushik S. Part-time occlusion therapy for amblyopia in older children. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2008 [cited 2021 Jan 20];56:459-63. Available from: https://www.ijo.in/text.asp?2008/56/6/459/43365
Amblyopia is defined as a decrease of visual acuity caused by pattern vision deprivation or abnormal binocular interaction for which no cause can be detected by the physical examination of the eye and in appropriate cases is reversible by therapeutic measures. [1] It is the most common cause of monocular visual impairment in both children and young adults. [2] Occlusion therapy with patching of the non-amblyopic eye has long been the mainstay of amblyopia treatment. [3],[4] Initially it was a common belief that occlusion therapy should be prescribed for full time, and that removing the patch even for a short period of time would lead to loss of all the benefit of previous patching.
Recently, various amblyopia treatment groups have started to look into the efficacy of part-time occlusion. [5],[6],[7],[8],[9] Studies that prescribed occlusion for as less as one to two hours per day to a maximum of 24 h per day have been reported. [5],[6],[7],[8],[9] While initial studies were retrospective and their results varied, [5],[6] Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) was set up to address the need for prospective clinical trials in the treatment of amblyopia. [7],[8],[9],[10],[11]
The opinion that amblyopia treatment may be ineffective in older children stems from the fact that the age of six to seven years is thought to be the end of the "critical period" for visual development in humans. [12] Various studies have described conflicting results varying from no effect of age to a highly significant effect. [13],[14],[15],[16],[17],[18],[19],[20],[21],[22],[23],[24],[25],[26],[27] Recently, Patwardhan [16] has shown that there was no statistically significant change in the success rate of treatment of anisometropic amblyopia, even beyond 12 years of age. PEDIG [11] found that for amblyopia treatment in patients aged 7-12 years, augmenting the optical correction with patching therapy of two to six hours daily doubled the treatment responder rate to 53%. Compared to this, Brar et al. , [23] in their study in older children (> six years) have reported a substantial improvement in visual outcome in nearly 90% of the children with full-time occlusion.
Hence whether part-time occlusion is equally efficacious as full-time occlusion in older children is still not clear. The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of part-time occlusion vis-à-vis full time occlusion in children 7-12 years of age with amblyopia.
This prospective study was started in January 2004 and enrolled 100 unilateral amblyopic (strabismic, anisometropic or combined type) children in the age group of 7-12 years. The study was approved by the ethics committee of the institute. An informed written consent was obtained from the parents of the participating children. The sample size was calculated by assuming an acceptable standard error of 0.05 at 95% confidence level. Baseline testing included measurement of visual acuity, cycloplegic refraction using atropine, and a complete orthoptic and ocular examination of both eyes. The children were corrected for refractive error, if any, for at least six weeks prior to inclusion in the study.
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the amblyopic eye of 20/30 or less subsequent to the refractive correction for six weeks was used as a diagnostic criterion for amblyopia. Only unilateral cases were selected with BCVA of 20/20 in the normal eye. A difference between the spherical equivalents of the two eyes exceeding 1.00 diopter (D) or astigmatism exceeding 1.5 D was considered anisometropia while amblyopes who had constant esotropia or exotropia were classified as strabismic type. They were randomized into four groups of 25 children each using simple randomization (computer-generated random numbers) to receive two hours, four hours, six hours or full-time occlusion therapy.
Inclusion criteria for the study included unilateral amblyopia associated with strabismus, anisometropia, or both in children ranging from 7-12 years of age, having ability to record visual acuity accurately on Carl Zeiss chart projector (SZP 350). The above model of Carl Zeiss chart projector projects a single letter for 20/400 line, two letters each for the 20/200 and 20/160 lines, three letters for the 20/125 line and four letters for each subsequent line. Children were deemed to have read the line if they read all letters of 20/400, 20/200, 20/160 and 20/125 lines and at least three out of four letters for all subsequent lines. [23] The chart has a regular doubling of the visual angle between different lines, so a logMAR conversion was done to facilitate calculation of mean visual acuity and its comparison between different groups.
Exclusion criteria included presence of a known cause of reduced visual acuity, myopia more than a spherical equivalent of -6.00 D, history of previous amblyopia treatment within one year of enrolment, prior intraocular surgery and known skin reaction to patch or bandage adhesive. Dropouts and non-compliant patients were excluded from final analysis.
Patients were prescribed patching as per the following regimes:
Non-amblyopic eye was patched for limited number of hours each day; two hours in Group 1, four hours in Group 2 and six hours in Group 3. Patch was applied continuously during waking hours. In addition to occlusion, the parents were instructed to have the child spend at least one of the hours of patching time each day performing near visual activities. The near visual activity advised was performing their routine homework. Non-amblyopic eye was patched for all waking hours or all but one hour in group 4 children for all seven days a week. Patch could be removed during the night but it was to be applied first thing in the morning.
Six-weekly follow-up was done for a minimum period of 18 weeks. During each follow-up visit, visual acuity was recorded on the same visual acuity chart projector (Carl Zeiss SZP 350) by an independent observer who did not have access to the patient's treatment protocol. Parents were told to maintain a diary in which the treatment (hours of occlusion and performance of near activities) received each day was noted. The diary was reviewed at each follow-up visit.
The primary outcome was the BCVA in the amblyopic eye at 18 weeks. Amblyopia responders, defined as those who gained at least two lines of vision between the first and the final visit, were calculated for each of the four groups. The children were further subdivided into two subsets of mild-moderate and severe amblyopia to study the independent effect of occlusion therapy in each subset. Mild-moderate amblyopia was defined as a BCVA between 20/30 to 20/80 in the amblyopic eye while severe amblyopia was defined as BCVA of 20/100 or less in the amblyopic eye.
Statistical analysis between pre-treatment and post-treatment change in acuity was done by paired t-test. The difference between the two groups in the variance of the change in amblyopic eye visual acuity produced was analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test and unpaired t-test.
Out of 100 cases, there were 57 cases of anisometropic amblyopia, 25 cases of strabismic amblyopia and 18 cases of mixed amblyopia. The group-wise distribution of the three types of amblyopes is provided in [Table 1]. The mean age was 8.9 ± 1.7 years in Group 1, 9.5 ± 2.1 years in Group 2, 10.0 ± 1.8 years in Group 3 and 9.3 ± 2.1 years in Group 4. The baseline BCVA was 0.67 logMAR units (range 20/40 - 20/400) in Group 1, 0.80 logMAR units (range 20/40 - 20/400) in Group 2, 0.68 logMAR units (range 20/30 - 20/400) in Group 3 and 0.76 logMAR units (range 20/30 - 20/400) in Group 4. The four groups were matched for age ( P =0.355), distribution of the three types of amblyopes ( P =0.3) and pre-treatment BCVA ( P =0.183). Post-treatment visual acuity was measured at completion of 18 weeks and was compared with pre-treatment visual acuity using paired t-test [Table 1]. The results showed significant visual improvement in all four groups at the end of the study period ( P <0.001).
