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Nathan Marsak 300 Block Hill Street, Nathan 300 Block, 3D, Angels Flight, CRA, george mann, Hill Street, McCoy House, Olive Street, photography 1
Hillzapoppin‘ in the OBH! A couple swanky new color images emerged from the greater Mann grotto and the good people at the archives wanted to share them with you. Ain’t they the best?
This image is later than the other Manns (Menn?) we’ve seen. (Given the specific progress made on the Union Bank tower, I’d peg this photo at September 1966). By comparison, here’s one of late-50s vintage you’ve seen before:
The Community Redevelopment Agency got their wreckers and worked from top to bottom; started with the Elks in the autum of 1962, then hit the Hulburt (middle) and finished the Ferguson on Hill in ’63.
With Angels Flight’s Western Wall removed, you then see these two characters in images of the Flight, but they were chewed up pretty quickly.
But back to our original Mann photo up top. To the east of the flight on the other side of the tunnel, the Royal Liquor’s still there, and so’s the McCoy house above.
Royal Liquor–AKA St. Helena Sanitarium–always amuses because before Los Angeles became last refuge for the hunted and the tortured, it was just a sunny place to go for salubrious living:
Now let’s cross the intersection, down Hill a bit…
…turn to see that Olivet and Sinai have passed each other. The Hill Crest and the Sunshine, of whom we’ve spoken quite a bit recently, gone, again, the CRA working down from Olive to Clay, the HillCrest lost in the autumn of 1961 and the Sunshine goes ca. 1965. There’s the McCoy House and St. Helena, although now the latter, known as My Hotel for some time, became the Vista Hotel between 1942 and ’47 (and the actual full name of its corner booze boutique, despite what the neon read, was Royal Gold Liquors). Vaguely visible looming behind in the mist, the Belmont.
The former front door of the Ferguson Café apparently a swell place to park your faded yellow jalopy. In September of 1966. Now, not so much.
Hey, at least the light pole and fireplug are still there.
Thanks to George Mann’s son Brad Smith, and daughter-in-law Dianne Woods, for allowing us to reprint these copyrighted photographs and tell George’s story. To see George’s photos of theater marquees, visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/brad_smith
For a representative selection of photographs from his archive, or to license images for reproduction or other use, see http://www.akg-images.co.uk/_customer/london/mailout/1004/georgemann/
St. Helena/Vegetarian Café, USC Digital Archives; Ems & Casa Alta, personal collection
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Ahoy Hill hipster! It’s been an exciting time here On Bunker Hill. Through the grace of George Mann’s family, the other day Kim posted twenty-one images of BH in living doomed color. One of those featured the Sunshine Apts. with the Hill Crest looming o’er; a few days later the esteemed Jim Dawson posted all about the Sunshine, including a new Mann image that showcased a year’s worth of growth where the Hill Crest once stood. And now, for your edification and delectation, more.
I begin my post as did Kim not with shots of Bunker Hill, but with a George Mann image nonetheless. This is the Sentous Block, designed in 1886 by R. J. Reeve; the same year Reeve designed the U. S. Hotel and the Phillips Block.
Louis Sentous was one of the great French pioneers of Los Angeles who’d arrived penniless, panned for a little gold and became a successful cattle rancher, trading meat and dairy at the Plaza until he bought the nearby piece of property (bounded by Sunset, Spring, Main and Macy) that was to bear his name.
The Sentous Block is best known around noirsville as where Mike Hammer cruises over to the Jalisco Hotel in Kiss Me Deadly; it also contained the Bamba Club, which doubles as the Round-Up in Criss Cross. (Both on the Spring St. side of the Sentous; our image shows the Main St. side.) For more than you would ever want to know about this, go here (seems like contributor Beaudry needs a girlfriend or something).
Louis lasted until 1911; his building til 1957.
Just goes to show. Not everything ornate that was torn down in the last fifty years was on Bunker Hill. You owe it to yourself to learn the names and faces of the Amestoy Block. The Bath Block. The Gollmer Block. The Wilson Block. The Stimson Building. The Westminster Hotel. The Martz Flats. Ad nauseum.
But on to Bunker Hill!
Ah, the Astoria.
Nothing says deep arcaded entry and red-tiled bell tower like “Astoria”. Yes, one can not help but marvel at the incongruity of Bunker Hill naming systems. I wrote earlier in OBH about the red-tiled onion domed Minnewaska, the fairly Franco-Renaissance Sherwood, and while it hasn’t been explored yet, the decisively Mission-styled 1904 Mission Apartments at Second and Olive spent much of its young life known as, of course, Castle Craig.
Astoria, the Greek word for quail, is also the part of Queens known for being full of Greeks. That notwithstanding, at the time of its construction, Astoria connoted the Astoria, Queens that was then the “Hollywood of the East.” Plus it had been named for John Jacob Astor. All sorts of cachet. Perhaps the developers thought that despite the arches and fauxdobe, the rather otherwise traditional use of the bay windows prevented naming the structure something vaguely Missiony like “Ramona Hotel” or “Portolà Apts.”
In any event, of the Astoria much has been said.
Next to the Astoria is the 1916 Blackstone Apartments, with the nice Beaux Arts garlands upon’t. Not a whole lot happened there, an ex-cop caught violating the Wright Act, and there were some lady bootleggers; while the Widows Protective League Los Angeles Branch Council met at the Blackstone, a widow took poison and offed herself there the very same year (1929); and Ross Page, younger brother of the widely-known “Farmer” Page, was busted there by the vice squad while running two bridge games and a poker game in August of ‘25.
I will let Matt Weinstock of the Times do the talking for me:
That din emanating from Bunker Hill these days is the relentless pounding of the jackhammers tearing down the ancient Blackstone Apartments, 244 S Olive St., next door to the top of Angel’s Flight.
Until the demolition crew went to work on it, the Blackstone was nine stories high, counting the floors from the back entrance in the alley, which was kept locked. However, if you entered on Olive St., as most people did, you were on the third floor, and from there it was only a six story building. I learned this many years ago in visiting a departed colleague, J. Farrington Barrington Arrington, who lived there.
And so another quaint landmark passes and now, when I go into a building on what purports to be the main floor it will really be the main floor, not the third. Progress marches on.
The Sawyer Apts:
Not one of the gingerbreaded, parapeted wonders of the Hill. So where was it? 327 South Hope, that’s where. (God bless City Directories and old phone books.) And bless George Mann for shooting something other than the Usual Suspects. Sure, 327 is on The Map, but this is a color pic. And yet…again, one always needs more; there’s something about placing oneself in the landscape. So, comparing maps, and building outlines, and digging through photo archives…
…in this William Reagh photo, ca. 1955:
The tree in our color image is the tree dead center above, and the large building jutting out to the right of the frame (Richfield tower visible behind) from Hope and plunging down the hill toward Flower, that’s the Sawyer.
I want to stress again the wonder of finding the unexpected. Mann shot what others did not. After Angels Flight, arguably the most photographed structures on the Hill were the Castle and the Salt Box. Which meant photographers turned their collective back on this:
We stand adjacent to a bit of spindlework at 333 South Bunker Hill, between, of course, the Salt Box behind our left shoulder and the Castle on the other side of 333. Whitey there on the right with the dentils is 326 South Bunker Hill, but its real address is 325 South Grand, as this is the backside of the Kenneth Apts. Its blue neighbor with the deep columned entry is 322/318; it had a non-conjoined counterpart of 319/323 at Grand and together they were known as the Alta Cresta. Its beige neighbor to the north with the porch is 310 and there’s a small house behind it that’s either 306 or 302 South Bunker Hill.
And then the white house with the cross-gabled red roof, that’s 256 South Bunker Hill. That one is extra cool because it’s where Liz the exotic dancer/modern painter/serial killer (Indus Arthur) lives in Angel’s Flight. In fact, it’s not two minutes into the movie when Liz commits a murder right on the benches above the Third St. tunnel, and the landlady sticks her head out and screams! To wit:
And the big brick building behind that is the backend of the Alto Hotel, 253 S. Grand.
Mystery House!
At least it’s a mystery to me. It’s not within a gallon of Ethel of the DT, of that I’m pretty certain. Mann shot all over, Point Loma, Catalina…so here’s this Victorian Exotic Revival that’s going for something Indo-Moorish, though what that is I can’t say – do you know? There’s what appears to be a “701” on her stairs. OBH readers are the best and the brightest: whence came this sweetheart and whither did she go?
William Reagh photo courtesy California State Library Digital Archives
Meet George Mann
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George Mann’s Bunker Hill photographs are now available, exclusively from this site.
Bunker Hill is a lost Los Angeles neighborhood, and On Bunker Hill is a memorial website that was born over the course of a year’s collaboration. The contributors followed their own particular obsessions down the historical rabbit hole, coming up with aspects of the community’s lore that were placed on a virtual map, so interested visitors could explore at their leisure.
Although On Bunker Hill is no longer being updated, people continue to discover the site and contribute their own insights and memories through the comment section. But occasionally, someone comes along who has something more to offer than a comment or a link, and so we bring the On Bunker Hill blog back to life for a brief moment, so this someone can take their rightful place among the ghosts.
Enter George Mann.
Born in Santa Monica in 1905, by his early 20s he was a vaudeville star as the hilariously taller half of the comedy dance team Barto & Mann. Dewey Barto [real name Dewey Smoyer and the pop of comedienne Nancy Walker] and George debuted their act on the west coast circuit in 1926 and by March 1927 were featured on the other Broadway, at New York’s celebrated Palace Theatre.
Of their east coast debut, Zit’s Theatrical Newspaper raved "Ten minutes before they went on at the Palace last Monday afternoon nobody thought very much about Barto & Mann; ten minutes after they came off stage, the whole Broadway world was talking about them… Acts like these only come along once in a while."
Appearing at L.A.’s Orpheum in March 1928, they were praised in the L.A. Times as "a knockout team," though their set at the Hillstreet the following month discomfited one reviewer: "The act presented by Barto & Mann was one of those hectic affairs in which the participants did everything from a climb up the proscenium arch to a near-back-flip into the orchestra pit. The excellence of the dancing and clowning in the early portions of the act led one to expect a much more worthwhile finale than the one offered, which, unfortunately, bordered plainly on vulgarity."
One man’s vulgarity is another’s hilarity: scope out this rare filmed appearance, from the 1933 Texas Guinan vehicle "Broadway Through A Keyhole," and decide for yourself!
As Vaudeville faded, Barto & Mann joined the Broadway cast of Olson and Johnson’s Hellzapoppin’ (though they’re not in the 1941 film), with featured billing from 1938 through 1942. The team split up in December 1943.
Around this time, George Mann married Powers Agency model Barbara Bradford and shot a series of film noir-inspired images of his young bride.
In his post-performance life, George Mann turned his imagination to entrepreneurial enterprise and professional photography, which brought him to Bunker Hill. In the late 1950s, when the neighborhood’s days were known to be numbered, he arrived atop the peak with his camera to document some representative scenes, returning in November 1962 for additional shots.
These never-before-published color images of old Bunker Hill were originally displayed in 3-D viewers of Mann’s own design, which were leased to various Los Angeles businesses, including Hody’s Drive-Ins, and other restaurants, bars and doctor’s offices. Mann would swap out the photo selection regularly, so if these evocative scenes of Bunker Hill weren’t available, one might peep at Calico Ghost Town, Catalina Island, Descanso Gardens, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Pacific Ocean Park, Watts Towers or Palm Springs.
In his 3-Dimensional Bunker Hill set, created to distract anxious patients and hungry tourists, George Mann captured a seldom seen side of this lost Los Angeles neighborhood: the gracious avenues and genteel decay, the old people, their cats and their gardens, abandoned newspapers, vacant lots, the shadows and the sunlight. We are in his debt.
George Mann died in 1977, and his extraordinary photographic archives are currently being organized, scanned and made available for licensing. We trust you will enjoy these rediscovered images from old Bunker Hill from the George Mann Archives.
Note: a few more George Mann Bunker Hill photos have been discovered since this entry was first written! See this blog post by Jim Dawson and this one and this other one by Nathan Marsak for more.
Walker Evans visits First & Flower
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A glance at mid-century America reveals it emblazoned with the familiar totems: military might, industrial supremacy, cultural imperialism. These were carved by fervent if not blind progress, and you’d be given a funny look (if not worse) were you to dare question that.
Nobody would dare bat an eye as freeways forever cut up cities, and huge swaths of our collective memory were lost to parking lots and well-intentioned developments. Funny old buildings were the realm of mutants, after all.
But even in the glory days of unquestioned, unfettered forward movement—before, say, Dallas ’63 and Watts ’65—there was a small rumbling of (not unpatriotic) discontent. Landmarks were lost hand over fist but when in 1962 it came time for Penn Station to become so much New Jersey Medowlands landfill, eyebrows were raised. This was Penn Station, after all. Somebody at Life magazine (somebody who ambled through Penn Station to the Life offices at Rockefeller Center, most likely) realized that losing our common heritage would make a nifty nine-page spread. And so Life called upon heavyweight photojournalist Walker Evans to do the immortalizing.
Walker shot in New York, as well as Norwalk, Conn; Boston and Amesbury, Mass; then out to California for Nevada City, San Francisco, and, in October of 1962, Los Angeles. Where he made a beeline to Bunker Hill. He shot all over the Hill but curiously took his greatest number of shots of 101 South Flower, and it was 101 South Flower that made it into the magazine:
What can be said of 101-109, aka 101-111 South Flower? Precious little. We know that it is announced in February of 1904, to run $16,000 ($364,809 USD 2007).
But a thorough check of its various addresses shows that nothing of consequence ever there occurred.
The southwest corner of First and Flower:
Sure, there was the small matter of Clifford Gooding, who’d married his gal Marie and had a daughter with her, only to disappear after a few years. Marie heard Clifford was dead, and so she remarried, only Clifford wasn’t dead, just…disappeared. To Bunker Hill. She lived down on 37th Street; Bunker Hill may as well be the moon. After six years of Clifford being “deceased” she caught wind that he wasn’t, had him tracked down, and he was popped at our First & Flower apartment house in November 1925 on a deadbeat dad charge. That’s about as racy as it gets; that, and the residents of this particular place had a terrible habit of stepping off of this curb and that into fatally well-built oncoming automobiles.
Fortunately what we lack in drama we make up for in image quantity. It was captured of course by the incomparable Arnold Hylen:
Today, of course, the building is demolished, but one isn’t always expecting to find the same thing to have happened to the street. Where has all the Flower gone?
In each of the two images below: First at the top, Second at the bottom, Figueroa at the left (yes, I know Fig is a Street and not an Avenue, that’s Baists for you) Hope on the right. In the top image, Flower runs down the middle, and there’s 101 in orange, with “Labarere Tr.” (for Labarere Tract) written across it. In the modern image below, well Flower just went away.
A few final words about Life’s Doomed Architecture article, published July 5, 1963, and which noted that “some 2,000 buildings classified by the government as major landmarks of history and beauty have vanished in the past 25 years.”
Penn Station, of course, is demolished. This action is largely credited for impregnating America with preservation consciousness. This isn’t true, of course, but that’s ok.
In writing about the Amesbury, Mass. Rocky Hill Meeting House Life notes that a proposed expressway is taking down three 18th-century buildings and coming within yards of the structure, which is in a state of miraculous state of preservation. This writer does not know if the 1963 worries about blasting and vibrations undermined the building, or played havoc with the 1780s glazing, but I do know that the 495 is now a stone’s throw away, and I call that wrong.
Nevada City, best extant example of a Gold Rush town, was to be partly lost when the four-lane CA-20/49 bisected the little burg. But the “outraged local groups” apparently persuaded authorities to shift the highway, saving the most historic buildings, which thus now stand to this day.
After the Mathews Mansion was foolishly given to the City of Norwalk, Conn, the City embarked on a period of Official Neglect until they could plead “It Can’t Be Fixed!” and set out to demolish it for a city hall. After a three-year battle, citizens saved the mansion by referendum; the city ignored this and set out to build the city hall on the mansion grounds again. Eventually, though, the mansion was saved, we hope for some time.
The 1874 Greek Revival San Francisco Mint was also a victim of Official Neglect; the city thought it a swell place for a parking lot, and had let it deteriorate to the point of its roof collapsing. Its demolition was slated for 1965; as can be seen, that did not happen.
And so while the vast majority of the subjects in Life’s article survived to see another millennium, 101 South Flower did not. Nor did any of the any other structures shot by Evans that Los Angeles October.
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Denis Diderot 'Rameau's Nephew' – 'Le Neveu de Rameau': A Multi-Media Bilingual Edition
Editor: M. Hobson. Translators: K.E. Tunstall and C. Warman. Music: P. Duc
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Winner of the British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies' 2015 prize for digital publication
This new edition includes:
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In a famous Parisian chess café, a down-and-out, HIM, accosts a former acquaintance, ME, who has made good, more or less. They talk about chess, about genius, about good and evil, about music, they gossip about the society in which they move, one of extreme inequality, of corruption, of envy, and about the circle of hangers-on in which the down-and-out abides. The down-and-out from time to time is possessed with movements almost like spasms, in which he imitates, he gestures, he rants. And towards half past five, when the warning bell of the Opera sounds, they part, going their separate ways.
