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ASB Notebook: Senate president and student trustee survive recall efforts
TOPICS:Articles by Jordan SchaubergerCameron WeavorDavid Hyltonelectionrecall
Associated Student Body Student Senate President David Hylton, center right, is able to keep his position on the board after an attempt to recall him last week failed (Photo by Jordan Schauberger).
By Jordan Schauberger November 2, 2015
A previous version of this story falsely reported that the Folsom Lake College student government voted not to recall Los Rios Student Trustee Cameron Weaver. In fact, the Folsom Lake College student government abstained from voting but released a statement.
Both Associated Student Body Student Senate President David Hylton and Los Rios Student Trustee Cameron Weaver have survived efforts to recall them from their positions this month.
It was announced, prior to the Senate meeting Thursday, that although 72 percent of the students who voted in a special election on eServices wanted to remove Hylton, the required amount of 75 percent was not met.
Hylton became acting president after Student Senate President Garrett Kegel and Vice President Sam Kinsey abruptly resigned at the end of September.
The recall election was triggered by a petition of students requesting an election after Hylton’s comments questioning the conduct of Israel and supporting Weaver, who said he was “skeptical” about whether the Holocaust actually took place.
The petition was started by Jorge Riley, who served as acting Student Senate president in the fall 2013 semester.
Hylton declined to comment unless questions were emailed to him before hand.
Of the 241 students who voted, 173 voted in favor of the recall and 68 voted against, according to the Center for Leadership and Development.
Trustee ‘skeptical’ of the Holocaust to remain in office
The American River College Student Senate voted 8-2 against a proposal to recall Weaver on Oct. 15.
“I think they (the board members who voted against recalling Weaver) voted from friendship,” said Sen. Tamara Dunning. “They didn’t vote from an ‘elected official’ mindset.”
The Sacramento City College student government had a tied vote, according to the Sac City Express.
The Folsom Lake College student government chose to abstain, but released a statement which said that the group “(is) not currently satisfied with the apology provided to the Board of Trustees.” Three of the four Los Rios college student governments would have to agree to a recall for a special election to be held.
During public comment during the ARC Student Senate meeting, Weaver said that he has been “misrepresented” by all of the media coverage of his comments.
“Despite the fact that I’ve been completely misrepresented in ARC Current’s initial coverage as well as all the subsequent local news coverage, I recognize that this entire event has cast the district in a negative light,” said Weaver. “From the very bottom of my heart, I am truly sorry that I am the epicenter of this.
“The misrepresentation that I willingly, without thinking – I guess you could say, set myself up for – has caused a really tragic trainwreck of a situation to transpire.”
Clubs and Events Board Vice President Mary Stedman said during the meeting that she did not support a Weaver recall.
“For those who think that this is anti-Semitic, I would have to formally and kindly disagree,” said Stedman. “This is being skeptical on a piece of history, something that we should not be taking so emotionally. … If we’re going to punish one person’s opinion, what’s to say we shouldn’t punish everyone for their opinion.”
Bruce Pomer of the Jewish Community Relations Council, a former member of the Los Rios Board of Trustees, said those comments were “incredible” and “completely miss the point.”
“We can repeat it a million times – facts are facts,” said Pomer, who added that the situation is “very difficult especially for an educational institution.”
Jordan Schauberger
Jordan is a third-semester student on the Current, where he serves as design editor. He is double majoring in journalism and art new media and plans to transfer after graduation.
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Disorientate: Colour, Geometry and the Body
Philip Watkins
Handmade: The New Labour
John Aslanidis, Paul Boam, John Dunkley-Smith, NeilHaddon, John Plapp, Wilma Tabacco Plimsoll Gallery, University of Tasmania, Hobart 15 October - 7 November 2004
It's difficult not to regard Disorientate as a blast from the past. It only adds to the subject of disorientation to discover that these paintings were produced over a period of about thirty years, from the 70s to the present, continuing an examination of Minimalist themes and opticality. An historical disorientation produced, in no small part, by the lack of any medium other than painting. It serves as a reminder of the special place given to painting up until Modernist ideals lost their gloss.
Clearly painting still has its appeal, one that is now specifically in relation to other media rather than to itself. There still seems a need, though, to replay the schism created by Minimalism within the development of Modernist abstraction. Neil Haddon and Jon Plapp both deliberately refer to and short-circuit the self-referential integrity of the picture plane essential to the purity of the latter and to the site-specific literalness of the former. There's also a desire to incorporate a less precious, hermetic response to them, allowing for possible associations (humorous ironic ones at times) to be drawn into their work. Plapp's work, in the catalogue, is said to be '&reminiscent of interlocking rows of compacted staples&' and Haddon, in using commercial house paint, makes a conscious link to house renovating and décor. John Dunkley-Smith similarly disrupts the optical purity of his abstractions through their being inspired directly from the support structure of the Scenic Railway at Luna Park in St Kilda, Melbourne. This series of four hard-edge abstractions painted in primary colours are of an identical formal design but are confused as such, through a misleading weave of grid and colour variation. They have a child-like puzzle quality to them, '&a structure perceived as an 'intuitively' engineered construction dedicated to pleasure&'
Besides John Aslanidis's paintings looking rather like a 70s Progressive Rock record cover, the synaesthetic relationship between sound and vision is somewhat tenuous (like Kandinsky's eccentric colour theory) but hypnotic optical effects like the famous moiré phenomenon, (represented in this exhibition by Paul Boam, Wilma Tabacco and Aslanidis) have a similarly awkward relationship with painting, despite their optical alignment. Because of its unpredictable, surreal appearance the use of the moiré effect in painting is often dismissed as an optical trick not worthy of an artist's, particularly an abstract artist's, concern. Its roguish quality not only undermines the picture plane, which it seems to atomise, but it also subverts the desired objectivity commonly associated with sight; a desire for sensory perspective. Whilst titillating the optical nerves, it disarms the viewer by upsetting the articulation of difference between them and the artist, or the work, thrusting sight and by implication the visual world, back into the body as merely a solipsistic projection.
There's not a lot you can do with the moiré device. One person's moiré effect is much like another's, it being necessarily a subjective quasi-anonymous phenomenon. This being said, the attempts in this exhibition to tame it, result from differences, not of style so much but of approach to the materials used, in much the same way as a weaver chooses different threads and colours. Tabacco delights in the rawness of the effect, using a unified all-over combination of colours, whereas Boam uses a more sophisticated range of colour appearing to skirt around immanent forms.
Paul Zika's curatorial choice is divided between two forms of abstraction that claim a fusion of the object of the painting with its surroundings. One relates more to site-specific, architectonic concerns, the other to pure subjective opticality; both creating a palpable sensual environment (painting as installation?). These paintings appeal to our body's subjective sense of space and immediacy, the surfaces of which provoke a re-examination of how subjectivity is placed, as either transfixed in alienated ocularcentrism or linked to common abstract structures that function in the larger world.
The Return of Labour?
The Hand in Making
Suzi Attiwill
The Tamworth Fibre Textile Biennial began in 1975 and every two years a collection of contemporary fibre textile work tours nationally to metropolitan and regional audiences. For Attiwill, guest curator of the 16th Biennial, the spark for the exhibition A Matter of Time came from Sue Rowleys wisdom: it is useful to think of craft in terms of multiple temporalities, A Matter of Time is an exploration of this usefulness.
Fine Art Graduate and Honours Exhibitions Beyond
Vanessa McRae
Griffith University, Queensland College of Art
GraduArt 2004
Toowoomba Regional Gallery
27 November 2004 - 30 January 2005
Getting Off Your Face With a Destructive Character
Christian Capurros Another Misspent Portrait of Etienne de Silhouette documents the act of erasure over a period of five years, with the artist asking family, friends, artists and others to each erase a page from the male fashion rag Vogue Hommes. Each rubber was asked to record how long it took them to rub out their page, the results were then tallied.
Artrave
Edblog
Pixel Perfect: The Craft of Photography in the Age of Digital Reproduction.
Les Walkling
Walkling proclaims that something is being mourned that has to do with the physical object and its associated labour, in the meantime the distinction between amateur and professional photographer is lessening as this particular creative niche is becoming more automated.
I Came to Japan Because of the Chopstick
Peter Timms
Timms account of a personal journey through Japan and South Korea and the traditional history of fine pottery crafts that accounts for a large degree of Eastern culture. He here explores the distinctions and connections between Eastern and Western material culture as exemplified through the life and role of the chopstick.
Everyone Lives Downstream: James Darling and Lesley Forwood
Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide
Ian Chandler 1942 - 2004
John Neylon
Patrick Hall's Cabinets of Everyday Curiosities
For Hughes, Patrick Halls cabinets recall the great elaborately decorated cabinets of the 17th century. Rather than mere decoration, Halls cabinets express a poetry of the everyday that is neither a condescending celebration nor a critical analysis but a deeply personal response to his materiel.
Artifically Reconstructed Habitats: Finola Jones
Anna Zagala
Canberra Contemporary Art Space
Gertrude Contemporary Spaces, Melbourne
29 October - 20 November 2004
Petrified Nature: Julia Robinson and Morgan Allender, Birds and Bees, Louise Flaherty
Sera Waters
Downtown Art Space, Adelaide
28 October - 6 November 2004
The Project Space, CACSA, Adelaide
29 October - 5 December 2004
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APPEARS IN News Guns & Gear Muzzleloaders
Long-Range Muzzleloading
by Mark Ness - Tuesday, November 20, 2012
My first experience with muzzleloader hunting occurred in the 1980s when my father purchased two Hawken caplock rifles. The muzzleloading deer season was relatively new and started before the regular firearm season, giving hunters an early start before the deer got spooky.
My father was a competitive pistol shooter in the Army and taught me to shoot a pistol before any other type of firearm. We had entered a new type of shooting that neither one of us was familiar with. I remember going to the range and shooting with percussion caps, loose power and lead bullets. At 50 yards our groups were marginal and beyond 50 we couldn’t get our shots to group at all. We never did harvest any deer using this combo and I grew disenchanted with smokepole hunting.
That changed in 2002 when the Marriott Ranch in Virginia invited me to hunt whitetail deer on their property. For the first time ever, they were opening up the Ranch for guided hunts, a great opportunity but with one catch—the invitation was for muzzleloader season. I consulted with my colleague John Zent from NRA Publications, and he updated me on developments that had transformed muzzleloading, including Pyrodex pellets, sabot bullets and the use of rifle scopes, all of which greatly enhanced the accuracy and effective reach of modern blackpowder rifles. Following John’s suggestions, I was able to kill an 8-point buck at nearly 100 yards.
Since then I’ve been hooked on muzzleloader hunting, purchasing new rifles, mounting scopes on them and trying out different sabot bullets. Accuracy was good out to 100 yards. But in a lot of instances I would see game beyond 100 yards and would not take a shot because I was unsure of the bullet drop.
Thus began my quest to find muzzleloading equipment capable of shooting at longer ranges. I settled on a .50-cal. T/C Omega rifle with a stainless steel barrel. I like the idea of a stainless steel barrel with an action that dropped from the bottom and one that is not hinged. My reasoning was that it would be more rugged and thus more accurate.
For sights I opted for a Leupold UltimateSlam scope with the BDC reticle. The scope adjusts to match the trajectories of different propellant charges, as well as a setting for shotgun slugs. You sight-in at 100 yards and there are successive drop-point crosshairs for 150, 200, 250 and 300 yards.
I settled on a load consisting of three .50-cal. Pyrodex pellets, a 209 primer and the Barnes 250-gr. Spit-Fire TMZ bullet that has a tapering, semi-spitzer ogive optimal to long-range performance. I zeroed my Omega at 100 yards, and at 200 yards my shots impacted only a few inches below point of aim. I took this combo to the Marriott Ranch and harvested a doe at 211 yards and a black bear at 158 yards using the appropriate aiming points. I was so impressed with the Leupold scope that I reviewed it.
The following year NRA Secretary Jim Land and I were sighting-in during late summer in preparation for the upcoming season, but I was unable to get consistent grouping. Upon examining the sabots, I could see they were being blown apart because of excessive pressure. Presuming this was caused by the high summertime temperature (upper 80s), I switched to two pellets and once again my Omega delivered tight groups. Using the Leupold scope’s two-pellet setting, shots were dead on at 200 yards. Since then I have hunted exclusively with two 50-gr. pellets, a loading that is still plenty accurate at longer distances but which produces less recoil.
I just returned from a deer hunt on the Marriott Ranch and was not disappointed with my rifle’s long-range performance as I was able to harvest the one of the biggest bucks ever taken there at 213 yards using the Leupold’s 200-yard dot. The deer’s actual weight was 238 lbs. before field dressing and it had 10 points. On the last morning I harvested a turkey at 100 yards, although not a great distance, it nonetheless required an accurate shot at that small target.
With all the improvements in rifles, scopes, bullets and powder, today’s muzzleloading rifles rival the accuracy of many center-fires out to 200 yards and possibly even farther. Hunters who gear up accordingly and put in the range time to master their equipment, are not only able to extend their seasons, but can count on long-range performance when an opportunity comes along.
MARRIOTT RANCH
The 4,200-acre Marriott Ranch in Hume, Virginia, celebrated its 10th anniversary of guided hunting in 2012. The Ranch offers a three-day hunt at a very modest price that includes hunting, luxury accommodations, meals prepared by a Marriott chef and open bar in the evenings.
Having hunted at the Ranch for many years, I’m glad I returned to witness what was likely the best season ever for the seven hunters in my group. In three days, we were able to harvest six whitetail bucks (all with at least a 15-inch spread), four does, two turkeys, one bobcat and one coyote, all with muzzleloaders. As a Virginia resident for the past 50 years, I know of no other location in the Old Dominion that can offer such a variety of game that can be hunted in a single location. A large percentage of repeat clients return each year to enjoy great sport in what has to be one of America’s most distinctive and beautiful hunting properties. Information on the Marriott Ranch hunting and other activities can be found online or by calling 877-324-7344.
See more of the Marriott Ranch with this video from AmericanHunter.org.
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Tusk: Russia's Georgia Flight Ban 'Unjustified'
European Council President Donald Tusk says Russia's move to ban direct flights to Georgia was 'unjustified and disproportional.'
Relations between Russia and Georgia came under additional strain three weeks ago when protests broke out in Tbilisi over a visit by a Russian lawmaker. Many protesters said they were angry about the continued presence of Russian troops on Georgian soil.
Georgia fought and lost a short war against Russia in August 2008.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the flight ban on June 21, a day after the start of the protests in Tbilisi, citing risks to its citizens. The move threatens to hurt Georgia's tourist industry since over 1 million Russians visit each year.
Tusk said that the European Union was ready to support Georgia to withstand current challenges.
'The EU stands with Georgia in solidarity and with a full commitment to your sovereignty and territorial integrity,' Tusk said at a conference in the Georgian Black Sea resort city of Batumi dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, an EU initiative which works with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
He added that Brussels' relations with Georgia, which wants to join both the EU and NATO, were built on common values.
'After today's meetings I feel that Georgia has a very good and encouraging future,' Tusk said.
Russia and Georgia have not had diplomatic ties since the 2008 war, and Russia went on to recognize the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, where Russian troops are now stationed.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said that occupation of the Georgian regions by Russia was 'a frustration that is in the long term a matter for further instability.'
'The reaction of the Georgian population is a sign that has to be considered here and by our partners,' Zurabishvili said after meeting Tusk.
With reporting by Reuters
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The Day Before Midnight
by Stephen HunterStephen Hunter
Paperback(Mass Market Paperback)
“A breathtaking, fascinating look at what could happen—given the possibility of an atomic ‘given.’ A wrap-up you'll never forget.”—Robert Ludlum
The countdown begins when welder Jack Hummel is abducted from his suburban Maryland home ans whisked to the South Mountain MX missile site—a top-secret nuclear complex now taken over by paramilitary terrorists.
All that stands between the Uzi-armed commandos and the launch button is a half-ton titanium block. They want Jack Hummel to cut through it—so they can unleash a devastatingly brilliant plot that threatens global disaster.
Now a Delta Force veteran and a think-tank defense wizard must get inside South Mountain—by defeating their own super-security systems and a darkly ingenious enemy leader . . .
. . . while Jack Hummel's torch burns closer and closer to the launch key . . . while the clock ticks closer to midnight—and Armageddon.
Praise for The Day Before Midnight
“Rockets toward a shattering climax like an incoming missile.”—Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intruder and Final Flight
“Nonstop action and mounting tension.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Slam-bang action and relentless suspense.”—The Washington Post
“The novel crackles and jolts.”—Chicago Tribune
“The one to beat this year in the nail-biter class . . . an edge-of-the-seat doomsday countdown thriller.”—Daily News, New York
Random House Publishing Group
Stephen Hunter is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for the Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. His novels include The Third Bullet; Sniper's Honor; I, Sniper; I, Ripper; and Point of Impact, which was adapted for film and TV as Shooter. Hunter lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
(Continues…)
Excerpted from "The Day Before Midnight"
Copyright © 1989 Stephen Hunter.
Excerpted by permission of Random House Publishing Group.
What People are Saying About This
Stephen Coonts
Rockets towards a shattering climax like an incoming missile.
Hunter ( The Spanish Gambit ) has written a smoothly believable race-against-time thriller with frightening plausibility. Unidentified military terrorists kidnap welder Jack Hummel from his Maryland home and direct him to cut through a block of titanium to reach a launch key in the South Mountain MX missile site. The president decides to send in the crack Delta assault team, but the man best suited to command them is Col. Dick Puller, who was discredited and disgraced in Iran in 1979. Puller, in turn, must work with the only man who knows the missile silo, its designer, Prof. Peter Thiokol. The leader of ``Aggressor-One'' is discovered to be Russian Military Intelligence chief Arkady Pashin: he is charismatic, reactionary and messianically determined to launch the single MX that will trigger a massive Soviet reply. Part of the fast-moving plot revolves around two abandoned coalmine tunnels, a stupid Russian spy and Thiokol's estranged wife, who unwittingly gave the Russians the plans for South Mountain. The 7 a.m.-to-midnight action flashes cinematically on Delta Force, the crack Russian Spetsnaz troops and various civilians. The book is fun, even if the finale is too drawn-out and a bit preachy: `` . . . the regular people, the Rest of US'' will save us. 40,000 first printing; $40,000 ad budget. (Feb.)
Day before Midnight 3.6 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 29 reviews.
I've read this book 23 times and I swear it get's better every time I read it. Stephen Hunter is without a doubt one of the best military suspense writers of our time, or any time for that matter. I can't wait to read it again!
Oh how I wish I could read faster, because I can't wait for the next page, but then again, the faster I read the sooner it's over!!
I read this book in about a 3 day period. I just couldn't put it down. Very vivid descriptions of battlefield tactics and weapons.(I love that kind of stuff) Great suspense and quite a bit of humor as well. Definately a 5 star book.
An excellent face paced book. Very very believable, which in my opinion is very important to any story. Hunter stays focused on the story, and hardly ever strays away from the plot with unneeded details. You'll find yourself sweating at the end of the book. The tension the reader experiences at the climax is amazing.
postmanCC More than 1 year ago
Enjoyed it. Any suspense fan will love this. Only thing missing is Swagger.
Hartman762 on LibraryThing More than 1 year ago
Highly readable action thriller, one of the better ones that I have read in this genre. Genuinely exciting and a real age turner, I had a hard time putting this down. Highly recommended.
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The lady and the commoner...Lady Christiana Fitzwaryn was not opposed to marriage. But she demanded to be married on her own terms, not as punishment for a romantic indiscretion, and especially not to a common merchant. Yet she was in for a ...
Cartomancy: Book Two of The Age of Discovery
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole returns with the second book of a ...
New York Times bestselling author Michael A. Stackpole returns with the second book of a groundbreaking trilogy charting exciting new territory in fantasy fiction. Cartomancy follows a group of trailblazing mapmakers with the power to discover new worlds—and shape reality ...
The Cloud Atlas
Set against the magnificent backdrop of Alaska in the waning days of World War II, ...
Set against the magnificent backdrop of Alaska in the waning days of World War II, The Cloud Atlas is an enthralling debut novel, a story of adventure and awakening—and of a young soldier who came to Alaska on an extraordinary, ...
Crazy in Berlin
Crazy in Berlin is the first volume in the saga of Carlo Reinhart. As an ...
Crazy in Berlin is the first volume in the saga of Carlo Reinhart. As an army medic stationed in Allied-occupied Germany, Reinhart is a young man of large bulk (two hundred pounds, plus)—good-hearted, intelligent, and something of a fool. He ...
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From the celebrated author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo comes a stirring novel of the Civil ...
From the celebrated author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Bingo comes a stirring novel of the Civil War, a tale of true love and mistaken identity. Brimming with colorful characters and vivid settings, High Hearts is Rita Mae Brown at her most ...
The time is World War II. The place is a brutal prison camp deep in ...
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Deep in Marxist Guerilla territory a hopeless war is being fought.The Berlin Wall is demolished. ...
Deep in Marxist Guerilla territory a hopeless war is being fought.The Berlin Wall is demolished. Marx is dead. Try telling that to Ramon and his desperate men hiding in the jungle cradling their AK 47s, dusting off the slabs of ...
The Master Sniper
In the death throes of World War II, one man is still at war, and ...
In the death throes of World War II, one man is still at war, and he’s got got the world’s deadliest weapon in his hands . . . With a sniper’s rifle he has calmly executed hundreds of enemy soldiers in ...
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| ERROR: type should be string, got "https://www.barrons.com/articles/broadcom-and-4-other-chip-stocks-that-jpmorgan-likes-51547739407\n5 Picks in Chip Stocks, Now That the Sector’s Hit Bottom\nPhotograph by AFP/Getty Images\nSemiconductors have had it tough in the past year, but JPMorgan argues that the worst may be over for the group.\nWhere we were: The iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) is down some 13.5% in the past 12 months, compared to just a 5.6% decline for the Technology Select Sector SPDR (XLK) in the same period.\nWhere we’re headed: Estimates may come down a bit further, but overall downside looks limited from here, says JPMorgan.\nLooking back, 2018 was the year that chip makers got crunched.\nLast year wasn’t a great year for stocks, and in the second half of the year, tech felt the pinch, after a string of high-profile missteps and increasing risk-aversion. Semiconductors, however, were hit harder than most. U.S.-China tensions ignited worries about supply chains, lackluster smartphone and auto sales pointed to lower end-market demand, inventories bloated, and even bitcoin declines meant less cryptocurrency mining.\nSo, it’s fair to say that hopes aren’t high as we go into the fourth-quarter reporting season. Yet JPMorgan’s Harlan Sur argues that, while there are still problems to shake out in the sector, semiconductors may at least be close to bottoming.\nSur thinks that most companies will report fourth-quarter earnings in line with expectations, and provide below-seasonal consensus for the first quarter of this year, due to the ongoing worries listed above. And here comes the painful part: He anticipates that we’ll see “another round of consensus estimate cuts in the January earnings season on anticipation of sub-seasonal demand trends in the first quarter.”\nYet that’s actually not so bad, Sur notes, given that appears to already be discounting a significant slowdown in demand. Not to mention that there are still bright spots, like gaming, high-end computing, aerospace and defense, and cloud data center networking that haven’t slowed like other end markets.\nIn addition, many stocks are down about 25% from their 2018 peaks, which nearly mirrors the “entire peak-to-trough declines of the last three down cycles,” he writes. That means that if history is any guide, there’s limited further downside in the names today, even with more estimate cuts to come. He also anticipates that at some point later this quarter or next, the stocks should start to reflect improving fundamentals, and he advises investors to starting buying any further pullbacks in the sector.\nAs for specific stocks, Broadcom (AVGO) is Sur’s favorite large-cap pick, although he also has Overweight ratings on Nvidia (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM), and Micron Technology (MU).\nTwo chip picks for a downturn.\nIntel started the year with an upgrade.\nWrite to Teresa Rivas at teresa.rivas@barrons.com"
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January 9, 2017News Alert
CWA Permit Shield Requires Compliance with Incorporated Quality Standards
Beveridge & DiamondRichard Davis, Drew Silton
A recent Fourth Circuit decision will have wastewater dischargers taking a closer look at their NPDES permits and state water quality standards. The court of appeals held, in Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition v. Fola Coal Co., No. 16-1024, that permit language incorporating state water quality standards required compliance with all such standards, including narrative standards not reflected in the permit’s effluent limits. As a consequence, a source can only be assured that it is shielded from liability under the CWA if its discharges comply with both effluent limits in the NPDES permit and any water quality standards—even narrative standards—that the permit incorporates. The decision raises questions about potential exposure and how to approach permit writers in the future.
Environmental groups sued Fola alleging that discharges from its mine violated two narrative WQS adopted in West Virginia. Fola’s 2009 permit incorporated a West Virginia regulation that prohibited discharges under NPDES permits from “caus[ing] violation of applicable water quality standards” adopted by the state. In a bench trial, the district court held that Fola’s discharges contained sufficient ions and sulfates to boost conductivity of the receiving waters. This increase in conductivity caused the receiving waters to violate two narrative water quality standards. Thus, the lower court held Fola liable even though its discharges did not violate any of the effluent limitations contained in its permit.
The Fourth Circuit rejected on two grounds Fola’s principal argument that discharging in compliance with the effluent limits in its permit entitled Fola to the protection under the permit shield provision of the Clean Water Act, section 402(k). First, the panel disagreed with Fola’s position that the permit language incorporating water quality standards was directed at West Virginia DEP rather than the discharger. The court concluded that the language at issue was intended only to impose an obligation on Fola to comply with all applicable water quality standards.
Second, the court also held that Fola was not shielded from liability because the company had disclosed the sulfate and ion content of its dischargers and complied with the permit’s numeric limits. The panel clarified that the 2001 decision in Piney Run Preservation Association v. County Commissioners, 268 F.3d 255 (4th Cir. 2001), required compliance with all permitting terms, not just effluent limits, in order for a discharger to be shielded from liability. The Fourth Circuit thus joined other courts that have relied on incorporation language in NPDES permits to conclude that water quality standards, where incorporated as permit terms, are enforceable against dischargers. E.g., NRDC v. Metro. Water Reclamation Dist. of Chi., 175 F. Supp. 3d 1041 (N.D. Ill. 2016).
This decision raises important questions for dischargers as they take stock of their compliance obligations and seek permit language that would reduce their potential exposure. Dischargers would be wise to evaluate whether and to what extent their permits incorporate water quality standards. They may find that they need to be aware of how their discharges might impact compliance with a narrative standard. Entities seeking to avoid language like that in Fola’s permit will also have to walk a fine line between removing open-ended incorporation language outright and ensuring that their permits withstand EPA scrutiny.
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(2003/Music Mentor) English, Paperback, 17x25 cm, 422 pages, rare b&w illustrations; This is the... more
American Rock & Roll: American Rock & Roll - Ian Wallis: The UK Tours 1956-72
(2003/Music Mentor) English, Paperback, 17x25 cm, 422 pages, rare b&w illustrations; This is the first serious attempt to chronicle every visit to the UK by American and Canadian Rock'n'Roll artists and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, TV appereances and much more!
Ian Wallis is a lifelong rock'n'roll enthusiast and has been writing about the music he loves for over 20 years. His first book, The Hawk, a biography of Ronnie Hawkins, was published in Canada in 1997. He is also joint promoter of the Rockers' Reunion Party held in Reading every January, and has had a hand in organising European tours for several American rock'n'rollers. There is no more fervent supporter of live music, and he has travelled countless thousands of miles in pursuit of 'the greatest music in the world'.
American Rock'n'Roll: The UK Tours 1956–72 is the first serious attempt to chronicle every visit to the UK by American (and Canadian!) rock'n'roll artists, and includes full tour itineraries, support acts, show reports, TV appearances and a wealth of other information. The author's painstaking research is augmented with illustrations of dozens of original programmes, tickets, vintage ads and atmospheric live shots — many of them rare or previously unpublished — to provide a complete picture of this exciting and fascinating era.
"Congratulations to Ian for putting together and producing a very well researched book" The Eddie Cochran Connection (February 2004)
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The Prepar3d Forum
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Tool that finds best route according to weather?
By mozart, June 10, 2018 in The Prepar3d Forum
mozart 1
I plan to do some ultra long range flights and have the problem that flying the airways/navaids along the great circle route or close to it is not the optimal route. Prevailing winds may make another route, possibly thousands of miles away, a better choice. For instance, Delhi-San Francisco great circle route goes North over Western China, to the Kazakh-Mongolia border, the Central Siberian Plateau and out to the East Siberian Sea, touching the American continent at the North-Western tip of Alaska, along the Alaska/Canada West Coast down to California.
However, the route really flown by planes is about 3,500 miles further South for the Delhi-San Francisco route, going over Myanmar, the Beijing region, Southern Japan and over the Pacific. The San Francisco-Delhi flights route go the other way around, heading North-East toward Alberta and Baffin Island in Canada, Greenland, the Northern tip of Norway, slightly East of Moscow, down into Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, and on to Delhi.
The reason is of course weather/winds (there are slight variations to these routings, but it's always in a corridor around these routes). And there are plenty of routes who fly far away from the GCR
Now: all the tools for flight simulation that calculate routes automatically try to match the GCR. But with the wind patterns that wouldn't be the best route. Is there any tool (desktop app or online) that finds routes optimizing for wind and weather?
Richard McDonald Woods 157
PFPX is aimed at exactly this use. I have been a very satisfied customer for my long-hauls for many years.
Mace 155
I use ActiveSky (ASP4) "wind overlay" at my flight level to find the most favorable winds for a long distance route. That still means I have to do my own wx avoidance routing to some extent.
To use the example you mention, over the NorPac that usually means a mid-latitude route instead of GC, going eastbound.
That would be a neat program that could intelligently load in wx data and give the best routing. I'm not familiar with PFPX enough to comment on it.
tutmeister 166
Another vote for pfpx. It pulls live weather and then works out the best routing and flight level.
ieydis 49
My understanding is that PFPX take only winds aloft into account. It will not route you around bad weather if that's what you're asking. Many times you'll see significant variations from a normal route due to weather on Flightaware. I sometimes choose to import from there for greater reality.
FalconAF 132
I use the Simbrief website for long haul flight planning. Once it displays it's SUGGESTED route, you have the option of selecting the most current route being used by real-world aircraft flying it. Click on the FlightAware tab that is available next to the suggested route. It will give you the most current flight plan the real-world aircraft are using, retrieved from the FlightAware website, which has normally taken into consideration the real-world weather the flight would encounter at the time of the scheduled departure (the flight plan WAS developed by the real-world Dispatcher for the associated airline). As in the real world, you may still have to make some inflight adjustments during your long-haul flight, as over longer time frames the forecasted weather could change on you during your extended flight. But you shouldn't encounter too drastic an inflight route change even if you need to make one during the flight.
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By Mike Allen
Good Tuesday morning. I'd love if you'd be kind to take this quick, 10-question reader survey to help us serve you better, with an invitation at #10 to join the Axios Reader Advisory Board. Thank you if you took it yesterday!
1 big thing: Trump quest for a quick win
As Republicans frantically look for a roadmap after Friday's collapse, the White House is talking about moving to a novel, risky strategy: tackling tax reform and infrastructure at the same time (not necessarily in the same bill). Axios' Jonathan Swan broke the story last night:
It's a major strategic shift — infrastructure was likely to be parked until next year.
Trump needs fast victories. Infrastructure is big, flashy, and potentially bipartisan.
Trump feels burned by the conservative House Freedom Caucus and is ready to deal with Dems. Dangling infrastructure spending is an obvious way to buy support of potentially dozens of Dems, meaning he wouldn't be hostage to hardliners.
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), who would steer Trump's construction package through the House, tells Swan he's optimistic Trump could get it done this year.
Shuster was an early Trump supporter and has been chatting with the billionaire about roads and airports long before he ran for President.
What we're hearing ... A well-wired Republican tells me the party can't risk "looking like a clown car." So leaders are desperate to head off a government shutdown at the end of April, and to put together a plausible path to victory on tax reform.
Top officials at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue tell me they don't see how they can change the House Republican math that killed health reform. The new sequencing being debated is an effort to disrupt a losing calculus — to avoid, as one official told me, "the definition of insanity."
Chaser ... David Brooks column, "Can Elephants Learn From Failure?": "Republicans ... are massively underestimating how hard tax reform is going to be. ... Tax reform will probably only pass with bipartisan buy-in, if there are enough potential yes votes that you can afford to lose some off on the extremes."
2. Trump's big climate change splash
At 2 p.m., Trump will visit EPA HQ to sign a long-awaited executive order that aims to unwind huge swaths of Obama-era climate change policy. Axios' Ben Geman breaks it down:
Why it matters: The order is the clearest sign yet of how aggressively Trump wants to attack his predecessor's regulations on fossil fuel development and coal-fired power generation, which Republicans call economically burdensome.
The order will withdraw Obama-era interagency calculations of the "social cost of carbon," a metric regulators use to weigh the damage from increased carbon emissions.
What's next: A fierce messaging battle to shape public perception of Trump's actions. A senior White House official told reporters the administration is committed to "twin goals" of environmental protection and energy development.
Gina McCarthy, Obama's EPA chief, called it dangerous to air quality and drinking water.
See what else the executive order does. And read Ben Geman's lookahead.
3. Great window into covering this White House
CNN Justice Correspondent Evan Perez, to anchor Don Lemon, about Jared Kushner volunteering to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee, and the revelation that he met with the head of a Russian state-owned development bank that's under sanctions, and close to Kremlin security services:
"[K]eep in mind: The only reason why this is a story is because these guys won't tell the full story when they're asked. I mean, this is something that they keep making the same mistake over and over with: Drip, drip, drip."
"This is something we've asked before. And even today: I asked them: 'Is this it? Is this the final story?" And they said: ... 'We don't have an obligation to disclose anything else. Go and find something else, and we'll tell you if it's true.'"
4. Guilty as charged
5. Trump's America: The religious left
"'Religious left' emerging as U.S. political force in Trump era," by Reuters' Scott Malone:
"This disparate group ... has been propelled into political activism by Trump's policies on immigration, healthcare and social welfare ... A key test will be how well it will be able to translate its mobilization into votes in the 2018 midterm congressional elections."
"Religious progressive activism has been part of American history. Religious leaders and their followers played key roles in campaigns to abolish slavery, promote civil rights and end the Vietnam War."
"Some in the religious left are inspired by Pope Francis."
"[L]eaders point to ... a surge of congregations offering to provide sanctuary to immigrants seeking asylum, churches urging Republicans to reconsider repealing the Obamacare health law and calls to preserve federal spending on foreign aid."
"The number of churches volunteering to offer sanctuary to asylum seekers doubled to 800 in 45 of the 50 U.S. states after the election."
The U.S. lost between 360,000 and 670,000 jobs jobs to robots since 1990, according to research published yesterday by economists Daron Acemoglu and Pascual Restrepo. Axios' Chris Matthews reads between the lines:
A growing problem: The pace of displacement is set to accelerate from here. Acemoglu and Restrepo say that if automation proceeds at predicted rates, millions of jobs could be lost while wage growth is reduced by up to 2.6% between 2015 and 2025.
Compounding inequality: The rise of automation has occurred at a time when more income is going towards ownership relative to labor than at any time since economists began widely collecting such data. If automation is partially to blame for this shift, the increasing use of robots will only worsen the problem.
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8. Media trends: Study of the day
"Ad trust rises as news trust sinks," by Axios' Sara Fischer: "A new survey finds that 61% of people trust the advertising they see, an 11% jump from March 2014, according to eMarketer. In addition, 72% of respondents also said the ads are 'honest,' a 16% increase over the past two years."
Why it matters: The most recent Gallup poll on trust in media shows that 68% of Americans don't trust the news — the lowest rate ever measured. The shift shows that as people trust established media brands less, they are turning towards unconventional sources of information.
9. The talk of Hollywood
10. 1 fun thing: Slugging Uber
A curiosity of D.C. commuting meets the app age ... WashPost Metro front, "Will Northern Va. pay to slug? Uber bets on it," by Faiz Siddiqui:
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"The new Uber service, called Commute, will initially be available in Tysons, Fairfax City and Alexandria, targeting the Interstate 66 and Interstate 395 corridors along with the George Washington Parkway."
"Drivers will net $5 to $10 per ride ... Uber is advertising Commute as a lower-cost alternative to uberPool, the app's cheapest option, where riders headed in the same direction split the cost of a trip. An uberPool trip costing $15 to upward of $25 would cost $5 to $10 with Commute."
P. S. Bracketology ... "South Carolina becomes 10th school to make men's, women's Final Four in same year." Others in Women's Final Four, which tips Friday in Dallas: UConn, Stanford and Mississippi State.
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Puerto Rico police fire tear gas at Gov. Ricardo Rosselló protest crowd
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Dion Rabouin Feb 28, 2019
Trying to read the S&P 500's tea leaves
Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
After gaining 7.8% in January, the S&P 500 has added another 3.3% so far in February for a year-to-date return of 11.4%.
The state of play: Barring a more than 3% drop today, the S&P will finish the month higher again. That's a strong historical indicator that the market will end higher for the year.
What they're saying: "Since 1938, there's been 30 years where both January and February have been positive. And 29 of those years out of 30 have ended up positive, and big, on average over 20 percent," Jodie Gunzberg, head of U.S. equities at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said on CNBC last week.
"We've never seen 2 months in a row ever to have every single segment of the U.S. equity market up."
On the other hand: This is the best first 2 months of the year since 1987. But 1987 turned out to be a rough year for the stock market.
Gunzberg's choice to use 1938 as the beginning point for the rosy stat is important. The S&P 500 had positive gains in January and February of 1930, 1931 and 1937 as well. Those were lean years for investors, with stock market drops of 25%, 44% and 35% respectively, including dividends (plus the Great Depression).
Go deeper: Annual Returns on the S&P 500, 10-year Treasury notes and 3-month T-Bills for every year since 1928
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ELECTRIFYINGLY UNCONVENTIONAL.
The BMW 530e plug-in hybrid.
ELECTRIFYINGLY UNCONVENTIONAL.The BMW 530e plug-in hybrid.
Think creatively. Move with the times. Two essential concepts for sustainable concepts. The BMW 530e xDrive Sedan implements both approaches perfectly and remains way ahead of its time. It relies on electrifying driving pleasure and, thanks to the plug-in hybrid drive, looks forward to a bright future.
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VEHICLE CONCEPT.
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The BMW 530e xDrive Sedan combines an electric motor and a 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo petrol engine to create the high efficiency BMW eDrive plug-in hybrid drive. This enables purely electrical, locally emission-free short-range driving with a dynamic driving performance and – combined with the 4-cylinder petrol engine – long-distance capabilities.
DRIVE SYSTEM.
The drive’s core components include a 185 kW (252 hp) 4-cylinder petrol engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo technology, a 70 kW (95 hp) electric motor and a high-voltage lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 9.2 kWh.
* These values are provisional figures and have not yet been confirmed.
Experience BMW eDrive
INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT.
Intelligent energy management optimizes the hybrid drive’s power-efficiency factor by predictively choosing the appropriate drive. For example, available navigation data is used to identify in advance the sections of the route and driving situations that are best suited for the electric motor or for charging the high-voltage battery.
DRIVING EXPERIENCE.
The BMW 530e xDrive Sedan has various drive modes, with which the driver can exert a great influence on real fuel consumption. The result in practice depends firstly on the choice of driving modes – and secondly on personal driving behaviour.
The BMW 530e iPerformance positions a very self-confident appearance in an unmistakeable business suit: A BMW i logo on the front side wall, and eDrive logos on the Hofmeister kink and on the doorsill finishers.
The My BMW Remote App for plug-in hybrids for iOS and Android shows detailed information on the current status of the BMW 530e xDrive Sedan – such as the battery charge level and the remaining range. Remote control can be used to schedule charging operations via the weekly timer.
CONVENIENT CHARGING.
More on BMW iPerformance
The vehicle can be charged from household power sockets with the charging cable included or on the go from public charging stations with a cable available from BMW accessories. The navigation system and BMW Remote App give information about the location and availability of suitable stations. Billing can be carried out via the BMW ChargeNow card, for example.
Fuel consumption, power consumption and CO2 emissions.
The figures for fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption depend on the wheel and tyre sizes selected. Consumtion data is determined in accordance to the ECE driving cycle.
The driving range depends on a variety of factors, especially: personal driving behaviour, selected route, weather conditions, usage of heating/cooling and preconditioning.
Further information about the official fuel consumption and the official specific CO2 emissions for new passenger automobiles can be found in the '‘New Passenger Vehicle Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emission Guidelines'’, which are available free of charge at all sales outlets and from DAT Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH, Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern, Germany.
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Diplomat Cable Leaks
Khan’s London
Salvini vs Open Borders NGOs
Number of Syrian Migrants in Germany Could DOUBLE Due to Family Reunification
Milos Bicanski/Getty
Victoria Friedman
The vice president of the Bundestag, Germany’s parliament, fears that the number of Syrian migrants will double due to family reunification laws alone.
“The burden of family members’ immigration could be higher in the immediate future than the burden of newly arriving Syrian refugees,” said Johannes Singhammer, vice president of the Bundestag and member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), the coalition partner of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
“According to my information from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees [BAMF], each recognised Syrian refugee will bring at least one family member,” at least doubling the number of Syrians in Germany, Singhammer said.
The Bundestag vice president stated that local authorities are faced with “an extraordinarily great challenge … There may not be enough living space, teachers, and educators at some point.”
Singhammer singled out Syrian migrants as in the first quarter of 2016 almost all – 99.9 per cent – had their asylum claims accepted or received a “secure status” – a total of around 82,000 people for that period alone, reports Focus.
Earlier this year, BAMF estimated that family reunification rules could add half a million Syrians to Germany’s migrant population. Since the beginning of the migrant crisis, the country has accepted over one million migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
CSU colleague and development minister Gerd Müller has stated he wants to introduce a cap on the number of migrants entering the country, saying that whilst Europe must display “great humanitarianism,” there is a limit.
“If we consider everywhere in the world where human dignity is trampled, it would certainly be more than a billion people. This makes it clear that we can not solve problems by accepting all refugees,” said Müller.
Singhammer has called for “safe cities” to be created in North Africa in which migrants’ asylum claims can be processed before allowing transit to Europe, echoing Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz’s proposal to process migrants off-shore on Greek islands.
Horst Seehofer, the leader of the CSU and minister-president of Germany’s largest state, Bavaria, has made it clear that his party insists on introducing a ceiling of 200,000 migrants per year.
The rift between Merkel’s CDU and Seehofer’s CSU have been widening since the migrant crisis, with Seehofer threatening to pull support for Merkel’s run for a fourth term as chancellor unless she introduces a cap on migrant numbers and a stricter migrant policy.
The coalition’s stability came under even greater threat since the Berlin Christmas market attack that saw rejected asylum seeker and Islamic State fighter Anis Amri drive a truck through a busy Christmas market killing 12 and injuring over 50.
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Conference Theme
Bernard Nsaidzedze Sakah
Chris Sowton
Emmanuel Asonye
Fiona Robertson
Friederike Lüpke
Henry Adolphus
Ian Cheffy
Jimmy Harmon
Leigh Swigart
Lina Mukhopadhyay
Lori Thicke
Muhammad Zaman Sagar
Natalie Tarr
Peter Mayeso Jiyajiya
Philip Hayab John
Umar Kabanda
Read the original blog posts from many of our delegates who presented at the Language and Development Conference, as well as the contributions from other language experts from around the world.
Bernard has been the Managing Director for Big Steps Outreach Network-Cameroon since 2012.
Chris is a freelance international education consultant and a doctoral student in education at Bath University (UK).
Emmanuel Asonye is a researcher and fieldwork linguist, a Speech-Language Pathologist with multiple ongoing community-based research with Nigerian Deaf communities, including the document
Fiona is qualified as a secondary teacher in Scotland but worked in Italy for many years, teaching in schools, including SEN, and then universities.
Friederike Lüpke (Department of the Languages and Cultures of Africa, SOAS, University of London) has a research focus on the Mande and Atlantic languages of West Africa.
Henry is founder and creative director at Henripegasus Group. He is also a writer, entrepreneur and the winner of the 2017 AltPublish Writing Contest in USA.
Ian Cheffy has worked in literacy in Africa for 30 years. After ten years in Cameroon, he returned to the UK where he is now based.
From 2004 to 2012, Harmon’s public advocacy of biliteracy in English/ Mauritian Kreol led to the introduction of Kreol Morisien in all primary schools as from 2012.
Leigh is Director of Programs in International Justice and Society,International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life, Brandeis University.
Dr Lina Mukhopadhyay is Associate Professor at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India.
Lori Thicke is a language activist who is passionate about language and technology for global access to knowledge.
Muhammad has been working on language development since 1992 and with the Foreign Language Institute since 2004, as a trainer, researcher, advocate, and mobilisation person for marginalis
Natalie Tarr is a PhD researcher and lecturer at the Center for African Studies, University of Basel, Switzerland.
Peter is a linguist and a communication specialist and lecturer whose research interests are in forensic linguistics, and ecolinguistics.
Philip's research investigates the impact of language policy on education and languages and cultures of northern Nigeria’s marginal societies in danger of disappearing.
