pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 182
1.02M
| source
stringlengths 39
45
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__cc
| 0.535491
| 0.464509
|
Goblins of Elderstone is a city builder where you control the bad guys
By Austin Wood 2017-11-01T22:16:09.304Z
Coming to Steam Early Access early next year.
Goblins get a bad rap. They're the trash mobs of RPGs, the entry-level enemies of fantasy strategy games, and generally thought to be just as killable as, say, Nazis. Developer Lost Goblin doesn't like that. They want to see goblins in the spotlight, and they intend to put them there with Goblins of Elderstone, a city builder and "goblin tribe simulator" where goblins are only as evil and stupid as you want them to be.
Part 4X strategy and part building sim, Goblins of Elderstone is about characterizing and controlling your goblins. You can assign them roles like warrior, chief, shaman, or worker, then order them to collect resources, build villages or defend territory. They're not entirely under your thumb, though. You've got to threaten, coax and bribe with equal measure, otherwise smaller tribes are liable to revolt, possibly violently.
Similarly, you get to decide how your goblins interact with the other races of Elderstone, like elves and humans and orcs. The classic good, neutral, and bad alignments make an appearance, but you can also specialize in fighting, trading or religious proselytization.
"Use a combination of fast-talking, gift-giving, violence, and just the right amount of threats to keep your clans in line," Lost Goblin writes on Steam. "Failure to do so will likely result in a fair amount of murder and potentially the destruction of your entire village. However, diplomacy doesn’t stop there. Other races, and even the gods, can be convinced to do your bidding."
Forging alliances might make exploration or trade easier, but crushing rivals outright will surely make for quicker expansion. You could argue for either, but total world domination is ultimately the goal of Goblins of Elderstone. You win by seizing control of key locations, but not necessarily by force.
Lost Goblin is a relatively new New Zealand-based studio, but Goblins of Elderstone has some bigger names behind it. The music is being handled by Hyperduck Soundworks, who you may know from Dust: An Elysian Tail and Cosmic Star Heroine, and the narrative is being handled by Edwin McRae, lead narrative designer of Path of Exile.
After a successful Kickstarter in 2016, Goblins of Elderstone is slated to come to Steam Early Access early 2018.
Goblins of Elderstone
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5316
|
__label__wiki
| 0.98758
| 0.98758
|
Bangladesh Islami Bank denies financing militants
| Published: Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 12:07 [IST]
DHAKA, Mar 22 (Reuters) Bangladesh's top sharia-based commercial bank, Islami Bank, has denied it played a role in financing militants after regulators detected that funds had been transferred to suspicious accounts from its branches.
The government has ordered a crackdown on sources of fundings to thousands of Islamist militants, including members of two outlawed groups whose top leaders have been captured recently, in efforts to wipe out Islamist extremism in the country.
The Islami Bank has come under the spotlight of the central bank's anti-money laundering investigations, as it draws most of its capital from overseas Islamic institutions.
''We do not support terrorist activities, and we don't have any involvement with terror financing in any form,'' Abdur Raquib, executive president of the Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL), told Reuters late yesterday.
The central bank had probed many of its accounts and the bank itself had conducted a separate investigation, he said.
''We have suspended five employees including three branch managers and issued show cause notice to 15 others for their involvement in suspected transactions,'' Raquib said. The bank suspended employees for lapses in monitoring the transactions.
''But the investigations are still incomplete,'' he added.
The Bangladesh Bank, the central bank, investigation detected that telegraphic transfer of funds were made to eight ''suspected'' terror accounts using IBBL branches.
''These transactions were not suspected during normal banking operations, but we swooped on them after a cheque book of a suspected associate of one of the fugitive militants was brought to our notice,'' Raquib said. ''We pulled all stops to investigate the account immediately.'' That top fugitive was Shayek Abdur Rahman, supremo leader of outlawed Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen group, who surrendered to security forces on March 2 after his hideout in northeastern town of Sylhet was besieged.
Four days later another top fugitive, Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai, chief of outlawed Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh, was captured in a gunbattle in northern Mymensingh district.
The groups are fighting for introduction of tough sharia law in Bangladesh, a mainly Muslim democracy. They have killed at least 30 people and wounded 150 in a wave of bomb attacks that rocked the country since August last year.
Intelligence officials say these militants used to draw their funds from sources mainly in the west asia, through the IBBL and a few other Bangladeshi banks.
Central bank officials said they were investigating all the suspected banks, but did not name them.
''We have asked them (IBBL) to explain their position (on the suspicious transactions),'' Nazmul Hasan, an executive director of the Bangladesh Bank told Reuters. ''They have to reply within a week,'' he said yesterday.
REUTERS PR RN1147
Story first published: Wednesday, March 22, 2006, 12:07 [IST]
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5322
|
__label__wiki
| 0.863754
| 0.863754
|
Florida Gators open preseason camp with coach Dan Mullen seeking consistency, commitment
By Edgar Thompson
| GAINESVILLE
UF head coach Dan Mullen said he is not looking for big plays during preseason camp, rather smart plays and consistency from the Gators.
It was a seemingly routine completion that would not qualify for any highlight show.
But to UF coach Dan Mullen, it was the play of the day during the Gators’ opening practice of preseason camp Friday.
A 6-yard completion from Kyle Trask on a checkdown pass exemplified the sound decision-making Mullen seeks from his quarterbacks and his entire team.
"The best play today I saw was probably Trask,” Mullen recalled. “They doubled an out cut, and he checked it down for six yards. That’s the best play we saw.”
Right now, Mullen is not looking for big plays, rather smart plays. Along the way, he hopes the Gators develop more consistency after a stretch of seasons filled with highs and lows.
The offensive-minded Mullen, of course, will take as many chunk-yardage plays as he can get, but not at the expense of a series of three-and-outs filled with mistakes and mental lapses.
“We have a lot of guys on this team who can do really good things,” Mullen said. “But the fact we’ve done this [roller-coaster motion] shows that we don’t do it on a consistent basis. The biggest one to me is, I don’t want to see you make a great play one play and a bad play the next. I would rather consistency or performance so you don’t jump out at me on one extreme or the other.
“When we trust that you are going to perform at a very consistent level, that’s how we are going to become a better football program and a better football team.”
[Popular on OrlandoSentinel.com] Former UF QB commit Matt Corral ready to lead Ole Miss »
Mullen said the message is slowly sinking in with his players, who grew up on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 plays.
“They’re kinda like, shocked,” Mullen said “Didn’t you see that, like, bomb I threw into double coverage and we scored a touchdown? No. I said that’s not the best play. That’s starting to show a grasp, the little things of managing every aspect of the game.
“That’s the mental side of things I really want them to pick up.”
Mullen’s attention to the game’s mental side is never-ending.
Following warm-ups and some individual drills at the indoor practice facility Friday, Mullen gathered his team prior to hitting the practice fields outside. He then told his players it is one thing to have the potential to be a great team, it is a another to actually commit to becoming one.
“We should be a great team this year. We should,” he said. “But when everybody within our locker room changes it to we must be a great team and has a desperate attitude and mindset towards it, that’s when we’ll become a great team.
“We have talented football players. We have a really good coaching staff. We should be a great team. But the mindset can’t be we should, it’s we must.”
The 46-year-old Mullen recalled getting up early in the morning every single day two years ago to train for the Boston Marathon. Any days off and he never would have been able to scale Heartbreak Hill.
Mullen still runs most days. But if he doesn’t feel up to it at 6 a.m., “I go hit the snooze button once or [twice,]” he joked.
Coming off a 4-7 season, Gators do not have time to waste in order to turn things around. The team’s high-energy coach set the tone on Day 1.
Latest Florida Gators
Former UF QB commit Matt Corral ready to lead Ole Miss
UF QB Feleipe Franks calm, comfortable, confident at SEC Media Days
Dan Mullen cards first hole-in-one, but now he needs to beat Miami and ace Year 2 at UF | Commentary
“I love coaching football on the field,” a sweat-soaked Mullen said after a long, hot day. “Just the feeling of being out there and doing football ... it's kind of an awesome place.”
From what Mullen can tell, his players feel the same way.
“I’ve seen it with young men sometimes, they play because they’re good at football,” Mullen said. “And they’ve kind of been good at football and they think that’s what they should do. That’s tough duty. When you play because you love the game, you become a much better player.
“Seems to me we have a bunch of guys who love the game of football. They love to be out there practicing.”
Florida Gators video playlist
Most Read • Florida Gators
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5326
|
__label__cc
| 0.745313
| 0.254687
|
7 Things You Should Know Before Taking a Cruise With Your Family
Jason Leppert June 2, 2017
Share this on email
A cruise is a great vacation for couples, but it’s also a fantastic option for families, as the same great value proposition applies to multiple generations. Plus, what parent wouldn’t appreciate the convenience of unpacking their family once and having their hotel (or ship, in this case) travel to several destinations with plenty of food and entertainment at their beck and call? That said, here are some things you should know before taking a cruise with the whole brood.
Waterslide on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Joy; Photo by Jason Leppert
1. Some kids of a certain age may not be permitted onboard.
Before progressing too far ahead in planning, it’s worth noting that not all children will be allowed onboard. There are even limitations for pregnant women joining the cruise, if they are too far along. (Generally, if you are at week 24, it’s best to verify with the cruise line.) Some cruises don’t allow babies younger than six to 12 months, while others have a no kids policy altogether, in order to maintain a certain decorum. Viking Ocean Cruises is one such line that only permits adults, but the bulk of the industry is very family-friendly.
2. Children can occasionally sail for free.
Some cruise lines offer incentives for children to sail entirely for free (with a stay in the same stateroom as their parents). Hapag-Lloyd Cruises is one that always offers this perk to kids under 12, with Cunard following suit as well. Meanwhile, Crystal Cruises and MSC Cruises extend the kid freebies on select cruises, and brands like Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean International occasionally offer complimentary third and fourth guests regardless of age as well. In other cases, discounts may be available to extra passengers. That said, always keep an eye out for cruise line specials indicating any such offers.
3. Gratuities aren’t usually expected from the youngest in your party.
Another topic to be mindful of is gratuities. While many cruise lines do tack on a daily service charge per person, some do not require it of those under 2 or 3 years of age. Policies tend to change, however, so be sure to verify with your specific brand to be sure.
4. Not all family staterooms are created equal.
Family Apartment on Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ Europa 2; Photo by Jason Leppert
More and more cruise ships are showcasing so-called family staterooms, but they differ considerably from line to line. Typically, the larger they are, the more expensive they will be, but many smaller ones can still accommodate their fair share of occupants. The first thing to keep in mind is that guest capacity does not necessarily equal comparable storage capacity. Naturally, stowing clothing in a smaller cabin that sleeps six will be harder than in a larger one that sleeps four.
Secondly, consider the cabin configuration and its features. For example, Disney Cruise Line introduced split bathrooms to make it easier to get ready with greater privacy, and other brands repeated the concept. Others tack on an additional bedroom and living areas for even greater options. Of course, the size will have to be weighed against the cost of each individual traveler to determine which is best for the circumstances. Alternatively, booking two regular adjoining cabins might be ideal for simply doubling up on a full-size bedroom and bathroom.
It’s worth asking which amenities will be sold onboard. In many cases, cribs can be requested and diapers and other child necessities can be purchased ahead of time and delivered to the stateroom. This often eliminates the need to pack any heavy extras in suitcases. Some, however, lack tubs, requiring parents to bring inflatable tubs or drain stoppers for showers.
5. Laundry can be fully serviced or self-attended to.
In considering the aforementioned storage situation, laundry may also be a factor. Thankfully, cruise lines offer full-service or self-service laundry facilities (or both), which might help make packing a more efficient chore. Researching and budgeting for any associated costs and time can free up more space — not only in suitcases, but also in a cabin full of children.
6. Kids’ and teens’ clubs let parents take a break.
Disney’s Oceaneer Club aboard Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream; Photo by Jason Leppert
One of the greatest benefits of a cruise is its supervised children’s facilities, which allow parents to enjoy some alone time. What’s more, most of the youth clubs are complimentary, with nurseries for the youngest generally being the only to charge extra. While there are plenty of activities for families to enjoy together onboard, kid-exclusive spaces often have children not wanting to leave, and parents are likely to feel the same of their adult-only venues as well. Some authorization can be granted by parents for certain aged children to check themselves out periodically, but otherwise they remain supervised.
7. Dining is both kid- and adult-friendly.
These days, cruise ships are not only conducive to juvenile and mature tastes, but they are also very attentive to allergies and special diets. Kids will be able to enjoy macaroni and cheese while adults partake in surf and turf plates. Gluten-free and peanut-free options are also available. It’s best to notify the cruise line of any dietary requirements ahead of time, so they can prepare accordingly, but most can accommodate on the spot, too. Those with infants, however, should note that not all cruises offer baby food or can mash food upon request, although some do.
NOW WATCH: 7 Best Family Vacations to Take Before the Kids Are Grown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQfGYSDHHD8
You’ll Also Like:
7 Mistakes You Might Make As a First-Time Cruiser
A First-Timer’s Guide to Going on a Cruise
The World’s Best River Cruises
Top 7 Punta Cana All-Inclusive Resorts With Water Parks
By Kyle Valenta
The 20 Best Things to Do in Tokyo: Tokyo Activities for Every Type of Traveler
Bali Tips: 7 Scams to Avoid in Bali
By Lara Grant
Best Beaches on the East Coast in the U.S.
By Alisha Prakash
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5331
|
__label__wiki
| 0.775355
| 0.775355
|
What Are Landrace Grains?
Nutrition and Flavor
Palouse Heritage Grains
Crimson Turkey™
Empire Orange™
Purple Egyptian™
Rosen Rye
Silverhull Buckwheat
Sonoran Gold™
Yellow Breton™
Eden Gold™
English Redhead™
Scots Bere™
Tibetan Brown™
White Lammas
The Palouse Heritage Blog
Palouse Heritage
Overlook, Places & People, School & Library, American Grains Adventure
From Colonial America To El Camino Real — The Great American Heritage Grains Adventure (Part 4)
This blog is the final installment of a series on my (Richard's) recent trip across the country visiting important sites related to heritage and landrace grain studies. View the previous posts here.
Cabizon Cultural Museum, Indio, California
Judy Stapp, Director
The Garden Oasis Of Mara, Joshua National Monument, Twenty-Nine Palms
John Legniole, Keeper
Oasis of Mara Scythe
My incredibly gracious hosts and longtime friends, Cliffand Lee Ann Trafzer of Yucaipa, California, generously provided lodging for me during my week in the Los Angeles area so I could further my research on landrace grain varieties of the American West. Cliff and Lee Ann are both noted professors of history, and our friendship goes back to the 1970s when Cliff taught at Washington State University where we began a close friendship that has long endured and led to collaborations on many publishing projects. Lee Ann is an author in her own right, and by some coincidence we learned when she was also studying at WSU back in the day that has many mutual friends and relatives from Brewster, Washington, where she had lived for many years.
Cliff serves a Rupert Costo Endowed Chair of History at UC-Riverside and arranged for me to lecture there on environmental sustainability. Cliff is a prolific writer with the heart of a humanitarian, and he introduced me to an impressive group of graduate students who included Cahuilla tribal elder Sean Milanovich. What Cliff and Sean proceeded to share with me about early Southwestern agriculture was fascinating. I learned that early grain culture spread from 17th century Mexico to the native peoples of the Southwest where some like Cahuilla of present south central California had long gathered grain-like seeds of indigenous plants. Cahuilla elder Francisco Patencio (1857-1947) explained the appearance of the first wheat through the ancient tribal story in which benevolent Cahuilla Creator Múkat fell victim to a conspiracy of the people and animals he had fashioned. The people mourned his loss, and in the place where Múkat died and was cremated in Painted Canyon near Palm Springs, they noticed a variety of nutritious plants emerge from the ashes of his heart, teeth, hair, and other remains. “The first name that they had was the beans, which were the fingers of Múkat,” Patencio related. “These were named Ta va my lum. The corn was named Pa ha vosh lum and the wheat was named Pach che sal and the pumpkins were neh wit em, ….” Soon afterward Múkat returned to earth as a spirit. The following day Cliff took me on an extensive tour east of Riverside to tour the Cahuilla’s legendary Garden of Mara, a place know widely from the tragic story of Willie Boy, Joshua Tree National Monument, and the Painted Rocks area associated with the Múkat story.
Garden of Mara Keeper John (left) and Author-Scholar-Friend Cliff Trafzer
Cliff is of Wyandot Indian heritage and was raised in the Yuma area so also had much to share with me about the early grain culture of the Pima and Papago peoples of the Gila River basin. By the mid-1800s Pima growers substantially supplied wheat to private teamsters for trade along the Overland Mail Route. These grains contributed to nutritious piñole and other staple soup mixtures of grain, corn, and beans. Some of the earliest California missions developed substantial grain farming and milling operations including places I had been like San Carlos Borroméo de Carmel (1770) and San Antonio du Padua (1771), founded on the fertile lowlands to the south near present Jolon, and San Gabriel Arcángel near present Los Angeles. By the early 1800s San Gabriel, Santa Inéz, and La Purísima led the California missions in production of wheat and barley and helped provision other missions along the El Camino Real. The 1806 stone foundations of San Antonio du Padua’s reconstructed grain mill remain intact, and a stone circular stone-lined threshing floor remains remarkably preserved and is likely the oldest known feature of its kind in North America. German-born artist Edward Visher (1809-1870) included these missions in his collection of twenty-six drawings and pen washes, The Missions of Upper California (1872).
Colored lithograph after Edward Vischer, “Mission San Antonio du Padua”; The Missions of Upper California (1872)
Mission Mortars and Pestles
The Alta California missions produced substantial amounts of grain and vegetables and raised considerable livestock. An 1850 sketch by frontier artist William H. Dougal (1822-1895) of the San Mateo Rancho granary near the San Juan Bautista Mission shows one side of the wide two-story structure with six doorways and five high windows near the eaves. The oldest extant one in North America is believed to be the Mission San Jose Granary (c. 1726) near San Antonio, Texas, which is a massive barrel-vaulted stone structure with flying buttress supports. Wheat production was especially notable at San Gabriel, Santa Inéz, La Purísima, and San Luis Obispo where at least 150,000 bushels raised at each location from the 1780s until secularization in the 1830s. Mission granary foundations have been located at Mission San Antonio de Padua, La Purísima, and Nuestra Señora de al Soledad. I had read somewhere that the latter, located a few miles west of Highway 101 near Soledad, was among the least restored of the El Camino missions so had not intended to stop there until I found out later its namesake was Mary’s sorrow between the time of Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. Since I was traveling by on that Saturday I made a pilgrimage to that quiet place which gave some consolation since I had never spent an Easter apart from the family.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5333
|
__label__cc
| 0.661195
| 0.338805
|
Maner Bihar
This unusual, sepia-ish lithographic postcard is probably by Paul Gerhardt at the Ravi Varma Press even though it is not signed by him with the Press imprint.
Read more about Maner Bihar
Nautch dancers inspired stories like Hassan Shah’s The Nautch Girl, “the first known modern Indian novel” in the 1790s, as well as the first Urdu novel, the story of the Lucknow courtesan Umrao Jaan Ada in 1899.
A version of this card was sent by
Read more about Calcutta
The highest gate in the Fort of Gwalior
[Original German] Das Oberste Thor Vom Fort Gwalior [end]
This image is from a painting by Josef Hoffmann, an Austrian painter and early postcard artist who traveled to India in the mid-1890s.
Read more about The highest gate in the Fort of Gwalior
Greetings from South India
One of the earliest roughly dateable postcards of India, made by a German firm that soon seems to have vanished from history. It probably dates to 1896, when a similar card of Haiti was made (see Haiti's First Postcard by Peter. C. Jeannopoulus in
Read more about Greetings from South India
General Post Office
The GPO in Bombay was already the largest post office in India when this card was produced in 1899, with tens of millions of postcards passing through in a city of less than a million.
Read more about General Post Office
Souvenir of East Indies Victoria Fountain
[Original] Victoria Brunnen
Compagnie Comet seems to have been the earliest publisher of a series of cards on India, their name appearing as "Verlag [Firm] "Compagnie Comet", Fr. Th.
Read more about Souvenir of East Indies Victoria Fountain
Water bearer. Bombay.
A very early India-printed postcard signed by the chief lithographer at the Ravi Varma Press, Paul Gerhardt. Gerhardt was probably aware of Ravi Varma's prize-winning painting that year, Water Bearer, and we know from Raja Varma's diaries - the great
Read more about Water bearer. Bombay.
Girls School in Jaipur
[Original German] Maedchen Schule in Jeypore [end]
This image was made by the Austrian landscape painter Josef Hoffman who toured India and Persia in the 1890s.
Read more about Girls School in Jaipur
Bori Bunder Station
Postmarked 22 March 1905 in Bombay, and April 18 1905 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Addressed to “H. H. Rogers Esq. Konupa Makme-Kopunuka, Odessa South Russia-in-Europe." [Recto] “Magnificent station but far too big for requirements.” Today it is the
Read more about Bori Bunder Station
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5335
|
__label__wiki
| 0.811961
| 0.811961
|
The video for this story is not available.
August 31, 2017PBS NewsHour full episode
Aug 31, 2017 7:32 PM EDT
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-newshour-full-episode-aug-31-2017
Thursday on the NewsHour...
Thursday on the NewsHour, as flood waters recede in Houston, rescue crews go door-to-door and a chemical plant explosion fuels fears of challenges ahead. Also: Texans begin the long road to recovery, how robots are reshaping the U.S. economy, a young girl's quest for a mother figure in county prison and making scientific tools more accessible.
Listen to the Broadcast
Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast
Segments From This Episode
Hurricane Harvey leaves Houston with Texas-sized problems
‘I’ve never seen this much water,’ says Louisiana congressman
Destruction in chemical hub Houston raise post-hurricane health concerns
What it’s like to go home after Hurricane Harvey and realize you’ve lost everything
New Orleans mayor on supporting Harvey recovery: ‘We’re all in the same boat’
Houston restaurant community cooks up support for shelters and first responders
News Wrap: State Department orders closure of Russian diplomatic sites
Are we on the brink of a jobless future?
Every child can in the world have a microscope. Here’s how.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5339
|
__label__cc
| 0.533498
| 0.466502
|
Home » IPCA Labs
IPCA Labs
Vacancy for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc in Quality Control, ADL, Production, Warehouse at Ipca Laboratories
Ipca has been partnering healthcare globally in over 110 countries and in markets as diverse as Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. Ipca is a fully-integrated Indian pharmaceutical company manufacturing over 350 formulations and 80 APIs for various therapeutic segments. We are one of the world's largest manufacturers and suppliers of over a dozen APIs. These are produced right from the basic stage at manufacturing facilities endorsed by the world's most discerning drug regulatory authorities like US-FDA, UK-MHRA, EDQM-Europe, WHO-Geneva and many more. Ipca is a therapy leader in India for anti-malarials with a market-share of over 34% with a fast expanding presence in the international market as well.
Read more about Vacancy for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc in Quality Control, ADL, Production, Warehouse at Ipca Laboratories
Walk in interview for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Production, ADL, R&D at IPCA Lab
IPCA now plus Rs.2700 Crores Company is global player with significant presence in over 110 countries with high brand equity in the domestic and international markets Our manufacturing facilities of bulk drugs at Ratlam have earned accreditations and approvals from the worlds most vigilant regulatory bodies.
Read more about Walk in interview for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Production, ADL, R&D at IPCA Lab
Walk in interview in Quality Control and Quality Assurance at Ipca
Ipca is a fully integrated, rapidly growing Indian pharmaceutical company with a strong thrust on exports. Ipca's APIs and Formulations produced at worldclass manufacturing facilities are approved by leading drug regulatory authorities including the US-Food and Drug Administration (FDA), UK-Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), South Africa-Medicines Control Council (MCC), Brazil-Brazilian National Health Vigilance Agency (ANVISA) and Australia-Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). With operations in over 100 countries, exports account for over 52% of the company's income.
Read more about Walk in interview in Quality Control and Quality Assurance at Ipca
Walk in interview for Department of QC, QA, Production as Officer, Senior Officer at IPCA Laboratories
IPCA now plus Rs.2700 Crores Company is global player with significant presence in over 110 countries with high brand equity in the domestic and international markets
Our manufacturing facilities of bulk drugs at Ratlam have earned accreditations and approvals from the worlds most vigilant regulatory bodies.
Post: Officer, Senior Officer
Read more about Walk in interview for Department of QC, QA, Production as Officer, Senior Officer at IPCA Laboratories
Walk in interview in Quality Control, Assurance, Production at IPCA Lab
Read more about Walk in interview in Quality Control, Assurance, Production at IPCA Lab
Recruitment for M.Pharm, M.Sc, B.Pharm in QC, QA, Production at IPCA Lab
Read more about Recruitment for M.Pharm, M.Sc, B.Pharm in QC, QA, Production at IPCA Lab
Opportunity for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc as Officer, Senior Officer, Executive at IPCA Laboratories
Read more about Opportunity for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc as Officer, Senior Officer, Executive at IPCA Laboratories
Walk in interview for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc at IPCA Laboratories
Read more about Walk in interview for M.Pharm, B.Pharm, M.Sc at IPCA Laboratories
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5340
|
__label__cc
| 0.523206
| 0.476794
|
We Need to Talk, by Celeste Headley
We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter (Hardcover)
By Celeste Headlee
Availability: Backordered
Published: Harper Wave - September 19th, 2017
Conversations give us opportunities to build community, to show the most important people in our lives how important they are, to bridge divides, and to challenge our own assumptions - but having a good conversation is easier said than done. This book is a practical guide to improving your conversational skills, and is also a good read full of interesting stories from the author's own experiences as a public radio journalist.
Read more about We Need to Talk, by Celeste Headley
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Healing for Men
Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Healing for Men: Remedies and Recipes for Circulation Support, Heart Health, Vitality, Prostate Health, Anxiety Relief, Longevity, Virility, Energy & Endurance (Paperback)
By Rosemary Gladstar
It's pretty hard to find herbalism books that focus on men's health, and this new title from Vermont's own Rosemary Gladstar is brilliant. Like all of Rosemary's books, this is a pleasure to read, but is also packed with information. The recipes are both effective and, more often than not, delicious. The layout is appealing, and the photos are gorgeous. I can't recommend this book enough for both men curious about herbalism and for anyone concerned about the health of a man in their life.
Read more about Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Healing for Men
Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
By Trevor Noah
Published: Spiegel & Grau - November 15th, 2016
This is the perfect book for our times: We all need a good laugh, some no-nonsense inspiration, and to (as Booklist put it in their review) "deepen our perception of the complexities of race, gender, and class." Trevor Noah - best known as the host of The Daily Show - gives us all three, packaged in brilliant storytelling. If you enjoy The Daily Show, you'll love this book. If you don't watch The Daily Show, you should still read this book (and it will likely convince you to become a devoted viewer).
Born a Crime would also make a great Mother's Day gift, as much of the story centers around Noah's courageous and determined mother.
Read more about Born a Crime, by Trevor Noah
Making Love Potions, by Stephanie Tourles
Making Love Potions: 64 All-Natural Recipes for Irresistible Herbal Aphrodisiacs (Paperback)
By Stephanie L. Tourles
Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - November 29th, 2016
Filled with indulgent recipes and bright, beautiful, inclusive illustrations, Making Love Potions is perfect for anyone interested in natural, healthy, but decadent ways bring more sensuality to their life. Stephanie's recipes are easy and fun to make, effective, and a pleasure to eat/drink/use. I absolutely recommend this delightful book.
Read more about Making Love Potions, by Stephanie Tourles
White Rage, by Carol Anderson
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Paperback)
By Carol Anderson
Published: Bloomsbury USA - September 5th, 2017
Clear, concise, and powerful, White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide is, as the New York Times Book Review put it, "an extraordinarily timely and urgent call to confront the legacy of structural racism bequeathed by white anger and resentment, and to show its continuing threat to the promise of American democracy." A slender but important book that I recommend for anyone interested in gaining a full understanding of our country's complex and troubled history, something we need to do in order to achieve a more promising future.
If you've already read Nancy Isenberg's White Trash, read this next; if not, consider reading the two books alongside each other.
Read more about White Rage, by Carol Anderson
Solitude, by Michael Harris
Solitude: In Pursuit of a Singular Life in a Crowded World (Hardcover)
By Michael Harris
Published: Thomas Dunne Books - April 4th, 2017
It seems like since the debut of smartphones, many of us have lost the habits of being really alone and of being genuinely present with others. This book is an exploration of solitude and of what we lose when we give it up. I recommend it to anyone who feels tethered to their phone, to anyone who loves to daydream, and to anyone who finds themselves leading a life of "strangely crowded loneliness."
Read more about Solitude, by Michael Harris
The Permaculture Promise, by Jono Neiger
The Permaculture Promise: What Permaculture Is and How It Can Help Us Reverse Climate Change, Build a More Resilient Future on Earth, and Revitalize Our Communities (Paperback)
By Jono Neiger, Toby Hemenway (Foreword by)
Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - November 2016
An inspiring introduction to the practice and philosophy of permaculture, The Permaculture Promise is realistic but positive. As the author says, "While it's become clear just how much damage humans are capable of doing, unfortunately, we've come to see ourselves as only the source of environmental problems, not as the source of healing." This book argues that humans can indeed be a source of healing - and that's something we all need to hear and strive for.
Read more about The Permaculture Promise, by Jono Neiger
Healing Herbal Teas, by Sarah Farr
Healing Herbal Teas: Learn to Blend 101 Specially Formulated Teas for Stress Management, Common Ailments, Seasonal Health, and Immune Support (Paperback)
By Sarah Farr
Published: Storey Publishing, LLC - December 27th, 2016
This gorgeously photographed book is packed full of delicious medicinal herbal tea recipes for everything from allergies to winter wellness. As psyched as I am about these recipes, though, my favorite thing about the book might be the author's voice: Just reading Sarah Farr's descriptions of her teas is a breath of fresh air. Herbal teas are, when tasty, such a pleasure to drink, and this book is full of inspiration for anyone interested in blending their own - whether you prefer to follow the recipes exactly or just use them as jumping off points for your own concoctions.
Read more about Healing Herbal Teas, by Sarah Farr
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory, by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne
The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guide (Paperback)
By Thomas Easley, Steven Horne
Published: North Atlantic Books - November 29th, 2016
If you want to branch out in or gain more understanding of your herbal medicine making methods, this book is definitely for you. It includes what must be the most comprehensive instructions on the greatest variety of herbal preparations - from body butters to soxhlet extractions to tincture powder concentrates - that I've ever seen. There are also lots of extremely useful tables (in case you're looking for, say, the right solvent to use to extract aromatics). The authors also cover about 250 medicinal herbs (from acai to yucca) in an impressive materia medica.
Read more about The Modern Herbal Dispensatory, by Thomas Easley & Steven Horne
The Earthwise Herbal Repertory, by Matthew Wood
The Earthwise Herbal Repertory: The Definitive Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)
By Matthew Wood, David Ryan (Contributions by)
Published: North Atlantic Books - November 2016
In The Earthwise Herbal Repertory, renowned herbalist Matthew Wood has created a powerful tool for herbalists and students of herbalism. This 'database' of medicinal herbs allows the reader to find appropriate herbs by looking up the organ, system, or function where the problem resides - and then includes specific indications for many of the herbs listed.
The introductory material will especially appeal to those with an interest in homeopathy and how herbalism and homeopathy might complement each other.
Read more about The Earthwise Herbal Repertory, by Matthew Wood
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5343
|
__label__wiki
| 0.780745
| 0.780745
|
PR News Blogger Network
Data Analysts in the Newsroom: 7 Ways to Adapt Your Media Pitches
By Seth Arenstein
Among the topics PR people talk about most at trade events is how media relations has changed. The typical comment is that newsrooms contain fewer reporters who are busy covering more beats than is humanly (or humanely) possible.
Pretty much gone are the days of reporters having time to be able to schedule casual lunches with communicators to chew over the latest trade news. Things are more impersonal now, with brand communicators and PR firms emailing or texting reporters with tips, gossip and press releases.
Those assumptions and more were on the minds of academics Matthew Weber and Allie Kosterich, who embarked on an ambitious study of more than 6,000 professionals toiling in New York City-area newsrooms from 2010-2015, tracking their professional movements during that time.
While their just-released paper for the Tow Center for Digital Journalism found newsroom staffs to be smaller than in earlier years, journalists continued to make up 50% or more of the staffs of the media companies in the study, which included print newspapers, digital-first media operations and television outlets.
The main focus of their study, though, was the infiltration of newsrooms of what they called DAP workers— those with skills in data, analytics and platform-oriented operations. Their data found DAP jobs accounted for an estimated 9% of all positions at media companies in the NYC metro area during 2010-2015. In addition, the share of traditional, non-DAP newsroom jobs decreased 8% at online media companies, 9% at newspapers and 5% in broadcast newsrooms. The researchers’ conclusion: such skills have become “critical” to the day-to-day running of newsrooms.
What does this mean for communicators who are pitching to newsrooms that include data-savvy workers? We asked several media relations specialists.
Show Them the Data
While more data analytics knowledge is present in newsrooms, journalists often need access to usable data, says Brian Reid, managing director, W2O Group. Data may be “hard [for newsroom staff] to find or [it is] locked away,” he says. “As PR pros, we often have insight and access to information that media doesn’t see. Getting journalists raw data—in addition to some thoughts on where it might point—is a critical service.”
Learn the Language
Some of the basics are involved. For example, to pitch effectively, says Jacque Marianno, digital strategies director, American Heart Association – Western states affiliate, communicators must “learn to speak the language of these new DAP-equipped employees. Relationships and story are still key when it comes to pitching, but being able to speak their language will help you build relationships with new publishing stakeholders.”
Be Provocative
Dave Lieberson, a senior executive at Finn Partners, concurs. “In addition to being provocative and succinct, today’s media pitches need to reference research—ideally new data—from highly renowned organizations or experts,” he says. It’s also important “to offer one or more spokespersons to provide additional analysis and perspective” regarding the data.
And when pitching don’t dispense with the basics. Amy Rosenberg, managing director, media relations, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, says, “Even in a more data-savvy world, it is essential that your supporting data…helps contextualize your pitch so that reporters can better understand how it impacts their audiences.”
Back Up Claims With Data
For Ken Peterson, senior communications strategist, Monterey Bay Aquarium, the presence of newsroom workers who are comfortable with data puts the onus on brand communicators to make data part of their pitches. “Have data available to back up any claims you make about your organization,” he says. “As communicators we know that facts matter” when pitching. “You’ll gain credibility with data-savvy reporters” by supporting them with data.
Access National Trend Stories With Data
Peterson also advises communicators to deploy data when pitching large, national trend stories. Data can give the media relations professional a voice in such stories, he says. For example, Monterey Bay Aquarium has made “a concerted effort to appeal to a broad demographic that reflects the changing face of California.” When pitching stories, the Aquarium offers data “to show our progress toward achieving that goal, going back more than a decade.” The data makes a valuable contribution to stories about how consumer brands are shifting their marketing strategies in the face of demographic changes, he says.
Adds Finn Partners’ Lieberson: “Framing a pitch within the context of a larger, research-related trend, backed by data, can be highly effective when trying to break through to reporters who operate in an increasingly competitive and crowded news environment.”
Help Journalists Drive Clicks
Craig Greiwe, head of digital at Rogers & Cowan, comes at the data-infused newsroom via a slightly different route. The presence of data-savvy newsroom staff makes it important for media relations pros to “be able to demonstrate that their story is going to drive clicks,” he says. With editors and reports who are comfortable with data, “it’s no longer just about the angle or an innovative approach.”
Adds Marianno of the American Heart Association, “First, think about SEO. When you’re creating your hook, what about your story will draw readers? How does your story play into trending topics?”
Newsroom employees, Greiwe adds, “are under just as much pressure as e-commerce employees to drive eyeballs and ensure that those eyeballs translate into longer stay times and greater referral traffic.” So when pitching, communicators should provide elements “that will drive virality,” such as “social support from individuals with large followings.”
Great Storytellers Will Always Rise to the Top
Anthony DeAngelo, director, media relations, at APCO Worldwide, believes the addition of data-knowledgeable newsroom staff is somewhat beside the point as it relates to pitching. Stories are what matter. “No amount of data in the world will ever supersede the ability to tell a rich, compelling story,” he says
Even in a data-rich environment, successful PR professionals will be those who can translate storytelling to the quickly evolving and increasingly data- and visually driven mediums in order to project their message, DeAngelo says. “They’re the ones who will give the new generation of reporter identified in the study the content they’re being asked to deliver.”
Seth Arenstein is editor of PR News. Follow him: @skarenstein
Poorly Written Blog Post Hides Google+ Data Breach
What the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Win Means for Equal Pay in PR
Why Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Can’t Cure Its Transparency Blues
From Media Royalty, Career Advice for PR Pros in the Margins
Why Does a Woman CEO Need to Be a News Story?
The Troubled Woodstock 50 Festival is a Master Class in Bad Event PR
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5348
|
__label__cc
| 0.697756
| 0.302244
|
AMETEK Land
We provide quality customer solutions to solve temperature measurement and environmental pollutant problems
Typically Process Control Engineers/Managers, Quality Control Engineers/Managers, Site managers, Maintenance Managers
We started in 1947 and have a long history of supporting customers with solutions to their problems. We have a department dedicated to designing bespoke solutions to meet exact customer requirements with offices and distributors across the world
0044 (0) 1246 410585
www.landinst.com
Stubley Lane
S18 1DJ, Dronfield, Derbyshire, 0, GB
AMETEK Land – We have been supporting the global industrial world for over 65 years with innovative products and solutions. AMETEK Land are specialists in the design and manufacture of monitors and analyzers for industrial infrared non-contact temperature measurement, combustion efficiency and environmental pollutant emissions. Land is the world leader in the design and application of infrared temperature measurement for industry. . Land is known as both innovators and manufacturers of high quality precision radiation thermometers and thermometer systems, process thermal imagers, thermal profile scanning and thermometer systems; Land"s position is unrivalled with over 65 years experience in temperature measurement. Land products are used extensively in applications as diverse as steel, glass, electronics, mineral processing, power generation, and a wide range of other industries. Ongoing development creates products for new applications and the continuous improvement of an expanding product range. Our Combustion & Environmental section specialises in the design, manufacture and marketing of combustion and environmental monitoring instrumentation. Pioneered by an initial interest in the efficiency of coal fired combustion processes, serious development of CO monitors soon established Land Instruments International as world leaders in this field. Quality Assurance has always played a key role at Land, achieving our first ISO 9001 Quality System Approval in 1989. We remain today focused on not just the quality of our products, but equal importance is placed on customer service. The Land UKAS laboratory, in the UK, was the first to be accredited in 1970 for the issue of Calibration Certificates in the field of thermal measurements and was also the first to be accredited for the issue of certificates that meet the requirements of ISO 17025. Today AMETEK Land is represented by offices and distributors throughout the world, providing local sales and customer service to all our customers. Land Instruments International joined the AMETEK Inc. group of companies in 2006.
Near Infrared Borescope Helps Air Liquide Gain Furnace Know-how
AMETEK Land, the leading industrial, infrared non-contact temperature measurement specialist, has supplied its Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) 3XR, an enhanced thermal imager, to the world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health, Air Liquide, which is now gaining know-how by continuously measuring temperature of tube walls within its steam methane reformers (SMR). Air Liquide’s steam methane reformers, which produce industrial hydrogen and carbon dioxide.. More ...
Thermal Imaging Near Infrared Borescope Helps Extend Tube & Catalyst Life
AMETEK Land, the leading industrial, infrared non-contact temperature measurement specialist, has supplied its real-time, thermal imaging Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) 3XR to world-leading gas technology supplier, Air Liquide, which is now reaping the benefits of greater plant reliability and extended tube and catalyst life at its Madrid plant. The NIR-B 3XR, which was launched to the industrial gas sector in 2016, delivers continuous reformer Tube Wall Temperature (TWT) measurement and.. More ...
Infrared Non-contact Temperature Measurement Celebrates 70 Years
AMETEK Land, one of the major innovators in infrared non-contact temperature measurement and combustion and environmental monitoring equipment, is celebrating 70 years of being at the forefront of that technology. AMETEK Land is using its 70th anniversary year to build on its reputation for providing accurate and innovative temperature measurement solutions and investing in and creating new market- leading products that customers value. As Justin Smith, Managing Director of AMETEK Land.. More ...
Cyclops C100l Non-contact Thermometer now with UKAS Certification as Standard
AMETEK Land, the leading industrial infrared non-contact temperature measurement specialist, has announced that buyers of its Cyclops C100L will receive a designated three point UKAS certification to ISO / IEC 17025:2005 as standard Widely used in industries such as metal and glass production, as well as in ceramics, petrochemical and refractories, the Cyclops C100L portable non-contact thermometer provides UKAS certification against three temperature points as specified by AMETEK Land,.. More ...
Latest Generation of Digital Multi-mode Pyrometers For Aluminium Industry Launched
AMETEK Land, the leading industrial infrared non-contact temperature measurement specialist, has developed an innovative new pyrometer that provides high accuracy and a three-in-one capability specifically for aluminium applications, including extrusion press exit, extrusion press quench zone, and aluminium strip mills. The SPOT AL EQS (SPOT Aluminium Extrusion, Quench and Strip) pyrometer is an extremely flexible instrument with pre-configured algorithms that make it especially suitable.. More ...
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5349
|
__label__cc
| 0.562651
| 0.437349
|
Play by Play: A Penetration Tester's Guide to Social Engineering
By Stephen Haunts and Lars Klint
In this course, you’ll learn about basic and advanced techniques used in social engineering attacks.
Play course overview
Course Overview 1m
What Is Social Engineering?
Defining Social Engineering 2m Types of Social Engineering Attack 1m Social Engineering Statistics 3m Types of Social Engineer 2m Attack Examples 3m Famous Social Engineers 3m
A Framework for Social Engineering
Overview of the Framework 0m Information Gathering 5m Pretexting 4m Elicitation 3m Questioning Techniques 4m Manipulation vs. Influencing 5m
Protecting Yourself and Your Company from Social Engineering
Personal Mitigation Techniques 9m Corporate Mitigation Techniques 8m
Conclusion 6m
Play by Play is a series in which top technologists work through a problem in real time, unrehearsed, and unscripted. In this course, Play by Play: A Penetration Tester’s Guide to Social Engineering, Stephen Haunts and Lars Klint are going to delve into the shadowy world of social engineering. Learn about information gathering, pre-texting, and manipulation. By the end of this course, you’ll know a wide range of techniques that you can use to protect yourself and your company from a social engineering attack.
Stephen Haunts
Stephen Haunts is an experienced Software Developer and Leader who has worked across multiple business domains including Computer Games, Finance, and Healthcare Retail and Distribution. Stephen has worked in languages ranging from Assembler, various forms of BASIC, to C and C++, and then finding his love of C# and .NET.
Understanding and Applying Leadership Styles
Innovation in the Workplace
Social Engineering: Executive Briefing
More courses by Stephen Haunts
Lars Klint
Lars is an author, trainer, Microsoft MVP, community leader, authority on all things Windows Platform, and part time crocodile wrangler. He is heavily involved in the space of HoloLens and mixed reality, as well as a published Pluralsight author, freelance solution architect, and writer for numerous publications.
Managing Scope Creep
Play by Play: Get Paid with .NET Core and Modern Payment Gateways
Play by Play: Fundamentals of Angular Testing
More courses by Lars Klint
Section Introduction Transcripts
Hi everyone. Welcome to our Play By Play course called A Penetration Tester's Guide to Social Engineering. My name is Stephen Haunts, and I'm software developer, leader, and trainer. And I'm Lars Klint, a freelance software developer, trainer, international speaker, and expert in Australian outback internet. Yes, that is really a thing. In this Play By Play course, we're going to delve into the shadowy world of social engineering. Social engineering is a series of techniques used to extract information from people for their own gain. The majority of the time, this is used for illegal gain by criminals, but social engineering is also used by people such as penetration testers to try and gain access to companies and their systems via their employees. In this Play By Play, me and Lars are going to cover a framework of social engineering that covers information gathering, pretexting, elicitation, and manipulation. We're going to go over some of the techniques used by social engineers to extract information from people. We will then cover lots of techniques that you can use to protect yourself and your companies from a social engineering attack. I hope you'll join me and Lars on this journey to learn about the fascinating world of social engineering in our Play By Play course, A Penetration Tester's Guide to Social Engineering here at Pluralsight.
Cool, so now we've looked at precedence of what social engineering can be, what impersonation is, let's have a look at, you were mentioning a framework for how, well let's say implement it for lack of a better word. Yeah, so we'll take a high-level look at a framework that you would follow to plan an attack, a social engineering attack against someone. So if we look at the diagram we have on the screen here, it's split into four stages. So first of all we start off with information gathering, and then we've got pretexting, followed by elicitation, and then manipulation. So let's go through each of those in turn. Sure.
You're the smartest person in the room
Your team won't just close the skills gap
THEY'LL HURDLE IT
Start a FREE team trial
Push the limits of what's possible. Today.
Sign up to get immediate access to this course plus thousands more you can watch anytime, anywhere.
Cancel Start free trial Cancel
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5353
|
__label__wiki
| 0.884965
| 0.884965
|
Avengement (2019) Review | Action Movie Anatomy
Welcome to Action Movie Anatomy. I'm your host Ben Bateman, joined by Andrew Ghai and today we're joined by our guest. Director of over a dozen hard hitting action films, and a former stuntman superstar and stunt coordinator, Jesse V. Johnson Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ ABOUT POPCORN TALK: Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!'s Maria Menounos.accredited by the MPAA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor Voice Messages: The easiest way to make a podcast. anch.co/vms · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
1Pineapple Express (2008) w/ Brandon Hanna - Action Movie Anatomy
1It's AMA DAY! Brandon Hanna's joining us to get high off of the Seth Rogen comedy classic Pineapple Express. Join the AMA team alongside Brandon as we light up the world by lighting up and just remember: Never become friends with your weed dealer. Let's go! Stoner Dale Denton's (Seth Rogen) enjoyment of a rare strain of marijuana may prove fatal when he drops his roach in a panic after witnessing a murder. Upon learning that the fancy weed can be traced back to them, Dale and his dealer (James Franco) go on the lam, with a dangerous drug lord (Gary Cole) and crooked cop (Rosie Perez) hot on their heels. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Spiderman: Far From Home Review (2019) w/ Coy Jandreau - Action Movie Anatomy
It's AMA DAY and what better WAY to spend it than with a top tier Marvel Expert like Coy Jandreau to break down Spiderman: Far From Home?!!? Join me (Andrew Ghai) and Coy as we embark on an journey into the mystery, illusion, and... Sunglasses? Let's go! Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Warrior (2011) Review - Action Movie Anatomy Episode 200!
On the 200th EPISODE OF ACTION MOVE ANATOMY Ben Bateman and Andrew Ghai dissect the 2011 Gavin O'Conner MMA film "Warrior". Warrior follows two estranged brothers competing in the world's biggest MMA tournament! Congrats to Ben and Andrew on 200 Episodes! Warrior is an American action television series created by Jonathan Tropper and Justin Lin that premiered on April 5, 2019, on Cinemax. It is based on an original concept by Bruce Lee. In April 2019, Cinemax renewed the series for a second season. Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The Lord Of The Rings: Fellowship Of The Ring (2001) Review - Action Movie Anatomy
Welcome to Action Movie Anatomy. I'm your host Ben Bateman, joined by Andrew Ghai and today we're breaking down the highly lauded and amazing film Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings, The Fellowship Of The Ring! It's going to be a great episode so be sure to hit like and comment below! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ ABOUT POPCORN TALK: Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!'s Maria Menounos.accredited by the MPAA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Toy Story (1995) Review - Action Movie Anatomy
Welcome to Action Movie Anatomy. I'm your host Ben Bateman, joined by Andrew Ghai and today we're talking about the classic film Toy Story! Follow Action Movie Anatomy on Twitter: @AMApodcast Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ ABOUT POPCORN TALK: Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!'s Maria Menounos.accredited by the MPAA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Anatomy of a Movie
DC Movie News
Guilty Movie Pleasures
Marvel Movie News
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5354
|
__label__wiki
| 0.665034
| 0.665034
|
Unless the law issues from all of the people, some of the people will feel left out. They will come to feel alienated. They will be angry. And this will not be a cohesive democracy.
Angry People Law Democracy Feel Out
I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the time. All of us feel, to a certain extent, alienated from the stuff going on around us.
Time Looking Think Feel Outside Us
Remember Graham Green's dictum that childhood is the bank balance of the writer? I think that all writers feel alienated. Most of us go back to an alienated childhood in some way or another. I know that I do.
Balance Childhood Green Remember Go
I did not have a happy family life a few years ago. I was divorced, and I was very alienated from my daughter, and I was out there cutting every ribbon and running around New York hosting events for different causes to supplant my loss because I didn't have a family to go home to. Now I don't want to be Mr. Show Business anymore.
Life Family Home Business Daughter
But sometimes in the midst of worry, anxiety and hard work, it has been pretty hard to bear all these false reports going about the country - to see my friends alienated and being made to believe things that were absolutely false.
John Harvey Kellogg
Work Hard Work Anxiety Friends Worry
Canada remains alienated from its allies, shut out of the reconstruction process to some degree, unable to influence events. There is no upside to the position Canada took.
Influence Process Canada Degree Out
Authority has to exist before it can be limited, and it is authority that is in scarce supply in those modernizing countries where government is at the mercy of alienated intellectuals, rambunctious colonels, and rioting students.
Government Mercy Authority Students
Donald Trump will become president even after losing the popular vote in our November elections by a wide margin. To govern effectively, he must appeal to a broader base than what he campaigned on and avoid the divisive rhetoric that alienated so many Americans.
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Losing Become Vote Donald Trump Will
I got to a point where I referred to myself as Dolores of the Cranberries instead of myself because I alienated my real self from what I became so much.
Myself Self Real Point Because Much
I had no work after 'Gangster' for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
Work Struggle Parents Sister Me Her
As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.
Community Sports Day Childhood Doing
I felt alienated by the experience and decided to stay away from corporate employment.
Experience Stay Employment Away Felt
I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.
Life Nothing Trying Personal Person
Since 'Huckleberry Finn,' or thereabouts, it seemed that all American literature was about the alienated hero.
Bobbie Ann Mason
Hero American Literature About Since
George McGovern and his supporters committed what, in a two-party system, are capital crimes: they did not compromise, they took hard ideological positions, they alienated a large portion of their party's traditional supporters, and they lost - very, very badly.
Party Compromise Lost Hard System
Bolivia's majority Indian population was always excluded, politically oppressed and culturally alienated. Our national wealth, our raw materials, was plundered. Indios were once treated like animals here. In the 1930s and 40s, they were sprayed with DDT to kill the vermin on their skin and in their hair whenever they came into the city.
Hair City Wealth Skin Animals Here
If you look at the literature of the 19th century, you get things like Kafka and Dostoevsky, who basically write about feeling bored and alienated. That's because we lost contact with the important things in life like work that you enjoy, or the garden, nature, your family and friends.
Tom Hodgkinson
Life Family Work Nature Friends You
The French hold onto their traditions. I was always so alienated in America. My work was this constant reaction to that.
Work America Reaction Traditions
Acting is a weird, kind of alienating job because you're in an isolated place. Even if you're working with a lot of other people, you're kind of alienated. Actors say that a lot, and I kind of find that to be true.
Job People Weird Place You Acting
I think I felt pretty alienated, being bigger, being mixed race, being of lower socioeconomic standing.
Paloma Elsesser
Think Race Pretty Standing Bigger
I alienated the automotive industry by saying that cars should be lightweight and compact.
Saying Industry Should Lightweight
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5356
|
__label__cc
| 0.540062
| 0.459938
|
The list of problems that we all experience may be endless, but I honestly cannot abide by the rule that, 'He who yells louder is heard.'
Experience Problems May Rule Heard
I first got a sense of that idea of nodality - but I didn't use the word back then - with 'The Missing of the Somme': that sense of a particular place in a landscape or on a map having some kind of tremendous power to draw us to itself... that made me conscious, and since then, really, it has been an abiding concern of mine.
Geoff Dyer
Power Me Place Landscape Back Map
Over many years, the United States has worked to persuade and compel governments around the world to abide by the rules. By spurning our own rules, we put that effort at risk.
Anthony Lewis
Effort World Risk Years Rules Own
The owners said that they wanted the salary cap and refused to promise that they would abide by the rules of the just-expired contract after the season ended. Believing we had no choice, the players went on strike in August of 1994.
David Cone
Choice Rules Said August Cap Season
There seems to be more abiding interest in unearthing old memos abroad than there is here.
Old Here More Interest Abroad Seems
Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them.
Opinion Should Them Conventions Al
Apple exists as a corporate entity with the protections provided by U.S. laws, but it cannot be allowed to pick and choose when to abide by those laws as it sees fit.
Apple Choose Laws Pick Fit Entity
We simply believe that everyone who lives in our state needs to abide by our laws.
Believe Everyone Laws Needs Who Our
For those of us who spent our careers competing with David Broder, the hardest thing to abide was the inevitable comparison. If someone said Jack Germond - or Jules Witcover or Walter Mears or whoever - 'is a pretty good political reporter,' the default response would be, 'but he's no David Broder.'
Good Political Someone Said Pretty
Most laws that we make to protect people from guns are usually ignored by the criminals and obeyed by the law-abiding people. And so I think that if you had better data, there'd be no one more in favor of it than law abiding gun owners because they don't want to be smeared and lumped in with the criminals who use guns.
People Law Gun Better Think Data
I believe that we do our country a disservice when we make it harder for new American immigrants to abide by the rules of the road and obtain drivers licenses.
New Road Believe American Immigrants
Stewardship of our air and water is a responsibility that should be free of the bias of politics. What's more, environmental regulators should abide by the law.
Water Responsibility Politics Law
Writing is writing. It's an abiding, wonderful talent, craft, gift that stays with you your whole life. And you can go in different forms, and you can try them. Look at me: I'm writing novels because I found something I love because I tried it.
Life Love Me Writing Talent Gift
We know that when law abiding citizens who know how to utilize a firearm have one on their person, it helps prevent crime.
Paul Broun
Law Know Person Crime Who Citizens
The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance.
Bryan Q. Miller
Passion Courage Balance Successful
I didn't write my book, 'I Don't Care About Your Band,' in order to give women a brand-new set of dating rules they need to feel terrible about not abiding. I wrote my book to make the women who read it feel good about themselves, and a little more entitled to be treated well by the guys they go out with.
Julie Klausner
Good Women Dating Book Feel Good
An abiding preoccupation for me is how much of our lives are invisible and unknown by other people, like the Chekhov story 'The Lady With the Little Dog.'
Dog People Me Story Unknown Lady
No, I don't know why Bobby and Peter Farrelly bothered with a 'Three Stooges' movie, either. But if they're anything like some men I know, their love for Moe, Larry, and Curly (and an assortment of fourth bananas) is deep, abiding, and unembarrassable. In other words: How could the Farrellys not?
Love Men Words Deep Three Know
My abiding faith in the wisdom of our electorate is what gives me hope.
Kapil Sibal
Wisdom Hope Faith Me Our Gives
The American people have made clear that they want justices who have proven records of judicial restraint - exactly the kind of justices that Obama and Biden cannot abide.
Wendy Long
People American Want Kind Restraint
The Grand Old Party's abiding affection for a 'bigger and better' presidency isn't entirely logical. After all, the Obama presidency commenced with an effort to reenact the Hundred Days. Yet President Obama's first-term economic performance itself was not 'big' but mediocre - tiny, even.
Amity Shlaes
Effort Party Better Performance Old
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5357
|
__label__wiki
| 0.558735
| 0.558735
|
You are here: Home / Crime / Courts / Waterloo police arrest one teen, seek another after chase
Waterloo police arrest one teen, seek another after chase
Police in Waterloo arrested a teenager and are looking for another, in a string of overnight crimes that included a brief police chase and a crash. Captain Bruce Arends says Cedar Falls police notified Waterloo officers that somebody in a van had left a gas station about three this (Tuesday) morning without paying for gas.
The vehicle was registered to a Waterloo household, where the people awakened by police discovered their van had been stolen. Less than an hour later, the Waterloo officers were called to a report of some people vandalizing a vehicle. It turned out to be the stolen van they’d been looking for, and the captain says the two teenagers took off running and eluded officers, but he says they stole another van and when police spotted them, a chase ensued.