Probably completed in 1772-73, Denis Diderot’s Rameau’s Nephew fascinated Goethe, Hegel, Engels and Freud in turn, achieving a literary-philosophical status that no other work by Diderot shares. This interactive, multi-media and bilingual edition offers a brand new translation of Diderot’s famous dialogue, and it also gives the reader much more. Portraits and biographies of the numerous individuals mentioned in the text, from minor actresses to senior government officials, enable the reader to see the people Diderot describes, and provide a window onto the complex social and political context that forms the backdrop to the dialogue. Links to musical pieces specially selected by Pascal Duc and performed by students of the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, illuminate the wider musical context of the work, enlarging it far beyond its now widely understood relation to opéra comique.
Read Marian Hobson's analysis of Diderot's interdisciplinarity on our
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Denis Diderot 'Rameau’s Nephew' – 'Le Neveu de Rameau': A Multi-Media Bilingual Edition
M. Hobson. Translated by K.E. Tunstall and C. Warman. Music researched and played by the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris under the direction of P. Duc | June 2016
vii + 250 | 101 colour illustrations | 18 audio files (MP3) | 6.14" x 9.21" (234 x 156 mm)
Open Book Classics Series, vol. 4 | ISSN: 2054-216X (Print); 2054-2178 (Online)
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List of Musical Pieces
by Marian Hobson
Rameau’s Nephew
translated by Kate E. Tunstall, Caroline Warman
Le Neveu de Rameau
French edition ed. by Georges Monval (Paris: Plon, 1891)
Pascal Duc began his career in music working in the Direction régionale for Cultural Affairs in the Paris basin (the Ile de France) and as administrator of the Festival of the Ile de France. He met Philippe Herreweghe at a moment when the rediscovery of ancient music was really taking off in France; this led to a collaboration round the Chapelle Royale then with the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées. He then became musical advisor to William Christie and Les Arts florissants. He still holds this post while being the Head of the Department of Early Music at the Conservatoire national supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. Pascal has prepared a great number of working scores for Les Arts florissants, among which may be mentioned C. Monteverdi, Madrigals, Books 1 to 7 (8 and 9 are in preparation); G.F. Handel, Belshazzar and Te Deum HWV 208; G. Fauré and A. Messager, Mass for the Association of the Fishermen of Villerville, a version for choir, organ, and violin; H. Purcell, Incidental music for The Virtuous Wife - Distres'd Inocency.
Marian Hobson is Professorial Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London. She is a CBE and a Fellow of the British Academy. Prior to her post at Queen Mary, she was the first woman Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and earlier, taught at the University of Geneva. Her main interest is in the form and language in which philosophical writing is couched: her work in two areas, on Denis Diderot and on Jacques Derrida, both develop that interest. Cf. Jacques Derrida, Opening Lines (1998), and recently a number of articles.
She has published widely on eighteenth-century philosophy, in particular a study on illusion and aesthetics in relation to Diderot: The Object of Art (1982, 2008; 2007 in French). Rousseau and Diderot: networks of Enlightenment is a selection and translation of some of her articles, made by C. Warman and Kate Tunstall (2011). She has edited three French editions of texts by Diderot, Lettre sur les aveugles, Lettre sur les sourds et muets (2000), and Le Neveu de Rameau (2013).
Kate Tunstall is Lecturer in French at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Worcester College. She is the author of Blindness and Enlightenment (2011), which includes new translation of Diderot's Letter on the Blind and of La Mothe Le Vayer's Of a Blind Man. She has published on a broad range of subjects in French literature and culture from Diderot to Zola, and from Chardin to Racine and silent cinema.
She has recently edited the volume of the Oxford Amnesty Lectures, entitled Self-Evident Truths? Human Rights and the Enlightenment (2012), and co-edited a special issue of Romance Studies on questions of naming and renaming in early-modern Europe, to which she and Caroline Warman both contributed articles.
Caroline Warman is Lecturer in French at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Jesus College. She is the author of Sade: from Materialism to Pornography (2002) and has written widely on eighteenth and nineteenth century intellectual history. She is currently preparing a book on Diderot’s late text, the Eléments de physiologie. She is also the translator of Isabelle de Charrière, The Nobleman and Other Romances (2012). She coordinated the translation by 102 Oxford students and tutors of the anthology Tolerance: The Beacon of the Enlightenment, also published by Open Book here.
She and Kate Tunstall both have essays in the periodical Europe’s 2013 celebratory Diderot issue. In 2010, together they wrote and presented a series of BBC Radio programmes on Diderot.
Text © 2016 Marian Hobson, Kate E. Tunstall, Caroline Warman, Pascal Duc
Music © 2016 Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris
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The new versions now feature a slightly revised preface by Marian Hobson. They also incorporate a "mirror version" of the original French text that allows the reader to toggle between languages from the endnote section. The most stunning aspect of this digital enterprise, however, remains the edition’s "hypertext notes". Far more than simple endnotes, these references contain a wide variety of oil portraits, sketches, maps (all in full color) and, most spectacularly, eighteen MP3 recordings performed by the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris. It is no exaggeration to say that Hobson, Tunstall, and Warman, with the aid of Pascal Duc and his students at the aforementioned Conservatoire have attempted something truly remarkable: reconstructing the cultural context of one of the most complex and important works in eighteenth-century literature. [...] poring over the richness of this critical edition unquestionably allows for a deeper understanding of what is arguably Diderot’s most multifaceted and brilliant text.
—Andrew S. Curran, H-France Review, 17 (January 2017), 1-3.
This new edition includes a number of strengths that could serve both as an introduction to eighteenth century Parisian culture for undergraduate students and as a reference for scholars. Among the many endnotes — containing 100 illustrations, 18 musical pieces and 262 annotations — there are gems of information such as the drawing of Polish-style dresses and the pictures of popular ceramic pagodes. The accompanying figures for these objects bring clarity to a conversation that jostles the reader from high-minded aesthetic contemplation to gossipy tales of vulgarity, vengeance and promiscuity.
In terms of music scholarship, the editors illustrate adeptly through musical examples how Rameau’s Nephew argues for a ‘new style’ of French music, which modifies Italian vocal lines and instrumental music into a new form of French opera. The accompanying musical recordings bring to life lesser-known composers whose work Diderot and his contemporaries would have known.
—Scott M. Sanders, Eighteenth-Century Music, 13.2 (October 2016)
At the heart of this extraordinary achievement is a superb new translation by Kate E. Tunstall and Caroline Warman that catches on the wing, as it were, Diderot’s flights of fancy, using a new kind of verbal rhythm. Instead of seeming glued to the page, this Nephew is encouraged to take convincing three-dimensional form, owning a fuller and more modern-sounding personality in English than he has hitherto been accorded.[...] The guiding principle is collaboration. Not just the visual but also the aural world of Diderot’s Nephew has been incorporated within the edition: pivotal references to music have been translated into performance and are keyed into the edition. They are activated electronically by using cues found in the text margins that are initially linked to music information within the sequence of notes at the end. One click, and the reader can listen through a computer or other device to, say, a Locatelli sonata or the Duni ariette to which Diderot is referring — or rather, which the Nephew is ‘performing’ after his own fashion.
—David Charlton, Project Muse, 69.2 (April 2015)
[...] the spirit of this updated, online realization of Diderot’s works, which—like an artist’s sketch or a piece of music heard from afar—renders audience participation irresistible.
—Tili Boon Cuillé, Eighteenth-Century Fiction, 28.2 (Winter 2015–16), 375-77.
Textual Resources
1. Goethe’s translation of Denis Diderot’s Rameau’s Nephew/Satire Seconde: le Neveu de Rameau, or Denis Diderot’s Rameau’s Nephew and the bizarre story of its survival
2. Denis Diderot’s Rameaus Neffe
With notes by Joanna Raisbeck
3. Anmerkungen Über Personen und Gegenstände, deren in dem Dialog „Rameaus Neffe” erwähnt wird Vorerinnerung
4. Nachträgliches Zu „Rameaus Neffe”
5. Goethe’s and Schiller’s correspondence on Rameaus Neffe, including Goethe’s diary entries
Musical Resources
The pieces specially performed and recorded for this multi-media edition were chosen to provide samples of music or composers that are less well known today, or to give examples of transcription, one of the principle ways that pieces came to be known and played in a private setting at the time.
Please find below the list of the musical pieces included in this publication. You can download each of them, either in MP3 or in WAV format, by clicking on the correspondent link (please note that this works best with Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer).
All musical recordings have been released under a CC BY license and their copyright belongs to the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris.
1. François-André Danican Philidor, L’Art de la modulation [The Art of Modulation], extract: First quartet: Sinfonia (Con spirito – Moderato)
Clémentine Frémont, traverso
Josef Žák, violin
Tatsuya Hatano, violin
Rémy Petit, cello
Felipe Guerra, harpsichord
http://dx.doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0044.04
2. Jean-Philippe Rameau, Fêtes de Polymnie [The Festivals of Polyhymnia], extract: Air: ‘A la beauté tout cède sur la terre’ [Everything on earth gives way to beauty]
Dania El Zein, soprano
Camille Ravot, harpsichord
3. Jean-Philippe Rameau, Fêtes de Polymnie [The Festivals of Polyhymnia], extract: Air: ‘Au vain plaisir de charmer…’ [To the empty pleasure of charming…]
4. Jean-Philippe Rameau, Fêtes de Polymnie [The Festivals of Polyhymnia], extract: Air en rondeau: ‘Hélas, est-ce assez pour charmer…’ [Alas, in order to charm, is it enough…]
5. Pietro Locatelli, Sonata op. VI no. 5, extract: Aria (Vivace)
Tania-Lio Faucon-Cohen, violin
Sarah Gron-Catil, cello
6. Domenico Alberti, Sonata for the fortepiano op. I no. 5, extract: Andante – Allegro
Luca Montebugnoli, piano (Clarke/Lengerer)
7. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stabat Mater, extract, transcribed for solo violin by Johan Helmich Roman
8. Jean-Féry Rebel, Pieces for the violin, divided into suites by keys, extract: First suite in G-sol-ré: Allemande
Antoine Touche, cello
Loris Barrucand, harpsichord
9. Jean-Féry Rebel, Pieces for the violin, divided into suites by keys, extract: First suite in G-sol-ré: Prelude
10. Jean-Joseph Mouret, Les Amours de Ragonde, ou la soirée de village [The Loves of Ragonde, subtitled An Evening in the Village], extract: Bourrées I-II
Nicolay Sheko, oboe
11. Jean-Joseph Mouret, Les Amours de Ragonde, ou la soirée de village [The Loves of Ragonde, subtitled An Evening in the Village], extract: Air: ‘Accourez, jeunes garçons’ [Come running, young men]
Marie Soubestre, soprano
12. Egidio Duni, Le Peintre amoureux de son modèle [The Painter in Love with his Model], extract: Arietta: ‘Dans le badinage, l’Amour se plait’ [Love is pleased with playfulness]
13. Johann Adolf Hasse, Cléofide, extract: Air: ‘Vuoi saper se tu mi piaci?’ [Do you want to know if I like you?]
Fiona McGown, mezzo
Louis-Nöel Bestion de Camboulas, harpsichord
14. Nicola Antonio Porpora, Polyphemus, extract: Act III, sc. 5: Aria: ‘Alto Giove’ [Jove on high]
Victoire Bunel, soprano
Tania-Lio Faucon-Cohen, Ajay Ranganathan, altos
Juliana Velasco, Marie Bouvard, Josef Žák, Patrick Oliva,
Catherine Rose Barrett, Cyril Lacheze, Tatsuya Hatano, violins
Sarah Gron-Catil, Rémy Petit, Antoine Touche, cellos
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Gold medal or DNF, how will you fare in our Olympic quiz?
Chris Froome. Credit: Shutterstock
Published: 11:24 Friday 05 August 2016
It’s hard to believe that it’s already four years since the triumph of the London Olympic Games but this weekend the 31st Olympiad gets under way in Rio de Janeiro.
Amid various controversies the Games still promise sun, sea and plenty of sporting spectacle as 10,500 athletes from 207 nations head to Brazil to compete across 28 sports. Among them will be dozens of British stars, including runner Mo Farah, heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, boxer Nicola Adams and Tour de France winning cyclist Chris Froome.
Ahead of this year’s event get yourself limbered up with our fiendishly tricky quick on the Olympics past and present.
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TENNIS: Family affair as County sink LMRCA
Oliver Conopo
It was a family affair for Town League Ladies Winter Division Four high-flyers County C in their recent 5-3 victory over LMRCA B.
In the County squad were sisters Ellie and Trinnie Phipps, who paired up to win all four of their sets, as well as mum Annie Morris, who alongside her partner Sarah Noble-Kendrick picked up an all important set.
Annie Morris was pleased with the family effort in a win which takes them joint top of Division Four, alongside Dallington D.
Morris said: “My girls won all their sets 6-1, 6-0 , 6-3, 6-4.”
“Sarah and I took a set off them with a tough couple of tie breakers to add to the drama.
“This was a much celebrated win after being beaten away last month by them 8-0.”
Despite the win taking them to joint top of the fourth division, Morris’s side still have a lot of work to do to stay in touch with table-toppers Dallington, who have three games in hand over second placed County.
In their match last month, County C and Dallington D played out a 4-4 draw, highlighting how close the gap between the two sides on the court is. However, it may not be a two horse race for the Ladies Winter Division Four title between Dallington and County, as Towcester B sit closely behind the pair in third.
Towcester are only three points worse off than the top two, having played the same amount of games as table toppers Dallington, with three games in hand over second-placed County.
A potentially title deciding clash takes place on Friday, as Towcester take on Dallington, with the winner either retaining or claiming first place in Division Four.
Another big match at the top of the league involving Towcester takes place just over two weeks later, as they travel to current second place side County, where both sides will be hoping keep their title charge going strong.
It would appear that on paper, Dallington C have the easier of run-ins, where other than their match against Towcester, their final three matches are against the bottom three teams: Nether Heyford B, Earls Barton B and Duston United C.
Whereas County C have only two matches to gain points, taking on high-flying Towcester and second bottom Duston.
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Towcester look to have the toughest run-in, having to play both of the top two in their remaining four matches.
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Experience The Moment
Experience it all at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium this season!
ZooZilla & Ele-Fun-Run
Registration is now open! Run wild and support our animals by running, jogging, or walking our ZooZilla 5k, or join in our kid-friendly Ele-Fun-Run.
Eat'n Park Family Month
Go wild for smiles this July during Eat'n Park Family Month at the Zoo - all month long!
Entertainment, libations, and delectable food! Must be 21+.
General admission 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
(Gates close at 4:30 p.m.)
Today at the Zoo
See what's going on today around the park.
Buy individual general admission tickets or check out our Memberships.
Discover the Pittsburgh Zoo with your personal smart phone. Search for "Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium" in the App Store or Google Play.
Our two month old clouded leopards Rukai and Kansas are ready to greet visitors!
NEW! Go behind-the-scenes at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium and get a hands-on perspective from those working directly with wildlife and conservation.
ZooBrew Pre-Sale Begins Aug. 1
Member pre-sale begins Aug. 1
Enjoy 45+ craft beer samples and small bites while strolling through three outdoor locations!
Learn about the species you can see at our Zoo
Amur tigers are also known as the Siberian, Manchurian, Altaic, Korean, North China, or Ussuri tiger.
These large mammals live in the bush country, grasslands, and woodlands of Africa.
Sometimes confused with leopards, cheetahs have spots instead of rosettes. Cheetahs also have distinctive markings on their face, known as tear stripes.
Flamingos are widely known for their beautiful vibrant feathers. Males are taller and weigh more than females.
Kunekune pig
Kunekune pigs are a relatively small breed of pig, reaching weights of around 120 to 240 pounds. They are native to New Zealand.
The Masai giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro giraffe, is the largest subspecies of giraffe and the tallest land mammal on earth.
The polar bear is native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. It is the largest carnivore found on land.
When it comes to conservation, we try to walk the walk. We partner with international organizations to help protect animals and revitalize species in need all over the world. At the Zoo, we strive to be a leader in green practices using innovative technology and fresh ideas.
The International Conservation Center, often referred to as the ICC, sits on 724 acres of rolling hills in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The ICC is North America’s premiere facility for African elephant conservation, education, training, breeding, and research. The perfect location to accommodate this research, the ICC is currently home to five elephants, including three females who were rescued from Botswana.
PPG Conservation & Sustainability Fund
The PPG Conservation and Sustainability Fund is a grant program of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, awarding grants between $1,000 and $3,000 to conservation-oriented projects. Over the past decade the PPG Conservation and Sustainability Fund has supported over 204 projects in 56 countries.