Kabanda is a PhD Candidate in Governance and Regional Integration at the Pan African University Institute of Governance, Humanities and Social Science and the University
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Coca-Cola Drops White Polar Bear Cans Because We're Too Stupid
Laine Doss
Laine Doss | December 2, 2011 | 12:22pm
When Coca-Cola decided to team with the World Wildlife Fund to raise money for endangered polar bears, who would have thought there would be backlash?
Coca-Cola celebrated the campaign by putting out special white cans of
Coke, complete with cute polar bears cavorting. Only problem? People
are mistaking the cans for Diet Coke (even though Diet Coke cans are
silver and not white). According to the Wall Street Journal,
people tweeted their disgust at the thought of drinking a Diet Coke by
accident! "PEOPLE! Don't be a victim,'' wrote one consumer on Twitter,
warning that mixing
up Coke and Diet Coke is "a SHOCK to the palate!'', the WSJ reported.
the red cans are on their way, and the white cans are being pulled off
supermarket shelves. Our advice? Grab a six pack now, because they're
already being sold on eBay for $4.99 a can.
What about the poor polar bears? Coca-Cola is still honoring their commitment to donate around $3 million. Awwwwww....
Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.
Facebook: Laine Doss
Twitter: @lainedoss
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Here Are the Greater Fort Lauderdale Month 2019 Participating Restaurants
Pizza Fusion to Open Flagship Corporate Restaurant in Boca Raton
Nicole Danna
Pizza Fusion, the South Florida-based pizza chain with the slogan, "Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time," recently announced plans to open two new locations -- one in Naples and a second in Boca Raton, which will be the brand's first corporate location. Currently the leading green franchise in North America, the two new additions make for a total of seven Florida restaurants for the all-natural pizza franchise offering fresh, natural food with an eco-friendly approach.
Nicole Danna | February 26, 2013 | 7:40am
Today, the health-focused franchise has more than 30 U.S. locations, and has expanded overseas to include dozens of international restaurants in countries like Dubai.
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The rapid success of the brand since opening its first location in Deerfield Beach in 2006 was a mix of timing and luck, according to Pizza Fusion co-founder and CEO Vaughan Lazar, who spoke with Clean Plate Charlie recently about his plans to bring the first corporate-owned Pizza Fusion to Boca Raton.
According to Lazar, when the first Pizza Fusion opened in Deerfield Beach, it was a quaint 800-square-foot space that offered organic pizza for take-out and delivery by hybrid vehicle.
"At the time, there was really nothing else like [Pizza Fusion] in the area. No one cared about organic food then," said Lazar, a Rhode Island native who moved to Boca Raton 20 years ago. "And, because I have always been interested in living a healthy, organic lifestyle, there wasn't really anywhere else I could go to eat other than Whole Foods."
So the Florida Atlantic University graduate did something unexpected: he decided to leave his full-time gig at his design firm, and built the first Pizza Fusion alongside co-founder Michael Gordon. Together they quickly realized "what a wasteful industry the restaurant business could be," and decided to do something about it.
"That's what really motivated us. No one else was looking to address the issue [of approaching the restaurant industry from an environmental perspective], so we decided to be among the first," said Lazar. "Even though we weren't the pioneers of organic pizza, we were the first to offer organic pizza in South Florida."
To do so, that meant taking an eco-friendly, conservation-based approach to pizza-making, a process that included sourcing only local, organic ingredients, reducing water waste, using reclaimed building materials and sourcing recycled products wherever possible, including compostable pizza boxes.
Today, all Pizza Fusion locations are built to LEED Certification standards and have substantial elements of green building design incorporated in them. They also purchase Renewable Energy Certificates to mitigate each store's environmental footprint. Pies are made with mostly organic ingredients, and some locations offer delivery by hybrid vehicles, following in the footsteps of the first location. In addition, all Pizza Fusion employees wear organic cotton uniforms, and each store offers a discount on your order if you "return" your pizza box from a previous purchase.
The Pizza Fusion menu offers pizzas, focaccia sandwiches, wraps and salads made using mostly organic ingredients. Pizzas offer toppings like artichoke, wild-caught shrimp -- even organic New York strip steak.
When the pair started Pizza Fusion, Lazar said he and Gordon envisioned no more than one or two restaurant locations. With business booming in Deerfield Beach, they decided to begin buildout of a second store, what today stands as Pizza Fusion's first franchise location, its Fort Lauderdale restaurant. However, the decision to turn Pizza Fusion into the franchise chain it is today was not an easy call for Lazar, who said he was afraid the company would lose the values he and Gordon had set out to create.
"I thought, 'Absolutely not. Never,'" said Lazar, who later joined with current Pizza Fusion President Randy Romano to build the Pizza Fusion brand. "With a franchise, you fear that you'll lose all that you've worked to build. But, for this business, franchising turned out to be the only way we could keep the Pizza Fusion vision alive."
From a business perspective, growing the brand through franchising allowed for more money to go towards building new locations. It would also mean more green jobs, more restaurants sourcing locally-grown, organic ingredients, while also supplying an eco-friendly, healthy food to more people -- not just in Florida -- but now worldwide.
"When it came down to it, we really felt like we were saving the world, one pizza at a time," said Lazar.
Since then, Pizza Fusion has been named one of the "greenest businesses" by Green America, and continues to uphold doing things the green way. The franchise's mission remains the same: uphold the highest level of integrity in all they do, from the quality and origin of their food, to their care for the health of their customers and the environment.
To make sure things stay that way, Lazar has decided to bring the Pizza Fusion flagship corporate location to his home city, Boca Raton, where he also stands as co-owner of Kapow! Noodle Bar in Mizner Park. The corporate-owned franchise will serve as a training center and test market, where the company will evaluate new menu developments, promotions and restaurant initiatives.
"The Boca Raton Pizza Fusion will have a different look and feel than any of our other locations," said Lazar, who plans to build a bar that will focus on organic wines, spirits, beer and soda. A location has yet to be determined, but the restaurant is expected to open later this year.
To learn more about Pizza Fusion, visit the company website and visit the restaurant Facebook page. The Naples location will open on Earth Day, April 22, at 2146 Tamiami Trail North in "The Gateway of Naples" shopping center near the organic market, Food & Thought.
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108: Safe or out? Bizarre play leads to Blue Jays win
SECTION 108 WANTS TO KNOW: WAS THE RIGHT CALL MADE ON SUNDAY
By: Tyler King
For better or for worse the modern game of baseball is at war with the “interpretive play”.
There is no denying it. With the rise of instant replay and coaches challenges in most professional sports, we are witnessing the death of traditional refereeing and umpiring - the so-called “human element” of the game.
We all want the correct call to be made, but at the same time it can suck for fans like me who had worked so hard building a long list of umpire-directed heckles.
“Hey ump... is that screen in the replay booth High-Def?” You see what I mean? It’s just not the same.
Sometimes it’s tough not to miss the good old days - when a botched call meant a manager was likely getting tossed. If nothing else it was always great theatre, with all the spitting and tantrums and dirt-kicking...
But on Sunday afternoon, during a bizarre ninth inning rally by the Blue Jays, we got a rare glimpse back into that not-so-simple past - a reminder as to why there will always be a need for umpires.
Although there was no managerial tirade on this day, a play involving an umpire’s discretion had to be made.
If you saw Sunday’s game against the Houston Astros, or even caught the highlights, you’ll probably know exactly what play I’m referring to.
With one out in the ninth inning, and Jose Reyes on second after his fourth stolen base of the series, Jose Bautista hit a sky-high pop-up over the middle of the infield.
And that’s when things went wonky. (The Jays were still trailing 6-5).
After noticing that this ball would clearly be caught, Reyes sauntered back to claim his ground on the bag. But the ball took a flight straight over the head of Reyes, who ducked and covered anticipating that the pop-up could fall directly on top of him.
As Houston Astros shortstop Jonathan Villar tried to make the catch, he collided with Reyes - still firmly planted on second - and dropped the ball.
No need to consult my book of umpire heckles. The play went in the Blue Jays’ favour.
(Oh ya... it was also somehow scored a hit for Bautista. Put that one in your pocket for a rainy day, Jose).
Reyes and Bautista were immediately called safe and, with only one out, it set up a double-steal followed by the game winning base hit by Chris Colabello.
As the walk-off mob made it’s way out into left-field, most of us still hadn’t wrapped our heads around that strange pop-up.
What the heck’s the rule there?
If you’re any good at reading lips you would have seenDanny Valencia in the dugout, mouthing, “I have never seen that before.”
He definitely wasn’t the only one. Astros manager A.J. Hinch was basically out of the dugout by the time the umpire motioned “safe”.
For a moment, it looked as if Hinch might get his way.
As the umpires huddled to discuss the situation, their body language made it seem like they were at a loss, that they really didn’t know what to do.
No matter, the call stood.
“My interpretation was that [Reyes] has to make an attempt to get out of the way. He can't just hold his position," said Hinch, referring to the rule of “interference”.
After the game, Jays manager John Gibbons admitted that he would of had the same concerns as Hinch if he had been on the other side.
...“But I’m not on that side,” Gibby added.
Unsatisfied, I decided to take matters into my own hands and find out if this was some sort of divine intervention - an omen from the baseball gods atoning for all the injuries and injustices they have bestowed upon us.
Or maybe, just maybe, it was a simple case of good old-fashioned quality umpiring.
In the MLB “2015 Official Rules” book, it states on page 63:
“Rule 6.01(a) Penalty for Interference Comment (Rule 7.08(b)Comment): A runner who is adjudged to have hindered a fielder who is attempting to make a play on a batted ball is out whether it was intentional or not.”
Upon seeing that, I was ready to claim it a botched call and start offering up my prayers of thanks. But I decided to keep reading.
In the subsection directly below, it says:
“If, however, the runner has contact with a legally occupied base when he hinders the fielder, he shall not be called out unless, in the umpire’s judgment, such hindrance, whether it occurs on fair or foul territory, is intentional.”
Case closed, Mr. Hinch. It appears you were a victim of no injustice on that day, only a great and seemingly correct call by the umpiring crew.
I probably owe more than a few umps some apologies over the years. They really do get it right most of the time.
Of course, we could argue the definition of “intentional” all day long. But nowhere in that clause does it say Reyes needed to make an effort to “get out of the way”.
A friend of mine joked that it wouldn’t even have mattered if the call went against us as Colabello, who has been absolutely clutch in late inning situations this season, would have smacked a two-out two-run homer and won the game anyway.
But since I wasted all this time reading the rule book, I felt inclined to tell him:
“If the umpire declares the hindrance intentional, the following penalty shall apply: With less than two out, the umpire shall declare both the runner and batter out. With two out, the umpire shall declare the batter out.”
In other words... ball game over, Blue Jays lose.
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Avanti Communications director, Lucy Edge, has been named chief operations officer (COO) at Oxfordshire-based technology and innovation company, the Satellite Applications Catapult.
During her time at Avanti, Edge led the company’s team at Goonhilly, where she was the director of spacecraft and customer operations.
She also sits on the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP board and was chair designate at Truro and Penwith College. While she will relinquish this position, she will remain a governor.
She said: “I am very excited by my new role at the Satellite Applications Catapult and will continue to promote the space industry within Cornwall, especially for our young people. This is one of the reasons why it’s wonderful to be able to remain on board (at Truro and Penwith College) as a governor.
“I’m delighted to be taking up this important role for the Satellite Applications Catapult,” she added. “The organisation is driving the UK’s rapid growth in one of the world’s most exciting industries, and I relish the opportunity to play my part.”
Lucy Edge will take up her new position at the end of February.
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Westerns - General
Robert B. Parker
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Bell 47/H-13 Sioux Helicopter: Military and Civilian Use, 1946 to the Present
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Famously pictured in the opening credits of the popular television series M.A.S.H., Bell’s Model 47 helicopter was the first helicopter certified for civilian use in March 1946 and went on to serve a wide variety of military and civilian applications. With its signature bubble canopy, the Model 47, and particularly its H-13 Sioux military variant, served in both Korea and Vietnam. It became a stalwart in civilian aviation with a variety of uses: agricultural aerial sprayer, aerial firefighting, police work, aerial oil exploration, medevac, news coverage, and mail service. More than 5,600 Model 47s were built, many under license in Japan, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The type retains its popularity in the civilian market to this day. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.
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The attack escalated once they exited the vehicle, witnesses said. Roger Downs collapsed to the ground, and witnesses say his son continued “kicking the victim in the stomach and chest.” Ryan Downs then fled to the rear of the bar, but not before whiffing on a punch at a bystander who had intervened to help Roger Downs.
When an officer arrived around 12:30 a.m., the report says, he found the senior Downs with a bloody elbow. His inebriated son expressed remorse but wouldn’t say more.
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Against the Stream
Personal Terms VII
Frederic Raphael
RRP: GBP 15.99
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Series: Personal Terms
Categories: 21st Century, American, Memoirs
Imprint: Lives and Letters
288 pages (print version)
Publisher: Carcanet Press
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Against the Stream is the latest volume of Frederic Raphael’s acclaimed memoirs Personal Terms, an unrivalled parade of the author’s eventful and provocative life, opinions and times drawn from his living and breathing cahiers and journals. ‘Shrewd, funny, gossipy and elegantly written,’ as Jeremy Lewis said in the Literary Review, these writings are as unguarded, sardonic and tactless as they are candid. This seventh volume relives Margaret Thatcher’s first years in office. Raphael’s wide acquaintance in the world of politics, literature, journalism and the movies gives him rare access to the character of those, in England and America, who dominated the times. The unintended result is a Proustian parade of people, famous and otherwise forgotten, and events momentous and strictly personal, presented by an unabashedly partisan, unblinking eye-witness. There is nothing else quite like this unfolding project in English or American literature. ‘I am not a camera, but – as these carnets prove – I am a pen. The moving finger writes differently from the clicking keys.’
Frederic Raphael was born in Chicago in 1931 and educated at Charterhouse and St John’s College, Cambridge. His novels include The Glittering Prizes (1976), A Double Life (1993), Coast to Coast (1998) and Fame and Fortune (2007); he has also written short stories and biographies of Somerset Maugham and Byron. Frederic ... read more
'A hilarious and disillusioned page-turner.'
Peter Green, The TLS
'Against the Stream offers many insights into Raphael's "double life". An American who made his career in Britain. A Jew who went to Charterhouse and Cambridge. A Hollywood script-doctor who read Ancient Greek for fun. Vain, sharp-tongued, but the sort of truth-teller Britain needed then and needs now.'
David Herman, Standpoint
Praise for Frederic Raphael 'In these notebooks, Raphael shows himself alert to every vanity but his own, a shortcoming that, far from repelling a reader, becomes part and parcel of the their fascination. He is one of those writers who most reveals himself in his acerbic anatomy of others.'
Anthony Quinn, Telegraph 'Aphoristic, lapidary and sumptuously reflective by turns, Personal Terms is a joy to read both for Raphael's prose and mental powers. It is a book of iridescent intelligence, seductive charm, urbane temper and unflagging delight - indeed a minor masterpiece.'
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Having trouble picking up a new phone? In this current modern era we are glued to our phones. A mother is more likely to misplace her child than a phone. We are now more prone than ever to walk into a an object because our eyes are glued down to our phone. Too distracted by virtual reality to realise what is around us in this reality. Our mobile phones are with us constantly. When you leave the house, you check if you have your keys, wallet and of course phone. It's an investment you make for maybe two years maximum. Anyone knows past these two years, phones are already outdated. They don't have the latest features. They don't have a new camera. They don't have the latest exclusive colours. We're programmed in this modern techno era to consume and to renew. To update. To consume. To change. To update. To consume. To renew. You get the idea.
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Empowering Families
Empowered Families
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May 10, 2019 / by Wayne
As 2014 neared completion, our life was very challenging. We were preparing for the arrival, and expected death, of our daughter, Catherine. We were also planning Catherine’s funeral and buying our family burial plot while trying to keep our spirits for our toddler, Madeline. On the positive side, we came up with the idea of Catherine Cares, filed the necessary paperwork with local and federal governments, and built the initial website. We went public with Catherine Cares on 12/20/14, not knowing Catherine would arrive seven weeks early just 10 days later on 12/30/14.
The immediate support for Catherine Cares was profound, but it was also somewhat shocking as we heard from many friends who suddenly felt empowered to share their own stories. We naively had no idea so many people chose to keep things private.
A few months after we launched, in early 2015, we were given numerous learning opportunities. While support for Catherine Cares continued to grow, some harsh realities were also presented. Specifically, the need to separate our role as Catherine’s parents from running Catherine Cares. This separation was very difficult for the first couple of months after laying Catherine to rest. Has this realization not occurred, our growth and support would’ve stalled and we would’ve never made it to today. Thanks to those who assisted us with this realization.
Families soon began receiving our services through our hospital partnerships within the St. Louis area. Hospitals and families saw value in our services and we quickly spread throughout the midwest. This led us to begin designing and creating new services to assist families. The core of which was our heartbeat bears service.
We delivered our first heartbeat bears to hospitals in early February 2017. Many of our generous St. Louis business supporters such as Ryan Kelley and some of the insideSTL team were there for the initial delivery at various St. Louis hospitals. It was a special day.
Explosive growth followed as hospitals and families throughout the United States and Europe saw the value and impact of our heartbeat bears. This growth required us to focus our energy on being able to maintain and support our current hospital partnerships as well as the numerous new partnerships forming. We pivoted to create numerous programs such as Bucks for Bears as a result, but the growth also meant our existing website design started to no longer fit our needs.
Later that year, on 11/17/17, our family welcomed our third daughter, Hannah, to the world. By now, families from all over were reaching out because they felt empowered to share their stories. Stories of infertility, miscarriage, loss, or a life-threatening diagnoses. We knew they needed a platform to share their stories so we added the empowering families functionality.
While we kept adding to the website to accommodate the new services, programs, and functionality, the website didn’t speak to anyone. Families, restaurant owners, hospitals, businesses, and others would often visit our site, but it had become very disjointed. Our brand and reputation began to suffer from our poor web representation.
Which brings us to today as we launch our new re-designed website which includes additional functionality for website visitors and hospital partners. With the help of Spry Digital, a St. Louis based nationwide company who specializes in positioning companies for success in the digital world, Catherine Cares is now able to effectively speak to our audiences, add additional services, better align with our donors and show visitors the incredible impact we provide to hospitals and families.
We invite you to browse through the website and provide your feedback. If you choose to make a gift or reach out to sign-up for a program or event, we’d be very grateful. But, your feedback on the new site is of the utmost importance. We encourage and welcome all feedback.
Finally, we know we have much left to do. We’re just scratching the surface on the impact we make on families. We have every intention of continuing to do more. Thanks so much for your continued support.
P.S. Be on the lookout as we will soon announce additional ways Catherine Cares will be uplifting even more families!
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Local Dignitaries go Blue to Support Surrey Charity
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Local Dignitaries go Blue to Support Surrey Charityadam2019-02-05T12:28:48+01:00
The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP and The Worshipful Mayor of Epsom, Councillor Chris Frost were on hand last Friday (26 June) to kick start a blue haired Zumbathon to raise funds for Surrey charity, Harrison’s Fund.
The two dignitaries donned blue wigs outside the Clock Tower in Epsom to support the 40 people who took part in the Zumba class as part of the Blue Hair Day campaign.
The campaign is the brainchild of a group of mums, Rachel Hill, 36, Maria Booker 38, and Hannah Robinson, 40, all from Epsom in Surrey, who came up with the idea after learning of the devastating news that their friend’s sons had Duchenne, a form of muscular dystrophy. Klara and Nick Taussig’s boys, Theo, 3, and Oskar, 1, were diagnosed last year on 26 June. The disease is 100% fatal.
The campaign encouraged people to get involved by wearing a blue wig on the 26 June and get sponsored by friends, family or colleagues or just to do something fun wearing your wig and raise money your own way. It has raised nearly £10,000 so far.
Chris Grayling, MP for Epsom and Ewell says: “When I heard about Blue Hair Day, and the fact that it came about via a family, and their friends, in Epsom, I felt compelled to show my support. Theo and Oskar Taussig’s Duchenne diagnosis was devastating for their parents but I was proud to see how much support has been given by the Epsom community. It was great fun seeing the blue haired Zumba event and watching businesses and local people paint the town blue!”
All the money raised from the day will go towards, Harrison’s Fund, which is named after eight year old Harrison Smith from Surrey who was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a fatal genetic condition which affects the muscles, causing muscle weakness.
Alex Smith, Founder of the charity and Harrison’s Dad, took part in the event. He said: “I have known Nick and Klara for a while now, just before their diagnosis, and it’s been an unbelievable journey that we have been on together, watching both of our families go through this. Blue Hair Day is a positive way to mark the 26 June anniversary for them as a day that we remember for brighter, more hopeful reasons.
“It is amazing to think that something which started so small has garnered the support of not only this local community but across the UK and raised an amazing £10,000 so far. This is the first year of the campaign so we are very grateful to everyone who is supporting us by organising or attending a Blue Hair Day event.”
Pic caption: (L-R) Nick Taussig, The Worshipful Mayor of Epsom and Ewell, Councillor Chris Frost, Maria Booker, The Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Rachel Hill, Hannah Robinson, Alex Smith
For more information: Please contact Sarah Wallace on 07870210025 or [email protected]
About Harrison’s Fund
Harrison’s Fund was set up in 2011 up by Alex and Donna Smith, in response to their son Harrison being diagnosed with Duchenne, a type of muscular dystrophy. Its aim is to raise money to fund the world’s best researchers, who are working to find a cure for the disease. Duchenne is a fatal neuromuscular condition caused by the lack of a protein called dystrophin which results in progressive muscle weakness. One in 3,500 boys is born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in the United Kingdom each year. Their average lifespan is just 20 years and it is 100% fatal. Harrison’s Fund is different from many other Duchenne charities out there because it focuses on trying to find a cure for the disease rather than on palliative care. www.harrisonsfund.com
About Duchenne Alliance
Harrison’s Fund is part of the Global Duchenne Alliance, a group of more than 40 international non-profit organisations dedicated to finding treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The charities work together to share knowledge and resources, influence best practice and streamline business to collectively serve the entire Duchenne community. Alex Smith is co-founder of the European arm of the Alliance. www.duchennealliance.org
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New NDA, CovCath coaches keep teams on top
Northern Kentucky powers will try to topple Louisville dynasties at state
New NDA, CovCath coaches keep teams on top Northern Kentucky powers will try to topple Louisville dynasties at state Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1TEh5ge
Marc Hardin, prepsports@enquirer.com Published 6:47 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2016
Covington Catholic senior Brendan Meyer(Photo: The Community Recorder/James Weber)Buy Photo
When swimming coaches Chris Goodpaster and Courtney Sorrell were working together at Dixie Heights as late as last season, they had similar vexing problems every year in the region – how to get past Covington Catholic on the boys’ side and Notre Dame Academy on the girls’.
For both former Dixie coaches, that’s ancient history on the eve of the state swimming and diving championships Thursday through Saturday at University of Louisville’s Ralph Wright Natatorium.
A summer coincidence returned the coaches simultaneously to their alma maters, Goodpaster to CovCath and Sorrell to Notre Dame. Since then, their teams have become statistical mirror images of each other. Both programs extended their regional winning streaks to 18 at the Feb. 13 Region 7 meet at Silverlake by winning nine of 12 events and combining for eight regional records, four apiece.
Powered by record-breaking nationally elite sophomore Sophie Skinner, senior Madeleine Vonderhaar and junior Amanda Smith, Notre Dame is sending 14 swimmers and two divers to state. CovCath also is sending 14 swimmers and two divers, including record-breaking senior Brendan Meyer, junior record breaker Nick Smith and regional diving champion Evan Brungs.
Now that Goodpaster has continued the Colonels’ winning ways and Sorrell has kept the Pandas on track, they have inherited much more sizable challenges: The storied programs at St. Xavier and Sacred Heart. St. Xavier has won 27 consecutive boys’ state championships, 51 overall, both state-record totals. Sacred Heart has won three consecutive girls’ state titles, five of the past six, and 26 overall, a state record.
The state runners-up each of the past two seasons have been CovCath for the boys and Notre Dame for the girls. The Colonels have finished second four years in a row. They are third on Kentucky’s all-time list with five state titles, the last in 1983. “On paper, we’re favored over St. Xavier, but they swam safe at their regional and will have much better times at state,” Goodpaster said. “But, we have a chance.”
Notre Dame Academy’s Madeleine Vonderhaar and her Panda teammates have Sacred Heart in their sights. (Photo: The Community Recorder/James Weber)
Notre Dame has been in the top three each of the past seven seasons. The Pandas have won nine state titles, second only to Sacred Heart. Sorrell swam for the last Notre Dame state champion in 2002. “Our goal every year is win a state championship,” the coach said. “If not, we want to make some people nervous.”
The Colonels cut into St. Xavier’s winning margin under former coach Richard Dickmann, who retired. Four years ago, St. Xavier won state by 250 points. Last year, the difference was 114.5. Notre Dame made a 62-point gain on Sacred Heart under coach Emily Knoll, who is raising young twins. The margin, however, was 215.
There are big point winners on both sides. Skinner is seeded first in both the 100- and 200-yard freestyle races. Smith is second in the 100 backstroke. Vonderhaar is third in the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke. The relay teams are seeded either second or third.
For CovCath, Meyer is seeded first in the 200 and 500 freestyle races. Brungs is first in diving. Smith is second in the 200 IM and third in the 100 freestyle. Two relay teams are seeded first, the other is seeded second.
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The Central Michigan University Chippewas
In 2002, Maynard Kahgegab, Jr., then chief of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, and Michael Rao, president of Central Michigan University, signed a proclamation pledging their support for strengthening the relationship between the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Central Michigan University “for the enhancement of each other’s goals and visions and for the greater good of all residents of the region, state, and nation.”
The proclamation included a statement of support for the university’s continued use of the Chippewas nickname. CMU’s approach to the Chippewas nickname entails using it in a respectful and honorable manner.
This respectful use of the nickname wasn’t always the case.
CMU started using the Chippewas nickname in 1942 after CMU’s track and field coach Lawrence Sweeney approached the student council to request changing the nickname from the Bearcats to Chippewas. He argued that the Bearcat was too unfamiliar a mascot to provide the kind of atmosphere desired at athletic events and “the Chippewa name opens up unlimited opportunities for pageantry and showmanship.” In practice, this amounted to stereotypical imagery and mockery of Native ceremonies.
The mimicking, stereotyping, and misrepresentation of Native American cultures and people are attitudes and behaviors that will not be tolerated and must be part of the past.
Cultural misrepresentation occurs when Native American sacred objects, cultural ways of knowing, and traditions are used in a context that strips their cultural meaning.
Because CMU proudly uses a nickname associated with a contemporary people, every effort is made to avoid engaging in behavior that demeans or belittles Native Americans. Such efforts to ensure the nickname is used properly include CMU copyrighting the Chippewas nickname to gain control over unauthorized use.
CMU’s Responsibilities
It is your responsibility as a CMU student or faculty/staff member to use the Chippewas nickname in a respectful and understanding manner. You can learn about this tribal nation’s rich heritage and respectfully use the Chippewas nickname by:
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Sony at CES: PlayStation Now, 'Breaking Bad' and the 'wow' factor
Sony's CEO Kasua Hirai excites fans with two new cloud-based services during his keynote Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show. He also bids farewell to the "just good enough era."
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January 7, 2014 12:57 PM PST
Sony CEO Kasuo Hirai took the stage to deliver a keynote speech at CES 2014. James Martin/CNET
Sony will use the power of the Internet "cloud" to engage its customers in a new way that the company hopes will create a sense of awe in their experience of Sony products, CEO Kasuo Hirai said during a keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Tuesday.
During the keynote, Andrew House, president and group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, took the stage briefly to make the two biggest announcements of the keynote: Sony's plans to offer a new streaming game service and cloud-based TV service via the company's popular PlayStation 4 game console.
The new PlayStation Now is a streaming game service that will allow PlayStation fans to stream games directly to their PlayStation 4 consoles or mobile devices. One of the highlights of the new service is that it will allow people to access games from previous PlayStation generation consoles, including games from the PS1, PS2 and PS3.
The service will begin a closed beta testing trial at the end of January with the service expected to be rolled out to customers this summer, House said.
House also announced a new cloud-based TV service that will allow people to access and watch live and recorded TV as well as on-demand content from streaming services like Netflix. Sony has yet to name the new service, but House said it will begin testing the service this year in the US.
Sony's cloud-based video service will put the company head-to-head with companies like Roku and Apple. And it's ground that other companies have also tried to cover but failed. For instance, Intel talked up similar plans to launch its own cloud-based TV service, but ultimately abandoned those plans.
Where Sony likely believes it can stand out from others who are either already in the streaming market or have attempted and failed to get there is that Sony has a large installed base of customers.
House said during the presentation that the PS4 launch was the largest console launch ever with Sony selling 2.1 million consoles in the first two weeks. The company ended the year by selling 4.2 million units.
The figure beats Microsoft's Xbox One sales as of the end of 2013. Microsoft said it sold 3 million units by the end of December.
Sony exec Andrew House introduces the PlayStation Now service at CES 2014. James Martin/CNET
'Kando' and the 'wow' factor
Hirai began his keynote by talking about his childhood and his lifelong ambition to figure out how things work. He said that the same concept of curiosity and imagination has been part of Sony's history for the past 60 years. He highlighted some iconic devices made by the company including the Walkman, the DiscMan and the PlayStation. He also noted some of the company's commercial failures, including the Betamax video player.
But he said that at the center every successful product is this notion of Kando, a Japanese concept of eliciting emotional involvement with a product. Even though the Betamax video player had functionally superior technology over the more commercially successful VHS technology, he implied that the product lacked an emotional connection for consumers.
He said it isn't enough to make products that are simply functional. Consumers need more than that to connect with a product.
"People value that elusive deeper emotional power," he said.
Kando, he explained, is what offers a "wow" experience for consumers. It dazzles and amazes them. He said kando happens when your senses are engaged. And it's not just the experience that the device brings that is supposed to elicit this response, but the device itself has to conjure this emotion of excitement and wonder. He emphasized that today, all of Sony's products are inspired by this notion of "kando."
He rattled off a litany of Sony products from its latest smartphone -- the Xperia Z1S -- to its PlayStation 4 console to the 5000 ILCE-5000 -- a digital camera with an interchangeable lens -- to its advanced sensor technology that he says brings kando to life in a variety of applications.
"We don't consider any product a success if we don't deliver the 'wow' experience and kando," he said. "And we are spending more time looking out rather than looking within to see what's on the horizon."
Hirai called the next generation of consumers "Generation Remix." And he said they are different from previous generations because they have grown up as visual and digital natives, knowing from their earliest experiences to interact with touch screens and connected devices. And he said this next generation of consumers will bend technology instead of being controlled by it. And he said it will be up to Sony engineers and product designers to figure out what will wow them.
'Breaking Bad'
In an effort to show more concretely how Sony's technology and vision has already changed industries, like entertainment, Hirai invited Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton and "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan to the stage for a discussion. Lynton and Gilligan offered their insights on how streaming video services have changed the TV and movie industry forever.
Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO, Michael Lynton and "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan join Sony CEO Kasuo Hirai on stage during Hirai's keynote at CES 2014. CNET/James Martin
"When I started in the TV business, the conventional wisdom was serialized storytelling was to be avoided," Gilligan said. He said that has now changed. And now people are watching shows all at once right after another in what has been coined binge-viewing."That phrase didn't even exist four or five years ago," he said.
Mobile devices have also changed the way people view movies and TV shows, Lynton said. People can now catch up on TV and movies while on a train or waiting for a bus.
Gilligan also noted how the size of TVs has also changed how TV shows are produced.
"With the giant wide TVs, you can frame scenes like a John Ford or Sergio Leone," he said. "You can show little characters on a broad endless, expanse of the New Mexico prairie and it looks cinematic."
Gilligan also noted that the new miniature cameras that Sony makes allows him to capture shots he'd never dreamed before. For example, he said cameras can be placed in mailboxes or one could be underneath Walter White's car as he rolls past. Not only are the quality of the cameras amazing, but they are also inexpensive, which he said means that they can be used in a lot of situations that directors otherwise would never consider.
"We can risk breaking them," he said Gilligan."So if it comes down to a choice between a $300 camera and a million dollar shot, I'll break the camera every day of the week."
Sony's 4K projector
Hirai concluded the keynote with the introduction of a short-range 4K projector, which can project a 147-inch image at extremely close range. The projector is designed to sit right in front of a wall or screen, instead of being placed several feet away. Hirai didn't offer pricing information but said the product will be available this summer. It is part of a wider family of products known as Life UX. An initiative that turns every surface in the home into a screen.
Sony CEO Kasuo Hirai talks up the company's Life Space UX initiative during his keynote at CES 2014. CNET/James Martin
Hirai said that Life Space UX will soon free the office, home, and other places we use from traditional constraints to deliver a kando experience. And finally he ended with some inspirational words for the audience.
"It's time to move beyond the just good enough era," he said.
He added that it was time to say good-bye to commodity products.
"We must empower our creators, designers, engineers, to be curious," he said. "Products created with pride will instill pride of ownership."
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Attack on Jonathan in Bauchi: Yuguda, FCT minister at each other’s throat
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ABUJA — STRONG indications emerged that the cold war between a political godfather and his son has reared its head again, following accusations and counter accusations between Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammed. Their disagreement followed the governor’s claim that the minister hired thugs that stoned the president’s convoy in Bauchi last Thursday.
However, responding to the accusation yesterday, Senator Mohammed described Yuguda as , ‘’not only a fifth columnist but a mole in the Peoples Democratic Party, who claims to be a member of the party in the afternoon, but works for the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC at night.’’
In a statement signed by Senator Mohammed’s Special Assistant, Media, Nosike Oguenyi, he said, “The attention of Senator Bala Mohammed has been drawn to an allegation by the Governor of Bauchi State, Mallam Isa Yuguda that he was the sponsor of the thugs that attacked the presidential campaign team of His Excellency, President Goodluck Jonathan in Bauchi on Thursday 22nd January, 2015.
“The question that the Governor must answer quickly without equivocation is: why did the thugs not stone him (Yuguda) whilst he was addressing the same rally, on the same podium and on the same day? Yugudu should also tell the world why he has suddenly turned into an APC spokesman, by exonerating the opposition party of culpability in the attack on the PDP presidential campaign team in Bauchi.
Governor Yuguda, however, insisted last night that Senator Mohammed was the one who imported the thugs as he said that the man hired by the minister to secure the services of the hoodlums and 70 of the thugs had been arrested. He said: “The Minister is a bigger APC mole, who should be disciplined by the President for trying to embarrass him and his office for selfish reasons.
“Contrary to his claim that the stoning was done by APC thugs, all the boys so far arrested by the police have turned to be Bala’s boys. So, who is an APC mole then?” the governor asked.
“Many Nigerians still remember recent media reports that Yuguda is the real godfather and sponsor of the APC gubernatorial candidate in Bauchi State and that he has not been campaigning for President Jonathan’s re-election in the state. Again, history is there to expose the Governor as an unabashed 5th columnist in the PDP.
“It would be recalled that the first attack Senator Bala Mohammed received for wholeheartedly supporting Dr. Goodluck Jonathan (then Vice President) was in 2010. The same Yuguda, in 2010, did everything humanly possible to recall and politically annihilate Bala Mohammed from the National Assembly as the Senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District.
“Bala’s only sin was that he mobilized fellow lawmakers to invoke the famous ‘Doctrine of Necessity’ to confer powers on the then Vice President Jonathan to act as President while former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was away in Saudi Arabia receiving medical attention.
“The second attack of the FCT Minister by Yuguda came later again in 2010, when he deployed enormous energies into creating all manner of obstacles to block Senator Bala Mohammed’s return and re-registration as a member of the PDP in his native Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi State.
Again, that attempt was futile as it failed disastrously for Yuguda. Since then, Senator Bala Mohammed has become a force to reckon with at the highest echelon of the PDP.
“SenatorMohammed has consistently repeated that politics is not a do or die affair, hence he sacrificed his gubernatorial bid to allow peace to reign in Bauchi State. He is also sharply aware that this is the time for everyone to focus on issues that would promote rancour-free campaign and elections to ensure victory for the PDP. It is on these bases that it would be ridiculous to suggest that Senator Bala would hire thugs to attack the PDP and discredit the Governor in the state – more so, because he (the Minister) is not contesting any position with the Governor. In fact, anyone who believes his wild allegation would believe anything! By Yuguda’s latest embarrassing conduct, he has successfully exposed his chameleonic character as an APC mole in the PDP.’’
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Ogoni Stakeholders Forum (OSF) in the US, Chief Solomon Ndigbara and Wiwa family of bane have hailed the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress for choosing Hon Dakuku Peterside as its consensus governorship candidate.
Protesters storm INEC office, demand election postponement
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ABUJA – A group of Nigerian youths not favourably disposed to going ahead with this month’s general elections,due to the inability of many registered voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards,PVCs, protested to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday,to demand postponment. The group, under the aegis of Forum for Democratic Change,FDC, […]
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….Accuses PDP Scribe of incitement ….Vows to pursue case at Election Tribunal to a logical conclusion The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has called for the arrest and prosecution of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, for inciting members and supporters of PDP to violence. Rivers […]
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Data Transparency
Case Study - Creating a University for your Artificial intelligence - Part 1
In 2018, the rare event happened in the tech world where someone released a massive amount of data to the public… for free! Reported in sites like ZDNet the University of California’s DeepDrive project released what they called the BDD100k dataset for the public to use and train self driving cars.
What is the data and why is it important?
Inside this 1.8Tb monster are over 100,000 frames of imagery and associated data that were crowd sourced from all over the USA on dash mounted cameras. That might not sound exciting on the surface and indeed if you watch many of the 40 second clips they aren’t. What makes this a really exciting collection is the sheer scale of the information, never before has such a large, diverse range of data been made available to the public for training of artificial intelligence systems.
Intelligence is nothing without education
We talked to our friend Marcus Vernon at Arion AI about how executives approach Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects. Arion AI is a leading data science and machine learning consultancy to the aerospace, finance and retail sectors.
“There's a lot of misconception around AI and machine learning, about what it is and how it works. The hype in the media gives a confusing picture, one question that I'm asked a lot is: what's the difference between AI and machine learning?
Simply put, machine learning provides the ability to analyse existing complex data using a computer to train a mathematical model for specific applications. The model can then predict outputs based on similar new inputs, which can be anything from images to sound or numeric data.
The definition of AI changes with the advancement of technology. In the 1970s a pocket calculator could have been called 'Artificial Intelligence', but you wouldn't say that today. Similarly, even though machine learning is astonishingly good, it still needs a human to tell it what problem to solve and the boundaries that define it. In the future, new technologies will push its ability even further, but we aren't anywhere close to the Hollywood definition yet!"
Marcus Vernon
Creating a university for AI
There are many challenges in the AI industry but the ones we focused on in this activity were:
Storing, moving and getting fast access to a large enough dataset is hard when dealing with video data.
Recording the results of different AI’s and variations is time consuming and being able to do this faster will greatly improve the ability to refine the accuracy.
Training is one of the keys to the success of an AI so the way it is delivered is also of vital importance, you can not simply point a AI algorithm at a folder of files and tell it to go learn. The quality and diversity of data is also of great importance so being able to deliver this amazing dataset with the framework of Col8 will form the step up in AI training being sought in the Data science industry.
Col8 has done the heavy lifting already
We want to give our data science partners this amazing tool and dataset to work from but before we could do that there was the task of extracting and processing all the raw data from the DeepDrive project. Over the course of 28hrs we automatically downloaded, processed and organized all the videos against their datasets in to individual records on Col8. Without even bringing AI in to the equation we went from a flat folder structure with 10’s of thousands of randomly named files to this beautiful image of San Francisco and New York formed of purely crowd sourced video. Scroll around the interactive map and instantly access any video based on it’s location or date filters.
Our long term advisor to Col8, Dr Lukasz Piwek lecturer and researcher in Data Science at the University of Bath made a comment recently about this piece of work:
“Data sets obtained from social networks like Twitter provide great source of textual and meta-data that we can analyse efficiently. However, being able to bring such “static" data together with image and video has always been incredibly difficult. A lot of AI developers focus on specific areas, like image recognition or sentiment analysis where it is difficult to bring together capabilities of efficient multimedia and metadata integration. I really see Col8 as having the potential to bridge these multi disciplinary areas of data science and help us unlock new levels of insights.”
Lukasz Piwek
API’s for the win
Application Programming Interface (API) is something you may be aware of but simply it is the ability for computers to talk to each and exchange data in a common format. Col8 is built on top of these at its core which is what our data science partners will be using to move data in / out of the system to train and run the AI’s.
In part two of this adventure we will be reporting on how this has gone with researchers in some of the worlds most advanced AI institutions.
Col8 brings together video and data for the next generation of video management, augmentation and delivery solutions
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Posted August 31, 2016 by Matt Krumrie
Sports analytics careers: Recent college grad discusses keys to success
Group of analysts reviewing data. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock.
It’s no secret that analytics and data are driving, and changing, the world of sports, at all levels. From high school to college, and the pros, individuals, organizations, and teams are using analytics to drive decisions on and off the field. The rapid rise in the use of sports analytics led to the creation of the popular MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, called “a forum for industry professionals, students, and fans to discuss the increasing role of analytics in the sports industry.”
The growth of sports analytics has also prompted Syracuse University to launch the first-ever sports analytics bachelor’s degree program in the United States. Launching in the Spring of 2017, the Syracuse University sports analytics bachelor’s degree program will focus on computer programming, statistics, math, and of course, sports.
In May of 2016 Zack Sims graduated from the University of Georgia with a double major in Digital and Broadcast Journalism and Statistics. He also earned a certificate from UGA’s sports media program, preparing him for a career in sports, or sports analytics. While at UGA Sims wrote for a few sports web sites, covered live events, and practiced analyzing sports data on his own. He was also a Division I athlete, participating in track and cross country. An informational interview helped Sims earn a sports analytics internship at Competitive Sports Analysis (CSA), an Atlanta, Georgia-based sports analytics company.
Below, Sims talks to College Recruiter about how he landed his sports analytics internship, what he does as a sports analytics intern, the type of technical and soft skills needed to succeed in sports analytics careers, what he knows now that he wish he knew while in college – and much more:
Informational interview led to sports analytics internship
Sims was required to complete an informational interview with a sports industry professional as part of a sports media class at UGA.
“I told my professor that I wanted to work in sports analytics, and he told me he had recently met a woman named Diane Bloodworth, who owned her own sports analytics company in Atlanta,” said Sims. “I interviewed with Diane and got an understanding for how she got into the industry. She told me to stay in touch, so I called her shortly before graduating and asked if she had any openings. She offered me an internship, and I started working shortly after.”
Sports industry background
During the informational interview, Sims was able to discuss how his previous work in sports prepared him for a sports analytics internship. In the summer of 2015 he served as the Broadcast Intern for the Sunbelt Collegiate Baseball League, where he did play-by-play and commentary, and wrote game stories. He also wrote for three different websites covering college football. During his time at UGA, he covered a multitude of sports (swimming, softball, basketball, baseball and more) for the UGA sports media program. Two of his assignments from that program got published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Athens Banner-Herald.
Day-to-day duties of a Sports analytics intern
At CSA, Sims works as an analytics intern. CSA currently offers two products. scoutPRO is for fantasy football players. This product provide projections, access to a fantasy football expert, and insights into player data. CSA also offers scoutSMART, which is an analytics based recruiting software. It shows college football coaches how well a recruit will fit into their program. CSA currently only works in college and pro football. Its clients are fantasy football users (scoutPRO) and college football coaches (scoutSMART).
Sims’ day-to-day duties go far beyond the job title, because CSA is a startup company. Sims said this internship has provided him with experience in a lot of different areas beyond sports and analytics. He uses math, business and communication skills on a daily basis. He helps with CSA marketing efforts, managing social media, and analyzing NFL data. He manages software databases and much more.
“When you work at a startup, you aren’t tied down to specific duties,” says Sims. “You really help in any way you can. I help manage our corporate website, run our Twitter accounts, head up our email marketing campaigns, manage the database for our scoutSMART, and create some visual analytics for our scoutPRO users. I’ve been able to work in so many areas during my internship.”
Software skills crucial in sports analytics careers
To succeed in a career in sports analytics, one must be able to have much more than a knowledge and interest in sports. They must be analytical, and be able to understand, learn, and use a variety of software programs, and have a variety of technical skills.
Prior to this internship, Sims used Kaggle, a social media site for data analysts, to practice analyzing sports data. He primarily looked at Major League Baseball data on Kaggle. Now, at CSA, R, Tableau and Excel are the three main programs Sims uses for conducting data analysis.
“They are great for breaking down large data sets and producing something meaningful,” says Sims. “I also use Constant Contact for managing our email marketing campaigns.”
Coding/programming skills important in sports analytics careers
“The one thing I wish I would have known was how important coding/programming is,” says Sims. “If you want to get into analytics, you really need to be proficient in a few programs. I was exposed to R and SAS while at UGA, but I didn’t really start learning them in-depth until I started teaching myself the last few months.”
Sims expanded on the technical skills needed to succeed in a sports analytics career, saying “I think you need to know R (or SAS), Tableau, and SQL to land some bigger jobs in analytics. Each of these plays a very big role in any analytics job. The good thing is there are plenty of places on the internet where you can learn these tools (W3Schools, R for Everyone, Tableau Website, Kaggle).”
