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FDA yanks enhancement reporting requirement
October 15, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment
The deletion of a single sentence from the FDA’s final guidance on distinguishing medical device recalls from product enhancements eliminated a sore bone of contention between the watchdog agency and the medtech industry.
In February 2013 the FDA proposed to require medical device companies to report any "product enhancement" intended to reduce health risks, even if the move isn’t part of a safety-related recall.
"Reports of corrections and removals under 21 CFR part 806 may be required for corrections and removals regardless of whether the implemented change meets the definition of a medical device recall," according to the draft guidance.
Medtech stakeholders were quick to object, with parties ranging from AdvaMed to Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) calling for a clear distinction between safety-related recalls and product modifications.
"This clarification is critical. Without it, companies taking actions to improve device design, performance or labeling run the risk that their efforts will be viewed by the agency as a remedial action, classified as a recall, and reported in the FDA Enforcement Report as if the device was violative. Thus, the manufacturer’s effort to improve their product resulted in the unfair and unfounded public branding of their product as violative," AdvaMed vice president for technology & regulatory affairs Jeffrey Secunda wrote in May 2013.
Tamima Itani, vice president of global regulatory affairs & regulatory compliance at Boston Scientific, added that companies make thousands of changes to devices every year. Requiring them to report each change would be too onerous, Itani wrote that month.
"Across the industry, there are thousands of changes that occur each year that are not made to reduce a risk to health or remedy a violation. Further, thousands of changes are implemented each year that are not undertaken to improve the performance or quality of a device, but rather, to address discontinued components, parts or materials," she wrote. "When any of the above changes are made absent any violations or risk to health, the manufacturer should not be required to evaluate these changes for a determination of enhancement vs. recall. To do so would be overly burdensome, resource intensive, and would introduce significant delays in a manufacturers’ routine operations."
The FDA’s Center for Devices & Radiological Health appeared to listen, today issuing its final guidance on "Distinguishing Medical Device Recalls from Medical Device Enhancements" without the reporting requirement in the title and omitting the offending sentence.
Instead, the agency said, companies making non-safety-related enhancements "must retain all records for a period of 2 years beyond the expected life of the device, even if the manufacturer or importer has ceased to manufacture or import the device. If there is a change in ownership, records required to be maintained must be transferred to the new manufacturer or importer of the device and maintained for the required period of time."
Secunda told MassDevice.com via email today that the trade lobby is still digesting the final guidance.
"AdvaMed is still reviewing all the details of FDA’s final guidance on device recalls and enhancements. However, we are pleased that the agency explicitly states in the guidance that enhancements will not require submission to FDA of 806 (Corrections and Removals) reports," Secunda said.
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Home » Syneron lands FDA nod for “me” home-use hair removal system
Syneron lands FDA nod for “me” home-use hair removal system
October 19, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment
Global aesthetic device manufacturer Syneron Medical (NSDQ:ELOS) landed FDA clearance to market its home-use hair removal system, named "me", directly to consumers.
The "me" system, featuring Syneron’s proprietary elos energy technology, is the 1st and only FDA-cleared consumer hair removal technology indicated for all skin tones, according to the company.
"Gaining FDA clearance for the’ me’ home-use hair removal system is a significant milestone for Syneron," CEO Louis Scafuri said in prepared remarks. "It represents the 1st home-use application of Syneron’s proprietary elos technology in the U.S., where it is already broadly used in Syneron’s professional aesthetic products by plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other professional providers."
Syneron’s elos technology combines the power of intense pulse light and radio frequency energies to achieve a high level of safety and comfort with low optical energy output, the company said.
The “me” system is CE Marked in the European Union and approved by Health Canada. It has been available in several European markets since 2011.
Syneron expects its subsidiary Syneron Beauty to launch "me" systems in the U.S. through prestige retailers and directly to consumers starting in the 1st quarter of 2013, according to the press release.
That’s more good new for the device maker, which earlier this year won FDA clearance for its elos Plus multi-platform aesthetic device.
Syneron shares opened today at $9.53 and were up 0.8% to $9.59 as of about 3:45 p.m.
Filed Under: 510(k), Cosmetic/Aesthetic, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well Tagged With: Syneron Medical Ltd.
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News reports coming from the UAE indicate that within six days, two migrant workers took their own lives while another worker attempted to kill herself.
In the first case, a 23-year-old Indonesian maid attempted to end her life by overdosing on pills in the home of her Emirati employers in the Ras al-Khaimah emirate. The maid was found in critical condition by her employers on the morning of March 3rd and rushed to the hospital. On March 9th, two dead bodies of migrant workers were found in the Sharjah emirate one hour apart. The Sharjah police was informed of the death of 28-year-old Sandy K. at 18:45. His body was found hanging on a cord of a ceiling fan in his room in a labor camp in Industrial Area 4. At 20:00 the police was dispatched to a migrant bachelor apartment in Industrial Area 10 where they found the body of 24-year-old Raj L. hanging from the ceiling.
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Junction of State Route #169 with Interstate Highway #395 near Lisbon, Connecticut. This is where Byway State Route #169 starts its journey through historic colonial homesteads, meeting houses, churches, stone walls, and private schools. The byway connects classic New England towns. As you travel along the byway, you will see maple and pine stands as well as glacially deposited rocks and boulders strewn throughout fields.
Junction State Route #138, Lisbon, Connecticut, is a town in New London County, Connecticut. Aspinoon Pond, located at Jewett City, is a borough in New London County, Connecticut in the town of Grisworld, Connecticut.
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Westminster Road / Lovell Lane, Canterbury, Connecticut, a town in Windham County, Connecticut. Prudence Crandall House, also known as Elisha Payne House, is a historic house, a National Historic Landmark, in Canterbury, Connecticut. It is now home to the Prudence Crandall Museum.
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State Route #101, Killingly Road, Community of Pomfret Landing, Connecticut, Rogers, Connecticut, Dayville Historic District, is an historic district in Killingly, Connecticut. Killingly Center, Connecticut, Elliottville Lower Mill or "Peep Toad Mill" is an historic mill in East Killingly, Connecticut. Chase Reservoir, Middle Reservoir, Bog Meadow Reservoir, Alvia Chase Reservoir, located close to the Connecticut/Rhode Island stateline.
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Summer tours of MetroParks Farms showcase farm
September 4, 2018 /in Media Coverage /by Mill Creek MetroParks Staff
The Mill Creek MetroParks Farms hosted their weekly family tour event on Aug. 2.
The event runs throughout the summer and is used to showcase all the unique aspects of the farms while providing a fun event for families to attend together.
“Primarily it gives families the opportunity to bring little kids in,” said Bill Gilmour, a parks employee who ran the tour, “It’s a group bonding thing.”
The Family Tour event has been going on every summer for about a decade according to Kimberly Moff, a parks employee.
“It helps to keep people in touch with the farm,” Moff said.
She explained that a lot of people, even adults, are unaware of where the food they eat comes from.
This tour helps to showcase what the MetroParks Farms do, and how they operate to create the food we eat every day.
“We talk a lot about the farm to try to keep them in touch with the fact that their food doesn’t just come from the grocery store, there’s actually a place where it all starts,” Moff said.
To attend the event families have to preregister through the Metro Parks and 35 people are welcome to attend each week.
Gilmour said that even though the event takes place weekly in the summer, they still have a full or almost full group every Thursday.
To battle these numbers the parks also hosts a similar tour event about once a month on a Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Moff said.
During the tour guests take a tractor ride through the farms.
The tour goes to the poultry house and the barns where tour guests get to see and learn about all of the animals the farms keep.
“If we are harvesting wheat we can talk about that, if they are making hay we are talking about that,” Moff said. “Its kind of based on what we have going on at the farm at the time.”
During the tractor ride the tour guide uses props and goes over information about the farm and animals. The tour also goes through the barns where all of the new and old animals live, sometimes allowing children and their families to pet them. Recently, the farms have been showcasing the new born babies they have, including kids and calves Gilmour said.
“I always tell the kids on the tour that we have real kids.” he said.
The Family Tour Thursday event will take place through Aug. 23 at the MetroParks Farms.
To learn more or preregister for the event, you can go to www.millcreekmetroparks.org.
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The Sangdo Palri Temple of Wisdom and Compassion
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The Tara Temple Retreatplex re-envisions the retreat building near the Sangdo Palri Temple to include a temple to Arya Tara, who ensures the success of all buddha-activity, and a teacher’s residence for visiting teachers. Combining them allows for great cost-savings and efficiency in their construction, rather than planning two separate buildings. More on the project soon. The vision for the Retreatplex remains unchanged, as described in the original project brief below.
Deep retreat lies at the very heart of the Longchen Nyingtik path. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche has steadfastly upheld this tradition within Mangala Shri Bhuti, ensuring that the practices and vision of the Lineage’s masters continue to pervade and transform the lives of his students here in the West. Truly, without the ability to engage in meditation in extended retreat, it is difficult for the full impact of the teachings to reach deeply into our being. Samten Ling has had students in retreat continuously since its founding in 1993. We are deeply moved and delighted to announce a new building that will expand the land’s capacity for retreat this year.
The Sangdo Palri Temple Project has begun construction of the Tara Temple Retreatplex. This building will be sited about 50 yards south-west of the Temple, in a sloping, shallow meadow that provides both privacy and protection as well as clear views of the San Luis Valley and sky. Consisting of 8 apartment-like rooms with private entrances and decks, the building will offer shared bathrooms and dining for retreatants. In the attic, there will be a teacher’s suite to host visiting lamas. Solar panels will be built into the roof line, minimizing impact on the land, providing green power and heat to the building. The RetreatPlex’s close proximity to the Temple will allow retreatants to support the daily routines at the Temple, including caring for the shrines, cleaning, and light maintenance, as well as group prayers.
For the retreat land and the MSB community, the Retreatplex offers a boon in retreat space: 8 additional rooms (or spaces) a year for retreats from one month to six months. Approximately 40-80 people will be able to undertake retreat each year. Currently, most of Samten Ling’s cabins are occupied by retreatants in either life retreat or retreats of multiple years. This poses a challenge to the vision of Mangala Shri Bhuti, as the importance of retreat sits at the core of the vision and cannot be emphasized enough. As well, Rinpoche has committed to only offer the Dzogchen teachings in the context of retreat, and for them to be carried out only in retreat.
Arya Tara appears in the sky in front;
the unchanging bright purple
light of dawn
Radiates out from the utpala flower she holds.
As it falls upon master and students simultaneously
All our wishes are swiftly accomplished and
We attain the immortal vajra life force.
May we perpetually uphold and propagate the Buddhadharma,
Spreading benefit and happiness to all sentient beings.
OM TARÉ TUTTARÉ TURÉ SARWA ARTHA SIDDHI SIDDHI
KURU SOHA
Adjoined to the second floor of the Retreatplex will be a roughly 500 square foot temple dedicated to Arya Tara. Arya Tara is the female buddha who acts to support those who, motivated by compassion, work to bring others ahead on the path of enlightenment through their practice, projects, prayers and aspirations. Known as she who liberates, it is said Tara arose from one of Avalokiteshvara’s tears. Kongtrul Rinpoche has had a life-long appreciation of Tara, and the Tara Temple Retreatplex fulfillis his aspiration to invoke her presence palpalbly as part of the Sangdo Palri Temple project. By combining the Tara Temple with the Retreatplex, the development team can economically realize two aspirations at once: the Tara Temple and additional retreat space (plus visiting teachers accommodations).
Watch Rinpoche’s in-depth comments about the project.
We envision a total budget of $1.5 million and welcome you to make a contribution today. Every dollar you contribute will be used entirely for the construction of the Tara Temple Retreatplex. For years innumerable, your donation will be a beneficial condition in the awakening of those fortunate to practice in the Retreatplex’s rooms. It is traditionally said that sponsors of retreatants accrue merit equal to that of the retreatants themselves, so please consider how enriching it will be to offer support of any size or kind.
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Moreover, the fifth season became the OC's most-watched cycle to date, averaging 2.01 million total viewers and 1.47 million adults, 17% above the previous season, which had been the show's best on the measures.
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How Mitt Romney Helped Monsanto Take Over the World
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Today, Monsanto looms over the global ag landscape like a colossus. It is the globe’s largest seed purveyor—and its dominant vendor of genetically modified traits. How dominant? Here’s NPR on the company’s mastery over the US GMO market: “More than 9 out of 10 soybean seeds carry [Monsanto’s] Roundup Ready trait. It’s about the same for cotton and just a little lower for corn.” It also sells nearly $1 billion worth of herbicides every three months.
But for all its clout, Monsanto is a relatively new player in the Big Ag game. While fellow ag giants like ADM, Cargill, Bunge, and BASF have been in the game for a century or more, as recently as the late 1970s Monsanto was known mostly as a chemical company; herbicides were a relatively small sideline, and genetically modified seeds were just the gleam in the eye of a few scientists in the R&D department. And its flagship chemical business had plunged into crisis. In 1976, Congress banned the highly toxic industrial coolant PCB—the US production of which Monsanto had enjoyed what the Washington Post called a “lucrative four-decade monopoly.” According to the Post, Monsanto had been actively covering up the dangers of PCB exposure for years before the ban, opening the company to a thicket of lawsuits. To make matters worse, the company had also been heavily invested in the toxic pesticide DDT (banned in 1972) and the infamous Vietnam War defoliant Agent Orange—both of which carried their own legal and public-relations liabilities.
How did Monsanto pivot from teetering, scandal-ridden chemical giant to mighty high-tech (though still quite controversial) agribiz firm? As the veteran investigative reporter (and Mother Jones contributor) Wayne Barrett shows in a new Nation article, a young consultant called Mitt Romney helped push the firm on its highly lucrative new path. Monsanto first tapped the consulting services of the Boston-based consulting firm Bain in 1973, the same year Bain launched. When Romney joined Bain fresh out of Harvard in 1977, he quickly began working with the ailing chemical firm. Here’s Barrett:
Dr. Earl Beaver, who was Monsanto’s waste director during the Bain period, says that Bain was certainly “aware” of the “PCB and dioxin scandals” because they created “a negative public perception that was costing the company money.” So Bain recommended focusing “on the businesses that didn’t have those perceptions,” Beaver recalls, starting with “life science products that were biologically based,” including genetically engineered crops, as well as Roundup, the hugely profitable weed-killer. “These were the products that Bain gave their go-ahead to,” Beaver contends, noting that Romney was a key player, “reviewing the data collected by other people and developing alternatives,” talking mostly to “the higher muckety-mucks.”
In other words, Romney and Bain played crucial roles in shaping Monsanto’s strategy of selling off big chunks of its legacy chemical businesses and reinventing itself as ag-biotech firm.
And one of those “higher muckety-mucks,” then-Monsanto CEO John W. Hanley, was so impressed with Romney’s work that he helped launch Bain Capital, the spin-off private-equity firm to which Romney owes his fortune, explicitly as a vehicle to keep Romney in the Bain fold, Barrett reports. Hanley even placed $1 million of his own cash in Bain Capital’s original investment fund.
There’s no mystery why Monsanto would want to distance itself from its old business lines. As we know from documents that have dribbled out from legal proceedings over the years, Monsanto had essentially been operating as a corporate criminal. Here’s a 2002 Washington Post article on the company’s PCB business:
[F]or nearly 40 years, while producing the now-banned industrial coolants known as PCBs at a local factory, Monsanto Co. routinely discharged toxic waste into a west Anniston [Alabama] creek and dumped millions of pounds of PCBs into oozing open-pit landfills. And thousands of pages of Monsanto documents—many emblazoned with warnings such as “CONFIDENTIAL: Read and Destroy”—show that for decades, the corporate giant concealed what it did and what it knew.
In 1966, Monsanto managers discovered that fish submerged in that creek turned belly-up within 10 seconds, spurting blood and shedding skin as if dunked into boiling water. They told no one. In 1969, they found fish in another creek with 7,500 times the legal PCB levels. They decided “there is little object in going to expensive extremes in limiting discharges.” In 1975, a company study found that PCBs caused tumors in rats. They ordered its conclusion changed from “slightly tumorigenic” to “does not appear to be carcinogenic.”
It’s not clear how much Romney knew about these depraved acts in the late 1970s, but as noted above, the strategy he helped cook up was certainly smart, in a reptilian, money-making sort of way: Quietly skitter away from the now toxic (in PR terms) chemical industry, selling old business lines as fast as possible, and invest the proceeds in a new, shiny, positive-sounding field called “biotechnology.” And specialize in “feeding the world,” which sounds a hell of a lot nicer than dumping carcinogenic gunk in creeks. The strategy was by no means as obvious as it now seems in hindsight: Monsanto was exiting a steady, established business, industrial chemicals, in favor of a highly speculative and new one, ag biotech. But it worked brilliantly—by the time those PCB revelations came out in 2002, Monsanto could plausibly protect its image by saying, that was all in the past; we don’t make those kinds of chemicals anymore.
Of course, in its new, Bain-ified manifestation, Monsanto 2.0 remained quite ruthless in its pursuit of profit. As Barrett puts it, the metamorphosis merely meant “trading one set of environmental controversies for another.”
One difference is that Monsanto the ag-biotech giant is having a much better time with the regulatory agencies than Monsanto the chemical giant did in the ’70s. A President Romney would certainly be a “very old friend in a very high place” for Monsanto, as Barrett writes, but the current Oval Office inhabitant is pretty friendly, too. Even as Monsanto’s Roundup Ready seed empire gets increasingly choked by a welter of Roundup-resistant weeds and inspires gushers of herbicide cocktails, the USDA keeps approving new Roundup Ready products—and appears on the verge of okaying novel ones that threaten to bring forth even more superweeds and even more-toxic herbicides.
But then again, Monsanto the chemical giant enjoyed several decades of impunity before the federal government finally cracked down in the ’70s. Perhaps the agrichemical giant, too, will one day see its regulatory fortunes turn.
Congress’ Big Gift to Monsanto
Dow and Monsanto Team Up on the Mother of All Herbicide Marketing Plans
USDA Greenlights Monsanto’s Utterly Useless New GMO Corn
Monsanto (Still) Denies Superinsect Problem, Despite Evidence
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Debriefed Underwear launches Sukrew
Who are Debriefed Underwear?
Debriefed underwear unlike many online Men's Underwear stores are all about inclusion. Founded by Kit Wilde, an avid online Men's Underwear content Contributor and a dedicated team, intent on bringing great underwear to the market. With a few select established brands from the USA and UK as well as their own Debriefed Collections, which offer affordable underwear in different styles to suit almost any budget. Their long-term plan is to introduce and stock more brands and in turn stock a far more diverse selection of underwear. Thus becoming the underwear retailer of choice for not just every man but EVERY body!
With their firm belief that great underwear should be for every body and emphasising the “we” in Underwear in their logo, it is designed to re-affirm that belief. They stand by our ethos and long term promise to grow so that we can continue to bring great, affordable underwear for everyone. Not just in their words but also in their actions and their website. Having launched at the end of January 2018, They were the first company to really make body confidence and body positivity, not just a marketing campaign but the back bone of everything they do, promoting Cis and trans men of all shapes and sizes, not just on their social media but also as models on their website.
Incorporated in 2013, SUKREW launched with the 'U Trunk' – a defining style with a supported opening at the crotch to give freedom and sex appeal. The following year saw the launch of the 'Full Trunk' – underwear with an ergonomically designed pouch for enhancement and comfort, along with a further two 'U Styles' and two 'Full Styles', in an abundance of colour ranges.
From that point on, the brand has continued to build, spreading globally, with retailers and websites up and down the UK, across Europe, Canada, and the United States stocking SUKREW. Many more styles and colours have been released each year as SUKREW expands its inclusive vision for guys everywhere to feel confident and sexy, in well-fitted, unique underwear styles.
The Roxwell Brief takes the classic SUKREW shape and revamps it with luxuriously soft cotton and an eye-catching branded waistband. The substantial pouch fits perfectly around your package, shaping and lifting for a dramatically enhanced bulge and supportive feel. Offering ultimate comfort and a bold, striking look, the Roxwell Brief will prove to be a versatile staple in any underwear collection.
The Newbury Brief takes the classic SUKREW shape and revamps it with luxuriously soft cotton and an eye-catching branded waistband. The substantial pouch fits perfectly around your package, shaping and lifting for a dramatically enhanced bulge and supportive feel. Offering ultimate comfort and a bold, striking look, the Newbury Brief will prove to be a versatile staple in any underwear collection.
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Revealed: Complaints made about cut-price food served in Parliament
Gripes revealed under Freedom of Information laws include "icy" hash browns, soggy fish and lumpy porridge
Nick Dorman
MPs and aides have lodged complaints about the food served in Parliament (Image: Getty)
Catering staff have been given a right mouthful over the quality of food served in Parliament.
Customers moaned about “icy” hash browns, over-cooked eggs, soggy fish, too many curries and porridge with lumps “the size of ping-pong balls”.
And that was just for starters.
Waiting times, hot serving spoons, small portions and noisy washing-up also came under fire at restaurants heavily subsidised by taxpayers.
The complaints were revealed under Freedom of Information laws.
One whinger was horrified by mustard in his croque-monsieur – a posh ham and cheese toastie.
The diner groaned: “I really don’t like mustard and wouldn’t have ordered it had I known.
“Had to throw it away.”
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Another complained at waiting over 15 minutes for the French snack, adding: “Finally, a cold soggy one was produced.
"I get to my desk to find it’s barely cooked and the cheese hasn’t even melted. A farce!”
One lamb dish was slaughtered by a critic as “cold, hard and chewy”.
A visitor to the Portcullis Cafeteria complained about a breakfast with “just two forks of scrambled egg”.
And one at the Terrace Cafeteria said: “Porridge has raw lumps the size of ping-pong balls. Please stir.”
The Debate eaterie also got a tongue-lashing.
Staff were told: “Eggs cold, hash browns very cold (icy), plates cold, tomatoes room temperature, mushrooms warm (not all).”
Food at a Commons’ Persian Week was labelled “nothing like it should be” while fish and chips costing just £4.55 also took a battering.
A customer said: “Batter was completely soggy and the chips dry and hard. I know we are charged a fair price but this should not be the reason to compromise on quality.”
Grasping MPs claim £800,000 in freebies in the last 12 months alone
And back at the Portcullis, one user said: “Is it possible to have something done about the very loud, intrusive and irritating noise that comes out of the dish washing area?”
Taxpayers spent £2.5million subsidising catering in Parliament in 2015-16.
Some of that was offset by profits from venue hire, afternoon tour teas and public dining events.
The Commons has said it is seeking to cut costs and increase incomes.
A spokesperson said: “The House of Commons catering service proactively seeks feedback from customers to ensure high standards are maintained across catering outlets on the parliamentary estate.
"We provide a value for money service, and have more than halved overall catering costs since the beginning of the last Parliament, due to the roll-out of a number of cost reduction initiatives and the successful expansion of our venue hire operation.
"Our food and drink prices are regularly benchmarked against similar outlets outside Parliament, and the catering service continuously seeks to reduce costs and generate more income.”
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Mishcon de Reya advises Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc on the sale of UK insurance subsidiary Canopius for $952m
Mishcon de Reya's Corporate department advised Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc, a subsidiary of Sompo Holdings, on the sale of its specialist UK insurance subsidiary Sompo Canopius to private equity firm Centerbridge Partners for $952 million. The sale is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018.
Sompo Holdings is one of Japan’s three largest property and casualty insurers and an increasingly active overseas dealmaker. The disposal of Canopius is part of Sompo’s wider strategic plan, returning cash to provide increased flexibility for its growth ambitions while also creating a secure future for Canopius.
The buying consortium is led by Centerbridge Partners and includes the private investment firm Gallatin Point Capital.
The Mishcon de Reya team was led by Corporate Partner Jonathan Berman and Legal Director Laura Chandler, with assistance from Corporate Tax Partner John Skoulding and Corporate Associates Lily Whitfield and James Spencer.
Jonathan Berman commented: "This was a milestone insurance transaction for the Corporate department at Mishcon de Reya, which gave us the opportunity to demonstrate our strength and expertise in advising on insurance deals of this size and significance. This was a complex negotiation which required round the clock, hands-on management by our team and a seamless relationship with the management team at Sompo."
Laura Chandler, Legal Director added, "It has been hugely rewarding to have worked on this strategically important cross-border transaction for Sompo, involving numerous jurisdictions such as the UK, US, Switzerland, Bermuda and Japan. It demanded close coordination amongst a variety of advisors, Mishcon de Reya and the Sompo team."
Macquarie Capital and GC Securities acted as financial advisors to Sompo.
Royal Bank of Canada acted as a financial advisor to Centerbridge and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP as legal advisor.
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James Spencer
Mishcon advise as Japan insurer agrees to sell British unit for $952m
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You are here: Home / Education / House advances grade cards for schools proposal (AUDIO)
House advances grade cards for schools proposal (AUDIO)
February 27, 2013 By Mike Lear
The House has given initial approval to HB 388, a proposal to give annual letter grade report cards to each public and charter school building in the state.
Representative Kathryn Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) (Photo courtesy; Missouri House Communications)
The bill was amended to have the Department of Education give schools not only one, overall letter grade, but a series of letter grades and associated percentage scores assessing each of the areas in the School Improvement Program. It instructs the Department to create rules for issuing a report card that is easily understood by the general public.
Its sponsor, Representative Kathryn Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) says parents don’t have easy access to understandable information about a school’s performance.
“It is available but extremely difficult to find, to navigate one’s way through the [Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s] website. It takes several clicks, and as they’re working on the website itself, then those clicks change as you try to access that information.”
An amendment sponsored by Representative Brandon Ellington (R-Kansas City) also requires schools whose overall grade drops below 70% to submit an improvement plan to the Department.
Some Democrats opposed the measure, saying letter grades are too simplistic. Representative Margo McNeil (D-Florissant) says those grades will send the wrong message.
“Schools that are labeled ‘D’ or ‘F’ will be seen as failures. Yes, I do believe that parents will want to initiate change, but the change they most likely will initiate is … moving to a different district.”
House Speaker Tim Jones (R-Eureka), who has been promoting education reform as part of his larger legislative agenda, called the bill a simple step forward.
“I don’t view this as any sort of groundbreaking education reform, but I do believe it is important for transparency and accountability.”
Another favorable vote would send the measure to the Senate.
AUDIO: Rep. Kathryn Swan presents HB 388, 3:13
AUDIO: Margo McNeil opposes HB 388, 4:58
Filed Under: Education, Featured, News Tagged With: Brandon Ellington, Kathryn Swan, Margo McNeil, Tim Jones
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Dendrobium crumenatum
Pigeon Orchid
Not Evaluated
Malaysia Plant Red List
Magnoliophyta
Liliopsida
Asparagales
Orchidaceae Orchids
crumenatum Sw.
Aporum crumenatum (Sw.) Brieger
Aporum ephemerum (J. J. Sm.) Rauschert
Aporum kwashotense (Hayata) Rauschert
Aporum papilioniferum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert
Callista crumenata (Sw.) Kuntze
Ceraia ephemera (J. J. Sm.) M.A.Clem.
Ceraia papilionifera (J.J.Sm.) M.A.Clem.
Ceraia parviflora (Ames & C.Schweinf.) M.A.Clem.
Ceraia saaronica (J.König) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
Ceraia simplicissima Lour.
Dendrobium caninum (Burm. f.) Merr.
Dendrobium ceraia Lindl.
Dendrobium ephemerum (J. J. Sm.) J. J. Sm.
Dendrobium kwashotense Hayata
Dendrobium papilioniferum J.J.Sm.
Dendrobium schmidtianum Kraenzl.
Dendrobium simplicissimum (Lour.) Kraenzl.
Epidendrum caninum Burm. f.
Epidendrum saaronicum J.König
Onychium crumenatum (Sw.) Blume
Anggerik (Malay)
Bunga Angin (Malay)
Bunga Merpati (Malay)
Pigeon Orchid (English)
Pokok Merpati (English)
Pokok Merpati (Malay)
Gallery 5 records
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© Ong Poh Teck
The orchid species, Dendrobium crumenatum have flowers that are pleasantly scented but can only stay open for one day. The flowers are ephemeral due to sudden changes in temperature and its colour is usually white with five pale yellow warty ribs running between the side lobes to half way along the mid lobe. The leaves of this species are thick, oblong-lanceolate, and measure about 9 x 2 cm long. The distribution of this species occurs in most parts of Southeast Asia, especially areas which are not affected by a long, dry season.
Epiphyte — Growing on another organism but not parasitic. Not growing on the ground.
by State Location
Johor 2
Kelantan 1
Pahang 1
WP Kuala Lumpur 1
WP Putrajaya 1
by Protected Areas Location
Wildlife Sanctuary/Reserve 1
Water Catchment Forest 2
Based on publications, specimens, and images
USM Herbarium Collection
Ahmad Aldrie Amir (Dr.)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Law and Policy
Vascular, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Evolution, Forest, History, Law and Policy, Management, Marine & Coastal, Protected Areas & Science
Alona Cuevas Linatoc (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
Vascular, Biodiversity & Conservation
Anisah Lee Abdullah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Coral Reefs, Vascular, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Geoinformatics, Management, Marine & Coastal, Protected Areas, Science, Technology & Water
Asyraf Mansor (Dr.)
Vascular (Ecology)
Palms, Vascular (Ecology), Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Evolution & Forest
Avelinah Julius (Mrs.)
Vascular (Taxonomy)
Vascular (Taxonomy),
Chan Yoke Mui (Ms.)
Palms (Ecology)
Palms (Ecology), Vascular (Ecology), Conservation, Biodiversity, Forest & Genetics
Cheah Yih Horng (Mr.)
Moss, Vascular, Biodiversity & Systematics
Chew Ming Yee (Ms.)
Vascular,
Chong Ju Lian (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Mammals (Ecology), Vascular (Ecology), Invasive Alien Species, Protected Areas, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), Marine & Coastal & Climate Change
E. Soepadmo (Prof.)
Joanne Tan Pei Chih (Ms.)
John Baptist Sugau (Mr.)
Department of Forestry Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM)
Kartini Binti Saibeh (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Vascular, Agricultural, Biodiversity & Conservation
Lau Kah Hoo (Mr.)
Vascular, Ginger, Conservation
Lillian Chua Swee Lian (Dr.)
Vascular, Conservation
Lim Chung Lu (Mr.)
Mahani Bt. Mansor Clyde (Prof. Dr.)
Micheal Charles Rajaram (Mr.)
Orchids, Biodiversity
Mohamad Azani Alias (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Vascular (Taxonomy), Biodiversity, Conservation, Climate Change & Protected Areas
Mohd Nazre Salleh @ Japri (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Vascular, Biodiversity
Nadiah Idris (Ms.)
Natasha Bt. Jamil (Mrs.)
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Vascular (Taxonomy), Molecular
Nazahatul Anis Amaludin (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
Vascular (Ecology), Biodiversity & Conservation
Nor Ezzawanis Abdullah Thani (Ms.)
Vascular (Taxonomy), Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
Norzielawati Bt. Salleh (Mrs.)
Vascular, Biodiversity, Forest & Molecular
Nur Kyariatul Syafinie Abdul Majid (Ms.)
Vascular (Ecology), Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Forest & Protected Areas
Nur Supardi Md Noor (Dr.)
Palms, Vascular, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Ecosystems, Environment, Forest & Management
Ong Poh Teck (Mr.)
Rafidah Abdul Rahman (Ms.)
Richard Chung Cheng Kong (Dr.)
Rusea Go (Prof. Dr.)
Orchids (Taxonomy)
Orchids (Taxonomy), Vascular (Taxonomy), Vascular (Ecology), Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, Forest, Management, Protected Areas, Climate Change & Invasive Alien Species
Sam Yen Yen (Dr.)
Saw Leng Guan (Dr.)
Siti Aishah Abdullah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh (Ms.)
Vascular (Taxonomy), Marine & Coastal
Suhaida Mustafa (Mrs.)
Vascular (Ecology), Conservation
Syahida Emiza Suhaimi (Mrs.)
Syazwani Bt. Azeman (Ms.)
Vascular, Biodiversity, Forest & Science
Tam Sheh May (Dr.)
Orchids, Vascular, Biodiversity, Data Analysis, Evolution, Genetics & Molecular
Tan Swee Lian (Dr.)
Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)
Vascular (Ecology), Agricultural & Biodiversity
Ummul Nazrah Abdul Rahman (Ms.)
Wendy Yong Sze Yee (Ms.)
Vascular, Conservation & Biodiversity
Yao Tze Leong (Mr.)
Vascular, Biodiversity & Ecosystems
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Kiew, R., Ummul Nazrah, A.R., Ong, P.T., Kamin, I., Aliaa-Athirah, A.M. & Rafidah, A.R. (2019). Distribution and Conservation Implications of Limestone Plant Species in FELDA Chiku Limestone Flora, Kelantan, Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 31 (1): pp. 19-36
Senterre, B., Chew, M.Y. & Chung, R.C.K. (2015). Flora and vegetation of Pulau Babi Tengah, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia. Check List: The Journal of Biodiversity Data 11 (4): pp. 1-15
Salleh, N., Azeman, S., Kiew, R., Kamin, I. & Chung, R.C.K. (2017). Plant Checklist of the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One Ecosystem. 2 (e13708): pp. 41 — [ Adobe PDF (PDF) ]
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FRIM : A Year of Colours, 2014. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 127.
Island Life: A Natural History of Pulau Tengah, Johor, Malaysia, 2018. WS Lifestyle, Singapore. pp. 163.
Go, R., Abdullah, J.O., Farah Alia, Nordin & Siti Fatimah, Md Isa (2015). Orchids in the Montane Forests of Peninsular Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Malaysia. pp. 216.
Shaharuddin, M.I., Dahalan, H.T., Abdullah Sani, Shafie, Jalil, M.S., Faridah-Hanum, I. & Latiff, A. (2005). Taman Negeri Gunung Stong, Kelantan: Pengurusan, Persekitaran Fizikal, Biologi dan Sosio-ekonomi. Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 442.
Azahar, M., Mohd. Hamami, S., Ahmad Said, S., Faridah, Q.Z., Nor Aini, A.S., Jalil, M.S. & Faridah-Hanum, I. (2006). Sustainable Management and Utilization of Medicinal Plant Resources: Proceedings of the International Conference on Medicinal Plants, 5-7 December 2005 Kuala Lumpur. Universiti Putra Malaysia dan Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 365.
Boo, C.M., Omar-Hor, K. & Ou-Yang, C.L. (2003). 1001 Garden Plants in Singapore. National Parks Board, Singapore. pp. 501.
Faridah-Hanum, I. & Shamsul, K. (2004). A guide to the common plants of Ayer Hitam Forest, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang, Malaysia. pp. 220.
Go, R. (2014). Orchidea Selangoreana - Wild Orchids of Selangor. Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Selangor and Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, Malaysia. pp. 210.
Go, R. (2010). Orchids of Perlis: Jewels of the Forest. Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Perlis and Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 152.
Go, R. & Khali Aziz, Hamzah (2008). Orchids of Peat Swamp Forests in Peninsular Malaysia. Peat Swamp Forest Project, UNDP/GEF Funded, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. pp. 136.
Abdul Rahman, A.R., Koh, H.L., Muhamad, A., Wan Yusof, W.K. & Latiff, A. (2011). Hutan Simpan Melaka: Pengurusan Hutan, Persekitaran Fizikal, Kepelbagaian Biologi dan Socio-ekonomi. Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 315.
Maimon, A., Norhayati, A. & Latiff, A. (2017). Mekar Putrajaya: Putrajaya Blooms. Perbadanan Putrajaya, Putrajaya, Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 181.
Shaharuddin, M.I., Azahar, M., Razani, U., Kamaruzaman, A.B., Lim, K.L., Suhaili, R., Jalil, M.S. & Latiff, A. (2005). Sustainable Management of Matang Mangroves: 100 Years and Beyond. Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 531.
Abdul Rahman, A.R., Mohd Nasir, A.H., Ahmad Fadzil, A.M., Richard, A.M. & Latiff, A. (2014). Hutan Gunung Besar Hantu, Negeri Sembilan: Pengurusan Hutan, Persekitaran Fizikal dan Kepelbagaian Biologi. Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 254.
Suhaila, A.H. & Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin, N. H. (2014). Biodiversity of Gunung Ledang Mountaineering The Nature. School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Johor National Parks Corporation, Malaysia. pp. 165.
Ong, P.T., O'Byrne, P., Yong, W.S.Y. & Saw, L.G. (2011). Wild Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia, Malaysia. pp. 196.
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Checklist of Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia (May 2017)
Plant Checklist of the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One Ecosystem 2 (e13708) (August 2017)
Acoridium angustifolium
Aerides arachnites
Agrostophyllum arundinaceum
Anoectochilus albolineatus
Appendicula alba
Acknowledgements :- Mr. Ahmad Amir Firdaus Bin Mad Apandi, Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Ajla Rafidah Baharom, Ms. Amirah Hasanah Binti Mazlan, Ms. Aziemah Binti Kinan, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Mrs. Hakimah Binti Jaafar, Ms. Heng Pooi San, Mr. Muhammad Izzuddin Bin Hazan, Ms. Noor Zahidah Binti Ahmad Sobri, Ms. Nur Hazwanie Binti Abd Halim, Ms. Nurfadzilah Bt Azmi, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat, Ms. Umairah Binti Ishak & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
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Light of Day Winterfest: How Bob Benjamin and Joe Grushecky found the Light
The 19th Light of Day Winterfest comes to Asbury Park, Montclair, New York and Philadelphia
Light of Day Winterfest: How Bob Benjamin and Joe Grushecky found the Light The 19th Light of Day Winterfest comes to Asbury Park, Montclair, New York and Philadelphia Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2019/01/11/light-day-winterfest-how-bob-benjamin-and-joe-grushecky-found-light/2516397002/
Chris Jordan, Asbury Park Press Published 11:34 a.m. ET Jan. 11, 2019
The Light of Day Boxing for Bob program benefits those with Parkinson's and related diseases. Peter Ackerman
It happened on Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh.
That’s where Joe Grushecky of the Steel City first met Bob Benjamin of New Rochelle, New York. Benjamin was working retail promotion, trying to get passersby into a record store to buy Grushecky’s latest album, “End of the Century,” in 1992.
Joe Grushecky (left to right), Bob Benjamin, Michael J. Fox and Bruce Springsteen at the 2003 Light of Day at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. Photo (Photo: Courtesy of John Cavanaugh )
Now the two will be centerstage once again for the 19th Light of Day Winterfest, which begins this weekend with shows in Montclair and Philadelphia, and makes a multi-show stand in Asbury Park next week.
“I was unsuccessfully lobbying people to come in,” said Benjamin, who now lives in Freehold.
Grushecky noted Benjamin’s drive.
“I thought ‘Wow, he was committed, and determined,’ " Grushecky said.
Grushecky signed Benjamin up to be his manager, at the suggestion of Bruce Springsteen’s manger, Jon Landau, and they toured the United States and Europe in support the hit “American Babylon,” which was produced by Springsteen, in 1995.
More: Light of Day Winterfest in Asbury Park: The week that was
The origin of the Light of Day goes back to a 40th birthday party in Red Bank for Benjamin in November 1998. He had just found out he had Parkinson’s. They moved things into the Stone Pony in Asbury Park in 2000 with the intent to raise funds and awareness in the fight against Parkinson’s and related diseases.
“We we’re doing it at the Pony and we talked it over for a while and I went out on a limb and asked Bruce and he was gracious enough to come down,” Grushecky said. “That kick started the whole thing.”
Grushecky and the Houserockers will play the Light of Day’s “Bob Birthday Bash” show on Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. The show is the signature event of the Light of Day Winterfest, which runs from Friday, Jan. 11, to Monday, Jan. 21.
Willie Nile, Jesse Malin, Low Cut Connie, Steve Forbert and the Renditions, James Maddock, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan, and John Eddie and His Dirty Ol Band will play full band sets. Dean Friedman and Ben Arnold will play acoustically at the “Bash,” which traditionally ends with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” for Benjamin, who turned 60 on Nov. 3.
“It’s a testimony to his courage and his resilience and the love he spreads and with the whole Light of Day thing, we’ve been there since the beginning,” said Grushecky, who released the critically acclaimed “More Yesterdays Than Tomorrows” in 2018. “It’s a community. It’s one of biggest events in the year for all of us. We look forward to it all year long. You know you’re doing a great cause, but also it’s a great party and you get to see all your old friends.”
Tickets are selling well. Bob’s Birthday Bash at the Paramount is sold out and the other festival shows are doing well, said Light of Day executive director Tony Pallagrosi.
What is the impact of the Boss’ run at the Walter Kerr Theatre in “Springsteen on Broadway” having ended in December, theoretically freeing him up for an appearance the fest? Springsteen has appeared unannounced at 11 of 19 of the Bashes, previously called the Main Event.
“I’d be foolish to say not on some level it didn’t help,” Pallagrosi said. “But quite frankly, the way the show sold is the way a normal good show sells. It didn’t blow up right away.”
“The way the show sold is very encouraging for the future of the Light of Day. People are getting more familiar with why they actually come. Yes, it’s good music, but primarily it’s about fighting Parkinson’s and related diseases we want to defeat it in our lifetime. Over the last five, six years, my goal has been to drive that message home. That is why we’re all here and that the only reason we do this.”
Bob Benjamin and Bruce Springsteen at the Light of Day in Asbury Park in 2015. (Photo: Jeff Ross)
It’s personal for Pallagrosi, a former member of the Asbury Jukes. He lost his mom to PSP.
“PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy) is a much rarer disease than Parkinson’s,” Pallagrosi said. “When my mother was diagnosed with it, we had nowhere to go until we found CurePSP, a very small organization in Maryland, and they were very helpful at the end of my mother’s life. They’re very caring and loving people.”
The Light of Day, which includes shows in Europe, has generated more than $5 million in the fight against Parkinson’s, PSP and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Programs include Boxing for Bob, which is designed to use boxing exercises for the benefit of people with Parkinson’s and related disease. The exercises stimulate the motor skills the diseases attack. The classes are offered free of charge in Gold’s Gym in Howell and Gladiator Gym in Forked River. More classes are coming soon in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, Pallagrosi said.