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Vice President Mike Pence told Republicans that President Donald Trump’s plan to unilaterally shift billions in military spending to border wall construction was not like President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration. | Alex Wong/Getty Images
GOP unloads border angst on Pence
Senate Republicans expressed deep skepticism about Trump’s emergency declaration at a closed-door meeting with the vice president.
Vice President Mike Pence faced a wall of resistance from Senate Republicans on Tuesday as he tried to sell President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration on the southern border, according to multiple GOP sources.
The pointed reception at the GOP lunch raised further doubts among Senate Republicans that the administration will be able to hold down defections on a crucial vote to block the president in the coming weeks.
“There was a lot of passion from some of our members. And I think there is some skepticism. People are just genuinely concerned that we’re doing the right thing,” said one Republican senator, who requested anonymity to speak candidly.
Pence told Republicans that Trump’s plan to unilaterally shift billions in military funding to border wall construction was not like President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration, according to four attendees. He argued Trump is using an existing law and money approved by Congress, unlike Obama’s efforts to shield some immigrants from deportation.
The majority of the Senate GOP backs Trump, and many of them urged the party to back the president on Tuesday. But it appeared Pence’s pitch did little to move wavering GOP senators.
“I didn’t think his argument was very good. ‘We’ve got a crisis, that means the president can do this.’ That’s essentially the argument,” said a second Republican senator who is undecided on whether to stand with Trump.
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As many as 10 Senate Republicans could support a resolution of disapproval if a vote were held today, according to four GOP senators who attended the lunch and heard Republican senators' complaints. That’s far more than the four needed to pass the legislation on a simple majority and force Trump to issue the first veto of his presidency. Currently there are three public “yes” votes in the Senate GOP conference.
The Democratic House is set to approve the measure first on Tuesday.
"We have some people that have some pretty strong views on this subject... some hard questions asked, but that's kind of what we needed to happen I think. Our guys just really want to know more about where the administration is coming from," said Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, the GOP whip. "They're expressing their concern. And that's good."
Trump’s supporters are confident that at least there aren’t 20 Republicans who will join 47 Senate Democrats to muster a veto-proof majority. Still, a rebuke by a large bloc of GOP senators would be an embarrassing result for the White House, and Tuesday’s meeting with Pence underscored the tensions lingering between the White House and Senate Republicans.
As the vice president stumped for Trump’s national emergency maneuver, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky argued to Pence that his party would be ceding the high ground on the issue, one of about a half-dozen Republicans to raise questions about the move during the lunch.
“The vice president pushed back,” said a source familiar with the exchange. Pence “gave the explanation that this diverges from DACA,” the source said, referring to an Obama administration action protecting some undocumented immigrants. “We would characterize it as a very productive discussion.”
"Sen. Paul had a friendly discussion with the vice president, that if we do go down this path it will damage our ability to be considered the party of rule of law," said a Paul spokesman.
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Though Trump could face a humbling setback from his own party if undecided GOP senators break against him, he and Pence still have time to change some minds. The vote will likely not take place for a couple weeks.
Pence did have some success in shoring up the president’s position, earning plaudits from GOP senators like Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and John Kennedy of Louisiana, who said he was persuasive and convincing in arguing that the border is in a true state of emergency.
Pence is “hoping that people will rally around the president. Senators are going to vote the way they are going to vote. I think this really helped,” Graham said.
“We talked extensively about the factual and the legal basis,” Kennedy added. “I’m going to support the president. I think he’s right factually and I think he’s right statutorily. … There were some people who raised questions about it who will ultimately end up voting for [the disapproval resolution]. I’m not saying all of them.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who previously warned the president against declaring the emergency, acknowledged Tuesday that there was a “fulsome discussion” at the lunch between GOP senators and Pence and Justice Department officials.
And the Kentucky Republican said he himself is not sure about the legality of the national emergency declaration, though he has previously vowed to support the president in a floor vote.
“The [DOJ] lawyer was there to make his arguments. There were some counter arguments. I haven’t reached a total conclusion,” McConnell told reporters. “I personally couldn’t handicap the outcome at this point … but we will certainly be voting on it.”
House votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration
More than a half-dozen Republican senators are mulling voting for the resolution, though they are hesitant to become the deciding vote to defy Trump and make an announcement before they know exactly what they are voting on and how it might affect military projects back home.
Kennedy said the administration is going to adjust military spending to “backfill” projects that are affected by the spending shifts, which could alleviate some senators' parochial concerns. Attendees said there were some GOP demands on Tuesday for the administration to produce a more detailed blueprint of which projects will be affected.
But Republicans who are resisting the emergency declaration are generally doing so on broader, constitutional grounds.
Undecided senators were mostly non-committal on how they will vote in interviews on Tuesday. The strongest remarks came from Paul, but even he wasn’t ready to join GOP Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in pledging to vote for the resolution.
“I haven’t looked at the bill yet, but I am against emergency powers,” Paul said.
"I am very worried prudentially about the slippery slope that could occur, emboldening future democratic presidents to implement radical policies contrary to law and contrary to the constitution," added Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is undecided and has privately voiced skepticism of Trump's declaration.
And it was clear that Trump was doing little to convince the rank and file, despite a tweet Monday urging the party to hang together.
“I’m getting to the bottom of some stuff. But I don’t know yet,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) of his stance. He spoke to Trump over the weekend about disaster relief for his state and said the border emergency never came up.
Tillis said he contacted the White House before writing an op-ed Monday that put Trump one vote away from defeat in the Senate, but that administration officials didn’t make a huge effort to dissuade him.
“I didn't speak with the president, but we spoke with a number of his staff. I don’t surprise people, so they knew what our position is going to be,” Tilli said. “They understood.”
James Arkin and Melanie Zanona contributed to this report.
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By: Rebecca Rodriguez
Posted: Dec 14th, 2017
Want a hilarious family game to play during the Holidays? Your search is over. Watch Ya Mouth is a fun game that you'll enjoy playing and watching other people play.
I had the chance to see this game in action at a Toy Insider event I went to and I could not stop laughing. It's such a fun game with the simplest concept. It's great for all ages and for any type of party whether it's a family night, girl's night in or just a regular hanging with friends type of night. But don't take it from me. Watch the video above and I guarantee you'll be laughing before it's over.
Watch Ya' Mouth Throwdown Edition is the evolution of the original, wildly popular, hilarious Watch Ya' Mouth game. Rather than just speak phrases, players now go head-to-head with hilarious and challenging tasks - while wearing mouthpieces. Throwdown Edition takes competition - and laughter - to the next level and builds on the multigenerational gaming phenomena.
Throwdown Edition has already been Awarded Top Holiday Toy of 2017 by Toy Insider & selected for the 2017 Amazon Holiday Toy List. That's some pretty stiff competition. There are thousands of toys submitted every year and I've been part of the committee that votes on the toys. It's not an easy decision. The mouth pieces are dishwasher safe so you can clean them after use. The game is recommended for ages 8 and up. You can learn it in seconds, play it for hours, and create lasting memories with your friends and family. We're a small, independent, and extremely hard working team whose mission is to make you laugh. Join us, and welcome to the party! It makes for a great holiday gift too and you can get 15% off Coupon Code: 15THROWDOWN @ http://amzn.to/2i6NKwG
100 Throwdown Cards, 42 Phrase Cards, 10 Multicolored Mouthpieces (6 Regular and 4 Small), 4 Throwdown Straws, 4 Noisemakers, 2 Throwdown Balls, 1 Throwdown Dice, 1 Sand Timer
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South Africa: Authorities to seize illicitly gained Gupta-linked assets
Whistleblower testimonies and leading labor union help drive asset recovery of stolen resources from state-owned entities
(Durban, December 19th, 2017) - South Africa’s state-run Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) based within the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has moved to seize alleged illicitly obtained assets of Gupta-linked firm, Trillian, said today the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF). Previously co-owned by Gupta associate Salim Essa, Trillian was one of several umbrella entities involved in a vast raid on state-owned budgets – described as “State capture”.
On 16 January 2018, McKinsey and Co will be served with an asset seizure order in terms of South Africa’s Prevention of Organised Crimes Act (POCA). This order arises from the illegal payment of monies from state owned electricity utility, Eskom, to McKinsey and Co and the Gupta-connected company Trillian. The Guptas are a family who have been widely accused of exploiting their close connection to President Zuma to corruptly score government work and influence policy. McKinsey has had R1.1 billion seized and Trillian R595m.
Purportedly created to operate for the “current dispensation” only – an alleged reference to those empowered by incumbent President’s Zuma rule, Trillian’s schemes were exposed by its own former CEOs who turned whistleblower: Mosilo Mothepu and Bianca Goodson.
PPLAAF has worked with the AFU team that recently achieved the promising milestone of seizing the assets of Trillian as being the suspected proceeds of crime.
“For PPLAAF, to assist the very courageous Trillian whistleblowers to tell their story was not enough”, said William Bourdon, President of PPLAAF. “There had to be consequences for those who acted corruptly and then persecuted the whistleblowers for coming forward”.
To that end, PPLAAF supported and partnered with South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU), comprised of 700.000 South African union workers, which filed charges against Trillian and to gather evidence in support of both criminal charges and civil forfeiture including fraud, theft, corruption and money laundering.
“We will not allow the evidence to be swept under the carpet,” declared SAFTU General Secretary and renowned union leader, Zwelinzima Vavi, confirming also that SAFTU’s mobilized masses had “literally given them (NPA and police) every piece of information” needed for the case against Trillian and those acting in collusion, including state-owned electricity provider Eskom and the government’s transport entity, Transnet.
“We believed that those bearing the brunt of economic inequality and exploitation suffer the most when corruption is allowed to flourish for elite interests”, said Bourdon. “When it became clear that the good lawyers and investigators in the AFU were indeed serious about their job, PPLAAF assisted in the application.”
Much work needs to be done, many bank accounts to attach and monies to bring back to the people of South Africa. PPLAAF is expanding its focus and resources to these efforts, alongside other organizations.
These and other whistleblowers’ courage formed the basis of these initiatives. In risking their lives to help put information in the hands of South Africa’s legal, parliamentary and media platforms, they suffered losses ranging from family to employment that remain long after the fact. The testimonies provided by Mothepu and Goodson have formed the basis of various reports including that of former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s investigation, titled “State of Capture” as well as the “Budlender” report, authored by advocate Geoff Budlender as Trillian’s own internal investigation.
PPLAAF is a Senegalese non-governmental organisation founded in 2017 by advocate Willian Bourdon with the mandate of supporting whistleblowers and leaks through legal strategy, funding, research, legislation, technology and other needs.
info@pplaaf.org
Links to this story elsewhere:
DailyMaverick Scorpio: Gupta-linked Trillian and McKinsey’s assets to be frozen by order of High Court
ENCA: Saftu applauds McKinsey and Trillian asset freeze
In Paris, William Bourdon (French, English): w.bourdon@bourdon-associes.com or + 33 1 42 60 32 60
In Johannesburg, Khadija Sharife (English): ksharife@gmail.com or + 27 (71) 688 62 76
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Table to Table's food rescuing efforts reached 19,000 people
Table to Table, a food rescue organization, served about 19,000 people in the past year in Johnson County.
Table to Table's food rescuing efforts reached 19,000 people Table to Table, a food rescue organization, served about 19,000 people in the past year in Johnson County. Check out this story on press-citizen.com: https://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/2018/11/21/table-tables-food-rescuing-efforts-reached-19-000-people/2002546002/
Hillary Ojeda, Iowa City Press-Citizen Published 4:29 p.m. CT Nov. 21, 2018
Table to Table volunteers Tatum Nass, left, and Lisa Dutchik load produce and baked goods on their afternoon route on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Coralville. Nass is a University of Iowa freshman studying biology and Dutchik is a lecturer in the Tippie College of Business.(Photo: Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen)Buy Photo
One week before Thanksgiving, volunteers from Table to Table, a food rescue program serving Johnson County, received news they hope for every year: they would be getting turkeys early.
"Not yet, not yet," Executive Director Nicki Ross said she had been telling agencies for the past two weeks about whether or not they had received turkeys. It's not often they get donated turkeys before the holiday, it's normally in the days following.
"Now I get to call the agencies back and say, 'yes,'" she said, as one of the volunteers who delivered the first batch of turkeys walked into the organizations' back entrance.
Photos: Table to Table food rescue
Table to Table volunteers Tatum Nass, left, and Lisa Dutchik load produce and baked goods on their afternoon route on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Coralville. Nass is a University of Iowa freshman studying biology and Dutchik is a lecturer in the Tippie College of Business. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Howard, a large stuffed animal, sits in a back room while wearing a Table to Table volunteer t-shirt on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
A board shows logos of community partners connected with food recipients pieces of string on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. They currently pick up food from 76 partners and deliver to 50 groups. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Table to Table volunteers Tatum Nass, right, and Lisa Dutchik load produce and baked goods on their afternoon route on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Coralville. Dutchik has been volunteering with Table to Table since September 2018. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Sets of keys and name tags rest on hooks and in their holders before afternoon routes begin on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. Table to Table has over 240 volunteers per year. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
A map of Iowa City and the surrounding Johnson County cities is seen on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. Table to Table operates seven to nine routes daily. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Table to Table volunteer Jeff Yardley helps prepare boxes before an afternoon route on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. Yardley has been volunteering with Table to Table since June 2017. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Table to Table volunteers Tatum Nass, left, and Lisa Dutchik load produce and baked goods on their afternoon route on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, in Coralville. Nass has been volunteering with Table to Table for a month and a half and was completing her first route Thursday. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
A dry erase board shows statistics from the 2018 fiscal year on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. The board says over 2.2 million pounds of food was rescued in the time period. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Table to Table volunteers Tatum Nass, right, and Lisa Dutchik walk through a back room filled with cardboard boxes before heading out on their afternoon route on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. Nass is a University of Iowa freshman studying biology and Dutchik is a lecturer in the Tippie College of Business. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
A Table to Table vehicle is seen on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
With volunteers like him, who drive trucks daily, the organization has enough hours of work to employ at least seven full-time employees, said Ross.
They have a team of about 240 volunteers annually who pick up perfectly good food deemed not fit to be sold from restaurants and grocery stores and redistribute it to social organizations. Some have been volunteering for more than a decade.
After talking to their partners this year, Ross stumbled upon a startling statistic: the organization's food rescue efforts reached about 19,000 people in the county in fiscal year 2018.
Co-founder Frank Lalor said although that high of a number surprised him, he also knew the organization could rise to the occasion.
"We had so little when we started but we had heart," he said.
The Crisis Center of Johnson County estimates that about 14 percent of the county is food insecure, about the same amount Table to Table said it reaches.
Communications and Development Director Sara Sedlacek said Table to Table is so critical in helping them reach about 13,000 people at the center's food bank, she wouldn't be surprised if they reach more than 19,000.
The organization has 47 routes a week, with each day differing slightly, said Emily Meister, food rescue program manager. She said until recently, they did all their pickups and deliveries in the morning, but they added one to two more in the afternoons.
Ross said another way they've been able to grow was moving to a new location on Capitol Street. Old Brick was great for the 20 or so years they were there but having to shuffle vans down one-way streets to make pickups took extra time.
The addition of new volunteers to help prepare cardboard boxes to receive food from donors has also been a big help, she added. They often get food lugged out to their vans in huge carts from donors and the volunteers have to take out each item and organize the food into boxes for delivery. The work is time-consuming.
Ross added that they increased the number of organizations they deliver food to from 36 to 50 in the last two years. With 50 receiving food today, they estimate they've provided 1.6 million meals in fiscal year 2018.
A dry erase board shows statistics from the 2018 fiscal year on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. The board says over 2.2 million pounds of food was rescued in the time period. (Photo: Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
"If Table to Table didn't collect this food from donors, it would go straight to the landfill - even though it is perfectly good to eat," she said.
One of the volunteers that helped prevent that from happening was Harry Olthoff. He said he started out as a driver and developed bonds with the people he came to interact with twice a week.
"You meet the staff, you try to be aware of breaking down boxes into smaller boxes based on the individual needs of each," he said, mentioning for example that some places may want wheat bread, and others might not eat pork.
People like Olthoff make up the annual 16,500 volunteer hours of folding cardboard boxes, loading up vans with fruit and vegetables, unloading frozen turkeys and answering phone calls. Their hours resulted in preventing 2.2 million pounds of food from going to the dump in the past year.
That's quite the increase compared to the 55,000 pounds Lalor and the 10 to 12 founding members rescued their first year in 1996.
"So each day as we grew, we built upon the previous day, and week, and month and year. We continue this same process," Lalor said. "And continue to grow as we approach our 25th year."