Soft skills are crucial to sports analytics career success
You can love sports, and be an analytics genius, but soft skills are still crucial to succeed in sports analytics careers.
“I definitely think you need to be effective at communicating to work in analytics,” says Sims. “There are a lot of people who can break down data, but there aren’t many people who can do that and clearly explain what the data is telling them.”
From college classroom to the real world
Sims says the sports media and journalism classes he took at UGA helped prepare him for his internship.
“These classes made it easy to tell a story from the data I work with,” says Sims. “I think my statistics classes taught me what to look for when analyzing data.”
The future of sports analytics careers
Since starting his internship and searching for jobs in sports analytics, Sims has noticed just how fast the field of sports analytics is growing: “I’ve learned the sports analytics market is growing like crazy,” he said. “There are so many opportunities emerging, and this should continue for the next couple of years. This excites me, because I know I can work my up in the industry.”
Passion for sports important
Most college students or recent college grads who pursue a career in sports analytics are likely going to have a passion for sports. And that is another valuable trait to showcase with employers, when interviewing for jobs in sports analytics.
“I definitely think you need a passion for sports to be successful in this field,” says Sims. “When I’m trying to analyze data for our fantasy football users, it helps that I know what kind of metrics are important to them. I love football and I also play fantasy football, so it helps me know what our customers will want to see.”
Being a well-rounded college graduate is valuable
“I’m a believer that the more versatile your background is, the better,” says Sims. “Being passionate about sports is great, but if you can also break down data and draw important meaning from it, you can definitely find a job in sports analytics.”
The importance of a sports analytics internship
An internship is crucial to success.
“It’s really hard to just land a sports analytics job when you come out of college, unless you’ve done a lot of work/projects on your own,” says Sims. “Internships are a stepping stone for you to get a job with a sports team, sports technology company, or other sports organization or business.”
Sims would welcome the chance to stay at CSA once his internship is complete. He also still dreams of working in an analytics role for a professional sports team/organization, or sports media company. For now, he knows he’s getting some of the best on-the-job training he can to pursue his passion and dream of working in the fast-growing field of sports analytics. Sims calls working at CSA “a great experience,” adding that he “gets the freedom to explore projects that I might not get a large company.”
Sports analytics careers are not the future, they are the present. Zack Sims is prepared to take the next step in his career. Current college students, recent college grads and entry-level job seekers can prepare for the next step in their career by staying connected to College Recruiter to learn about careers in sports analytics. To do so, visit our blog, and connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
Zack Sims
About Zack Sims
Zack Sims graduated from the University of Georgia in the srping of 2016 with a double major in Digital and Broadcast Journalism and Statistics. He also earned a certificate from UGA’s sports media program and was a member of the UGA track and cross country teams.
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Posted on April 28, 2019 May 29, 2019 by Jessica Baldanzi
“My Favorite Thing Is Monsters,” by Emil Ferris. Fantagraphics, February 2017. 386 pp. Paper, $39.99. Adult.
Chicago comics artist Emil Ferris deems “monster” an “honorable title. It represents struggle and wisdom bought at a high, painful price. . . . I make a distinction between good monsters―those that can’t help being different―and rotten monsters,” she told “The Comics Journal” in 2017, when her multiple award-winning masterpiece “My Favorite Thing Is Monsters” was initially released. How do you define a “rotten monster”? “[T]hose people whose behavior is designed around objectives of control and subjugation.”
This gorgeous and complicated book teems with monsters, both good and rotten. Among the good monsters are the protagonist Karen, an elementary school student who portrays herself as a werewolf detective, with surprisingly luxurious eyelashes,
Franklin, her gay black friend,
and Deeze, her wise but troubled older brother, who teaches her how to see and appreciate art, how to draw, and especially, how to “draw [her] way through” difficult events and emotions—like the overt racism of 1960s Chicago:
There are plenty of other monsters as “rotten” as the woman above, most notably the Nazis who traumatized Karen’s neighbor Anka (the woman on the book’s cover), and the “m.o.b.”—which in Karen’s world stands for “mean, ordinary, and boring”—that gathers to root out the monsters and misfits they deem dangerous:
You might have noticed something about all of the “good” monsters so far: they’re outsiders in visible ways (race), as well as less automatically visible ways (e.g. class and sexuality). As the story develops, Karen becomes a “detective,” partly to try to solve a mystery about Anka early in the book, and partly to train her artist’s eye to make sense of confusing people, especially in their cruelty:
Ferris had been a working artist for a while when, in 2001, she contracted West Nile Virus, which paralyzed her from the waist down—and worse, paralyzed her drawing hand. Along her long, slow process of recovery, she retrained her drawing hand partly by earning a Master’s in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Ferris drew her whole book on notebook paper with ballpoint pen, which gives the drawings a rare combination of authenticity and intensity, whether she’s reproducing an Art Institute masterpiece or a horror comics cover:
I normally review new books, but I’ve been on a monsters kick lately (see my reviews of Sofia and Del Samatar’s “Monster Portraits” and Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda’s “Monstress” series, and this book is one of those masterpieces that only surfaces once a decade or so. It’s worth reading sometime soon, because the second installment comes out next year.
It’s also worth reading so that you can make some new friends—or if you’ve spent as much time in the Art Institute as Ferris and Karen have, so that you can see your old friends in a new light:
It’s become a bit of a cliché to ask “who’s the real monster?” The more challenging questions are who defines monstrosity, how much control do we have over the most monstrous parts of ourselves, and how easily can the definitions of monsters shift to suit the purposes of the people in control?
The usual knee-jerk reaction to the word “monster” is negative—very few people would be proud to call themselves monsters. Ferris, however, as she mines the distinctions between different types of monsters, not only resists the word’s most negative connotations, but revels in human connection rather than division as she contemplates what she called, in a New York Times interview, “our own inner monstrousness.”
“My Favorite Thing Is Monsters” helps both Ferris and her readers exorcise and embrace personal as well as societal monsters of the past and present. “Like monsters, we are creatures motivated by hunger,” she explained to the “Comics Journal” interviewer. “But also, like monsters, we are capable of mercy and love.”
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London wants to show it’s open for business in Tech Week 2018
London Tech Week 2018 kicks off with attracting young people into tech a key theme
Karl Flinders
Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly
The London Tech Week 2018 launch event kicked off a string of 300 separate events over the next week designed to promote London as a tech hub and attract more young people from diverse backgrounds into an industry craving new blood.
An audience dominated by young people at the Francis Crick Institute in London heard from tech leaders in business and academia as well as London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan, who also used the opportunity to announce an ambitious smart city plan for London and talk up the city’s position in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
“There is always a great buzz about the London Tech festival,” he said. “It not only showcases the latest tech innovation but also serves as the perfect illustration that despite Brexit our city remains welcoming, outward looking and open. Open to business, open to investment and open to talent.”
Engaging with the next generation of potential IT professions was the repeated call from speakers throughout the launch event.
With a future IT skills shortage predicted as a result of Brexit, as well as a shortage of students studying technology, boosting home grown talent is critical if London and the wider UK is to compete on the world stage.
Read more about London Tech week
London Tech week 2017: Speaking in east London at the launch of this year’s London Tech Week, mayor Sadiq Khan said the city will remain open to talent from around the world despite the threats posed by Brexit to the city’s tech sector.
London Tech Week 2016: Technology company “collective”, the Tech Talent Charter launches to tackle lack of diversity in the tech sector.
Speaking to Computer Weekly, Martin Loomes, dean of the school of science and technology at Middlesex University, said the London Tech week event is a good opportunity for the university to show off what it does. It was demonstrated a robotic arm that can be controlled by simple programming, which is aimed at inspiring primary school children.
This is much needed considering the shortage of young people studying Stem subjects. “There is not enough. Events like this can break down barriers.”
He said there is a real problem due to the lack of women getting into tech. “We still have very few women coming into computing and engineering, and if we can crack that nut, I think we will solve some of the skills shortage.”
Efforts are being made at secondary school level to increase the take up of computing subjects. Ed Chambers, head of engineering at London secondary school the UCL Academy, said: “We were invited here as we are a Stem specialist school, so this is right up our street.” At the UCL academy, children do engineering for three hours a week.”
He said the students are interested in technologies including computer-aided design (CAD) and robotics, but added that work needs to be done to better promote careers in technology.
Retaining girls’ interest in tech
Getting more girls into tech at an early age and retaining their interest is key, according to Maria Walsh, engineering technician at the UCL Academy.
The UK will face huge challenges over the next few years as its Brexit destination is defined. In the meantime and possibly beyond, the IT sector could find itself short of the skills it needs. Another academic that wished to remain anonymous said his organisation is already losing experienced staff as a result of Brexit.
“People are not leaving in their droves, but those that are getting offers in EU countries are taking them,” they said. “London is no longer the attractive place it was.”
Khan also used the launch event to make an announcement around a London smart city project, as well as details of London’s strong position in the global AI industry.
The smart city initiative will challenge London’s tech talent to help solve problems including poor air quality, urban design and digital connectivity. He also announced a report on London’s AI ecosystem from CognitionX, which found the city is home to 758 artificial intelligence companies – more than twice as many as its closest rivals Paris and Berlin combined.
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Best business card scanner apps
Keep your contacts safe by making business cards digital
Tom Macaulay
Tom studied English Literature and History at Sussex University before gaining a Masters in Newspaper Journalism from City University. He's particularly interested in the public sector and the ethical implications of emerging technologies.
Tom Macaulay October 23, 2018
Business cards have become a popular method of communication since the reign of Sun King Louis XIV in 17th century France, when it became customary for guests to deliver them to hosts to announce their impending arrival.
The cards remain a highly effective advertising and communication tool, but the stacks of cards we accumulate are inconvenient to organise and all too easy to lose.
And the idea that people are going to copy over contact information on mass to digital address books is ludicrous. Instead, we'll most likely put them in a drawer and forget about them.
If you're a regular on the conference or a networking circuit a good business card scanner will make sure that stack of business cards you've accrued doesn't get lost forever.
In fact, lots of the apps listed will scan multiple cards at once and automatically sync contact information on the card with your address book or contact manager, saving time and a lot of effort.
Here's a look at the best apps on the market.
Additional reporting by Christina Mercer.
1. Sansan
If you're looking for a quick app to scan a few business cards now and again, then you might want to skip this one. Sansan has its sights set on digitising businesses cards for whole organisations rather than individuals.
Via its mobile app, available on iOS and Android, you'll be able to scan in any business card and add it to a cloud-based directory. Plus, for those working and travelling overseas, Sansan can transcribe business cards in English, German, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai and Indonesian.
If you have masses of business cards Sansan also has hardware which can be used instead of your phone to scan cards in quickly.
Like many other apps listed Sansan will scan cards individually or in bulk, saving the front and back of the cards.
Price: The cost differs depending on your businesses needs, however, because this is aimed at bulk digitisation, it isn't cheap. Coming in at around $600 (£460) a month for 500 business cards.
2. Zoho Card Scanner
You'll most likely be familiar with Zoho Workplace - its productivity suite including invoicing, emailing and Office tools - you might even use one or more of its products.
Zoho's business card scanning offering works as an integration to its other products. For example, you can scan business cards and import them into your ContactManager programme - Zoho's online contact management software.
Although, if you use another cloud service, Zoho will also sync scanned cards information with Salesforce and Google Cloud. Ideally however you'll use Zoho CRM.
This scanner is available for iOS and Android and up to 14 different languages can be scanned in. You can also edit the information before it's saved.
Price: The app itself is free.
3. Wantedly People
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With Wantedly People you can scan up to 10 business cards at the same time, all you need to do is just lay them side by side. This makes scanning business cards at large networking events pretty easy, although it can't guarantee perfect accuracy every time.
You'll be able to connect and chat with people over the app or online chat and email. Plus, all business card data is encrypted by TLS protocol v.1.2 (SSL).
One downside, however, is that this business card scanner will only pick up name, email address and phone number fields. It's probably enough, but does mean that social profiles and websites can't be picked up and need to be manually entered.
Available for iOS and Android.
4. FullContact
If full integration with your existing contacts is what you're after then FullContact is definitely one to consider.
Once you have set up your account and chosen your default contact platform (e.g. G-Suite or Office 365) then you'll be able to take a photo of your business card and add it to an existing contact or create a new one.
What's different about FullContact (and this may seem dated) is that rather than using text recognition technology to pull the information into the app, FullContact sends the scanned card off and someone in the team will type the information from the card to your contacts for you.
This process is meant to take 30 seconds and can negate errors sometimes associated with text recognition software.
Available on iOS, Android and over the web.
Price: Scan 10 cards for free and then from $9.99 (£7.70) per month after that.
5. CamCard
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CamCard instantly reads and saves business cards to phone contacts and email accounts and syncs them across multiple platforms on all your devices.
It's also available in a business version. Additional features include management of employee contact information, role-based access and easy export of contacts to Salesforce, SugarCRM or Excel files.
Available for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows, and Web.
Price: From $0.99 (£0.75)
6. Evernote Scannable
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Evernote Scannable quickly captures high-quality scans numerous files, including business cards, documents, and receipts. It automatically rotates, crops and adjusts images to make them easy to read.
Documents can be sent to colleagues via email or test, or exported to other apps as PDF and JPG files. IT pulls information from both business cards and LinkedIn profiles into your contacts lists and lets you add profile photos.
Available for iOS
7. Haystack
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Haystack is a complete business card app designed as an alternative to the traditional paper format. Users can create their own digital business cards, share them via email or text, and scan any paper cards they receive.
You can send the digital cards to anyone, whether they have the app or not, and the paper cards you scan are automatically updated when the contact details change.
Available for iOS.
Price: Free for the Forever Free edition. The Business and Enterprise versions start at $7.95 (£6.20) per month and $299 (£232) per month respectively.
8. ScanBizCards
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ScanBizCards is available in three separate editions. The Lite version includes unlimited card scanning five address book syncs and one calendar integration per week, cloud backup and a web portal for backup and online access.
The Premium edition adds unlimited address book syncs and calendar integrations, and export to CRMs and CSV files. The Enterprise version adds multiple users, and contact or leads assignment to specific campaigns, among other features.
Available for iOS, Android, and Web.
Price: Free for Lite version and $80 - $120 (£62 - £93) per user per year for Premium edition
9. WorldCard Mobile
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WorldCard Mobile captures business cards with a smartphone camera and automatically sorts the information by name, company, position, contact details and other data before exporting it to your address book.
The app recognises 25 different languages and can be synced with Google contacts. Data can also be exchanged through iTunes File Sharing, Open IN, and Mail.
10. ABBYY Business Card Reader
ABBYY Business Card Reader scans business cards and saves the data to your contact list in the cloud and synchronises it across your devices. It includes its own storage system, CardHolder, which is designed make it easy to organise and find information.
The app recognises 25 different languages in total and can support up to three different languages in any one card.
11. FoxCard
© Xiamen Worldscan
FoxCard instantly identifies cards and saves them to your contacts list in the apps. Users can add phone, images and text to the cards.
It can recognise 13 different languages and includes a smart edit feature that makes it easy to organise contact information.
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STEM background? Interested in IP? Desire a “balance of legal and technical nerdiness”? You should take a look at this DC-based specialist firm.
WHAT you studied in college can easily fade by the time you finish law school. When staring at your first legal advice note, your once refined understanding of Arrow's impossibility theorem or the development of American exceptionalism may not seem so useful. This wasn't the case for our associate interviewees at this IP-focused firm in the heart of DC. Sterne Kessler very much likes hiring those with STEM backgrounds, as “we tend to be sought not just for our legal expertise, but for our technical and scientific expertise,” managing director Mike Ray explains. “Our clients have called us a powerhouse on the technology side; we have over 50 people here with PhDs, and around 30 with master's degrees, all in the science and technology fields.” One source mused: "My degree definitely helps. It provides a base to do further research. For example, in wireless communications there's math that's related to things like sine and cosine wave equations, which helps you understand the patent you are dealing with."
“We do all things IP.”
On the subject of patents: Sterne Kessler is top-ranked in Chambers USA for its patent prosecution know-how in DC. However, as Mike Ray points out, “we do all things IP, and have a very nice balance between our traditional patent and trademark work, and litigation before the likes of the US District Courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board [PTAB]. Also of note, our International Trade Commission [ITC] practice has had a particularly great year: we've been to trial at least three times and have been getting results for our clients.” In particular, trademark and brand protection has become a significant area for the firm.
The juniors on our list were pretty evenly split between the firm's mechanical, electrical, biotech and trial & appellate groups. To help get associates started, an 'internal professional development adviser' (typically a director – Sterne Kessler's equivalent term for a partner) is on hand to help steer newbies in the right direction. Sterne Kessler's biotech group covers a “broad spectrum” of clients, ranging from the expected biotech companies to mechanical and engineering outfits too. Of course, “most of the work comes from the pharmaceutical side,” and one source estimated that “one third of my work relates to litigation, another third to offering opinions and the final third to prosecution matters.” Interviewees added that the group provides a “dynamic environment” to work in: “On the prosecution side you have the opportunity to work with multinational companies and prosecute very important drug portfolios, but you can also draft opinions on freedom to operate clearances and get involved in litigation at an early stage. Sometimes you do some patentability and invalidity analysis too.” Overall, “you need a do a lot of critical thinking in order to develop strategies for your client. It's interesting and challenging work.”
Clients come from “all over the technology spectrum” in the trial and appellate group. “We do work for pharma companies, electronic car companies, software outfits, entities specializing in industrial machines...” Interviewees told us that the “four main” forums in which disputes play out are the district courts, the federal circuit, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the International Trade Commission (ITC). The “pharmaceutical stuff” is primarily handled in the district courts, while electronics matters tend to play out in the ITC. Many cases had a relatively short timeframe, which kept things varied for our sources. "I went to three trials this year," one told us breathlessly, "and this week I am writing motions to compel, conferring with the other side and preparing some client presentations." And while they weren't yet on their feet delivering powerful closing speeches, juniors were certainly not confined to the office. As one source explained: "I usually don't get to speak at the court, but I've drafted a couple of cross-examinations and I've had the opportunity to second-chair and pass notes." For more on life inside Sterne's mechanical and electrical groups, click the 'Bonus Features' tab above.
Matters shifted more toward patent prosecution over in the electrical group, though litigious work was also on offer. Work normally starts with "the director getting an initial invention disclosure; I'll then be tasked with setting up a phone call with the inventors to understand the idea and draft the patent application. Inter partes disputes, however, are a little more team-based. We will set up a meeting and discuss our thoughts on what our argument should be for our brief and I will write the first draft." The mechanical group covers both prosecution and litigation matters. The subject of these matters can cover "anything from pure mechanical stuff like diesel engines and pumps to medical devices, consumer products and vending machines!" Our sources tended to lean more toward the prosecution side, and told us that tasks included “drafting patent applications, replying to office actions, negotiating with the patent office and handling all of the formalities tied to that. The framework is always the same, but the problem is always different; you always have a different puzzle to fit together.”
Recent clients: Volkswagen, Audi, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Pepsi. The firm handled over 500 design patents on behalf of Apple, including the 2018 settlement of the mega Samsung v. Apple case.
Hours & Compensation
“We have a system called flexible hours,” associates revealed. What this means is that associates can choose which hours target they would like to be on each year, ranging from 1,400 to 2,000 hours, with options rising in 100-hour increments. Most associates, we heard, opt to be on the 1,900 track. Hitting that number was felt to be “challenging, but doable. You need to try your best from the very beginning, which is tricky because you haven't established all of your relationships yet, but once you do, you'll probably get more and more work.”
“We will match those salaries to attract top talent.”
Each hours target comes with a different base salary. “Each year we know what the base compensation will be, as we have a table that lays it all out, and as long as you accomplish your target, you will get that base compensation.” For the ambitious go-getters out there, hitting 2,000 hours entitles them to the same market-rate base compensation that the Milbanks and Cravaths offer. “We will match those salaries to attract top talent,” juniors confirmed. Bonuses, however, are purely discretionary: “It's going to be up to many factors, including whether you reached your billable target and the quality of your work.”
We heard mixed views when it came to feedback, with one source stating that “the directors are willing to give it and do provide it,” while another interviewee felt that “a lot of it is director-dependent; some are really good at career development and get you involved in client communication and managing cases, whereas others are not so helpful.” Our sources were on the whole positive about their biannual formal reviews, however, and told us that “the directors provide comments and indicate areas for improvement.” They also appreciated that the guidelines for their development at each stage “have become more clearly defined since joining the firm.” We also heard that regular trainings are given to associates in order to keep everyone up to date and sharp when it comes to the latest developments affecting Sterne Kessler's areas of practice.
“Most people who are here and hit their hours do become directors.”
Juniors added that when they reach their seventh year at the firm they become eligible for an upgrade to the directorship. “Most people who are here and hit their hours do become directors,” interviewees revealed. As a general rule, aspiring directors should aim to hit an average of 1,900 hours each year if they have their eye on the promotion. “The quantitative requirements” were clear to sources: “You have to be here for a certain number of years [seven], and you have to have accumulated a certain number of billable hours over that seven-year period.” However, the seven-year point is not rigid, we heard; if someone is working flexible hours then it may take them longer to rack up the required level of hours, and when they do, they can subsequently be considered for promotion. The more qualitative factors that determine directorship appointments were a little murkier, but were thought to revolve around “your evaluations, how you interact with people and the quality of your work.”
“It's more of a background thing,” interviewees agreed when discussing the firm's approach to pro bono. “It's nice to do, but there's not a strong pro bono practice here. There are certain directors and associates who work on discrete projects, but it's not a central part of the firm.” Managing director Mike Ray explains: “We are patent attorneys, so we have in the past found it difficult to do pro bono broadly. Instead, the firm would do pro bono IP and donate to charitable causes.”
However, sources also felt that the firm had made efforts to address this, as demonstrated by its decision to establish an intellectual property and human rights practice in 2012. “The firm is continuing to expand its pro bono practice,” said one, and we heard that Sterne Kessler has increased its scope into “more traditional areas” like immigration, criminal appellant, and veterans work. Associates can officially count 50 hours of pro bono toward their annual hours target, and if they go over that amount “you can highlight it in your annual review to demonstrate how you've contributed to the firm.”
Pro bono hours
For all attorneys: 1,157
Average per attorney: 10
“There is more of a startup vibe here,” one source commented when describing Sterne Kessler's culture. “It's a lot more relaxed: we don't wear suits every day and it's a more business casual environment. There's a hierarchy to some extent but it's a lot more horizontal than other firms. It's a meritocracy really, so if you work hard people will listen to and take note of you.” Other interviewees also highlighted that the merit-based approach didn't create an overly competitive atmosphere, and that the culture has remained distinctly more relaxed.
Some felt that what helps to keep the vibe calm is the “fact that we all understand each other and the jokes that we make. We do joke that we are a nerdy firm, and there are a lot of people with technical degrees. Overall, I think we've found that right balance between legal and technical nerdiness, and I certainly enjoy that.” With all this knowledge flying around, it was also no surprise to hear that “there's an academic feel here too; the firm is really good at giving lectures and talks that keep everyone up to speed on certain issues.”
“I think recruiting and retaining women is an issue for all IP firms,” said one female source. “The IP field has more men; my law school class consisted of 20 people and only three were women, so it is harder on the recruitment front.” With STEM backgrounds in mind, sources added that “it can be easier to recruit women in specific fields; for example, more women tend to go into biology then engineering.” In order to combat the retention side of this issue, we heard that the firm “brought in an outside consultant to host a women's focus group. One of the outcomes of that was a request for more inclusivity, so the social committee has been planning events that everyone can go to and feel included, plus during meetings if someone is being quiet usually one of the directors will ask for their opinion. They value different thoughts and viewpoints.”
Strategy & Future
“One thing we are keenly focused on now is our international intellectual property strategy,” says managing director Mike Ray. “We think it's important to look beyond the US to provide our clients with solutions for their global IP challenges.” In addition, Sterne Kessler will also be keeping an eye out for “the next hot technology area. For example, right now we have a significantly growing practice in the automotive space, because mobile, computer and automobile technologies have been merging. We are also focusing on cutting-edge technology like blockchain and fintech.”
Associates on the firm's internal professional development advisers: “You go to them for mentoring and for workflow issues,” one source explained. “If you feel like you want to do a particular type of work, you can go to them, express your interest, and they go to the relevant directors on your behalf to help you establish yourself.” It's also common for juniors to fill out weekly availability reports, which are then screened by practice group leaders to ascertain whose plate is full and whose could do with filling. In reality, however, “part of having a varied practice means being proactive, and that means reaching out to directors yourself and building up your internal clientele.”
Working hours were on the more forgiving end of the Big Law spectrum, with most associates arriving between 8.30am and 9.30am and exiting between 6.30pm and 7pm. Busier times could see the hours stretch beyond these boundaries, but only "for a few days – maybe a week at the worst."
Interviewees told us that if people are going to leave, they tend to do so around the third or fourth year. They felt that the firm's name would carry weight if they were seeking IP-related jobs in other firms, or if they fancied going in-house: “Every company that develops anything is going to require patent counsel in house.”
Managing director Mike Ray adds that hings are also picking up on the litigious side as “there are big companies out there that have done less policing of their brands, but with so many counterfeit products on internet platforms such as eBay and Alibaba, they are now focusing on strong enforcement. We educate those clients on the level of counterfeiting that's happening and how we shut down counterfeiters, they are very receptive. It's an exciting practice, and one that is international in scope.”
Managing director Mike Ray confirms that “special challenges” exist for IP firms because “the overall pool of candidates with both technical AND law degrees is much smaller,” but director of marketing and communications Kathryn Holmes Johnson adds: “We are trying to hit targeted populations in the pipeline to really raise awareness of IP as a career path. We have to reach minority candidates as early as high school or before and make them feel welcome in this field.”
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
1100 New York Avenue NW,
Washington, DC,
Website sternekessler.com
Head Office: Washington, D.C.
Number of domestic offices: 1
Partners (US): 58
Associates (US): 68
Main recruitment contact:Rob Hashimoto (rhashimoto@sternekessler.com)
Hiring partner: Paul Ainsworth
Diversity officer: Gaby Longsworth, Chair, Diversity Committee
www.sternekessler.com
Recruitment details
Entry-level associates starting in 2019: 7
Clerking policy: Yes
Summers joining/anticipated 2019:
1Ls: 2, 2Ls: 9
Summer salary 2019:
1Ls: $3,300/week
Split summers offered? Case by case
Main areas of work
Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is an intellectual property specialty firm. The firm is organized into five primary areas: biotechnology/chemical; electronics; mechanical and design; trial and appellate; and trademark and brand protection. The firm provides full-service IP support for clients in every sector of the economy.
We were founded in 1978 and are proud to be a leading IP firm in Washington, DC, with decades of experience helping companies strategize and build global IP portfolios. We have over 170 professionals, most of whom hold an advanced technical degree, including over 50 with masters degrees and more than 50 with a doctorate degree in science and engineering. We deliver integrated IP services, including top-tier patent prosecution, PTAB litigation, design patents, trademark, advertising and anti-counterfeiting, ITC investigations, and district court and appellate litigation. Our attorneys and staff consistently vote our firm as a ‘great place to work.’
Law schools attending for OCIs in 2019:
American University College of Law, Berkeley Law, Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, George Washington University School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, Howard University School of Law, Harvard Law School, Stanford Law School, University of Maryland School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, University of New Hampshire School of Law, University of Virginia School of Law.
Recruitment outside OCIs:
Loyola University Chicago, School of Law (Patent Law Interview Program), Southeastern Minority Job Fair (SEMJF), Lavender Law.
Summer associate profile:
Sterne Kessler seeks students in science and/or engineering. Advanced degrees are required for our biotechnology/chemical group. We strongly prefer advanced degrees for our mechanical and electronics groups. All applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA in undergraduate, graduate, and law school studies. United States Patent and Trademark Office and/or other industry work experience is a plus. Teamwork, motivation, collaboration, work ethic, and universal respect are core values of the firm.
Summer program components:
Our summer associate program begins with a full week of orientation training comprised of IP focused informational sessions, as well as introductions to our firm departments and practice groups. Additionally, the professional development department conducts firm-wide training throughout the summer including topics such as legal writing, presentation skills, ethics, time management, and more. Our summer associates also have the opportunity to attend practice group lunches where substantive topics are presented and discussed. Each summer associate is also assigned a point person and buddy. A point person is typically a senior level associate responsible for regulating workload and providing guidance throughout the program. A buddy is a junior associate, usually a former summer associate, who helps acclimate you to the firm and answer any questions you may have. Over the past several years, the firm has been consistently rated as a ‘best place to work’ based on attorney and staff surveys conducted by The Washington Post and The Washington Business Journal.
Recruitment website:www.sternekessler.com/careers
Twitter: @sternekessler
Linkedin: sternekesller
This Firm's Rankings in
USA Guide, 2019
Ranked Departments
Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution (Band 1)
Largest US office: Washington, DC
US offices: 1
International offices: 0
First-year salary: $190,000 (2,000 hour track)
Billable hours: 1,400–2,000 target
Summers 2019: 11
Revenue 2018: undisclosed
Partners made in 2019: 6
Famous for: IP focus and emphasis on hiring those with relevant academic and practical backgrounds
Partners (%)
Associates (%)
Women 24 24
White 78 70
Black/African American 5 2
Hispanic/Latin American 5 2
Asian 12 25
Mixed/Other 0 0
LGBT 2 6
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Located in Louviers, Le coeur de ville provides accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The property has city views. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The apartment offers a terrace. Rouen is 33 km from Le coeur de ville, while �vreux is 25 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 95 km from the accommodation.
Chambre ambiance campagne chic
Freneuse B&B
Chambre ambiance campagne chic is situated in Freneuse and offers a garden and a terrace. The property has garden views. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Rouen is 18 km from Chambre ambiance campagne chic, while �vreux is 44 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 83 km from the accommodation.
Maison Thorel
Louviers B&B
Set in Louviers, Maison Thorel offers accommodation with free WiFi and access to a garden. The units come with parquet floors and feature a fully equipped kitchenette with a microwave, a dining area, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, and a private bathroom with shower and a hair dryer. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. A continental breakfast is available every morning at the bed and breakfast. Guests at Maison Thorel can enjoy table tennis on site, or cycling in the surroundings. Rouen is 33 km from the accommodation, while �vreux is 24 km from the property. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 95 km from Maison Thorel.
Gite Cote Cour
Le Vaudreuil B&B & Gite
Between Rouen and Giverny, 1 hour from Paris, the center of the charming village of Vaudreuil, renovated town house furnished with care for 6 people, enclosed courtyard with garden, close to golf courses, boating, site Biotropica, and many sights and activities in the valley of the Eure. 1 bedroom (1 double bed, 1 single bed) 1 bedroom (3 single beds) each bedroom with ensuite shower room.
Chambres d'h�tes de La Foulonni�re
Set in Louviers in the Upper Normandy region, Chambres d'h�tes de La Foulonni�re offers accommodation with free WiFi. The bed and breakfast offers a barbecue. After a day of hiking or cycling, guests can relax in the garden or in the shared lounge area. Rouen is 33 km from Chambres d'h�tes de La Foulonni�re, while �vreux is 23 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 95 km from the accommodation.
Le Vaudreuil B&B
Ideally located in the center of the village, 3kms from the A13 motorway, halfway from Paris and the Normandy coast, our guest room can accommodate one to four people. It consists of a living room with sofa bed, a bathroom with shower and a bedroom with a large bed. Its totally independent entrance allows you to come and go as you please.
Rue des Fougeres
At Louviers in a town house with garden, you will have a private area of 17m2 one bedroom and a bathroom / WC. The room is equipped with a clear and comfortable bedding (bed adjustable head and foot).
Chambres du Jardin Fleuri
Saint-Aubin-l�s-Elbeuf B&B
Set in Saint-Aubin-l�s-Elbeuf, Chambres du Jardin Fleuri offers accommodation with free WiFi and a garden with a barbecue and garden views. The bed and breakfast offers a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a hair dryer, free toiletries and bidet. Some units feature a seating area and/or a terrace. Chambres du Jardin Fleuri offers a continental or buffet breakfast. Rouen is 23 km from the accommodation, while �vreux is 46 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 85 km from Chambres du Jardin Fleuri.
Appartement au bord de l'Eure
L�ry B&B & Gite
Featuring accommodation with a terrace, Appartement au bord de l'Eure is located in L�ry. The property has river and garden views. The apartment features 3 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 2 bathrooms with a shower. A buffet breakfast is available daily at the apartment. There is a garden with a barbecue at this property and guests can go hiking and fishing nearby. Rouen is 28 km from Appartement au bord de l'Eure, while �vreux is 33 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 90 km from the accommodation.
F3 MA TERRASSE
Caudebec-l�s-Elbeuf B&B & Gite
Situated in Caudebec-l�s-Elbeuf, F3 MA TERRASSE features accommodation with a terrace and free WiFi. The apartment has garden views and is 43 km from Lyons-la-For�t. The apartment is located on the ground floor and features 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a microwave, a fridge, a washing machine, an oven and a stovetop. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. Rouen is 23 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 44 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 81 km from F3 MA TERRASSE.
F2 47m2 Caudebec �tage 2 SWEET HOME
F2 47m2 Caudebec �tage 2 SWEET HOME is located in Caudebec-l�s-Elbeuf. The accommodation is 43 km from Lyons-la-For�t. Rouen is 23 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 44 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 81 km from F2 47m2 Caudebec �tage 2 SWEET HOME.
F2 47 m2 Caudebec �tage 1 SWEET HOME
F2 47 m2 Caudebec �tage 1 SWEET HOME is located in Caudebec-l�s-Elbeuf. The accommodation is 43 km from Lyons-la-For�t. Rouen is 23 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 44 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 81 km from F2 47 m2 Caudebec �tage 1 SWEET HOME.
APPT'Home Rouen Sud - Cl�on Elbeuf
Elbeuf B&B & Gite
APPT'Home Rouen Sud - Cl�on Elbeuf is set in Elbeuf. This apartment offers a shared lounge, a terrace as well as free WiFi. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a bath. Rouen is 23 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 45 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 80 km from APPT'Home Rouen Sud - Cl�on Elbeuf.
Manoir de La Houlette
Saint Pierre du Vauvary B&B & Gite
The Manor of the rod, a unique setting, is 100 km from Paris, 25 km from Giverny, 30 km from Rouen. We offer a large cottage compl�mtement independent located in a park of 4.5 hectares in French with a magnificent panoramic view over the Seine valley and meanders. The lodge consists of 4 bedrooms + large living Doulas of 55M � with a fully equipped kitchen. Our spacious guest rooms (about 18m � room) with private bathrooms offer modern comforts. You'll appreciate the context, the independence of the house and cottages, calm, nature, close to various attractions: Museum of Claude Monet in Giverny, Rouen, PARIS, Deaville ..., shopping centers : Leclerc, Carrefour ... and sports facilities and leisure: The Golf du Vaudreuil, recreational boating center of Lery Laying the Trail of the valley of the Seine ... on site, the accessibility of the train station VAL DE REUIL and Highway A13 (exit No. 18 is 3km). The Manoir de la Houlette Welcome.
Le Clos Tilia
Set in Saint-Aubin-l�s-Elbeuf, 42 km from Lyons-la-For�t, Le Clos Tilia offers a garden and free WiFi. All units come with a seating area, a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom with a hair dryer and shower. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. A continental breakfast is available every morning at the bed and breakfast. Le Clos Tilia offers a sun terrace. A barbecue can be found at the accommodation, along with a shared lounge. Rouen is 23 km from Le Clos Tilia, while �vreux is 47 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 80 km from the bed and breakfast.
APPTHOME 3 Rouen Sud - Cl�on - Elbeuf
APPTHOME 3 Rouen Sud - Cl�on - Elbeuf is located in Elbeuf. Complimentary WiFi is provided. This apartment is equipped with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom. Rouen is 22 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 45 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 79 km from APPTHOME 3 Rouen Sud - Cl�on - Elbeuf.
APPTHOME 2 - F2 40 m2 HYPER CENTRE + WIFI + NETFLIX
APPTHOME 2 - F2 40 m2 HYPER CENTRE + WIFI + NETFLIX is located in Elbeuf. The accommodation is 42 km from Lyons-la-For�t. Rouen is 22 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 45 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 79 km from APPTHOME 2 - F2 40 m2 HYPER CENTRE + WIFI + NETFLIX.
Bos�jour
Saint-Aubin-l�s-Elbeuf B&B & Gite
Located in Saint-Aubin-l�s-Elbeuf, Bos�jour provides accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The accommodation is 42 km from Lyons-la-For�t. This apartment is equipped with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a bidet. Rouen is 23 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 47 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 80 km from Bos�jour.
les Gites du Val d'And� EURE, valley de Seine
And� B&B & Gite
Ande has in Eure, three cottages and bed and breakfast. Near Louviers, Giverny, Portejoie, Rouen. eure cottage, stable family following house Rouen, the barn 3 bedrooms Normandy cottages, small 2 bedroom house family following the VAL D'ANDE Eure Seine Valley in the center of the village, in the district historical. The cottages can accommodate 20 people. is the day meed-weel, weekend, week, month. Discount depending on length.
Le Val d'And�
Le Val Ande guesthouse approved cl�vacances Prefecture approved three key 3 stars in this charming stable 1873 following the spacious dimensions will seduce you without context
Gite des Roses eure
Rental in Normandy Eure "the house of Roses" has Ande near Louviers two flats and a studio room mil roses in the village center, the Rose cottage in an area of 100 m� with 2 bedrooms on a plot of 800m�, the cottage is independent, for 6 people room studio mil independent roses too, for 2 persons, ground floor with shower and toilet, bed 160/200. and the second cottage of washerwoman for 5 people located 300m from the Rose cottage, with 2 bedrooms on a 3000m� of land along the Seine a total of 13 guests
location in the Eure in Normandy on a bed of roses And� 300m of the mill And� Gite and bed and breakfast located in the Andes in the Upper Normandy Eure in the heart of the village, the stone cottage in the country of 100 m� 2 bedroom independent of each other on a plot of 800m �, the cottage is fully independent, quiet up to 6 people and a petanque available in the court and a football in the living room and a guest house on the same ground two independent people on the ground floor with walk-in shower and toilet + a small kitchenette
Le Moulin d'And�
And� B&B
Situated in And�, 43 km from Giverny, Le Moulin d'And� features a garden and free WiFi. There is a private bathroom with shower and a hair dryer in each unit, along with free toiletries. A continental breakfast is available each morning at the bed and breakfast. Le Moulin d'And� offers a sun terrace. Guests at the accommodation can enjoy table tennis on site, or go hiking or fishing in the surroundings. Rouen is 39 km from Le Moulin d'And�, while �vreux is 34 km from the property. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 89 km from the bed and breakfast.
620 Rue du Coteau Fleuri
Ymare B&B & Gite
Located in Ymare in the Upper Normandy region, 620 Rue du Coteau Fleuri features a terrace and garden views. This apartment provides a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi. This apartment comes with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. There is a garden with a barbecue at this property and guests can go hiking and cycling nearby. Rouen is 16 km from the apartment, while �vreux is 43 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 88 km from 620 Rue du Coteau Fleuri.
C�t� Seine Cot� Jardin
Portejoie B&B
Along the Seine, 1hour from Paris, 30mn from Rouen,40mn from Giverny, near the zoological Green house BIOTROPICA,nearby golf Vaudreuil,Gaillon and Les Trois Lacs
Au Moulin de l'Andelle
Pitres B&B
Offering views of the river and of the garden, Au Moulin de l'Andelle is located in Pitres. Free private parking is available on site. Located on the 3rd floor with no lift, the room comes with a seating area and a flat-screen TV. For your comfort, you will find a coffee machine, a microwave and a refrigerator in the room. It is also equipped with a private bathroom featuring free toiletries and a hairdryer. Au Moulin de l'Andelle features free WiFi throughout the property. There is a shared lounge at the property. Rouen is 23 km from Au Moulin de l'Andelle, while Forges-les-Eaux is 46.5 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 80.5 km from the property.
La Maison du Verger
Acquigny B&B
Upstairs : - 1 family suite with 1bedroom (1 king size 140 + 1 baby bed) private bathroom and W.C. - 1 bedroom (1 king size 160 + 1 comfortable sofa bled) private bathroom and W.C.
Hameau des Essarts
Grand-Couronne B&B
Set in Grand-Couronne, 45 km from Lyons-la-For�t, Hameau des Essarts offers a garden and free WiFi. Continental and vegetarian breakfast options are available every morning at the bed and breakfast. A barbecue can be found at Hameau des Essarts, along with a shared lounge. Rouen is 14 km from the accommodation, while �vreux is 45 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 74 km from Hameau des Essarts.
Chambres d'h�tes La Tribu
Qu�vreville-la-Poterie B&B
Chambres d�H�tes La Tribu is situated in the centre of Quevreville-la-Poterie, just 16 km from the centre of Rouen, 7 km from A13 motorway. It offers free Wi-Fi internet access and a large garden with a terrace. Accessed by a private entrance, the guest rooms at La Tribu have a view of the garden and include a seating area and a wardrobe. The private bathroom is fitted with a shower, a hairdryer and free toiletries. A continental breakfast with bread, pastries, fresh juice and homemade jam is served every morning at La Tribu. Guests can also enjoy a lunch or dinner with homemade products upon request at least 24 hours before arrival to the property. Extras include a trampoline for children and table tennis. Several restaurants and a shopping centre can be reached within 5 km of the property. Free private parking is available on site and Quevreville-la-Poterie Church is 200 metres from the property. The property is a 1-hour drive from Giverny, Le Havre and Honfleur.
Gite D'Ecquetot
Ecquetot B&B & Gite
Gite approved Clevacances 2 keys in a Normandy village located between Le Neubourg and Louviers, half-timbered house for 6 people, near the Chateau de Champ de Bataille and its golf, the castle of Harcourt and its arboretum , the equestrian center of EPEGARD. Prices and booking calendar available on the site. This cottage has a dishwasher, washing machine, and has a large garden. Like any authentic Norman house, it faces south!
Les Rives de l'Andelle
Romilly-sur-Andelle B&B
Situated in Romilly-sur-Andelle, 45 km from �vreux, Les Rives de l'Andelle features a garden and free WiFi. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental or a gluten-free breakfast. Les Rives de l'Andelle offers a terrace. Guests at the accommodation can enjoy table tennis on site, or hiking in the surroundings. Rouen is 24 km from Les Rives de l'Andelle, while Forges-les-Eaux is 47 km from the property. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 82 km from the bed and breakfast.
La Bergerie du Vert Galant
Houetteville B&B & Gite
Near Vert Galant in Houetteville on the banks of the Iton, the Bergerie is an old farmhouse completely restored authentic. Comfortable cottage of 120 m� for up to 10 people. A stay of 35 m� with his family table and open fire. A fully equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms with large beds, a shower cabin with Hammam and massage.
Le Saint Aubin
Amfreville La Campagne B&B
This restored with passion now finds its full prestance.3 rooms. . . 3 styles to accommodate you. Each room has a bathroom and toilet, access ind�pendant.la decorated in soft tones gives pride to the use of flax, natural fiber whose culture is emblematic in Normandy. Hearty breakfasts and original, everything is implemented for a pleasant and pure relaxation
Chambre au calme Armada Rouen
Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie B&B
Chambre au calme Armada Rouen is situated in Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie. Featuring free WiFi, the property also has a garden and a terrace. Guests at the bed and breakfast can enjoy a continental breakfast. Rouen is 7 km from Chambre au calme Armada Rouen, while Forges-les-Eaux is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 89 km from the accommodation.
Appartement du Zenith
Saint-�tienne-du-Rouvray B&B & Gite
Situated in Saint-�tienne-du-Rouvray in the Upper Normandy region, Appartement du Zenith has a balcony. This apartment features 2 bedrooms, a kitchen, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom. Rouen is 7 km from the apartment, while Forges-les-Eaux is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 80 km from Appartement du Zenith.
Le Cardonnet
Pont-Saint-Pierre B&B
Le Cardonnet is a guest house set in a farm and located 5 km from Pont-Saint-Pierre centre. It features a garden, a terrace and a large living room with a TV. A continental breakfast is available every morning. The rooms at Le Cardonnet have a private bathroom that is fitted with a shower or a spa bath. Guests can use the common kitchen that offers a stove, an oven and a microwave. The large dining room has stone walls and wooden furniture. After lunch, you can use the free Wi-Fi in the public areas. The guest house is located 18 km from the city of Rouen and 20 km from Lyons-la-For�t. There is a free private car park on site and Giverny is 45 km away.
Belle chambre ind�pendante cocooning
Boos B&B & Gite
Located in Boos in the Upper Normandy region, Belle chambre ind�pendante cocooning has a terrace and garden views. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Guests at the apartment can enjoy hiking nearby, or make the most of the garden. Rouen is 12 km from Belle chambre ind�pendante cocooning, while �vreux is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 84 km from the accommodation.