As police chased them, they lost control of the van, which plowed through a fence surrounding a warehouse. They ran into a semi tractor-trailer that was parked there in the parking lot. One teen suffered non-life-threatening injuries according to police, who took him to a local hospital. Radio Iowa does not routinely name minors involved in a case. Captain Arends says only that police were familiar with the two boys, one eighteen and the other fifteen years old. They’re still looking for the second suspect.
Filed Under: Crime / Courts
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5359
|
__label__cc
| 0.685112
| 0.314888
|
Auction: April 2018
Unit 1, 2-10 Princes Street, Stockport, Cheshire, SK1 1SE
Sold Prior
The property is located in an established & busy town centre position fronting on to Princes Street which is accessed from Great Egerton Street (A560). The town's main retail core is in close proximity and the town's railway station is around 600 metres away.
To be offered by Auction. Freehold town centre retail investment let to Cash Converters by way of a FRI lease at a current rent reserved of £30,000 per annum. The property comprises a two storey semi detached retail unit with rear service area.
We detail below the following accommodation and approximate net internal floor areas:
Ground Floor- Sales & Storage- 258 sq m (2,776 sq ft)
First Floor- Storage & Staff Areas- 162 sq m (1,743 sq ft)
Total: 420 sq m (4,519 sq ft)
Rear service yard & parking area.
Interested parties should consult direct with the Local Planning Office, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Town Hall, Stockport, SK1 3XE. Tel: 01614 804949, Fax: 01614 779530.
The whole of the property is let to Cash Converters (UK) Limited (Company Number 03096334) by way of a 10 year FRI lease from 4th January 2011 at a current rent of £30,000 per annum.
VAT is payable in addition to the purchase price although the sale is intended to be treated as a TOGC.
SOLD PRIOR to auction.
2-10 Princes Street,
Cheshire,
SK1 1SE
Auction: April 2018 Date: 17th April 2018 Lot Number: 018 Doors Open: 9:30am Bidding Starts: 12:00pm
14 Denmark Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester
2 Hamilton Road, Longsight, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Property: Unit 1, 2-10 Princes Street, Stockport, Cheshire
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5364
|
__label__cc
| 0.545742
| 0.454258
|
Ezz El-Deen Amarna
The blind prisoner
Jineen city
Tawfiq Abu Naem
Sentence: For a life
Nusierat city
Sentence: 17 years
Abu Muaath
Name: Mustafa Ahmed Al-Astal.
Residence: Khan Younis.
Date of arrest: January 21st, 2002.
Sentence: 17 years.
Mustafa Ahmed Abdel Hameed Al-Astal was born to a modest family lives in Khan Younis city. He was the second child for his parents, and he was a calm baby not naughty like others. His parents taught him the Quran and the Sonna, so he rose on Islamic virtues.
As usual, he moved between different schools during his elementary and preparatory grades. After having the secondary certificate, he joined the faculty of Shareaa in the Islamic university. After that he continued to prepare for the master degree in his field, but the arrest cut the way of his study.
The prisoner Abu Muaath was very obedient to his parents; he did everything to satisfy them. He was lovely with his brothers and kind with his relatives; he used to visit them usually. With his friends, he was indeed loyal.
Arrest charges:
On January 21st, 2002, while Mustafa was in Al-Mawasi region in Khan Younis in a special task, the whole area was surrounded and he was arrested. He has been in prison for seven years and he is 32 years old.
The Zionist court accused Abu Muaath with different charges as:
Belonging to Hamas movement and the Islamic Bloc.
Working in the rows of Al-Qassam Brigades.
Preparing and participating in a martyrdom operation during which he was arrested.
After three years of arrest, exactly in 2005, Mustafa was sentenced to imprisonment for 17 years.
Suffering:
He was transferred between the Zionist jails. He started from Ashkelon, then Nafha where he stills till now. He suffers, as all prisoners, from a very bad treatment as well as the solitary detention.
Despite the long period in prison, Mustafas family visited him just five times, and the Zionist entity excuses by security reasons.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5367
|
__label__cc
| 0.516291
| 0.483709
|
The World's Waves Are Getting Bigger, Scientists Say
And ocean winds are getting faster, too.
By David Grossman
Gulsem Adam/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesGetty Images
The ocean has been getting more dangerous recently. According to a recent study, both extreme winds and wave heights are increasing across the globe. Winds have risen by as much as 1.5 meters per second (3.3 mph), or 8 percent, over the past 30 years. Waves have grown by 30 centimeters, or 5 percent, over the same period.
"Although increases of 5 and 8 percent might not seem like much, if sustained into the future such changes to our climate will have major impacts," says Professor Ian Young of the University of Melbourne, who co-lead the study showing the rise with Agustinus Ribal, in a press statement.
The data culled for the study came from 31 different satellites between 1985 to 2018 making approximately 4 billion observations. Those numerous observations were then compared with 80 ocean buoys deployed worldwide, which according to the university, makes it the largest and most detailed dataset of its type ever compiled.
"Flooding events are caused by storm surge and associated breaking waves. The increased sea level makes these events more serious and more frequent," Professor Young said. "Increases in wave height, and changes in other properties such as wave direction, will further increase the probability of coastal flooding."
Young pointed to the Southern Ocean as a place where study was further needed, considering how it affects wave height across the globe. "Swells from the Southern Ocean determine the stability of beaches for much of the Southern Hemisphere. These changes have impacts that are felt all over the world. Storm waves can increase coastal erosion, putting costal settlements and infrastructure at risk."
The belief that coastal flooding will increase in coming years is increasing. In addition to scientists, those displaying concern include the global insurance industry. Flooding from the recent Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas, for example, cost insurers approximately $28.5 billion, notwithstanding the $18.5 billion worth of damage that was uninsured.
"We need a better understanding of how much of this change is due to long-term climate change, and how much is due to multi-decadal fluctuations, or cycles," Professor Young says.
Source: University of Melbourne
More From Earth
Cybrog Botanists Control Venus Flytraps With Apps
Pangea Gave Us Modern Oceans
NASA's Climate Data Extremely Accurate, NASA Says
Scientists Find New Undersea Volcano
Why the World's Measuring Systems Just Changed
Permits Didn't Help Yosemite's Most Dangerous Hike
Man Survives Fall into Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano
You Can Now Hike Alongside the Korean DMZ
What Sandy Says About Climate Change
Blocking the Sun Is a Dangerous Climate Change Fix
One Ancient Part of the Ocean Is Getting Colder
Americans Connecting Freak Weather to Climate Change
World's Largest Wave Recorded Near Scotland
The Arctic Is Experiencing Record-Breaking Heat
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5370
|
__label__cc
| 0.628766
| 0.371234
|
Skip to Main Content View Text-Only
Search PortlandOregon.gov
City Home Government
Not signed up? Create an Account »
Reset Text Size
Charter, Code and Policies
EMAIL: cityinfo@portlandoregon.gov
Bureau Home
City Code & Charter
Portland Policy Documents
Portland Policy Documents Administrative Archives & Records Management
ADM-8.01 - Preservation of Archival (Historical) Material
ADM-8.02 - Paper Size Standard - 8 1/2" X 11" (Letter Size)
ADM-8.03 - Public Records Requests
ADM-8.04 - Transferring Records to the Archives and Records Center (PARC)
ADM-8.05 - City Bureau Access to Records Stored at the Archives and Records Center (PARC)
ADM-8.06 - Public Access to Records Stored at the Archives and Records Center (PARC)
ADM-8.07 - Standards for Storing City Records
ADM-8.08 - Microfilm
ADM-8.09 - Destruction of Records
ADM-8.10 - Preparing City Record Retention Schedules
ADM-8.11 - Identification of Bureau Vital Records
ADM-8.12 - Management, Preservation and Storage of Electronic Records and Electronic Mail Correspondence (E-Mail)
ADM-8.13 - Micrographic and Digital Imaging Conversion Policies
ADM-8.14 - Scanning Standards for Bureau Records
See Also Cultural Resource Records
MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS AND ELECTRONIC MAIL CORRESPONDENCE (E-MAIL)
Administrative Rule Adopted by City Council
ARC-ADM-8.12
This policy gives bureaus direction on complying with: BHR Administrative Rule 1.03 Public Records Information, Access and Retention; BHR Administrative Rule 4.08 Information Technologies; and City Code Chapter 3.76 Public Records. Part of Code Chapter 3.76 sets forth:
3.76.050 Duties of Elected Officials and the Managers of City Agencies.
Each City department, agency, bureau, office, commission, board, or public corporation shall:
A. Make and preserve records containing adequate documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures and essential transactions of the agency which are designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the City and of persons directly affected by the agency’s activities;
B. Ensure staff compliance with City records policies and procedures established by Archives and Records Management;
Although Code Chapter 3.76 refers to public records “regardless of physical form or characteristic”, this policy document focuses specifically on the management and preservation of records maintained in a digital or electronic form, including electronic mail correspondence (e-mail). Since electronic records cannot be accessed, used or stored without the aid of computer hardware, software and storage media – all of which are subject to frequent obsolescence – special steps must be taken to preserve the reliability, authenticity and accessibility of electronic records for the duration of their retention period.
City Code Chapter 3.76.030 Archives and Records Management Program Creation and Administration
The City Auditor shall maintain a professional Archives and Records Management Program for the City, and shall be responsible for the care, maintenance and access of all City records.
City Charter 2-504 (a) 3 Auditor - Duties in General
Maintenance of all official records, including records of the various bureaus, records regarding the City Charter and City Code, and all other records regarding City business
Each bureau shall establish procedures to identify which electronic records and e-mails constitute evidence of the bureau’s organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures and essential transactions.
A. Not everything stored on a City computer or server meets the definition of a “record” for retention purposes. This policy is concerned with the management and preservation of records as described in City Code 3.76.050, paragraph A (above). Bureaus possess other electronically stored information that – although not a record – is discoverable in the event of litigation or that may be subject to disclosure for a public records request. Consult the Office of the City Attorney for guidance on responding to litigation or to public records requests.1
B. The focus of this policy is limited to those electronic documents, e-mails or data collections that a bureau or individual consciously regards as evidence of that bureau’s “functions, policies, decisions, procedures and essential transactions of the agency”.
Each bureau shall establish procedures to identify the record copy of its electronic records and e-mails, and assign recordkeeping responsibilities to specific positions.
A. Electronic records and e-mails are easily copied and distributed. Once a bureau establishes which electronic documents, data and e-mails constitute evidence of its activities, it must then identify which copy is the one that will be maintained officially for retention purposes, and assign responsibility for keeping it. This copy is known as the record copy.2
B. Bureau management must identify which position within the bureau is responsible for maintaining each category of that bureau’s official City records. In general, the individual that is responsible for a particular function, project or program is required to maintain the official copy of all records, as well as internal and external e-mail correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, related to that responsibility. If job responsibilities overlap or are shared as part of a work team, bureau management must clearly delineate and assign specific responsibilities for maintaining electronic records and e-mail correspondence and ensure that the assigned roles are understood.
C. This designation process is important because once the record copy has been identified and assignments have been made to preserve it, other copies (known as convenience copies) no longer need to be retained. As a responsible practice bureaus must establish procedures to remove convenience copies regularly from individual or network drives. Similarly, individuals not responsible for maintaining the record copy of sent or received e-mails may retain copies for informational purposes, but should delete them as soon as possible. If the designated record copy is a paper record it is acceptable to retain an electronic version for easy access – but as soon as the need for frequent access diminishes, these electronic convenience copies should be purged. If steps are not taken to identify record copy e-mails and electronic records and assign retention responsibilities for them, the City may find that no one retains these records or that everyone retains them. Neither of these scenarios is acceptable.
Each bureau shall establish procedures to regularly review the information kept on its individual or network drives.
A. To ensure that City records are being properly managed and preserved, each bureau or office shall establish policies and procedures directing employees to regularly review their electronic files and e-mails residing on bureau computer hard drives and network drives.
B. The purpose of this review is to:
1. Identify which files and e-mails constitute official records that must be retained per the City retention schedule.
2. Migrate official City records to a suitable storage repository together with sufficient indexing information or taxonomy to allow for proper retention and future retrieval of the records.
3. Determine which files are convenience copies or do not constitute official records and remove them from City network drives/servers.
Each bureau shall establish procedures to ensure that electronic correspondence (e-mail) is properly managed and retained
A. Categorization of e-mail records by subject matter content
It is not allowable under Oregon Administrative Rules to attach a single retention period to all e-mails [OAR 166-200-0010(5)]. Since the content of an e-mail message can vary immensely – from a lunch invitation to a critical bureau decision – the retention of e-mail must be based on the content and context of the message and its attachments.
Not every e-mail sent or received needs to be retained. The user must determine which of the following two categories the e-mail falls under: Transitory Records or Correspondence.
1. Transitory Records
E-mails of short-term interest (90 days or less), which have minimal or no documentary or evidential value. Included are such records as:
• Routine requests for information or publications and copies of replies which require no administrative action, no policy decision, and no special compilation or research for reply
• Originating office copies of letters of transmittal that do not add any information to that contained in the transmitted material
• Quasi-official notices including memoranda and other records that do not serve as the basis of official actions, such as notices of office parties, holidays or charity fund appeals, and other similar records
• Records documenting routine activities containing no substantive information, such as routine notifications of meetings, scheduling of work-related trips and visits, and other scheduling related activities3
• Listserv messages
• Fax confirmations
• Reading materials
• Reference materials
• FYI e-mail information that does not elicit a response
• Unsolicited advertising
E-mails that fall under the Transitory category should be deleted from the e-mail system by the user as soon as any operational or informational value has expired.
E-mails that directly relate to City programs, management or administration. These include but are not limited to formal approvals, directions for action, communications about contracts, purchases, grants, personnel, etc; and correspondence relating to a particular project or program.
E-mail messages that fall under the Correspondence category must be managed as an official City record in a suitable storage environment.
B. E-mails as public records
E-mail messages that fall under the Correspondence category constitute public records and are subject to disclosure under Oregon Public Records Law. City employees are responsible for identifying and managing their job-related e-mail correspondence in compliance with the City retention schedule, this set of policies as well as bureau procedures.
If employees send or receive e-mails related to City business using a non-City computer or personal handheld device (such as a Palm Pilot or BlackBerry), the e-mails, as well as the equipment itself, may be subject to search in the event of a public records request or litigation. If employees use non-City e-mail accounts for correspondence related to City business, those communications are public records and subject to discovery and/or disclosure.
C. Authenticity and Context of E-mail Records
E-mail messages must be maintained in a manner that preserves contextual information (metadata) and authenticity. An authentic e-mail record should completely and accurately document the activity to which it pertains. It is unacceptable to save only the text in the body of the message and none of the sender/recipient information or attachments. Complete e-mail records must include, at a minimum, all of the following elements, as applicable:
• Recipient(s), including any group list members
• Sender
• Subject Line
• Text of message itself
• Time and date sent
• Complete attachment(s), which should be included in full (not just indicated by file name)
D. E-mail accessibility and searchability
E-mail messages, including any attachments, must remain accessible and reproducible during their entire retention period. The messages must be searchable by multiple data elements, including sender, recipient(s), date sent or received, subject line, as well as by the text of the message itself and any attachments.
E. Working within the e-mail application
It is each user’s responsibility to identify and manage their job-related e-mail records in compliance with City retention policy and bureau procedures for maintaining record copy electronic records.
To prevent the loss of record copy e-mails, users must actively manage their incoming and outgoing correspondence. E-mail applications are intended to be used as message delivery systems, not record storage systems. Maintaining messages in the e-mail application for a short time allows users to retrieve the message for reference or for replying or forwarding. However, no retention rules are applied to the messages and access is restricted to the holder of the e-mail account. For these reasons, any e-mails that need to be retained for longer than 90 days must be actively managed.
By default, City e-mail applications will delete any items left in the Inbox or Sent Items folder after 90 days. Users should create subfolders within their Inbox that correspond to their job responsibilities. These subfolders can be organized by job function, project, location or any other criteria that allows the user to identify the context of what is in the folder. When users either receive or send messages related to their responsibilities, they should file them in the appropriate folder. Messages in the job-related subfolders will not be deleted automatically after 90 days. However, size limitations will be placed on these folders. At least weekly, users must assess the messages they have placed in their job-related subfolders and identify which e-mail messages have a retention or reference value of longer than 90 days. These messages must then be migrated from the e-mail application to a storage system that allows for the proper management of the record.
Bureaus shall establish procedures to ensure that electronic records and e-mails are maintained in a storage environment that complies with authenticity, access, retrieval, retention and destruction requirements.
The City Auditor’s Office recognizes two compliant methods of managing City electronic records and e-mails. They are described in Appendix I and Appendix II. Bureaus must use one of these methods to comply with City recordkeeping requirements.
Summary of Responsibilities
Bureau managers must ensure that employees are trained to identify and manage record copy electronic records and e-mails related to their job responsibilities, in compliance with this policy.
Each City employee is responsible for categorizing and maintaining electronic records and e-mails related to their job responsibilities; and routinely cataloging those records using the appropriate storage method in use by the bureau.
The Auditor’s Office must provide regular training in electronic records and e-mail management, including the use of approved electronic recordkeeping systems, or other storage methods.
The Auditor's Office must ensure continued preservation and access, in compliance with State requirements, to permanent-retention electronic records and e-mails within its electronic recordkeeping system.
City Enterprise Electronic Records Management System (TRIM)
The Office of the City Auditor administers an electronic records management software system – known as TRIM or Efiles – that meets reliability and authenticity standards, and applies retention requirements, security settings, access controls, structured context and enterprise-wide searchability to appropriate records and e-mails within it.
Bureaus that have access to the system and have received appropriate training from the Auditor’s Office are to use TRIM to manage all record copy City electronic records and e-mails.
Implementation of the system within a bureau is preceded by user training in public records responsibilities, basic records and e-mail management principles, electronic filing system guidelines and instruction on integrating the system with bureau business practices.
Individual users are trained to integrate TRIM with their existing e-mail and desktop applications, so that record copy e-mails and other electronic documents can be easily filed within the system.
Approved Electronic Record and E-Mail Storage Procedures for Bureaus Without Access to TRIM System
Transitory or Convenience Copy Electronic Records and E-mails
Convenience copies and non-record electronic documents should not be stored, but rather should be purged from network drives as soon as their reference value has expired. Bureaus must establish procedures to monitor and regularly delete such information.
By default, the City e-mail application will delete any e-mails older than 90 days that remain in the Inbox folder or the Sent Items folder. When users send or receive e-mails that are either transitory or for which they are not responsible for maintaining the record copy, they should delete them immediately. However, if they take no action and leave them in the Inbox folder or the Sent Items folder, the e-mails will be purged automatically by the e-mail application after 90 days. To prevent the loss of record copy e-mails, users must actively manage their incoming and outgoing correspondence. (See Section 8.04.4)
Storage For Electronic Records and E-mails With A Retention Period Shorter Than Five Years4
1. Bureau Business Applications
Certain bureaus use specialized software applications for specific business functions, such as accounting, inventory control or project management. Bureaus may store record copy City records with a retention period of less than five years within such a system provided that the system (with human intervention, if necessary):
• Is backed up daily by Bureau of Technology Services
• Can retrieve the authentic record – with its contextual information and metadata intact – for the entire retention period
• Can identify, retrieve and delete records that have reached the end of their retention period
• Can document how these conditions are achieved
(Note: these systems should not be used for storing e-mails unless they capture the complete, authentic message. It is not sufficient to simply cut and paste the text of the message into a text field within the application.)
2. Bureau Network Drives
Bureaus without access to the Efiles system may store record copy electronic records with a retention period of less than five years on network drives, provided that:
• The drive is backed up daily by Bureau of Technology Services.
• The bureau maintains all software and hardware necessary to retrieve the record for its entire retention period.
• The bureau establishes, monitors, and enforces the use of a classification system or taxonomy to file its electronic records. The classification system must be set up to preserve the business context in which the files were originally created, and each category within the system must correlate to the appropriate record series5 in the City retention schedule.
• The bureau trains its employees in the use of the classification system for all record copy electronic records.
• The bureau routinely identifies and purges records that have met their retention periods and submits annual reports of purged records to Archives/Records Management.
• The bureau documents how these conditions are achieved.
Bureaus without access to the Efiles system may also store e-mails on a network drive, provided they meet the conditions above and the e-mails are saved with an .msg file extension, which preserves the e-mail in its native format. Record copy e-mails are not to be stored as .pst files. (Note: bureaus and individuals are not to use the e-mail application’s “archiving” function to manage record copy e-mails because this function merely moves the e-mails to another unmanaged environment.)
3. Removable Media
Removable media, such as CDs, DVDs and flash drives are not appropriate for storing record copy City records. Bureaus shall not use them for that purpose.
Storage For Records With A Retention Period Five Years Or Longer
Bureaus that intend to use bureau business applications or bureau network drives to store record copy electronic records or e-mails with retention periods of longer than five years must contact Archives/Records Management for review and authorization of the planned system.
Oregon law requires records with a retention period of 100 years or longer to be “retained in hard copy or on microfilm for the entire scheduled retention period”.6 Bureaus that create permanent records must consult with Archives/Records Management to create a formal plan to manage these records.
1 See Binding City Policy ADM-8.03 - Public Records Requests
2 Record Copy – the single copy of a document, often the original, which is designated as the official copy to be preserved for the entire retention period
3 This does not include Calendars, which do need to be retained per the retention schedule: permanently by elected officials and bureau heads; and for 1 year by other City employees.
4 Some retention periods are linked to a triggering event, such as the close of a contract term or the termination of an employee. When calculating how long a record needs to be retained, the time period leading up to the triggering event must be included. For example, if a particular kind of permit has a retention period of “3 years after expiration”, and the permit is in effect for 2 years, then the total “lifetime” of that record is 5 years.
5 Record Series – a group of files or documents kept together (either physically or intellectually) because they relate to a particular subject or function, result from the same activity, document a specific type of transaction, take a particular physical form, or have some other relationship arising out of their creation, receipt, maintenance, or use.
6 OAR 166-017-0080(2)
Ordinance No. 182637, passed by City Council April 1, 2009 and effective May 1, 2009.
Charter, Code and Policies Home
View Text-Only
Request ADA Accommodation
Captioning / Transcription Policy
© Copyright 2019 City of Portland, Oregon, USA
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5372
|
__label__cc
| 0.620242
| 0.379758
|
Mooring and Boating Services
Mooring Services
There are approximately 160 privately owned moorings in the harbor. Patrons own their hardware and lease the mooring space on a quarterly basis. New moorings are placed on the outside edge of the existing mooring area. Location of moorings is based on seniority (the date the mooring permit is issued). The District does not sell used moorings and encourages anyone considering buying a used mooring from a private party to check the moorings history with the Harbor before making the purchase. Private party purchased moorings must complete a mooring application/permit form; provide a current California vessel registration or vessel documentation, a bill of sale for the mooring, a driver’s license, and an $86.00 transfer fee. Be Advised: Purchasing mooring hardware by itself does not guarantee a space in the water.
Mooring owners own their mooring hardware and lease the mooring space on a quarterly basis. The approximate cost to build and set a new mooring is as follows:
For a vessel up to 25 feet = $2,000 to $2,500
Vessels over 55 feet may require the owner to submit plans and specifications approved by a licensed marine engineer or naval architect.
The District requires an application, a permit, proof of insurance and a current California vessel registration or documentation and a driver’s license prior to issuing a space in the water. The space is billed quarterly as follows:
Moorings built for vessels up to 35 feet = $ 96.00 quarter - ($32/mo.)
Moorings built for vessels 36 feet to 55 feet = $ 120.00 quarter – ($40/mo.)
Mooring hardware consists of bottom weight (steel or anchor to specifications), and chain, shackles, and swivels to provide a five-to-one scope with the water depth. Concrete weights are not allowed. Moorings are placed according to vessel type (commercial, sail, or power), size, and seniority (date permit approved). New moorings are placed on the outside edge of the mooring area and are gradually moved in, as turnover occurs. Depending on where the mooring is located in the harbor, water depth is approximately 20 to 40 feet. Once a mooring permit is issued, the District will build and set the mooring within 30 days. Our specifications are minimum standards and you may request additional weight and/or special rigging. Special requests regarding rigging may be discussed in advance, with the Mooring Master by appointment (805) 595-5449. Port San Luis Harbor is an open harbor and fully exposed to southerly storms, which are often severe. It is important that vessel owners have the ability to check their vessels often and make sure it is sea worthy at all times.
Annual mooring inspections are mandatory. The District will perform an inspection once a year at a rate of $314 per hour (1/2 hour minimum) for the work boat and crew. If any repairs are deemed necessary by the Mooring Master the patron will be charged accordingly for any additional materials and labor. The charges will be for material used in repairing the mooring (such as replacing worn chain), tax, and labor. The mooring owner will not be notified of what these charges will be ahead of time, because each mooring is different and the extent of any repair is unknown until the mooring is pulled. We encourage owners to be present during such inspections by scheduling an appointment in advance.
Terminating your Permit
Moorings at Port San Luis are not commodities that increase in value. The market for used mooring equipment is very limited, and without a permit for a space in the water the hardware has no value as an option to secure a vessel in the harbor. The District is not in the business of selling used moorings. Patrons are required to submit a 30 day written notification to cancel their permit, when they choose to give up their space. The District offers to buy back “standard” District built and maintained moorings at the following price:
Moorings built for up to 25’ vessels $250.00
Click here for the Permit Termination Form.
Guest Moorings
All guest moorings are available on a first come first serve basis. Moorings for vessels up to 35’ are located near shore and are the first two rows of moorings with white buoys directly east of the boat launch area. These near shore moorings are available April through October. Moorings for vessels up to 55’ are available year round and are the outer most moorings/white buoys on the west side behind the break wall and moorings up to 85’ are outer most moorings/white buoys on the east side of the channel entrance. All daily rental moorings are $17.00 per day (14 day limit).
The Harbor Patrol may be contacted on VHF radio, channel 12 for assistance. Patrons are requested to prepay and fill out a vessel registration card with the water taxi host or at the main office. If unable to come to shore, please call (805) 595-5400 during normal business hours to make a credit card payment.
Seasonal Monthly Moorings (April-October)
Upon approval of a completed seasonal mooring application, this program is for vessels up to 45’ in length, on a monthly basis from April through October. Owners must provide photo of vessel, a driver’s license, marine insurance, have a credit card on file and pay 3 months in advance. Rental fee is $291.00 per month (3 month minimum of $873 paid up front), no pro-rations and the vessel must vacate the mooring no later than October 31. If the vessel does not vacate by October 31, commencing November 1, a daily charge of $58 per day will incur until vessel is removed.
April through October, vessels may anchor for seven days without charge between the Avila Pier and the Cal Poly Pier. After seven days the anchor fee is $9.00 per day for vessels less than 85 ft. Anchor fees are $19.00 per day from November 1 through March 31. It is not recommended to anchor during inclement weather. Anchoring within the mooring area is restricted. If in question about anchoring or mooring, please contact the Harbor Patrol for assistance on VHF Radio, Channel 12.
Mooring Documents
Mooring Application
New Mooring Checklist
Mooring Transfer Checklist
Permit Termination Form
Mooring Regulations
Visiting Vessel Information Form
Drydock
Contact Port San Luis Boatyard at 805-595-7895 for haul out or drydock information.
For diesel fuel: Diesel facility hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily. Contact Harbor Patrol for diesel fuel on Marine Channel 12 or call 805-235-9491. For gasoline: Contact the Sport Launch operator at 805-595-7895.
Rental moorings are available for $17 per night for vessels up to 85 feet. Rental moorings have a 14 day limit. Contact the Port San Luis Water Taxi Operator at 805-305-4796 or Harbor Patrol using Marine Channel 12.
For bulk, flake ice, call 805-720-6062.
The Port San Luis water taxi provides free rides to and from boats moored in the harbor between the Cal Poly Pier and the Port San Luis breakwater, 7 days a week (weather permitting), with scheduled runs at:
7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Extended Seasonal Service - Beginning Memorial Day Weekend and continuing through Labor Day Weekend, an additional 6:00 p.m. Water Taxi run is available on Saturdays & Sundays by Reservation Only, made no later than 4:30 p.m.
For water taxi service, contact the Port San Luis Water Taxi Operator at (805) 305-4796 or VHF Radio channel 12. The District reserves the right to limit the number of rides per day.
Additional Service Information
Guest Services Map
Port San Luis Boatyard and Boat Launch Facilities
Vessel Turn-In Program
Mooring Information (PDF)
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5373
|
__label__wiki
| 0.510113
| 0.510113
|
Mauritius News
Gastón Sosa Releases Futuristic Tech House Number "406" on AWJ Recordings
A deserted planet, nothing but dust and distraught. The lights ahead begin to blur. Enter another dimension. - July 11, 2019 - AWJ Recordings
HYBSE, GMEX and MINDEX Collaborate to List the World’s First Multi-Asset Stable Token in Mauritius
Following the recent joint venture launch in Mauritius between three visionary companies in October 2018, newly created HYBSE Marketplace Limited (HM) brings to centre stage the world's first digital multi-asset stable token “MAST.” With fast growing global interest in collateralised tokens... - February 21, 2019 - HYBSE Marketplace
Villas De Maitre Unveils Esplanade, Its Third Luxury Apartments and Penthouses on the West Coast of Mauritius
1st May saw the opening of Esplanade, a brand new luxury oceanfront private property in Black River for rent on the west coast of Mauritius. Poised on a prime site, at La Preneuse with a splendid view of Le Morne, Esplanade is an exclusive group of luxury beach apartments. The property comprises of... - May 11, 2013 - Villas De Maitre
Ryan Dodds the New Asset of Heritage Golf Club - Mauritius
Since the 1st of July Ryan Dodds is the new General Manager of Heritage Golf Club, the splendid 18 hole situated at Domaine de Bel Ombre and managed by Heritage Resorts. - July 27, 2012 - VerandaLeisureAndHospitality
Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort Mauritius New Website and Facebook Contest
Win a dream holiday to the Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort Mauritius. - June 08, 2012 - VerandaLeisureAndHospitality
Market Volatility Trims Healthy First Quarter Gain – Ascenta Special Situations Resource Fund
Ascenta Asset Management releases their market commentary for the Special Situations Resource Fund Factsheet of March 2012. - April 24, 2012 - Ascenta International
ABC Group of Companies Mauritius Launches the New Corporate Website: ABCGroup.mu
The ABC Group of Companies announces the unveiling of the new website abcgroup.mu. The website regroups all information about the ABC Group of Companies. The 5 main divisions of the group are represented : Automobile, Banking, Finance, Foods, Shipping & Logistics. - March 23, 2012 - ABC Group of Companies
Heritage Resorts by Veranda Leisure and Hospitality is a Partner in the First Community-Recycling Project in Mauritius
Heritage Resorts is supporting this major project as part of Veranda Leisure and Hospitality CSR plan, the main objective of which is the development of the rural community of Bel Ombre. The recycling unit, christened Plankton, both for its coastal location and its impact on the preservation of the lagoon, is a centre for processing waste plastic, glass, cans and paper. Plankton is a real business project that will be taken over by the local community in 2015. - December 21, 2011 - VerandaLeisureAndHospitality
Villas De Maitre Continues to Deliver with the Arrival of Belle Rivière, One of the Most Exclusive Villa Estates in Mauritius
Nestled in a private estate in the South-West of Mauritius is one of the most prestigious privately owned villa estates. Belle Rivière estate consists of 33 exclusive 3, 4 and 7 bedroom villas with access to the acclaimed new boutique hotel brand Sofitel So Mauritius. The estate’s villas... - November 19, 2011 - Villas De Maitre
Bad Month for the Bulls – Better Times Beckon
Ascenta Asset Management releases their market commentary for the Special Situations Resource Fund Factsheet of September 2011. - October 21, 2011 - Ascenta International
Ascenta Asset Management Upgrades Website Structure and Content Management System
Awareness for the Ascenta Special Situations Resource Fund increases with the upgraded Ascenta Asset Management Website and Content Management System - October 19, 2011 - Ascenta International
Villas De Maitre Unveils Leora Beach, Its First Luxury Apartments and Penthouses on the West Coast of Mauritius
Villas De Maitre welcomes the launch of Leora Beach Apartments and Penthouses, unique residence built with unsurpassed views over the Indian Ocean. - May 12, 2011 - Villas De Maitre
Villas De Maitre Introduces the "Celebrate Together," a New Style of Luxury Villa Wedding in Mauritius
Villa Tiara in Poste Lafayette has lush tropical gardens with swaying palm trees, exotic aromatic flowers and a quiet beachfront location for the ceremony with tropical breezes, sparkling blue sea and a pristine sandy beach. The villa offers personal service and these elements make the big day a delicate and personalised work of art. - September 28, 2010 - Villas De Maitre
Mauritius Luxury Serviced Apartments and Penthouses Directly Overlooking the Beach with Villas De Maitre
Villas De Maitre has extended its luxury collection of beachfront serviced apartments in Mauritius with the launch of Bon Azur Premium Suites and Apartments in Trou Aux Biches, North West Mauritius. - September 18, 2010 - Villas De Maitre
Villas De Maitre Recommends Celebrating Valentine's Day in Style by Travelling with Their Loved One and Renting a Luxury Villa in Mauritius or Seychelles
The luxury villa rental specialist Villas De Maitre (www.villasdemaitre.com) notice many couples choose Valentine's Day as a popular time of the year for renting a villa and escaping the cold winter. - February 14, 2010 - Villas De Maitre
Villas De Maitre’s Launch of Cape Point Apartments and Penthouse Opens a New Chapter in Contemporary Villas in Mauritius
Leading villa specialist Villas De Maitre has expanded its presence in Mauritius with the launch of a new privately owned luxury apartments and penthouse overlooking the beautiful turquoise lagoon of Cap Malheureux, on the North coast of the island. The two ground floor, two first floor apartments (150m2)... - February 12, 2010 - Villas De Maitre
Villas De Maitre Has Launched Its 2010 Mauritius Luxury Villas Portfolio
Villas De Maitre is launching the 2010 portfolio of luxury Mauritius villas for couples, families and groups of friends. - January 08, 2010 - Villas De Maitre
Global Integrated Solutions, Providers of Excellent Business Management and ERP Solutions to the Mining Industry, is Moving to a New Head Office in Mauritius
The move comes as a result of unprecedented growth in their business and as a way to improve their employees’ working conditions and allow for expansion of their workforce. Global Integrated Solutions (GIS) will be relocating their offices during the second week of October 2009. As of 15 October... - September 26, 2009 - Global Integrated Solutions
WiseStepp.com - Professional Networking Site Launches Rewards for Referring Jobs
WiseStepp.com, a professional networking site has launched referral rewards for its members. Members can refer other members or non members to jobs listed on the website. Membership is free and rewards are paid out in case of a successful placement. - May 01, 2008 - WiseStepp
"How to Survive… the Horrible Ex-Wife" Released as First in a Series of Online eBooks
Adriana Murray, first-time author, deals with the horrors of being a second-wife and handling the daily pressures of dealing with the new husband’s ex, mother of the step-children. - March 13, 2008 - Fairy Stepmonster
Press Releases 1 - 20 of 20 Page: 1
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5375
|
__label__cc
| 0.505507
| 0.494493
|
3D View: Structure | Electron Density | Ligand Interaction
Global Stoichiometry: Homo 2-mer - A2
Global Symmetry: Dihedral - D2 (3D View)
Biological assembly 1 assigned by authors and generated by PQS (software)
1WB8
Iron Superoxide Dismutase (FE-SOD) from the Hyperthermophile SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS. 2.3 A Resolution Structure of Recombinant Protein with a Covalently Modified Tyrosine in the Active Site.
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1WB8/pdb
Entry 1WB8 supersedes 1SSS
Classification: OXIDOREDUCTASE
Organism(s): Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2)
Expression System: Escherichia coli
Deposition Author(s): Ursby, T., Adinolfi, B.S., Al-Karadaghi, S., De Vendittis, E., Bocchini, V.
Iron Superoxide Dismutase from the Archaeon Sulfolobus Solfataricus: Analysis of Structure and Thermostability
Adinolfi, B.S., Al-Karadaghi, S., De Vendittis, E., Bocchini, V., Ursby, T.
(1999) J.Mol.Biol. 286: 189
PubMed: 9931259 Search on PubMed
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2471
1SSS
Also Cited By: 1WB7
The crystal structure of superoxide dismutase (SOD) from the hyper thermophile Sulfolobus solfataricus has been determined at 2.3 A resolution by molecular replacement and refined to a crystallographic R-factor of 16.8 % (Rfree 19.8 %). The crystals ...
The crystal structure of superoxide dismutase (SOD) from the hyper thermophile Sulfolobus solfataricus has been determined at 2.3 A resolution by molecular replacement and refined to a crystallographic R-factor of 16.8 % (Rfree 19.8 %). The crystals belong to the space group C2 (a=76.3 A, b=124.3 A, c=60.3 A, beta=128.8 degrees) with two identical monomers in the asymmetric unit. The monomer has a molecular weight of 24 kDa and consists of 210 amino acid residues of which 205 are visible in the electron density map. The overall fold of the monomer of S. solfataricus SOD is similar to that of the other known Fe or Mn-SODs. S. solfataricus SOD forms a very compact tetramer of a type similar to that of SOD from the hyperthermophile Aquifex pyrophilus. Both structures show an elevated number of inter-subunit ion-pairs compared with the mesophilic SOD from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the thermophilic SOD from Thermus thermophilus. However, in contrast to the A. pyrophilus SOD structure, the number of intra-subunit ion-pairs as well as inter- subunit hydrogen bonds is not higher than in the compared mesophilic and thermophilic SOD structures. The electron density also revealed an unexpected and unusual covalent modification of a conserved tyrosine in the active site. Its involvement in the specific activity of the enzyme is discussed.
Related Citations:
Phenylmethanesulfonyl Fluoride Inactivates an Archaeal Superoxide Dismutase by Chemical Modification of a Specific Tyrosine Residue
De Vendittis, E.,Ursby, T.,Rullo, R.,Gogliettino, M.A.,Masullo, M.,Bocchini, V.
(2001) Eur.J.Biochem. 268: 1794
Molecular Biophysics, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, S-22100, Sweden.
SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE [FE]
210 Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2) Mutation(s): 0
Gene Names: sod
EC: 1.15.1.1
Find proteins for P80857 (Saccharolobus solfataricus (strain ATCC 35092 / DSM 1617 / JCM 11322 / P2))
Ligands 2 Unique
Name / Formula / InChI Key
2D Diagram & Interactions
3D Interactions
Query on FE
Download SDF File
Download CCD File
FE (III) ION
VTLYFUHAOXGGBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Ligand Interaction
Query on PMS
phenylmethanesulfonic acid
C7 H8 O3 S
NIXKBAZVOQAHGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Space Group: C 1 2 1
b = 124.324 β = 128.75
c = 60.268 γ = 90.00
SCALA data scaling
This entry supersedes: 1SSS
Type: Data collection, Structure summary
Type: Data collection, Derived calculations, Experimental preparation
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5379
|
__label__wiki
| 0.944532
| 0.944532
|
Kitchen Nightmares
Gordon Ramsay’s terrible new show is a hit for Fox, gets a second season
Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back has been renewed for a second season because it’s a much-needed hit for the beleaguered Fox network.
The sad decline of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant rescue shows
Tonight, Ramsay is back with 24 Hours To Hell and Back, a new Fox series that is simply his old Fox series, Kitchen Nightmares with an even dumber conceit. How different is it from Ramsay’s original UK series Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares?
Gordon Ramsay will spend even less time renovating restaurants on 24 Hours to Hell & Back
September 22, 2017 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
Gordon Ramsay will attempt to turn around failing restaurants, but on 24 Hours to Hell & Back, he’ll have just 24 hours to do that.
This new show is probably Gordon Ramsay’s next Kitchen Nightmares
August 21, 2017 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
A new show that’s casting now for restaurants that want makeovers that will be completed in 24 hours appears to be Gordon Ramsay’s next Kitchen Nightmares.
After Samy threatens to stab someone, it’s time to leave Amy’s Baking Company alone
Kitchen Nightmares has been cancelled, but drama stemming from Gordon Ramsay’s Fox reality series continues thanks to Amy’s Baking Company. However, now that Samy Bouzaglo has threatened to stab someone while being filmed, it’s time for everyone to leave them alone forever. On Saturday, Samy Bouzaglo threatened to stab a patron who’d Amy told to leave. In the video, Amy… continue reading
Gordon Ramsay ends the nightmare that is Kitchen Nightmares
Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares will end, Gordon Ramsay announced today, following the conclusion of filming of its final season. That will make a total of 10 years, 12 seasons, and 123 episodes, he said. While he didn’t give a specific reason, Ramsay wrote, “I’ve decided to stop making the show” and said “It’s been a blast… continue reading
Why the Amy’s Baking Co. Kitchen Nightmares update was so embarrassing
April 12, 2014 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
As adapted by Fox and A. Smith & Co. Productions, Kitchen Nightmares went from a terrifically entertaining, dramatic UK series to a loud, dumbed-down, badly produced mess. Throughout its run, it’s only gotten worse. But last year’s fantastic finale episode, featuring Amy’s Baking Company, was different. Sure, it had some of the eye-rolling bullshit we’ve… continue reading
Kitchen Nightmares’ Amy and Samy on reddit, the devil, deportation, Gordon Ramsay
November 12, 2013 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
Kitchen Nightmares superstar trainwrecks Amy and Samy Buzaglo appeared on the Phoenix Fox affiliate to “fire back at critics,” and of course the resulting interview will feed the “online legion trolls” (as Amy calls redditors) even more. Definitely watch the two segments, one broadcast and one outtakes, for the full effect, such as Amy spontaneously… continue reading
Fox will air follow-up on Amy’s Baking Company, which is “hiring/casting” servers for its own series
October 7, 2013 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
The restaurant whose owners Gordon Ramsay walked out on for the first time in Kitchen Nightmares history, Amy’s Baking Company, is looking for more attention via reality television, and you can take part. Meanwhile, Fox is planning a special episode that will look at reaction to the episode in Arizona. Kitchen Nightmares producers filmed in… continue reading
Amy’s Baking Company keeps delivering drama, entertainment after Kitchen Nightmares
May 22, 2013 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
This season of Kitchen Nightmares delivered what was easily the series’ best episode, and since that aired, there has been a lot of off-camera drama thanks to owners Samy and Amy Bouzaglo–and viewers who responded strongly to what they saw. Their restaurant, Amy’s Baking Company, has received threats from the show’s producers and had a… continue reading
How Yelp deals with reviews from viewers of reality makeover shows
Friday’s epic episode of Kitchen Nightmares, on which the owners of Amy’s Baking Company led Gordon Ramsay to quit, resulted in a flood of reviews of the restaurant on Yelp, but not from people who’d been there. Instead, they appeared to be from viewers who apparently needed a place to anonymously vent and be awful… continue reading
Amy’s Baking Company causes Gordon Ramsay to quit, Kitchen Nightmares to win
Gordon Ramsay has threatened to quit and walk away from Kitchen Nightmares so often that it no longer has any weight. So last night’s episode–which was surprisingly good for a series that has been predictably mediocre for so long–had to work overtime to convince us that he actually did walk away from Amy’s Baking Company… continue reading
Top Chef gets a 10th season to hopefully find its way out of its formulaic rut; Kitchen Nightmares renewed
February 2, 2012 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
Bravo has renewed Top Chef for a 10th season, despite the pretty disappointing season that’s currently airing. The 10th season is currently casting and will tape in May for broadcast later this year. In quasi-related food reality TV news, Fox’s Gordon Ramsay vehicle Kitchen Nightmares has been renewed for a fifth season. As to Bravo’s… continue reading
Kitchen Nightmares chef/owner found dead
Campania owner Joseph Cerniglia, who appeared on an early episode of Fox’s Kitchen Nightmares, was found dead on Friday. His body “was found floating in the Hudson River, authorities said Sunday,” and “[t]he cause of death is under investigation, but ‘no criminality’ is suspected,” according to The Record. Cerniglia appeared on the show in its… continue reading
Kitchen Nightmares renewed; someone wrote “Gordon is shit” graffiti near Ramsay’s house
March 18, 2010 by Andy Dehnart Leave a Comment
Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, the dumbed-down US version of his great UK series Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, has been renewed for a third season by Fox. The second season is now airing Fridays at 9, and has a number of episodes to go, so the third season likely won’t debut until at least fall, if not… continue reading
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5380
|
__label__wiki
| 0.71493
| 0.71493
|
Interview with Nostalgist
by Jen Dan / Feb 5, 2018
Asa Eisenhardt, founder and frontman of post-punk/alt-rock band Nostalgist, reveals details about the act’s upcoming album and magnetic, brooding sound and vocals.
Asa Eisenhardt of Nostalgist - Photo Credit: Shane WIlliams -Thee Lord Fotog
Seattle, Washington-based post-punk/shoegaze/alt-rock band Nostalgist, founded and led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Asa Eisenhardt, is making waves with its heavy and ethereal music that combines the best of several genres. The act’s upcoming album Disaffection will arrive March 16th on vinyl and March 30th digitally, and stunning new number “Present:Tense” is out now. Eisenhardt has kindly taken some time out of his schedule to chat with Rebel Noise about Nostalgist’s magnetic sound (including Eisenhardt’s deep and brooding vocals) and outlook.
Hello there, Asa! It’s so good to connect with you about your band Nostalgist. You merge all my favorite styles in your music, from post-punk to dream-rock - and Goth - and shoegaze...(at least to my ears)! Nostalgist is basically my new favorite band, but from what I understand, you’ve been around for a while. What sparked you to form Nostalgist and when did this occur?
Thank you so much for all the kind words and coverage you've sent our way, Jen. I moved home from college in 2010 and had long dreamed of doing something in the vein of my favorite Creation Records artists, only heavier. So after seven years of playing bass, I switched to guitar and, alas, spent more time thinking about gear than actual songcraft. The demo version of "Illusory" is very much the proof in the pudding.
In addition to the obvious shoegaze stuff, the band was initially supposed to be much more electronically-focused and involve my longtime friend Zach Goist, whose skill set is simply vast. But our schedules simply weren't compatible, and rock instrumentation was really where the music seemed to be heading. As an aside, Zach and I are at long last collaborating on a dubby, ambient electronic project with him in the lead, and I'm stoked for whenever that's ready to be unveiled.
Between my amateurish beginnings and now, there have been two lineups: one with Martin Berg and Jeff Spencer, and the next with Mark Knowles and Connor Keogh. The former played locally and recorded Of Loves and Days Ago, while the latter played locally and toured the West Coast.
Do descriptive tags for Nostalgist’s style bother you, or are you cool with music critics and listeners being flummoxed in how to describe your amalgamated sound? I’m picking up so many delectable sonic morsels on each of your songs that it’s difficult for me to categorize your music!
I'll say what many do: genres are a double-edged sword, a necessary evil. Obviously having some sort of stylistic barometer is good, but tags can be confining or completely ill-informed from the start. Grunge is a prime example. I'm convinced it was 100% a major-label marketing term when they swept upon this city like vultures with overflowing pockets. Besides the incredibly general loud/soft dynamic, which of the big-name late '80s/early '90s Seattle acts sounded at all alike? Not only can a genre tag like this be a pigeonhole, but a historical revisionism mechanism.
All this said, I have no delusions of being an innovator, just someone who mixes influences and filters them through their own experiences. If those influences are obvious, then good! So long as the music is enjoyable without sounding wholly derivative, I am more than satisfied.
Do you consider Nostalgist a solo music project or a band, or does it depend on the setting (in the studio versus on the road)?
I think if anything, I was too inconsistent about this for years, and definitely to the aggravation of previous bandmates. I wanted leadership and far more control over creative direction, but didn't make that clear and/or didn't put in the work to iterate. So when the second lineup of the band fell apart, I took it upon myself to determine exactly what I wanted to do with the band, and decided that if I wanted to be the leader, I'd better have the musicianship to back it up. Disaffection is the result - a mission statement/definitive template of what I want Nostalgist to be all about, and where I'd like to take it.
So, ultimately: It's a band. One led by me, but with room for the respective voices and contributions of the other members. Alex Entrekin (drums) and I have become fast friends and even faster musical partners since his joining in the fall - He absolutely slays these songs and has strong, focused ideas, both when adding to Aesop Dekker's recorded parts and when writing new material.
You’ll be releasing new album Disaffection in March. What can listeners expect on the LP, style-wise and lyrically?
A further refinement of our sound, hopefully to a catchier, less-meandering end. I was way too fixated on aesthetics during our previous release, Of Loves and Days Ago, and I think that structurally shows. Lyrically, there's more immediacy, but still plenty of tasteful (I hope) verbosity.
<a data-cke-saved-href="http://nostalgist.bandcamp.com/album/disaffection" href="http://nostalgist.bandcamp.com/album/disaffection">Disaffection by Nostalgist</a>
Recent mesmerizing single “Present:Tense” is a lushly dense spiral downward – and outward – filled with your rich and resonant vocals and Wall-Of-Sound guitars that recalls the thick textures of stellar ‘90s shoegaze outfit Catherine Wheel. What draws you to this type of sound?
Again, thank you for such high praise. Siamese Dream is the starting point for huge guitar sounds for me, actually. I distinctly remember being in high school, already obsessed with the first three Pumpkins records, and reading a Revolver magazine feature with Chino Moreno on the then-forthcoming Team Sleep album. In citing influences for the project, he described Siamese Dream's guitar sound as "heavy, but warm and huge - like it's hugging you." That parlayed into my hearing Loveless early on in college. Simultaneous to all this, I really came up in metal during my formative years, and Opeth's sounds have always been a conscious influence, too.
…and I’m pretty sure Catherine Wheel is an inspiration to you, since you also include a cover of that band’s song “Texture” on your forthcoming album. What other groups, besides those that you’ve already mentioned, do you consider as lampposts lighting the way on your musical path?
As somewhat alluded to above, Catherine Wheel is less of an influence than some may think, not that my including "Texture" on the album did that any favors. In early 2016 we were asked to contribute to a Catherine Wheel covers compilation, and serendipitously I was already doing pre-production for Disaffection. For this band, I didn't want to do digital-only releases, and because this is a mini-album as opposed to an LP proper, I thought adding "Texture" to the end of the tracklist would be an easy way to bring it into material form.
I do love that Catherine Wheel focused on riffs, though.
Lampposts are a continuous thing, of course. I don't want to bore anyone reading with a huge list of bands already contained in the About section of our Facebook page, so here's some recent ones: Bark Psychosis, Big Country, Harmonia.
I want to add doom-rock as a side of your sound, because there’s a heaviness to all of your tracks – not only instrumentally, but lyrically as well. Where does your despair come from? What are you tackling, and untangling, on your songs?
I don't know what you mean by doom-rock, honestly. Do you mean doom metal? I definitely hold Katatonia's Brave Murder Day and Warning's Watching from a Distance albums near and dear, but I wouldn't associate much else in the way of the subgenre with our sound or influences, really.
Lyrically, I am largely concerned with trying to evoke a moment, scene or story, and usually within the context of love or lack thereof. I don't know that I'd associate the word "despair" so much as just heartache. There's inevitably some artistic license with my lyrics, but there are depths of depression I simply don't want to reach or touch in them.
I'm trying to filter my influences, experiences and emotions through a sort of cinematic, dreamy aesthetic. It's also important to me to avoid specifying gender so as to maximize the possible relatability of the subject matter.
Can you take us through the lyrical ebb and flow of “Present:Tense”? From what I’ve read, it’s about your specific experience with (dis)connection in a relationship.
"Present:Tense" was one of two songs I wrote in the immediate aftermath of that situation, and though there was editing aplenty, the verses are way more stream-of-consciousness and simple than that of previous releases. They're quite vague, really, just some very open dream imagery (I seem to be drawn to water/oceanic themes) and rather blunt emotional statements. The chorus is far more forthright about enduring and persevering, knowing that love can happen again, somewhere/with someone else. Not an entirely happy or sad song, but a wounded-yet-determined one.
Disaffection will be self-released on your own Nostalgium Directive label. How do you balance your creative side with the business aspect of operating a record label? Are you planning on signing other acts to it?
The truth about Nostalgium Directive is this - I am absolutely stoked on what's been released, it's just that I am horrible at advertising. I don't feel good about seeing the physical end result of all the artists’ hard work just sitting in my living room, taking up space. The label's future is ultimately uncertain. I don't want to waste anyone's time. I'm not looking for new acts at present.
How will you be supporting Disaffection once it comes out in March? Will you be touring or releasing any videos?
We're playing a release show with Geist & the Sacred Ensemble and Grey Waves on March 17th. What happens beyond that largely hinges on finding a full-time bass player. Monte McCleery, who's been filling in with us and will play the show, is just too slammed for time between his job and his doom band Un. The three of us get along super, super-well musically and personally, and as such Alex and I are bent on finding someone equivalently compatible.
alt-rock alternative rock asa eisenhardt heavy ethereal heavy rock interview nostalgist nostalgium directive post-punk
Album Premiere: Cut for Time EP by A Very Special Episode
Album Premiere: Hallelujah, Baby EP by Frogpile
Debut album from alternative rock artist Richard James Simpson
Their Incompetence, Our Only Solace
Skating Polly Announces May Tour with Charly Bliss
A Body In The Gears
Getting Existential With Le Zets: A Band Spotlight
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5382
|
__label__wiki
| 0.721641
| 0.721641
|
What Are the Four Types of Psy...
Home World View Social Sciences Psychology
What Are the Four Types of Psychological Tests?
The four types of psychological tests are clinical interview, behavioral assessment, personality assessment and an assessment of intellectual functioning, also called an IQ test. Most of these tests are written and performed in a psychologist's office.
The clinical interview lasts from 1-2 hours and consists of things like a patient talking about his childhood and other stages in life. If necessary, the psychologist will administer an IQ test to find out the scope of a patient's intelligence. From there, a personality assessment may be given to find out the complexities of a patient's personality. Finally, a behavior assessment may be conducted to find out why a patient behaves as he does and the motivation behind his behavior.
types psychological tests - Signs and Treatment
www.healthcareknow.com
Search for Symptoms,Causes and Treatments of Psychosis.For Your Health.
What Is a Clinical Interview?
How Can You Take a Myers Briggs Full Personality Test?
What Are the Four Main Personality Types?
What Is Covered on a Bank Teller Assessment Test?
different types of psychological test
types of psychological tests pdf
different types of psychological assessments
list of psychological tests
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5385
|
__label__wiki
| 0.846052
| 0.846052
|
China launches its 1st space rocket from a sea platform (PHOTO)
Published time: 5 Jun, 2019 09:43 Edited time: 6 Jun, 2019 07:10
A Long March-11 rocket takes off from an offshore platform in the Yellow Sea off the Shandong province, China June 5, 2019. © Global Look Press / Xinhua/Zhu Zheng
China has conducted a pioneering launch of a space rocket from a cargo ship, becoming “the first nation” to fully own and operate a floating launch platform.
A Long March 11 carrier rocket lifted off from the pad installed on a civilian ship in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the country’s National Space Administration announced.
The launch vehicle successfully delivered five commercial satellites into Earth’s orbit as well as two scientific modules, which are expected to monitor winds on the ocean surface, and to forecast typhoons and other extreme weather conditions.
China's first seaborne space launch.! China launched a Long March-11 carrier rocket around 12:00 Beijing time on Wednesday in the Yellow Sea. (CCTV) pic.twitter.com/NtTVp74Ucs
— 東南傳媒 Southeast Media (@media_southeast) June 5, 2019
The 20.8 meters-long carrier rocket –featuring a lift-off weight of 58 tons– is capable of delivering up to 350 kg cargo. It made its maiden flight in 2015 and, since then, it has been launched five more times from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
A Long March-11 rocket takes off from an offshore platform in the Yellow Sea off the Shandong province, China June 5, 2019. © Reuters / China stringer network
Sea launches are more cost-efficient and flexible than conventional ones, Chinese space authorities said in a statement and would provide better aerospace commercial services for countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative - Beijing’s plan to boost the global economy.
China’s pioneering seaborne space launcher has also become the first of its kind since 2014, the year that a Russian-Ukrainian Zenit-3SL rocket took off from a floating launch pad in the Pacific Ocean. That flight was operated by Sea Launch, a multinational project founded by companies from Norway, Russia, Ukraine and the United States. Since its establishment in the late 1990s, the joint venture conducted over 30 seaborne launches but halted operations five years ago, amid tensions between Moscow and Kiev.
Also on rt.com ‘Our eyes in the sky’: India launches all-weather satellite to control borders
Meanwhile, Chinese officials claim that their launch platform and rockets are for the first time in the world entirely owned by one state, which means the project would not be affected by any international disputes.
