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Benue Press
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August 31, 2017 news No Comments
Suya Seller Arrested Trying To Slaughter A 4 Year Old Girl For Suya Meat…
The Lagos state police has arrested a 35 year old roasted meat (suya) seller, Alliu Abdulahi, for allegedly attempting to slaughter a four- year-old girl for Suya.
The suspect had allegedly abducted the girl at White sand area of Ebute Meta, while she was playing with her mates in an open field.
But as he took her to a secluded area where he attempted to slaughter the girl with a knife, another man saw him and raised alarm.
The alarm attracted other people who rescued the girl. DailySun reports that the suya seller who resisted the people stabbed one person and bit another.
Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the incident to newsmen yesterday said that the Good Samaritans succeeded in rescuing the victim from the grip of the suspect.
He said that one of the Good Samaritans in an attempt to disarm the suspect sustained minor injury on his hand. He said:
“The suspect was subsequently handed over to the Police at Denton Police Station, Oyingbo. Police investigation revealed that the suspect had abducted the little girl from where she was playing with her friends with the sole intension of slaughtering her. It is a clear case of kidnap and attempted murder.
“The child has been reunited with her mother, while the kidnapper and would-be murderer will be arraigned in court.”
When approached by newsmen, the suspect Alliu could only mention his name, but could not express himself in English Language.
His relative, Akilu Isa, who was also arrested, claimed that he was insane. According to Isa:
“he is my brother. He is not mentally stable. He had a shock while he was a child, which affected his brain. At times, he would behave normal and at other times he would behave abnormally.
“I am a suya seller. I sell suya at White sand area of Ebute Meta. My brother was not okay before. He was treated in the village five years ago before he came to Lagos. Maybe the sickness has come back again.
“On the day of the incident, while we were selling suya, suddenly my brother started behaving funny. He grabbed the table and turned it upside down scattering the entire suya in the process.
“We all sell roasted meat (Suya) at the market. On that fateful day, the mental disorder gripped him. He immediately picked up the girl and at the same time, lifted a knife which he uses for Suya.
“At that point I beckoned on my other relative, Salisu, to come to the girl’s aid. We immediately gripped him and succeeded in retrieving the knife from him. Thereafter, we tied him with a rope.
“I was even the person that told a crowd, who attempted to beat him, to call the Police to arrest him. When the Police came, they took him away.
But to my surprise, when I went to the station with the chairman of our section, I was arrested with another relative of ours. As I speak, I don’t know the reason why I am arrested.”
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Cambridge Centre for Proteomics
CCP NEWS:
CCP welcomes a new post-doctoral researcher, Benedict Dirnberger. who will be working on a joint project with the Russell group in the Department of Genetics
Congratulations to all lab members involved in Comprehensive identification of RNA–protein interactions in any organism using orthogonal organic phase separation (OOPS) paper just published by Nature Biotechnology.
for more details see:
www.nature.com/articles/s41587-018-0001-2
naturemicrobiologycommunity.nature.com/badges/292-contributor/posts/42434-new-tricks-with-an-old-method
CCP Overview
The Cambridge Centre for Proteomics (CCP) is comprised of two groups of which Kathryn Lilley is the director, a research group and a core facility that provides facilities for the School of the Biological Sciences and for wider collaborators in Cambridge and the UK. CCP offers a fee for service proteomics resource.
CCP Research
We develop technologies which enable measurement of the dynamics of the proteome in a high throughput manner in space and time during cellular processes such as signalling and differentiation.
1. Protein location
Localisation of Organelle Proteins using Isotope Tagging (hyperLOPIT) (1,2), enables the assignment of proteins and protein complexes to sub-cellular locations, has been applied successfully to several biological systems (3,4). The ability to assign individual proteins accurately to specific sub-cellular structures and monitor their movement within cells is of paramount importance to our understanding of cellular mechanisms. hyperLOPIT, is being applied in many collaborations including Martinez Arias (Genetics) and applied to various projects including the Oliver, Griffin, Howe and Waller groups (Biochemistry) and Martinez Arias (Genetics), Smith (UCL), Larsen (Odense), Lundberg (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). We have also extended the LOPIT workflow repertoire - bioRxiv 378364 - https://doi.org/10.1101/378364
2. RNA location and the RNA binding proteome
We are also developing methods to map the location of the transcriptome in collaboration with Anne Willis (MRC Toxicology Unit, Leicester). This project is funded by a Wellcome Trust Joint Investigator award (110170/Z/15/Z).(19.
We have devised a very efficient method to enrich the RNA binding proteome, which allows both characterisation of RBPs (RNA bound proteins) and PBRs (protein bound RNA). The method, OOPS, (orthogonal organic phase separation), is based on UV cross-linking and aqueous/organic phase separation using Trizol. For more details see bioRxiv 333336; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/333336 and soon Queiroz et al, Nature Biotechnology- in press
3. Multi protein complexes
i. Protein protein interaction methods. Interactomes using Parallel Affinity Capture (iPAC) is a method developed in collaboration with the St Johnston (Gurdon Institute) and Russell (Genetics Dept.) groups to determine genuine residents of multi protein complexes (5). This method is being applied to a variety of different biological systems (6,7).
ii. Selective Proteomic Proximity Labelling using Tyramide (SPPLAT). Developed in collaboration with the Tony Jackson (Biochemistry) and Sarah Perrett (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences), this method enables the identification of proteins in the immediate vicinity of a target membrane protein (8).
4. Quantitative methods
Development of quantitative proteomics workflows involving label free methods (9, 10) and isobaric tagging (11, 12)
5. Computational proteomics
Robust statistical and computational data analysis is of vital importance to the above techniques, and to proteomics in general, to ensure that data sets are efficiently mined and do not contain unacceptable levels of false discovery. CPU comprises a dedicated team of informaticians to develop bioinformatics and statistical tools, that utilize pattern recognition and machine learning methods to enable robust analysis of organelle proteomics and multi-protein complex data (13,14). The output of this research is manifested in the creation of open-source software solutions for quantitative data analysis that are applicable to the majority of quantitative proteomics applications (15).
Applications of technologies:
1. DDIP - Drosophila developmental interactome project. We are working as part of a large study across the Kathryn Lilley, Steve Russell (Genetics) and Alfonso Martinez Arias (Genetics) groups in Cambridge and colleagues at the University of Manchester (Simon Hubbard) and University College London (David Jones and Christine Orengo), to map the alternatively spliced proteome during the early stages of Drosophila development in a quantitative manner, and to look at its impact on protein protein interactions, sub cellular localization and protein structure, with emphasis on components of major signaling pathway proteins (16). This study is funded by a BBSRC sLoLa.
2. Detox - CCP is part of a consortium with Gavin Thomas and Tony Larsen (York), Gill Stephens (Nottingham), Dave Kelly and Jeff Green (Sheffield) Susan Molyneaux Hodgson (Exeter) and Lucite, Green Biologics, Ingenza and the CPI. The project aims to provide the first ever systematic analysis of how chemicals poison bacterial cells. http://projectdetox.co.uk/. This work in funded through a BBSRC IB Catalyst award. (17)
Lab members: Anja Andrejeva (Core facility) Lisa Breckels, Konstantin Barylyuk (Waller lab), Josie Christopher, Olly Crook, Michael Deery (Core facility. manager), Benedict Dirnberger, Mo Elzek, Renata Feret (Core facility), Aikaterini Geladaki, Julie Howard (Core facility), Kathryn Lilley (Director of CCP), David-Paul Minde, Mie Monti (MRC Toxicology Unit, Leicester), Daniel Nightingale, Rayner Queiroz, Manasa Ramakrishna (MRC Toxicology Unit, Leicester), Lise Skov, Tom Smith, Yagnesh Umrania (Core facility), Owen Vennard, Eneko Villanueva, Hongtao Zhang (Rothamstead)
Visit Cambridge Proteomics Centre website
1. Queiroz RML, Smith T, Villanueva et al (2019) Comprehensive quantitation of RNA-protein interaction dynamics by orthogonal organic phase separation (OOPS), Nature Biotechnology doi:10.1038/s41587-018-0001-2
2.Harvey RF, et al. (2018) Trans-acting translational regulatory RNA binding proteins. Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA. 2018 May;9(3):e1465. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1465
3. Nightingale DJH, Geladaki A, Breckels LM, Oliver SG, Lilley KS (2018) The subcellular organisation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Current Opinions in Chemical Biology, doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.10.026
4. Crook OM, Mulvey CM, Kirk PDW, Lilley KS, Gatto L.A Bayesian mixture modelling approach for spatial proteomics. PLoS Comput Biol. 2018 Nov 27;14(11):e1006516. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006516
5. Mulvey,CM et al (2017) Using hyperLOPIT to perform high resolution mapping of the spatial proteome. Nature Protocols. Jun;12(6):1110-1135. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2017.026
6. Thul P et al (2017) A subcellular map of the human proteome Science. May 26;356(6340). pii: eaal3321. doi: 10.1126/science.aal3321
7. Christoforou et al (2016) A draft map of the mouse pluripotent stem cell spatial proteome. Nature Communications Jan 12;7:8992 doi:10.1038/ncomms9992
8. Minde D-P, Dunker AK and Lilley KS (2017) Time, space, and disorder in the expanding proteome universe. Proteomics 17(7). doi: 10.1002/pmic.201600399
9. Lowe N, et al. (2014) Analysis of the expression patterns, subcellular localisations and interaction partners of Drosophila proteins using a pigP protein trap library. Development 141(20):3994-4005. doi: 10.1242/dev.111054.
10. Chen C, et al (2015) Drosophila Ionotropic Receptor 25a mediates circadian clock resetting by temperature Nature Nov 18. doi: 10.1038/nature16148
11. Li XW, et al (2014) New insights into the DT40 B-Cell Receptor cluster using a proteomics proximity labelling assay. J. Biol. Chem.;289(21):14434-47. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.529578
12. Vowinckel, J et al (2016) The beauty of being (label)-free: sample preparation methods for SWATH-MS and next-generation targeted proteomics.doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-272.v2. eCollection 2013.
13. Mulvey CM, et al (2015) Dynamic Proteomic Profiling of Extra-Embryonic Endoderm Differentiation in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells. 2015 Sep;33(9):2712-25. doi: 10.1002/stem.2067. Epub 2015 Jun 23.
14. Breckels, LM, et al (2016) Learning from Heterogeneous Data Sources: An Application in Spatial Proteomics. PLoS Comput Biol. 2016 May 13;12(5):e1004920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004920.
15. Gatto L, et al (2014) Mass-spectrometry based spatial proteomics data analysis using pRoloc and pRoloc data. Bioinformatics. 30 (9) 1322-4
16. Fabre, BF, et al (2016) Analysis of the Drosophila melanogaster proteome dynamics during the embryo early development by a combination of label-free proteomics approaches. Proteomics. 2016 Mar 31. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201500482.
17.Marondedze, C et al, (2016) The RNA-binding protein repertoire of Arabidopsis thaliana. Scientific Reports 11;6:29766. doi: 10.1038/srep29766
Cambridge Centre for Proteomics website
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A Man Was Sad—for Himself, Maybe for Someone Else, Maybe He Had Lost Something, or Someone—So He Hired Some Workmen to Erect a Monument
I've fought off writing this for months, and the friend of a friend's question last weekend re: why blog? makes the itching worse, so fuck it, I'm tired of scratching and I won't stop scratching until I scourge myself and I might as scourge myself during the Blog Days of Summer. Normally I'd wait for a Saturday, the slowest day of the blog week, but this Saturday is a High Holy Day, so today.
Psst, I'm an attention whore. Yes, there's blogwhoring in posting links to other bloggers. I believe I link primarily to give like-minded and Kind people interesting things to think about, listen to, and giggle over, but if that was the only reason I need remove my statcounters and disable comments, and fuck that.
Yesterday I linked to a new addition to one of the Becauses; in the other Because a blog that'd been comatose for half a year awoke and rose like a floater to the top of the blogroll. Some of you pinged one or both of them, and both of the owners, blogwhores like me, came here and after one motherfucking second each decided this blog is unworthy of their motherfucking eyes.
It's true! Lots of people, upon first visit, look around and decide this blog sucks, and - fuck me - that's OK. Many people in real life like me lots or dislike me intensely after spending a few minutes with me. That's who I am. I like to be liked but don't worry the hate. That's true too of this blog.
This isn't about making blogrolls (though thank you for the Kind), this isn't about pings: blogrolls are signs of respect and community. Blogrolls don't produce pings except from regular readers who use them like bookmarks. I get a half-dozen pings off unfamiliar blogrolls in a good year, and - here's the aargh - when I go and look at that unfamiliar blog I take more than a motherfucking second before deciding if it's motherfucking worthy. That's just motherfucking Kindness and courtesy.
Ah, better. Past experience suggests another bloglava eruption around the new year, but shit, I'm just a motherfucking amateur fraud who still can't help requiring my own bullshit meet a certain standard of bullshit, unlike this fat brilliantly fraudulent bastard, the greatest con-man of his generation:
Daily Gaddis:
- You write a novel? Who'll read a novel with no women in it?
- But baby, there will be, I'll do it just like Proust did, write about it simply everyone I know and then just go through and change boy's names to girls, I know the perfect Odette...
- You ought to go back to analysis. Or have a vagotomy and get it over with. Just because your analyst killed himself...
- He didn't kill himself, it was an accident.
- An accident? He ties a rope around his neck and climbs out a window, but the rope breaks and he falls forty-six stories, so it's an accident?
(Zizek h/t Biblioklept) See, the Nazis in Sound of Music represent cosmopolitan Jews.
This is about breaking the motherfucking crackers.
Crackertacular!
Crash Club.
Talking about the young folks.
Worse president ever?
No, fuck you.
How America could collapse.
Christer terrorism.
On the above.
Remember that whole oil spill in the Gulf thingee?
High Holy Day this Saturday.
I should have known better.
INTERNAL MONUMENT
G.C. Waldrep
A man was sad—for himself, maybe for someone else, maybe he had lost something, or someone—so he hired some workmen to erect a monument. He was not surprised when they came calling early one morning, while he was still in bed, but he was surprised when, with a practiced slash, the foreman opened his chest. "We build the monument inside," the foreman said. "But who will see the monument?" the man protested. "It's a monument for feeling, not for seeing," the foreman replied.
The operation was unpleasant but was soon over. And sure enough, after a brief interval of recuperation, the man felt, he thought, a little less sad than before.
This lasted a while, but then he felt the sadness returning, in spite of the dark, heavy space in his chest where the monument rested, nestled in flesh. He called the workmen again. They obligingly came and repeated the procedure.
Over the ensuing months and years, the man had cause to call upon the foreman and his crew repeatedly, as new life brought new losses, new sadnesses. His chest became a jumbled cabinet of monuments, the fatty tissue of his upper arms and thighs, his bowels: even his fingers and toes felt weighed down by his commemorations. At length, it was all he could do to lift the telephone receiver at his bedside. He called the foreman. "I can't get up," he said. "I can't even move." "An unfortunate side effect," the foreman told him. "Really, there's nothing we can do."
Bedridden, the man felt deprived even of what had been the most mundane pleasures of daily life: strolls down the avenue, the smell of bread baking at a neighborhood patisserie, autumn leaves. It was not turning out at all as he had expected, this life.
Inside his body the monuments huddled. Mutely, he thought, though sometimes, late at night, when he tried to shift position, they brushed against one another and made what could only be called sounds, though no one else could hear them, and he heard them, if he heard them, with his body, rather than with his ears.
When the man died, his landlord, his executors, eventually the city authorities all attempted to wrest his body from what had become his deathbed. No one could move it. Finally, they called the foreman, who agreed to try one last procedure on the corpse.
The foreman unzipped the body like a flimsy valise and, with the assistance of his workmen, slowly, carefully turned it inside out. Now everyone could see the monuments, but no one could see the man.
They were beautiful, his monuments. People traveled into the city from miles around to view them. The city graded and graveled lanes in what had been the sad man's body. Clerks and engineers began to take their families there for picnics. A bandstand was built. Lovers gathered at dusk for concerts and, later, laid out blankets on the generous lawns, over which the monuments stood like sentinels. "Look at the stars," the lovers whispered to one another. "Look up at the beautiful stars."
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zencomix July 28, 2011 at 9:13 AM
I got up to page 286 in "George Mills", and the pages following 286 are a repeat of pages 255 to 286. The page following the second 286 is page 319. Fuck me, Thunder's Mouth Press First Edition First Printing 1991. Last time I had something like this happen was a hardcover of Generation of Swine back in 1988.
BDR July 28, 2011 at 9:17 AM
Hey, email me your address again and I'll mail you a copy. I've a bunch - they were on sale for a buck a piece at Wonder Books back when I was writing my thesis.
I downloaded it to the kindle, though it'll be a few weeks before I'm done with the Gaddis (and who knows how long with the reader's block it's gonna cause).
Hey, Thanks, will do!
ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© July 28, 2011 at 10:18 AM
BDR, I think you might be wrong about the duration of a single site visit as measured by sitemeter.
I tested it on my own blog, with a click from a different browser than Firefox (my usual) so that it would show up as a new referral. I left it open for about 10 minutes before closing the window.
Time of Visit Jul 28 2011 10:05:36 am
Last Page View Jul 28 2011 10:05:36 am
Visit Length 0 seconds
BDR July 28, 2011 at 10:35 AM
Statcounter measures seconds (yeah, sitemeter doesn't measure anything unless the person viewing clicks out to another site).
I do recognize the petulance involved here, but a couple of people have thoroughly pissed me off (none of the regulars, and not the two from yesterday, actually, and not for what those two did or didn't do: they just pushed me into this post), and if I don't rid myself of it it only gets worse.
I didn't say it in this post though I usually say it in similar posts, but power and politics in Blegsylvania remind me why I've no hope for politics and power in real life.
Randal Graves July 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM
I have no idea who visits and for how long, but then again I'm not one of these.
Everyone, please come visit, as crappy an experience as you'd expect!
Shit, I hope that plea didn't fuel my fascist dreams.
Heh, I love Cheap Trick. They're playing the new music hall in Silver Spring in September. Might go to check out the venue. Hope the stage doesn't collapse.
$115? Fuck that.
They're charging $97 to see the corpse of Richard Butler and the Furs. What the fuck?
I agree with the whole You description opener... could apply to me too. I link to what I like reading and hell, I disagree with those I link to, sometimes strenuously! Disagreement is part of life and sometimes a very interesting part... to me, at least. Echo chamber life (blog or otherwise) = dull, to me. Hell I recently got tweaked by Cuneyt at Jack's, but I like reading Cuneyt and added Cuneyt's blog to my list AFTER a rough disagreement!
I agree about Zizek-as-fraud if one takes him seriously ...but as a provoker? He's not bad!
Sasha July 28, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Try again on that ticket thing, dog. Ticketmaster. $45 plus $9 in fees. Here. http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/150046EFD07C5755?artistid=734740&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
(VIP price 75 + 11)
I got there from the Fillmore site. Try that next time.
Also. This is the "what's available now" page. http://www.ticketmaster.com/The-Fillmore-Silver-Spring-tickets-Silver-Spring/venue/172548?c=LNSM_CT_SilverSpring__fb_note_072711
I *went* through the Fillmore site. Gah. Still, $54? Bonny Prince Billy is $25.
Re: Zizek - when I said "fat brilliantly fraudulent bastard, the greatest con-man of his generation" I meant it as a complement.
an artful compliment!
Well whatever we did differently, my way was cheaper ;) I think you will be able to buy in person at the box office if you aren't interested in paying Ticketmaster.
Randal Graves July 28, 2011 at 3:42 PM
$115? Goddamn, I love Trick, but I don't know if I love them that much.
Here, this might make you feel better.
Yup! Look up! Posted while you were commenting.
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The Krups GQ502D, a brand-new model for 2016, is the best waffle maker we’ve found. Not only does it produce beautifully golden, crisp-on-the-outside, evenly browned waffles, but it also has a number of features that make it easier to use than most other machines out there—and make it worth the price. A numbered dial gives you careful control over waffle doneness, and a light paired with a loud beep tells you when your waffles are done. This machine makes four thick waffles per batch, so you can easily feed a crowd (or just one or two). The nonstick plates, which release waffles cleanly without the need for extra oiling, are removable, so cleanup is a breeze. And the compact design allows you to store the Krups either flat or upright, so it fits conveniently in most kitchens.
Still working off our Chicago tour... But when more carbs come calling, we greet them with open arms. Back in LA and straight to The Waffle for some straight . Starting with this monstrosity of a sandwich, their famous "Original". - Golden fried chicken breast, applewood smoked bacon, American cheese, lettuce tomato, onion between a bacon waffle and served with a side of sawmill gravy. (Along with side of waffle fries)
The Proctor Silex Mess Free Belgian Style Waffle Maker (26044A) has features in common with our top pick, such as browning controls and indicator lights, but we had a much tougher time getting it to produce a decent waffle. We deemed the first batch soggy, and one tester said, “It’s not enough of a step up from Eggo—I’d rather have Eggo.” In a subsequent batch, half the waffle cooked much faster than the other, which meant that the former was overly brown while the latter remained pale and limp.
Recipes for both Waffles and Fried Chicken appear in What Mrs. Fisher Knows About Old Southern Cooking, (Abby Fisher, 1881). Mrs. Fisher was a former slave and her book is generally considered the first cookbook written by an African-American. Apparently, white people were eating waffles and fried chicken as well as recipes for the two appear in Mrs. Porter's Southern Cookery Book published in 1871.
A waffle iron or waffle maker is a utensil or appliance used to cook waffles. It usually consists of two hinged metal plates, molded to create the honeycomb pattern found on waffles. The iron is heated and either batter is poured or dough is placed between the plates, which are then closed to bake a breakfast delicacies with a sweet dessert flavor, very similar to pancakes but lighter and sweeter. The appearance is much harder to achieve than a pancake; hence the waffle iron. [1]
I speak from experience: a few months ago, clear out of nowhere, I was struck by a need for homemade waffles. I had to have them—and because I live in New York City and expect immediate gratification, I proceeded directly to my local discount emporium and procured a plastic waffle iron—covered in a thin film of dust—for the sum of $16.99. Back home, I washed it and hastily set about mixing up a bowl of batter. Sadly, this story has a grim ending: even after the the requisite heating and greasing, pouring and griddling, the specimens that emerged from my iron were flabby and pale—hardly deserving of the name waffle and certainly a far cry from the feast of my dreamings.
We can’t say anything good about the Hamilton Beach Belgian Style Flip Waffle Maker (26010). It cost about $40 the last time we checked, and it’s worth maybe half that. Our notes literally say, “I would not wish this on my worst enemy.” Not only is the cord microscopically short, limiting the machine’s placement in the kitchen, but forcing the machine to flip over took quite a bit of effort in our tests. The resulting waffle was terrible: The batter slid around in the machine, pooling on one end and baking unevenly, with parts that were completely uncooked.
Our favorite waffle maker for regular waffles, the Breville the No Mess Waffle(available at Amazon for $103.96), doesn’t come cheap, but it makes the crispiest waffles and lives up to its name, making it a pleasure to use. For thick fluffy Belgian waffles, we recommend the Cuisinart Double Belgian Waffle Maker (available at Amazon) which bakes up two at a time. For great waffles at a more reasonable price, we like the Cuisinart Round Classic Waffle Maker and the Presto Flipside Belgian Waffle Maker.
We went on a Sunday morning and the place was crowded but we we're seated down pretty quickly. We were offered the option to seat inside or outside, we decided to sit inside since it was a bit chilly. The seating arrangement we're kind of too close to each other but doesn't seem to bother anybody. The menu were pretty straight forward. They had three specials which they offer including a Khalua flavored hot chocolate with vodka (Just what I need on a Sunday morning ;) Overall, a great place to start your morning.
The Black & Decker G48TD 3-in-1 Waffle Maker and Grill is a waffle maker, a griddle, and a grill. All you have to do to switch from making waffles to frying up eggs and bacon is to change the nonstick reversible cooking plates. A unique 180-degree hinge also doubles the available cooking area, so you'll end up with two eight-inch-square griddles for pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Then you can switch it up again to grill a sandwich for lunch.
No matter what you’re buying, easy cleanup is always an issue. For waffle makers, it’s even more crucial. If you’ve ever gone through the exercise of trying to scrape burned bits of waffle out of the nooks and crannies of a sub-standard waffle maker – particularly one which is supposedly “non-stick,” with surfaces that can be easily damaged – features like removable grids and easily-accessible surfaces everywhere on the machine are probably at the top of your “must-have” list.
This brushed stainless steel appliance has five browning setting and dual indicator lights that tell you when it's time to bake the waffle and when it is ready to eat. The round nonstick cook plate, with four quarters, produces one large, round, traditional-style waffle. Rubber feet keep the unit from sliding around and the lid is weighted so it doesn't pop open.
Bella's rotating waffle maker bakes one round traditional waffle in less than 3 minutes, making it one of the quickest-to-cook models we tested. It received near top performance scores amongst traditional waffle makers tested, producing perfectly tender waffles from both a mix and from scratch and evenly browned 'em, too. Little ones helping cook breakfast will love flipping the waffle maker over after you add the batter.
The green “ready” light didn’t always turn off immediately after we filled the Krups with batter and closed the lid, which was confusing—a glance at the machine might make you think the waffle is done. But the light always did turn off in time, and it consistently turned on again with a resonating beep when the waffle was ready. By being patient and waiting for the beep, we were never led astray, and waffles always came out cooked to the right doneness.
Manning-Bowman made an earlier version of the "Twin" called the "Twinover" that only had the thermometer. Because the "Twinover" is earlier, it may be a bit more valuable than the "Twin-O-Matic", but it lacks the convenience of the Thermostat. If you are an investor, go for the "Twinover" because it is older and rarer. If you want waffles, go for the "Twin-O-Matic." The trunion base is interchangeable between the two models, so it is possible that you might find a Twinover "iron" on a "Twin-O-Matic" trunion (or vice versa) This would most likely lower the value of the combined object. SO -- if you are buying one of these by mail or through an internet auction, please be sure to ask whether the trunion base matches the iron.
Like most electric waffle irons, the Cuisinart WMR-CA waffle maker isn't meant to be submerged, and the waffle plates are built right into the machine, so you can't remove them for a good scrubbing. Surprisingly, removable plates are relatively rare, especially in the American/traditional waffle maker category. But the Black and Decker G48TD (Est. $40) has them, which makes it very convenient to use. Not only do the non-stick waffle plates pop out for easy cleaning, they also have a completely flat reverse side (also non-stick). Flip the plates to their flat side and open the G48TD's lid all the way, and you have yourself a mini griddle for cooking things like pancakes and bacon; or close the "floating" hinged lid and use it to toast sandwiches.
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Living With Distance
By: Ralph J. Mills Jr.
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This is a first printing of the first edition. Copies have been archived at BOA Editions, Ltd. since publication and are in fine condition with minimal shelf wearing. Unread. Ideal collector's copy.
Praise for the collection
"What is most compelling about Ralph J. Mills, Jr.'s Living With Distance is the sense the poems had to be written: chaste, sensitive, often deeply meditative, they reveal strongly the poet's essential self. Like all fine books, Living With Distance shows us a man—one we want very much to know." —Lucien Stryk
"Mills's absorption in nature is one of the remarkable features of this book. In virtually every poem—and Mills's subjects range from character portrayals through love, death and life itself—nature is the significant metaphor with which he projects his insights and feelings. It clearly marks him as one of the new voices in our deepening awareness of the role of nature in our lives, and Mills invests this awareness with singular intensity and commitment. Among the new voices he is surely one of the most distinguished." —David Ignatow
"Ralph Mills—better known, til now, as critic than poet—beautifully reveals in these poems how a sensibility can find its precise equivalent in language. There is no hiatus between vision and expression in his work." —Denise Levertov
"Ominous and beautiful, what we call nature haunts the speaker of these poems—ominous: seen suddenly as unmastered; beautiful: terrifying with a presence stronger than the meanings we can give it. And so the speaker speaks reverently, as at the beginning of a sacred event, because there the assured animal action of the human body seems almost impossible. The tiniest details of twilight, water, leaves—what are we doing among them? That question, uttered with great sincerity, is at the heart of Living With Distance: its value for me is how close the speaker stays in each movement and tone of the speech of the poems to the actualities: an authentic, sorrowful and humane music whose mood is the speaker's not that frequently literary feeling ventriloquised by the poet through his admiration for somebody else's verse—or, as it has been put: ' . . . the rescued fragment . . . held up before all eyes in the light of a sincere mood.'"—Stephen Berg
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Help Stan Riddle escape the Haunted Manor! After being trapped by the Lord of Mirrors, Stan needs you to guide him to safety!
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Haunted Manor: Lord of Mirrors Collector's Edition is rated 4.0 out of 5 by 12.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gigglesinthewind from Good game I like this game. I play search games a lot and this is one of the best.
Rated 5 out of 5 by neilskinut from I liked it Not a bad game. The HOS and puzzles were not all that hard. Had a decent flow to the game and kept you interested. Hint button works well.
Rated 5 out of 5 by desiskorm from Fun game I finished playing the game yesterday. I found it different, fun and enjoyable.
Rated 5 out of 5 by kayiamtheb from It is a great game.. And I say that even though I have paid for the game 4 times and only got to play the demo, somehow I cant install the game on my computer which is really harsh. but that's ok I still would recomend bigfish games to anyone that love games. Thanks for the ride
Rated 5 out of 5 by Cartman97 from Great Story! Great Game! If you like the eerie feeling you get exploring a haunted house, then this is a great game to play. The graphics are incredible and the music really sets the mood. Stay in each room when you first enter to get the feel of it and enjoy playing the HOS, Puzzles, etc... If you are just beginning, this is a great game to start out with.
Rated 5 out of 5 by sporta71 from Fun Great game. good graphics and fun HOS
Rated 4 out of 5 by Dr_deNorthewode from It’s All About the Stuff Those Responsible: Top Evidence Studio Game Release: 2010(?) Review: Based on completed game (multiple times) I was surprised to see how many recent, positive reviews there are for this game, most of which are over in the Standard Edition section. It being nearly four years old now, I would think most players would find the game rather out of date – and some do. Indeed, it is a rather simply made game in that there is no live acting or extensive animation or even voice overs. There are no morphing objects; no adorable, cuddly, oh-my-goodness, fluffy animal helpers (thank heavens!); no features whatsoever – with the possible exception of collectible figurines – that we’ve grown to expect from Collector’s Edition games. So what makes this seemingly unremarkable offering one of my favorite games? Well, the haunting music for one thing, beginning with Mozart’s “Requiem Mass” to, and by no means least, that haunting lullaby-like tune played particularly in the girls’ bedroom. Also, I find the artwork to be original and very well and pleasingly done. But, honestly, what is it really that makes this one of my favorite games? It’s the stuff. I’m always impressed by artists/designers who clearly understand and appreciate the relevancy of the cultural material they place in their games. So often it seems, especially lately, hidden object games are indeed unimaginative junk piles. Games set in the Middle Ages, for example, that include as hidden objects such things as computer components, car parts, and modern utensils – to name just a few. In my opinion, the main enjoyment I get out of playing hidden object games is that I like looking at the stuff. The hidden object challenge in “Haunted Manor” is not particularly high (which a lot of times I also appreciate), but artistically the items are so accurately depicted and relevant to one another that I’ll go back and play the game again largely just to look at the stuff. It’s sort of like pawing through some dusty trunk in the attic of an antique store. How these, I assume, very young game designers even have a feel or a clue for these kinds of items I find very impressive. Perhaps in developing this game they themselves pawed through some dusty trunk in an attic somewhere. Whatever the case, “Haunted Manor: Lord of the Mirrors” is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. If you go into this game expecting too much, then you’re likely to be disappointed. But if, like me, you simply enjoy looking through collections of cool-looking old stuff, then this just might be the game for you too. Oh, and as a parting shot, if you don’t get the Collector’s Edition then you’ll never find out why the main character’s eyes turn forebodingly crimson at the end of the game. Personally I thought it was worth it to buy the Collector’s Edition, but perhaps that’s just me.
Rated 4 out of 5 by stubadub from Haunted Mirror for Kindle fire I enjoy BF games on my pc and kindle. The Kindle edition does not include a walkthrough for the bonus chapter, no idea how to unlock the violin case to sooth the Cerberus. I have the violin bow, put the crown on Riddle. Any hints for the kindle edition?
Rated 3 out of 5 by Mystic4 from Slow Moving Story I found this game boring because the story was too linear. It was slow and followed a pattern. Enter a room, find and use objects, enter next room, repeat. This is based on playing the demo. Maybe the game gets more exciting but I didn't play further to find out.
Rated 3 out of 5 by brindlechewy from Just okay Like Haunted Manor: Queen of Death, this game was visually appealing. The backgrounds were creepy, colorful, and detailed. Unlike Queen of Death, this game lacks a feeling of adventure and exploration. I couldn't finish the one hour trial because it felt like I was being ushered from room to room and checking mundane, simple tasks off of a list rather than exploring the mansion and figuring out where and how to use the items. Rather than being able to explore many different locations at your own discretion, the game just proceeds from one room to the next room--first the hall, then the library, etc-- as you complete simple, self-contained tasks. Part of the fun of hog's is having to travel all over the map, finding and using items in obscure locations. From what I saw of it, this game eliminates that element and the challenge that comes with it. It was pretty, but boring.
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How Law Firms are Going Beyond Online Marketing
By Tami Kamin Meyer on July 11, 2018 0 Comments
While websites and social media pervade marketing opportunities, they are not the only way.
According to a We Are Social and Hootsuite Digital report, in 2016 there were 2.80 billion social media users worldwide. Approximately 37 percent of the global population participated in some way on social media last year.
While marketing gurus espouse the wonders of social media, keywords, SEO and other methods, there continue to be less flashy yet still effective methods of non-digital marketing that help lawyers and law firms gain name recognition.
“Social media can’t replace face-to-face interaction. There are a lot of tools for developing relationships and you need to use all of them,” says Bill Nolan, managing partner of the Columbus, Ohio office of Barnes & Thornburg.
Nolan, who actively promotes his firm and its activities on social media, is also a strong proponent of some traditional techniques for initiating and maintaining relationships with people.
For example, Nolan’s office is in its second year of sponsoring a quarterly meeting of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce CEO Insights series featuring speeches by Columbus-based CEOs. Networking among attendees is a perk of the event.
According to Manhattan marketing guru Ron Gold, attending events where CEOs also make the scene is a fantastic method of non-digital marketing. “Go to the right events, which is where CEOs are. They won’t take your call but they are at these events,” says the founder of Marketing Works. You may be surprised how willing business leaders are to speak with people in person they would likely not converse with otherwise, says Gold.
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There are countless non-digital ways to promote your law firm that “get you in front of people,” says Nolan. In addition to his firm’s sponsorship of the Chamber event, Nolan himself speaks to groups throughout Ohio about labor and employment matters, his specialty. His office also sponsors a reception at the Ohio Women’s Bar Association annual CLE conference.
According to Nolan, it is not just the law firm itself that participates in non-digital marketing techniques; members of its legal team do, too. For example, one partner recently completed a stint as chairperson of the United Way of Central Ohio while another is co-chairing the 2018 Light the Night Walk in support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, set for late October in downtown Columbus.
“At Barnes & Thornburg, we support events, we organize events and we attend events. We don’t do it only for marketing, but also for building relationships,” says Nolan.
Attorney Andrea Friedman, who has been practicing matrimonial and family law with her mother for nine years, is involved with community events in addition to her busy practice. Friedman participates in “networking groups with some overlapping professionals, but also non-lawyers.”
In addition, she serves on the Advisory Committee of a preschool catering to children with developmental disabilities and mentors college-aged women about how to advance their professional careers. She and her mother, Sari Friedman, a renowned attorney with more than 35 years of experience, also offer CLE courses on matrimonial and family law at the Marino Institute for Continuing Legal Education in New York.
While speaking to groups and networking with others are excellent examples of effective non-digital marketing techniques for lawyers, there is another non-digital marketing method with more lasting effects.
Dennis Bevers, an advertising specialty dealer, has been a purveyor of promotional items for 25 years, both as president of his own company and as an authorized dealer. Over the years, he has sold numerous personalized pens, post-it notes, golf tees, coffee mugs and more to lawyers and non-lawyers. One customer, an estate planning attorney, ordered personalized computer flash drives upon which he downloaded the client’s estate planning documents. He gave the flash drive to his client. While the client could refer to the documents on the drive at any time, each time the drive was seen or used, the personalized imprint would remind the client where it came from.
Discussing an ordinary wall clock becomes an exercise in marketing with Bevers. “A wall clock is worth 50,000 exposures over the lifetime of a client. But, if it’s in the lobby, it gets even more,” he says.
Not sure whether a client warrants a $15-$20 clock? “Give them a personalized pen,” Bevers suggests.
Bevers has access to more than one million different promotional products from which lawyers can choose. He is also adept at conjuring rational uses for what might seem like unusual product suggestions. When a lawyer is networking to get to his primary or secondary market, “promotional items are like social media on steroids,” says Bevers.
Alvin Mathews, an attorney with the Columbus law firm of James E. Arnold & Associates, LPA, gets personal when it comes to non-digital marketing. “I have sent handwritten notes over the past 30 years during my legal career,” he says. In fact, he writes one after each meeting with a current or prospective client.
“When I send one, I often receive one back or a phone call expressing thanks. It takes time, but it is worth it,” he says.
Benefits of non-digital marketing
Friedman’s firm has gained from her volunteering efforts. For example, speaking to students at Hofstra Law School, her alma mater, about real-life experiences about practicing law has “led to non-digital referrals.”
“I find it personally rewarding. I believe in Karma so helping other people is a good thing to do,” she says.
A non-digital strategy begun by Nolan has paid off for his firm, too. Since the Columbus office opened in 2009, Barnes & Thornburg has been advertising during drive-time on the city’s most popular public radio station. “I get more comments on that than anything else we do. People like that we support public radio,” he says.
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Culton told Lakewood Ranch players he was stepping down on Tuesday, according to sources.
The Mustangs went 0-10 in his lone season as head coach.
Trent, who was the program’s head coach until 2014, when the school district changed its policy to not allow an administrator to also be a head coach at the same time, became North River’s first athletic director earlier this month.
Dustin Dahlquist, Lakewood Ranch’s new principal and former Palmetto High boys soccer coach, will have to fill both the athletic director and head football coaching positions.
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Messages seeking comment from Trent, Dahlquist and Culton were not immediately returned.
Christopher Culton coached the Lakewood Ranch High football team for one season. He will be the first head football coach at Parrish’s North River High, which is scheduled to open in August. Bradenton Herald file photo
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Broadway Holiday Flashback! Hugh Jackman Kicks Off the Season with 'The Magic of Christmas' and 'We Three Kings'
Holiday Flashback
by Broadway.com Staff • Dec 1, 2011
The holiday season is upon us, and Broadway.com is celebrating by making it snow throughout December with our favorite holiday-themed videos featuring Broadway stars. We're kicking off the month with Tony winner Hugh Jackman, who's currently delighting audiences at the Broadhurst Theatre with his solo show, Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway. While serving as host for Sydney's annual Christmas concert, Carols in the Domain, Jackman was joined by Mickey Mouse and other Disney favorites to sing about "The Magic of Christmas." That same night, Jackman donned a fantastic purple robe alongside popular Aussie opera singer David Hobson and Phantom of the Opera veteran Peter Cousens to croon the holiday classic "We Three Kings." Take a look below!
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By Barry Shlachter
LUCAS DO RIO VERDE, Brazil — When Paulo Sergio Franz guns a mud-splattered pickup past a spread of white Brahman cattle and wide expanses of newly planted soybeans, it becomes evident this is no ordinary family farm.
Mano Julio Fazenda, which Franz owns with an older brother, Marino, is diversified like farmsteads that once dotted the American landscape, with portions committed to several crops, hogs, beef and dairy cattle.
But this is the Cerrado, a vast savannah of semi-wooded grasslands in west-centralBrazil where an all-or-nothing pioneering spirit is strong. And the Franz brothers, who came to the region dirt-poor, are now proprietors of a remarkably integrated megafarm. Their energy and resourcefulness, combined with cheap labor and land, help to explain how, in a few short decades, this South American country has transformed into an agricultural superpower, albeit one balanced on a highly fragile foundation.
Collectively, Cerrado producers aim to make Brazil the farming counterpart to what China is to manufactured consumer goods. Burgeoning Chinese demand for soybeans and cotton helped Brazil achieve the biggest agro-food trade surplus in the world last year, $27.5 billion.
And despite an economic downturn that has hit many farmers in the past 18 months, there’s no denying the lasting progress. The United States, although still the largest soybean producer, lost its place as the top exporter for the first time when it was surpassed by Brazil, the U.S. Agriculture Department estimated in February.
With 170 million, Brazil has the world’s largest beef cattle herd and became the No. 1 beef exporter in 2004. It’s also the leading international supplier of coffee, orange juice, sugar, ethanol, tobacco and chicken. Pork might not be too far down the road, officials say. Brazil ranks fourth in cotton exports. Overall, the value of the country’s agricultural exports has grown 20 percent a year since 2000, according to the USDA.
"Should Brazil Give You Heartburn?" asks a sobering PowerPoint presentation by the Iowa Farm Bureau, detailing the country’s runaway expansion. To many American producers, the answer could be a yes.
Soon, Texas producers, particularly cattle ranchers and cotton growers, will feel Brazil’s farming juggernaut, experts warn.
More so, if enough Brazilians emulate the Franz brothers’ highly integrated operation in Mato Grosso state.
The family processes its own soybeans, cottonseed and corn as feed, and delivers it to the family’s 4,500-head cattle feedlot and to nearby poultry farms. The poultry farms are expected to expand to supply a sprawling 500,000-birds-a-day plant being built by the Brazilian meat giant Sadia in Lucas do Rio Verde, 56 miles to the east. The Franzes are also planning their own 8,000-sow hog farm.
"To my knowledge, nowhere else on the planet incorporates all the facets of this diverse agricultural production on such a large scale on a local level," Kory Melby, a Brazilian-based consultant with a Minnesota farming background, said of the Franz operation, which also includes a 1,000-acre eucalyptus plantation and bio-digesters that transform hog waste into fertilizer.
Although the brothers are years ahead of neighbors, yields of key crops by Brazilian farmers match those of the United States or are produced at lower cost.
"I think producers of most crops need to be concerned about what’s going on inBrazil," said Mark Waller, an economist with the Texas Cooperative Extension service who has visited Brazil. "The potential for acreage expansion, the potential to produce crops and livestock cheaply and get them into the export market is immense. And if they can get [animal] diseases under control and their infrastructure improved, they will be a major, major competitor in the future."
Don’t sell the Brazilians short, warned Gary McGehee, a West Texas rancher who has also toured growing areas in Brazil.