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Light of Day funds are also allocated for the Joan Dancy & PALS (People with ALS) Foundation in Red Bank; CurePSP; and the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research of New York City.
Fox performed at the 2003 Light of Day at the Stone Pony.
“We’re focusing on improving the lives of people dealing with the diseases on a daily basis,” Pallagrosi said.
Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder that affects nearly 1 million people in the United States and over 10 million worldwide, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. It’s the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s and is the 14th leading cause of death in the U.S.
Joe D’Urso and Tony Pallagrosi (right) perform at Rockin Bowl-A-Thon at the Asbury Lanes during the 13th Light of Day music festival in 2013. (Photo: Robert Ward / Staff Photographer)
The Light of Day Winterfest kicks off Friday, Jan. 11, with the “North Jersey” show at Outpost in the Burbs in Montclair. Willie Nile, James Maddock, Danielia Cotton, Williams Honor, Joe D’Urso, Jon Caspi, Christine Martucci, Laura Crisci, Rick Winowski will play there. The action moves to the Word Cafe in Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 12, where Nile, Malin, and Maddock will play with full bands, along with the Weeklings and Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan.
On Sunday, Jan. 13, it’s shows at the Stone Pony and Penguin Rep Theatre, Stony Point, New York, and the music plays from there.
Overall, there’s going to be more than 150 music acts playing in the fest. Benjamin gets his share of the rock star treatment. He’s less mobile these days, as he’s mostly confined to a wheel chair due to the effects of the disease.
Still, he get a glint in his eye when taking about the Light of Day. He enjoys taking pics with attendees.
And spreading the word about the mission.
“Don’t let Parkinson’s or any adversity you face stop you,” Benjamin said.
LIGHT OF DAY SCHEDULE
The Asbury Park Press is a title sponsor.
Tickets for the Light of Day are on sale show through www.ticketmaster.com; Ticketmaster charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000; and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Friday, Jan. 11
LOD “NORTH JERSEY”, Willie Nile, James Maddock, Danielia Cotton, Williams Honor, Joe D’Urso, Jon Caspi, Christine Martucci, Laura Crisci, Rick Winowski, Outpost in the Burbs, Montclair, 7 p.m. $35 to $75.
Saturday, Jan. 12
LOD “PHILADELPHIA”, Willie Nile Band, Jesse Malin Band, James Maddock Band, The Weeklings, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan, The World Cafe, Downstairs, Philadelphia, 7 p.m. $30 in advance/$35 at the door.
Sunday, Jan. 13
LOD ALBERT LEE, McLoone’s Supper Club, 21 and over, 7:30 p.m., $25 to $30.
LOD “COVER ME: BEST OF THE JERSEY BAR BANDS”, Best of the Eagles, CSN Songs, Bob Burger’s Tom Petty Tribute, Bell Bottom Blues, Carl Gentry Band , Stone Pony, All Ages, 2 p.m. $18.
LOD “ROCKLAND”, Jeffrey Gaines, James Maddock, Joe D’Urso, David Frye,with Adam Falcon, Arlon Bennett, Over The Line, Anika Bennett Penguin Rep Theatre, Stony Point, N.Y., 3 p.m. $25.
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(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Willie Nile and his band perform at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-1 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Light Of Day Foundation Executive Director Tony Pallagrosi welcomes the audiance to The House Of Independance on Thursday night. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-5 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Willie Nile (third from right) and his band wait to take the stage at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-6 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Willie Nile waits to take the stage at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-7 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Willie Nile and his band perform at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-11 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
Willie Nile and his band perform at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of the 2017 Light Of Day in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ The Light Of Day concert series kicked off at The House Of Independance on Cookman Ave. in Asbury Park on Thursday night. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-10 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Remember Jones perform at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-25 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan perform at The House Of Independance on Thursday night as part of The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-44 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
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(NEWS) 01/12/17 ASbury Park, NJ The House Of Independance hosted the kick off of the The Light Of Day Concert series in Asbury Park on Thursday night.. Frank Galipo/Correspondent Presto ID96330112-59 Frank Galipo/Correspondent
Wednesday, Jan. 16
LOD “NEW YORK CITY,” Steve Forbert & Band, The Weeklings, John Eddie & His Dirty Old Band, Joe D’Urso & Stone Caravan, The Cutting Room, 18 and over, 7 p.m. $45.
Thursday, Jan. 17
LOD “WINTERFEST 2018 KICK-OFF”, Remember Jones; Marc Ribler’s Red, White & Brit Tribute to The Who feat. Little Steven’s Disciples of Soul members Andy Burton, Jack Daly, Rich Mercurio; Williams’ Honor; Johnny Piasano’s Rock ‘n Roll Pizzeria, House of Independents, 18 and over, 7 p.m. $20 in advance/$25 at the door.
LOD “FIRST NOTE”, The Saint, 18 and over, 6:30 p.m.
The Sensational Soul Crusers, McLoone’s Supper Club, All Ages, Dinner 6 p.m./ Show 8 p.m. $20.
LOD “SANDY MACK’s WONDER JAM”, Karmic Juggernaut, Kevin Hill, Waiting on Mongo, Peter Tonti, Dogs in a Pile, Strumberry Pie, Cosmic Jerry, Resurrextion, Predator Dub Assassins, Stu Coogan, Wonder Bar, 21 and over, 7 p.m. $12.
LOD “MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY’S BLUE HAWK RECORDS PRESENTS HALL OF FAME JAM SESSION with Vini Lopez and Ricky Byrd, Langosta Lounge, All-Ages, 7 p.m. Free.
LOD “OPEN MIC” Hosted by Rob Dye, Wonder Bar, Fri., 21 and up, 6 p.m.
LOD “ASBURY ANGELS INDUCTION”, The Ventures, The Weeklings, Black Flamingoes, Billy Walton Band, Milly, Bobby Mahoney & The Seventh Son, Stone Pony, All Ages, 6:30 p.m. $28 to $33.
LOD “NIGHT OF COVERS” Silverball Museum, TBA.
LOD “ACOUSTIC CAROUSEL WITH PETER SCHERER”, Langosta Lounge, 21 and up, 8 p.m. Free.
LOD “FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE”, Willie Nile, The Grip Weeds, The Easy Outs, House of Independents, All Ages, 8 p.m. $20 advance/$25 at the door.
LOD “ROCK HEAVY”, Kenny K and the Way, Steve Conte NYC, Colossal Street Jam , The Saint, Fri.,18 and up, 8 p.m. $18 in advance/$20 at the door.
LOD “SLIPPERY WHEN WET,” The Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute Band, McLoone’s Supper Club, All Ages, Dinner 6 p.m./Show 8 p.m.
LOD “SOUND BOOTH”, Jackson Pines, Sam Sims Band, The Burns Asbury Hotel, 9 p.m. Free.
LOD Asbury Yacht Club, Little Vicious, Molly Rhythm, Erotic Novels, Rachel Ana Dobken, 10 p.m. Free.
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LOD “DOWNTOWN ASBURY UNDERGROUND,” curated by Pat Schiavino and Asbury Underground in more than 20 downtown venues. Noon to 7 p.m. Free.
JEFFREY GAINES with special guests Miss Emily, Kiyomi with Lisa Bianco on guitar, McLoone’s Supper Club, All Ages. Noon. $15 to $25.
LOD “WOMEN OF SONG” Mary McCrink, Taylor Tote, Strumberry Pie, Jo Wymer, The Wag, Pam McCoy, Martin Howth (Audra), Jennifer Santamaria, The Saint, Noon.
LOD “ASBURY BLUES”, Joe Bonanno, Mary McKrink, Wonderful Winos, Norman Seldin, Sharon Lasher Trio, RBN3, Pappa John Bug, Wonder Bar, 21 and up, $12 in advance/$15 at the door, noon.
LOD “BOB’S BIRTHDAY BASH”, Willie Nile & Band, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, Dean Friedman, Jesse Malin, Low Cut Connie, Steve Forbert & The Renditions, James Maddock & Band, Ben Arnold, and John Eddie & HIs Dirty Ol Band, Paramount Theater, 6 p.m. All Ages, $33 to $375
THE WEIGHT BAND, featuring songs from The Band’s treasured catalog, plus original tracks that complement The Band’s legacy; Illegally Blind; The Unknowns, Stone Pony, 7 p.m., $25 in advance/$32 at the door.
LOD “FULL TILT BOOGIE BASH”, Popa Chubby, Billy Hector Band, Christine Martucci, Wonder Bar, 21 and up, 7 p.m.
LOD A NIGHT OF FUNK & SOUL WITH QUINCY MUMFORD AND THE REASON WHY, with Colossal Street Jam, House of Independents, 7:30 pm., $18 advance; $20 at the door.
LOD “ROCK HEAVY”, The Saint, Sat., 18 and up, 7:30 p.m.
LOD “LANGOSTA LIVE”, Levy & The Oaks, Lowlight, Langosta Lounge, 21 and up, Free, 9 p.m.
LOD Nalani & Sarina, American Trappist, Avery Mandeville and the Man Devils, 9 p.m. Asbury Yacht Club, Free,
LOD “SOUND BOOTH”, Virago, Pam Flores, Hideaway, Asbury Hotel, Free, 9 p.m.
LOD “KID’S ROCK”, Indigo Mane, Vendetta Rose, Ham by the Pound, Marel Hidalgo, Avery Rose, Radioactive, Jake Sfraga, School of Rock, The Nobodies, Julia Fleming, Dress Code 50, Double A, Rock’n Music Academy, Evan Rotella, Rockit Stone Pony, All Ages, Noon. $15.
LOD “MUSICIANS ON A MISSION”, Dan Amato & The Sentimental Gentlemen, High Season, The Well Wish, The Extensions, Sonic Blume, The Saint, 18 and up, Noon. $10.
LOD “SONGWRITERS BY THE SEA BOARDWALK CRAWL”, Watermark, All Ages, noon.
LOD “SONGWRITERS BY THE SEA BOARDWALK CRAWL” Langosta Lounge, Bruce Tunkel, Lisa Bouchelle, Pat Guadagno, Sams Sims/Kyle Ward, Frank Lombardi, Steve Delopoulos, Deirdre Forrest, Colton Kayser, Watermark, All Ages, Noon. $15.
LOD “SONGWRITERS BY THE SEA BOARDWALK CRAWL”,Danielia Cotton, Guy Davis, Anthony D’Amato, Joe D’Urso, Emily Grove, Joe Grushecky, Anthony Krizan (Spin Doctors), Quincy Mumford, Willie Nile, Joe Rapolla, and more, McLoone’s Supper Club, 6 p.m. $25.
LOD ASBURY MUSIC HALL Dez & the Swagmatics, Shady Street Show Band, Asbury Hotel, Free, 2 p.m. Free
LOD “LAST NOTE”, The Saint, 18 and up, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, JAN 21
LOD “GOODBYE BRUNCH,” McLoone’s Supper Club, All Ages, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Chris Jordan: cjordan@app.com; Twitter: @chrisfhjordan
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AT&T/Time Warner antitrust hearing to focus on trial date
December 9, 2017 Nerd Junkie News 182 Views 0 Comments min read
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice and AT&T Inc <T.N> will meet in court for the first time on Thursday as the antitrust regulator attempts to stop the U.S. No. 2 wireless company’s $85 billion purchase of media company Time Warner Inc <TWX.N>.
The focus of the hearing is likely to be setting a court date for trial. AT&T has asked the court to hear the case beginning Feb. 20. The government is pressing for May 7.
AT&T and Time Warner announced their deal in October 2016, but it was not until last month that the Justice Department sued AT&T to block the deal, arguing it could raise prices for rivals and pay-TV subscribers and hamper the development of online video.
Under their agreement, AT&T will have to pay Time Warner $500 million if the deal does not close by April 22.
Merging companies facing a government challenge often push for a faster trial than the government wants because of the cost of holding the deal together and the difficulty in operating businesses during a lengthy process, said Ethan Glass, a former Justice Department litigator now at the law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.
“It’s pretty common that the merging parties want the trial to happen quickly,” said Glass. “Mergers create a lot of uncertainty at both companies.”
The fate of the deal has been widely followed since U.S. President Donald Trump criticized it on the campaign trail last year and his repeated attacks on the reporting of Time Warner’s CNN news network.
Trump renewed his opposition to the deal last month.
“I think your pricing’s going to go up, I don’t think it’s a good deal for the country,” he said in November.
It is not clear that Trump’s comments will have an effect on the trial.
“I don’t think it is a great idea to get into all of this (allegations of White House interference) because every deal raises different facts,” said Andre Barlow of Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC. “The court is going to decide this case based on the economic realities of the video distribution and content markets and not on President Trump’s public battle with CNN.”
Aside from interest generated by Trump, the case is being closely watched by businesses as it is very rare for an antitrust agency to try to prevent a company from buying a supplier, as is the case with AT&T’s purchase of Time Warner.
The government usually challenges companies that seek to merge only if they are direct competitors in an already concentrated market.
Once in trial, AT&T will likely push a solution it hopes will be palatable to Judge Richard Leon, who will decide whether the deal may go forward.
AT&T and Time Warner said in a court filing that Time Warner’s Turner Broadcasting unit had offered its distributors licensing terms that forbid Turner from “going dark” on a distributor for seven years after the deal closes if they reach an impasse in negotiations. Blackouts are a negotiating tool in carriage disputes between distributors and programmers.
It is not unusual for companies facing a government challenge to respond with such a fix.
In three cases since 2014 – Sysco buying U.S. Foods, Staples buying Office Depot and Aetna buying Humana – the companies offered a fix but their deals were still deemed illegal by the judge hearing their case and the mergers were scrapped.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Bill Rigby)
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Breath of the Wild: The Switch Performs Better In Portable Mode
By Rhys Pugatschew Updated Jan 15, 2019 11:05 PM EDT
Digital Foundry has tested The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild between portable and docked modes, only to find that docked actually comes up short. Firstly, it’s almost graphically the same save for some upscaling in pixels. Secondly, the frame rate drops dramatically and sporadically when the game is docked.
The lack of graphical difference between the docked and portable is certainly disappointing, as DF points out, I would have expected the jump to 1080p would be far more spectacular. It’s always unfair to compare a Nintendo console to what other consoles can achieve graphically, but I had hope this time around for the docked version. But there’s nothing for it after when something like Horizon Zero Dawn can show you just what Hyrule’s rolling hills could look like in real life. Nonetheless, Nintendo has emphasize that the Switch is for both portable and docked, one should not have more advantages than the other.
Except for the rather significant frame drops. I’m one of those people that can’t really see it when 60fps drops to 30fps, but I could tell when 30fps dropped to 20fps. The frame stutter was almost painful to watch, especially during combat. It seems like that would really affect gameplay for those players that strive for precision.
Do these problems matter to you? Will you still be playing or purchasing the Switch? Let us know in the comments below!
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West Ham Book Review: 'An Irrational Hatred of Everything' by Robert Banks
PUBLISHED: 12:30 28 March 2019 | UPDATED: 14:48 28 March 2019
Dave Evans, West Ham Correspondent
West Ham Book cover
Hammers fan Robert Banks gives us the latest instalment of his 'Irrational' series
You know what you are getting with a Robert Banks book on the Hammers.
These tomes are not just an account of how the Hammers got on over the years, they are a journal of what happens in the life of someone who happens to be a Hammer.
The latest effort from Banks – An Irrational Hatred of Everything – covers 2003-18, about the same time I have been covering the club.
It starts with an emotional account of watching a match on TV with his dying father, stricken by dementia and cancer.
It chronicles the ongoing battle between himself and his soon to be ex-wife, as well as his meeting with a new Brazilian wife and the problems they encountered with visas and the like.
In the words of Banks himself: “My books are not just about West Ham, but about perspectives.
“About the role West Ham plays in everyone’s lives. How you remember things that happen in your life through West Ham games and recall matches using memories from your personal life.”
This is exactly what the author does so skilfully. I would have liked more about his failing marriage and his new love, rather than accounts of games he did not attend while living up north for so many years.
Those sorts of things bring the book to life in a unique way. It shows the agony of private affairs, of illness and personal tragedy all amid the backdrop of a West Ham defeat on the road.
I wanted to know the details of his failed marriage, but perhaps I am just too nosy.
By the end of the book, he is back in the West Ham fold and though critical of so many things, including the board, protesters and new stadium, he does have heartfelt opinions that are entertaining and worth a read.
His descriptions of Avram Grant and Sam Allardyce are relentless and hilarious, while his indictment of the world of social media and the problems that it creates are pretty near the mark.
If you are a West Ham fan, I recommend giving this book a go. I am off to read the others in the series.
‘An Irrational Hatred Of Everything’ by Robert Banks Biteback Publications £12.99
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Boeremag conspiracy
A CONTROVERSIAL police general headed the crime intelligence unit’s “dirty tricks” campaign to plant evidence and evesdrop on the Boeremag treason accused and their lawyers, a former officer claimed in sworn statement.
The statement claimed General Mark Hankel specially flew to the United States to purchase the bugging devices which were used to unlawfully monitor the conversations between the accused and their legal teams.
The revelations of Deon Loots, a former captain in the crime intelligence unit, about the alleged police conspiracy to frame the Boeremag plotters, were first broken in Rapport last week.
But Loots’ affidavit — which he has confirmed — goes further and names individual officers whom he charges are at the centre of the conspiracy.
His statements are separately supported by other affidavits by former officers which are in the possession of a Pretoria attorney. If his claims are true, it could lead to the Boeremag trial — the longest, at nine years, in South African history and which cost more than R100 million — being declared a mistrial.
Loots, who made his statement in August, has investigated the Boeremag for years and was also the handler of the main agent who infiltrated the organisation.
Constitutional expert Professor Pierre de Vos said Loots’s allegations could result in the trial being declared null and void and having to be heard from scratch again.
Twenty Boeremag members were found guilty of high treason in July and August. The trial will re-commence in January next year when they could be sentenced to life behind bars.
“The Boeremag was driven, managed, orchestrated and all the planning had been done by these [crime intelligence] members,” said Loots. Loots said evidence had been fabricated by crime intelligence in order to “make things look much worse”.
SAPS national spokesperson Colonel Tummi Shai undertook to respond to the allegations, but at the time of going to press she had not responded.
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Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter: Workshop Summary (2016)
Chapter: 6 Discussion and Summary of Day 1
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Suggested Citation:"6 Discussion and Summary of Day 1." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Particulate Matter: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23531.
Discussion and Summary of Day 1
To conclude the workshop’s first day, William Nazaroff moderated a discussion among the workshop participants. He opened the discussion by summarizing the key messages he had heard, starting with what he said he thought was a clear picture of the degree to which buildings protect their inhabitants from outdoor PM—which he said was not very good for PM2.5, better for UFPs, and better still for PM10 and larger particles. Buildings are also good, he said, for providing protection against outdoor nitrate but not as good for organic carbon, particularly given the evidence that indoor sources are the predominant contributors to the organic carbon content of indoor PM.
The second key message Nazaroff said he heard concerned the lack of data available to understand the nuances of what is a richly complex system; that lack suggested a potential for using information technology and the “Internet of things” to address the data deficit. Another important message, he said, was the significant variability that exists with regard to how the features of individual buildings and the activities taking place in buildings affect indoor PM levels and their associated health effects. “We are dealing with 100 million dwellings in the United States, tens of millions of commercial spaces, and each one has its own attributes even if the governing principles are common,” Nazaroff said. Similarly, he said, the variability of how people behave in the indoor environment has an important influence, creating a huge challenge to understanding exposure and mitigation but also an opportunity for progress through research.
Bob Thompson of EPA commented on the importance of distilling what is known about indoor PM, mitigation approaches, and possible health
effects into a form that will help the program officers in EPA’s Office of Research to make decisions about where future resources will go, given how tight the research budget is today. “The more we can turn this information into language [that] helps them clearly see its value, the better off we will be from EPA’s perspective,” Thompson said. He also noted the importance of putting terms such as “high cost” and “low cost” into a context of how much value a given expense brings to the people who will be spending money on these mitigations.
Steven Welty of Green Clean Air said that Hong Kong has an indoor air quality rating system that participating buildings post, and he wondered if there is a way to distill what is known about indoor air quality to create such a rating system for use in U.S. commercial buildings or even homes. Brett Singer said that while this is an interesting idea, it is important to remember that indoor air quality will vary significantly over time, depending on how a building is operated and what the people inside it are doing. What could be done, though, is to rate a building’s robustness in providing good indoor air quality based on its HVAC system, how it is operated, the type of filtration and ventilation installed, and other features that are known to contribute to improved indoor air quality.
Richard Corsi remarked that an understudied area concerns the chemistry occurring in the breathing zone, where organic compounds in a person’s breath can react with ozone. Barbara Turpin commented that consumer products had not been discussed much, and she said she worried that consumers place too much trust in the idea that a device is safe if used as directed. William Hallman from Rutgers University asked if there were any data on particle emissions from gas and electric clothes dryers. Nazaroff responded there has been one paper published on UFPs produced by clothes dryers (Wallace, 2005), and based on the results of that paper his group looked for but could not find evidence that dryers in the homes they studied contributed to the UFP burden in those homes. Nazaroff noted that Lynn Hildemann had said that laundry detergent enzymes are present in dryer lint. Jeffrey Siegel added that there is emerging evidence that dryers can transfer SVOCs deposited on clothing into the air. He also said that a dryer vent produces a high-volume flow rate of air, and in buildings with tight envelopes, that can create potentially serious problems in terms of depressurization and pulling contaminants into the indoor environment from particle-generating appliances.
Terry Brennan commented on the importance of intervening when a building is being designed or completely gutted and rebuilt, noting that he often goes into new buildings with horrible problems that could have been easily avoided during design and construction. He said that one approach to improve conditions in multifamily buildings could be to encourage mortgage companies and banks to require PM-reducing interventions when
owners refinance mortgages, which, he said, occurs every 10 to 15 years. Another opportunity to intervene is when building owners retrofit HVAC systems.
Glenn Morrison wondered if it would be more cost-effective as a nation to spend money, perhaps via tax rebates, to retrofit buildings to remove indoor PM than on making incremental reductions in outdoor PM levels. William Fisk replied there have been a number of cost–benefit analyses for the health benefits that would accrue from improving filtration systems in buildings and the numbers look promising from a societal perspective. What he has not seen, he said, is a comparison of the cost effectiveness of improving health through traditional outdoor PM mitigation approaches versus approaches that can be implemented in buildings.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines PM as a mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets comprising a number of components, including “acids (such as nitrates and sulfates), organic chemicals, metals, soil or dust particles, and allergens (such as fragments of pollen and mold spores)”. The health effects of outdoor exposure to particulate matter (PM) are the subject of both research attention and regulatory action. Although much less studied to date, indoor exposure to PM is gaining attention as a potential source of adverse health effects. Indoor PM can originate from outdoor particles and also from various indoor sources, including heating, cooking, and smoking. Levels of indoor PM have the potential to exceed outdoor PM levels.
Understanding the major features and subtleties of indoor exposures to particles of outdoor origin can improve our understanding of the exposure–response relationship on which ambient air pollutant standards are based. The EPA’s Indoor Environments Division commissioned the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to hold a workshop examining the issue of indoor exposure to PM more comprehensively and considering both the health risks and possible intervention strategies. Participants discussed the ailments that are most affected by particulate matter and the attributes of the exposures that are of greatest concern, exposure modifiers, vulnerable populations, exposure assessment, risk management, and gaps in the science. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Front Matter i–xvi
1 Introduction 1–6
2 Sources of Indoor Particulate Matter 7–24
3 Particle Dynamics and Chemistry 25–40
4 Characterizing Indoor Exposure Levels 41–58
5 Exposure Mitigation 59–72
6 Discussion and Summary of Day 1 73–76
7 Potential Health Concerns 77–92
8 Interventions and Risk Communication 93–108
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda 123–128
Appendix B: Biographical Information: Workshop Speakers 129–138
Appendix C: Biographical Information: Planning Committee and Staff 139–142
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Oregon State Athletics | April 26, 2015
Oregon St. takes down No. 8 Southern Cal
Luke Heimlich retired the first 12 Trojans he faced on Sunday.
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Christian Donahue went 3-for-3 and Luke Heimlich tossed four scoreless innings in relief to send Oregon State to a 9-6 win against Southern California on Sunday afternoon at Goss Stadium at Coleman Field.
The win gives the Beavers their second consecutive series victory and pushes Oregon State’s record to 27-13 overall and 10-8 in Pac-12 Conference play. The Trojans, meanwhile, dropped to 30-12 overall and 11-7 against league foes.
Donahue paced the Beavers offensively, singling in the first, sixth and seventh innings. He also walked with the bases loaded in the fourth for his first RBI of the game. His second came in the seventh on a single through the left side.
Oregon State reached base safely 21 times on Sunday via 11 hits, nine walks and one hit by pitch. Following Donahue offensively was Trever Morrison, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, and Jeff Hendrix, who tallied a 2-for-3 afternoon. Dane Lund, who had three hits Saturday, was 1-for-2 with an RBI in the fourth on a walk and another in the sixth on a squeeze.
Heimlich picked up the win to improve to 2-5 on the year. He came on in relief of Travis Eckert in the fourth and retired the first 12 batters he faced before giving up back-to-back singles. Sam Tweedtcame on, got the final two outs of the eighth, bridging the gap to Mitch Hickey, who got the final three outs of the game for his sixth save of the season.
OSU went up 2-0 with a two-run third, but watched as the Trojans jumped ahead with a four-run fourth. That, however, did not last long as the Beavers also scored four in the frame. OSU took advantage of four walks in the inning, and got Donahue’s first RBI, a two-run single by Morrison and the sixth run of the game on a passed ball.
USC starter Mitch Hart lasted just 3.1 innings, allowing only two hits. He did, however, walk six en route to five earned runs allowed. Hart was charged with the loss and dropped to 6-2 on the year.
Hart’s counterpart, Eckert, also lasted 3.1 innings. He allowed four hits and four runs with two walks and two strikeouts.
Bobby Stahel, Garrett Stubbs and Dante Flores all had two hits for USC, which finished with eight on the afternoon.
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PLoS One. 2014 Apr 8;9(4):e94313. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094313. eCollection 2014.
VEGF-production by CCR2-dependent macrophages contributes to laser-induced choroidal neovascularization.
Krause TA1, Alex AF2, Engel DR1, Kurts C1, Eter N2.
Institute of Experimental Immunology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn, Germany.
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most prevalent cause of blindness in the elderly, and its exsudative subtype critically depends on local production of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF). Mononuclear phagocytes, such as macrophages and microglia cells, can produce VEGF. Their precursors, for example monocytes, can be recruited to sites of inflammation by the chemokine receptor CCR2, and this has been proposed to be important in AMD. To investigate the role of macrophages and CCR2 in AMD, we studied intracellular VEGF content in a laser-induced murine model of choroidal neovascularisation. To this end, we established a technique to quantify the VEGF content in cell subsets from the laser-treated retina and choroid separately. 3 days after laser, macrophage numbers and their VEGF content were substantially elevated in the choroid. Macrophage accumulation was CCR2-dependent, indicating recruitment from the circulation. In the retina, microglia cells were the main VEGF+ phagocyte type. A greater proportion of microglia cells contained VEGF after laser, and this was CCR2-independent. On day 6, VEGF-expressing macrophage numbers had already declined, whereas numbers of VEGF+ microglia cells remained increased. Other sources of VEGF detectable by flow cytometry included in dendritic cells and endothelial cells in both retina and choroid, and Müller cells/astrocytes in the retina. However, their VEGF content was not increased after laser. When we analyzed flatmounts of laser-treated eyes, CCR2-deficient mice showed reduced neovascular areas after 2 weeks, but this difference was not evident 3 weeks after laser. In summary, CCR2-dependent influx of macrophages causes a transient VEGF increase in the choroid. However, macrophages augmented choroidal neovascularization only initially, presumably because VEGF production by CCR2-independent eye cells prevailed at later time points. These findings identify macrophages as a relevant source of VEGF in laser-induced choroidal neovascularization but suggest that the therapeutic efficacy of CCR2-inhibition might be limited.
Flow cytometric analysis of VEGF-containing eye cells in the choroid and the retina.
VEGF-containing eye cells from the choroid and the retina of untreated (middle) and laser-treated (right) mice are shown. Specificity was verified by an isotype control (left). Cells positive for VEGF were plotted versus an empty fluorescence channel. Percentages are means of the respective group. Dot-plots display representative data from one of two independent experiments. A total of 4–5 mice were used per group in each of these experiments
VEGF-Production by CCR2-Dependent Macrophages Contributes to Laser-Induced Choroidal Neovascularization
PLoS One. 2014;9(4):e94313.
CD11b+ mononuclear phagocytes, CD11c+ dendritic cells, endothelial cells and retinal vimentin+ cells contain VEGF.
(A) VEGF+ cells were analyzed for CD11b and CD11c expression. CD11b+ CD11c– phagocytes and CD11b– CD11c+ dendritic cells (DCs) are shown in the choroid and the retina of untreated eyes (left) and 3 days after laser injury (right). (B) The VEGF+CD11b+ phagocytes were subclassified by analyzing their CD45 and CX3CR1 expression at day 3. (C) VEGF+CD11b+ cells in the lasered choroid were further characterized by analyzing F4/80 expression (bottom), which is present on MP but absent on neutrophils. (D) VEGF+ endothelial cells (ECs) were identified by CD31 staining in eyes from healthy mice (left) and after laser at day 3 (right) in the choroid (top) and the retina (bottom). (E) Retinal VEGF+ cells were identified as mentioned in and displayed (top). VEGF+ cells were stained positive for vimentin (black line in Histogram) versus the control (grey tinted). (F) Gating strategy to exclude CD31+ ECs (1) and CD11b+ and CD11c+ phagocytes (2) from the vim+ cell subset of astrocytes and Müller cells (3). This subset was analyzed for VEGF expression compared to the isotype control. (G) RPE cells were stained for the marker RPE65 (right) versus control (left) in the choroid (top) and the retina (bottom). Percentages (A–D) are means of the respective group. Results are representative for two independent experiments. A total of 3–5 mice per group were analyzed in each experiment.
Higher VEGF content in CD11b+ phagocytes but neither in other phagocytes nor non-immune cells after laser injury.
(A) VEGF+ CD11b− CD11c+ DCs were enumerated in the choroid (top) and the retina (bottom). (B) VEGF content of these DCs without and after laser treatment (histogram). (C) Number of VEGF+ astrocytes and Müller cells (top) and their content of VEGF (histograms). CD31+ ECs and CD11b+ CD11c+ phagocytes were excluded as shown in ). (D) Analysis of cell numbers for VEGF+ ECs and CD11b+ phagocytes of the choroid and the retina in untreated eyes and 3 and 6 days after laser injury. (E) VEGF-expression of CD11b+ phagocytes and ECs without and after laser treatment in the choroid and the retina. Histograms show VEGF content for cell subsets of untreated eyes (small black line) and 3 days after laser injury (thick black line). The isotype control for the respective cell type in lasered eyes (grey tinted) depicts the background fluorescence. Bar graphs show means ± SD. Comparisons of cell numbers (D) were performed using one-way analysis of variances (one-way ANOVA) in combination with Bonferroni multiple-comparison post-test. The statistical significance was analyzed as indicated (* <0.05, ** <0.01, *** <0.001). A total of 3–5 mice per group were analyzed in 2 independent experiments.
Laser-induced VEGF content by choroidal MPs, but not by retinal microglia cells is CCR2-dpendent.
(A) Total numbers of choroidal macrophages (MP) (CD45hi CX3CR1lo) and microglia cell (μGlia) (CD45l°CX3CR1hi) in CCR2-competent (white bars) or –deficient (black bars) mice before or 3 or 6 days after laser treatment. (B) The percentage of VEGF+ cells in the MP and μGlia subset were. (C, D) numbers of VEGF+ choroidal MP (C) and (D) VEGF+ retinal μGlia. (E, F) VEGF-expression as mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) (E) and calculated amount of VEGF (CA-VEGF) per choroidal MP and retinal μGlia (MFI) (F). Bar graphs show means ± SD. Comparisons of cell numbers were performed using t test (A–D). MFI and CA-VEGF were analyzed by the two-tailed nonparametric Mann-Whitney-U-Test (E,F). The statistical significance was analyzed as indicated (* <0.05, ** <0.01, *** <0.001). Two-way analysis of variances (two-way ANOVA) depicted significant differences (***p < 0.001) for MP but not μGlia numbers in comparison of CCR2-competent and deficient reporter mice. A total of 3–5 mice per group were analyzed in 2 independent experiments.
CCR2-deficiency temporarily reduced CNV areas in choroidal flatmounts.
(A) Fluorescence microscopy of Isolectin B4-stained choroidal flatmounts of eyes from CX3CR1-GFP reporter mice showing the endothelium in neovascular areas with GFP+ phagocytes (single spot; scale bar = 100 μm). (B) Isolectin B4 (IB4)-positive CNV areas from CX3CR1 reporter mice lacking (black bar) or expressing CCR2 (black bar) after 2 (2w) or 3 weeks (3w) following laser treatment. Bar graphs show means ± SD. A total of 3–5 mice were used per group 2 independent experiments. CNV areas were analyzed by the two-tailed nonparametric Mann-Whitney-U-Test. The statistical significance was analyzed as indicated (*p<0.05, n.s. = not significant).
CD11b Antigen/metabolism
CD11c Antigen/metabolism
Choroid/metabolism
Choroid/pathology
Choroidal Neovascularization/etiology*
Choroidal Neovascularization/pathology
Endothelial Cells/immunology
Endothelial Cells/metabolism
Intracellular Space/metabolism
Lasers/adverse effects*
Macrophages/immunology*
Macular Degeneration/immunology
Macular Degeneration/metabolism
Macular Degeneration/pathology
Phagocytes/immunology
Phagocytes/metabolism
Receptors, CCR2/metabolism*
Retina/metabolism
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/biosynthesis*
CD11b Antigen
CD11c Antigen
Receptors, CCR2
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
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Mel Blanc on Letterman (1981)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 8:04 PM
Mel Blanc [wiki], nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices" for good reasons, was the world's most gifted voice actor. Here's a video clip of an interview by David Letterman in 1981, where Mel explained how he got the inspiration to do voices for cartoon characters like Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam and so on.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] - Thanks Algonkin!
BLACKLISTED: Algonkin • 12Oct07 2:06pm • 0
In reponse to Carruthers' comment, yes, Carson did have Mr. Blanc as a guest.
http://www.videosift.com/video/Mel-Blanc-Bugs-Bunny-and-other-Looney-voices-Tonight-Show
BLACKLISTED: Ali S. • 11Oct07 9:33am • 0
Oh those were the days when cartoons had some real great voice actors. Not the rehashed "anime-esque" (note: lots of surprised gasps and yelling) voices one hears in proliferation in todays cartoons shows.
BLACKLISTED: Algonkin • 11Oct07 9:21am • 0
I agree with Holly. Today's material isn't as good as it used to be. Mel Blanc was truly one of a kind. Althought Joe Alaskey is very good, no one can claim Mr. Blanc's title as the world's best voice actor. He is by far my most favorite entertainer.
BLACKLISTED: Holly • 11Oct07 7:59am • 0
too bad cartoons suck these days... it was guys like mel blanc that really made our classic cartoons. you would think that since most generations grew up watching looney tunes, cartoons would be better.
was there video of the rest of that show? letterman said he had hunter s. thompson on there after mel blanc! now what a character HE was... would have been cool to see that interview.
BLACKLISTED: Carruthers • 11Oct07 1:06am • 0
Great find Alex! Blanc is on tip-top form here, although Letterman seems to be reading from a script and doesn't respond to Mel's improvised/rehearsed anecdotes with anything more than his prepared schpiel
I can only imagine Carson might have done a better job of responding to Blanc's amazing vocal demonstrations by engaging him more and getting something more spontaneous out of him. Did Carson have Blanc on his show?
"Mel Blanc on Letterman (1981)"
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Ancient Strengthening Technique Chapter: 1390
AST 1390 - Working Together With Custodian, Phoenix Dance's Left Custodian Will Take Action?
The Cloud Flutter Organization was very interesting. It wasn't very big relative to the Phoenix Dance Organization.
The Cloud Flutter Organization was very lean, filled with elite members. These two members were also experts, especially the lady, who was slightly stronger than the man.
"May I ask who the two of you are? Why have you come to look for me?" Qing Shui smiled and walked up to the two of them, signaling for them to take a seat.
Qing Shui brought out some tea sets from the Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, getting the tea ready almost instantly without any delays. It was as if the tea was prepared in advance. He filled their cups.
The two of them politely gestured the same. The man smiled and said, "I'll cut to the chase. We're from Cloud Flutter and our Organization wishes to become friends with you."
"Oh, right, I'm Yun Yijian and this is my wife. We can represent the Cloud Flutter. I wonder if you have any plans to consider our request," the man smiled and said again.
Qing Shui smiled. While they only said that they wanted to be friends, they were actually looking to work together with Qing Shui. This was only a more indirect way of saying things. Qing Shui smiled and looked at the two of them, "Are there any benefits for us to become friends? Why don't we just talk openly?"
"Are you aware that the Phoenix Dance Organization already has their eyes on you? Do you have the confidence to stand up against them?" Yun Yijian looked at Qing Shui as he continued to smile.
"The Phoenix Dance Organization has targeted me?" Qing Shui was surprised. Linghu Yu said that as long as the Che Clan didn't ask for assistance, the Phoenix Dance Organization wouldn't take any action. Could it be that the Che Clan had requested assistance? He felt that this couldn't be the case. Although they had lost quite a number of experts, that was only enough to let Che Clan lose an arm or even not being able for them to have lost an arm.
"The Che Clan shouldn't have requested assistance from the Phoenix Dance Organization, so why would they have their attention on me?"
"The Che Clan really didn't request for assistance from the Phoenix Dance Organization but the Phoenix Dance Organization will definitely take action. It's because their Left Custodian is a relative by marriage with the Che Clan. Therefore, they will be sending people after you even if the Che Clan doesn't ask for assistance."
Hearing this, Qing Shui understood. Relatives by marriage… Che Clan's relative was really powerful. Left Custodian… Qing Shui knew of the status of the Left Custodian. In this world, left comes before the right. Although on the surface, both the Left and Right Custodians were on equal ground, if there must be one side who was stronger, it would definitely be the Left Custodian.
There was no number one in literary world and there was no number two in martial arts. No matter how evenly matched two parties were, there would always be a winner in a battle. Therefore, the position of the Left Custodian was on equal grounds with the deputy head. They were also considered to be reporting to one, yet above many.
It would be a lie for Qing Shui to say that he wasn't worried. He lifted his head and looked at Yun Yijian. "Go on. How can we be friends?"
"I have an elder in my clan whose lifespan is nearing his end. I hope that Miraculous Physician can help to extend his lifespan by a little. As friends, we'll help you to stand against the Phoenix Dance Organization," Yun Yijian looked at Qing Shui and said seriously.
"Can Cloud Flutter stand up against the Phoenix Dance Organization?" Qing Shui asked, not completely trusting.
"The Cloud Flutter isn't as powerful as the Phoenix Dance, but they can't do anything to us either. If they were to wipe us out, then they wouldn't be able to survive either. Since I gave my word, I'll definitely be able to do it. However, it'll be very hard for me to help you on the matters concerning the Che Clan. Why don't I get a few people from the Cloud Flutter to stay with you and to protect you? " Yun Yijian gave it some thought and said.
"There's no need for that. It's fine as long as you guys can help me to fend off the Phoenix Dance. Oh right, I'm a person who cares a lot for my friends. I shall have to trouble Brother Yun then," Qing Shui said very seriously and then raised his tea cup toward Yun Yijian.
"Then I'll take it that you've agreed," Yun Yijian smiled and said.
"I'm Qing Shui, you can just call me by my name!" Qing Shui smiled and said.
"Alright, Brother Qing Shui. I shan't stand on ceremony then," Yun Yijian also said happily.
Qing Shui felt that he had a decent judgment for people. This man was bighearted and had great manners. He was definitely a powerful existence in the Cloud Flutter Organization. This was because he was very strong and still had a lot of potential.
Power. Only when one's power reached this level would they be able to come into contact with people of the same level. In the past, False Gods were like legendary existences but now, they truly existed. If you hadn't reached this level, you wouldn't know that the other party was a False God no matter how close the two of you were. Birds of a feather flock together. This was what influence circles were like.
"How much more lifespan does you elder has? Is his condition urgent?" Qing Shui gave it some thought and asked.
"There's still half a year."
By this time, the person himself would almost be able to accurately sense how much life they were left with.
"You have such great trust in me?" Qing Shui smiled and asked.
"I trust you as a person. You didn't say that it was impossible, meaning that it's definitely possible," Yun Yijian smiled and said.
Hearing his words, Qing Shui smiled, "Do I pay a visit to the old man or is it convenient for him to come here?"
There were other people here. Qing Shui didn't wish to leave this place.
"You're busy. We'll be the ones to come over. Although the Old Master is only left with half a year worth of lifespan, his abilities are as strong as ever," Yun Yijian said directly.
"That's good too. Then Elder Brother is welcome to come anytime."
"Alright, I'll head back first then. If it's possible, I'll come again tomorrow with Old Master," Yun Yijian stood up and said.
The lady stood up as well. She had only smiled to greet Qing Shui at the beginning and hadn't said anything thereafter.
"Alright!"
"I'm already the elder sister-in-law of the Miraculous Physician."
Saying that while smiling, the lady left. As she sashayed, her well-embodied figure set off flames in one's heart.
Qing Shui rubbed his nose while Yun Yijian smiled, "This is just the way she is. Please don't take it against her."
"Why would I? Elder Brother has good fortune." Qing Shui could tell from Yun Yijian's expression that he adored this lady a lot, much more than he did himself.
"You're very blissful as well. Both of your wives are unrivaled beauties."
"Hmph!"
Yun Yijian hadn't finished his words when he heard the soft grunt from the lady. He choked back whatever he hadn't said and smiled awkwardly when he saw Qing Shui's teasing smile.
"Sister-in-law really has a way of teaching her husband!"
