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Audiobook Review: The Book of Dragons + A Giveaway
Author: E. Nesbit
Narrator: Karen Krause
Publisher: Listen2aBook.com
Series: The Book of Dragons, Books 1-8
Genre: Classic Fantasy
Edith (E.) Nesbit was a master at weaving imagination and real life into timeless fairy tales, with fantastic mythical creatures, princes and princesses, magic, and just the right touch of silliness. This is a collection of nine of her fairy tales with a common theme - Dragons! For children from five to 95, these stories are not to be taken seriously. Let your imagination run wild!
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Edith (E.) Nesbit was a master at weaving imagination and real life into timeless fairy tales, with fantastic mythical creatures, princes and princesses, magic, and just the right touch of silliness.
In “A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit, 1858-1924”, Julia Briggs labeled Edith Nesbit Bland as the “first modern writer for children” and credits Nesbit with having invented the children’s adventure story. Some of her best known stories are The Railway Children, Five Children and It and her Bastable family stories, The Story of the Treasure Seekers and The Wouldbegoods. Her stories combined realistic children in real-world settings with magical objects and adventure, including travel to fantastical lands. She has influenced such writers as P.L. Travers (Mary Poppins), Edward Eager (Tales of Magic) and J.K. Rowling and several of her stories have been adapted for film and television.
Nesbit was a free thinker, a political activist, and co-founder of the Fabian Society. A young Noel Coward, who was a great admirer of hers, once said she was “the most genuine Bohemian I had ever seen”.
Karen grew up in a musical family and started singing with her daddy’s band when she was knee-high to a grasshopper, as they say in her native Ozark Mountains. She’s been performing ever since, playing to anyone who would sit still long enough. When she wasn’t demanding to be the center of attention, she was high in her backyard tree reading just about anything she could get her hands on. Her love of theatre and the stage grew from school plays and backyard shows to a college degree and regional theatre. And her love of literature grew as well. She discovered the world of audiobooks when they really were books on tape and has been an avid fan ever since. About five years ago, she had an epiphany (why it took her so long is a mystery). She could combine her love of performing with her love of the spoken word. She recorded her first audiobook in 2012 and hasn’t looked back. She just finished her 39th book and it will be released on Audible in June.
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E. Nesbit has written about forty books in her lifetime. She is credited with influencing authors like J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter), C.S. Lewis (Narnia Chronicles), and P.L Travers (Mary Poppins). I have read several books by Nesbit, but The Book of Dragons was a first for me. I was also thrilled that this is an audiobook review, since I thought it would be a great listen as well.
The Book of Dragons is made up of eight short stories that feature dragons. These dragons aren't particularly nice. Mostly they're trying to destroy towns or eat them for a midday snack. The children in these stories must find a way to defeat the dragons or all is lost. Of course, the children are ill-equipped at first and are sometimes the reason the dragons come in the first place, but like all stories, there must be a little trouble at first.
I liked some stories more than others, and even though Nesbit wrote The Book of Dragons in 1901, it still reads as if it could have been written more recently. This is one of those books that I think is better when you listen on audio. Karen Krouse does a superb job as the narrator. She's a dragon, a child, an old lady and she gives the characters such individuality that you almost don't know it's the same person.
I'm so glad I had the opportunity to explore another book by E. Nesbit. She's a wonderful writer for young children.
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Ally Swanson July 6, 2017 at 10:29 PM
Great post! This book sounds like such an interesting and intriguing read! Looking forward to checking it out!
Marcie July 7, 2017 at 8:12 AM
Thanks, Ally! I hope you enjoy it.
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ZIP code 54814 Health Insurance Charts
This section of charts shows ZIP code 54814 Wisconsin healthcare data based on the most recent 2019 data from the Census Bureau which was released in December of 2020 and tracks healthcare in the United States. Figure 1 shows the percentage of people who acquired some form of health coverage insurance during open enrollment. 54814 depicts it has a With Coverage of 90.5% which is the smallest in terms of health insurance coverage of all the other zip codes in the greater region. The zip code with the highest health insurance coverage in the area is 54861 which shows an insured of 100.0% (10.4% larger). The next chart (Figure 2) shows the change in the percent of people covered from 2018 to 2019 (latest year available) in the percentage of people in the greater ZIP code 54814 area who had some form of health insurance coverage. ZIP code 54814 shows it has a Change in Coverage of 0.7% which is in the mid range of other zip codes in the local area. The zip code with the highest change in health insurance coverage in the area is 54844 which shows a change in insured of 5.2% ( substantially bigger).
In Figure 3 the relative proportions of different types of health insurance coverage benefits are shown (broken down by major categories of public versus private.) Not public insurance includes affordable care act/Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid. ZIP code 54814 has the largest proportion of public health insurance at 9.5% of the total and is ranked #1.
Figure 4 shows the proportion of ZIP code 54814 Wisconsin residents who are covered by more than one health insurance carrier. This occurs when, for instance a person might have Medicare as well as a private health plan. ZIP code 54814 has the percentage of people with one health care insurance policy less than most other zip codes in the greater region at 21% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of people with two or more types of health insurance at 9% of the total and is ranked #1.
The next chart shows a more detailed view of the types of health insurance held by people in the area including employer provided, direct purchased, Medicare, and public healthcare options (e.g. Medicaid.) Figure 5, it has one of the largest proportions of medicaid or public coverage at 14% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger zip code being 54827 with 15%.
The next two charts show the percentage of men and women with coverage. First, Figure 6 shows men and it has a With Healthcare Coverage-Men of 90% which is the smallest in terms of men with health care insurance coverage of all the other zip codes in the local area. The zip code with the highest men with health care insurance coverage in the area is 54861 which shows an insurance coverage of 100% (11.1% larger). In the next chart women are shown for the percentage that are covered by health insurance. Figure 7 shows it has a With Healthcare Coverage-Women of 91% which is the second smallest as measured by women with health care insurance coverage of all the other zip codes in the local area. The zip code with the highest women with health care insurance coverage in the area is 54850 which shows an insurance coverage of 100% (9.8% larger).
The next two charts show the percentage of people who do not have health care insurance. Both charts show the data broken out by household income with Figure 8 showing the percent covered by income group. ZIP code 54814 depicts it has the hightest change in the percentage of people not covered with insurance of 14.3% for the $75k to $100k grouping. Figure 9 shows the change in the percentage of people who have no insurance from 2018 to 2019. ZIP code 54814 depicts it has the hightest change in the percentage of people not covered with insurance of 181.2% for the $75k to $100k-change grouping.
Figure 10 shows a breakdown of the people in the area who do not have health insurance. Of the people who DO NOT HAVE healthcare coverage, what is the breakdown by race. ZIP code 54814 has the largest proportion of hispanics without coverage at 2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of asians without coverage at 68% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger zip code being 54850 with 75%. The next chart shows the percentage of children (17 years of age and younger) who do not have health insurance. In Figure 11, it has a Children without Health Insurance of 5.9% which is more than all other zip codes in the greater ZIP code 54814 region.
ZIP code 54814 Area Hospital Info Charts
Figure 14 shows a listing of hospitals in the area which provide a variety of health services/treatment including: primary care, urgent care, hospice, ICU, orthopedic, family medicine, clinic, home health care and other health coverage to the community. Data from Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and not the Wisconsin Department of Health. Some of the Area Hospital Info are: Memorial Medical Center, Lake View Memorial Hospital, Aspirus Grand View Hospital, Hayward Area Memorial Hospital, and Cook County Northshore Hospital. In Figure 15, the number of patients discharged from each hospital is shown. Looking at Discharges for Area Hospital Info we find that Memorial Medical Center ranks the largest with a value of 0 discharges. The next largest values are for: Lake View Memorial Hospital (0), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (0), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (0), and Cook County Northshore Hospital (0). The difference between the highest value (Memorial Medical Center) and the next highest (Lake View Memorial Hospital) is that the discharges is about about the same size. The next Figure 16 shows the average level of illness of an average patient treated at each hospital using the Medicare Case Mix Index (CMI). This indicator is considered an important healthcare industry metric for a hospital and shows the average severity level of procedures performed by a physician at the location. Looking at CMI for Area Hospital Info we find that Memorial Medical Center ranks the largest with a value of 0.00 cmi. The next largest values are for: Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.00), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (0.00), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (0.00), and Cook County Northshore Hospital (0.00). The difference between the highest value (Memorial Medical Center) and the next highest (Lake View Memorial Hospital) is that the cmi is about about the same size.
ZIP code 54814 Patient Experience Charts
The next set of charts are based on a national survey of patient experience in hospitals and covers a range of caregiver staff (doctor, primary care, medical assistant, behavioral health, pain management, and other provider.) These metrics provide overall and important quality of care metrics for the hospitals in the community and how comfortable your child or loved ones will be at the facility. Figure 17 shows the percent of patients surveyed who said their hospital room and bathroom were always clean. Looking at Room and bathroom Always clean for Patient Experience we find that Flambeau Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 87.0% room and bathroom always clean. The next largest values are for: Memorial Medical Center (83.0%), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (79.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (65.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Flambeau Hospital) and the next highest (Memorial Medical Center) is that the room and bathroom always clean is about only about 4.8% larger.
Figure 18 shows the percent of patient residents surveyed who said the area around the hospital room was always quiet. Looking at Always quiet at night for Patient Experience we find that Hayward Area Memorial Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 78.0% always quiet at night. The next largest values are for: Memorial Medical Center (67.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (64.0%), Flambeau Hospital (63.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Hayward Area Memorial Hospital) and the next highest (Memorial Medical Center) is that the always quiet at night is about 16.4% larger.
In Figure 19, the percent of patients who said that they always received help when they need it. Looking at Always received help when needed for Patient Experience we find that Flambeau Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 78.0% always received help when needed. The next largest values are for: Memorial Medical Center (76.0%), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (76.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (72.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Flambeau Hospital) and the next highest (Memorial Medical Center) is that the always received help when needed is about only about 2.6% larger.
Figure 20 provides a pain management analysis using the percent of patient residents who reported that their pain was always well controlled for all the hospitals in the community. Looking at Pain Always Well Controlled for Patient Experience we find that Flambeau Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 76.0% pain always well controlled. The next largest values are for: Aspirus Grand View Hospital (74.0%), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (73.0%), Memorial Medical Center (72.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Flambeau Hospital) and the next highest (Aspirus Grand View Hospital) is that the pain always well controlled is about only about 2.7% larger.
The next chart, Figure 21, is the percent of patients who said that the nurses always communicated well with them. Looking at Nurses Always Communicated Well for Patient Experience we find that Flambeau Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 86.0% nurses always communicated well. The next largest values are for: Memorial Medical Center (84.0%), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (84.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (77.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Flambeau Hospital) and the next highest (Memorial Medical Center) is that the nurses always communicated well is about only slightly larger.
Figure 22, shows the percent of patients who said that the doctors always communicated well with them. Looking at Doctors Always Communicated Well for Patient Experience we find that Flambeau Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 89.0% doctors always communicated well. The next largest values are for: Memorial Medical Center (87.0%), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (87.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (82.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Flambeau Hospital) and the next highest (Memorial Medical Center) is that the doctors always communicated well is about only slightly larger.
In Figure 23, each hospital in the community is rated based on a scale from 1 to 10 (where 10 is the best) and provides a high level metric of favorable wellness from treatment. Looking at Hospital Rating for Patient Experience we find that Memorial Medical Center ranks the largest with a value of 75.0% hospital rating. The next largest values are for: Flambeau Hospital (75.0%), Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (71.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (67.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Memorial Medical Center) and the next highest (Flambeau Hospital) is that the hospital rating is about about the same size.
The final chart (Figure 24) provides comparative data for ZIP code 54814 community hospitals looking at overall patient experience. This section specifically shows the percent of patients who would definitely recommend this adult specialty hospital to other people in the community. Looking at Would Recommend Hospital for Patient Experience we find that Memorial Medical Center ranks the largest with a value of 68.0% would recommend hospital. The next largest values are for: Hayward Area Memorial Hospital (66.0%), Flambeau Hospital (66.0%), Aspirus Grand View Hospital (64.0%), and Lake View Memorial Hospital (0.0%). The difference between the highest value (Memorial Medical Center) and the next highest (Hayward Area Memorial Hospital) is that the would recommend hospital is about only about 3.0% larger.
Zip code 54814, Wisconsin Healthcare Data
Area Hospital Info
Figure 1: Percent of People with Health Insurance
Figure 2: Change in People with Health Coverage (2018 to 2019)
Figure 3: Type of Health Insurance
Figure 4: Amount of Health Insurance Coverage
Figure 5: Detailed Types of Health Insurance Coverage in 54814, WI
Figure 6: Men with Health Insurance Coverage
Figure 7: Women with Health Insurance Coverage
Figure 8: Percent of People with No Insurance by Income Group
Figure 9: Change in Percent of People with No Insurance from 2018 to 2019
Figure 10: People without Health Insurance Coverage by Race
Figure 11: Children without Health Insurance
Figure 13: Insurance Coverage Broken Down by Age and Detailed Type
Figure 14: Hospitals in the 54814, WI Area and Key Information
Figure 15: Patients Discharged
Figure 16: Level of Illness Measured by Case Mix Index
Figure 17: Patients Room and Bathroom Always clean
Figure 18: Patients Room Always Quiet at Night
Figure 19: Patients Always Received Help When Needed
Figure 20: Patients Pain Always Well Controlled
Figure 21: Nurses Always Communicated Well
Figure 22: Doctors Always Communicated Well
Figure 23: Overall Hospital Rating of 9 or 10 by Patients
Figure 24: Would Definitely Recommend Hospital
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Third-Party CDL Testing From Trainers OK, Says FMCSA
December 17, 2020 • by Deborah Lockridge
Should the same person who trained a truck driver be allowed to administer the driver's CDL test?
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has OK’d a practice that it previously banned because of concerns it could allow unqualified truck drivers to get commercial licenses.
The new rule will allow states to permit a third-party skills test examiner to administer the commercial driver’s license skills test to applicants the examiner has also trained.
The agency says the final rule will “streamline the process for men and women interested in entering the trucking workforce.” The rule change is effective 60 days from publication in the Federal Register.
Third-party testing allows companies outside the state's licensing system, such as driving schools or trucking companies, to test their students or employees and certify them for commercial driver's licenses.
Federal rules previously prohibited a third-party CDL skills instructor who is also authorized by the state to administer the CDL skills test from performing both the instruction and the qualifying testing for the same applicant. The new rule eliminates that restriction and permits states, at their discretion, to allow qualified third-party skills trainers to also conduct the skills testing for the same individual.
This new rule is designed to alleviate testing delays and eliminate needless inconvenience and expense to the CDL applicant, said the FMCSA in a Dec.. 16 press release. The agency believes the change will not compromise safety.
Where Did the Third-Party CDL Testing Restriction Come From?
In 2011, after a three-year review of shortcomings in the CDL system, the FMCSA posted a rule that, among other reforms, prohibited third parties from administering skills tests to the applicants they have trained. The agency put in the prohibition as protection against a possible conflict of interest arising from a trainer at a commercial training school also acting as a state-certified test examiner.