Howard, a large stuffed animal, sits in a back room while wearing a Table to Table volunteer t-shirt on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Table to Table offices in Iowa City. (Photo: Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen)
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Jackie Robinson statue to be installed in front…
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Jackie Robinson statue to be installed in front of Rose Bowl
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PUBLISHED: June 6, 2017 at 4:07 am | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 1:15 am
PASADENA >> A statue of Jackie Robinson in a football uniform will be installed this fall outside of the Rose Bowl’s main gate, stadium officials announced Monday.
Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color line in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers, was raised in Pasadena and played football at the Rose Bowl for Pasadena City College in 1937 and 1938.
Robinson continued his football career at UCLA, which has played its home games at the Rose Bowl since 1982.
The statue will be the first outside the Rose Bowl.
Funds for the statue were donated by the Tull Family Foundation to Legacy Connections, the private nonprofit fundraising arm of the Rose Bowl Stadium. Thomas Tull was a producer of the 2013 film biography of Robinson, “42.”
“The legendary courage and competitiveness of Jackie is meaningful for so many as he is a true American champion,” said Rose Bowl General Manager Darryl Dunn.
“This iconic venue has seen so many important moments over a near- century, and being able to appropriately honor Jackie’s impact with the first commemorative statue is only fitting.”
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Warm and fuzzy therapy is good medicine for cancer patients
Doris Bachman of Irvine gets canine love from Lexie while at Joseph HospitalÕs Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Mindy Schauer | mschauer@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: April 30, 2019 at 6:00 pm | UPDATED: April 30, 2019 at 11:32 pm
Patients were treated with an unconventional medicine, Tuesday, April 30, at St. Joseph Hospital’s Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange.
The result? They reported feeling happy and upbeat, and they smiled a lot. They even said they looked forward to another dose.
Six sweet-tempered dogs got into the center’s elevator and rode up to the second floor, radiation/oncology, on National Therapy Animal Day, a day created by Pet Partners to “promote the health and wellness benefits of animal-assisted therapy, activities, and education.”
Visitors to St. Joseph HospitalÕs Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange are greeted with a surprise when the elevator doors open on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sandra Burciaga-Akasike with her service dog Coco, chats with John Bond, who receives chemo at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Burciaga-Akasike was making the rounds with a group of volunteers and their therapy dogs. She is also a patient undergoing cancer treatment.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Doctors and nurses snap pictures of therapy dogs that were on hand to brighten the mood during National Therapy Animal Day on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. They were at St. Joseph HospitalÕs Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Cheering-up patients can be tiring work for Barney, a mixed-bred rescue described by owner Leah Kochi as a people-lover and happy “circus clown.” He keeps Maria Rodriguez company as she gets her fifth round of chemo at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Self-professed “cat lady” Barbara Wunderle, lights up as Lexie shares her chair while she undergoes chemotherapy at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Barbara Wunderle describes Kirby’s fur as the “softest I’ve ever felt,” while the labradoodle visits with other therapy dogs during her chemotherapy session. They were at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Diana Rick dances with Kirby, to the delight of medical assistant Sharon Smith, center, at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Sarah Haynes meets Barney at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Therapy dogs make the rounds at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Therapy dogs and their owners line up for a photo op as patients, doctors and nurses take pictures of them at the Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St.Joseph Hospital in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Diana Rick with Kirby, from left, Leah Kochi with Barney, Ed Bell with Lexi, Thomas Burdett with Augustus, Lorry Johnson with Fluffy, and Sandra Burciaga-Akasike with her service dog Coco.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Patrick Thomas watches therapy dog Augustus perform a trick while he receives chemo treatment at St. Joseph Hospital’s Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Kaesha Lawrence bids farewell to a pack of therapy dogs visiting patients at St. Joseph Hospital’s Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Orange on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The pack moved slowly because everyone wanted to say hello. Volunteer Diana Rick said it once took her and her 6-year-old labradoodle Kirby 45 minutes just to get through the lobby.
Kirby has an American Kennel Club Good Citizen certificate only given to dogs who have passed a test and displayed “good manners at home and in the community.” He also was first in his class for dog obedience. “And we had some tough competition,” Rick said.
Doris Bachman of Irvine has been a patient at St. Joseph on and off since 2012. “They make me happy and calm,” she said of the dogs. “I would take them all home.”
Though she doesn’t claim a favorite, she said she has a spiritual connection with Kirby. After an operation, the 60-pound dog sat in a chair at her bedside.
“He was looking very prayerful. He was praying over me,” she said. He has also watched doctors work on her as if “he was making sure they did everything right,” she joked.
After visiting Bachman, Kirby moved on to Tim Phillips, who was there for a treatment.
“You have your own air-conditioner,” Bachman pointed out, as Kirby’s tail wagged nonstop.
Nurses momentarily stopped their work to wave and shout greetings. “Lexie and Fluffy and Barney, come over here,” said nurse Kathleen Majeski. “It’s like puppy heaven. Our team gets as excited as our patients do.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, studies have shown the bond between people and pets can increase fitness, lower stress and bring increased happiness, St. Joseph officials said. They also can expedite recovery.
Self-described “cat lady” Barbara Wunderle, who once had pictures of her 13 cats hanging at the end of her bed, seemed to light up the most when Lexie, a 17-pound Maltese, snuggled next to her. She first met the dogs more than two years ago when she inquired about them.
“Do you want the dogs to visit? Most people don’t,” she was told.
“Get. Out. Yes,” she said.
Patient Sarah Haynes said she now has second thoughts about saying no to her two boys, ages 9 and 11, who have been begging for a dog. “We’ve always had a fish,” she said. “Last week we gave in and got a hamster.”
But Barney, a basset hound-mix with a contorted front paw from his previous life as a stray, rested his head on her chair while she received treatment. “This makes me happy,” Haynes said. “It makes me want a dog.”
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As the dogs completed their work for the day and were preparing to leave, 86-year-old Evabeth Snow spied them from across a waiting area. “This has been a special day, seeing all of you,” she said with a smile that didn’t seem to fade.
“They are angels with fur.”
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Mindy Schauer is an award-winning photojournalist for the Orange County Register. As a general-interest news photographer, she documents everyone and everything, from poverty in the hollows of West Virginia, to sports heroes and celebrities in Hollywood. She has covered Hurricane Andrew, California wildfires, Pope Francis, four presidents, and religious outreach in Rwanda — not to mention puppies, schoolkids and everyday life in her community. Mindy is a two-time Marine Corps Heritage Foundation award winner and ranks among the top photographers in the National Press Photographers Association’s Western Region each year. Mindy’s Pulitzer-nominated work documenting the life of a teen mom and her children hangs in the Clinton Presidential Library in Arkansas. And when Mindy’s own daughter, Jenna, was born, Mindy photographed the birth herself for a feature in the Register. Mindy is a graduate of the Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Before joining the Register, she worked at the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch, Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel.
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Morning Briefing: Epic weekend of protest as Conservative rebels declare their hand
It was an epic weekend of protest for the People's Vote campaign up and down the country with supporters making the case to Let Us Be Heard. A full house at the Beacon of Light in Sunderland voiced their opposition to the democratic outrage of a destructive Brexit or No Deal being imposed on the city. At London's massive Pride event, LGBT+ for a People's Vote made their presence felt on the streets and later at a hilarious event at nightclub Heaven, see the video below.
Next Sunday, Emily Thornberry leads the fight at our Let Us Be Heard rally in Boris Johnson's constituency backyard of Uxbridge. Join us by getting your tickets here.
Conservative MPs prepare to block No Deal
Resistance is growing within the Conservative Party to proposals by both leadership candidates to force through a destructive No Deal. Today could well see the latest attempt by MPs to shut down options for imposing No Deal, by making it all but impossible for them to suspend or "prorogue" Parliament.
With both Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt talking tough about the prospect of leaving the EU without a deal, fearful Conservatives are coming together to figure out the best ways to block it.
Favourite Boris Johnson upped the rhetoric over the weekend, warning EU politicians to “look deep in to my eyes, I’m not bluffing”, saying he would make the UK “match-fit for no deal” to ensure it could leave on October 31 “come what may”.
He is ignoring the warnings of former Brexit permanent secretary Philip Rycroft who will tell the BBC's Panorama programme tonight No Deal is a “step into the unknown”, fraught with risk which is not in the interests of the UK or the EU.
Fearful of the consequences, dozens of Conservative MPs are plotting to block the disaster of No Deal. People’s Vote supporter Sam Gyimah MP said 30 or more MPs are discussing tactics to block any attempt to suspend – prorogue – Parliament to force through No Deal.
Speaking on yesterday's Andrew Marr show, Justice Secretary David Gauke once again predicted that he would lose his job by not supporting No Deal, but vowed to fight against No Deal, while former leadership candidate Rory Stewart has expanded on his idea of an "alternative Parliament" that would seek to solve the crisis in the event of a Commons suspension.
Former prime minister Sir John Major blamed Mr Johnson for “misleading” the country during the Brexit campaign, while former leader William Hague predicted that Mr Johnson’s No Deal plans could mean “do and then die”.
The trenches are being dug for a long, hot summer of democratic protest against Brexit being forced upon us.
The brother-in-arms getting impatient over party's Brexit foot-dragging
They have always been seen as brothers-in-arms, but John McDonnell is definitely running out of patience with his old buddy Jeremy Corbyn - or at least the foot-dragging by the party over its Brexit position.
The Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell called for a shift to a full-throated backing of a People’s Vote “sooner rather than later” yesterday as he was summoned to the TV studios to deny a Sunday Times story claiming he and Corbyn confidante Diane Abbott had urged him to sack the leader’s office aides Seamus Milne and Karie Murphy.
He may have denied claims of a “civil war” or that the “ice-picks are being sharpened”, but it is clear that he wants Mr Corbyn’s period of “consultation” to end and for the Labour Party to get its act together to combat a destructive No Deal urgently.
He warned on the Andrew Marr show that Labour “needed to decide early and get on with it.”
Sunderland calls to Let Us Be Heard at packed rally
Supporters from the North East had its chance to roar for democracy and Let Us Be Heard at Sunday’s packed out rally in Sunderland.
Local MP Bridget Phillipson kicked the Beacon of Light event off warning that the sort of Brexit Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt would accept as a price worth paying would leave working people in the North East picking up the bill.
Sunderland entrepreneur Paul Callaghan argued that all economic analysis showed that the region will be worse off: “This means our jobs, here in the North East. Jobs that provide the livelihood of tens of thousands of people both directly and indirectly.”
Addressing the issue of Sunderland becoming the first place to vote Leave in 2016, city resident and Green Party activist Rachel Featherstone told the audience: “Brexit was sold to them as a way to address their problems. That was a lie. Three years on it is increasingly clear that it would actually make things worse.”
Next Sunday July 14, we are holding a People’s Vote rally in Boris Johnson’s constituency of Uxbridge. Labour's shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry who has battled against both Mr Johnson and Mr Hunt across the dispatch box will be among the speakers at the event at Brunel University to give democratic voice against Brexit being forced on us. Join us to let the favourite for the Conservative leadership election know that we need to be heard.
It's clear that Brexit must be put to the people. Now is a crucial time to get involved with the People's Vote campaign. Sign up to volunteer today.
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Carousel Creamery Puts the Fun Back in Ice Cream, with Flavors like Beer-Chicharon and Cow Label
January 29, 2016 ice creamGreenhillsLincoln Cheong
Miguel OrtegaWords
Pam SantosPhotographer
The ice cream parlor is a combination of different things. There’s the ice cream, of course, all lined up behind the glass. Then, there’s that moment of pure joy in window shopping for the right flavor, followed by delightful anticipation as the person with the glorified scooper gently rolls the chosen ice cream into a dome. There’s always something special about an ice cream shop, and Carousel Creamery is no different, but on top of that, it has set out to be different.
Lincoln Cheong is the man behind Carousel Creamery. His family is in the ice cream business, though mostly wholesale, and the idea of starting their own Wonka-like establishment came from his brother. The store, which opened just last December, gained notoriety from their unusual ice cream, specifically the Beer and Chicharon option. Cheong, the one responsible for coming up with these unique flavors, explains his thought process behind it. “So all our flavors have a story. A lot of people, they connect food and emotion, which is why an ice cream parlor is special.”
The story of Beer and Chicharon revolves around a classmate of Cheong whose grandmother turned 101 years old. The grandmother, despite her age, is a huge fan of chicharon and ice cream. “So I said, you know when the store opens I’ll have to have an ice cream flavor for her. And she can eat ice cream for free because we have 101 flavors and she’s 101 years old.” Pork skin alone was to obscure a flavor, so the initial decision was to mix it with the unofficial national drink—Coke. But because of the soda’s high sugar content, the flavor couldn’t freeze properly. Fortunately they were also playing around with beer at that time, which led to a frozen rendition of an otherwise drunken duo. Sadly, the grandmother of Cheong’s friend passed away a month before Carousel Creamery opened, but the flavor still remains on the menu, as a small gesture towards the old lady who could have had all the chicharon and ice cream she wanted.
There is something uniquely childlike about Cheong. Upon careful examination of their wares, you can see references fresh off the recent Star Wars movie—it’s him drawing from his childhood. There’s Kylo Ren, a mixture of Kit Kat and Milo, and Java the Hott, a coffee flavored ice cream with a little heat. And, of course, my personal favorite, the Chewie Baka, a Cow Label-inspired ice cream playing on star anise with generous portions of the brand’s beef jerky. While the parlor carries classics like chocolate and strawberry, it’s these crazy ones that Cheong seems to have more fun with. To achieve the ones you see in the display case, they go through roughly 200 to 300 flavors, most of which are horribly bad. He cites their honey mustard ice cream as an example but then takes it back. “I’m waiting on that because I think all it needs is pepperoni and it might work.” Unadulterated creativity.
In spite of all his zany ideas with ice cream, Cheong credits his people, a group of individuals striving towards great food and amazing service. Together, they’re creating a product that invokes memories and creates discussion, but, ultimately, they’re making ice cream entertaining again.
Carousel Creamery
Address: 8 Missouri Street, Greenhills, San Juan
Number: (+632) 775 9092
Email: info@carouselcreamery.com
Budget Per Head: Ice cream PHP 200-300 for ice cream. With food, cost would be around PHP 400-500.
Follow on: Facebook / Instagram
Tokens: They use a token system when buying ice cream, which you can also purchase as gifts.
Not Ice Cream: If you’re not into ice cream, they also have a mean list of hotdogs.
Watch out: New flavors are coming in on February.
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Group rebuffs D96 offer to buy Hollywood House
Both sides say they remain open to negotiating
Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 12:53 PM
Hollywood House
The president of the Hollywood Citizens Association (HCA) has reaffirmed the organization's commitment to maintaining Hollywood House, saying they are opposed to selling the entire property to Riverside School District 96, which wants the land to accommodate expanding Hollywood School and separate parking and play areas.
HCA President Gonzo Schexnayder told the Landmark in a phone interview last week that school district officials have a "lack of imagination on what their options are," adding that negotiating with the school district always boils down to selling them the land so they can demolish the 99-year-old Hollywood House.
"Unless they come back with something that hasn't been thought of, this is where it stands," Schexnayder said.
Schexnayder's comments come following a week of back-and-forth about the future of the roughly 23,400-square-foot parcel of land on the northeast corner of Washington and Hollywood avenues in Brookfield.
On June 24, District 96 made an unsolicited, public offer of $340,000 for the property, which sits directly south of landlocked Hollywood School. The property directly north of the school is owned by Riverside-Brookfield High School.
In a July 3 op-ed published in the Landmark, Schexnayder said the HCA remained open to negotiating with the school district about its use of the association's property. The two entities have a longstanding relationship where the school uses a portion of the HCA property for a playground, and the HCA provides vehicle access to the school via a driveway on the east property line.
Hollywood School, District 96 school board member David Barsotti pointed out, provides parking for HCA events, even ones during school hours.
"Groups that use or need access to the HCA during the day park in the school parking lot while kids play," Barsotti said in an email.
District 96 Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye also expressed interest in keeping lines of communication open and working toward a solution everyone can agree to.
"I look forward to future conversations," Ryan-Toye said. "Are there other ideas out there? I'm hopeful there are."
The school district in its offer letter requested that the HCA respond by July 8, but Schexnayder said the association wasn't preparing a formal response.
"The op-ed is kind of clear," he said. "In March, we told them that we were not interested in selling and nothing has changed."
Schexnayder said the association is willing to formalize expanding use of the property and has offered to sell land east of the house for a school district parking lot and has offered to expand the playground to the west.
But school officials have resisted the parking lot solution, saying it's not feasible due to a combination of underground utilities as well as storm water detention and greenspace requirements.
"That was something we talked about, but what we thought was easy, we learned was not so straightforward," said Ryan-Toye.
An op-ed authored by District 96 school board member David Barsotti, also published in the July 3 Landmark, claimed that by selling Hollywood House, the HCA would advance its original mission to "promote the physical, moral, and social welfare of the Hollywood community."
Schexnayder called Barsotti's view "off-mark," saying that the HCA's mission is not to be the "moral compass of the neighborhood."
