pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 120
1.02M
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__wiki
| 0.657434
| 0.657434
|
← Fuller House Episode 7, “Ramona’s Not-So-Epic Party”
Fuller House Episode 9, “War of the Roses” →
Fuller House Episode 8, “Secrets, Lies and Firetrucks”
Posted on April 29, 2016 by billysuperstar111
Kimmie Gibbler wakes up on the couch next to Fernando and she’s like, “aw shit, what have I done?” Fernando is startled awake and quickly provides very naturalistic exposition about how they just fell asleep next to each other while watching a movie, because even married people can’t have sex on a family friendly show like this, apparently. Or maybe married people can, but people who are separated can’t. Where’s the line? I do not know. Anyway, they contemplate getting back together but decide that it could really make for a wacky premise if they kept their goings-on a secret for a while, so they agree to smuggle Fernando out of the house, unseen by everyone else.
DJ’s kids walk in on the dog tearing up the couch and they each shit one brick. The younger kid is like, “game over, man” just like the dad from Big Love in Aliens but then they older kid is like, “we can just lie our way out of this.” The younger kid is so pure of heart that he cannot quite grasp the concept but the older kid quickly schools him in the art of fibbery. Basically, you can just say whatever you want. The younger kid tries to frame the baby for destroying the couch and when DJ finds out she doesn’t really get mad or reprimand him at all for trying to pull a fast one on her, which may not be great parenting, actually.
Kimmie Gibbler makes an effort to distract the family as they eat breakfast while Fernando’s legs dangle conspicuously from the roof in the background for way too long. He falls, which is also incredibly conspicuous and loud, and then he shambles into the house all covered in leaves and nervously babbles for like a minute straight, making a serious of totally unnecessary statements that make it painfully obvious that he just crawled out of Kimmie Gibbler’s window upstairs.
He’s like, “I just came over to bang Kimmie Gibbler and then crawl out the window, I mean, pick up Ramona.” You have to imagine that in a really over-the-top Latin sterotype accent, though, where all the e’s are eee’s and there are a bunch of extra h’s at the beginning of words. Even though it could not be more overtly clear what is happening here, no one suspects a thing. Instead the exchange becomes about how Fernando wants to take Ramona to the zoo and she’s like, “I don’t wanna do that little kid shit anymore. Let’s go get our anuses bleached instead.” There’s a bit about Fernando being sad that Ramona doesn’t want to go to the American Girl doll store anymore and it reminded me that Fernando has a little sprinkle of delightful femininity inside of him. There was a whole thing in an earlier episode about him being a hairdresser and that, coupled with this new moment, is enough to make him slightly more than completely one-dimensional.
Danny shows up at the door and, man, you never heard an audience whoo so hard in your life. Those motherfuckers went whoo with such enthusiasm, I couldn’t believe it. Danny and Kimmie Gibbler go right back into their spirited interactions, including yet another meta-routine. Danny is apparently in town for the Wake Up, San Francisco reunion show (although didn’t he just leave to do a national version of the show? Why would they have a reunion show so soon afterwards. Also, shouldn’t Aunt Becky be on this show, too? Where is she? And they really didn’t need an explanation about why Danny is visiting anyway. They could have had him just show up to visit because this is his family. They didn’t need some half-assed excuse that doesn’t even make sense. The absence of an explanation would have made more sense than the one we’re given) and Kimmie Gibbler makes a comment about how sad and lame it is when old, shitty shows have dumb ass reunions. It’s delightfully self-deprecating, even if Bob Saget can’t stop grimacing his way through all of his lines.
Danny discovers that the dog fucked up the couch and he takes a big ol’ dump right in his pantaloons. He calls the couch a “classic antique” and it made me wonder if this is the same couch that they had throughout the original series. I mean, I’m sure it’s a reproduction, but did the old couch look like this one? I really can’t remember. They coulda had a bunch of different couches on the old show for all I know. What did strike me is how small that couch is, considering that like a billion people seem to live in that house at any given time.
The next scene is another one of those weird ones where one of the kids is hanging out with his friend and a bunch of other kids are there, too, but they’re all off to the side, not saying anything. They’re just standing there like a bunch of rubes (in order of height) while DJ’s middle kid and his friend talk shit to each other. It’s really weird. The only speaking kid keeps talking about how cool his dad is but DJ’s middle kid is like, “my dad’s dead but before that he was hella cooler than your punk ass dad”. DJ’s middle kid concocts a lie about how he can get a ride from a firetruck whenever he wants because his dad was such a cool fireman but then his friend is like, “you’re a lying cocksucker. The only way you can prove that this isn’t fucking bullshit is if you bring a firetruck to my birthday party tomorrow.” DJ’s middle kid is like, “it’s on, bitch.”
Danny laments the passing of the couch and he shares some fond memories with Stephanie, who wistfully recalls all the times that she got fingerbanged on that nostalgic piece of furniture. At least that’s what I think she said. I was pretty distracted by Bob Saget’s big, puffy head.
DJ comes in and asks Danny for advice about dating after ones partner’s tragic death. What an odd thing for them to have in common. Anyway, DJ says that her co-worker, Matt, makes her pussy turn into a big sloppy puddle in her tight mom jeans whenever he’s around but she’s having reservations about letting him stick it in. At least that’s what I think she said. I was pretty distracted by Bob Saget’s big, puffy head.
DJ’s middle kid confronts the older one about how the repercussions of his tutorial in dishonesty have really fucked his shit up because now he’s gotta figure out how to get a firetruck to show up at his dumb friend’s birthday party. The older kid is like, “too bad our dad’s a smoldering corpse or he coulda hooked that shit up, no problem.” He decides that, rather than let his little brother deal with the consequences of being a shitty liar, he’s going to figure out a way to make the fire truck fabrication become the truth.
Danny takes the boys down to the fire station to take advantage of some unfortunate firemen. The middle kid practices his “cute” expressions that will supposedly convince a fireman to let him ride in the truck and it’s the first time this new show has really matched the original series’ overbearingly smug attitude. Like, I don’t wanna watch some shitty kid demonstrate how fucking cute he thinks he is.
So apparently a new fire chief has been hired since the kids’ dad was horribly burned alive and he has actual standards for his practice so he’s not just gonna let some shitty entitled kids borrow one of his firetrucks just to cover up some totally unnecessary lie. Good for him! I mean, really, what the fuck did these kids think was gonna happen? Why did Danny even agree to take them down to the station? Did they explain to him that they were doing all of this just to make some kid look like an asshole at his own birthday party? Anyway, the fire chief recognizes Danny as the host of Wake Up, San Francisco and it turns out that he was supposed to be on the show like 25 years ago as “the singing fireman” but he got bumped so he refuses to help the kids because he’s petty and bitter, rather than all of the completely logical reasons that he should decline their request.
Meanwhile, down at the pet clinic, DJ and Matt have totally raging boners for each other. She is really charmed when he spits an eggroll back into the container, probably because it shows that he can be as tactless and obnoxious as the people that she loves most. They talk about their mutual hesitation to get back into dating after DJ’s husband’s horrible, tragic death and Matt’s divorce and then, just as DJ is about to head home, they start making out and the audience goes whoo so intensely, you’d think that Danny had just shown up.
After their smoochfest, DJ says, “oh my lanta” and I thought I’d mention it because I’m cursed with recognizing it as her deeply unpopular catchphrase from the original series.
Ramona comes home with Fernando and shows Kimmie Gibbler a video of the race car course he let her drive on. This show really has a lot of shots of people’s hands holding phones while something happens on the screen.
Kimmie Gibbler gets hella pissed at Fernando for letting their daughter take part in such a dangerous activity and then her act of reprimanding him turns into some weird, gross courtship thing for them.
Stephanie wonders why DJ and Kimmie Gibbler are both walking around all daydreamy and shit and she asks, “you didn’t find my brownies, did you?” which isn’t a great adult joke, but points for trying, I guess. DJ and Kimmie Gibbler both say that they have a really big secret to share even though whatever they’re going to say can’t really qualify as a secret given the fact that they’re about to tell literally half of the people they ever talk to in the world. Anyway, all the hot schlong that Kimmie Gibbler and DJ have been getting is revealed and then Stephanie is hella mad that she’s the only one that nobody is stickin’ it to so she leaves to go cruise for some strange d.
Danny plays poker with DJ’s kids and declares that he has a full house but then DJ’s older kid has higher cards, making for a “fuller house” and I think that’s enough self-referential moments.
DJ’s middle kid walks over the to the other side of the room to pout and DJ’s sort of starts to tell him about the repercussions of being a shitty ass liar but then she just starts talking to both of her kids about how much they look like their dad and how his memory will live on in them or some shit like that and I’m really not sure why that’s the direction this scene took. For a show that’s so often about heavy-handed, moralistic lessons, they seem to have really lost track of what they were supposed to be teaching us here.
Stephanie takes Danny into the living room to unveil the new couch, which looks exactly like the old couch. When the audience sees it they all go whoo and I couldn’t really figure out why. She also gives him a jacket made from the covering of the original couch and he loves it because he’s the tackiest motherfucker who ever walked the planet.
So it turns out that Danny got his cameraman to film the fire chief singing under a false pretense that it would air on his show and in exchange DJ’s stupid kid gets to drive to the party in a firetruck and give everyone else rides, too. I wonder how many people died in a fire while this truck was being used to help DJ’s stupid kid get away with some fabrication he pulled out of his ass. Well, DJ’s kid probably would probably have ultimately resorted to setting the birthday kids house on fire to get a firetruck there so I guess this sort of breaks even. Seriously, though, what the fuck is the takeaway supposed to be here?
Well, at least they filmed an actual outdoor scene of the firetruck pulling up to the party. It looks like it may have actually cost something to produce. So, points for that at least.
This entry was posted in Fuller House. Bookmark the permalink.
46 Responses to Fuller House Episode 8, “Secrets, Lies and Firetrucks”
Fire truck scene was shot on the WB backlot (right in front of the American Beauty house), about 100 meters from their soundstage. So probably not so much to produce.
Bug says:
FYI, you can buy a fire truck from 1999 on eBay for about 2 grand. My dad has a really strange hobby of bidding on weird shit.
strongotaku says:
Hey Billy, great work as always
That’s cool, Justin! I can only hope Fernando or Danny don’t start having creepy fantasies about Kimmy ala “American Beauty”! Would anyone mind a diary entry by Aunt Becky?
Property of Rebecca Anne Donaldson Katsopolis
Nov. 12, 1991,
Dear Diary,
Well, here I am ready to give birth to twins Jesse thinks are his but are really Joey’s. Nine months earlier Jesse was late for our anniversary and Joey comforted me and bang, well you know the rest! Today was Michelle’s 5th Flintstone Birthday Party and Danny took her picture for the baby book she had. It was the last picture he took for the album and she threw a hissy fit because the book was done and we all talked to her about what a wonderful child she was and it made me want to puke! I mean, Charles Franklin Donaldson aka Corky my little brother and Constance Sarah Donaldson aka Connie my little sister are not as spoiled as Michelle is! Mom and Dad made sure Corky and Connie weren’t spoiled and as a result, Corky can out funny Joey anytime of the day and Connie is a wonderful single mom to Howard Kenneth Donaldson aka Howie.
I am sorry for going off on a tangent like that! Jesse has shown me no support during this pregancy. He refused to buy me seedless watermelon and Swiss chocolate and didn’t care when I was cold. I had him wear the empathy belly and he removed it. Michelle was bribed with ice cream by him to reveal my surprise baby shower and he invited his scary friends to it. Now he is whining like a little girl about his hurting stomach! God, Jesse, let me have my moment! Then it was revealed to be appendicitis and they removed the appendix. Danny coached me and I wanted to kill him because he wanted to film me giving birth! Jesse was wheeled back to me but he was do drugged up. The family came and we revealed the names of mine and Joey’s new identical twin sons as Nicholas Dustin, Jesse’s choice and Alexander Prescott my choice. I snuck a look at Joey’s baby picture and he was bald and potato like just like Nicky and Alex. Joey did say the babies look like Elmer Fudd and I cried about that! Jesse also hated the mint green and peach booties Mom made for my sons and he doesn’t know those colors are gender neutral for babies! Then he mixed up the babies and had to ink their feet and take prints again to figure it out.
1993—I am more convinced than ever Joey will reveal Nicky and Alex’s parentage to Jesse and the rest of the house. Both boys have longish blond hair and blue eyes like Joey and look nothing like Jesse! They are also rather slow and talk in unison and I was hoping for bright children! I mean, DJ, Stephanie and Michelle look like Joey too, but the older girls are smart like Pamela was!
Well, that’s it!
goodgollyregina says:
Brilliant entries as usual! I love how you went into detail about what a selfish prick Jesse is, and how entitled Michelle is. Even throwing in that even Becky’s young relatives aren’t as spoiled as her! Maybe for your next entries, you could talk about how Becky is so fed up with being married with Jesse, and she laments on what a horrible mistake she made. And maybe even throw in Becky ending up on Jerry Springer revealing her love to Danny with Jesse there to see everything. Like in my bashfics of the series. X D
And great review as usual Billy! No surprise that the Tanner/Fuller boys manipulated their way into a firetruck ride for the younger kid’s birthday party. Man, just when I thought they were really gonna get shut down and NOT get their way for once, they get their way. Staying true to the shows roots indeed. -_-
Thank you, GG Regina! Maybe instead of Jerry Springer have them go on Maury Povich to reveal the paternity of all the kids. I watch that from time to time. Maury shows a picture of a man and his lookalike kid the guy denies and Maury says something like, “Gary, in the case of 6-month-old Trevante, you are the father” after the genetic test results. It could go like “Joey, in the case of 2-year-old twins Nicky and Alex, you are the father.”. The Maury show amuses me to no end when men deny children who are their double in every way and these guys get so emotional in denial! Did you see the episode of the woman who looked like Ted Cruz’s twin sister on the paternity reveal for her kid? Everyone pointed out how much this woman looked like Ted Cruz in drag! I worked with a woman who looked like John C. Reilly, but somehow telling her she looked like him seemed mean so I never told her that. My kid brother Jeff looks like my dad while my brother Burke looks like our mom.
You know, I did have a fanfic idea in mind where Danny, Becky, and Jesse all go on Maury Povich to determine who’s the real father of Nicky and Alex. I never included Joey in that mix, but I like the idea of him being tested as well, and even turning out to be the father! Since Joey does bare a lot of resemblance to Nicky and Alex after all. And I do watch Maury from time to time, even though everything is all Paternity tests now. When I used to watch it when I was younger, it had a wide variety of different topics. Everything from cheating, to drag queens, to geeks turned into sexy bombshells, to strange phobias, etc. My favorite part of the Paternity test episodes is when the guys are deemed NOT the father, and the mothers run off stage crying. Like, right on cue. It happens EVERY time a guy is not the father. Plus, the coming up previews totally spoil what’s gonna happen too. Based on the mother’s and/or father’s reactions.
I prefer Jerry Springer just a little but more. I mean, the show is completely ridiculous and fake, but it’s just way too hilarious and entertaining. It’s a guilty pleasure for me. X D
There's a CAR in the Kitchen! says:
Astounding, Bridget! I absolutely love the way you reference other episodes throughout the entry, and I think I got them all: Howie was the baby who Michelle fell in love with, the seedless watermelon is when they had the Lamaze class at the full house, the empathy belly was the bet over the twins’ wallpaper, and the ice cream bribery was when the bikers came to Becky’s baby shower.
As to daytime TV, I think Judge Judy is my favorite…there was one episode where a woman said two men had stolen her wallet, and when she was listing the contents, one of the crooks said “No, that wasn’t in there,” PROVING THAT HE HAD TAKEN IT. Judge Judy burst out laughing and found them guilty immediately.
Oh yeah, Judy Judy is awesome! I just love how she rips every person who comes into her courtroom to shreds. And LOL at the stolen wallet episode! How haven’t I seen that one before? X D Man, imagine what Judge Judy would think of the Tanners, especially Joey and Jesse.
Thank you, Car! Any self-respecting woman would feel slighted if her husband was selfish like Jesse. I watched Cheri Oteri on SNL do Judge Judy and the real judge was nervous to appear with Cheri on that episode. I do like Judge Judy’s sayings of “Beauty fades but dumb is forever” and “Don’t pee on my leg and tell me it’s raining!”
LupinThe8th says:
Man, this show’s relationship with its previous incarnation is like a perfect love/hate thing. First you get a scene like the one between Danny and Kimmy and you think they’re taking the piss out of Full House and how cheesy the concept of bringing is back is. It makes it seem like everyone, including the audience, is in on the joke. Then they do a gag like “Full House / Fuller House” completely straight and the audience laughs even louder, which makes it seem like they ARE the joke.
I kind of like when Fernando is a slightly feminine manchild, because it goes against the Latin Lothario stereotype that makes up the other 90% of his character. I don’t like him getting back with Kimmy though, because it makes her the straight man (heh) in their scenes together, and that’s something a Gibbler should never be. It also gives me unpleasant flashbacks to Jesse/Becky because he can be an irresponsible asshole and get away with it by being cute. Seriously, he had his 13 year old daughter going 150 mph in a race car, Kimmy should be chasing him with hedge clippers.
I see your point in a way.
TheBurnersMyDesination says:
What I find so weird about the firetruck plot is how easy it would have been to do it in a way that actually made any kind of sense. These kids lost their father (and don’t seem to be getting any kind of professional help with that) and it would have been too easy to say that he always took them to the firehouse on their birthday or something like that. The older brother then does everything he can to keep this tradition going for Yelling Kid’s sake. It could have been a compelling story, instead of the weird, entitled bullshit they went with.
GalaxyScribe says:
The House forbids any professional help
I’d like to point out, as a teacher, that getting a fire truck is really, really easy. All of these programs include money for community education. You call the station and say that you want them to come speak to your class about fire safety. The truck is automatically coming along, because they have no choice. The down side is that if a call comes in while they’re doing the presentation, they’re ditching you for the emergency. And no one gets a ride-along…unless you’re an Asshole Parthenon from the Full House. This could have been about Older Kid getting the fire dept to come to the Yeller’s class, but nope. Instead, we went with the convoluted storyline that involves lying and ending with your typical Full House resolution, which includes a talk wherein you say you learned something, but in fact, you learned nothing, because for the Tanner-Fullers, all of life is their personal Burger King.
bscag.blogspot.com says:
And there could even have been a moral in it, like having The Yeller apologize to his friends for lying, and saying he misses his dad so much that he wanted to believe he could get a ride like his older brother had.
Oh sweet Billy, once again you turned my Friday frown upside down. Especially with the thought of Danny wearing the tacky-as-fuck-finger-banging-sofa-upholstery jacket. What you neglected to mention, however, were all the years of Uncle Joey’s greasy farts embedded in the upholstery-turned-sportswear! So, yup. That there is a jacket I’d want to wear!
Thanks Billy!
xoxo ❤ Pink Dork
Compulsive Hand Washer says:
i wouldn’t put it past Danny to have shampooed the sofa’s upholstery as part of his regular cleaning routine. Don’t know if Captain Clean could be a match for Joey’s farts though.
I love that you’re still using the phrase “smoldering corpse”.
misfitathlete says:
I’m not proud of this, but I just noticed the seat cushions in the kitchen are the same material/pattern as the couch. Weird.
Also, why do Yelling Kid’s friends dress like normal children while he dresses like a stock broker on vacation?
That’s how sitcoms indicate that a kid is smart. 😛
I noticed the cushions in the kitchen too. So you may be weird, but you’re not alone.
” a new fire chief has been hired since the kids’ dad was horribly burned alive” by his wife’s stalker, Steve.
I can’t believe the show painted an actual triangle between Matt, who is handsome and SANE, and Steve, who hasn’t aged that well and is acting like Buffalo Bill.
superslabz says:
“I was pretty distracted by Bob Saget’s big, puffy head.”
This. This to the eighth power.
John C (@jjc92787) says:
I was waiting for this episode to come up to see you comment on the entitlement and getting what you want no matter what that has passed on to the Fuller boys. Heaven forbid anyone should be denied something they want. Unlike Ramona in the last episode with her wanting her parents to get back together, getting the ride on the firetruck was purely for selfish and dumb reasons.
You’re right about it being dumb for Danny to need a big reason to be there. He’s the kids’ grandfather, why should he need some other reason to come on? It’s not like Joey where they just have him come to babysit for one night even though he’s far away. The meta joke about reunions was both funny and sad. It’s not exactly a good thing for a show to be making fun of itself just for the sake of making fun of itself. Commenting on Bob Saget’s puffy face multiple times cracked me up though, so at least there was that.
While I hate Fernando in general, yes at least he is a bit more than one-dimensional and he’s somewhat interesting.
The poor excuse for Danny’s visit was so later on he could bribe the fireman with being on Wake Up, San Francisco. Still, they could have thought of something better all around.
Code Vector says:
I just LOVED the fire chief plot. After years of putting themselves first amd not caring about anyone else, a member of the Tanner family finally felt the repurcusions of their actions. Danny was spos’d to put this singing fireman guy on the air and chose to let some other segment go over time. And 25 years later this guy sees a selfish request crom Danny and rightfully so turns it down. How does it feel, fucker?
weirwoodtreehugger says:
I hate that kid. He’s not quite as much of an asshole as Michelle was, but given enough time, I’m confident he’ll get there.
dixiegirl3179 says:
As a matter of fact, that is THE couch from Full House. Apparently, it was in storage someplace for the last 20 years. I watched this whole episode thinking “They better not change the couch!”
That’s why the audience was so happy to see it stay the same.
Yes I was going to post about this. I dug up the article where they explain that it’s the same couch here, if anyone is interested http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/12/fuller-house-set-jerry-dunn
tiger66466 says:
I think I hated this episode the most. The yeller was at his peak level of annoying. And
I think there’s a direct correlation between an episode being really annoying and one of the “dads” making a guest appearance.
And it is really obnoxious how they keep with the “we can do whatever we want and we’re never called on our bullshit or suffer any consequences for our actions” theme for the Full House residents.
DJ’s waiting for karma to bite the yeller’s ass for lying is really shoddy parenting.
And seriously – what a completely Asshole Parthenon thing to do to the birthday kid. Taking over his party and making it all about the yeller. Nothing like being REWARDED for being a lying dipshit and not being reprimanded for bogarting someone else’s party. And for real – they were all lined up waiting for the yeller to arrive? How would they have known he was coming in a firetruck since he didn’t even know about it until the last minute. And even if everyone took him at his word, why are the birthday boy’s parents down with letting some asshole yeller come in and take over?
Yeah, that couch isn’t a couch – it’s a loveseat. And it’s ugly as fuck. You’d think with Danny being such a clean freak that he’d be one to constantly replace upholstered furniture so it didn’t become “encrusted”. Ewwwww. He’s the one who used the word encrusted and yet couldn’t wait to put on that jacket made of encrusted material.
Ramona driving the race car did answer a question I had from a prior episode. The one where she and Jackson pulled the fire alarm so she could sneak out and see her friends from her old school. I wondered how she’d get to where she was going and proposed the option of her stealing a car and driving. Maybe that would have been an option for her since she seems to be a decent driver even though she’s way underaged. If she can handle a racecar at 150 mph, she could handle someone’s Honda Civic.
OMG – Billy’s paraphrasing of dialogue had me laughing really hard. “Let’s go get our anuses bleached” was pure gold. And the references to the 2 older boys and Danny shitting their pants cracked me up too.
Anduwaithe says:
First time poster here. I recently spent a few weeks going through the archives and this is the first review that’s been posted since I finally finished catching up. I just wanted to say thanks, Billy, for all the years of effort put into this site; I and the other people to whom I’ve read these reviews have really loved it! Now that that little preamble is out of the way…
The “dad from Big Love in Aliens” and “you’re a lying cocksucker” lines slayed me. X-D
Marielle Songy says:
The couch is the same as the original series. They had it in storage. There was a whole article about it- they just had it cleaned and there you go.
In regards to Bob Saget’s puffy head, it could be his age catching up to him. As weird as it sounds, he was overweight as a teen and at age 21 had his diseased, gross appendix removed and he became thinner. Doctors say we don’t need the appendix but this useless appendage does house good bacteria.
I hate it when television writers come up with a not-funny joke that is absolutely not true, and you accidentally yell at the screen, “That’s not how this works! That’s not how ANY of this works!” Then I feel like a moron for yelling at the TV, and angry that they tried to pass off that un-funny piece of crap as a joke. And then I feel stupid for being angry at a dumb, dumb show.
Matt: *some dumbass thing about how hard it is to find a good woman who can also de-worm a shi-tzu*
Gullible audience: LOLZ! He said a word that sounds like a swear, and also, de-worming is gross and takes gumption, because we think it sounds like you shove your hand up a dog’s ass and pull those fuckers out individually.
Me: FUCKING WHAT? THAT WAS WORST JOKE, AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BEING THE CASE! ANY PERSON ON EARTH CAN DE-WORM A DOG BECAUSE YOU EITHER GIVE THE DOG A PILL, OR YOU FILL A NEEDLE-LESS SYRINGE WITH LIQUID MEDS AND SHOOT THEM DOWN THE DOG’S GULLET! THEN THE DOG CHEWS THE LIQUID BECAUSE IT THINKS THAT PYRANTEL IS GROSS, BUT IT’S REALLY CRAZY, BECAUSE PYRANTEL IS SECRETLY DELICIOUS AND TASTES LIKE CAKE BATTER! I NO LONGER BUY THAT YOU ARE A VET, MATT!!
Cat: *looks at me annoyed, because why am I yelling at this fucking stupid show* What the fuck did you expect? It’s Fuller House.
Me, stewing in self-righteous rage: Shut up, Bratty. Nobody asked you.
Great entry, Billy! The “let’s go get our anuses bleached” line made me laugh out loud. And my brain almost broke when the yeller didn’t get exactly what he wanted from the fire chief when he first asked for it. The universe is supposed to bend around the whims of the inhabitants of the full house, and for a few terrifying moments, it seemed like that wouldn’t happen. Thank God it did!
And just making sure–Fernando A) is Latino and B) is girly. How many more traits does he get? You’ve pointed out the limit before–I’m just glad that one of them isn’t “likes fried chicken.”
I love the scene where Danny is wearing the couch jacket and the middle child walks into the living room and says “Where’s Grandpa?” That was funny!
HOLY CHALUPA! says:
Excellent review, as always Billy. You are truly doing God’s work, putting yourself in so much pain and misery for the enjoyment of others.
Max Douglas says:
I grew up in Los Angeles but never went to a taping of Full House even though I was obsessed as a kid. Now I live a few minutes from Warner Bros so I decided to just swing by and go to a taping to see if the show was any good. This was the episode I saw taped. What I found funny was how many adult women were obsessed with “Full House,” wearing T-shirts that said “I LOVE JESSE AND THE RIPPERS” or all of the characters’ names written in puff paint. They would ask the security guard if he got to talk to Candace Cameron and he said, “I didn’t watch this show. I’m Black.” They still persisted, asking if Andrea Barber was nice, etc. The warm-up guy demands everyone laughs and yells at you if you don’t hence the exaggerated reactions to stupid jokes. Except for Bob Saget’s cameo. The grown woman sitting next to me literally said, “Oh, my God. That looks like a Bob Saget shape behind that door. Could it be him?” So when he was revealed, people really did go nuts. Some interesting things that happened — every time the dog was in a scene, he would begin licking himself/herself as soon as they yelled cut. Both during the couch scene and on the bed. The actor who played Kimmie’s ex-husband had to hold himself up on a large steel bar for the scene where his feet were dangling, which seemed strenuous. The scene where they look in the mirror was supposed to be a flashback to when Danny tells Stephanie and DJ that he sees their mom in them but when the audinece, at that point tired, didn’t respond enthusiastically enough, Candace was like, “I guess there’s no Full House fans in the audience” which prompted all the crazy ladies to go “AGAGGGGGGHHHH!” The bedroom sets are actually BEHIND the kitchen so the audience has to watch them on the monitor. We only see the living room, kitchen, backyard, and then the fire station set was built for that episode. But every time they’re in someone’s room or down that hallway, they’re on the opposite side of the stage where no one can see (I think this is how it was for the original series which is weird). Also the warm-up guy said he’d give a signed piece of couch fabric from the entire cast (“and Bob Saget!!!”) to whoever was most enthusiastic which prompted the woman next to me to laugh uproariously every take, constantly eyeing the warm-up guy as she did. She straight up deflated when, at the end of the night, he handed it to the daughter of one of Jeff Franklin’s friends who was in the VIP section.
Fascinating. 😮 Not surprised almost all the fans of the show are 30 year old women who only like the show because “they watched it when they were a kid.” I wonder if any of them have ever taken off the nostalgia blinders, and looked at the show for what it really was. And LOL at the warm up guy yelling at the audience for not showing enthusiasm. Doesn’t he know that over exaggerated responses pretty much ruin the episode?
He told us we were there to provide laughter and if we are quietly chuckling instead of turning up our natural responses up times ten, there is no purpose for having an audience. The guy was a stand-up comedian who also is a world class juggler and has been doing warm-up for TV shows for years — he also was working simultaneously on The Voice and some other sitcoms; he was pretty cool but he made fun of everyone in the audience, so much that one guy even left halfway through but not before loudly bragging that he finances movies for a living (which made the warm-up guy want to kiss up to him thus disappointed that he had left). The sister of Matt (DJ’s veterinarian boyfriend) was in the audience so Candace Cameron stopped by to give her a signed copy of her book. I thought that was weird because her brother is Candace’s co-star; why would she care about an autographed book about how to be a good Christian parent? It was also weird to see how Candace would feel so generous by stopping to dance in front of the crowd, as if she was some star who was humbling herself by acknowledging the audience — I kept thinking, up until this Fuller House deal, she was a washed-up ’80s child star. But I guess all of the attention from Full House fans have made the cast feel they are A-listers again and I’m also interpreting her as someone who lives in L.A. and a lot of the fans flew in from other states and even other countries. Some guy from Austria or somewhere said his favorite was Kimmy Gibler so the warm-up guy called Andrea over to say hello to him. She also fell into this sort of pretentious “thank you so much for watching” kind of tone but I actually liked her… she seemed nice. I also have to give props to Candace because she nailed the veterinary clinic makeout scene in one take and then they quickly moved on after doing a second take for safety. Also Bob Saget continued a running joke he had on Full House where he would tell the short Jeff Franklin he was so small, he would XXX, using things from the episode as the punchline. During the firehouse scene, Bob held a fireman’s helmet upside down and said “This is how Jeff gets to work.” The middle child actor threw in that Jeff sleeps in one of the square lockers in the firehouse.
For what it’s worth, I’m a 30-something woman (31) and while I did watch the show as a kid, I never did so religiously, and I grew to realize how insane it was when I saw reruns in my early twenties.
Right, and I can get someone in their 30s watching the show as a kid, but then hating it once they get older. I mean, I bet a lot of the commenters here are 30+ and watched it as a kid, but hate it now. They actually realize the show was crap, and don’t only see it through their nostalgia blinders. This goes for any show too. You like it when you’re a kid, but then your perspective changes when you get older, and you realize how lame the show is. But then you get those Facebook fansgirls of the show who just think “Oh, I watched this when I was a kid. So that means it’s a good show!” I mean, their prerogative I guess, but I can’t possibly see how a show like Full House has held up so much in the 30+ years it’s been cancelled. It’s just aged terribly, and very few of the characters are likeable.
Three things I really don’t understand about this episode:
-Why The Yeller wasn’t caught in his lie when he has a convenient excuse: “I just miss my dad so much that I wanted to believe I’d still get to ride on a firetruck like my brother.”
-Why we’re supposed to be excited for Kimmy to be (maybe) getting back together with a serial cheater who doesn’t respect her
-Why Stephanie had a blazer made out of the couch–I thought she’d had it made into a quilt at first, which would have been a much better idea.
Gregg Barber says:
As a relative of a firefighter who died on the job I can tell you that the coded gay kid ( that they had to give a girlfriend to so Homophobe Cameron Puke’ would shut up) would probably get whatever he wanted from the fire dept. Pissy Bitter fire chief would want to honor a dear comrade even though his Christian right widow is playing tonsil hockey with an ex soap star five minutes after his weeny got roasted.
LMAO Cameron Puke, Pissy Bitter. X D
Your description is hilarious and spot on.
Leave a Reply to Elizabeth Cancel reply
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1419
|
__label__wiki
| 0.725467
| 0.725467
|
North Korea threatens U.S. on what Christmas Gift will they Send
admin / December 5, 2019 / America, Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un, North Korea
Tensions between Washington and Pyongyang continue to grow as North Korean state media warn that a simmering conflict between the two nations could turn into a full-blown war at any given moment.
Even an accident could now lead to an all-out armed conflict, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) warned, adding that if Washington resorts to military force Pyongyang would promptly respond in kind.
The stark warning comes a day after US President Donald Trump threatened to use the military might of “the most powerful country in the world” against Pyongyang if he has to. At the same time, he also boasted averting no less than a “World War III” as he took credit for defusing tensions with North Korea.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he still had confidence in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but noted that Kim “likes sending rockets up, doesn’t he?”
“That’s why I call him Rocket Man,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with the head of NATO in London He said he hoped Kim would denuclearize, but added: “we’ll find out.”
North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast last week in the latest test of its large multiple-rocket launcher. It was seen as an effort to remind the United States of a year-end deadline Kim has set for Washington to show flexibility in stalled denuclearization talks.
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet behind closed doors on Wednesday – at the request of France, Britain and Germany – to discuss the latest missile launches by Pyongyang, diplomats said. The 15-member Security Council banned North Korea’s use of ballistic missiles in 2006.
North Korea earlier on Tuesday accused the United States of trying to drag out denuclearization talks ahead of the U.S. presidential election next year.
Trump said he was also pressing ahead with negotiations with allies South Korea and Japan to shoulder more of the cost of stationing U.S. troops in those countries.
He said South Korea last year agreed to pay nearly $500 million a year more for U.S. “protection,” and added the United States now wanted additional commitments.
Asked if it was in the U.S. national security interest to have U.S. forces stationed on the Korean peninsula, Trump said: “It can be debated. I can go either way. I can make arguments both ways.”
Negotiations between the two nations have meanwhile reached a sort of a deadlock. Washington and Pyongyang expressed their commitment to the idea of the Korean Peninsula’s denuclearization in exchange for lifting sanctions from Pyongyang back in June during the first direct talks between Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Yet, making concrete steps in that direction has proved much more difficult.
The second Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam this February collapsed because of disagreements over the timing of sanctions relief. The latest round of working-level talks in October failed to result in any meaningful progress. Pyongyang then said that it is up to Washington to decide what kind of gift it would get for Christmas.
“But I do think this, I think if we’re going to do it, they should burden-share more fairly,” Trump said.
Iran admits shooting down Ukrainian flight over Tehran in ‘unintentional’ missile launch
PRAISE GOD! Georgia Pastors Sing “Victory in Jesus” Inside the State Capitol
Mass Killing of Chicken Due to Corona Virus Leads to Food Shortage in China
India: Police beat Christians, force them to pose like Christ on the cross while mocking Jesus
Category America Donald Trump Kim Jong-un North Korea
← The Company of Gog and Magog Join Russia and Iran in Military Drill
Netflix's 'Messiah' Trailer: Jesus is the Devil (And He's Hot) →
What Aggressive Coronavirus Lockdown Might Look Like in the U.S.
Violent Tornado Hits Monroe, Louisiana – Several Homes And Airport Damaged
Sky Turns Blood Red as Disastrous Bushfires Devastate NSW, Australia
Earth Changes Summary – Extreme Weather, Planetary Upheaval, Meteor Fireballs
The Mideast Peace Plan and Saving the Biblical Heartland: Why Amb. Friedman Says Trump Is God’s Man for This Moment
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1420
|
__label__cc
| 0.588096
| 0.411904
|
The Scattered Pelican
The official graduate student journal of Comparative Literature at Western University in London, ON, Canada.
2020 Issue
Call for Reviews
Author Archives: The Scattered Pelican
THE ECSTASY OF LANGUAGE: ÉKSTASIS AND THE DIFFEREND IN THE RHETORICAL SUBLIME
September 14, 2015 by The Scattered Pelican Leave a comment
After his work on language in The Differend, in which the stuttering and arresting of phrasing is accompanied by a feeling that something remains to be said, philosopher Jean-Franҫois Lyotard turned to the aesthetic of the sublime in order to thinking through this impasse found at the limits of language, largely through the art of the avant-garde. The aesthetic of the sublime, in its 18th century Burkean and Kantian inflections, continued to hold a prominent place in Lyotard’s thought until his vocation as a philosopher came to an end with his death in 1998. Yet, despite the extensive writing devoted to the sublime by Lyotard, the work of Pseudo-Longinus, a major figure in the history of the sublime, remained largely uninterrogated. By reading Pseudo-Longinus’ Perí Hýpsous alongside Lyotard’s The Differend, I attempt to provide a reason for Lyotard’s neglect of the former due to its tendencies to further tighten the situation of the differend rather than unravel it.
SEMANTIC PLENITUDE AND THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL PROJECT: AN IN SITU ANALYSIS OF PSYCHOGEOGRAPHICAL SUBJECT / ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS
Undergirding every theoretical framework is a network of material referents upon which ideas collect, propagate, and disseminate. Academic discourses not only exert an influence on the world, but are themselves equally influenced by it: the egalitarian feedback loop between subject and object is dictated by the constraining fact that we are embodied beings in a physical milieu. Despite the seeming immediacy and intuitiveness of this statement, however, it is a well-worn adage that we must be mindful of the delicate balance of theory and praxis. This is not only a normative statement or an ethical injunction, but a methodological observation: from the intimacy of Platonic dialogues to Jane Bennett’s “thing-power,” the history of philosophy points not only to the value of lived experience on thought and reason, but also its inescapability.
While such a philosophical position is well accounted for in the abstract in contemporary literature—e.g., Donna Haraway’s notion of situated knowledge—the movement from “a conquering gaze from nowhere” into a place infused with tradition, language, and culture demands a robust understanding of what this really (perceptively and emotionally) looks like. In the spirit of intellectuals like Gaston Bachelard (The Poetics of Space), this investigation proposes use language as a springboard to enact a phenomenological ‘bracketing’ in the style of psychogeography and the context of Southwestern architecture, foregoing a symbolic unpacking of traditional cultural iconography in favour of narrowing in those distinctive features of regional design—from pastel hues to the unity of adobe walls—that give it a distinctive and influential ‘feel.’ We will therefore work to unbind the subject from its strictly intellectual tethers, transcending the liberal humanist subject and transforming it into something much more embedded in and indebted to the realm of the particular—the trance of our own material constitution.
THE EYE OF ZEUS: MADNESS, TRANSGRESSION, AND DREAM IN AESCYHLUS’ PROMETHEUS BOUND
August 15, 2015 by The Scattered Pelican Leave a comment
In Aeschylus’ Prometheus Bound, the maiden Io describes, in violent terms, the sexual overtures of the god Zeus that are made to her in a dream. Her father, asking the oracle at Delphi for advice concerning these nightly visitations, is ordered by Apollo to drive his young daughter from her home to wander aimlessly over distant lands. Io describes how, attending her banishment, she is transformed into a heifer and driven mad. While the transformation into the heifer is directly attributed to Hera, Aeschylus leaves the origins and essential nature of Io’s madness vague. Compounded by contradictory accounts of her madness and its origins within the play itself, we are left with a patently mad young woman and yet with very little unambiguous reason for her madness. In order to resolve this ambiguity, I have chosen to make use of Lacanian psychoanalysis and its particular emphasis on the subject’s relationship with itself and with external reality. Focusing on Io’s account of her dream, I argue that her dream expresses her strong identification with an ego focused on childhood—an ego that is in the process of being undermined by her impending transition into adulthood. Ultimately, it is this state of contradiction, appearing in the figure of the Eye of Zeus, which reveals to Io the essential vanity of identification with both childhood and adulthood and which brings about her descent into madness.
Winter 2019 – Matter(s) of Fact
Faculty Contribution
PROPHETS/VILLAINS: THREE STOPS ON THE ROAD TO POST-FACTICITY
“SUCH MOVING ACCENTS”: DE-SCRIBING TRUTH IN DEFOE’S A JOURNAL OF THE PLAGUE YEAR
“WHAT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO MEN?”: DARWINISM, SECULARITY, AND BIBLICAL MOTIFS IN THE TIME MACHINE
A RHETORIC OF “BELONGINGS”: OBJECTS, PROCEDURALITY, AND MEMORY IN C̓ƏSNAʔƏM
THERE IS NO PORNOGRAPHY IN HOSPITALS: THE HOSPITAL AS A DESEXUALIZING SPACE
BLACK FEMINISM AND THEORIZING DIFFERENCE
PANTA RHEI AND THE PERSISTENCE OF OLD PREMISES: A METALOGUE BETWEEN HERACLITUS AND MARCUS AURELIUS[1]
TRUISMES: QUÊTE IDENTITAIRE ET TENTATIVE DE REDÉFINITION DE LA NORME HUMAINE AU PROFIT D’UNE VISION POSTHUMAINE
EMILY APTER’S UNEXCEPTIONAL POLITICS: ON OBSTRUCTION, IMPASSE, AND THE IMPOLITIC
MARIE DARRIEUSSECQ: OU VOIR LE MONDE À NEUF
Call For Papers – 2020 Issue
Walls of Freedom
Faculty Musings
Fuentes and Sources
Thesis Bites
Karim Abuawad
Driton Nushaj
Leah Persaud
Yanxiang Wu
Winter 2020- Coding/Decoding/Recoding
Tweets @writethepelican
Groups We Like
ADPCL
CCLA
CompLit at Western
ICLA
The Word Hoard
View @writethepelican’s profile on Twitter
View thescatteredpelican’s profile on LinkedIn
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
London, ON N6A 3K7
thescatteredpelican@gmail.com
519-661-3196 ; 519-661-2111 x 85846
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1421
|
__label__wiki
| 0.558148
| 0.558148
|
Wizardry in Wood 2016
Showcasing the best contemporary and traditional turning
Daniel Collection
Kew Exhibits
Turning Competitions
Turners’ Company
John Jordan (US)
John Jordan is a woodturner from Cane Ridge (Nashville), Tennessee. Known primarily for his textured and carved hollow vessels, John has been featured in nearly every major turning exhibition the past twenty years. His work has received numerous awards, and is in the permanent collections of many museums and corporations, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the American Craft Museum in New York City, the White House in Washington, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, the Fine Arts Museum in Boston, and the Detroit Institute of the Arts and the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England.
John is in great demand as a demonstrator/teacher, traveling extensively teaching at universities, craft schools, turning groups and trade shows throughout the US, Canada, the UK, France, New Zealand, Australia and Japan, including an annual week or two at world famous Arrowmont school of Arts and Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center and Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine.
His work is frequently seen in publications in several countries as well as articles written by him. In addition to his most recent video on the aesthetics and properties of wood, he has also produced two previous best selling woodturning videos, which received very favorable reviews.
John’s pieces are initially turned on the lathe, from fresh, green logs, using a number of techniques and tools that have evolved over the years. Each piece is then hand carved and textured, using a variety of different hand and small powered tools. This texturing process is very labor intensive, and can take as much as several days to weeks to complete. There is little room for error during this carving- one small slip can ruin the piece. A light lacquer finish is applied to most pieces, including the dyed work. (Text from John Jordan website, July 2016)
(c) John Jordan
John Jordan Artist Statement
The pieces I make are simple but finely detailed vessels. Manipulating the color and patterns in the wood to complement the form, and the texturing and carving to create visual and tactile contrasts are important parts of the process and the result. What I feel is most important is the intangible quality that the piece is “right” that comes with putting emotion and feeling into the work. A simple object can be very powerful and emotional just for what it is. These pieces are simply decorative vessels that reflect my interest in surface textures/contrasts and form, and the personal responses that I have to them, which I suspect are similar to the feelings that makers of objects have felt for thousands of years.”
“I am inspired by many natural things – trees, rock formations, coral reefs – since all of these things exhibit pattern, texture etc. Ethnic objects such as pots, weavings and baskets are interesting to me as well, along with much contemporary craft and art. Any sort of art inspires, and I enjoy museum visits wherever I travel.”
“Probably the single largest influence at any time is the work I am currently making. It never fails to provoke and provide ideas. I am always curious to find out what I will do next.”
“Many of the woods that I use are from the dump, construction sites etc. I find great satisfaction in creating elegant objects from material that was destined to be buried or burned.”
“Using fresh cut logs in my work, the wood is a very direct and responsive medium, with properties that are unique-not about the “woodiness” but the working qualities that it has. With my knowledge of the material, I can exert a great deal of control over the desired result. I am able to work with surface textures and shapes that would sometimes be difficult in other materials. I am, however, connected to the material of wood as a potter is connected to the clay-it’s what I do and who I am”. (Text from John Jordan website, July 2016)
> John Joordan website
AmSouth Bank; Birmingham, AL
Arkansas Arts Center; Little Rock, AR
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, TN
Art Museum of South Texas; Corpus Christi, TX
Bank of Nashville; Nashville, TN
Birmingham Museum of Art; Birmingham, AL
Carnegie Museum of Art; Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati Art Museum; Cincinnati, OH
Columbus Art Museum; Columbus, GA
Currier Museum of Art; Manchester, NH
The Contemporary Museum; Honolulu, HI
Detroit Institute of Arts; Detroit, MI
Fitzwilliam Museum; Cambridge; United Kingdom
Fuller Craft Museum; Brockton, MA
Gelman Library; George Washington University; Washington DC
The Gregg Museum of Art & Design; North Carolina State University
High Museum of Art; Atlanta, GA
Hunter Museum of Art; Chattanooga, TN
Kamm Teapot Foundation; Encino, CA
Knoxville Museum of Art; Knoxville, TN
LA County Museum of Art; Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach Museum of Art; Long Beach, CA
Mint Museum of Craft + Design; Charlotte, NC
Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Minneapolis, MN
Mobile Museum of Art; Mobile, AL
Museum of Art and Design; NY, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Boston, MA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Houston, TX
Philadelphia Museum of Art; Philadelphia, PA
Racine Museum of Art; Racine, WI
Smithsonian American Art Museum – Renwick Gallery; Washington, DC
Tennessee State Museum; Nashville, TN
Victoria & Albert Museum; London, England
The Wood Turning Center; Philadelphia, PA
The White House Collection of American Crafts; Washington, DC
Yale University Art Gallery; New Haven, CT
Tickets are no longer available for this event
Single £10
Double £16
Exhibitors’ works
Wizardry in Wood 1 page Leaflet
Nick Agar
Richard Chapman
Andy Coates
Paul Coker
Melvyn Firmager
Dennis Hales
Mick Hanbury
Mark Hancock
Reg Hawthorne
Louise Hibbert
Simon Hope
Kevin Hutson
Phil Irons
Richard Kennedy
Ray Key
Stuart King
Eleanor Lakelin
Carlyn Lindsay
Stuart Mortimer
Gary Rance
Joey Richardson
Mark Sanger
Les Thorne
Follow Wizardry in Wood
View Turners-Company-312642458922872’s profile on Facebook
View @wizardryinwood’s profile on Twitter
View wizardry_in_wood’s profile on Instagram
The Worshipful Company of Turners
Skinners' Hall
8 Dowgate Hill
London EC4R 2SP
Email: clerk@turnersco.com
Website: www.turnersco.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1426
|
__label__cc
| 0.700587
| 0.299413
|
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites
Travel $
100 Palm St
Is This Your Listing? Are you the owner of Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites in Fort Myers Florida? Send us more details! Claim Your Business Or Contact Us
Built in 1883, the original building now houses the lobby and restaurant. Guest suites are located in two newer buildings. With its relaxed, tropical ambience, lush, native-plant gardens, and gorgeous views it is a great place to enjoy Marco Island.
Fort Myers Historical Museum
2300 Peck St., Fort Myers Fl, 33901
This museum is a restored train depot and on display is a turn-of-the-century Ft. Myers rail car from 1930. The museum also has information and exhibits...
Sun Splash Family Waterpark
400 Santa Barbara Blvd., Cape Coral Fl, 33991
Spend the day relaxing in blue waters. Enjoy more than two dozen wet and dry attractions for all ages. After much anticipation, Sun Splash has officially...
Sky Zone | Fort Myers
14181 S Tamiami Trl, Ste 140, Fort Myers FL, 33912
Sky Zone is the original indoor trampoline park, and Sky Zone Fort Myers is proud to bring the unmatched, out-of-this-world, and high-flyin' FUN of the...
Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites Photos
Is Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites one of your Favorite Places?
Say Something or Ask a Question about Olde Marco Island Inn & Suites
Email me at... stay@oldemarcoinn.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1429
|
__label__wiki
| 0.976646
| 0.976646
|
Donald Trump celebrates Democrat Jeff Van Drew's defection to Republican Party
Posted ThuThursday 19 DecDecember 2019 at 11:54pmThuThursday 19 DecDecember 2019 at 11:54pm
Jeff Van Drew said he was leaving the Democrats because they no longer tolerated conservatives. (AP: Evan Vucci)
US President Donald Trump has announced that Jeff Van Drew, a New Jersey Democrat who broke with his party to vote against Mr Trump's impeachment, is officially switching parties and becoming a Republican.
Mr Van Drew's district in New Jersey has become increasingly conservative
He said the move to the Republican Party was a "better fit" for him
Mr Trump has also endorsed Mr Van Drew's campaign for re-election
"Jeff will be joining the Republican Party … It's a big deal," Mr Trump said during an Oval Office event with Mr Van Drew, who broke the news to his staff over the weekend, prompting widespread resignations.
Mr Van Drew broke with his party and voted against impeaching Mr Trump — a move that bolstered the Republican Party's attempts to depict Democrats as divided on the matter.
Impeachment questions answered
The US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Donald Trump. Here are the answers to five quick questions you probably have.
Republicans voted unanimously against impeaching the President.
"I believe that this is just a better fit for me," Mr Van Drew said of his decision.
He told Mr Trump the final straw had been a meeting with a local Democratic Party county chairman who threatened to "destroy" him if he voted with Republicans on impeachment.
"This is who I am, it's who I always was, but there was more tolerance of moderate Democrats, of Blue Dog Democrats, of conservative Democrats," Mr Van Drew said, adding that he believed that tolerance was "going away".
Mr Trump, revelling in the decision, offered his support and announced that he was endorsing Mr Van Drew for re-election, calling him "a tremendous asset for the party".
Mr Van Drew later told reporters that having the President support his campaign was "helpful".
Mr Van Drew has previously differed with fellow Democrats on issues like gun control and gay marriage. (AP: Evan Vucci)
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she had not discussed the move with Mr Van Drew.
Asked by reporters whether she had advice for him, she responded: "Nothing. Zero."
Mr Van Drew met last week with Mr Trump, who praised the congressman on Twitter on Tuesday.
"Congressman Jeff Van Drew is very popular in our great and very united Republican Party," the President wrote.
"It was a tribute to him that he was able to win his heavily Republican district as a Democrat. People like that are not easily replaceable!"
Mr Van Drew, 66, had been a conservative state senator before he joined Congress, bucking Democrats on issues including gun control and gay marriage.
His district has become increasingly conservative, with Mr Trump carrying it narrowly in 2016 after Barack Obama won it in 2008 and 2012.
Posted 19 DecDecember 2019ThuThursday 19 DecDecember 2019 at 11:54pm
Trump is officially impeached. American democracy will go on, but not as we know it
'Learn some history': Salem mayor tells Trump witch trials were worse than impeachment
Donald Trump impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
What to expect from Joe Biden's inauguration tomorrow
Student charged with girlfriend's murder after waking up from seven months in a coma
Posted 44mminutes agoWedWednesday 20 JanJanuary 2021 at 9:28am
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1437
|
__label__wiki
| 0.635316
| 0.635316
|
American Council on Education News Room ACE, Other Associations Respond to House HEA Reauthorization Bill
ACE, Other Associations Respond to House HEA Reauthorization Bill
ACE and 32 other higher education associations today sent a letter to the leaders of the House Education and Labor Committee outlining areas of support and concern—and where questions remain—with the College Affordability Act (H.R. 4674), the Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization bill introduced Oct. 15 by Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-VA).
The committee is scheduled to mark up the legislation tomorrow.
First signed into law in 1965, the HEA is supposed to be renewed every five years. The last reauthorization was in 2008, and it has been running on temporary extensions for the past several years while lawmakers start—then stop—the reauthorization process, only to have to begin again when a new Congress is sworn in.
This latest bill is based on a measure Democrats introduced in the previous Congress, titled the Aim Higher Act (H.R. 6543). At 1,100-plus pages, the new iteration is a substantial rewriting and expansion of the HEA. For a comprehensive summary of the College Affordability Act prepared by ACE, click here.
The College Affordability Act contains a number of provisions that colleges and universities have long supported and that would be beneficial for students and institutions, such as significant increases in student aid and institutional support, especially for institutions that have historically been under resourced. However, these are offset by “intrusive, complicated, or burdensome processes that will undercut the bill's primary goal to make higher education more affordable and undermine many of the other worthy goals of the legislation," the letter notes.
As a result, the letter notes that “while this bill makes substantive improvements in major areas," the higher education community's concerns “are sufficiently significant to prevent our support of the bill as introduced." It is unclear whether the bill, which is expected to pass the Committee on a party-line vote, will move forward for vote on the floor.
Meanwhile, HEA discussions in the Senate are currently stalled, although Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has attempted to revive the process with a bill containing a handful of changes to the HEA that he released last month. Alexander last week, along with Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) also introduced legislation to simplify the process for applying for federal financial aid. Neither of those efforts have significant support from Democrats, and appear unlikely to advance.
For more information about the overall HEA reauthorization process in the House and the Senate, click here.
Higher education community letter to the House Committee on Education and Labor on the College Affordability Act
Summary of the College Affordability Act
We congratulate Dr. Miguel A. Cardona on his nomination to be secretary of education and applaud President-elect Biden’s choice for this vital role.
Statement by ACE President Ted Mitchell on the Nomination of Dr. Miguel A. Cardona to be Secretary of Education
ACE announced it will build a network of colleges and universities that will work together to ensure learners can easily transfer ACE credit recommendations for prior learning experience toward completion of a degree or credential.
New ACE Network Will Help Students Earn College Credit for Prior Learning
Join ACE and the Department of Education this Thursday to discuss FERPA and blockchain. FERPA specifies rights to access, amend, and control disclosure of personal information in student education records. Only on ACE Engage—Create your account!
Blockchain and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Listen to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker, and immigration rights activist, Jose Antonio Vargas talk about the prospects of DACA, immigration policy in general, and what colleges and universities can do to help.
Episode 28: Dreamers and Immigration Policy: Past, Present, Future
Senate Republicans introduced their version of the fifth COVID-19 supplemental spending bill late Monday, proposing about $29 billion in emergency aid for students and colleges and universities among the provisions.
Senate Republicans Introduce COVID-19 Spending Bill With $29 Billion for Higher Education
Jeff Selingo, Charlene Spearen, and George Miller outline strategies for scalable initiatives using affordable course materials to meet student demand and support institutional goals. Supported by Cengage and presented on ACE Engage—Create your account.
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Growing Need for Higher Ed Affordability
ACE’s Terry Hartle and Jon Fansmith provide insights on the latest coronavirus stimulus developments and what to expect as we head into summer and fall. This edition is supported by Finn Partners. Presented on ACE Engage—Create your account.
Public Policy Pop-up: June Edition
Recording from various remote workplaces around the DC area, the dotEDU team comes together to discuss the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on higher education.
dotEDU Episode 18: Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1439
|
__label__wiki
| 0.972304
| 0.972304
|
USA Aviation Industry Newsletter 16 April
Boeing Announces Global Fleet Care Agreements for Singapore Airlines and Scoot
Boeing announced that on March 7, 2018, two previously signed integrated Boeing Global Fleet Care agreements for Singapore Airlines’ fleet of 27 777-300ERs (Extended Range) and Scoot’s fleet of 20 787 Dreamliners were transferred to Boeing Asia Pacific Aviation Services Pte. Ltd., (BAPAS), a joint venture between The Boeing Company and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC).
Boeing HorizonX Invests in Reaction Engines, a UK Hypersonic Propulsion Company
Boeing announced its investment in Reaction Engines Limited, a leader in advanced propulsion systems based in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Reaction Engines’ technology will contribute to the next generation of hypersonic flight and space access vehicles. Reaction Engines is known for its Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE), a hybrid engine blending jet and rocket technology that is capable of Mach 5 in air-breathing mode and Mach 25 in rocket mode for space flight. As part of the SABRE program, Reaction Engines developed an ultra-lightweight heat exchanger that stops engine components from overheating at high speeds, thus improving access to hypersonic flight and space.
Boeing, Lion Air Group Announce Order for 50 737 MAX 10 Airplanes
Boeing and the Lion Air Group announced 10 April the airline purchased 50 of Boeing’s new 737 MAX 10 airplane, which will be the most fuel-efficient and profitable single-aisle jet in the aviation industry. The deal, valued at approximately $6.24 billion at list prices, is the largest incremental order to date of the MAX 10 variant. The order was previously listed as unidentified on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website.
Boeing, Qatar Airways Sign Letter of Intent for Five 777 Freighters
Boeing and Qatar Airways 10 April signed a letter of intent to purchase five 777 Freighters, valued at $1.7 billion at list prices. When a purchase is finalized, it will be posted to Boeing’s Orders and Deliveries website.
Delta Air Lines Announces March Quarter Profit
Delta Air Lines reported financial results for the March quarter 2018. Highlights of those results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are below and incorporated here. Adjusted pre-tax income for the March 2018 quarter was $676 million, a $104 million decrease from the March 2017 quarter, as record revenues were offset by higher fuel prices and other increased costs including a $44 million impact from severe winter weather.
Delta Air Lines expects first batch of CSeries in late 2018
Delta Air Lines plans to take delivery of its first batch of CSeries in 4Q 2018, with entry into service in early 2019, according to CEO Ed Bastian. The carrier has 75 CS100s on order with Bombardier.