Seventy-three (73%) of the total 100 eyes responded to amblyopia therapy with 11 eyes (44%), 17 eyes (68%), 22 eyes (88%) and 23 eyes (92%) being amblyopia responders in each group respectively, with least number of responders in the two hours group. ANOVA test revealed a statistically significant difference ( P =0.002) in visual improvement among the four groups. On further analysis with unpaired t-test, a significantly better outcome was seen when visual improvement in Group 2 (four hours occlusion) was compared with Group 1 (two hours occlusion) ( P =0.026). Similarly Group 3 (six hours occlusion) had a better visual outcome compared to Group 1 (two hours occlusion) ( P =0.002). Full-time occlusion Group 4 also fared significantly better compared to the two hours occlusion Group 1 ( P =0.001). However, the difference was non-significant when visual outcome in six hours occlusion Group 3 ( P =0.486) and full-time occlusion Group 4 ( P =0.103) was compared with four hours occlusion Group 2 or when six hours occlusion Group 3 was compared with full-time occlusion Group 4 ( P =0.274).
Subset A (mild-moderate amblyopia) included 47 children while Subset B (severe amblyopia) included 53 children. The two subsets were matched for age ( P =0.7).
Comparison of various treatment protocols in mild-moderate amblyopia: Out of the 47 patients in subset A, 15 patients were included in Group 1, 10 patients in Group 2, 12 patients in Group 3 while 10 patients were in Group 4. The four groups were matched for age ( P =0.3) and the pretreatment visual acuity ( P =0.5). ANOVA test revealed no statistically significant difference ( P =0.083) in visual improvement among the four groups [Table 2].
Comparison of various treatment protocols in severe amblyopia: Out of the 53 patients in subset B, 10 patients were included in Group 1, 15 patients in Group 2, 13 patients in Group 3 and 15 patients in Group 4. The four groups were matched for age ( P =0.41) and the pretreatment visual acuity ( P =0.57). ANOVA test revealed a statistically significant difference ( P =0.036) in visual improvement among the four groups [Table 3].
On further analysis with unpaired t-test, a significantly better visual outcome was seen in six hours group ( P =0.031) and full-time group ( P =0.015) when compared with the two hours group while comparative improvement in the four hours group ( P =0.33) was not significantly different from the two hours group. Also, there was no significant difference in visual improvement among the four hours group and the six hours group ( P =0.284), four hours group and the full-time group ( P =0.068), and among the six hours group and the full-time group ( P =0.341).
Initial reports on occlusion therapy in older children found that the age of the patient at which the treatment was initiated had a direct bearing on the visual outcome. [13],[14],[15] Epelbaum et al. , [14] reported in strabismic amblyopia that the recovery of acuity of the amblyopic eye was maximum when the occlusion was initiated before three years of age, the improvement further decreased as a function of age and was about null by the time the patient was 12 years of age. Similarly Rutstein et al. , [15] reported that the visual acuity improvement is somewhat lesser in patients older than seven years than in younger patients.
However, in recent years a large number of studies have shown a comparable beneficial effect of occlusion therapy in older children too. [11],[16],[17],[18],[19],[20],[21],[22],[23] Brar et al. , [23] have reported a substantial improvement in visual acuity with full-time occlusion in nearly 90% of the children. They showed that visual acuity could be improved uniformly for strabismic, anisometropic or a combination of strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia in older children. The authors observed improvement in visual acuity in 98.7% of children younger than 12 years and in 46.2% children older than 12 years at the time of initiation of occlusion therapy. Patwardhan [16] has recently shown that there is no statistically significant change in the success rate of treatment of anisometropic amblyopia, even beyond 12 years of age. The present study also included patients of strabismic and mixed amblyopia in addition to children with anisometropic amblyopia, who after randomization, were uniformly distributed in the four groups [Table 1]. The distribution of amblyopes is important as it can have a bearing on the final outcome. Most studies report best-to-worst ranking of anisometropic, strabismic, and combined amblyopia for visual acuity at initial visit and outcome at the end of treatment. [5],[24],[25]
A very important factor determining the outcome of occlusion therapy in these older children could be the patching compliance. It is obvious that lesser the hours of patching in a day better the compliance with the treatment. [26] Hence the concept of part-time occlusion holds stronger ground in the case of older children. Two studies have recently looked into the role of part-time occlusion in older children. One of these is a multicentric study by PEDIG. [11] The study found that augmenting the optical correction with part-time patching therapy and atropine penalization doubled the responder rate (53% vs. 25%) and the response to treatment was seen regardless of the severity of amblyopia. Hence this study established the role of part-time occlusion in older children. A significant difference from our study is that none of the children in the present study were prescribed atropine in the dominant eye in addition to the occlusion therapy. The PEDIG study [11] did not compare the effectiveness of varying hours of part-time occlusion among themselves.
Recently Lee et al. , [27] have also studied the effect of part-time occlusion in older children (29 eyes) aged 8-12 years. They reported a beneficial effect of part-time occlusion therapy in nearly 96% of the eyes. Visual improvement and occlusion time showed a significantly positive correlation. However, only two children received less than three hours of daily occlusion therapy for a limited period of one month. Hence this study was also limited by the lack of a proper comparative analysis between full-time occlusion and varying hours of part-time occlusion in addition to involving a very limited number of patients.
We planned and conducted this prospective randomized study comparing the effect of varying hours (two hours, four hours and six hours) of part-time occlusion therapy with full-time occlusion therapy in children aged 7-12 years. We observed that both full-time patching and part-time patching, even as little as two hours a day, led to significant improvement in visual outcome at 18 weeks of treatment. We observed a much higher responder rate (73%) compared to the PEDIG study (54%); this could be because in their study a large majority of patients received either two hours patching (50%) or four hours patching (41%) while very few (9%) received six hours patching and none received full-time patching. However, we distributed the patients equally in four groups of 25 each. Among children who received two or four hours of patching, 28 of the 50 children (56%) responded to the treatment, a figure comparative to the PEDIG study. However, in children who received six hours or full-time occlusion, 45 of the 50 children were treatment responders (90%). The difference was predominantly due to the fact that, in children with severe amblyopia, full-time patching and six hours/day patching was found to have a significantly better outcome when compared to two hours of patching therapy. While in patients with mild to moderate amblyopia all treatment protocols produced comparatively similar outcome. This is similar to observations of PEDIG in younger children. [7],[8],[9],[10]
The limitations of the study include its smaller sample size and shorter follow-up. Moreover, it does not address the issue of maintenance therapy and the recurrence of treated amblyopia in this age group. Still, the present study suggests a beneficial effect of part-time occlusion therapy in older children. Larger studies with longer follow-up are needed to address issues of recidivism and extent of improvement with part-time occlusion in older children.
Hence it can be concluded that for treatment of mild to moderate amblyopia, as little as two hours/day of patching may be adequate in the 7-12 years age group while in severe amblyopia, six hours and full-time occlusion are more effective than two hours occlusion therapy in this age group.
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Bruce JW Evans, Charlotte S Yu, Emmanuelle Massa, Jewlsy E Mathews
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2 Evidenced-based medicine: Treatment for amblyopia
Matta, N.S., Singman, E.L., Silbert, D.I.
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Zhang, X.-Y., Jiang, C.-G.
International Journal of Ophthalmology. 2010; 10(9): 1733-1735
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Slip-resistant shoes reduce food service workers’ compensation claims
KEYWORDS injury prevention / slips, trips and falls / workers compensation / workplace injury prevention
Each year, food service businesses report that slips, trips, and falls are some of the most common causes of worker injury leading to time away from work. However, employers and workers can avoid slip, trips, and falls by keeping floors clean and dry, fixing flooring defects, using properly designed stairs and handrails, and, as a new study finds, by wearing slip-resistant shoes.