Like this story? Share it with a friend!
Trends:China news
Chinese defense minister vows to ‘fight to the end, at all costs’ over trade & Taiwan
India refuses to compromise on ‘national interests’ for US trade benefits
Israeli Army shares VIDEO of strike & hit on Syria during air raid
Family of Indian girl who killed herself thinking she failed exam calls for educators to be arrested
‘First bullet’ fired in the Gulf will make oil prices jump above $100 – Tehran
Pakistan PM criticized for ‘insulting’ encounter with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman (VIDEO)
Some Boeing 737 MAX planes may have 'improperly manufactured' parts that should be replaced - FAA
Russian scare: CBS says US senator warned about Moscow’s ‘aggression’ in Arctic … but did he?
Chinese submarine test-fires next-gen ballistic missile – reports (VIDEO)
Trump piles humiliation on to Brexit-battered Britain
It's a planet! Two newborn exoplanets caught sucking in matter from distant star
Australian feds raid broadcaster’s office over Afghan war crime stories
Trump says there is ‘always a chance’ of war with Iran
Trump ‘prepared’ to handle responsibility of launching nukes
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5393
|
__label__wiki
| 0.850656
| 0.850656
|
Irish Open Leaderboard
Kaymer leads BMW as Irish all cut
Updated / Friday, 21 Jun 2019 19:55
Martin Kaymer is in fine form
Irish golfers Gavin Moynihan, Paul Dunne and Michael Hoey all failed to make the cut at the BMW International Open in Germany where Martin Kaymer leads the way.
Kaymer continued his recent encouraging form with a second-round 66 to open up a two-shot lead heading into the weekend.
The two-time major winner has not claimed a victory since his triumph at the 2014 US Open but has secured top 10s on both sides of the Atlantic in the last two months as he seeks a return to the form that made him world number one.
Backed by bumper crowds in Munich, he carded a 67 on day one and followed that with a 66 to move to 11 under and lead the way from South African Christiaan Bezuidenhout.
Moynihan missed out by a single stroke following his 73. He was under par for the front nine but bogeyed the par 4 10th and 13th holes to finish one under overall.
Dunne was two shots further back despite improving on the 74 he carded Thursday with a 71. Hoey finished on three over.
🚨 HOLE-IN-ONE-ALERT! 🚨@GagsBhullar wins the €194,000 @BMW M8 Coupé!#BMWInternationalOpen pic.twitter.com/HypmOrgX7O
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) June 21, 2019
Finn Kim Koivu and Swede Sebastian Soderberg are at eight under, one shot clear of a group containing defending champion Matt Wallace and fellow Englishmen Jordan Smith and Lee Westwood.
Kaymer made two birdies and two bogeys in his first four holes but took advantage of the par-five sixth and 11th before holing a bunker shot at the 12th and hitting an approach at the next to four feet to share the lead.
Putts from around 15 feet on the 15th and last then moved him clear of Bezuidenhout, who had earlier carded the lowest round of the week with a 65.
"It's a lot to handle at certain times because I'm not the kind of guy that likes to be in the spotlight but it's a positive thing and I need to see it as something positive," Kaymer told europeantour.com.
"It's going to be exciting for sure. It's never easy leading a golf tournament but fortunately, I've done it a few times in my career."
Wallace carded a 68 with six birdies, while 2003 champion Westwood recorded a 69 and Smith a 67.
Gaganjeet Bhullar shot a hole in one on the 17th as part of his round of four under.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5394
|
__label__wiki
| 0.974835
| 0.974835
|
Cisco edges Dublin in non-district slugfest, 19-17
Cisco edges Dublin in non-district slugfest
Cisco edges Dublin in non-district slugfest, 19-17 Cisco edges Dublin in non-district slugfest Check out this story on reporternews.com: http://arnne.ws/2If3VV6
Evan Ren, By Evan Ren Published 10:53 p.m. CT March 9, 2018 | Updated 11:05 a.m. CT March 10, 2018
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Cisco vs. Dublin Evan Ren
Cisco's Braden Flores throws a first-inning pitch during CHS' 19-17 win over Dublin in nine innings on Friday, March, 9, 2018 in Cisco.(Photo: Evan Ren/Reporter-News)Buy Photo
PHOTO GALLERY: Cisco vs. Dublin baseball 3-9-18
Cisco's 19-17 win over Dublin on Friday, March 9, 2018 in Cisco. Evan Ren/Reporter-News
Dublin pitcher Tim Teten delivers a pitch during a game at Cisco on Friday, March 9, 2018. Teten, who has signed with Oklahoma Wesleyan University, has been part of a major shift in success at DHS, which has seen the Lions earn two straight playoff berths since going 0-18 in 2015. Evan Ren/Reporter-News
CISCO — What may have looked like pure insanity on paper, ended up being a pretty fair non-district workout for both Dublin and Cisco on Friday.
Agreeing to a nine-inning game, rather than the originally planned doubleheader, the two clubs combined for an astonishing 36 runs in a 19-17 Cisco win.
Dathan Harding was 2-for-6 with a three-run homer and four RBIs and Stanley Callahan was 3 for 6 with four RBIs and three runs scored to lead Cisco (5-2), which used a seven-run eighth inning barrage to finally take control a game.
Dublin (1-4), was led by Jeremiah Martinez, who drove in three runs despite being 1-for-5. Blaize Leatherwood (1-for-5) and Rayce Jackson (2-for-5) drove in two runs each for the Lions, who led 7-3 in the sixth inning and 14-10 in the eighth.
"We got a lot of at-bats in," Cisco coach Mark Adams said. "We start district on Monday with Tolar and with the weather we (cancelled) some games in the first week, so just to get some at-bats and some work in was huge."
The game featured eight different pitchers (four for each team) with Layne Edgar getting the win in relief for Cisco. Leatherwood took the loss, also in relief.
Turning point: The eighth inning, which saw the Loboes take the lead for good with seven runs on six hits.
Player of the Game: Harding, who provided four total RBIs and a huge shot in the arm for the Loboes when they trailed in the sixth inning.
Key stat: The 36 combined runs were plated on only 26 total hits. However, there were 12 walks, nine errors and three hit batsmen to help push base runners along.
What this means: Little at this point. Both clubs are still showing some rust early in the season. Routine plays were mishandled, the pitching struggled with its control and some notable mental mistakes occurred. Much of this figures to be cleaned up in the coming weeks.
Coach said: "I'm hoping our track coaches are going to be happy because we did a lot of running tonight," Dublin coach Kellen Cervetto said. "It was a lot to work. We did some things well, we hit the ball well. ... Overall it was a good matchup and the kids played hard on both sides."
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5398
|
__label__wiki
| 0.949046
| 0.949046
|
>> Nation and World
California mountain lion dies after surviving wildfire
A mountain lion that survived numerous treacherous freeway crossings and a massive wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has died.
December 7, 2018 - 7:37 pm
This May 22, 2018, photo shows the mountain lion known as P-64, also known as the "Culvert Cat," during one of his many crossings of U.S. Highway 101 freeway in Agoura Hills, Calif. (U.S. National Park Service via AP)
This Dec. 3, 2018, photo provided by the U.S. National Park Service shows the burned paws of a mountain lion known as P-64, a 4-year-old male also known as the "Culvert Cat," in Simi Hills, Calif. (U.S. National Park Service via AP)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A mountain lion that survived numerous treacherous freeway crossings and a massive wildfire northwest of Los Angeles has died.
Authorities using data from his tracking collar found the remains of P-64 earlier this week in an unburned area of the Simi Hills.
P-64 was a 4-year-old male whose territory included the hills and parts of the Santa Monica and Santa Susana mountains.
Researchers say the big cat suffered burned paws but survived last month’s Woolsey Fire that ravaged the area. He was last known to be alive on Nov. 26.
There’s no word yet on the cause of death.
P-64 was dubbed the “Culvert Cat” because he used a storm drain to cross two treacherous freeways 41 times.
Another young male, P-74, is believed to have died in the fire.
Posted on: Nation and World, News
Man arrested in slaying of Louisiana community activist, 75
By Chevel Johnson and Rebecca Santana The Associated Press
Sadie Roberts-Joseph’s body was discovered Friday in the trunk of her vehicle.
By David Crary The Associated Press
Dr. Leana Wen said that she had “philosophical differences” with the new chairs of Planned Parenthood’s board regarding abortion politics.
The Air Force said the fishermen were hurt when their boat’s crane collapsed 1,300 miles southwest of San Diego.
By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press
No one expected their culture would ever become mainstream when a few hundred comic book and science fiction enthusiasts and creators gathered in the basement of a San Diego hotel 49 years ago.
Fifth Amazon’s Prime Day lifting many retail boats
By Mae Anderson and Anne D’Innocenzio The Associated Press
The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it’s benefiting other retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group.
Facebook’s currency proposal gets hostile reception in Congress
By Marcy Gordon The Associated Press
A Facebook executive on Tuesday defended the social network’s ambitious plan to create a digital currency and pledged to work with regulators to achieve a system that protects the privacy of users’ data.
Expert captures elusive alligator at Chicago lagoon
By Don Babwin The Associated Press
The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty, but in the end he was no match for an expert the city shipped in from Florida.
HBO, ‘Game of Thrones’ claim record Emmy nominations
HBO has reclaimed its throne as king of Emmy nominations with 137.
Trump abortion referrals rule seen as blow against Planned Parenthood
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar The Associated Press
Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must immediately stop referring women for abortions, the Trump administration says, advancing its effort to remake government policy on reproductive health.
Lawmaker seeks to expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing
By Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press
July 16, 2019 - 8:31 am July 16, 2019 - 12:52 pm
A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation to address fallout across the western U.S. and somce Pacific islands.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5400
|
__label__wiki
| 0.777888
| 0.777888
|
Despite California’s positive budget outlook in recent years, Gov. Jerry Brown and others have repeatedly warned of the state’s disproportionate reliance on volatile sources of income such as capital gains. If markets lose, the state figures to, as well.
In its economic outlook last month, the Brown administration included the potential of Britain leaving the EU in its “risks to consider.”
“Emerging market growth, including China, has been slowing and is expected to remain low,” the administration wrote. “There is also some uncertainty about the growth path in the European Union, particularly if Great Britain exits the union. Slower growth in one or both, or a change in U.S. fiscal policy, could dampen U.S. growth.”
H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for the governor’s Department of Finance, said in an email, “Like everyone else, we’ll be monitoring how this plays out in the weeks and months ahead.”
California Treasurer John Chiang predicted Friday that market turmoil triggered by the British vote will take time to unwind. But he predicted minimal impact on state debt obligations and an important but little-known investment fund his office manages for state and local governments.
“Market volatility could be sharp until many questions surrounding Brexit can be resolved over the coming two years,” Chiang said in a prepared statement. “My office is monitoring developments closely and will take appropriate actions to safeguard the state’s financial integrity.”
The United Kingdom is California’s 10th largest export market, just ahead of India and Singapore, and the state did more than $5 billion in exports to the United Kingdom last year.
But if the British pound remains weak after its nosedive on Friday – and if the U.S. dollar remains strong – U.S. exports could suffer.
A strong dollar makes U.S. goods more expensive to purchase by trading partners abroad.
“In terms of impact on California, it’s not good news for California exporters who have markets in the EU or the U.K., since both those currencies have taken a hit in the last 24 hours,” said Jock O’Connell, a Sacramento-based international trade economist. “If they remain at those current levels, it’s going to be more expensive to export our products.”
Tim Johnson, president and CEO of the Sacramento-based California Rice Commission, said a strengthening of the dollar could cut into California commodity exports, which have already been struggling overseas.
“It affects rice, almonds, a lot of crops,” he said.
Johnson also said the British exit will likely put a years-long delay on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the proposed trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Marathon negotiations on the deal have centered on market access and regulation details. Agreement backers say billions of dollars hang in the balance.
Jeffrey DeBoer with the Roseville-based DeBoer Financial Group, which specializes in estate/retirement financial consulting, sent out a message to clients on Friday, noting the immediate impact on world markets but urging calm over the long term.
DeBoer said U.S. companies “simply are not that directly exposed to a slowdown in Europe. The U.S. economy as a whole is similarly insulated.”
He added: “Volatility in the near term is probably not worth reacting to.”
Barry Broome, president and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Area Economic Council, predicted limited effects in the Sacramento area, with the United Kingdom’s business core in the United States centered on the East Coast, particularly in Boston and New York City.
But Broome expressed concern about an increasingly divisive environment on a global scale.
“I think it’s obviously a very disappointing vote,” he said. “Like building a public-private partnership, we need communities that take stands that we’re going to work together. I think the vote is further evidence of polarization in countries on class issues and immigration issues. There’s no question that it’s unfortunate.”
Broome added that some economic analysts are projecting a recession in 2018, “and this vote makes the possibility of a recession more real.”
Unlike those relying on private, 401(k)-type retirement accounts, pensions from CalPERS and CalSTRS are protected. But if financial turmoil in the markets drives down earnings, taxpayers have to kick in more investment money to keep the funds whole.
“We are carefully monitoring the situation,” said Rosanna Westmoreland, spokeswoman for CalPERS. “As a long-term investor we don’t over-react to short-term volatility but will take appropriate steps to best protect our portfolio.”
CalPERS released a video of Ted Eliopoulos, chief investment officer, explaining the situation to members. “We don’t fear ... these types of volatile markets,” he says in the video. “We actually trade into them and look for opportunities.”
Former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, who has become a national advocate for rolling back public pension costs, said that the stock market’s plunge on Friday is “a warning shot” to retirement funds that bet heavily on the stock market.
“This underscores the weakness of the current policy” that assumes investment returns of up to 7.5 percent to meet guaranteed payouts to retirees, Reed said in an interview. “Whether this (Britain’s departure from the European Union) is enough of a warning shot to change policy, I’d say most likely not.”
Reed has twice tried to put a pension-change measure before California voters. He said Friday that he will try again after this year’s general election. The fallout from Europe’s turmoil, he said, lends strength to his argument.
“Relying on the stock market to get us out of the hole,” he said, “is a bad policy.”
For anyone hoping to vacation in Britain, a strong dollar should make everything from hotel rooms to haggis less expensive.
Observing political turmoil is free.
Also on the good side, O’Connell said: “The price of Scotch is likely to come down.”
David Siders: 916-321-1215, @davidsiders
Gavin Newsom signs off on $26 billion plan to address wildfire threats
Gov. Newsom on how Trump administration could cause ‘massive’ healthcare premium increases
69-year-old woman in bikini missing in 100 degree-plus Mojave Desert, officials say
Corporate tax cuts blocked at least 15,000 affordable homes in California. Here’s how
By Kate Irby
Affordable housing advocates warned that the corporate tax cuts passed by Republicans in 2017 could have disastrous effects on the development of more affordable housing. In California, it meant 15,000 homes.
MORE CAPITOL ALERT
Pete Buttigieg outraises Kamala Harris in California as new presidential numbers released
Capitol Alert AM Newsletter
How to help in a wildfire, according to the Gov + Mayes calls out Trump’s ‘go back’ tweet + Return of the soda tax
In Congress, Republicans are silent about Trump’s racist tweet. In California, some aren’t
Immigration raids + Getting money to Paradise + Batjer takes over utilities commission
Does California need a math tutor? Report finds students aren’t so great with numbers
‘I am very angry’ – Newsom blasts fracking regulator he fired over conflict of interest claims
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5405
|
__label__wiki
| 0.590984
| 0.590984
|
Sailboat News
The owners of this silver-hulled sloop, Bill Buckley and Charles Brown, also believe they have built the fastest Maxi afloat and are planning to prove it when they toe the line with the present recordholder, the 141-foot ketch Mari Cha IV, Maiden Hong Kong, and a fleet of other maxis in this month's Rolex Transatlantic Challenge from New York to England.
Charles Mason
The owners of this silver-hulled sloop, Bill Buckley and Charles Brown, also believe they have built the fastest Maxi afloat and are planning to prove it when they toe the line with the present recordholder, the 141-foot ketch Mari Cha IV, Maiden Hong Kong, and a fleet of other maxis in this month's Rolex Transatlantic Challenge from New York to England. Designed by Clay Oliver and Greg Elliott, who were also part of the Mari Cha IV design team, Maximus has a low-drag rotating wing mast and canting keel.
Cookson Boats in Auckland built the boat in composites. Its overall length was determined in part by the 100-foot length restriction of the annual Sydney Hobart Race. Its hull shape features a relatively narrow waterline beam and a lot of outward flare up to the deck. Although the displacement is a well-guarded secret, reportedly Maximus is very light for its size and has a very high righting moment. As many as 18 crew will be aboard for racing around the buoys, but only 14 or so will crew the transatlantic event. The boat and crew made their racing debut at Antigua Race Week before heading to New York. www.supermaxi.co.nz
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5408
|
__label__cc
| 0.586359
| 0.413641
|
Bob Cesca
What raids? ICE suddenly goes quiet
Sophia Tesfaye
Bill Curry
Thanks, Google+, for my digital meltdown
I was excited when I scored an invite to the buzzy social network. But even if I could figure it out, do I want to?
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2011/07/16/tyranny_of_google_plus_digital_exhaustion/
Tracy Mayor
July 16, 2011 9:01PM (UTC)
I am not cool. My husband is not cool. But like a pair of nags that has somehow managed to produce thoroughbreds, we have cool children. So cool, in fact, that the older one managed to secure for himself an invitation to Google+ -- Google's new social networking space and would-be Facebook killer -- on the first day it launched.
Because we have taught him to be compassionate and take pity on the uncool, he shared a Google+ invitation with me. The moment was the digital equivalent of his preschool days, when he'd arrive home to proudly gift me with a handmade object of unknown utility. "This is lovely," I'd say, my heart swelling as I considered the lump carefully, trying to figure if it looked more like a candy dish or a paper clip holder. "What's it for?"
When I ask the 17-year-old version of that boy what Google+ is for, he says -- texts, actually -- "its pretty sick, there're a lot of cool features thatll be awesome once more people get on. like better chatting and you can really control who sees what."
Alrighty then. Feeling positively hip, I head over, activate my invitation, upload a good-hair-day picture and type in a few simple words for my profile that seem to fit well with the spare, airy Google interface: "Writer, editor, public school advocate, parent, lover, friend, walker of dog." So far, so good.
I click "Circles" and a lovely row of them appears for me to populate -- Friends, Family, Acquaintances, Following and one helpfully left blank for me to label (Frenemies? Mean Girls? Former Crushes?) -- along with a phrase in red awaiting my click: "Find and Invite (560)."
Whoa, Google+ wants to find and invite 560 of my contacts? Hold up. Even though my son would tell me, with eyes rolling, that only losers click on "find all" menu options like that, it's a potent reminder that I'm starting down the slippery slope of adding yet another social medium into my already overwhelmed digital life.
I say that as a woman teetering on the brink of an electronic messaging meltdown. I have 150 unprocessed messages on Facebook, 258 texts on my cellphone and -- I am not proud of this -- 47,185 emails in my Gmail inbox.
Because I have failed to organize my 221 Facebook friends or the 551 people I follow on Twitter into any kind of order, a wave of random digital news washes over me hourly, with updates from my former high school band director, my boss's boss's boss, an eco-activist organization to which I once gave $10, Anthony Bourdain, my youngest brother's former girlfriend and my dog all arriving in an unending, unedited stream. (Yes, the dog has her own Facebook page, don't ask.) Last week a new contact on LinkedIn emailed me to helpfully point out that my Career Summary there is more than a year out of date. I'll get right on that.
Now Google+ wants me to interact in a new, groovy way with 560 people? No no no.
My instinct is to back slowly away from the electronic messaging bar. Last call for the digitally disorganized. And yet, I can't quite force myself to leave the room entirely. After all, Google+ is the greatest thing to hit social networking since, uh, the last great thing to hit social networking. I don't want to be left behind if all the cool kids jump ship, do I?
Truth be told, I feel a little resentful toward Google+, even as I admire its pretty circles. It took me a long time to "get" Facebook, just as it took me a long time to get Twitter, and LinkedIn, and before that to get the hang of blogs -- of just being online, in all its nuanced permutations. I work hard at being what used to be called a "good Netizen" -- reading the links that people share, commenting thoughtfully on blog posts, pausing to consider honestly before I "like" something. It's exhausting trying to keep up.
Now Google+ comes along, threatening to topple Facebook and dismantle my little world in the process. At some point in the future, a tech innovation is going to come along that I just can't grasp. And there I'll be, alone and pathetic, like the last MySpace user on the site.
With that specter hanging over my head, I can't bring myself to delete my Google+ account, but neither do I have the emotional energy to start populating my circles. Instead, I hang out there by myself and putter, add a few pictures, type in a status update or two that nobody can see. It's like having a blog that nobody reads, or scoring a backstage pass to Lollapalooza and then spending all your time hiding behind a wall of speakers. Actually, it's oddly pleasing to hide out online, like being in a tiny, private eye of the very large storm that is the Internet. I feel happy in my cocoon -- I'm there but not yet there.
Of course, it doesn't last long. Because I'm using Google+'s default settings, people can still see my name, even if they can't creep on my profile or read any status updates. So it's only a matter of hours before I start seeing a trickle, and then a deluge, of notifications in my Gmail box that one person or another has added me on Google+. Sigh. Here we go again.
Still, there was a brief moment there when my digital persona was truly hip for once in my online life: "I'm so cool, I have a Google+ account that's entirely private." I even considered messaging that to my son -- via Facebook, our preferred method of communication -- but why bother? He'd moved on already.
Tracy Mayor is a contributing editor at Computerworld.com and Brain,Child magazine and author of the parenting humor book "Mommy Prayers".
MORE FROM Tracy Mayor
Google Internet Culture Life Stories Real Families Social Media
How you can master digital marketing
Video game workers walk out
Get 4,000 slide templates for just $15
Trump campaign targets fearful seniors
"The Hot Zone" has viral potential
On parade at West Point 50 years later
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5409
|
__label__wiki
| 0.699207
| 0.699207
|
Joint operation near border nets $1.5 million fentanyl bust
Authorities seized 44 pounds of powdered fentanyl from a vehicle on Interstate 905 in San Diego.
(Courtesy of Sheriff’s Department)
By Kristina Davis
SAN DIEGO —
A joint operation between Border Patrol and the Sheriff’s Department resulted in a 44-pound seizure of fentanyl, authorities said Thursday.
Detectives with the sheriff’s Border Crime Suppression Team, along with agents, pulled over a 2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday as it sped west on Interstate 905 in San Diego, authorities said.
A sheriff’s dog detected the presence of drugs, and a search of the SUV found 44 pounds of powdered fentanyl “deeply concealed” inside, sheriff’s officials said. The drugs were estimated to have a street value of more than $1.5 million.
The driver, Marilu Escamilla, 24, and her boyfriend, passenger Fernando Camargo, 36, both of Fullerton, were arrested and booked into county jail on various drug charges. They were being held in lieu of $750,000 bail each, according to jail records.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 50 times stronger than heroin and can be deadly in small doses. Powdered fentanyl is often pressed into pills and passed off as oxycodone or other pharmaceuticals, or cut into other illegal street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or methamphetamine.
Drug trafficking organizations have turned to fentanyl because it is cheap to produce and is powerful in small amounts. It is primarily sourced from China, then shipped to Mexico and smuggled through the California-U.S. border. It is also mailed direct from China to the U.S.
The sheriff’s border team frequently works with federal law enforcement such as Border Patrol to combat transnational crime. Officials said the cooperation does not involve immigration enforcement, which is prohibited under state law.
Public SafetyTop Stories
Kristina Davis
Fire crews making good progress on blaze burning along U.S.-Mexico border
Vegetation fire burning south of Dulzura expected to be fully contained by Saturday evening
Families part of separation litigation feared to be targets of coming ICE sweeps
Trump administration assures that arrested migrant families who are under a court-ordered settlement agreement that offers a new chance at asylum would still be afforded that right
Pence praises Coast Guard drug seizure efforts and criticizes immigration system during San Diego visit
Vice president highlighted the guard’s seizure of 39,000 pounds of cocaine in combating the drug trade
Pastor sues DHS over government surveillance program targeting migrant advocates
Kaji Dousa, a former La Mesa minister now in New York, accuses Homeland Security of retaliating against her for providing pastoral care to Central American migrants in Tijuana
Man carjacked in Bay Terraces
The stolen Kia’s California license plate is 8BCW102
Man suspected of stabbing brother during fight at Clairemont home
The 51-year-old victim’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening
Escondido police search for driver in serious injury hit-and-run crash
A 28-year-old man was struck about 10 p.m. on Ash Street just north of Pennsylvania Avenue, near the backside of the Escondido Village strip mall. Police said a small gray compact car, driven by a woman, fled the scene.
SDPD homicide detectives ID woman found dead in Grantville river bed
Terri Schaffer, 59, of San Diego was found partially covered and submerged in water off Camino del Rio North, west of Mission Gorge Road, shortly before midnight Wednesday
SDPD identifies man, 20, found fatally shot in car in Bay Terraces
Joaquin Ruiz, 20, was found in the driver’s seat of a stopped car Friday night on Paradise Valley Road during an accident investigation. Police found no evidence of a crash, but discovered Ruiz with a fatal gunshot wound.
San Diego’s City Council voted 6-2 on Monday to approve an ordinance that requires guns to be stored in a locked container or disabled by a trigger lock unless it’s being carried or controlled by the owner. It was the first of two votes before the ordinance becomes law.
Brush fire slowing traffic on I-8
Fire broke out in center divide of freeway near Crestwood Road in Campo
FBI looking for victims of Indonesian entertainment-job scam
The FBI says the fraud began in 2013 and victims have included writers, stunt people, make-up artists, security providers and photographers.
Deputies investigating shooting near illegal marijuana dispensary in Spring Valley
Shell casings were found near the business on Olive Drive near Bancroft Drive
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5410
|
__label__cc
| 0.702867
| 0.297133
|
Chavez Lobbied District Attorney Rosen to Not Prosecute Shirakawa
By The Fly / April 23, 2013 38
Cindy Chavez tried to keep George Shirakawa Jr. on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors and now is running for his seat.
On January 22, five weeks before former Supervisor George Shirakawa Jr. was charged with 12 criminal counts, Cindy Chavez met District Attorney Jeff Rosen for lunch at P.F. Chang’s in downtown San Jose. Chavez, who had supported Rosen’s Republican opponent, Dolores Carr, in 2010, immediately asked Rosen if he was running for re-election. It was an odd question, since there was no reason to believe the first-term DA wouldn’t want to keep his job and suggested a veiled threat by the de-facto leader of a political machine that had just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to field candidates against two City Council incumbents who’d crossed her. Then Chavez got down to business addressing the subject she’d come to discuss. Chavez let Rosen know that the DA’s office was perceived as being overly aggressive against minority politicians and that if his office prosecuted Shirakawa, it would not be viewed favorably on the East Side. “It wasn’t very subtle,” says a source familiar with the conversation. Not only did Chavez throw down the race card and lobby Rosen “not to do anything,” South Bay Labor Council’s new executive Ben Field also lunched with Rosen and echoed the message. County executive Jeff Smith has also acknowledged that he encouraged Rosen to hand the case off to the attorney general. In spite of the campaign to influence the course of the investigation, Rosen and veteran prosecutor Karyn Sinunu-Towery resisted the political pressure and successfully prosecuted Chavez’s political ally Shirakawa—they served four years together on the San Jose City Council. It stands as the county’s biggest political prosecution, both in terms of dollars diverted and number of felonies. (Councilman Al Garza was convicted in 1983 of receiving a $6,000 cash bribe and Terry Gregory pleaded guilty to 11 misdemeanors in 2005.) Chavez and Rosen split the lunch tab. Neither returned Fly’s calls seeking comments about the encounter.
Al Garza
Ben Field
Cindy Chavez
Dolores Carr
George Shirakawa Jr.
Jeff Rosen
South Bay Labor Council
Terry Gregory
Why Silicon Valley Conservatives Have Fallen for Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s message resonates with a surprisingly diverse set of Bay Area residents, many of whom feel cheated out of the region’s prosperity.
City Wants to Help Zipcar Expand Service in San Jose
County Considers Wage-Theft Ordinance
View all Politics Posts →
Mom of D5 Council Candidate Followed, Photographed San Jose Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco
Helen Garza, mother of D5 candidate Danny Garza, made a surprise appearance at Vice Mayor Carrasco's house.
The Future of San Jose Politics: Change or the Status Quo
View all Al Garza Posts →
Powerful Patrons Bankroll Silicon Valley Newsgathering Startups
As ads play a diminishing role in the media biz, news outlets are increasingly trying to get by on some blend of paywalls and auxiliary revenue.
County Ramps Up Campaign Against AG Xavier Becerra in Bid to Save Two Local Hospitals
Santa Clara County Officials Spar Over Who Should Influence Billions of Dollars in Tax Appeals
View all Ben Field Posts →
Santa Clara County's $8B Budget Funds Growing Workforce, New Hospitals, Major Projects
The $8.1 billion 2019-20 spending plan is nearly 16 percent bigger than last year’s, largely because the county acquired three new hospitals.
South Bay Dems Urge Fellow Delegate to Resign for Statement Defending Convicted Pedophile
County Wants to Downsize San Martin Mosque Proposal
View all Board of Supervisors Posts →
Mayor Sam Liccardo to Trump: San Jose Welcomes Migrants
Susan Ellenberg Casts Sole Vote Against Weakening Santa Clara County's Sanctuary Policy
View all Cindy Chavez Posts →
Conflict Creates Better Education Results?
Nevada Hospital’s ‘Patient Dumping’ Extends to San Jose, Report Says
So So Interesting Apr 23, 2013 @ 12:55 pm
NO on Chavez. We do NOT need this.
Mod Squad Apr 23, 2013 @ 1:02 am
Wow. Pretty outrageous. Do the other candidates have any comment on this?
Isn’t there another issue here. Is a disbarred lawyer allowed to lobby on issues related to potential prosecution? I don’t know. But previous commentators have posted about Ben Field’s checkered past. Is this something that’s against the law?
Lily Sereno Apr 23, 2013 @ 1:02 am
This is a shocking revelation. Interfering with a criminal prosecution. She was a big backer of Terry Gregory as well.
Aware D5 Apr 25, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
The saddest part is that its no longer shocking Lily. It is becoming quite apparent by the excellent investigative reporting of Josh & SJI that there is a huge problem with the integrity of many of our city & county elected officials.
It does not surprise me in the least that Cindy Chavez would first try to influence (through a veiled threat) the DA to protect her friend then rush in to try to get the seat for herself. The fact that this person who wants to be the new Supervisor elected to the Board would lobby to shield a felon who stole from the public, who misused his tax payer funded staff budget, who has repeatedly shown mismanagement of fiscal and personal matters rather than stand up for the voters, for the citizens for the people of District 2 is nothing short of amazing.
Cindy Chavez chose her personal buddy & puppet Shirakawa over ethics, integrity or advocacy for the public interest.
SMARTEN UP SAN JOSE! Cindy Chavez is another out-for-herself opportunist who will bleed us dry and not even feel guilty about it!
Emilie Apr 23, 2013 @ 1:29 am
Perspective is an interesting thing. Had that conversation taken place with, say, Sam Liccardo, perhaps it would have been interpreted as helpful advice for the next election: “If you prosecute him, the East Side voters might retaliate in your next election. It might not be worth trying to rip out his throat—after all, he’s pretty much done that himself.”
One thing a world-class city needs is world-class journalism. Here in San Jose, our journalism identifies us as provincial—and that’s being generous. Attacks on public figures using innuendo, rather than facts, does nothing to benefit San Jose. In fact, this brings to mind Everett Dirksen’s ludicrous campaign smears against an opponent. Adults are not impressed.
Jojo Apr 23, 2013 @ 2:19 am
So Chavez was just offering helpful advice? You actually think someone else might believe that? San Jose Inside is about the only actual journalism this city has.
I believe you missed my point, which was that the information presented here as fact was open to interpretation. This article is not journalism, it is a gossip piece being presented as reportage. When gossip is substituted for factual information, it is often a sign that the facts contradict the opinion being presented.
The people of San Jose deserve better.
DISGUSTEDINSJ Apr 23, 2013 @ 8:32 am
Thank you Emilie !
Aware D5 Apr 25, 2013 @ 11:34 am
San Jose certainly does deserve better. Better than Shirakawa, Campos, Campos, Coto, Garcia, Chavez et al.
They are despicable in their actions and their total disregard for tax payers and the public. They pretend they are all about the people but when it comes down to it they only look to advance their personal agendas (jobs)
How many day care centers, parks, after school programs, health agencies, intervention programs etc didn’t get funding or lost out because Gluttonous George lined his pockets and misdirected tax payer money that he refused to pay back? Yet he went days later BACK TO A CASINO TO BE COMPED MORE “FREE” STUFF.
ANY self proclaimed leader who lobbies on his behalf for leniency or forgiveness is an idiot and probably just as dirty. Enough with the excuses
psa188 Apr 25, 2013 @ 4:17 am
Yeah, they should get the benefit of the doubt, except we’re talking about sleazy politicians here, like Cindy Chavez and George Shirakawa Jr. Didn’t Shirakawa get busted and have to go to jail?
Kevin Riley O'Keeffe Apr 25, 2013 @ 5:18 am
Perhaps you’re right. If so, then it would behoove Ms. Chavez to respond to San Jose Inside’s efforts to contact her for comment, and thus set the record straight. But interestingly, she apparently felt that her input would not lead to a more flattering version of this story. I wonder why she’d think that?
psa188 Apr 29, 2013 @ 11:34 am
This just in: “County supervisor candidate Cindy Chavez has confirmed that she raised concerns about prosecuting George Shirakawa Jr. during a luncheon with Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen at P.F. Chang’s in January.”
http://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/entries/4_29_13_chavez_admits_pressing_rosen/
Looks like The Fly’s initial report was spot on, despite your allegation it’s just “smears.” Perhaps an apology is in order?
Dallas112263 Apr 29, 2013 @ 1:19 am
Yes sir, spot on…
Next time I want to know who’s eating with Cindy, I’ll read The Fly, or check with The Flames…
There is nothing improper with meeting the DA for lunch, if there was I doubt Mr. Rosen would have come… And there is nothing wrong with asking, “unsubtle”, pointed questions of our elected officials… The best way to find out is to ask. And sharing your take on the politics, well that’s what they call “democracy”…
Ya’ll be good… Lemme know if Elvis shows up for lunch… At least that’s newsworthy!
Thank you for offering a little reality check.
Yes, when everything works the way it is designed to, private citizens have access to public servants and have a voice in governance. All that has been proven here is that our District Attorney had lunch with a private citizen. An argument can be made that they discussed events taking shape at the time of that lunch. Mea maxima culpa—I discussed the current special election for county supervisor at lunch today with another pricate citizen! What our DA did is, fundamentally, not substantially different.
I’m all in favor of holding our public officials to a high standard—as long as it is a realistic standard.
ThatChick Apr 23, 2013 @ 1:30 am
There is so much WTF in this story. Inappropriate behavior all over the place.
frustrated finfan Apr 23, 2013 @ 4:36 am
PC67—Every person who gives or offers any bribe to any executive officer in this state, with intent to influence him in respect to any act, decision, vote, opinion, or other proceeding as such officer, is punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for two, three or four years, and is disqualified from holding any office in this state.
If you accept that in fashioning this felony offense it was the intent of the legislature to protect the honor and objectivity of public officials in carrying out their duties, and you accept that DA Rosen places considerable value on his ability to win another term, then it is hardly a stretch to view the alleged actions of Ms. Chavez in this affair as a form of bribery every bit as threatening to the sanctity of our judicial system as had she offered him an envelope stuffed with cash.
Too bad the DA didn’t interrupt Cindy’s pricey lunch with a courtesy reading from a Miranda card.
Audrey Huynh Apr 24, 2013 @ 8:23 am
Cindy Chavez is the embodiment of all the very worst of politics in the South Bay. Just like Amy Dean did a decade ago, Cindy harps about caring for the poor while enjoying a “top 1 percent” income well into six figures, all paid for with taxpayer money. When she’s done draining as much as she can from the public, maybe she too will move to Chicago and build a stately mansion next door to Amy. Maybe Amy and her husband will hire Chavez to help with their outsourcing business, shipping American jobs to India. (Google: Newport Avenue Group) These people are all bullies, hypocrites and frauds, and thank you San Jose Inside for exposing their dirty ways.
s randall Apr 23, 2013 @ 9:43 am
Did someone record the conversation? The account seems pretty detailed, like it might have been recorded.
NewToWG Apr 23, 2013 @ 10:20 am
I wish I knew what lousy journalism school the author graduated from to consider this journalism. It’s gossip, at best. In court it would be considered hearsay and ignored, which is exactly what I’ll do. Apparently Chavez has done something to personally offend SJI and the stench of your offended feelings is billowing throughout this piece. “A source familiar with the conversation,” really? Laughable. If it wasn’t gossip that “source” would have no issue with coming forward and acknowledging the conversation which seems to implicate Ms. Chavez.
Its always good to hear from one of Ms. Chavez’s staffers.
Meyer Weed Apr 23, 2013 @ 10:20 am
Ok So someone called “The Fly” is quoting a “source familiar with the conversation,” on a website that picks and chooses who it investigates and exposes based on past associations with Shirakawa and current associations with labor…. well that’s journalism San Jose style. Merc-Metro-SJI…its all th
The Village Black Smith Apr 23, 2013 @ 10:58 am
FLY,
This feels like another hit piece! First of all any body could have taken Georgie out several years ago! As I said to Scott Herhold, who were the idiots that bounced Georgie into his Dad’s position.
I wonder why the politicions feel there are only 2 canidates. Cindy and Theresa.
Did the Metro use up all of their ink on Georgie?
Where’s the ink on the DA?
Several years ago Jack VanZandt posted as the publisher of San Jose Inside, “Fixing the Mexican Heritage Plaza” Oct. 4, 2007 he detailed the Nepotisum of then Blanca Alvarado and her children, husbands and who knows who else, as she sat on the Board of supervisors. OK, Lets not jump to conclusions. Duh!
Alvarado and Cindy are one and the same. If I had to choose , I’d pick Georgie! Concider the vast amount of money that went to the east side all of those years and every publication kept their silence!
Now the Metro wants Theresa, not Cindy!
The Merc, never allowed any ink on the nepotisum that was ongoing at the MHC.
So why now are we having to see all of the official photos on Sanjoseinside with bad ass Cindy in the barrel!
The fly even brings up the 6000 dollar bribe Al Garza recieved from Gregory. It had nothing to do with Garza wanting to put trailer parks in Alviso?
I’m feeling a fix comming on!
FLY, the buzz on the street is Why has the Metro not jumped on the DA and his special treatment of his hard working boys?
The Village Black Smith
Jordan Eldridge Apr 24, 2013 @ 12:47 pm
First of all, there is nothing to back this article up. Second, this is horrible journalism.
Instead of writing “gossip” pieces, why don’t you write about facts that you can back up.
You seriously think that Rosen wouldn’t prosecute Chavez for trying to bribe him if this is true?
Come on people! Get real
If my memory serves me correctly Apr 24, 2013 @ 12:56 pm
Isn’t this the same column that broke the news of Gonzales’ affair with Gisele (he married her) and the same publication that broke news of Shirakawa’s felonies (he’s goin’ to jail). If I were a betting man, like Shirakawa, I’d wager that this is reliable information. It makes perfect sense that Cindy would try and preserve her pocket vote on the board and would not hesitate to pull out a political threat. So the report is entirely consistent with the pattern of activity.
And don’t think that the government lawyers’ efforts to stir up a lot of hay about the administrative leave pay Rosen gave a few of his managers. That seems like an attempt to put Rosen in check before he nails more corrupt SBLC-aligned pols.
Attack the messenger rather than address the subject. Good strategy for Chavez and her supporters, since she runs from the public and won’t grant interviews.
Every hairdresser in San Jose knew all about Ron Gonzalez and his then girl friend literally for month before the story “broke”, just when needed…
And Mr. Shirakawa showed his stripes well before his first posting… A man pays his child support, people who don’t, especially when very gainfully employed, should never be considered for public office.
But due to his father’s stellar reputation, enhanced by his sudden death, the son was swept into the Seat. It was wrong to attribute the virtues of the father to the son based merely on a family relationship.
What makes SJI feel that choosing as the new Supervisor the daughter of this flawed son’s predecessor makes any sense? I know why Cindy Chavez did not challenge Mr. Shirakawa for the Seat in 2012, what is more interesting is why no one else did, he ran unopposed…
Lot of wags out there but few leaders, apparently…
I’m first interested in how all this very detailed, and highly speculative, information was obtained?
Are the waiters at PF Chang really that attentive? I don’t think so, I’ve dined there…
As for the words “pressure”, “lobby” and “influence”… They only appear to be suspicious in retrospect, with current knowledge. The inference being that the subject of the smear already had this knowledge, which is a huge stretch (we call that a hole) in logic. Something the writers of hit pieces rely on…
The fact that Cindy Chavez, Ben Field, Jeff Smith, or the Ghost of Mother Teresa appealed to the DA, and vocally supported Mr. Shirakawa or opposed a local prosecution which they believed might tend to divide the political realm is only “suspicious” after the Confession, not before.
I’m sure the list of folks that advised, even helped and assisted the DA to prosecute Mr. Shirakawa is quite a bit longer. I could have easily, and happily, been in this group…
Is that free expression of our Right to Speech also “suspicious”, potentially corrupt…?
Of course not, the DA is an elected official, not the Pope, you can actually tell him how you feel…
Now, if you offer him a couple nights at the condo in Lake Tahoe, you might have a problem…
But pointing out political realities, as you see them, and asking pointed questions, is what people in politics do for a living…
There are plenty of folks who might need cover from the fallout of Mr. Shirakawa’s misdeeds, most through no fault, other than trust, of their own. I don’t see anyone mentioned in this article who is among them…
Ya’ll be good… But I’d keep that day job… At least until graduation…
I read the Mercury news today,a 4 minute read. After a round of golf at Boulder Creek Country Club, The subject was “Whos on First”! What’s on second!
A perfect discription of the politics of Our Village of Heart’s delight!
Who let the Dogs Out Arff Arff!
Where is all this going, You may ask!
I have been active in community since Janet Grey Hayes, and Hank Lopez. Hank and I were sidekicks in the first grade. Joined the Navy and upon our dicharge, he chose to go into public Service. I went into manufactuering. I sat on his boards, and began to see the way politics sucked the life blood of any funds that were destined to help Hank in his commitment to our community.
I made it my life’s work to document the apathy of those that pledge to help our community, as elected officials.
It sickens me to understand that those that could help didn’t, those that could expose the neglet in their publications didn’t!
When my dear friend Hank lopez passed away, I was left to go into the mouth of the Lion. What I found was a world of greed, favoritisum,& Nepotisum. The children of the Eastside, did not have a champion. Then, there appeared a woman named Micaela Fregosa, It was she that changed the Sal Si Puedes area.
The EPA Came in and remains. No one took on the poverty, isolation,& 3rd world conditions, yes Right next door to the MHC.
This is but the tip of the horrific iceberg, that has been created by the lines drawn by the politics of San Jose.
Of the 14 million given to the MayFair Initiative, lead by an Alvarado, none was spent to test children with High Blood Leads , until I personly called the Hewlet director and read her the riot act. The out reach person, was told to put the Blood Lead Issues on the back burner.
I will close this rant, by saying that , Metro published, the MHC whacking me, after I called for audits of the festivals where there was a lot of cash floating around..
Initially it was I that brought the Mariachi festival to the MHC in 1991. It did not take long for Blanca and the GI Fourm to include it into the 2 other cash COWS, 5 de mayo and the 16 of September. Life was good for those that had the political control.
Hank is guiding my fingers as I unwind the past on my key board.
My dear friend, Leonard McKay always told me , Chronical what you know and understand, then hide it well! There are thousands of reflection that have been shared with others. I am not the champion, only The Village Black Smith, shaping my future, on my Anvil one Strike at a time!
Lily Sereno Apr 24, 2013 @ 11:42 am
Nice to see the pension pimps, the paid political consultants and the deluded marching in lockstep, staying on message and posting under all their various online pseudonyms.
They all chime in unison how bad the journalism is. An outrage!
Looks like SJI struck a nerve and some interesting information is coming to light. Cindy Chavez and Ben Field didn’t return calls or cooperate, so they don’t have much of a leg to stand on if they think they were treated unfairly. If they are truly interested in good journalism, they’d call reporters back, cooperate with information requests, make themselves available for interviews. They obviously don’t consider SJI worth their while … but then get their knickers in a twist when the outcome isn’t what they felt they deserved.
If Cindy thinks the conversation was mischaracterized, then let her allow herself to be questioned and provide supporting documents. Otherwise, the record stands.
Bottom line: Chavez stood behind Shirakawa all the way. She didn’t care if he was breaking the law and would have been happy to have him continue in office, gambling and stealing taxpayer money and championing anti-obesity, tobacco and voter reg gifts of public money to WPUSA.
Chavez is Shirakawa in a pants suit, without a turtleneck. She doesn’t gamble in a casino. She gambles with public money, on a Grand Prix race, on a new city hall, on coming up with future operating budgets for neighborhood parks and community centers. She gambles that her behind-the-scenes dealmaking will not be exposed. That she can buy enough robocalls and Facebook adds to buy the election.
The fact is, unless Chavez distances herself from convicted criminal Shirakawa and Gregory, and from FPPC-noncompiant, MACSA pension fund theft negligent Xavier Campos, she is an accomplice to their crimes.
The board of supervisors needs integrity to clean up this mess. Is the recipient of numerous questionable county grants the right one to look after the public’s interests?
Have at it unionistsas.
Oh Boy you said it all right there!
If my memory serves me correctly Apr 24, 2013 @ 11:55 am
Why else would Chavez and Field lunch with Rosen in January 2013? Not exactly campaign donation season. Were they there to discuss gangs or improving public safety?
This was the heat of the Shirakawa investigation. Seems pretty obvious why the lunch meeting was called.
Doesn’t take a genius…
If your memory serves you well…
In fact in early 2013 many people were talking to many others about Mr. Shirakawa’s fate, newspapers, columnists and a slew of resentful old warriors where shaking the bushes all around George Shirakawa. And not without good reason, even without the campaign contribution fraud and related offenses, he was out of his depth from day one and it was a matter of open speculation whether or not the SCCDA would act. And this was all based on what was “known” then and frankly what was then being discussed was ample ammo in an election, like the one that didn’t happen the year before, but not really rising to level of “corruption”, no quid pro quo, no smoking gun, as they say… Yet.
And in fact it wasn’t until investigators uncovered the blatant and very large diversion of “campaign” contributions to a private bank account and then discovered the multiple forgeries of the signatures on campaign documents covering every election excepting his very first one, that it was clear that they were not just dealing with a kid who owed the cafeteria a big bill and his homework was always late.
But to infer that these contacts were motivated by anything other than a genuine concern for politics, and the real-life people involved in it, is the purest Yellow Journalism, and totally lacking in any evidentiary support.
And after all, if the DA felt he was being unduly pressured both the Law and his Office provide him with the opportunity to respond in a transparent manner, he swears out complaint, begins an investigation, wears a wire, draws out the blackmailer and he brings charges…
But since this article is so obviously irresponsible, and, as I’m told on good authority (and since all his actions to date support that telling, I accept it) the DA has an well deserved reputation for being both intelligent and prudent, thus he could not be the direct source for this… Writing…
But if it sells one online ad or changes one vote, we’ll run it…
Ya’ll be good… Okay…, I hear ya, but at least try…
I don’t understand why this article has gotten so many, so hot and bothered.
Did Chavez really believe that Rosen would care about not being viewed favorably in Shirakawa’s district? Remember he would be the sitting DA, and that’s a County-wide post. Remember too that was in January. That was before the time card scandal.
When you get right down to it, Chavez and Ben Field are pretty much doing what you expect people in those sorts of positions to do. Lobby politicians. And when you get right down to it, people would be disappointed if Chavez didn’t get down and dirty. She is not one of those people that you’d mistake for warm and fuzzy.
What I’m more concerned about is Jeff Smith. People in his position should not be as political as he’s been. Now he’s got Rosen in a headlock over time cards. That of course is to keep Rosen at bay over the way Smith’s financial people do business.
The Village Black Smith Apr 25, 2013 @ 7:29 am
Here is an after thought, to the Fly’s including, Al Garza, Terry Gregory, and George Shirakawa, what no Gonzo. These small time nuckle heads, were put in to the mix as pure “Shark Bait”.
Why it is mentioned now, is to be determined. I seem to recall that Garza was wanting to turn Alviso into a trailer park community. OH NO!!!!!
There is no mention of Theresa Alvarado, Patrica Roach, David Wall.
Here we go again folks. Fly, where’s the dirt on Theresa, Patrica, David.
It seems so obviously pathetic, to get the troups ranting about negatives when there are plenty of people that could be an important part of the Board of Supervisors in a positive way!
Standing where I am, at my Anvil, am I the only one that sees the railroad job accomming down the usual worn out tracks?
The institutionalized politics still prevails, across our Valley of Heart’s Delight.
Patricia has always been in the game. This could be her moment. Sure beats the chosen two, we have been served up.
Got Salsa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Newman Apr 25, 2013 @ 11:20 am
“‘It wasn’t very subtle,’ says a source familiar with the conversation.” How many people do you think were at this lunch? Obviously this story (If it happened at all) comes directly from Jeff Rosen and is an attempt to get himself off the front page of the Merc and try and restore what image he has left. THINK People!!!
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5412
|
__label__cc
| 0.735835
| 0.264165
|
Assignment of Address Classes in the IP Version Four (IPV4) Specifications
Origins of Internet Protocol Version Four Addresses
The origins of the current implementation of the Internet Protocol (IP Version 4 or IPV4) and its associated classes of IP addressing can be traced to RFC 791: Internet Protocol (September 1981). As originally envisioned, these IP addresses were to be of fixed, 32-bit (4 Octets) length comprised of a Network Number and a Local Address or Host Number. The resulting range of addresses were then divided into three broad groupings or “Classes”, each based upon the bit values within the first octet:
Class A – high order bit is “0”, the remaining 7 bits are the network, and the last 24 bits are the host
Class B – high order two bits are “10”, the remaining 14 bits are the network, and the last 16 bits are the host
Class C – high order three bits are “110”, the remaining 21 bits are the network, and the last 8 bits are the host
*Note: There are two additional classes of IPV4 addressing, know as Class D & E that were specified in subsequent RFC’s. These additional classes were intended for highly specialized functions and are identified as follows:
Class D – high order four bits are “1110”, the remaining 20 bits identify the Multicast group
Class E – high order five bits are “11110”, the remaining bits are reserved for experimental use
These two specialized classes of address are outside the scope of this article and will be addressed in a later Technical Compendium article.
The Roll of Masking in Determining Address Class
Implied within RFC 791, was the concept of “Masking”, be used by Routers and Hosts. The masks were defined as follows:
Class A mask = 255.0.0.0
Class B mask = 255.255.0.0
Class C mask = 255.255.255.0
*Note: These three original masks are often to as “Class A, B, C” or “Default” subnet masks. Details regarding the rolls of subnet masking are covered in the Technical Compendium articles “IP Address Construction: Dotted Decimal Notation, Subnet Masking, Creating Subnets, Special Subnet Masks and VLSM – Variable Length Subnet Masking”.
These masks were applied by default based on the value of the leading bits in the IP address. If an address started with a binary 0, then stations assumed Class A masking. The starting bits 10 indicated Class B, and 110 indicated Class C. Consequently, the class of addressing masking being used could be determined by looking at the first octet in the address as shown below:
Class A starts with 0 and ends with 0111 1111, hence the smallest value in the first octet is decimal 0 and the largest value is 127 yielding a potential range of 0-127.
Class B starts with 10 and ends with 1011 1111, hence the smallest value in the first octet is decimal 128 and the largest value is 191 yielding a potential range of 128-191.
Class C starts with 110 and ends with 1101 1111, hence the smallest value in the first octet is decimal 192 and the largest value is 223 yielding a potential range of 192-223.
Class D (Reserved Multicast) starts with 1110 and ends with 1110 1111, hence the smallest value in the first octet is decimal 224 and the largest value is 239 yielding a potential range of 224-239.
Class E (reserved Experimental) starts with 1111 and ends with 1111 1111, hence the smallest value in the first octet is decimal 240 and the largest value is 255 yielding a potential range of 240-255.
Some practical Examples of IP addressing –
A station with address 10.2.3.4 would be an example of a Class A address. The default mask for this station would be 255.0.0.0. The network identifier would be 10.0.0.0 (after applying the mask to the address) and the Host identifier would therefore be 2.3.4.
A station with address 140.6.15.3 would be an example of a Class B address. The default mask for this station would be 255.255.0.0. The network identifier would be 140.6.0.0 (after applying the mask to the address) and the Host identifier would therefore be 15.3.
A station with address 200.6.29.8 would be an example of a Class C address. The default mask for this station would be 255.255.255.0. The network identifier would be 200.6.29.0 (after applying the mask to the address) and the Host identifier would therefore be 8.
Determining The Number of Networks and Hosts in Each Class
Notice that this division of addressing into these three classes allows for the following potential number of addresses:
8 bits in the Network part, 24 bits in the Host part
2^8 or 128 possible values in the Network part and 2^24 or 16777216 possible values in the Host part
16 bits in the Network part, 16 bits in the Host par
2^16 or 65536 possible values in the Network part and 2^16 or 65536 possible values in the Host part
24 bits in the Network part, 8 bits in the Host part
2^24 or 16777216 possible values in the network part and 256 values in the node part.
(Now, before you do the math on your own, let’s work through the actual number of networks and hosts or nodes in each address class. First of all, realize that the number of values in a field is determined by raising the number2 to the exponential power determined by the number of bits in the field. Consequently we find:
2, raised to the 24th power: 224 = 16777216
2, raised to the 16th power: 216 = 65536
2, raised to the 8th power: 28 = 256)
*Note: The above values represent a maximum theoretical number of Network and Host addresses. AS we are about to examine, there are a number of factors that directly effect the true number of available addresses.
Factors Affecting Availible Address Values
As previously mentioned, there are a number of factors that have an in pact upon the available number of Network and Host addresses actually available within each address class:
1. Overlapping Bit Values: Foremost among these is the simple fact that bit values used for one class may NOT be used for the subsequent class(es):
Recall that for a Class A Network address, the Network identifier is 8 bits, however the first bit must always be zero, so that leaves only 7 bits to differentiate, so there are 2^7=128 possible class A Networks.
For a Class B Network address, the Network identifier is 16 bits, but the first two must be 10, so that leaves only 14 bits to differentiate, so there are 2^14=16384 possible Class B Networks.
For a Class C Network address, the Network Identifier is 24 bits, however, the first three must be 110, leaving only 21 bits to differentiate, so there are 2^21= 2,097,152 possible Class C Network addresses.
2. Reserved Broadcast Numbers: Additionally, there are two values in each set that will not be available. When the network or node portion of an IP address is set to all “1”s (ie, decimal 255 or hex FF) it indicates that this is a broadcast destination. There is also an older form of the broadcast address, from the UNIX environment, that used all “0”s. Although this form is considered obsolete it still may exist in some sites.
*Note: If you encounter a station that is still using zero’s as a broadcast address you should reconfigure it (after you confirm that it really isn’t being used by some alien system!).
Also, within the UNIX environment the configuration of a station includes specification of the correct broadcast address to use. A UNIX administrator might type “ifconfig broadcast 140.6.255.255” to specify the broadcast address for station 140.6.10.12. Other environments may allow only the use of the default values or may offer other ways of configuring the broadcast address.
Therefore, for each range of values, you must subtract 2 to arrive at the number of potential values that are available.
Summary of Actual Network and Host Values
All of this math can get more than a bit confusing, so the following chart summarizes the results of all of the mathematical manipulations and lists the available Network and Host addresses for each of the IPV4 Classes of Addressing:
Address Class Range Leading Bits Implied Mask / Host Bits / Hosts
Class A 000 – 127 0000 0000 – 0111 1111 255.XXX.XXX.XXX
0/127 Reserved, 126 Networks Possible
16,711,680 Hosts Possible
Class B 128 – 191 1000 0000 – 1011 1111 255.255.XXX.XXX
16,382 Networks Possible
65,536 Hosts Possible
Class C 192 – 223 1100 0000 – 1101 1111 255.255.255.XXX
2,097,150 Networks Possible
0/255 reserved, 254 Hosts Possible
Class D 224 – 239 1110 0000 – 1110 1111 Reserved Network Multicast
Class E 240 – 247 1111 0000 – 1111 0111 Reserved For Experimental
Additional Related Topics:
There are a number of topics that are directly related to the material contained within this article. The following is a partial listing of some related topics:
1. Technical Compendium articles:
IP Address Construction: Dotted Decimal Notation
Special Subnet Masks
VLSM – Variable Length Subnet Masking”.