Studio Armada proximit� Rouen
Franqueville-Saint-Pierre B&B & Gite
Studio Armada proximit� Rouen is located in Franqueville-Saint-Pierre and offers free bikes, a garden and barbecue facilities. The apartment features garden views and is 49 km from �vreux. This apartment comes with 1 bedroom, a kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a hot tub. The apartment offers a hot tub. Guests at Studio Armada proximit� Rouen can enjoy table tennis on site, or hiking in the surroundings. Rouen is 9 km from the accommodation, while Forges-les-Eaux is 48 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from Studio Armada proximit� Rouen.
Le Franquevillette
Boos B&B
Set in Boos in the Upper Normandy region, Le Franquevillette provides accommodation with free WiFi. There is a fully equipped private bathroom with shower and free toiletries. The bed and breakfast offers a terrace. There is a garden at this property and guests can go cycling nearby. Rouen is 13 km from Le Franquevillette, while Forges-les-Eaux is 48 km away. The nearest airport is Rouen - Vall�e de Seine, 2.5 km from the property.
B&B - Le Vertbois
La Haye-du-Theil B&B
Set within the woods of La Haye-du-Theil, B&B - Le Vertbois offers a garden, a terrace and a tennis court. An array of activities is available on site, including cycling and hiking. All of the rooms at B&B - Le Vertbois have an independent access and terrace. Each one features an electric kettle and a desk. Breakfast is included in the rate, except for the Chalet, and served each morning in the dining room, in the main building. Dinner can be served at the property, at a surcharge and upon prior request. Restaurants and shops can be found 5 km from the B&B. Free Wi-Fi access is provided throughout at the property. Free private parking is possible on site and Rouen is 35 km from B&B - Le Vertbois.
Chambres d'h�tes Lilie
Sotteville-l�s-Rouen B&B
Chez Lilie is located in Sotteville-l�s-Rouen, 500 metres from the city hall and a 12-minute drive from Rouen Cathedral. The guest house features a small garden and traditional-style rooms. Free Wi-Fi access is available and the Zenith Concert Hall and Exhibition Centre are a 10-minute drive away. Featuring a bath, the private bathroom also comes with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Tea/coffee facilities are also provided. A continental breakfast is available daily. The accommodation is situated 500 metres from Hotel de Villa Metro Station which provides direct access to the centre and 1.4 km from Voltaire Station. The property offers free parking.
Grand appartement refait � neuf
Le Grand-Quevilly B&B & Gite
Located in Le Grand-Quevilly in the Upper Normandy region, Grand appartement refait � neuf features a balcony. This apartment comes with 3 bedrooms, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. Rouen is 5 km from the apartment, while Forges-les-Eaux is 49 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 82 km from Grand appartement refait � neuf.
Grand Quevilly Centre Ville
Grand Quevilly Centre Ville is situated in Le Grand-Quevilly. This apartment has 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. Guests at the apartment can enjoy hiking nearby, or make the most of the garden. Rouen is 6 km from Grand Quevilly Centre Ville, while Forges-les-Eaux is 49 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 81 km from the accommodation.
B&B La Gentilhommi�re de Normandie
Sainte-Barbe-sur-Gaillon B&B
La Gentilhommi�re de Normandie is located in Sainte-Barbe-sur-Gaillon, a village with half-timbered buildings, a 5-minute drive from shops, bars and restaurants. It features a terrace, a game room and a communal living room with a fireplace. Claude Monet's home and gardens are 22 km away. Providing free Wi-Fi throughout, the property offers rooms with air conditioning, a private bathroom and a garden view. Breakfast is served every morning at La Gentilhommi�re de Normandie. Regional products can be bought 5 km away at Noes Farm, situated in Saint Aubin sur Gaillon. Guests staying at La Gentilhommi�re de Normandie can relax in the flowery garden on the sun loungers. Only a 15-minute drive away, you will find Louviers Museum, Gaillard Castle and a sport centre. Aquaval Aquatic Center, a golf club and a horse riding club are also available 5 km from this B&B.
La Gentilhommi�re de Normandie - chambres d'hotes de charme
Sainte Barbe sur Gaillon B&B
Rooms of hosts of charm in a residence of 17th and beginning 19th century located at Sainte Barbe sur Gaillon near to Giverny, Lyons la Foret, Evreux, Rouen, Paris and Versailles.
98A Boulevard du 11 Novembre Appartement
Le Petit-Quevilly B&B & Gite
Featuring city views, 98A Boulevard du 11 Novembre Appartement provides accommodation with a balcony and a kettle, around 3.7 km from Rouen Expo. The apartment is equipped with 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher, a microwave, a washing machine, a fridge and an oven. The apartment features a terrace. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 81 km from 98A Boulevard du 11 Novembre Appartement.
Studio au Jardin des Plantes ROUEN
Sotteville-l�s-Rouen B&B & Gite
Situated in Sotteville-l�s-Rouen in the Upper Normandy region, Studio au Jardin des Plantes ROUEN features a terrace and garden views. It features free WiFi, free bikes, a garden and a restaurant. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Continental and buffet breakfast options are available each morning at the apartment. A bicycle rental service is available at Studio au Jardin des Plantes ROUEN. Rouen is 3.7 km from the accommodation, while Forges-les-Eaux is 46 km from the property. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 82 km from Studio au Jardin des Plantes ROUEN.
Val De La Haye B&B
Our house has two bedrooms all equipped with private entrance and access to the family garden. the dining area allows you to prepare a fast food breakfast can be served according to your schedule. The small dogs are accepted. The rooms are made available from 14:00 until 11:30 the next day.
Ch�teau de Bonnemare B&B - Esprit de France
Radepont B&B
Located in Fleury sur Andelle, 30 km from Rouen and in the heart of Normandy, Ch�teau de Bonnemare B&B - Esprit de France offers spacious en suite rooms. It dates from the 16th century and is set in a 22-hectare park. Rooms at Ch�teau de Bonnemare B&B - Esprit de France are decorated in a classic French style reflecting the ch�teau�s history. All rooms overlook the park and have an en suite bathroom with either a bath or shower and complimentary slippers and toiletries upon arrival. Some of the rooms have a seating area. A continental breakfast is served daily. If you reserve 48 hours in advance, the hosts can also prepare picnic baskets for lunch and tray meals for dinner. Guests can enjoy the ch�teau�s garden and terrace during their stay. Free private parking is available on site. The Abbey of Notre Dame de Fontaine-Gu�rard is a short walk from the ch�teau. The ch�teau is located 12 km from the Ch�teau-Gaillard in Les Andelys and 35 km from Monet�s house in Giverny. Other activities in the area include kayaking and climbing.
Petite maison avec terrasse et jardin
Caumont B&B & Gite
Offering free WiFi and garden views, Petite maison avec terrasse et jardin is an accommodation located in Caumont. The property was built in 2010 and has accommodation with a terrace. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Rouen is 24 km from the apartment, while Pont-Audemer is 37 km away. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 68 km from Petite maison avec terrasse et jardin.
Chateau d' Emalleville
�malleville B&B
Set in a 16-hectare park with an orchard and a French garden next to a castle, the 18th-century Chateau d' Emalleville is 9 km from �vreux. It features tennis court and a heated pool. Each room is individually decorated with exposed beams and period-style furniture. Rooms are located in separate buildings around the French formal garden. They feature views over the gardens or the pony paddocks, and are equipped with a private bathroom. Breakfast is served daily in the dining room with exposed stone walls and large windows opening onto a flowery garden. Guests can also choose between 3 restaurants in Acquigny, 7 km away. Guests can relax in Chateau d' Emalleville�s living room beside the original fireplace, and with satellite TV and while using the free Wi-Fi. Free private parking is provided. Chateau d' Emalleville is located 30 km from Giverny, 42 km from Rouen and 95 km from Paris.
STUDIO COSY � ROUEN + parking priv�
Rouen B&B & Gite
STUDIO COSY � ROUEN + parking priv� offers accommodation in Rouen, 3.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 82 km from the apartment.
Appartement T3 ROUEN au calme - CHU - Parking GRATUIT
Bonsecours B&B & Gite
Set in Bonsecours in the Upper Normandy region, Appartement T3 ROUEN au calme - CHU - Parking GRATUIT offers accommodation with free WiFi. Each unit comes with a sofa, a seating area, a flat-screen TV, a well-fitted kitchen with a dining area, and a private bathroom with a hair dryer. There is a shared lounge at this property and guests can go hiking and cycling nearby. Rouen is 3.2 km from the apartment, while Forges-les-Eaux is 45 km from the property. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from Appartement T3 ROUEN au calme - CHU - Parking GRATUIT.
Eco-appart Jardin des plantes
Set in Rouen, just 2.7 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Eco-appart Jardin des plantes offers accommodation with a terrace and free WiFi. This apartment comes with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 82 km from the apartment.
Le Voltaire
Situated on the ground floor, this apartment is located in Rouen and features free WiFi and free private parking on site. Featuring 2 bedrooms, this apartment has a fully equipped kitchen with kitchenware, coffee machine and washing machine. A living room with a flat-screen TV and DVD player is also provided. Bed sheets and linens are provided. The apartment is 1.8 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. Rouen University Hospital is 2.2 km from Le Voltaire. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 74 km from the property.
Studio avec jardin dans propri�t� priv�e Rouen 5min Armada
Featuring a garden, Studio avec jardin dans propri�t� priv�e Rouen 5min Armada provides accommodation in Rouen with free WiFi and garden views. Housed in a building dating from 2019, this apartment is 3.2 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 4.4 km from Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall. The apartment also offers a flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchenette with a microwave, a seating area, washing machine and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 82 km from the apartment.
L'escapade rouennaise
Situated in Rouen in the Upper Normandy region, L'escapade rouennaise has a patio. The apartment is 2.6 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. This apartment features 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. L'escapade rouennaise features a terrace. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 83 km from the accommodation.
Domaine du bas Caumont
Gite, chambres d'h�tes, Bed and Breakfast near Rouen, close to Rouen. 5mn from motorway A.13 & A.28. 2:00h Le Mans 2:30h Calais 2:00h Mont St Michel 1:30 Beauvais WIfi, Parking, 7 restaurants in a touristic normand village at the end of the road, near LA BOUILLE. Welcome in Normandy, in an amaizing Valley where big ship cruise to the port in front of us.
Manoir de la Vente de Rouville
Mesnil-Raoul B&B & Gite
A traditional Norman mansion set in a 4000-m� garden, Manoir de la Vente de Rouville offers 2 self-catering cottages. Free parking is provided on site. Accessible by a staircase, the cottages offer a private entrance, a seating area with a sofa, a washing machine and a fully-equipped kitchen. Guests will find coffee and cooking essentials such as oil, salt and pepper. The private bathrooms are complete with a shower, toilet and free toiletries. A baby cot with bed sheets and a baby chair can be provided upon request. Breakfast and dinner are available upon prior reservation and can be served in the apartment or the garden. Restaurants, bakeries and supermarkets can be found within 5 km of the property. Upon reservation and for an extra charge, guests can access the onsite sauna. A 30 to 40-minute sauna package for 2-4 guests is available and includes bathrobes and towels. Manoir de la Vente de Rouville is 18 km from Rouen and its train station.
ROUEN A 10 min du centre ville
Rouen B&B
Located in Rouen in the Upper Normandy region, ROUEN A 10 min du centre ville has a patio. It is situated 2.7 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and provides free WiFi plus a shared kitchen. The air-conditioned homestay also features a fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, a seating area, a washing machine and 1 bathroom with a bath and a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 84 km from the homestay.
Studio meubl� rive gauche
Featuring garden views, Studio meubl� rive gauche is located in Rouen, 2.4 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment comes with 1 separate bedroom and includes a kitchenette with a microwave, fridge and dining area. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. Speaking English and French, staff are willing to help at any time of the day at the reception. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Le Grand Prieur�
Situated in Rouen, Le Grand Prieur� features accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The apartment is 2.8 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment consists of 3 bedrooms, a kitchen and 1 bathroom. A flat-screen TV is available. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from Le Grand Prieur�.
Chambres d'H�tes La Maison
Set within a landscaped garden, this guest house is located in Rouen, just 150 metres from Honor� de Balzac Metro Station. It offers elegant accommodation and free Wi-Fi internet access. Each room features a contemporary d�cor, a flat-screen TV and views of the garden or the city. They all have an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, and some rooms include a lounge area. Breakfast can be enjoyed every morning in the breakfast room at La Maison. Private parking is available on site and is free of charge. Back in 2016, the owner has received an award for the landscaped garden. Rouen-Rive-Droite Train Station is 2.7 km from the guest house and Rouen Cathedral is 1.8 km away. The guest house is 1.2 km from the Seine River and 2.2 km from the Church of Saint-Ouen.
Appart' Grand Voile
Within 2.8 km of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 4 km of Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall, Appart' Grand Voile provides free WiFi and a terrace. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV with cable channels, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 84 km from the apartment.
L'Anamour
Set in Rouen, L'Anamour offers accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The property features city views and is 2.4 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment includes 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a shower, a seating area, and a kitchen with a microwave. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. A terrace is available for guests to use at L'Anamour. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from the accommodation.
Le manoir des anges
Located in Rouen, just 2.5 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Le manoir des anges provides accommodation with free WiFi. This apartment comes with 1 bedroom, a kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a bath. The apartment offers a hot tub. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from Le manoir des anges.
F2 au pied du METRO, id�al pour voyageurs & ARMADA
F2 au pied du METRO, id�al pour voyageurs & ARMADA, featuring a bar, is set in Rouen, 2.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 3.9 km from Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
GRAND studio spacieux proche de toute commodit�s !
GRAND studio spacieux proche de toute commodit�s! is an accommodation set in Rouen, 2.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 3.9 km from Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall. The apartment also offers a flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a microwave, a seating area, washing machine and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Residence Neoresid St Sever
Residence Neoresid St Sever is located in Rouen. Providing private parking, the apartment is 1.8 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from Residence Neoresid St Sever.
L'appart Jardin
"The APART GARDEN" located on the left bank of the Seine, a few minutes walk from the Cathedral, you can stay in Rouen in a nice green where peace is the key word.
La Chaiserie
La Croix-Saint-Leufroy B&B
Located in the heart of the Eure Valley and set in a traditional-style property, La Chaiserie offers a landscaped garden with a vegetable patch and a terrace. It offers 3 guest rooms with parquet flooring and a small holiday home. The rooms and holiday home at La Chaiserie have a private bathroom with free toiletries and a hairdryer. Free Wi-Fi access and an LCD TV are provided. Guests staying in the guest rooms will enjoy a continental breakfast including homemade cakes, pastries and organic, fair-trade products. Breakfast is served every morning until 09:30. Guests staying at the holiday home can order before arrival, a breakfast basket composed of milk, coffee sticks, tea, sugar, butter, fruit juice, jam and crispbreads. The property is located a 10-minute drive from A13 Highway and 15 km from Evreux. Giverny is 30 km away and Aubevoye Train Station is 11 km away.
Apartment Rue de l'Abb� Lemire
Located in Rouen, Apartment Rue de l'Abb� Lemire provides accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The property features city views and is 1.5 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment is equipped with 1 bedroom, a TV with satellite channels and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a microwave, a fridge, a washing machine, an oven and a stovetop. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Appart' Lessard + Parking
Set in Rouen, Appart' Lessard + Parking offers accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The 2-star apartment has city views and is 1.5 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. A sun terrace is available for guests at the apartment to use. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from Appartement Rue de Lessard.
Jasmin offers accommodation in Rouen, 1.1 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 2.3 km from Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall. The property boasts views of the city, free WiFi throughout the property and private parking on site. A dishwasher, an oven and a microwave can be found in the kitchen. Towels and bed linen are offered at Jasmin. Rouen Hospital is 1.8 km from Jasmin, while Rouen Rive Droite Train Station is 2.5 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 74 km from Jasmin.
Le P'tit Saint Sever
Set in Rouen, just 1.6 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Le P'tit Saint Sever offers accommodation with free WiFi. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Africa studio
Africa studio is situated in Rouen, 1.6 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, in an area where hiking can be enjoyed. Featuring a patio with city views, this apartment also includes a flat-screen TV, a well-equipped kitchen with a microwave, a fridge and an oven, as well as 1 bathroom with a shower and a hair dryer. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille, 86 km from the apartment, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
Rouen Seine � 200 m�tres. Magnifique terrasse am�nag�e
Featuring city views, Rouen Seine � 200 m�tres. Magnifique terrasse am�nag�e provides accommodation with a balcony and a kettle, around 1.6 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment features 3 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 2 bathrooms with a bath. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. The apartment offers a terrace. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from Rouen Seine � 200 m�tres. Magnifique terrasse am�nag�e.
15 Avenue Jacques Chastellain
Situated in Rouen, 15 Avenue Jacques Chastellain features accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The property features city views, plus is 1.7 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a bath. The apartment provides a sun terrace. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from 15 Avenue Jacques Chastellain.
Hyper-centre F3 spacieux 65m� refait � neuf. Ideal Armada/coloc
Hyper-centre F3 spacieux 65m� refait � neuf. Ideal Armada/coloc is a property situated in Rouen near Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. This apartment features 2 bedrooms, a living room and a fully equipped kitchen. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Grand appartement F2 - 2/4 pers
Grand appartement F2 - 2/4 pers in Rouen provides accommodation with free WiFi, 1.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Gite Clemenceau
Offering free WiFi and city views, Gite Clemenceau provides accommodation situated in Rouen, just 1.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment features 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher, a microwave, a washing machine, a fridge and an oven. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Appartement Duplex
Appartement Duplex features accommodation with free WiFi, 1.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport is 86 km away.
Appart' Vauban + Parking
Appart' Vauban + Parking in Rouen offers accommodation with free WiFi, 2.4 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 3.4 km from Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Appart 10 minutes � pied de la cath�drale de Rouen!
Appart 10 minutes � pied de la cath�drale de Rouen! in Rouen features accommodation with free WiFi, 1.2 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. This apartment features 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Les ECAMEAUX
Les ECAMEAUX offers accommodation in Le Petit-Quevilly, 4.3 km from Rouen Expo. The apartment includes 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a shower, a seating area, and a kitchen with a fridge. A car rental service is available at Les ECAMEAUX. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 85 km from the accommodation.
G�te Bretagne
Offering free WiFi and city views, G�te Bretagne provides accommodation set in Rouen, just 1 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment is fitted with 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher, a microwave, a washing machine, a fridge and an oven. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Le Vert Galant
Normanville B&B
Situated in the eure region in Haute-Normandy, Le Vert Galant is a fine new residence on the edge of a wood with an impressive view of the valley of Iton. Next to the village of Normanville, Le Vert Galant is 1 hour from Paris or Deauville and 30 minutes from Giverny or Rouen.
Grand appartement proche CHU
Set in Rouen, 3.4 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Grand appartement proche CHU offers accommodation with a shared lounge, free WiFi and a shared kitchen. With river views, this accommodation features a balcony. This apartment is fitted with 3 bedrooms, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 84 km from the apartment.
F2 LYONS SAINT MARC
Featuring garden views, F2 LYONS SAINT MARC is set in Rouen, 2.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchenette with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a bath. Guests wishing to travel lightly can make use of towels and linens for an additional supplement. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 84 km from the apartment.
T2 spacieux et refait � neuf au pied du CHU
Darn�tal B&B & Gite
T2 spacieux et refait � neuf au pied du CHU is situated in Darn�tal. This property offers access to free WiFi. The apartment features 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a microwave and a fridge. Rouen is 2.3 km from the apartment, while Forges-les-Eaux is 43 km from the property. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 84 km from T2 spacieux et refait � neuf au pied du CHU.
Le Cottage Flaubert
Situated in Rouen, Le Cottage Flaubert features accommodation with a balcony and free WiFi. The property features city views and is 1.7 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen and 2.6 km from Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall. The apartment has 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The apartment provides a terrace. The nearest airport is Deauville - Normandie Airport, 85 km from Le Cottage Flaubert.
Gite Seine
Situated in the Rouen City Centre of Rouen and offering river views, Gite Seine offers accommodation with free WiFi, 1.3 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. Guests have a private balcony. The apartment features 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV and a fully equipped kitchen that provides guests with a dishwasher, a microwave, a washing machine, a fridge and an oven. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from the apartment.
Le Carrel Saint Marc
Set within 1.4 km of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen in the Rouen City Centre of Rouen, Le Carrel Saint Marc offers accommodation with free WiFi and seating area. Some of the units feature a satellite flat-screen TV, a fully equipped kitchen with a microwave, and a private bathroom with a shower and a a hair dryer. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from the apartment.
Rouen Cath�drale
Situated in Rouen, 1.1 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Rouen Cath�drale features accommodation with a shared lounge, free WiFi and a shared kitchen. Featuring a patio with river views, this apartment also includes a cable flat-screen TV, a well-equipped kitchen with a dishwasher, a microwave and a fridge, as well as 1 bathroom with a bath. A sun terrace is available on site and hiking can be enjoyed within close proximity of the apartment. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from Rouen Cath�drale.
Home Sweet Rouen Cath�drale
Home Sweet Rouen Cath�drale offers accommodation in Rouen, 200 metres from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The unit is 1.1 km from Rouen University Hospital. An oven, a microwave and a toaster can be found in the kitchen. Towels and bed linen are available at Home Sweet Rouen Cath�drale. Rouen Hospital is 1.1 km from Home Sweet Rouen Cath�drale, while Rouen Kindarena Sports Hall is 2.3 km away. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 74 km from Home Sweet Rouen Cath�drale.
Appart refait � neuf, plein coeur de Rouen, 6 pers
Situated in the Rouen City Centre of Rouen, within less than 1 km of Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Appart refait � neuf, plein coeur de Rouen, 6 pers offers accommodation with free WiFi. The apartment has 2 bedrooms, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a fridge, and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 86 km from the apartment.
Lovely 60m2 flat ideal for Armada
Located 1.6 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen, Lovely 60m2 flat ideal for Armada is set in Rouen City Centre district of Rouen. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from the apartment.
Appartement Rouen
Featuring a terrace, Appartement Rouen is set in the Rouen City Centre district of Rouen, only 1.2 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. This apartment is fitted with 1 bedroom, a kitchenette with a dishwasher and a microwave, a flat-screen TV, a seating area and 1 bathroom with a shower. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from the apartment.
"Alchimie", quartier des Antiquaires
Offering a bar and free WiFi, "Alchimie", quartier des Antiquaires is situated in the Rouen City Centre district in Rouen, 1.4 km from Notre-Dame Cathedral of Rouen. The apartment has 1 bedroom, a flat-screen TV, an equipped kitchen with a microwave and a fridge, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. Private parking is available at the apartment. The nearest airport is Paris Beauvais-Tille Airport, 85 km from Alchimie.
D-House Rouen
D-House Rouen offers a self-catering apartment in the historical centre of Rouen. It features a view of the cathedral from the living room and bedroom and is equipped with free Wi-Fi access. Located on the second floor, it includes a living room with a fireplace and a sofabed, desk, a laptop and tea and coffee making facilities. A private bathroom is available. There is a fully equipped kitchen with a washing machine, microwave and stovetop. A dishwasher is also provided. D-House is situated in the historic centre of Rouen and is only a 15-minute walk from the Rouen Rive-Droite SNCF Train Station. The Mus�e des Beaux Arts is 700 metres away.
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Fears over security of Egyptian artefacts
As the extent of the looting at the Egyptian Museum is revealed fears increase that historic sites across Egypt could be targeted.
As the political fallout from the Egyptian protests unravel so too does the effect they have had on cultural landmarks across the country.
It is now clear that the break-in at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo during the protests was far more serious than first reported. Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), initially reported that only two items had been stolen during the raid with 70 other artefacts damaged, but repairable.
However, on Saturday Mr Hawass admitted on his website that the theft amounted to many more historical pieces. Amongst the pieces stolen were statues of Nefertiti and Tutankhamun. He also admitted to The New York Times that further attempts to loot historical sites across the country, had been reported. In The Sinai Peninsula armed Bedouin looters had stolen 288 objects from a museum storage site. Mr Hawass said that these items had all been recovered.
The most ancient of all Egyptian tombs, in Saqqara, were also targeted but again assurances were given that nothing had been looted from the site and that the pyramids at Giza, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens were all safe despite the breakdown of security forces following Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.
Items stolen from The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
1. Gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun being carried by a goddess
2. Gilded wood statue of Tutankhamun harpooning. Only the torso and upper limbs of the king are missing
3. Limestone statue of Akhenaten holding an offering table
4. Statue of Nefertiti making offerings
5. Sandstone head of an Amarna princess
6. Stone statuette of a scribe from Amarna
7. Wooden shabti statuettes from Yuya (11 pieces)
8. Heart Scarab of Yuya
However it was reported on Monday that a number of the stolen pieces including the precious Heart Scarab of Yuya had been recovered after a search of the exterior of the museum. Pictures were released to international press showing the extent of the damage caused. Mr Hawass also wanted to put to rest fears that the famous gold mask of Tutankhamun was missing.
Despite his attempts to calm concerns over the safety of Egypts antiquities, reports on Twitter claimed on Monday that hundreds of protesters were lining up outside the SCA calling for Zahi Hawass to step down, with army representatives and tanks guarding the building.
Concerns have been voiced all over the world about the security and protection of historical Egyptian artefacts and sites. A spokesperson for the British Museum told Channel 4 News: “The British Museum deplores the reported thefts and destruction which have taken place in Egypt’s museums and ancient sites during the current period of unrest.
“The Egyptian Museum in Cairo houses artefacts of unique importance to world heritage. It is a matter of the greatest concern that these irreplaceable objects should be fully protected to ensure their safety and survival for future generations.”
Fears have been voiced by the archaeology community that SCA officials are not present at sites across the country meaning further looting could occur.
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Axe for Macclesfield Hospital department that helps early cancer diagnosis
The Maxillofacial unit, which has 560 patients and also performs oral surgery, is to close next month
Alex Scapens
Macclesfield Hospital
Macclesfield District General Hospital will axe a department that helps early cancer diagnosis and has 560 patients on its books
The Maxillofacial department will close next month and leave patients having to go as far as Chester for treatment.
East Cheshire NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, has blamed ‘significant workforce challenges’ but the move - and a lack of communication or consultation over it - has been criticised.
The department offers orthodontic services such as teeth straightening and also oral surgery.
But according to Bollington dentist David King perhaps the most important aspect of its work is taking biopsies to check abnormalities for oral cancers.
Mr King, who has more than 40 years' experience, said: “The service is very important, incidence of oral cancers are increasing and early diagnosis improves outcomes massively. I think it has been a high class, efficient service that has served patients well.
“It is very popular and has been run in the same successful way for 20 years so why end it?
“Communication has been exceedingly poor, there has been no direct communication with dentists or referring doctors.”
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Mr King added that another problem is that the service is being closed without a definite plan in place and there is no guarantee alternative hospitals will have the capacity to cope.
Other alternative centres that will provide treatment include Chester, Warrington and Crewe.
Councillor Laura Jeuda, who is on the health scrutiny committee, says this body should have been first told about the plans when they were made in October - not last month.
She said: “Patients will have to travel, this will be particularly difficult for people without transport and will incur significant financial cost.
“There has been no consultation with members of the public.”
East Cheshire NHS Trust provide the service - commissioned by NHS England - and says it is run by a small team of three people so is ‘vulnerable to staffing issues and fluctuations in demand’.
It will close in April ‘due to significant workforce challenges’.
A spokesman said: “On occasion and despite the best efforts of the service’s dedicated staff, this has regrettably led to long waits for some patients.
“Because of this the trust felt that transferring the service to a larger provider would be in the best interests of patients.
“A contract notice period was provided. The trust is currently working with NHS England to hand over the care of current patients smoothly and safely to alternative NHS providers.
“The trust is writing to all those affected to explain this and provide contact details for any concerns or queries.
“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and reassure patients that they will continue to receive a high standard of care.”
An NHS England spokesman said: “These have been fairly exceptional circumstances.
“Our priority has been to make sure that patients can continue to access services if they need them.
“The procurement process for a new provider is lengthy and could take up to 18 months.
“As a temporary step we have managed to find alternative providers as close to home as possible.
“We have now been in touch with the scrutiny committee and look forward to working closely with them.”
Children's memorial garden vandalised as yobs trash Macclesfield Cemetery
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Confusing road markings near new Chester Aldi removed after complaints
Two more overnight road closures will take place in coming days according to signage
17:07, 6 APR 2019
The under-construction Aldi in Parkgate Road, Chester.
A highway scheme to support an under-construction Aldi supermarket has ‘lost direction’ after confusing painted arrows were removed but the council still can’t decide which way they should point!
Parkgate Road Aldi was granted planning in 2017 on condition the developer installed longer two-lane approaches to the nearby roundabout and pedestrian crossings.
But residents complained when Aldi contractors painted ‘confusing’ road markings which have now been masked out following consultation with Cheshire West and Chester Council highways department.
What baffled motorists was that right hand lane approaches from Parkgate Road, in both directions, featured straight ahead arrows when it seems probable they should have been marked as right turn only lanes.
Direction arrows have been masked out on the Parkgate Road approach, north of the roundabout, near the under-contruction Aldi, following complaints the road markings were confusing motorists.
The problem is the left hand lanes were also marked straight on – and left – but the carriageway goes back to single file on the other side of the roundabout meaning two lanes of traffic suddenly merged into one, increasing the chances of a collision.
Explaining the removal of all the arrows, a council spokeswoman said: “This is a temporary fix to remove the problem and permanent removal will be at a later date.”
She said the future markings ‘are still to be confirmed’.
Meanwhile, a sign has been erected indicating Countess Way will be closed overnight for up to five nights, from 7pm until 6am on Monday, April 8 until Friday, April 12.
A sign revealing road closures in Countess Way associated with the under-construction Aldi in Parkgate Road, Chester.
The new Aldi is due to open in June but the associated roadworks have not gone smoothly.
Residents complained of not being notified of an overnight road closure in Parkgate Road on March 13. Then the road was closed again on March 25 but with what locals described as ‘insufficient signage’ leading to traffic chaos.
Last week Parkgate Road, south of the roundabout, was subject to up to four overnight closures, which started on Monday, April 1, but the information was initially not available on the council website.
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New painted arrows for Chester Aldi are 'confusing'
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NHL draft lottery: Oilers win 1st-overall pick
The Edmonton Oilers won the NHL draft lottery on Saturday, giving them the opportunity to pick OHL phenom Connor McDavid in June.
Edmonton expected to take OHL's McDavid
Paul McGaughey · CBC Sports · Posted: Apr 18, 2015 8:14 PM ET | Last Updated: April 19, 2015
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly announces the order. 3:47
The 18-year-old centre is widely regarded as a generational talent. He scored 44 goals and finished with 120 points in only 47 OHL games this season for the Erie Otters, while also helping Canada win gold in the world junior championship.
McDavid is considered to be the best player available since Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby was drafted in 2005.
He acknowledged to reporters afterwards that his selection by the Oilers is a foregone conclusion.
"It's an amazing organization and a true honour to be going there," said McDavid, who noted he was nervous while NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly revealed the draft order during a televised show held in Toronto. "When they were pulling up the cards, I think that was as fast as my heart's ever beated. It was sure exciting."
Boston University centre Jack Eichel, 18, is likely to be taken second by the Buffalo Sabres. In 40 games as a freshman, he tallied 26 goals and 45 assists to lead all NCAA Division I players in scoring. He won the Hobey Baker Award as the NCAA's top men's hockey player.
Eichel on Buffalo: Obviously it would be really nice to play there if that's what happens. So much tradition there, a great hockey city.
—@BuffaloSabres
The draft will take place June 26 and 27 in Sunrise, Fla.
Oilers assistant general manager Bill Scott wouldn't confirm who the team will select, but also said that trading the pick would be very difficult, given the circumstances of the draft.
General manager Craig MacTavish went a step further, saying on a conference call that there would be "zero" chance of trading the pick.
"Getting the number one pick is going to fill an important hole on our lineup." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash">#Oilers</a> Assistant GM Bill Scott <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLDraftLottery?src=hash">#NHLDraftLottery</a>
—@EdmontonOilers
Edmonton has had a string of good luck, winning the top selection in four of the past six years.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oilers?src=hash">#Oilers</a> drafts 2010 - Hall 1st 2011 - Nugent Hopkins 1st 2012 - Yakupov 1st 2013 - Nurse 7th 2014 - Draisaitl 3rd 2015 - McDavid 1st
—@TimWharnsby
The Oilers, who held the third-best odds in this year's lottery at 11.5 per cent, leaped over the Sabres and Coyotes, bumping those teams down to second and third, respectively.
Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan tried to bring his team some luck by sporting a shamrock pin, but the Leafs moved neither up nor down and hold the fourth pick.
Boston College defenceman Noah Hanifin, Otters centre Dylan Strome, and Kingston Frontenacs forward Lawson Crouse round out the top five prospects as ranked by NHL Central Scouting.
Full draft lottery results
Here are the results of the draft lottery, which involved the 14 non-playoff teams:
Edmonton Oilers.
Buffalo Sabres.
Arizona Coyotes.
Toronto Maple Leafs.
Carolina Hurricanes.
New Jersey Devils.
Philadelphia Flyers.
Columbus Blue Jackets.
San Jose Sharks.
Colorado Avalanche.
Florida Panthers.
Dallas Stars.
L.A. Kings.
Boston Bruins.
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The 10 Worst Episodes Of Dragon Ball Ever, According To IMDb
by Renan Fontes
Dragon Ball’s anime adaption is spotty, to say the least. While the first anime is widely considered the better of the two (and for good reason), Dragon Ball Z is something of a slow-paced mess that struggles with adapting the manga. The series certainly has its highs, but it has massive lows as well.
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Which makes fans look back at the original Dragon Ball with a more forgiving eye in spite of its many problems. Several of the issues that plague DBZ actually originated in Dragon Ball, and rather late in the game, at that. According to IMDb, the original Dragon Ball only gets worse as it goes on.
10 Super Kamehameha (7.2)
The episode where Goku charges an attack for half the runtime, “Super Kamehameha” should be one of the 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai’s highlights (and it very much is in the manga,) but its anime adaptation leaves a lot to be desired. Only when it comes to pacing though!
Animation wise, the payoff is fantastic and the moment lands well. The problem is there’s no reason to drag things out so much. Goku’s fight with Piccolo is briskly paced in the manga, where each chapter serves a clear cut purpose, but the anime slows down the fight too much for no discernible reason.
9 The End, The Beginning (7.2)
Dragon Ball’s last episode should be one of the best in the franchise. It should be the moment where audiences ready themselves for the Saiyan arc. Had the anime followed the manga 1:1, Dragon Ball would have ended with Goku defeating Piccolo, a great end for the original series.
As it is, however, Dragon Ball pushes on for five more episodes in a filler arc that adds very little. “The End, The Beginning” is one of the better episodes in the mini-arc, mainly because it has something resembling a strong emotional center, but it’s a lackluster finale that transitions poorly into DBZ.
8 Battle For The Future (7.1)
“Battle For The Future's” biggest problem is dragging the plot out for no reason, which is a common theme among the anime's weaker episodes. Of consequence, this episode sees Goku revealing Piccolo’s identity to the supporting cast, an event that more or less happens in a few pages in the manga. It’s not enough material to sustain an entire episode.
Goku’s fight with Piccolo does technically begin here, which is likely why the episode isn’t rated any lower, but it’s an awkward episode that places emphasis on all the wrong details. It’s a slow opener for the 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai’s best fight, and that in itself is an all-around shame.
7 Goku’s Trap (7.1)
Yet another episode from the 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai, “Goku’s Trap” features Goku entering the now giant Piccolo’s body in order to save Kami. Once again, this is an episode that dedicates too much to an event that’s over and done with rather quickly in the manga.
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Worth noting, the 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai is actually when the Z staff began working on Dragon Ball. They were transitioned in shortly before the rebrand, bringing in a much slower pace all around. While there’s nothing wrong with trying to build up certain events, there’s a serious disconnect between the source material and the adaptation.
6 Dress In Flames (7.1)
The first episode of the Wedding Dress mini-arc, “Dress in Flames” is frankly just a boring episode. Not only does it follow the exciting finale of the 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai, but it also does so with noticeably lesser animation quality, weaker direction, and a blander story.
While it’s nice that the anime staff saw fit to try and flesh out the relationship between Goku and Chichi, there is little particularly exciting about watching Goku fly around the world, looking for a way to stop an unrelenting fire. Which sounds ridiculous because that’s actually a solid premise, but the episode doesn’t set it up right.
5 Junior No More (7.0)
The 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai suffers more than any other arc in the original Dragon Ball anime, losing so many climactic moments due to its terrible pace. The episode where Piccolo turns into a giant, this should be a quick, focused episode where Goku fights the larger Piccolo, outsmarts him to save Kami, and then turns the table by the episode’s end.
Instead, the episode really just focuses on Piccolo making himself bigger before some action kicks in, although not nearly enough of it. There’s no logical reason why this episode couldn’t have covered more material, especially since there’s even filler material thrown into the mix.
4 The Fire-Eater (7.0)
The second episode in the Wedding Dress mini-arc may not be the worst, but it’s easily one of the worst. Following up on “Wedding Dress in Flames”’ poor build up, “The Fire-Eater” at least had a chance to remedy what went wrong. Instead, it simply meanders through its runtime, unsure of how to properly proceed.
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To its credit, this episode did lend itself well to some last minute world building, but even then it’s nowhere near as good as the Red Ribbon Army arc’s consistently great world building. Not helping matters is just how contrived the plot is, moving along almost purely by coincidence.
3 Outrageous Octagon (7.0)
“Outrageous Octagon” is like a perfect storm of everything that can go wrong in a filler episode. Goku is given a solution that clearly won’t work, Chichi’s only purpose is to learn how to be a good housewife, and Pilaf shows up long after he’s lost his relevance as if to rub salt into the wounds.
If nothing else, the episode at least makes use of a snowy setting, something Dragon Ball entirely ignores after the Red Ribbon Army arc (in the manga, at least.) As an episode of television, “Outrageous Octagon” is frankly boring.
2 Hotter Than Lava (6.7)
“Hotter Than Lava” should by all accounts be one of the better episodes in the series. A filler episode dedicated entirely to Kuririn, Yamcha, Tenshinhan, and Chaozu - There’s fantastic potential here. Not just that, but this episode is meant to parallel Goku’s training with Kami as his friends start to climb to his level (literally).
Unfortunately, “Hotter Than Lava” suffers from horrible placement, taking place right after Goku’s already very long training and right before the start of the 23rd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai. It should be a breather episode, but it’s instead a massive nuisance, blocking audiences from what they really want to see.
1 Terror And Plague (5.7)
Following the Red Ribbon Army arc’s end in the manga, the series immediately transitions into the 22nd Tenka-Ichi Budōkai. Master Roshi tells Goku to go train and that’s that. The series wastes no time in moving its story along. The anime, on the other hand, gives Goku a filler training arc, one that opens with “Terror and Plague.”
An episode that barely resembles Dragon Ball, “Terror and Plague” plays out like a watered down and dumber version of First of the North Star. While that almost sounds cool, the episode is executed so poorly, with lackluster animation and terrible character design for the episode’s villains. Goku’s training lends itself well to filler, but this is a fumble through and through.
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Stay hydrated, but drinking too much water can be deadly, doctors warn
By Tamara Hew-Butler
August 8, 2018 / 1:49 PM / The Conversation
Tamara Hew-Butler, PhD, FACSM, is Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Studies at Wayne State University
With August football practice fast approaching, every coach's favorite cheer will be to "stay hydrated" and "keep urine clear" during the summer heat.
In 2017, a University of Texas football coach created a urine-based "Longhorn Football Hydration Chart," which labeled players with yellow urine as "selfish teammates" and those with brown urine as "bad guys." This "hydration shaming" practice has permeated high school sports, thereby encouraging a sporting culture which equates superior performance with superior hydration.
Overzealous obedience to this hydration advice has uncovered a dark underbelly to superior hydration practices: overhydration. When high school football player Walker Wilbanks died in Mississippi in August 2014 from overhydration, the doctor said that the cause of death was an "unpredictable freak occurrence."
Two weeks prior, another high school football player from Georgia drank "two gallons of water and two gallons of Gatorade" after football practice to prevent muscle cramps and then died. Thus, over the last four years, two high school football players have died during August football practice from overhydrating – a medical condition known as exercise-associated hyponatremia.
Conversely, no football player has ever been known to die from dehydration, although seven died during this same four-year period from heatstroke, which may be related, but not always.
How much water do you really need to stay healthy?
How do I know about that overhydration kills athletes? I watched runners almost die after drinking 100 cups of water during a marathon because they were scared of becoming "dehydrated." So, I got interested in thirst.
Turns out, the neuroendocrine thirst circuit dates back 700 million years and is found in most animals, including bugs and worms. Thirst activates the same conscious area of the brain that tells us we're hungry or have to pee. To say we need to stay "ahead of thirst" (or die) is like saying we need to pee every hour to stay ahead of imminent bladder explosion (or die). The molecular and neural circuits that govern fluid intake (and micturition) in real-time are absolutely exquisite.
It's remarkable to think that animals survive without water bottles and urine charts -- they drink when they are thirsty, and we should too.
Too much water, too little salt
Hyponatremia is caused by drinking too much water or sports drinks, which dilutes blood salt levels below the normal range. Any sudden drop in blood salt levels, from drinking more than the body can excrete, can cause all cells in the body to swell. Brain swelling from hyponatremia can cause headaches and vomiting, while muscle cell swelling can trigger whole-body muscle cramping.
What is most frightening, however, is that these symptoms mimic those of dehydration They are often treated by medical staff with more fluids.
So, which hydration imbalance -- dehydration and overhydration -- is the lesser of two evils?
Dehydration is undeniably harmful to human health and performance. Wrestlers have died from trying to "make weight," through vigorous dehydration practices. A recent meta-analysis of 33 studies verified that more than 2 percent dehydration impairs cognition. Dehydration can impair performance and increase core body temperature, as per the American College of Sports Medicine's latest position statement. All of these statements underscore the vital importance of staying hydrated.
But I fear that many coaches ignore the finer points that support those conclusions. For example, three wrestlers who died of dehydration rapidly lost about 15 percent of body weight by withholding fluids while exercising in a hot environment in a rubber suit. Similarly, to achieve 3 percent dehydration, which impairs cognition, individuals need to withhold fluids for 24 hours. And that's without exercise.
How much water should we drink?
These dehydration protocols do not necessarily represent "free-living" situations. When hikers die from dehydration in the desert, most if not all had become lost or had run out of fluids. Thus, thirst – or the "deep-seated desire for water" – is rarely "broken" when healthy people die from dehydration. Morbidity and mortality occur when there is no fluid available, fluids are withheld, as in lab studies, or when athletes refuse to drink for other reasons, such as "making weight."
When do athletes and others need to drink?
So how much fluid should football players -- and all other humans for that matter -- drink? If you ask fluid balance experts who perform basic science research on the brain or kidney, or clinicians who specialize in fluid balance disorders, researchers who perform brain scans on dehydrated and overhydrated humans, or even worm investigators, they all agree that water balance is tightly regulated and that all land mammals need to drink when thirsty.
Drinking when you are thirsty is not "too late," because the thirst mechanism is hardwired into the nervous system to protect against scarcity. Thirst represents the highly individualized signal which protects the balance between water and salt regardless of size, activity or ambient temperature and is encoded in most invertebrate and all vertebrate DNA. Babies are born with this innate behavioral drive.
Then, what about the need for eight glasses of water per day? There is no evidence to support this. What about peeing until our urine is clear? Dark colored urine merely reflects water conservation by the kidney, rather than water lack by the body.
What's a football player to do?
Football players absolutely need water, but they should be warned not to overdo it.
In the modern era, where fluid is widely available, in order to stay adequately hydrated, the following must occur:
A variety of fluids needs to be freely available to football players, and
The players should be given the freedom to drink whenever they feel thirsty.
And when the players get hot, they need the opportunity to pour generous amounts of ice water over their heads instead of into their mouths to promote evaporative cooling, rather than dilute sodium levels. Better yet, they should be allowed to go inside and cool off.
We should recognize who the "true champions" may be with regards to most modern day hydration advice. According to the latest figures, bottled water sales have increased to $18.5 billion, up 8.8 percent from the previous year. This revenue does not include the vast array of purified, infused, oxygenized, sparkled, distilled, intravenous and reverse osmosis versions that compete for attention on the market.
While we all need water, drinking until our "urine is clear" is money (and water) flushed away. And with the threat of overdrinking high in motivated athletes, I ask coaches/trainers to reconsider before enforcing the urine color chart in athlete locker rooms: Is it worth the risk?
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
First published on August 8, 2018 / 1:49 PM
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Home » Blockchain News » Blockchain Tech Isn’t Mature Enough Yet, Says Russian Central Bank Official
Blockchain Tech Isn’t Mature Enough Yet, Says Russian Central Bank Official
by Samburaj Das
in Blockchain News, News
A senior official at Russia’s central bank has contended that blockchain technology needs to improve in security and scale and is currently not ‘mature’ enough.
Bank of Russia deputy governor Olga Skorobogatova was speaking at the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum during the weekend when she made several pointed remarks on blockchain technology. According to a local report, the central bank official claimed the decentralized technology is yet to ‘mature’ and hasn’t been used on an industrial scale, except with cryptocurrencies.
In translated remarks, she stated:
“In the world there is still no big industrial solution on distributed ledgers, except for bitcoins…This is mainly due to the fact that the technology is not mature enough…it still requires a lot of improvements both from a security view point and in terms of scalability.”