In this study, researchers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), in collaboration with industry partners, examined the effects of slip-resistant shoes on workers’ compensation claims related to slipping on liquid- or grease-contaminated surfaces among food service workers. Food service workers, who are responsible for preparing, cooking, and serving food, often encounter these slipping hazards on the job.
Participants in the study included about 15,000 food service workers employed by Aramark Education (K–12) at elementary, middle, and high schools from 227 school districts across 24 states. Researchers randomly assigned school districts either to receive or not to receive slip-resistant shoes. Workers who voluntarily chose to wear the shoes received free shoes throughout study, while workers at school districts that did not receive the shoes continued wearing their regular footwear, including their own slip-resistant shoes if they chose to.
Researchers compared data from the 2 years before participants received slip-resistant shoes with data from 2 years after they received them in both the intervention and control school districts. Preliminary findings from the 4-year study found more than an 80% reduction in workers’ compensation injury claims related to slipping on liquid- or grease-contaminated surfaces in the school districts that received slip-resistant shoes and were not using them previously.
Shoes for Crews, a manufacturer and supplier of slip-resistant footwear, supplied the shoes for the study, which ran from August 2009 to December 2013. Now, the researchers are studying whether the slip-resistant shoes will continue to prevent slips, trips, and falls, and if they are cost-effective. They plan to describe their findings in a paper to submit to a scientific journal in early 2016.
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Teams penalized for manipulating results of Homestead-Miami race
NASCAR competition officials issued significant penalties Wednesday to Premium Motorsports, Rick Ware Racing and Spire Motorsports for manipulating the results of the season-ending Monster Energy Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Scott Miller, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition, said that four teams were docked 50 points from the 2019 team owner standings for their role in altering the finishing order of the Ford EcoBoost 400 on Nov. 17. Suspensions and fines were also included in the punishment.
"Following a thorough review of race data and driver/team communication from the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, as well as interviews with several competitors, NASCAR has determined that the Nos. 15, 27, 52 and 77 teams have violated Sections 12.8.g and 12.8.1 of the NASCAR rule book, which addresses manipulating the outcome of a race," Miller said in a statement. "As a result, those teams in violation of the rule book have been penalized as listed in the penalty report."
The report lists indefinite suspensions for Scott Eggleston, competition director for Premium Motorsports, and Kenneth Evans, who holds the same role with Rick Ware Racing. Both were fined $25,000.
Team owners Rick Ware, Jay Robinson of Premium, and TJ Puchyr of Spire were all fined $50,000. All four teams had 50 points deducted from their totals in the final team owner standings.
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Hepcidin
Hypoxia-inducible factor
HIF and iron
Regulation of HIF-2α by iron
Preference for HIF-2α over HIF-1α
At the crossroads of oxygen and iron sensing: hepcidin control of HIF-2α
Frank S. Lee
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Address correspondence to: Frank S. Lee, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 605 Stellar Chance Labs, 422 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. Phone: 215.898.4701; Email: franklee@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
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J Clin Invest. 2019;129(1):72–74. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI125509.
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Hepatic hepcidin/intestinal HIF-2α axis maintains iron absorption during iron deficiency and overload
Andrew J. Schwartz, … , Justin A. Colacino, Yatrik M. Shah
Research Article Gastroenterology
Iron-related disorders are among the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Systemic iron homeostasis requires hepcidin, a liver-derived hormone that controls iron mobilization through its molecular target ferroportin (FPN), the only known mammalian iron exporter. This pathway is perturbed in diseases that cause iron overload. Additionally, intestinal HIF-2α is essential for the local absorptive response to systemic iron deficiency and iron overload. Our data demonstrate a hetero-tissue crosstalk mechanism, whereby hepatic hepcidin regulated intestinal HIF-2α in iron deficiency, anemia, and iron overload. We show that FPN controlled cell-autonomous iron efflux to stabilize and activate HIF-2α by regulating the activity of iron-dependent intestinal prolyl hydroxylase domain enzymes. Pharmacological blockade of HIF-2α using a clinically relevant and highly specific inhibitor successfully treated iron overload in a mouse model. These findings demonstrate a molecular link between hepatic hepcidin and intestinal HIF-2α that controls physiological iron uptake and drives iron hyperabsorption during iron overload.
Andrew J. Schwartz, Nupur K. Das, Sadeesh K. Ramakrishnan, Chesta Jain, Mladen T. Jurkovic, Jun Wu, Elizabeta Nemeth, Samira Lakhal-Littleton, Justin A. Colacino, Yatrik M. Shah
Hepcidin is the master regulator of iron metabolism. It plays a key role in the regulation of iron transport across the duodenal epithelium, which in turn is dependent on the oxygen-regulated transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α). In this issue of the JCI, Schwartz and colleagues show that duodenal HIF-2α is itself regulated by hepcidin, thereby indicating that this transcription factor is not only regulated by oxygen, but also by iron. This work indicates that the crosstalk between liver hepcidin and intestinal HIF-2α plays an important role during iron overload, systemic iron deficiency, and anemia.
Hepcidin is produced primarily in the liver by hepatocytes, which sense plasma iron through a complex network of membrane-bound proteins that include the HLA class I–like protein HFE, transferrin receptor 1 (TFR1), transferrin receptor 2 (TFR2), hemojuvelin (HJV), and proteins of the BMP receptor family (1, 2). The BMP receptors regulate the activity of the SMAD family of transcription factors, which are key regulators of hepcidin gene transcription. High levels of plasma iron result in increased hepcidin transcription and increased circulating levels of hepcidin. Conversely, low levels of plasma iron result in decreased hepcidin transcription and decreased circulating levels of hepcidin.
The key function of hepcidin is to bind to ferroportin (FPN), the only known mammalian cellular exporter of iron (3), and induce its degradation in cells that include duodenal enterocytes, macrophages, and hepatocytes. Hence, iron-replete conditions (resulting in high levels of hepcidin) suppress FPN protein expression, leading to cellular retention of iron (Figure 1A). Conversely, low iron conditions (low levels of hepcidin) lead to FPN stabilization, resulting in efflux of iron into the circulation. This allows the systemic mobilization of iron. The largest consumers of iron are RBC, in which iron is incorporated as heme into the oxygen carrier hemoglobin.
HIF-2α regulation by hepcidin in duodenal enterocytes. (A) Under iron-replete conditions, hepcidin constitutively induces FPN degradation, leading to enterocyte retention of iron (Fe), high PHD activity, and constitutive degradation of HIF-2α. (B) Under iron-deficient conditions, lack of hepcidin leads to stabilization of FPN, efflux of iron, and lowered intracellular iron concentration. This leads to decreased activity of iron-dependent PHD, stabilization of HIF-2α, and activation of the HIF-2α target genes DCYTB, DMT1, and FPN. DCYTB reduces Fe3+ to Fe2+, which in turn is transported from the apical surface into the enterocyte by DMT1. FPN promotes the transport of iron out the enterocyte through its basolateral surface.