"What it has been is to maintain the history of the Hollywood House and its mission as a community resource," Schexnayder said.
The HCA president went so far as to say that without the Hollywood House, the HCA likely would cease to exist as an organization.
"The HCA will go away with it. We're not going to manage a rec room at the elementary school," said Schexnayder, referring to the school district's offer of letting the HCA use space at Hollywood School for its functions.
"We're there for the house, for its history and its current mission to support the children of the Hollywood neighborhood and Hollywood Elementary," Schexnayder said.
Schexnayder also said he believed the public offer to buy the house was a pressure tactic by the school district.
"I took it as pressuring the HCA to sell," Schexnayder said. "I think they think there's a huge component of the neighborhood that doesn't like the Hollywood House."
But Schexnayder said he's heard very little in the way of support from people in Hollywood for selling the historic community center.
"The only people who have contacted us who support the school board were either on the school board or friends of the school board," Schexnayder said. "Everybody else is very supportive of maintaining Hollywood House and its purpose."
Ryan-Toye said the conversation sparked by the school district's offer to the HCA has helped school district officials better understand what Hollywood House means to residents of the neighborhood.
"The feedback we've gotten is helpful in terms of the value of the HCA and the House to the community," Ryan-Toye said.
This story has been changed to include information regarding the HCA's use of the Hollywood School parking lot.
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Carol Hekr from Hollywood Facebook Verified
Can't we get experienced ,Intelligent, local people to come up with another great idea .How about suggesting informal gathering to forge s plan before we jump right to conclusions like demolition. MAYBE expand driveway with diagonally parking on both sides, n extending playground around the building instead of thru the building.Kets put more ideas on this people...work TOGETHER N KEEP THE HISTORICAL HOLLYWOOD HOUSE?????
Nancy Caruolo Facebook Verified
Preserving our history gives us roots. So many younger generations have either not listened to their family stories or somehow missed the mark on how they were influenced by them. Save the HH.
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Pat Buchanan: Obama's Syrian Strike Would Be "Impeachable"
Patrick J. Buchanan tells Newsmax if President Obama decides to attack Syria without Congressional authorization, he would be engaging in "what would clearly be an impeachable act."
"The key figure is Speaker of the House John Boehner, who should call the House of Representatives back into session on Monday and instruct the president directly: Mr. President, you have no authority and no right to launch acts of war against Syria against whom we have not declared or authorized any war. We are calling on you not to engage in what would clearly be an impeachable act — starting a war against a country without the approval of the Congress when you are asked directly not to do so," Buchanan, a former presidential candidate, told Newsmax on Thursday.
"If the president launched an unnecessary and unconstitutional war, striking a country against whom we have not declared war and has not attacked us, that is de facto an impeachable act that could lead to an open-ended war, the consequences of which we cannot even see," the political commentator and author also said.
Obama: Action In Syria Would Be "Limited, Narrow" In Scope; "Not Considering Boots On The Ground"
Ralph Peters: Most Phenomenally Stupid Misuse Of Our Military I've Seen
Dem Rep. Engel On Syria: Obama "Well Within His Right" To "Act On His Own"
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The dancer transforming
Philipa Rothfield: Ros Warby, Swift, Fairytales of the Heart and Mind
‘I hastened to the spot whence I had come’
Shelley, The Question.
She moves like a sprite (imperceptibly quick) a signature traced in haste. The movement flows from her own body, though Swift, Fairytales of the Heart and Mind is about something more than the individual. Swift is an extension of Eve which was originally part of the trilogy, Solos, performed at the North Melbourne Town Hall in 2001. Swift opens with a new section, danced in red. It is full of human character. Ros Warby does not move with grace but uses her fine kinesthetic knowledge to shape something quite different.
In doing so, she brings a comic-tragic edge to the movement. Perhaps it is human to be ungainly. The foibles and sheer fallibility of this moving person generated laughter from some and pity from others. My own thoughts turned to Warby’s training in Alexander technique. I wondered whether the strong sense of character in the movement was meant to imply some kind of interiority. A sort of acting from the outside-in, where the dance suggests an internal state of being.
There is certainly an intensity to the movement. It is carried out with a quirkiness that is very particular to Warby but there is also an attempt to move beyond that into a realm of generality. Eve alluded to various archetypes of femininity. I presume that Swift attempts something similar. What do I feel when I watch this ‘woman’ dancing? There is a poignancy to her predicament, the suggestion that she is not fully in control, but has to find her way through the viscera of life.
Margie Medlin’s use of screen, film, projectors and light added wonderful depth and texture to the topography of Swift. That, and Helen Mountford’s truly exquisite cello, enabled the work to exceed itself. The variety of projections of movement (face and body on curved and flat surfaces) and the interpolation of sound allowed for a more variegated gaze upon what is otherwise a solo dance work.
The second part of Swift recalled familiar elaborations. A frilled hip oscillating waves in a most feminine manner. Arm gestures, facial transmogrification, created in the flesh and by virtual means. The detail made visible in Warby’s body, and its native sense of timing is pleasurable to watch.
There is a sense that Ros Warby is moving towards voice, face, character and thought, without abandoning dance/the body as her basic medium. Swift suggests something of a transformation to me, a movement between genres, on the way to finding something new. If Swift is a daughter of Eve, one wonders where she will go next.
Swift, Fairytales of the Heart and Mind, choreographer, dancer Ros Warby, composer, cellist Helen Mountfort, designer Margie Medlin, North Melbourne Town Hall Arts House, Feb 7-16.
RealTime issue #54 April-May 2003 pg. 36
© Philipa Rothfield; for permission to reproduce apply to realtime@realtimearts.net
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Orange County Waterfront Real Estate & Homes
Naturally, waterfront properties offer some of the most breathtaking real estate available in Orange County. The mighty Pacific Ocean affords the so-called "Gold Coast of California" with over 42 miles of coastline which provide an abundants of waterfront homes for sale. The Pacific Coast in Orange County is favored with such spectacular vistas that some observers have been impressed enough to dub it the "California Riviera"!
Read more about Orange County waterfront real estate below the following homes for sale!
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Waterfront Homes for Sale in Orange County, CA
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18 Harbor Island, Newport Beach
6 Beds, 12 Baths, 14.2k SqFt
A landmark promontory location defining the spirit of the Newport Harbor – 18 Harbor Island. Here classic architectural structure meets a forward-thinking design aesthetic, creating a one-of-a-kind waterfront treasure with over 300 feet of bay frontage. With clean lines, open space and purity of form the re-mastered residence with a total building size of approximately 16,000 square feet lives graciously with large-scale rooms and a panorama of
4100 Calle Isabella, San Clemente
9 Beds, 14 Baths, 15k SqFt
This is the most significant and private oceanfront estate in Southern California. Its 5.45 acres of pristine oceanfront property, with 450 linear feet on the beach, are enveloped in the most magnificent coastal gardens and grounds found in California. The completely walled compound affords panoramic views of the ocean and sunsets from its preferred elevation. The Spanish Colonial Revival architecture of the restored and modernized main
1813 E Bay Avenue, Newport Beach
5 Beds, 8 Baths, 12.7k SqFt
Nestled between the beach and the bay with appx. 90 ft. of frontage across 3 lots, 1813 East Bay commands distinction sight unseen, yet the caliber can only truly be appreciated firsthand. Designed by renowned architect Robert Sinclair, built by Patterson Custom Homes, and finished by Blackband Design, the home has a prestigious pedigree that represents innovative design & quality construction. The envy of every passerby is evoked with a
2431 Riviera Drive, Laguna Beach
6 Beds, 9 Baths, 10k SqFt
Irvine Cove is considered the most scenic private beach on the coast of Orange County – and home to the area’s most expensive and desirable properties. Only five homes in the community open onto the sands of this private beach – and 2431 Riviera is the largest and most private. The parcel of approximately one-half acre features 180 linear feet of frontage on the sand. Surrounded by spacious terraces and mature gardens, this sublime Mediterranean
58 N La Senda Drive, Laguna Beach
Rarely do site and structure so perfectly align to evoke a lasting sense of wonder. Situated atop the bluff with private stairs to one of five natural salt-water pools built into the Laguna Beach coastline, 58 N La Senda presents a unique experience born from its premier location and a 8-year journey for architectural excellency. Designed by Horst Architects and Chris Light, the nearly 6,000 SF estate basks in the prestige of its creators, with
11 Montage Way, Laguna Beach
The level of luxury is undeniably impressive,the location world-class. Standing atop a coastal bluff amid the resplendent beauty of the sun-soaked Laguna coastline, this private contemporary masterwork is a rare offering. With only 13 private home sites at the fabulous Montage Resort, this 9,305 sf custom estate commands coveted front row views of the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding natural beauty. Master craftsmanship and the highest quality
31521 Bluff Drive, Laguna Beach
One of a Kind Masterpiece! Fabulous Antique Italian - French Country Ocean Front Estate Located on Almost One Acre with Approximately 180 Feet of Ocean Frontage. Panoramic Ocean, North Coast, City Lights, Catalina and Sunset Views Year-round. Simply the Finest Craftsmanship and Materials Available (Imported from Around the World) were used in this Virtually Brand New Home. Detached, Private, Guest House Suitable for your Most Sophisticated
33 Strand Beach Drive, Dana Point
Presenting a refined luxury living experience at 33 Strand Beach, an iconic property sited on the front row of the popular Strand at Headlands. Designed by the prolific firm CJ Light Associates, the property brilliantly blends the rich character of Balinese style with crisp contemporary representation. Entering through the serenity of the secure, front glass courtyard with soothing water features, you are led into a main level that immediately
2529 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach
12 Beds, 11 Baths, 8,065 SqFt
Nestled into the Laguna coastline is a hidden grandeur unlike any other, spanning 120 feet of private ocean from estate. This magnificent historic seaside estate was built in 1918-1921 by internationally renowned, Frank A. Miller, developer of the Mission Inn in Riverside, California and a leading figure in promoting Mission and Mediterranean influenced architecture in Southern California. Miller brought the same architect, crews and artistic
3631 Ocean Boulevard, Corona Del Mar
Superlatives fall short of describing the exquisite contemporary design of this newer oceanfront residence. The home is light, open, and takes in the unsurpassed views of whitewater, the harbor entrance, Catalina Island, and sunsets. A seven-year project, it was executed with care and consideration and built with the quality, precision, and detail of a fine sailing yacht. The main level is oriented around a generously-scaled great room that
The stylish and contemporary design of this home epitomizes seaside living at its most sophisticated. Set on the sands of a stunning two-mile beach in the private, gated community of the The Strand, this personal resort affords every luxury for which one could wish. Renowned architect Ed Lorbach’s welcoming 7,852 square foot design exhibits his uncommon and deft restraint. Refreshingly unexpected, the architecture creates unique spaces that are
2201 Bayside Drive, Corona Del Mar
Occupying one of the best locations on the Newport Harbor with ocean, channel, and sunset views, this highly-anticipated Brandon Architects estate is an achievement of style and comprehensive design with 4 meticulously-calculated levels. A private beach, lap pool built into the structure, and shared ownership of one of the Western Seaboard’s longest private piers (accommodating an appx. 100-ft and 75-ft yacht) are among the home’s notable
2800 Ocean Front, Laguna Beach
Situated on nearly 10,000 sq. ft. lot on prestigious Victoria Beach is this wonderful multi-family property with a main home, two additional units and tremendous possibilities. The Pacific Ocean and living spaces effortlessly blend in the four-bedroom, four-bath home, which is thoughtfully designed to take full advantage of ocean and Catalina Island views, sea breezes and waterfront amenities. Walls of windows and sliding glass doors open to
A collaboration between some of the most respected names in coastal luxury home development, this meticulously planned bay estate will take waterfront luxury living to a new level. Situated on Bayside Drive’s last remaining bay front lot, the traditionally designed home offers a combined 10,900 sqft of elegant indoor & outdoor living across four levels, infinity pool & spa, rooftop deck, & shared ownership of the longest private
2102 E Balboa Boulevard, Newport Beach
Arguably one of the most coveted properties within the quaint village setting of Newport Beach’s Peninsula Point this estate epitomizes Southern California Coastal living at its finest. Enter the private gated motor court with four car garage equipped with work shop, laundry, service bathroom and golf cart storage. Located directly above the garage find a fully detached apartment with living, full kitchen, bedroom, bathroom all surround by
Just off of Inspiration Point in Corona del Mar and completely invisible from the street stands an extraordinary bluff-top home with unparalleled ocean views and five stories of elegant seaside living. Privacy and elegance convene in this Brion Jeannette-designed homestead, where a hidden drive leads to a lush motor court behind gates, the only privately gated residence in the area. A magnificent spiral staircase spans all five floors and leads
31887 Circle Drive, Laguna Beach
Seen any SoCal oceanfront locations this grand, impressive and rare? Hovering above the wave break on its own promontory perch, Casa Sopra L'Onda lives on the edge of Laguna's most romantic beach. Amalfi cliffs and coves meet sweeping sands and aqua waters of Caribbean coasts, with lush majestic hillsides, Swiss funiculars, breathtaking bluffs, bold rock outcroppings, secret sand-bottom pools, and a bedrock tunnel navigable at low tide. Only
57 Monarch Bay Drive, Dana Point
Welcome to paradise. This secluded oceanfront home was recently built with the finest materials. Enjoy sweeping panoramic ocean views, including Catalina Island sunsets to the renowned Ritz Carlton and beyond. Enjoy the fresh sea air and sounds of the waves crashing below. Nature at its best! If you are looking for a single-level home, this fits the bill. The main floor master, family room and kitchen are all on the same main level with stunning
12 Bay Island, Newport Beach
A premier harbor front estate home poised at the tip of enchanting Bay Island - a romantic and refined private enclave of twenty-four residences which enjoy common ownership of resplendent flowering gardens, tennis, and a wide private beach. Here from its landmark promontory location Residence No.12 is defined by a sweeping panorama of intoxicating harbor and city light views and one of the finest yacht accommodations on the waterway. With an
176 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach
Emerald Bay Point front row. Currently the only Emerald Bay oceanfront available. Unobstructed ocean views looking south from all levels. Beautifully constructed and designed, this home is a gem. The main level features formal living room with an elevated formal dining area and library/office, as well as a wonderful morning room and fabulous kitchen. All enjoy the exquisite panorama. The upstairs master suite is spectacular, alone with its
1885 Ocean Way, Laguna Beach
Spectacular oceanfront Laguna Beach home nestled above the bluffs of Wood’s Cove. Warmth and sophistication are beautifully paired with extraordinary materials and sleek contemporary lines. Enjoy dramatic ocean and sunset views framed by floor-to-ceiling windows with sublime interior spaces spilling out onto spacious terraces to bring the outdoors in. The floor plan unfolds over two levels and includes an open concept living room with chef’s
120 Mcknight Drive, Laguna Beach
So many attributes of this oceanfront home are extraordinary; the sizable and extra wide parcel with a perfect position at the end of McKnight Drive; the uninterrupted cove, coastline and sunset views; the incredibly rare, single-story configuration; its impeccable condition after an extensive and just-completed renovation; and its highly preferred North Laguna Beach location. There is simply no other property on the market with such high marks
13 Lagunita Drive, Laguna Beach
Promising a lifestyle marked by modern elegance, this breathtaking oceanfront residence offers a coveted location in Lagunita, a gated community that’s just a stone’s throw from Laguna’s famed Montage resort. Directly facing the pristine sands of Victoria Beach, one of the world’s most spectacular and secluded beaches, the home offers a heightened level of privacy. It also showcases mesmerizing panoramic views stretching all the way to Catalina
989 Cliff Drive, Laguna Beach
Built in 1928, this exquisite Spanish Mediterranean estate boasts a number of special features that simply would not be possible today, including a beautiful promontory location and a unique beach garage right on the sand. Gorgeous architectural details and bespoke finishes throughout. The stately living room opens to a formal dining room, each wrapped in captivating ocean vistas. The chef's kitchen is filled with custom cabinetry and premium
More About Orange County Waterfront Real Estate & Homes For Sale
Property for sale along the Orange County waterfronts of San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Long Beach range from enormous mansions to single family homes, and from multi-family residences to high-end condominiums. Harbor homes, ocean front homes, and lake front homes for sale in Orange County all offer access to some of the finest and most popular waterfront in the world.
Of course, anyone who is seriously interested in purchasing waterfront property in Orange County will recognize that this kind of Real Estate simply commands higher prices than most other areas. After all, the Gold Coast of Orange County offers some of the most sought after Real Estate in Southern California! However, because of the prestige of waterfront homes in this area, owners can rest assured that they truly are in possession of something valuable and extraordinary.
In addition to the inherent beauty and long-term value of Orange County waterfront property, the area itself is the home of some of the world's most popular and enjoyable attractions. These will include the Disney Resort and California Adventure, Mission San Juan Capistrano (also known as "The Jewel of the Missions"), and Knott's Berry Farm.