The Yun couple left and Qing Shui headed back to the Imperial Cuisine Hall. Yun Yijian hadn't said a lot regarding the Cloud Flutter and Qing Shui wouldn't ask either. They were barely considered friends now but it was a working relationship. If the relationship was a happy one, then they would become friends, good friends.
Having Cloud Flutter coming into the picture let Qing Shui heave a sigh of relief. After all, if he had to deal with the Phoenix Dance now, Qing Shui felt that his only option would be to escape.
Cultivate… The Phoenix Finger was now considered Qing Shui's greatest reliance. It was because the people he would be up against would subject him to only be able to take their attacks. If he were to wish to win, then he would have to rely on the Phoenix Finger.
The Paragon Golden Armor allowed Qing Shui to be able to fend off the attacks from Heavenly Technique's killing moves. Formations were an exception as well. Qing Shui wasn't very afraid of formations. He was more concerned about Heavenly Technique's killing moves that would catch one off guard. It was an unknown fear.
The night passed by peacefully. Late morning the next day, Yun Yijian came. There was also an old man who looked like an ancient wood. The old man wasn't considered to appear amiable. He appeared very out of the picture just by standing there but yet seemed to be very ordinary-looking. He would be easily neglected and yet could easily attract attention. It was a very strange feeling.
The old man got himself a "Guest Card" from Qing Shui.
"Brother Qing Shui, come, let me introduce you. This is my clan's Old Master. Old Master, this is Qing Shui. His medical skills are very amazing," Yun Yijian said happily.
"Sir, you've reached a crucial point. If you can try a little bit more, then you'll be considered to have reached great heights!" Qing Shui smiled and greeted the old man.
A hint of surprise flashed on the old man's face as he assessed Qing Shui seriously. A smile broke out on his not-too-amiable face. This made him appear to be a lot more gentle.
"Miraculous Physician Qing is the most outstanding young man I've seen. The geniuses whom I've met in the past are only at the level of being able to help to carry your shoes. Your identity as a Miraculous Physician is really good," the old man said happily.
"I'm flattered." Qing Shui led them upstairs.
"I'm known to be harsh with my words. Having lived for so many years, the number of people I've complimented can be counted with a single hand," the old man smiled and said and then stopped there.
Yun Yijian knew this. Even he himself only received an "acceptable" rating from the old man. However, this appraisal was already something that would make many people extremely jealous. While others had praised Yun Yijian to the skies, he had only gotten an "acceptable" from the old man.
However, what Qing Shui received had surpassed him by too much. Their gap was something which couldn't be closed.
Sixth story!
Qing Shui helped the old man increase his lifespan in one of the rooms here. The effect was good and the speed was very fast as well. In less than four hours, the old man seemed rejuvenated, exuding vigor. Impurities were expelled and his vitality was extended.
The old man was stunned for a very long time, before he let out a sigh and looked at Qing Shui, "This is too heaven-defying. Your medical skill is as heaven-defying as your cultivation. People from your clan will probably wake up from their sleep with smiles to have a member like you in the family!"
"Sir, I can only increase your lifespan by this much for now. However, under normal circumstances, you should be able to attain a breakthrough and then your lifespan will increase by a lot more," Qing Shui smiled and said.
"I'm already prepared for death. Little Jian has been trying to find ways to help me extend my lifespan and also approached many physicians. However, all of them couldn't do anything when they assessed my condition. I hadn't been holding hopes today and just didn't want to disappoint this child. This result is too much of a surprise. I apologize for having doubted you earlier," the old man said very seriously.
"Old Master, there's no need for you to be so serious about this. This is very normal and isn't much." Qing Shui hadn't expected that the old man still had this side to him.
"Qing Shui, can I call you this?"
"Of course. It's what should be done."
"Alright, I'll get straight to the point. Cloud Flutter will always treat you as our greatest friend. What we value is your unrivaled potential. Don't blame me for being practical. As you moved on, the people around you have been changing constantly as well, right? The ones who won't change would be your closest kin and closest friends. Therefore, I hope that we can become the closest friends. One day, when you've managed to toss Cloud Flutter far behind you, then Cloud Flutter will disappear by itself. However, this old man still hopes that if it's convenient, you can extend a helping hand as well."
Putting other things aside, with just Qing Shui's medical skills alone, if some elders who were the pillars of the clan were to reach their end of their lifespan, what would it be like for their lifespans to be extended by several hundred years?
"Alright, I promise you. As long as others don't let me down, I'll never let them down," Qing Shui said surely and didn't stand on ceremony.
"Alright, I'll fight for your life even if it's at the expense of my own. I won't even hesitate to put Cloud Flutter on the line," the old man said.
"Is the Phoenix Dance Organization planning to go all out against me?" When Qing Shui heard what the old man said, he was astonished. After all, what the old man said had already revealed sufficient information. For Cloud Flutter Organization to go all out… Everything was clear now.
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Diplomatic rifts with Qatar affects Asian Champions League venue
Diplomacy, Sports
The diplomatic row between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours has forced venue changes in the Asian Champions League.
Iran’s Persepolis and Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli were drawn together on Tuesday for the two-legged quarter-finals.
Games between Saudi and Iranian teams are already played on neutral grounds due to poor diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Some matches were played in the Qatari capital Doha this season, but now some Gulf states have severed ties with Qatar.
On Sunday, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen severed contact.
This was on the grounds that Doha supported extremist groups which aim to destabilise the region.
The rift has seen the closure of air space and the expulsion of diplomats.
It also means a new venue will have to be found for the matches between the two teams, scheduled for August and September.
“Iran has chosen Oman as its neutral venue. Also, Saudi Arabia has chosen Qatar for its home match.
“But now, with the new development, Saudi Arabia has to propose a new (neutral) venue,” Windsor John, Secretary General of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said.
Elsewhere, South Korea have been forced to change their travel plans for their World Cup qualifier in Qatar on Tuesday.
Uli Stielike’s side are currently in the UAE for a warm-up match against Iraq on Wednesday.
They had been scheduled to take the one-hour hop to Doha on Saturday.
But, with flights from Dubai to the Qatari capital suspended, they have had to make other arrangements and will have to divert.
Al Ahli, one of Saudi’s top clubs, has already cancelled a major sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.
December’s Gulf Cup of Nations — a non-FIFA sanctioned tournament due to be hosted by Qatar — could also be affected.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Yemen all compete in the Gulf Cup alongside Qatar, Iraq, Oman and Kuwait.(NAN)
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Govt agency hits out at 'confusing' retirement village contracts, saying not even lawyers can understand them
Retirement village Govt entity hits out at 'confusing contracts'. Video / Supplied
By: Anne Gibson
Property editor, NZ Herald
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The Government agency in charge of the retirement village sector has hit out at retirement village owners and operators for "confusing contracts" presented to residents and their families.
Troy Churton, Commission For Financial Capability retirement villages national manager, described the contracts as difficult to understand.
"They are so complicated we found that even some lawyers who work in the field could not understand them," Churton said.
The retirement village industry was growing rapidly as the population ages, and villages increasingly include care facilities so they can market themselves as providing a "continuum of care", he said.
More than 70 per cent of villages now have care facilities on site and more than half New Zealand's care beds were on retirement villages sites.
But few residents understand that the independent living part of a village and the care facility operate under different regulatory regimes and different cost structures, Churton said.
The independent living side is regulated by the Retirement Villages Act and monitored by the Retirement Commissioner. But care facilities are under district health boards and monitored by the Health & Disability Commissioner, the statement said.
"A person who buys a license to occupy an independent living unit in a village may think they can move easily into the care facility on-site should they need to, but that's not necessarily the case," Churton said.
The process for moving into care was complex and the resident might face extra charges, he said.
"We believe retirement village operators are not explaining this clearly enough in their marketing and in the contracts they offer to intending residents. There needs to be better disclosure in the marketing and documents that tells consumers really clearly that if they're going to need care in the future, there are different pathways by which they may access that care, each with different cost implications," he said.
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A report released by Churton recommends formal changes to the Retirement Village Code of Practice to require retirement village operators to provide greater clarity for people considering moving into a village and to simplify the jargon that could confuse both prospective retirement village residents and their lawyers.
"Every intending resident has to have independent legal advice on the documents they are about to sign. We stress how important it is to look at the terms of transfer between the village and the care facility," Churton said.
His report has gone to the minister responsible for retirement villages Phil Twyford.
In the meantime, consumers are being encouraged to go to www.cffc.org.nz for more information, or ring Seniorline on 0800 725 463.
Churton told people to ask village operators about the processes for transferring to care facilities and the different cost implications.
Graham Wilkinson, Retirement Villages Association president. Photo / Michael Craig
Graham Wilkinson, president of the Retirement Villages Association which lobbies for and represents the multi-billion-dollar owner/operators, today defended the sector.
He indicated the care bed aspect was not something some people wanted to think about when moving into villages.
"Contracts are clear. The owner-operators have done absolutely nothing wrong," Wilkinson said in response to the CFFC criticism of the sector.
"But when people move into villages, they know they might have future vulnerabilities and that there is a continuum of care available, should they need it. But they don't necessarily all want to know the details of that. The focus is not on that aspect when they move in," Wilkinson said.
"So if you ask them 'did you know about the care bed aspect of retirement villages' they might say they didn't, hence the findings of that report. Yet people are well-informed usually and one of the reasons they chose to buy into a retirement village is that they know of the continuum of care," Wilkinson said.
The standard charge for a New Zealand rest home or care bed was around $170/day, he said, "means-tested so taxpayers pay unless the person has assets over $227,000".
Premium care could cost an additional $10/day to $100/day, he said but provided much better facilities and a higher level of accommodation, he said.
Colin Porter, president of the Retirement Village Residents Association which lobbies for people who live in villages, has concerns. Contracts are not clear, he said, and he was one of the people who answered questions when the CFFC report was being written.
"A lot of the contracts are confusing. A lot of villages actually in their advertising put in that they provide a continuum of care. It's not set out how it occurs and what it costs so it's an issue at the moment and we have concerns," Porter said.
The Government subsidy for care beds was "insufficient", Porter said, and this aspect of retirement villages needed much more work to clarify and resolve issues.
David King of Ryman Healthcare said that business would not comment on the CFFC report but the Retirement Villages Association would.
Summerset Group CEO Julian Cook. Photo / Chris Steel
Julian Cook, chief executive of the listed Summerset, said: "It's really important to us that incoming residents and their families or advisors have clear information about moving into our villages and care facilities. We re-did our contracts and marketing materials for people four years ago to make them much simpler to understand. We've had good feedback about them from residents and their advisers."
Summerset knew from experience and its own research that peace of mind for incoming residents was important, he said, because they want to know care is available in their village.
"We readily provide information on all the kinds of care you can receive, how to choose the best option for your needs, government subsidies, and the costs of care. Our staff are there to explain all the ins and outs to make everything much clearer for people," Cook said.
"We agree with the commission that disclosure of the right information at the right time is key and will be looking to make improvements where we can. It's worth noting everybody coming to a retirement village is required to get independent legal advice before they sign any contracts," Cook said.
John Collyns, Retirement Villages Association executive director, welcomed the CFFC report.
"We were involved in its development and we agree that the move to care should be transparent. The association is identifying where improvements can be made and will work with operators and regulators to ensure the process around the move is as transparent as possible," Collyns said.
"Offering a continuum of care is important for village residents, but it's also vital that they have a choice about where that care is delivered. Occupation Right Agreements (ORA) in a care room provides choice, as do premium charges and standard care rooms, and are an evolution in the way care is delivered.
"Our world-leading regulatory regime requires intending retirement village residents to seek legal advice about the contract they're signing, and that's true for an ORA in care as well. Operators recognise that the move from independent living to care must be transparent, and we stress the importance of involving professional advisors and family in the decision where to live," Collyns said.
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Ian Hughes
Ian Hughes' breakthrough role was in acclaimed TV series and movie Topless Women Talk About Their Lives. He played a loony writer whose script involves topless women standing in kitchens and garages ... talking about their lives. Topless was followed by multiple TV guest parts (Shortland Street, Xena, Bliss) and film roles, including starring in his own Kafkaesque short, The Waiting Room, and acclaimed play Ship Songs.
Ian Hughes: On playing the sad clown...
Actor Ian Hughes made a big impact on our screens playing the ‘sad clown’ Ant in the acclaimed TV series and movie Topless Women Talk About Their Lives. From there, he went on to play a number of roles on television shows such as Shortland Street, Hercules, Xena, and Doves of War. He has also appeared in feature films including The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and directed his own short film The Waiting Room.
Auckland Museum's Volume exhibition told the story of Kiwi pop music. It's time to turn the speakers up to 11, for NZ On Screen's biggest collection yet. Turning Up the Volume showcases NZ music and musicians. Drill down into playlists of favourite artists and topics (look for the orange labels). Plus NZOS Content Director Kathryn Quirk on NZ music on screen.
The Coming-of-Age Collection
The Coming-of-Age collection includes many of New Zealand's most beloved films. Featured are grumpy uncles, annoying parents, plus a wide range of children and teens negotiating the challenges of growing older — and wiser. Among the young actors making an early mark are an Oscar-nominated Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), James Rolleston (Boy) and 12-year-old Fiona Kaye (Vigil). The titles include Alone, the winner of NZ On Screen's very first ScreenTest film contest. In the backgrounder, young Kiwi actor Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie writes from New York.
So You Think You're Funny - First Episode
Fifteen wannabe comedians combat nerves and a tight deadline in this first episode of talent quest So You Think You're Funny. The first task for judges Jon Bridges, Raybon Kan and Paul Horan is to eliminate five contenders from the line-up. The contestants are given a few days to write and practise a short set, before performing it in front of a live audience at Queen Street's Classic Comedy Bar. This scenario would be terrifying for most, and it confirms a harsh truth that Horan offers early on: "If the audience hates you, there's not a lot we can do'. One hundred people originally auditioned.
Step Dave
Television, 2014–2015
Twenty-four year-old barman Dave finds his life turned upside down when he meets the girl of his dreams — Cara, 14 years his senior, and the owner of three kids. Over two seasons, the light-hearted drama explored whether their live-in relationship could survive the weight of low expectations, and her unruly family. Created by Kate McDermott (This is Her), Step Dave starred Swedish emigre Sia Trokenheim (2014 film Everything we Loved) and Brit born Jono Kenyon. Interest in the format encompassed the Ukraine — which remade the show in 2016 — France, Hungary and Greece.
The Kiwi Who Saved Britain
Kiwi-born Keith Park commanded the Royal Air Force division which defended London during the Battle of Britain. His command is dramatised in this Greenstone telemovie. Historians Stephen Bungay and Vincent Orange offer accounts of what happened, alongside archive footage from World War ll. This excerpt sees Park hosting Winston Churchill as his forces are stretched to breaking point by a German attack. After returning home, Park went on to chair the Auckland International Airport Committee and serve as an Auckland City Councillor. John Callen directs and narrates.
Doves of War - First Episode
Doves of War is a political thriller revolving around a group of ex-Kiwi soldiers and their involvement in a war crime committed 10 years earlier. In this opening episode media reports of a mass grave discovered in Bosnia, force ex-SAS Sergeant Lucas Crichton (Aussie actor Andrew Rodoreda) to revisit a past he and his comrades would rather keep buried. Also on the trail is ambitious Hague prosecutor Sophie Morgan and the journalist who was leaked the story. Written by Greg McGee (Fallout, Erebus, Skin and Bone), Doves screened for one season on TV3.
Bradman
A social cricket match in Cornwall Park needs a third umpire after a bogan's dog swallows the ball in this short film. As the men in white struggle to field the ball, a statistics-obsessed sport crosses absurd boundaries. A line-up of contemporary NZ comedic talent features on the field— plus New Zealand Black Caps cricketers (and 1992 World Cup bowlers) Chris Pringle and Willie Watson. Bradman was written and directed by Peter Tait (actor in classic shorts The Singing Trophy and Kitchen Sink). The film includes classic song ‘Bradman’ by Australian singer Paul Kelly.
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Frontline - The Wahine Disaster 25 Years on
This special report from late 80s/early 90s current affairs show Frontline looks at the Wahine disaster, on its 25th anniversary. Fifty-one people died on 10 April 1968 after the interisland ferry struck Barrett Reef near Wellington, in a huge storm. The first part ('From Reef to Ruin') features archive footage and interviews with survivors and rescuers. In the second part ('Fatal Shores'), reporter Rob Harley examines whether the ferry could have been better equipped, and more lives saved. A third part ('Strait Answers') is not shown here due to copyright issues with some of the footage.
Don't Let it Get You
Film, 1966 (Trailer and Excerpts)
“The big ALL FUN show for the whole family to enjoy!” said the ads for this musical comedy, which was one of only two Kiwi features made in the 1960s. Moving from Sydney to a Rotorua music festival, it follows the romance between a lively drummer (Gary Wallace) and Judy (Carmen Duncan), and the hurdles they face to stay true. That's only an excuse for a melange of madcap musical fun. Made by John O’Shea for Pacific Films, the movie featured performers Howard Morrison (who sings in this excerpt), Lew Pryme and Kiri Te Kanawa, plus distinctive graphics by artist Pat Hanly.
Rock the Boat: The Story of Radio Hauraki 1965-1970
Pirate radio hit Kiwi airwaves on 4 December 1966 when Radio Hauraki broadcast from the Colville Channel aboard the vessel Tiri. Made by Sally Aitken, this film reunited the original pirates for the first time in 30 years to recall their battle to bring rock’n’roll to the youth of NZ. Featuring rare archive footage, the tale of radio rebels, conservative stooges, stoners, ship-wrecks and lost-at-sea DJs was originally made as a student film. It was bought by TVNZ and screened in primetime to praise: “Top of the dial, top of the class” (Greg Dixon, NZ Herald).
A Girl to Watch Music By - Allison Durbin
Sixties teen sensation Allison Durbin featured on an episode of this early music show, shortly after her version of 'I Have Loved Me a Man' topped the Kiwi charts. Durbin sings ballad 'Looking Through a Tear', before swapping the dress, probably reluctantly, for a polka-dot pantaloon ensemble. As she sings the hip-swinging 'Eso Besso' (That Kiss), a small group of pseudo-Mexicans attempt to show a sombrero can make a viable dance prop. Durbin relocated to Melbourne around the time this was shot, where she would be triple crowned 'Queen of Pop'.
Have a Shot - 1964 Final
Sixties talent show Have A Shot began as an Ian Watkins radio slot on 1ZB. The popular TV version began in Auckland in 1961, and expanded to include competitors in Wellington and Christchurch the following year. This final from 1964 sees eight regional winners compete for £300, by performing two prerecorded songs each. The judges are 200 voters from the four main centres. The listening is easy, across genres ranging from folk songs to country ballads. The host is radio veteran John Maybury. Note: the winner is not revealed. Have a Shot was replaced by New Faces in 1965.
In more repressed times, Carmen was one of NZ's most colourful and controversial figures. Geoff Steven's doco traces the life story of the transgender icon who was born Trevor Rupe in Taumarunui in 1936 and went on to be a dancer, sex worker, madam, cafe owner — and one of the few non-MPs to appear before the Privileges Committee. Steven shines a light on a bygone era of gay culture but avoids the temptation to focus on the seedy — opting, instead, for extended fantasy sequences (featuring Neil Gudsell aka Mika) to illustrate key moments in Carmen's life.
New Zealand Grand Prix
A stylish title sequence sets the tone for this NFU short on motor racing in the early 60s. Shot during the golden age of the sport, it begins with amateurs competing in Dunedin's 'round the town' race (won by future Formula One champ Denis Hulme), then shifts north to Auckland for the New Zealand International Grand Prix. 60,000 spectators watch world champ Jack Brabham and local hero Bruce McLaren battle for the title. Also included are classic summer shots of the world's top drivers relaxing on the beach, and Australian racer Arnold Glass teaching McLaren to waterski.
Film, 1968 (Excerpts)
In this cult surf film — this excerpt is the first seven minutes — Andrew McAlpine gets in the Chevy, chucks the longboard on the roof and follows a group of pioneering riders on a mission around New Zealand and Australian coastlines, from Piha to Noosa. Filmed from 1965 - 1967, the Kiwi Endless Summer evoked a laid-back era where the ride was the prize. The classic surfing scenes — some filmed from an onboard camera housed in a DIY perspex case — are scored to surf rock and interspersed with sunburnt, bikini-clad relics of 60s beach culture.
NZBC Actors' Workshops
This 1967 documentary offers a rare behind the scenes glimpse into the early days of Kiwi television, as a group of actors learn firsthand how the new medium differs from the stage. The actors' workshops were held in three cities as part of a push to create more local drama. After NZ Broadcasting Corporation producer Brian Bell introduces the actors to the camera, they try out some scenes. Five TV plays emerged, and two are seen getting made: The Tired Man, featuring Grant Tilly and Ray Henwood, and acclaimed Christchurch-shot drama Game for Five Players.
British Isles vs New Zealand (second test, 1966)
Highlights from the second test of the 1966 Lions tour feature in this National Film Unit newsreel. Soundly beaten in the first test, the Lions took drastic steps for this match at Wellington’s Athletic Park: dropping six players including their captain. On a muddy ground, with the capital’s wind playing its part, the Lions are more competitive — but the All Blacks run out deserved winners with tries to Kel Tremain, Tony Steel and a rampant Colin Meads (but no on-field celebrating). Half-back (future MP and radio announcer) Chris Laidlaw also figures prominently.
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Dining Around Town - by Gregg Pill
It seems Westmont is in the midst of a restaurant renaissance as we may see the addition of 10 or more new restaurants in our Village over the next 2-3 years. With over 100 dining options, we have one of the highest per capita ratios in the suburbs. The first three are featured below in Up & Running!
Last year’s Inaugural Westmont Restaurant Week will be back for the 2nd year running from March 2 thru 11. Last year, ABC7 and Judy Hsu picked up the story and featured several of our 23 local choices on television. Our goal includes even more participating restaurants and expanded coverage for this year’s event. A full list will be posted along with menus on the Westmont Chamber’s website.
We will also bring back for the 3rd year in a row, the Westmont People’s Choice Awards. With 28 dining categories and over 200 voting choices, we have seen nearly 15,000 online votes in the past two years. This year’s voting will be open from March 15th thru April 4th. The link will be posted on the Westmont Chamber website and winners announced at the Community Awards Banquet in April.
Stepping Out:
The Hilton at Oak Brook Hills is setting the standard for New Year’s Eve. Once again, the Las Vegas Rat Pack is Back Show will return Hilton Oak Brook Hills Grand Ballroom. Comprised of the world’s best impersonators backed by a 15-piece big band, “The Rat Pack is Back” will bring Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Dean Martin back to earth to ring in 2018. The backdrop to this unforgettable New Year’s Eve experience is the resort's mid-century, luxurious 13,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom where the TIMELESS theme comes to life.
The ballroom will be filled with elegant 4-seat cocktail tables as well as a large central dance floor. The night will include an open premium bar, classic era cocktails, and opulent food stations with items like caviar, oysters, shrimp cocktail, crab cakes, a decadent chocolate fountain and much more. Additional event accouterments will include New Year’s Eve party favors, a midnight balloon drop and a celebratory Champagne toast. New this year, guests can select the location of their seats or reserved tables, with VIP premier seating next to the stage and dance floor in an exclusive velvet rope and stanchion section. VIP’s will receive a bottle of Champagne at their table, private VIP Lounge access from 8 PM to midnight with open bar and food stations, and the opportunity to meet and greet with “The Rat Pack is Back.”
For the full TIMELESS experience, guests can add overnight accommodations in one of the hotel’s guestrooms and hangover brunch on Monday, January 1st. Visit the TIMELESS Eventbrite page for a full breakdown of ticket options that are now on sale. Wake-up the next morning to the Hilton’s famous brunch. Rumor has it ABC Channel 7 will be back to do their live broadcast from here! Here’s the full info…https://timelessnyeobh.eventbrite.com
The Hilton at Oak Brook Hills will host Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, December 10th and Sunday, December 17th. Each breakfast will run from 11am to 2pm and includes a lavish buffet, photos with Santa, Christmas cookie decorating for the kids and a DIY Hot Chocolate Bar. Priced at $43.95 for adults and $18.95 for kids with under 5 free. Here’s all the info… https://santabrunchobh.eventbrite.com.
Standard Market, Uncle Bub’s, Vincitori and J. Fleming’s Absolutely Delicious will all have their holiday catering menus ready to go. Contact them directly to place your orders and coordinate pick-up times.
Enjoy a bit of entertainment with your dinner, Vincitori Italian Restaurant features live entertainment on most Fridays and Saturdays and J. Flemings Absolutely Delicious does the same on most Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays in December.
Dolce will host a wine tasting event at their location at 15 W. Quincy on December 6th. Call or go to the website for details. http://www.dolceswestmont.com/
Neat kitchen + bar will host a private invitation only whiskey tasting on December 10th. Call for details or to score an invite.
Chef Bob Airdo of Vincitori brings back the Dueling Pianos New Year’s Eve. Cover charge is $10 and most of the menu plus some great specials will be available. http://www.vincitori.com/entertainment.html This one always sells out so reservations are a must!
Myths and Legends will be open throughout December from Tuesday through Sunday. Wednesday night features live entertainment and a food truck or two. Visit the only brewery in Westmont and try the sampler! And on Friday, December 8th, join M&L for a special release of the Medal of Honor Ale Beer (MOHA). Live band from 7-11pm along with a food truck, this event raises money for a memorial Sgt. James William Robinson Jr, a Medal of Honor recipient.
Grill 89 will be open Christmas Eve til 9pm and host their full menu on New Year’s Eve beginning with brunch at 10am and ending with a champagne toast at midnight. They will also be open all day on New Year’s beginning with brunch at 10am!
Want something a bit quieter, try Amber Café. A special Chef’s menu will be unveiled in early December and reservations will be available for this fine dining, classic option.
On New Year’s Day, Citrus Diner will open at 8am for those beginning their day, or finishing their night. Breakfast and lunch til 1:30pm.
The State of the Westmont Chamber annual meeting and luncheon will take place in late January. Open to the public, this event has sold out the previous three years. Past luncheons have been at Yu’s Mandarin on Pasquinelli Drive. Look for an announcement after the New Year on the Chamber website. This is a great networking event with heads of most Westmont organizations present.
The Federal Reserve will make their annual presentation and luncheon in February. Drawing a sellout of 400 attendees for the last ten years, this year’s event will be announced in late January on the Chamber website.
Up and Coming:
Fremont Grill – Another sports themed restaurant and bar has completed liquor license background checks and plans to open in the site formerly occupied by The Neutral Zone in the NE corner strip mall at Fairview and 63rd Street. Construction has begun but to date, no release of an opening date. A peek in the open door shows a much smaller bar footprint and a much larger dining footprint.
Zazzo’s Pizza – An after the first of the New Year opening is planned for Zazzo’s Pizza which will be relocating from Darien. Located in the former Pompei site on west Ogden Ave., Zazzo’s will feature a full Italian menu. http://www.zazzospizza.com/
Up and Running (last six months):
DelCarmen Mexican Restaurant – A family owned Mexican restaurant at 214 E Chicago Ave. With 3 additional locations, DeCarmen brings experience to the food game. Seven days and a full menu. Now Open #3! http://www.delcarmenrestaurant.com/
ItaliAmo – A new Italian fast food restaurant has opened at 6232 S Cass Ave. The site was formerly occupied by Stax. The menu is large with pizza along with many appetizers, pasta, panini and other Italian specials. Service is pick-up, drive through or limited standing. Now Open #2! http://www.italiamo.com/
Johnny’s Blitz – A new sports themed restaurant has opened downtown Westmont in the space formerly occupied by LaLaLi Patisserie. The menu is simple and straightforward with burgers in the forefront. The gourmet burgers feature a 505 sirloin, 25% brisket and 25% short rib mix. On a fresh brioche bun along with nine different cheese selections including the rarely seen ghost pepper cheese, these burgers are delicious. The interior has an urban feel and I love the city-style front windows which will open to allow the streetscape in. Now Open #1! https://www.facebook.com/JohnnysBlitz/
Gone But Not Forgotten:
Cucinova – The pizza, pasta and salad side of the Grill 89 / Cucinova combo has closed it’s doors for lack of business. No word on a replacement.
Maxwell’s Red Hots – Landlord issues closed this restaurant as a main water line broke and repairs will not be made. It’s never good when outside and beyond your control issues force your business to close.
Recently Reviewed (last six months):
Grill 89 – release December 6th in Suburban Life
Bakersfield Wood Fired Grill
Katy’s Dumpling House
Dolce’s
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Oklahoma Life Science Fund II, LLC Closes
Oklahoma Capital Investment Board. April 27, 2007
Oklahoma City, OK, April 27, 2007 — Oklahoma Life Science Fund, LLC announced today the closing of Oklahoma Life Science Fund II, LLC a $10.5 million fund that will invest in early-stage life science opportunities in Oklahoma. Investors in the fund include Presbyterian Health Foundation, The Kerr Foundation, Inc., Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma Capital Investment Board, McClendon Venture Company, L.L.C., Hall Brothers Investment Company, L.P. and Lisball Cavan, LLC. This fund follows a $5.1 million Oklahoma Life Science Fund I, LLC.
"We are grateful to have received substantial support from existing OLSF I investors and considerable interest from new investors in OLSF II,” said William D. Paiva, Ph.D., Manager of OLSF II. "This validates our consistent strategy of early-stage, active investing in life science opportunities in Oklahoma."
“OLSF I has been and continues to be the largest driving force behind the creation and capitalization of life science opportunities in the State of Oklahoma and this fund supports one of our missions to support medical research and commercialization in Oklahoma to save and enhance human life,” said Michael Anderson, President of Presbyterian Health Foundation.
"Since inception, OLSF I has consistently demonstrated its ability to start and build successful life science companies in Oklahoma,” said Devon Sauzek, President of the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board, new investor to OLSF II. “We are confident they will continue this success and will deploy the resources of OLSF II towards innovative ideas."
Since its inception in 2000, OLSF I has played a key role in the building of five successful life science companies within Oklahoma: Intergenetics, Ekips, ForHealth, Zapaq, and Inoveon. Collectively those companies have attracted over $150 million of venture capital from prominent venture capital firms like New Enterprise Associates, Clarus Ventures, Sanderling, StarTech, CenterPoint Ventures, Massey Burch, and many others.
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OLSF II plans to begin making investments this year and expects to invest the remainder of its committed funds over the next three to five years.
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Priest on cup defeat
We crumbled mentally - coach
Mick Priest was unhappy with the way Latics reserves threw away the lead as they lost 2-1 to Bury in the Manchester Senior Cup.
"We were ahead in a nothing game in which neither keeper has been threatened only to mentally crumble when we were 1-0 ahead," explained Latics' coach.
Priest (pictured) described it as disappointing, both in terms of the result and the performance.
"We gave away a winning position after conceding two sloppy goals," he continued.
Latics fielded effectively a youth team and Priest added that these have been failings which have been apparent in their games.
Priest said: "The players have to realise it is not about looking good and saying the right things.
"It is about performing on the pitch and winning football matches."
Jordan Bove gave Latics the lead just short of the hour only for substitute Braden Shaw to scored twice in the space of three minutes to complete a turnabout as the Shakers emerged the victors.
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Extinction imagers for measurements of atmospheric beam transmittance
Janet E. Shields and Monette E. Karr
Janet E. Shields* and Monette E. Karr
Marine Physical Lab, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, California 92093-0701, USA
*Corresponding author: jshields@ucsd.edu
J Shields
M Karr
Janet E. Shields and Monette E. Karr, "Extinction imagers for measurements of atmospheric beam transmittance," Appl. Opt. 58, 5486-5495 (2019)
Atmospheric and Oceanic Optics
Atmospheric absorption
Attenuation coefficient
Extinction coefficients
Scattering measurement
Original Manuscript: March 7, 2019
Revised Manuscript: June 15, 2019
Optical beam transmittance for a horizontal path of sight through the atmosphere may be measured with transmissometers, which typically are double-ended, with source and a receiver at opposite ends of the path. Determination of the beam transmittance for longer paths is more challenging in some applications, such as monitoring the surround of a ship at sea or an urban environment. Extinction imaging is a new, to the best of our knowledge, method we have developed for determining the beam transmittance and effective path extinction coefficient over extended atmospheric paths in multiple directions with a single-ended system. Our new advances to the classical theory are enabled by use of calibrated imagers operating in visible, near-infrared, or short-wave infrared wave bands. This article presents the theory, hardware, and tests with supporting instrumentation, including transmissometers and point scatter meters.
© 2019 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
Radiometric calibration methods for day/night whole sky imagers and extinction imagers
Horizontal Atmospheric Transmittance Measurements with a Thallous Sulfide Cell Transmissometer*
Carl A. Pearson and Edward A. Boettner
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 46(1) 54-59 (1956)
Multi-aperture laser transmissometer system for long-path aerosol extinction rate measurement
Chensheng Wu, John R. Rzasa, Jonathan Ko, Daniel A. Paulson, Joseph Coffaro, Jonathan Spychalsky, Robert F. Crabbs, and Christopher C. Davis
Extinction of visible and infrared beams by falling snow
D. L. Hutt, L. R. Bissonnette, D. St. Germain, and J. Oman
Tomographic lidar to measure the extinction coefficients of atmospheric aerosols
James A. Weinman
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J. E. Shields and M. E. Karr, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. 0701, La Jolla, CA 92093-0701, are preparing a manuscript to be called “Radiometric calibration methods for day/night whole sky imagers and extinction imagers”.
P. J. Berger, S. M. Hammel, P. A. Frederickson, J. E. Shields, S. Siahatgar, D. Tsintikidis, S. Di Cecca, M. E. Karr, D. Merritt, L. Farrar, D. Kichura, K. Gutekunst, R. W. Johnson, A. R. Burden, J. G. Baker, J. H. Glover, and K. Jones, “Navy Atmospheric Measurements at Zuniga Shoal: February 2005–December 2006,” (MIT Lincoln Laboratory Report, 2013). This report is “For Official Use Only,” but can be requested by qualified individuals from the MIT Lincoln Laboratory. The portion related to the EI systems is included as the appendix in Ref. [10].
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Burden, A. R.
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Duntley, S. Q.
Farrar, L.
Frederickson, P. A.
Glover, J. H.
Gordon, J. I.
Gutekunst, K.
Hammel, S. M.
Hering, W.
Hering, W. S.
Hodgkiss, W. S.
Hood, J. H.
Iyer, H.
Janeiro, F. M.
Johnson, R. W.
Jones, K.
Karr, M. E.
Kichura, D.
Koschmeider, H.
Lind, R. J.
Malm, W. C.
Merritt, D.
Mikuls, V. W.
Persha, G.
Preisendorfer, R. W.
Ramos, P. M.
Shields, J. E.
Siahatgar, S.
Silva, A. M.
Stocker, R.
Tombach, I.
Tree, R.
Tsintikidis, D.
Wagner, F.
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Fig. 1. MSI sensor and target as used in initial research.
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Fig. 2. MSI imagery under light haze.
Fig. 3. MSI versus transmissometer path extinction coefficients for 28 November–11 December 2006.
Fig. 4. Time series comparing MSI and transmissometer extinction coefficients for 28 November–5 December 2006.
Fig. 5. SRI mounted on rotary table (placed on top of environmental housing for picture).
Fig. 6. Experimental site with EI systems and supporting instrumentation.
Fig. 7. Typical MSI Image at 650 nm showing typical ROIs, 4 March 2008; uncalibrated image.
Fig. 8. Typical SWIR image with scattered clouds, 18 February 2010; calibrated image.
Fig. 9. MSI images at 650 nm, 21 February 2010, 1700 GMT and 1820 GMT, illustrating very dynamic situation.
Fig. 10. Extinction and scattering coefficients, 19–26 February 2010.
Fig. 11. Two sample images for evaluation of instrument comparisons. (a) MSI, 25 February 2010, 1900 GMT; (b) SRI, 14 February 2010 2300 GMT.
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Eddie George ’01
For Betty Schoenbaum and Carol Bowman, there’s no better foundation for friendship than simply caring about another person.
Ohio State Alumni Magazine is debuting a new look and a new attitude, fueled on Buckeye spirit.
It speaks worlds that Katie Lucas ’08 references her early days at HBO as “right around the time of the Red Wedding.”
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter answers your questions about … the universe. Think of him as our very own agent to the stars.
We asked President (and music aficionado) Michael V. Drake to name his 10 favorite albums. He nominates these nine — plus one single — for your consideration.
Ohio State’s wide-ranging expertise is addressing rabies in Ethiopia and building relationships to control global health threats yet to come.
This professor emeritus may be best known for his beautiful photographs, but the tiny stories he’s authored about his family, life in his native Cuba and more touch the heart as well.
Neuroscience major Austin Hilvert isn’t choosing which of his interests he’ll pursue. He plans to do them all.
More than 500 Buckeyes live and work in China’s largest city, home to one of three Ohio State Global Gateways.
Get in the spirit of the iconic Ohio State-Michigan rivalry with our quiz and bingo game.
Each day reveals ever more reasons to appreciate living and learning in this ultimate collaboration between city and university.
Readers respond to stories about John Glenn, refugees and immigrants on campus, antibiotic resistance and more.
The alumni association's awards program honors alumni and others who have brought extraordinary credit to Ohio State. Meet the 2017 recipients.
Ohio State’s chief wellness officer has tips for getting finances under control and giving your health a boost in the process.
History is made when Ohio State and West Point meet at the ’Shoe.
Off the field, Jenkins strives to improve the lives of children and advocates for community policing and criminal justice reform.
Learn about the life events of fellow Ohio State alums or submit an announcement of your own news.
Remembering alumni who recently passed away.
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New York State Outdoor Writers Association
Bloggers on Hunting, Dan Ladd
Outdoor writers go on safari at Schroon Lake
Dan Ladd
As a native to New York’s Adirondacks, I often find myself being a stout promoter of the region. Therefore I was happy to play a role in bringing a bunch of outdoor media types to the Schroon Lake region for some turkey hunting, fishing and just plain fun. The Schroon Lake area served as a perfect setting for the recently…
Hunting, New York - Bill Hilts Jr, New York Videos
DEC improving communications with outdoor media [video]
Bill Hilts
Communications with this state’s outdoor press has been a difficult proposition to say the least the last couple of years for the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Press folks, when we needed information, had to contact Albany to arrange for interviews – even if we needed general information on something as mundane as stocking numbers or catch rates in Lake…
New York Outdoor News contributor Bill Hilts Jr. honored
Staff and News Reports
Bill Hilts Jr., a frequent contributor to New York Outdoor News, received the prestigious – and rarely-given – Hans Paller Award at the recent New York State Outdoor Writers’ Association conference at Lake George, which marked the 50-year anniversary of the organization. The award is named in honor of the NYSOWA’s founding father, is the group’s highest honor and is…
Outdoor writers’ group celebrates 50 years
2017 conference-goers gathered at Gore Mountain for a photo.The New York State Outdoor Writers Association recently held its 50th fall conference and anniversary celebration in Warren County, the same place where members held their very first meeting back in 1967. The organization was formed by Hans Paller, a Massena, N.Y.-based outdoor communicator, and Bill Hilts, Sr., of western New York,…
Blog Content, Bloggers on Hunting, New York - Bill Hilts Jr
Outdoor writers celebrate 50 years, by George
Leon Archer was among a host of NYSOWA members who enjoyed a day of fishing on Glen Lake during the recent conference.Fifty years ago, the New York State Outdoor Writers Association (NYSOWA) was formed. The official inaugural meeting was held in Lake George, an effort spearheaded by the late Hans Paller of Massena and William R. Hilts of Sanborn. And…
Industry News, Press Releases
New York Outdoor News staffers win awards
Brian Peterson
Paula and Steve Piatt of New York Outdoor News were among the big winners recently in the New York State Outdoor Writers Association contest. Paula Piatt finished first in the newspaper feature division with her piece on turkey trapping and tagging that appeared in the April 15 issue of New York Outdoor News. The publication dominated the newspaper feature division,…
Berry-picking a rite of passage
Battle lines over CWD in Pennsylvania seem to be forming
Teaching canine patience in the field starts in the summer
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Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. Low 72F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Rainfall possibly over one inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible..
Variable clouds with scattered thunderstorms. Low 72F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Rainfall possibly over one inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
Students lose appeal in vaccination case
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press
FRANKFORT -- More than two dozen Catholic school students and their parents have lost their initial appeal in challenging a Kentucky health department's efforts to control a chickenpox outbreak they claim infringed on their religious beliefs.
A three-judge panel of the Kentucky Court of Appeals sided with a trial court judge who ruled in April that the Northern Kentucky Health Department acted within its authority.
The health agency canceled extracurricular activities and later imposed a temporary ban on school attendance for unvaccinated students as the chickenpox outbreak spread.
"The commonwealth has a compelling interest in taking limited and temporary steps to control an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease," the appeals court panel said last Friday.
The ruling applied to the trial judge's refusal to impose a temporary injunction on behalf of the Catholic school students attending Our Lady of the Sacred Heart and Assumption Academy who -- along with their parents -- challenged the regional health department's actions.
Attorney Christopher Wiest, who represents the students and parents, said Monday he will appeal to the Kentucky Supreme Court. The appeals court ruling was "extraordinarily deferential to the trial court," he said, adding that the health department "targeted our clients for their religious beliefs and ... retaliated against protected First Amendment speech."
The health department's attorney, Jeff Mando, said Monday that the ruling "underscored the authority of local health departments to take reasonable measures to prevent the spread of infectious disease and protect public health." The appeals court "recognized that this case was never really about the exercise of religious freedom. It was about preventing and controlling the spread of a contagious disease," he said.
The students have cited religious objections to the chickenpox vaccine, claiming the original cells from which the vaccine was developed came from aborted fetus cells decades ago.
More than 80% of students at the two schools are not vaccinated against chickenpox. Their parents signed documents exercising their right to a religious exemption from vaccination.
When a chickenpox outbreak occurred earlier this year at the schools, the health department initially ordered that extracurricular activities be temporarily canceled. In March, as the illness spread, the health agency imposed the temporary ban on school attendance for unvaccinated students until 21 days after the onset of a rash for the last ill student or staff member.
The appeals court said there was no evidence that the health department required that parents have their children vaccinated.