2. Request For Comments (RFC’s):
RFC 791: Internet Protocol (September 1981)
RFC 917: Internet Subnets (October 1984)
RFC 940: Toward an Internet Standard Scheme for Subnetting (April 1985)
RFC 950: Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure (Aug 1985)
RFC 1219: On the Assignment of Subnet Numbers (April 1991)
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5414
|
__label__cc
| 0.714567
| 0.285433
|
BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE - THE BIGGEST BATMOBILE MODEL EVER?
IS THE UPCOMING 1:6 SCALE 2016 RELEASE from Hot Toys the largest Batmobile miniature yet released? Could be, and when you consider that for many of us, the Batmobile in its many forms is perhaps a bigger star than the Batman himself, it looks like the ultra-tech new version will be well worth waiting for.
SMN report: The real-life movie prop is shown (above) as it appeared during the press reveal, but Hot Toys shows a remarkably similar miniature in its promo video. The Dark Knight’s deadly wheels have seen many design changes down the decades, but - like the assorted Aston Martins of James Bond - the key thing that links them all are the weird and wonderful features that help our heroes beat the bad guys.
The Batmobile in the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie is no different. And, as Hot Toys has done with previous versions of the Batmobile, this 1:6 scale replica has working lights, moving parts, and a cockpit with enough controls to out-stealth a stealth fighter. The video (top) is a teaser, but the Hot Toys model will be on sale soon.
As ever with pre-finished miniatures like this, good as they are, they still represent a challenge to the true model fan. Put the build to one side, and use them as a good basis for super detailing, ultra-real weathering, or other custom finishes. This one would look great in NASCAR markings, for example. Or maybe you could add fins and an exhaust system to turn it into a Spacemobile. The possibilities are endless, and in the Hot Toys trademark oversized 1:6 scale, the scope for making an impressive display piece is huge.
Superheroes, thrown against each other (below) by the combined whim of Hollywood suits and scriptwriters. Cool stuff, even they are a far cry from the relatively upbeat comic book originals.
"But I wanted it in blue..." Batman looks a tad dejected in this movie still (below). His wheels look cool though.
Tank-like control cabin (below) is a gift for SMN model makers who like a custom build. We could place a variation of this machine into just about any post-apocalypse scenario imaginable.
Life-size Batmobile (below) used in the movie is beautifully detailed, especially in the wheel areas.
The Batmobile (below) from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was shown to the public at a special promotional event, hosted by Warner Brothers, the studio behind the movie.
Movie still (below) shows cops holding their ground in crime-ridden streets.
Plenty more Batmobiles at SMN here.
Plenty of Hot Toys action here.
Labels: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batmobile
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR READERS
BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE - THE BIGGEST ...
NEW YEAR TEMPTATIONS - AIRFIX 2016 YEARBOOK REVEAL...
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS - GREAT IDEAS FOR MOD...
INCOMING - NEW ALBATROS B.II FROM WINGNUT WINGS
STAR WARS 'THE FORCE AWAKENS' X-WING KIT FROM REVE...
DAMES DUELING TO THE DEATH? AIRFIX RUMOURED TO BE ...
EASY EIGHT 1:35 SCALE SHERMAN TANK FROM 'BAND OF B...
HAMEX KIT SWAP TODAY
TASTY TAMIYA MAZDA TWO-SEATER ROADSTER
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5416
|
__label__cc
| 0.638426
| 0.361574
|
Insights on the connected enterprise
Modicon M580 – IIoT ready PAC
Asset Value Finder
Insight articles
Making Time for Security
By Gregory Hale, editor/founder ISSSource
Not too long ago when a young Polish boy found a hole in the network of a European tram system. He was able to get into the system, navigate his way around and then, using a television remote, he was able to switch tracks using the infrared device on the remote. The end result was four trains ended up derailed and 12 people suffered injuries.
All of that with a television remote control.
Using a simple device, the attacker was able to penetrate a network and cause damage. In today’s hectic industrial environment, manufacturers for the most part cannot rely on themselves for protection. They need to focus on making product. That is where a solid security plan where workers are educated and know what, or what not, to do, or partner with a quality provider that can work its[?] magic on keeping systems up and running.
Manufacturers need to keep the process going. Security, company leaders will say, is this “new-fangled” thing that costs money and slows down production. They really don’t see it as a business enabler that can help keep systems up and running.
“In operations management there is very little time for security,” said Andrew Kling, Director of Cybersecurity and Architecture at Schneider Electric. “But as you go higher into the organization, you’ll find they increasingly have more time. The stories tilt away from fear and toward what is the risk to my corporate reputation and what is the risk to my ability to produce my widget and make a profit. That is where they do have time to think about cybersecurity. They are thinking about plant risk and risk management.”
FUD Fading Away
Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) was all the rage 10 years ago when cybersecurity first came to light. But the chicken little, sky is falling fear mongering is going away with an intelligent approach to understanding the issue and methodically addressing it is coming to the fore.
Instead cyberattacks, internal and external, are continuing to grow. Just take a look at a recent Ponemon Institute cybersecurity research study. Fifty-three percent of respondents said they suffered at least one data breach in the past two years, while 68 percent don’t believe their organizations have the ability to remain resilient in the wake of a cyberattack. And 66 percent aren’t confident in their organization’s ability to effectively recover from an attack.
“Once senior managers are educated, they begin to look at cybersecurity, they see what is in the media, they see the risks and threats,” said Gary Williams, Schneider Electric Senior Director of Technology, Cyber Security and Communications. “They do an analysis as to whether they would be able to withstand a threat. And once they realize they don’t have a necessary skill set or the necessary hardware features to prevent an attack, they consider additional services. Because the alternative, of course, is to just disconnect.”
“…53 percent of respondents of a Ponemon Institute
cybersecurity research study said they suffered at least
one data breach past two years, while 68 percent
don’t believe their organizations have the ability to
remain resilient in the wake of a cyberattack, and
66 percent aren’t confident in their organization’s
ability to effectively recover from an attack.”
- Ponemon Institute cybersecurity research study
Case in Point
Of course disconnecting is not an answer, especially as advances in technology allow for manufacturers to achieve greater benefits. Take 3D manufacturing for instance where a growing industry area suffered a damaging blow.
A 3D additive manufacturing (AM) system fell to a cyber assault, showing how an attack and a malicious manipulation of blueprints can fatally damage production of a device or machine.
It is possible to sabotage the quality of a 3D-printed functional part, which leads to the destruction of a device, said researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), the University of South Alabama and Singapore University of Technology and Design in a paper entitled “Dr0wned.”
Researchers were able to destroy a $1,000 quadcopter UAV drone by hacking into the computer used to control the 3D printing of replacement propellers.
Once they penetrated the computer, the researchers found the propeller blueprint file and inserted defects. During flight tests, the sabotaged propeller broke apart during ascent, causing the drone to smash to the ground.
More than 100 industries, including aerospace, automotive and defense, employ additive printing processes. The AM industry accounted for $5.165 billion of revenue in 2015. On top of that, 32.5 percent of all AM-generated objects end up used as functional parts, according to a Wohlers Report.
Such an attack could cost lives, cause economic loss, disrupt industry, and threaten a country’s national security.
Security a Business Enabler
“People tend to look at safety and security from a liability perspective,” said John Boville, Market Segment Manager at Schneider Electric. “But they are missing a great deal in terms of how many days or hours of downtime follow a cyberattack and related safety incidents. You also have to look at cost of the investigation, which in some places will close lines down until a root cause is found. All of that is lost productivity, and it can add up pretty quickly.”
““It is possible to use real time accounting methods to quantify the financial impact of these incidents. We can help organizations develop cultures and implement measures to help improve safety and cybersecurity of their operations.”
That means manufacturers can focus on making product, while a third party can come in and protect the system and also help improve performance.
“It is inevitable we are seeing people moving toward a service where a third party is monitoring your system, where they can do predictive maintenance and where they can tell you when someone is logging on to your system at two in the morning, which is unusual,” Williams said. “IT will pick it up on behavioral analysis. If someone is logged onto the control room and at a site a mile away at the same time, the service will pick that up and flag it. These tools are available and they are very good for an IT environment. For OT, I don’t think IT will have the necessary skill set to keep up with the constant change in risk and threat. It is inevitable the industry is moving more toward services because it is only companies offering these services that have the resources and skill sets.”
Whether it is through a simple television remote control, or a highly sophisticated assault, attacks are growing and becoming more prevalent. That means manufacturers have to make the time for security.
For related information, click on any of the links below:
[White paper series] Preparing for the IIoT, exploring the impact.
Cybersecurity in the connected enterprise - How the new generation of IIoT-ready controllers delivers the benefits of open computing while minimizing the risk of cyber intrusion
Marathon of Security - Securing Device-by-Device Will Elevate Cyber Profile
Lesson Learned: IT-OT Convergence
New value finder tool helps you discover $$ value hidden in plant assets
I am a...* Select...Architect, Designer or EngineerBusiness ResellerConsumer/Personal UseContractorEducational InstitutionElectricianGovernment AgencyHome Office UserStudentLarge Corporation UserOriginal Equipment ManufacturerPanel BuilderRetailerService ProviderSmall to Medium Business UserSystem IntegratorWholesale Distributor
I'd like to receive news and commercial info from Schneider Electric and its affiliates via electronic communication means such as email. For more details, please read our Privacy Policy.*
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5419
|
__label__wiki
| 0.678246
| 0.678246
|
Indian Science Minister: We're Not Worthy
By Pallava Bagla Feb. 23, 2009 , 8:35 AM
NEW DELHI--In a rare confession of inadequacy, India's science minister, Kapil Sibal, told Parliament last week that India competes poorly with developed nations in science. He blamed India's "comparatively low" investment in R&D and a shortage of scientists. "India is lagging behind," he said. But India's government isn't ready to put its money where Sibal's mouth is: The next day, the finance minister submitted to Parliament an interim budget requesting $2.3 billion for civilian R&D in 2009, essentially a flat budget.
Pallava Bagla
Email Pallava
Surging cases have dashed all hope that polio might be eradicated in 2019
Exclusive: North Korea claimed to be free of HIV. But infections appear to be surging
Hong Kong researchers forge ties with mainland China even as protesters fight for autonomy
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5420
|
__label__cc
| 0.636571
| 0.363429
|
Tag Archives: cars
It was an honor this week to have my open letter to Savannah’s Mayor & City Councilmen published in the newspaper, CONNECT Savannah regarding what has been a several year battle over saving the 1929 SEABOARD Freight Station which is a stone’s throw from The Roundhouse Complex, the old Central Railroad of Georgia facility that is now an interactive museum. Nearly every historic city with reminders of the past like this, confront these battles, often losing to developers who have all of the money, legal team and in many cases, the legal right to do as they please. Savannah, however, has a protected Historic District, of which the SEABOARD building is outside of, and to be honest? This one at some level may be on the shoulders of Historic Savannah Foundation in that they haven’t much expanded the vision to include these peripheral structures but am not here to sort out the faults on that as they’re certainly weighing in on the fight. They’ve even offered up some beautiful alternative proposals to what the developer originally offered (SEE GALLERY). Cost wise the developer saw no way to have an effective property here and the plan was to demolish the building and build your standard fare, overpriced hipster apartment complex that as a genre, continue to ruin cityscapes and skylines across the world offering no connection to the surrounding neighborhoods. I will spare the reader here how my view is that this “trend” is part of The United Nation’s push through various foundations and Agenda 21 to influence politicians and planners to show preference to these sorts of structures and their developers, but I do hold that viewpoint and encourage others to read more about the subject.
All the same, it appears that through much rabble rousing from various individuals in the community, leadership alike, the developer JSR Properties, LLC (aren’t they always), has felt the pressure and has responded by promising to present a new plan to The City of Savannah that includes the building! Empty promises? We shall see! But I like to think my letter is another spiritual tip of the hat to not only the effort of saving the building, but a nod to my friend Lee Adler, founder of Historic Savannah Foundation and board member of The National Trust. He was a legend in his lifetime but also a special friend to me and although he’s no longer with us sadly, the good work must continue through individuals making efforts large and small. I know he’d be proud of everyone doing their part. My letter below with original link:
READ Original Letter Here
Open letter to Mayor and Council about the Seaboard Freight Station
Honorable Mayor DeLoach and Aldermen,
As a tour company owner and operator in Savannah, I often tell my guests that in order to truly appreciate Savannah, you have to understand that it’s not only a story of what’s here but also what’s left. It’s a war story of sorts.
We’ve lost The Mulberry Grove. We’ve lost Mary Musgrove’s Savannah Town. We’ve lost The Hermitage.
A lot has been lost. Too much to list really and lots of arguments as to why they were. Everyone’s got an angle or an agenda or a right, etc.
I don’t know much about the Seaboard building to be honest. I don’t have any romantic stories about it.
I just know that I like driving by it and then glancing at the other nearby railroad buildings of history. And while it seems a little lost sheep where it sits, it just makes sense that it’s there.
I’ve always felt a sort of satisfaction that it exists and that it speaks esthetically and historically to that side of town where so much life and commerce was oriented around it. That it was part and parcel and even central.
It’s really more monument than building at this point. It’s sacred space somehow.
To knock it down in my view is a crime even if the letters have been dotted and the T’s crossed. Albeit it isn’t The Davenport House, I do wonder in this day and age, where are those ladies or people willing to stand in front of the wrecking ball? Have we all gotten so comfortable?
I realize that leadership is often a thing where one’s hands are tied. But why is it that it seems that this developer didn’t have more vision to include it from the beginning?
No architectural class or tour will ever make a point to marvel at another blightful residential complex in our town.No tour company 100 years from now will ever race to show it to their guests. No books will boast of its architect.
In fact, in my opinion, it would be quite the opposite. It would be discussed loathingly as part of the “Atlanta” or “Charlotte” trend of building ugly condos up that tower and overshadow the nearby neighborhoods and have no connected feeling.
And that the leadership allowed a beloved structure to be sacrificed for them.
If the Seaboard is to be demolished, that might also be seen by the developers as a victory for more. More as in other buildings will meet the same fate and more will be lost.
And historians and storytellers like me will have to bemoan the leadership who didn’t fight harder to both hold the line for that loss and then push for a better vision. Your names will in effect, be tied to one of those outcomes forever in the history books.
So I say let there be development, but push for a vision that keeps a valuable member of the family.
Shannon Scott/Shannon Scott Tours
Posted in Blog | Tagged cars, commerce, condo, controversy, debate, developers, economy, freight, Georgia, hipster, historic, historic savannah foundation, historical, History, Preservation, railroad, repurpose, Savannah, Savannah Georgia, seaboard, tourism, trains, transportation
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5423
|
__label__wiki
| 0.533282
| 0.533282
|
The Woman Behind the Dress
May 24, 2018 Common Threads
Image via hypebeast.
Meghan Markle’s wedding dress was as modern and stunning as the woman behind it. Here are three things to know about Clare Waight Keller.
Waight Keller with her children (about 4-5 years ago). Image: Vogue.
1. She’s a Working Mother
Waight Keller has three children with her husband, US architect Philip Keller. "While the kids are at school, I’m flat-out at work," Waight Keller told W in 2015, "But I come home and work vanishes as soon as I hit the door. Unless there’s something really urgent and pressing, there’s so much going on here that work isn’t in my head. I think that’s what’s really grounding about having a family: You don’t let the crazy fashion world take you over."
At a Chloe and Barneys New York Event with Chloe Sevigny. Image: Pinterest.
2. She has Serious Design Cred
Waight Keller is from Birmingham, and grew up hand stitching clothes with her mum; she earned her BA and MA in fashion and fashion knitwear at Ravensbourne College of Art and Royal College of Art, respectively. After school Waight Keller moved to New York City and designed for Calvin Klein Womenswear and Purple Label at Ralph Lauren. She started work as a senior designer for Tom Ford at Gucci in 2000 London (alongside other storied talents like Christopher Bailey), five years on she stepped into her first Creative Director post at Pringle of Scotland. Her work at Pringle is credited with transforming the small Scottish knitwear company into a modern and globally sought label.
In 2011 Waight Keller took Creative Director reigns at Chloe (following the likes of Phoebe Philo, Stella McCartney, Karl Lagerfeld and Gaby Aghion, the house’s founder); during her tenure she was widely praised for making the brand more approachable and profitable. By the time she left, Chloe was the most profitable brand at Richemont with an estimated 400 pounds in sales the year she resigned.
Taking a bow at Givenchy. Image: footwearnews.
Meghan Markle in her Royal Wedding Dress. Image: Getty.
Her most famous design yet: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Duchess in Waight Keller's design for Givenchy). Image: Getty.
3. She's a Trailblazer
Last year Waight Keller was appointed the first female artistic director of Givenchy. The label said they chose her due to her compelling vision, commitment to leadership and ability to break the rules. “She’s a very interesting balance between magic and logic, and I’m personally very, very excited to have her on board," says Givenchy CEO Philippe Fortunato. Her first collections for Givenchy have been well received, translating the 70’s aesthetic she mastered at Chloe into the world of Givenchy effectively.
She managed to do all of this while secretly designing Megan Markle’s wedding dress (her husband and family didn’t even know). We cannot wait to see what's next.
Tags Clare Waight Keller, Royal Wedding, Givenchy, Megan Markle, Prince Harry, Chloe, Harpers Bazaar, Vogue Magazine, Common Threads Denver, Common Threads Boulder, French Design, British Design, Tom Ford, Gucci, Pringle of Scotland
Lessons in Contrast From Tulum
March 22, 2018 Common Threads
Freida Kahlo; Image courtesy of Vogue.com.
Ours is a life of contrast: male and female, east and west, yin and yang. But the pitter-pat of daily routine (excluding time logged on social-media or watching news outlets) can melt distinctions into a muddy milieu of same, and I forget that beauty (and dare I say style) lay in contrast.
I was reminded of this in Tulum—a place where the blazing sun beats your back and cool cenotes await, where Mayan tradition abuts a thriving tourist industry, and idyllic neighborhoods are patrolled by police with military weaponry. The peoples’ dress seemed to celebrate this duality: cut-offs with silk blouses in rich colors, stacks of beads, and Havianas; traditional peasant dresses with Louboutin espadrilles; sequined beach shorts and sun-kissed faces, bare except for a swipe of red lipstick. Think Frieda Kahlo meets Jerry Hall.
Jerry Hall in the 1970's. Image courtesy of Vanity Fair Magazine.
Taking note, we can all up the ante of personal style by mixing distinct, contrasting pieces that don’t belong together in an orthodox sense (I call this philosophy Anti-Stitch-Fix). Consider pairing a military jacket with virgin-white frills and Yeezy sneaks, or accessorizing slim suiting with rustic wooden beads, colorful woven bracelets, a tee shirt, and flip-flops (search Street Style at Vogue or Harper's Bazaar online for inspiration and rough guides to DIY). Starting in your closet, go boldly in the direction of duality, and embrace the mystery of contrast.
Street sign in Tulum, Mexico. Image courtesy of Luciann Lajoie.
You can shop elements for this way of dressing at Common Threads Boulder and Denver.
Tags Tulum, Mexico, Freida Kahlo, Jerry Hall, Mayan, Yeezy, Louboutin, tee shirt, flip flops, yin and yang, Common Threads Denver, Common Threads Boulder, Street Style, Vogue Magazine, Harpers Bazaar, DIY, contrast
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5426
|
__label__cc
| 0.567048
| 0.432952
|
Two Books Offer Takes On Socionomics
2010, Article, Research, Socionomic Theory, The Socionomist
Originally published in the July 2010 Socionomist
Two books discussing socionomics have just hit the scene. One offers a friendly and accessible presentation of the nascent science, the other a proposal to retool governments’ regulatory approach according to socionomic precepts.
Both authors, John Casti and Constantin Malik, are respected academics with business experience. They are also longtime friends of the Institute. We’re delighted to give Socionomist readers a look inside their works.
First, John Casti’s Mood Matters: From Rising Skirt Lengths to the Collapse of World Powers: The book is a thorough introduction to socionomics, yet Casti conveys the subject in an accessible, informal style.
Mood Matters addresses all of the questions central to socionomics: What is mood? How does social causality work? Why are stock markets such reliable sociometers? And so on.
The author also echoes many of Prechter’s and Kendall’s expositions of social mood’s connections to music, movies, sports and other cultural phenomena.
Casti delivers several amusing anecdotes and references. Here, for example, is his explanation of The New Yorker’s HW (Hot Waitress) Index:
When mood is positive and the birds are singing, extremely attractive young people of both sexes are in great demand for selling everything from exotic cars to premium brand toothpicks. This leaves the more mundane jobs like waiting tables to the genetically less well endowed. But once mood turns down [so does the economy and], all bets are off.
The book is also quite serious. The “Collapsing World Powers” in the title refers to the socionomic prediction of the fates likely to befall the European Union, the United States and others, should mood continue to trend toward the negative.
Tucked into Casti’s discussion of Millennium waves is this nugget:
Just as hurricanes come around in a predictable cycle, even though specific timing, landfall locations, and intensities of these storms are a matter of probabilities, not certainties, the social mood of a population also rises and falls in accordance with a pattern that is every bit as predictable—and unpredictable—as the vagaries of hurricanes. Both are law-like phenomena, one governed by the laws of nature, the other governed by the laws of human nature. And to complain about either or to imagine you can somehow escape these laws is about as useful as complaining about the sun rising in the east and setting in the west each day. Maybe one day the solar pattern will be reversed. And maybe one day basic human nature will change, too. But neither one is the way to bet.
As you can see, John Casti brings an engaging new voice to the topic. Bink’s Books (Vol. 21, Issue 1) notes:
Why should you read this book? For the excitement of seeing a new field born before your eyes. For the challenge explicitly posed by the detailed research agenda Casti proposes to further explore these ideas. … Mood Matters can and should change the world; for its readers, it will surely do so.
We recommend Casti’s book for any fan of socionomics. For newbies, we recommend it as a companion to Robert Prechter’s Socionomics book set.
♦ Mood Matters
♦ Socionomics book set
Constantin Malik’s Ahead of Change: How Crowd Psychology and Cybernetics Transform the Way We Govern: Malik’s tome is shorter than Casti’s (Malik’s is well under 200 pages; Casti’s just over) but a more challenging read.
Ahead of Change is built on this premise: The laws that presently govern society are reactive; they trail social mood changes. Ideally, society should be able to anticipate these developments and craft legislation proactively. Malik does argue that for governments to do so is virtually impossible given contemporary legal structures and political systems, and we agree. Therefore, he suggests a fundamental revolution in the way society governs and makes laws.
The tools Malik advocates to accomplish his proposed revolution are (1) management cybernetics—the study of the effective organization and functioning of complex and dynamic systems—and (2) socionomics. Much of Malik’s slender volume is given first to a discussion of crowd phenomena and then to a well-rounded explanation of socionomics, fractals, Fibonacci numbers and Elliott wave theory.
Malik lists roadblocks to overturning the current legislative system, among them lobbying by special interest groups and leaders’ focus on satisfying constituents’ short-term demands. His potential solutions include finding a mechanism to allow legislatures to focus solely on revising existing laws and preparing new ones without remaining yoked to the whims of the herd, and creating a staff of socionomists to advise legislatures:
I believe representatives should have a basic understanding of socionomics. They should know what it is, how it works, what it can do and especially also what it cannot do. … Among the administrative lookout staff need to be experts in socionomics. They need to understand the crowd psychological mechanisms on which it is founded; they need to understand Fibonacci mathematics and fractal geometry. I believe this is indispensable for the right kind of information to be gathered and for it to be interpreted correctly.
Malik is savvy enough to realize that today’s societies have miles to go before they embrace socionomics and his recommendation for change.
The ideas … might be called “utopian” by some, but it is my conviction that they point in the direction that we must follow if progress is to be achieved.
As we have pointed out, governments are notorious laggers when it comes to social mood. They are, simply, the last to act. Bureaucratic bodies are as buffeted by mood as are other groups, but legislative decision-making processes are lengthy and complex, and then when ruling bodies finally do make a decision, marshalling resources takes yet more time. This is one reason wars are typically launched after lows instead of astraddle them, for example. We deeply admire Malik’s goals. Whether or not governmental change is possible, the book is a provocative read and we strongly recommend it for anyone interested in public policy.
♦ Ahead of Change ■
John Casti is a prolific writer and editor with award-winning textbooks, technical monographs and science books to his credit. He is a research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Laxenburg, Austria and heads an initiative for the study Extreme Events in Human Society. Casti cofounded The Kenos Circle, a Vienna-based society devoted to exploration of the future.
Constantin Malik is secretary of the board for Malik Management, a management consulting firm in St. Gallen, Switzerland. He holds a master’s degree in law and a doctoral degree in psychology, and is an expert in management cybernetics. A steadfast supporter of socionomics, Malik was among the first to teach a college course on the subject at the University of Klagenfurt in Austria.
The Socionomist is a monthly online magazine designed to help readers see and capitalize on the waves of social mood that contantly occur throughout the world. It is published by the Socionomics Institute, Robert R. Prechter, president; Matt Lampert, editor-in-chief; Alyssa Hayden, editor; Alan Hall and Chuck Thompson, staff writers; Dave Allman and Pete Kendall, editorial direction; Chuck Thompson, production; Ben Hall, proofreader.
For subscription matters, contact Customer Care: Call 770-536-0309 (internationally) or 800-336-1618 (within the U.S.). Or email customercare@socionomics.net.
We are always interested in guest submissions. Please email manuscripts and proposals to Chuck Thompson via institute@socionomics.net. Mailing address: P.O. Box 1618, Gainesville, Georgia, 30503, U.S.A. Phone 770-536-0309. Please consult the submission guidelines located at http://www.socionomics.net/PDF/Socionomist_Submission_Guidelines.pdf.
For our latest offerings: Visit our website, www.socionomics.net, listing BOOKS, DVDs and more.
Correspondence is welcome, but volume of mail often precludes a reply. Whether it is a general inquiry, socionomics commentary or a research idea, you can email us at institute@socionomics.net.
Most economists, historians and sociologists presume that events determine society’s mood. But socionomics hypothesizes the opposite: that social mood regulates the character of social events. The events of history—such as investment booms and busts, political events, macroeconomic trends and even peace and war—are the products of a naturally occurring pattern of social-mood fluctuation. Such events, therefore, are not randomly distributed, as is commonly believed, but are in fact probabilistically predictable. Socionomics also posits that the stock market is the best available meter of a society’s aggregate mood, that news is irrelevant to social mood, and that financial and economic decision-making are fundamentally different in that financial decisions are motivated by the herding impulse while economic choices are guided by supply and demand. For more information about socionomic theory, see (1) the text, The Wave Principle of Human Social Behavior © 1999, by Robert Prechter; (2) the introductory documentary History's Hidden Engine; (3) the video Toward a New Science of Social Prediction, Prechter’s 2004 speech before the London School of Economics in which he presents evidence to support his socionomic hypothesis; and (4) the Socionomics Institute’s website, www.socionomics.net. At no time will the Socionomics Institute make specific recommendations about a course of action for any specific person, and at no time may a reader, caller or viewer be justified in inferring that any such advice is intended.
All contents copyright © 2019 Socionomics Institute. All rights reserved. Feel free to quote, cite or review, giving full credit. Typos and other such errors may be corrected after initial posting.
Tags Book Review Constantin Malik John Casti Social Mood
Q&A: Matt Lampert on Socionomics:
“The Light Bulb Lit Up”
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5427
|
__label__cc
| 0.657865
| 0.342135
|
Things To Do in Sonoma
BiteClub
Sonoma Restaurants
Wine & Wineries
Sonoma Guide
Play Petaluma
Top 100 Wines
100 Best Wines of Sonoma 2017
Chart: 100 Best Wines of Sonoma
Copyright © 2017 Sonoma Magazine, Sonoma Media Investments
8 Sonoma Wineries Where You Can Spend
Eat + Drink, What's New in Sonoma County
8 Sonoma Wineries Where You Can Spend the Night
by Dana Rebmann
DeLorimier Winery, Geyserville: Located in Alexander Valley, minutes from downtown Geyserville, DeLorimier Winery has a guest house and two suites for those who would like to stay here. The guest house features three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, as well as a full kitchen and outside deck with a barbecue grill. Both suites come with king size beds, outdoor patios, along with a refrigerator and microwave. All of the accommodations are surrounded by 17 acres of estate vineyards. There’s a long list of amenities including free Wi-Fi, a bottle of wine upon arrival, and permission to pick from the property’s many fruit trees. (Courtesy photo)
A stay at DeLorimier Winery includes free tastings at ten Wilson Artisan Wineries. In addition to DeLorimier, that includes wineries like Matrix, Jaxon Keys, and Rockpile Vineyards. Prices can vary depending on season and availability; guest house rates range from $499 to $699 per night; suites range from $225 to $375 per night. (Wine Club members at any Wilson Artisan Wineries receive a 20 percent discount. Two night minimum on Friday and Saturday nights; prices do not include taxes and fees.) 2001 Highway 128, (800) 546-7718, delorimierwinery.com. (Courtesy Photo)
A guest bedroom at DeLorimier Winery in Alexander Valley. (Courtesy photo)
The patio at DeLorimier Winery in Alexander Valley. (Courtesy photo)
Jordan Vineyard & Winery, Healdsburg: If you join Jordan Estate Rewards, you can start earning points that can be applied toward a stay at the winery. Once you’re a Gold Member (which requires a minimum spending of $2500 with the winery) you can reserve accommodations. (Courtesy photo)
Along with three French-inspired suites, the Wildwood Guest Cottage at Jordan Winery features two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a full kitchen. All stays come with a private tour and tasting with food pairings. Transportation to and from Healdsburg for dinner is also included. Complimentary breakfast consists of homemade pastries and jam, yogurt, fruit, and coffee or tea. Rates range from $50 to $100, plus 5,000 to 10,000 reward points per night. 1474 Alexander Valley Road, (800) 654-1213, jordanwinery.com
Guest bedroom at Jordan Winery in Healdsburg. (Courtesy photo)
Reeve Wines, Healdsburg: With four bedrooms and three bathrooms, the Reeve Wines Villa can sleep eight adults. Along with views of Dry Creek Valley, the villa features a pool, hot tub, and mini wine cave, and the house is powered by solar energy. All villa guests receive complimentary tastings. (Appointments must be made in advance.) Reeve does not offer property tours, but guests are welcome to walk through the garden and check out the resident farm animals.
Rates at Reeve Wines range from $1200 to $2200 per night depending on the day of week and season. Prices do not include taxes and a $450 cleaning fee. (Wine Club members receive a fluctuating discount. Three night minimum stay; four night minimum stay during holiday periods.) 4551 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, (707) 235-6345, reevewines.com.
Mazzocco Sonoma, Healdsburg: The Briar Cottage at Mazzocco Sonoma features one king bedroom, and two bedrooms with a queen bed. In addition to a full kitchen and outdoor patio, there’s Bocce ball and horseshoes to keep guests entertained. The cottage is walking distance to the tasting room, and just like DeLorimier, every stay includes complimentary tastings at Wilson Artisan Wineries. (Courtesy photo)
Rates at Mazzocco Sonoma Winery vary from $699 to $1,100 per night, depending on day of week and time of year. (Wine Club members at any Wilson Artisan Wineries receive a 20 percent discount. Two night minimum on Friday and Saturday nights; prices do not include taxes and fees.)
Pezzi King, Healdsburg: Set on a private estate, less than a 5-minute drive from Healdsburg Plaza, the Pezzi King Estate Guest House and Suites can host a crowd. It features four king bedrooms, four bathrooms and one half-bath, in addition to a full kitchen. Guests can enjoy vineyard views as they soak in the hot tub. Same wine tasting perks as Mazzocco Sonoma and DeLorimier apply; every stay includes complimentary tastings at Wilson Artisan Wineries. Rates vary from $699 to $1,100 per night, depending on day of week and time of year. (Wine Club members at any Wilson Artisan Wineries receive a 20 percent discount. Two night minimum on Friday and Saturday nights; prices do not include taxes and fees.) 412 Hudson Street, (866) 473-4309, pezziking.com
Enriquez Estate Wines, Forestville: An old milk barn has found new life as a wine country retreat at Enriquez Estate Wines in Forestville. The cottage has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a full kitchen, and patio with vineyard views. Every stay comes with a complimentary wine tasting. (Appointments must be made in advance.) Rates range from $150 to $450 per night depending on the season and demand. There is a two-night minimum. 5960 Eastside Rd, Forestville, (707) 347-9719, enriquezwines.com
Every stay at at Enriquez Estate Wines in Forestville comes with a complimentary wine tasting. Appointments must be made in advance. (Courtesy photo)
Tara Bella Winery & Vineyards, Santa Rosa: “The B” at Tara Bella is located above the winery’s barrel room and tasting area. The suite offers a king bed, refrigerator, and microwave, and there’s an outdoor kitchen with grill. The balcony suite comes with vineyard views. Rate is $225 per night, with a two-night minimum. (Wine Club members pay $180 per night.) 3701 Viking Road, Santa Rosa, (707) 544-9049, tarabellawinery.com (Courtesy photo)
View from the balcony suite at Tara Bella Winery & Vineyards in Santa Rosa. (Courtesy photo)
In wine country, there’s certainly no shortage of extraordinary places to rest your head. From local hotels and inns with perks like Japanese-inspired rooms with deep soaking tubs to luxury resorts with lawn butlers that put together the perfect picnic, choosing where to make your home away from home can sometimes be a tough decision. But if you dream of snoozing in the very thick of wine country hospitality, there’s no better place to wake up than at a winery. An added perk: you can sample wines, even take a nap afterwards, sans worries about who will be the designated driver. If this sounds like a dream come true, click through the above gallery for eight local wineries where you can spend the night.
Looking for great Sonoma Magazine content in your inbox? Subscribe here
Sonoma Mountain Winery Offers Back-To-The-Land Tasting Experience and Stunning Views
Tags: Sonoma County tasting rooms, Sonoma County wineries, sonoma county wineries where you can spend the night, sonoma tasting rooms, Sonoma wineries, things to do in sonoma, wine tasting, wineries where you can spend the night
Best Sonoma Wineries and Tasting Rooms, According to Yelp
10 Kid-Friendly Wineries in Sonoma & Napa
Best Sonoma Hikes: 8 Trails with Spectacular Endings
20 Things to Do by The Russian River
Best Summer Ever: 40 Things to Do in Sonoma County July Through September
Love to shop? Sign up for Retail Therapy’s newsletter
Be the first to know where to eat and drink!
Subscribe to Sonoma Magazine
Top Sonoma County Spots for Your Morning Coffee
Start your day the right way at these local coffee shops and cafes.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5431
|
__label__cc
| 0.569852
| 0.430148
|
B.C. launches skills ‘re-engineering’
B.C. government has unveiled its plan to redirect post-secondary funds and student aid to jobs in demand
Justin Akinclose
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has unveiled its plan to match up skills training with emerging jobs in resource development, by redirecting post-secondary funding and financial aid toward occupations in demand.
The plan emphasizes industrial skills such as welding, pipefitting, heavy equipment operation, truck driving and concrete finishing, but ministers and officials stressed that it also includes engineering, health care and other occupations where jobs are projected to increase.
The main shift for colleges and universities is that within four years, a quarter of their operating grants will be targeted to programs with identified demand from the job market. Employment data will determine post-secondary funding, instead of the tradition of block grants to post-secondary schools.
Ministers avoided identifying areas that will lose funding, but have previously cited far more teaching graduates than there are jobs in the school system. Premier Christy Clark has lamented a system where students receive a bachelor’s degree and then must take additional training to qualify for jobs.
Education Minister Peter Fassbender outlined a plan for K-12 schooling that aims to double the number of spaces for high school students taking industrial training in high school to 5,000 in two years. Students in these courses get college credits while still in high school, allowing them to go to work more quickly.
The ministry is also revamping its kindergarten to grade nine curriculum to give it more emphasis on “hands-on learning” and exposing students in earlier grades to the range of jobs they can expect when they graduate.
Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the Industry Training Authority will soon get a new board of directors and industry advisory councils to provide up-to-date information on job market needs.
NDP leader Adrian Dix said the overhaul of the ITA to restore union representation on its board shows that the model set up 10 years ago has been a failure. He also questioned how the education system can be restructured without adding new resources.
“We need investment in skills training,” Dix said. “Instead what we have is a ministry of reallocation, which will cause considerable problems in the system and will not, I think, cumulatively give young people what they need.”
Advanced Education Minister Amrik Virk said the student loan program will also be adjusted to market demand, with loans reduced or forgiven for students who graduate with in-demand skills and are willing to move to get work.
Victoria youth custody centre to close
Bears are out of hibernation, time to be aware
Major shipyard purchase has Sooke connection
Victoria entrepreneur Ian Maxwell has roots in Sooke
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5432
|
__label__cc
| 0.627479
| 0.372521
|
Polish cables (Audiomica Labs) conquer China!
One would like to say: “You praise someone you do not know your own.” Audiomica Laboratory received the “Product of the Year 2017” award in the interconnect category!
The cable called the Europa Ultra Reference M3 was awarded by the prestigious HiFi Review from Hong Kong. The importance of the distinction is even greater because, contrary to appearances, the local c Finnish market is extremely demanding in relation to audio products. If someone did not know, the distinction for “Product of the Year” is not the first, and one of the next ones received by our domestic producer outside the country.
The award granted proves that Polish cables are loud not only in Poland, but also in the old continent, but also in Asia. Interestingly, the prize was awarded for the Europa Ultra Reference in the so-called Version 3 (Modification 0.3) present in the manufacturer’s permanent offer from 2015, while Audiomica has already announced the introduction of the next generation: M4 planned for 2018. It is worth following the actions of our home brand that uncompromisingly implements its corporate development concepts and slowly grows into the leading Polish exporter technical thought on a global scale.
2 thoughts on “Polish cables (Audiomica Labs) conquer China!”
Charles on July 1, 2018 at 3:39 pm said:
Have used so many cables over the years and it’s Audiomica cables that now resides in my system, they are keepers.
Paul on September 3, 2018 at 9:15 am said:
Just love these cables from Poland. Don’t understand why more people don’t know about these wonderful, musical ables.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5433
|
__label__wiki
| 0.898212
| 0.898212
|
Lib Dems win campaign to protect open spaces
Posted by Glyn Cridland | Updated 2016-09-06
Liberal Democrat councillors have won their campaign to persuade Conservative-run South Gloucestershire Council to protect open spaces it owns in Thornbury and Alveston from being built on. The council had previously refused to include them on a list of land to be designated as Local Green Space, despite Thornbury Town Council agreeing to the open spaces it owns being protected.
Cllr Claire Young, the Lib Dem Lead Member for Environment and Community Services, said:
"Well over 300 people signed our petition to have the greens at Streamleaze, Osprey Park and Down Road protected from development, which shows just how important these spaces are. We are very grateful to everyone who took the trouble to do this."
"In particular, I'd like to thank Mr and Mrs Dodd, who not only added their names to the petition, but also sent me a copy of the conditions imposed when planning permission was granted for the houses at Streamleaze Green in 1963. They clearly state that a 3 acre open space is required for recreation. I submitted this evidence to the council and with my Thornbury colleagues lobbied council officials to make them aware just how strongly local people felt. I am delighted that they have now recognised that these open spaces should be protected."
Cllr Maggie Tyrrell (Lib Dem, Thornbury South and Alveston) said:
"Greens like the ones at Streamleaze, Osprey Park and Down Road are important open spaces, well used by local people. They were created when the houses were built, so children would have somewhere to play and people of all ages would be able to walk around and meet their neighbours. So we were horrified when South Gloucestershire Council, as the owner of these spaces, initially refused to protect them. Thornbury Town Council had already agreed that the open spaces it owns should be protected in this way."
Cllr Shirley Holloway (Lib Dem, Thornbury South and Alveston) said:
"We are very relieved that the threat has been lifted from these green spaces. We all supposed that they were there forever for people to enjoy, so it came as a real shock when the Tory-run council said they would not be protected. We are delighted that they have now seen sense.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5434
|
__label__cc
| 0.600424
| 0.399576
|
SE New Mexico businesspeople voice concerns about storage site
“We don’t want it,” say local businesspeople concerned about radioactive-waste impacts of proposed SE New Mexico nuclear storage site
Karen Hadden – 512-797-8481 Karendhadden@gmail.com
Gene Harbaugh 575-361-2245 gene.harbaugh@gmail.com
Jimi Gadzia 575-317-9110 jgadzia@cableone.net
Noel Marquez 575-626-9306 marquezarts@yahoo.com
Roswell, NM — Community members, including farmers, faith leaders and oil-industry representatives, voiced concerns Monday about the health, safety and financial impacts of a controversial high-level radioactive-waste storage project proposed for a site between Hobbs and Carlsbad.
The NRC will host an open house there April 30 from 4 to 7 p.m. and a public meeting from 7 to 10 p.m. that will include opportunities for public comment.
Holtec seeks “interim” storage of the nation’s deadly high-level radioactive waste, which they hope will be for 120 years. An unsafe de facto permanent dump site could be created and the waste might never move again if there is no political will or inadequate funding in the future. The company plans to transport 10,000 canisters of irradiated reactor fuel rods from around the county and store them near the surface in New Mexico, creating massive risks.
“The New Mexico dairy industry currently has a total economic impact exceeding $5 billion annually, second only to oil and gas revenues in economic impact to our state,” said dairy owner and operator Al Squire. “The dairy industry provides employment for nearly 6,000 people directly and over 17,000 related jobs. A contamination event that released radionuclides into our towns or farmland, irrigation and drinking water, or into the air that we and our animals breathe could cause serious disruption of our ability to market highly perishable dairy products. An entire industry could be destroyed in the midst of widespread consumer panic that would most certainly follow such an accident.”
“If the waste comes here it might never move again. We could get stuck with an inadequate de facto permanent dump, not designed for the long-term, creating potential for disaster,” said Pastor Emeritus Gene Harbaugh, founder of Citizen’s with Questions in Carlsbad. “Furthermore, the rail line infrastructure in this region is in poor condition, so transporting the very heavy dangerous waste would come with huge risks. Who would pay for infrastructure improvements and at what cost?”
“My family and I own and operate Graham Farms, a 100-acre pecan farm here in Roswell that we started in 1965, said Roswell native Jimi Gadzia. “Just the proximity of this deadly high-level radioactive waste to our food crops could devastate our industry. Any leakage or accident could threaten our farm, our crop and our very way of life.”
“As an oilman, I am very concerned about the effect of a leak, whether accidental or through terrorism, on the oil and gas industry. No one would want radioactive oil, and no one would want to work in an area contaminated by radiation,” said Randy Prude, a Midland oilman and county commissioner. “Midland County Texas passed a resolution opposing the risky transport of high-level radioactive waste through our county. I invite New Mexico counties to join with Dallas, Bexar, Nueces and Midland Counties and Lake Arthur, New Mexico, by passing similar resolutions and sending them to the NRC.”
“Our lands are not the nation’s dumping ground for dangerous high-level radioactive waste, which brings risks for cancers, birth defects and deaths. Those who created the waste should take responsibility for it.” said Noel Marquez, an artist from Artesia and co-founder of Alliance for Environmental Strategies, based in Southeast New Mexico. “It would be an extreme environmental and economic injustice for the rest of the nation to dump deadly radioactive waste on New Mexico. We’ve already been burdened with the contamination from uranium mining, processing, weapons and radioactive dumping that has been carried on the backs of New Mexico’s native peoples, affecting their health and lands. Now Holtec want to continue the contamination in the southeast area and Texas border area where the Hispanic population is the majority.”
Pecan farming has annual revenues of over $213 million in the state. Chavez County alone produced over 4 million pounds of pecans. Tourism in Chavez county creates $158 million in revenue employing 4,660 of 12.6% of the workforce in 2015. In Lea County, tourism accounted for $186 million in revenue, employing 6,000 or 10.85% of the workforce. Eddy and Lea counties are the two richest oil- and gas-producing counties in the country. The industry employs more than 8,600 people. Why risk more than 20,000 existing jobs for 55 jobs at a dangerous radioactive-waste storage site?” asked Jimi Gadzia.
“There is everything to lose with the plan to bring the nation’s high-level radioactive waste to New Mexico. The risks to health, safety, security and financial well-being are immense and people need to act now to stop this massive mistake that imperils people in New Mexico as well as those along transport routes throughout the country,” said Karen Hadden, director of the Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) Coalition.
People can speak up at the public meeting tonight at 7 the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union building, in Hobbs on May 1 at the Lea County Events Center and on May 3 at the Eddy County Fire service training center. Comments can be submitted to the NRC until May 29, 2018.
More information can be found at NoNuclearWaste.org
Tagged on: holtec
Ellen Loehman May 1, 2018 July 9, 2019 Press Release
← Chaco’s surprise reprieve
Endorsements for the 2018 New Mexico primary →
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5446
|
__label__wiki
| 0.65562
| 0.65562
|
Home » Politics » Amaechi accuses INEC of bias, claims Rivers REC working to deliver Wike
Amaechi accuses INEC of bias, claims Rivers REC working to deliver Wike
The Minister of Transportation and the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South-South, Chibuike Amaechi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of bias.
Amaechi, who voted at his unit 14, ward 8, Ubima Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State described the process as peaceful.
He however claimed that the Residence Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state is working to deliver the governor of the state.
He commended the security agencies for adequate mobilisation, noting that this is the first time people of the state are voting without fear or intimidation.
Meanwhile, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has expressed optimism that he was going to win this Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
READ ALSO: #NigeriaDecides: Who gets dumped at the governorship election?
He also accused the military of being responsible for the low turn-out of electorate in the oil rich state.
He stated this in a tweet on his Twitter handle.
“The way the military acted discouraged people from turning up. The role of the military is to provide security. But it is unfortunate that they directly participate. Police have role in the elections. The military appears to have taken over police duties.
“For now, we are satisfied and confident that we will win this election very well. We are not afraid. We don’t know how many Local Government Areas they can manipulate.
“But with reports we are getting, even though they are trying to be funny, we shall win.
“We are hoping that it will continue to be like this. Sometimes, the voting goes on smoothly, but the main thing is at the Collation Centres,” Wike wote.
Amaechi ndependent National Electoral Commission Rivers REC Wike
OYO GUBER: Ballot box snatching reported in Ogbomoso
ENUGU: APC Gov candidate Eze boycotts election
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5447
|
__label__wiki
| 0.507722
| 0.507722
|
HOME / Articles / 4 Creative Ways Your Brand Can Use Instagram Stories
4 Creative Ways Your Brand Can Use Instagram Stories
by Aica Azul
Instagram has become one of the fastest growing social media platforms since its recent launch of Instagram Stories in August 2016. It hit 100 million daily users in October and 150 million in January this year. Different brands have already taken advantage of this new feature by putting up their own content and ads for Instagram’s millions of daily users to see. So it’s not surprising for consumers to get annoyed when seeing another ad. (And that’s the last thing you want to do—annoy them.)
So here are a few creative and unique ways your brand can use Instagram Stories to increase brand awareness and engagement amongst your current and potential consumers.
Show behind-the-scenes footage
Instagram stories are very ‘in the moment’ content, which is why they are deemed more authentic than regular posts. By showing behind-the scenes footage—perhaps a tour of the office or the factory where your products are being manufactured—consumers get to see real-time and transparent content.
Allow your viewers to get a sneak peek of your creative process—brainstorming with people to holding the actual product. The rawness of your content gives your viewers a deeper connection with your brand especially since they feel they’ve become part of your process.
Use the art tools
Create more creative and unique content by using the drawing tools – paintbrushes, stickers, emojis, and text. Your viewers are most likely tapping through other Instagram stories very quickly, so it’s important to catch their attention once their fingers have landed on your brand’s story.
Do an Instagram story takeover
An Instagram story takeover is collaboration between two accounts who work together to appear in each other’s stories. This could be done by sending each other photos and videos to be uploaded on Instagram stories. As Gary Vaynerchuk writes in his blog, a takeover is basically the same as having a guest on your podcast or YouTube video. When someone with influence is on your domain, there will definitely be a crowd of users or fans on your brand’s Instagram story.
Do short Q&A’s
You can answer users’ questions about your brand – or any topic, really – by posting your answers via Instagram stories. What’s unique about this is that users feel they are talking to a real person, and not just some bot who answers in auto-reply. Instagram stories also allow tagging of other users on their stories, which means when you answer a specific question, you can tag the person who asked so he/she could be notified, creating a more personal experience for them.
At the end of the day, these ideas would not be successful without having a strong content strategy for your brand. The content you publish will still be the winner in this whole process. Happy Instagramming!
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5448
|
__label__wiki
| 0.96903
| 0.96903
|
Blackpool News
Simeon Gholam
EFL Reporter @simgholam
Sky Bet EFL: Five things to look out for in the Championship, League One and League Two this weekend
Goals on the cards at Ewood Park, Millwall could haunt Leeds again, and a table-topper at Peterborough.
Last Updated: 14/09/18 10:06pm
We cast our eye over five things to look out for in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two this weekend.
Goal fest on the cards at Ewood Park
Blackburn and Aston Villa head into the weekend with both sides bang in the middle of the Sky Bet Championship table. Both suffered their first defeats of the season before the international break, and both of those 4-1 losses saw the end of their unbeaten starts.
Aston Villa may be above Blackburn in the table on goal difference, but there is little doubting where more of the pressure will lie at Ewood Park on Saturday evening, live on Sky Sports Football.
Villa were only 90 minutes away from the Premier League in May but Steve Bruce is now feeling the same old heat, which is partially deserved due to the way they crumbled almost from the off at Sheffield United and highlighted the deficiencies that most involved with the club were concerned about from the off, and do not yet seem to have been addressed.
Orjan Nyland has looked shaky in goal and Mile Jedinak does not look like a viable long-term option in central defence. Only two teams in the Championship have conceded more goals in the first six games, and the signing of attacking talents Tammy Abraham and Yannick Bolasie won't go too far to help that.
Blackburn will hope to have Bradley Dack back to give themselves a timely boost following their defeat at Bristol City. The midfielder started the season superbly and, if he fulfils his potential at this level, wouldn't look out of place in any team in the division. Expect goals at Ewood Park.
Championship fixtures (Saturday 3pm KO unless stated)
FT: Birmingham 1-1 West Brom
Bolton v QPR
Brentford v Wigan
Bristol City v Sheffield United
Hull v Ipswich
Millwall v Leeds
Norwich v Middlesbrough
Preston v Reading
Rotherham v Derby
Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke
Swansea v Nottingham Forest
Blackburn v Aston Villa (Sat 5.30pm)
Leeds will remember Millwall in mid-September
Leeds have started brilliantly this season but it's worth remembering that they were in a similar position this time last year. In fact, they travelled to Millwall on September 16, 2017, top of the table while looking very much like a team that could push for promotion.
It all unravelled at The Den. Leeds had won five and drawn two of their opening seven games, and had not even conceded a goal since the opening day of the season, but Millwall powered to a 1-0 win and things would never be the same for Thomas Christiansen and his side.
Millwall beat Leeds at The Den in mid-September last season
Leeds lost seven of their next 10 fixtures and early-season optimism eventually turned to mid-table obscurity. Hopes are high that the same won't happen again under Marcelo Bielsa, but cracks have already started to open this week following concerning injuries to Patrick Bamford, who is likely to be out until 2019, and Kemar Roofe, who has started the season like a house on fire.
Pablo Hernandez, who has also been in fine form, will miss the trip to The Den and all of a sudden the Leeds squad is looking a little threadbare. It's no secret that Bielsa likes to push his players to their limits, and they were always going to need a little bit of luck with injuries to challenge this season with a modestly-sized squad.
Millwall eventually ended up 12 points clear of Leeds, which would have been unthinkable this time last year, and will be desperate for a similar showing to end the run of three straight defeats that has halted their campaign. A pivotal game awaits.
Sighs of relief around Bolton
Bolton have had an unexpectedly promising start to the season but their biggest victory of the campaign came during the international break, as they managed to avoid administration and a 12-point deduction that would have sent them plummeting into the realm of minus points at the bottom of the table.
"It's absolutely massive given the start they've had," said Simon Grayson, who was a guest on EFL Matters on Thursday night. "The last thing they needed was to lose 12 points and go to the bottom of the division. Psychologically for staff and supporters that would have been really hard to take."
LISTEN: EFL Matters podcast
Listen to the EFL Matters podcast, with Simon Grayson and Don Goodman joining David Prutton.
Fellow guest Don Goodman added: "Let's not beat around the bush, this is a football club whose first remit is survival in the Championship, so if they had gone into administration it would have had a huge effect and I struggle to see how they would have [stayed up].
"I wouldn't expect them to finish where they are now (eighth), but what they have done is given themselves a real platform to hit that goal, and I doubt Phil Parkinson could have dreamed of a better start."
The avoiding-administration party begins with a home game against QPR on Saturday. A win would take Bolton to 14 points, a mark they didn't reach last season until the first week of December.
Top-of-the-table clash at London Road
There are still five unbeaten sides in Sky Bet League One this season, and two of those meet in Peterborough on Saturday as the Posh host Portsmouth in a table-topping clash.
Peterborough have six wins and a draw under Steve Evans, which is quite a remarkable feat considering the huge turnover of players there in the summer, while Portsmouth are two points behind them in second, having won five and drawn two.
Southend 2-3 Peterborough
Despite their fast starts, both remain behind relegated Sunderland and Barnsley in the promotion stakes with Sky Bet, which shows how well Posh and Pompey have performed so far. Evans, insists, however, that it's too soon to refer to it as a key promotion battle.
"This match won't decide anything," Evans said. "But it will put a marker down for the rest of the season. My lads can't wait to step on the pitch in front of a big, passionate crowd to take on one of the biggest clubs in the division.
"Only Sunderland are bigger [than Portsmouth] and I am thrilled that Peterborough United are ranked alongside such clubs in the battle for promotion."
A shout out for Newport's brilliant start to the season
A lot of the expected pretenders have made their way towards the top of the Sky Bet League Two table already. Lincoln, Exeter and Carlisle have all competed in the play-offs in the last two seasons while Colchester, MK Dons and Swindon have both been relegated in the last two years.
The outlier in the top seven? Newport County. The Welsh club who really should have been relegated from the Football League in 2016/17 were saved by a brilliant run under Michael Flynn, before they finished in a hugely-creditable 11th last season.
Michael Flynn guided Newport County to 11th place in League Two last season
County are on their longest run in the Football League since the 1980s and, ahead of their game with Yeovil on Saturday, have found themselves in the heady heights of second place after a remarkable start to the season that has seen them win five and draw one since their defeat on the opening day. Only goal difference currently separates themselves with leaders Lincoln.
Problems facing Aston Villa
Prutton's EFL predictions
Flynn, simply, has done a magnificent job there and anything other than a relegation struggle for a club that is always one of the pre-season favourites for the drop should be considered a success.
The club are sharing the goals around as well, with eight different players scoring their nine goals so far. Nine clubs in the division have not even scored eight times yet.
'We're not going to make up the numbers'
Transfer Target: Sean Longstaff
Tilt scores stoppage-time overhead kick
Checkatrade Trophy: Best Goals 18/19
Blackpool fans' emotional return
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5452
|
__label__wiki
| 0.976145
| 0.976145
|
Bundesliga News
On Sky
European Paper Talk: Juventus still in hunt for Anthony Martial
Plus: Sergio Busquets' contract, Ernesto Valverde's future, Diego Godin chased by Juventus
By Stefan Bienkowski, Football Whispers
Anthony Martial has made just one appearance for United this season
Our friends at Football Whispers have scoured the European media to round up the latest transfer news and big stories.