Explore Orange County Waterfront Communities
The waterfront cities and towns in Orange County are a great place for many people looking for first-rate property, ranging from communities that are perfect for those who appreciate a true, laid back Southern California lifestyle--but with all of the amenities Orange County is known to possess. Others are significantly more developed, but all the while retain a distinctly relaxed lifestyle.
A favorite Orange County community that offers waterfront homes for sale set on the pristine South Coast is Laguna Beach. This area has become something of a site for art lovers. Laguna Beach now draws large numbers of area residents and tourists each summer to attend the local Art-A-Fair, Festival of the Arts, Pageant of the Masters, and The Sawdust Festival.
To the north lies the wonderful city of Huntington Beach, also known to the locals as "Surf City." This waterfront scene is recognized internationally as one of the hubs of surfing, thanks in part to the fact that Huntington Beach hosts a number of major surfing competitions--including the U.S. Open of surfing. Even in the winter, the waterfront of Orange County is a great place to be. The beachfront glistens as Huntington Harbor, Newport Harbor, and Dana Point Harbor all get into the holiday spirit to brighten up the winter nights with festive boat parades. All three of these cities-Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, and Dana Point-are tremendous waterfront locations that offer extravegant waterfront homes for sale for the best in seaside living. Indeed, Corona Del Mar lives up to the very embodiment of its name: "Crown of the Sea." All along the 42 miles of scenic Orange County coastline, and inland at points like the twin lakes of Lake Forest, waterfront properties provide some of the finest residential options for sale in California.
It is also no secret that Orange County features true excellence in education, beginning with first-rate private Montessori offerings and award-winning preschools and elementary schools for the younger set. In addition, the public high schools in Orange County regularly rank among the top schools in the United States. Of course, Orange County also has prestigious private colleges along with University of California campuses to provide undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs of all kinds.
The fact that Orange County offers excellent business options-not to mention a very reasonable round trip commute to Los Angeles-only adds to the waterfront's real estate appeal. Add the practicality of the proximity to business together with the almost unlimited recreational opportunities, and Orange County waterfront Real Estate becomes almost unbeatable. Truly, quality of life is Orange County's greatest resource, with amenities that run the gamut from some of the nation's best golf courses, to countless miles of biking, hiking, and equestrian trails, this area has it all.
If you would like further information or assistance regarding waterfront real estate and available homes for sale in Orange County communities like San Clemente, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Corona Del Mar, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and Long Beach, please use the form below to contact us:
The Orange County waterfront real estate experts at The Aaronson Group can connect you with the absolute best properties in California. Call 949-388-5194 to find out more.
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McAfee Vs Trend Micro | The Ultimate Comparison (2019)
(Last updated on April 23rd, 2019)
McAfee or Trend Micro, which antivirus software is better?
Read this comprehensive, fact-based comparison to make a wise choice.
In this detailed guide, you’ll see what is included in the antivirus suites offered by McAfee and Trend Micro, as well as how both software compare against one another in terms of malware protection, impact on system performance, user interface, and more.
In the modern world, antivirus software is a useful tool that protects your data and privacy from a range of malware threats, such as viruses, ransomware, spyware, exploits, Trojans, worms.
Do you know the AV-Test Institute — which is an independent computer security firm — claims to catch over 350,000 new malware samples every single day?
Malware attacks are happening at an alarming frequency these days. If you don’t take proactive measures to protect your data and privacy, it is just a matter before you’ll become yet another victim of some widespread malware attack.
And if you’re wondering what malware can do, it can corrupt your system, breach your privacy, compromise your sensitive details, drain your bank account, spy on your activities, and more.
Now, let’s look at the security suites both McAfee and Trend Micro offer.
McAfee Antivirus Suites
McAfee Total Protection (Windows & Mac)
McAfee LiveSafe (Windows and Mac)
Trend Micro Antivirus Suites
Trend Micro Antivirus+ Security (Windows only)
Trend Micro Internet Security (Windows only)
Trend Micro Maximum Security (Windows and Mac)
Trend Micro Premium Security (Windows and Mac)
If you don’t have time to go through this whole comparison and want the answer straight away, check out the graphic below and also read our short verdict to make your mind.
McAfee offers more protection-related features and extra utility tools in its security suites than Trend Micro. Independent lab tests prove that McAfee is far better than Trend Micro in terms of both malware protection and the impact on system performance.
Now, let’s kick off the detailed comparison …
What’s Included in McAfee Antivirus Suites?
Previously, McAfee – like most other antivirus companies – offered a range of antivirus suites, including McAfee Antivirus Plus and McAfee Internet Security. Now, you’ll only find two security suites (McAfee Total Protection and McAfee LiveSafe) advertised on the official website.
McAfee Total Protection (compatible with both Windows and Mac) is the company’s full-blown and most popular antivirus offering. It offers excellent malware protection (as you’ll see later in this guide), along with almost all the advanced protection-related features and utilities that should be there in a high-end security package.
A two-way firewall (monitors network traffic and blocks hacking attempts made via network), a file shredding utility (lets you delete your sensitive files without leaving back any traces), a Vulnerability Scanner (checks for security flaws and outdated software), and a Network Manager (protects your WiFi network from malicious hijacking attempts and intruders) are all part the “Total Protection” suite.
A parental control filter (helps protect your children from seeing inappropriate content and control how much time they can spend online), an encryption utility (lets you lock confidential files in a secure digital vault on your computer), and an anti-spam module (blocks malicious/phishing emails) are also incorporated into the suite.
You’ll also get up to 5 licenses of True Key Identity Manager (stores all your passwords and login details at one secure place to eliminate the hassle) under the plan.
A single subscription of McAfee Total Protection provides a year of protection for up to 10 devices. (The devices can be PCs, Macs, Android, or iOS in any combination).
McAfee also offers the Virus Protection Pledge if you subscribe to its auto-renewal service. In the event of malware infection, a McAfee expert will remotely access your device to remove the virus. If it fails to do so, McAfee will offer you a full refund.
Get McAfee Total Protection
Another plan that the company offer is McAfee LiveSafe. It includes everything jammed into the “Total Protection” package, plus 1 GB of secure cloud storage where you can store all your important files.
Get McAfee LiveSafe
Note: Both McAfee Total Protection and McAfee LiveSafe are compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, iOS platforms.
What’s Included in Trend Micro Antivirus Suite?
Like most antivirus companies, Trend Micro offers a range of security suites.
Trend Micro Antivirus+ Security (which is only compatible with the Windows platform) is the company’s entry-level antivirus suite. Along with protecting against viruses, worms, ransomware, spyware, and other malware threats, the package includes the Pay Guard (protects you when you’re shopping or banking online) and an email filter (blocks phishing/scam emails).
Protection against online threats is also incorporated into the product.
You can protect a single PC for a year under this suite.
Next up is another Windows-only product, called Trend Micro Internet Security. It includes everything found in the entry-level suite, plus a parental control module (helps keep children safe online) and several computer performance optimization features.
A single subscription of this suite provides a year of protection for up to 3 PCs.
Another level up is the more advanced Trend Micro Maximum Security, which is compatible with Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. It includes everything found in the “Internet Security” package, plus a password management utility and protection for mobile devices (both Android and iOS).
You can protect up to 6 devices with a single license of this suite.
Trend Micro Premium Security is the company’s top-of-the-line security package. It adds premium 24/7 customer support to the “Maximum Security” suite, along with one Free Virus Removal Service (experts will remotely access one computer to remove malware) and one Free Computer Health Check Service (experts will review your system’s exposure to apply necessary settings).
Get Trend Micro Premium Security
McAfee vs Trend Micro: Which Software Provides Better Malware Protection?
The protection component (also called detection engine) lies at the heart of a security product.
To see which software is better in terms of malware protection, I will look at both products fared in the most recent independent tests conducted by AV-Test and AV-Companies – two well-known and respected security firms in the antivirus realm.
AV-Test’s most recent evaluations were conducted on Windows 10 platform during July and August 2018. Participating products – including McAfee and Trend Micro – were tested against 275 samples of zero-day malware and 19,747 samples of widespread malware.
Both software scored 100% protection rate against both types of malware samples during both months, earning full marks from the AV-Test experts in the ‘Protection’ category. (Detailed results are available here and here.)
To thoroughly examine how well a security product protects against malware attacks, the experts at AV-Comparatives do Real-World Protection Test and Malware Protection Test.
The most recent Real-World Protection Test report released by AV-Comparatives includes average results of all the tests conducted between February and June 2018. McAfee was one of the few products that received the highest ADVANCED+ award in the tests, due to its impressive 99.4% protection rate and low false positives’ count over the entire five-month period.
Trend Micro, on the other hand, could only manage the second-best ADVANCED award; its protection rate was excellent, at 100%, but a high number of false positives degraded its rank.
***False positive is when a security product falsely classifies a clean file or URL as malware-infected.
In the most recent Malware Protection Test, which was held in March 2018, McAfee received the second-best ADVANCED award, because of its slightly lower but still impressive protection rate of 99.95% with 10 false detections.
Trend Micro falsely detected 166 samples and could only get the fourth-best TESTED award in the test.
As evident from the independent tests, McAfee provides far better malware protection than Trend Micro.
Winner: McAfee
Another important point of consideration is the impact a security product puts on computer performance (or computer speed).
Antivirus software, like other computer programs, occupies some percentage of system resources to do their job. If a security product is resource-heavy, it may have a negative impact on your computer performance (or computer speed).
I will once again look at the independent tests to see how much impact both McAfee and Trend Micro put on computer performance.
AV-Test’s examination looks at the average influence a security product puts on computer speed while executing few everyday computer tasks, such as launching popular websites, installing/downloading applications, launching applications, copying files, and more. The impact of each security product is measured in terms of the slowdown it caused on a standard and a high-end PC.
McAfee got the highest 6/6 rating from the AV-Test experts in the ‘Performance’ category.
Trend Micro, on the other hand, could only manage 5.5/6 rating as it proved to be a little more resource-intensive than McAfee.
The experts at AV-Comparatives conduct a similar examination, called Performance Test. In the test, each product is assigned an impact score (the lower, the better) depending on the slowdown it caused while carrying out common computer tasks.
McAfee received the highest ADVANCED+ award in this test, because of its impressively low impact score of 6.9, while Trend got the third-best STANDARD award with an average impact score of 23.3.
It is clear from the independent tests that McAfee is far better than Trend Micro in this category.
McAfee vs Trend Micro: Which Software Offers Better User Interface?
First, let’s go over the McAfee interface.
McAfee has recently revamped the look its interface; the new interface is simple, bright and airy – in shades of light blue, white, and grey.
At the top, there’s a horizontal menu which contains five main modules, namely Home, PC Security, Identity, Privacy, and Account, along with links for Settings, Help, Alerts, and Tips.
Home is the first window you see when you open the software. It tells you whether your computer is secure or at risk and has buttons for running different types of scans. At the bottom, you’ll find either 2 or 4 square-shaped tiles, each dedicated to an advanced feature or tool.
The rest of the modules are pretty much self-explanatory.
Now, let’s delve into the Trend Micro interface.
Trend Micro’s products come with a simple, minimalist interface, dominated by a grey-and-white color theme.
Device, Privacy, Data, and Family are the four modules available on the main screen. Each module contains relevant features and their settings. There’s also a central circle that lets you initiate a quick scan directly from the main window. Next to the circle are links for Settings and Security Report.
Green color is a sign that everything is okay, yellow indicates that there’s an issue that needs your attention, and red means your system has been compromised.
The name of the suite you’re subscribed to is shown at the top, along with links for Feedback and Support.
At the bottom is a link to add more devices and information about when your subscription will expire.
Overall, both McAfee and Trend Micro offer a simple, user-friendly interface.
Winner: It’s a tie
McAfee vs Trend Micro: Which Software is Less Expensive?
McAfee Security Products
McAfee Total Protection Check Price
McAfee LiveSafe Check Price
McAfee Small Business Security Check Price
McAfee Business Products Check Prices
McAfee’s high-end products are slightly less expensive than Trend Micro’s. Also, you can protect more devices with a single license of McAfee.
McAfee vs Trend Micro: Which Software is More Popular?
Now, let’s see which of the two software wins in terms of popularity (or market share).
OPSWAT, which is an independent security company, regularly releases monthly reports on the market share held by various top antivirus brands. According to their most recent report, which came out in September 2018, McAfee is third on the list of top antivirus products (sorted by market share captured) with 11.55% market share. Trend Micro doesn’t make it to the table.
Statista is another independent company that reports on the market share held by leading antivirus vendors worldwide. Their findings, which were last updated in August 2018, are similar to OPSWAT’s study.
Overall, McAfee is more popular among users than Trend Micro.
Both McAfee and Trend Micro offer a range of antivirus suites to match your protection needs.
McAfee is the better option as it offers more security-related features and advanced utilities in its antivirus suites than Trend Micro. Also, independent lab tests prove that McAfee is way ahead of Trend Micro in terms of both malware protection and the impact on system performance.
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Dialing In Vocal Effects
Making those voices sound better in the overall mix in a quick, efficient manner...
By Mike Sessler • July 24, 2017
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This article is provided by ChurchTechArts.
I love reverb on vocals.
It stands to reason; I grew up in the 1970s and 80s, when there were many records made with tons of reverb on vocals.
Today, the pendulum has swung the other way and vocal reverb has become more minimalist. I’m not necessarily against minimal reverb on vocals, but I do often think that reverb covers a multitude of sins. And when we’re mixing audio in churches, having a little extra “awesome sauce” can really help vocals sound better.
There are a ton of approaches to getting vocal reverbs dialed in. I won’t begin to tell you that I have the definitive method, but I’ve learned a few things. While musical styles vary at different churches, one thing that’s fairly common is short rehearsal times.
At the last church where I mixed regularly, we would get one, maybe two passes through a song during rehearsal before the band moved on. We had about 90 minutes to rehearse the set, and then it was service time. The band and the engineer had to get to the point – quickly.
The challenge, of course, is to get the reverb sounding really good, really fast. It’s even more of a challenge when we had volunteers mixing. I was in need of a method I could teach quickly and would deliver consistently good results, even by people who were not career engineers.
Tempo-Based Time
The key to the process was a tip picked up several years ago from a Dave Pensado podcast. He talked about setting delay times based on the tempo of the song. The idea is to put a straight delay on the vocal and target about 100 milliseconds of delay, but the exact time is based on the tempo of the song.
I found an iOS calculator app (Audiofile Calc) that would turn beats per minute (BPM) into milliseconds and gave it a shot. Most of the time, a 1/16th note is about right. If the tempo of the song is very slow, I may deviate from that, but generally speaking a 1/16th note delay sounds quite good.
So that was our trick for getting the delay set for each song. But how about reverb times? One could make the argument that a basic plate reverb with 1.8 to 2.0 seconds of delay would be fine for most worship sets. And I suppose that would be fine.
But I’m a perfectionist and I care about my craft, so I’m not really interested in fine. I’m looking for great. Getting there means paying attention to details. And in this case, setting a reverb time that matches the song is a detail worth attending to.
The change tempo function, one of many offered in the Audiofile Calc app.
Quarter, Half & Whole Notes – Oh My!
Pulling out my trusty BPM calculator, I started punching in different reverb times. And again, I found that I could quickly get to a pleasing sound. There is more variation here, however, because songs vary so much in energy and tempo. While a 1/16th note is a great general rule of thumb for delay, my reverb decay times vary between a half note and a double whole note.
Usually we knew the song well enough to know if we wanted a more subtle reverb or a more pronounced one, so we could pick the time quickly. Sometimes we had to experiment with times, but always got to good results quickly.
And sometimes we would even pre-build snapshots with the reverb times programmed in before rehearsal even started, and then left them alone unless something didn’t sound right.
Spreadsheet For Speed
While the Audiofile Calc app was quite useful, it could be a bit tedious to scroll through all the note options.
I then borrowed another trick from my friend (and noted church sound tech) Dave Stagl and made up a spreadsheet of tempos between 65 and 120 with all of the time values for 1/32nd to double whole notes.
So instead of grabbing the phone, unlocking it, typing in the tempo and scrolling to the right note, I could grab the printout, look to the row with the right tempo and grab the time values. Simple and fast. Laminating the document helps it last longer.
Again, the question might be “Why bother?” but my experience and feedback from others tells me that when the reverb decay times match the tempo of the song, then longer, more lush reverbs can be utilized without creating clarity issues. Longer, more lush reverbs make me happy, and I like to be happy. So this is my process.
Of course, when there’s time to build very custom reverbs for songs, it’s worth doing. For big events, we would multi-track rehearsals for the service a week in advance, and I’d spend a few hours really dialing in the reverbs for best results. But when time is of the essence, this really helps.
Filter The ‘Verb
Another thing to keep an eye on is the EQ on the vocal reverb. I typically high-pass mine somewhere in the 250 to 400 Hz range, which keeps it from muddying up the vocals.