The legal fight began when a student wasn't allowed to play basketball because he wasn't vaccinated for chickenpox. The other students and their parents joined the lawsuit.
Chickenpox is a contagious disease that causes a blister-like rash, itching, tiredness and fever, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It recommends two doses of chickenpox vaccine for children, adolescents and adults who have never had chickenpox and were never vaccinated, according to its website.
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Highlights of the Worst that the GOP Tax Plan Has to Offer
By Dustin Rowles | Politics | November 17, 2017 |
Yesterday, the GOP tax plan passed in the House, mostly along party lines (13 Republicans voted agains it). Now, it’s up to the Senate to decide whether to pass the bill. Its prospects look iffy, but considering how badly the GOP needs a win (even one that comes at the expense of most Americans), it very well could make it through.
If so, here’s what to expect:
— Under the Senate’s plan, on average, everyone under $75,000 would face large tax increases by 2027.
— Those earning lessthan $30K a year would see a tax increase by the year 2021.
— The Senate plan would gut the Affordable Care Act and actually lay the groundwork to completely ban abortion. Ultimately, around 13 million people would lose health insurance and millions of others would see a dramatic increase in premiums (around $2,000 a year for families who are unsubsidized).
— Not only would Obamacare be gutted, but individuals will no longer be able to deduct medical expenses.
— It will eliminate the teacher tax deductions. In other words, teachers who use THEIR OWN MONEY to buy supplies for their classrooms and students will no longer be able to write those off as business expenses.
— It makes tuition waivers that PhD are granted taxable, thereby increasing their taxes by 300 to 400 percent, effectively killing PhD programs across the country. (A grad student would be taxed on $80K while bringing home $30K, for instance)
— The deficits created by the tax bill would induce automatic cuts of $5.3 trillion from Medicaid over 10 years, ensuring an assault on entitlement programs.
— The only significant winners under the plan would be those making more than $1 million.
— Deductions for student loan interest would be eliminated
— The bill adds $1.5 trillion to the deficit.
— There is a deduction for private jets:
URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL AMERICANS: If you own a private plane, call Congress today & URGE them to pass Trump's tax bill. It doesn't matter the model: Cessnas, Learjets, Beechcraft Premiers. This is a bill for ALL AMERICANS (WITH PRIVATE PLANES).
— Virginia Heffernan (@page88) November 17, 2017
— There’s also a deduction for golf course owners
— Trump and his family would save more than $1 billion under the new tax plan
Meanwhile, here are a few noteworthy Democrats who rejected the new tax plan vociferously:
Sherrod Brown really takes the fight to Orrin Hatch here. No Trumpian namecalling or low blows. Instead focusing on the GOP helping only the ultra-rich. Judging by how mad Hatch got, Brown hit a soft spot. pic.twitter.com/WxDFb8ipHB
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) November 17, 2017
‘This is such a scam’ — This senator won't tolerate any bullsh*t about Trump's tax plan pic.twitter.com/ChK2O5AKHM
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 17, 2017
This rep. didn’t hold back on exposing just how ridiculous the GOP tax plan really is pic.twitter.com/1TZEc5MdDt
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Shutdown delays home loans, and missing paychecks can mean deferred medical care
Jan 8, 2019 6:30 PM EDT
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It’s day 18 of the government shutdown, and its impact is rippling across the country. In rural communities, some people trying to buy homes won't be able to without access to government-backed mortgages. Also, one federal contractor not working shares her story of having to delay vehicle and dental expenses while she and her furloughed husband miss their paychecks. Judy Woodruff has the story.
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Judy Woodruff:
That brings us to our nightly look at the impact of the government shutdown, now in its 18th day, and some of the ways it's directly affecting people.
One you may not know: The shutdown is stopping some folks in rural parts of the country from buying new homes and getting loans. That's because the U.S. Department of Agriculture backs some mortgages and provides favorable loan terms in rural communities and outer suburbs.
The program has backed about 100,000 mortgages a year recently. But most of the USDA's community offices are closed. And for home buyers in that program, their situation is in limbo.
We have also been listening to the voices of federal workers who aren't getting paid.
Tonight, let's meet Sara, who asked us not to use her full name because of potential repercussions. She's a contract worker for a federal agency and paid by the hour. She's not working during the shutdown, and, after the government reopens, she may not receive back pay.
Her husband is a furloughed federal employee at the same agency.
Sara:
So, since my husband and I are both federal employees, and we're not working right now, we have put off dental work, we have put off car repairs for this month, because we want to make sure that what money we have stretches when there are frightening headlines like that it could go on for months or years.
That's scary stuff. But, honestly, I think the way that it really affects you the most is, it gets in your head that your job isn't important, that you're nonessential, that you only matter as a political pawn. And that doesn't feel very good.
A federal employee named Sara.
And two other updates. Last week, we told you that farmers who qualified for special aid because of the trade war with China could miss a key deadline to apply for the money. The USDA said today that it will now extend that deadline substantially to accommodate the length of the shutdown.
And, in Southern California, the troubles with trash and waste in Joshua Tree National Park have been well-documented. Today, the government announced that it will close the park on Thursday in order to deal with those problems.
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States of impunity
openSecurity's new series explores how the violence of state crimes endures. How and when does the fight against impunity open up an arena for action and change?
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As new configurations in the world order are pledged through an agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme, a common point shared by the two main negotiators, Iran and the United States, was their enduring records of impunity for torture and extrajudicial killings that have both been eluded or justified by global power politics. How should we respond to torture when it is committed by the most powerful nation in the world? How should we react to such crimes when they are committed by countries whose recent history has been written over mass violence, and whose ruling elite are made up of past perpetrators?
openSecurity’s new series, States of Impunity, explores how state crimes endure and are covered-up within the geopolitics and micropolitics of impunity, and how wounded societies work in response to untie the knot of violence and silence. Organized into four sections, and launched over two weeks, the series brings together a range of scholars and practitioners to share their insight on the internal workings of power, truth and justice, in situations where forecasting is difficult and conflicts are ongoing.
Politics of Impunity
Impunity is a global narrative, through which injustice, domination and violence are channelled in a world marked by a global discourse that purports to recognize human and universal rights as the highest values. We start the series with Politics of Impunity by exploring this gap between the principles, international standards and practices–between the law and politics. The esteemed and subversive jurist, Baltasar Garzón, analyses the politics of amnesties looking at how denial, amnesia and claims for justice are negotiated in the interplay of domestic and international law. Anthropologist Kimberly Theidon examines the “architectures of impunity” within which state violence enfold, exposing the startling scale and reality of forced sterilization programmes in Peru.
Susan Kemp and Martha Dietrich further develop discussions on the lasting grey zones of violence and intimidation in transitional justice settings like Guatemala or Peru, and illustrate the challenge of establishing truth-seeking processes in situations where perpetrators are still in power. Andreas Schüller confronts this question explicitly while discussing the path to accountability for CIA torture in Iraq and Aghanistan. This inspires multiple lines of further inquiry, begging questions such as how are justice mechanisms implemented, subverted, or invented from scratch within local and international power relations and in situations of economic inequalities? These complex realities challenge transitional justice as the clear-cut line between liberal and violent, authoritarian regimes.
People's Tribunals
Through the themes introduced through Politics of Impunity, we intuitively arrive at our second theme, People’s Tribunals. We consider how communities claim ownership of international law by setting up ‘unofficial’ courts that reproduce judicial grammar and procedures without a legal or state mandate. Richard Falk explores how these ad hoc civil-society initiatives, modeled upon the 1960’s Russell Tribunal on American war crimes in Vietnam, emerged to fill a normative vacuum in a world pervaded by double standards. He addresses the critiques levied against these truth-seeking initiatives: one-sidedness, the lack of formal authority and formal legal competence. Sévane Garibian elaborates this discussion of competence and authority by drawing a genealogy of people’s tribunals. From the need for justice to the emerging ‘right to truth’, she establishes ‘recognitive’ and societal justice as a space that fundamentally challenges the state and its hold over justice. Ustinia Dolgopol documents this creative transformation of international law through the procedures and achievements of the Tokyo Women’s Tribunal, which addressed the long-standing suffering of the ‘comfort women’ forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during the second world war. By focusing on gender and sexual violence, the tribunal went further than a strictly penal approach, exposing the social dynamics of domination entwined with impunity.
Tokyo shows that, deprived of legality, peoples’ tribunals ground their legitimacy and efficiency in solid fact-finding procedures aimed at creating a fuller and more accurate historical record. Pardis Shafafi questions these issues of history and memory through the Iran Tribunal, which sought to address the legacy of 1980s state violence committed by the Islamic Republic. Shafafi makes a compelling observation that witnesses wanted acknowledgement that their situation had not simply been 'unseen' but had actively been ignored by the international community. And while traditionally functioning as a response to historical accountability and truth, peoples’ tribunals also address current and urgent cases of impunity. Tatiana Coll shows how an ongoing people’s tribunal in Mexico became a space in which the kidnapping of 43 students in Ayotzinapa in late September 2014 was immediately addressed, alongside the deterioriating situation of education and labor rights it was originally tasked with investigating.
¡Basta Ya!: Civil Society Protests and Activism
Our third theme examines the way that struggles for justice directly confront state impunity through Civil Society Protests and Activism, challenging the role of powerful perpetrators through a range of potent campaigns. How are these demands for state accountability and justice transformed into specific civil society movements, as the words ¡Basta Ya! sum up, in different parts of the world?
Raluca Roman explores the relationships between the justice system and structural inequality and exclusion in the European rule of law, through the case of the Finnish Roma. Illustrating how marginalized ‘minority’ groups are persistently approached via their lack of, or counter-position to, mainstream understandings of justice and morality, she shows how structural exclusion is framed in culturalist terms, and how Roma civil society responds to this. Nicky Rousseau builds further on the relations between justice and structural violence in a post-transition context. While the inability to address legacies of poverty is increasingly regarded as one of the failures of South Africa’s transition, several civil society hearings such as “Speak Out Against Poverty”, carried out alongside the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, attempted to place this question centrestage, making apparent more pervasive and normative forms of impunity. She asks, then, why these initiatives have mainly gone unnoticed, and why their more comprehensive approach to issues of economic violence in the apartheid has remained inaudible?
Inversely, what makes a makes claims of justice audible? José Carlos Hesles takles this question through a specific form of protests called popular trial or citizen trial in Mexico. He further shows how these court-theatres convey major political protest by making sensible and visible the frontier between “the legality with which the justice system operates and popular or citizen legitimacy”. While justice and accountability is a shared horizon of action, civil society initiative can take other forms than that of the judiciary hearing. Documentation, access and diffusion of information are another major action in this field. Shadi Sadr reflects back on the achievements and challenges of Justice for Iran’s Data Bank of Human Rights Violators, gathering information on perpetrators of State crimes in Iran. She unfolds how such needed initiatives are dependant on western political will–and lack thereof that perpetuates a culture of impunity. While the Iranian case shows a documentation initiative taking place from the outside, Ali Ali explores the challenges of such initiatives when they are carried within a risky and life-threatening situatino situation. He analyzes how, in order to document state crimes in Syria, human rights activists have used a mixture of advanced and low-tech information communication technology, both empowering and exposing them.
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The fight against impunity is linked to a space of justice, be it local or international, sanctioned by punishment or symbolic. However, we can’t restrict our understanding to legal imperatives, architectures and instruments. Impunity is also shaped by situations of denial which are deeply rooted within the social body, involving cultures of silence and ideological framing. The relationship between state violence, consent and the crafting of silence is a complex and multidimensional one. In response to these mechanisms, Chowra Makaremi looks at how memories of a collective experience of violence are transmitted through written testimonies. These writings reveal a human geography of silence and memory: between the spheres of the private, the public, and the collective; between the inside and an outside that is exiled. Omar Dewachi reflects on how literary fiction has been able to capture the depth of human experience and the complexities of notions of justice under the extreme violence of the US-led wars in Iraq. Beyond normative narrative mediums, our last section, Violence and Silence, looks at storytelling and narratives, the act of remembering, naming and describing, as political weapons. How and when do narratives of violence enter into collective memories? And in a process of truth telling, what kind of 'truth' are we talking about? What relationship to the political, the collective and the law does the enunciation of truth entail? Mariella Pandolfi and Laurence McFalls, explore this question further by exposing how the work of Michel Foucault can help us grasp the meaning, implications and demands of “speaking the truth” to power.
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tawanatariro April 13, 2017
As the ruling party has bagged a victory in the by-election in Mwenezi, the main opposition party MDC-T Spokesperson Obert Gutu took to social media to give his assessment of why and how that victory came about.
Whilst the ruling party ululates, he is of the view that with regards to the upcoming 2018 election, the rural constituencies will determine who wins. He insinuated further that “There is deliberate effort by the ZANU PF regime to fence and commandeer the rural electorate.”
Allegations of intimidation of the rural electorate reared an ugly head as he went on to say “The regime has unleashed a reign of terror in most rural areas and villagers are being intimidated from attending opposition political events and activities. We are dealing with a morbidly recalcitrant and stubborn Stalinist regime that is determined to make rural areas no-go areas for opposition political parties.”
In his assessment, he made mention that the ruling party already has a game plan which is to clearly “win” by huge numbers in the rural areas so that they can dilute whatever gains the opposition would have made in rural constituencies. Thus, the clarion call to thwart the “ evil machination by ensuring that we penetrate rural areas using smart methods and also by encouraging the millions of young people to register to vote and ensure that they vote on polling day.”
He gave an example of Harare Metropolitan which he claimed in properly and adequately mobilized, the province alone can produce no less than a million votes for his party.
As has always been the mantra with the largest opposition political party, he concluded by saying that ZANU-PF will not reform hence the opposition party is expected to step up and go for broke in the next harmonized election.” It is a do or die mission but it can be done”
However, with all that said and done some analysts could not help but comment and give their input on how the opposition can maneuver itself around this so-called “rural electorate” debacle. One analyst insisted that the engagement with the rural folk should be continuous and not once off. This should serve to constantly give an ear to their needs as the opposition. Another analyst asserts that with the rural folk most of the time it is a mind game, so unless and until opposition parties recognize that rural politics is about freebies and transactions, they will not yield the result they wish. In the same vein, there is need for the opposition parties to engage social scientists who will constantly research on the thinking, mood and emotions of the rural electorate.
One submission came as a surprise to say that unless and until the opposition understands that there are people who still willingly vote for the ruling party and do not subscribe to the change agenda, change will remain a pipedream. These people are not being coerced in any way but voluntarily vote for the ruling party.
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Named the nation’s top state workforce development program by Business Facilities magazine in 2009 and every year since, FastStart frequently gains mention from corporate executives as a leading reason why they chose to expand in Louisiana.
States commonly recognize the important role of assisting firms as they train an inaugural workforce. But LED FastStart has built a distinctive brand through uncommon service. FastStart develops highly sophisticated, customized and responsive workforce programs at no cost to a company.
“I think we surprise people because while we’re in state government, we think and function like a business,” said Jeff Lynn, executive director of workforce development programs for Louisiana Economic Development. “Our team comes from business and industry, and we understand the importance of offering a tailored solution that helps a company ramp up quickly and efficiently.”
Lynn himself is a former manufacturing training executive who left industry to help shape Georgia’s successful Quick Start program. LED recruited him in 2008 to launch FastStart and to formulate a groundbreaking approach to workforce training.
“From the beginning, we had a goal of creating the No. 1 program in the country,” Lynn said. “It didn’t take long for that to be the case.”
From 2008 to 2014, FastStart worked on 174 different projects in every region of Louisiana. Most projects support manufacturing expansions, but an increasing number assist technology and corporate office customers.
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For example, FastStart played a lead role in designing and equipping a state-funded $22 million advanced manufacturing training center to support the workforce needs of global steel manufacturer Benteler Steel/Tube. The company is investing $975 million and hiring 675 direct employees for its first U.S. production facility in North Louisiana.
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(Jan. 30, 2006) — Last November, I made my first-ever trip to China, going with Nina Ying Sun, a Chinese-born reporter I work with at Plastics News in Akron. We covered a show in the southeastern city of Dongguan and traveled to Guangzhou, Shenzhen and north to Shanghai.
Like most Americans, I had many preconceived notions about this industrial juggernaut. My hometown of Cleveland has certainly suffered from industrial decay, in large part because American companies have moved so much work to low-wage countries like China. I hate the de-industrialization of America. It's even worse when it comes at the hands of U.S. executives who get rewarded with fat bonuses as hourly workers get shunted aside.
On the other side, covering business has exposed me to the “go-to-China” exhortations of executives like Nypro Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Brian Jones. China's population of 1.3 billion is an irresistible market, especially as the middle class grows.
So what did I think of China? My first impressions were pretty basic: tons of people, packed all over the place. Cars zipping past. Cities that just don't seem to end. Modern, elevated freeways swooping so close to high-rise apartments you can see people inside. Tremendous food. Guys in three-piece suits riding bicycles. Street vendors pitching knockoff “Rolex” watches.
The trade show we attended had a grand name — the China Dongguan International Machinery, Materials & Mould Exhibition — and a gritty ambience. In the lobby where participants signed in, one exhibitor played ear-splitting music. Inside, booth people were aggressive and enthusiastic, sticking product brochures into the hands of passers-by.
I haven't been to a Chinaplas show yet, so I don't know how that international fair compares with the local show in Dongguan, in a region known as a center for toys and electronic products. Let's say this: The Chinese view trade show safety a little differently. Machines protruded into the aisles. Trip hazards were common. I saw a booth visitor get bonked on the head by a beam robot (he laughed it off, rubbing his cranium). Nina and I also watched as people took turns plucking bowls from a moving picker robot. Another adventure in robot/human interaction!
At the show, I learned things such as:
* Domestic Chinese firms are looking at robots, even though labor is cheap. The reason: Molders get slowed down by high turnover or when workers don't return after Chinese New Year.
* Quite a few Chinese factories are doing multimaterial molding for products like power tools. Visitors to compounder Shenzhen Sunstar Enterprises Co. Ltd.'s booth grabbed samples overmolded with thermoplastic elastomers. Edward Parzyck, technical director, said most molders still move parts between two separate injection presses, but more-advanced, two-shot technology is coming.
So Chinese molders are using robots and turning out multimaterial parts — in a country that places manufacturing on a pedestal and lures vast quantities of foreign investment. It's a jazzed-up atmosphere that has to be experienced in person to be believed.
Bregar is an Akron-based senior reporter.
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Today's Nexus New York press event may have been postponed due to severe (life-threatening) weather warnings, but the 32GB Google Nexus 7 is still planned to hit UK stores tomorrow (30 October).
An assistant in a London branch of Currys & PC World told us that the version of the tablet device with a higher storage capacity than its stablemates will be available to buy from "tomorrow" or "online tonight".
"We've sold out of the 16GB models because the 32GB comes tomorrow," the assistant told us in a very matter of fact way. "You can order it online tonight and arrange to collect it in store if you like."
It had been rumoured for a week or two that the Asus-made device would be made available this week, and that Google had started to drop the price of its 16GB equivalent to £160 in preparation, but now we know the exact date.
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In the US, there are reports that the 32GB edition has already started to hit shelves. American store chain The Office Depot has put 32GB Nexus 7 models "on display" and some consumers are claiming they were able to purchase them.
With the iPad mini going on sale this Friday (2 November), Google is clearly attempting to steal Apple's thunder by offering a premium version of its competitive tablet several days beforehand. And at a much cheaper price point (believed to by £199).
UPDATE Google and Asus have confirmed that a 32GB version of the Nexus 7 is now available in the UK. In addition, a Wi-Fi plus 3G version of the Android tablet will be available on the Three network from the "middle of November". Price plans and tariffs will be announced closer to the date of availability.
The companies have also confirmed that the new Wi-Fi version of the 32GB model will retail for £199. You can order one from the online sites of a number of retailers including PC World, Currys, Comet, Carphone Warehouse, Ebuyer, HMV, Tesco, John Lewis, Littlewoods, Argos, Asda, Game and Sainsburys.
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Fears confirmed: Leaks from Mueller’s team attest that report was more damaging than Barr revealed
We suspected it all along, but now, some of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigators have asserted that Attorney General William Barr’s four-page letter on the conclusions of the Russia investigation failed to adequately lay out the most damaging findings of the report, The New York Times posted on April 3.
At stake in the dispute — the first evidence of tension between Barr and the Special Counsel’s Office—is who will shape the American electorate’s opinion of one of the most consequential government investigations in American history,k the Times said.
Some members of Mueller’s team are concerned that, because Barr created the first narrative of the special counsel’s findings, Americans’ views will have hardened before the investigation’s conclusions become public.
Barr has said he will move quickly to release the nearly 400-page report, but needs time to scrub out confidential information. However, House Democrats say that nothing needs to be redacted before they review the report.
What’s more, the special counsel’s investigators have told associates that they already had prepared multiple summaries of the report, and some team members believe that Barr should have included more of their material in his letter of March 24 laying out their main conclusions.
However, the special counsel’s office never asked Barr to release the summaries, a person familiar with the investigation told the news outlet. And the Justice Department quickly determined that the summaries contain sensitive information—including classified material, grand-jury testimony, and information related to ongoing federal investigations.
Barr also was wary, the Times reported, of departing from Justice Department practice not to disclose derogatory details in closing an investigation, according to two government officials familiar with the AG’s thinking. They pointed to the much-derided decision by James Comey, the former F.B.I. director, to harshly criticize Hillary Clinton in 2016 while announcing that he was recommending no charges in the inquiry into her email practices.
Indeed, according to officials familiar with the attorney general’s thinking, he and his aides limited the details they revealed because they were worried about wading into political territory. Mr. Barr and his advisers expressed concern that if they included derogatory information about Mr. Trump while clearing him, they would face a storm of criticism the one that. Comey endured after the Clinton investigation.
Although it still is not clear what findings the special counsel’s investigators viewed as troubling for the president, Barr has suggested that Mueller may have found evidence of malfeasance in investigating possible obstruction of justice. “
Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to let its chairman use a subpoena to try to compel Barr to hand over a full copy of the Mueller report and its underlying evidence to Congress. The chairman, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), clear on Wednesday that he did not trust Barr’s characterization of what Mueller’s team had found.
Republicans, who have embraced Barr’s letter clearing Mr. Trump, have accused the Democrats of trying to prolong the cloud over his presidency and urged them to move on, the Times said.
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The new 718 Cayman GT4 is the perfect sports car for those who like to push the limits. For those who would rather ask ‘why not?’ than ‘why?’. For those who take fun seriously and who would rather sit in a sports seat than a leather armchair.
Design and aerodynamics.
No mild breath of air. No gentle breeze. The signs show a storm is brewing. A glance at the new 718 Cayman GT4 is enough to see: air resistance is not an issue.
Air resistance? Useless.
718 Cayman GT4 concept
Rational. Irrational. Sanity. Insanity. Perfect. Perfectly crazy. The difference is sometimes extremely subtle. And sometimes it is as sharp as a razor.
For those people, we have fitted the new 718 Cayman GT4 with everything which makes your pulse race. 4.0-litre six- cylinder horizontally opposed and naturally aspirated engine with 420PS, manual transmission, rear wing. With a diffuser which demands respect, and extremely outputoriented aerodynamics. GT3 technology for the chassis and the interior – motorsport genes. The result is a brutal driving machine which has never even heard of autonomous driving.
Perfect? Perhaps. Irrational? Probably. The truth – like the engine – is in the middle. But in this case, this middle is not a compromise, it’s razor sharp.
The new 718 Cayman GT4.
Design and aerodynamics
The aerodynamics concept of the new 718 Cayman GT4 has been honed once more. Starting with the front apron. Its clearly defined form with the typical Porsche sweepback gives the headwind an explicit direction and a clear purpose: to produce optimum tyre contact pressure.
The highly distinctive front spoiler lip with an additional spoiler in front of the wheel arches provides aerodynamic downforce on the front axle. The central air intake in the front apron also optimises the aerodynamics and channels the air stream up through the air outlet in front of the front lid. Even the underside of the front spoiler lip has been aerodynamically optimised. Here, a special profile – similar to the surface of a golf ball – ensures as little drag as possible.
Air curtains in the front apron minimise the air turbulence created on the wheels and therefore minimise the drag by releasing the inflowing air precisely in front of the wheels from the wheel arches.
The new air intake grilles are equipped with a honeycombstyle surface finish, meaning they offer the headwind less drag, however, they still reliably protect the radiator from falling rocks – and eat flies for breakfast.
A further example of the performance-oriented design is the side air intakes behind the doors: the sideblades, embossed with the ‘GT4’ logo, create additional dynamic pressure. The result: a better supply of air and more efficient engine cooling.
The vehicle centre of gravity: low. The distance to the road: minimal. The new 718 Cayman GT4 is in close contact with everything that is important to it. Platinum-coloured 20-inch alloy wheels, which almost completely fill the wheel arches, ensure optimum contact. The wide track, in conjunction with the sports tyres, improves both the traction and the cornering performance.
The rear is dominated by the fixed, now single-piece wing with integrated sideblades and supports in aluminium. Its race track origins are unmistakable, it provides downforce on the rear axle and correspondingly high traction – not just when cornering. Simultaneously, it ensures clarity and tells all optimists who want to overtake the new 718 Cayman GT4: forget it.
Sporty end towards the tarmac: the new rear apron. The two black tailpipes of the sports exhaust system are positioned clearly further apart, creating space for the new diffuser. No visual frills, just super sports car technology which produces very fast air flow at the rear underbody and therefore even stronger negative pressure or 40% more downforce on the rear axle than the previous model.
The rest is silence. At least among the rivals of the new 718 Cayman GT4.
Horizontally opposed engine, naturally aspirated, positioned centrally. 4.0-litre displacement. Six cylinders. 309kW (420PS). Sounds crazy. It is.
The completely redeveloped six-cylinder horizontally opposed engine has direct fuel injection (DFI), integrated dry-sump lubrication and adaptive cylinder control. In addition, a variable intake manifold with switchable resonance valves provides the engine with optimum ventilation. It sounds technical and a bit dry, but it’s really the exact opposite.
With the 4.0-litre displacement, the engine generates a mighty 309kW (420PS) – 35PS more than the previous model. The maximum engine speed? 8,000rpm. The maximum torque of 420Nm is from 5,000 to 6,800rpm. Meaning the new 718 Cayman GT4 sprints from 0 to 100km/h in just 4.4 seconds. The maximum speed: above 300km/h.
A statement in itself: the sound of the new 718 Cayman GT4. Thanks to the new precise sports exhaust system with its two clearly separated black tailpipes left and right of the rear diffuser. For an even more powerful sports car sound at the press of a button.
The precise 6-speed manual transmission is fitted with a dual-mass flywheel and its optimally tuned gear ratios bring the high power output of the engine directly to the road. It also ensures a particularly sporty driving experience. Tight curve ahead, shift down, long straight, shift up: it’s in your hands – in the truest sense of the word. That is performance which is not only measured in power values, but also in all quantities of driving pleasure. And the dynamic throttle-blip function plays its part too in keeping you, and your endorphin levels, busy.
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) including rear differential lock
In short: PTV improves the dynamic performance. In detail: the integrated rear differential lock enables higher traction and significantly increased lateral dynamics and vehicle stability during load changes in corners and when changing lanes. In addition, when the car is driven assertively into a corner, brake pressure is applied to the inside rear wheel. Consequently, a greater amount of drive torque is distributed to the outside rear wheel, almost pulling the car into the corner. Steering response is improved, agility is increased.
Is it wise to be jolted lap after lap? To feel every centimetre of the track, your heart rate always off the scale? Of course not. Which is precisely why it is so much fun.
And that is exactly why the adaptive GT sports suspension is more consistently designed for driving pleasure. The result: extraordinary agility, high driving safety and stable handling in the high-speed range. The basis: GT technology. The lightweight spring-strut axle at the front is designed in typical GT style, the lightweight spring-strut axle at the rear is adjusted to the high performance of the new 718 Cayman GT4 with additional reinforcements and helper springs as well as specific wheel mounts. Ball joints on both axles also connect the chassis to the body in a particularly streamlined way, enabling an even more precise wheel control. The height, camber, toe angle and the anti-roll bars of the chassis can be adjusted individually for the race track. You will quickly see what this means.
Dynamic transmission mounts
The electrically regulated system minimises perceptible oscillations and the vibration of the entire drivetrain, in particular the engine. It also adjusts the damping force and stiffness to the driving style and road surface conditions. So that the benefits of a hard and a soft engine mounting arrangement can be used. The handling is noticeably more stable and precise during load changes and in fast corners. At the same time, the vertical oscillations of the engine are reduced during acceleration under full load. The results are greater and more uniform drive force at the rear axle, increased traction and faster acceleration. Whenever a less assertive driving style is adopted, the dynamic transmission mounts soften to provide a heightened level of comfort. If that’s what you want.
This variable damping system offers continuous adjustment of the damping force on each wheel based on the current driving situation and your driving style. At the push of a button, you can choose between two sporty programmes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on the race track. The body is also lowered by 30mm compared with the 718 Cayman for a low vehicle centre of gravity. As a result, the pitch and roll are reduced for increased dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
PSM is an automatic control system for maintaining stability at the limits of dynamic driving performance. In addition to the anti-lock braking system (ABS), it includes Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Traction Control (TC). Sensors continuously monitor the direction, speed, yaw velocity and lateral acceleration of the car. Using this information, PSM is able to calculate the actual direction of travel and initiate strategic braking of individual wheels to stop you from deviating from your intended line. What’s special about PSM in the new 718 Cayman GT4? The sporty tuning with extremely sensitive and accurate regular systems interventions. In addition, the systems can be switched off completely in two stages.
The 20-inch alloy wheels of the new 718 Cayman GT4 are painted in satin platinum, optionally available in satin aurum, satin black or silver-coloured. A striking detail: the wheel centres with the ‘GT4’ logo.
The dimensions of the road-approved sport tyres are performance oriented. Specifically, 245/35 ZR 20 on 8.5 J × 20 front and 295/30 ZR 20 on 11 J × 20 rear. Multiple contact surfaces and grip with the reduced tread depth increases, however, the risk of aquaplaning on wet surfaces.
The Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM) issues warnings in the event of a loss of pressure and also features a race track mode which takes into consideration the pressure and temperature conditions of the tyres when used on the circuit.
Looks good. Feels good. Sporty streamlined purism, customary Porsche high ergonomics. Everything perfect. Everything actually quite rational. Until the engine starts and makes the hairs on your arms stand up.
Immediately the centre of attention: the instrument cluster with three round instruments and a central rev counter, on which the yellow needle skyrockets, typical of the 718. The dial face in a titanium finish is marked with a ‘GT4’ logo.
The GT-specific sports steering wheel has top centre marking and black spokes including inlays. Alcantara® on the steering wheel rim and also on the gear lever ensures good grip. In addition, the material proven in motorsport is used for the door pulls in the door panels, the lid of the centre console storage compartment as well as A-pillars and the roof lining.
The decorative stitching, on the armrests in the doors and the seats, among other places, are upholstered in silver colour. As are the ‘GT4’ logos on the headrests and the door pull loops. The dashboard trim strips and the centre console in brushed aluminium highlight the sporty character of the new 718 Cayman GT4. The brushed aluminium interior package is also optionally available in GT-specific Anthracite.
A leather interior with extensive leather, stitching and Alcantara® items is optionally available. Visual highlight: the dashboard trim strips upholstered in brushed aluminium continue on the doors.
Together with the leather interior, the decorative stitching and the door pull loops can also be upholstered in contrasting colours, red or yellow. The seat belts can also be in matching colours if desired.
The seats of the new 718 Cayman GT4 also reflect its sporty appeal. The cover, in all seat variants, is in black leather, the seat centres in Alcantara®. The headrests are embroidered with the ‘GT4’ logo in different stitching colours according to equipment variant.
Sports seats Plus
In the new 718 Cayman GT4, the Sports seats Plus, with their sporty, firm padding and elevated side bolsters, offer optimum stability. The backrest can be adjusted electrically and the seat height and fore/aft position can be adjusted mechanically.
Adaptive Sports seats Plus
The adaptive Sports seats Plus go a step further. They complement the Sports seats Plus with an electric 18-way adjustment so the seats can be optimally adapted to meet your needs in terms of seat height, squab and backrest angle, seat depth, fore/aft adjustment and four-way lumbar support. In addition, the side bolsters of the seat and the backrests can be adjusted individually. For tailored lateral stability when cornering and more comfort on long journeys.
Full bucket seats
The full bucket seats are made of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) with carbon-weave finish. This provides especially good lateral support at minimal weight. The fore/aft adjustment is manual, the height adjustment is electric.
Club Sport package
Think wisely, act absurdly. Simply human nature. The new 718 Cayman GT4 can therefore be optionally equipped with the Club Sport package for any eventuality. With its components derived from professional motorsport, the Club Sport package offers additional protection on the race track. A little wisdom here and there can’t hurt.
The Club Sport package comprises a steel roll cage with paint finish in black, screwed to the bodywork behind the front seats, and a six-point racing harness for the driver’s side including two shoulder belt designs for use with or without the HANS® safety device (Head And Neck Support).
The package also includes a fire extinguisher with bracket.
Despite all the driving pleasure, sometimes a little seriousness is required. Especially when it comes to quality and sustainability. And the most important thing: your safe arrival.
The new 718 Cayman GT4 shows maximum performance, not only when sprinting from 0 to 100 or more, but also when slowing back down to 0. This is provided by six-piston aluminium monobloc fixed calipers at the front and fourpiston units at the rear with red finish. For greater inherent stability and faster response when applying and releasing the brake, even under extreme loads. The composite brake discs at the front and the rear have a diameter of 380mm and are cross-drilled and internally vented – powerful braking even in adverse weather conditions.
The brakes also have efficient ventilation and cooling for high stability. This is ensured by distinctive cooling channels, as well as brake air spoilers and air guide.
Motorsport tested: the optionally available Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB). With their particularly large brake disc diameters, 410mm at the front and 390mm at the rear, they offer even greater braking performance. The use of yellow six-piston aluminium monobloc fixed brake calipers on the front axle and four-piston aluminium monobloc fixed brake calipers at the rear ensures extremely high, and above all constant, braking pressure. PCCB enables shorter braking distances in even the toughest road and race conditions. The main benefit of the ceramic braking system is its extremely low weight. The brake discs are approximately 50% lighter than cast-iron discs of a similar design and size. As well as enhancing driving performance and fuel economy, this reduces unsprung and rotating masses. Which results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads.
In addition to the regular maintenance as part of the standard maintenance intervals, additional maintenance must be carried out for racing use.
So that you always know what’s coming towards you, the new 718 Cayman GT4 is fitted with Bi-Xenon main headlights with integrated LED daytime running lights as standard. Bi-Xenon main headlights in black including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) and LED main headlights with Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus) are optionally available.
Airbags and Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP)
Advanced airbag technology: integrated in the form of fullsize driver and passenger airbags, which are inflated in two stages depending on the severity and type of accident. Porsche Side Impact Protection System (POSIP) is also standard. This consists of side impact protection elements in the doors and two side airbags per side: a thorax airbag is integrated in the side bolster of each seat, while the door panels each contain an upwards-inflating head airbag.
Chrono Package and Porsche Track Precision app
Chrono Package including preparation for lap trigger
In addition to the analogue and digital stopwatch on the dashboard, the optional Chrono Package boasts even greater functionality: PCM is upgraded to include a special performance display, enabling you to display, store and evaluate recorded lap times. In this way, the driver can view the current lap time and distance, number of laps completed and other times achieved so far. It is also possible to view the current fastest lap and range until empty. Any travelled distances can be recorded and benchmark times defined.
The new Porsche Track Precision app
In conjunction with Porsche Communication Management (PCM) and navigation module including Porsche Connect, the new Porsche Track Precision app enables you to measure and evaluate your performance in even greater detail. The app’s user interface has been completely redesigned – and is now even easier and more intuitive to operate. The app enables your driving stats to be accurately displayed, logged and analysed on your smartphone. Laps can be timed automatically via a GPS signal from PCM and/or manually using the switch in the optional Chrono Package and compared on your smartphone.
On the race track, the app visualises your dynamic performance on your smartphone. In addition to sector and lap times, it also shows how the current lap compares with a defined reference lap. Graphical analyses of driving plus a video analysis help to further improve driving performance. Recorded stats, circuit and driver profiles can be managed and shared directly from your smartphone.
For even greater precision in your lap time measurements, like in motorsport, a lap trigger is available from Porsche Tequipment. This can be placed next to the start/finish line on the circuit where it will clock and share your lap times automatically. Please visit www.porsche.com/tequipment for more information.
Navigation and infotainment
On the race track or on the road: Porsche Connect expands the existing vehicle functions of the 718 Cayman GT4 with smart services and apps. All designed to make the connection between driver and car even closer. To intensify that Porsche fascination, and to make the challenges of everyday life quick and easy to overcome. You can also do without the audio and communication system, if you want. When the way there is your destination you don’t need a navigation system.
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is your central control centre for audio and communication. In its latest generation with mobile phone preparation and audio interfaces, it also features a high-resolution 7˝ touchscreen display, enabling easy control of the majority of in-car functions. On the move, you can enjoy your favourite music via the CD/DVD drive, SD cards, internal 10GB hard drive (jukebox), the AUX input or the USB connection, for your iPhone®, for example. Or you can simply listen to the radio. Your 718 also enables you to use countless Car Connect Services via smartphone, such as vehicle positioning. The optional smartphone compartment in the centre console transfers your mobile phone signal to the external aerial of the car – conserving phone charge and providing optimum reception.
Navigation including Porsche Connect
Thanks to Real-time Traffic Information, the optional navigation module including Porsche Connect gets you to your destination quicker, and offers you numerous Porsche Connect services. You can use all the online functions with the help of the integrated LTE communication module with SIM card reader. In some countries, an integrated LTE-compatible SIM card with data allowance is also included, with which you can use Porsche Connect services such as navigation and infotainment services.*
* Porsche Connect services include a free inclusive period of use, the length of which may vary by services package and country but shall not be less than three months. The full range of Porsche Connect services or individual services thereof may not be available in some countries. The Breakdown and Emergency Call services included in certain models are available in selected countries for ten years after the production date. Availability also depends on the country-specific variants of the vehicle. In addition, an integrated SIM card with data allowance for use of selected Porsche Connect services will be included in the price in some countries. For use of the WiFi hotspot and the other nonincluded Porsche Connect services, e.g. music streaming, via integrated SIM card, in these countries a chargeable data package is also available from the Porsche Connect Store. Alternatively, you can establish a data connection using a SIM card of your own. For further information on free subscription periods, follow-on costs and availability of individual services in your country, please visit the 'Availability’ area in the Porsche Connect store at www.porsche.de/connect-store or consult your Porsche Centre.
In addition to its range of smart services, Porsche Connect also offers three smartphone apps. The Porsche Connect app allows you to send destinations to your Porsche before you start your journey. As soon as your smartphone has connected to PCM, you will be able to display these in the vehicle and start route guidance directly. Even your smartphone calendar can be viewed directly on PCM and stored addresses used for navigation. What’s more, the Porsche Connect app gives you access to millions of music tracks thanks to its built-in music streaming function.
The Porsche Car Connect app lets you use your smartphone or Apple Watch® to retrieve vehicle data and remotely control selected vehicle functions. Another feature is the Porsche Vehicle Tracking System (PVTS) including theft detection.
The new Porsche Track Precision app allows driving data to be displayed in detail, logged and analysed on your smartphone.
Visit www.porsche.com/connect to discover more about the available apps and services. The range of Porsche Connect services is regularly expanded.
The optionally available Apple® CarPlay function enables you to connect your iPhone® to your Porsche and have certain apps shown directly on the central display screen of Porsche Communication Management (PCM). With the Siri® voice recognition interface, you can conveniently use your apps on the move while keeping your full concentration on the road.
Every Porsche can be configured to your preferences. Porsche Connect is the same. Using My Porsche, you can retrieve relevant vehicle data and personalise your Porsche Connect services to suit your interests. By adding new destinations for your navigation system, for instance, or selecting your favourite sources for the news articles that you want to have read aloud in the car. My Porsche also lets you create additional users – such as family members or friends.
Would you like to extend your initial free subscription period? Or purchase additional Porsche Connect services? Visit the Porsche Connect Store at www.porsche.com/connect-store and discover more about what Porsche Connect has to offer.
The Sound Package Plus ensures an excellent sound. The acoustic pattern in the vehicle interior is perfectly adapted to the driver and passengers by the amplifiers integrated into PCM.
BOSE® Surround Sound System
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound System has been specially developed for the 718 models and is optimally tuned to the specific interior acoustics of these particular vehicles. The audio system features 10 loudspeakers and amplifier channels including a patented, 100-watt active subwoofer integral to the vehicle bodyshell. This fully active system set-up enables each individual loudspeaker to be optimally adapted to the vehicle interior. The total output: 505 watts. Should you ever want to drown out the resonant sound of the engine. For whatever reason.
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, Porsche has been dedicated to realising customers’ wishes. Known until 1986 as the 'Sonderwunschprogramm’, then Porsche Exclusive – and now Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur.
We love what we do. We love our work. Every seam, every square inch of leather and every other fine detail receives the same devotion. We transfer our experience and passion to the vehicle, together with your inspiration – thereby bringing dreams to life. Directly on the shop floor.
None of this would be possible without originality, enthusiasm and attention to detail, beginning as early as the consultation stage. Because we keep one thing in mind above all else: meeting your individual requirements, thereby turning ‘a Porsche’ into ‘your Porsche’.
How do we fulfil these requirements? With composure and care – by means of precision craftsmanship and the use of exquisite materials such as leather, carbon or Alcantara®. The result: a product born of dedication and craftsmanship. In other words, a blend of sportiness, comfort and design that reflects your own personal taste. A Porsche bearing your signature touch.
We offer a wide range of refinement options. Both visual and technical. For the interior and exterior. From a single alteration to extensive modifications. Because your inspiration is our passion.
Take inspiration from our examples on the following pages and visit www.porsche.com/exclusive-manufaktur to learn all about how to configure these extraordinary vehicles.