Norwegian to increase USA flights from Ireland and Scotland this winter
Norwegian is increasing flights from Edinburgh, Dublin and Shannon airports to the USA during the winter season. Thomas Ramdahl, Chief Commercial Officer at Norwegian said: “Consumers can now benefit from more high-quality flights to the USA this winter as we focus on boosting services that reflect strong passenger demand. We’re giving passengers on both sides of the Atlantic more affordable choice, so we’re delighted to increase the number of flights that brings the US east coast closer to Ireland and Scotland this winter.”
Pratt & Whitney Grows Geared Turbofan™ Engine Repair Supplier Network
Pratt & Whitney announced 11 April that it will expand its global network of providers that maintain the Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) engine to include five repair suppliers that will support the PW1100G-JM engine. Turbine Controls, StandardAero, TWIN MRO, ACMT and Lewis & Saunders will join other GTF maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers located around the world. The GTF MRO network currently includes Pratt & Whitney, MTU Aero Engines, Japanese Aero Engines Corporation, Lufthansa Technik and Delta TechOps.
Pulsar Aviation Services Inc. Delivers Pro Football Team B767 Aircraft
Pulsar Aviation Services Inc. (Pulsar) announced 11 April the company has delivered the first of two B767 aircraft to be owned by an NFL team. The aircraft will be used for team transport operations. Pulsar performed complete maintenance requirements, modified the aircraft interior to executive configuration, and painted the aircraft in team livery. All work was performed at Pulsar’s San Bernardino, California facility.
Acumen Aviation © 16 April 2018 All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1442
|
__label__cc
| 0.619345
| 0.380655
|
Kellogg's urges consumers to ‘Pass the Bowl’
Kellogg’s, India’s leading breakfast cereal brand, launched an all-digital user-generated content campaign titled #PassTheBowl to exhort consumers to start their day with a nutritious bowl of breakfast even during the on-going lockdown. With unique demands from the work-from-home regime, consumers’ schedules have evolved quickly, gotten busier and at times can lead to people missing out on the day’s most important meal. Through this campaign, Kellogg’s has chosen a fun way to deliver an important message that consumers should avoid skipping or skimping their breakfast which is in line with the brand’s purpose of ‘Nourishing India’s Potential’. Taking a cue from other trending consumer content, the campaign puts this thought forward in an exciting manner with videos of users passing their nutritious bowl of Kellogg’s cereals to their loved ones throughout.
The campaign video, which was shot remotely and individually by users across multiple locations, has been launched on Kellogg’s official digital and social media platforms, namely Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Within a short span since its launch, the initiative has done organically well and has garnered 7 lac views already. The video has also been shared by celebrity chefs like Ranveer Brar and social media influencers which has helped the campaign increase its reach.
Sharing an insight into the campaign, Sumit Mathur, Director Marketing, Kellogg South Asia said “Our philosophy at Kellogg is to engage consumers with authentic content, which is consistent with our brand ethos. This is the third agile campaign from the house of Kellogg’s in the current environment. With #PassTheBowl, we once again partner the home-maker / mother and play a role in reminding consumers to not forget to have a wholesome breakfast.”
Speaking about the campaign idea, Shahrukh Irani – Group Creative Director at Ogilvy said, “Kellogg's is a happy, sunshine brand. On social platforms, leveraging that aspect of the brand's personality and the need for nutrition go hand in hand. In this lockdown period, since a workday clock doesn’t arrange our days, having breakfast on time is very important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To encourage this, we took advantage of a cool trend doing the rounds on social media right now. Videos of people of all age groups having Kellogg’s and then passing it on were stitched together to make it seem like they are passing a bowl of breakfast to each other. Even in these times of strict social distancing, we must make sure our loved ones don't miss breakfast.”
While the campaign approach from Kellogg’s is refreshing, it carries a message which re-emphasizes a previously done campaign - #BreakTheHabit campaign last year. Both communications hinge on the core message that urges consumers to avoid skipping or skimping their breakfast in line with the brand’s purpose of nourishing people’s potential.
Agency credits:
Kellogg India Pvt. Ltd.
Brand Team
Sumit Mathur, Saurabh Nath, Khushbu Jhaveri, Kopal Doshi
Ogilvy, Pollen and FoxyMoron
Related Items Advertising Ogilvy Sumit Mathur Shahrukh Irani Kellogs
Amway Forays into Vegetable and Fruit Hygiene Category
Ogilvy & BIG FM Collaborate to Deliver a Message to celebrants of the Kite Festival in India
Ogilvy names Emily Poon as President of PR in Asia
DAN India’s Hyperspace launches new offering to enhance safety &drive
Publicis Worldwide to shut one Bengaluru unit
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1443
|
__label__wiki
| 0.631409
| 0.631409
|
Cinema of the World A comprehensive library of Arthouse..Cult,Classic,Experimental and rare movies from all over the world.
Robert Butler – The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
in 1961-1970, Comedy, Robert Butler, USA July 10, 2014 0 901 Views
A 1969 film starring Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe Flynn and William Schallert. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution Company as part of “The Last Laughs of the 1960s”.
It was one of several films made by Disney using the setting of Medfield College, first used in the 1961 Disney film The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel Son of Flubber. Now You See Him Now You Don’t and The Strongest Man in the World, both sequels to The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, were also set at Medfield.
Some college students manage to persuade the town’s big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer’s memory, like the illegal business Arno is involved in.
http://www.nitroflare.com/view/1CF44D6AF3407A4/the.computer.wore.tennis.shoes.1969.720p.web-dl.dd5.1.h.264.mkv
Language(s):English
Previous: Michael Ritchie – Downhill Racer [+Extras] (1969)
Next: Federico Fellini – Fellini – Satyricon [+Extra] (1969)
If you find a dead link, just leave a commment and we will try to fix it as soon as possible. ( only nitroflare)
Main Filehost
Nitroflare
More Erotica
Erotica Films
Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive Art
Caribbean Cinema
Chinese cinema under Mao
Commedia all’Italiana
Dogma Films
Ethnographic Cinema
Euro Westerns
Hammer Films
Italian Cinema Under Fascism
Italian Neo-Realism
Kaiju-eiga
Philosophy on Screen
Rock n’ Roll Musicals
Queer Cinema(s)
Scandinavian Silent Cinema
Singing Cowboys
The Birth of Cinema
The Cannon Group
The Films of May ’68
Third Reich Cinema
Weimar Republic Cinema
Yugoslavian Cinema under Tito
Cote d’Ivoiere
Alain Cavalier
Béla Tarr
Ming-liang Tsai
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Vera Chytilová
Erich Engels – Sherlock Holmes – Die graue Dame (1937)
Paul Turner – Hedd Wyn (1992)
Jacques Rozier – Adieu Philippine (1962)
John Maclean – Slow West (2015)
Rafi Bukai – Avanti Popolo (1986)
Pier Paolo Pasolini – Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma AKA Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Tinto Brass – Monamour (2005)
Satyajit Ray – Pather Panchali (1955)
António-Pedro Vasconcelos – Jaime (1999)
Pelayo Lira – Reinos (2017)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1445
|
__label__cc
| 0.732886
| 0.267114
|
PeakColo Expands Cloud Presence To Chicago
Rapidly expanding IaaS Cloud Service Provider locates in PlusOne's Data Center.
Denver, CO (1888PressRelease) December 19, 2012 - PeakColo, a leading enterprise-class IaaS Cloud service provider to service providers, announced today the addition of its seventh cloud node in Chicago, Illinois. PeakColo will partner with PlusOne, a Chicago-based data center service provider, to provide low latency services in that region. Chicago brings the total number of PeakColo cloud regions to six, including Seattle, Denver, New York, New Jersey, and the United Kingdom.
PeakColo offers a 100% channel-centric business model. White-labeling PeakColo's IaaS cloud services as their own, resellers rapidly enter the cloud marketplace under their own brand, preserving their customer relationships. PeakColo is VMware vCloud® Powered and is a Platinum-level NetApp service provider. Recently, PeakColo raised $7.5 million in growth equity capital from Meritage Funds and Sweetwater Capital. The investment will fund growth to meet customer demand in the Company's current markets and expansion into additional markets over the next twelve months.
"Interest in PeakColo's white-labeled cloud services has grown exponentially. Our customers demand presence throughout the US, and the addition of our Chicago cloud node ensures we remain one of the fastest enterprise clouds in the marketplace," states Luke Norris, CEO and Founder of PeakColo. "The opportunity to accomplish this expansion with PlusOne not only supports our business model but also enhances it with their exemplary operational model."
PlusOne provides mission-critical solutions to a broad range of industries including media, healthcare and telecom. Its flagship data center is located in downtown Chicago and is engineered to provide 100% uptime for applications and IT infrastructure.
Kevin Francis, Director of Real Estate for PlusOne said, "The growth and technical requirements presented to us by PeakColo, while demanding and leading-edge, were accommodated in our standard operating model. We are excited to have PeakColo add PlusOne as a major PeakColo cloud service node."
In addition to space, redundant power and cooling, PlusOne offers redundant 10Gbps+ bandwidth, expert remote-hands, 24x7x365 dedicated on-site staff, and other value-added support services to complement its core colocation services. "By retaining complete control of our mission-critical infrastructure, PlusOne can assure its customers that all aspects of the datacenter are operated and maintained at the high standards necessary to meet their uptime requirements," said PlusOne Vice President, Ronnie Sebren.
About PeakColo
PeakColo is an enterprise-class IaaS cloud service provider to service providers. White-labeling PeakColo's cloud services as their own, resellers rapidly enter the cloud marketplace under their brand without capital expenditure, enjoying a faster route to profitability. With data centers in six geographies across the United States and in Europe (Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New Jersey, New York, and the United Kingdom), PeakColo offers a cloud environment that contains tens of thousands of virtual machines and multiple petabytes of storage. The company successfully completed Type II SSAE 16 and SOC 2 examinations. PeakColo is VMware vCloud® Powered and is a Platinum-level NetApp service provider. For more information, visit the PeakColo Web site at peakcolo.com; call (855) 532-4734; or follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn. PeakColo is hiring!
About PlusOne
PlusOne is a data center solutions provider specializing in highly flexible, carrier-neutral colocation services. PlusOne data centers are engineered to meet and exceed the demanding uptime, security and scalability criteria of today's enterprise. The company was founded in 2011 and currently operates facilities in Chicago, IL and Atlanta, GA. For more information visit plusonedata.com.
"Punch TV's Actor, Escalante Lundy Appears In The Film, Django Unchained" by Punch Television Network
PeakColo Expands Cloud Presence To Chicago by Peakcolo
National Boiler Service Launches National Chimney & Stack by National Boiler Service
Online Dental Education Site Raising Money for Local Charity by E-den Education
Jodie Barr
Peakcolo
910 15th St. Suite 740 Denver, CO
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1448
|
__label__wiki
| 0.975086
| 0.975086
|
Aussies fear tech regulatory crackdown will stall in new US Senate
Yolanda RedrupReporter
Nov 10, 2020 – 12.00am
Australian tech leaders say big tech is set for a reprieve from any major regulatory changes for at least two years, with a possible Republican-controlled US Senate all but guaranteeing no major action against the tech giants will become law.
Despite tough talk about regulating the tech giants being considered a vote winner by both the Democrats and the Republicans, former Facebook Australia boss Stephen Scheeler said a divided Congress and Senate would make it too challenging to get big changes passed.
Former Facebook Australia boss Stephen Scheeler says a Biden victory and split Congress and Senate is the best outcome possible for big tech. Dominic Lorrimer
"I think they've gotten a four year, or at least a two year, reprieve... The biggest fear [for the tech giants] is new laws," Mr Scheeler, who is now the CEO of medical software company Omniscient Neurotechnology, told The Australian Financial Review.
"The problem is both sides have slightly different approaches to regulating tech and different issues they're more alarmed by. Neither party wants to give the other a win. But there's already regulatory action on the books and antitrust suits and the US justice department can bring those under existing laws.
"I don't think it'll go away. There will still be scrutiny [on the tech companies]. The mood in America is more anti-tech now that it was four years ago, much more."
The party which will take control of the Senate needs 51 seats for a majority and on Monday the Republicans had won 48 seats compared to the Democrats' 46.
The antitrust proceedings against Google launched last month alleges that the tech giant has maintained an illegal monopoly on the internet search and advertising markets, by ensuring its products are installed to the exclusion of rivals' on most phones.
It followed in the footsteps of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which has launched multiple court cases against Google, as well as forcing Facebook and Google to be part of a mandatory code of conduct with the likes of Nine, News Corp and the regional publishers. It is also conducting an adtech inquiry.
On Friday ACCC chairman Rod Sims told the Law Council of Australia Business Law Section’s Competition and Consumer Workshop he was closely watching the US antitrust case and he intended to propose ideas to change local merger laws in 2021.
"These are complex issues, but they matter enormously and, in different ways, they are being considered all over the world," he said.
"The international focus is encouraged by the many acquisitions by the main digital platforms. While the platforms have grown through amazing and beneficial innovation, they are cementing their position through frequent acquisition.
“We have seen the same in Australia in a range of domestic sectors.”
The local tech industry has a diverse array of opinions on how best to regulate the tech giants, or if any regulation is in fact needed, but most acknowledge that there are major flaws to tackle in terms of how the big digital platforms operate today.
Bruce Buchanan, chief executive of e-commerce marketing technology company Rokt, is in favour or additional regulation, saying that it offers an opportunity to open up the playing field for the next generation of global giants to emerge.
Rokt CEO Bruce Buchanan says the antitrust case against Google in the US will set the foundations for how the market operates for the next decade or more.
Mr Buchanan, who is based in New York, said the fact the US Justice Department, under Donald Trump's administration, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google last month was indicative of the broad support for regulation to control the power of the likes of Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook.
"You typically associate Republicans as being in the pocket of big business, but the fact that Trump has done something, which was one of Obama's biggest failings, in taking on big tech, was a testament to some of the previous vested interested [of previous governments]," Mr Buchanan said.
"The fact that there's antitrust action, which hasn't happened since Microsoft, is a big, big story.
"This will be groundbreaking for creating the frameworks for markets to exist for the next hundred years and it'll define... how to balance innovation with consumer benefit."
In 2019 the ACCC launched a Federal Court case against Google for allegedly misleading Android users about the steps needed to disable its ability to track and use their location data.
In July, it brought a second case against the company, claiming that Google did not adequately convey to consumers how much of their personal data it was collecting, or how it was going to be used by the company, when it made a change to its policies in June 2016.
Google has denied both of these claims.
One of the most radical propositions discussed in the lead up to the US election was a possible break-up of the big tech companies, as proposed by senator Elizabeth Warren.
Mr Scheeler said this was still considered a radical view and would be a "big, big call", particularly in the context of the tensions with China.
"China isn't rushing to break up its tech giants, if anything it wants them to get bigger, so it's easy to talk about those things on the campaign trail because they get headlines and have popular resonance, but when you're in government, is that actually something you'll want to push for?," he said.
"What I think will happen and what I want to happen aren't necessarily the same thing. My concern is we don't really understand what the problems are yet... When we talk about societal impacts and impacts on democracy, data and consumer rights, it takes years to figure out what those impacts are.
"It doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything, but my concern is we'll jump into to do thing that could have unintended consequences. On the other hand, there's definitely problems... causing damage in the world."
Mr Scheeler said one change he would make was reducing Mark Zuckerberg's power at Facebook.
"I love Mark... [but] he is not accountable. He controls more than 50 per cent of the voting stock... he doesn't have to answer to the board, so he can't be fired and I think that's a problem. No one should have that kind of power," he said.
According to CEO of Canberra-based cyber security firm archTIS, Daniel Lai, a regulatory change US President-elect Joe Biden could be successful in making is altering Section 230 of the US Communications Decency Act. It is this act which protects social media platforms from lawsuits over the user content they publish or do not publish.
"Both [Trump and Biden] agree that something needs to be done about it. Trump’s motivation has come from his ‘fact check label’ being placed on a Presidential tweet and Biden has been critical of the protection it provides platforms to promote false or inaccurate news," Mr Lai said.
Regardless of what does or doesn't change for big tech in the next few years, former Google Australia executive program manager turned Cicada Innovations CEO Sally-Ann Williams said regulators had a responsibility to be thinking now about how to create laws which ensured new technological innovations coming through benefit society, rather than harm it.
"[It's a case of] 99.99 per cent of the time, these platforms are created with purely good intent as a way of connecting people and giving voices to them," she said.
"But the challenge is ... no one anticipated that certain players might use these platforms for other means, for selfish purposes or for political gain.
"Those unintended consequences are something where if we had a more diverse set of people around the table when they were being built, we could have prevent them from happening. If they were designed inclusively for a positive outcome at the start, could we have thought of [the need for] fact-checking?"
Yolanda Redrup writes on technology from our Melbourne newsroom. Connect with Yolanda on Twitter. Email Yolanda at yolanda.redrup@afr.com.au
Trump diplomacy
ACCC
Donald Trump granted clemency to 143 allies and friends in his last hours as president, including former strategist Steve Bannon; He also revoked his own order banning staff from becoming lobbyists. Follow updates here.
Biden's top diplomat says Trump was right on China
Incoming Secretary of State Tony Blinken will be a key conduit for Australia in the Biden administration.
Most Viewed In Technology
Electric cars get first battery that can charge in five minutes
Zuckerberg board appointment sets Life360 shares soaring
Jack Ma emerges after months out of public view
Biden tipped to be 'aggressive' on big tech break-up
The tech powering the rise of smart cities, autonomous cars
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1452
|
__label__wiki
| 0.545891
| 0.545891
|
Atlantic Organization for Security (AOS)
Customers, Partners, Affiliations
“Best Sharing Docs”
“Share to Win Programs”
TADIC
TADIC – 2013 “Smart Defence, Smart TADIC”
TADIC – 2011 “Practical Proposals”
TADIC – 2009 “Challenges and Opportunities”
TADIC – 2003 “Challenges and Prospects”
C-IED
Subscription to AOSBrief
AOS previous Briefs
Past events/eventi trascorsi
Categories Border Security C2I C4ISR Contracts Customs and Border Protection DHS Documents Homeland Security NATO Piracy / Antipiracy Policy site protection TSA US DoD VTS / VTM
ManTech: 98M$ to Support DHS SBI Program Office
Will Provide Systems Engineering and Technical Support to Enhance Border Security
ManTech International Corporation announced that it was awarded an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide a full range of program management support services to the nation’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI). The competitively awarded, single-award IDIQ program, which was awarded to ManTech in the fourth quarter, has a base-year and two option years and a total potential value of $98.8 million.
ManTech will support the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP), SBI Program Office, whose mission is to promote border security strategies that protect against and prevent terrorist attacks and other transnational crimes. The SBI Program Office coordinates DHS efforts to ensure the legal entry and exit of people and goods moving across our borders and the enforcement of immigration, customs, and agriculture laws at our borders, within the country, and abroad. They also manage the development, deployment, and integration of SBI acquisition programs.
ManTech will support SBI program management activities which may include systems engineering, operational requirements, integrated logistics, environmental planning, and budget and financial management.
“SBI’s charter to enhance border security and to manage the development, deployment, and integration of border technology solutions is a mission-critical and highly complex task. SBI must identify operational needs and requirements, develop new capabilities, and deploy an effective mix of new and commercially available technologies and systems,” said Larry Prior, President and Chief Operating Officer, ManTech International Corporation. “ManTech has extensive experience successfully applying systems engineering to complex development, acquisition, and operational programs for the military services, DARPA, NASA, DHS and other federal government agencies. We are committed to the success of the SBI Program Office as we apply these systems engineering skills in support of CBP and DHS.”
Source : ManTech International Corp.
European Commission strategies for data and Artificial Intelligence (924)
Australian MoD: $21.4 million support contract for the sustainment of training simulators (823)
Improved communication technology for aircraft (745)
Greetings 2020 / 2021 (726)
Airbus and Thales Join Forces to Develop the Air Combat Cloud for Future Combat Air System (712)
Theme Careta by MCunha98
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1456
|
__label__wiki
| 0.707138
| 0.707138
|
St. Anthony Catholic School launches Spanish immersion program
St. Anthony Catholic School launches Spanish immersion program
St. Anthony Catholic School announced the launch of a Spanish immersion program for students, offering a best-in-class academic option for families who wish to either reinforce or develop Spanish language skills in their children. LISTA -- Language Immersion at St. Anthony -- was developed by a local committee of experts in language studies, curriculum and instruction. The program will officially launch this Fall.
“For over 113 years, we have adapted and expanded to meet the needs of our student body. The launch of this Spanish immersion program is an example of how we continue to evolve with the community,” said Derrich Rodriguez, Board chair.
The LISTA program will begin in Pre-K3 through kindergarten, and will follow that kindergarten class through fifth grade. “The LISTA program, will open the doors of opportunity for our students,” said Patricia Ramirez, principal. “Students that are bilingual, biliterate and bicultural will be better prepared for future careers and to serve our community. Studies show that immersion students develop strong problem-solving skills, a greater sensitivity to verbal and non-verbal cues, enhanced cognitive flexibility as well as stronger multicultural awareness.”
Space is limited for this Fall. To inquire about enrollment or for more information on LISTA, contact Brandy Flores, director of Admissions & Marketing, at [email protected].
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1460
|
__label__cc
| 0.746432
| 0.253568
|
(Undo revision 44272 by AlannahKauper74 (talk))
(Tag: Undo)
[[Hera]], Queen of the Gods, Goddess of Marriage and Fidelity, currently voiced by [[CJ Landry]].
[[Poseidon]], God of the Seas, Lord of Atlantis, currently unvoiced. [[File:Poseidon King.jpg|thumb|Zeus, King of the Gods]]
[[Poseidon]], God of the Seas, Lord of Atlantis, currently unvoiced. [[File:Poseidon King.jpg|thumb|Poseidon, God of the Seas]]
[[Demeter]], Goddess of the Harvest, currently voiced by [[Ashlyn Grey]].
Revision as of 22:44, 4 July 2020
Come, sit.
The fact that you are here is no accident. The gods have called for you to turn your eyes to their actions once more. Zeus, the King of Olympus, has decreed that the Pantheon must return to Earth, for they are losing their way. Who is ‘they’? Perhaps it is you, dear mortal, lost within the eras of modern-day technology. Or perhaps it is the Gods, unsure of how to reinvent their own wheel, or whether they should even try.
It has been far too long since you looked to us for guidance, since you have asked for the heavens to come down and help you. We will wait no longer – we are here, mortals. Right now.
History tells tales of the old Gods of Greece, where they took pity on mortals, made them champions to their causes, played games with their minds. There are, as you may know, many unsavory stories as well.
We are more than an old scribe’s tales. History was written by the victors and those with deep opinions, and in this new age, we strive to become more than old Homer’s flowery and potent words, or Ovid’s ballads of conquest and pillage.
Many of us have made our path down the mountain, others were among you the entire time...
RETURN TO THEIR STORIES:
https://www.inthepantheon.com/
1 The Deities
1.1 The Primordials
1.2 The Titans
1.3 The Olympians
1.4 Gods
1.5 Goddesses
1.6 Muses
1.7 Immortals, Demis, and Semis
2 Pantheon Creatures
2.1 Atilla the Hen and the Mini Voids
2.2 Digital Gremlin
2.3 Drakons
2.4 Eldrain
2.5 Imps
2.6 Nightgoyles
2.7 Nargoyles
2.8 Satyroi
2.9 Shinvith
2.10 Tulpa
3 Mount Olympus
3.1 City of Olympus
3.2 Olympus National Park
4 God Complex
4.1 God Complex HQ
4.2 Face of History Museum
4.3 Nox
4.4 Nyxteria
4.5 Whole Latte Love
5 Atlantis
6 The Underworld
The Deities
The gods of the ancient Greek pantheon are divided into various categories. The first of these–the Olympian gods, Titan gods, and Primordial gods–represent the three generations of deities to rule the cosmos.
The Primordials
The Primordials of In The Pantheon includes:
Erebus, Primordial of Darkness and Shadows, currently voiced by M.K. Stoddart.
Morpheus, Primordial of Dreams, currently voiced by Lorien Blake.
Nemesis, Primordial of Revenge, currently voiced by Aisling MacKay.
Nyx, Primordial of the Night and the dark web. She is also the firstborn child of Chaos. Nyx is currently voiced by Ashley Gallaher-Pollard.
Thanatos, Primordial of Death, currently voiced by Marc Tizura.
Chronos, Primordial of Time, he is permanently unvoiced.
Momus, Primordial of Mockery & Satire, he is currently unvoiced.
Aether, Primordial of the Light, he is currently unvoiced.
Hemera, Primordial of the Day, she is currently unvoiced.
Charon, the Ferryman, he is permanently unvoiced.
Atropos, the Diviner, she is permanently unvoiced.
Lachesis, the Allotter, she is permanently unvoiced.
Clotho, the Spinner, she is permanently unvoiced.
Philotes, Primordial of Friendship, she is currently unvoiced.
Hypnos, Primordial of Sleep, he is currently unvoiced.
The Titan gods were the twelve Uranides (Kronos, Iapetus, Hyperion, Crius, Coeus, Rhea, Tethys, Theia, Phoebe, Themis, and Mnemosyne) and the four Iapetionides (Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius).
The children and grandchildren of the Titans that bore the name of Titan are the Hyperionides (Helios, Selene, and Eos), the Coeides (Leto, and Asteria) and the Creionides (Pallas, Astraeus, and Perses).
The Titans of In The Pantheon includes:
Prometheus, The Titan of Forethought and Creator of Man, currently voiced by D.M. White.
Selene, Titaness of the Moon, currently voiced by Renee Christian.
Helios, Titan of the Sun, he is currently unvoiced.
Mnemosyne, Titan of Memory and Mother of Muses, she is permanently unvoiced.
The Olympians
The Olympians are the major deities of the Pantheon World, though the name denotes the generation that spawned from them, rather than the fifteen it is typically associated with. Their name, Olympians, originates from Mount Olympus, which was their ancestral residence.
The Olympians came into power after dethroning the Titans, which resulted at the end of the great war between the Olympians and the Titans, called the Titanomachy or the Ten Year War. This council presides over the Assembly of Deities when called.
These Olympian deities include:
Zeus, King of the Gods
Zeus, King of the Gods, Lord of the Skies, currently voiced by Michael Z. Ryan.
Hera, Queen of the Gods, Goddess of Marriage and Fidelity, currently voiced by CJ Landry.
Poseidon, God of the Seas, Lord of Atlantis, currently unvoiced.
Poseidon, God of the Seas
Demeter, Goddess of the Harvest, currently voiced by Ashlyn Grey.
Athena, Goddess of War and Wisdom, currently voiced by Rainbow Brubaker.
Apollo, God of the Sun, Music, Healing and Prophecy, currently unvoiced.
Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, Moon and Wild, currently voiced by Rashmi Menon.
Ares, God of War, currently voiced by Teresa Watson.
Aphrodite, Goddess of Love and Beauty, currently unvoiced.
Hephaestus, God of forge and fire, currently voiced by Steve Lenker.
Hermes, God of Messengers, Commerce and Thieves, he is permanently unvoiced.
Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth, and patroness of Satyroi, currently voiced by Georgia Moody.
Dionysos, God of Wine and Ritual Madness, currently voiced by Peter Farmer.
Hades, God of the Dead, Lord of the Underworld, currently voiced by Ethan Gith.
Persephone, Goddess of the Spring, Queen of the Underworld, currently voiced by Ember Savage.
Hades and Cerberus
The Gods of In The Pantheon includes:
Caerus, God of Opportunity, currently voiced by Jason Elmassian.
Dinlas, God of Hate and Jealousy, currently voiced by Wayne Davids.
Eros, God of Love and Sex, currently voiced by Jeanette Rose.
Pan, God of the Wild, currently voiced by Darien MacGregor.
Phobos, God of Panic, Flight & Rout, he is permanently unvoiced.
Deimos, God of Terror & Dread, he is permanently unvoiced.
Zelos, God of Rivalry & Envy, he is currently unvoiced.
Kratos, God of Power, he is currently unvoiced.
Hercules, God of Strength, he is permanently unvoiced.
The Goddesses of In The Pantheon includes:
Amphitrite, Goddess of the Seas and Ruler of Atlantis, currently voiced by Natalie Bartley.
Atë, Goddess of Mischief, Ruin, Delusion and Folly, currently voiced by Amber Albright.
Circe, Divine Sorceress, currently voiced by Tammy Davis.
Eris, Goddess of Chaos and Discord, currently voiced by Dan D.
Hekate, Goddess of Magic, currently voiced by Melody Wingfield.
Medusa, the Mortal Gorgon, currently voiced by Jennifer Morton.
Moxie, Goddess of Social Psychology and Metamorphosis, currently voiced by Moxie Malone.
Nike, Goddess of Victory, currently voiced by Nikki Crump-Hansted.
Hedone, Goddess of Pleasure, she is currently unvoiced.
Bia, Goddess of Force & Might, she is currently unvoiced.
The history books are rich with the exploits of the gods and goddesses, but none were more influential than the muses who were the embodiment of science, literature, and arts. Their primary desire was to give inspiration, knowledge, artistry, and music to the Pantheon World.
These muses lived on Mount Olympus building their homes on the Muses’ plateau. It is here where they entertained the Olympians with stories and poetic lyrics, dancing and music, sculpting, and more.
The mortals concocted many conflicting stories about the origin of the muses, their appearances, their gender, and even the number of muses. Any correction to the old legends is best left to the words of the muses themselves.
The muses of the Pantheon World includes:
Calliope, Muse of epic poetry, she is currently unvoiced.
Clio, Muse of history and goddess of the soul, voiced by Alice Callisto.
Erato, Muse of lyric poetry, currently voiced by Fucking Poetry.
Euterpe, Muse of music, she is currently unvoiced.
Melpomene, Muse of tragedy, currently unvoiced.
Polyhymnia, Muse of sacred poetry, she is currently unvoiced.
Terpsichore, Muse of dance and chorus, she is currently unvoiced.
Thalia, Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry, she is currently unvoiced.
Urania, Muse of astronomy, currently voiced by Kimberlee Gerstmann.
Immortals, Demis, and Semis
Luna Athanasiou, Nyx's head priestess, and the founder of the Order of the Aurora, as well as the Shadows of Chaos.
Calligenia & Aode, are Dinlas companions. Originally maidens that lived on Circe's island, they were cursed to be wolves. Dinlas hardly ever goes anywhere without them.
Din & Las, gifted to Eros by the Goddess of Mischief Atë, they are Eros's animal familiars.
Pantheon Creatures
Atilla the Hen and the Mini Voids
Atilla spawned from a portal in the Void while Nyx was exploring Eventide. Seven smaller hens, all in black, came along behind the hen. When Nyx tried to separate them, to figure out who or what they potentially were, Atilla caused a great ruckus and fought beak and claw to stay with the others. They are inseparable, and with some exceptions, generally, stay in Eventide. Nyx does allow others to visit or take them out, as long as Atilla is agreeable to it – she usually is, if the whole flock can go.
Digital Gremlin
Digital Gremlins (DeeGees) are sentient life forms that infect computers and the internet. They are born from fragmented bits of data that is left on computer hard drives through a process that is not fully understood. They are mischievous and irritating by themselves but can be dangerous in large groups.
Drakons
Drakons are legendary creatures usually conceived as huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard or serpentine-like with a barbed tail. The English word Dragons originated from drakons, which in Greece means Snake or Sea Serpent. Drakons are sharp-eyed, fire-breathing, powerful creatures mainly found dwelling in the inner earth. In Mount Olympus, drakons can be found dwelling in the alternate realms that can only be entered through the caves behind waterfalls of Olympus National Park.
Eldrain
The Eldrain are a highly intelligent, somewhat nomadic shapeshifting race. They like to explore and absorb knowledge, quite literally. When focused and in contact with their subject, they are able to duplicate and store knowledge from anything living. However, their at-rest form is not ideal for interacting in the mortal world, so they shapeshift to take on a human. They do not possess living things, they do not do hostages. They are unrecognizable as a human and can speak any language in both their standard form and as a human.
Imps were vicious, manipulative fiends that compromised the least powerful ranks of the infernal legions. They were considered minor demons serving as tempters and lackeys to mortals whom devils want groomed to the side of evil. They tend to resemble their larger cousins, only less viciously cruel and more curious, impulsive and mischief-prone.
Nightgoyles
Nightgoyles are cruel predators imbued with the power of nightmares. The unnatural union between the Children of the Oneiroi and gargoyles has spawned a truly malicious being that takes delight in the corruption and suffering of others. As creatures of both death and shadow, they hold tremendous power in the darkness. They are meaner, more evil, and deadlier versions of the classic gargoyle.
Nargoyles
The Nightgoyles of the sea. These dangerous aquatic creatures terrorize coastal cities and seafarers. Although they despise the King of the Sea, they would never take him on, except maybe in large schools.
Satyroi
The Satyroi are a pack of Satyr loyal to the Goddess, Hestia. They are not the only satyrs in the world but are the ones who are working most closely with the returned Gods.
Shinvith
Shinviths are elemental spirits that reside in the in-between worlds. They are born when the balance of natural power in the world is unequal, and are meant to keep harmony. Shinvith are similar to the Grecian muses in that they only operate in one specialized ‘area’; they cannot cross that boundary without forfeiting their existence. Their homeland is originally in Brazil, in the Mantiqueira mountains, and have since spread across the world.
A tulpa is a corporeal manifestation of intense emotions or thoughts that, when they reach a certain level of energy, will gain sentience and autonomy. Tulpas can either be created with purpose, in which their sentience belongs to their creator, or by accident, in which they belong to no one or thing.
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus was the ancestral home of the Greek deities who built there palaces and structures among the peaks and valleys, while the muses preferred the plateaus at the foot of the peaks. No human was permitted into the home of the deities without explicit permission from Zeus.
City of Olympus
With the reemergence of the Greek Pantheon, the City of Olympus flourishes in the foothills of Mount Olympus. It is flanked on the north by the Mount Olympus National Park, on the west by the God Complex, and just a few kilometers to the east by the town of Litochoro where the Olympus National Park Information Center resides.
Olympus National Park
Mount Olympus National Park is a natural area of particular ecological significance because of the rare and diverse flora and fauna due to the geomorphological formations of the subsoil, the waters, the atmosphere and, in general, the natural environment.
The God Complex entails, the surrounding several miles around its center and tallest building, the GC HQ, various deity businesses and separate apartments of some gods who choose not to reside inside the floors allocated to them inside the HQ.
God Complex HQ
The God Complex Headquarters, commonly referred to as “The GC HQ” or “The Tower”, is a 112-story , 1476-foot (450 meter) skyscraper situated on the The God Complex in Olympus, Greece.
Face of History Museum
At the museum, Clio serves as one of the archivists. She safeguards records by creating film and digital copies, finds and acquires new materials for their archives, preserves and maintains documents and objects, and much more. During the day, people can get tours, explore the museum and attend history sessions.
Nox Nightclub, an exclusive pop-up club, mainly in Europe. A small sister location located down the street from the God Complex HQ, owned and operated by Nyx.
Nyxteria
Nykteria is the only establishment of its kind. There are no franchises. There are currently Keyholders in nine cities world-wide. These Keyholders maintain club fronts, which serve as portals into Nykteria. From the outside, patrons entering cannot tell that they have been transported to a different place. Entering, it looks like they have stepped into a nightclub. As a result, Nykteria has a whispered reputation of being anything from a pop-up rave to an elite social club to a front for the criminal underworld.
Whole Latte Love
Coffee Shop & Daycare, a 24-hour business that caters to all lifestyles and the children that come with it, across the street from Nox Nightclub, owned and operated by Nyx.
Kingdom beneath the sea, ruled by Poseidon and his consort, Amphitrite.
Many great and wonderful deeds are recorded of your state [Athens] in our [the Egyptian's] histories. But one of them exceeds all the rest in greatness and valour. For these histories tell of a mighty power [Atlantis] which unprovoked made an expedition against the whole of Europe and Asia, and to which your city put an end.
This power came forth out of the Atlantic Ocean, for in those days the Atlantic was navigable; and there was an island situated in front of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Herakles (Heracles) [i.e. the Strait of Gibraltar]; the island was larger than Libya and Asia put together, and was the way to other islands, and from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent which surrounded the true ocean; for this sea which is within the Straits of Herakles is only a harbour, having a narrow entrance, but that other is a real sea, and the surrounding land may be most truly called a boundless continent.
Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent, and, furthermore, the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya [Africa] within the columns of Herakles as far as Aigyptos (Egypt), and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia [in Italy]. This vast power, gathered into one, endeavoured to subdue at a blow our country and yours and the whole of the region within the straits; and then, Solon, your country shone forth, in the excellence of her virtue and strength, among all mankind.
She was pre-eminent in courage and military skill, and was the leader of the Hellenes. And when the rest fell off from her, being compelled to stand alone, after having undergone the very extremity of danger, she defeated and triumphed over the invaders, and preserved from slavery those who were not yet subjugated, and generously liberated all the rest of us who dwell within the pillars. But afterwards there occurred violent earthquakes and floods; and in a single day and night of misfortune all your warlike men in a body sank into the earth, and the island of Atlantis in like manner disappeared in the depths of the sea. For which reason the sea in those parts is impassable and impenetrable, because there is a shoal of mud in the way; and this was caused by the subsidence of the island.[1]
The Underworld is considered the lands of the dead. After death, there is no annihilation of souls. The dead cross the Oceanus and arrive on the shores of the Underworld to lead a bleak, boring, sometimes toilsome, but always unhappy existence. Hades oversees the Underworld.
The DOMOS HAIDOU (House of Hades) was the land of the dead--the final resting place for departed souls. It was a dark and dismal realm where bodiless ghosts flitted across the grey fields of asphodel. The dead crossed a river, passed through gates guarded by the Hound, and presented themselves before the king and queen of the underworld, Hades and Persephone. The ghosts of the unburied were allowed to return to the realm above to visit the living in the form of dreams and demand a proper burial. The land of Hades was quite distinct from Tartarus-- prison-house of the Titans--which is described as lying as far beneath Hades as the earth beneath the heavens.
In the Odyssey the realm of Haides is described in greater detail. It was located at the ends of the earth, on the far shore of the earth-encircling river Oceanos (Oceanus), beyond the gates of the sun and the land of dreams. The land of the dead was enclosed by the Akherousian Lake and three rivers--the Styx, Kokytos (Cocytus) and Pyriphlegethon. A judge named Minos received the dead from Hermes Psykhogogos (Guide of Souls) and sentenced the most wicked to eternal torment.
↑ https://www.theoi.com/Phylos/Atlantes.html
↑ https://www.theoi.com/Kosmos/Haides.html
Retrieved from "http://www.allinthepantheon.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=44318"
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1465
|
__label__wiki
| 0.832925
| 0.832925
|
The Second Knot
Around 1506, Albrecht Dürer designed a series of six ornate woodcuts of labyrinthine designs after a set of engravings by the school of Leonardo da Vinci, which he may have seen or acquired during an early trip to Italy. Though Dürer left them unsigned, possibly because he borrowed their source material, he referred in his diary to giving away his series of knots on a trip to the Netherlands, and this title has become standard. These impressions are printed on a thin, nearly translucent Italian paper, which may have influenced scholars to occasionally interpret them as embroidery patterns.
Woodcut in black on ivory laid paper
272 × 211 mm (image); 286 × 226 mm (sheet)
Bartsch 141
Meder 275 Ia/IIc (before monogram)
Strauss 101
Schoch, Mende, & Scherbaum 143
The First Knot, c. 1507
The Third Knot, c. 1507
The Fourth Knot, c. 1507
The Fifth Knot, c. 1507
The Sixth Knot, c. 1507
Coat of Arms of Maximilian I as King of the Romans, c. 1517
The School Teacher, 1510
Calvary, c. 1503–04
Saints Nicholaus, Ulrich, and Erasmus, c. 1504–08
Christ, Man of Sorrows, Mocked by a Soldier, frontispiece from The Large Passion, 1511
The Last Supper, from The Large Passion, 1510
Agony in the Garden, from The Large Passion, c. 1496–97
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1471
|
__label__cc
| 0.64702
| 0.35298
|
ABOUT/MY BUILDS
About Artisan MetalCraft
Artisan MetalCraft officially opened in July 2017. Based in Isleham, Cambridgeshire, roughly 25 minutes from Cambridge and 25 minutes from Bury St Edmunds.
Since opening, a wide variety of work has come through the doors, from all over the UK. The majority of work is Automotive based, but not exclusively...... from making Aluminium Fuel Tanks for Historic Race cars to full metalwork restorations on classic cars.
If you require an item to be hand made to a high standard then don't hesitate to get in touch.
Where do I start.........Leaving school at the age of 16 I had the chance to start a 4 year Advanced Modern Apprenticeship at a well known Motorsport Roll Cage company. I was moved around to each department for two years until the company went into receivership (now under new owners).
After that I started working for a local architectural metalwork company where I finished my Apprenticeship and gained my NVQ's. With the skills I had learnt it was clear that I was to be more involved with work that needed finesse and an eye for detail, this is where I became one of the main TIG Welders/sheet metal Fabricators.
After 11 years at that company I left to start my own business, Artisan MetalCraft.
If i'm not working on customers projects you'll find me working on my own projects. Coming from a family of Engineers and Petrol heads, it all started with classic Mini's, VW's and BMW's..... Some of which are still in my ownership.
Click on the images to see more of each vehicle, or for a full in-depth Build Thread on the M3 Powered BMW click the Pistonheads Button (you'll need a few hours and a cup of tea).
Pistonheads Thread
The MK1 VW Caddy
Back in 2011 I bought this as an 'unfinished project', which I soon learnt wasn't such a good idea taking on someone else's work, it was bodged to say the least... full of fiberglass and filler with a quick spray job to make it sellable.
Things soon escalated, From rolling around on the driveway with a welder to eventually taking over my parents garage, the caddy was stripped down and all the bodges repaired, I even resprayed it in the garage... I am in no way a body worker/sprayer but I wanted to give it a go.
Then the modifications began,
The rear axle was flipped to lower it, and shortened for the deep dish wheels.
The wheels are fully Bespoke, I took some 13" steel wheels, cut the centres out and modified them to take 15" Dishes and Barrels. Sprayed the centres mint green and fitted 1974 Golf trims.
The Roof Rack and Luggage Rack are bespoke polished stainless steel, with white ash slats.
It has a Bespoke interior, A Bench Seat I Custom made which meant relocating the handbrake..... which I got from a bay window Camper, then modified it to fit in the Dash.
The side trims are all stainless steel strip, which were shaped and then polished to a mirror finish, these usually go unnoticed.
The Caddy is far from perfect, it was never intended to be a show car but built to be used.... but it still managed to win a few trophies.
There's many things I would like to revisit on it after 9 years, but I'd rather leave them as they are so I can see how far my skills have progressed.
The E46 BMW Compact Build ~ M3 Power
I bought this back in 2009 as a 325TI, It was used as a daily vehicle, driven all over Europe and numerous trips to the Nurburg Ring.
That was until the end of 2016, when it started to use an excessive amount of oil. It sat in the driveway for months until I decided what to do.
A road worthy E46 M3 donor car was bought, which I used for a while before stripping it for parts. And again, things escalated a lot.
Every part of the M3 undercarriage/running gear was stripped, media blasted and painted.
The entire underside of the Compact was bare-metaled, treated and recoated before fitting the M3 items.
It was a full nut and bolt rebuild.
The M3 engine had all the "preventative maintenance" before fitting.
There is far too much to list on here for all the Bespoke and One-off items in this build, with 1300+ hours into this it's quite a build! Click the above button for the Project Mpact Thread on PistonHeads.
The Classic Mini Build - not one for the purists.
Back in 2004 I was in an accident in my first car, a classic mini and said I'd never own one again.......
Three years later in 2007, I bought another but with a Metro Turbo engine, straight cut gearbox and all the 'go faster' bits.
But the body shell was a bit of a patchwork quilt, I tinkered with it for a couple of years but engine wasn't the most reliable.
I soon stripped it, the body shell was blasted to reveal some awful repairs. A massive amount of Heritage panels were ordered, not that they fitted well.
The only untouched panel was the passenger rear quarter.
A full panoramic R53 Mini sunroof was 'fitted', the rear arch tubs remade and raised 30mm, entire boot floor fabricated to relocate the fuel tank...... the list goes on. I'm also planning on fitting a non-Mini engine, I'll update this as I go, it's going to be quite a build!.
- MIG & TIG Welding
- Fabrication
- Stainless Steel / Mild Steel
- Bespoke Items
- Commissions undertaken
- Automotive products Road / Race
adam_artisanmetalcraft@outlook.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1472
|
__label__cc
| 0.705332
| 0.294668
|
Meet Aliese Hewitt, ArtWorks Intern
Aliese Hewitt. Photo by Aliese Hewitt.
Meet one of ArtWorks’ newest interns, Aliese Hewitt.
Tell us about yourself.
I’m 22 and I go to DAAP at the University of Cincinnati! My major is fine arts and I’m minoring in art history.
What are your future career goals?
In my future career I want to work somewhere I can use my creative skills and express myself in my work.
Why did you pick this opportunity?
Living in Cincinnati, I’ve seen ArtWorks make art accessible for the community and I wanted to be a part of the team making that possible!
What are you looking forward as an ArtWorks intern?
For this co-op I get to evaluate all the murals that ArtWorks has, so I’m excited for the opportunity to see so much public art! I’m also excited to work with so many other creatives in Cincinnati!
Portfolio website: https://www.aliesehewitt.com/
Instagram @aliesehewitt
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aliesehewitt-daap/
ArtWorks is an award-winning Greater Cincinnati nonprofit that transforms people and places through investments in creativity. The organization creates jobs for youth, ages 14-21 with the majority from underserved households, providing competitive 21st-century career-readiness skills through mentorship by professional artists. Since 1996, ArtWorks has employed more than 3,600 youth and 3,200 creative professionals, and the organization has completed more than 12,500 public and private art projects that include 190 permanent outdoor murals, contributing to the region’s global reputation as an arts destination. ArtWorksCincinnati.org
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1473
|
__label__cc
| 0.573016
| 0.426984
|
Conducted Improvisation
Sound & Well-being
Alistair Smith
TOC - A Composition Crash Course
This Monday was the first rehearsal of a new term for a group that is now a regular core of people; a group that continues to grow in confidence and character as Jenni continually pushes us forward into new territory. This first week was no exception as Jenni led us in a compositional crash course, a rapid generation of idea, structure and arrangement. We split off into trios, each a mini ensemble for the realisation of each member's miniature opus. In a mere 15 minutes we had to explain, arrange and structure a piece based on text about a favorite or treasured place. As each seed of idea and concept was expressed, the process immediately became equally collaborative and ideas were freely shared and received. With very limited time, decisions had to made quickly, arrangements tried out and the structure set before moving on to the next person. The pieces were then to be performed, 8 of them in all, to the rest of the group.
The performances were all richly diverse in approach, style and character. Some grew in unfolding, evolving processes, or ebbed and flowed in undulating intensities. Others were more architectural in character, comprising pillars of set material, framing and containing more free-flowing fluidity. For my group, I felt that the performances were better than the rehearsals, no mean feat after such a rapid and demanding task. To me, this illuminated the experience that we have all gained by being a part of TOC.
Improvising ideas and performing ad hoc, on the spot is instilling a skill of being able to think on ones feet and to "perform" material that has not been through the usual process of rehearsal and refinement. You get a feel for what works and what appeals doing this kind of work and, when you’re working on this leading edge of the creative process, you intuitively develop the understanding that how you do something is just as important as what you do. After all, who wouldn't rather see a heart felt, impassioned performance over a technically perfect one, albeit a little dry?!
https://tictocsing.com/
A Woman in Musical Leadership - Jenni & TIC at Club Inégales
The Third Orchestra
On Jenni Roditi's Vocal Tai Chi Intensive Masterclass
Copyright 2019 Alistair Smith - Privacy Policy
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1475
|
__label__wiki
| 0.542241
| 0.542241
|
AMS Sectional Meeting AMS Special Session
Current as of Saturday, October 31, 2015 03:30:10
Program · Deadlines · Registration/Housing/Etc.
Fall Western Sectional Meeting
California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
October 24-25, 2015 (Saturday - Sunday)
Michel L Lapidus, AMS lapidus@math.ucr.edu, lapidus@mathserv.ucr.edu
Special Session on Recent Advances in Number Theory
Saturday October 24, 2015, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Special Session on Recent Advances in Number Theory, I
Room 2405, Steven G. Mihaylo Hall
Christopher Lyons, California State University, Fullerton clyons@fullerton.edu
Karl Rubin, University of California, Irvine
Alice Silverberg, University of California, Irvine
Images of Galois representations associated to Hida families.
Jaclyn A. Lang*, University of California, Los Angeles
The graphic nature of Gaussian periods.
Stephan Ramon Garcia*, Pomona College
The Eisenstein ideal and the custodial group.
Kenneth A. Ribet*, University of California, Berkeley
Relative Galois module structure of rings of integers in tame extensions.
A. Agboola*, University of California, Santa Barbara
L. R. McCulloh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Saturday October 24, 2015, 3:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
Special Session on Recent Advances in Number Theory, II
Sums and Differences of Pairs of Primes.
Daniel A Goldston*, San Jose State University
Supersingular elliptic curves over $\mathbb Z_p$-extensions.
Mirela Ciperiani*, University of Texas at Austin
From Langlands-Rapoport conjecture to cohomology of Shimura varieties.
Sug Woo Shin*, UC Berkeley
Sunday October 25, 2015, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
Special Session on Recent Advances in Number Theory, III
Sporadic Apéry-like sequences in the $p$-adic universe.
Amita Malik*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Armin Straub, University of South Alabama
On the Galois Module Structure of the Square Root of the Inverse Different in Abelian Extensions.
Cindy Tsang*, University of California, Santa Barbara
On the Averaged Colmez Conjecture.
Xinyi Yuan*, University of California, Berkeley
Rational Point Counts for Varieties over Finite Fields.
Nathan Kaplan*, University of California, Irvine
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1477
|
__label__cc
| 0.618924
| 0.381076
|
Aviation Maintenance Magazine
World’s Most Read MRO Publication
Home Intel News Comm Teamsters and UPS Set Tentative Deal for 31 Percent Raise During Next Five Years
Teamsters and UPS Set Tentative Deal for 31 Percent Raise During Next Five Years
Teamsters 2727, the UPS aircraft mechanics union, say they have secured a tentative new contract. The union says the deal will result in the country’s best pay and benefits for aviation mechanics.
“One thousand three hundred UPS aircraft mechanics and related employees represented by Teamsters Local 2727 have secured significant raises in pay, improved retirement security and the protection of health care benefits in a new tentative agreement reached with the shipping company,” the announcement asserts.
The tentative agreement, which will be voted on in the coming weeks by the union’s membership sets pay rates and benefits that surpass those at FedEx and all other major U.S.-based carriers, they stress. Upon ratification of the new contract, Local 2727 members will become the highest paid aviation mechanics in the country.
“It’s because of the tremendous resolve and unity of our members and their families that we’re celebrating this historic agreement with UPS,” said Tim Boyle, president of Louisville-based Teamsters Local 2727. “We knew if we stuck together and stayed committed to protecting the pay and benefits we’ve earned over decades of hard work, we’d do what many thought was impossible and win big for our families, the future of our company and our customers. This contract does just that along with raising standards throughout the aviation industry.”
Highlights of the new tentative agreement include:
An immediate 16 percent pay increase for all mechanics and related employees;
Three percent raises each year, resulting in a 30.7 percent increase in pay from current rates by the end of the contract;
Retroactive pay for all hours worked from November 1, 2013 (the day the current contract first became amendable) to the date of ratification;
Protection of an unparalleled health care package with no premiums; and
An increase in UPS’s pension contributions.
“I want to extend my congratulations to the Teamsters Local 2727 negotiating committee. This agreement is the culmination of over four years of long hours, hard work and dedication from them. Their focus on improving the existing agreement and quality of life for our UPS members is what now enables us to bring this industry-leading contract to the membership for their review and decision,” said Capt. David Bourne, director of the Teamsters Airline Division.
“UPS aircraft mechanics went for years without a raise and we’ve worried long enough about the future of our medical care,” said aircraft mechanic Jack Chatburn who was on the bargaining committee. “We are eager to share the details of this top-notch agreement with our members and our families who will now have the top-notch pay and health benefits we’ve been fighting for. We believe the contract will be ratified swiftly.” Members will vote whether to ratify the agreement in a secret ballot referendum that will be conducted in September.
UPS said in a statement that “we believe the proposed contract meets the needs of our employees and the business by rewarding employees with industry-leading pay and benefits, while also providing enhanced flexibility, positioning UPS to meet customer needs, and addressing competitor challenges.”
Teamsters Local 2727 have alleged UPS was foot-dragging for the last two years over a new agreement. They picketed at Amazon warehouse sites in the region and also protested outside of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Louisville home. The mechanics get about $50 per hour now. The group cited Trump administration pledges that workers would benefit by getting better pay and benefits as a result of corporate tax cuts approved last December by Congress. UPS said they saved tens of million of dollars from reduced tax rates.
After the last agreement expired in late 2013, employees continued working under the terms of the last agreement, a common practice.
RELATED ARTICLES - MORE COMM
The Loar Group Acquires Safe Flight Instrument Corp.
CommPRs
FAA Accepting Applications for Workforce Development
BizJetCommGAMilitaryRotor
Hi-Tech Engineering Grows Despite Challenging Year
Amazon Purchases 11 Aircraft from Delta Air Lines and WestJet Airlines to Join the Amazon Air in 2021 and 2022
Hi-Fly Marketing Launches Africa’s First Dedicated Aviation Talent and Resourcing Service
JAMCO Corporation Announces New Venture Pristine Seat with Cutting-Edge, Clean Design
FORMATS/WAYS TO ACCESS OUR AVM NEWS AND THIS SITE
ALREADY SUBSCRIBED? LOGIN with your email – or if NEW then SUBSCRIBE
Its easy, instant and ALL FREE*. Aviation Maintenance Magazine is published in PRINT, DIGITAL (PDF) & MOBILE formats every two months but for 2017 ALL news/features will ALSO be published in full on the WEBSITE (avm-mag.com). There are 4 types of FREE* subscriptions, see below, and once registered you only need to LOGIN via the website using your registered email.
DIGITAL ONLY - Website access and Includes the current and back copies as a DIGITAL PDFs
PRINT ONLY - PRINT copy in the MAIL/POST.
PRINT & DIGITAL - PRINT copy in the MAIL/POST, DIGITAL PDFs AND all WEBSITE news.
MOBILE/TABLET - For Apple/IOS access goto www.avm-mag.com/IOS
* Subscription is FREE if you are located in the USA or UK/Europe. However for anyone located outside this region, choosing to receive the magazine in PRINT, then there will be a fixed total postage delivery charge of €90 to cover the 3 year subscription, which equates to €5 an issue (18 issues in total) and this will be charged when you complete your registration.
If you are experiencing any difficulties processing your subscription or want to renew an existing subscription please call Paula Calderon on +34 91 623 7969 or email her via pcalderon@aerospace-media.com.
SUBSCRIBE to get full digital access and print/mobile publication (FREE)
SUBSCRIBE NOW!!!
SIGN IN or SUBSCRIBE (FREE)
Need help? Call +34 91 623 7969 | E-mail | SUBSCRIBE HERE
Submit Video Clip
Please fill in the following form to submit a Video Clip (Youtube).
Video Clip Url (Youtube):
Please fill in the following form to submit an Event.
Event Duration (days):
Upload Event Image
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1486
|
__label__cc
| 0.562371
| 0.437629
|
Committee Seeks to Build Industry Consensus Around Part-Type Definitions
Written by John Yoswick
Montana shop owner Matthew McDonnell said he found insufficient OEM repair information in one of the estimating systems.
The confusion within the industry related to part-type definitions was evident at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) held in Palm Springs, CA, in January when a CIC committee walked attendees through a series of multiple-choice questions.
It was a topic raised at the preceding CIC at a time when the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) was reiterating its rule that all parts must be identified only as new, used, rebuilt, reconditioned, OEM or non-OEM. The BAR has stated that the terms “alt-OE” or “opt-OE” are too unclear or inconsistently used and therefore cannot be listed on customer estimates or invoices in that state without providing additional information about such parts, including what warranty they carry.
To demonstrate the lack of consistency among part types within the industry, Ken Weiss, the new chairman of the CIC “Parts and Materials Committee,” asked the more than 250 people at the Palm Springs meeting whether an OEM part “must come in branded OEM packaging,” and 81 percent of respondents agreed that it did.
But he also asked if that OEM part can be sourced only through one of that OEM’s branded dealers, and only 40 percent agreed that it did. (Most automakers in the past have said OEM parts can only be purchased through one of their dealers.)
Weiss said the nearly 50-50 split over where OEM parts can be sourced is somewhat emblematic of the confusion in the industry and is something the committee hopes to address in the coming year.
The lack of consensus on part-type definitions became even more glaring when Weiss asked CIC attendees in which part category they would put:
• A “surplus OEM part” (65 percent said they would label it “new OEM” while 15 percent said “aftermarket” and 17 percent said “other”)
• A “blemished OEM part” (32 percent said “new OEM,” 20 percent said “used,” 16 percent said “reconditioned,” and 25 percent said “other”)
• An “OEM take-off part or assembly” (56 percent said “used,” while 27 percent said “new OEM”).
https://www.autobodynews.com/index.php/industry-news/item/17105-committee-seeks-to-build-industry-consensus-around-part-type-definitions.html#sigProId45690f6aed
More in this category: « Does the Collision Industry Have a Crisis of Opportunity? Self-Driving Vehicles To Make Traffic Even More Miserable, Says New Study »
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1490
|
__label__wiki
| 0.937417
| 0.937417
|
COVID-19 Hits FCA Workers: 2 From Warren Truck, 1 From Sterling Heights Dead
Written by Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press
COVID-19 is hitting autoworkers at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles once again.
Two workers at Warren Truck Assembly have died recently, according to the company.
That follows the death last month of a forklift operator who worked at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. The man's death followed a monthlong battle with COVID-19, according to his obituary.
The deaths of the Warren Truck workers elevate a grim toll connected to the plant. Although it's not clear where the workers contracted the virus, six workers from the plant have died since the start of the pandemic. FCA said it believes the exposure of the latest Warren workers happened elsewhere.