"We probably weren’t very concerned about Brazil and the soybean market 10 years ago, or Brazil and the cotton market," he said in a call from his Mertzon home near San Angelo. "And we’re not concerned about Brazil and the beef market now. But we might be blindsided in a few years. Eventually, they are going to be a market we’ll be dealing with."
He adds, "I’m 58. If I was 38, I’d be moving to Brazil."
There’s no denying the potential. The Dutch-owned bank, Rabobank, estimates that an additional 173 million acres are available for cultivation in the Cerrado, a region larger than France or Germany.
"The American Midwest has had that position, but it’s run out of land. Only about 7 percent of Mato Grosso is being cultivated, and about twice that is pasture for cattle," said Robert Resnik, an American economist who went to Brazil as a banker and stayed as a business adviser to large-scale farmers like the Franz brothers.
The integrated approach might even help the environment.
Deforestation in the Amazon region and the Cerrado has prompted some environmental groups to threaten a boycott of Brazilian beef and soybeans. The government insists that a portion of new farms set aside a hefty percentage of wood-covered land. But using cleared land for new feedlots could weaken the economic need to exploit virgin rain forests.
"As they begin to put more cattle in feedlots, that doubles the amount of cropland without cutting a single tree," Resnik said.
No longer seen as wasteland
Remarkably, the 502-million-acre Cerrado region — pronounced seh-HAH-doh and meaning "closed" — had been considered a wasteland for centuries. In the 1950s, A. Colin McClung, an American scientist, discovered that lime from local deposits combined with fertilizer would lessen the soil’s acidity, counter toxic levels of aluminums and make fertile nearly a quarter of Brazil’s land mass.
Brazilian plant breeders then created soybean varieties that thrive in the tropical climate as well as hardy forage grasses for cattle.
In 1970, no soybean was planted there; today, the region grows 54 percent ofBrazil’s mammoth production.
The Franz brothers bought land passed over by others.
"They laughed at us, calling us ‘dumb’ for buying swampland. Today it’s worth five times what we paid," said Paulo, who had spent several years on Iowa hog farms through an international farmers-exchange program.
Like other producers, they were quick to adapt technology and large-scale efficiencies. They also took advantage of cheap land and low-cost skilled labor.
In addition, farmers benefited from favorable currency-exchange rates, which created 10 percent- 20 percent profits some years just by buying seed and fertilizer in Brazilian currency, then selling harvests in U.S. dollars.
Rabobank says Brazil’s low rate of farm subsidies created the necessity for growers to achieve high productivity.
Economic reforms 20 years ago laid the groundwork that ended curbs on exports and scaled back government intervention in agricultural markets, Brazilian economists say. Freed from state marketing boards and export taxes, production of major crops doubled between 1970 and 1990.
Still lacking were commercial banks willing to bankroll producers, said Gervasio Castro de Rezende, a U.S.-trained economist at the Institute of Applied Economic Research in Rio de Janeiro. Multinationals like Cargill and ADM stepped in, not only to create logistical systems for seed, fertilizer and harvested crops, but to fill a void by advancing credit to producers.
Individuals also saw an opportunity in the widespread need for farm loans.
Marino Franz, who arrived in the region penniless at 18, made his fortune by bartering fertilizer and other inputs for an eventual share of customers’ soybean crop and is today mayor of Lucas. His Grupo Fiagril, started with a $600 investment, now has the capacity to store 389,000 tons of grain and reported sales of more than $200 million last year.
The Franz brothers plant soybeans on 11,100 acres of their own land and on 8,000 more they rent, all of which they work with 60 full-time laborers and technicians who produce their own food. Unmarried workers live in a neat row of white-washed sleeping quarters across a lawn from a mess hall and the modest brick house Paulo Franz is building for his family.
"I want to be totally self-reliant; I don’t want to pay for electricity, nothing," Paulo Franz said.
After harvesting soybeans, the farm grows corn and cotton as second crops each year. That allows him to keep workers employed full time and raises the operation’s efficiency.
Then there’s the feedlot operation with 4,500 steers — recently down from 10,000 — run by a veterinarian and an animal nutritionist. This season, the farm began building 48 hog barns for its pork venture and planting tens of thousands of fast-growing eucalyptus trees for pulp. Eucalyptus will fetch more per acre than cotton in addition to earning carbon credits, a conservation investment tool created by the 1998 Kyoto Protocol, farm manager Ismail Gross said.
Cattle and hogs consume corn — grown at a loss because of low prices — and cottonseed. The livestock later will share soybeans with a $14.5 million biodiesel plant being built in nearby Lucas do Rio Verde by Grupo Fiagril that will process 209,000 tons of soy annually from next year.
Fragile foundation cracks
Brazil has often been predicted as being about to fulfill great promise only to be derailed by an economic or political calamity.
And its current agriculture success is not as straightforward as it is often portrayed.
Imagine some of the world’s most efficient farms held hostage to 19th-century infrastructure: a large portion of the major "highway" leading to a key Amazon port is unpaved. Although Brazil is the size of the lower 48 U.S. states, it has one-thirtieth the paved roads and one-seventh the railroad tracks, and that of differing gauges. Thanks to the Amazon and its tributaries, Brazil boasts 20 percent more waterways.
Like other producers, Brazilian farmers are at the mercy of unpredictable international market swings, made more difficult by the growing momentum of environmental campaigns that want to restrict Brazil’s agricultural expansion.
An obstacle that would be foreign to U.S. farmers is a militant landless movement motivated by Brazil’s extremely unequal land distribution: The largest 1 percent of farms comprise 45 percent of the land, according to the 1996 Brazilian census. Movement followers invade and occupy farms deemed underutilized, citing constitutional guarantees that nonproductive land must be redistributed. The actions frequently prompt a violent reaction, and 1,379 people reportedly have been killed in the past 20 years. Cases of forced labor on some remote soybean farms also have hurt the industry’s international reputation.
Although the prospects of Brazil’s farmers remain strong, they have suffered painful setbacks in the past year that some liken to an economic tsunami.
The downturn, created by a double whammy of a strengthened Brazilian currency and lower commodity prices, triggered loan defaults and angry protests in March and April that blocked the major shipping routes for weeks with trucks and tractors.
Aside from those heavily into sugar cane — booming because of soaring demand for ethanol — few have done well since 2005 after almost a decade of steady gains.
Some farmers "have just quit," Franz said. "Those just starting out were in the worst shape. Others are buying cheaper seed this year, using less fertilizer, so yields may be lower." Farm equipment dealerships have closed down in some areas.
The protests forced the government to offer subsidies to soybean farmers — even after winning a historic victory against American cotton subsidies two years ago at the World Trade Organization and after official pronouncements that its farmers need far less support to be competitive. But the payments came too late for many.
Low soybean prices earlier this year and a strengthening Brazilian currency, the real (reais plural), slammed producers.
Farmers benefited from buying fertilizer, seed and pesticide in reais, which dropped 300 percent in value in a four-year period, while selling in U.S. dollars. But that changed when the real sharply appreciated in value from 2004 to 2005 and the dollar dropped, Rabobank said.
"Everything worked out from 1995 to 2004," Paulo Franz said.
In September 2005, the exchange rate was 3.5-3.7 reais to the dollar. In March, the exchange rate was 2.5.
"Our production costs were high, and we lost 50 percent of our buying power," Franz said.
Confronting an estimated $2.8 billion in late loan repayments, cash-strapped farmers blamed their predicament on defoliation and yield loss caused by Asian rust disease, worsening exchange rates and excessive rain, all circumstances beyond their control.
A group of 47 agribusiness firms sued by farmers said they were ready to renegotiate the loans but not without guarantees.
"Everything is ready for a catastrophe," George Wagner Bonifácio de Sousa, vice president of ANDA, a fertilizer industry association, warned Diario e Cuiaba, a regional newspaper.
Is it all doom or just one step back after nearly a decade of solid progress?
Resnik predicts that the current crisis will be short-lived, saying: "I think we’re going through a downturn of cycle, but we should be coming out of it in the next couple of months."
Even with all of Brazil’s problems, a recent USDA analysis predicts the rate of its agricultural expansion "will be one of the world’s highest — 4.5 percent per year over the next 10 years, or about 1.8 million hectares per year."
Resnik agrees. "Basically, you are looking at what will be the breadbasket of the world," he said.
LUCAS DO RIO VERDE, Brazil – Paulo Sergio Franz walks along newly planted fields at his mega-farm in central-west Brazil, once considered a barren wasteland but now aims to be a major supplier of soybeans, cotton and beef. Like many, Franz came to the region poor. Photo by Barry Shlachter
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Sussex chief executive Rob Andrew argues case for County Championship conferences
http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/43973537
Rob Andrew (right) was appointed Sussex chief executive in November 2016
Sussex chief executive Rob Andrew says introducing conferences to the County Championship would create an "even playing field" in red-ball cricket.
Andrew feels promotion and relegation between the current two divisions does "little for the game in the long term".
An 11-person working group, including Sussex director of cricket Keith Greenfield, is to start looking at the domestic structure from 2020.
The ECB plans to make its new city-based competition a 100-ball format.
The Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) will meet with the ECB on 8 May to share players' concerns about the new competition.
Some have expressed worries about where the 50-over domestic competition sits alongside the four-day County Championship, the new 100-ball tournament and the T20 Blast, which will continue in its current format.
Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan will chair the working group set with "refining the structure of men's county cricket that has been agreed for 2020".
Former Rugby Football Union director Andrew expects it will be "a challenge" to reach a solution.
"Nobody is saying it's going to be easy," he told BBC Sussex. "Cricket goes to a whole new level of complexity compared to rugby union.
"But, you need to have a debate and put all those things on the table and see if you can't shake the box."
Scrap two divisions for conferences?
Andrew has joined a number within the game who feel the current County Championship of two divisions - eight in Division One and 10 in Division Two - should be replaced by three conferences of six.
Currently, two sides are relegated from division one and two promoted from division two at the end of each season.
But how might a conference system work?
The first 10 matches of the season would see sides play the other five counties in their conference home and away (Conference A, B and C).
Teams will move forward to a play-off stage for the final five matches based on the standings from the first phase (Conference D, E and F).
An overall winner would then be determined from the top conference as well as league table for the 18 counties.
Standings would then help formulate how the conferences are drawn the following season.
Yorkshire chief executive Mark Arthur and director of cricket Martyn Moxon are also advocates of the system.
Moxon is also set to sit on the working group alongside England director of cricket Andrew Strauss and Warwickshire director of cricket Ashley Giles.
Removing the 'scramble' for survival and promotion
"I feel if you structure conferences the right way, everyone starts the competition thinking they can win it," Andrew said.
"All 18 counties start on a level playing field and are excited about their chances.
"I'm yet to have anyone fully explain to me the value of promotion and relegation in the County Championship and what it good it does for the game.
"From what I can see, people scramble to keep themselves in division one or get up from division two and make short-term decisions because of the pressure from members or sponsors.
Sussex have been in County Championship division two since 2016
"I think given the new competition that's coming in 2020, we have to get used to the fact that if we want to play red ball cricket right through the summer, we're going to have to play without players who get taken away to the IPL, Test duty or even the England Lions."
Andrew wants to see tighter conditions on overseas players to increase the number of English-qualified players in county sides to nine.
"We have to accept that counties are here to develop English players," he said. "If players get taken away to play in the 100-ball, we've got our next chance to see how strong our development system is compared to other sides.
"If you've got young spinners and young fast bowlers and you're not worried about promotion or relegations within a conference system, then you're going to play them."
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Antecedents of Trust across Foci: A Comparative Study of Turkey and China
Syeda Arzu Wasti, Hwee Hoon Tan, Selin Eser Erdil
Journal: Management and Organization Review / Volume 7 / Issue 2 / July 2011
Instead of importing Western models of intelpersonal trust, we adopted a qualitative approach to understand trust relationships from indigenous cultures' perspectives. We examined trust relationships directed at diilerent foci in the organization (supervisor, peer, and subordinate) in two different countries, Turkey and China. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 Turkish and 30 Chinese employees working for a variety of large-scale organizations located in Istanbul, Turkey and Shenzhen, China. We report the content analysis of trust-building critical incidents narrated by the respondents. While the general antecedents of Ability, Benevolence, and Integrity were found to exist in both countries. Benevolence, with its culture-specific manifestations, played a very important role in trust-building across multiple foci in both countries. We also found that trust relationships in these two contexts tended to go beyond the professional domain, and to involve sharing of personal time, information, and space. Drawing on this evidence, we propose a trust-building process that is more affective in nature and which straddles both work and non-work domains.
12 - Antecedents of supervisor trust in collectivist cultures: evidence from Turkey and China
By S. Arzu Wasti, Sabanci University, Hwee Hoon Tan, Singapore Management University
Edited by Mark N. K. Saunders, University of Surrey, Denise Skinner, Coventry University, Graham Dietz, University of Durham, Nicole Gillespie, University of Queensland, Roy J. Lewicki, Ohio State University
Book: Organizational Trust
Published online: 05 June 2012
Print publication: 10 June 2010, pp 311-335
The premise of much research on dyadic trust building within organizations has been framed around the relationship as it emerges in the work context. Such models, including the seminal Mayer et al. (1995) model of dyadic trust, have been applied to contexts outside North America without a careful understanding of the distribution of social practices and everyday situations in such contexts. This chapter examines culture-specific workways as a starting point for understanding subordinates' trust in their supervisors in collectivist cultures. Workways refer to the pattern of workplace beliefs, mental models and practices about what is true, good and efficient within the domain of work. Drawing from interviews with sixty organizational respondents from two countries, Turkey and China, we propose that the multiplexity of work relations needs to be taken into account as both personal and professional life domains are important for understanding supervisor–subordinate trust in collectivist cultures.
Dyadic trust, and in particular, trust between supervisors and their subordinates has been well documented and studied (e.g. Lewicki et al., 2006). However, this body of work is limited largely to the North American context (e.g. from the meta-analysis of Dirks and Ferrin (2002)).
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Introduction and Witnesses
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Mosiah 11
King Noah rules in wickedness—He revels in riotous living with his wives and concubines—Abinadi prophesies that the people will be taken into bondage—His life is sought by King Noah. About 160–150 B.C.
1 And now it came to pass that Zeniff conferred the kingdom upon Noah, one of his sons; therefore Noah began to reign in his stead; and he did not walk in the ways of his father.
2 For behold, he did not keep the commandments of God, but he did walk after the desires of his own heart. And he had many wives and aconcubines. And he did bcause his people to commit sin, and do that which was cabominable in the sight of the Lord. Yea, and they did commit dwhoredoms and eall manner of wickedness.
3 And he laid a atax of one fifth part of all they possessed, a fifth part of their gold and of their silver, and a fifth part of their bziff, and of their copper, and of their brass and their iron; and a fifth part of their fatlings; and also a fifth part of all their grain.
4 And all this did he take to asupport himself, and his wives and his bconcubines; and also his priests, and their wives and their concubines; thus he had changed the affairs of the kingdom.
5 For he put down all the priests that had been consecrated by his father, and consecrated new aones in their stead, such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts.
6 Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness, and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by the taxes which king Noah had put upon his people; thus did the people labor exceedingly to support iniquity.
7 Yea, and they also became idolatrous, because they were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests; for they did speak flattering things unto them.
8 And it came to pass that king Noah built many elegant and spacious buildings; and he ornamented them with fine work of wood, and of all manner of aprecious things, of gold, and of silver, and of iron, and of brass, and of ziff, and of copper;
9 And he also built him a spacious palace, and a throne in the midst thereof, all of which was of fine wood and was ornamented with gold and silver and with precious things.
10 And he also caused that his workmen should work all manner of fine work within the walls of the atemple, of fine wood, and of copper, and of brass.
11 And the seats which were set apart for the ahigh priests, which were above all the other seats, he did ornament with pure gold; and he caused a breastwork to be built before them, that they might rest their bodies and their arms upon while they should speak lying and vain words to his people.
12 And it came to pass that he built a atower near the temple; yea, a very high tower, even so high that he could stand upon the top thereof and overlook the land of bShilom, and also the land of cShemlon, which was possessed by the Lamanites; and he could even look over all the land round about.
13 And it came to pass that he caused many buildings to be built in the land Shilom; and he caused a great tower to be built on the ahill north of the land Shilom, which had been a resort for the children of Nephi at the time they bfled out of the land; and thus he did do with the riches which he obtained by the taxation of his people.
14 And it came to pass that he placed his heart upon his riches, and he spent his time in ariotous living with his wives and his concubines; and so did also his priests spend their time with harlots.
15 And it came to pass that he planted vineyards round about in the land; and he built wine-presses, and made awine in abundance; and therefore he became a wine-bibber, and also his people.
16 And it came to pass that the Lamanites began to come in upon his people, upon small numbers, and to slay them in their fields, and while they were tending their flocks.
17 And king Noah sent guards round about the land to keep them off; but he did not send a sufficient number, and the Lamanites came upon them and killed them, and drove many of their flocks out of the land; thus the Lamanites began to destroy them, and to exercise their hatred upon them.
18 And it came to pass that king Noah sent his armies against them, and they were driven back, or they drove them back for a time; therefore, they returned rejoicing in their spoil.
19 And now, because of this great victory they were lifted up in the pride of their hearts; they did aboast in their own strength, saying that their fifty could stand against thousands of the Lamanites; and thus they did boast, and did delight in blood, and the shedding of the blood of their brethren, and this because of the wickedness of their king and priests.
20 And it came to pass that there was a man among them whose name was aAbinadi; and he went forth among them, and began to prophesy, saying: Behold, thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me, saying, Go forth, and say unto this people, thus saith the Lord—Wo be unto this people, for I have seen their abominations, and their wickedness, and their whoredoms; and except they repent I will bvisit them in mine anger.
21 And except they repent and turn to the Lord their God, behold, I will deliver them into the hands of their enemies; yea, and they shall be brought into abondage; and they shall be afflicted by the hand of their enemies.
22 And it shall come to pass that they shall aknow that I am the Lord their God, and am a bjealous God, visiting the iniquities of my people.
23 And it shall come to pass that except this people repent and turn unto the Lord their God, they shall be brought into bondage; and none shall adeliver them, except it be the Lord the Almighty God.
24 Yea, and it shall come to pass that when they shall acry unto me I will be bslow to hear their cries; yea, and I will suffer them that they be smitten by their enemies.
25 And except they repent in asackcloth and ashes, and cry mightily to the Lord their God, I will not bhear their prayers, neither will I deliver them out of their afflictions; and thus saith the Lord, and thus hath he commanded me.
26 Now it came to pass that when Abinadi had spoken these words unto them they were wroth with him, and sought to take away his life; but the Lord adelivered him out of their hands.
27 Now when king Noah had heard of the words which Abinadi had spoken unto the people, he was also wroth; and he said: aWho is Abinadi, that I and my people should be judged of him, or bwho is the Lord, that shall bring upon my people such great affliction?
28 I command you to bring Abinadi hither, that I may slay him, for he has said these things that he might astir up my people to anger one with another, and to raise contentions among my people; therefore I will slay him.
29 Now the eyes of the people were ablinded; therefore they bhardened their hearts against the words of Abinadi, and they sought from that time forward to take him. And king Noah hardened his heart against the word of the Lord, and he did not repent of his evil doings.
Jacob 3:5; Ether 10:5.
1 Kgs. 14:16; 15:26; 16:2; 21:22; 2 Kgs. 21:2 (1–9); Mosiah 23:12; 29:31.
Mosiah 29:18.
2 Ne. 28:15.
Mosiah 23:9.
Gen. 47:24; Ether 10:5 (5–6).
HEB related words: adjective, “shining”; verb, “to overlay or plate with metal.”
TG Concubine.
1 Kgs. 12:31; 2 Chr. 11:14 (13–14); Mosiah 11:11; 12:25 (17, 25).
Esth. 1:4.
2 Ne. 5:16.
Mosiah 11:5 (5, 14); 12:17.
Gen. 35:21; Mosiah 2:7 (7–8); 19:5 (5–6).
Mosiah 9:14 (6, 8, 14); 22:11 (8, 11).
Omni 1:12 (12–13).
TG Rioting and Reveling.
TG Drunkenness; Wine.
Amos 6:13; D&C 3:4. TG Boast.
See accounts of Abinadi in Mosiah 11–17.
TG Punish; Reproof.
Mosiah 12:2; D&C 101:79.
Ezek. 26:6; 1 Ne. 21:26 (25–26); D&C 43:25.
Ex. 20:5; Deut. 6:15; 32:21; Mosiah 13:13.
Hosea 13:10 (4, 10).
Ps. 10:1; Jer. 2:27; Mosiah 21:15.
TG Sackcloth.
Isa. 1:15 (15–17); 59:2.
TG Prophets, Rejection of; Protection, Divine.
Alma 9:6 (5–6).
Ex. 5:2; Mosiah 12:13.
TG Provoking.
1 Kgs. 15:26 (26–34). TG Spiritual Blindness.
TG Hardheartedness.
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Building a Better Boones Ferry Road
Construction Update 7/12/19
Watch for New & Changing Traffic Patterns
Last week, crews worked at night to shift traffic and restripe the roadway on Boones Ferry Road between W. Sunset Drive and Bryant Road. Instead of four lanes in this area there are now three: one in each direction and a center turn lane.
This temporary traffic change will give crews room to maneuver and still keep the road open, though at times there will be flaggers and brief delays.
Please plan extra travel time and drive cautiously as the traveling public gets used to this new lane shift. Remember to follow the blue cones and signage to access business driveways in the work zone. Pedestrians – please use the new temporary route delineated with barricades around the work zone.
Upcoming Traffic Changes to Bryant/Firwood/Boones Ferry Intersection
Starting the week of 7/15, the right turn pocket on Firwood Road as it approaches the Boones Ferry intersection will be closed.
Starting the week of 7/22, crews are tentatively scheduled to close the right turn pocket on Bryant Road as it approaches the Boones Ferry intersection. To implement this change, crews will work at night from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The signal will be temporarily shut down and traffic will be flagged through the intersection. Some existing striping will be removed and new temporary striping will be placed. Please expect delays and obey flaggers’ directions.
Both of these lane reductions will allow crews to work on the utilities and streetscape work on the southside of Firwood and widening of this portion of Bryant Road at the intersection.
However, with this temporary traffic change at the Bryant/Boones Ferry/Firwood intersection, please plan ahead and expect significant delays. We also encourage you to travel cautiously and use alternate routes if possible.
Demolition Begins!
With the new traffic pattern and work zone now set up, crews have started saw-cutting the roadway, driveways and sidewalks, and clearing and grubbing landscaping in the work zone. Some driveways have been removed and temporarily rocked until they are ready to be permanently poured with new concrete later this summer.
Starting the week of 7/15, crews expect to begin excavating for the new underground joint utility trench.
Crews are in the final stages of removing trees along the corridor. Intermittent and rolling lane closures continue today 7/12 and tomorrow 7/13 to accommodate equipment between Douglas Way and Bryant Road. Chain saws and chipper trucks are in operation – they are loud! Please watch for flaggers to help get you in and out of driveways and follow the blue cones to enter businesses, as they remain open!
A Pride of Peacocks
The infamous peacock pride of Lake Grove/Lake Forest has been thoroughly enjoying sharing a residence with Wildish crews and equipment in the staging yard at the corner of W. Sunset and Boones Ferry. They particularly love welcoming crews to work as they arrive in the mornings. They’ve become great companions and mascots of the project!
Shop Local – Shop Lake Grove!
Our new Lake Grove Open for Business signs are out in the first major work zone, between Bryant Road and Madrona Street. Boones Ferry Road and all its businesses remain open during construction, so come out and support the businesses that support our community! Follow the blue cones and blue signs to enter business driveway points within the work zones.
Active Work Throughout the Corridor
There will be several lane shifts throughout the corridor on this two and a half year project. To minimize impacts, the contractor is aiming to build the major streetscape improvements in three different concentrated portions, working from the southern end (Madrona) to the northern end (Lanewood). The first major work zone, between Madrona and Bryant, is expected to take about nine months. Within this zone, crews plan to work on the west side of the road first, then switch to the east side, and then the middle median. However, due to the complexity of the project, there will be times where multiple crews are actively working throughout the project corridor and on some side streets.
Click here for a project map.
Paving Work on Boones Ferry Road
You’ve probably noticed a lot of work taking place along other parts of Boones Ferry Road and in the Lake Grove area. On lower Boones Ferry Road, paving crews have been installing new curb ramps and catch basins over the last month, and this week they started paving the travel lanes at night. The photo below really shows the side-by-side contrast of the old pavement with the new, and why this roadway needed some TLC.
While it is often challenging for everyone to have concurrent projects overlapping in the same area, we appreciate your patience during this important work of rebuilding our roads!
The paving work on this portion of Boones Ferry Road is expected to be complete by the end of this month, weather permitting.
For more information about other projects in the area, visit: http://www.ci.oswego.or.us/bfp/other-projects/
Project approved work hours are 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday to Friday, weekends 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and night work from 10 p.m. – 6 a.m. Most work will take place during the day, but because the project is large and complex, there will be times when work will occur at night. Night activities may include utility shutdowns, setting up traffic shifts, intersection work and paving.
Please note, construction activity and schedules change frequently due to weather, issues in the field, and other variables. Temporary traffic changes are also subject to change. We will do our best to keep you informed through these updates.
For more information, visit www.boonesferryproject.org, email info@boonesferryproject.org, or call 503-697-6573. You can also follow the city on social media with #boonesferryproject and #followthebluecones!
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Home Politics Chavismo The Difficult Case for Henri Falcón
The Difficult Case for Henri Falcón
César Crespo
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No other politician in Venezuela has maneuvered our political landmine field quite like Henri Falcón. After the formal failure of the always-doomed dialogue, he stands in line as the most-likely candidate running against Nicólas Maduro in the upcoming, comically unfair presidential elections. Unlike Quico, most of us fear he won’t be our Adolfo Suárez, turning instead into a simple pawn in a 21st century Sandinista election.
Falcón is a former army officer, but unlike other chavista top military men, he doesn’t have the street-cred of participating in the 1992 coups. He was born and raised in Nirgua, Yaracuy. After leaving service, he obtained a law degree and hopped into the chavista bandwagon through his friendship with former governor Luis Reyes Reyes. Quico’s presidential dark horse was also a founding member of the MBR-200 movement in the mid ‘90s and member of the 1999 Constituent Assembly. From 2000 to 2008 he was mayor of Barquisimeto, going from then on as governor of Lara.
Although notably low-key among firebrands, he rebelled in 2007 and signed up his candidacy as governor before being appointed by the galáctico himself – the usual process. He became prominent in 2010, when he wrote a famous letter to Chávez, quitting the PSUV and joining the PPT, for what he perceived as lack of democracy inside the government party.
He formed Alianza Progresista (Progressive Alliance), and under this banner he served as governor until 2017, when he was defeated in his third reelection attempt by navy woman/soapbox car driver Carmen Meléndez.
As many other politicians in the post-1999 Venezuela, Falcón is hard to pin down ideologically. He talks a vague centrist speech that has become the darling of the left in the Venezuelan opposition, while also courting the good graces of Wall Street and powerful backers. This, admittedly, could signal he’s a good fit for the position of a transition president, and you have to acknowledge that keeping an open line with a regime who controls the army is the rational thing in his position.
People arguing Falcon’s case really can’t seem to explain how he’ll win under the type of electoral conditions that would make Daniel Ortega blush.
But there is an underlying weakness about Falcón that makes you doubt him; he talks an anodyne speech that leaves you baffled with generic condemnations of corruption and not much else. His views on the current disastrous economic model (which he supported for more than 10 years) remain unknown.
His public speeches are flat and uninspiring. Falcón recently released an unintendedly hilarious and condescending campaign tweet where he proclaimed himself candidate and savior of the poor. Even his chavista past is fraught with shiftiness: he briefly recognized Pedro Carmona during the 2002 coup.
He has never articulated his position in a trustworthy manner and, in a time when the government’s constant manipulation has made paranoia natural, you start to remember chavismo’s shenanigans with sleeper candidates.
Of course many people in the opposition have to grow up and understand that we’ll have to hold our noses when a real transition comes (to the extent that a pacific transition is a realistic possibility at this point) and accept many unsavory bargains. The thing is that people arguing Falcon’s case really can’t seem to explain how he’ll win under the type of electoral conditions that would make Daniel Ortega blush. The type of voter you’ll need to pull off the Gambian upset of Quico’s pipe dreams will not come from a lackluster politician who is widely distrusted among the opposition base.
And even if Quico’s caffeine-induced delusions become true and Falcón wins, his ever-shifting loyalties and incoherent track record (like decrying the prospect of a Capriles presidency as the worst thing that could happen to the country, after serving as his campaign manager) make you wonder if he can really survive governing with an all-mighty council of Soviets hanging over his head (and an opposition who will, righteously, doubt his every move).
Will he take the heat without breaking and enact the painful but much needed economic reforms and restore the rule of law, or will he be swallowed whole by the monster he helped create? I don’t know if I’ll vote for Henri Falcón, but I really wish that the only possibility of a peaceful endgame wouldn’t hinge on his shoulders.
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Trailhead › Thirtymile Campground
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Thirtymile Campground
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Rio Grande Pyramid ""Fools Pyramid"" UN 13261 "Window Peak" UN 13017
Weminuche Pass
USGS Quadrangle › Weminuche Pass
The access road to Thirtymile Campground and Rio Grande Reservoir turns off from SH149 either 20.5 miles west from Creede or 32 miles south from Lake City. The turnoff is marked by a road sign. From Lake City, you'll have to drive over Slumgullion Pass and Spring Creek Pass. This remote access for Rio Grande Pyramid and other 13er summits nearby makes these peaks some of the most distant for climbers coming from both the eastern and western slopes of Colorado, requiring multiple hours of driving.
Watch for FR520/CR18 turning off to the west side of highway 149. Initially, the road is paved as it drops down to a small reservoir where it turns NNW and turns to graded dirt. Shortly after that, stay left at an intersection. For the most part, stay on the most well-travelled road to get to Rio Grande Reservoir. Most major intersections are signed. So at about 3.5 miles from the highway, stay left and head south. In the next mile you'll come to Road Canyon Reservoir #1 where there is a National Forest Fee campground along the side of the road at the south end of the reservoir with a vault toilet and a half dozen sites or so. Continue on past the River Hill CG another 3.4 miles SW and then you'll arrive at the Thirtymile CG at 10.8 miles from the highway. Both Thirtymile and River Hill campgrounds are also Forest Service, fee campgrounds with vault toilets, tables, firerings and potable water. Sites can be reserved at www.recreation.gov.
To access the campground, you'll need to drive south across the river on a good bridge. There's a grassy/dirt parking area intended for backpackers and hikers on the north side of the main road into the campground. For the actual trailhead, you'll need to walk south from the parking area, crossing the other side of the road that loops through and then walk a little farther south from there. The trailhead serves as access for both Squaw Creek and Weminuche Creek. There is a kiosk there for registering your activity.
Camping sites at Thirtymile CG and River Hill CG are available and can even be reserved online at www.recreation.gov. There's also another campground at the far west end of Rio Grande Reservoir called "Lost Trail CG," but you would have to drive back from there to access the Weminuche Creek Trail or the Squaw Creek Trail. On the drive in from the highway, there are not very many primitive sites that show. Several roads that turn off the main road lead to private property.
Thirtymile Campground › N 37° 43' 17.62", W 107° 15' 33.40"
Campground elevation is 9,330 ft.
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Mnemonics, the title track on this CD, was written in 2004. Snippets of well-known memories trigger associations and build sound-pictures as we listen to this performance by guitarist Alan Banks.
The title track Rush, for violin and live electronics, is a groundbreaking piece featuring the Wired Ensemble and violinist Darragh Morgan. It was premiered in 2004 at the Sonorities Festival and was subsequently shortlisted for a British Composer Award. Among the several other tracks scored for violin and electronics is Lyons’ most recent work Ballintrillick which is a series of sonic responses to poems by Tom Morgan, whose titles and content refer to an area in Sligo where he spends much of his time.
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Deciding which product features to build
May 16, 2019 • Sarah Chhoukdean
Deciding which product features fit into your product roadmap can be a tough decision that requires thoughtful consideration of numerous variables. Below are some things that we think about at CoffeeBreak when considering adding a new feature or addressing user pain points.
Refer to the product goal
When considering new features, refer to your team’s product goal to gauge whether or not it supports the current focus. It’s natural to be juggling multiple priorities, so it’s important to create categorized goals/themes (Trello is a great tool for this, but we’re using Github) and add feature requests/comments to the corresponding theme. It’s a great way to view which topics need the most attention, while also having a handy list to quickly refer to when goals shift.
Weigh the feature (impact, time, resources)
Evaluate a feature by cost (time, resources) against impact (business, user experience, etc.). If your team is constrained by time and resources - think about which features are low hanging fruit. These small wins could be features that are low in cost and bring user delight, or a heavily requested feature to show we’re listening.
For instance, CoffeeBreak meetings were originally ordered chronologically by creation date. After hearing feedback around poor discoverability of older conversations, we added additional logic for “meetings” with new activity to float to the top. The measured cost for this change was less than other features we were looking at, and provided significant real and perceived user value - win win.
Look at data
Data can be a starting point that inspires a new feature, and it can also help determine whether or not to move forward with a feature request. Look at which features have the most and least usage. Be comfortable cutting the ones that aren’t working. Often data can show when a current iteration is ok or great, which leaves room to work on new features. Improve and iterate on existing features that are working and have positive feedback (flywheel method) to “spin” faster and faster leading to positive growth and impact.
As a small startup we don’t always have product history to refer to or related data, which means we sometimes have to use our product intuition, but being a startup also means we’re agile and set-up to run experiments. These product hunches are great cases to run tests as we don’t have a strong indication of how the change will affect users.
Dig into user feedback
Collect and parse feedback to understand user sentiment at different phases of the user journey. Feedback can come in the form of interviews, social media posts, app store reviews, and product suggestions. Analyze the good and bad reviews together as they’re equally valuable. Ask follow up questions when possible. As you collect feedback, label or bucket it into categories as mentioned above. It’s possible there will be contradicting feedback, so seeing where the majority of the feedback falls helps. Also taking a closer look at the personas of the people within each bucket will give further insight, and help determine what should be prioritized. Although a larger feature, the decision to add in-app scheduling was a result of feedback from many of our users.
Examine impact to the existing flow
Think about how a feature will impact both existing and future users. Iterative changes that seem small can really enhance the user experience. Small tweaks we’ve made to CoffeeBreak include adding a toast after people send requests, adding the red notification dot to in your circle suggestion tab, and so many more. These features were driven by feedback from users around the flow being confusing. Committed features should rarely be net new. Side note - before building, try and understand how user-friendly the feature will be. If the new feature requires more effort than reward, it may not be used - even if it fills a need.
Scope and spec it
A good spec is a well thought-out written document that takes the points from above into account to help decision makers make a knowledgeable choice. Our specs aren’t too formalized, but we have a template that makes it easy for us to record what exactly is changing, how much effort there will be, what we think the impacts (positive and negative) will be, and how to measure the impact. We also use these specs to get everyone on the same page as to what, why, and how we’re wanting to build new features. There’s usually a scrappy and ideal version of the feature. Don’t be afraid to create multiple specs for different product versions/iterations. As a startup with a “launch it broken, fix it live” mentality, we like to test and learn quickly, so we like to start with writing and implementing the scrappy version first.
Ultimately, focus on what’s right for your company and users. Think about which features will move the needle the most in the eyes of your users and investors. What you and your team say “no” to today could very well turn into a “yes” next week.
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By Jonny Evans, Computerworld | PT
Appleholic, (noun), æp·əl-hɑl·ɪk: An imaginative person who thinks about what Apple is doing, why and where it is going. Delivering popular Apple-related news, advice and entertainment since 1999.
Can Apple Watch 2 reignite the wearables industry?
Apple hopes its time has come
When it comes to Apple there’s facts, FUD and opinions, but one industry watcher with a good reputation of getting things right, KGI analyst, Ming-chi Kuo, thinks there’s not one but two new Apple Watch models coming this year.
Same design
Following so soon after a Digitimes claim that Apple Watch 2 manufacture had begun with a tidal wave of new and existing users apparently prepared to snap up millions of the new designs within weeks, news of two new models should be of interest.
Model one: With a thinner display, the high-end Apple Watch 2 will boast the same general design, and will include GPS, a barometer and a faster 16nm processor, manufactured by TSMC.
Model two: With some updated components the second model will be the same as the current edition, but potentially at a new entry-level price.
However, if you are waiting for your Apple Watch to become truly smart, the analyst warns that a model featuring built-in LTE support won’t appear until next year. In 2018, the analyst predicts health sensor and function improvements and FDA approval to appear, along with new hardware designs.
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In a sense, what’s being proposed here for Apple Watch 2 is a good example of the kind of incremental innovation that characterizes the growing business ecosystem of Apple Corp. There remains a huge disconnect between the reality of the way the company works and the way public and media thinks it works. In part this may have been due to the presidential, banner-waving role the media surrounded Apple’s legendary co-founder, Steve Jobs.
"The world thinks we delivered [a breakthrough] every year while Steve was here," Apple’s SVP Internet Affairs, Eddy Cue, told Fast Company. "Those products were developed over a long period of time."
It’s also the software
What we don’t yet fully understand is how Apple plans to maintain Apple Watch. For me the challenge is that when customers pay up to $20,000 for a product many will not want to replace it every year – and they will still want to feel they have got what they expect out of their investment. We all know mechanical watches are kept and bequeathed for decades, and while it seems unlikely tech gadgets can match that kind of longevity, value must be maintained at some level.
That’s where Apple’s software improvements become so important. We already know many of the key software features to look forward to in watchOS 3, including major performance improvements.
Together the software enhancements should go a long way towards reigniting interest among customers who may have stopped using their Apple Watch, while rewarding those who continue to do so. The upgrade should also enhance the second user value of existing Apple Watch models, enabling existing users to sell or gift their current models to make way for new editions.
The biggest question will be how well supported these devices are in three, four or even five years. Will they still run a current and secure OS, or will they be yesterday’s tech toys to be tucked in the old electronics box at the bottom of the closet?
I’ve a feeling Ming-chi Ku’s statements suggest a three or four year life cycle for these devices, but it will be interesting to see if this proves correct. Meanwhile Wristly’s recent claim of 94 percent user satisfaction gives the company a strong foundation on which to grow.
Time’s up
It remains to be seen if the new models will be sufficient to reignite Apple Watch sales. The world’s leading smartwatch has already become sufficiently iconic key competitors can’t fail to note its existence in their own patent filings.
However, with IDC reporting a 55 percent decline in sales, Apple will be hoping recent Nextworth data proves accurate, prompting a major upgrade session in its key FY 2017 first quarter.
All the same, it remains unknown if Apple Watch 2 and watchOS 3 will reignite the wearables industry. I remain convinced that the full extent of the potential of the product family won't be realized until an LTE-supporting model appears.
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congatec Unveils New COM Express Mini Module with ECC Support
New conga-MA3E, based on Intel® Atom™ E3800 series, provides memory error correction feature ensuring maximum reliability
Deggendorf, Germany, 14 October 2014 * * * congatec AG, a leading technology company for embedded computer modules, single board computers and ODM designs, now offers designers the safety and security of error correction code, often referred to as ECC memory, on a COM Express Mini Type 10 module. The new conga-MA3E, a follow on from the conga MA3, is based on the Intel® Atom™ E3800 series of processors.
“COM Express Type 10 continues to be a growing module segment and ECC memory support further enhances congatec’s competitive position in applications that require this support. We see telecommunications, financial and banking applications requiring ECC memory support in order to increase overall system reliability. Due to its small form factor and increased reliability, the conga-MA3E will certainly open some new doors for us”, states Dan Demers, Director of Marketing for congatec in the Americas.
Unlike standard RAM modules, ECC modules feature additional functions to check the data flow and adjust it as necessary in order to correct errors. The correction mode of this memory type can correct single bit errors and detect double bit errors. It therefore differs significantly from the so-called "parity bit", where errors can be detected but not corrected.
Both the conga-MA3 and the conga-MA3E feature the latest Intel Atom single chip design, an L2 cache able to be shared by multiple cores, and a much faster Intel HD graphics engine than the previous generation. Other highlights of the modules include an ultra-dense design, onboard soldered DDR3L memory (ECC for the conga-MA3E) with support for up to 8GBytes, and an onboard MLC or SLC eMMC SSD. Both modules support commercial and industrial temperature rated versions ranging from the entry-level single-core to the quad-core Intel Atom E3845 with 1.91 GHz and 10 watts maximum power consumption.
The eMMC driver supports an integrated wear levelling feature for high data security. The improved graphics supports DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.2, OpenCL 1.2 and high-performance, flexible hardware to decode multiple high-resolution full HD videos in parallel. Up to 2,560 x 1,600 pixels with DisplayPort and 1,920 x 1,200 pixels with HDMI are natively supported in the processor. It is possible to connect up to two independent display interfaces, including one via the 24-bit LVDS output.
Thanks to native USB 3.0 support, the modules achieve fast data transmission with low power consumption. A total of six USB 2.0 ports are provided plus one USB 3.0 Super Speed port. Four 5 Gb/s PCI Express 2.0 lanes and two SATA interfaces operating up to 3 Gb/s enable fast and flexible system extensions. The Intel Gigabit Ethernet Controller I210 helps with software compatibility. ACPI 5.0, I2C bus, LPC bus for easy integration of legacy I/O interfaces and Intel High Definition Audio complete the feature set.
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Scientists figured out why a giant crack in Antarctica is growing so fast, and it points to an even bigger problem
Emma Fierberg, Jessica Orwig
There’s a giant crack in Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf that’s growing at an alarming rate. Now, scientists think they have the answer, and it points to a much bigger problem.
Before 2014, the giant crack was anything but. It barely moved from 2006 to 2014. A new study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, proposes the reason is a special type of ice called suture zones.
Suture zones are made up of a mixture between sea water and different glacial ice. That mixture makes it resilient to cracks and fractures, which is why a 3-mile-wide suture zone in the Larsen C ice shelf has been keeping cracks from moving very far for decades.
A single crack finally punched through in 2014, and it has been easily racing across the rest of the ice shelf ever since. The bigger problem is the other dozen or so fractures in the ice that could still break through.
There’s no telling if or when they might happen.
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First Amendment Museum in Augusta receives $5,860 grant to restore ironwork
The First Amendment Museum will use the money for restorative work as part of the building's ongoing rehabilitation project.
The First Amendment Museum at the Gannett House in Augusta was awarded nearly $6,000 in grant funding it will use to restore original ironwork grills and railings as part of the building envelope rehabilitation project, the museum announced in a news release.
The $5,860 grant came from the Belvedere Historical Preservation Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.
