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‘Widows’
Image via 20th Century Fox
Director: Steve McQueen
Stars: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya
An Oscar-winning writer-director. An A-list cast—and not just magazine cover A-list, but awards season staples A-list. A city upended by generations of class division and corruption, made all the more volatile by a contentious political election. A black wife grieving her late white husband, unsure of who she is without him or where she goes next. Once I told you that the co-writer/director was the guy who won a statue for 12 Years a Slave, you’d assume this was more dour awards-bait, the kind of film snobs wax poetic about, the kind that’s dubbed “important” before all else.
What if I also told you the movie features approximately two car chases, two shootouts, two heists, Liam Neeson barking orders and brandishing assault rifles, and the Cool Kids cameo’ing just to get murdered by Daniel Kaluuya? Taut, intelligent, funny, thrilling, suspenseful, thought-provoking, Widows is everything at once, a hybrid of ornate, Oscars-attuned craftsmanship married with blockbuster, crowd-pleasing sensibilities.
The premise: When a band of thieves is murdered, the responsibility to carry out their next job falls to their wives. Crime bosses, corrupt politicians, and Kaluuya flexing his range as a sociopathic, well-read, uber-violent enforcer loom on the sidelines. In lesser hands, this could’ve been a campy, new in-flight entertainment classic. In more pretentious hands, it could’ve been boring. Instead, Widows is either the smartest popcorn movie of the year or the most action-packed smart movie. It’s a throwback to the days when the industry’s greatest talents didn’t have to choose between awards bait or franchise fare. The blockbusters were the stacked-cast intelligent thrillers whose existence didn’t depend on IP or box office. Widows’ middling box-office returns imply both audiences and the marketing departments aren’t sure what to do with that anymore, yet. Hopefully the Oscars do better than the Globes and give it the attention it deserves.
Viola Davis, a restrained torrent of fury and rage, is as great as ever. Colin Farrell oozes white privilege magnificently. Elizabeth Debicki shines in a true-blue breakout role. Brian Tyree Henry proves why he’s one of the greatest thespians out in a mere handful of scenes. McQueen, alongside co-writer Gillian Flynn (of Gone Girl/Sharp Objects fame) are show-offs with their gifts for pacing (the opening introduces us to every character, the inciting incident, and the premise all in five minutes), playing with audience expectation (an interracial marriage is, refreshingly, a matter-of-fact scenario until it suddenly isn’t, because race rearing its head is inevitable), and technical innovation (a tracking shot on the hood of a car says everything you need to know about the movie’s class themes with one camera swivel).
Widows isn’t just the best movie of the year. Hopefully it’s a blueprint for the future. —Frazier Tharpe
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Onur Bodur, PhD
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Dr. Bodur received his MS and PhD in marketing at Virginia Tech and joined Concordia University in 2000. His primary research area is consumer decision-making, and its public policy and marketing implications. His research examines in-store effects on purchase decisions, socially responsible consumption and marketing practice, social influences on consumer choice, and consumer responses to price information. In his research, Dr. Bodur uses a number of different methodologies that include lab experiments, surveys, and field studies using self-reports, behavioral observations, and neurophysiological measures.
His research has implications for brand management, product design, online and offline retailers, product placement, pricing, online consumer environments, and promotion of socially responsible consumption and positive health behaviours. He actively supervises research projects at MSc and PhD levels, organizes professional development and researcher training workshops.
Dr. Bodur's research has been funded by SSHRC, FQRSC, Bell, CRIR, DOCSE, and other private companies. He has presented his work and chaired sessions at internationally renowned academic conferences such as ACR, SCP, EMAC, and Marketing Science. Dr. Bodur's publications appeared in the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Retailing, Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Business Ethics.
Dr. Bodur has taught at undergraduate and graduate levels and his teaching portfolio includes courses in consumer behavior, marketing management, marketing research, pricing, research methodology, social responsibility and public policy issues in marketing. He is also the co-author of Effective Marketing Research in Canada. Dr. Bodur has been nominated for the best teacher award in the John Molson School of Business multiple times. He served as the director of Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR).
PhD (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)
• Consumer decision making, its managerial and public policy implications
• Socially responsible consumption and marketing practice
• Visual attention in retail environment
• Social influences on individual and joint consumer decisions
• Consumer responses to price and price information
1. Atalay, A. Selin, H. Onur Bodur, and Etienne Bressoud (2017), “When and How Multitasking Impacts Consumer Decisions,” Journal of Retailing, 93(2), 187-200(DOI:10.1016/j.jretai.2016.09.001). 5 year impact factor =4.61.
Sample media mentions:
Consumer Affairs (Nov 16, 2016): Howmultitasking can make you a worse shopper.
Psychology Today (Nov. 23, 2016): Ina Store and on the Phone: A Risky Mix?
Phys.Org (Nov. 15,2016):Too stressed to make smartpurchases? Multitasking can affect shopping performance
RealSimple (Nov.30, 2016). Here’swhy you shouldn’t multitask while shopping.
Science Daily(November 15, 2016): Too stressed to make smartpurchases?
Domain-B (November 16,2016): Too stressed to make smartpurchases?
2. Bodur, H. Onur, Maryam Tofighi, and Bianca Grohmann(2016), “When Should Private Label Brands Endorse EthicalAttributes?” Journalof Retailing, 92(2), 204-217 (DOI:10.1016/j.jretai.2015.11.001). 5 year impact factor=4.61.
Le Devoir (R.Tamburri, January 26, 2016): Produits vertueux cherchent consommateurs consciencieuxpour relation durable.
Retail Wire (May 2, 2016): Should lower-tier private labelsavoid being ‘ethical’?
HealthMedicine Network (April 20, 2016): Eco-friendlystore brands are a win-win-win situation.
3. Johnson, Aaron P., John O. Brand, Yvette Essess, Bianca Grohmann, and H. Onur Bodur (2015), “Prior Knowledge of Objects Improves Efficiency DuringHybrid Visual Search,” Journal of Vision,15(12),1362 (DOI: 10.1167/15.12.1362). 5 year impact factor =2.83.
4. Johnson, Aaron P., John O. Brand, H. Onur Bodur, and Bianca Grohmann(2015), "Brand knowledge increases search efficiency during hybrid visualsearch," Canadian Journal ofExperimental Psychology. 5 year impact factor =1.74.
5. Grohmann, Bianca and H. Onur Bodur (2015),“Brand Social Responsibility: Conceptualization,Measurement, and Outcomes,” Journalof Business Ethics, 131(2), 375-399 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2279-4). Financial Times 40 Journal (FT 40), 5 year impact factor =3.53.
6. Tofighi, Maryam and H. Onur Bodur (2015), “Social Responsibility and Its Differential Effects on theRetailers’ Portfolio of Private Label Brands," International Journalof Retailing and Distribution Management, 43 (4/5), (DOI:10.1108/IJRDM-04-2014-0040).
7. Bodur, H. Onur, Noreen Klein, and Neeraj Arora (2015)“Online Price Search: Impact of Price Comparison Sites on Offline PriceEvaluations,” Journal of Retailing, 91(1),125-139 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2014.09.003). 5 year impactfactor =4.61.
TV Interviewwith P. Karwatsky @ CTV “Price Search Online,” (January 6, 2016, see:
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=782351).
1-on-1 TVInterview with M. Takehashi:@ CTV “How online retail is helping stores,” (April10, 2015, see: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2321130).
The Globe andMail (D. Hansen) “Why some elite companies cheat to stay ahead,” (January 29,2016).
The Globe andMail (R. Tamburri) “How online price-comparison sites affect consumer shoppinghabits,” (April 14, 2015).
Top 10 JRArticles downloaded in the first 6 mo of online publication.
8. Bodur, H. Onur, Kimberly Duval, and Bianca Grohmann (2015), “WillYou Purchase Environmentally-Friendly Products? Using Prediction Requests toIncrease Choice of Sustainable Products,” Journal of Business Ethics, 129(1), 59-75 (DOI:10.1007/s10551-014-2143-6). FT 40, 5 year impact factor=3.53.
USA News (US); e! Science News(US);Waste Dive (US); Science Daily(US); News (US);The Needs (US); PhysOrg(US); Science Codex (US); Click Green (US); Climate & Wire (US); Technobahn(US).
9. Brand,John O., H. Onur Bodur, Bianca Grohmann, and Aaron P. Johnson (2014),“Perceptual Averaging of Three-Dimensional Shapes,” Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology,68(4), 292 (DOI: 10.1037/cep0000041). 5 year impact factor=1.74.
10. Bodur, H. Onur and Neeraj Arora (2014), "Asymmetric Impact of Reference Point Confidence on ConsumerEvaluations,” Customer Needs andSolutions, 1(4), 277-287 (DOI: 10.1007/s40547-014-0027-7).
11. Bodur, H. Onur, Ting Gao, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), “The EthicalAttribute Stigma: Understanding When Ethical Attributes Improve ConsumerResponses to Product Evaluations,” Journal of Business Ethics, 122(1), 167-177 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1764-5). FT 40, 5 year impact factor =3.53.
Samplemedia mentions:
Science Daily (US); e!ScienceNews (US);PhysOrg (US); LivingBiology (US); ScienceNewsLine (US); Technology.org (US);Jersey Tribune (US); UNFOXNews (US); Feed Story (US); Red Orbit (US); CT News(France); Greenstyle (Italy).
12. Atalay, A. Selin, H. Onur Bodur, and Dina Rasolofoarison* (2012), "Shining in the Center: Central Gaze Cascade Effect onProduct Choice,” Journal of Consumer Research, 39(4),848-866 (DOI: 10.1086/665984). FT40, 5 year impact factor =5.16.
Radio Canada (CBC-Canada); Marketing News (US);Clarin (Argentina); BBC Mundo (UK); SudDeutsche Zeitung (Germany); ScienceDaily (US); Cosmetics Design (US); SmartPlanet (US); TerceraCultura (Chile);Unión de Consumidores de Argentina (Argentina).
Business News Daily (D. Mielach), " Middleground is high ground for product placement," (July 31, 2012).
Journal de Montréal (S. Desjardins) " Enmagasin, méfiez-vous du centre," (September 6, 2016).
The Globe and Mail (S. Krashinsky) "Centreis the sweet spot for products on display, study finds," (July 18,2012).
13.Bélisle, Jean-François and H. Onur Bodur (2010), “Avatars as Information: Perception ofConsumers Based on Their Avatars in the Virtual World,” Psychology & Marketing, 27(8), 741-765 (DOI: 10.1002/mar.20354). 5 year impact factor =2.63.
Radio interviewon avatars with Dan Delmar (CJAD800/VIRGIN RADIO 96/CHOM 97.7); Der Standard (Austria); Kurier (Austria); news.ch(Switzerland); St.Gallen online (Switzerland); Discovery News (US); CorreioBraziliense (Brazil); e! Science News (US); First Science (US); PhysOrg.com(US); Red Orbit (US); Science Daily (US); Big News Network (Australia);Vulgariz (France).
14.Bodur, H. Onur and Bianca Grohmann (2005), “Consumer Responses to Gift Receipt inBusiness-to-Consumer Contexts,” Psychology& Marketing, 22(5), 441-457 (DOI: 10.1002/mar.20067). 5 year impact factor =2.63.
15. Aribarg, Anocha, NeerajArora, and H. Onur Bodur (2002),“Understanding the Role of Preference Revision and Concession in GroupDecisions,” Journal of Marketing Research, 39(3), 336-349 (DOI:10.1509/jmkr.39.3.336.19105). FT 40, 5 year impact factor =5.31.
16.Bodur, H. Onur, David Brinberg, and Eloïse Coupey (2000), “Belief, Affect, and Attitude: Alternative Models of theDeterminants of Attitude,” Journal ofConsumer Psychology, 9 (1), 17-28 (DOI:10.1207/s15327663jcp0901_2). FT 40, 5 year impact factor =3.99.
Zikmund, William G. and H. Onur Bodur (2007). Effective Marketing Research in Canada (2007). 1E. Toronto, ON: Thomson Nelson Canada.
Refereed Conference Publications
Bodur, H. Onur, Kimberly Duval, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), "How Social Normative Influences in Advertising Can Help Increase Sustainable Consumption" AMA 2014 Marketing & Public Policy Conference, Boston: American Marketing Association.
Tezer, Ali, H. Onur Bodur, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), “Carried Away by the Underdog Brand: Source Advantages in Brand Biographies,” Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Valencia, Spain: European Marketing Academy.
Duval, Kimberly H. Onur Bodur, and Stephanie Peck (2014), “The Effect of Social Identity Complexity on Adherence to Social Norms to Purchase Sustainable Products,” Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Valencia, Spain: European Marketing Academy.
Bodur, H. Onur, Ting Gao, and Bianca Grohmann (2013), “Investigating Contribution of Ethical Attributes to Product Evaluations,” Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Istanbul, Turkey: European Marketing Academy.
Tezer, Ali, H. Onur Bodur, and Bianca Grohmann (2013), “Different Shades of Fit: When Surprising Corporate Social Responsibility Improves Consumer Evaluations,” Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Istanbul, Turkey: European Marketing Academy.
Atalay, A. Selin, H. Onur Bodur, and Dina Rasolofoarison (2012), “Center of Shelf Attention: Understanding the Role of Visual Attention on Product Choice,” Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXXVI, Vancouver, BC: Association for Consumer Research.
Tofighi, Maryam and H. Onur Bodur (2012) “Differential Effects of Social Responsibility for National and Private Label Brands,” ASAC Conference Proceedings, St. John’s, NL: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bodur, H. Onur, Bianca Grohmann, and Ali Tezer (2012), “A Positive Surprise: Revisiting the Role of Fit in Social Responsibility Evaluations,” ASAC Conference Proceedings, St. John’s, NL: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bodur, H. Onur, Neeraj Arora, and Noreen Klein (2012), “Differential Role of Multiple Reference Points in Consumer Choice,” ASAC Conference Proceedings, St. John’s, NL: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bodur, H. Onur, Neeraj Arora, and Noreen Klein (2012), “Integrating Configural Weight Theory and Prospect Theory to Explain Consumer Choice,” Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Lisbon, Portugal: European Marketing Academy.
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2011), “Details Matter: The Role of Pricing and Presentation Strategy on Bundles,” in (Ed.), Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Ljubljana, Slovenia: European Marketing Academy.
Bodur, H. Onur and Andrea Kim (2011), “When Spending more on CSR Might Not Mean Doing Better,” in (Ed.), Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Ljubljana, Slovenia: European Marketing Academy.
Bodur, H. Onur, Jean-Francois Belisle and Danielle Mantovani Lucena da Silva (2010), "What Does My Avatar Say About Me? Consumer Self Presentation In Virtual Worlds,” Proceedings of the 39th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Copenhagen, Denmark: European Marketing Academy.
Bélisle, Jean-François, and H. Onur Bodur (2010), “Les Avatars en Tant que Sources d'Informations: Perception des Utilisateurs Basée sur Leur Avatar dans les Univers Virtuels” In (Ed.), 78e Congrès annuel de l’ACFAS, Montreal, Canada.
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2009), “Assessing the Inter-relatedness Among bundled Products: The Development of Products’ Contingency Scale,” Sofy Carayannopolous (Eds.), ASAC Conference Proceedings, Vol: XXX, Niagara Falls, ON: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bélisle, Jean-François, H. Onur Bodur, and Jacques Nantel (2008), "Is Your Avatar’s Personality Representative of Your Own Personality? An Investigation of the Virtual World Second Life," in 27th Annual Advertising and Consumer Psychology Conference: Virtual Social Identity and Consumer Behavior, ed. Natalie T. Wood and Michael R. Solomon, Philadelphia, PA: American Psychological Association (APA), 16.
Bélisle, Jean-François, H. Onur Bodur, and Jacques Nantel (2008), "Perception in Virtual Worlds: Personality Impressions Based on Avatars in the Virtual World Second Life," in SPSP 2008 Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM: Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA), 339.
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2008), “The impact of products’ contingency level on the attractiveness of the price bundling strategy,” Michael Bliemel (Eds.), ASAC Conference Proceedings, Vol: XXIX, Halifax, NS: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bodur, H. Onur and Lissa Matyas (2008), “When Do Consumers Prefer More Choice? Moderating Effects of Regulatory Focus,” in SCP Winter 2008 Conference, ed. Maria Cronley and Dhananjay Navakankupparm, New Orleans, LA: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA), 29.
Bodur, H. Onur and Lissa Matyas (2007), “Less can be better: Investigating the Impact of Assortment Size on Consumers’ Choice Experience,” Morad Benyoucef (Eds.), ASAC Conference Proceedings, Vol: XXVIII, Ottawa, ON: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bodur, H. Onur and Lissa Matyas (2007), “When Do Consumers Prefer More Choice? Understanding Consumers’ Reactions to Assortment Size,” In Halldór Örn Engilbertsson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Reykjavik, Iceland: European Marketing Academy.
Barlas, Sema and Bodur, H. Onur (2007), "Effects of Social Consumption on Choices: Unintended Concessions," In Cele Otnes (Ed.) European Advances in Consumer Research, Vol: VIII, Provo, UT: Association for Consumer Research.
Bodur, H. Onur and Sema Barlas (2007), "“I” have Self-Control, “We” Do Not: Experiential Social Effects on Self-Control,” In Halldór Örn Engilbertsson (Ed.), Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Reykjavik, Iceland: European Marketing Academy.
Barlas, Sema and H. Onur Bodur (2006), "Understanding Self Control in Social Consumption,” In George Avlonitis (Ed.), Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), Athens, Greece: European Marketing Academy.
Barlas, Sema, H. Onur Bodur, and Lei Huang (2006), "Effects of Social Consumption on Individual Choice: Individual and Social Origins of Self-Control,” In Dan Ariely, Baba Shiv, and Michal Strahilevitz (Eds.) SCP Winter 2006 Conference, Miami, FL: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Bodur, H. Onur and Bianca Grohmann (2004), “Goal–Oriented Ad Design: An Investigation of Message Type and Consumption Goal Congruence,” In Fayez F. Boctor and Alain Martel (Eds.) ASAC Conference Proceedings, Vol: XXV, Quebec City, QC: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada.
Bodur, H. Onur, Neeraj Arora, and Anocha Aribarg (2002), “Understanding Preference Revision and Concession in Joint Decisions,” In Susan M. Broniarczyk and Kent Nakamoto (Eds.), Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXIX, Austin, TX: Association for Consumer Research.
Coupey, Eloïse, H. Onur Bodur, and David Brinberg (1998), “Predecision Processes In Consumer Choice: Effects Of Prior Knowledge On Aspects Of Decision Structuring,” In Joseph W. Alba and J. Wesley Hutchinson (Eds.), Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXV, Denver, CO: Association for Consumer Research.
Other Contributions
Bélisle, Jean-François and H. Onur Bodur (2010), “Avatars as Information” in The Brunswick Society Newsletter in Memoriam Lenard I. Dalgleish (Ed.) Lars Sjödahl, Vol.25, p.8.
September 5, 2014: Managing Scientific Projects in Behavioural and Social Sciences. Joint organization with Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) and Dr. Kathleen Boies. Visitor: Dr. François Chiocchio, University of Ottawa.
April 14-17, 2014: Advances in Visual Research in Marketing. Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) Professional Development Workshop with Rik Pieters,Tilburg University.
March 21-22, 2013: Statistical Mediation, Moderation, and Conditional Process Analysis. Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) Professional Development Workshop with Andrew F. Hayes, Associate Professor of Quantitative Psychology and Associate Professor of Communication, Ohio State University, USA.
September 20-21, 2012: Applications of Implicit Motivations in Business Research. Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) Professional Development Workshop with Dr. Oliver C. Schultheiss, Professor of Psychology, Chair for Experimental Psychology, Motivation, and Affective Neuroscience Institute of Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander University.
June 18-20, 2012: Methodological Advances in Behavioral Research and Applications in MPLUS. Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) Professional Development Workshop with Dr. Robert J. Vandenberg, Professor of Management, Terry College of Business, University of Georgia.
Participation activities
Refereed Conference Presentations
Tezer, Ali, H. Onur Bodur, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), “When Surprise is Good: How Surprising Corporate Social Responsibility Benefits Brands,” in SCP Winter 2014 Conference, ed. Mark Forehand and Americus Reed, Miami, FL: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Brand, John, H. Onur Bodur, Bianca Grohmann, Aaron P. Johnson (2014), “Perceptual Averaging of Three-dimensional Shapes,” in CSBBCS 2014 Conference, 24th Annual Meeting, ed. Ben Dyson, Toronto, ON: Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Science.
Bodur, H. Onur, Maryam Tofighi, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), “How Private Label Brands Benefit from Ethical Attribute Introduction,” in SCP Winter 2014 Conference, ed. Mark Forehand and Americus Reed, Miami, FL: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Tezer, Ali, H. Onur Bodur, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), ““I am the Underdog”: Self Communication of a Brand’s Passion Enhances Brand Evaluations,” in SCP Winter 2014 Conference, ed. Mark Forehand and Americus Reed, Miami, FL: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Tezer, Ali, H. Onur Bodur, and Bianca Grohmann (2013), “Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: When Disadvantaged Brand Determination Improves Brand Evaluations,” Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXXVII, Chicago, IL: Association for Consumer Research.
Bodur, H. Onur, Bianca Grohmann, and Ali Tezer (2012), “Investigating the Positive Impact of Unexpected CSR,” Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXXVI, Vancouver, BC: Association for Consumer Research.
Tofighi, Maryam and H. Onur Bodur (2012) “Bolstering Brand Positioning through Ethical Attribute Congruence,” Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXXVI, Vancouver, BC: Association for Consumer Research.
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2012), “Understanding the Role of Bundle Pricing Strategy on Bundle Evaluations,” in SCP Winter 2012 Conference, ed. Anirban Mukhopadhyay and Amitav Chakravarti, Las Vegas, NV: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2011), “Designing Attractive Bundle Offers: The Role of Pricing Strategy and Pictorial Presentation Format,” Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXXV, St. Louis, MO: Association for Consumer Research.
Bodur, H. Onur and Andrea Kim (2011), “A Slight Suspicion May Destroy a Good Repute: Impact of CSR Strategy on Consumer Responses,” in 2011 Marketing & Public Policy Conference (MPPC), Washington, DC: American Marketing Association.
Bodur, H. Onur and Andrea Kim (2011), “Impact of Suspicion in CSR Evaluations,” in SCP Winter 2011 Conference, ed. Naomi Mandel and David Silvera, Atlanta, GA: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2010), "Contextual effects of bundle presentation and pricing strategy on bundle value" in SCP Winter 2010 Conference, ed. Meg Meloy and Adam Duhachek, St. Pete Beach, FL: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA).
Bélisle, Jean-François and H. Onur Bodur (2008), "Understanding Website Interactivity in Online Shopping Experience: The Role of Avatars," in SCP Winter 2008 Conference, ed. Maria Cronley and Dhananjay Navakankupparm, New Orleans, LA: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA), 29.
Bélisle, Deny and H. Onur Bodur (2008), "When are Product Bundles More Attractive? Explaining the Role of Product Contingency Level, Consumption Goals, and Promotional Strategy" in SCP Winter 2008 Conference, ed. Maria Cronley and Dhananjay Navakankupparm, New Orleans, LA: Society for Consumer Psychology (APA), 29.
Bodur, H. Onur and Lissa Matyas (2007), “When Do Consumers Prefer More Choice? Moderating Effects of Regulatory Focus,” In Angela Y. Lee and Dilip Soman (Eds.), Advances in Consumer Research, Vol. XXXV, Valdosta, GA: Association for Consumer Research.
Selected Media Appearances
Related to Sustainability :
1. Les Affaires (June 16,2017): Larecette concrète d’un grand brasseur pour innover.
Related to Marketing Research Education:
2. The Globe & Mail(Nov. 25, 2014): Casting a critical eyeon polling.
Related to Retailing:
3. The Globe & Mail(Jan. 15, 2015): Why empty shelveskilled the Target brand.
Related to Perception/Color:
4. La Press (April 25,2015): La Recette desTendances.
Related to Published Research:
5. Atalay,A. Selin, H. Onur Bodur, and EtienneBressoud (2017), “When and How Multitasking Impacts Consumer Decisions,” Journal of Retailing, 93(2), 187-200(DOI:10.1016/j.jretai.2016.09.001).
Consumer Affairs (November 16, 2016): Howmultitasking can make you a worse shopper.
Psychology Today (November 23, 2016): Ina Store and on the Phone: A Risky Mix?
Phys.Org (November 15,2016):Too stressed to make smartpurchases? Multitasking can affect shopping performance
Real Simple (November 30, 2016). Here’swhy you shouldn’t multitask while shopping.
6. Bodur, H. Onur, Maryam Tofighi*, and Bianca Grohmann(2016), “When Should Private Label Brands Endorse EthicalAttributes?” Journalof Retailing, 92(2), 204-217 (DOI:10.1016/j.jretai.2015.11.001). (impact factor =3.77, 5 year impact factor=4.61, SSCI =2, Google scholar =3). *With graduate student.
Sample media mention:
Le Devoir (R.Tamburri, January 26, 2016): Produits vertueux cherchent consommateursconsciencieux pour relation durable.
RetailWire (May 2, 2016): Should lower-tier private labelsavoid being ‘ethical’?
Health Medicine Network(April 20, 2016): Eco-friendlystore brands are a win-win-win situation
Science Newsline, NewsWise.
7. Bodur, H. Onur, Noreen Klein, and Neeraj Arora (2015),“Understanding Consumer’s Use of Online Price Information,” Journal of Retailing, 91(1), 125-139 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2014.09.003).
1-on-1 TV Interview with M.Takehashi:@ CTV “How online retail ishelping stores,”(April 10, 2015, see: http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/video?playlistId=1.2321130).
The Globe and Mail (R. Tamburri)“How online price-comparison sites affect consumer shopping habits,” (April 14, 2015).
8. Bodur, H. Onur, Kimberly Duval*, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), “WillYou Purchase Environmentally-Friendly Products? Using Prediction Requests toIncrease Choice of Sustainable Products,” Journal of Business Ethics, 129(1), 59-75 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2143-6).
USA News (US), Waste Dive (US), Science Daily (US), News (US),The Needs (US), Phys Org (US), Science Codex (US), Click Green (US); Climate & Wire (US), Technobahn (US).
9. Bodur, H. Onur, Ting Gao*, and Bianca Grohmann (2014), “The Ethical Attribute Stigma:Understanding When Ethical Attributes Improve Consumer Responses to ProductEvaluations,” Journal of Business Ethics,122(1), 167-177 (DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1764-5).
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10. Atalay, A. Selin, H. Onur Bodur, and Dina Rasolofoarison (2012), "Shining in the Center: Central Gaze Cascade Effect onProduct Choice,” Journal of Consumer Research, 39(4),848-866.
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11. Bélisle, Jean-François and H. Onur Bodur (2010), “Avatars as Information: Perception of ConsumersBased on Their Avatars in the Virtual World,” Psychology & Marketing, 27(8), August, 741-765.
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SRC & Ulster join forces to support local agri-food business
Southern Regional College (SRC) and the Ulster University Business School have been successful in securing Connected competitive funding to carry out an innovative research project on behalf of Warrenpoint based agri-food company Squeeze Wheatgrass. The company produces fresh wheatgrass shots and has a growing customer base across Ireland the UK & Europe. The project will be led by SRC’s Food Research Lecturer, Brenda Kelleghan alongside Dr Amy Burns and Dr Lynsey Hollywood from Ulster University Business School and will complete research into the nutritional composition of fresh wheatgrass juice to enhance the marketability of the product along with identifying new product development opportunities for incorporating wheatgrass into mainstream products.
Speaking at the launch of the project, company director Jacquelyn Stewart said "This is an amazing opportunity for Squeeze Wheatgrass to work with both SRC and Ulster University to get comprehensive research on the nutritional composition of my product and to develop new products which will make wheatgrass a more mainstream food item. SRC's mentoring and continued support is hugely appreciated and Squeeze Wheatgrass are truly delighted that our application for funding and support through the Connected programme has been successful. With so many fantastic food producers in NI, we are honoured that Squeeze Wheatgrass is considered as a business that could really strengthen its place in the local economy."
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Nirav Modi flees to Brussels, believed to be travelling on Singapore passport
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CtoI News Desk Thursday, June 14th 2018
The diamond merchant, wanted in India's biggest-ever banking scam, is said to be travelling in and out of the UK freely, possibly on a Singapore passport, not an Indian one.
Nirav Modi is the key accused in a USD1.7 billion Punjab National Bank scam. Photo courtesy: FB page of Nirav Modi
Absconding NRI billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi is believed to have jumped on a plane and flown to Brussels on Tuesday or yesterday, immediately after front-page reports in the media that he was in London seeking political asylum and that the Indian High Commission was awaiting formal confirmation of his presence from the British government.
On Monday, the CBI had requested Interpol for a red corner notice against Nirav Modi and his brother Nishal, a Belgian national. On Tuesday, a special court in Mumbai had issued a non-bailable warrant against the diamantaire and his family members.
"He travelled to Brussels on Tuesday or Wednesday, straight after the story revealing he was in Mayfair," a source close to the Indian government said.
"The Indian government has been informed by Interpol that there has been no movement detected on his Indian passport since March 31, so he is definitely not using his Indian passport. If he is on a Singapore passport, the Indian government can't do anything as the non-bailable warrant is against his Indian passport. They would need to put pressure on the Singapore government. This leads to an issue between the Indian government and Interpol," the source said.
Sources at the Indian high commission in London told Times of India (TOI) that they did not know whether Nirav Modi was using an Indian passport. "Money can buy anything," they said when asked how he might have a Singapore passport.
"We cannot tell which passport he is using. Only UK immigration, which allowed him to enter the UK, knows which passport he is using. We know that he is coming in and out of the UK. If someone enters India, then we know which passport they entered on, so only the UK home office knows the answers," Indian high commission sources said, adding, "We have not heard he is using a Singapore passport but rather an Indian passport. He may have a fake Indian passport, which is easy enough to get, or else he may be using his revoked Indian passport and countries may just allow him through as they may not have the information."
But the sources said that whatever passport Nirav Modi was on, the Indian government could still obtain an Interpol red corner notice against him.
The UK home office did not respond to a list of queries from TOI asking which passport Nirav Modi was travelling on and why they had not yet responded to the Indian High Commission's formal request for confirmation of his presence in the UK.
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Nurses and other NHS staff forced to pay hundreds of pounds to park at work at Royal Cornwall Hospital
The highest charges in the country are up to £1,300 a year
Andrew Gregory
Jeff Reines
Hospital staff in Cornwall and across the country are being forced to pay hundreds of pounds to park at work.
Nurses and other workers, including at Royal Cornwall Hospital (RCH) and Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, are hit by the charges from the NHS or private parking companies.
The fees add to their hardship as they already face freezes in wage increases, while rents and living costs continue to rise.
Figures have been published by the GMB Union which reveal the highest fees charged for parking across the country, reports the Mirror.
The most expensive was University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, where cash-strapped staff fork out up to £1,300 a year to park at work.
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Health staff, unions and MPs branded the high charges outrageous and demanded they be scrapped for workers who have dedicated their lives to the care of others, for little financial reward.
The most expensive charges were seen at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (Image: PA)
Staff at RCH pay much less than at the highest-charging places and are charged according to their salary bands.
The tariffs were exposed by the GMB union which used freedom of information requests to ask 247 NHS trusts if they made staff pay to park. National officer Kevin Brandstatter said: “Hard-working NHS staff are already being hit hard by the pay pinch, which means many are forced to food banks.
“The last thing they need is a further kick in the teeth having to fork out hundreds of pounds to park at work.”
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General secretary Tim Roache added: “It is an outrage. Hospital workers who care for the sick deserve a medal, not being charged for the pleasure. Unfair charges add insult to injury.”
The Royal College of Nursing ’s Gerry O’Dwyer said: “Hospitals run on the goodwill of staff but hefty parking charges show the feeling doesn’t go both ways. For some nurses, especially those who work nights, public transport isn’t an option.
“They work around the clock and should not be over-charged for doing their jobs. Nursing staff are £3,000 worse off than in 2010 and can do without these costs.
“The Government isn’t giving the NHS the funding it needs but hospitals should not try to make money off their staff.”
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Labour has vowed to axe hospital parking charges if Jeremy Corbyn gets into power and Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth branded them “a burden, which disproportionately affects the most vulnerable people”.
He added: “Even (health secretary) Jeremy Hunt has described this outrageous practice as a ‘stealth tax’, and yet Tory underfunding of our NHS has resulted in hospitals and private companies charging record fees to patients and staff.”
Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb said: “This survey reveals some shocking practices. High parking charges are a tax on hard-working NHS staff and this should be outlawed.”
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Bristol trust’s £1,300-a-year charge is for full-time staff, including some nurses, using off-site commercial parking. But even its lowest-paid workers, such as secretaries, porters and cleaners, have to fork out £1,022 a year. On-site spaces cost £6.20 a day. The charges started in May. Of the 131 trusts that responded with specific figures to the GMB requests, 92 made staff pay for parking at work.
Cornwall's hospitals' chargres were not released by the GMB but Cornwall Live obtained them. The charges at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust differ for those earning above and below £22,500 per year. The maximum is £330 annually for full-time staff in the higher wage group. The lowest yearly fee is £167 for those under £22,500 and working less than 22.5 hours per week. There are lower charges for those who share lifts.
It costs staff £10 for a seven-day permit while waiting for a new permit to be issued, and £3.50 for a daily ticket, compared to the £13.50 charge for patients, visitors and the general public. Monthly permits cost £30 - £25 for those in the lower salary band - but each staff member is limited to three.
Consultants, who earn the highest wages among clinical staff and can earn several times as much as a full-time nurse, pay £500 per year, as do members of the RCHT board.
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Charlene Sibley, who works at Derriford hospital in Plymouth, said: “At a time when we’re feeling a pinch on pay and forced into using food banks, it’s outrageous to be facing such charges.”
Bristol trust defended their charges. A spokesman said: “We encourage staff to travel to our hospitals without using cars and provide a free bus service from the station.
“We provide on-site parking and discounted off-site parking for those who need to travel by car. Charges are on a sliding scale, based on salary and the Trust significantly subsidises off-site car parking so all staff are charged the same.”
She said the Trust also provides free parking for disabled staff or those with health needs as well as others who use their car for work or work out of hours.
The Department of Health said staff should not have to suffer unfair parking fees but shifted the blame on to NHS trusts insisting they “are responsible for the methods used to charge”.
NHS trust fees - the ten highest charges
University Hospitals Bristol - £1,300
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals - £1,248
Barrier Parking Imperial College Healthcare - £1,200
University Hospital Of South Manchester (for restricted parking) - £1,140
Barts Health - £980
Stockport - £960
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals - £954
Tameside Hospital - £720
East Kent Hospitals University - £675
Airedale - £619
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Fixed Costs and the Application of Part 36 – A further shock to the system for Defendants
Kaur v Committee for the time being of Ramgarhia Board Leicester
After beating their own initial offer prior to Trial, Claimant obtains order for costs to be assessed on a standard basis following the expiry of Part 36 offer, on a case governed by Section IIIA of Part 45
The issue surrounding Part 36 offers and their effect in cases which are covered under the fixed recoverable costs regime, specifically cases to which Part 45 s.IIIA applied, is one which is very much the hot topic of the legal costs world at present. The Particular aspect causing much controversy is, does the late acceptance of a Part 36 offer by a party, then entitle the other to an award of costs on the indemnity basis?
In the case of Kaur v Committee for the time being of Ramgarhia Board Leicester, Case No: C03YJ945, heard in Leicester County Court, MRN were recently faced with a somewhat similar scenario. In this case, rather than accepting the Claimant’s initial Part 36 offer in the sum of £2,000.00 made early in the litigation in September 2016; previously rejected by the Defendant, the Defendant chose instead to make an increased Part 36 offer in the sum of £3,000.00. This was made in February 2017, which the Claimant sought to accept in order to conclude matters, thus creating a situation analogous to CPR 36.17 absent the Judgment or Trial. MRN were successful in their application to obtain an order for the Claimant’s costs to be assessed on the standard basis following expiration of the offer
The case, not only unique by way of the facts surrounding settlement, was also unique in view of the facts of the substantive matter. The case involved an elderly Claimant, who had visited her local place of worship, when unfortunately the premises were hit by a bolt of lightning, causing part of the building to crumble, with debris striking the Claimant but fortunately causing only minor injuries.
The Claimant brought a claim for injuries by way of a Claims Notification Form submitted to the EL/PL portal. However liability was disputed, and the matter exited the portal and became subject to the costs provisions specified in Table 6C of CPR 45.29E.
Following settlement, the Claimant made an application for costs to be awarded partially on the fixed costs basis, up to the expiry of the relevant period and staging in the fixed costs table, and costs assessed on the indemnity basis thereafter. The Claimant’s application was based on a number of points, namely the Defendant’s unreasonable conduct in refusing to accept litigation risks at the time the Claimant’s Part 36 offer was made, and encouraging the Court to consider using its discretion to make an award pursuant to CPR 44.2. Additionally it was submitted that the behaviour of the Defendant was adverse to the intended effect of the overriding objective and had served only to increase costs by prolonging the litigation, an obligation the Claimant took seriously by making the well-judged early valuation Reliance was also placed on the rationale behind the decision of DJ Besford (Regional Costs Judge) in Sutherland v Khan, that being;
“…if there was no incentive or penalty there would be little point in a defendant accepting offers early doors as opposed to waiting immediately prior to trial. It also seems to me unsatisfactory that there should be penalties flowing if you do not beat an offer at trial, whereas if you settle before trial there are none. The position does not sit comfortably with the overriding objective of saving expense.”
The liability dispute surrounded whether there was any legal obligation on the Defendant to install a lightning conductor at the temple when they took over ownership, something which was denied throughout by the Defendant. Following the procuring of engineering evidence, it transpired that there was never any obligation on the Defendant to do so., However, had they done so, the incident would not have caused injuries , something the Claimant had maintained throughout. Liability continued to be denied by the Defendant following receipt of expert evidence, but then in spite of this, and towards the end of the current staging post, chose to advance offers in settlement alongside those denials. One which was lower than the Claimant’s initial offer, and one which was in excess, and subsequently accepted.
It was the Defendant’s submission that the case was one of standard offer and acceptance and there should be no entertainment of the Claimant’s submissions. Additionally, the Defendant submitted that the Court had no discretion to award any costs other than fixed costs, pursuant to the provisions of CPR 36.20. Had the Claimant wished to avoid the deemed order for costs created by acceptance of the Part 36 offer, the Defendant submitted she could have made a Calder bank offer dealing with the terms of costs within that offer. It was also suggested that the Claimant could have accepted the offer on the 21st day thus tipping the case into the next staging post and allowing a higher, perhaps more representative level of fixed costs recovery for the work done.
The Defendant’s latter submission was wholly refuted on the basis the same would be contrary to the intentions of the overriding objective and would not serve so as to save costs.
District Judge Reed, upon hearing submissions from both parties drew upon the rationale of DJ Besford in Sutherland v Khan, suggesting that there would be no benefit to parties making Part 36 offers in settlement, if there were to be no consequences of then beating such offers further on in the litigation. District Judge Reed did however stop short of making an award of indemnity costs in favour of the Claimant, instead ordering that the appropriate fixed costs be paid up until the expiration of the Claimant’s Part 36 offer, with costs to be assessed on the standard basis thereafter, and to be subject of detailed assessment if not agreed an outcome with striking resemblance to that of HJ Walden-Smith in Hislop v Perde, a decision made in the County Court at Central London.
District Judge Reed commented that the Defendant’s conduct regarding the Part 36 offers was unusual but he was not minded to go as far as to find that there had been litigation misconduct for the purposes of an indemnity award. However, there was clearly a lacuna in the rules which caused the Claimant to be in a worse position if a Defendant accepted a Claimant’s Part 36 offer out of time or, as in this case, the Claimant achieved a settlement at least as advantageous to its own where the matter did not proceed to trial.
Whilst the law surrounding this area remains unclear, it is MRN’s position, as successfully proven in this instance, that the decision reached is a just one in the circumstances of this case. It seems unfair that Defendant’s should take the benefits afforded by the introduction of the fixed costs regime; those being proportionate and lower costs, whilst litigating with impunity and suffering no consequence.
It is encouraging that Courts across the land appear to be acknowledging a common sense approach to apparent inconsistencies in the Rules, to ensure that parties achieve the benefits which the rules surely intended to provide when making well judged Part 36 offers. Such decisions are important, as in most of these sorts of cases, the last tool in a Claimant’s arsenal to avoid a trial is the Part 36 offer; with no teeth, receiving parties would be led to question the purpose and effect these offers can have in ensuring the parties remain focussed on the overall objectives of dispute resolution.d
By Daniel Murray 10th August 2017
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New Yorkers addicted to the iPhone
Adrianne Pasquarelli
A year ago, David Hart was suffering from organization anxiety. He had just started his own line of upscale men's ties and was always on the go. As a one-man business, he had to coordinate meetings, track fabric deliveries and convert meters into yards, as well as take photographs of objects that served as creative inspiration.
Time was money, and Mr. Hart needed to take his office with him.
The Apple iPhone that he bought in November solved his problems. The entrepreneur, who has yet to hire any staffers, uses the high-powered device to keep himself together.
It's really helped me get organized, Mr. Hart said. Especially in my industry, where there's so much going on and so many deadlines.
Apple unveiled the next generation of its groundbreaking iPhone Monday, near the gadget's one-year anniversary. The iPhone 3G, priced at $199 for the 8-gigabyte version, will hit stores in early July and offer customers much faster downloads and more applications.
Though many holdouts await the new tool with bated breath, early iPhone adopters, like Mr. Hart, say the phone has already transformed their lives.
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Jill Zarin, who stars on Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City and runs her own fabric and home furnishings firm, is already on iPhone No. 3.
When the second one was run over by a car one night after Ms. Zarin dropped it in the street, the self-proclaimed Apple aficionado hopped into a cab and sped over to the company's 24-hour store on Fifth Avenue to get a new one.
But Ms. Zarin concedes that the object has reinforced at least some bad habits. The Upper East Side resident has become more of a couch Apple, as she puts it.
I'm lazy, she said. If I'm in bed, instead of opening up my computer, I download on my phone.
Never even an arm's length from her iPhone, Ms. Zarin whips it out at lunch with friends to display photos from the previous night's party and watches movies on the small screen while flying or at the beach.
Bethany Blankley said the product has streamlined her activities. As director of media relations at the Hudson Institute, a think tank, she needs to be reachable at all hours to reporters on deadline. Because she has no landline, she relies solely on the iPhone for social and professional e-mails and calls after office hours.
The touch-screen device has replaced Ms. Blankley's cell phone, MP3 player and BlackBerry, thus lightening her load. Oddly, since abandoning an alarm clock and a watch in favor of using iPhone's pertinent features, the Upper West Sider has also become more punctual.
But Ms. Blankley said the iPhone offers her something even more important than waking up on time and never missing a meeting: It doesn't have the raised keys a typical cell phone keypad does, so it saves on manicure bills and eases wear and tear on the digits.
When I was using the BlackBerry, my thumbs would get really sore, she said. This is a lot easier.
Ms. Blankley, who bought her iPhone shortly after it came out, is one of thousands to swallow the original $599 price tag for the eight-gigabyte version. Though annoyed when the company lowered the price a few months later, she appreciated the $100 rebate and spent it on AppleCare protection plans for her two Mac computers.
Some negatives
The iPhone has its drawbacks. Complaints include slow Internet connections, no GPS and difficulty downloading some Web applications.
Apple sold about 5.7 million iPhones from last June through the first quarter of 2008, according to company reports. But analysts say sales are less robust than forecast and will need to accelerate to meet Chief Executive Steve Jobs' goal of 10 million units for 2008.
The next iteration is expected to address many of those problems, though whether it will satisfy every critic is unclear.
There's no stereo Bluetooth, lamented Matthew Hubert, who runs a real estate business on the Upper East Side. That was the first deal-breaker for me.
However, if the hype about the iPhone's next generation rings true and the glitches are ironed out, Mr. Hubert pledges to shelve his Motorola Razr 2 and make a beeline for the nearest Apple Store.
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Gender equality bill raises biz concerns
Andrew J. Hawkins
While the abortion plank in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's newly unveiled Women's Equality Act legislation is likely to attract the fiercest opposition from Republicans and social conservatives, some of the less controversial proposals are already raising concerns among business groups.
The bill would prohibit employers from using gender to justify pay disparities. It would protect employees who share wage information with colleagues from retaliation and increase damages to successful plaintiffs in pay equity discrimination cases. It would also allow successful plaintiffs to recover attorney's fees in employment or credit discrimination cases based on sex.
The Business Council of New York State, which is combing through the bill's language, is already questioning some provisions.
"We are concerned this poses the risk for unnecessary legal action," said Ken Pokalsky, vice president of government affairs at the council. "Would this bring rise to settlement of claims against the backdrop of substantially increased damages?"
Senate Republicans are drawing a line in the sand when it comes to the increased abortion protections in Mr. Cuomo's bill. But Mr. Pokalsky says his group's members intend to bring up other concerns, such as the protection of an employee's right to share wage information. The governor's bill would extend protections the National Labor Relations Act to certain managers, which Mr. Pokalsky said his group does not support.
"We think there's a fundamental difference between management and non-management workers," he said. "We've raised concerns about that. And from what I've seen in this bill so far, the concerns we've raised have not been fully addressed."
The bill would also extend sexual harassment protections to employees of businesses with fewer than four workers. "We have no objections there," Mr. Pokalsky said.
He said he expects lines of communication between his group and the Cuomo administration to remain open as the legislative process begins. Despite their initial concerns, the council does not intend to oppose the bill in total, but will seek to make adjustments as it moves toward passage, he said.
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Trump and That Phone Call
By William Murchison
When President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, said he was ending diplomatic relations with the Nationalist Chinese government in Taiwan, The Dallas Morning News, a journal widely admired at the time for its robustly conservative viewpoint, called the administration's action "shameful."
I should know. I wrote the editorial.
Why choose the word "shameful"? For a very good reason. By giving the back of his diplomatic hand to the Nationalists so as to embrace, and cavort with, the communists of the mainland, Carter brought shame to his country.
That is a strong statement: especially as it concerns our born-again 39th president, with his inexhaustible penchant for lecturing lesser beings on their lesser grasp of morality. The government that Chiang Kai-Shek had established on Taiwan in 1949, after the reds drove him from the mainland, was what you might call an inherited ally. We had fought alongside the Nationalists in World War II. Chiang was inarguably a defective leader, but he represented democratic, pro-Western government, as contrasted with the brutal prison-camp style of communism that Mao Zedong had imposed on the mainland. A period of isolation commenced between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America. This period Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger ended in the name of Realism.
In 1978, the government on Taiwan occupied the Chinese seat on the United Nations Security Council — that was when the U.N. still had two or three serious bones in its body — and enjoyed a certain prestige for political and military viability. There were, in essence, two Chinas: one free, the other oppressed.
Nixon's visit to Mao, in 1972, changed the terrain. "Red China," as many Americans still called the mainland, demanded our recognition of its claim to represent all Chinese as the one and only China. Taiwan had to be delegitimized: a task to which Carterian moralism proved very much equal.
Thenceforth, to American officialdom, there was but one China: Mao's. The U.S. continued to sell the Nationalists arms and to guarantee their independence. That was on the practical side. On the moral side, the Americans spoke with forked tongue about the reds' right to rule. We supported Chinese democracy — except when we didn't.
Not to appreciate the hypocrisy of the position to which Carter gave flesh is to understand diplomacy in its most, shall we say, shameful guise. Nothing exactly new about it, but no fun to contemplate.
Think of it: American presidents ceased being able to talk to Taiwanese presidents on the phone, lest they incur the wrath of the dragon kingdom. The Chinese emperors of old used to call this sort of abasement the kowtow. A foreigner was supposed to beat his noggin on the floor before the throne, in pretended humiliation.
No more of this for America — or anyway, less of it than before. Donald Trump sliced, in Alexandrian fashion, through the Gordian moral knot. He spoke on the phone with Taiwan's president. Hooray. A few of us superannuated hardliners, the sort who discern shame in shameful actions, hope Jimmy Carter, upon hearing the news, tipped over his morning orange juice.
The media and the "diplomatic community" are atwitter over the Trump phone call's potential for undermining relationships with the still-very-red (for all their commercial success) Chinese. One might riposte that if Chinese censorship over the phone calls our president makes is the price of good relationships, that's too high a price, and high time we quit forking over.
Clearly, no sane American, Trump included, wants bad relationships with China. On the other hand, relationships might prove more genuine and durable with American insistence on regaining control of our phone lines, in accordance with the good old theory that respect is the currency of the powerful, and shame is the pocket change of the nail-biters.
I look forward to seeing how our next president deals with the outmoded and not-always-creditable niceties that govern our relationships with other collaborators in the democratic enterprise: Israel, say.