Juventus are still intent on signing Manchester United forward Anthony Martial on a pre-contract in January, however their plans may be foiled by United's hopes of offering the French international a new deal worth £9m a year. (CalcioMercato)
Paul Pogba's recent remarks about the uncertainty surrounding his future have reignited Juventus and Barcelona's intent on signing the French international. Both European giants could attempt to lure the midfielder away from Manchester United as soon as January. (Tuttosport)
Paul Pogba's future at Manchester United is constantly being speculated
Former Manchester United transfer target Diego Godin also apparently had huge admirers at Juventus, who reportedly tried to sign the Atletico Madrid central defender in the summer with very little success. (Calcio Mercato)
Roma are on the hunt for a new defender in the next transfer window and could turn to Atletico Mineiro star Iago Maidana. The 22-year-old has Italian ancestry and has therefore begun his application for an Italian passport. (Corriere dello Sport)
Despite joining Atalanta on loan this summer, Argentinian winger Emiliano Rigoni has stated that he could have instead moved from Zenit St Petersburg to Juventus. However, the 25-year-old confirmed that La Dea had been chasing his signature for over a year and, ultimately, it was their determination that won over his affection to move there instead. (Gazzetta dello Sport)
After months of negotiations between Barcelona and Sergio Busquets' agent, Josep Maria Orobitg, both parties are on the cusp of announcing a new contract extension for the midfielder, despite interest from PSG. (Mundo Deportivo)
Barcelona are reportedly on the verge of announcing a new deal for Sergio Busquets
Real Madrid have already begun drawing up plans for possible moves in the January transfer window, with one eye on young, Brazilian striker Pedro Guilherme. Linked to Lyon and Bordeaux in the summer, the Fluminense star already has 12 goals in 23 games this season and could be on his way to Madrid in the next few months. (AS)
Following an impressive season at Barcelona and an incredible performance at the World Cup for Croatia, PSG were reportedly determined to sign Ivan Rakitic in the summer. However, despite offering him an increased salary, the midfielder opted to stay put in Spain. (Mundo Deportivo)
Ernesto Valverde's contract expires next summer, however the Barcelona manager has confirmed that he won't consider signing an extension until after January in what he has described as a "Pep style" approach to the topic. (Sport)
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita has confirmed that whilst playing in Germany for RB Leipzig his toughest midfield opponent was Bayern Munich's Xabi Alonso. When asked why that was the case, the Guinean international said: "He was so experienced ... he made me suffer." (Sport Bild)
Transfer betting
Paper Talk
Bayern Munich have confirmed that they will be opening a third "Football school" in China. The German giants already have academies in Qingdao and Shenzhen, while this new addition is expected to be in the port city of Qingdao. (Kicker)
PSG midfielder Julian Draxler may consider a return to Germany - and specifically Schalke - after a tepid start to the season under new coach Thomas Tuchel in which he has failed to start a single game. (Le 10 Sport)
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5453
|
__label__wiki
| 0.940373
| 0.940373
|
Age Not Slowing Grant ‘Benjamin Button’ Hill
by SLAM Staff October 05, 2010
Hill — who got the funny nickname from Alvin Gentry’s daughter — continues to defy age and expectations, and says he feels as strong as ever heading into the new season. From the AZ Republic: “Hill is near the top on a list of oldest active NBA players, being just a day younger than Chicago’s Kurt Thomas and seven months younger than Boston’s Shaquille O’Neal. But he is not near the end, expecting to play beyond this final season of his second Suns two-year contract. ‘I know I’m 38 chronologically but I don’t feel it,’ Hill said. ‘I don’t buy into the fact that I’m a certain age and supposed to be doing certain things. I feel great. I’m smarter. I learned a lot in the last 12 to 18 months about taking care of myself, helping myself recover, rest and nutrition. Last year was a big step and my body feels good.’ Hill averaged 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 30.0 minutes last season. He has played 233 games in three Suns seasons after logging 200 in seven Orlando seasons.”
Grant Hill Phoenix Suns
Suns To Re-Sign Kelly Oubre Jr. On Two-Year Deal
Suns Waive Kyle Korver
Grizzlies Acquire Josh Jackson, More In Trade With Suns
Suns Agree To Three-Year Deal With Ricky Rubio
Kelly Oubre Jr. Receives Qualifying Offer From Suns
Phoenix Suns To Decline 2019-20 Team Option On Jimmer Fredette
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5454
|
__label__wiki
| 0.969834
| 0.969834
|
Fabricio Oberto Has Retired
by SLAM Staff November 05, 2010
A heart condition has forced the Argentinian forward to walk away from the game. The SA Express-News reports: “Portland forward/center Fabricio Oberto, who won a championship ring with the Spurs in 2007, has announced his retirement from basketball due to a recurring heart condition. Oberto left the Trail Blazers win over Milwaukee on Tuesday complaining of dizziness and light-headedness, the latest in a series of heart-related episodes dating to the April 2007 while in San Antonio. ‘I made this decision to put my health and my family in front of basketball,’ Oberto said in a release distributed by the Trail Blazers. ‘It was a tough decision to make after playing for so many years, but it was the right one.’ Oberto has a condition called atrial fibrillation, which causes his heart to flutter. When he’d experience episodes in the past, doctors would have to use an electric shock to force his heart back in rhythm. Oberto, 35, played the first five seasons of his career with the Spurs from 2005-09. His crowning career achievement came during the 2007 Western Conference Finals, when he averaged 10.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.”
Fabricio Oberto Portland Trail Blazers
Damian Lillard: ‘Players Recruiting Players is More Powerful’ Than Team Pitches
Wolves To Acquire RFA Jake Layman In Sign-And-Trade With Blazers
Report: Jimmy Butler Turned Down the Sixers’ Max Offer
Anthony Tolliver, Blazers Agree To Deal
Jimmy Butler Sign-And-Trade Evolves Into Four-Team Deal
Trail Blazers To Acquire Hassan Whiteside In Trade With Heat
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5455
|
__label__wiki
| 0.500429
| 0.500429
|
Give to Men's Soccer
Seahawks Soccer Camp
Kearson, Balogun Land on All-South Atlantic Region Team
For Immediate Release · By Nairem Moran · nmoran@smcm.edu
Fredericksburg, Va. – Senior captain Juwan Kearson (Baltimore, Md./St. Paul's School) and junior Khalid Balogun (Bowie, Md./Bowie) each gained a spot on the 2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-South Atlantic Region Teams as announced by the organization Monday night. The duo both landed on the first team.
Complete 2018 USC All-South Atlantic Region Teams
This is the first time since 2003 two Seahawks have picked up All-Region First Team honors following in the footsteps of St. Mary's Athletic Hall of Famers Alun Oliver '04, the current Seahawk head coach, and Brian Wolcott '05.
Kearson and Balogun rack up their third straight All-South Atlantic Region selections. Kearson is a repeat first-teamer after garnering the same honor last season and adding a second-team selection in 2016. Balogun has moved up a team each season, going from the third team as a first-year to landing on the first team for the first time ever this year. To date, St. Mary's has notched 21 all-region awards by 10 different players.
Kearson closed out his Capital Athletic Conference career as a four-time all-conference pick, earning first-team awards each of the last three seasons. The 5-8 midfielder contributed a game-winning goal and an assist this season. He notched the game-winner in a 3-0 victory at Washington College on September 5.
For his career, Kearson played in 73 of 76 possible games with 72 starts. He tallied 50 points on 17 goals and 16 assists with seven game-winning goals. He ranks third all-time in minutes played (5,531), fourth in games started (72), tied for seventh in game-winning goals and games started, and tied for eighth in assists.
The 2016 CAC Rookie of the Year, Balogun collected his third straight All-CAC First Team award after leading the conference in all offensive categories with 12 goals, seven assists, 31 points, and 72 shots. The 6-4 forward notched a career-best five points (two goals, one assist) twice in wins over Randolph-Macon College (Sep. 12) and The Catholic University of America (Oct. 2). Balogun also had a career-high two assists in a victory over DeSales University on September 22.
The Seahawks finished the 2018 campaign ranked sixth in the South Atlantic region by the USC. St. Mary's clinched the No. 2 seed in the CAC Tournament for the second straight season and fourth time in program history. The Seahawks posted a 12-4-4 (4-2-1 CAC) overall record for their third consecutive 10-win season and fourth in the last five years. St. Mary's dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 decision to top-seeded and No. 12 University of Mary Washington in the CAC final.
Facebook: StMarysAthletics | Instagram: @smcseahawks, @smcmmsoccer
Twitter: @smcseahawks, @SMCM_MSOCCER | Hashtags: #SweepTheSheds, #GoHawks
January 24, 2019 Zack Haussler Signs Pro Contract with Harrisburg Heat
November 29, 2018 Balogun Picks Up All-America Honors
November 26, 2018 Kearson, Balogun Land on All-South Atlantic Region Team
November 7, 2018 Quintet Represents St. Mary's Men's Soccer on All-CAC Team
November 3, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Drops Heartbreaker in CAC Tournament Final
October 31, 2018 Kalinoski Propels St. Mary's Men's Soccer to CAC Tournament Final
October 29, 2018 Paolini Notches CAC Weekly Award for Third Time
October 27, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Advances to CAC Tournament Semifinals on PKs
October 24, 2018 Late Goal Lifts Christopher Newport over St. Mary's Men's Soccer
October 22, 2018 Moore Named CAC Offensive Player of the Week
October 20, 2018 Three First-Half Goals Power Seahawk Men's Soccer on Senior Day
October 17, 2018 McRobie, Moore Lead St. Mary's Men's Soccer to Key CAC Win
October 15, 2018 Balogun Grabs St. Mary's Athlete of the Month Award
October 15, 2018 Paolini Picks Up CAC Weekly Honor Again
October 13, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer and Frostburg State End in Scoreless Draw
October 10, 2018 Balogun Lifts St. Mary's Men's Soccer to Road Win
October 6, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Drops First CAC Contest of 2018
October 2, 2018 Balogun's Five Points Pace St. Mary's Men's Soccer in Shutout Win
October 1, 2018 Ekobo Picks up CAC Men's Soccer Offensive Weekly Award
September 29, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Rolls in CAC Opening Win
September 24, 2018 St. Mary's Men's Soccer Wins Second Straight
September 22, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Rebounds with Dominant Win
September 19, 2018 McRobie Scores as St. Mary's Men's Soccer Falls at Swarthmore
September 12, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Blows Past Randolph-Macon
September 10, 2018 Paolini Earns CAC Weekly Honor in Men's Soccer
September 9, 2018 St. Mary's Men's Soccer Continues to Roll
September 8, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Completes Rally with Overtime Win
September 5, 2018 Three Score as St. Mary's Men's Soccer Shuts Out Washington College
September 1, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer, Hobart End Up in Scoreless Draw
August 31, 2018 St. Mary's Men's Soccer, Moravian Play to 1-1 Draw
August 30, 2018 Seahawk Men's Soccer Projected to be Third in CAC Preseason Poll
July 24, 2018 Catch St. Mary's Men's Soccer at Home Nine Times in 2018
Sat, 11/03 | Men's Soccer at #1 seed Mary Washington L, 1-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
Wed, 10/31 | Men's Soccer vs. #3 seed Salisbury W, 1-0 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
Sat, 10/27 | Men's Soccer vs. #7 seed Penn State Harrisburg T, 0-0 (Final - PK Home) RC | BX | BX | V
Wed, 10/24 | Men's Soccer at Christopher Newport L, 2-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
Sat, 10/20 | Men's Soccer vs. Penn State Harrisburg W, 4-1 (Final) RC | BX | BX | V
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5458
|
__label__wiki
| 0.930841
| 0.930841
|
Pratt Boasts Record Helping Disaster-Struck Residents
BY JACOB OGLES SRQ DAILY MONDAY BUSINESS EDITION MONDAY OCT 1, 2018
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of 2
Tracy Pratt wasn’t going to run for state representative if there was no chance of winning. But the Bradenton attorney feels, this year, Democrats have a real chance of taking the Bradenton-centered district she calls home. “I know I’m the underdog,” Pratt says, “but I've always thought this was a very winnable race.”
Pratt’s now the Democratic candidate running in District 71 against Republican Will Robinson, also a Bradenton attorney. The seat is held now by state Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, who is retiring because of term limits.
She felt bolstered by the special election in February in District 72, where Democrat Margaret Good flipped a House seat. It’s not just that the district sits geographically adjacent to 71, but that its demographic make-up so closely resembles its neighbor. In terms of registered voters, both districts are about 42 percent Republican. District 72 is 33 percent Democrat; District 71 is 32 percent Democrat.
And Pratt feels the district also hungers for change, especially as red tide strikes the coastline. Much of the economy depends on beach tourism, and therefore can’t afford Republican policies that put dollars over people’s health, she says. “I fear the Legislature is going to continue to neglect environmental concerns in exchange for extreme deregulation,” Pratt says.
For the record, Robinson, a conservative in most respects, says he wants to hold polluters responsible when it comes to feeding red tide. “It’s not an excuse to me that red tide is naturally occurring,” Robinson says.
Both candidates want to see improvements in funding for research. Robinson wants improvements in forecasting technology to better predict major algal blooms. Pratt wants a better infrastructure to look at clean-up for disasters and regulations that prevent the pollution that worsens conditions.
Pratt, a Micgigan native of who studied law in Louisiana, helped with legal cases that held BP responsible for damage done to businesses after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. She also helped communities struck by Hurricane Katrina.
“I’m extremely familiar with the impact a giant storm or flooding can have,” she says. "It falls on government to make sure communities devastated by disaster, whether natural or man-made, recover to their full strength and capacity as fast as possible."
Robinson says he wants to look at ways changes in septic tank policies can prevent pollution to waterways, and also wants resources that show exactly when industry contributed pollution into the water table so offenders can be held accountable. “We need to get tough on whoever is polluting our waterways, and any resources gained by fining folks can go to red tide,” he says.
Pratt and Robinson face off in the November 6 general election, open to all voters registered in District 71, which includes parts of Sarasota and Manatee counties.
Photo courtesy Pratt campaign: Tracy Pratt speaks to voters.
« View The Monday Oct 1, 2018 SRQ Daily Edition
Other Articles in Politics
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5463
|
__label__wiki
| 0.875946
| 0.875946
|
Beatmatching: Shazam Adds 1.5 Million Dance Tracks to Database
Music-discovery app partners with Beatport
Philip Sherburne // February 7, 2013
As club culture migrates online, thanks to DJ mixes posted to SoundCloud and real-time streaming venues like Boiler Room, technology has enabled clubbers unprecedented access to information about the music being played. Gone are the days when DJs could keep their music secret by spinning white labels (or even covering their records’ center stickers with fake labels, as dancehall’s competitive selectors once did). A cut on DJ Koze’s forthcoming album, “Track ID Anyone?” pokes fun at the cat-and-mouse came between cagey DJs and curious clubbers, while Four Tet takes the trope even further with the SEO-friendly title of his new single, “The Track I’ve Been Playing that People Keep Asking About and that Joy Used In His RA Mix and Daphni Played on Boiler Room.”
One reason for all those “Track ID?” threads on dance-music forums is that Shazam, the popular music-identification app, has a terrible track record when it comes to music that goes oonce-oonce-oonce. It’s hard to know whether that’s because of a stylistic bias built into its algorithm — putting more emphasis on pop music’s vocals and melodic figures, say, than electronic music’s shifting timbres and intricate beat patterns — or simply a lack of club tracks in its collection, currently estimated at upwards of 25 million songs. The latter issue, at least, is about to be partially rectified, as Shazam partners with Beatport to add 1.5 million songs from the dance-music retailer’s catalog to its database. (Full disclosure: I used to write for Beatport.)
According to the New York Times, dance music accounted for 31 of the app’s 100 most frequently tagged songs last year, making it one of Shazam’s most popular genres. Given Beatport’s extensive catalog of niche sounds and underground styles, the partnership should, in theory, improve the tagging of dubstep, tech house, trance, and other specialist subgenres. Will Mills, Shazam’s director of music and content, even says that the app will be able to identify songs that have been sped up or slowed down, as they often are in DJ mixes. (If that’s true, it must be a new development: Shazam is notoriously spotty when it comes to records that have been re-pitched.)
It looks like a win-win situation for producers and fans alike: Artists and their labels stand to sell (or at least promote) more music, while clubbers will potentially be freed from hours of fruitless searching through forums and YouTube. One major drawback, of course: Get ready to see a lot more cell phones on the dance floor.
Philip Sherburne
Tags: Music News, Shazam
You Can Now Shazam Songs Through Snapchat
HOLYCHILD Break Down Their Top 10 ‘Brat Pop’ Influences
Jay Z, Kanye West, Jack White, Madonna, and More Officially Announce Tidal’s Launch
Live at the AXE White Label Collective Event Part II
Live at the AXE White Label Collective Event Part I
Say Lou Lou Are Streaming Their Debut Album, ‘Lucid Dreaming’
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5473
|
__label__wiki
| 0.80806
| 0.80806
|
L.A. Harbor Commission Reinstates Permit Advancing Port Automation
Home Cooks Can Now Sell Meals Out Of Their Kitchens, But Only In Riverside County
Gas Tax Rises Another Six Cents Across California
LA considers crackdown on tenant harassment by landlords
Los Angeles is looking into adopting an ordinance to protect tenants from harassment by landlords. Tactics may include refusing to make repairs.
Maya Sugarman/KPCC
Josie Huang | April 26, 2017
Los Angeles officials are looking at creating a law that would protect tenants who report being harassed by landlords trying to empty apartments so they can raise rents.
Tactics could include refusing to do repairs or taking away amenities in the lease, such as parking or laundry facilities, according to a proposal that went before the City Council on Wednesday.
A tenants harassment law would come at a time when Los Angeles is facing a severe housing shortage that has driven up rents and home prices. Housing advocates say it's critical to stop the further loss of affordable units, especially in gentrifying neighborhoods such as Boyle Heights, Highland Park and Hollywood.
Many units in these neighborhoods are rent-stabilized, meaning annual increases are restricted. But state law allows landlords to raise the rent to market rates once an apartment is vacated.
Landlord groups point out that the offenses that would be targeted in a tenant harassment law are already illegal and they questioned the need for a separate ordinance.
"In this environment where we’re completely undersupplied, there’s a continual look to try to find villains out there," said Fred Sutton of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
Beverly Kenworthy, executive director of the California Apartment Association, also didn't see the point for a new law.
"We spend so much time going over the details of these issues that may or may not make a difference when we know that housing production and affordable housing production will make a difference," Kenworthy said.
But supporters of such tenant laws argue they help shield tenants. Santa Monica has had a tenant harassment ordinance on the books since the late 1990s and has processed thousands of complaints, said Deputy City Attorney Adam Radinksy.
"We’ve had many complaints filed over the years," Radinsky said. "Each one we’re able to investigate. And if there‘s unlawful behavior going on, we’ll address it."
He said landlords can be fined up to $10,000, and forced to pay the tenants’ attorney's fees if they violate the ordinance.
In Los Angeles, officials say they will be looking at Santa Monica's law, as well as similar ones in West Hollywood and San Francisco.
Jennifer Ganata, a senior staff attorney at the Inner City Law Center, said Los Angeles is in dire need of more tenant protections. In four years of helping tenants deal with evictions, she reports an uptick in tenant harassment. Incidents include false charges for eviction; she said one of her clients was accused of housing his children when they were actually living with his ex-wife.
Ganata said property management companies hired by landlords are more savvy than mom-and-pop operations, and will often try different tactics to get tenants to move.
"It's like a string of events," Ganata said. "The landlord's trying to figure out what they can get you out on."
Councilman Jose Huizar proposed the tenant harassment ordinance after getting complaints from housing advocates reporting landlords who were trying to push out tenants.
The council approved moving forward his proposal, which he co-introduced with Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson. The council will have to rehear it for consideration on Friday because it had been inadvertently voted on without public comment, according to Huizar's office.
A quest for vacancy data amid LA's housing crisis
Bill would block CA landlords from threatening tenants with deportation
Apartment auctions hit LA's tight rental market
A move to tighten Ellis Act eviction rules
Boyle Heights tenants fight double-digit rent increases
KPCC's Business & Economy coverage is a Southern California resource provided by member-supported public radio. We can't do it without you.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5476
|
__label__cc
| 0.643133
| 0.356867
|
Review of Cryptanalysis of Elliptic Curve Cryptography
Uploaded by Drew Wicke
Review of Cryptanalysis of Elliptic Curve Cryptography Drew Wicke Introduction One interesting crypto system is the elliptic curve cryptosystems. In 2005, versions of Elliptic Curve Cryptography joined the NSA’s Suite B cryptography which is used to secure unclassified information [9]. In order for a cipher to be part of this group, the National Institute for Standards and Technology must endorse it ensuring its usefulness to the US government [10]. The purpose of this paper is to explore the va
saveSave Review of Cryptanalysis of Elliptic Curve Cryptogr... For Later
The Open Banking Standard
Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond block chain
Andrew Ng-ML Yearning
Elliptic Curve Cryptography Theory
Pairings for Beginners
Advanced Xilinx Fpga Design With Ise
Ciphertext-Only Cryptanalysis of Enigma
Programming in C
Virtual Currencies and Beyond: Initial Considerations
Elliptical Curve Cryptography
DTCC Distributed Ledger Report
Survey: Elliptic Curve Cryptography using Scalar Multiplication Algorithms
Elliptic Curve Cryptography
4-1syllbus.pdf
Cyber Tutorial 2 and 3
The Role of Cryptography in Secure Data Transmission
A NOVEL PASSWORDLESS AUTHENTICATION SCHEME FOR SMART PHONES USING ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY
IRJET-V5I3272
Review of Cryptanalysis of Elliptic Curve Cryptography Drew Wicke Introduction One interesting crypto system is the elliptic curve
cryptosystems. In 2005, versions of Elliptic Curve Cryptography joined the NSAs Suite B cryptography which is used to secure unclassified information [9]. In order for a cipher to be part of this group, the National Institute for Standards and Technology must endorse it ensuring its usefulness to the US government [10]. The purpose of this paper is to explore the various attacks on elliptic curve cryptography. In so doing, I provide the reader with a better understanding of how to more securely implement the cipher. I first give a brief history and overview of elliptic curve cryptography. Then, I discuss various security issues with elliptic curve encryption. History Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) was discovered independently by Victor S. Miller in 1986 and Neal Koblitz in 1987. Miller, in his paper entitled Use of Elliptic Curves in Cryptography, describes his idea [18]. Also, Neal Koblitz, in his 1987 paper Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems, published the same scheme [19].
Victor S. Miller (1947-) Neal Koblitz (1948-) [3]
The foundational mathematics that was needed to create ECC was laid by Diophantus who lived sometime around 250 AD. He published his equation for the elliptic curve in his book Arithmetica [2]. Diophantus also discovered elliptic curve point doubling [1]. However, We refer to these as Weierstra equations, in honor of Karl Weierstra, who studied them in the 1800s [3]. In order to better understand the attacks on ECC, a basic understanding of how the system works is needed. First, I show the mathematics of elliptic curves and then I explain how they are used in cryptography. Mathematics The security of public key cryptography is dependent upon the underlying mathematical concepts. For a public key system to be useful, public keys must be easily and quickly generated in order to encipher. However, the private key must be very difficult to discover from the public key. The two major mathematical concepts used in elliptical curve cryptography are elliptic curves and discrete logarithms. Elliptic curves are rich mathematical structures which have shown themselves to be remarkably useful in a range of applications including primality testing and integer factorization [22]. For purposes of cryptography, an elliptic curve E can be described by the Weierstrass equation where and . Note that . The variables a and b where p is a prime. The
must be elements of the finite field of integers
reason for using a finite field is because of the inexactness of real number representations on computers. Also, the variables a and b are constrained so that the equation will not contain multiple roots or singularities. The singularity of the curve is related to its smoothness. More specifically, a curve is singular if its slope at a point is not defined [20]. This constraint is made
so that elliptic curves can be used in cryptography. For if an elliptic curve is singular, it is isomorphic to either the multiplicative or the additive group over the underlying field itself, depending on the type of singularity therefore making it useless for cryptography [20]. We must also look at the elliptic curve discrete log problem, ECDLP. The difficulty of solving the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem, ECDLP is the main reason that ECC is secure. The problem is that you are given two points P and B on an elliptic curve and must find an integer x such that xB = P which can also be written as . This problem is very similar to the discrete logarithm problem DLP. However, many authors claim that ECDLP is much more difficult than DLP. Certicom claims that this is because Unlike the ordinary discrete logarithm problem and the integer factorization problem, no subexponential-time algorithm is known for the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem [6]. Elliptic Curve Cryptography: Using the math of elliptic curves, I can describe how they are applied to public key cryptography. One method of encryption using elliptic curve cryptography is using DiffieHellman. The following are the steps to carry out the ECC version of Diffie-Hellman in order to securely agree on keys. 1. Alice and Bob first agree on an elliptic curve E mod p, for some prime p. 2. They then publicly agree on a point B on their shared curve E. 3. Alice selects a random private integer a used to compute aB, which she sends to Bob. 4. Bob selects a random private integer b used to compute bB, which he sends to Alice.
5. Finally, both Alice and Bob are now able to compute abB. From this the x coordinate can be adapted to act as their secret key for a symmetric system. Once the key has been agreed upon, Alice and Bob can send encrypted messages by using Koblitzs method of pairing characters and points [3]. Attacks on ECC Now that we have refreshed our understanding of how ECC works, I explore the current methods of attacking ECC. There are two main ways to attack ECC brute, force and statistical analysis of the source. There are also known attacks when the user picks a weak curve [21]. However, I do not discuss this attack because it is known to be easily prevented. I first show the brute force methods of solving the ECDLP and show how it is computationally infeasible on current computers. Then, I explore how certain characteristics of electronic devices can lead to breaking ECC. At the core of ECC lies the extreme difficulty in solving the Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem. The extreme difficulty is in the fact that the ECDLP is in NP. It should be noted that there is no mathematical proof that the ECDLP is intractable [15]. For, if there was then it would be shown that P does not equal NP. Pohlig-Hellman and Pollard-Rho are two of many methods for solving the ECDLP. After explaining how these methods attack the ECDLP, I mention how quantum computers can solve the ECDLP. Pohlig-Hellman is a well known attack that takes advantage of the fact that solving the ECDLP can be reduced to solving discrete logarithms in prime order subgroups [15]. This method utilizes the Chinese Remainder Theorem in order to solve for x in Pohlig-Hellman can be described by computing for values of i s.t. . Formally, . In
the inequality r is the number of values in the prime factorization of p. Also, p is the power of the base B in the discrete log. Then, by using the Chinese Remainder theorem, a unique solution for x is obtained [15]. The next attack considered is the Pollard-Rho algorithm which also has an exponential runtime since again we must solve the discrete log problem. However, it is widely held that the best brute force method of computing the ECDLP is Pollards Rho algorithm. This attack has a few advantages. For example, this method can be easily parallelized and is easily implemented [15]. Also, this algorithm is very flexible in solving various DLP over different fields [15]. The main formula behind Pollard-Rho is the fact that Noting the fact that x is the x in .
and n is the prime order of the field. The algorithm
runs by randomly picking values for c and d and recording them as well as the result of cB +dP. The algorithm continues to pick values for c and d until the value of cB + dP is repeated. Therefore, giving the values for c, c, d and d and thus x solving the problem. An example is given in the appendix of this attack. Quantum attacks can solve the ECDLP in polynomial time rather than the exponential time it takes on standard computers [8 and 14]. Shors algorithm is a quantum attack on the ECDLP and was explained in [14] and an improvement was made in [8]. However, at this point, quantum computer algorithms are not too much of a concern due to the fact that quantum computing is not available at this time. The fact that ECDLP is so difficult to solve is the main reason for the following indirect types of attacks. Rather than trying to solve the hard ECDLP, researchers find points at which ECC can be broken without needing to solve the ECDLP to read an encrypted message. This is, they do not attack the math, but the predictability of the algorithm. These methods can exploit
the power consumption of ECC devices to retrieve secret keys [12]. There are two main types of attacks that are considered Side-Channel-Attacks or SCAs that perform power analysis. They are Simple Power Analysis and Differential Power Analysis.
[23] First, I consider the Simple Power Analysis or SPA. This attack requires access to the cryptographic device that is performing the ECC operations in order to obtain the private key. Essentially, this attack takes advantage of the fact that all microprocessors are carrying out the instructions in hardware that the software has specified. Therefore, by measuring the current flowing through the wires of the device over time and knowledge of how the device works, the different parts of the ECC algorithm can be identified. For example, one way to perform point multiplication is by using the standard square-and-multiply (or double-and-add) exponentiation method [13]. When using this method the algorithm performs certain operations such as addition and doubling based on the value of each bit in the key. Hence, it is easy to translate from a sequence of adds and doubles obtained through a side channel into a sequence of bits which reveals the secret key [13].
A more advanced version of SPA is Differential Power Analysis or DPA. This mode of attacking ECC is done by collecting power consumption traces and averaging over a series of acquisitions [11]. With more data it allows for the attacker to use statistical analysis and other methods to obtain the key. Conclusion As the paper shows, elliptic curve cryptography can be attacked in various ways. However, they require a supercomputer and a long time or a high degree of mathematical and engineering experience to implement. I believe this is why ECC was selected to be part of the NSAs Suite B cryptography. Also, elliptic curves provide a more efficient use of bits on computer systems making them faster and more useful for embedded systems. I believe that ECC is a good choice for securing data as long as measures are taken to prevent the attacks mentioned in this paper.
References / Further Reading [1] E Brown & B Myers: Elliptic Curves from Mordell to Diophantus and Back The Mathematical Association of America Monthly 109, AugustSeptember 2002, 639-649. [2] Thomas L. Heath, Diophantus of Alexandria, Cambridge University Press, New York, 1910. [3] Craig Bauer, Cryptology in Context section 2.14, 2011. Unpublished manuscript. [4] H.W. Lenstra, Jr. Factoring integers with elliptic curves. Annuals of Mathematics, 126: 649673, 1987. [5] A. Menezes. Elliptic Curve Public Key Cryptosystems. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993. [6] D. Johnson and A. Menezes, The elliptic curve digital signature algorithm (ECDSA), Technical report CORR 99-34, Dept. of C&O, University of Waterloo, 1999. [7] Elliptic Curve groupts and the Discrete Logarithm Problem, http://www.certicom.com/index.php/ -50-elliptic-curve-groups-and-the-discrete-logarithm-problem [8] Cheung, D., D. Maslov, J. Mathew, and D. Pradhan, 2008, On the design and optimization of a quantum polynomial-time attack on elliptic curve cryptography, Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Theory of Quantum Computation, Communication, and Cryptography, volume 5106 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 96104. [9] Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), http://www.certicom.com/index.php/ecc [10] NSA Suite B Cryptography,http://www.nsa.gov/ia/programs/suiteb_cryptography/ index.shtml
[11] Marc Joye, Pascal Paillier, and Berry Schoenmakers. On Second-Order Differential Power Analysis. In Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems - Proceedings of CHES 2005. Springer, 2005. [12] F. Zhang and Z. J. Shi, An efficient window-based countermeasure to power analysis of ECC algorithms, in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Information Technology New Generations, pp. 120126, 2008. [13] C.Walter. Simple power analysis of unified code for ecc double and add. In M. Joye and J. J. Quisquater, editors, Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems - CHES 04, volume 3156 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 191- 204, 2004. [14] J. PROOS AND C. ZALKA. Shors discrete logarithm quantum algorithm for elliptic curves. Quantum Information and Computation, 3:317344, 2003. [15] D. Hankerson, A. J. Menezes, and S. Vanstone. Guide to Elliptic Curve Cryptography. Springer-Verlag, 2004. [16] N. Gura et al., Comparing Elliptic Curve Cryptography and RSA on 8-bit CPUs, CHES 2004, Aug. 2004. [17] V. Gupta et al., Speeding up Secure Web Transactions Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography, NDSS 2004, Feb. 2004. [18] V.S.Miller, Use of elliptic curves in cryptography", Advances in CryptologyCRYPTO'85(LNCS 218), pp.417-426, 1986. [19] N.Koblitz, Elliptic curve cryptosystems", Mathematics of Computation 48, pp.203-
209, 1987. [20] Avi Kak, Lecture 14: Elliptic Curve Cryptography and Digital Rights Management http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~kak/compsec/NewLectures/Lecture14.pdf [21] Peter Novotney, Weak Curves In Elliptic Curve Cryptography, modular.math.washington.edu/edu/2010/414/projects/novotney.pdf [22] M.J.B. Robshaw, Ph.D. and Yiqun Lisa Yin, Ph.D Overview of Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems. http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2013 [23] Security Measures for Mobile Devices http://www.hitachi.com/rd/yrl/people/mof/ index04.html General Links http://www.certicom.com/index.php/ecc-tutorial - good tutorial on ECC http://www.deviceforge.com/articles/AT4234154468.html - compares ECC to other ciphers http://labs.oracle.com/projects/crypto/ - list of research papers on ECC http://www.dkrypt.com/home/ecc - an implementation tutorial on ECC http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/node.asp?id=2013 interesting overview of ECC http://saluc.engr.uconn.edu/refs/sidechannel/index.html - list of references on Side Chanel Attacks
Appendix Point Addition The negative of the point is the point . If P and Z are
distinct points such that P is not Q, then P + Q = R where
Note that s is the slope of the line through P and Q. Point Doubling Provided that 2P = R where is not 0,
Recall that a is one of the parameters chosen with the elliptic curve and that s is the slope of the line through P and Q. The above was taken from: http://www.certicom.com/index.php/32-arithmetic-in-an-elliptic-curve-group-over-fp.
The following example is of Pollards rho algorithm which was taken from [15] to better show how the attack works.
The algorithm that is mentioned in above example is below [15].
Please note that example and algorithm were taken from [15].
Key (Cryptography)
Public Key Cryptography
Espionage Techniques
Documents Similar To Review of Cryptanalysis of Elliptic Curve Cryptography
Open Data Institute
Bhagath Gottipati
Kefa Rabah
li_wuen
soulkeep3r
susi_3i
ginseng29
IJIRAE
Ria Roy
Shani Shayan
Anonymous rFt9CaE1
Jane Koay
vinisd2006
adeij
Variable Data Hiding over Protected Images by Reversible Picture Transformation using UES Method
brechday
kulwinder singh
Gmdes a Graph Based Modified Data Encryption Standard Algorithm With Enhanced Security
esatjournals
NISTIR-7298_Glossary_Key_Infor_Security_Terms.pdf
Mathavan Sundharamoorthy
Monet23 Security in Adhoc Networks
Mary Helen
Zhi Yanqing
Popular in Elliptic Curve
Suganya Res (1)
ramesh1munnar
Elkies - ABCs of Number Theory.pdf
Omar Butrón Zamora
Iyanaga S. - Algebraic Number Theory
Ribet
IMC41
qasnar
An Introduction to Elliptic Curves.pdf
Mefnd Mhmd
Hansen Thesis 2009
Bitcoin Encryption Decryption DSA
Srinivas Mahankali
Beamer for first lecture(final).pdf
dpapalia3744
Tathe Anh
Diophantine Equations
vtewaryji
Phase Transitions
Cristian Horea
shashank Chatuvedi
Quicker Maths
vivek bhagat
Alexandru Gica - Rational Points on Elliptic Curves.pdf
Pulseczar Alexander
Elliptic Curves - Physics Research Interaction Team, UMD, 2016 - Notes
Joseph Heavner
TUKE_DP_Petrvalsky_2012
Paul Korolov
Gaussians, And Inter-universal Teichmuller Theory
Adrián López Cruces
From Hashing to Bitcoin
Dick Chow
NNTDM-20-2-20-28
happymark2
Elliptical Curves thesis
Gonzalo Reitmann
Crypto 599 Class 8
Zimmer - Basic Algorithms for Elliptic Curves
spx2
Fermat's Last Theorem
jamesyu
MIT18_782F13_lec1
Efficient Computation Of Full Lucas Sequences
Ολυμπίδης Ιωάννης
A Review on Fast FPGA Development of RSD based ECC Processor
Editor IJTSRD
Uneasy Relationship
iesaaa
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5477
|
__label__wiki
| 0.528298
| 0.528298
|
River West Homes For Sale - Chicago
River West Chicago properties are part of the greater West Loop community and bordered by Division St, Grand Ave, and the Kennedy Expressway. The River West area has been transformed from an off-beat warehouse district into quite the happening neighborhood over the past decade. Located just west of the Loop, River West is the neighbor to River North and Wicker Park. Read more about River West real estate for sale.
While River West’s location allows for convenient access to both River North and Wicker Park, both known for the hippest of restaurants, entertainment venues and avant-garde art, River West also contains a healthy share of its own hotspots.
Real Estate For Sale in River West Chicago
902 North Elston Avenue #101
MLS#: 10450643, River West
680 North Green Street #413
MLS#: 10450930, West Town
685 North Peoria Street #4s
1035 West Huron Street #204
949 North Willard Court #201
849 North May Street #b
MLS#: 10443854, West Town - Bucktown
860 North Elston Avenue #3
1068 West Chestnut Street
811 North Racine Avenue #1r
950 West Huron Street #403
859 West Erie Street #601
Learn More About River West Real Estate For Sale Below:
River West Chicago home owners have a collection of some of the city's finest and most fashionable restaurants at their fingertips. Teeming with trendy lounges, bumping clubs and foodies’ favorites, as well as spacious lofts ripe with personality, River West is something akin to Manhattan’s famed Meatpacking District. That River West is a destination for Chicagoans as a whole is a testament to both its popularity and variety. From upscale French cuisine at Avec to taquerías like DeCero, and from plush Middle Eastern fortresses like Al Hambra to seductive wine bars like The Tasting Room, Randolph Street is a Mecca for creative, one-off spots that contribute to River West’s compositional singularity.
Uniquely, not only is living space ample in River West’s real estate with its many converted lofts, but a feeling of space is also noticeable when meandering down neighborhood streets. Wide streets, like Randolph, and a lower skyline (because of the many former factories and warehouses), provide a rare sense of openness for city living. This openness also allows for breathtaking, unbroken views of Chicago’s skyline when looking eastward.
Most River West real estate for sale consists of converted lofts in old warehouses, newly constructed town-homes and three-flats, and mid- and some high-rise condos. While still evocative of its industrial past, filled with the concrete and steel that is brought to life in Upton Sinclair’s, “The Jungle,” the modern flare of newly rehabbed buildings adds to River West’s unique character, making it an appealing locale for a variety of people.
Fulton River District
Tri-Taylor
In February, 2012, my husband and I decided to relocate to Chicago from California. We weren't sure where we wanted to live in the city or what our choices might…
Randi and Louis M
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5481
|
__label__wiki
| 0.6548
| 0.6548
|
Owls to receive welcome squad boost
As the Sky Bet Championship season hots up, Wednesday are set to welcome back key players to the squad.
The introduction of returning players from injury will come at a timely period in the campaign as the Owls aim to maintain their top-six status.
With a hugely important spell coming up, including games against fellow promotion-chasers Burnley and Birmingham following Saturday’s cup clash with Shrewsbury, Carlos Carvalhal is happy with the extra options available and strength in depth.
“This week we’ll have Lewis McGugan back, we have Marco Matias ready next week, we have Michael Turner back, Westwood is back and Alex Lopez is also ok.
“Tom Lees is near and these will be like new players for me because I haven’t seen them in a long time,” he said.
Having tied down the likes of Sam Hutchinson, Glenn Loovens and Atdhe Nuhiu, along with the permanent signing of Gary Hooper and loan addition of Joe Bennett, January has been a very productive month for Wednesday.
On the rest of the January transfer window, the head coach added:
“The most important thing is to recover our players because we play a lot of games with 19/20 players available but we will have 23/24 players able to play.
“After this, we are in a very good position in the market because we will have back five or six players.
“We are in the market with our eyes open and if something comes, we will do that. If not, we don’t want to bring in any players who will not increase the team.
“We have received Joe Bennett and we are happy with him.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5483
|
__label__cc
| 0.527879
| 0.472121
|
Tristram Hillier
Composition 1933 (Interior)
© Estate of Tristram Hillier. All Rights Reserved 2018 / Bridgeman Images
Tristram Hillier 1905–1983
Oil paint on plywood
Unconfirmed: 698 x 546 mm
Display caption
Technique and condition
Influenced by De Chirico’s combination of classical and modern elements, Hillier’s Composition 1933 (Interior) evokes an atmosphere of timeless mystery through the broken chairs and the classical figures in the discarded painting, while the newspaper provides a contemporary detail. The unsettling qualities of this atmosphere are enhanced by his precise realism. Hillier was member of Unit One, a British group of progressive painters, sculptors and architects founded in 1933 by the painter Paul Nash.
Gallery label, December 2008
The artist has painted onto a piece of plywood measuring 700 x 545 x 7 mms. The plywood is made up of six layers of wood, the uppermost of which is slightly thinner than the other. The panel has warped since the painting was completed, and has started to crack in several places. The cracks have developed in the upper layer of veneer and run vertically (along the grain of the wood). The edges of the panel have been knocked and chipped, and a small piece of veneer has been lost from the back.
Prior to being used by the artist, the panel has been scored and scratched in the front and back faces. On the front of the painting, the dents and hollows of these score marks are visible through the paint. The marks give a slight textured effect which is unrelated to the painted image.
Before painting, the board was prepared with a thick layer of gesso, creamy-white in colour and probably made of glue and chalk. The gesso covers the whole front face of the panel and has been applied in a smooth, even layer. A series of vertical cracks has developed in this layer, most probably caused by movement within the panel. There are also two long vertical cracks which relate to the splits in the veneer. Some of the gesso layer has been lost along the edges of the panel where the painting has been knocked and damaged.
An initial drawing of the composition in graphite pencil is visible in the outlines of the rope, chairs and newspapers. The drawing is very deliberate and precise, and some of the pencil lines ruled suggesting that the artist was transferring an already composed design onto the panel.
The oil paint has been applied in blocks of colour, closely following the drawn lines (there is little indication to suggest that the artist has strayed from the original design). The paint has been applied in a range of ways. In some areas, such as the foreground, the paint has been thinly applied in a free, loose manner. In such places, the creamy colour of the ground shows through the paint. In other areas of more detail, the paint has been applied in thicker layers and is slightly more impasted. The artist has signed his signature in the top right corner of the painting in white paint. The pigments employed include lead white, chalk, yellow ochre, cadmium red, red-lake (probably rose madder), artificial ultramarine, brown earths and black. The madder is clearly identifiable by its bright pink-orange fluorescence in ultra-violet light.
Some of the brush strokes are so clearly defined that the dimensions of the brushes can be ascertained. Where the artist has blocked in large areas of colour, such as in the foreground, he has used a large, flat, square-ended brush with a width of around 1.5 cms. In other areas, where the painting is more detailed, a smaller brush of around 0.5 cm has been employed.
Although most of the painting is very matt in appearance, there are a few localised glossy areas. When viewed under ultra-violet light, these areas of fluorescence bright green-yellow, indicative of a natural resin varnish. This layer has been applied in the areas of the door and in the woodwork of the chair. The well-defined brush strokes of application indicate that it was applied by the artist. Another overall varnish layer has been applied at a later stage. Although this has since been removed, traces of it still remain down the edges of the panel, and in small spots over the painting's surface.
Surface dirt was removed and losses along the edges were filled and inpainted with watercolour. The fitting of the painting in the frame was improved, and low reflecting glass was fitted.
Susan Breen
British Surrealism Unit One
features(9,152)
door(609)
universal concepts(6,517)
decay(267)
desolation(136)
emotions and human qualities(5,380)
anxiety(1,031)
interiors(4,587)
domestic(1,835)
interior - non-specific(851)
natural phenomena(3,348)
shadow(1,347)
weather(3,963)
cloud(1,997)
fine arts and music(3,780)
painting(484)
sheet(19)
tools and machinery(1,341)
rope(98)
vessels and containers(2,242)
newspaper - non-specific(393)
sports and games(234)
ball(50)
Tristram Hillier Variation on the Form of an Anchor
Tristram Hillier La Route des Alpes
John Bigge (Sir John Amherst Selby-Bigge, Bt) Composition
Tristram Hillier Harness
Paul Nash Pillar and Moon
Eugène Berman The Jug on the Window
Paul Nash Landscape from a Dream
Tristram Hillier Alcañiz
John Tunnard Composition
Ivon Hitchens Abstract Composition
Louis Marcoussis Interior with a Double Bass
William Gear Composition
Kenneth Martin Composition
Shafic Abboud Composition
c.1957–8
On display at Tate Modern part of In the Studio
Sam Haile Surgical Ward
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5494
|
__label__cc
| 0.685188
| 0.314812
|
Starbucks opens unique coffee sanctuary in Bali, Indonesia
Related core topics: Blending, roasting & processing, Business, Origins
Related topics: Coffee, coffee farm, reserve roastery
Related organisations: PT Sari Coffee Indonesia, starbucks
Related people: Anthony Cottan, Kevin Johnson
Related regions: Asia, Bali, Indonesia, Sumatra
Starbucks celebrates the journey of Indonesian coffee from seed-to-cup in a new one-of-a-kind coffee sanctuary in Bali.
The Dewata Coffee Sanctuary is the company’s largest destination in Southeast Asia and demonstrates the role that Indonesia, the fourth largest Arabica coffee growing region in the world, plays in bringing Starbucks customers the highest quality coffees, including the popular single-origin coffee from Sumatra. Sumatran coffee has been a staple offering at Starbucks since 1971.
“We began sourcing Indonesian coffees more than four decades ago and have always been struck by the sense of community and care for the coffee journey at every step,” said Kevin Johnson, CEO, Starbucks Coffee Company.
“The Starbucks Dewata Coffee Sanctuary amplifies our passion for the coffee journey, our ongoing commitment to Indonesia’s rich coffee culture, and our tireless pursuit of fostering moments of connection between our partners and customers. This is Starbucks at its best, and we are proud to open the doors of this unique experience in one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic markets.”
Designed as an experiential retail format, the 20,000 square foot store highlights local craftsmanship and culture alongside premium coffee. Visitors enter through a working, living Arabica coffee farm, where they can try their hand at coffee bean de-pulping and washing, dry and rake green coffee beans, visit budding seedlings in the nursery, take in the store’s locally-inspired design featuring traditional Balinese craft and Indonesian art, and enjoy the more than 100 Dewata-exclusive handcrafted beverages, food and merchandise, including a Lavender Latte.
“Bali has an envied reputation as one of Asia’s top travel destinations and Indonesia is one of coffee’s most extraordinary coffee origin regions, so we’re excited to invite customers here to ignite their senses and explore the seed-to-cup coffee journey at this unique Coffee Sanctuary,” said Anthony Cottan, director, Starbucks Indonesia, at PT Sari Coffee Indonesia Limited.
“We’re very pleased to further strengthen the longstanding partnership between Starbucks and PT Sari Coffee Indonesia with this truly one-of-a-kind Starbucks store, inspired by and filled with the finest examples of Indonesian art, design and craftsmanship.”
Starbucks is dedicated to working with farmers in Indonesia to ethically and sustainably bring high-quality Indonesian coffee to the world, and today, the company is the largest buyer of Indonesian arabica coffee.
Enjoy Starbucks at home with new range from Nestlé
Caribou Coffee names John Butcher CEO
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5498
|
__label__wiki
| 0.777973
| 0.777973
|
Virus Gives Immunotherapy a Helping Hand Tackling Hard-to-treat Cancer
News Jun 17, 2019 | Original story from ICR
Kaposi's Sarcoma. Credit: National Cancer Institute
Combining a cancer-killing virus with immunotherapy could effectively treat advanced cancers that affect the limbs, a new study reveals.
A modified version of vaccinia virus – the viral component of the smallpox vaccine – was able to switch on the immune system against cancer in rats with sarcoma tumours.
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, believe infecting tumours with vaccinia could make immunotherapies work in many more patients – since the immune system is hard-wired to recognise viruses.
The new research is published in the journal published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research and was funded by the charity Sarcoma UK and the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Uncloaking sarcoma to the immune system
Sarcoma is a cancer of the bone and soft tissue such as muscle and once advanced has very few treatment options, with patients often only surviving for around a year.
When sarcoma affects the limbs it is normally treated with surgery and radiotherapy – but in around 30 per cent of cases, the disease comes back and spreads.
Immunotherapy has shown great promise in many forms of cancer, but can’t yet be used to treat ‘immune cold’ tumours such as sarcoma, which contain relatively few immune cells.
Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) studied sarcomas using tumours in rats and human cells to see whether infection with a vaccinia virus modified to selectively attack cancer cells could uncloak the disease to the immune system.
Isolating the affected limb from the rest of the body
They gave rats a triple cocktail of vaccinia virus, immunotherapy and chemotherapy by isolating the bloodstream in the affected limb from the rest of the body – a procedure routinely used in the clinic to treat sarcoma and melanoma.
The researchers found that all six animals who received the combination therapy followed by surgery for their sarcoma were cured – with the treatment both stopping cancer from coming back in the limb and preventing it from spreading. The vaccinia virus infected and killed cancer cells directly, but also crucially attracted immune cells into the tumour.
ICR researchers and their colleagues at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust are already running a clinical trial of another form of viral treatment for sarcoma, and next hope to test out the new triple-pronged approach.
The ICR will be exploring use of viruses and innovative combination treatments as part of a pioneering research programme to combat cancer’s ability to evolve drug resistance to be housed within its planned new Centre for Cancer Drug Discovery.
Killing cancer cells and attracting immune cells
The team used a form of vaccinia virus that has had several genes removed so that it selectively grows in and kills cancer cells – by taking advantage of their cellular machinery during rapid growth – but does not infect healthy cells.
Tumours treated with the combination therapy contained three times as many immune cells than controls. More immune cells had also moved into the tumour from the edges, and they showed higher levels of activity.
The virus and immunotherapy were given alongside chemotherapy using a procedure known as isolated limb perfusion, which delivers drugs into the bloodstream after cutting off the blood supply in the limb from the rest of the body.
The researchers have already started a clinical trial in people with sarcoma to assess a different cancer-killing virus called T-VEC, and next hope to test out a triple combination of T-VEC, immunotherapy and chemotherapy.
Study co-leader Professor Kevin Harrington, Professor of Biological Cancer Therapies at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and Consultant Clinical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, said:
“Our study has used the fact that viruses are the ancient enemy of the immune system to infect tumours and spark a strong immune reaction against them.
“We showed that infecting cancer cells with a modified vaccinia virus could kill them directly, but most importantly made tumours much easier for the immune system to spot. It’s a powerful demonstration of the potential both of viruses, and scientifically selected combination treatments, to eradicate tumours.
“The different approaches in our combination therapy are already routinely used to treat sarcoma, or available on the NHS for different cancer types – so I am hopeful that we should soon be able to test them all out together in a clinical trial.”
Exciting development for potential sarcoma treatments
Study co-leader Mr Andrew Hayes, Consultant General Surgeon and Surgical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, and Team Leader at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, said:
“This study is a really exciting development for potential sarcoma treatments. Sarcomas are tumours that normally do not appear on the immune system’s radar and therefore can evade the body’s normal defences, even in patients who are treated with immune-stimulating drugs.
“What we have shown is that when we deliver viruses by isolated limb perfusion into the centre of these large tumours and add in an immune-stimulating drug the body’s immune cells enter into the centre of the tumours alongside the virus.
“Not only does this combination treatment appear to be highly effective in treating the visible sarcoma on the limb, but the body’s immune system can now ‘see’ microscopic circulating sarcoma cells and this prevents the development of secondary sarcomas elsewhere in the body.
“We are already running a trial with an oncolytic virus delivered at an operation by isolated limb perfusion which shows that we are able to do run this type of complex surgical study. A study in which we combine an oncolytic virus with an immune-stimulating drug and isolated limb perfusion is the logical next step.”
Richard Davidson, Chief Executive at Sarcoma UK, said:
“The reality for a lot of people in the UK and beyond is that effective treatments for sarcoma cancer are fairly limited.
“Research like this, which drives forward our understanding of the disease, plays such an important role in helping us take those steps towards unravelling the cancer and brings us closer to managing it effectively.”
Reference: Henry G. Smith, et al. PD-1 Blockade Following Isolated Limb Perfusion with Vaccinia Virus Prevents Local and Distant Relapse of Soft-tissue Sarcoma. Clinical Cancer Research (2019) DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-3767
This article has been republished from the following materials. Note: material may have been edited for length and content. For further information, please contact the cited source.
Scientists have discovered a cellular pathway tied to cancer that may be helpful for reducing side effects and extending duration of immunotherapy in some patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer.
Biopharma Cancer Research Drug Discovery Immunology & Microbiology
Neurogenomics
Olympus Launches Revolutionary Next-Generation Objectives
Randox RX series gains NGSP Certification for Direct HbA1c
Maintaining Integrity of Thermally Sensitive Biological Assays
Biocompound From Atlantic Rainforest Tree Combats Parasite
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5500
|
__label__cc
| 0.645001
| 0.354999
|
Bigg Boss 7
Bigg Boss Season 7 26th November 2013 Written Episode Update
Bigg Boss Season 7 26th November 2013 Written Episode, Bigg Boss Season 7 26th November 2013 Written Update
DAY-72
In the morning, Ajaz observes a change in Gauahar’s behaviour towards him following Kushal’s re-entry and he speaks to Kamya about it. Ajaz further adds that Gauahar was pleasant to him when Kushal was not in the house, but now she is being very mean and playing a dirty game. He closed the conversation saying that he will now ignore her completely and not consider her to be a friend anymore.
In another part of the house, Kushal has not learnt from the previous day’s kitchen lockdown and tells all the contestants that he does not find it necessary to wear the mikes after the lights have been turned off for the day.
On the other hand, Kamya gets upset with Ajaz because he is avoiding household chores. Stepping in as captain, Sofia approaches
Ajaz and asks him to clean the house. Ajaz ignores her and says that nobody does any house work on a task day. Sofia conveys this to Kamya who gets shocked and tells Sofia that she needs to be more responsible as a captain. Getting motivated by this, Sofia tries once more to convince Ajaz and tells him that all the housemates are angry with him because he is avoiding work. Ajaz tries to clear the air about misunderstandings only to have Kamya tell him that there seems to be some miscommunication from Sofia’s end. Having had enough of Sofia’s miscommunication, Kushal has a showdown with Sofia and asks her to stop spreading rumours about all contestants.
Post the fight Armaan tells Tanisha that she needs to maintain distance from Ajaz. While Tanisha initially questions Armaan’s intentions, she eventually apologizes to him and agrees with his views.
Further, Bigg Boss introduces this week’s luxury budget task – ‘Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa’ where he places the power to decide daily tasks in the hands of the contestants. For the duration of the task, the Bigg Boss housemates have been divided into two teams – the Hukumat team comprising of Ajaz, Andy, Sangram, Sofia and Tanisha, and the Virodhi team comprising of Armaan, Gauahar, Kamya and Kushal.
As a part of the task, the ‘Hukumat’ team has to give the ‘Virodhi’ team various tasks throughout the day, wherein if the ‘Virodhi’ team says ‘No’ to perform the task, then the ‘Hukumat’ team will earn a point. The first person from the ‘Virodhi’ team to be asked to perform a task is Armaan. He is asked to do a hand-stand in the sun for half an hour. However, the Virodhi team refuses to do it claiming that the task is impossible to achieve. After considering their perspective, the Hukumat team agrees to reduce the time limit to 12 minutes. Armaan agrees to participate in the task, but fails to complete it.
Next, Kushal is asked by the Hukumat team to drink the water out of Heaven’s bowl. After hearing the announcement of this task, Gauahar is seen arguing with the Hukumat team that the task is inhuman and unfair towards Kushal. However, being sporty, Kushal agrees to do the task and drinks the water in one gulp. Soon thereafter, Kushal runs to the washroom to throw up the water that he had consumed. After the completion of the task, Gauahar, Kamya and Armaan are seen discussing how insensitive everyone in the Hukumat team is.
The next task is given to Kamya, wherein she is asked to eat 5 karelas in 15 minutes while wearing a monkey suit. However, Kamya fails to complete the task. She managed to have just 2 karelas. Next, Armaan and Kushal are asked to balance themselves in the push-up position for 10 minutes. But, after balancing for about 2 minutes, Armaan gives up owing to the pain in his hands. In between the task, both the teams were seen arguing with each other over the possibility of completing the tasks being assigned to them.
After being unsuccessful at completing two tasks, Armaan begins to feel really upset and breaks down. Later, out of frustration he pulls Tanisha’s chair. He then proceeds to insult her and tells her to go away. Feeling offended, Tanisha leaves the sitting area in anger. She also decides to shift her bedding and ignore Armaan for the rest of the game.
Once the task comes to an end for the day, Armaan warns the Hukumat team that he will take his revenge and target their weakness’. Later Sangram and Ajaz make fun of Armaan and Kushal over their failure to complete the task. Ajaz calls Kushal a poor choice made by Gauahar. He also says that he has come to Bigg Boss only for Gauahar.
Later in the evening, when all the housemates are chilling in the living area, Kushal says that he will take his revenge and make them do worse tasks.
Will the Virodhi team get their revenge?