Also keep an eye on EQ with vocal reverb.
I also usually low-pass them down to anywhere between 3 to 6 kHz, again depending on the vocal, the song, and the sound system. Excessive high end in the verb can be annoying and cause it to stand out as an effect. And usually we don’t want that.
Bonus Round
If you really want to have some fun, try stacking reverbs. By this I mean use different reverbs for different parts of the frequency spectrum. It’s a trick I learned from my friend Andrew Stone. (In case you haven’t noticed, I basically just steal stuff and try to make it my own.)
For example, use a plate with a whole to double whole note worth of decay on it, then high-pass it to 350 Hz and low-pass it to 1.5 to 2.5 kHz. Then add in a hall reverb with roughly half the delay of the plate, but high-pass that to 800 to 1000 Hz and low-pass it to 4 kHz.
Note that this is just a general discussion, and you’ll need to experiment. But it’s a start. The idea is to use a longer reverb for lower frequencies and a shorter one for higher frequencies. This is how reverb works in real life. High frequencies tend to die out quickly, while lower ones will bounce around some more. You don’t have to use different types of reverb for this to work, but I like the variation. Also note that there needs to be some crossover between the two, or you’ll end up with a weird hole.
Even though it’s two reverbs instead of one, I set the times based on tempo, so that goes quickly. Once I’m happy with the high- and low-pass filters, they don’t change much from song to song. And with two faders for reverb, you can tilt the sound of the reverb from lower to higher depending on the song or part of the song.
It’s the best of all worlds: quick, efficient and lush. What’s not to like?
Mike Sessler
Maker of Magic for Velocity Pro Systems
Mike has been involved with church sound and live production for more than 25 years, and is the author of the Church Tech Arts blog. Based in Nashville, he serves as the Maker of Magic for Velocity Pro Systems, which provides design-build production solutions for churches and other facilities.
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On eve of Undas, mothers seek justice for slain teenage sons
'There are thousands more like me. I don't want other mothers to experience what I went through,' says Marielyn Segovia, whose 15-year-old son was killed in December 2016
Eloisa Lopez
Published 6:45 PM, October 31, 2017
Updated 11:01 AM, November 01, 2017
IN MEMORY. Fr Gilbert Billena blesses the photos of victims of drug-related killings at a Mass at the San Isidro Labrador Parish in Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, on October 31, 2017. Photo by Maria Tan
MANILA, Philippines – As if burying their sons is not painful enough, mothers of teenagers who were killed in the war on drugs also have to bear the burden of seeking justice for their children.
Feli Escudero, mother of 18-year-old victim Ephraim Escudero, said the police have been of no help to them since her son went missing near their house in San Pedro, Laguna, on September 19.
"When we reported him missing, the police just asked us to update them if we hear any reports about him," Feli told Rappler in an interview.
"We felt no action from them," Ephraim's sister, Sheerah added. "It was as if they were just waiting for anything to come up."
Ephraim was last seen with two men who forcibly hitchhiked on his motorcycle. Two days later, he was found dead in Angeles, Pampanga, his head wrapped in packaging tape, and his arms and leges bound together.
Not far from where Ephrain was found, Ronnie Pionilla, 52 was also found dead and summarily executed. He is believed to be one of the two men who rode with Ephraim.
It has been over a month since the teenager's death, but the police have yet to give any updates on his case.
Feeling helpless, Feli and Sheerah joined the gathering of families to speak and seek justice for victims of drug-related killings at the San Labrador Parish Church in Bagong Silang, Quezon City, on Tuesday, October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day or Undas.
SUPPORT EACH OTHER. 'There is no other source of strength than the support we give each other, so let us not stop,' Fr Gilbert Billena tells the bereaved families. Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Rappler
"If we do not speak, his death will go to waste, to never be remembered again. If we do not say what really happened, nothing would happen," Sheera said.
"Our justice system is failing. We don't even know if we are being heard when we speak. We don't know if they are even listening," she added.
In his homily, parish priest Fr Gilbert Billena said while the country has a government that is "heartless to the poor" bereaved mothers, orphaned daughters, and widows should never to give up on seeking justice for their loved ones.
"Like Marcos, there is an end to this dictatorship," Billena said. "There is an end to these killings."
"There is no other source of strength than the support we give each other, so let us not stop," he added.
Mother to all
Despite the need to make ends meet on a daily basis, 33-year old Marielyn Segovia makes time for gatherings and protests for victims of extrajudicial killings.
Marielyn's 15-year old son, Jonel Segovia, was among the 6 killed by still unknown riding-in-tandem gunmen in just one night in Bagong Silang, Caloocan, on December 28, 2016. (LIST: Minors, college students killed in Duterte's drug war)
A pregnant woman and two other teenagers were killed on the same night. Police claimed in an Inquirer report the killings were the "result of a gang war."
PRAYERS FOR JUSTICE. Families pray for justice at the mass for victims of drug-related killings in Quezon City. Photo by Maria Tan
The community, however, is convinced that the gunmen were after a drug suspect whose parents owned the house where the teenagers were partying, especially since none of the slain teens had any history of drug use.
While her son may be "collateral damage" in the drug war, Marielyn remains relentless in rallying against drug-related killings.
Like a mother to all, Marielyn joins all gatherings and protests she is invited to, in support of other mothers who lost their children in the drug war.
"It was not just me who lost a son, there are thousands more like me. It happened to me, and I don't want other mothers to experience what I went through," she told Rappler.
'Ready to serve and protect'
Even as the rain poured after the Mass, the mothers proceeded to the Batasan Police Station in Quezon City to send a message to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the government.
ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. Kin of victims of the drug war leave this poster outside the Batasan Police Station, along with photos of the victims. Photo by Eloisa Lopez/Rappler
Holding up protest banners, they chanted, "Stop the killings," in front of the station. A banner was also pinned to the police station's fence, which read, "Address the roots of drug addiction."
Quezon City Police District Station 6 Commander Superintendent Rossel Cejas said that while they respect the families' right to protest, the police no longer have the power over drug-related cases.
"Since two weeks ago, we have turned over the cases to PDEA (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency)," Cejas said in an interview.
On October 11, President Rodrigo Duterte named the PDEA as the sole agency in charge of the drug war, amid criticism of the death toll in the key administration campaign which was led until then by the PNP.
Cejas also claimed that some barangay officials have "complained" to them that the drug problem has been getting worse since the PNP were suspended from leading the drug war operations.
He asked the families not to be afraid of the PNP. "I hope they stop fearing the police because we are still here to do our job, to serve and protect," Cejas said. – Rappler.com
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‘Slow’ demolition of illegal Boracay structures
In the wetlands, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported 5.29% accomplishment in demolishing 29 of 548 illegal structures 3 months into Boracay's rehabilitation
Boy Ryan B. Zabal
Published 1:50 PM, July 17, 2018
Updated 10:15 PM, July 17, 2018
CLOSED DOWN. Almost all establishments along Boracay's beachfront have closed down one month into the closure order. Photo by Aika Rey/Rappler
AKLAN, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reported that halfway into the rehabilitation of Boracay, 29 of the 885 illegal structures and occupants in the island's 268-hectare forest land had been demolished.
The DENR made the report before the hearing of the Senate committee on tourism in Manila on Monday, July 16.
The DENR is the lead agency in the Boracay inter-agency task force tasked to address the environmental woes of the island. It has prioritized the recovery of 4 of the 9 wetlands in Boracay as part of the ongoing rehabilitation.
In the wetlands, the DENR reported 5.29% accomplishment in demolishing 29 of 548 illegal structures.
The demolition numbers prompted Senator Nancy Binay, chairperson of the Senate tourism committee, to observe, "Medyo mabagal ang demolisyon (The demolition is rather slow)."
The agency also said it issued 180 show cause orders and 113 notices to vacate to illegal occupants in 37 hectares of wetlands.
The DENR explained that prior to any demolition, it has to provide a relocation site in mainland Malay for all those to be displaced.
The current pace of demolition seemed surprising as the process supposedly began even before President Rodrigo Duterte issued an official document as legal basis for his verbal orders to close the world-famous tourist destination for 6 months, or as early as late April. (WATCH: Demolitions on first day of Boracay shutdown)
During the hearing on Monday, the Senate panel also asked the DENR for an update on the study on the carrying capacity of the island, which the agency was supposed to release in May.
Dr Bighani Manipula, Assistant Director of the DENR's Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, said a technical consultant was tapped for the study, which would not only determine the carrying capacity of Boracay's bathing area, or the beach area, but also the island's "ecological carrying capacity."
Manipula said the results of the study would be ready by August.
Meanwhile, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu reported that the coliform level in the wetlands "ay medyo bumaba (went down a little)."
"The only way to clean Bulabog beach ay dapat malinis ang pinanggagalingan ng tubig sa wetlands (is to clean the water source in the wetlands)," Cimatu said.
He added that the rehabilitation of the wetlands would go on even after the island is reopened to tourists.
Cimatu also said the DENR has engaged companies to adopt and rehabilitate the wetlands in Boracay.
San Miguel Corporation, Cebu Pacific, Aboitiz Group, Energy Development Corporation and Lucio Tan Group have committed to help the DENR in restoring the wetlands, Cimatu said.
Boracay Island is expected to open on October 26, 6 months after it was closed to tourists on April 26. President Rodrigo Duterte placed the three barangays of Boracay under a state of calamity to give way to the cleanup and rehabilitation. – Rappler.com
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What is a Mutual Fund?
A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools together the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal. The money collected is then invested in capital market instruments such as shares, debentures and other securities based on their objective. The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realized are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by the investors.
What are the advantages of mutual fund?
Flexibility -Mutual funds offer a variety of schemes that will suit your needs over a lifetime. When you enter a new stage in your life, all you need to do is sit down with your financial advisor who will help you to rearrange your portfolio to suit your altered lifestyle..
Affordability –As a small investor, you may find that it is not possible to buy shares of larger corporations. Mutual funds generally buy and sell securities in large volumes which allow investors to benefit from lower trading costs. The smallest investor can get started on mutual funds because of the minimal investment requirements. You can invest with a minimum of Rs.500 in a Systematic Investment Plan on a regular basis.
Liquidity - In open-ended schemes, you have the option of withdrawing or redeeming your money at any point of time at the current NAV
Diversification –Risk is lowered with Mutual Fund as they invest across different industries&stocks.
Professional Management – Qualified professionals manage your money, but they are not alone. They have a research team that continuously analyses the performance and prospects of companies. They also select suitable investments to achieve the objectives of the scheme. It is a continuous process that takes time and expertise which will add value to your investment. Fund managers are in a better position to manage your investments and get higher returns
Low Costs – The economy of scale result in low cost.
Regulations – All mutual funds are required to register with SEBI (Securities Exchange Board of India). They are obliged to follow strict regulations designed to protect investors. All operations are also regularly monitored by the SEBI.
Transparency – The performance of a mutual fund is reviewed by various publications and rating agencies, making it easy for investors to compare fund to another. As a unitholder, you are provided with regular updates, for example daily NAVs, as well as information on the fund's holdings and the fund manager's strategy.
What are the different types of fund
What are open-ended funds?
An open-end fund is one that is available for subscription all through the year and is not listed on the stock exchanges. The majority of mutual funds are open-end funds. Investors have the flexibility to buy or sell any part of their investment at any time at a price linked to the fund's Net Asset Value.
What are close-ended funds?
A closed-end fund has a fixed number of shares outstanding and operates for a fixed duration (generally ranging from 3 to 15 years). The fund would be open for subscription only during a specified period and there is an even balance of buyers and sellers, so someone would have to be selling in order for you to be able to buy it. Closed-end funds are also listed on the stock exchange so it is traded just like other stocks on an exchange or over the counter. Usually the redemption is also specified which means that they terminate on specified dates when the investors can redeem their units.
What are interval funds?
These schemes combine the features of open-ended and closed-ended schemes. They may be traded on the stock exchange or may be open for sale or redemption during pre-determined intervals at NAV based prices.
What are Growth / Equity Oriented SchemeWhat are Growth / Equity Oriented Scheme
The aim of growth funds is to provide capital appreciation over the medium to long- term. Such schemes normally invest a major part of their corpus in equities. Such funds have comparatively high risks. These schemes provide different options to the investors like dividend option, capital appreciation, etc. and the investors may choose an option depending on their preferences. The investors must indicate the option in the application form. The mutual funds also allow the investors to change the options at a later date. Growth schemes are good for investors having a long-term outlook seeking appreciation over a period of time.
What are Income / Debt Oriented Scheme?
The aim of income funds is to provide regular and steady income to investors. Such schemes generally invest in fixed income securities such as bonds, corporate debentures, Government securities and money market instruments. Such funds are less risky compared to equity schemes. These funds are not affected because of fluctuations in equity markets. However, opportunities of capital appreciation are also limited in such funds. The NAVs of such funds are affected because of change in interest rates in the country. If the interest rates fall, NAVs of such funds are likely to increase in the short run and vice versa. However, long term investors may not bother about these fluctuations.
What is Balanced Fund?
The aim of balanced funds is to provide both growth and regular income as such schemes invest both in equities and fixed income securities in the proportion indicated in their offer documents. These are appropriate for investors looking for moderate growth. They generally invest 40-60% in equity and debt instruments. These funds are also affected because of fluctuations in share prices in the stock markets. However, NAVs of such funds are likely to be less volatile compared to pure equity funds.
What are Money Market / Liquid Fund / income funds?
These funds are also income funds and their aim is to provide easy liquidity, preservation of capital and moderate income. These schemes invest exclusively in safer short-term instruments such as treasury bills, certificates of deposit, commercial paper and inter-bank call money, government securities, etc. Returns on these schemes fluctuate much less compared to other funds. These funds are appropriate for corporate and individual investors as a means to park their surplus funds for short periods
What is Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS)?
Equity linked saving schemes (ELSS), these schemes are open-ended growth schemes with a mandatory 3-year lock- in. These schemes offer the benefit of section 80(C) of IT Act, up to a maximum of Rs 100,000 The main features of ELSS are -
Repurchase: Repurchases are permitted after a period of 3 years.
Lock-in-period: The units under ELSS are prohibited from trading, pledging and transfer during the lock in period of 3 years.
What are Index Funds?
Index Funds replicate the portfolio of a particular index such as the BSE Sensitive index, S&P NSE 50 index (Nifty), etc. These schemes invest in the securities in the same weightage comprising of an index. NAVs of such schemes would rise or fall in accordance with the rise or fall in the index.
What are sectoral specific funds?
These are schemes whose objective is to invest only in the equity of those companies existing in a specific sector, as laid down in the fund’s offer document. For example, an FMCG sectoral fund shall invest in companies like HLL, Cadbury’s, Nestle etc., and not in a software company like Infosys. Currently there exist approximately four broad classifications of basic sectors namely – technology, media & telecom (TMT), fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), basic industry (that invest in core industries like petrochemicals, cement, steel, etc.) and pharmaceuticals.
What is a Fund of Funds (FoF) scheme?
A scheme that invests primarily in other schemes of the same mutual fund or other mutual funds is known as a FoF scheme. A FoF scheme enables the investors to achieve greater diversification through one scheme. It spreads risks across a greater universe.
What is an entry load?
The costs of the fund management process that includes marketing and initial costs are charged when you enter the scheme. These charges are termed the entry load. It is the additional charge you pay when you join a scheme.
What is an exit load?
Just like entry load some funds impose a fee when you leave the scheme, i.e., redeem your units, called the exit load.
Mutual Fund Industry
The mutual fund industry in India started in 1963 with the formation of Unit Trust of India, at the initiative of the Government of India and Reserve Bank the. The history of mutual funds in India can be broadly divided into four distinct phases
Phase - 1964-87
Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established on 1963 by an Act of Parliament. It was set up by the Reserve Bank of India and functioned under the Regulatory and administrative control of the Reserve Bank of India. In 1978 UTI was de-linked from the RBI and the Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) took over the regulatory and administrative control in place of RBI. The first scheme launched by UTI was Unit Scheme 1964. At the end of 1988 UTI had Rs.6,700 crores of assets under management.
Second Phase - 1987-1993 (Entry of Public Sector Funds)
1987 marked the entry of non- UTI, public sector mutual funds set up by public sector banks and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC). SBI Mutual Fund was the first non- UTI Mutual Fund established in June 1987 followed by Canbank Mutual Fund (Dec 87), Punjab National Bank Mutual Fund (Aug 89), Indian Bank Mutual Fund (Nov 89), Bank of India (Jun 90), Bank of Baroda Mutual Fund (Oct 92). LIC established its mutual fund in June 1989 while GIC had set up its mutual fund in December 1990. At the end of 1993, the mutual fund industry had assets under management of Rs.47,004 crores.
Third Phase - 1993-2003 (Entry of Private Sector Funds)
With the entry of private sector funds in 1993, a new era started in the Indian mutual fund industry, giving the Indian investors a wider choice of fund families. Also, 1993 was the year in which the first Mutual Fund Regulations came into being, under which all mutual funds, except UTI were to be registered and governed. The erstwhile Kothari Pioneer (now merged with Franklin Templeton) was the first private sector mutual fund registered in July 1993.