The Gannett House, shown here in 2014, recently received a grant to help pay for the restoration of the original ironwork grills and railings at the historic property. Staff file photo by Joe Phelan
“This grant will make it possible for the project to move ahead swiftly with restoration of some important design elements that characterize the Gannett House’s eclectic style,” Rebecca Lazure, the project’s executive director, said in the press release. “The ironwork on the front of the Gannett House is one feature that makes the house unique in central Maine, it enhances the symmetrical appearance of the home’s façade.”
In addition to the ironwork, other ongoing work at the historic house includes a complete rehabilitation of the slate roof and gutter system, stucco cleaning and repair and window restoration. The work is being completed by StandFast Works Forge, of Parsonsfield.
The museum is undergoing a transformation to an interactive museum that will bring the property back into public and civic use. It will be a place that will stimulate and inspire public understanding of the rights and responsibilities of the First Amendment, according to the news release.
The Belvedere Historic Fund awards money to help the preservation and restoration of historic buildings in Maine, and the Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life of all Mainers, the release stated.
The Gannett House Project First Amendment Museum received a $7,430 grant earlier this year from the Maine Humanities Council to support the development of a travel-ready exhibit that introduced visitors to the origins, evolution and contemporary issues around the five freedoms of the First Amendment. The exhibit brought together stories that highlight the complicated subjects fostered by the First Amendment to expand public discourse around what this amendment means to democracy.
Located at 184 State St. in Augusta, just steps from the State House and the Blaine House, The Gannett House Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to stimulating and inspiring public understanding of the rights and responsibilities inherent in the First Amendment. For more information, to go gannetthouseproject.org.
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Northwest Savings Bank offered the borough three interest rate options. Council chose option three, a 10-year initial fixed interest rate at 3.93 percent, which would be adjusted after the 10th year. The other two options were a five-year fixed interest rate at 3.38 percent and seven years at 3.71 percent, and each would be adjusted after the fixed terms based on a monthly average of the U.S. Treasury rate, plus 1.75 percent and adjusted to a tax-exempt rate of 68 percent.
The borough also discussed plans to schedule an on-site meeting with representatives for the Bellefonte Mews and Centre County court projects to discuss repairs to Cherry Lane.
Borough Manager Ralph Stewart said the road sustained damage from heavy trucks using it to go to and from construction sites in downtown Bellefonte.
“We should come up with a way of addressing it, and everyone is willing to meet,” Stewart said. “We don’t think it should be passed on to taxpayers.”
Council also approved in a 7-0 vote — councilmen Barry Spicer and Paul DeCusati did not attend — repairs to Dunlap Street as part of the Bellefonte waterfront revitalization project. The borough expects to be reimbursed for the work through a Redevelopment Capital Assistance Project grant.
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UK’s Connected World Services Partners with Zonoff for Remote Home Monitoring
CWS, a division of Dixons Carphone is deploying remote home monitoring and management services using the Zonoff SHaaS (smart home as a service) platform.
CE Pro Editors · June 21, 2016
LONDON/Malvern, PA – June 21, 2016 – Connected World Services (a division of Dixons Carphone plc.), and Zonoff, Inc. today announced a partnership to offer an innovative IoT-enabled home management and services platform to companies throughout Europe. Zonoff’s leading Consumer IoT technology combined with Connected World Services’ (CWS) honeyBee platform creates a smart end-to-end platform that companies can use to provide consumers with technology support within their homes.
In the combined offering, Zonoff’s protocol-agnostic consumer IoT technology can monitor the condition of various devices and sensors in the home and send status alerts directly into Connected World Services’ honeyBee platform. The honeyBee platform can then diagnose the situation, provide appropriate self-help responses and, if required, allow branded or white-labelled service providers to manage every aspect of professional response to a final resolution.
The technology has been engineered to operate as a single, white label B2B platform which can be applied across a range of sectors including utilities, insurance, retail, healthcare and financial services. In the event of a water leak, for instance, the Zonoff platform would detect water on behalf of a home owner and signal the honeyBee platform to determine if a service provider should be dispatched to a customer site. It also engages Dixon Carphone’s Knowhow service to keep both customers and responders coordinated and fully informed of progress.
Commenting on the partnership:
Andrew Harrison, Deputy Chief Executive, Dixons Carphone plc said:
“CWS supports many of its partners using our market-leading infrastructure, repairs capability and technology expertise.”
“Customers of our CWS partners often need help with many technology issues – from Wi-Fi to washing machines. Zonoff’s home control and automation platform will allow them to provide proactive support for all matters of home management concerns.”
Mike Harris, Founder and CEO, Zonoff commented:
“Connected World Services considered a number of Consumer IoT platform partners and valued the proven strength and flexibility of our technology. Our Z1 software offers the most robust lighting, energy, security, monitoring and entertainment integration available and we’re looking forward to working with the CWS team as they build out long-term solutions for their clients and their customers.”
“Zonoff’s platform has proven to be adaptable for many industries and consumer use cases. With Zonoff’s world-class Consumer IoT platform working in tandem with Connected World Services’ honeyBee platform, we are setting a new standard of home management and support. This partnership will ease the burden on companies who need to keep their consumers’ homes and lives running smoothly.”
About Dixons Carphone and Connected World Services (CWS)
Dixons Carphone plc is Europe’s leading specialist electrical and telecommunications retailer and services company, employing over 42,000 people in eleven countries.
Connected World Services (CWS) leverages the Group’s existing expertise, operating processes and technology to provide a range of white label services to businesses.
Dixons Carphone’s primary brands include Carphone Warehouse and CurrysPCWorld in the UK & Ireland, Elkjøp, Elkjøp Phonehouse, Elgiganten, Elgiganten Phonehouse, Gigantti and Lefdal in the Nordic countries, Kotsovolos in Greece, Dixons Travel in a number of UK & Ireland airports and Phone House in Spain. Our key service brands include Knowhow in the UK, Ireland and the Nordics, and Geek Squad in the UK, Ireland and Spain.
Dixons Carphone was voted ‘Retailer of the Year’ at the Retail Week Awards 2016.
About Zonoff
Zonoff empowers the world’s leading brands to deliver smart, seamless living to the mass market through our Consumer Internet of Things software and services platform. Zonoff offers a proven, enterprise-scale Consumer IoT Platform with the interoperability, flexibility and reliability needed to successfully support mass market Smart Home offerings. Zonoff’s end-to-end, white-label solution includes the world-class Z1 Software Suite, an exceptional user interface framework, proven hardware reference designs, robust data analytics, a comprehensive device ecosystem and subscription-based services. Zonoff’s Consumer IoT technology and services platform has been successfully adopted by leading brands in multiple vertical markets. For more information, visit www.Zonoff.com or follow via Twitter @ZonoffInc.
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It is defined as the normal stress calculated at an angle when shear stress is considered as zero. The normal stress can be obtained for maximum and minimum values. The maximum value of normal stress is known as major principal stress and minimum value of normal stress is known as minor principal stress.
There are two types of principal stresses; 2-D and 3-D. The equation of 2-D principal stress is calculated by the angle when shear stress is equal to zero.
Here, the shear stress of point 2 relative to point 1 is and normal stresses are on x and y direction.
There are two values of angle . One value is between and other which is between 90° and 180°.
Substitute the values of into the transformation equation, the expression for maximum and minimum principal stresses will obtain.
The plus sign indicates for maximum principal stress and minus sign indicates for minimum principal stress.
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Her too: Women's role in politics examined by Rutgers researcher
Kelly Dittmar will talk about why female representation matters, now more than ever, at the Collingswood Book Festival.
Her too: Women's role in politics examined by Rutgers researcher Kelly Dittmar will talk about why female representation matters, now more than ever, at the Collingswood Book Festival. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2018/10/04/her-too-womens-role-politics-examined-rutgers-researcher-me-too-congress/1444914002/
Phaedra Trethan, Cherry Hill Courier-Post Published 4:09 p.m. ET Oct. 4, 2018 | Updated 12:47 p.m. ET Oct. 5, 2018
Rutgers-Camden professor Kelly Dittmar, who co-wrote "A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen's Perspective on Why Their Presence Matters," holds a copy of her book as she stands in her Camden office.(Photo: Chris LaChall/Staff Photographer )Buy Photo
The cover of "A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen's Perspectives on Why Their Presence Matters," illustrates a striking reality.
There are not enough women representing the people of this country in Congress.
And that fact is shown in sharp relief with a photo taken of the 114th Congress, on which the book is based. The only color in the illustration is of the women in that congressional class — and it's clear that far too much of the photo's subjects are depicted in shades of black, white and gray.
There were just 108 women serving as U.S. representatives, senators and nonvoting delegates in the 114th Congress, which served from 2015 to 2017 and on which the book is based.
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That number has barely inched upward since. Women, even in their greater numbers, still only represent about one-fifth of all congressional representatives, even though they account for just over 50 percent of the country's population.
That's not a partisan position, says Kelly Dittmar, a Rutgers–Camden researcher and one of the book's co-authors. Both parties fall short of full representation of women, she said, and while incremental progress has been made with each successive congressional cohort over the past several decades, that progress has been painfully slow.
Rutgers-Camden professor Kelly Dittmar, co-wrote the book, "A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen's Perspective on Why Their Presence Matters", (Photo: Chris LaChall/Staff Photographer )
"We can't make policies that affect women disproportionately without having representatives who can speak to it directly," Dittmar said this week in her Camden office.
"We need representation that can speak directly to the issues that are personal to women."
Dittmar, who co-wrote the book with Kira Sanbonmatsu and Susan J. Carroll, will appear at the Collingswood Book Festival on Saturday with former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio to discuss "Politics: Past, Present and Future" at 11 a.m.
As the bitter fight over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh rages, many believe his confirmation hangs in the balance among three senators: Arizona Republican Jeff Flake, West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin and Maine Republican Susan Collins.
Other potential swing votes: Lisa Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, and Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota who on Thursday announced she would vote against Kavanaugh's nomination.
That's three female senators in play — women whose opinions may determine the fate of a nominee in the face of sexual assault allegations.
The book centers on conversations Dittmar and her fellow researchers had with women long before Kavanaugh opened up a chasm in our national conversation that, in many cases, fell along gendered lines. But those conversations now seem all the more relevant given the key role a few women senators play in an ever-more partisan Congress.
Rutgers-Camden professor Kelly Dittmar, who co-wrote "A Seat at the Table: Congresswomen's Perspective on Why Their Presence Matters",, holds a copy of her book as she stands in her Camden office. (Photo: Chris LaChall/Staff Photographer )
Through many of the interviews with 83 women serving in Congress, representing a diverse array of states and viewpoints, took place before the 2016 election, Dittmar and her fellow researchers found common themes among them: a stronger sense of collaboration; an impulse to be a voice for the voiceless; and especially a sense that women prioritize getting things done over making a name for themselves in politics.
"Women see the costs of running (for Congress) are high, both financially and personally," she noted. "So they want to see the benefit — and that means making a difference in policy."
The authors had a goal in mind, and it was not to influence voters, Dittmar said.
Well, not directly.
Most scholarship on women in Congress centered on qualitative data: how many of them there were, relative to past and present congressional classes; how many bills they sponsored or advanced; where they came from and what parties they identified with.
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The data were there. The voices weren't.
In talking to women in Congress, Dittmar and her colleagues got a more nuanced view of why women choose to serve, the challenges they face, the ways they work together, and the ways in which they differ.
There are more Democrats in the book than Republicans, but that's an extension of the numbers, not any ideological bias, she said. Democrats, for a host of reasons including a stronger infrastructure to reach out to potential female candidates, have more women representatives than the GOP.
"We didn't just try to be bipartisan," she said. "We wanted to tell the right story."
Women belong in Congress, not on the sidelines, Dittmar said. And they need to be there in greater numbers.
"We need women in positions of power — not just protesting or testifying before Congress. They need to be there so they can vote on policies that impact them and their families. They need to be there to share their stories."
Phaedra Trethan: @CP_Phaedra; 856-486-2417; ptrethan@gannettnj.com
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TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A joint Albanian-American underwater archaeology project says it has found amphoras that are at least 2,500 years old in the Ionian Sea off the Albanian coast, which might yield an ancient shipwreck.
In this undated photo provided by PRM Nautical Foundation on Friday, July 12, 2019, an amphora dating from between the 7th and 5th centuries BC is shown underwater near the shores of the Karaburun peninsula, Albania. A joint Albanian – American underwater archaeological team said that has found 22 amphoras that are at least 2,500 years old off the Albanian coast, which might yield an ancient shipwreck. (RPM Nautical Foundation via AP)
The research vessel Hercules of the RPM Nautical Foundation said Friday they had found 22 amphoras — a two-handled jar with a narrow neck used for wine or oil — 40-60 yards deep scattered around the seabed close to a rocky shores near the Karaburun peninsula.
Archaeologist Mateusz Polakowski said they believe the Corinthian A type amphoras date to between the 7th and the 5th century B.C.
“If the remains of a wreck can be found, it will put this discovery as the earliest ship ever to be sailing along the Albanian coast,” said Polakowski.
RPM chairman James Goold considered the site as “one of the most important of all of our discoveries … (and) it will be very important from a historical and archaeological perspective” if confirmed.
Further investigation of the site will be necessary.
Albanian archaeologist Neritan Ceka said similar wine amphoras of Corinthian and Kerkira origin have been found in Durres and Apolonia and other inland areas in Albania, something which indicates the intensive trade during the second half of the 7th century B.C. along the Albanian coast.
Since 2004, RPM has mapped Albania’s offshore seabed for ancient and modern shipwrecks, with ongoing plans to open an underwater museum in western Albania.
“It certainly would be a great starting point for a national program around which to establish a museum and show the pivotal role of Albania in antiquity,” said Goold.
Ceka said Albanian authorities are planning a new four-to-five-year project with RPM and the Texas-based not-for-profit Institute of Nautical Archaeology, to explore the possibilities of excavating shipwrecks, a financially expensive and scientifically delicate process.
The research in Albania has so far uncovered 28 wreck sites as well as several amphora mounds and additional finds all the way from southernmost Sarande and Butrint to Durres and it is planning to go north of Durres afterward.
RPM’s presence in the last 12 years has been a “huge step” to Albania’s science of underwater archaeology, according to Auron Tare, UNESCO head of the Scientific and Technical Committee for World Underwater Heritage.
“If confirmed this ship wreck can be associated with the foundation of two major cities in Albanian coastline, Dyrrachium (modern Durres) and Apolonia, both the gates of Via Egnatia, the ancient road to the eastern trade,” said Tare.
“We have discovered not only ancient shipwrecks but also a good number of WWI and WWII shipwrecks shedding light to an unknown chapter of our history,” said Tare.
Albania is trying to protect and capitalize on its rich underwater heritage, with scant funding for its preservation from the government one of Europe’s poorest nations.
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press
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Australian cricketers lead landmark investment for grassroots cricket
Category: Community, Media Releases,
Grassroots cricket clubs throughout Victoria stand to benefit from the most significant collective investment from Australian professional cricketers in history.
Up to $30 million from Australian professional cricketers’ will be invested into community cricket over the coming years through what is known as the Grassroots Cricket Fund.
The players, the Australian Cricketers’ Association and Cricket Australia will work in partnership to deliver this vital program, that in year one will focus on providing funds to playing and training facilities that are open to all clubs across Australia and equipment grants to regional, and rural areas – in particular, those affected by drought.
Australian cricketer, Josh Hazlewood says the opportunity to leave a tangible legacy to community cricket is important to all players.
“The players are passionate about giving back to the game that has given us so much,” said Josh.
“There’s a significant need for investment in grassroots cricket, especially for those communities doing it tough at the moment.
“If we can make the experience of playing cricket better for all cricketers it will go a long way to benefit the game at community cricket right through to those playing at the highest level.”
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“We all started out in local clubs, so we know how important it is for young kids to hit, bowl and throw a cricket ball in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment,” said Holly.
“This is one small part of how we can give back to the communities who have really shaped us into the people and cricketers we are today.”
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To apply or read the Grassroots Cricket Fund’s frequently asked questions, go to: www.grassrootscricketfund.com.au.
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Jigar Kadakia, CISO, Partners HealthCare
Bolstering endpoint protection is a top security priority at Partners HealthCare this year, says Jigar Kadakia, CISO of the Boston-based integrated health system.
"We continue to evolve and mature our overall [cybersecurity] program," he says in an interview with Information Security Media Group at the HIMSS18 conference in Las Vegas. "We've become more vigilant around endpoint detection and security.
"We continue to evaluate the endpoints and look for ways to prevent any type of malware or viruses, whether it's blacklisting email addresses, [preventing] users from downloading links, etc."
Another top priority, he says, is to make the most of cyber threat information sharing.
"We're paying attention to the threat intelligence we receive from various sources and acting on that information quickly," he says.
In the interview (see audio link below photo), Kadakia also discusses:
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Governance , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development
Plan for Modernizing Federal IT, Enhancing Security, Unveiled
Obama Administration Proposes Guidelines, But Action Could Be in Hands of Next President Eric Chabrow (GovInfoSecurity) • October 31, 2016
U.S. CIO Tony Scott unveils government IT modernization plan.
Proposed guidelines issued last week by the White House for modernizing federal agencies' information technology - a critical step to enhance government cybersecurity - come as the Barack Obama administration winds down. That means the next administration likely could be responsible for implementing the plan - or altering it.
The proposed guidelines provide for a four-step approach to identify legacy systems vulnerable to exploitation, plan for new systems and pay for them. Much of what's contained in the proposed guidelines is not new; it's an amalgamation of previous Obama administration directives, though with a stronger emphasis on strengthening security.
U.S. CIO Tony Scott explains how IT modernization isn't a one-time deal. He refers to ITMF, Information Technology Modernization Fund, and OMB Circular A-130, which governs federal information resources management.
"Moving the federal government to modern infrastructure, such as cloud-based solutions, is a fundamental necessity to building a digital government that is responsive to citizen needs and secure by design," U.S. CIO Tony Scott says in a blog announcing the proposed guidance. "Doing so will enhance agencies' ability to protect sensitive data, reduce costs and deliver world-class services to the public. No one change is the silver bullet, however. Rather, this is a sustained effort that will ensure the federal government can best serve the American people in the 21st century."
The Office of Management and Budget, where Scott's office is located, gives the public until Nov. 26 to submit their views on strengthening the guidance.
Extension of Obama Initiative
The proposed guidance is an outgrowth of the Obama administration's $3.1 billion initiative unveiled in April to seed a fund to modernize federal information systems (see White House Proposes $3 Billion Fund to Modernize Federal IT). Simultaneously, a bill winding its way through Congress - the Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 - would create a working IT capital fund that would enable agencies to bank savings from modernization efforts to help pay for upgraded systems. The bill also would establish a governmentwide IT modernization fund in which agencies - led by their chief information officers - could present a business case for money for their modernization initiatives. The bill does not provide money for the fund; that would require a congressional appropriation.
The House, with overwhelmingly bipartisan support, approved the Modernizing Government Technology Act in September. "Using these old systems makes data housed by federal agencies more vulnerable to digital attacks, and it's a gigantic waste of taxpayers' money," says one of the bill's sponsors, Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas.
The bill has been assigned to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, whose chairman - Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. - is preoccupied with a tough re-election battle. It's unclear whether the legislation will clear the committee and come up for a vote in the post-election, lame duck session.
If the Senate doesn't pass the Modernizing Government Technology Act this year, the next president and Congress would have to act. Both major presidential candidates have suggested they support modernizing federal IT as a way to secure government systems and data (see How Will the Next President Approach Cybersecurity?).
Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign website says she supports expanded investment in cybersecurity technologies. Clinton also supports the Obama administration's Cybersecurity National Action Plan, which includes the modernization of federal IT and upgrades to government cybersecurity.
Republican Donald Trump says he'd establish a cyber review team and calls for the securing of IT "as modern technology permits." Trump says the team would consist of military, civilian and private-sector cybersecurity experts who would comprehensively review all of the government's cybersecurity systems and technology. The team would make recommendations for the best combination of defensive technologies tailored to specific agencies.
Neither candidate, however, has explained how they'd come up with the billions of dollars needed to secure information systems and data.
One Party Rule?
How the government appropriates money on IT modernization development could be influenced by the outcome of this year's presidential and congressional elections, especially if one party wins the White House and a majority in each house of Congress.
"When the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives are controlled by the president's ruling party, federal agencies are predicted to invest approximately 8.32 percent more in new IT development and modernization than when the opposition party holds the majority in both chambers," says Min-Seok Pang, assistant professor of information systems at Temple University, who researched the political influence on IT investments in the U.S. government between 2003 and 2016. "The budget allocation decisions between IT development and maintenance in governments are affected by political environments."
Security Benefits
In the current federal budget proposed by Obama, 78 percent, or $63 billion, of the planned federal IT spending of $82 billion is earmarked to maintain legacy systems. Moving some of those legacy-support funds to pay for modernized IT could eventually save money and make systems more secure. "As more and more data is stored online, the need to protect against the adverse consequences of malicious cyber activity becomes more pressing each year," Scott says.
A number of IT security experts agree that modernizing IT would bolster security. "If you use modern, advanced technologies instead of trying to drag forward your old concepts into the new world, you can save money and lower your risks at the same time," says Tom Patterson, chief trust officer at systems integrator Unisys.
The administration's modernization initiative calls for increased use of cloud computing technologies. Says independent IT security consultant Robert Bigman, who served for 15 years as CISO at the CIA: "For a few more dollars" federal agencies and other enterprises using cloud services would receive "better configuration security, better auditing, better identification and authentication and better encryption" than what legacy systems furnish.
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WannaCry 'Accidental Hero' Denies FBI Charges
Marcus Hutchins to Plead Not Guilty to Charges Related to Kronos Malware Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 7, 2017
Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas. (Photo: Time Anchor via Flickr/CC)
Cybersecurity researcher Marcus Hutchins willl plead not guilty in federal court to charges relating to creating and selling banking malware called Kronos (see FBI Arrests Marcus Hutchins, Who Stopped WannaCry).
"He's refuting the allegations; he's pleading not guilty," Hutchins' attorney, Adrian Lobo said on Friday outside the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas.
A six-count indictment filed in Wisconsin federal court on July 11 charged Hutchins and an unnamed defendant with creating, distributing and profiting from the Kronos banking Trojan between July 2014 and July 2015.
Some in the security community think the FBI may have confused his legitimate research activities with criminal behavior.
Hutchins, who also uses the online handle MalwareTech, was already catapulted into the limelight in May, after he spent $10 to register a domain name he'd spotted in the code for the WannaCry malware. By doing so, he defused the global malware outbreak, and reluctantly accepted the moniker of "accidental hero." But according to experts' conservative estimates, Hutchins' actions prevented tens of millions of PCs from being cryptolocked and averted a potential disaster for Britain's National Health Service, amongst others.
In a surprise turn, however, he's now been arrested by the FBI on malware-related charges.
"I can't comment on the actual, substantive charges, because at this point, all I have is an indictment; I haven't even been able to talk to my client about the substance of the case right now," Lobo said. "All we're concerned about is getting him out of custody so we can have a meaningful conversation."
Adrian Lobo, an attorney for Marcus Hutchins, speaking August 4 outside Las Vegas federal court. (Source: Christy Wilcox)
Hutchins was arrested by the FBI on Wednesday. He first appeared before U.S. Judge Nancy Koppe on Thursday, with his public defender telling the court that he'd cooperated with the FBI after being arrested. The judge ordered Hutchins' hearing to reconvene the next day to give him time to retain private counsel.
Hutchins, who was visiting Las Vegas to attend the annual Black Hat and Def Con information security conferences, was arrested at the airport in Las Vegas as he attempted to fly back to the United Kingdom.
Lobo said Hutchins was surprised by the allegations against him.
Conditional Bail Set
The judge on Friday ordered Hutchins to be released on conditional bail with a $30,000 cash bond. Conditions include Hutchins remaining in Las Vegas or Wisconsin, wearing a GPS tracking device and not using the internet.
Lobo said the required funds were available, having been raised from "a variety of sources," but said there had been insufficient time to pay the bail before offices closed Friday, leading to Hutchins having to spend the weekend in jail.
But she said her client would be released from custody on Monday. Lobo also said she had shared dozens of letters of support that Hutchins had received from friends and colleagues, many of which highlighted his role in helping to stop WannaCry.
Hutchins' efforts earned him folk hero status, as well as a $10,000 reward from bug bounty program HackerOne, which rewards the efforts of "ethical hackers." Hutchins, however, lamented losing his online anonymity. He also promised to donate the reward money to charity, including to support information security students who couldn't afford textbooks.
For his WannaCry efforts, Hutchins - who on Twitter seemed to discuss pizza second only to cybersecurity concerns - also received a year's free supply of pizza from Just Eat, a British food and delivery service. That reward he kept.
Federal Prosecutor Sought to Block Bail
In court, prosecutor Dan Cowhig said that Hutchins had been identified as part of an undercover law enforcement operation aimed at the darknet marketplace AlphaBay after officers purchased malware from him and an unnamed co-defendant, Sky News reports.
In court on Friday, Cowhig argued that Hutchins posed a danger to the public because he'd attended a gun range and fired a number of weapons while visiting Las Vegas. He said that it's illegal for foreign nationals to use a firearm on U.S. soil.
Lobo, however, dismissed the prosecutor's claims as "garbage," telling reporters that the gun range had verified Hutchins' age via his U.K. passport. She said that if anyone should be investigated for this alleged violation of federal law, it was the gun range, which markets itself heavily to tourists and allowed Hutchins to fire the weapons.
Hutchins Will Go to Wisconsin
On Tuesday, Hutchins is due to go to Wisconsin, where he's been ordered to appear in federal court, and where it's expected that he'll enter formal pleas in the case. Lobo said her client will continue to deny all of the charges filed against him.
The Department of Justice has said that the FBI cyber squad in Milwaukee led the investigation that resulted in the indictment against Hutchins and his unnamed co-defendant.
Beyond that, however, Lobo said it's not clear why the case is based out of Wisconsin. Aside from what's in the indictment, "at this point, we don't even know what the allegations are," she said.
Hutchins is a remote employee of U.S.-based attacker intelligence and information sharing platform provider Kryptos Logic, which has not made any public statements in relation to his arrest. Officials at the company did not respond to a request for comment.
Information Security Community: Shock
Based on the charges, some security researchers have questioned whether Hutchins may have been tempted to try and design and sell his own banking malware, as the indictment suggests.
But many members of the information security community who know him remain shocked by Hutchins' arrest.
This latter camp thinks Hutchins' actions were "just normal researcher activity, probably to gain cred on the forums, that the FBI is confusing with real cybercriminal activity," Ryan Kalember, senior vice president at cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, which worked Hutchins in May to blunt the WannaCry attack, tells the Wall Street Journal.
While that might seem unusual to observers outside of the cybersecurity field, information security experts say that law enforcement agencies rely heavily on private security researchers to help them identify internet-enabled criminal activities and amass related evidence (see Cybercrime Battle: Next Steps).
"MalwareTech's business and job is around finding, reversing and analyzing malicious software (malware) and finding the techniques used," writes British security researcher Kevin Beaumont, aka GossiTheDog, said in a blog post.
"This includes monitoring 'dark web' websites, where covert identifies are used to gain access - as is common across the security industry. His data around botnets is sold to organizations, including law enforcement, around the world," Beaumont adds.
MalwareTech - before he was unmasked as being Marcus Hutchins - told the BBC in May how he accidentally disabled WannaCrypt infections seen to date.
Two security researchers - Tarah Wheeler and Andrew Mabbitt, of Fidus Security - have set up a funding page, linked to an escrow account, that can be used to donate to Hutchins' legal fees.
Mabbitt, who said he will be picking up Hutchins from court on Monday, also attempted to correct what he said was erroneous reporting relating to the luxury cars and pricey accommodation Hutchins enjoyed while he was in Las Vegas, saying that it had been provided by others, or for free.
An update on @MalwareTechBlog and some clarification on misreported facts. pic.twitter.com/6CHlexapoE
— Andrew Mabbitt (@MabbsSec) August 5, 2017
Non-profit digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation is also involved in Hutchins' defense, his supporters say. A spokesman for EFF couldn't be immediately reached for comment.
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Israeli Submarines Suspected of Sabotaging Shipping in Gulf of Oman. In Case of Conflict with Iran, Oil Prices could Double Overnight
'It is known that the US has for long had a comprehensive and combined plan with Israel to attack Iranian targets with huge, non-nuclear, bunker-busting, 10 ton, GBU-43 air-blast bombs capable of destroying the deepest underground installations – these are the most powerful non-nuclear ordnance pieces ever produced – but first the Trump-Netanyahu war-plan needed a credible excuse.
It is also known that the Israeli military have been an integral part of that US plan to first cripple the Iranian economy with global oil sanctions and then to initiate an air and sea attack against the Iranian state and its people.
But first, a credible excuse was required. That excuse was orchestrated jointly by a belligerent Trump and Netanyahu, this week, when two oil tankers were structurally damaged by limpet mines, off the coast of Oman – subsequent to a similar action the previous week – and the sabotage immediately blamed by US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, without any evidence whatsoever, upon Iran. However, the state actor concerned was, almost certainly, not Iran but very probably the Israeli navy with its state-of-the-art, German-built, nuclear-armed submarines, covertly patrolling the deep waters of the Gulf.
Iran, of course, unlike Israel, has no nuclear weapons of mass destruction but does have a nuclear-power program and it is these non-military installations that the combined forces of the US and Israel are determined to destroy at any cost in order to further cripple Iran’s civil infrastructure in addition to enforcing a global ban on its oil so as to decimate its economy and to force, yet another, regime change.
The deliberate sabotaging of four shipping tankers in the Gulf and the too obvious accusations against Iran, indicate that US-Israeli plans for a combined attack against the Iranian state are now fairly imminent. And that fact should make the world take notice because such unwarranted and unprovoked aggression against a sovereign state could very easily escalate into a global conflict. These are very dangerous times, indeed, with an unpredictable and unstable US President determined to instigate a war in the Middle East with a committed partner who has long wanted to destroy Iran in its own bid for regional dominance.'
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The Patmos Mytilene ferry route connects Dodecanese Islands with Lesbos. Currently there is just the 1 ferry company operating this ferry service, Hellenic Seaways. The crossing operates up to 1 times each week with sailing durations from around 12 hours 45 minutes.
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Patmos Guide
Located in the Aegean Sea, the Greek island of Patmos is part of the Dodecanese group of islands. It is one of the most northerly islands in the Dodecanese and lies just off the west coast of Turkey. Patmos' capital is the town of Chora and its port is in the town of Skala. The island, which is also known as the "island of the Apocalypse" is popular with tourists from around the world. However, there is more to the island than this. It is a pretty island with traditional whitewashed houses, crystal clear waters, excellent food and a thriving nightlife.
The Cave of the Apocalypse, a major visitor attraction, is reputedly to have been the cave where Saint Ioannis heard the voice of God and wrote the Apocalypse. In the cave, visitors can see the cross engraved by Saint Ioannis along with three small cracks on the rock through which the voice of God came, symbolising the Holy Trinity.
Patmos is connected by ferry to Piraeus, the other islands of the Dodecanese, and also with other islands of the Aegean Sea, like Samos and Ikaria. The ferry from Piraeus takes about 7 hours to reach the port of Patmos. The journey to the nearby islands of the Dodecanese take about 1-1.5 hours, while the trips from Ikaria or Samos take a little longer.
Mytilene Guide
The ancient Greek city of Mytilene is the capital of the island of Lesbos, which lies in the north east Aegean Sea, and also home to the island's port. Mytilene is built on seven hills and is overlooked by the Gateluzzi fortress, and has many preserved features that bear testament to its rich past and cultural history. The city has a lively night time economy and offers everything most travellers would want including lovely hotels, restaurants and recreational facilities.
Popular attractions in the city are Gateluzzi Castle, the Church of Agios Therapon with its splendid dome, and at the edge of the port, the Statue of Liberty. many of the town's residents meet up in the area around Sappho Square and also around the new southern port where there are many trendy bars and cafes that are busy all day long.
Mytilene has a port with ferries to the nearby islands of Lemnos, Chios and Ayvalik and at times Dikili in Turkey. The port also serves the mainland cities of Piraeus, Athens and Thessaloniki.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Lunar Shadow - The Smokeless Fires (CRUZ DEL SUR MUSIC)
It's really hard to find out where to begin when it comes to these albums that claim to be subgenre-crossing. Especially since a lot of them take way too long to get into the meat of what they claim to be. Luckily, 'Catch Fire' is a perfectly crafted opening to The Smokeless Fires and promises that this album won't be a slow build up to something genuinely captivating. A short, but effective, piano bit showcases a bit of the groups classical ambitions. And, yes, that does mean actual classical elements are to be found here - some very intricate, skillful, and somewhat technical build ups. Light black-metal stylings are thrown here and there for some flavor but this is almost entirely tremolo picking. Occasionally, there is a blast beat section or two, but it almost fits so well that you won't really notice where the 'classical' metal and the 'black' metal begins or ends.
Robert Röttig really kills it on vocals, pulling all manner of rock and metal influences forward to create his own distinct imprint. What's more impressive is that Röttig seems completely capable of navigating the low-fi production without getting lost in all the sound. Personally, I haven't heard any of his work outside of this album, but he seems to carry on a melancholy tone throughout The Smokeless Fires that I feel suits the album. Still, there were quite a few times where I wanted a bit more power from him, I really wanted to hear this guy howl and blow me away. While there are a few choice moments, such as on 'Pretend' and 'Laurelindorenan' where he almost gets there, nothing really reaches that breakthrough vocal moment I was looking for. Still, a fantastic singer who everyone should be keeping an ear out for.
Certainly, Max ‘Savage’ Birbaum and Kay Hamacher are extremely capable guitar players and they've no doubt played their fingers to the bone on this album, but did there really have to be a new solo every minute on The Smokeless Fires? I'm going to guess that, if I ever had the chance to ask Lunar Shadow this, the answer would be a resounding yes. Sadly, it's a bit to the albums detriment. I almost thought this album was completely instrumental walking into it for the first time. And, trying to keep with the sound and tone of the album, it causes tracks to blend and become somewhat unrecognizable from each other. I mean, it sounds fantastic still as a whole- but you aren't going to find any 'singles' on The Smokeless Fires. Defiantly a vinyl or cassette type experience, meant for full album playthroughs.
Still, every time The Smokeless Fires lost me, I found a moment that brought me back in. There are moments I swear are pulled out of the pits of metal obscurity just to remind you that - hey, Lunar Shadows knows what it's doing. A prime example is a bit near the tail-end of 'Laurelindórenan,' which I swear is a nod to Celtic Frost. At least, I want it to be one because it sounds so close to those cheesy-yet-harrowing attempts at a evil-sounding dark voice on 'Circle Of The Tyrants'.As well, those few-and-far-between blackened moments can be pretty nice. I only wish there was a little bit more consideration when it came to making them a bigger part of the experience.
As a first time listener, I was instantly drawn into what Lunar Shadow has to offer! It's full of great guitar solos, a lot of guitar solos, some really good musical craftsmanship, a great mentality when it comes to keeping the recording straight-forward and light on the processing. You get a honest sound when it comes to The Smokeless Fires, this album is doubtlessly exactly what you'd get in a live environment - occasional flaws included. Just a bit more experimentation would be great, but this is their second album and for what it is, it's pretty damn phenomenal.
-KEITH H.-
black metal classic metal clawhammer pr Kay Hamacher lunar lunar shadow Max ‘Savage’ Birbaum metal Robert rottig Robert Röttig shadow The Smokeless Fires traditional metal
REVIEW: Towards Atlantis Lights - Dust of Aeons (Transcending Obscurity)
Powerfully emotional, Towards Atlantis Lights draws from historical moments and blends folk, doom, death, and black metal elements together in order to bring their story to life on Dust of Aeons. And, by story, I mean an epic spanning four tracks, one of which is a whopping 30 minutes (The Bunker of Life) and the other over 16 (Alexandria's Library). It's a somewhat short run time on paper, but the density and captivating nature of the yarn spun here makes every moment worth it.
Pleasantly, for a story-based album, Dust of Aeons features a bevy of vocal work. Good vocal work, at that. The fusion of unconventional folk-like clean vocals and crushing death metal vocals works incredibly well. It also provides a counter balance for the, occasionally, simply written songs. Then again, speed and over-complication is not exactly great thing when your opening track lasts longer then your standard television program. As a guitar player, I could only imagine remembering the entirety o…
INTERVIEW/SINGLE REVIEW: WOWS - Chakpori (Argonauta Records)
There is a wealth of incredibly progressive heavy music coming out of Italy these days most notably bands such as Sunopcrisy, Storm{O} and for the subject of this review Verona’s, WOWS. It’s always a pleasure to stumble upon gifted bands that know how to actually write movement into their songs. WOWS are extremely capable and individually bring immensely raw songwriting talent to the table. It’s a rare find indeed to discover such a skilled collective that are so immersed in their craft. I had the opportunity to connect with WOWS guitarist, MatteoBaldi recently and he was kind enough to share some thoughts on what the band represents.
“We are six people who love music and want to say something in it to the best of our possibilities.” offers Baldi. “Our creative process is different for each song but, the main work is in the rehearsal room where everybody can contribute with an idea and where we can actually hear how the songs sound.”
And what exactly is the sound that WOWS delivers? …
REVIEW: Svartanatt - Starry Eagle Eye (the Sign Records)
Much like many other kids born in the 80's, my parents were born in the 60's. They were teenagers in the 70's and grew up around the true heyday of rock. I grew up with a deep passionate love of many of those bands; probably my deepest love was for Lynyrd Skynyrd. Now almost anyone can sing along with "Freebird", "Sweet Home Alabama" or even "Simple Man" (though admittedly that last one was popularized by Shinedown for many people my age). Most people also know the classic "That Smell" (which is my personal favorite). These songs bring me right back home, to my childhood in South Mississippi, though I have not been home for many years. Now what does all of this have to do with Svartanatt?
They are quite reminiscent of Skynyrd to me. They sound like they were ripped right from the deep pocket of southern rock that many people (myself included) love so much. You would never guess that this band came from Stockholm, Sweden. First and f…
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North Korea’s Kim Dynasty Consumes Its Own: No Love in this Family
Jang Song-taek
US relations with North Korea
war with North Korea
By Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute | 12/17/13
North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il has been dead not quite two years, but his son, Kim Jong-un, appears to have taken control. And in a much bloodier fashion than predicted, with the execution of his uncle and one-time mentor Jang Song-taek. However, no one knows whether the regime is stabilizing or destabilizing.
The ascension of Kim fils never seemed certain. Not yet 30 when his father passed, Kim had had little time to secure the levers of power. Moreover, Pyongyang is a political snake-pit.
Kim Jong-un’s supposed mentors—Jang, Aunt Kim Gyong-hui, and army chief of staff Ri Yong-ho—had little obvious interest in aiding his rise. All were powerful in their own right and likely had their own ambitions.
Over the last two years hundreds of officials, many in the military, have been removed from office. Until Jang the most dramatic defenestration was of Vice Marshall Ri. His departure in July 2012, alleged for reasons of health, was dramatic and sudden. But it was not clear whether the decision was made by Kim Jong-un or a competitor of Ri holding real power, such as Jang.
Of greater concern to the West was North Korean policy. The country had established a reputation for brinkmanship and confrontation. The new government reinforced this approach.
For instance, rhetorical attacks on and threats against South Korea and the U.S. rose to unprecedented heights. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shuttered the Kaesong economic development, even though the operation provided the DPRK with tens of millions of dollars in hard currency every year. The Kim government recently detained an 84-year-old American Korean War veteran and tourist for six weeks on bizarre charges.
Equally important, there is no evidence of reform, either economic or political. Observed Bruce Klingner of the Heritage Foundation: Kim Jong-un “has increased public executions, expanded the gulags for political prisoners, and increased government punishment for anyone caught with information from the outside world.”
Now comes Jang’s ouster. There is no reason for the West to mourn his passing. But previously family members only disappeared. So everyone wonders: does Jang’s dramatic departure mean North Korean instability?
Jang’s execution could demonstrate that Kim Jong-un is solidifying his rule. Removing another minder appointed by his father would seem to leave Kim more securely in charge. Moreover, a willingness to execute likely deters anyone but the most determined or desperate from challenging the leadership.
Nevertheless, the DPRK could be heading for further instability. The episode is unprecedented, which suggests that something is amiss in paradise. Jang could have been the casualty of a messy and vicious power struggle likely to grow worse. If he can be taken down, no one is safe. Fear may widen leadership divisions, spur internal resistance, and draw in the military.
Political uncertainty in Pyongyang almost certainly will reduce the already minimal possibility of domestic reform and foreign engagement. If Kim truly has consolidated power, he might feel freer to act. However, even then orchestrating a wider purge would absorb time and effort. And if he fears continuing opposition to his reign he probably will put off any potentially controversial policies, especially if they conflict with the interests of the military, which still potentially wields ultimate power.
Further, Jang was associated with economic reform and China relations. He was involved in economic management and thought to support policy liberalization, or at least placing a greater emphasis on economic development. Last year Jang headed a large delegation to China which discussed expanding special investment zones.
However, after his death Jang was criticized for his economic activities. The charges might be intended to discredit him for any reason. Nevertheless, it is hard to imagine economic reform speeding up in a government sundered by a power struggle in which a top economic official was just executed.
The greatest danger is that Kim Jong-un’s apparent ruthlessness may be less constrained internationally than that of his father and grandfather. If the younger Kim is taking on full dictatorial power, he might misperceive domestic authority as translating into international strength. Or if his authority is under challenge at home, he might be tempted to provoke a foreign crisis. Either could be dangerous for the region.
The DPRK long has been the land of no good options, the geopolitical problem with no good answers. Even if Jang’s execution changes nothing, it reminds us that North Korea remains a threatening yet mysterious presence in Northeast Asia. And the ongoing leadership transition—whether solidified or unsettled—isn’t likely to bring peace or stability to the region.
Submitted by ronnine on Tue, 12/17/2013 - 14:24.
Perhaps Kim is going to abdicate in favor of Dennis Rodman and just wanted to grease the skids for him?
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Amazon may tap empty Sears stores for possible Whole Foods expansion
The company has plenty of things to weigh, including competition, market need, and affordability of space
By Gary Guthrie
01/11/2019 | ConsumerAffairs | Amazon News
Sears is as close as a company can be to teetering on the brink of liquidating its assets, and if it doesn’t make it past its 11th-hour reprieve, it’s possible that its empty stores may become expansion space for Whole Foods.
In a report by Yahoo! Finance, sources said that the Amazon-owned food chain has already taken a look-see at a former K-Mart site in Utah. K-Mart is one of Sears’ sister acts, and it was caught in Sears' massive closing of stores when it filed for bankruptcy last year.
Whole Foods’ marching orders
At a recent market forecast event, Jim Sud, Whole Foods’ executive VP of growth and business development, said that Amazon wants him to put the pedal to the metal.