Red cell mass is critically controlled by hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), which is a key regulator of oxygen homeostasis. HIF is a heterodimeric transcription factor consisting of an α subunit, HIF-α, and a β subunit, HIF-β (4–6). The two most extensively studied HIF-α isoforms are HIF-1α and HIF-2α (also known as EPAS1). HIF is primarily controlled by oxygen-regulated degradation of the α subunit. Under normoxic conditions, a family of three oxygen-dependent, iron-containing prolyl hydroxylases, PHD1, PHD2, and PHD3 (also known as EGLN2, EGLN1, and EGLN3, respectively), constitutively and site specifically hydroxylate key prolyl residues on HIF-1α and HIF-2α. This provides a recognition motif for the von Hippel–Lindau tumor suppressor protein, a component of an E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that targets HIF-α for degradation. Under hypoxic conditions, this modification is arrested, leading to the stabilization of HIF-α and activation of HIF target genes.
The HIF pathway operates in essentially all tissues of the body. Its use, however, displays cell-and organ-dependent differences. For example, in specialized interstitial cells of the renal cortex and in hepatocytes, a critical HIF-2α gene target is the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) (7, 8). EPO stimulates the expansion of red cell mass in an oxygen-regulated manner, thereby improving oxygen delivery to tissues of the body. Moreover, as with HIF-1α and -2α, the three PHDs are not equivalent proteins. For example, PHD2 possesses an N-terminal zinc finger, absent from PHD1 and PHD3, that promotes recruitment to the HSP90 pathway to facilitate hydroxylation of HIF-α, an HSP90 client (9–11).
Red cell mass and iron delivery must be tightly coordinated. Indeed, after hypoxia initiates EPO-induced erythropoiesis, erythroid progenitors secrete erythroferrone, a hormone that suppresses hepcidin production, thereby stimulating iron mobilization (12). Decreased hepcidin not only leads to FPN stabilization, but also increased transcription of genes encoding for duodenal cytochrome B (DCYTB), divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1), and FPN itself in duodenal enterocytes (Figure 1B). HIF-2α plays a critical role in mediating this process (13–15). DCYTB reduces Fe(III) to duodenal lumen Fe(II), thereby allowing its transport across the apical surface by DMT1. The FPN, DCYTB, and DMT1 genes are all targets of HIF-2α (15).
In the present JCI study, Schwartz and colleagues (16) pursued the finding that duodenal cells employ HIF-2α, ordinarily an oxygen-sensitive transcription factor, to regulate genes central to iron metabolism. To separate hypoxia from hepcidin-induced effects, they first examined mice with an inducible liver conditional knockout of hepcidin and observed the activation of HIF-2α and HIF-2α target genes (but, interestingly, not HIF-1α or HIF-1α target genes) in duodenal enterocytes. For FPN, DCYTB, DMT1, and TFRC, upregulation was observed at both mRNA and protein levels.
Since hepcidin acts through FPN, the authors then examined mice with an inducible intestinal conditional knockout of Fpn and found that it blocked both low iron– and anemia-induced activation of HIF-2α, demonstrating an essential role for FPN in this process. This raises the possibility that intracellular iron levels may modulate HIF-2 levels. Importantly, inducible intestinal conditional knockout of Dmt1, a means to lower iron levels in the enterocyte, results in duodenal activation of HIF-2α. In cell culture studies, both a human HEK293 cell line (17) and a rat IEC-6 intestinal cell line with inducible expression of FPN display HIF-2α stabilization upon FPN induction. Moreover, a PHD reporter construct consisting of a hydroxylation substrate domain fused to luciferase shows stabilization in both cell lines upon FPN induction (16).
Taken together, the results of the study by Schwartz and colleagues (16) lead to the intriguing conclusion that in the hepcidin pathway, the oxygen-regulated HIF-2α transcription factor is, in fact, regulated by iron (Figure 1). Specifically, because iron is an obligatory cofactor for PHD, low iron leads to low PHD activity. Thus, the PHDs can be thought of as key integrators of signals that extend beyond oxygen and include iron. Of note, the PHDs are also responsive to agents that include ROS and Krebs cycle intermediates. In addition, the data indicate that the duodenal epithelial cell has a distinctive configuration of the HIF pathway that allows it to sense iron (in addition to oxygen) and thereby regulate genes of the iron pathway (FPN, DCYTB, DMT1). This is reminiscent of the manner in which specialized renal cells specifically employ the PHD2/HIF-2α axis to control EPO production in response to changing oxygen concentrations (7, 18–21).
The study by Schwartz et al. (16) provides new insights into the role of the HIF pathway in iron metabolism. This leads to the mechanistic question of whether iron is simply passively lost from the PHDs upon iron deprivation. In this regard, it might be noted that PHD2, the central PHD isoform, has a high affinity for iron, at least in vitro (22). Alternatively, low intracellular iron levels could potentially impair the assembly of PHD from iron and the PHD apoenzyme. More broadly, the PHDs are members of a larger family of 2-oxoglutarate–dependent dioxygenases (23), raising the question of whether other such enzymes may be regulated by iron availability in a similar manner.
One enzyme that is well known to be regulated by intracellular iron levels is cytosolic aconitase (c-aconitase) (24). In its native form, the iron-containing c-aconitase catalyzes the interconversion of citrate and isocitrate. Upon iron depletion, it converts to iron-regulatory protein 1 (IRP1), an RNA-binding protein that binds to iron response elements (IREs). Remarkably, one such IRE that inhibits translation is located in the 5′-UTR of the HIF2A mRNA itself, and it provides a means by which HIF-2α activity can be attenuated under conditions in which iron stores are depleted (25). The authors suggest that IRP may limit the extent of HIF-2α activity upon iron deficiency.
A relevant issue is the mechanism by which HIF-2α is selectively activated over HIF-1α in these cells, since both are posttranslationally regulated by the same family of iron-containing PHDs. Another important question is how broadly this iron-sensing mechanism is employed. The present studies have focused on the regulation of HIF-2α by hepcidin in duodenal enterocytes. In addition to these cells, macrophages and hepatocytes provide stores of iron, and like duodenal enterocytes, these cells can express FPN (1). In their animal models, Schwartz and colleagues did not observe changes in HIF-2α target gene expression in the spleen, an organ harboring FPN-expressing macrophages, which may suggest differences in how HIF-2α responds to iron deficiency in different cell types. It will be of interest to determine the mechanistic basis of any such differences.
Work in the author’s laboratory is supported by NIH grants R01-DK104796 and R33-HL120751, and by National Science Foundation (NSF) grant BCS-1638642.
Conflict of interest: The author has declared that no conflict of interest exists.
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Israeli Border Guard Police officers scuffle with demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his house in Jerusalem, July 14, 2020.
At least two thousand Israelis rioted in front of the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday night, shouting their outrage over the ongoing social restrictions and economic hardships they face due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rioters blamed much of their current difficulties on the Netanyahu government.
Thousands of Israelis are outside Netanyahu’s residence and calling for him to resign https://t.co/M4ve1VjvmF
— Julia Macfarlane ? (@juliamacfarlane) July 14, 2020
Ongoing protest outside PM Netanyahu's residence calling on him to resign. pic.twitter.com/pcExW5m0rj
— Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) July 14, 2020
Israeli police on the scene were forced to contend with escalating violence as the evening went on.
המחאה מול מעון רה"מ: אחד מתומכי נתניהו הסתנן לצד של אנשי הדגלים השחורים והמשטרה שלפה אותו משם@VeredPelman pic.twitter.com/2xHcVGJsNe
Some of the rioters were close to breaking through the checkpoints set up by security.
Protesters in Balfour forcibly break through checkpoints in the direction of the Jerusalem residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
המפגינים בבלפור פורצים בכח את המחסומים לכיוון המעון. השוטרים במקום נאבקים למנוע מעבר. טירוף pic.twitter.com/guR9BEqdU3
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Protesters demanded Netanyahu’s resignation in connection with the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel.