William Murchison's latest book is "The Cost of Liberty: The Life of John Dickinson." To find out more about William Murchison, and to see features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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Case study: Chiller plant gets an update
A corporate campus reviewed its chiller’s performance data to determine what updates were needed. Metering and instrumentation helped achieve the engineer’s goals.
By Stacey Ayuthia, PE, LEED AP, NV5, Verona, Wis. March 7, 2019
Figure 3: Chiller efficiency improves as towers are managed to reduce the condenser water temperature entering the chiller. The chart on the left shows efficiency in pound/ton-hour and the chart on the right shows the incremental change in efficiency in percent based on load and entering condenser water temperature. Courtesy: NV5
Consider the operation of a central plant developed to serve the heating and cooling loads of a vibrant corporate campus in Minnesota. This 60-year-old plant has grown to include eight water-cooled centrifugal chillers. The chillers have a nameplate design capacity of 28,850 tons with effective production capacity of 26,000 tons. The plant configuration includes six steam turbine drive chillers and two electric drive chillers plus thermal storage and a plate and frame heat exchanger. High-pressure steam is produced by an adjacent steam plant.
The differential of design and effective capacity is predominantly attributable to a refrigerant conversion from R-12 to R-134A and age of chillers. The 4-million-gallon thermal storage tank can provide 35,000 ton-hours with a temperature differential of 15 degrees F. Thermal storage is used to respond to sudden spikes in chilled water demand, a back-up source of chilled water during peak electric rate periods and reserve in the event of a chiller failure during periods of high demand. The plate and frame heat exchanger provides non-mechanical chilled water production (free cooling) for building loads during off-season service, generally November through March. The heat exchanger system has a capacity of 1,275 tons.
The plant was also developed with metering and instrumentation that supports daily and monthly management reports of production (tons and ton-hours) and production efficiency and expense of production (dollars/ton-hour). The production and efficiency data also allow diagnostic evaluation of system and component failures. The diagnostic evaluation provides a basis for reviewing the effectiveness of maintenance practices and formulating capital forecasts and budgets for component replacements.
The selection of centrifugal chillers was based on the anticipated growth of chilled water demand and annual production requirements, length of service life and energy efficiency. The corresponding selection of drives for the centrifugal chillers reflected the economic considerations concurrent with the plant development. The plant was originally based on residual oil as the primary fuel for steam production, offering a significant price advantage relative to other fuel options available to the plant. The energy price point for steam production and operating efficiency of condensing steam turbines to drive centrifugal chillers was competitive with the corresponding price of electric drive centrifugal chillers. The competitive price advantage was sufficient to justify the incremental capital cost of the turbine drive and additional tower capacity required by condensing steam.
A secondary capital consideration for steam turbine drives was once related to limitations of the site infrastructure: the electric distribution system would have required significant upgrades to serve the incremental demand of electric drive chillers (beyond that of a single electric chiller circa 1965). This limitation of the electric distribution system has been addressed over the ensuing years as the campus grew, ultimately allowing the installation of a new electric chiller in 2005. The plant made the transition to natural gas as primary fuel and distillate oil as secondary fuel due to long-term availability of residual oil, eroding price advantage and air permit issues.
Evaluating efficiency
Given the magnitude of changes that have transpired since the plant started operations, the client wanted to know if the plant was operating efficiently and with lowest operating expense. The metering and instrumentation of the plant allowed a substantive and quantitative review of chilled water production, efficiency of chilled water production and corresponding operating expense, inclusive of labor, fuel, electricity and maintenance.
An evaluation of the chiller operation indicated annual production of approximately 31 million ton-hours per year of mechanical cooling, with most production occurring between 20 percent and 45 percent of plant capacity. This evaluation established the hourly baseline profile of chilled water production and chilled water demand over an entire cooling season. Peak chilled water demand exceeds 25,000 tons during the summer cooling season (June through September) with a baseload of 5,000 tons for the remainder of the 6,000-hour mechanical cooling season (March through October).
Steam turbine drive chillers account for 80 percent of effective capacity and about two-thirds of annual chilled water ton-hour production. The remaining third of chilled water production is from electric drive chillers, which comprise the remaining 20 percent of effective plant capacity. Dispatch of chillers for chilled water production is manually selected by the operators. Relative order of dispatch is typically a function of chiller availability (operational or down for maintenance), cooling demand and chiller efficiency as determined by the daily and monthly management reports. While chillers have been generally selected for operation in order of efficiency (highest efficiency to lowest), the baseline evaluation also revealed that chiller dispatch had become a matter of operator preference rather than a selection based on energy efficiency or operating expense.
The hourly demand profile of this baseline production was reevaluated to consider the potential effects of two dispatch strategies in lieu of operator preference:
Efficiency dispatch: Dispatching steam turbine drive chillers solely on the basis of turbine efficiency and without any change to chilled water production by electric drive chillers.
Economic dispatch: Dispatch of all chillers, steam and electric drive, on the basis of efficiency and energy expense.
The only change between baseline operations and the dispatch strategies was a deliberate sequencing of chiller operation in response to hourly chilled water demand. All other service requirements (supply temperature and system flow rates) were maintained.
The efficiency dispatch reassigns the chilled water production of the steam turbine drive chillers in order of efficiency, ranging from 7.83 to 13.3 pound/ton-hour. The exercise indicated that total steam consumption necessary for operation of the steam turbine chillers could be reduced by approximately 13 percent compared to baseline.
Economic dispatch adds management of electric drive chillers, dispatched in order of efficiency relative to the time-of-use rates of the local utility. During on-peak periods chilled water production is assigned to the most efficient steam turbine drive chillers, those requiring less than 10 pound/ton-hour, followed by the electric chillers and then the remaining steam turbine drive chillers as necessary. Conversely, during off-peak periods chilled water production is first assigned to the most efficient electric drive chillers, followed by steam turbine drive chillers in order of efficiency. The evaluation of economic dispatch indicates that chilled water production by the steam turbines chillers is reduced by 15 percent and steam consumption is reduced by 28 percent compared to baseline. The share of total chilled water production by the electric chillers increase from about 33 percent to 43 percent (compared to the baseline).
The potential change in operating expense is dependent upon variations of the hourly chilled water demand profile and annual chilled water production and is also related to the underlying price of energy, notably that of natural gas for steam production and purchased electric service. Electric service is purchased through a time of day tariff consisting of a monthly peak electric demand charge and on-peak and off-peak energy charge. Using the prevailing energy prices, a shift to dispatch of chillers on the basis of efficiency and time of use offers a $490,000 reduction in annual operating expense.
It is important to note that this potential magnitude of avoided expense could be realized through a change in operating protocol with virtually no capital expenditure and was identified through a comprehensive review of the performance data collected by the plant metering and instrumentation.
Further potential operating savings were discovered through parametric analysis of cooling tower and chiller performance data. Performance of the cooling tower is a function of the physical characteristics of the tower, fan speed and motor horsepower and ambient wet-bulb conditions. Cooling tower performance also directly impacts the efficiency of all chilled water production.
The efficiency of chilled water production can be improved by reducing the “lift” experienced by the chiller’s compressor: the difference of entering tower water temperature and the chiller’s chilled water supply temperature. As this temperature differential is reduced, the work done by the compressor is also reduced: less electric usage by the compressor motor or less steam usage by the turbine.
The parametric analysis, as seen in Figure 3, illustrates the potential variation of chiller efficiency (kW/ton or pound/ton-hour) with reduction of condenser/tower water entering temperature at various chiller loads. Using the baseline hourly profile of chilled water production and performance, a potential lower tower water supply temperature was determined for each hour of operation. Tower operations were managed to yield a 6 to 7 degree average reduction in lift on the chillers. The performance of the electric chillers improves by 0.04 kW/ton and the steam turbine drives chillers improves by 1.5 pound/ton-hour. Given these improvements in chiller performance, managing the towers for cooler condenser water temperatures can further reduce operating expense by approximately $110,000.
Operating data from the thermal storage system was then evaluated relative to the local electric utility rates (month demand charges and on-peak, off-peak energy charges). This evaluation revealed several instances of charging the storage system during on-peak rate periods. The baseline hourly profile indicated that virtually all off of these instances could have been deferred to off-peak rate periods. A formal policy governing use of the thermal storage system could yield significant savings, again without capital expenditure. The baseline profile and chilled water production trend data indicates a potential expense reduction of approximately $30,000, simply by restricting charging of the thermal storage system to off-peak rate periods when possible.
The total potential annual expense reduction identified through the evaluation the data from the plant metering and instrumentation system is $630,000: $490,000 through dispatch strategies, $110,000 by changing cooling tower operations and $30,000 from managing the thermal storage system.
The metering and instrumentation system consists of PLC based controls communicating with a modbus protocol to a human machine interface. All data is stored on a historian, with data intervals of one second. The database was queried to obtain 15-minutes averages for 583 discrete points, yielding 14 million data points.
These expense reductions and associated changes in operating strategies are defined many years after initial selection of chillers and equipment and quantified through evaluation of data collected by the metering and instrumentation that had been installed as part of the plant development.
Not every chiller installation has the magnitude of this plant in terms of capacity and production. Most chiller installations cannot justify the full scale of metering and instrumentation that document the performance of this plant. However, absent some provisions for even the most basic metering and storage of chilled water production and energy consumption, the ongoing efficiency of chiller operations cannot be monitored or verified beyond the initial selection process.
Engineers, owners and contractors should carefully evaluate metering and instrumentation of chiller plants so that ongoing evaluation of the most efficient operation may be conducted throughout the life of the plant.
Bill Olen: How the University of Maryland is Planning for the Future of Cutting-Edge Research
Stacey Ayuthia, PE, LEED AP, NV5, Verona, Wis.
Author Bio: Stacey Ayuthia is a director with NV5. She has been focused on campus utilities for most of her career.
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Amidst tension, Pakistan-India to go ahead with team visits for Kartarpur corridor discussion: FO
Naveed SiddiquiUpdated March 05, 2019
FO Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal invited the Acting Indian High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to convey the information. — File/DawnNewsTV
As tensions continue to prevail between Pakistan and India, the two neighbouring countries will exchange visits by their respective delegations this month to discuss the draft agreement on the Kartarpur corridor, the Foreign Office said in a press release on Tuesday.
The information was a part of messages conveyed to Acting Indian High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia, who was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) for a meeting today by Dr Mohammad Faisal, the director general for South Asia and Saarc.
According to the statement, a Pakistani delegation will visit New Delhi on March 14. This will be followed by a visit to Islamabad of an Indian delegation on March 28.
Earlier in January, Pakistan had shared its draft of the proposed agreement on the Kartarpur corridor with India and called for initiation of negotiations for its finalisation. In February, after a bit of wrangling over the venue of the talks, the two countries had agreed in principle on reciprocal visits of officials for negotiating and finalising the agreement.
The announcement from the FO comes a week after the Indian Air Force (IAF) violated Pakistani airspace following the deadly attack targeting Indian security forces in Indian-occupied Kashmir's Pulwama area.
Amidst rhetoric by Indian officials in the aftermath of the attack, Pakistan had called back its high commissioner in India for consultations on Feb 18.
The Indian envoy was informed today that the Pakistani high commissioner to India would be returning to New Delhi after completing consultations in Islamabad, according to the FO statement.
Pakistan's "commitment to the continued weekly contact at the Military Operations Directorates level" was also conveyed, the FO spokesperson said.
In January, when asked if channels of communication with the Indian Army were continuing to avoid any miscommunication or misunderstanding, Maj Gen Ghafoor, the chief of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), had said the “weekly DGMO hotline and on required bases, Border Flag Meetings are on routine between both sides”.
Pak India Ties
How to talk peace
Pakistan calls back high commissioner in India for consultations
Pakistan, India agree on team visits to reach Kartarpur deal
Shahan Liaqat Sayyed
Mar 05, 2019 10:04pm
I hope this realisation do last forever and that sooner people on either side of the border would be able to see their present from the perspective of future; rather than ruining the reality for some distorted narrations by doubtful people. We share one common reality that we have had a common past, common present, and likewise, are destined to a common future. PM Imran Khan has rightly stated that the one who brings peace to Kashmir would deserve Noble peace award. No body wants to be Noble? Not any Hindu? Muslim? Christian? Jew? Bhuddist? Or any human? I guess you do. " Neighbours have got a lot of rights in Islam, similarly, Kashmiri's are neighbours of BOTH India and Pakistan."
Pakistan Zindabad! Jai Hind!
Dialogue is the only way to resolve issues. Even after wars, the issues are ultimately resolved thru dialogue and positive engagement. This is the fundamental principle.
Gordon D. Walker
Good. Keep talking... Peace!
India cannot afford to impede in the Kartarpur process. It will not go well with the Sikh community in India and around the globe.
Modi has been cornered by the Kartarpur initiative. If he resists he will alienate his Sikh citizens. Master stroke by PM Khan
Must learn
The bitter taste felt by both nations due to unwanted tension must be shun away by bright ideas of opening Kartarpur Corridor. PM Modi may try to have a good remedial steps on electoral through peace & love, the openous of trade and travel must follow by both neighbors.
True INDIAN
India Pakistan.. Can't live with or without you
These two countries many times surprise the common man
Vasudevan
Is this necessary now? It is better the two countries quietly mind their own business
Meaningless exercise.
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Indian Harvest Methods and Preparation of Pinyon Pine, Chia, Agave
by Alan Gold
As a professional archaeologist, I have been trained through the doctorate level to study the ground, to look for signs of ancient human activity—an unusual shaped and rounded stone, an angular cobble chipped and formed, the long extinguished campfire’s gray black soot.
Over the years, I’ve studied the ground of deserts throughout the US. Walking dry stream channels and crawling over blackened basalt boulders, I thought that I had come to know the desert more intimately than most. What once seemed threatening to me now feels more like an old friend.
Seeing With New Eyes
I had spent many months wandering around an area known simply as "Little Lake," a maze of lava flows located on the edge of the western Great Basin on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. It is littered with volcanic glass chips—the product of 10,000 years of human activity. After I thought I’d seen nearly all that remarkable area has to offer, I called upon wildlife biologist to share some insights into the local fauna. In all the time I’d spent walking, surveying, looking and recording in this wild tangle of desert beauty, I had seen relatively few species of wildlife.
Almost as soon as we reached the area, we saw a hawk flying around the fossil waterfall of the Pleistocene (the time of the Ice Ages) Owens River. We saw jackrabbits dashing out from under a bush here and there. Those are not uncommon. I had seen them many times.
Chuckwalla
But I had not anticipated what we would see next. My biologist friend said, "I think this must be one of the largest concentrations of chuckwallas in the entire California desert." Chuckwallas? I thought he was kidding. I’d never seen a single one. He said, "look up on the tops of those lava boulders. You can see them silhouetted against the sky."
I looked up, and to my astonishment, I discovered that almost literally on the top of every boulder sat a beautiful black-brown and burnt orange lizard basking in the noonday desert sun. There must have been a dozen or more within just a few yards. How could I have missed seeing them before?
It was a stark reminder that we always have an opportunity to see with "new" eyes, to discover something new. Sometimes we miss the most remarkable things when we are narrowly focused—looking just for what we been led to expect or taught to see.
Through the Native American’s Eyes
To our modern eyes, the desert may look like a lifeless and barren landscape, but to the eyes of the Native American, it looked like a cornucopia of valuable plants. Plants served not just used for food, they provided much of the fabric of society. They were used for medicine, home construction, cooking, storage containers, clothing, furniture, hunting, recreation and fuel. They figured prominently in mythology, religion and ritual.
For most of their prehistoric past, the desert Indians were strictly hunters and gatherers. They did not even begin practicing agriculture until about 4,000 years ago, and even then, they continued primarily as hunters and gatherers for at least another 2,000 years. They relied heavily on their keen knowledge of natural local resources, especially the plants, to feed, clothe and shelter their families. They located campsites and hamlets and timed their seasonal moves specifically to capitalize on the availability of key economic plants, which were the foundation for their survival.
Pinyon Pine Tree, photo by Damian Fagan
Pinyon
Seeds of the nut pines or pinyon pines (Pinus monophylla, P. edulis), for one classic example, were highly prized. The single leaf pinyon pine (P. monophylla) can be found throughout the western Great Basin (southeastern California, Nevada, Utah and northern Arizona). The double leaf pinyon (P. edulis) is characteristic of the eastern Great Basin and the Southwest (western Utah, western Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico).
Pinyon nuts were especially important in the aboriginal diet because they provided an important plant staple that was high in both fats and carbohydrates—a characteristic rare for most other edible seeds, roots, berries and fruits. Pinyon nuts are also one of the easiest plant foods to harvest and store, and they were often abundant
Pinyon Nuts, photo by Damian Fagan
Stands of these small-statured (scrubby and rounded) trees were the focus of rather large-scale activities, which involved entire families and villages in years of abundant harvests. Margaret Wheat provides an especially picturesque description of the pinyon harvest in her book, "Survival Arts of the Primitive Paiutes." She tells us that "…the pinenutting season was a time of reverence, contentment and good fellowship. Cousins who had not seen each other for months set up camps side by side. Friends met friends and exchanged bits of news as they moved from tree to tree. Word of births and deaths was greeted with laughs or wails that rang through the forests. Jokes were told, girls were courted, and songs were sung. Naked, cream-colored babies tumbled in the pine needles, cutting their teeth on pine sticks. Boys climbed pine trees to shake down the cones, their lithe bodies, black with pitch, became blacker when they rubbed themselves with dust so they would not stick to their rabbit skin blankets at night."
Harvests began in late summer or fall with the taking of green cones. A long hooked or pronged harvesting pole (two long willow sticks spliced together) was used to knock the tangerine-size cones from the trees. Cones were gathered in light weight conical burden or packing baskets and transported to pits where they were roasted in a fire that dried the pitch and spread the leaves of the cone.
The nuts, about the size of olive pits, were jarred from the cones by tapping them with a small handstone (mano) against a flat anvil stone. Once the raw seeds were released, they were given a first parching in an open twined tray, making the seed coats rather brittle. The seed coats could then be cracked by shelling the nuts on a flat grinding stone (metate). The broken seed coats were removed by winnowing. A final parching readied the nuts for grinding into flour.
The nuts could be eaten raw, but the preference was to prepare them into a mush or gruel (like our oatmeal). The pine nut meal was mixed with cold water in a basket, and most Indians ate the pine nut soup cold, like gazpacho. Some prepared the delicacy further by stone boiling. The mixture could be set outside in very cold temperatures and turned into a kind of pinyon nut ice cream, which was greatly loved by the kids.
Pinyon was an important staple because the raw or processed product could be cached for later consumption. Archaeologists surveying the desert landscape have found evidence of these pinyon storage caches in ancient camps, which are marked by small rock rings located in the pinyon juniper forests. They have also discovered collections of stacked manos and metates, left where they lay in anticipation of the next pinyon harvest. Dating of these camps suggests thousands of years of use of pinyon nuts by the ancient Americans.
Throughout the region are found a large number of species of agave (Agave desertii, A. utahensis and others), a second classic example of a prehistoric food plants. These include the century plant, so known for the odd mythology that the plant only blooms once every hundred years, which is fortunately untrue. The life history of the plant is, in fact, rather brief. Actually, it only takes some 12 to 15 years before it reaches maturity. As they grow, they emerge into small rounded heads or "cabbages." Over the years they enlarge, throwing out fibrous leaves tipped with an armor-like spike. Then in a remarkable burst, a central stalk shoots to the sky growing with great rapidity. In the largest species, the stalk may grow to be 20 to 30 feet tall and 18 inches in diameter at the base. From the top of the stalk clusters a bevy of bright yellow blossoms, thousands in number—the century plant’s swan song, for it then dies.
From April on, the cabbages and stalks are full of sap. Usually the Indians harvested them in the spring just as they were about to send up their flower stalks. Roots were separated from the plants with a chisel-shaped wooden wedge or a special knife. Leaves were trimmed to within one to two inches of the base.
Great fire pits or ovens were dug into the sand and a fire built. After the fire burned down, stones were added, and each family placed its agave harvest in a different section of the pit. More rocks were added and a fire built on top. Grass and earth covered the pit and the mescal heads were then earth-oven cooked for a day or two.
During the wait, singing and dancing took place, and certain prohibitions ensured a good bake. When the pit was finally opened, it revealed a delicious and wonderfully nutritious food that though fibrous, was sweet and good. One writer recalled the roasted stalks as tasting like "jute strings and molasses." I’ve prepared a similar delicacy in exactly the same manner for a sister plant form known as Our Lord’s Candle or The Spanish Dagger (Yucca whipplei) and I found that the taste is much like a baked sweet potato, and the texture is reminiscent of sugar cane.
The sweet, dark mass of agave food could be eaten straight from the fire, but it was more often cooled, pounded and formed into large flat cakes that were then dried and stored. Agave would be mixed with other types of meal or meats and made into stew.
In areas of the desert where the agave and yucca are common, there are many remains of the Indian roasting ovens. I worked on one such prehistoric camp that covered over 1,000 square feet. The ground was covered almost solid with fire-cracked rock. In some instances, the hearths had gotten so hot that rock itself had melted! Such was the aboriginal prototype for our modern crock-pots.
Many centuries before the modern late night advertising icon of ch-ch chia pets, the Indians harvested the seeds from this rather exotic plant. Chia (Salvia columbariae), another classic food plant, is among the smallest of the sage family. It is noticeable in the spring for its slender, square branching stem, terminated by several whorls (as many as five pods per stalk) tipped by bright blue purple flowers. Seed heads were beaten with specialized sticks or basketry known as "seed beaters" and gathered into flat baskets. The seeds were then parched in trays and ground into flour.
The seeds are rich in mucilage and oil and when added to water, expand to several times their original bulk. They dissolve rapidly. The chia seeds are very nutritious and easily digested. The ground meal or pinole was part of the desert Indians’ diet for many thousands of years.
There are several good sources about plant uses by desert Indians:
Barrows, David Prescott
1967 Ethno-botany of the Coahuilla Indians. Classics in California Anthropology 1.
Malki Museum, Banning, California.
Fowler, Catherine
1977 Subsistence. In Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 11, Great Basin. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D. C.
Wheat, Margaret
1967 Survival Arts of the Primitive Paiutes.
University of Nevada Press. Reno, Nevada.
In The Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology you will find various articles on ethnobotany and the archaeological identification of Indian plant use prehistorically.
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Multi-instrumentalist Stephen Philips has been a musician for more than 30 years. He founded Dark Duck Records in the late 80's as a way to expose his musical endeavors to the general public. Music has always been a way of life for Stephen. He began his musical sojourns at the age of 8 with the Clarinet. At the age of 13 his interest moved to the guitar, bass, piano, and synthesizer which led him into several pop bands through his late teens. He recorded 3 albums for the alternative/college band Troubled Thought before exploring electronic music in the early 90's. His fascination with the vast space of ambient music and an interest in the godfathers of ambient (Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, John Cage, etc.) led him into full-on experimentation with ambient music and an indepth study of the history, roots, and methods of ambient music composition.
Deep Chill Network - Drones for Deep Sleep Vol. 1
Artist: Stephen Philips aka Deep Chill Network
One long Ambienttrack.
Here the last copy!
Stephen Philips - Cycles 2
Artist: Stephen Philips
One long Ambienttrack, spooky.
Stephen Philips - Dagboken
The third release on the new Hypnos Secret Sounds imprint, and the first release by Philips on Hypnos (though we will release his Into the Dark later this year), this is a deep drone work exemplary of the style of Stephen Philips.
Stephen Philips - Desert Landscapes
Stephen Philips' Desert Landscapes comes from the same time frame as his other consonant and extremely gifted works, such as Cycle 1 and Cycles 2. In these recordings, as well as Desert Landscapes, Philips has captured a strangely beautiful ambience that truly whisks the listener away and changes the ambience of their living space as well as their mind space.
This is an extremely peaceful recording that has an air of optimism and patience that seems to emanate from the very sound of Philips' well-chosen and slowly evolving sonorous timbres. Again, the comparison to the Cycles series must be made because there's something captured in these recordings that even the best and the oldest in the ambient genre have never been able to capture. Philips is quite possibly one of the brightest and most up-and-coming composers in the ambient genre. Having appeared on over 100 recordings, his work is virtually everywhere, and all of his work is admittedly excellent, though some of the work is good while other works are extraordinary. Desert Landscapes is certainly the latter and one of the best recordings in all of Stephen Philips' expansive catalog. This is a highly recommended recording for anyone who wants to relax, meditate, contemplate, or even have sweet dreams while they sleep; beyond that it's just an excellent recording.
Stephen Philips - In the Moonlight
From ambient and electronic music artist Stephen Philips comes an album very unlike (mostly) his other work. In The Moonlight sounds like a cross between Brian Eno's Neroli, Ernesto Diaz-Infante's Ucross Journal and the late Dan Hartman's New Green, Clear Blue. These minimalist introspective piano (and sparsely used synth) improvisations paint a somber and reflective, yet mesmerizing soundscape. Introspective and yet warm and inviting at times, the music is not as minimal as Eno or Infante, but it lacks any structure that would be recognizable even to a fan of George Winston, Janie Campbell or William Watson.
This is not new age piano music - not by a long shot. But I found the album amazingly calming just the same (I had the same reaction to Diaz-Infante's Ucross Journal). Maybe that makes me a depressing kinda guy, since the music itself seems suffused with a rich melancholy at times (or at least an overdose of reflection). Surprisingly, sometimes the music is more active than any of the other artists mentioned (except for Hartman, whose one masterpiece still remains the epitome of floating and warm serene piano/synth music to my ears).
Most of the six cuts are solo piano - occasionally whisper soft and at other times single notes strike out with sudden urgency. "Relative Experience" actually begins to resemble a more traditional (well, relatively) song at times, but for the most part, you won't be humming cuts like "Free Flow" or "In A Round About Way." But, don't think this CD is dissonant or harsh. While the juxtaposition of soft and loud notes takes some getting used to, perhaps, the balance makes the music all the more interesting.
The title cut will be the one to evoke comparisons to Hartman, as low key subtle synths permeate the background, while gentle piano notes walk forlornly on the surface. It's a flat out great song (and, at over eleven minutes, worth the price of admission alone). But there's also the closing cut, "Snowfall" which also adds synth textures to its lower register piano to incredibly visual effect. I can almost see myself walking deserted city streets in fading light of a late afternoon in winter, as shadows grow deeper and the world readies itself for nightfall. Those of you who have never lived in the northern climates may not believe me, but falling snow actually makes a sound, if you're lucky enough for the world to be still enough to hear it. Sad yet beautiful, it's a sound that speaks of peace and sleep. In the same way, Stephen Philips' In The Moonlight echoes this sense of repose and solitude - much like a solitary walk in the snow.
The CD is highly recommended for people who want to bring some stillness into their lives and can listen to silence as easily as they can to music. This album is a marvel of economy and a deeply satisfying emotional experience.
Stephen Philips - Into the Dark
Into the Dark is a beautifully restrained and elegant piece of ambient music reminiscent of Neroli by Brian Eno, and Entering Twilight by James Johnson. Moving patterns of sounds, varying from bell-like chimes to deep rumbles vaguely-ethnic rattles, interact and react to create an always-shifting atmosphere, a sense of "place" and mood while avoiding ambient music cliches.
Stephen Philips - Natural Environments
Instead of the gun-toting, khaki-clad adventurer stalking through the jungle to bring untamed animals back alive for the zoo, picture Stephen Philips as an intrepid audio-explorer, braving the wilds of Washington DC to capture the sounds of Natural Environments, then caging them within ambient electronic walls of his own design.... However you prefer to conceptualize them, 10 slices of electronics plus atmospherics add up to 69 minutes of surround-sound earspaces.
Not only do we hear many of the "standard" nature sounds, we also get a couple of bits which are more pertinent to the nation's capitol, such as the health-care issues of opening track, Breath. Faint guitar notes wander (though never very far up or down the scale) as murky, medically-slanted conversations and television reports flow in the distance.
Splishy aquatic sounds dapple Sun Splash (10:36) as ephemeral organ-like tendrils slowly writhe and thrum. Warm-though-thin synth rays stretch throughout Daytime, luxuriating amongst occasional bird chirps and a rising/falling breeze.
A billowing cascade of synthtones descends upon the rougher textures of Rumble; the underlying ... Self-explanatory Thunder (3:11) and rain are enlaced by twisting spirals of dark soundstreams; delightfully ominous! Higher warles radiate through another relatively short piece, Incandescence whose "environmental" source I'm unsure of, other than sporadic insect/avian sounds.
Humanistic Prattle interweaves (often indecipherable streamed) human voices with a glowering electronic cloud from which the odd sci-fi eruption is emitted. An audible mention of insurance and distant mediaspeak again places a socio-politoco-healthcare spin on the proceedings.
Buzzy waves of Enveloping Darkness ripple in ever-expanding arcs, with a muted undercurrent of TV news speech and a diffused mechanical aura.
Cricketsong and reverberating guitar strands fills the air of Dusk to Nightfall, but are intruded upon by street and pedestrian traffic,rather like noisy neighbors ruining an otherwise peaceful listening experience... ...and bringing an end to this exploratory 8.4 trek through Natural Environments as captured by Stephen Philips.
A sonic mixture of nature and humanity backed by various ambient moods and modes
Stephen Philips - The Sobbing Stone
Science can't explain it. No one can. A seemingly ordinary stone has been brought to the attention of four of the best paranormal experts in the world. As the hours progress, they find out why. The stone emits sounds, in no particular order, and no one can record them. But why? And how can it do this? This chilling discovery haunts them to the core of their minds and souls... but they can't escape the Sobbing Stone. What they find is a kind of truth that will change their lives forever. The Sobbing Stone... you've got to hear it... to believe.
This is the best Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Iv'e heard since the release of John Carpenter's Prince Of Darkness Soundtrack back in the 80's. It is just what a horror/thriller soundtrack should sound like.
Here you will find dark, moving, atmospheric, and very haunting songs in the vein of John Carpenter himself. Being a 2007 release I was actually very surprised there would ever be a soundtrack again that matches the work of John Carpenter etc. But never say never, this is a great CD that I would recommend to all those who collect Soundtracks, and especially to those who collect John Carpenter's Scores.
Highly Recommended!!
V/A - Message from a subatomic World
Message from a Subatomic World excels at doing what the label does best with their compilations – introducing listeners to a variety of new and established artists in a cohesive album. Austere's "Crystil" is first, and it is a cool ten minute journey into a variety of ambient sounds. At first the music is almost imperceptibly quiet, but soon the soft drones are joined by beautiful wordless vocals that border on operatic in feel. Piano adds to the regal nature that briefly takes over before becoming soft drifting ambience again. Barely intelligible male vocals come later in forceful whispers.
Evan Bartholomew's "Sacrosanct" is next, and it does have a touch of the sacred about it – ambient church music perhaps. Bleeps and blips in "Distant Radiance" by Relapxych.0 are juxtaposed against glassy smoothness. Numina follows with "Nadir Ever Spirals," which swirls about in equal parts lightness and darkness. The entire disc, and this track in particular, has a very relaxed meditative quality. Jason Sloan paints a sonic picture of dark restlessness in "faded.forgotten[trace]." It is eerie and beautiful at the same time, whereas Phaenon's "Quantum Silence" dives down into the depths. Ironically, Stephen Philips "Down Deep" brings us out of the darkness with a comparatively light airy floater. Pure drones fans have to check out Eric Kesner, aka True Colour of Blood. His "Choosing To Remain Blind" is composed entirely on guitar, though its warm ambient tones scarcely resemble one.
Svartsinn creates a review for me with the perfectly titled "Cold But Strong."
The disc closes with one of the best known names in ambient music, Italy's Oöphoi. Also aptly named, "Icelight" could have formed a bookend with Svartsinn called "Cold But Bright" instead. With not a bad track to be found, this is an essential addition to any true ambient fan's music collection.
Phil Derby / Electroambient Space
Jean Michel Jarre - Electronica 1 The Time Machine
Son of Ohm - Paradigma
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What is the difference between monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies?
Monoclonal antibodies recognize only one specific epitope and have low cross-reactivity. The preparation of monoclonal antibodies is relatively difficult and takes a relatively long time. Polyclonal antibodies recognize multiple epitopes, and have high sensitivity and cross-reactivity. The preparation of polyclonal antibodies is relatively easy and quick.
How to choose between monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies?
Choose an appropriate antibody type according to the demand of different experiments. Because of their ability to recognize multiple epitopes, polyclonal antibodies can amplify the signal from a target protein with low expression level in samples and facilitate enrichment of target proteins in IP/ChIP experiments. Monoclonal antibodies recognize a specific epitope so that they are more suitable for accurate localization of target proteins within cells.
How to choose a lysis buffer?
For WB sample preparation, epitopes on the antigen should be denatured, so lysis buffers with strong lysis ability are needed, such as RIPA lysis buffer. For IP/ChIP experiments that require natural antigen status, antigens should not be denatured, so mild lysis buffers are needed.
How to prepare a lysis buffer for WB?
First, a lysis buffer should have a pH value similar to physiological pH, and generally the Tris-HCl (pH 7.6) buffer is used. Second, salt ion concentration in lysis buffer should not be too high, and generally, the concentration of physiological saline (150mM, NaCl) is chosen. A certain volume fraction of surfactants should be added to increase protein solubility. Commonly used detergents include SDS, TritonX-100, NP-40, NaDOC, etc. A proper amount of protease inhibitors should be added to inhibit protein degradation.
What is the difference between the commonly used detergents?
The commonly used detergents can be divided into two categories: ionic detergents and nonionic detergents. Ionic detergents such as SDS and NaDOC have strong lysis ability, can break the cell membrane and nuclear membrane, and even denature proteins. Nonionic detergents such as MP-40, TritonX-100 and Tween-20 are relatively weak, but can break membranes. Choose a suitable detergent according to the experimental requirements.
What are the methods for protein quantification?
There are many protein quantification methods, such as Lowry, Bradford, BCA, A280, etc.. According to sample preparation for WB, BCA is less affected by detergents, has a strong anti- interference ability, and is suitable for concentration determination of lysis buffer.
How much sample should be loaded?
For purified protein, it generally needs 100ng. For cell and tissue lysate, it generally needs 10-30μg. The amount of sample loaded should be adjusted according to the actual situation.
How to choose an appropriate SDS-PAGE gel concentration?
SDS-PAGE gel concentration is related to protein molecular weight. Generally, small molecule proteins (100kD) need 8%-6% gel.
How to choose a transfer membrane?
NC membrane and PVDF membrane are commonly used transfer membranes. PVDF membrane has a higher protein binding capacity and a higher sensitivity, and needs to be activated by alcohol solvents. NC membrane does not require activation. PVDF membrane binds proteins mainly through charge interaction, while NC membrane binds proteins mainly through hydrophobic interaction. The former is stronger.
What is the purpose of PVDF membrane activation?
To activate positively charged groups on the surface of PVDF membrane to improve the binding of the membrane to proteins.
Dry transfer or wet transfer?
For proteins with ordinary molecular size, dry transfer or wet transfer have almost equal effects, while dry transfer is more efficient and requires fewer reagents. For proteins with large molecular size, wet transfer works better.
How to choose a suitable blocking buffer for WB?
Commonly used blocking buffers include protein-containing blocking agents, such as BSA, casein and non-fat milk, and protein-free blocking agents, such as Tween-20 and gelatin. Generally speaking, non-fat milk has a relatively complex composition and offers a better blocking effect. BSA has a simple composition and is suitable for most cases. Casein has a poor solubility and needs to be mixed evenly. Under neutral and alkaline conditions, casein is negatively charged and offers a good blocking effect. Furthermore, when choosing a blocking buffer, the characteristics of target proteins and antibodies should also be taken into considerations.
How to increase transfer success rate of small molecule proteins?
Use a transfer membrane with small pore size (0.22μm), and shorten the transfer time.
How to increase transfer success rate of large molecule proteins?
Use low concentration gel, choose wet transfer, reduce the methanol concentration in transfer buffer, add 0.1% SDS to promote protein migration, and extend the transfer time (at 4 ℃ overnight).
How to store protein samples?
Stored at -80 ℃ after denaturation.
How to prepare tissue samples for WB?
Grind the tissue of interest with liquid nitrogen or on ice, add lysis buffer and protease inhibitors to tissue samples, and centrifuge at a high speed and low temperature to obtain tissue lysate.
How to choose an internal control for WB?
There are many types of internal controls. Choose a different internal control for proteins with different localizations. The commonly used internal controls, beta-actin, GAPDH and Tubulin, are used for the cytoplasmic proteins; Lamin B1, Histone and TBP are used for nuclear proteins.
What happens if there are white bands or even yellow bands after imaging and how to solve it?
The amount of protein loaded or primary antibody is too large, leading to immediate consumption of luminescent substrates, resulting in white bands. It is possible to get a better result by adjusting the amount of protein loaded and antibody.
What happens if there are black dots on the background after imaging and how to solve it?
Blocking buffer must be mixed evenly before use. The presence of insoluble particles results in black spots on the background.
What causes high background?
High background may be caused by many factors:
① inappropriate blocking buffer or inadequate blocking period;
② secondary antibody has non-specific binding, leading to high background;
③ antibody incubation period is too long or incubation temperature is too high.
④ washing after antibody incubation is not clean, leading to non-specific background;
⑤ the membrane is too dry during operation;
⑥ large amounts of luminescent substrates remain after luminescent substrate incubation;
⑦ the exposure time during imaging is too long;
⑧ touch the membrane with bare hand or squeeze the transfer membrane during operation.
What causes no or weak bands?
The possible reasons are as follows:
① The content of the target protein is too low in the sample. It is necessary to confirm whether the target protein is expressed in the selected sample and whether the drug induced model is successfully constructed.
② Protein transfer efficiency is not high. In particular, for large molecule proteins, it is needed to examine transfer efficiency and optimize transfer conditions.
③ The primary antibody incubation time is too short. Long incubation at low temperature is recommended in order to ensure adequate interaction between antigen and antibody.
④ Antibody inactivation due to improper storage.
⑤ WB detection system is polluted by NaN3, affecting the enzymatic activity of HRP.
⑥ The developing solution has been used for a long period. It is important to prepare the solution in time.
Why there are uneven white spots on the blot?
Air bubbles are produced during operation, such as during transfer and during luminescent substrate incubation.
What causes band distortion phenomenon?
The possible reasons include: gel solution preparation is not accurate and gel solidification is too fast, leading to gel concentration inhomogeneity; the interface between concentration gel and separation gel is not smooth; protein solubility in the sample is not good, and it is needed to optimize the extraction conditions; during gel electrophoresis, the voltage is too high, leading to high temperature and rapid band migration.
What causes band trailing phenomenon?
The possible reasons include: there are insoluble substances in protein samples, and it requires centrifugation or optimized sample extraction conditions; too much sample is loaded that extends the volume of each hole; electrophoresis solution has remained for a long period that effective components in it are lost.
Why is the molecular weight of the target protein not consistent with theory?
The possible reasons include:
① Experimental system influence. There is an error associated with the Marker used. When gel solution preparation is inaccurate, the separation effect of the gel changes and the indication of the Marker becomes inaccurate.
② Protein property influence. The proteins have post-translational modifications like phosphorylation and glycosylation, or have post-translational splicing. The proteins form dimers or polymers. During sample preparation, the formation of dimers or polymers can be eliminated by the addition of β-mercaptoethanol (BME) or DTT. The proteins are charged, and too many aspartic acid and lysine residues may affect the binding of SDS to the proteins, causing that protein migration speed and protein size are not a linear relationship.
How to choose between paraffin sections and frozen sections?
Frozen sections can well preserve antigen activity, and there is no need for antigen repair in the experiment. However, frozen sections require higher storage condition (-80 ℃), are thicker than paraffin sections, and offer worse results than paraffin sections. Paraffin sections can maintain the morphology and structure of tissue cells, but because of the inactivation of antigen by aldehydes and alcohols during sample preparation, paraffin sections need repair treatment. Paraffin sections can be stored at normal temperature and are convenient for use.
Why does it need to dewax and hydrate paraffin sections?
To expose the tissue wrapped by wax and restore the hydration state of tissue cells.
Why should antigen repair be performed?
During normal production of paraffin sections, aldehydes such as formalin are used to fix tissue, leading to the formation of cross-linking between aldehyde reagents and proteins in tissue cells. The cross-linking networks hide antigen epitopes, blocking their binding with antibodies. Therefore, antigen repair is needed to expose antigen epitopes for detection.
How to choose an antigen repair method?
There are two major methods for antigen repair:
① Enzyme repair. A method that cuts off peptides that hide epitopes to achieve antigen repair by using enzymes like trypsin and pepsin.
② Heat repair. A method that reverses the cross-linking between aldehyde reagents and proteins and achieves the reconstruction of secondary structure and tertiary structure of antigen epitopes. Two examples of common methods are microwave treatment and high pressure heating. The former has a good effect on the repair of intracellular antigens or intercellular matrix or basement membrane antigens. The latter is effective for the repair of most antigens, especially nuclear proteins.
Why should endogenous enzymes be removed and how to remove them?
The presence of endogenous enzymes and biotins in the body will interfere with the entire detection system. Therefore, the effect of endogenous enzymes must be eliminated to avoid false positive results. Endogenous peroxidases are common in the liver, spleen, kidneys and other tissues, and their impact can be eliminated by 3% hydrogen peroxide. Endogenous biotins are common in the liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, skin and other tissues, and their interference can be eliminated by avidin soaking before dyeing. Levamisole and tartaric acid can respectively remove the alkaline and acid phosphatase of endogenous phospholipases. In general, 3% of hydrogen peroxide is sufficient to remove the interference of most enzymes.
Which blocking reagent is generally used in IHC?
For IHC experiments, it is recommended to use the serum (consistent with the source species of secondary antibody) as a blocking reagent. Compared with conventional blocking reagents such as BSA and casein, serum not only blocks nonspecific binding proteins but also blocks FC receptors in samples.
Can non-fat milk be used for blocking in IHC?
No, non-fat milk itself contains biotins, which interfere with the detection.
What causes higher staining background and how to solve it?
① Inadequate blocking or inappropriate blocking reagent. It is necessary to optimize blocking conditions.
② Existence of endogenous peroxidase or biotin interference. It is necessary to inactivate endogenous enzymes or prolong treatment time.
③ Antibody incubation concentration is too high or time is too long. It is necessary to optimize the antibody incubation time and concentration.
④ Washing is insufficient, resulting in antibody residue.
⑤ DAB staining time is too long.
⑥ Tissue section is too dry that increases background.
Why is staining effect weak or even negative?
① Low or no expression of the protein of interest in samples. It is needed to confirm the induction effect or amplify the signal;
② Antigen repair is not successful. It is needed to optimize the repair time, temperature and buffer system;
③ Antibody incubation time is too short or antibody concentration is too low. It is needed to optimize antibody incubation time and concentration.
How to control dewaxing?
Generally, xylene or dewaxing agents are used for tissue dewaxing. The dewaxing conditions need to be adjusted according to the season and room temperature. The temperature in summer is higher, so the dewaxing time can be shortened appropriately. Conversely, the dewaxing time can be prolonged in winter. In addition, dewaxing agents need a prolonged time.
How to solve the problem of tissue stripping?
The easiest way is to use anti-stripping slides or anti-stripping reagents, such as APES-acetone solution (1:50). In addition, after high pressure repair, samples should be left to cool naturally, and cannot be washed by cold water because it can easily lead to stripping. Try to operate as carefully as possible during washing.
Why do I need to fix the cell in the experiment?
To keep the protein’s original structure and intracellular location. But it is not necessary for membrane protein.
What are the common fixatives?
The common fixatives are 4% paraformaldehyde (aldehyde fixative) and 70% ethyl alcohol (alcohol fixative). Paraformaldehyde can be used for antigen conjugation, and it is a good choice for immunofluorescence analysis. Ethyl alcohol can precipitate the protein with dehydration. The soluble component and lipid component may get lost and the cell would be permeabilized at the same time.
Methods of Immunofluorescence co-localization
Use two secondary antibodies, which are raised in different species and carry different fluorophores, to recognize the primary antibodies and bind to them. And And please use a secondary antibody that was raised against the species in which the primary was raised.
Why is the signal of the tissue section weak?
Because the antigen epitope may be covered. Uncompleted dewaxing of tissue section and unsuccessful antigen retrieval both may cause false-negative results.
What lead to high detecting background and how to fix them?
a, The autofluorescence. Measure: set a self-control detection to check it.
b, The sealing is not good enough. It would bring high detecting cost, but you can also optimize the sealing ability to the situation.
c, Dry slides. Measure: keep the sample moist in the process.
d, There is a cross reaction between the secondary antibody and the sample. Measure: set a secondary antibody control group to detect it.
e, In the whole process, especially after antibody incubation, it is crucial to clear the residual antibodies. Or it may cause high background.
Problems of weak signal detection and solution
a, Improper sample preservation, e.g. the fluorescence quenching or failing. To avoid this problem, please protect the sample from light and detect it in time.
b, Unsuccessful target protein inducing (no expression or low expression the target protein ). To fix it, please try to optimize the related experimental procedure and set a positive control group.
c, Use the wrong fluorescent group in detection so that the wavelength cannot be excited, and leads to weak or no signal.
How to choose lysate
Select mild lysate, e.g. NP-40 or TritonX-100 detergent to avoid denaturalization of the protein in the extraction process.
Protein A or Protein G?
Protein A and protein G are bacterial immunoglobin (IgG) binding proteins. While, protein A is originated from Staphylococcus aureus, protein G is of Streptococcal origin.
Protein A has been shown to bind human IgG molecules containing IgG F(ab')2 fragments from the human VH3 gene family.
In general, IgGs have a higher affinity for Protein G than for Protein A, and Protein G can bind IgG from a wider variety of species. The affinity of various IgG subclasses, especially from mouse and human, for Protein A varies more than for Protein G. Protein A can, therefore, be used to prepare isotypically pure IgG from some species.
You can try Protein A/G in IP and ChIP experiments.
How to avoid the interference of light and heavy chain?
When detecting immunoprecipitates (or immunoprecipitated proteins) by Western blot analysis, the IgG heavy and light chains whose molecular weight are closed to that of the target protein may cause incorrect results.
Replacing the secondary antibody with Protein A/G-HRP is a good way to reduce the interference of light chain.
Replacing the secondary with the one that recognizes the light chain is a good method to reduce the effect of the heavy chain.
Doing Western blot analysis with antibodies, which raised in different species from the antibodies in IP, is also a good choice.
How to choose antibodies in IP(Immunoprecipitation)?
Choosing a right antibody is very important for IP experiment. Fist of all, make sure that the antibody is validated with IP application. Secondly, antibodies for IP must keep unmodified. In addition, polyclonal antibodies are more suitable for IP. Polyclonal antibodies can recognize multiple binding sites, which would help to avoid false-negative results caused by antigenic epitope sealing. What’s more, polyclonal antibodies can connect (bridge) the antigenic epitope, enriching the protein and offering more FC locus for secondary reagents to amplify the signal detection.
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William Blake: Apprentice & Master
7th December, 2014 06:38:32
Visitors to a new William Blake show opening in Oxford will learn much about a “strange and marvellous creature”, not least that the possibly 5ft 4in artist must have had considerable strength to have operated the heavy oak wooden press which took up so much of his small London studio.
“It’s a hefty great thing,” said the writer and Blake fan Philip Pullman admiringly. “It must have been a real struggle to use.”
Pullman, president of the Blake Society, was speaking at the opening of a new exhibition at the Ashmolean museum in Oxford which reconstructs the studio Blake had at No 13 Hercules Buildings in Hercules Road, Lambeth.
“It is absolutely fascinating to see,” said Pullman. “You get a real sense of how big the room was – or how small it was.”
The three-storey house was demolished to barely a whimper in 1918 and the ground floor studio has been reconstructed thanks to the chance discovery of floor plans by the show’s curator, Michael Phillips.
Phillips said he made inquiries at the Guildhall library and, remarkably, a librarian discovered a surveyor’s original plans for Hercules Buildings. It showed that there were two ground floor rooms, one 10ft by 9ft which would have been Blake’s painting room and one 14ft by 11ft where he would have done his printing.
The press would have needed a lot of physical strength but Phillips said there was evidence that Blake had it. He said Blake once looked out of his Lambeth window and saw that a local circus manager had chained a boy to a log. Blake is said to have stormed out and lifted the boy until he was freed from his chains.
On another occasion at his cottage in West Sussex, Blake had a set-to with a soldier who had been stationed nearby because of fears of a French invasion. Phillips said: “There was a confrontation and Blake took the man from behind under the armpits, lifted him and walked him all the way up the road to where he was billeted, and plonked him down. And then he was tried for sedition.”
The exhibition traces Blake’s apprenticeship as an engraver, his maturity in the 1790s when he was at the height of his powers as an artist and poet, and his final years when he inspired and guided a younger generation of artists such as Samuel Palmer, George Richmond and Edward Calvert.
More than 90 works are featured, with some very Blakean subjects and titles: The Approach of Doom, The House of Death and Head of a Damned Soul, to name a few.
