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VARs Cashing in on Managed Print Services
By Alison Diana | Posted 2011-06-08
From high-ticket, high-output networked printers to low-cost personal multi-function devices tucked in private offices, organizations spend a small fortune each year managing, maintaining, and operating their armies of printers and copiers—and savvy solution providers are helping clients take control of the associated costs, management issues, and upkeep through margin-rich, customer-centric managed print services offerings.
Indeed, managed print services—or MPS—revenue is growing at more than 20 percent per year, industry experts agree. Last year, managed print services were valued at $25 billion, Ed Crowley, CEO of Photizo Group, told Channel Insider. By 2014, MPS could be worth almost $70 billion, he said.
"We don’t see anything that we believe is going to make it slow down. There’s a huge amount of momentum behind it," said Crowley, in an interview. "This market has incredible jet fuel."
Cost-savings are primarily fueling customer interest: After all, MPS can drive down print costs by almost one third, according to IDC. Many offices use printers and copiers inefficiently, and the economic downturn forced them to scrutinize their output costs, said Joe Barganier, MPS consultant at MT Business Technologies and president of the Managed Print Service Association, in an interview.
"You have a garbage can next to the printer, right? People don’t read the instructions. Paper gets lost in all these output bins. It’s inefficient," he said. "When money dries up, people start looking at things they could have looked at 20 years ago."
Service providers are helping organizations cut through the paper overload, and also providing break-fix, maintenance, and toner replacement services. While many VARs often have shunned ink and toner sales, the traditional IT reseller channel should proactively pursue this opportunity to not only win revenue but also another chance to interact with customers, vendor executives told Channel Insider.
"In general, partners are doing better with managed print offerings because they’re able to capture 100 percent of the revenue after selling a device," said Tom Gall, value channel marketing manager for Xerox, in an interview. "A lot of resellers think that the toner business or the printer business is kind of a painful business. They don’t think they can make money at it. They can’t make money on the hardware, and they don’t think they can make money on the supplies. That’s why the tools we’re bringing to them make so much sense to them. We’ve made it easy for them to get into that business by leveraging the tools we have."
MPS is a key initiative for top-selling printer vendors such as Hewlett-Packard and Xerox, both of which are expending resources on recent acquisitions, channel programs, tools, and other initiatives designed to extend their direct and indirect MPS revenue.
In late May, HP announced it would acquire Printelligent, which has provided managed print services since 1993, working closely with HP to support VARs selling MPS to midsize customers, Scott Dunsire, vice president, Imaging and Printing Group Business and Sales Management, Solution Partners Organization – Americas at HP, told Channel Insider. Once the acquisition is finalized, VARs will be able to leverage Printelligent and HP’s expertise rather than build their own MPS infrastructures to support midsize customers, he said. This will allow providers to support multiple vendors—not solely HP models—and go to market faster, at better margins, said Dunsire.
"One of the things we’re going to bring to market, and this Printelligent acquisition allows us to do this on a world-class level, is white-glove service," he said.
Also in May, Xerox said it had purchased NewField IT, a British print consultancy and software solution provider for customers ranging from small to enterprise. NewField IT’s Asset DB software, for example, combines visual mapping of printers and copiers with a database of usage patterns in order to better monitor and manage the devices and their costs. Xerox will incorporate NewField IT’s solutions into its existing MPS offerings, the company said.
"We’re just seeing this industry consolidate," MPS provider Barganier said.
The Make-Up of MPS
Like other services, MPS consists of several components—and revenue opportunities.
"A provider—whether it’s internal or external—doesn’t make their money by providing the hardware anymore. So managed services is really taking over all that which was copier or printer, and telling the user 'You need someone to manage all that outflow.’ It’s drastically different because it’s the totality," said Barganier. "It’s a holistic approach."
That holistic approach includes assessing an organization’s printer and copier arsenal; recommending enhancements; designing and implementing improved networked printer and copier installations; monitoring; break/fix; maintenance, and proactive toner replacement.
Traditional IT providers and copier dealers are vying for MPS contracts, sometimes partnering, sometimes acquiring one another, executives said. VARs have networking expertise and IT know-how; copier businesses understand print. But most experts agreed that printers and copiers, plus supplies, increasingly are becoming the bailiwick of IT departments, and moving farther from office managers and procurement departments’ spheres of influence because of their networking and integration capabilities.
"This really is a race against the copier and printer companies. Our bet is on the IT channel," said HP’s Dunsire. "Solution providers definitely give us that avenue. They’re excited."
Channeling the Opportunity
Just as all industries use printers and copiers, solution providers of all sizes and areas of expertise are embracing the MPS opportunity. Some are expanding their service practices, building on their knowledge of managed services in security, storage or networking to add managed print capabilities, vendor executives said.
Others are vertical-market VARs who integrate their knowledge of specific industries with managed print, experts said. AUXILIO, for example, specializes in providing MPS to healthcare providers. The Mission Viejo, Calif.-based service provider recently inked a five-year MPS contract with MemorialCare [A1] Health System in Southern California and renewed a five-year deal with Saint Barnabas Health Care System in New Jersey.
Solution providers naturally can extend MPS into other disciplines such as workflow and document imaging. "That’s the ultimate goal of MPS: To eliminate all hard copy and streamline data," said Barganier.
No matter how natural the fit, however, entering a new market requires that solution providers invest in the resources necessary to sell and support the service. Many printer vendors have created programs and tools designed to minimize some of that investment of time and money, by allowing partners to tap their software and services.
Samsung only sells its MPS contracts through reseller partners, which can offer services in a variety of complexities ranging from basic cost per page to more in-depth services including print assessment, on-site support, help desk, maintenance, and statistical usage reports. Samsung’s CounThru 2 Pro [A2] managed print solution enables remote management, and the vendor’s Cost Simulation Tool is designed to help partners speedily deliver accurate MPS bid proposals. The Assessment Consulting Tool gathers and analyzes data from networked printers and multi-function devices, which solution providers then can use to save customers’ money and energy.
Samsung’s approach to the market centers on partnering—with manufacturers, with distributors, and with all types of channel businesses ranging from office superstores to VARs, Peter Richardson, channel and product marketing manager at Samsung, told Channel Insider.
"We directly partner at the manufacturer level with the industry-leading technology behind managed print services, at a development level. That way we don’t have to drive anyone to our home-baked solution. We look at not hosting, not being Xerox and not being what HP is moving towards because that leads us down to the road to direct," said Richardson. "There are so many things that go into managed print services that you have to build yourself or partner. You have to buy or partner. That’s just the business."
Rather than developing its own print-management and assessment software, Samsung—as well as other printer and copier makers including Kyocera, HP, Minolta and Xerox—partner with PrintFleet. Samsung, and many leading output makers, also work with FMAudit, a developer of print assessment, remote meter, supply and service data applications, for example.
Although it works with third-party products, Xerox also internally created solutions designed to equip its partners to best-serve midsize customers, said Gall. Xerox PagePack integrates with various third-party billing, ticketing and device monitoring back-office applications, and features a plug-in with Great America Leasing designed to save partners time and, therefore, money, he said.
"It helps people get more familiar with leasing, and that helps their business. It gets them oriented and helps them. We have a host of folks whose job is to get partners up and running and successful at print. There’s learning that you have to help people with, and that’s really, really important," said Gall.
Likewise, HP aims to reduce much of the complexity and time-consuming nature often associated with printer maintenance through its MPS programs. Although a small percentage of its MPS sales are direct, the vast majority go through HP’s channel, said Dunsire. And the company’s recent Printelligent acquisition will only swell that number, he said.
"This is channel-managed print. This is not direct. I want to be clear about that. We do have a direct managed print program in our enterprise accounts. These are Fortune 100, Fortune 200. Printelligent actually helps us in that midmarket space," Dunsire said. "You can build your managed print services from the ground up. You can take the enterprise space and repackage or you can go out and acquire the services, resources, and intellectual property to get it out faster. It allows us to get it out to market faster with the service network."
Inking the Deal
MPS contracts can last three or even five years. And organizations typically award 100 percent of a contract to one provider, Crowley said.
"What happens is it becomes a matter of account control. Our data shows in 95 percent of the engagements 100 percent of the devices come under a single contract. You win or you lose. It’s that clear-cut," he said.
It’s also apparent that, with more businesses warming to managed services, MPS opens the door to cementing an existing relationship or creating an opportunity for a competitor to creep into a client’s operation if solution providers do not themselves provide this option.
"At the end of the day, if their customer is comfortable with their partner managing their security and their data I think they’ll be comfortable with them handling their printers," said Xerox’s Gall.
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3 Big Reasons Disney Should Save Tron Ascension
Mike Reyes
Tomorrowland was supposed to be the continuation of a bright future for Disney’s 2015. Unfortunately, with the film languishing in box office hell after a week of general release, it looks like the studio has given up on the film becoming a money maker. Which means that it was almost like clockwork when the executives at Disney announced last night that Tron Ascension, after a good month of underground buzz that the film was going to start shooting this fall, was cancelled. While the studio hasn’t officially announced this as the cause of death, anyone could see the writing on the wall as Tomorrowland started to look like a less than sure fire hit.
Though it might look like Disney making the right decision on paper, it’s really a poor move on to cancel a project so anticipated as Tron: Ascension. In fact, there’s three really good reasons that come to mind when fighting for the fans that want to see Sam Flynn, Quorra, and the rest of the Tron Legacy gang come back for at least one last ride. It’s time to enter the arena and battle the naysayers, as we throw down the three big reasons Disney shouldn’t give up on Tron Ascension just yet.
The Story Needs Closure
When we last left the world of The Grid, Sam Flynn was ready to inherit the family legacy that is Encom, and Quorra was ready to learn about the world outside of the computer. Of course, the story didn’t end with what we saw in the movie, as the further unfolding story was told on the Blu Ray special features to Tron Legacy, setting the stage for an epic war between Flynn and the Dillinger family. With that huge thread dangling in the wind, there’s still quite a bit of story to tell.
Tron Ascension, by title alone, sounds like it’s about the story of Sam and his quest to bring the Flynn name back to its former glory. At the very least, Disney should close off the story that they started in 1982 with one final sequel, drawing the story of the Tron franchise to a close. Let’s not forget, Tron still has a lot of fans out there who’ll eat this up.
Tron Still Has A Faithful Following
While Tomorrowland’s middling grosses could be taken as an indicator that the public might not rush to accept Tron Ascension, it’s a thin comparison at best. Tomorrowland was a newer idea to the public than Tron Legacy was when it was released, and when all was said and done Tron Legacy grossed $400 million on a budget of $170 million. While they weren’t the sort of numbers films like The Avengers would bring in, it’s certainly not the lukewarm reception Tomorrowland has received.
Box office aside, Tron still remains an influential film in science fiction history, and it still maintains a strong following of fans that want to see another installment of the series. Looking at the reaction to Tron Ascension’s cancellation is proof enough that fans are pretty upset that they’re being denied another chance to see one of their favorite franchises, while Disney focuses their original IP energies on projects like sequels to Frozen and Finding Nemo. But perhaps the most important reason for Tron Ascension’s importance is the one you’ve been hearing repeated quite a bit in the past week.
Disney Needs To Support Original Sci-Fi
The failure of Tomorrowland has caused a great deal of people to assume that the marketplace isn’t supporting enough "original sci fi" properties. While the originality of Tomorrowland can be debated, it is still an original story that is based off of a pre-existing concept and history that inspired it. Audiences rejection of Tomorrowland shouldn’t dampen the creative spirits at Disney. Independent of that film’s marketing campaign, fans were begging for the studio to confirm the rumors that Tron Ascension was going to be green lit any day now. Just because one film didn’t work out doesn’t mean the whole operation needs to get shut down, and now more than ever Disney should be blazing the trails for more original ideas to arrive at on the big screen – even if they’re doing so with a sequel to one of their original ideas.
Tron Ascension seems like an idea that’s poised to make a good amount of money, so long as Disney markets the film correctly and scales back on the budget to make for a cleaner margin of profit – something it’s forgotten to do in the case of not only Tomorrowland, but also John Carter before it. Making one last Tron film is still a very good idea, one that people are energized for. All it takes is the right combination of care and restraint to make sure that the possibly final adventure of Sam Flynn and company scores another win for the happiest studio on Earth.
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Supergirl: Jeremy Jordan Explains Winn's Season 4 Recurring Status
by Meagan Damore
in TV, TV News
Don't expect to see Winslow "Winn" Schott Jr. in every episode of Supergirl Season 4. As Jeremy Jordan explained in a new statement, he is stepping away from the role for a while to pursue the next stage of his career and spend time with his family and friends.
"As many of you have heard by now, Winn will no longer be a series regular on Supergirl. However, this is not goodbye," he reassured fans. "Although you may not see him puttering around the DEO every week, I love everyone in National City too much to stay away forever. Winn WILL return in Season 4."
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"Lately, my gut has been telling me that I'm once again ready to begin a new chapter in my life... and if I've learned anything, it's that you've gotta listen to your gut," he added. "So I want to thank everyone behind the scenes at Supergirl for understanding it was time for me to return home... to spend time with my wife and friends, and focus on crafting the next stage of my career."
Thank you for all the ❤️ @TheCWSupergirl @melissabenoist @christophrwood @odetteannable @chy_leigh @mehcadbrooks @davidharewood #katiemcgrath @SupergirlStaff @gberlanti @florianalima @davidrapaport pic.twitter.com/71BaCHq923
— Jeremy Jordan (@JeremyMJordan) June 19, 2018
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The CW announced Jordan's recurring status last week. On the heels of that news, his character Winn was offered the chance to join the Legion of Super-Heroes in the Season 3 finale -- an opportunity he seized, sending him to the 31st century while his friends stayed behind at the DEO. This will explain the character's absence during Season 4. Jordan has been a series regular since Supergirl premiered in 2015.
Returning to The CW this fall, Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist as the Girl of Steel, David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers and Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott, with appearances by Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant and Tyler Hoechlin as Superman.
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Texas burger chain Whataburger sells majority stake to Chicago investment bank
By Caroline Linton
June 15, 2019 / 6:29 PM / CBS News
Whataburger sells majority stake to investment bank
Texas burger chair Whataburger on Friday sold a majority stake to a Chicago-based investment firm BDT Capital Partners. Beloved by Texans, the family-owned Whataburger tried to assured customers on Friday that they will "always be Texan and represent you in a way that makes you proud."
The company said its headquarters will remain in San Antonio. BDT and the Whataburger team will begin exploring expansion plans, CBS San Antonio affiliate KENS reports.
"We're excited about the partnership with BDT because they respect and admire the brand we've built," Whataburger president and CEO Preston Atkinson said. "They want to preserve it while they help us continue growing a sustainable, competitive business over a long period of time. They don't plan to change our recipe for success."
Whataburger got its start in 1950 as a roadside burger stand in Corpus Christie, Texas and was founded by Harmon Dobson. It now has 820 locations in 10 states, with nearly 700 of those in Texas. The Dobson family had previously maintained a majority stake.
As many Whataburger fans expressed their disappointment online, Whataburger insisted it would not be changing, tweeting out pictures of the same signature burger before and after selling control of the company to BDT with the caption "an inside look at Whataburger business strategy."
An inside look at Whataburger business strategy pic.twitter.com/b4SY2SRstX
— Whataburger® (@Whataburger) June 15, 2019
Texan defensive end JJ Watt issued a plea on Twitter, writing "Ok, I say we all chip in and buy Whataburger back, have honey butter chicken biscuits available all day and add kolaches and change nothing else. Especially not the ketchup."
By Saturday, Watt's tweet had been retweeted more than 20,000 times.
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Posted: 10:28 AM, April 04, 2019 Updated: 5:30 PM, April 04, 2019
HOUSTON - The University of Houston and Kelvin Sampson have reached an agreement on a contact extension that will keep Sampson as men’s head basketball coach through 2025.
The sides have been working towards this agreement for quite some time, both throughout the season and after the Cougars’s run to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1984.
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As KPRC2 reported last Thursday, a 6-year, $18 million deal had been discussed and the final details of the contract are expected to be at or very close to those figures.
The Cougars are coming off of a 33-4 season, which represented the most wins in school history.
Sampson has compiled a 116-52 record in his five seasons with Houston, including four consecutive seasons with 20 wins or more.
Share the news, @UHouston fans, and join @CoachSampsonUH in 2019-20 in the Fertitta Center#ForTheCity #GoCoogs pic.twitter.com/Oo3EaXNdJj — Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@UHCougarMBK) April 4, 2019
The extension is pending University of Houston System Board of Regents approval.
"I am excited to be at the University of Houston," Sampson said. "We built this program to a point where we can compete for championships now, and I am glad our administration is on board. (Chancellor) Renu (Khator), (UH System Board of Regents Chairman) Tilman (Fertitta) and (Vice President for Athletics) Chris Pezman have done a great job of supporting all our programs. They have given us a chance to compete for championships."
"That’s all a coach wants," Sampson added. "I am proud of our team this year. The people that matter most are the players. Everything we do is for them. We have great young men who represent this University the right way. I am excited to continue to be the coach and recruit kids that our fan base can be proud of. We are excited about the future."
"We are delighted to have Kelvin Sampson continue to lead the Houston basketball program and to have the Sampson family in Houston for the future," Vice President for Athletics Pezman said.
"Coach Sampson has not only rehabilitated the Houston Basketball program but has reenergized an entire city and its University," Pezman said.
"We greatly appreciate his commitment to the University of Houston, and we look forward to many more exciting seasons and NCAA Tournament appearances."
"Coach Sampson has brought a culture of winning and leadership to our basketball program that is contagious to every part of our University and I could not think of a better way to cap off our most successful season in 34 years than to have this agreement in place," University of Houston President Renu Khator said. "Today represents a significant investment in the future of our Athletics program by furthering our commitment to being nationally competitive for many years to come."
"The Houston Cougars are committed to winning at the highest level and under Kelvin's coaching and leadership I have no doubt we will be competing for championships for years to come," University of Houston Board of Regents Chairman Tilman Fertitta said. "This is a great day for the University of Houston, and it’s a great day for the city of Houston. Everyone wants a winner and we have one with this coach and this basketball program."
"If this was about money, I’d be at another school. But this wasn’t about that. This is about being somewhere where I’m happy. My family is happy and have a great group of kids that are working to get better. I’m surrounded by people who are committed, strength coach, trainer, office staff, assistant coaches, managers. Inside our facility is very strong and didn’t want to break that up. I like what we have here. Main thing was to have continued support from above," Sampson told KPRC2 sports director Randy McIlvoy over the phone.
"If they said, 'We hope he leaves,' then that would be a problem. Relationships have to go both ways. We have a good thing going here, Randy. We really do. I can’t tell you how thrilled my family is to continue to work at a place where we can cut down nets and win championships. This is a great city and university. Love the Fertitta Center and walking in playing in front of sellouts. We've come so far but I think we can continue to get better. That’s whay I’m excited about," Sampson told McIlvoy.
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Catholics and Lutherans plan 500th split anniversary to work for reconciliation
Wittenberg Church Door Where Martin Luther Attached His 95 Theses
Many Lutherans are working with the Vatican to celebrate the event that led to their separation as an opportunity for reconciliation:
The general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, Rev. Martin Junge, says relations between the Lutheran and Catholic churches have reached an epoch-making turning-point.
He was speaking during preparations for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017 when Lutheran and Catholics are expected to cooperate in an act of Christian unity.
Junge was speaking during a discussion December 18 in the Lutheran church in Rome, where he said the relationship between Lutherans and Catholics is being transformed “from conflict to communion,” the LWF said in a December 19 statement…
Junge hailed the movement of the Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches “towards a profound communion that frees us to serve God and the world.” It is almost 500 years since Martin Luther was at the forefront of the Reformation that later pitted Catholics and Protestants against one another for many years, often in bloody confrontations. …
LWF and PCPCU representatives had jointly signed their joint declaration on October 31, 1999 in Augsburg, Germany, officially declaring that mutual condemnations at the time of the 16th century Reformation do not apply to their current teaching. http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/lutherans-vatican-move-closer-on-500-year-reformation-anniversary-cooperation-27604#ixzz3MXzwKUEB
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther hammered his now famous 95 theses on the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. Notice also the following:
On the same day, Luther sent a hand-written copy, joined with honorable comments, to the archbishop Albert of Mainz and Magdeburg, who was in charge of the indulgence sales, and to the bishop of Brandenburg, the superior of Luther at the time. He put in his letter a copy of his “Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” which became known as The Ninety-Five Theses. Hans Hillerbrand wrote that Luther had no intention of challenging the church but saw his dispute as a scholarly objection to church actions, and the voice of the letter is accordingly “searching, rather than doctrinaire.” Hillerbrand wrote that there is nevertheless an undertone of confrontation and dispute in several of the theses, especially in Thesis 86, which poses the question: “Why does the pope, whose wealth today is greater than the wealth of the richest Crassus, build the basilica of Saint Peter with the money of poor believers rather than with his own money?”Within two weeks, copies of the Theses had spread throughout Germany; within two months throughout Europe. (95 Theses. Wikipedia, viewed 12/21/14)
While the Church of Rome now agrees with many of the items on Martin Luther’s list, back then this caused tremendous dissension and was a key factor in the so-called Protestant Reformation and led to the formation of the Lutheran churches.
The Lutherans and Catholic have resolved many of their differences, ignored some of their own histories, and are poised for greater unity. Such unity will happen, but it is not endorsed by the Bible. The Bible is clear that a group of churches, led by one from the city of seven hills, is to be avoided and will end in disaster (Revelation 17:1-10,18).
The Bible does not teach that Christians will have the type of unity that the Vatican claim to want UNTIL AFTER THE FALL OF BABYLON (Zechariah 2:10-13 NKJV; Zechariah 2:12-16 NJB).
The Bible tells that the ecumenical/inter-faith movement will also end in destruction (Revelation 18 & 19). This is not something that Catholics nor the Lutherans should want.
Despite the claiming rallying cry of sola Scriptura, the reality is that the Catholics of Rome and the Lutherans will both have to ignore many scriptures for the type of reconciliation and unity that many are pushing for. The fact that there was bloody conflict between the Catholics and Lutherans hundreds of years ago helps demonstrate that they were not following the true , orginal Christian faith (see Military Service and the Churches of God: Do Real Christians Participate in Carnal Warfare or Encourage Violence? and Where is the True Christian Church Today?).
Only the return of Jesus Christ and the millennial kingdom will bring the true type of unity that the world needs. The Vatican is pushing for a type of unity that will end in disaster according to the Bible.
Some items of possibly related interest may include:
Beware: Protestants Going Towards Ecumenical Destruction! What is going on in the Protestant world? Are Protestants turning back to their ‘mother church’ in Rome? Does the Bible warn about this? What are Catholic plans and prophecies related to this? Is Protestantism doomed? watch the video Charismatic Kenneth Copeland and Anglican Tony Palmer: Protestants Beware! and World Council of Churches Peace Plan.
Why Should American Catholics Fear Unity with the Orthodox? Are the current ecumenical meetings a good thing or will they result in disaster? Is doctrinal compromise good? Here is a link to a related video Should you be concerned about the ecumenical movement?
Which Is Faithful: The Roman Catholic Church or the Continuing Church of God? Do you know that both groups shared a lot of the earliest teachings? Do you know which church changed? Do you know which group is most faithful to the teachings of the apostolic church? Which group best represents true Christianity? This documented article answers those questions.
Some Similarities and Differences Between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Continuing Church of God Both groups claim to be the original church, but both groups have differing ways to claim it. Both groups have some amazing similarities and some major differences. Do you know what they are?
Orthodox Must Reject Unity with the Roman Catholics Unity between these groups will put them in position to be part of the final end time Babylon that the Bible warns against as well as require improper compromise.
United Nations: Humankind’s Last Hope or New World Order? Is the UN the last hope for humanity? Or might its goals end up with sinister results? A related video would be United Nations and Vatican Are Planning the New World Order.
The Similarities and Dissimilarities between Martin Luther and Herbert W. Armstrong This article clearly shows some of the doctrinal differences between in the two. At this time of doctrinal variety and a tendency by many to accept certain aspects of Protestantism, the article should help clarify why the genuine Church of God is NOT Protestant. Do you really know what the Protestant Reformer Martin Luther taught and should you follow his doctrinal example? Here is a related sermon video: Martin Luther and Herbert Armstrong: Reformers with Differences.
Sola Scriptura or Prima Luther? What Did Martin Luther Really Believe About the Bible? Though he is known for his public sola Scriptura teaching, did Martin Luther’s writings about the Bible suggest he felt that prima Luther was his ultimate authority? Statements from him changing and/or discounting 18 books of the Bible are included. Do you really want to know the truth?
The Dangerous Rise of Preterists Has the Great Tribulation finished? What was the view of early Christians? Why is the preterist view dangerous?
Protestant and Church of God views of the United States in Bible Prophecy Is the USA mentioned in Bible prophecy? Some Protestants say yes, while others say no. What does the Bible really teach? Learn the truth about this. There is also a video available: Is The United States Mentioned In Bible Prophecy?
Dangerous Protestant Prophetic Errors What are some errors that various Protestants hold to that will tend to prevent them from knowing when the Great Tribulation will begin?
Could Pope Francis be the Last Pope and Antichrist? Former Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio is now Pope Francis. According to some interpretations of the prophecies of the popes by the Catholic saint and Bishop Malachy, Pope Francis is in the position of “Peter the Roman,” the pontiff who reigns during tribulations until around the time of the destruction of Rome. Do biblical prophecies warn of someone that sounds like Peter the Roman? Could Francis be the heretical antipope of Catholic private prophecies and the final Antichrist of Bible prophecy? Could a Jesuit be “the black pope”?
Pope Francis: Could this Marian Focused Pontiff be Fulfilling Prophecy? Pope Francis has taken many steps to turn people more towards his version of ‘Mary.’ Could this be consistent with biblical and Catholic prophecies? This article documents what has been happening. There is also a video version titled Pope Francis: Could this Marian Focused Pontiff be Fulfilling Prophecy?
Where is the True Christian Church Today? This free online pdf booklet answers that question and includes 18 proofs, clues, and signs to identify the true vs. false Christian church. Plus 7 proofs, clues, and signs to help identify Laodicean churches. A related sermon is also available: Where is the True Christian Church? Here is a link to the booklet in the Spanish language: ¿Dónde está la verdadera Iglesia cristiana de hoy?
Continuing History of the Church of God This pdf booklet is a historical overview of the true Church of God and some of its main opponents from c. 31 A.D. to 2014. A related sermon link would be Continuing History of the Church of God: c. 31 to c. 300 A.D. Marque aquí para ver el pdf folleto: Continuación de la Historia de la Iglesia de Dios.
This entry was posted on Monday, December 22nd, 2014 at 4:00 pm and is filed under Religious News.
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‘Already Live’: Signature Bank Is Moving Millions on a JPMorgan-Like Private, Dollar-Backed Cryptocurrency
Ian Allison
Feb 14, 2019 at 22:45 UTC
Updated Feb 15, 2019 at 02:18 UTC
While crypto-land is abuzz about JPMorgan’s plan to move U.S. dollars around via blockchain, a smaller New York bank has already been doing this for nearly two months.
Since launching at the start of the year, Signature Bank’s blockchain-based Signet system has on-boarded more than 100 clients who are using it to send each other millions of dollars a day, 24/7, bank executives said.
Joseph J. DePaolo, president and CEO at Signature Bank, told CoinDesk:
“We can say there are trades going on in the millions some days and tens of millions other days and I would say the number of clients we have is in the triple digits.”
Signature is one of the few banks in the U.S. that will provide deposit accounts to cryptocurrency startups, a group that also includes fellow New Yorkers at Metropolitan Bank and Silvergate Bank in San Diego.
But while these clients were the first group to adopt Signet, the bank says non-crypto businesses are signing up as well.
In addition to the previously announced American PowerNet, an independent electrical power trading firm that made Signet the payments platform for its renewable energy customers, DePaolo said Signature is bringing on two other “ecosystems” where rapid movement of money and property is important.
“We will shortly onboard a substantial cargo ecosystem and wholesale diamonds,” he said, declining to name either organization.
He also said Signature is in talks with a title insurance company. Explaining why such an entity would be interested in real-time payments, he said:
“If you’ve ever been involved in a commercial real estate closing, usually all the lawyers are sitting around eating lunch waiting for the wire transfer.”
Signet vs. JPM Coin
With $45 billion in assets, Signature Bank is less than 2% the size of JPMorgan, the largest bank in the U.S. So it’s perhaps understandable that DePaolo and Signature chairman Scott Shay clearly took some pride in pointing out that JPM Coin, announced Thursday, is remarkably similar to what they already have.
A rather subtle similarity between Signature’s blockchain system and JPM Coin is that both run on private variants of ethereum technology.
In the case of JPM this is Quorum, a data privacy-oriented fork of the ethereum public blockchain code. The Signet platform, built in conjunction with trueDigital, is a proprietary blockchain which also uses ethereum as its base.
Another commonality is that both involve stablecoins, with real-world dollars deposited at the bank in exchange for tokens that clients can send each other via a distributed ledger, then redeem again 1-to-1 with the institution.
The goal of replacing wire transfers with a blockchain is also reminiscent of crypto-friendly rival Silvergate Bank’s SEN system that instantly connects to its clients 24/7.
But Signature chairman Scott Shay claimed the broad uses of Signet sets it apart.
“If you happen to be an exchange [SEN] is useful, but we developed Signet to be tailored to a wide variety of industries. It’s not crypto exchange-focused,” he said.
Returning to JPM Coin, Shay pointed out that Signet has already received approval from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). By contrast, JPMorgan said in its announcement that as it gets ready to launch the new product, “we will actively engage our regulators to explain its design and solicit their feedback and any necessary approvals.”
Shay concluded:
“The difference is we are actually out there doing this.”
Scott A. Shay image via Signature Bank
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Days of Darkness
Posted By Gideon Levy On July 31, 2006 @ 12:00 am In article,articles 2014 onward | Comments Disabled
Israel is sinking into a strident, nationalistic atmosphere and darkness is beginning to cover everything. The brakes we still had are eroding, the insensitivity and blindness that characterized Israeli society in recent years is intensifying. The home front is cut in half: the north suffers and the center is serene. But both have been taken over by tones of jingoism, ruthlessness and vengeance, and the voices of extremism that previously characterized the camp’s margins are now expressing its heart. The left has once again lost its way, wrapped in silence or “admitting mistakes.” Israel is exposing a unified, nationalistic face.
The devastation we are sowing in Lebanon doesn’t touch anyone here and most of it is not even shown to Israelis. Those who want to know what Tyre looks like now have to turn to foreign channels–the BBC reporter brings chilling images from there, the likes of which won’t be seen here. How can one not be shocked by the suffering of the other, at our hands, even when our north suffers? The death we are sowing at the same time, right now in Gaza, with close to 120 dead since the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, 27 last Wednesday alone, touches us even less. The hospitals in Gaza are full of burned children, but who cares? The darkness of the war in the north covers them, too.
Since we’ve grown accustomed to thinking collective punishment a legitimate weapon, it is no wonder no debate has sparked here over the cruel punishment of Lebanon for Hezbollah’s actions. If it was okay in Nablus, why not Beirut? The only criticism being heard about this war is over tactics. Everyone is a general now and they are mostly pushing the IDF to deepen its activities. Commentators, ex-generals and politicians compete at raising the stakes with extreme proposals.
Haim Ramon “doesn’t understand” why there is still electricity in Baalbek; Eli Yishai proposes turning south Lebanon into a “sandbox”; Yoav Limor, a Channel 1 military correspondent, proposes an exhibition of Hezbollah corpses and the next day to conduct a parade of prisoners in their underwear, “to strengthen the home front’s morale.”
It’s not difficult to guess what we would think about an Arab TV station whose commentators would say something like that, but another few casualties or failures by the IDF, and Limor’s proposal will be implemented. Is there any better sign of how we have lost our senses and our humanity?
Chauvinism and an appetite for vengeance are raising their heads. If two weeks ago only lunatics such as Safed Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu spoke about “wiping out every village where a Katyusha is fired,” now a senior officer in the IDF speaks that way in Yedioth Aharonoth’s main headlines. Lebanese villages may not have been wiped out yet, but we have long since wiped out our own red lines.
A bereaved father, Haim Avraham, whose son was kidnapped and killed by Hezbollah in October 2000, fires an artillery shell into Lebanon for the reporters. It’s vengeance for his son. His image, embracing the decorated artillery shell is one of the most disgraceful images of this war. And it’s only the first. A group of young girls also have their picture taken decorating IDF shells with slogans.
Maariv, which has turned into the Fox News of Israel, fills its pages with chauvinist slogans reminiscent of particularly inferior propaganda machines, such as “Israel is strong”–which is indicative of weakness, actually–while a TV commentator calls for the bombing of a TV station.
Lebanon, which has never fought Israel and has 40 daily newspapers, 42 colleges and universities and hundreds of different banks, is being destroyed by our planes and cannon and nobody is taking into account the amount of hatred we are sowing. In international public opinion, Israel has been turned into a monster, and that still hasn’t been calculated into the debit column of this war. Israel is badly stained, a moral stain that can’t be easily and quickly removed. And only we don’t want to see it.
The people want victory, and nobody knows what that is and what its price will be.
The Zionist left has also been made irrelevant. As in every difficult test in the past–the two intifadas for example–this time too the left has failed just when its voice was so necessary as a counterweight to the stridency of the beating tom-toms of war. Why have a left if at every real test it joins the national chorus?
Peace Now stands silently, so does Meretz, except for brave Zehava Gal-On. A few days of a war of choice and already Yehoshua Sobol is admitting he was wrong all along. Peace Now is suddenly an “infantile slogan” for him. His colleagues are silent and their silence is no less resounding. Only the extreme left makes its voice heard, but it is a voice nobody listens to.
Long before this war is decided, it can already be stated that its spiraling cost will include the moral blackout that is surrounding and covering us all, threatening our existence and image no less than Hezbollah’s Katyushas.
GIDEON LEVY writes for the Israeli daily newspaper Ha’aretz.
URL to article: https://www.counterpunch.org/2006/07/31/days-of-darkness/
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Asher Gallery Holiday Gift Guide 2013
Read below to see Asher Gallery’s top artist picks for your holiday shopping. Please note: some items have limited availability.
Through her unique perspective as both a dancer and choreographer, Tana Acton combines air, movement and light to create pieces that are at once delicate and solid. Her jewelry pieces are contemporary, lightweight and affordable–they can be worn as either casual or formal accessories. She has progressed to graphic artist, choreographer and dance teacher, painter and eventually fashion designer to some of New York’s leading knitwear and house wares manufacturers.
Born in Birmingham, Michigan, Acton has lived a life focused on creative and artistic expression. She earned an Antioch College BFA in painting and completed the Parsons School of Design Fashion Design program. In Florence, Italy, she studied with Tomaso after studying silversmithing in Haystack’s high-school program with Glenda Arentzen.
Above: Tana Acton, sterling-silver cuff. Photo by HCCC.
Carolyne Brouillard
“Glass is my ultimate artistic medium. Self-sufficient when blown, it can transform itself when in relation with another medium. Mixing medium and techniques is essential for my visual language.”
“Nature is my principal inspiration; the four elements of nature, water, earth, wind and fire, are generally the focus of my work. I’m into textural contrasts, like between a full shiny space and an organic empty space. Representing a form’s transformation, as well as its fragility, linearity, and organic movements, are the essence of my work.”
Above: Carolyne Brouillard, blown-glass candy bowl. Photo by HCCC.
Linda Deardorff (Out of the Woods)
Linda and her husband hand select and dry wood from forests on the Oregon coast, where they live. They work with Oregon Alder, a non-endangered hardwood that has been used in furniture and cabinetry for years. After searching for interesting shapes, textures, and patterns, the parts of the tree that Jim is unable to use in his furniture become the basis for the one-of-a-kind vessels and boxes that Linda creates. She shapes each piece following the wood’s natural contour, finely sands them and finishes each with tung oil. Much of the inspiration for Linda’s work comes from the natural beauty and wildlife on the 10 acres where she and her husband live and work. Her hope is to create a unique piece of artwork that will provide years of enjoyment while bringing the natural environment “out of the woods” and into the home, without further degrading our forests or wasting precious resources.
Above: Linda Deardorff, wooden box (Oregon Alder). Photo by HCCC.
Gretchen Diehl
“I consider my work to be an exploration of drawing as a form of storytelling. My subject matter is inspired by my vivid and often frightening dreams, people and animals I have known and loved, as well as verbal and visual misinterpretations. The result is usually surreal in nature and narrative. The work has a tendency to represent things as they are, not as they appear. My subjects typically abandon their physical forms to present to the viewer something more intuitive and less confining. My ultimate goal is to simultaneously seduce and repel, drawing the viewer in with beautiful images and stunning them with an unexpected intimacy.”
Above: Gretchen Diehl, shrink-film necklace. Photo by HCCC.
Paula Haymond
“ I find myself going in multiple directions with a focus on altering the wood, which is initially turned on the lathe, into forms using texture, pyrography, piercing and air-brushed paints to create either pictures or creatures. My pictures often involve garden scenes with butterflies, hummingbirds and dragonflies with floral designs pulling the story together. My creatures appear somewhat alien or anthropological with carved appendages.”
“I like using the wood as a canvas to try to create a relationship between the piece and the viewer, so that their natural curiosity draws them in closer to find hidden surprises in the pieces. I find inspiring the grain and figure of each piece of wood. Even when I intend to cover the surface with my designs, I first consider what that piece of wood will support and how I will work with it to create something new.”
Above: Paula Haymond, “Falling Leaves Vase” (magnolia). Photo by HCCC.
Christy Klug
$80 – $4,000
“My line of large-scale, sculptural metal is cut by hand using a jeweler’s saw. The current collection was inspired by my early interest in stained-glass design, which I studied at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I was drawn to the stained-glass artists in post-World War II Germany who revolutionized the medium by elevating the structural function of the lead lines into an artistic element.”
“I discovered metalsmithing when I moved to Austin, Texas. Jewelry design afforded me the opportunity to work on a smaller scale, and creating wearable art personalized the artistic process for me in a way that stained glass had not. I found I could achieve the dramatic aesthetic effect of lead lines by hand cutting them into the metal, leaving negative space where the glass had been. I’m inspired by the shapes and lines in the art of Jean Arp, Gerhard Richter, Egon Schiele, Johnnes Schreiter and Frank Gehry.”
Above: Christy Klug, necklace. Sterling silver, enamel, rubber. Photo by HCCC.
“My functional work reflects the way I live, from the way I cook to the way I like to shop. My designs are based on my passions: cactus, Houston, Texas, television, cooking, science, shopping, and family nostalgia.”
“I am constantly stimulated by the world around me and feel compelled to translate it into a way that I can share with others. Functional work is inspired from objects I use myself or would like to use. My figurative, sculptural works become conglomerations of my encounters sprinkled with the kind of nervous energy persisting in present-day America.”