In 2013, the agency loosened that to allow the school to do the testing, as long as the actual trainer was not the one doing the testing.
In 2017, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce regulation, DOT published a Notification of Regulatory Review seeking input on existing rules and other agency actions. Sage Truck Driving Schools recommended that FMCSA eliminate the third-party tester prohibition, saying it made the process to obtain a CDL more difficult and costly, exacerbating the driver shortage and contributing to delays in some states. Sage argued that states have other tools to detect and prevent fraud in CDL skills testing.
FMCSA agreed, publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking in July of 2019 to drop the provision.
In its final rule, FMCSA pointed to the state measures that Sage cited. It also said that another fraud detection tool will be available when the Entry Level Driver Training regulations are implemented on Feb. 7, 2022.
The agency also emphasized that the rule only allows states to lift the restriction; it does not require them to do so. States that do not currently allow third-party testers are not required to do so as a result of this rule. Lifting the restriction simply permits states that already authorize third-party testing to allow skills test examiners to train and test the same individual.
FMCSA received 95 comments on the proposal, including individuals who were trainers, testers, or drivers, and organizations such as the Commercial Vehicle Training Association, Truckload Carriers Association, and American Trucking Associations. A number of state driver license agencies also commented.
Most commenters opposed the proposal, FMCSA said, citing concerns about fraud, conflict of interest, or examiner bias, if the restriction were lifted. Several individuals argued that lifting the restriction would lead to abuses by trucking companies with in-house training programs, which are already under economic pressure to increase the number of CDL holders.
Those supporting the proposal cited other available fraud detection resources, a potential reduction in skill testing delays, and increased flexibility and efficiencies for both applicants and third-party testers. Most of the organizations that commented believe that lifting the restriction would not compromise safety, due to extensive fraud detection resources already in place.
Trainers bristled at the notion that they would put drivers on the road who were unsafe, with one commenter saying the restriction presumes that “all teachers are frauds and not trustworthy to test their own students.”
However, there have been numerous cases in the past where third-party testers did put unqualified drivers on the road, which is what led to the restriction in the first place.
Third-Party CDL Testers
Third-party testers in general, not only those testing their own students, came under fire in the late 1990s after numerous scams were uncovered involving bribes in exchange for an easy pass of a “driving test” by some testers.
In 1999, Illinois announced changes in third-party CDL testing rules in the wake of a huge CDLs-for-bribes scandal that saw at least 30 people convicted.
A 2000 DOT report investigated the Illinois CDL scandal, as well as a similar one in Florida, and came up with 34 recommendations for actions states should take to prevent the same thing from happening elsewhere – including to consider whether a single employee should be allowed to complete the entire application process, from taking the application, to administering the knowledge and skills tests, to issuing the license.
In 2002, the DOT inspector general’s office issued a report on its investigation into this and other CDL problems. Since 1998, the report noted, suspected fraud in the testing and licensing of commercial drivers had been identified in 16 states.
For instance, during a DOT Inspector General’s audit, in a covert review, an Arkansas state trooper took the driving tests at three of the state’s 31 third-party testers. At one, the trooper passed the driving test even though his "driving test" consisted mainly of a conversation on the trooper's Army experience.
In a December 2008 report to Congress, a CDL Task Force, called for in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), reported that during a three-year investigation, FMCSA identified more than 15,000 people who were suspected of obtaining their CDL fraudulently. Third-party testers were the primary source of the frauds uncovered by FMCSA.
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Home Crime Moody police officer dies following shooting at Super 8 motel
Moody police officer dies following shooting at Super 8 motel
Posted By: Joshua Huffon: June 02, 2020 In: Crime, Local News
From The Tribune staff reports
MOODY — A Moody police officer has been killed following a shooting late Tuesday night at the Super 8 on U.S. 411 in Moody.
Moody Police Chief Thomas Hunt identified the deceased officer as Sgt. Stephen Williams.
Williams was a 23-year veteran and had been with the Moody Police Department for three years. He was the night-shift sergeant. He had been promoted to sergeant in the past year.
“He was awesome,” Hunt said of Williams. “He was a good man. A good person, funny to be around.”
Williams was honored with the Chiefs Award of Excellence during the 2019 Christmas Banquet.
The ordeal began around 9:30 p.m. when officers from the Moody Police Department arrived at the motel following a call for a disturbance at the hotel. Williams was shot upon arrival, Hunt said.
Williams was transported to UAB Hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced dead. A medical helicopter had arrived to the scene, but was not used.
Police surrounded the hotel for hours following Williams’ shooting. After a tense standoff, authorities apprehended one male and one female. No information regarding their identities or a motive has been released.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the St. Clair Sheriff’s Office will helm the investigation.
“All I can ask is for everyone to be in prayer for the Williams family and the Moody Police Department,” Hunt said.
United States Attorney Jay E. Town of the Northern District of Alabama released a statement following the officer’s death.
“Moody Police Sergeant Stephen Williams’ end of watch has come much too soon,” Town said. “Our condolences and prayers are with his family, friends, and fellow officers. His loss is a loss for all of Alabama. This serves as yet another heartbreaking and stark reminder of the perils encountered by law enforcement each day.”
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Home News & resources News TT Talk - Unfair Contract Terms: a civil law perspective
TT Talk - Unfair Contract Terms: a civil law perspective
Fighting unfair contract terms in civil law jurisdictions may appear a recent phenomenon, but the reality is that the process has been underway for well over a century.
The creators of the Code Napoléon in the early 19th century focused heavily on individual freedoms, in reaction to what went before. Rather naively, they assumed that a freedom to contract what you want with whom you want was the key to true freedom and prosperity. It was envisioned that parties would enter extensive negotiations to draft a contract that would perfectly reflect their mutual intent, and be binding between them. After all, nobody would contract to do something that would not benefit them, right?
Within 100 years, it was clear that almost absolute freedoms had resulted in corporations with near-monopolies that had no problem to goad individuals into entering unfair contracts. Extensive negotiations over contracts became the exception rather than rule, and were slowly being replaced by standard form contracts.
“freedom to contract has been curtailed in order to protect weaker parties and avoid unfair terms”
This triggered what is usually referred to as the 'socializing' of contract law: the freedom to contract has been curtailed in order to protect weaker parties and avoid unfair terms. Most of the resulting legislation was aimed at protecting consumers, but later also small companies. Typical examples include employment contracts, insurance contracts, consumer contracts, but also prohibitions on price agreements and, of course, nearly all international transport conventions. The focus of such legislation was limited to specific types of contracts or situations, but the principles have gradually been extended as case-law challenges unfair terms in general.
Judicial interpretation
Courts typically are still constrained by the binding character of a contract and only in rare cases will a judge be able to deviate from what parties agreed between themselves. Here, a clear division in setting aside the principle of freedom of contract can be seen between the more progressive jurisdictions (Netherlands, Germany) versus the more conservative countries (France, Belgium). The classic discussion in that respect is about hardship: what if the balance between parties is radically altered due to unforeseen events after the contract is agreed? Parties are, of course, free to include a 'hardship clause' to cover such situations, but most do not contain such a safety net.
Various civil law courts have struggled to create relief in such a scenario - something which was not accepted in most countries, because contracts are, after all, binding. Nevertheless, Dutch and German courts have allowed deviations in some cases. Also, when the new civil code entered into force in 1992 in Netherlands, it included this hardship protection.
The rule that parties have to execute their contracts in good faith and fair dealing has additionally given courts some leeway to balance obligations, although this has mainly been of assistance in interpreting or supplementing the terms. Still, the principle of good faith is a way to avoid abuse of terms.
“The rule that parties have to execute their contracts in good faith and fair dealing has additionally given courts some leeway to balance obligations”
There have also been attempts to restore the balance between parties and disregard or minimise unfair terms by falling back onto Roman law: any clause where there is a clear imbalance between the obligations of parties because one party abused its superior position, would be null and void. For a long time this has been refused by courts, although more and more exceptions are being noted, which is in line with the ever increasing socializing of contract law.
Scrutiny of standard form contracts
The use of standard form contracts has not escaped scrutiny. While generally perceived as valid and beneficial, such contracts are typically written by one party, tend to minimize the risk of that party and are practically unavoidable in certain sectors. As a result, significant parts of the legal fraternity view them with some suspicion and tend to apply more rigorous tests, especially when there is tacit agreement. In case of doubt, terms are usually also interpreted in favour of the other party.
Since WW2, Italy, for example, has required that terms, such as limitation of liability and exoneration, have only effect if they have been approved in writing by the party joining the contract. Furthermore, in 2016 the French law on contracts was reformed to consider as unfair a term that creates an imbalance between the rights and obligations of the parties, making such clauses in standard form contracts null and void.
These examples demonstrate that the socializing of contract law has broadened scope during the last century. Every civil law jurisdiction now has rules to protect against unfair terms. However, such laws are fragmented and show large variations between the different jurisdictions. While there is no general prohibition of unfair terms, some legislation has moved in that direction and courts have seemed willing to intervene more. However, it is important to remember that these are merely exceptions to the overarching rule that contracts are binding.
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance in the preparation of this article of Christophe Vercauteren, Marine Claims Bureau NV, TT Club’s Network Partner in Antwerp.
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September 29, 2020 10:30 AM, EDT
Supply Chain Workers Play Essential Role in Coronavirus Response
Northwell Health distributes medical supplies across its network of hospitals from its facility in Bethpage, N.Y. (Northwell Health)
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Employees at Northwell Health’s 85,000-square-foot distribution center often joined together to watch the success stories as COVID-19 patients left Northwell’s hospitals, with many workers getting tearful as they realized the critical role they were playing in the health care supply chain.
“We’re a distribution center,” said Paul Spodek, assistant vice president of supply chain distribution and logistics at the Northwell Health Integrated Distribution Center in Bethpage, N.Y. “We’re not clinicians, but the thing we point out as we look at those videos is the bouffant cap, the isolation gown, the N95 masks, the booties and the gloves. We remind all of our associates, our employees and our drivers that all of those items came from us.”
Northwell Health, which operates 23 hospitals, is the biggest health care employer in New York state. The health care provider partners with Penske Logistics for its transportation.
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“We did the receiving, the pick, pack and ship, and the Penske drivers did the deliveries. What goes on behind the scenes is such a key part of the whole health care process,” Spodek said.
Those within distribution centers and warehouses had to act fast as they worked to keep supplies moving, Spodek said.
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Ammie McAsey, senior vice president of distribution operations at McKesson, said the company integrated additional automation in its distribution centers to supplement the human workforce, which allowed McKesson to provide uninterrupted service to customers even during demand spikes.
In May, a McKesson distribution center in Dallas received a crucial call from American Medical Response, which needed next-day delivery of 81 oxygen tanks for their crew and ambulances being deployed to COVID-19 hot spots in New York and New Jersey.
“Team McKesson jumped into action and pulled together a multidepartment crew that immediately took the job to heart and formed a fast-paced assembly line,” McAsey said, adding that within 30 minutes, the team boxed and packaged all 81 tanks.
As part of virus testing, Health Mart, McKesson’s independent pharmacy chain, is participating as a collection site in partnership with eTrueNorth, a contractor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to provide access to COVID-19 tests.
COVID-19 testing supplies, protective equipment and customer support materials were consolidated at one of McKesson’s distribution centers and shipped directly to each participating Health Mart across the United States. “McKesson’s hub-and-spoke distribution network has enabled inventory to be deployed to hot spots on a daily basis,” McAsey said.
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Research: Deep in the fly brain, a clue to how evolution changes minds —
For lovers throughout the animal kingdom, finding a suitable mate requires the right chemistry. Now, scientists at The Rockefeller University have been able to map an unexpected path in which evolution arranged for animals to choose the correct partner.
Working with fruit flies, the scientists probed how males manage to pick out members of their own species from the multitude of flies crowding around an overripe fruit. The answer, published this week in the journal Nature, upended long-held beliefs about how evolution works to ensure animals perpetuate their species.
Looking far and deep
Scientists have long assumed that animals don’t interbreed because evolution changed the peripheral parts of their nervous systems, including the sensory organs that detect and process pheromones — chemical substances that help identify others of the same species. Peripheral changes have been proposed to be essential to allow animals to develop species-specific behaviors, including mating, but it has not been possible to determine whether this was the main or only site of change in the nervous system.
Vanessa Ruta, who heads the Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior, set out with a team from her lab to discover what evolution had done to ensure that two closely related species of fruit flies — Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans — stick to their own kind when mating. Using a host of state-of-the-art genetic and imaging tools, and inventing some new ones, the scientists tracked the electrochemical impulses starting at the sensory neurons in the male foreleg, which they use to “taste” pheromones, all the way to the brain’s central-processing center.
The differences between the species, they found, lies deep in the flies’ brains, in a small cluster of neurons that controls mating behavior. In fact, the peripheral nervous systems were unchanged, suggesting they play no part in the distinct mating choices of the different species, a finding Ruta hadn’t anticipated.
“I think scientists in the field have long thought the changes would most likely be localized to the periphery partially due to the fact that it is the simplest place to look,” she says. “People have not had the genetic tools available to really trace sensory signals as they propagate through brain circuitry.”
D. melanogaster females produce a specific pheromone that acts as a powerful aphrodisiac and drives males to mate. Curiously, D. simulans males respond strongly to the same pheromone, but for them it is a powerful turnoff, stopping them from courting females of the wrong species.
The big question for Ruta’s team was where in the nervous system evolutionary changes had occurred that account for the flies’ opposite responses to the same pheromone.
In searching for the answer, Laura Seeholzer, a doctoral student in Ruta’s lab, used Crispr-Cas9 gene editing to determine that males of the two species detect the pheromone in the same way. The neuronal pathways also are identical as they travel toward the brain, she found. In both species, the path splits into two channels: One pathway forms a so-called excitatory interneuron that encourages mating, and the other an inhibitory interneuron to damp the urge.
The first sign of a functional difference between the fly species came when the scientists tested what goes on in a cluster of neurons known as P1 that controls courtship behavior. In one experiment, males of both species were allowed to touch a D. melanogaster female, tasting her pheromones.
The D. melanogaster males were suitably aroused, with their P1 neurons lighting up using functional imaging of brain activity. But for the D. simulans males, it was lights out.
Next, the team sought to artificially excite or inhibit sexual desire in the males by directly stimulating the P1 node. It was a tall-order experiment: While genetic tools are readily available to manipulate neurons in D. melanogaster, one of the most widely studied animal species, little research has been done on D. simulans, forcing Seeholzer and colleagues to devise new techniques to genetically label neurons of that species so they could examine their role in mating choices.
The result: Both excitatory and inhibitory pathways are present in both fly species. But it is the balance of their input to the P1 neurons that is responsible for the flies’ opposite reactions to the same pheromone, the research found. For D. simulans males, tasting pheromones of another species causes the inhibitory pathway to dominate, masking any impulse to mate.
“Seeing the different responses in the P1 neurons across species was the point where we thought, we’ve identified a site where evolutionary change has occurred” to keep the two species from interbreeding, Ruta says.