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New High-Precision Large-Range Pressure Sensor Combines the Best of MEMS and Photonics Technology
LEUVEN (Belgium) & SAN DIEGO (USA), Oct 3, 2017 – Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, today unveiled at its Imec Technology Forum (ITF) Health a pressure sensor based on micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS) technology. The sensor exhibits an excellent measurement precision in a large pressure range while being compact, resistant to electromagnetic interference (EMI), and having multiplexing capabilities. Leveraging imec’s unique technical expertise in both MEMS and photonics, the sensor can be used in applications that require high-quality sensing, notably in the medical and life sciences domains.
“Our advanced sensor could be used in a variety of (biomedical) applications such as intracranial pressure or intravascular blood pressure monitoring, where high-quality remote sensing is required. The sensor has also proven its biocompatibility and can be used in combination with MRI technology as there are no metal parts,” commented Xavier Rottenberg, Group Leader and Principal Scientist at imec. “With our current demonstrator, and the high performance it achieves on a large pressure range, imec has demonstrated the superior performance of MOMS-based pressure sensors and their potential to complement – and in some applications even replace – current MEMS-based devices.”
Pressure sensors to measure parameters such as altitude and depth, or to engage in flow sensing are currently based on either MEMS or optical fiber technologies which bring both advantages and shortcomings. MEMS-based pressure sensors are popular as they are known for their good performance and small size. Optical fiber sensors are suitable for use in harsh environments which can be characterized by EMI or high temperatures, however, they make for less integrated and more complex and expensive systems.
Imec’s new MOMS-based pressure sensor combines the best of both worlds, as evidenced by its high precision, comparable to the one offered by commercial MEMS, over a very large range. Moreover, it shows high tolerance to EMI interference and supports multiplexing. With the sensor, imec researchers have demonstrated a root mean square (rms) precision lower than 1Pa across a large range that could easily reach 100kP.
Imec is now looking for partners including – but not limited to – health device manufacturers who are interested in conducting joint research on this topic, or who want to engage in joint development and/or low-volume production.
Imec’s ITF Health is an exclusive event for business leaders, biomedical experts and visionaries in healthcare and nanotechnology. The forum is held on Oct 3 in San Diego, Calif., and provides insights into rapidly evolving R&D at the crossroads of healthcare and nanoelectronics, with a specific interest in solving current and future healthcare challenges. ITF Health is part of the series of Imec Technology Forums. Other ITF events are hosted in Belgium, the USA, Japan, Israel and South East Asia. Additional details and speakers can be found at http://www.itf2017.be.
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Tulsa mayor lifts curfew ahead of Trump's rally after call with president - live updates
Bart Jansen and Tim Willert
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TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa officials have rescinded a curfew tied to President Donald Trump's controversial rally scheduled there Saturday in an extraordinary reversal that came after Trump spoke with the city’s mayor.
“I just spoke to the highly respected Mayor of Tulsa, G.T. Bynum, who informed me there will be no curfew tonight or tomorrow for our many supporters attending the #MAGA Rally. Enjoy yourselves - thank you to Mayor Bynum!” Trump tweeted on Friday, hours before he was set to touch down for the pivotal campaign event.
The move represented a reversal by Bynum, a Republican, who hours earlier imposed a curfew to cover Friday and Saturday nights. The timing of that curfew represented a challenge to Trump rally attendees, many of whom have been lined up for days at the BOK Center in anticipation of the rally.
Trump’s rally is being closely watched by supporters and critics because it is his first event since a rally in North Carolina in March during the early weeks of the coronavirus. Local health officials in Oklahoma had recommended against holding the massive indoor event for fear it could spread the virus further.
White House officials had initially said the curfew was aimed not at Trump rally attendees but rather at protesters, many of which are expected to converge on the city for both to oppose the Trump rally but also to honor the Juneteenth holiday. Added to that mix: Thousands of Trump supporters unable to get into the 19,000-seat rally venue.
State Supreme Court denies challenge to rally
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Friday denied a request for a temporary injunction to block the BOK Center in Tulsa from hosting President Donald Trump's campaign rally Saturday.
The justices cited a lack of any mandatory language in the state's reopening plan, which provides social distancing guidelines for entertainment venues.
Attorneys in Tulsa filed a lawsuit earlier this week on behalf of two businesses and two residents to stop ASM Global, which manages the 19,000-seat arena, from hosting the rally "to protect against a substantial, imminent and deadly risk to the community."
They argued the rally should be prohibited because it would act as a "spreader" event for the transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
The petition cited a rise in documented cases of COVID-19 in Tulsa County, which have spiked in recent days. Oklahoma set a new state record for case increases in a single day on Thursday, confirming 450 new cases. The state added 352 new cases on Friday, giving it 802 new cases in two days.
"Despite this alarming uptick ... ASM Global plans to host an event that will bring tens of thousands of people into an enclosed area in downtown Tulsa ... without putting precautions in place to prevent the spread of the virus," the petition stated.
"All credible, qualified medical experts, including the CDC, agree that this type of mass-gathering indoor event creates the greatest possible risk of community-wide viral transmission."
The Trump campaign said it will check attendees temperature as they come in, provide hand sanitizer and issue masks but not require they be worn. Tickets to the rally come with a liability waiver that says the campaign or other parties associated with the event cannot be held liable for exposure to the coronavirus.
In addition, the BOK Center will provide personal protective gear to event staff, periodically clean and disinfect the arena during the rally, and install plexiglass partitions at all concessions stands.
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt said earlier this week that people concerned about the spread of COVID-19 at the rally should stay home.
– Tim Willert, The Oklahoman
A Trump campaign spokesman said Friday peaceful protests are common around the president’s rallies, but that officials hope the latest event in Tulsa on Saturday doesn’t become as violent as protests for racial justice in other cities.
Trump tweeted Friday that “protesters, anarchists, looters or lowlifes” won’t be treated like in New York, Seattle or Minneapolis, but that Tulsa will “be a much different scene!”
Civil-rights advocates have argued that Trump lumped peaceful protesters, who have a First Amendment right to protest, with the violent rioters. Marc Lotter, the director of strategic communications for the Trump 2020 campaign, told MSNBC that the campaign hopes the protests remain peaceful.
“Well, I think if they’re peaceful and if they’re agitating and getting into the violence and other things that will be a different story,” Lotter said. “But we normally have peaceful protests going on around our rallies. And we would hope that anybody that’s coming in from out of town would continue to honor that peaceful tradition in our country and not go to violence.”
Lotter also said the campaign is providing masks for attendees, but wouldn’t mandate they be worn because people are free to make their own decisions.
“Well, we’re making the masks available and we encourage anyone who wants to wear one to be able to do so,” Lotter said. “But we also understand that this is an individual choice. And that people have a right to make the decision for themselves whether they want to come to the rally, whether they want to come inside, whether they want to be outside and also if they want to wear a mask. This is a risk that people know and that they are free to make the decisions that best reflect their needs, their desires and their own personal health.”
–Bart Jansen, USA TODAY
President Donald Trump threatened to crack down on protesters expected to show up at his campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, the first such event since the coronavirus pandemic sidelined his campaign schedule.
“Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis,” Trump tweeted on Friday. “It will be a much different scene!”
Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, said Trump was referring to "destructive" protesters, noting that buildings have been burned, looted, and vandalized during recent demonstrations against police brutality.
"These things are unacceptable," she said. "And we will not see that in Oklahoma."
The president’s tweet came hours after Tulsa mayor G. T. Bynum imposed a curfew, citing expected rally crowds of more than 100,000, planned protests and the civil unrest that has already erupted in the city and around the nation this month.
Trump drew widespread and bipartisan criticism for his last interaction with protesters, when U.S. Park Police and other law enforcement agencies used force to clear Lafayette Square near the White House so the president could pose with a Bible in front of the historic St. John’s Church.
The latest threat also drew fire.
William Kristol, former editor of The Weekly Standard, posted on Twitter that the constitutional right "of protesters are the same in Tulsa as elsewhere in the US. So are the 1A rights of Trump supporters. It's up to OK and Tulsa authorities to follow the law and protect all citizens. But what Trump's doing is inciting his followers to extra-legal action."
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., accused Trump of "threatening peaceful protesters standing up for justice."
–John Fritze, USA TODAY
Concerns among Tulsa officials about the potential for violence outside Trump's rally Saturday appeared to come from social media postings, according to Tulsa police.
Jeanne Pierce, a Tulsa Police Department spokesperson, told USA TODAY the city's information on threats came from social media postings on sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Craigslist. Pierce cited posts on Craigslist that urged people to come to Tulsa and make trouble or for people infected with COVID-19 to attend and expose others to the sometimes fatal illness. At least some of the posts have been confirmed fake.
They "don’t know if they’re hoaxes or they’re true but it’s a precautionary measure,” Pierce explained.
Asked about the mayor's estimate of over 100,000 people at the rally, Pierce said the numbers were what the White House press office had told the city, factoring in the 19,1990-person capacity of the arena and the overflow capacity outside.
– Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY
The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, imposed a curfew ahead of President Donald Trump's campaign rally there, prompting officers to move out supporters who had been camping out in front of the arena.
Mayor G. T. Bynum announced the order Thursday evening, citing the expected crowds of more than 100,000, the planned protests and the civil unrest that has already erupted in the city and around the nation this month.
Bynum also said he's received information from the Tulsa Police Department and other law enforcement agencies "that shows that individuals from organized groups who have been involved in destructive or violent behavior in other states are planning to travel to the City of Tulsa for purposes of causing unrest in and around the rally."
Bynum said the order is needed to protect health and safety and preserve lives and property.
The curfew of parts of the city's downtown started at 10 p.m. Thursday and is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday. It begins again at the conclusion of Trump's rally and continues into Sunday morning.
“Big crowds and lines already forming in Tulsa,” Trump tweeted Friday morning, hours after the curfew went into effect.
He also issued this warning: "Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!"
Trump supporters began lining up outside the BOK Center days in advance of the rally.
"Sacrificing a week of our lives is nothing for what Trump has done for us," Robin Stites, who arrived on Monday to secure the No. 2 place in line, told the The Oklahoman earlier this week.
In a Facebook post Thursday evening, the Tulsa Police Department said anyone in violation of the mayor's executive order will be asked to leave the area. Those who refuse may be cited or arrested.
In addition to the curfew, the order bans Molotov cocktails or other combustible devices.
"This is an unprecedented event for the City of Tulsa and has hundreds of moving parts," the post said. "We are asking for everyone’s help in making this a safe event for all citizens."
Oklahoma City festival postponed for COVID-19
Organizers of an Oklahoma City celebration of Black culture postponed the event Friday because of concerns about gathering crowds during a time when the number of COVID-19 cases is surging in the state.
The Plaza District in the city had scheduled a half-dozen events during the weekend collectively called “Solidarity in the Plaza: Black Lives Matter,” to showcase Black artists, vendors, filmmakers and performers.
But the event that coincided with Juneteenth on Friday was expected to draw 10,000 people at a time when health officials have warned that any large gatherings could spread the coronavirus pandemic.
"We're crushed. We were so excited to do something that felt important and like a celebration and artistic. But we just have to put safety and public health first," Selena Skorman, the Plaza District’s executive director, told The Oklahoman. "We are definitely going to reschedule."
The number of state cases of COVID-19 rose by 450 on Thursday, in a surge beyond the 259 infections reported Wednesday.
“You can’t say Black Lives Matter and then put the lives of those who are most vulnerable to the disease at risk,” Chaya Fletcher, one of the Plaza District event organizers, said in a statement. “Black people have been disproportionately affected by COVID and it is our responsibility to not contribute to the increase in those numbers.”
– Brandy McDonnell, The Oklahoman
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Bushfire Tax Assistance legislation becomes law
The government has passed legislation* to make disaster relief payments being made to individuals and businesses impacted by the devastating bushfires effectively tax exempt.
(*) The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019-20 Bushfire Tax Assistance) Act 2020
The exemption extends to payments such as:
Disaster Recovery Allowance payments made to individuals; and
Payments that would otherwise be taxable under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, such as grants that may be made to small businesses and primary producers.
The legislation also allows taxpayers to claim income tax deductions for donations to two organisations established by the Business Council of Australia in response to the bushfires (the Australian Volunteers Support Trust and the Community Rebuilding Trust).
The legislation also gives effect to the Prime Minister’s announcement on 29 December 2019 that the government would, in cooperation with the NSW government, provide tax-free financial support to volunteers in the NSW Rural Fire Service who are employed by small or medium businesses and had volunteered for an extended period to assist in combatting the bushfires (these arrangements have now been extended to other impacted States and Territories)
Further information on the support being provided can be found on the ATO website.
Ref: Treasurer’s media release, 6 February 2020
Further small business support for bushfire affected communities
The government has announced a comprehensive suite of measures to immediately support impacted small businesses and make it easier for those who have suffered direct fire damage, or have been indirectly economically impacted following the bushfires, to get back on their feet.
The immediate priorities for small businesses include:
Grant funding- businesses and organisations that have sustained damage as a result of the fires can access up to $50, 000 in grant funding (tax free, as discussed above);
Concessional loans to ensure small businesses have cash flow to run their operations- to provide maximum flexibility for eligible businesses, concessional loans of up to $ 500, 000 for up to 10 years will be offered for businesses that have suffered significant asset loss or a significant loss of revenue, and can be used for the purposes of restoring or replacing damaged assets and for working capital;
Tax relief- the Commissioner of Taxation has agreed to provide a range of assistance measures to businesses in identified bushfire impacted postcodes to help to alleviate cash flow pressures and assist these businesses with their recovery efforts, including deferred lodgement dates (as reported in last month’s edition of voice);
A dedicated and single contact point to help them access the support that is available (the Small Business Bushfire Financial Support Line) and provide financial counselling services that are targeted to help small and family business owners deal with the emotional and financial challenges they face.
The Registered Agent Natural Disaster Infoline is 1800 700 724, and the general Emergency Support Infoline is 1800 806 218.
The Federal Government will also work with local and state governments, business groups and other community organisations to develop Local Economic Recovery Plans.
Ref: Prime Minister’s Media Release, 20 January 2020
Editor: Note that we have an ATO Deputy Commissioner on this month’s edition of ‘Tax on the Couch’, speaking about the ATO’s response to the bushfires.
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Business - annual investment allowance to increase to £1m
The main rate of corporation tax remains at 19% for 2019/20.