"FCA was saddened to learn of the recent deaths of two employees from our Warren Truck Assembly Plant and one employee from our Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. Based on our aggressive contact tracing protocols, we believe that these positive cases did not come from exposure inside the plants. In fact, one of the Warren Truck employees had not been in the plant since June when it shut down for retooling," FCA said in a statement Dec. 9.
That retooling was to allow the plant to prepare for production of the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer.
The toll from the pandemic has hit many areas beyond the automotive industry. Michigan counted 10,000 dead as of Dec. 8, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordering U.S. and Michigan flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of those who've died, according to Free Press reporting this week.
"As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise across the country, no community, business or industry is immune to the impact of this virus. Like other companies, FCA...
More in this category: « Minnesota Getting its First Highway Crossing for Animals Farmers Insurance, NABC Donate Vehicle to Kansas Nonprofit »
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1491
|
__label__wiki
| 0.573629
| 0.573629
|
News & eventsMedia roomNews releasesNew handheld cognitive electronic warfare technology headed for DARPA
New handheld cognitive electronic warfare technology headed for DARPA
27 Sep 2016 2016-09-27T11:53:06+02:00
Our handheld electronic warfare technology can quickly detect and identify multiple interfering signals, such as jammers or enemy communication signals.
Through a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), BAE Systems has developed a new lightweight, handheld tactical sensor that soldiers can easily carry and use to better understand radio frequency (RF) signals for enhanced situational awareness.
By using cognitive processing algorithms, this handheld electronic warfare (EW) technology can quickly detect and identify multiple interfering signals, such as jammers or enemy communication signals, across a wide spectrum and in changing and challenging environments. The new capability can be leveraged across multiple platforms and can integrate, for example, into a variety of EW, SIGINT, and signal receiver and communication systems, both large and small.
“By drastically reducing the size, weight, and power of this new cognitive EW system, we’re making it easier for our warfighters to be aware of, classify, and manage a wide range of signals in the battlespace, which is crucial for tactical situational awareness,” said Joshua Niedzwiecki, director of Sensor Processing and Exploitation at BAE Systems. “Better situational awareness on the battlefield means superior protection for our troops and a greater ability to defeat hostile threats.”
The technology was developed under DARPA’s Computational Leverage Against Surveillance Systems (CLASS) program and the Cognitive radio Low-energy signal Analysis Sensor ICs (CLASIC) program. This new handheld EW capability improves on today’s portable spectrum analysers, which are often bulky, power hungry, and unable to handle interference or classify the signals they detect. Using advanced signal processing algorithms, BAE Systems radically reduced the time and the computing power needed to process detected signals to such an extent that the new system uses only one low-power chip. The result is a 10-times reduction in size, weight, and power compared to conventional spectrum analysers.
During recent field tests, the new technology successfully detected and identified more than 10 signal types across a wide bandwidth in the presence of interference. The company expects to continue to mature this technology for eventual deployment within its EW, SIGINT, and tactical communications portfolios.
Ref. No. 126/2016
Nicole Gable Media Relations Electronic Systems
For media inquiries
DARPA: Computational Leverage Against Surveillance Systems (CLASS)
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1499
|
__label__wiki
| 0.697448
| 0.697448
|
Barr provided assessment and remediation services to the site owner of a 100-acre, former wood-treating facility where creosote and pentachlorophenol had contaminated soil and groundwater. Working with state and federal regulatory agencies and agency partners to identify and select the most cost-effective soil and groundwater remedies, we conducted soil, groundwater, and site remedial investigations; evaluated human-health and ecological risks; studied the feasibility of remedial alternatives; supported the site owner in complex regulatory negotiations; and prepared plans and specifications for the proposed cleanup. Barr also helped the client prepare a submittal to the National Remedy Review Board and developed a supplemental feasibility study to evaluate alternatives further based on modified soil volumes.
For this project, more than 470 acres of aquatic and terrestrial habitat were investigated and 390 samples (water, sediment, soils, wild rice, plants, fish mussels, crayfish, and earthworms) were analyzed for contaminants such as dioxins, metals, semi-volatile compounds, and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners. In all, Barr has analyzed more than 6,000 samples from this site since 1980.
The U.S. EPA is developing a Record of Decision based on the remedial investigations and feasibility studies that Barr developed for the site.
Jim Eidem
Senior Hydrogeologist
Al Gebhard
Tom Mattison
Senior Chemical Engineer
Dan Fetter
Related Other Sectors projects
Investigation and remediation of jet-fuel release
Vapor intrusion investigation and mitigation in a residential neighborhood
UMore Park environmental services
Multi-site PFAS remedial investigation and remediation
Environmental support for post-fire cleanup at industrial facility
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1503
|
__label__wiki
| 0.828967
| 0.828967
|
Stocks Surge on Market's Split Opinion
Feb. 1, 1999 12:01 am ET
I t's a measure of the speculative mood in the market these days that many investors are more interested in whether a company is splitting its stock than in any fundamental news on profits or revenues.
Major market indexes surged last week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite hitting new highs Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 238 points to 9358, capped by a 77-point gain in Friday's session. Yet the Dow's 2.6% advance in the week trailed both the S&P and Nasdaq, which were up 4.4% and 7.1%, respectively. The Dow continues to be weighed down by lumbering industrial stocks like DuPont , Caterpillar , and International Paper These companies are showing punk profits and thus are being shunned in a market obsessed as never before with earnings momentum.
These lagging industrial issues, however, have little impact on the S&P, which is dominated by large technology, telecommunications and drug stocks. Several of the market's leaders, including Microsoft , Intel , Pfizer and America Online , announced stock splits last week, stoking investor interest in their shares. Microsoft rose 18 3/4 to a record close of 175 on Friday, giving it a stunning market value of $475 billion. Microsoft now is up 26% in 1999 and 136% in the past 12 months. Intel gained 12 1/8 to 140 15/16 in the week; America Online advanced 35 1/4 to 175 3/4, and Pfizer was up 12 7/8 to 128 5/8, pacing the strong drug group.
A stock split, of course, creates no value for shareholders, but a growing number of investors buy shares in companies that take such action, in the view that the splits signal a confident outlook from management. Perhaps a bigger reason for split-based investing is that it has worked magnificently in the past year because it has steered investors into the hottest sectors of the market, especially technology, where splits have been abundant. AOL, for instance, split its stock twice in 1998 and rose more than sevenfold in price.
Old-timers can't believe it when they see headlines like "Intel shares rise on stock-split news." But that's the way the market is now. So popular is split-based investing that some firms now provide beeper alerts about stock splits and handicap the prospects for future splits. One service, the Right Line Split Report, based in Round Rock, Texas, put out a press release last week lauding its "unsurpassed record of predicted stock splits this year." Candidates for stock splits include Cisco Systems , Lucent Technologies and virtually any hot stock with a price over $100 a share.
T echnology stocks continued to dominate the market, as evidenced by the Nasdaq's sharp rise to a record 2505 last week. With a month gone by in the new year, the Nasdaq now is up 14.3%, handily beating the gains in other major market indexes. The S&P 500 rose 4.1% in January with about three-quarters of its gain coming from the tech sector, which is up 17% in 1999. The Dow trails behind with a 1.9% year-to-date gain, and it remains almost 300 points below its early-year peak of 9643. Small stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000, were up about 1% last week, leaving the index with a meager year-to-date gain of 1.3%.
Many pros now consider the Russell index largely irrelevant because of its small size relative to the S&P 500. The Russell now totals about $900 billion, way below the $10 trillion for the S&P. Indeed, Microsoft and General Electric combined nearly equal the market value of the entire Russell 2000.
"We're picking up where we left off in 1998," says Ted Aronson of Aronson & Partners, a Philadelphia money manager. "Growth investing styles are beating value, and big stocks are beating small stocks." Aronson points out that these trends didn't just begin in 1998. They've been going on now since 1994.
With its latest advance, the S&P 500 now trades at a record 25.5 times projected profits in 1999. As one money manager noted Friday, the market multiple is somewhat misleading because relatively few companies trade at that P/E. The market is divided into big growth stocks like Microsoft, Cisco, Lucent and Pfizer that trade at more than 40 times earnings, and a vast number of less-favored stocks, including banks and industrial companies, that trade at less than 15 times earnings. Take Microsoft out of the S&P 500 and the index's P/E would drop a full 1.5 percentage points to 24.
T here was a flurry of interest in energy stocks around Thanksgiving, after Exxon announced plans to merge with Mobil . But it's been downhill for this beleaguered group ever since.
Last week the stocks were hit with heavy selling, which sent many key issues to new 52-week lows, after several major oil companies announced poor fourth-quarter profits. Adding insult to injury, industry executives then issued downbeat forecasts for 1999 in conference calls with investors.
"I'd say there was capitulation," says Fred Leuffer, oil analyst at Bear Stearns. He says many investors now doubt whether industry operating conditions will ever improve and whether oil prices, now $12.75 a barrel, will ever hit $20 again. Major oil stocks are down an average of 10% this year, and losses are even steeper among secondary names.
Leuffer, who prematurely turned bullish on the group last year, sees some "compelling opportunities" now. His favorites include Shell Transport & Trading Atlantic Richfield and Phillips Petroleum . Shell, the sister company of the better-known Royal Dutch Petroleum , fell 2 3/4 to 30 1/2 after hitting a 52-week low of 30 1/8 on Friday.
"It normally takes a cataclysmic event to get Shell's stock this cheap," Leuffer says, noting that Royal Dutch/Shell and Exxon are widely considered to be the world's two top oil companies. Shell trades at about 16 times Leuffer's estimate of 1999 profits and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Leuffer says the Shell dividend is solid because of the company's virtually debt-free balance sheet, the strongest in the industry. Shell trades at a 14% discount to Royal Dutch, which finished Friday at 40 1/16, down 3 1/2 on the week.
Texaco was off 2 7/8 in the week to 47 3/8; Chevron fell 5 1/2 to 74 1/2 ; Exxon dropped 1 1/8 to 70 1/4, and Atlantic Richfield fell 2 1/2 to 57 1/2, after hitting a new 52-week low Friday. Arco now yields 5%, while Texaco has a dividend of 3.8% and Chevron 3.2%. The dividend yields on oil stocks have never been higher relative to the overall market.
The percentage losses in smaller energy issues were even worse. Apache Petroleum was off 2 1/2 to 19 1/4; Burlington Resources dropped 3 1/4 to 30 1/4, and USX Marathon Group plunged 4 3/4 to a new 52-week low of 22 3/4 . Oil prices actually were up slightly in the week. Now may finally be the time to buy the depressed energy stocks.
Amazon.com broke ground with the biggest convertible securities offering ever by an Internet company, when it sold $1.25 billion of 10-year bonds last week.
Amazon selected as its lead manager Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, whose Internet analyst, Mary Meeker, is the best-known bull on the stock (" 'Net Queen ," December 21.). One firm that didn't figure in the underwriting was Merrill Lynch, whose Internet analyst, Jonathan Cohen, is the biggest Street bear on Amazon. Merrill's absence from the deal will only increase pressure on Street analysts to toe the line and not say bad things about potentially lucrative underwriting clients.
See The Trader, Part 2
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1504
|
__label__cc
| 0.688263
| 0.311737
|
BERNARD ZUEL
MUSIC JOURNALIST
MEDIA TRAINING & TEACHING
CHARLES JENKINS – WHEN I WAS IN MY ROOM: REVIEW
When I Was In My Room (charlesjenkins.bandcamp.com)
It is true I would listen to Charles Jenkins sing about anything, would recommend one of his songs – any of his songs – to those asking me for personal favourites in whatever circumstance you find yourself. Want upbeat pop songs of massive hooks? Folk-ish wryness and some amusements? Tender songs of complex moods? Ultra-quiet records? He got ‘em, and they’re good.
Take Bless This Table from this album: a husky voice, like some aged but not too wearied bloke sitting on a chair in the sun, gives thanks for the little gifts of a life while a guitar traces the play of light across the yard. Or The Sun Is Always Drinking: a smile playing at the corners of his mouth much like the spry middle-aged guitar, playfully pitching sun, moon and earth as the kind of housemates with issues you could never quite solve but who you’d always love.
And to complete the set at the middle third of this record, Hear No Bell, See No Train: gentle river-flowing picked accompaniment, vocals almost conversational, images of a world that may have already slid by like the innocence lost and never regained.
(The only reason Jenkins doesn’t get played more at home is that for some reason my wife – who has so many other fabulous qualities, not least tolerance of never ending music – has a blind/sore spot about his voice in the same way she once ruled out songs sung by Robin Wilson of the Gin Blossoms and, always and forever, songs sung by Robert Zimmerman.)
So yes, I’m inclined to his way of writing. But still, this is such a lovely record. A perfect companion to Jenkins 2019 album, When I Was On The Moon both intimate, but never cloyingly so, collections of voice and guitar telling small, maybe inconsequential in the grand scheme of things, stories.
In fact, given most tracks don’t venture past two minutes, the two albums are between them one 50 minute package – a perfectly reasonable album length with a Get Happy-type track total - if someone were to reissue them in the future, or if you were to buy them from Bandcamp and make up your own set.
Either way these are songs for Sunday mornings in lockdown while you wait for the rest of the house to rise (while you wait for the sun to rise if you’re another insomniac) and you can turn your mind to nothing save the soft pleasures of the songs, or let them slide into your consciousness.
You can wonder about the story behind the absence in A Room I Can Call My Own (“I ain’t looking for no sea of rain, I ain’t looking for no ocean of storms/I’m just hoping to see you again, and I’m hoping you are safe and warm.”) and try to decide if the ache just behind the melody is tolerable or ever likely to end.
Maybe then picture the competing storytellers in The History Of Scotland: “She said, I once met Joe Strummer out the back of A Big Day Out/And later on we drank cans of vodka cranberry juice, dispensed from 44 gallon drums/On the lawn, no on the bank of the Royal Perth Yacht Club … Come home with me, she said, let me read you the history of Scotland/Underneath my mother’s very large quilt/Inside a small house, my father built.”
Or possibly you’ll just close your eyes, let the caressing guitar and Jenkins’ comforting voice send you back to sleep with the thought that is somewhere between wish and want (in a song that marks the point of inevitability in a broken relationship, no matter what the words say, but still you too want to believe) “I’ll see you in the stars tonight”.
FROM SNOW TO SHINY SEA: ANDREW BIRD DIVERTS TO WIND BACK WEDNESDAY
BUY ME, WANT ME – PLEASE: STATS REVEAL A YEAR WHERE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC WAS NOT EXACTLY LOVED
EMBRACER: A PLAYLIST
This website and its content is subject to copyright - © Bernard Zuel 2020. All rights reserved. Except as permitted by the copyright law applicable to you, you may not reproduce or communicate any of the content on this website without the permission of the copyright owner.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1509
|
__label__wiki
| 0.945029
| 0.945029
|
Live-Action Dumbo Preview Coming to Hollywood Studios
Disney has announced that the next live-action remake will have a special preview at Disney's Hollywood Studios starting in March. Like most film previews, scenes from the upcoming Dumbo will be added to the film shown at the Walt Disney Presents Exhibit near Animation Courtyard. It is also worth noting that Mike & Sully have returned to this same location as well.
From Disney and visionary director Tim Burton, the grand live-action adventure “Dumbo” expands on the beloved classic story where differences are celebrated, family is cherished and dreams take flight. Circus owner Max Medici (Danny DeVito) enlists former star Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell) and his children Milly (Nico Parker) and Joe (Finley Hobbins) to care for a newborn elephant whose oversized ears make him a laughingstock in an already struggling circus. But when they discover that Dumbo can fly, the circus makes an incredible comeback, attracting persuasive entrepreneur V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), who recruits the peculiar pachyderm for his newest, larger-than-life entertainment venture, Dreamland. Dumbo soars to new heights alongside a charming and spectacular aerial artist, Colette Marchant (Eva Green), until Holt learns that beneath its shiny veneer, Dreamland is full of dark secrets.
Dumbo is slated to hit theaters in the US on March 29th, 2019.
Disney World Fastpass+, Dining and Hotel Reservations Put on Hold
Disney's Hollywood Studios Movie Marathon - EXTENDED EDITION
25 Films to Watch Inspired by Disney's Hollywood Studios
This site is not affiliated in any way with the Walt Disney Company or any of its affiliates. This site and the information contained therein represent the opinions of the webmaster.
The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used, except with prior written permission from Beyond the Kingdoms.
© 2020, Beyond the Kingdoms. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1513
|
__label__wiki
| 0.832752
| 0.832752
|
We use third-party cookies to identify website visitor trends, to improve site functionality and to tailor content to your interests. If you continue to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as outlined in our privacy policy. For more information about our privacy policy and to opt-out of cookies, please click here.
simple Navigate to home page
BDP Smart Login
BDP LEO
full Navigate to home page
We Are BDP
The BDP Experience
BDP Cares
Global Network Group
Lead Logistics Provider
Analytics & Optimization
Visibility Tools
Trade Risk Management
Export Facilitation
Import Facilitation
Domestic Facilitation
Featured COVID-19 Success Stories
Join The BDP Family
Training, Education & Development
Who We Serve>
Delivering operational flexibility in a challenging market
Ace Hardware re-launched its international business in 2011 with a greater emphasis on global sourcing and regional distribution. The company established a distribution center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to service its growing retailer network in the region.
There were a number of challenges associated with Ace’s DC optimization. In a high-speed business environment Ace wanted to create an efficient operation, reduce/manage costs, and get the most out of their labor resources. According to Brian Cronenwett, Vice President, International Logistics, the ability to ramp up and down as business dictates – often driven by economic and political situations – was and still is a critical factor.
As Ace was changing logistics providers, the rates in an agreed-upon contract with the new 3PL were significantly increased following a major management change in the 3PL’s Dubai office. Ace knew they had to make another change – fast.
“Fortunately, Bill Black, BDP’s Senior Director, Global Chemical Sales in Dubai, had stayed in touch with Ace during this period, so we reached out to BDP,” Mr. Cronenwett says.
The company wanted a provider who was not only reliable but also flexible and with access to multiple warehouses in the region.
“We wanted a business partner that valued long-term customer relationships. Any time you change a partner in the supply chain you open up issues,” Mr. Cronenwett says. “Our customers have some pretty demanding requirements and do not want to have to train new organizations. Our processes are not cut and dried like most consumer products companies where the product come in and goes out. Distribution and shipping requirements, either to stores or warehouses in the region, often vary. So we want to avoid any business interruptions due to resource changes.”
“Ace was looking for a partner that could accommodate the Ace strategy to streamline, add efficiencies and improvements to their existing business model -- a partnership with a priority on high service levels, commitment and a desire to grow with Ace,” Mr. Black adds.
“Ace was looking for a partner that could accommodate the Ace strategy to streamline, add efficiencies and improvements to their existing business model -- a partnership with a priority on high service levels, commitment and a desire to grow with Ace.”
Bill Black, BDP’s Senior Director, Global Chemical Sales
The challenges for BDP were to find the right warehouse partner with the experience of managing a company such as Ace, knowledge of the Ace terminology, and the ability to handle 5,000 pallet positions including growth and expansion aspirations. Further, BDP had to provide a similar Warehouse Management System that Ace was using.
Black and his team worked closely with BDP Operations in Dubai, who sourced from their list of possible vendors to select the most qualified warehouse operator. BDP explained the goals, strategy and requirements to prospective resources to meet Ace’s needs.
Meetings were held including a pre-qualification presentation to
senior Ace management in Dubai. A warehouse inspection followed and a suitable facility was found in the Jebel-Ali Free zone, Dubai to accommodate the products and provide additional space for growth when required.
“We wanted a warehouse provider that spoke Ace’s language and fully understood their requirements,” Mr. Black says.
The warehouse is used for general products, such as hardware, garden and kitchen accessories. Services provided include storage, handling for palletized and non-palletized cargo, cross-docking, labeling, sorting by SKU, repacking, palletizing and shrink wrapping, scanning, and inventory management.
“We wanted a warehouse provider that spoke Ace’s language and fully understood their requirements."
The solution ensured that BDP would offer a one-stop-shop built around its flexibility to accommodate all of Ace’s needs, supported by a WMS -- to provide the visibility required within the order process -- that Ace was already utilizing to provide a smooth transition during the upgrade of the system. All warehouse communications and reporting are managed and controlled by the BDP Dubai Team.
“We could see BDP was the right choice, a company that could take Ace to the next level. That was evident during meetings with various BDP Operations and in particular once we got the ball rolling. BDP has been a great partner in the MENA region,” Mr. Cronenwett says. He pointed to responsiveness and flexibility at all levels of the organization, as well as the integrity and commitment of BDP employees.
BDP also provided Ace with efficiency savings in line with their expectations. “Cost savings have been realized from being able to reduce Ace’s warehouse footprint and the ability to ramp space up and down as needed,” Mr. Cronenwett adds.
BDP oversees a second warehouse, also located in the Free zone, on behalf of a disaster relief organization, an Ace customer.
“Both warehouses are being well managed. The relief organization has unique and urgent requirements,” Mr. Cronenwett says.
BDP also manages a charter service for the relief organization, which includes palletizing so that cargo matches up with capacity on cargo planes.
“Those are things Ace does not usually get involved in so it is wonderful to have a resource like BDP on the ground in Dubai that fully understands our needs and can quickly respond and handle them for us,” Mr. Cronenwett adds. “BDP gets the job done.”
“...It is wonderful to have a resource like BDP on the ground in Dubai that fully understands our needs and can quickly respond and handle them for us. BDP gets the job done.”
Brian Cronenwett, Ace Vice President, International Logistics
Ace Hardware is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world with more than 5,200 locally owned and operated hardware stores in approximately 65 countries. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries operate an expansive network of distribution centers in the U.S. and have distribution capabilities in Ningbo, China; Colon, Panama; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Since 1924, Ace has become a part of local communities around the world and known as the place with the helpful hardware folks. For more information, visit acehardware.com or newsroom.acehardware.com.
As a global leader in supply chain management solutions and services, BDP International’s unique skill set enables us to provide our customers with dynamic 3PL warehouse logistics, offering the convenience and flexibility needed to control your supply chain.
Learn more here mark
Ace Hardware Case Study
Subscribe for industry alerts, news and insights from BDP.
Join BDP's newsletter program to receive updates from our team of experts on the latest insights, global events and educational webinars, and breaking news that can affect your business. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time. We’ll never share your e-mail address, we promise.
Subscribe mark
What We Do (cont'd.)
Training, Education, Development (TED)
Find a BDP location
BDP Smart Suite Login
BDP Blog
© 2020 BDP International | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy
Ask me a question!
Sorry, your browser is out of date
The web browser you are using is too old to view this site. Please use Internet Explorer 11 or the current version of Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Chrome or Safari. Thank you!
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1516
|
__label__cc
| 0.704235
| 0.295765
|
(-) International Relations--NATO (2)
International Security & Defense--Democracy (2)
International Security & Defense--Immigration (2)
International Security & Defense--Military policy (2)
(-) Conflict & Conflict Resolution--Civil wars (1)
(-) Future of Diplomacy Project (3)
EUROPE WEEK 2016 Photo Gallery
Read more about EUROPE WEEK 2016 Photo Gallery
The Future of Diplomacy Project held its annual Europe Week during February inviting influential practitioners and experts on European affairs. Their public discussions offered Harvard Kennedy School students and faculty a unique opportunity to grapple with the intractactable geopolitical issues at play in Europe concerning NATO, the EU migration crisis, German leadership, and the rise of European populism.
Bennett Craig
South Asia Week 2015: Photo Gallery
Read more about South Asia Week 2015: Photo Gallery
The Future of Diplomacy Project, in partnership with the South Asia Institute at Harvard University, launched its annual South Asia Week, beginning April 24. This year the week-long lineup included an impressive group of influential leading diplomats, journalists, and experts on South Asian affairs.
Secretary Albright on Negotiation: Photo Gallery
Read more about Secretary Albright on Negotiation: Photo Gallery
The Future of Diplomacy Project proudly hosted former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright at the Spangler Center in April through the American Secretaries of State Project, jointly directed by Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School's Program On Negotiation. Led by Faculty Directors, Professor Nicholas Burns of the Harvard Kennedy School, Professor James Sebenius of the Harvard Business School, and Professor Robert Mnookin from Harvard Law School, the program seeks to interview former Secretaries of State to gain their insights into how modern diplomacy and negotiation can be used effectively in response to "intractable" conflicts.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1519
|
__label__wiki
| 0.789286
| 0.789286
|
Listen Up! Haitian Singer/Songwriter Wanito
By Anne Vickman· 4/20/2011, 10:00 a.m.
Keep your weekends full of the coolest things to do around Boston with our weekly Weekender newsletter.
We’ve always had a secret love of the audition portion of American Idol, watching hopefuls either make complete asses of themselves or blow us away with an impressive set of pipes. But we can’t help wondering about what kind of talent lies outside the reach of a televised reality show and an audition with J.Lo and company.
Enter PeaceTones, a nonprofit organization that travels to developing nations and gives free legal, marketing, and international distribution advice to artists. PeaceTones held a contest in Haiti last December called “Haiti Sings” to suss out undiscovered musicians with an ability to share something powerful about Haitian culture, history, and strength. Of the 19 contestants, the winner was Beaubrun Louis Pascal Juanitho, who goes by the name “Wanito.” And after about 35 seconds of watching his YouTube performance of “Disparisyon,” we were instantly bowled over. (The fact that he is disarmingly handsome and speaks French Creole certainly doesn’t hurt, either.)
Wanito’s self-taught style of guitar playing and singing is tinged with Caribbean influences — his voice is at once soulful and disarming. Much like Brazilian singer/songwriter Seu Jorge, his music is plaintive and uncluttered, while vocals take center stage. And, like Jimi Hendrix, Wanito plays the guitar left handed and strung upside down. As the winner, Wanito is doing what any newly discovered musical talent does: Tour.
With a passport hot off the press, the 22-year-old is leaving his country for the first time to perform at venues across the country, including the following six stops in Massachusetts:
• Thursday, April 21st at 9 p.m.: Bull McCabe’s w/ Scotch Bonnet Band, 366 Somerville Ave., Somerville
• Friday, April 22nd at 10 p.m.: Tufts University, Hotung Café, 44 Professor’s Row, Medford
• Monday, April 25th at 9 p.m.: The Beehive w/ Sarah Brindell, 541 Tremont St., Boston
• Wednesday, April 27th at 7 p.m.: UMass Amherst, Grad Lounge, One Campus Center Way, Amherst
• Thursday, April 28th at 6 p.m.: The French Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough St., Boston
• Thursday, April 28th at 9 p.m.: Bella Luna Milky Way with Zili Misik, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain
“I want to prove my talent despite my weakness in the English language, I want to give everything in me; to give Haiti the attention and value it deserves,” says Wanito. “I am inspired by my experiences, everything around me, everything I see, things that hurt me and make me who I am.”
Our Day Trip Guide to Rockport
Slice a Path to These Five Ax-Throwing Joints in Massachusetts
Make the Most of Winter with a Stroll through Castles Carved Out of Ice
An Oral History of Wally's Café
“Four Week Illumination and Sound Experience” Coming to the Hatch Shell
Aly Raisman Makes An Appearance in Maroon 5's New Music Video
Best Beaches Near Boston and in Massachusetts | bostonmagazine.com
Places to Volunteer in Boston
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1522
|
__label__wiki
| 0.776649
| 0.776649
|
Focus Page 228
Google puts mobile firmly first
New developments in mobile phone technology have shifted the search giants focus to mobile advertising. What are the latest developments to emerge from Google’s mobile labs?
The Post-Recession Traveler
It is no surprise that U.S. consumers traveled less in 2009 and those that did travel spent significantly less while on the road. Now that the economy has stabilized, have travelers recovered or are they still shell shocked?
Mohamed Al Rais presents Al Rais Travel
Since its foundation in 1977, Al Rais Travel & Shipping has grown to become one of the largest independent travel agencies in the United Arab Emirates. Here Breaking Travel News sits down with deputy managing director Mohamed Al Rais to discuss what the future holds for the company.
Delhi builds a sporting legacy
India will fall under the sporting spotlight in October when Delhi hosts the 19th Commonwealth Games. With three months before the opening ceremony, Breaking Travel News takes a look at preparations for the event.
Editor’s Blog: Unite’s war against aviation
As the war of attrition with British Airways rumbles on, Unite has turned its attention toward BAA in a dispute ostensibly over pay at the airport operator. But, as Breaking Travel News junior editor Chris O’Toole discovers, all is not as it seems.
Mantis confirms landmark Three Cities deal
Luxury hotel operator Mantis has announced a new joint venture with marketing specialist Three Cities in a deal which could revolutionise Southern Africa’s hospitality sector.
Key European Traveler Insights 2010
As European travel companies advance from recession into recovery, it is critical for them to stay attuned to the trends shaping consumer sentiment and decision-making.
Joburg goes from strength to strength
Johannesburg is leveraging the huge success of hosting the World Cup to continue developing its tourism potential. Breaking Travel News looks at what the City of Gold is doing to keep the momentum going.
Starwood shines bright at World Travel Awards
The Westin Grand Cape Town has taken the title of “Africa’s Leading Meetings and Conference Hotel” at the 2010 World Travel Awards Ceremony, whilst Arabella Western Cape Hotel & Spa walked away with the awards for “Africa’s Leading Luxury Hotel”, “Africa’s Leading Spa Resort” and “South Africa’s Leading Spa Resort”.
Mantis raises the bar
South Africa’s Mantis Collection has consolidated its position as one of the world’s leading luxury hospitality brands by walking away with two top prizes at the World Travel Awards in Johannesburg. BTN finds out more about the group’s unique collection of worldwide properties.
Tombstone Mentality: Innovation in Aviation
Plane crashes are almost always immediately followed by aviation defenders reiterating their mantra that flying is the safest way to travel. But how did aviation evolve from a daredevil adventure for pioneers like Charles Lindberg to become the mass transportation system of choice? Chris O’Toole takes a look.
A journey of hope for a new South Africa
Alexandra, “the Mother of all Townships”, holds a treasured place in South Africa’s apartheid history. Breaking Travel News visited there as part of Fifa’s Football for Hope Festival.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1526
|
__label__wiki
| 0.522172
| 0.522172
|
BBO Discussion Forums: Has U.S. Democracy Been Trumped? - BBO Discussion Forums
> Off-Topic
> The Water Cooler
Has U.S. Democracy Been Trumped? Bernie Sanders wants to know who owns America?
#16361 Winstonm
Location:Tulsa, Oklahoma
Interests:Art, music
Posted 2020-October-01, 17:29
Jennifer Rubin:
“Trump is becoming more frantic and unhinged by the day,” Rubin argues. “He is staring not only at a possible landslide defeat, but potentially, also economic ruin and criminal prosecution. And his kids’ inheritance may be going down the drain as well. Certainly, Trump’s presidency has been a four-year nightmare for the country, but for Trump, it may turn out to be devastating and permanent.”
Karma's a bitch.
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." Black Lives Matter.
Critical information from Senator Chris Murphy
#16363 hrothgar
Location:Natick, MA
Interests:Travel
Today, as the Coronavirus rips its way through the White House, my thoughts and prayers are with the virus.
Alderaan delenda est
#16364 shyams
Location:London, UK
Winstonm, on 2020-October-01, 20:08, said:
This is tragic. It shouldn't happen in a robust democracy.
I don't care how petty and venal the politicians become during election season; it simply should not spill into the apolitical institutions. These "short-term gains" (if any) come with a very profound long-term cost.
#16365 johnu
Joined: 2008-September-10
shyams, on 2020-October-02, 01:45, said:
This sort of thing has been going on for almost 4 years.
Nobody knows if Hope Hicks was the source of the Grifter in Chief's positive COVID-19 test, but if she was, is she eligible for the von Stauffenberg award?
I have a theory that says that the Covid infection has improved Trump's chances of being reelected. Here is my tenuous rationale:
1. Americans love to rally for their President in times of stress.
... A. This infection having spread right to the highest seat of power might make Americans stressed and could create a larger support for Trump.
... B. A few days before the 2004 election, there was a tape of OBL released by Al Jazeera. Although the tape itself was highly critical of Bush, its viewing increased Bush's lead in the Presidential election. Perhaps the viral infection is an equivalence and will invoke a "defiant" response.
2. What actually happens to Trump from the infection will play to his benefit too:
... A. If Trump comes out of this unscathed (the most likely outcome), he will use his own example to discredit all scientists and weaken the fear of Covid. His demands to reopen the economy will get more shrill and he will use this call to bludgeon Biden and paint Biden's positioning as weak/defeatist.
... B. If he falls more ill before recovering (e.g. like BoJo did), he will garner a much bigger sympathy vote.
3. Finally, it is now almost certain that at least one Presidential debate (if not all debates) will be cancelled. Again something which Trump's side won't mind.
#16368 kenberg
Location:Northern Maryland
It's quite the news to wake up to.
I don't wish covid on anyone, I'll leave it at that as far as health wishes go.
There are practical issues and I hope that's where the focus goes.
I recommend to JB that he wish the Trumps well, and that hi wish everyone well in dealing with the virus. But then the world continues to turn and the election is coming, Biden will continue to make his case. It is probably pre-mature to talk of the next debate, although I think a person with covid should cut back on activity. But then I thnk people should wear masks and keep a good distance, and, s far as Trump is concerned, this advice fell on deaf ears.
Shyams could be right about a sympathy vote but I don't really think so. Voteers can send him a get well card if they want to, there is no reason to give him a vote to cheer him up.
It has really been quite a year. And it's not over yet.
A bit of morbid humor struck me while drinking my coffee. Recently DT was speaking favorably about masks and mentioned he had one right in his pocket. .It reminded me of a tv show where a woman was saying the she had joined a gym and it hadn't done a bit of good. "Apparently you also have to go".
#16370 Zelandakh
Joined: 2006-May-18
kenberg, on 2020-October-02, 06:57, said:
I recommend to JB that he wish the Trumps well,
In case you have missed it, JB has already done this. Regarding JB there is perhaps a more immediate issue though. From my understanding, Hope Hicks was already symptomatic on Wednesday, which would mean that she was almost certainly infected (and highly infectious) at the time of the debate on Tuesday. That might mean that JB and his campaign also need to self-isolate. There is much yet to run in this story. From the Republican perspective, at least the news cycle has changed away from the POTUS's support of neo-fascism. Watching CNN and BBC News today, I have not heard that mentioned even once.
(-: Zel :-)
Zelandakh, on 2020-October-02, 07:40, said:
I had missed that part. I trust he, and others, will be tested.
Comparing their issues with mine os ot super-valid but a couple of examples come to mind. I was in a doctor's office and later got an email that one of the staff had tested positive. So I got tested. It was negative.
A grandson, living in LA, was going to come east for a while. He tested positive. He cancelled the plans to come out, both as social responsibility and as caution for himself. Sure, presidential candidates lead hectic lives, not at all like mine or even like my grandson's. Still, covid is a serious business so a mixture of caution and social responsibility is called for.
One can easily imagine some serious legal and political complications going forward. I'll lay off speculating, I don't know enough. But this is a serious mess. The best result for the country really is that Trump males a full recovery and does so quickly. That doesn't mean I want him re-elected, of course not. But I do want him sent from the office in the usual way.
This will require some good common sense from us all.
hrothgar, on 2020-October-01, 23:32, said:
I tried to send the Trumps my thoughts and prayers but they were deflected by my mask.
It struck me this morning that this whole episode could be an orchestrated ruse to change the news cycle and make Trump look like a superhero when he emerges in 2 weeks having conquered the virus. The fact that this is not an unrealistic thought shows how far down the rabbit hole we have gone.
I have to be honest, that thought occurred to me also. I don't believe it is so, but it occurred to me. We have not yet hit the bottom of our collapse, it seems there is no bottom.
But recovery for Trump, victory for Biden, and then we move on. That's my hope, I recommend it to all.
#16375 sharon j
Joined: 2005-December-27
Location:San Tan Valley Arizona
Interests:golf, boating, camping
My reaction was much like Winston's. I'm suspicious of anything Trump says.
#16376 y66
... recovery for Trump, victory for Biden, and then we move on. That's my hope, I recommend it to all.
I feel similarly but not more than for the recovery of the 4.2 million other Americans with confirmed active cases that the Trump administration has been so ineffective at preventing and whose access to health care Trump is seeking to abolish.
If you lose all hope, you can always find it again -- Richard Ford in The Sportswriter
y66, on 2020-October-02, 12:31, said:
The reasons for getting rid of this guy abound.
From an Atlantic article posted on the Coronavirus thread: https://www.theatlan...Jz1wTM3ypFTlYCs
In study after study, we see that super-spreading clusters of COVID-19 almost overwhelmingly occur in poorly ventilated, indoor environments where many people congregate over time—weddings, churches, choirs, gyms, funerals, restaurants, and such—especially when there is loud talking or singing without masks
This sounds to me like the Oval Office.
The NYT Editorial Board said:
May President Trump and the first lady recover swiftly after testing positive for the coronavirus. For their sake — and for the sake of the nation.
The president’s health is a matter of national security. That’s one reason it’s been so frustrating to watch as Mr. Trump has flouted basic public health guidelines and the advice of his own government’s experts. Every time he refused to wear a mask or observe social distancing guidelines, he put not only himself but also all of America at risk.
Mr. Trump’s illness will throw the highest levels of government into disarray. Even if he does not become seriously ill, the president will be unable to perform many of his duties until the threat of contagion has passed. Following his diagnosis, his public schedule was cleared on Friday except for a phone call “on Covid-19 support to vulnerable seniors” — which Vice President Mike Pence ended up handling.
With more than 207,000 American lives already lost to this pandemic, the potential for a worst-case scenario is all too clear.
A serious presidential illness is an issue of national importance under ordinary circumstances. Coming just a month out from Election Day, the potential for chaos is exponential. Mr. Trump will need to leave the campaign trail for an indeterminate amount of time, canceling rallies and fund-raisers and throwing the future debates into limbo. Voters were already anxious about the nation’s ability to hold a free and fair election — anxiety fueled by Mr. Trump, whose core campaign strategy has been to claim that Democrats and the “deep state” are working to rig the race. Speculation about his health will only fray nerves and further destabilize the situation. The conspiracy theorists and disinformation trolls will do their best to maximize the turmoil.
To minimize the chaos, the American public needs to be kept closely apprised of Mr. Trump’s condition and of how the situation — read: the nation’s leadership — is being managed. The first lady has tweeted that the couple is “feeling good,” and Mr. Trump’s physician has expressed confidence that the president will be able to continue his duties “without disruption” from his residence. At a Friday media briefing, the White House chief of staff confirmed that the president was experiencing “mild symptoms” — after The Times had reported as much. The White House did not reveal the illness of Hope Hicks, the presidential aide who was exhibiting symptoms on Wednesday and received a positive diagnosis on Thursday, until after it was reported in the media.
None of this is reassuring. In times of crisis, the public looks to the president for reassurance and guidance. What happens when he is at the heart of that crisis? Public confidence plummets, and tensions rise. Global markets are shaken. Foreign adversaries search for ways to exploit the uncertainty. In a misguided attempt to convey strength, Mr. Trump has made America weaker and more vulnerable.
The president’s illness is like a stone thrown into a pond, where the ripples quickly spread. Top-level aides and advisers will have to quarantine themselves. Already, a list of people who have been in recent close contact with Ms. Hicks is making its way around social media. In coming days, we will learn whether those who have been in proximity to Mr. Trump this week are also sick. Already, Senator Mike Lee, a Utah Republican and member of the Judiciary Committee, has announced that he has tested positive.
Now is not a time for political games. The president’s health is not a private matter. Americans need to have confidence that Mr. Trump is in a position to handle the nation’s business — and, if not, that he will hand over the reins to the vice president until his condition improves. For too long he has failed to take this virus, or his own safety, seriously.
He and his wife were indeed tested. it came back negative but the process severely delayed their campaigning schedule. I think it was a good look for them that they waited for the test. Whether they should also cut back generally I am not sure. I daresay that they will be guided by medical professionals in this.
The POTUS is apparently being hospitalised, which classes his as a serious case no matter how much his team try to downplay it in the coming hours and days. Like you, I would hope that he recovers and that the episode does not cause the USA any issues. In the best case, it might lead to the WH taking the virus more seriously and saving a few lives in the coming months.
12 User(s) are reading this topic
Cyberyeti
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1528
|
__label__cc
| 0.726151
| 0.273849
|
Home / change / encouragement / famous / inspirational / life / motivational / racism quotes / 42 Racism quotes that'll help you realize the right thing
42 Racism quotes that'll help you realize the right thing
Bliss Quote April 24, 2020 change, encouragement, famous, inspirational, life, motivational, racism quotes
42 Racism quotes that'll help you realize the right thing. Here are the best quotes about racism to read from famous people that will enlighten you. Racism is a belief that a race is superior to the other, discrimination against a person on a different race due to different characteristics or beliefs. May these quotes on racism help you understand more about the matter and realize that racism in any way is wrong. Share these inspirational quotes about racism with your friends, family, and loved ones to enlighten them as well.
1. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. - Elie Wiesel
2. Hating skin color is contempt for God's divine creative imagination. Honoring it is appreciation for conscious, beautiful-love-inspired diversity. - T.F. Hodge
3. Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. - Reni Eddo Lodge
4. Whoever debases others is debasing himself. - James Baldwin
5. Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it. - Ruby Bridges
6. Racism is beyond common sense and has no place in our society. - Morrissey
7. I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. - Oprah Winfrey
8. Certainly we can end racism with love. We can demand that the federal government change its emphasis on racial distinction. - Bell Hooks
9. You don't fight racism with racism, the best way to fight racism is with solidarity. - Bobby Seale
10. We don't realize how much racism has tainted our self-image as human beings. - Ruby Dee
11. I have to battle so many issues, and the biggest is racism. - Tan France
12. Violence and racism are bad. Whenever they occur they are to be condemned and we should not turn a blind eye to them. - Cate Blanchett
13. I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person. - Rand Paul
14. Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated. - Alveda King
15. I think that racism is ugly and so unfair, and I believe that we all need one another. - Ruby Bridges
16. Racism, injustice, and violence sweep our world, bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death. - Billy Graham
17. It's the people who don't recognize the racism within themselves that can be the most damaging because they don't see it. - Sterling K. Brown
18. Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence. - Ruby Bridges
19. Until white people understand that racism is embedded in everything, including our consciousness and socialization, then we cannot go forward. - Robin DiAngelo
20. Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business. - Steven Pinker
21. Racism oppresses its victims, but also binds the oppressors, who sear their consciences with more and more lies until they become prisoners of those lies. They cannot face the truth of human equality because it reveals the horror of the injustices they commit. - Alveda King
22. Racism is man's gravest threat to man, the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. - Abraham Joshua Heschel
23. Racism is not first and foremost a skin problem. It is a sin problem. See, when you believe that racism is a skin problem, you can take three hundred years of slavery, court decisions, marches, and the federal government involvement and still not get it fixed right. - Tony Evans
24. Racism is a very insidious thing. It's dangerous to the psyche, to mind and body. It erodes the self-confidence. And I don't know how we get through it. - Ruby Dee
25. Racism is the greatest cancer of my lifetime. - Charles Barkley
26. Racism is a way to gain economic advantage at the expense of others. Slavery and plantations may be gone, but racism still allows us to regard those who may keep us from financial gain as less than equals. - Alveda King
27. Racism is taught in our society, it is not automatic. It is learned behavior toward persons with dissimilar physical characteristics. - Alex Haley
28. I could help a lot of people's kids that are going through racism or getting bullied. That's what I wanna do. - Kane Brown
29. One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people. - Alvin Ailey
30. Racism is a sign of ignorance, in my opinion. It's people who haven't been anywhere, haven't seen the world. - Tyson Fury
31. There's no such thing as reverse racism. - Paul Mooney
32. In a sense, we are all victims of the misogyny and racism that exist in the world, no matter what our gender or race happens to be. - Kehinde Wiley
33. Our babies know nothing about hate or racism. But soon they begin to learn, and only from us. - Ruby Bridges
34. We continue to confront racism from our past and our present, which is why we must hold everyone, from the highest offices to our own families, accountable for racist words and deeds and call racism what it is wrong. - Stacey Abrams
35. The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. - John Lewis
36. I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds. - Ruby Bridges
37. You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. - Malcolm X
38. I'd like to make one thing very clear: Muhammad Ali loved people, and he had a white friend as well as black friends, and the only thing that he hated was discrimination and racism. - Jim Brown
39. I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that's a shame. - Ruby Bridges
40. People sometimes hold themselves back because they want to use racism as an excuse for them not being able to achieve what they want to achieve. - Herman Cain
41. The most effective adaptation of racism over time is the idea that racism is conscious bias held by mean people. - Robin DiAngelo
42. Racism is ignorant. And it's stupid. And it's old. And it's played out. So beat it already with that, you know what I mean? 'Let's all get along' - I'm so tired of that damn sentence, but it's true. - Queen Latifah
42 Racism quotes that'll help you realize the right thing Reviewed by Bliss Quote on April 24, 2020 Rating: 5
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1534
|
__label__wiki
| 0.932455
| 0.932455
|
CHINA BUSINESS DIGEST
China Business Digest: Regulator Piles Penalties on Luckin Coffee; Biotech Firm Raided for Alleged Import and Export Violations
Luckin Coffee and 43 other companies involved in its fraud were together fined $9 million by China’s market regulator. Genscript Biotech says its offices were raided by anti-smuggling officials. Hotelier Huazhu accused by short seller of inflating profit. Meanwhile, a Swedish space company says it is no longer renewing contracts that give Beijing access to its antennas in Sweden, Chile and Australia.
— By Lu Yutong (yutonglu@caixin.com) and Han Wei (weihan@caixin.com)
** TOP STORIES OF THE DAY
Courier ZTO Express prices Hong Kong listing at HK$218 a share
Chinese delivery company ZTO Express priced its shares at HK$218 ($28.13) each as it aims to raise as much as $1.27 billion in a secondary listing in Hong Kong. The price represents 1.92% discount to ZTO’s closing price Monday in New York of $28.68. ZTO said earlier that it would sell 45 million shares at a maximum price of HK$268 each. Trading is set to start Sept. 29.
Genscript Biotech probed for alleged import and export violations
Hong Kong-listed biotech company Genscript Biotech said its offices in Nanjing and Shenjiang were raided by anti-smuggling officials last week on allegations of violating China’s import and export rules. Zhang Fangliang, chairman and controlling shareholder of Genscript, was placed under house arrest, while four other employees were also detained, the company said.
Hotelier Huazhu targeted by short sellers before Hong Kong offering
Chinese hotel chain Huazhu Group Ltd. was accused by short seller Bonitas Research of concealing operating expenses and inflating profits, right before the company debuted in Hong Kong Tuesday following a HK$5.9 billion ($761 million) secondary listing. Despite the news, Huazhu’s shares in Hong Kong rose by 4.71% Tuesday, pushing up its market value to HK$100 billion.
Swedish space company severs China satellite operation tie-up
A state-owned Swedish space company providing ground stations that help fly Chinese spacecraft and transmit data, said on Monday it would no longer renew contracts with China or accept new Chinese business, because of changes in geopolitics. (Reuters)
The Sweden Space Corp. has had contracts allowing Beijing access to its antennas in Sweden, Chile and Australia since at least 2011.
U.S. weighs in on spiking cargo rates, following China’s move
The Federal Maritime Commission recently sent out a warning over spiking cargo rates, saying “it may seek an injunction for a ‘collusion’ breach of the Shipping Act.” It took the action after China’s Ministry of Transport tightened rules on shipping routes with the U.S. to control spiking costs.
Rio Tinto to develop bonded area operations to blend iron ore at Dalian port
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has signed a pact to jointly develop its first bonded area operations to blend iron ore in China’s port city of Dalian, the company said on Tuesday, as it moves to widen offerings for customers across Asia. (Reuters)
The agreement with Dalian Port Co. Ltd. allows Rio Tinto to also use the Chinese port as a transshipment hub and could help it better serve steel mills in North China.
HSBC’s share price slumps to 25-year low on report
London-based HSBC Holdings PLC’s shares slumped (link in Chinese) to their lowest level since 1995 on Monday after a report from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network suggested that it “kept profiting from powerful and dangerous players” in the past two decades even after the U.S. imposed penalties on it and other institutions. The bank’s shares may have also suffered as it faced the threat of being added to China’s “unreliable entity list.”
Former Huayuan Property chairman gets 18 years for bribery
Ren Zhiqiang, 69, former chairman of state-owned developer Huayuan Property Co., has been sentenced by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court to 18 years in prison and fined 4.2 million yuan ($619,000) for embezzling public funds, taking bribes and abuse of power as a member of state-owned enterprise, according to a court statement (link in Chinese) released on Tuesday. Ren said he accepted the sentence and will not appeal.
** OTHER STORIES MAKING THE HEADLINES
• China is tackling unbridled borrowing in the real estate development sector anew with caps for debt ratios. But sources at developers say a rush to get around the rules by moving more debt off balance sheets is on. (Reuters)
• Beijing has sped up development of a blacklist that could be used to punish American technology firms, but officials say leaders are hesitating to pull the trigger, with some arguing a decision on the list should wait until after the U.S. election. (Wall Street Journal)
• China’s market regulator has fined (link in Chinese) scandal-plagued Luckin Coffee Inc., along with 43 other third parties involved in the fraud, a total of 61 million yuan for fabricating financial records and misleading the public.
• Hong Kong-headquartered plant-based food company Green Monday Holdings has raised $70 million in a new funding round led by U.S. investment firm TPG’s The Rise Fund and Hong Kong-based conglomerate Swire Pacific, in a sign that investors are betting on a future in which plant-based protein alternatives will grow in popularity.
• Hong Kong-listed Genscript Biotech Corp. said in a statement on Monday its offices in East China’s Jiangsu province were raided by customs for suspected violation of imports and exports regulations. The news sent its share price down by 17.29% on Tuesday.
• Shanghai-based new-energy vehicle startup Weltmeister said on Monday it has closed the pre-IPO funding round led by state-backed SAIC Motor, taking its total fundraising to 33 billion yuan.
• A China Eastern Airlines Co. Ltd. route from the Philippines became the latest to fall afoul of strict rules from China’s civil aviation regulator that penalize airlines found to have flown in people with Covid-19.
** ON THE CORONAVIRUS
• An $18 billion initiative to deploy a vaccine around the world is moving into the next phase, with 156 countries and regions joining the program. China and the U.S. remain on the sidelines. (Bloomberg)
• The Chinese mainland reported (link in Chinese) six new coronavirus cases for Monday, down from 12 infections a day earlier. All the cases were imported, with three arriving in southern Guangdong province.
Caixin’s coverage of the new coronavirus
• As of Tuesday afternoon Beijing time, the number of global Covid-19 infections reached 31.3 million, with more than 965,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
** LOOKING AHEAD
Sept. 30: Release of Caixin China manufacturing PMI
Oct. 9: Release of Caixin China services PMI
** AND FINALLY
The eastern city of Hangzhou’s Qiantang River, famous for its tidal bore that rose as high as 26 meters and clashed with bridges in August, is attracting tourists from across the country to share the experience.
Tourists photograph the surging tidal bore along the famous Qiantang River in the eastern city of Hangzhou on Monday.
Contact reporter Lu Yutong (yutonglu@caixin.com) and editor Yang Ge (geyang@caixin.com)
China Business Digest: Oracle-TikTok Deal Still in Doubt; STAR Market Warns Against IPO Pricing Collusion
Register to read this article for free.
Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: Tragic Events at Ele.me, Pinduoduo Spark Concern Over Labor Practices
Gallery: China’s Most Controversial Buildings
Dr. Shi Yinhong's address at the ST Global Outlook Forum 2021 (Video)
Update: China Trade Surplus Hits Record as Exports Surge More Than Expected
Beijing Completes Equity Transfers Designed to Shore Up Stressed Pension System
Gallery: Quarantine Center Under Construction in Covid-Hit City
Participation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 5th Eastern Economic Forum Discussed in Moscow
Get exposure for your startup at RISE 2020
CreditEase’s Tang Ning: China’s Wealth Management Market is Undergoing Five Major Shifts
Meet 5 of the best startups selected to represent China at the largest technology event in Asia
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1542
|
__label__wiki
| 0.809231
| 0.809231
|
Campaign wins BSME business magazine cover of the year
Publication given accolade at magazine editors' awards.
BSME Awards: Scott (centre)
Campaign won B2B Cover of the Year for its issue featuring Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie, designed by art director Tim Scott, at the prestigious British Society of Magazine Editors Awards.
All of the guests at the BSME Awards dinner voted to decide the winning cover, which was the November 2018 edition of Campaign.
Scott was also highly commended for B2B Art Director of the Year.
It follows Scott's win for Art Director of the Year earlier this year at the PPA Awards for his work on redesigning Campaign for its 50th anniversary.
Campaign journalists were shortlisted for two other BSMEs.
Claire Beale, global editor-in-chief, was shortlisted for Editor of the Year in the Business & Finance category and Gideon Spanier, global head of media, was nominated for B2B Columnist of the Year.
Others from Haymarket, publisher of Campaign, nominated at the BSMEs were Claire Warren of Work for Editor of the Year, Branded Content, and Jamie Carpenter of ENDS Report for Editor of the Year, Trade & Professional.
Melissa Denes, editor of The Guardian’s Weekend supplement, won the top award, Editors' Editor of the Year.
Media Magazines
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie: It's time to save creativity
Haymarket's profits jump 150% to £8.6m
Don't just read Campaign. Go write one
Campaign scoops prestigious industry award for magazine design
Campaign at 50: Dean Street behind the scenes in pictures
Campaign turns 50: Confident, punchy and famous - just like the industry it serves
Heseltine leads Campaign's 50th-anniversary celebrations
Campaign celebrates 50 years with poster campaign through JCDecaux
Haymarket 50 Years: Our people
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1544
|
__label__wiki
| 0.854792
| 0.854792
|
Tacoma’s first pot store closed for owing $1.4 million in back taxes
The Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board canceled the license of Tacoma’s first marijuana retailer because of a $1.4 million delinquent tax bill.
With the help of Tacoma police officers, LCB officers seized all marijuana products at Rainier on Pine, also known as Xander’s Green Goods, after the retailer was given multiple administrative violation notices, board spokesman Mikhail Carpenter said.
The LCB moved to deny owner Alexander Rodriguez’s marijuana license in March 2017 because he was delinquent in paying nearly $768,000 in marijuana excise taxes starting in 2016, LCB documents show. That figure has now grown to $1.4 million.
“They’ve had several opportunities to become current on their taxes,” Carpenter said, saying that the board tries to work with licensees to get them into compliance. “In this particular case, even after several attempts to do so, they were still delinquent in tax payments by a pretty substantial amount.”
When the license was canceled at noon, officers seized the remaining marijuana products at the store, Carpenter said. Rainier on Pine is seeking a stay of the board’s order, Carpenter said, and a hearing is scheduled for Feb. 16. If the license denial is not stayed, the store’s marijuana products will be destroyed.
The $1.4 million tax bill is the largest Carpenter can recall, but he was unsure Wednesday afternoon if it was the largest any marijuana retailer had accrued in the state. Rainier on Pine had $13.1 million in sales from August 2014 through November 2017, according to 502data.com, a site that tracks marijuana sales and excise taxes in Washington. There is $4.7 million in total excise tax due, with $2.7 of that coming since 2016, when the board first documented issues with back taxes.
The board sought summary judgment against Rainier on Pine to deny renewal of its cannabis license on Oct. 24, documents show. Administrative Law Judge Dawn Bettinger granted the summary judgment a week later, and Rodriguez petitioned to have the initial order reviewed later in November.
The full board membership adopted Bettinger’s summary judgment decision on Jan. 4, denying the renewal of the license. “To hold a marijuana license or a liquor license in the state of Washington, you have to follow and obey the rules as set forth, and one of those rules says you must pay taxes,” Carpenter said.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1547
|
__label__wiki
| 0.723001
| 0.723001
|
Hayley Holt wants laws around hemp relaxed
The Green Party candidate for Helensville switched her main Facebook and Twitter photos to one taken while on a private visit of a farm in Yorkshire in the UK last july.
She was in the UK for a friend's wedding and had also been researching hempcrete - an eco-friendly building material - for her dream home.
She personally wants law changes around how hemp can be sold, bought, invested in and used in its many forms.
Holt also believes the Government should offer some kind of incentive to invest in the industry which she says doesn't currently have the capital to make it a viable alternative.
"I'd been talking to some hemp growers in New Zealand about the difficulties they have a) getting a licence and b) monetising every aspect of it because of laws around what you can sell."
"Generally it is a great crop to look into; the stuff you use for a building material is a waste product."
Currently, the only way to get a licence for procure, cultivate, supply, process and possess industrial hemp is to apply under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
In 2001, the Green Party announced a policy to get that removed from the Act.
Holt says it is "silly" the way to get a licence is only through that piece of legislation, saying it isn't a drug or intoxicant.
"There are very minimal amounts of THC (the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis) in hemp."
But she said even "greenies" joked about getting high when she talked to them about the benefits of the plant.
Hemp stalk and seed are used for a variety of products including bread, protein powder, fuel, flour, paper products, canvas and clothing.
- Newshub
Kiwi Hemp Seed Oil 250ml Bottle
Pure Hemp Flakes Pouch 450g
Wholly Hemp Balm
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1548
|
__label__wiki
| 0.61861
| 0.61861
|
Job numbers in North East fall for 30th month in a row, report finds
NatWest North East Business Activity Index reported a small increase in business activity in December but job numbers have fallen every month for the last two-and-a-half years
Graeme WhitfieldRegional business editor
Part of the Newcastle City Centre skyline (Image: Newcastle Journal)
Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East
Job numbers at North East firms have fallen for the 30th month in a row, despite a small increase in business activity before the latest national lockdown, an influential survey has reported.
The NatWest North East Business Activity Index, which measures output from the region's manufacturing and service sectors – rose to 50.2 in December, from 47.2 in November, with a reading above 50 showing growth.
The increase in activity was broadly in line with the national average, but came before the new restrictions currently in force across England restricted business activity.
Businesses in the North East were found to be optimistic for their prospects in the next year as early news of coronavirus vaccines gave hope that sales would return, though the region's confidence levels were the lowest in the UK.