“Inspiration for sculptural work is based on the human figure and my un-verbalized concerns about life and the human condition. Many of the forms are influenced by the objects I collect.”
Above: Lotus, “Skull Flask” (ceramic). Photo by HCCC.
Cindy Luna
Cindy Luna is an accomplished wire sculptor. Her work has been displayed in galleries all over the United States. Each piece is hand woven out of stainless steel wire or brass. Her work has a clean, urban feeling, yet her life is deeply isolated. Cindy is a resident of Big Island’s secluded Waipi‘o Valley.
Above: Cindy Luna, stainless-steel wire basket. Photo by HCCC.
Robert Thomas Mullen
Robert’s work is highly influenced by his current local environment and culture, as well as places he visited on family trips from his childhood: “My jewelry is a way for me to materialize the world I have experienced. I can take my environment and hold it in my hand, allowing me to better understand my surroundings.”
After taking two workshops in wood jewelry, Robert has discovered his love for the material and enjoys working with both native and exotic woods. During his residency at HCCC, he refined his techniques and combined wood and metal in unique ways to create his jewelry.
Above: Robert Thomas Mullen, “Texas Brooch” (wood and brass). Photo by HCCC.
Linnea Oliver (Bird of Virtue)
“I create thought-provoking, intricately detailed, handcrafted accessories for men and women. I believe that jewelry shouldn’t overpower a person but, rather, should complement your natural confidence and style. My designs are modern, yet delicate, elegant with an edge. Lately, I’ve been drawn to the variations and warmth of high-quality hardwoods. In addition to using natural woods, my designs feature playful, hand-painted splashes of color—my nod to pop culture and the fun, lighthearted fashion moment we’re living in.”
“Conceptually, I also draw inspiration from the architecture of geometry and music. Being a musician, I’m fascinated with the mathematical components of music and the patterns that make us feel something when we hear a melody. This fascination with the mathematical, the patterned, and the organic is evident in many of my creations.”
Above: Linnea Oliver, wood-veneer necklace. Photo by HCCC.
“Since Man’s earliest history, the Raven and Crow have held a high and honored position in our mythology and spirituality. Native American tradition holds the Raven-Crow as the courier of energy flow. Northwest coastal tribes believed the Raven was the Creator of the Heavens, Earth and Sea. For Southwestern Native Americans, he was their ‘Storyteller.’ For me, the Raven and Crow represent the ‘scavenger’ or ‘gatherer’ of my found objects from the past, and they are a ‘messenger’ of the many mysteries that we call spirituality. The ‘key’ symbolizes the opening of doors and welcoming positive change into our lives. Perched on a ‘ball’ serves as a representation of living in balance.”
Above: Mark Orr, raven sculpture (wood, 45 records). Photo by HCCC.
Leslie Shershow
$60-$1,000
“My work is an exploration of man’s complex relationship with objects, specifically the ownership and attainment of things. I attempt to blur the line between beauty that is inherent and inherited. I am drawn to the innate aesthetic value of certain natural objects and arrange these natural items with man-made motifs.”
“I transform acrylic into objects reminiscent of quilts and upholstery, as seen on objects such as car seats, designer handbags, and bedspreads. I create a repetition of forms with a hydraulic press, and employ finishes which deviate from the structural material, contradicting the form’s original appearance and tactile qualities. I create an object of desire by isolating these parts that signify status and decadence.”
“On the other side of the spectrum, the Wooden Jewelry series pays homage to the stingy, do-it-yourself home improver. His methods may not be clean or standard, though the final product holds a special charm. I combine many personally meaningful elements–home-made docks, fishing lures, sheds, fences, and dodgy home repairs—to create my jewelry.”
Above: Leslie Shershow, “Three Plank Necklace” (brass, sterling silver and walnut). Photo by HCCC.
Michael Sosin
“I love the glass blowing process. I was passionate about it from the moment I first gathered molten glass from the furnace. There is nothing quite as exciting as shaping and forming this hot material–a material you can never actually touch–and yet, there is a tender and intimate relationship with the medium. One can only guess that the person working a millennium ago experienced the same elation from the smooth, fluid symmetry in working a gather of molten glass. No piece is ever quite reproducible or predictable, and that is the part of the excitement and mystery of glass.”
“My work emphasizes the process of blowing and forming hot glass using design elements that can be incorporated into the molten material. The long tradition of working with the material in its ‘purest form’ is compelling. My challenge is to add these elements and still maintain the integrity of the process. I want to capture the beauty implicit in the simplest form, line and color.”
Above: Michael Sosin, blown-glass cream and sugar set. Photo by HCCC.
Kari Stringer
“Over the years I have collected many found objects with the hope of one day turning them into ‘something.’ But it was the vintage tin cans I had that truly inspired me. The vivid colors, great typefaces and wonderful subjects lend themselves to being unique pieces of jewelry. And they vary so. . . some have amazing saturated colors and others are beautifully romantic, which really embodies both sides of my personality. . . My current work is a combination of geometric shapes that are all hand cut. I find beauty in their imperfect silhouettes, as well as the distressed nature of the tin. By narrowing the subject matter into something as simple as a circle or rectangle, I give it new life by changing the context in which it is viewed. Being creative is a gift and passion that I love and embrace. I am continually inspired by found objects of the past and look forward to where they will lead me in the future.”
Image courtesy HCCC.
Above: Kari Stringer, recycled-tin bracelet. Photo by HCCC.
Matt Thomas (Thomas/Work)
Matt Thomas was introduced to woodworking by his father when he was fourteen. A few years later, his parents urged him to participate in a jury session at the retail gallery of Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia. Jeff Fetty, a Tamarack juror and local blacksmith, invited Thomas to apprentice at his shop from 1998 to 2002. Thomas slowly increased his skills and responsibilities, eventually contributing design ideas.
Matt launched Thomas/Work in 2002. Each of his designs begins as a sketch and is then adapted to three dimensions on the computer, so he can view it from all angles. From there, he creates a prototype. Successful pieces are added to one of his three lines: the traditional-inspired line, the contemporary line and the hybrid line (pieces that merge wood with iron). Matt says, “I want people to appreciate and enjoy timeless design.”
Above: Matt Thomas, wood serving board. Photo by HCCC.
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Concrete Wardrobe
Textiles, Ceramics, Jewellery, Glass, Woodworking
Textiles, Ceramics, Precious Metals, Wood, Paper
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Concrete Wardrobe began its existence in August 2000 as a month-long pop-up event, this was prior to the phrase "Pop Up" being coined. The month-long event was a huge success and in the December of 2000 Concrete Wardrobe became a more permanent fixture in the landscape of Edinburgh retail. Set up by award-winning textiles designers, Fiona McIntosh, who herself specialises in print and James Donald, whose own speciality is weave.
Presently situated on the edge of Edinburgh's historic New Town area, Concrete Wardrobe specialises in Scottish design-led craft, selling quality handmade products by Scottish based and/or trained designer makers, with some lines being exclusive to Concrete Wardrobe.
Concrete Wardrobe features a well-curated collection of handmade products, which cover a wide range of disciplines including weave, print, knit, jewellery, ceramics etc for both you and your home. Concrete Wardrobe also has an ever-changing Maker of the Month feature which highlights individual makers who are worth flagging up as artisans to watch regardless of what stage they are at in their creative career.
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Wolverine – Old Man Logan | Comics
The world we know was gone after the major super-villains of Earth has formed an alliance and has surprisingly taken control over the United States overnight after a massive prison break, which is now divided in territory among them. Doctor Doom, Red Skull, Magneto and Abomination has rise up to power and is ruling over their own territory. Magneto is later replaced by a new Kingpin and The Incredible Hulk takes place of The Abomination. The part of the land that Hulk and his Gamma-Powered Family now owns is now called the "Hulkland", where lives the former X-Man and a man who used to be known as the most dangerous man on Earth; Logan, or better known as Wolverine.
Logan now lives a non-heroic, non-violent life with his wife Maureen and two young children of him; Scotty and Jade. He has given up his bad-ass Wolverine persona and stopped using his Adamantium claws ever since the villains took over the world. When the initial takeover began, Logan was tricked by Mysterio and went on a killing spree where under Mysterio’s illusion, killed all X-Men members, giving him one of the biggest shocks in his life. That moment, he vowed to never use his claws again. Now that the old man needs money to pay his house rent so he took the job offer from Hawkeye to guide him to his destination to deliver a package. On their way, they face an army of Moloids, a Venom symbiote infused Dinosaur and the new Kingpin. But in a world without rules, can Logan keep his claws from not unsheathing again?
For more information on Wolverine – Old Man Logan storyline, you can check out these links below.
Wolverine – Old Man Logan (Comics) Wikipedia
Wolverine – Old Man Logan (Comics) Marvel Wikia
Landscape of Dystopia
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Wolverine – Giant-Size Old Man Logan
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Wolverine – Old man Logan (Softcover)
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Final Grudge Match
After delivering the ground breaking "Enemy of the State" storyline, fan-favorite writer Mark Miller (Kick-Ass, Reborn) has returned with another another bang; an eight part futuristic storyline "Old Man Logan", that is set on an alternate timeline. The story ran from issue #66-72 of the third volume of monthly ongoing Wolverine comic-book series, plus, a ‘Giant-Size Old Man Logan’ issue from Marvel Comics was released in 2008. Artist Steve McNiven (Civil War, New Avengers) served as the penciller for this story and the late Michael Turner did a variant cover for the arc. This storyline is a primary source of inspiration for the third live-action solo Wolverine film, Logan (2017) except for the rest of the landscape than his personality. Also, following "Death of Wolverine", Marvel has brought Old Man Logan to their regular continuity after the incursion of Multiverse, which caused "Secret Wars" and he joined X-Men's ranks again in "Extraordinary X-Men – X-Haven".
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Old Man Logan | Comics
Long before everything gone under the rule of super-villains, Logan was a mutant with animalistic nature and a healing factor that made him into a Weapon X operative Wolverine and eventually an X-Man. He was leading his life in adventure with the X-Men, until the villain uprising when Mysterio tricked him into killing all of his fellow teammates and afterwards, his grief made him abandon his heroics.
In his exile, he met Maureen and settled down with their two kids in Hulkland. Then he went on a road trip with Hawkeye as a hired guide, killed Red Skull and came back too late to pay his rent money. As the Hulk gang got bored and murdered his family, he unsheathed his claws again for revenge and wiped out the entire Banner-Family with ruthless efficiency.
The incursions of worlds have destroyed the Multiverse (Time Runs Out) and he found himself on God Doom's Battleworld. He ended up in Deadlands, where he found She-Hulk among the undead and convinced her to help him get out. Awoken in a new world, Logan was unaware of the fact that his counterpart of this world is long-dead, yet he decided to kill the ones who doomed his reality.
So, he faced Totally Awesome Hulk but backed out upon learning it was not Banner himself. In search of Hawkeye, he found Kate Bishop, leading him to a meet Captain America. Logan was found by Storm; the current leader of X-Men and is enrolled into the team after a time-displaced Jean Grey convinced him to (X-Haven). He also fought in Civil War II and the Inhumans/X-Men War.
For more information on Old Man Logan comics series, you can check out these links below.
Old Man Logan (Comics) Wikipedia
Old Man Logan (Comics) Marvel Wikia
The X-Men Massacre
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Old Man Logan – Warzones!
Old Man Logan – Berzerker
Extraordinary X-Men – X-Haven
Extraordinary X-Men – Apocalypse Wars
Old Man Logan – Bordertown
All-New Wolverine – Civil War II
Old Man Logan – The Last Ronin
Extraordinary X-Men – Kingdoms Fall
Inhumans vs. X-Men (Softcover)
Inhumans vs. X-Men (Hardcover)
Extraordinary X-Men – IvX
Old Man Logan – Old Monsters
X-Men Gold – Back To The Basics
An alternate fictional take on the classic Marvel Comics character Wolverine, Old Man Logan is created by writer Mark Miller (Kick-Ass, Reborn) and artist Steve McNiven (Civil War, New Avengers) in 2008, as a storyline which is set in the reality of Earth-807128, apart from the regular timeline.
Back for Redemption
Following "Death of Wolverine", Marvel was in a crisis for Wolverine in their publication and they made X-23 take the mantle. However, there was still a void and so; they used the events of "Secret Wars" to bring the version of the hero who was also having a live-action movie released in 2017 titled "Logan". Although, this version of Wolverine is considerably slow and weak, he still is the best there is at what he does.
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Kick-Ass | Comics
High school student Dave Lizewski is just another average teenage boy living in New York with his single father James Lizewski. He loves TV shows, movies of Ryan Reynolds, fantasizes about his biology teacher and has a huge crush on a girl named Katie Deauxma of his class. Apart from having affection for common stuffs, Dave has a craze for comic-books and the boy himself wished to be a super-hero in the real life just like the ones he sees in the pages of comics for years. After getting inspired by the books, Dave purchases a wet-suit from eBay and starts training himself, which temporarily satisfies him. But then he decides to take it to the next level and goes to seek some "real" action, which resulting him getting in a brawl with street punks, leading him to got beaten up severely.
However, he did manage to strip him off his clothes to save his secret identity before being taken to the hospital. He totally hides the actual cause of his injury to his father and spends the next few months in recovery. As soon as he got well he starts patrolling again, he saved a person from a few chasers and dubbed as "Kick-Ass" when a bystander uploads the scene to YouTube, turning him into an overnight superstar. Dave's getting beat spreads the rumor of him being a gay prostitute in the school and his long time crush Katie accepts him as her "Gay Best Friend". Even though he never wanted to appear as a queer to her, he plays along without disclosing the truth about him. Next up, when he went on another patrol and got into trouble he is saved by vigilante duo Hit-Girl and Big Daddy.
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So Much For Heroism
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Conceived by renowned writer Mark Miller (Civil War, Wolverine – Old Man Logan) and penciled by artist extraordinaire John Romita Jr. (Black Panther – Who Is Black Panther, Daredevil – The Man Without Fear), Kick-Ass is an eight issue limited series from Marvel Comics published in 2008 as part of a creator-owned comic book project from their Icon imprint. The series is about an everyday boy Dave Lizewski who wants to be a super-hero and the misadventures that follows him. A film adaptation of the story of the book titled Kick-Ass is released in 2008, directed by Matthew Vaughn and then the sequel Kick-Ass 2 was also came out in 2013. The series gained quite a popularity that the creator duo went on to release two sequels; Kick-Ass 2 (2010) and Kick-Ass 3 (2013) as well as a spin-off series Hit-Girl (2012) based on a prominent character from the original series.
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Civil War | Comics
When the young mutant group of heroes, the New Warriors tried to get higher ratings for their own TV Show by ambushing a few second-string super villains like Cobalt Man, Coldheart, Nitro and Speedfreak, their plan went wrong. The villain Nitro caused an explosion during his escape attempt which killed more than 600 people, among them 60 were confirmed to be children.
This event sparked an anti-mutant hysteria in the aftermath of M-Day and the necessity for superheroes to be kept in check and thus the Super Human Registration Act, which was already being discussed by a few super people earlier, is passed within a week. According to the Act's rule, every super powered person both heroes or villains should reveal their secret identities to the government and to register with them as well.
Captain America was approached by S.H.I.E.L.D. to work with them in support of the Act because of his influence on the community but his quick refusal made him a fugitive of law too and he narrowly escaped his capture at the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives. Captain America formed the Secret Avengers with Cable, Daredevil, Falcon, Bill Foster, Hercules and Luke Cage, who were opposed to the Registration Act. Iron Man grouped the other super peoples to the Act's support as well as Spider-Man on his side. Upon being convinced by Tony Stark, he even revealed his secret identity in front of public as a support to the Act.
Cap's team is soon joined by Young Avengers, Cloak and Dagger as they occasionally fights S.H.I.E.L.D. "cape-killer" units and other criminals. Tony on the other hand believed that, oversight of heroes is a great idea. Then, along with Mister Fantastic and Hank Pym, he created Prison 42 for captive heroes and villains alike who will not comply with them, located inside the Negative Zone. Peter Parker realized that Tony is monitoring him with his new Iron Spider suit and then took a tour of the Negative Zone; he quickly realized that he joined the wrong side.
He sneak out of Stark Tower with Aunt May and Mary Jane but Iron Man released a few villains on his tail to bring him back. It was the timely intervention of Punisher who saved Spidey and brought him to Cap's secret base. Soon, the whole super human community became split into two teams. A major conflict between the divided heroes occurs and the effect is going to shake the core of everyone’s relation with each other.
For more information on Civil War comic event, you can check out these links below.
Civil War (Comics) Wikipedia
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Major Superhero Collission
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Considered as one of the great story by renowned writer Mark Miller (Kick-Ass, Reborn), "Civil War" is a major crossover storyline of Marvel Comics, which was published in 2007. The main seven issue mini-series that was drawn by artist Steve McNiven (Death of Wolverine, Wolverine – Old Man Logan), is published with many other tie-in books as well. The event found its place in the pages of other monthly ongoing running series like Amazing Spider-Man, Black Panther, Cable/Deadpool, Captain America, Fantastic Four, Heroes for Hire, Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, New Avengers, Punisher – War Journal, Sensational Spider-Man, She-Hulk, Thunderbolts and Wolverine.
Heroes Divided by War
"Civil War" has changed the dynamics of heroes in the whole Marvel Universe from inside out as heroes who previously fought alongside against world-ending threats became each others' opponent. Doctor Strange and the team of X-Men remained mostly neutral during this event, except for Wolverine, who went on a solo mission to take down Nitro himself. The story is later adapted into a live-action film, the third movie of the Captain America trilogy titled "Captain America: Civil War" from Marvel Studios on 2016.
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NBN’s fixed wireless a victim of its own success, Morrow says
Popularity sees concurrent users, downloads grow
Rohan Pearce (Computerworld) 10 May, 2018 11:30
The popularity of NBN’s fixed wireless network has meant that the network wholesaler has had to engage in a redesign and upgrade process to deal with capacity issues.
“Our fixed wireless end users have consistently rated their experience higher than any other technology,” NBN CEO Bill Morrow told a briefing on the company’s third-quarter results.
“Part of this success, however, has driven higher take up, more data consumption and a greater concurrency of use.”
“The capacity design we started with is no longer sufficient to meet the needs of this cohort of customers,” the CEO said. “We’ve now lifted this design and commenced upgrade work on a number of congested sites to help alleviate the pressure.”
AS of 31 March, there were close to 227,000 premises with fixed wireless connections, up from 170,000 at the end of March 2017.
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Earlier this year the company revealed details about its efforts to upgrade a number of its fixed wireless cells — a process that can take from three to 12 months.
During the first three quarters NBN’s capital expenditure on its fixed wireless rollout was $243 million, down from $256 million in the first three quarters of last year.
The fixed wireless cost per premises increased, however, from $3569 as of 30 June 2017 to $3698 as of 31 March 2018. That increase was expected as the rollout of the technology extends to less densely populated areas, NBN chief financial officer Stephen Rue said.
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In total NBN ended the quarter with 3.7 million active services, out of 6.49 million that were ready to connect.
Revenue for the nine months ended 31 March reached $1.41 billion, up from $665 million for the same period in 2017.
The company’s EBITDA loss excluding subscriber costs decreased from $650 million to $138 million. Including subscriber costs, which are payments to Telstra and Optus for the migration to the new network, NBN registered an EBITDA of negative $1.77 billion.
NBN last month resumed the sale of services using hybrid fibre-coaxial. The company had implemented a pause on HFC sales while it worked on addressing performance issues with the technology.
Read more NBN prepares to decommission temporary POIs
Morrow acknowledged that the HFC pause would have an impact on the company’s ability to meet its end of year forecasts.
“The good news is that the bulk of the construction has continued” during the pause and as a result there’s no risk of meeting NBN’s goal of completing the network rollout by 2020, the CEO said.
Households scheduled to receive NBN HFC connections are likely to experience a six to nine month delay, although some will fall outside that range, Morrow said
“So that six to nine months you’re going to see many less than and many more than,” he said. “It’s important that we remember that the people we’re referring to already have access to a broadband service through Telstra or through Optus so it’s not like these people are waiting for broadband to begin with. Having said that, we want to get them the benefits of NBN straight away, as fast as we can, but we stand by the decision that we took.”
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SH vs RR, Match 8, Indian T20 League 2019, 29 March 2019
SH won by 5 wickets
ByUmair Mushtaq
David Warner and Jonny Bairstow went all guns blazing as Sunrisers Hyderabad got the better of Rajasthan Royals by five wickets in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2019.
Warner (69 off 37) and Bairstow (45 off 28) constructed a 110-run partnership against a clueless Rajasthan bowling attack to set a solid platform while chasing 198.
The opening duo was dismissed in quick succession but Vijay Shankar chipped in with a quick fire 35 off 15 balls to keep things going on for his side.
But Shreyas Gopal struck twice in one over with wickets of Shankar and Pandey and at that point of the game, Sunrisers required 30 off 24 balls.
Yusuf Pathan and Rashid Khan then brought the equation down to 12 off 12. With Jofra Archer conceding four runs off the first four balls of his over, Rashid Khan smashed a four and a six to seal a win for his side with one over to spare.
Earlier, after opting to bat first, weren’t off to a great start as Jos Buttler was dislodged by young Afghan sensation Rashid Khan.
But Sanju Samson and Ajinkya Rahane took the attack back to the opposition with a 119-run partnership.
Samson was ruthless in his strokeplay, smashing ten fours and four sixes to remain unbeaten on 102 off 55 balls.
Rashid Khan was declared man of the match for his all-round performance.
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Events in Serbia in 2014
19 November to 21 November 2014
A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, co-produced by Mini Theatre, at Bitef Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia
The Debt of Rakef Saška / The Debt of RS, a performance by Saška Rakef produced by Maska Institute, at Belgrade Youth Centre in Belgrade, Serbia
A concert by TRUS! at GRAD European Center for Culture and Debate in Belgrade, Serbia
Hidden Materia, a spatial sound performance by Brane Zorman (Cona Institute), at G12HUB in Belgrade, Serbia
17 October to 31 October 2014
100 Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art, exhibition organised by Mini Teater, International Union of the Marionette (UNIMA), Slovenia, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade at Galerija likovne umetnosti - poklon zbirka Rajka Mamuzića in Novi Sad, Serbia
8 October to 9 October 2014
26 September to 29 September 2014
A Tomb for Boris Davidovich, co-produced by Mini Theatre, and The Crazy Locomotive, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, at the Bitef Festival at Bitef Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia
The Mishmash Bakery, produced by Mini Theatre, at the 21st Subotica International Festival of Children's Theatres in Subotica, Serbia
100 Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art, exhibition organised by Mini Teater, International Union of the Marionette (UNIMA), Slovenia, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade in the framework of the the 21st Subotica International Festival of Children's Theatres at Moderna galerija "Likovni susret" in Subotica, Serbia
Barbarians, co-produced by Restart Ltd, and Class Enemy, directed by Rok Biček (Triglav Film), at the Leskovac International Film Festival LIFFE at Leskovac Cultural Centre in Leskovac, Serbia
4 September to 12 October 2014
Framing the Space and Fruits of Our Land, short films by Jasmina Cibic (Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, Škuc Gallery, ŠKUC Association), in the framework of the exhibition Art and Authority: Landscapes from the collection of Josip Broz Tito at Museum of Yugoslav History in Belgrade, Serbia
30 June to 7 July 2014
Tomaž Grom (Sploh Institute) at the FACK MSUV at Museum of Contemporary Art of Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Serbia
Marjeta Kamnikar, Radharani Pernarčič, Torvald Silver, Timon Jelen, Klemen Papež, Tehvan Ratsanik, Srečko Jorš, and Urban Kmet (Federacija Institute) participating with various projects at the FACK MSUV Festival at Museum Of Contemporary Art Vojvodina in Novi Sad, Serbia
The Taming of the Shrew, produced by Ljubljana City Theatre (MGL), at the Shakespeare Festival at Villa Stanković in Čortanovci, Serbia
Night of the Gods, produced by Koper Theatre, at Atelje 212 in Belgrade, Serbia
Night of the Gods, produced by Koper Theatre, at the 5th International Small Scene Theatre Festival Kikinda at Kikinda National Theatre in Kikinda, Serbia
15 June to 30 June 2014
100 Years of the Slovenian Puppetry Art, exhibition organised by Mini Teater, International Union of the Marionette (UNIMA), Slovenia, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia Belgrade at Ethnographic Museum in Belgrade, Serbia
Night of the Gods, produced by Koper Theatre, at National Theatre Toša Jovanović in Zrenjanin, Serbia
Spectre, a concert tour by Laibach, at Dom Omladine in Belgrade, Serbia
Chekhov's The Bear, directed by Zijah A. Sokolović with music by Lolita, at the Theatre Marathon at Sombor National Theatre in Sombor, Serbia
Contractions, directed by Jure Novak and produced by the Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje, at National Theatre Toša Jovanovič in Zrenjanin, Serbia
Contractions, directed by Jure Novak and produced by the Slovene People’s Theatre (SLG) Celje, at Belgrade Drama Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia
28 May to 2 June 2014
Peter Handke's Storm Still, co-produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana and Slovene Permanent Theatre in Trieste, and 25.671, produced by the Prešeren Theatre Kranj, at the 59th Sterijino Pozorje Festival at Novi Sad Theatre in Novi Sad, Serbia
23 May to 25 May 2014
Concerts by Broken.Heart.Collector with Maja Osojnik (Maja Osojnik Band) and Žoambo Žoet Workestrao at the Ring Ring Festival at KC Rex in Belgrade, Serbia
A lecture by Boštjan Vuga (SADAR + VUGA Architects) at the International Conference with Exhibition - Sustainable Architecture in Belgrade, Serbia
25 April to 21 June 2014
An exhibition by Jože Cijuha at SANU Gallery in Belgrade, Serbia
For Our Economy and Culture by Jasmina Cibic as a part of the exhibition Art and Authority: Landscape from the Collection of Josip Broz Tito at The Gallery of Matica Srpska in Novi Sad, Serbia
Euripides’ Alcestis, produced by the Slovene National Theatre Drama Ljubljana, stages at Bifet Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia
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Nabeel Qureshi, a converted Muslim before coming to Christ, said that one of the reasons he struggled to accept Christianity was because, if Christians truly believed in heaven and hell, they must really hate him to not tell him the way of salvation. It may sound like an extreme statement, but if we do believe the word of God in Matthew 7:13 that says, “broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it”, then why wouldn’t we tell people?
Why is it that so many who proclaim Christ do not tell others about Him? I suggest to you that there are a number of reasons:
We don’t really believe it ourselves.
Perhaps we think that it is not as bad as the scripture says.
We don’t really care enough for our fellow human beings.
We are complacent (which is probably the case most times).
Do you recognise yourself in any of the above descriptions? I was horrified to discover that 50 percent of Christians actually believe that it is wrong to share their faith! The ‘live and let live’ attitude (or should I say ‘live and let die’ attitude) of the world has also invaded the church.
Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” (John 14:15) Therefore, if we don’t keep His commands, we have to question how much we love Him. He also said that we should love even our enemies (Matthew 5:44) and, in 1 John 4:20 it says, “If anyone says I love God but hates his brother, he is a liar.” Strong words!
Hate is not just an action; in this case, it’s a lack of action.
Nabeel did eventually find his way to God because somebody took the time to demonstrate the love of God to him. Proverbs 27:6 says, “faithful are the wounds of a friend”. Do you love your friends and family and neighbours enough to risk wounding them by telling them about Jesus? Christianity is free, but it comes with a price tag.
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BMW R100R: review, history, specs
The BMW R100R Mystic was a two cylinder boxer, four-stroke Naked motorcycle produced by BMW between 1991 and 1996. It could reach a top speed of 112 mph (181 km/h). Max torque was 53.55 ft/lbs (72.6 Nm) @ 3500 RPM. Claimed horsepower was 58.74 HP (43.8 KW) @ 6500 RPM.
BMW R100R
R100R Roadster, R 100 R Roadster, R100R Mystik, R 100 R Mystik, R100R Classic, R 100 R Classic, R100R Mystic, R 100 R Mystic, R 100 R
two cylinder boxer, four-stroke
Bore / Stroke
112 mph (181 km/h)
58.74 HP (43.8 KW) @ 6500RPM
53.55 ft/lbs (72.6 Nm) @ 3500RPM
NGK BP6ES '92-95
YUASA 53030 '92-95
Gear box: 5-speed
Final Drive: shaft
Clutch: dry, single plate, diaphragm spring
Front: 41mm Showa telescopic fork
Rear: BMW Motorrad Paralever, Showa adjustable mono-shock
Front: dual disc
Rear: single disc
110/80 V18
58.82 inches (1494 mm)
31.77 inches (807 mm)
434.31 pounds (197.0 Kg) (dry), 234.0 kg (wet)
6.34 Gallon (24.00 Liters)
The engine was a air cooled two cylinder boxer, four-stroke. A 94.0mm bore x 94.0mm stroke result in a displacement of just 980.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a overhead valves (ohv).
The bike has a 5-speed transmission. Power was moderated via the dry, single plate, diaphragm spring.
It came with a 110/80 V18 front tire and a 140/80 V17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via dual disc in the front and a single disc in the rear. The front suspension was a 41mm Showa telescopic fork while the rear was equipped with a BMW Motorrad Paralever, Showa adjustable mono-shock. The R100R Mystic was fitted with a 6.34 Gallon (24.00 Liters) fuel tank. The bike weighed just 434.31 pounds (197.0 Kg). The wheelbase was 58.82 inches (1494 mm) long.
1995 BMW R100R Classic
BMW DOES things differently "Germanly" and always has. It I puts panniers and shaft drive and heated grips on its "sports" bikes while everyone else is content with clip-ons. It uses an engine so old it was eligible to fight in the war, yet leads the way in fuel injection, ABS, emissions control, spares back-up, aftersales and other stuff that misses the headlines, but counts.
The R100R, though, sets new standards in BMW oddness. It's a retro bike, the factory's first official crack at tapping into the torrent of nostalgia exposed last year by Kawasaki's Zephyrs.
Kawasaki had presumably first taken a look at what it had — a stable of 16-valve liquid-cooled multis the technological envy of the world; chassis which joyfully extended the pleasure zone; an image of bright green, mean speed and hedonistic power—and worked back from there. The development clock was rewound a decade and out popped Zephyrs.
So what did BMW do? It found some rounded-off valve covers trendy some 40 years ago — good start — but then furnished their new old timer with Japanese Showa suspension (a first) and eight Brembo pistons biting on a pair of floating discs (a radical departure). There are also 40mm Bing carbs, an emissions afterburning circuit, Paralever and a socket into which sophisticated electronic diagnostic equipment can be plugged. Out popped the R100R; the most advanced boxer-powered BMW in its 69 year history. Result: future retro? Something strange at any rate.
Unofficially, all the horizontally opposed flat-twins (the Rs, aka boxers) are retro bikes anyway. Someone needed to say it out loud, that's all, which, with a liquid-cooled four-valve flat-twin due to launch next year, BMW can now do — cashing in on the stampede for modern classics in the process. There is, however, more to the R100R than a junked fairing and wire wheels. At 20 paces it's a random bitsa, at ten it's a R100GS trailie wearing street running gear and chrome. Not quite Supermotard but not full-blown retro either.
That monolith beneath the tank is 980cc of Paris-Dakar inspired GS motor and five-speed gearbox. It gets GS big-bore carbs (other street Rs have 32mm Bings) and a smidgen more torque than the R100RS/RT — 60 snoozey bhp at 6500rpm, 56 fat lb.ft at just 3750rpm. The double-loop steel frame is GS, too: same laid-back wheelbase (longer than street Rs), same trailie rake and trail but with 18 and 17 inch wheels, road suspension and narrow bars (because the suffix R is for "road").
The forks, so often too long and soft on BMWs, are not only Japanese but have recalculated spring and damping rates over much reduced travel 135mm compared to the R100RS' 175mm. The rear unit has a longer than normal stroke but is adjustable for rebound damping as well as preload. GS/K1 Paralever, the double-jointed swing-arm/drive shaft which effectively reduces torque-induced pitching, finds its way onto a pure-roads R for the first time. It has the lowest of all BMW seat heights and only the plain R80 weighs less fuelled up — and that hasn't a capacious 24 litre tank swiped from a GS and given a golden oldie amethyst paint job.
Retro-trailie-bitsa then, but with carefully selected bits which, assembled into an R100R, should stimulate a variety of tastes.
BMW describes it as a classic-look road version of the R100GS which will appeal to "the young beginner and somewhat older but young-at-heart-rider re-entering the motorcycle scene...and the growing group of female riders...". You know, everyone. Everyone who's never ridden a normal bike.
By 'normal' I now mean Japanese bikes in general. Before discovering the real R100R you have to cut through the usual hatful of BMW boxer idiosyncrasies — unbelievable oddness — which, over the early miles, so dominate the experience, riders returning from a quick spin are often left completely bemused. In my case re-familiarization took three days, during which time the R100R came close, damn close, to being dumped in the River Nene and good riddance.
As usual it started with the infamous hinged key. It doesn't do anything bar trap all the others, jam halfway and scratch the console. Getting the key in is a one minute operation and is not funny.
Then I remembered there's a spare. It's indistinguishable from the pannier key which always goes in first — it turns through the parking lights OK but fails at the last hurdle. Still, 30 seconds is half a minute saved and half a pint less sweat under the collar. And bang go two paragraphs, on a key.
On the road, finally, the R's performance is dictated not by normal parameters such as power and handling but by how well the rider copes with the catastrophic switchgear and bizarre controls. The l'£ twist throttle is heavy, the brake and clutch levers stubby and of Teutonically wide span. Reaching beneath the right console for the right winker while going for the lever re-tweaked a wrist muscle I didn't know existed before BMWs came into my life. Going for the left one sounded the very honkable horn but only occasionally lit any bulbs. At best the re-familiarization period is undignified, at worst it's dangerous: too much concentration is spent on riding trivia in the face of oncoming Volvos.
Then there's feet. The good news is they stay warm, tucked-in behind those protuberances known to retro-techno' freaks as cylinders. The bad is that the R100R sits you upright with feet foward and toes butting up against inlet tracts, carbs and other clutter. The right protuberance lies further back than the left which means the right foot does, too, in a unique and, in fairness, stupid asymmetric riding position.
Pouncey on-toes riding is one solution. The other is to hold your ground but that brings unwanted sporadic upshifts (usually into neutral) c/o of a gear lever that's two inches too tight to the peg. Effectively, the rear drum brake doesn't exist: its pedal's stashed away between carb and peg in a gap so small and inboard it's nearly impossible to use safely. There's the get-off, lean-the-bike, swing-to-earth sidestand which should have gone out with the Commando. The main requires a grab handle that isn't virtually flush with its sidepanel.
The above took three days either to conquer, come to terms with or endure. Some is wrong, more is simply Another Way, but all of it detracts from a basically decent bike.
As the days rolled by, as always happens with me and boxers, my hate mellowed into disinterest into respect. Miles on boxers are always well rewarded.
The engine and its drivetrain crave affection. Once its been given max' choke and seven or 16 protracted blasts on the starter (the battery is indefatigable) it slogs away in its frame, like all good twins should. It chuffs dry and tappety, pulling to the right in reaction to its shaft and flywheel but now fails to squat on the tarmac like those venerable pre-Paralever police BMs. Accelerating from tickover (which vanished after speed testing) brings a lumpy judder, then a brief vibration at 3000rpm before moving into its calmer waters. Before 4000rpm are showing on an excru-tiatingly slow tacho, torque has peaked and begun to drift slowly downwards as power climbs steadily towards 6500rpm.
The tachometer zones are clearly defined: 1500rpm to 3500rpm: rough and gutsy urban punch; 3500 to 4500: lusty and smooth and where the tacho gravitates to on sub-75mph twisties; 4500 to 6000: same eager acceleration but with charm disappearing in direct proportion to rising revs, now droning like a DC-10; 6000 to 6500: noisy, should have shortshifted ages ago but there's a Golf ahead that demands a seeing to and power's still flowing; 6500 to deep into the red: shouldn't be doing this, pegs and bars are beginning to tingle, it's getting hot, the oil-cooler seems to be obscured by the mudguard, it's undergeared, my arms, neck and stomach muscles are indeed enjoying a good work-out.
It'll hold 90mph (about 5500rpm in top) anytime. Or blast onwards, still pulling at 100, to big speeds if you enjoy playing parachutes. Geared up from the GS it's still theoretically undergeared but, because approximately no-one wants to be beaten-up by a constant 125mph headwind, a 116mph top speed at a valve-bouncing 8000 suffices.
Revs and redlines just aren't its bag. It's a lazy old carthorse that will break into a gallop only if it's bullied. Response is suitably languid it likes a squirt of throttle and second-third-fourth shortshifts, which save a second bite at the throttle and drop it back into the lust zone. The box is lazy too — slow and sometimes stiff with a long throw — while the cable clutch (as opposed to the clutch lever) is light but barely breaks drive. Try booting it up one on falling revs and you'll probably fail; get the revs wrong on a downchange and the back end hops about. Neutral is difficult for the same reason, third goes missing, yet...what a great gearbox. It's fun, erm, a real rider's box. Don't ask, it just is.
The effect that lot has on the rest of the bike is boxer legend. Everything from the seat, which cushions and supports like a trooper, to the fork's and rear shock's early movement is soft and squidgey. An attacked throttle followed by an upshift invites an exchange between front and rear suspension. As the throttle's backed off, the shock unloads onto the forks which do a little shimmy before sending another message rearwards. On slow turns, like roundabouts, a snatched handful can pull the bike up and offline on lefts, or make it fall into the curb on rights. Back off mid-corner with the bars held loosely and they'll try to shake themselves free of that dreadful switchgear. Blip the throttle on the way into second gear turns and the torque reaction nudges you sideways.
Unlike the keys and switchgear, this isn't annoying it's genuine character and holly enjoyable. But it does mean that steering accuracy is hardly its forte. Understeer, oversteer and, above 80mph, straining arms make general aiming the order of the day. It bowls along on its trailie geometry — stable (so long as the bars aren't held in a death grip), feeling just like big trailies do with much reduced leverage because of those narrow bars. Speed steering is obviously slow, real underwater biking, and takes enough effort to keep you warm in winter. The trick on sweepers is to brake early then to turn on a constant or gradually opening throttle. That way it stays neutral enough and vice free —- ask any copper the next time you're pulled.
The suspension, much improved on the last R100RT I rode, is built primarily for comfort at legal speed. It's a set up that cossets its rider without bottoming out, that maintains control without excelling. It flattens Farmer Palmer's bumpy B-roads (so long as you're pottering), has no limits on l00mph sweepers (so long as they've been recently steam-rollered) — it's as good as its road. It asks you to be gentle with it, to sweep rather than scratch.