Reconstructing the studio brings Blake closer to us, the Ashmolean’s senior curator of European art, Colin Harrison, said. He said the point of the show was not to demystify Blake. “He will always be a strange and marvellous creature.”
Harrison said: “The whole emphasis is on how Blake made his imagery, and we do learn a great deal on the technical side and we see just how original he was.”
Blake remains a fascinating figure who inspires fierce loyalty. “He was a man of utter, complete artistic and moral integrity,” said Pullman. “It’s an inspiration to see someone who worked so long and so hard and with such a firm purpose, for so little reward.”
Pullman, who is currently writing a follow up to His Dark Materials, said he first came across Blake via Allan Ginsberg – another Blakean. “I was overwhelmed when I first read him.”
The exhibition in Oxford comes as the Blake Society continues to raise money in its attempt to buy Blake’s former cottage at Felpham, West Sussex – the place where he wrote his most famous poem, Jerusalem – and convert it into a public centre to celebrate Blake and continue his legacy.
The project is unlikely to raise the entire amount, unless a Blakean millionaire comes forward at the last minute, but Pullman said the hope was that the society gets a mortgage on the property.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'I hate seeing my boy this way.' Lamar's devastated family gather at the Queens, New York home of the aunt who raised the tragic basketball star
Family and friends were seen going in and out of JaNean Mercer's home
Mercer raised Odom after his mother died of colon cancer when he was 12 years old
Lamar's cousin Albert McDuffie told Daily Mail Online he is proud of Lamar and refers to him as 'my dude'
'I'm calling on all my prayer warriors please pray for Lamar Odom,' said his cousin Melvina Harris Chapman
Odom is fighting for his life after a 'crack-cocaine and opiate-fueled' weekend at a Nevada brothel
By Martin Gould For Dailymail.com
Published: 16:43 EDT, 14 October 2015 | Updated: 08:17 EDT, 4 November 2015
Lamar Odom's devastated family spent Wednesday rushing to make last-minute travel plans to fly out West as the former basketball star clings to life in a Las Vegas hospital.
Family and friends gathered at the home of his aunt JaNean Mercer throughout the day.
'I hate seeing my boy this way,' Odom's cousin, Albert 'Alleycat' McDuffie, told Daily Mail Online exclusively outside Mercer's home in South Ozone Park, Queens.
McDuffie, 59, is fiercely proud of his distant cousin and also refers to him as 'my dude.'
Teenage years: Lamar (pictured his sophomore year of high school) played basketball at Christ The King Regional High School in Middle Village, Queens
Family first: Lamar's godmother and aunt, JaNean Mercer (left), helped raise him after his mother died of cancer. His cousin, Albert McDuffie (right), said outside the family home 'I hate seeing my boy this way'
Shining star: Lamar spent most of his professional basketball career playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. He spent seven years with the team
Odom is fighting for his life after a 'crack-cocaine and opiate-fueled' weekend at a Nevada brothel, with sources now saying that his collapse may have been sparked by the reality show Keeping up with the Kardashians.
The 35-year-old had reportedly been at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, for days partying.
Owner Dennis Hof said Odom began foaming at the mouth and vomiting.
Lamar was raised by his grandmother Mildred Mercer and his aunt and godmother JaNean after his mother, Cathy Mercer, died of colon cancer when he was just 12 years old.
That request was made by his mother shortly after she was diagnosed with the disease.
Mercer, a teacher, was instrumental in keeping him on the right track and trying to shape his career while he grew up in Queens.
She helped get him out of New York for his senior year of high school and into Maine Central Institute, so he could focus on his school work.
Power of prayer: Melvina Harris Chapman, Lamar's cousin, asks friends on social media to offer up prayers for the troubled basketball star
Dressed for success: Friends share their memories of Lamar (center) on social media
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Odom's ex-girlfriend Liza Morales and their two children, Destiny and Lamar Jr., also flew out to Las Vegas to be at their father's hospital bedside, where his ex-wife, Khloe Kardashian, along with her mother Kris Jenner and sister Kim Kardashian West have been holding vigil.
Meanwhile, Odom's deeply religious family is rallying around the onetime NBA great and praying he somehow will pull through.
'Okay my cousin JaNean Mercer confirm that is true about Lamar Odom who is also my cousin so I'm calling on all my prayer warriors please pray for Lamar Odom,' Melvina Harris Chapman wrote on Facebook Tuesday.
'I know what the power of prayer can do so please please pray pray.'
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The website also claims that four of Lamar's organs, including his kidneys, are failing.
Odom had a difficult childhood, he lost his mother at a young age and his father Joe was a heroin addict.
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Dumfries News
Kirsty’s fundraising plan to thank DGRI staff who saved her life
Kirsty Thorburn had the flu but then developed acute epiglottitis, a potentially fatal throat infection which is rare in adults.
Stephen Temlett
Updated 11:30, 4 JAN 2019
Fitness challenge fundraisers: Kirsty Thorburn, centre, with with friends from PT Studio Lewis Young, Marie Nicol and Ali Goddard
A Castle Douglas mum is preparing a massive fundraising feat for the medical staff who saved her life.
But thanks to the skilled staff at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Kirsty recovered from the illness.
Kirsty, 35, said: “I had the flu in January last year then when I was recovering I had a really sore throat.
“I thought it was a bit weird because I couldn’t swallow.
“But then I just got more and more ill and when I was sick I just felt something in my throat go and that’s when my husband phoned an ambulance.
“When I got to DGRI I couldn’t really breathe and I was panicking. I was taken into critical care and I don’t really remember much after that. My throat had completely closed.
“They put a camera down my nose and into my throat, which was difficult, and that’s when they realised it was acute epiglottitis which is very rare in adults.
“I thought I’d been unconscious overnight but I was told it I’d been out for four days. It was quite scary.
“I spent two weeks in hospital and epiglottitis affected my heart where it was only working at 30 per cent capacity, so I have myocarditis which is inflammation of the heart muscle as a result.”
Most of 2018 was taken up with rehabilitation at PT Studio in Dumfries and now the mum of four wants to repay the hard-working members of staff at DGRI who helped her fight the illness.
On February 16, Kirsty and a team from the gym will undergo a gruelling set of tasks in aid of the Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Endowment Fund.
Kirsty, who works at grocers Mitchell’s in Castle Douglas, said: “I really wanted to do something for them for saving my life.
“Dr Stephen Wilson and Dr Dewi Williams and charge nurse Laura White especially were excellent with us. They said they were losing sleep worrying about me and the care I received was brilliant. I cannot fault them.
“We do a lot with Graham’s Family Dairy at Mitchell’s and they’ve sponsored us and we will do it at the PT Studio in Dumfries who have helped me a lot through my recovery.”
The team of six fundraisers will attempt to row and cycle the average 286-mile distance a Graham’s tanker drives in a day and deadlift the 44 tonnes a tanker weighs in six hours.
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Ealing Broadway car park is sign-postedﾠupon reaching the town centre. The car park can be accessed via Grove Road or Windsor Road. Please use the specific postcode W5 5BL to bring you to the car park entrance. View car park rates and opening times here. To open Google maps, please click here.
Fast and frequent trains run from Paddington to Ealing Broadway where the high speed service heads west to Slough, Reading and Oxford. Approximate travel time from Paddington to Ealing Broadway is 10 minutes. You can find further information on the train service here.
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Take the Central or District line from central London to Ealing Broadway. The Centre is just a two minute walk from the station. The Piccadilly line serves South Ealing station. For more information visit Transport for London.
Ealing Broadway is on regular bus routes which pass close to the entrance to the Centre. You can catch the 83, 207, 427, 607, N207 services on The Broadway towardsﾠHanwell to the west and Acton, or Hanger Lane East and North. The 65 stops on the High street towards Brentford. You can find out more information on the bus services here.
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There are lifts available at Ealing Broadway. Lifts are located outside Tesco, at the Oak Road entrance and at Oxford Road entrance.
Ealing Broadway is wheelchair accessible at all entrances and four passenger lifts are provided to access Level 1 of the Ealing Broadway while three serve the upper car park levels. Blue badge spaces are located on Level 1 of the car park, adjacent to the Library and further spaces are available on Floors 3 and 5 close to the Twin Tower passenger lifts.
Shopmobility is located on Level 1 of the car park. The office is on the right-hand side of the Windsor entrance and is within a few seconds of the blue badge spaces. Here you can hire manual and powered wheelchairs as well as power scooters to use within the Centre and Town Square.
Opening times: Monday, Wednesday and Friday: 10am-6pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 10am-3pm
For more information, click here or call 020 8579 1724
Accessible toilet facilities are available on the ground floor on the Oxford Road entrance. For access, a radar key will be required. There are additional Accessible Toilets within the mens and womens toilets. For directions please see Google Maps here.
Baby changing facilities are available within the mens and womens toilets. There are also baby feeding facilities in the woman’s toilets. For directions, please see Google Maps here. Baby changing facilities are also available within M&S.
Ealing Broadway has spaces for over 600 cars from Monday to Friday and over 800 cars every weekend. The car park is open from 6am - 12 midnight and can be accessed from either Grove Road via St Mary's Road (opposite Ealing Green) or Windsor Road via Ealing Common.
Tariffs Monday - Sunday:
0-1 hour: £1.00
1-2 hours: £2.00
Over 6 hours and up to 24 hours: £12.00
Lost ticket charge: £12.00
Motorbikes are welcome in the dedicated motorbike park under the Grove Road car park entrance ramp.
Our car park has received the Park Mark, given by the Police to car parks that have achieved the standards of the Safer Parking Scheme, designed to reduce crime in car parks.
Please note that bank holiday’s follow the usual weekday tariff.
Cash machines are available at the following locations on the ground floor: St. Saviour Mall (next to the Tesco exit), Oak Road Entrance (HSBC and Lloyds) and within M&S.
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There are further accessible toilets as well as a Changing Places facility located on the first floor, which can be accessed by the lift closest to the Accessible Toilets on the ground floor. For directions, please see Google Maps here.
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Toilets are located on Level 1 near the Management Office. For directions, please see Google Maps here.
The Car Wash Company are located on Level 4 of the car park, offering a wide range of wash and valet services.
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How to Obtain a Boating License in Connecticut
Some form of boating license is required by all drivers who would like to operate any boat with a motor or large sailboat in Connecticut. How to get a boating license can be chosen by the CT boat driver, though most simply opt to enroll in a state-approved education program to receive the necessary certification. To meet the eligibility requirements to receive a permit, CT drivers must be a certain age and have some connection to the state of Connecticut, like residency or ownership of property.
Enrolling in an approved boaters safety course can be done in a few simple steps in Connecticut. All education programs approved by the Boating policies and education requirements are overseen by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) in Connecticut. Most types of recreational water vessels with a motor and sailboats over a certain length must also be titled by the DEEP to be legally operated on Connecticut waterways. Read on to learn more about legally driving boats in Connecticut.
Do you need a license to drive a boat in Connecticut?
To legally operate a boat in Connecticut, passing a boating course or receiving some sort of similar qualification is required by all drivers. Technically speaking, the CPW does not issue boating licenses or require any drivers to apply for a license. Drivers of water vessels who meet any of the following conditions must complete a state-approved education program to be able to legally operate a motorized boat or sailboat over 19.5 feet in length:
Residents of Connecticut
Boat drivers who own property in Connecticut
Operators of vessels registered in Connecticut
A specific exam must be passed by drivers of personal watercraft (PWC). Some minors can qualify to operate water vessels and PWC, but some must remain under the supervision of a licensed adult.
Connecticut Boat License Requirements
There are multiple boat safety certificate options that CT drivers can apply for to be able to legally operate water vessels in the state. Drivers who can provide proof of passing any of the following types of boating classes will be able to legally operate a water vessel in Connecticut:
Safe Boating Certificate (SBC)
Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation (CPWO)
Valid vessel operator license issued by the United States Coast Guard (USCG)
To be approved by DEEP, the boating school must provide courses that are a minimum of eight hours in length. The basic boating license age in Connecticut is 16 years of age. Drivers who are younger than 16 years of age can only operate water vessels under the direct supervision of a licensed adult.
Children 12 years of age and younger cannot operate motorized water vessels without supervision under any circumstances. The same age restrictions apply to drivers of PWC, who should enroll in a CPWO course.
Getting a Boat License in Connecticut
Drivers cannot enroll in an online boaters safety course to meet the state’s education requirement and earn an SBC. Instead, all CT drivers are required to meet the education requirement through a classroom-based program that provides in-person lessons. Beyond the CPWO and licenses issued by the USCG, there are two levels of SBC education that boaters can enroll in: the basic safety course and the DEEP’s Equivalency Examination for more experienced boaters.
To pass the boat license test, drivers must be able to answer at least 80% of the exam’s questions correctly. Signing up for lessons is as simple as referring to the DEEP’s list of approved courses and enrolling in one of the options currently accepting students.
Drivers must complete an application form to enroll in the DEEP course. All courses cost a standard enrollment fee. Once completed, students can print the certificate of completion for a course one week after passing the course exam.
Connecticut Boater Safety Courses
Although an online boating license is not an option for drivers in Connecticut, students have several options for enrolling in a classroom-based course. Approved programs offer valid boat certification to CT residents who meet state age requirements and who attend all eight hours of the course.
Drivers who have a great deal of experience operating water vessels should sign up for the DEEP Equivalency Examination, which covers more detailed topics than the basic safety course. In all state-approved courses, students can expect to learn basic operation techniques for a variety of types of water vessels in addition to the rules and regulations that govern CT waterways.
Getting a boat license requires boaters to be comfortable operating water vessels and to be familiar with CT waterway regulations. How long does it take to get a boating license in Connecticut? Most drivers complete the necessary course requirements within one day. Some courses may include additional topics which extend the duration of the course.
All students must pay the appropriate course fee to be able to enroll in a state-approved program. Once received, drivers should keep their certificate of completion of the course with them at all times when operating a boat.
Renewing and Replacing a Connecticut Boating License
It is necessary for boaters to keep their boater education card with them when operating a water vessel. If a boater somehow loses or misplaces his or her proof of completion for a course, he or she can reprint a duplicate by heading to the DEEP web portal and logging back into their account. In most cases, drivers can contact the vendor of the course to receive a duplicate as well.
Do boating licenses expire in Connecticut? Technically speaking, boat operators do not get licensed in Connecticut but are instead required to earn education certificates. As such, boat operators do not need to worry about an expiration or renewal date for their permit.
Connecticut Boat Registration Basics
Boat registration is required by all motorized water vessels being used in state waters. The CT Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues boat title and registration documents to owners of water vessels who submit a complete application request. Complete applications must include proof of ownership for the water vessel, such as a transferred title or a Bill of Sale. It is not necessary to be a Connecticut resident to register a water vessel in the state.
Upon successful registration, the DMV will provide boat registration stickers to the owner which must be placed in the correct position on the water vessel. Any boat being used for more than 60 days in Connecticut waterways should be registered with the CT DMV. Failing to register a water vessel or renew a water vessel’s registration on a regular basis will result in fines and penalties for the water vessel owner.
Connecticut Boating Rules and Regulations
All drivers are required to adhere to state boating regulations at all times when operating a water vessel in Connecticut waterways. Many of these regulations concern boat requirements meant to protect boaters in the case of an emergency, such as the state’s Personal Flotation Device (PFD) policies.
CT boating laws are also intended to protect the state’s natural resources from overuse and abuse by unknowledgeable residents. Some important CT boating rules that all drivers should be aware of before operating a water vessel in the state include:
All water vessels must have at least one wearable, Type I, II, III or V life jacket (PFD) U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)-approved life jacket on board for every person on the boat at all times.
All life jackets must fit appropriately according to the age, weight and activity of expected occupants and be in proper, usable condition.
All water vessels 16 feet in length or longer must have at least one throwable USCG-approved personal flotation device.
Passengers on all water vessels who are 13 years of age or younger must wear an USCG-approved life jacket securely fastened at all times when a water vessel is in motion.
All boat passengers of any age aboard any type of personal watercraft (PWC) or being towed behind the boat must wear a life jacket at all times.
All motorized water vessels must have a suitable sound-producing system on board to signal for help in the case of an emergency.
All motorized water vessels must have at least one Type B fire extinguisher on board (or more depending on the size of the ship).
Boating under the influence of drugs and alcohol is illegal in Connecticut and can result in criminal charges against any driver charged with driving while intoxicated.
Connecticut Boating License Fees
Where to get a boating license depends on where the boat operator lives in Connecticut. There is a standard $50 boat card fee across locations for the basic course. Drivers who would like to enroll in the advanced DEEP equivalency course can expect to pay an examination fee of $75.
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How to Get a Certificate to Operate a Vessel from CT.gov
Frequently Asked Questions - Boating Certification from CT.gov
Complete Boater's Guide from CT.gov
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India successfully test-fires sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay'
India today successfully test-fired the first indigenously designed and developed long range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay', which can be deployed from multiple platforms.
The Nirbhay missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said the missile was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
The missile has a range of 1,000 km and has the capability to cruise at 0.7 Mach, at altitudes as low as 100 metres. The flight test achieved all the mission objectives completely from lift-off till the final splash, boosting the confidence of all scientists associated with the trial.
''The missile took-off in the programmed manner and all critical operations, viz. launch phase, booster deployment, engine start, wing deployment and other operational parameters demonstrated through autonomous way point navigation,'' an official release stated.
The guidance, control and navigation system of the missile is configured around the indigenously designed Ring Laser Gyroscope (RLG) and MEMS based Inertial Navigation System (INS) along with GPS system.
The missile majestically cruised for a duration of 50 minutes, achieving the range of 647 km. The missile was tracked with the help of ground based radars and other parameters were monitored by indigenous telemetry stations developed by DRDO.
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman hailed the success of DRDO scientists and complimented them for this inspired achievement. She was optimistic that this successful trial would take India to the select league of nations for possessing this complex technology and sub-sonic cruise missile capability.
DRDO chairman S Christopher, DG, Aero, CP Ramanarayanan, along with other senior DRDO scientists and user representatives from the Army witnessed the momentous launch and congratulated the team Nirbhay for making DRDO proud for the long awaited achievement.
Powered by a solid rocket motor booster, Nirbhay missile with a turbo-fan engine is guided by a highly advanced inertial navigation system. Capable of carrying 24 kinds of war weapons, the missile is able to target multiple places simultaneously.
After the missile achieves designated altitude and velocity the booster motor is separated and the torfan engine automatically switches on taking over further propulsion, DRDO sources said.
Mid-way in its flight, missiles wing opens up by the commands generated by the sophisticated on board computer for stabilising the flight path.
The missile was tracked with the help of ground based radars and its health parameters were monitored by indigenous telemetry stations by team of professionals from DRDOs ITR and LRDE (Electronics & Radar Development Establishment).
The maiden test flight of Nirbhay held on 12 March 2013 had to be terminated mid way for safety reasons due to malfunction of a component, sources said.
However, the second launch on 17 October 2014 was successful.
The next trial conducted on 16 October 2015, had to be aborted after 700 seconds of its launch.
The missile was lat test fired in December 2017 when it failed although there was no official confirmation on the reports.
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SSE Airtricity League Premier Division
Dundalk FC's game with Bohs next week is postponed
Dundalk FC's Patrick McEleney in action against Bohemians last season. (Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile)
Dundalk FC’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash with Bohemians on Friday week, March 22, has been postponed.
Bohs are expected to have representation in Stephen Kenny’s Ireland U21 squad, which is to be named later today, for the upcoming internationals which has led to the game having to be rescheduled.
Dundalk v Bohemians and UCD v Cork City are postponed next week because of international call-ups. Stephen Kenny names his Ireland U21 squad at 2pm.
— Owen Cowzer (@OCowzer) March 13, 2019
UCD vs Cork City has followed suit, while Derry City vs St. Patrick’s Athletic had already been called off.
It means that, after this week’s visit to Derry, Dundalk’s next match will see them host Cork City at Oriel Park on Friday fortnight, March 29.
Next Friday's Premier Division games between UCD and Cork City, and Dundalk and Bohemians, have been postponed due to international call-ups. Derry City v St Patrick's Athletic had already been postponed for the same reason.
— Extratime.ie (@ExtratimeNews) March 13, 2019
No re-fixture date is known as yet.
St. Mochtas' Jamie Farrell and Adrian Rafferty of Dundalk Gaels during today's Anchor Tours SFC clash in Dowdallshill. (Pic: Arthur Kinahan)
LISTEN | 'I didn't think I'd see it, never mind be involved in a day like that' - Seamus McGahon after Mochtas' win over Gaels
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Cradled by the turquoise waters off the Yucatán Peninsula, and colored by the verdant greenery of the surrounding Yum Balam Nature Reserve, the Mexican island of Holbox immediately feels like a departure from the crowds of nearby Cancún and Tulum. It takes a plane, a two-hour car ride, and then a ferry just to get here, but that’s part of the allure at family-owned hotel Punta Caliza—it's as much of a literal separation from the "scene" as it is a figurative one.
Each of Punta Caliza’s 12 rooms are connected to a private pool.
"What we want most was for people to feel the passion and love we put into the hotel," notes Claudia Muñoz, who helped build the intimate, family-run hotel.
The guest rooms were all built from Western red cedar, which was sourced from the family's plantation.
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Pruitt tries to repair his image by fighting Trump's budget
Emily Holden, E&E News reporter
Climatewire: Friday, March 3, 2017
Is U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt going green? Photo courtesy of EPA.
U.S. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is making the rounds in Washington to advocate for some state environmental funding that the White House has reportedly proposed to cut.
Speaking first to reporters after the president's address to Congress on Wednesday and then before the U.S. Conference of Mayors yesterday, Pruitt reiterated that he wants to maintain funding to clean up brownfields and Superfund sites, meet unfulfilled air quality standards and keep paying for local water infrastructure.
Pruitt asked mayors to bring him "success stories" to take to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which is drafting the president's proposed spending blueprint (Greenwire, March 2).
An initial version of the budget proposal suggested reducing EPA's overall budget by one-fourth, cutting state air grants by 30 percent, eliminating 3,000 employees and zeroing out 38 programs, according to a summary being circulated by sources familiar with the plan.
An EPA official who asked reporters not to identify him by name said yesterday that Pruitt made it clear that some of his budget priorities differ from the White House's draft. The official said he wouldn't characterize Pruitt's concerns as "pushback." He noted that there are some programs both Pruitt and members of Congress want to keep around.
"There's going to be back-and-forth," he said.
While Pruitt is doing damage control and touting his support of some of the money that goes to states, he hasn't addressed funding for other issues reportedly on the chopping block. These range from climate change and environmental justice to the largely successful Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and Energy Star programs.
In resistance to those proposed cuts, EPA employees protested in Chicago yesterday, and federal agency staffers rallied at the Capitol (see related story).
John O'Grady, an EPA union leader, said Pruitt's support for some programs is doing "nothing to allay" the fears of agency employees.
"EPA is full of very well educated and dedicated attorneys, biologists, chemists, ecologists, engineers, geologists, toxicologists, and other highly skilled professionals who are able to 'read between the lines,'" O'Grady said in an email. "Mr. Pruitt is here at US EPA to deconstruct the US EPA."
24% cut a 'good target'
Myron Ebell, who works at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and advised Trump's EPA transition, said the overall budget reductions would be "applying market discipline to a bloated bureaucracy."
"A 24 percent cut is a good target, although the specifics of the cuts should be carefully considered and revised if needed. If members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees want to increase spending on specific programs, they should justify it and find comparable savings in other programs," Ebell said.
Ebell argued that EPA has more employees than it needs, especially because much of its work has shifted to states. He called EPA "top-heavy" and argued for downsizing regional offices.
State regulators disagree, saying they need money from the agency to carry out the work required of them.
State agencies have noted that the initial cuts laid out by the White House would slash their grants for maintaining air and water quality and cleaning up hazardous waste by between 30 and 40 percent. The blueprint would leave in place state revolving funds for clean water and drinking water, which pay for infrastructure, according to a source who has seen the White House document.
The grants are "generally money going to hire people to enforce the law, to write rules, to inspect facilities, to respond to citizens' complaints, to help industry," said Bill Becker, head of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies.
Becker said it's laudable for Pruitt to want to keep in place the state revolving funds for water infrastructure, "but to cut state air grants by 30 percent at a time when they're underfunded already, and talking about delegating more responsibility to our [state] agencies, seems extremely unfair and harmful to the environment."
The Environmental Council of the States, which represents state environmental agencies, raised concerns in a letter to Pruitt and the White House budget director yesterday.
States surprised by cuts
Alexandra Dunn, executive director and general counsel at ECOS, said EPA received the letter and is working hard on the budget issue. ECOS is proceeding to set up meetings with OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, she said.
Dunn said the grants in jeopardy represent the "core operational funds" states use to carry out the 95 to 96 percent of federal programs that the U.S. government has asked them to run.
Funding for those grants has not increased in years, even with inflation and as the federal government has imposed new standards for states to enforce. States are already filling the gap. Most legislatures are meeting now and would have to come back in special session to provide more environmental protection funding if Trump and Congress were to cut federal dollars, Dunn said.
"The reality is that the cost will come from somewhere," Dunn said, noting that states would likely raise fees on regulated companies.
Dunn said she's been told the White House will finish writing its budget by March 16, giving states and Pruitt two weeks to try to change minds.
She noted that in early communications with EPA's beachhead team, she got the sense that the agency understood that in order to give more authority to the states, it would have to continue to send them money.
"So it was a surprise, to say the least, to then learn of a proposal which came from OMB to cut the state grants," she said.
"There were many states very encouraged by the agenda of re-empowering the states, and I think that what I sense is people are now processing how that becomes a reality if the federal fiscal flow of money dramatically changes," she added.
Beyond grants to states, EPA could see huge cuts to science, former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said on MSNBC on Wednesday. She said the agency could lose 42 percent of scientists with funding reductions to EPA's Office of Research and Development.
"I mean, this is not just disagreeing with the science and wanting to deny it. This is telling half of the scientists that they are no longer welcome in the premier science agency in the world, the Environmental Protection Agency," McCarthy said.
Reporter Niina Heikkinen contributed.
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Nick Jonas Is Spending His Birthday Weekend Channeling His Inner Baseball Player
by Lena Grossman | Sun., Sep. 16, 2018 6:10 PM
UPDATE: Nick Jonas is ringing in his 26th birthday in Dallas, Texas at yet another sporting event. Nick's fiancée Priyanka Chopra shared a photo of her kissing his cheek at a Dallas Cowboys football game. Big brother Joe Jonas posted a video on his Instagram story of Nick eating a hot dog. He also uploaded a photo of Nick in front of a giant Coors Light with the caption, "Hey man, Joe here. Love your friendship & brotherhood. You kick ass. Thanks for being a fan. Love you."
Yesterday, Nick and his friends spent the day at a Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball game where the singer performed a 10-song set afterwards on behalf of the organization Strike Out Slavery.
Happy birthday, Nick!
Nick Jonas is having a home run of a birthday weekend.
The singer, who turns 26 on Sunday, spent Saturday at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., which is where the baseball team the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim play. The "Right Now" singer posted a photo to his social media accounts of him clad in red Angels apparel getting ready to take a swing at bat. "Baseball is cool," he captioned the picture of him.
Big brother Joe Jonas is visible behind the batting cage.
Nick's fiancée Priyanka Chopra stayed on photo duty during this moment. From the looks of it, the stadium was pretty empty with the exception of Nick's birthday crew.
The birthday entourage must have stayed at Angel Stadium all day because the Quantico actress shared an Instagram photo of a large group of people sitting in a box above the field. "Birthday Hang," she wrote.
Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra: Romance Rewind
Baseball is cool. 😎 📷 @priyankachopra pic.twitter.com/9sOrDbaEV6
— Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) September 15, 2018
Priyanka Chopra/Instagram
In the Instagram, Nick and Priyanka are surrounded by a large group of friends with a few of them, including Joe, inexplicably holding large wads of cash. Perhaps it's due to the Angels game tonight, who are playing against the Seattle Mariners.
The "Jealous" musician is playing a free post-game show tonight in honor of the organization Strike Out Slavery, which fights human trafficking. According to the organization's website, this is his second year performing on behalf of the cause.
Nick and Priyanka have been jet-setting across the world over the past few months, with excursions taking them from India (where they celebrated their engagement) to Mexico and Mammoth Mountain to New York.
Other than showing off his baseball abilities, Nick is also sporting something pretty new: a mustache. Perhaps that's just a temporary birthday look.
Either way, happy birthday, Nick!
(This story was originally published on Sept. 15, 2018 at 8:06 p.m.)
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Padma Lakshmi Testifies in Top Chef Extortion Case
by Corinne Heller | Mon., Aug. 7, 2017 10:17 AM
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Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi testified in a federal trial today and detailed her frightening encounter with angry Teamster union members.
Boston-based Local 25 union members John Fidler, Daniel Redmond, Robert Cafarelli and Michael Ross are accused of threatening to disrupt the filming of Top Chef if the non-union production company did not agree to hire union laborers, Boston station WCVB reported. The men have pleaded not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy and attempted extortion.
The accusation stems from a confrontation between Teamsters and the show's non-union production company's crew at a Boston-area restaurant where they were filming scenes for the show in 2014.
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During the trial, Lakshmi recalled the encounter and admitted she was struck with fear when one of the protesters approached her car.
"One guy came up to the car, and I had the windows down," she said in court, according to Boston Globe reporter Milton Valencia. "He rested his arm on the door when the window was down, [and said], 'Oh looky here, what a pretty face, or what a shame about that pretty face.' And he said something to my driver which was very derogatory."
Lakshmi said her heart began pounding, and continued, "I felt he was bullying me. I felt he was saying, 'I might hit you.'"
Showrunner Ellie Carbajal previously testified with similar remarks, saying Teamsters Union members physically threatened the crew and hurled racist insults at Lakshmi, leaving her "paralyzed with fear," Fox News reported.
"They swarmed her vehicle and surrounded it," Carbajal told the jury, according to Deadline.
She claimed that one of the workers said to the others regarding Lakshmi, "That's the pretty one. We want to smash her face in."
Erica Ross, the show's former co-executive producer, had testified she witnessed the same incident and that Lakshmi was "visibly terrified," Deadline also reported.
The men's defense lawyers have said the Teamsters had exercised their right to picket and did not act unlawfully. The four men each face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Prosecutors said the Teamsters had blocked vehicles, slashed tires, yelled profanities and homophobic and racial slurs and threatened to use physical violence. A video from the scene was shown in court.
A fifth Teamster, Mark Harrington, Redmond's union supervisor, had last year pleaded guilty to attempted extortion as part of a plea deal. He was sentenced to two years of probation and six months of home confinement.
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ERCIM News No.29 - April 1997
SOFSEM'96 Conference Report
by Keith Jeffery
SOFSEM is special. This SOFSEM Conference, the 23rd in the series, was pivotal in the evolution of the conference. From the basis of a winter school with invited (local) speakers it has evolved to its '96 state, an international conference with international invited speakers and international refereed submitted papers (known as contributed talks). It was at an earlier SOFSEM that the idea of CRCIM (Czech Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics) joining ERCIM was first proposed. SOFSEM'96 was the first SOFSEM since CRCIM joined ERCIM.
For '96 the programme committee (PC) chair and organising committee (OC) chair were elected by the Endowment Board and then given responsibility and authority. The grouping of invited talks into themes was strengthened by grouping the themes into certain days of the conference and ensuring session chairs were experienced in the subject of the theme. The themes this year were Fundamentals, Distributed and Parallel Computing, AI and Control Systems, Databases and Electronic Documents, Scientific Computing and Visualization, Programming and Software Engineering. These themes were reinforced in the contributed talks.
The new PC of 33 people, approximately half of whom were local (Czech / Slovak) and half from 10 other countries worked well. Many of the non-local PC members are from ERCIM institutes or in ERCIM Research Groups. The submitted papers came from 16 countries and the quality of those chosen (approximately 1 in 3) was very good. The refereeing was done using WWW forms and a spreadsheet / database system at Masaryk University -Institute of Computer Science which provided the information for final decision-making at the PC meeting.
The attendance was 179 persons from 16 countries and while the majority were Czech (126) nonetheless there were 17 from Slovakia, 7 from Germany, 6 from Netherlands, 5 from Italy, 4 from UK and small numbers from the other countries. ERCIM institutes were well-represented. Commercial presentations and a lively social programme complemented the main sessions. The proceedings were published by Springer-Verlag in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) Series (1175) and contain papers from 20 invited talks and 22 contributed talks.
As a member of the Advisory Board, a member of the Endowment Board and as Programme Committee Chair for SOFSEM'96, I am delighted to have been permitted (as an outsider) to be associated with the evolution of SOFSEM over some years. The whole team for '96 worked extremely well to produce yet another successful SOFSEM. As PC chair I owe special thanks to my colleague Jan Staudek (OC chair for '96) and to the Endowment Board members for their advice and work on obtaining invited speakers.
SOFSEM'97 will be held at the same location and the new PC Chair is Frantisek Plasil from Charles University, Prague. Jan Staudek will again be the OC chair. The history of SOFSEM can be found together with all current information on the conference under the general SOFSEM WWW page: http://www.ics.muni.cz/sofsem/sofsem.html
Keith G Jeffery - CLRC
E-mail: K.Jeffery@rl.ac.uk
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Laws of the European Society for Laser Aesthetic Surgery
Revision date 17/05/01
ARTICLE one Name, Objectives, Language and Offices
Section 1: Name
The name of the Organisation shall be the European Society for Laser Aesthetic Surgery, hereafter referred to as ESLAS.
Section 2: Objectives
The objectives and purpose of ESLAS shall be to advance the science and practice of laser aesthetic surgery for the public benefit. ESLAS shall serve as a medium for practical instruction, research and exchange of scientific knowledge related to the use of light and lasers for application in aesthetic surgery.
Section 3: Language
The official language of ESLAS shall be English.
Section 4: The Offices
The offices of ESLAS shall be maintained at the premises of the Secretary-General. The duties of treasurer may be combined with the post of secretary or may be combined with another ESLAS office at the discretion of the executive.
Section 1: Categories of membership
Categories of Membership shall be these:
(a) Provisional
(b) Associate
(c) Full
(d) Senior
(e) Honorary
(a) Provisional Membership
i Provisional Membership will be granted on acceptance of application and payment of the annual membership fee.
ii Applicants must hold a professional or scientific degree which is considered appropriate by the Executive Committee and must have a proven interest in the Objectives of ESLAS.
iii Applicants will be considered from those accredited in the following disciplines:
Ophthalmic and Oculo-plastic Surgery
Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery
Laser Scientists
iv Applications from others may be considered as special cases at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
v Only Full Members will have voting rights and will be included in the membership list in the ESLAS handbook and website.
(b) Associate Membership
i Associate Membership will be available to members of National Laser Societies affiliated with ESLAS and will incur a lower fee than Provisional Membership. Associate Members will be granted the same rights as Full Members except for voting rights. They may be represented by up to three ESLAS Associate Members of their own National Society’s Executive who will have voting rights at ESLAS meetings. Associate Members may become Full Members of ESLAS upon completing the necessary requirements for Full Membership and paying the appropriate fee.
(c) Full Membership.
i Full Membership will be granted to those provisional Members whose knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the Executive Committee. Credits will be given for completion of recognised courses and attendance at recognised training meetings. 10 credits for affiliated regional/national meetings, 20 credits for affiliated international meetings and 30 credits for ESLAS annual meetings. 100 credits will normally be required to attain full membership.
ii Members will acquire full voting rights on notification of Full Membership status and payment of appropriate annual dues.
iii The names of new Full Members will be announced at the annual meeting of ESLAS and included in the membership list in the next ESLAS handbook.
iv The Active Membership includes all paid-up Full Members of ESLAS and excludes Provisional Members and any Full Members whose annual fees remain unpaid six weeks after their renewal date.
(d) Senior Membership.
Senior Membership may be granted after ESLAS has been in existence for more than ten years and amy be granted to members of over sixty-five (65) years of age, who have been ESLAS members for more than eight (8) years. Senior members will be excused payment of annual dues.
(e) Honorary Members
Honorary Members may be offered to individuals who have distinguished themselves in the field of Aesthetic Laser Surgery and will be excused payment of annual dues.
Section 2: Application procedure
Application forms for ESLAS Membership may be obtained from the Membership Secretary. Prospective applicants must be proposed and seconded by two Active members of ESLAS or by Executive members of National Associations known to and approved by the ESLAS executive.
Completed application forms signed by the proposer and seconder should be returned to the Membership Secretary for consideration.
Section 3: Termination of Membership
ESLAS, by a majority vote of Active Members, may suspend a member for due cause, but the suspended member may petition the Executive Committee and request a final hearing. The deliberations of the Executive Committee will be in confidence, will not require justification and their decision will be final.
Section 4: Affiliations
National and Regional Laser Societies and Associations may be affiliated with ESLAS while their Executive includes a full ESLAS member who will act as representative of that National or Regional Society or Association on an ESLAS membership sub-committee. Affiliated Societies could be from two sources:
1. Laser Societies which are already established and whose members requiring Associate Membership of ESLAS would be subject to ESLAS selection requirements.
2. New Laser Societies formed with reference to ESLAS and whose laws comply with those of ESLAS would have a right to appoint their own members as Associate Members of ESLAS upon payment of the appropriate capitation fee.
Affiliated Societies and Associations may offer Associate Membership of ESLAS to their members. Affiliation will allow the Society or Association to publicise the affiliation and to coordinate meetings with and where appropriate to seek advice from ESLAS. They would usually be involved in organisation of ESLAS meetings within that country under the local chairman appointed by ESLAS.
Laser subdivisions of more general Societies such as Plastic Surgery or Dermatology Societies would not be eligible for Associate Membership but would be able to apply for Provisional and Full Memberships in the usual way and may be offered reduced registration fees for ESLAS meetings.
Section 1: Officers of ESLAS
The Officers of ESLAS shall consist of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary-General, a Membership Secretary and a Scientific Secretary. These five Officers comprise the Executive Committee of ESLAS.
The President and at least two other Officers of the Executive Committee must be Plastic Surgeons.
All Officers must be European Nationals.
Section 2: Election of Officers.
The Executive Committee is initially comprised of five Officers appointed by agreement of the founder members at their inaugural meeting. Officers shall subsequently be elected and confirmed every four years by The Active Membership at the Annual Meeting.
Nomination forms for the posts of Officers of The Executive Committee shall be circulated to The Active Membership and nominations received will be considered by a Nominating Sub-committee of Full Members appointed by the current President and forwarded at the absolute discretion of that Nominating Sub-committee to be voted on by the Active Membership at the next appropriate Annual Meeting.
Section 3: Accession to Office
The newly elected Officers shall assume their duties at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting at which they have been elected.
Section 4: Tenure of Office
The elected Officers shall serve for a four-year term, but may be re-elected for a further four-year term making a maximum of eight years service.
Section 1: Meetings
(a) Site and time
ESLAS shall hold an Annual Meeting, the location to be decided on by the Executive Committee after discussion of suggestions polled from the membership.
Annual Meetings will be held in Europe, the host country to be rotated as considered appropriate by the Executive Committee.
(b) Content
The Annual Meeting shall consist of scientific and business sessions. Scientific sessions may consist of presentations of papers, posters, videos etc.
(c) Eligibility to attend
Scientific sessions will be open to all interested individuals on payment of the appropriate registration fee. Business sessions shall be limited to Active Members only.
(d) Extraordinary Meetings
Extraordinary Meetings may be called by the President, by a majority decision of the Executive Committee, or by a vote, petition or ballot of at least twenty percent (20%) of the Active Membership.
(e) Notice of Meetings
Written notice of Annual Meetings will be delivered to members at least four months prior to the date of the meeting.
Section 2: Local Arrangements for Annual Meetings
All local arrangements for Annual Meetings will be the responsibility of the Local Organising Committee under a Local Chairman appointed by the Executive Committee. The Local Organising Committee will be a separate organisation with independent finances but affiliated to ESLAS. The Local Organizing Committee will be required to produce evidence to the Executive Committee of appropriate insurance cover against financial loss. Any profit or loss generated by meetings will be shared with ESLAS according to agreements established prior to those meetings. ESLAS will not be responsible for Local Organising Committee debts howsoever they may arise unless the specific commitment has received prior approval of The ESLAS Executive Committee. The meeting Program will be organised with the collaboration of The Executive Committee by liaison through the Scientific Secretary. The Executive Committee will be fully acknowledged in all Program advertisements, announcements and publications.
Section 3: Proceedings of Annual Meetings
Audio and video tapes may be recorded by ESLAS or its agents at the discretion of the Organising Committee and will be the property of ESLAS. These recordings may be sold or distributed to interested members and attendees as deemed appropriate by the Organising Committee. The proceeds of any such sales will be paid to ESLAS.
Section 4: Local Meetings
Local meetings may be organised with the approval of ESLAS, and may use ESLAS literature and have ESLAS guidance and advice. Such meetings should be coordinated with The Executive Committee to fit in with their meetings calendar in order to optimise appropriate support.
Executive Committee and its Officers
Section 1: General Powers
The affairs of ESLAS shall be managed by the Executive Committee who shall report to the Membership at each Annual Meeting concerning all recommendations and decisions.
Section 2: Number of Members
There will be five core Members of the Executive Committee.
Section 3: Sub-committees
The Executive Committee may be assisted in their activities by additional Active Members co-opted onto subcommittees at its discretion. Co-opted members are not members of the Executive Committee. All Sub-committees (including all Standing Committees – ARTICLE VI) are accountable to the Executive Committee, will act only within the scope of powers given to them by the Executive Committee, and will report back promptly to the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall meet at least once a year between Annual Meetings. At the Annual Meetings the Executive Committee will meet prior to the General Assembly and at a convenient time after the Annual Meeting to consider the implications and consequences of that Meeting.
ARTICLE six
Section 1: Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee shall consist of at least three (3) Active Members appointed by the President. This committee shall, after receiving nominations from the Active Membership, compose the list of Active Members from which the Officers of the Executive Committee of ESLAS shall be elected.
Section 2: Program subcommittee
This committee shall be nominated by and chaired by the Scientific Secretary to co-ordinate instructional meetings and research activity, and to propagate information to Members as considered appropriate.
Section 3: Membership subcommittee
This committee shall be nominated by and chaired by the Membership Secretary to screen Membership applications and report to the Executive Committee.
Section 4: Continuity of ESLAS
(a) A Newsletter shall be produced at least once a year and circulated by the Secretary-General to all Active Members of ESLAS. This Newsletter should be authored by the President and the Executive Committee and will report on the activities of ESLAS and its Officers and highlights of the preceding Annual Meeting as well as information about the subsequent Annual Meeting.
The Newsletter will also include a handbook section incorporating the list of Active Members and current Laws.
(b) A Diploma of Accreditation will be issued by ESLAS to all Active Members.
ARTICLE seven
Dues and Assessments
Section 1: Dues
Full Membership dues will be reviewed annually and payable in the active currency chosen by the executive.
Published fees are payable net of any transfer, exchange, or other charges.
Provisional Membership dues will be set at two thirds of the Full Membership rate. If Full Membership has not been granted to a Provisional Member after a period of two (2) years that Provisional Membership will cease.
Members whose dues are in arrears for more than six weeks will be considered lapsed and their Membership shall cease to be Active. Failure to respond to a final demand within one month will result in cessation of Membership and all privileges. Restoration of such Membership to Active status will require payment of a penalty. This penalty sum will be defined by the Executive Committee and reviewed annually.
Section 2: Sponsorship
Sponsorship of ESLAS meetings and projects will be sought and accepted provided such sponsorship carries no implication of, or actual influence upon the activities of ESLAS. Sponsors will be officially acknowledged without prejudice at ESLAS meetings and/or in ESLAS publications as deemed appropriate by the Executive Committee.
Section 3: Special Assessments
There shall be no special assessments without the recommendation of the Executive Council and approval of a majority of the Active Membership at the next Annual Meeting. Special Assessments shall be made only if the income of the ESLAS meetings is insufficient to cover its running expenses.
Section 4: Banking
The money collected from dues, fees and meetings shall be deposited in an ESLAS bank account or accounts nominated by the current Treasurer.
Section 5: Drawing of cheques
ESLAS cheques shall be signed by the Treasurer and copies of all transactions forwarded to the President recording justification of the expense.
Section 6: Audit
There shall be an audit presented at each Annual Meeting by the Treasurer, auditing will be carried out by two other members of the Executive Committee chosen by the President. These auditors shall review the books and all financial records of ESLAS.
Section 7: Profits
Any and all profit accruing from membership fees, sponsorship, donations and from any ESLAS activities shall be applied to the management of ESLAS and to the furtherance of its Objectives (Laws Article 1, Section 2).
ARTICLE eight
Amendments to the Laws
Section 1: Amendments of the Laws and the dissolution of ESLAS
Proposals to amend, alter or repeal any of the Laws or to dissolve ESLAS must be given in writing and signed by five Active Members of ESLAS and submitted to the Executive Committee via the Secretary-General. A copy shall be mailed to all Active Members of ESLAS at least four (4) months prior to the next Annual Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting at which any such changes are to be considered.
A minimum of 50% of Plastic Surgery Active Members must confirm in writing their support for any amendment before it can be put to the Full Membership at the next Annual Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting. In exceptional circumstances a postal vote may be used to poll Members wishes before putting the vote to the full membership.
No amendment may be made to Article two, Article nine or this Article without the prior written consent of the Charity Commission, and no amendment may be made which would have the effect of making the charity cease to be a charity at law. Any assets remaining on dissolution should be passed to a charity established for similar purposes or, failing that, for some other charitable purpose.
ARTICLE nine
The charity constituted by these laws shall be subject to the Laws of England and Wales.
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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Ted Ligety has created his own, unique way of skiing. And now, he's in pretty elite company.
Carving turns like nobody else, Ligety established a huge first-run lead and then comfortably held on to win the giant slalom at the Sochi Games on Wednesday, becoming the first American man to win two Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing.
"To be able to throw it down in the event I had the most pressure in, and the event I was the favorite in -- to be able to do that is awesome," Ligety said. "This was really the event that I wanted to win. ... I know where I stand in giant slalom."
Ligety won in a two-leg combined time of 2 minutes, 45.29 seconds.
Steve Missillier of France was 10th after the first run but had the fastest second leg to finish second, 0.48 behind. Alexis Pinturault, another Frenchman and one of Ligety's chief rivals over the past few seasons, was third, 0.64 behind.
Overall World Cup leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria finished fourth, 0.94 back, but will be the favorite for Saturday's slalom.
Ligety's first gold came in combined at the 2006 Turin Games as a 21-year-old -- before he had ever won a World Cup race. At the 2010 Vancouver Games, Ligety failed to win a medal.
The only other American to win two Olympic golds in Alpine skiing was Andrea Mead Lawrence, who took both the women's slalom and giant slalom at the 1952 Oslo Games.
"To be able to be up there with some of the greats is really an honor," said Ligety, who is from Park City, Utah. "For sure this one is way more meaningful than my first one."
Four other American men -- Bode Miller, Phil Mahre, Tommy Moe and Bill Johnson -- have won one Olympic gold.
Ligety celebrated by twirling around in the finish area while still on his skis. The crowd realized he had won even before he crossed the line, and showered him with applause for the last few gates.
Ligety had such a large lead after the opening run -- 0.93 seconds -- that he could afford to ease up a bit on his second trip down and he was only 14th fastest in the afternoon leg.
But that was more than enough to give the U.S. its first gold in Alpine skiing of the Sochi Games.
"If I didn't have that buffer it would have been tough to really have to really throw it down as hard as you possibly could," Ligety said. "I felt like maybe I backed off in some places too much. But I did what I knew I needed to do to make it."
Ted Ligety of the U.S. won the giant slalom by nearly a half-second. He also captured gold in Turin in 2006. Alexander Klein/AFP/Getty Images
Conditions were perfect, with the temperature hovering near the freezing level and skies partly cloudy.
In both runs, Ligety showed off his unparalleled technique of arcing turns, leaning down and touching the snow with his hips, gloves and thighs at every opportunity to get the best angles. Other skiers displayed sharper turns but Ligety's were far more fluid.
"Ted goes so round that his turn is naturally a longer radius," said Miller, who finished 20th in what he said was his final race in Sochi. "He generates more speed and links one turn to the next and because he has so much space, he never pinches or gets in trouble because he's always way far from the gate."
Ligety won nine of 14 World Cup giant slalom races this season and last season. He took gold in GS at the last two world championships and won the season-long World Cup title in the discipline four of the last six years.
"I think he's one of the best GS skiers in history," Miller said. "He's so much better at it than everybody else. ... He just is so consistent. He makes no errors. And anybody who's trying to cut off line just ends up making mistakes and it makes a huge gap."
At last year's worlds in Schladming, Austria, Ligety also won gold in super-G and super-combined, making him the first man with at least three golds at a worlds since Jean Claude Killy earned four back in 1968.