Update Credit to: dtb
Saath Nibhana Saathiya 26th November 2013 Written Episode Update
The Buddy Project 26th November 2013 Written Episode Update
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5502
|
__label__wiki
| 0.933921
| 0.933921
|
British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly
Frank Feighan
It's Good to talk
Ireland Republic
Why are Northern Irish footballers declaring for the Republic? A TD wants to open talks
Trend of players declaring for the Republic deserves careful consideration, writes Frank Feighan TD.
By Frank Feighan Friday 20 Feb 2015, 4:39 PM
Feb 20th 2015, 4:39 PM 26,879 Views 178 Comments
Share8 Tweet92 Email12
James McClean and Marc Wilson both represented Northern Ireland at underage level before switching allegiances to the Republic. Source: INPHO
IN 1945, GEORGE Orwell declared that serious sport was war minus the shooting. However, in the intervening 70 years, we have seen sport play an indelible role in reconciliation in divided societies, not least at the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final in South Africa where a beaming Nelson Mandela inspired the home side to a famous victory.
In Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement makes clear that in our endeavours to build a real and lasting peace, we must strive in every practical way towards reconciliation. And the three largest sporting organisations in Northern Ireland have made steady progress in breaking down sectarian barriers and fostering cross-community spirit.
The success of the Ulster rugby team has been cheered on enthusiastically by supporters of both traditions from Ravenhill’s gleaming new stands. Unionist leaders have been warmly welcomed to a number of GAA grounds for prominent matches. Meanwhile, the Irish Football Association (IFA) has made huge strides through its visionary Football for All campaign that has created a more inclusive environment for their sport.
So it is timely that the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, which I have the privilege of co- chairing with Westminster MP Laurence Robertson, examines the role of sport in fostering community spirit and cohesion. Next Monday (23 February) GAA President Liam O’Neill, former rugby internationals Trevor Ringland and Hugo MacNeill, and IFA and FAI representatives will address parliamentarians from across these islands on the power of sport in reconciliation.
Part of this landmark 50th plenary meeting takes place in Croke Park, where the reception afforded to the English rugby team in 2007 embodied the sea change in relations between the peoples of our islands. And I am deeply proud that the opening of this bastion of Irish nationalism was spearheaded by Kilmore club members in my own county of Roscommon, who originally formulated the motion to modify Rule 42.
– Huge strides –
Around that time, there was a similar gesture made in South Belfast, which may have received fewer column inches but was no less momentous. The camogie team from St Mary’s College, struggling to find an appropriate floodlit ground in which to train for an upcoming final, were granted generous access by their neighbours at Linfield FC to their training facilities.
And since then, the broader Northern Ireland football community have made huge strides in challenging sectarian songs, and making Windsor Park a much warmer house for those from the nationalist tradition.
So they, and the IFA, have been understandably frustrated at the trend in players who represented Northern Ireland at youth level declaring for the Republic.
Derry-born Darron Gibson is another who has chosen the Republic. Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO
It places an obvious financial burden on a relatively small football association, such as the IFA, to invest hugely in youth development squads only for players to declare for another senior squad.
But more critically, it has created a very real danger that both international football teams on the island might come to represent almost exclusively Nationalist and Unionist communities.
– Common ground –
While the Good Friday Agreement entitles those born in Northern Ireland to dual citizenship, the trend in players from north of the border declaring for the Republic deserves careful consideration.
The tremendous Northern Ireland squads, with a number of Catholics leading the charge, qualified for successive World Cups in 1982 and 1986. They provided hope of brighter days during a difficult period of the Troubles and, with peace now relatively secure, the FAI and football community south of the border must be sensitive to the concerns of their counterparts in Belfast.
To coin another Orwellian phrase, happiness can exist in acceptance. Like many other seemingly intractable problems between the two traditions of this island, I believe meaningful dialogue can overcome these challenges.
Calls from Unionist voices for FIFA and the British and Irish Government to intervene on this issue have received little response. But I do believe exploratory talks between the FAI and IFA on forging some common ground on this area should take place.
The FAI and IFA already work closely and collaboratively, not least in delivering the Setanta Sports Cup, the first cross-border football competition since the 1980s. It is in the interests of the wider football communities, North and South, that both associations build on these existing bonds to secure workable, long-term and fair protocols on this issue.
Frank Feighan is a TD for Roscommon-South Leitrim and co-Chair of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly. The 50th BIPA Plenary Session is being webcast live over the course of Monday and Tuesday at www.britishirish.org.
Mourinho ‘ashamed’ and Abramovich ‘disgusted’ by Paris Metro incident
@FrankFeighan
See more articles by Frank Feighan
<iframe width="600" height="460" frameborder="0" style="border:0px;" src="https://www.the42.ie/https://www.the42.ie/frank-feighan-bipa-fai-ifa-football-players-1950825-Feb2015/?embedpost=1950825&width=600&height=460" ></iframe>
Email “Why are Northern Irish footballers declaring for the Republic? A TD wants to open talks”.
Feedback on “Why are Northern Irish footballers declaring for the Republic? A TD wants to open talks”.
Why are Northern Irish footballers declaring for the Republic? A TD wants to open talks Comments
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5506
|
__label__wiki
| 0.710959
| 0.710959
|
Thank you for reading thecheers.org's Humorous articles.
Why SO FEW Americans Vote!
Lue Deck
This article belongs to In Search of Laughs! column.
Every day, somebody, somewhere starts bitching about the reasons so many Americans, possibly the most privileged citizens in this world, don't vote! Herein lies one red-shoed explanation.
To get a grasp on America's problem, it's useful to start with our big number: 312 million souls populate from sea to shining sea here! Counting the underage, convicts, illegal immigrants, and all the insensible, I think about 102 million of them are not eligible to vote. Almost 105 million voted in 2004. That leaves 105 million non-voters who don't want to play in our election game at all!
Unlike Walden Pond's Henry David Thoreau, the majority of these mighty 105 million don't have a well understood reason to refrain from what some other citizens think is a primary civic duty. Their reasons for non-participation, although not in the mainstream, do fall into a few predictable categories:
Picking good leaders from so many masquerading candidates leads some to disillusionment with the process: "I'm so tired of choosing between the lesser of these two evils!
Our land of ever expanding and shrinking freedoms is chock full of incredibly diverse excuses not to vote: I have to work on Tuesdays. No habla englais. Not enough parking spaces at the polls. They said I wasn't registered. Commies run my state. I couldn't work the machine. I still hate Nixon. Aliens stopped me from voting. My ex-wife is a poll worker. The ballot was so confusing, …and many other such things! Basically, their whole complaint is: "Voting is too hard!"
Distrust of the machine that is politics, a plethora of our non-voters very simply believe the mechanism of one person, one vote, is not working in The United States anymore. From the evil Boss Tweed in New York history, to the shady Huey Long in Louisiana's past, to the suspect Katherine Harris's constituents in Florida, to lastly the unbelievable Blackwell in Ohio, a hugely disappointed number of sideline sitters still think: "I don't make any difference!"
Apathy reigns supreme in a self-centered capitalist society like America! Obviously, many are overwhelmed by daily duties and Life's never ceasing, mind shredding rut. Given only a sentence to describe this group's key motivation, it ultimately would have to be expressed as: " I just don't care!"
I propose new, innovative voter incentives, tailored to reach each targeted group, one by one!
For the "lesser of two evils"…we get them better choices. Maybe: Make all City Ordinances and state laws understandable to high schoolers. Also, in every election, one of the candidates has to be a cop, a cowboy, a stripper, an ironworker, or an Indian chief! Does this sound familiar?
For the "I don't make a difference"…we show them that they really do. Count these votes last in each race, and then have these voters declare the winner during election night coverage. Then, we tell them to get a hold of themselves, and quit whining!
For the "it's too hard"…we make it easier. We get these folks an ATM on which to vote within one mile of their home, or on The Internet through Google, E-Bay and Home Shopping Network! Then we get them all some help and some therapy!
For the "don't care"…we induce what few of them we can to care, and then write the rest of them off, and leave them alone! Some such inducements that produce likely positive results might be: Offer free candy! Declare imminent domain on their bathrooms. Use new video replay for the vote counting. Get Slot machines for the polls…one vote, one pull! Withhold March Madness until participation reaches 88%. Make some porno stars work at the polls! Exclude voters from jury duty. Make a reality TV show of the process. Get Cher to testify to Congress, (damn, they already did that!). Make voting a requirement for American Idol. Offer free tax advice. Add a lottery for non-winning voters. Use subliminal advertising techniques on all Wrestling shows! Get Library dues amnesty. Give consolation prizes like: "You lost, but now you're the new Ambassador to Guam!"
If any new ideas even come close to working, it could bring 60 million new voters into the fray! I tell every man jack of you that read this postulate, including all the lesbians, this persuaded…this lured electorate would dwarf the now voting public with their exotic choices. Won't you join us in re-making the face of our great nation? Why not progress to the next level of involvement?
I believe if there was a good method to unite most of these groups, America might to move to a less partisan, less argumentative era. An era in which we would reason things out in a civilized way and then react as the greatest nation in the world should. Instead of out-shooting our enemies, why doesn't America try to out-think them?
It's the next level of play!
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5512
|
__label__wiki
| 0.992472
| 0.992472
|
Lord Heseltine calls out the three ‘brilliant’ Brexiteers
Written by David Singleton on 11 October 2016 in Diary
Watch: Tory grandee’s voice was laced with sarcasm as he described Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis.
In his Labour conference speech, Jeremy Corbyn called them a “three-legged team of fractious Brexiteers”.
Former Tory minister Nick Herbert said that they more resemble “three blind mice” stumbling around the world with inconsistent messages on how to leave the EU.
And chancellor Philip Hammond is even said to have given warnings in private about the trio’s “bull in a china shop” antics.
But what does arch-Europhile Lord Heseltine make of Boris Johnson, Liam Fox and David Davis?
Appearing before the business select committee, the former deputy prime minister opted for a more sarcastic line of attack.
He told the committee: "We have three ministers now in charge, a brilliant set of appointments in my view because they can come up with the answers which have escaped me.”
The Tory grandee then made it clear via his facial expression that he was not really convinced…
Sitting alongside Lord Heseltine was fellow anti-Brexit campaigner and former chancellor George Osborne, who laughed openly.
Lord Heseltine then picked up where he left off: “If there are all these markets that have escaped the attention of British exporters, it will be marvellous to have it pointed out to them by the new minister responsible.”
RT estwebber: Lord Heseltine on the "brilliant set" of Brexit ministers who will "come up with answers which have … pic.twitter.com/0YtVAHSK1I
— Media List (@media_list) October 11, 2016
Harper's bizzare: The Tory leadership launch that started with a lie and ended with a lion
The Tory leadership races had its daily dose of insanity as Mark Harper discussed a rumble in the jungle...
Westminster reels from Michael Gove's drug revelations - but what Rory Stewart did with a cactus will shock you
The Tory leadership race has quickly descended into a battle to find out who has the biggest rap sheet - but Rory Stewart may have just beaten the lot.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5517
|
__label__wiki
| 0.844194
| 0.844194
|
Watching the Waratahs is the ultimate frustration
Two days ago veteran flyhalf Bernard Foley said that without Israel Folau the Waratahs had to nail the detail and the execution every time they get the opportunity.
The quote was spot on, but yet again the application fell way short.
It was like watching a car smash – you could see it about to happen, but couldn’t do a damn thing to stop it.
Last night at Loftus Versfeld, the Waratahs had the chance to join the Rebels and Brumbies at the top of the Australian Conference – and blew it.
The Bulls won 28-21, but that included a perfect intercept pass from Nick Phipps to gift-wrap a try, Curtis Rona dropping the ball over the line midway through the second half and near full-time throwing a forward pass with a try on.
In between, Rona scored a try and with Foley’s touchline conversion, it was 21-all with ten minutes left on the clock.
Get the frustration picture?
But it gets worse.
In the first half not once, twice, or three times, but six times the Waratahs were full-on in attack on or inside the Bulls’ quarter-final but either lost possession or gave away dumb penalties to let the Bulls off the hook.
Yet the side can produce a dazzling first half backline try through seven sets of hands and finished off by Phipps, and a brilliant individual Kurtley Beale five-pointer in the second half leaving three Bulls defenders grasping at rarified air.
Which begs the question of how can the Waratahs be so switched on and so switched off within minutes of each?
Little wonder coach Daryl Gibson is sporting more grey hairs every week.
The debits were long, headed by the two penalties and a conversion Bulls captain and goal-kicker Handre Pollard missed but normally would have landed.
Those eight points would have made it 36-21 – a more realistic scoreline.
The 11 penalties the Waratahs gave away were costly, and so too were the 22 missed tackles and 13 turnovers.
And the Waratah scrum was monstered throughout the 80 minutes.
It’s also time to recognise Jake Gordon is the more consistent halfback, so send Phipps out to pasture and blindside flanker Lachlan Swinton is a hot-head who needs to cool down.
On the credit side, Michael Hooper became the most capped Waratah captain with 57, but his leadership needs more inspiration when his troops are bombing out with elementary mistakes.
(Photo by Tony Feder/Getty Images)
Tom Staniforth deserved his start as Rob Simmons’ lock partner with a strong performance, and it was encouraging to see prop Tom Robertson back in business after a lengthy injury break.
And while Karmichael Hunt and Adam Ashley-Cooper aren’t the fastest centre combination in the tournament, they are rock solid in defence, while Beale must inject himself into the backline more often.
All those negatives can easily be turned into positives as the Lions can see next week at Ellis Park.
It’s time for the frustration to end, and the Waratahs to turn in a performance befitting the big bucks they pocket each week.
David Lord was deeply involved in two of the biggest sporting stories - World Series Cricket in 1977 and professional rugby in 1983. After managing Jeff Thomson and Viv Richards during WSC, in 1983 David signed 208 of the best rugby players from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France to play an international pro circuit. The concept didn't get off the ground, but it did force the IRB to get cracking and bring in the World Rugby Cup, now one of the world's great sporting spectacles
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5518
|
__label__wiki
| 0.716818
| 0.716818
|
Daily Ratings & News for ConnectOne Bancorp
Complete the form below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for ConnectOne Bancorp with our free daily email newsletter:
Citigroup Upgrades Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to Buy
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY) Price Target Cut to $52.00 by Analysts at Morgan Stanley
ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB) Upgraded at BidaskClub
BidaskClub upgraded shares of ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Saturday morning, BidAskClub reports.
A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on CNOB. ValuEngine raised ConnectOne Bancorp from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report on Wednesday, January 2nd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded ConnectOne Bancorp from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report on Thursday, January 3rd. Finally, TheStreet downgraded ConnectOne Bancorp from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a report on Wednesday, December 19th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and two have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. The company has an average rating of Hold.
Get ConnectOne Bancorp alerts:
Shares of ConnectOne Bancorp stock opened at $20.50 on Friday. ConnectOne Bancorp has a one year low of $17.07 and a one year high of $29.60. The stock has a market cap of $738.15 million, a PE ratio of 9.19 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00.
ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.04. ConnectOne Bancorp had a return on equity of 12.31% and a net margin of 27.20%. The business had revenue of $41.68 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.01 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ConnectOne Bancorp will post 2.18 earnings per share for the current year.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 1st. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th will be issued a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.76%. This is an increase from ConnectOne Bancorp’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 12th. ConnectOne Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio is 13.45%.
In related news, Director William Thompson sold 2,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.11, for a total value of $54,297.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 74,787 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,503,966.57. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 7.67% of the company’s stock.
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hennessy Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ConnectOne Bancorp by 3.5% in the first quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 295,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,812,000 after acquiring an additional 10,000 shares during the period. Bell Rock Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ConnectOne Bancorp in the first quarter valued at approximately $176,000. FCA Corp TX acquired a new stake in shares of ConnectOne Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $124,000. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in shares of ConnectOne Bancorp in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,066,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ConnectOne Bancorp by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 347,755 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $6,423,000 after acquiring an additional 24,201 shares during the period. 60.34% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
ConnectOne Bancorp Company Profile
ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc operates as the bank holding company for ConnectOne Bank, a state chartered bank that provides various commercial banking products and services. The company offers a range of deposit products, including personal and business checking accounts, retirement accounts, money market accounts, and time and savings accounts.
Featured Story: FAANG Stocks
Receive News & Ratings for ConnectOne Bancorp Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ConnectOne Bancorp and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
Black Diamond Group (BDIMF) & AerCap (AER) Head-To-Head Contrast
Graphic Packaging (GPK) Set to Announce Earnings on Tuesday
Zacks: Brokerages Expect Tenaris SA to Post $0.35 EPS
Cumulus Media Inc Expected to Post Earnings of $1.58 Per Share
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5520
|
__label__wiki
| 0.808561
| 0.808561
|
Animal Control to offer 3-year dog licenses
Officials said the change is aimed to make the renewal process easier, lining up licenses wit pets' rabies shot.
Animal Control to offer 3-year dog licenses Officials said the change is aimed to make the renewal process easier, lining up licenses wit pets' rabies shot. Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2018/10/09/animal-control-offer-3-year-dog-licenses/1576354002/
Jackie Smith, Port Huron Times Herald Published 1:17 p.m. ET Oct. 9, 2018
Jay, an adult Pointer, sniffs the grass while being walked by St. Clair County Animal Control volunteer Jody Dicks Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at the shelter. Animal Control is introducing an option to renew a dog license every three years, in coordination with your pet's rabies shots. (Photo: Brian M. Wells/Times Herald)Buy Photo
Pet owners in St. Clair County will soon have another choice when purchasing a dog license as part of a change that officials said is aimed to make the renewal process easier.
“It seems like it would be convenient,” said Animal Control Director Amy Warner. “Now, if you have a three-year rabies shot, you can buy a three-year license, and there is a little bit of a discount.”
The option to choose between a one- or three-year dog license takes effect Jan. 1.
A change to fees is also expected to coincide with the new option.
For unsterilized dogs, the one- and three-year options will cost $22 and $65, while it will be $12 and $35, respectively, for spayed or neutered animals. The three-year option means a dollar discount.
To qualify for a three-year license, the dog must have had a three-year rabies shot within the same year. If a dog’s three-year rabies vaccine expires in 2020, for example, its owner can’t buy a three-year license until it gets its next shot. The owner would have to get a one-year license in the interim.
On the first of each month, Animal Control will run a report for any dogs whose rabies shots are to expire. Renewals will be mailed out in that first week informing owners they have 30 days to renew the license from the date of its expiration. Licenses not renewed would be considered delinquent, leading to late fees.
St. Clair County Animal Control volunteer Amanda Decker offers a treat to Louis, an adult Pit Bull Terrier Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at the shelter. Animal Control is introducing an option to renew a dog license every three years, in coordination with your pet's rabies shots. (Photo: Brian M. Wells/Times Herald)
County Administrator Karry Hepting said most counties offer a three-year license option.
“It’s pretty common,” she said. “We’re one of the few that don’t currently offer it. It’s certainly labor intensive to go through that couple-month period where you’re renewing every dog license in the county. It will certainly save staff time, and it’s a lot more convenient for the citizens as well.”
Warner said there was a small increase to the fee for owner-surrendered animals and additional costs added to the fee for reclaiming an animal that received a rabies shot while under the care at animal control. Last week, she didn’t immediately recall the differences between previous and soon-to-be changed fees but added they were minor.
“It’s still an extremely low-cost vaccination,” Warner said of the rabies shot.
The fee schedule that takes effect Jan. 1 is as follows:
Late license fees: $25
Annual kennel fees: consent kenneling of five to eight dogs, $50; and commercial kennels five to 20, $60; 21 to 40 dogs, $70; 41 to 60 dogs, $80.
Reinspection fee: $10
Disposal of personally-owned deceased animals: $15
Quarantine of personally-owned animals: $10 a day
Reclaim fees, first offense: $30 plus $10 a day
Reclaim fees, second offense: $50 plus $10 a day
Reclaim fees, third offense: $70 plus $10 a day
Reclaim fees, veterinarian care and rabies vaccinations: $10 and $15, respectively
Adoption fees: $120 and $75 for dogs and cats, respectively, including spay or neutering, vaccinations and licenses, if applicable
Pickup of owned healthy dogs, including surrender fee for one pet: $50
Pickup of owned deceased dogs and cats for disposal: $50
Payment to treasurers and other agents for selling dog licenses: $1.50
Hepting said the county’s animal control and protection ordinance was also being updated to reflect any minor changes in the fee schedule, as well as oversight of Animal Control since Warner was hired earlier this year. The division was previously part of the sheriff department.
St. Clair County commissioners sent the proposed changes on to the full board later this month during committee meetings last week.
Under the county's ordinance, dogs that are four months old or older should be licensed in St. Clair County. Owners who fail to license their dog within 30 days of locating to the area or of their animal reaching that age, or who do not renew their license, can face a penalty equal to the delinquent license fee.
Any violation under the ordinance could also face a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500, up to 90 days in the county jail or community service work. First, second, third and subsequent offense civil infractions could yield fines of $100, $200 or $300.
Contact Jackie Smith at (810) 989-6270 or jssmith@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @Jackie20Smith.
Jay, an adult Pointer, poses while being walked by St. Clair County Animal Control volunteer Jody Dicks Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at the shelter. Animal Control is introducing an option to renew a dog license every three years, in coordination with your pet's rabies shots. (Photo: Brian M. Wells/Times Herald)
Read or Share this story: https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2018/10/09/animal-control-offer-3-year-dog-licenses/1576354002/
Rock sampling vessel to be used for Enbridge Line 5 prep passes Port Huron
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5522
|
__label__wiki
| 0.839468
| 0.839468
|
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 21st Match Prediction
Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, free match prediction
07 Apr 2019 | 20:00 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
139/3 in 20.0 6.95
140/2 in 13.5 10.12
Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders betting odds
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders to Win the Match
Rajasthan Royals are currently lying in the bottom half of league table with two points to their name.
Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson are in-form players in the batting department for Rajasthan Royals so far this season.
All-rounder Andre Russell has been in scintillating form with the bat for Kolkata Knight Riders in this year’s competition.
Our Prediction is Kolkata Knight Riders to win!
Tournament: Indian Premier League (IPL)
Format: Twenty20
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Betrally India BET NOW!
Hosts Rajasthan Royals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 21st game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Jaipur on Saturday. Going into the match, Rajasthan have 2 points to their name in 4 matches, whereas Kolkata Knight Riders have 6 points in 4 matches.
Rajasthan Royals comfortably brushed aside Royal Challengers Bangalore to register their first win of the competition. Captain Ajinkya Rahane will be hoping that the side can continue their good form with bat and ball against in-form Kolkata Knight Riders.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders notched up a comfortable victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore courtesy of splendid batting performances from Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa and Andre Russell. Kolkata will aim for consistency with bat and ball in this game.
Teams Preview
Rajasthan Royals Preview
For Rajasthan, it will be the case of building on their comfortable win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a game played on Tuesday.
In the batting department, the home side will be depending on the likes of captain Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson to help the team in producing competitive scores on the board. Buttler has shown excellent form so far this season with 139 runs at an average of 34.75. Wicket-keeper batsman smashed 59 off 58 balls to help Rajasthan Royals notch up their first win of the competition.
Sanju Samson has been in scintillating form with the bat so far this season with 140 runs at an average of 70.00. Certainly, Royals will be hoping that Samson can be available for this game. Steven Smith and Rahul Tripathi also chipped in with crucial scores in the previous game played against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
All-rounder Ben Stokes is expected to play a bigger role with bat and ball for the franchise in this year’s competition. He has struggled to find form with bat and ball. Stokes will be keen to put in a good performance for Rajasthan in the next couple of matches.
In the bowling department, Leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal was the standout bowler for Rajasthan Royals in their previous game. He bowled well and picked up big wickets of Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers.Krishnappa Gowtham, Dhawal Kulkarni and Jofra Archer also bowled well without much luck in terms of wickets.
Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing XI:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Steven Smith, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Stuart Binny.
Rajasthan Royals Actual Playing XI:
Ajinkya Rahane, K Gowtham, Steven Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Chioke Archer, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Jos Buttler, DS Kulkarni, S Gopal, RA Tripathi
Kolkata Knight Riders Preview
Dinesh Karthik led-unit notched up their third win of the competition after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets. Two-time Champions will be looking to continue their good form in this game.
In the batting department, Kolkata will be depending heavily on middle-order batsman Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana both of whom has already scored 146 and 169 runs at averages of 48.66 and 42.25 respectively.
In the previous game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Uthappa and Rana chipped in with crucial score for Kolkata Knight Riders. Uthappa scored 33 off 25 balls with the help of six boundaries while Rana scored 37 runs off 23 balls.
The big positive to come out for Kolkata in the previous game was opening batsman Chris Lynn finding form with the bat. He certainly looked aggressive from the start and smashed 31-ball 43 balls to set the tone for Kolkata in the chase. However, the team management’s main cause of concern will be the performance of Captain and wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik, who so far has only managed to score 72 runs in four matches at an average of 24.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell and Kuldeep Yadav to produce breakthroughs with the ball in hand. So far, the spinners have failed to pick up wickets in the middle phase of the innings
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI:
Dinesh Karthik (captain), Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna.
Kolkata Knight Riders Actual Playing XI:
Sunil Narine, RV Uthappa, Shubman Gill, Dinesh Karthik, Chris Lynn, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Piyush Chawla, Harry Gurney, Andre Russell
Temperature: 35.3℃ Wind Speed: 43.2 k/h From: WNW Rainfall: 0 mm.
The pitch prepared for this game will be good for batting. Spinners rule the roost in the previous game played at this venue. The weather forecast for the game on Sunday is going to be partly cloudy.
Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur is going to host all the home fixtures for Rajasthan Royals in this year’s competition. Royals certainly have a good head-to-head against Kolkata Knight Riders at this venue. To add to that, Royals also won their previous game played at this venue.
The side that wins the toss would like to bowl first and restrict the opposition to a modest score. Spinners are expected to play a big role in this game and there will be plenty of assistance on offer from the surface. Batting second will be the way to go in this game.
Kolkata Knight Riders are certainly gaining momentum in this year’s competition after another comfortable win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. With a powerful batting lineup at their disposal and all-rounder Andre Russell going berserk in the later stages of the game, Kolkata Knight Riders will be firm favorites to beat Rajasthan Royals in this game.
Featured Bookmaker: Betrally India Bonus 100% up to ₹7500
Betrally India
Author: Shoaib Z.
Lions vs Cape Cobras, 3rd Match Prediction (07 Apr 2019)
Kings XI Punjab vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 22nd Match Prediction (08 Apr 2019)
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5523
|
__label__wiki
| 0.938441
| 0.938441
|
Joy Behar Belatedly Apologizes for Comparing Mike Pence’s Christian Faith to Mental Illness
“I was raised to respect everyone’s religious faith and I fell short of that,” says “The View” co-host Joy Behar on Tuesday
Jon Levine | March 13, 2018 @ 11:15 AM
Joy Behar finally offered a public apology to Vice President Mike Pence after suggesting that his religious faith was a sign of mental illness during an episode of “The View” last month.
“I was raised to respect everyone’s religious faith and I fell short of that,” said Behar on Tuesday’s show. “I sincerely apologize for what I said.”
During an appearance with Sean Hannity on Monday, Pence said that Behar had called him to offer a personal apology but he wanted a public statement of contrition.
Also Read: Mike Pence Wants Public Apology From Joy Behar: 'Important That I Defend the Faith'
“When I heard that ABC had a program where my Christian faith had been described as a mental illness, I thought it was important for me to speak out,” Pence said. “I did encourage her, and I am still encouraging her to use the forum of that program or some other forum to apologize to tens of millions of Americans who were equally offended.”
“I think Vice President Pence is right,” said Behar after “The View” replayed footage of Pence’s appearance on Hannity.
The whole imbroglio began last month when Behar joked on “The View” about Pence speaking directly to Jesus Christ.
Also Read: Mike Pence Blasts Joy Behar for Comments on His Christianity: 'I Just Couldn't Be Silent'
“It’s one thing to talk to Jesus. It’s another thing when Jesus talks to you. That’s called mental illness, if I’m not correct, hearing voices,” Behar said of Pence in a larger discussion of comments Omarosa Manigault-Newman on “Celebrity Big Brother.”
“He’s extreme,” said Omarosa during an episode. “I’m Christian. I love Jesus. But he thinks Jesus tells him to say things. I’m like, ‘Jesus ain’t saying that.'”
Watch the apology above.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5525
|
__label__wiki
| 0.757555
| 0.757555
|
Trump Says Tillerson Is ‘Wasting His Time’ in Talks With ‘Little Rocket Man’
“Save your energy Rex, we’ll do what has to be done!” POTUS tweeted the Secretary of State Sunday morning
Rosemary Rossi | October 1, 2017 @ 9:55 AM
Getty Images; CNN
President Donald Trump was on Twitter bright and early Sunday morning, calling Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s invitation to North Korea to talk a “waste of time,” and saying that news out of Puerto Rico is “fake” or from “politically motivated ingrates.”
“I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man…” Trump wrote on Twitter.
He continued, “Save your energy Rex, we’ll do what has to be done!”
…Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 1, 2017
Also Read: Puerto Rico Crisis: Trump Blames 'Fake News,' San Juan Mayor Who Pleaded 'Help Us, We Are Dying'
Tillerson had announced Saturday that the U.S. was in communication with North Korea in hopes of easing the tensions and seeking peace through diplomacy. “The whole situation is a bit overheated right now. If North Korea would stop firing its missiles, that would calm things down a lot,” Tillerson said Saturday in a press conference following talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to several media reports.
“We ask, ‘Would you like to talk?’ We have lines of communications to Pyongyang — we’re not in a dark situation, a blackout,” he added. “We have a couple, three channels open to Pyongyang.”
Asked at the Beijing press conference about Trump’s rhetoric about North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, Tillerson called the situation “overheated.”
Also Read: Lin-Manuel Miranda Tells Trump He's 'Going Straight to Hell' Over Puerto Rico Tweets
We have done a great job with the almost impossible situation in Puerto Rico. Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates,…
North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test in September and has launched intercontinental ballistic missiles that some experts say have the range to hit major U.S. cities.
The president also took aim at San Juan mayor, Carmen Yulin Cruz, who questioned the pace of relief efforts on hurricane-battered Puerto Rico. Trump defended his administration’s response time, while simultaneously calling critics of his efforts as “fake news” and “politically motivated ingrates.”
“We have done a great job with the almost impossible situation in Puerto Rico. Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates,… people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by FEMA and our great Military. All buildings now inspected… for safety. Thank you to the Governor of P.R. and to all of those who are working so closely with our First Responders. Fantastic job!” the POTUS tweeted.
Also Read: Hillary Clinton Lends Support to San Juan, While Trump Is Still Tweeting About Mayor's 'Complaints'
…people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by FEMA and our great Military. All buildings now inspected…..
…for safety. Thank you to the Governor of P.R. and to all of those who are working so closely with our First Responders. Fantastic job!
Trump Blames Clinton for North Korea: ‘Rocket Man Should’ve Been Handled a Long Time Ago’
By Brian Welk | September 22, 2017 @ 5:43 PM
‘Morning Joe': Mika Thumps Trump’s North Korea Tweets: ‘You Are a 70-Year-Old Man – Stop’ (Video)
Trump Threatens to ‘Totally Destroy North Korea’ in First UN Address
By Ashley Boucher | September 19, 2017 @ 7:51 AM
Dennis Rodman Can ‘Straighten Things Out’ Between Trump and North Korea – Twitter Disagrees
By Debbie Emery | September 6, 2017 @ 9:32 PM
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5526
|
__label__cc
| 0.601429
| 0.398571
|
Movie Review: Imperium
Andrea Thompson September 10, 2016 0 0
Throughout history, certain groups have been chosen for the degradation of serving as scapegoats. As such, group members are held up as examples of everything wrong with society, along with numerous examples of why they cannot be trusted under any circumstances. It’s a sad but certain fact of life, especially when people are outcasts due to characteristics they can’t control: sexuality, skin color, heritage, or gender. This kind of injustice is common and compelling enough to inspire multitudes of films.
But there is also another kind of film, spawned from a belief that this kind of rejection is justified, or at least generally accepted. This is where the righteous action hero comes in, battles a great evil, and proves that good can triumph. Movies with this kind of narrative tend to feature the same recurring factions, since it can be very difficult to justify so much violence against so many. In such cases, sympathizing with such a group is a genuine risk. Few people want to take that risk, especially when said group is one which embraces hate as their core philosophy. Empathizing, or even humanizing them, seems impossible. In this instance, rejection comes from a justified revulsion, borne of a horror of those who would actively and violently subjugate others born different from them. Such behavior seems inhuman in itself.
But in Imperium, this is the kind of behavior idealistic FBI agent Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe in another…spellbinding performance, I still can’t resist) must emulate in order to take down radical white supremacists, who may be planning an act of terrorism. This is the kind of movie that uses the tagline “inspired by real events” to its best advantage, taking the experiences of former undercover agent Michael German (who has a story credit) and using it to craft a compelling narrative that eschews bright shiny things and dares to take us on a journey into the worst impulses of the human heart.
This quieter approach allows writer-director Daniel Ragussis, who seems more like a seasoned pro than a filmmaker who is actually making his feature-length debut, to show, rather than tell, how things have come to this and how Radcliffe could make it out the other side. As his boss Angela (Toni Collette) points out, the focus on overseas rather than homegrown terrorism has allowed these people to proliferate. And Radcliffe’s Foster has a very particular set of skills, the kind that don’t make for good action movies, which Imperium resolutely commits to. He doesn’t punch his way out of situations, he thinks his way out. This means he and Angela are anomalies in their testosterone-fueled workplace, which makes for a refreshingly, mutually respectful relationship between them.
Radcliffe’s more cerebral approach means that as he mingles more with the various groups he encounters, from neo-Nazis to paramilitary groups to – most chilling of all – smiling residents of sunny and pleasant suburban backyards. Both he and the movie find the humanity that unites us all even at our most despicable. There are few things more chilling than discovering that your worst enemies have twisted the ideals you follow to serve their own purposes. Empathy can be terrifying under such circumstances.
Imperium could hold Nate Foster accountable for some of his actions though (or rather, just one of them). It doesn’t seem to think he should apologize to some of the good people he was forced to hurt during his undercover work. It’s also a shame that the movie couldn’t be more of a biopic, since its inspiration, Michael German, is quite a fascinating figure. But we do live in an era of sequels and spin-offs, along with an election that’s forcing us to pay attention to the enemy within as well as without. So there’s hope that in this case, more of the same could lead to something different.
Tags Daniel Radcliffe Featured imperium Toni Collette
Andrea Thompson is a writer, editor, and film critic who is also the founder and director of the Film Girl Film Festival. She is a member of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle and runs her own site, A Reel Of One's Own. She has no intention of becoming any less obsessed with cinema, comics, or nerdom in general.
Previous ArticleTIFF Review: A Monster Calls
Next ArticleTV Review: Dark Matter (2x11) "Wish I'd Spaced You When I Had the Chance"
Movie Review: Dunkirk
Gary Shannon July 21, 2017
Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers 35×12 Review: “Not Going to Roll Over and Die” 10
The Vampire Diaries 8×15 Review: “We’re Planning a June Wedding” 10
Album Review: Slowdive – “Slowdive” 10
Review: Whispers Tour with Passenger 10
Watch live video from GamingFrogTV on www.twitch.tv
Every Song from the ‘Hamilton’ Cast Album, Ranked
Matt Rice June 14, 2016
The Handmaid’s Tale 3×08 Review: Aunt Lydia Gets an Unsatisfying Backstory
Andrea Thompson July 11, 2019
The 10 Best Nickelodeon Game Shows
Tyler Christian February 5, 2018
‘Pose’ Music Breakdown: Episode 2×04 “Never Knew Love Like This Before”
10 Classic Rock Songs You Can Play on the Ukulele
Brittany Menjivar September 27, 2016
The Lion King Movie Review: Disney laughs in the face of remake fatigue
Jon Negroni July 11, 2019
‘Reign’ Theory: King Henry’s Madness
Ivanna Barrera May 14, 2014
5 of the Best Teen Shows to Binge On Netflix This Summer
Leigh-Ann Brodber July 10, 2019
Book Review: Impossible Music by Sean Williams
Leigh-Ann Brodber July 9, 2019
Midsommar Movie Review: Everything’s okay in the middle of summer
Katey Stoetzel July 5, 2019
From the Record Crate: Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Bri Lockhart July 1, 2019
Yesterday Movie Review: Love it or hate it, your troubles will seem so far away
Jon Negroni June 28, 2019
Album Review: Prince – “Originals”
Jon Winkler June 24, 2019
Wild Rose Movie Review: Jessie Buckley shines bright
Brian Thompson June 22, 2019
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5527
|
__label__wiki
| 0.754924
| 0.754924
|
Habits and Traits of Rove Beetles, Family Staphylinidae
Ants. Bees, & Wasps
Ticks & Mites
True Bugs, Aphids, Cicadas, and Hoppers
Habitat Profiles
Science, Tech, Math › Animals & Nature
James Gerholdt/PhotoLibrary/GettyImages
by Debbie Hadley
Debbie Hadley is a science educator with 25 years of experience who has written on science topics for over a decade.
Tiny rove beetles are everywhere, yet most people rarely notice these beneficial insects. Rove beetles, which belong to the family Staphylinidae, inhabit a variety of interesting ecological niches, including ant nests, fungi, decaying plant matter, dung, and carrion.
What Do Rove Beetles Look Like?
Most rove beetles make their living after sunset when they emerge from hiding to pursue insect prey. You’ll find rove beetles by looking in moist environments crawling with maggots, mites, or other even springtails. Some rove beetles react to perceived threats by tipping their abdomens up, as scorpions do, but this gesture is all bark and no bite. Rove beetles can’t sting, but the larger ones can inflict a nasty bite if mishandled.
Adult rove beetles rarely top 25 mm in length, and most measure considerably less (under 7 mm or so long). Their elytra are noticeably shortened, though they can fly quite well thanks to functional hindwings tucked carefully underneath. In most rove beetles, you can see several exposed abdominal segments because of this diminished wing structure. Rove beetles have mouthparts modified for chewing, often with long, sharp mandibles that close sideways across the front of the head. Because many species sport a pair of short projections at the end of the abdomen, people often mistake them for earwigs.
Rove beetle larvae have elongated bodies and appear slightly flattened when viewed from the side. They’re usually off-white or beige, with a darker head. Like the adults, the larvae often have a pair of projections alongside the tip of the abdomen.
How Are Rove Beetles Classified?
Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Arthropoda
Class - Insecta
Order - Coleoptera
Family - Staphylinidae
What Do Rove Beetles Eat?
The large family Staphylinidae includes many rove beetle genera with eating habits as diverse as the group. Most rove beetles are predatory as adults and larvae, feeding on other, smaller arthropods. Within the family, however, you’ll find rove beetles that specialize on a diet of fungal spores, others that eat pollen, and still others that feed on the regurgitated food from ants.
The Rove Beetle Life Cycle
As all beetles do, rove beetles undergo complete metamorphosis. The mated female deposits a cluster of eggs near a source of food for her offspring. Rove beetle larvae typically inhabit moist environments, such as in soil covered by decaying leaf litter. The larvae feed and molt until they are ready to pupate. Pupation occurs in moist leaf litter or the soil. When the adults emerge, they are very active, especially at night.
How Do Rove Beetles Behave?
Some rove beetles use chemicals in clever ways to their advantage. Those in the genus Stenus, for example, live around ponds and streams, where they can find their favorite prey, springtails. Should a Stenus rove beetle suffer the unfortunate mishap of slipping into the water, it will release a chemical from its hind end which magically lowers the surface tension behind it, effectively thrusting it forward. Paederus beetles defend themselves by emitting the toxic pederin chemical when threatened. More than one entomology student has borne the blisters and burns from handling Paederus rove beetles. And at least one male rove beetle, Aleochara curtula, applies an anti-aphrodisiac pheromone to his female partner, rendering her undesirable to any future suitors.
Where Do Rove Beetles Live?
Rove beetles inhabit moist environments throughout the world. Though the family Staphylinidae numbers well over 40,000 species worldwide, we still know relatively little about rove beetles. The classification of rove beetles and related groups is ever-changing, and some entomologists estimate that Staphylinids may eventually number well over 100,000.
Borror and DeLong’s Introduction to the Study of Insects, 7th Edition, by Charles A. Triplehorn and Norman F. Johnson
Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity, by Stephen A. Marshall
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, by Eric R. Eaton and Kenn Kaufman
Rove Beetles, by Carol A. Sutherland, Extension and State Entomologist, New Mexico State University, accessed November 28, 2011
10 Biggest Beetle Families in North America
What Are Jewel Beetles?
Owlet Moths, the Little Night Owls of the Insect World
10 Fascinating Facts About Beetles
What Are Gall Wasps?
Habits and Traits of Beetles, Order Coleoptera
12 Worst Vegetable Garden Pests
Maggot Munching Carrion Beetles
Do You Know Your Scarabaeidae Family of Beetles?
Family Dermestidae and the Habits and Traits of Dermestid Beetles
All About the Habits and Traits of Busy, Burrowing Carpenter Bees
Habits and Traits of Mites and Ticks
10 Ways to Identify an Insect
What Are Stoneflies?
Habits and Traits of the Japanese Beetle: the Worst Pests Ever
Darkling Beetles Are in the Family Tenebrionidae
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5530
|
__label__wiki
| 0.729801
| 0.729801
|
These Are The Most Stylish Streets in America
By Stephen Rubino Published On 10/06/2017
@shrubino
By Stephen Rubino @shrubino Published On 10/06/2017
wiredforlego / flickr
Style is really all about energy. So when people talk about a city’s “energy,” they’re not referring to how the power lines are aligned. The layout of it’s streets, the local businesses and restaurants, and above all else, the people -- that mix is what gives a city its unique vibe and attitude. (And, of course, it doesn’t hurt to have some very photogenic buildings.) In the US, what classifies as a “stylish” street doesn’t just mean it’s where the models hang out after a shoot (although, yeah, there’s a few of those on this list.) It’s those legendary blocks that are key to a city’s entire ethos, whether they’re lined with century-old cobblestone or mid-century neon signage.
South Main Association
South Main Street, Memphis
South Main Street feels like an entirely different city from Memphis -- and that’s because it was. Originally, South Main Street was a suburb of the city, but it was incorporated into Memphis in the early 1900’s and has since become a neighborhood of its own. In addition to having fewer tourists and party goers than Beale Street and downtown Memphis, South Main Street has its own aesthetic. A visit evokes a main street straight out of ‘50s America, complete with plenty of neon signage (see the sign for the Orpheum theater). Despite the mid-century vintage feel, the area hosts the city’s largest farmer’s market and several art galleries, plus some of the city’s hipper clothing stores like Stock&Belle. South Main really comes alive on the last Friday of every month, when the street hosts Trolley Nights with free streetcar rides, late-night gallery showings, and live music events.
Where to Instagram: The massive mural in front of the old Russell Hardware (314 S Main) that celebrates Memphis’ history as a railroad hub.
Where to eat: Bedrock Eats specialize in Paleo cooking (so no gluten or dairy here) but still offer specialities you’d expect in Memphis, like chicken & waffles.
Crosby Street, NYC
SoHo is an obvious candidate for the most stylish neighborhood in New York, thanks to its well-preserved former warehouses hosting some of the best boutiques in the city and the chance to see off-duty models walking the block. Even within SoHo, though, Crosby stands out as particularly cool. Since it’s not as packed with tourists as the main SoHo shopping streets, it has a low-key energy -- old-school cobblestones preserve the feel of SoHo when it was an industrial center, and most of Crosby is actually part of the neighborhood historic district, so you can see the preserved cast-iron architecture from a New York City long gone. The shopping options run a pretty wide gamut -- if you’re going for elegant minimalism, check out Totokaelo, or haunt Rick Owens for a darker, more industrial look. If you’re into cheery, bright designs, try the MoMa design store further north.
Where to Instagram: In front of the graffiti’d walls between Prince and Spring.
Where to eat: Balthazar is an NYC classic, go for the Sex and the City cred and steak frites.
f11photo / Shutterstock
River Street, Savannah
Most people wouldn’t associate ghost stories with style, but those people have never been to Savannah. The city’s revitalized River Street (which goes, exactly as you’d expect, along the Savannah River) is the perfect place to see both, with ghost tours offered along the old cotton warehouses of the waterfront. Luckily, that’s the old River Street -- the new River Street features some of the best restaurants and hotels in the city, like The Cotton Exchange or Vic’s-on-the-River. Heading east along the river will take you past antique shops and galleries, all housed within centuries-old buildings. If the far end becomes too tourist-y for you, try the rooftop bars like at The Cotton Sail Hotel or catch a ride on a river boat.
Where to Instagram: In front of a brightly-painted riverboat.
Where to eat: Huey’s on the River is prime, classic Southern Cajun cooking -- just what you’re looking for in Dixie.
Fairfax Ave, LA
Cali style comes in different forms, and they all seem to converge on Fairfax. LA’s history of skateboarding catches your eye first, whether it’s the parade of skaters flying by or streetwear stores like Huf and Supreme (true to LA’s aesthetic, the Supreme store has a neon sign out front). As a central north-south strip, Fairfax also provides a prime location to take in the SoCal sun, while palm trees and classic cars give it an authentic LA vibe. LA’s Orthodox Jewish community surrounds the street, adding their own flair to Fairfax with old school Kosher delis. There’s plenty of well-known restaurants along the strip, too, if you’re looking for something without a lunch counter.
Where to Instagram: Get a shot of the lines in front of the Supreme store on release day.
Where to eat: Fairfax’s Animal is a carnivore’s dream: they use the parts of the animal most restaurants would trash and turn it into foodie gold.
Photo by R. Kennedy for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®
North Third Street, Philadelphia
Philly’s Old City is regularly named the city’s most stylish neighborhood, thanks to some of the most historic architecture in the country converging with a new tech crowd bringing energy and businesses to the area. Those two vibes meld perfectly on North Third, which runs from Market street all the way up to Olde Kensington. It’s a shaded, narrow block, but embedded with plenty of shopping options. On North Third between Market and Race, you’ll find a collection of boutiques like Lost + Found or the wonderfully descriptive Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. As an added bonus, these stylin’ stores are embedded in some of the oldest buildings in Philadelphia -- and by extension, the whole country. (For one of the best historical buildings, cross Market to South 3rd to see the First Bank building, built in 1791.) Be sure to snap a pic of the street signs that say “N3RD St.” while you’re here.
Where to Instagram: The Filbert Street alley when the lighting is good is sure to get you plenty of hearts.
Where to eat: Wister is a BYOB bistro that centers on local ingredients, and all the entrees are under $30.
Grant Ave, SF
SF is no stranger to unique streets -- just watch the intro to Full House for proof. But before the modern California look took over the city, the special vibe of the neighborhoods came from the diverse groups that built them. That’s why our pick for most stylish street is Grant Ave, one of the main arteries of Chinatown. The street has long been considered the entrance to Chinatown, having grown from a small immigrant enclave into the largest community of Chinese in America. The architecture is unlike anywhere else in the city -- even the local Bank of America is designed with entwined dragons on a tiered roof. Grant has stayed true to its roots as a home to Chinese immigrants, but you’ll also find plenty of hipsters looking for dumplings, too. Shopping options range from small flea markets to Paparazzi and Scotch & Soda, ensuring you can get decked out at any price.
Where to Instagram: Be sure to stop by the Dragon Gate at Bush street, which is built in the style of traditional gateways known as paifang.
Where to eat: The straightforward-named Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant has classic Chinese dishes cooked and steamed in clay pots.
David Litman / Shutterstock
Royal Street, New Orleans
The French Quarter of New Orleans is clearly the best example of the city’s jazz energy, a combination of French, Creole, and Southern cultures -- but Bourbon street is pretty much totally overrun with tourists by now. Removing yourself by just one block takes you over to Royal street, which features the same iron lace balconies and courtyards, but without quite as much raucousness. Royal has plenty of options for art, with a collection of art galleries and antique dealers. M.S. Rau Antiques is perhaps the best known, having been open since 1912 and featuring an extensive collection of fine art. But if you really want to immerse yourself in the New Orleans flavor, stop by Erzulies’s Voodoo Store and pick up a love potion or psychic reading.
Where to Instagram: Inside the luxe Hotel Monteleone.
Where to eat: You don’t leave NOLA without trying bananas foster at Brennan’s. You just don’t.
East Sixth Street, Austin
If you’re picturing the endless party on the stretch of 6th Street that cuts through Austin’s downtown, think again. Sure, that will always be there. But head east past I-35 and you’ll find an entirely different 6th Street. The growing creative class in Austin has settled over on the east side and transformed it into a developing arts center. Galleries like Link & Pin and CAMBIAart have popped up, along with murals dotting the street. Classic, old-school Mexican options you would expect to find in Austin sit alongside hip, new bars like the Zilker Brewing Co. The locals are adamant about keeping the neighborhood authentic and maintaining that balance -- so much so, in fact, that a minor scandal erupted earlier this year when Chili’s signage popped up on an abandoned building on the block. Luckily, it was just the work of a fast-casual fan prankster.
Where to Instagram: In front of the Green Party’s trippy office.
Where to eat: Chef Paul Qui’s food truck, East Side King, is parked behind The Liberty. It’s a local favorite with Asian fusion eats.
Sean Pavone / Shutterstock
Broad Street, Charleston
Broad Street is one of the best-preserved historical streets in America, and not by accident. The Preservation Society of Charleston, a historic preservation group founded in 1920, has been protecting the local buildings since before most people were concerned with architectural history. The western end of Broad is a sleepy residential neighborhood, with palm trees lining the sidewalk. However, if you head east, you’ll see the “Four Corners of Law” intersection (federal courthouse, county courthouse, city hall, and St. Michael’s church), which gives you a feel for what the city was like in the 1800’s. Unbelievably, all are still in use. Further down the road sit a variety of restaurants, including some gems of Charleston’s much-touted food scene, like Gaulart & Maliclet or Normandy Farm Bakery. Old Exchange, a Revolutionary War dungeon, caps off the eastern end of Broad, retaining that historic feel despite the newer businesses along the block. The street’s balance between historic buildings and modern restaurants makes it the perfect way to experience Charleston as a whole.
Where to Instagram: On the checkered sidewalk in front of John Rutledge House, an ornately designed b&b built in 1763.
Where to eat: On the patio at Brown Dog Deli, where they are working to “reinvent the traditional deli.” Their Fried Green Tomato & Pimento Cheese BLT features their take on the South’s official cheese spread.
Delmar Loop, St. Louis
If your personal brand is at all influenced by rock n’ roll, this is basically where it all started (check the statue of Chuck Berry). The Loop serves as a somehow-still-there convergence point for hippies, bikers, music nerds, and just regular St. Louisians, displaying plenty of history alongside modern buildings. Despite recent construction, Delmar maintains its cred with plenty of low-key bars, shopping options, and legendary venues like Blue Hill and The Pageant. The copious tattoo and piercing shops stand next to more upscale places like the Moonrise’s rooftop bar, ensuring an interesting blend of subcultures up and down the block. Plus, there’s the St. Louis walk of fame, where you can pay tribute to the greats who made the city what it is -- Chuck Berry included.
Where to Instagram: Get a boomerang of the Peacock Diner sign lighting up.
Where to eat: Pistachio cannoli’s at Piccione fuel late nights on the Loop. They specialize in Italian pastries, so bring your sweet tooth.
St. George Street, St. Augustine
In general, the best way to get a feel for a street (or show off your own look) is on foot. That’s why St. George Street is ideal for the fashionable traveler -- no cars (or even bikes) allowed. St. George has long been a central road to St. Augustine, the oldest city within the continental US, and it retains some of the landmarks of early colonists. The colonial-style buildings now house dozens of restaurants and shops, and the no-cars rule creates a lively atmosphere that draws in crowds on foot. Plus, it’s a local favorite, too, if you know where to look -- check out Red Pineapple or Earthbound Trading to see where the St. Augustinians shop.
Where to Instagram: Between the Old City Gates that mark the original fortifications of St. Augustine.
Where to eat: Soak up the local history in the best way possible: by eating cinnamon cookies at The Spanish Bakery, made with a recipe as old as the city itself.
Alberta Main Street, Portland
The center of gravity for Portland’s hipness, Alberta Main Street is the central street to the Alberta arts district. True to Portland’s style, you can find small-scale boutiques that feature local artists, like Frock. Check out the street’s murals while you bar hop among hipster joints like Bye and Bye and Radio Room, or swing by Bollywood Theater to grab Indian food while watching a classic Bollywood film. True to the city’s reputation, the street is best enjoyed on a bike, offering plenty of places to lock up. While you’re riding, keep an eye out for the “Space Taxi”, a bizzaro community-decorated art car that spreads cheerful weirdness and sums up the surrealism of the street (and Portland as a whole) nicely.
Where to Instagram: In front of any of the murals along the street (one of the best adorns the Black United Fund of Oregon building).
Where to eat: Pine State Biscuits brings one of the South’s best exports to Portland, whether you want ‘em sweet or savory.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5531
|
__label__cc
| 0.57093
| 0.42907
|
Find a metal roof contractor near you
Select a serviceRoof Installation or ReplacementRoof Repair or Maintenance
Top 10 Metal Roof Contractors near you
Metal Roof Contractors
Roof Installation or ReplacementRoof Repair or Maintenance
Metal Roof Contractors Cost Guide
How much does it cost for a metal roof?
Metal roofing installation is an attractive option thanks to metal’s long lifespan, hardiness and fire-retardant properties. Nationally, the average cost for metal roofing installation ranges from $6,000 to $20,000.There are different types of metal roofs, each with their own installation needs and materials costs. Roof size also affects your metal roofing installation costs, as do regional labor rates. Roof size is measured in squares; one square equals 100 square feet. Here are some examples of the average cost for a metal roof:
Standard metal roof: $120-$150 per square to start, including materials and labor
A 30-square roof (a 3,000-square-foot roof) could cost between $3,600 and $4,500 for a typical three-bedroom home.
Snap-Loc metal roof: $200-$225 per square to start, including materials and labor.
A 30-square roof could cost $6,000-$6,750.
Standing seam metal roof: $300 per square to start, including materials and labor.
A 30-square roof could cost $9,000 or more.
Tuff-Rib metal roof: $250-$350 per square to start, including materials and labor.
A 30-square roof could cost $7,500-$10,500.
Mid-range metal roof package, including all accessories: $300-$500 per square.
High-end metal roof package — such as zinc or copper — and all accessories: $1,000-$1,500 per square.
A 30-square roof could cost $30,000-$45,000.
Can a metal roof be installed over shingles?
Metal roofs are durable, environmentally friendly, safe and budget-friendly. If you’re considering an update, metal roofing installation doesn’t have to mean completely removing your old roof. In many cases, metal roofing can be installed over your existing shingles. Research building codes in your state, as many require that after two roofs have been installed, all roofing materials must be completely removed before a third roof can be put on. This protects your home’s structural integrity and your family’s safety. Carefully read contractor reviews and choose someone with extensive experience with metal roofing installation. One concern when installing metal over shingles is that over time, condensation can build on the shingles and cause the metal to rust. This will lead to rust around the panels, making them more likely to come loose in a storm. Nationally, the average cost for metal roofing installation ranges from $6,000 to $20,000. The wide price range represents different roof sizes, different types of metal, and the cost of labor in different parts of the country — and can also include the cost of removing an old shingle roof prior to installing the metal. As a line item, the average cost of removing an old roof to prepare for installing a new roof, plus adding new roof decking, costs on average about $45-$75 per square (the pro roofer’s term for 100 square feet), depending on the pitch of the roof. Always make sure you have a clearly written contract and a warranty on both the labor and the metal.
What is a standing seam metal roof?
A standing seam metal roof may be a strong, durable, safe choice when you’re considering metal roofing installation options. A standing seam refers to the raised seam where the sheet metal roofing panels join. Traditionally, shingles and roof panels lie flush to the roof, making them more prone to rust or penetration by water at their seams. In a standing seam metal roof, the raised (or standing) seams run vertically from the roof ridge to the eaves, with no horizontal seams. In addition, the fasteners joining the metal panels together are concealed, providing even fewer opportunities for water or moisture to build up. The cost to install a standing seam metal roof will depend on the type of metal you select, the size of your roof, and the cost of roofing labor in your region. Materials will play a major role in your metal roofing installation costs. If you select standard galvanized steel, the cost per square (100 square feet) might be in the $150-$300 range, while a high-end choice such as copper or zinc could be between $1,000 and $1,500 per square. Here is one example of cost:
Roof replacement cost
Roof repair cost
Metal roof cost
Air duct replacement cost
Roof cleaning cost
Metal roof contractors near me
Roofing near me
Mobile home roof repair contractors near me
Roof cleaning near me
Local roofers near me
Popular cities for Metal Roof Contractors
Pittsburgh metal roof contractors
San Antonio metal roof contractors
Rochester metal roof contractors
Fredericksburg metal roof contractors
Orlando metal roof contractors
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5533
|
__label__wiki
| 0.673722
| 0.673722
|
hairy situations Aug. 8, 2013
Beyoncé Unveils a Surprising New Pixie Cut
By Christina Han
Just last week, Rihanna released images of a new nineties-inspired, cropped, curly cut on Instagram. And now, drum roll please, Queen Bey has taken to the social-media site to unveil photos of her very own, very short, blonde pixie hairstyle. Jigga what? Will she no longer be whipping around her long, wildly curly tresses onstage for the rest of her Mrs. Carter World Tour, which doesn’t end until December? Is the result of her hair getting caught in a fan recently? Is this real life? Let’s do a closer inspection of Beyoncé’s Instagram photos to see what this “new” cut really is and whether or not it’s been hiding under her glorious weave all this time.