That was no hardship either. Using the lump's low center of gravity to roll around those steep-walled and skinny Metzelers was like riding a Weeble that won't fall down. The steering lock is exceptionally useful (feet-up one lane U-turns), I could travel in comfort for 170 miles before reserve, and the whole semi-trailie, semi-retro idea began to gel. Furthermore, I got well into R100R style riding, what the police call "making good progress", and reached home as ruddy faced and refreshed as I did on the last RC30.1 stayed warm, if not dry, in snow via its two-heat grips — like a hot bath — while the engine looked after my legs. Plonking tiresome rucksacks in the boot and a happy pillion on the back (which slowed performance to that of a hot-hatch) actually damped the suspension and gave more feedback from the faultless but rather isolated Metzelers. I was in danger of becoming a convert.
The one flaw in this riding technique is that whatever you do on this bike requires big handfuls of everything (throttle, clutch, steering) but a gentle touch. Compared to a flyweight Jap' which responds to microscopic input, those levers and controls are brutish, and the brakes are no exception. The twin disc four-piston Brembos are very powerful by boxer standards (the R100GS has one twin-piston caliper) but their potential hides behind a lever that's easy to use with two fingers but really needs four. The span is too wide with much of the lever action not even getting pad to disc. When at last they bite there's more front-end dive than stopping and the wheel pulls in whatever direction it's pointing. The faster your speed, the better the brake/fork combination becomes (best on a BMW yet in fact) but coming to standstill is often a messy business. Dive, rebound, lurch, much paddling and bashing of shins on protuberances.
The rest of the good kit is very good. Mirrors distinguish Skoda from squad car at all revs; the headlight melts Shellgrip (but needs adjusting with even the most undernourished of passengers); the console is a bit placcy but ergonomically pure; the panniers only leak a tiny trickle; and the toolkit, bulb kit, puncture kit...everyone knows about that stuff. Tragically, though, road salt rubbished the alloys almost overnight. At 900 miles, a bike that hadn't even been launched to the public it was so new, looked a hard year old. And it wouldn't tickover anymore. Nor would it start in the mornings, not since Bruntingthorpe's test strip where an R80GS also went rough and dozens of japanese bikes in between didn't.
So there's a bundle of unanswered question marks there, but the fundamentals I'm sure of. Best boxer? Yes. Prefer it to a Kl? Yes. Good value? Yes, relatively speaking. Would I swap it for two packs of something more normal? Yes, but ask me the same question this time next decade when I'm older and wiser and BMW has had a rethink about its keys, switchgear, controls, side-stand and finish. When BMWs are a little less different.[1]
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1991 BMW R 100 R
The 1991 MY BMW R 100 R has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 980cc, boxer twin cylinder powerhouse paired to a five-speed manual transmission that can produce a claimed 60 horsepower and 76 Nm of torque.
This sporty naked machine also boasts standard features such as a 41mm Showa telescopic front fork, a Paralever rear suspension unit, dual front disc brakes coupled to a single disc in the rear, laced wheels, a dual seat, a small luggage rack, passenger grab handles, a dual, chromed, exhaust system, an analogue instrument cluster and a large, round headlight.
The 1992 MY BMW R 100 R comes with features such as a 41mm Showa telescopic front fork, a Paralever rear suspension unit, dual front disc brakes coupled to a single disc in the rear, laced wheels, a dual seat, a small luggage rack, passenger grab handles, a dual, chromed, exhaust system, an analogue instrument cluster and a large, round headlight.
In the engine department, it sports a four-stroke, air-cooled, 980cc, two cylinder boxer powerplant mated to a five-speed manual transmission and can reach a maximum power output of 60 horsepower and 76 Nm of torque.
The 1993 MY BMW R 100 R has, at its heart, an air-cooled, four-stroke, 980cc, two cylinder boxer powerhouse paired to a five-speed manual transmission that produces a claimed 60 horsepower and 76 Nm of torque. It mainly addresses riders who want more power from their machine, but also prefer the sound and feel of a boxer engine.
In addition, it boasts standard fittings such as a 41mm Showa telescopic front fork, a Paralever rear suspension unit, dual front disc brakes coupled to a single disc in the rear, laced wheels, a dual seat, a small luggage rack, passenger grab handles, a dual, chromed, exhaust system, an analogue instrument cluster and a large, round headlight.
The 1994 MY BMW R 100 R is the latest addition to the boxer family from the House of Munich, and boasts a maximum power output of 76 Nm of torque and 60 horsepower from its four-stroke, air-cooled, 980cc, opposed two cylinder engine that is paired to a five-speed manual transmission with a shaft final drive.
Standard fittings for this powerful two-wheeler include a 41mm Showa telescopic front fork, a Paralever rear suspension unit, dual front disc brakes coupled to a single disc in the rear, laced wheels, a dual seat, a small luggage rack, passenger grab handles, a dual, chromed, exhaust system, an analogue instrument cluster and a large, round headlight.
1995 BMW R 100 R Classic
If you are a rider with a taste for the golden age of motorcycles, then the 1995 MY BMW R 100 R Classic may be a modern interpretation to suit your needs. It comes with laced wheels, a dual seat, a drum rear brake, an analogue instrument cluster, a small luggage rack, passenger grab rails, dual front disc brakes and a short, dual exhaust.
In the engine department it sports an air-cooled, four-stroke, 980cc, boxer twin cylinder powerhouse mated to a five-speed manual transmission that can produce a claimed 60 horsepower and 76 Nm of torque.
↑ Bike Magazine 1992
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You must go blind in one eye before NHS will treat you
by JAMES CHAPMAN and JENNY HOPE, Daily Mail
Updated: 02:44 EDT, 13 June 2002
Thousands of patients will be condemned to blindness because of a decision to ration the NHS treatment which could save their sight, leading charities warned last night.
They said that patients with macular degeneration, the most common cause of blindness in the elderly, would effectively have to lose the use of an eye before qualifying for therapy to save their remaining vision.
Their condemnation came as the NHS drug rationing body, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), recommended restrictions on funding a treatment for the condition.
Macular degeneration affects two million people in Britain. One version, wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), can mean loss of sight in the affected eye within three to five months of diagnosis.
It is the principal cause of irreversible blindness in Britain but the sight of many sufferers can be saved at a cost of around £1,500 per patient if treated early enough.
AMD is caused by blood vessels growing under the central part of the retina. When they leak fluid, scar tissue forms and vision can be destroyed. Photodynamic-therapy (PDT) uses laser light to activate a drug, Visudyne, which seals the blood vessels and stops further damage.
It is routinely available in most European Union countries and in North America.
The treatment has been available in Britain for 18 months at 100 hospitals and 500 patients have been treated.
But now NICE's ruling says Visudyne should be used to maintain vision in only one eye in cases of age-related macular degeneration - either the better seeing one or the remaining functioning one where sight has been lost in the other.
The AMD Alliance, a group of six charities including the Royal National Institute for the Blind, the Macular Disease Society and Age Concern, condemned the decision as 'outrageous'.
Steve Winyard, of the Royal National Institute of the Blind, said he was appalled, claiming the decision amounted to saying that it was acceptable for people to go blind in one eye.
He estimated that around 1,500 suitable patients would lose out each year.
'This recommendation is outrageous. If upheld, NICE is burdening doctors with the task of telling people that they cannot receive treatment, despite there being an effective therapy available.
'A few people with wet AMD will be able to buy sight in their first eye through private treatment, while those on lower incomes will go blind.
'This wholly unacceptable and needs to be challenged. We know that a number of patient groups plan to appeal this decision and allow more equitable access to this sightsaving therapy.'
He argued the costs to society of someone losing their
'Condemned to Russian roulette'
sight far outweighed the costs of the treatment.
Robin Hill, of the Macular Disease Society, was also disgusted.
'Despite the fact that we have an effective treatment, NICE wants to limit the number of treatments given by the NHS and is recommending that PDT should only be offered to those patients who have already lost the sight of one eye,' he said.
'Patients whose circumstances compel them to rely upon the NHS will be condemned by NICE to Russian roulette for their one good eye.
'An accident or a sudden haemorrhage, or failure to get a clinic appointment within a matter of days, may take away at a stroke life's quality as they know it.'
He added that he agreed with critics of NICE who argue that, in many cases, new treatments are being held up simply to save money.
There is growing concern that the body, set up to speed up the use of new drugs and treatments, has actually made it more difficult for patients to get care routinely available in other European countries and the U.S.
Novartis, the firm which has pioneered Visudyne, said it had no doubt there was ' sufficient evidence' to support the routine use and funding of the treatment on the NHS.
There could not be any question over its efficacy and safety, which has been recognised by health authorities around the world, it said.
British trials of the treatment, carried out more than two years ago, showed of 600 patients in 22 centres, including Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, 61 per cent found their condition improved or stabilised.
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Disney star Tiffany Thornton's husband Chris Carney killed in a horrific smash that left two dead
By Chelsea White For Dailymail.com
Reality star and husband of Tiffany Thornton was killed in a horrific crash on Friday morning.
Chris Carney was killed when the car he was travelling went off the road and crashed into a tree in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
The 35-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene according to local to local station KTHV.
Tragic: Chris Carney was killed when the car he was travelling went off the road and crashed into a tree in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on Friday morning
Police said Chris was the passenger in a car driven by a friend 37-year-old Ezekiel Blanton when the car lost control along U.S. Highway 70 East around 1:40 a.m.
The car spun out and off the road before ploughing into a tree and one of the men was ejected.
When police arrived to the single car crash both man had died from their injuries.
Those left behind: The 35-year-old was married to Tiffany Thornton and the pair had two boys three-year-old Kenneth and 21-month-old Bentley seen here just two months ago
Arkansas 911 News was on the scene and reports that the car 'left a tire mark at least 70 ft. long which crossed the entire width of the pavement'.
'[The car then exited] the pavement on the left side of the highway and striking a large tree. The vehicle came to final rest just beyond the tree on the grassy roadside.'
Chris, a musician, is the son of the local mayor and starred in MTV reality show twentyfourseven.
Went off road: Police said Chris was the passenger in a car driven by a friend 37-year-old Ezekiel Blanton when the car lost control along U.S. Highway 70 East around 1:40 a.m
The musician who was in band The Prom Kings married Sonny With A Chance star Tiffany in 2011.
The pair briefly separated last year before reconciling and moving back to his home town.
Chris and Tiffany, 29, share two sons - three-year-old Kenneth and 21-month-old Bentley.
Multiple impacts: The white sedan spun out and off the road before ploughing into a tree
No survivors: At least one of the men was ejected from the vehicle and both were pronounced dead at the scene by authorities
A family spokesman, District Court Judge Ralph Ohm, confirmed the death and spoke on behalf of his parents, Rev. Ken Carney and Hot Springs Mayor Ruth Carney.
He told the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record: 'Ken and Ruth just ask you to keep the family in your prayers.'
While Chris has struggled with alcohol issues previously, he had seemed to turn his life around having only just recently returned home for the holidays after a trip to Peru where he dedicated his time to building a church and helping locals.
Milestone: The couple (pictured 2013) just celebrated their four year anniversary and while they had experienced a rough patch last year when the briefly separated while Chris dealt with a drinking problem but seemed to be back on track
Confirmed: A family spokesman, District Court Judge Ralph Ohm, confirmed the death and spoke on behalf of his parents, Rev. Ken Carney and Hot Springs Mayor Ruth Carney asking people pray for family
Her former Sonny With A Chance co-star Demi Lovato appeared to have been responding to the horrible news on Friday morning taking to Twitter to express her disbelief.
The singer wrote: 'This isn't real.'
Hunger Games star Evan Ross also paid an emotional tribute to Chris on Instagram and sent his love to Tiffany and Chris' brother Greg, who also starred in the MTV reality show.
In shock: Demi Lovato appeared to have been responding to the horrible news on Friday morning taking to Twitter to express her disbelief
Longtime friends: Tiffany and Demi starred together on Sonny With A Chance on the Disney Channel
'My heart hurts today. U will be missed #chriscarney!! I Love you KING!!!! Sending my love and prayers to this wonderful family @tiffthornton @gregcarneyfu And the whole family. I cant tell you how much you will be missed my brother.'
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New path: While Chris has struggled with alcohol issues previously, he had seemed to turn his life around having only just recently returned home for the holidays after a trip to Peru where he dedicated his time to building a church and helping locals
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Sad loss: The driver of the car, Ezekiel Blanton went by Zeke and was a well-loved local who worked as a roofer and ran a clothing business Freedom United Clothing. He is pictured with his co-workers second from the left
It is not known how she and Zeke were related, but Brittney was the good friend of Tiffany and Tiffany had spoken of the tragic loss just a few hours before her own husband was killed.
She wrote on Instagram: 'I keep thinking this can't be real. One of my very best friends is gone and the place she holds in my heart will never be filled.
'Brittany was one of the coolest people I've ever known, filled with the loudest and most contagious laughter, a huge heart, a beautiful smile and an unbelievable faith in others that not a lot of people have. It was such a blessing having her stand by me in my wedding and I was honored to stand by her in hers.'
Terrible time: The tragedy comes as the Blanton family struggle with the loss of Brittany Blanton, died just two days ago aged 29. She was Tiffany's close friend and bridesmaid and the star paid tribute to her just hours before her own husband died
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Drug and Alcohol Findings. (2012) Effectiveness Bank Bulletin [Alcohol innovation programme evaluation]. Drug and Alcohol Findings. Effectiveness Bank Bulletin, 11 Aug
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South East Alcohol Innovation Programme: evaluation report.
Lundbeck UK Limited and Centre for Public Innovation, 2011.
In the south east of England a bidding exercise spawned a spate of short-term innovative projects to reduce alcohol-related harm, from which five models were assessed as most promising and taken forward for further implementation and assessment the following year – a rapid and intensive test bed from which others can learn as well.
The South East Alcohol Innovation Programme was initiated by the Regional Alcohol Manager at the Government Office for the South East of England. From 2010 to 2011 it funded innovation activities in the public and voluntary sectors designed to reduce alcohol-related harm as measured by the level of alcohol-related hospital admissions, and to influence the adverse impact on population health and criminal justice challenges associated with violence and anti-social behaviour.
Primary care trusts (which fund public health services) and their partners were encouraged to bid for £300,000 to test out innovative approaches to meeting these objectives for between six and eight weeks. Successful bidders were encouraged to report the outcomes using a common framework.
In year one the aim was to fund as many innovative ideas as possible to tackle alcohol-related hospital admissions. In all 26 projects were funded across three thematic grant rounds:
• Seasonal alcohol campaigns;
• High impact grant programmes;
• Joint commissioner-provider pilots.
Using 'innovation funnelling', these projects were then scored against several criteria to agree which would be taken forward. The top five which had the greatest impact were selected as models for the year two bidding round, which resulted in 10 projects running between December 2010 and April 2011. The five models are described below. The projects based on these models in year two may have varied somewhat from these models.
Frequent flyers:
A specialist community-based worker was appointed to work intensively with the 10 patients with the most alcohol-related repeat hospital admissions, to coordinate their care, reduce the impact on other services and ultimately reduce the likelihood of further admissions. Candidate patients were identified through medical assessment unit records and referred to the worker, who proactively contacted them and sought to engage them in a full assessment of their needs, linking with, and coordinating care and treatment from other specialist services. Offering dedicated care management was intended to achieve a more effective and coordinated approach to their treatment, freeing up the resources of those currently working with them in a more sporadic, unplanned way.
Pharmacy brief advice:
The aim was to engage with staff in community pharmacies to enable them to proactively offer brief advice on alcohol to their customers. Information for pharmacy staff covered health awareness, understanding units of alcohol, early identification of possible excess, data capture on awareness and units consumed, and signposting/referral for additional support where required. This aim was to raise awareness of what constitutes safe alcohol consumption amongst low and increasing risk customers unaware of how much they are drinking.
Hostel clinical nurse:
The project funded a clinician to provide clinical support and training for hostel staff to enable them to support previous rough sleepers who are dependent drinkers, with the aim of reducing their drinking and addressing attendant health problems. It extended the opportunities for alcohol-dependent residents to address their substance misuse as well as improve their mental and physical health, a group whose severe dependence and chaotic lives mean they tended not to access existing services. The project targeted drinkers for whom inpatient detoxification does not work, usually ending with a return to the hostel and resumed drinking, aiming to replace this cycle with personalised, gradual detoxification within the hostel environment.
Supported housing self-help group:
Using the vehicle of alcohol workshops, the project aimed to encourage the formation of a self-help group on drinking problems in a supported housing setting, addressing some of the issues which made residents reluctant to access specialist services while raising awareness of levels of alcohol consumption and how to reduce this to safer levels. The self-help format enabled participants to support one another, drawing on their own skills and experiences. By eliciting and identifying reasons for non-engagement with treatment services, group discussions helped put in place mechanisms to manage these obstacles.
Brief intervention by hospital healthcare support workers:
Healthcare support workers in accident and emergency, medical assessment unit and gastroenterology wards were trained in simple techniques to enable them to identify and briefly advise risky drinkers among the patients they came in to contact with. These workers contact all patients admitted and usually have more time than nursing and other medical staff. They were trained how to screen and advise patients while performing basic care tasks, effectively delivering information at a time of crisis for the patient in a way which it was hoped would affect their drinking and reduce repeat admissions for alcohol-related conditions.
Evidence resource
Drug Type:
Intervention Type:
AOD disorder treatment method, Psychosocial treatment method, Rehabilitation/Recovery
Drug and Alcohol Findings
HRB (Electronic Only)
A Drugs and alcohol use, abuse, and dependence > Prevalence of drugs and alcohol use > Problem drugs and alcohol use
HJ Treatment method > Psychosocial treatment method > Individual therapy > Brief intervention
B Drugs and alcohol substances > Alcohol
G Health and disease > Drugs and alcohol disorder > Alcohol use > Alcohol dependence
VA Geographic area > Europe > United Kingdom > England
J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Treatment and maintenance > Treatment factors
J Health care, prevention and rehabilitation > Health care programme or facility > Community-based treatment (primary care)
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EG Continues to Grow with Evolving Team
11 November 2018 (Sydney, Australia) – Continuing to grow and thrive, EG has recently welcomed four new team members into the fold.
Pishoy Gobran and Antonio Giraldo have joined EG’s Developments to expand the vision of iconic placemaking across Sydney. As Development Manager, Pishoy works to deliver active developments and residential projects across all stages of the projects’ lifecycle. Antonio joins us as Property Analyst, sharing his international experience in project management of presales & settlement with our growing team. With their training and careers taking them across the globe, Antonio and Pishoy share a passion for building remarkable communities defined by people and their experience.
Meanwhile, we also grow and expand our Marketing team. Marketing Manager, Sarah Mathews will take the lead on sharing the EG story, drawing on her 10+ years of experience spanning multiple industries. She will be supported by Marketing Assistant, Jacqui Willing, a graduate of the University of New South Wales who specialises in public relations and media. Together they will ensure our investors, partners and staff hear the latest updates from inside EG.
We welcome these four hungry, humble and smart additions. It is a pleasure to welcome Antonio, Pishoy, Sarah and Jacqui to EG.
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Cosmic Fog meets with FDA, prepares PMTA
The first premarket tobacco application (PMTA) from the independent vapor industry may come from Cosmic Fog Vapors. The company announced Thursday that it has sent a briefing document to the FDA — “for the purpose of submitting Premarket Tobacco Applications (PMTAs) for their range of E-Liquid products.”
Cosmic Fog is located in Costa Mesa, CA. The company was founded in 2013, and is one of the oldest and largest premium e-liquid manufacturers in the country. They also sell their products in 60 countries around the world, including in all 28 European Union member states.
The company’s press release says Cosmic Fog’s compliance team will meet with the FDA on June 13 to discuss its “PMTA strategy, including product analysis, behavioral studies, non-clinical and clinical studies such as actual use, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies.”
The bottom line is that a company submitting a vapor product for marketing approval must prove that the product will be beneficial for the overall public health.
The company will complete its studies by June 2018, according to an e-mail from company spokesperson Christine Lawrie. She says they intend to file the application with the FDA in September 2018, though it could be postponed if the deadline is changed by the agency. The FDA has delayed some deadlines already.
According to the press release, “The Cosmic Fog regulatory team includes strategic advisors with decades of experience in navigating regulated industries such as the medical device, tobacco and pharmaceutical industries.”
Does a vapor PMTA have a chance?
The requirements for approval of a PMTA are unknown, but the FDA’s deeming regulations do list some of the tests and studies they will require. Many vaping advocates believe the specific requirements are deliberately situated beyond the ability of small companies to meet, and are designed to prevent the independent industry from pursuing approval.
The bottom line is that a company submitting a vapor product for marketing approval must prove that the product will be beneficial for the overall public health. That means that the manufacturer must analyze how its presence in the marketplace will affect smokers and vapers, but also non-smokers. They must explain how it will affect youth uptake of vapor (and cigarettes), and prove that when weighing all costs and benefits that the product will be a net positive for public health.
People call the PMTA process a “million dollar lottery” because while preparing the application may cost a fortune, there is no guarantee of approval.
“The FDA has no idea what it is doing,” wrote Dr. Michael Siegel soon after the rule was announced. “And what it is doing is completely losing its perspective.” But things have changed since Siegel wrote those words.
Many in the vapor industry are pinning their hopes on new FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb. As recently as last year, he served on the board of a vape shop franchising company. More importantly, he has indicated a belief in harm reduction — reducing use of high-risk products (like cigarettes) by making attractive, low-risk ones (like e-cigs) widely available.
Fight or flight…or compliance
There are two paths to remaining on the market after November 8, 2018. Vape manufacturers who want to stay in business have to decide whether to fight or comply. People call the PMTA process a “million dollar lottery” because while preparing the application may cost a fortune, there is no guarantee of approval.
Since even the largest independent companies don’t have millions to gamble, most will be unlikely to attempt the PMTA path. For them, putting money into advocacy strategies is the only option. But Cosmic Fog says it intends to pursue both possibilities.
“Today is a bittersweet day,” CEO Robert Crossley said in the press release. “Since the announcement of the Deeming Rule last May, we have worked tirelessly on advocating for a fair and fact based regulatory system for the vapor product category. Today, we take the responsibility of finding those facts and delivering them to the FDA ourselves. Although we will continue to support advocacy based efforts,” he continued, “we have a responsibility to our customers to ensure our products are available and on their shelves no matter what may happen in the future.”
“We will continue to support advocacy at the same level as we have in the past.”
Cosmic Fog has been known as a financial supporter of vaping advocacy causes. The company was a founding member of the Right to be Smoke-Free Coalition, which led a lawsuit against the FDA last year. (The suit was later consolidated with the Nicopure Labs suit, and is still pending. The ruling could come any day.)
That won’t change, according to Christine Lawrie. “We will continue to support advocacy at the same level as we have in the past,” the company spokesperson said in an e-mail to Vaping360. “The purpose of that statement was to let the industry know that although we have started down this regulatory pathway, we have not given up the fight.”
That’s good, because while everyone in the vaping world is wishing luck to Cosmic Fog, very few other e-liquid companies can afford to play the compliance game. Most are counting on a legislative or administrative answer. But if no one takes the chance and puts their money behind a PMTA strategy, as Cosmic Fog is about to do, we’ll never know if the possibility of FDA approval exists.
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In May 2016, the Termeh office-commercial building was unveiled, located in Hamedan, one of Iran's historic cities. The wave-like form is designed to encourage the public to move around on the building.
Architects Farshad Mehdizadeh and Ahmad Bathaie were briefed to design a two-storey building with commercial functions: retail at ground floor and a private office on the first floor.
Since a long, straight boulevard runs parallel to one edge of the building, the decision was made to bring the roof sweeping down to meet the pavement, making it accessible as a stair. The facade is a continuous system made from local bricks, patterned with local and traditional brick layering techniques to respect the local context.
Images and content courtesy of Parham Taghiof, Farshid Nasrabadi, Mohammadreza Hoorjandi.
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Ex-Collins-Maxwell teacher gets 5 years for sending lewd messages, photographs
A former Collins-Maxwell Middle School teacher was sentenced to five years in prison for enticing a purported girl into sexual activity.
Ex-Collins-Maxwell teacher gets 5 years for sending lewd messages, photographs A former Collins-Maxwell Middle School teacher was sentenced to five years in prison for enticing a purported girl into sexual activity. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/2DuDpY9
Luke Nozicka, lnozicka@dmreg.com Published 6:37 p.m. CT Jan. 19, 2018
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A former Collins-Maxwell Middle School social studies teacher was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for enticing a purported 14-year-old girl into sexual activity through online conversations, authorities said.
Luke Stephen Crouse, 26, of Huxley, was also sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to three years of supervised release after his prison term. Crouse was charged in March with attempted transfer of obscene materials to minors and coercion and enticement, according to a criminal complaint. He was fired from his teaching position.
Crouse believed he was chatting online in February with a 14-year-old girl in Arizona. The purported girl was actually a U.S. Department of Homeland Security agent, according to the criminal complaint. Crouse and the agent, who Crouse believed was named "Laura" or "Lara," had sexually graphic conversations, court documents show.
The conversations, which were in an online chat room called "Chatstep," included Crouse describing sexually explicit acts that he wanted to occur between him and the girl. He also sent her three photographs of his genitalia.
When the agent posing as the girl said "I like older guys," Crouse allegedly wrote back, "I like younger girls that are sexy and naughty."
"I'd like to teach you more about sex," Crouse told the girl, according to authorities.
In the chat, Crouse said he was married and a teacher, according to the complaint. Crouse also reportedly asked for a photograph of her winking so he could verify she was "a real person."
Some of the chats with Crouse occurred at about 3 p.m., right after Collins-Maxwell Middle School classes ended each day, according to the complaint.
The Des Moines-based agent who was posing as the girl initially confirmed Crouse was a teacher by checking the Collins-Maxwell school website. The Iowa High School Athletic Association website once listed him as a boys' golf coach.
No students were harmed by Crouse, Collins-Maxwell superintendent Ottie Maxey said in a previous statement.
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A growing experience: Iowa State signee Francis Duggan capitalizing on added independence
Iowa City West standout Francis Duggan has been living with just his brother since the two moved from Pennsylvania last summer. Duggan has capitalized on the additional freedom and is on the verge of a state title.
A growing experience: Iowa State signee Francis Duggan capitalizing on added independence Iowa City West standout Francis Duggan has been living with just his brother since the two moved from Pennsylvania last summer. Duggan has capitalized on the additional freedom and is on the verge of a state title. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/2o5Qpdd
Dargan Southard, msouthard@gannett.com Published 2:20 p.m. CT Feb. 14, 2018 | Updated 9:31 a.m. CT Feb. 15, 2018
Cyclones signed and Iowa City West standout Francis Duggan talks about rounding into shape ahead of the state tournament.
West High's Francis Duggan poses for a photo during practice on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
IOWA CITY, Ia. — With the collegiate scene tantalizingly close, high school seniors yearn for every ounce of independence. Most have been driving for a bit now, and the thought of escaping mom and dad’s roof becomes more and more enticing as that final prep year wears on. Household clashing is certainly common.
Francis Duggan acquired that coveted freedom. More than 800 miles from home with no on-site parental monitoring, the Iowa City West senior lives with his older brother — current Hawkeyes wrestler Pat Duggan. It was a decision that could’ve unfolded one of two ways.
So far, no significant turbulence.
After joining his brother in a move from Pennsylvania to Iowa City last summer, Francis has reached the final stages of a winding high school journey he hopes will end with his hand raised. It’s been an unorthodox season — West marks Francis’ fourth high school in four years, and transfer rules sidelined him from competition until Jan. 20 — but the Iowa State signee has displayed consistent maturity and discipline since his arrival.
Despite wrestling just 13 matches for the Trojans, Francis (11-2) is a legit Class 3A title contender at 220 pounds. He’ll get his inaugural taste of Wells Fargo Arena’s raucous atmosphere on Thursday, opening up against Linn-Mar’s Isaiah Garman.
“I think it was time for Francis to experience what it’s like to be on your own, be your own man, make your own decisions,” Pat said. “I think this was good for him, a year before college, because he doesn’t have our parents on his back telling him to do this or that.
“He’s kind of learning to do things on his own, push himself — that’s in the classroom and with wrestling — so I think he knew he wanted to grow and mature and felt this was very beneficial for him.”
From Gable and Brands to vivid images of a sold-out Well, the Duggan brothers had long been infatuated with Iowa’s wrestling culture. Pennsylvania wresting is big — but not this big.
So Pat got the transitional wheels spinning, opting to join the Hawkeyes in June after transferring from Lock Haven. Francis latched onto the opportunity — his parents believing their high school son could handle the uptick in responsibility, while having a chance to grow in a wrestling-rich community.
The younger Duggan had thrived in Pennsylvania — going 119-20 in three years with three state medals — but couldn’t find a permanent landing spot. Cumberland Valley as a freshman, North Allegheny as a sophomore, Cedar Cliff as a junior. Negative noise began to bubble, Pat said. A change of scenery seemed beneficial.
Mark Reiland had heard whispers of a potential move, but rumors often circulate and never materialize. It was cautious optimism at best, an almost unfathomable acquisition.
“We were lucky that his brother went to Iowa, obviously, because if he had gone somewhere else, Francis wouldn’t have been here,” the veteran West wrestling coach said. “We knew when his brother was looking at schools, we had been contacted (as a potential landing spot for Francis). We had an idea that it was a possibility — but you hear that a lot — and until you see their eyeballs, you just don’t plan on it.
“You don’t get a guy who’s a third-place finisher in Fargo to come show up at your doorstep very often.”
West High's Francis Duggan is pictured during practice on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (Photo: David Scrivner/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
But Francis did and immediately thundered onto the Iowa prep scene, as Reiland referenced. A month or so after cementing his Trojan future, Francis competed for Team Iowa at the Junior Freestyle National Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. He racked up a third-place finish at 220 pounds after reaching the semifinals.
That high, though, soon faded into a monotonous grind. With no competition until late January, it was on Francis to beneficially use the freedom his parents had entrusted him with. It was a two-fold task, with both athletic and life responsibilities at the forefront.
Maintaining a healthy diet and a regimented training program remained paramount as Francis tried to stay as close to match form, but time management and academic success were just as important.
His parents weren’t there to cook dinner, prevent late-night antics or stress studying habits. Pat was there, obviously, to help ease the change, but most of the adjusting fell on Francis’ shoulders.
“It was a tough transition at first — we’re pretty far from (Pennsylvania) — but it’s starting to mold together,” Francis said. “It feels good. My mom likes to call me a social butterfly. I’ll adapt anywhere.”
Eight months in, Pat gives his brother a passing grade as well.
“Just little household things, he was able to do things on his own,” Pat said. “He’s creating his own diet. He knows what to eat and what’s good for him — the proper foods to put in your body — especially during wrestling season. With all the freedom, there’s a lot of opportunity to stay out late, especially in high school, go out and do whatever. He’s been very good on that, where he manages his time really well. Staying on top of his grades, he doesn’t have parents looking over his shoulder.
“He has a lot of freedom and he’s managing it really well. Getting workouts in on his own and lifting on his own, pushing himself on his own. Holding himself accountable I think is the biggest thing.”
The productive down time is paying off now: With just four weeks separating his 2018 debut at the Ed Winger Classic and this weekend’s state meet, Francis needed an accelerated rise into match form.
Sheer athleticism and talent certainly helps — FloWrestling currently ranks the Trojan senior 12th nationally at 220 — but anything can happen under Des Moines’ bright lights. Mental focus and physical perfection can override a match gone wrong. Reiland has slowly seen the rust come off in recent weeks.
“You can tell he’s making strides and making progress and feels good,” the West coach said. “The talent level’s there — it’s just a matter of him putting it together (for a state title). … Mentally, he’s in the right state right now. As long as we can keep him there for three days, we’re OK.”
No matter what happens this weekend, it’ll be another transitional summer for Francis as he moves onto Ames. He’ll wrestle heavyweight for the Cyclones, which means months of eating, lifting and bulking up in preparation for Big 12 Conference competition.
🖊️Francis Duggan🖊️
Welcome three-time PA state medalist, @YaDuggan!#Cyclones🌪️ pic.twitter.com/HuBTg1ueA7
— Cyclone Wrestling (@CycloneWR) November 8, 2017
Presented with an opportunity most high school seniors don’t receive, Francis hasn’t abused his independence. This year should make the collegiate jump that much easier.
“It was kind of a shot in the dark, in a way,” Pat said, “because no parent obviously would know if they sent their high school senior out 14 hours away what's exactly going to happen.
"They trusted me that I would keep him under control, and I think they trusted him, too. He’s immature in some ways, but I think this was just a really big growing process for him. I think that they knew he needed that.”
Dargan Southard covers preps, recruiting, Iowa and UNI athletics for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, The Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
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Pregnant mom, child die in SW Mich. house fire
A pregnant woman and a child are dead and seven other people were taken to a hospital following a house fire
Pregnant mom, child die in SW Mich. house fire A pregnant woman and a child are dead and seven other people were taken to a hospital following a house fire Check out this story on detroitnews.com: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/12/04/two-dead-seven-hospitalized-white-pigeon-michigan-fire/38668799/
Associated Press Published 7:39 a.m. ET Dec. 4, 2018
White Pigeon – Authorities say a pregnant woman and a 7-year-old child have died in a fire that gutted a house where 11 people lived in southwestern Michigan.
The fire chief in White Pigeon says the fire Tuesday “hits close to home” in the small community, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) west of Detroit. The cause wasn’t immediately known.
The victims were found on the second floor of the house. Nine other people, mostly children, got out. Seven were taken to a hospital for evaluation.
No names were released, although the child was a first-grader in the White Pigeon school district. Associate Superintendent Carrie Erlandson offered the district’s “deepest sympathies” to the family.
Fire Chief Troy Andrews says some firefighters have children in the schools. He says it’s “very hard and emotional.”
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Indian Navy launches 'Operation Sankalp' in Gulf region amid tanker attacks
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A series of attacks on oil tankers near the Persian Gulf has ratcheted up tensions between the US and Iran - and raised fears over the safety of one of Asia's most vital energy trade routes. Image Credit: Wikipedia
Indian Navy has launched 'Operation Sankalp' in the Persian Gulf/Gulf of Oman to re-assure Indian flagged vessels transiting through the area after recent attacks on ships as war tensions rise in the region as Iran-US dispute escalates.
Indian Navy launches 'Operation Sankalp' in the Persian Gulf/Gulf of Oman to re-assure Indian flagged vessels transiting through the area following the recent maritime incidents the region.
A series of attacks on oil tankers near the Persian Gulf has ratcheted up tensions between the US and Iran - and raised fears over the safety of one of Asia's most vital energy trade routes, where about a fifth of the world's oil passes through its narrowest at the Strait of Hormuz.
The attacks have jolted the shipping industry, with some of the 2,000 companies operating ships in the region on high alert and ordering their vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz only during the daylight hours and at high speed.
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Ben Velzian Tweets First Date PowerPoint That Got Him Dumped
By Candice Jalili
When it comes to flirting, I am all about a little creativity. I mean, telling me "you're cute" rebutted by a less-than-riveting "no, you're cute!" is not the most mind-numbingly boring conversation of all time. So, yeah, you could say I'm always looking for new and creative ways to make flirting less boring.
If you're wondering how you bump your flirting creativity to the next level, my new idol Ben Velzian has found the perfect way to do just that. What did he do, you ask? Well, you see, Ben created a first date PowerPoint.
And Ben Velzian's first date PowerPoint blew every other flirting method you've ever seen right out of the water.
It all started when his date asked if he had any suggestions for places to go on a date.
And, boy, oh, boy, did Ben have PLENTY of suggestions.
When I say plenty of suggestions, I really mean plenty. Ben sent three fully fleshed out date ideas, complete with lengthy pro/con lists.
If you were wondering if it worked out for Ben... it didn't.
Yep, he literally blocked him on WhatsApp.
But not to worry. Everyone on Twitter agrees Ben's date was an idiot.
Ben thinks the rejection could have been more related to his lackluster presentation.
But TBH, it's clear this guy was a total dud.
Turns out, he's not even the only one who's used this whole PowerPoint maneuver!
Solidarity, dude.
So where do I stand on this whole matter? Well, I think a PowerPoint presentation is literally the BEST idea I have ever heard and would strongly urge everyone and anyone to work silly PowerPoints into the early stages of the dating process to weed out any dud losers before things get too serious.
I mean, are you trying to date someone who doesn't find a PowerPoint presentation like this hilarious (and not to mention EFFICIENT)? I know we're all thinking the same thing here: NO FREAKING SHOT WE WOULD DATE A BORING, HUMORLESS, INEFFICIENT DUD LIKE THAT.
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Plaque erected in 2016 by English Heritage at 118 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9PA, City of Westminster
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DAME MARGOT FONTEYN 1919-1991 Prima Ballerina Assoluta lived here in Flat 9
Dame Margot Fonteyn is widely regarded as the greatest ballet dancer of her generation. She is commemorated with a blue plaque at 118 Long Acre in Covent Garden, where she lived while performing at the nearby Royal Opera House in some of her most career-defining roles.
BALLET STAR
Fonteyn dominated the world of ballet for more than 40 years. Her dancing was characterised by purity of line, a rare musicality, and an acting ability that conveyed the character of the many roles she portrayed.
Born Margaret Evelyn Hookham, she took the stage name Margot Fonteyn early in her career – adapting the surname of her Brazilian grandfather, Antonio Fontes. Fonteyn joined Ninette de Valois’ Vic-Wells School (later Sadler’s Wells Ballet and The Royal Ballet) in 1933 and at the age of 15 took the leading part in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Rio Grande, with music by Constant Lambert.
After a stormy start, she and Ashton established a relationship that, over the course of 25 years, produced most of her greatest roles and his greatest ballets. Performing at the company’s new home at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, their collaboration included Daphnis and Chloë (1951), Sylvia (1952) and Ondine (1958).
Fonteyn performing in about 1939, near the beginning of her extraordinary 40-year career © Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
COVENT GARDEN HOME
Many of Ashton and Fonteyn’s ballets at the Royal Opera House were performed while Fonteyn was living round the corner in flat 9 at 118 Long Acre. Although she was only a stone’s throw from the Opera House, she would sometimes take a taxi home in order to evade the fans who waited for her at the stage door.
In 1952 she gave up the flat to her brother’s ex-wife Idell, who lived there until the 1990s. In turn, Idell lent the flat to Fonteyn for her meetings with the aviator Charles Hughesdon, with whom she had an affair for at least ten years from about 1964.
In 1955 she married Dr Roberto ‘Tito’ Emilio de Arias, the son of the former president of Panama. Tito was involved in a coup attempt against the Panamanian government in 1959, and was shot three years later, leaving him paralysed. Fonteyn devoted the rest of her life to looking after him and continued to work in order to pay his medical bills.