She hopes to expand the research to compare additional species of flies in an effort to uncover additional ways in which evolution may drive behavior. Until recently, such research was incredibly time consuming. But with new genetic tools, including Crispr-Cas9, it is now possible to compare neuronal circuits between species, she says.
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Links: Cavendish, Season 1
January 8, 2019 Greg David
From Chuck Teed of The Coast:
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“This is our show, it’s what we pictured more or less, and the producer role gave us the power to see if we could do it. But it was really hard, a lot of work, and if it sucks it’s definitely on us.” Continue reading.
From Sally Cole of The Guardian:
Link: ‘Cavendish’ comedy series coming soon to CBC-TV
“This is a heightened version of Cavendish. It’s a little bit different because we’re bending the truth. But because I grew up in the Maritimes, I see that it’s a love letter to the Maritimes and Cavendish, in particular.” Continue reading.
From Charles Trapunski of Brief Take:
Link: Interview: Cavendish’s Mark Little and Andrew Bush
“We kind of wanted most of the jokes and the content of the show to be relatively universal. If you like comedy of a certain type, especially comedy that plays with genre elements, you’re going to like it, but then every once in a while, we want to toss out a Littlest Hobo parody in which we tilt it on its head a little bit.” Continue reading.
From Bill Brioux of the Toronto Star:
Link: Comedy vets Mark Little and Andrew Bush bring a touch of horror to Cavendish, P.E.I., in CBC series
Once you get an idea for a TV series, how long does it take to get it on the air? Sometimes about six years. Take, for example, Cavendish. Continue reading.
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Preview: CBC’s Cavendish brings the weird and wonderful
“That’s a weird show, man.” Mark Little says that during an ad for Cavendish on CBC. And though it’s not clear which show he’s talking about as he looks at a television set, the inference is he’s talking about Cavendish. And he’s not wrong.
Premiering Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. on CBC, Cavendish is weird and wonderful, second only to Crawford in its strangeness, creativity and difference from the rest of the network’s winter lineup.
Created, executive produced, showrun and starring Little and Andrew Bush (Carter‘s Garry Campbell is credited as a creator too), the pair play Mark and Andy, brothers who have spent the decades following their parent’s divorce living with their mother in Toronto. Now the pair has returned to Cavendish, PEI, to care for their ailing dad, Rollie (Kevin Eldon), and reacquaint themselves with the community they left behind. (Look for Kathryn Greenwood, Kevin Hanchard, Joe Cobden, Teresa Pavlinek and Carolyn Taylor in Season 1.)
Little is probably best-known for playing Simon Hunt on Mr. D, but he and Bush have extensive backgrounds in writing and performing sketch. These skills are the bread and butter of Cavendish, which begins in Tuesday’s debut with Andy and Mark driving to the red-soiled province. It’s obvious within seconds the personalities at play here; Mark is innocent and looks on the bright side of things while Andy is quiet, morose and to many townsfolk, forgettable. This Ying and Yang results in plenty of funny moments, from Mark wondering if they’ll be able to converse with their Dad or if he’ll be “a husk,” and arguing over Andy’s high forehead.
Oddities rule the day in Cavendish, from the stuffed baby deer, fetus in a jar and sarcophagus—all pieces in their father’s home—to the beast living in the forest that emerges once a year to consume someone and an Anne of Green Gables cult. Yes, Cavendish isn’t like other towns. And Cavendish isn’t like other series.
Cavendish airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on CBC and CBC Gem.
Image courtesy of CBC.
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CBC announces winter 2019 premiere dates for Heartland, Schitt’s Creek, Workin’ Moms, Kim’s Convenience and more
November 1, 2018 Greg David
From a media release:
CBC today announced broadcast and streaming premiere dates for its winter 2019 lineup of highly anticipated new titles and popular returning series, featuring original programming by Canadian storytellers. With a new winter schedule launching Sunday, January 6, each series will be available for linear broadcast on CBC and live and on demand streaming on the CBC TV app for iOS and Android and cbc.ca/watch.
● Family drama HEARTLAND returns for Season 12 on Sunday, January 6 at 7PM
● Inspired by the best-selling series of books by M.R. Hall, female-driven procedural CORONER starring Serinda Swan premieres Monday, January 7 at 9PM
● CBC’s hit Tuesday night comedy lineup continues this winter with new seasons of KIM’S CONVENIENCE, SCHITT’S CREEK and WORKIN’ MOMS beginning January 8 at 8PM
● A new case draws Kristin Kreuk into the shadowy world of hackers and activists in Season 2 of BURDEN OF TRUTH, premiering Wednesday, January 9 at 8PM
● Limited drama series UNSPEAKABLE focused on Canada’s tainted blood scandal, starring Sarah Wayne Callies and Shawn Doyle, debuts Wednesday, January 9 at 9PM
● East Coast humour rules Thursday nights beginning January 10 at 9PM, with new comedy CAVENDISH from the creators of Picnicface and Season 2 of Joel Thomas Hynes’ LITTLE DOG
● Factual entertainment series THE STATS OF LIFE returns with a new look at how Canadians are living Friday, January 11 at 8:30PM
● Iconic drama STREET LEGAL returns with Cynthia Dale and a new generation of Toronto lawyers Monday, March 4 at 9PM
● New Halifax legal aid drama DIGGSTOWN starring Vinessa Antoine and Natasha Henstridge premieres Wednesday, March 6 at 8PM
● Arlene Dickinson matches budding entrepreneurs with the businesses of their dreams in UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT launching Friday, March 15 at 8:30PM
● A winter, digital-first streaming premiere date for new family adventure drama NORTHERN RESCUE, starring William Baldwin and Kathleen Robertson, will be confirmed in the near future.
CBC’s winter 2019 primetime schedule, launching Sunday, January 6: All following times local with the exception of Newfoundland, please add half an hour to all times.
11 AM (12 PM AT) – THE WEEKLY WITH WENDY MESLEY Season 2 continues January 6
7 PM – HEARTLAND Season 12 (11×60) premieres January 6
8 PM – THE NATURE OF THINGS – Season 58 continues with “Food for Thought,” offering the latest in nutritional science, on January 6
9 PM – THE FIFTH ESTATE Season 44 continues January 6
10 PM – THE NATIONAL CBC News’ flagship program continues Sunday to Friday each week
7:30 PM – CORONATION STREET (weekdays, back-to-back episodes on Mondays starting at 7 PM)
8 PM – MURDOCH MYSTERIES Season 12 (18×60) continues January 7
9 PM – CORONER New procedural drama (8×60) premieres January 7
9 PM – STREET LEGAL The iconic legal drama returns (6×60) March 4
8 PM – KIM’S CONVENIENCE Season 3 (13×30) premieres January 8
8:30 PM – THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES Season 26 (19×30, 1×60) continues January 8
9 PM – SCHITT’S CREEK Season 5 (14×30) premieres January 8
9:30 PM – WORKIN’ MOMS Season 3 (13×30) premieres January 8
8 PM – BURDEN OF TRUTH Season 2 (8×60) premieres January 9
8 PM – DIGGSTOWN (6×60) New Halifax legal aid drama premieres March 6
9 PM – UNSPEAKABLE (8×60) Limited drama about Canada’s tainted blood scandal premieres January 9
8 PM – DRAGONS’ DEN Season 13 (20×60) continues January 10
9 PM – CAVENDISH (8×30) New comedy from the creators of Picnicface premieres January 10
9:30 PM – LITTLE DOG Season 2 (8×30) premieres January 10
8 PM – MARKETPLACE Season 46 continues January 11
8:30 PM – THE STATS OF LIFE Season 2 (8×30) premieres January 11
8:30 PM – UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Factual series hosted by Arlene Dickinson (4×30) premieres March 15
9 PM – CBC DOCS POV Season 3 continues with “Pugly,” about the upswing in pug ownership and what makes them so lovable January 11
11:30 PM CBC ARTS: EXHIBITIONISTS Season 4 (26×30) continues
6:30 PM – HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA
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Production begins on new CBC comedy series Cavendish
August 15, 2018 Greg David
CBC and Temple Street, a division of Boat Rocker Studios, announces the start of production on Season 1 of the original comedy series, Cavendish (8×30). The half-hour series shoots on location in Nova Scotia (Halifax, Dartmouth, and Windsor) and in and around Cavendish, PEI until the end of September. Cavendish is created by leading Canadian comedians Andrew Bush (Funny or Die) and Mark Little (Mr. D) along with Garry Campbell (Less Than Kind) and will premiere in winter 2019 on CBC and stream on the CBC TV App and at cbc.ca/watch.
Bickering brothers Andy (Bush) and Mark (Little) haven’t been to their hometown of Cavendish since their parents split up 30 years ago. When they return to take care of their ailing father, they find that Cavendish is…not like other towns. Each week, Mark and Andy get embroiled in some new misadventure involving local superstitions, and through it all, Mark remains the golden boy, buoyed by the adoration of family and strangers alike, while Andy remains the striver, desperate for the love and respect he knows he’ll never receive.
Rounding out the cast of characters is their father, Rollie (Kevin Eldon, Hot Fuzz), a grumbling malcontent who runs a museum of curiosities; Rollie’s partner Ruth (Kathryn Greenwood, Whose Line Is It Anyway), an absolute beacon of positivity; Bryn (Kelli Ogmundson, Supernatural), Ruth’s morose niece; Molly (Zoe Doyle, Workin’ Moms), the town’s resident game hunter; and the various townsfolk who weave in and out of their lives, unfazed by the weird goings-on.
Canadian Comedy Award-winner Andrew Bush is a leading writer, actor and director whose credits include head writer for the International Emmy award-winning show Street Cents, writer/director for the Comedy Network show Picnicface, Will Ferrell’s Funny Or Die, and the feature film Roller Town. He directed the Lionsgate comedy Dirty 30 and was also a director on season two of The Beaverton for The Comedy Network.
One of the founders of the sketch comedy group Picnicface, Mark Little stars in the CBC comedy Mr. D. He has won a combined 15 Canadian Comedy Awards, including Best Feature for Roller Town. He also topped Canada’s two most prestigious stand-up comedy competitions, the Yuk Yuk’s Canadian Laugh Off and the JFL Homegrown Competition. He made his American television debut on Conan in 2015 and his voice can be heard in the new Netflix cartoon Cupcake and Dino: General Services.
A CBC original series produced by Temple Street, Cavendish stars Andrew Bush and Mark Little. Executive Producers are David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg (Orphan Black), Kerry Appleyard (Orphan Black), and Bush and Little. Co-Executive Producer is Kurt Smeaton (Kim’s Convenience); Supervising Producer is Lesley Grant (X Company), Co-Producer is Scott Montgomery (The Beaverton); Halifax-based Marc Almon is Producer (Weirdos), and the series is produced by Ginny Jones-Duzak (Pure). Jeremy LaLonde (How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town), Aleysa Young (Workin’ Moms), Mars Horodyski (This Hour Has 22 Minutes) and Andrew Bush each direct two episodes. The director of photography is Cabot McNenly (Little Dog), and Matt Likely (Seed) is production designer.
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Reaction: CBC’s slate of new programs for the 2018-19 broadcast season
May 25, 2018 Greg David 4 Comments
I spent a couple of days in Ottawa this week, which meant I missed attending CBC’s presentation for its 2018-19 broadcast season. You can check out the full announcement here, which includes a list of the shows returning to the schedule, programs that are moving and even better news for Kim’s Convenience fans. (Not so for 21 Thunder and Hello Goodbye; the former has been cancelled and the latter is on hiatus.)
In no particular order, here are my thoughts on (almost) everything that CBC revealed on Thursday morning.
— A lot of folks, myself included, were scratching their heads over the decision to bring back Street Legal for another go-round. What more could be said about those characters over 20 years later? That all changed once I saw Bruce Smith named as showrunner. He’s the guy behind two of my favourite TV series in recent memory, Cracked and 19-2. Both were gritty, realistic portrayals of life, so I expect the same from Street Legal as well as catching up on what Olivia Novak is up to. And I can’t wait to have Cynthia Dale back on my TV screen.
— CBC does family drama, really, really, well. Just look at the success of Heartland for crying out loud. I’m expecting big things from Northern Rescue and all it offers: tragedy, redemption, starting a new life in an unfamiliar place and Kathleen Robertson.
— I was unaware of Floyd Kane until this week, though he’s been involved in several projects I’ve watched or admired, including writing for Continuum and Backstage and producing That’s So Weird and This Hour Has 22 Minutes. He’s a bona fide lawyer, so it makes sense he’d create a series about being one in Diggstown. I’m into this, especially after learning Diggstown marks the first original Canadian drama series to feature a black Canadian female in the lead role.
— I’m excited to see Back Alley Films—the folks behind the excellent Bellevue—working with the CBC on Coroner. Based on the best-selling book series by M.R. Hall and created for TV by Morwyn Brebner (Saving Hope), it’s about former ER doctor Jenny Cooper who now investigates suspicious deaths.
— I’m over the moon that Kim’s Convenience, which just began production on Season 3, has been greenlit for Season 4. I’m equally jazzed that Paul Sun-Hyung Lee has been tagged to host Canada’s Smartest Person Junior.
— Banger Films are the folks behind must-see music documentaries like Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, Super Duper Alice Cooper and Rock Icons. I’m intrigued and excited by From the Vaults, which takes a look at Canadian history and music by utilizing the CBC’s archives.
— High Arctic Haulers. Remote northern communities relying on ships to bring them supplies? Right in my wheelhouse.
— Baroness Von Sketch Show and Still Standing both moving to the fall on CBC is a curious move, as is bumping Kim’s Convenience to the winter. Regardless, it gives the CBC a solid night of comedy on Tuesdays all year long.
— Heartland is back, but for only 11 episodes. That’s a little concerning and I can’t help but wonder if this might be the last season for the long-running Canadian drama. I have no evidence to back this up—it may be because some castmembers want to do other things—it’s just a gut feeling.
— Murdoch Mysteries is currently listed at 18 episodes, which would indicate to me there will be no holiday special this year. Again, I have nothing to go on other than the number.
What are you most looking forward to or excited about from CBC’s announcement? Let me know in the comments below.
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CBC Gem’s Decoys is a heartfelt mockumentary on par with Best in Show
July 15, 2020 Greg David
It’s been almost a year and a half since I spoke to David Pelech about his web series, Decoys. Back then, the Canadian creator—who was also an associate producer on the pro wrestling film Fighting with My Family—was one of over a dozen projects seeking IPF Funding. Decoys received it, and now it’s set to debut on CBC Gem.
Created and written by Pelech—who most recently got the all-clear on a post-camping COVID-19 test—Decoys is a mockumentary series in the vein of the Christopher Guest classic Best in Show. Rooted in fact, Decoys follows a handful of Canadians as they carve their way into a competition for top bird at the Northern Alberta Carving Cup (NACC).