At 29, Missillier had not achieved that much in his career. His only podium result on the World Cup circuit was a third-place finish in a slalom on home snow in Val d'Isere in December 2010.
After Ligety and Hirscher, Pinturault has been among the best GS skiers over the past four seasons, compiling one win and nine podium results.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'RHOBH' Star Erika Jayne's Hairstylist Clyde Haygood Recreates Singer's Signature Over-the-Top Look
By Kristen Gill 8:00 AM PDT, September 20, 2017
Lookin’ this good don’t come for free!
As Erika Jayne would say…it’s XXPEN$IVE. The international singer owes her gorgeous blonde look to hair master Clyde Haygood!
Clyde, known as the "Hair God” to the stars, rose to fame after appearing in Keeping Up With the Kardashians back in 2007, and has created some of Kim Kardashian West and her sisters’ most iconic looks.
This week, however, we invited Clyde, to ET’s beauty series How-To Hollywood, where he taught us how to create Erika Jayne’s signature “over-the-top” hairstyle!
Clyde tells ET that the 46-year-old reality star “likes really chunky texture,” when it comes to her hair. “Erika's texture is actually called Calamari Watson,” Clyde explains. “It's been around for several years it is just so textured that it almost looks like an octopus!”
SPOILER ALERT: Clyde reveals Erika’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills season 8 alter ego. “Our ultimate for this season is ‘Russian Hooker,’ which is a big side ponytail with track suits and high heels!”
Here’s a step-by-step guide on How-To achieve Erika Jayne’s mega-glam look:
Step 1: Elongate / Extend
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Pro Tip: Clip on or tape extensions make it easy to recreate this look -- they are also affordable and easy to remove. Extensions help lengthen and give the illusion of having fuller set of hair. In order to achieve a super texturized look, Clyde alternates between straight piece extensions and those with a beachy wave.
Cheat Sheet: If your hair is short and messing with extensions isn’t worth your time or money this style can still work for you as long as you’ve got a thin curling iron (around ¾ inch) and the patience to curl 1 to 2 inch sections of hair!
Step 2: Create the “Calamari Watson”
Pro Tip: The more your hair resembles octopus tentacles...the better! Also -- spray your hair with a heat protection spray prior to curling it with a hot tool and DON’T use the clamp on your curling iron.
“I like a smaller iron and I like a long barrel. Twist and wrap” the hair around the barrel of a curling iron, Clyde explains. “I don’t like any marks. I want it to have a looseness to it. Hopefully girls have learned by now, instead of big baby doll curls, the cool way to do you hair is to curl away from your face.”
Step 3: Half-Up-Half Down
Clyde pulls any hair around the face up into a tiny rubber band, allowing the hair to fall around the face and create a fun and playful effect.
“We always love a little princess crown,” Clyde says about the singer's go-to hair style. The two usually decide on Erika's look based on how she feels that day and her outfit. Clyde shares that he has an accessories case, which he calls “Candy Land," filled with fun items, including Glitzy hair jewels, bows and food-related clips.
Voilà! Now take a selfie and share a photo of your Erika Jayne-inspired recreation using the hashtag #HowToHollywood!
For more beauty tips and Haygood's journey to becoming the “Hair God” of Hollywood, watch the full video on ET’s YouTube channeland follow us on social media @etnow and @KristenJennxo.
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From molecules... to ecosystems!
Ecology is a fascinating science. The complex nature of ecosystems is a main challenge for researchers worldwide, promoting thinking in broad contexts, research networks and interdisciplinary subject areas. On the other hand, a better understanding of ecosystems is urgently needed to cope with human induced global change. If we want to understand what ecosystems are and how they operate, we have to dig deep, and if we dig very deep, we will find molecules with particular functions. These molecules interact with each other, and they are eventually responsible for the reactions of a cell, a tissue, an organism or even an ecosystem ultimately leading to environmental change.
A functional understanding of ecosystem processes requires a detailed view of their molecular basis. This adds further complexity to ecosystem sciences – and makes it even more fascinating. We believe that the unique combination of molecular and ecosystem studies allows young students to gain urgently needed knowledge to keep ecosystems, their functions and their services intact. Students of molecular ecosystem sciences will gain diverse and advanced knowledge in natural sciences and related disciplines, and a new generation of graduates will find innovative solutions to cope with global change.
The goals of this new B.Sc. course are ambitious: Young students will learn modern methods, both in ecology and in molecular (bio-) sciences. They will be exposed to the most recent developments in both fields in a very early phase of their studies, and they will become involved in research activities of leading research teams in their respective fields. Lectures provide necessary background knowledge, but we expect an understanding of natural sciences, in particular biology, from school or the willingness to independently refresh this knowledge. Most teaching modules comprise practical work, field and laboratory courses or seminars – students will receive practical training and they will frequently interact with lecturers and other students.
The three years B.Sc. programme comprises 18 technical modules, each with 6 ECTS credits and 4 hours of weekly training. Most modules explain the use of molecular tools to address ecological issues in different disciplines, but some are clearly focused on molecular biosciences whereas others mainly focus on ecosystem research and its applications. The technical modules are complemented by a key competence module on cross-cutting issues in each semester. A full semester is reserved for elective modules and students are encouraged to spend this semester at partner universities abroad to further strengthen their international profile. The programme ends with a Bachelor project and the B.Sc. thesis.
The programme is fully in English, and we aim for a very international group of students including students from Germany, other European countries and abroad. We plan to attract the most qualified and motivated students and we offer a very international atmosphere.
Winter semester 1:
Molecular Plant and Stress Physiology
Chemical Ecology
Ecological Genetics
Biotic and abiotic interactions
Summer semester 1:
Microbiology and Molecular Biology
Computer Science and Mathematics
Plant Ecology and Diversity
Terrestrial Biogeochemistry
Environmentally friendly production of wood
Methods in Systems Biology
Biodiversity of pro- and eukaryotic soil microbial communities
Scientific methods and project design
Summer semester 2 (Elective modules):
Special Topics in Plant Methods and Ecological Applications
Semiochemical diversity
Protection of renewable resources
Intra-specific diversity of plants
Conservation and Ecosystem Management
Atmosphere-Ecosystem-Interactions
Resource assessment in ecosystems
Isotopes in Ecosystem Science
The Science-Policy Interface: Society and Research Structures
Molecular Soil Ecology
BSc. Project
BSc. Thesis
The Lecturers
The expertise of the lecturers teaching Molecular Ecosystem Sciences covers a broad field in natural sciences. Courses are designed and conducted by experienced professors and senior lecturers with the idea to base teaching on their own research experience.
The programme is organized by the Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology at Göttingen University. Accordingly, this is the home faculty of most lecturers, but significant inputs are also provided by professors from the faculty of biology. Students can expect numerous case studies from forest ecosystems, but the wide expertise of lecturers will cover other systems as well with a clear focus on terrestrial ecology.
Graduates of this research-based study programme will have gained a solid basis to work in the fields of environmental ecology and conservation. The pace of global change leaves little doubt that their knowledge will be urgently needed. Graduates will be used to working in international teams to find innovative solutions to complex problems. These abilities are in high demand by many employers, not only in environmental-oriented businesses. However, our vision is to stimulate young students to develop independent thinking and to immerse themselves in ecological research. Thus, many students might continue their studies as postgraduates, and eventually become life-long members of the growing community of scientists working in molecular ecology.
TO APPLY FOR THE COURSE, PLEASE FILL OUT THE RESPECTIVE FORMS:
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APPLICATION TIMES AND DEADLINES: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/51427.html
About Georg-August-University of Göttingen
Founded in 1737, the University of Göttingen is a research university of international renown with strong focuses in research-led teaching.
Göttingen, located in the center of Germany, has many advantages as an environment for university studies which the Georg-August-Universität is enhancing by its significant tradition (44 Nobel laureates’ names are associated with the city) and by developing innovative degree programmes, introducing Bachelor’s and Master’s degree structures, carrying out a systematic internationalization of its study programmes and implementing quality-assurance measures. The long and significant tradition Approximately 24,000 young people currently study here, some twelve per cent of whom are from abroad – a clear demonstration of the pull that the University has long exerted internationally.
The range of degree courses on offer stands out both for the outstandingly good study facilities in the natural and life sciences and for the breadth of subject diversity in the humanities and social sciences, a choice found at only a small number of universities in Germany. Such a spectrum of subjects enables overarching issues to be tackled with an interdisciplinary perspective, even at undergraduate level. With 80 subjects to choose from, some 1,000 combinations are possible on the way to graduation with a Bachelor’s degree.
In its constantly expanding range of Master’s and Ph.D. programmes the University cultivates excellence and offers the proximity to research. Study programmes run in English, bi-national degrees and compulsory periods spent abroad prepare and qualify graduates for the international job market or for a successful academic career.
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Downtown Hanover's newest space has 'character'
The space above Something Wicked Brewery, known as the Blackrose Ballroom, is now available for rent for events.
Downtown Hanover's newest space has 'character' The space above Something Wicked Brewery, known as the Blackrose Ballroom, is now available for rent for events. Check out this story on eveningsun.com: http://evesun.co/2svfXSi
Lindsey Welling, The Evening Sun Published 7:00 a.m. ET June 5, 2017 | Updated 12:09 p.m. ET June 8, 2017
The Black Rose Ballroom sits above Something Wicked Brewing Company at 34 Broadway. It is a recently opened rental space for private events. Lindsey Welling, The Evening Sun.
Steve Buenzow stands in front of one of two big murals that standout in the new Black Rose Ballroom, Thursday, May 25, 2017. Black Rose Ballroom, above Something Wicked, is ready to be used, after four years of renovation.(Photo: Ty Lohr, The Evening Sun)Buy Photo
The building at 34 Broadway in Hanover is filled with character.
Upstairs, in the Black Rose Ballroom, retro mixes with modern. The space, which recently opened, serves as a private event space and is available for rent.
Two murals, one depicting the signing of the Declaration of Independence, span floor to ceiling on the back wall, a giant wall sculpture of a black rose hangs on a side wall and two long rows of hanging orb-shaped lights reflect on the chocolate wood floor.
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“I wanted to keep this kind of classic character that it has,” said Black Rose Ballroom owner Steve Buenzow.
The idea for the venue started four years ago when Buenzow bought the building in an auction.
"I was looking for an investment property," Buenzow said.
Buenzow has a background in electrical engineering and said he grew up doing construction work and was looking for a new challenge. The building was vacant for about seven years prior and needed a lot of work, Buenzow said.
He got to work renovating the downstairs, which opened in 2015 as Something Wicked Brewing Company. When that was finished, he turned his focus to the upstairs.
With the help of some friends, Buenzow did major renovations to the plumbing and kitchen but only some minor atheistic renovations, including a new coat of paint and new lighting.
“I didn’t want to fundamentally change the look and feel because when people see that it brings back memories," Buenzow said.
The history of the building dates back 130 years.
The name for the Black Rose Ballroom originated from the giant black rose that was already in the building when it was purchased, Thursday, May 25, 2017. Black Rose Ballroom, above Something Wicked, is ready to be used, after four years of renovation. (Photo: Ty Lohr, The Evening Sun)
Many remember the building from when it was the Moose Lodge from 1910 to 2002.
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Some of the original pieces in the room still stand from when it was the Moose Lodge, including the two wall murals and rose sculpture.
The high ceiling ballroom might bring back some memories for anyone who remembers sitting on Santa's lap during Christmas time or going to dinner events at the Moose Lodge.
The public had the chance to peak inside the venue on June 3 at Main Street Hanover's Sip & Stroll.
Buenzow said some other events are already lined up, including a fundraiser. Another idea is an Oktoberfest event with Something Wicked and other local breweries.
More: Hanoverians celebrate Oktoberfest in the square
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Polycom Phones to Support Microsoft Teams Collaboration Platform
By: Jeffrey Burt | September 26, 2017
Polycom announced on Sept. 26 that its iconic conference phones will worked with the Microsoft Teams collaboration platform.
For much of Polycom’s quarter century of existence, two constants for the company have been its conference phones and its partnership with Microsoft.
The company has used its conference phones as the foundation of its MSR line of systems to run Microsoft’s Skype video communications technology, and has integrated Skype for Business and Office 365 into its line of audio and video conferencing systems.
Now Polycom will do the same with Microsoft’s Teams collaboration platform that the giant software maker introduced less than a year ago to take on Slack and similar offerings. The companies announced the tighter partnership Sept. 26 during the second day of Microsoft’s Ignite 2017 conference in Orlando, Fla.
Polycom also announced that the next generation of its MSR Series, which combine the company’s hardware and Microsoft’s Skype for Business technology.
The announcements are a continuation of the longstanding partnership with Microsoft, according to Polycom CEO Mary McDowell.
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“As we have done for nearly 15 years, Polycom will support Microsoft customers in all stages of their collaboration journey, whether it’s Skype for Business, Office 365, or now Microsoft Teams,” McDowell said in a statement.
Microsoft is making a significant push with Teams and will reportedly replace Skye for Business with the new platform. Polycom will lend its technologies to Microsoft’s collaboration ambitions.
A week ago, company officials introduced Polycom’s latest systems not only for midsize and large conference rooms, but also for smaller huddle rooms aimed at a handful of participants.
Two of the phones include the three-legged shape that has defined Polycom’s conference phones, and all are designed to enhance the audio experience for the users, according to company officials.
The new systems include the MSR 100 that will use Polycom’s VoxBox phone system for huddle rooms, while the Trio 8800 for larger rooms will be included in the MSR 300 and the Trio 8500 (pictured) will be in the MSR 200 for midsize rooms.
The systems use the Skype for Business interface and leverage a range of Polycom technologies, including the EagleEye camera, CX5100 conference station and the RealPresence Medialign video conferencing kit. The new MSR systems will be available in the fourth quarter.
Polycom’s new and enhanced conference phones come as the vendor celebrates the 25th anniversary of the introduction of its first three-legged phone, which helped launch the company. They also come a year after Polycom was bought by private equity firm Siris Capital for $2 billion, taken private and put under new leadership.
In a post on the No Jitter blog site, Zeus Kerravala, principal analyst with ZK Research, wrote that after the Siris Capital buyout, Polycom defined a new business strategy that de-emphasized its infrastructure business and focused more attention on its endpoints.
“This has caused some confusion and there are many rumors that Polycom is getting out of infrastructure altogether,” Kerravala wrote, adding, “That's not the case, but there's certainly more focus on endpoints as of late.”
The analyst pointed out while more people are working remotely, the worker agility required by the digital transformation of businesses means that demand for meeting spaces in the office is growing. It’s also changing, as these more agile groups tend to meet quickly and then move on.
Chris Thorson, senior director of marketing at communications at Polycom, told eWEEK that despite how “old school” conference phones may be, the market has grown rapidly over the past several years.
Modern offices tend to be more open with fewer private offices, “but eventually people need a place to talk.” When they do, strong audio quality is critical, as is the assurance that the connection will not be interrupted. Thorson said mobile phones can’t always guarantee either.
“From a pure audio perspective, if you don’t have [a solid connection], you don’t have a conversation,” he said.
With the Trio 8800, conference participants can connect using their Apple AirPlay or Miracast devices. Later this year Polycom will add support for enterprise-class motorized pan-tilt-zoom cameras for a better experience in larger conference rooms.
The Trio 8500 is aimed at mid-size conference rooms and comes with such features as high-definition audio quality, Polycom’s NoiseBlock technology, a full-color touchscreen and Microsoft Exchange calendar integration. The vendor will add video and content sharing to the system in the fourth quarter.
Both support multi-line registration, which enables businesses to easily migrate between open Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and Skype for Business environment. They also work with other cloud-based platforms, including Cisco Systems, Avaya, BlueJeans Network and Zoom.
Polycom’s VoxBox is an ultra-compact speaker phone with the company’s HD Voice technology and is aimed at small team spaces such as huddle rooms. It delivers Polycom’s HD Voice technology and will be available in select areas in the fourth quarter.
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human toxome project/chemicals/PCB-163
CAS RN:
Chemical Class:
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)
Chemical SubClass
Hexa-PCB
Manufacturing/Use Status
banned for use/manufacture in the U.S.
Found in these people:
Baby #5, Baby #6, Baby #7, Baby #3, Baby #1, Baby #9, Baby #10, Baby #4, Baby #2, Baby #8, Kathy Fowler, Anonymous Adult 1, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, Sara Corbett, Cord Blood Sample 20, Cord Blood Sample 19, Cord Blood Sample 18, Cord Blood Sample 16, Cord Blood Sample 17, Cord Blood Sample 14, Cord Blood Sample 13, Cord Blood Sample 15, Cord Blood Sample 11, Cord Blood Sample 12
Found in these locations:
Rockville, MD; Upstate New York, NY; NY, USA
Exposure routes:
Banned industrial insulators and lubricants. Residual environmental contamination results in continued exposures.
Laboratory animals. In animal studies, PCBs cause a wide variety of effects including liver and thyroid tumors; kidney, gastrointestinal, immune, urinary tract, and reproductive toxicity; altered lipid and carbohydrate metabolism; nail and nail bed changes; reduced fertility and birth defects. Specific birth defects include reproductive tract and skeletal abnormalities. PCBs are endocrine disruptors because they alter thyroid and adrenal hormone levels and function. PCBs cause significant neurotoxicity, including decreased exploratory behavior, learning, spatial and non-spatial discrimination, auditory deficits and altered levels of brain neurotransmitters (dopamine and serotonin) (ATSDR 2000b).
Humans. The effects of PCBs have been studied in humans who were exposed through diet, work, and industrial accidents. PCBs are reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogen (NTP 2002). They are associated with skin, liver, biliary tract, and intestinal cancers. Other effects of PCBs include respiratory effects, gastrointestinal damage (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain), eye irritation, increased susceptibility to infection, and hypothyroidism (ATSDR 2000b, Persky, et al. 2001). Other possible health effects associated with PCB exposure are menstrual irregularities and decreased fertility in women. Inconsistent associations have been noted with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, sperm and fertility in males, low birth weight and head circumference (ATSDR 2000b). PCB exposure in the womb or during lactation is also associated with decreased IQ and impaired psychomotor development, decreased immune function, altered liver enzyme and lipid levels, and skin disease (chloracne) (ATSDR 2000b).
PCB-163
Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are toxic, persistent, bioaccumulative, and lipophilic ("fat-loving"). This means that PCBs build up and are stored in fatty tissues and fluids, such as breast milk, and can be passed on to fetuses and infants during pregnancy and lactation. In humans PCBs are linked to increased rates of a number of cancers, including malignant melanoma; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and brain, liver, and lung cancer. PCB poisonings in humans have caused fetal and infant death, birth defects, and brain damage in children exposed in the womb. PCBs are known to interfere with hormonal processes. In 1976, the manufacture of PCBs was banned in the United States because of concern for human health impacts, but are still widely found in the general population of the U.S.
In humans, PCBs are associated with skin lesions, thyroid disruption, and altered menstrual cycling, as well as damage to the nervous, immune, and cardiovascular systems. PCB exposure in the womb or during lactation is also associated with decreased IQ and impaired psychomotor development, decreased immune function and skin disease (chloracne) (ATSDR 2000b). The National Toxicology Program considers several PCB mixtures to be "reasonably anticipated" human carcinogens (NTP 2002). Likewise, EPA considers PCBs to be "probable" human carcinogens (EPA 2002b).
In laboratory animals, PCBs are known to cause cancer and damage to the reproductive, endocrine, immune, and nervous systems. In addition, PCBs damage the kidney and gastrointestinal tract, and cause birth defects.
PCB-163 has been found in 26 of the 26 people tested in EWG/Commonweal studies.
Top health concerns for PCB-163 (References)
health concern or target organ weight of evidence
Brain and nervous system unknown
Immune system (including sensitization and allergies) limited
Results for PCB-163
This chemical was found to co-elute with PCB-138 and PCB-160 and PCB-129.
in blood serum (lipid weight)
Showing results from EWG/Commonweal Study #4, industrial chemicals and pesticides in cord blood, Pollution in Minority Newborns, EWG Study #8, chemicals in mother and 2 children, EWG Study #3, industrial chemicals and pesticides in adults, San Francisco Reporter
EWG/Commonweal results
geometric mean: 2.98 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum
found in 26 of 26 people in the group
0.297 ng/g (lipid weight) in blood serum 72.6
PCB-163 results
Detailed toxicity classifications (References)
classification governing entity/references
Nervous system toxicity - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed ATSDR (2000). Toxicological profile for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): Health effects chapter. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts17.html
Limited evidence in humans - immune system toxicity ATSDR (2000). Toxicological profile for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): Health effects chapter. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts17.html
The Human Toxome Project is a collaboration of Environmental Working Group and Commonweal.
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Fujitsu Makes Cloud Adoption Easier with PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack
Fujitsu EMEIA
News facts:
Extends the benefits of Azure to on-premises data centers, supports migration of workloads
High-performance, scalable and pre-tested infrastructure for the fast deployment of Azure-consistent services and hybrid applications, backed by flexible licensing and one-stop-services
PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack underlines the new global systems integrator partnership agreement between Fujitsu and Microsoft
Fujitsu Forum Munich, November 06, 2018 -Fujitsu today announces new options for organizations to harmonize workloads between the cloud and on-premises. The new PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack provides a unique solution for enterprises that want to take full advantage of the public cloud but need to keep some mission-critical IT under their own roof due to data sovereignty, compliance or connectivity requirements.
The Fujitsu Integrated System PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack unlocks the agility, cost control and fast-paced innovation of cloud computing even when selected workloads remain on-premises. The provision of Azure-consistent services and features across both cloud and on-premises enables the creation of advanced hybrid solutions that balance both on-premises and cloud in seamless harmony.
In a major step towards harmonizing cloud and on-premises workloads, the newest addition to the Fujitsu PRIMEFLEX integrated systems line-up offers cloud-like economics for on-premises systems, with flexible licensing options including consumption-based and capacity-based models. The introduction of PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack also underlines the new global systems integrator partnership agreement between Fujitsu and Microsoft, which enables organizations to seamlessly take the next step in their digital transformation, providing the ability to shift mission critical workloads to a cloud-based delivery model.
In addition to fast deployment and standard 24/7 support, PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack is backed by Fujitsu’s consistent one-stop services to provide hybrid IT estates that have become reality for many enterprises today. As a result, organizations can run infrastructures with maximum agility and efficiency and speed up the development of new applications. Optionally, infrastructure operations can be outsourced to Fujitsu via a managed services or hosting agreement.
PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack brings the cloud back home
The solution is fully tested and delivered on a high-performance and energy-efficient PRIMERGY server platform for Microsoft Hyper-V cluster environments, and delivers powerful virtualization performance and economical, energy-efficient operation. Fujitsu Software Infrastructure Manager (ISM) simplifies the management of the infrastructure, providing the functionality needed for fail-safe, flexible and automated operation.
PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack combines on-premises private cloud with state-of-the-art consumption-based licensing models, allowing harmonized consumption of services. Features include monthly usage-based billing options, allowing Azure services to be integrated into existing license agreements. Fujitsu can also help customers design licensing solutions in line with budget requirements. Optional backup for on-premises data is available, using an integrated Fujitsu ETERNUS CS appliance, and Azure can be integrated with other cloud solutions into one consistent, multi-cloud environment via the Fujitsu Enterprise Service Catalog Manager (ESCM).
Olivier Delachapelle, Head of Data Center Category Management at Fujitsu EMEIA, says: “Digital transformation is leading to increasingly complex hybrid IT infrastructures, as IT teams try to deliver against the flexibility, security and performance requirements of new applications. We developed PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack to ensure consistency and fluidity between workloads operating on-premises and in the cloud on Azure. This is perfect for organizations that are taking their first steps into the cloud – as well as those that want cloud-like benefits in terms of control, performance, agility and availability – but need to keep selected workloads on-premises due to legislative or latency issues.”
Natalia Mackevicius, general manager, Azure Stack, Microsoft Corp., comments: “The introduction of Fujitsu PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack helps underline Azure as the preferred choice for enterprises needing hybrid IT solutions. We’re pleased to work with Fujitsu to enable new hybrid cloud scenarios and applications for our joint customers.”
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Find out more about PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/integrated-systems/azure-stack.html
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For regular news updates, bookmark the Fujitsu newsroom: http://ts.fujitsu.com/ps2/nr/index.aspx
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company, offering a full range of technology products, solutions, and services. Approximately 140,000 Fujitsu people support customers in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.1 trillion yen (US $39 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.
Fujitsu promotes a Human Centric Intelligent Society, in which innovation is driven by the integration of people, information and infrastructure. In the Europe, Middle East, India and Africa region (EMEIA), our 27,000-strong workforce is committed to Digital Co-creation, blending business expertise with digital technology and creating new value with ecosystem partners and customers. We enable our customers to digitally transform with connected technology services, focused on Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, and Cloud - all underpinned by Security. For more information, please visit http://www.fujitsu.com/fts/about/
All other company or product names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information provided in this press release is accurate at time of publication and is subject to change without advance notice.
Date: 06 November, 2018
City: Fujitsu Forum Munich
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Pokemon Moon - eShop Code
Nintendo 3DS | Nintendo eShop
Nintendo eShop Activation
Redeem your code in the Nintendo eShop.more information »
Pokemon Sun and Moon - eShop Code Bundle
Pokemon Sun - eShop Code
Activation Nintendo eShop
System Nintendo 3DS
Availability 5-15 minutes
Age rating PEGI Rating 7
Release date 23/11/2016
Filesize 24432 blocks
Your Game directly by e-mail Get your code by e-mail just a few minutes after purchase.
NEW! Pack your favourite games via Nintendo eShop download always with you - preinstall the game to your 3DS and be prepared to play at any time!
NOTE: You will receive a download code after purchase. A wireless internet connection is required to redeem the code and download the game on your Nintendo 3DS Console.
The download code can only be used with the European version of the Nintendo console.
Earn 60 Gold Points in My Nintendo!
As we celebrate 20 years since the launch of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green in Japan, the next era of Pokémon games is being announced! Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon are coming out for systems in the Nintendo 3DS family in holiday 2016, with a new world, new Pokémon, and new adventures to discover!
Using Pokémon Bank, you’ll be able to transfer Pokémon you’ve caught in the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console versions of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, and Pokémon Yellow into your copy of Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. Pokémon from Pokémon Omega Ruby, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Pokémon X, and Pokémon Y can also be brought into Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon in the same way.
Visit the Pokémon Bank page for important details on the planned update to support Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon.
Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will be the first games in the Pokémon series to allow players to choose from nine languages to play in. In addition to English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish, players will now be able to play in both Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
Using the download codes requires accepting the terms and conditions of Nintendo.
The Code can only be used with the european version of the Nintendo console.
The game can only be played on the Nintendo console where it was originally downloaded using the download code.
The download will be available on the release date.
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The Five Worst Star Trek Episodes Ever!
September 18, 2017 by Villordsutch 13 Comments
Move Along Home (Season 1 Episode 10)
If I’m being honest I wasn’t much of a DS9 fan. At the time of it’s airing there were two camps: Babylon 5 and Deep Space 9. I started with DS9, but eventually the pull of grime, dirt and Vorlons dragged me over to the darkside. Seeking out a poor episode of DS9, I had to turn to a cluster of Trek fans over on the Star Trek Facebook group and a couple of titles reared their head once or twice, so I watched both. It’s fair to say watching them didn’t win any points for DS9.
‘Move Along Home’ starts as it means to go on, stuck being a nothing episode, with a First Contact situation being rocked for Sisko because Dr. Bashir can’t find his ‘Dress Uniform’. Though a) it’s not a First Contact for the Vulcans have already achieved this, as mentioned early in the episode, and b) you’re in a grimy corridor, it’s not exactly the Ritz. It doesn’t get any better when the airlock opens and the Wadi actually arrive, looking like extras from Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
With the Wadi insisting on playing games, and already having knowledge of Quarks, Sisko takes them to the Ferengi’s establishment to play a few games of Dabo. As the night draws on, Sisko becomes bored and leaves the guests in Quark’s hands, where the Ferengi promptly tries to cheat the Wadi, who are on a winning streak. The Wadi delegation aren’t happy with this and setup their own game called Chula, which – unbeknownst to Quark – places Sisko, Dax, Bashir and Kira as the pieces on the board.
What follows for us the viewers is watching a confused Quark take part in a nonsensical game, as the ‘Away Team’ are forced to play hop-scotch, drink orange juice, disappear by torch light and not die when they fall off a cliff. Riveting stuff.
Granted this is Season 1, but look here – they’ve had all of seven seasons of TNG to perfect the script writing! This episode is pure and simple bobbins! To make matters worse, the delegation are left to go Scott free at the end, because Quark was cheating a Dabo!?
Another to miss – Profit and Lace. Ferengi feminism, Quark becomes a woman and women have hormones.
Threshold (Season 2 Episode 15)
Here’s an odd one. On Voyager’s initial transmission I bought the videos on release up to Season 2, but I didn’t like the show. I disliked the crew, disliked the Captain and thought the show was a rehash of poor scripts. I even once, lost my temper with one poor soul who dared to say that Voyager was better than Babylon 5!
However, like a fine wine or cheese, this show has become much better with age. Granted I still skip a considerable amount of Season 1 and 2. The writers and producers, didn’t have a clue what to do with this ship nor its Captain in the beginning, but when the actors were allowed to breathe and when scripts like ‘Counterpoint’, ‘Year in Hell’ and ‘Equinox’ landed in their laps, they clearly knew what to do with them.
This all being said, there are some awful shards of darkness you don’t want to go near at all, and by far the worst of the bunch is a sweet little number called ‘Threshold’.
With the best pilot in the Delta Quadrant (heck any Quadrant!) deciding that breaking Warp 10 in a Federation Shuttlecraft is something everyone should try at least once, things don’t go to well for the once-convict. Firstly thanks to a medical condition the doctor previously highlighted, he collapses, but this goes from bad to worse as his entire body begins to mutate. First, he can’t stand the light, then water, then he can’t breath the air and then he dies. Though not for long, for the second heart he’s grown whilst dead kick starts his body, but his hair begins to fallout. Tom Paris is rapidly mutating due to the Warp 10 travel.
Even with a forcefield around him and both the Doctor and Kes attempting to slow the mutation, Muto-Tom escapes and captures the Captain. He then drags her aboard the new and improved shuttle and disappears at Warp 10. Attempting to give chase, Voyager is pushed to its limits before it has to break off the chase. Three days later they find the shuttle – planted on a planet – along with two lizard creatures with traces of human DNA, male and female, which have possibly mated.
Later back on Voyager the Doctor has used some Anti-Proton wizardry and they’re no longer Lizards – they’re back to their normal selves. Hurrah! It appears what they experienced was accelerated evolution, the lizard-form is something we’ve all got to look forward to in a good few million years.
This episode is possible the worst piece of science-fiction you’ll ever see, and the only saving grace is knowing that Tom can never look his Captain in the eyes again.
Another to miss – Bride of Chaotica! It’s an entire episode based around Captain Proton and also any episode with Fair Haven in it.
Star Trek: Enterprise (or Enterprise if you’re a purist).
These Are the Voyages… (Season 4 Episode 22)
Now I was a fan of Enterprise. I know you’ve got to get past the tenor known as Russell Watson crooning “Where My Heart Will Take Me” every episode, but still the show gave us a true, hard worn, look at Starfleet reaching out into space. It wasn’t all wine and roses and there were repercussions along the way, but it was good to see a Captain that wanted it all to work. The problem is that it was cut down and tossed to one side before its time, and not in a respectful way either, but in a way that still sticks into many Trek fans today – around the globe – like a rusty splinter.
Here’s the big nasty splinter – our very final episode isn’t in truth an episode at all! What we got was a Holodeck Simulation with Troi and Riker lording it around the NX-01. Riker mostly takes on the role of the Chef – Troi’s idea – as most crew converse with the chef (supposedly); it’s here he interacts with numerous crew members, even at one point freezing the program to get a steal a sneaky kiss from T’Pol.
The main Enterprise tale revolves around the Andorian Shran (who isn’t dead) requiring the help from Archer to save his daughter, then we see the beginnings of the Federation, oh and *spoilers* Trip dies *spoilers*. However, this sub(standard) story is all background noise to Riker and Troi prancing around in the very final episode.
Then to cap it all off, they don’t even let Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) have the closing speech – even that’s shared between himself, Picard and Kirk.
A total disservice to anyone that had watched this show from beginning to end. Clearly the producers at some point said, “You know what would be cool!? Not giving the fans a real final episode, but just laughing really loud at them instead.”
Another to miss – A Night in Sickbay. A Beagle gets ill and we spend the show trapped in Sickbay with it.
So that’s the list of episodes to steer well clear of, for truly they are a bunch of total Star Trek stinkers and should never be watched. Even if you think, ‘They can be that bad surely!?’ – don’t ever watch them! You have been warned.
A couple of sites to say thanks to include the Star Trek FB Page for bouncing episode titles at me, also for firing DS9 nasties at me too. Thanks also to one of the best Star Trek Resource Sites around, Memory Alpha for helping me find dates and other such things I’d forgotten along the way.
What did you think of the above list? Do you remember any episodes from the decades of Trek that you think we should have had up there, or do you think that the ones we’ve added are completely wrong? Let us know below…
@Villordsutch
Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Television, Villordsutch Tagged With: Enterprise, Star Trek, Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Enterprise, Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Luc Schots says
Now do the same for B5 🙂
Villordsutch says
Season 5 😀
Wombling Wombat says
Ditto but make it the original Twilight Zone.
Now is like to rewatch the original Twilight Zone again. Just to see if I can find anything not to great.
N.B. I said original note the 80’s reboot.
Twitch says
The worst episode of Enterprise for me was “Dear Doctor”, where the crew not only commit genocide in the name of evolution but actually call it the “moral decision”.
One of the worst Enterprise episodes for myself also involved the Doctor.
That and a sick Beagle.
Wendell Wilson says
The very embarrassing ‘Return to Eden’ episode? Either of the Mudd episodes?
Jolly old Mudd and Space Hippies aren’t your bag then?
No, not now, and even moreso as a twelve-year-old. I’d cringe every time Spock tucked that harp behind his ear. Illogical!
Graeme Cree says
Villordsutch doesn’t seem to know much about Trek, for the following reasons:
1) He didn’t realize that there are SIX Star Trek series, not five. He forgot a certain series that ran from 1973-1974.
2) No SmartFan would pick Spock’s Brain as the worst. People have had too much fun laughing at it over the years. It’s a Revolutionary Idea, but the worst episodes are ones that people DON’T enjoy.
3) The article doesn’t even deliver what it promised. This isn’t The Five Worst Episodes of Trek, it’s The ONE Worst Episode of Each Series Except The Series I Didn’t Know About.
Villordsutch does know a quite a bit about Star Trek because…
A) Once taught James Doohan how to pronounce Loch correctly in a lift/elevator in Leeds (UK).
B) Used to have a shrine to Trek – in his bedroom – when he was a mere boy. Also, once when he couldn’t afford the films, made his own movie cases with linking artwork.
C) Even as a child didn’t rate the series you’re alluding to, and technically we could still say it’s still the Original Series but animated.
D) As for Spock’s Brain my reasons are given and through numerous other conversations I’ve been given some other bad’uns too. Just because you don’t like my choice doesn’t give your intelligence a ranking.
MIstwalker says
The one where Crusher falls in love with a ghost that lives in a candle on a Scottish planet is way worse than the Masks episode.
Sub Rosa gets a mention up above. It really is a bad episode, almost feeling like a leftover from Season 1.
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Police Warn Airbnb Hosts: Pimps Are Turning Rentals Into Pop-up Brothels
Jeff Edwards
Officials in Sweden say there are a growing number of property owners who have rented homes on Airbnb only to find that pimps and prostitutes are using the spaces to ply the world’s oldest profession.
Police in Stockholm, Sweden are warning unsuspecting Airbnb hosts that guests renting lodging through the popular travel accommodations site might not be exactly who they claim to be. Officials cite an increasing number of complaints that Airbnb guests are, in some cases, actually using the short-term rentals as temporary brothels.
Sex workers are going to great lengths to hide their intentions from property owners, creating detailed fake profiles on the site, often posing as couples simply looking for a romantic getaway. The Daily Mail reports that many of these schemes are believed to be tied to larger organized crime syndicates.
Renting an apartment from a private owner through Airbnb has certain obvious advantages over traditional hotel rooms for those in the sex trade. House detectives and staff members trained to spot illicit activity are less likely to be nosing around a short-term rental at a private residence. Using a short-term rental as a pop-up brothel also has the advantage of allowing the operation to frequently relocate before drawing the attention of law enforcement, but at considerably less expense than comparable hotel rooms.
It turns out, however, that neighbors are the fly in the ointment when it comes to attempting to operate a busy Airbnb brothel under the radar. Police in Stockholm say that reports of Airbnb rentals being used for the sex trade generally come from neighbors concerned about an unusual number of strange men visiting the properties in question.
The cases of criminals using Airbnb properties for illicit activities aren’t limited to Sweden. An Australian woman who rented out a property through the website was surprised to learn that she had fallen victim to a similar scheme in 2015 when police called to question her about reports of prostitution at her residence. Reports of Manhattan sex workers using Airbnb rentals as a refuge from notoriously high New York City hotel prices go back as far as 2014.
“We have a zero-tolerance policy for issues like these,” an Airbnb spokesperson told the Daily Mail. “Over 70 million guests have stayed on Airbnb and issues for hosts and guests are incredibly rare. When we are made aware of issues, we work fast to help take care of hosts and guests and permanently remove bad actors from our community.”
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brocklee9000
This isn’t exactly new news. This has been a longstanding criticism of Air BnB and other similar property rentals.
weero
No wonder that the report comes from Sweden and the older reports originate from the US.
Don’t allow the State to dictate the sexuality of adults; to rule on what consenting grown ups may or may not do in bed, and you won’t have any of these artificially created problems.
I guess that in times when being gay, or unmarried, or more than 2 people was suppressed by many administrations that these things were even more common.
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AMDEA Response to DOENI Consultation on the restriction of landfilling food waste - Dec 2013
Response to Consultative Communication on the Sustainable Use of Phosphorus Brussels, 8.7.2013 COM(2013) 517
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Response to Prosposed Zero Waste (Scotland) Regulations 28 February 2011
InSinkErator response to Defra consultation on Waste Prevention
InSinkErator actively supports food waste prevention and our marketing messages consistently reflect this concern. The User Instructions that accompany each Food Waste Disposer include pointers on avoiding food waste – over-buying and preparing too much. Our website and the website of AMDEA our trade association, dedicated to the FWD category, alert to waste avoidance http://www.food-waste-disposer.org.uk/dos-and-donts. This year InSinkErator conducted a national consumer survey on quantities and types of food most commonly thrown away in UK homes and we are publicising the fairly staggering results in an on-going press campaign. A sample of coverage: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2306817/Wasteful-British-families-throw-away-ton-leftover-food-year-household.html
Where food waste cannot be prevented, in-sink food waste disposers (FWDs) aid recycling and recovery of value, efficiently using existing infrastructure and reducing the need for collection vehicle emissions. They grind practically all food waste to minute particles that are easily carried away by the wastewater system, directly to wastewater treatment and increasingly anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. Here valuable soil improver and biogas are extracted from this waste stream which due to its wet, sticky, putrescible nature, is one of the most difficult to manage. FWDs help to conserve soil organic matter and complete nutrient cycles, they also help to conserve other crucial finite resources, such as phosphates.
FWDs are a convenient and user friendly solution for householders, particularly in flatted properties and densely populated urban environments. Their ease of use, in the kitchen where food is prepared, encourages citizens to capture far more of this waste stream. In these urban areas, w here space is at a premium, this early separation can also protect dry recyclates from food waste contamination and thus conserve their recovery value. Research in Japan has found that removing food waste at source unlocks the potential for recycling other fractions1
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS
Q1. Do you have evidence or case studies where the benefits from managing material resources more efficiently have been measurably achieved? Please provide examples.
In 2005, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Councils subsidised the purchase of FWDs by residents following a study that concluded that using disposers was a cost-effective, convenient and hygienic means of diverting kitchen food waste from landfills2.
While in 1997 Surahammar in Sweden, chose to offer its citizens differential charges for waste collection plus a bring system for cardboard, glass, metal and plastic (i.e. drop-off locations to which residents take these materials). The policy has been effective in that the tonnage of waste to landfill from the municipality has decreased from 3600 tonnes/year in 1996 to 1400 tonnes/year in 2007. Householders who purchased, used and maintained their own authorised compost bins paid nothing for food waste collection because, in effect, they made no demand on Surahammars Kommunal Teknik AB (SKT). The highest charge was for households that chose kerbside collection of source-segregated BMW; householders were provided with an additional wheeled bin that was collected
weekly or twice a week in hot weather. The third option was an 8-year contract to lease an in-sink food waste disposer (FWD) from SKT. SKT operates the solid waste, water supply, wastewater, wood-fired electricity generation and district heating in Surahammar Kommune and is a company wholly owned by the municipality. Over the 10 years 50% of households chose the FWD option and it offered a unique chance to conduct a controlled study over a decade. In addition to reducing landfill by 2200 tonnes/year, there was no increase in water usage, sewer blockages, nor accumulation of solids, fat oil and grease, hydrogen sulphide or corrosion. There also was no change in wastewater treatment cost, however FWD usage increased biogas production by 46%.
The Local Government Association (LGA) is currently initiating a series of pilot studies on the use of 300 FWDs to assist waste and recycling programmes in new-build properties in areas where separate kerbside collection is not operated4. The trials form part of the LGA’s Productivity Programme, which aims to assist local authorities to examine innovation as a means to achieve sustainable and financially viable management solutions. The first stage of the LGA’s FWD project was completed at the end of 2012 with the publication of a review of all previous pertinent research on FWD usage, worldwide.
Similarly the Danish Water and Wastewater Association (DANVA) and Danish municipalities recently commissioned a study by a leading Danish engineering consultancy5. Denmark has banned landfill of municipal biowaste since 1997, but is now re-examining FWDs as it seeks to increase biogas production. The DANVA Report contains previously undocumented operational experience from municipalities and drew various positive conclusions. Among other aspects it reported that the amount of refuse can be reduced by 20-30% with fewer odour problems, better hygiene for collection workers and possibility of less frequent collection. As a result of the study, Odense, Denmark’s third largest city, announced that it will reverse earlier policy and permit FWD installations.
Q2. Do you agree/disagree with the priority areas identified?
We agree that domestic food waste should be a priority given its potential value as a source of biogas and soil improver. However as previously stated this is a difficult waste stream that waste managers already note can contaminate other valuable recyclates. It should also be noted that relying solely on kerbside collection to capture this waste stream overlooks a significant segment of society that cannot or will not separate and store its waste for collection. Food waste disposers offer an efficient and hygienic alternative for the most challenging environments: high-rise or flatted properties, residences in commercial streets or terraced urban homes where storage space is a problem. The elderly or infirm may also face difficulty in storing a week’s food waste and carrying it to a communal bin, rubbish chute or the street.
With regard to WEEE, as manufacturers committed to stringent quality control of our in-sink electrical appliances we have deep safety concerns regarding the re-use or re-furbishing of our products by unknown or under-qualified individuals. In the UK we have an agreement with an approved service centre and we would not promote re-use or second hand sales. FWDs have a fairly long lifespan of 8 -10 years and in many cases we know they last at least 12. Primarily made of metal, at end of life they are around 95% recyclable and correct WEEE compliant disposal to recover this value is the only course of action that we would support.
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Manuel Pellegrini
Manuel Pellegrini's first 100 days as West Ham boss in his own words
The manager was appointed to the role on May 22, replacing David Moyes at the helm in east London
Sam InkersoleWest Ham correspondent
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May 22 - on his appointment as manager
"I am excited about this project. My mentality is always to have a winning mentality and I will hope that I can repeat here what I did with all my clubs here in Europe, where I have always arrived in European competition.
"I know that this league is very good and it’s not easy to do it, but I think that working all together with the owners, the technical staff and the fans, we have an important power and can think about reaching important targets for the season.
"I think West Ham has a very good team. I know all of the players and I saw most of the games that they played last season, so I am sure that, with the players we have in this moment in the squad, and bringing maybe another four or five players in, we are going to have a strong team.
"I think that West Ham had a difficult season last season and I hope that next season we are going to play football that will delight the fans. I always play attacking football and we must try to reach important targets in the season."
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July 10 - on signing Jack Wilshere
"We are very happy to welcome Jack to West Ham United and I look forward to working with him, starting at our training camp here in Switzerland," the Chilean said.
"Jack is a player with excellent technical ability, combined with great energy and commitment, and has proven his quality both in the Premier League and at international level.
Manuel Pellegrini welcomes Jack Wilshere to West Ham's training camp in Switzerland (Image: West Ham United FC)
"Most importantly, he is hungry to play for West Ham, and determined to reproduce the level of performance that he has shown in the past.
"At 26, he still has many years of football in front of him, and I believe he will be a great asset for us."
July 17 - on capturing club-record signing Felipe Anderson
"Felipe has a very natural and skillful ability, in the traditional style of Brazilian football, but has proven at Lazio that he also has the strength and mentality to play at the top level in European football.
"We feel he will bring a new dimension to the squad but also complement the attacking players we already have.
"He is ready to prove his quality on a bigger stage and I believe he has the right character to succeed in the Premier League."
August 9 - on his summer spending spree
Manuel Pellegrini (C), Brazilian midfielder Felipe Anderson (L) and midfielder Jack Wilshere (R) (Image: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)
"Very happy because all the players are here because I asked for them.
"We have good players, technical players. We need to improve our defending but we need creating players because for me, the best way to defend is to keep the ball. We bought Wilshere, Anderson and Yarmolenko to do that.
"They [the owners] wanted to change, they wanted to return to a style of football that was here before at West Ham so when I met the owners, we talked about a lot of different things they offered me to manage a good project with new players, so here we are."
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August 17 - on fans being patient with him
"Every fan demands the best of their team. I know the fans of West Ham but they always support their team, sometimes they have less patience but I think that all the fans are demanding for good results of their squad.
"I hope that some will arrive especially this first game at home because three points for us are very important for continuing to work with being calm so I don't think we are going to have any problems with the fans.
August 21 - after defeat to Bournemouth
Manuel Pellegrini looks dejected following the defeat against Bournemouth (Image: Henry Browne/Getty Images)
"Football a lot of times you miss chances but you must continue to play the same way.
"We talked at half-time that we must not work just like we're just winning 1-0 and wait until they make a mistake.
"We must continue to press and try to decide the game in the second half.
"We couldn't do that as we stayed mostly in our own side and we made mistakes in defending."
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August 28 - after defeat to Arsenal
"You can never enjoy a defeat 3-1 but for the most part I think we created chances, we played as a big team and played in the opposite side not just playing for a result as we played against Arsenal away.
"It is a style that this team will continue to play in the future and I am absolutely sure and I hope that the fans also continue to support because the team is in the current way and we are going to win more than we lose."
September 1 - on fans leaving the London Stadium early
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 18: Manuel Pellegrini, Manager of West Ham United looks on prior to the Premier League match between West Ham United and AFC Bournemouth at London Stadium on August 18, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Henry Browne/Getty Images)
"I perfectly understand if you are losing 4-1 or 5-1 and you have got five minutes till the game finishes, maybe you leave early to your house. But losing 2-1...?
"At this moment the players need everybody together, the fans, the team, the manager, the owners, everybody. Maybe the fans had a reason, but I just wanted to clarify how important the fans are for the result of the games."
September 3 - after defeat to Wolves
"There are a lot of things I don't want to analyse one by one. I think we need to defend better, we need to score more goals.
"We knew before we started that we had a tough start, seven difficult games. We didn't think we'd lose six points here at home but all games in the Premier League are difficult so we must work and play against Everton, or next rival, improve what we are doing, reduce the amount of mistakes.
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"I think we have a strong squad and we are going to have better performances in the future. But of course, when you start with no points in four games it is difficult."
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Brendan Rodgers sets his sights on top four
13/5/2013 | 11:05am
Brendan Rodgers believes Liverpool can fight for a top-four place next season – as long as the right players come in this summer.
The Reds are destined to finish seventh this term but have been on an impressive run of late with Sunday’s 3-1 win at Fulham extending their unbeaten run in the Premier League to seven games.
Daniel Sturridge’s hat-trick and another outstanding display from fellow January signing Philippe Coutinho points to a brighter future and Rodgers is sure, if he can add to his squad over the summer, Liverpool can enjoy a better 2013-14 campaign.
“I think we can have an exciting season next year,” he said. “We can build towards that but we need more depth, we need some more [players] in the summer.
“If we can do that we will be looking to make a real sustainable challenge next year for the top four.”
A priority for Rodgers is a centre-back to replace the retiring Jamie Carragher while he will also be on the look-out for another striker to complement Luis Suarez, Sturridge and Fabio Borini.