First, the cut itself.
It’s short, sweet, and pretty. What comes to mind are the short-haircut greats like, Edie Sedgwick and Mia Farrow (or Miley Cyrus).
Photo: Beyonce/Instagram
Is that a wig stand?
Just underneath her right elbow, there appears to be a dome-shaped stand. Perhaps it’s a wig stand for her weave. But then where is her weave? Perhaps her stylist is tending to it off in some corner. Maybe it’s a laser helmet?
This is for the haters.
Beyoncé’s fiercely protected image (see: her documentary) is both respected and maligned by her fans and media. However, it’s a bit of a surprise that Bey would allow us to see her without her stage weave. She’s showing us a side that we’d never expect to see. But again, this is why she is Queen Bey, always in control and ready to make news when she decides to. Which makes her just like us. (Psych.)
Update Your Beauty & Wellness Routine
mrs. carter world tour
hairy situations
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5537
|
__label__cc
| 0.630656
| 0.369344
|
Home Supplements National Day Of Switzerland 2018
12:00 AM, August 01, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 02:21 AM, August 30, 2018
Want to know Switzerland? Start by its cuisine
One of the best ways to learn about a culture is by discovering the nation's food habit. When it comes to describing Swiss cuisine, “variety is the spice of life” would be the most relevant narrative to use. Just as diverse as the culture and languages are in Switzerland, the nation's assorted food palate also extracts and combines cuisines from its bordering German, French and North Italian regions. Like the language divisions, the Swiss cuisine is also heavily influenced by its natural landscape with regional connotations to it. Not only that, while Switzerland derives from its neighbouring cuisines, it customizes the recipe with local ingredients cooked in own local style, giving the cuisines a very Swiss touch to it. That is how the Swiss food culture has developed its own mystique and flavours!
It is not possible to pinpoint to a single Swiss cuisine because of its varied nature, and the culinary diversity can be observed as one travels through the country. A typical dish that is popular across the nation would be Rösti — Swiss-style buttery home fried grated potatoes or Swiss hash-browns. It is usually topped with cheese, roasted onions or even fried eggs depending on the region. Sometimes Rösti is also served with main dishes, such as the famous Zürcher Geschnetzeltes - this Zurich-style creamy shredded veal meat. In some cantons, it is also served with noodles or rice. When speaking of the nation's cuisine, one cannot ignore to mention the prevalent presence of cheese in its various dishes, especially the popularly known Fondue. Mainly originating from the French-speaking part of the country, the Swiss palate consist of long tradition of cheese production with over 450 different types of cheeses ranging from hard to soft cheese, cottage cheese, valley factory cheese all with their own distinct taste and flavour. Gruyère is the best known with others including Sbrinz, Appenzeller, Raclette and Tête de Moine.
Also it is no secret that the nation's large talent lies in chocolate production – the fame of which has crossed international borders and is renowned across the world. Starting from the invention of milk chocolate in early 19th century, the nation's cuisine is highly enriched by variety of chocolatey treats; from chocolate bars to pralines and spread.
The Zurich-styled Zürcher Geschnetzeltes with sliced tenderloin beef (as an alternate to original recipe of veal meat) in mushroom and cream sauce can be prepared in Bangladesh as well. The recipe is presented below- Enjoy!
600 gm of tenderloin beef, sliced into thin strips
Butter as needed for frying
1 tablespoon of plain flour to sprinkle all over the tenderloin strips, and coat well
In a frying pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter until it is slightly foamy, immediately add the meat and quickly brown on all sides for about 3 minutes each side. And then set aside the meat to a dish and cover with foil to keep warm.
1 tablespoon of butter, melt in the same pan
200 gm of mushrooms, ½ sliced onions (finely chopped) and 2 cloves of garlic minced. Sauté the onion and garlic together for a minute or two and then stir in the mushrooms and add one teaspoon of fresh lemon zest (finely chopped) and cook until mushrooms begin to soften, about 5 minutes.
200 ml cream to be blended well and added to pan, bringing to boil, stirring and cook for approx. another 3 minutes
Return the cooked veal meat to pan, warm through and add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with 2 tablespoons of finely chopped parsley leaves
Preparation time: approx. 40 mins.
More from National Day Of Switzerland 2018
AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE
Swiss companies have long standing investments in crucial sectors
Discovering Switzerland and Bangladesh: Two different perspectives
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5538
|
__label__wiki
| 0.963157
| 0.963157
|
Home The Star Astronomy
06:44 PM, May 17, 2018 / LAST MODIFIED: 06:53 PM, May 17, 2018
Astronomers peer closer than ever to 'cosmic dawn'
Astronomers are inching ever closer to discovering details behind the "cosmic dawn" of the Universe's first stars. Photo taken from AFP Relaxnews
AFP Relaxnews
Astronomers have observed a galaxy a very distant 13.28 billion lightyears away, zooming in closer than ever to the "cosmic dawn" of the Universe's first stars.
Pinpointing this period of star birth -- which gave rise to oxygen, carbon and other elements in the Universe -- is a holy grail for astronomers chasing down the beginning of everything.
Now, thanks to data from the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA) and the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) -- both in Chile -- they are a step closer.
The new details revealed that light from a galaxy dubbed MACS1149-JD1 was 13.28 billion lightyears old, an international team reported in the scientific journal Nature.
This means astronomers were looking at the galaxy just 500 million years after the Big Bang -- when the Universe was about 3.5 percent of its current age.
"It is one of the first galaxies of the Universe," study co-author Nicolas Laporte of University College London (UCL) told AFP on Wednesday.
Crucially, some stars in the ancient galaxy were already "mature", implying they had been around much longer -- another 250 million years or so.
"The mature stellar population in MACS1149-JD1 implies that stars were forming back to even earlier times, beyond what we can currently see with our telescopes," said Laporte.
"This has very exciting implications for finding 'cosmic dawn' when the first galaxies emerged," he added.
Our own origins
The study authors conclude "it may be possible to detect such early episodes of star formation in similar galaxies with future telescopes."
The real breakthrough was the detection of oxygen in the galaxy, which is observable in the Leo constellation, though not with the naked eye.
"Oxygen is only created in stars and then released into the gas clouds in galaxies when those stars die," said a UCL statement.
"The presence of oxygen in MACS1149-JD1 therefore indicates that a previous generation of stars had already formed and died at an even earlier time."
MACS1149-JD1 is the most distant known galaxy with a precise distance measurement, said the researchers.
Another galaxy, GN-z11, is estimated to be 13.4 billion light years away based on observations with the Hubble Space Telescope, but those measurements were not as precise, they added.
"With MACS1149-JD1, we have managed to probe history beyond the limits of when we can actually detect galaxies with current facilities," said Richard Ellis, another UCL co-author of the study.
"There is renewed optimism we are getting closer and closer to witnessing directly the birth of starlight. Since we are all made of processed stellar material, this is really finding our own origins."
cosmic dawn
astronomical observation of first stars
There may be a “mirror universe” where time moves backwards, say scientists
What the universe looks like in one image
Astronomers find ancient stars in Milky Way center
Study may have found evidence of alternate, parallel universes
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5539
|
__label__wiki
| 0.507665
| 0.507665
|
Food|Drink
Artist in Profile
Film Beat
History Channeled
Know your Neighbor
Astute Observations
East of Normal
East Side Buzz
ESB Online Edition
ESB Print Edition
Matters of Development
HomeFeaturesRorey Carroll
Rorey Carroll
September 8, 2017 Tommy Womack Features
"The whole concept of just being able to take your guitar wherever and make money and play and sing and tell your stories for people, that’s the basis of my musical existence that always drew me in,” Rorey Carroll says while sitting in Bongo East in a pretty wrap-around dress munching on a Rice Krispies Treat. “But I’m more inspired playing with a band, because it’s fun and it’s communal, and I just like rocking out. It’s more fun. But the troubadour thing is definitely very ingrained in me.”
Carroll’s most recent album, Love is an Outlaw, is as strong as any record from our scene in the past year, a seamlessly put together mélange of guitars, keys, pedal steel, strings, a drummer gifted with subtlety — and right where it should be in the mix sits Carroll’s matter-of-fact voice, betraying a tough intimacy with a dash of “don’t fuck with me.” The voice of a friend who has to take you aside and privately tell you something. With no dull spots and only a couple of overtly country songs buried in the back, it’s a lush and rootsy indie record.
There are a lot of train songs here, even when trains are not mentioned. People populating Carroll’s lyrics are often in motion, looking for love, drugs, the blues, and better people to hang their hearts on. Plenty of stars write and play plenty of songs about riding the rails in boxcars, drifting from town to town like Woody Guthrie, doing the hobo thang, and the only thing all these artists have in common is they’ve never ridden any dang rails in any dang boxcars, ever. Well, Carroll really did it. Seriously. For a bloody long time, too!
In her early 20s she forsook a comfortable middle class life in Chicago, hopped a boxcar and lived the life of a nomad with a guitar for years, cadging food, avoiding the railroad dicks, busking on street corners, and taking part-time jobs in whatever town she would wind up in, earn a little money, pack in the job, and hit the rails again bound for another vista. She survived like smart people do, and today she’s a comely, intelligent 34-year-old with ginger hair, a bright smile, and a healthy face, betraying only hints of her travels.
She landed in East Nashville and stayed put. Her songs caught on in the clubs, and drew the attention of Todd Snider, the bulldog mayor of the East Side. “I kept hearing about this girl who was a troubadour, a songwriter with a life story, and she opened for me a couple of times,” Snider says. “I saw her get a standing ovation, and then all of a sudden, I decided I was going to make a label. I thought, ‘I gotta get in on this action,’ ” he adds and laughs. “But actually, I talked to Chad, who is the piano player in the Hard Working Americans, and I’m like, dude, let’s help this girl put out a record, so we went out and got a financier guy, she built a team, we went out, and she toured with me.”
“Being on the road with Todd has taught me so much about the art of performing,” Carroll says, still working on her Rice Krispies Treat. “He’s shown me a lot of different ways of delivery and how to be on stage. It was kind of strange how natural he was to be my mentor. But it fit.” She wound up on Snider’s Lo- Hi record label, and began to catch on with a wide swath of people.
Ironically, her nomad life has returned, only this time she sees it from a tour van. “I only want it if it’s good, and not just good enough,” she sings on Love is an Outlaw, and it’s a maxim for her. Todd Snider as a mentor isn’t just good enough. Her songs aren’t just good enough. They’re really good.
Vol. VIII Issue 1
Sara Morse
Soul Man!
Blue as She Wants to Be
January 7, 2018 Holly Gleason Features
Photography by Eric England Curled up like a cat on a bar stool, mahogany hair falling in an Egyptian sphinx meets Beat poet cut, … more
Going Big
July 9, 2015 Randy Fox Features
Last September, Dave Brown and Mike Grimes, co-owners of Nashville’s own “Cellarful of Noise,” The Basement, were standing in a cavernous building on Woodland … more
Sarah Potenza
September 12, 2016 Randy Fox Features
In the title track of Sarah Potenza’s new album, Monster, she sings, “I am a monster; I am not like you.” Reading that, it might … more
East Side Buzz: Music City Roots and Yazoo Go Mad – Dickerson Road, Check Out Their Pads
East Side Buzz: 3rth of July Party Moves to Bongo Java East Lot, Art and Invention Property Sold, 14th Annual Hot Chicken Festival at East Park, and more
East Side Buzz: 31st Annual Pride Parade and Festival, Poster Ban Enforced, Fieldhouse Jones Boutique Hotel, and more
Seven Non-Lonely Days With Chuck Mead
East Side Buzz: Tomato Art Fest Issue, Edgefield Sports Bar & Grill to Reopen, Radio Cafe Signs Off, Boutique Hotels Coming to East Nashville, Dickerson Corridor Makeover, General Elections, and more
Archives Select Month July 2019 (11) June 2019 (11) May 2019 (20) April 2019 (13) March 2019 (23) February 2019 (12) January 2019 (25) November 2018 (19) September 2018 (25) July 2018 (15) May 2018 (13) March 2018 (14) January 2018 (15) November 2017 (15) September 2017 (33) July 2017 (17) May 2017 (14) March 2017 (15) November 2016 (10) September 2016 (23) July 2016 (17) May 2016 (13) March 2016 (19) January 2016 (17) November 2015 (17) September 2015 (29) July 2015 (17) May 2015 (19) March 2015 (11) January 2015 (18) November 2014 (19) September 2014 (28) July 2014 (16) May 2014 (16) March 2014 (13) January 2014 (15) November 2013 (13) September 2013 (10) July 2013 (8) May 2013 (1) March 2013 (1) January 2013 (1) November 2012 (1) September 2012 (1) July 2012 (1) May 2012 (1) March 2012 (1) January 2012 (1) November 2011 (1) September 2011 (1) July 2011 (1) May 2011 (1) March 2011 (1) January 2011 (1) October 2010 (1) August 2010 (1)
We are a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the uniqueness of East Nashville & Inglewood with a focus on events, charities, businesses and people in the local area. Written by East Nashvillians, for East Nashvillians! Read more . . .
For advertising inquiries, please contact Lisa:
sales@theeastnashvillian.com
For questions or comments about editorial content:
editor@theeastnashvillian.com
Have East Nashville news tips? Please contact Liz:
liz@theeastnashvillian.com
If you would like to submit an event for the print edition of our calendar, please contact Emma:
calendar@theeastnashvillian.com
Copyright © 2019 The East Nashvillian
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5541
|
__label__wiki
| 0.950485
| 0.950485
|
In-depth Medical & healthcare
See, heat and heal
By System Administrator 7th November 2005 12:00 am 15th December 2015 5:10 pm
Engineers are developing technology that may enable physicians to use high frequency ultrasound waves to visualise the heart’s interior and destroy heart tissue with heat to correct arrhythmias.
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />DukeUniversity engineers are developing technology that may enable physicians to someday use high frequency ultrasound waves to visualise the heart’s interior in 3D and selectively destroy heart tissue with heat to correct arrhythmias.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
“No one else has developed a way for ultrasound to combine therapy and imaging in a catheter, let alone 3D imaging,” said Stephen Smith, the biomedical engineering professor who heads the project at Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering.
Smith’s group described work that developed initial laboratory prototypes in two research papers published in October 2005 in the journal “IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectronics and Frequency Control” and the journal “Ultrasonic Imaging.”
Smith said his group’s technique may improve on doctors’ most widely used method for destroying — or “ablating” — aberrant tissue that makes hearts beat irregularly. That current technique employs radio waves emitted from the end of an electrode probe that touches and excessively heats tissue selected for destruction.
After threading that internal probe into the heart through arteries, physicians must now rely on fluoroscopic imaging — X-ray movies — to help point the device. “However, a fluoroscope cannot image soft tissue at all,” Smith said. “So the heart is just a fuzzy background.” Under those circumstances, fluoroscopy can provide physicians “only a very gross guidance,” he added.
Duke biomedical engineers previously pioneered techniques rendering the kind of soft tissue internal images that enable foetuses to be seen in the womb. They have also pioneered the use of ultrasound to create 3D images of the heart and other organs.
During the past five years other researchers have followed up by developing tiny internal ultrasound imaging probes than can provide physicians better visual guidance than X-rays for internal surgery, Smith said. But those previous tiny probes acquire only two-dimensional images, which still have shortcomings for pinpoint tissue ablation, he said.
Meanwhile, other researchers have separately crafted probes using stronger ultrasound waves to heat internal tissues for ablation rather than for imaging. But combining ablation with 3D imaging in one device is new, he said.
“The nice thing about ultrasound ablation is that you don’t have to touch the tissue,” Smith said. “The sound waves propagate through the blood and can ablate the tissue from a distance of a centimetre or two.”
His group’s new work builds on its previous success at miniaturising ultrasound 3D imaging probes to a dime-sized array of hundreds of individual ultrasound sound sending and receiving elements, called transducers. Such probes are small enough to insert inside the oesophagus to render images of the whole heart.
Smith said his team has now built dual-function imaging-plus-ablation ultrasound probes as small as three millimetres. “We started using very tiny cables, fitting as many as two hundred into a three millimetre catheter,” he said. “This advance in cable technology has allowed us to incorporate both 3D imaging and ablation in the same catheter.
“The ability to build these tiny matrix arrays is a technology that we’ve developed at Duke for the past decade and now the ultrasound community is following in our footsteps.”
In another paper prepared for an October 2003 IEEE ultrasonics symposium, Smith and his former graduate student Kenneth Gentry — now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin — described using a prototype device to first image and then raise the temperature of a tissue-mimicking rubber by 25 degrees Fahrenheit. That temperature increase was enough to ablate real tissue, he said. According to that earlier symposium paper, the prototype was also ablation tested on a piece of beef muscle and imaging tested within a fixed sheep heart.
According to Smith, the ablation beam emerging from the same 112-transducer array was 50 times more energetic than the imaging beam. “So far, we’ve been taking turns at imaging for an instant and than ablating in the next instant,” he said.
He acknowledged that further miniaturisation and other design work will be necessary to build a device small enough to be inserted through vascular pathways into real hearts for visualisation and ablation trials.
“We’ve had the design intuition that allows us to do and describe some preliminary experiments,” he said. “But we have not yet made a practical device that could even be used in a live animal.”
In-depth Defence & security
Wasp hound
8th November 2005 12:52 pm 15th December 2015 5:08 pm
News Civil & structural
Balfour awarded £171 million road scheme
In-depth Energy & environment
Stack assembly
9th November 2005 9:25 am 15th December 2015 5:07 pm
News Automotive
Streamlined trucks save bucks
7th November 2005 10:30 am 15th December 2015 5:10 pm
Laser crime
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5542
|
__label__wiki
| 0.737128
| 0.737128
|
FIRE > General Info Page > Marquette University Student Handbook
Marquette University Student Handbook
by FIRE Staff October 18, 2006
DEMONSTRATIONS POLICY
It is clearly inevitable, and indeed essential, that the spirit of inquiry and challenge that the university seeks to encourage will produce many conflicts of ideas, opinions and proposals for action.The university community recognizes its responsibility to provide effective channels for internal communication, free discussion and rational persuasion, as the normal and preferred means of airing and reconciling such differences. On occasion, however, recourse to public demonstration and protest may become, for some, a necessary and justified means of supporting their cause or position.
In such cases, the university must seek to insure a fair and reasonable balance and coordination between two sets of rights which can be brought into conflict with one another. The first is the right of the members of the university community freely to pursue their academic and vocational objectives without unreasonable obstruction or hindrance. The second is the right of the members of the university community freely to communicate, by lawful demonstration and protest, the positions that they conscientiously espouse on vital issues of the day.
The university endorses both sets of rights and believes that each can be fully exercised without serious damage to the other. However, neither set of rights justifies jeopardizing nor threatening the safety of persons or property, including serious overcrowding of campus areas; interference with processes or procedures of instruction, research, administration or other activities authorized to be conducted in university facilities or on university property; violation of established closing hours, or obstruction of authorized access to, use of, or egress from university facilities.
These are regarded as conduct inimical to the policies and objectives of the university community, and such conduct by students may result in disciplinary actions from the university under university student conduct procedures.
While clearly violent, unlawful, or otherwise disruptive activities of identified participants during a given demonstration will subject those persons to university sanction despite any prior warning or admonition to the student, such activities shall not, of themselves or ordinarily in the absence of express prior warning, impair the right of other students to participate or continue in lawful demonstration and protest.
Circumstances may, however, combine to produce a situation in which reasonable persons may differ as to whether the demonstration — regarded as a whole — infringes, or threatens immediately to infringe, upon the rights of other members of the university community. When in such cases the university person in authority — administrator, faculty, or student chairperson — judges that the demonstration has passed proper bounds, she/he shall communicate to the demonstrators insofar as feasible that this is his/her judgment, and she/he shall require that the demonstration be modified on stated conditions or promptly terminated. Failure of any student to observe such a declaration may subject him/her to disciplinary proceedings. The vice president for Student Affairs shall ordinarily be the administrator whose judgment shall be determinative in such situations; and, whenever she/he is available and the circumstances otherwise reasonably permit, she/he shall authorize such declaration to be issued where, in his/her judgment, it is appropriate under this policy. Students seeking additional information should contact the dean of student development.
Schools: Marquette University Cases: Marquette University: Political Quote Banned from Office Door
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5543
|
__label__wiki
| 0.984587
| 0.984587
|
New York Politician Calls on CBS to Fire Letterman– Austin Businessman Files Complaint With FCC
by Jim Hoft June 13, 2009
0Tweet
Fallout! This ain’t over yet.
A Texas businessman and New York politician spoke out against David Letterman’s attacks on Sarah Palin’s 14 year-old daughter.
Once again here is a recap of this horrible attack on Sarah Palin and her daughters:
New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is calling on CBS to fire David Letterman.
FOX News reported:
New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican, is calling on the CEO of CBS to fire David Letterman for crude comments he made about Sarah Palin and her daughter.
In the letter to CBS chief Les Moonves, Kolb said he took Letterman to task for the “shockingly inappropriate” jokes.
“As the proud father of a daughter, and as a husband, I wanted Mr. Moonves to hear from me directly about Mr. Letterman’s disparaging remarks,” Kolb said in a written statement.
“Firing Mr. Letterman would send a clear message that CBS will not tolerate any of its employees — even an established media figure like Mr. Letterman — making demeaning and degrading comments about women.”
The New York politician is not alone…
An Austin businessman also filed a complaint with the FCC.
The New Editor reported this from Austin 360:
Sarah Palin is not the only person outraged about David Letterman’s jabs at her family. After the CBS late-night talk show host made some off-color jokes about the former vice presidential candidate’s daughter Monday night, Austinite Russell Korman, owner of Russell Korman’s Fine Jewelry & Watches, decided to file a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission.
“I really think it was intent to hurt a public figure by going through their children,” said Korman, who saw the jokes on Tuesday when they were rerun on cable news shows. “We didn’t do that, much, to the Bush kids and we didn’t do it much to Chelsea Clinton or Amy Carter, and we certainly shouldn’t do it to Sasha and Malia Obama. And we shouldn’t do it to a governor or senator or, really, anyone’s underage kids.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5544
|
__label__wiki
| 0.941007
| 0.941007
|
Wed., June 19, 2019
Gov. Kim Reynolds: 'A lot of factors' went into asking for DHS director's resignation
Jerry Foxhoven, Director of the Iowa Department of Human Services addresses members of the Council on Human Services in Des Moines on June 13, 2018. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
So far, so good, Tom Vilsack says of Democrats’ efforts to win rural voters
Would Iowa Republican Party toss caucus results? No, Paul Pate says
Iowa Republicans reject medical cannabis study committee
Iowa Democrats join bipartisan calls for stronger federal ethanol mandate
Iowa Medicaid director: Funding increase to private health care companies ‘not a raise’
All articles by Erin
All articles by Michaela
DES MOINES — Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday declined to say whether disciplinary action or complaints played a role in her decision to ask for the resignation of the director of the Department of Human Services.
Reynolds earlier this week said she requested the resignation of Jerry Foxhoven, who had served in the role since June 2017, when he was appointed by Reynolds shortly after she became governor.
Reporters asked if Foxhoven’s resignation on Monday was related to disciplinary issues or complaints about his interactions with staff. Reynolds said only that “a lot of factors” went into her decision and that it is part of her ongoing work to appoint state agency heads who share her vision for a collaborative, efficient and effective state government.
“There are a lot of factors that went into that decision. I’m not going to get into them,” Reynolds said.
“Just take a look at what I’ve been doing. It’s very consistent with what I’ve been doing across all of the state agencies. So I’m excited about the team that we’re putting together.”
Reynolds said her decision to ask for Foxhoven’s resignation is not related to an ongoing lawsuit over the use of seclusion rooms at the state juvenile home for boys in Eldora. Foxhoven, as DHS director, is named as a defendant in the case.
Reynolds said she expects Medicaid director Mike Randol to remain, and that the state will conduct a national search for the next Human Services director.
The governor was asked by reporters about Foxhoven’s resignation after a flood advisory board meeting Wednesday in Des Moines.
Randol declined to comment on Foxhoven’s resignation in an interview with The Gazette on Tuesday.
“My focus is the transition and ensuring we have appropriate access to services for our members come July 1,” Randol said. “That’s my primary focus and that’s what I’ve been doing.”
In a statement issued Tuesday, Reynolds said she requested Foxhoven’s resignation to take the department in “a new direction.” Asked Wednesday what that new direction would look like, Reynolds told reporters to “stay tuned.”
“There’s a lot of different things that we’re working on. We’ve got a lot of working groups that are talking about new initiatives that we want to do moving forward,” Reynolds said.
“It’s bringing new people in and really focusing on more continued collaboration across agency lines. That is really important to me.”
Reynolds compared her decision to ask for Foxhoven’s resignation to her recent appointments of Beth Skinner to the state corrections department and Helen Miller to the state parole board. She added she expects to make announcements regarding heads of the state’s administrative services and natural resources departments.
“I’m trying to put a team together,” Reynolds said. “I’ve been reshaping my team over the last several months so that I can follow through with the priorities that I’m working on for Iowans. That’s part of it.”
NEWS E-NEWSLETTERS
The day's top news stories right in your inbox.
Hawkeye Downs and The Gazette - FREE Admission Night
Join The Gazette at Hawkeye Downs July 19th!
The Gazette Heroes Nomination
Know an everyday hero that enriches our community?
Nominate them today!
Foxhoven, now 66, oversaw a $6.5 billion department that has been criticized for its role in Medicaid, foster care and state-run institutions. He was appointed by Reynolds in June 2017 and confirmed by state lawmakers to a four-year term.
He directed a workforce of some 4,600 that administers services that include food assistance, Medicaid, child welfare, mental health and disability services.
The department serves more than one million Iowans annually, including many of the state’s most vulnerable children, elderly and disabled.
State lawmakers from both major political parties this week have expressed concern with Foxhoven’s departure.
“I think the governor made a terrible decision,” Republican state legislator Bobby Kaufmann said on Tuesday. “Jerry Foxhoven is the best thing to happen to DHS in a generation.”
“This is not a Republican or Democratic issue,” U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, D-Iowa, said in a statement. “This is about how we, as Iowans, treat our neighbors. I join state Sen. Janet Petersen in calling for a national search to fill this role with someone who will look out for ‘the most vulnerable’ Iowans.”
Gazette reporter Rod Boshart contributed to this report.
• Comments: (563) 383-2492, erin.murphy@lee.net; (319) 368-8536, michaela.ramm@thegazette.com
Iowa swing voters make Democrats worry over Mississippi River counties again
Whither Iowa’s crowded Congressional primaries?
Sports betting, extended sales tax for schools among new Iowa laws
Capitol Ideas: Cory Booker hopes to build off debate performance
Iowa ag department’s new hire will focus on pets, puppy mills
MORE Government ARTICLES TO READ NEXT ...
Four Democratic candidates vow to keep Social Security solvent during AARP forum in Des Moines
Finkenauer, Hinson file fundraising reports
Police: Iowa City woman took $650,000 intended for father after mother's death
Iowa high school softball regional finals: Monday's 1A, 2A, 3A scores and coverage
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5545
|
__label__wiki
| 0.930479
| 0.930479
|
Growth Aromatherapy company Saje Natural Wellness enjoys the sweet smell of success
Aromatherapy company Saje Natural Wellness enjoys the sweet smell of success
Cailynn Klingbeil
Kate Ross LeBlanc, CEO and co-founder of Saje Natural Wellness, at the company's store on Robson Street in Vancouver, on May 30, 2019.
DARRYL DYCK
Past a living plant wall, inside the Saje Natural Wellness store at Calgary’s Chinook Centre mall, a salesperson cheerily greets visitors and offers an application of Peppermint Halo. She rolls a small glass applicator bottle containing the essential oil blend on the back of a curious customer’s neck.
Peppermint Halo is a signature product of Saje (pronounced “sage”), a growing company based in Vancouver that sells essential oils and other natural items, ranging from deodorants and moisturizers to a new line of home cleaning products. It’s part of a booming trend in wellness products, although skepticism remains from some in the scientific community.
This Saje store at Calgary’s largest shopping mall is one of many locations that opened during the company’s growth spurt; from 2012 to 2017, Saje grew to 68 stores from 12. Today, the company offers nearly 500 products, employs 1,500 and has 77 retail locations in North America.
Back in 1992, when Kate Ross LeBlanc and her husband Jean-Pierre LeBlanc first started selling essential oils, wellness was not the buzzword it is today.
“At the time we started, it was like aroma-what?” says Ms. Ross LeBlanc, Saje’s chief executive officer since 2014. Getting people, especially landlords leasing locations Saje wanted to be in, to understand the company was a challenge.
Ms. Ross LeBlanc and Mr. LeBlanc became interested in essential oils – highly concentrated and aromatic plant extracts – after attending a natural healing conference.
At that time, Mr. LeBlanc faced soft-tissue damage and pain that he had been unable to alleviate with traditional Western medicine and pharmaceuticals, Ms. Ross LeBlanc says. When he heard about essential oils at the conference, his “ears perked right up.”
Today, the company offers nearly 500 products, employs 1,500 and has 77 retail locations in North America.
DARRYL DYCK/The Globe and Mail
The couple began studying essential oils, travelling to meet growers, importing oils and blending them. Mr. LeBlanc “started to use his chemistry background to blend remedial products that were incredibly effective for his wellness,” Ms. Ross LeBlanc says.
Meanwhile, she brought her longtime passion for retail, formed during a childhood spent at her mom’s main-street fabric store in the small town of Mount Forest, Ont. The duo opened their first store in North Vancouver’s Lonsdale Quay Market in 1992, under the brand name AromaJoy.
AromaJoy was owned by a company called Freedom Un Limited, of which the LeBlancs were founders and majority shareholders, in addition to about 50 other shareholders. The LeBlancs say AromaJoy suffered when a large perfume company challenged its name, leading Freedom Un Limited to go into bankruptcy protection in 1997. They rebranded as Saje Natural Wellness in 1998.
Freedom Un Limited later dissolved as a legal entity and the investors, including the LeBlancs, lost their investment. The LeBlancs say they have since compensated all original investors they were able to locate “as a matter of good faith.”
Their first formulation, Peppermint Halo, billed as a headache remedy, remains the company’s most popular essential oil. And while the company’s product line has expanded beyond essential oils, those blends remain foundational.
The stores, and Saje’s online store, feature essential-oil remedies marketed to relieve everything from pains and colds to indigestion, sleep and stress.
“Saje finds themselves positioned at the corner of two really important trends right now,” says retail expert Doug Stephens, founder of the consultancy Retail Prophet, who is himself a Saje fan (he says he regularly uses the company’s eucalyptus oil before he goes to sleep).
First, he points to demographics. Aging baby boomers want to live longer than their parents did, leading to an interest in wellness. At the same time, the younger Gen Y and Gen Z cohorts are also focused on living healthy, natural lifestyles. “You have two generations now that are highly aware of this whole idea of wellness, which Saje of course plays very well into,” Mr. Stephens says.
The second major trend he sees benefitting Saje is experiential retail. “The beauty of Saje products is that they are inherently experiential,” he says. “Walking into a Saje store is a really cool experience from a consumer standpoint, because it’s engaging your body and your senses.”
While Saje has become a major Canadian player in the rising global wellness industry – a market valued at a staggering $4.2-trillion, according to the Global Wellness Institute – skepticism remains in the scientific community.
“Even if you interpret the available evidence generously around essential oils, there’s no way you could justify the claims that currently exist for these products in the popular sphere,” says Timothy Caulfield, a professor at the University of Alberta and author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash.
Mr. Caulfield, who examines health, wellness and beauty trends in the Netflix show A User’s Guide to Cheating Death, says essential oils smell pleasant, there’s an intuitive appeal to their “concentrated flower power,” and personal anecdotes about their supposed effectiveness abound. But when it comes to the science backing their purported health benefits, “the available evidence that does exist is either tremendously thin, shows no effect, has methodological flaws,” Mr. Caulfield says.
Consumers are left further confused as wellness companies tout Natural Product Numbers, issued by Health Canada, on their labels, Mr. Caulfield says. Businesses such as Saje use that backing from Health Canada to support the efficacy of their essential oils, but Mr. Caulfield says the level of evidence Health Canada requires for licensed natural health products is “very low and very inconsistent.”
On its website, Health Canada states: “The type and amount of supporting evidence required depends on the proposed health claim of the product and its overall risks.”
Health Canada’s regulations for natural health products came into force in 2004, and Ms. Ross LeBlanc says Saje has done “pioneering work” with the department since the late 1990s.
In response to disputes on the benefits of Saje’s products, Ms. Ross LeBlanc points to the signature Peppermint Halo product, licensed by Health Canada for use in aromatherapy to help relieve headaches.
“Many people report positive effects following use of this product and repeatedly purchase it due to its reliable effects,” she wrote in an e-mail. “That being said, there is always a variation in response to any product; that’s why we encourage our community members to return or exchange a product that isn’t working for them.”
Saje also worked with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recognize its products, a process that involved changing the names of some items. Since opening its first U.S. location in Malibu, Calif., in 2016, Saje has grown to 19 stores south of the border.
“Finding our way into being able to enter the U.S. market with the product regulation, it wasn’t insurmountable, but it certainly was a challenge that we had to put resources to,” Ms. Ross LeBlanc says.
Now, in a busier market with massive essential oil vendors such as Young Living and doTERRA (both Utah-based companies that follow a multi-level marketing model), Saje relies on the same model it has since it started. “We’ve always really stood by the fact that our products speak for themselves,” Ms. Ross LeBlanc says.
Ramadan markets serve as launch pad for Muslim entrepreneurs
Canadian companies sticking with Chinese growth plans despite trade tensions
Clean start: Syrian refugee rebuilds his fourth-generation soap business in Canada
Follow us on Twitter @globesmallbiz Opens in a new window
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5546
|
__label__cc
| 0.555966
| 0.444034
|
Hello Fresh and Gousto – which is better?
Ingredients to cook meals from scratch are offered by Hello Fresh and Gousto. But which menu tickles your tastebuds in our great Guardian Cook Off?
Jill Insley
Fri 30 Nov 2012 03.50 EST First published on Fri 30 Nov 2012 03.50 EST
Hello Fresh, and Gousto, both allow online shoppers to buy ingredients to enable them to cook a range of meals
Each week we look at two competing products and review what they offer consumers, from how much they cost to how they perform.
Our reviewer will offer some thoughts based on his or her experience, so we know this will just be a snapshot – we want you to help us build a better picture. Tell us which, if either, you have used and what you think, and if there is a better alternative we have missed.
Between us we can hopefully work out which is the best buy and inform wavering consumers which to go for.
This week we're looking at companies that provide you with ingredients to cook meals from scratch: Hello Fresh and Gousto. Tell us what you think if you've used one of these service, ask any questions users may be able to answer, and tell us which services or goods you would like us to review in future weeks: it could be anything from train services to Christmas crackers. Also, if you would like to be a reviewer please email hilary.osborne@guardian.co.uk.
Background Hello Fresh was launched in January 2012 by former lawyer Patrick Drake, who had to give up his day job after colleagues discovered him moonlighting in a restaurant at lunchtimes.
Set up Hello Fresh provides all the ingredients you need – already measured out – to cook a meal; it says all you need in your cupboard is salt, pepper, olive oil, butter and white sugar. Provided you eat meat and fish, you can choose to buy the ingredients for three or five meals each week, with portions for two, four or six people. If you are vegetarian you can only order three meals at a time for two, four or six people. No other choice is given as to the meals you receive. Hello Fresh provides recipe cards with a photo for every step and says that preparing and cooking the food typically takes no more than 30 minutes.
Price Three-meal box for two: £39 (vegetarian option £36); three-meal box for four: £59 (vegetarian option £57); three-meal box for six: £89 (vegetarian option £78). Five-meal box for two: £49; five-meal box for four: £89; five-meal box for six: £129. Delivery is free in mainland UK but there is a surcharge of £13 a box for deliveries to Northern Ireland, the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Wight.
Typical meals Cheeky chicken chow mein with oyster sauce and water chestnuts; the Emperor's chocolate chilli con carne; decadent wild mushroom and truffle macaroni; undercover ratatouille with lemon roasted sea bream; and pork loin wrapped in streaky bacon with broccoli and mashed potato.
Deals The company is offering a Christmas Box for four to six people for £155 (usually £192) or eight to 10 people for £225 (usually £304). This includes ingredients for a prawn cocktail starter, turkey (breast only for four to six people) plus trimmings, Christmas pudding and brandy butter, gourmet cheese board, mince pies and crackers.
Quality The quality of the food is generally excellent: I've never had such crisp and juicy ginger and the meat and fish was well-prepared and fresh. The company provides full details of its suppliers, which include James Knight of Mayfair for fish, Tom Hixson of Smithfield market for meat and Covent Garden Supply for vegetables. Hello Fresh says it uses local, UK originating, seasonal, free range and organic ingredients, and only uses substitutes where absolutely necessary.
Verdict The amounts of meat and fish are very generous: I fed three people easily (with some left over) with ingredients meant for two. However, we could have done with more vegetables and three of the meals included broccoli as the main or only vegetable, which seemed a bit lacking in inspiration. One or two crucial ingredients had been omitted from the box: the noodles for the cheeky chicken chow mein, and an onion for the chilli. But the thing that annoyed me most was not being able to choose the recipes: I don't like pork and I'm not a huge fish eater, so I spent much of the week dreading two of the meals. The chilli recipe was a bit weird too it left out tomatoes, using a couple of sachets of ketchup instead, and used star anise, which overpowered the other flavours. Hello Fresh says it aims to introduce choice in early 2013. The quality of ingredients is high, but this is reflected in the price.
Rating 6/10.
Gousto
Background Gousto was started in 2011 by two friends – Timo and James – who loved cooking but lacked time to go shopping. While they found ready meals from supermarkets to "do the job", the quality wasn't great and included lots of additives. They came up with the idea for Gousto, selling the first recipes from market stalls and using friends and family as guinea pigs.
Set up Gousto provides most of the ingredients already measured out – only items such as milk came in a full carton, leaving you with most of the litre to use on your cornflakes. Customers are given a choice of recipes, meaning you can avoid things you don't like. The Gousto chefs upload a new menu to the website every week, which always has meat, fish and vegetarian options; a lot of basic recipes but some exotic and innovative ones too. Customers must place their order by Wednesday night for delivery on the following Tuesday (1pm to 6pm) or Wednesday (9am to 5pm). Gousto says most of its clients are out during these hours, but the food can be left (with freezer pouches) in a safe place as directed by the customer.
Prices The couple's bag for three meals costs £42, or £39 for the vegetarian option. The family bag providing three meals for four to five people costs £67, or £62 for the vegetarian option. Delivery is free.
Typical meals Almond, rosemary and pepper lamb ragu (served with linguine); pearl barley risotto with sugar snap peas and goat's cheese; mozzarella stuffed chicken with fresh corn polenta; Cumberland sausage casserole with kidney beans, leek and potato mash; stuffed mushrooms with ricotta, chestnuts and fennel.
Deals Gousto is offering 30% off the first bag of food until 12 December.
Quality Everything looked fresh and the recipes are tailored to the seasons: no asparagus in the autumn for example. The mozzarella used to stuff the chicken was the more expensive buffalo cheese rather than the standard cow variety. The vegetables are all organic, the fish is responsibly sourced and most ingredients come from the UK.
Verdict The ability to choose the recipes meant we got food we really enjoyed, while trying meals I'd never attempted before (freshly made polenta from grated sweetcorn?). The meals were a bit more spicy and herby than those developed by Hello Fresh and the lamb ragu in particular will become part of my normal repertoire. The website is easier to navigate, however it doesn't seem to offer the choice of more than three meals a week (although we had five) and there is, as yet, no Christmas offering.
We put train services to the test, pitting East Coast against Grand Central on their routes from London to the north of England. Grand Central won by a mile, taking 73% of the vote.
HellIsAnOutrage, who regularly travels from Wakefield to London, recently switched from East Coast to Grand Central and was impressed. As well as cheaper tickets, there were other perks:
"The extra leg room is fantastic. I usually have my knees crushed by the little fold-down table thing but, on Grand Central, I calculated that I could have an extra three knees (on each leg) before being in the same situation. (Three knees!)
"Grand Central have arrived slightly early on every journey I've made with them. The staff are always friendly and often show a great sense of humour, rather than just the usual in-flight schtick."
Another regular user, br5968, agreed:
"East Coast. Where do I start? Has come a long way from the days of GNER – entirely in the wrong direction. Staff are surly and unhelpful. Buffet now serves a range of crap you could buy anywhere. Wi-Fi is worse than useless. Get the impression they're far more focussed on their First Class product. National Express started this sad decline, but the nationalised operation has let standards slip further. Very sad for what used to be a premier service under GNER. I'd almost go as far as to say I prefer CrossCountry to East Coast these days – and that's pretty damning"
In a fairly depressing glimpse into some people's experience of the UK's railways, steeeeeve gave this reason for going against the grain and backing East Coast:
"Despite all their obvious failings, the reason I almost always chose EC is their complaint handling. I've spent more time than I care to think about delayed on the east coast mainline. Grand Central have never, ever compensated me for this. Their complaints staff are rude, unhelpful and unsympathetic. EC, in contrast, have never turned down a request for compensation and have always settled quickly."
Tell us which you rate best out of this week's services and what you want us to trial next.
This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set. More information.
Save money across leading lifestyle brands at discountcode.theguardian.com
Funky Pigeon
View discounts
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5547
|
__label__cc
| 0.739125
| 0.260875
|
English tutors in Federal Way, WA
Find a tutor near you today. Search for tutors in Federal Way, WA offering private lessons in English. Get homework help and test prep coaching from one of our 95,296 active tutors.
English Tutors in Federal Way, WA |
Search for local English tutors in Federal Way, WA
70 English Tutors in Federal Way, WA
Kaylynne F
Elementary And Middle School Tutor
...Content. I enjoy working with students of all ages and content areas. The majority of my experience is 4th to 8th grade level math, English and history. I am very comfortable at elementary levels as well and am fluent in common core strategies. I'm committed to helping students reach...
Jennifer G
English/Language Arts Instructor
...working on my degree in Adolescent Psychology. I have a passion for English and Reading (or Language Arts, for those elementary school aged children). I am a United States Veteran and currently work in the legal profession, so my adult life has focused around service and helping others....
Peter F
Anatomy, Chemistry, And Writing Tutor
My name is Peter Fantozzi and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Pennsylva. I consider myself a fortunate member of the #1 nursing school in the world (QS World University). I have an acute passion for pediatric oncology and hope to pursue this goal, becoming a pediatric oncology NP and la...
Sabrina I
My name is Sabrina Irons and I graduated from California State University, Monterey Bay in May of 2017. I earned my Bachelor's of Arts degree in Human communications as well as earning Magna Cum Laude in area of study. During college I tutored at Monterey High School for a year and I have experience...
French Tutor
I am bilingual in English and French. French is my first language. I have been working as a teacher’s aide for the past four years. I am really pationnate about teaching people; especially when it involves a foreign language. Je serai très ravie de pouvoir mettre à votre disposition...
Danielle B
Advanced In Math, Philosophy, English, Biology, And Chemistry.
...sophomore in college studying biology with a focus in pre-med, and on the road to medical school! My whole education I've been involved in advanced and honor programs, and have helped peers with different aspects of their education as well, from math to english.
Youth Tutor, Philosophy Tutor, English Tutor
...tutoring. My first began during my time at my university tutoring english and philosophy to both majors and non-majors of the respective subjects. The key to this specific tutoring position relied on me taking very difficult philosophic topics, breaking them down, and putting them into...
Ilona R
Social Skills And English
...support paraeducator for the kent school district. My specialty is behavioral issues, social skills, and english. Being so young, I have a unique but effective style of teaching that allows me to build relationships with children quickly, which in turn builds a willingness to learn.
Jehnna K
...in Education with minors in Math and Science. I have worked with Elementary and Middle School students in these subjects areas as well as English Language Arts. Science is one of my passions with a focus on physical science and earth and space science....
Derick C
Biology, Math, Chemistry Aficionado!
Hi there! My name is Derick and I am a beginning teacher with extensive experience tutoring a variety of subjects and students. My focus is on Biology and Chemistry, although I have passed Pre-calculus/Beginner Calculus, intro to Physics series, and intensive writing courses; all with B's or higher....
Math Tutors, Test Prep Tutors, Science Tutors, English Tutors, Language Tutors, Special Education Tutors, Consulting Tutors, Test Prep Tutors in Federal Way WA, Math Tutors in Federal Way WA, Writing Tutors, Reading Tutors, Grammar Tutors, Vocabulary Tutors, U.S. History Tutors, World History Tutors, U.S. History Tutors in Federal Way WA
Tutors in WA, English Tutors in Seattle WA, English Tutors in Tacoma WA, English Tutors in Lakewood WA, English Tutors in Federal Way WA, English Tutors in Bremerton WA, English Tutors in DuPont WA, English Tutors in Bellevue WA, English Tutors in Puyallup WA, English Tutors in University Place WA, English Tutors in Issaquah WA, English Tutors in Graham WA, English Tutors in Renton WA, English Tutors in Enumclaw WA, English Tutors in Maple Valley WA, English Tutors in Bonney Lake WA
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5551
|
__label__wiki
| 0.614995
| 0.614995
|
The National staff
Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid: countries must evolve or they will falter
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid shared some of the wisdom he has acquired during his time as Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid tweeted on Saturday some of the things he has learnt throughout his time as Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has spoken about the need for countries and people to evolve or risk falling into degeneration.
He took to Twitter - where he has a following of 8.3 million - to share the wisdom he has gained during his time as Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
Using the Arabic hashtag meaning "what life taught me", Sheikh Mohammed said that it was important to share what he has learnt to pass experiences down to future generations.
"Brothers and sisters, like every summer, I will write from time to time about what we have learnt from our journey in leadership and management, to pass our experience on to future generations."
He said life taught him that change and evolution was crucial above all else.
"Our lives are in constant need for change and the secret of life is in its change and evolution, for even nature changes, sheds its attire and the sky changes its clouds and the sun changes location."
Sheikh Mohammed's tweets come amid political tension in the region and they addressed the need for states to constantly develop as humans do.
"States, like individuals, need continuous growth, development and change. Some governments live in the past, most of them are fighting the present and a few are making (building) the future.
"He who changes not will see his circumstances alter, and he shall dwindle. For the fast train of the world waits not for those who do not evolve. With passing days, he who does not learn will only fall into further degeneration."
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5557
|
__label__wiki
| 0.849849
| 0.849849
|
Wednesday, July 4, 2001,
Top stories | Community | Crime | Education
Courts | Culture | Health | Sports
Rain floods Sukhna choe villages
Water level at regulator end 3 feet above normal
Chandigarh, July 3
While heavy rain which lashed the city and its surrounding areas during the past 24 hours may have been good news for agriculturalists and meteorologists, it brought another round of misery for residents of Bishanpura and Kishangarh villages, located in the vicinity of the Sukhna choe.
Villagers try to divert the rain water that is overflowing from the Saketri rivulet to prevent the flooding of Bishanpura and Kishangarh villages on Tuesday. — Photo Karam Singh
Toppers first on first day of admissions
Grace marks to make up for error
Premier UT clubs owe Rs 10.75 cr to Admn
Anxious admission-seekers await detailed marksheets
Maneka pulls up NGOs for non-performance
MC House adjourned amid walkouts
PU targets reforms in exam system
Precious rainwater goes down the drain
Highway blocked for over six hours
Man washed away in the Ghaggar
Panchkula, July 3
The waters of a tributary of the Ghaggar washed away Sheetal Kumar (45) of Chowki village today. He was a mechanic in the Haryana Roadways Transport Workshop. He slipped into the nullah when he was trying to cross it at about 10.15 am with some other persons. The current carried him 3 km downstream.
No light ahead for BBA students
Hundreds of students of the first batch of the Bachelor of Business Administration in colleges affiliated to Panjab University face a grim future because of poor chances of admissions in postgraduate courses.
Report says hospital staff dumped the body
SAS Nagar, July 3
The body of a 45-year-old man of Badmajra village, that was found outside the local Civil Hospital on July 15, had been “dumped” by the hospital staff on the instruction of the Medical Officer on duty. Reportedly, this has been established in an inquiry conducted by the district health authorities.
Rs 24-cr scheme to provide 163 villages with water
As many as 163 villages in Ropar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Patiala will benefit under a Rs 24-crore National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development scheme to augment drinking water supply schemes in these villages.
300 posts of teacher cleared for UT
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development today sanctioned 300 posts of teacher in Chandigarh’s government schools. In a message received here today the ministry informed the Chandigarh Administration about the clearance of posts.
Disappeared woman returns, alleges assault
The disappearance and resurfacing of 54-year-old Jaslivleen Kaur, granddaughter of a former Akali Dal minister, Dasaundha Singh, has raised many suspicions. It is alleged that the Punjab police picked her from a house in Phase 3-A here and kept her in custody before leaving her in the psychiatry ward of the PGI. However, the local police denies this. The woman is fighting a legal battle with her relatives over her right to the property of Dasaundha Singh Trust that was formed by her grandfather. The property is worth over Rs 400 crore.
Jaslivleen Kaur narrates the story of her disappearance at the house of a family friend in Phase X, SAS Nagar, on Tuesday. — Photo Pradeep Tewari
Govt staff strike on July 25
The Coordination Committee of Central Government Employees and Workers today decided to observe a general strike on July 25 of Central and all state government employees and workers.
FAUJI BEAT
Military justice is expensive
Military justice, they say, is swift and sure. But it also appears to be expensive. Given the number of officers involved in conducting a trial, a rough estimate of the cost, in terms of manpower as well as functional expenses can touch Rs 6 lakh a month.
Ms Jyoti Arora, Deputy Commissioner, Panchkula (extreme right), listens to complaints in khula darbar in the community centre, Sector 10, Panchkula, on Tuesday.
— Photo Parvesh Chauhan Insanitary conditions highlighted at khula darbar
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) was asked to provide round-the-clock telephone service and an employee to take down complaints of the growing menace of stray cattle in the city. This was stated by the Deputy Commissioner, Ms Jyoti Arora, while taking up the problem complaints of residents at the ‘khula darbar’ of the district administration organised at the community centre in Sector 10, here today.
Sohi dead
Zirakpur, July 3
Ravinder Singh Sohi, a former Chairman of the Zila Parishad and a claimant to the ticket for the Banur legislative constituency, died of a massive heart attack here today. He was 40.
Pastor Mohindra Dass dead
Pastor Mitchel Mohindra Dass ‘Manzoor’, vice president of the All India Christian Urdu Writers Association died after a heart attack here this afternoon. His funeral procession will start from his residence H.No 1054 in Sector 46 at 2 pm tomorrow.
Good luck with right colours
Different colours in different rooms can create a lot of peace, harmony and happiness in a home. Personalised interior decoration with Feng Shui is very important in the selection of colours. Care should be taken when combining different colours.
Social worker honoured
The Chief General Manager and the Deputy General Manager of the State Bank of India today honoured Mr K.K. Monga for his outstanding performance in the field of social services.
Tripura State Rifles interview today
The recruitment for the posts of Naib Subedars and Havildars of various categories for the Tripura State Rifles will be held at the Police Lines Ground, Sector 26, here tomorrow.
Police ‘trying to hush up’ cheating case
A Chandigarh-based contractor, Vishal Vashisht has alleged that the Sohana police was trying to hush up a case of cheating registered against an inspector of the ITBP for promising to get a job of a sub-inspector in the paramilitary force to a former sarpanch of Gigga Majra village.
Criminal case against scooter dealer
The police has finally registered a case of a breach of the trust, fraud and criminal conspiracy against the proprietor of Rattan Enterprises whose dealership of LML scooters was later cancelled by the company. The company has duped a number of city residents of several lakhs of rupees.
Woman duped of gold ornaments
A woman was duped of her gold jewellery by a man, posing as a sadhu, and his female accomplice in Sector 37 here on July 1.
One arrested
Two held
A new student body at PU?
Press releases announcing a new student body, Bahujan Samaj Front, are in the middle of a hot controversy on the Panjab University campus. Students whose names figure on the list are doing rounds of the student quarters and the newspaper offices as well showing no links with the newly floated organisation.
A short lived excitement
After receiving a letter from the Central Board of Secondary Education, a local Class X student, Rashmi Grover, was excited as her marks increased by 48 in mathematics and 40 in chemistry after rechecking of her answer sheets.
Interviews for admissions
‘Judges should involve themselves in the process of social change’
“The problem of the judiciary allegedly trespassing the powers of the legislative is not an entirely unfamiliar one. The 17th century has been witness to some great disputes between the powers of the judges and the powers of the crown,” said Mr Keith Uff, lecturer at the School of Law, University of Birmingham, UK, at a press conference held here today.
Seniors conspired against me: Bhatnagar
Alleging a conspiracy by senior officers against him, Major Maneesh Bhatnagar today contended before the General Court Martial trying him for alleged disobedience, that the charge of an act prejudicial to military discipline levelled against him was baseless and devoid of merit. He presented the concluding part of his closing address today. The court has been adjourned till July 9, when the Judge Advocate is scheduled to sum up the entire case, following which the court will announce its verdict.
Registrar can appoint administrator
The Punjab and Haryana High Court in a significant judgement today held that the Registrar of Cooperative Societies was authorised to appoint a government employee as an administrator of a society in case “the managing committee has ceased to hold office and the new managing committee has not been constituted”.
Rai is senior standing counsel
Bar member Randeep Singh Rai has been appointed the Central Government’s senior standing counsel for representing it in the Punjab and Haryana High Court for three years.
Gadar’s Darmiyan Singh is in town
City lad Vivek Shauq is back in town to share his recent success of ‘Gadar’ with his friends and well-wishers. Vivek, who proved his acting talent through a serious character ‘Darmiyan Singh’ in this Sunny Deol-Amisha Patel blockbuster talks at length about his journey from comedy to serious character roles.
Theatre training centre
PGI admn refutes rumours
The PGI administration has taken strong exception to the rumours and anonymous letters received by the authorities regarding “acts of bribery and commission” by certain PGI employees in the recruitment of 19 clerical posts advertised by the institute. As many as 3,200 candidates have applied for these posts.
Health Dept to constitute vigilance panel
The UT Health Department is planning to constitute a vigilance committee to identify the ultrasound clinics which have not registered themselves with the Director, Health Services till the last date, which was June 30.
Osteoporosis detection camp today
The Orthopaedics Department of the GMCH, Sector 32, will organise an osteoporosis detection camp tomorrow. According to the Head of the Orthopaedics Department Prof Raj Bahadur, osteoporosis is a disease mostly affecting the elderly population especially the post menopausal women and men beyond the age of 60 years. Since the disease does not show any warning symptom, it is called a silent killer, he added.
Conference on July 13
New MCC Health Officer
City shooters excel in world meet
Sabeeha Dhillon and Chetanpreet, both from Chandigarh, returned home today morning from Plzen in Czech Republic after participating in the Air Rifle 10-metre event at the 11th meeting of the Shooting Hopes Plzen-2001 Tournament held from June 28 to July 1, 2001. Sabeeha scored 390 points out of 400 and was placed 13th. More than 350 shooters from 18 countries took part in the meet which was an annual event. As many as 11 events in the junior men and seven in the junior women section were organised in this meet. Another city shooter, Chetanpreet, who made her debut in this meet, scored 388/400 points and was placed at the 21st position.