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Still a Refuge and Resource: Basement Conversion
Testimony before the New York City Council, Committee on Housing and Buildings
Elena Conte, Director of Policy, November 13, 2018
Chair Cornegy, Council Members, thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am Elena Conte, Director of Policy at the Pratt Center for Community Development.
Pratt Center is pleased to support the proposed legislation, which would pave the way for a groundbreaking pilot program to convert existing informal units into safe, healthy, affordable housing with legal status, providing protection and support for homeowners and tenants in the neighborhood of East New York. This legislation and the pilot that it will enable are the long- and hard-fought products of steadfast organizing and advocacy of visionary community-based organizations Chhaya CDC, Coalition for Community Advancement/Progress East New York, and Cypress Hills LDC, among others.
We have been partners in their efforts for more than a decade, co-publishing New York’s Housing Underground: A Refuge and A Resource, which revealed that there are an estimated more than 100,000 tenants citywide that are living in informal units in basements and cellars across the city, especially concentrated in the immigrant and communities of color in the eastern reaches of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Since then we have looked closely at New York’s housing stock, drawn on the experience of other jurisdictions nationally, and those of other experts in the field, to develop and call for solutions that would stabilize these communities. These community efforts, joined by partners in the City Council, resulted in the 2016 commitment from Mayor de Blasio to advance a pilot.
After participating in more than two years of inter-agency and community collaboration with Council Member Espinal and the Administration, we can affirm firsthand that developing a pilot is detailed, painstaking work that has required deep conversation, collaboration, and compromise. This effort is still very much in process.
We are glad to note that the proposed legislation allows for several very important changes:
Elimination of unnecessary code restrictions that prohibit the conversion of units, including unnecessary restrictions for units based on grade instead of safety features such as light and air
The provision of financing and other administrative assistance to facilitate the participation of lower income homeowners who would otherwise not be able to take advantage of code changes
Recognition and the resourcing of existing community-based organizations with deep roots in the community to perform outreach, education, and counseling for the pilot
At the same time, there are several features that are very important to the success of the pilot in East New York and an eventual citywide program that are outside the scope of legislation. These include:
Homeowner incentives and protections
Additional measures to increase the ease of participation
Policies that guard against the destabilizing threat of predatory speculators
Protections and rent regulation for tenants
For many inhabitants, their informal unit is the only thing standing between them and homelessness; ensuring their ability to remain in their housing is essential to preventing displacement and tackling the housing crisis
Easier and streamlined processes for converting the most common and most commonly inhabited housing stock
Pathways for converting 2 family homes into 3 family homes, and 3 family homes into 4 family homes are essential for meeting community need
Additional code changes, as enabled by City and State rules and laws, that increase feasibility and reduce conversion costs
Allowing for the international standard of 7-foot ceiling heights in all units
Removing unnecessary limitations imposed by the Multiple Dwelling Law
The potential for impact on the housing crisis for the city’s most vulnerable New Yorkers – homeowners and tenants alike – is tremendous, and requires that we get this right. We look forward to continuing to work with the City Council, the Administration and its agencies, and of course our community-based partners to create a meaningful program in East New York, and to take advantage of the opportunity to derive lessons that will inform a more comprehensive program locally and citywide.
For more information, please contact: Elena Conte, econte@prattcenter.net, 718-399-4416
NOTE: This testimony was prepared by the Pratt Center for Community Development. It does not necessarily reflect the official position of Pratt Institute.
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A foundation for the future of aviation: Premium AEROTEC opens new engineering center
The aeronautics supplier Premium AEROTEC has opened its new engineering center in Augsburg. More than 300 development engineers will work on the future of aeronautics technology over a total floor area of around 4,300 square metres. The focus of development will lie on lightweight construction and the use of new materials to make future aircraft lighter, safer and more eco-friendly.
Premium AEROTEC is once again top employer
After successfully being certified as a top employer for engineers last year, Premium AEROTEC has now won an additional award: the company has been certified as Top German Employer across all occupational groups, thereby confirming once again the excellent working and career conditions for employees.
Premium AEROTEC supplies around 70 percent of all A400M fuselage structures
The successful ramp-up of production for the new A400M transport aircraft is key for Premium AEROTEC in establishing its position in future military aircraft construction. The company is putting all the necessary attention on the upcoming increase in production
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A strong partner in military aircraft construction
Premium AEROTEC has so far delivered more than 420 centre fuselage sections for the Eurofighter Typhoon, underscoring its significant role in military aircraft construction. Besides an internationally acknowledged role as a strong partner in the civil aviation sector, Premium AEROTECs participation in the Eurofighter and the A400M transport aircraft is of great importance to the company in both economic and technological terms.
Key supplier for all Airbus series programmes
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Get the best deal on a used car for sale in Stourbridge by making your way to Prestwood Garage Cars Ltd today. You will find every available model listed here on the website, and as all our stock is competitively priced you should have no problem sourcing a pre-owned to suit your budget. Take the opportunity to browse our current range online before contacting a member of the showroom team to find out more. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will be more than happy to answer any questions and provide advice and guidance when necessary. Alternatively, why not pay a visit to our showroom in person and take a closer look at the selection of used car models for sale.
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Corn in Africa
November 27, 2008 · 5:00 AM CST
Host Ken Bader
Reporter Melaina Spitzer
In this Malawian town, these two teenage boys say they eat food made from cornmeal three times a day. This is the case for many in Malawi, and over 90% of Malawi's cultivated land is devoted to corn. But it wasn't always this way. Maize is native to the Americas. Maize first came to Africa in the 16th century and it became a key crop grown during the slave trade. But as recently as the 1950s, subsistence farmers didn't rely on maize for the main crop. But in 1960s, corn production really took off in Africa. This researcher says international aid agencies thought maize could be the key to food security for Africa, and a hybrid maize crop was introduced to Africa. In Asia, special varieties of rice transformed famine stricken countries and people talk about this period as Asia's green period. But it didn't turn out that way in Africa because many farmers couldn't afford the hybrid maize and fertilizer and droughts left the crops withered. The researcher says it all fell apart in places like Malawi. Because corn displaced other formerly reliable crops, the switch to corn left people hungrier than before. Malawi's dependence on corn has also made for meals that often lack complete protein and malnutrition and stunting. Malnutrition and HIV also make for a dangerous combination. A poor diet weakens the immune system, which makes fighting the AIDS virus even more difficult. There are, however, sharp differences as to how to tackle this problem. The Malawian government remains committed to the corn crop and government officials are trying to provide fertilizer to grow more corn, but this researcher is trying to get Malawians to grow a wider variety of crops. But he's had only limited success because people are reluctant to giving up corn. The researcher says the outside world did too good a job of convincing people that maize is a better crop. But a few are changing their attitudes.
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Note: there are two versions of this map, a VISed version with some HOM problems and an unVISed version without those problems but which will run slowly on older systems. For further details see the readme.
JPL's latest long-vising handful of a map is Fort Driant, in which he brings some of the style of Half-Life (the first) to Quake. There was obviously a lot of work involved in this; the initial outdoor scene of the map is a good indication of this, as it contains replicas (brushwork, as in the original) of the trucks and forklifts from Half-Life, as well as a detailed crane with a really cool nailgun secret. The textures aren't very Quakey, but they have converted more or less intact, and the theme of a base/bunker is pulled off well in the setpiece areas.
Once you get inside the base, things change a lot (and not necessarily for the better). You find yourself in fairly dark, cramped bunkers, and at the mercy of Quoth base enemies who can take shots at you through small openings in the walls. The various hallways aren't all that distinct (a problem I had with the original Half Life), so navigation isn't that easy although you will probably not actually get lost - the issue is more excessive backtracking to figure out where to go. Later, the hallways are better-lit, a sort of bluish futuristic appearance (functional details also make appearances in places, or as close to it as can be managed in a map this big with Quake's block-favouring brushwork). Some of the rooms in these hallways are look decent, and the whole thing certainly is a challenge with many enemies and quite a few of those Quoth-level base foes. These things are certainly good, but there are numerous drawbacks to this style of gameplay, which by its nature (many closed corridors, where you can't see anything but the hall you're currently in) is confusing (no real idea of where you are relative to the layout as a whole) and frustrating (similar visuals in most places, backtracking).
Once you reach the back of the base, the confusing corridors open up to a gigantic setpiece clearly inspired by an area early in Half-Life: a huge silo, surrounded by walkways. This area definitely looks cool, and it's even cooler that you get to go on top of it and that numerous beams/details cast asymmetrical shadows down on the whole scene. You approach this structure from many angles, and you must beware of enemy sniping here. A lot of mileage is gained from the layout, as the exit is actually back outside the base, so you have to go through again.
This map is a mixed bag; it is ambitious, large, challenging and unique, but it can also be bland, confusing, slow, and monotonous. It seems like the amount of hallways is not really necessary, and even that the main function of the hallways area (other than imitating this aspect of Half-Life's design) is really just to connect the two setpieces. It might have been better to split this level into two, or even three separate maps. The nature of this map means that its virtues/limitations will be appreciated differently by each player; give it a try, and see what you think.
Score: 15/20
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You are here: Home / News / Featured Story / Iowa Prayer Breakfast speaker says without worship, we live “fragmented lives”
Iowa Prayer Breakfast speaker says without worship, we live “fragmented lives”
March 28, 2013 By O. Kay Henderson
Over 1400 people gathered for the 52nd annual Iowa Prayer Breakfast this morning, a record turn-out for the event. A man who was the honorary chairman of the 2008 National Day of Prayer was the keynote speaker.
“We as the church of Jesus Christ — those of us who claim to be a part of it — it has to start with us,” Dr. Ravi Zacharias said. “We need to ask ourselves: Are we giving people the word of God? Are we giving them that which will be a light unto their feet and a lamp unto their path, that which will guide them?”
Zacharias was born in India and immigrated to Canada. He’s made Atlanta, Georgia, the headquarters for his international ministry. Worship should govern how Christians make their choices, according to Zacharias.
“Worshipping God is the primary call of every individual. That’s the only thing that brings together head, heart, mind, mind, will, purpose and compassion,” Zacharias said.
Zacharias warned a life without worship leads to a “fragmented” life.
“All that we do in public is ultimately governed by who we are in private,” Zacharias said. “And what we do in private can only coalesce either with the sacred or with the profane.”
Zacharias spoke for just over half an hour. Several elected officials attended the Iowa Prayer Breakfast, including former Governor Bob Ray, legislators from both parties and Governor Terry Branstad.
“I appreciate your public testimony by your presence here today of the importance of prayer in all of our lives,” Branstad said in a brief welcome to the crowd.
Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals director Rod Roberts is also a Church of Christ pastor. He was chair of this morning’s (Thursday’s) event and delivered the opening prayer, asking for a blessing of the elected officials in the room.
“Bless their labor of love and service to the people of Iowa with integrity and honor and bless them with unity and the divine ability to solve the challenges our state and nation face,” Roberts prayed.
The Iowa Prayer Breakfast is held each year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Filed Under: Featured Story, News, Politics / Govt, Religion Tagged With: Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party, Terry Branstad
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Different Varieties Of Laptop Games Young children Love To Play
I am a keep-at-home Mom of two tiny boys, so I am constantly on the lookout for fun games with an educational twist. If you are new to tabletop gaming hold in mind that the guidelines for some games can really feel a bit overwhelming to commence with, but appear at it like this. Card games are easy to pack and take with you for a trip to the beach, to grandma’s, to a mountain cabin, or even to the doctor’s workplace to play even though you wait! Little Massive Planet two: Special Edition expands on the very first release with even much more content and gadgets so you can generate and share even bigger and more elaborate custom games. Captain Morgane And The Golden Turtle is a point and click adventure game that promises over 12 hours of storyline gameplay along with six mini games and dozens of puzzles to resolve. It is advisable to BTA early on just before the cost rises, and then future games that are unlocked in that tier will become available to you as effectively.
After the Rudolph game the little ones went back to whatever they had been doing and some of high college and college youngsters played Apples to Apples–go figure. Several games concentrate on on-line play, which can expose your youngsters to words and ideas you probably never want them to know about. You can play solo or team up with a friend to take on hordes of the living dead supplying hours of entertainment. Thanks Will, I agree with you about Game of Thrones it is a brilliant game and 1 that you get enthralled in for hours. Soon after that, you’ll have to agree to a contract if you want to continue renting games from them. This console also demands an added online subscription to play games on-line and access other functions.
To assist your kids understand about the basics of business, producing a profit, assets and charitable providing, go to Rich Kid Wise Kid Using cartoons to instruct, the Rich Dad Organization has place with each other interactive learning tools with age-proper lesson for children from kindergarten through 12th grade. Killzone Trilogy Collection functions the three Killzone games with the very first being remastered in 720p HD with added trophy help. I know Threat is not for everybody and if you get a bum deal early in the game you devote the next six hours hanging on for dear life only to be crushed at the finish with out contributing a lot, but for me that is component of the knowledge. The Spartacus is a series crammed with some intense action, violence and drama – every thing you’d anticipate from a Tv show like Game of Thrones. My children will be coming over tomorrow evening for the annual Christmas eve euchre go around.
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Australian technology company Pulse continues to lead in global technology innovation, achieving coveted Gold Partner status with Microsoft for its new business intelligence visualisation tool, Pulse Analytics.
Pulse Analytics is a state-of-the-art suite of BI dashboard solutions providing real-time, actionable KPI dashboards to companies engaged in heavy industry such as mining, manufacturing, power generation, water treatment, infrastructure projects, and automated warehousing.
Backed by the resources of its parent, Pulse Mining Systems, the Pulse Analytics team is led by director Ashley Bosworth (pictured right), a qualified engineer who is gaining international recognition for his work in both analytics development and collaborative methodologies.
“We’re excited to achieve this Gold status,” said Mr Bosworth. “It allows us additional benefits such as software use rights and the marketing cachet that comes with achieving this level.”
In order to attain Microsoft Gold Certified partnership, the highest level given to Microsoft partners, the company had to first qualify for Microsoft Partner Network membership, and then meet Microsoft’s Gold status requirements such as having four qualified Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) that have passed one or more of certification exams issued by Microsoft, as well as having one of them passing the licensing overview assessment and two that have passed the sales and marketing assessment, submitting and earning five customer references – to achieve the necessary 120 points.
“Being Gold means the company has earned the highest standards of Microsoft’s worldwide partnership program,” explained Mr Bosworth.
“The Pulse Analytics team prepared diligently for the necessary exams to make this happen. They did a great job.”
Business Analytics News2018-09-12T00:26:27+10:0028 March 2018|Achievement, Featured, Media|Comments Off on Microsoft Gold partnership for Pulse Analytics
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Goldbeck Solar and Astronergy realizing a 15.5-MW solar plant in the Netherlands
11/4/17, 11:03 AM -
Goldbeck Solar transfers its international solar EPC know-how to the Netherlands. In the industrial zone of Veendam, the company builds a 15.5 MW turnkey solar park. The project will be realized for Astronergy (Chint Group). Both companies increase their Dutch presence due to a growing demand.
Goldbeck Solar
In Veendam (Groningen region), Goldbeck Solar manages the construction of a suburban solar park with 15.5 MW.
There are two remarkable aspects about this project: Firstly, it is the first solar farm that Goldbeck Solar and Astronergy realize together in the Netherlands. Secondly, this is a suburban solar power plant in the industrial zone of Veendam (in the Groningen region) – which has led to specific requirements concerning the plant’s design. That has been necessary to satisfy all stakeholders, and to integrate the plant properly into its surroundings.
Attractive PV market in Netherlands
“Based on the attractive subsidies for renewable energies, solar power will become a leading technology in the Netherlands, making the country an interesting market for Goldbeck Solar. Our neighboring country has decided in favor of a consequent renewable energy policy to be able to reach the goals for renewable energies stipulated for 2020”, resumes Björn Lamprecht, Goldbeck Solar’s managing director. Over the past few years, the Hirschberg-based subsidiary of the construction company Goldbeck gained lots of experience with its projects in England. Amongst others, the 50-MW project in Sandridge made headlines. Now, the solar company wants to translate its expertise to its project in the Netherlands. “We can be a partner when it comes to assisting project developers realizing the plant”, adds Lamprecht.
Inverters from Sungrow - transformers from Schneider Electric
The plant in the outskirts of Veendam will generate some 14.5 MWh each year. This output can be fed in the local public power network, supplying 4,850 households with green electricity. At the same time, that avoids almost 8,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. Astronergy will supply high-quality modules. The power inverters will be obtained from Sungrow, the transformers and the transmission station from Schneider Electronic, and the substructure from MKG. Local companies from the Netherlands will perform a part of the services as well.
Further projects planned
Goldbeck and Astronergy are striving for further joint projects in the Netherlands. Astronergy has already secured further projects, which will be realized in 2018 and 2019. “In cooperation with our partners, we are planning to realize more projects in the market. For Astronergy, the Netherlands are a focus market when it comes to participate in implementing concepts to reach the goals for renewable energy. Astronergy plans to keep up its commitment in the Netherlands in the long run, as a project developer as well as a module manufacturer”, states Oliver Schweininger, managing director of Astronergy GmbH.
“In the Netherlands, further projects could be implemented in the near future”, says Lamprecht. At the moment, Goldbeck Solar is working on megawatt-size roof projects and further solar parks. But also in countries such as Spain and France, Goldbeck Solar remains active, pursuing various project initiatives. (HCN)
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares slip, looming U.S.-China trade talks in focus
Swati Pandey
* Asian stock markets: tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
* MSCI ex-Japan eases, Chinese markets resume trading
* U.S.-China trade talks to dominate narrative this week
* U.S. border deal talks collapse, gov’t shutdown looms
* Dollar index near six-week highs on safe haven flows
By Swati Pandey
SYDNEY, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Asian shares started the week on the backfoot as investors were unable to shake off worries about global growth, U.S. politics and the Sino-U.S. trade war, keeping the safe-haven dollar well bid near a six-week top against major currencies.
Chinese shares see-sawed on Monday after they resumed trading following a week-long Lunar New Year holiday. The blue-chip index was last up 0.4 percent, Australian stocks were down 0.6 percent while South Korea eased 0.2 percent.
That left MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan off 0.1 percent after it was toppled from a four-month top on Friday.
Trading volumes are expected to be light with Japan on public holiday.
Investors are now looking ahead to trade talks this week with a delegation of U.S. officials travelling to China for the next round of negotiations.
“After we went home on Friday, Asian equities closed the week weaker... reflecting an increased level of apprehension on whether or not the U.S. and China can find an agreement to de-escalate their trade tensions ahead of the March 1st deadline,” said Rodrigo Catril, senior forex strategist at National Australia Bank.
“U.S.-led trade uncertainty along with increasing concerns over the extent of the current global growth slowdown has seen an increase in demand for core global bonds,” Catril said.
“Against a backdrop of uncertainty and despite a Fed that is comfortably on hold, the dollar continues to win the least ugly contest.”
The U.S. Federal Reserve has signalled patience on policy after it delivered four hikes in 2018, citing growing economic risks from a slowdown in global growth.
The dollar index held near a six-week high around 96.625 against a basket of currencies, after notching up its strongest weekly gain in six months as traders piled into the greenback in a safe-haven move.
The collapse in talks between U.S. Democrat and Republican lawmakers over the weekend amid a clash over immigrant detention policy raised fears of another government shutdown.
That development was yet another worry for markets already under strain from a drumroll of gloomy news on the global economy. Last week, the European Commission sharply downgraded euro zone growth for this year and next and U.S. President Donald Trump added to the anxiety with a declaration that he had no plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the March 1 deadline to achieve a trade deal.
“Growth is probably the big area of risk – the U.S. is still on a healthy track but China stabilisation is more hope than reality at the moment while European momentum continues to soften,” JPMorgan analysts said in a note.
“Investors have plenty to be nervous about, including the ongoing growth softness in Europe and the risk this drags the other major geographies down with it.”
The rising pressure on growth means the near term fortunes of the equity markets will partly depend on earnings from major U.S. companies. These include Coca-Cola Co, PepsiCo Inc , Walmart Inc, Home Depot Inc, Macy’s Inc and Gap Inc for further clues about the health of the consumer sector.
Analysts now expect first-quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies to decline 0.1 percent from a year earlier, which would be the first such quarterly profit decline since 2016, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
Elsewhere, the euro was barely changed at $1.1324 after five straight days of losses took it to more than 2 weeks lows. Sterling dithered at $1.2934.
The Australian dollar inched up from Friday’s one-month lows although sentiment was still cautious after the country’s central bank opened the door to a possible rate cut.
Oil prices slipped on concerns about slowing global demand amid a pick-up in U.S. drilling activity.
U.S. crude was 73 cents weaker at $51.99 per barrel while Brent fell 69 cents to $61.41.
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UPDATE 3-Lebanon must send message "of seriousness" by approving budget -finance minister
Laila Bassam, Tom Perry
(Adds comment on treasury bonds)
By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry
BEIRUT, June 24 (Reuters) - Lebanon’s finance minister said on Monday it was important the country sendt a “clear message of seriousness” in the coming days by approving the 2019 state budget that aims to slash the deficit.
Approved by cabinet last month, the budget is being debated in parliament and aims to narrow the projected deficit to 7.6% of GDP from 11.5% last year.
It is seen as a critical step toward warding off a crisis which top leaders have warned is bearing down on Lebanon unless it carries out reforms. Lebanon’s public debt burden, equivalent to about 150% of GDP, is one of the heaviest in the world.
Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil, in comments to Reuters, also said an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission had arrived in Lebanon to prepare an Article IV report on the financial and monetary situation in the country.
“The most important thing in the coming days is that we give a clear message of seriousness in completing the budget and approving it and that the 2020 budget comes to complete the steps proposed for this year,” Khalil said.
He said the IMF report should be complete by mid-July, describing it as a “fundamental juncture with a great effect on assessing the situation and its stability, and Lebanon’s rating by the concerned institutions”.
Khalil said international institutions had welcomed measures set out in the draft budget “but in the discussion there is always fear about the extent of the Lebanese government’s commitment to the measures approved by cabinet”.
The draft budget includes a cut in public debt servicing through the issuance of low interest rate treasury bonds to the value of 11 trillion Lebanese pounds ($7.3 billion) in coordination with the Lebanese banking sector, the finance minister has said.
Khalil, in comments first reported by Lebanese broadcaster MBC, also said on Monday that all parties remained committed to the agreement, implementation of which was expected to begin.
“This matter is consensual with mutual understanding and the main element of it is Banque Du Liban,” he said, in reference to the central bank.
Writing by Tom Perry Editing by Mark Heinrich
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Georgia school reinstates paddling to discipline students
Paddling students is now a disciplinary policy at a Georgia charter school and parents who don’t consent have to agree to up to five days of suspension for their children instead.
Updated September 10, 2018 - 3:58 pm
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. — Paddling students is now a disciplinary policy at a Georgia charter school and parents who don’t consent have to agree to up to five days of suspension for their children instead.
WRDW-TV reports the Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics sent parents a letter last week asking permission to hit children with a wooden paddle. Superintendent Jody Boulineau says the kindergarten through ninth grade school has received a little more than 100 of the forms back and a third of them give consent to use the paddle.
Boulineau says the corporal punishment won’t be used often, and just the threat of it will be a deterrent.
The form says students will be spanked on the buttocks in an office with closed doors and shouldn’t be struck more than three times.
Information from: WRDW-TV, http://www.wrdw.com/
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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay area
The quake struck Tuesday afternoon 9 miles south of Brentwood, California.
H. Ross Perot’s devotion to family, friends remembered at service
The U.S. Air Force conducted an F-16 flyover in the missing man formation during a graveside service at a Dallas cemetery.
Judd Nixon says he hurt his left knee in a 2012 game when an opposing player made contact with him as he was taking a shot.
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.
Air Force: Rescue team helps injured Mexican fishermen
The Air Force said the fishermen were hurt when their boat’s crane collapsed 1,300 miles southwest of San Diego.
Comic-Con founders reflect on 50 years of memories
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
July 16, 2019 - 12:47 pm July 16, 2019 - 12:47 pm
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.
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Caduceus Pocket Cornets
I suspect that most readers aren't familiar with the name of this pocket cornet, but it was given to it by Nick DeCarlis. Nick also made the beautiful carrying case for this cornet that is pictured below. Caduceus is the winged staff of the Greek god Hermes that is surrounded by two coiled snakes. We are most familiar with this as a symbol used by many in medical fields, although the correct medical symbol is the staff, with a single coiled snake, of Asclepius, who was the Greek deity that was associated with healing and medicine. Regardless of these facts, Nick was reminded of the Caduceus when he saw the way that the mouthpipe and bell coil around the valves.
This rather unusual design was not inspired by snakes or gods, but rather a one of a kind pocket cornet built by Adalbert Riedl around 1900. This is pictured on my page on Riedl's echo cornet and when Jeremy Cruz saw it, he asked me if I could make one like it. There were several challenges in copying this tiny cornet, including the Berliner valves and very small size over all. I told Jeremy that I wasn't willing to make a set of valves just for this project, but could modify a modern valve section to work. Another requirement that I stipulated is that it should be a full size Bb cornet acoustically. When I enlarged the photo of the Riedl cornet to approximately full size, it became obvious that the taper and flare of the bell was small and would result in a small and excessively bright sound.
I spent at least 8 hours struggling with this design and was not happy with it. The biggest hurdle in making a pocket cornet or trumpet is bending a full size bell to fit the design, so I decided that I would bend the bell as small as possible first and then design the cornet around that. I was able to get the bell length down to just 6 1/2" and then formed the bell to the oval shape afterwards. Knowing that forcing the bell into an oval would change it acoustically, I carefully stretched the metal so that it would still be somewhat close to its original characteristics. Once the bell was done, the rest of the main tubing design fell into place more easily. The fifth photo shows the Riedl cornet at approximately full size next to the full size drawing of the new design. The oval bell rim measures 5" by 3 1/4", which adds a lot to the compact nature. You may notice that there are no waterkeys on this cornet. Since the visual effect of this design is important, I stressed to Jeremy how much they would degrade the look and I was happy that he agreed. There are at least five spots where water will collect in the curves, so it wouldn't make sense to install only one or two waterkeys anyway. In practice, the player must occasionally blow all the water through the valve section, into the larger tubing and then rotate the instrument once to let it run out the bell. This is not an insurmountable compromise.
Once the instrument was complete, I sent it off to James McKenzie in Lawrence, Kansas for the custom engraving. Jeremy wanted extensive decoration inspired by the engraving on Conn instruments from the 1880s and James was able to deliver it spectacularly. Very sadly, this was the last engraving commission that James was able to finish. He didn't tell me at the time, but he got hit hard with fast moving cancer and died just months later. After getting it back from James and final polishing, it was then sent to Anderson Silver Plating in Elkhart, Indiana for the silver and then to Nick DeCarlis to have the case made. Nick was able to make a very beautiful case for protecting the cornet and displaying it very well. While he had the instrument, Nick took it on one of his jazz gigs, just to be sure how good of an instrument it is and with excellent results. After completing its travels and back in my shop, Jeremy was finally able to come and see it for himself and take it home. He was pleased.
The seventh photo on the right shows the Caduseus Pocket Cornet next to a full size Bb trumpet to emphasize the size.
The eighth shows another Caduseus cornet made for Jim Bell later the same year. This one is even shorter at 6 3/8". This was engraved by Sherry Huntley and then lacquered.
I was surprised to get an order for yet another or these from trumpet professor Mark Ponzo. The last three photos show this cornet, with lots of engraving by Sherry Huntley.
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Activision plan for ‘many years’ of Call of Duty movies
By Alice O'Connor • 2 years ago • 36
Activision Blizzard Studios are planning for potentially years of Call of Duty movies, drawing inspiration from the interwoven Marvel Cinematic Universe. Activision reckon that Call of Duty could carry a series, jumping between the first-person shooter's sub-brands for different perspectives on war. Chinny reckon.
Tagged with Activision Blizzard Studios, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Call of Duty: WW2.
Steam Charts: They Said It Could Never Happen
By Alec Meer • 3 years ago • 40
I had all the characteristics of a blogger — frayed jeans, opinions, laptop, tea — but my depersonalisation was so intense, had gone so deep, that my normal ability to compile charts had been eradicated, the victim of a slow, purposeful erasure. I was simply imitating top ten articles, a rough resemblance of a best-sellers list, with only a dim corner of my mind functioning.…
Tagged with NBA 2K17, Steam, Ark: Survival Evolved, Battlerite, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, charts, Cossacks 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Divinity: Original Sin 2, Doom, Grand Theft Auto V, H1Z1: King of the Kill, Mafia II, Osiris: New Dawn, Quantum Break, Sid Meier's Civilization VI.
Cod Blops 3 Mod Tools Launch Into Open Beta
The next Call of Duty may be only five weeks from launching, but last year's model is about to get a new lease on life. Developers Treyarch last night launched the long-awaited Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 [official site] mod tools into open beta, letting people create and play with custom levels, weapons, and modes - y'know, mods. Treyarch still have a bit of…
Tagged with Activision, level editor, mod tools, Radiant, Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Black Ops 3 DLC Includes Dragons Because Why Not?
By Steven Messner • 3 years ago • 10
Yo, you know what would really spice up Black Ops 3's [official site] Zombies mode is some fire-breathing lizards because dammit, this is Call of Duty and they can do whatever they want. Apparently. Alright, I'll admit that as far as DLC goes, having giant swathes of mechanized zombies facing off against dragons in the ruins of Stalingrad does sound pretty cool.
Tagged with Activision, Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Arma 3 And COD: Blops 3 Free On Steam This Weekend
Maybe you think you'll like shooting things, but you're not sure what flavour of shooting. Are you the type who likes tense, simulated military manshoots you can play with dozens of friends in wide open areas, with missions you make yourself and vehicles you can pilot and drive? Good news! Arma 3 is free on Steam this weekend. Or are you the type who likes…
Tagged with Activision, Bohemia Interactive, Treyarch, Arma 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
This Year, Call Of Duty May Be Heading To Space
By Adam Smith • 3 years ago • 28
Call of Duty: Space Wars. Orbital Ops, maybe. Post-Modern Warfare. Space Warfare? Probably not that one. Whatever the name might be, there have been rumours and suggestions of a space-based Call of Duty for several years and it seems increasingly likely that this year's Infinity Ward release might be that game. I hope the moon explodes in at least one mission.
Tagged with Activision, Infinity Ward, Call of Duty, Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
Cod Blops 3 Releases Nuketown Map For All
Call of Duty doesn't really have time for 'classic' maps, given that a new game comes jumping across time and space every year (smart money says 2016's CoD will pit World War 1 Tommies against robotic Visigoths from the future). CoD's Black Ops subseries has run long enough to establish Nuketown as a staple - though since Blops 2 it's been held back as a…
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s Free Multiplayer Weekend
By Joe Donnelly • 3 years ago • 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Multiplayer Starter Pack is a big mouthful for a simple idea: it's Cod Blops 3's [official site] ranked multiplayer sold separately as a cheaper standalone game. It's an interesting experiment in selling CoD's many modes separately and a short one - Activision will stop selling it on Monday. But until Sunday evening, you can check out this substantial…
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Cop A Load Of Cod In Blops 3’s Multiplayer Standalone
Activision are finally trying splitting Call of Duty's many modes into separate games, for folks who are only interested in part or want a cheap way in, though they've started in a baffling way. Last night they released a standalone version of the Cod Blops 3 [official site] ranked multiplayer which costs only £11.59/14,49€/$14.99 - about a quarter of the full game's price. I'd hoped…
Activision Blizzard Studios Planning CoD Movies & More
Following that Warcraft movie trailer, Activision Blizzard announced over the weekend that they've launched a new arm dedicated to making movies and TV out their games. The first celluloid fruit of Activision Blizzard Studios will be a TV cartoon adaptation of the Spyro spin-off series Skylanders, and they're awfully keen on making Call of Duty talkies too. Oh, if Pip were in today she'd know…
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Is Out, But A Bit Buggy
The Big Blopper, The Blopster, The Codchop, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 [official site] launched last night, and it's the first in the FPS series to really interest me in a while. Campaign co-op, customisable cyborgs filled with cyberbees, and Jeff Goldblum are right up my alley and oh! supposedly it's a wee touch less corridor-y too. It has a few problems at launch,…
CoD: Black Ops III To Receive Modding And Map Tools
By Adam Smith • 4 years ago • 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops III [official site] looks just about weird enough to be interesting. Whether it's Jeff Goldblum's zombie-splatting magician, the introduction of full-on Chaos powers or the general rocket-powered leap into a robo-soldier sci-fi future, BLOPS the Third does not appear to be constrained by reason. Of course, it may still be restrained by corridors but on the server and modding side…
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Activision Blizzard And Their New Team Of Esports
By Philippa Warr • 4 years ago • 34
So Activision Blizzard's creating a new division "devoted to esports" within the company. It's going to be chairman-ed by the former CEO of ESPN and the NFL Network, Steve Bornstein, and senior vice presidente-ed by a co-founder of Major League Gaming, Mike Sepso. There's a press release and everything.
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Watch More Jeff Goldblum In Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3
By Daniel Starkey • 4 years ago • 24
Alright, so we're not the sorts to post every Call of Duty: Black Ops III [official site] trailer, but we are the sorts to post things with Jeff Goldblum in. We've known he's going to be in Black Ops 3 since July, but now there's a new trailer explaining the set up for why he, playing a magician, is going to be fighting alongside a…
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Vomit To Death With CODBLOPS 3’s Chaos Powers
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 [official site] has a "sonic anti-personnel" ability which lets you "literally bring your enemies to their knees by making them sick to death." When you use it, people straight up vom' till they die. The latest trailer, found below, introduces this and other Chaos Cybercore abilities.
Call Of Duty Black Ops 3’s Story Trailer/Dumb Marketing
By Joe Donnelly • 4 years ago • 23
As far as marketing stunts go, Activision's Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 [official site] flurry on Twitter through the week was, how shall I put it, not very well thought out. Live-tweeting a fake-but-pretending-to-be-real crisis will turn heads, but what happened to simply showing off a trailer or dropping some screens? Don't worry, we've got you covered. RPS: serving you, minus the hysteria.
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3’s Bans And Protects
Massively jetlagged as I am, I decided to ease back into the post-International real world by catching up with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 [official site] announcements from Gamescom. Either I am stuck in a MOBA fever dream or Blops 3 really is introducing a protect and ban phase to competitive play. Tell you what. I'm going to cover it as if it's real…
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Jeff Goldblum & Ron Perlman Star In Cod Blops 3 Zombies
I would buy the heck out of Call of Duty: Black Ops III's [official site] co-op Zombies mode as a cheaper standalone game. The mode has developed into such silly schlock horror, and draws an increasingly impressive cast of folks from cult movies while going weirder places. This year's offering, named Shadows of Evil, will see Jeff 'Jeff Chuffing Goldblum' Goldblum, Ron 'War Never Changes'…
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Cyberwizards & Robobees In 13 Mins Of Cod Blops 3 Co-op
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 [official site] turns soldiers into cyberwizards with dominion over cyberbrains and robobees, but does that make the game much different from any other CoD, Blops or otherwise? For the first ten minutes of a new thirteen-minute gameplay trailer showing off four-player co-op, the answer appears to be no. Soldiers run along corridors in a sandy city and shout and…
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I Guess CODBLOPS Is Basically Unreal Tournament Now
Wall-jumping and robo-soldiers and crazy weapons and teleporters and OTT awards for doing almost anything: whatever would Captain Price think? Me, I'm sort of relieved that Call of Duty Black Ops III [official site] has given up all pretence of military realism and entirely embraced science-fictional absurdity: it's as though the series is finally allowing itself to be what it's wanted to be for years.…
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McDermott & Bull Finds Top Purchasing Leader for E.B. Bradley
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IRVINE, California, November 2, 2017 – McDermott & Bull, one of the largest executive search firms within the Hunt Scanlon Top 50 Recruiters list, as well as one of Forbes’ Best Executive Recruiting Firms, is pleased to announce the successful appointment of Rob Tupper in a senior purchasing role.
This executive recruiting engagement was conducted by Chris Bull, Managing Partner; Rob Gross, Associate Principal Consultant; and Brittany Rausch, Recruiting Associate at McDermott & Bull. According to Bull, “Rob has the leadership background, as well as the technical knowledge, to make large strides when it comes to the procurement process. We are excited to see the impact he’ll make at E.B. Bradley.”
Tupper started his career in logistics at Helen’s Foods before joining Conagra Foods as a Materials Manager, responsible for directing all functions of purchasing, planning, and inventory departments within the plant. Most recently, Tupper was Director of Procurement at Safariland, where he managed fifteen distribution centers across the US, handled vendor/supplier relationships, and was responsible for the daily movement of goods between facilities.
Tupper received a Bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fullerton and an MBA from Colorado State University.
About E.B. Bradley
Founded in 1929 by Earl Bertrand “E.B.” Bradley, E.B. Bradley began as a wholesale distributor of store fixtures and specialty hardware such as drawer slides, hinges, and Knape & Vogt shelving. They continued to grow into the San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest, and then added Wilsonart Laminate to the product mix. E.B.’s son Robert Sr. took the reins in the early 70s and another season of growth began. Their footprint expanded up into Portland, and down to San Diego adding premium hardware lines: Blum, Accuride, and Rev-A-Shelf. Robert Bradley Jr. succeeded his father in 1985 and continued to advance the business by beginning cold press lamination with sister company, West Coast Laminating. In 2010, Don Lorey was appointed as President and CEO; a first outside the Bradley family. Expansion with products like Cleaf and made-to-order doors, and new locations in CA, AZ, and NV help keep E.B. Bradley Co. as “Your First Choice in Quality and Service.”
In 2014, the E.B. Bradley Company was acquired by PSP Capital Partners, LLC (“PSP Capital”). PSP Capital Partners, LLC is a Chicago-based private investment firm founded by Penny Pritzker, who recently served as the United States Secretary of Commerce. PSP Capital takes a long-term, fundamental approach to investing with partners who share its core values of integrity, discretion and candor.
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McDermott & Bull is an executive search firm that partners with leading companies to identify and recruit leaders for permanent and interim roles. All of the practice leaders within the firm’s retained Executive Search business have deep executive experience and are uniquely positioned to address the dynamic leadership demands of public and private companies across nearly every industry. McDermott & Bull’s Interim Leaders team is equipped to service the needs of its clients by placing senior-level executives into temporary roles during critical periods. The firm’s Executive Network program provides valuable resources for and offers opportunities to build meaningful relationships with thousands of C-Suite and VP-level executives throughout the country. The formation of McDermott & Bull Europe gives the firm access to international insights and expertise and makes McDermott & Bull a true global player.
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The Search for Discount Rory McIlroy: Yahoo! Values and Pivots for the PGA Championship
For the first time ever, the Black Course at Bethpage State Park will play host to a PGA Championship. The course itself is a par 71 that plays about 7,500 yards. The average green size is 5,400 square feet which is smaller than the average tour stop. The length and setup of this course will mean that we’re seeing longer approaches than usual, which makes the greens difficult to hit. Most of the trouble lies in the bunkers. Per the GCSAA, there are eight acres worth of bunkers that golfers have to contend with as they make their way around Black. For a more in depth look, check out the course preview article.
Vegas Value
Golfers priced above $40 this week are priced anywhere from 10/1 to 60/1. Relative to their odds, Bryson DeChambeau ($43) and Matt Kuchar ($40) seem like they’re the most overpriced. DeChambeau has been far from the guy that we saw back in August. His missed cut at Harbour Town was accompanied by his worst putting performance since 2017. Now he gets a crack at a course with Poa which is his worst surface. Kuchar has finished inside of the top 12 in each of his past three starts. He’s right around tour average in distance off the tee so this is definitely a course he can compete on. If choosing between these two, I’d lean Kuchar.
Tommy Fleetwood ($39) is at 33/1 at the top of the $30 price range. The majority of those around him are upwards of 50/1. Over his past 24 rounds, he’s fifth in the field in SG: Tee to Green and 27th in DK points. If his T2G game stays at this level and he gets a couple of putts to drop, we’re looking at a guy who can compete on any course in any field.
Price Pivots
Rory McIlroy ($49) is at the top of the pricing heap over on Yahoo! this week. When you’re dropping down from $49 to $21, you have to expect a bit of a drop off in stats. That being said, Jhonattan Vegas ($21) is the closest comp in the field to Rory over their past three events. From an off-the-tee perspective, they’ve been virtually identical. McIlroy’s approach game has been insane at 76% GIR but Vegas’ numbers are not to be dismissed. Vegas is streaky and he’s in the middle of a half-dozen made cuts. He might be peaking at just the right time.
Dustin Johnson’s ($47) closest comp is Brooks Koepka ($46) heading into the PGA Championship this week. A discount of a dollar isn’t exactly what we’re looking for here, though. Sergio Garcia ($34) and Jason Kokrak ($25) pop up in in the pivots app for both of these top priced golfers. Garcia is getting some love from bookmakers this week with 90th-percentile top-20 and win scores based on his odds. He bounced back from his MC at Augusta to finish fourth at the Wells Fargo Championship.
Kokrak has been a DFS darling this year. He has made 21 cuts in a row dating back to last season which is the longest current streak on tour. Since the start of 2018, Kokrak has gained more strokes on approach on courses longer than 7,400 yards than shorter courses.
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Google should apply ‘Right to be Forgotten’ worldwide – EU watchdogs
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The European Union’s privacy watchdogs have urged the international Google search engine to apply the currently locally-functioning ‘Right to be Forgotten’ globally.
A panel of EU data protection watchdogs issued a list of guidelines calling on Google and other search engines to take down the undesired or regrettable links outside the region for “full effect.”
#privacy platform on #righttobeforgotten has started. With @SophieintVeld, @joaquinmunoz and @PrivacyPros. pic.twitter.com/xFirFrpMMM
— D66 Europa (@persd66brussel) November 19, 2014
The ruling of the Right to be Forgotten stands for the people’s ability to remove links to personal information that is “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant" from search results. However, current legislation applies only to local domains, such as Google.co.uk in the UK or google.fr in France.
Critics slam it for the ease with which one can perform the same search using another engine – such as Google.com – and find the desired, yet ‘hidden’, data.
The Right to be Forgotten has proven extremely popular, with thousands of requests to remove about half a million links since the ruling was introduced in May this year.