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US stocks approach records after strong jobs report
Posted: 4:18 PM, Aug 05, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are jumping Friday and are closing in on record highs after a strong July jobs report gave investors more confidence that the economy is still growing. The Labor Department said employers added 255,000 jobs, far more than experts expected. Bank stocks rose on the prospect of higher interest rates, while tech stocks and consumer companies also made big gains.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average surged 179 points, or 1 percent, to 18,530 as of 3:33 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 17 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,181. The Nasdaq composite gained 55 points, or 1.1 percent, to 5,221. While the S&P 500 set all-time highs two weeks ago, it's been a little more than a year since the Nasdaq set a record as it's lagged the other two major indexes.
JOBS RELIEF: The strong jobs report suggests that Britain's vote to leave the European Union in late June didn't have much effect on U.S. companies' hiring plans. The unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent and hourly pay continued to rise. The hiring spree follows an even larger surge in June and represents a turnaround from weak job growth in the first half of this year, including disappointing job gains in April and May. Investors reacted by selling traditionally safe assets like bonds, utilities and phone company stocks, and precious metals.
THE QUOTE: Kate Warne, an investment strategist for Edward Jones, said the report reassured investors but won't vanquish their fears entirely.
"With an election where both candidates are likely to talk about how badly the economy is doing and how disappointing growth has been, investors as a whole are more anxious than the job picture would suggest," she said.
EYES ON THE FED: The Federal Reserve has been saying for months that it intends to raise interest rates if the economy's strength warrants it. July's report provides more evidence the economy is doing well, boosting the chances of a rate increase. But Warne said investor views on the economy and the Fed will keep fluctuating.
"When the Fed indicates that they're data dependent, that means investors are going to be data dependent as well," she said.
Banks rose the most, as higher interest rates boost their profits on lending. Bank of America rose 53 cents, or 3.7 percent, to $15.01 and Citigroup added $1.67, or 3.8 percent, to $45.52.
TOWERING TECH: Technology companies have led the market higher over the last few months as investors gradually regain confidence in the economy. That's boosted the Nasdaq, which has a high concentration of tech stocks.
"It looks like the economy is improving, it looks like corporate earnings are on the upswing," said Sam Stovall, U.S. equity strategist for S&P Capital IQ. That marks a change from earlier this year, he said, when investors worried the U.S. would fall into a recession and tech companies would suffer as businesses cut spending.
BONDS: Bond prices fell and the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note jumped to 1.59 percent from 1.50 percent.
A TASTE FOR KRAFT: Kraft Heinz, the company behind Oscar Mayer bologna, Jell-O pudding and Velveeta cheese, also traded higher after it reported a larger profit than analysts expected. Its stock picked up $3.10, or 3.6 percent, to $88.65.
SECURITY: Security software maker FireEye tumbled after it reported weak sales, cut its estimates for billings and revenue, and said it will eliminate 300 to 400 jobs to reduce costs. Its stock plunged $2.04, or 12.2 percent, to $14.71. Security software rival Symantec disclosed a larger profit and better sales than expected in its fiscal first quarter, and its full-year profit forecast was stronger than expected. Its stock climbed 88 cents, or 4.2 percent, to $21.91.
LUNG CANCER TREATMENTS: Bristol-Myers Squibb stock sank $12.06, or 16 percent, to $63.26 after the company said its drug Opdivo did not halt progression of non-small cell lung cancer in a clinical study. Opdivo is used to treat several types of cancer and it brought in $1.5 billion in revenue for Bristol-Myers in the first half of this year, but the company is running more studies in the hope of winning new marketing approvals.
The failure boosted shares of Merck, which also makes a drug that stimulates patients' immune systems to fight lung cancer. The company, which took in $533 million from its drug Keytruda this year, rose $5.67, or 9.8 percent, to $63.51.
ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude slid 13 cents to $41.89 per barrel in New York while Brent crude, used to price international oils, dipped 2 cents to $44.27 a barrel in London.
METALS: The price of gold fell $23, or 1.7 percent, to $1,344.40 an ounce. That was its biggest loss since May. Silver fell 63 cents, or 3.1 percent, to $19.82 an ounce. Copper lost 2 cents to $2.15 a pound.
OTHER ENERGY TRADING: Wholesale gasoline held steady at $1.38 a gallon. Heating oil lost 1 cent to $1.32 a gallon. Natural gas fell 6 cents to $2.77 per 1,000 cubic feet.
CURRENCIES: The dollar rose to 101.73 yen from 101.17 yen and the euro fell to $1.1099 from $1.1127.
OVERSEAS: France's CAC-40 rose 1.5 percent and the DAX in Germany advanced 1.4 percent. London's FTSE 100 was 0.8 percent higher. The Shanghai Composite Index shed 0.2 percent and Tokyo's Nikkei 225 was little changed. In South Korea, the Kospi rose 0.9 percent.
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Meridian, MS Dance Bands
Looking for a band that will get your guests up and on their feet? GigMasters has a wide selection of Dance Bands that you can book for live performances at weddings, birthdays, clubs, and more. Bust a move and see who’s available for shows in the Meridian, MS area.
Please note these Dance Bands will also travel to Marion, Bailey, Daleville, Collinsville, Toomsuba, Lauderdale, Chunky, Cuba, Hickory, Stonewall, Porterville, Enterprise, Lisman, Decatur, Ward, Quitman, York, Rose Hill, De Kalb, Newton, Union, Pachuta, Jachin, Little Rock, Vossburg, Scooba, Preston, Needham, Emelle, Lawrence
Top Dance Bands Near Meridian, MS
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Hunter Gibson & the Gators
Dance Band from Jackson, MS (83 miles from Meridian, MS)
Hunter & the Gators from Jackson, Mississippi, have been together for 26 years and have been called "The Best Variety Band in the South." Their show is made up of Rock, Pop, Soul, Motown, Alternative, Country, and Blues covers. The band's strongest appeal is in its vocal presentation, with lots of rich harmony. All of the members sing lead as well as harmony vocals. In 2011, Hunter & the Gators received a Jackson Music Award for “Pop Group of the Year” and were finalists for BEST... (more)
Blue Silk Band
Variety Band from Jackson, MS (86 miles from Meridian, MS)
MOST REQUESTED BAND FOR WEDDINGS & PARTIES!!!~Eby Band Agency--Our Price Quotes Are Negotiable!! Top Dance Band!!! No hype needed on this band!! Performing the best live band music from Motown to now!!!Super Hot DJ mixes!!! Soft Dinner Cocktail Music To A Packed Dance Floor!!! We saw Blue Silk band take the stage behind two larger popular bands with horns and background singers at the Peabody hotel one night (they were both great bands)but this 4 piece band just blew... (more)
Vintage Gray
Classic Rock Band from Tuscaloosa, AL (86 miles from Meridian, MS)
Vintage Gray is a four piece all male band playing primarily classic rock hits of the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's, although they can also play classic country if anyone desires. They also can play specific themes such as all 50's music, all 60's music, all 70's music, All American Artists shows, etc. All of the four members have been playing since they were youngsters and have shared the stage with some well-known entertainers such as Stevie Wonder and the group Alabama. They are able to play... (more)
The Jackson All-Stars
The Jackson All-Stars is a professional variety band based in Jackson, Mississippi. Featuring a distinctive New Orleans influence and horns, the group packs quite a punch, specializing in a variety of musical styles including Jazz, Swing, Latin, Dixieland, Brass Band, and Party Rock. Add to this mix the group's unique chemistry and the result is an exciting live performance! A traditional New Orleans style BRASS BAND, 10-piece SWING BAND and a 17-piece BIG BAND are also available. The... (more)
Juke Joint Gypsies
Rock Band from Columbus, MS (78 miles from Meridian, MS)
From originals to covers, Beale Street to Bourbon Street, rock to funk (and everything in between), the Juke Joint Gypsies jam hard! These four are a highly entertaining and energetic group of professional musicians ready to rock your next event. The JJG's are at home on stages large and small! Members include: Dawn Barham on vocals/guitar, Mike Chain on bass/vocals, Tony Foster on guitar/vocals, & Gary Shaw on drums/vocals. These 4 pour it all into their high-octane performances. In addition... (more)
RuffWater Band
Dance Band from Saraland, AL (114 miles from Meridian, MS)
You've come to the right place for music and entertainment! After all, hiring RuffWater SAVES YOU MONEY while providing you with the best in music and entertainment available anywhere! I say music AND entertainment because the RuffWater show is high energy and VERY interactive. So even the guests who choose not to dance will be constantly entertained by what's going on both on the stage and the dance floor! RuffWater is a corporate band made up of professional musicians; not a... (more)
To The 9s
Looking for a band for your Wedding, Gala, fundraiser, destination weddings or other event? Look no further. Alabama's best event band is here and ready to bring life to your party. To The 9s is a 12 piece band with a horn section and 5 lead singers! These diverse singers bring flexibility to the band's performance like you've never seen! The musicians making up this band have played thousands of private events over the past decade and now have combined forces to bring an unmatched experience... (more)
Dance Band from Birmingham, AL (140 miles from Meridian, MS)
The Tip-tops
Dance Band from Mobile, AL (121 miles from Meridian, MS)
THE TIP-TOPS ARE THE SOUTHEAST'S # 1 HIGH ENERGY PARTY BAND. 10 PIECES ON STAGE. SELF CONTAINED WITH SOUND AND LIGHTS. RECENT ENGAGEMENTS: GOV. RILEY'S INNAUGURAL BALL, REBA MYINTYRE CHRISTMAS PARTY, WEDDING'S IN CAPE COD, HOUSTON, DALLAS AND MANY OTHERS. CONVENTIONS IN: PALM SPRINGS, CA. HOUSTON, DALLAS ETC. TAKE OUT ALL THE GUESS WORK...BOOK THE TIP-TOPS. (more)
14 Karat Gold
It happens only once in a lifetime. A group of musicians meet and find a unique chemistry which creates musical magic. In 1984, such a band was formed in Atlanta, GA. The Tams, who were in need of a dynamic backup band for their legendary show, hand picked this group of players. They became known as 14 Karat Gold, and from the first moment they hit the stage, everyone realized that this was something special. 14 Karat Gold is a diverse group of talents- a seven member group with five lead... (more)
Underground Social Club
Dance Band from Montgomery, AL (149 miles from Meridian, MS)
From the makers of Atlanta Party Band come a new sensation in Corporate Music. Performing everything from country club standards to night club anthems, USC will take any party to the next level. How do you become a member? It's easy! Just book Underground Social Club for your next special event. We play the perfect mix of today's dance hits, yesterday's favorites, throw in professional choreography, outstanding customer service, dedication to detail and guarantee your guests a great... (more)
The Tommy Morse Band!!!
The Tommy Morse Band is THE high energy "Dance-Variety Band" that plays all of your favorite tunes. We pride ourselves on making your event the most memorable party in town! Get ready for the best party and entertainment experience when you book The Tommy Morse Band!!! Weddings, company events, and private parties are our specialties with a fair and honest price that can't be beat! Let us help make your special event simply unforgettable!!! FYI: We perform well over 100+ events... (more)
Variety Band from Tupelo, MS (129 miles from Meridian, MS)
MOST REQUESTED BAND FOR WEDDINGS & PARTIES!!!~Eby Band Agency -**Our Price Quotes Are Negotiable!!** Top Dance Band!!! No hype needed on this band!! Performing the best live band music from Motown to now!!!Super Hot DJ mixes!!! Soft Dinner Cocktail Music To A Packed Dance Floor!!! We saw Blue Silk band take the stage behind two larger popular bands with horns and background singers at the Peabody hotel one night (they were both great bands)but this 4 piece band just blew... (more)
Cover Band from Birmingham, AL (136 miles from Meridian, MS)
Nationwide Coverage is the #1 dance band on Gigmasters within a 450 mile radius (the Southeast!). Check out the audio and video demos to see why. Read what the people that hired us had to say about the band. NWC is a dance-driven cover band with strong roots in 80's Rock, Motown, and Top 40. With female and male lead singers, the sky is the limit as to songs and styles we can play. We enjoy performing for weddings, corporate events, fraternity/sorority parties, school dances, private... (more)
Variety Band from Pelham, AL (126 miles from Meridian, MS)
Lisa & The E-Lusion
Variety Band from Montgomery, AL (149 miles from Meridian, MS)
Lisa & The E-Lusion is Alabama's number one rated band through gigmasters, and one of the Southeast's most requested cover bands!! This band specializes in 80's dance, Motown, top 40, Old School Funk, Rock-n-roll, and hip hop. They are the preferred band for weddings, private parties, & Corporate functions, & they are also a favorite among fraternity & sororities as well. Consisting of some of the most skilled and experienced musicians around whom are willing to travel, all of the members... (more)
The Blue Gardenia Groove Control Band
Motown Band from Gulfport, MS (140 miles from Meridian, MS)
The Blue Gardenia Motown Groove Control Band would love to perform for your wedding receptions or your private party. Cozy Corley our unique booking coordinator will work with you and your event planner to make sure everything flows smoothly without the 'stop and start' and the disorganization that most wedding receptions or private events experience. We guarantee that you will not have this problem, because of our expert and professional booking coordinator. The Blue Gardenia Motown... (more)
3rd Generation Band
Cover Band from Montgomery, AL (149 miles from Meridian, MS)
HIRE THE SOUTHEAST'S #1 WEDDING & PARTY BAND TO GIVE YOU AND YOUR GUEST A GREAT TIME!! The 3rd Generation is one of southeast's best party bands that specializes in 80's dance, Motown, Top 40, Old School Funk, Rock-n-Roll, and Hip Hop. Their music variety is sure to please any occasion. The band consist of captivating entertainers that will give any party that special touch. The 3rd Generation is often requested for Wedding Receptions, Festivals, Hotels, Clubs, Fraternity and Sorority... (more)
Island Of Rhythm Entertainment
Variety Band from Ocean Springs, MS (122 miles from Meridian, MS)
ISLAND OF RHYTHM ENT. Looking for a talented, entertaining band... I HAVE THEM!! "Island of Rhythm" STEEL PAN BAND *Buffett/Beach,Reggae & more--"SICILY SWING TRIO" Oldies, Jazz, Swing,New Orleans R&B features Jimmy Vee (sax player w/national group VinceVance&the Valiants)---and 'N RHYTHM talented variety dance band! Top of the line entertainers from the Eastern Florida to New Orleans guaranteed to bring you the best in entertainment! Cheri Salvetti, owner of Island of Rhythm Entertainment,... (more)
Top 40 Band from Birmingham, AL (133 miles from Meridian, MS)
The MudKatz
The MudKatz provide the perfect blend of your favorite music, incorporating professional musicianship and stage presence into a dynamic and engaging performance. Your guests will undoubtedly find our music familiar and entertaining. There is nothing more compelling than live music to make your event successful and memorable! The musicians in The MudKatz have extensive performing experience. We can easily customize our repertoire to suit your needs, ranging from soft ballads to driving... (more)
Variety Band from Birmingham, AL (134 miles from Meridian, MS)
Looking for a band for your Wedding, Gala, fundraiser, or other event? Look no further. Alabama's best event band is here and ready to bring life to your party. To The 9s is a 12 piece band with a horn section and 5 lead singers! These diverse singers bring flexibility to the band's performance like you've never seen! The musicians making up this band have played thousands of private events over the past decade and now have combined forces to bring an unmatched experience to your event... (more)
Ray Reach
What kind of band do you want? What is your budget? Whether your budget is huge or tiny, Ray Reach can provide a band that will enhance any occasion! Reviews and testimonials from past clients are available on Ray's personal website, which you can find by internet search, such as Google. The bands lead by Ray Reach (pianist, keyboardist, vocalist, bandleader) can range in size from 2 to 40 pieces, including Ray Reach & Friends (3 to 6 pieces), the Soul Serenaders (6 pieces), the Bama... (more)
Super T Revue
Motown Band from Mobile, AL (123 miles from Meridian, MS)
The Super T Revue, featuring Tyrone “Super T” Smith is your premiere party band for your special event or party. Super T exhibits relentless showmanship that is sure to make your occasion a most memorable experience. His primary focus is on your special event. He personally works with you and or your event planner in a professional, enthusiastic manner to fulfill your most special requests. Super T has been performing for diverse crowds for over 40 years and has been featured nationally on... (more)
Atlanta Party Band
Atlanta Party Band's name almost says it all but there's even more to know. Leader Charles Smith, a veteran musical-director in the Atlanta touring scene, has put together a group that is custom-tailored to bring an energetic “wow-factor” to your event. Charles has a long history in Atlanta as the musical director for Monica, Blackstreet, Keith Sweat, Dru Hill, Beyonce, Ciara, and Omarion. Atlanta Party Band is a dynamic ten piece unit, with five singers out front: three girls and two guys,... (more)
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Valley Cottage jazz trios
Jazz Trios /
Valley Cottage, NY Jazz Trios
A Jazz Trio can help set the perfect mood for your event: weddings, birthdays, corporate functions, charitable events, and more. Add an air of sophistication to any occasion. Find one in the Valley Cottage, NY area on GigMasters today!
Please note these Jazz Trios will also travel to Congers, Grand View-On-Hudson, Nyack, West Nyack, New City, Nanuet, Blauvelt, Piermont, Pearl River, Spring Valley, Briarcliff Manor, Tarrytown, Orangeburg, Scarborough, Haverstraw, West Haverstraw, Ossining, Thiells, Tappan, Sparkill, Pomona, Garnerville, Maryknoll, Crugers, Palisades, Monsey, Northvale, Hawthorne, Irvington, Ardsley on Hudson
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Top Jazz Trios Near Valley Cottage, NY
Like Minds Trio
Jazz Trio from New York City, NY (26 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
Music for your wedding, company event or party! The Like Minds Trio has been performing in and around New York City since 2008, and in that time has performed at nearly every major landmark the city has to offer! Why hire the Like Minds Trio? We'll give you 10 reasons: 1. Not your typical band of weekend warriors. Our musicians are working professionals who perform this music nightly. They are graduates of premier conservatories, and dedicated artisans who will make your event... (more)
Jackie West and her Jazz Band
At its core, a female jazz singer led Trio, but with options to expand up to a 7 piece jazz unit. Whether you're celebrating an anniversary, wedding, birthday or company corporate event or just need beautiful, sophisticated ballads, roaring Gatsby swing or intimate cocktail hour entertainment at your event, Jackie West and her Jazz Band provide the ultimate CLASSY and ELEGANT performances of the Great American Songbook (Gerswhin, Rogers and Hart, Cole Porter, Ellington, Berlin, etc) with some... (more)
Set3 Jazz Trio
Set3 provides quality music for corporate/parties/weddings,social functions. Set3 Jazz Trio is quite different since we can play smooth jazz/jazz standards/classical/dixieland/Pop/Latin/Klezmer and brazilian music. Set3 is recommended by party and event planners throughout the NYC area. (more)
Eli Chalmer Trio
Jazz Trio from Brooklyn, NY (29 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
From THE BEATLES, to BRUNO MARS, to MICHAEL JACKSON and more - Your favorite songs played by a jazz trio. “Eli Chalmer coaxes round, warm tones... ...pirouetting with [his] lithe trombone. It's a soothing sonic bubble bath, Epsom salts for the ears.” — Seven Days, Burlington, VT The Eli Chalmer Trio is available for weddings, cocktail hours, dinner receptions, corporate events, restaurants, private parties, and other special events. The group can be paired down to a duo, or drums can... (more)
MICHELE KEYS JAZZ TRIO
LOOKING FOR STUNNING CLASSIC JAZZ- or Looking for AUTHENTIC 1920's GATSBY MUSIC TO SPARKLE UP YOUR EVENT? The MICHELE KEYS JAZZ TRIO will JAZZ UP any occasion!! FEATURING** VINTAGE **Classic Jazz: of ELLA FITZGERALD, FRANK SINATRA, THE RAT PACK, Mel Tormé, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington-- 1920's music-- or Italian/French/Latin Jazz -- Classic Italian standards of Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Connie Francis-- plus Latin JAZZ,,Classics of Jobim: Mambo Italiano, Come Prima, O... (more)
Dan's Bands
Dan's Band features Dan on Alto Sax with, trios, duos, quartets and larger groups. Our new featured vocalist is rising star Anna Paloma. Our group plays to heighten the atmosphere, keep conversations going and feet tapping—never overwhelm. We've gotten only rave 5***** reviews on Gigmasters (see for yourself) Our repertoire consists of hundreds of selections including swinging, foot-tapping Jazz, "Great American Songbook" Standards, Pop tunes, Latin, poignant romantic... (more)
Helena Kay
Professional - punctual, smartly dressed, experienced, accommodating. Repertoire - includes a long list of songs from the Great American Songbook and jazz canon, and can be customised to suit your event. Reasonable rates - we consider timings, location, preparations, special requests to come up with competitive rates. Testimonial: 'We booked Helena and her band for our engagement party. Easily capable of both upbeat and relaxed styles, Helena and her band were ready deliver the... (more)
Nick Russo Trio
The Nick Russo Trio performs originals, standards, 1950s & 60s jazz as well as 20s & 30s Traditional Jazz, music from New Orleans and Dixieland. We perform as both an instrumental trio as well as with a male and/or female vocalists. We have varied versions of the group performing the music of A.C. Jobim, bossa-nova, samba, Brazilian pop music and other music from Brasil. We also perform the music of Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Supremes, Ray Charles, Bill Withers and other R &... (more)
The Alex Levin Trio
Five Stars! "We could not have been more pleased with The Alex Levin Trio! They were the perfect sound for our ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. They are a truly talented group of individuals and could play a piece given a moment's notice." --Gigmasters Client Ruth P. The Alex Levin Trio has released four acclaimed CDs and prides itself on being one of the best jazz bands in New York City. When they're not playing at such venues as Alger House, Top of the Rock, The W Hotel, Chelsea... (more)
Jim Neuman Trio
The Jim Neuman Trio has decades of experience performing in jazz clubs and at private events in the New York City metropolitan area. The group has two primary configurations: (1) a classic piano trio (piano, acoustic bass and drums) and (2) a jazz organ trio (organ, guitar and drums). The classic piano trio is modeled on artists such as Bill Evans, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly and Oscar Peterson, and plays jazz standards and Broadway tunes from the “great American songbook. The jazz organ... (more)
Anima Trio
Hi! Welcome to our profile page. We are Chiara, Paolo and Giacomo, a group of professional musicians based in New York City. Each of us perform weekly in local venues and clubs and has been playing worldwide with internationally acclaimed musicians. The basic trio consist on voice/guitar and doublebass but we work with the finest instrumentalists of the New York area to build up the band you are looking for. Wedding, Corporate Function, Birthday Party? Contact us to manage repertory... (more)
Swing Grooves Booking
..When you have an event you need to organize for your selected few (or many), the last thing you need to worry about is how to get the most grooving, swinging, smooth and engaging jazz for your budget. You also need a reliable person to communicate with, who has the experience and the understanding of the logistics which are required to the success of your event. Our music is JUST RIGHT for your event thanks to years of experience, whether we play to compliment a good conversation or a quiet... (more)
M.A.S. Music
M.A.S. Music can provide you with several different choices of live instrumental music groups for your wedding ceremony, cocktail hour or private party. We have a jazz quartet(sax, piano, bass, drums), string trio(2 violins, 1 cello), string quartet(2 violins, viola, cello) and a 15 piece swing band. Our groups have performed in and around the tri-state area and are fully insured. Please visit my website for further information. (more)
Mavis Pan
A New York based composer presents a fascinating blend of East and West,Classical and Jazz, and Sacred and Secular in a unique composition and performance style. Ms. Pan has traveled throughout Asia, Europe, Middle East and the United States performing concerts and gathering the flavors of a multitude of cultures to blend and mix into her compositions. Mavis Pan Jazz Band is based in Brooklyn, New York and has been a member with GigMasters since 2014. Mavis Pan services Kings County and... (more)
Eva K Jazz
I am a jazz musician playing in New York City. I play the piano and ukulele and can bring excellent jazz musicians to add spice to make your event successful. I can provide 2 types of settings. 1. Jazz Standard Band: Duo, Trio, Quartet and Quintet (if necessary) with vocals or without vocals (instrumental only) covering jazz standard songs. * Duo could be piano & vocals, guitar & vocals, piano & bass and bass & vocals. * Piano solo (playing & singing) is possible if you need... (more)
Howard Britz
Unique, beautiful piano stylings of songs from The Great American Songbook, Broadway and beyond. Recording and touring artist, Howard Britz will bring his very special brand of swinging, soulful music to your event, available a solo pianist or with trio. Howard has appeared on many recordings including four CDs of his own music, as well his work on TV and radio, he has performed all around the US and Europe in such venues as The Hollywood Bowl, Blue Note Club NYC, Smalls Jazz Club NYC,... (more)
Art-Strings Ensembles
String Quartet from New York City, NY (28 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
BACH, BEATLES & BEYONCE! Winner of GigMasters "Best of 2017-2012", most booked US & Canada Quartet of 2016, 2015, 2014 & 2012, WeddingWire Couples' Choice Award 2018 & TheKnot Best of Weddings 2017. Unique Classical, Jazz, Rock & Pop arrangements by request. More than 450 REAL CLIENTS REVIEWS & OVER 300 LIVE MUSIC VIDEO & AUDIO samples. "Better than the Oscar's entertainment!" - R. Gere. Over 2 million views on YouTube. RATED #1 in NY-NJ-CT for the 13th year in a... (more)
The Creswell Club
Jazz Ensemble from New York City, NY (25 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
The Creswell Club is a constellation of musicians who specialize in music that makes life better. We're rooted in jazz standards and music from the 1920s and 30s, but we're experts at branching out; we can play everything from swing to bossa nova, Motown to the Rat Pack, Edith Piaf to Lana Del Rey. We play hard, we dress well, and we look like we're having a blast (because we are!). We're here for you. We love talking with clients about styles and song lists. We know thousands of songs,... (more)
Royal Violins
String Quartet from Westwood, NJ (9 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
Royal Violins will set the musical mood for you and help you celebrate friendship and love with your guests. Established in 1995 the Royal Violins String Trio is dedicated to providing Tri-State Area with the best variety and quality in string music (quartet, trio, duo, strolling). From the classical masters to jazz standards, show tunes, tangos, Royal Violins String Trio will enhance any special occasion. As a string group, our repertoire is all encompassing and ranges from well-known... (more)
Continuo Music
String Quartet from Redding, CT (30 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
Representing the finest in classical/jazz music for over 25 years, Continuo Music provides the perfect accent for wedding ceremonies, receptions and other social functions. We can tailor a soloist or ensemble to fit your taste and budget. Continuo Music serves Connecticut and the Greater New York areas. Our Director, Barbara, has worked with thousands of clients tailoring classical and jazz live music to fit their entertainment and ceremony plans. CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES Flute and ... (more)
ViVa Strings NY
String Quartet from Roslyn Heights, NY (28 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
ViVa Strings is a top quality modern Music and Entertainment Provider in the NY Tri-State area. ViVa Strings is a high caliber string quartet comprised of four highly talented and professional musicians. Each member holds a Bachelors and Masters degree from some of the best music institutions in the world, such as the Eastman School of Music, Stony Brook University and Saint Petersburg Conservatory. The quartet members generally perform as soloists and as chamber musicians in concerts... (more)
Highline String Quartet
The Highline String Quartet is one of the most sought after musical group for wedding ceremony music, corporate events, and parties in New York City. The group performs both classical music as well as original arrangements of popular non-classical songs by our very own in-house composer. **MOST OF OUR REVIEWS ARE ON WeddingWire!** Why We're Unique Highline String Quartet is a project of the Highline Chamber Ensemble, a group of passionate musicians who host ticketed events in NYC at... (more)
Gomez and Sadlon
Jazz Duo from Newtown, CT (37 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
Gomez&Sadlon is an instrumental jazz/smooth jazz duo that performs a wide range of music from easy listening jazz to instrumental arrangements of light rock and pop songs. Their music has been described as popular, yet artistic, and appealing to a wide range of audiences. Rick Sadlon performs on saxophone and flute and Thom Gomez is a guitarist. Their repertoire ranges from beautiful arrangements of traditional jazz standards to more modern smooth jazz versions of classic popular songs... (more)
International Strings
Music for your wedding, company event or party! We offer you reasonable rates, years of experience and the highest level of performance and professionalism. We cover a wide range of styles - from classical to pop-rock, jazz to world music and more! We offer you flexibility with instrument combinations; we can add trumpet, flute, vocals and more! There are more than 400 titles on our song list! Why us? 10 Great Reasons: 1. Performance quality. Our musicians are graduates of the best... (more)
Prelude Productions
Comprised of seasoned luminaries based in New York City, Prelude Productions offers a variety of ensemble sizes for all of your jazz needs. Solo, duo, trio, quartet or vocal groups can be tailored to your specific requests. Our musicians have performed world-wide with the greatest living jazz legends, and each holds a degree from institutions such as The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music and Berklee College of Music. For programming, we work hard to provide variety within even... (more)
Eldad Tarmu Jazz Ensemble
I am a jazz vibraphonist. A professional musician for most of my life, I have released tens of CDs under my name or as a collaborator. I have decades of experience in the performing arts, mostly as a bandleader. I have been touring in Europe and Asia at jazz festivals and concert halls. I can play either solo, or in duet with a bassist, a trio with a percussionist or drummer, or with my ensemble: quartet, quintet, or sextet, with guitar or saxophone and/or trumpet or flute. Our repertoire... (more)
Royalstrings Duo ROCK/POP/CLASSICAL
Classical Duo from Paramus, NJ (13 miles from Valley Cottage, NY)
Recent reviews on Wedding Wire. 5.0 Stars Steve and the Royal Strings were amazing! Steve was super responsive when first booking and readily available for any questions that I had over the course of the last year. Everyone at our wedding was raving about them, the music selection they played and the ambiance they brought to our ceremony and cocktail hour. I wish I had another wedding to hire them for! Erin, 12/9/17 5 Stars Our event was a business function for about 50 clients.... (more)
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Ultraviolet index
The sun is the source of life on the planet. Its rays provide us with much needed light and heat. However, ultraviolet radiation from the sun is harmful to all living things. To find a balance between beneficial and harmful effects of the sun, meteorologists estimate the ultraviolet index that reflects the degree of its danger.
Types of ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Ultraviolet radiation from the sun has a range of wavelengths and is divided into three types, two of which reach the Earth’s surface.
UVA. Long-wave radiation covering the range from 315 to 400 nm
The rays almost freely pass through all atmospheric ‘barriers’ and reach the Earth’s surface.
UVB. Medium-wave radiation covering the range from 280 to 315 nm
90% of the rays are absorbed by the ozone layer, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
UVC. Short-wave radiation covering the range from 100 to 280 nm
The most dangerous type. It is completely absorbed by stratospheric ozone before reaching the Earth’s surface.
The more ozone, clouds and aerosols the atmosphere has, the less harmful the sun’s effects are. However, those saving factors have a high natural variability. Stratospheric ozone exhibits seasonality with maximum in spring and minimum in autumn. Cloudiness is one of the most unstable weather characteristics. Carbon dioxide levels also change over time.
What UV index is dangerous?
The UV index shows the amount of UV radiation expected to reach the Earth’s surface. The UV index ranges on a scale of 0 (Low) to 11+ (Extreme).
0 – 2 Low
3 – 5 Moderate
6 – 7 High
8 – 10 Very high
11+ Extreme
In mid-latitudes, the UV index reaches unsafe values (6-7) only when the sun is at its maximum elevation (late June — early July). At the equator, the UV index ranges from 9 to 11+ throughout the year.
Positive effects of ultraviolet radiation
Small amounts of UV radiation are beneficial to people, play an essential role in the production of melanin, serotonin and vitamin D, and help prevent rickets.
Melanin creates a barrier to protect the skin cells from the harmful effects of the sun. It makes our skin darker and more elastic.
‘Happiness hormone’ serotonin improves our health: it boosts mood and increases overall vitality.
Vitamin D strengthens the immune system, stabilizes blood pressure and prevents rickets.
What are the dangers of the sun?
When tanning, you should remember there is a fine line between beneficial and harmful UV radiation. Excessive tanning is similar to a burn. Ultraviolet radiation damages DNA in skin cells.
The protective system of the body cannot cope with such an aggressive impact. It lowers immunity, damages the retina, accelerates skin ageing and can cause cancer.
UV light destroys the DNA chain
How does the sun affect people?
Susceptibility to UV radiation depends on skin type. People of European descent are the most sensitive to the sun and need protection when the index reaches 3, while the index of 6 is considered dangerous.
At the same time, the limits for Indonesians and African-Americans stand at 6 and 8, respectively.
Who is more likely to get sun damage?
Light-skinned people
People with many moles
People living in the mid-latitudes when on vacation in the south
Ice fishing enthusiasts
Skiers and climbers
People with a family history of skin cancer
In what kind of weather is the sun more dangerous?
The idea that the sun is dangerous only in hot and fine weather is a common misconception. You can get a sunburn when it’s cool or cloudy outside.
Clouds, no matter how thick, do not reduce UV radiation to zero. Clouds significantly reduce the risk of getting a sunburn in the mid-latitudes but not in traditional beach holiday destinations. For example, in the tropics, you can get a sunburn in 30 minutes if it is sunny and in a couple of hours if it is cloudy.
How to protect yourself from the sun
Follow these simple rules to protect yourself from the harmful effects of the sun:
Don’t spend much time in the sun around noon
Wear light-colored clothing and wide-brimmed hats
Wear sunscreen
Wear sunglasses
When on the beach, spend as much time in the shade as possible
How to choose sunscreen
Sunscreens have varying levels of SPF. Rated on a scale from 2 to 50+, it shows you the amount of solar radiation that breaks through the cream and reaches the skin.
For example, when applying a sunscreen with SPF 15, only 1/15, or 7% of ultraviolet rays will break through the protective film. Only 1/50, or 2% of the rays will affect the skin if you use a sunscreen with SPF 50.
Sunscreen creates a reflective layer on the skin. However, you should know that no sunscreen can reflect 100% of UV rays.
An SPF 15 sunscreen is enough for everyday use, if you spend less than half an hour in the sun. When tanning, you should opt for SPF 30 or more, while light-skinned people should use SPF 50+ sunscreen.
How to apply sunscreen
Apply enough sunscreen to cover all exposed skin, including the face, ears and neck. If you plan to stay in the sun for a long time, sunscreen should be applied twice: 30 minutes before leaving home and before hitting the beach.
The recommended amount of sunscreen is stated on the packaging.
How to apply sunscreen if you’re swimming
You should re-apply your sunscreen after swimming. Water destroys the protective film and increases the amount of ultraviolet radiation by reflecting the sun’s rays. Thus, the risk of getting a sunburn increases when you’re swimming, but you may not feel the burn due to the cooling effect of water.
Re-apply your sunscreen in case of excessive sweating and towelling.
You should remember that even the shade under an umbrella cannot fully protect you on the beach. Sand, water and even grass reflect up to 20% of UV rays, increasing their impact on the skin.
How to protect your eyes
Sunlight reflected from water, snow or sand can cause painful retinal burns. Wear sunglasses with a UV filter to protect your eyes.
Sun damage in skiers and climbers
The atmospheric ‘filter’ is thinner in the mountains. The UV index increases by 5% with every 100 meters in altitude.
Snow reflects up to 85% of ultraviolet rays. In addition, up to 80% of UV rays reflected by snow are once again reflected by clouds.
Thus, the sun is the most dangerous in the mountains. Protect your face, lower part of the chin and ears even when it’s cloudy.
How to treat a sunburn
Apply a wet sponge to the skin to moisten the burn
Apply a burn ointment to the burnt skin
Consult a doctor, if you notice an increase in your body temperature, as you may need to take an antipyretic
If the burn is severe (there are blisters and swelling), seek medical attention
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However, one aspect of the Court’s decision that stands out is its response to the patent-owner’s argument about the asymmetry between the original examination procedure and IPRs, with respect to amendments. As the patent-owner argued, though BRI is applied in examination of patent applications, applicants may amend claims during prosecution as a matter of right. In contrast, the patent-owner argued that the right to amend in IPRs was practically speaking non-existent. The Court’s response was that statistical anomalies do not reflect a necessary or inherent defect that would merit overturning the Patent Office’s authority.
But there is another asymmetry that may have been overlooked – prosecution history estoppel, including prosecution disclaimers. Part of the BRI-amendment deal in prosecution is that an applicant is held to amendments and arguments that it makes to overcome prior art. That is, if an applicant amends the claims or distinguishes by argument to overcome prior art in light of BRI, then he or she relinquishes that claim scope.
For example, suppose an applicant claims a device comprised of two parts “bolted” together. Under BRI, bolted may mean any manner of fastening with a bolt. During prosecution, if the examiner raises a reference that disclosed bolting, but the applicant argues that his or her invention features permanent bolting (or amends by adding “permanently” to bolted) and the reference does not disclose permanent bolting, then the applicant is deemed to have relinquished that claim scope. The patent claim is thereby construed only to cover permanent bolting and neither broadening construction nor the doctrine of equivalents may recapture scope. Notably, this relinquishment of claim scope becomes part of the record – public record. It also reflects the legal scope of the claim under the BRI standard.
Normally, in a court case, prosecution history estoppel or disclaimer is used by an accused infringer to narrow the claim scope to avoid infringement. The irony is that, in an IPR, it is to that same accused infringer’s interest to seek as broad a scope as possible to bring in as much prior art as possible to invalidate the claim. On the flip side, it is the patent-owner who will seek to narrow the claim scope. If PTAB is applying the same standard from prosecution, then arguably the patent-owner should be able to conversely use the prosecution history to disclaim scope.
But the PTAB’s application of BRI in IPRs ignores the prosecution history. We are unaware of any case in which a patent-owner successfully argued that the scope of a claim was limited by the prosecution history. Indeed, PTAB seems to have made quite clear that it is not bound by the prosecution history at all. As a result, if the above illustrated patent claim were subject to IPR, the PTAB’s BRI of “bolted” would return the claim scope to covering what the applicant already acknowledged as prior art and had relinquished.
This would seem to be a major hole in the Court’s analysis of the BRI standard because IPRs do not provide the same symmetry offered in prosecution. In particular, the inconsistency would seem to create a fundamental unfairness because accused infringers would have the benefit of ignoring prosecution history in IPRs, but if the claims survive, they may assert the prosecution history to argue against infringement in court. If BRI is to be applied by PTAB, in a manner consistent with both the Patent Office’s arguments and the Court’s analysis, then it should be applied consistently in view of the prosecution history. PTAB should not have the discretion to ignore disclaimers in the prosecution history.
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6 Ways To Create A Culture Of Innovation
Reward employees with time to think, while providing them with the structure they need.
By Soren Kaplan 6 minute Read
Every organization is designed to get the results it gets. Poor performance comes from a poorly designed organization. Superior results emerge when strategies, business models, structure, processes, technologies, tools, and reward systems fire on all cylinders in symphonic unison.
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Savvy leaders shape the culture of their company to drive innovation. They know that it’s culture–the values, norms, unconscious messages, and subtle behaviors of leaders and employees–that often limits performance. These invisible forces are responsible for the fact that 70% of all organizational change efforts fail. The trick? Design the interplay between the company’s explicit strategies with the ways people actually relate to one another and to the organization.
Here’s how to influence the soft stuff.
1. Be intentional with your innovation intent
Most corporate visions and missions sound alarmingly alike: Become the #1 provider of blah, blah, blah. These generic, broad-based goals might rev up sales teams, but they do little to spark ingenuity. Perhaps the worst thing a company can do is give “innovation marching orders” without any guide posts. That’s when the focus gets lost and teams spin their wheels.
The goal: Frame the way you want to change the world, and make it about the customer. For example, the software company Intuit–the developer of Quicken, Quick Books, and TurboTax–makes its mission abundantly clear: “To improve our customers’ financial lives so profoundly they can’t imagine going back to the old way.”
2. Create a structure for unstructured time
Innovation needs time to develop. No one ever feels like they have time to spare. People get so consumed with putting out fires and chasing short-term targets that most can’t even think about the future.
Giving up control when the pressure is greatest is the ultimate innovation paradox. That’s why iconic brands like 3M and Google give their employees about 10% “free time” to experiment with new ideas. The software company Atlassian encourages employees to take “FedEx Days”–paid days off to work on any problem they want. But there’s a catch: Just like FedEx, they must deliver something of value 24 hours later.
Companies such as Intuit use time as a reward because they believe it’s the biggest motivator of corporate intrapreneurs. Intuit gives its best business innovators three months of “unstructured” time that can be used in one big chunk or spread out over six months for part-time exploration of new opportunities. So using time wisely creates a major incentive to get more time to play with (hopefully wisely).
3. Step in, then step back
Providing “free” time for employees to experiment with new technologies, products, or processes can catalyze the next big thing. But too many companies–and the consultants they hire–attempt to over-engineer the innovation process. A better option: Give just enough structure and support to help people navigate uncertainty and tap into the creative process without stifling it.
There are some pretty good off-the-shelf tools that can help build employee skill sets. Some of the best are freely available, such as the Stanford Design School’s Boot Camp Bootleg. Intuit applied the design thinking underlying Stanford’s model to create its Catalyst Toolkit, a guide that was made available to all employees and the public and which includes self-serve ingredients for cooking up innovation.
People as diverse as software engineers to human-resources managers have used the toolkit to innovate internal work processes or create new products, including SnapTax, which lets customers file their taxes in less than 15 minutes on their mobile phones. Promoting these types of toolkits help convince employees that leaders care about their development while they also promote best practices that can be adapted to the needs of the individual or team.
4. Measure what’s meaningful
Management guru Peter Drucker once said, “What’s measured improves.” Said another way, You get what you measure. For many companies, coming up with ideas often isn’t the problem. The challenge is turning them into something real that delivers an impact. So what metrics should you use?
First, you have to figure out what to measure. In its early days, Facebook measured how often its users returned to its site. Everything they did focused on blowing out this single metric. OpenTable, the restaurant reservation service, focused on two metrics that allowed it to become the dominant player: growing the numbers of restaurants in its network and increasing the number of consumers making reservations.
Customer-oriented numbers are clearly essential. But other indicators can drive internal innovation, too. After Proctor & Gamble realized the importance of outside partnerships in driving market breakthroughs, the company decided to measure (and increase) the percentage of new products that used breakthrough technologies from partners. Externally driven innovation jumped from 10% to more than 50% and resulted in new products, including Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and Tide Pods.
Other metrics that promote organizational innovation include:
Percent of revenue from products or services introduced within a given period of time (say, the last fiscal year).
A pipeline of new ideas that includes a set ratio of short-term products or services and longer-term game changers (say, 75%-25%).
Percent of employees who have been trained and given tools for innovation.
Percent of time dedicated to discovering, prototyping, and testing revenue-generating new products, services, or business models (say, 10-20%).
5. Give “worthless” rewards
Recognizing success is critical, but most companies stop there. An annual innovation award is just not enough to catalyze a culture of innovation. Sure, formal rewards are good for the short term–but they don’t keep people truly engaged.
The most powerful and robust type of recognition–the kind that shapes organizational values–often occurs more informally. Several members of Colgate-Palmolive’s Global R&D group initiated a “recognition economy” by distributing symbolic wooden nickels to colleagues who had made noteworthy contributions to their projects. The fortunate recipients didn’t hoard their winnings. They passed them on to others who had chipped in on projects that they themselves had led.
Nickels are now distributed in meetings, but it’s not uncommon for employees to return from lunch and find a few nickels anonymously placed on their desks. It’s a fun and validating idea; such informal acknowledgments encourage a collective spirit and help promote the free flow of ideas.
6. Get symbolic
Symbols represent the underlying values of an organization, and they come in many forms–values statements, awards, success stories, posters in the hallways, catch phrases, acronyms, and, yes, those wooden nickels. Those who intentionally curate the innovation symbols of their companies essentially curate their innovation cultures.
Intuit installed the kitchen table where Scott Cook dreamed up the company with his wife in its innovation center–and employees are encouraged to sit around it for idea jams. Netflix names its corporate conference rooms after blockbuster movies (for one, King Kong) as a reminder of the continuous breakthroughs its employees are creating and promoting.
But symbols can be more than just physical objects. Poignant experiences, for example, live on as stories and folklore–and shape the mindsets and behaviors of new and existing employees. At Google, the story of the time Sheryl Sandberg made a bad decision that cost the company millions lives on–not because of the error itself but because of co-founder Larry Page’s response: “I’m so glad you made this mistake,” he said, “Because I want to run a company where we are moving too quickly and doing too much, not being too cautious and doing too little. If we don’t have any of these mistakes, we’re just not taking enough risk.”
Rather than let stories naturally unfold from leaders’ unconscious behavior–which may or may not support innovation–some companies explicitly shape stories to convey key values. The trendy fast-food chain Noodles & Company created a kind of corporate folklore when it invited local marching bands to show up and spontaneously play at nearly 100 locations around the country. Finding differentiation in the fiercely competitive fast-food field is a tough and ongoing effort, and the story remains a constant reminder that everyone needs to consistently “march to the beat of a different drummer.”
No Rubber Stamps
Every company’s culture is inherently different. So when you’re cultivating innovation, you’re cultivating a unique system. Which means you have to be thoughtful about your approach. Whatever you do, it should align with the values of the company and with the company’s goals. And in each case, you have to make it easy and rewarding for the people whose roles and dynamics influence the very innovation culture you’re trying to cultivate.
[Image: Scribbles via Shutterstock]
Soren Kaplan is the author of two bestselling and award winning books, Leapfrogging and The Invisible Advantage. He is a former corporate executive, an affiliated professor at USC’s Center for Effective Organizations, and founder of InnovationPoint
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China’s crude steel output in late-January down, Cisa says
China’s crude steel output for late-January fell 0.45% compared with the middle of the month, according to China Iron & Steel Assn’s estimates.
Daily crude steel output totalled 1.906 million during the last 11 days of the month, compared with 1.914 million tonnes in mid-January.
Cisa members, including state-owned and large steel mills, recorded a daily production of 1.604 million tonnes, down 0.53% from the previous period.
China’s daily crude steel output started to drop in mid-January.
“Downstream industries have suspended most of their production [in anticipation of the Chinese New Year this weekend]. Steelmakers are worried that boosting output could drag down the market given that demand has weakened considerably,” an analyst in Beijing said.
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Iran Exercising 'Maximum Restraint' Despite 'Unacceptable' U.S. Sanctions, FM Says
An attack on four oil tankers and oil pumping stations in the Gulf has raised regional tensions, fueling concerns that the U.S. and Iran are headed toward a conflict
FILE Photo: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during an interview in New York, April 24, 2019. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Iran is committed to its obligations under an international nuclear deal despite the U.S. withdrawal from the landmark agreement, its foreign minister said on Thursday, calling the reimposition of sanctions by Washington "unacceptable".
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the comments in a meeting with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo as tensions rise in the Middle East, fuelling concerns that the United States and Iran are heading for conflict.
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Iran is exercising "maximum restraint in spite of the fact the United States withdrew from (the) JCPOA last May," Zarif said at the start of his meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono.
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He was referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed in 2015 by the United States, Iran and other countries, under which Tehran curbed its uranium enrichment capacity and won sanctions relief in return.
President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the nuclear deal last year and is ratcheting up sanctions on Iran, aiming to strangle its economy by ending its international sales of crude oil. Japan was a major buyer of Iranian oil for decades before the sanctions.
An attack on four oil tankers in the Gulf on Sunday, for which no one has claimed responsibility, and Saudi Arabia's announcement on Tuesday that armed drones hit two of its oil pumping stations have raised tensions.
The United States withdrew staff from its embassy in Iraq on Wednesday out of apparent concern about perceived threats from Iran, with U.S. sources saying they believe Tehran encouraged the attacks on the oil tankers.
Trump is sending an aircraft carrier group, B-52 bombers and Patriot missiles to the Middle East to counter what the United States calls a heightened threat from Iran to American soldiers and interests in the region.
"We believe that escalation by the United States is unacceptable and uncalled for," Zarif told Kono in front of reporters before they met privately.
Nevertheless, Iran has relaxed restrictions on its nuclear program and threatened actions that may breach the nuclear deal, although the initial moves do not appear to violate the agreement.
"We are seriously concerned over the situation in the Middle East," Kono told Zarif. "I will spare no effort to ease tensions and try to resolve outstanding issues."
Kono said it was essential to maintain the nuclear agreement and urged Iran to keep implementing it, echoing other countries.
Asian shippers and refiners have put ships heading to the Middle East on alert and are expecting a possible rise in marine insurance premiums after recent attacks on Saudi oil tankers and pipeline facilities, industry sources said on Tuesday.
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Photo-Report on Njemanze Street demolition (6-7 November 2009)
by: National Union of Tenants of Nigeria
The destruction of Njemanze Street that lasted till Saturday 7th November 2009, razed down several buildings, including living houses, commercial premises and religious places, which provided accommodation to over 15,000 users notably residential tenants, business owners and church worshippers.