And companies in the region continued to cut staffing levels, with job numbers reducing ahead of the national average and having now fallen in each of the last 30 months.
Richard Topliss, chairman of NatWest North Regional Board, said: "North East private sector activity recovered from the decline seen in November, expanding fractionally in December as the national lockdown came to an end at the start of the month.
“However, with Covid-19 cases continuing to rise and tight regional restrictions introduced at the end of the lockdown new business declined again. Furthermore, businesses reported further job losses in the latest survey period.
“At the same time, a sharp rise in input prices in December were partially passed through to clients, with output prices increasing at the fastest pace for 19 months.
“Nevertheless, firms in the North East were optimistic regarding the year-ahead outlook for activity, with confidence underpinned by hopes that the rollout of approved vaccines would allow a broad easing of restrictions, in turn stimulating demand."
The NatWest survey found increasing costs for businesses, with average prices charged for goods and services in the North East increasing for the fourth month in a row.
The survey comes after a report by the Federation of Small Businesses warned that at least 250,000 small firms could go out of business without further help, with one in five cutting jobs in the three months to December, and one in seven expecting to do so in the coming quarter.
A separate report from business advisory firm BDO LLP said that UK output has fallen to its lowest level despite a raft of Government support measures, a new study suggests.
The report said that a slow but steady trickle of job losses continued at the end of last year, with the latest lockdown likely to place further pressure on employment, said the report.
Federation of Small Businesses
EconomyJob numbers in North East fall for 30th month in a row, report findsNatWest North East Business Activity Index reported a small increase in business activity in December but job numbers have fallen every month for the last two-and-a-half years
Business activity in Wales stabilised at the end of 2020
NatWestWelsh companies registered a stronger degree of optimism regarding the outlook for output over the coming year
North West business activity rises for the sixth straight month as job losses fall, NatWest PMI reports
North WestDespite a vaccine rollout and a Brexit deal secured, recovery is likely to hampered by the third national lockdown
South West firms feel the rough end of 2020 but there are high hopes for 2021, new data reveals
South WestSluggish sales and cancelled orders tarred business performance in December but vaccine hopes have boosted optimism for the year ahead.
How to prepare your business for disaster recovery in 2021
CoronavirusLearn how to put your company in good stead for the upcoming year with help and advice from SES
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1553
|
__label__wiki
| 0.851314
| 0.851314
|
Wales' biggest housing association secures £65m funding boost
Pobl has issued long-term debt with Pension Insurance Corporation plc
Sion BarryMedia Wales Business Editor
Chief executive Pobl group, Amanda Davies
Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales
Wales' biggest housing association, Pobl, has been boosted with a £65m investment to support its strategy of delivering 10,000 new homes over the next decade.
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension funds, has acquired debt issued by Pobl, which has its headquarters in Newport.
The funds, the majority of which are deferred until 2021, will also be used to refinance existing long-term debt.
It is the second funding agreement between PIC and Pobl, following a £35m investment in 2013. To date, PIC has invested over £2bn in the UK’s social housing sector.
The interest rate on the debt has not been disclosed.
Accountancy firm of collapsed Juno Moneta Group under new ownership
Israeli trade representative's message on how Wales and Israel can grow economic partnership after Brexit
Pobl is the largest housing association in Wales with over 17,000 homes under management located in South Wales.
It employs over 2,000 people across its three operational areas, homes and communities, commercial, and care and support.
The funding has been split into two tranches: £15m spot funding maturing in 2041 and £50m deferred funding, drawn down in 2021, maturing in 2059. The debt is secured against Pobl's housing assets.
Wayne Fox, director of corporate finance at Pobl, said: “We are delighted to have secured this funding which will help us achieve our ambition of creating 10,000 new homes for Wales over the next ten years.
"PIC is a valued partner following our initial transaction in 2013 and having the opportunity to work again with a team that has such a strong understanding of the social housing sector makes for an efficient and successful process. We valued PIC’s flexibility, including the ability to defer drawdown.”
Eugenia Korobova, debt origination manager at PIC, said: “It has been a pleasure to work with Pobl. The management has a clear strategy and rationale to make their plans achievable and we are happy to continue supporting them to help deliver more affordable housing in south Wales. In addition, we have been impressed by Pobl’s focus on the need to address ESG-related risks, and their plan to have very energy efficient homes.
"This investment complements our portfolio providing low risk, long-term, secure cashflows that match our pension liabilities for decades into the future.”
West MidlandsHSBC UK to close trio of West Midlands branchesSites are among 82 earmarked for closure as part of sweeping programme of reforms which will also see remaining branches categorised into different formats
Sintons law firm confident for future as turnover tops £17m
LegalThe Newcastle law firm also made a profit of £2m on the sale of a business division, accounts show
University of Leicester plans 60 job cuts as Covid bites
EducationUniversity is consulting with 145 staff following losses due to the pandemic
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1554
|
__label__wiki
| 0.775962
| 0.775962
|
CECILIA ARANEDA
Filmmaker | Curator
About Cecilia Araneda (in English)
Sobre Cecilia Araneda (en español)
Mujer Artista
Arts Consulting
Cecilia Araneda 2015 (photo by Marcel Beltrán)
> Leer en español
> Cecilia Araneda on IMDB
> Cecilia Araneda on MUBI
> Cecilia Araneda on Wikipedia
Chilean-Canadian filmmaker and curator came to Canada as a child as a refugee together with her family, after they escaped Chile’s right wing military dictatorship. She grew up in northern Manitoba, in Leaf Rapids and The Pas, and currently lives in Winnipeg. She holds a BFA (hons) from York University and an MFA from UBC, and is additionally a three-time alumna of the fabled Film Farm.
Araneda has completed 15 short films to-date, which have been presented at film festivals, artist run centres and art museums around the world, and that have been recognized with various awards and distinctions nationally and internationally. Among the festivals that have presented her work include Visions du Reél, Ann Arbor, Images, RIDM and Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. Solo career surveys of her work have been presented in Ottawa (2010), Toronto (2017), Winnipeg (2018), and Buenos Aires (2018). She has been awarded art residencies by LIFT: The Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto as the inaugural recipient of the Roberto Ariganello Prize (2017) and by Q21 in Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier (2019), and has been the recipient of several national and international prizes for her art practice. She is currently in development with two feature length film projects.
Araneda is also an internationally recognized media art curator. In 2019, she became the first-ever curator from the prairies to be awarded the Joan Lowndes Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts, for independent curatorial practice in visual and media arts. In 2017, Araneda was additionally the recipient of an international curatorial residency at the FICWALLMAPU International Indigenous Film Festival of the Mapuche Nation, funded in full by the Canada Council. In 2018, she returned to the festival a year later as a curator to present Caroline Monnet’s first artistic career survey, presented in October 2018 at the festival in Temuco and a week later in Santiago (Chile). Araneda has additionally curated multiple programs over nearly a decade for the WNDX Festival of Moving Image (an organization she co-founded with filmmaker Solomon Nagler).
More recently in June 2020, she served as commissioning curator of the !in.site; exhibition at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, featuring new digital artworks by emerging artists Dallas Flett-Wapash (Ininew and Saulteaux) and Taylor McArthur (Nakota and Ininew). She is also leading the Winnipeg-based Mujer Artista project, connecting Latin women artists from the prairies with collective professional development, which most recently held a project show at aceartinc. in January 2020.
From 2006 to 2017, Araneda served as Executive Director of the Winnipeg Film Group / Winnipeg Cinematheque, a storied organization within the Winnipeg arts milieu with a budget of $1M and a permanent staff base of 14, transforming it into a new era of artistic clarity, financial stability, facility and technology modernization, and significantly increased diversity, inclusion and participation. From 2018 to 2020, Araneda took on a two year consulting scope with the Brandon-based Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, spearheading its Manitoba Digital Initiatives project to support media art development capacity in Manitoba outside of Winnipeg. Since 2020, Araneda has worked with a number of clients on special consultancy scopes, including the Independent Media Arts Alliance, aceartinc., and Harbour Collective, among others.
Araneda also has a long track record of leadership volunteerism within the arts and community sectors in Winnipeg and nationally, including serving as Co-Founder and President of the WNDX collective from 2005 to 2014; Vice president, President and Governance Committee Chair of Artspace from 2006 to 2014; Vice President of the Independent Media Arts Alliance from 2015 to 2017; and Treasurer of the Winnipeg-based Elmwood Community Resource Centre from 2014 to 2017.
Araneda is trilingual in (in order of dominance): English, Spanish and French. Similar to most Latin Americans, Araneda is of mixed European and Indigenous (Mapuche) ancestry.
Araneda works in video and film, in fiction, documentary and experimental modes, testing the image for what it tells us about ourselves – our past and how we imagine it in pieces and textures. Often in Araneda’s work, a fragment of a word or an image or a colour – red, for example – triggers an associational process of remembrance. To live with images which linger after the moment has passed: the signs of a presence and an absence. How we remember, how we forget, and the role of the image in stasis and unpredictable movement – these are the motors and the enduring questions of Cecilia Araneda’s memory work in film.
– Scott Birdwise, Canadian Film Institute, April 2010
Cecilia Araneda – Press & Accolades
Cecilia Araneda – Head Shot [jpg]
Mer Bleue
The Poster Guy
The Space Shuttle Challenger
Cumbia 42
Presque Vu
Memory : Recollected
What Comes Between
Penny McCann: Within the Unsaid
Researching Latin Canadian Cinema
!in.site; Curatorial Project
Mujer Artista: Puesto / Place
Senderos: Los Cortometrajes de Caroline Monnet
Mapuche Fourth Cinema
Mujer Artista Documentation
Mujer Artista: Speaking in Tongues
A Geography of Words: Short Poetry Films
In Search of Impermanence: The Documentary Shorts of Sam Green
Buy The Ocean: A Novel
Place: 13 Essays, 13 Filmmakers, 1 City
Copyright 2021 — CECILIA ARANEDA. All rights reserved.
Sinatra WordPress Theme
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1560
|
__label__cc
| 0.669291
| 0.330709
|
About Cesar
See Cesar Live
Train with Cesar
Dog Psychology
5 Natural Dog Laws
Dogs Are Instinctual
Energy is Everything
Animal, Species, Breed, Name
A Dog’s Senses Form Their Reality
Dogs are Pack Animals
Five Pack Leadership Techniques
Project Calm and Assertive Energy
Provide Exercise, Discipline, Affection
Master the Walk
Read Your Dog’s Body Language
Choosing/Working With a Vet
Boarding Your Dog
Dog Law
Dog Lifecycle Care
Muscular/Skeletal Care
Diagnosing Your Dog
Bites, Wounds, and Cuts
Heartworms and Worms
Sick or Pained Dog
Adoption Tips
Breeds Guides
Choosing A Compatible Breed/Dog
Adopting From a Breeder
Adopting From A Shelter
Bringing Your New Dog Home
Helping At a Shelter
Home » Uncategorized » Page 2
There’s A New Way To Figure Out Your Dog’s Age In Human Years
For as much as we know about dogs, there are still some things that are being discovered. One of the mysteries that we’re always trying to crack is to understand exactly how our dogs’ aging works – particularly when it comes to calculating their real age in human years. While there are some that say you take your dog’s age and then multiply it by seven to get their human years, that might now always be the way to do it. For one, this actually happens to be inaccurate as Jesse Grady, a veterinarian with Mississippi State University has pointed out.
Dog Gives Birth To A Rare Green Puppy
It was quite a shock for farmer Cristian Mallocci when his dog, Spelacchia, gave birth to her litter of puppies. The mixed-breed pooch gave birth to five healthy pups. The first four were all born with pristine white fur. But there was something very different about the fifth little guy. He came out all green! Mallocci, who was runs a farm in Italy with his brother-in-law, is no stranger to having dogs. He has eight of them. However, this is the first time that he’s ever witnessed a dog that was actually born green. Given the little male puppy’s vibrant
Why Does My Dog Chew My Shoes?
The age-old belief is that dogs like stinky feet. It can only seem like the logical explanation for why our dogs seem to be obsessed with our shoes. They sniff them, they’ll sometimes roll around on them, and occasionally, they’ll chew on them. I remember my dog would always insist on stuffing her nose into every single one of our shoes whenever we’d get home and take them off. It’s an interest in our shoes that all our dogs seem to share, and it’s definitely something odd to witness. Most annoying is when our dogs try to turn our shoes
Woman Builds A Photo Booth So Her Dog Can Take Selfies With Her Paw
If we’re pet owners, there is a high probably that some of us have an Instagram or some other social media dedicated to our pets. And if we don’t, we at least feature a lot of pictures of them on our own social media pages. It’s hard to resist the desire to constantly take pictures of our pets – they’re irresistibly cute! All of us know the feeling of having hundreds of pictures on our phone’s camera roll. But one proud dog owner took things to the next level with her brilliant photo creation. Simone Giertz came up with the
Navy Veteran Explains How Her Service Dog Saved Her Life
Dogs are amazing companions. They have such a calming and loving presence that you can’t help but feel invigorated with positivity when you’re around them. That is why they make such wonderful companions for people who are struggling with mental health problems, such as anxiety or PTSD. And many members of the armed forces will end up developing such problems, which is why having service dogs for them is such a good thing. For Karen Louise O’Neal, her 5-year-old English Box Head Black Lab named Patton means the world to her. O’Neal spent 20 years in the Navy working as an
How To Know If Your Dog Has Limber Tail
According to a study from the University of Edinburgh, new information is showing the condition in dogs known as limber tail could be a result of both genetic and geographic factors. Limber tail is the non-medical name given to the condition called Acute Caudal Myopathy. This is when the dog’s tail goes limp as a result of them being unable to move it due to pain. It can also be called swimmer’s tail, water tail, and cold tail – all names that can give some insight into how these injuries occur. Limber tail will manifest itself in the muscles at
Reese Witherspoon Mourns The Loss Of Her Beloved French Bulldog
Dogs mean so much to us. When they come into our lives they always change it for the better. And when they pass on from this world, it’s always a devastating blow. There is no replacing them. They are family. And recently Reese Witherspoon shared the sad news that her beloved pooch had passed away. Witherspoon isn’t just an actress, producer, and designer, but she’s also a proud mom and a self-proclaimed “dog mom.” In the past, she’s been quite open about how much her pooches mean to her. Unfortunately, the actress posted on her social media about the loss
Family Puts Up A Sign For Neighbors That Are Concerned About Their Dog On The Roof
Dogs aren’t really known for hanging out strange places. That is more a cat’s game. Cats are the ones that end up gracing the internet because of the odd places they choose to chill in. Shelving units, hand railings, tops of cars, inside boxes that are too small, plant pots – all these areas have not been off-limits to cats looking to take a nap. Chilling in weird locations is kind of a cat’s thing. But our dogs? We’d expect more normality from them. Dogs are known for more silly antics like chasing their tails or rolling around on the
Hyundai Dealership Gives Stray Dog A Job After He Kept Showing Up
There is a saying that life doesn’t always give you what you want, but it gives you what you need. But in this precious pooch’s case, it is safe to say that life gave him both what he wanted and needed. The persistent stray pooch kept showing up to the same Hyundai Prime dealership in Brazil. The staff quickly took note of his presence. Initially, they thought the dog would move along but as the days passed it became clear that he wasn’t going anywhere. This ended up being a smart move on the dog’s part since it ended up
Dog Turns Off The Lights And Tucks Himself Into Bed When His Owner Leaves
We all get curious as to what our pets do when we’re not around. It’s human nature. There was even an animated movie made about what our animals get up while we’re hard at work. Of course, it’s quite doubtful that our pets get up to any sort of high-stakes crime-fighting while we’re not home, but we still want to know what they do. Sometimes we get a glimpse of what activities they end up filling their days with – and it’s usually when they’ve done something bad. We’ve all come home to accidents on the carpet, broken items, chewed
Puppy Annoying Old Dog With Playful Behavior
Puppy Distracted On The Walk
Jack Russell Pulls On The Leash
Excessive Barking
How To Raise A Balanced Pit Bull
Do Biting Dogs Deserve A Second Chance?
7 Tips For Doggie Dental Care
Mourning The Loss Of A Dog
Why Do Chow Chows Have Blue Tongues?
How to Save Money at the Vet
Why Do Dogs Age Faster Than Humans?
Categories Select Category #CesarSOS (8) Adoption Tips (18) Adopt (7) All About Dogs (513) Breeds (89) Specific Breeds (84) Dog Breeds (84) Australian Shepherd (1) Australian Shepherds (1) Azawakh (1) Beagles (1) Bedlington Terrier (1) Border Collies (1) Boxers (1) Bulldogs (4) Bullmastiff (1) Carolina Dog (1) Cavalier King Charles Spaniels (1) Chihuahua (2) Dachshunds (1) Doberman Pinscher (2) English Bulldog (1) Finnish Spitz (1) German Shepherd (2) Giant Schnauzer (1) Golden Retreiver (2) Komondor (1) Kuvasz (1) Labrador Retrievers (1) Mastiffs (1) Mudi (1) Mutts (1) Norwegian Lundehund (1) Otterhounds (1) Pit Bull (11) Pit Bulls (2) Pomeranian (1) Poodles (1) Pugs (1) Puli (1) Rhodesian Ridgeback (1) Rottweiler (1) Rottweilers (2) Sheltie (1) Shetland Sheepdogs (2) Siberian Huskies (2) Stabyhoun (1) Staffordshire Terrier (1) Swedish Vallhund (1) Thai Ridgeback (1) Tibetan Mastiff (1) Welsh Corgi (1) Yorkshire Terriers (1) Dog Myths (4) Dog Natural History (9) Dog News (36) Roles (2) Service (13) Cesar Millan (259) Cesar’s Blog (213) Cesar’s Life (7) Cesar’s Pack (2) Education (5) Simple Life (1) Cesar On TV (63) Cesar 911 (“Cesar to the Rescue”) (5) Cesar Milan Dog Nation (21) Leader of the Pack (13) Nat Geo WILD (“Cesar Millan: The Real Story”) (2) The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan (11) TV Specials (11) What’s Up Dawg! (2) Dog Behavior (203) Butt Sniffing (1) Fearful Behavior (9) Innocuous Behaviors (31) Problem Behaviors (133) Agression (46) Aggressive About Things or Places (2) Aggressive Dogs (4) Food (1) Food Aggression (6) Humans (1) Territorial (5) Anxiety (23) Separation Anxiety (5) Barking and Howling (12) Biting (17) Bites People (2) Chasing Their Tails (1) Digging Up My Yard (2) Fear (5) Afraid of Fireworks (1) Housebreaking Issues (4) Hyperactive/Overexcited (4) Inappropriate Urination (2) Jumping On People (2) Obsessions (12) Oral Misbehavior (14) Chewing Inappropriate Objects (6) Chewing Their Paws (1) Chewing Things Up (8) Destructive Chewing (6) Excessive Licking (3) Territorial Aggression (4) Dog Breed Quiz (2) Dog Care (610) Basics (37) Pet Insurance (2) Boarding Your Dog (3) Choosing/Working With a Vet (6) Dog Law (3) Dog Lifecycle Care (3) Dog Safety (41) Health Care (4) Health Care Issues (71) Allergies (3) First Aid (44) Bites, Wounds, and Cuts (5) Cuts/Wounds (2) Diagnosing Your Dog (4) Diarrhea (2) First Aid (2) Foot Injuries (3) Foot Wounds (3) Hot Spots (3) Poison (10) Sick or Pained Dog (4) Vomiting (3) Fleas and Ticks (1) Heartworms and Worms (6) Other Worms (7) Poison and Eating Bad Things (5) Health Care Tips (27) Dog Safety (23) Legal Issues (5) Lifecycle Care (66) End of Life Care (4) End of Life (3) Puppy Care (51) Senior Dog Care (9) Nutrition (32) Food and Treats (11) Hydration (2) Supplements (8) Routine Care (58) Bathing (5) Dental Care (2) Ear Care (3) Eye Care (2) Grooming (12) Muscular/Skeletal Care (2) Paw Care (3) Skin Care (5) Weather Care (8) Safety (23) Spay and Neuter (4) The Basics of Caring for Your Dog (19) Traveling With Your Dog (8) Vaccinations (4) Dog Food (12) Dog Psychology (146) 10 Principles for Achieving Balance (45) Be Aware of Your Energy (3) Be the Pack Leader (11) Create the Dog’s Calm Submissive State (3) Honor Your Dog’s Instincts (6) Know the Difference Between Story and Truth (2) Know Your Dog’s Natural Pack Position (4) Life is Simple; We Make it Complicated (2) Live in The Moment (3) Nose, Eyes, Ears (6) Work with Mother Nature (5) Five Natural Dog Laws (22) A Dog’s Senses Form His Reality (4) Animal, Species, Breed, Name (4) Dogs Are Instinctual (9) Dogs are Pack Animals (1) Energy is Everything (5) Five Pack Leadership Techniques (45) Master the Walk (17) Project Calm and Assertive Energy (11) Provide Exercise, Discipline, Affection (14) Read Your Dog’s Body Language (1) Rules Boundaries Limitations (2) Human Energy (5) Pack (6) Pack Leader (37) Dog Training (122) Audiobook/Audible (4) Choosing a Professional Trainer (4) Crate (7) Dog Park (5) Obedience (19) Puppy Training (5) Socialization (25) Toys and Play (5) Training Tools (8) Walking (18) Featured (859) Get Involved (45) Adopt (22) Adopting From a Breeder (3) Adopting From A Shelter (2) Bringing Your New Dog Home (5) Choosing A Compatible Breed/Dog (9) Fostering a Rescue Dog (1) Fostering a Shelter Dog (2) Misconceptions (1) Rescuing a Dog (20) Helping At a Shelter (6) Winds up in a Shelter (1) Honor Your Dog’s Instinct (2) Making Life Too Complicated (1) Natural Dog Laws (2) News (10) Newsletter (4) Rescue (4) Signup/Thank You (1) Trending (5) Uncategorized (1,582)
Help My Dog is...
Shop Polices
From The Pack
CESAR ON TV
Copyright 2020 Cesar’s Way. All rights reserved.
Copyright 2018 Cesar’s Way.
Get a Free e-Book:
5 Essential Commands
to Teach Your Dog
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1563
|
__label__wiki
| 0.778874
| 0.778874
|
58.com Acquires ChinaHR.com
Chinese classified information website 58.com announced that the company has acquired the well-known recruitment website ChinaHR.com.
However, no financial details were immediately available.
On the completion of the acquisition, ChinaHR.com will maintain its independent operation, brand, and team.
As a result of the acquisition, Ireland's Saon Group, former parent company of ChinaHR.com, will withdraw itself from the Chinese business. Meanwhile, apart from purchasing the assets of ChinaHR.com, 58.com will hire most of its existing employees.
Commenting on the deal, Yao Jinbo, chief executive officer of 58.com, said that ChinaHR.com has an operating history of 18 years and it is a well-known company in the Internet recruitment sector. They value the brand asset accumulation and professional team of ChinaHR.com and hope to realize 58.com's full coverage in the recruitment sector with ChinaHR.com's brand influence. At the same time, 58.com will use its platform advantage to support ChinaHR.com in product optimization and market expansion.
Founded in 1997, ChinaHR.com received a USD50 million investment from American Internet recruitment giant Monster.com, which held a 40% stake in the Chinese company, in 2015. At the beginning of 2006, Monster acquired an additional 5% stake for USD19.9 million and reached a valuation adjustment mechanism for IPO within three years with ChinaHR.com. In 2008, due to the failure of the VAM, Monster acquired the remaining 55% stake in ChinaHR.com for USD174 million and ChinaHR.com became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monster.
However, despite the large investments of Monster for years, ChinaHR.com never stopped losing money. The Chinese company was acquired by Myjob for USD30 million in 2013.
Chinahr
internet classifieds
Internet recruitment
job in China
Yao Jinbo
Alibaba To Provide Public Cloud Services In Saudi Arabia
Ximalaya, Xiaomi Reached Strategic Cooperation
Ctrip Appointed Executive President Of Market
Vivo Becomes Global Strategic Partner Of Zeiss
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1568
|
__label__wiki
| 0.914901
| 0.914901
|
Scream Queens Just Added Lea Michele, Ariana Grande And More
Nick Venable
Published: Jan. 18. 2015 3:33 PM
Ryan Murphy knows how to put together some amazing casts, as well as some disturbing visuals, and that’s no different for his upcoming Fox horror comedy anthology Scream Queens, which already locked in Jamie Lee Curtis and Emma Roberts. This inaugural season has gained four more actors in Glee’s Lea Michele, Ender’s Game’s Abigail Breslin, Nickelodeon star-turned-pop musician Ariana Grande, True Blood’s Joe Manganiello, and True Jackson, VP’s Keke Palmer. That’s a…killer…array of performers.
While plot details are being kept under wraps for now, Scream Queens will spend 15 episodes telling a story set on a college campus where a series of murders send everyone into hysterics. According to THR, a casting breakdown says three young women will lead the series, along with Curtis’ role and a father role. I’d say all the bases are covered here if that’s a legit report. Let’s take a look at each of the actors now.
Beyond a little voicework and a cameo on Sons of Anarchy, Lea Michele’s acting resume is pretty blank, so her hopping into a comedy horror is a fairly fascinating thing to consider. Her role within the show isn’t hinted at, but you can damned sure be certain the Murphy-Michele connection will lead to a musical performance of some kind. Or several.
Abigail Breslin is likely to be a co-lead with Roberts, according to THR, which would work well, since she’s well-versed in spookier genres. Accompanying her roles in Little Miss Sunshine and August: Osage County are leading parts in Zombieland, Haunter and The Call. Her upcoming roles are for the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring zombie drama Maggie and Tyler Shields’ vengeful thriller Final Girl. She’s meant to break into TV on something filled with dead people.
Along with Michele, this will be Ariana Grande’s first shot at such adult material, as she’s more used to series like Sam & Cat and Victorious. She’s pegged for a recurring role, rather than a starring one, so she’ll probably be in the ones where Lea Michele sings a lot. There will be singing, dammit. Or queens screaming in tune at the very least.
The former Flash Thompson, Joe Manganiello’s main claim to fame in the horror genre has been True Blood, in which he played the testosterone-oozing werewolf Alcide. He’s definitely the right age for a “Father” role, although I hope he gets to do shit besides just reacting to what his daughter and her friends are going crazy over. I’m into him leading a neighborhood manhunt.
And then there’s Keke Palmer, who co-starred with Ariana Grande in a voice role sense on the various Winx Club series. She was in last year’s blood-soaked horror Animal from Brett Simmons, as well as a few episodes of Showtime’s Masters of Sex, but has yet to find a solid role to call her own. Let’s hope Scream Queens is it.
This first installment of Scream Queens is set to go into production this spring, and will air this fall on Fox. Do you guys like this new assortment of cast members?
Nick Venable View Profile
Nick is a Cajun Country native, and is often asked why he doesn't sound like that's the case. His love for his wife and daughters is almost equaled by his love of gasp-for-breath laughter and gasp-for-breath horror. A lifetime spent in the vicinity of a television screen led to his current dream job, as well as his knowledge of too many TV themes and ad jingles.
television 1w Sarah Paulson And 20 Other Actors You Probably Forgot Were On Grey's Anatomy Jason Wiese
television 2w What The Glee Cast Is Doing Now Jerrica Tisdale
television 1M After Ariana Grande Reveals Huge Engagement Ring, Fans Speculate There’s A Lovely Story Behind It Jessica Rawden
Jul 9, 2021 Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Rating TBD
Dec 18, 2020 Fatale Rating TBD
Sep 16, 2020 The Devil All The Time 6
TBD Hulu New Releases: Movies And TV Shows Streaming In February 2021 Rating TBD
Jan 27, 2021 Penguin Bloom Rating TBD
Seth MacFarlane May Have Convinced Liam Neeson To Reboot A Comedy Classic news
television SNL's Pete Davidson Had A Hilarious Response After Meeting Woman With Same First Name As Ex Ariana Grande
television Modern Family Stars Reunited To Celebrate Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Birthday
television Justice League's Joe Manganiello And More Just Joined Zack Snyder’s Netflix Project
television Timothée Chalamet And 11 Other Celebrities Who Are Actually Wrestling Fans
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1570
|
__label__cc
| 0.577227
| 0.422773
|
Home > Collectables > Other societies' journals / Magazines > Notes and Records of the Royal Society, London
Articles in Notes and Records of the Royal Society, London
Year Issue Pages Author Title
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 1-4 Blackett, P.M.S. Opening of the Cook Gallery at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, on 17 July 1968
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 5-6 Captain Cook Bicentenary Commemorative Presentations
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 7-18 Kaye, I. James Cook and the Royal Society
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 19-32 Wooley, Ritchard Captain Cook and the Transit of Venus of 1769
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 33-42 Deacon, G.E.R. and
Margaret Captain Cook As A Navigator
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 43-63 Kodicek, Egon H. and
Young, Frank G. Captain Cook and Scurvy
1969 Jun., vol. 24, no. 1 64-90 Stearn, William T. A Royal Society Appointment With Venus in 1769: the Voyage of Cook and Banks in the Endeavour in 1768-1771 and Its Botanical Results
1971 Dec., vol. 26, no. 2 157-161 Cilento, Sir R. Sir Joseph Banks FRS and the Naming of the Kangaroo
1974 Vol. 29 221-234 Lysaght, Averil M. Joseph Banks at Skara Brae and Stennis, Orkney, 1772
1978 Vol. 32 149-164 Rauschenberg, R.A. John Ellis, FRS: eighteenth-century naturalist and royal agent to West Florida
1981 Vol. 36, no. 1 79-81 Lysaght, A.M. A Letter From Sydney Parkinson in Batavia To Dr John Fothergill
1995 Vol. 49, no. 2 245-260 Carter, Harold B. The Royal Society and the Voyage of HMS Endeavour 1768-71
Other societies' journals / Magazines
Mariner's Mirror
Geographical Journal
Australian Museum Magazine
Journal of the Polynesian Society
Ships and Ship Models
Pacific Islands Monthly
Society for the Bibliography of Natural History
Pacific Science
Turnbull Library Record
Journal of Pacific History
Notes and Records of the Royal Society, London
Archives of Natural History
Terrae Incognitae
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1574
|
__label__cc
| 0.546477
| 0.453523
|
Oregon's Only Arts Magazine Since 1995
Cascade Arts & Entertainment
First Friday ArtWalk
Central Oregon Regional Art
Madras/Prineville
Arts Oregon
I-5 Corridor
Coastal South
Coastal North
Roundabout Art/Art in Public Places
Arts & Culture Directory of Central Oregon
Advertising/Distribution
Worldwide Art
Notes from the Publisher
A&E Weekly
A&E WeeklyBendTheatreTheatre/Film
Two Twisted Sisters Present Homegrown Comic Art Krug at The Old Stone
By Cascade A&E October 12, 2016 October 12, 2016
High Desert Hijinks
Comic Art Krug, who headlines comedy clubs across the country, will return to his hometown, Bend, to star in the next installment of Two Twisted Sisters High Desert Hijinks on Friday, October 14 at 8pm at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center on Franklin Street.
Since leaving town to make his way in the world of comedy, Art has played the Improvisation and Comedy Underground chains throughout the US and Canada,as well as major venues like the Bing Crosby theater in Washington. He’s shared the stage with comic luminaries like Drew Carey and Jake Johansen and appeared on Showtime and Canada’s CBC network.
Art fondly remembers growing up in Bend, which at that time was a small mill town on the base of a big mountain. But while his peers enjoyed skiing Art steered clear of Mt. Bachelor: he saw too many friends coming off the slopes with casts or neck braces. The son of a preacher who owned a home across from the local High School, his friends’ parents affectionately referred to Art as “the kid who didn’t drink.”
Art’s youth as a “lava bear,” along with a career that included a long-standing gig waiting tables at Mexican restaurant in Portland, prompted him to launch a career as a stand-up comedian in 1983. His ironic view of everything from diets to wine tasting quickly earned him spots at comedy clubs throughout the Northwest and Canada.
A few years later, Art moved to LA and became a regular at the most selective club in town, Bud Friedman’s Improvisation, the venue known for identifying and nurturing the smartest comics in the business. These days he travels throughout the country and frequently appears on cruise ships.
Two Twisted Sisters, the mysterious impresarios and producers of High Desert Hijinks, became unusually animated when Art agreed to travel from his home in Portland for this special, one night event on Friday, October 14. “We love it when a local boy makes good, and we expect this one will make Bend proud. “
Beyond nabbing Art Krug for a local appearance, the Sisters’ have expressed great enthusiasm for the upcoming show. “After filling the Old Stone for our first storyteller show, To Tell The Truth, we had to come up with something real good,” the older sister cackled.
“And you better believe we have,” her sister chimed in. “We’ve got musical guests who’ll blow the roof off the Old Stone, and wicked videos that’ll scandalize the entire town.”
When asked to be more specific the Sisters’ demurred. “We’ll spill the beans a little closer to the actual event,” they insisted. But when pressed by their representatives, Howard Schorr and Dan Cohen, they provided a tantalizing hint. “We know how wild the local populace is about canines, so we’ve contrived to include a few of our four legged friends into the mix of comedy and variety.”
The second installment of Two Twisted Sisters’ High Desert Hijinks, an evening of comedy and variety starring Art Krug, will take place on Friday, October 14 at 8pm at the Old Stone Performing Arts Center on Franklin Street.
www.oldstonebend.com
Comedy High Desert Hijinks
Share this:FacebookGoogle PlusTwitterPinterestLinkedInEmail
Cultural Trust Awards More Than $2.7 Million to 128 Oregon Cultural Organizations
Posted In: A&E Weekly, Bend, Music
Local Trivia Wizards Team-Up to Support the 13th Annual Trivia Bee Night for Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools
Posted In: A&E Weekly
BendFilm Collaborates on Short Film with OAS
Posted by: Cascade A&E
Magical Corners of the Mont Blanc Massif at the Wine Shop
Magical Corners of the Mont Blanc Massif on October 18 Join photographer and European Alps hiking & cultural tours guide, Hilloah Rohr, for an hour photo-journey...
Redmond Community Concert New Season begins with Shades of Buble, Oct 16
The Redmond Community Concert Association (RCCA), about to begin its 33rd year, announces its lineup for the upcoming season and is welcoming new subscribers. The...
©2020 Cascade Publications Inc. | Developed by Five Talent
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1581
|
__label__wiki
| 0.780134
| 0.780134
|
Bowling Green State University Football
Boise state, houston, ucf lead the way in group of 5. This is the bowling green state university football scholarship and program details page.
ROLL ALONG! Come out and join the BGSU Falcons football
Kent state university, doyt l.
Bowling green state university football. Bowling green state university sports news and features, including conference, nickname, location and official social media handles. Whether it's bowling green st. Nd and every game this weekend
Bowling green, ohio nfl/afl stats for bowling green state falcons players at. Apparel and merchandise is all officially licensed, so you know you're getting the real deal. Bowling green state university is a top public university in ohio and nationwide with quality undergraduate and graduate academic programs that lead to career success
Kent state university, perry field, parents' day, student appreciation day, november 9, 1991. The falcons have played their home games in doyt perry stadium since 1966. Bowling green state university vs.
Read More : Nba Picks Today
The official football page for the bowling green state university falcons 2020 season schedule, scores, stats, and highlights. Bowling green football schedule 2020 prediction, best case scenario.
Get the latest bowling green falcons news, scores, stats, standings, rumors, and more from espn. 0 times (preseason), 1 time (final), 16 weeks (total) stadium: View the 2020 bowling green football schedule at fbschedules.com.
Bowling green state university vs. College football coaching job tiers: Get the latest news and information for the bowling green falcons.
View the bowling green falcons roster for the 2015 fbs college football season. Find out the latest on your favorite ncaaf players on. View the bowling green falcons roster for the 2015 fbs college football season.
Unlv 77, duke 79, kentucky 103, duke 104, unc 54, kansas 53, nc state 54, houston 52 ncaa tournament 1988 ncaa , 1976 ncaa , 1940 ncaa , 1950 ncaa , 1981 ncaa It opened in 1966 and initially held 23,232 individuals. Football gear, baseball apparel, or basketball merchandise you seek, you can choose from a wide array of bowling green st.
Read More : Sports Tv App Ios
Full bowling green falcons roster for the 2020 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Bgsu football program november 12, 2014. Lewis, roger / wr class:
(maize hs / north dakota state / butler county (cc)) 1. Here you will get information about the school and information on their football program like who to make contact with about recruitment, names of past alumni, what scholarship opportunities are presented and how to start the recruiting process. Doyt perry stadium is an arena on the grounds of bowling green state university in bowling green, ohio, united states.
It is basically utilized for american football and is the home field of the bowling green falcons football crew. Bowling green state falcons school history. The bgsu falcons schedule includes opponents, date, time, and tv.
Read More : Road Runner Sports Coupon
Bowling green falcons football stadium. Perry stadium, november 12, 2014. View future bowling green football schedules and opponents at fbschedules.com.
Find out the latest on your favorite ncaaf teams on cbssports.com.
Bowling Green Falcons Touchdown Football Area Rug
BGSU's Doyt L. Perry Stadium Photo courtesy of Keith O
Bowling Green State University Stroh Athletic Center
Bowling Green State 2012 Football Schedule California
The Doyt (our football stadium) Bowling green, Bowling
The Stroh Center at Bowling Green State University
11 Things I Love About BGSU. Bowling, Hockey logos, Falcons
Bowling Green State University Football by Matthew Glove
15 Reasons Why BGSU Proves To Be My Dream School Bowling
Bowling Green State University Doyt L. Perry Stadium
Bowling Green State University Falcon FootballBowling Green State University Football FieldBowling Green State University Football LogoBowling Green State University Football PlayersBowling Green State University Football PracticesBowling Green State University Football StaudiumBowling Green State University Football UniformsBowling Green State University Football Weight Room
Nfl Concussion Protocol Tent
Nba Parlay Picks For Today
December 17, 2020 sport Leave a comment
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1582
|
__label__cc
| 0.6869
| 0.3131
|
Convercent
Networking For Ethics & Compliance Professionals: Addressing Common Concerns
In June 2018, Convercent gathered ethics and compliance leaders to discuss their most pressing questions and concerns
Convercent Team
Share via LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Email
Earning Trust, Increasing Engagement, Overcoming Data Silos to Assess KPIs, and More
Throughout the year, Convercent gathers ethics and compliance executives for roundtable events to discuss the industry’s biggest challenges and insights. In a community where networking with leaders and peers is often difficult, these conversations help us focus on driving ethics to the center of business.
In June 2018, we held two roundtable events: one in Boston and another in Philadelphia. If you couldn’t join us, this post is your next best alternative!
Today, I’m going to share some of the most fascinating insights from our Boston conversation, where Vincent DiCianni joined the panel. Vincent is the President and Founder of Affiliated Monitors, an organization that bridges the gap between business and government through monitoring and independent compliance and ethical culture assessments. I’ve shared his insights from the roundtable throughout this post, as they demonstrate how important it is for companies to focus on the strength of their ethics programs.
What are ethics and compliance professionals concerned about?
During roundtable events, we like to go around the room and discuss the most pressing concerns of the ethical leaders in attendance. More often than not, the concerns being voiced are shared by everyone to some extent. This leads to some deep conversations about how businesses can continue to revolutionize their programs.
Here are some of the concerns and questions that we worked through together:
How can the compliance team earn employee trust?
When employees don’t trust the system, they won’t lodge reports or call the hotline. According to Mr. DiCianni, uneven discipline and enforcement of codes of conduct can be a big contributor to this distrust, because, “How things are enforced can be very telling. The failure to enforce a program is often a weakness in a program.”
If two different people do the same thing wrong, and a favored employee receives no punishment while the other is disciplined, that doesn’t go unnoticed.
Retaliation is also a major concern, but it’s not the only reason for distrust. Sometimes, hotline call volumes are low simply because employees don’t believe wrongs will be righted.
How can the ethics and compliance team engage employees in training?
Time and time again, attendees wondered how they might increase the efficacy of their training. Some of the ideas that were shared included:
Leveraging real-life ethics success and failure stories for internal education purposes.
Choosing “Ethics Champions” in each office, region, or department. These people have been trained on compliance-based initiatives and serve as the bridge between corporate and employees.
Honoring “Compliance Heroes” by giving out awards to employees who have acted ethically.
As you can see, efficacy is directly related to engagement. Trust is also a key factor. For a program to be effective, employees must trust in and engage with the training, then feel inspired to live out those values on the job.
If you’re stumped about how to make training more interesting, try out one of these 10 games and activities. Each suggestion has been tested in the real world, and these ideas are also easy to customize to your company.
How do you demonstrate value to the company’s leadership without “getting in the way”?
“Getting the Board on board” was a big topic of conversation, and it’s something many ethics and compliance officers struggle with (so, at least you know you aren’t alone).
When Mr. DiCianni was asked how this might be accomplished, he recommended looking at it in terms of the program’s strengths and weaknesses. Based on conversations around the table, it became clear that most compliance teams are small. Companies aren’t sufficiently investing in their programs, and people assigned to compliance roles often learn on the job.
That’s certainly a weakness for many organizations, but what are some potential strengths? To identify these, you have to get creative. For example, a small team might have great success with “Compliance Heroes” or “Ethics Champions” programs, and those wins can be shared with the Board.
Similarly, how can we ‘set the tone from the top’?
Several attendees were focused on making sure mid-level employees understand that everyone in the company is held to the same ethical standards. To achieve this, the leadership must understand that they are role models. Every interaction they have is a representation of the company.
As Mr. DiCianni puts it, “The best organizations that have the strongest ethical cultures start at the very top. Sometimes, the leadership doesn’t understand that they are being watched and listened to. Instead, they see their role on the Board as being very structured and limited.”
How can compliance pros have an impact in this arena? It might sound counterintuitive, but to improve the tone at the top, we also have to focus heavily on the ‘tone at the middle’.
What’s the best way to deal with data silos?
From disparate data silos to which KPIs we should care about in the first place, many compliance professionals are at a loss for how to use and manage data. Siloed program and data points from a disconnected ecosystem of tools and software make utilizing data sets outside of compliance difficult… at best. This leaves us asking, “How can we utilize these data sets to accurately visualize risk?”
Affiliated Monitors, Mr. DiCianni’s firm, deals with this issue often. When working with clients, they want to see metrics about performance, training, and other data used to validate the level of effort the company is putting in. The preferred way to get this data is through a third-party, because, “It gives us some data points that are not just being provided by the business itself. We like to think of ourselves as a medium between a company and the government, and data from an independent third-party can be trusted.”
Some of the metrics that Mr.DiCianni and his team look for when advising companies specifically include:
Hotline and helpline-based metrics, including whether people are actually using this tool.
Anonymous reporting.
Surveys, which can be very effective or very self-serving, depending on the content.
The key takeaway about data was this: If you know that your company needs to be better about collecting, managing, and using data, it pays to find a third-party tool that bridges the gaps between organizational data silos. Getting Board approval to invest in a solution isn’t always easy, but here’s some additional reading that can help frame the conversation:
Ethics & Compliance is Undergoing a Transformation. Are You Ready? Series #1
Taking Your Integrity Program on the Offense Series #2
Own Your Company’s Ethical Health and Earn The Trust Of Your Board Series #3
Future networking events for ethics and compliance professionals
Conversations about driving ethics to the center of business are important, especially in light of a rapidly changing business landscape. Nowadays, the most ethical companies are the most successful companies.
Opportunities for the type of candid dialogues that we had in Boston are rare, but Convercent tries to facilitate them whenever possible. As Mr. DiCianni put it, “It’s more of a conversation, not preaching. We were able to really draw in everyone at the table.”
Will you join us for the next big conversation? It’s happening October 9-11, 2018 in Denver, during our annual Converge conference. The theme is putting ethics into action, and you can join industry visionaries, leaders, and experts to learn how to transform your organization and career by connecting ethics to business performance. Learn more here, and we hope to see you there!
Submit or Check a Report
The ConvercentEthics Cloud Platform™ Platform Overview
Ethics & Compliance Portal Employee Awareness & Engagement
Helpline Intake & Case Manager
Policy Manager Management & Distribution of Policies
Learning Training & Education
Disclosures Conflicts of Interest & GT&E
Insights Analytics, KPIs and Benchmarking
What is the Ethics Cloud Platform?
Ethics & Compliance Solutions
Board Reporting
Ethics & Compliance Resources
CONVERGE20 Sessions
Watch the recorded CONVERGE20 Sessions on-demand in the Converge Community. Product announcements, speaker videos and more ethical inspiration.
Watch Recordings
Convercent is a lot more than just GRC. We are on a mission to drive ethics to the center of business for a better world.
1-800-650-7005 +44 800 368 7395
Copyright © 2021 Convercent
All Rights Reserved Legal | Privacy Policy |
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1586
|
__label__cc
| 0.639178
| 0.360822
|
Vodafone bargains. Watch out! The sales have started already.
Leigh Geary December 23, 2016
Yes, the crazy festive season hasn’t even finished and already the next crazy festive season is already gearing up, with Boxing Day sales kicking off online and on emails already.
Vodafone have mailed to tell us about their biggest-ever winter sale, which starts today and finishes at the end of January 2017. The sale features the 32GB iPhone 6s, which is available at half price on pay monthly plans for the first 6 months. Pay at £10 up-front cost then just £21 per month for the first 6 months and then £42 per month for the next 18 months on a Vodafone Red 3GB Bundle. This also gives you unlimited UK minutes and unlimited UK texts with 500MB of inclusive roaming data.
You can also get the Samsung Gear VR headset at half price when you buy a Samsung Galaxy S7 or Samsung Galaxy S7 edge on any tariff. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is also available on half price tariffs for the first 6 months. There’s a £10 upfront cost and you’ll get the first 6 months at £21, then it rises to £42 for the remaining 18 months. This will get you the Vodafone Red 6GB Bundle with unlimited UK minutes and unlimited UK texts.
There’s more contracts with 6 month disounts, but if you’re looking for a SIM-only offer, there’s an 8GB bundle which costs £13.50 for 6 months, then it goes up to £27 for the remining 6 months. You also get the choice of Sky Sports Mobile TV, Spotify Premium or a NOW TV Entertainment Pass for 12 months.
OnePlus 8T Concept design revealed
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1587
|
__label__cc
| 0.703009
| 0.296991
|
Be The Lucky Guy
When I’m watching porn, I like to imagine I’m the lucky guy getting all the action. It’s a distraction when the scenes show the male performers. Who wants to see their reactions? They’re basically just props as far as I’m concerned. I’m constantly on the lookout for the hottest POV porn discounts. That’s exactly what I was doing when I found out I could get an instant discount for 41% off POVD. This is where you’ll get to sit in the driver’s seat and see what it would be like to be the star of the show.
Your membership is going to grant you full access to more than 350+ exclusive movies with updates coming in every single week. It’s all delivered in Full HD with the newest available in sensational 4K. As a member, you won’t have to worry about any limits on downloading or streaming. If you’re a fan of pics, you’ll be happy to know there are plenty of hi-res photo sets to enjoy as well. This is an all-around phenomenal deal that will exceed your expectations in every way.
Better Porn For All
Good things come to those who wait, but even better things happen to those who can’t wait to masturbate to good porn. You’ll stop at nothing to track down the biggest and the best porn discounts anywhere, and that means you end up right here, on this blog, begging like a dog for your next tasty treat. Well, open up, boy. We’ve got a juicy bone for you today.
Did you think we were joking? Oh no. Go ahead and claim your prize for showing up here today. Click this link to get a 67% off discount to Brazzers here. Everyone knows that Brazzers is home to some of the best pornstars in the world, and a porn library big enough to keep you hard for the foreseeable future. Why wouldn’t you want to become a member of this club?
Sign up now and score thousands of videos, the top-ranked fuck-stars, and dozens of hardcore porn sites. You won’t regret pulling out that fat credit card of yours and locking in this sweet deal.
Blogged Under: Porn Discounts,Videos
All The Variety You Crave
If you’re the kind of person that enjoys a lot of variety when it comes to porn, then you’ll be happy to know that right now you can get Cumlouder for 61% off with this discount. This is a site that has all your favorite porn stars as well as sexy newcomers. You’ll get to see them engaged in all your favorite sexual positions and fantasies.
Members are going to find some of the most sought after starlets in the industry, eager amateurs, blonds, brunettes, teens, bisexual, chicks with piercings, all different body shapes, and sizes. Finding just the right babe for you is a breeze with more than 200+ filling this roster. Your membership also gets you access to life cams, so you’ll be able to chat it up with over 5,000+ of the hottest models you’ve ever seen. If that isn’t enough to get you signing up, then how about the fact that you’ll have unrestricted access to 15+ original series at no additional cost? You’ll have to act fast if you want this deal though.
Cum Where Fantasies Are Unleashed
One of the oldest porn producing and distributing companies in the world now has a killer deal on new memberships that only a fool would pass up. This media group started with magazines in 1965, continues to keep an edge by changing with the times, and is now one of Europe’s top porn companies. Private.com is the legend in porn I am referring to, and there’s a rare opportunity to become a member for a lot less than the regular membership fee. Join using the link and get a Private.com discount for up to 68% here to save.
What members get at Private.com is a massive amount of top-notch, hardcore, deliciously explicit XXX action that features a ridiculous number of Europe’s most beautiful and sexually talented porn models. This is a network of 10+ exclusive sites that combined have 6,000+ scenes, 1,000+ full-length videos, and featured in all that action are 2,000+ European beauties who cum in all ages, with varying tit sizes and hair colors, ensuring there is a gal for every guy’s taste.
Put On Display
British teens, British Taxi, British MILFs, British lesbian, college coeds, and so much more was put on full display the minute I reached XXBRITS. They stock the shelves with some of the hottest and freshest XXX content coming out of the UK with no end in sight.
I didn’t mess around when I started to get engaged on this gem, I was able to browse cams, check out models, videos, categories, check out forums, and even join a meet and fuck. The model index was a stunning sight with a diverse collection of some of the finest UK models featuring Elle Brooke, Natalia Forrest, Lola Rose, Ava Dalush, Ema Glover, Maria Leone, and more. Members gain access to thousands of steamy videos, cams, photo sets, and so much more. The menu and interface were easy to use and they made things simple to find, I got to check out a naughty British schoolgirl penetrated on a sofa, and a quickie with a British teen in a pub toilet, with so much more.
You’ll Get Tied Up In The Action
The saying different strokes for different folks still holds true today. It takes all kinds of people to make the world go round. There are plenty of people in this world that fully enjoy your typical vanilla sex and porn. They don’t think outside of the box and they’re completely satisfied. That’s great for them, but then there are people like me that need a little something extra to get the juices flowing. If you’re like me, you’ll be happy to know that right now you can get up to 63% off discount for Sex and Submission.
A lot of BDSM sites are fake. The straps and leather are softened and there are a lot of theatrics that go on. That’s not the case here. This action is fire hot and totally authentic. Members will be treated to a massive library consisting of more than 14,000+ scenes as well as 50 bonus channels. You can take the action on the go with you and watch at your convenience since all the content is table and mobile ready.
Public Displays Of Perversion
I was scrolling through porn options online one night, not knowing what I wanted to watch, but knowing I was in the mood for something different. That’s when I discovered I could save 34% with a Vitaly Uncensored discount. This is a site that doesn’t take life too seriously. It combines humor and arousal very well.
This is a brand new porn site brought to you by Vitaly Zdorovetskiy. He’s most well-known by his YouTube personality VitlyzdTv. His pranks have reached more than 1.65 billion views. He got tired of being censored so he decided to start his own porn site so he could incorporate sex in his stunts at will. He loves staging sexy pranks and public displays of perversion. You’ll get to see Russian Hitman Prank, Villain Olympic Games, Fake Sex Prisoner, Squirting In Public, Mattress Store Prank, Miami Zombie Apocalypse Prank, and Trailer Trash Parents Prank as well as many others.
Anyone that’s looking for a little humor thrown in with their porn will love this site. I highly recommend acting fast and signing up while this deal lasts.
XXX Porn Playground
Evil Angel has the best network on the web, in my opinion. The amount of content, number of stars, and hardcore XXX scenes within the network give me everything I need and more. There are tons of niches covered under its umbrella, and as a member, I have access to all of it. So, whatever mood I may be in, or fetish I may be craving, I always find something hot to enjoy.
I love all the stars here, as there are 3,000+ gorgeous babes to feast my hungry eyes upon. And I just can’t get enough all the hot action from the award-winning directors in the network, Lexington Steele being my all-time favorite. And he’s just one of many.
Members to Evil Angel get access to a 28 site network with loads of scenes, covering every possible niche. They also have more than 1,800 DVD’s to browse through, behind the scenes action, and tons of exclusive material with the hottest stars and directors in the business. For your all-access pass the best porn network on the web, join now and get a 76% discount to Evil Angel here while it lasts.
Erotic Paradise
I get so tired of looking at all the raunchy and hardcore scenes that are everywhere in the world of porn, and sometimes just need to see the beauty of a woman’s naked body. I like to be reminded of the essence of a woman and see the eroticism and sensuousness that her body emanates without all the shocking sexual exploits attached. At Metart.com I can be reminded of these things as their galleries are filled with breathtaking nude photos of female bodies in all their beauty and glory. There are no overwhelming or shocking details to distract from the raw delicacy of the female form. It is one of my all-time favorite sites.
Members to Metart get full access to the highest quality art captured in the images of beautiful models, who have no inhibitions and expose themselves completely for the camera. There are 3,460+ stunning models in the galleries of Metart.com for members’ viewing enjoyment. Join today to remind yourself of the beauty and gratefulness of women and the eroticism of their naked beings, and you can get 80% off discount to Metart.com, right now.
Watch Hotties Get Trained And Fucked
If you’re looking for a romantic site that features passionate love between two people, then I suggest you keep scrolling. This is a hardcore site for people that like their sex on the rough side. Right now viewers can take advantage of this Tough Love X discount for 50% off and watch as hot babes get trained and fucked.
Every man fantasizes about having a woman that is fully trained to do his bidding. Karl is the man that teaches these stunning babes what they need, not what they want. He takes on different personas in his series like sex therapist and priest. He will guide viewers through each video promising to teach you how to unleash a woman’s inner slut. It would appear as though he knows what he’s doing because all 37 videos that are available with your membership features gorgeous babes that end up begging him for more by the end. They’re all scripted scenarios that are delivered in fantastic quality so you won’t miss a single detail. This is a site that you have to check out.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1591
|
__label__wiki
| 0.568493
| 0.568493
|
12 October 2020 by Aadil Patel, Riola Kok and Kara Meiring Employment Law Alert
Updated: Even lower than expected – another drop in the prescribed interest rate
According to the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act 55 of 1975, the prescribed rate of interest is calculated by adding 3,5% to the repurchase rate. Therefore, in order to calculate the prescribed rate of interest, one relies on the repurchase rate, which changes from time to time, subject to announcements by the Minister of Finance.
Litigants must ensure that they use the most recent and correct prescribed rate of interest when instituting any legal proceedings that includes a claim for interest. In terms of claims for interest in certain labour disputes, section 143(3) of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) is relevant. Section 143(3) of the LRA states that an arbitration award (sounding in money) earns interest from the date of the award at the prescribed rate of interest. The only exception to this general rule is if the arbitrator makes a ruling to the contrary.
On 23 July 2020, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decreased the benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points as follows:
According to SARB, the decrease can be attributed to various factors including uncertainty in financing conditions for emerging markets, depreciation of the rand and economic contraction.
The decrease in the repurchase rate has resulted in a drop in the prescribed rate of interest. On 11 September 2020, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (Minister) published a notice in the Government Gazette on the revised prescribed rate of interest, announcing that with effect from 1 June 2020, the prescribed rate of interest dropped from 8,75% to 7,75%. However, on 9 October 2020 - less than a month later - the Minister has issued a notice repealing the previous revision and announcing an even lower prescribed rate of interest. The new rate is 7,25% with effect from 1 July 2020.
We support our clients’ strategic and operational needs by offering innovative, integrated and high quality thought leadership. To stay up to date on the latest legal developments that may potentially impact your business, subscribe to our alerts, seminar and webinar invitations by completing this form.
The information and material published on this website is provided for general purposes only and does not constitute legal advice.
We make every effort to ensure that the content is updated regularly and to offer the most current and accurate information. Please consult one of our lawyers on any specific legal problem or matter.
We accept no responsibility for any loss or damage, whether direct or consequential, which may arise from reliance on the information contained in these pages.
Please refer to the full terms and conditions on the website.
Copyright © 2020 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. All rights reserved. For permission to reproduce an article or publication, please contact us cliffedekkerhofmeyr@cdhlegal.com.
Aadil Patel National Practice Head, Director Johannesburg Full Profile
Riola Kok Professional Support Lawyer Johannesburg Full Profile
Kara Meiring Candidate Attorney Johannesburg
Legality review, unreasonable delay and the Supreme Court of Appeal’s view on the subject
Dispute Resolution Alert
Administrative bodies: Stay in your lane!
Objection and withdrawal of consent in the age of information
Employment Law Alert
Where do we stand on sale of immovable property agreements signed electronically?
Expert determinations – “final and binding”?
Corporate & Commercial Alert
Planning ahead: SARS issues binding private ruling regarding pension payments from a foreign pension fund
Tax & Exchange Control Alert
The achilles heel in POPI compliance: Third-party interactions
TMT Sector Alert
Deemed if you do, deemed if you don’t
The long and winding road | SCA hears appeal in a long battle for citizenship by two of our pro bono clients
Pro Bono & Human Rights Alert
Fax. +27 (0)11 562 1111
Email. jhb@cdhlegal.com
1 Protea Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196
Email. ctn@cdhlegal.com
11 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town, 8001
Email. cdhstellenbosch@cdhlegal.com
14 Louw Street, Stellenbosch Central, Stellenbosch, 7600
Legal / Audit Confirmation
© 2021 Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. All rights reserved.