Google has so far received 143,000 requests, related to 491,000 links, to remove names from search results. #righttobeforgotten
— EuropeanInfluence (@europinfluence) October 11, 2014
“Under EU law, everyone has a right to data protection,” the regulatory body said in a statement. “Decisions must be implemented in such a way that they guarantee the effective and complete protection of data subjects’ rights and that EU law cannot be circumvented.”
However, the new European privacy guidelines will not be officially published until Friday. As planned, they are not binding, and it’s not clear how they will be implemented outside the EU.
A spokesperson for the company, which holds nearly 85 percent of Europe’s online search market, told the Guardian, “We haven’t yet seen the Article 29 Working Party’s guidelines, but we will study them carefully when they’re published.”
The tech company has faced a series of privacy challenges this year, having agreed only to 41.5 percent of them.
Under the new ruling, people have to submit requests to search engines with links to the content that they want removed, but are not of public interest.
“This is a line that US companies will be very reluctant to cross,” Ian Brown, professor of information security and privacy at the University of Oxford, told the New York Times.
“It will come down to who blinks first: the companies or the privacy regulators.”
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Atlas 2015 - 3. Surgical interventions
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation series
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2. Diagnostic interventions
3. Surgical interventions
4. Interventions for mental health and psychotropic medicines
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The atlas examined seven surgical interventions and found highly variable use across Australia. In some areas, people 55 years and over had rates of knee arthroscopy that were more than seven times those of people living elsewhere. Even when the areas with the highest and lowest rates were excluded, knee arthroscopy hospital admission rates were more than four times higher in one local area compared to another. Despite the evidence that knee arthroscopy is of limited value for people with osteoarthritis and may cause harm, more than 33,000 operations were performed on this age group during 2012–13. Many of these people will have degenerative disease in their knees and will not benefit from this intervention.
The number of patients undergoing Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) funded cataract surgery was over seven times higher in some parts of Australia than in others. Even when the highest and lowest rates were excluded, the cataract surgery rate was almost three times higher in one local area compared to another.
From 2010–11 to 2012–13, there were 17,000 lumbar spine surgery admissions on average each year. This includes spinal fusion procedures. There is limited evidence to support lumbar spine fusion surgery for painful degenerative back conditions. The outcomes for patients who receive these interventions are unknown.
Women living in regional areas of Australia were more than five times more likely to undergo a hysterectomy or endometrial ablation than those living in metropolitan areas. Even when the highest and lowest rates were excluded, the rate was almost three times higher in one local area compared to another.
The atlas includes two ear, nose and throat procedures, tonsillectomy and myringotomy. Each procedure was performed more than 30,000 times during 2012–13, with people in some areas more than six times more likely to undergo the procedure. Even when the highest and lowest rates were excluded, tonsillectomy and myringotomy rates were around three times higher in one local area compared to another. Australia does not have recent evidence-based guidelines for performing tonsillectomy and myringotomy.
Knee arthroscopy hospital admissions 55 years and over
3a. The Commission recommends to the MBS Review Taskforce that, given the lack of clinical evidence for the efficacy of knee arthroscopy for people with degenerative changes in the knee that the relevant MBS item(s) be amended to remove knee arthroscopy for this group.
3b. The Commission develops a Clinical Care Standard1 for investigating and managing osteoarthritic knee pain based on recommendations from the Commission’s Knee Pain Expert Working Group.2
3c. State and territory health departments consider mechanisms to improve coding, analytics and collection of outcome data for knee arthroscopy.
3d. Relevant clinical colleges ensure education and training material, as well as continuing professional development requirements, are in keeping with the applicable Clinical Care Standard for management of osteoarthritic knee pain.
3e. The Commission promotes the collection of patient-reported outcome measures for surgical interventions for knee pain.
Cataract surgery 40 years and over
3f. The Commission works with the relevant clinical colleges to develop a Clinical Care Standard for cataract surgery, including considering pre- and post-operative visual acuity scoring.
3g. The Commission undertakes a quality review of existing patient information about cataract surgery as part of developing supporting material for a Clinical Care Standard on cataract surgery.
3h. The MBS Review Taskforce reviews the relevant MBS item(s) for cataract surgery to require adherence to an applicable Clinical Care Standard for the surgery.
3i. State and territory health departments consider mechanisms to improve coding, analytics and collection of outcome data on cataract surgery.
3j. Relevant clinical colleges ensure education and training material, as well as continuing professional development requirements, are in keeping with the applicable Clinical Care Standard on cataract surgery.
3k. The Commission promotes the collection of patient-reported outcome measures for cataract surgery.
Lumbar spine surgery hospital admissions 18 years and over
3l. State and territory health departments consider mechanisms to improve coding, analytics and collection of outcome data on lumbar spine surgery in adults.
3m. The Commission promotes the collection of patient-reported outcome measures for lumbar spine surgery.
Radical prostatectomy hospital admissions 40 years and over
3n. State and territory health departments consider mechanisms to improve coding, analytics and collection of outcome data on radical prostatectomy.
3o. The Commission promotes the collection of patient-reported outcome measures for radical prostatectomy.
Hysterectomy, endometrial ablation hospital admissions
3p. The Commission works with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and consumer groups to develop a Clinical Care Standard for managing menorrhagia.
3q. The Commission develops a patient decision aid to increase women’s knowledge of treatment options for menorrhagia and their benefits and risks. In addition, mechanisms are considered so that relevant clinical colleges can train clinicians to use this patient decision tool.
3r. Relevant clinical colleges ensure education and training material, as well as continuing professional development requirements, are in keeping with the applicable Clinical Care Standard for menorrhagia.
Tonsillectomy hospital admissions 17 years and under
3s. The Commission reviews the need for evidencebased clinical guidelines on tonsillectomy in children as part of the ongoing national guideline prioritisation processes.
3t. The Commission reviews current patient information about tonsillectomy in Australia, in conjunction with relevant clinical colleges and consumer groups, to determine the need for better patient and carer information, and shared decision making tools, and also the need to update existing materials.
Myringotomy hospital admissions 17 years and under
3u. The Commission reviews the need for evidencebased clinical guidelines on myringotomy in children as part of ongoing national guideline prioritisation processes.
3v. State and territory health departments, in conjunction with the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, monitor adherence to the guidelines for managing otitis media in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and implement improvement activities.
Hip fracture hospital admissions and average length of stay in hospital 65 years and over
3w. Primary health networks and state and territory health departments work together to increase access to evidence-based falls prevention programs in hospitals, care facilities and the community.
3x. Private and public hospitals ensure patients have access to care that aligns with the Clinical Care Standard for acute management of hip fracture.
3y. Public hospitals implement the Clinical Care Standard for acute management of hip fracture through best practice pricing.
3z. Relevant clinical colleges ensure educational and training material, as well as continuing professional development requirements, are in keeping with the Clinical Care Standard for acute management of hip fracture
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Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter Chapter 3 - Surgical interventions
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.1 - Knee arthroscopy hospital admissions 55 years and over
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.2 - Cataract surgery 40 years and over
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.3 - Lumbar spine surgery hospital admissions 18 years and over
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.4 - Radical prostatectomy hospital admissions 40 years and over
Atlas 2015 - radical prostatectomy
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.5 - Hysterectomy and endometrial ablation hospital admissions
Atlas 2015 - Hysterectomy & endometrial ablation
Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.6 - Tonsillectomy hospital admissions 17 years and under
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Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.7 - Myringotomy hospital admissions 17 years and under
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Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2015: Chapter 3.8 - Hip fracture hospital admissions 65 years and over
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April 22, 2015—PSA Peugeot Citroën and IBM have agreed to a partnership deal for connected-car services that go beyond current navigation and infotainment offerings.
Financial terms of the seven-year deal were not disclosed. The agreement to develop new types of value-added services for vehicles builds on an initial partnership between the automaker and technology consultant announced a year ago.
The companies said in a joint statement they plan to develop services within vehicles, for drivers and passengers, as well as back-end applications that, for example, could perform preventive car maintenance and traffic management functions.
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Changes to the nation's lifestyle needed to improve child health
RCPCH's Officer for Scotland, Professor Steve Turner, responds to Scottish's Government's 'Growing up in Scotland: overweight and obesity at age 10' report.
Mayor confirms ban on junk food advertising on London transport network
Junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network from February under groundbreaking measures to help tackle child obesity, the Mayor of London confirmed today.
Number of young people with Type 2 diabetes reaches 6,836
RCPCH President responds to new data reported by Diabetes UK saying it emphasises the need to act.
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Families bombarded with sugary promotions during weekly shop
RCPCH President says the OHA analysis 'comes at an important time' as the Government prepares to consult on the issue, but warns weight management services are needed to help children already obese get back to a healthy weight.
Ban sale of energy drinks to under 16's says UK’s top children’s doctor
Professor Russell Viner has today urged the Government to ban the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 16, and calls for "regulation and education" to protect against the hidden dangers to health from energy drinks.
BPSU surveillance of severe congenital ichthyosis to start this month
This will study incidence, early management and outcomes of babies born with Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) or collodion membrane (CM). These are rare genetic conditions characterised by thick, tight scaly skin and significant neonatal mortality.
RCPCH supports Action on Sugar's National Sugar Awareness Week
Dr Max Davie comments on the impact excess sugar can have on children and young people.
Twenty years on: past winners of the Dr Simon Newell Early Investigator of the Year Award
Established in 1999 by Sparks, this annual award recognises outstanding young medical researchers in the field of paediatrics. Now jointly funded by Sparks and GOSH Charity, it was renamed in 2017 in memory of Dr Newell and his distinguished career. With 19 winners to date, it continues his legacy o...
Surveillance of fetal alcohol syndrome started
The study aims to determine the incidence of FAS in the UK and Ireland, investigate which services are accessed by babies and children affected by the condition and raise awareness about FAS among clinical practitioners.
Looking forward to a brighter future for child health
As the programme comes together for the 2019 RCPCH Conference and exhibition, Dr Camilla Kingdon, RCPCH Vice President for Education and Professional Development and Chair of the Conference Committee, looks forward to next year’s event.
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301 E 48th St Apt 19A is a cooperative located in New York, NY 10017. This property recently sold for $620,000 on 05/13/2019.
For the surrounding community of New York, NY 10017, the nearby schools are excellent and include School Of The Future High School, Jhs 104 Simon Baruch and Jhs 167 Robert F Wagner. The overall crime risk for this area is moderate with 36 criminal and sex offenders residing within 1 mile. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very low earthquake risk, medium tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.
Property Details: 301 E 48th St Apt 19A
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Urban Geomorphology: Landforms and Processes in Cities addresses the human impacts on landscapes through occupation (urbanization) and development as a contribution to anthropogenic geomorphology or "anthropogeomorphology." This includes a focus on land clearance, conservation issues, pollution, decay and erosion, urban climate, and anthropogenic climate change. These topics, as well as others, are considered to shed more light on the human transformation of natural landscapes and the environmental impacts and geomorphological hazards that environmental change can encompass. Its multidisciplinary approach is appropriate for audiences from a range of disciplines and professions, from geologists, conservationists, and land-use planners to architects and developers. Urban Geomorphology not only transcends disciplines, but also covers varied spatial-temporal frameworks and presents a diverse set of approaches and solutions to human impacts and geomorphological hazards within urban landscapes.
Features a cross-disciplinary perspective, highlighting the importance of the geosciences to environmental science, engineering, and public policy
Focuses on the built environment as the location of concentrated human impacts and change
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1. Introduction Mary J. Thornbush and Casey D. Allen
Section 1: Paleogeomorphology and Archaeogeomorphology 2. Complex Interactions Among Geomorphological Hazards and Urban Evolution Since the Middle Age in a Mediterranean City Joana Maria Petrus, Mauricio Ruiz-Pérez and Joan Estrany 3. Geotourism Development in an Urban Area Based on Local Geologic Heritage Maria Gorska-Zabielska and Ryszard Zabielski 4. Archeogeomorphological evidences of Urban Sprawl and Anthropogeomorphological metamorphosis of Town Landscape on a Post-glacial area: Poznan Zbigniew Zwolinski, Malgorzata Mazurek, Iwona Hildebrandt-Radke and Miroslaw Makohonienko
Section 2: Anthropogeomorphology 5. Urban Stream Geomorphology and Salmon Repatriation in Lower Vernon Creek, British Columbia Alexander MacDuff and Bernard Bauer 6. Landform Change Due to Airport Building Piotr Migon
Section 3: Landscape Influences on Urban Growth 7. Environmental Contamination by Technogenic Deposits in the Urban Area of Araguaina, Brazil Carlos Augusto Machado Sr. and Silvio Carlos Rodrigues 8. Transforming the Physical Geography of a City: An Example of Johannesburg, South Africa Jasper Knight 9. New Conceptual Frameworks in Urban Design: When Design Meets Geomorphology Paulina Espinosa
Section 4: Developing Geomorphological Hazards During the Anthropocene 10. Urban Geomorphology of an Arid City: Case Study of Phoenix, Arizona Ronald Dorn 11. Bivouacs of the Anthropocene: Urbanization, Landforms and Hazards in Mountainous Regions Kevin Gamache, John R. Giardino, Panshu Zhao and Rebecca Owens 12. A Dramatic, Geomorphologically Active Environment vs. a Dynamic, Rapidly Developing City Monique Fort, Basanta Raj Adhikari, and Bhagawat Rimal
Section 5: Urban Stone Decay: Cultural Stone and its Sustainability in the Built Environment 13. Urban Stone Decay and Sustainable Built Environment in the Niger River Basin Olumide Onafeso and Adeyemi Oludapo Olusola 14. A Geologic Assessment of Historic St. Elizabeth Church Using the Cultural Stone Stability Index, Auraria Campus, Denver, Colorado Casey D. Allen 15. Photographic technique used in a photometric approach to assess the weathering of pavement slabs in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) Mary J. Thornbush 16. Conclusion Mary J. Thornbush and Casey D. Allen
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Dr. Mary J. Thornbush is a trained geomorphologist and currently a member of Oriel College. Her research in urban geomorphology began in 2002, when she undertook urban work in environmental geomorphology as part of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford for her doctoral thesis investigating Traffic pollution and urban limestone weathering: central Oxford, England (2005). The study was revisited most recently from an urban sustainability perspective in Vehicular Air Pollution and Urban Sustainability: An Assessment from Central Oxford, UK (2015) and was included in a special issue entitled Geography, Urban Geomorphology and Sustainability in the journal Area (2015). Since 2007, Dr. Thornbush has participated in a cross-disciplinary study on rock weathering in urban churchyards that has also contributed to urban geomorphology in books such as Photographs Across Time: Studies in Urban Landscapes (2015), Heritage Stone Conservation in Urban Churchyards: Merging Necrogeography, Historical Archaeology, and Geomorphology (2018).
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Though well-regarded in the fields of geomorphology, rock/cultural stone decay, and humanistic geography, Dr. Casey D. Allen's passion rests in helping people explore and discover landscapes as Traditional and Romantic Geographers. A first-generation college student and award-winning teacher-scholar with broad interests, he has been as a professional academic advisor, created and supervised several successful academic and support programs, was selected as a Fulbright Scholar, National Science Foundation Fellow, and Early Career Scholar in Geographic Education, and held various faculty and administrative positions at several universities - including earning tenure at the University of Colorado before serving as Lecturer of Earth/Environmental Science for the Faculty of Science and Technology at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill campus in Barbados. Along with his penchant for travel, Dr. Allen also retains interests and expertise in soils and biological soil crusts, landscape/geoarchaeology, rock art, botany, and regional studies. Follow him on Twitter (@caseallen) and see his website (caseallen.com) for more.
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How Bad Is ALCOHOL DRINKING AT ALL?
Drinking alcohol in moderation is not bad for people. As a matter of fact, drinking in moderation is associated with better health and greater longevity than abstaining. However, abusing alcohol can have bad effects.Ever wondered how many calories you really consume every time you drink? Or how alcohol actually affects your nightly sleep? Drinking excessively, drinking in moderation or not drinking at all?
Ever wondered about the effects of alcohol on metabolism— and what happens when you wake up knowing that you shouldn’t have had that last one. Drinking moderately comes with a wealth of health benefits, says Sam Zakhari, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) and former Director of the Division of Metabolism and Health Effects at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
Things to should Know When Wanting to have “That Glass”
1. Are you drinking more than you think?
A study from Cancer Research UK suggests that the average British adult might drink around 3,740 calories of beer or 3,750 calories of alcohol while attending holiday parties this year. Even though 27 percent of the 18- to 24-year-olds and 33 percent of the 25- to 34-year-olds surveyed said they had been known to skip a meal to “make room” for drinking (!!!), they still ended up imbibing so much that it would have taken seven hours of jogging to work off all that seasonal cheer.
So how much should you be drinking, anyway? “Defined by the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate drinking is no more than one drink per day for women and no more than two for men,” says Dr. Zakhari. Reality check: That means 12 ounces of beer, 1.5 ounces of spirits, and 5 ounces of wine. Go forth and enjoy (moderately).
2. What about counting carbs?
If you’re trying to lose weight or get in shape, which type of alcohol should you order? You’ve got options, says David Sack, M.D., CEO of Promises Treatment Centers. “In terms of sheer calorie count, beer has the most — about 150 calories. However, if you opt for light beer, that’s about 100 calories, which is about the same as a serving of wine or liquor,” says Dr. Sack. Beer usually has around 10 to 20 grams of carbs (although strong, sweet beers have more), while lagers and stouts have the least (around 6 to 11 grams), according to Dr. Sack. If wine is your thing, a glass of red only has two grams of carbohydrates, and keep in mind that drier wines will have fewer carbs and sugar.
Hard liquor actually comes in at zero sugar and carbs. That might seem like a win, but it all depends how you drink it. “Just watch the mixers,” recommends Dr. Sack. “There’s a big difference between straight vodka and the vodka in a Cosmo,” which is paired with sugary cranberry juice.
3. Your brain might benefit from moderate drinking
Let’s be honest: Going overboard on drinks can make your brain feel foggy at best, or short a few brain cells at worst. But, keep your bar tab under control and you might actually be doing your brain a favor. “Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol throughout your life can actually ward off cognitive decline and improve brain function,” says Dr. Zakhari. Research in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that of the 489 women studied, moderate drinkers scored higher than abstinent women or heavy drinkers on a cognitive functioning test.
“Decline in cognition is usually due to the brain not receiving enough oxygen,” explains Dr. Zakhari. “Alcohol makes the blood more fluid, which helps the blood supply to the brain remain constant.” Does the type of alcohol matter? Nope! According to Dr. Zakhari, it’s about the actual alcohol, not the form it comes in.
4. Drinking moderatly could help prevent a stroke.
Alcohol’s blood thinning effect can help ward off strokes. Dr. Zakhari explains that there are two types of strokes: ischemic, when a blood clot stops blood from going to parts of the brain, and hemorrhagic, when the brain bleeds too much. Around 80 percent of strokes are ischemic, which is where alcohol comes in. “Moderate drinking helps reduce the clotting of blood, so there’s less of a possibility of a blood vessel being clogged,” says Dr. Zakhari. “And then even if a clot does happen, alcohol can help with fibrinolysis, which is the dissolution of the clot.”
5. Alcohol might not help you sleep better.
If you imbibe before bed, you might help yourself nod off, but you’re not doing your body any favors in the long run. “Alcohol may help you sleep now, but you’ll likely pay for it by being wakeful later,” says Dr. Sack. Boozy beverages can disrupt what’s known as sleep homeostasis, the process that helps your body regulate sleep, according to research in the journal Alcohol. While alcohol is a somnogen, or sleep inducer, it can also disrupt you in the middle of the night. “Then there’s the fact that relying on alcohol to help you sleep can lead to problems down the road. What tends to happen is that alcohol works less and less well as a sleep aid over time, so we respond by increasing the amount we are drinking,” says Dr. Sack.
6. Even one episode of binge drinking can be detrimental to your health.
Here’s an excellent reason to keep yourself in check: Overdoing it even once — yes, you read that right — can affect your health in freaky ways, says research in PLOS ONE. Binge drinking is “a pattern of drinking that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels to 0.08,” according to the NIAAA. That’s about four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men within about two hours.
In the study, researchers discovered binge drinkers had bacterial DNA in their bloodstreams, which was a sign bacteria had leaked out from the gut. They also discovered elevated endotoxin presence in the blood, which meant toxins had been released from cells after cell walls were damaged by booze. The consequences: These toxins could lead to fever, tissue destruction and inflammation, which is tied to a host of health problems from cancer to depression. It sounds scary, but avoiding these issues is pretty simple if you follow Dr. Zakhari’s alcohol mantra: “It’s all about moderation.”
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In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the subsequent Occupy movement and the protests against the 1 percent, you might think that financial corporations would rein in the multi-million dollar salaries paid to their CEOs.
Instead, compensation to the best-paid CEOs at the largest U.S.-based financial companies collectively rose by an average of 20.4 percent in 2011, according to a new report from Bloomberg Markets magazine. This rise is even more surprising in light of the fact that 33 of the 50 biggest financial companies had negative share returns in their 2011 fiscal years. High-level investment managers maintain that many of the CEOs of companies with underwhelming stock performance are overpaid and warn that the controversy over executive pay in the financial industry will not be resolved until shareholders hold executives fully accountable for their under-performance.
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The University of Scranton works with the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties as they promote the education, financial stability and health of every person in our community through our participation with these and other programs:
As part of United Way’s ongoing commitment to improving health for our community’s older adults, the TIPS (Telehealth Intervention Program for seniors) program has been expanded. Trained student technicians from the University of Scranton help seniors self-manage chronic health conditions such as cardiovascular illnesses and COPD. Over the past year, 370 members of the active adult older community were served.
During the past decade, the United Way of Lackawanna & Wayne Counties and the University of Scranton have worked to mobilize VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program. VITA provides free local, state and federal income tax preparation for low to moderate income wage earners. Last year 2,502 FREE tax returns were filed resulting in $830,090 in Earned Income Tax Credits and $2,700,894 in Federal refunds back in our community.
The United Way’s Community Impact Fund is dedicated to ensuring lasting, collaborative solutions to the critical problems that stand between us and a better quality of life. Investment decisions are made through a rigorous process by a dedicated group of fund distribution volunteers which include representatives from the University of Scranton.
We are pleased to announce the start of The University of Scranton’s annual United Way fundraising campaign on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. You are all invited to learn more about United Way programs and services in the DeNaples Center from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
This year, we again ask you to join us in making the decision to donate to the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties. Donation information, including convenient payroll deduction will be available on the my.scranton portal “Employee Tab” under “University Giving,” on the Office of Human Resources website at http://www.scranton.edu/hr/hr-news/united-way.shtml or by contacting the Office of Human Resources at (570) 941-7767.
Together, we can support the United Way as they fight for a quality education that leads to graduation, stable employment and steady, sufficient income to support a family’s financial stability while enjoying good physical and mental health, all with a solid safety net in times of crisis.
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Associate Vice President for Human Resources
To learn more about the positive impact of United Way initiatives within our community, please follow the links below:
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Skate park bids come in quarter-million dollars under budget
St. Cloud City Council approves bids for plaza rebuilt at Heritage Park
Skate park bids come in quarter-million dollars under budget St. Cloud City Council approves bids for plaza rebuilt at Heritage Park Check out this story on sctimes.com: https://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2019/03/11/st-cloud-skate-park-bids-come-quarter-million-under-budget/3132497002/
Jenny Berg, Saint Cloud Times Published 6:47 p.m. CT March 11, 2019
The preferred design for the relocated skate park in St. Cloud includes a bowl and other concrete features. (Photo: City of St. Cloud)
ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud City Council on Monday approved bids for the skate plaza, which came in about a quarter-million dollars under budget.
The council approved on a 4-0 vote naming St. Joseph-based W. Gohman Construction Co. as the general contractor with the lowest overall bid of about $1.03 million.
Council member George Hontos abstained from the vote; he said he was supportive of the skate park but unhappy with how the process played out. Council members Dave Masters and Mike Conway were absent Monday.
In December, the council approved the preferred skate plaza design, estimated to cost about $1.1 million, plus additional features such as restrooms and lighting, which brought the total to about $1.4 million.
An aerial map shows the reconfiguration of the skate plaza at Heritage Park with a new shade structure and restroom. (Photo: City of St. Cloud)
"We're really excited," said Scott Zlotnik, parks director, of the under-budget bids.
Last month, the planning commission recommended approval of a shade structure and restroom at the site.
The restroom, made of pre-manufactured concrete and steel, will be west of the plaza, near trail access at Heritage Park. The 24-foot hexagonal open-air park shelter, made of wood and steel, will be near the plaza's bowl feature.
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CGSC Lobotomy
Texas A&M Fan
Lacey, Washington
re: Childress best watch his backPosted by CGSC Lobotomy on 4/18/19 at 2:20 pm to Dr RC
Like I said, Sharp and Perry = disaster on all fronts.
Masterag
'Round Dallas
re: Childress best watch his backPosted by Masterag on 5/15/19 at 7:52 pm to Farmer1906
He's consistently good to very good but never great. I kind of subscribe to the baseball postseason is random and if he keeps showing up with quality teams then you'll eventually win at a higher level.
at this point of experience he's got all the knowledge and skills of any title winning coach ever, maybe more.
what he doesn't have is intangible. it's an attitude, aura, whatever you wanna call it that starts at the top and manifests itself in his players. it's an arrogance, a cutting edge mentality that winners have that separates them from the one who has just as much skill and put in just as much hard work, but comes in second. you have to truly believe that you're the best. you have no fear and don't even consider losing because it's not an option.
outside of sports and war, it's a character flaw; but in the heat of the moment it gives you the edge
This post was edited on 5/15 at 7:54 pm
ShaneTheLegLechler
Houston Astros Fan
Inside the Mind of a Greg Jennings
re: Childress best watch his backPosted by ShaneTheLegLechler on 5/15/19 at 8:06 pm to Farmer1906
He's consistently good to very good but never great. I kind of subscribe to the baseball postseason is random and if he keeps showing up with quality teams then you'll eventually win at a higher level. Mike Martin kind of throws a wrench in that hypothesis. I would be fine with replacing him as long as we're getting a guy on the same level as the last 2 major coaching hires. The difference in this situation is that RC is a better coach in his field than Sumlin or Kennedy.
Agree with all of this and sums up my feelings. It is frustrating the unrealized potential we have in baseball
TbirdSpur2010
Michigan Fan
THE ALAMO CITY
re: Childress best watch his backPosted by TbirdSpur2010 on 5/18/19 at 9:13 pm to Masterag
you have to truly believe that you're the best. you have no fear and don't even consider losing because it's not an option.
Well put.
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China DOESN'T buy the Backfire...
Thread starter 2IDSGT
2IDSGT
Ah tale yew wut!
Has anyone heard about this, or is it old news here?
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_buys_Russian_bombers_999.html
China is to purchase Tupolev Tu-22M3 bombers through a contract with the Russian Federation for 36 aircraft.
The agreement calls for 12 bombers to be delivered first and the other 24 coming in a second tranche.
kcran567
Interesting. I wonder if there is also a deal for future bomber development as well.
I believe this is just a rumour on t'interwebs which pops every few years.
PaulMM (Overscan) said:
That's possible, but the site where I picked up this story has been pretty reliable; although, it is unusual for them to post stories before better-known outlets.
JFC Fuller
Yup, this story has been reappearing every few years since the early-mid 90s. It is usually accompanied with the story that China is about to buy the Project 1164 cruiser Ukrayina though that one seems to have died a death since the reports in 2010/11 that the Russians were going to acquire the ship- that has never happened either.
The mainstream aerospace and defence media is still pretty poor at reporting about China; there have been a number of examples- most of them documented on this website by Deino. My personal favourite was Jane's claiming a photo of a Chinese fanboi's RC model of the J-20 was a prototype PLAAF STOVL aircraft; good examples of why this happens can be seen in the below links, both discussing poor reporting of Chinese military developments:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-kulacki/misattribution-and-exagge_b_1839029.html
http://china-defense.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/in-age-of-internet-information-can-be.html
Grey Havoc
The path not taken.
On the other hand, it wasn't so long ago that people were claiming that the J-20 was a nonexistent project.
chuck4
When? As far back as 1997 the US DOD had publicly proclaimed itself aware of the existence of the project that would ultimately lead to the J-20. At the time intelligence community called it the J-XX project. Around 2006 The DOD said it believed the Chinese can successfully pull off a indiginous g5 project. The Chinese themselves announced when the prototype construction on the j-20 started around 2008.
Deino
Ohhh guys, please these rumours comnplete BS ! Just take a look, what should CHina or the PLAAF gain by acquireing a long dismissed production line of a dated aircraft, which would require a completely new chain of logistics and even if surely one of the most impressive aircraft (IMO) ever build, not woth the efforts ???
All hail the God of Frustration!!!
beyondthesprues.com
Deino said:
My thoughts exactly. More likely to see more J-20s or even a whole new Chinese program.
Steve Pace
Aviation History Writer
The J-20 looks big enough to carry a payload equal to or even more than the Backfire. -SP
24,000kg of bombs or 3 Kh-22 missiles? Don't think so
Sorry, but why still these "s...d" arguments like the J-20 looks big so it has to be a bomber !???
MOSCOW, January 24. / ITAR-TASS /. In the "Rosoboronexport" denied the information of several Russian media and unofficial Chinese websites about the alleged upcoming Russia supply China 36 long-range bombers Tu-22M3. "Rosoboronexport" does not have any information about the discussion of this subject the two sides, "- told Itar-Tass Corporation spokesman Vyacheslav Davidenko.
"There are no negotiations on this issue with China has taken place and there is no," - he stressed.
"This comment is made in exceptional cases - said Davidenko. -" Rosoboronexport "strictly follows the practice to comment on posts only official sources of information, to what these sites do not include the Chinese."
Another source in the "Rosoboronexport" on condition of anonymity told Itar-Tass that the common non-official Chinese website about the upcoming supply China 36 Tu-22M3 "is pure newspaper duck." "Someone crook desperate to wishful thinking," - said the source. "Meanwhile, the supply of Tu-22M3 foreign countries are in principle impossible, because these aircraft are a strategic weapon," - he said.
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ru&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.itar-tass.com%2Fc134%2F629868.html
Probably because its current engines are somewhat small in proportion to its size. Just saying. If it's estimated size is correct and its bulk density resembles those of F-22, then it's T/W ratio would probably be pretty low for a post 1980 fighter. Of course they could put in a substantially larger engine in the future.
Abraham Gubler
According to Air Power Australia they need them to attack Australian offshore rigs that are flat out pumping gas to ship to China. There's not much logic to it but if they did so it would give Chris Gibson another job + plane spotting opportunity!
lancer21
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They are to be ignored only imo (especially considering they come from the "China-hate" mafia) . Anyway i for one always thought it would have been great if indeed things like Tu-22M and say MiG-31 deals would have actually proceeded in the early nineties. The pros and cons are debatable ( especially costs), but i still think it would have given an even bigger boost to China's defense and aerospace industry.
Possible Backfire purchase also mentioned here (article mostly about Su-35 deal).
http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130124/DEFREG02/301240021/Russia-China-Working-Deal-Despite-Property-Rights-Trouble?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
...Cheng said this is an “enormous and fundamental strategic shift.” If these sales are confirmed, including the possible sale of Russian Tupolev supersonic Tu-22M3 Backfire long-range strategic bombers to China, it “suggests either an ongoing strategic alignment between Russia and China, with a renewed push since Putin’s re-election, or Russian weakness, wherein they are bargaining with one of the few chips — that is, advanced weapons,” he said.
The Tu-22M3 has a combat radius of 2,410 kilometers and, with refueling, a combat range of 6,800 kilometers, which places Guam, for the first time, well within striking distance of China’s 8th and 9th Bomber Divisions. Tu-22M3s based in the Lanzhou military region will have command over all of India, most of the Indian Ocean and parts of the Middle East...
2IDSGT said:
Only in the context of the opinions of:
said Dean Cheng, a research fellow with the Heritage Foundation.
Absolutely no news confirmation in this article just more chatter about "what if".
Possible only in another parallel.universe ....
Hey ... There is simply no need to think any longer if or if not ...
MOSCOW. Jan 24 (Interfax-AVN) - The Russian arms export agency Rosoboronexport has not received and has not considered any proposals from China on buying Tu-22M3 long-range bombers, Rosoboronexport spokesman Vyacheslav Davidenko told Interfax-AVN on Thursday.
"No negotiations on this issue have been held or are being held," Davidenko said in commenting on media reports referring to Chinese websites claiming that China may buy 26 Tu-22M3 planes from Russia for $1.5 billion.
Rosoboronexport has no information on this score, Davidenko said.
Chinese websites may publish almost anything, but this information "most often is not worth any attention," he added.
Vasily Kashin, an expert from the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), said earlier that reports suggesting that Russia could sell a shipment of Tu-22M3s looked doubtful to him.
"At the present time, the sale of new Tu-22M3 bombers to China, of which media have reported, is hardly physically possible. The manufacturing of these planes was stopped in 1993 and has not been resumed. Nor are the NK-25 engines with which this plane was equipped being manufactured. The resumption of the production of these planes after a 20-year pause would require gigantic investments and years of hard work if it is technically possible at all," Kashin said.
"Rumors suggesting that Russia is selling a shipment of Tu-22M3 bombers to China have regularly appeared on the Internet in China and in Western media outlets over the past ten years. As far as I know, China was earlier interested in these planes, but negotiations did not reach any result," Kashin said.
"Russia could technically ship only old-made Tu-22M3s to the Chinese," he said.
"But even in this case, this would involve a lot of work on their maintenance and re-equipment to make them compatible with Chinese weapons, communications, control systems and so on. And even so China would get an old plane with old engines at a very significant price," he said.
"The project looks even more doubtful considering that China is currently pursuing a program of building modernized H-6K bombers, for which it has been making large-scale purchases of D-30KP2 engines from Russia," he said.
@Deino
I love your posts; but if the Chinese were willing to go to the trouble of restoring the Varyag (which was a rusting hulk), I see no reason why they wouldn't go to the trouble of restoring a few of the Tu-22s that Russia has in storage. Let us "live and see" what happens next.
Thanks, but honestly why do You want to continue a discussion on something completely speculative !???
Rosoboronexport has denied any talks nor the will to sell, from official Chinese sources You get nothing which does not mean there is anything going on, the PLAAF has no requirement for the Tu-22 and seen as a source of technology a dated design with dated engines ... :-\ . All these reports are posted by some more or less unreliable sources, which were - as so often - immedeately picked up by others to spread their fear of a mighty PLAAF, Chinese hordes, which will overran Australia ;D ... Come on !
Simply forget it even if the Chinese maybe have the capability to do so, even if the Backfire is a nice aircraft, even if .... if, if, if. Much too may ifs if You ask me.
Gimme a break, Let's "wait and see" if something utterly improbably will happen, in the meantime spread panick and alarm as if it has a real probability of happening.
SlowMan
The deal is the whole production line + license to resume production in China, not the existing stock stored away.
the PLAAF has no requirement for the Tu-22 and seen as a source of technology a dated design with dated engines
China has nothing comparable, and J-20 won't be ready for the anti-access role for a long time. This is China's real anti-access weapon, not that DF-21D thing that would never hit a moving carrier.
Its not real. Maybe in 1997 when the Tu-22M production line closed and this rumour first surfaced it was considered on one or both sides. It didn't happen. There are no credible sources for any of this, just a post on a Chinese website from 2010 that is clearly a fanpost.
Wishing something was true doesn't make it so.
SlowMan said:
Sorry .... But You don't want or can't understand: there is no deal .... Regardless of what You want.
The fact that Norman Friedman and some right wing thinktanks got punked by some Chinese fansite is neither here nor there. Its just not true.
China has nothing comparable to the Tu-95 or Buran shuttle either. You are slacking in not having yet claimed that the Chinese are after these too to hurt us
H-6G with YJ-12 supersonic AShM will do everything a Tu-22M can do.
If you want to get speculative, what about a homing seeker on the H-6K's CL-10K ALCM? That extends the strike radius 2500km....
chuck4 said:
A certain Mr. Gates comes to mind.
As to the current debate, I'll reserve my judgement for the moment.
Grey Havoc said:
The mr. Gates in question may not have pinned the first flight of j-20 down to the very same day he would visit china, but he got the estimate to within a few month. But prior to that visit mr Gates had been remarkably well informed about when the Chinese expects the j-20 to enter service because the head of Chinese air force very helpfully announced the j-20's IOC date of 2017-2018 during a televised interview several month prior to j-20's first flight.
Given an expected IOC Date of 2017-2018, Mr. Gates' estimate that the Chinese would have around 150 stealth fighters in service by 2020 seem very reasonable. How long after f-22's IOC did the 100th raptor enter service?
The irony is while US SecDef was well informed about the status of Chinese stealth fighter development, he may not have been as well informed about the American stealth fighter program. In the same sentence where he made the reasonable estimate of 150 Chinese stealth fighter in service by 2020, he also estimated 900-1000 American stealth fighters in service by the same date. With f-35 IOC likely to be pushed to 2018-2019, that looks increasingly over optimistic.
:-\ . All these reports are posted by some more or less unreliable sources, which were - as so often - immedeately picked up by others to spread their fear of a mighty PLAAF, Chinese hordes, which will overran Australia ;D ... Come on !
http://azstarnet.com/news/opinion/editorial/obama-should-ok-keystone-pipeline-this-time-around/article_f0b50821-4ab2-53dc-bfe5-7c2bf977615c.html
None of us here know what China's intentions are long range or if they are a dire threat or not. I do know that China is beginning to aggressively ask the US to repay its debt obligations to China by either being given access to Texas oilfields and other resources including water reserves and strategic areas like ports, etc. and other real estate. An ever hungry China is absolutely drooling over Australian resources and land. Insinuating that China is a paper tiger is a serious mistake.
bobbymike
kcran567 said:
I am pretty well read and have come across nothing about China 'aggressively' asking for US to repay its debt obligations. China holds Treasury bonds that get repaid through interest and principle when that principle is due. China is free to sell them on the open market anytime and do not 'require' the US to pay them back. If they said to the US 'hear buy them they are redeemable anytime' the Federal Reserve could just print the money. If this was known world wide bond values would fall precipitously causing China to lose tens of billions and for what? Seeing that Treasuries are still very strong (country of last resort and best creditor the US) China obviously hasn't doen anything. If you say they are I would love to know your source because global bond traders would be very interested in this.
As for asking for access to texas oilfields again a source would be nice.
Ahem! - To get back to something near the matter at hand, there are a couple of things bothering me.
First of all, last I heard, the H-6K was still a private venture. When did the PLAAF adopt it?
Another thing is that there doesn't appear to be any current PRC orders for the D-30KP2. The last reported contract for 240 engines, apparently to re-engine Il-76s, was completed around 2011/12 (it was a long drawn out affair).
The H-6K was reported at first a private venture, but following at least two prototypes it is already operational with one regiment at the 8. PLAAF Bomber Division !
H-6K 11094 -operational 8. Div large.JPG
Thanks for the info. Interesting.
When you see:
1°) how fast a rumor or fake piece of information can spread, especially across the web
2°) how impossible it is to deny it or remove it afterwards
3°) how big China is
... then you understand much better how this is all most likely bogus.
In a small country with many means of communication, it is easier to dismiss something. In a wide country with little means of communication (at least until recently), a simple rumor once mentioned on national TV, or in a national newspaper may have been repeated in numerous local publications. Then when some of the local readers got an internet connection, many years later, it was equally easy to write about some wrong info that was 10 or 15 years old... then for someone on a forum to mention it... and then for some Western media to find out about it and treat it as news.
As I've said before elsewhere on this forum, leading automotive publications/websites in France, Latin America, Korea and other countries all did articles on a so-called Dacia Rondo car which they'd found out about on the official Romanian Dacia forum. If they had read the Romanian language fluently (and if the poster hadn't removed the copyright in the picture...) they would have found out that the car was merely an invention by a fan, who happened to be none other than myself... Still, in a week's time, no less than 60 websites around the world had written about the new car, some adding performance, mention of a possible introduction at the Hamburg car show, and so forth... And once the fake info has spread, it is no use trying to stop it. I wrote to a French publication, along with several other people, to tell them it was fake but they never removed the page from their site nor published any message implying that the info was erroneous...
The Backfire is a 1960s design with 1970s technology. And though it was upgraded in terms of avionics and various equipment, it would be idiotic to procure it, if only from a financial viewpoint.
And with the current bout of nationalistic pride in China and the desire to position the country as a world leader, it wouldn't make much sense. They'd rather develop an entirely new type, even if it costs more, because it would actively promote the technological edge the country has acquired.
Just my two Euro cents...
H-6K 11094 -operational 8. Div large.jpg added above !
Or then again:
The signature in 2011 of two contracts for supply of 184 D-30-KP-2 aviation engines for a Chinese customer
http://www.rybinskmotors.ru/index_b7.php?rssid=1326906923&sat=6&slang=1
Thanks for the update. With that as a reference I was able to dig up the article from the November 2012 special edition of the Russian magazine Take-off attached below.
So, assuming that all of the 184 order is intended for the H-6K program, a quick back of the envelope calculation shows a potential fleet strength of between 46-92 birds. Depending on how many engines, if any, they assign as spares (for the low end number I used a probably generous figure of two spare engines per airframe).
Given that the first batch of 12 from the latest order was delivered just last October, the (pre-production?) examples already in service with the 8. PLAAF Bomber Division are likely using engines diverted from the 'Il-76' order.
Any flaws in my reasoning?
Second attachment is an illustration of the H-6K in action, from the Tu-16 entry/second chapter over on AirVectors.
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Bart's Blinky? Three-eyed Fish Raises Nuke Fears
Fishermen caught a three-eyed fish in a reservoir that receives water from a nuclear plant in Argentina.
¡Ay, caramba! A three-eyed fish was caught in a reservoir in Argentina, reported Cadena 3, an Argentine news service.
The fishing hole where the mutant fish was caught may be more of a fission hole. The reservoir, named "Chorro de Agua Caliente," receives water from a nuclear plant in the province of Córdoba.