“In the two years prior to the merger, because of competitive pressures and because of a slowdown in our comparable store sales, we slowed our growth,” Sud said.
“At one time, I think we had 93 stores in development, and we stopped signing leases and stopped opening stores. But when Amazon acquired us, they sort of said: ‘You’re on. Start growing again.’”
The conundrum
One thing Sud’s team has to look closely at is the competition and what niches are still open. Competition in the grocery market can be brutal. Sud went as far as saying it’s retail’s most competitive sector.
Kroger, for one, is quickly establishing new benchmarks by moving to a “scan-and-go” approach, partnering with Walgreens for space inside the pharmacy’s stores, and launching a fleet of driverless delivery vehicles.
Then, there’s the question of how to best expand into Sears’ leave-behinds, or potentially take over the entire space of a Sears’ shell. Both would be a herculean task for Whole Foods.
How many of the 300 Sears and K-Mart stores that have been shuttered does Whole Foods really need and can make profitable? Except for the eight states where it doesn’t have a store, Whole Foods has every major market covered.
If Whole Foods did move into a vacant Sears store, it would also face the daunting task of filling out a lot of empty space. On average, a Whole Foods store has about 38,000 square feet, whereas many Sears’ stores were quadruple that.
Let’s make a deal
Still, malls love food stores, and mall landlords might be open to cutting a deal with Whole Foods just for the foot traffic alone.
“There are lots of vacant retail space that they can take advantage of, and that gives them access to reasonable retail locations, but I also think they want to secure good real estate deals by filling voids, and getting good rental levels from landlords,” Neil Saunders, managing director of retail at GlobalData, told Yahoo Finance.
“If that’s an existing center -- second generation space -- that meets all of our criteria…we’ll jump all over it,” Sud commented.
Gary Guthrie covers technology and travel for the ConsumerAffairs news team. Prior to ConsumerAffairs, he was a programming consultant for radio and TV stations in some 20 markets around the U.S., as well as a presentation developer for the likes of Jack Daniel's, Procter & Gamble, AT&T, and Columbia University. Read Full Bio→
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Orange collaborates with Microsoft Azure IoT
Saturday, September 30, 2017 Azure, IOT, Orange
Orange Business Services announced a collaboration with Microsoft to deliver large-scale, end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for the manufacturing sector.
Orange Business Services offers many IoT connectivity options, including LoRa. Use cases range from supply chain and smart inventory management to digital operations, such as predictive maintenance, employee safety and facility and equipment management.
The Microsoft Azure IoT Suite facilitates setting up and scaling large device and data management projects. Azure IoT Suite also provides a number of pre-packaged solutions for industrial applications.
Xtera wins subsea contract with DISA
Saturday, September 30, 2017 Subsea, Xtera
Xtera, which supplies un-repeatered and repeatered subsea connectivity using high bandwidth undersea amplifiers, was awarded a contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), to build a new regional submarine cable system. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Xtera said the new submarine cable system for DISA is designed to deliver high-capacity at the lowest cost per terabit per second. Under the contract, Xtera will deploy a full turnkey subsea system, including undersea optical repeaters, Nu-Wave Optima Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE), cable and all marine services.
This is the second subsea system contract awarded to Xtera by DISA. It is also the first turnkey subsea system contract award since Xtera’s recent acquisition by H.I.G. Capital.
Fifth Intelsat EpicNG satellite successfully launched
Saturday, September 30, 2017 Satellite
The Intelsat 37e satellite was successfully launched aboard an Ariane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. This is the fifth satellite in Intelsat's EpicNG series.
Intelsat 37e was manufactured by Boeing and equipped with the highest throughput of the entire Intelsat EpicNG fleet. It features enhanced power sharing technology between shaped, fixed and steerable spot beams at Ku-band. This new capability augments flexibility within the payload to optimize connectivity and increase efficiency as requirements shift over time.
The C-band payload includes a mix of high-power spot and wide beams. The Ku- and Ka-band steerable beams, which can be positioned as needed, have been added to increase network access and support high-demand areas for government and commercial mobility applications. They will complement the extensive Ku-band multi-spot beam coverage.
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Ratings and comments by David Sterritt and Monitor staff Staff comments reflect the sometimes diverse views of at least three other moviegoers. Information on violence, drugs, sex/nudity, and profanity is compiled by the Monitor panel.
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Fallen Angels Paradise (Not rated)
Director: Ossama Fawzi. With Mahmoud Hemida, Lebleba, Caroline Khalil, Safwa. (79 min.)
Sterritt ** The death of a low-life drug dealer sets his accomplices scheming to profit from his demise, but then his family gets into the act, sparking unexpected revelations about his surprisingly respectable early life. It's rare for an Egyptian movie to look so closely and unflinchingly at class conflict and other forms of social disarray, but lively acting keeps the story engaging even when it wanders and meanders. In Arabic with English subtitles
Head Over Heels (PG-13)
Director: Mark Waters. With Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brendan Beiser, Sarah O'Hare, China Chow. (127 min.)
Staff DUD An art-restoration expert (Potter), moves into an apartment with "the last four models in New York who don't smoke." She soon develops a crush on Jim (Prinze) who lives in an adjacent building across the way, until, in a "Rear Window"-ish twist, she thinks she sees him commit a murder. This romantic comedy is so awfully misjudged and ineptly executed in every department that, while it isn't quite a contender for the "so bad it's good" category, this critic was nonetheless dabbing tears of laughter from his eyes.
By Stephen Humphries
Sex/Nudity: 3 scenes of implied sex; 5 incidences of innuendo. Violence: 6 scenes, including fistfights. Profanity: 15 harsh expressions, 14 mild expressions. Drugs: 6 scenes with alcohol.
In the Mood for Love (PG)
Director: Wong Kar-wai. With Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung-Chiu-wai, Rebecca Pan, Lai Chin, Siu Ping-lam, Chin Tsi-ang. (97 min.)
Sterritt *** A journalist and a receptionist spend inordinate amounts of time in their lonely apartments, maintaining a polite distance between themselves until the man begins to suspect their spouses are having an affair with each other. The story gains most of its dramatic impact from superbly understated acting and Christopher Doyle's atmospheric camera work. Kudos also go to Nat King Cole's haunting renditions of Spanish-language songs on the proudly multicultural soundtrack. In Cantonese and Shanghainese with English subtitles
Nico and Dani (Krampack) (Not rated)
Director: Cesc Gay. With Fernando Ramallo, Jordi Vilches, Marieta Orozco, Esther Nubiola, Chisco Amado. (90 min.)
Sterritt ** Two teenage boys, one straight and one gay, come of age during a romantic Spanish summer. The acting is amiable but the story isn't much deeper than the callow main characters. In Spanish with English subtitles
Voyages (Not rated)
Director: Abraham Finkiel. With Shulamit Adar, Liliane Rovere, Esther Gorintin, Natan Cogan. (111 min.)
Sterritt *** Three aging women in three different countries come to grips with their heritage as Jews from Eastern Europe, where the Holocaust decimated their early lives. Finkiel's filmmaking is so careful and cautious that it becomes plodding at times. The theme is powerful, though, and the movie's sincerity overrides its heavy-handed tendencies. In Yiddish and French with English subtitles
Currently in Release
Faithless (R)
Director: Liv Ullmann. With Erland Josephson, Lena Endre, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylemo, Johan Rabaeus, Stina Ekblad, Juni Dahr, Philip Zanden, Marie Richardson. (155 min.)
Sterritt *** An intense, claustrophobic drama of love and infidelity, as seen through the eyes of an actress whose seemingly contented life as a wife and mother is tragically tested by romantic temptations touched off by her husband's closest friend. The film's tone is so intimate that one of the characters is screenwriter Ingmar Bergman himself, who sets the story in motion by having a conversation with the female protagonist he's conceived in his imagination. On one level, "Faithless" is a probing look at love, marriage, loyalty, and other emotional issues. On other levels, it's about the complex relationships between bedrock human feelings and the process of exploring these through art.
The Gift (R)
Director: Sam Raimi. With Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Giovanni Ribisi, Greg Kinnear. (120 min.)
Sterritt ** A clairvoyant woman gives information and advice to neighbors in her rural Southern community, but danger looms when an enraged husband threatens her family and one of her acquaintances mysteriously disappears. Blanchett leads a solid cast and Raimi gives the story a fair amount of atmosphere. Still, there's too much hokum and too little suspense in the screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson.
Staff ***1/2 Cross between "Sixth Sense" and "What Lies Beneath;" Blanchett shines; stylish, 'jump-out-from-behind-the-door' scary.
Sex/Nudity: 2 scenes of nudity; 1 sex scene; 4 incidents of innuendo. Violence: 19 scenes, including brutal murder, suicide, and spousal abuse. Profanity: 37 mainly harsh expressions. Drugs: 5 with smoking, 3 with drinking.
The House of Mirth (PG)
Director: Terence Davies. With Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Laura Linney, Eric Stoltz, Elizabeth McGovern, Anthony LaPaglia, Jodhi May. (124 min.)
Sterritt *** Anderson shines with dark beauty and somber intelligence in this sensitive adaptation of Edith Wharton's riveting novel about a socially ambitious young woman who falls prey to her own miscalculations and the unforgiving nature of foes and friends alike. Wharton's old-school compassion and Davies's taste for artfully wrought melodrama make an unusual but ultimately successful combination.
Staff ***1/2 Remarkably detailed, elegant, overblown.
Sex/Nudity: None. Violence: None. Profanity: None. Drugs: 9 scenes with smoking, 2 scenes with drinking.
The Pledge (R)
Director: Sean Penn. With Jack Nicholson, Helen Mirren, Benicio Del Toro, Robin Wright Penn, Tom Noonan, Vanessa Redgrave, Sam Shepard, Lois Smith, Harry Dean Stanton, Aaron Eckhart, Mickey Rourke. (123 min.)
Sterritt *** An aging cop postpones his retirement to find the murderer of a little girl, fighting the odds against tracking down the killer and facing skeptical colleagues who think the psychopath has already been caught and killed. The acting is excellent and Penn reconfirms his remarkable talent for muted, understated filmmaking that focuses on character and dialogue rather than spectacle and sensationalism. The film's weak point is the screenplay by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski, which lapses into cliches far more often than Penn's visual style does.
Staff ***1/2 Existential, slow-paced, taut, sometimes difficult to watch, haven't stopped thinking about it.
Sex/Nudity: 1 sex scene, no nudity, 5 verbal references. Violence: 6 extremely gory scenes including murder and suicide. Profanity: 23 mainly harsh expressions. Drugs: 17 scenes with smoking, 5 with drinking
Restless (Not rated)
Director: Jule Gilfillan. With Catherine Kellner, David Wu. (98 min.) Sterritt ** An unusual relationship develops between an American woman visiting Beijing in search of adventure and a Chinese-American man who doesn't feel much more at home there than she does. The movie is likable and well acted, but it doesn't make a very strong or lasting impression.
Shadow of the Vampire (R)
Director: E. Elias Merhige. With Willem Dafoe, John Malkovich, Catherine McCormack, Udo Keir, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes. (91 min.)
Sterritt *** This inventive comic nightmare looks at the making of the 1921 horror classic "Nosferatu," but instead of taking a straightforward historical approach, it posits the whimsical idea that the Dracula character was portrayed by a real vampire whose price for taking the part was a bite of the leading lady's neck. Malkovich is wryly amusing as German director F.W. Murnau, and Dafoe steals the show as a vampire playing an actor playing a vampire.
Staff *** Dark, witty, nostalgic, Dafoe is best Dracula in decades.
Sex/Nudity: 3 scenes, including nudity. Violence: 5 scenes, not terribly graphic. Profanity: 13 expressions both harsh and mild. Drugs: 9 scenes with smoking, 3 with drinking, and 4 scenes with drugs.
Snatch (R)
Director: Guy Ritchie. With Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham. (104 min.)
Staff **1/2 He's known as "the husband of Madonna," but can Guy Ritchie direct? Yes! Ritchie's flashy command of the film medium is used to audacious effect in this gangster comedy which centers around attempts to snatch a 65-carat diamond. If the film is too similar to Ritchie's first movie, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" with its multiple story lines, complex plotting, and double-crossing antics, it's at least colorfully told with dialogue that shines with the inventive slang of Ritchie's screenplay. Violent, but Quentin Tarantino fans will enjoy it. By Stephen Humphries
Staff *** A motley crew of characters, fast-paced, great cinematography, dizzying.
Sex/Nudity: 2 scenes with nudity. 1 incident of innuendo. Violence: 23 brutal scenes including amputation and boxing matches. Profanity: 171 mostly harsh expressions. Drugs: 5 scenes with smoking, 3 with drinking.
Sugar and Spice (PG-13)
Director: Francine McDougall. With Mena Suvari, Sean Young, James Marsden, Marla Sokoloff, Rachel Blanchard. (76 min.)
Staff *1/2 When head cheerleader Diane (Shelton) meets the new quarterback, it's love at first sight. Soon they find themselves in a family way, and their parents disown them. To help their now-impoverished captain, the pep squad agrees to a "crafts project," robbing Diane's after-school employer, a bank. Spirited performances move the plot along briskly. But it's disappointing to see a movie written, produced, and directed by women who give only farcical treatment to teen pregnancy and crime. Also, the all-white casting displays an amazing lack of social awareness. By M.K. Terrell
Sex/Nudity: 6 incidents of innuendo. Violence: 4 scenes including a tussle and gunfire. Profanity: 67 expressions, both harsh and mild. Drugs: 3 scenes with smoking, 1 with drinking.
The Wedding Planner (PG-13)
Director: Adam Schankman. With Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Kevin Pollack. (102 min.)
Staff DUD A professional wedding planner (Lopez) despairs that she will never find the right man, until, that is, she finds herself drawn to the groom (McConaughey) of a nuptial celebration that she is organizing. Does the girl get the guy? Well, of course. But the truly dreadful dialogue, absurd plot contrivances, heavy-handed direction, and a score that sounds like an amateur high school pep band stifle any potential that this courtship might have had of succeeding. As long as audiences settle for sloppy and substandard fare like this, Hollywood will keep spoon-feeding them more pap like it. Vote with your wallet.
Staff ** Romance-lite, predictable but romantic, mildly diverting.
Sex/Nudity: 3 scenes of innuendo, one of them fairly graphic. Violence: None. Profanity: 27 expressions, a few of them harsh. Drugs: 1 scene with smoking, 8 with drinking.
In stores Feb. 6
Dr. T & the Women (R)
Director: Robert Altman. With Richard Gere, Shelley Long, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Kate Hudson, Liv Tyler, Helen Hunt, Matt Malloy, Tara Reid. (122 min.)
Sterritt *** Gere plays a doctor surrounded by women who seem determined to raise new challenges for him every time he thinks he's figured them out. The movie gets much of its emotional interest from Gere's fine performance. It derives much of its personality from Altman's improvisational atmosphere and technically astute style.
Coming Soon ... (In stores Feb. 13)
Get Carter (R)
Director: Stephen T. Kay. With Sylvester Stallone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Michael Caine. (104 min.)
Sterritt ** Carter's a thug who drives from sunny Las Vegas to drizzly Seattle to uncover the truth about his brother's untimely end and make amends with his estranged family. The movie's production is as slick as Carter's Regis suits, but the final answer is that "Get Carter" won't get any Oscars. By Stuart S. Cox Jr.
Staff *1/2 An empty shell, overstylized, violent.
Bless the Child (R)
Director: Chuck Russell. With Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci. (105 min.)
Sterritt ** A little girl becomes a pawn in a Manhattan-based battle between forces of heavenly goodness and Satanic evil. This is an old-style supernatural thriller in the vein of "The Omen" and "The Exorcist," often trite and predictable but grudgingly likable in the end. If the shocks don't keep you awake, the patches of howlingly awful dialogue will certainly do the trick.
Staff * Worthless, scary, vivid, nicely cast.
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Stories by Dan Verton
Secret Service busts online organized crime ring
In what it called an "Information Age undercover investigation," the U.S. Secret Service Thursday announced that it has arrested 28 people from eight U.S. states and six countries allegedly involved in a global organized cybercrime ring.
Dan Verton | 01 Nov | Read more
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Not only will civic buildings be lit up red, white and blue from 24-30 June, Liverpool City Council’s culture team has been working with businesses and organisations in the city to offer serving members of the regular and reserve forces, veterans, and their families a whole host of offers to say an extra-special “thank you”.
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For the full list of current offers please visit www.armedforcesdayliverpool.com . Please check the terms and conditions as these differ between individual offers.
As well as being able to treat the family throughout the week, there will also be the traditional events on Armed Forces Day, Saturday 29 June:
10.30-11am – Drumhead Service at Our Lady and St Nicholas Parish Church (attendance is by invitation only)
11.15am – Tri-service parade led by the Band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Scotland to the gates of the Royal Albert Dock Liverpool where the event will be officially opened by Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Peter Brennan
10am-4pm- Military exhibition at Royal Albert Dock Liverpool.
The Royal Albert Dock Liverpool event will feature military assets as well as the 208 Field Hospital with battlefield ambulance, the RNLI’s virtual reality experience, the Medical Memories Roadshow , and a replica First World War Boy Scout ambulance.
There will also be performances from school and community choirs, face painting on board the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Bus, National Museums Liverpool will showcase items from their military collections, and the Western Approaches will be bringing items from the Second World War.
During the week you will also be able to find out more about Liverpool’s Armed Forces community, including reservists and cadets, thorough a series of blogs that will posted on www.cultureliverpool.co.uk/category/blog/
To keep up to date follow @CultureLPool or use #ArmedForcesDayLiverpool and #SaluteOurForces
Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Peter Brennan said:
“Armed Forces Day has become a real tradition in Liverpool. The city is truly committed to saluting all the men and women who are serving, who have served and also all the young people who are cadets and those who give their time to work with them.
“This year we are really pleased that businesses across the city have wanted to get involved by setting up offers as another way of saying ‘thank you’. We’ve been overwhelmed with the response and thank them all for their support.”
Donna Howitt, marketing director at Liverpool ONE, said:
“Many of our retailers at Liverpool ONE have pledged their support by offering special discounts and we’re thrilled to be marking such a special day.
“We’re extremely proud to join the city in celebrating those who have served our country and honouring those who are serving today.”
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Obitu Racial Traits
Racial Feats
Vivification Virus
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Obitu (“Oh-Bee-Two,” singular and plural) are neither dead nor undead. They are magically created living creatures that have undead origins. In ages past, the obitu were created during a conflict by necromancers who sought to design a foot soldier that had the strengths of the common skeleton without the weaknesses. The solution was to devise a method of using positive energy as an animating force rather than negative energy.
The necromancers were immediately successful; completely immune to turning and sharing none of the vulnerabilities of the undead. Thousands of obitu were created through a process that involved infecting true undead with obitu blood; slowly transforming the infected into mindless living skeletons. However, unbeknownst to the necromancers, these were merely fledgling obitu.
A few short years later, the obitu’s young psyches began to mature. The positive energy not only animated the obitu, it also allowed them to grow. By the time the creators of the obitu realized what was happening, it was far too late; the now free-willed and intelligent obitu rebelled against their creators and seized a hold of their own destinies.
Since the time of their creation, obitu only mingle with undead peacefully when they are fledglings, and then only for a short time. Even this would be a very rare occurrence; happening when a low-level undead is unknowingly infected with the vivification virus and then left behind in its lair.
The obitu in this document are presented as a fairly new race to the world. As a newly developed life form, they are still struggling to find their place in an already well-established social ecosystem. This allows them to be placed in virtually any campaign setting with little work. As is, they require almost no adjustment to your world to begin play immediately.
One downside to this “newness” is that they lack tradition, language and history common to other PC races. This has several ramifications, including no racial heritage, and no special items tailored specifically for this race. However, there are many boons as well. Obitu player characters can be bold pioneers, inventing their own paths, their own history, and their own unique traditions.
Of course, there are some challenges to playing a skeletal PC. These challenges can be mild to extreme, based on the campaign setting. If your campaign sees a plethora of strange creatures in every town, then the obitu might fit in without too much prejudice. However, if your campaign is used to the standard core races only, the obitu may have to go about dressed in ominous robes, gloves, and a mask just to get by on the streets. After all, the obitu is a walking symbol of death, and is not likely to be well received by the uninitiated. The level of acceptance should be determined by the Gamemaster before the new race is added. Ranks in the Disguise skill may even be necessary to blend in with the public.
Optionally, the Gamemaster can create a more detailed back story for the obitu. Perhaps the necromancers who created the obitu used an old recipe from a fallen empire, not knowing the full consequences. It is even possible that other powerful creatures stumbled upon the obitu formula, and the race has been thriving for centuries. Yet another possibility is that the obitu infection arose naturally in an environment that was terribly infested with undead.
The obitu will make a welcome addition to any game as the spookiest member of the adventuring party, an unusual option for the player seeking something different, a challenge for the player who has played everything, or just a good match for those who revel in the absurdity of the macabre.
Physical Description: At first and even second glance, an obitu appears to be the undead or animated skeleton of a deceased humanoid, most often human, but always of Medium size (the process of vivification fails if the subject is too small or too big, thus destroying the undead host, and not yielding a viable obitu). They are, in fact, walking skeletons. Their form is also one of death; they wear the shell of a skeletal corpse.
Closer inspection reveals a few differences. Most observers first notice their eyes; vibrant pools of green luminescence. Obitu bones are warm to the touch; smooth, pulsing, and devoid of the dryness and wear that is common to undead skeletons. The bone color is almost always a deep beige. However, the most effective way to tell an obitu from an undead is by wounding one; if bright red living blood issues forth, it is likely an obitu. Some less noticeable differences include a thin membrane under the jawbone, pinkish tendons slightly visible at the joints, and if one listens closely, shallow respiration can be heard
Ecology & Society: Obitu have no true gender, despite the gender of the bone donor. Their voices are universally similar—a hollow, harsh whisper that actually radiates from inside the skull. In actuality, most of the biological functions of an obitu take place within its skull. A small, wormlike feeding tube extends into its mouth cavity when it eats. Regardless of its appearance, obitu eat, drink, and breathe much like other living beings, consuming as much as a creature of Small size. An obitu has no heart, relying on muscular contractions inside its bones to circulate blood. They have an unnaturally long lifespan, comparable to an elf.
While obitu do not reproduce naturally, they do have means of making others of their kind. The secret, referred to by the obitu as “vivification”, is in their blood; an infectious organism that activates when exposed to sustainable amounts of negative energy, such as inside the body of an undead creature. This is a disease that affects undead regardless of their immunity to disease and infects undead exclusively. Being blood-borne, the undead must ingest the blood, be injected with it, or be in contact with large amounts of it. Afterwards, the magical infection works much like a disease does for the living (described later).
At the demise of the undead creature, provided that it is Medium-sized and basically humanoid in shape and composition, all remaining flesh on the subject drops off, and the corpse reanimates. At this stage, the creature is nearly indistinguishable from an undead skeleton, and lacking sufficient blood, a brain, and other organs to truly be called a living thing.
Fledgling obitu behave much the same as skeletal undead; mindlessly obeying commands and following orders. However, this is an obitu in its infancy. In just three short months, sentience sets in. The brain and organs develop, and the remaining necrotic energy is consumed by the infection. The green orbs of light appear in the eye sockets about the time that the obitu gains true consciousness. For several years the obitu is still considered a fledgling, learning how to fully communicate and defend itself. While still a bit naïve, an obitu is considered mature around 5 years of age.
Obitu are often morose, sullen and generally pessimistic. Having arisen from death, negativity generally sets the tone for their entire life. Beginning their existence in the form of a monster with the mind of a child, they often see society as cruel and superficial. They despise being connected with undead and often avoid evil acts because of this. They also hate being manipulated and will fight for freedom at great cost. They strive for individuality as well, dressing or acting in their own unique way. In addition, many feel a sense of duty to their body’s original owner—often going on great quests to find out whose bones they are walking around in.
Relations: At first, none of the mainstream races receive obitu well. After all, they are walking symbols of death, and many harbor a deep seated fear of the undead, which the obitu assuredly rouse. However,given time,most races do warm up to these macabre not-undead. Humans, half-orcs, and halflings seem to have the easiest time letting go of their prejudices. An obitu’s self-flagellating nature tends to disarm many fears that these races have. Especially stubborn dwarves and arrogant elves are known to never let go of their discrimination against these creatures. Obitu are quick to forgive, and most view themselves in a similar way and are unable to forgive themselves for living in someone else’s bones.
Relations to Remarkable Races: As most Remarkable Races face similar prejudices, they tend to get along a little better with the obitu. Those without an internal skeleton, such as the entobians, oaklings, relluks, squoles, and zifs often have little or no issue with an obitu’s appearance. The rest often simply view them as just another strange-looking race.
Alignment and Religion: Due to their appearances and the stereotypes of undead creatures, Obitu usually abhor evil and will actively hunt down and destroy any other obitu purported to be evil. All obitu struggle with a bad reputation, and none want this standing worsened by a disreputable member of their race.
Obitu worship most deities, especially those with a special abhorrence towards undead. While initially skeptical, most clergies will allow obitu simply based on their willingness for total repentance and dedication to their cause.
Adventurers: While the obitus’ nature tends to gravitate towards antisocial, untrusting, and introverted, they feel a need to prove themselves. Consequently, they will thrust themselves into social situations, inferiority complex intact, especially if they can prove they are not evil undead creatures. Likewise, a mission revolving around uprooting tyranny, evil, or oppression will also see the obitu working well with others. Obitus adventures often share these motivations.
Names: Obitu are often initially named by those around them, and consequently start with funny sounding nicknames like “Johnny Longbones” or “Skinny.” However, as time goes on and they realize the jest, they try to come up with unique and ostentatious names such as “Plaxtarius the Good” or “Vardullisto the Death Slayer.” As the obitu matures, however, these names get shortened. Some obitu, if they are fortunate enough to find their mortal origins, will re-name themselves in honor of their bone donor.
Ability Score Modifiers Obitu are supernaturally strong and quick, though often lack the self-confidence to be charismatic or charming. They gain a +2 bonus to Strength and Dexterity, but suffer a -2 penalty to Charisma.
Type: Obitus are outsiders with the (native) subtype.
Size: Obitus have no bonuses or penalties due to size.
Speed: Obitus move at base speed of 30 feet.
Senses: Obitu can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Languages: Obitu begin play speaking Common. Obitu with high Intelligence scores can choose from the following: Dwarven, Elven, Halfling, Gnome, Goblin, or Orc.
Fossil Fortitude: Obitu gain a +4 racial bonus on saving throws against disease and poison.
Improved Initiative: Obitu gain the Improved Initiative feat at first level as a racial bonus feat.
Nimble Form: Due to a preternaturally thin and agile body, obitu gain a +2 racial bonus on Acrobatics, Escape Artist, and Sleight of Hand skill checks.
Negative Energy Resistance: Obitu have negative energy resistance equal to 5 + ½ their character level. This resistance applies to damage from channeled negative energy and spells that harness negative energy to cause damage such as inflict light wounds and harm.
Sleep Immunity: Rather than sleep, obitu enter a meditative state known as trance. They are fully aware of their surroundings while in this state. In addition, obitu are immune to magic sleep effects.
Random Starting Age
Adulthood Barbarian, Rogue, Sorcerer Bard, Fighter, Paladin, Ranger Cleric, Druid, Monk, Wizard
5 years +4d6 years (9 – 29 years) +6d6 years (11 – 41 years) +8d6 years (13 – 53 years)
Middle Age (155 years) Old (227 years) Venerable (310 years) Maximum Age (310 + 4d% years)
Random Height and Weight
Gender Base Height Height Modifier Base Weight Weight Modifier
Male bones 4 ft. 10 in. +2d10 in.(5 ft. 0 in. – 6 ft. 6 in.) 20 lbs. +(2d10×1 lbs.)(22 – 40 lbs.)
Female bones 4 ft. 5 in. +2d10 in.(4 ft. 7 in. – 6 ft. 1 in.) 15 lbs. +(2d10×1 lbs.)(17 – 35 lbs.)
The following feats are available to an obitu character who meets the prerequisites.
Boon of Bones
Deathbane Touch
Death Drain
Death Spawn
Plague Born
Triple Jointed
Type disease (injury); Save Fortitude DC 14
Onset 1 minute; Frequency 1/day.
1d4 Charisma damage. If the subject reaches a Charisma value of 0 or less, it is slain, its flesh melts off its bones (if any), and it rises as a fledgling obitu within 24 hours.; Cure 3 consecutive saves.
Special The vivification virus bypasses a corporeal undead’s normal immunity to disease. In addition, this disease has no effect whatsoever on the living. This disease only affects corporeal undead. All obitu carry this disease, and some even manage to master control over it through certain feats. Undead who are not Medium-sized humanoids that die from this disease, do not rise as obitu. Vestiges related to the type of undead, as well as any damage to the skeleton itself, disappear by the time the obitu reaches basic sentience (at about 6 months old). This disease cannot be cured by magical means.
You can exchange one or several of your character’s normal racial Traits, but of course you cannot exchange the same racial trait more than once.
As with any alternate or optional rule, you must first get the permission of your GM to exchange any of your character’s normal racial Traits for those listed here.
Instead of receiving an additional skill rank or hit point whenever they gain a level in a Favored Class, obitu have the option of choosing from a number of other bonuses, depending upon their Favored Classes. The following options are available to all obtiu who have the listed Favored Class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the listed Favored Class reward.
Remarkable Races: Compendium of Unusual PC Races, Pathway to Adventure Edition. Copyright 2009, Alluria Publishing; Author: J. Matthew Kubisz.
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Oh, Johnny: Manziel questioned by police after…
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Oh, Johnny: Manziel questioned by police after domestic dispute
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was involved in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend that police say involved alcohol. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
CLEVELAND — Johnny Manziel promised he would win back the trust of the Browns and teammates with his actions following a rocky rookie season.
After making significant strides in his second year in the NFL, a recent incident could raise concerns about the popular quarterback again.
Manziel was questioned by police after witnesses saw him arguing on the side of a highway with his girlfriend and pulling her back into his car as she tried to exit the vehicle. Manziel admitted to police that he had consumed alcohol before the dispute.
The former Heisman Trophy winner, who spent 10 weeks in a rehab facility during the offseason, was parked in a gravel driveway Monday when Avon, Ohio, police spoke to him following an argument with girlfriend Colleen Crowley.
Manziel wasn’t arrested and Crowley told police she didn’t want to press charges against him. The couple was allowed to leave the scene together. The Browns were off on Monday following a win over Baltimore the previous day, and Manziel said the couple had been in downtown Cleveland before driving to the city’s west side.
Manziel checked himself into a Pennsylvania rehab facility specializing in the treatment for alcohol and substance abuse in January for an unspecified condition. It is not known if his aftercare prohibits him from drinking.
Browns general manager Ray Farmer released a statement Friday night.
“It is a matter that we take seriously and have expressed our concerns to Johnny directly,” Farmer said. “Those conversations will remain private and we will refrain from further comment at this time.”
A team spokesman said Manziel’s status for the Browns’ home game Sunday against Denver has not changed. He could face discipline by the NFL per its personal-conduct policy.
Manziel has been Josh McCown’s backup for the past three games. He started for an injured McCown in Week 2 and led the Browns to a win over Tennessee.
Shortly after the Browns issued their statement, Manziel posted an explanation about the incident with Crowley on his Twitter account.
“Colleen and I got into a dumb public argument on the way home Monday afternoon,” Manziel wrote. “It probably looked more interesting than it was and I know I would stop and check if I saw a couple arguing on the side of the road. It was embarrassing but not serious and when we talked to the police and they realized everything was alright and I was sober, we went home together and everything is fine.”
Crowley went on Instagram to give her side.
“J & I are good,” she said. “I appreciate the people who stopped to check on us and call the police. I could see how it may have looked. Anytime anyone sees a guy and a girl arguing on the side of a road they should definitely stop, you never know what that could be. Fortunately it was just an argument, it was private, and we are all good!”
According to the police report, officers noticed an abrasion on Crowley’s arm, but said it was caused by Manziel restraining her from jumping from the car. Police said Crowley appeared intoxicated and she told them she had consumed at least three drinks.
Crowley told police she threw Manziel’s wallet out of the car during their argument because he was “driving bad.” She also told police that Manziel had pushed her head “against the glass of the car,” but Crowley said she was not fearful of his actions or that he could cause her physical harm.
Browns linebacker Paul Kruger arrived at the scene while Manziel was being questioned.
The Browns have been impressed with Manziel’s attitude and a renewed commitment this season. That wasn’t the case during 2014 when he struggled on and off the field, leading to speculation about his future as a pro. He came into the league with a reputation for partying, one that was chronicled across social media leading into his first season with Cleveland.
Earlier this week, Browns coach Mike Pettine complimented Manziel for staying prepared while playing behind McCown.
“Johnny’s been great,” he said. “He’s been into it.”
Manziel has not spoken to the media in several weeks.
This is the second high-profile incident involving alcohol that the Browns have had to deal with recently. Former offensive line coach Andy Moeller was investigated following an assault complaint filed against him by his fiancee. The Browns quickly suspended Moeller, who has since parted ways with the team.
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Berkeley Police Department searching for missing Berkeley resident
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Last Updated December 18, 2016
Berkeley police locate missing person in Berkeley
Berkeley Police searching for missing ‘at risk’ person
84-year-old woman found after going missing Monday afternoon
Berkeley Police Department released a Nixle alert Wednesday morning asking the public for its cooperation in locating a missing Berkeley resident.
According to the alert, Olga Segal, 51, has been missing since Nov. 24. The alert described Segal as 5 feet 9 inches and 140 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was reportedly last seen that morning on the 1900 block of Berryman Street as she was sweeping the walkway outside her apartment.
“(Segal) has not been seen or heard from since,” the alert said. “Friends and family of Segal’s are concerned about her welfare.”
Segal was reported missing Dec. 2, according to BPD spokesperson Sgt. Andrew Frankel. He said that, according to protocol, the officer took the initial report and conducted two follow-up investigations — the first the next day and the second a week later. After that, the case was forwarded to the detective division.
Frankel said part of the reason for the delay in sending out the Nixle alert is that Segal is a missing adult. He explained that adults can sometimes tend to travel without telling anyone.
“There isn’t anything to indicate that anything suspicious has happened,” Frankel said. “(But) now that a little bit more time has passed, that sort of elevates our concerns.”
Anyone with information about Segal’s whereabouts is asked to call BPD at 510-981-4722.
Check back for updates.
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Now that My Voice results are in, UC Berkeley must commit to changing a flawed system
CAMPUS ISSUES: The My Voice survey results confirm that sexual misconduct is rampant on campus. It’s on the campus to create concrete goals to address this institutional failure
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By Editorial Board | Staff
UC Berkeley’s My Voice survey is a step in the right direction, but campus administration has miles to go before it can say it has adequately addressed sexual violence and harassment. And this undertaking must involve more than vague promises to “encourage cultural change” or “engage men.”
The survey results confirmed many of the problems UC Berkeley students and staff have been communicating for years. Individuals belonging to marginalized groups are disproportionately impacted by sexual violence and harassment on campus. Survivors often do not report violence they’ve experienced. And when asked if they thought UC Berkeley would take a report seriously, less than 40 percent of surveyed campus undergraduates said it was “very likely.”
While these realities are appalling and disappointing, they are far from surprising. Now that UC Berkeley has the data-based proof it needs, it’s the campus’s turn to provide some responses.
The campus released a list of lofty, amorphous plans along with the survey results, including campaigns to improve behavior and attitudes, distributing trauma-informed materials and working collaboratively with marginalized communities. But there was no mention of how campus officials plan on holding themselves accountable to specific, concrete goals or how they intend to measure the impact these campaigns will have.
The current list of proposed actions is far from the tangible, systemic change this campus should be undertaking. And if no one is watching out for these proposed actions, UC Berkeley administrators could very well get away with not changing anything at all.
What the UC Berkeley community needs is an expedited Title IX process. Survivors who report their harassers or abusers need guaranteed protections — especially if their harassers or abusers are in positions of power. Students deserve a system that actively prevents those accused of sexual misconduct from potentially harming others, even as the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and Discrimination completes its sluggish investigations. Why does this list propose no structural changes to a clearly flawed system?
The survey is undoubtedly a very important first step toward combating sexual misconduct at UC Berkeley. It’s a good beginning. But that’s all it is. The data from this report show that UC Berkeley, like universities across the nation, continues to encounter serious problems with sexual violence.
At a time when the national spotlight is on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, who is facing numerous accusations of sexual assault that allegedly occurred in high school and college, this survey affirms that sexual violence and harassment on college campuses cannot and should not be denied or normalized.
UC Berkeley needs to commit to rebuilding a system that has shown time and time again just how broken it is.
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Bears have winning streak snapped but win series against Arizona
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Cal baseball fell short of nine consecutive wins Sunday but still emerged from the weekend as winners against Arizona. The Bears won the series with a 10-7 victory Friday and a 7-3 scoreline Saturday, despite dropping Sunday’s game 4-2.
Cal improved to 19-12 (7-5 Pac-12) after the road trip and is now tied for fifth place in the conference. Arizona now occupies seventh place in the table at 18-16 (6-9 Pac-12).
While fifth was a spot many Cal fans hoped the Bears would claim at this point in the season, the team was picked to finish eighth in the Pac-12 preseason coaches’ poll. By this standard, the Bears are not only exceeding expectations but are trending upward, especially with the emergence of a high-powered offense and the resurgence of junior pitcher Jared Horn.
Horn has served as an anchor in the Bears’ pitching staff since his return from injury in mid-March, posting a team-leading 2.03 ERA and an impressive 0.87 WHIP. Against the Wildcats, the junior was pivotal in the Bears’ game two win.
The series opener ended up being the slugfest that was expected of these two teams, but it took a while for both offenses to kick into gear.
In the top of the eighth inning, junior Andrew Vaughn broke a 4-4 deadlock between the Bears and Wildcats with a hard-hit single through the middle infield that scored Quentin Selma. The next batter, junior Korey Lee, then smashed a three-run homer to center field for the 8-4 Cal lead.
The hit earned Lee four RBIs on the day, marking the continuation of a productive season for the Bears catcher in the middle of the order.
Freshman Grant Holman plated two more runs in the inning with a double to left. The six-run inning proved too much for the Wildcats, who, despite putting up three more runs in the eighth and ninth were unable to make a full comeback.
Game two
Horn outshined all other competition in what turned out to be the deciding game of the series; the junior tossed nine strikeouts in eight innings while only allowing three runs on six hits and no walks.
But even with Horn’s dominance, the Bears faced a 1-0 deficit entering the fifth inning. After a throwing error by the Arizona shortstop allowed Cal sophomore Hance Smith to score and tie the game at 1-1, the Bears’ offense scored two runs in each of the sixth, seventh and ninth innings and secured Cal’s eighth consecutive victory — the program’s longest winning streak in four years.
Vaughn again had a productive day at the plate, reaching base five times on three hits and two walks.
Game three
On Sunday, the Bears fell to the Wildcats because of an uncharacteristically lacking offensive performance, preventing them from earning their third sweep in as many series.
Led by Holman and junior Rogelio Reyes, the pitching staff kept Cal within striking distance, but the lineup continually failed to string together hits and left a total of 12 runners on base.
As a result, Arizona took a 2-0 lead in the third inning and did not look back, tacking on two more in the eighth even after Vaughn’s RBI single cut the Wildcats’ lead in half.
Junior Cameron Eden impressed despite the loss with a 4-for-5 outing. Eden added a ninth-inning home run that brought to game to its final 4-2 scoreline.
Even with a loss, the Bears are suddenly the hottest team in the Pac-12. Their recent improvements will face a huge test Thursday, however, when Cal begins its three-game set against No. 1 UCLA.
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The best foreign-language TV shows on Netflix
Olga Lexell—
There’s a foreign television renaissance happening right now.
Nothing helps you escape quite like a good TV show binge—but with so many shows vying for your attention, it can be difficult to pick the right one. If you’re tired of hearing about the same heavily promoted American series over and over again, you’re in luck: There’s a foreign television renaissance happening right now, and the best series are all on Netflix. These are the best foreign TV shows on Netflix that will rival anything you’ve seen on American TV (with English subtitles to help you follow along).
The best foreign TV shows on Netflix
1) Coisa Mais Linda (The Most Beautiful Thing)
Original language: Brazilian Portuguese
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Brazilian TV series Coisa Mais Linda follows Maria Luiza as she decides to open a music club in Rio De Janeiro after her husband runs off with a mistress and all their money. The series showcases Rio in the ‘50s, bossa nova music, and the resilience of women from the time period. With its smart storytelling and multidimensional cast, Coisa Mais Linda honors the “beauty that comes from the sorrow of being a woman.” —Tess Cagle
2) Gomorrah
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Original language: Italian
Gomorrah follows Ciro Di Marzio, a member of the Savastano clan, a Neapolitan crime family headed by nefarious drug lord Pietro Savastano. Ciro must navigate the ruthless crime syndicate while also dealing with the tumultuous power struggle within the Savastano clan’s ranks. Fans of classic crime dramas like The Godfather or newer series such as Power and Claws will find plenty to love in Gomorrah and its spinoff, Suburra. It’s a smart, slow-burning drama that sucks you in and doesn’t let go. —Olga Lexell
3) Dix pour cent (Call My Agent!)
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Original language: French
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Call My Agent! focuses on four talent agents for the Samuel Kerr Agency who deftly balance their personal and professional lives as they struggle to save their company. But their worlds get rocked when the agency’s founder dies suddenly. People have drawn comparisons between this French series and Entourage, as both are both about agents trying to keep their star clients happy in a whirlwind entertainment industry. But Call My Agent! is lighter and takes itself less seriously. It’s also fun to see how similar the entertainment industry is in places outside the United States. —O.L.
4) Tijuana
Original language: Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
This hourlong drama from Netflix and Univision wastes no time telling you why its story is different than most American journalism dramas. Mexico, we learn before the opening credits, is the most dangerous place in the world for journalists. To reinforce the point, the series begins with a vigil for a slain political reporter; if you want to pick a particularly lethal line of work, political journalism in Tijuana might be it. Despite some minor shortcomings, Tijuana stands nicely alongside American prestige procedurals that aim to interrogate the relationship between corruption and institutions meant to provide accountability. Given the unique point of view and the compelling subject, American audiences won’t be able to say Tijuana is quite like any show they’ve seen before. —Brenden Gallagher
5) La Casa de Papel (Money Heist)
Original Language: European Spanish
One of the most original shows on Netflix, Money Heist follows a mysterious mastermind known as “The Professor” who recruits a team of eight people to break into the Royal Mint of Spain and print 2.4 billion euros. It’s the biggest bank heist of all time, requiring 11 days of seclusion and dozens of hostages. Each of the Professor’s recruits has a special ability to aid the epic mission, including hacking, forgery, and psychology. Think Ocean’s Eleven or The Inside Job as an addictive TV show. —O.L.