1. Background Information
At about 1100 hours on Friday, 6th November 2009, the Rivers State Governor, through his urban development commissioner, in a bid to fulfill his part of the business deal between him and Mr. Ben-Murray Bruce of the Silverbird Group, doled out almost a score of heavily armed policemen with two swamp-bogie bulldozers to destroy all the buildings at the leftwing axis of Njemanze Street to pave way for a business of private interest (see figures 30 and 31 at pages 34 –36 of the Report of UN-HABITAT fact-finding Mission to Portr Harcourt for further details or visit the NEXT publication website at : http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/Home/5458156-146/Silverbird_caught_in_Rivers_demolition_scandal.csp for Mr. Bruce emphasis on the demolition).
The destruction of Njemanze Street that lasted till Saturday 7th November 2009, razed down several buildings, including living houses, commercial premises and religious places, which provided accommodation to over 15,000 users notably residential tenants, business owners and church worshippers. In other words, the destruction has brought about sudden damages to the social, economic and spiritual life of the occupants as a price for the personal gain of the state governor and his business ally, which said damages can hardly be repaired by self effort. Photo-analysis of the destruction, as presented below, gives true picture of this fact:
2. ANALYSIS OF THE AREA DEMOLISHED
(1) Photos 1, 2, 3 AND 4 (at pages 4 and 5 of this Report)
Shows the building located at #3 Njemanze Street. At the upper floor of the building existed five law firms with average staff strength of five persons while the lower floor has, in it, an NGO and other offices that provided employment for more than fifteen persons. Behind the building is an extension of the premises, which provided shelter for twenty-eight tenants living with an average family of five persons. In all, the building provided accommodation for 180 users, all of who were victims of the demolition. Behind the premises is a down-below, being part of Njemanze Waterfront that was demolished on 28th August 2009. At the terminal end of the waterfront is the Shell Petroleum development Company (SPDC), being one of the multinational business organizations that have peacefully co-existed with Abonnema Wharf and Njemanze Waterfronts for the past thirty years.
(2) Photos 5 and 6 ( at page 6 of this Report)
Shows the building located at #1 Njemanze Street. At the upper floor of the building existed a Computer Skill-Acquisition Institute that provided employment for upto sixteen persons and a learning opportunity for upto eighty youth while the lower floor has in it, an evangelical church that provided living accommodation for about six persons, employment opportunity for six persons also and a worship place for about two hundred and forty persons. Behind it, are residential premises that provided shelter for upto sixteen persons, each maintaining an average family strength of five persons. In all, the building provided accommodation for 422 users all of who were victims of the demolition. Behind the building is a down-below, being part of Njemanze Waterfront that was demolished on 28th August 2009 while at the terminal end of it rests Abonnema Wharf Waterfront, which is twice larger than Njemanze Waterfront in terms of population and size and forms part of the 2km radius of the Silverbird Showtime project marked for demolition by the end of this year. At the right wing was situated the premises known as #14 Abonnema Wharf Road that was demolished along with the National Union of Tenants of Nigeria’s Office on 13th February 2009.
(3) Photos 7, 8 and 9 (at pages 7 and 8 of this Report)
The demolition of #14 Abonnema Wharf Road and #1 Njemanze Street brings out clearly Mr. Bruce’s dream for his pet project. While Photo 7 shows the premises that are to be used as a parking-space his customers, photo 8 gives the true picture of the business environment sought by Mr. Bruce from the governor. Photo 9 shows the 180o ring-road linking the pet project of Mr. Bruce to Port Harcourt–Aba expressway, upon which basis All the buildings at Awgu and Elechi Beach Waterfronts as well as those at the Njemanze, Iloabuchi and Azikiwe Streets axis of Port Harcourt are to be demolished and expanded to four lanes . This arrangement is being made without any relief plan for the affected occupants.
(4) Photos 10, 11 and 12 (at pages 8 and 9 of this Report)
Shows the building located at #5 Njemanze Street. At the upper floor of the building existed a church with upto 120 worshippers and staff strength of about four persons while the lower floor has, in it, an electronic show-Room that provided employment for seven persons. At the leftwing of the building were lock-up stores used for commercial activities that provided self-employment for several persons, especially widows and the youth who were upto fourteen in number and maintained an average of three workers each. Behind the building is also an extension of the premises, which provided shelter for thirteen tenants living with an average family size of five persons. In all\, the premises provided accommodation for 234 users, all who were victims of the recent demolition of the street.
Note : the leftwing of Njemanze Street has more than twenty-five of the buildings described in this paragraph, all of which were destroyed between 6th and 7th November 2009.
3. IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE DEMOLITION
Given the fact that occupants of the building along Njemanze Street in port Harcourt were not issued any notice or offered an opportunity for alternative accommodation before carrying out the demolition, the state government has, therefore, invaded the affected persons’ right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of themselves and their families under the international human rights treaties – noting that:
(1) considering the magnitude of accommodation shortage in Port Harcourt and the resultant high cost of rentals in the city, the demolition of Njemanze Street undertaken by the governor without provision of any alternative, is counter-productive to the attainment of the occupants’ right to housing, not to mention that it violates not only the right to spiritual upliftment, but also the right to health and to means of economic livelihood as well as the right to enjoyment of such social services as employment and children’s education etcetera.
(2) the particular demolition of the buildings along Njemanze Street without formal notice or opportunity for alternative accommodation brings to fore a further violation of the occupants’ right to private and family, which violation is indivisible from breach of the right to life, human dignity, fair hearing and, above all, the right to freedom from forced evictions, all of which are an embodiment of the international human rights treaties, to which Nigeria is a state-party.
4. THE WAY FORWARD
Of important note – the 2km radius of the Silverbird project, which the state governor has committed himself to demolish before the end of December 2009 and give to Mr. Bruce to do his business, from our recent assessment– covers upto half of the total land area of Diobu in terms of size and population or about one-third of the totality of Port Harcourt main city.
Demolishing, therefore, this magnitude of land area without provision of any alternative to the affected persons could be historic and a practice that deters full and progressive realization of Nigeria’s commitment towards the Habitat Agenda, which, inter alia , forbids government from carrying out any eviction that is contrary to the international human rights law. On this very note it is hereby appealed to:
(1) the Honorable Minister of Housing and Urban Development, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, the Special Rapporteur of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing and the Executive Director of UN-HABITAT to persuade the President of Nigeria to call for immediate moratorium of the unlawful forced evictions in Rivers State, as prescribed by the UN-HABITAT, and to direct the urgent implementation of the 18-points Recommendation set out in the Report of UN-HABITAT Mission to Port Harcourt.
(2) the international human rights organizations to subscribe to the IAI initiative to protest to the embassies of Nigeria across the world, demanding their persuasion of Nigeria President to declare immediate moratorium of unlawful forced evictions in Rivers State, as prescribed by the UN-HABITAT, and to urgently restore the rights of those already evicted.
These appeals are grounded upon the fact that the housing rights violation being perpetrated by the Government of Rivers State is absolutely in pursuit of the governor’s personal interest and is taking place under the jurisdiction of the Federal government of Nigeria, being a state party to the international human rights being violated by the state government.
This Report Dated this 7th Day of November 2009
C. W. ENWEFAH
NATIONAL UNION OF TENANTS OF NIGERIA
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About the HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards
Back to HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards
Each year the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee presents the HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards.
Founded in 2007, these awards celebrate the significant contributions of property owners, educators, developers and volunteers in the conservation of Hamilton’s heritage.
The Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee makes a formal presentation to the award winners at their annual Heritage Recognition Awards Celebration in June.
2018 - 2019 HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards
Join us in celebrating the 2018 - 2019 Heritage Recognition Award winners and nominees.
Date Monday, June 10
Time Doors open at 6:30 pm - Awards at 7 pm
Location The Eva Rothwell Resource Centre, 460 Wentworth St North, Hamilton
Eligibility critiera
Properties must be located in the City of Hamilton.
Properties must be considered to have cultural heritage value or interest, but are not required to be listed on the Inventory, on the Municipal Heritage Register or designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
All property uses are eligible (residential, commercial, institutional, private, public, etc.)
When applicable, a renting or leasing tenant of a heritage property and / or a project team is also eligible or can be named as a co-recipient along with the property owner. The Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee tries to recognize all known parties related to the property’s successful conservation.
Active members of the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee and all related committees and working groups are not eligible for award nomination, including the Heritage Permit Review Subcommittee, the Cross-Melville Heritage Conservation District Advisory Committee, the Inventory and Research Working Group, the Education Work Group and the Policy and Design Working Group.
For more information or a copy of the Terms of Reference for the HMHC Heritage Recognition Awards, contact:
Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee
Attn: Loren Kolar, Legislative Coordinator
Phone: 905-546-2424 ext. 2604
Email: loren.kolar@hamilton.ca
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8 Times Justin Bieber Serenaded Women in Public
He's been doing it for years.
By Isabel Greenberg
Sep 19 2018, 2:10 pm EDT
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Yesterday, Justin Bieber was spotted publicly serenading his fiancée Hailey Baldwin outside of Buckingham Palace. And it got us thinking: Is this his signature move?
.@JustinBieber serenades Hailey Baldwin with outdoor performance at Buckingham Palace: “That girl right there is the love of my life everyone” https://t.co/1BEK9pNAxQ
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) September 18, 2018
It's not the first time we've seen Biebs using his swoon-worthy voice and guitar skills to sweep a girl off her feet. Here eight more times we've seen him croon for people in public.
1) As a rising star:
Before he was a pop star, Bieber used to sing on the streets of Canada as a young boy trying to make money and get discovered. Although he doesn't need the spare change now, we can't help but notice the similarities between then and now.
2) To Selena Gomez in a hotel bar:
Videos of Justin singing to Selena went viral after he grabbed the mic at a Montage Hotel lounge in Beverly Hills. Bieber sang "My Girl" to his now ex-girlfriend in a room full of people who were there to capture the sweet moment.
3) To his "One Less Lonely Girl:"
During his Never Say Never tour, Justin picked a new girl out of the audience each night to sit on stage, receive a bunch of roses, and be sang to.
4) To Selena Gomez on New Year's:
He even used the smooth move on Selena Gomez on New Year's Eve 2009.
5) To a TV presenter:
Bieber turned on the charm during an appearance on a South African news show when he sang "Love Me Like You Do" live during the interview.
6) To a newly-engaged couple:
In 2015, TMZ caught Bieber singing the classic Boyz II Men song "I'll Make Love To You" with a man to the man's fiancée. "Now make out!" he yells after they finish the song.
7) To this lucky little girl:
During an intimate show in 2010, Bieber grabbed an adorable little girl out of the audience and sang "Baby" to her while she sat on his lap.
8) In a commercial:
In this 2017 T-Mobile commercial, Bieber can't stop singing to a (very lucky) girl next to him on the bus, in the library, and in the snow.
We can't wait to see who he serenades for next.
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Utah tar sands project gets key go ahead
Stephanie Paige Ogburn Oct. 25, 2012
One Canadian company's plan to extract oil from Utah's tar sands just took a big step forward.
In 2005, U.S. Oil Sands, a small Canadian company already active in Alberta, proposed a project to squeeze oil out of tar sands on Utah's Tavaputs Plateau
On Wednesday, the Utah Water Quality Board voted 9-2 to uphold the state Division of Water Quality's decision to let the company's proposed tar sands mine go ahead without a groundwater pollution permit.
Living Rivers, a nonprofit environmental group based in Moab that has argued the project will pollute groundwater, challenged DWQ's original approval of the project sans pollution permit. They wanted U.S. Oil Sands to do a full groundwater analysis.
The Water Quality Board, however, agrees that the area's groundwater is too deep in the ground to be polluted by any dirty runoff. Living Rivers and legal ally Western Resource Advocates say they will likely challenge the decision in Utah's courts.
As High Country News' contributing editor Jeremy Miller reported this summer, the state's prodigious bitumen deposits, the largest in the U.S., hold between 12 and 30 billion barrels of oil. In hopes of tapping those fossil fuel riches, the company has been wending its way through the state's permit process. This latest decision is a big win for them.
Curiously, as Miller notes in his piece, the company plans to get the water it will use in the project (tar sands extraction is a water-intensive process) from the groundwater lying deep beneath its project site.
Apparently the groundwater is not to deep to drill into as a water source, but still deep enough to be immune from pollution runoff.
Stephanie Paige Ogburn is the online editor at High Country News.
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Chill Out With Golf Story and Stardew Valley on Nintendo Switch
By Jordan Minor 10.13.2017 :: 9:00AM EDT 10.13.2017
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The past year or so has been pretty stressful to say the least. In fact, quality video games are pretty much the only good things 2017 has going for it. And we need those video games because when it feels like the world could end at any moment on Twitter it’s so nice to have somewhere to escape to just to maintain your own sanity.
As a system you can play anywhere, on the go or at home, the new Nintendo Switch is the perfect video game machine for the Hell of 2017. It can provide emergency relief at a moment’s notice wherever you are, like at a protest. And recently I’ve been playing two games on my Switch that deliver all the chill you could ever want: Golf Story and Stardew Valley.
Why lump these games together? They just feel like perfect companions. They both draw inspiration from classic 16-bit JRPGS in their visual presentation, jaunty music, and overall gameplay structures. They both feature charming dialogue delivered by lovable characters. They both turn seemingly mundane activities (golfing and farming) into sweeping, joyful adventures. And they are both inexpensive games that provide exponentially more fun than some AAA competitors. But let’s drill down further.
Golf Story came out of nowhere from Australian developer Sidebar Games. Like the handheld Mario sports games of old, Golf Story features accessible sports gameplay as the “battle system” of a light role-playing game. You’re a grown man with a strained relationship but a love of golfing bestowed upon you by your father. So you’re on a quest to be the best golfer you can possibly be.
You’ll be playing a lot of golf in Golf Story and fortunately it’s pretty intuitive. This isn’t some hardcore sim. You collect and choose between different clubs with different stats and chart out where you want to hit. A timing minigame, the wind, and your own personal stats determine how close you get to your mark. It’s like Neo Turf Masters but with the added joy of very tactile HD Rumble. And if you don’t even want to bother with the story you can quickly play a few holes at anytime.
But the story in Golf Story really is delightful. The game is full of well-written, quirky, Earthbound-esque characters. There are shady club owners out of sports movie, pretentious disc golf practitioners, students who just can’t dial back the strength of their swings, reluctant coaches, and even a whole realm of caveman golfers.
The story also provides plenty of opportunities to golf in different, entertaining contexts. Most quest-lines end with a lengthy game of golf. But to get to that point you’ll have to complete specific challenges like bouncing balls off of turtles, only hitting into bunkers, racing around a course on foot, or using a wedge to dig for fossils. You can even tee up literally anywhere at any time. Some of these objectives are more tedious than fun, and some can even lead to game-breaking crashes, but overall they help make Golf Story one of the best surprises on Nintendo Switch.
Stardew Valley’s high quality, on the other hand, is no longer surprising. When the Harvest Moon homage was first released in 2016 by one dude(Eric Barone!) it certainly was a shock. But now we’ve all accepted Stardew Valley as one of the best indie games you can buy, and so we couldn’t wait to buy it on Nintendo Switch.
And now that I’ve played it I understand. Stardew Valley feels like a game you need to spend hours and hours and hours with to properly evaluate. I haven’t done that, yet. But even just based on the time I have invested I’ve been utterly charmed by its world and enthralled by its mechanical complexity that slowly reveals itself to you.
Chopping down trees, shattering rocks, and cutting talls grass to clear a field for planting crops sounds like the most boring and repetitive thing in the world, especially since your energy is limited and crops take days to grow. But it quickly becomes a relaxing ritual, one of many you’ll fall into. I went to the functioning arcade in the bar at 5PM every day to socialize with everyone and become a better member of the community. I earned cash selling my excess resources. I ventured into procedurally generated mines to slay monsters and find gems. I talked to a cowboy wizard and went fishing outside his tower.
There’s so much to do but no pressure to rush through any of it. Outside of some late-game story goals, Stardew Valley is an experience you approach entirely at your own pace. Whether it’s building a chicken coop or wooing a spouse, do it when you feel like doing it as the seasons pass. At first I felt compelled to make the most out of a day, working so hard I (virtually) passed out and lost money. But I soon realized the joy of going to bed at like 9PM, even if that meant triggering the fairly long saving process through a user interface still rooted in PC sensibilities.
That feeling also ties into the game’s larger themes of enjoying nature’s tranquility. The closest thing Stardew Valley has to a villain is an omnipresent corporation the player used to work for and that still exists within the town. But the best way to resist them is to just keep living your humble life off of the land and not get wrapped up in arbitrary rat races. It’s a great message to hear while playing the game on cramped New York City subways. In fact, the bite-sized nature of each day combined with the Switch’s portability makes it even easier to choose exactly how much or how little you’d to play every day.
There’s a sort of backhanded compliment you could give both Golf Story and Stardew Valley, that they’re merely fine indie imitations that can tide you over until the real Nintendo games you want are on Switch. And the sooner Nintendo releases its own follow-ups to Mario sports RPGs and Animal Crossing the better. But they wouldn’t diminish the quality of Golf Story and Stardew Valley, two games that put together cost less than individual big games but offer arguably as much if not more. They are must buys for Nintendo Switch owners who want to chill out in the most entertaining, engrossing ways possible.
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Golf Story is a surprise hit indie game for Nintendo Switch.
It's basically a chill RPG where battles are replaced by rounds of golf.
Charming writing and characters make this a world you want to hit the links in.
Stardew Valley is one of the most acclaimed indie games of the past few years.
Along with tending a farm, you can do everything from socializing to exploring mines to fishing to learning from a wizard.
Stardew Valley is a game you approach entirely at your own pace, and that's even more convenient on Nintendo Switch.
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CGSSD Mini-Fair on Saturday, 19 October 2013
The Computer GenealogySociety of San Diego (CGSSD) meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month (except December) from 9:00 a.m. to noon on the campus of UCSD, University of California, San Diego. See our map page for directions.
The next meeting will be held on 19 October 2013 from 9:00 am to noon. Here are the details:
MINI FAIR
Two sessions and two topics per session
No user groups or SIGS this month.
9:00 a.m. - SESSION 1:
A. “Enhance Your Research with American Memory” Presented by Gena Philibert Ortega
We will be exploring the Library of Congress Digital Collections website American Memory. The Library of Congress has so much to offer family history researchers from maps and images to histories and interviews, American Memory is a must for researchers. During this presentation we will be exploring all that the Library of Congress has to offer genealogists online.
Gena Philibert Ortega holds a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Psychology and Women’s Studies) and a Master’s degree in Religion. Presenting on various subjects involving genealogy, women’s studies and social history, Gena has spoken to groups throughout the United States as well as virtually to audiences worldwide. Gena is the author of hundreds of articles published in genealogy newsletters and magazines including FGS Forum, APG Quarterly, Internet Genealogy, Family Chronicle, Family Tree Magazine, and the GenWeekly newsletter. Her writings can also be found on her blogs, Gena’s Genealogy and Food.Family.Ephemera. She is the author of three books include her latest From The Family Kitchen (F + W Media, 2012). Gena is the editor of the Utah Genealogical Association’s journal Crossroads. She serves as President for the Southern California Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is a board member of the Utah Genealogical Association. Her current research interests include women’s social history, community cookbooks, signature quilts and researching women’s lives using material artifacts.
B. “Peter O’Malley - A Brick Wall Case Study - You be the Judge!” Presented by Del Ritchhart
This is a case study which presents evidence of possibly identifying a record of Peter, siblings and his mother and father on a passenger list arriving in New York in 1847. People with the same names are identified in the 1850 census near Scranton, Pennsylvania; but are they the same people and are they really related to Peter? The evidence is presented—you be the judge!
Delbert A. Ritchhart: EDUCATION----MS Management U. S. Naval Postgraduate School; MS Military Science U. S. Naval War College; BS Education, University of Colorado
WORK EXPERIENCE—U.S. Navy 1959-1984, Retired as a Captain having had command of a Patrol Squadron and serving as the Deputy Chief of Legislative Affairs. Overseas tours in Japan, Okinawa, Philippines, Vietnam, Hawaii and Taiwan. Served as a Systems Analyst for Booz Allen & Hamilton 1984-1988 then was Manager of the San Diego Marketing office for Lockheed Corp. from 1989-1993. Moved to Corporate Headquarters leading to a position as Vice President Domestic Business Development for Lockheed Martin Corp. Retired from that position in 1999.
GENEALOGY EXPERIENCE - Began researching his family history in 1994. Has served as President and Programs Chairman Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego, Program Chairman British Isles Genealogical Society of San Diego and currently of The San Diego Genealogical Society. Member of The Southern California Genealogical Society, The New England Genealogical Society and The National Genealogical Society. Has given genealogy presentations to numerous genealogy groups in the Southern California area. Recently published, “Breathing Life into My Family Ancestors”, tracing and writing about several lines of his family tree.
10:00 a.m. - Break, refreshments.
10:20 a.m. - SESSION 2:
A. “Google for Genealogists” Presented by Gena Philibert Ortega
Do you Google? You may Google all kinds of things for your personal or business life but Google should be one of the first places you go to when researching your family history. Whether it's searching for a website, researching a city directory, finding a photo of your great-grandmother or mapping out your next research jaunt. Google is a must. Join me as we discuss better ways to search Google and wonderful resources like Google Books, Google Scholar, Google News, Google Maps and so much more.
B. “Heritage Photo Basics: Scanning & Organization, Quick and Simple Editing, and Using Photos on the Web” Presented by Dona K. Ritchie.
Dona is a retired graphic artist/desktop publisher who has many years of experience using Photoshop and other image editing applications, is an amateur photographer, and loves old photos. She has been using her family photos to construct digital scrapbook pages which illustrate the lives and stories of her ancestors as well as those of her husband's family. Along the way she's learned a lot about restoring old photographs which have been damaged, have lost color or turned unusual colors, and has been successful in rescuing many of those afflicted photos, turning them into digital treasures which will hopefully fascinate succeeding generations as much as they have fascinated her and assisted with her family history research. Want to know more about how you can start rescuing your own stash of vintage photos? Come to the CGSSD MiniFair in October and find out!
We meet at the Robinson Auditorium complex on the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla. From North Torrey Pines Road, turn at Pangea Drive into UCSD. Free parking is available in the parking garage on the left; use any space other than those specifically reserved for UCSD vehicles. Signs will mark directions to our meeting rooms. Please refer to our website www.cgssd.org; or the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies website (click here) for driving directions and a map.
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How Insightful is Transparency Data?
Blog February 12, 2019
Talia Parisi , Public Data Analyst
The internet is buzzing with power market transparency data. Search the web for any Transmission System Operator (TSO) and you’ll find numbers on wind and solar production, generation by fuel type, cross border flows, or the real gem: REMIT data. You name it and with the help of Google and some key word search, you can find it. There are several available resources that publish these similar categories of data, but the format and style of their messages vary wildly. So let me ask you this: which one do you choose?
Figure 1 – ENTSO-E Unavailability for Lanzada. Click to enlarge
Sure, almost all market participants already know of the larger platforms like ENTSO-E and EEX, which aim to provide transparency for several countries. But is this data meaningful? What sort of value does true ‘transparency’ data alone provide you?
Take for example ENTSO-E (Figure 1). The source republished an “unavailability” received from another provider for Lanzada in Italy. The reported unavailability is unfortunately confusing to the market: the available capacity listed in the message itself states the plant is operational, during a period where the plant is reported as unavailable.
In fact, there are many data points from ENTSO-E that create similar conflicting, and thus irrelevant, signals for a user, including disappearing or duplicative messages derived from the same initial source. This is clear in the outage for Schwarze Pumpe Block B (Figure 2). The first message states the outage will begin on 25 June, while the second reports the unavailability starts on the 26. What time did the outage really start?
Figure 2: Sample ENTSO-E Conflicting Messages for Schwarze Pumpe Block B. Click to enlarge
This problem is not unique to one source or country. Centrica, a smaller niche source, reports outages for the United Kingdom through a series of outage message updates. When using their platform, you’ll face similar challenges. For example, the name of the plants/units are encoded. There are discrepancies with in single message outage plans, where some of the older messages are reported as ‘cancelled’, while others are still ‘active’. In short, reporting can be inconsistent and messy within just one public source.
Figure 3: Sample of Centrica outage updates for Plant Barry (E_BRYP-1). Click to enlarge
So now, maybe I convinced you that a single public source may not be the right choice for your business. Because you need this data, for either modeling or analysis, your other option is to collect from multiple sources.
Compiling data streams from multiple sources is complex. For one, every source publishes and normalises content according to their own rules, making it difficult to find and compare the same information. Let’s try and find information on the unavailability of Lanzada, reported in ENTSO-E (Figure1), from Gestore Mercati Energetico (GME) (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Outage information for Lanzada from GME and ENTSO-E. Click to enlarge
The unit exists in GME and is relatively simple to find because both sources refer to this unit by the same name. However, there is no way to validate either outage due to the mismatch of information. In ENTSO-E, an outage begins on 29 October 2018 7:59 CET and ends on 16 January 2019 15:59 CET. However, GME only has one active message with a similar event start time (29 October, 8:00 CET), and the outage ‘ends’ on 29 October 2018 at 16:49 CET (Figure 4). Moreover, the unavailable capacity of Lanzada from GME is never reported as zero, meaning the available capacity reported from ENTSO-E of 350 megawatts (MW) (full capacity) cannot be verified.
In this complex data landscape, how can you make the most informed judgement call to ensure your model run is representative of the real world to make a successful trade? What noise does this fundamental data introduce into your modelling when sources are inconsistent? How large of an investment would it be for you to collect and manage all datasets, and keep up with changing formats and new source locations? To answer these questions, you need analytical resources and additional time for initial research and data collection.
So, now you're probably wondering, well then, what does Genscape do to provide time saving, actionable solutions?
Depending on your use case, we have several products customized for your needs. If you’re interested in the long-term impact of a retiring plant or unit, you can understand the effect by running a sensitivity analysis in EPSI. If you want to validate an outage reported, PowerRT shows the real-time generation of a plant alongside the expected availability. If you have your own models, you can easily input the data collected by Genscape into them using the new API. Regardless of your needs, there are multiple options for our data integration and use.
#1 Genscape Normalises Names
Whether you are retrieving data via our new API, getting your outages from EPSI or viewing them in PowerRT, you can feel confident that the names of plants and units are consistent across all platforms. This enables you to compare different sources of “truth” to identify discrepancies and decide which public source to trust. In Figure 5 you can clearly see the differences between two sources, with a slight difference in capacity reduction.
Figure 5: PowerRT Outages Reported for Rostock from EnBW and ENTSO-E. Click to enlarge
#2 Genscape Does the Research for You
Genscape collects outage data from over 50 unique sources for more than 30 countries and continuously monitors all sources for any changes, such as updated URLs and reformatting. To ensure a continuous and steady flow of accurate data, our expert analysts constantly research new and alternative sources for reliable data.
#3 Genscape Removes Irrelevant Market Signals
You won’t miss important signals hidden among irrelevant or conflicting messages. We provide you with the most up to date information for each plant and source. Additionally, we provide you with an availability curve, processing all the information into a comprehensive overview for each plant, for each source.
Turning data into relevant information is a difficult process and Genscape aims to help you stay up-to-date on changes in the market by collecting and processing the data for you. While we covered outage information, we also provide similar services related to other datasets, including real-time generation per unit, and forecast total demand by country – just to name a few.
So, I will leave it to you to decide. Is transparency data alone valuable enough?
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Rosenberg J, ole-MoiYoi K, Morse M. Concept Note: Clinical Background on HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis. Harvard Business Publishing. 2016.Abstract
Download GHD-C10 Clinical Disease Concept Note
This concept note provides a clinical overview of three diseases that feature predominantly in our case study collection: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. The concept note describes the pathology, causes, and management related to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of each of the diseases.
Learning Objectives: To further students’ and instructors’ understanding of clinical concepts presented in the Global Health Delivery (GHD) Case Collection.
Keyword: Epidemiology, pathology, disease management, monitoring and evaluation, resource allocation, global health policy, partnerships, reatment and prevention.
Rosenberg J, Wachter K, Weintraub R. Concept Note: Malnutrition. Harvard Business Publishing. 2015.Abstract
Download GHD-C08 Concept Note: Malnutrition
This concept note provides an overview of malnutrition, including its definition, causes, and management related to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. It also describes the state of global malnutrition, including national and international efforts to reduce malnutrition and the stakeholders involved.
Learning Objectives: To further students’ and instructors’ understanding of malnutrition-related concepts presented in the Global Health Delivery (GHD) Case Collection (e.g., GHD-031: Reducing Child Malnutrition in Maharashtra, India).
Charumilind S, Jain SH, Rhatigan J. The 100% Condom Program: Part B. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
Download GHD-001B HIV in Thailand Condom Program Part B
This document supplements HIV in Thailand: the 100% Condom Program and recounts the eventual nationwide adoption of that program and its impact on HIV in Thailand.
HIV and AIDS Projections, 1985-2020. Source: Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Health (projections based on data up to 2003). (Exhibit 6 from the "HIV in Thailand: The 100% Condom Program" case.)
Learning Objectives: To examine the national spread of a regional disease prevention program and evaluate its impact.
Supporting Content: This document supplements HIV in Thailand: the 100% Condom Program.
Keywords: HIV prevention, stakeholder alignment, harm reduction
Arnquist S, Weintraub R. HIV/AIDS in Indonesia: Building a Coordinated National Response. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
Download GHD-021 HIV in Indonesia
This case documents Indonesia’s progress in developing a coordinated national HIV/AIDS response. Within the context of a new democratic government, a weak civil society sector, a newly decentralized and underfunded public health system, and a religiously conservative environment, the case describes how international donors financed and directed HIV/AIDS-related efforts for the first 15 years of the epidemic. In 2006 the National AIDS Commission (NAC) was restructured and awarded funding from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). The case documents how DFID’s flexible financing enabled the NAC to develop a single national strategy, a national monitoring and evaluation framework, and a system of local AIDS commissions. The case ends in 2009 with the NAC preparing to assume a new role as one of three Principal Recipients of the Global Fund to Fight, AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The NAC leadership must contemplate how to sustain and further the progress made in scaling up HIV prevention services while taking on new responsibilities as a Global Fund Principal Recipient.
Map of Indonesia Showing HIV Program Implementers, 2005. Source: Indonesia National AIDS Commission. (Exhibit 1 "HIV/AIDS in Indonesia: Building a Coordinated National Response" case.)
Learning Objectives: To understand the impact of external financing, donor-driven agendas, and a national champion in creating a multisectoral response to HIV in a religiously conservative, lower middle-income country.
Keywords: National strategy, sustainability, HIV prevention, flexible donor financing
Charumilind S, Jain SH, Rhatigan J. HIV in Thailand: The 100% Condom Program. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
Download GHD-001 HIV in Thailand Condom Campaign
Thailand’s 100% Condom Program, which was implemented nationwide in 1991, is widely credited with averting a generalized HIV epidemic in that nation. This case traces the development and implementation of Thailand’s 100% Condom Program including its conception, the development of a pilot program in one province, and the program’s early regional expansion. It frames these events within the country’s general political, economic, and health situation; the epidemiology and public perception of HIV/AIDS; the government’s early HIV policy; and the economics of the commercial sex industry. The case explores how public health interventions are designed, refined, and spread. The case ends in early 1991 with the program’s founder trying to find ways to spread the successful regional program nationwide.
Sex establishments in Patpong Area, including go-go bars and members clubs. Source: "HIV in Thailand: The 100% Condom Program" case.
Learning Objectives: To understand the principles behind the design of disease prevention programs and to examine how successful programs align incentives among various stakeholders to achieve their objectives.
Supporting Content: This case has a supplementary summary of history and next steps, titled The 100% Condom Program: Part B.
Bitton A, Talbot JR, Clarke L. Tobacco Control in South Africa. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
Download GHD-012 Tobacco Control in South Africa
This case reviews the policy changes in tobacco control in post-apartheid South Africa from 1994 to 1996 under the leadership of Minister of Health Dr. Nkosazana Zuma. After providing contextual information on South Africa, including historical, demographic, social, and health information, the case delves into the history of tobacco and of global tobacco control efforts. The case then details the history of tobacco in South Africa, including data collection, epidemiology, early control efforts, and the policy efforts of the mid-1990s. The case describes the African National Congress (ANC)’s policy victories under Zuma’s leadership. Knowing that tobacco disproportionately affected certain racial and minority groups, Zuma made tobacco control a top priority. With the support of the President, local tobacco experts, and anti-tobacco advocates, Zuma worked hard to break previous connections between the government and the tobacco industry and to reduce smoking. The case ends in 1996 when smoking prevalence had declined to 32% from 34% in 1995, but South Africa still had one of the highest levels in the developing world. As the ANC was preparing to enact the new Constitution that reinforced health promotion, Zuma had to determine what her next move would be for tobacco control and how she would prioritize it with the other health needs of the country.
Tobacco Control as Health Promotion. Source: Reddy, SP and Swart D. Unraveling Health Promotion: A Framework for Action: Tobacco Control. MRC: 1998. (Exhibit 8 in "Tobacco Control in South Africa" case.)
Learning Objectives: To understand the political and economic forces that impact tobacco control legislation in a country undergoing an epidemiological shift, the role of research and data, and the value of health communication, chronic disease prevention, and advocacy in health care delivery.
Supporting Content: This case has a supplementary summary of history and next steps, titled Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps.
Keywords: Chronic disease prevention, advocacy, health policy, tobacco control
Bitton A, Taranto L, Talbot JR, Kadar E. Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
Download GHD-012B Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps
This case is a supplement to Tobacco Control in South Africa, which reviews the policy changes in tobacco control in post-apartheid South Africa from 1994 to 1996 under the leadership of Minister of Health Dr. Nkosazana Zuma. This case explains what happened after 1996, the steps Zuma took to continue her fight against tobacco (including expanding research capacity, getting increases in excise taxes passed, and pushing national legislation through) and what happened after her departure in 1999.
Relationship between Excise Tax Rate and Cigarette Consumption in South Africa. Source: van Walbeek C, WHO. Tobacco Excise Taxation in South Africa. (Exhibit 2 in "Tobacco Control in South Africa: Next Steps" case.)
Learning Objectives: To understand the political and economic forces and the role of research and data in implementing tobacco control legislation in a country undergoing an epidemiological shift, and the value of health communication, chronic disease prevention, and advocacy in health care delivery.
Supporting Content: This case is the supplement to Tobacco Control in South Africa.
Blumenthal D, Ellner A, Jain S, Rhatigan J. Polio Elimination in Uttar Pradesh. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
Download GHD-005 Polio Elimination in Uttar Pradesh
This case describes key elements of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) campaign in India and explores the challenges faced in eliminating polio from the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Throughout the 1990s, India began implementing coordinated national polio immunization days to supplement routine immunization in health clinics in an effort to eliminate polio from the nation. The case provides contextual information about India and Uttar Pradesh as well as polio and polio vaccines. It then examines the roles of key partners in the GPEI, including Rotary International, the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and UNICEF, and it describes the local operational challenges of the mass immunization campaign in Uttar Pradesh. The campaign has been unable to eliminate polio from this state, and the program leaders grapple with ways to improve the campaign’s performance there.
Comic Book, Crusade Against Polio, Front Cover. Source: Rotary International.
Learning Objectives: To understand the political and operational challenges of implementing a nation-wide disease elimination program and to appreciate how local, contextual factors influence the delivery of health interventions.
Keywords: Polio elimination and immunization campaigns, supply chain management, global collaboration
Dhillon R, Rhatigan J. The Measles Initiative. Harvard Business Publishing. 2011.Abstract
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This case examines the work of the Measles Initiative (MI), a consortium of multiple international organizations, in helping catalyze a global effort to reduce worldwide measles-related mortality by expanding delivery of measles vaccinations. After providing background information on the biology of the measles virus and the epidemiology of measles, it recounts the formation of the MI, its partnership structure, its goals, its program design, and its financing. The case focuses on how multilateral global health initiatives coordinate with national governments to improve health care delivery. By 2009, the MI had made significant gains in reducing measles mortality, but was facing decreased funding and was questioning its strategy going forward.
Clinical Presentations of Measles. Image A Source: CDC: Image 132. Public Health Image Library. Available at: http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp?pid=132. Image B Source: CDC: Image 6887. Public Health Image Library. Available at http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/details.asp?pid=6887. (Exhibit 1 from “The Measles Initiative” case.)
Learning Objectives: To understand how multi-lateral, international disease-control initiatives are designed, coordinated, and financed and to examine how these initiatives interact with national health systems to achieve their objectives.
Keywords: Coordination of multilateral global health initiatives and national governments, international partnerships, measles vaccination campaigns, strategy
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Israel’s Atrocity and the West’s Ignorance. The Tide of Media Lies
By Jamal Kanj
Region: Asia, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, USA
Theme: Crimes against Humanity, Media Disinformation, Militarization and WMD, Police State & Civil Rights
Seeing “free” Western media with headlines like “Rockets raining over Israel”, or describing the success of Israel’s Iron Dome defence system in intercepting missiles from Gaza, you would assume there was a war between equals – or even that “poor Israel” was under attack.
Many Western readers won’t know that all of the 100-plus killed since Tuesday – and practically all of the 700 injured – are Palestinians, many of them children.
Responding to a correspondent who questioned the disproportionate number of civilians killed, including 22 children, CNN anchor Brianna Keilar explained: “Yes, Gaza is just so heavily populated. That’s certainly always a side effect and we’re seeing that there.”
Officially, White House spokesman Josh Earnest offered unqualified US support for “Israel’s right to defend itself against these vicious attacks”.
Yet when that White House statement was issued on Tuesday, not one single Israeli had been hurt. Meanwhile, more than 30 Palestinians, including a whole family, were already dead – killed by an Israeli army equipped with America’s best technology.
Harmless and aimless rockets fired from Gaza are the Palestinians’ only way to fight back. In addition to Israel’s recent aggression, Gaza has been under a military blockade for more than seven years, which alone is an act of war.
Enjoying freedom of movement and peace are basic rights of all people, but if Palestinians can’t enjoy that right then neither should the Israelis.
After the disappearance of three illegal Israeli settlers in an area under complete Israeli military occupation in Hebron, Israel blamed Hamas for their deaths without providing any evidence.
On June 30, following a government emergency security meeting, Israel’s deputy defence minister Danny Danon spelt out a plan to “eradicate Hamas”.
“We will not stop until Hamas is completely destroyed,” he said.
Immediately following that meeting, Israel positioned additional troops at the Gaza border and started its assault, purportedly to avenge the three illegal settlers.
On Thursday, after more than 400 raids throughout Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Israeli Knesset: “While the campaign has gone as planned, further stages yet await us.”
At an earlier meeting, he assured members of the Knesset foreign affairs and defence committee that “ceasefire right now… is not even on the agenda”.
But blaming Hamas for the disappearance of the illegal settlers is simply a red herring.
Israel appears to have “planned” a war to divert international attention from the fact that it was to blame for a failure of futile peace talks and to undermine the newly formed Palestinian unity government.
As Israel continues killing with impunity, Arab governments pay lip service and offer worthless condemnations.
Egypt continues to close its border with Gaza, making Hosni Mubarak blush in his hospital bed.
The Palestinian Authority makes hollow efforts at the UN when it should be joining “real” UN organisations to hold Israel accountable for current war crimes.
Meanwhile, Palestinian children in Gaza are murdered as the Western world indulges in sincere ignorance and Arab people wallow in conscious apathy.
Jamal Kanj (www.jamalkanj.com) writes weekly newspaper column and publishes on several websites on Arab world issues. He is the author of “Children of Catastrophe,” Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America. A version of this article was first published by the Gulf Daily News newspaper.
Copyright © Jamal Kanj, Global Research, 2014
Articles by: Jamal Kanj
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Will Blackwater Replace the World’s Most Powerful Military to Win Afghan War?
By Masud Wadan
Theme: Intelligence, Militarization and WMD, Terrorism, US NATO War Agenda
In-depth Report: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ REPORT, PAKISTAN
Established in 1997, the Blackwater private security company was not so aged when hired into the US’ lengthiest Afghan war in 2001 and later Iraq war in 2003. Not so later from 9/11 tragedy, the company entered into a contract worth of US$ 5, 4 million with the US government to secure CIA headquarter in Kabul. On the Iraq side, it had earned enough US trust to strike a deal of US$ 27 million with Pentagon to ensure the security of military headquarter in the country.
The Blackwater is not a US-wide but a worldwide giant security company that undertakes critical Pentagon and CIA missions across the world. This security firm, which is notorious for its rebellion, irresponsibility and lack of conscientiousness, has displayed its non-compliance to international and the related nation’s rules and laws in Iraq war.
Afghanistan has its own grim record of the security company’s inappropriate and fatal operations. In 2010, Afghan government unexpectedly stepped forward and disbanded all the national security firms for its inadequacy and risk-posing to the nation. Many years later now, the US is considering putting those bitter experiences back into play.
Once approved, the Blackwater would get the entire responsibility for combat and training missions. The Blackwater and DynCorp security companies have previously led operations in Afghanistan that has left a stain on people’s memories from the US’ military mission. Following the end of US forces’ combat mission in 2014, both companies’ role waned. A possible comeback of an already tasted allied force would bear nothing but grow cynicism and wrath among people against the US government’s military arrangements in Afghanistan.
A switch to the Blackwater as well as mismanagement of Afghan war at its hand as a subsequent case could backfire by wresting any US-favored population into rebel’s embrace. Situation would go from worse to worst, not to mention it would superhumanly outperform in restoring security as the declared goal of the US government.
The Blackwater Company might have barely missed foothold in any territory worldwide where the US has intended intervention. Amid Ukraine crisis, reports gave away about traces of the Blackwater’s footing in the country to fight in favor of the US against Russia. The company’s role in Ukraine’s standoff circulated explosively after Crimea’s annexation to Russia gave rise to new heights of the US-Russia tensions.
The story began when news websites posted a video report about presence of anonymous armed forces in Donetsk, Ukraine. Based on reports, these masked men stormed a pro-Russia rally. While dispersion, the marchers were shouting “Blackwater”.
On September 16, 2017, a Blackwater squad sprayed fires on a bulk of civilians in Nisour Square in Iraq and killed 17 people. The squad claimed the assault was an act of defense to threat posed from people, while investigations and eyewitness accounts found no ground for preemptive attack.
New York Times in one of its earlier issues had revealed that the Blackwater’s agents in concert with CIA led plenty covert operations in Iraq between 2004 and 2006. The report elucidated that then-CIA director Leon Panetta denied involvement in the operations with the private company.
Moving on to Pakistan, the Blackwater drew up and conducted sweeping terrorist operations in 2009, while Musharraf-led government often played down presence of the company in the country. On September 2010, a high-profile American journalist and columnist Wayne Madsen brought out evidences about the Blackwater’s role behind terrorist blasts in Pakistan. He maintained that the Blackwater’s operatives are the leading organizers of terrorist attacks in that country and “Pakistani Taliban” was just a name used to pin these attacks on them. At the time, relevant Pakistani authorities’ investigation revealed that the Blackwater under its new title “Total Intelligence Solution” was active in Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi.
The long-awaited new US strategy on Afghanistan would be nothing other than doubling the reinforcement as Sen. John McCain declared his own strategy that would clear the path for a likely switch to deployment of private forces. Donald Trump’s advisors who own private security companies insist on shifting Afghanistan’s security job away from the US army to private forces.
Now if we contemplate the White House’s recent discourse on Afghan war from a different viewpoint, it comes out that there is only concentration about war options and no alternative to conflict is imminent. Oil, arms, intelligence and private security experts encircling White House are in command of foreign policies. For certain, all the pronouncements from the White House have something to do with war.
Two of Trump’s advisors including his son-in-law Jared Kushner attempt to hand Afghanistan’s lengthy war over to the Blackwater and the DynCorp private security firms. Although a dramatic cut in military expenditure from US$ 45 billion a year to US$ 10 billion a year as well as a slash in the US troop’s causalities have been presented as supporting reasons by advisors, it is not a matter of a tiny war zone to be handled by an organization when a powerful government [the US] admits failure on the ground. The advisors like Jared Kushner may be serving as a broker between the White House and familiar sources such as Erik Prince founder of the Blackwater who are relatives.
Donald Trump acceded to the White House as a businessman almost completely incognizant of the US’s war operations throughout the world. He unexpectedly didn’t speak a single word about the US’s protracted and costly Afghan war, all because he’s not interested in wars. Even today, he breaks into argument with his advisors about Afghan war and opposes any plan that multiplies the US’s war costs.
Things are running counter to his plans; else the global war games might have gone upside down if he was at the helm of everything. The President Trump also noted that Pentagon is left with no option to continue war in Afghanistan. In a meeting with its national security team, Trump argued that the US is “losing” war in Afghanistan while pointing to a map depicting regions captured by the Taliban. He even suggested that Gen. John Nicholson, the US commander in Afghanistan be fired, NBC news reports.
Reports say in spite of the US defense department’s repeated demands, Trump is unwilling about lasting Afghan war and views it groundless to add in already 9,000 US troops on the ground. Trump disagrees with National Security Advisor McMaster’s roadmap. In a recent US National Security Council’s meeting, although the security advisor resisted with Trump’s refusals, he failed to bring him on the track. The US State Secretary Rex Tillerson also said that Trump is asking tough questions about Afghanistan’s war and is reluctant to see the war continuing as before.
While Trump is likely to accept the private security plan, defense secretary James Mattis and McMaster, among others, disapprove with it. As Trump tends to abolish whatever he regards as unnecessary just to make cuts in expenditures, he may lean on privatization of security efforts in Afghanistan. It would also rid him of mulling over new strategy on Afghanistan. He’s a big taxpayer himself, so he understands the worth of money very well, yet he’s not up to end the war.
Copyright © Masud Wadan, Global Research, 2017
Articles by: Masud Wadan
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Will Charlottesville Be a Pretext for Toughening Police State Laws?
By Stephen Lendman
Theme: Law and Justice, Media Disinformation, Police State & Civil Rights, Terrorism
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The aftermath of 9/11 transformed America into a police state. Obama continued what Bush/Cheney began – cracking down hard on fundamental freedoms, subverting constitutionally protected rights.
Will Charlottesville be used as a pretext for more of the same? Violence last weekend was reprehensible. Responsible parties should be held fully accountable – federal, state and local laws adequate to handle things.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions opened an investigation into possible hate crime charges. Bipartisan leadership in Congress urged hate crime and terrorist charges against James Fields, accused of mowing down counter-demonstrators, causing one death and numerous injuries.
Federal hate crimes legislation was first enacted in 1968 – defined as threatening to use force “to willfully interfere with any person because of race, color, religion, or national origin and because the person is participating in a federally protected activity, such as public education, employment, jury service, travel, or the enjoyment of public accommodations, or helping another person to do so,” according to the Justice Department.
Additional hate crimes legislation followed in 1988, 1996 and 2009 – expanding the federal definition of this crime.
As of mid-July 2016, the Justice Department charged 258 individuals with hate crimes – since 2009 alone.
The so-called Shepard Byrd Act (October 2009) made it a federal crime “to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin,” according to the DOJ.
It expanded previous hate crimes legislation. Is further expansion likely post-Charlottesville? Did Fields commit a hate crime and/or terrorism, or was he solely ideologically motivated against anyone opposed to his point of view?
He already faces murder and other charges. No evidence suggests he targeted individuals for their race, religion, national origin or other factors hate crimes legislation specifies.
The 1968 Civil Rights Act criminalizes use of force to injure or intimidate anyone “participating lawfully in speech or peaceful assembly.”
It usually targets voting rights violations, not incidents like Charlottesville, though it’s appropriate using it to press charges against individuals responsible for violence last weekend.
AG Jeff Sessions called the deadly car ramming attack “domestic terrorism,” saying
“we will charge and advance the investigation toward the most serious charges that can be brought…”
So far, Fields is charged with second-degree murder, malicious wounding, and failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in a death – under Virginia law.
Will federal hate crime and terrorism charges follow? Will current federal laws be expanded to be harsher?
Will civil liberties suffer another body blow? Will tyranny advance further toward becoming full-blown?
US history is littered with repressive laws – Constitutional protections targeted since the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts restricted First Amendment freedoms.
Police state harshness defines US policy, civil liberties grievously harmed. Anything goes in the name of national security is OK.
For the first time in US history, Patriot Act provisions created the crime of domestic terrorism. Section 802 applies to anyone allegedly engaged in “dangerous to human life” actions.
US citizens and permanent residents are vulnerable to accusations of violating federal, state, or local laws if they:
intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
influence government policy by intimidation or coercion; and/or
affect government conduct by mass destruction, assassination or kidnapping.
The devil is in the definition. Peaceful demonstrators can be targeted like violent ones. The First Amendment doesn’t discriminate against points of view hostile to government practices.
Academic, media and speech freedoms are fundamental in all free and open societies.
Using Charlottesville or similar violent incidents elsewhere as pretexts to compromise constitutional rights is what tyranny is all about.
My newest book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: How the US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.