Skorobogatova split blockchain applications into two broad camps. Blockchain platforms that provide online functionality like electronic letters of credit would benefit from the likes of R3’s Corda and Ripple, she said. The second category involves offline platforms that offer the functionality of smart contracts with the official citing Ethereum and the open-source Hyperledger software as examples.
The lack of implementation of the technology on a larger industrial scale, the official claimed, was due to the fact that businesses and executives are yet to understand the value of transitioning and adopting blockchain tech.
Still, “technology for the sake of technology is pointless” Skorobogatova argued before predicting that the world will come to a “practical understanding” of the innovative technology in 2018. Companies will then be able to determine the applicability of blockchain tech at industrial scale, she continued.
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The Bank of Russia has been exploring blockchain technology for a number of applications including cryptocurrency.
While the statements are noteworthy from an official who leads the central bank’s own ‘blockchain working group’, Skorobogatova has previously been critical of the idea of instant disruption brought on by the technology. “The myth of blockchain that everything is ready and you can move, reduce costs and give up the [need for a] bank, it turned out to be a myth,” the official said in late 2016.
However, Skorobogatova was the first Russian central bank official to publicly nod toward the possibility of a blockchain-based national cryptocurrency. It could take a public-private hybrid blockchain to develop a national digital currency, she said in April 2016. Last year, Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered authorities to begin work on developing the ‘Cryptoruble’, effectively Russia’s national cryptocurrency which will serve as legal tender.
Despite the recent remarks, the Bank of Russia has developed and launched regulatory platform aimed at fostering and developing financial technologies including blockchain. Last week, it was announced that the central bank platform will be used to carry out an ICO trial, the sale of blockchain-based crypto tokens, this summer.
The Bank of Russia has also tested a financial messaging system as an alternative to SWIFT among domestic banks with an ethereum blockchain prototype called ‘Masterchain’. Just this week, central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina revealed that the authority had developed its own SWIFT alternative as a solution for if/when sanctions are imposed on Russia.
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Universities (Development and Innovation) (Amendment) Bill 2015 – II – Tenure
This is the second in a series of posts on Senator Seán Barrett‘s Private Members’ Bill, the Universities (Development and Innovation) (Amendment) Bill 2015, which was discussed last week in the Seanad (the first post is here). Section 5 of the Bill provides a definition of “academic tenure”. As the Explanatory Memorandum explains
… the protections afforded by academic tenure allow academics to investigate unfashionable, controversial, or distasteful topics or dissent from received wisdom, and to teach and publish their honest conclusions, without fear of external pressures (for example, from university donors, vociferous critics, or government) or internal censure (for example, by means of suspension or dismissal).
Academic freedom and tenure: some further thoughts (Donncha Kavanagh) « University Blog
…The state then, as argued by Kant in 1798, has a duty to protect academic freedom in order to enhance if not ensure the rule of reason in public life, while the university has commensurate duty to counter the excesses of the state and its desires.
… neither should one be in thrall to academic freedom, or use it to simply buttress selfish desires for permanent employment and security. In this regard, I think academic freedom should not always be bundled together with the concept of ‘permanency’ (which varies in meaning depending on context). …
… If academic freedom is a meaningful privilege that comes with real responsibilities, it must have an elitist dimension, which means that there needs to be a robust process to determine who is accorded this freedom (qua responsibility). …
via universitydiary.wordpress.com
See also Stephen Mennell and Paddy Healy Defending academic freedom (Letter, Irish Times, 1 February 2011):
the debate on academic freedom … concerns the freedom of the academic expert to speak the truth in the public interest. That freedom is underpinned by the right to tenure in the Universities Act (1997).
Ferdinand von Prondzynski Lack of trust is the biggest threat to our academic freedom
(column, Irish Times, 1 February 2011):
If we are serious about exploiting the smart economy, we need to build up understanding between our academics and the public. … the Croke Park agreement on public service pay and reform concluded last year … suggest[s] that working conditions for academics need to be reviewed and new contracts introduced. This has been seen by some … as the start of an erosion of intellectual freedom and individual autonomy and the introduction of corporate-style management and controls. Initial draft negotiation plans by some universities have reinforced those suspicions.
The Irish Universities Association, however, has emphasised that this is not what is being planned. Chief executive Ned Costello told me:
The review of the contract is concerned with ensuring that the normal obligations of a staff member in relation to issues such as attendance, annual leave and performance management and development are observed. It is not about constraining freedom of inquiry, which is a foundation stone of our university system. It is about consolidating the good practice which already exists in the sector.
… A new bond of trust needs to be re-established between our third level and the country, and this needs to work both ways. It means that our politicians and opinion-formers must stop the constant barrage of unsubstantiated criticisms of the sector (bearing in mind that individual anecdotes are not evidence of an overall problem). The sector itself must accept that we now live in an age where we all have to be seen to be accountable, and that reform is unavoidable, including some mechanism for identifying and dealing with under-performance where it occurs.
And all sides have to re-commit themselves to intellectual integrity and academic freedom, in the service of national regeneration.
Sarah Ludington: The Dogs that Did Not Bark: Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Silence of the Legal Academy During World War II
During World War II, the legal academy was virtually uncritical of the government’s conduct of the war, despite some obvious domestic abuses of civil rights, such as the internment of Japanese-Americans. This silence has largely been ignored in the literature about the history of legal education. This Article argues that there are many strands of causation for this silence. On an obvious level, World War II was a popular war fought against a fascist threat, and left-leaning academics generally supported the war. On a less obvious level, law school enrollment plummeted during the war, and the numbers of full-time law professors dropped by half. Of those professors “laid off” during the war, many took employment in government agencies and thus effectively silenced themselves. Finally, the American Association of Law Schools had only adopted a strong position on academic freedom and tenure in 1940. The commitment to academic freedom and tenure was insecure in many institutions and was only weakened by the severe economic strain of the war. To illustrate the effect of these larger forces, this Article tells the stories of five professors who criticized domestic policy during the war and the institutional consequences of their dissent. Of those professors, only one – a tenured professor at New York University – was fired during the war. While the basic building blocks of legal academies are the same today as they were in World War II, other factors such as strong institutional commitments to academic freedom and tenure, a robust First Amendment, and economic prosperity have significantly changed the roles that law professors are empowered to play in society, most significantly as the watchdogs of government.
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Tenure and academic freedom in the news
The rather arcane principles of academic tenure and academic freedom, which have long featured on this blog, have recently moved close to the centre of industrial relations debate and political discussion. The National Strategy for Higher Education in Ireland (the Hunt Report) and the Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 (the Croke Park Agreement) seem to imperil both concepts. The current conception of academic tenure is threatened by proposals to make significant changes to academic employment conditions, and the current conception of academic freedom is undermined by recommendations that fundamental academic choices should be determined not by academics or institutions but at national level. It is unsurprising, therefore, that a recent meeting of Irish academics protested against the implementation of the Croke Park agreement in third-level institutions, and called for the defence of tenure and academic freedom.
Some colleges and universities have been strong in their defence of these concepts. For example, I have already discussed the provisions of Trinity’s 2010 Statutes protecting tenure and academic freedom. Moreover, the Trinity’s Council and Board have recently approved a detailed and progressive Policy on Academic Freedom. I have also discussed similar statutory provisions in other Irish universities. To that, I can now add the provisions of NUI Maynooth‘s statutes relating to tenure. (more…)
Protecting academic freedom seen as key – The Irish Times – Fri, Jan 21, 2011
SEANAD REPORT: ACADEMIC FREEDOM must be protected in view of the fact that some of the important criticisms of what had been happening in this country in recent years had come from people in academia rather than from the Oireachtas, Rónán Mullen (Ind) said.
One hundred and fifty academics had criticised proposals in the Croke Park agreement, which they claimed would pose a serious threat to academic freedom.
Referring to a letter published in The Irish Times, Mr Mullen said its signatories had said there was a threat to the right to permanency and tenure to retirement age, which was the bedrock on which academic freedom rested. He thought it was very important that academic freedom would not be undermined when one considered the sources of criticisms of the way the country had been governed.
The definition of the right of academic tenure should not be achieved at the expense of the rights of those holding temporary positions, he also argued.
via irishtimes.com
It’s not often I agree with Ronán Mullen, but I’m glad that he now agrees with me! See my posts on the various legal protections of academic freedom and tenure.
The letter to which he refers is here.
Academic tenure in the Universities Act, 1997
the very word connotes safety, security, and a sense that you have made it in academia. But is the system really all it is cracked up to be, or is it lumbering into the world of 21st century academia like a dinosaur that hasn’t heard it is supposed to be extinct?
In earlier posts on this blog, I have looked at various issues relating to the various legal protections of academic freedom and at the concomitant concept of academic tenure as a matter of principle. In today’s post, I want to look at it as a matter of law.
The starting point is the Universities Act, 1997. Section 25(6) (also here) of the Act provides (with added emphasis):
A university may suspend or dismiss any employee but only in accordance with procedures, and subject to any conditions, specified in a statute made following consultation through normal industrial relations structures operating in the university with recognised staff associations or trade unions, which procedures or conditions may provide for the delegation of powers relating to suspension or dismissal to the chief officer and shall provide for the tenure of officers.
The Statutes of a university constitute its basic law, and section 3 of the 1997 Act (also here) provides that “officer[s]” include “permanent, full-time member[s] of the academic staff of the university”. Hence, section 25(6) effectively requires that each university’s statutes must only specify disciplinary procedures leading to the suspension or dismissal for their employees, but must also provide for tenure of full-time members of academic staff. This rider to section 25(6) is very important. Dismissal procedures must be set out in universities’ fundamental constitutional documents, and where such procedures affect full-time members of the academic staff, they must specifically provide for tenure. This is a strong legislative commitment to the principle of academic tenure. As with the Act’s comcomitant protection of academic freedom, there are very few similar general legislative provisions elsewhere. In this respect at least, Irish legislation is particularly progressive, and – as Prof Jim McKernan, formerly of UCD and UL, and now of the College of Education in East Carolina University, has recently argued on Ninth Level Ireland – these freedoms must be jealously guarded and zealously protected:
Academic Freedom and Tenure: Necessary Rights for Irish Academics
Academic freedom is the right of the faculty member to select one’s materials, methods, pedagogy and points of view in teaching one’s discipline. … Academic freedom is an absolute necessity for a democratic society. … Faculty need to be free of the constraints of censorship and interference in the conduct of their duties by the institution or other agents and agencies in the community.
… Faculty members, after a probationary period have a property right to their position and cannot be removed barring ‘just cause’. Tenure does not guarantee a post for life. When I was first appointed at UCD in 1981 there was one condition in my contract letter for removal-being guilty of ‘gross moral turpitude’. Irish academics had real tenure in those days. I do not know if new conditions for removal of tenured faculty have been introduced. … Tenure really means that one ‘owns their position’ and the right to return to that position year after year after the probationary period. … Tenure secures a working community of scholars based on accepted academic values and aims, and it guarantees that a person cannot be dismissed from that community without due process and without consideration based on well established objective academic criteria. As it turns out, the truth is not always popular, especially within circles of power and wealth. Remove the system of tenure and we shall witness a ‘Flight of the Dons’. …
The answer to Jim’s question in bold about the current state of tenure in Irish universities is in three parts. (more…)
Academic tenure and university statutes
The Statutes of a university constitute its basic law. For example, when the Charter of Elizabeth, dated 3 March 1592, founded Trinity College Dublin as the mother of a University, it afforded the College the power to adopt and amend Statutes to regulate its internal affairs. In the restatement of TCD’s Statutes which come into force today, the Preamble sets out some values and aspirations to inform and underpin their interpretation and application. Among those values, the College
Affirms its rights and responsibilities to preserve and promote academic freedom, tenure, and freedom of expression, [and]
Recognises the corresponding commitment of its members to pursue with integrity the highest standards in teaching and learning, and in research and scholarship, …
I have already looked at the principle of academic freedom in Irish law in an earlier post on this blog; in this post I want to look at the concomitant principle of academic tenure, using the relevant provisions of TCD’s Statutes as a guide; and in a future post, I will look at the extent to which it is currently protected as a matter of Irish law.
Broadly speaking, academic tenure is the right of a full-time academic not to be arbitrarily dismissed. It is one of the means by which the principle of academic freedom is secured. Intellectual autonomy and academic freedom are central to academic research and scholarship, and the protections afforded by academic tenure allow academics to investigate unfashionable, controversial, or distasteful topics or dissent from received wisdom, and to teach and pubish their honest conculsions, without fear of external pressures (for example, from university donors, vociferous critics, or government) or internal censure. (more…)
Law School lessons
A few weeks ago, noted US Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky (wikipedia), currently Alston & Bird Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science at Duke, was hired as the founding Dean of Donald Bren School of Law at the University of California, Irvine; then he was “unhired” (here’s Chemerinsky’s own take on that, from the LA Times); and quite quickly re-hired.
I’ve just recently discovered that Paul Caron on Tax Law Prof used this flap “to generate and publicize the best ideas about reforming legal education from some of the leading thinkers in the law school world”. He and Bill Henderson asked various legal luminaries to give 250-word answers to this question:
What is the single best idea for reforming legal education you would offer to Erwin Chemerinsky as he builds the law school at UC-Irvine?
They got forty responses, gathered together here, and well worth a read they are too (don’t just take my word for it; the Chronicle of Higher Education thinks so too (hat tip: Tax Prof Blog)).
I wonder whether any of those ideas will surface at the forthcoming (second annual) Legal Education Symposium hosted by UCC in December (already discussed here on this blog)? Or whether they will find a home in the new Law School in the University of York in the UK (now hiring)? Or whether they will feed into the University of Maynooth’s new degrees in Business and Law and Law and Arts? The Centre for Business, Management and Innovation Studies has already hired one lawyer and has advertised for another (see here and here and here). Will York or Maynooth follow some of the advice for Chemerinsky and abolish tenure or tie it to teaching, focus the curriculum on practice in one or some or all of the years, promote public understanding of the law, or build strengths in interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship? Just don’t puff the schools too much.
Update (22 October 2007): On a related note, not only did I slip the Chronicle link in up there as a bonus, but Tax Prof Blog also points to Jim Chen’s Simple Wisdom summary of Scott Greenfield’s suggestions about how professors, students, and law schools can make law school better: professors should do more to engage the students; students should stop whining, grow up and learn what they need to know to be lawyers; and law schools should train lawyers to fulfill a function in society, to represent entities in their dealings or litigation to prevent society from tyranny or anarchy. He concludes:
This pressure on law professors to produce scholarly works has two bad outcomes. First, it means that law professors no longer care about teaching, for there is no reward to being a good teacher. This failure is clearly reflected in law students’ complaints about law school. Second, it has reduced law professors to fashion designers, moving hemlines up and down every year, just so they have something to say.
I venture to guess that no law professor will invent cold fusion or a cure for the common cold. Few will contribute anything of lasting substance to society in this year’s law review. But you could make a monumental contribution by preparing young men and women to go out into the world with the skills, knowledge, ethics and willingness to zealously represent people. Each of these students will touch the lives of many people, and if well trained, make their lives a little bit better. Law School can and should be a part of this. …
And now, I have to get back to finishing my views on this year’s fashions for an impatiently waiting editor :-)
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Protests mar opening of European Parliament’s new session
A man watches newly elected parliament members attending the new European Parliament first session in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday July 2, 2019. EU voters turned out in numbers not seen in two decades for European Parliament elections in May, showing a renewed interest in the bloc’s future after years marked by battles over Brexit and the continent’s migrant crisis. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — It was a rambunctious start for the European Parliament’s new five-year session Tuesday: Brexiteers, Catalan independence backers and others disrupted the normally solemn proceedings with protests.
Some lawmakers refused to stand as a jazz ensemble started playing the EU’s anthem — Beethoven’s ‘Ode to Joy’ — while others, notably from Britain’s Brexit Party, turned their backs on the proceedings.
There was a protest against the decision to deny Catalan separatist Carles Puigdemont taking his seat, while others defended a German ship captain held in Italy in a standoff over migrant rights.
After the formal opening, normal proceedings soon resumed at the 28-nation legislature, which represents some half a billion people and one of the world’s biggest exercises in democracy.
The disruptions highlighted divisions among lawmakers just as EU leaders were battling in Brussels over who will take the union’s top jobs.
May elections saw the highest turnout in decades and set the scene for a more fractured parliament, handing more power to far right and environmental parties. Mainstream conservative and socialist parties still have the most seats, but their dominance is diminished, so finding consensus is expected to be harder.
British lawmakers were not even meant to be in the European Parliament at all anymore. But since Britain’s government and parliament have failed to agree on a Brexit deal, a hasty campaign was organized and the Brexit Party now takes up most of Britain’s European Parliament seats — at least until the U.K. withdraws for good.
The Brexit divide inaugurated Tuesday’s session. While Brexit Party lawmakers briefly turned their backs in protest, pro-EU legislators donned yellow “Stop Brexit” t-shirts instead.
Yet Britain’s departure is just one of many challenges facing the EU’s new legislature. The EU and its Parliament set trade policy on the continent, regulate agriculture, oversee antitrust enforcement and set monetary policy for 19 of the 28 nations sharing the euro currency.
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Why You Should Buy an Organic Turkey
Experts say making that choice this holiday might help prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Still deciding whether to buy an organic turkey or a conventionally raised bird for Thanksgiving this year?
Here's one reason to consider going organic: Turkeys that carry the USDA organic seal are not given antibiotics.
About 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used in industrially produced livestock. Producers generally administer the drugs to healthy animals to keep them from getting sick on crowded factory farms.
But the use of antibiotics in food animals is a major factor in the widespread problem of antibiotic resistance. Resistant bacteria cause infection and illnesses that no longer respond to the drugs meant to destroy them.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made reducing inappropriate antibiotic use in people and animals a top priority because of the effect of antibiotic resistance on human health. And the World Health Organization has also issued guidelines that recommend against the routine use of antibiotics in food animals.
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When used in cattle, hogs, and poultry, the drugs can kill off weaker bacteria in the animals’ digestive tracts, leaving a few hardy survivors to multiply. Those bacteria, as well as certain antibiotic residues, are excreted in manure, which is the perfect medium for antibiotic-resistant bacteria to grow.
In turn, those bacteria get on the animals’ hides and skin, and can contaminate the meat we eat when the animals are slaughtered.
And the bacteria continue to reproduce and spread resistance to other bacteria in the animal waste and can get into our environment via airborne dust blowing off of farms, and water and soil polluted with contaminated feces.
Drug-resistant bacteria can also spread from farms to humans through farmworkers who handle animals or their wastes.
The problem doesn’t just lie with the bacteria that cause foodborne illness. Once resistant bacteria are in the environment, they can mingle with other bacteria and share genetic material, which could contribute to additional antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals and communities.
Consumer Reports' testing has found that no-antibiotic and organic meats and poultry tend to carry fewer antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
But these meats are not necessarily free of bacteria that can cause illness, so it is still important to take steps to protect yourself from food poisoning, such as keeping raw meat and poultry separate from other foods and cooking any turkey to 165° F.
How to Find a Better Turkey
If you want to avoid a turkey raised with antibiotics, you need to read labels carefully. According to Charlotte Vallaeys, a senior policy analyst and food label expert at Consumer Reports, here's what to look for:
USDA Organic. This is one of the best guarantees that a bird didn't receive antibiotics routinely. (Note that under current rules, poultry that is labeled USDA Organic may have been given antibiotic injections before it hatched and until its second day of life.)
Raised Without Antibiotics, No Antibiotics Administered, or No Antibiotics Ever. A “no antibiotics” or “raised without antibiotics” claim should be reliable, but verification isn’t required. Ideally, this label would be accompanied by a USDA Processed Verified seal, which means the agency has performed inspections to verify that the producer is doing what it says it is.
There are three labels to be leery of: "antibiotic-free," "no antibiotic residues," and "no growth promoting antibiotics."
Both “antibiotic-free” and “no antibiotic residues” are not claims that are approved by the USDA, so you shouldn't see them on turkey labels. (And animals that were given antibiotics must go through a federal government mandated withdrawal period, so there shouldn’t be any antibiotic residues anyway.) If you do see them, however, it doesn't necessarily mean that the birds were not given antibiotics.
Though technically true, "no growth promoting antibiotics" has little practical meaning. Under guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration, antibiotics used in food animals are no longer labeled for use for production purposes (i.e., animal growth). This means that any producer using antibiotics solely for growth promotion would be in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
But birds carrying this claim may still have been given antibiotics for disease prevention. And if the drugs continue to be widely used to prevent disease, we'll still be likely to have a problem with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
And don't be taken in by the claims "all natural" and "raised without hormones or steroids." Neither has anything to do with whether the animals received antibiotics. On meat and poultry, "natural" just means minimally processed without any artificial ingredients. It does not mean organic or no antibiotics. And hormones and steroids are prohibited in turkey production, so a turkey that carries the claim is not necessarily a better choice than one without it.
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J.K. Rowling Is Writing a Special "Harry Potter" Story for Halloween
Featuring everyone's favorite Hogwarts High Inquisitor.
By Eliza Thompson
In the free moments when she's not working on the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, J.K. Rowling has apparently found time to write a new short story about Dolores "so silly of me" Umbridge, otherwise known as probably the worst person to ever wear pink in the history of literature. Praise be to the memory of Nicolas Flamel! He's kind of like a god in Harry Potter, right?
According to an announcement made on Pottermore, the story will appear on the site on Halloween and will be approximately 1,700 words long. "Umbridge is not only one of the most malicious Potter characters, she is the only person other than Lord Voldemort to leave a permanent physical scar on Harry," the site said. "Most malicious" seems like kind of an understatement here, given that she owns a quill that writes with blood drawn from its users and was almost singlehandedly responsible for all the terrible teen angst that afflicted Harry in the fifth book, but you do you, J.K.
The Pottermore announcement also mentions that the new piece will include "back story about Umbridge's life filled with many new details, as well as Rowling's revealing first-person thoughts and reflections about the character." I would personally pay her 10 galleons to just write, "Umbridge is the spawn of Satan" and let that be that, but I don't know where the New York branch of Gringotts is. Help me, Griphook!
[via The Hollywood Reporter]
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GROUNDBREAKING STUDY TO GAUGE IMPACT OF WISCONSIN’S NEW VOTER ID LAWS
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Dane County to partner with UW on assessing November election turnout
The upcoming November election is the first presidential faceoff since Wisconsin instituted a controversial voter ID law considered one of the most restrictive in the nation.
Looking to determine the effects of the new law – especially on minority voters and students – the Dane County Board approved a contract with the UW-Madison on a comprehensive study of the 2016 election.
“This study will move us past speculation and into hard facts," said Supervisor Jeff Pertl of Madison, the primary sponsor of the study resolution approved by the County Board at its meeting earlier this month.
"The County is responsible for running elections. We need to know if and how Voter ID is having an impact, so we can ensure every eligible voter has the chance to cast a ballot,” he added.
The study will use a mix of mailed surveys, phone calls, and email to contact registered voters in Dane and Milwaukee counties who don’t cast ballots on Nov. 8. UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee students will be contacted via email about their voting experiences.
“The goal is to understand how recent changes in election practices will affect turnout,” said UW political science professor Ken Mayer.
With the help of graduate students, the UW will launch the email survey immediately after the Nov. 8 election and start the paper mail portion in January. It hopes to have an initial report ready by August, 2017.
The County Board added funds for the Dane County Clerk’s office to cover most costs of the $44,000 study, which includes expenses for a call center, mailing and printing. The Milwaukee County Clerk has also pledged financial support for the study. Respondents to the paper mail survey will receive a $2 cash incentive for participating.
County Clerk Scott McDonell says it is money well spent considering only “anecdotal evidence exists to quantify the effects on voting behavior and the conceptions or misconceptions of voters trying to navigate a slew of new legislative changes.”
McDonell says he got the idea for a Wisconsin study after reading the results of a recent survey in Texas that showed widespread misunderstanding of voter ID changes in that state.
“It showed that confusion about the law caused more people to stay home than the actual law itself,” he said.
In fact, the Texas survey found that two of three people who didn’t cast ballots and said a lack of identification was the primary reason, actually had the proper ID but failed to cast ballots anyway.
Given the numerous back and forth court rulings on Wisconsin’s new voting rules, McDonell fears similar confusion in this state. The study will also look at the impact of changes in voting hours and absentee balloting which also been challenged in court.
The study is designed to help clerks identify effective approaches to voter outreach and increase participation in future elections.
Mayer said the presidential election is the best time to measure the impact of the voter ID laws since statewide turnout is historically 66 percent compared to 47 in so-called “off year” elections.
“The presidential elections tend to bring out more marginally connected voters who are likely to be the most strongly affected by changes in voting practices,” he said.
The mail portion of the study will select a statistical sampling of those who have voted in the past but did not cast ballots this time. It will put added emphasize on neighborhoods with higher number of minority voters to gauge the impact on that demographic.
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‘Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas’ returns for season 2 at the perfect moment
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The best late-night series you’re not watching returns.
The most meditative and investigative late-night TV series is back.
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas, the Daily Show alum’s ambitious HBO topical news and comedy series, expands on some of his contemporaries’ work of covering aspects of ongoing crises in America. Yet Cenac goes deep into an overarching issue throughout a season, and it’s a sobering and compelling journey.
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Wyatt Cenac uses season 2 of his news/comedy series to deep-dive into America’s failing educational system.
Last season Cenac and his team delved into policing and police brutality, with a closer inspection of the broad criminal justice system, presenting from the confines of his PBS-in-the-’70s-looking studio. From that same set-up, he uses season 2 to examine America’s educational system.
Season 2 launches with a discussion on gender discrepancy, discrimination, teachers’ unions, and existential fighting against local governments. Cenac creates adequate context by tying in the fact that the struggle for better quality public education, especially for lower-tax-generating areas, has been occurring for decades. He shows both recent interviews, and also video of teacher strikes in West Virginia, alongside archival footage found in other areas of the country. He even details its appearance from the eve of the television era’s mainstream.
Intriguing takeaways of the episode arise through the new-look talking heads whom Cenac enlists for the “what does this all mean?” portions. Among the interviews, though, charity comes to the fore, as many of the interviewed teachers acknowledge that fundraising is often necessary. It opens a wormhole into a heartbreaking discussion about opportunity and education.
Of course, the show comes back on the heels of the infamous college admissions scandal, where dozens of the privileged progenitors earned federal indictments for buying (or bribing) their kids’ access into Amerca’s top universities. Most famously involved was actress Lori Loughlin, better known as “Aunt Becky” from the ’90s hit sitcom, Full House.
While the memes created laughter, for many, the cruel reality—an increasingly pronounced truth that America has rarely ever been a meritocracy, especially atop the very plane from where we are told all things are possible—meant tears behind comedy. If the first episode of Problem Areas is any indication of the remainder of the season, Cenac is sure to have some explosive moments between the sly jokes, furnishing another cultural nudge forward into true progress.
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£9 million for research to improve health and care in the east of England
Communities with the greatest health challenges across the region are set to benefit from funding for applied research projects
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Photos from the ARC East of England planning event held earlier this year in Peterborough
Communities with the greatest health challenges across the region are set to benefit from government funding awarded to run applied research projects, which can transform the lives of millions of people managing health issues.
The government has announced a total £135m investment for 15 National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaborations (ARC) across the UK, including £9 million for the NIHR ARC East of England, following a successful bid to improve care for mental health, ageing, dementia, learning disabilities, palliative and end-of-life care and for people with multiple conditions. Focused research projects are being planned to help people in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, Peterborough and Fenland, Stevenage and Thurrock. The Collaboration will also act as national co-lead with the ARC South London for applied research in mental health as well as palliative and end of life care.
Health Minister Nicola Blackwood said: “As the population grows and demand on the NHS increases, it is paramount we develop the next generation of technologies and improve the way we work to ensure the NHS continues to offer world-leading care. The UK has a proud history of cutting edge health research and by supporting the great minds in health and social care, this funding has the potential to unlock solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare and revolutionise the way patients access treatments in the future.”
Hosted by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), the NIHR ARC East of England is a partnership with the Universities of Cambridge, East Anglia, Hertfordshire and Essex together with regional providers of health and social care services, supported by the Eastern Academic Health Science Network. It will take forward work from the predecessor NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC EoE), which has supported the region with research for 11 years.
Professor Peter Jones, director for the NIHR ARC East of England and CPFT non-executive director (pictured) said: “Thank you to all partners who ensured the success of our bid for the region, and shaped a plan to tackle health issues across the lifecourse in some of the most deprived areas. The ARC will build on the achievements of the NIHR CLAHRC EoE, working with an established network of health professionals, researchers and the public.
"Patients and carers will be involved in our research to make sure it is relevant and meets a wide range of health needs, from young children to frail elderly. We will also fund training for health and social care professionals, and support NHS frontline staff to change practice with research, ensuring care and treatments are effective and provide good value.”
CPFT chief executive Tracy Dowling said: “The Trust is proud to host the ARC for East of England as they continue to make a difference and improve lives through research. As a research active NHS Trust, CPFT has achieved record performance this year helping over 1000 more people take part in studies and is in the UK’s top three NHS Trusts for mental health research. Supporting the ARC we will continue to offer the people we care for more opportunities to shape and take part in research.”
The ARC will work to engage and involve under-represented communities in health and social care research and develop community-led approaches to solve problems. Applied research projects will bring together patient-led organisations, NHS trusts, local authorities, regional sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) universities, charities, and industry partners.
Geoff Brown, chief executive of Healthwatch Hertfordshire said: “It’s great to see the future of applied research in the region secured with such a strong focus on involving patients and the people we represent. This is a truly collaborative approach to help communities in our region where people struggle financially, lack opportunities, have multiple illnesses or stuggle to get the care they need. We will work together to plan and carry out health and social care research in the best possible ways.”
Operating in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Norfolk, Suffolk, Hertfordshire and Essex, the ARC will develop a regional research workforce to continue innovating and improving health and social care services. Research findings will be shared widely and translated into practice over five years.
To learn more and get involved contact the ARC team on 01223 465189 clahrcoffice@cpft.nhs.uk.
Professor Peter Jones explains how the ARC East of England will work in the short film below:
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Health Administration & Policy
Drugs, Ethics, and Quality of Life: Cases and Materials on Ethical, Legal, and Public Policy Dilemmas in Medicine and Pharmacy Practice
ISBN 9780789028563 - CAT# HW15015
Weigh pivotal healthcare ethics, law, and public policy issues that resulted in tipping-point legal actions
Weighing the ethical considerations in healthcare and drug issues can be emotionally difficult and mentally challenging. Drugs, Ethics, and Quality of Life: Cases and Materials on Ethical, Legal, and Public Policy Dilemmas in Medicine and Pharmacy Practice is a fascinating casebook that clearly discusses the most contentious ethical conflicts that resulted in legal actions. This easy-to-read text provides all sides of controversial real-life cases that provoke spirited debate while teaching the fundamentals of pharmacy law and ethics. The book is a unique exploration into the basic principles of bioethics, end of life care, and drug research.
Drugs, Ethics, and Quality of Life explains in detail the concepts of ethics, quality of life, beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and justice. Recent cases provide illuminating backdrops for the exploration of these concepts, making them easily understood. A special introduction includes important information about ethics and the pharmaceutical code of ethics. Two appendixes provide further opportunities for discussion and the examination of law and decisions, and resources about drug use decisions and situations. This thought-provoking textbook plainly shows the crucial role ethics plays in today’s society.
Ethical topics explored in Drugs, Ethics, and Quality of Life includes legal cases on:
the morning after pill and other emergency contraceptives
pain medications and palliative care drugs
physician-assisted suicide
drug use in medically futile situations
Drugs, Ethics, and Quality of Life is valuable, insightful reading as well as a good adjunct text for pharmacy students, pharmacists, medical students, physicians, bioethicists, students interested in bioethics, institutional ethics committee members, and anyone interested in bioethics.
Foreword (Kenneth V. Iserson)
Introduction: Pellegrino on Professionalism: A Human Values Basis for the Healing Arts
Appendix: Principles of Medical Ethics of the American Medical Association (2001)
Special Additional Introduction: Ethics and a Code of Ethics in Pharmacy Practice (Joseph L. Fink III)
Appendix: Code of Ethics for Pharmacists of the American Pharmacists Association (1994)
PART I: FOUNDATIONAL BASICS
Chapter 1. Tobacco and Choices: How Values and Definitions Impact Decision Making
FDA’s 1996 Tobacco Regulations and FDA v. Brown & Williamson
Continuing Dilemmas with Tobacco
Chapter 2. COX-2 Inhibitors and Conflict: How Balancing Beneficence and Nonmaleficence Influences Decision Making
COX-2 Inhibitors and Their Effects
The FDA’s Drug Approval Process and VIOXX
A Balancing Act: Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, and Profit and Other Motives
Cost-Benefit Analysis, Stakeholders, and Issues Management Analysis
Continuing Dilemmas with COX-2 Inhibitors
Chapter 3. Marijuana, Individual Liberty, and Police Power: How Autonomy Drives Decision Making
Marijuana Control in the United States
Personal Freedom, Autonomy, and the California Compassionate Use Act
State Police Power and Federalism: Gonzales v. Raich
Continuing Dilemmas with Medical Marijuana
Appendix: Examples of California’s Criminal Statutes Controlling Marijuana Calif. Health & Safety Code §§ 11357 and 11358
Chapter 4. The Morning-After Pill and Systematic Ethics and Public Policy Analysis: How Justice Tempers Decision Making
Emergency Contraceptives and Rights
Balancing Rights: Ethics and Public Policy
Justice and Conscientious Objection
Conflict and Systematic Ethical Analysis
Continuing Dilemmas with Emergency Contraceptives
PART II: PAIN MEDICINES AND END-OF-LIFE DRUGS
Chapter 5. Pain Medicines and Palliative Care Drugs
Bergman v. Chin
When Will Adequate Pain Control Be the Norm?
Continuing Dilemmas with Pain Medicines and Palliative Care Drugs
Chapter 6. Drugs Used for Assisted Suicide
The Debate about Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
The Oregon Death with Dignity Act
Continuing Dilemmas with Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
Chapter 7. Drug Use in Dwindling Patients and in Medically Futile Situations
Dwindling Patients and Quality of Life
Medical Futility
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Continuing Dilemmas Involving Drug Use in Dwindling Patients and Medically Futile Situations
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PART III: DRUG EXPERIMENTATION
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Afterword (John Lachs)
Appendix 1. Law and Decisions
What Does Law Mean?
What Are the Four Primary Sources of Law in the United States?
How Do the People (The Nation’s Citizens) Create Law?
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Appendix 2. Continuing Dilemmas Involving Drugs, Ethics, and Quality of Life: An Outline for Further Discussion
Topics Related to Drug Use
Topics Related to Professional Virtues
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Oilery
Ankica Marević
It is one thing to have a restaurant, but it is a completely different thing to have a restaurant that has a story. And what a story the Restaurant Sorgo has to tell. Located just a few steps from beautiful centuries-old walls in the heart of Ston in the ancient Palazza Sorgo, the summer palace of a Dubrovnik prince, the restaurant has been operating since 1989.
As the owners themselves will say, they have survived both a war and an earthquake. They are proud of this building that has lived for all of these years, is now the oldest structure in the area, and has hosted hundreds and thousands of people from all corners of the world. A restaurant in stone, with many pictures and grandiose examples of lobster shells, are only a part of the offer of Sorgo, which in addition to the restaurant also has accommodations in five beautiful rooms with 10 beds.
With seating for 30 people inside and 100 people outside during the season, Sorgo is at the pinnacle of the tourist offer in Ston, and it is one of the few places that is open year round in a locale that also features the oldest salt pan and the longest walls in the European Union.
Sorgo is a story of fish and the sea, although it does not avoid meat, so that you can also order steak or pizza. But first place is reserved for specialties from the Ston region, especially shellfish. You will not often have a chance to hear the boss sending his worker around the corner to buy five kilos of mussels! But then you are on the gulf of Ston where everyone cultivates shellfish.
All types of shellfish are on the menu – oysters, mussels, venus clams, Noah's ark, scallops, sea urchins, but also squid, cuttlefish, scampi, baby shrimp, prawns, lobster, crab (grancigule), pasta with crab, and sea eggs, raw or with pasta.
Sorgo offers everything that you have ever heard about that comes from the sea.
Grouper, John Dory, sea bream and sea bass are the quartet of the most requested fish, but there are many more, depending on how lucky the local fishermen were that morning. All of the fish are wild from the sea, none are from fish farms. The wine list is based on local winemakers, although all of Dalmatia is well represented. For a long time, we have not enjoyed house wines like here; the wine literally flows in rivers, whether it is Pošip or Postup.
The specialty of the restaurant is black risotto Sorgo, which contains probably half of the different varieties of shellfish in the bay of Pelješac – thick, hearty, and compact with excellent hard Italian rice. There is also pasta Sorgo and Sorgo popara, made from three types of fish. But the real specialty is served at the very beginning (after the fish paté in sea urchin shells), and drew the most praise. Although while in Ston you have to try raw oysters at least once, which we did, here its perfection is also – roasted! And they pour homemade olive oil over it. Sensational!
For dessert there is the famous Ston cake, rožata (similar to flan), all types of crepes, in wine chateau, and generally a very rich menu that advises you first to walk along the walls and then come to Sorgo because once you sit down, it will be difficult to leave.
Bravo. Visit Sorgo. Trust us, you will not forget that day!
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Restaurant description:
Located in the very center of Ston, the restaurant Sorgo, has been open for 28 years.
Ston is a medieval town whose history dates to the early 14th century. It is known for the traditional production of salt.
Sorgo offers Mediterranean food prepared in a traditional way in the old-fashioned ambience and relaxed atmosphere of the Sorkočević Palazzo.
Surrounded by the clear blue sea and pristine nature, Ston is known for the cultivation of shellfish, including the oysters and mussels that are so excellently prepared in the restaurant Sorgo.
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Schoolkid inks Rs5-cr MoU for landmine-destroying drone
A bespectacled boy dressed in a snazzy blue suit created a buzz at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on Thursday when he signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth Rs5 crore with the state government for the production of a drone designed by him that can neutralise landmines.
Harshwardhan Zala, 14, signed a deal with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, to facilitate production of the drones that help detect and defuse mines on war fields.
The class 10 student had been working on his business plan and made three prototypes of the drone while most children his age are fretting over the upcoming board exams.
Zala said he started work on the prototype of the landmine-detecting drone in 2016 and created a business plan too. "The inspiration struck when I was watching television and learned that a large number of soldiers succumb to injuries sustained due to landmine blasts while defusing them manually," he said.
Zala spent at least Rs5 lakh on the three prototypes of the drone. While the teen's parents shelled out approximately Rs2 lakh for the first two prototypes, he was granted Rs3 lakh by the state for the third prototype.
Wired to locate and destroy, "The drone has been equipped with infrared, RGB sensor and thermal meter along with a 21-megapixel camera with a mechanical shutter that can take high resolution pictures as well," he explained.
The drone sends out waves that cover an eight sq m area while flying two feet above the surface; the waves detect land mines and communicate their location with to base station. "The drone also carries a bomb weighing 50 grammes that can be used to destroy the landmine ," explained Zala, who was looking at manufacturing the drone and getting it tested by security agencies.
He has already registered for a patent and set up his own company, 'Aerobotics'. The teenager added, "I started making drones on my own and set up an interface with a base station but realised I needed to do more. So I fixed payloads that detect landmines. I have several other plans that I want to execute once the patent for this drone is registered."
The student of Sarvoday Vidhyamandir in Bapunagar said he has been interested in science and innovation for several years and has always been encouraged by his parents.
His father Pradhyumansinh Zala is an accountant with a plastic company in Naroda while his mother Nishaba Zala is a homemaker. Zala's desire to get his product patented and produced was fuelled during a visit to the headquarters of Google, Inc in the US where he shared a project idea with several investors after observing the way they work.
"This was part of an all-expenses paid trip to the US that was part of a prize I won during an innovation event at LD College of Engineering. Now, I need to inform these investors about the MoU and I am sure they will be ready to invest in my company," said Zala, who wants to make his company bigger than Apple Inc or Google Inc.
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Did Putin Offer Trump a Bribe To Lift Sanctions When He Was Elected?
There's been so much written about Trump's illegal activities that I'm afraid people are just becoming numb to them.
There was a story by Reuters last week that didn't get much press here in the U.S. They reported (in great detail) how 19.5% of Rosneft, Russia's state oil company, has been sold to parties unknown.
How Russia Sold It's Oil Jewel: Without Saying Who Bought It
This was done, according to Reuters, through a dizzying array of shell companies, so that the most that can be said with certainty now is that the money "paying" for it was originally loaned out to the shell layers by VTB (Russia's official bank), even though it's highly unclear who, if anyone, would be paying that loan back; and the recipients have been traced as far as some Cayman Islands shell companies.
Here's the kicker...
Do you remember the much-maligned Steele Dossier, the one with the golden showers in it?
It also included a statement that Putin had offered Trump 19% of Rosneft if he became president and removed sanctions.
It get's better, or worse, depending on how you look at it:
The dossier said this in July, and the sale didn't happen until early December. And 19.5% sounds an awful lot like a "19% plus a brokerage commission."
When the free press manages to get a break from Chump's daily antics I sure would like to see this story explored further.
I have a hunch that dossier is packed with facts Dump and his cronies don't want revealed, and that's another reason why he's calling out the media and claiming the stories about him are all fake.
Perhaps we'll find out someday.
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What Harry Wilson and David Beckham have in common according to Ryan Giggs
The 21-year-old netted a sublime free-kick as Wales beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League
Steve NicholsonFootball Editor/Chief Football Writer
Harry Wilson of Wales scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Nations League B group four match between Ireland and Wales at Aviva Stadium (Image: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
Wales' manager Ryan Giggs says Harry Wilson and David Beckham have something in common when it comes to taking free kicks.
Giggs was speaking after watching Wilson's stunning free kick sink the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in a UEFA Nations' League clash at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin last night.
Wilson, on loan at Derby County from Liverpool, left Ireland keeper Darren Randolph rooted to the spot after 58 minutes.
Harry Wilson on how Wales free-kick compared to stunning Manchester United strike
It was the second time in three weeks that the 21-year-old found the net with a sublime free kick having scored one in the Carabao Cup tie against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Giggs, of course, is a former United team-mate of Beckham, and saw him score many free kicks down the years.
Asked about Wilson's quality at set pieces, Giggs said: "Yes, he is (a wonderful free-kick taker)."
Wales' Harry Wilson (centre) celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game with team mates during the UEFA Nations League, League B, Group four match at The Aviva Stadium (Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)
Giggs then joked: "I fined him for the goal (against Manchester United) at Old Trafford a few weeks ago, I won't be fining him tonight!
"It is a special talent to be able to do that. He does it all the time in training.
"I have seen David Beckham over the years with his free kicks - they practice, they practice and they practice, and Harry does that as well."
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'It took them just four minutes to break-in' - Snow hero devastated after thieves steal £4,000 worth of tools
Donna-Louise Bishop
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PUBLISHED: 12:29 16 April 2019 | UPDATED: 15:08 16 April 2019
Jonathan Court has had four of his chainsaws stolen. Picture: JONATHAN COURT
A business owner hailed a local hero during last year's Beast from the East has had more than £4,000 worth of tools stolen from his truck while he sat just metres away.
Jonathan Court, of Norfolk Tree Services Ltd, had his chainsaws stolen. Picture: JONATHAN COURT
Jonathan Court, 33, of Fakenham, is the owner of Norfolk Tree Services Ltd, and is well known in the area for his support in the community.
During last February's heavy snowfall, he clocked up more than 30 hours over two days going to the aid of others.
The former Army Reserve soldier used his Land Rover rescuing stranded drivers, dropping off care packages of food and drink, taking people to GP appointments, delivering prescriptions, and even driving a doctor to Norwich for a shift.
Following the snow storm's devastation, Mr Court had to repair his truck and its engine at the cost of £1,800. Sadly vandals damaged his vehicle by ripping off air vent cowling just days later.
Jonathan Court helped during the heavy snow from the Beast from the East. Driving in the snow. Picture: JONATHAN COURT
Now the tree surgeon has been the target of another crime after thieves made off with four chainsaws - vital equipment for his work.
On Thursday April 11 at around 1pm, Mr Court and two coworkers parked off George Edwards Road, in Fakenham, to stop for lunch.
“We could see the front of the truck from where we were sitting,” he said.
“Suddenly someone shouted 'someone is in your truck' and with that me and the two guys working for me jumped up and ran to it but they were already driving off.
“It took them just four minutes to break-in and take my tools.”
The chainsaws, which were bought second hand, were rebuilt by Mr Court but now he has been forced to use old ones.
“They nicked these saws and some other bits which to replace new would be approximately £4,000.
“All these saws are old but have been nuts and bolts renewed and rebuilt like new.
These individuals were dubbed Fakenham's super heroes after helping during the snow. Picture: JONATHAN COURT
“It's quite devastating really. I am now relying on begging and borrowing to get by on the next jobs.
“I'm just trying to run a nice, little business but it keeps taking a step back every step of the way. I worked hard for years, working seven days a week, and now I've been put back to square one in just a few hours.”