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6) La Casa de Las Flores (The House of Flowers)
La Casa de Las Flores, a Spanish-language telenovela created by prolific 33-year-old writer and director Manolo Caro, follows the exploits of a wealthy family that runs a high-end flower shop with a lot of secrets. Status matters in their world, and too many unsavory secrets being aired out in the open could be ruinous. La Casa de Las Flores packs in the requisite amount of plot twists you would expect from a Mexican soap, while also putting issues of race, class, and LGBTQIA rights front and center. Still, there’s a winking comedic playfulness throughout the show, which offers good old-fashioned soapy gloss with some modern renovations. —B.G.
7) Babylon Berlin
Original Language: German
This German-made pre-WW2 drama takes viewers back in time to the Weimar Republic in the Golden Twenties. Creators Tom Tykwer, Hendrik Handloegten, and Achim von Borries recreate the atmosphere with stunning detail. With production costs exceeding $40 million, Babylon Berlin is the most expensive German TV series and non-English language drama series ever. The end result is Cabaret meets crime television. It also offers Americans a dire warning: As the plot progresses, heroes must choose between their morals and nationalism. Babylon Berlin shows us how a progressive nation can crumble when it allows bigotry and intolerance to fester. —T.C.
8) Fauda (Chaos)
Original Language: Hebrew
If you’re more into action and Homeland-style intrigue, Fauda is the show for you. It follows a retired Israeli soldier who’s working on a vineyard when he discovers that an enemy thought to be long dead plans to attend his brother’s wedding. It’s part family drama, part military action and involves some creative twists. —O.L.
9) Dark
From filmmaker Baran bo Odar and writer Jantje Friese, Dark is a show about several intertwining families in the German city of Winden, and the disappearance of several local children. Its half gritty crime drama, half supernatural thriller, all modern prestige television. In the tradition of a depressing amount of series about small towns with missing children, Dark is a cross between Stranger Things, Twin Peaks, and True Detective. It incorporates various elements of ‘80s nostalgia, from warnings about the dangers of nuclear power to philosophical riffs on the nature of time. —Chris Osterndorf
10) The Rain
Original Language: Danish
The Rain follows two siblings as they emerge from their bunker six years after a lethal virus spread by rain wipes out almost everyone in Scandinavia. The duo joins a group of survivors and travels to Sweden in search of their father, who they believe can cure the disease, and other signs of life. Along the way, the group struggles to cope in the post-apocalyptic world and finds that the only thing from their former lives that remains is their humanity—their ability to feel fear, love, and grief. While The Rain isn’t particularly groundbreaking, its lack of originality doesn’t hinder its ability to hook viewers into the story almost immediately. —T.C.
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11) 最动听的事 (I Hear You)
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Original Language: Mandarin
Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Prestige TV series have grown increasingly dark and brooding lately, so if you need levity, look no further than Chinese series I Hear You. It’s a romantic comedy about a distant violin maker and sweet voice actress who fall for each other through a reality dating show. I Hear You is a charming, funny must-watch for anyone who’s been obsessed with Netflix’s latest string of rom-coms, such as Always Be My Maybe and The Perfect Date. —O.L.
12) Störst av allt (Quicksand)
Original Language: Swedish
After a relationship turns sour and ends in a school shooting, a teenage girl is arrested for murder because she’s the only student left alive. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg with this Swedish series. Across six episodes, Störst av allt explores who was responsible for the massacre. Half high school drama and half courtroom procedural, this cerebral series is a must-watch for fans of shows like Ozark. —O.L.
13) Terrace House: Opening New Doors
Original Language: Japanese
The quietly addictive, slow-paced Japanese reality show that became a surprise worldwide hit for Netflix is back with a new season and a return to form. This season takes the cast to Karuizawa, Nagano, a mountain resort town known for its hot springs and winter sports. Terrace House‘s true magic comes from how different it feels from American reality TV. Aside from the high production value (everything looks like a photoshoot for a lifestyle blog), and the slow pacing, the best description for Terrace House‘s tone is sincere. For new viewers wondering how to get into the show, Opening New Doors is a great place to start. —Christine Friar
14) Élite (Elite)
Élite tells the story of three working-class students who receive scholarships to a prestigious, expensive private school after their own school collapses. Beyond the standard drama of making friends and dodging bullies, the students must deal with a sudden murder and its ensuing investigation. Fans of high school dramas like Pretty Little Liars or Riverdale will love this trashy, high-stakes series. —O.L.
15) Delhi Crime
Original Language: Hindi
Netflix’s latest foray into Indian culture—the compelling, if imperfect, Delhi Crime—is a fictionalized true-crime procedural that restores the basic essence of the police investigation of the infamous 2012 gang rape and murder of 23-year-old medical intern Jyoti Singh Pandey. Across seven emotionally charged, noir-influenced episodes, Indian-Canadian director Richie Mehta captures the gritty dynamics of Delhi and Indian politics, maintaining humanity while exploring the irrevocable horror of the brutal crime. —Kahron Spearman
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Looking for something more specific? Here are our Netflix guides for the best war movies, documentaries, anime, indie flicks, true crime, food shows, rom-coms, LGBT movies, alien movies, gangster movies, Westerns, film noir, and movies based on true stories streaming right now. There are also sad movies guaranteed to make you cry, weird movies to melt your brain, old movies when you need something classic, and standup specials when you really need to laugh. Or check out Flixable, a search engine for Netflix.
Olga Lexell is a TV writer and freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, Vulture, Cracked, Autostraddle, Buzzfeed, and Paste Magazine.
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Robber holds up two Israeli banks - armed with an AVOCADO
Man went into bank in southern Israeli city of Beersheba and demanded money
He held what he said was a grenade and threatened to throw it if staff refused
Robber went to another branch of the same bank five days later to repeat stunt
He walked away with $8,000 before police tracked him down and found the explosive was actually an avocado he painted black
By Chris Pleasance for MailOnline
A robber made off with almost $8,000 from two Israeli banks after holding them up armed with an avocado.
The 47-year-old man, who has not been publicly identified, first struck a bank in the southern city of Beersheba in mid-May when he handed a cashier a misspelled note demanding money.
When the Postal Bank worker hesitated, the man pulled out what he said was a grenade and threatened to throw it if she refused.
A bank robber who stole almost $8,000 while threatening staff with what he said was a grenade was actually holding an avocado he painted black
The woman emptied her cash drawer and the robber made off with $4,450, the Times of Israel reported.
Five days later, the same man - wearing a hat and glasses to avoid being caught on CCTV cameras - walked into a different branch of the same bank in the same city and repeated the stunt.
This time he made off with $3,300.
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Police managed to use mobile phone data from a device the man was carrying to track him down.
He was arrested, and it was discovered that the 'grenade' he was holding was actually an avocado painted black.
The man has a lengthy criminal history, including a previous three-year stint in jail for robbery.
The 47-year-old used his avocado to target two branches of Postal Bank in Beersheba within five days last month before being tracked down by police
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Power Plant Issued Setback, Opponents Seek Repeal
November 03, 2017 / Tim Faulkner
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. — The operator of the regional power grid recently issued another setback to the proposed fossil-fuel power plant. ISO New England informed Invenergy Thermal Development LLC that it shouldn't bother selling the electricity from one of its power units in an upcoming regional power auction.
The proposed Clear River Energy Center (CREC) is designed for two 485-megawatt General Electric natural-gas/diesel-fired turbines. In 2016, ISO New England agreed to buy electricity from Unit 1 when, and if, the power plant is built. But last year and this year ISO New England didn't accept a bid to buy power from Unit 2, siting sufficient electricity supply in the region. Now, according to Invenergy, ISO New England says permitting delays for the project prompted its latest action. ISO New England wouldn't confirm this reasoning to ecoRI News and Invenergy didn't respond to a request for comment.
Electricity is acquired by ISO New England through annual auctions. If accepted, ISO New England promises to buy the power from a power plant three years in the future. This three-year, forward-capacity auction helps ISO New England know where to draw power from as it disperses electricity across the six-state power grid. The auctions also help power plants, especially proposed facilities, know their future revenue stream. That revenue stream is vital information for banks as they consider how much money to lend to a new power project.
Invenergy insists that the exclusion of Unit 2 isn't a setback and the Chicago-based company offered new testimony from an energy consultant arguing that the proposed fossil-fuel facility is still needed. Yet, the project has already been held up at least a year, because of a prolonged process of securing a source of water for cooling the power plant. The delay forced Invenergy to sell its right to deliver electricity to the grid from Unit 1 for 2019, the year CREC was first expected to go on-line.
Invenergy maintains that CREC will be needed in 2020 and beyond, when older, less-efficient and less-profitable power plants retire. Invenergy often refers to ISO New England's list of power plants that may retire. The problem is that many of these “at-risk” facilities have yet to announce that they will be shutting down, which they typically make public about three years in advance of closure.
In the meantime, new renewable-energy projects are also adding electricity to the grid, while energy-efficiency programs are reducing demand. Opponents of the Burrillville power plant note reports that show that these gains in low-emission power sources eliminate the need for the $1 billion CREC. Massachusetts and Rhode Island have also pledged to increase their offshore and onshore renewable-energy development well beyond the nearly 1,000-megawatt capacity of CREC.
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) called the recent action by ISO New England a “bombshell,” and accused Invenergy of withholding information about the auction decision made by ISO New England and information about receiving water from a municipal supply in Fall River, Mass. The town of Burrillville has filed a motion with the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) to dismiss CREC’s application due to the questionable way Invenergy brokered this water deal.
On Nov. 3, CLF filed a separate motion with the EFSB asking that the new advisory reports be sought from state agencies because of the news that Invenergy hasn't sold half of the power from its proposed plant.
“All along, Invenergy insisted that some day — some day — it would clear its second turbine in some future forward-capacity auction. But ‘some day’ never came,” CLF senior attorney Jerry Elmer said. “CLF continues to believe that, once all the facts are known, the EFSB will have to turn down Invenergy’s permit application.”
The EFSB has yet to respond to the latest motions by CLF and the town of Burrillville.
These revelations and motions come as the power plant is entering the final phase of the application process. A public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5 in Charlestown over a controversial 11th-hour decision by the Narragansett Indian Tribe to sell water to CREC. Another public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 6 in Burrillville over the same issue.
On Dec. 8, the final series of hearings that focus on expert testimony commence at the EFSB office in Warwick. These hearings are expected to run through February. A final decision on the CREC application is expected in March or April.
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Here's what Gov. Cuomo will do with Buffalo Billion campaign cash
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign said Tuesday it will donate about $534,000 it received from developers tied to recent corruption trials.
Here's what Gov. Cuomo will do with Buffalo Billion campaign cash Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign said Tuesday it will donate about $534,000 it received from developers tied to recent corruption trials. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: https://on.rocne.ws/2uuyUaf
Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Published 8:43 p.m. ET July 17, 2018 | Updated 10:52 p.m. ET July 18, 2018
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign said Tuesday it will donate campaign contributions tainted by recent corruption trials.(Photo: Patrick Oehler/Poughkeepsie Journal)
ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's campaign said Tuesday it will donate about $534,000 it received from developers tied to recent corruption trials.
The money will go to unspecified groups that work on causes important to Cuomo, his campaign said.
“Two years ago, the campaign removed these donations and segregated them into a separate account," Cuomo's campaign spokeswoman Abbey Collins said.
"The money is currently in the process of being donated and will be disbursed in the coming days to groups who do important work on behalf of vital causes: immigrant legal defense, women's reproductive health rights, and Puerto Rico recovery efforts.”
Last Thursday, Alain Kaloyeros, the former SUNY Polytechnic Institute president, was convicted along with three upstate developers for rigging the bids for state-funded contracts, including ones associated with the Buffalo Billion effort to revitalize the city.
A $750 million contract to build a Tesla solar-panel manufacturing facility that is the centerpiece of the Buffalo Billion went to LPCiminelli, a Buffalo-based contractor.
Its former president, Louis Ciminelli, was convicted — as were Steven Aiello and Joseph Gerardi, executives with COR Development, a Syracuse-based company that received local contracts.
In a separate case in March, Cuomo's former top aide Joseph Percoco was convicted after taking more than $300,000 from companies with business before the state.
In that case, Aiello was convicted of one felony, and Gerardi was acquitted.
The jury was deadlocked on the fate of another plaintiff Peter Galbraith Kelly, a former executive for Maryland-based Competitive Power Ventures, or CPV.
But Kelly, who helped oversee plans for a power plant in Orange County, later pleaded guilty to avoid a second trial.
All the donations from the players, as well as Todd Howe, a disgraced former lobbyist tied to the schemes, will be donated, Cuomo's campaign said.
Cuomo's office has contended there was no quid pro quo between the campaign cash and his administration, and he has dismissed the contributions' connection to the trials.
But Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo's Democratic primary opponent, mocked Cuomo's decision to donate the campaign cash.
Cuomo reported Monday he had $31 million in his campaign coffers compared to $657,000 for Nixon.
“Just days ago, the governor ridiculously stated that the Buffalo Billion trial had 'nothing to do with any campaign donations,'" said Nixon's spokeswoman Lauren Hitt.
"It took 5 days of pressure from Cynthia Nixon and good-government advocates like former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara for Cuomo to finally admit that the corruption trial had everything to do with his donations and finally return the money."
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Welsh planning policy
2 Planning Policy Wales
3 Minerals Planning Policy
4 Planning applications
5 Reform
6 Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.
According to the Welsh government, ‘The planning system manages the development and use of land in the public interest, contributing to the achievement of sustainable development. It should reconcile the needs of development and conservation, securing economy, efficiency and amenity in the use of land, and protecting natural resources and the historic environment.’
The Welsh government has the power to create its own primary planning legislation and the Planning (Wales) Act 2015 came into force on 6 July 2015. The key purposes of the Act include:
Strengthening the plan-led approach to planning, introducing a new legal framework for the Welsh Ministers to prepare a national land use plan (the National Development Framework for Wales) setting out national land use priorities and infrastructure requirements.
Making provision for the production of Strategic Development Plans, to tackle cross-boundary issues, such as housing supply and areas for economic growth and regeneration.
Making provision for pre-application consultation.
Requiring the provision of pre-application services.
Permitting planning applications for nationally-significant projects to be made to the Welsh Ministers.
Permitting applicants for planning permission to apply to the Welsh Ministers where a local planning authority is deemed to be poorly performing.
Reforming the development management system to streamline procedures, ensuring that applications are dealt with promptly.
Improving enforcement and appeal procedures.
Introducing changes in relation to the recovery of costs for parties involved in planning cases.
Making changes in relation to applications to register town and village greens.
The two main planning policy guidance documents are:
Planning Policy Wales.
Minerals Planning Policy Wales.
These documents are supplemented by Technical Advice Notes (TAN), Minerals Technical Advice Notes (MTANs), circulars and policy clarification letters. The Wales Spatial Plan, ‘People, Places, Future’ provides a strategic framework and integrates the spatial aspects of national strategies for social inclusion, economic growth, health, transport and the environment.
NB on 27 February 2015, the Wales Office published proposals for further devolution of powers to Wales. Ref Powers for a purpose: Towards a lasting devolution settlement for Wales.
[edit] Planning Policy Wales
Planning Policy Wales is the land use planning policy which should be considered when development plans are prepared. A total of 21 Technical Advice Notes (TAN) supplement the policy. The Technical Advice Notes should be read alongside the planning policy, along with the Ministerial Interim Planning Policy Statements.
The document:
Provides an overview of the planning system and the context for planning in Wales.
Describes the main policy objectives and principles.
Outlines policies regarding key subject areas.
Provides guidance for the application of national planning policy statements in local development plans.
[edit] Minerals Planning Policy
The Minerals Planning Policy outlines land use guidance in relation to mineral extraction and associated development.
[edit] Planning applications
The local planning authorities are responsible for determining planning applications in their area. Every local planning authority must prepare a local development plan (LDP) for its area. This should provide the basis for rational and consistent decisions on planning applications and appeals.
Applications should be determined in accordance with the local development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. There should be a presumption in favour of sustainable development.
[edit] Reform
In June 2015, Welsh public service minister Leighton Andrews published proposals to reduce the number of local authorities from 22 to eight or nine. Ref Planning Portal 18 June 2015.
On 1 March 2016, new legislation under the Planning (Wales) Act came into force to ensure the most significant infrastructure projects are determined at the national level and are made directly to the Welsh Ministers, rather than the local planning authority.
Planning (Wales) Act.
UK.
Detailed planning application.
Northern Ireland planning policy.
Outline planning application.
Permitted development.
Planning appeal.
Planning authority.
Planning conditions.
Planning objection.
Planning obligations.
Planning (Wales) Bill.
Scottish planning policy.
Welsh building regulations.
Minerals Planning Policy.
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Sophie Turnbull
Mosaic Fashions’ Sophie Turnbull tells Lorna Hall about her role designing lingerie for the group’s Odille and Karen Millen brands.
How did you get where you are today?
I studied womenswear at college, but lingerie was always my passion and I managed to get my first job at US supplier and brand SaraMax. It was an excellent introduction to the lingerie market because the US business is set up differently to the UK’s.
In the US the largest commercial share is in smooth and moulded product, while fashion product is seen more as the icing on the cake. So as a designer in the US there was a lot of emphasis on the technical side of the business, which was great training.
From SaraMax I came back to the UK and worked at Debenhams as a lingerie designer, before returning to the US to work for the Victoria’s Secret chain.
I then headed back to Debenhams in the UK as a senior designer, and was later promoted to design manager. Next I worked at retailer Myla for a short time before joining Mosaic Fashions. My US experience will come in handy because Odille has just signed a US distribution deal with distributor NAP, which also handles lingerie brand Princesse Tam Tam, bra brand Shock Absorber and Derek Rose nightwear.
Where do you find your inspiration for the lingerie collections?
Odille has always had a slightly retro feel, so I often look at brands and retailers that have the same aesthetic for ideas. When I am in the US I always look at what lifestyle retailer Anthropologie is up to.
But it is often from fabrics, particularly vintage prints, that I find real direction. Karen Millen, which launched its first lingerie collection for autumn 07, is all about reflecting the brand’s sexier, body-conscious personality, so I get great ideas from the womenswear ranges.
How has the lingerie market changed since you started work?
The most dramatic change has been consumers’ approach to product. When I started, so much of the market was about basic black, white and nude collections, with the only real differentiator being lace.
Customers are much more sophisticated now; they want a lingerie wardrobe to suit their mood and what they are doing during the day. Many women now have a mixture of lingerie that covers all aspects of their lives, from functional and comfort styles to fashion and flirty. Women are also no longer afraid of colour or print, which has made the life of a lingerie designer so much more fulfilling.
What are the biggest influences on the lingerie market?
Over the past couple of years price has been an issue as the discounters and supermarkets move into the sector. But what is really interesting is the growing awareness among women about what a good bra can do for them, and the realisation that well-made lingerie is a good investment.
TV shows such as Trinny and Susannah’s What Not To Wear and Gok Wan’s How to Look Good Naked, which have shown the benefits that wearing the right-sized bra can have for your figure, have had a huge influence on customers.
At Odille we are working on our fit to make sure the brand is seen as a serious lingerie player. The market has come through its boudoir phase – lingerie brands today have to be credible whatever their market position if they are to thrive beyond being a niche business. It’s fascinating to see how the fashion and technical sides of the business are merging, and that’s all about consumer demand.
Who is your fashion icon and why?
It’s always been Ava Gardner. I suppose it has a lot to do with the fact that she had the perfect lingerie figure, but also because she strikes just the right balance between 1950s movie star glamour and innate style.
Actress Ava Gardner starred in films such as Mogambo, The Night of the Iguana and 55 Days at Peking. The green-eyed brunette was a noted beauty, and her movie career was almost a sideline to her celebrity that sprung from a number of high-profile marriages. In 1942, at the age of 19, she married actor Mickey Rooney.
Her second husband was big band leader Artie Shaw, while her third and final marriage in 1951 was to Frank Sinatra, who left his wife for Gardner. Her lovers included film actor Robert Mitchum and director Howard Hughes.
Gardner remains a style icon, and with a career spanning the 1940s and 1950s, she encapsulated the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Sleek and elegant, her trademark look comprised long gloves and figure-hugging clothing, including fitted skirts and wide belts.
Sophie Turnbull is head of design at Mosaic Intimates
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2018 – Rewind and Re-View
December 29, 2018, Posted in Features Comments: 2 comments
Time thwarted us and we didn’t get chance to write up a review of 2017. We weren’t going to allow a second year to pass without forcing our opinion of how the year in cinema shaped up on the cinema-going public.
2018 may have seen politicians outdo themselves in dumb-fuckery and the world was put on final notice regarding climate change. But, amidst the wreckage there were pleasures to be had. Many of them found within the dark confines of your local picture house.
Here are some of the most notable moments. But, to match the mood of the year, we’ll open on a downer…
WORST FILM OF THE YEAR – You Were Never Really Here
Lynne Ramsay’s adaptation of Jonathan Ames’ novel is not bad in the sense that it is poorly made. But, for all the love heaped on it, it is simply another case of an Important Director™ believing they are coining new movie conventions when they just have not seen enough genre films. This tale of Joaquin Phoenix’s lumbering bruiser rescuing a senator’s daughter from a sex ring echoes everything from Taxi Driver to Charles Bronson’s schlockfest Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects. Without bringing anything fresh. The Emperor’s New Clothes are looking careworn this year.
WORSE SCENE OF THE YEAR – Winnie Takes The Tube
You Were Never Really Here was our worst film, but didn’t contain the year’s single worst moment. That belongs to Darkest Hour. Remember that scene when Gary Oldman as the palace-born, champagne chugging, working class hating Winston Churchill boards the London Underground and preposterously canvases opinions from the hoi-polloi? It would have been no more ridiculous if Oldman had been swapped out for Paddington Bear.
Ludicrous and cack-handed, it reminded us that, for all the film’s enjoyable moments, it was written by Anthony McCarten, who penned The Dreary of Everything and Woehemian Rhapsody. And was directed by Joe Wright, a filmmaker expert in snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Oldman won an Oscar for his performance…
HIDDEN GEM – Mom and Dad
With this and Mandy, in 2018 Nic has experience a mini-Cagenaissance. As much as we loved Mandy, its astonishing first half was undercut by a wild yet curiously pedestrian second.
Brian Taylor’s film is the real deal throughout. A spin on Alice Sheldon’s classic short story The Screwfly Solution (written under a pseudonym), Mom and Dad tells the tale of parents suddenly taking murderous interest in their children. Nic Cage and Selma Blair are perfect as the titular couple already freaking out at how crushingly mundane their lives have turned out, and who discover turning on their kids is the perfect antidote to middle-age malaise.
BLOCKBUSTERS, LIGHTEN UP
Dwayne Johnson does Die Hard in The Towering Inferno sounds like the action movie for which cinema was invented. Jason Statham versus a giant shark must mean The Meg is the monster movie to devour them all. The Crimes of Grindelwald will conjure up magic and adventure in dark November nights.
But, in 2018 blockbusters often forgot they were supposed to be fun. Skyscraper, so careful not to make light of Johnson’s character being an amputee, was anchored in seriousness when it should have soared on silliness. Maybe he thought Rampage had delivered the daft dynamism and his second film of the year should be a thinking-person’s actioner.
The Meg attempted to apply scientific rigour to its preposterous story, when all we wanted was to watch The Stath go fist to fin with the toothy terror.
The Crimes of Grindelwald? Too many dead babies and Holocaust references and not enough wizarding derring-do.
Oh, and Avengers: Infinity War climaxed with cosmic genocide. Which brings us onto…
CAN WE STOP SAYING AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR HAS A SHOCKING ENDING?
One of the most deterministically blinkered bits of film criticism this year was the “jaw-dropping shock” that met the climax of Infinity War. As Thanos acquired the final Infinity stone and clicked his fingers, thereby extinguishing half of all life in the galaxy, we were immediately on guard. When Black Panther became ashen faced we were out. None of this meant anything.
Empire magazine defended the ending and the obvious about-face that will happen in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, writing “(Peter Parker) doesn’t know, as he disintegrates in Tony Stark’s arms, that he’ll be back to swing another day… it’s heartbreaking.”
Problem is, that sequence only works if audiences believe there is genuine peril. If they are comfortably ahead of what characters know, any shocking ending will fall as flat as Thanos’ chin.
And while we’re talking Marvel…
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP WAS THE BEST MARVEL FILM OF 2018
We’ve not had chance to catch up with Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse. But, of Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and The Wasp, we’re calling the latter as Marvel’s best.
If you can still hear us over the outraged gasps, let us explain. Black Panther was great fun and director Ryan Coogler (plus his production team) invigorated the Marvelverse with underseen (in the West) African culture. But, the plot was standard origins story stuff and the final battle a dry-run for Infinity War.
Infinity War had that fantastic final battle. But, that ending and the fact it was often plain dull places it at the bottom of the pile.
By keeping the action (relatively) grounded, the story more modest, upping the humour and moving character and emotion centre stage, Ant-Man and The Wasp was surprising and superior to the lacklustre original. Paul Rudd looks more comfortable here than when previously playing the role, and we were happy Evangeline Lilly has been promoted from the buzzkill shrew of Ant-Man to a formidable fighter of crime this time around.
AMATW also looked more like a film than previous Marvel movies, eschewing bland pastel smeariness for genuine cinematography. Although it did do that annoying thing where good moments in the trailers weren’t in the film. We promise to stop talking Marvel now.
THE BLOCKBUSTER THAT GOT IT RIGHT – Mission: Impossible – Fallout
It placed sixth at the 2018 box office, but Mission: Impossible – Fallout was no.1 for thrills. Based on that archetypal cinematic device – the chase sequence – it was a series of pursuits, each one outdoing the other for sheer excitement. Although it also did that annoying thing where great looking scenes weren’t in the finished film.
Henry Cavill was suitably imposing as the bruiser Cruise’s Ethan Hunt must bring along to find a series of nuclear devices that could end civilisation. We’d never seen anyone reload their arms before, but Cavill’s now-famous double pump is a knockout moment during the bathroom brawl. Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby are similarly first-class support.
Ving Rhames stands up at one point we’re sure.
Christopher McQuarrie’s elegant direction is a lesson to other directors that shaky-cam can’t beat actually seeing what’s going on.
But, Fallout’s brilliance lies in the physical bravado of our…
MAN OF THE YEAR – Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise may be the only movie star who comes close to the icons of yesteryear (Hugh Jackman is also a contender…). A new Cruise vehicle is always must-see, even if Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and The Mummy were surprisingly un-road worthy.
Mission: Impossible – Fallout was the year’s standout blockbuster, largely due to the efforts of Mr Cruise. There isn’t another multi-multi-millionaire willing to risk such life and limb to entertain the masses. Whether stunt-piloting his own helicopter, falling from said helicopter, jumping out a plane at 25,000ft or liquifying an ankle in a seemingly more mundane stunt, Mr Cruise’s sheer physical bravura was a thrill to watch (three times on the big screen, the Blu-ray will be watched soon).
Tom’s efforts have also achieved the impossible… making us excited about the prospect of Top Gun 2. Speaking of returning to long-gone movies…
2018 NEVER FORGOT THE THREE “R”s
Remake, reboot and re-release. One of the few pleasant surprises in 2018 was that these words were often preceded by the adjective “successful”.
Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria surpassed all expectations by emerging as an electrifying remake/reimagining of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror masterpiece. It even justified adding a full hour to the original’s run time.
Mary Poppins similarly confounded those of us who had written off Rob Marshall’s reboot by being a joyous, imaginative follow-up to the 1964 masterpiece. Emily Blunt achieved the impossible in playing Poppins without aping Julie Andrews’ performance, while nonetheless convincing she was the same Mary.
The best re-release was the 25th anniversary reappearance of Jane Campion’s The Piano. More Guillermo del Toro than Merchant Ivory, Campion’s astonishing tale of sexual awakening, jealousy and music is an ethereal classic.
And great to see Die Hard back on the silver screen to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
WOMAN OF THE YEAR – Emily Blunt
She’s a talented one that Emily. Conveying grief, anguish, fear, rage and resilience through facial expressions alone in A Quiet Place, she then delivered a very different performance as Mary Poppins. It’s this latter film that places her as our Woman of the Year.
Mary Poppins is so interwoven with Julie Andrews that tackling the role seemed foolhardy. Yet, as mentioned above, Blunt brings the prickliness, warmth and mischievous puckishness we expect of the magical nanny. Plus, in the dance hall sequence, something far bawdier than Andrews was permitted to entertain.
2018’s MOST UNUSUAL DISTRACTION IN CINEMA – Day-Lewis’ vocal choice
Phantom Thread was another winner from Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis. But, it took us ages to get used to the fact that Day-Lewis’s Reynolds Woodcock sounds like Jon Ronson…
THE BEST FILM YOU DIDN’T SEE – Last Flag Flying
2018 kicked off with a five-star movie that received a sigh of a cinema release before going to Amazon. It was Amazon-funded, so fair play to them for giving it a big screen release at all. But Richard Linklater’s Last Flag Flying passed so low under the radar we wonder if even the cast realise it is now available.
A “spiritual” sequel to The Last Detail, it is a ribald, engrossing and moving tale of three ex-Vietnam vets reunited after the son of one of them is killed in Iraq. Escorting the body back to his hometown proves more difficult than anticipated…
In a witty, literate script, past wrongs are revisited along with notions of duty, faith and betrayal. Set in 2003, when Bush Jr.’s Middle Eastern horrorshow was just getting started, it is also, frighteningly, a period film. A time when mobile phones had just stopped being science-fiction and the War on Terror was sowing seeds of distrust that would make Trump’s election bid so successful.
Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne are the one-time brothers in arms, so you know it’s gonna be classy.
STAR WARS IS NOT INFALLIBLE – Solo: A Star Wars Story
We liked Solo: A Star Wars Story. We were in the minority. Maybe it was the reports of a nightmare production. Maybe it was Star Wars fatigue (Solo was released 5 months after The Last Jedi’s cinema release, and one month after TLJ dropped onto home entertainment). Whatever, most audiences stayed away, putting the Star Wars Story strategy on Forced hiatus.
BEST ARROW VIDEO RELEASE – Candyman – Limited Edition
On the home entertainment front, Arrow Video had another good year. Heathers, Children of Men and the underseen Dark Blue were amongst films receiving stellar Arrow treatment. But, their finest release of 2018 was the Candyman Limited Edition.
The box itself was a thing of beauty, as was the booklet containing director Bernard Rose’s storyboards. An overlooked horror classic, the film itself has never looked better (and uncut for the first time on UK DVD or Blu-ray).
A wealth of extras include a typically first-rate Kim Newman and Stephen Jones audio commentary and a detail-rich 25-minute Clive Barker interview.
MANY MASTERPIECES HIT 50…
2001: A Space Odyssey reached 50 in 2018. As did if…. (possibly the most misspelt film of all time; it’s four dots, not three). The Wild Bunch was another. As was Night of the Living Dead, a film we so admired we recorded a podcast on it.
Speaking of podcasts and 50…
THE ELECTRIC SHADOWS PODCAST RECORDED ITS 50TH EPISODE
2016 was not a vintage year. But, one thing we liked about it was The Electric Shadows Podcast launched that February. From a no-frills episode one, the podcast has covered the Oscars, Star Wars, a lot of Marvel, (too much) Batman v Superman, best films of the year, worst films of the year, JFK, Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy (for four hours) and the films that made formative impact on co-hosts Rob Daniel and Rob Wallis.
At some point we will rebrand to The Movie Robcast…
THE DARK KNIGHT TURNED 10
Of the many Batman movies, The Dark Knight is the greatest cape. Turning ten years old in 2018, the film continues to cast a shadow over every superhero film since. Its influence can be felt in Marvel’s one bona fide classic (Captain America: The Winter Soldier). Unfortunately, most films aped Nolan’s gritty tone, not knowing it was its invention that made the film great. Cue joyless fisticuffs and navel-gazing miserabilism (the nadir of which is Batman v Superman, arggh, we’re doing it again!).
BEST HONEST TRAILER – Every Christopher Nolan Movie
Honest Trailers continue to be weekly 6-minute doses of good-natured snark (when they’re not being bizarrely sponsored by the US Army…). 2018’s best was a dissection of Christopher Nolan’s career, themes and obsessions. Worth a look if only to note how high spousal mortality rates are in Chris’ oeuvre…
REEL LIFE MOVIES WERE AMONGST THE BEST
Documentaries enjoyed a good year, with standouts including Filmworker, Fahrenheit 11/9, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, They Shall Not Grow Old, Won’t You Be My Neighbor.
READY PLAYER ONE’S CENTRAL FLAW…
Like anyone would be trying to win a race in the staggering digital playground of the Oasis. It would be one non-stop orgy. VR suits would need to be made from friction-free fabric with internal lube systems. The danger would lie in the fact your virtual dream-girl could be your mum… Maybe they’ll explore that in the sequel.
JURASSIC’S NOT EXTINCT YET…
2015’s Jurassic World was the blockbuster equivalent of microwave rice – quick, easy, disposable. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom promised little more. But, A Monster Calls director J.A. Bayona spliced Jurassic DNA with the Brothers Grimm for a fairy story dino-tale that was as engrossing as it was barmy.
Speaking of barmy, here is…
THE 2018 MAD AS ARSEHOLES AWARD – Sorry To Bother You
Boots Riley’s bizarre feature debut is so packed with invention, barbed satire, surrealism, egalitarian philosophy, and radical gear shifts it is best experienced with its surprises unspoiled.
So, how best to describe Sorry To Bother You?
Imagine if Get Out, Brazil, Being John Malkovich and Office Space got together, took peyote and tripped balls at a cubicle desk. While flicking between Norma Rae, YouTube vlogs, Jackass re-runs and Lindsay Anderson’s O! Lucky Man.
Yeah, that comes close to what Riley has conjured here.
THE SICARIO AWARD FOR IT WASN’T AS GOOD AS EVERYONE SAID – Hereditary
For all the love heaped on Ari Aster’s debut movie, Hereditary resembles the work of someone unfamiliar with horror films, believing they are coining fresh conventions. Yep, we’re in You Were Never Really Here territory again.
A tale of a family self-destructing after a shocking event, it smothers early tension with a suffocating grief, while later scenes employ the hokiest of horror clichés to unintentionally gigglesome effect. Decent trailer though.
WELCOME BACK TO…
The Incredibles, whose sequel was only second to Mission: Impossible – Fallout as the summer’s best action film. Spike Lee for returning to box office success (and relevance) with BlackKklansman. Orson Welles, whose The Other Side of the Wind was finally completed 33 years after the great man’s death. Michael Myers and Laurie Strode in Halloween (2018).
FAREWELL TO, AMONGST OTHERS…
Harry Dean Stanton. Lewis Gilbert. Jóhann Jóhannsson. John Mahoney. R. Lee Ermey. Milos Forman. Isao Takahata. Margot Kidder. Harlan Ellison. Neil Simon. Aretha Franklin. Burt Reynolds. Gary Kurtz. Scott Wilson. William Goldman. Gloria Katz. Nic Roeg. Stan Lee.
2018 was rough…
THE MISERY AWARD – A Star is Born
Bradley, couldn’t you have admitted that being rich and famous is, like, fucking awesome, for at least one scene of your movie?
BEST FILM – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Martin McDonagh’s profane, humane and hilarious Oscar winner is 2018’s finest film. Frances McDormand won a second Best Actress Oscar as a woman who goads the local police chief with caustic billboard messages after the murder of her daughter goes unsolved. She is ably supported by Woody Harrelson as the decent lawman, and Sam Rockwell (who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar) as a livewire, dull-witted copper with a dark past.
Surprising, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and heartbreaking. And must-see.
So, how did 2018 compare to previous years?
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ELI Constitutional Environmental Law Writing Competition: Past Winning Essays
An American [State] in Paris: The Constitutionality of States' Commitments to the Paris Agreement
Kristin McCarthy, William & Mary Law School (publication pending November 2019)
The First Amendment Implications of a Mandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Disclosure Regime
Rebecca Susko, Fordham University School of Law (publication pending November 2019)
Decentralization and Deference: How Different Conceptions of Federalism Matter for Deference and Why that Matters for Renewable Energy
Ben Raker, Vanderbilt Law School
Water Wars: Original Jurisdiction & Solving Interstate Water Disputes Through an Appellate Process
Catherine Danley, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Throwing Shade: The Case Against Judicial Interference With Solar Net Metering Policies
Megan McLean, Vanderbilt Law School
Pesticides, Water Quality, and the Public Trust Doctrine
Joel Reschly, Lewis & Clark Law School
Fighting for Air in Indian Country: Clean Air Act Jurisdiction in Off-Reservation Tribal Lands
Purba Mukerjee, University of California Berkeley School of Law
The Final Auer: Constitutional Challenges To A Fundamental Principle Of Administrative Law
Erica Shell, Wayne State University Law School
Pike Balancing: Vulnerabilities of State Greenhouse Gas Regulations and Possible Solutions
Paul Stewart, Wayne State University Law School
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Of Constitutions and Cultures: The British Right to Roam and American Property Law
Jess Kyle, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District: Will It Impact Mitigation Conditions in §404 Permits?
Carys Arvidson, Tulane University Law School
The Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Climate Science
James E. Flynn III, Georgia State University College of Law
When the Standing Doctrine Closes a Door, May Intervention Open a Window? How Article III Standing and Rule 24(a) Intervention Could Shape Climate Change Solutions
Melissa Waver, Suffolk University Law School
The Attack on Frack: New York's Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing and Where It Stands in the Threat of Takings
Holli Brown, Vermont Law School
The Political Question Doctrine's Role in Climate Change Nuisance Litigation: Are Power Utilities the First of Many Casualties?
Nathan Howe, Washington and Lee University School of Law
Run Aground Again: The Exxon Valdez's Collision with the Supreme Court's Punitive Damages Jurisprudence
Shawn LaTourette, Rutgers University School of Law-Camden
Where Federalism and Globalization Intersect: The Western Climate Initiative as a Model for Cross-Border Collaboration among States and Provinces
Jeremy Lawrence, University of Southern California School of Law
Foreign Affairs Preemption: The Legality of California's Link with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
Hannah Chang, Yale Law School
Garamendi's Unspoken Assumptions: Assessing Executive Foreign Affairs Preemption Challenges to State Regulation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kimberly Breedon, University of Cincinnati College of Law
National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife and the Meaning of Agency "Discretion"
Linus Chen, Emory University School of Law
Foxes Guarding the Henhouse: How to Protect Environmental Standing from a Conservative Supreme Court
Amy L. Major, University of Maryland School of Law
Recognizing the Limits of Water Rights: Rejecting Takings Claims in Klamath Irrigation District v. United States
Esther L. Westbrook, Lewis & Clark Law School
The Brief and Unexpected Preemption of Hawai'i's Humpback Whale Laws: The Authority of the States to Protect Endangered Marine Mammals under the ESA and the MMPA
Koalani Laura Kaulukukui, University of Hawai'i' William S. Richardson School of Law
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DUSA JESIH
(Re)construction
Give me a sign
(No) dialogue
Form vs Geometry
Penta[n]gram
(W)hole | Hommage à Malevich
Collaborative art projects
Dusa Jesih, [W]hole, II., Hommage a Malevich, poliptych 1,3x1,3m, 2013/15
Hommage à Malevich - Black Square Continued, group exhibition
July 2. 2015 - September 6. 2015
On the occasion of the centenary of this key Suprematist object of early twentieth-century historical avant-garde art, City Art Gallery Ljubljana is hosting a themed group exhibition presenting a selection of artists from the territories of our former common country of Yugoslavia: Goran Đorđević, Bojan Gorenec, Igor Grubić, Ištvan Išt Huzjan, Irwin,Duša Jesih, Kazimir Malevič, Vlado Martek, Radenko Milak, Vladimir Nikolić,Dimitry Orlac, Tanja Ostojić, Mladen Stilinović, Dragoljub Raša Todosijević.
Goran Đorđević, Bojan Gorenec, Igor Grubić, Ištvan Išt Huzjan, Irwin, Duša Jesih, Kazimir Malevič, Vlado Martek, Radenko Milak, Vladimir Nikolić, Dimitry Orlac, Tanja Ostojić, Mladen Stilinović, Dragoljub Raša Todosijević
Modernism’s iconic image, Black Square, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow: a painting by the Polish-Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, first exhibited at The Last Futurist Exhibition 0.10 in Petrograd in 1915, described as the most radical work of twentieth-century art, or the first absolute painting, zero painting, the empty painting, has always been – perhaps precisely thanks to its “mythical” status – an object of scrutiny by countless art historians, theoreticians, and scholars. We could also call it the number one abstract painting, spearheading twentieth-century art right next to Duchamp’s readymades, crucially impacting not only the geometric abstraction of classic modernism, but also Constructivism, Minimalism, neo-geo, and postmodern movements. The two-dimensional monochrome represents a turning point in art, or more specifically, painterly representation of the world, no longer rendering the world in a realist, figurative depiction in accordance with the traditional concepts of art, but rather transforming our view and our vision of the world. A black square on a white background, with “nothing” in it, constituting, in Malevich’s belief, a vision of pure material infinity and the non-objectivity of the world, becomes a window, beckoning to us to lean through it and transcend the level of illusions, to view the world without intermediary, just via the relation between paint and canvas in their primary material presence.
On the occasion of the centenary of this key Suprematist object of early twentieth-century historical avant-garde art, numerous art institutions across the globe are paying tribute to it. We have decided to stage a themed group exhibition presenting a selection of artists from the territories of our former common country of Yugoslavia who continue in the vein of Malevich’s iconographic narrative, ranging from the protagonists of the so-called Suprematist Wave (young-generation painters with avant-garde tendencies in the late 1970s and the 1980s in Belgrade, Zagreb, and Ljubljana), including also their later works, which have not hitherto been seen in Slovenia, to promising young or already well-established artists working in European cultural centers, whose artistic strategies and aspirations highlighting either the social or aesthetic impact of Malevich’s art have also contributed to his revival. Curated by Mateja Podlesnik
Dusa Jesih, [W]hole, I., Hommage a Malevich, poliptych 1,3x1,3m, 2013/15
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Spain: Court rejects gang rape sentence in 'Wolf Pack' case appeal
The Spanish court upheld a ruling that found five men guilty of assaulting a woman in 2016, but cleared them of gang rape charges. Fresh protests have been called, with the government vowing a change to Spain's rape law.
A regional court in northern Spain upheld a controversial ruling on Wednesday that sentenced five men to jail for nine years for sexually abusing an 18-year-old woman.
The Navarra court rejected the prosecution's call for 20-year sentences for each of the men on rape charges.
The group of men, who referred to themselves as "The Wolf Pack," were accused of raping the woman at the start of the San Fermin bull-running festival in July 2016 in the city of Pamplona. The five men filmed the attack on their smartphones and boasted about it on WhatsApp.