Dame Margot Fonteyn in character for the 1951 production of ‘Swan Lake’, performed while she was living at 118 Long Acre in Covent Garden © Baron/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
THE NUREYEV YEARS
It was Fonteyn’s on-stage partnership with Rudolf Nureyev that elevated her to the status of national idol. At a time when many thought she was about to retire, Fonteyn performed with Nureyev in Giselle in 1962. She had reservations because of the 19-year age gap: she was 42 and he was 23. But despite this, and huge differences in background and temperament, they created possibly the greatest of all ballet partnerships.
Individually superb dancers, they raised each other to new heights. Ashton choreographed Marguerite and Armand for them (1963), and they débuted Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet in 1965. The pair attained celebrity status in 1960s London and it is generally accepted that the partnership extended Fonteyn’s career by at least 15 years.
Fonteyn retired in 1979 at the age of 60. In a gala to mark her 60th birthday the Royal Ballet named her Prima Ballerina Assoluta – a prestigious title reserved for the best ballet dancers of their generation. Fonteyn remains the only dancer in the history of the Royal Ballet to hold the title.
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Dogs Season 2 Is Coming to Netflix and They're Looking for Your Pups
by Chris Harnick | Wed., Jun. 12, 2019 8:32 AM
Who's a good pup? If it's your dog, they could become Netflix stars.
The streaming platform announced Dogs, its documentary series about four-legged friends, will return for a second season. The series is all about the emotional bonds between pups and their humans and the new season will continue the inspirational journey trend. That's where you, dear reader, come in. The new season isn't in production yet, so viewers can submit their own dog's story for the chance to be featured in season two. Share your story using the tag @netflixdogs with #netflixdogstory on Instagram or Twitter.
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"We are so excited that our pack is back for season two of Dogs! From the beginning we have said that the joy shown in Dogs helps bring people together and that same feeling will translate more than ever in season 2," executive producers Glen Zipper and Amy Berg said in a joint statement. "Dogs offers us the ability to explore some of the most important human stories through relationships with our best friends and it's been amazing to see how much these episodes have touched audiences and critics across the globe. Most importantly, our fans have become part of our extended family and we are honored to bring them a fresh set of stories that will allow us to connect with them yet again."
Zipper developed the show after meeting his dog in 2003.
"Our series Dogs was created in this spirit — to honor our dogs and to help us recognize that a love for dogs is something we all have in common. Understanding this, it is also our hope that sharing these stories might help us find more ways to love each other," Zipper said when the first season came out.
The first season is six episodes long and tells the tales of dogs in Syria, Japan, Costa Rica, Italy and the United States. Meet those pups below.
1. "The Kid with a Dog"
Directed by: Heidi Ewing
Viewers will meet Corrine, an 11-year-old girl who suffers from traumatic seizures. Her life is forever changed when she meets Rory, a dog trained to detect oncoming seizures. According to Netflix, "This episode highlights the depths of a closely formed friendship between a child and their dog, the unbreakable trust they have in each other and the incredible power of a dog's ability to assist humans in health and wellness."
2. "Bravo, Zeus"
Directed by: Amy Berg
Ayham fled war-torn Syria, two years ago and has settled in Germany, but he left behind his best friend: a Siberian Husky named Zeus. Now, Ayham and his friends risk everything to get Zeus over the Syrian border into Lebanon in hopes of a reunion.
3. "Ice on the Water"
Directed by: Richard Hankin
Alessandro is a fisherman in a small town off of Lake Como, and he's joined by his partner, Ice, a 10-year-old Labrador as they get ready for tourist season.
4. "Scissors Down"
Directed by: Roger Ross Williams
This episode, set in Japan and the US, looks at people's relationships with dogs in Japan, where pups are often dressed to match their owners and dog grooming is an art form. Viewers will also see two renowned dog groomers compete in the ultimate competition.
5. "Territorio de Zeguates"
Directed by: T.J. Martin and Daniel Lindsay
Territorio de Zeguates is a sanctuary deep in the Costa Rican rainforest that's home to thousands of dogs, dogs saved from living on the streets. But how long can the organization sustain supporting that many dogs?
6. "Second Chances"
There are more dogs in New York than there are people in Cleveland, and many of them are rescued dogs. This episode looks at New York City's adoption ecosystem.
No premiere date for Dogs season two was announced.
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The Aspiration Tax: How our social security system holds back low-paid workers
Britain’s poorest working parents lose more of their earnings through taxes and social security withdrawal than the richest 1 per cent, and should be allowed to keep more of the money they earn.
Our report, 'The Aspiration Tax: How our social security system holds back low-paid workers' shows the high marginal tax rate faced by low income, working parents receiving tax credits, how this rate will increase under the new social security system of Universal Credit, and how this rate is far higher than someone in the richest 1% can expect to pay. This means our systems of taxation and social security are both unfair and ineffective, with low income families disincentivised to work, and unfairly penalised.
The report finds:
Working parents currently receiving tax credits lose 73p of every additional pound they earn through taxation and withdrawal of benefits. Under the new system of Universal Credit being rolled out, this will rise to 76p.
Someone in the richest 1%, earning £150,000, loses just 47p, a difference of 29p per £1 earned.
Research carried out online by Ipsos MORI on behalf of The Equality Trust found:
When asked how much a working parent receiving tax credits (someone who will be eligible for Universal Credit) should get to keep of every extra £1 they earn, 83% of adults aged 16-75 in the UK gave an amount which is more than that which they actually keep.
On average people believe that a working parent earning £10,600 from their employer and receiving tax credits (someone eligible for Universal Credit), currently keeps 50p of every additional £1 that they earn. People believe should get to keep 75p on average. Analysis by the Equality Trust found they actually keep just 27p
Ipsos also asked people for their opinions on Universal Credit specifically. When told how much a working parent receiving Universal Credit gets to keep of every extra pound earned (24p), 70% believed this was too little (23% said 'somewhat too little, 47% said 'far too little'). This suggests a widespread lack of support for the reform, as it stands.
When told how much working parents actually get to keep, 59% of adults believe that after tax and other deductions were accounted for, a working parent earning £10,600 and receiving tax credits should get to keep more from any additional pound of income they earn than one earning more than £150,000.
This report calls on Government to reduce the burden on poor working families by reducing the amount of money it withdraws from them under Universal Credit as they earn more. The current withdrawal rate of 65p of every extra pound earned should be reduced to 55p. This would provide an income boost of £127 per month to a working household on the average wage. Implementing this would cost £4 billion a year, and could be paid for by halting the increase in the personal tax allowance, which fails to support the very poorest.
Duncan Exley, Director of The Equality Trust, said:
“Our system of taxes and benefits takes money away from the poorest working families almost as fast as they earn it, but allows the richest 1 per cent to keep the majority of the money they earn.
“The new system will be even worse. For all the talk of Universal Credit ‘making work pay’ it does nothing of the sort in its current guise. In fact, many recipients will keep even less of what they earn than under the current system of tax credits. So it fails on its own terms, and leaves the poorest running up the down escalator, struggling to keep pace with others.
“We can’t keep pretending that our taxes and benefits system is fair when the rich are given all the ladders and the poor all the snakes. The system doesn’t help the ‘aspirational’ hard-working families we often hear politicians talk about. If anything it’s an Aspiration Tax.”
“Most people believe the poorest working families should keep more of the money they earn. If Universal Credit is to work, it needs to acknowledge this, and take away far less of people’s income, as they earn more.
“A good way to achieve this would be to halt the planned increase in the personal tax allowance threshold, which is far less effective at supporting the poorest, and to instead reduce the withdrawal rate of Universal Credit from 65p to 55p. This is a fairer system that would incentivise work, support the poorest, and would help to reduce the vast and extreme levels of economic inequality seen in the UK today.”
Ipsos MORI surveyed a quota sample of 2,246 adults aged 16-75 in the United Kingdom from 27th November – 2nd December 2015 using its Online iOmnibus. Quotas were set on and the survey data were weighted according to the known population profile of the UK for age, gender, region, social grade and working status.
Participants were asked to think about a situation involving a working parent who currently is entitled to and receives tax credits and whose gross annual income from their employer is £10,600. They were then instructed to imagine that this working parent earned an extra £1. Participants were first asked how many pence of this extra £1 they think this parent gets to keep, after tax and National Insurance have been deducted and their tax credit entitlements decrease. They were then asked how much they think this parent should get to keep, after tax and National Insurance have been deducted and their tax credit entitlements decrease. For these two questions participants were not presented with figures relating to how much working parents in this situation currently get to keep.
Averages cited refer to median scores.
For more details contact John Hood at john.hood@equalitytrust.org.uk or 07580 651 337
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The U.S. women's national soccer team accepts the award for Best Team at The ESPYS.
All they do is win ... The USWNT is pretty familiar with the whole "winning" thing. Wednesday night was no exception as the back-to-back Women's World Cup champs took home more hardware. Co-captain Carli Lloyd opened their Best Team acceptance speech and passed the mic to Megan Rapinoe for some closing remarks, because everything is more fun with some Rapinoe.
Drew Brees thanks USWNT, sends message about playing sports
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'Gratitude, humility and respect'... Drew Brees counts these as the three most important attributes in life. The unlikeliest of all-time great quarterbacks -- just 6 feet tall, barely recruited out of high school -- credits the game of football for instilling them in him over the years. He also took a moment to shout out the USWNT for inspiring us all. Yeah, what Brees said.
The best looks of sports prom 2019 ... From Patrick Mahomes' shoe game to Kyle Kuzma's Canadian tuxedo-chic ensemble (it's called fashion, look it up) the stars went all out on The ESPYS red carpet. Proof:Watch
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Great Men Die Twice
By Mark Kram
There is the feel of a cold offshore mist to the hospital room, a life-is-a-bitch feel, made sharp by the hostile ganglia of medical technology, plasma bags dripping, vile tubing snaking in and out of the body, blinking monitors leveling illusion, muffling existence down to a sort of digital bingo. The Champ, Muhammad Ali, lies there now, propped up slightly, a skim of sweat on his lips and forehead, eyes closed, an almost imperceptible tremor to his arms and head. For all his claims to the contrary, his surface romance with immortality, Ali had a spooky bead on his future; he never saw it sweeping grandly toward him but bellying quietly along the jungle floor. "We just flies in a room," he liked to say, moving quickly across the ruins of daily life, plane crashes, train wrecks, matricide, infanticide; then after swatting half of humanity, he'd lower his voice and whisper, as if imparting a secret, "We just flies, that's all. Got nowhere to fly, do we?"
Images and echoes fill the room, diffuse and speeding, shot through with ineluctable light and the mythopoeic for so long, the glass darkened to a degree no one thought possible; his immense talent, his ring wisdom, his antipathy for chemicals, argued against destructibility; all he would ever do is grow old. For twenty years, while he turned the porno shop of sports into international theater, attention was paid in a way it never was before or has been since. The crowds were a wonder to behold. Kids scaled the wings of jets to get a glimpse of him; thousands, young and old, tailed him in masses during his roadwork. World leaders marveled at the spell he cast over the crowds. "If you were a Filipino," joked Ferdinand Marcos, "I'd have to shoot you." The pope asked for his autograph; Sure, he said, pointing to a picture, but why ain't Jesus black? A young Libyan student in London sat on his bed, kept him up half the night with dithyrambic visions of Muslim revolution. "Watch, one day you will see," said Muammar Qaddafi. Half asleep, Ali said: "Sheeeet, you crazy." Leonid Brezhnev once dispatched a note to an official at Izvestia: "I would like to see more on Muhammad Ali. Who is this man?"
For twenty years, while he turned the porno shop of sports into international theater, attention was paid in a way it never was before or has been since.
The Ali Watch: how absurd that it would one day drop down here on a little hospital on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The nurse dabs his face dry. What is he thinking? Never has his favorite phrase sounded so dismally precise: My, my, ain't the world strange. If he could root back through the maze of moment and incident, would he find premonitory signs sticking out like dire figurations of chicken entrails? Does he remember King Levinsky, one of the many heavy bags for Joe Louis, in the corridor after the Miami Beach weigh-in? Boldly colored ties draped Levinsky's neck (he sold them on the street), his synapses now like two eggs over-light, in permanent sizzle, as he tried to move into stride with a young Cassius Clay. Over and over, like a one-man Greek chorus, Levinsky croaked, eyes spinning, spittle bubbling from his lips: "He's gonna take you, kid. Liston's gonna take you, make you a guy sellin' ties…. Partners with me kid, ya kin be partners with me." Does he remember a shadowed evening in his hotel room a day or so after the third Joe Frazier fight, moving to the window, his body still on fire from the assault? He stood there watching the bloodred sun drop into Manila Bay, then took a visitor's hand and guided it over his forehead, each bump sending a vague dread through the fingers. "Why I do this?" he said softly. Does he remember the Bahamian cowbell tinkling the end of his final, pathetic fight, a derisive goodbye sound stark with omen? What is he thinking?
Muhammad Ali gets a cut under his eye during the fight against Bob Foster. Ali won by a KO 8. November1972.
Ali poses a question, his eyes closed, his lips parting as if he were sliding open manhole covers. "You die here... they take you home?" he asks. The nurses roll their eyes and smile, struck by his innocence; it has nothing to do, they know, with morbidity. He is not joking either. The practical aftermath of death seems to stimulate his curiosity these days; nothing urgent, mind you, just something that begins to get in your mind when you're watching blood move in and out of your body for half the day. Though he is very much a mystic, there is a part of Ali that has always found security and a skewed understanding of life in the quantifiable: amounts, calibrated outcomes, the creaking, reassuring machinery of living. The night before in the hotel lounge, with his wife, Lonnie, beside him, bemusedly aghast, he grilled a pleasant waitress until he knew how many tips she got each week, how many children she had, the frequency of men hitting on her, and the general contour of her reality. "She have a sad life," he said later. The nurse now cracks with a deadpan expression: "You die, we take you home, Muhammad."
Still, a certain chiaroscuro grimness attaches to their surreal exchange and cries out for some brainless, comic intervention. He himself had long been a specialist in such relief when he would instantly brighten faces during his favorite tours of prisons, orphanages, and nursing homes. When down himself (very seldom), he could count on a pratfall from his hysterical shaman, Drew "Bundini" Brown, on the latest bizarre news from his scheming court, maybe a straight line from some reporter that he would turn into a ricocheting soliloquy on, say, the disgusting aesthetics of dining on pig. No laughs today, though.
Ali poses a question, his eyes closed, his lips parting as if he were sliding open manhole covers. "You die here... they take you home?"
"Don't make him laugh," a nurse insisted when leading a writer and a photographer into the room. "Laughing shakes the tubing loose." The photographer is Howard Bingham, Ali's closest friend; he's been with the Champ from the start, in the face of much abuse from the Black Muslims. Ali calls him "the enemy" or "the nonbeliever." His natural instinct is to make Ali laugh; today he has to settle for biting his lower lip and gazing warily back and forth between Ali and his nurses. He doesn't know what to do with his hands. Ali had requested that he leave his cameras outside; just one shot of this scene, of Ali on his back, the forbidding purge in progress, of fame and mystique splayed raw, would bring Bingham a minor fortune. "He doesn't want the world to see him like this," says Howard. "I wouldn't take the picture for a million dollars."
The process is called plasmapheresis. It lasts five hours and is being conducted by Dr. Rajko Medenica. The procedure, popular in Europe, is a cleansing of the blood. Ali is hooked up to an electrocardiograph and a blood-pressure monitor; there is always some risk when blood is not making its customary passage. But the procedure is not dangerous and he is in no pain, we are told. Two things, though, that he surely can't abide about the treatment: the injection of those big needles and the ceaseless tedium. When he was a young fighter, a doctor had to chase him around a desk to give him a shot, and chaotic mobility to him is at least as important as breathing. Bingham can't take his eyes off Ali; the still life of his friend, tethered so completely, seems as incomprehensible to him as it would to others who followed the radiated glow of Ali's invulnerability. The nurses cast an eye at his blood pressure and look at each other. His pressure once jumped twelve points while he watched a TV report on Mike Tyson's street fight with Mitch Green in Harlem. It's rising a bit now, and the nurses think he has to urinate. He can't bear relieving himself in the presence of women; he resists, and his anxiety climbs.
"Ali," one of them calls. His eyes remain closed, his breathing is hardly audible. The nurse calls to him again; no response. "Come on now, Ali," she complains, knowing that he likes to feign death. "Now, stop it, Ali." He doesn't move, then suddenly his head gives a small jerk forward and his eyes buck wide open, the way they used to when he'd make some incoherent claim to lineage to the gods. The nurses flinch, or are they in on the joke, too? Eyes still wide, with a growing smile, he says to the writer, weakly: "You thought I dead, tell the truth. You the only one ever here to see this and I die for ya. You git some scoop, big news round the whole world, won't it be?" He leans his head back on the pillow, saying: "Got no funny people round me anymore. Have to make myself laugh." The nurse wants to know if he has to urinate. "No," he says with a trace of irritation. "Yes, you do," the nurse says. "Your pressure..." Ali looks over at Lonnie with mischievous eyes. "I just thinkin' 'bout a pretty woman." The nurse asks him what he'd like for lunch. "Give him some pork," cracks Bingham. Ali censures the heretic with a playful stare. Ali requests chicken and some cherry pie with "two scoops of ice cream." He turns to the writer again: "Abraham Lincoln went on a three-day drunk, and you know what he say when he wake up?" He waits for a beat, then says: "'I freed whooooooo?'" His body starts to shake with laughter. The nurse yells: "Stop it, Muhammad! You'll drive the needles through your veins." He calms down, rasps, "I'll never grow up, will I? I'll be fifty in three years. Old age just make you ugly, that's all."
Not all, exactly; getting old is the last display for the bread-and-circuses culture. Legends must suffer for all the gifts and luck and privilege given to them. Great men, it's been noted, die twice—once as great and once as men. With grace, preferably, which adds an uplifting, stirring, Homeric touch. If the fall is too messy, the national psyche will rush toward it, then recoil; there is no suspense, no example in the mundane. The captivating, aspiring sociopath Sonny Liston had a primitive hold on the equation of greatness. "Clay [he never called him Ali] beeeg now," Sonny once said while gnawing on some ribs. "He flyin' high now. Like an eagle. So high. Where he gonna land, how he gonna land? He gonna have any wings? I wanna see." Sonny, of course, never made it for the final show. Soon after, he checked out in Vegas, the suspicion of murder hovering over the coroner's report.
Who wanted to ask the question back then, or even be allowed to examine in depth its many possibilities? It was too serious for the carnival, immediately at odds with the cartoon bombast that swirled around Ali, the unassailable appeal of the phenomenon, the breathtaking climb of the arc. Before him, the ring, if not moribund, had been a dark, somber corner of sports, best described by the passing sight of then-middleweight-king Dick Tiger, leaving his beat-up hotel wearing a roomy black homburg and a long pawnshop overcoat, a black satchel in his hand, heading for the subway and a title fight at the Garden. But the heavyweight champions—as they always will—illuminated the image sent out to the public. There was the stoic, mute Joe Louis, with his cruising menace; the street fighter Rocky Marciano, with his trade-unionist obedience; the arresting and dogged Floyd Patterson, who would bare his soul to a telephone pole at the sight of a pencil; all unfrivolous men who left no doubt as to the nature of their work.
Muhammad Ali takes a punch from Alfreo Evangelista during their 15 round title fight. Ali won the contest on points. June 1977.
With the emergence of Muhammad Ali, no one would ever see the ring the same way again, not even the fighters themselves; a TV go, a purse, and a sheared lip would never be enough; and a title was just a belt unless you did something with it. A fighter had to be; a product, an event, transcendental. Ali and the new age met stern, early resistance. He was the demon loose at a holy rite. With his preening narcissism, braggart mouth, and stylistic quirks, he was viewed as a vandal of ring tenets and etiquette. Besides, they said, he couldn't punch, did not like to get hit, and seemed to lack a sufficient amount of killer adrenaline. True, on the latter two counts. "I git no pleasure from hurtin' another human bein'," he used to say. "I do what I gotta do, nothin' more, nothin' less." As far as eating punches, he said, "Only a fool wanna be hit. Boxin' just today, my face is forever." Others saw much more. The ballet master Balanchine, for one, showed up at a workout and gazed in wonder. "My God," he said, "he fights with his legs, he actually fights with his legs. What an astonishing creature." Ali's jab (more like a straight left of jolting electricity) came in triplets, each a thousandth of a second in execution. He'd double up cruelly with a left hook (rarely seen) and razor in a right—and then he'd be gone. Even so, it took many years for Ali to ascend to a preeminent light in the national consciousness. In the Sixties, as a converted Black Muslim, he vilified white people as blond, blue-eyed devils. His position on Vietnam—"I ain't got no quarrel with those Vietcong, anyway. They never called me nigger"—was innocent at first, but then taken up as if he were the provocateur of a national crisis. The politicians, promoters, and sweeping sentiment converged to conspire against his constitutional right to work: states barred him from fighting. He resisted the draft and drifted into exile. Three years later he returned, heavier, slower, but with a new kind of fire in his belly. Though he had defeated heavyweight champion Sonny Liston and defended his title nine times, Ali had never had a dramatic constituency before. Now a huge one awaited him, liberals looking for expression, eager literati to put it in scripture, worn-out hippies, anyone who wanted to see right done for once. The rest is history: the two symphonic conflicts with Joe Frazier; the tingling walk with him into the darkness of George Foreman. Then, the Hegelian "bad infinite" of repeating diminishing cycles: retiring, unretiring, the torture of losing weight, the oiling of mushy reflexes. The margins of dominance compressed perilously, and the head shots (negligible before exile) mounted.
With the emergence of Muhammad Ali, no one would ever see the ring the same way again, not even the fighters themselves.
Greatness trickled from the corpus of his image, his career now like a gutshot that was going to take its time before killing. His signing to fight Larry Holmes, after retiring a second time, provoked worried comment. After watching some of Ali's films, a London neurologist said that he was convinced Ali had brain damage. Diagnosis by long distance, the promoters scoffed. Yet among those in his camp, the few who cared, there was an edginess. They approached Holmes, saying, "Don't hurt him, Larry." Moved, Holmes replied: "No way. I love Ali." With compassion, he then took Ali apart with the studied carefulness of a diamond cutter; still, not enough to mask the winces at ringside. Ali failed to go the route for the first time in his career. Incredibly, fourteen months later, in 1981, his ego goaded him to the Bahamas and another fight, the fat jellied on his middle, his hand-speed sighing and wheezing like a busted old fan; tropic rot on the trade winds. Trevor Berbick, an earnest plug, outpointed him easily. Afterward, Angelo Dundee, who had trained Ali from the start and had to be talked into showing up for this one, watched him slumped in the dressing room, then turned away and rubbed his eyes as certain people tried to convince Ali that he had been robbed and that a fourth title was still possible.
The public prefers, indeed seems to insist on, the precedent set by Rocky Marciano, who quit undefeated, kept self-delusion at bay. Ali knew the importance of a clean farewell, not only as a health measure but as good commercial sense. His ring classicism had always argued so persuasively against excessive physical harm, his pride was beyond anything but a regal exit. But his prolonged decline had been nasty, unseemly. Who or what pressured him to continue on? Some blamed his manager, Herbert Muhammad, who had made millions with Ali. Herbert said that his influence wasn't that strong.
Ali knew the importance of a clean farewell, not only as a health measure but as good commercial sense.
Two years after that last fight, Ali seemed as mystified as everyone else as to why he hadn't ended his career earlier. He was living with his third wife, the ice goddess Veronica, in an L.A. mansion, surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime—a six-foot hand-carved tiger given to him by Teng Hsiao-ping, a robe given to him by Elvis Presley. Fatigued, his hands tremoring badly, he sat in front of the fire and could only say: "Everybody git lost in life. I just git lost, that's all."
Now, five years later, the question why still lingers, along with the warning of the old aphorism that "we live beyond what we enact." The resuscitation of Ali's image has been a sporadic exercise for a long time now, some of it coming from friends who have experienced heartfelt pain over his illness. Others seem to be trying to assuage a guilt known only to themselves, and a few are out to keep Ali a player, a lure to those who might want to use his name in business; though the marketplace turns away from billboards in decline. Not long ago, a piece in The New York Times Magazine pronounced him the Ali of old, just about terminally perky. Then, Ali surfaced in a front-page telephone interview in The Washington Post. He appeared to have a hard grasp on politics, current states' rights issues, and federal judgeships being contested—a scenario that had seemed as likely as the fusillade of laser fire Ali said Muslim spaceships would one day loose on the white devils.
Muhammad Ali vs. Brian London, 1966.
Noses began to twitch. What and who was behind the new Ali, the wily Washington lobbyist who had the ear of everyone from Strom Thurmond to Orrin Hatch? The wife of Senator Arlen Specter even baked Ali a double-chocolate-mousse pie. For a good while, most of these senators, and others, knew only the voice of Ali on the phone. Dave Kindred, a columnist for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution who has known Ali since his Louisville days, concluded that it was most likely Ali's attorney, Richard Hirschfeld, widely regarded as a brilliant impersonator of Ali, who had made the calls. (Hirschfeld has refused to comment on whether or not he did so.) Hirschfeld and Ali had cut up a lot of money over the years on numerous enterprises (funded by other people), from hotels to cars, most of them failing. Ali's lobbying seemed to center on a federal judgeship for a Hirschfeld friend, and a federal lawsuit in which Ali sought $50 million in damages from his "wrongful conviction in the 1967 draft evasion case." He lost the suit but succeeded in getting Senator Hatch and others to explore a loophole that might remedy the verdict. Ali eventually had to materialize (with Hirschfeld hard by his side), and many on Capitol Hill were unable to match the man with the voice. One of Sam Nunn's aides, noting Ali's listlessness and Hirschfeld's aggressive quizzing, wondered: "Is Ali being carted around like a puppet?" Certainly a serpentine tale; but had Ali been a collaborator all along?
At his farm in Berrien Springs, Michigan, Ali sits at the end of a table in the living room. The 247 pounds of weight have made him a bit short of breath. He's battled his appetite (two, three desserts, meals back to back) and sedentary lapses for years. Several months before, he had been almost sleek, thanks to fourteen-mile walks and his wife's efforts to police him at the table. But what is disturbing is the general profile of his condition.
For a long time now, he has appeared indifferent to the ravages of his problem. But he dispels that notion when asked how seriously he considered a dangerous brain operation in Mexico before his family talked him out of it. "Scale of ten," he says, "a six." The answer reflects the terrible frustration that must exist within him, the daily, fierce struggle with a body and mind that will not capitulate to his bidding. He sits there, his hands shaking, his movements robotic, the look on his face similar to what the Marines call a thousand-yard stare.
Why is it, do you think, that after all these years, the dominant sound around Ali is silence? Look at the cataract of noise caught by TV sound men, look at the verbosity that snared some novelists into thinking he was a primitive intelligence capable of Ciceronian insight. Part of the fever of the times; if the Black Panther Huey Newton, posing with rifle and spear, could be written up as a theoretical genius and his partner, Bobby Seale, interpreted as a tactical wizard, then how much a symbol was Ali, the first to tap and manifest glinting black pride, to dispute with vigor erosive self-laceration.
Why is it, do you think, that after all these years, the dominant sound around Ali is silence?
The fact was that he was not cerebral; he was a reflex of confusing emotions and instant passions. He did have street cunning, most of it aimed at keeping himself a mystery. "People like mystery," he used to say. "Who is he? What's he all about? Who's he gonna be tomorrow?" To that end, he tossed the media rabble dripping hunks of redundant, rote monologue; his loudness provided a great show and diverted probing questions. By nature, he was a gentle, sensitive man, and even in the throes of angry threats against whites it was hard to hide a smile, for he loved what the blacks call "selling wolf tickets," tricking people into fear. The Black Panthers used that gambit well, and the TV crews followed their presence. Thinking of all this, how could someone so alien to ideas and thought, who communicated privately, in scraps and remote silences, be capable of fooling Washington politicians? Absurd, of course, but then the question emerges: Did he allow himself to be used?
"How about all those phone calls?" he is asked.
"What calls?" he responds, vacantly. "To politicians this past summer."
"You can't believe that," he says. "Man wrote that, he's a cracker from way back in Louisville. Always hated blacks."
"But the piece had the goods."
"I'm signin' my autographs now," he says. "This the only important thing in my life. Keepin' in touch with the people."
"Were you used?"
"Spend a hundred dollars on stamps every week. Give 'em all my autograph that write me."
"For what?"
"To influence your lawsuit."
"I ain't worried about money," he says.
"Maybe you just want to be big again. Remember what you told Elvis. 'Elvis, you have to keep singin' or die to stay big. I'm gonna be big forever.'"
He smiles thinly: "I say anything shock the world."
"You like politics now?"
"Politics put me to sleep."
"You were at the Republican National Convention."
"You borin' me, putting me to sleep."
"Reagan, Hatch, Quayle, they would've clapped you in jail in the old days."
His eyes widen slightly: "That right?" He adds: "I'm tired. You better than a sleepin' pill."
But don't let the exchange mislead. Ali is not up to repartee these days, never was, really, unless he was in the mood, and then he'd fade you with one of his standard lines ("You not as dumb as you look"). He speaks very, very slowly, and you have to lean in to hear him. It takes nearly an hour to negotiate the course of a conversation. Typically, he hadn't been enlightening on the Capitol Hill scam. Over the years, he has been easily led, told by any number of rogues what his best interests were. If the advisers were friends who appealed to his instinct to help them move up a rung, he was even more of a setup. Later, Bingham says: "Ali was pissed about that impersonation stuff. He had no idea." Why didn't he just say that he didn't make the calls? "You know him," he says. "He'll never betray who he thinks has tried to help him. The idea that people will think less of him now bothers him a lot."
If there was ever any doubt about the staying power of Ali, it is swept aside when you travel with him. His favorite place in the world—next to his worktable at his farm—is an airport. So he should be in high spirits now; he'll be in three airports before the day's over. But he's a bit petulant with Lonnie, who aims to see that he keeps his date at Hilton Head Island. He can't stand hospitals. They get in the way of life. He found it hard even to visit his old sidekick Bundini when he was dying. Paralyzed from the neck down, Bundini could only move his eyes. Ali bent down close to his ear and whispered: "You in pain?" The eyes signaled 'yes.' Ali turned his head away, then came back to those eyes, saying: "We had some good times, didn't we?" Bundini's eyes went up and down. Ali talks about this in the Chicago airport. He's calmed down now, sits off by himself, ramrod-straight and waiting. He wears a pinstripe suit, red tie, and next to him is his black magician's bag; he never lets it out of his sight. The bag is filled with religious tracts already autographed; which is the first thing he does every day at 6:00 A.M., when he gets up. All he has to do is fill in the person's name.
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Fazier at Madison Square Garden; Frazier kept his title of heavyweight boxing world champion. March 1971.
His autograph ritual and travel are his consuming interests. He'll go anywhere at the ring of a phone, and he spends much time on the road. Perhaps the travel buoys him; he certainly gets an energy charge from people. Soon they begin to drop like birds to his side. "You see," he says, "all I gotta do is sit here. Somethin', ain't it? Why they like me?" He is not trying to be humble, he is genuinely perplexed by the chemistry that exists between himself and other people. "Maybe they just like celebrities," he says. Maybe, he's told, he's much more than a celebrity. He ponders that for a moment, and says: "That right?" By now, a hundred people have lined up in front of him, and a security guard begins to keep them in line. Ali asks them their name, writes, then gives them his autographed tracts. Some ask him to pose for pictures, others kid him about unretiring. He raises his fist: "Kong [Mike Tyson], I'm comin' after you." Near the end, he does a magic trick for a lady, using a fake thumb. "Where you going, Muhammad?" she asks. He thinks, and then leans over to the writer and asks: "Where we going?" The lady's eyes fill, she hugs him and says: "We love you so much." What is it that so movingly draws so many people—his innocent, childlike way, the stony visual he projects, set off against his highly visible symptoms?
That night over dinner, Ali's eyes open and close between courses. He fades in and out of the conversation, has a hint of trouble lifting the fork to his mouth. His every day includes periods like this, he's in and out like a faraway signal. Sometimes he's full of play. He likes to swing his long arm near a person's ear, then create a friction with thumb and forefinger to produce a cricket effect in the ear. Then the play is gone, and so is he. "One day," Lonnie is saying, "I want someone to catch his soul, to show what a fine human being he is." Ali says, head down: "Nobody know me. I fool 'em all." Lonnie is Ali's fourth wife. She was a little girl who lived across from Ali's old Louisville home when he was at the top. She is a woman of wit and intelligence, with a master's degree in business administration. She plans his trips, is the tough cop with him and his medicine, and generally seems to brighten his life. Ice cream dribbles down Ali's chin. "Now, Muhammad," she says, wiping it away. "You're a big baby." He orders another dessert, then says: "Where are we?" A blade of silence cuts across the table.
Bingham says: "Hilton Head Island."
Ali says: "Ya ever wake up and don't know where you are?" Sure, he is told, steady travel can make a person feel like that for an instant; yet it is obvious that short-term memory for him is like a labyrinth.
Ali's day at the hospital is nearly over. He will soon be counting down the minutes. Right now he's in high spirits. A nurse has secretly slipped him some strips of paper. He has a complete piece of paper in his hands. He crumples the paper, pretends to put it in his mouth, then billows his cheeks until he regurgitates tiny pieces all over his chest. "Ain't magic a happy thing," he says, trying to contain his giggling. When Dr. Medenica comes, Ali jokes with him. The doctor goes about examining the day's results. He looks at the bags of plasma: 15,000 cc's have been moved through Ali. Floyd Patterson has expressed dismay over the current treatment. "No brain damage?" Floyd had said. "Next you'll be hearing he was bit by a cockroach. He's gonna kill Clay…. He'll drop dead in a year." Medenica bridles at the comment. "He's rather ignorant. I'm going to have to call that man." Ali wants to know what Patterson said. Nobody wants to tell him. "Tell me," says Ali. Everyone looks at each other, and someone finally says: "Floyd says you'll drop dead in a year." Ali shrugs it off: "Floyd mean well."
It is Medenica's contention that Ali suffers from pesticide poisoning. Though his work has met with some skepticism in the medical community, Medenica is respected in South Carolina. His desk is rimmed with pictures of prominent people—a senator, a Saudi prince, an ambassador—patients for whom he has retarded death by cancer. He is supposed to have done wonders for Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. Tito was so grateful, he arranged funding for Medenica's clinic in Switzerland. When he died, the funds were cut off and Medenica was left with bills and criminal indictment by the Yugoslavians and the Swiss. "Don't ask how Ali got the pesticides," Medenica says.
Plasmapheresis is a solid treatment for pesticide poisoning, which occurs more than ever these days. The blood cleaning removes the immune complex, which in turn removes toxins. But how can Medenica be so sure that Ali's problem is not brain damage? Dr. Dennis Cope, of UCLA, has said that Ali is a victim of "Parkinson's syndrome secondary to pugilistic brain syndrome." In short, he took too many head shots. Medenica, though, is a confident man.
He predicts Ali will be completely recovered. "I find absolutely no brain damage. The magnetic resonator tests show no damage. Before I took him as a patient, I watched many of his fight films. He did not take many head blows."
Is he kidding?
"No, I do not see many head blows. When he came this summer, he was in bad shape. Poor gait. Difficult speech. Vocal-cord syndrome, extended and inflamed. He is much better. His problem is he misses taking his medicine, and he travels too much. He should be here once a month."
In short, he took too many head shots.
Finally, Ali is helped out of his medical harness. He dresses slowly. Then, ready to go out, he puts that famous upper-teeth clamp on his bottom lip to show determination and circles the doctor with a cocked right fist. His next stop is for an interferon shot. It is used to stimulate the white blood cells. Afterward, he is weak, and there is a certain sadness in his eyes. On the way to the car, he is asked if the treatment helps. He says: "Sheeeet, nothin' help."
Cassius Clay (aka Muhammad Ali), 20 year old heavyweight contender from Louisville, Kentucky, poses for the camera. May 1962.
The Lincoln Town Car moves through the night. Bingham, who is driving, fumbles with the tape player. Earlier in the day he had searched anxiously for a tape of Whitney Houston doing "The Greatest Love of All," a song written especially for Ali years ago. He had sensed that Ali would be quite low when the day was over, and he wanted something to pick him up. The words, beautiful and haunting, fill the car.
Everybody's searching for a hero,
People need someone
To look up to,
I never found anyone who
Fulfilled that need;
A lonely place to be,
So I learned to depend on me.
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone's shadow;
If I fail, if I succeed,
At least I lived as I believe,
And no matter what
They take from me,
They can't take away my dignity;
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me.
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me.
The greatest love of all is easy
To achieve,
Learning to love yourself is
The greatest love of all. *
"You hear that," Bingham says, his voice cracking. "Everything's gonna be just fine, Ali."
The dark trees spin by. There is no answer. What is he thinking?
This article originally appeared in the June 1989 issue.
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A man has died and three arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal Enfield shooting
Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder
Tommy WathenMultimedia Journalist
A man was pronounced dead at the scene
A man has died and three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal shooting in Enfield last night (Tuesday, December 18).
Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called by the London Ambulance Service to St Joseph's Road, Enfield at around 9.15pm to reports that a man had suffered from a gunshot wound.
St Joseph's Road is a residential road that connects with the A1010 Hertford Road
A police cordon was put in place in Enfield as armed police arrived at the scene of the incident.
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Sadly, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene at 10.10pm. There were no reports of any other injuries during the incident.
Three male suspects were arrested at the scene of suspicion of murder.
Enfield Police wrote on Twitter warning that the area could remain sealed off for some time.
The tweet reads: "Officers called at 9:15pm and dealing with a fatal shooting in St Joseph's Road Enfield - man, no further details, pronounced dead at the scene. Cordons remain in place and officers will be on scene for some time."
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[Federal Register: June 28, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 124)]
[Proposed Rules]
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AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
SUMMARY: On May 18, 2006, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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on the implementation of dividends, as required by the Federal Deposit
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E-mail: Comments@FDIC.gov. Include RIN number 3064-AD07 in
the subject line of the message.
Instructions: Submissions received must include the agency name and
RIN for this rulemaking. Comments received will be posted without
change to http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/propose.html,
including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munsell W. St. Clair, Senior Policy
Analyst, Division of Insurance and Research, (202) 898-8967; Donna M.
Saulnier, Senior Assessment Policy Specialist, Division of Finance,
(703) 562-6167; and Kymberly K. Copa, Counsel, Legal Division, (202)
898-8832.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 18, 2006, the FDIC requested comment
on its proposal to implement the dividend requirements for an initial
two-hear period. The proposed rule would sunset on December 31, 2008,
and addresses the method for the calculation, declaration, and payment
of dividends, and administrative appeals of individual dividend
amounts.
The proposed rule on dividends is just one of three notices of
proposed rulemaking to implement certain aspects of the Reform Act
published by the FDIC on the same date. At that time, the FDIC also
published proposed rules on the one-time assessment credit (see 71 FR
28809) and certain procedural and operational changes to its risk-based
assessments regulations in part 327 (see 71 FR 28790). In addition, the
Reform Act requires the FDIC to prescribe rules on the designated
reserve ratio and risk-based assessments. Those proposed rules are
expected to be published in the coming weeks.