Members of the community have been quick to come to the aid of Mr Court, including Kate Banks and Corinne Steade, who both work at The Gym in Fakenham. The pair also witnessed the incident after they heard “merry hell” coming from the car park.
Miss Banks, 36, of Rudham, said: “I heard all of the commotion and when I realised what had happened, I wanted to help.
From left to right: Jonathan Court, Tom Sutton and Andrew Dix who received Commendation Awards from Fakenham mayor George Acheson. Richard Easter was also given a Commendation Award. Picture: FAKENHAM TOWN COUNCIL
“I don't know Jonathan but, from saving those stranded in the Beast from the East storm to saving cats up trees, he cares for the local community and tries to help when he can.
“His livelihood has been ruined by stealing his tools which are crucial to running his business. Without them he simply cannot continue.
“Unfortunately, Jonathan, as many tradesmen do, he'd modified and hand built some of the tools stolen making them void on an insurance claim.
“We are asking anybody - businesses, parents, the locals that he had helped - to get involved and pay it forward.”
Tree surgeon, outdoor persuits instructor and mechanic, Craftman Jonathan Court has just completed a tour of Afghanistan as a wheeled vehicle mechanic with the TA. Picture taken circa 2013. Picture: Denise Bradley
- A Just Giving page has been set up to raise funds to replace Mr Court's equipment. You can donate here .
- Norfolk police confirmed it was investigating the incident and asked anyone with any information to contact the non-emergency number on 101, or anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Katriona Banks, known locally as Kate, and Corinne Steade work at The Gym in Fakenham. They are fundraising after businessman Jonathan Court had his chainsaws stolen. Picture: THE GYM, FAKENHAM
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Matt Moghaddam
Ultra4, SRRS, Rock Bouncer, Ultra4 Racing, Off-Road, King of the Hammers, KOH
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Ultra4 vs Rock Bouncer: Which is the Real King of the Rocks?
In the world of extreme off-road racing, there are only two types of 4-wheel drive vehicles that can competitively traverse trails that you couldn’t even hike up. The first is known as an Ultra4 car, engineered to compete in both long distance desert races that require intense rock crawling skills, like King of the Hammers, as well as short course races and everything in between. The other is known simply as a Rock Bouncer, and its main purpose is to make it to the top of steep, loose and rocky hills as fast as possible. At first glance, you might have a hard time telling the two apart, but they are quite different in as many ways as they are the same.
Driving Style
Perhaps the biggest difference between Ultra4 cars and Rock Bouncers is how they are driven. Ultra4s require a degree of finesse; racers must choose their lines carefully to navigate boulder-ridden trails with ease and keep their pace up. They are piloted by some of the best drivers in the world, who take calculated steps that lead to a desired outcome. Much like the game of chess, Ultra4 driving requires thinking 10 steps ahead to succeed. On the other hand, driving a Rock Bouncer is more like playing checkers. Rock Bouncers don’t care about finesse. It seems the best way to drive one is point the nose at the top of the hill and put the hammer down to wide-open. While Rock Bouncers have to be skillful in knowing exactly what is happening with their rig at any given moment and making small corrections to keep the rig moving uphill, they put a lot of trust in their equipment to both take incredible abuse and keep them safe when things don’t go as planned.
Here is a Rock Bouncer, bouncing its way up a competition hill.
Here is Erik Miller in his Ultra4 car, taking a slightly more calculated, but fast approach.
When it comes to physical differences between Ultra4s and Rock Bouncers, the most striking can be the shape and look of the vehicles themselves. Ultra4 cars tend to have engineered chassis that resemble most competition off-road vehicles. On the other hand, Rock Bouncers usually have intricately designed chassis, with brightly powder-coated metalwork. Many Rock Bouncers have an artistic feel to them and sometimes resemble an alien exoskeleton or something you would find in a Mad Max film. Ultra4 cars tend to have a shorter wheelbase than their Rock Bouncer counterparts, and much of the chassis is paneled in with sheet metal, unlike the Rock Bouncer’s exposed cage.
You may be surprised to find out that Ultra4 cars and Rock Bouncers commonly share many drivetrain components. They both normally have front-mounted engines, automatic transmissions with manual valve-bodies, abuse-ready gear-driven transfer cases and 1-ton or larger axles. The most common engine and transmission combinations you will find in both cars is the small block Chevy mated to a Turbo 400 transmission, although we have seen variations of powertrains in both divisions that are capable of producing in excess of 1000hp.
Although much of the drivetrain between the two remains the same, their suspension setups differ greatly. Rock Bouncers are not built to take the hard hits of fast desert driving, nor do they rely as much as Ultra4s on articulation. They seem to just “bounce” over the rocks (obvious of the name). Rock Bouncers normally have tubular upper and lower control arms, often in a 4-link pattern, with a single 2.5-inch coilover bolted from the chassis to the axle itself in each corner. More common in the rear of Ultra4 cars is the 4-link suspension system with trailing arms. This means the shocks and coilovers are mounted to the control arm itself (normally the lower control arm, however, Loren Healy’s new 4400 car has them mounted to the upper control arm). This provides for better shock tuning and versatility for fast-paced desert driving. As we’ve recently covered, many Ultra4 cars are moving to an independent front suspension, where Rock Bouncers are almost unanimously in favor of solid-axles.
While many Ultra4 cars call The Hammers their homeland, the Rock Bouncers make their home in East of the Mississippi. The National Rock Racing Association is divided into three divisions, Central, Northern and Southern. Each year many of the top competitors in those divisions head west to Johnson Valley to compete head-to-head against some of Ultra4’s best competitors in an event held each year at the Nitto King of the Hammers, called “The Shootout.” Although not built for the jagged rocks and boulders of the Mojave Desert, the Rock Bouncers can definitely hold their own in this arena. And while both kinds of racers are purpose-built to perform in different environments, these extreme 4x4s always draw a huge crowd no matter where they are.
Stay tuned to Driving Line for live coverage of “The Shootout”, and catch all the rest of the happenings at the 2018 Nitto King of the Hammers right here!
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ENVY Jewellery Acquired by ARIIX
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Bountiful, Utah-based ARIIX recently announced the addition of ENVY Jewellery to its portfolio of product offerings. ENVY is an Australian social shopping jewelry company that offers a collection of affordable fine jewelry, available exclusively through independent consultants at in-home parties, one-on-one or online. “We couldn’t be happier to have ENVY Jewellery join our team,” says ARIIX CEO and Founder Dr.…
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jBloom Design and Harry Moon Bring Home Stories That Matter
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Saint Peters, Missouri-based jBloom, the direct seller of personalized jewelry, and Harry Moon, the popular children’s book franchise, recently announced a strategic partnership to deliver the value-based children’s series into homes across America. The best-selling Harry Moon and Honey Moon books are popular character-building kids’ series that teach children to look for their purpose, help their fellow…
Crowned Free Announces Direct Sales Model
By DSN Staff | October 23, 2017
Photo: Crowned Free founders Heidi VanderWal and Danielle DeSmit. Crowned Free, a women’s clothing, jewelry and accessory company, recently announced its new national direct selling and party plan model. “This is a huge milestone for Crowned Free,” said the company’s Chief Difference Maker and Co-Founder, Danielle DeSmit. The new party plan model allows Representatives to…
Compelling Creations Absorbs Christian Direct Selling Business
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Compelling Creations, the faith-based party plan company based in Atlanta, Georgia, recently announced that it has absorbed the direct selling business of Christian Bling, a faith-based jewelry company. On June 19, Christian Bling announced to its consultant community that effective immediately it would no longer sell using the direct selling business model. The first call…
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St. Croix Shows Off Culinary Boom with Food & Wine Experience
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Cultivating Community Through Food, Fun & Philanthropy
This was the theme that captured the spirit and essence of the 2017 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience (STXFWE). This annual benefit for the St. Croix Foundation for Community Development featured an impressive roster of celebrity chefs, including distinguished TV personalities, James Beard winners and corporate chefs. The foundation addresses the socioeconomic needs of the U.S. Virgin Islands in areas ranging from education and historic preservation to community & economic development and public safety. Since 1990, their intent commitment to identifying community needs as they arise and leveraging available resources have helped to improve the economic and social wellbeing of the territory.
This year’s culinary wine and spirits festival kicked off on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday April 7th and closed out on Monday April 10th. The event lineup featured a number of titillating events including a special welcome reception filled with delightful appetizers and wine pairings, a sensational sunset BBQ overlooking the water, night flights with worldly wines and mouthwatering bites and two intimate wine pairing dinners prepared by world-renowned chefs.
The first event of the festival focused on passionate food and local rhythm to promote holistic community development. Held at St. Croix’s premier restaurant, balter, Bond @ balter ushered in the high expectations of the incredible food that awaited guests of the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience series. Award-winning chef and co-owner Digby Stridiron, along with co-owner Sommelier Patrick Kralik, prepared a wide variety of handheld bites paired with impeccable wines from around the world. St. Croix Foundation’s Executive Director, Deanna James, shared with guests the various efforts and initiatives STXFWE supports. From assisting the Virgin Islands Police Department with the development of a state-of-the-art island-wide security camera system to working with community partners around the critical issues of homelessness on the island, 100 percent of the proceeds from STXFWE directly impact these initiatives and many others.
The Cork & Fork Dinner ($1000 per person), hosted at a historic late 1770s home, offered an elegant dinner menu prepared by renowned Executive Chef George Reid of Four Seasons Anguilla. Visiting vintners paired wines from Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits portfolio to complement the exquisite dishes prepared for this intimate gathering. Sautéed Anguilla crayfish, 21-day aged beef strip and foie gras stuffed pig trotters were some of the foods that captivated the taste buds of attendees and left them begging for more! With a hefty price tag, one would presume this event would prove difficult to fill. On the contrary, it is sold out year after year often with a waiting list in the event an unfortunate guest is forced to cancel.
The budget friendly Sunset BBQ ($50 per adult, $25 per child) brought together friends and family, young and old to the historic downtown Frederiksted Pier for the ultimate Crucian experience. Guests enjoyed mouthwatering barbecue prepared by local culinary students under the direction of expert and celebrity chefs like James Beard Winner Sam Choy and Facebook’s Global Executive Chef, Tony Castellucci. The sweet sounds of steel pan music welcomed guests into the event as the sun set over unspoiled blue Caribbean waters. Traditional stilt dancers called mocko jumbies entertained guests with their acrobatic dance moves complete with bends and twists. As the evening continued, guests sipped on the finest Caribbean rums such as Cruzan Rum and Captain Morgan and indulged in even more barbecue bites while dancing and dining under the stars.
The ever-popular Wine in the Warehouse ($125 per person) was this year’s most anticipated event in the series due to a change in venue. Boasted as a journey around the world and back, event goers took their “passports” on the evening’s night flights at the Bohlke International Airways Hangar at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport. With each wine tasting, guests received a stamp to signify their “flight” to that part of the world. South Africa, Spain and France were a few of the countries visited as gourmet bites from Top Chef Ron Duprat and Iron Chef Sam Choy were savored with each worldly sip. If that weren’t enough, guests were allowed to experience a taste of the “champagne life” by touring the private planes in the Bohlke fleet. Talk about a one-of-a-kind experience!
The final event of the series – the Gourmet Vintner Dinner ($250 per person) – closed out STXFWE with a star-studded bang! Sam Choy, Tony Castellucci, Robyn Almodovar, winner of Food Network’s CHOPPED and Executive Chef Negust Kaza each prepared one course of the evening that created one of the festival’s most memorable culinary experiences. Crucian beef braised short ribs, crusted mahi-mahi topped with breadfruit cake and curry carrot soup with local mushrooms were some of the items included on this unique menu that paired with Justin and Landmark Vineyards wines.
St. Croix Food & Wine Experience serves as a reminder that cultivating one’s community requires more than giving money. Add a dash of food, a sprinkle of fun and a heaping dose of philanthropy and you’ll witness the impact of your presence at this prominent culinary affair.
For more information on St. Croix Food and Wine Experience, click here.
In this article:St. Croix Food and Wine Experience, travel, USVI
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UPDATE: Dana Chanel says she “Said what she said.”
Recently, popular social media personality and “Sprinkle of Jesus” CEO Dana Chanel made a statement against Black male comedians who dress in women’s clothing for laughs. Long story short, Chanel felt that comedians embodying negative stereotypes of Black women, while also dressing like them, was a cheap shot to their careers and morals, and undermined their true talents as aspiring actors. Despite the backlash, Chanel has decided to stick by her original statement:
“I would like to formerly not apologize for finding talented African American Kings worthy and capable of doing more than dressing up and “mimicking” ghetto and intolerable Black women to make people laugh at them temporarily and not with them for a life time.”
Her post was accompanied by the following caption:
“Thank you God for proving me with a platform to inspire and speak up when my generation is straying off course. You’ve taught me with my past that it is possible to go no where fast. I’m a devoted Christ follower before an Instagram follower. #Blessed.”
COMMENT “AMEN” BELOW IN AGREEANCE🙏🏽 Thank you God for proving me with a platform to inspire and speak up when my generation is straying off course. You’ve taught me with my past that it is possible to go no where fast. I’m a devoted Christ follower before an Instagram follower. #Blessed
A post shared by @ danachanel on Jan 10, 2018 at 5:26am PST
Original Story 1/9/2018
Well, looks like 2018 is kicking off with people keeping it all types of real – no matter the age, sex or religion. Recently popular female Christian personality, Dana Chanel, had plenty to say about the large number of Black male comics who dress up as women in their skits. The motivational speaker and CEO of “Sprinkle of Jesus,” took to her Instagram to upload a meme that’s been floating around social media, but this time added her own caption:
“Well…. I’ll get crucified, but as an Afro Latina I truly believe it’s a poor and degrading representation of the power of a black mans talents, who I am, my family and my kids will become. You are actors capable of being the next Denzel, the next Michael b jordan. You guys are capable of taking your talents beyond social media. This is not cool. Propaganda at its best, destroying and feminizing the black mans image. This is the “sunken” place. Lol and its disheartening so many people support and encourage them to act like females when they are saying that’s how they see “us” as women and think it’s funny.”
A post shared by @ danachanel on Jan 8, 2018 at 8:14am PST
Some of the comments under Dana Chanel’s page ranged from support to negative backlash:
“You can’t be mad at her for her opinion, and you can’t be mad at them for doing what they have to do to make their money. I do agree that it is a mockery of women in like a lot of women say it’s not how we Act but its almost like a slap in the face.”
“Coming from a Christian..you should never judge people, that’s Gods job not yours! Period! No point talking about Gods love and yet you’re judging others.”
“So does that mean you want to leave feminine men in 2017 all together? Your narrow view of how a black man must conduct himself in society just shows your lack compassion for those who do not live by the same ideals as you. We all have a purpose in this universe even those who lead different lives from ours. These men have brought the gift of laughter to those who follow them.”
“Y’all are so pressed by what she said leave that ish in 2017 .. y’all attacking her beliefs for what .. because Christians are to be quiet and not have an opinion… she said what she said”
“Gurllll u should focus on Jesus and mind ur own damn business cause this don’t concern if u don’t like don’t watch …they make people smile everyday….
The topic is most certainly not old. During the past few years, when an influx of male comedians dressed up as Black women and perpetuating Black female stereotypes first began to take social media by storm, the topic of “right and wrong,” came up. Many people used examples such as Tyler Perry, Robin Williams or Martin Lawrence’s success to defend the comedians, brushing it off as “just comedy.” Others, however, saw it as a bigger issue and hidden, Hollywood agenda to feminize the Black man (this, of course, being viewed as negative amongst protestors). Others did not have a problem with Black comedians dressing in women’s clothing but did express disdain over the “poor stereotyping” of Black women, who, ironically, tend to be their biggest supporters.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Does Dana Chanel have a point or is she taking it way out of hand?
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EFFector - Volume 26, Issue 8 - Stop the secret copyright agenda
Stop the Secret Copyright Agenda
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has for years pressed for secret negotiations to obscure its efforts to add Hollywood-approved copyright provisions into international law. Now the White House is set to announce a new nominee for the position, and we have a chance to speak up. These tainted processes must be stopped if we are to ever work towards creating copyright regimes that balance the needs of creators and users. Sign this petition today and help us usher in a new era of transparency for the USTR.
Supreme Court Victory for Common Sense and Owners' Rights
In a long-anticipated decision, the Supreme Court held last week in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley that the first sale doctrine applies to works made outside of the United States. In other words, if you bought it, you own it: no matter where it was manufactured. That's a major victory for consumers--and also libraries, used bookstores, and all kinds of groups that depend on the right to lend or resell the goods they've legally purchased.
EFF Joins Coalition Urging White House to Veto CISPA
Thirty-seven digital rights groups and businesses have come together to urge the White House to defend privacy and promise to veto the dangerous cybersecurity bill CISPA. Such legislation poses a number of privacy risks to individuals, allowing levels of information sharing between companies and the government that supersede existing privacy laws. Privacy advocates aren't the only ones speaking out against CISPA; online companies like Reddit and Mozilla--as well as web hosts like Gandi and Namecheap--have chosen to stand up for their users' rights rather than support ill-defined legislation.
Defend the Open Web: Keep DRM Out of W3C Standards
There's a new front in the battle against digital rights management (DRM) technologies. These technologies, which supposedly exist to enforce copyright, have never done anything to get creative people paid. Instead, by design or by accident, their real effect is to interfere with innovation, fair use, competition, interoperability, and our right to own things. That's why we were appalled to learn that there is a proposal currently before the World Wide Web Consortium's HTML5 Working Group to build DRM into the next generation of core Web standards.
Visualizing Google's Transparency Report
EFF is excited to announce a visual collaboration with SHARE Defense: a three-part series visualizing the data from over three years of Google transparency reports. Part 1 covers which countries are requesting data from Google; part 2 addresses how Google responds to these requests; and part 3 goes into depth on the relative numbers of requests from different countries.
Updating the Copyright Act? It's Up to All of Us.
The head of the U.S. Copyright Office has called for Congress to update U.S. copyright law. If Congress takes up the challenge, supporters of free expression and the promise of digital technology will have a great opportunity to forge a copyright law that reflects our fundamental values. Of course, a major reform of copyright law could lead the other way--back towards a world of more centralization, censorship, and technology regulation.
Oman's Sultan Qaboos Pardons Activists and Netizens
EFF is pleased to learn that Oman's monarch has pardoned "all dissidents jailed for defaming the ruler or taking part in protests." According to the Reuters news agency, "His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has issued a royal pardon for those convicted of defamation, information technology crimes and unauthorized rallies." Those "information technology crimes" included comments about the Sultan made on Facebook pages and blogs.
Google's Wi-Fi Snooping Settlement is Really, Really Awful
A recent settlement between 38 states and Google over the company's Wi-Fi snooping fiasco sure is puzzling. While the settlement, called an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, does little to punish Google for slurping up massive amounts of content from wireless networks using its roaming Street View vehicles, it does require the company to carry out a gratuitous and poorly thought out song and dance regarding wireless security practices.
Victory for Transparency: Microsoft Releases Report on Law Enforcement Requests for User Data
In January of this year, EFF called for Microsoft to publish a report on government requests for Skype user data. Microsoft has answered that letter not only on behalf of Skype, but on behalf of the entire company, releasing a first transparency report covering all law enforcement requests and court orders received in 2012 related to all of their online and cloud services, including Hotmail/Outlook.com, SkyDrive, Microsoft Account, and Messenger.
AP v. Meltwater: Disappointing Ruling for News Search
A federal district judge in New York City issued a troubling ruling holding that an electronic news clipping service infringed copyright when it republished excerpts of news stories in search results for its clients seeking news coverage based on particular keywords.
Techdirt: "Rather than fix the CFAA, House Judiciary Committee planning to make it worse."
The House Judiciary has begun circulating a draft cyber-security bill that, instead of fixing the CFAA, expands it.
Public Knowledge: "A quick guide to the current phone unlocking bills"
There are currently three different proposals to make sure that you can unlock your phone, despite the Library of Congress's thoughts on the matter. Public Knowledge has put together a chart that runs through some of the pros and cons of each.
Gizmodo: "Everything wrong with digital copyright (and how to fix it)"
Gizmodo spoke with EFF's IP Director Corynne McSherry about how the DMCA is broken, and how we can work together to fix it.
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If you aren't already, please consider becoming an EFF member today.
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Members make it possible for EFF to fight for your rights. Become a member today.
Penn Intellectual Property Group Symposium
This year's symposium will explore the IP implications of the shifting divide between content creators and providers through the lenses of game development, fan fiction writing, and 3D printing and home fabrication. EFF Legal Director Cindy Cohn will deliver the keynote address.
Heinrich Boll Foundation Freedom of Expression Conference
EFF's Director for International Freedom of Expression, Jillian C. York, will speak about digital activism and social media.
National Conference for Media Reform
Free Press's 2013 event will include panels by EFF activists Rainey Reitman, Trevor Timm, and Adi Kamdar. This conference brings together journalists, activists, artists, and media reformers of all walks together to celebrate the future of media.
Get a 10% discount on registration using the code: EFF_NCMR
re:publica conference, 13
EFF's Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian C. York joins a panel called "Responding Effectively to Digital Emergencies & Human Rights Violations Online."
Bitcoin 2013: the Future of Payments
The Bitcoin Foundation presents Bitcoin 2013: The Future of Payments. On May 18, EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman will speak on censorship by financial intermediaries.
Security BSides Boston
Security BSides is a community-driven framework for building events for and by information security community members. This event, BSidesBOS, will promote information about security to an audience of both new and well-established professionals and techies.
International Press Institute World Congress 2013
EFF Director of International Freedom of Expression Jillian York is speaking on a panel entitled "Internet Regulation: What are the Implications for Democracy and Press Freedom?" at the International Press Institute World Congress 2013, "Documenting Change/Empowering Media."
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Marketers Say 'More' to Search, Mobile, Facebook
Social is also a priority beyond Facebook
October 13, 2016 | Ad Spending
Three-quarters of US marketing professionals said in August 2016 that they plan to increase their AdWords budget in the next 12 months, according to a survey from pay-per-click optimization firm Hanapin Marketing. Nearly as many said the same about mobile budgets and Facebook ads.
Over 50% of those surveyed say they'll spend more on Bing. With 41% saying they’ll spend more on Instagram, 34% on LinkedIn, 21% on Twitter, 18% on Pinterest and 15% on Snapchat, along with the 69% who will increase spending on Facebook, it’s clear that social is eyed as massively important to US marketers.
In fact, the same survey highlights that both brands and agencies said in August 2016 that the most important tactic or metric for the digital marketing industry over the previous 12 months was social advertising.
Over 50% of brands cited social advertising as most important over the prior 12 months, while 46% of agencies did the same. But with social, it isn’t only about advertising—38% of agencies, for example, also called social commerce one of the most important. Brands, however, find it less critical: Only 26% of respondents called it most important.
But marketing love for social media doesn’t necessarily prove it be effective. While 42% of respondents did call social effective, mobile, remarketing and text ads all got higher marks in the survey about pay-per-click ads.
eMarketer estimates a total of $15.4 billion spent on US social network ads in 2016, which accounts for 21.3% of all digital ad spending.
Retailers Increase Spending Via Digital Channels, Focusing on Mobile and Search Advertising
Why the News Media Alliance’s Report on Google’s News Dominance Misses the Point
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Image credit: Bjoern Meyer via Getty Images
Brain-like computers may now be realistic
Artificial synapses are using less power than the real thing.
Bjoern Meyer via Getty Images
Power consumption is one of the biggest reasons why you haven't seen a brain-like computer beyond the lab: the artificial synapses you'd need tend to draw much more power than the real thing. Thankfully, realistic energy use is no longer an unattainable dream. Researchers have built nanowire synapses that consume just 1.23 femtojoules of power -- for reference, a real neuron uses 10 femtojoules. They achieve that extremely low demand by using a wrap of two organic materials to release and trap ions, much like real nerve fibers.
There's a lot of work to be done before this is practical. The scientists want to shrink their nanowires down from 200 nanometers thick to a few dozen, and they'd need new 3D printing techniques to create structures that more closely imitate real brains. Nonetheless, the concept of computers with brain-level complexity is that much more realistic -- the team tells Scientific American that it could see applications in everything from smarter robots and self-driving cars through to advanced medical diagnosis.
Via: Scientific American
Source: Science Advances
In this article: ai, artificialintelligence, brain, computer, nanowire, personal computing, personalcomputing, pohanguniversityofscienceandtechnology, robots, science, synapse
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Daiber further expands its team
D – Tobias Seidel was appointed Head of Marketing at Gustav Daiber on October 2017. The 30-year-old was previously employed as Marketing Manager at an IT company for three years and spent six years working for a full-service agency previous to that. As a business administration graduate specialising in the media and communication industry, who also disposes of the qualification as a Media Designer for Digital & Print Media, he disposes of all skills needed for Daiber’s extensive service and strategy plan. Together with the Head of Sales, Armin Cyrus, Seidel is responsible for developing targeted marketing and sales campaigns and thus for offering the distributors an even larger service package to the distributors for the company’s two brands, James & Nicholson and myrtle beach.
Tobias Seidel
Michael Vogt
The Daiber IT team also received further back-up in October: With immediate effect Michael Vogt is responsible for the entire IT in his capacity as ERP Administrator. The 47-year-old state registered Computer Scientist looks back on ten years of experience as an IT Consultant at major companies such as Telekom, Audi and Mercedes-Benz and has worked as the CIO (Chief Information Officer) for the Kids Fashion Group for eleven years.
www.daiber.de
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Goldstar: Two new senior appointments
Kalfany Süße Werbung: New managers
Victorinox: Corporate Business team under new management
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In Support of The Scene
Erie is full of talented musicians. Greats bands, singer-songwriters, and creative minds engendering emotion and awareness through the prism of music in order to fulfill an inborn need to release their inner souls.
by mike bennet
From his work with Erie Reader to the local radio show he hosts, Michael Bennett offers Erie some of the best coverage of the local music scene. In this installment of In Support of the Scene, he takes a moment to reflect on the year that was and the year that could be.
What Has Been
How do you quantify a year in music? Is it even possible to qualify it?
The Erie music scene in 2011 was as strong, if not stronger, as it has ever been. A multitude of acts playing a variety of venues and giving their all to provide the city with unique, intense, and unforgettable nights of live, original music.
Personally, I attended hundreds of shows. Seriously. Between the big weekend acts, the open mics, the off-night shows, and the surprise basement jams, I have seen the best, and sometimes the most mediocre, Erie has to offer. But the good outweighed the bad exponentially and everyone was better for it.
The Brewerie At Union Station and The Vermont Tavern stepped up their games and provided nights of pure original entertainment. The crooked i completed their first full year and cemented their reputation as the stage to be on. The Beer Mug held tightly to their ethos of taking on all comers and keeping the punk scene alive.
There are plenty of other, seemingly great venues, but they are stuck in a mold of too often appealing to the base instincts of the city. Giving people what they want rather than what they need. As fun as a night spent listening to a cover band surrounded by friends may be, having it be the end-all-be-all of your stage is more of a hindrance than a hope. There are too many great original bands in Erie that deserve exposure and applause over the reconditioned, bland takes on what passes for popular music.
The venues were the true spark of the resurgence of the city's scene. Without a place to play, there is no exposure. Without exposure, there are no fans. Without the fans, there is no drive to get better and play to impress as well as entertain. I've said it before, but you should take notice again: As one band gets into their set, the outskirts of the stage are populated by other musicians critiquing and absorbing the moves, modes, and music that challenges them and pushes them to be better. Or leaves them thinking, "We can do better than that." After attending a few shows, fans can do the same. Finding their favorites, adding their two cents concerning the direction a band is taking. And the bands pay heed.
There are six degrees of separation. In Erie, there is one. The community is tight knit to say the least. It is one of the blessings of the scene. It can take on a familial feel if you allow it to envelop you in just the slightest way. Attending shows gives you entrée not only to great music but great people.
This year, for the first time in decades, bands interacted, intermingled, and pushed each other to greater heights. And the crowds that followed were treated to some exceptional nights of mixed bills, thrown together one-off acts and a true sense of camaraderie.
Great acts adorned the Erie stages all year. But there were a few bands that consistently provided mind-blowing sets. In no particular order: Mala Sangre, Is What It Is, Scarlet Ledbetter, Jargonauts, Couchriders, and The Tradesmen delivered. Time and time again, these acts proved Erie is full of talented artists seeking to explore the uncharted reaches of music and entertain.
But those were just the local acts. Sets by Buffalo's Aqueous, Jamestown's Smackdab, and Youngstown's White Cadillac showed not only the draw of the Erie stages, but also the strength of the audiences to make our humble town a destination for bands.
Hands down the best show I saw this year was from Larry And His Flask. Sons of Oregon brought intensity and energy I have rarely seen achieved anywhere. And they played here. For you.
The stage was not the only place Erie musicians proved their worth. A slew of great albums were released. Looking for a way to spend that holiday cash burning a hole in your pocket? Support the local scene and pick up any of these bands albums release in the past year: Bill Burke Trio, Shotgun Jubilee, Tom Hitt, Jargonauts, Tommy Link, Matt Boland, The Heliotropes, Johnny James And The Absolutes, Susan, Be Anthony, Falling Hollywood… The full lengths and EPs released by these bands, and others, are further testament to the talent that exists all around you.
What Could Be
In the next year, there are more acts and more albums set to carry on the tradition of great music. The established acts are reloading their arsenals and reworking their magic to be even more entertaining, in some cases it seems almost impossible, but I don't doubt for one moment it will happen.
But you, dear reader, play a vital role in the continuation of the scene. You must come out and see the shows. It is imperative you participate. It's all well and good to stand in front of the amphitheater and guzzle watery-domestic while a band plays, but you are missing the true essence of the music scene. Dimly light bars, with a panoply of acts, driving and striving to makes you take notice. Talent abounds and it is time you take heed. Attention must be paid.
Erie is in the most perfect position to explode not only in a local sense, or a regional sense, but on the national scene as well. Sitting at the crossroads, literally, of I-79 and I-90 allows for touring bands to make that off night stop over and see just how in tune our audiences are with great music. I have talked to dozens of bands who made their way through town this year and many of them could not believe how energetic, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable the crowd was—even on a Wednesday night.
Imagine if you will, building the solid reputation of our fair city as not only full of talent, but also a draw for talent. The names become bigger and bigger, and soon there is no need to travel two hours to see great bands—they will come to our door. As bands play the downtown bars and realize how responsive the audiences are, the word spreads. The town is put on the map, and soon the Warner Theatre and the Civic Center can host acts on their way up or even at their peak, rather than seeing the original bass player and some random session guys sullying the names of once decent bands, or at least radio-friendly bands. Imagine the possibilities.
Stop. Nostradamus Time.
Lest you think I am all sunshine and flowers about the future of the music scene allow me to allay those fears. And inspire new ones.
The scene is fragile. It is not self-sustaining. New blood is needed. The same acts playing to the same crowd will get old. The same people interacting over and over again will create drama and tension and bad blood.
There is ebb and flow to everything and if the tide pulls out if may come rushing back in and crash the scene against the rocks. Bands will become bored by process. The audience will fragment and everything will collapse.
I'm reminded of the only scene I remember from "Waterworld." Kevin Costner urinating into a filtration system to have water to drink. Over and over again. Relieving himself to get "fresh" drinking water. Much like the Erie scene, this can only be done so many times. Without finding a new source of fresh water, we'll all just be left going into a filtration system. After so many trips to the well, we're all just left drinking piss.
Michael Bennett believes in SYLS. Support Your Local Scene.
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Gulati: Perceptions of U.S. affecting WC bid
544dJeff Carlisle
MLS Power Rankings: Galaxy drop ahead of LAFC clash; San Jose, Minnesota rise
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Sources: Neymar doubles down, wants PSG exit
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Reports: Argentina request Messi red rescinded
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Sunil Gulati: Perceptions of U.S. affecting 2026 World Cup bid
Gulati on WC bid: Trump's fully supportive (2:18)
ESPN's Sam Borden chats with U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati about the U.S.-led 2026 World Cup bid. (2:18)
Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent
PHILADELPHIA -- Outgoing U.S. Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati stressed that winning the hosting rights for the 2026 World Cup "will be a tough battle," and that he's concerned external political forces could adversely affect the bid.
The U.S. is engaged in a joint bid with Canada and Mexico to win the hosting rights, and Gulati will remain chairman of the United Bid Committee Board of Directors despite leaving his role with U.S. Soccer.
The joint bid is considered a heavy favorite to win given the superior stadiums and tourism infrastructure that the three countries have compared to Morocco, the lone competitor.
But Gulati acknowledged there is much more to winning the bid than those aforementioned attributes.
"This is not only about our stadiums and our hotels and all that," he said on Thursday during a public forum hosted by Fox broadcaster Alexi Lalas at the United Soccer Coaches convention.
"It's about perceptions of America, and it's a difficult time in the world. So there's only certain things we can control. We can't control what happens at the 38th parallel in Korea, we can't control what happens with embassies in Tel Aviv, and we can't control what happens with climate change accords.
"We do the best we can. We have the support of Washington."
Unlike past World Cup hosting rights contests, which were decided by FIFA's Executive Council, the entire voting membership will decide in June which bid will prevail.
"We have to go out and convince what eventually will be 104 voters to vote for us," Gulati said. "We would like to get a few extra to not make it a one-vote swing. But this won't be easy."
Gulati's 12-year run as USSF president will end on Feb. 10, when the USSF's National Council will vote to determine his successor. But with just weeks remaining in his term, his focus is now on winning the bid.
"I'm spending 90 percent of waking hours on [the bid] at this point," he said.
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More properties withdrawn than sold in recent months, says Reapit
The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of completed sales according to Reapit.
The firm says in Q2 of this year some 51 per cent of properties taken off the market were withdrawn versus 49 per cent that sold the first time withdrawn properties had overtaken completed properties since May 2016.
A majority of properties withdrawn never even received an offer, claims Reapit – in fact only 38 per cent of withdrawals received an offer. It says the average withdrawn property has been marketed for five and a half months.
Regionally, London had the highest withdrawal ratio by a significant margin, with 61 per cent of properties taken off the market due to being withdrawn from sale.
Reapit suggests that Scotland’s relatively low withdrawal ratio of 17 per cent reflects the differences in the home-buying system north of the border.
Buyers are required to have a mortgage agreed in principle upfront, initial searches are completed beforehand and solicitors are involved in the process of registering offers. “The parties show more commitment because they have already incurred costs and would lose out due to the up-front fees business model” Reapit claims.
Last month Reapit, along with data consultancy Dataloft, prepared a report claiming that estate agents were “potentially losing” over £4 billion annually in properties that were withdrawn rather than sold.
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Properties Withdrawn
James Walsh
61% of London properties can't be sold now. That is staggering. Huge pent up supply. Once reality dawns on these people that 2014 peak ain't coming back there is a going to be significant downwards pressure on prices. It is worth pondering the experience of Toyko which experienced a similar speculative bubble to London in the late 1980s. In 2004, Tokyo property was worth only 10% of the price at the top of the market in 1989!
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Forbes shrugs at Izzo outrage
Jeff McDonald March 22, 2019 Updated: March 23, 2019 12:01 a.m.
1of2Bryn Forbes #11 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after hitting a three-point basket.Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
2of2Bryn Forbes calls Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, who’s taking heat for blowing up at freshman Aaron Henry in an NCAA Tournament first-round game Thursday, “probably the most intense coach I’ve ever played for.”Photo: Eric Gay /Associated Press
HOUSTON — Spurs guard Bryn Forbes was on the team’s short flight to Houston at the moment his former college coach went nuclear on national television.
By the time Forbes finally saw clips of Michigan State’s Tom Izzo ripping into freshman Aaron Henry during a first-round NCAA Tournament game Thursday, his reaction felt familiar to former Spartans everywhere.
“Oh that? That was nothing,” Forbes said. “They’re making it out to be something big. It was nothing.”
Izzo’s blowup during the second half of Michigan State’s victory over Bradley was the subject of national sports chatter on TV, radio and social media into Friday afternoon. Many pundits believed the tirade crossed a line.
After the game, Izzo said he did not regret the incident, saying “What’s wrong with challenging a kid that’s made some mistakes?”
The scene was a familiar one to Forbes, who played at Michigan State from 2014 to 2016 and grew accustomed to occasionally drawing Izzo’s ire.
“I’ve seen much more intense than that,” Forbes said after the Spurs’ shootaround Friday morning in Houston. “I was the one getting it the majority of the time.”
Forbes calls Izzo “probably the most intense coach I’ve ever played for” — notable, considering the coach he currently calls boss.
The Spurs’ Gregg Popovich has been known to get on a player from time to time.
“It’s a different intense,” Forbes said. “Pop’s got a little more relaxed approach than that. I’ve seen him maybe one time meet somebody at halfcourt. But not like (Izzo).”
Forbes said Izzo’s hard-nosed coaching style worked for him, but acknowledges it might not work for every player.
“Everybody doesn’t work the same,” Forbes said. “It kind of motivated me. I love being held accountable, but I don’t like people yelling in my face. I took it as a challenge.
“Some guys it doesn’t work for. Other guys, it pisses them off and makes them want to be better.”
Tucker is feeling
some March sadness
NCAA’s March Madness always brings back memories for Houston forward P.J. Tucker, and not all of them are good.
The most enduring for the Texas alum remains the 70-60 overtime loss to LSU in a 2006 Elite Eight game that denied Tucker and his college teammate, Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, a trip to the Final Four.
The Tigers’ victory — led by center Glen “Big Baby” Davis and his 26 points — ended the college careers of Tucker, Aldridge and Longhorns guard Daniel Gibson, who all entered the NBA draft a few months later.
“I think about it every time (March) comes around,” Tucker said. “We should have won the ring, but Big Baby and LSU had something else planned.”
Tucker, Aldridge and LSU guard Garrett Temple are the only players from that game who remain in the NBA.
Pop puts Gay back
in starting lineup
Popovich tinkered with his starting lineup Friday, returning Rudy Gay to the power forward spot, sliding Aldridge to center, and moving Jakob Poeltl to the bench.
It marked Gay’s first start since March 6, when Poeltl missed the Spurs’ win in Atlanta with a hamstring issue.
The Spurs had been 10-2 with the lineup that features Aldridge and Poeltl playing together and Derrick White at point guard.
The move was made to adjust to Houston’s small starting lineup, which features a single big man in Clint Capela and the 6-foot-6 Tucker at power forward.
Popovich indicated the Spurs’ starting lineup could remain fluid based on matchups.
“Whatever we see fit,” Popovich said.
The lineup the Spurs used against the Rockets is their most-used starting fivesome of the season. Heading into Friday, the Spurs were 13-7 when starting that group.
Jeff McDonald began covering the Spurs for the San Antonio Express-News in September 2007, three months after the team's fourth championship.
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FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS (Aug. 20, 2018) — Faegre Baker Daniels achieved Mansfield Certification and Certification Plus status from Diversity Lab after completing the inaugural, one-year Mansfield Rule pilot.
The Mansfield Rule—inspired by the NFL’s Rooney Rule—aims to boost representation of diverse lawyers in law firm leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for these opportunities. It measures whether law firms have considered at least 30 percent women and attorneys of color for certain leadership and governance roles, partner promotions and senior lateral positions.
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Home Arts & Culture Congratulations for Master Chen Chi-Tsun be the winner
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A Sturdy Guardian of Traditional Arts
Renowned sculptor Chen Chi-Tsun is one of Taiwan’s most eminent artists based in Tainan. His outstanding achievements in traditional crafts and modern arts have become part of the important assets in Tainan’s art society. Master Chen’s apprenticeship in traditional Buddha statue woodcarving began at the age of 14 and lasted for four years. He became a practicing sculptor at 18, and won first place in the Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition in 1988 at the young age of 25. In the following year, he was awarded the Chimei New Artist Support Program, winning instant fame. Undoubtedly, Master Chen was already a well-known figure in Taiwan’s art circle in his youth.
For those who rise to fame early in life, it is most important to avoid being stranded in one’s own success and making no progress thereafter. However, Master Chen never rested contented with his early achievements, and proceeded to delve deep into the art of sketching, painting, contemporary sculpting, and engraving art, thus breaking free from the limitations of traditional crafts and bringing sculpting to a new level of accomplishment. Through close observation of objects and deep reflection, he applies techniques of traditional woodcarving to contemporary sculpting. As a result, in many aspects of his work, such as facial expressions, body proportions, or even soft lines carved on hard wood or intricate clothes details, Master Chen’s work re-presents the solemn, dignified, and serene beauty inherent in traditional deity statues, and vividly communicates the moment of heartfelt joy in daily life. If a word must be chosen to describe Master Chen’s oeuvre, the word is “Sincerity.”
It is common for artists to attend to their virtue in solitude, but very rare for them to promote the betterment of others at the same time. While Master Chen had achieved early success in his artistic career and had accumulated a rich oeuvre, he still actively participates in various art exhibitions and willingly takes on administrative duties both in Tainan City and across Taiwan, making immense contributions to local art societies. He has served consecutively as Chairman of the Tainan Traditional Art Association, the Tainan Fine Arts Association, and the Taiwan Crafts Workshop Association, all of which were organizations where many outstanding artists from different generations were gathered. In terms of age and seniority, Chen belongs to the younger-middle generation; however, because of his exceptional achievement in art and his experience, he was supported by many of the senior and fellow artists to become the first Chairman of the Tainan Traditional Art Association. During his service, he rigorously assisted the Tainan City Government in promoting exhibitions and events on Tainan’s traditional crafts and tourism. He then served as Chairman of the Tainan Fine Arts Association, during which he curated the special touring exhibition held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Association. The exhibition toured in Beijing, Malaysia, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, the Tainan Cultural Center, and the Tainan store of Shin Kong Mitsubishi, and was very well received. Master Chen has been Chairman of the Taiwan Crafts Workshop Association since 2014, and has led delegates of Taiwanese craft artists to participate in exchange events in major cities in China, which had generated satisfactory results. At the same time, he also assisted in the curating of many exhibitions both in Taiwan and abroad, to promote Taiwan’s culture and creativity. Moreover, his home is always on his mind, as he curates exhibitions that showcase Taiwan’s best craft works, so that people in Tainan City are able to appreciate and know the beauty of Taiwan’s craft tradition.
In 2014, Tainan City officially designated Master Chen as the Preserver of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Traditional Art. For the past decade, he was often invited as a committee member in Taiwan’s important artistic competitions. He was also awarded second prize in National Traditional Crafts Award and the Global Chinese Culture and Arts Award. Master Chen’s artistic dedication and contribution have doubtlessly made him one of the most distinguished artists in Taiwan and a excellent model for aspiring artists.
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2010 The 16th Global Chinese Culture and Arts Award
2008 The pride of Tainan Award
2007 Taiwan Crafts Workshop
2007 The glory of Tainan City Award
2007 Da Dun Arts and Crafts Masters Award
1999 National Traditional Crafts Award
1999 Traditional Civil Crafts of Tainan City Award
1999 The Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Phoenix Tainan City
1995 1th Tainan Cultural Award
1994 Art Possibility Creative Award
1989 1th Chimei Art Award
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9 Aspiring Ways That Can Help You to Become a Film Director
Rajeesh Nair
Film making is often seen as costly task at hand and requires a lot of investment, time and manpower to produce a full-fledged Bollywood movie. Although, Bollywood has been the platform for many young and fresh directors who got their first break under popular banners and made it big right from their debut.
The list of successful directorial debut in Bollywood is long and includes names like Sooraj Barjatiya, Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra and Farhan Akhtar from filmy backgrounds alongside non-filmy ones like Abhinav Kashyap, Nikhil Advani and Imtiaz Ali. The list gets even bigger if you look at the directors who have made a name for themselves today even after failing with their debut.
The point here is that even though we have the current list of successful directors filled with popular names with filmy background, we also have many who hailed from small towns with big dreams and passion to drive them forward and made their mark in Bollywood. Not all these directors learned the art of film making from any institute or center, but they learned by observation, imagination and experience. Such a commitment towards a profession shows that nothing is impossible and inspires many film enthusiasts who love the art of film making and aspire to be the next Bollywood director.
However, the path is not easy and the bar set by this array of successful directors is so high that you must have a certain amount of creativity, passion and imagination in addition to hard work, patience and commitment.
Here are some interesting way that you could follow today to clear your path to become the next big director of the Indian Cinema:
Watch Movies From Different Genres
Given the fact that you have no experience in film making or you have no knowledge about the technicalities of film direction, the best place to start your education regarding film direction is watching movies. However, don’t limit yourself to a single genre, language or era, when you are watching movies. There’s a lot to learn from different types of movies from different industry and era. Besides Bollywood and Hollywood movies, it is highly recommended to spend some time watching movies from Malayalam Cinema, which at least for me, the Indian hub for excellence in cinema in terms of culture, art and creativity.
Read And Write Screenplays
If you are waiting for that big chance to become a film director, but don’t do anything about it, then you’re wasting your time. Time is precious and every single day that pass is a day lost. Instead of waiting for the opportunity to knock at your door, it is better to utilize the time you have now and try to create screenplays of your own or read screenplays from other movies. Imagine, how you will direct the scenes from the screenplay by gathering your friends at home.It will do even more wonders if your friends include any budding actors and eventually boost your confidence. Directing such screenplays on a regular basis would prepare you when you get that golden chance.