In Episode 1, we’re introduced to Donald (Pelech), a young man who takes up duck decoy carving to connect with his recently deceased dad; Margaret (Kelly Van der Burg), his outgoing girlfriend who tolerates his hobby; Amandeep (Rup Magon), a recent immigrant to Canada using duck carving as a way to integrate himself into Canadian culture; Simran (Nelu Handa) is his supportive wife; Mary Jane (Alice Moran), Frank Brunswick (Brian Paul) and Zeke (Keram Malicki-Sánchez) are veteran competitors; Rhett (Brandon Oakes) is the original bad boy of Alberta carving; Barb (Tracey Hoyt) and Dennis (Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll) represent the Planning Committee for the NACC.
We caught up with Pelech to talk about Decoys‘ road to CBC Gem.
It could be so easy to just take this as straight-up mockery, but knowing about you and your family and this background, it still blows my mind that this is an actual thing and that people do these for competition.
David Pelech: Yes, the subcultures that exist once you start poking around are quite vast, and this is just one of the entertaining ones that I find particularly entertaining.
You initially told me that we would be following these people all the way through to the end of the competition. Were you able to stick to that original plan?
DP: Yeah. We see them begin their journey more or less, the carvers beginning their carvings, setting out and why they’re doing it, and Barb and Dennis and their struggles getting this off the ground. We follow through to the end of the Northern Alberta Carving Competition, and you see who is crowned the champion.
In your initial planning, was there a Barb and Dennis, or was that a late decision?
DP: Once I had to get down to brass tacks to scripting out the entire series … we had an outline and a bible, but I had to start putting the episodes down on the page. Part of the development process was discovering the delightful characters that were Barb and Dennis, because there were constraints on the time and the size of the episodes, so we could only have so many competitors. One way to really round out the ensemble was to have Barb and Dennis, the organizers, appear and be featured throughout to kind of guide us through how they put the event on, and the kind of behind-the-scenes intrigue. It was just a fun way and it was discovered in the writing processes that they’re fun, interested, and very representative of what these hobbies and crafts require, which is dedicated volunteers who care deeply about it.
One of the things that I love about the character of Donald is that you can see that he’s trying to connect with something that he lost when his father died. You have that heart, you’re cheering for this guy because he misses his dad and this is his only connection.
DP: Thank you. I appreciate that. It’s always the challenge of trying to balance those, as I say, some bigger performances and some frankly off-the-wall comedy scenes with that heart and that intention. I’m very proud of everyone who was willing to hold together with that notion that we were trying something that does try to pluck at the heartstrings as well as make you laugh.
For every sweet moment, there’s Brandon Oakes coming in there as Rhett just messing things up. He’s so good!
DP: Yeah. He’s fantastic. As a performer, being able to perform with him, that was pretty special. There were a few scenes that we did that, it was just amazing. He’s so talented. I think he had a really good time having some comedy things to play with because I’m not sure he always gets that, so it was fun to let him have some freedom and do things that were a little sillier or raunchier than he usually does.
The director for Decoys is Sebastian Cluer. Had you worked with Sebastian before and what was that experience like?
DP: I had not worked with him before and the experience was extremely positive. We were doing about nine pages a day and what Sebastian brought to the table, and I’m sure you know that his experience with Kenny vs. Spenny and things like that, allow him to very quickly capture the essential stuff in a very loose way, but he’s not missing anything. He does a lot of almost pre-cutting it in a way in his head, so he knows camera positions, he knows timing the cues, things like that. Then we were motoring, the operators had the cameras on their shoulders for 95 percent of the day. We were working very hard to get all of the material and let the performers have improv takes. Seb was very strong and very committed and he bought in completely and he just kept us calm and moving forward, and just on a pace that was manageable, but not burning everyone into the ground. It was great.
Do you have a plan in place if there’s going to be another season?
DP: I can only give you a hint at what I’m thinking, but there are national woodworking competitions. Just put that in the back of your mind, there are national woodworking competitions.
Season 1 of Decoys is available on CBC Gem on July 17. Get a sneak peek at the show and the characters.
Images courtesy of CBC.
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Ghosts, monsters and wooden ducks seek 2019 IPF funding
March 14, 2019 Greg David
It’s been two years since TV, Eh? began our inaugural spotlight on web series seeking Independent Production Fund support, and the state of those series in Canada is booming. Projects like Save Me, Clairevoyant, How to Buy a Baby and Narcoleap are just a few of the many that received IPF support in the past and have gone on to full-blown web and television series.
Established in 1991 to provide financial support for dramatic television series, the IPF was expanded in 2010 to include financing drama series for the web. That mandate has been extended indefinitely. The result? Dozens of trailers for potential projects have been posted on YouTube. Check them out here.
With a deadline of March 31 approaching, creators are looking for support via views and comments about their potential projects before the IPF makes their decision. In 2018, the IPF approved funding for 17 scripted series (11 in English and six in French) including The Amazing Gayl Pyle, The Communist’s Daughter, Detention Adventure and Short Term Sentence. Here are a few projects that caught our eye, as well as the links to some honourable mentions. Watch, click, comment and help them all gain funding!
The Series: The Wait
The Creator: Matthew MacFadzean
The Idea: July (Keeya King) discovers she is a ghost left haunting a home after her family moves out. July is able to communicate with Melinda (Jessica Clement), the young woman who moves into the house. July realizes a figure named Dark John is on the hunt to collect her lost soul.
The Inspiration: “I had an image of a girl ghost looking at another girl and saying, ‘I see you,'” MacFadzean recalls. “I thought, ‘There’s something in that.’ There is something about the relationship between a ghost and a living person that maybe hasn’t been done to the extent that it could be.” A fan of what the horror genre is turning out now thanks to films like Get Out and the Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, MacFadzean wanted to explore what is a tale of possession and, ultimately, consent.
The first season will explore the relationship between these two women; MacFadzean was explaining the premise to writer and producer Mika Collins, who suggested that in addition to being about a haunting The Wait is also an LGBT story. If the project is greenlit, July and Melinda’s tale will be told responsibly.
The Plan: Ten 10-minute web episodes to start, focusing on July and Melinda’s relationship. MacFadzean says that he has plenty of stories to tell and characters to introduce if The Wait becomes an hour-long drama.
The Series: It’s OK to Be Awesome
The Creators: Rebecca Tremblay and Anne Lebans
The Idea: A gaggle of brightly-coloured puppets named Tez, Skye and Pinkerton teach kids aged 6-9 about mental wellness and empowerment.
The Inspiration: Lebans, a life coach, found that self-worth was missing from the female entrepreneurs she was working with. Tremblay, a teacher and puppeteer, used her creations to build self-esteem with adults and children. The two teamed up in 2016 and provided an after-school program in New Brunswick; everything they taught in it has been put into It’s OK to Be Awesome.
“Whether you’re an adult or a child, self-worth and confidence can really stop you from succeeding and they’re not part of the school curriculum,” Lebans says. “I realized, ‘Holy moly, we need to teach this to people so that the world can look different, feel different and have a happy, healthy life.’” The duo, along with producer Jessica Jennings of Hemmings House Pictures, received financial support from the Telus Fund—it supports projects with a health focus—to film a pilot episode, and It’s OK to Be Awesome is endorsed by the Canadian Mental Health Association.
The Plan: A web series to begin with, but the team hopes a broadcaster follows.
The Series: Decoys
The Creator: David Pelech
The Idea: In this mockumentary, cameras follow a group of characters competing in the Northern Alberta Duck Decoy Carving Competition.
The Inspiration: The idea is close to Pelech’s heart: his father and uncle both participate in duck carving woodworking.
“The way that they are so into it, and their passion for something that is so fringe and so unique, I thought that world was ripe,” Pelech says. “And it’s not a parody or mocking. I think it can be quite beautiful art, but sometimes they do take themselves a bit too seriously. They do enter competitions, so it is nice to have that driving a show. I’m trying to draw the heart out of it as well.”
The Plan: If it receives IPF funding, Decoys will take the form of six 15-minute episodes on CBC Gem.
“Episode 1 is at the competition and at the end, we’ve heard the finalists,” Pelech explains. “Then we go back in time and start meeting the characters on the road to the competition, six months out, four months out, and then in the final episode, we find out who wins. Who is the best carver in Lloydminster.”
A coming-of-age tale about a teenaged boy who partners with an Indigenous woman. Together they evade government forces on a journey to bring civil rights to androids.
A former event planner-turned assassin seeks revenge on the health-care system who murdered her mother and frames it on the only person she’s ever loved.
Miikshi the Meek Sheep
A shy sheep scientist and her loudmouth journalist best friend (a chicken) solves a subway train mystery. The entire world of the show is handmade using puppets and model miniatures.
La Professoressa
A multilingual coming-of-age comedy about a failing jazz singer who adds new richness to her life, and voice, through teaching Italian to a variety of students in Toronto.
Late Night in the Studio
Archivist and host Moe delves into the catacombs of the CBC archives to dig up wacky (and totally fake) treasures.
Naked Nancy
Socially awkward Nancy is forced to face her greatest fear—the outside world—when her cat escapes from their apartment.
Bobby and Bogey
This project follows Bobby, a kid in Grade 4 that needs a lot of help with … well, everything. He finds that guidance one day when he discovers a crusty old booger living in his nose that doesn’t want to be picked. The booger, named Bogey, agrees to mentor him as barter for staying in his comfy little nose apartment.
Trouble and Strife
A dramatic comedy about loneliness and need and intimacy, and how it’s easier to be a hero to other people’s lives than it is to be a hero in your own.
Denise, Sarah and Toni discover adulthood is not at all what they imagined as children. Now they must hold on to each other before they each fall apart.
Kit & Kat
An unapologetic, thirtysomething slacker and her precocious 11-year-old stepdaughter navigate the conservative world of Vancouver’s upper class.
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White House Blasts NBC Broadcasts
The White House is blasting NBC News for what it contends is “deceitful editing” of correspondent Richard Engel’s interview of President Bush that aired last night on “NBC Nightly News” and this morning on “Today.” It also is questioning the network’s objectivity on other news stories.
In an e-mail today to NBC News President Steve Capus, Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie asserted that the edited interview misrepresented President Bush’s response to Mr. Engel’s questions about whether the president’s use of the term “appeasement” in remarks to Israel’s Knesset was targeted at Sen. Barack Obama.
“This deceitful editing to further a media-manufactured storyline is utterly misleading and irresponsible, and I hereby request in the interest of fairness and accuracy that the network air the president’s responses … in full on the two programs that used the excerpts,” the letter said.
“Mr. Capus, I’m sure you don’t want people to conclude that there is really no distinction between the ‘news’ as reported on NBC and the ‘opinion’ as reported on MSNBC, despite the increasing blurring of those lines. I welcome your response to this letter, and hope it is one that reassures your broadcast network’s viewers that blatantly partisan talk show hosts like Christopher Matthews and Keith Olbermann at MSNBC don’t hold editorial sway over the NBC network news division.”
Democrats have been quick to criticize the president’s Knesset speech, suggesting President Bush used “appeasement” to take an unfair political swipe at Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Obama on foreign soil. The White House says the president did nothing of the sort.
The letter suggests that, as edited, the interview fed into the Democratic storyline, when in fact the full questions and answers disputed that storyline.
The letter quoted Mr. Engel’s question as being, “You said that negotiating with Iran is pointless, and then you went further. You said that it was appeasement. Were you referring to Sen. Barack Obama?”
The president, the letter said, responded: “You know, my policies haven’t changed, but evidently the political calendar has. People need to read the speech. You didn’t get it exactly right, either.
“What I said is that we need to take the words of people seriously. And when, you know, a leader of Iran says that they want to destroy Israel, you’ve got to take those words seriously. And if you don’t take them seriously, then it harkens back to a day when we didn’t take other words seriously. It was fitting that I talked about not taking the words of Adolf Hitler seriously on the floor of the Knesset. But I also talked about the need to defend Israel, the need to not negotiate with the likes of Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas. And the need to make sure Iran doesn’t get a nuclear weapon.”
In a statement, NBC said: “Richard Engel’s interview with President Bush has been available, unedited, in its entirety, for the past day, on our Web site. Our reporting accurately reflects the interview. Just as the White House does not participate in the editorial process at the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal or USA Today, NBC News, as part of a free press in a free society, makes its own editorial decisions.”
Mr. Gillespie accused NBC of “selective editing.”
“NBC’s selective editing of the president’s response is clearly intended to give viewers the impression that he agreed with Engel’s characterization of his remarks when he explicitly challenged it. Furthermore, [it] omitted the references to Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas and ignored the clarifying point in the president’s follow-up response that U.S. policy is to require Iran to suspend its nuclear enrichment program before coming to the table, not that ‘negotiating with Iran is pointless’ and amounts to ‘appeasement.’”
Mr. Gillespie contended the full answers make clear that the president’s remarks echoed past policy statements that are now being looked at through a political prism; corrects the inaccurate premise of the question asked by putting “appeasement” in the proper context of taking the words of leaders seriously, not “negotiating with Iran”; and re-states longstanding U.S. policy positions against negotiating with Al Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas and allowing Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Mr. Gillespie’s letter also takes NBC to task on two other issues. It questions whether NBC has formally abandoned its November 2006 decision to describe the Iraq war as a “civil war” without announcing the change.
“I noticed that around September of 2007, your network quietly stopped referring to conditions in Iraq as a ‘civil war.’ Is it still NBC News’ carefully deliberated opinion that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war? If not, will the network publicly declare that the civil war has ended, or that it was wrong to declare it in the first place?”
The letter also questioned NBC anchor Brian Williams’ April 30 report that the government economic numbers coming out suggested the country was “just short of the official declaration of a recession.”
“The GDP estimate was a positive 0.6% for the first quarter. Slow growth, but growth nonetheless. This followed a slow but growing fourth quarter in 2007. Consequently, even if the first-quarter GDP estimate had been negative, it still would not have signaled a recession—neither by the unofficial rule of thumb of two consecutive quarters of negative growth, nor the more robust definition by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Furthermore, never in our nation’s history have we characterized economic conditions as a ‘recession’ with unemployment so low….
“Are there numbers besides the ‘government number’ to go by? Is there reason to believe ‘the government number’ is suspect? How does the release of positive economic growth for two consecutive quarters, albeit limited, stop ‘just short of the official declaration of a recession’?”
(Editor: Gilbert)
7:12 p.m.: Updated with statement from NBC
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karen marie
apparently the president hasn’t consulted the fcc — according to an inquiry/complaint by me, i was informed by the fcc that the networks have no obligation to tell the truth, about anything.
bush just needs to suck it up like the rest of us.
The edited version says something completely different from the unedited version. And MSNBC wonders why their network ratings are declining…
WOW! I went back and watched the interview. How NBC can possibly say the aired version was an accurate representation is beyond me. I work in the broadcasting industry and edit news stories on a daily basis. Engel made the same basic mistakes that freshmen in a college journalism course would make. At best, sloppy journalism. At worst, an agenda driven piece edited to fit NBC’s view of the administration. Either way, it is obvious that the producers and editors at NBC News have no intention of correcting a glaring error in judgment.
Maybe they should hire Dan Rather. He would fit right in with their news team.
When the Bush Administration Press Channel (Fox) cuts and shapes in all kinds of ways to spin the Bush doctrine, the present White House staff are totally happy to let that happen.