The intention to cut the rate of corporation tax to 17% in 2020/21 was reiterated.
The annual investment allowance will be temporarily increased from £200,000 to £1m for a two-year period from 1 January 2019.
Transitional rules may apply to the allowance where the chargeable period spans either 1 January 2019 or 1 January 2021.
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The employment allowance, which provides many employers with relief of up to £3,000 per tax year from their employers' national insurance contributions (NICs) bill, will be restricted to only those employers who had a NICs bill below £100,000 in the previous tax year.
Off-payroll working in the private sector
Following extensive and prolonged consultation, the Government announced plans to reform the off-payroll working rules - known as IR35 - in the private sector from April 2020.
Responsibility for operating the off-payroll working rules will move to the firm engaging the worker.
Small organisations will be exempt to ease the administrative burden for the vast majority of engagers, while medium and large organisations will be given support and guidance by HMRC.
From 1 April 2020, the amount of payable R&D tax credit that a qualifying loss-making company can receive in any tax year will be restricted to three times the company's total Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and NICs liability for that year.
This change is subject to consultation.
Business rates on the high street
In order to provide support to the high street, the Government is to reduce business rates by one-third for many retail properties with a rateable value below £51,000 for two years from April 2019, subject to state aid limits.
Structures and building allowance
New non-residential structures and buildings will be eligible for a 2% capital allowance where all new contracts for the physical construction work are entered into on or after 29 October 2018.
Businesses that incur qualifying capital expenditure on structures or buildings used for qualifying activities will be able to claim a 2% flat rate writing-down allowance over a 50-year period, calculated on the amount of original construction expenditure.
Special rate pool writing-down allowance
From April 2019, the rate of the writing-down allowance on the special rate pool of plant and machinery will reduce from 8% to 6%.
For businesses with a chargeable period spanning April 2019, a hybrid rate will have effect for unrelieved expenditure in the special rate pool.
The hybrid rate will be based on the proportion of a chargeable period falling before the change and the corresponding proportion falling after.
First-year allowance for electric charge points
The current 100% first-year allowance for expenditure incurred on electric charge point equipment will be extended by a further four years.
The measure will expire on 31 March 2023 for corporation tax and 5 April 2023 for income tax.
Ending certain enhanced allowances
The availability of a 100% first-year allowance for certain energy-saving or environmentally-beneficial assets, known as enhanced capital allowances (ECAs), will end for energy and water-efficient plant and machinery from April 2020 onwards.
More specifically, the measure will end ECAs for plant and machinery on the energy technology list and water technology list.
Digital services tax
From April 2020, the Government will introduce a 2% tax on the revenues of certain digital businesses in an attempt to ensure the amount of tax paid in the UK is reflective of the value derived from their UK users.
The tax will:
apply to revenues generated from business activities which include search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces
apply to revenues from those activities that are linked to the participation of UK users, subject to a £25m annual allowance
only apply to groups that generate global revenues from specific business activities in excess of £500m per annum
include a provision that exempts loss-making businesses and reduces the effective rate of tax on businesses with very low profit margins.
UK property income of non-UK resident companies
From 6 April 2020, non-UK resident companies that carry on a UK property business, or have other UK property income, will be charged to corporation tax rather than being charged to income tax.
The measure has been introduced to prevent structures that reduce tax bills on UK property held through offshore ownership.
Change to the definition of permanent establishment
A new measure was introduced in Finance Bill 2018/19 which denies the exemption from being a permanent establishment where non-resident businesses artificially fragment their operations to take advantage of exemptions and avoid creating a permanent establishment.
Corporate capital loss restriction
From 1 April 2020, the Government will restrict the proportion of annual capital gains that can be relieved by brought forward capital losses to 50%.
The announcement will include an allowance that gives companies unrestricted use of up to £5m capital or income losses each year.
Intangible fixed asset regime
The Government is to seek to introduce targeted relief for the cost of goodwill in the acquisition of businesses with eligible intellectual property from April 2019.
In addition, with effect from 7 November 2018, the de-grouping charge rules, which apply when a group sells a company that owns intangibles, will be reformed to align with rules elsewhere in the tax system.
A package of reforms will be introduced to strengthen the roles of employers in the apprenticeship programme with one of the main announcements being to halve the co-investment rate for apprenticeship training paid by smaller firms from 10% to 5%.
Class 2 national insurance contributions
As previously announced in September 2018, the Government will not abolish Class 2 NICs during this Parliament.
Legislation will be introduced to amend the diverted profits tax regime including, but not limited to:
extending the review period from 12 to 15 months
closing the opportunity whereby corporation tax return amendments can be made after the review period has ended and the diverted profits tax time limits have expired.
Hybrid capital instruments
New rules for the taxation of certain corporate debt instruments, known as hybrid capital, which have some equity-like features will be introduced.
This is to ensure these are taxed in line with their economic substance.
The changes will have effect for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019.
Offshore receipts for intangible property
With effect from 6 April 2019, legislation will be introduced to tax income from intangible property held in low-tax jurisdictions to the extent that it's referable to UK sales.
To ensure the measures are effective, appropriately targeted and robust against abuse, several rules were imposed including a de-minimis UK sales threshold of £10m and, among other changes, a targeted anti-avoidance rules for arrangements entered into on or after 29 October 2018.
Short-term business visitors
Following consultation on the tax and administrative treatment of short-term business visitors (STBVs) from overseas branches of UK-based companies, the Government will widen eligibility for the STBVs' PAYE special arrangement and extend the deadlines for reporting and paying tax.
The intention is to reduce the administrative burdens on UK employers with effect from April 2020.
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Do Oklahoma superintendents make too much money?
CCOSA executive director says superintendents’ salaries are determined by school districts
Updated: 9:35 PM CST Nov 27, 2017
Bret Buganski
WEBVTT OW SAYING.BRET AND A TIME WHEN THEGOVERNOR AND HOUSE REPUBLICANSARE LOOKING A CONSOLIDATINGSCHOOL DISTRICT ANDADMINISTRATIONS THERE ARE SOMEWHO FE SUPERINTENDENTS MAKETOO MUCH MONEY.I SAT DOWN TO TALK ABOUT THESEISSUES.DO YOU THINK SUPERINTENDENTS ARETHE WRONG TARGET OF ALAN SINGTHE STATE BUDGET?>> I TRULY DO.BRET: DR PAM DEERING SAYS LONGTERM FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLSISTHE KEY, NOT CUTTINGADMINSTRATIVE COSTS, AS THEGOVERNOR'SEXECUTIVE ORDERS CALLS FORMAKING K-12 MORE EFFICIENT.THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE OUT THEREWHO THINK SUPERINTENDENTS AREPAID TOO MUCH, WHAT DO YOU TELLTHEM?WHEN THE BOARD HIRES ASUPERINTENDENT THAT BECOMES THEDECISION OF THE LOCALLY ELECTEDMEMBER.BRET HERE'S WHATSUPERINTENDENTS MAKE IN THE 5LARGEST SCHOOLDISTRICTS.WHILE THEIR ENROLLMENTS ANDSALARIES DIFFER, KOCOCOMPARED WHAT THEY MAKE TO ASMALLER SCHOOL DISTRICT LIATOKWITH LESS THAN STUDENTS, AND A1000 FOUR DAY SCHOOLWEEK, THAT SUPERINTENDENTIS MAKING MORE THAN OUR STATE'THIRD-LARGEST DISTRICT, EDMOND.AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 23,000STUDENTS MORE STUDENTS.>> WHEN THE LOCAL BOARD MAKES
Gov. Mary Fallin wants to make public schools more efficient by cutting administrative costs, although many superintendents in Oklahoma are critical of that move.On top of that, superintendents say their schools’ budgets have already been cut too much.Dr. Pam Deering, executive director of the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, said long-term funding for public schools is the key -- not cutting administrative costs, as Fallin’s executive order calls for -- to make public schools more efficient. She also believes superintendents are the wrong target when trying to balance Oklahoma’s big budget hole.Some lawmakers believe superintendents are paid too much. Deering says she believes that “when a local board of education hires a superintendent, that becomes a decision of that locally elected official.”Here’s a look at the salaries for superintendents in Oklahoma’s five largest school districts:Oklahoma City Public Schools: $222,000Tulsa Public Schools: $284,904Edmond Public Schools: $146,584Moore Public Schools: $150,385Putnam City Public Schools: $169, 060While those districts’ enrollments and salaries differ, KOCO 5 compared what superintendents at smaller school districts make. The Atoka superintendent, who oversees a district that has fewer than 1,000 students and has a four-day school week, makes $148,318.Deering justifies the Atoka superintendent’s salary by saying, “The local board makes that decision.”Atoka Public Schools officials said the salary is listed from last year and is not current. They also said they had to pay their superintendent that much to stay competitive and to recruit the best.