Observe Scenes in Public Places
The best talent of a great film director is the way they bring realism to their movies. These successful group are keen observers who keep their eyes and ears open while moving and see every incident happening around them as a potential scene of a movie. They try to imitate such scenes while directing the movies in future and most of the times such scenes get instant reaction from audience as they feel personal connection with the movie. Hence, it is important to have keen observational skills which will help you create or direct better scenes and eventually make better movies in the future.
Direct Short Films
Today, there is a new industry for Short Films growing across the country. It is not necessary to direct a 3-hour long movie to show your skills as a good director, but you can also do the same by making short films that have the potential to leave an impact or deliver a strong message to the mass. There are many examples of such short films that has given some good, talented directors in the industry. Short films are also easy to make and you can easily distribute such movies among the mass via video sharing platforms such as YouTube.
Submit Your Work At Film Festivals
If YouTube isn’t enough for your short film or any Independent film, you can always screen your movies at different film festivals across the globe. These film festivals are highly covered by the media, huge production houses, entertainment companies, film journalists, enthusiasts and many others. Catching the attention of these big guns can help you promote your film through word of mouth and connect with a league of big names from the industry overnight.
Promote Your Work on Social Media
If you can’t make it to the film festivals, you can also use the power of social media, which today is the undoubtedly the easiest ways to reach the mass across the globe just by a finger click. Whether you are using Facebook, Twitter or other popular social media platform, you always have the chance to connect with people all over the world or a certain region who are passionate about movies and entertainment. Success is not limited today to the big screens or TV units, but it has reached the social media channels giving every talented person a chance to prove his/her skills. The one such example of success through social media channel is the viral Web Series by TVF titled, “Pitchers” that took the nation by storm right through its first season.
Be an Assistant director
Another best way to get into film direction is by assisting an established filmmaker. There are many examples where production companies of the likes of once a debutante film director such as Karan Johar, Yash Chopra, Mahesh Bhatt etc., have helped many new directors to kick-start their career after being served as assistant directors to their mentors. India is a huge nation and boasts of different tastes all around the country, offering a good platform for different genres of movies. Such a demand encourages production houses to invest in budding directors who can bring fresh perspective to these genres and offer the best entertainment year after year. Always remember that, the stairs to the top always start from the bottom.
Make Contacts in the Industry
To get the job of an assistant director is not something easy either. You must build a good network or contacts among some influential people from the industry. Everyone is aware of the camps widely spread across Bollywood. However, it isn’t mandatory that you must join one to survive but you can always make your way in through one and build your own road to the top. If you can do this right, then sky is the only limit.
Direct Theater Plays
Now, if you are not much into the modern ways of entering the film industry, then you can always go old school. Many classic directors from Bollywood and Hollywood started their careers by directing theater plays. With the success of their plays, they got high acclaims from the critics and the media that they got roped in by big banner production houses to direct commercial movies. As discussed earlier, most big banners in the industry are looking for fresh talent and their search isn’t limited to YouTube Short Films alone, but extends to local theater plays from all over the nation.
The only way to go up the ladder is using your talent. However, as they say that talent is not enough. You need to make immense efforts to climb up the ladder no matter how talented you’re. So get up now without any excuses, grab your camera, and follow these amazing tips if you not only dream but also have the temperament to become the next successful director in the Bollywood industry.
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SWIFT to Open gpi Payment Link Based on R3’s Corda
The PoC will only support R3’s -based trade environment, but later will be extended to other DLT and non-DLT platforms.
Arnab Shome | News ( CryptoCurrency ) | Wednesday, 30/01/2019 | 13:48 GMT+1 2019-02-04 13:37:41
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In an attempt to establish a new norm in the cross-border payment standards, interbank payment and messaging network SWIFT today announced the trial of a blockchain-based proof-of-concept (PoC) gpi Link.
According to the official statement, gpi Link will connect “gpi members to multiple trade platforms thereby enabling gpi payment initiation, end-to-end payment tracking, payer authentication, and credit confirmation.” Further, the gateway will enable “continuous monitoring and control of payment flow” ensuring global integration and interoperability.
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The PoC is based on R3’s blockchain platform Corda which ensures speed and transparency to gpi payments.
The revelation about this was first done by SWIFT’s CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt earlier today during a panel discussion at the Paris Fintech Forum.
Many blockchain firms including R3 and Ripple are aiming to replace SWIFT from the banking system with much efficient and secure blockchain-based solutions. Along with Leibbrandt, Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse, a critic of SWIFT’s technology, was also a part of the panel.
Commenting on this development, Luc Meurant, SWIFT’s chief marketing officer, said: “All trade platforms require tight linkages with trusted, fast and secure cross-border payments mechanisms such as gpi. While DLT-enabled trade is taking off, there is still little appetite for settlement in crypto-currencies and a pressing need for fast and safe settlement in fiat currencies.”
“With gpi Link, banks will be able to provide rapid, transparent settlement services to e-commerce and trading platforms, opening up whole new ecosystems to the speed, security, ubiquity and transparency of gpi and enabling them to grow and prosper in the new digital economy. Given the adoption of the Corda platform by trade ecosystems, it was a natural choice to run this proof of concept with R3.”
Under the PoC, corporates using R3’s platform will be able to authorize payments from their banks via gpi Link, and the payments will be settled by their banks, the confirmation of which they will receive via gpi Link.
Blockchain – the Future of Banking
SWIFT’s adoption of R3’s blockchain technology is the result of the company’s inclination towards the decade-old technology, which developed over the past few years as it participated in many blockchain-based pilot projects.
Earlier this month, R3 officially launched its much anticipated Corda platform and has now over 300 partners globally from both public and private sector involving in the development process. It has also partnered with SBI Holdings to form a joint venture to support the provision and introduction of the Corda license across Asia.
“Following the recent launch of our Corda Settler, allowing for the payment of obligations raised on the Corda platform, it was a logical extension to plug into SWIFT gpi. SWIFT gpi has rapidly become the new standard to settle payments right across the world. All the blockchain applications running on Corda will thus benefit from the fast, secure and transparent settlement provided through the SWIFT gpi banks,” said David E. Rutter, CEO of R3.
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Inherited metabolic diseases
Genetic, inherited disorders of the metabolism
About inherited metabolic diseases
Inherited metabolic diseases (IMD) are a group of genetic, inherited disorders of the metabolism.
They can lead to a dangerous imbalance of chemicals in the body, ultimately resulting in organ damage and disabilities.
In the UK, at least 600 babies are born with IMD every year. There are currently around 20,000 children and adults living with IMD in the UK, and half of those affected do not attend a specialist service to treat their condition.
Our adult services (for over 16s) are based at St Thomas' Hospital. Find out more about what happens when you move from children's to adult IMD services.
We are the regional IMD service for south Thames covering south London, Kent, Sussex, Surrey and beyond with outreach clinics as far as Plymouth, Cambridge and Norwich. Here, we see more than 300 new patients each year with over 200 admissions to the ward.
We have close links with all of the clinical services at Guy’s and St Thomas’, in particular the genetics department.
We are one of the main IMD centres in the UK offering treatment to patients with all types of IMD. This includes procedures for diagnosis and acute and long-term management.
We work closely with the children's liver service and the adult neurology service at King’s College Hospital.
Our service includes procedures to diagnose patients and acute and long-term management of metabolic disorders.
The most common conditions include:
amino acid disorders, eg phenylketonuria (PKU), tyrosinaemia
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‘Death of the Black-Haired Girl’, by Robert Stone
Review by Barry Forshaw
Robert Stone is considered by many to be among the finest American writers at work today. He’s certainly a literary novelist – but is Stone a writer of thrillers?
His new novel, like his masterpiece A Flag for Sunrise (1981), is a multi-layered work of literature with pronounced elements of suspense – though it is a far more modest piece.
Stone’s protagonist Professor Steven Brookman is sleeping with one of his students, the seductive, volatile Maud; when he learns that his wife is pregnant, he ends the affair. But then a drunken Maud confronts him outside his house, in front of his wife and other witnesses; during this, she is killed by a passing car. Steven is suspected of pushing her, not least by the alcoholic ex-policeman father of the dead girl, who believes he may escape justice.
The characters’ motivations are satisfyingly equivocal, and Stone – not for the first time – echoes Graham Greene with notions of faith and redemption.
Death of the Black-Haired Girl, by Robert Stone, Corsair, £8.99, 288 pages
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Fulcrum Community a Proud Part of Hurricane Harvey Relief
September 20, 2017 by Sam Puckett
When Hurricane Harvey made landfall last month, dumping over 50 inches of rain on the Houston area, hundreds of strangers from all over the country were eager to help with relief efforts.
We were proud to be a part of it through the Fulcrum Community initiative. Here’s a recap:
Crowdsourcing a Map of Harvey Relief Sites
As she watched Harvey barrel toward Texas from her home in northern California, Jessica Decker knew she needed to take action. A front-end developer and cartographer with experience in open-source mapping, she decided to create a map of resources for Houston residents affected by the storm.
Jessica Decker
Having already been a Fulcrum user, Jessica reached out to us for help. Together, Jessica and the Fulcrum Community team worked quickly to create an app that would enable volunteers on the ground — or anywhere — to mark and share the location of available resources.
Released earlier this year, Fulcrum Community is a no-cost version of our popular field data collection software that was created for use in disaster response scenarios and humanitarian projects. Now, it would be put to the test.
Jessica took to Twitter to call for volunteers to contribute to the map, and the response was immediate. “It blew up so fast!” she said.
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“Most people would be like, ‘I’m not that tech savvy’ at first,” Jessica said. But she and other contributors created training materials and videos showing how easy the app is to use.
Once the volunteers dug in, they could see their work appear instantly. Other participants (those who weren’t located in the affected areas) scraped Twitter or just made calls to ensure the resource map stayed current.
All told, more than 200 people contributed to the relief map through Fulcrum, which listed more than 1,400 resources, including medical facilities, food drop-off and distribution centers, shelters, animal hospitals, and more.
At last count, between Jessica’s Fulcrum map & the other crowdsourced projects available, more than 28,000 survivors, rescuers, & volunteers utilized these resources during and after the hurricane.
One thing is for sure: The contributors were happy to participate in the relief effort!
“A lot of people thanked us,” Jessica said. “They couldn’t send money or didn’t know where to send money. They felt helpless.”
In recognition of her work, Jessica was invited to the Churchill Club as a Community Benefactor at CHURCHILLS 2017, an event that honors innovators, leaders, and collaborators who are contributing to the greater good.
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Fulcrum Community is a no-cost, short-term data collection solution designed for disaster response, damage assessment, environmental protection, and other humanitarian projects. We are honored that — through Jessica and all the other volunteers on the ground — Fulcrum Community was able to make a difference during a time of need.
If you’re part of a humanitarian organization, nonprofit, NGO, or government entity, we invite you to view a demo, or apply for your own provisioned Fulcrum Community account.
Click here to learn more about Fulcrum Community & to request your account.
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Costco Looks to Keep Defying Retail's Challenges
Published May 28, 2019 MarketsMotley Fool
There's been a massive shift in the retail world, and millions of young shoppers have grown up in an environment in which traditional shopping malls have played an ever-smaller role in helping them find the things they need. Yet even amid all the e-commerce tools designed to change the shopping experience, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) continues to rely largely on bringing people into its stores and giving them the bargains they want week in and week out.
Investors expect to hear from Costco on Thursday, when it will likely release its fiscal third-quarter earnings report. In its results, Costco is likely to show its shareholders that it's been able to persist in its efforts to produce growth with its traditional business model. With its stock near all-time highs, Costco will also want to demonstrate to investors that it believes it'll be able to keep the pace even as internet-based shopping becomes more prevalent across the retail industry.
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How will Costco likely fare?
Over the past few months, investors in Costco have gotten more optimistic about what they're likely to see on the warehouse retailer's bottom line. Although they don't necessarily see huge numbers coming out of the fiscal third quarter, they've boosted their projections for the full 2019 fiscal year by roughly 3%, and they've also increased their earnings predictions for fiscal 2020. That optimism has also showed up in the stock price, which is up 13% since late February.
A big part of the move higher for Costco shares came right after it released its fiscal second-quarter results back in early March. Revenue was up more than 7% compared to year-earlier levels, with adjusted comparable sales gains of 6.7% worldwide. Strong performance in its home U.S. market helped to offset weakness in Canada and elsewhere across the globe, and Costco also managed to boost its net income by 27%, producing earnings of $2.01 per share that topped what investors had expected to see by a whopping $0.32 per share. Despite seeing some slightly difficult conditions due to adverse weather, Costco said that it continued to tap into its growing e-commerce business, which saw comps of greater than 20% during the period.
Investors are also fortunate to get some early readings on how each quarter is doing from its monthly sales releases. In March, revenue climbed 7.4% from 2018's monthly levels, with adjusted comparable sales gains of 5.9% stemming largely from international sources. April's numbers were largely consistent, with sales climbing 7.3%, although total company comparable sales gains of 5.2% were a bit weaker on an adjusted basis compared to recent months.
Costco has increasingly demonstrated its shareholder-friendliness to investors. In late April, the retailer boosted its dividend by 14%, bringing its dividend yield back above the 1% mark despite its soaring share price. At the same time, Costco also announced that it would put in place another $4 billion stock repurchase program, replacing the one that lapsed in April. That made shareholders more optimistic about Costco's prospects, even though the company hasn't tended to use all the money that it's authorized to do buybacks in the past.
Yet one key aspect of the coming report that Costco shareholders will have to deal with for the first time in a while is that tax reform efforts in late 2017 will no longer make a difference in year-over-year comparisons. Big bottom-line growth like the numbers that investors saw last quarter are unlikely to repeat themselves, simply because the savings in corporate income taxes played a substantial role in helping to boost earnings. Some of those following the stock might be disappointed with the single-digit percentage gains that the consensus forecast predicts for Costco this quarter -- and they're likely to be even more uncomfortable if the warehouse retailer can't live up to those expectations.
In its quarterly report, Costco investors can expect to learn more about how the retail giant is working to adapt to the changing environment in its broader industry. Although most traders will focus on short-term numbers that can show seasonal fluctuations and move the share price, long-term investors should stay focused on watching Costco's broader strategy for adapting to new consumer preferences while continuing to deliver the customer experience that millions of its members count on from the company.
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Dr. Spencer Johnson, author of self-help best-seller, dies
Published July 08, 2017 MarketsAssociated Press
Dr. Spencer Johnson, whose book "Who Moved My Cheese?" sold 25 million copies and became a business and self-help phenomenon, has died.
Johnson's executive assistant Nancy Casey said Saturday that he died Monday of complications from pancreatic cancer in the San Diego-area city of Encinitas.
"Who Moved My Cheese?" was a slim, 94-page fable on the need to embrace change that was derived from a story Johnson had told at parties and used in speeches.
Published in 1998, it featured two mice — Sniff and Scurry — and two tiny humans — Hem and Haw — and was set in a maze. The title is a quote from one of the humans, who can't accept that he needs to seek out food in new places, instead returning to the same place for it repeatedly.
Eventually, Haw learns to leave his place of comfort in search of cheese.
"Before long, he knew why he felt good," Johnson wrote. "He stopped to write again on the wall: 'When you stop being afraid, you feel good!'"
The book became a cultural constant in the late 1990s. It appeared in the front windows of airport bookstores, was endlessly quoted in graduation addresses and motivational seminars, and was the go-to gift for Father's Day. Parody versions soon began popping up.
"Spencer built a fable that helps people deal with change in a really accessible way," Ivan Held, president of G.P. Putnam Sons at Penguin Group USA, Johnson's publisher, said in a prepared statement.
Johnson was a medical doctor-turned children's author when he wrote his first hit book, "The One Minute Manager," in 1982, with co-author Ken Blanchard.
The book teaches three techniques for being an effective boss, offering "one-minute goals," ''one-minute praisings" and "one-minute reprimands."
It was self-published at first but sold wildly at conventions where the authors gave presentations. Then a major publisher picked it up and it went on to sell 15 million copies.
Blanchard made a career of the book in ensuing decades, updating the original and penning spin-offs.
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Cannes Film Festival 2018: Chef Vikas Khanna to unveil first look of directorial debut The Last Colour
May 09, 2018 14:50:00 IST
Cannes, France: It will be four in a row for Michelin starred chef Vikas Khanna at Cannes when the first look of his directoral debut The Last Colour that revolves around the widows of Vrindavan is unveiled on Wednesday.
"The film is about girl education and girl empowerment. I had written the (similarly titled) short story in 2011 when I was shooting in Vrindavan where I was researching around UTSAV (his culinary epic of Indian festivals)," Khanna told IANS in an email interview.
"More than the Holi celebrations, I was drawn to stories of some widows who were not playing Holi. I imagined, in my short story, the glorious day when their hope and faith will be filled with colours. In 2012, I saw on the American Yahoo homepage the stunning images filled with emotions when they played Holi. There were a million sentiments in those images, especially the one in which an elderly woman was lying on a ground smeared with colours. She was laughing and crying at the same time. That's when I turned my short story into a novel. But the visits to the ashrams of Vrindavan and Varanasi gave me more stories for this celebration," Khanna added, detailing the journey of the short story to a novel and now to a film.
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Speaking about the production, how it was working with children, particularly the actor who plays Choti, the protagonist who befriends a widow, Khanna said he had auditioned many children through agencies, schools and NGOs but when he went to New Delhi's Zeenat Mahal School, he "truly respected the energy" of the Principal, Meena Kumari.
"She was so encouraging for the girls and that reflected in the confidence of her students. There we did several auditions and then we met Aqsa Siddiqui. She was Choti. Our Choti. She is a topper in her class and very bright. She went through a lot of workshops before and during the shoot. Her innocence, brilliance and spontaneity were very inspiring for the crew. We used to take her to the ghats to observe and talk to the children and understand their energy, she picked up the role very genuinely," Khanna explained.
The film is currently in post-production and will first do a round of film festivals. "And then, God willing, what will happen will happen," Khanna said.
Khanna made his debut in 2015 at Cannes with the release of UTSAV, a limited edition 30 kg, 1,200-page labour of love that took 12 years to compile and was presented to a host of world leaders. The 12th copy of the book was auctioned for Rs 30 lakh that went to feed 200,000 underprivileged children through an NGO he supports.
"In 2016, we premiered Kitchens of Gratitude, a short documentary that showcased the power of food and how it binds us. It was truly inspiring to be in the company of such great and legendary filmmakers from around the world," Khanna had told IANS at the time.
In 2017, the trailer of Buried Seeds, a timeless story of passion, resilience, failure and rise as seen through Khanna's eyes and which follows the journey of an immigrant past and overwhelming obstacles in achieving his dreams, made its debut at Cannes.
How does it feel to be featuring at Cannes for the fourth time in a row? "It is very humbling. But at the same time, it brings great satisfaction to be able to bring such diversified art to a platform like Cannes which is the epitome of art," Khanna replied.
What's cooking on the culinary front? "A lot. Just working on research of Sacred Foods of India. Lots coming this year end on grains. A big global project to be announced," he said.
What about the future? "I have always believed in the universe's path. Where I started from two decades ago, till today, I have always worked on what comes my way. For reincarnation of the arts, it is necessary to walk on new paths."
With inputs from IANS.
(Also read: Cannes Film Festival 2018 jury head Cate Blanchett says #MeToo movement won't factor into their deliberations)
Updated Date: May 09, 2018 14:50:00 IST
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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 2014)]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FWS-R6-ES-2014-0048; FF06E22000-145-FXES11130600000]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits; Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and Habitat Conservation Plan for the R-
Project Transmission Line in Nebraska
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement of public scoping meetings;
request for public comments.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, intend to prepare a
draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to consider potential impacts on the
human environment from the proposed issuance of an incidental take
permit (permit) and required implementation of a Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP). The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is proposing to
apply for the permit for take of the American burying beetle associated
with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the R-Project
Transmission Line in north-central Nebraska. The American burying
beetle is federally listed as an endangered species.
We provide this notice to (1) describe the proposed action; (2)
advise other Federal and State agencies, potentially affected tribes,
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We request that you send comments only by the methods described
above. We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide
us (see the Public Availability of Comments section below for more
information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eliza Hines, Acting Field Supervisor,
by phone at (308) 382-6468, and by U.S. mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 9325 South Alda Road, Wood River, NE 68883. Individuals who
are hearing or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8337 for TTY assistance.
Reasonable Accommodations: Persons needing reasonable
accommodations to attend and participate in the public meetings should
contact Eliza Hines. To allow sufficient time to accommodate requests,
please call no later than one week before the meeting. Information
regarding the proposed action is available in alternative formats upon
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We intend to prepare a DEIS under NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to consider potential impacts on the human
environment from the proposed issuance of an incidental take permit
(permit) and required implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan
(HCP). The Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) is proposing to apply
for the permit for take of the American burying beetle (Nicrophorous
americanus) associated with the construction, operation, and
maintenance of the R-Project Transmission Line in north-central
Nebraska. The American burying beetle is federally listed as an
endangered species.
The NPPD is preparing a draft HCP as part of its application for
the permit. The HCP must include measures to avoid, minimize, and
mitigate the impacts of the take of covered species within the plan
area during project construction, operation, and maintenance
activities. We provide this notice to (1) describe the proposed action;
(2) advise other Federal and State agencies, potentially affected
tribes, and the public of our intent to prepare an DEIS; (3) announce
the initiation of a 60-day public scoping period; and (4) obtain
Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; ESA), and its implementing regulations (50 CFR
part 17), prohibit ``take'' of threatened and endangered fish or
wildlife species. Take is defined under the ESA as to harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect, or to attempt
to engage in any such conduct (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). We further define
``harm'' as an act, including significant habitat modification or
degradation, that actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly
impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding,
or sheltering (50 CFR 17.3). We further define ``harass'' as an
intentional or negligent act or omission which creates the likelihood
of injury to wildlife by annoying it to such an extent as to
significantly disrupt behavioral patterns such as breeding, feeding,
and sheltering.
Under certain circumstances, we may issue permits to take listed
species if such taking is incidental to, and not the purpose of,
otherwise lawful activities. Regulations governing permits for
threatened or endangered species incidental take are found at 50 CFR
17.32 and 50 CFR 17.22, respectively.
NEPA requires that Federal agencies conduct an environmental
analysis of their proposed actions to determine if the actions may
significantly affect the human environment. Under NEPA, a reasonable
range of alternatives to a proposed project is developed and considered
in the Service's environmental review. Alternatives considered for
analysis in a DEIS for an HCP may include, but are not limited to:
Variations in the scope of covered activities; variations in the
location, amount, and type of conservation activities; variations in
permit duration; or a combination of these elements.
Proposed Action
The proposed Federal action is our issuance of a permit to NPPD
that would authorize a specified amount and type of incidental take of
American burying beetles during construction, operation, and
maintenance of a 220-mile, 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line and
substations in the Sandhills of north-central Nebraska. The purpose of
the R-Project is to enhance reliability of NPPD's electric transmission
system, relieve congestion from existing lines within the transmission
system, and provide additional opportunities for development of
renewable energy projects. The proposed construction, operation, and
maintenance of the NPPD R-Project may affect the American burying
beetle directly, and possibly indirectly, through habitat fragmentation
and temporary and permanent loss of habitat as a result of ground
disturbance and soil compaction. As required for application for the
permit, NPPD is developing a
HCP that will outline actions to avoid, minimize, and mitigate
potential impacts to the American burying beetle. In coordination with
NPPD, we will determine the duration of the HCP and permit, which would
depend on the anticipated life of the project, time needed to realize
benefits of the HCP's conservation measures, and the timeframe in which
adverse effects to American burying beetles can be reliably predicted.
Proposed American burying beetle conservation measures that may be
considered for the HCP to adopt include: (1) Adjustment in timing of
certain construction activities to avoid American burying beetle active
periods; (2) avoidance of high-quality habitat areas; (3) reduction in
habitat disturbance by prioritizing use of existing disturbed areas for
laydown and structure placement; (4) reduction in direct disturbance by
modifying construction techniques; (5) reclamation of temporarily
disturbed areas; (6) compensation for habitat loss; and (7) removal of
carrion. The HCP will also include monitoring and adaptive management
features. Monitoring would help determine compliance with and
effectiveness of the HCP; validate assumptions, information, and models
used to develop the HCP; and provide information to support revisions,
if necessary, to the conservation measures over the life of the HCP.
Public Scoping
The primary purpose of the scoping process is for the public to
assist the Service in developing a DEIS for the proposed permit action
by identifying important issues and alternatives related to NPPD's
proposed project, to provide the public with a general understanding of
the background of the proposed HCP and activities it would cover, and
an overview of the NEPA process. To ensure that we identify a range of
issues and alternatives related to the proposed permit action, we
invite comments and suggestions from all interested parties.
The scoping meetings will consist of an open house format from 4
p.m. to 7 p.m. about the proposed action and NEPA process. The open
house format will provide interested members of the public an
opportunity to learn about the proposed action, permit area, and the
covered species. We will accept oral and written comments throughout
the public meeting. A court reporter and an interpreter will be present
if deemed necessary. You may also submit your comments and materials by
one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section.
We request data, comments, new information, or suggestions from the
public, other concerned governmental agencies; the scientific
community; tribes; industry; or any other interested party on this
notice. We and NPPD will consider these comments in developing the DEIS
and the draft HCP related to the proposed project. We particularly seek
comments on the following:
1. The direct, indirect, and cumulative effects that implementation
of any reasonable alternative to the proposed project could have on
endangered or threatened species and other unlisted species, including
migratory birds and their habitats;
2. Other reasonable alternatives to the proposed project and permit
issuance that should be considered;
3. Relevant biological data and additional information concerning
the American burying beetle;
4. Current or planned activities in the subject area and their
possible impacts on the American burying beetle;
5. The presence of archaeological sites, buildings and structures,
historic sites, sacred and traditional areas, and other historic
preservation concerns;
6. The scope of covered activities, including potential avoidance,
minimization, and mitigation measures for incidental take of the
American burying beetle;
7. Appropriate monitoring and adaptive management provisions that
should be included in the HCP; and
8. Identification of any other environmental issues that should be
considered regarding the proposed project and permit action.
Comments and materials we receive in response to this notice and at
the public meeting, as well as supporting documentation we use in
preparing the DEIS, will become part of the public record and will be
available for public inspection at www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES).
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Environmental Review and Next Steps
The DEIS will include analyses of potential impacts on the American
burying beetle from the HCP and the permit and from each identified
alternative to the action. The DEIS will provide biological
descriptions of affected species and habitats, as well as the effects
of the alternatives on other resources, such as vegetation, wetlands,
wildlife, geology and soils, air quality, water resources, water
quality, cultural resources, land use, recreation, water use, the local
economy, and environmental justice. Following completion of the
environmental review, we will publish a notice of availability and
request for public comments on the DEIS, NPPD's permit application, and
the draft HCP. The DEIS and draft HCP are expected to be completed and
available for the public review during the first three months of the
2016 calendar year.
Our environmental review of this project will be conducted in
accordance with the requirements of NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
Council of Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-1508),
other applicable Federal laws and regulations, and the Service's
applicable policies and procedures. This notice is being furnished in
accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 of the NEPA regulations to obtain
suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the
scope of issues and alternatives to be addressed in the DEIS.
Nicole Alt,
Acting Assistant Regional Director--Ecological Services, Mountain-
Prairie Region, Denver, CO.
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All Refuges
Flint Hills
National Wildlife Refuge | Kansas
Visitor Activities
Fire Mangement
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge agressively uses fire in controlled situations to manage lands on the Refuge.
Controlled burns, or prescribed fires, are ignited by trained wildland fire firefighters to meet specific management objectives. On average, nearly 2,500 acres are treated each year at Flint Hills NWR. The majority of prescribed fires at Flint HIlls NWR are implemented during March through the end of April, however burning occurs throughout the year depending on weather conditions and project requirements. The general management goals being met through use of fire as a land management practice include:
Goal One: Preserve, restore and enhance federally and state listed threatened and endangered species and the habitats upon which they depend.
Goal Two: Provide for the life requirements of waterfowl and other migratory birds occurring within Flint Hills NWR by maintaining a healthy and diverse variety of habitats.
Goal Three: To preserve, restore and enhance a natural diversity of flora and fauna, representative of a healthy ecosystm, which will provide for the life requirements of resident wildlife.
Goal Four: Heighten an awareness and understanding of man's role in the natural world and promote a sense of stewardship for the land and wildlife resources.
Goal Five: Reduce/limit number of unwanted fires, specifically those fires 300 acres or larger, and fuel loading on the Refuge.
Wildfire Suppression
Wildfires on the Refuge and areas adjacent to the Refuge are most common in March, April, July, and August. The majority of wildfires started are human-caused. The Refuge also has agreements with Lyon County and Coffey County to assist the volunteer fire departments.
Across the district there are six engines as well as other equipment available for wildfire suppression. There are five light engines and one heavy engine. Two light engines are stationed at Flint HIlls NWR. There are five permanent fire staff and five seasonal fire crew members throughout the district; other employees help when needed.
Mid-Plains Interagency Handcrew
The Mid-Plains Interagency Handcrew is a Type II initial attack handcrew. The crew was formed in 2003. The agencies involved with the formation and support of this crew are: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Kansas Forest Service, Hutchinson Community College, and Pueblo IADC. The handcrew has several training opportunities for individuals that need experience to complete taskbooks. The crew becomes available in early June until the end of August. The crew is available nationally and has traveled to California, Colorado, Montana, and many more states.
Flint Hills Legacy Conservation Area
We are currently looking for landowners interested in participating or learning more about the Legacy Conservation Easement Program, contact Refuge Manager Jack Bohannan at 620-392-5553 x103.
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Exotic pet-keepers a different breed
Cindy Swirko @CindySwirko
Apr 21, 2019 at 5:49 PM Apr 22, 2019 at 8:29 AM
Advocates say it takes a lot of effort and attention to detail to be able to humanely and safely keep exotic animals.
For most animal lovers, cats and dogs will provide all of the companionship they want. Horses are about as big as people may go.
Marvin Hajos had dogs. But he had a lot more — monkeys, exotic birds and other creatures.
One of those birds killed him April 12. It was a cassowary, which looks kind of like an emu but scarier. The 4-inch middle talon of its three-toed foot can eviscerate a person with a swipe. It is called one of the deadliest birds on Earth and is native to parts of Australia and New Guinea.
An attraction to exotics may have been passed to his son, David Hajos. Pictures on his Facebook page show a kangaroo sleeping with his dog, white bison and a zebra.
Animals can crack open societal fault lines as divisive as politics — pit bulls are evil, no, bad owners are the problem; unowned cats should be rounded up and euthanized if homes can’t found; no, better to trap, neuter and release them.
Add the debate over exotics to the mix. They can be dangerous and they can play havoc with native animals and the environment — think of those former pet pythons now slithering all over the Everglades.
Christine Janks understands the attraction to exotics — she loves hearing the roars of lions and other animals at night at Carson Springs Wildlife Conservation Foundation north of Waldo, which she founded with husband Barry Janks.
“I look at someone with a five-carat diamond ring and say, ‘Why would anybody have that — all they do is look at it,’ ” Janks said. “We all enjoy looking at and being around different things. My joy comes from visiting my animals, talking to my animals, seeing what they have to say back. It makes me feel good to look at them.”
But she knows the downside — she wouldn’t have had to take in some of her felines if people hadn’t gotten them first as cuddly kittens and then realized big cats are a lot more to handle than house cats.
After the death of Marvin Hajos, 75, made news worldwide, the Humane Society of the United States released a statement from acting senior vice president of Wildlife Protection Nicole Paquette urging greater regulation of potentially dangerous exotics.
“Florida has the worst record in the country of incidents involving several dangerous species, such as big cats and primates, based on data collected by the (Humane Society), and it can now add cassowaries to the list,” Paquette said. “The tragic death of a Florida man by a cassowary underscores the hazards associated with keeping dangerous wild animals.”
Marvin Hajos had a menagerie at his 6-acre property off Alachua County Road 235 south of Alachua, according to documents from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The agency has authority for most captive wildlife. He is listed as a wildlife dealer/broker in a report.
An October application for permit renewal reads like the Noah’s Ark passenger log — 20 pairs of marmosets, six pairs of lemurs, a pair of Asian short-clawed otters, 60 parrots and a pair of black swans.
A 2017 FWC captive wildlife report lists one cassowary and an unspecified number of emus on Marvin Hajos’ property in addition to other animals. Emus and cassowaries are related.
David Hajos, who is also listed as a captive wildlife dealer, had in a 2015 FWC report three kangaroos, four camels, a scimitar oryx and four zebras.
On Jan. 16 FWC was called about a kangaroo carcass along a road. An FWC officer, familiar with David Hajos, went to his property. The officer’s report states Hajos told him the kangaroo died after apparently running into a fence. The carcass was on Hajos’ property, not the road's right-of-way.
North Central Florida has several havens for exotic animals cast off by individuals, seized by authorities, relinquished by researchers and through other means.
EARS —Exotic Animal Rescue Sanctuary — in Marion County has more than 60 animals, including about 30 big cats. Some of them started out as pets.
Christine and Barry Janks started Carson Springs in 2007 after they spent time in Africa on a cheetah preserve.
Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary north of Gainesville was started by Kari Bagnall to save monkeys that had been pets. Jungle Friends now has more than 300 simians, most of which had been pets or used in research and the entertainment industry.
Bagnall does not believe monkeys should be available as pets. She said it is now illegal in about half the states.
“Florida will probably be the last state to end it and the reason is because this is where all the breeders are — it’s the best climate,” Bagnall said. “The number one reason people shouldn’t get them as pets is that the monkeys they are selling are stolen from their mothers, literally. Breeders net mothers and babies, reach in with gloved hands and pry that baby away. They’re both screaming. Sometimes they dart the mother and take the baby off the mother.”
The monkeys lack natural socialization and often have behavioral problems that include biting and attacking, Bagnall said. Some of the monkeys she has gotten have had their teeth ground down because of biting.
FWC licensing data shows that the region is home to other sanctuaries and also to people who have exotics simply as pets.
Among them is Kim Wysong of the Micanopy area, who has gibbons and monkeys. Wysong said primates make good pets if they are reared properly.
“I often hear that they cannot be tamed and that’s absolutely not true,” Wysong said. “Some of us choose to keep them in a more natural setting and some of us choose to diaper them and keep them in our homes. I used to leash my gibbon and walk around the house. He was better behaved than a 4-year-old. He wouldn’t take things off the table or get into things.”
Several animal organizations including the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Humane Society and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals oppose primates as pets.
Exotic cats, cassowaries, monkeys and many other animals are considered captive wildlife by FWC, which classifies them into groups. A factor in classifications is the potential danger of the animals.
The most critical is Class I wildlife — animals “that pose a significant danger to people. Substantial experience and specific cage requirements must be met.”
FWC permits are required for public exhibition or sale of Class I wildlife. Class I wildlife is prohibited from personal possession unless the animal was possessed on or before Aug. 1, 1980, or on or before Aug. 27, 2009, for cougars, panthers or cheetahs. Laws changed in those years and the animals were grandfathered in.
Bears, baboons, cape buffaloes, chimpanzees, elephants and a lot of species of big cats are among Class I wildlife.
Next is Class II wildlife, which can also pose a danger to people. Substantial experience and specific cage requirements must be met, according to FWC. Permits are required for public exhibition, sale or personal possession of Class II wildlife.
Cassowaries, ostriches, smaller exotic cats and some monkeys are among Class II wildlife.
FWC said Marvin Hajos was not required to have a permit for cassowaries because he “ranched” them, giving him an agricultural exemption from permitting.
Sue Nassivera of EARS said the safety requirements necessary for permitting are extensive. EARS meets or exceeds the standards. For instance, the perimeter around the 30 acres is 8 feet tall, and enclosures are built to specifications. Each enclosure has a smaller, fortified “bedroom” that animals are put in during storms.
“If something should happen to an enclosure, the cat will not be out in the public. If there were ever a breach, (the property has) a perimeter fence to protect the public,” Nassivera said. “Tigers typically don’t climb straight up. Lions, either. Leopards do climb straight up, but all of their enclosures have roofs. Our enclosures are 16 feet tall.”
Big cats and other classified wildlife pose little danger to the public if they are properly enclosed, Janks said. She added that any employee who gets bitten or injured faces potential termination because it indicates the employee did not follow safety protocols.
Janks said some people will get exotic cats as kittens. As the kittens grow into cats, they are not simply oversized house cats. A swat from a 10-pound tabby is one thing, a swat from a 500-pound tiger is something else.
The natural instinct of wildlife life kicks in as animals mature. It takes great care and precaution to humanely keep them, Janks said.
“Generally animals flee when they are confronted by humans. But when they are in an enclosure, they can’t flee. They become defensive. It changes the dynamic,” Janks said. “In the wild a cassowary would never attack you unless you grab its babies. Cassowaries live in the jungle — they see humans, they run away. But in an enclosure, they become habituated to not fearing humans. That creates a whole other dynamic.”
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More Witchy Moves With The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone
December 23, 2015 John Breeden II 2 Comments
The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone
No developer has impressed me so much this year as CD Projekt RED, and this was a year with some really impressive games. It’s not so much The Witcher 3 that was impressive on its own. It is a great game and all, but what made me so happy was the downloaded content that CD Projekt RED released. There have been over 12 DLC content packs released so far, all for free. We touched on this a bit in our Witcher 3 GiN Lounge podcast, because not a lot of companies would do that. Granted, a lot of the content packs were small things like new haircuts or art for the Gwent deck, but some of them were mini-adventures too. If it were most other companies, we would be paying something like 99 cents or $4.99 per DLC. Heck, I didn’t even know I had them till I checked the list of available downloads and saw the incredible list that the developers have pumped out since the game’s release.
The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone is the first DLC that is actually being sold for the game instead of being free. But don’t worry, it’s more than worth it. Hearts of Stone could almost be its own game. I think the developers really took their time with the DLC and added in some unique content that perhaps they wanted to put into the core game. They really stretched things a bit, and for the most part, quite successfully.
As villains go Olgierd von Everec is pretty good. Somewhat tragic, you could almost feel for him if he weren’t such an incredible tool.
The core of Hearts of Stone starts innocently enough, with Geralt answering a notice for a witcher contract. However, things go quite crazy from there. Geralt ends up getting involved with one Olgierd von Everec, a bandit captain who is a total tool to everyone, even Geralt. But von Everec is also immortal, so you can’t just lop off his head. Instead, you end up getting involved with another strange character whom you met briefly before, the Merchant of Mirrors who helped point you in the direction of Yennefer in the game’s White Orchard prologue. And you thought he was a minor character? Nope, he’s a very powerful being who steals souls in return for granting wishes, so sort of like how the devil is traditionally depicted.
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Geralt has little choice but to work with him, but instead of stealing your soul, you are instead forced to help him unravel the spell protecting von Everec. You see, it turns out that von Everec made a deal with the Merchant of Mirrors and is now immortal. The Merchant does not like this, and wants to revoke the deal, but can only do so when von Everec has three wishes granted. To complicate matters, The Merchant by contract can’t complete those tasks himself, but must choose a scapegoat, er, proxy to perform them. That proxy is Geralt. Given that von Everec has no real desire for anyone to actually be able to finish those tasks, he gives players three impossible missions. These are not things like slaying big monsters, though you will have to do a lot of that too, but instead stuff like showing his (long-dead) brother the time of his life.
No, if you kiss him, he does not turn into a prince. Well, actually, just play the DLC and find out.
Completing these tasks will introduce some new gameplay elements into The Witcher 3. It almost seems like CD Projekt RED borrowed some of the best moments from other games and applied them to The Witcher 3, but in unique ways. For example, in one mission you will have to assemble a team of thieves to pull off an impossible heist, which felt very much like a medieval Grand Theft Auto V. There was even a cork board on the back wall with various choices and possible recruits laid out. I don’t want to cast too many spoilers here, but another mission in the Hearts of Stone DLC recreates one of my favorite side missions from Oblivion, though without the need for solvent to fight trolls (hint, hint). In fact, each of the three main missions in the DLC adds a pretty cool element that should make for some good Witcher memories.
Shani! Sooooo glad you are finally back in the game!
Boss fights in this DLC are also really tough. I swear that one fight was taken right from the Father Gascoigne cemetery boss battle in Bloodborne, but it’s much more fairly done here. In any case, each of the bosses have tells, and knowing when you are actually able to hit them without getting creamed will take skillful observation. Some bosses can even be weakened by destroying things in the environment around them, which is yet another new element. Boss fights sometimes took me over five minutes to complete, though I loved every minute of them. They were challenging and forced me to use my head, but also fair.
There are also a few side missions as well, including one that you really have to work to find. As a hint for that one, be sure to bring enough coin to fully participate in the auction. You may be able to buy a new mission with some in-game coin.
We hope that the Merchant of Mirrors got a big contract upgrade. From an extra to a main character? Not to shabby.
Other extras include a new romanceable character, well, actually an old friend from the first game, Shani, who makes a new appearance. I love seeing Shani because back in the original Witcher I choose her over all the other romance options. Then she was totally gone from The Witcher 2, so it’s nice to see her back. Her character is also really cool and well fleshed out, so she adds a nice touch to the game even if you don’t choose to get romantic with her.
You actually get to spend a lot of time with Shani on a couple missions, but for one of them you end up at her friend’s wedding and get to do all the wedding activities with her. There is more to it than that and it involves a ghost and some possession problems, but for the most part, you spend an evening dancing, drinking and playing cards, as well as other odd wedding traditions like diving for shoes and pig wrangling. Plus, you are spending time with Shani, which is always nice.
Actually, dancing with Shani is reward enough for us.
The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone has a few other extras, like new Gwent cards for your decks. My Northern Realms spy-heavy deck can beat just about any other one I run up against, but it’s even more powerful and versatile now with the new Hearts of Stone cards, which you can earn by defeating new opponents.
Everything about The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone is fun. Just when I was starting to miss playing the core game again, the DLC pops up to thrill once more. And given everything the developers did here, I can only wonder what we have in store for the coming Blood and Wine story. I’m not sure that Hearts of Stone can be topped, but I’m sure excited to see CD Projekt RED try.
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2 thoughts on “More Witchy Moves With The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone”
R. Weber says:
Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone
How do you defeat the caretaker?
John Breeden II says:
Did you ever play Bloodborne? That caretaker fight was the one that most reminded me of that game, with its near-impossible boss battles. The secret to the caretaker is to be able to dodge out of the way when he charges, so have that button ready. Once you dodge and he blows past you, he will get his shovel stuck in the ground for a little while. Not long, but its a bit of a window. You have to move in and hit him two or three times while he is “stunned.” Get back fast because he follows up with a big spell that will take a lot of damage off of you. You might also want to have those full healing potions brewed and in your quick inventory. When he gets low on health he will summon spirits and then kill them to heal back up. If you can kill them first you can limit his health regen but eventually you can just overwhelm him by using the dodge and smash technique. Battle for me took over six minutes and several tries before I figured out how to get him. Once he is down, you get his shovel which is a great steel weapon that grants YOU health regen each time you hit an opponent.
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Gardner-Webb’s First Summer Research Scholar Gets the Gist of Ginger Ale
– Posted on June 12, 2012Posted in: Academics, Students
Ever wondered what chemical compounds give ginger ale its pungent flavor? Jeremy Griffin has, and thanks to Gardner-Webb’s new Summer Research Scholars program, he’s got a significant research grant, free room and board, and nearly unlimited time in the Gardner-Webb chemistry labs this summer to figure it out.
The story of Griffin’s fascination with gingerols started with a sickness. Last year, Gardner-Webb chemistry professor Dr. Benjamin Brooks, battling a fearsome cold, fixed himself a soothing ginger tea and thought, “I wonder what chemical compounds give ginger tea its potent flavor and odor.” Brooks shared the question with his colleague, Dr. David Judge, who shared it with Griffin.
“I had been looking for some type of original research to do, because I want to go on to the graduate level in chemistry, so this was perfect,” Griffin said. “We started with just that question: what makes ginger products so pungent? We began some in-depth research on it, and it just snowballed from there.”
By “we,” Griffin is referring to himself and Judge, the professor who directed his independent study into gingerols and who is working directly with him this summer. In fact, the Summer Research Scholars program was built especially to involve students and professors in collaborative scholarly projects that come to fruition outside the boundaries of the classroom.
For their preliminary research alone, Griffin—a Vale, N.C. native—won the first-place presentation prize for chemistry at the North Carolina Academy of Science’s annual meeting in March. Then in May, he won Gardner-Webb’s prestigious Stefka Eddins Undergraduate Research Award for excellence in a student/faculty collaborative project. As Judge says, Griffin was the perfect choice for the University’s first-ever undergraduate Summer Scholar.
“Jeremy is incredibly talented, and very smart. But it’s his work ethic that really sets him apart,” Judge said. “He is one of the most diligent workers I have ever known, and that above anything else will make him successful at the next level.”
Beyond giving him a perfect reason to taste-test exotic ginger ales from around the U.S., the project is also teaching Griffin the ropes of rigorous scientific research. “We’re actually comparing two different methods of extracting the chemicals from ginger ales,” Griffin explained. “One method already exists in the research, but we’re hoping to show that our method is more effective.”
Essentially, Griffin and Judge are pumping the ginger products through equipment that separates their chemicals based on polarity. Once they identify which compounds are present and in what degree, they can begin to determine which contribute to pungency.