Government to change rape law
In a statement, the judges said there was no proof of violence and that it was unclear whether intimidation had taken place due to a lack of force used against the victim.
According to Spain's current law, an offence can only be classified as rape if there is evidence of violence or intimidation — such as being threatened with a knife or being physically hit.
In July, the Spanish government announced plans to change the country's penal code in order to make rape convictions easier.
"The sentence reinforces the need to make precise changes to the crimes of rape and sexual violence and to differentiate them from those of abuse," Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo said on Twitter on Wednesday.
Read more: 'New wolf pack' detained over rape in Spain's Gran Canaria, reports
Thousands protest rape ruling
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Spain: Thousands turn out to protest ruling in rape case
Dissenting judges call attack 'rape'
Two judges on the five-member, all-male panel disagreed with the decision — saying that the gang had committed rape and urging for tougher sentences.
The dissenting judges described the attack as "an act of intimidation and coercion created by all of them, laying a trap for the victim given the near zero possibility she had of escaping."
They also said the attack constituted a "rape" not only due to the acts inflicted upon the victim, but also due to the fact that she was left "half naked" on the ground while one of the men in the group took the memory cards out of the victim's phone.
The judges concluded that the men should have each been jailed for 14 years, three months and one day.
However, all five judges in the Navarra court agreed that the filming of the attack violated the victim's privacy and ordered the lower court to issue a sentence for the offense.
Read more: What do Europeans consider sexual harassment?
Call for new protests
In April, the five men in the "Wolf Pack" were handed nine-year jail terms for sexual abuse, but were acquitted of the more serious charge of rape. They were released after each paying €6,000 ($6,800) in bail and appealed the court's decision.
The case and their sentencing sparked massive nationwide protests and garnered international media attention in the wake of the #MeToo movement that has highlighted sexual abuse and mistreatment.
"If you resist they kill you, if you don't resist you consent. What to do?" read one sign displayed during an earlier protest.
Following Wednesday's ruling, additional demonstrations were announced across Spain.
The government said it will change Spain's rape law after thousands protested the release of the men on bail in April
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Spain's Pamplona launches app to stop sexual assaults at bull-running festival
In an effort to fight sexual assault at the running of the bulls festival, city leaders and police have launched a handy app. Pamplona has been rocked by the recent "Wolf Pack" case. (05.07.2018)
What do Europeans consider sexual harassment?
Does a sex joke constitute sexual assault? Or only if they grab your bottom? A survey shows that tolerance levels vary across Europe. EU countries deal differently with sexual harassment, and Germany often lags behind. (12.11.2017)
'New wolf pack' detained over rape in Spain's Gran Canaria, reports
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Photos and tips: The do’s and don’ts of kid-friendly colors
Don't be afraid to create a color palette that includes a combination of unexpected hues
Bold colors help create a bright child-friendly bedroom. (Design Recipes/TNS)
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By Cathy Hobbs
Whether bright, muted or somewhere in between, kid-friendly colors come in various shades and color combinations. Gone are the days when pink was the go-to for girls and blue for boys. From fashion to home decor, interesting and unexpected color combinations are emerging. When looking to create a child-friendly space, here are some tips to keep in mind for creating an ideal color palette.
Armando Canales’ mother, Tina Cacilhas, center, speaks to a group of hundreds gathered at Washington High School in Fremont on May 13, 2019, to honor her son’s life, while supported by Canales’ friends Jorden Brown, left, and Julio Valdez, right. Canales was killed when a drunk driver plowed head on into a car Canales was riding in early Saturday. (Joseph Geha/Bay Area News Group)
A photo of Armando Canales, 17, is seen illuminated by the lights of candles left after a vigil held in his honor at Washington High School in Fremont on May 13, 2019. Canales was killed early Saturday when a drunk driver plowed head on into a car Canales was riding in. (Joseph Geha/Bay Area News Group)
Create a color palette with at least three colors.
Build a color story off a neutral color palette or foundation. Colors such as taupe, white, brown and even gray can work well.
Add an accent color to your color scheme and be sure to repeat the same color elsewhere in the space.
Add accessory enhancers such as artwork, fun bedding, area rugs and toss pillows.
Use bright, bold colors such as hot pink, bright yellow, vibrant green and ruby red.
Create an overly dark or overly bright color palette. In many cases a successful combination has a color balance of bold and soothing colors.
Forget to mix similar colors together. Mixing various soft pastel colors together can create a soothing and interesting combination.
Overlook the opportunity to make small rooms feel larger with mirrors.
Be afraid to create a color palette that may include a combination of unexpected colors.
Omit adding texture to a children’s space. Try a textured toss pillow, fluffy area rug or plush throw.
Cathy Hobbs, based in New York City, is an Emmy Award-winning television host and a nationally known interior design and home staging expert with offices in New York City, Boston and Washington, D.C.
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Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot was my CES road trip companion
Robot is my co-pilot.
Roberto Baldwin, @strngwys
I love a good road trip. I've spent hundreds of thousands of miles in cars during my life, and the best times were when I knew it would be hours or even days before I reached my destination. Typically a friend (or friends) or family members would accompany me, but on a few occasions, it was just me, my music collection -- and scenery screaming past me at 70 miles per hour.
In the past few years, more and more automakers have created semiautonomous systems so that you're no longer "alone" on these drives. One of the more robust (and most famous) is Tesla's Autopilot. It's a combination of lane-keep assist and tracking coupled with adaptive cruise control. It's impressive, and recently the automaker (also a battery and solar-panel company) updated the system to optimize your lane location and auto change lanes. So I took the latest upgrade; Navigate on Autopilot (available for Teslas built on or after October 19, 2016) on a 571-mile drive from San Francisco to Las Vegas to attend CES.
Long drives, while fun, are exhausting. With that in mind, I got up at 5:30 AM and was on the road before 6:30 AM. Right off the bat, the difference between Autopilot and Navigate on Autopilot was apparent. I had used the system very briefly in L.A., but when you're looking down the hood of a car for at least 10 hours (but probably longer because of charging), you quickly notice how something will make the drive easier.
Tesla says the system finds the quickest lane along your route. For example, if you're sitting in the right lane behind a slow-moving vehicle and the car determines that the left lane is moving faster (within your set speed limit), it'll prompt you to change lanes. You tap the indicator stalk and the car moves over when safe.
During the drive, I followed the car's advice on which lane to occupy about 90 percent of the time. It was typically spot-on. It prompted me to switch lanes, I tapped the stalk in that direction and when safe, the car would move over. As a strong believer that the leftmost lane is for passing only, I was delighted that after overtaking a slower vehicle on the highway, the system prompted me to get back in the right lane, which I was happy to initiate.
If we can teach a robot how to drive on the freeway, maybe there's a chance we can instruct the humans who think that hanging out in the left lane is OK to stop doing that. Seriously, stop doing that. You're impeding traffic.
Currently, the system requires input from the driver to switch lanes by enabling the turn signal. But Tesla says that eventually, it'll give drivers the opportunity to opt out of instigating the lane change and letting the vehicle do it itself.
During my drive, the actual lane-changing was far smoother than what I experienced in previous versions of Autopilot. But there were a few times when it pulled out in front of someone I would have waited to pass me. It wasn't cutting people off per se, but I'm sure some of the more aggressive drivers were not happy when I slid into their lane. Sorry, guy in the white Honda Accord.
While the drive down Interstate 5 is pretty much a straight shot, I pulled off to charge, grab food and, of course, encountered a few interchanges. Navigate on Autopilot is built to tackle these tricky situations. Every time I was supposed to exit the interstate, the car prompted me to make sure it was in the right lane, then just before the exit, the turn signal came on and the car pulled off the freeway. Navigate on Autopilot is geofenced to highways and freeways without cross traffic, so as I exited the interstate, the system would give me a countdown of when Navigate on Autopilot would turn off and go back to just regular Autopilot.
It does the same for interchanges. It recommends the correct lane, turns on the signal and then pulls off the main road. When you're traveling unfamiliar roads, interchanges and off-ramps can be a one-way ticket to an argument with your passengers when one is missed. Everyone should have been paying attention and yet, no one was. Navigate on Autopilot exited every time it was supposed too. I'm not saying it'll stop in-car fights, but it might help.
But it's not a perfect system. It had a bit of a hiccup pulling off the freeway (this was later, while driving around Vegas during CES). It seemed like it wasn't sure where exactly where to pull off. So I just took over.
The auto lane change also had a weird issue along a stretch of road in the desert. It would start to change lanes, then veer back into the original lane. Typically I can figure out why the system is having trouble: the contrast between the road and markings isn't drastic enough, the sun is shining directly into the sensors or any number of other factors. But here, I couldn't figure it out. About 5 to 7 miles down the road, the car went back to happily changing lanes on its own.
Which brings me to my reminder that these systems still require hands on the wheel and for the driver to pay attention to the road. This is not an autonomous car. Semiautonomous, sure. But it's not self-driving, and we still have a ways to go before that's something any of us will be driving.
Yet, during my road trip (which took 13 hours because I visited my mom and stopped four times to charge), Navigate on Autopilot was a helpful travel companion. It's not perfect, but it definitely made those 571 miles less taxing. I arrived in Las Vegas a bit tired but not nearly as exhausted as I would typically have been after being on the road for that long. Navigate on Autopilot is a substantial upgrade to Autopilot, which is what we're looking for as we (very) slowly move toward full autonomy.
Road trips just got easier, but in no way less fun. You can still tackle the twisties or divert to side roads to gawk at roadside attractions that the highway system overlooks. But when you're on the interstate (or even commuting), Tesla has a system that'll help you get around. It's not a self-driving machine, but more like a companion that doesn't yell at you about eating all the jerky and knows exactly when the off-ramp is coming up.
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Most YouTube Originals Will Be Free to Watch in 2019
Google decides to ditch the requirement of a YouTube Premium subscription in order to watch YouTube Originals. Instead, in all but a few cases they will be free for everyone to view and supported by ads.
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Yesterday, purchasing a subscription for either YouTube Premium or Music Premium got much cheaper for students. Today, we're learned that Google intends to drop the requirement of a subscription in order to view most YouTube Originals content starting next year.
The main benefits of paying $11.99 per month for YouTube Premium include the removal of advertising, offline playback, background playback and exclusive original content. I'm sure most people subscribe to remove the adverts and for the music streaming, and I think Google does too because that exclusive content isn't going to be exclusive for much longer.
As Variety reports, at some point in 2019 most YouTube Originals will be available on YouTube, with the key difference being the introduction of adverts around the content. Subscribing to Premium will still allow you to watch Originals shows without adverts, but it's not exclusive content anymore.
Google will continue to fund new Originals including movies and shows, and some shows will remain exclusives "in the near term." An example of that is season two of Cobra Kai. In order to keep YouTube Premium looking like a good investment for exclusive content, Google will continue to offer early access to new shows, but ultimately they will be unlocked for everyone to watch.
We've already seen signs of Google embracing advertising to support original content. Examples include the livestream of Will Smith's "The Jump," and "Kevin Hart: What the Fit." Variety points out the switch to ad-supported for original content also means "more mainstream celebrity-driven and creator-based reality fare."
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Kylie Jenner Says the Hardest Part of Dating Is Hearing ''Unnecessary Negativity'' From Haters: ''You Cannot Win With the Internet''
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"What's going on? Do you have any life left in you?" Caitlyn asks a sad Kylie. "We gotta do something, you can't sit around here and mope."
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STORM FROM THE SHADOWS — snippet 76
Posted on December 12, 2008 by Eric Flint
STORM FROM THE SHADOWS – snippet 76:
Detweiler swung his chair gently from side to side for several seconds, considering what she’d said, then grimaced.
“I can’t disagree with the downsides of either of your scenarios, Isabel. Still, I think it comes under the heading of what I said earlier — the fact that we can’t allow worry about things which may never happen to prevent us from using necessary techniques where we have to. And as you’ve just pointed out, the probability of anyone deciding it was us — or, at least, that it was us acting for ourselves, rather than simply a case of Haven’s contracting out the ‘wet work’ to a third-party — is low.”
“Low isn’t the same thing as nonexistent,” Bardasano countered. “And something else that concerns me is that I have an unconfirmed report Zilwicki and Cachat visited Harrington aboard her flagship at Trevor’s Star.”
“Visited Harrington?” Detweiler said a bit more sharply, letting his chair come upright. “Why is this the first I’m hearing about this?”
“Because the report came in on the same streak boat that confirmed Elizabeth’s cancellation of the summit,” she said calmly. “I’m still working my way through everything that was downloaded from it, and the reason I requested this meeting, frankly, has to do with the possibility that the two of them actually did meet with her.”
“At Trevor’s Star?” Detweiler’s tone was that of a man repeating what she’d said for emphasis, not dubiously or in denial, and she nodded.
“As I say, it’s an unconfirmed report. I really don’t know how much credibility to assign it at this point. But if it’s accurate, Zilwicki took his frigate to Trevor’s Star, with Cachat — a known Havenite spy, for God’s sake! — on board, which would mean they were allowed transit through the wormhole — and into close proximity to Harrington’s fleet units — despite the fact that the entire system’s been declared a closed military area by Manticore, with ‘Shoot on Sight’ orders plastered all over the shipping channels and newsfaxes and nailed up on every flat surface of the Trevor’s Star terminus’ warehousing and service platforms. Not to mention the warning buoys posted all around the system perimeter for any through traffic stupid enough to head in-system from the terminus! And it would also appear that Harrington not only met with Cachat but allowed him to leave, afterward. Which suggests to me that she gave fairly strong credence to whatever it was they had to say to her. And, frankly, I can’t think of anything the two of them might have to say to her that we’d like for her to hear.”
Detweiler snorted harshly in agreement.
“You’re right about that,” he said. “On the other hand, I’m sure you have at least a theory about the specific reasons for their visit. So be a fly on her bulkhead and tell me what they probably said to her.”
“My guess would be that the main point they wanted to make was that Cachat hadn’t ordered Rat Poison. Or, at least, that neither he nor any of his operatives had carried it out. And if he was willing to confirm his own status as Trajan’s man in Erewhon, the fact that he hadn’t carried it out — assuming she believed him — would clearly be significant. And, unfortunately, there’s every reason to think she would believe him if he spoke to her face to face.”
Detweiler throttled another, possibly even sharper spike of anger. He knew what Bardasano was getting it. Wilhelm Trajan was Pritchart’s handpicked director for the Republic’s Foreign Intelligence Service. He didn’t have the positive genius for improvisational covert operations that Kevin Usher possessed, but Pritchart had decided she needed Usher for the Federal Investigation Agency. And whatever else might have been true about Trajan, his loyalty to the Constitution and Eloise Pritchart — in that order — was absolute. He’d been relentless in his efforts to purge FIS of any lingering StateSec elements, and there was no way in the world he would have mounted a rogue operation outside channels. Which meant the only way Rat Poison could have been mounted without Cachat knowing all about it would have been as a rogue operation originating at a much lower level and using an entirely different set of resources.
That was bad enough, but the real spark for his anger was Bardasano’s indirect reference to the never-to-be-sufficiently-damned treecats of Sphinx. For such small, fuzzy, outwardly lovable creatures, they had managed to thoroughly screw over altogether too many covert operations — Havenite and Mesan alike — over the years. Especially in partnership with that bitch Harrington. If Cachat had gotten into voice range of Harrington, that accursed treecat of hers would know whether or not he was telling the truth.
“When did this conversation take place, according to your ‘unconfirmed report’?”
“About a T-week after Elizabeth fired off her note. The report about it came from one of our more carefully protected sources, though, which means there was even more delay than usual in getting it to us. One of the reasons it’s still unconfirmed is that there was barely time for it to catch the regular intel drop.”
“So there was time for Harrington to go and repeat whatever they told her to Elizabeth or Grantville even before she headed out for Lovat, without our knowing anything about it.”
“Yes.” Bardasano shrugged. “Frankly, I don’t think there’s very much chance of Elizabeth or Grantville buying Haven’s innocence, no matter what Cachat may have told Harrington. All he can tell them is that as far as he knows Haven didn’t do it, after all, and even if they accept that he was telling her the truth in so far as he knew it, that wouldn’t mean he was right. Even if he’s convinced Harrington he truly believes Haven didn’t do it, that’s only his personal opinion. . . and it’s damned hard to prove a negative without at least some outside evidence to back it up. So I strongly doubt that anything they may have said to her, or that she may have repeated to anyone else, is going to prevent the resumption of operations. And, as I said before, now that blood’s started getting shed again, the war is going to take on its own momentum all over again, as well.
“What worries me quite a bit more than what Zilwicki and Cachat may have told Harrington, frankly, is that we don’t know where they went after they left her. We’ve always known they’re both competent operators, and they’ve shown an impressive ability to analyze any information they get their hands on. Admittedly, that’s hurt us worse tactically than strategically so far, and there’s no evidence — yet — that they’ve actually begun peeling the onion. But if Cachat is combining Haven’s sources with what Zilwicki is getting from the Ballroom, I’d say they’re more likely than anyone else to start putting inconvenient bits and pieces together. Especially after they start looking really closely at Rat Poison and how it could have happened if Haven didn’t do it. Working on their own, they can’t call on the organizational infrastructure Givens or Trajan have access to, but they’ve got plenty of ability, plenty of motivation, and entirely too many sources.”
“And the last thing we need is for those Ballroom lunatics to realize we’ve been using them for the better part of a century and a half,” Detweiler growled.
“I don’t know if it’s absolutely the last thing we need, but it would definitely be on my list of the top half-dozen or so things we’d really like not to happen,” Bardasano said with a sour smile, and, despite himself, Detweiler chuckled harshly.
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6 Responses to STORM FROM THE SHADOWS — snippet 76
Manpower using the Ballroom? Hoo boy. I’d not want to be around when that tidbit comes to light.
mysfit says:
I think Manpower is a front and the deeper group, Mesa/Detweiler has been using Ballroom.
Maybe they are one in the same but I think there is a slight distinction between the two.
Wonder if Zilwicki and Cachat make it back in one piece.
John Roth says:
Yea, it’s the Alignment that’s got the Ballroom factored into their plans; Manpower is one company in the Alignment.
This makes me wonder if Cachet and Zilwicki are going to Mesa at all.
John Roth
Darth Iggy says:
Jeremy and Company are gonna be so pissed when this comes to light. I think eventually Jeremy is going to catch up to Bardasano or Anisimnova and that won’t be fun for either woman!
JN says:
“Manpower using the Ballroom? Hoo boy.” In retrospect, this is obvious. Its a form of hiding in plain sight. When people see you have a small issue, they often will not look for a large one. Further, it would not be hard to manipulate the Ballroom through its information sources. They could easily be made assassins/executioners, simply by providing times and places. See the current world political situation for similar examples.
baldbastard2 says:
Folks, the Alignment has been using EVERYONE…. the Ballroom, Manpower, the Jessik Combine, OFS, Mesa as a whole, the list goes on and on. There will be a LOT of really pissed off people when all this comes to light. That is why they really don’t want that to happen. There wouldn’t be a safe place in the galaxy for them to go!
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Hilton Head 09 - Sep 150 $80.00 $12,000.00 $942.00 05/16/2019 More Info
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Vero Beach 02 - Feb 50 $90.00 $4,500.00 $387.50 07/07/2019 More Info
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Aulani 03 - Mar 220 $92.00 $20,240.00 $1,416.80 06/20/2019 More Info
Saratoga Springs 03 - Mar 300 $92.00 $27,600.00 $1,473.00 03/17/2019 More Info
Boulder Ridge 06 - Jun 200 $92.00 $18,400.00 $0.00 06/11/2019 More Info
Saratoga Springs 02 - Feb 300 $92.00 $27,600.00 $1,473.00 05/05/2019 More Info
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Aulani 06 - Jun 150 $94.00 $14,100.00 $966.00 07/11/2019 More Info
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Aulani 08 - Aug 170 $95.00 $16,150.00 $1,094.80 01/09/2019 More Info
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Boulder Ridge 03 - Mar 200 $97.00 $19,400.00 $0.00 12/07/2018 More Info
Saratoga Springs 09 - Sep 160 $97.00 $15,520.00 $785.60 06/11/2019 More Info
Aulani 04 - Apr 200 $98.00 $19,600.00 $1,288.00 05/23/2018 More Info
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Boulder Ridge 12 - Dec 170 $102.00 $17,340.00 $0.00 05/14/2019 More Info
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Aulani 10 - Oct 205 $103.00 $21,115.00 $1,320.20 01/14/2018 More Info
Aulani 04 - Apr 100 $103.00 $10,300.00 $644.00 06/02/2019 More Info
Old Key West 08 - Aug 150 $103.00 $15,450.00 $831.00 07/15/2019 More Info
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Saratoga Springs 03 - Mar 180 $105.00 $18,900.00 $883.80 06/30/2019 More Info
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Beach Club Villas 09 - Sep 210 $151.00 $31,710.00 $1,253.70 05/24/2019 More Info
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Copper Creek 10 - Oct 125 $152.00 $19,000.00 $0.00 07/10/2019 More Info
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Bay Lake Towers 08 - Aug 270 $160.00 $43,200.00 $1,290.60 05/23/2019 More Info
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Polynesian 03 - Mar 50 $163.00 $8,150.00 $0.00 07/08/2019 More Info
Polynesian 10 - Oct 67 $163.00 $10,921.00 $0.00 05/14/2019 More Info
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Grand Floridian 06 - Jun 93 $169.00 $15,717.00 $503.13 01/17/2019 More Info
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Grand Californian 06 - Jun 200 $175.00 $35,000.00 $988.00 04/29/2019 More Info
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Grand Floridian 08 - Aug 275 $179.00 $49,225.00 $1,487.75 07/01/2019 More Info
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Norwich homelessness charity breaks record with £34,500 street collection
Dr Jan Sheldon, chief executive of St Martin's Housing Trust. Picture: St Martin's
A Norwich homelessness charity's Christmas street collection has raised the highest amount in 29 years, with a record £34,500 collected.
Volunteers for St Martin’s Housing Trust took to the streets during December to raise cash for the cause, which supports homeless people in Norwich.
This year, they raised a record £34,541.85, the most collected by the charity in its 29 years up and running.
Dr Jan Sheldon, its chief executive, said: “We are delighted to record the best ever Christmas street collection figures. The trustees and I extend our heartfelt thanks to the many volunteers who gave their time to help with our collection, and to the public for all their donations.
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“We could not do the work we do without them. Norwich is bucking the national trend and reducing the number of rough sleepers - this would not be possible without the local support we receive.”
Money from previous years’ collections was spent on extending hostel facilities to accommodate an extra seven rough sleepers at the charity’s Bishopbridge House hostel.
But the hostel it still often full, and more accommodation and support for homeless people is desperately needed, the charity says.
At the launch of a 2040 vision for Norwich held in November, Dr Sheldon revealed the charity’s trustees had committed to developing a new 20-bed accommodation project for those in need.
More details are set to be revealed later this year.
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Dr Sheldon said: “This year we launch our new strategic plan which outlines our commitment to prevent homelessness and deliver sustained support to vulnerable people in Norfolk.
“The money raised in the 2018 Christmas street collection will go towards funding our new accommodation project which is a key part of our plans for the next three years.”
Last summer, a new Pathways team - a joint initiative between seven bodies - was set up in a bid to reduce homelessness.
It said that in its first three months, it had helped 122 people.
For more information on the charity and its work, click here.
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Everyday Health Health Matters With Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Negative Vaccine Tweets Have More Influence
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Can social media affect how we view certain health issues? A new study from Penn State University reveals that positive tweets about vaccines may actually prompt people to post negative responses, and these negative comments spread more easily across the social media network than pro-vaccine tweets.
Researchers tracked tweets sent out during the height of the H1N1 flu outbreak in 2009 and reactions to the H1N1 vaccine. The study had college students rate 10 percent of the messages as either positive, negative, neutral or irrelevant. The other 90 percent were analyzed using a computer formula.
In the end, negative views spread quickly and caused a larger response in negative tweeting. Positive viewers didn’t travel across social media as much, and didn’t cause as big of a response.
Still researchers hope they’ll be able to track opinions on future health issues on Twitter.
"First, we have a tried-and-true way to track and analyze the wealth of data out there on Twitter,” said study leader Marcel Salathé, PhD, assistant professor of biology at Penn State, in a press release. Second, further studies may reveal why positive messages seem to encourage negative tweeting; perhaps there's something about the manner in which the message is being conveyed. For example, public health officials could use that information to send positive messages in a way that would be more likely to have the intended effect."
Blocking a Protein Could Block Obesity-Related Diseases
Being healthy and obese may seem like a contradiction, but a new study suggests that it may be possible to be overweight but not be at risk for common conditions associated with obesity like diabetes, atherosclerosis and other heart diseases.
Researchers found that blocking a protein, apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) linked to obesity and inflammation prevented such diseases in mice. The protein is found in high amounts in the bloodwork of obese people, and works to reduce the fat stored when a person falls in the obese category. Therefore, the more weight a person gains, the more AIM the body produces, which can trigger antibodies that cause inflammation and many metabolic and heart diseases.
“Further study focusing more on human subjects will open the door to the development of a new therapy based on AIM suppression for obesity-associated diseases,” researchers said.
More Potassium Means a Healthier Heart
It’s old news that too much salt is bad for you, but one supplement you may not think about increasing is potassium. According to World Health Organization studies, increasing potassium intake could lead to major health benefits.
A WHO study on potassium that analyzed 33 trials involving more than 128,000 healthy participants found that more potassium reduces blood pressure in adults without negative effects on hormone levels or kidney function. Researchers also found an increased potassium intake was connected to a 24 percent lower risk of stroke in adults.
Potassium is an essential nutrient found in bananas, spinach, avocados, mushrooms, salmon and more. It helps maintain an electrolyte balance and total body fluid volume.
Due to the study findings, WHO now has a guideline on potassium intake: Adults should consume more than 3.5 grams of potassium a day to get its healthy effects.
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Whether you prefer walking or running, you’re likely getting the same health benefit either way — as long as you’re walking farther.
A new study in the journal Ateriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology reports that while runners usually expend about twice as much energy as walkers, as long as the same amount of energy is spent there was less risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease.
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The move could be a response to high health care costs, and could make people stray from primary care doctors. Physicians will still oversee Walgreens clinics and will be able to send test results and other patient information to a primary care doctor.
“Those two words, diagnosis and treatment, are big words. They show [Walgreens] is coming out of the closet and saying we really are going to do primary care now,” said Tom Charland, chief executive officer of Merchant Medicine, a health care consulting firm.
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Flowing Heritage (An Artist’s Journey Into Life Of The Tribes)
by Anup Kumar Giri And Joytirmoy Chakraborty
The Anthropological Survey of India has a rich tradition of a holistic approach to anthropology that shapes its orientation in contemporary times.There has grown a heritage of including artist and photographers, both still and cine, in the entourage of anthropologists (physical and cultural), archaeologists,Iinguists, psychologists, human ecologists, statisticians, computer programmers and sound technicians for all the work that the Anthropological Survey of India undertakes. The role of the artist has clearly been growing within the organisation as insight of the artist often catalyses, shapes and expresses what is sought to be achieved through the findings of research. Also the organisation provides space for play of individual creativity as it does for meaningful participation in an integrated manner. Mounting an exhibition, museum display, cover design and page layout for publication and accompanying on field trips are some of the sectors that the artist and photographers are involved in. These sectors are mutually learning experiences for the scientist and the artists.
This was the vision that was embodied by the founder Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Dr. B.S. Guha long before the coinage of the phrase, field of visual anthropology. In fact the Anthropological Survey of India can rightly boast of its rich collection of photographs and documentaries that dates from its earliest years.lt is because of the involvement of the artists that the museums attached to the regional centres of the Anthropological Survey of India have continued to attract attention of both the local people and tourists. The museums serve a special purpose in the dissemination of knowledge acquired through long years of being intensely involved in the understanding of Indian heritage, its people and many nuances of their adjustment of their environment.
With this backdrop it becomes apparent why this volume is special. Sri Anup Girl joined Anthropological Survey of India soon after he graduated from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, in 1983. He has spent his time imbibing the cultural and social diversity of India in company with the scientists in the organistion. His travels have taken him to distant Andaman and Nicobar islands, the forest clad Bastar, the state of Rajasthan, the plain of eastern India and the eastern Himalayas. The very nature of anthropological fieldwork enjoined that his observations were not fleeting; rather they involved participation in a certain sense, over prolonged periods of time. He was not constrained to maintain the dry’ objectivity as a requirement of the disipline of anthropology, he had more freedome to transcend this state and enter into the very beings of the people that were being studied. Also, unlike dependence on identified informations from identified locales, he had the space in which to explore the unplanned and unexplored. Through his observations and his expressions of the same, he has been struck by the flowing nature of heritage, how small, often in insignificant ways in the course of daily life, heritage is maintained, how changes are introduced and how each generation strives to remould heritage In keeping with their contemporary situation.
The volume entitled, The Flowing Heritage: An artist’s journey into life of the tribes is a maiden venture for the Anthropological Survey of India to showcase an artist’s impressions garnered through his association with the organisation for a little less than two decades. His artistic work has attracted attention for art lovers in India and abroad. He has enthusiasm and is eager to learn newer ways of using his artistic language for the cause of furthering anthropological understanding. I feel privileged to be a part of this volume and I am certain that this will attract a lot of attention, generate interest and help in the development of empathy between the viewer and the viewed. This volume also signifies a step further in the mission of a holistic commitment to anthropology, a tradition that was instituted right at the inception of the Anthropological Survey of India.
Social scientists and other students of human societies are bringing out number of valuable works on folk and tribal societies of India. Their respective ways of thinking are reflected in their works, thus giving rise to different genres of narrative.
The present volume is different from what the Anthropological Survey of India publishers generally. Here an artist has tried to preserve different acts and moods in the lives of the folk and tribal people through his skilful brushwork. An anthropological would rarely rarely follow his instinct or listen to his heart the way an artist would do. But when an artist does so to interpret the societies and cultures that the anthropologists have studied for so many years, all need to complement his effort.
The work of Shri Anup Giri in his special volume would evidently enrich the approaches adopted to document and analyse the life and culture of the ‘folks’ and ‘tribes’ from different parts of India.
Painting is one of the living tradition of India and have its unique history of development from the ancient to the modern era.lt is diverse and wide in quality and motif. The tradition and external influences are absorbed and moulded with modern Indian painting. Radically altered ideas of the artist and changing patterns are reflected in many modern paintings. India being a country of living heritage, Indian paintings are full of diverse pictorial and aesthetic potentialities within the frame of tradition. One can discern and reconstruct various mythical, cultural and social aspects through these paintings. In every painting an artist carries specific intentions to convey some message.
As a human being an artist sometime becomes fascinated by some specific ways of life, which attract his artistic imagination and sentiment. He depicts such occurrences through the universal visual language, painting. He develops ideas and perceptions within himself. He tries to visualise or formalize his ideas and thoughts that he nurtures with his inherent pliability. He is always in search of a new area to indulge his creative impulses. All his cultural and social encounters are very much operative in his artwork. Every artist bears different perceptions of contemporary societies and cultures that he tries to articulate in his own language as well as against the backdrop of his frame of reference. Being fascinated with his inherent love for beauty, sometimes an artist feels a compulsive urge to break established norms and search for a new form. Like the physical environment, which usually attracts, an artist very quickly, the finer aspect of the social environments also do not escape the artist. Further he can manage to capture every nuance of people’s expressions, on various occasions.
India is vast, meshed by a number of regions having their own cultural contours enriched with traditional songs and dances as well as ways of life. He has moulded his paintings to create a distinctive formal entity, which indicates some elements of cultural traits integrated into a coherent whole. His precious thoughts and feeling about anthropological research are translated as practitioner of art in his excellent paintings. Man and nature relationship among the diverse sections of people is the central theme of his works. His quest to capture life and culture of the people of the countryside with paint and brush on canvas adds a special dimension to his work with appreciably subsumed element of an anthropological mindset in keeping with his aesthetic concept. The interplay of reality and the artist’s imagination are juxtaposed in his paintings. Ecological surrounding of Andaman and Nicobar islands fascinated Anup very much. His intimate observation of the way of life of the tribes of the Andaman and Nicobar island, their intricately related activities and forest and sea have transformed his in-depth feeling in some of his paintings. The joy of Jarawas receiving presentation articles from the outsiders touched Anup. Similarly the ever vibrating rhythm of dance of the Murias; Santals; and the Kalbelia women of Rajasthan have become the subjects of Anup’s paintings. The people, habitates, human feelings, eagerness, loneliness, the finer moments of life, their past times, leisure and waiting are depicted with eternal consciousness in surrealistic form.
A symphony of paintings and sketches is placed in this volume. The works are reflective of the artist’s exposure and observation of the people of Andaman and Nicobar islands, Bastar, Rajasthan and West Benagl. The works offer us a glimpse into our colorful cultural and social mosaic documented by Anup in his inimitable way with paint, brush and charcoal.
Preface I
Foreword III
Introduction IV
Andaman 1-7
West Bengal 8-16
Bastar 17-26
Rajasthan 27-32
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Cape Fear wrestling falls to St. Stephens in dual team final
Jaclyn Shambaugh Staff writer @jaclynshambaugh
The Colts finish as state runners-up in the program's first dual team championship appearance.
GREENSBORO — Cape Fear was in position to capture the program’s first dual team wrestling title Saturday, holding a five-point lead in the dual with eight matches complete.
Colts 170-pounder Jared Barbour had just pinned St. Stephens opponent Dorian Whitworth in less than a minute, pushing Cape Fear into the lead and creating what looked to be a swell of momentum for the Colts.
“At 170, I thought we were fine. I thought we were rolling well,” Colts’ coach Heath Wilson said.
That momentum vanished. St. Stephens won the five of the last six matches to win 41-25, capture the NCHSAA 3-A title and complete a 43-0 season.
The Colts finished the dual season at 12-1, capping a year that led them to the program’s first dual team championship appearance.
“I’ll give that to (St. Stephens). They were the better team today,” Heath Wilson said. “My kids learned a lot from last year’s team, and it bled over. But the depth that we had and the heart that we had took us here.”
The season will continue with Cape Fear in the individual state tournament that begins Friday.
“I think the same (Cape Fear) team showed up today that showed up Thursday (for the regional round),” wrestler Dallas Wilson said. “I just think this team was little better than what we’ve seen in the East. You can’t do much about that other than carry it on your shoulders the next few weeks.”
St. Stephens took control early in the dual, which started at the 120 pound weight class, winning two of the first three matches, taking the 120 match by tech fall and the 132 by pin.
Triston Chapman, Cape Fear’s 126-pounder, kept the dual close by recording a 16-5 major decision over Dalen Milligan.
After Graham Ormand pinned Jose Paz at 132, St. Stephens held a 11-4 lead. But the Colts went on a tear across the middle weights, contended by Jeremiah Smith at 138, Dallas Wilson at 145 and Woodson Young at 152.
Smith pulled Cape Fear within a point, at 11-10, with a second-period pin of Garrett Bolling.
Dallas Wilson, the 2018 3-A individual champion at 132 and undefeated at 138 this season, gave the Colts their first lead of the match by taking a 11-4 decision over Blake Baker.
Young fell behind early to De’Untae Henry but battled back to win by a 5-4 decision when he was awarded a point late in the third period for Henry stalling.
St. Stephens regained the lead briefly on a pin from Ivan Vergel at 160, but Cape Fear took it back at 170 when Barbour made quick work of Whitworth with a fall at the 47-second mark.
The Colts led at 22-17 with six matches remaining. It wasn’t enough.
St. Stephens took the next three matches — a 2-0 decision at 182, a 5-1 decision at 195 and a first-period pin at 220 — taking a 29-22 lead and leaving Cape Fear with little hope of rebounding.
“Once 195 lost, that was the writing on the wall,” Heath Wilson said.
Cape Fear 285-pounder kept the Colts alive with a 11-6 decision, but a pin by Coy Reid at 106 clinched the 3-A title for St. Stephens.
Staff writer Jaclyn Shambaugh can be reached at jshambaugh@fayobserver.com or 910-609-0651.
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Eurovision Australia Decides
Watch the Live TV Final and vote on Saturday 9th of February 8.30pm AEDT on SBS.
SBS and production partner Blink TV today announced five new songs and the final three acts to compete in the first ever national selection show Eurovision – Australia Decides next month.
Hosted on the Gold Coast and broadcast live and exclusively on SBS on Saturday 9 February, Eurovision – Australia Decides will showcase some of Australia's biggest acts, singing original compositions, for their chance to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
Rounding out a diverse line-up of artists from across the musical spectrum are: rock music icon Ella Hooper well-known and loved for her debut in rock-pop band Killing Heidi, bona fide Aussie pop legend Tania Doko best known for her success in ARIA award winning pop duo Bachelor Girl and The Voice winner Alfie Arcuri.
SBS can also reveal five more original compositions released today: Mark Vincent will sing This Is Not The End, a powerful song about facing obstacles with persistence and determination. Aydan's song Dust is about young love and heartbreak, 16-year-old Leea Nanos' song Set Me Free is about empowerment and letting go of self-doubt, while Alfie Arcuri's To Myself questions how one could ever doubt their self-worth. Teased over New Year's Eve, modern electric-soul duo Electric Fields's song 2000 and Whatever is a brooding and joyous track about making the most of life, while legendary drag queen Courtney Act's song Fight for Love was released last month. This leaves just four songs to be released from Sheppard, Kate Miller-Heidke, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper.
Alfie Arcuri said: "It's an honour to be involved in a competition that celebrates and embraces music and diversity... and to take this journey alongside such amazing Australian talents is truly incredible! There's always something special about the first - scary but exciting!"
Ella Hooper said: "It's very exciting to be involved in anything that is the first of its kind, and in recent years I have become more and more fascinated with Eurovision, so it's perfect timing! I'm hoping to bring a bit of traditional rock 'n' roll energy to a bombastic performance of a meaningful pop song."
Tania Doko said: "This is one of those unplanned, didn't-see-this-coming little chapter in my career I'm embracing with a sense of adventure and excitement. Then, as a songwriter performing a song I co-wrote, there's the icing on the cake right there!"
Hosted by radio host and music buff Myf Warhurst, and comedian Joel Creasey, Eurovision – Australia Decides will showcase the best of Australian music and bring the nation closer to the Eurovision action.
In association with the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland and the City of Gold Coast, Eurovision – Australia Decides will be presented at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 February and tickets for the Jury Preview Show, Matinee Preview Show and Live TV Final are now on sale.
Be a part of history and see it live at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Anything Can Happen at the End of the World
by RB
Fifth Estate # 402, Winter 2019
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The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth’s Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen. Echo Press, 2017.
What is the best way to kill off most life on Earth? Forget those Hollywood asteroids and simply disrupt CO2 equilibrium in the atmosphere. The rest will take care of itself.
The chemistry is simple. If concentration of this crucial gas draws down too far, the planet becomes a snowball; if it builds up excessively, Earth becomes a hothouse. These outcomes are not just the result of sophisticated computer modeling, according to longtime science writer, Peter Brannen.
In his The Ends of the World, Brannen argues that although our planet’s CO2 concentration is usually stable, occasional drastic variations recur during its history. According to Earth’s fossil record, haywire CO2 has twice frozen out life, and burned it out thrice more, each time leaving behind shattered ecosystems with only a few hardy holdout survivors.
Following these gigantic die-offs, atmospheric equilibrium is slowly reestablished and descendants of the holdouts eventually flourish in an explosion of speciation, as the cycle plays out once more.
In this very readable yet scientific study, Brannen takes us from life’s commencement through its arduous evolutionary journey until today. To drive his narrative, he focuses on five major disruptions in life’s expansion.
These are the Big Five, Earth’s most massive extinction events that end geologic periods and wipe out entire phyla. Brannen reports the work of leading researchers and outlines current consensus theories for their causation. (Spoiler alert: It’s not asteroids.) He also interviews colorful experts, each a specialist in a particular extinction.
As it turns out, fossil clues from ancient cataclysms always point toward CO2 disruptions as the cause. Even the Cretaceous Period’s exciting finale—when a killer asteroid zapped the dinosaurs—had a crucial CO2 component.
As Brannen points out, when this famous extraterrestrial rock impacted in Mexico, something on the other side of the planet called the Deccan Traps was releasing volcanic CO2 on a colossal scale. These eruptions went on for thousands of years in what is today India, before and after the asteroid, exacerbating its effects and converting what could have been a regional extinction into a worldwide catastrophe.
Which brings us to our current uncontrolled fluctuation of CO2. It is now concentrated at well over 400 parts per million and rising fast. The rate of increase is gaining each year, even as human CO2 inputs level off. That indicates a feedback loop. This wild swing upward of atmospheric CO2 diverges from Earth’s past in two components, origin and rate.
Its origin is animal-induced rather than resulting from a geological process. The human innovation of industrial civilization is burning through millions of years of stored solar energy in just a few centuries. By rapidly firing so much coal and oil we release billions of metric tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, which by itself is not an unprecedented occurrence.
Brannen informs us that huge CO2 dumps have happened before, in earlier more volcanic epochs. Even our current practice of igniting underground coal deposits by the megaton has occurred before, during the Permian Period. What happened after that?
As Brannen faithfully relates, the planet warmed enough to thaw frozen methane hydrates on the polar sea floor. Methane gas has a greenhouse effect worse than CO2, so when those hydrates off-gassed into the atmosphere, it jacked up the temperature even further. Feedback.
This final increase caused the most lethal mass-extinction event ever, one that killed off 96 percent of marine animals and 70 percent of terrestrial ones. The Permian event was the only mass-extinction to affect insects as well.
Which brings us to rate. Melting methane hydrates or the increase of CO2 concentration even as human inputs level off indicate positive feedback loops. They are popularly called tipping points, and they are followed by runaway global warming that is no longer responsive to human control.
The Paleolithic coal and volcanic burnings happened over millennia, while our current funeral pyre of carbon-rich fuels has only taken centuries. Brannen’s research informs us that even the slower paleo-rate caused big problems, which does not bode well for our speed-burning similar quantities of stored carbon.
Although extinction might be considered a depressing subject, Brannen’s conclusions about the past can also be reassuring, in a cosmic sort of way. Our planet is resilient.
All ecological havoc that humans wreak upon Earth as we exit life’s stage will be erased and reabsorbed into whatever comes next. It may take hundreds of thousands of years to repair our damage, but atmospheric equilibrium will eventually reassert itself, as it always has.
Continents will continue to move and collide, creating new mountain ranges. Such geologic action will draw down CO2, as it always does, and eventually the poles will refreeze.
If even one scrap of algae survives us, it provides sufficient material to start the whole process once more. The last five times total extinction threatened Earth’s biological existence, ever-tenacious life persisted. It will outlast humanity as well.
Enough time remains in Earth’s life-cycle for three or four more geologic periods to play out before our sun goes into its supernova phase. That means yet more unfathomable passages of eons, punctuated by occasional mass-extinction events.