"Simpsons" fans will remember the same thing happened in Springfield. Bart caught Blinky, a three-eyed fish, in the pond fed by Monty Burn's nuclear power plant in the episode "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish," from the second season of the hit series.
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Close-up of the three-eyed wolf fish caught in Argentina (Credit: Cadena 3).
The three-eyed wolf fish caught in Argentina (Credit: Cadena 3).
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Mexican national charged with murder in Stanislaus County cop killing
Evan Sernoffsky Jan. 2, 2019 Updated: Jan. 2, 2019 3:45 p.m.
Mexican national charged with murder in Stanislaus County...
1of5Gustavo Perez Arriaga is accused of gunning down Newman police Cpl. Ronil Singh on Dec. 26. He was in the U.S. illegally and was captured while fleeing to his native Mexico, authorities said.Photo: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department
2of5Family members of police Cpl. Ronil Singh attend a candlelight vigil for the slain officer in downtown Newman, Calif. Photo: Andy Alfaro, Associated Press
3of5This undated file photo provided by the Newman Police Department shows officer Ronil Singh who was killed on duty conducting a traffic stop early Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, in the town of Newman, Calif. Photo: Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department
4of5The killing of the California police officer has rekindled the debate about the state's sanctuary law, which limits cooperation with U.S. immigration officials. Photo: Andy Alfaro / Modesto Bee
5of5Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson and hundreds of people attend a vigil in memory of police Cpl. Ronil Singh during a candlelight vigil.Photo: Andy Alfaro / Modesto Bee
A defendant charged with murder in the killing of a Stanislaus County police officer was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation at his first court appearance Wednesday in the high-profile case.
Gustavo Perez Arriaga, who also uses the name Paulo Virgen Mendoza, did not enter a plea at the afternoon hearing in Stanislaus County Superior Court in Modesto. He will be evaluated by a doctor to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial before the case can proceed.
Arriaga, 32, was arrested Friday in the Dec. 26 fatal shooting of Newman police Cpl. Ronil Singh. The killing set off a statewide manhunt and provoked criticism of California’s sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants.
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The murder charge carries a special circumstance because Singh was a police officer, making Arriaga eligible for the death penalty. Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek capital punishment.
Arriaga was captured at a family member’s home outside Bakersfield as he attempted to flee to Mexico, authorities said. He was in the country illegally after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona and had previously been arrested for DUI in Chowchilla (Madera County) in 2014.
At a news conference announcing Arriaga’s arrest Friday, Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson blamed the killing in part on state sanctuary laws.
“We were prohibited, law enforcement was prohibited because of sanctuary laws, and that led to the encounter with Officer Singh,” Christianson said.
But California’s SB54 — which prohibits local law enforcement from notifying or sharing detained immigrants’ information with federal immigration agents, when they are not accused of serious criminal charges — didn’t become law until 2018.
Arriaga had not been arrested since the law went into effect, officials with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department said.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said they had no encounters with the defendant prior to his arrest Friday.
President Trump has seized on the case in his fight for tougher border security, tweeting “Build the Wall” after it was revealed Arriaga was in the country illegally.
Seven other people were arrested on suspicion of aiding Arriaga’s escape to Mexico. Six of them are in the country illegally, officials said.
Arriaga is accused of shooting Singh, 33, around 1 a.m. after the officer pulled him over for a DUI stop while working the Christmas night shift. He is being held in Stanislaus County Jail without bail. Arriaga is due back in court on Feb. 7.
Singh was a husband and father of a 5-month-old son and legally immigrated to the United States from Fiji.
Singh’s funeral is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday at CrossPoint Community Church in Modesto before he is laid to rest at Lakewood Memorial Park in Hughson.
Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky
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Fiscal & monetary→
Fed mempertahankan suku bunga, sinyal pemangkasan kemungkinan akhir tahun ini
Fed holds rates steady, signals cuts possible later this year
Thursday, 20 June 2019 01:40 WIB
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The U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled possible rate cuts of as much as half a percentage point over the remainder of this year, as it responded to increased economic uncertainty and a drop in expected inflation.
The U.S. central bank said it “will act as appropriate to sustain” the economic expansion as it approaches the 10-year mark and dropped a promise to be “patient” in adjusting rates. Nearly half its policymakers now show a willingness to lower borrowing costs over the next six months.
While new economic projections showed policymakers’ views of growth and unemployment largely unchanged, they saw headline inflation at just 1.5 percent for the year, down from the 1.8 percent projected in March.
They also expect to miss their 2 percent inflation target next year as well.
Seven of 17 policymakers said they expected it would be appropriate to cut rates by half of a percentage point by the end of 2019, and an eighth saw a rate cut of a quarter point as appropriate.
That was not enough to change the median outlook for the Fed’s targeted overnight lending rate, which officials projected to remain in a range of between 2.25% and 2.50% for the rest of this year.
The long-run federal funds rate, a barometer for the state of the economy over the long term, was cut to 2.50% from 2.80%.
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Various Artists / Album
Snoop Dogg Presents: The West Coast Blueprint
Other albums by Various Artists
Welcome to tha Chuuch, Vol. 6: Testify
Welcome to tha Chuuch, Vol. 1
Stoner's EP
Doggystyle [Enhanced]
COOLAID (Clean Edited Version)
Various Artists 22/3/2010
By 2010, the hiring of a celebrity CEO had become commonplace in the world of hip-hop, so Snoop Dogg’s new gig as Creative Chairman of Priority Records didn’t seem much more than a press release-generating idea from the marketing department. By kicking his new job off with Snoop Dogg Presents: The West Coast Blueprint, the Doggfather proves he’s taking this job much more seriously than expected. This compilation of old-school West Coast hip-hop isn’t really a history lesson since the Death Row label is ignored and many other big hits are missing, but Snoop’s choices are all welcome and sometimes underappreciated, as artists like Yo-Yo, the Luniz, Ant Banks, and Rass Kass all get their chances to get back on the radar. Big tunes like “Eazy-Duz-It,” “Check Yo Self,” “Playaz Club,” “La Raza,” and “I Got 5 on It” sound fresh when surrounded by these forgotten gems, and curator Snoop makes the set even more enjoyable by dropping in with a few interludes that are sentimental, at least by pimp standards. The rapper’s new, closing take on “Check Yo Self” is light and fun, leaving the set’s odd attitude toward cuss words the only thing left to complain about, since some of this street knowledge appears in its edited form. ~ David Jeffries
# Track Artist Length
1 Introduction to the West Coast Blueprint Various Artists 1:10
2 Eazy-Duz-It Eazy-E 4:18
3 Act a Fool King Tee 4:17
4 No One Can Do It Better The D.O.C. 4:50
5 Pay Ya Dues Low Profile 4:37
6 La Raza Kid Frost 3:27
7 Interlude Various Artists 0:44
8 Alwayz into Somethin' N.W.A 4:25
9 You Can't Play with My Yo-Yo Yo-Yo 3:52
10 Check Yo Self Ice Cube 3:41
11 Playaz Club Rappin' 4-Tay 4:24
12 Interlude Various Artists 0:40
13 Foe Life Various Artists 4:14
14 I Got 5 on It Luniz 4:13
15 The Evil That Men Do Ras Kass 4:18
16 Gangstas Make the World Go Round Various Artists 4:33
17 4 tha Hustlas Ant Banks 4:51
18 Nothin' But the Cavi Hit Mack 10 4:0
19 Trust Me Various Artists 4:6
20 Check Yo Self (Interlude) Various Artists 0:54
21 Check Yo Self [Snoog Dogg G-Mix] Various Artists 4:16
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TCL P607 55" (55P607) vs VIZIO E-Series 60" (E60-E3)
When comparing TCL P607 55" (55P607) vs VIZIO E-Series 60" (E60-E3), the Slant community recommends TCL P607 55" (55P607) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” TCL P607 55" (55P607) is ranked 3rd while VIZIO E-Series 60" (E60-E3) is ranked 193rd. The most important reason people chose TCL P607 55" (55P607) is:
At $650, it's hard to find a better deal for a 55-inch 4K TV that can also handle HDR content reasonably well. Compared to its direct competitors, its picture quality is more or less similar to them. Although the HDR performance is just a tad below them, it's still great, especially for the price. It's also more versatile because it has better features for gaming - the input lag of ~15ms is among the lowest in 4K TVs on the market, and it has a motion blur of ~12ms that stacks up to more expensive options. The screen size is large for the price when compared to TVs in this price bracket, such as the Sony X900E which costs ≥$250 more for the 49" model.
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TCL P607 55" (55P607)
VIZIO E-Series 60" (E60-E3)
At $650, it's hard to find a better deal for a 55-inch 4K TV that can also handle HDR content reasonably well.
Compared to its direct competitors, its picture quality is more or less similar to them. Although the HDR performance is just a tad below them, it's still great, especially for the price.
It's also more versatile because it has better features for gaming - the input lag of ~15ms is among the lowest in 4K TVs on the market, and it has a motion blur of ~12ms that stacks up to more expensive options.
The screen size is large for the price when compared to TVs in this price bracket, such as the Sony X900E which costs ≥$250 more for the 49" model.
Excellent picture quality
The P607 looks true-to-life with lots of details.
There’s a great depth to pictures and you’ll be able to see everything stand out. Dark scenes are great and you won't miss out on any details, even in shadows.
The panel has a contrast ratio of about 6500:1, which means it can produce blacks that are 6500 times darker than the brightest white. This can be pushed even further to over 7000 with local dimming.
The colors are lifelike and accurate even without any calibration by the user. They will look really vibrant even in bright scenes because of the panel’s high peak brightness levels of ~500 nits for SDR & ~550 nits for HDR.
Even in a decently-lit environment, the P607’s picture quality can still hold up - the panel is great at handling reflections and it can get bright enough to fight off glare.
Main interface has no ads
The P607 has no ads on its main interface, although there can be ads in third-party applications. Third-party ads can't be blocked, but the tracking and personalisation can be limited through the TV's settings.
Excellent at upscaling low-res content
The P607 can upscale 480p, 720p, and 1080p content to 4K very well. The upscaled content has almost no artifacts, and the crisp details are preserved.
Supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision formats
The P607 can play both HDR10 and Dolby Vision content.
Intuitive & smooth user interface
The P607 runs on the Roku TV smart platform, touted for its simple, straightforward, and lag-free UI.
It’s easy for anyone to grasp how navigation works, thanks to its two-column design with the menu on the left and options on the right.
There’s also no noticeable lag during navigation or menu selection.
Decent at handling glare
In a decently-lit environment, the P607's colors won't look dull thanks to the panel's high peak brightness levels and decent handling of reflections.
It's bright enough to fight off glare with peak brightness levels of ~500 nits for both SDR & HDR, and the intensity of reflections are also reduced by panel's semi-gloss finish.
Great for gaming
The P607 has low input lag and barely noticeable motion blur, making for a responsive and fluid gameplay experience.
The input lag is barely noticeable at ~15ms for both SDR & HDR inputs, and the panel only requires ~12ms to fully change the pixels color, resulting in fast-moving objects not leaving any trails on the screen, eliminating virtually all motion blur.
Great color accuracy
The P607 is excellent at reproducing colors accurately out of the box.
Even without calibration, the colors are spot-on. They're very close to what the source signal demands, and any inaccuracies are generally considered imperceptible to most end users.
The overall average difference between the source signal and the panel's reproduction of the color is measured in Delta-E, where lower means better accuracy. The P607 has a Delta-E of below 2.0, and anything below 3.0 is generally considered accurate for most end users.
Great for HDR content
On top of its excellent picture quality, the P607 has everything essential to a great HDR experience: local dimming, wide color gamut, and fairly high peak brightness level.
Highlights will really stand out as the deep black levels are further improved with local dimming. It can make parts of the screen darker when the image calls for it, resulting in a fairly huge boost in picture quality as the black levels become deeper.
The wide color gamut enables the panel to reproduce the full range of colors required for true HDR playback. The screen can get sufficiently bright at a peak level of ~500 nits to light those colors up and make HDR details really pop.
Good home theater TV
The 2017's VIZIO E-Series TV offer performance that is on par with the best TVs in its price range when placed in a dark room. The TV's reasonably high native contrast ratio and excellent blacks are in charge of its excellent performance in dark environments.
The TV's native contrast ratio of 5307:1 allows the 2017's E-Series to deliver saturated dark scenes.
This TV is capable of reproducing some deep and inky blacks that are on par with what the best LCD TVs offer. The TV's evenness of blacks measures at around 0.5% native standard deviation - only the best LCD TVs can beat that.
Works well in bright rooms
This TV does an excellent job of reflection diffusion because of it's semi-gloss screen finish.
Poor sound quality
The sound quality on the P607 is terrible. It sounds unclear, and there is noticeable distortion at higher volumes. A cheap soundbar is highly recommended to get the most out of this TV.
Local dimming can be quite aggressive
In very bright scenes, the local dimming can be too aggressive and make black spots really dark to the point where some details are lost.
Not suitable for group watching
The P607 has poor viewing angles that makes it unsuitable for group watching.
Its picture quality gets progressively worse when viewed further away from the center of the screen. At just ~10° away from the center, the blacks start degrading into grays, and colors will start looking dull at beyond ≥20° from the center.
Not suitable for sports
The color uniformity of the P607 is quite poor, and the viewing angle is narrow.
When displaying large same-color objects, such as football or hockey fields, certain areas of the screen will look darker than the others, resulting in uneven colors. This becomes worse when paired with the bad viewing angles that makes the picture quality deteriorate even further, and also makes it unsuitable for watching sports with a group because the picture quality won’t be consistent to all viewers.
Comes in only one size (55-inch)
Currently, the P607 only has a 55-inch model available on the market.
Can't be connected to antenna or cable
You'll need to spend some money on a TV box because the 2017's VIZIO E-Series TVs doesn't have an integrated tuner.
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Talkin' Top Chef, Episode Nine: A Super Bowl-Inspired Challenge Brings in the Broncos
This week's episode of Top Chef brought us a Sudden Death Quickfire before a special (and timely) Super Bowl-themed challenge that involved none other than the Denver Broncos.
By Luis Miguel Echegaray
Welcome to Talking Top Chef, a weekly blog where we review the latest episode from the best reality show on TV. I’m going to fill you in on a little secret: Shortly after the season premiere last month, I discovered Top Chef is extremely popular at Sports Illustrated. From Crossover writers to our very own managing editor, this show is loved by so many over here. (Even Rob Gronkowski's been on it!)
And why shouldn’t it be? It has everything: Amazing food, intense competition, plus the chefs are insanely talented but more often than not they can also be erratic and unpredictable, which makes for great entertainment.
As for me? I’m obsessed. As a result, we decided the logical move would to be start reviewing the show here at SI Eats. So let’s get down to business.
Season 15, Episode Nine; “Bronco Brouhaha”
Before we begin, I just wanted to let y’all know this was a great week for SI Eats. In the spirit of Sunday, Chris and Adrienne visited Sports Illustrated to show us how to make alternative side dishes for your Super Bowl party. The theme was pickles and man oh man did they deliver! We had a blast and I hope you get a chance to check it out.
Alright, let’s do this.
The competition is really on. After the exhaustion that was Restaurant Wars, things are really heating up…which is why Mustache Joe switched his crystals.
Huh? Yeah, I can’t even get too into it, but basically Joe uses crystals for change of energy, etc….I’m just going to leave that there.
Padma starts the Quick-fire challenge by introducing Michelin-starred Chef David Kinch. The aim is to add edible flowers to the contestants’ respective dishes, but here’s the kicker: not only is immunity off the table from this point forward, but also it’s a SUDDEN DEATH QUICKFIRE.
O.K., I wasn’t ready for this.
At the end of thirty minutes, most dishes seem like home runs, but Bruce made ricotta cavatelli with squash blossom, grape tomatoes, arugula pesto and arugula flowers and it really doesn’t go over well with Padma.
“Pasta again???”
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It’s a tough decision for Bruce. You have to play it safe because at this point, as he said, the goal is to just stay in the competition, but when you repeat your strategy over and over again, judges see safety by those who challenge themselves in the toughest of situations.
We'll see what happens.
In the end, the judges loved Fatima’s mustard flower rubbed lamb with chili de arbol, fresno, broccoli florets and orange blossom…but Carrie made fancy toast with lavender, fig, goat cheese and candied pecans and David Kinch loved it.
I am pretty happy for Carrie because as she was making it, Mustache Joe was pretty much trolling her because it was too simple. Guess what? Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication—my man Leonardo da Vinci said that, that’s my man.
So who’s in the bottom and will be fighting for their lives? Mustache Joe, Chris and Clean-Shaven Joe are now competing to stay alive.
This is awful. All three are insanely talented chefs so anybody going home right now is nothing but a big loss for the competition.
Tom Colicchio enters the room for the Sudden Death and introduces the cauliflower. The challenge is to create a dish where cauliflower takes the place of another main component.
As time runs out and the dishes are complete, Colicchio is not impressed with any of them. “They lack in flavor, they lack in finesse…”
Mustache Joe’s smoked cauliflower buffalo wings did not go well for Tom. As for David? The other Joe made cauliflower risotto and seeing as this is a dish in David Kinch’s own restaurant, this also failed to impress.
Padma has to make the ultimate decision….and it falls to clean-shaven Joe. This is devastating for everyone involved. The entire room is crying and I’m honestly amazed because I really saw him in the final three.
Let’s hope he returns in LCK.
For the elimination challenge, the crew welcomes Adam Perry Lang, BBQ master and owner of APL Restaurant.
And guess what? He’s a good friend of Bruce.
Yaaaaaaaawn.
Today’s main challenge is all about football! Top Chef teams up with the Denver Broncos to host the best tailgating party, so the challenge is to work in teams of two and create one plate of food for a tailgate Super Bowl party for 300 players and fans.
Ooooh yeah.
Carrie, being the winner of the Quick-fire, picks her own team AND everyone else’s, so naturally she picks Chris.
“He’s a football fan, and his food is soul food, which is comfort food…which is football food,” she says.
12 Things Your Super Bowl LIII Party Needs
Here are the rest of the teams:
Adrienne and Mustache Joe.
Bruce and Fatima.
Now, the point of this challenge is to be creative enough as well as satisfy a huge number of people in a football environment. That’s not as easy as it sounds.
My favorite part of the episode is when the contestants decide to throw the football outside in the backyard and Mustache Joe confesses he doesn’t like sports.
“Sports and balls? No. Especially basketball? You throw it on the ground and then you touch it again? You throw it on the ground and then you touch it again? Gross.”
Yeah, Joe and I will never ever be friends.
When the challenge begins, we are taken to the venue: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the home of the Denver Broncos, and Bronco fans come pouring in. This is awesome, but for the chefs it’s extremely nerve-racking as this is A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I mean, even the MAYOR is here, ex-players and current players….this is awesome.
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So…the dishes: Carrie and Chris made a pork green chili poutine with stadium fries. Broncos linebacker Todd Davis loved it. Placekicker Brandon McManus was also all in for it. P.S. He’s a huge foodie too.
Bruce made grilled sirloin steak with bread and butter beet salad and horseradish aioli while Fatima made blue and orange nachos with achiote rubbed chicken, black lentils, cheese sauce and peach habanero salsa.
Mustache Joe and Adrienne made fried mac and cheese, miso glazed St. Louis style ribs with kale slaw and kimchi aioli.
We take this break so linebacker Corey Nelson shows us his Super Bowl ring. No big deal.
O.K., time for the judges to make their choices and Colicchio is really not impressed. He wants to see a lot more, especially at this stage in the competition.
So who are the favorites? The judges picked Chris and Carrie (who is killing it btw)—the chili flavor really killed it…and guess what? They win tickets to the Super Bowl!!! Ahhhh! Chris is an Eagles fan, so you know this one is gonna rock it for him.
Unfortunately, everyone else did not meet the standards and so four chefs are in jeopardy right now. In the end, Fatima leaves us.
NOOOOOOOO!
Man, this was tough. In this episode we saw Fatima and clean-shaven Joe gone and that’s just insane. But it ultimately shows us how this tournament is shaping up. We’ll see how they both do in Last Chance Kitchen.
We’ll see you next week for more Talkin’ Top Chef! Enjoy the Super Bowl! As a Giants fan, this one might be tough for me.
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NYPD: Man, 68, dies after brutal beating in Stapleton home; Staten Island's 3rd homicide
Police investigate beating death of man, 68, in Stapleton
Gallery: Police investigate beating death of man, 68, in Stapleton
By Mira Wassef | mwassef@siadvance.com
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A Staten Island man died Sunday after a brutal beating inside a Stapleton home about two weeks ago, authorities said.
Lionel Inocent, 68, was punched in the face multiple times at a Targee Street residence, near Laurel Avenue, at around 2:20 a.m. on June 16, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.
Police said the victim suffered a broken jaw and went into a coma. He was transported to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.
Inocent had been hospitalized since the attack and died Sunday, police said.
The victim and the suspect knew each other, and had been drinking together prior to the incident, according to a law enforcement source.
The medical examiner determined Inocent's death was caused by the injuries from the assault, the source said.
There is no information yet on what prompted the attack or a description of the lone suspect.
There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.
Several cops and the NYPD's Crime Scene Unit were stationed outside a beige townhouse at the corner of Targee and Laurel Tuesday afternoon.
"They've been here for the past couple of days, but we didn't know why," a neighbor said about the police presence.
Area residents didn't recall any commotion the morning of the incident, but noticed the yellow crime scene tape blocking off the area last week. Some figured it was another car crash at the notorious speeding intersection.
"It's usually bad accidents around here, nothing like this though," said the neighbor. "That's horrible."
Outside the home, a woman was overheard saying the cops were searching for blood inside the residence.
"All I know is a woman and young boy live there," said a woman who lives nearby.
Police have classified this incident as a homicide, said the NYPD spokeswoman.
This is the third homicide on Staten Island this year, and all have been in Stapleton.
In May, a 25-year-old man, Semori Wilson, was fatally shot on Bay Street.
Weeks later, Filroy Warner, 42, was stabbed to death at the Urby apartment complex.
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Sutton Montis man, Matthew Cornish, admits downloading hundreds of indecent images of children
The 53-year-old faced three charges said to have been committed over a two year period
Magistrates Reporter
A man who downloaded hundreds of pornographic images of children at his home in Sutton Montis has been sent to Taunton Crown Court to be sentenced.
Matthew Cornish, 53, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates' Court in Yeovil facing three charges said to have been committed over a two-year period.
He pleaded guilty that between June 1, 2015, and May 15, 2017, at Sutton Montis, he made an indecent photograph of a child in the most serious Category A.
He also admitted two further charges relating to indecent images of children placed in Categories B and C between the same dates.
Matthew Cornish, 53, appeared in the dock before Somerset Magistrates, sitting at Yeovil facing three charges said to have been committed over a two year period.
Prosecutor Emma Lenanton said the photographs were recovered by police from the defendant’s devices which were seized from his home address in Sutton Montis.
When they were analysed they were found to comprise a total of 41 Category A images; 98 in Category B and a further 1,857 in Category C.
After hearing of the large number of images involved in the case the magistrates refused to accept the case saying they did not feel they had adequate powers of punishment.
Frome man given ban after driving 60mph through town centre while over the limit
As a result they ordered Cornish to be sent to the crown court to be sentenced by a judge and adjourned all three matters until September 14 when the defendant must appear before a hearing at Taunton.
In the meantime he was released on unconditional bail.
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Christmas at Sheilds Lake
Elida Peers writes about the history of the Sooke region
Elida Peers
Dec. 24, 2014 5:00 a.m.
Christmas squirrel
It’s not often we find a Christmas theme among the 9,000 archival photographs in our collection, but this shot of Harry Vickers’ pet squirrel at Sheilds Lake just seemed to fill the bill. Harry Vickers was a naturalist who in the 1930s and 1940s acted as caretaker for the Alpine Club of Canada and for Claude L Harrison who owned a large tract of land between Harbourview Road and Mt Empress.
When as a youngster I hiked with my family up into those hills and lakes, we looked forward to visiting with Mr. Vickers, if we were lucky enough to encounter him along the trails and lakeshores. His quiet and patient nature and love of wildlife had resulted in a wonderful series of photographs of deer, raccoons, squirrels and birds. For artsy effect, he would patiently arrange to have the small animals photographed alongside a domestic scene, such as a pair of knitting needles half way through knitting a sock. Colour film was not yet available, so he used watercolours to tint his photos.
This image taken in the 1940s was shared with us by Bert Acreman who at that time was driving logging truck for Eric Bernard, who was logging for Harrison. On weekends Bert Acreman would take his wife Annie (the legendary school teacher) and his son John up to the lakes with him for canoeing and picnicking.
For a decade Bernard harvested poles and logs in the Sooke Hills, his truckers hauling down Mt. Shepherd Road and Harbourview Road to dump at Cooper’s Cove. At the museum we have often been asked the question, how come the logging road up into the lake country was paved? It was really simple. Eric Bernard did a lot of industrial hauling on the route, plus weekend trips to the lakes with his wife, so to save wear and tear the road was paved for easier vehicle maintenance.
Many years later, when Mr. Vickers was in a mobile home at Colwood, he allowed me to have his collection copied. I am sure that each of us who had the good fortune to know those hills and trails so well, treasure the memory of the kindly quiet gentleman, Harold Vickers, whose great joy was sharing the beautiful setting with his wildlife friends, and who left us his photographic legacy, celebrating not only summer but winter scenes as well.
Elida Peers,
Sooke Region Museum
Red Hatters give to the community
Gingerbread House winners
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Season Tickets: General sale begins Monday
By SFC Media Sat 08 Jun Season Tickets
Photo by Chris Moorhouse | St Mary's
Season Tickets for Southampton’s 2019/20 Premier League campaign will go on general sale from 9am on Monday.
The renewal window closed earlier this week, with sales currently paused as seat transfer requests are processed, but fans will once again shortly have the opportunity to secure their own piece of St Mary’s for the coming season.
Demand has already proved high, with supporters keen to make sure they never miss a moment of Ralph Hasenhüttl’s first full year in charge as manager.
Adult tickets begin from only £399 – which works out as just £21 per home game – with a limited number of these seats being released in the Itchen South on Monday, while they will also be available to purchase online.
The club will also be releasing the final remaining seats in the Family Area, where Junior Season Tickets begin from just £19, meaning Under-11s can enjoy an entire year of Premier League action for only £1 per match.
There are also great savings to be made for many young adults, with the club this year extending that price range to cover people aged 18 to 25, having previously stopped at 21.
Already, there is limited availability in a number of areas, including the Itchen Premium, as well as the Family Area and the £399 Itchen South section, so make sure you don’t miss out.
To find out all the prices, as well as the full range of benefits, visit our dedicated Season Ticket page by clicking here.
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Eyewitness accounts pep up histories of Everton and Liverpool
Groundbreaking oral club histories tell the stories of Everton and Liverpool Football Clubs in a new style, reviewed by ERIC BROWN.
Club histories are 10 a penny these days with many top clubs including half a dozen such volumes for sale on the shelves in their souvenir shops.
Most of them do a fine job encapsulating the ups and downs of their subject but often fall into the trap of “if you’ve read one, you’ve read them all.”
Now though comes a history with a difference. “Faith of Our Families” is an in-depth history of one of our oldest and greatest football clubs – Everton. What makes this tome different from its many competitors – there are at least half a dozen books claiming to be the official history of Everton – is that a story of almost 140 years football toil is told in a series of interviews with the people who were there, saw the events unfold or contributed to them.
It features more than 200 original interviews with managers, players and supporters who provide unique insights into the changing fortunes of one of England’s oldest League clubs.
From the fledgling days as a church team of the 1880s to the modern-day search for a new home Everton’s rich history unfolds in the words of many of those closely involved in it. Mind you, predictions of a renaissance under Ronald Koeman have quickly become outdated.
Open this “dipper” history and a gem of a quote pops up on nearly every page. Legendary goalscorer Dixie Dean says: “The best player I ever saw was our centre half TG Jones. He had everything. No coach could teach him anything. He was neater than John Charles.”
TG Jones on Dixie: ” Dixie Dean was Everton. He almost used to pick the team on his own. He used to go up to the office with a piece of paper and say ‘this is the team for Saturday’.”
Tommy Lawton: “We were paid £8 a week but nobody moaned. When they put a contract in front of us we just signed, nobody ready it. We were just happy to be playing football.”
Graham Stuart on hearing the Z-Cars club theme tune blaring out before matches: “It meant to me I’m in the tunnel waiting to walk out and play for Everton. I’m excited and the hairs are standing up on the back of my neck. Wherever I am, wherever I hear it, my mind goes back to standing in the Goodison tunnel.”
Award-winning author James Corbett has done a magnificent job assembling so many significant words on the Dean era, the Catterick and Kendall years and the many long spells Everton spent in the wilderness including relegation.
Here I must declare an interest. As an Everton supporter since 1959 I was contacted and asked to give my views on the club. I’m proud to say some of these appear alongside genuine Everton legends who all contribute to a remarkable story.
If you can’t play with boyhood heroes like Alex Young and Roy Vernon, appearing in a book beside them is the next best thing.
The same publishers have produced a sister volume on the Anfield club. The blueprint is identical, taking in Liverpool’s rise from the 1950s doldrums, plotted by Bill Shankly, on the way to becoming European champions.
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Airport checkpoint bins: Remove your shoes, read the ads
By Harriet Baskas, Special for USA TODAY
Next time you’re inching your way through the line at the airport security checkpoint, take a look around.
Do the plastic bins where people plop their laptops, carry-on bags and shoes look worn and industrial gray or do they look crisp, white and new?
At the majority of the more than 400 U.S. airports, the checkpoints are stocked with the generic, government-issued gray bins. They’re boring, yes, but they do what the TSA needs them to do: contain your stuff as it sits on the belt that passes through the x-ray machine.
But the checkpoints at more than two dozen airports have those crisp, white bins. In those airports the bins do not only what the TSA needs them to do, they also save the TSA time and money. And because there are advertisements inside these bins, they generate income for the airports.
Not bad for a bunch of recyclable plastic.
Post-9/11 need
The advertisement-bearing bins are the brainchild of Joe Ambrefe, CEO of Security Point Media (SPM), who came up with the idea not long after 9/11 while standing in a long line at an airport security checkpoint.
He realized everyone had to grab a bin and that an advertisement inside each bin was a sure-fire way for a company to reach the desirable demographic of business and leisure travelers.
Airports currently in the Bin Advertising Program
1. Jacksonville International Airport
2. Orange County John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, Calif.
3. Lafayette Regional Airport, Lafayette, La.
4. Los Angeles International Airport
5. Lovell Field Airport, Chattanooga, Tenn.
6. McGhee Tyson Airport, Knoxville, Tenn.
7. Nashville International Airport
8. Ontario International Airport, Ontario, Calif.
9. Reno/Tahoe International Airport
10. Richmond International Airport, Richmond, Va.
11. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
12. Tulsa International Airport
13. Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
14. Charlotte Douglas International Airport
15. Denver International Airport
16. Newark Liberty International Airport
17. New York John F. Kennedy International Airport
18. New York LaGuardia Airport
19. Orlando International Airport
20. Chicago Midway International Airport
21. Chicago O’Hare International Airport
22. San Diego International Airport
23. McGhee Tyson Airport, Louisville, Tenn.
24. Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport
25. Houston Hobby Airport
26. Miami International Airport
Ambrefe worked up a plan to provide free bins (and carts to move those bins around) in exchange for the right to sell advertisements on the bins. He chose white bins because “color is an emotive issue and white is a happier color than industrial gray.” He also promised to replace the bins every 90 days with brand new units so that “the components are opening-day fresh all the time.”
Testing began in 2007 and now the Bin Advertising Program is in operation at Orlando, San Diego, Seattle-Tacoma, JFK, LaGuardia and 21 other airports nationwide and is approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for all airports.
The TSA likes the program because it saves the agency money: The free bins represent an overall savings of between $200,000 and $700,000 on the costs of replacing bins. And TSA spokesperson Greg Soule said the program also “reduced injuries associated with lifting bins and improved durability and aesthetics of the checkpoint equipment.”
Airports like the program because it generates a bit of extra money and helps improve the checkpoint experience for passengers.
At Los Angeles International Airport, one of the program’s first test sites, spokesperson Nancy Castles says ad revenues helped purchase “the long tables, seating, floor mats, wheeled bin carriers, stanchions and other equipment that helps streamline the TSA passenger security screening process.” The airport also gets to place its own advertising in some of the bins and is currently promoting its LAX FlyAway bus service.
At Nashville International, an early test airport which officially signed up with the program in 2010, spokesperson Emily Richard said, “We have experienced significant and consistent improvement of the appearance of the checkpoint since SPM started managing the process.” She added that year-to-date income from the program is $7,500.
And in Houston, where the Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental airports joined the program in June, Houston Airport System‘s concessions manager Randy Goodman described the benefits as “bright new bins and a streamlined process,” and a share of the advertising income that should net the airport about $26,000 for the first six months.
Even better bins?
Ambrefe hopes to expand the bin advertising program to other airports and continues to tweak the system. He said that while the company has not considered providing separate bins for shoes – a suggestion put forth by some groups concerned about checkpoint health risks – “antimicrobial products for use at the checkpoints are in research.”
In the meantime, both Ambrefe and the TSA might make note of the checkpoint procedures in place at Canada’s Prince Rupert Airport, in northern British Columbia. The airport has color-coded bins for boots and shoes and, for the past 18 years, the security team has cleaned all the bins after each of the six daily flights.
“It’s nice to know that when you lay down your suit jacket or coat that the bin has not previously contained any dirty boots or other contaminated item,” said airport manager Richard Reed.
“The bins are cleaned to protect the health of the screening agents and the traveling public,” said team leader Virginia Toro. “We treat the checkpoint as we do our home: clean is the rule of the day.”
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Landowner dissatisfied with airport draft, property access
By LINDSEY GEMME
Published: Thursday, August 18, 2011 4:13 AM MST
Staff photo by Lindsey Gemme, Landowner Tom Wilson uses a laser to outline the easements on his property on a PowerPoint projection at a Council meeting last month, while consultants Jim Harris and Eric Pfeifer of Coffman & Associates look on. Harris and Pfeifer put together the new airport master plan draft.
Despite the unanimous vote by Council to approve the adoption of a new master plan for the city’s airport last week, it did not pass lightly.
With the results of an update two years in the making in front of them to approve and pass on to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), Council heard from one particular dissenter. For over an hour after consultants with Coffman & Associates, Inc. presented the new plan to Council, landowner Tom Wilson of Toltec Airpark, LLC dickered with Council about how the plan would affect his adjacent property.
The biggest hang-up for Wilson was that his property has two easements on both sides right along the airport. The easements, which have been on books since 1985, Wilson plans to build a 100-foot taxiway on. This would allow incoming flights taxiway access from the airport’s runway onto private land.
But the Master Plan updates, both 10 years ago and the current one, did not make note of those easements and indicated cutting off access to the airport from his property.
“The proposed final draft of the airport master plan does not treat the easements properly,” explained Wilson’s legal representative Paul Conant. “It presumes that there are certain things that are going to happen that are inconsistent with the property rights that are granted with the easements.”
And the city could be in trouble if it went ahead with the plan as it was currently laid out. “Because Mr. Wilson will have to do something, then, to protect his property,” Conant added.
The new plan draft detailed that a potential “through-the-fence” agreement could be made between the city and Wilson for easy access from his property to the airport; but the FAA frowns heavily on those agreements as they can lead to violations of federal airport regulations. The only agreeable conditions for FAA approval on through-the-fence agreements would be for adjacent properties to be used for aeronautical purposes or is a residential airpark.
“In general,” stated in the draft of the master plan update, “the FAA will only consider through-the-fence access if all existing property is already developed and the airport is unable to purchase adjacent property.”
Wilson’s property has remained undeveloped since its purchase in the 1970s.
Councilwoman Belinda Akes stated that she had been involved with the update since the beginning, and has met several times with Wilson on the issue. Wilson had been one of the members of the 15-member advisory committee for the update draft, and President Jim Harris thanked Wilson for his time on that committee.
“The main goal is that both parties want to see this happen,” Akes explained. “The city needs to move forward and do what it takes to make it work between both parties.
“I know at least 10 people who would park their planes at the airport if hangars were available,” she added.
Councilman Joel Belloc echoed those sentiments, explaining that the city needs to improve the airport, which would both benefit the city and surrounding property owners. “Both parties need to work together to resolve this issue,” Belloc said.
Interim Community Development Director Rick Miller said that he liked the fact that Wilson had land adjacent to the airport, and could be advantageous. He suggested that when the city sends the draft to the FAA, the access points and easements are show in the maps.
Conant explained that defining access points are still a “restriction of property rights.”
“Working out access points when there is future development is not possible because any future development may depend on something other than what is being discussed tonight,” he told Council. “If the city wants to do something on the airport property through the easement that Mr. Wilson in that sense co-owns with the city, there has to be some acknowledgment….any diminution in Mr. Wilson’s property rights as the owner of the easement that overlays the airport property is something that devalues his property rights. This is where his objection lies.”
City Manager Ruth Osuna explained that the city will continue to work with Wilson on the issue even if they approve the draft. As Wilson develops his property, the city will work with the FAA regarding a through-the-fence access point in regards to the easements.
“Staff is not ignoring the easement and is taking it into consideration,” Osuna added. “From a safety standpoint, the access points on the map are the best place to allow through-the-fence access.”
Conant maintained that although there were safety concerns, “that still does not change the fact that what the city is doing id restricting those property rights.”
After a brief 20-minute executive session with Council, Mayor Byron Jackson asked Wilson if he would accept the city sending in an amendment with their approval of the draft to the FAA, outlining the easements.
Miller explained that the maps going to the FAA would define the easements as a continuous curb cut along the taxiways, which would “probably not sit in great favor with the FAA.”
With the easements as they are, Conant believed that the FAA might not like it and would hold back its grant monies which the city depends on to do upgrades to the airport. But Conant agreed that if the easements were property represented, “my client’s objection would go away.”
Council unanimously approved the plan update with that amendment showing the easements.
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Bonanza Campout Music Festival: Volume 2
By Benjamin Tilton
Posted June 12, 2017 in Music Festival Coverage
Tags: Bonanza Campout Music Festival
It’s been a year since SLUG Magazine first spoke with Vaughn Carrick, the creator of the Bonanza Campout Music Festival. Held in Heber City, Bonanza is Utah’s private Coachella or Burning Man, if you feel so inclined. You can camp. You can bungalow. You can just drive up to Heber City and hang out with a ticket if you like. Bonanza is Utah’s music festival buffet, with this year’s lineup including the likes of Airborne Toxic Event, Cut Copy, Kongos, Robert Delong, Eden and Utah-hometown favorites like The Moth & The Flame. The festival has everything you need, from food to outdoor necessities. Carrick was kind enough to chat with SLUG again regarding round two of Bonanza, and he is his wildly charming self as usual (you can hear his smile when he talks about music). He actually just got back from the Bottlerock Festival in Napa Valley and a reggae festival in Monterey, California (40,000-plus attendees, y’all), so he’s primed and ready for a chat about his corner of the festival world.
SLUG: You got a hell of a line-up this year with ODESZA, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Chet Faker, Method Man, Redman and more. Swinging for the fences, eh?
Vaughn Carrick: Ha! We put some effort this year into putting together a group of musicians we were proud of and could create the Bonanza feel. This year, we really wanted to create something special.
SLUG: There’s more of a hip-hop focus this year. What was behind that decision?
Carrick: We don’t want to put Bonanza in a box, where every year, we have the same style. We want to switch it up. So when we had the chance to offer Ms. Lauryn Hill and Nas, who cater to Utah while being unique, we jumped at it.
SLUG: At what point last year did you decide to keep the ball rolling on Bonanza for a sequel?
Carrick: It takes a while to build a festival, so we went into this with a three-year plan. The first year was the investment, and this second year is the fruit of that. We’re definitely in it for the long haul.
SLUG: Are you guys hoping to be bigger than last year?
Carrick: We’ll see—the idea is to bring major bands that sell out crowds of 40,000 people to a 9,000-ish crowd. We want to keep it intimate.
SLUG: You’ve done a bunch of festivals, including Reggae Rise Up. Is there anything unique you learned about Bonanza from last year?
Carrick: I wouldn’t say I learned, so to speak, but we did find pressure points. Last year, we really sold Bonanza Campout, which lead people to believe it was just a campout. This year, we want people to know it’s a festival, and that you can campout if you want. Plus, we bumped up the camping to 3,500 campers from 1,500—so we want to be more available to the festival attendees.
SLUG: Last year, there was this incredible sense of community. Is there a process or a formula to creating that?
Carrick: I wish, … We just try to make it a weekend to create memories and put the pieces in place so that they can fall together. We wanted to do all of that in our backyard here in Utah.
SLUG: Any after-parties?
Carrick: Yeah, we have a pond yacht/DJ after-party this year for the campers. This is an all-day event.
SLUG: I had all these wonderful moments of Zen last year when I was outside of my tent hearing all the bands, woodland creatures, rivers and such. Did you have any moments like that?
Carrick: Yeah. The first night of last year’s festival with the lasers bouncing off the mountains; the music—everything came together so perfectly. Hopefully this year, I get a few more moments to take it all in.
SLUG: So last year the showers were a huge hit for the campers. Any new amenities being added this year?
Carrick: We’re bringing in more showers, actually, and bringing in the after-party element with the pond yacht so the experience lasts throughout.
SLUG: And yoga?
Carrick: Yes! We definitely are bringing that back.
SLUG: And local artists?
Carrick: Of course. We wanted that to be the focus this time around. We’ll have booths and live painters that will create [on the festival grounds] while music is played.
SLUG: My son is excited to come this year. Is there an age limit to this event?
Carrick: It’s 8 and up, and as you saw last year, the family element is a big part of the festival.
So it’s Bonanza Festival, all you Utah festival culture people, and it happens June 23–25 in Heber City. You can camp, you can visit for the day and you can even fish—it’s all about you. This year, Bonanza has even added four-person bungalows for the less outdoor-inclined. Hope to see you there.
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Father Feared No Early Frost
by Marvin Newman
Green thumb, according to Webster, is an apparent skill or talent for growing plants. It is probably safe to say Dad had a green thumb although frost, sub-freezing temperatures, insects, rabbits and other vermin would—from time to time—result in his thumb being somewhat off color.