Copyright © Stephen Lendman, Global Research, 2017
Articles by: Stephen Lendman
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at [email protected] His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs.
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McGirt faces hip surgery, may miss 2018-19
By Rex Hoggard
PARAMUS, N.J. – William McGirt’s season ended Friday at The Northern Trust, an inauspicious conclusion to what was the most painful year of his career.
McGirt, who began the week 109th on the FedExCup point list, missed the cut at Ridgewood Country Club and can now turn his attention toward an upcoming surgery on his left hip and a recovery process that will likely keep him from playing next season on the PGA Tour.
“I’m looking forward to getting back to being pain-free. I’m getting pretty tired of not knowing which side is going to hurt like you know what,” McGirt said following a second-round 75.
McGirt said his hip started to hurt in March at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the pain got progressively worse.
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“I shouldn’t have even tried to play in San Antonio. I’m not sure what hurt worse, trying to swing or trying to walk,” he said.
Although a cortisone shot in April allowed him to keep playing through the summer, he started to feel pain again last week at the Wyndham Championship.
McGirt plans on having surgery to repair his labrum and resurface his hip bone within the next two weeks and said he will be on crutches for about two months and has been told by doctors that the recovery process will take four months, which takes him well into next season which means he probably wouldn’t play again until the 2019-20 season.
“I’m looking forward to some time with the family. I’ll get to be a dad for a while,” he said.
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150th WISH TREE program Terms & Conditions
In recognition of our 150th Anniversary, we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than to thank the people who made it all possible – our community. Over 150 days we will be granting a number of wishes placed on Wish Trees at our branch locations. We’ve always worked to help make dreams come true. This year, we’re adding wishes.
WISH SUBMISSION PERIOD
Friday, June 15, 2018 at 8:00 AM EST – Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 4:00 PM EST
OFFICIAL TERMS
No purchase is necessary to participate. You may submit a wish for a family member, friend, neighbor – or even yourself. A “Wish Submitter” is defined as the individual who completes a Wish Tag and hangs it on the tree. A “Wish Recipient” is defined as the individual who will benefit from the wish being granted.
ELIGIBILITY TO BE A WISH SUBMITTER:
Individuals who reside in the State of Maine for at least two consecutive months of the year; or
Customers of Gorham Savings Bank who are not legal residents of the State of Maine.
Children under 18 are welcome to participate. Employees, officers, and directors of Gorham Savings Bank and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, promotion or advertising agencies, and members of their immediate family are also eligible to participate.
During the Submission Period, visit any Gorham Savings Bank branch with a Wish Tree display (excluding 118 Congress Street) and follow the instructions provided at the display to complete a Wish Tag. Place the carbonless top sheet copy of your completed Wish Tag into the submission box and hang the bottom sheet of your wish on the tree. All submissions must be received by 4:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 15, 2018 to be considered. All wish submissions will remain confidential until a wish is selected to be granted. All wishes may become public at the conclusion of the program.
You may also enter by mail during the Entry Period by mailing a 3.5” x 5” blank index card with your first and last name, phone number, email address, wish details and name of the wish recipient printed on a single side to Gorham Savings Bank, Attn: Marketing Department, 1 India Street, Portland, ME 04101. All submissions become the property of Gorham Savings Bank and will not be acknowledged or returned.
WISH NOTIFICATIONS
Gorham Savings Bank will grant up to $10,000 worth of wishes each month (July through November) and up to $100,000 more in December. Wish Submitters will be notified by phone or email prior to the wish being granted. Wishes granted will be announced on Facebook and the GSB website.
If Wish Submitters cannot be reached within 14 days, their wish will be forfeited and another wish will be granted. Wish Submitters and/or Wish Recipients may be required to provide their age, address, city, state, zip code, social security number, and complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability, and, unless prohibited by law, Publicity Release upon receipt of their wish or else wish may be forfeited in its entirety. Submitting a wish constitutes permission and a waiver to use, reproduce, display and publish the Wish Submitter’s name, biographical information, image, photograph, voice and/or likeness by Gorham Savings Bank and its agents, successors, and assigns for any purpose and in any media whatsoever, whether now known or hereafter developed, throughout the universe in perpetuity, without review or further compensation to individual for purposes related to the program. By participating (including without limitation claiming any wish), all participants acknowledge compliance with and agree to be bound by these Terms & Conditions (available in each Gorham Savings Bank branch with a Wish Tree display, as well as online) and the decisions of Gorham Savings Bank, which are final and binding in all respects. Taxes are the responsibility of the Wish Recipient(s). Whenever practical Gorham Savings Bank will grant the actual wish itself rather than issue a check for its value.
Decisions about wish recipients are final. Wish Recipients are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any tax liabilities associated with the acceptance of their wish. Distribution of the wish will be coordinated upon notification of either the Wish Submitter or Wish Recipient. Wishes involving an item for payment (i.e. mortgage payment, car payment, tuition payment, etc.) will require necessary documentation that includes the amount and parties involved. Gorham Savings Bank will issue a check made payable to the appropriate party. Wish Recipients may be required to collect their wish at a GSB branch during normal business hours.
Revision of Terms & Conditions:
Gorham Savings Bank reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms & Conditions at any time and without notice. Please visit www.gorhamsavings.bank/wishtree or any Gorham Savings Bank branch with a Wish Tree display to review the most current Terms & Conditions.
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Medical Universities in the UK
Medicine is considered one of the most competitive courses and the UK is a popular student destination for medical courses. Every year thousands of international students are accepted into top medical school to provide bright career opportunities to them.
Why UK?
The UK is a student friendly country which has over 34 medical schools that are ranked among the best universities by recognized authorities like QS World University Ranking. Besides highest rankings, the UK is the second country after the United States in research in the field of medicines. The country also claims the second-highest number of Nobel Prizes for medicine since 1901, more advanced than Germany. Studying medicine in the UK is a chance to grab the world-leading expertise in research-intensive establishments.
Careers options to choose in Medicine.
The medicine discipline has ample of options for students to specialize in, and these fall under the following categories:
• Anaesthetics
• General Practice
• Medicine
• Pathology
• Psychiatry
• Radiology
• Surgery
Medicine Entry Requirements
The requirements to study medicine in the UK are strict and exhausting. Interviews held by universities are tough and students should be prepared with a list of relevant work, personal interests, all previous achievements, including relevant work experience. A number of medical schools will also require completion of the clinical aptitude test called UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test). Below is a step by step guide of the procedure starting from pre-admission phase to completion. Now, many universities have started conducting Multiple Mini Interviews(MMI) as a final step for the admissions. The MMI is based to test many non-academic traits like communication skills, empathy and team spirit. The strength of the score will determine whether or not the student is offered a place. Medical schools provide details of how the MMI will work before a student attend the test.
STEP 1: For undergraduate
If you decide you want to study medicine at the undergraduate level, students will need AAA grades, with either Chemistry or Biology a requirement in the high school. For international students aspiring to study Medicine at the undergraduate level, the aspirant must have an IELTS score of no less than 7 across all four categories - reading, writing, speaking and listening.
STEP 2: Medical Foundation Programs
Once the student has completed the two years of undergraduate study they are moved on to Foundation training. This aims at bringing together all the medical professionals like medical school graduates, postgraduates and established health care providers. Once completed, the student heads over to the specialist training course.
STEP 3: Medical Speciality Training
After the completion of four-years of study, the fifth year is a clinical placement after which a student applies for two years of Doctor’s Foundation course. The student can opt for specialization after this foundation program. Training can last for up to seven years, and upon completion, the student is awarded a Certificate of Completion Training (CCT).
About University Clinical Aptitude Test
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is part of the selection process of some UK medical and dental schools. It is an online test that aims to test cognitive abilities, attitudes, critical thinking, and logical reasoning of the applicants. It comprises of four reasoning tests and one situational judgment test.
Assesses ability to think logically about written information and arrive at a reasoned conclusion: 21 minutes, with 11 passages to read and 44 questions.
Assesses ability to solve numerical problems: 24 minutes, 9 tables, charts, graphs etc. as information and 36 questions.
Abstract Reasoning
Assesses ability to infer relationships from information by convergent and divergent thinking: 13 minutes and 55 questions.
Decision Analysis
Assesses ability to deal with various forms of information to infer relationships, make informed judgements, and decide on an appropriate response: 32 minutes,
1 scenario full of information and 28 questions (basic calculator provided)
Situational Judgement
Measures responses in situations, and hold over medical ethics: 27 minutes and 67 questions on 20 scenarios.
Following universities mandate the UCAT test for applicants:
• University of Aberdeen
• Aston University
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bristol
• Cardiff University
• University of Dundee
• University of East Anglia
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• Hull York Medical School
• Keele University
• King's College London
• University of Leicester
• University of Liverpool
• University of Manchester
• University of Newcastle
• University of Nottingham
• Plymouth University
• Queen Mary, University of London
• Queen's University Belfast
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southampton
• University of St Andrews
• St George's, University of London
• University of Warwick
Best Universities to study Medicine in the UK
• University of Aberdeen, School of Medicine
• Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, UoL
• University of Birmingham, School of Medicine
• Brighton and Sussex Medical School
• University of Bristol, Faculty of Medicine
• University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine
• Cardiff University, School of Medicine
• University of Central Lancashire Medical School
• University of Dundee, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing
• University of Edinburgh, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
• University of Exeter, Medical School
• University of Glasgow, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences
• Imperial College School of Medicine, London
• Keele University, School of Medicine
• King's College London School of Medicine
• Lancaster University, Faculty of Health & Medicine
• University of Leeds, School of Medicine
• University of Leicester, Leicester Medical School
• University of Liverpool, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Postgraduate Medical School)
• University of Manchester, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences
• Newcastle University Medical School
• Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia
• University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• University of Oxford, Medical Sciences Division
• Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
• Queen's University Belfast, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• University of Sheffield, School of Medicine
• University of Southampton, School of Medicine
• University of St Andrews, Faculty of Medical Sciences
• Swansea University Medical School
• University College London, University College Medical School
• University of Warwick, Warwick Medical School
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Policies & Conservation
Conserving and Enhancing the Built, Natural and Historic Environment
Guernsey has a complex history, which has uniquely shaped its environment and the Island we enjoy today. The roads, buildings, boundary walls, green lanes, ruettes tranquilles, earthbanks and vegetation (trees, hedges etc) all combine with the predominant use of land to create its character. It is easy to take this environment for granted because it forms part of every-day life - the buildings we live and work in, the streets where we meet people, the countryside that we look over or where we walk - but it needs careful management in order to ensure what is special is sustained whilst meeting the economic and social goals of the community.
The overarching aims of conservation derive from duties under the Law to preserve and enhance the island's built and natural environment. A suite of planning legislation provides 'tools' to support the way we manage change to sustain special character and interest of the built and natural environment
These tools allow for the designation of landscapes, areas, sites, monuments and buildings for special protection and the creation of policy and guidance through the development plans to protect their special interest and allow for their appropriate development. Some trees are exceptionally good and are afforded protection through the designation of a Tree Protection Order. Others are not so special but form and important part of the local character.
The natural environment provides a multi-functional role of not only providing a source of food, but also contributing to the landscape character and distinctiveness (for example, grazing cows, ploughed fields) as well as biodiversity, archaeology (for example maintaining historic field patterns), the health and well-being of islanders and managing ground and surface water.
The historic environment forms part of the building and natural environment. It is made up of all parts of the environment resulting from the interaction between people and places through time, including all surviving physical remains of past human activity, whether visible or buried.
We sustain our historic environment for present and future generations, managing change in ways that protect and enhance its special character and interest whilst meeting the needs of those who live in it and care for it. We do this by committing to the principles set out in Principles for the Historic Environment [Link], providing input into policy and guidance providing expert advice on planning applications.
⇒ Principles for Sustaining Guernsey's Historic Environment [1Mb] sets out the main terms of planning legislation for Sustaining Guernsey's Historic Environment
⇒ CN2 - Conservation Areas [4Mb] sets out the main terms of planning legislation and policy for Conservation Areas. Please note this guidance is under review. The guidance document relates to the policies of the superseded Urban Area Plan and Rural Area Plan and may not be relevant or consistent with the policies of the newly adopted Island Development Plan 2016. Please refer to the relevant policies and Annexes of the Island Development Plan 2016 and contact the Planning Service should you require further information before submitting a planning application.
Sites of Special Significance (SSS)
Sites of Special Significance are areas which have special significance because of their archaeological, botanical, geological, scientific, cultural, zoological or other special interest and which it is desirable to preserve, enhance or manage.
They operate at the highest level of protection with the Law and its Ordinances placing significant constraints on development that might harm the special interest of a SSS. Also, Ordinance has extended the meaning of development within a SSS resulting in very few works being able to be carried out without planning permission.
There are 9 SSS sites designated in the Island Development Plan 2016. The boundary of each SSS is identified on the proposals map of the development plan. A brief description of each SSS site can be found in Annex VI of the Island Development Plan 2016.
Following the adoption of the Island Development Plan, we will prepare and publish Supplementary Planning Guidance for the whole or part of each SSS which will provide background information on the area including data on habitats and associated species and advice on how the site could be maintained or enhanced.
Protected Monuments
A Protected Monument is a monument, structure, cave, ruin or remain (but not a building) and can be man-made or natural features with human influence and may be above or below ground. They include structures such as steps and statues, as well as the numerous fortifications and menhirs through the island. There are about 350 Protected Monuments on the protected monuments list, although we occasionally add/remove monuments to/from the list.
Protected Monuments, including their setting, are very sensitive to new development. The Law, Ordinances and Planning policy offers them significant protection from harmful development. For example: there is no exemption development; and there is a strong presumption against development that affects a protected monument.
We select monuments based on CN9 Principles and Criteria for Protected Monuments [111kb].
You can search online for protected monuments.
A Protected Monuments Locations List [80kb] has also been prepared. Please note the Protection Lists can be amended at any time therefore please ensure you have the most up to date list.
Protected Buildings
Historic buildings are a precious and finite resource and are powerful reminders of the traditions, work and way of life of earlier generations. Those buildings that are special enough are placed on the protected buildings list for their 'special historic, architectural, traditional or other interest' and are known as protected buildings. CN1 Your Protected Building [217kb] and Protected Building FAQs [195kb] provides further details on protected buildings.
You can search online for protected buildings.
A Protected Buildings Locations List [178kb] has also been prepared. Please note the Protection Lists can be amended at any time therefore please ensure you have the most up to date list.
Each protected building has a Notice, which is the legal document that identifies the building and the extent of listing. Every part of a listed building is protected, including the interior and any later alterations or additions, unless stated otherwise
You can search and download the Notice for each protected building. CN8 Explaining the Notice [219kb] provide further information on the Notice.
Please note it is a criminal offence to carry out works to a Protected Building that require planning permission without prior planning consent.
We do have power to intervene where works are urgently required to preserve a building or to prevent its deterioration.
Protected Building Review
In 2012 a review of the protected buildings list commenced to ensure that all buildings have been designated appropriately and also to consider other buildings that may be worthy of listing.
We published the results of the public consultation Public Consultation Results of the Protected Buildings Questionnaire 2012 [116kb] and produced Survey FAQ's [90kb]
Objectives for the Review were agreed by the former Environment Board on 14th May 2013. The CN4 Community Guide to the Review of the Protected Buildings List [394kb] sets these out in detail.
⇒ CN6 - Criteria for the Selection of Buildings for the Protected Buildings List [463kb]
⇒ CN4 Community Guide to the Review of the Protected Buildings List [394kb] sets out the five stages involved in the project.
⇒ CN7 - Decision Making Process for the Review of Protected Buildings List [131kb] explains explain Stage 5 - i.e. how decisions are made on buildings considered in the course of Protected Building Review.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the guidance in this section is currently under review. The guidance document in this section relates to the policies of the superseded Urban Area Plan and Rural Area Plan and may not be relevant or consistent with the policies of the newly adopted Island Development Plan 2016. Please refer to the relevant policies and Annexes of the Island Development Plan 2016 and contact the Planning Service should you require further information before submitting a planning application.
Conservation Area designation is a means of recognising the importance of the quality of the area as a whole and its setting, as well as protecting all the elements that make up the area - the streets, public spaces, boundaries, gardens, landscape and trees as well as buildings and the spaces in between.
⇒ CN2 Conservation Areas [4Mb] provides further information on Conservation Areas.
There are 26 Conservation Areas designated in the Island Development Plan 2016and the boundary of each conservation area is identified on the proposals map.
The includes Annex VII, which provides a Summary of Special Interest of each conservation area. These summaries are based on a report of Conservation Areas Report [7Mb]. Following the adoption of the Island Development Plan, we will prepare and publish Conservation Area Character Appraisals for each designated Conservation Area. These appraisals will set out in detail the special historic, architectural and townscape interest in order to manage development that sustains the special interest.
Protected Trees
A Tree Protection Order is a written order made by the Development Planning Authority of the States of Guernsey which, in general, makes it an offence to cut down, lop, top, prune, cut or compact the roots or the ground level of the root area, uproot, wilfully damage or wilfully destroy a tree without planning permission.
You can find out online of a tree is subject to a Tree Protection Order.
A Protected Tree Locations List [65kb] has also been produced. Please note the Protection Lists can be amended at any time therefore please ensure you have the most up to date list
⇒ AN4 Protected Trees [282kb] provides further details of Tree Protection Orders.
Prior to the introduction of the Planning Law in 2009, conditions were sometimes added to planning permission restricting the works that could be carried out to existing trees. If you have had planning permission and there are existing trees, please check your permission or submit a pre-application enquiry [731kb] for advice.
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Assignment. In the event of a corporate change in control (for instance, a sale or merger), GEMG may transfer your personal information to the new party in control or the party acquiring assets. In such circumstances, we would seek to ensure the acquiring party follows the practices described in this Privacy Policy. We cannot promise, however, that an acquiring company or the merged company will have the same privacy practices or treat your information the same as described in this privacy policy.
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We rely on third parties to provide many features of our Services using data about your use of our Services and of other websites. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, or other technologies to collect and process your personal data for the purposes of information storage and access; personalization of our Services; measurement of and analytics regarding the use of our Services; content selection, delivery, and reporting; and advertising selection, targeting, delivery, and reporting.
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In general, the information collected and generated by third parties is processed and stored by the third parties and will be subject to their respective privacy policies (which we do not control and for which we are not responsible). We do not control these third parties’ tracking technologies or the information they may collect.
Below is a list of the third party data processors with which we have a direct relationship, the categories of data processing they provide to us, and links to their privacy policies (which we encourage you to visit for more information); in the interim, please contact Privacy(at)govexec(dot)com with any questions regarding specific vendors. Please note that this list will not include advertisers (with whom we have no direct relationship) who advertise on our site through ad serving networks. This list was last updated on July 13, 2018; because our Services are under constant development, it may be modified and updated on an ongoing basis.
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Among EEA Users, only those users who have explicitly consented will have their personal data processed by GEMG for the purpose of ad targeting, selection, and delivery. GEMG will seek this (optional) consent from EEA users as part of any website interface through which GEMG invites EEA users to provide personal information. For any EEA User who either (a) declines to provide such consent or (b) is never presented with a request for consent in the course of his or her use of the Services, GEMG will only serve non-personalized and non-programmatic advertising, which may be targeted using coarse location data. Additionally, GEMG’s mobile apps, email communications, and other non-website Services do not process personal data for the purposes of ad targeting, selection, and delivery (either within or outside the Services).
Transfers: Personal data we collect may be transferred to, and stored and processed in, the United States or any other country in which we or our affiliates or processors maintain facilities. We will ensure that transfers of personal data to a third country or an international organization are subject to appropriate safeguards. Our Privacy Shield Policy governs use of personal information that has been transferred to us from organizations in the EEA and Switzerland.
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If you have questions about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
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ICS targets waste reception non-compliance
Watching: the ICS is looking out for ports that are failing on waste
The International Chamber of Shipping has expressed ongoing “concerns” about port facilities and what it describes as the “perennial problem” of a lack of waste reception facilities, writes Rachael Doyle.
In a warning to non-compliant ports, secretary general Peter Hinchliffe told IAPH world conference attendees: “We’re certainly interested in following up on facilities that fall short of international legislation.”
He said that the ICS had received reports that early adopters of open loop scrubbers – an alternative means to comply with low sulphur legislation – have been refused entrance to some ports. Instead these ships have been told to switch to low sulphur fuel, against the installation advice of the scrubber manufacturer and increasing the risk of breakdown in the port entrance.
Additionally, users of closed loop systems have reported difficulties in landing waste sludge generated by their alternative systems.
“This is another example of a lack of waste reception facilities,” he said.
Mr Hinchliffe did concede that the regulatory process at IMO is in need of a “serious overall” and needs to be shifted to take account of the impacts on industry and on world trade.
“Unexpected consequences of regulation must be avoided,” he said. “We can control this process if we get a common industry determination with all the industry stakeholders, including ports, at the IMO."
But, he said, this connection needs to be made quickly before the Ballast Water Convention, air emissions legislation and climate change considerations really “start to bite”.
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The Best Airlines for Long-Haul Flights
The Best A...
What do you do when you're thousands of feet up in the air, in a small and enclosed space, with a few hundred other people? You exercise, stretch, sleep, watch movies �?? anything to pass the time. Some airlines make the trip more bearable by proving certain perks and comforts. The following list is based on AirlineRatings' "Airline of the year" awards.
Delta was the winner for long-haul flights in the Americas in 2016 and 2017. Many people give the airline 4 or more stars for seat comfort and inflight entertainment. This is crucial if you're going to be on a plane for more than four hours.
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Air Canada was the winner for long-haul flights in the Americas for 2018. Seat pitch of 31 to 32 inch and width of 18 to 19 inch in the economy class. In the executive class, all seats have aisle access and transform into fully flat beds with 21 inch width except on A319s planes.
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They have dominated the air travel industry in the Middle East for many years. The airline won in the category of best long hail flight for the Middle East and Africa regions many time, the latest in 2018. Seat pitch of 31 to 34 inch with adjustable headrest and integrated footrest in the economy class. In diamond first class you get slippers, pajamas, cotton and silk duvet, large pillow, fitted sheet and amenity kit.
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They won the award for best long-haul airline in the Asia/Pacific in 2016. Passengers get at least meal services in economy class; upper classes serve more often or on demand. New seats in the economy class have seat pitch of 32 inch, 17.5 inch width and seat recline of 6 inch and are gradually replacing the fixed shell seats on 777-300 and A330 aircraft.
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Singapore Airlines won the award for best long-haul airline in the Asia/Pacific in 2017. Full meals and beverages provided with additional meals and snacks on long-haul flights. Seat pitch of 32 inch with standard recline and foot rests on some aircraft. A nice perk �?? in-seat power and USB port at each seat.
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The new winner for best long-haul airline in the Asia/Pacific in 2018 is Korean Air. Meals and snacks and beverages including alcohol are provided. Blankets and pillows are available, and amenity kits are provided on medium and long-haul flights. Seat pitch of 32 to 34 inch with 18 inch width and 121 degree recline on newer aircraft.
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Lufthansa was the winner of the long-haul flight category for Europe in 2016. Passengers in economy class get full meal service and beverages and second meal service on extra long flights. Movie snacks are offered on some flights; there is a snack bar on A380s. WiFi is available on most of long-haul fleet; live sport channels as well.
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Virgin Atlantic has won the category for Europe for two consecutive years �?? 2017 and 2018. Seat pitch of 31 inch with extra legroom (additional 3 inch) or exit row seats are available for purchase. High tea on long-haul day flights comprising of cupcakes, finger sandwiches and tea selection is available in premium economy class. Virgin Atlantic has the longest bed on the London-New York route.
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The shooting was called in to 911 at 4:41 p.m. Officers arrived at 4:43 p.m., Zachary said.
“Officers arrived and, after the suspect was detained, there was no other threat to the public or anyone else in the store,” Zachary said.
Employees and customers were in the store at the time of the shooting, but no one else was injured, Zachary said.
Ron Edwards, general manager of the Peach Stand, released a statement late Tuesday in response to the shooting.
“All of us at the Peach Stand are shocked and heartbroken over this senseless act of violence, and our thoughts are with the victim's family and everyone affected,” Edwards said. “We are working closely with authorities to assist in their investigation, and ask that you please contact Fort Mill Police for information.”
Police have not yet released any information about why the shooting happened at the store, or why the victim was at the store.
Police have not said if the weapon used in the shooting has been recovered.
The store is at the intersection of S.C. 160 and U.S. 21 east of Interstate 77.
Police from the Fort Mill and the York County Sheriff's Office remained at the scene Tuesday night.
Check back for updates.
Police on Tuesday investigated a shooting at the Peach Stand store in Fort Mill. Michael Harrison mharrison@fortmilltimes.com
Shooter sentenced in killing after ‘hunt’ for drug thief
York County Sheriff’s statement on double homicide and officer involved shooting
By Andrew Dys
One person was killed and two others injured in a head-on crash in York County, South Carolina. The driver of one of the vehicles has 3 previous DUI convictions, police said.
York County couple terrorized in home invasion. A teen neighbor is going to prison
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When Hillary callously fired long-serving White House travel office employees to make room for her friends’ travel business, she responded to the public outcry by accusing the head of the travel office, Billy Dale, of embezzlement. To continue the charade, her husband’s government criminally prosecuted Dale. The jury acquitted him after about three minutes of deliberation, but Dale was left jobless and nearly bankrupt.
When Hillary’s health care bill went down in flames, hurting the Democrats and leading to the first Republican Congress in 40 years, she blamed the media for having “bought into the right-wing attack.” (You know how the media slavishly repeat conservative talking points.)
As mentioned above, when her husband was caught for the millionth time molesting the help, Hillary blamed a “vast right-wing conspiracy.”
When DNA proved the story was true, she blamed the fuss in the media on “prejudice against our state” -- meaning Arkansas. “They wouldn’t be doing this if we were from some other state,” Hillary said. Even The San Francisco Chronicle hooted at that one.
When she lost to Obama in 2008, she blamed the media’s rampant sexism. In fact, a ham-handed liar like Hillary could only have survived in politics as long as she did thanks to the media’s devotion to her.
Quiz: When the Democratic National Committee’s emails popped up on Wikileaks in July 2016, embarrassing her campaign and enraging Democrats, would Hillary:
A)Apologize to Bernie Sanders for the DNC’s horrible mistreatment of him;
B) Demand an accounting of the inept computer security measures at the DNC;
C) Invent a story about Russia conspiring against her?
Answer: C. Russia had to become the next Linda Tripp, a mysterious enemy undermining our heroine.
Hillary’s campaign manager Robby Mook launched the Russia conspiracy theory on the eve of the Democratic National Convention on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” -- because who better to ask the tough questions than a former top aide to Hillary’s husband?
Mook explained:
”Well, what’s disturbing about this entire situation is that experts are telling us that Russian state actors broke into the DNC, took all these emails and now are leaking them out through these websites. ... And it’s troubling that some experts are now telling us that this was done by -- by the Russians for the purpose of helping Donald Trump.”
Stephanopoulos may not have burst out laughing, but, at the time, every serious journalist in America did. Right up until Trump drove liberals mad by winning the election, Hillary’s Russia conspiracy theory was scoffed at throughout the media.
A New York Times story described Mook’s claim as an “eerie suggestion of a Kremlin conspiracy to aid Donald Trump.” It was, the Times reporters said, a “remarkable moment.” Even at the height of the Cold War, such an accusation had never been leveled by one presidential candidate against another. And yet, the Times dryly observed, Mook had cited nothing more than unnamed “experts.”
Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Z. Barabak also pointed out the unnamed “experts” and noted that Mook’s “allegation” served two political purposes. It tainted Trump’s boast that he’d get along with Russia and “also served the added benefit, from Clinton’s perspective, of distracting from internal party divisions over the emails.”
Russian scholars and cyber-security experts dismissed the harebrained claim:
”Experts: Hard to prove Russians behind DNC hack” -- USA Today
”Why the Kremlin might not be the fan of Trump that it’s said to be” -- The Christian Science Monitor
A month later, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a conference call with nervous Democrats, urging them to push the Russian conspiracy theory and also to put out the word that “the Russians” might have altered the content of the emails.
President Obama took the alleged Russian hacking so seriously that he told Putin to “cut it out.”
It was only after disaster struck and Trump won the election that the media decided maybe there was something to that Russia business, after all.
As described in the book “Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign,” two days after the election, Hillary’s communications team met for hours “to engineer the case that the election wasn’t entirely on the up-and-up. ... Already, Russian hacking was the centerpiece of the argument.”
The entire Russian collusion gag was invented to assuage the potty pantsuit’s embarrassment at having lost a second election that was fixed for her to win.
In the two years since the media guffawed at Mook’s claim, the public has been presented with no new evidence. All that’s changed is that the media suddenly decided to demand that we all believe it.
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By Peter St. Onge - NC Opinion editor
Everything we told graduates about leadership? Maybe we were wrong. The president is teaching our young men and women new things about what’s acceptable.
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Heritage Golf Group (HGG), LLC was founded in November 1999, with the intent of building a leading golf course company through the acquisition of select high-end daily fee, resort and private golf courses. The key to our success is our development of customized facilities and tailored operational systems to augment each individual club’s one-of-a-kind assets. The management team at Heritage Golf Group has been transforming clubs for more than fifteen years. Furthermore, we are constantly expanding our team of experts in operations, training, culinary, fitness, agronomics, lodging, golf, and special events. We are revolutionizing the conventional concept of the country club while maintaining the tradition of the game. Our commitment to deliver an exceptional experience for our members and guests stems from our passion for hospitality and the development of an appropriately trained staff to deliver it.
Our current portfolio consists of three resort properties on Hilton Head Island (Port Royal Golf Club, Oyster Reef Golf Club, and Shipyard Golf Club), two championship TPC clubs in Florida (TPC Prestancia and TPC Tampa Bay), a daily fee facility in Texas (Meadowbrook Farms), and a private club in Virginia which we recently acquired in January 2015 (The Dominion Club).
Backed by the financial strength of Tower Three Partners (an operationally oriented private equity firm) Heritage Golf Group is uniquely poised to expand through the acquisition of a tightly focused and selective group of first-rate clubs. Under the leadership of John Hungerford (President), Heritage Golf Group is evolving the private country club experience to the highest level—on the cutting edge of tradition—by honoring the current traditions while enhancing and elevating the member experience.
For Membership information, please click here.
Heritage Golf Group (HGG), LLC, a San Diego-based owner and operator of premier private, resort and daily fee golf facilities, was founded.
Heritage Golf Group acquires Meadowbrook Farms Golf Club in Katy, Texas in partnership with Hillwood Development Company.
Heritage Golf Group acquires three separate world-class resort golf clubs – Port Royal Golf & Racquet Club, Shipyard Golf Club, and Oyster Reef Golf Club – with 99 holes of exceptional golf on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Heritage Golf Group acquires TPC Prestancia from the PGA TOUR.
Heritage Golf Group acquires TPC Tampa Bay from the PGA TOUR.
Heritage Golf Group and the PGA TOUR form a Strategic Alliance, intended to provide expanded experiences for Members and Guests throughout the TOUR’s TPC Network of premier clubs and Heritage Golf Group’s portfolio of distinguished private and resort courses. In addition to their current membership benefits, Members of the TPC Network of Clubs and The Heritage Golf Collection enjoy additional access privileges through the TPC Passport Program, a program that adds value to Members by allowing them to “Join Locally, Play Nationally.” TPC Passport is a premium concierge program designed to deliver an exclusive golf experience for private club Members within the TPC Network of Clubs and The Heritage Collection.
Heritage Golf Group announces a majority investment from Tower Three Partners. Backed by the financial strength of Tower Three Partners, a leading operationally oriented private equity firm, Heritage Golf Group is uniquely poised to expand through the acquisition of a tightly focused and selective group of first-rate clubs.
Heritage Golf Group acquires The Dominion Club, a private Country Club located at the heart of the Wyndham master-planned community, near Richmond, Virginia.
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Oakland mourns by candlelight those killed in warehouse fire
The building served as a base for the Ghost Ship Artists Collective, yet reports suggest people had also been living there despite its use being permitted only as a warehouse.
By Alex Wheeler
December 6, 2016 10:59 GMT
Thousands of people gathered in Oakland, California, for a candlelit vigil, mourning the deaths of those who were killed in a warehouse fire on Friday night (2 December).
Brian Hough holds a photograph of his son Travis, who was among the deceased at the warehouse fire, during a vigil in Oakland, CA Stephen Lam/ Reuters
The confirmed death toll rose to 36 on Monday (5 December) and roughly 50 people have been reported missing, although officials say it is unlikely the number will rise to much more. The cause of the fire remains unknown. The district attorney has warned of possible murder charges as she determines whether there were any crimes linked to the blaze.
Hundreds of people attend a vigil for the victims of a warehouse fire in Oakland, CA Elijah Nouvelage/ Getty Images
A woman wipes away tears during a vigil in Oakland, CA Elijah Nouvelage/ Getty Images
The fire broke out at the property, known as the Ghost Ship, at 11:30pm (07:30 GMT on Saturday). The warehouse served as a base for the Ghost Ship Artists Collective, was one of many converted lofts in the city's Fruitvale district, a mostly Latino area where rents are generally lower than in the rest of Oakland. Some reports suggest people had also been living there despite its use being permitted only as a warehouse.
People hold signs at a vigil for the victims of the warehouse fire in Oakland, CA Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters
Tex Allen gives out hugs during a vigil honouring those who died in the fire in Oakland, CA Josh Edelson/ AFP
A firefighter embraces a child during a vigil for the victims of the fatal warehouse fire in Oakland, CA Stephen Lam/ Reuters
Two men embrace at a vigil for the victims in Oakland, CA Elijah Nouvelage/ Getty Images
Survivors recounted having to struggle to escape the burning building. Many of the victims were on a makeshift second floor served by a rickety staircase of wooden pallets. Visitors described the structure as a warren of scrap wood, sofas, old pianos and electrical cables. Photos of the warehouse before the fire have since emerged, showing it to be warren of partitioned studio spaces crammed with items including furniture, wall hangings and sculptures. The site was already under investigation by the authorities when the fire destroyed the building.
Family members hold photos of their son during a vigil for those who died in the fire in Oakland, CA Josh Edelson/ AFP
A flowers and a picture of fire victim Cash Askew are pinned to a sidewalk memorial is seen near the burned warehouse following the fatal fire in the Fruitvale district of Oakland Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters
A sidewalk memorial is seen near the burned warehouse following the fire Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters
Mourners place flowers and candles during a vigil honouring those who died in the fire in Oakland, CA Josh Edelson/ AFP
People gather at the Lake Merritt Pergola during a vigil for the victims of the fatal warehouse fire in Oakland, CA Stephen Lam/ Reuters
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Home » Featured » Motörhead/Fastway Guitarist ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke Dead at 67
Motörhead/Fastway Guitarist ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke Dead at 67
January 11, 2018 By House of Hair
The HOH mourns the death of “Fast” Eddie Clarke, the last remaining member of Motörhead’s classic lineup.
The official Motörhead Facebook page posted, “We are devastated to pass on the news we only just heard ourselves earlier tonight…Edward Allan Clarke – or as we all know and love him Fast Eddie Clarke – passed away peacefully yesterday,” the band wrote. “Ted Carroll (who formed Chiswick Records) made the sad announcement via his FB page, having heard from Doug Smith that Fast Eddie passed peacefully in hospital where he was being treated for pneumonia…”
Clarke was the last surviving member of the “classic” Motörhead lineup. Phil Taylor died of liver failure in November 2015, and Lemmy succumbed to cancer the following month.
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Starting XI Notes | SEAvHOU
DYNAMO STARTING XI (4-3-3):
23-Joe Willis; 20-A.J. DeLaGarza, 15-Maynor Figueroa, 2-Alejandro Fuenmayor, 3-Adam Lundkvist; 22-Matías Vera, 24-Darwin Cerén, 10-Tomás Martínez; 8-Memo Rodriguez, 9-Mauro Manotas, 17-Alberth Elis
STARTING XI NOTES:
GK Joe Willis can make his 92nd career start in MLS regular-season play and his 70th with the Dynamo.
Willis can earn his 25th win with the Dynamo in MLS regular-season play and the 31th of his MLS career.
Willis can record his 17th clean sheet in MLS regular-season play and his second in the last three games.
DF Adam Lundkvist stands to start his ninth consecutive league game at left back. It will be his 21st start with the Dynamo.
DF Maynor Figueroa is in line to make his eighth start with the club and the 82nd of his MLS career today.
DF Alejandro Fuenmayor will make his second start of the season. The defender started and played all 90 minutes in Houston’s 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on March 2.
DF A.J. DeLaGarza will make his eighth start and of the 2019 MLS season today. It will be DeLaGarza’s 238th career start in league play.
MF Darwin Cerén will make his 104th career appearance in league play and 29th with the Dynamo.
MF Matías Vera will make his eighth start of the season and his 12th in 13 matches across all competitions this year.
MF Tomás Martínez will make his ninth league start of the season and the 45th of his MLS career.
MF Memo Rodriguez will make his sixth start of the season and his eight appearance of the year this evening.
FW Mauro Manotas will make his 106th career appearance in league play for the Dynamo and make his 73rd career start.
Manotas can score in his third consecutive game. It would be the first time this year and his eighth career multi-game scoring game.
Manotas could surpass former Dynamo MF Brad Davis for third on the club’s all-time scoring list in league play if he scores one goal today.
FW Alberth Elis is slated to start for the 53rd time in league play with the Dynamo and will make his 64th career league appearance.
Elis can score or deliver an assist for the seventh consecutive game, extending a career-long streak.
Elis can surpass former Dynamo MF Brian Mullan (19) for sixth on the club’s all-time assist list with one today.
Elis could become the fifth player in club history to record 20 or more goals and 20 or more assists in league play if he has one assist today. He would join Brian Ching (56/22), Will Bruin (50/20), Brad Davis (41/104) and Ricardo Clark (28/23).
SUBSTITUTES:
GK Tyler Deric could make just his second appearance as a substitute and his first since Aug. 29, 2014 at Sporting Kansas City.
MF Juan David Cabezas can make his sixth straight appearance and the 39th appearance of his Dynamo career if he comes off the bench today.
MF Boniek García can make his 178th appearance in MLS regular-season play today, which will surpass former Houston FW Will Bruin and former DF Bobby Boswell for fourth on the club’s all-time list.
DF Chris Duvall can make his Dynamo debut if he comes into this evening’s game.
Duvall can make his 102nd league appearance if he comes off the bench today.
DF Kevin Garcia can make his fourth appearance of the season, and his first off the bench, if he comes into today’s game. It would be his 21st career appearance in league play.
MF Tommy McNamara stands to make his 101th career appearance in all competitions if he comes off the bench today.
McNamara can extend his streak of playing in every game in all competitions this season if he comes into this evening’s game.
FW Romell Quioto returns to the 18-man matchday roster for the second consecutive game.
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Jenny LeFlore
The community connector behind Mama Fresh Chicago passionately works to bring families together and help moms find a place where they belong.
Jenny LeFlore, mom of two-year-old Obie and founder of Mama Fresh Chicago, is building the modern village. “A daughter of Chicago, born and raised,” Jenny’s passion for her city is infectious. She’s made it her mission to connect people with inclusive, family-friendly activities in her community and create opportunities for all moms to feel like they belong.
When her son was born, Jenny’s full-time job in the fashion industry had her traveling at least 12 days a month. “I traveled to ten cities and two countries while I was pregnant… I went back to work six weeks after Obie was born, crying in an Uber with my pump, the whole nine-yards,” she remembers.
“When you’re possibly the only woman in the conference room, you already feel like you want to bring your A-game. So now you’re a woman, you’re a mom, and you’re a woman of color? You want people to see that you have value—that you deserve to be here.”
“I would be in these other cities on business and spending my nights researching what to do with my kid that weekend when I got home… on Friday, I’d pick him up from daycare, put my baby carrier on and we would hit the streets!” From farmer’s markets to antique sales, this thoughtful planning is how Jenny prioritized active 1:1 time with her son in the midst of a very busy career.
One of her outings took them to a music class where Jenny was the only mom of color in the class. At a certain point, the teacher asked if Obie would rap the last verse. “It made me feel so insecure. I didn’t want anyone to feel like this.”
That music class and all her adventures around the city ultimately fueled the vision for what is now Mama Fresh Chicago, where Jenny has built a community celebrating families from diverse backgrounds. She maintains the same passion and determination to make Mama Fresh a space where every mom feels included and supported.
The community Jenny has built with fellow mothers has also been crucial on both a professional and a personal level, having suffered from postpartum anxiety after her son’s birth. “Anxiety and depression are the seeds,” she says, “and isolation is the water.” But even while working through her own challenges in the transitioning to motherhood, Jenny’s passion for lifting up new moms only grows stronger. “It’s so important that women can connect and know they’re not the only one feeling a certain way.”
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Sonic Colors Wiki Guide
Walkthrough part 19
Last Edited: March 27, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Sonic Colors Walkthrough[edit]
Tropical Resort
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Starlight Carnival
Starlight Carnival Act 4[edit]
You'll begin this stage facing directly toward the right. Step onto a platform, which will launch you up into the air. There, a speed pad will carry you under an overhead ledge. Spare a moment to look at the spinning orb positioned above that ledge. It periodically will fire a spread shot of green bolts of energy. Watch for a moment to get a feel for the pattern. If you collide with any of those green shots, you'll take damage.
You can drop down into the opening where the second floating green ball is hanging to find a Special Ring.
Drop down along the column of rings near the far right wall to find a platform with a Special Ring resting on it.
It's possible to quickly run past the orb after it lets loose a charged energy spread shot. Wait for it to do so, then jump up onto the ledge and run under it and to the right. You'll find another of the floating green balls ahead. There's a gap you can easily jump to run overhead, but you don't want to. Instead, drop down through the opening (while avoiding the charged shots) to find a Special Ring. Then hop out and continue to the right.
As you proceed, you'll have to use homing attacks to take out two weak enemies. Then you'll come to a wider pit. This bottomless pit has several of the green balls positioned along it. You'll need to leap along ledges while avoiding spread shots. Proceed to the right and you'll come to a wall with ledges leading upward. However, there's a trail of rings just to the lower right. You can drop down along that trail of rings to land on a secret platform. Jump left to another platform and collect a Special Ring.
Now a hook will drop down. Use a homing attack to grab onto it and let it carry you back up to the series of ledges above. Ascend along those now while you keep an eye on the green balls to your left and upper left. The upper left one in particular poses a risk.
You'll have to deal with twice the usual number of shots as you ascend the shaft to the checkpoint. Make sure that you don't miss the Special Ring.
There are items of interest in the black crates overhead, but on your first visit you'll be stuck taking the lower route to the goal on the far right side of the passage.
As you ascend, you'll have to eliminate a few more enemies and then you'll come to another high vertical shaft. This one has a pair of green balls placed atop one another so that you have to deal with twice the usual nmber of shots, which is made trickier still by the fact that you have to jump and grab hooks with homing attacks to launch yourself up the series of ledges that lead up through the area. Make sure that as you reach the upper left side of the shaft, you grab the Special Ring that is out in plain sight. Then leap right and let the hook carry you up before another round of spread shots comes about and makes your life difficult.
At the top of that shaft, you'll activate a checkpoint. Then you should keep moving to the right to find a bunch of enemies positioned along crates that are stacked to form a staircase. You can ascend the stairs with homing attacks and go flying out onto the raised platforms to eliminate the six or so enemies on higher ground, though there's not much reason to risk that blitz on your first run through the stage. The lower route isn't much safer, though, and as you continue to the right you'll have to deal with more of the floating green balls and their spread shots.
Cautiously advance past the balls between bursts of fire, then on the far right side of the shaft you'll find a springboard that you can use to bounce up to the area goal.
More rings for your collection...[edit]
Around two thirds of the way through the stage, you'll grab a purple wisp and pass through a checkpoint. A gate opens ahead of you. Pass through it and start to the right. There's a white wisp to give your purple one energy, then beyond that a raised ledge. Leap onto it and take out the first enemy with a homing attack, then set your purple wisp power into motion. Now you need to start to the right, hopping from the edge of each platform to continue to the next while collecting more purple wisps and breaking through more blocks. Along the way, you'll find a Special Ring.
Follow the steps outlined above, but make sure that you keep going through the blocks on the high road after grabbing that first Special Ring. As you continue to the right, continue jumping from the edge of each platform. You may want to repeatedly mash the 'Jump' button as you near the edge of each one until you see yourself leap into the air, since for some reason Sonic is extremely unresponsive to requests to jump in this area (mostly he's too busy chowing down on blocks). If you make it all the way to the far upper right side, you'll collect another Special Ring just before passing through the stage's goal ring.
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Kohli opens up on chat with Federer at Australian Open: 'It was just a beautiful time'
Virat Kohli met Roger Federer at the Australian Open after India's 2-1 ODI series win against Australia.
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New Delhi Published on: January 26, 2019 20:24 IST
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Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma met Roger Federer at the Australian Open
Virat Kohli loves Roger Federer and recently he met the Swiss Maestro during India's stay in Australia, where they had already defeated the hosts in the three-match ODI series.
As India scripted history and waited to come to New Zealand, the Indian players decided to go for some live tennis action at the Australian Open and Kohli was no different.
The 30-year-old along with his wife Anushka Sharma met the legend and shared photos of their day out in the middle where they not only met the current world No.3 but also watched Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams play.
However, for the Indian captain, meeting Federer again was an amazing experience.
"Well...amazing, I have met him (Federer) a couple of times earlier as well. He told me that he met me in Sydney few years back when he played an exhibition game and the fact that he remembered was like...wow!," Kohli said.
"For me, I mean...I can't explain that feeling. I have seen him play since I was a child and he's a great, great man not just a great tennis player.
DO NOT MISS: @imVkohli speaks about his fondness for Kiwi land, the simple things he loves to do off the field and his memorable meeting with tennis legend @rogerfederer at the @AustralianOpen 🎾😎👌
Full Video 👉👉👉 https://t.co/wnEBzUBkOJ pic.twitter.com/ueqrfAPPDx
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2019
"And he kept asking questions...I was like he's asking me questions? I could speak to him about mindset, how he prepares, what he thinks about his sport. And it was just a beautiful, beautiful time" he added.
Kohli had met Federer in 2015 when India had toured Down Under the last time as Federer was again in the country for the Australian Open.
What a day at the Australian open. ❤😍👌👌 An amazing way to finish the Australian summer. Forever grateful🙏😇❤#ausopen pic.twitter.com/fqOiekjH3F
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) January 19, 2019
In 2015, Kohli had a sensational tour himself as he smashed 692 runs from four matches but India lost the four-Test series 2-0. However, this time aroumd, things were different as India returned triumphant 2-1 in the four-match rubber and also beat the hosts by the same scoreline in the ODI series.
For Federer however, it was a bad one as he was knocked out in the third round by Andreas Seppi of Italy while this year, Federer was knocked out by 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the fourth round at Melbourne.
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‘Little People, Big World’: Tori Roloff Opens Up About Breastfeeding Troubles With Baby Jackson
Amie LaFleur
Being a new mom can be one of the most wonderful experiences in the world–but it can also present many unexpected challenges. Just ask Little People, Big World star Tori Roloff, who gave birth to her first baby, Jackson Kyle, on May 12.
On Saturday, July 29, Tori posted a personal message on Instagram that many mothers will be able to relate to. Apparently, Tori has had much more difficulty breastfeeding Jackson–who is affectionately called Baby J by Tori and her husband Zach Roloff–than she ever anticipated she would.
“Hands down the hardest thing about being a mom has been breastfeeding,” Tori wrote.
“It was something I did not expect. I just figured it would come naturally because it’s what nature intended-I was so wrong. Jackson and I got so frustrated with one another in the beginning and it took every ounce of me to not quit. I realized however I was being selfish. It was an inconvenience and took FOREVER but I was blessed enough to be able to [breastfeed].”
Tori — who included a picture of herself breastfeeding Baby J — went on to explain that she knew she was lucky to be able to breastfeed and said that she feels “for those mamas” who cannot. She also confessed that she “HATE[S] the stigma of breastfeeding” because it makes her needlessly feel awkward in public.
“Why should I? I’m providing for my child.”
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Tori ends her post by saying that she is proud of the “long way” she and Baby Jackson have come in their breastfeeding journey, but confesses that she still sometimes feels “overwhelmed.”
“We as women just do the best we can and that’s all anyone can ask. You do you mamas. Don’t let anyone make you feel insignificant or like you’re not doing your best. Breastfeeding is ridiculously hard and it doesn’t always work out. Our kids are going to be just fine.”
Little People, Big World fans really seemed to appreciate Tori’s message.
“This post is awesome,” wrote one woman. “It was way harder than I thought it would be too. So glad you are talking about it because it’s something that needs to be discussed now. Keep it up momma!”
“You. Are. Exactly. Right!! Breastfeeding was much harder than it was made out to be. But so glad I did!!!” wrote another.