But when another network presents a true “fair and balanced” report, they scream.
You NEED to edit what Bush says – his answers are long, confused, disjointed, self-contradictory and vague. More often than not, they appear to have little evidence of intelligent reasoning, unless someone else has pre-written a response for him to repeat verbatim.
The day the NBC or MSNBC sinks to the levels of distortion for which Fox is famous and scorned, then and only then do we need to accept the “editing” charges.
Washington, including broadcasters are fighting to keep the Fairness Doctrine on the shelf. If the government had not dumped the Fairness Doctrine, much of the disgust aimed at pundits would not be apparent. The Fairness Doctrine was effective since it required broadcasters to present BOTH sides of the story – accurately.
Peter Bright
Hypocracy…the Administration squeals about any entity that points out the many flaws, misdeeds and outright lies behind all the damage they have inflicted on our nation over the past seven plus years.
Our children and our chidren’s children, will be decades trying to undo the wreckage of this Administration.
We all better be praying for God to bless America, to stand beside her and guide her.
Let our Constitution stand unaltered and let our press be forever free.
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UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery
Preparing for Your Inpatient Surgery at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital
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The Orthopaedic Institute for Children’s fellowship program provides hands-on, extensive training in the field of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Designed for physicians who have successfully completed an Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program, OIC offers a unique experience for fellows as a non-profit outpatient orthopaedic institution that also works in affiliation with UCLA.
The UCLA Pediatric Orthopaedic program, which includes the successes of OIC, is top ranked nationally by U.S. News and World Report.
The one-year program offers advanced training in both trauma and elective pediatric orthopaedics. The operative experience combines active participation in highly specialized tertiary surgery in an academic setting with the hands-on experiences mandated by an exceptionally large clinical volume of 60,000 patient visits per year. OIC’s subspecialty clinics are devoted to scoliosis, hip disorders, fractures, cerebral palsy, foot deformity, oncology, sports medicine, myelodysplasia, muscle disease, and hemophilia. Fellows are also actively involved in our International Children’s Program at the border-town of Calexico where a broad spectrum of severe or neglected pediatric orthopaedic conditions are seen.
Academic pursuits are strongly encouraged and supported during the fellowship year. Fellows attend and participate in a highly organized education program including weekly lectures and case conferences as well as monthly UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds. Fellows also teach and supervise residents in the operating room and clinical settings preparing fellows to be successful in an academic career.
Research is supported through dedicated funding for fellow-driven projects and assistance is provided by our research coordinators. State-of the-art research facilities include gait and biomechanics labs and one of the largest basic science orthopaedic laboratories in the country. Each fellow will complete at least one scientific paper suitable for presentation and publication during their fellowship.
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship is ACGME accredited and open to graduates of an approved orthopedic residency program. The ability to obtain a valid California medical and DEA license before start date is required. At this point in time, we do not accept ECFMG graduates. This includes both non-accredited and accredited ECFMG graduates.
Interested candidates should submit their application through San Francisco Match. Applications are accepted annually beginning in September and ending in January. The interview season typically occurs between January and March, ending with match day in April. The Orthopaedic Institute for Children currently has placement for one (1) fellow per academic year. Generally, the current recruitment season is seeking for a fellowship start date of the following academic year (ex: Those matched in April 2017 would begin Summer 2018).
Approximate compensation for the one-year Fellowship is $75,000 plus benefits.
Fellows will work with orthopaedists that are UCLA Faculty Professors and have access to world-class resources in practice and in research.
OIC offers care to children across 21 different specialties. Children are seen at the Outpatient Medical Center downtown, Luskin Children’s Clinic in Santa Monica, and at Valley Orthopedic Clinic in Calexico and in Mexicali at Hospital General de Mexicali as a part of our dedicated International Children’s Program. OIC’s presence throughout Los Angeles and Southern California allows access to a wide-range of patients across varying communities enhancing our trainees scope of care.
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In addition to surgical operations in UCLA Santa Monica, UCLA Ronald Regan and other local area hospitals, OIC’s Outpatient Medical Center now performs surgeries at their on-site Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) which opened in August 2016. The ASC features two surgical suites and a dedicated surgery center staff. The downtown campus also has advanced low-dose EOS imaging, distinguishing OIC among its affiliates in pediatric care.
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Research is conducted at OIC’s J. Vernon Luck Research Center downtown, and at the Orthopaedic Research Center at UCLA-Westwood. Research activities between OIC and UCLA combine at the Orthopaedic Research Center to create the largest orthopaedic research collaborative in the country. OIC currently has hemophilia, fracture healing, joint arthroplasty, clubfoot, scoliosis and spine biomechanics research programs. Learn more about each research program.
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Orthopaedic Institute for Children has ten (10) faculty pediatric orthopaedists and twelve (12) consultants on staff. OIC also utilizes experienced nurse practitioners and currently has nine (9) NPs on staff leading and supporting clinic and urgent care efforts.
Anthony Scaduto, MD
President and CEO, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Chief of Staff, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital Executive Vice Chair, UCLA/Orthopaedic Institute for Children Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA/Orthopaedic Institute for Children Department of Orthopaedics
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles Fellowship Director, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Mauricio Silva, MD
Medical Director, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Medical Director, Urgent Care Center, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
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Richard Bowen, MD
Director, Center for Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Director, Graduate Medical Education Program, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Co-Director, Pediatric Spinal Deformity Program, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Jennifer Beck, MD
Associate Director, Center for Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA/Orthopaedic Institute for Children Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
James Luck, MD
Director of Surgical Services and Rehabilitation, Orthopaedic Hemophilia Treatment Center
Clinical Professor, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Residency Program Director, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Nicholas Bernthal, MD
Assistant Professor-in-Residence, UCLA/Orthopaedic Institute for Children Department of Orthopaedics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
William Oppenheim, MD
Director, Cerebral Palsy Program, Orthopaedic Institute for Children
Director, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Center for Cerebral Palsy
Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles
Margaret Holden Jones Kaanar Professor, Cerebral Palsy
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Katherine Au, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor Plastic Surgery, University of Southern California
Assistant Clinical Professor Orthopaedics, University of California Los Angeles
The Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellow is OIC’s only permanent, in-house trainee. In addition, approximately three (3) UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery Residents will rotate into OIC on a monthly basis. These residents are supervised and scheduled by the fellow and take call for OIC during their rotations.
Non-surgical programs from UCLA, USC, and Kaiser also rotate into OIC for 1 day-6 month rotations. Non-surgical residents rotating into OIC are assigned to our various clinics. Throughout the year, 4th year medical students with UCLA also complete clinical and surgical rotations. These medical students are supervised by surgical residents.
OIC’s commitment to academia can also be seen through their volunteer program for undergraduate students. While volunteers are not allowed to participate in direct patient care, they are allowed to observe, giving undergraduate students the opportunity to have clinical exposure. Only one observer is assigned to each clinic for the semester.
Please note that applications are only accepted via SF Match
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Football Honours for Lousie
Congratulations to Louise Cadell, Leaving Certificate student and Chairperson of the Student Council, who lined out for the Munster Gaelic Football team in the number 8 jersey on Saturday, 23rd of January. She represented her school and her province with great pride and great skill in the Lidl Post Primary Schools interprovincial tournament. Munster beat Connaught in the final of this prestigious competition. Louise follows in the footsteps of her grandfather, Paddy Fitzgerald, who won a Railway Cup medal for Waterford. Well done Louise, the school is immensely proud of your fantastic achievement.
Annerville Awards
Two Ursuline students, Katie Morrisey and Caoimhe Perdue were honoured with prestigious Annerville Sports awards in a ceremony in the Clonmel Park hotel on Saturday, 23rd January. The sporting achievements of both Junior Cert students were recognised by the Tipperary United Sports panel. Katie is the 2015 U 14 Irish Junior Tennis Champion and Caoimhe represented Ireland as a member of the National U16 girls hockey team in the six nations tournament. Well done to both Katie and Caoimhe for competing in their chosen sports at the highest level. Their hard work and dedication has been duly recognised and rewarded.
Senior Public Speaking
The school was represented in the Munster Final of the Knights of Columbanus Public Speaking Competition on Monday, January 18th by Emily Maher, Catherine O’ Dwyer and Deirdre Ryan. Their topic was ‘Consumerism and its malevolent effect on our lives and our world.’ The girls offered three very carefully prepared speeches and certainly deepened their awareness and that of their listeners in their research and contributions. They were pipped at the post by an excellent team from St. Mary’s Secondary School, Charleville. The Cork team now goes ahead to the All Ireland Final of this competition. Beidh lá eile ag an bPaorach.
Junior Debating
The First and Second year finals have taken place and the topic for both years was that ‘The world’s obsession with celebrities is damaging our young people today.’ Magnificent research, humour and anecdote coupled with well argued serious points of information offered audience and participants an exciting and closely fought competition.
Second Years, Caoimhe Meade, Lavinia Bowe and Anne Marie O’Byrne Casey lost very narrowly to the opposing team of Nessa McGrath, Kerry Tierney, Isabel Quirke and their researcher Gráinne McNamara. All girls delivered impassioned and informed speeches and a fabulous evening’s entertainment. Well done to all those who also took part in all preliminary rounds.
The First Years also presented an impressive and even more closely fought final. Two very well matched teams provided a most enthralling final. Emma Osborne, Rachel Madden and Zoe Bracken proposed the motion and their opposition, led by a superb Ellen Moriarty, Mollie Lloyd and Isabelle Tyrell, fought their corners to the last. The motion was carried by the slimmest of margins so Emma, Rachel and Zoe emerged as champions. A big thank you to all First Years who showed such courage, style and substance on all their outings. Well done to all students who took part and to Ms. Quinn for organising the competition.
Public Speaking for individual competitors from Junior classes will start this week with all competitions taking place in the week after midterm.
Visit of Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly
Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly celebrated Mass with the both the primary school, Scoil Angela, the Secondary School and the Sisters of the Ursuline Community on the feast of St. Angela Merici, founder of the Ursuline order. The sports hall was transformed into a sacred space for the occasion. The Mass was very special and the Archbishop spoke warmly to all the students, staff and sisters. He reminded them to be thankful for the gift of life and the gift of love. He also asked them to try their best to show empathy, care and understanding of others in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. The Mass began with an opening procession involving students from the primary school, the secondary school and the Ursuline sisters. Included in this procession were the Cork and Tipp jerseys, representing both the Archbishop’s native county and his new home in Tipp. It also symbolised his role as patron of the GAA. Significantly the chalice used by the Archbishop during the consecration had once belonged to Archbishop Croke, the first patron of the GAA. It was a lovely occasion being the first liturgy celebrated by the Archbishop in the school and bringing together all strands of the Ursuline family in this celebration.
Chairperson of the School Council, greets Archbishop Kieran O’ Reilly on his arrival to celebrate Mass for the Feast of St Angela Merici
This week UCT played games against Laurel Hill Secondary School. The Senior Bs won their game 3-1. The Junior Bs also beat their Limerick opponents 2-0. The Minor Bs had a most impressive win of 4-0. Well done to all teams.
The success of the week however goes to the Junior A team who were playing the quarter final of the Munster Cup v Scoil Mhuire. The team was firing on all cylinders as they managed to control the play and generally dominate the game in all parts of the pitch. The wonderful team play and high level of skill on display by the Ursuline team led them to a comprehensive victory, scoring five goals with no reply from the opposition. The semi-final beckons!
Under 16 and U 19 teams took part in the Co. Tipperary Badminton Championships held in the Presentation Thurles on Friday, 22nd of January. In the U19 A and B categories games were won in both singles and doubles by Ciara Nyland, Shona Power, Jane Ryan, Louise Ryan, Ciara Fogarty, Grace Hanly and Janeanne Fitzgerald. In the U16 A section Sophie Kelly, Heather Ryan, Niamh Keane and Hannah Murphy all won games. Representing the school in the U16 B competition were Aoife Meagher and Càitríona Carey who won games competing in both the singles and doubles. Ava Brennan and Marie McGrath each won a singles game in U16 C. Well done to all for taking part and representing the school so well. Thanks also to Ms. Gleeson for organising the teams and Ms. Spillane for accompanying them.
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Camogie – All Ireland 7’s Winners
The Ursuline Camogie 7’s team did the whole school proud when they travelled to Ashbourne on Saturday 29th of October to compete in the All Ireland Post Primary Sevens A tournament. They had fire their bellies and played out of their skins to secure the All Ireland title.
Cross and Passion Ballycastle v Ursuline was the first game played. There was very little between the teams in the first ten minutes but Ursulines were finding scores hard to come by. A goal for Cross and Passion half way through the second half gave them the momentum and the game ended UCT 2-2 Cross and Passion 4-3. The Ursuline girls were disappointed but their 2nd match was imminent with Presentation Kilkenny providing the opposition. The girls rallied and with fight that was a little lacking in the first game they took on the Leinster champions and won 3-6 to 1-0. The third game would decide the finalists and Cross and Passion beat Pres Kilkenny 2-4 to 1-0. So as was the first game the final was set: UCT V Cross and Passion. The Ursuline were determined to make amends for their lack lustre performance in the first game. All round games were 10 mins a half but the final was 15 mins a half. So an even greater task lay ahead, as tiredness was sure to enter the equation.
The Ursuline got a bright start with a mixture of goals and points leaving the half time score 3-4 to 2-1. A comfortable lead at half time, but such is the sevens tournament that things can change very quickly. No one could have predicted the second half. A flurry of goals followed. 5 goals for the Ursuline, 5 goals for Cross and Passion. One teams elation on goal scoring quickly passed to the other team as 10 goals were scored in the space of 10 mins in the 2nd half. Ursuline finished the stronger 8-5 to 8-2. Superb Camogie from both teams. A sentiment that was echoed by the Camogie president Catherine Neary as she presented the cup to the Ursuline captain Maria Connolly.
Team K O Dwyer; G Long; E Dunphy; E Bourke; E Kavanagh; C McCarthy; E Heffernan. Subs Maria Connolly; A O Sullivan; A Fanning; M Bergin; N McCormack; M Ormond; E Kennedy; E Quirke; E Bourke; K Dwan; N McCormack ; J Ferncombe; S Dwan.
Well done to the panel and to coach Ms. Hogan for her passion and continued commitment to Camogie in the school.
The Ursuline had many students involved in the Inter provincials recently. Alannah Walsh and Mia Ryan were playing with the South East U 16 team. Aoibhinn Fanning donned the Munster U16 hockey jersey. Ms. Rossiter was also involved as assistant coach for the U16 Connacht side. The south East side came in third in the competition which was won by Ulster. The U18 Inter pros also included Ursuline players. Caoimhe Perdue and Ruth Herlihy played for Munster with Caoimhe scoring goals in the games against the South East, Connacht, Ulster and Leinster. Munster finished in 2nd position. The South East team finished in fourth position with 6th Year student Bróna Dowling and 5th Year student Izzy Walsh on the squad.