Gov. Mary Fallin wants to make public schools more efficient by cutting administrative costs, although many superintendents in Oklahoma are critical of that move.
On top of that, superintendents say their schools’ budgets have already been cut too much.
Dr. Pam Deering, executive director of the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration, said long-term funding for public schools is the key -- not cutting administrative costs, as Fallin’s executive order calls for -- to make public schools more efficient. She also believes superintendents are the wrong target when trying to balance Oklahoma’s big budget hole.
Some lawmakers believe superintendents are paid too much. Deering says she believes that “when a local board of education hires a superintendent, that becomes a decision of that locally elected official.”
Here’s a look at the salaries for superintendents in Oklahoma’s five largest school districts:
Oklahoma City Public Schools: $222,000
Tulsa Public Schools: $284,904
Edmond Public Schools: $146,584
Moore Public Schools: $150,385
Putnam City Public Schools: $169, 060
While those districts’ enrollments and salaries differ, KOCO 5 compared what superintendents at smaller school districts make. The Atoka superintendent, who oversees a district that has fewer than 1,000 students and has a four-day school week, makes $148,318.
Deering justifies the Atoka superintendent’s salary by saying, “The local board makes that decision.”
Atoka Public Schools officials said the salary is listed from last year and is not current. They also said they had to pay their superintendent that much to stay competitive and to recruit the best.
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The DONNA Foundation is a private non-profit organization in Northeast Florida producing the only marathon in the U.S. dedicated solely to raising funds to end breast cancer. 100% of raised funds and race proceeds for all 26.2 with Donna events go to breast cancer research and care. Since its inaugural year in 2008, 26.2 with Donna has contributed more than $3.5 million to its beneficiaries. Seventy percent (70%) of proceeds go to the Mayo Clinic for bench top breast cancer research. Thirty percent (30%) of proceeds go to The Donna Foundation to help breast cancer patients with critical financial needs.
The 10th Annual 26.2 with Donna will be held February 10-12, 2017 and is expected to draw 12,000 registered runners from all 50 states and more than 20 countries worldwide.
Key Auto Company has been a sponsor of 26.2 with DONNA almost since the beginning. In 2017, we will continue our support as the Official Support Vehicle Provider and Mile Marker Sponsor. We're very proud of this title and our role in this highly respected charitable event.
Hyundai Hope On Wheels, a national independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Hyundai Motor America and its more than 820 U.S. Hyundai dealers and customers proudly provide their support. Every time a new Hyundai vehicle is sold in the U.S., Hyundai customers join Hyundai and its dealers in our cause. By the end of our 16th year, we will have donated more than $86 million to pediatric cancer research in the United States. For more information: http://www.hyundaihopeonwheels.org/
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Key will donate a portion of every repair order to Hyundai Hope on Wheels.
Since 1984, Dreams Come True has fulfilled the dreams of more than 3,000 children battling life-threatening illnesses in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Each dream filled is planned especially for that child. No one dream is a-like, but all generate the same outcome – hope and unforgettable memories. Dreams Come True is also proud in its dedication to apply 100% of all donations, unless otherwise designated by the donor, directly toward dreams. This is made possible by the support of our Board of Directors, Program Sponsors, Program Contributors and donors who make unrestricted donations. Unrestricted donations are used for administrative costs or dream expenses, as deemed necessary.
Key Buick GMC Hyundai has been proud to support dreamers in 2014 and 2015, and has pledged to fulfill another dream this year.
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In 2014, Key Buick GMC Hyundai partnered with Nemours to help fund patient-friendly radiology rooms at Nemours Fleming Island Site. These rooms will provide patient-friendly ambient lighting where patients will be able to control lighting and music and include graphics that move across the wall to distract young patients during x-rays.
For more information on Nemours: www.nemours.org
DID YOU KNOW… One quarter of the food produced in America every year is thrown away before it reaches a consumer? As a nation we annually discard 27 MILLION TONS of food, while more than 38 million Americans go hungry. Waste Not, Want Not is a volunteer-based food rescue mission looking to change that! Serving North Florida since 1990, they connect stores, businesses, restaurants, and farmers to charities feeding those in need. Last year, Waste Not, Want Not provided an average of 4,200 meals a day to those in need. Just $10, the cost of the average lunch, can provide breakfast for 100 children.
"Wolfson Children's Hospital provides a full range of pediatric health care services, from the routine to the most complex, for children of all ages. Key Buick GMC Hyundai proudly donated the Bass Playroom as a gift to this wonderful hospital. The aquatic themed playroom provides a haven for children receiving treatment. It joins other themed playrooms at Wolfson's Children Hospital, including "Timmy's Playroom" and "THE PLAYERS Playroom" which have been provided by the Tim Tebow Foundation, Jim Furyk and THE PLAYERS associations respectively."
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8 Taliban militants killed, detained; weapons, explosives destroyed in Special Forces raids
By Khaama Press / in Afghanistan / on Saturday, 20 Jul 2019 11:09 AM / 0 Comment / 795 views
The Afghan Special Forces killed a Taliban militant and arrested 7 others during the latest operations conducted in the past 24 hours.
The informed military sources said Saturday that the Special Forces conducted an operation in Tagab district of Kapisa and destroyed a small weapons cache.
The sources further added that the Afghan Special Forces conducted a similar operation in Kabul city and detained 1 Taliban fighter.
Furthermore, the sources said the Special Forces conducted a raid in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand, killed 1 Taliban fighter and destroyed 1 IED.
Meanwhile, the officials said the Special Forces conducted a raid in Qal’ah-ye Zal district of Kunduz and detained 1 Taliban fighter.
The Afghan Special Forces also conducted an operation in Chahar Bolak district of Balkh and detained 5 Taliban fighters.
The Afghan Special Forces conducted another raid in Khas Uruzgan district of Uruzgan and destroyed 300 lbs Home Made Explosives, 6 Rocket Propelled Grenades and a weapons cache.
The Taliban group has not commented regarding the operations so far.
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