The FDIC has determined that it would be most effective for comment
purposes to have a longer period of overlap between the pending
proposed rules on credits, dividends, and operational changes to the
risk-based assessments regulations, and the upcoming proposed rules on
the designated reserve ratio and risk-based assessments. All of these
proposals relate in one way or another to risk-based assessments, and
commenters should have a period of time during which they could, if
they so choose, review all of the proposals together.
Recently, ING Bank, fsb and Nationwide Bank requested that the FDIC
extend the closing date for comments on the pending proposed rules to
coincide with the closing date for comments on the upcoming proposed
rules. While the FDIC understands the concerns expressed, a 30-day
extension should provide sufficient comment period overlap to permit
all of the proposals to be reviewed together, giving interested parties
90 days to comment on the three pending proposals and allowing FDIC
staff to consider all comments in a timely manner.
Dated at Washington, DC this 20th day of June, 2006.
By order of the Board of Directors.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-5834 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714-01-P
Last Updated 06/28/2006 Regs@fdic.gov
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Wolves vs Chelsea
Maurizio Sarri transcript: Every word on Wolves defeat, 'too confident' stars & facing Man City
The Blues slipped to their second defeat of the season with a 2-1 defeat at Molineux
Oliver HarbordChelsea correspondent
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Where you surprised to see your team let it slip?
"I think that we played very well for 55 minutes. After the first goal, at 1-1, it was an accident because we were in full control of the match. We were suddenly another team, without the right distances, our football, I don’t know why. I am really very worried, not for the result but for the fact we didn't react to the first goal. We didn't react at all, so I am really very worried for this."
Do you think Morata should have had a penalty?
"I don’t know. But I saw that in the first ten minutes of the second half we could have scored four or five goals. We had four good opportunities, so I don;t want to talk about the referee. It is not right, because we had other opportunities and we missed them. I think it is better to think about everything we can control."
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Were you happy with the selection you made and the changes?
"If you had asked me the same question after 55 minutes I would say yes, I was really very happy. We lost everything, our football, the result, everything for an accident, a goal. It can happen, but I don’t think it depends on the changes. It depends on the mentality of the team, I think. It was without reaction, we can lose a match, but not without a reaction."
Alvaro Morata during Chelsea's defeat to Wolves (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
What does this result mean for the title race?
"As I said before, Manchester City are in another category. At the moment they are not in our category. We have to play and to fight to be in the top four I think.
"The result is very difficult for this, because I know very well that in every match you have to gain points. In the last championship in Italy I lost Serie A with 91 points, so I know very well that in every match you have to gain points. It is very difficult for staying in the first four."
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Should there have been a foul in the build-up to the second goal on Willian?
"I don’t know if there was a foul or not, but I think it is more important to talk about our attitude after the first goal. We were not the same team as before. We were longer, we were not comfortable, we were wider. We were without the right distances from our players. I don't want to discuss if there was a foul on Willian or not, it us not important for me.
"Maybe it was important for the result, but not for me. I have to understand why the team suddenly was another team. Only for a goal, for an accident because we were in control of the match.
"We had to play 30 or 35 minutes after that, it wasn't a big problem."
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Does this defeat make the Manchester City match even tougher?
"No. As I said before City are the best in Europe, maybe in the world, they can win or not the Champions League, but that depends on the moments. Last season I think City were the best team in the Champions League, but then for two matches they played maybe not in the best moment of the City.
"If you have to play against them for ten months they are the best in the world, I think, at the moment. So the match is difficult for this reason.
"Of course, after this match we lost confidence, but maybe it is better. Sometimes my players show me that they have too much confidence."
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Rangers linked with Croatian midfielder
Reports in Portugal are linking Rangers with the 26-year-old Maritimo player
Craig Williams
Croatian midfielder Josip Vuković (Image: YouTube)
Rangers are believed to be keen on securing the services of Croatian midfielder Josip Vuković , according to reports in Portugal.
Sports daily A Bola have named Steven Gerrard’s side as one of a host of European clubs interested in the 26-year-old, who plays for Maritimo in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Vuković - a defensive midfielder - signed for the club in March last year, following stints in Ukraine with FC Olimpik Donetsk, Bosnian side NK Vitez and Croatian club Istra 1961.
Having came through the ranks at HNK Hajduk Split, Vuković became part of his national team set up, chalking up 12 appearances for the Croatia U19 team.
It is believed that Benfica, Sporting de Portugal and Villarreal are among the other clubs keen on the Croatian player, who has made 16 appearances so far this season.
You can follow Football Scotland here on Twitter and join the conversation on our Facebook page here. We also publish a nightly newsletter at around 5pm every week day, rounding up the latest stories and more. To sign up go here.
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Leicester City: Craig Shakespeare sacking is harsh, but not a surprise
Leicester City owners have once again showed their ruthless side by sacking Craig Shakespeare after just 21 league games in charge of the Foxes.
A six-game winless run has seen the 2015/17 Premier League champions drop into the relegation zone, leaving them in the same situation as when they sacked in February.
Shakespeare had brilliant start at the King Power, winning his first five Premier League matches in charge and mastermind one of the greatest nights in the Foxes’ history when they beat Sevilla out of the Champions League.
However, since Leicester beat Sunderland on April 4, they have only won three league games. The fixture list has not been kind but the Foxes Thai owners could point to a team like Burnley who took 5 points from away matches at Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool. The were spirited in defeat in a number of games against top sides but ultimately came away with nothing.
Shakespeare’s commitment to using 4-4-2 has also played a part in his dismissal. Teams have worked out how to play against the Foxes and they often lack of a plan B, as was evident against West Bromwich Albion on Monday.
The timing of his sacking though has caught many fans by surprise. If you include Monday’s game, the Foxes have 4 games in 13 days. They travel to Swansea on Saturday before two home games against Leeds in the Carabao Cup and then Everton.
It seems harsh that he was not given these games to prove himself against some of the lesser sides in the Premier League.
Shakespeare’s contribution to the football club though has not gone unnoticed. As a No. 2, the former boss was involved in League One, Championship and Premier League title wins and for that Leicester supporters are eternally grateful.
The owners have run the football club superbly since arriving in 2010 but are quickly getting a reputation for ruthless sackings.
Appointing Shakespeare’s successor could be the biggest decision they have had to make in their time at Leicester.
Updated: October 20, 2017 at 11:20
Tags: Claudio Ranieri, Craig Shakespeare
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Jose Mourinho admits Phil Jones could be in line to return at Huddersfield Town ▶
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Sveco Star To Miss Old Firm Derby – “Six Weeks On The Sidelines”
Posted by Kazeem Olawale
According to report from The Scottish Sun, Ross McCrorie looks set to miss Rangers’ clash with Celtic on March 11.
The 19-year-old centre-back’s foot injury was originally, according to the Scottish tabloid, meant to only rule him out until the end of February, but the tabloid’s latest report suggested that Rangers are set to miss McCrorie for another four weeks.
The defender will continued to be monitored and treated by the club’s medical team as they aim to get him back on his feet as soon as possible.
He hasn’t played for Rangers since January, after getting injured in the Gers game against Ross County while at the Light Blues’ Florida training camp.
McCrorie has registered 19 appearances ahead of being ruled out and had nailed a regular place in Rangers’ first-team after impressive performances.
The news will come as a huge blow to Graeme Murty, who without any doubt would like the option of playing the defender against Celtic, as the defender had put in impressive performances earlier in the season. He may only be 19-years-old but his performances to Rangers side so far this season suggested that he could be vital to Rangers’ success and for their upcoming fixture against Celtic. While the Light Blues currently sit nine points behind the Hoops, victory at Ibrox on March 11 could leave the door open for a last minute bid for the Scottish Premier League title.
Tags: Graeme Murty, Ross McCrorie
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Kazeem Olawale
Kazeem Olawale, 24-year old sports writer. An avid Arsenal and Real Madrid fans. If not here, always making round on his banter Arsenal blog, www.goonerrepublic.com
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Australia, Philippines basketball players involved in wild brawl
By Ryan Gaydos, | Fox News
A violent brawl broke out during a game between Australia and the Philippines. (Fox Sports)
A violent brawl broke out Monday during the first round of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifying game between Australia and the Philippines.
Australia was leading, 79-48, with about four minutes left in the third quarter when Philippines player Roger Pogoy appeared to elbow Australia’s Chris Coulding in the jaw. Pogoy was then met by a punch from Daniel Kickert. The incident sparked a wild melee.
Both benches cleared and the fight went behind the basket and into the scrum of photographers who were lined up on the baseline. Thon Maker, who plays for the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, appeared to throw flying knees at several Filipino players during the scrum.
Toward the end of the brawl, a chair and a water bottle were thrown at an Australian player.
“I just want to appeal to everybody to please settle down. We didn’t want what happened to happen,” Philippines basketball president Al Panlilo said in an address to fans as the game was stopped, according to ABS-CBN News. “We are hosting this game, and this is basketball. We will wait for the referees for their decision, but please respect the game, and may our visitors feel safe in the arena”
Australia's Thon Maker appeared to throw flying knees during the brawl. (Fox Sports)
Referees ejected nine Philippines players: Terrence Romeo, Carl Bryan Cruz, Jayson Castro, Calvin Abueva, Andray Blatche, Tory Rosario, Japeth Aguilar, Matthew Wright and Pogoy. The result left just three Philippines athletes to finish the game.
Australia’s Nathan Sobey, Goulding, Maker and Kickert were also ejected.
The game later resumed, with Australia cruising to an 89-53 win.
Ryan Gaydos is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @Gaydos_.
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Abbas Leading in Palestinian Election Poll
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Two opinion polls published Monday predicted a tight Palestinian presidential race between interim leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) and his jailed challenger, Marwan Barghouti (search), while a third gave Abbas the advantage.
Abbas, a pragmatist who has spoken out against violence, enjoys the tacit support of the international community. A Barghouti victory in the Jan. 9 vote could throw Mideast peace efforts into turmoil.
Abbas, 69, is the candidate of the ruling Fatah (search) movement.
He had been seen as lacking voter appeal, especially among younger Palestinians and hard-liners. However the three polls published Monday indicated a significant increase in backing for Abbas since the nomination. He scored between 35 percent and 40 percent of voter support.
The surveys yielded vastly differing results for Barghouti, a leader of Fatah's restless young guard, who announced his bid at the last minute last week, after initially promising to stay out of the race in order to ensure an orderly transition following Yasser Arafat's (search) Nov. 11 death.
Barghouti, who is serving multiple life terms for his role in deadly shooting attacks on Israelis, drew criticism for his bid, even by allies in Fatah who feared it would split the movement. Barghouti has justified attacks on Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza as legitimate resistance to occupation, but also supports the creation of a Palestinian state living peacefully alongside Israel. Israel has ruled out releasing him from prison.
In a poll by the West Bank's Bir Zeit University, 35 percent said they supported Barghouti, compared with 34 percent for Abbas. A survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, headed by independent pollster Khalil Shekaki, said Abbas had 40 percent support, compared with 38 percent for Barghouti. Only one survey, by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, run by pollster Nabil Kukali, showed support for Abbas of 40 percent, compared with 22 percent for Barghouti.
There are 10 contenders for Palestinian Authority president. All three polls were conducted after Wednesday's deadline for announcing candidacies. In all three surveys, pro-democracy activist Mustafa Barghouti, an independent and a distant relative of Marwan Barghouti, came in third, with scores ranging from 6 percent to 14 percent.
The Bir Zeit poll was conducted among 1,198 respondents, Shekaki's survey was conducted among 1,320 respondents, and Kukali's poll was based on 997 respondents. All had an error margin of 3 percentage points.
The Bir Zeit poll indicated that support for Marwan Barghouti is particularly strong among women, youths, villagers, the poor and the less educated. Abbas scored higher among men, the middle-class, the elderly, the educated and city residents.
Abbas is more popular in Gaza, while Barghouti scored higher in the West Bank. Barghouti also had strong backing among Palestinians who generally support the Islamic militant opposition groups.
The largest of these groups, Hamas, has called for a boycott of the presidential elections, and it was not clear if its supporters would heed the call.
All three surveys indicated that support for Fatah was increasing, while Hamas was losing popularity. During more than four years of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, Hamas had steadily gained support and pulled even with Fatah, which dominated Palestinian politics for decades.
Hamas is not fielding a candidate in the presidential election and asked its supporters not to vote. However, the Islamic militant group says it will participate in legislative and municipal elections, to be held in 2005.
Palestinians last held general elections in 1996.
In Jerusalem, meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned rebels in his Likud Party that he was determined to invite the moderate Labor Party into the government, and would not hesitate to call early elections if Likud blocked him.
He said he knew that some Likud legislators want early elections because they think they can topple him.
"I know those who want elections now want them because they think they can bring me down," Sharon said. "That won't happen. I'm not afraid of elections. I intend to run and I intend to win elections."
Sharon, who has lost his majority in parliament, needs Labor to go ahead with a planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements in 2005. Likud rebels, who oppose a withdrawal, have balked at bringing in Labor.
Likud's Central Committee is to decide later this week. For now, elections are set for November 2006.
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The head of Tasmania's Environmental Defenders Office says she spends "a lot" of her time fundraising for the organisation due to a lack of state and federal funding for the service - time she says would be better spent "providing better services to the community". EDO Tasmania chief executive Nicole Sommer is the latest legal practitioner to speak out against the current level of funding - from both the federal and state governments - for legal assistance services in the state. The EDO offers advice and assistance to Tasmanians concerned about environmental planning law issues who may be looking to represent themselves at the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal. The National Partnership Agreement (NPA), a federal funding mechanism which determines the distribution of legal assistance funding across the country, expires on July 1, 2020, at which time a new agreement will be struck. No federal funding has been provided to EDOs since 2013, while the Tasmanian and South Australian EDO offices are the only ones in the country not to receive "substantive" state funding. EDO Tasmania received a meagre $8750 from the state government in the 2019-20 budget. "The funding that we do receive from the state, whilst welcome, doesn't even cover the rent," Ms Sommer said. "We rely, really, on the generosity of mum-and-dad donors to keep our doors open." "I spend a lot of my time on fundraising which is not a way that a lawyer of my experience should be using her time. "I could be providing better services to the community if I had security of funding." In a state budget estimates hearing last week, Greens leader Cassy O'Connor asked Attorney-General Elise Archer why the EDO didn't receive additional funding under the Solicitors' Guarantee Fund. Ms Archer responded: "Any body or organisation of a community nature can apply to the Solicitors' Guarantee Fund and it's assessed and contributions are made accordingly in the limited funds available." She said the reason EDO Tasmania didn't get funding through the NPA because "Commonwealth funding priorities do not include environmental law".
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State funding 'doesn't even cover the rent': Environmental Defenders Office
Rob Inglis
Environmental Defenders Office Tasmania chief executive Nicole Sommer says much of her time is occupied fundraising due to a lack of support from the state and federal governments. Picture: Supplied
The head of Tasmania's Environmental Defenders Office says she spends "a lot" of her time fundraising for the organisation due to a lack of state and federal funding for the service - time she says would be better spent "providing better services to the community".
EDO Tasmania chief executive Nicole Sommer is the latest legal practitioner to speak out against the current level of funding - from both the federal and state governments - for legal assistance services in the state.
The EDO offers advice and assistance to Tasmanians concerned about environmental planning law issues who may be looking to represent themselves at the Resource Management and Planning Appeal Tribunal.
Legal aid sector at 'crisis point' due to funding shortfall
Launceston Community Legal Centre airs staff cut concerns
State 'could be treated badly again': CLCs boss on legal cuts
The National Partnership Agreement (NPA), a federal funding mechanism which determines the distribution of legal assistance funding across the country, expires on July 1, 2020, at which time a new agreement will be struck.
No federal funding has been provided to EDOs since 2013, while the Tasmanian and South Australian EDO offices are the only ones in the country not to receive "substantive" state funding.
EDO Tasmania received a meagre $8750 from the state government in the 2019-20 budget.
"The funding that we do receive from the state, whilst welcome, doesn't even cover the rent," Ms Sommer said. "We rely, really, on the generosity of mum-and-dad donors to keep our doors open."
"I spend a lot of my time on fundraising which is not a way that a lawyer of my experience should be using her time.
"I could be providing better services to the community if I had security of funding."
In a state budget estimates hearing last week, Greens leader Cassy O'Connor asked Attorney-General Elise Archer why the EDO didn't receive additional funding under the Solicitors' Guarantee Fund.
Ms Archer responded: "Any body or organisation of a community nature can apply to the Solicitors' Guarantee Fund and it's assessed and contributions are made accordingly in the limited funds available."
She said the reason EDO Tasmania didn't get funding through the NPA because "Commonwealth funding priorities do not include environmental law".
Triage protocols save lives: Ambulance Tasmania
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592-hp McLaren MP4-12C supercar hits 200 mph, proves Moore’s law is alive and well
By Bill Howard on March 13, 2012 at 12:54 pm
Dr. Jekyll, meet Mr. Hyde. 200 mph sports car, meet the quarter-million-dollar vehicle with no gas guzzler tax. I am cruising California highways in a 592-hp supercar at 70 mph, getting 30 mpg, and listening to an iPod playlist as we glide smoothly over worn asphalt roads. Two hours later, within the confines of the Auto Club Speedway east of Los Angeles, I hit the throttle and three seconds after that, from standstill, with no wheelspin, we’re passing 60 mph en route to 100 mph and momentary deafness from the engine roar. McLaren has become one of the most enthusiastic practitioners of automotive technology that makes a high-end sports car be so docile in daily driving that you don’t also need a luxury sedan for your Monday-to-Friday commuter car. Life is good.
McLaren extends the performance, safety, and even environmental envelopes through the mastery of exotic, lightweight materials: carbon fiber, Kevlar, magnesium, titanium, even gold plating (seriously) where it helps. It borrows heavily from racing technology and even uses some technologies banned from racing because it made the race cars too good, such as movable rear wings, adaptive suspensions, and torque vectoring. All this should intrigue $30,000-car-buyers because what McLaren does today at high cost could work its way into your next car at more affordable cost.
What is it like to drive a rolling technology platform? It depends on how you dial in the car’s performance. A pair of dashboard knobs marked Normal, Sport, and Track create three different personas for roaming city streets and highways; back country roads; and racetracks. The suspension and engine/transmission change from easygoing (not soft) to firm to rock solid; engine noise goes from throaty to loud to “where are my earplugs?” When you accelerate in Sport mode, the middle setting, some of the engine intake sound is ported into the cockpit and it’s fun for the first 10 minutes, at which point the sound becomes noise.
In the Track setting, you are overwhelmed by the razor-sharp steering, virtually zero body roll, and more engine noise than you want without hearing protection. The launch control button is just the thing for drag racing, in case the kid in the tricked out Acura in the next lane thinks you’re driving a kit car with a VW engine. Microprocessors allow acceleration without tire spin and manage shift points better and faster than you can. Press the button marked Launch, floor the brakes and throttle (the engine remains at low not max throttle), then release the brake pedal and keep your right foot down. That’s how you reach 60 mph in 3.0 seconds. Need to slow down in a hurry? From 60 mph, you can get the McLaren back to zero in 100 feet or seven car lengths. Try this visual: On a football field, if you were doing 60 when you crossed the goal line headed for midfield, you’d be fully stopped by the 35 yard line.
At the racetrack, when you turn the dials to Track mode, there is virtually no body roll. Steering inputs are incredibly precise. There’s enough of the stability control still enabled to catch the back end when I take an S-turn too quickly and struggle to over-correct. I’ve driven a handful of supercars such as the Porsche Turbo, Audi R10, and Lamborghini Gallardo. This is the one that feels most at home on the track. The ability to dial in performance is what allows one vehicle to have three vastly different personas.
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GlaxoSmithKline : GSK presents data from Phase III STABILITY study of darapladib in patients with chronic coronary heart disease
Mar 30, 2014 10:55am
GlaxoSmithKline: GSK presents data from Phase III STABILITY study of darapladib in patients with chronic coronary heart disease
Issued: 30 March 2014, London UK
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today presented data from the pivotal Phase III STABILITY study of darapladib at the American College of Cardiology 63rd Annual Scientific Session in Washington, DC. The data have also been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Darapladib is not approved for use anywhere in the world.
This global, double-blind, event-driven trial randomized 15,828 patients with chronic coronary heart disease (CHD) to receive 160mg of darapladib or placebo once daily on a background of standard of care. The primary endpoint was time to first occurrence of any major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) comprising cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke. Secondary endpoints included major coronary events (MCE) comprising CHD death, MI or urgent coronary revascularisation for myocardial ischemia; total coronary events comprising CHD death, MI, hospitalisation for unstable angina or any coronary revascularisation procedure; the individual components of MACE; and all-cause mortality.
No difference was seen in the treatment groups in the time to first occurrence of MACE. During 3.7 years median follow-up, the primary endpoint of MACE occurred in 9.7% of patients in the darapladib group and 10.4% of patients in the placebo group; hazard ratio (HR) 0.94, 95% confidence interval (0.85 - 1.03), p=0.199. HRs for individual components were cardiovascular death 0.96 (0.83 - 1.11), MI 0.89 (0.77 - 1.03) and stroke 1.01 (0.81 - 1.27).
Among the secondary endpoints, major coronary events occurred in 9.3% of patients taking darapladib versus 10.3% in the placebo group; HR 0.90 (0.82 - 1.00), p=0.045 (nominal significance). Similar effects were observed for the composite of total coronary events, which occurred in 14.9% of patients on darapladib versus 16.1% on placebo; HR 0.91 (0.84, 0.98), p=0.019 (nominal significance). There was no difference in all-cause mortality which occurred in 7.3% of patients in both groups.
The safety profile was well-characterised in this large outcome study. The frequency of serious adverse events was 43% in the darapladib group and 44% in the placebo group. Adverse events leading to study drug discontinuation occurred in 20% of patients on darapladib and 14% on placebo.
Dr Harvey White, MD, Director of Coronary Care Unit, Green Lane Cardiovascular Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, and the co-chair of the STABILTY study, commented:
"In the STABILITY study, the lack of effect on stroke was disappointing but not unexpected given the emerging epidemiology data. While the study didn't meet its primary endpoint, the effects of darapladib on the reduction of coronary events are of potential interest. These findings take us a step further towards defining which patients may benefit from treatment with darapladib."
Dr Murray Stewart, Senior Vice President, Metabolic Pathways Cardiovascular Therapy Area, added:
"STABILITY was a robust, large-scale cardiovascular outcomes study of a novel mechanism with the goal of providing incremental benefit above a high level of standard of care. Given the unmet medical need, the results of the STABILITY study are important in understanding how this mechanism may impact the lives of patients with heart disease. We await the results of the second study, SOLID-TIMI 52, to better understand the findings."
About darapladib and atherosclerosis
Darapladib is a selective and orally active inhibitor of Lp-PLA2 (lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2) currently being investigated as a potential agent for the reduction of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease. Lp-PLA2 is an enzyme that is found in blood and in atherosclerotic plaques. Atherosclerosis is characterised by the build-up of plaques of fat, cholesterol and other substances within the walls of arteries and is, in part, an inflammatory disease. When these plaques rupture they can block vital blood vessels, causing acute coronary syndromes (heart attacks) and strokes. Elevated Lp-PLA2 activity has been implicated in the development and progression of atherosclerosis.
About STABILITY trial design and the Phase III programme
STABILITY (STtabilisation of Atherosclerotic plaque By Initiation of darapLadIb TherapY) is the first of two Phase III studies with darapladib. It was a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind event-driven study in adults with chronic coronary heart disease. Patients were randomised to receive either 160mg darapladib or placebo in addition to standard of care. Standard of care could include a statin, aspirin and blood pressure medications. The study enrolled more than 15,000 patients across 39 countries and continued until 1,500 major adverse cardiovascular events had occurred. The study design of STABILITY was published in the October 2010 edition of the American Heart Journal (H. White et al).
The second Phase III study, SOLID-TIMI 52 will evaluate the effects of darapladib in patients with acute coronary syndrome. The trial has enrolled over 13,000 patients across 36 countries. SOLID-TIMI 52 is ongoing and remains blinded. Results are expected in the second quarter of 2014. The study design of SOLID-TIMI 52 was published in the October 2011 edition of the American Heart Journal (M.L. O'Donoghue et al).
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Renault introduce vehicle-to-grid charging
by Matt Donnelly
Renault have rolled out a pilot scheme to test the feasibility of large-scale vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bi-directional charging technology.
(Image via Groupe Renault)
The system will allow electric cars to discharge power from their batteries back into the grid - effectively turning your car into an energy storage system.
A fleet of fifteen Renault Zoe vehicles are trialling the technology in Utrecht, the Netherlands and Porto Santo, a Portuguese island in the Madeira archipelago. Further tests are being planned in France, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark.
Each car has been fitted with a reversible charger using alternating-current technology which can be used with existing charging terminals fitted out with “a simple, inexpensive adaptation”.
Renault claim that the technology will “greatly reduce the related cost of charging terminals”, while optimising renewable energy usage.
During peak times when renewable sources such as solar or wind farms generate more energy than is being used by the community, the car will be charged. When the wind stops or the sun goes down and there is more demand than energy being supplied, the car with discharge further energy back into the grid - reducing demand on additional energy from non-renewable sources.
“With this initiative, Groupe Renault is fully fulfilling its role as a leader in electric mobility for all and as a player in the energy transition. Vehicle-to-grid charging is a key pillar of the smart electric ecosystems that Groupe Renault has set up,” said Gilles Normand, Groupe Renault’s director of electric vehicles.
“We have chosen onboard technology that also optimises the cost of recharging stations and thus facilitate a large-scale development.”
In a statement, Renault said the aim of the pilot scheme was to “measure large-scale feasibility and potential gains”. They listed targets of the project as helping:
Underline the technical and economic advantages of an onboard solution in electric vehicles
Demonstrate - in concrete terms - the value of services provided for the local and national electricity grid, such as encouraging consumption of solar and wind energy, checking the grid’s frequency or tension and reducing infrastructure costs.
Work on the regulatory frameworks of a mobile energy-storage scheme, detecting any pitfalls in it and offering concrete solutions.
Establish common standards, the basic requirement for an industrial-scale roll-out.
The project is being supported by the Netherlands based company We Drive Solar, and Porto Santo energy provider Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira.
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Nexon tops 2011 sales, this week in Korean news
April 27, 2012 | By Eric Caoili
More: Social/Online, Business/Marketing, Korea
[Gamasutra rounds up the week's biggest reports on South Korea's booming online games market from This Is Game, the leading English-language site about the country's game industry.]
In our latest round-up of news from South Korea's online games space, we look at Nexon generating more sales than any other Korean game company last year, and WeMade's purchase of several developers.
WeMade buys three social and mobile game studios
Online game developer and operator WeMade Entertainment has acquired three social and mobile game studios: Link Tomorrow (Epic Story, Baseball Wars), Liny Works (Cafestoria), and Fever Studio (Every Town, Every Farm).
This brings the number of development teams WeMade has to five. The company has also announced that it has eight new games releasing for mobile in 2012: Goblin Mobile, Fighters, Silkroad M, StarCity Mobile, Every Farm 2, Epic Island, Cafestoria Mobile, and Braves.
WeMade debuted a new social game brand called "We Social," too. We Social games will be offered to users of popular Korean mobile messenger app Kakao Talk, which WeMade invested $4.6 million into several months ago.
Nexon leads Korean game companies in sales
MapleStory publisher Nexon generated more sales than any other online game company in South Korea last year, making ₩1.21 trillion ($1.07 billion) in revenues, according to financial reports and Financial Supervisory Service filings found by ThisIsGame.
That's nearly double its closes competitor, Neowiz (Crossfire), which brought in ₩667.7 billion ($590 million) in sales last year. 2011's next biggest earners were Hangame portal owner NHN with ₩640.6 billion ($566.3 million), and NCsoft with ₩608.9 billion ($538.3 million).
The companies' presence in China appeared to be a critical factor in their sales and ranking -- Nexon's Dungeon & Fighter is particularly popular there with around 2.6 million concurrent users, while Neowiz's Crossfire has about 3.5 million concurrent users in the country.
Mobile companies Gamevil and Com2us didn't make it into South Korea's top ten rankings, but they were positioned at #12 and #14 respectively. If they were to break into the top ten in 2012, it would be the first year a mobile publisher made it into the list.
[This story was written with permission using material from ThisIsGame Global, the leading English-language site about the South Korean game industry.]
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Documents of Newly Published Xbox Live Game Made Public
- Jill Duffy
Excerpt from Shred Nebula Pitch Document
1. High Concept
1.1 The Hollywood One Sentence Pitch: "Asteroids meets the Running Man set in high def, free-roaming fight for survival through uncharted space."
1.2 The Core Concept: R.I.P. ROCKET is a top-down free-roaming space shooter with unparalleled action and dept, featuring ship based space combat, intergalactic exploration and multiplayer dog-fighting.
R.I.P. ROCKET is the main character of the game and is a prototype ship that is the first single man craft capable of intergalactic travel. The ship is loaded with new features that give it unique flight abilities and a constantly upgrading supply of weapons. The game will tell the story (arcade style) of what happens when the player takes R.I.P. ROCKET on its maiden voyage thought a wormhole to completely uncharted space. The resulting story is one of pure survival, a battle against all odds as one resourceful pilot utilizes tha amazing tools of R.I.P. ROCKET to make it back home and create the legend of the Relentless Intergalactic Personal Rocket...
Based on this simple premise, the game will take players on a tour-de-force of space combat, traveling to unknown galaxies rendered in exquisite detail, fighting through a vast array of enemies that feature multi-tiered attacks and defenses while searching for critical "jump-coordinates" needed to make each Hyper-Jump closer to home.
The game at its purest core is a shooter, but the game's structure and key ingredients are set up to give the player choices, constantly shifting to challenge the player to more than just shoot -- in fact, the highest leader board scores will be held by players that master all three key concepts in the game: Action, Critical Navigation and Collection.
The game is powered by CrunchTime Games' new R.A.K. Engine (Roaming Arcade Killer Engine) which has been built from the ground up on DirectX 9.0c with the Xbox 360 and multiplayer combat in mind. Never before has the next-generation console world experience this genre with fully modern and cutting edge controls, over the top animation, gloriously rendered living sci-fi backgrounds and gameplay that has been hand-crafted with weapon-to-weapon counters to create intense dog-fighting in space. Any skill level player will instantly be able to pick up the control and play, the game will ramp the player through challenges designed to turn beginners into strong players ready for online multiplayer ballet for endless replay value and weekly evolutions of strategies for years to come.
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[Update] Microsoft Will Close Xbox Entertainment Studios
by Mike Futter on Jul 17, 2014 at 02:56 PM
Update #3: After telling us that it wouldn't be commenting on Quantum Break and a possible connection with the Xbox Entertainment Studios closure, the company has apparently changed its mind. Speaking with Polygon, Microsoft says that the development of Quantum Break is "not impacted" by the decision to close Xbox Entertainment Studios.
Update #2: We inquired about the status of Remedy's Quantum Break, which will have live action segments, to find out if Xbox Entertainment Studios is involved in the project. A Microsoft representative declined to comment.
Update #1: Microsoft has confirmed to us that it will close Xbox Entertainment Studios in the coming months. This will reduce a significant portion of planned programming, but in-development work like Halo: Nightfall, the Halo television series, and the Atari documentary Signal to Noise, will continue.
Nancy Tellem, Jordan Levin, and some other staff will stay on to complete the programming already in progress. This will not impact the NFL partnership, apps, and delivering television via the Xbox One alongside cable partners. Phil Spencer communicated this to staff today in an email, which has been provided to us.
I hope you have had a chance to read today’s mails from Satya. I wanted to take a moment to share a few thoughts on what this means for our team and some of the changes we are making as a result.
In last week’s mail outlining some of the steps towards creating the culture and organization to bring our ambitions to life, Satya called out the strategic importance of Xbox as a strong consumer brand, a creative center for gaming and a leader in bold innovation. Every member of Team Xbox should be incredibly proud of the impact and reach your work has within the walls of Microsoft, with our developer community and most importantly, with consumers.
Microsoft is the productivity and platform company for a mobile-first and cloud-first world, and games are the single biggest digital life category in a mobile-first world. Success in this category, by growing a robust Xbox business, brings additional value to Microsoft. I have stated this before, but for Xbox to be successful, we must remain committed to being a consumer-driven organization with the mission of meeting the high expectations of a passionate fan base, to create the best games and to drive technical innovation.
As part of the planned reduction to our overall workforce announced today and in light of our organization’s mission, we plan to streamline a handful of portfolio and engineering development efforts across Xbox. One such plan is that, in the coming months, we expect to close Xbox Entertainment Studios. I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the accomplishments from the entire team in XES. They have built an impressive slate of original programming and pioneered interactive entertainment on Xbox, such as the innovative reality series ‘Every Street United’ that succeeded in uniting audiences around the globe during the recent World Cup. I am pleased that Nancy, Jordan and members of the XES team remain committed to new, original programming already in production like the upcoming documentary series ‘Signal to Noise’ whose first installment takes on the rise and fall of gaming icon Atari and of course, the upcoming game franchise series ‘Halo: Nightfall,’ and the ‘Halo’ Television series which will continue as planned with 343 Industries. Xbox will continue to support and deliver interactive sports content like ‘NFL on Xbox,’ and we will continue to enhance our entertainment offering on console by innovating the TV experience through the monthly console updates. Additionally, our app partnerships with world-class content providers bringing entertainment, sports and TV content to Xbox customers around the world are not impacted by this organizational change in any way and remain an important component of our Xbox strategy.
Change is never easy, but I believe the changes announced today help us better align with our long-term goals. We have an incredible opportunity ahead of us to define what the next generation of gaming looks like for the growing Xbox community. I have a great deal of confidence in this team and know that with clarity of focus on our mission and our customers we can accomplish great things together. We already have.
Thank you again for all you do for Xbox.
Original Story:
Microsoft is reportedly planning to completely revise its television strategy. The Nancy Tellem-led Xbox Studios is said to be trimming back its line of programming, detailed as recently as May.
When Microsoft announced the Xbox One on May 21, 2013, television and original programming were a big part of the presentation. Since then, the company has reversed course on mandatory online connectivity, used games, and the importance of Kinect to the platform. With the appointment of Phil Spencer as head of Xbox, changes seem to be coming quickly. The first major project coming out of Microsoft Studios,
Halo: Nightfall, will have a presence at SDCC next week and will premiere later this year. Xbox Studios is also in production on a documentary about the Atari E.T. failure and subsequent excavation of the burial site for all the discarded cartridges. The news comes on the same day that Microsoft announced 18,000 job cuts by March 31, 2015.
CEO Satya Nadella also recently refocused the company on productivity, cloud, and mobile. He also reaffirmed his commitment to Xbox. We’ve reached out to Microsoft for comment and will update should we receive a response.
[Source: Variety]
Microsoft was heavily criticized by the core audience for diverging from a core gaming message. The company has been correcting course for months, with a heavy push toward recapturing a straying user base since Phil Spencer assumed command.
The Halo and E.T. projects make a lot of sense, but some of the proposed programming hasn’t seemed like a great fit. Hopefully, Microsoft will be able to keep the shows that have the best synergy while shedding the seemingly tangential programming.
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Next Generation Portable Hands-On
We get a brief hands-on with the PSP successor.
By Ricardo Torres | @GS_RT on January 27, 2011 at 10:36AM PST
Shortly before our interview with Shuhei Yoshida at Sony's Tokyo offices for the Next Generation Portable, we were given the opportunity to get our hands on the actual hardware for a bit. You can check out our impressions of the demos of Uncharted and Little Deviants elsewhere, but we wanted to spend some time discussing the surprising little piece of hardware itself. While photos and video of the unit may give the impression that it has a lot in common with the brick-style original PSP in terms of heft and feel, this is not entirely the case.
Next Generation Portable First Look
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The upcoming device is actually surprisingly light, with the dazzling screen taking up a fair amount of real estate on it. The button and analog stick layout feels familiar and comfortable. The sticks themselves feel good; Sony used the term "micro analog sticks," and it seems pretty apt. They have the give that's comparable to the sticks on the PS3's DualShock controllers, which makes them comfortable to use. The shoulder buttons feel a bit thinner than the original PSP's, but they work out well.
The touch functionality takes some getting used to, but it works well. We found that the front-facing touch screen was responsive and not as much of a smudge magnet as we expected. While there were Sony staff members on hand with microfiber cloths at the ready, we noticed that the screen didn't look so bad after we played with the system for a bit. The back-facing touch screen took some getting used to and seemed to respond best to a light touch as opposed to our initial Frankenstein-like mashing.
As for the screen itself, the NGP continues Sony's tradition of outfitting its handhelds with head-turning tech. The NGP screen demolishes the original PSP's, above and beyond resolution. The viewing angle on the OLED screen is more comparable to the latest batch of high-end mobile phones. In fact, we'll go out on a limb and say that what we saw features better color, contrast, and black levels than anything we've seen to date.
In addition to our hands-on, we were able to speak with Sony reps following the conference and got a few more odds and ends of info on the system. The games for the unit will come in two flavors: downloadable via PlayStation Network and in a New Game Media, which sounds a lot like a cartridge to us and will store games in some sort of flash-based hardware. The system will have music and video playback capabilities much like its predecessor, although that wasn't showcased at today's event. Your PSN ID will carry over to the NGP, which will feature trophy support for games and will work with the Near utility (to track your activities) that was demoed onstage at the conference.
Next Generation Portable: Shuhei Yoshida Interview
Overall, we were very impressed by the NGP. The device sports a smart industrial design and a stunning screen and packs some impressive features. The big question now is how much is it going to cost?
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Home > Talking Kurdistan > Sold Out for Play on Kurdistan in Milan
Sold Out for Play on Kurdistan in Milan
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‘The country that is not – Journey through the mountains people’, is a play by Gianluigi Gherzi and Fabrizio Saccomanno
The play had its national premier at the Naples Theatre Festival and will be performed until Saturday in Milan at the Theatre Elfo.
All dates have been sold out showing once again the great interest people have about Kurds and their struggle for freedom and free life.
‘The country that is not – Journey through the mountains people’ is directed and interpreted by Gianluigi Gherzi and Fabrizio Saccomanno.
It is a journey beginning from a migrant’s landing on a rock of Salento and arriving in Kurdistan, a state impossible to find. A journey to discover that between worlds that seem so far from each other there is only the sea.
‘The country that is not’, is a production of Ura Teatro and a project by Gigi Gherzi and Fabrizio Saccomanno, for the first time together.
The two well-known and skilled narrators in the Italian theatrical scene, who – although from different approaches and narrative schemes – investigate the dramas of the present and discover poetry in the complexity of contemporary experiences.