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Clarke, Stephens win final stage of Virtual Tour as NTT, Tibco take overall
Rally Cycling takes second overall in men's Virtual Tour de France, Tibco-Silicon Valley and Twenty20 go one-two in the women's.
Image: Zwift
Will Clarke (Trek-Segafredo) and Texan rider Lauren Stephens (Tibco-Silicon Valley) took the final stage of the Virtual Tour de France Sunday.
Stage 6 of the three-weekend race played out on Zwift‘s rendition of downtown Paris and the iconic Champs-Élysées, and just like the real Tour de France, it came down to a sprint showdown.
Clarke left his sprit late to take the men’s race. Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images.
Clarke left his move late to come from toward the back of the pack and beat Filippo Ganna (Ineos) and Ryan Gibbons (NTT Pro Cycling) in the men’s race. Rally Cycling’s Matteo Dal-Cin, winner of stage 3, finished in fifth.
“Last week I went too early in the sprint and I figured out how early I went and made sure this week I timed it right. It was still hard to pass everyone, I came from a long way back,” Clarke said.
“It’s really hard … Basically, I had to do 400 watts for an hour and then sprint at the end. But there are a lot of spike and surges – sometimes you’re pushing over 500 or 600 watts to try and not get dropped. Half the thing is staying far enough to the front that you don’t get dropped – that’s the trick I think.”
Stephens put a cap on a dominant team performance. Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images.
Yellow-jersey wearing Stephens edged the women’s race over April Tacey (Drops), who had already taken two stage wins. Georgia Simmerling and American world time trial champion Chloe Dygert took third and fourth for Team Twenty20.
Stephens’ victory put a cap on a dominant performance throughout the race by her American squad, leaving them to take a commanding overall GC victory, beating fellow U.S. team Twenty20 by nearly 200 points. Imperiled British squad Drops came third overall.
“It’s been an incredible team achievement,” Stephens said. “Winning the yellow jersey as a team and the final stage was more than we expected coming into first women’s virtual Tour de France.”
“It’s been a lot of fun but hard work, too, trying to coordinate time zones,” said team director Rachel Hedderman. “We had riders racing at 4 in the morning and 11 at night but the riders all bought into the idea and they were all committed. Our good communication has been key.”
“Tibco and Silicon Valley Bank have been sponsoring the team for years, but this is the biggest event, the biggest race that we’ve done, and so to be able to perform as a team on this size of stage for the sponsors has been incredible,” Hedderman continued.
NTT Pro Cycling was similarly dominant in the men’s GC, taking the classification by over 230 points. American outfit Rally Cycling took second overall. EF Pro Cycling finished fourth on the leaderboard, behind Trek-Segafredo.
Men’s stage 6 results
1. Will Clarke (Trek-Segafredo): 0:51:44
2. Filippo Ganna (Ineos): S.T
3. Ryan Gibbons (NTT Pro Cycling): S.T
Men’s final GC
1. NTT Pro Cycling: 500 points
2. Rally Cycling: 267
3. Trek-Segafredo: 232
Women’s stage 6 results
1. Lauren Stephens (Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank): 0:56:38
2. April Tacey (Drops): S.T.
3. Georgia Simmerling (Twenty20): S.T
Women’s final GC
1. Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank: 499 points
2. Twenty20: 306
3. Drops: 292
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Ethnic Channels Group Secures Schlager TV On TELUS Optik TV
Home/News/Ethnic Channels Group Secures Schlager TV On TELUS Optik TV
Ethnic Channels Group inked a distribution deal for Schlager TV with TELUS Optik TV.
Schlager TV is a Dutch television channel focused on German-language pop and folk music, artist news, and greatest hits programming.
Gerard Ardesch, director of Schlager TV, stated, “The North American market offers great opportunities for a German-language music channel like Schlager TV. More than three million Canadians and fifty million Americans are originally of German descent. In both countries, these immigrants and their descendants share a cultural background, with folk music playing an important, connective role.”
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SMU football coach June Jones resigns
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SMU coach June Jones has resigned, according to his agent Leigh Steinberg.
"June had felt for some time he had accomplished mission to turn around program and needed a break," Steinberg Tweeted on Monday afternoon.
SMU confirmed Jones' resignation and said defensive coordinator Tom Mason will take over for Jones on an interim basis.
"June's decision to resign was his own, and we thank him for his efforts and wish him the best," athletics director Rick Hart said in a release. "As we embark upon the process of identifying our next head football coach, we are positioned to attract quality candidates due to the progress our program has made under June's leadership."
Jones' resignation comes two games into his seventh season at SMU — a 45-0 loss to Baylor and 43-6 loss to North Texas. He cited personal issues that called for him "to take a step away so I can address them."
Jones, who pulled off one of the all-time great coaching feats by getting Hawaii to the Sugar Bowl in 2007, also had a hand in building SMU back to respectability, going from 1-11 in his first season to bowl games each of the next four years. But Jones' tenure had stagnated, and last year's 5-7 record combined with low attendance led to significant fan dissatisfaction.
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Ian Haken
Ian Haken is a senior security software engineer at Netflix where he works on the Platform Security team to develop tools and services that defend the Netflix platform. Before working at Netflix, he spent two years as security researcher at Coverity where worked on static analysis tools for the automatic discovery and remediation of security vulnerabilities. He received his PhD in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2014 with a focus in computability theory and algorithmic information theory. Ian has given talks at several other information security conferences including BlackHat EU, AppSec EU, and BSides Seattle.
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VR Education bounces following major deal with leading US aerospace museum (VRE)
23 May 2019 | by: Richard Mason
VR Education (LSE:VRE) advanced 4pc to 9.6p on Thursday after signing a commercial agreement with one of the top aviation and aerospace museums in America.
The virtual reality (VR) firm has agreed to allow the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama to use its VR simulation of the Apollo 11 moon landings. The technology will be used in a new attraction opening next month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. Visitors can pay $10-15 to experience a shortened version of the Apollo experience at any one of 15 stations. VR Education will benefit from this through a revenue share negotiated as part of the agreement.
Elsewhere in Thursday’s update, VR Education announced that Facebook has chosen its Apollo 11 experience as part of its Oculus Anywhere Programme. This is designed to show the capabilities of the companies Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift S, Oculus Rift, and Oculus Go headsets in a branded kiosk. These experiences will be on show at conferences like Sundance, PAX, F8, and GDC.
The news comes just days after VR Education announced that its Apollo 11 VR had been selected by Facebook to be a launch title on its Oculus Quest headset.
On Thursday, the business’s chief executive David Whelan said: ‘We are delighted to be working with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center where this year they are expecting over one million visitors to walk through their doors. The Center has given us a prime location within the museum where visitors can participate in the Apollo 11 VR experience. It is fantastic to be working with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, which has major plans for the promotion of this experience to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the moon landing.
‘It is also great to be working with Facebook to promote educational content via our Apollo 11 VR experience, which was updated to an HD version last year, to show users that VR is used for more than just entertainment.’
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Well that was awkward
That time Ernest Hemingway was quarantined with both his wife and his mistress (who was also his future wife). Plus 7 other things worth your time.
A fake letter made the rounds recently. (I’m trying not to say things “went viral” now.)
It was purportedly written by F. Scott Fitzgerald while in quarantine with Zelda Fitzgerald during a pandemic in 1920, supposedly nearby Ernest Hemingway.
I think this line might have been a tipoff. A bit too on the nose:
At this time, it seems very poignant to avoid all public spaces. Even the bars, as I told Hemingway, but to that he punched me in the stomach, to which I asked if he had washed his hands. He hadn’t.
He is much the denier, that one. Why, he considers the virus to be just influenza. I’m curious of his sources.
If that didn’t make it clear, maybe the disclaimer at the top of the post on the website McSweeney’s, that reads: “NOTE: This is a work of parody and is not an actual letter written by Fitzgerald.”
Maybe that was added later. (Nick Farriella wrote the parody.)
Anyway, the fake letter was funny and timely. It’s also grounded at least partially in truth, in that Hemingway did apparently spend part of the summer of 1926 — so a few years post-1918, obviously — quarantined.
Quarantined with him? “His wife and sick toddler, but also his mistress,” as Lesley M.M. Blume points out in Town & Country.
Awkward.
I’m going to recommend the whole article, but in short Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Hemingway, and their three-year-old son Jack (but whom they called Bumby) were in France.
Bumby got whooping cough; Ernest and Jack got quarantined. And as we said above, Ernest had got himself a mistress, Pauline Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer, who was later Hemingway’s second wife, had been through whooping cough as a child, so she was now immune. She helpfully showed up, supposedly to help take care of Bumby.
“Helpfully.”
I don’t think that beautiful photo of the French cottage is where they actually stayed. But, here’s Hadley, Jack and Ernest — same year, but apparently in Austria.
As it happened, the Fitzgeralds and fellow American ex-pats Sara and Gerald Murphy were in fact staying right up the road, and in the evenings they, and the Hemingways and Pfeiffer would gather to “have a drink by the fence lining the small front yard.”
Social distancing, 1926-style.
Well, I take three things away from this vignette.
The first is that all of this craziness we’re living through has happened before. We know this objectively but it’s hard sometimes to imagine.
Maybe you’re not quarantined with your spouse and child and paramour (or your spouse’s paramour). But humanity has suffered and recovered.
The second is that when I close my eyes, I imagine just how many authors and screenwriters and songwriters are working on pandemic-related books and movies and songs right now.
And finally, if you’re quarantined at home and things are getting awkward—well, it could be worse. It could almost always be worse.
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Nearly one-third of renters did not pay their April rent on time. Not a surprise given unemployment numbers and government programs, but worth noting. (Wall Street Journal, $)
The Kansas legislature blocked the state’s governor from limiting religious gatherings to no more than 10 people, in advance of Easter. (Kansas.com)
Hackers ‘without conscience’ demand ransom from dozens of hospitals and labs working on coronavirus. (Fortune)
As China's Wuhan ends its long quarantine, residents feel a mix of joy and fear. (NPR)
Google banned Zoom from its employees’ computers. (BuzzFeed News)
It’s settled: Biden vs. Trump, as Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign. (Yahoo News)
I loved this article about a late-90-something year old man’s reminisces of hiding from the Nazis in World War II, and in the process meeting his future wife, for whom he’s now the primary caregiver 75 years later. (The Cut)
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Well that was funny indeed, Bill. Great post!
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HomeNaija gistThe girlfriend who was beaten up by her boyfriend during a viral video (read here ) has finally spoken up.
The girlfriend who was beaten up by her boyfriend during a viral video (read here ) has finally spoken up.
Newshouse 3/24/2020 03:14:00 am
She narrated how the assault happened and why she stayed put and took the beatings.
In an earlier post, the identities of the boyfriend and his friends were revealed (read here ).
The victim has now been identified as Dooshima Ella Terwase.
Ella said Moses Chiutar, aka Junior, a 100 level student, came back home from Caritas University Enugu on Wednesday night, 18th March 2020, and asked to ascertain her in order that they could resolve the difficulty about her being pregnant together with his child.
Ella said she had exams to write down so she turned down his invitation.
However, Junior's friend, Precious Blessing, aka Preshy Ibile, persuaded her to travel and see Junior.
She paid Moses Chiutar Junior a visit on Friday, March 20, 2020, but refused to travel inside the house. However, Junior insisted.
Once inside, she claims Junior pulled a gun and used it to threaten her within the presence of his friends - Tosin Blessing, Precious and Eskay.
Ella said Junior then confronted her on her claims that she conceived for him and therefore the confrontation turned physical after Eskay advised Junior to beat her so on teach her a lesson.
The victim said that while Junior was beating her, Tosin held her from behind at some extent , allowing Junior to beat her more.
After the assault, Ella, whose father is dead, was afraid to travel home to her widowed mother.
"I was afraid to inform mum," She told activist Ukan P Kurugh who spoke together with her and shared details of their conversation.
The video, which was recorded by Precious was transferred to Tosin and he posted it online that very same Friday.
A day later, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, the video was already viral and Junior made a call to Ella, begging her to assist protect him as people were calling for his head.
Ella, with the assistance of Ukan Kurugh, has gone to the police headquarters to officially lodge a complaint.
Narrating the incident, Ukan Kurugh
Dooshima and Junior: What Actually Happened
Dooshima Ella Terwase, who was mercilessly beaten by her boyfriend Moses Chiutar a.k.a Junior (with Facebook account name: King Marret De Entertainer), may be a final year lyceum student.
She told me that on Wednesday night, 18th March, 2020, Junior, who had click from Caritas University Enugu, where he's undergoing studies called her to his house to resolve a dispute that brewed within the course of their relationship. She suspected that she had conceived for Junior.
According to Ella, she had exams to write down and postpone the visit till that fateful Friday, 20th March, 2020. Initially, Ella said she turned down the request but Junior's friend Precious Blessing (Facebook name: Prëshy Ïbilë - it had been Precious that recorded the video) persuaded her to return for settlement.
"So on Friday I went there. I sat outside and he (junior) invited me into the house that we should always settle the matter before his mother comes back. I told him to inform me what he had on behalf of me but he insisted that I should come in.
"To avoid drawing attention, I went in with him.
They were four - Junior, Tosin, Precious and the other guy - Eskay. While we were talking Precious was recording and was saying that see these people now talking as if they have no problem," Ella narrated.
She explained that Junior would then pull a short gun on her on the other hand reassured her that he was only frightening her. Suddenly, Junior's countenance changed and he went physical on her.
Ella further said Eskay told Junior to beat her up in order that she is going to learn and while Junior was beating her, it got to an extent when Tosin held her from behind, allowing Junior the possibility to beat her more and Precious would later open the door for her to run out.
Curiously, Junior's trick to place fear into the teenager worked. Ella failed to click after the incident.
"I was afraid to inform Mum," Ella said. Ella's Dad is no more.
When asked how she came to understand that the video was online, she said calls began coming in from her friends that they've seen her in an exceedingly video online. "Some of my friends wanted to react but I told them to not put me into further problem.
"Yesterday (Saturday, 21st March, 2020), Junior called.
He began calling till in the afternoon but I didn't pick his calls. after I later picked, he was pleading that I should help to safeguard him," Ella said.
According to her, Precious recorded the video, transferred it to Tosin, who first posted it (online).
Junior assaulted Ella for saying he's answerable for her condition (pregnancy)
Now, having identified Ella, we are heading to the Police to officially lodge a complaint.
We appreciate everyone that has provided useful information that permits us to urge this far.
FIDA has mandated two lawyers to follow up the matter. Very senior military and paramilitary officers have also indicated interest within the matter and that we are grateful to all or any that have shown concern, one way or the other during this matter.
Junior, there is no more time. In your own interest, report yourself to the police headquarters nearest to you.
Failure to try and do so, we are coming after you and there's no hiding place for you. Report yourself to Police, alongside your friends.
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Cyberpunk VR MMORPG Zenith Hits Kickstarter Goal in 4 Hours
By Peter Graham Last updated Aug 13, 2019
At present there aren’t many MMORPG’s for virtual reality (VR) headsets, the most well known of the bunch being OrbusVR: Reborn. That’s not going to last long, however, thanks to several titles on the horizon. NetEase’s Nostos is on its way while role-playing game (RPG) specialist inXile Entertainment seems to be adding a multiplayer aspect to its next VR experience. Adding to this troop is a cyberpunk VR MMORPG called Zenith, which recently launched (and funded) a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign.