Podcasts - Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.
https://www.cliffedekkerhofmeyr.com/en/en/news/publications/2020/Employment/Employment-Alert-12-October-2020-Updated-Even-lower-than-expected-another-drop-in-the-prescribed-interest-rate.html
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1598
|
__label__wiki
| 0.823986
| 0.823986
|
Programs & Deadlines
Anglophone Minority Incentive
CMF-Quebecor Fund Intellectual Properties Program
CMF-SODEC Predevelopment Program
Creative BC/CMF Regional Predevelopment Program
Development Pilot Program - Experienced Producers
Diverse Languages Program
Early Stage Development Program
English POV Program
English Regional Production Bonus
Export Programs
Francophone Minority Program
International Incentives
Northern Incentive
Performance Envelope Program
Predevelopment Program
WildBrain-CMF Kids & Family Development Program
Accelerator Partnership Program
CMF-Independent Production Fund
CMF-Shaw Rocket Fund
Commercial Projects Program
Conceptualization Program
Digital Linear Series Program
Innovation & Experimentation Program
Prototyping Program
Approved Application Documents
Emergency Relief Funds
Sector Development
Envelope Administration
Manuals & Forms
Digital Media Reporting
Funded Projects Database
Evaluation Juries
Outreach & Consultation
Working Groups 2019
Outreach Tour 2019
Consultation Tour 2018
Consultation Process Correspondence
Accounting & Reporting Requirements (ARR) Webcast
Encore+
Funding Contributors
Board Activities
News & EventsNouvelles et événements
CMF News - RSS Feed
About CMF
CMF Partnerships
Convergent Stream
Experimental Stream
April 18, 201918 April 2019
CMF and Quebecor Fund partner to support French-language drama series for international audiences
Saint-Sauveur, Québec, April 18, 2019 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Quebecor Fund yesterday announced the launch of a new partnership program to support the budget increase of French drama series in Québec intended for international markets. The announcement took place at the Annual General Assembly of the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM).
Read MoreLire plus
28 CMF-funded productions win 62 Canadian Screen Awards
Toronto, April 1, 2019 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) congratulates the winners and nominees of the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards, which have been recognized for their excellence by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, and industry professionals at a series of events which culminated with last night’s televised gala.
March 29, 201929 March 2019
CMF announces 2019-2020 program budget, guidelines and application deadlines
Toronto, March 29, 2019 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today Program Guidelines for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The CMF also announced it is committing $353M to invest in Canada’s television and digital media production in 2019-2020. The breakdown of the 2019-2020 program budget can be accessed here.
CMF announces over $1M investments in codevelopment and coproduction with Denmark and New Zealand
Toronto, March 18, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced the results of its partnerships with two international funding organisations. Through individual collaborations with the Danish Film Institute (DFI) and New Zealand’s NZ On Air, six projects will receive investments totalling over CAD$1M.
Webcast on Changes to the 2019-2020 CMF programs
Toronto, March 13, 2019 - The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will hold a webcast to provide an overview of changes to the 2019-2020 programs budget, guidelines and deadlines. The English webcast will be hosted by the CMF's Nathalie Clermont, Vice-President, Programs and Business Development, and Rod Butler, Director, Programs and Policies. The French webcast will be hosted by Ms. Clermont and Dominique Lapierre, National Director, CMF Program Administrator.
Michelle Mylett and Dylan Playfair of hit comedy “Letterkenny” to represent MADE | NOUS at SXSW Canada House
Toronto, March 7, 2019 – Actors Michelle Mylett (Katy) and Dylan Playfair (Reilly) from Crave’s award-winning original comedy series, Letterkenny, will act as special hosts at the SXSW Canada House, and brand ambassadors to the recently launched MADE | NOUS campaign. SXSW Conference and Festival 2019 is taking place March 8 to 17 in Austin, Texas.
Statement from the Canada Media Fund on the passing of Sandra Faire
Toronto, March 1, 2019 – It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of Sandra Faire – an outstanding leader in Canada’s audiovisual industry, a passionate advocate for the Canadian creative sector, an award-winning television producer and well-known philanthropist.
February 28, 201928 February 2019
Canada Media Fund and Shaw Rocket Fund join forces to boost kids’ content
Toronto, February 28, 2019 — The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and Shaw Rocket Fund (SRF) today announced a new partnership to fund the production of Canadian digital animated series for children and youth audiences that encourages the use of new technology. Applications for financing in this Program must be submitted to SRF by April 10, 2019.
Futur et médias is the Canada Media Fund’s new French-language podcast that explores six key media and entertainment trends
Montreal, February 26, 2019 – The Canada Media Fund today launched a French-language podcast series of six episodes that probe as many trends that are currently reshaping the media and entertainment industries. Futur et médias is an opportunity for listeners to better grasp the issues of the hour in these sectors through in-depth interviews with leading experts. Its first season will explore the following themes: digital distribution, podcasting, the blockchain, location-based virtual reality, youth content and data.
MADE | NOUS, a celebration of Canada’s exceptional creative talent and content
Toronto, February 25, 2019 – A new consumer campaign positioned to recognize and celebrate the creative talent Canadians bring to world audiences made its premiere last night during the Academy Awards’ broadcast. The full campaign is set to launch nationwide, beginning February 25.
|< < 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 > >|
Learn more about our funded projects
View the latest updates
International Coproduction
Let us help you find a coproducer
© 2017 CMF All Rights Reserved
Legal | Privacy Policy
Created by A.K.A. New Media Inc.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1600
|
__label__wiki
| 0.594287
| 0.594287
|
Guitar Hero: World Tour
+ Co-Op Modes
Videos & Screens
This Week In Co-Op: The Quest for the Red Drum Pad
News 8/12/2009 at 3:27 PM by Marc Allie 2
As readers of the site know, I am somewhat of a music game addict. This means we have several fake plastic instruments lying around our house. After buying many, selling them off to finance upgrades, etc., we are now "down" to all Guitar Hero instruments. We have a Les Paul from GH3, a trusty ol' X-Plorer from GH2, and the latest and greatest (for another few weeks anyway) the GH World Tour axe. For the most part, we've been quite pleased with all these guitars, save a really sensitive tilt sensor on the Les Paul. Our drum set is from World Tour, and, unfortunately, a few weeks back, the red drum pad stopped working.
This wasn't a big deal at the time. My oldest son was away visiting family, and wouldn't be back for almost a month. So, the youngest boy and I played guitar together. The kid can play almost anything on easy, so it worked out great. However, a week ago, big brother returned. This left us with a dilemma of global proportions: who had to play the broken drums?
Now, you may be wondering, why not just fix the drums? Can't you go online and order one of those tuner kits from RedOctane for free? While this may have been the case late last year, apparently there is no way to do so now. Or, at the very least, I was unable to get one, after jumping through all the appropriate hoops I knew of. Opening up the drum set was not an option for me, as I am paranoid about breaking, shorting out, or otherwise destroying a rather expensive piece of gaming hardware. Paralyzed by fear, I left the drum pad in a state of disrepair.
The wire stripper: mightiter than an axe?
When we were playing Guitar Hero Smash Hits, everything was fine. Me and the oldest son used the guitars, and the little guy played drums, on beginner. Since the beginner level of difficulty lets you hit any pad at all, we could play and everything worked fine. Until the poor boy tired of playing the drums, that is. But my 14 year old and I have zero interest in playing on beginner, and considering the level of red notes in Medium and Hard drumming, there was no way for us to get through a song without failing out, and taking the entire band with us, as well. (Glad they are fixing that in Guitar Hero 5.) So, we went back to just playing on the two guitars, taking turns sitting out. This was like sheer torture. It's no fun being the odd man out, and who wants to sing, anyway?
As you can imagine, our music game addiction was pretty much on hold. Last night, we had waited long enough, and popped in Rock Band 2. (There were a couple Weezer songs we had to try out.) A few hundred MS points and about 60 megs later, we were knee deep in My Name is Jonas, with the youngster manning the drum set. You'll recall that there is no beginner level in Rock Band 2, and while he was keeping up admirably, it was almost impossible to keep on tempo, all due to the faulty red pad. After playing just a few songs, I knew it was no good putting it off any longer: this red pad had to be fixed, TONIGHT, no matter what.
With great trepidation, and a slight drowning sensation, I dismantled the drum controller, and unscrewed the near-countless legions of screws off the back of it. With a Herculean effort, my young partners at my side, we pried off the case, and with a dread numbness in our guts, looked inside. What horrors would we face? A tangle of knotted, twisted, color coded wires, spilling out like some mythic hydra? A labyrinthine array of mazelike circuit boards? Our minds boggled at the sense of horror, and we paled, sweating from the strain.
this week in co-op
Guitar Hero World Tour Co-Op Review
Guitar Hero: WT Instruments Broken Out of the Box?
Guitar Hero World Tour Info Extravaganza
Harmonix: Guitar Hero World Tour Music Studio "Half-Arsed"
New Guitar Hero:World Tour Mini-game:
Activision Responds to the Guitar Hero Drum Kit Problems
Amazon.com - $849.97
Amazon.co.uk - Click to See Price
Amazon.ca - Click to See Price
Amazon.com - Click to See Price
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1602
|
__label__wiki
| 0.766702
| 0.766702
|
King Félix Dethroned by Teixeira
Published on 5-Jun-2015 by Trent Jackson
The Seattle Mariners know they're slump-bound when their ace gets shelled.
On top of that, their big-budget boppers just got bankrupted by Tampa Bay's discount-bin hurlers, running current their losing streak to six games.
The fact that the Rays are somehow managing to exist at the AL East's higher end didn't make Seattle feel any better about it, especially as skipper Lloyd McClendon already blew his inspirational wad the night before:
Seattle should've realized they were entrenched on Doldrum Avenue when King Félix got the max ordnance by none other than a Bronx Bomber on Mon 1 Jun.
While inconsistent themselves last month, the New York Yankees still cling to first place in the AL East, while the Mariners find themselves going nowhere at an accelerating rate in the AL West.
Games like this explain why. Hernandez was having a very non-Félix day. He'd allowed two runs in the first four innings, putting Seattle at a difficult but salvageable point in the game. Then, Mark Teixeira weighed in with the bases loaded in the fifth:
El Smacko Grande!
With his 15th homer of the year, Tex put the game out of reach for the anemic Seattle offense, who'd eventually absorb the 7-2 loss.
Teixeira's trot around the Safeco bases isn't an unfamiliar feeling. Dude holds 18 career bombs at the Safe, which is the most of any visiting slugger in the majors.
Maybe he should've joined former teammate Robinson Canó to the Pacific Northwest. Having said that ...
Pineda, meanwhile, threw six scoreless innings before being pulled after allowing two runs in the seventh. With relief support from Justin Wilson, Dellin Betances, and Chasen Shreeve, Pineda comfortably rolled into his seventh win of the season.
After a spell of turbulence to start his Yankee career, he's no doubt pleased he moved from the Pacific Northwest. Kinda ...
The ultimate Yankee series sweep was New York's second consecutive at Safeco. In fact, Seattle's last home win against them came on 7 Jun 2013, and even that was their only bright spot in a four-game set. The Mariners haven't won a home series against the Bombers since May 2011.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1605
|
__label__wiki
| 0.66972
| 0.66972
|
« All the Real Bros | Main | Scorn in the U.S.A. »
The French-Canadian Connection
By M. TSAI
Niko Tavernise/2013 Tribeca Film Festival
Phil Morrison made an auspicious directorial debut in 2005 with “Junebug.” Eschewing easy stereotypes, it masterfully painted a portrait of a sleepy American South haunted by a painful legacy and its people’s resignation to lives unfulfilled. The film also garnered the then-unknown Amy Adams an Oscar nomination and propelled her to overnight stardom. Given the eight years in between, expectations are naturally high for Mr. Morrison’s sophomore effort, “All Is Bright.” Regrettably, it falls short in every way imaginable.
Paul Giamatti plays Denis, a parolee who finds himself jobless and homeless upon his release. After a failed attempt to reinsert himself into the lives of his ex-wife and daughter, Denis coerces his ex-partner in crime/current romantic rival Rene (Paul Rudd) into getting him a job selling Christmas trees in New York City.
Although the new film centers on ne’er-do-wells just as “Junebug” did, this time you don’t get a sense of the geography and history that ferment the characters’ despair. To be fair, Mr. Morrison did not write the screenplay for either film. But “All Is Bright” scribe Melissa James Gibson seems intent on invoking a French-Canadian setting without necessarily illustrating the cultural forces at play.
The fact that Denis and Rene are anglophone Quebecers could itself easily add another layer to their psychological profiles, but it registers as a mere footnote. The anglophone-francophone dichotomy is certainly as ripe for exploration as the North-South clash in “Junebug,” since the people entangled in both cultural wars never got a chance to pick a side. By transporting the characters and action to New York City, Ms. James Gibson is essentially leaving the most interesting dynamic in the rearview mirror. In the end, “All Is Bright” is reminiscent of those utterly forgettable Canadian movies bankrolled on the government dime in the name of cultural preservation.
Opens on Oct. 4 in Manhattan.
Directed by Phil Morrison; written by Melissa James Gibson; director of photography, W. Mott Hupfel III; edited by Jeff Buchanan; music by Graham Reynolds; produced by Elizabeth Giamatti, Dan Carey, Sidney Kimmel and John Penotti; released by Anchor Bay Films. Running time: 1 hour 47 minutes.
WITH: Paul Giamatti (Denis), Paul Rudd (Rene), Sally Hawkins (Olga), Amy Landecker (Therese), Peter Hermann (Monsieur Tremblay), Emory Cohen (Lou) and Tatyana Richaud (Michi).
Posted on April 21, 2013 in Los Angeles , Movies , New York , Television | Permalink |
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1612
|
__label__wiki
| 0.701653
| 0.701653
|
Intel's silicon photonics to revolutionise comms
By Daniel Robinson on Jul 28, 2010 2:20PM
Intel is claiming a milestone in optical communications with the first 50Gbit/s receiver and transmitter modules that produce their own laser light. The development will lead to low-cost optical links within five years that could scale to speeds of up to a terabyte per second, according to the firm.
Intel's silicon photonics data link is just a laboratory research vehicle at the moment, but the company said it will bring the economy of scale from silicon chip manufacturing to deliver low-cost optical communications in everything from datacentres to PCs and even consumer video.
Dr Mario Paniccia, director of Intel's Photonics Technology Lab, said that the industry is reaching the limits of copper wiring, with speeds above 10Gbit/s requiring more energy to transmit across anything but short distances.
Moving to optical fibre and photonic communications is one answer, but current technology is too expensive.
"Because of the cost, because of the bulkiness, the costs are still limiting use only for telecoms. It is very difficult to drive use of optical in the PC or in and around everyday devices," said Paniccia.
Intel's technology uses a hybrid silicon laser that is integrated into the transmitter chip itself, along with other components such as the modulator and multiplexer to combine several laser beams representing separate channels for transmission along an optical fibre.
This means that the transmitter and receiver can be manufactured using similar processes to Intel's CPU chips.
"What could happen if we take the benefits of silicon manufacturing, the ability to do high-volume low-cost, highly-integrated silicon processing, and combine that with the laser? We can now start driving optical communications anywhere, everywhere, to any place," said Paniccia.
Another key attribute is that the transmitter and receiver can be integrated into equipment using standard circuit board assembly techniques, and Intel said it has also developed a low-cost passive connector to attach the fibre optic cable.
The data link Intel has in the lab today uses four 12.5Gbit/s channels multiplexed to create a 50Gbit/s link, but Paniccia said this can scale up to 25, 40 or 100Gbit/s channels, and scale out to eight or more laser channels on a single chip. This means that a one terabyte link is easily within reach, he claimed.
Products based around the technology could be on the market within three to five years, Paniccia predicted.
Early adoption is expected to come first in datacentres and servers, but Intel said it expects everything to be connected by optical fibre eventually.
High-speed optical links will be needed to carry the gigabytes of bandwidth that will be required by next-generation high-definition video standards.
Paniccia speculated that high-speed links will revolutionise high-performance and cloud computing. Compute and storage elements need not be positioned close together, for example, but could be far apart. "This is just the beginning," he said.
Copyright ©v3.co.uk
channels chip hardware laser link mobility optical silicon
What's driving MSP revenues?
How to plan your business’s rebound
Download the MSP COVID-19 playbook
7 steps to MSP success: from pricing to specialisation
Cloud application revenue made easy
Fast 50 No. 7 - Fyrtarn
Razer unveils hyper-focused productivity laptop – Razer Book 13
Nvidia deal for Arm will drive computing power growth: SoftBank CEO
Hands on review: MSI Summit business laptop with 11th Gen Intel Inside
You must be a registered member of CRN to post a comment.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1613
|
__label__cc
| 0.698694
| 0.301306
|
South London's most beautiful hidden parks which you probably didn't realise were there
Olivia Tobin
Away from the sound of traffic, congestion of trains and busy streets there are some stunning quiet spaces in south London where you can relax and soak up the sun.
After what seemed like an endless winter, we are finally seeing some sun again and the biggest parks are set to be packed.
Whether you think you’ve exhausted all the major parks in south London, or are just after somewhere new, there’s plenty of choice when it comes to lesser-known spots where you can find some space.
Here is a run-down of some of our favourite hidden spots in south London.
The Rookery, Streatham
The Rookery, Covington Way, Streatham Common, SW16 3BX
The Rookery, in Streatham Common (Image: David Tett Photography/Lambeth)
Going to Streatham Common in summer can always prove to be a treat, but not every visitor knows about the reward at the top of the hill.
Past sunbathers, groups playing football and kite flyers is a beautiful lawn and view of Croydon is waiting.
A short walk up the hill and past a café you can find The Rookery which has fountains, benches, trees and plenty of flowers.
One of the best beaches in Britain
Your rights at work in hot weather
17 of the best pub gardens
The secret beach not far from Croydon
Depending on where you’re coming from in Croydon, The Rookery can be a short walk or a quick bus ride away.
Lavender Garden, Vauxhall Park
Vauxhall Park, 12 Lawn Lane, SW8 1UA
The garden has a harvest at the end of summer (Image: IAN STRATTON)
Although there’s a well-known lavender garden in Banstead that’s available for visits, there is also one right in the heart of London.
Rows of lavender can be found located in a small pocket of Vauxhall Park - located between the rose pergola and miniature model village.
The space is a perfect day out in summer, while the plants are in season.
9 great things to do in and around Croydon when the sun comes out
Desmond Tutu Peace Garden, Grove Park
Chinpbrook Road, Grove Park, SE12
Inspired by Archbishop Demond Tutu, who lived in the area for three years, between 1972 and 1975, the landscape garden offers the perfect quiet space.
Created by award-wining garden designer Chris Bearshaw, the space has wildflowers, a peace pole and a mosaic to look at.
Whether you want to sit down and relax or marvel at everything in the park, there is plenty on offer.
Morden Hall Park, Morden
Morden Hall Road, SM4 5JD
Morden Hall Park (Image: National Trust)
If you don’t want to venture too far away from Croydon, Morden Hall Park could be the one for you.
Described by the National Trust as a “green oasis in the city”, you’d almost forget you were in the capital.
The country estate offers industrial history, wildlife, a learning centre and the River Wandle to look at.
17 of the best pub gardens within an hour’s drive of Croydon
And entry to the park is free for all ages – so why wait.
Horniman Museum Gardens, Forest Hill
London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ
The gardens have plenty to see (Image: Caroline Hughes)
Forest Hill’s Horniman Museum not only makes the list for one of the most interesting museums in London, but the grounds are well worth visiting on their own.
The natural history museum’s grounds has a beautiful conservatory, plenty of flowers to look at and a stunning view across London.
The quiet space can be easily accessed from Croydon too by Overground, as the museum is only a short walk.
Live music is set to return to Lloyd Park as Croydon gets its first ever house and techno festival
Sexby Garden, Peckham
The Sexby Garden, SE15 3UA
Like The Rookery, this park within a park is another gem to find.
Sexby Garden, located in Peckham Common, has a walkway made up of plants that can be viewed, water fountains and is the perfect spot for some peace and quiet.
It is recommended that the best time to visit the park is when the wisteria is in bloom.
Ham House Gardens, Richmond
Ham Street, Richmond-upon-Thames TW10 7RS
Garden volunteer talking to visitors in the Kitchen Garden at Ham House, London (Image: National Trust)
Although a little further out, the historic house is worth a journey simply because of its stunning grounds.
Resting on the banks of the River Thames, there’s a huge amount of space available for exploring.
It costs to have a wander around though, at £11.05 for an adult and £5.50 for a child.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1616
|
__label__wiki
| 0.566364
| 0.566364
|
Desert art: Ashcan School
By Jane Coleman
MY horse shies at bedsprings. You may think this a ludicrous statement, an impossibility unless he has the run of the house, particularly during spring cleaning, but it is not. It is a reality I live with as I ride under the arms of the saguaro, through the spiny paloverde. Not only must I watch for thorns, but I must, of necessity, be thinking ``bedsprings.'' Also the protruding coils and wads of cotton in the stuffing of couches, chairs, mattresses. The desert has, like the ocean, become the dumping ground of mankind. Unlike the ocean, however, the detritus does not sink and disappear, but lingers where left, refusing to rot or even rust in the dry air.
Even so, you say, how many of these things can there be? After all, not everyone rushes to the desert to dispose of household goods. In an area of 15 square miles I have come across at least 20 sets of springs and attendant mattresses, 10 couches, and innumerable car seats, not to mention stoves, refrigerators, the shells of dismantled automobiles, and once, in ponderous, Victorian splendor a complete wooden bed with high, carved headboard. It stood in utter solemnity at the edge of the trail beneath a twisted mesquite, abandoned and out of place.
I looked at it a long time, there being no springs to frighten the horse, and I debated going for a truck to haul it home. I did not. And two days later it was gone, prey, perhaps, to another stealthy dumper who discarded and then helped himself to a treasure, for that it certainly was. It is the only treasure I have ever found in the wilderness, and I worry about it. What Joe Doakes or Jaime Garcia or Johnny Kowalsky left it and why? It was surely valuable, and therefore, to find it here must mean it had a painful history. So it was smuggled out of a house and left to its fate.
This is easier to understand than out-and-out disregard for the character and beauty of the land. We live in cities with regular refuse hauling. The ease with which this is done cannot compare with the labor of loading a truck, driving miles over nonexistent roads, and unloading all again. So where is the rationale? It can't be laziness. Can it be some twisted notion of neatness? Does out of sight equate with out of mind?
But these things are not out of my sight, nor of those others who hike or ride in the supposed wilderness. The bedsprings are there, coiled and lurking, distressing even a horse that leaps in the air at the very hint of such a predator, his eyes bulging, his tail high, and me holding on for dear life and wishing I might catch the litter bugs in the act. It must happen in the dark of night, however. The doers must know, in some corner of their minds, that such debasement is wrong, and thus wind their ways in secret, fearful of discovery.
Yet given the state of the present-day visual and plastic arts, perhaps they do not consider this defacement but enhancement. Picture these dumpers dancing in the moonlight, erecting here a piece of iron, there an upended sofa, their shadows and those of their creations as weird as those of cactus, the effect sometimes not much different from the rusted steel sculptures that hang from the ceilings of airports and banks, rise from museum gardens; twisted pieces of junk salvaged from the dump, commentaries on what lies without and, in some cases, within.
PICTURE these modern Michelangelos brandishing scraggly mops, vacuum cleaners, the bent legs of broken grills and kitchen tables, artists all, depositing here and there a statement. Henry Moore carved doughnuts. Joe Doakes, dumpster extraordinaire, strings stoves out like boxcars. Jackson Pollock shot bullets of paint, dribbled sand on his canvases. Jaime Garcia wrings bed springs into bundles; the sand is his canvas. Andy Warhol made monuments of cans and movie stars. Johnny Kowalsky, hopping among thorns like a jack rabbit, hangs cans from twigs, stacks newspapers at random.
Richard Serra, the removal of whose ``Tilted Arc,'' a wall stretched across a New York City plaza, was recently the subject of a battle in federal court, has also decorated the landscape willy-nilly. The result, as I recall, is no more pleasing than these mounds of discards. The pomposity of the statement is the same. Man's simplest leavings, conscious or otherwise, are as valid as those of nature, the equal of foliage and hills.
There is no immediate solution to the dilemma and will not be until our wild places have become so rare that they, too, will be viewed as works of art, from behind glass and miles of rope barriers.
For the moment we can no longer differentiate between creation and disorder. We have passed out of the realm of taste and have left discernment to the horse.
Making my peace with the desert – and a mule
American West rounds up wild horses threatened by drought
Taming an American icon: Can we protect wild horses and Western lands?
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1618
|
__label__wiki
| 0.911078
| 0.911078
|
Biden’s warning on oil tests voter resolve on climate change
Ellen Knickmeyer and Kathleen Ronayne
OKLAHOMA CITY – Joe Biden is confronting the harsh political realities of combating climate change.
The Democratic presidential nominee has spent months touting a $2 trillion plan to boost investment in clean energy and stop all climate-damaging emissions from the U.S. economy by 2050. The plan implied that he would wean the U.S. off oil and gas, but Biden wasn’t so explicit about the industry’s fate — until Thursday night.
During the final moments of the presidential debate, Biden said he would “transition away from the oil industry.”
President Donald Trump, trailing Biden in many national and battleground state polls, immediately sensed an opportunity to appeal to voters in competitive states like Texas and Pennsylvania that produce oil and gas.
“Basically what he is saying is he is going to destroy the oil industry,” Trump said. “Will you remember that, Texas? Will you remember that, Pennsylvania? Oklahoma? Ohio?”
With less than two weeks until the election, Biden’s comment is prompting a sudden test of whether voters who increasingly say they are worried about the climate crisis will embrace steps to confront it. During a season of worsening wildfires, hurricanes and other disasters, scientists are issuing urgent warnings that big cuts in burning oil, gas and coal are needed right away.
More:Climate Action Plan setting long term emissions goals passes Las Cruces City Council
Republicans, eager to shift focus away from the president’s handling of the intensifying coronavirus pandemic, say Biden’s plan would cost jobs.
Biden “just killed paycheck(s) earned by hardworking families in Texas,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, tweeted after Thursday’s final presidential debate saw Trump and Biden spell out their worlds-apart stances on climate-damaging fossil fuels.
“Joe just wants to transition away from Texas. Remember that on election day,” Abbott wrote.
Even some Democrats distanced themselves from Biden’s comment. Rep. Kendra Horn, a Democrat who flipped a Republican seat in Trump-loyal Oklahoma in 2018, tweeted: “We must stand up for our oil and gas industry.”
So did Rep. Xochitl Torres Small, a first-term Democratic congresswoman in a tossup race in New Mexico, in the oil- and gas-rich Permian Basin.
More:Election 2020: Torres Small and Herrell headed for rematch
“We need to work together to promote responsible energy production and stop climate change, not demonize a particular industry,” she tweeted, adding that she was ready to “stand up to” the Democratic Party.
Polling by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago shows a majority of Americans acknowledge people are causing global warming and link global warming to worsening natural disasters.
But Biden, who has mostly been disciplined in keeping the focus on Trump, seemed to sense the political peril. Shortly after the debate, he told reporters he wasn’t talking about any kind of fossil fuel ban.
“We’re not getting rid of fossil fuels for a very long time,” he said.
Biden’s energy plan spells out the time frame — three decades, zeroing out greenhouse gas emissions, which realistically would require substantially cutting fossil fuel use, by 2050.
Campaigning in Atlanta on Friday, Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris, told reporters that he wouldn’t ban fracking, the technique used to extract natural gas.
“You know, the president likes to take everything out of context,” Harris said. “Let’s be clear: What Joe was talking about was banning subsidies, but he will not ban fracking in America.”
Biden has said he would ban new gas and oil permits – including fracking – on federal lands only. The vast majority of oil and gas does not come from federal lands.
More:New Mexico oil and gas advocates criticize Democrat presidential ticket's fracking stance
That’s an especially sensitive point in a state like Pennsylvania, which may prove decisive on Election Day. Trump’s clearest path to reelection hinges on winning both Florida and Pennsylvania, states that he won in 2016.
National polls show Americans are increasingly skeptical of fracking. And even in Pennsylvania, voters in the suburbs and other spots have spoken out against the drilling and against massive gas pipelines.
Berwood Yost, director of the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, said fracking opinions there fall on regional lines and the comments could hurt Biden’s efforts to cut into Trump’s support in southwestern Pennsylvania, where the industry is strong.
“Anything that the president can do to try to make sure he’s able to maintain the sizable advantage that he had in 2016 in these fracking areas, he’s going to do,” Yost said.
But Biden’s call to end subsidies for the oil and gas industry may be politically popular. Biden must try to thread the needle in explaining his calls for a transition away from fossil fuels without an outright ban, Yost said.
Improving technology and falling prices mean renewables already are making huge gains in the marketplace. Solar, wind and other clean energy will surpass coal and nuclear next year in the share of U.S. electricity they produce, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says.
Rich Fitzgerald, a Democrat and the county executive in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, said Biden expressed his views in an “inarticulate way” on the debate stage but called Trump’s efforts to capitalize on it a “desperation play.”
Royalties from a fracking project on land owned by the Pittsburgh airport in 2013 have kept the airport financially afloat, Fitzgerald said. Biden was supportive of that project and another large fracking-related project in a neighboring county during his time as vice president, Fitzgerald said.
He added that while natural gas is important to the regional economy, it’s not the only game in town.
“Is natural gas important to Western Pennsylvania? Certainly it is,” Fitzgerald said. “But it’s not everything we have.”
Associated Press writers Marc Levy in Harrisburg, Pa., Bill Barrow in Atlanta and Alan Fram in Washington contributed to this report.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1621
|
__label__wiki
| 0.818918
| 0.818918
|
The electoral cycle: What Leeds' elections may mean for cycling
Leeds Cycling Campaign take to the streets to demand better cycling facilities
By TomGuha
Cycling UK's Infrastructure Campaigner Tom Guha visited Leeds where boundary changes in the city mean that all 99 council seats are up for election. Tom met with Martin Stanley of the Leeds Cycling Campaign to find out what the election might mean for cycling.
As candidates vie for their opportunity to take office, it is the job of voters and campaigners to canvass their would-be representatives and lobby for their support on local issues.
Martin Stanley, the Chair of the Leeds Cycling Campaign is keen this election makes a difference for cycling in the city: “With every seat in the city up for grabs, we can make cycling a city-wide election issue – and hopefully secure some important commitments for cycling at a strategic level,” he explains.
Leeds Cycling Campaign's approach marks them distinctly apart from Push Bikes in Birmingham, who are using elections in their city to shine a light on local issues. In Birmingham, they have a metro mayor who has been championing cycling at the strategic level for the past year. In Leeds, the campaign group are asking all candidates to pledge their support to a motion that would commit the council to plan a city-wide network of safe cycleways and actively seek the funding to build it.
The motion is based on a Cycling UK template, which has recently been passed by councils such as Warwickshire, Portsmouth and Cheshire East. To meet their aims Leeds Cycling Campaign plan to send ‘mock ballots’, created by Cycling UK, to as many candidates as possible. The ballots will collect the candidates’ pledges, which the group will use to hold those elected to account.
“We are confident,” says Martin, “but it is by no means a done deal. We decided this approach was best as candidates’ postal addresses are the first contact details made publicly available.” But such an approach does present challenges. “To avoid party politics, we have a duty to give all candidates a fair shot at responding to us – but there are practicalities to take account of. Each of the 99 seats has roughly four or five candidates – we can’t afford to reach each and every one by post”.
The campaign’s aim is to reach as many candidates as possible via voters in each ward. “Not only does this reduce costs but candidates are likely to be more responsive to their voters than some monolithic group”. The group will also use digital means as email addresses and social media.
Transport schemes can become highly politicised in local elections. In Leeds, it is the iconic City Connect cycleway that has fallen foul of party campaigns. A Conservative campaign leaflet in the name of Cllrs Rob Wood and Alison and Andrew Carter describes the scheme as a "multi-million pound folly", "dangerous” and says the money should have been spent on road repairs and “safety measures.” Martin Stanley said: "City Connect has its problems but this kind of discourse is not conducive to a practical debate about how to get the best from it.”
One downside of the election will be the loss of some familiar supportive faces. Some may lose their seats but Leeds Cycling Campaign is already sad by the decision of deputy leader Cllr Lucinda Yeadon (a keen supporter of cycling and tricycle rider). Yeadon spent her time in office being a champion for inclusive cycling.
Leeds Cycling Campaign’s role is clear. If they play their cards right, the group have a unique opportunity to get a Lucinda Yeadon in every council seat.
Martin is positive: “Change has been slow but we are making progress. What we are lacking is political will and I hope, through this election, we can stimulate some.”
Campaign ride
To galvanise support for their campaign, the group are organising a ride around the city centre this Saturday 21 April. Join them at Victoria Square at 11:00 if you would like to show your support.
If you are not in Leeds, why not join one of the many other pre-election rides taking place over the coming two weekends in:
Campaigner and activist space for cycling Vote Bike Space for Cycling Local Cycle Campaigning
You too can champion cycling in the UK
Give your support today to help Cycling UK’s charitable work tomorrow. We double every pound you give through other sources to help change lives and communities through cycling.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1625
|
__label__wiki
| 0.69064
| 0.69064
|
Snaileb 's c-blog
Posts 162Blogs 279Following 0Followers 260
News in Film : Hulk & Iron Man to begin Avengers Film?
As much as I hate putting a question mark at the end of my blog titles, this one is truly perplexing folks. I can't get enough of these rumors! From my previous blog, you'll notice how Marvel and WGA have finally kissed and made up! Yay! Well we all know this is just the first stepping stone to the WGA's victory, but in the end we both win : movies for us, cash for them. So now that they've continued their silver screen dominance, let's hear what Mr. William Hurt has to say about his up coming roll as General Thaddeus Ross, who seems to be starring in both The Incredible Hulk & Iron Man. There might be spoilers, so honest fans who don't want a nice easter egg ruined should just turn back now.
Quote from the article : "I have a scene with Iron Man, with Robert Downey Jr.," the Oscar-winning actor told MTV News Friday at the Sundance Film Festival. "It's a funky scene"... "I don't know how it'll work," Hurt admitted, saying it was a thrill to appear as General Thaddeus Ross during Downey's scene. "I know it's weird [to work with a character from another movie], and to know it's a device. We did something; I don't know what that's going to be like [to watch]."
He goes even further, detailing a big spoiler. Exhibit B:
"Liv Tyler, I play her father, General Ross," he explained. "There's a scene, and during that scene there are a number of things happening. [Hulk] has beaten Abomination, and then there's a crowd that gathers around, and they realize that he's beaten Abomination. That Abomination was the one who was killing for just the joy of killing; Hulk is not the one... "It's the moment of turn," Hurt added, "when society's relationship with Hulk stops being so stupid."
So what could this possibly mean for us rabbid movie fans? Well speculation has it being a crossover somewhere in either The Hulk or Iron Man movie, which I think is f*cking brilliant. If they get the story of Iron Man and Hulk out of the way, as well as the relashionship between the two characters, then this could very well be the beginning of the Avengers movie.
What do you think Destructicans? Will it happen? Would you want it? If you want the full interview to make a decision for yourselves, then just click here!
Justice League film is a GO!
Get Smart Trailer & Toy Story 3
Diary of the Dead Trailer
Hellboy 2 Trailer
Hancock & Terminator 4
First 5 Minutes of Cloverfield
A Bruce Campbell Movie
Batman Trailer
Dungeon Seige
AVP 2 : First 5 minutes
New in Film
Batman and Indiana Jones Crossover
About Snaileb one of us since 1:16 PM on 11.16.2006
Snail trails all over your face.
I got these blogs, see..?
Marvel Zombies Movie
Jack Brooks : Monster Slayer
Xbox LIVE: Snaileb
Follow Snaileb
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1627
|
__label__wiki
| 0.518473
| 0.518473
|
Zero Waste Bistro installation provides circular-economy model at WantedDesign
Dan Howarth | 21 May 2018 Leave a comment
A pop-up restaurant that is built from recycled food packaging and that composts all of its leftovers has been set up at the WantedDesign Manhattan fair.
Commissioned by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, Zero Waste Bistro is open for four days to coincide with the NYCxDesign festival.
The temporary eatery builds on the concept created by Helsinki's Restaurant Nolla, billed as the "first zero-waste restaurant in the Nordic region".
Among its aims are to use foods that would typically be discarded, and to reject packaging from supplier, while working with designers, engineers and architects to rethink waste management and water efficiency.
"Our dishes at Zero Waste Bistro in New York will be comprised of local and organic ingredients as well as commonly overlooked byproducts of our food system," said chef Luka Balac in a statement.
"With a strong focus on sustainability, our menu has emerged from creative thinking and the desire to produce something delicious and authentic out of local ingredients that are often ignored."
The team are serving these dishes at the installation, which is co-curated by Finnish designers Harri Koskinen and Linda Bergroth.
Bergroth is also responsible for the design of the space, for which she looked to her country's design heritage and its current innovations.
"Finland is really known for its classic design; consumer products, furniture," Bergroth told Dezeen. "But lately it's been more about material innovations. Sustainable food packaging... biodegradable solutions."
To build the restaurant, she chose panels made from recycled Tetra Pak – a packaging material commonly used for milk cartons.
The panels are fabricated in batches by ReWall in Iowa, and take their colour from whichever products are processed at the time.
In this case, the surfaces have a mottled silver-blue tone from afar, while the text and barcodes from the packaging are visible when looked at up close.
Plastic furniture made from old toys introduces kids to the circular economy
The structure forms a long, narrow space, with arches over the table that runs down the middle. "Because it's a four-day event, I wanted to do something that's visual, fun," said Bergroth. "This tunnel space creates a nice intimate dining experience, and nice acoustics."
She also created a set of speckled trays using Durat – a solid-surface material from a Finnish company of the same name, which is made from recycled plastics and is itself fully recyclable.
Bergorth's collection, which is debuting at WantedDesign, is being used to serve the food and decorate the table for the four-day event.
The Finnish Design Shop provided furniture and lighting from some of the country's best-known brands: the dining stools are by Artek and the pendant lamps above the table are from Iittala.
These were chosen to demonstrate the importance of buying products that will last for many years, rather than items that will break or be tossed after a short time.
The concept as a whole provides an example of a circular economy, in which resources are kept and reused for as long as possible, compared to a linear economy where materials and products are made, used and then thrown away.
"It's time to rethink the way we live, the way we eat and the materials we use," said Kaarina Gould, executive director of the Finnish Cultural Institute. "With Zero Waste Bistro, we're proposing a future that reduces waste and helps to regenerate our natural environment, making it liveable for generations to come; a future that's already here if we make the right choices."
Zero Waste Bistro has been serving five-course meals to groups of 30 at a time since WantedDesign Manhattan opened on 19 May 2018. The exhibition at Terminal Stores in Chelsea runs until 22 May 2018.
WantedDesign is also hosting a showcase at Brooklyn's Industry City, where artist Camille Walala has covered a building in colourful Memphis-style graphics, until 21 May 2018. Both exhibitions form part of NYCxDesign, which runs from 11 to 23 May 2018.
Photography is by Nicholas Calcott.
"It makes you a bad designer if you make something that can't be recycled" says Cupclub founder
Commissioned by: The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York
Curators: Harri Koskinen and Linda Bergroth
Design: Linda Bergroth
Food concept: Restaurant Nolla, Helsinki
NYCxDesign
WantedDesign
Linda Bergroth
More NYCxDesign
NYCxDesign and NeoCon 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
DesignMarch and 3 Days of Design postponed due to ...
Pelle's Incise Paintings feature glass bulbs peeking out of ...
Seven rising talents spotted at NYCxDesign 2019
Eny Lee Parker presents "lumpy and imperfect" homeware at ...
Egg Collective designs its home-like showroom in old ...
New York exhibit An Accelerated Culture celebrates ...
Joe Doucet installs anti-terror benches in New York's Times ...
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1629
|
__label__wiki
| 0.765586
| 0.765586
|
GENERIC WORDS IN DOMAIN NAMES. DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED BEFORE TRADEMARK
JC Global, Inc. v. DOMAIN ADMINISTRATOR / NAME ADMINISTRATION INC.
FORUM Case Claim Number: FA1805001787481 .
It is good to have clarity in the views of panelists on the application of various provisions on the UDRP. A recent unanimous three-person panel decision meets the bill, first, on the issue of rights and legitimate interests. The Complainant must prove that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name. The domain name in the present case was <oceanbreeze>, a very generic and descriptive word and one that is made up solely by combining two generic words. The Respondent had a good show of establishing an RLI in the domain name, simply for that reason.
DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED BEFORE TRADEMARK
But the Panel honed in, first, on another issue that seems to be coming up more frequently these days, where the domain name was registered before the trademark on which the Complainant was relying and where, as it were, the Respondent was faced with a clean slate on which to assert the principle “First Come, First Served”. It was here that the Panel laid down a clear principle, in its own words, that:
“Based on the evidence, the Panel finds that Respondent’s registration of the disputed domain name prior to Complainant’s own trademark registration … confers rights in the same under the Policy.”
You could not have it clearer than that.
PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE DOMAIN NAME IS USED
Another principle was also stated clearly, applicable where the domain name is a generic word and it is used for purposes within the meaning of that word. The principle is , as the Panel said, that:
“Using a domain name in a different industry than a complainant, and in connection with services descriptive of the terms in the domain name, can confer rights and legitimate interests in a domain name under Policy para 4(c)(i) and (iii). See McMullen Argus Publishing Inc. v. Moniker Privacy Servs., (D2007-0676, WIPO
July 24, 2007) (holding that “pay-per-click websites are not in and of themselves unlawful or illegitimate”); see also Heart of Success, Inc. v. PRIVATE REGISTRANT / A HAPPY DREAMHOST CUSTOMER,
(FA1689461 Forum Oct. 10, 2016) (“The records of the case show that the domain name acquired by Respondent is descriptive of the services it has offered online since the domain name registration date… Therefore, the Panel agrees that the circumstances of the instant case indicate that Respondent has not attempted to take advantage of the trademark value of Complainant’s mark and has made a bona fide offering of services per Policy para 4(c)(i).”).”
NEGOTIATIONS ON THE PRICE OF A DOMAIN NAME
Nor can an RLI be negated if there were negotiations on a price, but they were initiated by the Complainant.
GENERIC TERMS IN DOMAIN NAMES
The Panel made yet another clear statement on the implications of the domain name being made up of common and generic terms, which are that they show the Complainant had no exclusive rights over the words and, hence that the Respondent had an RLI in the domain name so long as it was used for purposes coming within the meaning of the domain name.
NO BAD FAITH IF DOMAIN NAME REGISTERED BEFORE TRADEMARK
Nor is it surprising that, on the last issue of bad faith, the Panel, in another clear statement, said that:
“Respondent’s registration of the <oceanbreeze.com> domain name predates Complainant’s first claimed rights in the OCEAN BREEZE mark. Under such circumstances, Complainant cannot prove registration in bad faith per Policy para 4(a)(iii), as the Policy requires a showing of bad faith registration and use."
A useful collection of plain statements from a unanimous three person panel.
Trademarks and Generic Terms in a Domain Name
GENERIC WORDS IN DOMAIN NAMES – THIRD IN A SERIES
Whether or not a Panel will allow a generic word to give rise to a right or legitimate interest in a domain name will, like most other things, depend on the evidence. Often, the Panel has to read betw
GENERIC WORDS IN DOMAIN NAMES - SECOND IN A SERIES
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1633
|
__label__wiki
| 0.778014
| 0.778014
|
Home / national / NLC / May Day: Labour moves to avert job, salary cuts
May Day: Labour moves to avert job, salary cuts
Funso Adekitan May 02, 2020 national, NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) on Friday pleaded for Federal Government’s protection for workers against the onslaught of COVID-19.
The NLC, in particular, expressed concern over reports that workers’ salaries were being cut by employers and in some cases workers at the risk of losing their means of livelihood.
The OPS sought support for the growth and survival of businesses in the country, especially in the formal and informal sectors, as Nigeria continues to battle the economic impact of the coronavirus.
President Muhammadu Buhari assured workers, especially those in the private sector, that government would do all within its power to protect them from undue retrenchment.
State governors saluted workers for their contribution to the general wellbeing of Nigerians.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State doubled the life insurance for health workers in the state.
The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) and the Nigeria Labour Congress asked the Federal Government to support the growth and survival of businesses in the country, especially in the formal and informal sector as Nigeria continues to battle the economic impact of Covid -19.
Specifically, the NLC urged the government to ensure that the $3.5 billion stimulus package for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and other businesses as announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) go to businesses in need of it.
President of the NLC Ayuba Wabba in a solidarity message on the occasion also appealed to private and informal sector employers to show solidarity with workers by ensuring wage protection, income support especially through paid leave and sick leave.
Wabba said this critical period was not the time to stop or deduct from workers’ salaries, saying that such decision would be both illogical and illegal as workers’ salaries are core elements of employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements.
He said the NLC has asked its affiliates and state councils to resist any salary deduction on the account of Covid-19.
He also called on state governments who are yet to negotiate with workers on salary adjustment as a result of the N30, 000 new minimum wages to “quickly attend to this very urgent business.”
In a similar message, the Director-General of NECA, Timothy Olawole warned that if businesses failed to survive the effects of Covid -19 within the shortest period, it could result in massive job losses in the country.
He said: “It is our responsibility- government, employers and workers to ensure is that this does not occur.”
“During the lockdown, activities of organised businesses and the informal sector were severely disrupted. For a country whose socio-economic environment was already challenging, the advent of the pandemic has placed an additional burden on businesses and put thousands of workers under the threat of job losses.
“Nevertheless, employers have remained faithful in their obligations to their workers despite the lockdowns and six weeks or thereabouts of non-productivity. As a representative body of employers of labour, we have continued to encourage our members to continue to hold on and carter to the full compliments of their workforce for as long as it is practicable.”
May Day: Labour moves to avert job, salary cuts Reviewed by Funso Adekitan on May 02, 2020 Rating: 5
Tags: national | NLC
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1639
|
__label__wiki
| 0.563378
| 0.563378
|
FiiO M7 review: A rare bit of novel architecture
By Souvik Das | Published on 16 Aug 2018
The FiiO M7 is a dedicated high-resolution music player that looks like the discerning toy for an audiophile with a penchant for minimalist design.
The last time we reviewed a dedicated, high-resolution music player, we almost refused to give it back. If you are an audiophile, you will seldom be completely satisfied by the audio performance that your smartphone delivers. Such music players, though, started life not as a purist’s pet, but as a mainstream necessity for pumping out music. Through the mid-2000s, portable music players became a rage - the iPods and the Walkmans (Walkmen?) were to be found everywhere. Gradually, mobile phones with plenty of storage and the golden 3.5mm audio jack took the world by storm, pretty much ending the era of mainstream, portable music players.
That, though, has not stopped FiiO from releasing a successor to its lineup of high resolution, portable music players. The FiiO M7, on this note, joins the likes of Sony’s Walkman A35 (Apple retired its sixth generation iPod Touch a while back) in the very short list of dedicated music players at being the affluent audiophile’s magic toy. It is built out of solid, one-block aluminium, features a 3.2-inch display and advertises high-res audio with an integrated upscaling engine as its key selling point. It is officially listed on FiiO’s India website at Rs. 16,990, and for what it offers, can make for a pretty sweet deal for any audiophile’s indulgent investment.
Design and ergonomics
Straight off the bat, the FiiO M7 is designed in the most minimalistic manner. It is shaped out of a single block of metal, finished with a smooth, dusted texture that looks and feels premium. Taking up most of its front side is the 3.2-inch touchscreen display, and above it, at the top, is a power button, power indicator and a 3.5mm audio port. To the right side is the click-wheel that takes a literal cue for being clicky and subsequent buttons that control playback.
There isn’t much happening here in terms of design, and while the minimalist design is photogenic on neat, understated work desks, it may come across as a bit too plain to some. In fact, the only bit of flair on show here is the fluted click-wheel that offers possibly the most satisfying feedback a click-wheel has ever managed to provide. There is also a bit of an oddity, with the screen not being at the dead centre of the device. For fluid design aficionados, this may be a bit of an OCD-inducing aspect. It feels even stranger because everything else on the FiiO M7 is perfectly placed - the click-wheel is at the dead-centre of its indenture, the buttons and ports are embossed to just the perfect level, and are evenly spaced out beautifully.
It is this mixed bag of elements that disturb the flow of the FiiO M7’s minimalistic design. Adding to that are the sharp edges. While the sharp-edge design looks great and the edges are slightly chamfered, the edges still cut into your palm, and feel a bit too taut. On overall terms, while it is really appreciable as to what FiiO has intended to do with the M7 in terms of design, a couple of things can make for a bit of a bother - the empty band of metal sitting atop the display like a block of additional Lego that you didn’t know where to put.
Ergonomics-wise, you almost tend to fall in love with the FiiO M7. The device is super compact, and you can literally slot it into an empty pocket, or backpack storage pouches. The screen and its Android OS provides excellent tactile feedback and easy navigation (more on this later), and each button here provides the perfect tactile response, almost as if to assure you of its engineering quality. The body is built such that you wouldn’t worry about accidental scratches, and all of it comes together to make a very well-built product that is also super easy to use.
Display and features
The 3.2-inch, 480x800-pixel TFT display sits flush in continuity with the device’s front. Being used to smartphones with such large displays, it almost becomes difficult to think that about half a decade ago, a display such as this would have actually qualified as large and excellent. Today, with smartphone screens rendering up to 2K native resolutions and measuring up to an easy 6-inch size, the 3.2-inch display does feel small. That said, it is adequate for the FiiO M7.
The M7 does not support video playback, so the slightly restricted resolution will not exactly hamper viewing or usage. The screen offers good brightness, which makes everything quite legible even if you set the font size to small. Touch response is fluid and unerring, and there are six icons that offer you access to your onboard music collection, FM radio, a photo gallery, a dedicated file manager, device settings and a shortcut for accessing technical assistance.
The display also supports gestures - swiping up from the bottom-left of the screen takes you a step backwards from your present screen, while swiping from the bottom-right takes you directly to the home screen. The music player app offers a smart, easy-to-view design, and the overall semblance to Android devices is a good factor to have. Tapping on the album art also reveals track details, including the file format and the bitrate. The gallery can be used to view photos if you would want to do that. There is 2GB of native storage, and you can add up to 512GB more via microSD to the FiiO M7 to store all the lossless tracks that you’d want.
There is also an inbuilt FM radio player, and the M7 supports native playback of DSD files, as well as USB-based audio playback via the USB-C reversible port. Interestingly, FiiO has also kept its ecosystem open for developers to build standalone apps for the system, but we do not expect too much activity there since the M7 will probably only sell in very limited numbers.
The essence of audio players like these is for audiophiles to load all their high-resolution tracks, which they would not be able to do with their smartphones. Hence, we brought out the best in our collection. The player has integrated Hi-Res Audio playback support thanks to the LDAC codec. It runs on a low-power Samsung Exynos 7270 processor, with 768MB of RAM. Audio performance duties are undertaken by the widely used ESS Sabre ES9018Q2C DAC, which is a proven performer and does not let down here either.
What is good to note is the FiiO M7’s ability to play high resolution, lossless files via Bluetooth, thanks to the support for aptX and aptX-HD codecs. Our benchmark headphones for testing were the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 for wired playback, and the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 Free for wireless playback. The primary list of lossless, high-resolution tracks used for testing included Goodbye Angels (Dark Necessities, The Red Hot Chili Peppers), Hey You (The Wall, Pink Floyd), Dragging Hooks (Open Road, The Cowboy Junkies), Fixin’ to Ruin (Shouted, Written Down, & Quoted, Greensky Bluegrass), Hello (25, Adele) and Misunderstood (Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, Dream Theater). Further tracks included a wide variety of songs across all genres - from Snoop Dogg’s hip-hop, Cake’s rap-style ballads and John Butler Trio’s instrumental cacophony, to Led Zeppelin, Joe Satriani and even a bit of vocal flourish from Coke Studio’s myriad albums.
What is impressive to note is the consistency and richness of the sound that the FiiO M7 engineers. Even those who are not pure audiophiles would easily make out the difference in the quality of playback between the M7 and the average smartphone. In Goodbye Angels, there is a precision and conciseness to the pristine quality of Josh Klinghoffer’s guitar, with Kiedis’ evergreen vocals falling in the exact sweet spot of the mid-frequency range. The M7 actually brings the best out of headphones too, producing a good balance between warmth and brightness. There is also an added peppiness to the tracks since you are listening to almost exactly how the musicians recorded the tracks.
The FiiO M7 holds great composure across a wide range of tracks. Basslines are taut, tight and precise, devoid of any incidental distortions. The low-frequency ranges are built a bit stronger than the rest of the frequency ranges, which actually makes tracks sound better here. The mids are wonderfully heightened by the lossless codec, which brings out minute vocal variations. The highs are well-elaborated as well and make for an excellent auditory experience.
In terms of upscaling, the FiiO M7 does a decent job too. For instance, 320 kbps mp3 files sound audibly better via the M7 than they do from the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, keeping the output headphones consistent. That said, it is debatable as to whether the FiiO M7 makes enough of a difference to make the average person buy one of these. The upscale in quality is pleasant for those with a discerning ear, but seeing how most have shifted to streaming music through apps and seldom carry around offline audio tracks, the level of upscale in quality may not be enough.
To sum up, the FiiO M7 is beautifully engineered and produces sublime audio quality with its high resolution, lossless playback codecs. It is also a beautiful gadget to own, seeing how much of a novelty such music players are on this day. At Rs. 16,990, I’m even tempted to say that it is well-priced for the occasional splurge in a rare breed of the gadget. For those willing to shell out such extra bucks for a high-resolution music player, the FiiO M7 does provide better value in comparison to Sony’s latest Walkman players. If you are in this niche category of people, go for it. The FiiO M7 will not disappoint you.
The one that switches between BMWs and Harbour Line Second Class.
FiiO M7 High-resolution music-player hi-res audio lossless portable audio-player
Goldmedal Electricals launches innovative i-Sense FM-Bluetooth Music Player (3M)
iGear launches ‘Ensemble’ – a 20Watts TWS Portable Soundbar with in-built Subwoofer for High Bass
Boult Audio introduces new LED light powered Zigbuds exclusively on Amazon at INR 2499
Google Nest Audio smart speaker to go on sale from October 5 in India
ViewSonic X10 4K Smart LED Projector Review: Premium projector that's kinda portable
MSI launches Summit, Prestige and Modern series laptops in India: Pricing, features and availability
Top Products View All
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1641
|
__label__cc
| 0.710533
| 0.289467
|
Subscribe to defense verdicts
Defense Verdict Obtained Via Independent Rebuttal Witnesses in Living Mesothelioma Case Brought by Medical Expert Dr. Richard Luros
By Carrie Lin & Brian Gross on August 6, 2013
Posted in Asbestos Litigation, California Courts, Toxic Tort
On July 12, 2013 an Alameda jury returned a defense verdict in the living mesothelioma asbestos case Richard Luros v. Amcord, Inc., Alameda Superior Court Number RG11600370. (Luros complaint pdf download).
The California defense asbestos bar had been watching the case with interest since it was filed in October 2011, as the Plaintiff, Dr. Richard Luros, had for many years prior to his mesothelioma diagnosis served as a medical expert witness in asbestos litigation for plaintiffs represented by the Brayton Purcell LLP law firm. The Brayton Purcell firm represented Plaintiff Luros at trial.
After a month long trial culminating in approximately two days of jury deliberations, the twelve person jury returned a verdict in favor of the remaining trial defendant, Union Carbide. The jury found that Dr. Luros had not been exposed to asbestos from a product associated with the remaining trial defendant, despite Plaintiff’s sworn testimony to that effect. (Luros jury verdict form pdf download). In other words, the case was ultimately won on the issue of credibility –the jury did not believe Dr. Luros’s testimony with respect to how he was exposed to asbestos and by whom he was exposed.
The defense verdict was due, in large part, to the investigation and evidence collected in the nearly two years that elapsed between the filing of the Complaint and the actual trial date (an unusually long amount of time for the defendants to prepare for trial in living mesothelioma cases, which are generally accorded an expedited trial date in California of 120 days). Specifically, the defense verdict appears to have turned on the credibility of the witnesses, and in particular, on the testimony of a number of independent percipient witnesses, which contradicted plaintiff’s testimony.
Of particular concern for defendants, and indicative of the uphill battle asbestos defendants face at trial, despite the “overwhelming” affirmative evidence presented by defendants which tended to demonstrate that Dr. Luros fabricated his testimony, when polled post verdict, five of the jurors – almost half the jury – admitted that their initial vote was in favor of Plaintiff.
Plaintiff’s Evidence in Luros
Plaintiff Dr. Richard Luros filed his Complaint for personal injuries, namely, mesothelioma, on October 18, 2011, against approximately 34 defendants. The named defendants were, for the most part, manufacturers of asbestos-containing joint compound and drywall products, insulation and drywall contractors, and the owners of various hospital premises where Plaintiff alleged asbestos exposure.
At his pre-trial deposition, plaintiff claimed he was exposed to respirable asbestos dust during his residency and through his work as a medical doctor at various hospitals in California. Specifically, plaintiff Luros testified that he worked in the presence of others who applied and sanded joint compound, and other asbestos containing construction products, while he made his rounds as a medical doctor treating patients in various hospitals where new construction and renovation work was performed. He alleged asbestos exposure at virtually every hospital where he worked.
Defendants’ Rebuttal Evidence in Luros
During the pre-trial discovery…
Continue Reading Defense Verdict Obtained Via Independent Rebuttal Witnesses in Living Mesothelioma Case Brought by Medical Expert Dr. Richard Luros
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1646
|
__label__wiki
| 0.944122
| 0.944122
|
Subscribe below to recieve updates direct to your inbox
edie podcast
CSR & ethics
Energy efficiency & low-carbon
Waste & resource management
Net-Zero
Net-Zero Live
Make a Net-Zero pledge
Campaign updates
The pledge wall
The 2020 report
Plastics hub
edie Explains
Insight Reports
Edit company details
Recent tenders
Tenders by email
Submit Tender
Webinars and Masterclasses
Engagement week - on-demand
Sustainable Investment Conference - Digital
Sustainability leaders forum
Sustainability leaders awards
Sustainability leaders club
Energy leaders club
Solar industry has emerged 'leaner and wiser' says Barker
16 January 2013, source edie newsroom
Solar PV will play an essential role in the UK's energy future after coming through a 'testing period', says Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker.
Greg Barker
Speaking at the launch of the BRE National Solar Centre, Barker backed the solar industry for its resilience over two challenging years that saw changes to subsidies and uncertainty for investors.