The project was born from the need both writers had to tell of a new political utopia in the world and of a people that risks total annihilation, the Kurds.
The project counts with the collaboration of Giovanni Giacopuzzi, researcher and activist of the Kurdish cause and UIKI (Kurdistan Information Office in Italy).
On stage Gherzi and Saccomanno, let out the narration in different directions. Behind them a wall that becomes a blackboard and an emotional map.
Gherzi and Saccomanno tell of the Kurdish resistance through the stories of the people who lived it, emphasizing that there are stories that “one doesn’t know how to tell” because even if “one knows them, he/she will never really understand them, because they are full of a mystery, a beauty and a horror that sometimes transcend leaving words stuttering.”
The history of the Kurdish people today poses big questions about what democracy is, the authors said, “about how to react to the progressive emptying of democracy. In so doing, we realize that the Kurdish example affects us far more than it seems and that, in fact, the “country that is not”, today, is perhaps also ours”.
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FM 1-116. Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for the Air Cavalry/Reconnaissance Troop, 20 February 1991.
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Gloucestershire expecting to be blown away by hot air balloon spectacle
Cheltenham's first Balloon Fiesta is set to take off at the Racecourse in June
Phillip ThompsonDigital Reporter
For the last 41 years, hot air balloon enthusiasts in Gloucestershire have marvelled at Bristol Balloon Fiesta, but this is all about to change next month.
In June, more than 30 hot air balloons will take off from Cheltenham Racecourse as part of the family-freindly event, which will be popping with live entertainment and activities for all to enjoy.
The two-day Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta will begin at 11am on Saturday, June 22 - and will stay open until 11pm that evening. It is expected to finish on Sunday at 9pm.
The response to the event from people in Gloucestershire has reportedly "been amazing", with many expressing that it will be good for the town and of interest to a lot of people in the county.
The festival is the first of its kind in the town
The hot air balloons will take to the sky (weather permitting) and be joined by The Air Kreations Kite Team who have guaranteed a kite display, including a flying pig.
On the Saturday night there will be a fireworks display and a Hot Air Balloon Glow. There will also be a giant funfair, food and drink stalls and live arena entertainment, including the likes of Jamie Squibb, Knights of Nottingham, stunts, a circus workshop and a wheel of death.
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The event will also feature a number of local traders, including cake stalls, clothing stalls and more.
And if you're brave enough, you can even take to the skies in a balloon ride.
However, if you would prefer to keep your feet firmly on the ground then you can enjoy a picnic.
Cheltenham Balloon Fiesta will be landing next month
A spokesperson for Showtime Events Group said: "We are all very excited about bringing the Balloon Fiesta to Cheltenham, and the response from local people so far has been amazing.
"It's a terrific weekend with lots to see and do.
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"What makes it even more special for us as the organisers, is that, while it's a great event for local people, and a terrific platform to promote much of what's good about Cheltenham, it also attracts visitors from outside the city, too, which is great for local business.
"We are expecting over 30 hot air balloons, we are hopeful of many more.
The event will last two days
"One of the main reasons we chose Cheltenham was because it's an area that we really felt could use a fantastic event to bring the community together.
"The local balloon pilots have not had an opportunity like this for a while and there has been a lot of interest from them, as well as the local community.
"We are planning a fantastic weekend, and along with the fireworks and balloon glow, (Saturday only), the giant funfair and of course the hot air balloons.
The Knights of Nottingham will be at the event
"Entertainment includes the acclaimed Vanders Wheel of Death, Stannage Stunts, Knights of Nottingham, the amazing Jamie Squibb Stunt Show, a circus workshop and much more."
The spokesperson added tickets can be pre-purchased on Skiddle, to avoid queues and get the best price.
Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3.50 for children (booking fees may apply). It will cost £7 for adults and £5 for children on the gate.
Alcohol is not allowed to be taken into the event and bag searches will be taking place, but well-behaved pets on leads will be allowed into the fiesta.
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Castello Masters player form guide
Two months after beginning a self-imposed exile from golf to recharge his batteries, Garcia is back for the tournament he hosts at his home course. Despite the lack of a single top ten this year, bookies have run scared of the home advantage factor and installed Sergio as favourite. Having won the title in 2008 and finished fourth last year, he clearly warrants respect, but given the state of his game during the summer, Garcia remains an extremely risky betting proposition.
RICHARD GREEN
Without taking anything away from Sunday’s heroics, a return of four titles in 14 years doesn’t suggest Green is the likeliest back-to-back winner. There must be a suspicion that he won last week by the only means he can; by posting an early target when the pressure is off. Even then, his finish was far from flawless.
GONZALO FERNANDEZ-CASTANO
Last week’s runner-up must have come away thinking what might have been, after several characteristic disasters on the greens. Still, Gonzo’s long-game must be in great nick to finish second in spite of the crisis in that area of his game. Neither previous outing on this course offered much promise though.
OLIVER WILSON
With top 15s on three of his last four, Wilson is clearly in good form, but even his supporters are beginning to wonder whether he’ll ever land that elusive first title, having finished runner-up on nine occasions. Presented with another good opportunity last week in Portugal, Oliver was far from convincing.
JOHN PARRY
Parry was also in the mix going into Sunday, but couldn’t quite make the frame for the third week in a row. Nevertheless, that was his fifth straight top 25, and his performances in Austria and Scotland prove he isn’t afraid to get the job done.
GREGORY BOURDY
The ever-consistent Bourdy has now made 19 straight cuts, and the top 25 on four of his last five. He hasn’t contended very often during that spell though, and was well beaten on this course in 2008.
IGNACIO GARRIDO
Garrido always warrants respect in his homeland, and last week’s top ten was his best result since May. Finishes of 33rd and 15th were respectable returns from his two previous visits.
GARY BOYD
After consecutive top tens, making it six top 25s from his last nine events, Boyd is making big progress and could well win his breakthrough title before the year is out.
STEPHEN GALLACHER
Gallacher has enjoyed his most consistent summer yet, registering eight top 20s in the last five months, so should have high hopes on a course where he was ninth last year.
Horsey made the shortlist as he seems the type to enjoy a birdie-fest. He made the top 20 here during last year’s rookie campaign, finished fourth recently in the KLM Open, and hit a couple of good rounds in Portugal last week.
THONGCHAI JAIDEE
Earlier in the season, Jaidee looked to be closer to reproducing his best Asian form in Europe than ever. Most recent starts have been in much stronger company, and he could be an interesting candidate as we approach Dubai, especially after last week’s top ten.
RAPHAEL JACQUELIN
I was deterred from backing Jacquelin by his missed cut here in 2008, but still suspect this is a very suitable course. He can usually be found near the top of the putting stats, and has an excellent record in the region.
JOSE-MANUEL LARA
Lara’s best recent form, winning the Austrian Open and finishing fourth in Holland, entitles him to respect as one of the leading home candidates. He’s failed on both previous visits to Castellon, though.
JOOST LUITEN
Sunday’s strong finish to share second reminded Euro Tour viewers of Luiten’s fine potential, that was once mentioned in the same breath as the McIlroys and Kaymers of this world. Forget last year’s 48th place, as he was struggling to find his form after an injury lay-off.
PETER LAWRIE
Sixth place in Portugal was Lawrie’s third top ten in seven starts, although last year’s missed cut rather dampens any enthusiasm.
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You are here: Home / DEFENCE / Defence Pay Matrix / Pay to be refixed in Level 12A and 13 of Defence Pay Matrix
Pay to be refixed in Level 12A and 13 of Defence Pay Matrix
No.1(27)/2017-D(Pay/Services)
Sena Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated, the 2nd July, 2018
Subject: Modification of Level-12A and 13 of Defence Pay Matrix – Issues regarding.
The undersigned is directed to invite attention to the Pay Matrix contained in Part A of the Schedule of the Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017 as promulgated vide SRO Nos. 12(E), 13(E) and 14(E) respectively dated 03rd May, 2017, where the Level-12A starts at Rs.1,16,700 at Cell one and ends at Rs.2,10,700 at Cell twenty one and Level-13 of the Pay Matrix starts at Rs.125,700 at Cell one and ends at Rs.2,14,000 at Cell nineteen and to state that in terms of Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 promulgated vide SRO Nos.17(E), 18(E) and 19(E) respectively dated 06th July, 2017, the said Levels 12A and 13 of the Pay Matrix have been modified. The modified Level 12A starts at Rs.1,21,200 at Cell one and ends at Rs.2,12,400 at Cell twenty. The modified Level 13 starts at Rs.1,30,600 at Cell one and ends at Rs.2,15,900 at Cell eighteen.
2. The modified Levels 12A and 13 in terms of the Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 take effect from 1st January, 2016. Accordingly, the earlier Levels 12A and 13 of the Pay Matrix as contained in Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017 notified on 03.05.2017 and effective from 1st January, 2016 have become non-existent ab-initio with the promulgation of the Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017. The modified Levels 12A and 13 are an improvement on the earlier Levels 12A and 13 in as much as the earlier Levels 12 and 13 are based on the ‘Index of Rationalisation’ (IOR) of 2.57, whereas the modified Levels 12A and 13 are based on the IOR of 2.67. It is for this reason of improvement that the modified Level 12A begins at Rs. 1,21,200 and Level 13 begins at Rs. 1,30,600, as against the earlier Levels 12A and 13 which began at Rs 1,16,700 and Rs. 125,700 respectively.
3. Consequent upon the aforesaid modification of Level-12A and Level 13 in terms of the Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 effective from 01.01.2016, pay in respect of those who are entitled to Level-12A or Level-13 either from 01.01.2016 or from any date later than 01.01.2016, shall be re-fixed by the fitment factor of 2.57 as contained in Rule 7(1)(i) of Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Regulation 7(1)(i) of Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017 in the aforesaid respective modified Levels 12-A or 13 in supersession of the earlier pay fixation. The formula for fixation of pay based on the fitment factor of 2.57, as contained in the ibid Pay Rules/Pay Regulations, 2017 has not been modified by the aforesaid Pay (Amendment) Rules. The fitment factor of 2.57 is uniformly applicable for all employees for the purpose of fixation of pay in all the Levels of Pay Matrix. Some issues regarding re-fixation of pay and the decisions thereon are brought in the succeeding paragraphs for compliance.
Issue No. 1 – Whether pay in the Level-12A and 13 is to be fixed by multiplying by a factor of 2.57 or 2.67
4. Pay in the Levels-12A and 13 of the Pay Matrix, as provided for in the Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, shall continue to be fixed based on the fitment factor of 2.57 as already provided for in Rule 7(1) (i) of Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Regulation 7(1) (i) of Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017. In case pay has been fixed in the modified Levels-12A and 13 by way of fitment factor of 2.67, the same is contrary to the Rules and is liable to be rectified and excess amount recovered forthwith. For more clarification, Issue no.1 mentioned in Ministry of Finance OM No. 4-6/2017-IC/E-III(A) dated 28.09.2017 may be referred to.
Issue No. 2 Pay re-fixed in the modified Level-12A and 13 working out lower than the pay fixed in the earlier Level-12A and 13
5. Pay in respect of those, who are entitled to Levels 12A or 13 either from 1.1.2016 or from any date later than 1.1.2016, has to be re-fixed in the modified Level 12A or 13 and the pay as earlier fixed in the earlier Level 12A or 13 gets automatically rescinded. Therefore, pay, as fixed in the modified Level 12A or 13 in terms of Rule 7 of Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Regulation 7 of Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017 in case of those who were drawing pay in the pre-revised pay structure in PB-4 plus Grade Pay of Rs.8000 or Rs. 8700 as the case may be, as on 31.12.2015 or in terms of Rule/Regulation 12 thereof in case of those promoted to Levels 12A and 13 on or after 1.1.2016, shall now be the pay for all purposes.
6. It has been decided that if the pay re-fixed strictly as per Rule/Regulation 7 or Rule/Regulation 12, as the case may be, of the Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017 in the Levels-12A and 13 based on the Pay Matrix contained in the Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 (as per the fitment factor of 2.57) happens to be lower than the pay as earlier fixed as per the said Rules (fitment factor of 2.57) in the earlier Levels-12A and 13, then while the pay as re-fixed shall be the pay as applicable to the concerned employee for all purposes, any recovery of over payment on account of such re-fixation during the period up to 31.7.2017, the month in which the Army Pay Officers (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 have been issued, shall be waived. For more clarification, Issue no. 2 mentioned in Ministry of Finance OM No. 4-6/2017-IC/E-III(A) dated 28.09.2017 may be referred to.
Issue No. 3 – Re-exercise of option for coming over to the Revised Pay structure in case of Level 12A and 13
7. It has been decided that since the modification of the Levels 12A and 13 as per Army Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay (Amendment) Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 is a material change, the employees, who were entitled to Level 12A or 13 as on 1.1.2016 and who had already opted for the earlier Level 12A or 13 as per Rules 5 and 6 of the Army Officers Pay Rules, 2017; Air Force Officers Pay Rules, 2017 and Navy Officers Pay Regulations, 2017, shall be given an opportunity for re-exercise of their option there under. Such an option may be exercised within three months from the date of issue of these orders.
(B.D. Barua)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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Governor signs child sex abuse bill
Calvo signed a bill that allows victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abusers and affiliated institutions.
Governor signs child sex abuse bill Calvo signed a bill that allows victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abusers and affiliated institutions. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2016/09/23/governor-signs-child-sex-abuse-bill/90889694/
Steve Limtiaco, slimtiaco@guampdn.com Published 5:36 p.m. ChT Sept. 23, 2016
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Agat resident Roland Sondia, left, responds to a question during a press conference at Adelup on Thursday, Sept. 22. Sondia made a public appeal to Gov. Eddie Calvo to pass Bill 326, a measure passed by the Guam Legislature and now before the governor, that would remove the statute of limitations on civil suits regarding sexual abuse of children.(Photo: Rick Cruz/PDN)
Gov. Eddie Calvo on Friday signed a bill that allows victims of child sexual abuse to sue their abusers as well as anyone who helped them and the institutions with which they are affiliated.
The bill, by Sen. Frank Blas Jr., D-Barrigada, was introduced after several former Agat altar boys accused Archbishop Anthony Apuron of molesting or raping them in the 1970s. It retroactively lifts the statute of limitations on civil suits, and at least one Apuron accuser has said he plans to sue.
The Archdiocese of Agana opposed the bill and encouraged Calvo to veto it, arguing lawsuits against the church could financially cripple it and impact its ability to run Catholic schools and provide services.
In a letter accompanying the new public law, 33-187, Calvo said it opens the doors of justice to those who suffered a terrible harm as children.
Calvo said the bill has several legal and technical concerns — including whether it is even possible under the constitution to retroactively lift the statute of limitations.
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“Despite these questions, today I will err on the side of the aggrieved,” he stated.
Blas issued a written statement Friday afternoon.
“I want to thank the governor for his action in making this bill a public law. Since the very beginning, the focus of this legislation was always the victims. It gives them a voice and the ability to seek justice for the harm that was done,” Blas stated. “I want to thank the victims for having the courage to come forward and share their stories and the church groups that actively pushed for this measure in order to give relief to the victims of child sex abuse.”
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BBC Exposé Accuses Corbyn’s Team of Shielding Anti-Semites
By Cnaan Liphshiz | JTA July 2019
Jeremy Corbyn. Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images.
(JTA) — Leaders of Britain’s Labour’s party shielded members from accusation of anti-Semitism amid an internal crisis that led to thousands of hate speech complaints but only 15 expulsions, the BBC reported.
The findings aired Wednesday by the service’s flagship investigative television program “Panorama” represent the largest-scale journalistic focus on Labour’s anti-Semitism and are significant because they seem to confirm allegations that earlier this year made Labour the subject of an official probe by the United Kingdom’s watchdog on racism.
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Labour denied that Corbyn’s team had intervened in disciplinary cases, saying the claims had been made by “disaffected former officials…who have always opposed Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership”. It accused the BBC of having “engaged in deliberate and malicious representations designed to mislead the public,” The Independent reported.
If the allegations of interference are correct, the revelation means Corbyn’s team has compromised Labour’s internal processes and ethics committee, strengthening the case for external action by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which began its probe of Labour earlier this year. This could weaken the position of Corbyn, who is under growing pressure by critics from his own party.
Corbyn was personally copied into emails in which Jennie Formby, the party’s general secretary, appeared to promise to interfere in a case involving an activist who had claimed Jews were responsible for the slave trade, according to the BBC. In another case, Seumas Milne, Corbyn’s director of communications, told party staff they were “muddling up political disputes with racism” and said Labour needed to “review where and how we’re drawing the line.”
The reputation of the Labour Party “has been shredded by a Hard Left establishment that has proven apparently incapable of addressing the endemic racism within. Their reign must be quickly and efficiently ended,” Labour Against Anti-Semitism, an internal party group, wrote in a statement following the airing of the show.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews in a statement wrote that Panorama shows that Corbyn and his allies “are personally responsible for having turned a once-great, anti-racist party into a cesspit of antisemitism.”
To the Campaign Against Antisemitism, a nonprofit, “The charade of Jeremy Corbyn as an anti-racist activist has been blown apart. Mr Corbyn’s support for antisemites and his team’s protection of antisemites demonstrate that Mr Corbyn himself is an antisemite who is unfit to hold any public office,” its chief executive, Gideon Falter, wrote.
On Tuesday, three lawmakers from Labour, two of them Jewish, resigned from the party over its anti-Semitism problem, prompting speculation that the timing was connected to the expected findings of the hour-long expose of the BCC.
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Corbyn’s supporters have dismissed the charges and allegations that the problem owes to Corbyn’s anti-Israel stance. In 2009, he called Hezbollah and Hamas his friends, adding that the Hamas is “an organization that is dedicated towards the good of the Palestinian people and bringing about peace and social justice.”
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I am getting ready to marry – Kesse
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Award winning musician Kesse says his days of bachelorhood are numbered and will soon get married.
“I am not married but I am preparing to get married [soon]” the award winning musician revealed in an interview with Hitz FM.
Even though the singer did not reveal the identity of the lucky lady, there are rumors of him dating artiste Bino, formerly of Dance Fever fame.
Born Mike Kesse Frimpong, Kesse rose to fame after winning the season four of TV3 music reality show Mentor and also emerged first runner-up of Project Fame season 3.
In 2012, he won the Male Vocalist of the Year at Ghana Music Awards.
Already, Kesse has worked with some of the industry’s finest. He has worked with Sarkodie, Okyeame Kwame, Guru, Tinny, Raquel, Kwaw Kesse and Efya, who won the Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2014 Ghana Music Awards.
Kesse said he is out with a new single, ‘Obiba’ which features Efya.
According to the singer, the song was composed three years ago, but decided recently to feature Efya.
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“I am very serious with music so I always carrying my guitar,” Kesse noted.
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City replaces adverts with directions to homeless shelters this winter
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Temperatures are plummeting in Sweden, making life harder than ever for homeless people. Stockholm is trying to help by swapping commercial adverts with billboards that signpost nearby shelters.
In Stockholm, winter has struck, and temperatures are dropping rapidly. Amid near-freezing conditions, a new emergency system is being displayed in the city’s digital billboards. Its purpose is to guide homeless people to the nearest shelter. Behind the initiative is advertising company Clear Channel Sweden, which is replacing commercial adverts with information that they say could save people’s lives.
When the temperature hits minus seven degrees celsius, the city – working with churches and non-profit relief organisations – opens emergency shelters for people who are not covered by social services. But information about the shelters often doesn’t reach homeless people in time.
As well as showing homeless people where to find their nearest shelter, (pictured below in Swedish and English), the billboards will also inform city residents where to donate useful items and how to volunteer.
Magnus Helmner of the non-profit organization Ny Gemenskap, one of the organisations working to look after homeless people in Stockholm, said: “In the past we have had difficulties reaching homeless people with information in time, so this new system is incredibly important and something we think will make a big difference.”
Ola Klingenborg, vice president for northern Europe of Clear Channel International, added: “Our billboards are located where people are, and thanks to technology we can develop solutions that can help both people and cities.”
The emergency system will be active in Stockholm throughout the winter, focusing on areas that are known to be gathering points for homeless people.
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Date: May 20 , 2019 , 20:00
BY: Serwaa Amihere
Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy
Before venturing into news and current affairs, I was a bit-part entertainment pundit.
Entertainment has never really left my bloodstream and I continue to follow the sector keenly.
So, l caught the bug of anticipation and expectation like everyone else when Charter House set the date for the VGMA 20-a reference to the 20th edition of what has become the biggest night of entertainment in Ghana.
The night got off to a good start last Saturday, with Giovanni Caleb and Sika holding down the red-carpet moment remarkably.
The red-carpet parade itself was a spectacle on its own. Those of us watching from the comfort of our beds were treated to anything between the elegant to the ridiculous.
There was Wendy Shay’s beautiful emerald dress which won her the best-dressed personality hands-down in my books, and then there were two chaps who wore dresses that looked like a blend of disused T-shirts and badly sewn wedding gowns.
It is not too clear what informed their choice of wardrobe, but they added some amusement to the night.
The choice of the ever-green Kwame Sefa Kayi, who was reprising his role at the very first edition of the event in 1999, and the super talented Berla Mundi as hosts for the night was a match made in heaven.
Kwame’s experience and authority were beautifully complemented by the brilliance of Berla.
Her two gowns on the night were simply spectacular.
Soon enough, the awards came in thick and fast once the audience had settled and enough eyeballs had been garnered around the country and beyond.
As usual, there were gasps and murmurs as both the audience in the auditorium and those watching at home debated over whether one artiste or the other deserved a particular award.
Social media added the needed tonic to the debate as tweets and posts poured in on the subject, but what would an award programme be if it does not generate such positive controversy.
The most notable controversy up to that point was the award for Highlife Song of The Year which went to Shatta Wale for his “My Level” song. The debate centered on whether that song fit into the highlife genre at all.
He also quickly bagged the Reggae Dancehall Song of the year for “Gringo” and was threatening to steal the show for the night.
There was no debate however over the fact that Mary Ghansah, J. A. Adofo and Prof Kofi Abraham deserved the recognition they got for their legendary contributions to Ghanaian music.
Plenty of controversy and unsightly scenes were to follow as more award winners were announced. Things came to an unpleasant head when Stonebwoy was announced as the Reggae Dance Hall Artiste of the Year.
Right after the announcement, the cameras panned to an unhappy and visibly disappointed Shatta Wale who whispered something to an associate sitting close by. His reaction then was only natural.
Disappointment is a very human feeling but his actions immediately after that defied comprehension.
Just as Abeiku Santana was about to present Stonebwoy with his award, Shatta Wale rose to his feet with a handful of his followers and headed for the stage.
This move was fiercely resisted by followers of Stonebwoy and this led to a melee which will go down as the lowest point in the twenty-year history of this most enjoyable event.
Stonebwoy on his part, completely overreacted when he pulled out a gun at a time when he was being shielded by enough bodies and some police officers. The actions of both artistes are indefensible.
For starters, Shatta Wale had no business going up that stage when his rival was receiving his award especially when he did not bother to personally receive his own two earlier awards despite being present at the venue.
The excuse that he went there to congratulate Stonebwoy is an untenable afterthought and cannot be accepted.
Stonebwoy also cannot escape criticism for carrying a gun to the venue in the first place.
Brandishing such a violent weapon in a crowded hall at a time of chaos, had the potential to cause mass panic and hysteria which could have led to a stampede that could in turn result in serious injuries and deaths.
While both artistes failed to cover themselves in glory last Saturday, their distasteful standoff highlights the dangerous extent their bitter and unhealthy rivalry has reached.
What started as an industry hyping gimmick between two talented artistes has quickly escalated into intolerance, fanatism and outright lawlessness.
It is not the first time these two have clashed and it will not be last if sanity is not injected into their respective camps.
Stardom which comes with the huge following should be an enabler for young people to positively influence other young people.
It is not to be abused in the carefree manner displayed over the period by these two artistes and which culminated in Saturday’s chaotic scenes.
It behoves all who have the privilege of enjoying massive support for their work to respect that privilege and act in ways that enhance society’s progress not detract from it.
At a time when we are yet to find our way clear out of the grip of vigilantism on our politics, the last thing we should be encouraging is a culture of gangsterism complete with gun violence arising out of musical feuds.
At the end of the brawl, it was clear that both Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy owed the nation apologies for their conduct as well as a commitment to peaceful and decent behavior going forward.
Stonebwoy did offer an apology in a statement issued Sunday, in which he pledged to carry out reforms in his personnel and security arrangements. One can only hope that Shatta Wale would follow suit.
That said, Charter House would have to draw a lesson or two from the unfortunate incident of last Saturday which marred an otherwise beautiful event.
I am certain, based on their track record, that all loose ends will be tied going forward and the VGMA will return with a bang next year.
Special mention must go to Sarkodie and Samini. The former bagged a well-deserved Artiste of the Decade Award for his dominant displays over the last decade.
The latter dug deep to calm nerves after the fracas with a commanding performance.
More importantly, both men have carried their fame with dignity and are worthy role models for the youth. The feuding Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy may have to borrow several leaves from their pages.
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Lava from Kilauea volcano enters ocean, creates toxic cloud
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Brittany Kimball watches as lava erupts from from a fissure near Pahoa, Hawaii, Saturday, May 19, 2018. Two fissures that opened up in a rural Hawaii community have merged to produce faster and more fluid lava. Scientists say the characteristics of lava oozing from fissures in the ground has changed significantly as new magma mixes with decades-old stored lava. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chuck Anthony wears a gas mask as he stands next to a wall of lava entering the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano, oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island, has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
People watch a plume of steam as lava enters the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Richard Schott prays as lava slowly makes its way toward the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii Saturday, May 19, 2018. Two fissures that opened up in a rural Hawaii community have merged to produce faster and more fluid lava. Scientists say the characteristics of lava oozing from fissures in the ground has changed significantly as new magma mixes with decades-old stored lava. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Joe Kekedi takes pictures of a plume of steam as lava enters the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Plumes of steam rise as lava enters the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A photographer takes pictures of lava erupting from a fissure near Pahoa, Hawaii Saturday, May 19, 2018. Two fissures that opened up in a rural Hawaii community have merged to produce faster and more fluid lava. Scientists say the characteristics of lava oozing from fissures in the ground has changed significantly as new magma mixes with decades-old stored lava. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
A plume of steam rises as lava enters the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Lava erupts from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii Saturday, May 19, 2018. Two fissures that opened up in a rural Hawaii community have merged to produce faster and more fluid lava. Scientists say the characteristics of lava oozing from fissures in the ground has changed significantly as new magma mixes with decades-old stored lava. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
This May 19, 2018, Satellite photo provided by DigitalGlobe shows Puna Geothermal Venture, upper left corner, a geothermal energy plant, with lava from Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. The energy plant, shut down after Kilauea first erupted on May 3, provides roughly one-quarter of daily energy demand on the Big Island. (Satellite Image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP)
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Members of the media record a wall of lava entering the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano, oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island, has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
In this Saturday, May 19, 2018, photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii. Kilauea volcano began erupting more than two weeks ago and has burned dozens of homes, forced people to flee and shot up plumes of steam from its summit that led officials to distribute face masks to protect against ash particles. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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Lava enters the ocean off Highway 137 near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano, oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island, has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Steam rises as lava flows into the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii, Sunday, May 20, 2018. Kilauea volcano that is oozing, spewing and exploding on Hawaii's Big Island has gotten more hazardous in recent days, with rivers of molten rock pouring into the ocean Sunday and flying lava causing the first major injury. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Lava burns trees as it flows toward the ocean near Pahoa, Hawaii Saturday, May 19, 2018. Two fissures that opened up in a rural Hawaii community have merged to produce faster and more fluid lava. Scientists say the characteristics of lava oozing from fissures in the ground has changed significantly as new magma mixes with decades-old stored lava. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
PAHOA, Hawaii — White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard from an eruption that began more than two weeks ago.
Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the toxic steam cloud, which is formed by a chemical reaction when lava touches seawater.
Further upslope, lava continued to gush out of large cracks in the ground that formed in residential neighborhoods in a rural part of the Big Island. The molten rock formed rivers that bisected forests and farms as it meandered toward the coast.
The rate of sulfur dioxide gas shooting from the ground fissures tripled, leading Hawaii County to repeat warnings about air quality. At the volcano’s summit, two explosive eruptions unleashed clouds of ash. Winds carried much of the ash toward the southwest.
Joseph Kekedi, an orchid grower who lives and works about 3 miles (5 kilometers) from where lava dropped into the sea, said luckily the flow didn’t head toward him. At one point, it was about a mile upslope from his property in the coastal community of Kapoho.
He said residents can’t do much but stay informed and be ready to get out of the way.
“Here’s nature reminding us again who’s boss,” Kekedi said.
Scientists said the steam clouds at the spots where lava entered the ocean were laced with hydrochloric acid and fine glass particles that can irrigate the skin and eyes and cause breathing problems.
The lava haze, or “laze,” from the plume spread as far as 15 miles (24 kilometers) west of where the lava met the ocean on the Big Island’s southern coast. It was just offshore and running parallel to the coast, said U.S. Geological Survey scientist Wendy Stovall.
Scientists said the acid in the plume was about as corrosive as diluted battery acid. The glass was in the form of fine glass shards. Getting hit by it might feel like being sprinkled with glitter.
“If you’re feeling stinging on your skin, go inside,” Stovall said. Authorities warned that the plume could shift direction if the winds changed.
The Coast Guard said it was enforcing a safety zone extending 984 feet (300 meters) around the ocean entry point.
Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. John Bannon said in a statement Sunday that “getting too close to the lava can result in serious injury or death.”
Gov. David Ige told reporters in Hilo that the state was monitoring the volcano and keeping people safe.
“Like typical eruptions and lava flows, it’s really allowing Madam Pele to run its course,” he said, referring to the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire.
Ige said he was thankful that the current flows weren’t risking homes and hoped it would stay that way.
On Saturday, the eruption claimed its first major injury. David Mace, a spokesman for the Federal Emergency Management Agency who was helping Hawaii County respond to the disaster, said a man was struck in the leg by a flying piece of lava. He didn’t have further details, including what condition the man was in.
Kilauea has burned some 40 structures, including two dozen homes, since it began erupting in people’s backyards in the Leilani Estates neighborhood on May 3. Some 2,000 people have evacuated their homes, including 300 who were staying in shelters.
In recent days, the lava began to move more quickly and emerge from the ground in greater volume. Scientists said that’s because the lava that first erupted was magma left over from a 1955 erupted that had been stored in the ground for the past six decades. The molten rock that began emerging over the past few days was from magma that has recently moved down the volcano’s eastern flank from one or two craters that sit further upslope — the Puu Oo crater and the summit crater.
The new lava is hotter, moves faster and has spread over a wider area.
Scientists say they don’t know how long the eruption will last. The volcano has opened more than 20 vents, including four that have merged into one large crack. This vent has been gushing lava high into the sky and sending a river of molten rock toward the ocean at about 300 yards (274 meters) per hour.
Hawaii tourism officials have stressed that most of the Big Island remains unaffected by the eruption and is open for business.
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ABA (ABA) has the following price history information. Looking back at ABA historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on June 13, 2011, ABA opened at $25.00, traded as high as $25.10 and as low as $25.00, and closed at $25.02. Trading volume was a total of 4.30K shares. On June 14, 2011, ABA opened at $25.05, traded as high as $25.05 and as low as $25.01, and closed at $25.01. Trading volume was a total of 3.40K shares. On June 15, 2011, ABA opened at $25.05, traded as high as $25.30 and as low as $25.02, and closed at $25.10. Trading volume was a total of 11.00K shares. On June 16, 2011, ABA opened at $25.01, traded as high as $25.10 and as low as $25.01, and closed at $25.02. Trading volume was a total of 7.80K shares. On June 17, 2011, ABA opened at $25.08, traded as high as $25.10 and as low as $25.01, and closed at $25.01. Trading volume was a total of 12.00K shares.
ABA Historical Stock Prices By Date:
Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into ABA shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ABA, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Total return: 5.44%
Average Annual Total Return: 2.79%
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07/08/2019 $0.72 $0.73 $0.69 $0.70 81.90K
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About Amira Nature Foods
Amira Nature Foods is a global provider of packaged Indian specialty rice, with sales in over 60 countries. Co. is predominately engaged in the sale of Basmati rice, a premium long-grain rice grown only in certain regions of the Indian sub-continent, under its flagship Amira brand as well as under other third party brands. Co. sells its products, primarily in emerging markets, through a broad distribution network, in more than 40 countries. Co. sells its Amira branded products to Indian retailers such as ASDA, Bharti Big Bazaar, Carrefour, Costco, easyday, EDEKA, HEB, Jetro Restaurant Depot, Kaufland, Metro Cash & Carry, Morrison's, Publix, REWE, Spencer's, Tesco and Waitrose.
Amira Nature Foods (ANFI) has the following price history information. Looking back at ANFI historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on July 08, 2019, ANFI opened at $0.72, traded as high as $0.73 and as low as $0.69, and closed at $0.70. Trading volume was a total of 81.90K shares. On July 09, 2019, ANFI opened at $0.71, traded as high as $0.74 and as low as $0.68, and closed at $0.71. Trading volume was a total of 109.70K shares. On July 10, 2019, ANFI opened at $0.75, traded as high as $0.76 and as low as $0.71, and closed at $0.74. Trading volume was a total of 414.50K shares. On July 11, 2019, ANFI opened at $0.75, traded as high as $0.78 and as low as $0.70, and closed at $0.71. Trading volume was a total of 255.10K shares. On July 12, 2019, ANFI opened at $0.70, traded as high as $0.77 and as low as $0.70, and closed at $0.75. Trading volume was a total of 656.00K shares.
ANFI Historical Stock Prices By Date:
Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into Amira Nature Foods shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ANFI, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
End price/share: $0.75
Ending investment: $925.60
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07/08/2019 $0.70
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Hampton by Hilton opens in Medellin, Colombia
ndivya 21st November 2016
US-based hotels and resorts firm Hilton has opened its hotel segment Hampton in Medellin, Colombia, as part of its its expansion in Latin America.
The new hotel will be the first Hampton to open in Medellin and eighth in Colombia.
Metro Operacion Inmobiliaria will own and operate the new Hampton by Hilton, which will consist of 132 rooms.
Hampton by Hilton Medellin will feature a 14th floor sky lobby, Wi-Fi, a fitness center, a terrace on the 15th floor with a whirlpool, business center, and one meeting room with a 60 people capacity.
The rooms offer a 40-inch HDTV and a comfortable work desk. The new hotel provides complimentary breakfast and has a 24-hour snack and essentials shop.
Hilton focused service and Hampton brand management global head Phil Cordell said: "We are thrilled to debut the Hampton by Hilton brand in this remarkable city.
"This opening marks an important milestone as we continue to expand the Hampton brand presence in Colombia and deliver on our commitment to providing the brand's friendly and authentic service to business and leisure travelers."
Hampton by Hilton Medellin will now join the Hampton by Hilton and Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton family.
Hampton by Hilton general manager Camilo Gomez Sanmiguel said: "We are excited to open the new Hampton by Hilton Medellin in a prime location, just minutes away from shopping centers, office buildings, restaurants and many entertainment options.
"Our guests will enjoy the brand's quality amenities and accommodations, and our friendly service, backed by the Hampton 100% Satisfaction Guarantee."
Hilton is rapidly expanding its presence in Latin America with more than 90 hotels and resorts.
Currently, the company is carrying out more than 60 additional projects.
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Old drug could offer osteoarthritis relief
1:06 December 3, 2013
Older people in Dundee living with knee pain and osteoarthritis are being asked to join a research study hoping to find a safer treatment for reducing pain and improving quality of life.
Researchers at the University of Dundee are hoping to examine the effects of spironolactone, an inexpensive and well known heart drug that has been on the market for over 40 years and which they believe may have potential to help people with osteoarthritis.
‘Spironolactone has never been looked at before in osteoarthritis. But we did a recent trial, funded by the Chief Scientist’s Office, which suggested it could be a new approach to reducing pain and improving quality of life for older people with arthritis’ said Professor Marion McMurdo, Head of Ageing and Health at the University, who is leading the study.
‘Osteoarthritis affects over half of the older population. No cure exists for osteoarthritis, so the goal of treatment is to reduce pain and stiffness.
‘Unfortunately, older people, the group most afflicted by osteoarthritis, are particularly prone to drug side effects. Most commonly used pain killers cause troublesome side effects – like confusion and constipation – and can cause serious side effects like bleeding from the stomach. Such bleeds are much more serious in an older person than in a younger adult. So fresh drug approaches to managing osteoarthritis in older people are urgently required.
‘If effective, spironolactone would provide a safer and more economically attractive prospect than many modern anti-inflammatory drugs. It only costs £1 per week and we know from its use as a heart treatment that it is relatively safe.’
The new study, funded by a £135,000 grant from Arthritis Research UK, is hoping to recruit 86 people in the Dundee area who are aged 70 years and over with knee pain and osteoarthritis.
‘This next stage of our research is vital to find out whether spironolactone can be a useful treatment in osteoarthritis,’ said Professor McMurdo. ‘We receive fantastic support from the people of Dundee and the surrounding areas for the research work we carry out, and are extremely grateful for that. Research is what drives the development of new treatments which improve people’s lives.’
People will be given either 25mg spironolactone daily or a matching dummy tablet for 3 months. Each person who takes part will have a 50:50 chance of getting the spironolactone, and neither the researchers nor the patients will know who has got which.
The research team will measure pain, quality of life, stiffness and physical abilities using questionnaires, and take blood tests of inflammation and joint changes before the study begins and again after 3 months.
For more information about the study and how to take part, please phone Ageing and Health in Ninewells Hospital on Dundee 383086 during office hours.
For media enquiries contact:
Roddy Isles
Head, Press Office
Nethergate, Dundee, DD1 4HN
E-MAIL: r.isles@dundee.ac.uk
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Perceived weight discrimination linked to physical inactivity
1:22 March 8, 2017
People who feel that they have been discriminated against because of their weight are much less likely to be physically active than people who don’t perceive that they have suffered any such stigmatisation, according to new research led by UCL.
The research was published in the journal BMJ Open. It was the first study to examine the relationship between weight discrimination and physical activity in a large population sample.
The scientists looked at data from more than 5,400 men and women aged over 50 who were participants in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
People who felt discriminated against because of their size had almost 60% higher odds of being inactive and 30% lower odds of engaging in moderate or vigorous exercise once a week than their peers.
There could be several reasons for the findings. These include that overweight and obese people who feel stigmatised may be more self-conscious about exercising in front of others for fear they will attract undesirable attention, leading to embarrassment or teasing, said Dr Sarah Jackson (UCL Epidemiology and Public Health) who led the research.
“People who have experienced weight-related discrimination may lack the confidence to exercise in public. They may also begin to believe the negative stereotypes against themselves as lazy and worthless, leaving them wondering why they should bother trying to be active,” said Dr Jackson.