Home Dept wins battle to shift DSPs
Powers to transfer Deputy Superintendents of the Chandigarh police will continue to be with the UT Department of Home. These will not be given to the Police Department anymore, ending a four-year-old controversy on the issue.
| Punjab | Haryana | Jammu & Kashmir | Himachal Pradesh | Regional Briefs | Nation | Editorial |
| Business | Sport | World | Mailbag | In Spotlight | Chandigarh Tribune | Ludhiana Tribune
50 years of Independence | Tercentenary Celebrations |
| 121 Years of Trust | Calendar | Weather | Archive | Subscribe | Suggestion | E-mail |
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5560
|
__label__wiki
| 0.97333
| 0.97333
|
N A T I O N
Controversial CD
BJP questions EC powers
New Delhi, April 9
The tussle between the Election Commission and the BJP on the controversial CD issue intensified today with the party objecting the presence of election commissioner Navin Chawla during the hearing in the case and questioning the powers of the poll panel to cancel its registration.
Allies remain neutral
The BJP finds itself isolated on the issue of the anti-Muslim CD it prepared for its UP election campaign as all political parties have lined up against it while none of its allies have come to the saffron party’s defence.
PM meets BJP leaders on quota
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held consultations with leaders of the BJP and some other opposition parties as part of his efforts to evolve a common ground on the vexed OBC quota issue in the wake of the Supreme Court stay.
10 acquitted of rioting charges
Sixteen years after the Mandal Commission report triggered violent protests across the country, a court here has acquitted 10 persons of rioting charges for want of evidence against them.
Eurocopter clinches Army deal
3 Jayas to add glamour to SP’s rally
Centre to ensure quota implementation
EC files FIR against BJP men
Fight poverty, Kalam asks Saarc
Throttle terror sources: Karzai
Bail for Manu’s friend
Russia can’t help if N-deal fails: Envoy
Maoists blow up bridge, attack police station
DMK bandh against SC verdict today
Govt to adhere to 27 pc OBC quota: Arjun
Ajit’s hold on Jatland under threat
Baghpat, April 9
The big question in this phase of the UP assembly elections is whether this time Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Ajit Singh will be able to use Chaudhary Charan Singh’s legacy to his advantage or not.
Militant sanctuary busted in Kolkata
Kolkata, April 9
Two activists of a proscribed Manipur militant group were arrested and a sanctuary of north-east ultras here busted during a joint raid, defence sources said today.
Badal asks Centre to release funds for farmers
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged the Centre to release arrears for compensation to farmers cultivating land along the Indo-Pak border in Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Ferozepore as most of them were leading life in penury.
Four states for review of SC order on police reforms
The Punjab Government and three other states today moved petitions for review of the Supreme Court order on police reforms passed in September last year, laying down a seven-point directive to firm up the police administration to make it more accountable.
12 TRS MLAs suspended
Hyderabad, April 9
Twelve members of the opposition Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) have been suspended from the Andhra Pradesh Assembly for stalling the proceedings of the House.
Amartya to head panel
Patna, April 9
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has given his consent to head a panel of experts to oversee the setting up of the proposed international university at Nalanda.
Clues point to terror moles in Coast Guard
Mumbai, April 9
Investigators probing the involvement of Coast Guard officials with the Lashkar-e-Toiba have found a number of vital clues, according to sources here.
Reddy gives in to Oppn
Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy today announced a spate of judicial inquiries into various controversial decisions of the government.
Mohanty’s arrest stayed
The Supreme Court today stayed the arrest of Bidya Bhushan Mohanty, DGP of Orissa Home Guards, in connection with the case relating to the escape of his convicted son from parole.
Khandu sworn in Arunachal CM
Guwahati, April 9
The crisis in Arunachal Pradesh Congress Legislature Party (CLP) was resolved today with Dorjee Khandu being sworn in as the new Chief Minister after his election as the CLP leader. He was elected CLP leader at a special meeting of the legislature party held in the presence of AICC observer P.R Dasmunshi and Oscar Fernandes.
Pranab to be discharged today
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee — admitted to hospital here following injuries in a road accident on Saturday near Kolkata — is expected to be discharged tomorrow, doctors attending on him today said. In video (56k)
Pranab mishap: Probe ordered
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today ordered an inquiry to find if there were any lapses in the security arrangement during external affairs minister Pranab Mujherjee's visit to Nakashipara, Nadia.
Petrol stations closed on April 13
Around 32,000 petrol station dealers across the country are set to go on a one-day nationwide strike on April 13, demanding hike in dealer commission on petrol sale and doing away of fines on evaporation losses.
CM against land grabbing for SEZ
In a bid to prevent any repeat of the Nandigram-like situation in Bihar, Nitish Kumar today ruled out considering any SEZ in the state.
Panel to probe lion deaths
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has constituted a committee for spot appraisal relating to recurring deaths of lions in and around the Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat.
Sarah Jane crowned Miss India 2007.
S. Satyanarayanan
Tribune News Service
The commission deferred the hearing till Wednesday to allow time to the party to present its viewpoint on complaints filed against it, as the Congress also moved a petition seeking derecognition of the BJP, along with the BSP and the Jan Morcha.
The moment the top BJP leaders Arun Jaitley, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Satyapal Jain presented themselves for hearing before the three-member poll panel headed by CEC N. Gopalaswamy, they moved an application questioning the presence of Navin Chawla in the hearing, arguing that a case was pending against him in the Supreme Court over his receiving funds from a political party just weeks before his appointment in the commission by the UPA government in March, 2005, sources said.
The application also pointed out that over 200 MPs belonging to the BJP and other NDA allies had signed a petition seeking his impeachment, the sources said.
Meanwhile, in its submission before the commission, the BJP said the poll panel had no power to cancel its registration as demanded by its opponents even as it asserted that the party had no role in producing the CD, though it admitted that the CD was put in the press kit by someone in the party office.
In its submission, signed by vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, it said the request for derecognition of a major national party could render the election process into a mockery.
In its separate replies to the EC in response to the BSP and the former Prime Minister V P Singh-led Jan Morcha, which sought the party's derecognition, the BJP said the provisions of the Representation of People's Act (RPA) had no provision for cancellation or withdrawal of the registration.
Besides, the BJP said the Supreme Court had also held that there was no power to cancel the registration of a political party once it was granted.
The only exception to this provision to deregister a political party was when a party had attained the registration by fraud or forgery, it said denying all contents in the materials placed by the BSP.
“The BJP should be derecognised and a CBI inquiry should be instituted against those who released the CD and they should be debarred from contesting elections,” Congress leader and Union minister Kapil Sibal told newspersons after they submitted their representation before the EC.
Anita Katyal
On the contrary, Janata Dal (U) leader Sharad Yadav, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamul Congress have not condemned the BJP’s attempt to communalise the election.
In fact, the highly inflammatory CD, which was hurriedly withdrawn by the BJP after its release at a special function in Lucknow, has proved to be an embarrassment for BJP’s partners like the Janata Dal (U), the Trinamul Congress, the Biju Janata Dal and the SAD, which had never agreed with the saffron party’s communal agenda.
While the BJP has decided to go on the offensive on this issue, even challenging the Election Commission’s authority to de-recognise the party, the Congress has also come down heavily on the saffron party for its deliberate attempt to communalise the elections in Uttar Pradesh by flaring up passions among different communities.
Congress insiders maintained that the BJP was obviously on a slippery ground in Uttar Pradesh or else it would not have to resort to such desperate measures considering it had a series of electoral victories to its credit in Punjab, Uttarakhand and the Delhi municipal corporation elections.
Addressing a press conference, senior Congress leader and CWC member Devendra Dwivedi maintained that the release of the CD, its subsequent withdrawal and the party’s offensive on this issue are all part of a well-crafted strategy. He charged the entire BJP top brass was not only aware of the CD’s contents but also had actually endorsed it.
The meeting comes two days after discussions among the leaders of UPA constituents and the Left parties.
Today’s meeting, held separately, was attended among others by V.K. Malhotra, Arun Jaitley, Ravi Shanker Prasad and TDP’s Yerran Naidu. Union Ministers Arjun Singh, H.R. Bhardwaj and A.K. Anthony also attended the meetings.
“We put forth our views. We told them that the government has to take some decision in this regard whatever it deems fit,” Prasad said after the meeting without elaborating.
Unfazed by the Supreme Court order on the OBC quota issue, the government had said after its meeting with leaders of the UPA and the Left parties last week that it would take all “appropriate steps” to ensure that the 27 per cent reservation for backward classes becomes operational from the coming academic session. — PTI
“The prosecution has not been able to prove the presence of the accused persons and this is one fact that it should have proved beyond all reasonable doubt,” said Metropolitan Magistrate Anu Grover Baliga.
The court, while exonerating the accused, who allegedly were part of an unruly mob that burnt government vehicles and damaged other public properties in Palam Colony on September 25, 1990, also noted that even the investigating officer (IO) could not identify them correctly.
“Further, the failure on the part of the IO to prepare the arrest memo of these accused persons is also fatal to the case of the prosecution,” it said in a recent order.
Citing a Supreme Court judgement, the court observed that it was the “duty” of the prosecution to have proved that all these persons shared a common object with the unruly crowd but the latter adduced no evidence on record to corroborate the charges.
“The prosecution has not been able to prove that the accused persons had any common object with the other members of the crowd and they were actuated by that common object (rioting),” it said.
The court absolved —Sanjeev Kumar, Satish Kumar, Pawan, Shiv Shankar, Subhash Chand, Varun Kumar Mishra, Bhawani Shankar Aggarwal, Rajender Kumar, Bharat Bhushan and Michal Yates — of various provisions under IPC pertaining to rioting. — PTI
Satish Misra
The answer is not easy as the RLD is engaged in a determined fight to retain its hold on the region.
Ajit Singh’s party is locked in multi-cornered contests in almost every constituency of this Jat-dominated area of western UP.
The RLD, which had contested the 2002 assembly elections in alliance with the BJP, had won 11 seats in this area, going to the polls on Friday.
This time, Ajit Singh, despite his best efforts to strike a deal with either the Congress or the Jan Morcha, had to go it alone and has fielded RLD candidates in all 58 seats in this phase, and is campaigning hard along with his son Jayant.
Having been a central minister several times, Ajit
Singh has always been able to strike the best deal for himself, but it seems difficult that he would emerge as the kingmaker this time, a retired police officer observed.
Former Lok Sabha MP Satpal Malik said the results this time in this region could be "startling" as the BSP had thrown a serious challenge to the RLD’s sway on Ajit Singh’s caste following by fielding Jat candidates.
There used to be heavy polling in this area as Jat-dominated villages allegedly used to caste votes of not only those who are away on account of their jobs, but also of suppressed communities like Dalits. However, this time due to the Election Commission’s vigil and deployment of central paramilitary forces, this would be difficult, Malik said.
Dalits would be able to vote freely, which was likely to help the BSP, he said.
Another factor which would impact the final tally of the RLD was that the Congress may or may not improve its tally in the region but Rahul Gandhi’s campaign would definitely take away a chunk of Muslim votes, a primary schoolteacher, Mahipal Singh, pointed out.
BSP chief Mayawati’s distribution of tickets this time to Brahmins, Banias and Jats apart from Dalits has created such a social equation in villages that would help her, shoe shop owner Shiv Sharma said.
While all other communities were divided among a host of candidates, Dalits were united behind the BSP, he pointed out.
On the basis of a military-intelligence report, the army, the state CID and the Manipur police raided a house at Jadavpur in south Kolkata and arrested the activists belonging to People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleiak (Prepak) yesterday, the sources said.
The duo were identified as ‘captain’ Leishamba (alias Rakesh Singh) and ‘lieutenant’ R K Dhanuka (alias Chakkmba) — both important members of Prepak, they said.
Two others identified as ‘finance secretary’ Y Sanjay Singh, and ‘political secretary’ Lisaram Ibobi Singh managed to escape but were arrested after they landed at the Imphal airport by an Indian flight yesterday, the sources said.
Several CDs and foreign currency, including Chinese Yuan, were seized from them.
“Prima facie, militants are here at the instruction of their leader Chiklanda (alias Santi), belonging to Prepak (Santi faction),’’ the sources said.
They said the militants used Kolkata as a haven. ‘’Under the garb of students, the N-E militants contact students of the north-east studying in Kolkata to spread militant ideology.’’
The sources said as per intelligence reports the Manipur militants also had hideouts at Baghajatin, Regent Park and Tollygunge. — PTI
The Chief Minister, who met home minister Shivraj Patil, said the farmers had told their tales of misery to him during the Sangat Darshan programme.
He sought payment of Rs 36.60 crore as pending grant for construction of judicial court complexes. Badal urged the MHA to restore the funds allocated to Punjab for modernisation of police forces to the original amount of Rs 64 crore from the current Rs 20 crore. He said the 60:40 ratio between Punjab and Haryana for the appointment of the employees on deputation as per the Reorganisation Act should be maintained.
In his meeting with union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar, the Chief Minister stressed on timely arrangements for adequate supply of urea and DAP during the kharif season. Pawar assured the Chief Minister that there would be no shortage of fertilisers at the time of sowing.
The minister said a committee was being constituted with representation of officers from the state government to resolve issues related to agriculture and food involving an amount of Rs 3660.49 crore pending with the Centre.
Pawar assured Badal of clearing a proposal of Rs 545 crore to bring cooperative institutions out of the red. He also agreed to the proposal to give liberal grant to the state to promote the plantation of citrus fruits.
During his meeting with human resource minister Arjun Singh, Badal urged him not to dilute the funding pattern of Sarv Sikhsha Abhiyan from 75:25 to 50:50. Badal also sought liberal grant for imparting quality education to the poor and bright students in Adarsh Schools to be set up in each block.
He also met minister of state for housing and urban poverty alleviation Kumari Selja.
Legal Correspondent
Since the court in its revised order in January last had fixed a deadline of March 31 for the states to implement its order and asked them to file a compliance report by April 10, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu came up with review petitions, raising questions pertaining to the state laws, which they said were coming in the way of implementing the directives.
The Punjab Government in its review petition moved before a Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice R.V. Raveendran made a cursory reference to “terrorism” also, but the main objections pertained to the five-point directives relating to the states.
It opposed the two-year tenure for DGPs and other rank officers down to the SHO. Similar pleas were made by the three other states.
The review petition moved by Punjab’s additional advocate-general Ajay Pal said various existing laws, including the Punjab Police Rules, 1934, already “covers various aspects of policing, including the service conditions” whereas the court had proceeded on the “assumption that there was no legislation on the subject… and it was free to legislate on the subject until such legislation is made.”
The state has also questioned the apex court’s other four directives pertaining to setting up of the state security commission, separation of investigation from law and order, setting up of the police establishment board and the police complaint authority.
The court fixed the review petitions for hearing on April 30.
Meanwhile, Haryana Government in its affidavit said it had got passed an Act by the state Assembly for implementing the apex court order on March 21 and the same had been sent by the Governor to the President for his assent on April 3.
When the House reassembled after a brief adjournment, Speaker K R Suresh Reddy named the TRS members who continued to plunge the House into pandemonium, demanding more Krishna water for fluorosis-hit Nalgonda district in the Telangana region.
Following this, legislative affairs minister K. Rosaiah moved the motion for their suspension which was adopted by voice vote.
The TRS members, staging a sit-in protest in the Well of the House, were lifted by marshals. — UNI
Ambarish Dutta
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar told The Tribune that he personally spoke to Sen to seek his consent to head the panel comprising international personalities, including the Prime Minister of Mauritius among others.
“Sen has agreed to chair a few meetings abroad and one here too,” Nitish said. A bill for setting up the university was approved by the Bihar assembly at its budget session.
The anti-terrorist squad of the Maharashtra police have taken custody of two LeT terrorists who had allegedly entered Mumbai via the sea after bribing Coast Guard officials.
Three terrorists from the outfit had in early March confessed to paying off patrolling officers from the Coast Guard off the western coast to gain entry into the country.
The LeT operatives were held in Jammu and Kashmir. They were Mohammad Jamil, Abdul Majeed and Mohammad Zuber and they were part of the group of eight LeT operatives who had entered the country last month via the western coast.
Police officials say they have found strong clues about the identities of the Coast Guard men who let the terrorists in.
The arrested men told investigators that they were brought ashore Mumbai by their Coast Guard contacts who also arranged for their onward transportation to Kashmir.
Ramesh Kandula
In his three-hour long reply to the motion of thanks to the Governor's address to the joint session of the assembly and the council, the Chief Minister announced a judicial inquiry into the allotment of land to Raghuram Cements in which his son Jagan Mohan Reddy is a director.
In the same breath, Rajasekhara Reddy also ordered judicial inquiries into Nadargul land case as well as the latest scam in the district primary education programme (DPEP).
Launching a scathing attack on the opposition, Reddy said the TDP had unleashed a malicious campaign against the allotment of 487 acres to his son’s company.
“The land is uncultivable and by no stretch of the imagination, can it cost more than Rs 15,000 an acre. It was to ensure fair play that our government fixed a price of Rs 1 lakh an acre. Still the opposition made it a big issue,” he said.
Disclosing that the government would issue an auction notice tomorrow for the same land fixing an upset price of Rs 50,000, Reddy asked the TDP members to participate in the auction.
“We are prepared to give away the land at Rs 50,001 to the opposition,” he said.
On the DPEP scam in which his personal assistant Suryanarayana Reddy was said to be involved, the Chief Minister dubbed newspaper reports as inaccurate. He said the scam had begun during the previous TDP government, and that the whole issue of putting unutilised funds in dummy accounts was a “systems failure”.
“Everyone who has a role in this scam would be brought to book. If anybody from my office is found to have been involved, he would face the music,” he said.
When TDP members tried interrupting his speech demanding that the inquiry should be headed by a sitting high court judge, the Chief Minister said the court had already refused to spare a sitting judge for such inquiries. “We will go by the court's advice,” he said.
A Bench of Justice C K Thakker and Altmas Kabir stayed the arrest on an SLP moved by the DGP, who is apprehending arrest by the Rajasthan Police.
Bitti Mohanty, son of the IPS officer, who was convicted for the rape of a foreign national in Rajasthan, had escaped while being out on a parole. The IPS officer had stood surety of his son and hence had become liable for his escape. — PTI
Bijay Sankar Bora
K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Nagaland, administered the oath to the 52-year-old new Chief Minister at Raj Bhawan in Itanagar this evening. An official source in Itanagar informed The Tribune that 31 out of the total 33 ruling Congress legislators attended the CLP meeting while two MLAs stayed away on health grounds.
External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee — admitted to hospital here following injuries in a road accident on Saturday near Kolkata — is expected to be discharged tomorrow, doctors attending on him today said.
An army spokesperson said minister Mukherjee’s condition had been reviewed by a team of specialists at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral) early this morning. “He had a sound sleep yesterday and continues to remain active and cheerful,” the spokesperson added.
A fresh series of investigations, including Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of the head, and CT scan of the chest — were done. These ruled out any bony or internal injuries, said the spokesperson. — UNI
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today ordered an inquiry to find if there were any lapses in the security arrangement during external affairs minister Pranab Mujherjee's visit to Nakashipara, Nadia. An officer in the rank of additional DGP will conduct the inquiry and submit a report to the government by tomorrow evening.
The decision was taken at a meeting at Writer’s Building in the presence of the chief secretary, the home secretary and the DGP today.
Talking to mediapersons, home secretary Prasad Ranjan Roy denied there was any security lapse, but said an inquiry had still been ordered to dispel any misunderstanding.
The Federation of All-India Petroleum Traders (FAIPT) has given the strike call, which will be effective from April 12 midnight. Ashok Badhwal, president, Petrol Dealers Association, said, “If the government does not consider our demands till April 10, then we will go for a one-day protest strike on April 13. If the demands are not met even after that, we will go for an indefinite nationwide strike from April 28.
Besides, he also assured the people of the government’s resolve against any forceful acquisition of land for industrialisation too. "Neither I am in favour of any forceful acquisition, nor another Nandigram in Bihar like West Bengal", he told mediapersons here.
He, however, argued that those blindly opposing the move to acquire land should understand that industrialisation was a must for the development of any state.
The National Tiger Conservation Authority, a statutory body under the MoEF, today announced the composition and the terms of reference of the committee constituted.
The five-member committee will give appraisal of the protection strategy in vogue vis-a-vis mortality of lions during the past three years due to natural, disease or poaching, resource dependency of local people on Gir habitat and steps taken towards redressing park people interface conflicts.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5561
|
__label__cc
| 0.541279
| 0.458721
|
Clinical Results
IBS-C
Dosing & Packaging
Savings & Support
More savings for your patients
Savings-to-Go
Access that begins with a co-pay as low as $25* for up to a 90-day supply
Get your patients to start saving today by:
Having them text "Trulance" to 26789 to get the card on their mobile device†
Telling them to register at Trulance.com/savings
Giving them an actual Savings-to-Go program card‡
To initiate a PRIOR AUTHORIZATION for Trulance using CoverMyMeds:
New CoverMyMeds Users: Visit CoverMyMeds.com and register for a free account
Existing CoverMyMeds Accounts: Log in to your existing CoverMyMeds account and start a new request
Start Form for Trulance
Eligible patients could receive a limited supply of Trulance free of charge while an appeal request is pending
Synergy Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) can provide Trulance at no cost to eligible patients who are enrolled in either a Medicare Part D program—or commercially eligible patients needing financial assistance.§
PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) application for Trulance
APPLICATION FOR MEDICARE PART D
Any questions? Please call 1-888-869-8869.
*For commercially insured patients. Restrictions apply. $25 represents the maximum out-of-pocket costs for a majority of eligible patients. Maximum savings limit applies; patient out-of-pocket expense may vary. Offer not valid for patients enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal or state healthcare programs. Please see Program Terms, Conditions, and Eligibility Criteria. This offer is void where prohibited by law.
†If you are a healthcare professional licensed in Vermont, or a licensed healthcare professional who regularly practices in Vermont, Synergy corporate policy prohibits you from downloading, printing, or accepting the savings card.
‡Patients will need to activate their cards prior to use by following the activation instructions provided. Once your patient has activated their card, enter the Savings-to-Go Program Card BIN, Group, and ID numbers into the notes fields of the electronic prescription.
§Patients must meet certain income criteria to be eligible. Annual application renewal and income verification is required.
You are now leaving Trulance.com/hcp
Links to other websites are provided as a service to you. Synergy Pharmaceuticals accepts no responsibility for the content of other websites.
Trulance (plecanatide) 3 mg tablets is indicated in adults for the treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation (CIC) and Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C).
WARNING: RISK OF SERIOUS DEHYDRATION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS
Trulance® is contraindicated in patients less than 6 years of age; in nonclinical studies in young juvenile mice administration of a single oral dose of plecanatide caused deaths due to dehydration. Use of Trulance should be avoided in patients 6 years to less than 18 years of age. The safety and efficacy of Trulance have not been established in pediatric patients less than 18 years of age.
Trulance is contraindicated in patients less than 6 years of age due to the risk of serious dehydration.
Trulance is contraindicated in patients with known or suspected mechanical gastrointestinal obstruction.
Risk of Serious Dehydration in Pediatric Patients
Trulance is contraindicated in patients less than 6 years of age. The safety and effectiveness of Trulance in patients less than 18 years of age have not been established. In young juvenile mice (human age equivalent of approximately 1 month to less than 2 years), plecanatide increased fluid secretion as a consequence of stimulation of guanylate cyclase-C (GC-C), resulting in mortality in some mice within the first 24 hours, apparently due to dehydration. Due to increased intestinal expression of GC-C, patients less than 6 years of age may be more likely than older patients to develop severe diarrhea and its potentially serious consequences.
Use of Trulance should be avoided in patients 6 years to less than 18 years of age. Although there were no deaths in older juvenile mice, given the deaths in young mice and the lack of clinical safety and efficacy data in pediatric patients, use of Trulance should be avoided in patients 6 years to less than 18 years of age.
Diarrhea was the most common adverse reaction in the four placebo-controlled clinical trials for CIC and IBS-C. Severe diarrhea was reported in 0.6% of Trulance-treated CIC patients, and in 1% of Trulance-treated IBS-C patients.
If severe diarrhea occurs, the health care provider should suspend dosing and rehydrate the patient.
In the two combined CIC clinical trials, the most common adverse reaction in Trulance-treated patients (incidence ≥2% and greater than in the placebo group) was diarrhea (5% vs 1% placebo).
In the two combined IBS-C clinical trials, the most common adverse reaction in Trulance-treated patients (incidence ≥2% and greater than in the placebo group) was diarrhea (4.3% vs 1% placebo).
Please also see the full Prescribing Information, including Box Warning, for additional risk information.
About Synergy Pharmaceuticals
This product information is intended for US audiences only.
Trulance® is a registered trademark of Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Copyright 2018© Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc.
PP-TRU-US-0783 06/18
Are You a Healthcare Professional?
This website is intended for U.S. healthcare professionals only. By clicking YES, you attest that you are a healthcare professional licensed to practice medicine in the U.S.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5563
|
__label__wiki
| 0.918316
| 0.918316
|
Brand to Know: Jewellery, Designed to Decay
By Bianca Husodo
Jewellery /24 June 2019
Keef Palas
Barcelona-based Keef Palas turns roses into earrings. “Typically, we can’t really work much with flowers — they don’t last more than three hours — which would have been beautiful,” says Claire O’Keefe, co-founder of Keef Palas. “But roses do.”
When it comes to jewellery, or any consumer goods for that matter, the general rule of thumb is the longer it lasts, the more prized it is.
Keef Palas begs to differ. Founded by creatives Claire O’Keefe and Eugenia Oliva — an art director-photographer and a freelance writer — the Barcelona-based jewellery label transforms perishable objects into pairs of earrings. These objects include olive branches, wheat grains, immortelle flowers, dried chilli peppers, garlic cloves — things one could easily encounter in the natural ecosystem of the Mediterranean terrain.
“Everything has its own little story,” says O’Keefe of the significance of the objects the duo selects. Oliva lives in Barcelona while O’Keefe recently moved back to Mallorca, the Balearic island she was born in and, coincidentally, where the initial idea Keef Palas was conceived in. There, in small coastal village Deià — a secluded creative hub which burgeoned in the ’70s when artists the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Mati Klarwein moved there — O’Keefe met Oliva through mutual friends who would spend their summer in the quaint town.
The idea for Keef Palas began on a whim. During the summer of 2016, Oliva, who attended a friend’s wedding party, brought back olive branches that were used as the dinner table decor as a souvenir and playfully asked O’Keefe to make earrings out of them. “So I did. She wore them and went out. The reaction she received was really special. People weren’t asking “Where did you get that?” but “What are those?” We decided to make more.”
The ‘Ephemeral’ earring collection.
In all aptness, their line of decaying earrings is dubbed the ‘Ephemeral’ collection. Similar to how one would find mass-distributed fresh produce in supermarkets, Keef Palas’ perishables are sealed in vacuumed packs stamped with packing dates — halting the wearable goods in their peak freshness. The uncontrollable laws of nature are of the essence: The lifespan of the pieces can range between days to years.
The olive branch earrings, for instance, would dry out in about five days; the Immortelle flower (also known as the Everlasting flower) earrings could last up to four or five years. But therein lies its beauty. The organic transformation of each piece jewellery is part and parcel of the Keef Palas experience. Fresh magnolia leaves would be “very green and shiny”, says O’Keefe, and they would gradually dry and turn into a velvety brown shade within the span of three months. “The fun one is the garlic earrings. That one transforms and even smells, and you can cook it, too.”
Pleasantly irreverent as Keef Palas is, what began as an inside joke is now the duo’s rallying undercurrent against fast fashion. “It’s also how people consume it and how people consume everything. It’s just too much and too quick; too many stupid things that you don’t need just to fill an unrewarding emptiness,” posits O’Keefe. A manifesto, posted on their site, outlines their ethos of seeing time as “the real chimaera of luxury, the only intrinsic and inescapable fast.”
Each of Keef Palas’s ‘Ephemeral’ jewels comes in vacuum-sealed packaging to preserve its freshness.
“Being from Spain, we’re very concerned. Inditex, one of the biggest fast fashion monsters, is here,” continues O’Keefe, who formerly worked as a stylist for the company. “We have many friends who still work for them, because it’s one of the only few places that you can creatively grow in the country. There’s always this duality. It’s important to talk about that.” An antithesis to the transience of the mass-produced current, Keef Palas was to be “fast luxury”, as the founding pair termed it. The surrealism of their creations then becomes an ironic jab at the unsustainable industry.
It’s hardly surprising that the people who buy and wear Keef Palas are of a niche. Laila Gohar, the New York-based food artist, once ordered a pair of garlic clove earrings to wear for her wedding. “She bought them again after because she had eaten them at the party,” O’Keefe amusedly quips. She notes that Keef Palas’s acolytes can be as unexpected as a group of “French Yummy Mummies, a collective concept of mothers who like organic produce and love sustainability and are wealthy — it got really popular with them.”
But whether the pieces the duo offers in shops will actually sell is never the point. “We see this as a performance,” says O’Keefe, saying the stores that do stock their pieces play a part as a sort of collaborative stage to their project. “We have our earrings in Lafayette in Paris, in a fridge.” The witty incredulity of having vacuum-sealed products of nature in a fridge in one of the world’s luxury retail meccas is a manifestation of their anarchic philosophy.
The ‘First Supper’ tableware features a plucked Mexican nopale cactus as a plate, a halved seashell as a bowl, a mussell shell as a spoon, hollowed-out pepper as a glass, a pair of branches as chopsticks and cotton flower as a serviette.
Beyond their sellable jewellery, the Keef Palas duo invents pieces to add to an on-going art series they dub ‘Impossible Objects’. Unbridled by consumer-driven restrictions, O’Keefe and Oliva have invented a bikini top strung from green grapes, eyeglasses from pebbles, a dress from mussel shells. Most recently, for a two-night exhibition at Madrid’s contemporary art gallery Ivorypress, they showcased their latest addition: tableware with Mexican nopal cactuses as plates, hollowed-out red and yellow peppers as glasses, cotton flowers as serviettes.
“We’re communicating the need to save the world through various discipline and formats. But in the end, our mission is to return nature back to humans,” says O’Keefe. “We’ve been hearing about the need to be conscious for decades — something that was considered hippie back then. I like calling this a poetic reinvention. This is an ode to sustainability.”
Jewellery Reimagining the Northern Lights in Crystals
Art & Design Unesco Adds Frank Lloyd Wright’s Architecture to World Heritage List
Trending Creating an Urban Dreamscape With Roger Vivier
Art & Design Person to Know: A Traveller Capturing Hazy, Dreamy Vignettes
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5564
|
__label__wiki
| 0.514485
| 0.514485
|
Is Cold Brew Better Than Iced Coffee?
By Bobby Finger
Gourmet /3 July 2019
Karsten Moran
When the hot months roll around, coffee drinkers are confronted with a morning-altering decision: switch to iced coffee to combat the oppressive weather, or commit to hot coffee as a kind of bold, unnecessarily masochistic act?
Those who prefer their summer over ice have also grown accustomed to another question: regular or cold brew?
If you’re unfamiliar with the difference, think of cold brew as traditional iced coffee’s unhurried fraternal twin. Cold brew can’t go a day without a long, luxurious bath, while iced coffee can barely swing a quick shower; cold brew has read “The Goldfinch” (and is planning on a reread before the movie is released later this summer), but iced coffee unfortunately never had the time — what with work and the kids — though it has seen the trailer on mute.
Once found primarily in the trendiest coffee shops and kitchens of adventurous home baristas, cold brew iced coffee has become a year-round staple. Chains like Starbucks and Dunkin’ have added the drink to their permanent menus. Cold brew makers like Rise, High Brew, La Colombe stock cans in major grocery stores. And at-home brewing kit companies have helped popularise D.I.Y. methods.
Rich Nieto, owner of Sweetleaf Coffee Roasters in Greenpoint, said that cold brew has become so popular in recent years that it now outsells iced coffee in all but one of the company’s four locations. Still, even the most passionate cold-coffee drinkers have questions about their chosen beverage: Is there really less acid in cold brew? Will drinking it in the afternoon keep me up at night? Should I just make it at home? The good news is, we have answers.
What’s the difference between cold brew and iced coffee?
Both drinks are made from the same pair of magical, everyday ingredients — they’re just combined at different temperatures. Water heated to around 200 degrees Fahrenheit (about 93 degrees Celsius) and poured over the grounds will extract all of coffee’s most pleasurable essences in a matter of minutes. When cooled and poured over ice, you have a standard iced coffee. If the brewing water is room temperature, it must canoodle with the coffee grounds for much longer, anywhere from 12 to 24 hours, to produce a cup of joe worth sipping, but the resulting beverage contains coffee’s most sought after qualities — flavour and caffeine — without the bitterness found in one brewed hot.
John Van Beekum
Does cold brew coffee really have less acid?
My husband recently had an endoscopy that revealed an anomalous patch of stomach tissue on the wall of his esophagus which had been exacerbating his acid reflux. His doctor informed us both that he should try to cut down on spicy food, alcohol and coffee. The first category would be easy, he assured me. The second? Achievable. But the third? Utterly impossible.
Dr. Rabia A. De Latour, a gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health, said that it was a common sentiment, and that people who are “exquisitely sensitive” to caffeinated or acidic foods, and those suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, would benefit from switching to cold brew if they cannot eliminate caffeine from their morning routine. “We recommend they cut out coffee completely,” said Dr. De Latour. But for everyone else, the difference between cold brew and iced coffee is negligible.
“I’ve seen this statistic a lot,” she said in reference to a oft-quoted claim that cold brew is 70 percent less acidic than regular iced coffee. “But I don’t see any scientific data to support this claim,” directing me to a study that shows “comparable” pH values from cold- and hot-brew samples, “ranging from 4.85 to 5.13.” For comparison’s sake, the stomach’s pH hovers somewhere between 1.5 and 3.5.
Does cold-brewed coffee have more caffeine?
Wading through the world of cold brew coffee can be a brutal game of trial and error. Thanks to the wide range of brewing methods, the difference in caffeine content among cold brews is considerably harder to predict than the amount of acid. After brewing for 20 hours, 16 ounces of cold brew at Starbucks contains 200 milligrams of caffeine (12 milligrams per ounce). While that’s about 20 percent higher than their iced coffee, which clocks in at 165 milligrams (10 milligrams per ounce), it’s considerably lower than the same amount of hot coffee, which has 310 milligrams (20 milligrams per ounce). Coffee from Dunkin’ reports similar numbers, with 10.8 milligrams in every ounce of cold brew.
But when you wade into more specialty waters, especially among prepackaged brands, the caffeine content is far from predictable. Canned cold brew brands Rise and High Brew have nearly identical packaging, but grabbing the wrong one could cost you. Rise’s original flavour contains 180 milligrams in its 7-ounce can (25 milligrams per ounce), which is anywhere from 30-50 milligrams more caffeine than what’s found in High Brew’s 8-ounce can. Stumptown, a roaster based in Portland, Ore., sells cold brew in 10.5-ounce bottles that contain a whopping 29.4 milligrams of caffeine per ounce. To a caffeine addict like myself, that number sounds lovely. But to the uninitiated looking to give cold brew a shot, it’s a recipe for disaster.
“A lot of people will not tolerate that amount of caffeine,” Dr. De Latour said. “Some people’s GERD is worsened by coffee because of the caffeine content and its impact on the sphincter muscles,” adding that high amounts found in some cold brews can make people feel quite sick, with symptoms like jitters, peristalsis of the bowels, diarrhoea or even increased anxiety and stress. She then reminded me that it is, after all, a stimulant.
So that leaves us with cold brew prepared at home, a great option for those looking for more control when it comes to caffeine and acidity. The New York Times’s own recipe calls for just 12 hours of brewing. Similar recipes can be found across the internet, and all are easy to adjust in order to find the balance that works for your own stomach and pocketbook. A happy medium can be found in store-bought cold brew concentrates. These brews are meant to be diluted, so if you find it too strong, just add water or milk. Not strong enough? You get the idea.
In January, I approached the counter of Starbucks at an airport after waiting alongside an amorphous line of fellow uncaffeinated travellers for half an hour and, relieved to have made it there without collapsing, ordered a large cold brew iced coffee. I even used “venti” — the Italian word for 20, as in the number of ounces it contains — when requesting the large size, even though Italians use the metric system. But my commitment to the chain’s conceptually unsound ordering language did not bear fruit, as I was told by the barista that they had just run out of cold brew. All they had left was standard iced coffee, meaning hot brew served over ice. Out of other options and surrounded by more long lines, I grudgingly accepted. It wasn’t cold brew, but it was coffee. And that’s usually enough.
Gourmet The Scientific Art of Ageing Whiskies
Art & Design, Gourmet T Suggests: Singaporean Cuisine as Art, DIY Portable Bikes and an Exhibition of Couture-Inspired Cartoons
Gourmet Chef Anne-Sophie Pic Embraces Unabashed Femininity in the Kitchen
Art & Design Brand to Know: Pastel Glassware for the Instagram Age
Watches, T | On Set On Set | Women of Our Time
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5565
|
__label__wiki
| 0.97252
| 0.97252
|
Bentley announces recovery council
By Dana BeyerleMontgomery Bureau Chief
Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday named three Tuscaloosa officials to the Tornado Recovery Action Council, which he created to learn from the deadly April 27 tornadoes and to suggest tactics should a similar disaster occur in the future.
CLANTON | Gov. Robert Bentley on Monday named three Tuscaloosa officials to the Tornado Recovery Action Council, which he created to learn from the deadly April 27 tornadoes and to suggest tactics should a similar disaster occur in the future.
“We’ve been through four months of challenges and we’ve made remarkable progress,” Bentley said at the state Emergency Management Agency headquarters here. “We have long-term problems and long-term consequences. That’s what we’re dealing with here today.”
Even as he was announcing members of TRAC, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate said that Hurricane Irene will divert disaster recovery money from Alabama and other states hit by natural disasters earlier this year. Fugate said that individual assistance, however, will not be affected.
Bentley named University of Alabama System Chancellor Malcolm Portera; Brenda Parker, principal of Alberta Elementary School; and Cathy Randall, chairwoman of Pettus Randall Holdings, to the council.
The UA System’s three campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Huntsville were affected by the deadly tornadoes, Portera said the system, with its 25,000 employees and vast resources, can provide valuable help to TRAC.
“In Tuscaloosa we had destruction of life and property, in Birmingham we had an influx of people in our hospital and Huntsville lost electric power (for 10 days),” Portera said. “Obviously we are going to be looking at how we responded.”
Alberta Elementary was destroyed and about a dozen other schools across the state were damaged or destroyed by the storms.
Parker said her role will be to help identify from school and principal perspectives how to plan for other crises “of that magnitude.”
“In terms of making contacts in all of our community, one aspect was we did not anticipate we would not have telephone service, nor cell service, the kinds of communications you need,” she said.
Alberta Elementary students have been relocated to Tuscaloosa Magnet School.
Johnny Johns, president and CEO of Protective Life Corp., and Pam Siddall, president and publisher of the Birmingham News, were named co-chairs of TRAC.
Ron Gray, a retired aerospace executive from Huntsville, was named executive director of the volunteer TRAC. Most of the members are from private industry.
Alabama EMA spokeswoman Yasamie August said only emergency work in two categories is being funded nationwide.
“I guess Congress will have to appropriate more money,” Bentley said.
Bentley charged TRAC with documenting what happened on April 27 and recommending a strategy for future storms. He asked for a report by mid-�January to help guide state and regional leaders with legislative recommendations, action steps, and ideas for public and private organizations involved in disaster preparation, warning, response and recovery.
TRAC will conduct forums in seven communities affected by the storms in September.
August said no times or places have been finalized yet but the locations of forums will be Tuscaloosa, Cullman, Elmore County, Hackleburg-Phil Campbell, Pratt City-Pleasant Grove, Rainsville-Fort Payne and Shoal Creek-Talladega.
Bentley’s office said TRAC is an independent nonprofit organization funded by donations from corporations. TRAC’s web site is www.TRACalabama.org.
Other members of TRAC are: Suzanne Durham, CEO, YWCA of Central Alabama, Birmingham; Dallas Fanning, retired director of urban development, Huntsville; Grayson Hall, president and CEO, Regions Financial Corp., Birmingham; business owner David Hannah of Crossville; Evelyn Mauldin, vice president, Bank Independent, Sheffield; Dr. Max Michael, dean, UAB School of Public Health, Birmingham; Dr. Keith Morrow, Hackleburg Medical Clinic, Hackleburg; Isabel Rubio, executive director, Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama, Birmingham; Guice Slawson, senior president, Southeast Wood Treating, Montgomery; Zeke Smith, executive vice president of external affairs, Alabama Power Co., Birmingham; attorney Finis St. John IV, partner, St. John and St. John, Cullman; Rex Vaughn, Vaughn Farms, Huntsville; W. Michael Warren, president and CEO, Children’s Health System, Birmingham; Randall Woodfin, assistant city attorney, Pratt City.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5566
|
__label__wiki
| 0.846171
| 0.846171
|
UWA men come up short in overtime
VALDOSTA, Ga. | Valdosta State forward Josh Sparks hit two free throws with just over one second remaining Thursday night to lead Valdosta State past West Alabama in overtime, 76-74.
Sparks’ overtime heroics were set up by a back-and-forth final minute of regulation, which also featured the free throws of the Valdosta State forward. With two seconds remaining, Sparks hit two free throws to tie the game at 66, setting up a half-court heave by Tiger senior Alquan Mendenhall.
Mendenhall was able to hit the shot from 50 feet out, but it came after the final buzzer.
West Alabama was led by four players in double figures. Point guard Steven Samuels led the team with 20 points, while Ryan Fitch added 17.
Junior guard Jared Woolfolk also had a career night for the Tigers with a double-double. Woolfolk scored 16 points to go with 12 rebounds.
West Alabama returns home to face West Florida at 4 p.m. Sunday.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5567
|
__label__wiki
| 0.987511
| 0.987511
|
Due to current rights and restrictions, this video is unavailable, but feel free to check back later. In the meantime, why not watch something else?
Boy Barry
Season 3 E 5 • 10/21/2015
Murray grows a mustache, igniting a feud between Beverly and his best friend, Bill. Barry is convinced he's lost Lainey to Boy George.
Full Ep
Sign in to Watch
S4 • E6
Recipe for Death II: Kiss the Cook
Adam asks his dad for money to make a homemade action film, which brings them closer together, until Murray begins taking control of the project.
The Greatest Musical Ever Written
Barry becomes jealous when Adam and Lainey are cast as romantic leads in "The Phantom of the Opera," and Beverly becomes a substitute home economics teacher.
Adam becomes obsessed with basketball after going to a Harlem Globetrotters game, which annoys his jock older brother, and Murray isn't excited to celebrate his 50th birthday.
S4 • E11
O Captain! My Captain!
When Beverly becomes Barry's month-long substitute teacher, she urges him to take school seriously, and Adam attempts to understand the struggles of being a teenage girl.
Agassi
Adam joins the tennis team to reconnect with his best friend, and Beverly tries to pull Erica out of her funk with disco music.
The Spencer's Gift
To everyone's surprise, Barry outdoes Erica and gets promoted to assistant manager at work, while Adam lands his first job.
So Swayze It's Crazy
Beverly sets out to make Adam a child movie star, Barry transforms his style to impress Lainey, and Murray accidentally ruins Erica's romantic life.
The Kara-te Kid
Adam uses his love of "The Karate Kid" as he trains to fight the other Adam Goldberg, and Erica and Geoff feel guilty about their new relationship.
You may also like3 Videos
YoungerS6
Younger: What's in Store for Season 6
From relationship and friendship drama to parenthood to new career endeavors, the new season of Younger packs a punch.
The Return of Younger - Be Careful What You Wish For
Sides will be chosen and loyalties will be tested when Younger Season 6 premieres on June 12.
A First Look at Younger Season 6
While prepping for Younger Season 6, the cast and crew look ahead to Liza and Charles's romance, Josh's paternity questions and the show's long-anticipated singing moments.
© 2019 Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5570
|
__label__wiki
| 0.597873
| 0.597873
|
Home Soaps Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: March – Drama Intensifies as Plot Thickens
Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: March – Drama Intensifies as Plot Thickens
Jessica Trehan
According to Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers for March, a lot of drama is in store. Zoe Buckingham (Kiara Barnes) is ready to go all extent for her father. She will not let her father suffer for the crime that he committed.
Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) and Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) finds themselves in a fix. Eventually, a messy love-battle between the stepsisters and Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) creates an upheaval.
Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Zoe Is Out To Get Florence
Florence Fulton (Katrina Bowden) is about to surprise the audience with her past. Old and buried things might resurface about her. Moreover, the burden of the baby swap will follow Florence to LA. Zoe Buckingham is furious to see her work in a Bikini Bar where Danny (Keith Carlos) is the resident bartender. He is yet another character that the fans will get to see.
Zoe confronts Flo, who is now working as a bartender at Bikini Bar today on #BoldandBeautiful. pic.twitter.com/hvn1bSCPIt
— Bold & The Beautiful (@BandB_CBS) March 1, 2019
A mysterious side of Zoe was promised to the fans when she arrived at the scene, but due to the story plot, this was never possible. That is until she spots Florence. Zoe recently found herself to be a pivotal part of her father’s baby swapping crime where even Flo played a significant role.
Hell-bent on saving her father, she is enraged to see Florence out in public. Thinking that this would be too risky for her father’s secret, Zoe confronts Flo. Meanwhile, Flo eavesdrops an important conversation between Hope Logan and Katie (Heather Tom). She realizes that she is the same Hope who lost her baby Beth.
B&B Spoilers: Plot Thickens For Wyatt Spencer and Florence
Spoilers say that Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) and Florence shared a history. Keeping it mystery, there is a possibility that these two could be exes, a one-night stand, or a love story that could never manifest. However, there’s more to their story which will be revealed in the coming week of March.
Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers: Hope Logan tries to cast out Liam Spencer hinting troubles in marriage troubles
B&B spoilers suggest that Hope is desperately trying to end her marriage. She goes as far as kicking out Liam. The hurt mother conceives a plan which gradually picks up mileage. Irrespective Steffy Forrester and Liam Spencer disapproval for it.
Do you think Hope can be a mom one day? #BoldandBeautiful pic.twitter.com/v3aWuU29l1
When Hope’s infatuation grows stronger for Steffy Forrester’s baby Phoebe, she decides to take things in her own hands. Irked out, Steffy leaves town along with her babies. Obviously, the poor single mom deserves a vacation from a frantic wife dumping the husband on her. This could be a good explanation for Jacqueline MacInnes Wood’s maternity leave. Sources say that she has already shot some scenes before going on leave.
Bold and The Beautiful Spoilers: There is Something Brewing Between Katie Logan and Bill
Katie Logan (Heather Tom) is constantly being teased about Bill. There are chances that these two might get together keeping in account their shared love for their son Will Spencer (Finnegan George). Meanwhile, making up for the things he did in the past, Bill gains back his place in Katie’s eyes.
Bill is having the time of his life raising his first son. He wants to mold him into a mini-Dollar Bill. So, if there are to be any hurdles between Katie and Bill, it will be Katie herself pushing the brakes.
Bill throws Wyatt and Sally a curve-ball when it comes to Spectra Fashions. WATCH FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/1TtrVB3xOV #BoldandBeautiful pic.twitter.com/VKlbCYsxns
Tension Shifts Between Sally and Bill?
Wyatt is madly in love with Sally Spectra (Courtney Hope). He goes to an extent to persuade his father to hand over the Kingdom keys to her. But with Florence’s past creeping up, Sally and Wyatt may hit a rough patch. Moreover, fans will get to see Thomas Forrester yet again!
There are speculations that Thomas and Sally were also a thing in the past. He was her soul mate from the old days. Intensifying the drama Dollar Bill sets out to keep a close watch on her. It is also revealed that the Spencer tycoon bankrolls Spectra Fashions. To see if she’s treating her son in the right manner, he observes her from far.
B&B Spoilers: Who All Are Coming Back?
B&B spoilers indicate that Dr. Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo) comes back to the show. She was last seen thanking Reese Buckingham for helping Steffy adopt a daughter. Moreover, Taylor also supports Hope in leaving her husband. Taking her to a support group, the grandmother does her part.
Tiffany (Maile Brady) also returns to the show. Interning at Forrester Creations, Tiffany is the best friend of Emma Barber (Nia Sioux). Over a period of time, she will become close to Zoe as well.
With so much happening, only time will tell how things turn out between Hope and Liam. Will Zoe spare Florence? Or, will she be the scapegoat for her father’s sins? Stay tuned with TV Season Spoilers to get The Bold and the Beautiful Spoilers and B&B updates for upcoming episodes.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5571
|
__label__wiki
| 0.944845
| 0.944845
|
Pay TV industry counts cost of Thailand floods
As flooding in Thailand’s industrial heartland at last subsides, the impact of the lost disk drive production is being felt throughout the broadcast distribution chain.
The well-publicized flooding in Thailand has taken toll on the video distribution industry across the whole ecosystem because of shortage and rising costs of hard disks and other storage-related components. It has also exposed the vulnerability of some leading technology players to single disasters that can sever their supply chain.
The biggest impact has been on makers of Set Top Boxes (STBs) and Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) because they rely heavily on disk drives, many of which are manufactured in parts of Thailand north of the capital Bangkok most affected by the flooding. Both Western Digital and Seagate have factories in that area and have had production seriously disrupted. Western Digital was worst affected, suspending operations in Thailand after rising flood water inundated the flood defenses at both its sites, in the Bang Pa-in and Navanakorn Industrial Parks. The company has confirmed that the flooding of its Thailand facilities, combined with flood damage to the company's supply chain in the country, will have a significant impact on its overall operations and ability to meet customer demand for its products in the December quarter.
Seagate, on the other hand, had little direct disruption as all its factories remained operational and its staff was able to get to work. But, Seagate suffered the same disruption to its supply chain as Western Digital, and was unable to confirm what impact this would have on its factory output. This highlighted one of the longer-term lessons from the flooding, which is that a manufacturer cannot, on its own, protect against natural disaster through geographical diversification, unless all elements of its supply chain do so also. Similarly, if the manufacturer’s customers are disrupted, its business will suffer even if output remains unchanged, because then the supply chain will be blocked downstream. In fact, both Seagate and Western Digital, which, between the two, make around 65 percent of the world’s disk drives, had established manufacturing plants elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region. But, these plants too were affected by the Thailand floods. Component suppliers, especially Nitec, which manufactures disk drive motors and base plates, had relied heavily on Thailand and had to shut down its factories there.
Among video technology companies, one of the worst affected has been UK based PACE, now the world’s largest set top maker by volume, having overtaken Motorola early in 2011. PACE had already been suffering from intensifying competition, leading to reduced profit forecasts during the year, lowering its share price from 234p ($1.45) at its peak to around 75p by mid-2011. It recovered to 110p, but then came the Thailand flooding, leading to a warning last week that this could cost the company up to £32 million ($52 million) in 2012. This prompted a further immediate 25 percent collapse in share price, bringing it down to 45p.
The dominance of Western Digital and Seagate made it hard for PACE to build more resiliency into its supply chain, according to its chief executive Neil Gaydon. But the company is trying — PACE holding talks with lower volume disk drive makers such as Hitachi and Samsung — to see at least if it can increase its output temporarily to soak up the demand.
PACE has been badly affected partly because it is a volume producer operating on slim margins, which makes it vulnerable to the temporary rise in price of disk drives caused by the fall in manufacturing capacity as well as the shortage itself. As it happens, PACE had completed a strategic review under its new chairman Allan Leighton, concluding that the company should increasingly focus on software and services where there is greater margin, while also finding some more high-profile customers for its premium products. Foremost among its targets is BSkyB, which with 10 million customers is the UK’s largest pay TV operator, having many subscribers of high-end services with DVRs. Leighton happens also to be a non-executive director of BSkyB, and hopes to exert his influence to get PACE in there. Currently, PACE’s significant customers include Canal Plus in France, Tata Sky in Italy and cable giant Net Servicos in Brazil.
Another big player in the TV supply chain affected by the floods was NetApp, which makes storage systems that also rely on disk drives. The company was quicker off the mark than PACE in reacting to the floods by purchasing large numbers of drives while still available, enough to maintain supplies of its storage systems until the start of 2012. Past that, however, it’s unable to predict whether there will be any impact after that. This could have impacts at various points of the broadcast cycle, since, for example, NetApp has a partnership with digital recording vendor Actus, offering a joint system for post broadcast applications including clip creation and content verification.
A number of other important players have been watching events in Thailand anxiously, including Cisco, which has put contingency plans in place and has factored the flooding into its forecasts for early 2012.
Thailand flooding causes disruptions in electronics supplies
Affecting the broadcast industry is the disruption of hard drives and analog and discrete semiconductors.
Hard drive supplies dry up after flooding in Thailand
Intel said it expected the shortage to extend into next spring.
Natural disasters hasten PACE chief executive departure
The departure of CEO Neil Gaydon from PACE, the world’s leading set top maker, followed a year of profit warnings triggered by two natural disasters, the Japanese Tsunami and Thailand floods.
TV Anywhere threatens pay TV support cost explosion
The proliferation of content sources, target devices and delivery platforms will treble support costs by 2014 unless operators act soon by deploying appropriate tools and procedures, warns digital TV professional services group S3.
Europe’s pay TV numbers reflect diverging economies
Most of Europe has registered growth in pay TV subscriptions early in 2012, but not Italy and Spain.
Europe ready to pay for mobile TV
Consumers in the UK at least are now willing to pay to watch TV on mobile devices if quality is good enough, according to a survey by online streaming and encoding vendor Viadiator.
Greek slump hits pay TV
Consolidation is in the air for Greece’s TV and telecoms market in the midst of the country’s record breaking slump.
Telcos continue to expand in pay TV
IPTV is only about half the pay TV story for the world’s Telcos, with cable and now OTT providing additional outlets.
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5572
|
__label__wiki
| 0.608089
| 0.608089
|
Wisconsin’s Egg Market
PUBLISHED: July 15, 2008 at 1:56 pm | UPDATED: November 13, 2015 at 4:23 am
DES MOINES, Iowa—Wisconsin’s egg market Tuesday was unchanged. Producer prices were lower. Trade sentiment was barely steady to mostly weak. Cartoned egg demand was usually light to moderate with some areas reporting it as fairly good, mostly due to feature activity. Food service movement was light. Supplies remained ample for current needs. Monday’s shell egg inventories were down 17 percent in Iowa and Minnesota, down 8 percent in Ohio, down 4 percent in Michigan, and unchanged in Illinois and Indiana. Central states breaking stock prices were unchanged to lower. Offerings were ample for the light demand. Floor stocks were fully adequate to ample. Schedules were varied. Trade sentiment was weak. Prices: extra large 97-105, large 95-103, medium 76-84.
It’s a sculpture, it’s an aardvark, it’s a … storage shed? Western Sculpture Park celebrates a functional new piece.
The Aardvark in the Park Festival in St. Paul on Saturday, July 27, will celebrate a quirky new sculpture. An aardvark joined the Western Sculpture Park’s 15-piece collection last month. The work will serve as both art and a storage shed for youth workshops and other park programs. It provides 128 square feet of interior space to store art materials...
Congestion growing on Twin Cities metro freeways, study shows
Freeway congestion in the metro ticked up slightly last year, according to a new report. The percent of congested freeway miles was 24.2 percent last year -- up from 23.2 percent in 2017, according to the 2018 Metropolitan Freeway System Congestion Report released Monday. That's the highest percentage of congestion in the last 10 years. The analysis by the Minnesota...
Mall of America to open walk-in health clinic this fall
A walk-in clinic will open at the Mall of America in November, offering services for both workers and customers alike. The new clinic was announced Tuesday, and will be part of M Health Fairview, a partnership between Fairview Health Services and the University of Minnesota. It will be on the third floor of the mall’s east end and will have...
Giving is living: Twin Cities No. 1 in volunteering
Kathleen McNamara enters the classroom, pushing though the paper vines and monkeys dangling from the ceiling. She sits down in a ring of 13 preschoolers, and picks up the book “One Red Rooster.” “The chicken book!” shouts one kid. “You wrote that book?” No, she says, and starts reading aloud -- her third act of volunteerism that day. McNamara is...
Been through a ‘reduced conflict intersection’? They’re getting more common — and this one has a new twist
While reduced conflict intersections are becoming more common in Minnesota, a new one in Anoka County has an added twist that’s tying up some drivers.
One rescued from blaze at Coffee Cup restaurant
St. Paul firefighters rescued a person from a residence above the Coffee Cup on the corner of Rice Street and Arlington Avenue after the restaurant caught fire Friday evening. St. Paul Fire Chief Butch Inks said in a statement that crews arrived on the scene to find heavy smoke and fire on the first floor of the building. A bystander...
|
cc/2019-30/en_middle_0014.json.gz/line5573
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.