"As a whole the industry has come through this testing period and has certainly emerged leaner but also wiser, and in due course absolutely larger" said Barker.
With 1.8GW of solar PV now deployed and in operation in the UK - roughly enough electricity to power nearly half a million homes - the Government is working with the solar industry to ensure 2GW is quickly achieved.
Highlighting the progress made over the past few years, Barker boasted that the 1.8GW figure was three times as much deployment as anticipated by the original unreformed scheme, launched back in 2010.
"Now, as we actively contemplate passing the 2GW threshold for solar, we can rightly, proudly and justifiably say that British solar is coming of age. It is reliable, accessible, increasingly affordable, and totally sustainable," he said.
The minister acknowledged the industry's "difficult adjustment" during the changes to subsidies, including cuts to the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) in 2011 which saw several solar companies call on DECC for damages, claiming the cuts were illegal.
However, in December last year, the Government revised its support package for the solar photovoltaic (PV), which the industry welcomed. DECC reduced support for solar power under the Renewables Obligation (RO) from 2 ROCs to 1.6 ROCs, which comes into effect in April, rather than the initially proposed 1.5 ROC's.
"The level of deployment, under the original FiT tariff, simply wasn't financially sustainable at the levels of deployment we saw at the end of 2011," he said.
"We are determined that the new subsidy levels, under both the FiT and also the renewables obligation, including the new enhanced band for building mounted solar, should now set the UK solar sector on a predictable and sustainable, long-term growth trajectory," he added.
Barker also mentioned the important role solar PV would play in helping improve the UK's economic situation.
"2013 is an important year for the economy as a whole. As we do everything we can as a government to drive responsible, sustainable growth in the economy, I want to make sure solar is right up there as part of the Government's growth strategy, because it is an essential part of job and growth creation," he added.
Marking the industry's success and stability, the Minister gave his speech in London during the launch of the new BRE National Solar Centre.
The centre, based in St Austell in Cornwall, aims to help industry and Government deliver on the solar PV opportunities set out in DECC's recent 2012 Renewables Roadmap Update, where the UK's capacity is being steered for growth from its current 1.4GW base up to a potential 20GW by 2020.
BRE director Nick Tune, who developed the idea for the centre, said: "The Centre will help the sector deliver further [cost] reductions so solar PV can become competitive with other low-carbon electricity sources.
"There are significant opportunities to support the development of building integrated PV products and the interaction of PV with commercial buildings. We will also look at issues around smart grids, storage, power output prediction and more - all critical factors for improving the long-term performance of the technology and crating confidence in its future," he added.
Solar Trade Association (STA) CEO Paul Barwell, who also attended today's launch event, said: ""Solar PV has seen dramatic cost reductions in recent years, making it one of the cheapest alternatives to power generation from fossil fuels.
"With stability under the Feed-in Tariff and the RO out to 2015 and 2017 respectively, the framework is there for healthy expansion of the technology at all scales, from household roofs to on-site business and industrial applications through to the utility scale solar parks. The returns are there, the policy is stable, and now is a great time to invest.
"Cornwall has been leading the way on solar, so it is fitting that this is where the Centre will be located. We look forward to continuing our work with Cornwall Council, DECC, and now the BRE National Solar Centre, to ensure that the UK reaps the benefits of solar."
Leigh Stringer
| cuts | DECC | feed in tariff | renewables | solar | Subsidies
Click a keyword to see more stories on that topic, view related news, or find more related items.
Please login or register to make a comment
You need to be logged in to make a comment. Don't have an account? Set one up right now in seconds!
© Faversham House Ltd 2013. edie news articles may be copied or forwarded for individual use only. No other reproduction or distribution is permitted without prior written consent.
Taking place on THURSDAY: edie's free webinar exploring onsite net-zero technologies
Aldi's plastic-free packaging and Portugal's coal phase-out: The sustainability success stories of the week
McKinsey: Global fossil fuel demand will peak in 2027
LEON debuts 'carbon-neutral' burgers and fries
PepsiCo targets net-zero by 2040
Join the edie
Get your daily dose of sustainability news
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1649
|
__label__wiki
| 0.642589
| 0.642589
|
Washington Post Tries to Take Down Parody Site Announcing Trump's Resignation
By Kit Walsh
If you were in Washington, D.C. last week, you had a chance to be one of the lucky recipients of a parody newspaper spoofing the Washington Post and crowing about the “Unpresidented” flight of Donald Trump from the Oval Office as he abandoned the presidency. The spoof, created by activist group the Yes Men, is also visible on the website democracyawakensinaction.org.
The Washington Post’s lawyers were not amused, calling the parody an act of trademark infringement and raising copyright threats. We have responded to explain why the parody is protected by the First Amendment and fair use law.
Dated May 1, 2019, the parody features a series of increasingly unlikely articles, including a mea culpa by the media for Trump’s rise to power and a story pointing out that the paper’s date is several months in the future in case the reader missed it.
The fictional timeline of the paper credits protests like the Women’s March with Trump’s abdication, and includes a link to an action guide for people who want to pursue progressive causes.
As we explain in our response letter, numerous appeals courts have held that political speech is strongly protected from trademark claims. Trademark law is fundamentally about protecting members of the public from making mistaken purchasing decisions – believing they are buying one company’s product when, in fact, they’re buying another’s. It is not a general-purpose legal tool for policing language, or even for preventing people from being confused about what a company’s political stances are, and neither is copyright law.
The Washington Post is free to set the record straight by distancing itself from the spoof; it’s not free to silence others’ political speech. The parody paper and its call to action are staying online.
Deeplinks Blog by Cara Gagliano, Katharine Trendacosta | January 3, 2021
A Smorgasbord of Bad Takedowns: 2020 Year in Review
Here at EFF, we take particular notice of the way that intellectual property law leads to expression being removed from the Internet. We document the worst examples in our Takedown Hall of Shame. Some, we use to explain more complex ideas. And in other cases, we offer our help.In terms...
Deeplinks Blog by Jason Kelley | December 22, 2020
The CASE Act Is Just the Beginning of the Next Copyright Battle
As we feared, the “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act”—the CASE Act—that we’ve been fighting in various forms for two years has been included in a "must-pass" spending bill. This new legislation means Internet users could face up to $30,000 in penalties for sharing a meme or...
Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta | December 22, 2020
This Disastrous Copyright Proposal Goes Straight to Our Naughty List
Just yesterday we saw two wretched copyright bills-the CASE Act and a felony streaming bill -- slipped into law via a must-pass spending bill. But it seems some people in Congress were just getting started. Today, Senator Thom Tillis launched a "discussion draft" of the so-called Digital...
Press Release | December 10, 2020
Unfiltered: How YouTube’s ‘Content ID’ Helps Shape What We See Online
San Francisco –YouTube is supposed to be a vibrant space for new creativity, but in practice creators are sharply hampered by the site’s “Content ID” system. A new whitepaper from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) takes a deep dive into the confusing process of getting a video past YouTube’s...
Filters Do More Than Just Block Content, They Dictate It
Today, EFF is publishing a new white paper, “How YouTube’s Content ID Discourages Fair Use and Dictates What We See Online.” The paper analyzes the effects of YouTube’s automated copyright filter, Content ID, on the creative economy that has sprung up around the platform. Major platforms like YouTube have...
Deeplinks Blog by rainey Reitman, Jason Kelley | December 8, 2020
Podcast Episode: You Bought It, But Do You Own It?
Episode 006 of EFF’s How to Fix the InternetChris Lewis joins EFF hosts Cindy Cohn and Danny O’Brien as they discuss how our access to knowledge is increasingly governed by click-wrap agreements that prevent users from ever owning things like books and music, and how this undermines the legal doctrine...
Deeplinks Blog by Katharine Trendacosta, Jason Kelley | December 7, 2020
Today: Tell Congress Not To Bankrupt Internet Users
We are at a critical juncture in the world of copyright claims. The “Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act”—the CASE Act—is apparently being considered for inclusion in next week’s spending bill. That is “must pass” legislation—in other words, legislation that is vital to the function of the government and...
Deeplinks Blog by Elliot Harmon, Mitch Stoltz | November 17, 2020
GitHub Reinstates youtube-dl After RIAA’s Abuse of the DMCA
GitHub recently reinstated the repository for youtube-dl, a popular free software tool for downloading videos from YouTube and other user-uploaded video platforms. GitHub had taken down the repository last month after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) abused the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s notice-and-takedown procedure to pressure...
Deeplinks Blog by Rory Mir | October 22, 2020
Open Education and Artificial Scarcity in Hard Times
The sudden move to remote education by universities this year has forced the inevitable: the move to an online education. While most universities won’t be fully remote, having course materials online was already becoming the norm before the COVID-19 pandemic, and this year it has become mandatory for millions of...
Deeplinks Blog by Mitch Stoltz | October 15, 2020
Education Groups Drop Their Lawsuit Against Public.Resource.Org, Give Up Their Quest to Paywall the Law
This week, open and equitable access to the law got a bit closer. For many years, EFF, along with co-counsel at Fenwick & West and attorney David Halperin, has defended Public.Resource.Org in its quest to improve public access to the law — including standards, like the National Electrical...
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1651
|
__label__cc
| 0.506541
| 0.493459
|
First Nonopioid Drug Approved for Opioid Drug Withdrawal
Valerie DeBenedette
Valerie DeBenedette is managing editor of Drug Topics.
What you need to know about the latest FDA approval.
The FDA has approved Lucemyra (lofexidine hydrochloride, US WorldMeds LLC) for mitigation of opioid withdrawal symptoms in adults. Lucemyra is not a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD), but may lessen the severity of withdrawal symptoms and is only approved for use up to 14 days. The drug can be used as part of a broader, long-term treatment plan for managing OUD, however.
Symptoms of opioid withdrawal include feeling sick, stomach cramps, muscle spasms/twitching, feeling of coldness, heart pounding, muscular tension, aches and pains, yawning, runny eyes and insomnia/problems sleeping.
“We know that the physical symptoms of opioid withdrawal can be one of the biggest barriers for patients seeking help and ultimately overcoming addiction,” says FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD. “The fear of experiencing withdrawal symptoms often prevents those suffering from opioid addiction from seeking help. And those who seek assistance may relapse due to continued withdrawal symptoms.”
Lofexidine is a selective alpha 2-adrenergic receptor agonist that reduces the release of norepinephrine, which is believed to play a role in many of the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. The safety and efficacy of lofexidine was supported by two randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trials of 866 adults who were physically dependent on opioids and undergoing abrupt opioid discontinuation. Patients who were given lofexidine were more likely to complete the course of treatment than those who received placebo. Side effects for lofexidine include low blood pressure, slow heart rate, sleepiness, sedation, and dizziness.
The FDA is requiring 15 postmarket animal and human studies for lofexidine. Additional animal safety studies will be required to support use longer than 14 days or for use in children.
Lofexidine was originally intended to be a hypertension medication. It has been used in the United Kingdom to reduce opioid withdrawal symptoms since the early 1990s.
The FDA granted this application Priority Review and Fast Track designations, and an independent FDA advisory committee supported the approval of Lucemyra at a meeting held March.
News | Pain Management | New Products
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1656
|
__label__wiki
| 0.57023
| 0.57023
|
Published on June 5th, 2018 | by Subhash Nair
Lotus Now has a New CEO, Mr. Feng Qingfeng
Geely Holding, China’s leading privately-owned automotive group, announced today that Mr. Feng Qingfeng, vice president and chief technical officer of Geely Auto Group, has been appointed to succeed Jean-Marc Gales as Chief Executive Officer of Group Lotus effective immediately. Mr. Jean-Marc Gales has chosen to leave for personal reasons and will become Chief Strategic Advisor to Lotus Chairman, Daniel Donghui Li.
Geely Holding, which acquired a controlling stake in Group Lotus in 2017, thanked Mr Gales for his contribution to the company over the past four years.
Daniel Donghui Li, Chief Financial Officer of Geely Holding and Lotus Cars Chairman, said: “Jean-Marc has stabilised and turned Lotus to profitability for the first time in the iconic brands history with new industry-leading products and unique business models since joining the company in 2014. Lotus is poised for the next phase of growth under Feng Qingfeng’s leadership, where its expertise in lightweight materials and sports cars-engineering will form part of the wider expansion of Geely ‘s automotive portfolio. At the same time, I will welcome Jean-Marc‘s Council as Chief Strategic Advisor to myself and the Board of Directors”.
Geely acquired a majority holding in UK-based Lotus – a world leader in high-performance lightweight sports cars – as part of its agreement last year to acquire 49.9 percent of the shares of PROTON from HICOM Bhd (DRB) of Malaysia, Lotus’s former parent.
Feng Qingfeng (Mr. Feng) said: “I am honoured to have been appointed to lead this iconic British sports car group. With Geely’s global synergies and total support I am confident that Lotus has an exciting opportunity to achieve its full potential as a luxury sports brand, based around its engineering legacy and its future product pipeline.”
On 2017 Group Lotus sold 1600 sports vehicles, an increase of 10% versus 2016, produced at its plant in Norfolk, England. In 2017 the company showed a profit for the first time in history.
Subhash Nair Written work on dsf.my. @subhashtag on instagram. Autophiles Malaysia on Youtube.
Check Out Kingston Custom’s “Spirit Of Passion” BMW R 18 →
Porsche Taycan RWD Coming To US With Tesla Model S Pricing →
Toyota GR Yaris Selling Out Fast →
This ABT Chip Increases A 1.5 TSI’s Power To 190hp, 290Nm →
2021 Harley-Davidson CVO Models Get Rockford Fosgate Speakers January 20th | by Amirul Mukminin
Harley-Davidson Updates Touring Models With New Chassis And Paint Options January 20th | by Amirul Mukminin
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1657
|
__label__cc
| 0.592467
| 0.407533
|
All The Hints That Led To Arya Stark’s EPIC ‘Game Of Thrones’ Moment
May 02, 2019 01:18pm GMT+0800
Nobelle Borines
If you tuned in to watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones, there’s a huge chance that you were blown away by Arya Stark and her epic moment. However, some people believe that the youngest Stark sister didn’t earn the moment and she has been dubbed a “Mary Sue.” On the other hand, Arya’s big moment had actually been hinted at since the beginning of the HBO series. WARNING: Spoilers ahead! If you haven’t seen The Long Night, now is the best time to look away.
In Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3, viewers were shocked when Arya Stark came out of nowhere and jumped at the Night King. Although the villain caught her in mid-air, Arya quickly dropped the catspaw dagger and caught it in her other hand to stab the Night King in the heart. This caused the villain to shatter into ice pieces, followed by the White Walkers and the wights.
Don’t call her a Mary Sue; Arya Stark has been preparing to face the Night King since Season 1.
It’s an amazing moment that was praised by fans. However, some were also skeptical about how Arya managed to defeat the Night King. Here are all the hints that prepared Arya for her face-off against the villain.
Arya’s introduction in the first episode
Do you remember the first time you saw Arya Stark? She was so unhappy with having to sew and decided to join her brothers outside who were practicing archery. She even shot an arrow that hit the target, surprising her brothers. Any great assassin should be able to master several weapons, including the bow and arrow.
“Stick ’em with the pointy end.”
In the second episode, Jon Snow presented Arya with the sword that she would call Needle. He also gave her her first lesson about swords, something that she would later tell her sister Sansa.
In the same episode, Arya also assured Jon that she “can be quick.” This is certainly something that she worked on and perfected throughout the series.
The Water Dancing training
Syrio Forel didn’t just teach Arya how to wield a sword. The First Sword of Braavos also made her work on her agility by ordering the girl to chase cats and stand on her tiptoes for several hours. Arya would repeatedly prove that she has learned that lesson well.
Interestingly, Syrio would sacrifice his own life to make sure Arya isn’t captured by Meryn Trant. Perhaps he understood that the girl was destined for greater things.
Melisandre’s prediction
Arya’s first encounter with the Red Woman didn’t turn out well. She had to watch her friend Gendry be taken away by Melisandre, who somehow stopped to give Arya a hint about her future. This is the first time that Arya was told that she would kill several people, shutting eyes of all colors forever.
“That’s where the heart is.”
He certainly wasn’t her best friend but The Hound actually taught Arya some interesting tricks. In Season 4, he stabbed a dying man in the chest and told her “that’s how you kill a man.” Although her aim wasn’t perfect when she fought the Night King, it was clear that she was aiming for the heart.
The Waif’s questionable training
Throughout the fifth and sixth season, Arya was repeatedly tested by The Waif at the House of Black and White. It seemed like the girl was only torturing Arya but as it turned out, she was teaching her some important skills like fighting in darkness and completing her training as a Faceless Man.
The executive producers of Game of Thrones had already admitted that they planned for Arya to be the one to kill the Night King “for three years.” Perhaps it was her training under Jaqen H’ghar and The Waif that convinced them.
“It’s wasted on a cripple.”
Bran Stark gave Arya the catspaw dagger in the same location where his sister would later kill the Night King. He certainly knew what he was doing.
Did you forget about her sparring with Brienne of Tarth?
The awesome hand switch move that defeated the Night King was previously displayed when Arya convinced Brienne to spar with her. Arya’s quick movements and efficiency should have already confirmed that she can take on anyone on the show.
Sneaking up on Jon
The reunion between Arya and her favorite brother (cousin) was certainly heartwarming but Jon wondering how she snuck up on him already gave away just how stealthy she has become. Needless to say, the Night King never had a chance.
Arya may have been an unexpected candidate to kill the Night King since everyone was expecting Jon or Daenerys Targaryen to do it. However, in a show where the lead character was killed off in the first season, people really shouldn’t be surprised. Perhaps fans have misinterpreted the whole Azor Ahai prophecy all this time.
Learn more about Arya’s epic moment below:
Related Topics:Arya Starkgame of thronesHBOMary Suenight king
Sophie Turner Says If She Can Wear Mask During Birth ‘You Can At Walmart’
Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington and Richard Madden To Reunite In Marvel’s ‘Eternals’
Game of Thrones Cast Sends Off 88-Year Old Hospice Patient By Granting Her Last Wish
Joe Jonas Almost Kissed Sophie Turner’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Body Double Because They’re Practically Twins
‘Game Of Thrones’ Cast Net Worth – Who Made The Most Money?
24,000 Fans Want ‘Game Of Thrones’ Showrunners Removed From New ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Funny1 day ago
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1660
|
__label__wiki
| 0.949634
| 0.949634
|
Ely News
Soham News
Ely Standard > Sport
The future is bright for Ely City as youngsters Hook and Mansfield score first senior goals in Dereham Town rout
Seb Pearce
Published: 3:46 PM January 18, 2016 Updated: 11:30 AM November 1, 2020
Ely City starlet Lewis Hook. - Credit: Archant
Ely City manager Brady Stone praised the club’s youth set-up as two of the Robins’ young stars found the net in their 5-1 success at Dereham Town Reserves.
Ely City manager Brady Stone. - Credit: Archant
17-year-old Lewis Hook opened the scoring – and his Robins account - in the first half with a well-taken finish, and under-18s top scorer Luke Mansfield also notched his first senior goal when he came on late in the second half.
A brace from Sam Goodge and a 12th of the season for Matty Simpson completed the rout – the Robins’ fourth straight league win - and Stone was quick to praise the performance of his side’s young stars.
“I’m absolutely delighted for them,” he said. “We couldn’t have asked for more from the under 18s set-up.
“Hooky [Lewis Hook] has played 12 or 13 games this season but Luke has only played two and I’m delighted that they’ve both got their first goals.
“We knew we had a talented group but we didn’t expect them to make the step up so quickly. Seeing Hooky and Lewis score can definitely be an incentive to the other young players to perform.”
Ely’s victory sent them four points clear in second in the Thurlow Nunn Division One, and also reduced league-toppers’ Wivenhoe Town’s lead to eight points – but Stone has his sights firmly set on promotion, and not winning the league.
1 New Google Search data reveals Ely is one of Britain’s most tired cities
2 High life ends for Bentley owning drug dealer
3 Flooding highlights outline of English Civil War fort as rain fills moat
4 Ely Cathedral's Covid-19 vaccination centre application was turned down
5 Number of fatal injuries caused on our roads ‘remains far too high’
8 County cops issue more than 60 Covid fines since beginning of 2021
9 Nobody home as police force entry after reports of drugs activity
10 Keep a birds-eye view on resident Peregrine falcons by watching webcam
He said: “Promotion is the aim. Obviously if we can catch Wivenhoe then we’ll try and catch them; they’ve got a tough run of games coming up but we’re just going to go about our own business and pick up three points whenever we can. We just want to be in the top three at the end of the season.”
The high-flying Robins will now turn their attentions towards the cup, as they prepare to host league-rivals Stowmarket Town in the quarter-finals of the First Division KO Cup on Saturday (3pm).
Stone has experienced success in the competition after winning it as a player, but now wants it to be his first piece of silverware as Robins boss.
He said: “It’s the only cup we’re in now so obviously we want to go on and win it. I won it as a player and I’d love to win it as manager, but we need to perform like we have in the league if we’re to get to the semi-finals.”
Emergency Services | Updated
NHS worker breaks ribs, ankle and fractures leg in four car pile-up
Harry Rutter
Village’s community Co-op will open next month after New Year delays
Man, 21, with 15,000 indecent images and videos plus 'paedophile manual'...
John Elworthy
Brexit | Interview
Company ‘paralysed by Brexit’ forced to open warehouse in Holland
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1661
|
__label__wiki
| 0.948892
| 0.948892
|
ESPN Press Room
Executive Voice
‘Coach was the only person bold and brave enough to think of boycotting games over Proposition 42’
On the 32nd anniversary of Georgetown coach John Thompson's dramatic protest, The Undefeated's Jesse Washington explores the moment and the…
Visions of 2020, As Seen by Two Dozen ESPN Journalists
See, Feel and Relive What 24 ESPN Journalists Learned About Their Craft in 2020
Journalism Showcase: ‘It was important for me to point out what he means to the community and what the community means to him.’
ESPN’s Clinton Yates discusses his E60/The Undefeated profile of rapper 2Chainz, who as a G League team owner is making…
Journalism on Display: The Undefeated’s story leads to investigation, resignation in college coaching ranks
Penn State men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers resigned after an internal investigation into inappropriate conduct that was triggered by allegations…
Journalism on Display: ‘SC Featured’ Wins Two Edward R. Murrow Awards
ESPN Features Unit honored for storytelling in SportsCenter's “Unchained: The Messenger" and "A Long Embrace."
‘Continuing to be a part of ESPN is even more opportunity to make beautiful music with the people around me’
Play-by-play voice Jason Benetti has signed a multi-year extension; he reflects on his career and his colleagues cheer the news
Dickie V Salutes Stephen A. Smith’s V Foundation Fundraising Efforts
First Take featured commentator Stephen A. Smith's efforts helped raise $7.2M for cancer research as part of recent Dick Vitale…
Journalism Showcase: ‘She is extremely inspiring and I think she’s somebody that you look up to . . . ‘
E60 profiles Sue Bird, who reflects on her career and finding her voice (Sunday, Aug. 9, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Feel Good Friday: Dan Dakich
We can all use some feel-goods these days; Front Row will bring you all the feels, every Friday, through the…
Feel Good Friday: Jen Lada and Seth Greenberg
Good to the Bone: The Mini Oral History on the Making of a Memorable Feel Good Friday
"I think one of my favorite things from Jordan's story was people online saying he 'graduated on ESPN.' That's a…
Feel Good Friday: Holly Rowe and Bill Walton
Journalism Showcase: E:60’s Profile Of Half-Man, Half-Amazing Vince Carter Is All-Engrossing
Producer Ben Houser says the NBA's ageless wonder - a veteran of 22 seasons - is surprisingly revealing.
“I was able to frame the chaos that was unfolding in front of me”
ESPN Images shooter Phil Ellsworth recalls his greatest Final Four moment, capturing the finish of Villanova's 2016 title game victory…
“The game-winning jump shot framed perfectly for me as my position was downcourt”
ESPN Images photographer Allen Kee recalls his greatest Final Four moment, capturing Arike Ogunbowale's Notre Dame 2018 championship game-winner.
Subscribe to the Front Row Daily Email
Get the Latest Front Row Updates
ESPN Corporate Citizenship
Powered by WordPress & Go Forward
ESPN’s CSR Secret Sauce: Content Integration
Feel Good Friday: Laura Rutledge
After 307 Days, Gymnastics Returned To ESPN Networks: Here’s How
Journalism on Display: The Undefeated, OTL on SportsCenter Explore Story of First Black Female Coach in Professional Baseball
ESPN’s Pitaro Welcomes Disney CEO Chapek to ESPN Virtual Town Hall
Front Row Daily
Telling our story from the inside out
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1668
|
__label__wiki
| 0.739064
| 0.739064
|
Lifestyle / Entertainment
Pregnant Amy Schumer cancels show after being taken to hospital with nausea
by Press Association
Amy Schumer and her husband, Chris Fischer, announced in late October that they were expecting their first child together (Ian West/PA)
Amy Schumer has cancelled a stand-up show in Dallas after being taken to hospital with severe, second-trimester nausea.
Posting a message to her fans on Instagram, she said both she and her baby were fine. Alongside the message she shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed.
Schumer, 37, thanked the doctors and nurses caring for her and promised to reschedule Thursday’s show at Winspear Opera House.
Texas I am so deeply sorry. I have been really looking forward to these shows. I have to reschedule. I am in the hospital. I’m fine. Baby’s fine but everyone who says the 2nd trimester is better is not telling the full story. I’ve been even more ill this trimester. I have hyperemesis and it blows. Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bullshit! Sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me and Tati! They are cool as hell! And Texas I am really really sorry and I’ll be out there as soon as I’m better.
A post shared by @ amyschumer on Nov 15, 2018 at 10:55am PST
The comedian said she had been suffering from a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum, which can cause severe morning sickness.
She wrote: “Texas I am so deeply sorry. I have been really looking forward to these shows. I have to reschedule. I am in the hospital. I’m fine.
“Baby’s fine but everyone who says the 2nd trimester is better is not telling the full story. I’ve been even more ill this trimester. I have hyperemesis and it blows. Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bullshit!
About to announce some exciting news on @jessicayellin insta page. Please follow her for up to the minute #newsnotnoise she breaks down what’s really going on. She agreed to post a lil noise today for me! Follow her and VOTE!!
A post shared by @ amyschumer on Oct 22, 2018 at 1:26pm PDT
“Sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me and Tati! They are cool as hell! And Texas I am really really sorry and I’ll be out there as soon as I’m better.”
Schumer and her husband, Chris Fischer, announced in late October that they were expecting their first child together. The couple married in February.
In the same post she encouraged fans to vote in the US midterm elections.
Chris Fischer
Schumer
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1670
|
__label__wiki
| 0.757558
| 0.757558
|
Spotify teams up with Chevy to announce invites, not integration
It's here! Spotify lands in the US (video)
Latest in Audio
Galaxy Buds Pro review: Samsung's best earbuds yet
Samsung's Galaxy Buds Pro offer ANC, 360 audio and more for $200
Two years in, Sony wants to bring 360 Reality Audio to the masses
Turtle Beach is buying quirky microphone maker Neat
Zach Honig
We knew it was coming, but Europe's beloved music service just officially launched stateside, bringing with it 15 million tracks with on-demand access, MP3 import, an offline mode, and social media integration. The streaming music service is currently in an invite-only beta phase, but you can sign up for an invitation or jump the queue right into the service's Unlimited ($5) or Premium ($10) monthly subscription tiers. Groove on over to the source link to sign up, and start piping millions of free tunes directly to your desktop -- once Spotify sends the welcome nod to your inbox, of course.
Update: Logitech announced that it will be offering Spotify service on both the Squeezebox Touch and Squeezebox Radio. Hit up the source link for the full scoop.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Show full PR text
Hello America. Spotify here.
Spotify, the largest and fastest growing music service of its kind, is available from today in the US. We're massively excited to be here.
Spotify is a new way to manage your music, discover new tracks and share songs and playlists with your friends. Now you can enjoy music whenever and wherever you like.
More than 10 million Europeans can't be wrong, surely?
OK, so they are wrong when it comes to spelling 'favourite' and 'doughnut'. But they know a great music service when they see it.
Spotify was launched in Sweden in 2008 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon, out of a desire to develop a better, more convenient and legal alternative to music piracy. Spotify is now the second single largest source of digital music revenue for labels in Europe (IFPI, April 2011), making sure that artists get a fair deal.
Spotify has more than 10 million registered users and more than 1.6 million paying subscribers across 7 countries in Europe; the US marks the 8th territory. With a ratio of well over 15% paying subscribers to active free users, Spotify is the largest and fastest growing service of its kind.
One lean, green, music machine
Spotify gives you on-demand access (with no buffering) to a library of more than 15 million songs. What's more, you can import the MP3s you already own with just one click, to create a mighty music player. And with Spotify, there's no need to skip tracks you don't like. Why? Because you choose the music in the first place.
It's super simple to create and manage all your playlists with Spotify – our users have made and shared over 250 million of them so far. You can also discover the most popular playlists on sites like www.sharemyplaylists.com and www.bbcify.com, or use clever sites like www.spotiseek.com to create playlists of new music based on your favorite artists.
Music is made for sharing. Simply drag and drop music to your Spotify friends, or share with them via Facebook, Twitter, email and SMS. See your friends' top tracks, artists and playlists via their Spotify profiles, subscribe to their playlists and drop tracks into their Spotify inbox. How very sociable.
Take your music with you by installing Spotify on your cellphone or iPod Touch. Wirelessly sync your MP3 playlists to listen offline and subscribe to Spotify Premium to combine your own music with access to our catalogue of over 15 million tracks. It's the perfect music player.
The Land of the Free, the Unlimited and the Premium
During our invite-only beta phase, Spotify offers three great services, from absolutely free to paid subscriptions. All of Spotify's services include the features listed above.
Spotify Free – the unsurpassed free music service. With an invite, enjoy on-demand, buffer-free access to over 15 million songs on your computer, great social features, manage your own music files through Spotify, and sync with your cellphone or iPod. Features occasional advertising.
Spotify Unlimited – all the special features of our free service but with uninterrupted, ad-free access to Spotify on your computer. All for only $4.99 a month.
Spotify Premium - the all-singing, all-dancing, top-of-the-range Spotify experience. Premium gives you access to all the music, all the time. Listen online or offline, on your computer, your cellphone and a whole heap of other devices. Enjoy enhanced sound quality and access to exclusive content, competitions and special offers. Premium costs just $9.99 a month (that's the equivalent of a few fancy coffees).
Daniel Ek, Founder and CEO of Spotify, said: "We believe that music is the most social thing there is and that's why we've built the best social features into Spotify for easy sharing and the ultimate in music discovery. Even if you aren't a total music freak, chances are you have a friend who is and whose taste you admire. I'm looking forward to connecting with some of you in Spotify and discovering some cool new tracks."
Spotify's US launch is in partnership with some of the biggest and most pioneering brands in the world, who want to help us spread the word of Spotify in the USA. Our exclusive launch partners are Coca-Cola and Sprite, Chevrolet, Motorola, Reebok, Sonos and The Daily. These brands will all be launching innovative campaigns in partnership with Spotify in the coming weeks and months.
Ken Parks, Chief Content Officer and Managing Director of Spotify North America, said: "Spotify was founded as a better, simpler alternative to piracy. So making sure that the people who create the music prosper is hugely important to us. We have full catalogues from all the major labels and a raft of independent labels including those represented by Merlin, which means all of their artists are being fairly compensated for their creativity every time people enjoy music through Spotify."
In this article: audio, mp3, music, music streaming, MusicStreaming, spotify, streaming, streaming service, StreamingService, video
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1671
|
__label__wiki
| 0.520826
| 0.520826
|
Through Life Support
Home / News / EPE product developed in conjunction with ADF RPDE launched in the UK
Posted on May 7, 2013 June 11, 2013 by narellehoffman
EPE product developed in conjunction with ADF RPDE launched in the UK
Last week the EPE product, Scimitar was launched in the UK by our Distribution Partner, Providence CTS at the Counter Terror Expo in London.
Born from an urgent operational requirement expressed by the Australian Defence Force in 2011 to improve bomb disposal operations in Afghanistan, EPE’s Scimitar is an information collection and fusion tool, which enhances tactical level situational awareness, mission and training analysis, and intelligence gathering.
EPE has partnered with Providence Counter Threat Solutions to represent Scimitar in the UK and European markets. While Scimitar started with military bomb disposal operations, its utility extends into law enforcement, emergency services, mining and many corporate applications where information is gathered from different sensors and sources. Until the arrival of Scimitar, tactical-level operators had to rely on several different means to manage task information. Scimitar exploits advances in technology to better capture, store, manipulate, fuse and disseminate multi-source information, including the live-streaming of data. It allows you to create an electronic record of a particular operational mission or event, or training scenario by overlaying sensor data streams inputted into the system. Data including geospatial, video or still imagery, audio, biometrics, dosimetry or any other data can be streamed onto an operational timeline for ease of current and future reference.
The Expo in London was visited by over 10,000 people and Scimitar received interest from UK MoD, UK Police, and first responder groups from Turkey, Netherlands, Bahrain, Slovakia, Hungary and Pakistan. Providence CTS were awarded a certificate as a finalist for CT Expo Excellence Awards for C-IED innovation at the Expo.
Previous post: Remnants of War the documentary – Extended Trailer released
Next post: Explosive Protective Equipment has refined its name to EPE
EPE ranks 17th in Australian Defence Magazine Top SME suppliers to Defence
EPE features in Line of Defence Magazine
EOD10. The most trusted BOMBSUIT across the world
Brisbane, Australia.
Boston, USA.
Copyright © EPE. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1676
|
__label__cc
| 0.633715
| 0.366285
|
News and Views Back
Multimedia , News
ERIA Holds the 3rd East Asia Energy Forum Virtually
Jakarta, 17 November 2020: The 3rd East Asia Energy Forum (EAEF) was organized as a virtual event by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Energy Research Institute Network (ERIN), and the ministry of Industry, Viet Nam.
The Forum, titled ‘Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), and Carbon Recycling in ASEAN’ started with opening speeches by H.E. Mr Hoang Quoc Vuong, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam and H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN. Keynote speeches were given by H.E. Dato Seri Setia Dr. Awang Haji Md Hussein, Minister of Energy, Brunei Darussalam; H.E. Mr Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, Cambodia; H.E. Dr Khammany Inthirath, Minister of Energy and Mines, Lao PDR; H.E. Mr Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia; H.E. Mr Koichi Munekiyo, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan; and Dr Prasert Sinsukprasert, Director General of Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency, Ministry of Energy, Thailand on behalf of H.E. Mr.Supattanapong Punmeechow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy, Thailand.
EAEF3 marked a great success with insightful presentations from the Institute of Energy Economics Japan (IEEJ), the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), the Global Carbon Capture Storage Institute (GCCSI), the Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI), the Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), the Environmental Consulting Department, Japan Nus Co., Ltd., the National University of Singapore (NUS), Pertamina, Indonesia, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, and the Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS, with active participation from the audience.
The result of EAEF3 was summarized as ‘Reflections of EAEF 3’ and highlighted in the joint statement of the EAS Energy Ministers Meeting and the Chairman’s Statement of the East Asia Summit in November 2020 as follows:
Joint Statement of the 14th EAS Energy Ministers Meeting
The Ministers noted the progress of implementation of the rolling 3-year Roadmap on EAS Mid-Term Energy Policy Research for 2019-2021 and appreciated the contributions of ERIA towards energy policy research activities under the EAS energy cooperation platform. They welcomed the successful convening of the 3rd East Asia Energy Forum (EAEF 3) focusing on CCUS on 17 November 2020 organized by ERIA and Viet Nam and noted the “Reflections from the 3rd East Asia Energy Forum (EAEF3)”.
Chairmans Statement of the 15th East Asia Summit
We welcomed the progress made in EAS energy cooperation, including the successful conduct of distributed energy system audits in select ASEAN Member States led by Japan, the ongoing feasibility study on wind power with energy storage systems in select ASEAN countries led by the Republic of Korea, and the evaluation of carbon emission reduction through mobility electrification and introduction of alternative biofuels led by the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). We noted the expanded EAS initiatives on the promotion of natural gas, hydrogen and carbon recycling, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and looked forward to the initiatives contributing to energy transitions in the region. We welcomed the contribution of ERIA to the implementation of the EAS Mid-Term Energy Policy Research Roadmap for the 3 ECTF workstreams. We welcomed the successful convening of the 3rd East Asia Energy Forum (EAEF 3) focusing on CCUS on 9 November 2020 organized by ERIA and Vietnam, and the EAS New Energy Forum held on 24th September 2020 organized by China. We encouraged ERIA to continue high-quality policy-based research and pragmatic recommendations reflecting the regional energy situation after COVID-19.
Download Related Document
Reflections of the 3rd East Asia Energy Forum
The meeting was divided into two sessions: the first session discussed Carbon Recycling with Prof Jun Arima, Senior Policy Fellow at ERIA as Moderator. The second session focused on the current situation of CCUS and future perspectives, with case studies regarding CCUS project development in Indonesia, and a panel discussion led by MRI.
In the first session, representatives from Japan, Mr Hideaki Tanaka, NEDO, and Mr. Hiroshi Tsuchiya, METI, elaborated on technology innovation for Carbon Recycling. This technology is an element of CCUS and can be adapted to the countries that have insufficient EOR/EGR (Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery) technologies. Dr Saleh Abdurrahman, from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia, and Dr Twarath Sutabuthr from the Ministry of Energy, Thailand, expressed interest to develop this technology in their countries. Mr Saleh stated that Indonesia already has several policies that support the adoption of this technology in Indonesia. For Thailand, Carbon Recycling development has not been integrated into the 2030 country roadmap yet. The session highlighted key challenges facing deployment of this technology within the region, including cost reduction, demand creation, and international collaboration. International and regional support will be crucial to encourage more research. Also, as part of climate actions to reduce global carbon emission, the targets and actions should go beyond 2030.
The second session consisted of two parts. The first focused on CCUS promotion with presentations by Mr Ian Havercroft from Global Capture and Storange institute (GCCSI) and Ms Kikuko Shinchi, from MRI. Mr Havercroft emphasized policy approachs to promote CCUS, and learning from other advanced countries, such as European, Japan, the US, and Australia. He made several suggestions for consideration by Asian nations regarding CCUS deployment, such as allowing sufficient time for developing legislation, particularly in light of wider policy commitments. Ms Shinchi focused more on CCUS business cases. She stated that CCUS business development can build upon existing frameworks. Moreover, establishing bilateral MOUs on CCUS cooperation is essential.
Next, a representative from JAPEX, Mr Toshiyukki Anraku, presented the results of a feasibility study for JCM (Joint Credit Mechanism) CCUS in two locations in Indonesia: Niru, South Sumatera, and Sukowati, Central Java. This project is a bilateral project between Japan (JAPEX) and Indonesia (Pertamina EP and LEMIGAS). In order to promote JCM CCUS commercialization in Indonesia, Mr Anraku pointed out that Indonesia needs to improve in several areas, such as long-term vision and strategy, policy readiness, technology enhancement, commercial environment, and public acceptance.
Dr Yucho Sadamichi, from Japan Nus Co., Ltd. presented a case study conducted in Indonesia regarding a CCUS-EOR and CO2 pipeline project, and CCUS and Power Generation Development, Gundih Project. He explained that the feasibility study has been conducted since early 2020, and the site has unique features that potentially can expand to be the first CO2 credit from CCUS through JCM. Again, private sector participation in CCUS is important to sustain the project.
During the panel discussion, led by Ms Kikuko Shinchi from MRI, discussions highlighted legal frameworks, collaborative approaches, and research innovation as essential. Most participants raised points on international knowledge sharing and capacity building to succeed in the commercialization of CCUS technology and to overcome the challenges.
In closing remarks, Prof. Nishimura emphasized that (1) CCUS and Carbon Recycling are absolutely crucial technologies for the ASEAN region to achieve carbon neutrality in the future, without neglecting energy security and affordability for regional energy choice. As the volume of fossil fuels will continue to increase in the future, the energy mix should be supported, and deployment of CCUS and Carbon Recycling technologies should be considered; (2) It is necessary to promote RD&D (Research, Development and Demonstration) efforts of CCUS and Carbon Recycling technology to improve its performance and cost competitiveness for long-term planning beyond 2030; (3) The presence of supporting policy actions on CCUS and Carbon Recycling deployment is crucial; and lastly (4) Promoting regional and international cooperation in this regard should be encouraged. ERIA will continuously deliver pragmatic policy messages reflecting the regional energy reality, CCUS and Carbon Recycling as they are priority areas.
Keynote Speech and Welcome Remarks
Keynote Speech by H.E. Dato Seri Setia Dr Awang Haji Mat Suny bin Haji Md Hussein, Minister of Energy, Brunei Darussalam
Keynote Speech by H.E. Mr Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, Cambodia
Keynote Speech by H.E. Dr Khammany Inthirath, Minister of Energy and Mines, Lao PDR
Policymakers and Experts Discuss Sustainable Energy and Connectivity in 2nd East Asia Energy Forum
Bangkok, 2 September 2019: Energy ministers and researchers from ASEAN countries gathered in Bangkok on 2 September 2019 to attend the 2nd East Asia Energy …
ERIA, ERIN, and the Philippines Department of Energy Organise 1st East Asia Energy Forum
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and its Energy Research Institutes Network (ERIN) worked together with the Philippines Department of Energy …
SIIA Insights
AEC Blueprint
Ageing Population
AMRO
ASEAN Road Show
ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community
Asia - Africa
Asia - Europe
Asia Cosmopolitan Awards
BIMP-EAGA
Closed call for proposals
Courtesy Visit
East Asia Policy Dialogue
East Asia Summit
Economic Integration Harvard
Energy Research Institutes Network
ERIA Editors' Roundtable
Finance and Macro Economy
Global Go To Think Tank Index
Mekong Region
Population Ageing
Research Institutes Network
RURB
Strategy and Partnership Programme
X Clear results
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1678
|
__label__wiki
| 0.531566
| 0.531566
|
Jamis M45
Hamilton Harriers
12.5km 1 59:57
0.00 1:36:09 1:33:58 1:32:55 1:45:00 1:43:30 1:39:27 1:46:00 1:43:40 1:40:48 1:40:28
54mi 1 22:00:00
0.00 22:00:00
Men's 10k - Glasgow 10km 21 Jun 55:00 51.18%
HAMILTON HARRIERS 10KM SEALED HANDICAP 10km 23 Jan 52:00 52.31%
MND Scotland 21st Annual Fun Run 6mi 10 May 43:20 60.32%
Hamilton Harriers 10km Race 10km 31 Jan 43:26 62.33%
Nigel Barge Memorial 10K 10km 3 Jan 49:49 54.13%
Hamilton Harriers Christmas 5km 5km 29 Nov 22:49 58.12%
Hamilton Harriers Club Handicap 5km 18 Nov 22:23 59.25%
Hamilton Harriers Club Handicap 5km 28 Oct 23:26 56.59%
Hamilton Harriers Handicap 5km 26 Aug 23:11 57.20%
St. Andrew's Hospice 10K 10km 23 Aug 46:20 58.20%
Isle of Arran Half Marathon 13.1mi 29 Jun 1:40:48 58.21%
East Kilbride 10k 10km 22 Jun 45:11 59.68%
Dunblane Hydro 7.5 Mile Road Race 7.5mi 25 May 54:47 59.91%
Monklands Half-Marathon 13.1mi 18 May 1:43:23 56.76%
Deafblind Scotland 10K 10km 10 May 46:18 58.24%
Balfron 10K 10km 27 Apr 46:21 58.18%
North Glasgow 5K 5km 20 Apr 22:40 58.51%
Kirkintilloch Olympians 12.5 Km Road Race 12.5km 24 Feb 59:57 56.69%
Grangemouth Round the Houses 10K 10km 17 Feb 42:54 62.85%
Hamliton Harriers Closed Handicap 5km 9 Feb 20:45 63.91%
ATHelite Run in the Park 5K 5km 3 Feb 24:38 53.84%
St Andrews Hospice St Andrews Day 6k 6km 25 Nov 26:56 58.79%
Lanarkshire Cross Country Championships (Senior Men's race) 6mi 24 Nov 47:00 55.21%
Tinto Hill Race 4.4mi 10 Nov 1:02:15 30.41%
St. Andrew's Hospice 10K 10km 23 Sep 46:57 57.24%
Hamilton 5K 5km 19 Aug 22:05 59.75%
Tom Scott Memorial 10 Mile Road Race 10mi 8 Apr 1:15:32 58.47%
Alloa Half-Marathon [NB - this race was actually on 18th March ] 13.1mi 27 Mar 1:50:01 53.21%
Balloch to Clydebank Half-Marathon 13.1mi 11 Mar 1:50:00 53.22%
ATHelite Run in the Park 5K 5km 18 Feb 26:35 49.64%
Oxygen Deficit 10k Road Race 10km 3 Feb 47:17 56.84%
St Andrews Hospic 6km 6km 25 Nov 28:00 56.31%
RUNNING THE RACE 10km 25 Sep 45:47 58.55%
The Jim Dingwell Elloughton 10K 10km 13 Aug 48:00 55.85%
East Kilbride Half Marathon 13.1mi 26 Jun 1:39:27 58.72%
Dunfermline Half Marathon 13.1mi 29 May 1:43:21 56.50%
Tough Guy 0mi 30 Jan 2:15:00 0.00%
glasgow half 13.1mi 2 Sep 1:43:30 56.41%
STATE STREET CALEDONIAN CHALLENGE 54mi 12 Jun 22:00:00 21.93%
Great Scottish Run Half Marathon 13.1mi 19 Aug 1:45:00 55.60%
irn bru glasgow half marathon 13.1mi 23 Aug 1:32:55 62.83%
irn bru great scottish run 13.1mi 24 Aug 1:33:58 62.13%
City of Glasgow Great Scttish Run 13.1mi 25 Aug 1:36:09 60.72%
2018 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22
2015 11 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 46 9 9 0 81
2012 62 0 27 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136
2011 94 44 46 100 29 12 21 14 25 29 23 3 438
2011 64 54 35 57 68 41 18 14 10 11 0 3 373
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 0 0 0.6
2010 41 32 15 74 28 33 8 8 23 47 26 7 341
2010 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 32 0 76
2009 127 84 89 36 6 31 18 23 0 0 5 0 419
2008 124 119 57 43 115 65 8 76 40 30 44 34 755
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 14 68 52 166
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1679
|
__label__wiki
| 0.555941
| 0.555941
|
PlayStation 4, XBOX One, Nintendo Switch, PC
PEGI 18, ESRB M
Can you survive?
The Persistence challenges you to survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship in the year 2521, overrun with horrific & murderous aberrations.
Stranded, malfunctioning and caught in the inexorable pull of a black hole, “The Persistence” is overrun with a crew mutated into horrific & murderous aberrations. It’s down to you, a clone of security officer Zimri Eder, to make your way deeper in the decks of The Persistence to repair the systems and prevent the ship from being torn apart. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this brutal sci-fi horror roguelike.
Arriving on new platforms!
Originally exclusive for PlayStation VR, The Persistence comes to new platforms including XBOX One, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Death is just the beginning
The only thing that stands in the way of saving the starship is an array of clone printed monstrosities, constantly replenished by the ship’s malfunctioning clone printer. If any encounter with these foes proves fatal, Zimri’s consciousness is uploaded into a new host body, ready for the next attempt
An ever-changing labyrinth
The colony starship has a self-configuring macrostructure which can alter its internal architecture – and due to the catastrophic malfunction, that’s exactly what will happen. Upon awakening in a new cloned body or on teleporting between decks, the layout of the starship will change each time. Each and every expedition into The Persistence will be unique with different, items and gear to collect & upgrade.
Enhance, upgrade and augment
The technology of the 26th century allows for genetic augmentation and manipulation of dark matter technology. Resequence Zimri’s DNA to improve health, toughness and defensive abilities or even harvest crew DNA to create cloned bodies of crewmembers to inhabit, each with their own unique abilities.
Explore, evade, fight and gather resources
The mutated horde won’t think twice about tearing Zimri limb from limb. Use the environment to scope out, stalk and gain the tactical advantage in either evading or attempting to take them down. Explore the decks of the ship and gather resources, weapons and suit customizations to aid survival in the journey deeper into the dark and terrifying depths.
Play with or against your friends
Connect a phone or tablet running IOS or Android to the game for up to 4 players to take control of ‘Solex’ – the ship’s engineering system. Once connected, they will be able to take control of the ship’s systems in realtime, including abilities to lure creatures, open doors and disable any of the ship’s internal security defenses. * (Feature not available for XBOX Platform. Data charges may apply)
Optimised for both VR and Non-VR Platforms
The Persistence comes to new platforms, heightening the terror to a new fidelity with enhanced environments, post-processing, lighting and rendering effects for PC, PlayStation 4. PlayStation 4 Pro, XBOX One X and PC VR headsets.
The Persistence Date Announcement
The Persistence VR
PSN Store
XBOX One Store
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1683
|
__label__wiki
| 0.96697
| 0.96697
|
'02 soybeans may produce record yield
Doreen Muzzi Farm Press Editorial Staff | Sep 20, 2002
Farmers are, by nature, not an overly optimistic lot. Even so, it's getting easier to spot some normally poker-faced farmers with the corners of their mouths turned upward into an almost celebratory grin as combines dump load after load of the 2002 Mid-South soybean crop onto waiting tractor trailers.
“This is probably going to be the best crop we've ever had in Mississippi. If the weather holds and we can get it out of the field, we'll break the state yield record this year,” says state soybean specialist Alan Blaine at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss.
The state's 10-year average is about 26 bushels per acre, with a record of 34 bushels per acre harvested statewide in 1992. Blaine expects this year's state yield average will exceed 30 bushels per acre, and says the number could be as high as 40 bushels per acre.
Mississippi isn't the only state hoping records will tumble in 2002. If early reports from the field are any indication, soybean growers in Louisiana are also primed to break state yield records in 2002.
Louisiana's state soybean yield average is 26 to 28 bushels per acre. “We'll need to top 30 bushels per acre to break our yield record, and if the yield trend continues, we expect to do that,” says Louisiana soybean specialist David Lanclos at the LSU AgCenter's Dean Lee research facility in Alexandria, La.
According to Lanclos, early-maturing soybean varieties are yielding anywhere from 35 bushels per acre to 75 bushels per acre. The historic state average is about 26-28 bushels per acre. “Right now, yields are very, very good. Our state yield average for 2002 could end up in the neighborhood of 35 to 45 bushels per acre,” he says.
Blaine says about 35 percent of his state's soybean acreage was harvested as of Sept. 10, with reports of some dryland soybeans cutting as well as comparable irrigated soybeans.
With yield reports ranging from the mid-20s to over 60 bushels per acre, Blaine attributes the high yield numbers to the early planting soybean production system and good varieties. “There's no doubt about it, we're seeing some of the best yields ever in Mississippi. However, the Group V soybeans still in the field could have a difficult time hanging in there with the early-planted group four soybeans.”
Endangering the potential for record high yields in the later maturing soybeans, he says, are late-season insects, disease, and the need for one last drink of water. “We're seeing worm pressure further north than we usually have it, and stinkbug numbers have been erratic with population numbers building to treatment levels in some areas of the state.”
In addition, Blaine says, some of the state's later planted Group V soybeans may be infected with cercospora disease. The disease, which causes the plants to have a stay green appearance, is convincing some growers there soybeans are not quite ready for harvest, when in fact they are.
In Louisiana, Lanclos estimates the state's producers had harvested about 20 percent of the state's 800,000-acre soybean crop as of Sept. 10. “Overall, subject to a hurricane or other natural disaster, the potential is there for an excellent soybean crop,” he says.
Early yield reports for group four soybeans have been exceptional, he says, with an average yield of between 40 and 45 bushels per acre. While yield reports are not yet in for the later-planted group five and six soybeans, Lanclos expects the high yield trend to continue in both irrigated and dryland soybeans.
Because of dry conditions this past spring, Louisiana's soybean farmers weren't able to plant as early as they normally would, which is extending the harvest season by three to four weeks.
These later-maturing varieties are still growing, and we're still finding stinkbugs and aerial blight in soybeans, and we need one good rain to finish the crop out. Farmers are also concerned that a lack of rainfall could reduce yields,” Lanclos says.
On the other hand, Kurt Guidry, an economist with the LSU AgCenter says farmers are seeing better prices now than they have over the past three to four years, and the increase is mostly attributed to weather problems in the Midwest, where drought conditions have reduced normal yields.
“It's shaping up to be a relatively profitable year for producers,” Guidry says. “Producers are encouraged with the yield potential in the fields and the better prices.”
Guidry says this year's yields are “closer to the trend line” after drought reduced yields the past few years, and prices appear stronger. “From a market standpoint, we have a better situation than the past three to four years. It's shaping up to be a good year,” he says.
e-mail: dmuzzi@primediabusiness.com.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1692
|
__label__wiki
| 0.537298
| 0.537298
|
https://www.farmprogress.com/sites/all/themes/penton_subtheme_wallacesfarmer/images/logos/footer.png
Serving: IA
Managing risk in 2021
Apply for CSP in Iowa by Feb. 19
Beaver dams: Nuisance or conservation practice?
Citizen science: Understand world by participating
CIBO, Peoples partner on carbon credit project
Sustainably Grown U.S. Soy mark highlights sustainable soy production
NPPC, AFBF claim California’s Prop 12 impact ‘severe’
2021 land values off to good start
Recognizing a Winner
Contest shines light on top custom operator, how do you recognize achievement.
Willie Vogt | Dec 08, 2010
Mike Pluimer of Ceres Solutions in Templeton, Ind., got a pretty sweet bit of recognition recently when he was named 2010 Operator of the Year by Agco's Application Equipment Group. It's a prize the company started giving out five years ago and aims to recognize the top operators in an elevator or co-op's business.
For Pluimer, who started as a farmer, went part-time as an applicator and now does that job full-time, the recognition is nice. And his nominating co-worker says some great things about him to: "The best way to describe Mike is that he's an all-star quarterback for our team," says Tom Stein, who nominated Pluimer. "He possesses leadership skills and a game plan to help our organization and our customers win. He's able to take the hits of 1,000-acre days, and he has the ability to call audibles in the field." Wow sounds great and there are sports analogies.
Mike Pluimer, Ceres Solutions, holds his Operator of the Year plaque as he sits atop his new Harley Davidson. Pluimer credits the team he works with and his wife of 40 years, Mary Jane, for his success.
Congrats to Pluimer, who not only got the nifty plaque you see in the picture but he's also sitting on his new Harley-Davidson motorcycle too. The winner, who had no idea he was nominated, notes "it took awhile before it set in that I was a finalist, and I'm still a bit shocked that I won."
For nominating the winner, Stein also got a three-day/two-night Harley Road Trip for himself and a friend.
Other finalists included Gary Brandt, Gate FS, Inc., Red Bud, Ill., Marcos Duarte, Crop Production Service, Galva, Kan., and Tony Kornder, Genesis, Le Center, Minn.
This kind of award is great, and it's not something a farmer can give employees - at least I don't know many that would - but as the end of the year rolls around, how are you going to recognize those farm employees who put up with the same long hours you have - even though you pay them - and especially the ones who show up all the time ready to rumble?
There are a lot of employee surveys that show that pay is not the main reason someone stays on the job, they often stay because of a sense of worth, and recognition that they're an important part of the team (oops another sports analogy). Essentially, you're probably telling people they're doing a good job most of the time, but as the year ends and you look back 2010, the fast harvest and all the other issues for the year, it might be a good time to thank those employees one more time. You'll both feel better.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1693
|
__label__cc
| 0.723132
| 0.276868
|
Home>Crops>Cotton
This Hotel California strictly for Black Widows
Harry Cline | Mar 28, 2007
“Welcome to the Hotel California
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year”
Proprietor: Kent Daane. Fittingly, Black Widow Spiders are the only guests of this Hotel California...”such a lovely place...such a lovely place.”
No need for a desk register. Desk clerk Daane knows all his guests. He personally reared all 3,000 of them for a stay in this special place that ... “could be heaven or this could be hell.”
California Table Grape Commission is the mortgage holder of this particular lovely place....”You can checkout any time you like. But you can never leave!”
Daane’s real job is University of California Extension specialist, biological control. His charge is to make sure his guests in this vineyard established to study the habits of black widows never reach the upper floor where there are table grape clusters.
One black widow spider in a bunch of table grapes is definitely an unwanted guest. One is one too many, and the California Table Grape Commission is funding an aggressive research effort by University of California entomologists to help growers to turn ones into zeros.
Hotel California for Black Widows is just one element of the research Daane and others are conducting on how to find and control black widow spiders, which have been found in table grape clusters in supermarket produce departments here and overseas.
A definite no-no in this country, but even more so in critical markets overseas. One-third of California table grapes are exported each season and if enough black widows are found in bunches shipped overseas, hard earned markets could be lost. This is especially true in countries where there are no black widow spiders. There these evil doers are considered invasive species to never become established.
Black widows are certainly not invasive in America where Daane estimates one-third of all households have black widows in backyards, basements or other places.
One of the big reasons homeowners and table grape growers alike do not see them is that they are nocturnal.
“The black widow spiders always come out at night in vineyards, typically starting after dusk and remaining until just before sunrise,” Daane told the annual San Joaquin Valley table grape seminar in Visalia recently.
Treat early, late
Daane told 300 growers and PCAs there they could use that little bit of research information to ensure that black widows do not get a one-way ticket out of a vineyard on a table grape bunch. Early morning or late evening may be the best time to treat with insecticides.
Fortunately, said Daane, there is an array of effective insecticides for control of black widows.
In direct contact studies, Danitol, Lorsban and Lannate “provided excellent control of adult black widows with 100 percent mortality one day after treatment.”
However, Applaud, Provado, Agrimek and Omite had little or no impact.
Of the effective material, only Danitol and Lorsban provided “residual control,” said Daane. This is where spiders died after contact with treated bark. Danitol was also “very effective” against immature black widows, while Lorsban had less impact.
Most black widows (40-60 percent) in vineyards with known black widow problems were found near the trunk base with fewer than 8 percent found in the canopy and clusters. Fewer than 1 percent were actually found in clusters, according to Daane.