In the study, 4.9% of the participants reported weight discrimination but this varied considerably according to how overweight a person was. Thirteen percent of people with obesity said they had suffered discrimination compared with 0.9% of overweight participants.
The research found a person’s body mass index in itself did not affect their levels of exercise, indicating that individuals who experience discrimination are likely to be less physically active, regardless of their weight.
“Given the substantial benefits of being physically active for both physical and mental health, interventions that aim to reduce weight bias at a population level – for example through schools, local communities or national campaigns – may have greater impact on health than those that encourage people to lose weight,” said Dr Jackson.
“A Health at Every Size approach may be helpful in encouraging people to develop and maintain healthy habits, including regular physical activity, for the sake of health and wellbeing as opposed to weight control.”
The study had limitations, including that physical activity data and weight discrimination were self-reported.
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NEWS | MSP Michigan State Police State of Michigan
Michigan State Police to Deploy Drone Video Network
Michigan State Police (MSP) to acquire mobile video network systems from CNC Technologies for the Department’s Advanced Drone Program
CNC Technologies, June 21, 2018 - LOS ANGELES – CNC Technologies, an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, military and government markets, announced today its selection by the Michigan State Police to deploy a state-of-the-art mobile video network to support the department’s airborne law enforcement operations.
Developed to speed and improve the ability of MSP to share actionable aerial intelligence, the new solution will enable secure transmission of real-time video and data from the department’s airborne assets to officers and partner agencies across the region.
CNC will design, deploy and provide ongoing support for the entirely mobile video network, which will be integrated within MSP’s Mobile Command Center truck. The system will centralize live video and data streams from MSP’s Aeryon SkyRanger sUAS fleet and helicopter assets, allowing officers to immediately distribute up to four simultaneous feeds to HD monitors, PCs and handheld devices via local WiFi and satellite.
To provide complete coverage across the state’s 96,000+ square miles, the system has the capacity to stream video and data over both cellular and satellite networks, leveraging cellular in metro areas and satellite in rural regions. The system is also the first from CNC to integrate both helicopter and drone video within a single platform with the drone transmission capability driven by a custom, CNC-developed software package.
“MSP has been at the leading edge of airborne law enforcement as one of the first agencies to integrate drones into its public safety and policing efforts,” said Ron Magocsi, founding partner and chief technology officer at CNC Technologies. “We are pleased to assist them on this assignment and look forward to supporting the department in its public safety mission.”
CNC Technologies can deploy any level of solution from implementing a real-time microwave downlink capability to building out a nationwide counterterrorism network encompassing aircraft, ground-based receive sites, imaging platforms and encrypted communications systems for sovereign state clients. The CNC Technologies team also has extensive experience supporting Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) projects funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
About CNC Technologies: CNC Technologies is an aviation technology and wireless communications company serving the law enforcement, government and military markets. Providing custom aerial surveillance, data transmission and counterterrorism solutions, the CNC team brings decades of experience deploying local, national and global communications networks for the world’s most demanding operators. CNC works with clients around the globe, delivering customized mission suite solutions tailored to match each organization’s specific mission requirements and backed by unparalleled 24/7 service and support.
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Eric Trump says he was spit on at Chicago cocktail lounge
Updated: Jun 26, 2019 - 12:49 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump said the U.S. Secret Service took an employee of a Chicago cocktail lounge into custody after she spit on him.
Eric Trump told Breitbart News in a telephone interview that it was "purely a disgusting act by somebody who clearly has emotional problems." He implied that the incident was an example of Democrats' showing frustration for the successes of his father's Republican administration.
"For a party that preaches tolerance, this once again demonstrates they have very little civility," he said. "When somebody is sick enough to resort to spitting on someone, it just emphasizes a sickness and desperation and the fact that we're winning."
His comments came after reports of the alleged spitting incident Tuesday night at The Aviary in Chicago's trendy West Loop area.
The lounge's owners, the award-winning Alinea Group, said in a statement Wednesday that they're "just beginning to learn the details" of the "unfortunate incident," but the employee who allegedly spat upon Eric Trump has been placed on leave.
"What is certain is this: no customer should ever be spit upon," the statement said.
Alinea Group says its human relations team but declined to discuss details. It said employees have received threats and that fake reviews are being posted about the lounge. It said people are wrong to call for the lounge to be closed, as are others who are "praising this as an act of civil disobedience."
The statement adds: "We hope this incident can, at least, serve to illuminate the current absurdity of the discourse in our politics."
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Crossing paths with an actor at LAX wasn’t a surprise, but this time I was sitting an aisle away from one, enjoying the same food, drink and entertainment. Up until I introduced myself, there wasn’t that much difference between my economy-class routine and the premium setup.
(I did relax in the complimentary Delta Sky Club before the flight, but left prematurely to be sure I didn’t miss out on the wonder of priority boarding, which got me caught in a rolling hour-long delay.)
I’m what you would call a frugal airline customer. Last summer, I traveled with a single 11-pound carry-on for a two-week European trip to avoid baggage fees, and I enjoyed every second of it. So I found what was surely the cheapest genuine first-class ticket available on a domestic flight, and I didn’t take the cost, (which exceeded the amount of my monthly student-loan payment) lightly.
Making the switch
I arrived at my single-occupant row and was greeted by Westin Heavenly In-Flight Bedding, noise-canceling headphones, bottled water and a Tumi amenity kit filled with goodies, plus an overhead compartment to myself. A flight attendant popped open a bottle of champagne.
I hadn’t picked just any old premium ticket. I chose Delta One, available on long-haul international flights and select cross-country ones, which sports flatbed seats. Once in the air, I could activate the blue leather seat and go fully horizontal. I booked a red-eye to John F. Kennedy International Airport to see if I could achieve genuine slumber at 30,000 feet.
Before I tried out the 180-degree option, I pressed the massage button and the inner workings of the seat applied pressure to my lower back. I took a sip of bubbly and waited for zone three to board.
I was nestled in my oversize duvet watching “Fences” when the dedicated flight attendant asked, “Will you be joining us for dinner?” It was 11:30 p.m. I chose the hamburger over the cold chicken salad. My tray was quickly covered with a cloth napkin - the white tablecloth of the skies.
What appeared to be a microwaved burger arrived with a selection of condiments, potato chips, an apple tart, some fruit - and my requested wine. I was promptly asked if I wanted a refill.
Time to recline
After my dinner was cleared and I’d watched most of “Fences,” I joined the rest of the cabin and triggered the 6-foot-plus bed. This was where I was supposed to fall asleep. In a reclining position, however, it became unequivocally apparent that I was trapped in a tin can shooting through the air.
I tossed and turned, and twitched into sleep only to be awakened by the sound of flight attendants moving through the aisle. I gasped awake 20 minutes before landing and hastily put my seat in the upright position.
On the ground in New York, the humidity seeped into the cabin. That’s when I truly appreciated the controlled environment of Delta One. I never once worried about the temperature - or anything else. Thirst, hunger, invading someone else’s space - or vice versa. From boarding to exiting the aircraft, I felt cared for.
But I was still uncomfortable. Not physically, of course, but because being seated and stretching out in an “exclusive” seat felt wrong to me at a time when the discrepancies between sections are stark and steadily increasing.
I don’t regret reveling in my heavenly blanket or saying “hi” to Paper Boi in the interest of journalism, but I’m going back to my roots. My next flight is booked in basic economy.
Cucumber-chilled water at Delta One's lounge at Los Angeles International Airport. Sarah Lyall The New York Times
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Majestic metropolis
Join journalist Ivo Weyel to explore Saint Petersburg, a fairy-tale city where art and history are revered, hip little restaurants are run by delightful staff, and Fabergé eggs are within reach. Well, almost.
There are cities where you go to hang out on sidewalk terraces,wander about at your leisure and simply relax for a few days. Saint Petersburg is not one of those. It’s possible, in theory. But this is a city that deserves full immersion. To fully enjoy this grand metropolis brimming with art and culture, you’d do well to read up on it before you arrive because there’s a lot of ground to cover – both experience- and expanse-wise.
Magical sunrises
As soon as I set foot in my hotel, the Grand Hotel Europe, I find myself steeped in Saint Petersburg’s history. Having first opened its doors in 1875, the hotel, with its beautifully preserved facade and interiors, is where the tsar used to stay. My suite is named after the 19th-century novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), whose works can be found in the bookcase next to the minibar. (And just a few streets away, there is a museum dedicated to the great author, located in the apartment he occupied for many years.) Every Friday evening, diners at L’Europe (the hotel’s restaurant) are treated to a ballet performance during the restaurant’s Tchaikovsky Night.
Quiet allure and gracious manners
I am welcomed with a glass of icy vodka and a soft-boiled egg with a generous dollop of caviar glistening on top. This is Saint Petersburg the Hospitable, a very different place to hectic Moscow, where new money and stone-cold business dealings set the tone. Saint Petersburg exudes the quiet allure and gracious manners associated with old money. It boasts a character that sets it apart from the rest of the nation. The people are friendly and polite, and the centuries’ worth of art and culture that they are exposed to are reflected in their open minds – proving that art really does bring people together. The majestic Neva River is an expansive waterway, with such a rapidly swirling flow that it’s hard to imagine it frozen over during the winter months. Candy-coloured palaces sit along the shore, each one grander than the next thanks to all the noble families who resided here during the 18th century.
Saint Petersburg exudes the quiet allure and gracious manners associated with old money
City of bridges
Giant bridges span the two sides of the Neva, their decorations so sublime it has made them a travel destination in their own right. Especially at night, between April and November, when the bridges are romantically lit and open up to let ships pass on their way to the Volga. In case roaming around at night isn’t quite your thing, try getting up at dawn as a river sunrise is an unforgettable experience here. Equally famous are Saint Petersburg’s White Nights – a natural phenomenon in areas of high latitude, where the sun doesn’t set completely during midsummer nights. This wonder is celebrated with a myriad of festivities in the second half of June; with revellers flocking to the city from all over the world.
Another treasure of Saint Petersburg are its subway stations. They are so beautiful, they might well be rooms in a museum and during the days of Stalin (1878-1953), they were known as ‘the people’s palaces’. A visit to the cathedral-like Avtovo station is a must. I take the metro to Saint Petersburg’s number-one destination: The State Hermitage Museum. Occupying six historic buildings along Palace Embankment, including the tsars’ Winter Palace residence, it’s safe to assume this was never originally intended as a place for commoners to spend the day. With several locations abroad too, the Hermitage is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world; its enormous collection largely accumulated through Catherine the Great’s love of art and appetite for shopping. The Russian empress gained money and power during a time in which many of Europe’s royal and noble families were impoverished and in need of funds. They were happy to divest themselves of their collection of arts and antiques to the voracious tsarina. Other treasures were added later on.
The next day a cab takes me to the other side of town, to one of the city’s up-and-coming neighborhoods where hip Saint Petersburg flourishes. The project, that goes by the name of New Holland, is named after the shipyard where Dutch shipwrights from as early as 1704 helped build Russia’s fleet. Or several fleets to be precise, of both warships and mercantile vessels. Peter the Great brought these shipwrights over from the Netherlands and put them up in a makeshift Dutch enclave. Things have recently been spruced up, the area completed with a vast and elegantly landscaped park where a variety of renovated buildings now serve as galleries, theatres, bars and trendy shops.
The atmosphere is lively, especially on weekends. The many youngsters employed in these establishments are happy to shower you with advice on where to find hip eateries and clubs. That’s how I end up at Hamlet + Jacks, a restaurant in a small back alley I would probably have overlooked myself. It turns out to be a marvelous contemporary little spot (whatever you do, don’t skip their Siberian venison Carpaccio). And still, said youths take equal amounts of pride in the old history of their city, I quickly discover. They point out the various palaces, now museums, once inhabited by celebrity fellow denizens. “The revolution in visual arts started in Saint Petersburg,” states Anna, who works at New Holland’s visitors’ centre. “Because it is here that Malevich (1878-1935) first exhibited his legendary painting Black Square in 1915, which signalled the beginning of abstract art.”
See a ballet where the tsar once sat
In addition, Anna also strongly advises me to see a ballet or opera performance in the 19th-century Mariinsky Theatre. Which is exactly what I do that evening, seated in the imperial box. A wonderful experience. Not just because the theatre still exudes the splendour of yesteryear, with its richly adorned ceilings, columns, halls and corridors, which make it easy to imagine pompously dressed noblemen milling about for a round of see-and-be-seen; but also because you’re sitting exactly where the tsar once sat. And that does add a special dimension.
Wide expanses
Boulevards such as Nevsky Prospekt and Bolshoy Prospekt present us with a blinding array of souvenir shops, so I decide to jump in a cab and head to the Smolny Convent – a 20-minute drive from the city centre – instead. This is a primary example of Saint Petersburg’s taste in baroque. With its sky-blue facade, shape that is reminiscent of a multi-tiered cake, golden domes and cupolas, and joyful little plaster cherubs leaning out from the walls, it’s so idiosyncratically Russian that I can’t help but walk around with my mouth agape. The convent was built during the reign of Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762), Peter the Great’s daughter, with the purpose of educating young noblewomen about the joys of a respectable and pious life. Her successor, Catherine the Great, didn’t do pious and respectable, or baroque for that matter, and the building process came to an abrupt halt. It would take another 100 years for the bell tower to be finished, during the reign of Nicholas I (1796-1855).
Seldom have I visited a place as multi-layered as Saint Petersburg. The comparison with Matryoshka dolls – those famous hollow dolls that open up to reveal smaller and smaller versions of themselves – springs to mind. There’s the story of the tsars, the incredible art history, war and peace, and the unique combined interpretation of them all, which suffuses modern city life. Saint Petersburg celebrates modern cuisine with an old-fashioned toast. Cool DJ’s play in historical palaces. And the venerable local porcelain manufacturer Imperial Porcelain (established in 1744) now brings avant-garde design to the table. Respectfully idiosyncratic: that’s Saint Petersburg in a nutshell.
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Immunopaedia > Breaking News > ICOS: is it essential for Treg-IL10 expression in the colon?
ICOS: is it essential for Treg-IL10 expression in the colon?
Induction of IL-10 in intestinal CD4 T cells independent of ICOS. (A) LI lamina propria CD4 T cells from 10BiT and 10BiT. Icos2/2 mice were examined for co-expression of Thy1.1 and Foxp3. (B) Graphs summarising frequencies and mean fluorescence intensity, respectively, of Thy1.1+ cells among Foxp32, Foxp3+ (G) Schematic overview of thymocyte transfer experiment. CD4 single-positive Foxp32 thymocytes were FACS-sorted from congenically marked wild-type (CD45.1) and Icos2/2 (CD45.2) 10BiT.Foxp3 mice and transferred to Tcrbd2/2 recipients. After 3 wk, donor CD4+TCRb+ cells from the LI lamina propria were analyzed by FACS. (Source: Launduyt et al., 2019)
Interaction between ICOS (Inducible T cell COS stimulator) on T cells and its ligand (ICOS-ligand, ICOSL) on antigen presenting cells, has been shown to induce both pro- and anti- inflammatory T cell immunity depending on the context. In particular ICOS knock out mice exhibit low proportions of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs), which produce low levels of IL-10 (anti-inflammatory cytokine). Suggesting an important role of ICOS in the development of Tregs.
Landuyt et al., aimed to determine the role of ICOS signalling in Treg development and expression of IL-10 in the colons of mice. As expected ICOS knock out (KO) mice compared to wild type possessed lower proportions of Foxp3+ Tregs, which were predominantly thymic Tregs (tTregs) and not peripheral Tregs (pTregs). A result highlighting the importance of ICOS in development of pTregs in the lamina propria. Surprisingly in the absence of ICOS signaling no overall difference in total expression of IL-10 in the colon were observed. However, the source of IL-10 were predominantly Foxp3- CD4 T cells and not Foxp3+ Tregs. Indicating induction of compensatory immune effects that ensure sufficient expression of IL-10, maintaining the overall homeostasis of the gut.
Tregs are essential for dampening autoimmune pathology during inflammatory bowel syndrome. Profiling of methylation site of the FoxP3 gene, showed that ICOS signalling imprints methylation of the region, allowing transcription. However, this imprint is transient and cannot rescue the overall low proportion of pTregs in the colon, when ICOS KO T cells are transferred to Foxp3+ KO mice background. Additionally, transferring of ICOS-KO Tregs does not reverse inflammation and pathology during ongoing colitis. Highlighting the importance of ICOS-induced IL-10 expression by Tregs in dampening autioimmune responses in the gut prior to onset of symptoms.
In summary Landuyt et al., illustrated the importance of ICOS signalling in retaining the overall pool of pTregs and expression of IL-10 during pathological autoimmune responses. Additionally, it further highlights the role of CD28 and B7 family interactions in development of specific T cell phenotypes.
Article: Landuyt et al., 2019. Cutting Edge: ICOS-Deficient Regulatory T Cells Display Normal Induction of Il10 but Readily Downregulate Expression of Foxp3. Journal of Immunology
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Sport Manchester United
Striker must take the rash out of Rashford to make it to the top
Rashford is a boyhood United fan raised in nearby Wythenshawe who plays with the sort of passion that can create legends, although disciplinary issues may turn out to be a painful side-effect. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire
Mike Whalley
It says much for Marcus Rashford that there are those at Manchester United who now mention him in the same breath as Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. The ability is there; sometimes, though, he may need to control the fire.
https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/manchester-united/striker-must-take-the-rash-out-of-rashford-to-make-it-to-the-top-37731278.html
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Rashford - a goalscorer alongside Paul Pogba in the 2-1 win over Brighton on Saturday - is a boyhood United fan raised in nearby Wythenshawe who plays with the sort of passion that can create legends, although disciplinary issues may turn out to be a painful side-effect.
At Burnley in September, he was called "naive" by Jose Mourinho after a red card for leaning his head into Phil Bardsley. Against Brighton, with a fabulous goal to his credit, he was booked for sending Martin Montoya flying with a wild challenge by the touchline.
Caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has done so much for Rashford's confidence since replacing Mourinho, felt the need to have a quiet word.
"He is a proper Manc," Solskjaer said. "You can't kick him and keep him down. He will stand up for a fight and stand up for himself and a team-mate.
"But he knows, and we spoke about it. Don't give stupid fouls away against Brighton because they are going to get you in trouble."
It is easy to forget Rashford is only 21. It will be three years next month since he burst into the first team with four goals in four days, two against Midtjylland in the Europa League and two against Arsenal, who may suffer at his hands again in the FA Cup on Friday.
Against Brighton, Rashford made his 150th United appearance, reaching that milestone at a younger age than both Rooney and Ronaldo.
He was effectively the match-winner, adding to Pogba's penalty with an exquisite piece of skill, bamboozling Pascal Gross with speedy footwork before steering an angled shot into the top corner.
It was the striker's 41st goal for United, and while Rooney managed 59 in his first 150 games for the club, Ronaldo scored only 31.
Solskjaer said: "He can be absolutely top class. He is only 21, but the maturity he is showing at times is more than you would expect."
Rashford saw his influence fade as United tired, and it proved to be a nervous finish after Gross pulled a goal back with 18 minutes left.
The visitors began to accumulate pressure with set-pieces, which was why the striker's foul on Montoya frustrated Solskjaer. Those inside Old Trafford, though, are confident that Rashford will learn.
"I've said it from the time he broke into the team and even before then, he can be an unbelievable talent," captain Ashley Young said. "He's got the world ahead of him. He wants to learn as well. I saw it from his youth team days."
Rashford has scored five goals during the seven-match winning run under Solskjaer as temporary United manager, although whether it will become a permanent one is another matter.
Rooney, now playing his football in the United States, said over the weekend that the club should go all out to attract Mauricio Pochettino from Tottenham. Ed Woodward, United's executive vice-chairman, is understood to be considering Pochettino, former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane and Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone.
Solskjaer has proved he has the temperament for the role, calmly describing Mourinho as a "fantastic manager" when asked about the pronouncements his predecessor has been making as a television pundit in Doha.
The Norwegian can also take some comfort from the words of Chris Hughton, the Brighton manager.
"I don't think it's a job that anybody could automatically step into and do well," Hughton said.
"He's got very good tools to play with, but it's absolutely not a given that he would walk in and get the results that he's had." (© The Daily Telegraph)
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Aamir’s b’day message for Ira
Actor Aamir Khan took to social media to wish his daughter Ira on her 21st birthday and shared a heart-warming message for her.
The superstar said for him she will always remain a six-year-old.
Aamir took to Twitter May 9 and shared a throwback image with Ira.
In the image, Aamir is seen in his Mangal Pandey avatar. He is sporting long hair and handlebar moustache while Ira is seen sitting next to her father in a salwar kameez.
“Happy 21st Ira! Can’t believe you got there so fast! You will always remain six for me! Love you. Papa,” Aamir wrote.
Ira is the daughter of Aamir and his first wife Reena Dutta. The two also share a son named Junaid. They got divorced in 2002. Aamir got married to Kiran Rao in 2005.
On the work front, the 54-year-old actor will next be seen in Lal Singh Chaddha, a remake of the 1994 Hollywood blockbuster Forrest Gump. The film will be penned by Atul Kulkarni and directed by Advait Chandan of Secret Superstar fame.
Aamir’s Dangal co-star Fatima Sana Shaikh also wished Ira through her Instagram account.
“Happy birthday cutie,” she wrote, and shared two images of herself hugging Ira.
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'Young Justice' and 'Titans' to Debut on New DC Streaming Service
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Young Justice, the acclaimed and beloved animated series that followed the surprisingly mature exploits of some of the DC Universe’s youngest heroes, is coming back. It is not, however, coming back to TV. Warner Bros. announced on Tuesday that the third season of Young Justice will premiere on a new DC streaming service along with a live-action Titans show.
Deadline reports that the service will debut in 2018. Young Justice, which has been renamed Young Justice: Outsiders for the third season, was initially speculated to be a Netflix exclusive since the series was wildly popular over there. However, the studio opted to use the much-loved series to help launch a new service entirely owned by the company. It’s similar to CBS All Access, which will eventually be home to Star Trek: Discovery.
There aren’t a ton of details about the live-action Titans series that follows the slightly older exploits of DC’s Teen Titans superteam. Greg Berlanti, the man behind all of The CW’s wildly popular Arrowverse shows, is helming Titans as well. DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns will co-write the show, which is fitting since he arguably first made a real name for himself writing the comic series Teen Titans back in the early 2000s. Deadline reports that the show will indeed follow Dick Grayson and other classic Titans like Starfire and Raven.
More details about the two shows, as well as the new DC service, will emerge as 2018 draws near, but for now, one thing is certain: If you want to watch Season 3 of Young Justice, then you better pony up.
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How IoT is redefining the contact centre
Helping agents "go the extra mile" for customers.
By Appian Vice President of Product Malcolm Ross on Sep 18 2018 8:32AM
Customers are demanding more personalised services that are delivered in real-time. Internet of things data combined with artificial intelligence could help them achieve those experiences.
Organisations generally are finding themselves under pressure to deliver consistent customer experiences, rapidly and across a range of communication channels.
In response, contact centres worldwide are augmenting their operations with omni-channel communication, dynamic case management and AI-driven intelligent automation.
When these kinds of technologies are combined, it can provide contact centre agents with more intelligent recommendations to drive positive customer experiences.
Contact centre agents already face complexity, often having to interact with upwards of 20 systems and applications to serve customers, leading to inefficiencies and poor customer satisfaction.
In the immediate future, they are likely to have access to an even more vast array of data sources as businesses adopt the internet of things and use data collected by it as a key input into business processes.
This data will allow more complicated and higher-value transaction interactions to be funneled through the contact centre.
The future contact centre agent will have everything in front of them to help them “go the extra mile”.
Redefining the agent
Analyst firm Forrester predicts that in the next decade, cognitive contact centres will incorporate artificial intelligence to personalise agent/customer matching, augment agent capabilities, and offload management tasks.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that contact centres and the roles within them are already being redefined.
Some are augmenting the capabilities of human agents with AI, machine learning and internet of things data to help them respond to customers’ questions quickly and accurately.
In addition, a growing percentage of customer enquiries can be resolved without requiring human interaction at all, leaving agents more available to deal only with more complex or escalated matters.
McKinsey research suggests that robots will be able to fully resolve 30 to 50 percent of all requests in future.
By 2019, more than half of customer interactions will be in channels other than voice, according to recent research by Deloitte.
That means organisations will be supporting customers via chat, social media, voice, SMS, and other mediums in an omnichannel environment.
They will need help to manage this huge boost in transactional volumes - and that’s where the likes of the Appian Intelligent Contact Center Platform will help organisations reach their omnichannel service goals.
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Forrester Research found that the revenue impact of a one point improvement in customer experience (CX) index scores can help a company increase revenue by US$175 million ($243 million) annually.
On top of that, companies that provide consistent service quality across multiple channels retain 89 percent of their customers, compared to a 33 percent retention rate for companies that do not, according to Aberdeen Group.
The revenue generation and customer retention opportunities available in the space are enormous, and provide plenty of added impetus to get started in redefining your own contact centre operations.
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As Supreme Court decides to hear LGBT discrimination cases, which workers are protected in Pa.?
by Juliana Feliciano Reyes, Updated: April 22, 2019
At least one employee of the American Bible Society said he felt like he had been fired for being gay last year, when the nonprofit issued a new code of conduct describing marriage as between a man and a woman. In Philadelphia, it's illegal for employers to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, but religious organizations are exempted.
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Is it legal to be fired for being gay or trans?
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would hear a set of cases concerning whether federal employee discrimination law protects LGBT workers. The cases include a transgender funeral director in Michigan who successfully challenged her firing and a social worker in Georgia who was not able to convince a court that he was illegally fired for being gay.
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The cases are a reminder of the disparities that exist in workplaces around the country, despite statements about the importance of diversity and inclusion. States are split on the issue: Workers can be fired for their sexual orientation or for being transgender in 26 states.
In August 2018, Pennsylvania’s Commission on Human Relations, which investigates allegations of workplace discrimination, said it would add sexual orientation and gender identity to its definition of protected groups, though Pennsylvania’s discrimination law does not explicitly refer to them. Before that, workers could only file complaints with the commission if they lived in a municipality that barred LGBT discrimination. As of 2018, 52 of the more than 2,500 Pennsylvania municipalities, including Philadelphia, have interpreted laws as protecting LGBT workers.
There are loopholes, however: The City of Philadelphia exempts religious institutions (though organizations receiving city money must follow the city’s employee discrimination laws). That issue gained prominence last year when the American Bible Society, a nonprofit in Old City, told its employees that they had to agree to a code of conduct including abstaining from sex before marriage, which it defined as between a man and a woman. About 20 percent of the more than 200 employees left after the new requirement was announced though not all of them cited the code of conduct as their reason for leaving.
New Jersey also bars LGBT discrimination.
Posted: April 22, 2019 - 12:24 PM
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Chris Van Hollen and the Perilous Politics of ‘Getting Things Done’
Posted to Politics April 18, 2016 by Graham Vyse
The Washington Post editorial board continued to boost Rep. Chris Van Hollen in Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary last week, casting support for the liberal lawmaker as “a vote for getting things done.”
There was fulsome praise for his pragmatism, with words like “savvy” and “strategic,” all part of an argument that Van Hollen can actually achieve his aims through Capitol Hill dealmaking while his farther left rival, Rep. Donna Edwards, is hindered by rigid ideology.
None of this will move committed Edwards backers, who admire the congresswoman as both a purer progressive and a black woman whose lived experience, including single motherhood, is sorely lacking in the Senate. Edwards is putting these identities front and center in her fight against Van Hollen, who is white, for the April 26 election. She’s hoping Marylanders want another female representative to succeed Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the first Democratic woman ever elected senator in her own right.
Still, the Post editorial is instructive, framing this race at least in part as a referendum on Van Hollen’s willingness to compromise with Republicans. It’s one of the most competitive political campaigns in the country this year, and may turn on whether Democrats excuse the congressman for stances such as support for free trade and apparent openness to social security cuts in a bipartisan budget deal.
“It’s important to know when to fight and when to find common ground,” he has said, addressing the camera directly in an early television ad.
Yet Van Hollen is a textbook case of why that’s easier said than done.
In his favor is the fact that Democratic voters do like the idea of bipartisan cooperation. According to a national Associated Press poll last year, they “want their own party’s leaders to compromise with the other side rather than stick to their principles at the expense of passing legislation, 76 percent to 23 percent.” They’re similar in this way to independents and distinct from Republicans, who tend to value sticking to principle above all else.
At the same time, politics is increasingly polarized in 2016, and while Democrats haven’t moved as far left as Republicans have moved right, there’s a growing assertiveness of populist progressives. It’s evidenced by the Democratic presidential primary between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders — who certainly offers a lurch to the left — and it’s true in deep blue Maryland.
Consider that Van Hollen has spent the campaign running away from the idea that he put benefit reductions on the table, saying comments he made during heated negotiations were taken out of context. The congressman wants the mantle of bipartisanship — “[W]e can’t allow division in Washington to block all progress for working families,” he said March 18 on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show — but understands fully how any deviation from liberal orthodoxy imperils him.
As the Post’s cheerleading makes clear, there’s plenty to recommend Van Hollen in a race polls show as a dead heat. An NBC4/Marist survey last week had him ahead, and his message of delivering results is bolstered by the Post calling Edwards “notorious for inattention to constituent services.”
The question is whether voters see ideological purity and identity politics as preferable to legislative accomplishment, especially when it violates their values. It’s easy to imagine they might, which could portend quite a bit for the Democratic Party going forward.
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Home Sport Cricket Hero Caribbean Premier League inks live streaming global deal with Twitter
Hero Caribbean Premier League inks live streaming global deal with Twitter
Ashish Khanna
The Hero Caribbean Premier League (@CPL) and Twitter have announced a collaboration to live stream all matches of the 2018 season in 54 countries.
The deal marks the first occasion for a live streaming of a professional T20 league on Twitter. Cricket fans in the 54 will be able to watch full matches on Twitter and join in the live conversation at the same time. Fans in India will also be able to enjoy over 150 highlight video clips from the league, courtesy of an in-stream video sponsorship collaboration with the Hero Caribbean Premier League (@CPL) and Hero MotoCorp (@HeroMotoCorp), the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer.
Hero CPL T20 has shared the information at the league’s official twitter handle @CPL.
🚨All Hero #CPL18 matches will be streaming LIVE on Twitter across 54 countries!🚨Fans anywhere in the world can watch @CPL highlights here. All thanks to our title sponsor @HeroMotoCorp signing a Video Sponsorship on Twitter for the second year in a row! pic.twitter.com/Sg72fv6RRa
— CPL T20 (@CPL) August 10, 2018
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The 2018 edition of the Hero CPL will feature superstars from around the cricketing world including Chris Gayle (@HenryGayle), Andre Russell (@Russell12A), Steve Smith (@stevesmith49), David Warner (@davidwarner31), Kieron Pollard (@KieronPollard55), Dwayne Bravo (@DJBravo47), Sunil Narine (@SunilPNarine74), David Miller (@DavidMillerSA12) and many more. The live stream of CPL matches will be available to logged-in and logged-out cricket fans on Twitter and connected devices via @CPL on Twitter.
Twitter’s in-stream video sponsorship enables publishers like Hero Caribbean Premier League (@CPL) to monetize video content while making it easy for advertisers such as Hero MotoCorp (@HeroMotoCorp) to reach engaged audiences and sponsor exclusive content. Through the partnership, premium video content highlights from #CPL18 will be made available on Twitter in India and globally. The in-stream video sponsorship collaboration builds on the success of the last season and treats fans on Twitter to the best moments from#CPL18.
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Bharatendu Kabi (@bharatendukabi), Head, Corporate Communication, Hero MotoCorp, said, “We are delighted to extend our association with Twitter for the second consecutive year, for the Hero Caribbean Premier League. Cricket fans in India and around the world now prefer to watch live streams of their favourite matches at their convenience and we are glad to play a key role in facilitating this. Twitter is today one of the most preferred media for the youth and our continued partnership with them is a signal of Hero’s commitment to bringing sports to where the fans are.”
“Hero CPL is the biggest party in sport and we’re proud to partner with Twitter to become the first T20 cricket league to give fans access to cricket streaming LIVE on the platform. Hero CPL brings together some of the biggest cricket superstars in a carnival atmosphere. In addition to the games, the highlight clips on Twitter thanks to our title sponsor Hero will ensure that fans don’t miss a single moment, just like Fabian Allen’s stunning catch last season. Our goal is to engage the cricket community even more deeply and this partnership will make it big, especially as our star players are popular on Twitter.” said Vishnu Kumar (@vishkmar), Head of Digital, Hero CPL.
Commenting on this partnership, Aneesh Madani (@aneeshmadani), Head of Sports Partnerships, Asia Pacific, Twitter said,“The global, public conversation around cricket happens on Twitter and we’re thrilled to team up with Hero CPL to add LIVE-streamed cricket to that experience for fans in 54 countries. Strengthening our partnership with Hero CPL is the in-stream video sponsorship with Hero for the second year running. Together, we’re excited to offer cricket fans a unique experience to take in the games, highlight video clips and the conversation, all in one place on Twitter.”
Twitter will live stream the league games in Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Samoa, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tonga, Uruguay, and Vanuatu.
Since, Star India-owned OTT Platform holds the Hero CPL T20 streaming rights for India, the Indians cricket fans will only get to see the select highlight video clips on twitter. They though can access the live action on designated Star Sports channels and Hotstar.
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Tendulkar snaps ties with Spartan Sports
Sachin Tendulkar has terminated his association with Spartan Sports as an investor and advisory board member. The cricket legend has quit the company after it had defaulted on payments running into crores.
The 45-year-old batting maestro was signed up by the Sydney-based company in 2016.
Besides Tendulkar, the company has also signed other leading names from the sport, such as India’s World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, big-hitting West Indies opener Chris Gayle and Eoin Morgan, among others.
The company, co-owned by Indian entrepreneur Kunal Sharma, has reportedly also defaulted on its other brand icons’ contractual payments. Former Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram had been among the Spartan brand ambassadors.
A recent court ruling in Australia had ordered the sports gear and equipment company to be liquidated, which in turn could affect the players associated with Spartan Sports. Sources said that a few cricketers have suffered financial losses after the company defaulted on their payments.
Spartan Sports owes creditors to the tune of ₹60 crore and the players could suffer major losses if the liquidation process gets underway, sources said.
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GSP Resource Corp. Soil Sample Program Indicates Strong Copper Values and Establishes Drill Targets at Olivine Mountain
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Mr. Simon Dyakowski reports:
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GSP Resource Corp. (TSX-V: GSPR) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the results of the Fall 2018 soil sample program at the Olivine Mountain Project. Assays have been received from an extensive geochemical soil survey program undertaken in Fall 2018 and have established the presence of strong Copper-in-soil anomalies coincident with interpreted geophysical anomalies. Notably, the geochemical survey results have established several drill targets at the Olivine Mountain Project. The recommended initial drill program is for up to 1,000 meters of NQ Core drilling directed at four main targets and is budgeted at approximately CAD$250,000 (including site preparation, supervision and analytical work). GSP Resource Corp. President and CEO, Simon Dyakowski commented: “base metals values in the soil sample grid, in particular - Copper of up to 0.68%, are very encouraging. The results are coincident with the interpreted geophysical anomalies identified in GSP’s Spring 2018 airborne and ground survey programs. Four drill targets are considered of interest for the presence of related massive sulphide deposits and we expect to commence the permitting process shortly.”
Olivine Mountain Copper-in-soil Results Map:
Olivine Mountain Nickel-in-soil Results Map:
Fall 2018 Geochemical Survey Results Summary*
GSP crews constructed approximately 100 line kilometers of grid over the favourable geophysical anomalies, with lines oriented in an east-west direction, and spaced 100 meters apart. Sample stations were established at 50 meter intervals along all lines. In total, approximately 1850 soil samples were collected. All samples were submitted to the laboratories of MS Analytical in Langley, B.C. for analysis. Methods included a one acid, 41 element Ultra Trace level ICP analysis for 41 elements including Au, Co, Cu, Ni, Pd, Pt and V. Plots of each element were made, highlighting anomalous zones by colour and size. The following are elemental thresholds:
Au (ppb) Co (ppm) Cu (ppm) Ni (ppm) Pd (ppb) Pt (ppb) V (ppm)
Possibly Anomalous 10 – 50 50 – 100 50 – 100 50 – 100 25 – 50 25 - 50 175 - 200
Probably Anomalous 50 – 100 100 – 200 100 –250 100 – 250 50 – 100 50 - 100 200 – 250
Definitely Anomalous 100 – 386 200 - 253 200 - 678 250 - 900 100 - 230 100 - 190 250 - 443
Copper values are considered very strong, believed to be indicative of significant mineralization in underlying bedrock. Cobalt, nickel, platinum and palladium values are moderate to strong and are also believed to be indicative of respective mineralization in underlying bedrock. There is a relatively close relationship of copper to cobalt and palladium and nickel to platinum and palladium. Gold is related to both copper and nickel. There is very little sympathy of copper to nickel. These relationships probably reflect the zoning nature of the metals in bedrock.
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Compilation of Results*:
Six significant geochemical anomalies are interpreted from the copper and nickel plots:
Centered on L83700N@55600E – Strong copper values over an area 900 x 600 meters with associated palladium, weak nickel, weak gold and weak cobalt. The anomaly is at the north end of a strong magnetic/conductive geophysical body, with strong conductive picks having been interpreted from airborne data. The area is just south of the Asp Showing.
Centered on L83300@56900E – Strong copper values over an area 600 x 400 meters with associated weak palladium and platinum. There are no associated geophysical anomalies. There are no mineral showing associated with this anomaly.
Centered on L84600N@ 54800E – Moderate to strong copper values over an area 700 x 400 meters with associated vanadium and weak cobalt. There are no associated geophysical anomalies. The anomaly is just northwest of the RC Showing.
Centered on L85100N@55300E – Strong copper values over an area 700 x 300 meters with weak nickel, palladium, vanadium and gold. There are no associated geophysical anomalies. The anomaly is just south of the ASP 14 showing.
Centered on L82600@56500E – Moderate to strong nickel values over an area of 600 x 800 meters with associated palladium, platinum, weak gold, weak cobalt and weak copper. The anomaly is at the south end of a strong magnetic/conductive geophysical body, with strong conductive picks having been interpreted from airborne data. There are no mineral showings associated with this anomaly.
Centered on L82700N@55200E – Strong nickel values over an area 700 x 700 meters with associated palladium, platinum and vanadium. The anomaly is associated with a strong magnetic and conductive geophysical body. There are no mineral showings associated with this anomaly.
Conclusions and Recommendations*:
Four of the anomalous targets are worthy of drilling and the following hole locations are recommended:
L83700N@55800E – vertical diamond drill hole to 200 meters.
L82600@56500E – vertical diamond drill hole to 200 meters.