Brannen’s work indicates that each of these future “ends of the world” will devastate land and ocean just as humans are doing now, and each time the ruptured ecosystems will slowly rebuild. Holdout survivors will produce another wave of speciation.
This is our dynamic planet. It grows marvelous plants and animals and then periodically wipes most of them out, using the survivors’ DNA to create ever more life forms.
Since Earth is only about halfway through her existence, it becomes clear that human destiny is to flow through the stream of life only temporarily, and not be its end-product.
Regarding climate change, the promise has become the event and we’re in a bad spot. Worst-case global warming scenarios of the 1990s are now actuality, and much more is on the way. There is no visible scientific way out of the environmental trap we have fashioned. Even extreme measures backfire.
For example, if all CO2 emissions stopped tomorrow, that would within weeks induce a global temperature rise of about 2.5C, since particulate matter emitted from smokestacks actually screens us from even worse solar heat.
This is referred to as the “aerosol masking effect.” Added to what we’ve already baked into our CO2 cake, terminating the aerosol masking effect would probably set off feedback guaranteeing that frozen methane hydrates at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean will thaw and seal our fate.
In other words, the very act of trying to escape the trap will likely snap its spring-arm shut even sooner.
The upcoming collapse of industrial civilization will be followed by our extinction, but that will take a little while. Prior to annihilation, some interesting social possibilities could open up.
One expects brutal dystopic coercion to emerge, but perhaps there could also be a radical egalitarian response as well, somewhere. The old rules will no longer apply.
Humanity might even produce a great moment of social revolution during its death throes, something glorious on our way out the door.
Why not? Anything can happen.
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We already had a little chat about Alexandre Aja‘s dark fantasy thriller Horns, which is (unfortunately) still without an official release date. But, the good thing is that the movie will have it’s world premiere at this year’s TIFF, and that we finally have some official images to share with you. You already know what that means – time to check out Daniel Radcliffe aka Ig Perrish and his girlfriend Merrin, played by Juno Temple!
Aja directed the whole thing from a script written by Keith Bunin, but as you probably remember, the movie is based on Joe Hill‘s novel of the same name.
It revolves around Radcliffe’s character, a guy named Ig Perrish who, accused of the rape and murder of his girlfriend, uses newly discovered paranormal abilities in his pursuit to uncover the real killer.
Or, if you prefer the official synopsis:
Hungover from a night of hard drinking, Ig awakens one morning to find horns starting to grow from his own head and soon realizes their power drives people to confess their sins and give in to their most selfish and unspeakable impulses – an effective tool in his quest to discover the true circumstances of his late girlfriend’s tragedy and for exacting revenge on her killer.
Beside Radcliffe and Temple, the rest of Horns cast includes Joe Anderson, Kelli Garner, Max Minghella, and James Remar.
Let us know what you think about these new images (via EW) and make sure you stay tuned for more updates. We’re definitely ready for an official trailer, hope you agree?
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James Blake's New Album 'Assume Form' Is More Hopeful Than You Might Think
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Jan 24, 2019 Words By olivia ovenden
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I could switch off whenever I like / I could sleep whenever I like / I could leave in the middle of the night / Oh, but I'd miss it / Don't miss it'
His autotune-warped voice sang against piano chords and a softly thudding bass-line.
While fans of Blake's signature sound - first heard on 2011 breakout song 'Limit To Your Love' - were pleased to see his return, most assumed it was a sign his next album would be something of a downer.
Today he releases that album, Assume Form, and while some tracks do indeed embody the kind of millennial ennui that Blake's music his known for, it is charged with a bright hope that elevates it beyond 'sad boy music'. 'She watched me lose face every day rather than lose me / She was the gold rush', he croons of his girlfriend, the actress Jameela Jamil.
Blake performing at the Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park in August 2018 ; Getty Images
In the titular track the refrain of 'I will assume form' feels like him calling out to that "half-formed" version him that was taken away at a young age. The song ends with him asking 'Doesn't it seem much warmer / Just knowing the sun will be out?', a thought that sounds like it has just occurred to him.
Since his last album, Blake has featured on hugely successful projects such as Frank Ocean's Blonde and Beyoncé's Lemonade. His lists of collaborators reads like a roll-call of the world's best musicians: Kanye West, Bon Iver, Kendrick Lamar and Future.
There was an expectation, given the esteem with which he is held within the music industry, that these names would be more than happy to collaborate on Assume Form. Refreshing then that instead of 12 tracks littered with stars, the album features just five carefully considered collaborators.
It is telling that Blake chose to bring in Moses Sumney on one track, the singer whose sparse 2017 album Aromanticism was compared to his own music, sensing (correctly) that together they could forge something unique.
On 'Where's The Catch' with André 3000, frenetic piano trills circle anxiously, speeding up when André starts rapping. In another song featuring Travis Scott and Metro Boomin called 'Mile High', vocals are gravelly and unhurried with a trap-feel that cuts through the languid energy that Blake's songs often feel submerged in.
There are some tracks which don't assume form. 'Lullaby for my Insomniac' feels so sparse it disintegrates into nothing. In 'Power On' Blake sings, 'Drop the pin on the mood that you're in' - a moment which feels too Instagram-ready and clumsy by his usually evocative standards.
These grumbles aside, Assume Form puts weight behind the faith that artists such as Kanye West and Frank Ocean have put in Blake him as one of the most talented musicians working today, and shows he's still interested in creating something new. Don't miss it.
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‘Gobardhan’ scheme launched from Haryana; know all about it
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Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that the state government is making arrangements for generating bio-gas from cattle dung and would also assist those gram panchayats seeking to set up a gas plant in their villages.
“The ‘GOBARDHAN’ scheme has been conceptualize with an aim to convert waste into bio energy, gas and compost which would not only benefit the people but also maintain cleanliness in the villages.” (PTI)
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that the state government is making arrangements for generating bio-gas from cattle dung and would also assist those gram panchayats seeking to set up a gas plant in their villages. Addressing a gathering after launching the ‘Gobardhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio Agro Resources Dhan) Scheme’ at a national-level event in Karnal in presence of Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti, he said that the objective of the scheme is to convert waste into gold by generating income for rural households from waste.
Noting that there are about 450 gaushalas and Nandishalas in the state with strength of about 3.41 lakh cattle, he said: “This (scheme) would not only ensure cleanliness but also help to double the income of farmers. “The ‘GOBARDHAN’ scheme has been conceptualize with an aim to convert waste into bio energy, gas and compost which would not only benefit the people but also maintain cleanliness in the villages.” While referring to the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme’ launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat on January 22, 2015, Khattar said that the new campaign would also be a success like the BBBP scheme. “As a result of the effective implementation of the BBBP programme, the sex ratio in the state has increased from 850 to 914 and our target is to take this figure beyond 950,” he said.
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Drugs in toilets, locked fire exits and 'gun' dramas: The remarkable goings-on at the Springfield Hotel
The Springfield Hotel has a 'total disregard for the law', a licensing hearing was told
James CainLocal Democracy Reporter
A bar with a "total disregard for the law" could lose its licence to sell alcohol.
Members of Middlesbrough Council's licensing committee met on Wednesday to review the premises licence of the Springfield Hotel.
Just over a year ago, armed police swooped on the pub, on Borough Road, Middlesbrough, after a major disturbance.
Formerly known as The Laurel, the hotel was briefly renamed Mr B’s Bar in 2016 in honour of the late BBC broadcaster and Boro fan Ali Brownlee.
Updates as Springfield Hotel faces licence review over 'underage sales, smoking and stoppy-backs'
Cleveland Police applied for the review due to concerns over public safety, to help prevent of crime and disorder, and to protect children from harm.
In a report, the force said over the last 12 months there have been "repeated breaches of premises licence conditions, licensable activities undertaken outside of permitted hours, reports of under-age sales, smoking and serious public safety concerns relating to fire safety".
Judith Hedgley, Middlesbrough Council’s head of public protection, said the business has been run with "a total disregard for the law”.
Police incident at the Springfield Hotel in November 2017
Cleveland Police officer PC Jason Arbuckle said: "On November 13 (2017), a very, very serious firearm incident took place at the premises.
"Officers were getting no joy in getting the footage they required.”
As a result, officers had taken the decision to seize the CCTV hard drive from the pub.
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In response, premises manager, Darren Hunter, said the firearm incident “had nothing to do with the pub”.
He said the incident had taken place on nearby Laurel Street and that it actually involved someone with “a samurai sword down their trousers”.
Darren Hunter, manager of The Springfield Hotel (Image: Teesside Live)
He added that, because somebody involved had mentioned "people with guns", police had taped the entire pub off overnight.
On one occasion, PC Arbuckle said that while he was inspecting the residential rooms upstairs, he heard a commotion coming from downstairs.
He told the meeting: "The manager Mr Hunter, said ‘I’m sorry about that. Some cheeky b*****d has put a load of drugs in the disabled toilet. I’ve whacked him and got rid of the drugs'."
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Regarding the incident, Mr Hunter said: "I could smell it so I started to flush them down the toilet. The lad who brought them in went for me.
"I had no option but to defend myself and I’ve given him a crack."
He added: "Imagine if I’d come out of that toilet with those drugs.
"I guarantee you these people would be saying, ‘we caught him with drugs in his hand’."
The owner of the Springfield Hotel has been fined (Image: Middlesbrough Council)
PC Arbuckle said further issues at the premises had included a fire escape door that was “not only bolted shut, but locked with a key”.
"We were also informed that the push bar on the door was broken and had been for some time," he added.
But the committee heard that rather than repair the door, a follow-up visit revealed that management had simply removed the fire exit signs.
Another visit, on November 9, revealed that the premises fire alarm was not working.
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PC Arbuckle said: "But rather than getting it repaired, the power supply to it had been switched off.
"There were 14 people occupying the premises at that time.”
Explaining how the fire alarm came to be disabled, Mr Hunter said: "Some idiot upstairs had turned it off because he had burnt a pizza or something and the alarm had gone off.”
He said the alarm system panel had since been locked to prevent a similar scenario.
The Springfield Hotel was renamed in honour of Ali Brownlee in 2016
Lee Haggath, fire safety regulator with Cleveland Fire Brigade, said the fact that the fire alarm system had been turned off, combined with a hole in the ceiling of the pub leading to the flats above, meant that a fire downstairs would have remained undetected.
When fully developed, he said it would spread to the flats above in two to three minutes.
Mr Haggath said: "The people asleep upstairs in the accommodation were in mortal danger."
He added: "To have 14 or 15 people trapped upstairs is a massive undertaking for any fire and rescue service.
"It would inevitably lead, in my opinion, to someone’s death."
After this, Mr Haggath said Mr Hunter had been told "categorically that the pub was to remain closed until the fire alarm was fixed and an engineer had completed the necessary works”.
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However, when fire officers arrived at the premises the following day, they were astonished to find customers being served at the bar.
The committee heard that Mr Hunter had reacted aggressively when confronted about it.
One council officer said Mr Hunter had been “furious” when it was suggested that the fact the bar had remained open despite repeated fire safety breaches, could be seen as putting profit before his customers.
The officer said: "Despite being in a police station, I felt as though I could have been assaulted at that time."
Mr Hunter shook his head in disagreement and disputed the idea that he would ever have assaulted anybody.
He said: "Sometimes I get passionate, it’s a fine line. I don’t mean for it to come across as intimidating. I’m doing it now, I don’t mean to, it’s just the way I am."
The committee was shown police body cam footage from the pub after it was ordered to be closed.
Mr Hunter said all the people who appeared in the video were not customers, but friends doing jobs for him.
"I paid them in drink," he said.
"What’s a couple of cans compared to what they’ve done for me?"
Committee chair, Cllr Jeanette Walker, said: "All these people are working at your pub for no money? You were giving them drinks?
"Payment in kind rather than cash?"
Inside the Springfield in 2016
Mr Hunter confirmed this was the case.
Following PC Arbuckle's evidence, other officers have described how the Springfield Hotel had frequently breached its licence by holding "stoppy-backs".
A council officer added that the authority had received three anonymous complaints regarding the under-age sale of alcohol at the Springfield.
"For three anonymous complaints relating to one specific premises and for them all to be anonymous is unheard of," he said.
"It potentially suggests people are afraid to put their names out. To use the old adage, there’s no smoke without fire”.
The committee heard that, on August 6 last year, Mr Hunter was invited to a police interview for allowing customers to smoke on the premises.
During interview, Mr Hunter said: "If I’m behind the bar and some idiot lights up, how can I be responsible for that?
"If I’m not there, the cats will play."
As a result, Mr Hunter was charged under the Health Act 2006.
He denied the offence but was found guilty at trial on December 17 last year and was fined £1,000 at Teesside Magistrates' Court.
Summing up, Mr Hunter said the past few years have been very difficult for him personally.
He told the hearing: "I lost my dad first, my sister and then my mum, all in one year." He added that his 16-year-old son had also developed a serious medical condition. "The issue here is me. It’s my attitude," he said.
"They’re coming four-up, the police, the fire brigade, the council, public health - how can I deal with all four at once?" "It’s your job Mr Hunter," replied Cllr Walker. A decision will be made in five working days.
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Assessment of Vapor Intrusion Pathway at Residential and Commercial Structures near the Wells G&H Superfund Site
Geosyntec conducted a vapor intrusion pathway evaluation at residential and commercial properties near the Wells G&H Superfund Site.
The Wells G&H Superfund Site centers on two municipal water supply wells developed in the 1960s which were found to be contaminated by disposal activities from nearby commercial-industrial facilities. In the intervening decades, many remedial actions have been conducted to reduce or eliminate the exposure of local residential and commercial properties to contaminated groundwater.
Following a Five Year Review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2009, Geosyntec was retained in 2011 to evaluate the completeness of the vapor intrusion (VI) pathway at off-site residential and commercial structures. The structures were selected based on their proximity to groundwater monitoring wells that had exhibited low concentrations of tetrachloroethene (PCE).
Geosyntec's Scope of Services
Geosyntec's scope of services included study design, execution, analysis, and reporting, plus direct interaction with U.S. EPA Region 1 and coordination with building owners and occupants. In each structure to be evaluated, we inventoried potential indoor sources of target volatile organic chemicals ( VOCs), which can confound analysis of the vapor intrusion pathway, and conducted building surveys to document foundation conditions, building materials, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. These preliminary activities allowed Geosyntec to design sampling strategies for indoor air, outdoor air, and sub-slab soil gas in each structure.
Notable Accomplishments
Geosyntec used multiple lines of evidence, including those listed above plus groundwater analytical data, weather data, and empirical studies on background concentrations of target VOCs in indoor air in a scientifically rigorous evaluation of the VI pathway at each structure. We concluded, with agreement from the U.S. EPA, that the vapor intrusion pathway was incomplete, i.e., no significant human exposure to contaminants derived from groundwater was likely to occur in any of the studied structures. As a result of this vapor intrusion study, no further action was necessary on this issue.
Our documentation of confounding conditions that could affect sample result was essential in demonstrating to regulators that the widespread distribution of acetone and ethyl acetate in many air-phase samples was caused by normal business operations at a nail salon in one of the leased spaces.
Location: Woburn, Massachusetts, USA
Project Practice Areas: Contaminated Sites
Type of Facility: Disposal Site
Services Provided: Building Surveys; Indoor, Outdoor, and Sub-Slab Gas Sampling; Data Validation and Technical Analyses; Regulatory Reporting to U.S. EPA Region 1
Type of Work: Vapor Intrusion Assessment
Company: Geosyntec Consultants
Governing Regulation: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
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PLEASE NOTE: Gaana Music Festival 2019 stands cancelled. Ticket buyers will be issued a full refund.
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Gaana Music Festival: Bringing you Roots 2.0
When we set out to bring a music festival to the USA, we wanted it to be a reflection of what’s happening in India right now (because boy, have things changed).
Let’s rewind a little bit and revisit that old aphorism: India is changing. Well, it always has been. Even so, the last decade has been truly spectacular in one aspect: mainstream popular culture is evolving. Why? A new generation – armed with global inspiration and the internet – are doing fresh things. Not a a melanin-tinted version of Western culture, but something that liberally borrows from it, and juxtaposes it with Indian context. The result: something truly indigenous.
Take gully rap. Inspired by American rappers on YouTube, made in Mumbai slums, now playing in posh clubs in the same city. And it’s not niche anymore: Bollywood recently made a movie on one of its biggest proponents. Not a documentary, but a full-blown production, with the talents of Ranveer Singh & Alia Bhat. Who knows what art form will inspire a multi-crore movie a few years down the line?
And that is the more exciting part. The fact that the future holds the promise of something completely different. Our next superstar could be now be nothing more than a college kid with a Chinese smartphone and ambition. Today, Divine is a household name, and will perform at Gaana Music Festival. Tomorrow, Shoreline Amphitheater could see someone else, doing something we never dreamed of. How exciting is that?
‘Mere Gully Mein’, the track that propelled Divine & Naezy (and gully rap) to national fame.
Or consider comedy. In 2010, it was a weekend hobby at best. Today, the Twitter bio of an Indian Amazon Prime Video-hosted comedy hunt show reads, only partly in jest, “A show that convinces parents that comedy is a legit career”. And why? Because even our most urbane comics bring in the Indian context, setting them apart from Western comics.
It’s not just stand-up, but sketch and other forms of comedy racking up views. Take Kanan Gill’s Pretentious Movie Reviews with fellow comedian, Biswa Kalyan Rath.
In the last decade, “Indian culture” has become more difficult to define than ever before, but is clearly a far cry from the stereotype of “elephants and snake charmers”. Your roots are not just different, they’re constantly changing. Our aim is to bring you a microcosm of contemporary Indian entertainment. Welcome to Gaana Music Festival, ladies and gentlemen. Rediscover your roots, and find new ones.
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Man responsible for fatal swatting call sentenced to 20 years
Prosecutors say it may be the longest prison sentence ever handed down for the crime
Friday 29th March 2019
26-year-old California resident Tyler Barriss has been sentenced to 20 years in prison today after pleading guilty to placing a swatting call that led to the death of a 28-year-old father of two in Kansas.
The event occurred in late 2017 following a Call of Duty: World War II match with a $1.50 cash wager on the table through UMG Online. Following the game, the participants got into an argument during which swatting was brought up, and one of the participants gave a fake address. Barriss then placed the swatting call that sent Wichita police to the home of Andrew Finch, who was completely unconnected to the Call of Duty match or its participants. Believing they were responding to a 911 call about a shooting and hostage situation, an officer fatally shot Finch after he answered the door.
"If I could take it back, I would, but there is nothing I can do," Barriss told the court as reported by AP. "I am so sorry for that."
Barriss was apparently known as a "serial swatter" according to his attorney, having swatted others before and had other cases filed against him in California and the District of Columbia, though none of these previous swatting calls resulted in a death. However, this as well as a history of calling in bomb threats caused prosecutors to add 46 new charges to his case in October of last year.
In total, Barriss pleaded guilty to 51 federal charges and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, which AP reports prosecutors say is the longest prison sentence to be imposed for swatting so far.
Two others, Shane Gaskill and Casey Viner, have been charged as co-conspirators for providing the address to Barriss and encouraging him to swat it. They have both pleaded not guilty, though Viner indicated he would be changing his plea in the coming week. Gaskill's trial is currently planned for April.
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James Wells Gaming Contributor - digboston.com 3 months ago
Hopefully this sentence will serve as a strong warning to anyone even thinking about conducting such a terrible hoax. There's two kids that now have to grow up without a father because of a stupid, stupid $1.50 bet on a video game. Absolutely senseless and heartbreaking.
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Hugo Trepanier Game Designer, Behaviour Interactive3 months ago
These articles never mention why the police shot the man in the first place though. They seriously messed up too if he was unharmed and offered no resistance. It's quite an issue to think that armed forces could potentially show up at anyone's doorstep and shoot dead whoever answers the door. Why isn't that a big deal to the press?
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Hilary Holloway retires after almost 50 years!
Hilary Holloway retired from the Biomedical Imaging Research Unit at The University of Auckland at the end of March this year. She initially joined the Department of Anatomy in the 1970 working with Dr Denis Boshier. After leaving to travel through South America, she later returned and took charge of the transmission electron microscope. She was later appointed as the Departmental Manager.
NOBIAS, a new Network of BioMedical Image Analysis
Quantitative multi-parametric analysis of biological imaging is fast emerging as a crucial area in biomedical research. This progress towards increasingly advanced image analysis is made possible by the confluence of molecular and cell biology, microscopy (and nanoscopy), image processing algorithms and data science within a single biomedical image analysis workflow. Currently, NZ researchers are doing high quality biomedical imaging through many different modalities. However, the image processing and data analysis parts are mostly low throughput and manual. Collaboration between the different discplines to improve the image analysis workflows is largely ‘ad-hoc’ and many biological researchers are not familiar with the ‘state of the art’ in the other domains (e.g. advanced image processing algorithms for better object segmentation and parametrization or machine learning mediated automatic classification of objects or unsupervised clustering of objects in multidimensional space to identify new patterns and clusters).
Annual image competition results 2018
The results of the annual image competition were announced at the end of year Research Celebration on Thursday 29 November 2018. There were over 100 entries this year. The winner of the confocal microscopy category and overall winner and recipient of the annual image trophy was Shelly Lin from the Department of Physiology
New Director for BIRU!
Dr Gus Grey has been appointed as the new Director of BIRU, replacing Dr Sue McGlashan who has moved to a new role. Dr Gus Grey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences. He studied at the University of Auckland, and graduated with a PhD in Physiology in 2007, having investigated the functional implications of ocular lens membrane protein distributions by fluorescence confocal microscopy.
New high sensitivity detectors for Olympus confocal microscope
New high sensitivity detectors (HSDs) were recently installed for the Olympus FV1000 live cell imaging confocal system. These GaAsP detectors enable the use of very low laser power which provides huge benefits for time-lapse imaging. Two filter sets are available for the HSDs, green/red and red/far red. The HSDs can be used in tandem with the other detectors.
New Zeiss Axio Imager.M2 upright microscope installed
A new Zeiss Axio Imager.M2 fluorescence microscope has recently been installed in BIRU. This microscope replaces the Zeiss Axioplan2 fluorescence microscope. The new microscope is fully motorised with a convenient TFT panel for control of the microscope. All components can be controlled by MetaMorph. The motorised focus drive can be used to acquire z stacks for deconvolution in the same way as the Axioplan2.
The results of the annual image competition were announced at the end of year Research Celebration on Thursday 23 November 2017. The winner of the light microscopy category and overall winner and recipient of the annual image trophy was Dr Charlotte Johnson from the School of Biological Sciences. Charlotte's winning image is now featured on the BIRU home page.
BIRU Seminar - Friday 20 October - 3pm - 4pm
This seminar will focus on analysis and quantitation with the ImageXpress (IXM) high content imaging system, MetaXpress software and its analysis modules. It will also explain how the powerful custom module editor within MetaXpress can help you to design complex highly detailed workflows for your analysis. While it is focused on the MetaXpress software, the ‘analysis logic’ described here is applicable to other software packages.
Zeiss Celldiscoverer 7 on demo 9-13 October
The Zeiss Celldiscoverer 7 will be on demo in BIRU from 9-13 October. This is an automated live cell imaging platform. There will be a series of seminars focused on live cell imaging on Tuesday 10 October. Demo times are available.
Annual image competition results - 2016
The award winners for 2016 were announced recently at the end of year Research Celebration on Thursday 8 December. The winner of the confocal microscopy category and overall trophy winner was Himanshu Wadhwa from the Department of Ophthalmology.
2016 BIRU image competition open for entries now...
The competition is now open for entries. As for previous years, the categories are Light Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy, Electron Microscopy and Visualisation and Analysis. Please send your entries to Ratish Kurian at r.kurian@auckland.ac.nz The winner of each category will receive a copy of their image at A3 size, printed and mounted on ArtMount. The overall winner will be awarded the BIRU Image Trophy, which they can keep for one year.
New staff member Dr Praju Vikas Anekal joins BIRU
Dr Praju Vikas Anekal has just joined the BIRU from Singapore and his principal responsibilities will be looking after the ImageXpress high content screening system and the MALDI-TOF imaging mass spectrometer. Praju Vikas has 12 years of experience in cell biology imaging with a particular focus on the cell cytoskeleton. He did his Ph.D. at the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore.
The results of the Annual Image Competition were announced at the BIRU End of Year Celebration on Thursday 3 December. There were over 90 entries this year covering a wide range of research interests. The standard was very high and a number of additional awards were made. The BIRU Image Trophy was awarded to Charles (Ho) Kong, School of Chemical Sciences. Charles was the winner of the Electron Microscopy category with a cryo-SEM image of a strawberry specimen.
Hitachi Tabletop scanning electron microscope installed
The new Hitachi Tabletop scanning electron microscope (TM3030Plus) has arrived and been installed successfully. It features an ultra-variable pressure secondary electron detector (SE) for low vacuum imaging and a high sensitivity back-scattered electron detector (BSE). It is also equipped with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX) for elemental analysis.
The results of the Annual Image Competition were announced at the BIRU End of Year Celebration on Thursday 4 December. The BIRU Image Trophy was awarded to Inken Kelch, School of Biological Sciences. Other winners included Zakieh Vahdati, Ravi Jain/Sharon Waldvogel and Renita Martis.
2014 BIRU image competition open for entries
Entries for the 2014 annual image competition are now being accepted. Categories include Light Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Confocal Microscopy and Visualisation and Analysis. Images do not have to be captured using BIRU equipment. Entries should be sent to Ratish Kurian. The closing date is Wednesday 26 November at 5pm.
New staff member for BIRU
Dr Pritika Narayan has been appointed to support and run the newly installed high content screening system, the Molecular Devices ImageXpress Micro XLS.
The results of our annual image competition were announced on Friday 6 December at the end of year event.
MetaSystems VSlide has arrived!
The new slide scanner has been installed and is now ready for use. It has a slide feeder, which handles up to 80 slides using a robotic arm.
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Elephants are no match for poachers
Posted by Azrul Faizal Mohamed 85sc on February 21, 2017
Media Statement 19 February 2017
Elephants are no match for poachers. The macabre butchering of two Borneo pygmy elephants shows that poachers abound in almost every corner of the country or state waiting to strike when least expected.
In the past, pygmy elephants have become the victims of poisoning reportedly by oil palm plantation workers to deter elephants from eating the fruit of the palm trees. Last September a group of elephants were stuck in a mud pool in Rinukut for a week leaving seven dead.
How many more disastrous outcome will befall the elephants before the Sabah government wakes up to the fact that concerted effort and serious protection from all relevant agencies and political willpower are needed, if wildlife is to survive in Sabah? Piecing together a conservation area four times the size of Penang island will not help if Class I totally protected forest reserve can be degazetted again or fragmented by a bridge in the middle of the sanctuary.
In the case of the macabre slaughter of the horribly mutilated elephants, what brought Sabre to his end was the wide publicity given to its unusual slanting down sabre tusk.
The Sabah Environment Ministry and the relevant authorities should have known better than to go all out publicising their discovery. With images of the mini-elephant going viral on social media and electronic print, these will naturally incite poachers’ desire to get at the valuable tusks. Not forgetting that the Internet is now a medium of choice for wildlife traders and poachers. Images posted on sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can all betray details of a species’ location.
Poachers are scouring popular social media sites looking for any leads on where to find endangered species. Many are unaware that poachers are able to use the photographs of incredibly rare lions, tigers and elephants to find and kill the species by downloading digital data attached to the images which will reveal the exact locations of animals. Many modern cameras and smartphones automatically record the exact time and location where an image is taken and this data is often transferred when a photograph is uploaded on to social media.
In this age of extinctions, governments love to trumpet any rare or unique findings of species, revealing biological and geographical data. The choice to ‘publicize and protect’ strategy must be based on secrecy particularly the exact whereabouts of species location, while making effective conservation solutions all the more urgent. Publicity could either generate financial and political support to prevent the species from becoming extinct or it may back-fire when publicity creates threats that were previously absent.
The unique finding requires immediate major conservation intervention, which given the track record of conservation in Sabah is unlikely to be effective. Whether or not a species is listed as endangered or threatened then depends on a number of factors, including the urgency and whether adequate protections exist through other means.
The UK Guardian reported that academic journals have begun withholding the geographical locations of newly discovered species after being warned that the data is helping poachers and smugglers drive lizards, frogs and snakes into near extinction with their collection. Endangered animals and plants are often the target of wildlife crime because of their rarity. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has guidelines prohibiting the publication of location data for endangered species of high economic value.
It is about time our wildlife are not at risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury through widespread publicity.
S M Mohamed Idris
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Tiffany Mayer
As part of the Canada 150 celebrations happening this year, we’ll be exploring Canadian food from coast to coast all year long. In our Canada’s Chefs series, Tiffany Mayer will be profiling Canadian Chefs from every province, embracing Canadian cuisine. This month she interviews Chef Katie Hayes who celebrates the value of homegrown food at Bonavista Social Club in Upper Amherst Cove, Newfoundland.
Katie Hayes doesn’t have fond memories of picking rocks while growing up on her family’s property in Upper Amherst Cove on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula.
The task usually came on the heels of an argument with her two brothers, and picking rocks was her parents’ way of getting cooler heads to prevail.
For what she lacks in love for the job, Hayes makes up for with the perspective that comes from 21 years of clearing stones on The Rock to make way for the gardens that would feed her family.
The chef-owner of the Bonavista Social Club — a north Atlantic nod to Havana’s Buena Vista Social Club — knows the value of a vegetable, and how much work goes into coaxing life from the soil.
“(Picking rocks) was not the most fun as a child but now it’s paying off,” Hayes, 31, said. “It opens people’s eyes that this is what goes into growing your own food and how to do it. It puts a value on the raw product. People ask why is it so much for a pizza but it makes me confident about what I charge.”
It’s knowledge served up most often as visitors wait for a table at the Bonavista Social Club, just a four-hour drive from St. John’s. Hayes encourages diners to walk through those very gardens she cleared as a child to see what might soon be on their plate.
It’s also an exercise in shattering stereotypes for those not from these parts: more than just the holy trinity of vegetables commonplace to Newfoundland cuisine — potatoes, turnip and carrots — grows here.
Hayes’s staff of gardeners tease leeks, tomatoes and the chef’s favourites, asparagus and garlic, from the soil. Lettuce thrives in Bonavista Social Club beds for four months of the year, too. Whatever is ripe at a given moment dictates what will be on the restaurant’s menu that day.
“There is nothing better than picking lettuce in the morning and then having it on a plate for lunch,” Hayes said. “People say, ‘Oh, I thought you only grew root vegetables in Newfoundland. Your growing season is so short. A lot of things can be grown here. There’s also a lot more seafood than cod and a lot of other ways to cook it (than with scruncheons).”
The latter is a skill she honed working at a seafood restaurant called Nosh in Dalkey, Ireland, and as a chef at Raymond’s in St. John’s after she graduated from the Culinary Institute of Canada in Charlottetown, PEI.
Hayes wasn’t set on being a chef when she graduated high school. She went to art school instead, which turns out to be more connected to helming a kitchen than one might think.
“I really did enjoy that and the whole design part of that. It helped me through culinary school,” she explained.
Still, Hayes realized she wasn’t going to be an artist by the time she graduated, so she took a chance on another type of art instead — culinary arts. It wasn’t too much of a stretch to trade one palate for the other, either.
Hayes had always dabbled in hospitality, doing jobs as a dishwasher, cleaning at a B&B, and eventually serving in a restaurant.
“I realized quickly what I wanted to do but I also realized I didn’t want to be front of house forever,” she recalled.
Her two years in Charlottetown were an adjustment, given it was her first time away from home. Winters were colder, for one, so Hayes whiled away the months playing hockey and taking advantage of every opportunity cooking school provided. She spent weekends working with chefs, lapping up the lessons they offered, and training for culinary competitions that enabled her to travel.
When she graduated, she opted for a stint in Ireland because it was easy to get a work visa. She put in her time at Nosh and helped a friend open another restaurant.
Hayes also met her husband, Shane, who works front of house at the six-year-old Bonavista Social Club, helps with the gardening, and is in charge of marketing and the books.
“I really loved it in Ireland. The seafood — it’s not really known for food, but I loved it,” Hayes said.
There’s a hint of irony that the young chef left Atlantic Canada to develop her kitchen technique with fish, particularly when one considers she grew up with a view to Bonavista Bay. But her family, transplants from Ontario, aimed for self-sufficiency by raising their own animals. Land dwellers like goat figured prominently into their diet.
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Hayes and her brothers had flings with vegetarianism when they clued into what — or whom — they were having for dinner as teenagers.
“We named them all these lovely names and then realized little Naughty is in the freezer. I didn’t want to eat my pets,” she recalled in her unmistakeable Newfoundland lilt.
Eventually, she had a change of perspective, much like what resulted from picking rocks. And much like the effects of hunting and removing stones from the soil, eating the animals she raised would inform her approach to food procurement as a chef.
Hayes continues to tend her own animals today, putting them on the menu at the restaurant and using them to feed her own family now. She knows the slaughterhouse they go to, and she honours their life by not letting any part of the goats, cows and lambs she raises go to waste.
“I went from not wanting to eat my pets to only wanting them because I wanted to know where my food came from,” Hayes said. “I do all the butchering. I can’t kill. I can’t kill a moose. At most I can catch a fish but I will do the butchering. We’re respecting the animal. We’re giving them a good life and slaughtering them very ethically.”
Visitors get to see just how good a life it is as they sit on the ocean-view deck at Bonavista Social Club and really take in where they are while eating pizza, or a moose burger with partridgeberry ketchup — named one of the best burgers in Canada by Reader’s Digest.
“It’s pretty unique. It’s a beautiful spot. It’s right on the ocean and there are icebergs, whales and bald eagles. It’s magical when the sun goes down and you see the whales. The gardens are in front of you. The sheep are there, too. It’s quiet, other than the sound of the sheep.”
It all sounds idyllic but there are days even someone so committed to eating this way questions what she’s doing.
“It definitely is a lot of work. The Sysco truck comes here, so we can get vegetables and it’s definitely not cheaper growing your own,” Hayes said, noting her staff of four gardeners. “But I realized the value of really good food in school. The big thing is knowing where your food comes from and you can feel confident serving good food. That’s a big part of it for me, the confidence of knowing where it started. And that helps me, knowing how good the food is that I’m working with.”
The restaurant is housed in the former furniture store built and operated by Hayes’s father Mike Paterson. Diners get to watch their dinner come together inside. A wood-fired bread oven, fuelled by local silver and white birch is given prominence. Crusty rolls, bagels and sourdough loaves are turned out from the oven constructed using reclaimed brick from buildings in St. John’s.
An open kitchen gives a view to all that’s involved in baked fresh cod and partridgeberry bread pudding. Diners get to see the joy of Hayes and her team working together, the excitement of coming up with ideas and being a team, she explained.
Hayes’s mastery behind the burner has made Bonavista Social Club a destination that’s spurred other new businesses in this former fishing town. It also landed the eatery on the 2012 list of Canada’s best restaurants published by toprestaurantsincanada.com.
All that activity fills the void of no WiFi signal in Upper Amerhest Cove. Heck, if it’s cloudy, even an Internet connection is hard to come by.
Hayes doesn’t mind the tentative relationship with technology, although it might limit the Bonavista Social Club’s appearances on Instagram. It just adds to the ambience and her restaurant’s success.
“We just remind people to take a deep breath and enjoy what we have to offer. It’s hoping people walk away having relaxed a bit,” she said. “It is upsetting for some people. They don’t like it but then they put their phones down and enjoy it.”
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Canada’s Chefs is written by Tiffany Mayer, a freelance journalist and author of Niagara Food: A Flavourful History of the Peninsula’s Bounty (History Press, 2014). She blogs about food and farming at Grub by Eating Niagara. You can also listen to her newly launched food podcast, Grub
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Tags: Tiffany Mayer, slider, Canada's chefs, Canadian chefs, where to eat, Newfoundland, Bonavista Social Club, Katie Hayes
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Sounds great! An interesting story of what sounds like yummy food – though a visitor ought to have some scruncheons 😉
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Niagara Falls Considers Going Into Wastewater Business
Niagra Falls, NY – The city that put Love Canal and Superfund in the environmental lexicon may get back into the business of dealing with toxic waste — this time willingly. It is considering whether to truck in and treat wastewater left over from natural gas drilling.
The economically struggling city in western New York could use the revenue, and the Niagara Falls Water Board says its specialized wastewater treatment plant can handle more business since the decline of the chemical industry it was designed for.
With New York considering allowing natural gas production in its part of the lucrative Marcellus Shale, the water board is examining whether it would make economic sense to become a destination for the byproduct wastewater of the drilling process, called hydraulic fracturing, said Richard Roll, the public benefit corporation's director of technical and regulatory services.
"Since we do have a unique kind of wastewater treatment plant that's very much under-loaded, we're looking into the possibility that, with the addition of other treatment processes, maybe our plant would be much more amenable to accepting this waste than your typical municipal biological plant," he said.
Many have criticized the idea, including former Love Canal resident Lois Gibbs, who became a national voice for environmental health. She said she wondered if city officials would ever learn.
"They're moving away from the chemical industry because the chemical industry is moving away from them, and it's time to start a new economy," Gibbs said by phone Thursday from Falls Church, Va., where she's executive director of the Center for Health, Environment & Justice. "And the new economy is certainly not taking chemical waste."
Fracking forces millions of gallons of water, mixed with sand and chemicals, deep into shale formations beneath Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, West Virginia, Texas and other states. Its use has increased dramatically in recent years, raising concerns about the potential impact on water quality. Critics say fracking could poison water supplies, while the natural gas industry says it's been used safely for decades.
Liquid that comes out of the drilling wells is highly salty and contaminated with substances such as barium, strontium and radium and other things that can be damaging to the environment. Millions of barrels of wastewater must be treated, and municipal sewage treatment plants can't remove contaminants as efficiently as some of the treatment facilities that specialize in oil and gas industry waste.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will draft standards for wastewater that drillers would have to meet before sending it to treatment plants.
In Niagara Falls, environmental groups and others say importing chemical-laden waste should be the last thing Niagara Falls should consider, given its experience with the Love Canal environmental disaster. An entire neighborhood was emptied in the 1970s after toxins dumped by Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corp. into an abandoned canal in the 1940s and '50s were found to have seeped into basements and backyards, creating panic over birth defects and cancer. President Jimmy Carter declared a federal emergency in 1978, and in 1980 the Superfund cleanup act was born.
Once treated, the fracking wastewater, to be brought in by truck or rail, would either be discharged into the Niagara River upstream of Niagara Falls or be reused in drilling, Roll said. The Niagara River flows between lakes Erie and Ontario, forming a border between western New York and Ontario, Canada.
A coalition of local opponents submitted 25 questions to the water board, and about 15 members attended a board meeting Thursday night hoping for answers about the potential environmental impacts to the river and adjoining lakes, costs, safety, possible impacts on human health and the handling of radiation brought to the surface from deep shale wells.
"We should be learning from past mistakes instead of risking our water so we can accept New York state's hydrofracking waste," said Rita Yelda, an organizer for Food & Water Watch, an environmental advocacy group.
"Niagara Falls is known for its tourism, its beautiful scenery," Yelda said. "A large part of their revenue is tourism, people coming in to see Niagara Falls. How will that be impacted by the increased truck traffic and what they're releasing into Niagara Falls?"
The Council on Canadians, a social justice advocacy group, also is among those pushing Niagara Falls to scrap the idea.
"Last year the (United Nations) passed two resolutions recognizing water as a human right, and this proposal to treat fracking fluids threatens people's human right to safe and clean drinking water," the Ottawa-based group said in a Sept. 22 letter to the water board.
The board took no action Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Roll stressed the board is only just beginning to research feasibility testing, regulatory requirements and potential revenue "to make sure it's not just workable but it makes sense for everyone to participate."
The Niagara Falls treatment plant was designed to handle waste from the city's once booming industrial base of electrochemical, organic chemical, ceramics and electrometallurgical plants, Roll said. It already processes imported landfill leachate from three customers that bring the waste by truck, he said.
"We've been developing that trade for the past 15 years or so, and that has had the same effect," he said. "It's unused capacity that is sitting there waiting to be taken advantage of, and we have a duty to try to make our utility as economically viable as possible for everyone."
New York environmental regulators last month formally issued proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale and scheduled four public hearings. The state hasn't allowed fracking since it began drafting new permitting rules three years ago.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, nearly 4,000 wells have been drilled in the past few years and tens of thousands more are planned.
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The Construction Industry Scheme
The Construction Industry Scheme sets out special rules for tax and national insurance for those working in the construction industry. This factsheet considers the workings of the scheme.
For those working in the construction industry, the compliance requirements of the Construction Industry Scheme needs to be coped with. At Freemans Accountants, we can assist you to comply with the onerous requirements of the Scheme for your business in the Southgate area.
The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) sets out special rules for tax and national insurance (NI) for those working in the construction industry. Businesses in the construction industry are known as ‘contractors' and ‘subcontractors'. They may be companies, partnerships or self employed individuals.
The CIS applies to construction work and also jobs such as alterations, repairs, decorating and demolition.
Contractors and subcontractors
Contractors include construction companies and building firms and also government departments and local authorities. Any other business spending more than £1 million a year on construction is classed as a contractor for the purposes of the CIS.
Subcontractors are those businesses that carry out work for contractors.
Many businesses act as both contractors and subcontractors.
Monthly return
Contractors have to make an online monthly return to HMRC:
confirming that the employment status of subcontractors has been considered
confirming that the verification process has been correctly dealt with
detailing payments made to all subcontractors and
detailing any deductions of tax made from those payments.
The monthly return relates to each tax month (ie running from the 6th of one month to the 5th of the next). The deadline for submission is 14 days after the end of the tax month.
Where a contractor has not made any payments to subcontractors in a tax month it is advisable to make a nil return to avoid HMRC chasing the return or issuing penalties for failure to make a return.
All contractors are obliged to file monthly even if they are entitled to pay their PAYE quarterly.
Subcontractors must give contractors their name, unique taxpayer reference and national insurance number (or company registration number) when they enter into a contract. So long as the contractor is satisfied that the subcontractor is genuinely self-employed the ‘verification' procedure (explained below) must be followed.
Employed or self-employed?
A key part of the CIS is that the contractor has to make a monthly declaration that they have considered the status of the subcontractors and are satisfied that none of those listed on the return are employees. HMRC can impose a penalty of up to £3,000 if contractors negligently or deliberately provide incorrect information.
Remember that employment status is not a matter of choice. The circumstances of the engagement determine how it is treated.