Black widows like to spin webs in areas between grapestakes and the vine and in irrigation standpipes. They love milk cartons used to protect young vines. Daane suggests removing the protective milk cartons as soon as practical. In one vineyard where the cartons were removed, spider populations quickly declined.
Finding black widow webs is easier than finding spiders. Daane suggests destroying webs around the base and other areas of the vine where they are found before applying an insecticide. Three to five days after treatment return to those sites — he suggests 50 webs -- and see if the webs have been rebuilt. If the black widows are still alive, the webs will be built back in three to five days.
Black widows are active year-round, even in when temperatures are freezing or near freezing. Nighttime applications in the winter when they are slow moving may be the best time to reduce the problem with pesticide applications.
Both mature and immature black widow stages are present year-round. Spiderlings are most common from May through October, typically peaking in May and June. Spiderlings were always found on webs at the base of the vine. Adult female black widows produce egg sacs from April through September.
Found at harvest
“Unfortunately, the largest number of black widows are found during the harvest months of August through November,” Daane noted. Fall is also when 50 percent of the state’s table grapes move to market.
Daane says the late season movement into canopy and clusters could be spiders looking for prey. “This will be especially true in vineyard systems with dense overhead canopies that block growth of plant materials on the vineyard floor, which also reduces the potential prey near the ground and away from the grape clusters,” he said.
As a biological control specialist, Daane is always looking for beneficial insects/predators. The best biological control for black widow spiders is black widow spiders. They eat their young.
Welcome to Hotel California.
email: hcline@farmpress.com
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1694
|
__label__cc
| 0.708102
| 0.291898
|
ATX Aging & Innovation Summit: Day One
by AustinUP
Tue, October 20, 2020
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM CDT
The Age of Resilience Meets the Resilience of Age
ATX Aging & Innovation Summit: October 20 - 21, 2020
This virtual event hosted by AustinUP, featuring multiple sessions held over two days, will explore Covid-inspired innovation and insight that could improve the lives of older adults as we emerge from this devastating pandemic. Our speakers and panels will take a closer look at how the events of 2020 are changing the way we think about aging especially in the areas of technology, equity and access.
DAY ONE: Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Register for DAY ONE of our Summit via this Eventbrite page! With plenty of break time in between sessions, attendees may log in and out as their schedules allow. Tickets are $25/day. Note: We want this program to be accessible and inclusive to all. If you’d like to join us and cost is a barrier, then please use the promo code austinup upon checkout. When registering, be sure to hit the APPLY button for the discount to go into effect. Questions? Email teresa@austinup.org. (Click here for registration and details about DAY TWO.)
Opening Keynote Presentation: Reconfiguring Life’s Third Age, 9 – 10 a.m.
Robert Morison, Senior Advisor at AgeWave, the nation’s foremost thought leader on issues relating to an aging population is Tuesday’s keynote speaker.The traditional concept of retirement is being transformed by the massive influx of Baby Boomers, their attitudes and aspirations, and their collective economic clout. Enlightened organizations recognize what’s happening and are learning to serve “third agers” in innovative ways. Robert Morison will share findings and insights from the recently published What Retirees Want: A Holistic Guide to Life’s Third Age along with new research showing how circumstances and resilience have enabled this population to thrive – even during a pandemic.
Virtual Care Management – Fast-forwarding the Process of Technology Adoption, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Panelists include Amir Bozorgzadeh, CEO of Virtuleap; Char Hu, PhD, CEO of The Helper Bees; Raj Shah, CEO of CareSafely; and Michael Wang, CEO/Founder of Inspiren Inc. They will discuss the role of innovation and technology in the future of elder care and how we can bridge the critical gap in terms of labor, care standards, life enhancement, safety protocol and remote monitoring.
Diversity and Inclusion in Philanthropy, Employment and Civic Engagement , 2 – 3 p.m.
Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq., Vice President of AARP’s Mega 7 Region, will explore these important issues from a national perspective and offer insight about their impact on older adults. Tabitha Taylor, City of Austin Age-friendly Program Coordinator, will moderate the discussion.
More About Tuesday's keynote speaker:
Robert Morison, Senior Advisor at Age Wave, is a researcher, writer, speaker and consultant and an authority on what happens at the intersections of business, technology and people management. He has been leading breakthrough research for more than 30 years, collaborating with eminent academics, thought leaders, and management innovators. He has written on topics ranging from business innovation, reengineering and analytics to workforce management, demographics and retirement.
Bob has been collaborating with Dr. Ken Dychtwald and Age Wave for twenty years, including managing – on behalf of a consortium of major corporations –the research projects “Demography is De$tiny” and “The New Employee/Employer Equation.” He coauthored two books with Ken Dychtwald including the latest, What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age. Together with Ken Dychtwald and Tamara Erickson, he coauthored the McKinsey Award-winning Harvard Business Review article “It’s Time to Retire Retirement” and the book Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent. He is also coauthor, with Thomas Davenport and Jeanne Harris, of Analytics at Work: Smarter Decisions, Better Results.
Based on a decade of breakthrough research on the many facets of life in retirement, What Retirees Want: A Holistic View of Life’s Third Age, by Ken Dychtwald, PhD, and Robert Morison, is the authoritative guide for organizations seeking to provide the retirees of today and tomorrow with informed, innovative, and valued products and services. And it’s a guide for retirees, pre-retirees, and eventual retirees who want to anticipate and explore the opportunities, choices, and challenges ahead.
AARP Texas, Art Spark Texas, Be Well MD, Buckner Villas, Cummings Home Team, Oasis Senior Advisors, Optimal Research, Pi Architects, Ryan Companies, SendaRide, Senior Resource Guide, St. David's Foundation, United Healthcare, WellMed, Westminster
Online Events Online Conferences Online Business Conferences #business #technology #innovation #aging #seniors #boomers
AustinUP
Thu, Jan 21 12:00 PM
Dissecting Elder Financial Exploitation – When it’s Not Just a Civil Matter
Tue, Jan 19 7:00 PM
10th Annual Progressive Education Summit (Virtual)
CA$0 - CA$530.40
Wed, Mar 24 9:00 AM
CABHI Summit 2021: Accelerating Innovation + Amplifying Impact
ELDERA, Your Wisdom: The Catalyst for a New Society
CA$54.06 - CA$266.23
Tue, Oct 19 12:00 PM
Xcelerate Summit 2021
Digital Farming Summit - Developing a sustainable farm and improving profit
Wed, May 5 9:00 AM
Geriatric Care in the 2020s
Tue, Oct 12 2:30 PM
Beam Fundraising Essentials: Investor Engagement
Fri, Jan 22 6:00 PM
23rd Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
Founders Over 55+: Fireside Chat with Rick Terrien, author Ageless Startup
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1699
|
__label__wiki
| 0.672252
| 0.672252
|
School Choice in Gaston County Schools
Have you heard about the Career Academy here at Hunter Huss? We are accepting applications now through February 28. Ninth grade students from outside the Hunter Huss attendance area may apply to attend. Click here to learn more about our exciting Academy program.
Subscribe to RSS Feed - School News
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM School Improvement Team Meeting
CROSS COUNTRY: 3A STATE Meet (at Kernersville)
National School Choice Week
4:00 PM JV/VARSITY (Boys and Girls) Basketball: Hunter Huss at Ashbrook
4:45 PM SWIMMING: at Kings Mountain (Big South 3A Meet)
It’s school choice time in Gaston County Schools!
Gaston County Schools is accepting applications now for 21 school choice/magnet school programs. The deadline to apply is February 28.
Cherryville High earns spot on national honor roll
Cherryville is among 33 schools to achieve Level One status on the National Federation of State High School Associations’ honor roll.
Students in CTE are soaring to new heights
Students in Gaston County Schools are soaring to new heights when it comes to Career and Technical Education.
Meet the finalists for Teacher of the Year
Gaston County Schools has announced the finalists for Gaston County Teacher of the Year, 2021-2022. Click to find out who they are.
Board of Education holds organizational meeting
At-large member Jeff Ramsey was elected to serve as chairman, and at-large member Dot Cherry was elected to serve as vice chairman.
Gaston ranks first in Career and Technical Education
The Career and Technical Education credentials data for the 2019-2020 year provides “good news” for Gaston County Schools.
‘Grab and Go’ meals for our remote learners
Our “grab and go” program provides meals for students who are engaged in remote learning. Meals will be available for pickup each weekday.
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy earns state honor
Hawks Nest STEAM Academy is a N.C. STEM School of Distinction and one of only 16 schools in the state to earn the model school status.
Gaston’s graduation rate increases to 88 percent
Gaston County Schools' graduation rate for the Class of 2020 is 88 percent. The rate is 3.1 points higher than last year.
Subscribe to RSS Feed - District News
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1704
|
__label__wiki
| 0.6636
| 0.6636
|
Egypt: Islamists vs. Copts
An Animosity That Seeks Any Excuse to Attack
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3123/egypt-islamists-vs-copts
If Egypt's government does go Islamist—and early presidential election results indicate it will— millions of powerless Christians will be seen as troublesome and unwelcome infidels, not just by "extremists," but by the government as well: the first step to genocide.
As Egypt's presidential elections come to a close, with the Brotherhood claiming presidential victory, the future for Egypt's indigenous Christians, the Copts, looks bleak.
Earlier, after the first presidential elections of May 23-24, any number of Islamists denounced them, bemoaning that it was the Copts who were responsible for the secularist candidate Ahmed Shafiq's good showing.
Even though Shafiq is a "remnant" of the Mubarak regime, under which Copts suffered, he is seen as the lesser of two evils to an Islamist presidency. As one Copt put it: "What did they want us to do? Whoever says that supporting Shafiq is a crime against the January 25 Revolution, we ask him to advise us for whom should we vote? The sea is in front of us and the Islamists are behind us."
Abu Ismail, the Islamic fundamentalist Salafi presidential candidate who was disqualified, expressed "great disappointment" in "our Coptic brethren," saying, "I do not understand why the Copts so adamantly voted for Ahmed Shafiq," and portraying the vote as some sort of conspiracy between the Copts, the old regime, and even Israel: "Exactly what relationship and benefit do the Copts have with the old regime?" he asked.
Tarek al-Zomor, a prominent figure of the Gama'a al-Islamiyya—the terrorist organization that slaughtered some 60 European tourists during the Luxor Massacre—"demanded an apology from the Copts" for voting for Shafiq, and threatened that "this was a fatal error."
To an extent, of course, Islamist attacks on Copts were due less to the Copts' votes for Shafiq, and more to do with the usual animosity for Christians—an animosity that seems to seek any excuse to attack them. By virtue of their greater numbers, many more Muslims did in fact vote for Shafiq than did Christians; even the Islamic Sufi Council of Egypt expressed its support for Shafiq instead of for the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate who advocates Islamic Sharia law.
Realizing that threats, with which Copts are well acquainted, would not prevent Christians from voting for the secular candidate, and in a request that borders on the comical if not absurd, Islamists began imploring the Copts to vote for the Brotherhood's Morsi, who some say vows to return the Copts to bondage. Islamist kingpin Yusuf al-Qaradawi himself called on politically active Muslims to go meet with the Copts and "explain to them" how they have nothing to fear from an Islamist president, telling them that "Shafiq will be of no use to you."
Most adamant was popular TV personality Muhammad Hassan, a cleric who appeared several times assuring Copts that they have "nothing to fear from the application of Sharia," which he portrayed as the best guarantor for their safety and freedom. A day before the elections, Hassan implored the Copts "to elect Sharia and vote for Dr. Muhammad Morsi, promising them peace and security, and that they would live in prosperity under Sharia law."
Sheikh Muhammad Hassan is, incidentally, the same cleric who says Islam forbids Muslims from smiling at infidels—except whenever Muslims need to win them over. One week before he began beseeching Copts to vote for Sharia, he was in Saudi Arabia making disparaging comments about "those who say Allah has a son," the Koran's condemnatory language for Christians.
What does all this mean? For a long time, the various Egyptian regimes and Islamist organizations have downplayed the numbers and significance of the nation's Christians, the Copts, sometimes saying they make up as few as 5% of the total population— a statistic many Western resources quote without hesitation. Others institutions, however—pointing to the Coptic Orthodox Church's birth and death registry—say Egypt's Copts constitute up to 20% of the total population. Based on the Islamist response to the first presidential elections, such a figure may not be so farfetched.
Either way, Copts constitute the largest Christian bloc in the Middle East—a circumstance that has other implications. As seen during the presidential elections, large numbers of Christians may help to stave off the Islamization of Egypt. But if Egypt's government does go Islamist—and early presidential election results indicate it will—fears of persecution on a grand scale become legitimate precisely because of the Copts' large numbers, which will work against them: Millions of powerless Christians will be seen as troublesome and unwelcome infidels, not just by "extremists," but by the government as well, which, as history teaches, can be the first step to genocide.
Raymond Ibrahim is a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and an Associate Fellow at the Middle East Forum
Follow Raymond Ibrahim on Twitter and Facebook
© 2021 Gatestone Institute. All rights reserved. The articles printed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editors or of Gatestone Institute. No part of the Gatestone website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied or modified, without the prior written consent of Gatestone Institute.
Get Free Exclusive Gatestone Content:
Related Topics: Egypt, Persecution of Christians
This article was republished in:
Middle East Forum, June 20, 2012
Recent Articles by Raymond Ibrahim
A Global Calamity: 340,000,000 Christians Persecuted, 2021-01-17
'We Will Squash Them': The Persecution of Christians, November 2020, 2020-12-27
Court Validates Child Rape: Persecution of Christians, October 2020, 2020-11-29
Bribed: Subverting American Universities, 2020-11-25
"Why Are You Killing Christians?" Trump Asks Nigeria's President, 2020-10-25
receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free gatestone institute mailing list.
Note: Gatestone appreciates your comments. The editors reserve the right not to publish comments containing: incitement to violence, profanity, or broad-brush slurring of any race, ethnic group or religion. Gatestone also reserves the right to edit comments for length, clarity and grammar, or to conform to these guidelines. Commenters' email addresses will not be displayed publicly. Please limit comments to 300 words or less. Longer submissions are unlikely to be published.
1 Reader Comments
Erkin Baker • Jun 21, 2012 at 12:11
Mr. Raymond Ibrahim, in his essay, "Egypt: Islamists vs. Copts - An Animosity that seeks Any Excuse to Attack", compares apples to oranges where he refers to a potential fate of the Copts if the Moslem Brotherhood comes to power in Egypt, likening it to what happened to the Armenians a century ago.
Obviously the Copts in Egypt are not an armed group seeking to secede from Egypt proper. They are not attacking their Moslem brothers, killing them and burning their neighbors. There is no war going on in Egypt (at least at the present) where the Copts have sided with occupying, outside powers to carve out a piece of territory for themselves.
The above scenario happened when the Armenians revolted and wanted to carve out some territory out of the crumbling Ottoman Empire a century ago; the civil war within World War I that they started does not compare to the aims of the Christian Copts as far as this reader can see.
Mrs. Erkin Baker
Reply->
The Double Standards and Hypocrisy of Social Media Giants
by Majid Rafizadeh
Solving the Vaccine Crisis
by Betsy McCaughey
A Global Calamity: 340,000,000 Christians Persecuted
Chinese Military Bases in The Caribbean?
by Lawrence A. Franklin
US Media: 'Telling China's Story Well'
by Judith Bergman
Washington Riot and 'End of America' Crowd
by Amir Taheri
The Pernicious Effects of Popular Nuclear Mythology
by Stephen Blank and Peter Huessy
Europe's Migrant Crisis
Persecution of Minorities
Threats to Free Speech
FREE ROBERT LEVINSON!
Robert Levinson, 67, an American citizen, is a retired DEA and FBI agent. In 2007, while researching a cigarette smuggling case as a private investigator, he was abducted in Iran and has since been held hostage.
Tweets by @GatestoneInst
The articles printed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editors or of Gatestone Institute. Both reserve the right not to publish replies to articles should they so choose.
Gatestone Institute is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, Federal Tax ID #454724565.
Gatestone Contacts
Contact: info@gatestoneinstitute.org
Editorial: editor@gatestoneinstitute.org
Terms of Use Privacy & Cookies Policy
This website uses cookies to provide you with better services.
To find out more, please review our Privacy and Cookies Policy.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1705
|
__label__wiki
| 0.821412
| 0.821412
|
The 7 Most Moving Moments of 2010 Glamour Women of the Year Awards
It's impossible not to feel wonderfully inspired at Glamour's Women of the Year Awards. And this year's celebration, which marked the 20th anniversary of the empowering event, had the crowd cheering louder than ever. Here, we present seven of our favorite moments from the ceremony held at Carnegie Hall in New York City, as well as a few life lessons inspired by the honorees.
By Rosemary Brennan
__7. Lisa Leslie reminds us to love ourselves. __
After an introduction from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, three legendary athletes came forward to accept their awards: Lisa Leslie, Mia Hamm and Lindsey Vonn. When WNBA superstar Lisa stepped up to the microphone, she graciously shared that the biggest reward basketball has given her is the platform to be a role model. Before leaving the stage, she encouraged all of us to take a look in the mirror and learn to love what we see.
__6. Julia Roberts shares that behind every great woman is a group of great women. __
When presenter Oprah introduced her friend Julia Roberts, she explained that the Oscar winner is a different kind of powerful woman. It's Julia's joy and passion for living life to the fullest—especially when it comes to social causes—that make her so refreshingly different. And nowhere is this joy more evident than in her home and her family life, which Julia refers to as her "harbor." As Julia addressed the audience, she shared that behind every glamorous woman is a great group of women, crediting her grandmothers as well as her daughter for helping to shape her into the woman she's become. Her message to the women in the crowd was to know when to say yes—and when to say no. And of course, love each other.
__5. Constance McMillen encourages us to fight for what's right. __
Last spring, when Constance McMillen was told by school administrators that she and her girlfriend could not attend prom together, nor could they wear tuxedos, she refused to stand idly by and accept such discrimination. She contacted the ACLU and became an inspiration across the country. While Constance didn't think her prom conflicts would get this big, she explained the awareness brought to important social issues was worth it. Wearing a beautiful tuxedo designed just for her by Isaac Mizrahi, Constance encouraged us to follow her courageous lead by saying, "If you see something wrong, do something about it." And all of Carnegie Hall cheered when presenter Kelly Osbourne told Constance, "F**k the prom—you're dancing with me tonight."
4. Dr. Hawa Abdi proves that determined women can accomplish anything.
When Dr. Hawa Abdi and her daughters (also doctors) Deqo and Amina took the stage, they were greeted by a standing ovation. The women converted their family property near Mogadishu into a camp for displaced Somalis. Dr. Abdi and her daughters are absolutely committed to this cause, even in the face of grave danger. When militants tried to seize the camp last May by taking Dr. Abdi hostage, she stood her ground and a week later, the defeated rebels left. After accepting their award from presenter Katie Couric, Dr. Abdi vowed that she and her daughters would never be intimidated to close their camp. She explained that her family is determined to change the lives of Somali women.
3. Four of the world's most power women let us in on their secrets behind their successes.
Introduced by UN Ambassador (and 2009 WOTY) Susan Rice, the four female heads of state present at last night's ceremony each had a moving and inspiring message to share with women around the world. Prime Minister Iveta Radicova of Slovakia explained that women make such great leaders because we're strong enough to cry and smile. President Dalia Grybauskaite said that she hoped seeing so many women involved in politics would inspire young women to achieve their dreams. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago accepted her award on behalf of all women who felt their work has been unrecognized. And finally, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia explained all we need to become leaders is to have a dream.
__2. Katie Spotz shows us that one person really can make a difference. __
Twenty-three year old Katie Spotz rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean last January, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. Presenter Diane Sawyer shared that Katie's goal was to raise awareness for the global need of clean drinking water. Through her journey, she raised money for Blue Planet Network, a nonprofit that gets clean drinking water to those who need it most. When Katie spoke to the audience, she said it's easy to wonder what we as individuals can do to make an impact on the world. But Katie told us the answer to this question was simple: do something—anything—and you will make a difference.
1. Cher tells us to learn from failure.
While most of us know Cher for her work in the entertainment industry, it's the Lifetime Achievement recipient's activism that I'm in absolute awe of. After an introduction from Stanley Tucci, two injured veterans took the stage to personally thank Cher for her contribution to The Heroes Project. As a visibly moved Cher spoke, she touched on the setbacks she's faced in her own life, explaining her failures and huge losses in life have forced her to keep going. Quite possibly the most electrifying moment of the night was when she encouraged all in attendance not to accept no for an answer, explaining, "No is just some bulls**t word someone made up."
Which of these moments do you find most inspiring? Who are the most inspiring women in your life? Your mom? A teacher? And what's the most inspirational message you've ever received?
P.S. Want to make a difference? Here's how you can help!
For all things WOTY…
*Watch video highlights from the Women of the Year Awards
The best dressed on the red carpet.
WOTY turns 20!
Readers' choice winner: Kendall Ciesemier!
More Ways to Get Glamour
Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10!
Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes!
Add us to your iGoogle homepage
Photos: Wire Image
Topicsellen johnson sirleafjulia robertskatie courickatie spotzlindsey vonnwomen of the yearWomen of the Year 2010cherconstance mcmillendalia grybauskaiteDiane Sawyerdr. hawa abdihappinessiveta radicovakamla persad-bissessarlisa leslieMia Hammmy happinesswoty
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1715
|
__label__wiki
| 0.92058
| 0.92058
|
Fate of COVID-19 liability bill uncertain
A state Senate bill proposing expanded liability protections against civil lawsuits related to the COVID-19 pandemic did not move forward in the legislative process Tuesday following a hearing on it, amid the governor changing his mind about the bill. Dec. 1 2020 @ 11:02pm
Document: Senate Bill 1
A Missouri Senate bill proposing expanded liability protections against civil lawsuits related to the COVID-19 pandemic did not move forward in the legislative process Tuesday following a hearing on it, amid the governor changing his mind about the bill.
Proponents of the legislation wanted to give health care providers and businesses stability — a freedom from fear of being sued for doing their best to try to stay open — but opponents worried the bill is too broad, would shield bad actors and wouldn't offer needed protections.
Gov. Mike Parson on Nov. 13 called for the special legislative session to be expanded to include giving liability protection to health care providers as it relates to their response to a declared state of emergency; product liability protection "for any person who designs, manufactures, labels, sells, distributes or donates products" in response to a declared state of emergency; and premises liability protection for exposure claims related to a declared state of emergency.
"None of these groups should be penalized for their efforts to respond to a declared state of emergency," Parson said. "They must be able to continue operating and serving the public without risk of unnecessary and senseless claims."
Sen. Ed Emery, R-Lamar, filed a bill in response to Parson's call, and Emery's bill and a committee substitute for it were heard before the Senate's Government Reform committee Tuesday afternoon and into the evening.
US panel to decide who should get first COVID-19 shots
During the more than two-hour hearing, however, committee members made note of reports on social media that Parson no longer wanted the bill to move forward, and the spokeswoman for Parson's office later confirmed to the News Tribune that was the governor's stance but did not immediately provide further details.
Emery said the discussion would still benefit related legislation, regardless of when it's filed and acted upon.
Lobbyist Rich Aubuchon — speaking on behalf of multiple groups including the Kansas City Chiefs Football Club Inc. and insurance and medical associations — was the first witness to speak in favor of the proposed legislation.
Aubuchon said the bill would provide "safe harbor" of certainty to businesses operating as best they can within health guidelines, but people could still sue for COVID-19-related claims involving fraud, lies about a product or an intent to cause harm.
He said the committee substitute for the original bill — language for which was not immediately available online Tuesday — included additions of a statute of limitations on COVID-19 claims and limitations on punitive damages.
Aubuchon added the substitute — unlike the original bill — was in large part based off of Congressional legislation that did not pass and was designed for the entire country.
Emery said proposed protections for health care providers for nondelivery of care could include procedures postponed because of the pandemic that could have led to what otherwise would been preventable injuries.
Missouri COVID-19 cases double in November
He also cited hundreds of civil suits have been filed related to COVID-19, though he later clarified those were not Missouri- specific numbers and could reflect national developments.
Mark Moreland, president of the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, said: "As of now, there have been no tort lawsuits (related to COVID-19) filed in the state of Missouri."
Moreland said lawsuits have not been filed because businesses that use best practices in the care of all their clients won't be sued, because they weren't being negligent and should consult counsel if they're threatened with litigation anyway.
He also worried the bill would create protections for manufacturers that might deserve to face legal consequences — such as those that provided defective respirator masks that were distributed to first responders and had to be recalled — or protections for nursing homes that commit neglect or abuse.
"These bills, in whatever form you choose, are simply wrong," Moreland said.
Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin, said bad actors would not be granted those kinds of protections. White also cautioned even lawsuits that don't win still have costs for the parties involved when they're filed.
Port Authority continues work to get access to...
New Bloomfield board to talk large projects
Program updates among NC board agenda items
Window to spot spotted salamanders opens soon
Callaway Energy Center remains out of service
Man injured in early Monday blaze
Noble Health to acquire SSM Health's Audrain County...
COMMENTS - It looks like you're using Internet Explorer, which isn't compatible with our commenting system. You can join the discussion by using another browser, like Firefox or Google Chrome.
It looks like you're using Microsoft Edge. Our commenting system is more compatible with Firefox and Google Chrome.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1716
|
__label__wiki
| 0.965698
| 0.965698
|
Newsroom News Breaking Comics Tags RSS
Gamepressure.com News 29 May 2020
Latest Important Breaking News Tags
Sony Suggests PS5 Exclusives Will Not Have PS4 Versions
Paul Wozniak, 29 May 2020, 21:26
Sony's president, Jim Ryan gave an interview to gamesindustry.biz, from which we learn that the company believes that the next-generation console should offer the players a unique experience that they won't get anywhere else. In addition to the features of the device itself, this may include exclusive titles.
Compatibility With PS5 Will Soon be a Must for Every New PS4 Game
Sony informed developers that new games developed for PS4 will have to be compatible with PS5. In addition, future patches and remasters will also have to be fully compatible with the next-generation device.
Factorio 1.0 Release Date Changed Because of Cyberpunk 2077
Agnes Adamus, 29 May 2020, 21:01
Wube Software announced a new release date of Factorio. Interestingly, the title will come out of the early access phase five weeks earlier than originally planned. This decision was dictated by the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 scheduled for September 17.
Sony Announces PS5 Game Show Next Week
Sony has just announced a planned event, during which the company will showcase game line up its next generation console - PlayStation 5.
Adaptation of Famous Tabletop RPG Modified Due to Pandemic
Jacob Blazewicz, 29 May 2020, 16:27
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein are thinking about making changes to the upcoming screen adaptation of an iconic role-playing game. The problem are scenes presenting crowds, the filming of which is hindered by the limitations due to coronavirus pandemic.
Sonic 2 in the Works; Lilith Cast in Borderlands
Bart Swiatek, 29 May 2020, 16:20
New information about two movie adaptation of high-profile video games has appeared on the web - Sonic the Hedgehog and Borderlands. The first one will get a sequel, while in the second one an important role has just been cast.
Star Wars Maverick May be Revealed Soon
Adrian Werner, 29 May 2020, 15:58
There have been some convincing reports suggesting that Star Wars: Project Maverick, developed by Electronic Arts' in-house team at Motive Montreal, will be revealed next week.
Scammers are Selling Anti-5G Shields
Sodar, 29 May 2020, 15:32
5G technology is already working in many places, although still a lot of people are afraid of it. We did not have to wait long for inventions „protecting” against 5G.
Bannerlord - Here's a Spectacular Battle of 2100 Warriors in 4K
Milosz Szubert, 29 May 2020, 14:56
One YouTube user posted a video showing a battle with 2100 warriors in Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord. The video sports spectacular cinematic montage and can be viewed in 4K.
Squashed Bugs and Failed Cheater Comebacks - Valorant Beta Summary
Riot Games has provided ingraphics to sum up Valorant beta. For almost two months the creators fixed a lot of bugs, and thousands of banned chaters failed to get back on servers.
Xbox Series X Will Run Older Games in Up to 120 Fps
mikos, 29 May 2020, 13:56
Microsoft promises thousands of games in backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X and to use the full power of next gen to improve their performance.
GTA 4 Update Brought Back Songs, but Broke Saves
DS, 29 May 2020, 13:49
The recent update for Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition has brought the expected changes - players have recovered previously deleted songs and radio stations. Unfortunately, there have also been some unexpected bugs that have spoiled players' saved game states.
Take-Two's Plans Suggest GTA 6 Only in 2023 [Updated]
It is possible that we have leaned the release date of Grand Theft Auto 6. What suggests it, is a large increase in Take-Two Interactive's planned marketing expenses for the period from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.
PS5 Fans Fear for Backward Compatibility
A recent discovery suggests that Sony plans to make a change to the PS5 website. A sentence that may be added would suggest that backward compatibility will be limited to a „back catalog”, which will grow with software updates.
We Got to Know Why Half-Life 2 Episode 4 Got Canceled
Arkane revealed the reasons for the cancelation of Half-Life 2: Episode 4, also known as Ravenholm. The list includes the credit crisis and Left 4 Dead.
Arkane Studios: Dishonored is Not Suspended
Contrary to reports from 2018, the Dishonored series was not been shelved - Dinga Bakaba from Arkane Studios convinces that the series may come back, but it will tell a completely new story, unrelated to the Kaldwin family.
Last year only
Search also inside content
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1717
|
__label__cc
| 0.624688
| 0.375312
|
About Glo
Our Purpose and Vision
IT Solutions For Business
Cloud Hosted Solutions
Computer Systems for Business
Data Handling & Disaster Recovery Solutions
IT Help & Support Services
Network Infrastructure Services
Office 365 Migration Services
Remote IT Management Services
Virtualisation Services
Virtual IT Director Services
Price Packages
Introducing our A-Team
We already know that the Glo team are experts in IT, with a wealth of experience and industry passion that spans many, many years. You can rely on our team of IT engineers to provide stellar support and make your working day a whole lot more stress-free.
Fancy taking a behind-the-scenes peek into the realms of Glo to get to know our totally amazing team that keep your IT in action? Let's go!
Chris Connor
As the face of Glo, Chris loves getting to know others and chatting one to one. He relishes seeing people progress and uses his business knowhow to help others where he can.
Going at a hundred miles per hour, Chris makes the most of every spare minute by spending time with family and friends and getting his fitness fix. If you can catch him, you'll find Chris at pilates, jogging or swimming as he continues his mission to live a healthier lifestyle.
Karl Southern
Karl takes satisfaction in the task of solving 'unfixable' problems by day and unwinds by gaming and programming by night. If he isn't in front of his screen, he's got his nose in the pages of a sci-fi book and discovering the world of fantasy and space opera.
Away from IT, his next best domain is the garden. Surprising, as he hates the sun and seeks shade at any chance. Quite the handyman, Karl approaches his DIY'ing with the same tenacity he does his computer. He says all that garden activity manages to keep the Apple Watch monster movement happy too. Bonus!
Operations Director
Dave is one of our leading eco-warriors, on a mission to transform his home into an energy-saving hub, he considers the many ways in which you can make small changes to positively impact the planet. He has long had an appreciation of cars, and in recent years, electric cars and the advancing eco-technology around them.
Being one of five siblings, Dave, along with his brothers, have all been influenced by their builder Dad and have learnt a thing or two along the way. Taking things apart and putting them back together is one of his little joys. Don't worry, your computer equipment is safe with Dave!
James Pinnegar
James may zoom past you on a skateboard - a hobby he picked up again during lockdown after ten years. He admits it is mostly so that he can keep up with his kids. Along with training his pup, his hands are full so you can understand why he purposefully got married the day after his 30th birthday to ensure he wouldn't ever forget his anniversary. Life hack!
James is so much of a fan of listening to fantasy novel audiobooks, his eldest daughter is named after a character from the Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. Can you guess who?
Aaron Burland
Helpdesk Manager
Aaron, otherwise known as Delboy by the team for his constant buying and selling of all things, is what you might call a fairweather rider - only opting to ride his much-loved motorbike on those rare sunny days in England.
Between pouring over his car and motorbike, Aaron likes nothing better than a pizza and quiz night with the family. Handy experience for a pub quiz night, we're just waiting for his debut on The Chase...
Ben Lindon
Usually, behind the lens, Ben is the photographer of the team. Living just a stone's throw from the Brecon Beacons - a real sweet spot for capturing those mesmerising shots. Ben's focus is on landscape and astrophotography. Keep your eyes peeled on Glo's social for a glimpse at Ben's handiwork and prepare to be impressed.
When he doesn't have a camera in his hand, Ben becomes immersed in the wonderous Welsh landscape. Mountain-biking, trail running, wild camping and all things outdoors. His latest challenge is training to ride the Lon Las Cymru route. Watch this space!
Elliott Bristow
Meet Elliott: a gamer, YouTuber, Twitch-streamer, qualified accountant, ordained minister and fluent in Spanish, as well as being an IT wizard. Is there anything he can't do? We have yet to find out!
Having li
Having lived in Spain for ten years with his wife, kid and cat, his fellow-Glo'ers are often envious of his sunny office space. However, it's not all sunshine and roses, as Elliott is a lactose-intolerant-icecream-lover. What an injustice!
Matt Lipski
Having moved to the UK from Poland when he was just 13, Matt enjoys exploring funky locations outside the city where he lives and hiking to catch amazing views. If he's not on foot, he's on wheels. A fan of motorsport and an all-round 'petrolhead', Matt likes to go out for starry night time drives. Another of Matt's fascinations is mechanical keyboards, often custom-made by his talented wife.
Good luck to those who face him in a game of Counter-Strike, and any other competitive game for that matter. He's a worthy opponent! You have been warned.
David Kirkland
David is a busy bee, between looking after his children and working his IT magic, he's on a mission to complete a garden office that he started during the lockdown. We can't wait to see what he turns his hand to next!
After a colourful and eclectic trip, India won David's heart as his favourite place in the entire world. The delectable mix of crazy driving, friendly people and vibrant culture was just the cocktail that David ordered and he recommends that everyone experience at least once.
Our office hero, Nic keeps Glo's ducks in order from her wonderful base in Wales. After a day at Glo, Nic likes to let her hair down to Queen and Freddie Mercury. Who can blame her?
Get ready to pass the popcorn, Nic is also a self-confessed cinema-junkie with her three girls, two of whom are twins. Just leave the yoghurt at home, as Nic can't STAND it. If you play your cards right, you may be lucky enough to receive one of Nic's carefully-crafted homemade cards and we can vouch - they are awesome.
Holly Moffitt
With the beauty of remote working, Holly splits her time between the UK and France, with the Pyrenees being her most permanent playground. Having summited Kilimanjaro for the new year, she now gets her mountain fix roaming in the Pyrenees peaks.
When she's not trekking, tap-dancing or exploring her surroundings, Holly is likely to have Beyonce on full blast and planning her next fancy dress party. Top tip from us- if you ever need to win this lady over, chocolate will have it in the bag!
New Role
Do you think you have what it takes? Could you add something to the Glo team? Are you passionate about IT? If the answer is YES, then get in touch. We are always looking to improve and expand the Glo team and you could be our next addition.
Glo Networks
We offer professional IT services at speeds that we feel all businesses should always demand. We have honed our processes and procedures over the past 12 years to offer industry leading, efficient and effective support and assistance to businesses.
We supply robust & reliable IT solutions to businesses in Bridgend, Wales and the UK.
Glo Networks Limited, 1st Floor, Nathaniel House, David Street, BRIDGEND, CF31 3SA
info@glo.systems
Open: Mon - Fri 08:30am to 5:30pm
Need Help? Visit the Helpdesk
Access GloRemote
Copyright © Glo Networks - Legal Page
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1720
|
__label__wiki
| 0.941198
| 0.941198
|
Home Global Village Gender war in India: Who is fighting whom?
Gender war in India: Who is fighting whom?
AFP |
Indian police mounted a huge security operation Friday to ensure women can safely access a flashpoint Hindu temple after battles erupted the first time they attempted to enter following a historic court ruling.
More than 3,400 police, many in riot gear, lined routes to Sabarimala temple, a hilltop shrine in Kerala state, which traditionalists are trying to prevent women from reaching.
The Supreme Court ruled in September that a ban on women aged between 10 and 50 entering the temple was illegal. Sabarimala has since become a showdown issue for gender activists and Hindu hardliners.
This time the state government is determined to ensure that women get the upper hand. Press reports said the police were even considering using helicopters to take women to the site.
About 700 women have registered to visit the shrine, which opens on Friday ahead of the start of a Hindu festival beginning on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of devotees were expected to make the four hour trek up a hill to Sabarimala during the festival which lasts until mid-January.
On Friday morning hundreds of demonstrators at Kerala’s Kochi airport tried to stop leading activist Trupti Desai from leaving for Sabarimala. “We tried to hire taxis several times but the agitators are not allowing them to take us. They have threatened violence if they do,” Desai told Indian television.
Read more: Tensions rise over women’s entry to Indian temple
“Even police said they cannot help us go out of the airport right now because the number of protesters is swelling and they are resorting to violence,” she said. “A while back they tried to take us out from a back door but the protesters spotted us and attacked the cars.”
On the roads around the temple, 150 kilometres (80 miles) south of Kochi, police meanwhile set up barricades to check cars. “We will deploy over 15,200 police around the temple for the entire season up to January 15,” Kerala police spokesman Pramod Kumar told AFP.
Atheist Communists
In mid-October, when the temple opened for the first time since the court ruling, hardliners clashed with police and prevented women from accessing the site. They threw stones at the police and assaulted female journalists and attacked their cars. Some 2,000 people were later arrested.
The Supreme Court ruled in September that a ban on women aged between 10 and 50 entering the temple was illegal.
Police in riot gear had escorted two women to within 500 metres (yards) of the temple but were forced to turn around. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party said its followers were unfairly targeted in the arrests.
“The BJP supports the devotees,” the BJP president in Kerala, P.S Sreedharan Pillai, told AFP. The state is run by a communist government and Pillai added: “The communists are atheists and want to destroy the Sabarimala temple culture,” Pillai said.
Activists say that the ban at Sabarimala reflects an old view that connects menstruation with impurity. The traditionalists argue that women are allowed in most Hindu temples and the practice at Sabarimala is part of their tradition, and not anti-women.
Read more: Police on high alert ahead of Indian temple opening to women
On the roads around the temple, 150 kilometres (80 miles) south of Kochi, police meanwhile set up barricades to check cars.
Late Thursday the state government called a meeting of all political parties in a bid to reach an agreement on letting women into the temple on certain days. But the talks ended late Thursday in an acrimonious failure.
Read more: Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple
“We are at a standstill and now the situation is becoming even worse,” said Sasikumar Varma, a top representative of the Pandalam royal family that has been traditionally involved in the temple’s management.
“The government stuck to its stance of allowing women’s entry and we are opposed to it.”
Who killed Iran’s top nuclear scientist?
Outcry over ‘Free coffee for Life’ offer to Harry, Meghan
Iran: Was the aircraft shot down?
New Zealand gun owners support gun control after massacre
UK security firm G4S says five employees among 10 killed in Kabul attack
British Army joins drone hunt after London airport shutdown
Pompeo vows ‘every last Iranian boot’ will be expelled from Syria
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1723
|
__label__wiki
| 0.588043
| 0.588043
|
Campus Happenings
Globe News
What’s Bruin
Bruin Lens
About The Globe
Issue PDFs
Home News Campus Sports briefs: Bruin basketball ends regular season by beating North Idaho
Sports briefs: Bruin basketball ends regular season by beating North Idaho
Globe Staff
It was a Saturday home sweep in the regular-season finale for Salt Lake Community College, as the Bruins defeated North Idaho College in men’s and women’s basketball.
The No. 6-ranked women’s team (25-5, 13-2 Scenic West Athletic Conference) defeated the Cardinals (18-12, 6-9) in the early game at Bruin Arena, 62-53.
Cassidy Whitney had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Raushan Gultekin led the Bruins in scoring with 15 points.
Salt Lake earned a big advantage at the free throw line, converting 20 of 30 free throws compared to just 5 of 13 for NIC.
The Bruins enter the Region 18 Tournament as the number one seed. The tournament will be played at USU Eastern in Price, Utah from Feb. 26-28.
The SLCC men’s basketball team (25-5, 13-2 SWAC) took care of NIC (21-7, 9-6) in the late game, 82-78.
Salt Lake’s LaBrian Shiflet led all scorers with 21 points. Shiflet shot 6 for 8 from the field, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range.
The Bruins led by 11 at halftime, but NIC countered with a 19-6 run to start the second half to lead 51-48. Two baskets by Shiflet, including a 3-pointer with 12:33 left in the half, put the Bruins up 53-51; Salt Lake held the lead through the rest of the game.
With the win, SLCC earns SWAC co-champion status and enters the Region 18 Tournament as the number two seed. Tournament action takes place Feb. 26-28 in Price, Utah.
SLCC splits 4-game SWAC Tournament slate in Henderson
The Bruins went 2-2 in the regular-season SWAC Tournament in Henderson, Nev.
Salt Lake dominated Colorado Northwestern 11-3 on Thursday and defeated USU Eastern 3-1 on Friday morning. On Friday afternoon, the Bruins lost to Western Nevada 4-1 on Friday afternoon and Southern Idaho 3-2 on Saturday.
Salt Lake is now 9-6 on the season. The Bruins upcoming matchup is a home-and-home series vs. USU Eastern. SLCC travels to Price for two games on Feb. 25 and returns to Cate Field for a double-header on Feb. 27.
Bruin Athletics
Cassidy Whitney
LaBrian Shiflet
Raushan Gultekin
Region 18 Tournament
SWAC Tournament
Athletes, coaches forced to adapt amid pandemic
No. 20 SLCC baseball builds on experience
Rest at the end, not in the middle: The life of Kobe Bryant
SLCC baseball looks to benefit from new turf
Bru-WIN Wednesdays celebrate SLCC athletes
© 2021 The Globe
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1724
|
__label__cc
| 0.520419
| 0.479581
|
Ruleshammer – Types of Move
An article by Vrekais Ruleshammer Warhammer 40k September 3, 2020 0
Types of Move – Movement Phase
General Movement Rules
What type of move can my models make?
“Where to Measure From” and Rotation
When is moving Impossible?
Types Of Move
Normal Move
What does FLY do?
Remain Stationary
Falling back and “as if it hadn’t moved” abilities
Rotating Parts – Distance vs Displacement
Games Workshop FAQ
Ruleshammer Q&A
Regarding the Falling Back move type and a Tau Maneuvering Thrusters
These are the types of move for the Movement Phase, there are more in the Charge Phase and Fight Phase.
These rules set out the basics of movement, including which type of movement are allowed and when.
Start your Movement phase by selecting one unit from your army to move; that unit can either make a Normal Move, it can Advance, or it can Remain Stationary (see right). If a unit is within Engagement Range (pg 4) of any enemy models when it is selected to move, it cannot make a Normal Move or Advance; it can either Remain Stationary or it can Fall Back (see right). After you have finished moving that unit, you can then select another unit from your army to move in the same manner, and so on, until you have done so with as many of your units as you wish.
When you move a unit, you can move any of its models (you can also choose not to move some of the models in that unit if you wish). Whenever you move a model, you can pivot it and/or change its position on the battlefield along any path, but no part of the model’s base (or hull) can be moved across the bases (or hulls) of other models, nor can any part of that model (including its base) cross the edge of the battlefield. You can also rotate any movable part of the model (such as turrets and sponsons) when it is moved. The distance a model moves is measured using the part of the model’s base (or hull) that moves furthest along its path (including parts that rotate or pivot).
Moving With Rotating Parts
Some models have parts that can rotate independently of the main model, things like sponsons or turrets. Rotating these parts still counts as moving. The rules for 9th edition establish that no part of the model can move more than the max, and it’s best to do this by measuring the distance from where a point on the model began to where it finished.
See Known Issues below regarding some ambiguity about these rules.
Remember that a unit must finish any type of move in unit coherency (pg 4). If this is impossible, then that move cannot be made. No unit can be selected to move more than once in each Movement phase. Once you have moved all your units that you wish to, progress to the Reinforcements step of the Movement phase.
If you can’t end the move in coherency then you can’t move. There are other situations that prevent movement, such as certain terrain types and being surrounded by the enemy as show above can stop units in their tracks.
When a unit makes a Normal Move, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches equal to or less than the Move (M) characteristic shown on its datasheet, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models (pg 4). [Core Pdf Page10]
What does a normal move look like on the board?
Most Normal moves will be pretty straightforward. One thing to keep in mind with movement is that Engagement Range has both horizontal and vertical components. That mean’s it’s possible for a unit to block movement below them like this.
When a unit makes an Advance, make an Advance roll for the unit by rolling one D6. Add the result in inches to the Move (M) characteristic of each model in that unit until the end of the current phase. Each model in that unit can then move a distance in inches equal to or less than this total, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models. A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it made an Advance.
How does Advancing Work?
Advancing add to the maximum move a model can make. If a model has a move characteristic of 6″ then advancing can increase that, usually by D6″ (some abilities allow it to be increased more and some increase it by a set amount every time). What it doesn’t do is force a model to move that far or mean it has to move more than it’s base stat. If a model has a 6″ move and rolls a 3 on it’s advance dice roll it now has a max move of 9″. It could decide to move anything between 0″ to 9″, but at this point even if it moves 0″ it would still count as having advanced. As as such only be able to shoot with assault weapons.
When a unit Falls Back, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches equal to or less than the Move (M) characteristic shown on its datasheet, and when doing so you can move it within Engagement Range of enemy models, but it cannot end its move within Engagement Range of any enemy models – if it cannot do this then it cannot Fall Back. A unit cannot declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back. A unit cannot shoot or attempt to manifest a psychic power in the same turn that it Fell Back unless it is Titanic.
How does Falling Back work?
There’s mostly just clarifications for the Fall Back move, like all moves you still can’t move through enemy models but you can now explicitly move within Engagement range of enemy models. If it’s not possible to end the fall back move with none of your models within Engagement Range of enemy models than the unit can’t fall back at all. It’s this situation that the new Desperate Breakout stratagem is for.
Titanic and Falling Back
Titanic models can shoot after falling back (even if they have no specific ability for it on their datasheet). Also bear in mind that the majority of Titanic Models (if not all of them) are Vehicles or Monsters, so in some rare occasions you might want to remain in combat and shoot, but the models would have -1 to hit for their heavy weapons and would be unable to target BLAST weapons at the unit they are in combat with. It’s really only useful in situations where keeping the unit from firing itself is better than full damage output for your model..
Psychic and Falling Back
Psykers that Fall Back can’t use their powers now unless they are Titanic. They can however use them whilst locked in combat, so there’s some decisions to be made on what you need most. To be able to shoot at that unit with them, or to cast powers on something else.
If a unit’s datasheet has the Fly keyword, then when it makes a Normal Move, an Advance or it Falls Back, its models can be moved across other models (and their bases) as if they were not there, and they can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models. In addition, any vertical distance up and/or down that they make as part of that move is ignored. However, these models cannot finish their move either on top of another model (or its base) or within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
FLY is pretty clear. Ignore the vertical distance needed to clear terrain and move through enemy models and Engagement range but not end within it. One thing to keep in mind though is that not all FLY models are INFANTRY, BEAST or SWARM and moving through walls and floors for the Breachable and Scaleable terrain traits respectively requires one of those keywords to allow movement through them. If a FLY model starts a move inside a terrain piece without one of them it does not get to entirely ignore the terrain.
If a unit Remains Stationary, none of its models can be moved for the rest of the phase. Any units from your army that were on the battlefield and were not selected to move in the Move Units step of the Movement phase are assumed to have Remained Stationary that phase.
What does Remain Stationary mean for other parts of the game?
So even before you get to the Reinforcements rules this explains clearly that if models weren’t on the battlefield at the start of the turn, then they did not Remain Stationary. It also means now that rules that say a model or unit should be treated as if it remained stationary (or that it did not move for some abilities with older wording) means the unit should NOT be treated as if it Advanced or Fell Back as Remain Stationary is exclusively for when a model has not done a normal, advance or fall back moved. There are occasions and abilities where models may have done one or more of the other move types in a single turn.
Currently this could really go either way. Current the Ruleshammer opinion is that treating a model as if hadn’t moved this turn would mean treating it as if hadn’t fallen back either as that is a type of move. However the glossary section for 9th clearly defines the conditions for having Fallen Back and could arguably imply that it’s a flag that remains regardless of “as if it hadn’t moved abilities”. Hopefully there’s an FAQ on this soon.
There’s arugable ambiguiity in the movement rules about exactly how to account for the movement of rotating parts. My thought process really is that it’s not specific enough to argue it’s 100% either way.
The distance a model moves is measured using the part of the model’s base (or hull) that moves furthest along its path (including parts that rotate or pivot).
This is all we have, and my view is that models move along a path, and legal paths are ones where no point on the model is further where along the path from where it started than the max movement. The majority of paths are straight lines. Sometimes you might have to do two half-paths added together for each point if the model has to go around a terrain piece. This fits in with all the other measurements in the game which are geneally also point to point. In my diagram for the rotating turret my position is that the path of the model is a dot, but tip of that barrel is 6.7″ from where it began.
Turrets were a mess in 8th, basically not existing in the rules at all. In 9th they suddenly count but there’s not really enough explanation for the how, personally I’d have preferred all turrets to have to remain as they were when deployed.
With the new movement rules in 9th edition regarding a unit being classified as “remain stationary”, “normal move”, “advance”, or “fall back” how does that interact with the Tau custom tenet, “Manoeuvring Thrusters” which allow a BATTLESUIT unit to advance when it falls back. Would this allow BATTLESUITs to fallback and shoot as if they advanced? – Danny
First let’s look at the text for that Sept Ability, from Page 35 of The Greater Good.
A BATTLESUIT unit with this tenet can Advance when it Falls Back.
The short answer to this question is pretty bluntly no. The ability doesn’t allow a model to ignore that it fell back for shooting purposes, it doesn’t not say the model can shoot as if it hadn’t moved, or as if it was stationary this turn. Essentially this causes a situation where the model has actually both Advanced and Fallen Back. It would have the limits and restrictions of both those rules, so despite the Assault weapons rules allowing you to fire them even units have Advanced those rules do not allow for a unit to shoot if it fell back.
9th edition Ruleshammer Warhammer 40k
Previous: Previous post: Ruleshammer – Transports
Next: Next post: Competitive Innovations in 9th: Varbergs GT
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1729
|
__label__cc
| 0.509831
| 0.490169
|
Tag : eddie lacy
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Silently Consider Adrian Peterson Contract; Aaron Rodgers, Jordy Nelson Eager To Meet RB
summary : The Green Bay Packers were early favorites in the NFL season. However, their Super Bowl journey was cut short with the ferocious play of the Atlanta Falcons. While Aaron Rodgers and his squad failed to meet the New England Patriots this year, many believe that they would once again be serious contenders this season. With this in mind, an Adrian Peterson contract is said to be the most reasonable move for the Jordy Nelson team moving forward.
date : Mar 28, 2017 06:23 AM EDT
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers’ Eddie Lacy and Sam Shields Staying in IR for Rest of the Season
summary : Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has confirmed that Eddie Lacy and Sam Shields will not be returning from the injured reserve for the remainder of the season. Instead, the team has opted to activate Makinton Dorleant.
date : Nov 24, 2016 11:05 AM EST
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers to Waive Eddie Lacy Due To Injury, Weight Problem
summary : Earlier this week, it was reported that Eddie Lacy of the Green Bay Packers will have to undergo surgery after suffering what could be a season-ending injury. But aside from his condition, another factor that could threaten his career with the team is his weight.
date : Oct 21, 2016 12:22 PM EDT
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers To Sign Trent Richardson to Replace Injured Eddie Lacy
summary : With Week 6 coming up, the Green Bay Packers need to do something to their lineup especially since they'll be going up against the Dallas Cowboys. Since Eddie Lacy will most likely not be able to join the game due to a recent injury, the Packers might resort to signing free agent Trent Richardson.
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Eye Ray Rice Deal For Eddie Lacy Sub; Aaron Rodgers, Jordy Nelson Reject RB
summary : The Green Bay Packers faced a devastating loss even before the 2015-16 NFL season started when Jordy Nelson went down with an injury in the preseason games. To add to their woes at the time, the Aaron Rodgers team also saw a heavier Eddie Lacy who eventually cost the team too many games due to his size and reduced speed. In an effort to avoid the same problems in the upcoming NFL season, the Green Bay Packers are said to sign a deal with Ray Rice to add another strong player in the roster.
date : Jul 28, 2016 09:29 PM EDT
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers Retire after One Last Season With Jordy Nelson, Eddie Lacy
summary : The Green Bay Packers saw their 2015-16 NFL season end even before the regular games started when Aaron Rodgers lost Jordy Nelson to an offseason match. With the football team's best wide receiver out of the roster for an entire season, the group struggled to keep themselves amid the surge of squads like the New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings. However, it looks like the next NFL season will be pivotal for the Green Bay Packers as the group will see a healthier Aaron Rodgers, thinner Eddie Lacy and healed Jordy Nelson.
date : Jun 08, 2016 01:30 AM EDT
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Eddie Lacy Weight Loss Ultimatum Works; Aaron Rodgers Eyes Jordy Nelson Return
summary : The Green Bay Packers underwent a difficult NFL season in the past year. Aaron Rodgers, who was once confident of his support system, saw his team fall short as Eddie Lacy and Jordy Nelson became victims of health issues. For Lacy, the issue had been his weight gain - a fact that made him an ineffective running back in the gridiron. For Nelson, his devastating injury in the NFL offseason broke the hearts of the Green Bay Packers fans. This time, however, the football team appears to be turning things around.
title : Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers Live Stream Free: Watch Online Thanksgiving Day 2015 NFL Football, TV Channel, Schedule
summary : The slowly reviving Green Bay Packers will welcome the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day football at the Lambeau Field. The match is scheduled to take place at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday (November 26). With the promising recovery of the Green Bay Packers, sports analysts believe that the host team will win this face off.
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers, Eddie Lacy Mount Comeback; Is Tim Tebow Potential QB Backup?
summary : The Green Bay Packers faced danger following the injury of star quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier this NFL season. As the once undefeated football squad struggled to keep themselves from ruining their unblemished record this year, the absence of Rodgers still substantially affected the said team. Moreover, the three consecutive losses of the Green Bay Packers in the hands of the Denver Broncos, Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions following their six-game winning streak proved to be alarming.
date : Nov 23, 2015 12:40 PM EST
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers Trade Eddie Lacy; Aaron Rodgers 'Frustrated' During Face off With Panthers' Cam Newton
summary : The Green Bay Packers had been once among the undefeated NFL teams this season - a feat that gained the respect of the football community as Aaron Rodgers led the squad sans wide receiver and co-leader Jordy Nelson by his side. It appears, however, that that Green Bay Packers' winning streak is over and a new one is taking its place: losing. Following their defeat in the hands of Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos, the Green Bay Packers bowed down to the ferocious Carolina Panthers 29-37.
title : NFL News & Rumors: Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Fear Eddie Lacy, DaVante Adams Loss
summary : The Green Bay Packers face the Kansas City Chiefs for Week 3 of the regular NFL season. With the notable performance of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers managed to take the lead at 14 - 0 for the early part of the match. As the Kansas City Chiefs struggle to find a way to stop the raging power of the Green Bay Packers star, the team of Aaron Rodgers continue to dominate Lambeau Field.
date : Sep 28, 2015 11:57 PM EDT
title : NFL Rumors: Green Bay Packers' James Starks Becomes RB1 As Injured Running Back Eddie Lacy's Return Is Still Uncertain
summary : Last Sunday, Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy left the game against the Seattle Seahawks after sustaining an ankle injury. It was later found out that the injury is not serious and that Lacy would able to play next Monday. However, it looks like the Packers are not taking chances as head coach Mike McCarthy mentioned that they will be relying on James Starks to fill in Lacy’s RB1 shoes should be become unavailable.
date : Sep 22, 2015 02:45 AM EDT
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1731
|
__label__wiki
| 0.925012
| 0.925012
|
Liverpool seal Christmas No.1 spot as Tottenham run riot
London (AFP)
Rampant Liverpool beat Bournemouth 3-0 to lock down the Christmas number one spot ahead of Saturday's Manchester derby as Jose Mourinho's Tottenham blitzed Burnley 5-0 to climb to fifth in table.
Interim boss Duncan Ferguson lifted Everton's spirits, condemning Chelsea to their third Premier League defeat in four matches while bottom club Watford battled to a goalless draw against Crystal Palace.
Liverpool took advantage of playing before their closest rivals to widen the gulf at the top of the table to 11 points, meaning they cannot be caught by December 25.
Jurgen Klopp, mindful of a fixture pile-up for his side, made seven changes from the 5-2 midweek victory against Everton, with Sadio Mane dropping to the bench and Alisson Becker back in goal following suspension.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain opened the scoring for the European champions in the 35th minute after poking home Jordan Henderson's long ball, moments after Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake left the pitch injured.
Liverpool made it 2-0 just before the break when Naby Keita played a fine one-two with Mohamed Salah and finished from close range, with Keita turning provider for Salah in the 54th minute.
- Son stunner -
Spurs lost their first match under new boss Mourinho at Old Trafford in midweek but flew out of the blocks at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Harry Kane put them ahead with his 14th goal of the season in the fourth minute and Spurs doubled their lead when Lucas Moura tapped home at the far post following a goalmouth scramble.
Son Heung-min added a third with a brilliant solo effort shortly after the half-hour, running from deep in his own half before slotting past goalkeeper Nick Pope.
Kane made it 4-0 in the 54th minute with his second goal of the game and turned provider for Moussa Sissoko to score Spurs' fifth.
Spurs are still six points behind fourth-placed Chelsea but will fancy their chances of closing the gap on their London rivals, who are stumbling after a six-game winning run earlier in the season.
Everton made it a miserable day for Frank Lampard thanks to an early strike from Brazil forward Richarlison and two goals from England under-21 international Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Mateo Kovacic scored his first Premier League goal to pull the score back to 2-1 but the Toffees wrapped up victory six minutes from time, Calvert-Lewin latching on to a loose ball in the box to finish underneath Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Former Everton player Ferguson, who celebrated the goals wildly, refused to talk up his chances of getting the job full-time despite the win, telling BT Sport: "I'm here for Everton. I'm here for as long as they want me here.