Immediately after New Year’s Day my dad started looking forward to planting a garden. He began to order seed catalogs, then seed, then red Solo cups which he used as planters. We did our best to caution him that he was perhaps a bit early, that Jack Frost did sometimes visit very late in the spring. “What’s the latest date you remember having a big frost,” we asked?
“Sometime in June,” came the reply. He then proceeded with preparations for planting as if we had never asked the question. All he needed was a “warmish” day and a piece of dry ground in late February and he would plant potatoes and cabbage, explaining that they were cold hardy and if they did make it he would be considerably ahead of everyone else.
Generally he was a bit more cautious with other vegetables because he was always in competition with his brothers to have the first tomato of the year. The aforementioned Solo cups were brought out and the tomato seeds planted. They were kept inside until it was mostly warm enough to set them in rows outdoors.
Without fail, within a day or two of planting, the weatherman called for a killing frost during the night. Thus the family was enlisted to take a stack of old newspapers to the garden and teepee them over the tender plants to protect them from the frost. We anchored the papers down with a handful of dirt to keep them from blowing away in the wind. The system worked but Dad’s garden sometimes took on the look of a newspaper printing press.
The competition for that first tomato was so intense that no effort was too great to save a plant. One morning when Dad walked out to survey the garden he noticed that one of his tomato plants was leaning over on the ground. It had been halfway broken by either a worm or perhaps a careless step by the gardener himself. Either way, the plant was still green so he put a Band-Aid on it to hold it upright. I’m not making this up! I honestly don’t remember if the plant survived or not but the effort was made.
By now, February’s potatoes have grown into a gardener’s dream of lush green vines. The problem was that no one, or thing, enjoyed potatoes more than the lovely, striped potato beetles and their ugly little larvae. Hesitant to use insecticide around his plants, Dad would often go hand-to-hand with the beetles. Carefully walking down each row he would pluck them off the vines and drop them into a jar for later disposal.
The Latin name for these pesky little beetles is Lema trilineata. Dad, however, used much more colorful language to describe them. It was the first time I realized that he was bilingual.
While not technically a part of the vegetable plot, Dad nurtured a pair of fruit trees that had sprung up as “volunteers” alongside the garden. One was a peach tree and the other was a cherry tree. The two trees often shaded whatever was planted near them. The cherry tree was the first to bear fruit and in truth it did provide a number of cherry pies as well as the occasional batch of preserves.
Pies and preserves, however, came with their own unique set of problems. Every year Dad had to battle the birds to get his half of the cherries. Having read that a rubber snake would scare away most anything with two wings, he placed a three foot snake strategically in the branches of the tree. The next morning when he walked out he claimed there was a robin sitting on the snake, alternately eating cherries and singing robin songs.
Not to be outdone, dad ran an extension cord to the tree and placed a radio underneath its branches. He turned the music all the way up and smiled as he walked back into the house. The method worked fine until Sunday morning when a deputy knocked on the door. A few of the neighbors had complained about the loud music so he had to remove the radio. Personally, I feel the deputy was a bit too quick to judge. Who among us has not carried a radio along as we walked among the squashes? Be that as it may, from then on he agreed with the robins to settle for half the cherries.
As for the peach tree, it took a little longer to bear fruit but when it did they were the prettiest peaches one had ever laid eyes on. Alas, there was trouble. Overnight, there was an aerial bombardment of Japanese beetles. They attacked in such numbers that the peaches no longer looked like peaches but instead looked like large green balls with legs scratching for their turn at the table. That fall, the peach tree was part of our Halloween bonfire.
As for the fate of the cherry tree, it had a nasty little poison ivy vine climbing the trunk. My mom was extremely allergic to the stuff, so she sprayed Roundup on the trunk and some of the limbs. Problem solved! No more robins, snakes, radios—or cherries.
I miss Mom and Dad, but they taught me a priceless lesson. If you’re going to do something, go all out and have a sense of humor.
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Soben International Soars in Singapore
Soben International is thrilled to announce the securement of a number of contracts for the development of Singapore’s aviation landmarks, the Seletar Aiport and the Changi Airport.
After breaking ground in the Singapore construction market in 2004, Soben International has gone from strength to strength, creating a reputation for itself as a reliable provider of fire-resistant boards that are capable of meeting the strict building specifications of Singapore’s regulations.
Thanks to Soben International’s best-in-class systems and certification credentials, the company’s products have been used in top projects across Singapore ranging from private developments to public companies, to government owned facilities.
Soben’s products have been sourced for use in Singapore projects such as mass railway transition stations, health centers, education centers, recreational sites, accommodation and in hospitality developments, to name but a few.
One of Soben International’s most successful projects in Singapore is the use of their products for the terminals of the Changi Airport. Having been a trusted supplier of the airport’s development for a number of years, Terminal 3, completed in 2006, used WeatherPro for its roofing, cladding and gangway. Then in 2016 for the newly built Terminal 4, Soben’s NuPanel/NuClad was applied to the paneling of the Arrivals hall, AHU Rooms, and Sanitors’ Area.
Looking to the future, Soben’s products continue to be a part of Changi Airport’s ongoing development. Terminal 1 which was renovated in early 2017 used FP-900/FirePro for a ceiling application for the compartmentation above its conveyor belt and NuPanel/NuClad for artistic finishes to the terminal’s lavatories. Meanwhile NuPanel/NuClad is set to be used for wall paneling in the current refurbishment of Singapore’s Seletar Airport.
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West Mesa Aquatic Center
Albuquerque, NM, UNITED STATES
https://www.cabq.gov/parksandrecreation/recreation/swimming/indoor-pools/west-mesa-aquatic-center
6705 Fortuna Road Northwest
$3.00, SC(55) $1.00. [March, 2019]
U.S, Military: $1.00. [March, 2017]
50m, 8 lanes x 25y, 24 lanes, 6f maximum depth , indoors , 82ºF (28ºC)
Two 1m diving boards and one 3m diving board.
At Coors and Fortuna, south of I-40 and West of Coors behind West Mesa High School.
35.09590, -106.716860
Duke City Aquatics
Click on the Team Name to view its website.
Youth Swim
Vipers of Albuquerque Swim Team
Albuquerque Water Polo Club
There are also indoor and outdoor (seasonal) recreational pools.
The aquatics center was so-so. The water was clear and just a bit warm (probably for water aerobics). There were no lockers, so all clothes had to be brought into pool area and nothing was able to be secured (wallet, cell phone, money). The changing rooms were surprisingly small.
The facilities aren't fancy but the water quality is excellent - very clear and 81º - 83ºF. (27º - 28ºC.). There are lots of lanes and it's uncrowded in the early morning. There are two changing/shower rooms: a very small one that's used when only the 50 meter lap pool is open (early morning) and a much larger one that's used when all three pools are open. The lack of lockers is inconvenient.
[September, 2017]
It’s true the facilities aren’t fancy, but they are way more than adequate. We swam at early lunch time and each had a lane to ourselves. Yes, the lack of lockers is inconvenient, but forewarned by the review here, we planned what to take and where to keep it.
Important note for those from sea level: West Mesa is at about 5,300 feet (1,600 meters) altitude; plan to be short of breath and adjust your workout accordingly.
[March, 2019]
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Micro Madness: Unleash Hell with Empty Shell’s XM556 Microgun
Capable of running 3,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute and weighing just 16 pounds unloaded, the XM556 Microgun offers unprecedented firepower at a shockingly modest weight.
Will Dabbs, MD
Empty Shell XM556
“I’ll be shocked if this thing doesn’t turn up in half a dozen big-budget action movies within the next year.”
To operate, the XM556 Microgun needs a 12- or 24-volt DC power source and a belt full of 5.56mm NATO ammunition. Thankfully, most U.S. military vehicles today have 24-volt electrical systems already built in.
Empty Shell is constantly pushing the envelope and refining the XM556 to maximize its versatility, durability and speed. Here you can see a new barrel shroud with large cooling slots.
The grips are easy to hold for both right- and left-handed shooters, and Empty Shell has created XM556 Microgruns with either 10- or 16-inch barrels. With the former, the gun is only 22 inches long.
The jihadi tossed one more furtive glance up and around, searching the skies for American drones. The infidels seemed to have a limitless supply of the cursed things, and they could end an ISIS fighter’s life in an instant. He felt the throaty rumble of the powerful diesel engines as the American convey inched its way up the shattered roadway. His lips began to move of their own accord as he softly repeated to himself, “God is great, God is great, God is great…”
His right hand tightened around the pistol grip of his Romanian AKM. His left thumb hovered over the detonator to his suicide vest. When the noise of the MRAP vehicle sounded like it was close enough, he sucked in one last deep breath and pivoted around the corner to face the invaders.
Before the insurgent could react, there came a flash and, in less than two seconds, 130 bullets of the 62-grain 5.56mm variety impacted his chest. The entire burst covered an area roughly the size of a teacup. He was dead before his brain knew he’d been shot.
The XM556 Microgun slewed up and forward to resume its scanning around the lead vehicle. The gun’s operator, a 19-year-old Marine from Birmingham, Alabama, was seated comfortably behind a CRT screen within the bowels of the heavily armored truck. The young Marine chuckled in spite of himself. What a freaking mess.
The orbiting drone showed him another upcoming heat signature among the rubble. The lance corporal checked the readout on his rounds remaining and tracked the stubby little Gatling gun toward the target. It looked like it was going to be another fruitful day.
Already Possible
No, as you can probably tell, the aforementioned bit of fiction isn’t drawn from the latest Terminator installment. The technology to bring this kind of operational security to American troops in the field already exists in the present. By melding modern sensor technology with an inimitably cool new miniaturized Gatling gun, tomorrow’s warfighters could find that their jobs just got a lot safer.
Though he never practiced medicine, Dr. Richard Gatling was actually a physician by training. Dr. Gatling was first and foremost an inventor. His several agricultural machines revolutionized farm life in the American Midwest. Though his many-splendored inventions included improved bicycles, toilets and wool-cleaning machines, the one contrivance history has most associated with his name is the eponymous multi-barrel rotary Gatling gun.
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The manually operated Gatling gun, though not a true machine gun in the purest sense, was a capable combat multiplier in the late 19th century. Dr. Gatling’s guns were used on both ground and naval mounts for decades leading up to the widespread adoption of self-loading machine guns like the Maxim. However, in the post-WWII world of fast jets and rapidly evolving air combat, General Electric engineers thought to slap an electric motor on a Gatling gun, and the weapon received an entirely new lease on life.
The 1980s-era Close-In Weapon System, or CIWS (pronounced “sea-whiz”), consists of a 20mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon slaved to an incredibly advanced fire control radar and FLIR imager. This system ably defends American naval vessels against sea-skimming cruise missiles and aircraft even today. Firing 4,500 rounds per minute, the CIWS is a self-contained point-defense system that can be fitted to most any naval vessel.
The terrestrial version of this system is called the C-RAM Centurion. C-RAM stands for “Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar,” and this system can effectively neutralize incoming indirect fire assets in defense of ground installations. Now with the advent of the Empty Shell XM556, the capability exists to miniaturize a similar system to fit onto an MRAP or Hummer.
XM556 Microgun Makeup
Your first impression when you lay your hands on the XM556 Microgun is that it is tiny—like MP5-with-the-stock-collapsed tiny. Once you heft the rig and feel the weight, it feels solid and dense. The electrical pigtail hangs off the back, and the two hand grips interface nicely with the human form. The overall effect is kind of surreal, like you stepped into the movie Aliens.
The XM556 weighs 16 pounds unloaded. Let’s put that in perspective. That’s a pound less than an M249 SAW. The WWII-era BAR weighed 3 more pounds. An M240B weighs close to twice as much. A Thompson submachine gun with a loaded drum magazine is heavier than the XM556 Microgun. However, when fully tooled up, the XM556 can run from 3,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute. Holy crap.
The handheld version of the XM556 is an interesting novelty. The gun requires a DC power supply, and 10- or 16-inch barrels are available. The cyclic rate of fire is also selectable.
The recoil from a single 5.56mm NATO round is notoriously mild. How many times has a crusty Army drill instructor firmly planted the buttstock of his M16 rifle against the family jewels and touched off a round? Such antics as this leave an impression on young soldiers not soon forgotten. However, touching off so many of these light-recoiling rounds per second inevitably becomes a handful. Add to that the prodigious appetite the XM556 has for M27 linked 5.56mm ammunition along with its obligate power supply and you have a cumbersome package. There are indeed a few practical applications for such a contrivance, perhaps for special operators who need to establish overwhelming fire superiority for short periods. These situations would be admittedly narrow and specialized.
However, the XM556 also comes as a pintle-mounted weapon. While the handheld variant definitely rocks the cool points, the vehicle-mounted version is what got my heart pumping. Adapt this system to existing sensors and fire control systems, feed it generously from a vehicle-mounted ammo can and run it off of a vehicular electrical system, and you have the biggest increase in a ground-pounder’s organic firepower since Hiram Maxim first dreamt up the belt-fed machine gun. Build the system around some cutting-edge software and you have a tool that could conceivably neutralize an incoming RPG.
Going Online
If you haven’t seen this gun in action, check out the link below. A short burst into a pond sounds like a vigorous robot fart. These guys run the short-barreled version of the gun on an indoor range, and the muzzle flash is truly epic. Keep in mind that a single round through a short-barreled AR pistol produces a pleasant volleyball-sized ball of fire when touched off without a flash suppressor. I’d comment on how many holes they punched in the target, but the muzzle blast pinned the paper target to the ceiling.
RELATED VIDEO: Firing Empty Shell’s Insane Handheld XM556 Microgun
I’ll be shocked if this thing doesn’t turn up in half a dozen big-budget action movies within the next year. Seeing Jesse Ventura behind the 7.62mm M134, the big brother to the XM556 Microgun, in the movie Predator veritably changed my life. The same gun in Schwarzenegger’s meaty cyborg mitts in Terminator 2 made for some of the coolest visuals ever to find their way onto celluloid.
I don’t know if moviemakers read gun magazines, but I would like to make a personal plea: I’d really love to see somebody chew through a few dozen zombies or mow down a platoon’s worth of terrorists with the XM556. Heck, the thing only weighs 16 pounds. Let some hot girl shoot it if you really want some stunning visuals.
Truly Unprecedented
I have seen a lot of cool ideas come and go. The latest, greatest AR rifle is rapidly becoming yesterday’s news, and the newest combat handgun is simply a variation on a theme. However, in the XM556 we see something truly novel.
We normal folk will never own one of these babies. Short of the heavens parting and miraculously overturning the 1986 machine gun ban, there is simply no way to produce newly made automatic weapons for civilian consumption. I’m stoked about President Trump, but even I think that would be a bridge too far. We will have to satisfy ourselves with displays at the SHOT Show and press releases about military contracts. However, the XM556 has great military potential.
When operated from remote mountings on vehicles or even strapped underneath tomorrow’s combat drones, the XM556 offers unprecedented firepower at a shockingly modest weight. For applications at 600 meters or less, the Microgun could be a tactical game-changer. If life went sideways, you could strap a car battery to your back along with 1,000 rounds of ammo and turn yourself into a real-life Terminator. I’d pay extra taxes to make that dream a reality.
For more information, visit emptyshell.us or call 251-231-8324.
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Spring of 2004. The company I was working at sent me for a business trip to Tokyo. Coincidentally, a college classmate and a college friend’s then-boyfriend-now-husband were also sent by their employer’s company’s headquarter in Ibaraki Prefecture. One weekend, their group planned for one day Tokyo Trip and I decided to join and meet them at the Hamamatsu train station in Tokyo. At that time, smartphones (or even roaming mobile phones) and social media weren’t yet that popular or readily available so we only communicated via emails (and Friendster). The plan was to meet at the train station at a certain time and, without any further texts messages or whatnots, we met at the exact time and place agreed upon.
At present time, everyone has access to mobile phones and advanced travel applications yet still need to constantly communicate on their way to a meeting. Funny how technology has only made things more complicated and I’m going to stop here for it only shows how much I aged since this trip.
I was not aware of the itinerary but as it turned out, the route would be Asakusa, Akihabara, Shibuya, Tokyo Tower and a bar in Roppongi. From the train station, we walked past the very tall World Trade Center Building towards Asakusa Water Bus Station where we took the water bus headed to Asakusa.
Tokyo Water Bus, Sumida River
That’s one of the Tokyo water buses in 2004. Years later it would be replaced by more sophisticated and more futuristic-looking water crafts.
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Carlo, the college classmate, is the one on the left and the college friend’s then-boyfriend-now-husband, Ody, on the right. And the tallest guy in the photo below was their training leader who also acted as our tour guide.
As it turned out, a ride on the water bus can be a sight-seeing itinerary in itself. You’d cruise along the Sumida River where countless modern Japan architecture are banked on the riverside.
That’s Odaiba’s famous Rainbow Bridge on the next photo.
Asahi Beer Headquarters, Asakusa
The tall gold building and the shorter one with a golden flame (also referred to as the golden poop by the locals because look at it) on top are the two buildings comprising the Asahi Beer headquarters. Asahi is one of the top beer brands in Japan and is also being distributed in many other countries.
Kaminarimon (Lightning Gate)
A few minutes walk from the water bus terminal and you’ll find yourselves at the first of the two gates leading to the Sensoji Temple. The first gate is called Kaminarimon or the Lightning Gate. From there, one must be prepared to get photobombed should they wish to have their photos taken. The crowd is quite large, especially on weekends as it is in any other tourist spots anywhere in the universe. The world, rather.
If ever I would have a chance to visit Asakusa again, I’m going to reserve at least an hour photobombing. I’ll be in everyone’s photos and no one will notice and if they do, how can they complain? Everyone’s photobombing everyone’s photos be it intentional or not. It’s going to be fun.
Statues of Fujin, the god of wind, and Raijin, the god of thunder, adorn the east and west sides of the gate, respectively (right and left in the photo). Hardcore fans of the anime and manga series, Flame of Recca, will surely go gaga over this piece of information. Check out Fujin and Raijin in case you do not know.
Two other statues of guardians are on the opposite side of the gate but since I’m not familiar with them, I paid less attention. Sorry!
Past the Kaminarimon gate is a series of souvenir shops called Nakamise-dori. I bought a few ones for omiyage or pasalubong.
And by the way, should there be any grammar nazi reading this page, please be warned that the phrase “Kaminarimon gate” is redundant if you know what the “mon” in “Kaminarimon” means. Google it for your own protection.
Hozomon (Treasure-House Gate)
Passing through the Hozomon or Treasure-house gate, you’ll finally reach the Sensoji Temple.
Sensoji Temple, Asakusa
It was the first huge temple I saw in Japan and outside the Philippines so you could just imagine the awe and excitement it brought me only to find out years after how it was nothing compared to the towering temples at the top of the mountains in China.
There was a huge incense burner where Buddhist locals and tourists burn their incense and pray.
A five-storey pagoda stands near the Sensoji Temple. It is the second highest five-storey pagodas in Japan (second to the one at Toji Temple in Kyoto).
A few sights were seen and tons of photos taken, we left the temple and went to the nearest subway station to take a train to Akihabara, Tokyo’s home for cheap, brand new and used electronic products.
Akihabara Tokyo Electronics Shopping District
Akihabara Electronic Town and Anime Center, the holy mecca for all things electronics and manga. Otaku overload.
Seeing the girl handing out tissue papers reminded me of what my sister told the first time we went out to Tokyo, “You don’t need to bring tissue papers when going out, someone along the way it ought to give you one.” Shops hire promo girls to hand out tissue papers carrying the shop’s name on the packaging.
And then these girls in Cosplay appeared.
Unlike the one handing out paper napkins, these two promo girls were dressed in full cosplay and were both willing to have our photos taken with them.
Above photo was taken in front of a popular electronic shop, Radio Kaikan.
There were so many electronics products being sold in Akihabara for very low prices. If I only had enough money with me then, perhaps I had bought myself a ton of electronic loots. The only thing I bought for myself was a CASIO men’s wrist watch for just 2,000 Yen from a sidewalk vendor. While you are reading this, I’m still wearing the very watch and have not replaced it even once.
But aside from electronic products, we also found other interesting merchandise being sold at specialty shops such as a life-sized nude doll made from soft silicon alloy. I believe sex toys are a fad among Japanese men. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Our next stop was Shibuya. It was already becoming dark when we reached the famous shopping district but the place remained so crowded. Watching people move from one side of the street to the other during traffic lights changes was like watching military platoons marching at the command of their officer.
“The Scramble,” Shibuya Shopping District
It was told that the best spot to watch the Shibuya Crossing (The Scramble) is from the Starbucks building across the street but the guys at Wowsabi know a secret place with an awesome view of the crossing.
Things there are still expensive for us third-world citizens so we didn’t do any shopping. We just enjoyed the lights coming from huge screens mounted on almost every building.
We saw a big red bike parked on the street and took turns taking our photos riding it.
I was hoping the tour guide would lead us to where the famous Hachiko statue but he didn’t. He must not have been a fan.
Two train rides and a very long walk and we reached the Tokyo Tower. It was already late so we didn’t stay for long. We just went to the floor where you could see the entirety of Tokyo in full 360-degree view. We didn’t even had the chance to visit the wax museum so we just took photos at one Madonna wax model and the miniature Tokyo Tower on the ground floor.
A few more minutes of walking and we reached our last stop in Roppongi, Tokyo’s “United Nations” District. The place is a popular hang-out for expats because of the series of pubs, night clubs and disco houses operating there. We saw a lot of couples doing their drunk scenes. Meanwhile, in a McDonald’s outlet, an intoxicated couple (a Japanese girl and a Caucasian guy) went together in the toilet and stayed there for about fifteen minutes. We didn’t judge them.
View of Tokyo Tower at Dawn from Roppongi area.
The sun has already started to shine when we parted.
I walked towards random directions to find a subway station for hours. The sun has already risen completely before I saw a train station to Shinjuku where I would take another train to my sister’s place in Kawagoe.
This Tokyo trip entry first appeared on Multiply (a now-defunct social networking site) in 2004 and later moved to WordPress. Tons of new information was crammed on this post between edits.
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Emilia-Romagna, Restaurants and Pasta Companies, Seafood & Lake Fish Pasta
Dei Cantoni, Longiano, Emilia-Romagna.
On our way back from Abruzzo on 15th August we met up with one of my hubby’s sisters and her husband. They live near Rimini in Emilia-Romagna. They took us to a restaurant in a medieval village in the hills between Rimini and Cesena. If you are ever in that part of Italy, I would suggest visiting the village for its outstanding beauty and the restaurant for its good food.
The medieval village or ‘borgo’ Longiano is located in the hills between Cesena and Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. The village was built in an area which is known to have been inhabited as far back as the Stone Age, although the village itself didn’t start to become an established settlement until 6th and 7th century. In the Middle Ages, it was a thriving community with a castle/fortress known as the ‘Rocca Malatestiana’ which still stands today.
Much of the village has been restored in keeping with the original medieval style and Longiano has been awarded the Orange Flag by the Italian touring club. This is an eco-tourist award to small towns and villages across Italy with a population of less than 15,000 people that make particular efforts towards welcoming tourism in a carefully maintained environment, and promote local industry and crafts.
The restaurant we went to is called Dei Cantoni. The ‘cantóun’ was the poor neighbourhood of the medieval village Longiano. This restaurant was opened in 1989 by husband and wife team Teresa and Danilo Bianchi.
Husband and wife Teresa and Danilo, owners of dei Cantoni
Teresa is the hostess of the house. She welcomes and builds rapport with the clients. Danilo, her husband is the chef. The food is mainly Romagna cuisine with a number of innovative ways of serving local, fresh and seasonal ingredients. The dough for their pasta, which is all homemade, is worked by hand and rolled out using a ‘mattarello’, a rolling pin.
We started our meal with antipasti, as most meals begin in Italy. We ordered 4 mixed antipasti dishes, leaving the owners to choose what to give us. In Romagna, bruschetta or crostini are a traditional antipasto and piadini are served instead of bread. The piadini at Dei Cantoni are also homemade.
Along with some delicious crostini and the piadini, the antipasti at dei Cantoni also included some prosciutto, mortadella served with burrata and pistachio granuals, fried zucchini flowers, eggplant parmigiana, to name just some! To be honest we were pretty full after eating all this and decided to just have pasta afterwards and no main course.
Of the three pasta dishes we chose, my favourite was the rigatoni di Gragnano with a carbonara of baby calamari, pork cheek and grey mullet bottarga or roe. The combination sounded a little strange but the taste was fantastic, so I asked the chef for the recipe (see on the next page).
straw & hay (paglia e fieno) strozzapreti
Seafood carbonara dishes are becoming popular in Italy. Most include the basics of carbonara; pork cheek parmesan and eggs, along with some combination of seafood. I have yet to try cooking this type of ‘carbonara’ but given how good this dish at Dei Cantoni was, I don’t think it will be long before I try it myself.
Rigatoni with calamari carbonara and mullet bottarga
The chittarrelli with swordfish fillet, capers from Pantelleria and candied tomatoes and the paglia e fieno of strozzapreti with eggplant ragu, taggiasche olives and burrata were also delicious and I especially loved the green and plain strozzapreti. In Italian, ‘paglia e fieno’ means straw and hay and this is what Italians call these two-coloured pasta dishes.
Chittarrelli with swordfish, capers and tomatoes
Even if you don’t make it to Longiano, you can give the Danilo’s recipe for calamari carbonara a try. I have had to estimate the quantities because the chef wasn’t too specific about them for normal numbers. However, I used other calamari carbonara recipes as a guide. I’m planning to make it myself in the not too distant future but in the meantime, if you’re feeling a need for a culinary adventure, give it a go. I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!
(see the recipe on the page 2)
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Family confirms Lafayette oil man injured in theater shooting
Prominent Lafayette businessman Dwight "Bo" Ramsay and his wife Jerry were both injured in Thursday night's theater shooting, their son Court Ramsay
Family confirms Lafayette oil man injured in theater shooting Prominent Lafayette businessman Dwight "Bo" Ramsay and his wife Jerry were both injured in Thursday night's theater shooting, their son Court Ramsay Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/07/24/family-confirms-lafayette-oil-man-injured--theater-shooting/30629699/
Published 2:12 p.m. CT July 24, 2015 | Updated 2:52 p.m. CT July 24, 2015
Dwight "Bo" Ramsay and his wife Jerry were injured in Thursday's theater shooting.(Photo: File photo)
Prominent Lafayette businessman Dwight "Bo" Ramsay and his wife Jerry were both injured in Thursday night's theater shooting, their son Court Ramsay confirmed.
Bo Ramsay was shot multiple times, according to his son. Jerry Ramsay was grazed by a bullet and suffered a hand wound.
Court Ramsay said his parents are both expected to make full recoveries.
"They are shocked and mystified," Court Ramsay told The Daily Advertiser. "Their prayers go out to the victims who died and their families, and to those still recovering."
Bo Ramsay is chairman of the board of Aries Marine Corp., the president of Ramsay Corp. and a co-owner of Farm d'Allie Golf Club.
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School children who took drugs in last month in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
by Conor Stewart, last edited Jul 25, 2018
This statistic displays the proportion of school children who had taken drugs in the last month in England, from surveys conducted between 2001 and 2016, by gender. In the year 2016, ten percent of boys and girls aged between eleven and fifteen years old had taken drugs in the last month.
2001 13% 11%
2004 11% 9%
2008 9% 7%
September 01 2016, to December 31, 2017
Questionnaire and personal interview
* Weighted bases: n (boys)= 4,471; (girls)= 4,516 ** There was no survey for 2015.
School children who have taken magic mushrooms in England 2001-2016, by gender
Frequency of drug use by school children in England 2016, by gender
School children who have taken tranquilizers in England 2001-2016, by gender
School lessons on smoking, alcohol and drug use in England 2016, by school year
Statistics on "Drug use among children in the United Kingdom"
Frequency of drug use
Class A drugs
Class B drugs
Class C drugs
Education on drug awareness
Treatment for drug misuse
Usual frequency of drug use by school children (aged 11-15) who have taken drugs in England in 2016, by genderUsual frequency of drug use by school children in England 2016, by gender
Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2016, by genderFrequency of drug use by school children in England 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2016, by gender and ageSchool children taking drugs once a month in England 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2016**School children taking drugs at least once a month in England 2003-2016
Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England in 2016, by age and genderSchool children who took drugs in last month in England 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have ever smoked, drunk alcohol or taken drugs in England in 2016Share of children who have smoked, drank alcohol or taken drugs in England 2016
Proportion of school children who have ever smoked, drunk alcohol or taken drugs in England in 2016, by ageChildren who have smoked, drank alcohol or taken drugs in England 2016, by age
Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken Class A drugs in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken heroin in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken heroin in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken cocaine in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken cocaine in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken crack in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken crack in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken ecstasy in England from 2001 to 2016, by genderSchool children who have taken ecstasy in England 2001-16, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken LSD in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken LSD in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken magic mushrooms in England from 2001 to 2016, by genderSchool children who have taken magic mushrooms in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken methadone in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken methadone in England 2001-16, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken cannabis in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken cannabis in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken amphetamines in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken amphetamines in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken opiates in England in 2016, by age and genderSchool children who have taken opiates in England 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have taken poppers in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken poppers in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken tranquilizers in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken tranquilizers in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken stimulants in England in 2016, by age and genderSchool children who have taken stimulants in England 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have taken stimulants* in England from 2001 to 2016, by genderSchool children who have taken stimulants in England 2001-2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken glue, gas, aerosols and solvents in England from 2001 to 2016**, by genderSchool children who have taken glue & aerosols in England 2001-2016, by gender
Share of school children aware of individual drugs in England in 2016School children's awareness of individual drugs in England 2016
Sources of information about drug use that school children found helpful in England in 2013, by ageSources of helpful information about drug use in England 2013, by age
Share of whether school provides lessons about tobacco, alcohol or drugs in England in 2016School provision of lessons on smoking, alcohol and drug use in England 2016
Distribution of the frequency of lessons about legal and illegal drugs in England in 2016, by school yearFrequency of lessons about drugs in England 2016, by school year
Proportion of school children who received lessons on smoking, alcohol or drug use in England in 2016, by school yearSchool lessons on smoking, alcohol and drug use in England 2016, by school year
Proportion of school children who think they received enough information on smoking, alcohol or drug use in England in 2016, by school yearSchool information on smoking, alcohol and drug in England 2016, by school year
Number of admissions to hospital due to drug related mental health and behavior disorder in England in 2017/18, by ageDrug related NHS hospital admissions in England 2017/18, by age
Number of admissions to hospital due to poisoning by drug misuse in England in 2017/18, by ageNHS hospital admissions for poisoning by drug misuse in England 2017/18, by age
Distribution of individuals receiving treatment for drug misuse in England in 2014, by age and genderEngland: number of individuals being treated for drug misuse 2014, by age & gender
Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland in 2016/17, by ageScotland: number of hospital stays for drug misuse 2016/17, by age
Children taking drugs once a month in England 2003-2016, by truanted or excluded
School children who have taken drugs ever in England 2016, by gender
School children who have taken (non-volatile) drugs in England 2016, by gender
Type of drugs offered to children in England 2016, by age
School children who have ever taken drugs in England 2001-2016, by gender
Sources of helpful information about drug use in England 2013, by gender
School children who have taken non-volatile drugs in England 2016, by age
School children who have taken opiates in England 2001-2016, by gender
Drugs taken by school children in last year in England 2016, by gender
School children who have taken drugs ever in England 2016, by age and gender
Individuals receiving treatment for drug misuse in England 2014, by primary drug use
Children who took Class A drugs in England 2003-2016, by truanted or excluded
Drug related NHS hospital admissions in England 2003-2018
Reasons why individuals are exiting treatment for drug misuse in England 2014
Source of referral into treatment for drug misuse in England 2014
NHS hospital admissions for drug poisoning in England 2007-2018
Deaths related to misuse of illicit drugs in England 2013, by gender and age
Deaths related to misuse of illicit drugs in England 2000-2013, by gender
Drug related NHS hospital admissions in England 2017/18, by gender and region
Drug situation in Europe
Drug use in the U.S.
Adolescent drug use in the U.S.
Drug use in Europe
Global drug use
Drug use in Canada
Drug use in the United Kingdom
Drug use among children in the United Kingdom
Autism spectrum disorder in the U.S.
Children's Health in Denmark
Monitoring the Future: Key Findings on Adolescent Drug Use - Overview 2018
Rural and urban health in the U.S.
Racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S.
Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables
Health risk factors in the U.S.
State of health of children in the United Kingdom (UK)
Usual frequency of drug use by school children (aged 11-15) who have taken drugs in England in 2016, by gender
Number of occasions school children have ever taken drugs in England in 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England in 2016, by gender and age
Proportion of school children (aged 11-15) who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2016**
Proportion of school children who took drugs in the last month in England in 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have ever smoked, drunk alcohol or taken drugs in England in 2016
Proportion of school children who have ever smoked, drunk alcohol or taken drugs in England in 2016, by age
Proportion of school children who have taken Class A drugs in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken heroin in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken cocaine in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken crack in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken ecstasy in England from 2001 to 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken LSD in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken magic mushrooms in England from 2001 to 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken methadone in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken any psychedelic drugs in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken any psychedelics in England in 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have taken cannabis in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken amphetamines in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken opiates in England in 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have taken poppers in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken tranquilizers in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken stimulants in England in 2016, by age and gender
Proportion of school children who have taken stimulants* in England from 2001 to 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken glue, gas, aerosols and solvents in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Share of school children aware of individual drugs in England in 2016
Sources of information about drug use that school children found helpful in England in 2013, by age
Share of whether school provides lessons about tobacco, alcohol or drugs in England in 2016
Distribution of the frequency of lessons about legal and illegal drugs in England in 2016, by school year
Proportion of school children who received lessons on smoking, alcohol or drug use in England in 2016, by school year
Proportion of school children who think they received enough information on smoking, alcohol or drug use in England in 2016, by school year
Number of admissions to hospital due to drug related mental health and behavior disorder in England in 2017/18, by age
Number of admissions to hospital due to poisoning by drug misuse in England in 2017/18, by age
Distribution of individuals receiving treatment for drug misuse in England in 2014, by age and gender
Number of hospital stays for drug misuse in Scotland in 2016/17, by age
Proportion of school children who take drugs at least once a month in England from 2003 to 2016**, by whether ever truanted or excluded
Proportion of school children who have taken drugs (including volatile substances) in England in 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken drugs (excluding volatile substances) ever in England in 2016, by gender
Proportion of children who have ever been offered individual drugs in England in 2016, by type and age
Proportion of school children who have ever taken drugs in England from 2001 to 2016**, by gender
Sources of information about drug use that school children found helpful in England in 2013, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken any opiates in England from 2001 to 2016*, by gender
Number of drug types taken by school children in the last year in England in 2016, by gender
Proportion of school children who have taken drugs (including volatile substances) ever in England in 2016, by age and gender
Distribution of individuals receiving treatment for drug misuse in England in 2014, by primary drug use
Proportion of school children (aged 11 to 15) who took Class A drugs in the last year in England from 2003 to 2016**, by whether ever truanted or excluded
Number of admissions to hospital due to drug related mental health and behavior disorder in England from 2003 to 2018
Distribution of reasons why individuals are exiting drug treatment programmes in England in 2014
Distribution of sources of referral into treatment for drug misuse in England in 2014
Number of admissions to hospital due to poisoning by drug misuse in England from 2007/08 to 2017/18
Number of deaths related to misuse of illicit drugs in England in 2013, by gender and age
Number of deaths related to misuse of illicit drugs in England from 2000 to 2013, by gender
Number of admissions to hospital due to drug related mental health and behavior disorder in England in 2017/18, by gender and region
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Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Hungary 2018
In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?
by Conor Stewart, last edited Jan 29, 2019
This statistic displays the share of individuals who received information in the last 12 months about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or the flu in Hungary, in 2018. Antibiotics are medications that can kill or hinder the growth of bacteria which cause infections in people and animals. Antibiotic resistance occurs when there is a mutation in the bacteria's genes, however excessive use of antibiotics can also lead to the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. In 2018, 79 percent of respondents in Hungary reported that they did not remember receiving any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily in the previous 12 months, this was above the European 28 average at 66 percent.
Hungary 21% 79% 0%
EU28 33% 66% 1%
September 8 to 26, 2018
* n (Hungary)=1,018
n (EU28)=27,474.
Italy: opinion on course duration of antibiotics 2018
Italy: opinion on antibiotics treatments for farm animals 2018
Physicians, Hospitals & Pharmacies
Italy: understanding of antibiotics 2018
Italy: information on unnecessary use of antibiotics 2018
Statistics on "Antibiotic use in Italy"
Prescription and consumption
Opinions and habits
Food-producing animals
Level of consumption of antibiotics in Italy from 2013 to 2017 (in DDD* per 1,000 inhabitants per day) Italy: consumption of antibiotics 2013-2017
Trend of consumption of antimicrobials for systemic use in Italy from 2011 to 2017 (in DDD* per 1,000 inhabitants per day)Italy: consumption of antimicrobials for systemic use 2011-2017
Consumption of antibacterials for systemic use in Italy in 2017 (in DDD per 1,000 inhabitants per day)Antibacterials for systemic use: consumption in Italy 2017
Number of antibiotic prescriptions issued to hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by motivationItaly: number of antibiotic prescriptions issued 2016, by motivation
Distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued to hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by active ingredientItaly: distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued 2016, by active ingredient
Distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued to treat hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by diseaseItaly: distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued 2016, by disease
Prescription rates of antibiotics among children in Italy in 2017, by active ingredient (per 1,000 inhabitants)Italy: antibiotics' prescription rates among children 2017, by active ingredient
Share of children being prescribed antibiotics in Italy in 2017, by ageItaly: antibiotic prescription rate among children 2017, by age
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from 2014 to July 2016Italy: cases of bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2014-2016
Incidence rate of bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from 2014 to July 2016 (per 100,000 inhabitants)Italy: incidence of bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2014-2016
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from 2013 to July 2016, by genderItaly: bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2013-2016, by gender
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from April 2013 to July 2016, by age groupItaly: bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2013-2016, by age
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from April 2013 to July 2016, by regionItaly: bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria 2013-2016, by region
Have you taken any antibiotics orally such as tablets, powder or syrup in the last 12 months?Italy: oral antibiotic use in the last 12 months 2018
How did you obtain the last course of antibiotics that you used?Italy: how respondents obtained antibiotics 2018
On which topics, if any, would you like to receive more information?Italy: preferred information on antibiotics related topics 2018
In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or a flu?Italy: information on unnecessary use of antibiotics 2018
How did you first get this information about not taking any antibiotics unnecessarily?Italy: information source on unnecessary antibiotics use 2018
When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment?Italy: opinion on course duration of antibiotics 2018
Awareness and understanding of antibiotics in Italy in 2018Italy: understanding of antibiotics 2018
Sales volume of antimicrobial agents for use in food-producing animals in Italy from 2010 to 2016 (in mg/PCU*)Italy: sales volume of antimicrobial agents for food-producing animals 2010-2016
Sales volume of antimicrobial agents for use in food-producing animals in Italy in 2016 (in tons)Italy: sales volume of antimicrobial agents for food-producing animals 2016
To what extent do you agree or disagree that sick farm animals should be treated with antibiotics if this is the most appropriate treatment?Italy: opinion on antibiotics treatments for farm animals 2018
Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU?Italy: EU ban for antibiotics use to stimulate animal growth 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Luxembourg 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Romania 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Austria 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Finland 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Germany 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Malta 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Czechia 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Slovakia 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Latvia 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Ireland 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Slovenia 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Estonia 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Bulgaria 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Sweden 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Lithuania 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Croatia 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in the Netherlands 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Greece 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Cyprus 2018
Information received not to take antibiotics unnecessarily in Denmark 2018
Top pharmaceutical drugs
Global Pharmaceutical Industry
Drug Store/Pharmacy Market in the U.S.
Pharmaceutical Industry in the U.S.
Immunization rates in the United Kingdom (UK)
Level of consumption of antibiotics in Italy from 2013 to 2017 (in DDD* per 1,000 inhabitants per day)
Trend of consumption of antimicrobials for systemic use in Italy from 2011 to 2017 (in DDD* per 1,000 inhabitants per day)
Consumption of antibacterials for systemic use in Italy in 2017 (in DDD per 1,000 inhabitants per day)
Number of antibiotic prescriptions issued to hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by motivation
Distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued to hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by active ingredient
Distribution of antibiotic prescriptions issued to treat hospital inpatients in Italy in 2016, by disease
Prescription rates of antibiotics among children in Italy in 2017, by active ingredient (per 1,000 inhabitants)
Share of children being prescribed antibiotics in Italy in 2017, by age
Share of individuals taking antibiotics inappropriately in Italy in 2016, by gender
Share of individuals taking antibiotics inappropriately in Italy in 2016, by age group
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from 2014 to July 2016
Incidence rate of bacteremia caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from 2014 to July 2016 (per 100,000 inhabitants)
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from 2013 to July 2016, by gender
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from April 2013 to July 2016, by age group
Number of bacteremia cases caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria* in Italy from April 2013 to July 2016, by region
Have you taken any antibiotics orally such as tablets, powder or syrup in the last 12 months?
How did you obtain the last course of antibiotics that you used?
On which topics, if any, would you like to receive more information?
How did you first get this information about not taking any antibiotics unnecessarily?
When do you think you should stop taking antibiotics once you have begun a course of treatment?
Awareness and understanding of antibiotics in Italy in 2018
Sales volume of antimicrobial agents for use in food-producing animals in Italy from 2010 to 2016 (in mg/PCU*)
Sales volume of antimicrobial agents for use in food-producing animals in Italy in 2016 (in tons)
To what extent do you agree or disagree that sick farm animals should be treated with antibiotics if this is the most appropriate treatment?
Do you know that using antibiotics to stimulate growth in farm animals is banned within the EU?
In the last 12 months, do you remember getting any information about not taking antibiotics unnecessarily, for example for a cold or the flu?
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