The issue of the status of workers within the construction industry is not a new matter and over the last few years HMRC has been making substantial efforts to re-classify as many subcontractors as possible as employees. The courts have considered many cases over the years and take into account a variety of different factors in deciding whether or not a worker is employed or self-employed. The tests which are applied include:
the right of control over how, what, where and when the work is done; the more control that a contractor can exercise, the more likely it is that the worker is an employee
whether the worker provides a personal service or whether a substitute could be provided to do that work
whether any equipment is necessary to do the job, and if so, who provides it
the basis of payment - whether an hourly/weekly rate is paid, whether there is any overtime, sick or holiday pay and whether or not invoices are raised for the work done
whether the worker is part and parcel of the organisation or whether they are conducting a task which is self-contained in its own right
what the intention of the parties is - whether there is any written statement that there is no intention of an employment relationship
whether there is a mutuality of obligation; that is, an ongoing understanding that the contractor will offer work and the worker accept it
whether the workers have any financial risk.
As can be seen from the above, there are a number of factors which must be considered and the decision as to whether somebody should be classified as employed or self-employed is not a simple one.
Clearly, HMRC would like subcontractors to be classed as employees, as this generally means that more tax and national insurance is due. However, just because the HMRC think that somebody should be re-classified does not necessarily mean that they are correct.
HMRC has developed software known as the employment status indicator tool, which is available on their website, to address this matter but the software appears to be heavily weighted towards re-classifying subcontractors as employees. It should not be relied on and professional advice should be taken if this is a major issue for your business. Please talk to us if you have any particular concerns in this area.
The contractor has to contact HMRC to check whether to pay a subcontractor gross or net. Not every subcontractor will need verifying (see below). Usually it will only be new ones.
The verification procedure will establish which of the following payment options apply:
gross payment
a standard rate deduction of 20%
a deduction made at the higher rate of 30% if the subcontractor has not registered with HMRC or cannot provide accurate details to the contractor and HMRC cannot verify them.
Subcontractors must be verified online and HMRC will give the contractor a verification number for the subcontractors which will be matched with HMRC’s own computer. The number will be the same for each subcontractor verified at any particular time. There will be special suffixes for the numbers issued in respect of subcontractors who cannot be verified. The numbers are also shown on contractors’ monthly returns and the payslips issued to the subcontractors.
Clearly, these numbers are a fundamental part of the system and contractors have to ensure that they have a fool-proof system in place for obtaining and retaining them. It is also very important to give precise details to HMRC because, if their computer does not recognise the subcontractor, the higher rate deduction will have to be made.
Who needs verifying with HMRC?
If a contractor is paying a subcontractor they will not have to verify them if:
they have already included them on any monthly return in that tax year; or
the two previous tax years.
A payslip?
Contractors have to provide a monthly ‘payslip' to all subcontractors paid, showing the total amount of the payments and how much tax, if any, has been deducted from those payments. The contractor has to provide this for each tax month as a minimum. Contractors are allowed to choose the style of the ‘payslips' themselves but certain specific information has to be provided including the:
contractor's name and their employer tax reference
tax month to which the payment relates
subcontractor's name, unique tax reference or specific subcontractor reference
the gross amount of the payment
cost of any materials which have reduced the gross payment
amount of any tax deductions made and
verification number where deduction has been made at the higher rate of 30%.
If contractors include such payments as part of their normal payroll system, it needs to be clear that although payslips are being generated for those individuals, they are not employees and have clearly been classed as self-employed.
Are tax deductions made from the whole payment?
Not necessarily. The following items should be excluded when entering the gross amount of payment on the monthly return:
VAT charged by the subcontractor if the subcontractor is registered for VAT
any Construction Industry Training Board levy.
The following items should be deducted from the gross amount of payment when working out the amount of payment from which the deduction should be made:
what the subcontractor actually paid for materials including VAT paid if the subcontractor is not registered for VAT, consumable stores, fuel (except fuel for travelling) and plant hire used in the construction operations
the cost of manufacture or prefabrication of materials used in the construction operations.
Any travelling expenses (including fuel costs) and subsistence paid to the subcontractor should be included in the gross amount of payment and the amount from which the deduction is made.
The whole system is backed up by a series of penalties. These cover situations in which an incorrect monthly return is sent in negligently or fraudulently, failure to provide CIS records for HMRC to inspect and incorrect declarations about employment status. Late returns under the CIS scheme also trigger penalties as follows:
a basic penalty of £100 for failure to meet due date of the 19th of the month
where the failure continues after two months after the due date, a penalty of £200
after six months the penalty rises to the greater of 5% of the tax or £300
after 12 months the penalty will again be the greater of £300 or 5% of the tax but, where the withholding of information is deliberate and concealed, it will be 100% of the tax (or £3,000 if greater) and where information is withheld deliberately, 70% of tax (or £1,500 if greater)
where the return is 12 months late but the information only relates to persons registered for gross payment, the penalty will be £3,000 for deliberate and concealed withholding of information and £1,500 for deliberate withholding without concealment
where a person has just entered the CIS scheme penalties will be restricted to a maximum of £3,000 in certain circumstances.
Paying over the deductions
Contractors have to pay over all deductions made from subcontractors in any given tax month by the 19th following the end of the tax month to which the deductions relate. If payment is being made electronically, the date will be the 22nd, or the next earlier banking day when the 22nd is a weekend or holiday. If the contractor is a company which itself has deductions made from its payments as a subcontractor, then the deductions made may be set against the company's liabilities for PAYE, NI and any CIS deductions it is due to pay over.
What about subcontractors?
If a subcontractor first starts working in the construction industry on a self-employed basis they will need to register for the CIS.
To register, a subcontractor needs to contact HMRC by phone or over the internet and they will conduct identity checks.
Gross payment status
The rules for subcontractors to be paid gross include a business test, a turnover test and a compliance test. To qualify for gross payment a subcontractor must:
have paid their tax and National Insurance on time in the past
do construction work (or provides labour for it) in the UK
run the business through a bank account.
The turnover for the last 12 month, ignoring VAT and the cost of materials, must be at least:
£30,000 for a sole trader
£30,000 for each partner in a partnership, or at least £100,000 for the whole partnership
£30,000 for each director of a company, or at least £100,000 for the whole company
If your company's controlled by five people or fewer, you must have an annual turnover of £30,000 for each of them.
Subcontractors not registered with the HMRC will suffer the higher rate deduction from any payments made to them by contractors.
Please do get in touch if you would like further information about the Construction Industry Scheme. At Freemans Accountants we can advise on the CIS for your business in the Southgate area whether you are a contractor or a subcontractor.
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GICON signs LOI for biogas test facilities in Mauritius
Engineering service provider signs a Letter of Intent (LOI) to intensify the cooperation together with the University of Mauritius and service provider Sotravic.
(2nd from the left) Pierre Ah Sue, CEO Sotravic, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Danjay (2nd f R) and Prof. Jochen Großmann signing the LOI to intensivate their partnership.
Prof. Jochen Großmann as Keynote-Speaker at the conference. His topic: "New technical solutions for microalgae production as an innovative concept for current and future market applications"
The content of the written declaration of intent provides for the construction of a biogas test facility using the two-stage GICON® Biogas Process on the premises of the University of Mauritius. "This is a great opportunity for our university and Mauritius as we endeavour to develop a research-engaged and entrepreneurial University", says the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Dhanjay Jhurry, "we are delighted about this international and scientific bridge, which will help us to research and implement targeted waste treatment in our country through a close partnership with industry and the community". In addition to GICON and the University of Mauritius, the construction company Sotravic from Mauritius is part of the declaration. "We have two partners at our side who have demonstrated top performance in the fields of science and civil engineering", says GICON® founder Prof. Jochen Grossmann, "together we can also strengthen our mutual activities, both nationally and internationally, by signing this agreement and all partners can benefit from one other". The construction of the pilot plant is scheduled for 2020. Pierre Ah Sue, founder and CEO of Sotravic adds: "By combining our expertise, we become successful together - not only in Mauritius but also in Africa.".
ICEECC
The signing of the LOI took place within the 3rd International Conference on Energy, Environment and Climate Change (2 - 4 July 2019) began on Tuesday in Balaclava (Mauritius). GICON®, together with its partner Sotravic, has assumed premium sponsorship of the conference. "For us as a service provider, environmental issues are of paramount importance when it comes to finding the right solutions for our clients. Therefore, it was important for us to support a conference with such a theme in an important partner country", explained GICON® founder Prof. Jochen Grossmann.
GICON® strongly represented in the field of renewable energies for years
GICON® was represented at the three-day conference with two topics and keynote speaker. Biogas expert Mathias Herms gave a presentation on "The GICON® Biogas Process as integrated technology for a sustainable solid waste management concept" in the first keynote session. Herms, who has been planning biogas plants worldwide for 20 years, particularly in the area of waste treatment, says: "In Mauritius, the amount of municipal solid waste has almost doubled in recent years. The current waste concept has to be adjusted, which is why it has to be rethought. With the innovative GICON® Biogas Process, we offer a technology that has proven itself at other locations."
Algae provide the agriculture of the future
Prof. Jochen Grossmann opened the final conference day with a keynote speech. The world's first GICON® Octagon photobioreactor was recently inaugurated in Cottbus in the presence of representatives from politics, industry and research. "For us, microalgae are an essential building block for future security of human nutrition," explains Grossmann. "With the innovative design of the GICON® photobioreactor, with its double-chamber tube, we can cultivate algae all over the world, regardless of the climatic conditions. The advantages of algae are the small spatial requirement, low water consumption and high material content. In view of the advancing climate change, these are important aspects."
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Where We Are on TV Report: 2010 - 2011 Season
Welcome to Where We Are On TV, GLAAD's annual report about diversity on television.
At the launch of the 2010-2011 television season, GLAAD estimates that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) scripted characters represent 3.9% of all scripted series regular characters on the five broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, and NBC. This is slightly more than last year, with 23 series regular characters identified as LGBT.
After a two year decline, the number of LGBT series regulars on cable has made a healthy rebound. A total of 35 series regulars were counted this year; up from 32 in 2008, and 25 last year.
GLAAD will continue to work with the broadcast and cable networks to encourage more LGBT representations on television, and to make those representations fair, accurate and more diverse.
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Angelina “honoured” to play Cleopatra
By Jenn Selby
Angelina Jolie has said that she would be honoured to play the role of Cleopatra in the up-coming new film.
The stunning actress told reporters at the Salt premiere in Hollywood that she would: "I would be honoured" to play Cleopatra in an upcoming new biopic."
However, the screen siren also mentioned that "we haven't gotten the script yet."
Book publisher Little, Brown confirmed last month that Angelina was in talks to play the Egyptian queen in a film adaptation of a historical biography called Queen of the Nile: A Life.
There are also rumours in the mill that Ange could play Elizabeth Taylor - the legendary actress who played Cleopatra in a 1963 epic - in a forthcoming movie about her life.
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Susie’s reflections on our 10 year celebrations and leaving Global Generation
July 11, 2014 / Nicole Van den Eijnde
“Leap like a tiger, walk like a tortoise” is one of my favourite ever Buddhist phrases, and can apply to so many things we do - requiring a burst of courage and then lots of tiny steps and steady growth, to move on to making that first leap worthwhile. Throw the seed, then let it germinate in its own time, writes Susie Moss.
It took a giant leap to begin working with Global Generation in 2012, and now it’s taking a big leap to leave.
I’ve loved my life with the Kings Cross Skip Garden and I’ve loved the demanding role that was forever changing and expanding. I leave feeling confident that Andrew Isherwood who’ll be taking my place, is the right person to take the kitchen and all our food projects forward.
I feel I’ve come on both a professional and personal journey with Global Generation, expanding my work capabilities, my passion for sharing sustainable issues and nature with young people, and my understanding of the universe, but also in my personal life too
Global Generation has reignited my spark for life, through the fulfilling work and the inspiring friendships here. I only hope that the people I have cooked with, fed or shared workshops with have benefitted at least half as much as I have from them.
I finish after a busy time for our organisation, with June being our month of 10 year celebrations - opening with my feast of 10 dishes to celebrate 10 years and closing with our big party, with plenty of amazing events in between.
It was great for us to reflect throughout the month on the origins of Global Generation and to honour and mark how far we’ve come and where we are going.
The month culminated in a big fling party in the Skip Garden which was, as ever, a true team effort in the planning and the making, and for once, the partying too. We have hosted endless events for others but it was a nice change to be joining in and celebrating ourselves.
Sally and I spent the day prepping in the kitchen and looked out with worried brows at the garden. It was rainy and grey as we chopped with high speed knowing how much there was still to do.
Then, a few hours before it was all due to start, as I led everyone though the set up tasks for the site, I could see there was a sense of urgency and potential panic rising in everyone.
By some miracle, it all came together! The Skip Garden was transformed, the sun came out and even the last minute festoon light rigging worked.
The festive bunting - made by Generators with lots of help from volunteers from the Brady Community Centre - went up, and we were just putting food out by the roaring pizza oven as the first guests arrived.
The Ceilidh Liberation Front were perfect for warming up the party. They coaxed everyone to first bless the Skip Garden by holding hands and weaving a giant conga around the whole site… we covered so much space we caught up and bit the tail.
The band then played a great range of classics to dance to throughout the night. Everyone - from the children (including my Masie and Marlon) to the adults - were having fun… and I too was loving buzzing around and ensuring the stage was set for each new each food act.
We ended the night with a birthday cake, marshmallows around the camp-fire, and hot chocolate in the yurt. Then there was a wonderful surprise: a sea shanty for me from the team.
I’m looking forward to hearing all the tales of Global Generation’s next big leaps over the next 10 years. Thank you, everyone.
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November 24, 2017 - Speech by Dwight Duncan, Chair, at the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority’s Annual Public Meeting
Good afternoon / bonjour.
It is a pleasure to be here today and I would like to welcome our stakeholders who are with us this afternoon and those who are watching these proceedings on our webcast.
We appreciate your interest in the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.
I would like to preface my remarks today by speaking about commitment.
I quote the Prime Minister, “the Government of Canada is strongly committed to the Gordie Howe International Bridge project”.
That commitment is evident in the government’s steadfast support of Windsor- Detroit Bridge Authority as the Crown corporation tasked with delivery of the project and is evident through the progress WDBA continues to make on moving the Gordie Howe International Bridge project forward.
Earlier this month, Minister Sohi announced that the Government of Canada has provided for an expansion of our Board from five to a maximum of nine members.
This provides the organization with additional expertise and oversight to support WDBA as we move towards completion of the procurement process and the start of construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Yesterday, our new board members met with the existing board for the first time.
I am proud to be part of a Board comprised of committed and highly qualified individuals who want to make a difference and make a better Canada.
I am pleased to welcome these talented individuals who, together with all of our board members, bring a diversity of talent and strong skillsets that reflect the complex and wide nature of the project.
I ask the Board members to raise their hand as I call your name.
Karla Avis
Marie Campagna
Judi Cohen
Shelly Cunningham
Rish Malhotra
Craig Rix
As you are aware, WDBA’s President and Chief Executive Officer has been on a leave of absence related to personal matters since August of this year.
The Board of Directors has appointed And ré Juneau as WDBA’s Chief Operating Officer t o lead the organization during this critical time as we move forward towards the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Mr. Juneau previously sat on WDBA’s Board of Directors and has now resigned from the Board to assume his new responsibilities.
He has both extensive experience and a stellar reputation in intergovernmental affairs and infrastructure delivery.
Welcome André to your first Annual Public Meeting as Chief Operating Officer.
I would also like to introduce Ms Linda Hurdle, WDBA’s Chief Financial Administrative Officer.
Thank you all for your commitment to Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and to the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.
WDBA’s Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the business activities and other affairs of the Crown corporation.
But perhaps the most important task of the Board of Directors is to steer the organization’s strategy.
We are in the midst of what is arguably the single most important task that WDBA will undertake – the procurement process to select the private-sector partner to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
The process is well underway. An estimated 2000 people representing the three Proponent teams are working on their submissions which are due in May of next year.
We will announce the Preferred Proponent in June 2018 to reach Financial Close in September 2018.
In advance of the selection of our private-sector partner, WDBA is undertaking significant preparatory activities on both sides of the border.
WDBA has successfully moved ahead on its other 2016-2017 strategic priorities, including:
Preparatory activities at the Canadian and US Ports of Entry, and
Relocation of over 25 kilometres of pipelines and cables.
Last year at this time, we reported that 50 percent of properties needed in Detroit were under Michigan’s control and were vacated.
I am pleased to tell you today that more than 80 per cent of the properties required for the US project components are under Michigan Department of Transportation’s control and are vacated.
That number increases to 93 percent when you include properties which are under a court order to vacate.
This achievement is a result of the strong commitment by Governor Snyder and our Michigan partners to acquire the needed properties in order to start significant construction of the bridge in 2018.
Let me assure you that we will have every required property by the date needed.
Our Chief Operating Officer will speak in more detail about our strategic priorities in his remarks.
WDBA is taking steps and moving ahead on other fronts right now.
We are awarding contracts and assigning roles to consultants to help us during the construction stage of the project.
In short, we are getting ready for construction.
Our meetings with community leaders, agencies and residents of Sandwich and Delray have resulted in over 200 ideas and suggestions of what they would like to see included in community benefits.
An example of a suggestion that we had heard overwhelmingly, was the incorporation of a dedicated multi-use path that will accommodate pedestrians and cyclists. WDBA was able to take this feedback from public consultation and work with border agencies to make this a reality.
I want to be clear that a community benefits plan is not just a requirement for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, but community benefits is a top priority for WDBA.
Importantly, we continue to build our relationship with local Indigenous Peoples, including Walpole Island First Nation, based on collaboration, mutual trust and respect.
We are also actively working with the mayors and staff at the Cities of Windsor and Detroit. We appreciate their ongoing support and their dedication to help us continue to make progress.
It would be remiss not to mention the recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals for D.C. that reinforced the validity of the Canada-Michigan Crossing Agreement and served as yet another victory for the project through a long history of court challenges.
As you will see, the theme of this year’s Annual Report is “Momentum” which is particularly apt given the work that has been completed, is currently in progress and is planned for the months ahead.
The Board of Directors is committed to seeing, and I use the words of Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump in their joint statement, “the expeditious completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge”.
Their statement underscores the importance that both governments place on this project.
The Board’s work has been made easier by the tremendous efforts, professionalism, dedication and committment demonstrated by WDBA staff.
I would also like to thank our partners – the Michigan Department of Transportation, Infrastructure Canada, US Federal Highway Administration and the Michigan Governor’s Office.
Our partners are equally committed to this historic project which will benefit communities on both sides of the border for many years to come.
Together the momentum grows.
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Stop screenscrapers, Ryanair asks Google
Ryanair has called on Google to enforce greater transparency on its online advertising following, says the airline, “extensive complaints from Ryanair customers who have been misled into booking Ryanair flights on non-Ryanair websites, which are purposely designed to mislead customers”.
The carrier explained that “screenscraper websites such as eDreams have been paying for Google advertising to have their websites rank above the official Ryanair website on Google searches, which in turn is misleading Ryanair customers into visiting the eDreams website, masquerading as Ryanair.com, and in turn booking with eDreams”.
Ryanair has been engaged in several legal cases against screenscraper websites across Europe to prevent its customers from being subjected to additional, hidden charges and to ensure Ryanair has appropriate contact details to communicate with its customers.
According to Ryanair, many of these websites continue to cause problems for its customers and/or fail/refuse to pass on vital information to both customers and Ryanair regarding issues such as flight changes, web check-in, special needs assistance and contact details, all of which have caused missed flights and repeated problems for Ryanair customers. The Court of Hamburg recently ruled that eDreams has been using an unlawful subdomain and was misleading customers into thinking that it had an official partnership with Ryanair.
Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs added, “eDreams has been unlawfully selling Ryanair flights, by masquerading as Ryanair.com, and then offering customers a substandard service, with additional fees, or by often selling fares that don’t even exist. While we have no issue with Google advertising in general, it is unfair that it is used as a mechanism to mislead customers.
“Customers end up paying more for their flights, thinking they’ve bought Ryanair flights with Ryanair, and often their contact details aren’t passed on, meaning they can’t be contacted if their flight changes, and they also have trouble checking-in online. This is a particular problem for customers in the UK and Ireland,” added Jacobs.
Ryanair says it will continue to pursue screenscraper websites to prevent Europe’s consumers from being misled over price and booking conditions.
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Body Leaping Backward: Memoir of a Delinquent Girlhood
by By: Maureen Stanton
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The “mesmerizing . . . daring and important”* story of a risk-taking girlhood spent in a working-class prison town
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For Maureen Stanton’s proper Catholic mother, the town’s maximum security prison was a way to keep her seven children in line (“If you don’t behave, I’ll put you in Walpole Prison!"). But as the 1970s brought upheaval to America, and the lines between good and bad blurred, Stanton’s once-solid family lost its way. A promising young girl with a smart mouth, Stanton turns watchful as her parents separate and her now-single mother descends into shoplifting, then grand larceny, anything to keep a toehold in the middle class for her children. No longer scared by threats of Walpole Prison, Stanton too slips into delinquency—vandalism, breaking and entering—all while nearly erasing herself through addiction to angel dust, a homemade form of PCP that swept through her hometown in the wake of Nixon’s “total war” on drugs.
Body Leaping Backward is the haunting and beautifully drawn story of a self-destructive girlhood, of a town and a nation overwhelmed in a time of change, and of how life-altering a glimpse of a world bigger than the one we come from can be.
Maureen Stanton
MAUREEN STANTON, the author of Killer Stuff and Tons of Money, has been awarded the Iowa Review prize, a Pushcart Prize, the American Literary Review award in nonfiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Stanton teaches at UMass Lowell.
“Forget the cult of the bad boy, Maureen Stanton's Body Leaping Backward makes my skin shiver and my heart pound out a hell yes. Set in the 70s and the coming wave of drugs, a family falls to pieces. The mother descends into delinquency and soon Maureen follows—but this story reminds us how mothers and daughters clawing their way back to life is an epic journey of courage and guts and heart. A triumph.”
—Lidia Yuknavitch, author of The Misfit’s Manifesto and The Chronology of Water
“Body Leaping Backward, bursting with radiant storytelling, seamlessly sets Maureen Stanton's childhood struggles against the unraveling social tapestry that was America in the 1970s. This is a page-turning narrative that illuminates so much about her personal and our cultural darkest moments.”
—Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of All Souls: A Family Story from Southie
"The miracle isn't how Maureen Stanton survived her harrowing adolescence, but how she can write about it with such beauty and clarity. I read this in one heart-in-my-throat sitting."
—Monica Wood, author of When We Were the Kennedys and The One-in-a- Million Boy
“Written with sensual, poetic, and evocative prose, this remarkable memoir is an honest exploration of what it means to come of age in the quiet wreckage of a broken home, when social norms were shifting and it was so very easy to fall perilously between the cracks. A deeply moving, timely, and important memoir.”
—Andre Dubus III, author of Townie and Gone So Long
“I read Maureen Stanton’s memoir with respect and appreciation. I am proud and heartbroken at the story she tells—proud that she reached a point where she could write it all down, and heartbroken at how much courage and resilience is necessary to survive.”
—Dorothy Allison, author of Two or Three Things I Know for Sure and Bastard out of Carolina
“A masterful storyteller, Maureen Stanton has written a timeless and timely memoir of an all-American girlhood derailed by drugs and loss, which is both heartbreaking and hilarious. Body Leaping Backward is a luminous portrait of a family and a country at a crucial moment of change. Important and riveting, this is a wonder of a book.”
—E.J. Levy, author of Love, in Theory and The Cape Doctor
“Powerful and probing, Stanton's book offers a sharp portrait of a wayward girl "leaping backward" into disaster. Along the way, she reveals the way individuals are as much a product of time and place as they are of the families to which they belong. A compellingly honest coming-of-age memoir.”
“Engaging . . . this is a great choice for memoir readers and anyone interested in the ’70s.”
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Largest Data Hack in the history! 360mn stolen account credentials found online
March 2nd, 2014 Waqas Hacking News, Leaks 0 comments
It has been reported by a cyber-security firm that huge number of credentials in the form of a cache are being presented for online sale in the black markets. About 360 million credentials or accounts have been reported to be affected through a series of hacking activities, in which one of them is considered to be the largest one in history.
Alex Holden who is the chief officer for the security information at Hold Security LLC has given a statement that they have cracked this data in the last three weeks.
He is of the view that around 360 million accounts have been affected through different hacking attacks, in which one them has reportedly hacked about 105 million accounts. This one is considered to be the biggest hack in the history.
Holden said that, “These mind boggling figures are not meant to scare you and they are a product of multiple breaches which we are independently investigating. This is a call to action.”
The huge chunk of the information contains emails, passwords and addresses, and the information is mostly encrypted.
A similar breach was cracked by Hold Security back in October, but the information that was affected in the attack had encrypted passwords which made it very difficult for the hackers to use the information.
The firm has given a statement that, “In October 2013, Hold Security identified the biggest ever public disclosure of 153 million stolen credentials from Adobe Systems Inc. One month later we identified another large breach of 42 million credentials from Cupid Media.”
Holden said that the hacks that have carried out more recently are yet to be reported publicly and the companies that have been infected by such attacks are yet to be aware of that. He further said that the firm will inform the affected companies as soon as those companies are identified by their staff.
Holden said that the information or the emails that have been affected by the attacks are from the major providers such as Google, Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft and many of the Fortune 500 companies.
Heather Bearfield who works for the cybersecuirty of an accounting form named Marcum LLP has stated to Rueters that though she has no information about the findings of Hold Security, but its seems quite plausible because of the fact that hackers can do more stolen credentials than they can do with the credit cards information, as many people often utilize the same passwords and login for different accounts.
She added that, “They can get access to your actual bank account. That is huge. That is not necessarily recoverable funds.”
This latest revelation which has been made by Hold Security firm has just come to the scene months after a US retailer name Target has stated that the information about 110 million customers have been cracked by the hackers. The debit and credit card companies and the Hacked US retailer Target which are concerned here have stated that the consumers do not bear much of a risk because funds can be rapidly refunded in case of fraud losses.
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Google activists point to ‘hostile’ work environment after walkout
But the internet giant has denied claims of ‘retaliation’ against protest organisers
BY Rachel Ranosa 23 Apr 2019
Two staff members at Google who helped organise employee protests in late 2018 have spoken out against alleged retaliation from management – but the internet giant has denied all claims, a new report revealed.
In an email circulated among colleagues, Meredith Whittaker of Open Research and Claire Stapleton of YouTube detailed their interactions with management, pointing to a “hostile” environment at the company, tech news website Wired reported.
Whittaker and Stapleton were among seven employees who led a walkout in November, which later sparked global outrage against Google’s purported mishandling of sexual misconduct claims. The protest was participated in by an estimated 20,000 workers.
Whittaker claimed Google had asked her to “abandon” her projects in ethical AI – including her role at the New York University research hub AI Now Institute – if she wished to remain with Google.
After the tech giant shut down its external AI ethics council earlier this month, Whittaker was allegedly notified her role would be “changed dramatically”.
Stapleton, on the other hand, was informed she would be demoted from her post as marketing manager at YouTube a couple of months after the walkout. She allegedly received further retaliation when she reported the case to HR.
“My manager started ignoring me, my work was given to other people, and I was told to go on medical leave, even though I’m not sick,” Stapleton said in the email.
The Google activist said she hired a lawyer, prompting the company to probe the matter and backtrack on her demotion. “While my work has been restored,” she said, “the environment remains hostile and I consider quitting nearly every day.”
Google, however, denied claims of retaliation. A representative of the company issued a statement, explaining: “Employees and teams are regularly and commonly given new assignments, or reorganized, to keep pace with evolving business needs. There has been no retaliation here.”
Whittaker and Stapleton will reportedly hold a ‘town hall’ meeting on Friday to share their experience.
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Britain’s Got Talent's The Brotherhood reveal terrifying performance 'BANNED over safety fears'
31 May 2019, 09:09 | Updated: 31 May 2019, 09:43
The Brotherhood have had to withdraw from BGT. Picture: Instagram/ITV
By Naomi Bartram
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The magicians say they are 'truly gutted' to withdraw from the competition.
There’s been a lot of drama on Britain’s Got Talent this week including technical blunders and magical mishaps.
But it looks like the show had a near miss with act ‘The Brotherhood’ as they’ve now revealed their death-defying performance which was reportedly banned from the semi-finals.
The trio of masked magicians had been scheduled to perform on Friday night's show, but now they’ve had to withdraw from the contest.
A post shared by The Brotherhood (@thebrotherhoodbgt) on May 30, 2019 at 1:06pm PDT
Following the shock news, the act have now shared a glimpse of the terrifying performance they were due to stun the crowd with.
In the a three-part video series, the stuntmen can be seen in rehearsals locked inside a blazing cage.
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Another pertifying video sees them chained up while in a tank of water.
A source close to the group has since told The Sun Online: "They’re devastated they won't get a chance to perform their new stunts on the show.
"So they have treated fans to a glimpse of their act on Instagram."
Following their departure from the show, the group released a statement on their official Instagram page.
It reads: "We’ve learned to stay humble in the good times and humble in defeat. We’ve worked for the last 4 months on an act so ambitious and out there that we’ve put our sanity, blood, sweat, fire and tears on the line.
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"Through circumstance and bad luck out of our hands sadly we aren’t in a position where we can deliver what we set out to do. It kills me that we’ve failed and that we will no longer be in 2019’s @bgt competition.
A post shared by The Brotherhood (@thebrotherhoodbgt) on May 30, 2019 at 8:37am PDT
“We are truly gutted that we won’t get to be in the fight but we aimed for the stars and fell short.”
They added: "It’s been an absolutely incredible ride for BGT this year and I wish all the acts still In the competition the best of luck and success and that a magic act can bring home the crown again.”
A spokesperson for BGT has also confirmed that dance act Libby and Charlie will be taking their spot.
"The Brotherhood have had to withdraw from the Britain's Got Talent Live Semi-Finals," they said.
"Libby and Charlie will now be performing on Friday night's show. "
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These five Hull and East Yorkshire businesses failed to pay staff the minimum wage
They are on a list of 233 companies published by the government
Henry Saker-Clark
Five firms in Hull and East Yorkshire have been named and shamed for underpaying their staff.
Shores Homecare, Session Spa Ltd, Fullers Bakery, Yorkshire Grown Produce Limited, and Milcot Stables are in a list of 233 UK businesses published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for underpaying staff.
The list is part of a Government scheme to name employers which fail to pay National Minimum Wage and Living Wage.
Shores Homecare based at the Shores Centre in Withernsea
Withernsea employer Shores Homecare featured high on the list for failing to pay £4,840.31 to six members of staff.
Hull solicitor Andrew March struck off after moving £100k from his clients' accounts into his firm's
Chief executive Jayne Nendick said it was a “genuine mistake” made when calculating staff travel expenditure. She said: “Once HMRC came in we realised we made a genuine mistake. It was in relation to the calculation of travel time.
“We are a social organisation and we are not here for profit, so once it happened we paid what was owed without hesitation.
“Since then we have put in a very robust system so it doesn’t happen again. I apologise to all staff because we have a wonderful team and the last thing we would want is to underpay anyone.”
The Sessions House spa in Beverley
Session Spa Ltd, which runs the luxury Sessions Hair and Beauty Spa in Beverley, were also named for failing to pay £739.50.
Jimi Parksinson, managing director, said the failure to pay stemmed from a misunderstanding, but the issue has since been resolved.
He said: “50 per cent of the figure stated was a fine for non-compliance. It was an error and resulted from a misunderstanding.
“We have six assistants trained by us and for one night a month for an hour, someone would come in for a session, and it was maybe twelve visits.
“At the time we did not realise that we had to pay the staff during this time. And another was a misunderstanding regarding buying uniform.”
Heather and George Fuller at Fuller's, Woodhall Way, Beverley
Meanwhile George Thomas Fuller and Mrs Heather Fuller, trading as Fullers Bakery, based in Goole, failed to pay £190.15 to ten workers.
Mr Fuller said the Government department's list was a "sham" that has hit hard-working regional businesses. He said: "It's an absolute sham. They are using a sledge-hammer to crack a nut.
"We've been branded as a rogue employer when it was just the result of a technical hitch. Our employees pay a deposit for clothing and when they leave company, if they return it they get their money back. That was the money the HRMC said we did not pay to staff.
"I admire them for clamping down on people not paying the minimum wage, but no-one on our pay roll has been paid less than the minimum wage. There are much bigger fish to fry."
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Yorkshire Grown Produce Limited based in Brough failed to pay £257.64 according to the figures released on Thursday. They have not yet responded to the Mail’s request for comment.
Ms Sally Prescott, trading as Milcot Stables, failed to pay £217.75 to one worker. The Mail were unable to contact Milcot Stables for a comment.
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Melissa Tatton, director at HM Revenue and Customs said: “HMRC is committed to getting money back into the pockets of underpaid workers, and continues to crack down on employers who ignore the law.
“Those not paying workers the National Minimum or Living Wage can expect to face the consequences.”
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Brexit delay plan sparks Tory MP backlash
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP was critical of any delay to Brexit happening. PICTURE: Aaron Chown/PA
Andrew Woodcock, Press Association
Proposals to delay the UK's final departure from the EU until 2021 have been dismissed as "a rather poor attempt at kicking the can down the road" by arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Leave-backing Cabinet ministers Michael Gove and Penny Mordaunt also signalled concern that the UK's withdrawal from the EU should proceed swiftly.
British prime minister Theresa May told leaders of the remaining EU member states in Brussels that she was ready to consider an extension by "a matter of months" of the transition period, which is currently due to stretch until December 2020.
The transition - during which the UK would remain in the single market and customs union and subject to EU rules - is intended to provide time for authorities and officials to prepare for new arrangements following the official date of Brexit in March 2019.
Allowing it to be extended would provide flexibility to cover any gap until a future trade and security partnership is implemented, avoiding the need for a hard border in Ireland during this period, Mrs May suggested.
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But she insisted that any delay would "only be for a matter of months", adding: "This is not expected to be used, because we are working to ensure that we have that future relationship in place by the end of December 2020."
The proposal sparked a fierce backlash from Brexiteers, with former Ukip leader Nigel Farage warning it "may mean we never leave at all".
And Mr Rees-Mogg said it risked "very substantial costs" for the UK, which would have to make additional contributions running into billions of pounds into EU budgets and would almost certainly lose its current rebate.
An extended transition period "means we are in the EU for longer when the EU can make rules for the UK over which we would have no say and we would be paying for the privilege", the North East Somerset MP told Sky News.
"The government doesn't have endless money. It has to make choices. The question the government has to answer is if this costs billions of pounds, is it better to give the money to the EU or better to sort out the issues with Universal Credit?"
Mr Rees-Mogg said an extension would not break the deadlock in withdrawal negotiations, because the EU would still demand a "backstop" arrangement to keep the Irish border open.
Actor Sir Michael Caine joined Tory MPs by backing Brexit.
He told Today: "People say 'Oh, you'll be poor, you'll be this, you'll be that'.
"I say I'd rather be a poor master of my fate than having someone I don't know making me rich by running it."
UK officials said that Mrs May continues to regard the EU backstop - under which Northern Ireland would remain within the European customs union until a broader trade agreement was finalised - as "unacceptable".
Mr Rees-Mogg questioned whether Cabinet had given its support for an extended transition when it met for a mammoth three-hour discussion of Brexit on Tuesday.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Environment Secretary Mr Gove said it was "vital" that Britain leaves the EU at the "earliest possible point".
And International Development Secretary Ms Mordaunt said: "The Prime Minister was very clear this morning in the statements she has given that she recognises the need to do things swiftly, not least because that is what the public expects."
Tory MP Nadine Dorries accused Mrs May of "stalling", and repeated her call for former Brexit secretary David Davis to replace her as leader.
And Conservative former minister Nick Boles - who is pushing for a "soft Brexit" move to temporary membership of the European Free Trade Association (Efta) - warned Mrs May is losing the confidence of her party.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the EU was demanding "humiliating concessions" because the PM's Brexit plans fail to fix the problem of the Irish border.
"I'm afraid she is losing the confidence now of colleagues of all shades of opinion," said Mr Boles.
"They are close to despair at the state of this negotiation because there is a fear that both the government and the European Union are trying to run out the clock, that they are trying to leave this so late that they can credibly say there is no alternative but a no-deal Brexit, and most people agree that would be chaos.
"That is not an acceptable way for a leader of a government to behave."
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesman Tom Brake said: "Extending the transition? More like kicking the can further down the road and delaying, by a bit, driving off the cliff.
"No deal the PM can secure will be as good as staying in the EU."
Mrs May had initially suggested an "implementation period" of around two years after Brexit, but later accepted a 21-month transition ending on the last day of 2020.
It emerged yesterday that EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is ready to discuss a further year's extension to allow time to find a solution to keep the Irish border open.
UK officials stressed the Prime Minister is not herself proposing any extension to the period already agreed but was ready to consider the idea that had "emerged".
This week's summit had been billed as "the moment of truth" when agreement was needed to allow time for ratification in the Westminster and European parliaments.
But there was no breakthrough, and a mooted special Brexit summit in November was ditched after Mr Barnier told the EU27 he needed "much more time".
There was no mention of Brexit in the five pages of conclusions released at the end of the two-day gathering.
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Mexico: Business loans verified via Facebook?
Posted by Ligimat Perez
on February 04 2015
If you have no credit score but you have more than 150 Facebook friends you might still qualify for a personal or business loan in Mexico, where a handful of startup companies are breaking into the business and personal loan market by offering cheaper, faster, and easier to get credits than traditional financial institutions.
This model has evolved in developing countries where traditional financial institutions have been slow to expand credit to a growing middle class, and in some cases failed to offer basic banking services in certain regions. Mexican online entrepreneurs seem to be leading the way in Latin America. The business model appears to be going so well that local banks and venture capital in the US are trying to jump on board.
Prestadero, Credilikeme, Kubo.financiero, Kuesky, ElmejorTrato, Kredito24 are some of the companies that during the last two years have been competing for a share of the $15 billion market with one of the most profitable interest rates for microcredits in the world.
Most of these companies are intermediaries using the person-to-person loan (P2PL) model born in Britain 10 years ago with Zopa and Funding Circle. The novelty with this generation of microcredit focused electronic lenders is the way they determine risk.
When, Armando Kuroda, funder of Credilikeme built his model in 2011, he believed that one could better identify a 20 year-old through his uploads on Facebook than through his voter ID. So, most of these companies rely more on the client’s social reputation and network than on his credit history. They are a solution for students, people without credit history and anyone without the means to prove that they will be able to pay back the loan.
Just last month, Credilikeme received 1000 loan requests, showing a substantial demand for the service, although the approval rate can sometimes be as low as 6-10% as Kuroda explained to IDG Connect.
Although each app has its quirks it mainly work this way: You have more than 150 Facebook friends, you have some of them “like” (endorse) your loan request and if nobody complains about you returning a damaged tool or an empty gas tank when you borrowed their truck, or some other negative anecdote, you are all set to get a deposit into your account. You can get a response as fast as within two hours like that offered by Kueski, an app that lends students up to 5000 Mexican pesos ($343 USD), or even in 15 minutes as promised by Kredito24 which lends up to 3000 Mexican pesos ($205 USD).
Is it all about trust? No, says Gerardo Obregon, founder of Prestadero, a website that recently passed the milestone of 40,000 approved loans. Obregon explains they have come up with an algorithm to determine whether endorsements on Facebook come from actual people and that their relationship with the potential client is real. Also an extremely bad credit score can affect the possibilities of getting the credit approved.
Interest rates depend on the client’s online reputation. Once they build trust they are compensated with lower interest rates, longer payoff time and access to higher amounts. But the general rule is that interest and commission fees run much lower than in any financial institution. This is something that Mexicans can easily find out by using another startup website called Elmejortrato (the best deal), which helps users find the best lender by entering the amount and the time frame.
Although these companies have rapidly spread in Latin America, they seem to have ideal conditions for success in Mexico. More than half of the Mexican GDP comes from small and mid-sized entrepreneurs, many of whom rely on small loans to start their businesses but don’t have access to traditional banking, as found by the World Bank in a 2014 study. This is a problem that the McKinsey Global Institute says accounts for three-quarters of the estimated $60 billion credit gap in Mexican businesses.
The 27.5% of the adult population with access to formal credits face the highest interest rates in the region, an average of 63.1% versus 28.3% in the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a Financial Inclusion report by the IMF, a profit margin that the average small entrepreneur can’t afford.
With interest rates between 10 to 60 points lower than those offered by the banks, these startups have a strong motivation to multiply, because they can still make good profit while helping a group of the population that otherwise could not start or improve their businesses, consolidate their debt or recover from a bad credit score.
Culture and social media penetration have also been fueling the electronic microcredit market. More Mexicans prefer to borrow money from a relative or a friend than from the bank, as found in a study by the National Bank and Brokers Commission (CNBV by its acronym in Spanish). The electronic loans that use social media capitalize on this tradition in a universe of Mexico’s nearly 50 million active Facebook users, according to Facebook’s director for Mexico and Central America, Jorge Ruiz Escamilla.
The success of this model and the size of the market for the service have drawn attention and venture capital from local financial institutions and Silicon Valley investors. Kueski, for instance obtained $1.3 MM from CrunchFund, Core Ventures Group and The Sobrato Family Holdings among other organizations that had never before lent money to entrepreneurs in Latin America.
“I have never seen such an intelligent team in Latin America before. Their sophistication level caught my attention, and I am very exited with the opportunity to build an alternative, better way to evaluate credit risk in developing countries such us Mexico where loans are much needed,” said Patrick Gallagher, a funder and partner at CrunchFund.
Back in Mexico, some brick-and-mortar financial institutions are trying to reduce the gap between their vertical way of doing business and this new model. Some have even courted these entrepreneurs with venture capital. In turn, some of these young pioneers are flirting with the idea of becoming banks.
Entrepreneurs, Facebook, lending cycle, Financial Services, Startup
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Ligimat Perez
Bilingual freelance journalist based in Los Angeles following a career in journalism in Latin America for CNN, Venevision and the United Nations.
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The Newsletter 68 Summer 2014
Encounters with Europe
Barnita Bagchi
<p>Reviewed publication:<br>Mushirul Hasan & Nishat Zaidi (trans. & eds.) 2011. <em>A Voyage to Modernism: Syed Ahmed Khan</em>, New Delhi: Primus Books, ISBN:9789380607078 (hb)</p><p>Syed Ahmed Khan travelled from Benares in India to London in England in 1869, spent seventeen months in England, and returned to India in 1871. He wrote an Urdu travelogue, in letter-cum-journal form, about his voyage, and this appeared in different issues of the Aligarh Institute Gazette. Mushirul Hasan and Nishat Zaidi have now translated these fascinating pieces, with annotations and a lengthy introduction. The text, originally titled the Safarnama-i-Musafiran-i-Landan, is all the more fascinating since it was penned by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, founder of the Aligarh educational institutions and leader of the Aligarh movement among Indian Muslims.</p>
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