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According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, many mothers are aware that breastfeeding is important for their baby’s health, but many women are unaware of how to do it properly or of any of the potential problems that could arise during the process. Skills such as how to hold and position a baby, how to get the baby to latch onto the nipple and other techniques often need to be taught so that new mothers have the best chance of successfully breastfeeding.
There have also been countless media stories–such as this one from the Telegraph–that address the shame many mothers still experience while trying to breastfeed their babies in public, or even while doing something as seemingly innocuous as posting breastfeeding pictures on Facebook.
What do you think about Tori Roloff’s post on breastfeeding? Let us know in the comments below.
Little People, Big World returns to TLC in September.
[Featured Image by Tori Roloff/Facebook]
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First Presbyterian Church chooses Vaddio PTZ camera system
Aesthetics plays critical role in selection process of camera technology at First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.
Andrew Brister ⋅ Sep 17, 2012
Aesthetics plays critical role in selection process of camera technology at First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. For many traditional churches, adding technological elements into their sanctuary presents a major challenge: aesthetics. These older, established churches have an architectural beauty that congregations don’t want to see marred by high-tech equipment and its associated wiring and infrastructure. So when First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood, South Carolina decided to introduce video production into their beautiful 55-year-old facility, the visual impact was a strong concern for the church leadership. “Traditional churches don’t want technology to be visible,” states Phyllis Lott, video volunteer for the church. “It takes away from the atmosphere of worship.” One of the additions desired was a video camera system—the church wanted to provide DVDs of their service to the congregation, send a video feed to the nursery, and enable the choir to see the service. To meet the needs of the church, Hames Pro, an audio, video and lighting systems provider based in Greenville, SC, installed three Vaddio WallView 70 PTZ standard definition cameras and a Vaddio ProductionView FX console to both control and switch between the cameras. Remotely controlled, these small cameras are easily mounted to walls or other surfaces, enabling nearly invisible placement in locations impossible to be serviced by a tripod-mounted camera system. “Traditional placement using a camera on a tripod would have been constrained to the back of the sanctuary in the balcony,” states Hames Pro Owner Russ Moore, systems designer for the installation. “The church wanted a more professional look and additional camera angles. We chose a rear centre position mounted above the entryway for the main shots of the platform; a side shot to capture different angles of the platform as well as the congregation; and a third position at the rear of the platform facing out. This works great for capturing faces in the crowds, the organist, children’s performances, and special events such as funerals, memorials, and especially weddings. With these three angles, the church captures three different shots of events that a tripod-mounted camera would completely miss.” In addition to eliminating the distraction of a large camera and cameraperson, the system has proved to remove additional distractions as well. “When we have baptisms,” comments Lott, “we use the Vaddio system to record it for the family. We no longer have people jumping up with cameras during the service to capture the moment.” www.vaddio.com
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St Agnes is the most southerly inhabited island with 366 acres and a resident population of 90.
People of all ages love this island. It is safe, clean, very beautiful and also full of contrasts. The island’s most notable landmark is the lighthouse which was built in 1680 by Trinity House and was coal fired until 1790 when it was converted to oil, with copper lamps and 21 revolving reflectors. This lighthouse was the second to be built in Cornwall after the Lizard Light in 1619. It stands 74 feet above the ground and 138 feet above mean high water. It was superseded in 1910 by the Peninnis Lighthouse on St Mary’s. It now serves as a daymark for shipping.
The coast ranges from the amazing tombolo, a kind of sand bar called Gugh Bar which connects St Agnes to the smaller island of Gugh with its prehistoric standing stone “The Old Man of Gugh” and Obadiah’s Barrow to Beady Pool, the “Troytown Maze” (thought to be of medieval date) to St Warna’s well, the wonderful Church (no electricity here). The old lifeboat slipway and building is a reminder of the ragged western rocks, the scene of many shipwrecks over the years.
St Agnes is a favorite island for visiting birdwatchers especially in October. Many rare vagrant birds arrive here after their long migratory journey. In 2004 a Cream-coloured Courser was the first to be seen in Britain for over 20 years and a Little Bustard was recorded in March 2002 together with a Killdeer in November 2003. What will you spot in 2014?
The St Agnes Pilot Gig is the “Shah” 32 foot long, a traditional wooden working boat with six oars and a cox. She was built in 1873 by Nicholas Peters at St Maws. The gigs were originally used to take the pilots out to vessels and guide them through the dangerous channels around the islands. It was very competitive, the first gig to the vessel, being paid. Over the last thirty years the racing and number of gigs has greatly increased with over 100 being present at the Annual World Gig rowing championships the first weekend in May of each year.
There is no hotel on the island but refreshments are available at a number of cafes and the Turks Head Inn is renowned for its pasties and delicious freshly caught crab salads! There are boat trips available in the evenings in the summer to visit the pub for a pint and a pasty. For a cafe try the Coastguards Cafe or Covean Tea Rooms and all new is the Hightide Restaurant.
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We give each and every one of our customers a unique opportunity to represent themselves, their beliefs, and interests. We recognized a growing trend in the customization market but a void in the footwear department. We wanted to bridge that gap and open up the world of custom slides. Stand In What You Stand For is the backing of our company and how can you truly stand for something without embodying it all the way down to your toes? Plus, we would get to wear slides to work everyday. So the concept of ISlide was born.
January, 15th 2013 ISlide was born. After 6 months of product development, focus groups, and business planning ISlide was officially launched to the world on July 15th. We had already proven our concept with growing sales and by the end of 2013 we developed a production model that would allow for mass customization at an individual level.
After a successful first year, ISlide quickly became the leader in custom slides. With our premium quality, customization capabilities, and quick turnaround times, we were flipping the footwear world on its head. By the end 2014 ISlide could be seen on the feet of some of the top teams in the world including the Minnesota Vikings, Boston Celtics, and Buffalo Sabres, just to name a few. We were also getting recognition from local and national media outlets for our unique product. From gift guides on Fox to sneaker blog NiceKicks, everyone loved ISlide.
Now we were ready to change the slide game for good. It started by becoming the youngest brand to ever partner with the NBA as an official licensee. Next we launched our new model- the Waves Gel. The addition of luxurious materials combined with a sensation of walking on water made the Waves Gel ISlide one of the biggest innovations in the footwear world. Before the year was over we needed one last big splash; that’s right Another One. DJ Khaled had taken the SnapChat world by storm with his motivational speeches and keys for success. And what better way to spread his message than with ISlide.
ISlide was now the hottest and most talked about product in the footwear world. Celebs from Ellen Degeneres to Justin Beiber were rockin’ ISlides. The most elite athletes in the world were wearing ISlide around the locker room of the NBA All Star game. The top wide receiver in the NFL Antonio Brown was selling his own ISlides to his fans. Everyone wanted a pair. And after three years in business we were finally ready to swim with the Sharks on the season premiere of Shark Tank. Even though we ended up walking away from an offer, ISlide was now a household name.
With ISlide’s continuous growth, we had finally outgrown our humble beginnings. It was time for expansion. We needed more people to add to the team, more pairs to sell to our customers, and more space to hold it all. By early summer we had to make the move to our new home in Boston, MA. Finally settling into our new space we have built an environment that fosters creativity and self-expression. And of course we threw in a basketball court. We are ready once again to take ISlide to the next level. Hope you can come along for the journey.
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Better Prevention of Drug Use, Healthy and Safe Development of Children in Belarus
UNODC had the honour of facilitating a seminar for policy makers in Belarus at the request of the Ministry of Interior of the country. The event was organised with the support of the UN Resident Coordinator and the contribution of UNAIDS, UNFPA and UNICEF. More than 40 policy makers, including representatives from the Ministry of Education, Information and Health, as well as CSOs were present at the training. Participants worked together over three days to
Read more about Better Prevention of Drug Use, Healthy and Safe Development of Children in Belarus
UNODC Partnership with Lions Club to Develop Personal and Social Skills of Adolescents
The UNODC/WHO Second Update Edition of the International Standards on Drug Use Prevention http://bit.ly/2D1Qua4 identifies evidence-based education on personal and social skills as one of the effective strategies to prevent drug use and other risky behaviours in early adolescence. We also know from the work of the WHO Violence Prevention Alliance that such programmes have been found to be effective in preventing youth violence ( https://www.who.int/violenceprevention/en/ ). This is why UNODC was delighted to attend
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The American Society of Addiction Medicine Standards of Care
This document is a useful resource for physicians that manage care services of patients with drug use disorders and its related consequences.
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Mentor Launches Quality Mark for Alcohol and Drugs Education
Mentor UK , an organisation focused on drug prevention and education, have launched a Quality Mark for alcohol and drugs education. The quality mark has been developed in addition to a set of developmental quality standards for schools and practitioners which aims to improve alcohol and other drugs education in England. The quality mark is supported by Public Health England (PHE) while the charity is financially backed by both PHE and the Home Office which
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The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies
University of Victoria, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria have released The International Model of Alcohol Harms and Policies.
Comprising of a set of guidelines, methods, and tools this resource was produced with the aim of creating a standardised set of methodologies for alcohol researchers.
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Technical Consultation on Updating the Prevention Standards
Gilberto Gerra, Chief of the Drug Prevention and Health Branch at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), opens the meeting on the "Technical consultation on updating the prevention standards" at UNODC headquarters in Vienna. Jeff Lee, Executive Director of ISSUP, is attending this important meeting along with invited representatives from around the world. The two day meeting will address how to build on the UNODC international Prevention Standards produced in 2015 and
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Webinar: Enhancing Residential Addiction Treatment Services
Webinar, Canada, 3 February 2017
Online Learning for Prevention Standards
The Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) has released an online learning module that will help prevention professionals better understand the Portfolio of Canadian Standards for Youth Substance Abuse Prevention . The module aims to help prevention teams, mental health professionals, school administrators, law enforcement personnel and others to plan, select, implement and evaluate prevention initiatives in their communities and schools, and at home. The module: Identifies barriers to implementing the Canadian Standards for Youth
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Mobility Privacy & Security
Hashtag Trending – Google+ data leak, Pixel 3 unveiled and; Google losing ads to Amazon
Meagan Simpson
@megesimpson
Google shuts down Google+ after a data leak, unveils the Pixel 3, and might be losing advertising to Amazon.
Listen to the latest Hashtag Trending
First from Reddit: It may be no surprise that Google+ is dead, but what is surprising is the way it happened. Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided to shut down Google+ after a report from the Wall Street Journal exposed data leaks dating back more than two years. The company said in a blog from Monday that it only discovered the leak, affecting more than 500,000 users, in March of this year. It decided not to disclose the problem for fear of scrutiny and being put in the spotlight like Facebook, according to internal documents acquired by Wall Street Journal. Similar to the Cambridge Analytica scandal third-party developers were able to access Google+ public user profile data and the non-public info of friends such as full names, email addresses, birth dates and more. Though unlike Cambridge Analytica Google says there is no evidence the data was misused by the 438 apps that could have had access to the personal data.
Next up from Twitter: Google held its annual ‘Made by Google’ event in New York yesterday, announcing the newest Pixel phone, the Pixel 3. The newest smartphone features two front facing cameras for improved selfies and AI that screens spam calls. Google also unveiled the Pixel Stand, which is a wireless charging stand for the phone that can also double as a photo frame.
Finally from LinkedIn: Amazon is gaining ground of one of Google’s main sources of revenue, advertising. According to CNBC some advertisers are moving more than half their ad budget that would normally be spent on Google Ads over to Amazon’s advertising business, adding up to hundreds of millions of dollars lost for Google. In Canada Google and Facebook account for the majority of digital advertising. According to the CNBC report Amazon’s ad budgets are tripling year-over-year and this may soon pose a threat to the two Canadian advertising giants. However a manager in Google’s ad sales told CNBC that he has not seen clients shifting budgets to Amazon but is seeing clients coming up with separate brands to sell exclusively on the e-commerce site. Nonetheless some people are saying that Amazon’s growth in digital advertising is the most credible threat to Google since Facebook entered the market in 2012.
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About Meagan Simpson
Meagan Simpson is a Jr. staff writer for IT World Canada. A graduate of Carleton University’s journalism program, she loves sports, travelling, reading and photography, and when not covering tech news she can be found cuddled up on the couch with her cat and a good book.
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Chilean Ambassador Gustavo Ayares (left) and his wife, Marita Isabel Campos (center), welcome Ryu Shionoya (right), president of the Japan-Chile Parliamentary Friendship League, during a farewell reception at the ambassador’s residence on Nov. 9. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
Takanori Nakamura (center) receives a plaque for his appointment as ‘Ambassador of the Best of Colombia’ from Hiroshi Wago Rojas, executive director of ProColombia Japan (left), and Gabriel Duque, Colombian ambassador to Japan (right), during a ceremony at the ambassador’s residence on Nov. 7. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
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Inter-Research > MEPS > v391 > p121-137
MEPS 391:121-137 (2009) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08212
Spatial ecology and conservation of seabirds facing global climate change: a review
David Grémillet*, Thierry Boulinier
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, UMR 5175, 1919 Route de Mende, 34 293 Montpellier cedex 5, France
*Email: david.gremillet@cefe.cnrs.fr
ABSTRACT: In this review we detail the impact of climate change on marine productivity, on marine environmental stochasticity and cyclicity, and on the spatio-temporal match–mismatch of seabirds and their prey. We thereby show that global warming has a profound bottom-up impact upon marine top-predators, but that such effects have to be studied in conjunction with the (top-down) impact of human fisheries upon seabird food resources. Further, we propose seabird ecological features, such as memory effects and social constraints, that make them particularly sensitive to rapid environmental change. We provide examples of how seabirds may nonetheless adapt when facing the consequences of climate change. We conclude that our understanding of the spatial ecology of seabirds facing environmental change is still rudimentary, despite its relevance for the conservation of these vulnerable organisms and for the management of marine ecosystems. We define the following research priorities. (1) Determine the factors affecting seabird distribution and movements at sea using biotelemetry, as well as colony dynamics on land. (2) Link seabird distribution patterns to those of their prey. (3) Determine further the role of historical and metapopulation processes in contributing to the dynamics of the spatial distribution of seabirds. (4) Assess phenotypic plasticity and the potential for microevolution within seabird spatial responses to climate change, since both will greatly affect the quality of modelling studies. (5) Adapt existing models to define and predict the impact of climate change onto seabird spatial dynamics. (6) Synthesize all gathered information to define marine protected areas and further conservation schemes, such as capacity reduction of fisheries. This research effort will require maintaining existing long-term monitoring programmes for seabirds, as well as developing new approaches to permit the integration of processes occurring at various scales, in order to be able to fully track the population responses of these long-lived vertebrates to environmental changes.
KEY WORDS: Fisheries · Marine protected areas · Match–mismatch · Metapopulation dynamics · Phenotypic plasticity · Regime shift · Top-down/bottom-up control
Cite this article as: Grémillet D, Boulinier T (2009) Spatial ecology and conservation of seabirds facing global climate change: a review. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 391:121-137. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08212
Published in MEPS Vol. 391. Online publication date: September 28, 2009
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Daft Punk - Electroma
Drama, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Home | Films | Explore Films | Daft Punk - Electroma (2006)
This certainly an eccentric project: French electronic pop duo Daft Punk's debut movie has no dialogue and, more surprisingly, no music by Daft Punk, though there is a lot of other music of different kinds accompanying this story of two robots who want to become human. It is a gently paced film, with lots of beautiful shots of the desert the robots are crossing, but it is also funny in places, and always watchable.
Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo
Thomas Bangalter
Peter Hurteau,
Michael Reich,
Helena Stoddard
Blade Runner(1982)
In the future human clones are sent to work in the outer reaches of space, when six escape and head to earth a blade runner is sent to hunt them.
Metropolis(1927)
This visually spectacular German sci-fi classic (made, incredibly, in 1927) sees the rich live in skyscrapers and the poor toil underground.
Tron(1982)
Visually peerless example of Hollywood coming to terms with computers, in which programmer Kevin Flynn get sucked into a game.
Edward Scissorhands(1991)
Tim Burton's update on the Frankenstein story is also a brilliant and strikingly-designed satire on suburban values.
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Shaun Of The Dead © UNIVERSAL PICTURES (UK) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Home | Films | Explore Films | Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Happiest in his grubby local pub, good-natured loser Shaun has to get in touch with his inner hero after he and a ramshackle group of his friends find themselves thrown into a battle against marauding zombies in modern-day London. From the team that brought us cult TV favourite Spaced, Shaun of the Dead's wit and vitality was a shot in the arm for the British film industry when it was released in 2004. An affectionate homage to the zombie genre, filled with likeable performances, endearing characters and priceless one-liners.
Kate Ashfield,
Lucy Davis,
Nick Frost,
Dylan Moran,
This film contains very strong language and strong bloody horror.
Attack the Block: Film Guide
A film guide that looks at Attack the Block (2011), exploring its key topics and themes through informal discussion.
Comedy Genius: Secondary
Activities to support engagement, debate and reflection for secondary titles within the Comedy Genius strand of the Into Film Festival.
Suitable for 11–16
Q&A with editor Chris Dickens
The art of editing a film with Oscar winning editor Chris Dickens
The Host(2006)
Refreshingly quirky Korean monster movie in which toxic waste creates a giant mutant tadpole in the Han River.
Hot Fuzz(2007)
British action comedy in which a pair of mismatched cops investigate a sinister village conspiracy involving murder and competitive flower arranging.
Zombieland(2009)
Featuring cracking one-liners and hilarious performances this is a zombie movie guaranteed to please both horror and comedy fans.
The Girl with All the Gifts: science, ethics, and being human
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We take a look at how The Girl with All the Gifts puts a new slant on the post-apocalyptic thriller.
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Halloween, 31 Oct
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"It really is a chance for us to open children's minds to the power of film not just as a vehicle for entertainment but also as a way in to understanding their own world and the worlds of people whose lives are very different."
- Marlon Perkins, Teacher, Whitstable and Seasalter Endowed CofE Junior School, Kent
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Video: Watch a Tornado Rip Through A School Gym
Viral video on Reddit shows the terrifying power of 'nature's most violent storms.'
By Eileen Guo
Filed Under Climate Crisis, Reddit & Video
Tornado season typically runs between March to June in the United States, but 2018 has already seen a number of these deadly weather occurrences.
Just this weekend, tornadoes in three southern states have left four dead and displaced many more. These unseasonable appearances may be due to climate change, as a 2014 study published in Nature Climate Change, which Inverse previously covered, suggests.
Tornadoes are the result of warm, moist air near the earth’s surface meeting cool, dry air above during a (usually supercell) thunderstorm. They occur predominantly in the United States, which experiences approximately 1,200 tornadoes annually — about 4x as many as in Europe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which also call them “nature’s most violent storms.” Additionally, most occur east of the Rockies, as with the tornados that hit parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas this weekend.
My thoughts and prayers are with the Clarksville community and the families who were affected by the horrible tornado damage. pic.twitter.com/U36iWaNr9Y
— Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) February 25, 2018
Just in time for this earlier-than-usual start to tornado season, a video that has gone viral on Reddit since it was posted last year provides an awe-inspiring look at a tornado as it occurs — from the inside.
Taken from a stationary videocamera in the far corner of a school gymnasium, the video first shows the empty gym, where everything looks normal, except for a door that is flapping open. Then, the lights flicker and go off, and suddenly you can see a sliver of pale grey sky through a collapsed wall before the strong gusts blow dust throughout the space, and then, when it clears, you see that the exterior walls of the space are partially collapsed.
Incredibly, while there is debris on the floor, the speakers hanging from the ceilings are still in tact — though in some cases, swinging wildly. As some Redditers have humorously commented, “Whoever the sound guy was who hung those speakers did a one hell of a job.”
That might be the case (props to whomever the sound guy is, wherever he is!), but still, the video shows the incredible power of nature. If you’re in a tornado zone, the best place to take cover is to get as far away from windows as possible, ideally underground. This video of the gymnasium ripped apart by a tornado is proof of why. NOAA has more tips here.
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Tennessee sheriff: FBI extends search for Delphi teens’ murderer into southeastern Tennessee
The FBI has extended their search for the murderer of two Delphi teens into southeastern Tennessee, according to the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department.
Tennessee sheriff: FBI extends search for Delphi teens’ murderer into southeastern Tennessee The FBI has extended their search for the murderer of two Delphi teens into southeastern Tennessee, according to the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department. Check out this story on jconline.com: http://on.jconline.com/2mBcSOD
Fox59 Published 10:34 a.m. ET Jan. 15, 2018 | Updated 11:28 a.m. ET Jan. 15, 2018
This man, captured on Liberty German's cell phone about the time of her death, is a suspect in Delphi's double homicide investigation.(Photo: Provided)
BLEDSOE COUNTY, Tenn. –The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department has clarified a Facebook post about the search for the murderer of two Delphi teens, Fox 59 reported.
The sheriff released the following statement on their Facebook page at 11:51 p.m. on Sunday: “FBI has extended the search Into south eastern Tennessee counties including Bledsoe.” However, that statement was deleted around 10 a.m. and replaced with the following Facebook post:
The Indiana State Police released this statement about the investigation on Monday morning: “As with any active investigation, we continue to follow up on tips and leads that come into the tip line. This is just another example of what we do and why we do the work that we do. We are just following up which we have done from day one of this case on information we receive and that is what is going on.”
German, 14, and Williams, 13, were dropped off near the Monon High Bridge on Feb. 13, 2017. But when the teens didn’t make it to the designated pick-up location, a widespread search effort launched to search the woods where the girls were last seen.
More: Delphi murders' investigation HQ moves back to city hall
More: Tips increase after Delphi girls featured on 'Dr. Phil Show'
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The following day, the girls’ bodies were found.
Investigators released a grainy photograph of the man they believed was responsible for Libby and Abby’s deaths. The image was captured on Libby’s cell phone along with a voice recording of a man saying “down the hill.”
No arrests have been made in the case. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the toll free number tip line at 844-459-5786 or email abbyandlibbytip@cacoshrf.com. Callers to the tip line may remain anonymous.
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Home » News » Bus Accidents » Bus Overturns With Students Inside, No Serious Injuries
Bus Overturns With Students Inside, No Serious Injuries
Posted by Terry Boyd on May 16, 2019 | Categories: Bus Accidents
A school bus is one of the safest ways for a child to travel to and from school and school-related activities. Statistics reveal that a child is 70% more likely to arrive safely at their destination when taking a school bus rather than another form of transportation. Further numbers paint an even more vivid picture. Of the 320,874 fatal motor vehicle accidents that occurred between 2007 to 2016, only 1,147 were related to school transportation. Of those, only a small percentage of the fatalities were riding on the bus. The great majority were drivers and passengers of other vehicles.
WSOCTV reports on a horrific accident where a bus full of students overturned.
The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday near Abermarle in Stanly County, North Carolina. 17 people were injured, with one being flown from the accident site to the hospital after a pickup truck towing a trailer crashed into an Early Head Start school bus.
According to authorities, a 2012 Dodge truck towing a trailer was traveling eastbound on Quail Ridge Road. It failed to stop at a stop sign and plowed into the bus. The bus was traveling north on U.S. Highway 52. On-board the bus were 15 students and 2 adults. All of the students were preschoolers. Most of the students were taken to Atrium-Stanly to be checked over. None of them had serious injuries.
Another vehicle that had been traveling behind the school bus also crashed. The driver was the victim that was flown to the hospital. Authorities expect to charge the driver of the truck.
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Russell on Arbitration
Författare: St. John Sutton David , Gill Judith , Gearing Matthew
Titel: Russell on Arbitration
Upplaga: 24 uppl.
Förlag: Sweet & Maxwell
Produkttyp: Inbunden
Ämnesord: Processrätt , Utländsk rätt
Pris: 3365 SEK exkl. moms
First published in 1849, Russell on Arbitration has been the principal practitioner’s reference on English arbitration for over 150 years. It supplies a clear, practical focus on all stages of the arbitration process, with detailed analysis of the Arbitration Act 1996 and subsequent case law, and in-depth consideration of the role of the English courts in supporting and supervising arbitrations.
As an authority on arbitration, key features of this title include:
- Provides step-by-step guidance through the different stages of the arbitration process, from drafting the arbitration agreement or clause to enforcing and appealing the award
- Gives authoritative guidance on arbitration agreements, from the form and content, to the laws to be a applied and termination of the agreement
- Discusses the different types of tribunal, the qualifications of an arbitrator, the liabilities of arbitrators and how to challenge arbitrators
- Looks at the conduct of a reference to arbitration, including relevant statutory requirements and time limits
- Examines the role of the court before and during the arbitration, as well as after the award
- Contains cross-references to the 1996 Arbitration Act, CPR, and institutional rules of the ICC and the LCIA
- Includes extensive appendices of legislation, CPR, Practice Directions and other material so they are easily available in one source
This new edition features commentary and discussion of significant developments including:
- The recognition of the Court's inherent supervisory jurisdiction alongside the Arbitration Act 1996 in AES Ust-Kamenogorsk v UST- Kamenogorsk JSC
- The willingness of the English courts to injunct the pursuit of foreign seated arbitrations in certain exceptional cases e.g. Claxton Engineering Services Ltd v TXM Olaj-Es Gazkutato KTF, Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc and Others and Whitworths Ltd v Synergy Food Ingredients & Processing BV
- The recognition of the validity of faith and nationality restrictions on the selection of arbitrators. The decision at first instance suggesting such restrictions were invalid as a result of European anti- discrimination employment laws alarmed the arbitral community, which mobilised international arbitral institutions to appear before the Supreme Court as amcus curiae when the matter was heard. The Supreme Court duly restored order in Hishwani v Jivraj
- The ever expanding body of decisions under s.68 of the Arbitration Act 1996. Despite the often repeated mantra that setting aside or remitting an award under s.68 is a high hurdle, there are a number of successful applications reported each year. Similarly, despite the many statements regarding the finality of arbitral awards, the Courts will refuse to enforce arbitral awards under the New York Convention in occasional cases. Malicorp v Egypt is a recent example of a successful attempt to resist enforcement of an award under s.103 of the 1996 Act
- The continued evolution of arbitration procedure reflected by healthy debate over, for example, the role of third party funding, tribunal secretaries and the utility of the many rules and guidelines available to parties and tribunals alike
- This title also reconsiders the extent to which decisions under earlier arbitration legislation remain relevant
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October 24, 2017 / Paul King
King Sound Reinforcement would like to welcome Adam Cook as the newest member of the King Sound Reinforcement team.
Adam has been working with KSR as part of our Crewing Team over the summer. It is fantastic that he will be joining us as part of our warehousing team.
One of Adam’s roles will be to look after our ever increasing backline hire stock. Adam is an active and able musician - he plays drums, guitar and keyboards and, as a result, has excellent knowledge of all our available backline. Adam has just completed a BA Hons in Pro Musicianship and alongside working with us is now studying for a Masters in Sound Production at Bath Spa University.
When asked "what are you most looking forward to about working at King Sound?”
Adam replied, "The opportunity to meet like minded people who are already in the music industry. I can learn from them and also work in the field I feel most passionate about."
Adam prefers coffee in the morning but tea in the afternoon and his favourite treat is carrot cake, but he’s also partial to a walnut or two.
When asked "What do you think you can bring to KSR from your degree experience at Bath Spa" Adam said "I'm really dedicated to success and teamwork. King Sound Reinforcement has a fantastic team of professionals that I'm really happy to call myself a part of. I love the ability to think outside the box and I’m excited about working on new and exciting projects for prospective clients."
Paul King comments “Adam is a talented guy who’s really motivated to develop a career in the industry. He’s a natural self starter with a drive to learn. That, coupled with his solid work ethic, makes him a natural fit for the company as we expand rapidly”
You can email Adam directly at adam@kingsr.com or 0117 955 6888 Option 1
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THE HORSEMASTERS
by Joan Wolf
It's a couple of generations after the end of Daughter of the Red Deer (1991), Wolf's first sally into prehistory, when this sequel gets into gear; but we're still talking plenty long ago, 13,000 years or so, during the time of Cro-Magnon man--he of the cave paintings in the south of France. And, as before, we're back in the matrilineal Tribe of the Red Deer, where the Mistress's disfavored son, Ronan, champs at the bit for power and responsibility, only to be set up as a rapist by his lustful sister, Morna. Mistress Arika, who sees Ronan's charisma as a threat to her tribe's female hegemony, sides with Morna and drives him out. So he strikes off into the Pyrenees, where he forms a new tribe composed of other outcasts like himself, and with the help of his new wife, Nel, tames wild horses. And it's a good thing, since all of the Kindred tribes of the region are about to be harried by invaders who come from the northern tundras and are known as the Horsemasters. While Ronan organizes the Kindred into a fighting force, Wolf introduces us to more prehistoric types--the cave painter, Thorn; Siguna, captured daughter of the Horsemaster chief; and Culen, the squalling babe Nel and Ronan take in when Morna dies in childbirth. Wolf gives the tale a happy conclusion, even though, as everyone knows, the thundering hordes from the north eventually did murder, plunder, and pillage the gentler folk from the south. Accomplished, credible, but not quite as thematically clever as the series' first book.
Pub Date: May 11th, 1993
Publisher: Dutton
Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1st, 1993
MORE BY JOAN WOLF
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NO DARK PLACE
THE REINDEER HUNTERS
DAUGHTER OF THE RED DEER
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Grebenstein, Maryanne; William Morris
William Morris Broadside: Love Fulfilled
2014. A beautiful calligraphic manuscript of William Morris’s poem “Love Fulfilled.” Maryanne Grebenstein is a professional calligrapher who studied under many other notable calligraphers. She teaches calligraphy and manuscript gilding at the Massachusetts College of Art (Boston), the North Bennet Street School (Boston), and the Abbey Studio in Hingham, MA. This lovely lyric was published in Morris’s last book of poetry, Poems by the Way, in 1892. A contemporary critic described this late work as still marked by a pervading intensity of human feeling found in his early poetry. The title and decorated capitals are 23 Karat gold leaf. Thirty-five lines with the calligrapher’s signature in pencil below the border. The text is in Moon Palace sumi ink and the color is in Winsor & Newton gouache on Crane’s 100% cotton stock paper. Archivally matted. Measures 17 x 22 inches including mat. Fine. More about William Morris Broadside: Love Fulfilled
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[Incline Press] Morris, William
William Morris Broadside
Incline Press, (2010). Limited to 50 copies. A quote from William Morris: "My work is the embodiment of dreams in one form or another" printed in black with red floral decorations. Printed by Graham Moss at the Incline Press. Fine. More about William Morris Broadside
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[Kelmscott Press] Chaucer, Geoffrey; John Windle, essay
Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896. This is an original leaf from the Kelmscott Press masterpiece, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, accompanied by an essay by the bookseller John Windle on its commercial history. The leaf is from a disbound and dispersed damaged copy. Copies were presented by Windle in a paper portfolio in 1994 as a keepsake to members of the Colophon, Roxburghe, and Zamorano Clubs. The folio-sized leaf is from pages 215-216, “The Persouns Tale.” There is no illustration, but there are one large and twelve small decorated initials. The leaf is in very good condition except for a bit of rubrication (red ink text) bleed-through on the two shoulder titles and one section heading, and a little rippling along top edge. The first page of the accompanying essay is decorated with a Burne-Jones illustration and woodcut borders reproduced from the Chaucer. The essay includes a chart comparing auction prices of the Chaucer to three other notable books, 1966-1993, on the other pages. MOR/110414. Very Good. More about Leaf from the Kelmscott Chaucer
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[Kelmscott Press] Morris, William
Six Kelmscott Press Leaves from The Earthly Paradise
Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, [1896-1897]. Six Leaves, pages 83-94, from "The Wanderers and March" in The Earthly Paradise that offer a wonderful example of the fine printing of the Kelmscott Press and the impressive poetry of Morris. Pages 83-90 are from "The Wanderers". Pages 91-94 are from "March", with the opening text , border decoration and ten-line decorated initial "S" of March. Other pages with four and six line decorated initials. Printed in black and red Golden type on Apple paper. In near fine condition. PRI/050216. Near Fine. More about Six Kelmscott Press Leaves from The Earthly Paradise
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Margaret and Bear's Wild Adventures
A Bear, a Margaret, a Forest, an ADVENTURE! Come experience their world on their first life journey.
Blank Page Press - Christopher Matheson
125 backers pledged CA$ 10,328 to help bring this project to life.
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"Today is the day." Bear thought with a big Bear stretch. "Today is the day I go on my first adventure!"
Margaret and Bear first appeared on the page a little over a year ago as a passion project of mine, but it wasn't long after completing the first draft that I realized I wanted to share this story with others.
I was lucky enough to be inspired at an early age, spending my childhood surrounded by very strong female role models. As such, I learnt from an early age the importance of believing in oneself, dreaming big, and to turn those dreams into realities; "Enter Margaret" as Jen would say. Margaret has all of the qualities and values of a real life hero, with the ability to take on the entire world by herself if she wanted, but having the heart and the wisdom to know that it's a lot better doing it with people you love and respect beside you to share the ups and the downs in life.
"I've never met a Margaret before, but I feel like Margarets are best for Bears."
This project has been over a year in the making, but I'd like to think that more accurately it's been formed over a lifetime, as the more I work with Margaret & Bear the more I realized how long these characters have been with me and how they've been drawn from those I admire most.
We are putting the last pieces of the puzzle together, and already have a phenomenal printing company just waiting to bring our story to YOU. This is a book that will make you smile, laugh, empathize and FEEL something when you pick it up and put it down.
Bear tried being a bird once to see for himself, but that didn't work out very well for him.
The funds raised are going towards printing the books and making them the best they can be. Come join us for a bearwich (because bears hate sand, but everyone knows that)...
They discovered the secret passageway behind Unicorn Falls...
Like anything in life, there is always the risk of the unknown. We would like to think that the unknown is the only risk that we may have left to chance.
We have a very highly reputed printing company whose quality has been proven since they were established in 2004, and the ink that they use is child-friendly, eco-friendly and lead-free.
We have been working diligently with our graphic designer Joan Bowman, who is as excited and passionate about the project as we are.
All that's left is to put the final touches of the book together and send it off to print.
In between now and then, unforeseen delays in shipping and/or printing are possible, but we are confident that with our current timeline the books will be in our readers' hands in November.
Pledge CA$ 10 or more About US$ 8
Perfect Postcard
A unique postcard from Christopher himself.
4 x 6 Postcard from the pages of Margaret and Bear's world
Brilliant Book Mark
A bookmark for Margaret and Bear's Wild Adventures.
Bookity Bookmark
Pledge CA$ 25 or more About US$ 19
The Early Bear Package
A copy of your very own Margaret and Bear's Wild Adventures for you to read time and time again. This early bir...bear special comes with a Margaret and Bear bookmark and is signed by Chris and Jen (the book, not the bookmark, because that would be weird!)
Hibernating Bear Package
A copy of your very own Margaret and Bear's Wild Adventures for you to read time and time again.
Badger Package
Enjoy reading your signed copy of Margaret and Bear's Wild Adventures while figuring out where you wanted to stick your Margaret & Bear stickers...and how about you save your page with your very own Margaret and Bear bookmark too!
Book - signed
Margaret & Bear stickers (to stick on things)
Zebra Package
A zebra in the forest!? With this fantastical reward you will get one signed copy of Margaret and Bear with doodles by both Jen and Chris (doodle by Chris is to be available upon request and is to be accepted at your own risk), your name (or a name of your choosing) in the book on our THANK YOU page, a blown up print from the book of one of our favourite scenes, a bookity bookmark, and some Margaret and Bear stickers designed by our illustrious illustrator Jen!
An 11 x 17 signed print taken from the pages of Margaret & Bear
Special Thank you in the book!
Wandering Cat Package
After following Margaret and Bear around all of the time, Cat seems to have picked up an array of goodies along the way! One signed copy of Margaret and Bear with one artistic doodle by Jen and a less artistic one by Chris, a blown up print from the book of one of our favourite scenes, a bookity bookmark, stickers, and ALSO...drum roll, a Margaret & Bear colouring book!
Honey Bear Package
Bear must have gotten into the honey again because this reward is sweet! For those that would like to keep it simple and just want to dive into the world of Margaret and Bear. Two's better than one, so double up and receive two signed copies of the book, as well as two colouring books and book marks!
2× Book - signed
2× Bookity Bookmark
2× Colouring Book
Unicorn Package
Welcome to all things Margaret & Bear. Receive all of the things and double it.
2× Margaret & Bear stickers (to stick on things)
2× An 11 x 17 signed print taken from the pages of Margaret & Bear
2× Special Thank you in the book!
2× 4 x 6 Postcard from the pages of Margaret and Bear's world
Pledge CA$ 225 or more About US$ 173
Bold Adventurer Package
Our forest is your forest. You are clearly one with nature and have playful unicorn rides on a regular basis. For this package, you will receive one of everything mentioned before, except the print won't be taken from the book; instead, you will receive a numbered and signed limited run print on 140 lb watercolour canvas. This will be an original illustration not found in the book and only available to a select few during this campaign.
Original numbered and signed limited run print on 140 lb paper
Margaret & YOU Package
Margaret & Bear thank you. Like the Bold Adventurer Package, you will receive one of everything mentioned before, except the print won't be taken from the book; instead, you will receive a numbered and signed limited run print on 140 lb watercolour canvas. This will be an original illustration of Margaret & Bear...and YOU or your pet, child, unicorn, you get where we are going with this. This will be limited to a very select few during this campaign.
Treetop Village Package
10 copies of Margaret & Bear's Wild Adventures dropped off personally by the author *ahem* me. Each book will be complemented with its very own bookmark and colouring book. This also includes a private reading for a party of readers.
This package is reserved for those that live in the GTA. A mutually agreed upon time and date will have to be determined.
10× Book - signed
10× Bookity Bookmark
10× Colouring Book
Special delivery and private reading
Teacher's Package
15 copies of Margaret & Bear's Wild Adventures. This also includes a private reading for a party of readers, as well as a children's book writing and illustrating workshop given by the author and illustrator of Margaret & Bear's Wild Adventure.
This package is reserved for those that live in the GTA, but can be provided to those living outside of that area with a live online reading and a lesson plan provided instead of our in person workshop.
A mutually agreed upon time and date will have to be determined.
Private reading and workshop given by Chris and Jen
Sep 14, 2016 - Oct 14, 2016 (30 days)
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Aldershot 0 Accrington Stanley 0
John Coleman made a mistake in Saturday’s post-match interview by calling Aldershot ‘Rochdale.’
Lancs Live
NO GOALS: Kevin McIntyre against Shots’ new signing Guy Madjo
At the time, we were just hoping it was a slip of the tongue but instead it turned out to be a sign of things to come.
After all the glory years under Coleman and assistant Jimmy Bell, it’s a shame their 12-and-a-half-year reign ended with a home defeat to Barnet and then the away draw at the Recreation Ground.
Goalless draws weren’t really part of Coleman’s early philosophy so a 7-4 goalfest, as against Gillingham last season, would have been a more fitting end.
Part of the sheer entertainment of watching a Coleman and Bell side was that goals would flow either way until more recent times when they concentrated on shutting-up shop a bit more.
Whether it was Gary Williams, Paul Mullin, Lutel James, David Brown, Roscoe D’Sane or Terry Gornell you could usually be guaranteed that the Reds would be on target at least once in a game.
For the record, the scorer of the Reds’ last goal in the Coleman era was an own goal at Burton – it feels wrong that there wasn’t a spectacular effort or win to sign off their successful reign in style.
The last Stanley scorer was Kevin McIntyre with a deflected free kick in the Burton win and the last ‘real’ goal was Andy Procter’s in the 4-0 win over Macclesfield.
That would have perhaps been a better way to end a memorable era with both the long-serving Stanley captain and the management duo leaving in the same week.
But it wasn’t to be and Coleman came out of the Aldershot draw, praising the strength of his team and an unbeaten away record stretching back to seven league games – that is now something to build on.
It seems irrelevant to dwell on the match now at the Recreation Ground. Peter Vincenti hit the post for Shots in a strong first half for them.
Reds’ loanee Michael Smith, on loan from Charlton, had a couple of chances on his debut and looks like he will grow as he gets used to the team.
Stanley came out stronger in the second half but still couldn’t nick it while Guy¿Madjo was denied by Ian Dunbavin late on.
That was basically the story of the game but the after-match interview hinted at what was to come.
"A draw was a fair result, Rochdale pressed the game in the first half...." said Coleman.
He was stopped with a joke and the interview started again.
But, after the hiccup, what the Reds boss did express in his last after-match chat as the Stanley gaffer was the strength of his team and now what he has left to his successor.
"There is a decent squad here. Andy Procter went but the lads took it in their stride and didn’t let it affect them. Craig Lindfield has been a big part of where we are in the league and he didn’t even get on the pitch.
"Dean Winnard was our captain and he has a will to win.
"I worry sometimes that he will get upset if he loses the toss but he looks like he has been a captain all his life.
"Charlie Barnett is a superb player and he hasn’t started.
"And Michael Smith grew into the game and will get better the more used to the team he gets.
"There is strength in depth and we have got a decent away record now. We haven’t lost away since Shrewsbury and now we need to build on that."
Coleman won’t be around to continue the trend but hopefully the Reds will do it without him.
Accrington Stanley FC
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Operators in the agricultural sector now have a broad range of technologies available to help them produce more with less effort, optimising resources and consumption. Work becomes more profitable as hourly costs drop – this is a key goal for all farm owners and contractors.
Innovations in this field have revolutionised the way we do farming, offering simpler and more efficient management of operations.
Automated processes provide improved precision and performance while reducing operator fatigue as the different tasks can be conveniently overseen from the display.
The technology content keeps growing and incorporates increasingly sophisticated features. The tractor cab has become a full-fledged on-board computer: machine and equipment can be operated from a single touchscreen monitor and tools connected to satellite geolocation let you trace your path and receive data and information that can be processed remotely.
Farming practices are changing rapidly as steadily evolving technologies are made available to operators. But what are the most significant innovations and what advantages do they offer to operators in the agricultural sector?
The turning point for the introduction of the latest state-of-the-art technologies in tractors was the adoption of Isobus protocol, that lets various devices 'speak' with each other.
What is Isobus?
Isobus is the protocol defined by a specific standard that enables tractors, software and equipment to communicate even when they are of different makes.
Developed in agreement with leading manufacturers to solve compatibility issues, Isobus is a sort of universal language which allows data and information to be exchanged via a single control console installed in the tractor cab.
Machine and equipment can be conveniently operated from the cab, and they exchange data continuously to create an interconnected system.
The advantages of Isobus
Until recently, connecting different equipment to the tractor could be problematic as it meant cluttering the cab with as many control devices as there were the pieces of equipment, not to mention the wiring harnesses. As new technologies were introduced, the sheer number of control units in the tractor cab would become difficult to manage.
Isobus lets you manage all features from a single monitor: you can
operate Isobus certified equipment, such as seed drills, threshers, sprayers and maximise efficiencyas needed;
use the data exchanged in real time to plan a broad range of operations, such as regulating the flow rate or the opening and closing of the spraying sections so as to increase accuracy and avoid overlap.
Learn more about ISOBUS
Satellite-assisted guidance
The introduction of satellite receivers in tractors was a giant leap forward that permitted the fields to be worked to be mapped with a high degree of accuracy. The introduction of integrated devices and software made it possible to develop a broad range of applications, including satellite-assisted guidance.
What is satellite-assisted guidance?
Satellite-assisted guidance provides the operator with a set of drive assist devices. Once the field has been mapped using satellite receivers, the software is capable of elaborating visual plots of the path to be followed to perform field operations.
In addition, satellite guidance can be supplemented with automated steering systems that lessen driving effort so that the operator can focus on other aspects of the job such as controlling the equipment.
Advantages of satellite guidance
Satellite guidance allows you to work better and achieve maximum results. Production costs drop, as operation efficiency increases. The benefits are many:
Operations become easier and faster: assisted driving enables you to calculate the fastest and most effective paths, while automated steering makes handling the most complex manoeuvres a breeze.
This ensures excellent fuel economy as well as huge savings on crop protection chemicals, fertilisers and seed.
Besides easier and faster,operations become more precise, as the path processing system can achieve a degree of accuracy down to 2 cm. This enables you to avoid overlap.
Improved driver comfort and working conditions: driving requires less effort and the operator can focus more attention on controlling the equipment. A single displaylets you monitor the operations of tractor and associated equipment.
All data processed by the software can be stored and retrieved for later operations to maintain the same degree of accuracy. Each pass done later can follow the same path as the previous one.
Greater efficiency also means less impact on the environment thanks to fuel savings, less soil compaction and the elimination of waste of fertilisers and herbicides.
To offer you the best solutions, we at Landini chose to rely on Topcon, a standard-setting player in the field of precision farming with cutting-edge technology solutions with an intuitive interface, quick and easy to learn and use.
Find out more about the satellite-assisted guidance and automated steering systems.
Managing a fleet of tractors is not always easy. Keeping track of movements, consumption, servicing, the work carried out daily and monthly, making forecasts for the next operations in order to optimise costs and returns are all challenging tasks.
This is why we have developed the new technologies of Landini Fleet Management, in order to provide a up-to-date overview of the fleet operations at all times.
What is Fleet Management?
Fleet Management is a telematic system that enables you to remotely monitor fleet position and operations performed in real time, in order to optimise the performance of machines and equipment.
With the integration of geolocation systems and data collection software, tractors and equipment transmit a large amount of data which can be collected, stored and retrieved from a monitor, while comfortably sitting in one’s office.
Advantages of Fleet Management
With Fleet Management, managing your fleet becomes an easy, efficient task: You can:
Monitor the entire fleet in real time tracking the position and movements of each individual machine on a single map.
All information on tractor operationscan be displayed in real time: speed, engine rpm, work progress, hourly consumption, average consumption, and a lot of other data.
In addition, you can outline the area of client’s fields very accurately and store the data relating to operations for the next passes.
With Fleet Management you can analyse collected data to quantify operating dataand make plans to optimise resources.
It is also possible to measure the hours spent by each tractor in a field to determine the productivity of individual machines and the effort required by operations and use this information to make forecasts for the future and set up work schedules.
You also get the opportunity to use remote diagnostics and servicing. The data on machine condition enable you to do a real-time tractor check up, so that service can be provided quickly and as needed.
This way, you can ensure that your machine fleet provides better performance and extend its life.
Fleet Management is an essential tool for a business-like management of your fleet and gives you immediate, full control over your tractors, enabling you to track work progress, evaluate performance, plan the next tasks, identify and resolve potential machine problems.
Learn more about Fleet Management
Keeping up with the evolution of farming technology as always, Landini offers cutting-edge solutions to serve operator needs, and the opportunity to customise them to suit your specific requirements.
Contact your dealer and find out how we can help you work better.
Advantages of the innovative satellite guidance system
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Defective seat backs are a common flaw, even in modern-day vehicles. Rarely do consumers give a second thought to the design or utility of seat backs in a crash. Unfortunately, the seat back mechanism in most passenger vehicles traveling on U.S. roads is less structurally sound than a lawn chair you can purchase from a discount retailer.
So, what exactly can go wrong with a seat back? Listen to Langdon & Emison partner Bob Langdon as he recalls one of the most meaningful seat back failure cases he has handled during his 40-plus year career.
Far too often, our attorneys have seen significant, sometimes fatal injuries occur to passengers sitting in rear seats of vehicles because a front seat back collapses or flings backward and strikes the passenger in the back. These are often catastrophic injuries, usually blows to the head.
When a seat back fails, the seatbelts and airbags are often completely ineffective, leaving passengers with little or no protection. In these cases, we’ve seen seat occupants suffer severe injuries, such as paralysis.
In recent defective seat back cases our firm has handled, we have seen critical design flaws, including:
· The seat had the propensity to fail and collapse backward during reasonably foreseeable crashes causing enhanced injuries to occupants during the crash.
· The manufacturer did not design the driver’s seating system and driver’s seat back such that it would not fail, break, or collapse backward during reasonably foreseeable crashes.
Why do Automakers Make this Error?
In short, because of money. We have found time and again in our practice that auto manufacturers are equipped with the knowledge that extra safety precautions could save lives, but they choose not to install them. We have seen, for instance, General Motors engineers design safer seats to be more protective on impact, but the company chose not to put them in all vehicles because such a wholesale change would call too much attention to the fact that the old seats were not as safe. In short: GM chose profits over human safety.
Contact Langdon & Emison
Langdon & Emison is recognized as one of the nation’s leading law firms in auto product liability litigation and routinely handles cases involving defective seat backs and other vehicle defects. We have obtained record multi-million dollar verdicts in seat defect cases, including:
· $59 million jury verdict in a case involving a reclined seat failure.
· $43.1 million jury verdict on behalf of a woman who became quadriplegic after the seat back in her car failed when she was rear-ended while waiting at a stoplight.
If you or a loved one has been involved in a car accident during which a passenger seat broke or failed in some way, contact our firm for a free consultation at 800-397-4910 or click on the chat button. We will evaluate your potential case at no cost or obligation to you.
L&E’s Mark Emison Authors Article on Roadway Signage Hazards
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