Zenith is the brainchild of indie studio Ramen VR, inspired by anime and JRPG classics. Powered by SpatialOS, a platform designed around the creation of large and dynamic open worlds, the team aim to make Zenith a dynamic living world with cross-play between VR headsets such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Valve Index and PlayStation VR as well as PC. Players will be able to fight, craft, and explore this fantastical world, forging alliances and friendships in guilds and parties as they go.
The initial funding goal was fairly low, set at $25,000 USD. This was easily achieved within four hours and now the campaign sits at just under $50,000 (at time of writing). This success has already seen a couple of funding goals hit, with plenty of time to aim for the rest.
“Zenith is our passion project, as we want to share the dream of a living anime world that players can experience on VR and PC without limitations,” said Lauren Frazier, co-founder of Ramen VR in a statement. “We invite RPG fans to join us on our journey and imagine their lives as legendary anime heroes!”
With over a month still to go until the campaign ends, interested backers can pledge $29 (£24 GBP) to support the project, with that tier gaining them a digital copy of Zenith when it arrives. Going a little further up, for $35 (£29) backers will get early access to the closed alpha. Currently, Ramen VR expects to launch Zenith in August 2020.
“We view our backers and our community as co-creators with us,” said Andy Tsen, co-founder of Ramen VR. “We believe the more support we raise from Kickstarter backers who believe in the game, the more we’ll be able to realize the vision we all share.”
VRFocus will continue its coverage of Zenith as the Kickstarter progresses, reporting back with the latest updates.
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AKG K545 headphones part of three-strong new range
By Andy Clough 05 September 2013
In-ears, over-ears and a replacement for the Award-winning AKG K550s are all on show here at IFA 2013
We're big fans of AKG headphones, and here at IFA 2013 the company has three key new models: the AKG K323 XS in-ears (from £30), the closed-back/over-ear AKG K545 (£209) – replacing the Award-winning AKG K550 – and the Bluetooth-enabled AKG K845 BT (£249).
Perhaps of most interest is the new K545, which builds on the strengths of the K550 and comes in four colours: black, white, black/turquoise and black/orange. The new model is smaller than the old one so it's more suitable for use while out and about.
Technical highlights include cushioned earcups around the 5cm drivers and a choice of two cables with a built-in mic for taking and receiving phone calls: one for use with Apple devices with a three-button MFI remote, and a second universal remote for use with Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry smartphones.
The AKG K545 headphones can be folded for easy storage and transportation.
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If you prefer a wireless rather than wired connection, there's the new AKG K845 BT with NFC (Near Field Communication) Bluetooth connectivity.
Volume, pairing and other controls are located on the ear cups and the headphones are powered by a Lithium battery said to give up to eight hours wireless playback. Charging is via a supplied mini-USB-to-USB cable.
The AKG K845 BT will be available in black and white from November.
Last, but not least, are the AKG K323 XS in-ear headphones. AKG says they're among the "smallest and lightest' models on the market, with 5.8mm drivers. We've seen them, and they're tiny!
Three versions are available: a straight cable model (£30, with no mic or remote control); a three-button MFI remote/mic model (£39, in black or white) for use with Apple portables; and a universal remote/mic model (£49) for other smartphones. The latter is available in blue, green, yellow and red.
The AKG K545 and K323 XS models are available this month, the K845 BT follows in November.
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Youngsters from Heidi Rhodes School to dance on Disneyland Stage
CHILDREN and teenagers are off to perform on stage at Disneyland Paris.
Some 79 pupils, of Heidi Rhodes School of Dance in Roses Lane, Windsor, will perform twice at the park’s Videopolis Theatre.
The junior troupe of 49 pupils, aged five-10, will perform Annie in the 21st Century while the senior troupe of 30 pupils, aged 10-17, will put on a Motown medley performance.
Mrs Rhodes, 52, said: “There’s a really long audition process – we had to submit a video of all the children performing two two-minute numbers. They have very high standards, because we’re not just performing it to parents, we’re performing it to all their customers – the show is open to the public.”
Mrs Rhodes’ daughter, Megan, 23, said: “They’re all working exceptionally hard. They’ve been rehearsing since April, and in the run-up to the performance we’re rehearsing four times a week”.
Mrs Rhodes said: “To be a part of this team, commitment is essential – children have been giving up weddings, Christenings, to come to rehearsal, and some parents have given up their holidays too. It’s so essential all children work as a team. It’s tough, tough – but worth every minute they have been rehearsing.”
The group received £6,000 towards travel costs from sponsors, including the Indian Nights restaurant in Iver hosting a curry night, plus contributions and support from companies such as James Schweizer plumbing and Dolly Dusters cleaning company.
Mrs Rhodes said: “It’s the opportunity of a lifetime. I’ve met with old pupils who have left university, and still say it’s the best thing they’ve ever done. I’d like to say a special thank you to our sponsors, supporters, and parents for supporting a once in a lifetime opportunity, and well done to my daughter for being such a fantastic choreographer.”
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Terror attack in West Bank: Four Israelis wounded in shooting
One seriously wounded, three suffer moderate wounds after coming under fire at the Shvut Rachel Junction in the Binyamin region; this is 6th terror attack in 10 days of Ramadan.
Yoav Zitun, Itay Blumenthal|Last update: 06.29.15 , 23:49
One Israeli was seriously wounded and three others suffered moderate wounds on Monday night when they came under gunfire at the Shvut Rachel junction near Shilo in the West Bank.
Magen David Adom paramedics who arrived at the scene evacuated two of the wounded - one serious and one moderate to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jeruselm, and two others moderately wounded to the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem's Ein Karem. All four, in their 20s, are suffering from bullet wounds to both upper and lower bodies.
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The seriously wounded man was operated on overnight at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. He was hospitalized in intensive care.
The car was reportedly travelling north bound when the perpatrators opened fire.
The IDF set up roadblocks and checkpoints in the area and large forces from the Judea and Samaria division, including fighters from the elite Special Forces Duvdevan Unit, were searching the area for any leads to the terror cell who committed the attack.
Initial investigation raised two possible lines of inquiry - one of a drive-by shooting, and the other that it was an ambush which included an escape vehicle for the cell members.
The site of the attack (Photo: Tazpit)
This is the fourth attack in four days and the sixth terror attack since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan ten days ago.
Acting Samaria Regional Council head, Yossi Dagan, said after the attack: "Recently we've been witnessing a concerning increase in serious terror attacks: The stabbing of the soldier this morning at Rachel's Tomb, the shooting on the MDA ambulance on Highway 60 over the weekend, Molotov cocktail being thrown at buses, and the cold-blooded murder of Danny Gonen near Dolev. We must stop this phenomenon before things deteriorate further. We will not allow terrorists to harm our citizens and we demand the Israeli government to allow the IDF to act without mercy against those savages who are turning civilians into targets. The term 'trickle' with regards to terrorism is a lie. We are not willing to get used to this situation in Judea and Samaria as it happens and has been happening for years with the rocket fire in the south."
Meanwhile, shortly after the attack, stones were thrown at an Israeli vehicle at the Hizma checkpoint on Highway 60. No one was hurt and security forces were searching the area for perpetrators.
On Monday morning, a Palestinian woman attacked a female IDF soldier, stabbing her in the neck at the Rachel checkpoint near Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem.
The attacker, 20-year-old Misoun Mussa from Bethlehem, was not known to security forces and does not have a criminal record.
Mussa was found to have two other knives on her person. During questioning by the Shin Bet, she said she arrived at the crossing to kill a soldier. The initial assessment was that she acted alone.
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Wyre Piddle Community Newsletter 1
30th April, 2020 /in News /by Wyre Piddle Clerk
Wyre Piddle Parish Council Newsletter.
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Working for the people of our Parish
We hope everyone is keeping safe and well! We are still currently in lockdown and would like to remind you all that it is vitally important that we continue to follow the Government guidelines – Stay at home – Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home) – If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people at all times – Wash your hands as soon as you get home – Do not meet others, even friends or family. – You can spread the virus even if you don’t have symptoms.
If you need support during this time for example with shopping, minor errands or just someone to speak to then please contact any of the following and we will put you in touch with a volunteer in the village – Claire Paul on 07852546705 or via email
John Paul on 07805651502 or via email
Jenny Wilks on 07530482053 or via email
Wyre Piddle Community Facebook page.
Thank You To all the residents who are helping as volunteers, either on the list, or who have already been allocated residents to support, and also to those who are looking after their neighbours. It is greatly appreciated in a time like this and fantastic to see the way everyone has come together in times of need
Friday 8th May 2pm onwards.
As we can not go ahead with the Village street party, we are hoping that you will join in as a village community in a ‘Stay at Home Street Party’.
Decorate your house, dress up in Red, White and Blue and enjoy a picnic in your front garden. You can wave and chat to your neighbours from a socially acceptable distance and maybe share some music and singing!
3pm – We would like to encourage all those taking part to undertake the ‘Nation’s Toast to the Heroes of WW2’
at 3pm on the 8th May, from the safety of your own home, by standing up and raising a glass of refreshment of your choice and undertaking the following ‘Toast’ – “To those who gave so much, we thank you,”
7pm – Ring a bell for ‘A cry for peace’ 9pm – The Royal British Legion is calling for people to help commemorate the anniversary by joining in with a UK-wide rendition of Dame Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’
9pm on VE day. BBC One will be featuring the singalong as part of their VE Day broadcast.
If anyone has any other ideas, please feel free to share them with us.
It would be great to see lots of pictures and videos sent to the Wyre Piddle Facebook page or to the above email addresses.
Thank you It is amazing to hear all the clapping and banging for our keyworkers every Thursday evening at 8pm and the fantastic music played by our local resident DJ’s!!!
Working for the people of our Parish.
DrawString Bags For Nurses and Healthcare Workers This is a plea for material (old and unwanted cotton/polycotton,duvets, sheets, pillowcases etc.). Some of the Wyre Piddle WI are making bags to help nurses transport their uniforms home safely to help reduce the risk of contamination. The bags containing the uniforms can then be placed straight into the washing machine. If you have any surplus cotton/polycotton material we would be very grateful if you could either leave it in a bag outside of Pauline Monks house, Lyndhurst, Worcester Road opposite the Village Hall. I am also willing to collect, please ring me on 01386 553510. Pauline Monks
If anyone is interested in making some bags, we would be very grateful for your help. For further information please contact Maggie Close 01386 642248
SWDP Action plan March 2020 The proposed options for housing development put forward by the recent SWDP review will have a major effect on Wyre Piddle.
The main concerns are:
• Building on land which drains onto the flood plains of the Piddle Brook and the River Avon,
• The loss of the strategic gap between us, Pershore and Pinvin.
• The planned housing development along both sides of the A44 by pass.
• The increased strain on infrastructure during and after these developments • An imbalance in the number of new houses Wychavon is expected to accommodate in comparison to the rest of the County.
The Parish Council submitted comments about these plans at the end of the consultation period in December. The South Worcestershire Councils are now collating the responses they received and will inform us of the outcome in September. There will be a briefing for Parish Councils on 31st March to let us know if there are any developments which two councillors will attend.
There is a group of parishioners who are keen to take a more proactive stance in objecting to these proposals and they have approached the Parish Council to ask for our support. We understand also that there are a number of parishioners who feel the development of housing is necessary to accommodate the growing population and that Wychavon Council should be trusted to do what is needed.
As Parish Councillors we aim to represent your views, therefore, we need to know what they are. Please tell us your preferred action out of the three following options:
1. We support those who are keen to take a more proactive stance in objecting to the proposed options that affect us.
2. We continue to monitor the progress of the SWDP review and keep you informed, whilst seeking assurance that any housing development will take into account extra flood risk, retain our separate identity as a village, be the best possible in terms of sustainability and environmental impact and include substantial tracts of land to preserve wildlife.
3. We attend briefings and keep you informed, but trust Wychavon County Council to conduct the planned developments as sympathetically as possible.
If you have any comments, please phone or email: Councillor John Paul – 07805651502,
Councillor Lew Searle – 07795251549 or 01386304034,
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How exercising helps keep cancer away
Research shows that those who exercise stand a far better chance of not getting getting cancer. Those who did get cancer, but recovered, can delay or completely avert cancer from showing up again by putting in hours in the gym.
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Research shows that those who exercise stand a far better chance of not getting cancer. Those who did get cancer, but recovered, can delay or completely avert cancer from showing up again by putting in hours in the gym. The results are quite unambiguous, but the ‘how’ has escaped scientists — but not anymore. A landmark research by a team at Copenhagen University, Denmark suggests adrenaline — the hormone that prepares the body for ‘fight of flight’, but also released during physical activity — plays a major role.
Two groups of mice were studied. Some had a running wheel placed in their cage, while those from the control group could only move about their surroundings with no other impetus. Mice seem to like to run, and the mice with the wheel inside the cage exercised far more than the other group.
Next, the researchers induced three types of cancer by injecting melanoma cells under the skin (skin cancer), the same cancer cells in the tail (lung cancer) and diethylnitrosamine to induce liver cancer.
Four weeks later, the mice who jogged showed much better outcomes. Only a third of those injected with diethylnitrosamine developed liver cancer, compared to three quarters for the sedentary kind. As for lung and skin cancer, the incidence seemed to be the same in both groups but the mice who had a running wheel at their disposal developed smaller tumours.
It was found that mice who exercised produced twice as many T-cells and five times as many natural killer cells — two types of immune cells that attack cancer. Though the production of T-cells was significant, this jump wasn’t responsible for the better outcome. When the mice were engineered to stop producing T-cells, physically active mice still had smaller tumors. When the natural killer cells were suppressed, however, there was no longer any difference in tumour size between the two groups of mice.
Following the cause and effect chain, the researchers turned to adrenaline whose production is known to boost natural killer cells. Half of the sedentary mice were given an adrenaline shot, while the other half was given a placebo saline solution. The adrenaline mice showed smaller tumours, but the difference wasn’t as significant as in the case of the mice who exercised. Adrenaline seems to work, but not alone. The team found that interleukin-6, a chemical found only in the mice who exercised, worked together with adrenaline to fight cancer. When sedentary mice were given interleukin-6 and adrenaline, these had tumours of similar size with the mice that produced them naturally by exercising, the team reports in Cell Metabolism.
A treatment based on interleukin-6 and adrenaline might render some significant results. Until we see a clinical trial, though, exercising sounds like our safest bet.
Tibi Puiu
Tibi is a science journalist and co-founder of ZME Science. He writes mainly about emerging tech, physics, climate, and space. In his spare time, Tibi likes to make weird music on his computer and groom felines.
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WATCH: Stolen SUV crashes during FL chase
Posted: Apr 29, 2019 / 10:00 PM CDT / Updated: Apr 30, 2019 / 03:57 AM CDT
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A chase involving a stolen vehicle ended in dramatic fashion on Friday.