Griffin sees possible long-term benefits of the research for quality control labs seeking to standardize the flavor and composition of ginger products, or for medical researchers looking to isolate the compounds that give ginger its medicinal qualities.
For Judge, the benefit of the project lies in its transformative impact on Griffin himself. “Jeremy wants to be a professional scientist. Learning the right way to do research takes time. It takes learning to work through the inevitable bumps in the road. That’s not something that can be taught in the classroom; it has to be experienced, and that’s what Jeremy is doing this summer.”
Griffin says he has enjoyed the opportunity to let his curiosity roam free. “In the classroom setting, there are usually specific instructions we have to follow in our lab work. But during this project, I have some control over the direction. I can decide what things I think are important, and what don’t seem so important, and talk through those with Dr. Judge. That’s basically what I’ll have to learn to do in graduate school.”
As a professional researcher, Griffin will also have to publish, which requires identifying a novel idea, a gap in the current body of knowledge, and working to contribute research that might fill that gap. That is precisely what he and Judge hope to do at the end of this summer’s research on gingerols—and what Griffin wants to do for the rest of his life.
“I think there’s value in knowledge,” Griffin said, “and I have always tried to do whatever I could in school to gain as much knowledge as possible. But it feels different, with research, to be contributing to the knowledge that’s out there rather than just taking in what’s already known. That’s a pretty awesome thing.”
For more information about opportunities for undergraduate research at Gardner-Webb, including the Summer Scholars Program, contact Dr. June Hobbs, professor of English and director of undergraduate research, at 704-406-4412.
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The staunchly pro-life National Right to Life Committee endorsed McCain on Monday. Not an unusual development except for the fact that the NRLC and other pro-life groups used to detest McCain, even until very recently. Although generally pro-life, McCain has been a thorn in the side of pro-lifers with his support of stem cell research and his equivocal attitude on Roe v. Wade. So why is he suddenly their guy? I trace my pro-choice roots to my religion. Although debated, many Islamic scholars argue that abortion is permissible in Islam in the first 120 days from conception, when Muslims believe an angel visits the womb and breathes life into the fetus. I would add that I think a woman always has the right to decide what to do with her body at any time, a statement even some pro-choicers are unwilling to make. But unlike me, pro-lifers take politically expedient views and not moral, long held ones. Now that McCain is the last man standing, they blatantly disregard their past acrimony and embrace him as one of their own. It is a late game attempt to force indebtedness on McCain and to exert their esoteric agenda on the leading candidate,
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The staunchly pro-life National Right to Life Committee endorsed McCain on Monday. Not an unusual development except for the fact that the NRLC and other pro-life groups used to detest McCain, even until very recently. Although generally pro-life, McCain has been a thorn in the side of pro-lifers with his support of stem cell research and his equivocal attitude on Roe v. Wade. So why is he suddenly their guy?
I trace my pro-choice roots to my religion. Although debated, many Islamic scholars argue that abortion is permissible in Islam in the first 120 days from conception, when Muslims believe an angel visits the womb and breathes life into the fetus. I would add that I think a woman always has the right to decide what to do with her body at any time, a statement even some pro-choicers are unwilling to make.
But unlike me, pro-lifers take politically expedient views and not moral, long held ones. Now that McCain is the last man standing, they blatantly disregard their past acrimony and embrace him as one of their own. It is a late game attempt to force indebtedness on McCain and to exert their esoteric agenda on the leading candidate, which I hope McCain sees through. Absent McCain becoming pro-choice, I certainly would prefer him to keep his sympathetically pro-choice views over adopting wholesale the pro-lifers' absurd agenda. McCain should expect little from those who actively ignore the pro-choice opinion of half of Americans and think that restricting potentially life-saving stem cell research is "pro-life."
Do you find the political pro-life movement contradictory? Or do you think they are carrying out their sincere religious beliefs on a national scale?
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See Stevie Ray Vaughan Improvise an Acoustic 12-Bar Blues in 1983
By Jonathan Graham 2018-01-03T15:18:00Z Artist
Check out the video clip above from 1983, showing Stevie Ray Vaughan perform an improvised 12-bar blues on a road-worn vintage Gibson acoustic.
The clip, which was recorded for a Dallas radio station, begins with a snippet of Stevie telling the radio audience a bit about himself and his background, stating:
“I’ve done the best I can with carrying on a flame with rhythm and blues and rock and roll. Many many bar gigs, you know. Slept in ’em, lived in ’em, literally. And it’s paid off. Here we are.”
At the time, Vaughan was still pretty new to audiences with his debut, Texas Flood, set for release in June of that year. After the short interview, the clip then jumps straight to Stevie playing solo.
Jonathan Graham is an ACM UK graduate based in London studying under the likes of Guthrie Govan and Pete Friesen. He is the creator of the Forgotten Guitar Facebook page, a classic-guitar media website, and is completing his debut album, Protagonist, due for release in 2016. Updates also can be found at Graham's YouTube channel.
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MacLehose Press
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Trade Paperback Jun 25, 2019 | 9780857058584 | RRP $29.99 Buy Now
A young musician uncovers a painful family history and must confront the realities of collaboration and betrayal in Vichy France
Family history has always been a mystery to Will Latymer. His father flatly refused to talk about it, and with no other relatives to consult, it seems that a mystery it shall always remain. Until of course, Will meets Ghislaine, his beautiful French cousin, in a chance encounter that sends him headlong into the life of his longlost grandfather, Henry Latymer. Reading Henry's old letters and diaries for the first time, Will discovers an idealistic young man, full of hopes and optimism - an optimism that will gradually be crushed as the realities of life under the Vichy regime become glaringly clear.
But the more Will delves into Henry's past, and into France's troubled history, the darker the secrets he discovers about his grandfather become, and the more he has cause to wonder if sometimes, the past should remain buried.
Praise for Madeleine
A beautifully written and moving story of love and betrayal, casts light on the "Dark Years" of French history, 1940-44. It is a novel suffused with a love and appreciation of France and French culture, and a highly intelligent examination of the other country that is the past.
Euan Cameron is an editor and translator. Madeleine is his first novel. He worked in book publishing and as a literary journalist for many years before becoming a translator from French. His translations include works by Julien Green, Paul Morand, Simone de Beauvoir, Patrick Modiano and Philippe Claudel, as well as biographies of Marcel Proust and Irene
Nemirovsky. He was appointed Chevalier dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011.
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Legal row brewing between campaigners and council over Clapton garden build-over
By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | November 21, 2018
Daubeney Fields campaigners outside Hackney Town Hall in July. Photograph: Daubeney Fields Forever.
A legal battle is looming over council plans to build affordable housing on a community garden in Clapton.
The Town Hall had approved plans to build on the council-owned Daubeney Road plot back in July, which had been loaned out on a temporary basis and transformed over years into a growing space described by campaigners as “a local oasis of calm”.
Campaign group Daubeney Fields Forever (DFF) has now stated that its crowdfunded legal team has challenged the council’s planning application to build the homes as deficient, and presented grounds for a potential judicial review.
DFF chair Gerry Tissier said: “We hope Hackney Council heeds the lessons of this review and gives full consideration to nature in future planning applications.
“It needs to work harder to avoid the loss of green spaces and save our natural environment from being buried under bricks and concrete.
“The council should not ride roughshod over local people in its rush to build. It must engage with the communities it serves to create sustainable developments rather than destroy the places that are loved and valued by them.”
The campaigners claim the Town Hall should have added a commitment to a new garden as a formal condition in the planning application, and state that the preservation of a 1980s mural on the site as part of the application is not being done by the best possible means.
However, the Town Hall has dismissed any legal challenge as without substance, pointing out that it has committed to providing space for the garden elsewhere and to retaining the mural.
Artist’s impression of new Daubeney Road housing. Photograph: Hackney Council.
It also has stated that applying a condition of the kind laid out by DFF’s solicitors would have been unlawful under planning rules.
Campaigners had previously dismissed the Town Hall’s offer of a new garden on Redwald Road as unsuitable, stating that the quality of the old site and the new “simply do not compare”.
The Town Hall had explored a previous proposal to turn existing garages on the site into affordable workspace, but found the approach to be unviable.
Construction on Daubeney Road is set for completion in 2020, with 11 homes planned under a mixture of social rent and shared ownership.
Hackney Mayor Philip Glanville said: “With 13,000 families waiting for a council home, Hackney is building genuinely affordable council housing, and we spent months working with local people on designs for these desperately needed 11 new homes for social rent and shared ownership.
“Where we develop new homes, we will always seek to also improve local facilities.
“I was instrumental in granting permission for the current garden as a temporary measure four years ago, but it was always designed to be a temporary location. That’s why we’ve committed to creating a new community garden as part of the project, as well as retaining the existing mural.
“We are pleased that the council’s planning committee approved our application and are confident that there are no grounds for a legal challenge to it, as we have set out in our response to this letter.”
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12 Albums You Need to Listen to in July
Tune in to this month's best new releases.
By Erica Gonzales
Jul 1 2016, 10:00 am EDT
Although it's not as packed as last month, July still has a promising set of new music premieres in store. Some artists couldn't wait for the new month to hit and made surprise releases earlier in the week, but those drops are equally worth a listen. (We're talking Blood Orange's Freetown Sound, which poetically calls out racial injustice, and Desiigner's debut mixtape New English, which follows the success of "Panda.") Here are the best new albums coming out today, and the rest of this month.
Available 7/1:
The Bride by Bat for Lashes
Bat for Lashes, whose real name is Natasha Khan, has her album theme down to a T. She sings from the point of view of a woman whose fiancée dies just before their anticipated wedding. Her airy vocals float over melancholy tunes throughout the musical narrative—it's a full-blown production.
Waking at Dawn by Roy Wood$
One of Drake's OVO signees, Wood$ follows up his much buzzed-about Exis EP with a debut full-length nearly one year later. Dawn boasts the modern R&B smoothness fans fell in love with in songs like "How I Feel," plus a hint of dancehall, taking a note from his boss' Views.
California by Blink-182
Your favorite punk band is back with their first album in five years. Following their 2011 release of Neighborhoods comes California, named after their home state. Though the follow-up has been long due, the songs make it seem as if no time has passed. Their sound has grown with them, but that doesn't mean a good listen won't yield any high school nostalgia.
GØGGS by GØGGS
The multi-talented Ty Segall brings forth his next ambitious project with a self-titled LP. The band—which consists of Segall, Chris Saw of Ex-Cult and Chalres Moothart of Fuzz—only started officially writing together last year. The result is a grunge-punk, 10-track album that's anything but delicate. It's not for the faint of heart—or ear.
blackSUMMERS'night by Maxwell
Seven years after his Grammy-winning BLACKsummers'night comes Maxwell's similarly named follow-up. As the titles hint, the new album is the second of a trilogy that's yet to be completed. The modern day soul icon lives up to his title, with silky smooth melodies and an incomparable falsetto.
IV by BadBadNotGood
Don't let their name mislead you—this Toronto-based jazz group is anything but bad. After feats like backing Frank Ocean and producing for Danny Brown and Earl Sweatshirt, the quartet is on to its fifth studio album. Standout singles like "Time Moves Slow" with Sam Herring and "Lavender" with Kaytranada only make the new release look even better.
Wildflower by The Avalanches
If you want to talk long-awaited sequels, talk to this Aussie group—they've gone 15 years without releasing a follow-up to their debut record. The sophomore LP waves in samples from multiple genres and time periods, and features collaborations with a number of acts like Toro y Moi, Father John Misty and Mercury Rev. You've probably already heard and got addicted to its leading single, "Frankie Sinatra," featuring Danny Brown an MF Doom.
Blank Face LP by ScHoolboy Q
"This album, I got everything I wanted, worked with exactly who I wanted and did the best of my ability on this album with the street shit, getting back to my old roots," the rapper told Billboard. And it seems true, considering what we've heard of the new record so far. Q has been heavily teasing his upcoming release, especially with singles like "That Part," his famed collaboration with Kanye which is on the tracklist, and a multi-part short film now on YouTube.
Available 7/15:
Reverie EP by Tom Misch
The 20-year-old Londoner got his start at an even younger age, uploading his original mixes to Soundcloud and rightfully getting discovered. But he probably garnered the most attention with his previous EP, Out to Sea, which was done in collaboration with soul singer Carmody. He adds a fresh spin to soulful vocals and plays around with jazzy, guitar-led chords that'll keep you hitting the repeat button.
The Absolutely Fabulous Soundtrack by Various Artists
This compilation is as extravagant and over the top as the fashionable movie it soundtracks. The tracklist is also equally star-studded as the film, with a leading song by Kylie Minogue and others by Jason Derulo, Paloma Faith and La Roux. Minogue's single "This Wheel's on Fire" is a remake of the Bob Dylan-penned song into a sassy girls' anthem.
For All We Know by NAO
The breezy-voiced singer is releasing her debut album at the end of the month. For All We Know is slated to include her already standout singles "Bad Blood," "Girlfriend," "Fool to Love" and "Inhale Exhale." For those yet unfamiliar with the newcomer, consider her a funkier FKA Twigs with stronger bass lines (and better hair).
Major Key by DJ Khaled
Before he became the reigning king of Snapchat, people hardly gave notice to DJ Khaled's music, save the 2010 boast track "All I Do Is Win." Now, thanks to his social media success, his music now has a huge audience that's ready to listen. Khaled promises a star-studded new record, name-dropping Jay Z, Future, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Travis Scott and possibly even Kanye. "For Free," his single featuring Drake, is just one example. Let's have another one.
Erica Gonzales Erica Gonzales is the News and Entertainment Editor for BAZAAR.com covering celebrity, entertainment, fashion, and royal news.
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New Startups Fuel Growth in the Energy Blockchain Ecosystem
Tepco backs Conjoule as the energy blockchain market begins to look a bit crowded.
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Tokyo Electric Power Company has cemented its interest inblockchaintechnologies with a major stake in peer-to-peer energy trading platform developer Conjoule.
The Japanese utility giant pumped €3 million ($3.5 million) into the German startup as part of a €4.5 million ($5.3 million) Series A funding round alongside German energy company Innogy SE.
Innogy had been incubating Conjoule within its Innovation Hub division since late 2015, after one of the Hub’s staffers, Conjoule’s co-founder and Managing Director Sam Warburton, came up with the idea for the renewable energy peer-to-peer marketplace.
“Using blockchain technology, the Conjoule team [is] building one of the most exciting technology developments to enable new transactional models in energy,” according to a press release from Tepco.
The investment, which should allow Conjoule to increase its technical team and launch its platform commercially across Europe, follows Tepco’s alliance with Shell, Statoil, Centrica and others in the blockchain-focused Energy Web Foundation in May.
“We aim to develop the use cases and the platforms using blockchain technology in the electricity and energy sector with this participation,” Maki Murayama, of Tepco’s international public relations group, told GTM.
Tepco sees a growing role for peer-to-peer energy transactions in Japan as distributed generation leads to an increasing level of "prosumers" being involved in “local production for local consumption,” Murayama said.
Conjoule is beta-testing its blockchain-based peer-to-peer platform with a restricted number of users this year, after developing a simulation based on real historic data in 2015 and creating a minimally viable product for real-world testing in 2016.
It is planning to launch commercially in 2018, with an initial focus on Germany and the Netherlands and possible expansion into Austria and the U.K.
“Our target is to be the peer-to-peer platform of choice for distributed electricity producers, consumers and prosumers in Europe and in selected markets globally,” said Warburton.
He admitted Conjoule was entering an increasingly crowded market for energy blockchain platforms, though. Other startups in the space include Drift, Grid Singularity and Electron.
Nevertheless, Warburton said: “We believe our energy market experience, track record, focus on the needs of our customers and improvement of their ‘customer journey’ with us mean that we are in an extremely strong position compared to many of the other companies.”
For now, other energy blockchain players have been broadly receptive to Conjoule’s appearance on the scene.
Annie Satow, media relations manager for Siemens, which last November partnered with New York-based peer-to-peer platform developer LO3 Energy, said: “This announcement is further confirmation of the market’s interest in blockchain technology.”
Other energy blockchain developers noted how Conjoule might form part of a wider technology ecosystem in which different blockchains are used for different forms of exchange.
Conjoule superficially appears to be very similar to the blockchain-based solar generation rewards program SolarCoin. But Francois Sonnet, co-founder of ElectriCChain, an energy generation data project, said there are differences between them.
“SolarCoin comes on top of peer-to-peer energy platforms such as Power Ledger, Grid Singularity or LO3 Energy, and provides a solution to the whole solar value chain, utilities and governments,” he said. “It is distributed on top of government-backed subsidies.”
Ian Worrall, founder of an energy blockchain startup called MyBit, which is aiming to raise funds through a token sale crowdfunding initiative, was similarly quick to draw a distinction between his company’s offering and Conjoule’s.
“What they are doing is tokenizing energy itself to trade to neighbors,” he said. “What MyBit does is tokenize the actual hardware so investors can profit from the revenue solar panels produce and make solar panels more accessible to people with financial constraints.”
What seems to be emerging is a web of different energy blockchains with very specific applications, such as trading electrons with the person next door, helping landowners raise cash for solar panels or making it easier to take advantage of subsidies.
While this arrangement may suit energy blockchain startups seeking a niche in a bustling market, it isn't clear how so many choices of peer-to-peer systems will make things easier for end users, as all the platform developers claim.
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Israel threatens 'crushing' response to any Hezbollah strike
Updated 6:35 am EDT, Sunday, July 14, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (Ronen Zvulun/Pool Photo via AP)
Photo: Ronen Zvulun, AP
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says it will deliver a "crushing" strike against Hezbollah if the Lebanese militant group attempts to attack.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reacting to comments made by Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
In an interview Friday, Nasrallah boasted that his group is much stronger than during the 2006 war and is capable of striking anywhere in Israel. Pointing to a map, Nasrallah identified a list of targets he said his group could strike, saying "in all fields, the resistance has developed in quantity and quality."
Speaking to his Cabinet Sunday, Netanyahu criticized what he called Nasrallah's "arrogant" words.
He says "if Hezbollah dares to do something stupid and attack Israel, we will strike it and Lebanon, a crushing military strike."
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RUGBY: Bath bid to show their bite in tough Sharks test
Bath bidding to show their bite in tough Sale Sharks test in Premiership
Bath Director of Rugby Todd Blackadder watches the warm up during the Gallagher Premiership match at Sandy Park, Exeter.
“ARE you willing to go to dark places and work really hard for each other?”
The answer to that question will determine whether Bath can emerge victorious against Sale Sharks on Friday night (7.45pm), according to scrum-half Will Chudley.
The Blue, Black and Whites travel to the AJ Bell Stadium looking to record a victory in Manchester for the first time since September 2014 while trying to remain in the hunt for an unlikely top-four finish in the Premiership.
Bath travel north to take on Sale off the back of a disappointing 29-24 loss to West Country rivals Gloucester a fortnight ago, and the club have since announced that director of rugby, Todd Blackadder, will be leaving at the end of the season to join Japanese club side Toshiba.
Blackadder’s side currently sit one place above their weekend opponents and victory for Bath could end Sale’s top-four hopes as well as giving their own a significant boost.
Scrum-half Chudley is predicting one of the toughest away games of the season and says Bath will have to dig deep mentally to secure a vital victory.
“Sale is a tough place to go, especially on a Friday night,” said Chudley.
“There’s normally not much of a crowd, it’s normally wet, so it’s not your ideal rugby conditions, but it’s actually a very good test for us because it’s a mental test up there.
“You have to show who you are as a person and as a team.
“The teams that have done that have been successful up there.”
With three games of the Gallagher Premiership season remaining, Bath sit just a bonus-point victory away from their desired fourth place.
Chudley is optimistic that the pressure will get to certain teams and Bath can be there ready and waiting to take advantage when they do.
He said: “The league is pretty crazy and with the situation of the league being the way that it is, if we win this weekend and other teams drop points, then we’ve got a great chance of getting closer.
“The closer we are to the top four, the more pressure it puts on those teams that are in there right now.
“With how it is with the top four and where we are, we know we have to win to have any chance of getting there.
“Our performances over the last month or so have been good, we just know that when we haven’t got the results, it’s been our own downfall and we’re trying to rectify that, so hopefully we’ll see that this weekend.”
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The purpose of the George Brown College Staff Card is to identify full-time staff as employees of George Brown College. In addition to the benefits of providing employees with general college identification, the benefits include facilitating the safety and security of staff and college property, improving access to college services by streamlining the process and eliminating the need to show personal ID which provides no proof that the individual is a College employee.
Towards this end, full-time employees may be expected to show their Staff Card when accessing college buildings and facilities after hours and when accessing a variety of college services.
The George Brown College Staff Card program is being implemented in 2 phases. In Phase1, it will be piloted only with the full-time employees of the College before opening eligibility to all employee groups upon implementation of an identity management system.
Accordingly, all full-time employees of the college, including probationary employees, and administrative staff on a full-time contract, will be eligible to receive a George Brown College Staff Card in Phase 1 of the Staff ID project. li>
All employee groups will become eligible for the George Brown College Staff Card in Phase 2 upon implementation of an identity management system. li>
It is hoped that Phase 2 can be implemented in 2008/09 or upon implementation of identity management. li>
Staff Cards are produced by the Educational Resources Department. Initially, staff of the Educational Resources Department will make arrangements on a department by department basis for the production of the Staff Card. Thereafter, new employees or employees who need a replacement card should go to the Photo ID Counter in the Campus Library Learning Commons.
In regard to new employees, the manager will be responsible for completing an online requisition on INSITE to authorize the production of a Staff Card for a new employee. The requisition will be sent to Educational Resources for processing. Educational Resources staff will contact the new employee to arrange a time to have the staff member's picture taken and card produced. li>
The Staff Card is the property of the college. For that reason, upon separation from the college, employees should return their Staff Card to their manager along with their keys, and any other college property.
Upon separation, the manager is requested to complete the Staff ID Cancellation Form on Insite and send it to the Manager of the Library Learning Commons. li>
Full-time employees may be asked by Security Personnel to show their George Brown College Employee Card when accessing college buildings after hours and on weekends. Similarly, college services such as the Libraries, may ask full-time employees to show their card when accessing their services. li>
The George Brown College Staff Card will show only the employee's name and photograph on the face of the card. On the reverse of the card, only the Barcode and Barcode number will be showing. The Barcode number will also be encoded on the magnetic stripe. It is the barcode number that will connect the end user to the Staff Card database. The employee number is not used. No personal information will be encoded on the magnetic stripe.
In regard to the Employee ID database, the end-user will only have access to the following information: Employee Photograph; Employee Name, "Preferred Name" per HR, Department, Division, Primary Campus, Secondary Campus, Employee Group and status, e.g. active/terminated/on-leave, Effective Date, Supervisor Name and Barcode number. li>
No, end-users such as Security and Photo-ID staff, for example, will NOT have direct access to personal employee information that is maintained in the BANNER System File. The information that will be available through the Staff Card system will be limited to the: Employee Photograph; Employee Name, "Preferred Name" per HR, Department, Division, Primary Campus, Secondary Campus, Employee Group and status, e.g. active/terminated/on-leave, Effective Date, Supervisor Name and Barcode number.
In the case of other uses such as by the Library, the Library's circulation management system is separate from the Staff Card system and any personal information that is required by that system will be available only to accredited library staff and only if the borrower activates his/her card with the Library as their official borrower card. li>
For the purposes of identification, the photograph is considered an integral component of the card. Indeed, having the photograph on both the card and the database has value in that in the absence of the card, Security may confirm identity through the visual image stored in the Staff ID database. That said, picture taking will be handled by Educational Resources in a respectful and sensitive manner taking into account issues of cultural diversity.
Accommodations will be made in a supportive manner. If an accommodation is required, we would appreciate advance notice. All concerns will be treated in a confidential manner. li>
The employee's first and last name will appear on the Staff Card. The first name will be printed in a larger font.
There will be circumstances, however, where the first name appearing on the HR database is an initial. There are also circumstances where an employee is known by a nickname or anglicized name.
While it remains policy that only the employee's name as it appears on Banner will be used on the card, provision has been made with HR to update the HR system to include the employee's preferred name in brackets in the first name field, e.g. Takayoshi (David). The first name would appear as such on the Staff Card. li>
No, it is not necessary. Your Ryerson University/George Brown College One Card will be acceptable identification on the other campuses. We will be able to import your photograph from the Ryerson One Card system and will be able to make use of the Ryerson Barcode as well. li>
Provision will be made in the Staff Card database for a field that Security personnel may use to enter information received from the employee's manager authorizing access to certain buildings and facilities after hours. li>
No, normal access procedures would be followed. li>
The Staff Card web site is at www.georgebrown.ca/employees/employee-photo-id-card/
Our e-mail address is StaffID@georgebrown.ca
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Planning & Building Control Applications & Decisions
Planning and building permissions
Inspection Booking App
Contact Us - Planning and Building
Planning and Building Control both process and determine applications in accordance with the requirements of Land Planning and Development Law and Building Regulations. This page provides information regarding submitting an application for planning permission and building control approval along with information regarding the application process.
Do I need Planning / Building Permission? offers advice and guidance regarding whether your proposals need permission.
Please note that applications for planning permission are separate to applications under Building Regulations.
Planning Application Form and Guidance
Before you submit a planning application, check Do I need Planning / Building Permission?
Planning permission will be required in all cases for changes to Protected Buildings unless the contrary is specifically stated in the exemption. It is recommended that you submit a pre-application enquiry [731kb] if you propose to extend or alter a Protected Building.
We have produced guidance regarding making a planning application [350kb]. An application should be accompanied by TWO copies of the completed application form [1010kb] and FOUR copies of all other plans, drawings and documents. Professional agents/people acting on behalf of 3rd parties/organisations to submit 2 copies of the application form (1 electronic) and 4 copies of plans, drawings and documents etc (1 electronic).
Planning Application Form [1010kb] can alternatively be collected from our Reception at Sir Charles Frossard House.
If you are not the owner of the property or land please ensure you have owner's authority. You will need to confirm that in the planning application.
It is necessary for you to display a site notice to advertise your planning application. This will be sent to you on receipt of a valid planning application. Guidance regarding the completion and display of the notice is contained in Site Notice Procedure [195kb]. Information on the process of publicising a planning application can be found here in Publicising Applications for Planning Permission. [186kb]
You can track the progress of an application online and guidance is contained in Keeping Track of an Application [84kb].
Please note that planning application drawings will be available to view by members of the public after the decision has been reached and details are contained in Public Access to Previously Approved Plans document [86kb].
If you wish to comment on a planning application then review commenting on or objecting to a planning application.
⇒ Traffic engineering guidelines [1Mb] contains information on road hierarchies and traffic management regimes in Guernsey
Planning Application Fees
Payment may be made by cheque payable to 'The States of Guernsey', or in person at Sir Charles Frossard House by cheque or credit/debit card. We are unable to accept American Express, Diners Club or JCB cards.
⇒ Planning Fees Supplementary Guidance Fee Sheet - 2015 [116kb] is available to assist in the calculation of your application fee
⇒ Planning Fees Schedule - 2015 [1Mb] includes guidance on how to calculate your planning application fee
⇒ FAQ Planning Fees [426kb] provides advice in connection with some of the most frequently asked questions regarding application fees
A fee is charged for a planning application and the cost varies depending on the type of proposal. You will have to pay a fee for a planning application, unless you are entitled to an exemption or concession.
If you require assistance in order to calculate the correct application fee please contact the Duty Planning Officer.
Planning Application Decisions
You can track the progress of an application online.
See the planning application flow chart [279kb] for details of the application process. Please note that Environmental Impact Assessment applications and those requiring a Planning Covenant will not precisely follow this application process route.
All planning applications for development have to be dealt with consistently, in line with planning law and planning policies. The Island Development Plan 2016 contains the planning policies for the Island.
A decision on a planning application can be made in one of two ways:
1) Delegated decision: The majority of planning applications are dealt with in this way, whereby authority to make the decision other than in certain specified circumstances is delegated by the Development and Planning Authority to the Head of the Planning Service.
2) Open Planning Meeting Decision: At political level, the decision is taken by the elected members of the Development and Planning Authority at their regular Open Planning Meetings. Applications decided upon in this way may, for example, be particularly contentious or involve a minor departure from the Authority's established policies. A Planning Officer will always make a formal recommendation and offer professional advice to support members in making their decision.
There are a number of outcomes from the decision making process and once the decision has been made a decision notice is produced as soon as possible (usually within 3 working days) which is then sent to the applicant, or agent where one has been appointed. Our website will also be updated with a copy of the decision notice following its issue by post.
i) Planning permission is granted: subject to conditions (including conditions limiting the period for which the permission is effective). A planning permission may have conditions attached which need to be complied with before works may commence (for example, details of landscaping may be required for approval). There is no fee for an application to discharge a condition. Planning approval normally runs with the land and conditions may continue to apply even once the development has been completed.
ii) Outline permission is granted: subject to conditions (that is, planning permission subject to the reservation of particular matters for subsequent approval)
iii) Planning permission is refused: as the applicant you have the right to appeal to the Planning Appeals Panel if you disagree with the decision to refuse your application, or a condition attached to a decision to permit your application.
Further information regarding can be found here.
Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
A Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) is a document which sets out proposals and aims for managing the impacts of the construction phase of a development.
CEMP is typically used for larger developments and the following are likely to require a CEMP:
Any project requiring an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or screening opinion under schedules 1 & 2 of the Land Planning and Development (Environmental Impact Assessment) Ordinance, 2007
Significant industrial facilities that e.g. contain manufacturing processes
Larger residential and commercial development projects (e.g. housing development of 20+ units of accommodation, office development of more than 1,000sq m)
Any other project deemed by the Development & Planning Authority as presenting an environmental risk warranting a CEMP
The purpose of a CEMP is to;
Provide effective, site-specific procedures and mitigation measures to monitor and control environmental impacts throughout the construction phase of the project
Ensure that construction activities so far as is practical do not adversely impact amenity, traffic or the environment in the surrounding area
An advice note has been prepared by the Planning Service in conjunction with the Office of Environmental Health and Pollution Regulation (OEHPR). This provides technical guidance relating to the general aspects that should be considered within a CEMP. Advice Note 8 [248kb]
A CEMP is a public document and, once approved by the Authority, it will be made available to other parties on request. The effect of a development on the public (e.g. occupants of domestic residences and workplaces) is a key consideration of the CEMP but public consultation is not a requirement of the submission and responsibility remains with the Authority to determine the suitability of the CEMP. A CEMP is not intended to safeguard private interests from construction activities. Applicants/developers are, however, encouraged to engage with parties that are likely to be affected by their development and to provide information regarding the project and how it's impact will be managed
Site Waste Management Plan
A Site Waste Management Plan is a framework which details the amount and type of waste that will be produced on a construction site and how it will be minimised, reduced, recycled on and off the site, and how the remaining waste will be disposed of, in order to ensure that appropriate environmental management practices are followed during the demolition and construction phases of development. The details in the Site Waste Management Plans provide valuable information so that the States can monitor what happens to construction waste, what barriers there may be to waste minimisation as well as informing the Island's future needs for waste disposal.
If you are applying for planning permission for development which involves any of the following, you need to prepare a Site Waste Management Plan to submit with your planning application, and it will be necessary to provide information to the Development and Planning Authority (DPA) on completion of the development:
⇒Development of five or more dwellings;
⇒Any development with a minimum floorspace over 1,000 square metres;
⇒Any development that involves the demolition and redevelopment of a redundant building;
⇒Any development which involves the demolition and redevelopment of a dwelling which has planning permission to be subdivided;
⇒A replacement dwelling on a one for one basis.
A Planning Advice note for Site Waste Management Plans [525kb] has been prepared by the Planning Service to give further information on fulfilling the requirements of the Island Development Plan in preparing Site Waste Management Plans. The Advice Note contains simple interactive forms designed to provide valuable information about construction waste and to help meet the requirements for a Site Waste Management Plan. Should you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the Planning Service on 01481 717200 or contact us.
Minor Amendments to Planning Permissions
In some instances it may be necessary or desirable to amend details approved as part of a planning permission, please see Guidance relating to Minor Amendments to Planning Permissions [39kb] for information.
Please note that this procedure relates only to cases where the development has started in accordance with a valid planning permission or development has not started and the period allowed for a start has not expired.
You may wish to submit a pre-application enquiry [731kb] in order to establish whether a new planning application is required for the proposed amendments.
If you are not the owner of the property or land please ensure you have owner's authority. Please submit the completed and signed Owners Declaration [106kb] with your enquiry.
A request for a minor amendment must be made in writing, please ensure that:
⇒ a covering letter includes details of the proposed changes
⇒ two copies of the amended plans are provided with your request
⇒ the proposed changes are clearly highlighted on the submitted plans
Internal space standards for new dwellings
The Department for Communities & Local Government document - Technical housing standards - nationally described space standard - can be found here: Internal Space Standards for New Dwellings [330kb]:
This DCLG standard deals with internal space within new dwellings. The standard does not apply specifically in Guernsey but represents current best practice in England and should therefore be considered when developing new housing in Guernsey under the policies of the IDP. Please note that paragraph 9 is not relevent to Guernsey due to differences in the Building Regulations between the jurisdictions.
Dower Units/Annexe Accommodation
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that the guidance in this section is currently under review. The guidance document in this section relates to the policies of the superseded Urban Area Plan and Rural Area Plan and may not be relevant or consistent with the policies of the newly adopted Island Development Plan 2016. Please refer to the relevant policies and Annexes of the Island Development Plan 2016 and contact the Planning Service should you require further information before submitting a planning application.
AN1 Dower Units [523kb] provides advice about the way planning applications for dower units will be considered. A dower unit is normally considered to be part of or an addition to a house used for the accommodation of dependent relatives. It usually takes the form of an extension but may comprise a converted outbuilding. Alternative names include a granny annexe or granny wing.
Change of Use of Visitor Accommodation
Visitor Accommodation SPG 2016 [293kb]sets out detailed advice and guidance on the land use planning policy approach which is currently taken by the States of Guernsey towards proposals which involve the change of use of existing visitor accommodation be that hotel, guest house, hostel or self-catering accommodation, and relates to the policy position under the Island Development Plan, 2016.
Minor/Occasional Use as guest accommodation
There is provision for you to operate a bed and breakfast from your home (your permanent residence) without requiring planning permission for a change of use.
The primary use of the dwelling should remain as your home and in addition there must not be a material change of use of the property having regard to the number of rooms in use for bed and breakfast purposes and comings and goings associated with this use.
For example, one bedroom in a three bedroom dwelling could be used for bed and breakfast accommodation without resulting in a material change of use requiring planning permission. Use of two bedrooms and a separate sitting/dining room for bed and breakfast accommodation would require planning permission as this would amount to a material change of use of the dwelling.
Your home (your permanent residence) can be used as a holiday let, for example if you rent your house out when you are on holiday away from the Island, for up to a maximum of ten weeks over the course of a single year on the proviso that no single let shall exceed 28 days' duration.
⇒ there may be a separate requirement for a Boarding Permit from the Committee for Economic Development and it is recommended you contact them regarding your proposals.
⇒ a separate enquiry should also be made to Building Control to ensure compliance with the Building Regulations before the use commences.
Planning Use Classes
It is recommended you submit a pre-application enquiry [731kb] for the change of use of a building or land from one use to another.
The current Planning Use Classes are found in Land Planning and Development (Use Classes) Ordinance 2017 [346kb].
Information on planning exemptions for; industrial and storage and distribution change of use proposals are found in Class 6, and for administrative, financial and professional use classes in Class 9 of The Land Planning and Development (Exemptions) Ordinance, 2007 (as amended) [241kb].
Al-fresco Licence Applications
Applications for "al-fresco" licences are made to the Royal Court under the Public Highways (Temporary Closure) Ordinance, 1999, as amended (the "Ordinance").
The al-fresco licence application must contain the following:
(a) the full name and address of the applicant;
(b) the location of the area of the public highway for which the application is made ("proposed area"); and
(c) full details of-
I. the purpose,
II. the hours of the day, and
III. the days of the year,
for which the "al-fresco" licence is being sought.
Under the Ordinance, at least 28 clear days prior to the date in which the application is made to the Royal Court, an applicant must send a notice containing specific details (see below) of the proposal to:
⇒ The Parish Constables of the Parish in which the proposed area is located
⇒ The Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure - Traffic & Highway Services (located at Bulwer Avenue, St Sampson)
⇒ The Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure - Planning Service (located at Sir Charles Frossard House, St Peter Port)
⇒ The Health and Safety Executive (on behalf of the Committee for Economic Development) (located at Raymond Falla House, St Martin)
⇒ The Committee for Home Affairs (located at Sir Charles Frossard House, St Peter Port)
The details to be supplied include:
1) A plan, drawn to scale, showing the proposed dimensions and layout of the proposed area, indicating positioning of tables, seating and other items of furniture and any means of marking the extent of the proposed area;
2) A full description of the tables, seating and other items of furniture proposed to be placed in the proposed area, which may include photographs, drawings or other visual representations;
3) Full details of any proposed screening, awnings or other means of enclosure and of any other fixtures and fittings;
4) Full details of the date and time of the proposed application.
On two weekly occasions prior to the proposed application, an applicant shall cause a notice to be published in La Gazette Officielle setting out the details required in the notice above and a statement indicating that further details of the proposed application, including plans, may be inspected at the premises of the Constables of the Parish in which the proposed area is situated.
Unless an "al-fresco" licence is already in force in respect of the proposed area, an applicant shall cause a notice containing the details set out in the Gazette Notice to be affixed on or near premises in the vicinity of the proposed area in question in such a manner as to be easily read by a person in a public place adjacent to those premises for 14 clear days prior to the date of the proposed application. An applicant in respect of a proposed area which is not adjacent to premises over which he exercises control is not required to comply with this requirement.
The Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure will, along with the other bodies mentioned above to which notice must be sent, provide reports for presentation to the Royal Court. Notice should be sent separately to Traffic & Highway Services (located at Bulwer Avenue, St Sampson) and the Planning Service (located at Sir Charles Frossard House) and separate reports will be provided by those Services on behalf of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure.
The general aim of al-fresco licensing is to increase the enjoyment of locations for visitors and residents by providing additional facilities and improving the atmosphere and attractiveness of outdoor areas. It is intended that outdoor seating and dining areas should provide safe, high quality facilities without undue clutter and without detracting from the character and pleasantness of an area.
Potential matters to be addressed in reports provided by Traffic & Highway Services and the Planning Service on behalf of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure may include:
⇒ Maintaining unobstructed access for pedestrians and other traffic
⇒ Maintaining unobstructed emergency exits/means of escape from buildings
⇒ Adequacy of toilet facilities
⇒ Avoiding hazard to public safety
⇒ Visual impact of an al fresco facility in the location proposed
⇒ Extent and means of marking of the al fresco area
⇒ Design and appearance of tables, seating and other items of furniture
⇒ Details of any proposed screening, awnings or other means of enclosure
⇒ Avoiding poor quality, cluttered or obtrusive elements
⇒ Controls on signage or other advertising material
⇒ Ensuring that approved items are removed outside of the permitted al fresco period
The above is general guidance only and does not constitute legal advice. Applicants are advised to refer to the relevant Legislation; link to the Guernsey Legal Resources website: The Public Highways (Temporary Closure) Ordinance, 1999.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note the guidance in this section is under review following the change in government structure and will be updated shortly.
Since April 2009, it has been a legal requirement in Guernsey for certain types of development project to undergo EIA PN4 Brief guide to EIA [210kb] before a decision is made on whether consent should be given. EIA and preparation of an accompanying Environmental Statement is the responsibility of the applicant.
Contaminated Land Guidance
This guidance has been provided by The Office of Environmental Health and Pollution Regulation (OEHPR), in relation to planning applications involving contaminated land.
Contaminated Land Planning Application Guidance [82kb]
Building Control Guidance
⇒ GN 01 - NOTIFIABLE EXEMPT BUILDINGS [228kb]
⇒ GN 02 - NON NOTIFIABLE WORK [62kb]
⇒ GN 03 - REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS AND EXTERNAL DOORS [126kb]
⇒ GN 04 - RENOVATION OR REPLACEMENT OF THERMAL ELEMENTS [82kb]
⇒ GN 05 - FIRE DOORS IN DWELLINGS [79kb]
⇒ GN 06 - DOMESTIC CONDENSING BOILERS [79kb]
⇒ GN 08 - DOMESTIC STEEL FRAMES - COLD BRIDGING DETAIL [84kb]
⇒ GN 09 - SWIMMING POOLS [82kb]
⇒ GN 11 - COST OF DOCUMENTS [51kb]
⇒ GN 12 - ENGINEERING SUBMISSIONS [110kb]
⇒ GN 14 - CONTROLLED WORKS [755kb]
⇒ GN 15 - CONTROLLED PREMISES [103kb]
⇒ GN 17 - LIGHT WEIGHT ROOF STRUCTURES [178kb]
⇒ GN 18 - LABC INSPECTION BOOKING APP [422kb]
⇒ Asbestos Code of Practice [746kb]
⇒ Gas Code of Practice [1Mb]
⇒ Health and Safety - Construction Site Safety Code of Practice [1Mb]
⇒ Water Byelaws (Guernsey) Ordinance 2003 [3Mb]
Choosing Traders and Service Providers
We are unable to advise the public on which builder or service provider to undertake building work. However when choosing builders and other service providers you may wish to consider the following general advice:
⇒ Start with referrals from family or friends who have recently had work done
⇒ Obtain estimates in writing from two or three builders and ask them to confirm whether planning permission is required. You can also make your own enquiries with us.
⇒ Ask each builder for two or three references from previous customers, contact these people and find out how happy they were with the work carried out and the builder's conduct. Ask to see examples of work undertaken and if possible view some completed work.
⇒ Ensure the builder belongs to a respected trade organisation which has membership standards and requirements. Contact the trade organisation to ensure the membership is current.
⇒ You should make an agreement or contract in writing with your builder that outlines the work to be done, date of completion, security and safety, catering and lavatory arrangements, disposal of waste materials, hours of work and so on.
⇒ Ask to see the builder's public liability insurance certificate. Please note that building work may affect your home and contents insurance so contact your own insurance company.
⇒ Deposits are usually only payable where specific or custom-made materials are required or where the project will take a long time to complete. Agree a payment schedule in writing.
Building Control Application Forms
Please Note that applications under the Building Regulations are separate to applications for planning permission.
Before you submit an application you should establish whether you actually need to make an application for a licence under the Building Regulations, please check Do I need Planning / Building Permission? for information about 'exempt buildings and work' which are listed in Schedule 2 of the Building Regulations [2Mb].
If you are not the owner of the property or land please ensure you have owner's authority. Please submit the completed and signed Owners Declaration [106kb] with your application.
You will need to use a different form depending on the type of work you are carrying out:
⇒ Full Plans Submission Application Form & Guidance Notes [399kb]: For most applications you will need to use the Full Plans application form. There are guidance notes to help you complete the relevant sections.
⇒ Public Sewer Connection Submission Form [442kb]
⇒ Controlled Service Fitting Application Form [651kb]: Please note this form should not be used by OFTEC, GasSafe or HETAS Registered Installers.
⇒ Exempt Work Notification Form [999kb]: If work is exempt under building regulations you should complete and submit an Exempt Work Notification Form to Building Control instead of an application.
⇒ Engineers Submission Form for a Building Licence [561kb]
⇒ Engineers Submission Form for Discharge of Conditions [518kb]
Building Control Application Fees
⇒ Building Regulation Schedule of Fees - 2017 [429kb]
A fee is charged for an application and the cost varies depending on the type of proposal. You will have to pay a fee for a Building Regulation application, unless you are entitled to an exemption or concession.
If you require assistance in order to calculate the correct application fee please contact the Duty Building Control Officer.
Building Regulations, Technical Standards and associated documents
⇒ The Building (Guernsey) Regulations, 2012 [265kb]
⇒ GTS - A: STRUCTURE [2Mb]
⇒ GTS - B1: DWELLINGHOUSES [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - B2: BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGHOUSES [3Mb]
⇒ GTS - C: SITE PREPARATION AND RESISTANCE TO CONTAMINANTS AND MOISTURE [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - D: TOXIC SUBSTANCES [452kb]
⇒ GTS - E: RESISTANCE TO THE PASSAGE OF SOUND [5Mb]
⇒ GTS - F: VENTILATION [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - G: HEALTH, HYGIENE AND WATER EFFICIENCY [820kb]
⇒ GTS - H: DRAINAGE AND WASTE DISPOSAL [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - J: HEAT PRODUCING APPLIANCES AND FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS [3Mb]
⇒ GTS - K: SAFE MEANS OF ACCESS AND EGRESS [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - L1: CONSERVATION OF FUEL AND POWER - DWELLINGS [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - L2: CONSERVATION OF FUEL AND POWER - BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - M: ACCESS TO AND USE OF BUILDINGS [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - N: GLAZING - MATERIALS AND PROTECTION [777kb]
⇒ GTS - P: ROADS [1Mb]
⇒ GTS - REGULATION 11: MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP [465kb]
⇒ Water Efficiency Calculator [398kb]
⇒ BUILDING CONTROL WATER USE CALCULATOR (Excel 2007) [144kb]
Development & Planning Authority - 2019 Action Plan
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