"I'm sure they're out there looking for other candidates, and rightly so. We want the best guys in the world managing our football club.
"This was just an incredible experience for me, one no one can take away from me. You saw on the touchline how enthusiastic I was. It's one game, it's one result."
Watford, who appointed former Leicester boss Nigel Pearson as their new manager on Friday, were unable to force their second win of the season, drawing 0-0 with Crystal Palace.
Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, in third place, 14 points behind Liverpool, face Manchester United at the Etihad later Saturday.
Defending champions City are firm favourites but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team were buoyed by their win over Spurs on Wednesday.
Second-placed Leicester are in action on Sunday, away to Aston Villa, while struggling Arsenal travel to West Ham the following day.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1733
|
__label__cc
| 0.620491
| 0.379509
|
Freelance Graphic Designers : Royal Oak, Michigan
-All- Ann Arbor Battle Creek Canton Dearborn Dearborn Heights Detroit Farmington Hills Flint Grand Rapids Kalamazoo Lansing Livonia Novi Pontiac Redford Rochester Hills Royal Oak Saginaw Southfield St. Clair Shores Sterling Heights Taylor Troy Warren Waterford Westland Wyoming
Portfolios Sort Default User Name Kudos Skill Rating Rate
Anna McAlpine - Freelance Illustration & Graphic Design
Work Experience Presentation Designer Goren and Associates Farmington Hills, Michigan Jan 2012 - present Freelance Illustrator Maloney & Fox New York, New York Jan 2012 - present Freelance Graphic Designer Prarie & Pacific Group Birmingham, Michigan Oct 2011 - present Assistant Graphic Designer Simply Suzanne Granola Detroit, Michigan June 2011 - Oct...
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Carol Smith - Freelance Blog Writing & Article Writing
Native English Writer for blogs, tech jobs, social media, proposals, manuals, & research. BA Phil, MS CS, 20+ yrs exp writing. Would love to write about Health, Gardening, Antiques, Green Housing, Small Town Living, and Social Commentary.
Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Freelance Graphic Designers In Michigan Freelance Graphic Design In Michigan Freelance Graphic Design Jobs In Michigan
Freelance Graphic Designers In Taylor Freelance Graphic Design In Taylor Freelance Graphic Design Jobs In Taylor
Mohamed Fasil.P - Freelance Book Design & Brochure Design
RESUME Mohamed Fasil.P Email:fasilraru@gmail.com Phone:09747395981 ________________________________________ I'm actively seeking a position in pre press as engineer allowing me to use my skills in the fields of printing technology and graphic designing to lend my expertise to an organization looking to grow. Industry Focus: Printing technology, Engineering & media publishing Job Title: Pre press executive Experience: 1-2 years Looking For: Permanent Full-Time, Visa Status: Indian citizen Education Level: Graduate Degree(B.Tech Printing technology) WORK EXPERIENCE ________________________________________ PRE PRESS EXECUTIVE SEP2009 – Present LIPI OFFSET PRINTERS A Kerala based printing firm. It has got 3 branches.it provides various types of offset printing such as poster,brochure,flyer,catalogue,leaflet,magazines etc... As a pre press executive my work is design various posters,magazines,brochures etc according to customer needs with punctuality.Provide full support to customers SKILLS ________________________________________ Adobe Photoshop(CS3) 1 to 2 years Adobe Illustrator(CS3) 1 to 2 years Adobe In Design(CS3) 0 to 1 years Adobe CorelDraw(12)1 to 2 years Adobe Pagemaker(7) 1 to 2 years MS Excel(2007)1 to 2 years MS Power Point(2007)2 to 3 years MS Word(2007) 2 to 3 years EDUCATION ________________________________________ • B.TECH in Printing Technology with aggregate of 68% ,Calicut University Institute Of Engineering and Technology, From July’2005 to june 2009 • HSC with aggregate of 73.5 % , St.Marys Higher Secondary School,Pariyapuram,Malappuram • S.S.L.C with aggregate of 83% , A.M.H.S Thirurkad,Malappuram • Three month Diploma in graphic designing INTERNSHIP ________________________________________ • 15 days training at MATHRUBHUMI daily news paper, Kerala in part of fifth semester,B.TECH in dec 2007 • 15 days project at PACKAGING INDIA PRIVATE Ltd , Pondichery in eighth semester B.TECH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ________________________________________ Speak Read Write • English ? ? ? • Hindi ? ? ? • Malayalam ? ? ? • Arabic - ? ? PERSONAL STRENGTHS________________________________________ • Ability to take up responsibilities. • Leadership qualities. • Good communication skills. • Ability to assess the work requirements and co-ordinate in accordance. • Hard working and sincere I believe I have the right attitude to be effective and professional in a service - oriented environment To summarize , I possess the necessary human skills to interact and co- ordinate with superiors and peers alike HOBBIES________________________________________ • Listening music, playing cricket, football PERSONAL DETAILS________________________________________ Date of Birth : 09/05/1987 Nationality : Indian Gender : Male Marital Status : Single Languages Known : English, Hindi & Malayalam Educational status : B.Tech in printing Technology from Calicut University Permanent Address : S/o Umer P Puthiyangadi (Ho) Thirurkad (PO) Malappuram (Dist) Kerala Pin-679351 REFERENCES________________________________________ NOUFAL.T ADMINISTRATOR LIPI OFFSET PRINTERS ANGADIPPURAM PH;09388616672 DECLARATION________________________________________ I do hereby declare that all the information given above is accurate to the best of my knowledge and I bear all responsibility for the information given above.. MOHAMED FASIL.P
Bennett Horton Jr. - Freelance Article Writing & Ghostwriting
I have been writing either recreationally or professionally most of my life. I have been published in newspapers, magazines, and online (including some small success with VERY short e-zine articles). I have successfully ghostwritten several projects for people with a good story but no literary voice. (I am of course contractually prohibited from discussing details of those projects.) I taught high school English for nine years, three in one school and six in another. Proofreading and editing come as second nature to me, but I am capable of adjusting to a casual, informal style. I'm not a grammar nazi unless that is what is called for by the writer. While I love creative writing such as fiction and poetry, I can usually complete non-fiction projects more quickly. Creative writing usually requires more incubation time.
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Terry Rowan - Freelance Poster Design & Brochure Design
Worked in the legal field for 27 years but always wanted to be an artist. Went to college for two years for art and have painted and sold pieces for years. Now am semi-retired and want to try to work on more art pieces.
Manasquan, New Jersey, United States
Heungki Kim - Freelance Translation & Language Translation
I am an independent freelance translator specializing in gaming, IT and web-content domains. Gaming is one of my specialties since my work experience covers a couple of areas of the industry: game development, game-specific business and game localization. I also have experienced several genres such as MMORPG, mobile games, online board game and mobile console games as a game developer so I believe that I am so familiar with the general procedure of game development, even though each company chooses a unique process for its projects. Regarding game localization, I have worked as not only a translator but also as a project manager for a meaningful period of time, and this helps me grasp what most localization coordinators / agencies dealing with game contents want. > Language pairs that I cover: EN to KO, JP to KO > LinkedIn: nz.linkedin.com/pub/tobey-kim/83/a26/162/
Susan kay Johnson - Freelance Sculpting & Painting
Susan Kay Johnson DOB: August 13, 1953 in Elgin, Illinois 108 West 5th Street(85705) skjpaint@gmail.com susankayjohnson.com (520) 623-5167 CURRICULUM VITAE • Page 1 Degrees 1984 Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 1977 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Drawing, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 1977 Art Education and Art Therapy Degree, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL. 1977-84 Apprenticeship in Modeling, Mold making, and Casting, Eldon Danhausen, 1985-10 classes in welding, wed page design, foundry,print making, clay, glazing, video 1995-2000 Art Research Tours International Studies/ Italy, Spain, Holland, France, Mexico Work Experience/ Teaching: 2007-13 The Drawing Studio/ Adults and Children/ Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture 1986-2004 University Of Arizonia, Tucson, Az. Adjunct, Figure Sculpture 1992-2013 Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ. Instructor, Sculpture I & II, Basic Design, Figure Drawing, and Drawing I&2, Figure Sculpture 1995-2000 Italy Teaching and Research Tours(6 weeks) Drawing, painting, Art History /Pima College 1998-2001 Tucson Parks and Rec., Ceramic Sculpture, Hand Building, and Figure Sculpture 1990-2013 Tucson Museum of Art School, Adult and Children Programs / Tucson, AZ. Instructor, painting, drawing, figure drawing, and sculpture classes. 1976-1985 Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL. Intern, figure modeling. Student teacher, Young Artist’s Studio and Figure Drawing. 1982-83 Studio Four Art Center, Chicago, IL. Full time instructor, sculpture Commissions: 2007-13 Ground Murals Tucson Museum of Art 2004-07 Dumbar Spring Mural Project 2000 Banners for city of Tucson 1997 R. Carlos Nikai, Male Figure 1995-96 TV Production, Legends, Portrait Bust of Richard Anderson . 1994-95 United Artists Productions, Tank Girl: 16’ x 8’ x 8’ sculpture, Landscape Torso. 1994-95 Tucson Unified School District/Independent Citizens’: Relief Sculpture 1994-95 Arizona Opera Company, Wagner’s Four Rings: Leather Armor (52 pieces) 1994 MET Research Corporation - Sculpture. 1992 Tucson Community Cable Corporation, Tucson, AZ - Mural. 1991 Festival & Event Grant, All Souls’ Day Festival, Tucson, AZ 1991 Artist in Residence, Tucson Partnership, Inc., 1992 Posse, motion picture production - Oil Painting. 1992 Arizona Opera Company, Wagner’s The Valkyrie - Leather Armor (21 pieces) 1991 Tucson Partnership Video - Sculptural Signs. 1986-87 Hilton Hotel East, Tucson, AZ - Life Size Figure. 1991 Robin AaBerg - Leather Mask: Beauty’s Beast. 1989-91 Carolyn Susnow - Portrait Bust. Research Work: 1999-2012 Restoration of an old church 1914/ convering to studio and home. 1995-2012 Developing Glazing and Clay Slip Glazing, Pima College and Parks and Rec. and TMA 1995-2000 Research and Study in Italy, Spain, Holland& France ( Paint, Draw, Sculpt, Print) 1990-95 Arizona Opera Company, Tucson, AZ. Leather forming techniques. 1987-90 The American Veteran, the Vietnam Veteran Workshops. Therapy with veterans. 1986 University of Arizona, Optical Sciences Department, Tucson, AZ. Mold development for glass casting. 1983-1989 Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL and the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Rubber mold making and casting techniques. Competitions and Awards: Mural for Tucson Art Market Square/1999 TMA Ed. Courtyard, Finalist, Design Team/ 1999 Golf Course Commission, Finalist, City of Tucson/1997 Tucson/Pima Arts Council, Tucson, AZ. Merit Award/1990 Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AZ. Best of Show/1990 The James Wilbur Johnson Sculpture Competition, Washington, DC. Best of Show1986 Corcoran School of the Arts, Washington, DC. Sculpture competition/1983 National Sculpture Society Awards, Washington, DC. Finalist/1984 John Gregory Memorial Prize, Washington, DC. Recipient/1985 Charles Hayden Sculpture Competition, Tempe, AZ. Finalist/1994 1995Lucile Wright Sculpture Competition. Art Featured in Video and Cinema: 2008 Arizona Illustrated “ All Souls Processional Parade 1998 Arizona Illustrated; " Studio 113, Works by Susan Kay Johnson, KUAT - PBS 1996 Legends, TV Production/ Fox- Produced by Richard Dean Anderson 1995 Tank Girl, United Artists Productions 1994 Seduced by Evil, TV movie produced by Suzanne Summers 1992 Posse, New Town Productions 1990-2008 All Souls’ Day Processional Festival, Produced by the Tucson Community Cable Corporation 1991 Sculptural Signage: Parts I and II, Produced by Tucson Community Cable Corporation 1991 Revealing Hidden Secrets, Produced by Susan Kay Johnson and Dennis Darling 1991 Fine Art for Fine Causes, Arizona Illustrated, Produced by KUAT Channel 6 (PBS), Tucson, AZ 1990 Miller Homes, Produced by KVOA Channel 4 (NBC), Tucson, AZ 1990 The Shane Eden Show, Tucson Community Cable Corporation, Tucson, AZ 1988 Arizona Illustrated : The Sculptures and Drawings of Susan Kay Johnson, KUAT Channel 6 (PBS), Tucson, AZ 1987 Processes of My Work, Produced by Susan Kay Johnson and Shane Eden for the Hilton Hotel East, Tucson, AZ 1986 Internal Fragmentation, Funded and produced by Susan Kay Johnson 1985 Women in the Arts, Funded by the Milwaukee Museum 1983 From the Vatican to Present day, Funded by Loyola University & Chicago Art Institute Museum Exhibitions: 2010-13 Tucson Sculpture Festival 2011-12 The Art Expresso Cafe 2010-12 The Drawing Studio/ Figure show 2012-13 The Tucson Museum of Art Art Market 2005-08 Dinnerware 2003-13 Opening of Studio 108/ West 5th Street 1994-13 Artist Studio Tours 2003-07 Drawing Studio/ Sculpture Show/ drawing and painting 2002 -4 U. Of A. Faculty Show 2001-3 Temple of Music and Art/ TMA, "Prints, Paintings & Sculpture 1998-2002 Pima College Art Center Gallery, "Prints 1998 Cafe Quebec, "Paintings, One Woman Show 1996-97 Pima College Art Center Gallery, Sculpture 1986- Etherton Gallery 1994-5 Arrington’s Gallery, Tubac, Az. 1993 Temple Of Music and Art 1993 Screening Room, Tucson 1992 Tempe Arts 1992 Sky Harbor Air Port 1991 Museum, University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff 1991 Congress Street Gallery 1991 Mask, AKA Theater 1991 Tucson Art Expo 1990 Scottdale Wilheim Gallery 1990 Scottsdale Center for the Arts 1986 U.of A. Museum of Art with Judy Dater 1986 U.ofA. Drama Department 1985 Frumkin & Struve Gallery/ Chicago 1985 Dart Gallery/ Chicago 1985 ARC Gallery / Chicago 1984 Chicago Art Institute Museum 1984 Alexis Urba Gallery 1977 The School of the Chicago Art Institute
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Christopher - Freelance Database Design & Resume Writing
Confidential Profile of CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT Surname Wright Name Christopher Nationality South African Languages English Identity number 670825 5176 085 Home address 4 May Street Cresta Randburg 2194 Postal Address As above Contact numbers (011) 4762604 Home 074 3118586 Cell Driver's Licence Yes (08) Hobbies/Interests Reading, Gym, Electronics, Art CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT Education 1985 – Matric – Marist Brothers Inanda Subjects: • English • Afrikaans • Maths • Science • Biology • Geography Qualifications Wits Plus HR Certificate (2007) Damelin Advanced Software Support Wits Technikon Extraction Metallurgy (1986 – 1989) Electrical Engineering (1991-1992) MCSE (Not Complete) Computer Skills: Flash/Animation MS Word 2010 Vista,XP,Windows 7 Fireworks MS Excel 2010 Dreamweaver Access 2010 Visual Basic Ms PowerPoint 2010 Pastel Accounting Adobe Suite PDF Photoshop Internet Explorer Lotus 1-2-3 HTML Outlook Express TCP/IP MS Office 2010 Outlook Career History Summary: Company Position Date of Service SACBL English Teacher January 2008 – August 2010 Global Outsourcing Solutions Sales Manager January 2006 –December 2006 Temporary Assignments January 2005 – December 2005 Terrapinn Delegate Sales Manager January 2004 – October 2004 Virgin Active Telemarketing Executive January 2001 – December 2003 Dell/ Getronics Call Centre Executive January 1999 – December 2000 PAG Engineering / Technical Consultant January 1998 – December 1998 Twig Research Assistant January 1997 – July 1997 AECI Laboratory Analyst January 1994 – December 1996 Various Temporary / Contractual Assignments January 1991 – December 1993 Computer skills: Company SACBL Date of Service January 2008 – January 2010 Position English Teacher Responsibilities Responsible for teaching foreign students English from beginners to advanced in small groups or one-on-one including preparing more advanced students for the IELTS exam. The following skills where used during the process. • Interacting with people at different levels. • Maintaining emotional control under stress. • Being thorough. • Advising. • Demonstrating examples and dramatizing ideas and examples when necessary. • Explaining. • Instructing. • Responding. • Providing discipline when necessary. Reported you Manager - Charmaine Wang Reason for leaving Company declared bankruptcy Company Global Outsourcing Solutions Date of Service January 2006 – December 2006 Position Sales Manager Responsibilities Responsible for determining current marketing opportunities. Responsible for telephonic sales Responsible for achieving targets Responsible for interviewing candidates Responsible client visits. Profiling numerous candidates Reason for leaving Received a better offer Company Terrapinn Dates of Service January 2004 – October 2004 Position Delegate Sales Manager Responsibilities • Responsible for telephonic sales and marketing in a target driven environment • Responsible for determining current market opportunities • Delegate sales • General office duties Reason for leaving End of contract Company Virgin Active Dates of Service January 2001 – December 2003 Position Telemarketing Executive Responsibilities • Responsible for telephonic sales and marketing in a target driven environment • Responsible for determining current market opportunities • Delegate sales • General office duties Reason for leaving End of contract Company Dell / Getronics Dates of Service January 1999 – December 2000 Position Call Centre Executive Responsibilities • Responsible for telephonically assisting numerous computer operators with problem solving Reason for leaving: Retrenched Company PAG Dates of Service January 1998 – December 1998 Position Engineering / Technical Consultant Responsibilities • Responsible for analysing current market opportunities • Responsible for interviewing numerous candidates • Preparing relevant CV’s • Profiling numerous candidate • Various office duties Reason for leaving Resigned Company Twig Dates of Service January 1997 – July 1997 Position Research Assistant Responsibilities • Responsible for telephonically determining and researching current market opportunities • Conducting numerous field surveys and interviews • Compilation of numerous research surveys including the acquisition of results • Responsible for giving feedback to the various role players • General office duties Reason for leaving End of contract Company AECI Dates of Service January 1994 – December 1996 Position Laboratory Analyst Responsibilities • Wet chemical quantitative analysis Reason for leaving : Received a better offer Various Temporary / Contractual Assignments January 1991 – December 1993 Telemarketing (Various industries) - Timesharing/Computer hardware sales REFERENCES: Company name: Getronics Company Tel no: (011) 709 7700 Name of referee: Trevor Manaloo Designation of referee: supervisor Company name: Terrapinn Company Tel no: (011) 4632802 Name of referee: Sean Willis Designation of referee: Manager Company name: Great Plains Company Tel no: (011) 807 8555 Name of referee: Valerie Allem Designation of referee: Manager
Chris Bennett - Freelance Sculpting & Portrait Art
PUBLIC WORKS: “Citizen Soldier”: Tri planed sculpture relief depicting two soldiers in high relief in the first plane, their citizen lives in bas relief in the second plane, Iowa landscape, cityscape, and cloud shapes background in water jet cut and layered sections in the third plane, 14 ft. x 9 ft. x 8 in., Bronze, site one, *“Vigilant Eagle”, Eagle perched on post top starring alertly and vigilantly to the side positioned in front of a Iowa cloud-like water jet cut and layered shape, life-size eagle, 4 ft. x 4 ft. background, Bronze, site two, *“Ordnance Logo”: Army Ordnance logo, water jet cut and layered shape, 4 ft. x 4 ft., bronze, copper, stainless steel, Cor-ten steel, National Guard Armory, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2011 “Apple Tree Childcare Center Donor Recognition Wall”: 4 ft. x 8 ft. panel. Apple wood board background, slabbed apple tree trunk, main branch and minor branches, cut apple wood apples and leafs with calligraphically written donor names, brass hanger pins. Van Buren County Hospital, Keosauqua, IA, 2012 “Serving Hands as the Fragrance of a Rose” A Tribute to Healthcare Workers, Four life-size, bronze figures standing atop a rose garden planter dressed in medical worker attire. Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown, Iowa 2011 Johnson Shut-ins State Park Orientation Center Plaza Interpretive Icons Ten 6 x 2 ft., and one 6.5 x 5 ft., water-jet cut, layered by individual color patina and assembled, bronze and Cor-ten steel, southeastern Missouri landscape, water, history, and wildlife themes. Therese McKee design, Creative Edge Mastershop production, Bennett Studio patina, assembly, installation, Johnson Shut-ins State Park, Reynolds County, MO, 2009 “W.T. Brookshire Commemorative” Life-size, bronze standing bronze figure, corporate headquarters Brookshire Grocery, Tyler, TX, 2009 “Architectural Continuum” Life-size aluminum cutout figures, printed color contemporary and sepia historical imagery on Mylar and Plexiglas, 12’ w. x 8 t. x 12’ d. hanging above doors in atrium entrance, University of Northern Iowa, Innovative Teaching and Technology Center, Cedar Falls, IA, 2007 “Douglas Hoeft Commemorative”, life-size aluminum mask portrait, over aluminum metal photo image plate. 36”h. x 26” w. x 10” d., Homeless Shelter, Elgin, IL 2007 “Parade Route”, Life-size, bronze 2 figures, grandfather lifting grandson to his shoulders for a better view of a perceived parade. Main street, Shoreline, WA. , 2007 “Prairie Preening”, Life-size, bronze Red tail hawk perched on a hedge corner post crowned with barbed wire, while preening under its wing, Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS. 2007 “Descending Strength, Ascending Peace”: 50’ x 75’ landscaped area, 27’ dia. plaza with “light fountain”, 10.5’ h. x 21’ l. “furling” bronze wall, life-size eagle with six arrows, over-life-size dove with olive branch, 40’ flag pole with flag, lighting, donor text brick. Veterans memorial, Ames, IA., 2006 “Illinois Representative Douglas Hoeft Memorial”: Life-size, bronze figure, seated on a park bench, River Walk Park, Elgin, IL. , 2005 “Pool of Bethesda”: Two life-size, bronze figures Jesus standing, and an invalid man kneeling arms outstretched, installed atop a flowing tiered fountain. Bethesda Lutheran Home Services corporate Headquarters, Watertown WI. 2004 “Athletic Heroes of Iowa”: 3 life-size, bronze figures. Iowa High School Athletic Association, Iowa Events Center, Hall of Pride, Des Moines, IA., 2006 “Henry Anson Memorial”: Life-size, bronze figure on limestone pedestal, including a time capsule. Courthouse Square, Marshalltown, IA, 2004 “Dwight Vredenburg Memorial”: Life-size, bronze figure with bronze accessories on bronze bench, 4 bronze descriptive plaques Hy-Vee Corporation, West Des Moines, IA , 2003 “Hugh Cantrell”: Life size, bronze bust, on walnut pedestal, National Softball Hall of Fame, Nicholasville, KY , 2002 “Reflective Tribute”: Life-size bronze figure, life-size bronze relief figure, 24’ x 30” descriptive plaque, 25’ x 18’ site specific stone plaza, stone benches 7’, stone pillars 7’, hedged quiet space, W.W.II Memorial, Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA , “2001” . “George Soumas Memorial”:, Life-size, bronze figure seated “at coffee” within Soumas Court, Hotel Pattee, Perry, IA , “2002” “Clinton Street Scape Project”: Life-size, eagle, mink, snow goose, otter, heron, catfish, beaver, fox, bronze on stone bases, each central to 6 ½’ diameter x 2’ high fountain, 15’ dia. landscaped composition (8 fountains, 8 street corners), Clinton, IA. “2002” PUBLIC WORKS Continued: “Lil’ Slugger”: Life size bust, bonded bronze, Office of the Governor, state capitol, Des Moines, IA. “2001” Virginia Larson Memorial”: Life-size, cold cast bronze, private memorial, donated to the library, Story City, IA. “2000” “Stepping Stones”: 24’ dia. fountain with over life-size bronze figure torsos, also 24” 1/3 life-size figures within 12’ dia. quiet pool, 24’ x 8” & 12’ x 4” stainless steel circular tube framing, water fall, meadow, seating, landscaping, commissioned by Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA. “2001” “Peace, Service, Community”: Police/Fireman memorial, fountain with granite, stainless steel, and bronze, commissioned by the City of Cedar Rapids, IA. “2000” “Nancy Neafie Memorial”: Life-size figure, welded bronze sheet, commissioned by the City of Burlington, IA. “2000” “Lady in Bloom”: Life-size plaster, woman who is pregnant, commissioned by the Maternity Ward, Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, IA. “1999” “Dr. Jessie Wasson Memorial”: Life-size bronze torso, commissioned by the City of La Porte City, IA. “1998” “Field of Honor”: Eight life-size, bronze military figures, Memorial 20th Century Wars, commissioned by the Rockford Park District, Loves Park, Illinois, 2010 “A Caring Touch”: Life-size bronze, (enlargement), Donna Young Design, commissioned by Trinity Hospital, Rock Island, IL. “1997” “George Daily Memorial”: Life-size bronze, commissioned by the George Daily Center, Oskaloosa, IA “1997” “Haulin’ Gear”: Life-size bronze, commissioned by the City Improvement Association, Charles City, IA “1997” “William Cay Memorial”: 16” x 18” x 6” bronze in 15’ x 15’ x 20’ landscaped quiet space, commissioned by family for Jefferson County Park, Fairfield, IA “1997 “Donor Recognition Wall”: 11’ x 4 ½’ cast ceramic and carved oak panel, commissioned by Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown, IA. “1996” “An Old, Old Story”: Heroic size, bronze Indian couple walking, commissioned by Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA. “1995” “Imparting Knowledge”: Life-size bronze, Indian Chief teaching a youth, commissioned by Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa, IA. “1995” “A Veteran’s Prayer for Eternal Peace”: 15 feet high, bronze hands in 185’ x 90’ Landscaped outdoor chapel, commissioned by Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA. “1994” “Leapfrog”: Life-size bronze, commissioned by the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, IA. “1990” “A Grandmother’s Garden”: Two life-size bronze figures, a child and a grandmother, landscaped share garden space, commissioned for Warren County Courthouse, Indianola, IA. “1988” “Jack Trice”: Life-size bronze standing figure, memorial to first black football player of Ames College commissioned by Iowa State University, Ames, IA “1988”, Jack Trice Memorial Stadium. “I Plant”: Life-size bronze torso bust of Bertha Jacobsen, a farm woman, community-minded person, gardener, and philanthropist. She is depicted smiling and planting a handful of seeds, Tama Civic Center, Tama, IA (1986) “Generations”: 30’ x 36’ plaster relief, commissioned by the City of Fairfield, Fairfield, IA. (1985 “Mayor Chuzohara”: Life-size ceramic portrait of the Kufo City Mayor of Kufo City, Japan. “1984” “Dancers”: Life-size plaster, Ottumwa Regional Medical Center, Ottumwa, IA. “1983 “William Coop and Friend”: Life-size bronze of two seated figures of a modern boy with a pioneer man, commissioned for the Central Park, Fairfield, IA. “1981” “Commemorative Wall”: 8 life-size relief busts, with text of life history, of various significant priests and teachers, Loyola Academy, Wilmette, IL. (in progress) CORPORATE & PRIVATE WORKS “Arthur and Rosella Nierling Memorial”: 10 diameter bronze plaque, displaying the names of their four children around a haloed cross that is entwined by a vine of four roses. Private memorial, 2013 “Play Fight”: life size bronze fox juveniles play fighting atop a bronze log, one nestled into a burl in the log, private commission, Cedar Rapids, IA, 2012 “Maria Jira Chyle Memorial”: Bronze bust of Czechloslovakian immigrant woman, from Protivin current Czech Republic, founded Protivin, IA., cremains drawer in rear of bust, private commission. 2012 “Robb Kelley Commemorative” 2/3 life-size bronze sculpture relief of Robb Kelley, former EMC Insurance corporation chairman, president, and C.E.O., EMC Insurance building, Des Moines, Iowa, 2010 “Hidden Feather”: abstracted shape 24” x 40”underbrush and hidden turkey feather image, on wedge-shaped blood red burgundy pedestal, laser cut bronze with green to yellow patina, and browns for feather, private commission for flower and shrub garden, 2010. to yellow “Paraclete”: 24 “ flame, copper tubing with brass screen overlay, on 8” sq. x 8” t. alabaster pedestal, mounted on walnut, two 6 ft. t. x 30” w. burgundy banners with 7 gold bar stripes and one red strip each, between accompanying stained glass windows, 1st Methodist Church, Ottumwa, IA, 2002. “The Innovator”: 1/3 life size, bronze figure, 24”, double helix and relief, bronze 24”, stone base, 24”, composition 6’ tall, Kemin Industries, Des Moines, IA “2001” “Diggin’ Dutchman”: Vermeer, Inc. sales awards, Vermeer logo 1/3 size torso bust of construction worker, 1/3 size torso relief bust of a construction worker on a relief background of Vermeer machinery, life size torso bust of construction worker, mounted on a rough cut block of limestone, 2002 “Angel of Knowledge”: 1/3 Life-size bronze angel mounted on granite, a cemetery monument. Private commission. “2000” “Soaring in Grace”: 24’ x 18” bronze relief with eagle sculpture coming out from relief plane, mounted on granite; a cemetery monument. Private commission. “2000” “Freedom”: 27” high x 31” wide x 4 ½’ deep bronze relief in curly fir frame. A young boy releasing a frog from captivity. Private commission. “1999” “Natural Causes”: Life-size bronze relief, red-tailed hawk catching it prey. Studio Piece. “1996” “Alice Johnston Memorial”: Life-size bronze, humming bird, gardening hand trowel & gloves, 3 roses, concrete bench. Private commission, 2008 “John Hill Memorial”: Life-size bronze on black granite, music stand on podium, with open music book and score, entwined trumpet vine with actual instrument trumpet valves for blooms, 2006 “Zack Yates Memorial” Life-size bronze on granite, open hands and shell container for commemorative memorabilia at cemetery site, 2007 “A Puzzling Moment” 27” high x 31” wide x 4 ½’ deep bronze resin relief in an oak frame. Little girl with her two dogs, sitting sprawl legged on the floor, completing a puzzle, Private commission. “2000” “Birthday for Amy O” 24” high x 30” wide x 4 ½’ deep plaster relief in an oak frame. Young girl and her father blowing out 16 candles on a cake, Audubon School, Dubuque, IA “1986” ARTIST STATEMENT: My works are primarily human figures and animal wildlife, classically rendered. They emphasize the importance of relationships. Those include wisdom and innocence, family members with each other, children, men and women with each other, and with their country, also, animals in their environment. In order to capture the universality of life, I carefully observe the psyche and physical interactions of my subjects, whether people or wildlife. EDUCATION: Naguib School of Sculpture, Beverly Shores, Indiana: Figure modeling, molding, fired ceramic, bronze casting, and stone carving under the instruction of Mustafa Naguib University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa: Sculpture and drawing under the instruction of Julius Schmidt University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado: Sculpture and drawing Luther College, Decorah, Iowa Ceramic sculpture, drawing, and painting under the instruction of Dean Schwartz EXPERIENCE: • Over 35 years experience in bronze, ceramics, welded steel, wood, stone, resin, cast iron, plaster and cement. • Works include over 50 public commissions and numerous private commissions, small reproductions, teaching, slide lectures, demonstrations, and exhibits. • Awarded Change, Inc., grant, 1998; Adolf and Esther Gottlieg emergency Assistance grant, 1998; Artist Fellowship Inc., grant, 1999; Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant, 1999. • Selected for an artist exchange program, Kufo City, Japan. Displayed three sculptures and created a ceramic portrait of the mayor of Kufo City. • Awarded Numerous Iowa Arts Council grants, including a research and observation grant to interview various artists in Yugoslavia. EXHIBITIONS: Kavenaugh Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa 2004 to present, Skyline Gallery, Fairfield, Iowa 2004, Luther College Exhibition Gallery, Decorah, Iowa. 2004, Newton Sculpture Festival, Newton Iowa. 2004, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 1999, Kruse Associates, Iowa City, Iowa. 1999, Loveland Sculpture Invitational, Loveland, Colorado. 1996, 1997, 1998, Percival Galleries, Des Moines, Iowa 1997
Keosauqua, Iowa, United States
Helen Tanner - Freelance Grant Writing & Proposal Writing
Skilled in proposal development, prospect research, grant writing, grants management. Experienced in full-cycle United Way, city and state funding, corporate/foundation grants, NIH funding, CDC funding, NCLB funding, SAMSHA funding, tribal community grants, pharmaceutical funding and other federal/private grants. Content specialties: Health and Human Services, Social Services, Medical/Clinical Research, Public Health, Children’s/Youth Programs, Education. Professional Experience Associate Director of Grants KIPP San Antonio (Part-time position) 2011-Current -Serve as primary grant writer for KIPP San Antonio -Responsible for managing federal and private foundation grants for KIPP San Antonio district -Ensure compliance with grant guidelines and purposes -Provide oversight and accounting for grant-funded programs through a grants calendar of program activities -Federal program director for NCLB and other federal programs at KIPP -Lead stewardship activities with grant funders in conjunction with Chief Development Officer Principal/Owner Advance Grants – San Antonio, Texas www.advancegrants.com 2010-current Helping organizations advance their funding stream by providing support in prospect research, proposal development, and grant pipeline management. -Contract grant-writing business for non-profits and public organizations Director of Development Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS – Phoenix, Arizona 2009-2010 Development Manager, Major Gifts and Grants Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS (formerly Body Positive) – Phoenix, Arizona 2008-2009 -Responsible for $800,000 in annual funding (2008 – 2010) through fundraising initiatives -Raised more than $1 million of annual budget in special events -Secured more than $700,000 of annual budget (2008 - 2010) in grants (corporate/foundation/United Way/city/tribal) -Developed a comprehensive grants pipeline that involved program directors and staff -Managed agency grants in conjunction with CFO and CEO -Responsible for all funder/grantor communication and cultivation (in addition to CEO). -Increased number of new donors in 2009 annual fund by 40 percent -Completed migration of donor data to upgraded Blackbaud Kintera database system of more than 10,000 donor records -Worked extensively with CEO to secure individual and foundation major gifts of $10,000 and above -Met goals in both 2008 and 2009 for individual major gifts: 5/year -Solicited corporate sponsorships and in-kind donations supporting the agency program and event activity -Secured more than $250,000 in corporate sponsorships in both 2009 and 2010 for major events -Acted as staff member – board liaison. Worked closely with agency board members to help increase board involvement with fundraising particularly with annual giving campaign and events -Developed and reshaped gift policies and procedures for development department to enhance fundraising initiatives during agency reorganization -Managed at least 5 major event committees (board and other volunteers) and outsourced event support staff as assigned – totaling more than 150 professional volunteers -Oversaw donor database management to ensure accuracy and timeliness for donor records, tax statements, thank-you correspondence, and direct mail campaigns -Acted as agency volunteer manager and responsible for management of more than 200 agency volunteers (during staff reduction period) Project Manager – Clinical Research Grants Phoenix Veteran Affairs Healthcare System – Phoenix, Arizona 2007-2008 -Managed 6 national multi-center clinical research grants studying Atherosclerosis, Diabetes, and other Cardiovascular health conditions -Managed grant proposals, renewals and audits for all clinical studies -Developed and wrote study materials for national diabetes trial started in Phoenix -Managed a research staff of research nurses, physician assistant, research coordinators, and support staff -Developed, taught, and implemented project/study manual of operations and related study procedures -Responsible for management of budget and related financial operations for department clinical trials Senior Clinical Coordinator Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, Texas 2006-2007 -Dedicated to coordinate and manage phase II-IV out-patient OB/GYN clinical pharmaceutical research trials -Managed all grant proposals and renewals of related clinical studies -Coordinate study team personnel and physician to assist with: subject recruitment/screening; blood collection/specimen processing; performing drug/device accountability; resolving queries; documenting/reporting adverse events -Serve as a liaison between the investigator, sponsor, monitor, and subject Senior Clinical Research Coordinator University of Texas Health Science Center – U.T. Medical School Department of Infectious Diseases – HIV/AIDS 2004 – 2006 -Published a paper in the Journal of Translational Medicine with Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Medical School, “CD8 apoptosis may be a predictor of T cell number normalization after immune reconstitution in HIV.” -Coordinated administrative grant duties for related NIH and pharmaceutical clinical AIDS research studies -Responsible for submission of electronic grant and protocol renewals -Educated patients about studies and technical knowledge about HIV/AIDS and prevention -Participated in rounds, staff conferences, and training programs related to research projects -Performed sub-study presentations and training at other sites, provided statistical analysis of Houston site studies Education Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), International and Family Health University of Texas School of Public Health-Houston May 2006 B.S., Nutritional Sciences Texas A&M University – College Station August 2001 Accomplishments/Honors -Invited to speak as lecturer for UTSA’s nonprofit management certification program on grant-seeking practices (2011) -Graduate of Association of Fundraising Professional’s Mentorship Program in Phoenix, AZ in 2009 -Speaker for Anthem Rotary Club presenting on experience as a young professional representing the U.S. in Italy (2008) -Selected to represent Rotary International as a young professional ambassador in Italy (2007) -Traveled and served as translator on a medical team to Guatemala with HIV/AIDS physicians (2007) -Completed Continuing Education Course in “Arts of Non-Profit Fundraising I: The Fundamentals” for Non-Profit Organizations at Rice University, Houston, TX (2006) -Published a paper with University of TX Medical School and Baylor College of Medicine, “CD8 apoptosis may be a predictor on T cell number normalization after immune reconstitution in HIV” in the Journal of Translational Medicine (2006) -Speaker for graduate school course on international public health experiences at University of Texas School of Public Health (2006) -Traveled to Sri Lanka as part of International Tsunami Relief Team (2005) -Selected for competitive graduate student fellowship in Honduras, Central American with Samaritan’s Purse for 3 months working on international health program development and funding (2003) -Selected for a graduate fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for cancer education program development (2003) Leadership/Professional Organizations -Junior League, Member 2007–present -Junior League of Phoenix, Leadership 2008/2009, 2009/2010 -Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Member 2009-present -Grants Professionals Association, Member 2011-present -MOPS, Member 2011-present -Alpha Chi Omega Alumni Association 2008-present -American Public Health Association, Member 2006-present -Rotary International, Young Professional Scholar – Group Study Exchange Alumnae -Texas A&M University Former Students Association
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1737
|
__label__cc
| 0.742178
| 0.257822
|
Governors' Biofuels Coalition
Coalition By-Laws
Committees, Chairs and Members
Meetings & Presentations
Speeches & Initiatives
Home » News » GOP senators request answers on price spike as study warns of ‘death spiral’
GOP senators request answers on price spike as study warns of ‘death spiral’
Source: Amanda Peterka, E&E reporter • Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2013
Top energy and environment Republicans today demanded answers from U.S. EPA on spiking ethanol credit prices, linking them to increased costs for consumers at the gas station.
In a letter to the agency’s air chief and President Obama’s nominee for EPA administrator, Gina McCarthy, Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) wrote that the credits, which are tied to gallons of ethanol and traded to help refiners comply with renewable fuel obligations, could have a “dramatic impact” on the economy.
“It is imperative that EPA act decisively,” the senators wrote. “Accordingly, we ask that you utilize any and all existing regulatory authority and flexibility to address the issue of rising [credit] costs and alleviate the threat of increased consumer fuel costs.”
In recent weeks, ethanol credits, identified by 38-digit unique renewable identification numbers known in the industry by their abbreviation “RINs,” have spiked to more than $1 a gallon, up from 7 cents in January. The price jump has refiners warning that the market has reached the so-called blend wall, or the point at which the market cannot handle any more ethanol because of technical limitations (Greenwire, March 18).
The spike has pitted the oil industry against ethanol producers, who dispute claims that the turmoil in the RIN market could lead to high prices at the gas station. They blame oil companies for erecting an artificial wall by refusing to produce gasoline with increased levels of ethanol.
In their letter, Vitter and Murkowski warned that higher credit prices could not only lead to higher gas prices but also increase fuel exports overseas and lower refinery utilization rates. They’ve asked McCarthy to respond within 14 days with “a detailed plan describing how you intend to address these concerns.”
“This issue will remain the focus of significant congressional interest as more reports and studies are published on how RIN prices impact the nation’s economy,” they added.
Earlier today, the American Petroleum Institute released the results of a commissioned study from October that cast a gloomy picture for the fuels market, warning of a “death spiral” should the renewable fuel standard be kept in place. The study by NERA Economic Consulting and paid for by API predicted “significant economic harm” to the U.S. economy within the next three to four years as the RFS requires levels of ethanol beyond that which is currently technically feasible.
Refiners, the study said, will not be able to meet market demand for transportation fuel while remaining in compliance with the RFS and will be forced to scale back fuel production or export more.
“As domestic fuel supplies decrease, large increases in transportation fuel costs would ripple through the economy, imposing significant costs on society,” the report said. “More specifically, as the [renewable fuel standard] mandate is ratcheted up every year, the fuels market will be pushed into a death spiral.”
Even before API released the study, the renewable fuels industry pushed back against its results, accusing the oil trade group of buying studies “to support their self-interested views.”
“The oil industry has been complaining about the renewable fuel standard, yet they are the ones who failed to invest in the infrastructure necessary to avoid the compliance mechanism that has them up in arms,” said Fuels America, a coalition of biofuel, agriculture and national security interests. “Everyone knew this investment would be necessary many years ago, and in typical form, the oil industry is threatening to pass the cost of their own inaction on to consumers.”
The RIN debacle has been one of several obstacles this year for the biofuels industry as opponents have ramped up calls for the repeal of the renewable fuel standard. Currently, several ethanol plants across the country remain idled, stemming from the high corn prices last year, and congressional opponents have introduced legislation to bar higher amounts of ethanol from entering the market and to scale back advanced biofuels targets.
In a press call this morning, though, Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen said he would embrace congressional hearings on the RFS and an investigation into the high RIN prices.
“The RFS is a proven success. We would welcome a look at what is driving up these RIN prices and what’s really going on because I think it’ll expose” what’s been happening, Dinneen said. “This RIN market is not at all transparent. We don’t really know how many trades are being made, who is making the trades.”
RFA Responds to EPA’s Last-Minute Actions on RFS, E15
EPA proposals on E15, RFS waiver draw split reactions
EPA proposes to alter E15 labeling requirements, UST regs
Ethanol Lobbyists Don’t Want to Be Labeled
Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble.
About | Coalition Members | Publications & Resources | News | Links | Comments
©2021 Governors' Biofuels Coalition
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1741
|
__label__cc
| 0.613468
| 0.386532
|
Home » Vegan Runners » Vlad Ixel, vegan ultramarathoner
Posted on 1st February 2014 16th May 2020 by Cris Iles-Wright
Vlad Ixel, vegan ultramarathoner
Vlad Ixel is a runner who competes in the extreme sport of ultradistance marathon running and has made an amazing impact on the sport in a short time.
Vlad started running in 2012 and turned vegan shortly afterward. In June 2013 he entered the 75km Kep ultramarathon in Perth, Australia and won by over 5 minutes, setting a course record. He’s also won the North Face 100km in Singapore and entered TMBT 100km in Malaysia, which he also won. The Atacama crossing in Chile is a 250km race and Vlad recorded a second in this event, and also a second in the North Face 50k Hong Kong.
Since then Vlad has continued to excel, as he competed in the Vibram Hong Kong 100. This 100km event is one of the biggest in the world and attracts many of the world’s top runners. His third place showed that he can compete with the best. In Feb 2014 Vlad competed in the North Face 100km Thailand Ultra, which he won and set the course record (read more here). A week later he ran in the Hong Kong 100km Ultra, and came third.
In March 2014 he ran in an extremely tough 50km in Hong Kong (more here), winning by 30 minutes. At the end of April 2014 he won the overnight 54km Yam 2 Yam, from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (more here). In October he overcame food poisoning to win TNF100km (more here), and he followed this up with races at 25km and 10km, winning two and placing second in the other (more here).
Course records at TNF100k and 50k races
Age group winner at the Australian National Triathlon Championships
Competitor at the World Ultra Trail Championships
In November he won the MSIG Action Asia 50km trail race by 41 minutes (more here) and in December he won The North Face Hong Kong 50k by 26 minutes and broke the course record (more here).
Vlad was a finalist in Vegan Athlete of the Year 2014. Soon after he returned to TNF Thailand and won the 100k race (more here).
In March 2016 he ran three races in which he took his third Translantau win and took wins and course records and the other two (more here.) Shortly after he took another win and course record (see the same link). In October 2016 he took on the Translantau Two Peaks, which included nearly 4000 metres of height gain, in extreme heat and humidity, taking the win (more here). He then went to the World Trail Championships and was the second-fastest runner from the Southern hemisphere (more here).
2017 saw him take a course record at the 32km Ultra Angkor Wat, a win at the 9 Dragons 50k ultra in Hong Kong, and a win at the MSIG Sai King 50k (more here). He placed a relatively lowly 4th at Ultra Trail Australia (more here).
In 2018 he entered 23 races and won 16 of them, setting four course records (read more here). He also made a remarkable transition to triathlon, with an age group win at the Davao Half Ironman (more here). Later that year he was ranked #1 in his age group, globally (more here).
In 2019 he took a convincing win at TNF Thailand 50k (more here). By the end of August he’d entered 16 races and won 12.
Finding vegan
Vlad has been a big meat eater in previous years, and in September 2012 started cutting down on meat consumption. On Christmas Day 2012 he had his last steak and knew that he was making some good changes to his life. He had already stopped drinking alcohol and had previously been a smoker.
“The main motivation was for my health and to be a better athlete. It gives me so much more energy and I recover quicker from my runs. I’m also doing it for environmental reasons because a vegan diet has so little impacts on our planet compared to a meat based diet.”
The decision to change his eating is not one he’s ever regretted. His skin soon looked better and he stopped using energy drinks to stay alert, and is sure he would not be able to train as he does now, if he was not vegan.
Like many vegan athletes, Vlad was influenced by one of the greatest Ultramarathoners of all time, vegan Scott Jurek. “The more I read and learned about it the more I wanted to be a vegan. Reading Scott Jurek’s Eat and Run was very inspiring to me and definitely influenced my decision on becoming vegan.”
Vlad now drinks a lot of smoothies, and it isn’t unusual for him to eat 20 bananas in one day. He also likes dates, which he finds are excellent for providing energy.
People around Vlad have been overwhelmingly positive. “Most of my friends are inspired by my diet and what I can achieve with that. They see how healthy and happy I am and very often I get to hear that they also want to give it a try. That makes me really proud and happy and I hope one day everybody realizes how much better it is for you and especially what a great feeling it gives you.”
The discoveries Vlad have made are ones he is keen to share and he tells us he hopes people will read this profile and be open to giving veganism a try.
Click this link to see a video of an interview with Vlad, (he discusses veganism at 4:15).
“Two of the best things I have ever done for myself and my body was start running and become vegan. My life is full of goals and joys and its all thank to a healthy vegan diet. Sometimes I ask myself how come not everyone is vegan? How come I never knew how good it is being vegan? I wish everyone just gave it a go for a few days/weeks and see the difference for themselves.”
No Meat Athlete is a great running resource Full disclosure: 50% of any book you buy on there goes to support this website but there’s also a ton of free resources there
Vlad’s own site
Vlad’s Facebook page
Video – Vlad explains going vegan
Vlad’s YouTube channel
CategoriesVegan Runners
Previous PostPrevious Austin Aries, vegan wrestler
Next PostNext Mo Bruno-Roy, vegan cyclist
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1743
|
__label__wiki
| 0.699161
| 0.699161
|
PKP Cargo awarded €100mn loan
Europe / 20-01-16 / by Sofia Lotto Persio
Poland and Ukraine to build Via Carpatia
Polish VC injects capital in UK fintech
EBRD extends Polish wind farm financing
ECAs fund Israeli wind import
FX Energy opens credit line
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing Polish railway freight operator PKP Cargo with a €100mn long-term multi-currency loan to support the company’s regional expansion.
The loan will be used to finance the acquisition of Advanced World Transport (AWT), a transport and logistics operator purchased by PKP Cargo in May 2015. Based in the Czech Republic, AWT has operations throughout central Europe.
According to an EBRD statement, the acquisition will provide PKP Cargo with seamless border crossings with the Czech Republic and better infrastructure, further expanding on the Baltic-Adriatic-North Sea railway transportation corridor. Such extended railway corridor will allow PKP Cargo to develop new routes and provide comprehensive logistics and transportation services.
“This acquisition marks a new milestone for PKP Cargo after its successful privatisation. The EBRD’s loan is a sign of our continuing commitment to the company and its plans for future growth. We are very encouraged by the company’s development and stand ready to offer our support,” says Grzegorz Zieliński, EBRD director for Poland.
PKP Cargo is Poland’s largest and Europe’s second-largest railway freight transport operator. Since its privatisation in October 2013, the company has been 67% privately owned. The EBRD supported the company’s IPO in October 2013 with the acquisition of a 5.1% stake, which was sold last year.
Tags: Advanced World Transport (AWT), Czech Republic, Grzegorz Zieliński, PKP Cargo, Poland
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1748
|
__label__cc
| 0.607424
| 0.392576
|
Harman Inspired
Event Media Kits
HARMAN International is a global leader in connected car technology, lifestyle audio innovations, professional audio and lighting solutions, and design and analytics. Click below to learn more about any of our business units:
Connected CarLifestyle AudioProfessional SolutionsConnected Services
Leading edge, responsive technology that drives navigation, multimedia, telematics, connectivity, safety, & security systems.
Premium branded audio products that echo your lifestyle; for use at home, work, in the car, and on the go.
Integrated audio, lighting, video, and control solutions that transform the experience in entertainment, enterprise, and more.
Device, design, cloud, and analytics solutions that enable a connected world.
About
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and services supporting the Internet of Things.
With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®, Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues where they perform around the world.
More than 50 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and connected car systems.
Our software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected, integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 30,000 people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
In March 2017, HARMAN became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics.
© 2021 HARMAN International. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Cookies | Terms of Use
If you are using a screen reader and are having problems using this website, please call (800) 645-7484 for assistance.
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1760
|
__label__wiki
| 0.815883
| 0.815883
|
Harlem Rockturne wins fourth in a row at Vernon
Harlem Rockturne continued her superiority in the female Open pacing class with a 1:53.3 victory in Thursday night’s $10,000 featured ninth race at Vernon Downs.Competing as the favorite from the seven post position, Harlem Rockturne ($4.80) sat patiently behind the pace-setter, newcomer Slomotion, and pocket-sitter, Eagle Hilarious, until the final quarter, and then was let loose by driver Jimm...
Dan Noble takes lead in dash standings
North America’s leading dash-winning driver padded his lead with a four-win day on Thursday, all coming at a pair of Ohio fairs. Who is that leader? It’s Dan Noble, who currently has 562 wins in 2011, eight more than the 554 won by runner-up Tim Tetrick. George Brennan is third with 552 victories, followed by Dave Palone with 533 wins. “It just feels insane,” Noble answered when a...
Guaranteed pools at Delaware, Ohio
The Little Brown Jug has joined forces with the United States Trotting Association’s Strategic Wagering program. The Delaware County Fair will have five multi-race guaranteed pools on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday cards. Thursday’s $20,000 Pick 3 will feature the eliminations of the 66th Little Brown Jug. “The Jug is pleased to be part of the USTA’s Strat...
Jugette 3-Year-Old Filly Pace draws 11
Eleven 3-year-old filly pacers have been entered into this year’s $292,350 Jugette on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at Delaware, Ohio, with the field divided into two eliminations. The top four finishers in each elim will advance to the second heat, which according to new conditions beginning this year, will determine the winner. Each elim is worth $58,470, with the decisive second heat worth $175,410. ...
$50,000 East-West driving challenge at Pocono
The best of the best in Pennsylvania will battle it out for bragging rights, plus a share of $50,000 in total prize monies, at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Saturday, Oct. 15. The East Meets West Driving Challenge will bring the four leading drivers from The Meadows--Dave Palone, Brett Miller, Tony Hall and Eric Ledford—to Pocono Downs where they’ll face off against Matt Kakaley, George Nap...
Speakers Series set for Delaware fair
Racing fans attending the Little Brown Jug festivities at the Delaware, Ohio, Fairgrounds will once again have the opportunity to meet and chat with harness racing’s stars during the fourth annual USTA Speakers’ Series. On the morning before the Wednesday (Sept. 21) Jugette card and the Thursday (Sept. 22) Jug card, some of harness racing’s top trainers, drivers and handicappers--in...
Mighty M's Little Grey Jug on Sept. 20
In an event that started in 1990 as a spook on the world famous Little Brown Jug Monticello Raceway’s Little Grey Jug has been a fan favorite for over 20 years. “There’s something about watching a gray horse and having a field full of them is exciting to see,” noted Eric Warner, the track's director of racing. ”It’s an event that sometimes is hard to fill because you can...
Watch video explaining re-banking of Big M
A track designed to spur more competitive racing is one of the changes bettors and horsemen can look forward to for the 2012 harness meet at the Meadowlands Racetrack. A video has been made explaining the process, and in this interview, director of track maintenance Gary Wolff explains the process of re-banking the Meadowlands track surface and how the change will make for a more exc...
After 28 years, owner back with The Game Plan
Linden Wells loves the excitement that comes with owning horses and on Saturday he will be cheering for The Game Plan when he goes postward in the $469,000 William Wellwood Memorial. The son of Kadabra-Image Control has banked $165,800 already in his debut season, which includes a victory in his William Wellwood Memorial elimination last Saturday. With a record of 5-1-1 from eight lifet...
Another French speedster set for Crown
“We are happy and proud to accept the invitation to the Breeders Crown!” read the RSVP from Commander Crowe’s owner Calle Wihlborg, upon receipt of the second and final invitation to travel to Woodbine in Toronto, Canada, for the $600,000 Breeders Crown Trot on Sat., Oct. 29. Commander Crowe is an 8-year-old Swedish-bred son of Juliano Star-Somack, conditioned by Fre...
Lady Rainbow captures Moni Maker in 1:54.2
With a burst through the "Lightning Lane," Lady Rainbow, who was nearing the all-time harness racing record for money earned in a season without a victory, ended all that trash talk Friday at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino by capturing the $233,400 Moni Maker for 3-year-old trotting fillies. Her victory provided an exciting inaugural for the Moni Maker at The Meadows following the race's ...
Yonkers mare pace feature to Fox Valley Sage
Fox Valley Sage (Jason Bartlett) found room and powered to a win Friday night at Yonkers Raceway, capturing the co-featured $52,000 Filly and Mare Open Handicap Pace. Leaving from post position 3 and sitting a four-hole, "Sage" watched as second choice Feeling You (Cat Manzi) set sail through intervals of :27.2, :57.2 and 1:24.4. Sand Gesture (Yannick Gingras) was pocketed...
Live Jazz headed to Delaware after Lex win
The 3-year-old trotting colt Live Jazz tuned up for an appearance in the Old Oaken Bucket at Delaware, Ohio, with a 1:56.1 victory in an overnight race at The Red Mile Friday night. Dan Noble drove the son of Andover Hall. "This was a tightener," said Hall of Fame conditioner Chuck Sylvester, who shares ownership of the colt but has turned over the day-to-day training to Scott Andrews. "I...
Mr. Ridgetaker 1:57.3 consolation winner
A pair of freshmen trotters lit up the toteboard Friday night at Mohawk Racetrack when longshots Talbotcreek Jewely and Mr Ridgetaker captured their respective $50,000 consolations. The 2-year-old filly Talbotcreek Jewely pulled off a 4-1 upset in gate-to-wire fashion in the Peaceful Way consolation. With driver Paul MacDonell in the sulky, the Mike Keeling student held command through sp...
Lucky Bettor sharp in Meadows $22,500 pace
Lucky Bettor survived a withering first-quarter to capture Wednesday’s $22,500 Preferred Handicap Pace at The Meadows in a sharp 1:51.2. Dave Palone hustled Lucky Bettor toward the front from post 6, but the 7-year-old Bettor’s Delight-Hornby Lucky gelding found himself four wide in a spirited 26.2 opening panel. Once on the lead, Lucky Bettor thwarted the first-over challenge of War Boot...
Southwind Moni romps in Am Nat elim
Freshmen trotting fillies were in action on Wednesday night at Balmoral Park as a field of 10 youngsters was sent to battle in an American National Stake elimination. The top eight finishers in the race will be back next Wednesday for the $70,200 final where they will be joined by Miss Dat Kat & Fox Valley Velvet. This tussle was more like a stroll in the park as the royally bred Southwin...
Youth Foundation announces fund-raisers
The Harness Horse Youth Foundation is teaming up with a pair of Indiana yearling sales to offer a pair of very unusual collector’s items by way of silent auction, which will benefit the HHYF’s education fund.At the Indiana Premier Yearling Sale, Sept. 23 and 24, HHYF will sell an equine-themed, hand-carved jewelry case. This seven drawer case, with two doors and a top compartment, is carved wi...
See You At Peelers scratched out of NYSS
"She's just not the same horse." With that, trainer Jimmy Takter said he plans to scratch the brilliant See You At Peelers from her scheduled start Monday night, in a division of Yonkers Raceway's $234,832 New York Sire Stakes for 3-year-old filly pacers. See You At Peelers had drawn post three in the $78,744 third and final grouping, going as the sixth race. The other two ...
Ohio champion Haley Louise headlines Delaware opener
Ohio Sire Stakes champion Haley Louise is the early favorite for Sunday’s $29,000 Ohio Breeders Championship 2-year-old filly pace, the opening feature of the Delaware County Fair’s Grand Circuit week of racing. First race post time Sunday will be 12 noon. The Tim Fouts Memorial Pace amateur driving championship and the Billings amateur trot are also among 18 races scheduled for the firs...
Heston Blue Chip Leads NYSS Frosh pacers
Freshmen grabbed the marquee Thursday night, with Yonkers Raceway hosting the $249,459 New York Sire Stakes Hartsdale Pace for 2-year-old colts and geldings.Three divisions--two off the card--went postward in a brisk wind. The lone ($83,653) wagering event was, on paper, the most contentious, with standout statebreds Lawgiver Hanover (George Brennan), Steelhead Hanover (Jim Morrill Jr.) and H...
|
cc/2021-04/en_middle_0089.json.gz/line1761
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.