Dash camera video released Monday by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office shows a stolen Chevy Trailblazer swerving to avoid spike strips and then flipping several times before coming to a rest on the side of Highway 90 near Linda Lane.
The two suspects in the SUV — 19-year-old Morgan Markward and 19-year-old Justice Kelley — were both injured and hospitalized.
According to the sheriff’s office, this all began when the suspects were spotted in a Buick stolen from Crestview. They were seen at the Love’s Travel Stop in Walton County, and that’s where deputies say they stole the Chevy, which was left running at a pump.
At first, investigators did not believe Kelley was involved in the car theft. By the time they connected him, Kelley had helped Markward leave the hospital. Both are now being sought on charges of grand theft auto and fleeing and eluding.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Walton County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 892-8111. You can also remain anonymous by calling Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at (850) 863-TIPS.
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by Cody Long / Jan 19, 2021
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) -- As Alabama struggles with vaccine distribution, Florida seems to be doing a better job getting shots into its residents' arms.
The state has found much success in letting Publix pharmacies give vaccines to seniors 65 and older. Governor Ron Desantis announced more locations across the state Tuesday.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) -- The Escambia County Sheriff's Office helped capture a homicide suspect from Montgomery today.
27-year-old Pierre Woods was arrested without incident at a home on Massachusetts Avenue. Deputies say he killed someone on Nov. 5.
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Updated: 10:06 PM EST Jan 12, 2021
JULIE WATSON and TERRY TANG
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File
In this Jan. 10, 2021, file photo, a pedestrian walks past a boarded-up bar in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York. The boarded-up windows and For Rent signs are all over the place in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood.
SOURCE: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File
As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any new restrictions on businesses to stop the spread.And unlike in 2020, when the debate over lockdowns often split along party lines, both Democratic and Republican leaders are signaling their opposition to forced closings and other measures. Some have expressed fear of compounding the economic damage inflicted by the crisis. Some see little patience among their constituents for more restrictions 10 months into the crisis. And some seem to be focused more on the rollout of the vaccines that could eventually vanquish the threat.The most notable change of tune came from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, who imposed a tough shutdown last spring as the state became the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. “We simply cannot stay closed until the vaccine hits critical mass. The cost is too high. We will have nothing left to open,” Cuomo said this week as confirmed infections in the state climbed to an average of 16,000 a day and deaths reached about 170 per day.In fact, Cuomo said Tuesday that he wants to start opening up theaters and allow indoor dining to return to New York City by launching rapid testing sites.In Arizona, where the pandemic is raging, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has been steadfast in his opposition to a statewide mask mandate or the closing of bars, gyms and restaurant dining despite repeated calls from hospital leaders to take such steps.“If we’re really all in this together, then we have to appreciate that for many families ‘lockdown’ doesn’t spell inconvenience; it spells catastrophe,” Ducey said.Governors in other hot spots, including Texas, have expressed similar sentiments, while other states are loosening restrictions even as the U.S. death toll closes in on 380,000 and cases top 22.7 million. Deaths nationwide are running at more than 3,200 a day on average.Minnesota allowed in-person dining to resume this week, and Michigan is set to do the same Friday. Nevada’s rules are set to expire Friday.Even in states with strict measures in place, such as California, people are flouting the rules. On Monday, as intensive care units in Southern California found themselves jammed with patients, people packed beaches in San Diego to see this week's high surf, many standing less than 6 feet apart with no masks. Other Americans have ignored the rules as well. U.S. tourists flocked to Mexico's Caribbean coast over Christmas and New Year's, while thousands of University of Alabama football fans crowded into bars Monday night to celebrate the school's national championship.Related video: Doctor: COVID vaccines safe for allergic peopleAbout 9 million Americans have received their first shot of the vaccine, according to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention, a slow rollout for a campaign that will have to inoculate perhaps 85% of the population, or over a quarter-million people, to conquer the outbreak.On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced planes to speed things up by releasing practically twice as much vaccine, instead of holding large quantities in reserve to make sure that people received the required second dose on time. The practice of holding back doses was spurred by fear of production delays, but officials said they are now confident the supply will be there.The Trump administration also asked states to immediately start vaccinating other groups lower down the priority scale, including the estimated 54 million Americans 65 and older, as well as younger people with certain health problems. Several states had already begun offering shots to senior citizens over the past few days.But experts warn that life is unlikely to get back to normal any time soon. Vaccinating enough Americans to stop the virus could take well into the second half of 2021, by some estimates.“This is probably our most challenging time in the pandemic because the general population is least likely to just hear the same old messages and comply in the same way, but the need for them to do that is at its greatest," said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, head of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco. California remains an outlier, with most of the state under a strict lockdown that has limited restaurants to takeout and delivery and shuttered hair salons and gyms.California’s COVID-19 death toll reached 30,000 on Monday. Hospitals in Los Angeles are so swamped that patients on gurneys are being treated in gift shops and parking lots. Officials started urging people to wear masks even at home if they go outside regularly and live with someone elderly or otherwise at high risk.Anger over the restrictions has led to a recall movement against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that has nearly gathered the 1.5 million signatures needed to put his career to a vote.Some Californians are escaping by heading to neighboring Arizona, where they can eat and drink at bars and restaurants.Bartender Raul Amaya, who works at Carly’s Bistro in Phoenix, said he is grateful for the business since it keeps him employed. Everyone, he said, needs a break. “I think every time there has been a closure in different states, a lot more influx of different people from different states has come in,” he said. “The only reason I’ve noticed it is they want a drink and we have to ask for ID from everybody. So, I was like ‘Oh, this is a lot of California or Nevada IDs.’”_____Watson reported from San Diego. Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Zeke Miller in Washington; Jennifer Peltz in New York; Christopher Weber and John Antczak in Los Angeles; and Don Thompson in Sacramento contributed to this report.
PHOENIX —
As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any new restrictions on businesses to stop the spread.
And unlike in 2020, when the debate over lockdowns often split along party lines, both Democratic and Republican leaders are signaling their opposition to forced closings and other measures.
Some have expressed fear of compounding the economic damage inflicted by the crisis. Some see little patience among their constituents for more restrictions 10 months into the crisis. And some seem to be focused more on the rollout of the vaccines that could eventually vanquish the threat.
The most notable change of tune came from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, who imposed a tough shutdown last spring as the state became the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak.
“We simply cannot stay closed until the vaccine hits critical mass. The cost is too high. We will have nothing left to open,” Cuomo said this week as confirmed infections in the state climbed to an average of 16,000 a day and deaths reached about 170 per day.
In fact, Cuomo said Tuesday that he wants to start opening up theaters and allow indoor dining to return to New York City by launching rapid testing sites.
CDC to require all air travelers to US to show negative coronavirus test
In Arizona, where the pandemic is raging, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has been steadfast in his opposition to a statewide mask mandate or the closing of bars, gyms and restaurant dining despite repeated calls from hospital leaders to take such steps.
“If we’re really all in this together, then we have to appreciate that for many families ‘lockdown’ doesn’t spell inconvenience; it spells catastrophe,” Ducey said.
Governors in other hot spots, including Texas, have expressed similar sentiments, while other states are loosening restrictions even as the U.S. death toll closes in on 380,000 and cases top 22.7 million. Deaths nationwide are running at more than 3,200 a day on average.
Minnesota allowed in-person dining to resume this week, and Michigan is set to do the same Friday. Nevada’s rules are set to expire Friday.
Even in states with strict measures in place, such as California, people are flouting the rules. On Monday, as intensive care units in Southern California found themselves jammed with patients, people packed beaches in San Diego to see this week's high surf, many standing less than 6 feet apart with no masks.
Other Americans have ignored the rules as well. U.S. tourists flocked to Mexico's Caribbean coast over Christmas and New Year's, while thousands of University of Alabama football fans crowded into bars Monday night to celebrate the school's national championship.
Related video: Doctor: COVID vaccines safe for allergic people
About 9 million Americans have received their first shot of the vaccine, according to the Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention, a slow rollout for a campaign that will have to inoculate perhaps 85% of the population, or over a quarter-million people, to conquer the outbreak.
On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced planes to speed things up by releasing practically twice as much vaccine, instead of holding large quantities in reserve to make sure that people received the required second dose on time. The practice of holding back doses was spurred by fear of production delays, but officials said they are now confident the supply will be there.
The Trump administration also asked states to immediately start vaccinating other groups lower down the priority scale, including the estimated 54 million Americans 65 and older, as well as younger people with certain health problems. Several states had already begun offering shots to senior citizens over the past few days.
But experts warn that life is unlikely to get back to normal any time soon. Vaccinating enough Americans to stop the virus could take well into the second half of 2021, by some estimates.
COVID-19 vaccination plan 'not working,' former FDA official warns
“This is probably our most challenging time in the pandemic because the general population is least likely to just hear the same old messages and comply in the same way, but the need for them to do that is at its greatest," said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, head of epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco.
California remains an outlier, with most of the state under a strict lockdown that has limited restaurants to takeout and delivery and shuttered hair salons and gyms.
California’s COVID-19 death toll reached 30,000 on Monday. Hospitals in Los Angeles are so swamped that patients on gurneys are being treated in gift shops and parking lots. Officials started urging people to wear masks even at home if they go outside regularly and live with someone elderly or otherwise at high risk.
Anger over the restrictions has led to a recall movement against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that has nearly gathered the 1.5 million signatures needed to put his career to a vote.
Some Californians are escaping by heading to neighboring Arizona, where they can eat and drink at bars and restaurants.
Bartender Raul Amaya, who works at Carly’s Bistro in Phoenix, said he is grateful for the business since it keeps him employed. Everyone, he said, needs a break.
“I think every time there has been a closure in different states, a lot more influx of different people from different states has come in,” he said. “The only reason I’ve noticed it is they want a drink and we have to ask for ID from everybody. So, I was like ‘Oh, this is a lot of California or Nevada IDs.’”
Watson reported from San Diego. Associated Press writers Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Zeke Miller in Washington; Jennifer Peltz in New York; Christopher Weber and John Antczak in Los Angeles; and Don Thompson in Sacramento contributed to this report.
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Biden Speaks Out Against Sexual Violence
By Amanda Greene
Earlier this week, Vice President Joe Biden gave an impassioned speech at the University of New Hampshire about sexual violence, to accompany the new guidance to go along with the sexual discrimination law, Title IX. The guidance is meant to ensure that universities take proper action to prevent abuse and violence towards women. Colleges received a "Dear Colleague" letter outlining how to handle disciplinary issues, protect students during investigations and interprete legal issues as they relate to Title IX.
In his speech, Biden urged young men to stand up and prevent sexual violence, as well as insisted that schools work harder to conduct fair and unbiased investigations of abuse. He said: "I believe that is the measure of a decency of a nation, urging Americans to "fight the abuse of power, no matter where it comes from."
Violent crime occurs every five seconds in America. To help women protect themselves, Lady of America Franchise Corporation has teamed up with Jiu-Jitsu World Champion fighter, former Miami Dolphin and self-defense expert Brian Fuery to create a self-defense video series for YouTube.com.
The instructional step-by-step videos stress the importance of learning techinique and how to adapt to any situation to protect yourself. Check them out here, hereand here to learn how to get out of a variety of situations–like a choke hold–plus what NOT to do if you find yourself under attack.
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China Says Hong Kong Protests Show ‘First Signs of Terrorism’
Chinese authorities condemn violent weekend demonstrations in Hong Kong as protests paralyze operations at the city’s airport
Clashes between protesters and police have entered a more violent phase, as Beijing has signaled its growing intolerance for dissent. Meanwhile, public discontent is mounting over the police's handling of the unrest. Photo: Jeff Cheng/Associated Press
Chun Han Wong
Aug. 12, 2019 6:10 am ET
BEIJING—Chinese authorities condemned violent weekend demonstrations in Hong Kong as “deranged” acts that marked the emergence of “the first signs of terrorism” in the semiautonomous city, vowing a merciless crackdown on the perpetrators.
The escalating rhetoric from Beijing followed a day of heated protests in Hong Kong, including the hurling of petrol bombs, and came as thousands of protesters gathered at Hong Kong’s international airport on Monday, prompting officials to cancel all flights for the rest of the day apart from those already en route to the air-travel hub.
“Radical Hong Kong protesters have repeatedly used extremely dangerous tools to attack police officers,” a spokesman for the Chinese government’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office told a news briefing on Monday, according to Chinese state media. “The first signs of terrorism are starting to appear.”
On Sunday, police in riot gear fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse crowds of protesters across Hong Kong, some of whom threw bricks and what police identified as Molotov cocktails and smoke bombs. Police said an officer was hospitalized with burns to his legs after being hit by a Molotov cocktail hurled by a protester.
The spokesman, Yang Guang, expressed “intense condemnation” for such “deranged and severe criminal activities committed without regard for the consequences.” Such violence must be severely punished, “without leniency, without mercy,” he said.
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Russia Announces World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine
Amy J. Smith , Health Blogger & Cosmetologist
Scientists and researchers around the world are developing vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Amid the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a coronavirus vaccine, touted as the world’s first such vaccine and named Sputnik V. The vaccine is developed jointly by Gamaleya Research Institute and the Russian Defence Ministry. The final stages of clinical trials of this vaccine are underway.
Russian Direct Investment Fund which finances the vaccine project said Phase 3 trials would start shortly and mass production of the vaccine is likely to start from September onwards. Many countries have already pre-booked the orders for this vaccine after getting positive results from the first few trials.
It has been reported that the vaccine works quite effectively, has passed all the necessary checks and forms a stable immunity to fight against Covid-19 infection.
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized that the vaccine underwent the necessary tests and his daughter received a dose of the vaccine. His daughter had a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) on the day of the first vaccine injection, and then it dropped to just over 37 degrees (98.6 Fahrenheit) within 24 hrs. After the second shot, she again had a slight increase in temperature. After that, she’s feeling well and has a high number of antibodies. The two-stage injection plan helps form a lasting immunity that can last up to two years.
Discussion with WHO on the possible approval of this vaccine is underway subject to a rigorous review of all safety and efficacy data of clinical trials.
The vaccine’s registration is conditional and trials will continue while the production gets underway as per Russian health officials. This vaccine against the coronavirus will begin to be produced at two sites – the Gamaleya Research Institute and the company Binnopharm.
The Russian president has ensured sufficient funds for the development of the vaccine and has instructed that up to 60% of Russians should be vaccinated against this flu.
Clinical trials of the vaccine began on June 18 and included 38 volunteers. All of the participants developed an immunity. The first group was discharged on July 15 and the second group on July 20.
According to sources from Gamaleya National Research Centre, the vaccine used inanimate particles created on the basis of adenovirus. There are no side effects of the vaccine and hence no concern on harm to human health.
Authorities are considering getting doctors, health workers and teachers vaccinated against the virus initially after the vaccine’s approval.
President Putin ordered state officials to shorten the time of clinical trials for coronavirus vaccine. However, this fast track approach has been questioned by many top specialists in this field. As per them any vaccine administered to humans without going through rigorous trials is more dangerous and hence the extensive push may be problematic in the long run.
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