The drill program should allow a contingency of 200 meters for an additional hole or deepening of initial holes, therefore the recommendation is for a total of 1000 meters. Core drilling should be NQ size. The cost estimate of 1000 meters includes roads, site preparation, supervision and analytical work and should be approximately CAD$250,000.
*Sections quoted from a Summary Report - 2018 Work Programs on the Olivine Mountain Property, by John R. Kerr, P.Eng, dated February 12, 2019.
Quality Assurance / Quality Control: Samples were sent to MS Analytical (an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 17025:2005 accredited laboratory) in Langley, BC. Soils were dried and screened through an 80 mesh screen to remove rocks and other matter. A 20g aliquot from the minus fraction was weighed and digested using weak aqua regia and then analyzed by ICP-ES/MS (IMS-117). Analytical results were verified by the insertion of certified reference materials, blanks and duplicates.
Qualified Person: The scientific and technical disclosure contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Christopher I. Dyakowski, P.Geo, a “Qualified Person” as that term is defined in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About GSP Resource Corp.: GSP Resource Corp. is a mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral resource properties. The Company has an option to acquire a 100% interest and title to the Olivine Mountain Property located in the Similkameen Mining Division, 25 km northwest of Princeton, British Columbia.
Contact Information - For more information, please contact:
Simon Dyakowski, Chief Executive Officer
Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Information.
This news release includes certain statements that constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities law, including without limitation, statements that address the Olivine Mountain Project, obtaining drill permits, cost of potential drill program, comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs, and other statements relating to the business prospects of the Company. Forward-looking statements address future events and conditions and are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management. Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved), and variations of such words, and similar expressions are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statement are necessarily based upon a number of factors that, if untrue, could cause the actual results, performances or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performances or achievements express or implied by such statements. Such statements and information are based on numerous assumptions regarding present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the future, including the price of metals, anticipated costs and the ability to achieve goals, that general business and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner, that financing will be available if and when needed and on reasonable terms, and that third party contractors, equipment and supplies and governmental and other approvals required to conduct the Company’s planned exploration activities will be available on reasonable terms and in a timely manner. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events, level of activity, performance or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: (i) risks related to gold, platinum, palladium, copper and other commodity price fluctuations; (ii) risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of exploration results; (iii) risks related to the inherent uncertainty of exploration and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; (iv) that resource exploration and development is a speculative business; (v) that the Company may lose or abandon its property interests or may fail to receive necessary licences and permits; (vi) that environmental laws and regulations may become more onerous; (vii) that the Company may not be able to raise additional funds when necessary; (viii) the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company’s expectations; (ix) exploration and development risks, including risks related to accidents, equipment breakdowns, labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration and development; (x) competition; (xi) the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of geologic reports or studies; (xii) risks related to environmental regulation and liability; (xiii) risks associated with failure to maintain community acceptance, agreements and permissions (generally referred to as “social licence”), including local First Nations; (xiv) risks relating to obtaining and maintaining all necessary government permits, approvals and authorizations relating to the continued exploration and development of the Company’s projects; (xv) risks related to the outcome of legal actions; (xvi) political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; (xvii) and risks related to current global financial conditions. These risks, as well as others, could cause actual results and events to vary significantly. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions, the loss of key directors, employees, advisors or consultants, volatility in metals prices, adverse weather conditions, equipment failures, failure of counterparties to perform their contractual obligations and fees charged by service providers. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and, accordingly are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of such statements. The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable securities legislation.
GSP Resource Corp.
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Novo Resources
Novo Resources is led by renowned economic geologist Dr. Quinton Hennigh and focused on exploring and developing world-class conglomerate gold projects in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Company has consolidated a significant land package covering 12,000 sq. km. where it is advancing three main assets- Beatons Creek, Karratha and Egina- through direct investments and strategic joint ventures with Kirkland Lake Gold, Artemis Resources and Sumitomo Corporation... LEARN MORE
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Justia Lawyer Directory Construction Law Alabama Pleasant Grove Attorneys
Pleasant Grove, Alabama Construction Lawyers
William Brooks Beckum
Alabama Construction Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
Mr. Beckum has over fourteen years of legal experience representing individuals and small businesses in civil litigation and estate planning matters. Mr. Beckum's civil litigation practice focuses on employment... Read More »
Jeremy W. Richter
Birmingham, AL Construction Law Attorney with 6 years experience
(205) 380-3480 2 Perimeter Park South
Suite 445 East
Construction, Insurance Claims, Insurance Defense and Personal Injury
When approaching cases, my priority is to collaborate with clients to achieve efficient and effective results by way of tenacious advocacy. I strive to align my tactics and objectives with my client's goals in handling cases. I enjoy the various aspects of litigation, ranging from strategy and planning that go into research and brief writing, to the in-person chess matches that take place during depositions and trial. It is important to me to keep my clients and myself informed of trends and developments in Alabama law so we can most effectively evaluate and prosecute cases to the best possible result....
Leila H Watson
Birmingham, AL Construction Law Lawyer
(877) 562-0000 2131 Magnolia Ave S
Free ConsultationConstruction, Consumer, Nursing Home and Products Liability
G. Whit Drake
Birmingham, AL Construction Law Attorney with 30 years experience
(205) 970-0800 2 Perimeter Park S, #510E
Free ConsultationConstruction, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Drake Law Firm is a Birmingham Alabama personal injury firm. Founded by Whit Drake, our firm's practice is strictly limited to personal injury and wrongful death claims. Throughout the state of Alabama, our attorneys handle car accidents, truck accidents, texting accidents, defective product claims, construction accidents and general injury claims. Recently voted as a Top Birmingham Personal Injury Attorney by the Birmingham Magazine, Whit Drake believes clients should receive the best legal representation that is available. He was also named as a Top Rated Personal Injury Lawyer by the Birmingham Metro magazine. Call us today for a free consultation. Required by...
Brooke Davis
(205) 588-0699 3184 Cahaba Heights Road
Free ConsultationConstruction, Employment, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
Birmingham School of Law
P. Vaughan Russell Jr.
Construction, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Alabama School of Law
Client First. Share Goals. Be Responsive. Think Boldly. Push Boundaries. Attention to Detail. Listen, then Advise. These rules are paramount in effectively representing clients. Vaughan Russell has years of experience in litigating a variety of civil defense and workers’ compensation claims. He devotes personal attention to every detail of each case and is aggressive in his advocacy, while understanding that success is measured by the satisfaction of his clients. Webster Henry, P.C., shares that commitment to providing excellent, personalized legal counsel to serve client needs with flexibility, devotion to detail, and the highest standards of personal and professional ethics.
Birmingham, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Employment, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Mr. Beckum has over fourteen years of legal experience representing individuals and small businesses in civil litigation and estate planning matters. Mr. Beckum's civil litigation practice focuses on employment litigation and construction litigation. He represents individuals throughout the State of Alabama that have been wrongfully terminated as a result of discrimination (race, gender, pregnancy, religion, and disability) and also represents victims of sexual harassment and retaliation.
His construction litigation practice focuses on representing individuals who have purchased a home or condominium with defective work. He has successfully represented numerous homeowners, condominium associations, and small business owners...
Michael L. Jackson
(205) 874-0315 800 Shades Creek Parkway, Suite 400
Construction, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Michael L. Jackson’s practice focuses on civil litigation in state and federal courts, particularly in the areas of employment law, and he is experienced in appellate and other post-judgment proceedings, construction law, commercial litigation, arbitration, and other methods of alternative dispute resolution. He graduated from Auburn University and then graduated with honors from the law school at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. Following his graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to Justice Hugh Maddox of the Supreme Court of Alabama. He is admitted to practice in all federal and state courts in Alabama, the United...
Tamera Kaye Erskine
(205) 380-3480 Two Perimeter Park South
Construction, Appeals and Insurance Defense
Wayne Alan Duke Jr
(205) 933-1500 880 Montclair Rd
Construction and Personal Injury
Brock Grady Murphy
(205) 313-6360 One Chase Corporate Center
Construction, Business, Collections and Employment
Practicing transactional and litigation attorney with special emphasis in construction law and non-compete matters. Experienced in the protection of payment rights of commercial subcontractors and vendors through the Alabama Prompt Pay Act, lien laws and the review and enforcement of commercial subcontract rights and obligations. Also experienced in the protection of insureds against bad faith failures to provide coverage on valid claims and in personal injury matters including products liability. In addition, I am a registered civil mediator with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution and a registered arbitrator with the Better Business Bureau.
Shay Reynolds
(205) 838-9000 1780 Gadsden Highway
Construction, Elder, Municipal and Personal Injury
I am from Knoxville, TN and moved to Birmingham to attend Cumberland School of Law, Samford University. I began clerking with Massey, Stotser & Nichols, P.C. during law school and began practicing law upon graduation in 2004.
Cindy Self Webb
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, Family and Personal Injury
Matthew D. Wright
(205) 836-1224 3644 Vann Road
Construction, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Silas G. "Dell" Cross, Jr.
Tuscaloosa, AL Construction Law Attorney
(205) 391-0618 907 17th Avenue
Construction, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Adam G. Cross
Tuscaloosa, AL Construction Law Lawyer
Thomas Barton "Bart" Siniard
Huntsville, AL Construction Law Attorney with 6 years experience
(800) 804-2502 125 Holmes Ave NW
Free ConsultationConstruction, Animal and Personal Injury
Bart Siniard was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama and is the oldest son of senior partner Tommy Siniard. Bart obtained his juris doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2013. After passing the bar exam, Bart returned to Huntsville to serve injured people in the Tennessee Valley. Since returning to Huntsville, he has obtained verdicts in both Alabama state courts and federal courts. Bart secured a unanimous decision before the Alabama Supreme Court in 2017 that altered the interpretation of the Alabama Guest-Passenger Statute. He is licensed to practice in all courts in the State of...
David Craig Allred
Montgomery, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 15 years experience
(334) 396-9200 7030 Fain Park Dr #9
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, DUI and Personal Injury
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
Craig was admitted to the Alabama bar in 2004 and to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama in 2005. Prior to entering the private practice of law, Craig worked as a law clerk for Judge William A. Shashy, Circuit Judge, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama and also clerked in the office of the city attorney for the City of Montgomery, Alabama.Craig is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association and the Montgomery County Bar Association.
William Messervy
Huntsville, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Animal, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Brannan W. Reaves
Montgomery, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
(334) 264-9472 105 Tallapoosa Street Suite 101
Construction, Business, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
My civil practice focuses on insurance, business, and professional liability defense. I have significant experience in personal and commercial automobile defense, premises liability defense, construction defect litigation, and insurance coverage matters. I have also represented numerous insurance companies against claims of bad faith, fraud, and other extra-contractual actions. I represent a variety of businesses, ranging from small, family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 companies, in all aspects of litigation. I also represent a wide range of professionals (pharmacists, nurses, teachers, etc.) before many of Alabama's governing administrative agencies on licensing and certification matters. My transactional practice concentrates on...
Christopher M. Wooten
Huntsville, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Chris Wooten is originally from Huntsville, Alabama. He received his undergraduate degree from Tulane University in New Orleans in 2000 and his law degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham in 2008. While at Cumberland, Mr. Wooten won the Parham H. Williams Freshman Trial Competition, received the Daniel Austin Brewer Professionalism Award, served on the National Trial Team, and served as Chief Judge of the Cumberland Trial Advocacy Board. Mr. Wooten has been admitted to The Order of Barristers for exhibiting excellence in the art of courtroom advocacy, and is currently licensed to practice in the...
David C. Hilyer
Montgomery, AL Construction Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(334) 215-3064 4142 Carmichael Road
Construction, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Asbestos
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University and Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
David C. Hilyer received his B.S. in Business Administration degree, with honors, in 1997 from Faulkner University. He received his Juris Doctor in 2002 from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he served one-year as a Justice on the Honor Court and received the Best Oral Advocate award his second year. Mr. Hilyer was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in 2002 and the U.S. Middle, Southern and Northern District Courts of Alabama in 2002. Mr. Hilyer focuses his practice on general litigation matters, including breach of contract, construction, insurance defense, subrogation, mold claims and various business...
Christopher W. Brodie
Construction, Appeals, Business and Collections
Chris Brodie received his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management in 2005 from Faulkner University. Chris received his Juris Doctor in 2008 from Faulkner University's Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, where he successfully completed 20 hours of mediation training and fulfilled the necessary coursework to receive a certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Chris also participated in the School's Family Violence Clinic, which allowed him to represent clients in abusive family relationships to obtain orders that enable them to find safety, to protect their children and to establish more peaceful lives. Chris was admitted to the Alabama State Bar in...
Keri Donald Simms
Construction, Arbitration & Mediation, Personal Injury and Stockbroker Fraud
28 year experienced trial courtroom lawyer in the Southern U.S. Over 126 trials to verdicts with high success rate and thousands of successful meditations and arbitrations. Multiple offices throughout the State of Alabama. Regional trial counsel in Alabama. Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, and Florida Panhandle. Complex consumer, business, insurance, and injury litigation in the Southeastern U.S.
Gregory Edward Vaughan
(251) 432-8883 211 S Cedar St
Mobile, AL Construction Law Attorney with 15 years experience
Construction, Collections, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Successfully resolving a civil dispute for a client or helping a business achieve its goals is what I enjoy doing for a living.
I represent clients regarding construction claims (defects and collections), insurance claims (home, auto accident, and business), general collection matters, business law, and general civil litigation matters. I have litigated multi-plaintiff lawsuits related to construction defect claims, insurance coverage claims, and various collection claims. I have participated in jury trials to verdict in cases involving wrongful death, fraud, construction defects, collection matters, and auto accidents. A good portion of my practice also involves representing businesses with regular legal support...
M. Scott Yeager
Daphne, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 6 years experience
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, Family and Real Estate
M. Scott Yeager is a sole practitioner in Daphne, Alabama, where he focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation, construction litigation, business formation, business litigation, Landlord/Tenant disputes, municipal law, estate planning and probate. Scott is licensed to practice law in the State of Alabama. Scott opened The Yeager Law Firm, P.C. in 2015 to offer large firm quality legal services with a small business approach. Prior to opening his firm, Scott spent over eight years with in-house legal departments of large publicly traded corporations, with over six years of Government contracting experience with a major Defense Contractor. ...
Adam Jarvis
Free ConsultationMobile, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
Construction, Business and Estate Planning
Adam Jarvis has dedicated his career to representing individuals and small businesses in general civil litigation including real estate matters, construction disputes, breach of contract, contract drafting and negotiation, small business consulting, insurance claims among many other areas of law. Adam also has experience in probate court related to estate administration, estate litigation, involuntary civil commitment and name changes.
Adam grew up in Mobile, Alabama and graduated from McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in 2002. Adam spent most of his college years in south Louisiana where he attended Louisiana State University and St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict,...
Richard Hamner Holston
Construction, Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Alabama School of Law and University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Christopher Mark Bazzell
AUBURN, AL Construction Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
Appalachian School of Law and Auburn University
Warren Trent Harbison
Silverhill, AL Construction Law Attorney
(251) 626-4062 16201 Silverhill Avenue
Silverhill, AL 36576
Haymes Sanders Snedeker
Daphne, AL Construction Law Lawyer
(251) 626-8037 P.O. Box 130
Michael Clay Fellows
Opelika, AL Construction Law Attorney with 22 years experience
(334) 737-3733 511 Geneva Street
Construction, Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury
Jeffrey Gerald Tickal
(334) 737-3733 511 Geneva st
K. Amanda Herndon Barton
Mobile, AL Construction Law Lawyer
(251) 300-2503 209 N. Joachim St.
Construction, Business, Collections and Probate
Adam M. Milam
Daphne, AL Construction Law Attorney with 20 years experience
(251) 928-0191 2206 Main St
Free ConsultationConstruction, Business, Personal Injury and Real Estate
Shelley H. Milam
Margaret Mahoney
(251) 441-5628 201 St Louis St
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Pleasant Surprises – and One Disappointment – in the Supreme Court’s Cell Phone Decision
by Stephen Schulhofer
As commentators quickly recognized, there’s just cause for celebration in this week’s Supreme Court decision in Riley v. California, requiring a warrant to search an arrestee’s cell phone. The result was by no means a foregone conclusion because the Court had long held that police may search an arrestee and everything in his possession without a warrant and without any reasonable basis for suspicion. Of course, cell phones cannot threaten an officer’s safety, they typically contain intensely personal information, and once they are seized, the arrestee cannot tamper with any evidence they may hold. But all this is true of the arrestee’s wallet, handbag, diary and personal papers, all of which can be inspected under the “search incident to arrest” authority conferred by prior precedent. The Court had reasoned that an arrestee’s diminished expectations of privacy and the difficulty of distinguishing between different kinds of material that police encounter require a per se authority to examine everything they might find on an arrestee’s person.
Riley now limits this categorical authority to hard-copy papers and other tangibles. Police can flip open an old-style cell phone or a computer laptop to make sure there is no razor blade hidden inside, but they cannot search its digital data without a warrant. In recognizing that digital data “differ in both a quantitative and a qualitative sense,” because they hold so much personal information, Riley has broad implications. Justice Sotomayor wrote only for herself when she made a similar point two years ago in the GPS tracking case (United States v. Jones), but in Riley, Chief Justice Roberts, writing for eight members of the Court, now quotes approvingly from her analysis. A wide range of issues involving computer searches, electronic surveillance and data mining will now have to be revisited, with heightened attention to the strong Fourth Amendment privacy interests at stake.
Six points in particular are worth noting:
Privacy gets renewed prominence as a constitutional value. Chief Justice Roberts closes his opinion with a peroration to the Fourth Amendment, recalling that abusive searches “were one of the driving forces behind the Revolution itself” and that shielding personal information from the government was a “protection for which the Framers fought.” Contrary to the prevalent view that technology has rendered privacy obsolete, the Court sees recent developments as a reason to strengthen Fourth Amendment safeguards.
The “nothing to hide” argument can be buried forever. A persistent theme in public defenses of government surveillance has been the specious argument that good citizens have nothing to fear because they should have nothing to hide. The Roberts opinion explains vividly and in detail why law abiding Americans have legitimate needs to shelter the countless personal details that computer data and internet histories can reveal.
Legislative compromises are probably unacceptable. Justice Alito wrote separately to argue, as he did in Jones, that legislatures are well positioned to fashion appropriate limits on cell phone searches by balancing the relevant privacy and law enforcement interests. He reasons that the Court should defer to lines that might be drawn by democratic deliberation. As I discuss in detail in my recent book (More Essential than Ever: The Fourth Amendment in the Twenty-First Century), this effort to rely on the political process is profoundly misguided. The Fourth Amendment shelters the thoughts and associations of minorities, non-conformists and dissenters; its concerns cannot be met by porous safeguards that mainstream voters may consider “reasonable.” This point is crucial in setting the boundaries of GPS tracking and electronic surveillance; it applies with even greater force in the context of search incident to arrest. Law enforcement interests, through the Department of Justice, have outsized influence (and literally a veto) in the legislative process. And citizens do not share on anything near equal terms the risk of being arrested for crime, or even the risk of facing custodial arrest for a traffic violation. An important bit of good news not widely noticed is that no other member of the Court was willing to endorse Justice Alito’s democratic-process approach. The Court’s opinion does not mention the Alito option, and it may be that some Justices remain agnostic on the subject. But it would have been easy enough for the Chief Justice to advert to it in some noncommittal way; that he chose not to do so, even at the sacrifice of the fully unanimous opinion he no doubt sought, is a potentially telling detail. And more concretely, the opinion’s strong account of the values that lie at the heart of the Fourth Amendment affords some reason for optimism that when the time comes, the Court will understand the need to reaffirm the case-specific judicial checking function, even when legislation like the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act chooses to dilute it.
Executive Branch safeguards fare even worse. In answer to a government argument that unjustified spill-over in cellphone searches could be cabined by executive regulations, the Court dismissively admonished that “the Founders did not fight a revolution to gain the right to government agency protocols.”
Warrantless section 702 surveillance of non-US persons abroad is now especially suspect. Just as a cell phone search will inevitably stumble on remotely stored information NOT in the possession of the arrestee (and therefore not subject to search under search-incident-to-arrest power), section 702 surveillance of foreign targets inevitably sweeps up conversations with US persons that are not in themselves subject to warrantless seizure. The statute seeks to address this concern by requiring the Executive Branch to promulgate regulations that limit the retention and use of US-person material. But apart from the fact that such regulations are secret, and that they apparently do not wholly prohibit the retention and use of such material, Riley’s admonition could be decisive here: “the Founders did not fight a revolution to gain the right to government agency protocols.” [For more on this point, see Wednesday’s post by our Just Security colleague Jennifer Granick.] Riley clearly can be read to hold that a case-specific judicial assessment of probable cause is constitutionally required where the Fourth Amendment rights of US citizens are implicated.
The third party doctrine is badly shaken but still intact. One of the principal arguments supporting the government’s position in Riley was the claim that under the third party doctrine, most of the information held in cell phones carries no reasonable expectation of privacy because it has been voluntarily turned over to a third party intermediary. Riley reinforces the counterargument that such information can be intensely personal and that we do not expect it to be broadcast to the whole world. But in a Fourth Amendment framework, the crucial point in Riley (a point stressed in footnote 1 of the opinion) was the way the police got the information – by manipulating the arrestee’s phone. Even before Katz held that oral communication is protected by the Fourth Amendment, the law was clear that government could not use conversations overheard by trespassing on private property. Such conversations, even if unprotected in themselves, were the tainted fruit of an unwarranted search. Bank records cannot be used if found on a desk during an illegal search of the home, but police can get them without a warrant or probable cause, simply by going directly to the bank. At bottom, Riley shows the Court’s full appreciation of the threat posed by unrestricted government access to digital files, and this may ultimately prove to be its most important legacy. But the logic of the third-party doctrine still will have to be tackled head-on in situations where police get information directly from an intermediary like an internet service provider or a cloud computing service.
Riley v. California
Stephen Schulhofer
Robert B. McKay Professor of Law at New York University Law School
Riley v. California — An Important Step Forward, but How Far Forward?
July 1, 2014 by Zachary Goldman
SCOTUS & Cell Phone Searches: Digital is Different
June 25, 2014 by Jennifer Granick
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Basketball / B. League Dec 16, 2018
Sunrockers improve to .500 with win over NeoPhoenix
by Ed Odeven
Fueled by a potent inside attack and a well-orchestrated passing performance, the Sunrockers Shibuya etched an 80-57 victory over the San-en NeoPhoenix on Sunday afternoon. What's more, after a woeful October, when they won just two of 10 games, the resurgent Sunrockers improved to 12-12. Center ...
Basketball / B. League | B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Nov 8, 2018
NeoPhoenix retool roster as former NBA forward Josh Childress rejoins team
Teams are reshaping their rosters and rotations as the season quickly marches closer to the midway point. Before the midweek slate of games on Wednesday, teams had already played in 20 percent of their 60 regular-season contests. In that dirty dozen of competition, observers saw ...
Basketball / B. League | B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Jan 25, 2018
Toyama bouncing back from dismal season
Looking at where they are projected to finish this season, several squads can be described as turnaround teams. In other words, they are on pace to compile better won-loss records than they did in the B. League's inaugural season. Most notably, the Ryukyu Golden Kings, who ...
Basketball / B. League | HOOP SCOOP Jun 3, 2017
Inconsistent level of B. League officiating a cause for real concern
Rising attendance figures across the nation and increased media attention were two byproducts of the merger that created the B. League, when the disbanded NBL, NBDL and bj-league joined forces to make this a possibility. And it was necessary to move the sports in the ...
Basketball / B. League Apr 30, 2017
NeoPhoenix bounce back against Albirex
Rebounding takes effort, hard work and determination. The San-en NeoPhoenix demonstrated this winning formula in a 73-69 victory over the Niigata Albirex BB on Sunday. The NeoPhoenix won the battle on the boards, outrebounding the hosts 50-44 in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. Six San-en players had four or ...
Basketball / B. League Apr 7, 2017
Brave Thunders make NeoPhoenix pay for plethora of turnovers
If teams can dominate in the takeaway department, they often produce successful results. Friday night provided a vivid example in a B. League series opener at Todoroki Arena, where the Kawasaki Brave Thunders outplayed the visiting San-en NeoPhoenix. The result? Kawasaki improved to 42-8, winning 89-76. What's ...
Basketball / B. League Feb 25, 2017
NeoPhoenix's Childress, Ashaolu provide big spark in victory over Diamond Dolphins
Former Stanford University and NBA forward Josh Childress delivered a big boost for the San-en NeoPhoenix on Saturday against the visiting Nagoya Diamond Dolphins. Childress' productive game — 34 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in nearly 28 minutes — helped steer the NeoPhoenix to ...
Jets soar past NeoPhoenix for 10th consecutive win
The Chiba Jets opened the season with three loses in their first four games. But since then, they have grown as a team and made big strides in the right direction — and taken a big leap in the standings, too. Saturday's 84-74 win over ...
Basketball | HOOP SCOOP Dec 3, 2016
Lottich inspiring Valparaiso with passion
For many years, Matt Lottich was one of the best basketball ambassadors that Japan has ever had. He made big contributions on a consistent basis. He respected the game and played it the right way. Above all, the cerebral guard understood what it took to ...
Basketball / B. League Dec 2, 2016
Childress trying to get up to speed with NeoPhoenix
by Kaz Nagatsuka
The San-en NeoPhoenix's recent acquisition of former NBA player Josh Childress came as a surprise near the middle of the inaugural B. League season. Landing in another country to play basketball is a totally different animal, and there is no exception to that even for ...
Basketball / B. League Nov 27, 2016
Suzuki, Childress take center stage as NeoPhoenix pound B-Corsairs
Tatsuya Suzuki had a quiet game on Saturday. The San-en NeoPhoenix point guard's stat line included these numbers: zero points, one assist. On Sunday, Suzuki flipped the script as an inspired San-en squad bounced back from a 13-point defeat to the Yokohama B-Corsairs and pounced ...
Evessa edge Kansai rival Lakestars
The Osaka Evessa jumped out to a 12-point lead after the opening quarter and held on for a narrow victory over the Shiga Lakestars on Friday night. The Evessa's 86-82 win at Sumiyoshi Sports Center in Osaka raised their season record to 8-7 in the ...
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Universal Studios Japan opens 2016 attraction with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Attack on Titan, Evangelion
September 18, 2015 by Japan Trends
Universal Studios Japan is cashing in on Japan’s soft power, hoping to attract new domestic crowds to the Osaka theme park as well as inbound tourists familiar with Japan through its pop culture.
Universal Cool Japan will run from January 15th to June 26th next year. Exact details are slim at the moment but it will involve four major “brands” from Japanese anime, manga and video games (Attack on Titan, Monster Hunter, Evangelion, and Resident Evil), as well as the princess of Harajuku culture, singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu.
After a successful trial version in 2015, the “Cool Japan”-style attraction will feature the same four movie and anime franchises in simulation games, statues, unique video footage, and more.
The Kyary Pamyu Pamyu contribution is new and seems the most ambiguous at the moment. It’s not immediately clear how she will fit in with the monsters and giants of her four pop culture peers.
Still, with such a lineup, regardless of the actual content USJ won’t have to worry about attracting enough fans.
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There is – as always – plenty of news this month. But as you perhaps can guess from the title, the big news is Stepstone’s majority stake in Appcast. More in a minute. Just remember – big news can drop at any time in our industry, whether it is the dead of winter or the broiling heat of summer. It’s funny how a good heating and cooling system can help. All right, let’s get to it!:
Stepstone takes majority stake in Appcast: The StepStone group acquired 85 percent of the US-American company Appcast for about EUR 70 million, or $78M US. Stepstone, which is part of Axel Springer, has a number of job boards in Europe, as well as a few U.S. properties, but this is the largest investment in a U.S. property thus far, at least that I know of. Interestingly, Axel Springer is itself seeing major investment from private equity firm KKR. At the same time, Stepstone is apparently not happy with the entry of Google for Jobs into the German market. Appcast’s founder Chris Forman is to remain with the company, which currently employs about 100 people. Smart move by Stepstone, and congrats to Chris and the gang! Is this the first step of the Stepstone takeover of North America? Stay tuned.
iCIMS acquires Jibe: Speaking of acquisitions, iCIMS, a major ATS vendor, has picked up Jibe, a SaaS recruiting technology for sourcing, nurturing and marketing to candidates. Founded in 2010 in New York City, Jibe offers branded career sites, landing pages, and personalized recommendations, using machine learning to serve more relevant job search results to interested applicants and more relevant candidates to recruiters. Smart move by iCIMS, and of course congrats to Joe and the crew at Jibe!
GirlBoss takes on LinkedIn: Girlboss, the multi-media brand for women founded by serial entrepreneur Sophia Amoruso, is relaunching as ‘LinkedIn for women’. With their free membership, women who sign up get access to other entrepreneurial women and the ability to ask and answer questions from their peer group. Profiles take LinkedIn one step further, according to the company, by including accomplishments, “life moments” and other elements to make the social network more personal — like a daily horoscope and a Meyers-Briggs type. Hmm.
KiwiJobs lands some investment cash: Naspers-owned OLX Poland has acquired a majority stake in Kiwi Jobs, a blue-collar recruitment app, for an undisclosed amount. The investment will let OLX strengthen its jobs category in Poland. Kiwi Jobs was founded by Absolvent Group in 2017. It attracts candidates by ensuring they get an answer from employers within 48 hours of their application. Kiwi Jobs currently only operates in Warsaw but plans to expand to other major cities in Poland, including Wroclaw and Krakow. Interesting.
expertlead raises funds: expertlead, a global community of tech freelancers, raised €7 million in Series A funding led by growth investor Acton Capital with participation from strategic investor SEEK and renewed investment from Rocket Internet. The fresh capital will be used to support expertlead’s international growth ambitions as well as to further the automation of its products. Founded in January 2018, expertlead’s mission is to support freelance tech professionals in all stages of self-employment: from project acquisition and client management to continued professional development, peer-to-peer learning and administrative tasks. I expect to hear more from them.
Tara.ai gets funding: Tara.ai (formerly Gradberry), a platform that uses machine learning to help an organization get engineering projects done — from identifying and predicting the work that will need to be tackled, to sourcing talent to execute that, and then monitoring the project of that project — has raised a Series A of $10 million to continue building out its platform. Tara.ai evaluates a company’s own staff expertise, along with that from other recruiting platforms, to figure out which people to source from within the company. Eventually, that will also be complemented with sourcing information from outside the organization — either contractors or new hires. Very cool.
SmartRecruiters gets chummy with Job.com: SmartRecruiters, the cloud-based ATS, announced a collaboration that will bring the job-matching engine Job.com to its SaaS. SmartRecruiters’ clients will be able to use Job.com’s integrated rewards-driven platform to source, track, and hire with successful candidates receiving a 5% signing reward. Offers are securely handled through smart contracts, and the process is fueled through incentivizing rewards, with hired candidates earning a reward equivalent to 5% of their new salary. Interesting.
Well, I think that’s enough, don’t you? If you want to find out who’s next in bought and sold, check back next month!
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Ali Neill says:
It’s unfortunate that Girlboss requires a phone number. Foreigners like myself cannot create an account on the site. That’s 1 for LinkedIn and 0 for Girlboss (sorry!).
Also, I thought you might like to know that Seek no longer accepts job offers posted by consultancy agencies. A bold move, which many job boards are considering, as the market becomes more competitive.
Keep up the good work 🙂 Always interested in the latest news from your blog.
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In Rohingya camps, a political awakening faces a backlash
Simon Lewis, Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul
By Simon Lewis, Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) - It was after Mohib Ullah scored his first political victories that the death threats began in earnest. On a recent morning, the Rohingya refugee leaned back on a plastic chair in the Bangladesh camp where he lives, and translated the latest warning, sent over the WhatsApp messaging app.
"Mohib Ullah is a virus of the community," he read aloud, with a wry chuckle. "Kill him wherever he is found."
The 44-year-old leads the largest of several community groups to emerge since more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar after a military crackdown in August 2017.
In the refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district a nascent civil society is emerging among the Rohingya, who spent decades under apartheid-like restrictions in Myanmar.
Some campaigners are seeking justice for alleged atrocities in Myanmar, a small cadre of women are raising their voices for the first time, and others are simply working to improve life in the new city of tarpaulins and bamboo that, after the latest influx, is home to more than 900,000 people.
Mohib Ullah himself was invited to Geneva last month, where he told the United Nations Human Rights Council the Rohingya want a say over their own future.
But the political awakening has been accompanied by a surge in violence, with militants and religious conservatives also vying for power, more than a dozen refugees told Reuters. They described increasing fear in the camps, where armed men have stormed shelters at night, kidnapped critics and warned women against breaking conservative Islamic norms.
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, or ARSA, which sparked the 2017 crisis with attacks on security posts, is resurgent in the camps, refugees say, alongside several other armed groups. The group is also known as Harakah al-Yaqin - the movement of faith.
"In the daytime, the al-Yaqin guys become normal people," said one young woman, who like other refugees requested anonymity to speak about the group without fear of reprisals. "They mix with everyone else. But at night it's like they have a kind of magical power."
DIALOGUE, AND THREATS
Reuters conducted dozens of interviews with UN staff, diplomats, Bangladeshi officials and researchers about the forces competing for influence in the world's largest refugee settlement.
While some are hopeful the stateless Rohingya are beginning to find a political voice, there are also fears that a turn to violence threatens to make solving the refugee crisis through dialogue impossible and could bring more instability.
"Refugee camps in many parts of the world are becoming recruitment grounds for terrorists," said Mozammel Haque, the head of Bangladesh's cabinet committee on law and order. "God forbid, if something like that happens, this will not only affect Bangladesh but the whole region."
Myanmar government spokesman Zaw Htay did not answer calls seeking comment. Zaw Htay said during a press conference in January that Myanmar had complained to Bangladesh over what he said were ARSA bases inside Bangladesh.
The frontline in the struggle for the Rohingyas' future are the bamboo huts where refugees take shelter from the heat and dust of the camp to voice their views. In the makeshift office of his group, the Arakan Rohingya Society for Peace and Human Rights, or ARSPH, Mohib Ullah convenes an open meeting each morning.
"We couldn't gather more than five people in Myanmar, so when we have this kind of huge gathering it makes us very happy," said 57-year-old Abdul Fayez, one of several dozen refugees gathered cross-legged on the floor at a recent meeting.
ARSPH made its name documenting alleged atrocities the Rohingya suffered in Myanmar. Mohib Ullah went from hut to hut to build a tally of killings, rape and arson that has been shared with international investigators. [nL4N1V846E]
Last year it won a victory with a campaign for the refugees to have more say in the process of issuing identity cards, calling a general strike in the camps in November that forced Bangladeshi officials and UN staff to meet ARSPH leaders.
It now says its main goal is to give the Rohingya a voice in international talks on their future.
But not everyone agrees with ARSPH's approach. Hardliners in the camps argue for a more assertive stance in talks on the terms under which the refugees might return to Myanmar.
"We are flexible, we want to negotiate," said a senior leader of ARSPH, who requested anonymity. "But we fear we may be harmed because of this." ARSA was among Mohib Ullah and ARSPH's antagonists, the leader said.
Mohib Ullah was involved in local politics back in Myanmar, drawing accusations from opponents that he worked too closely with the hated government. "If I die, I'm fine. I will give my life," Mohib Ullah told Reuters.
Bangladesh security forces patrol the perimeter of the camps to stop refugees slipping out. But, especially at night, the warren-like interior is run by violent men, refugees told Reuters.
In at least some parts of the camps, those men claim affiliation to ARSA, said more than half a dozen refugees. UN officials and NGO workers monitoring the group's activities say it is unclear how many of those men are under orders from the group's leadership. But some of them have asked wealthier refugees and shopkeepers to pay regular taxes, saying the money will be used to fight back in Myanmar, refugees said.
One refugee, who volunteers as an aid worker in the camps, told Reuters he had witnessed a kidnapping in January by men he believed to be from ARSA.
Men with wooden sticks moved swiftly into an area of the camps known as Jamtoli and took away a man who refused to attend one of the group's meetings, he said. "They just carried him off like a goat to the slaughter."
Reuters was unable to corroborate the incident or find out what happened to the man, but five refugees from the same area said men they knew had been involved in ARSA attacks inside Myanmar were now involved in kidnappings in Jamtoli.
Reuters was unable to reach ARSA for comment.
Researchers for Fortify Rights have also gathered testimony that ARSA had abducted at least five Rohingya refugees in recent months, the campaign group said on March 14.
A posting from a Twitter account previously used by the group called the Fortify Rights report "shallow, shoddy, and not aptly verified" and denied allegations that ARSA was involved in criminal activity.
Police have recorded an escalation in violence in the camps in recent months, said Iqbal Hossain, additional superintendent of police in Cox's Bazar.
"So far we have not found any link to any militant groups," said Hossain, adding there were just 992 officers policing the camps.
In response to Reuters' questions about reports of ARSA involvement in the violence, the UN refugee agency cited police reports that found most violence and threats in the camps were carried out by "criminal elements or related to personal vendettas".
Two UN officials and several researchers working regularly in the camps told Reuters ARSA was behind at least some of the violence, however, citing sources among the refugees.
"YOU DIDN'T LISTEN"
ARSA launched three attacks across the border in Myanmar early this year, according to state media there, and in February vowed to continues its armed campaign.
ARSA propaganda portrays the group as ethnic freedom fighters and does not emphasize a religious agenda. But some refugees and a report by an international NGO seen by Reuters say its members, together with Islamic leaders, have promoted ultra-conservative religious practices.
Four women told Reuters they had received threats for going out to work for aid groups in the camps, where many have begun doing paid work for the first time in their lives.
Three said men from ARSA, backed up by religious leaders, issued the threats. Fortify Rights also said it had gathered testimony linking ARSA to the threats against women working. ARSA on Twitter denied that, insisting it "has no activities/objectives except for defending Rohingyas' legitimate rights".
UN officials and aid workers discussed the threats at a series of meetings of the "protection sector working group" in Cox's Bazar, according to minutes.
"There is a complex combination of factors that have contributed to the threats and restrictions on women in refugee camps, which we are all seeking to address," the UN refugee agency said.
Mohammed Kamruzzaman, an education sector specialist at Bangladeshi aid group BRAC, told Reuters that 150 of its female teachers had stopped coming to work in late January after receiving or hearing about the "violent threats".
One woman in her late 30s told Reuters she had received a phone call in late January telling her she must immediately quit her job at BRAC. Two nights later a group of about 10 men, dressed in black and wearing masks barged into her shelter.
"They said, 'We told you not to go out and work, you didn't listen'," she said. "One of them beat me with a stick on my back."
Another young woman, who was also threatened, summed up the divide in the camps.
"We are just doing something good for our community," she said. "Some people support them, but many feel like us. They put superglue over our mouths."
(Reporting by Simon Lewis, Poppy McPherson and Ruma Paul; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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