The 1993 SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations were substituted by a more comprehensive and revised Mutual Fund Regulations in 1996. The industry now functions under the SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations 1996.
The number of mutual fund houses went on increasing, with many foreign mutual funds setting up funds in India and also the industry has witnessed several mergers and acquisitions. As at the end of January 2003, there were 33 mutual funds with total assets of Rs. 1,21,805 crores. The Unit Trust of India with Rs.44,541 crores of assets under management was way ahead of other mutual funds.
Fourth Phase - since February 2003
In February 2003, following the repeal of the Unit Trust of India Act 1963 UTI was bifurcated into two separate entities. One is the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India with assets under management of Rs.29,835 crores as at the end of January 2003, representing broadly, the assets of US 64 scheme, assured return and certain other schemes. The Specified Undertaking of Unit Trust of India, functioning under an administrator and under the rules framed by Government of India and does not come under the purview of the Mutual Fund Regulations.
The second is the UTI Mutual Fund Ltd, sponsored by SBI, PNB, BOB and LIC. It is registered with SEBI and functions under the Mutual Fund Regulations. With the bifurcation of the erstwhile UTI which had in March 2000 more than Rs.76,000 crores of assets under management and with the setting up of a UTI Mutual Fund, conforming to the SEBI Mutual Fund Regulations, and with recent mergers taking place among different private sector funds, the mutual fund industry has entered its current phase of consolidation and growth. As at the end of September, 2004, there were 29 funds, which manage assets of Rs.153108 crores under 421 schemes.
The graph indicates the growth of assets over the years.
GROWTH IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT
Note: Erstwhile UTI was bifurcated into UTI Mutual Fund and the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India effective from February 2003. The Assets under management of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India has therefore been excluded from the total assets of the industry as a whole from February 2003 onwards.
How to Invest?
How do I apply for Investments in a fund?
Obtain an application form along with the Offer Document from your investment advisor / broker / agents, download it from our website or procure it from any of offices or investor service centers
Read and understand the Offer Document and complete the application form
Attach a cheque for the amount you would like to invest. You can also transfer the money electronically if you have an account in bank
The completed application can be mailed to or dropped off at any of AMC offices or investor service centers.
Where do I get applications?
The applications can be obtained from CAMS, SERVICE CENTREs / Fund offices or branches. Alternatively, they can be downloaded from the Website of the funds houses.
What documents do I need to submit with my initial application to buy units of mutual funds?
The following is a list of documents required by an investor while investing in mutual fund for the first time.
Subsequent investments do not need these documents.
Those who indicate "Individual" in the "Status" division of the application form
The application complete in all respects Those who indicate "Corporate" in the "Status" division of the application form
Certified copy of Memorandum of Association/ Articles of Association.
Board Resolution authorizing the company to invest in mutual funds.
List of authorized signatories with specimen signatures.
Those who indicate "Trust" in the "Status" division of the application form
Trust Deed.
Board Committee Resolution.
Those who indicate "Societies" in the "Status" division of the application form
Bylaws .
List of authorized signatories with specimen signatures
Those who indicate "Partnership Firms" in the "Status" division of the application form
Board Committee Resolution, Partnership Deed.
Where do I submit my application form?
The Application can be mailed to or dropped off at any of offices of AMC or investor service centers.
Are there any minimum amount limits for subsequent purchases in the same scheme?
Yes, limits of minimum amount are applicable for additional purchases for schemes and will be mentioned in the Offer Document.
How can I transfer money between various schemes? Do loads Prevail?
Yes, you can switch between schemes/investment options/plans. You need to complete a transaction slip, which you can download from website or detach from the bottom of your account statement. A switch from one scheme to the other is treated as redemption from the scheme from where it is switched out & a purchase into the scheme into which it is being switched. Thus you will be liable for any 'applicable' entry load, exit load, or CDSC
What is a lock-in period for my units?
Lock-in period is a time span during which the money invested cannot be redeemed. In the case of open-ended funds there are no lock in periods, however in the case of tax saving funds a minimum lock-in period of 3 years is applicable.
What is a Switch?
Some Mutual Funds provide investor with an option to shift his investment from one scheme to another within that fund this option is known as switching.
Investors can opt to switch units between Dividend Plan and Growth Plan at NAV based prices. Switching is also allowed into/from open-ended schemes currently within the Fund family or schemes that may be launched in the future at NAV based prices.
While switching between Debt and Equity Schemes, one has to take care of exit and entry loads. Switching from a Debt Scheme to Equity scheme involves an entry load while the vice versa does not involve an entry load.
Switches are subject to loads depending upon the Scheme details
Is there a limit to transfer of money from one scheme to another?
Yes, the target scheme will have the minimum subscription amount as specified in the Offer Document.
What is the applicable NAV for switch?
Switch requests are affected the day the request for switch is received. The Applicable NAV for the switch will be the NAV on the day that the request for switch is received
Can an investor appoint a nominee for his investment in units of a mutual fund?
Yes. The nomination can be made by individuals applying for / holding units on their own behalf singly or jointly. Non-individuals including society, trust, body corporate, partnership firm, Karta of Hindu Undivided Family, holder of Power of Attorney cannot nominate.
How do Minors apply?
Parents / Lawful Guardians can apply on behalf of a Minor. They can sign the application on behalf of the Minor and status of the Investor in the Account Statement would also reflect the same.
Can an investment be made in joint names?
Yes, investments can be made in joint names.
How many joint names are permissible?
Two joint names are permissible.
What do u mean by "Joint" or "either or survivor"? What option should I opt?
When an investment is made joint mode of holding it means the units are in both the names and transactions needs signature of both. On the other hand when one opts for either or Survivor it means the units are in both the names but transaction can be carried out by either the individuals. And in case if one of them is dead the transaction is not stopped. But in the case of joint holding the living individual have to submit the dead certificate along with the application to the AMC. Thus either or survivor is a better option
Is there a time period to submit the application form?
Yes there are cut-off time before which investor should submit the transaction so that he can take the advantage of that day’s NAV so that if in case the NAV increases the next day he would get less units.
Is Permanent Account Mandatory?
Yes, PAN is mandatory when the investment is or more than Rs. 50, 000.
What is Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)?
A Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is a simple method of investing, used across the world as a means to accumulate wealth. It works the same way as a recurring deposit account. SIP involves investing a fixed sum of money in a specific investment scheme, on a regular basis, for a pre-determined number of periods.
What are the advantages of investing in SIP?
Helps you to invest disposable funds each month.
Gives you the benefits of rupee-cost averaging
Relieves you of trying to time the market
Helps you to reach your financial goals
How do I apply for SIP?
Fill up a single SIP form, and a single application form.
Draw post-dated cheques (minimum 5 cheques).
Per cheque minimum SIP amount, there are many funds that have their minimum amount as low as can be as low as Rs 500/-
Auto Debit Facility
Are there any minimum amount limits for subsequent purchase in same scheme?
Yes, there is a minimum amount limits for subsequent purchase in same scheme.
What is statement of account?
A document issued by the mutual fund, which gives details of their transactions and holdings of an investor.
Within how much time a person should receive the Account Statement?
Mutual funds are required to dispatch certificates or statements of accounts within six weeks from the date of closure of the initial subscription of the scheme. In case of close-ended schemes, the investors would get either a demat account statement or unit certificates as these are traded in the stock exchanges. In case of open-ended schemes, a statement of account is issued by the mutual fund within 30 days from the date of closure of initial public offer of the scheme. The procedure of repurchase is mentioned in the offer document
Can I get my account statement and other communication on email?
Yes, you can get email communication instead of the physical communication of the following:
Account Statement, OR
Quarterly Newsletter & Annual Report, OR
Communication on change of Address, Bank, etc.
You need to provide your email id and subscribe for the above at the time of investing by ticking at the relevant column of the application form / common transaction form.
I have multiple accounts in a fund. Can I consolidate?
Yes, you can consolidate multiple accounts in a fund. The pre-requisite for consolidation is that all static details like Address, Bank, Mode of Holding; Unit holders etc… have to be identical across all accounts in a fund. Upon receipt of a valid request, consolidation into a single account would take place.
How do I get a duplicate account statement?
An account statement can be obtained from the following sources: -
Requesting any of the CAMS SERVICE Centers
Writing / email / phone to back office at CAMS or its SERVICE Centers
Requesting through CAMS Website under Account Information –
Email robot service sends the account statement to the registered email id in no time
Requesting through CAMS Website under Query / Complaints –
Email / physical account statement would be sent to the Investor at their registered address
I have changed my residence. What should I do?
You have to inform the nearest CAMS SERVICE CENTRE / concerned AMC in writing, appropriately signed, so that they can make changes in the database. Alternatively, you can submit a request at the CAMS website to record the change by logging on to the Account Information with a PIN reference under Investors section. An acknowledgement will be sent reflecting the change
I have a new bank account. What should I do?
You have to inform the nearest CAMS SERVICE CENTRE / concerned AMC in writing, appropriately signed, so that they can make the changes in their database. Alternatively, you can submit a request at the CAMS website to record the change by logging on to the Account Information with a PIN reference under Investors section. An acknowledgement will be sent reflecting the change.
How do I get dividends?
Dividends would be paid by cheques, drawn in the name of the sole holder/first-named holder (as determined by the account and mailed to the last address recorded in the books). The Bank name and the Account no. as specified in the records will also be mentioned in the cheque. The cheque will be payable at par in all the cities designated by the Fund. In case of other cities, you will be paid by a Demand Draft after deducting the demand draft charges (if any and depending upon the concerned AMC).
What are Dividend re-investment plans? Do loads prevail?
It is combination feature of both growth and dividend plan. Dividends are declared as in a dividend plan. But are not received instead are reinvested in the scheme
No, there is no load on re-investment of dividends into the same fund. In a dividend reinvestment plan, the dividend is reinvested in the scheme itself. Hence instead of receiving dividend, the unit holders receive units. Thus units would be allotted under the dividend reinvestment.
I have not received my dividends what do I do?
Write a letter to AMC for not receiving the dividend.
When and how can I redeem my investments?
In an open ended fund investments can be redeemed any time but in the close ended fund investments can be redeemed only after the expiry of the lock-in period, either by submitting a physical request to any of the Karvy/CAMS SERVICE CENTREs / concerned AMC or requesting the same through the on-line services available under Investors section at the CAMS website.
Within how much time I will receive my redemption request?
A mutual fund is required to dispatch to the unit holders the dividend warrants within 30 days of the declaration of the dividend and the redemption or repurchase proceeds within 10 working days from the date of redemption or repurchase request made by the unitholder.
In case of failures to dispatch the redemption/repurchase proceeds within the stipulated time period, Asset Management Company is liable to pay interest as specified by SEBI from time to time (15% at present).
What is the Repurchase or Back End Load?
It is the charge collected by the scheme when it buys back the units from the unit holders.
What is Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP)
The unit holder may set up a Systematic Withdrawal Plan on a monthly, quarterly or semi-annual or annual basis to redeem a fixed number of units. They have to pay capital gain tax, which may be short term or long term. Any Unit holder can avail of this facility subject to the terms and conditions contained in the application form / Offer Document, it may also include exit loads if applicable.
I have not received my redemption proceeds? What should I do?
You can write / email to any of the Karvy/CAMS SERVICE CENTREs or to the AMC concerned addressing the same for further course of action.
What is Dividend Distribution Tax?
Dividend Income from the Debt and Fund of Funds schemes only will attract the dividend distribution tax @ 12.5% for Individuals and 20.00% for the non-individuals. The dividends in the hands of the investor will be completely tax-free. However, the Debt-oriented funds have to pay the DDT while Equity oriented funds exempt from it.
It is tax is paid by the investor to the tax authorities while they filling the income tax returns. More over the capital gains of the equity oriented funds are exempt from tax if your holding period exceeds one year. When you sell any asset you own (house, land, shares, mutual fund units, gold, debentures, bonds), and you make a profit on the sale, it is known as capital gain.
What is Securities Transaction Tax?
Equity oriented funds are subject to securities transactiontax at the rate of 0. 2 percent at the time of selling the funds units. This charge is deducted when you redeem your investments.
What are the tax benefits for investing in mutual fund units?
Dividend income from mutual fund units will be exempt from income tax with effect from July 1, 1999. Further, investors can get rebate from tax under section 80 (C) of Income Tax Act, 1961 by investing in Equity Linked Saving Schemes of mutual funds.
Do I have to pay any tax on equity funds?
These are funds that invest in shares of companies (diversified equity funds and sector funds). They also include balanced funds, which have more than 65% of their total investments in equity. Dividend income from an equity-oriented fund is tax-free.
If I sell my equity funds units before I complete a year do I have to pay any tax?
If you sell the units within a year of buying, it will attract a short-term capital gains tax of 10%.
What if I sell my equity funds units after a year then is there any tax that I have to pay
If you sell the units after a year, no long-term capital gains tax.
What tax has to be paid when dividend is declared by debt funds?
While dividend income is tax-free in the hands of the investors, it attracts a dividend distribution tax of 12.5% (plus surcharge and cess) paid by the mutual fund, has to be is borne by investors.
What if I sell my debt fund units after completing one year?
If you sell the units after a year, you will have to pay a long-term capital gains tax of either 10% without indexation, or 20% with indexation, whichever is lower. Indexation is used to calculate tax when inflation is taken into account. This is good because it reduces the amount of capital gain and the amount you end up paying as tax.
What if I sell my debt fund units before a year?
If you sell the units within a year, the short-term capital gain will be clubbed with the income of the individual investor, to be taxed as per the slab system.
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Cypress Communications Receives 2010 Next Generation Network Award from NGN Magazine
Cypress' C4 IP Unified Communications as a Service solution honored for outstanding network innovation for second consecutive year.
For the second consecutive year, Cypress has been recognized for their exceptional work in advancing next generation network services and technologies.
Cypress Communications Receives...
Cypress Communications Receives a...
Atlanta, GA (Vocus) September 14, 2010
Cypress Communications® announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named Cypress’ hosted unified communications solution, C4 IP®, as a recipient of the 2010 Next Generation Network Award presented by NGN Magazine. This is Cypress’ 28th award for excellence and product innovation.
“We had a vision to create a robust IP network that could match traditional PSTN call quality while delivering advanced unified communication applications. We knew we had the technical talent and resources to forge this new territory and deliver the solution via a fully hosted delivery model, but it was no small feat. Building a next-generation national network meant creating a highly resilient structure embedded with redundant, collaborative platforms and applications, reinforced with industry-leading service level guarantees and managed 24/7 from the Cypress cloud down to each customer’s on-site routers, LAN switches and desktop phones,” said Frank Grillo, executive vice president of implementation, support and marketing at Cypress. “We are thrilled with the recognition from the technology community and accept this award as a tangible example of our commitment to innovative communications and the success of our clients.”
The second annual NGN Leadership Award has recognized the growth, evolution and distinction between the applications and services designed for next generation networks and the enabling technologies that make them possible. Cypress has been recognized in the services and applications category.
“For the second consecutive year, Cypress has been recognized for their exceptional work in advancing NGN services and technologies. The innovation of C4 IP has contributed to the transformation of the industry,” stated Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “Congratulations to the entire team at Cypress, and I look forward to more innovations in the coming year.”
C4 IP is a hosted VoIP and hosted unified communications solution that is named for its ability to help enterprises connect, communicate, collaborate and continue®. C4 IP delivers converged voice and data services and a powerful suite of collaboration tools that include Microsoft® Outlook integration, unified messaging, real-time presence, file and desktop sharing, chat, and audio, video, and web conferencing.
With its advanced network architecture, Cypress offers unmatched levels of business continuity and disaster recovery. Beyond the inherent component and geographic redundancy that guarantees 99.999% availability and local site survivability, Cypress’ network also supports three failover options that can be customized for clients: VoIP failover, VoIP and public data failover, and VoIP and private data failover.
And, since C4 IP is delivered as a fully hosted solution, SMEs can take advantage of the same enterprise-grade applications and technologies as their larger counterparts – while actually lowering their total communications spend. Cypress provides all the equipment and manages the solution from the network to the phone on each desk, so there’s no capital expense, no worries of technological obsolescence and no need for SMEs to hire or train additional IT staff to manage the solution.
About Cypress Communications
For over 25 years, Cypress Communications has been helping small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) connect, communicate, collaborate and continue® with a range of fully hosted and managed voice, data and Internet solutions. Beginning in 2006, Cypress revolutionized the communications industry with its hosted VoIP and hosted unified communications solution, C4 IP, making it easy for SMEs to take advantage of productivity-enhancing technology such as integrated audio and web conferencing, multimedia collaboration tools, presence, chat, Microsoft Outlook integration, and more. As a Deloitte Fast 50 and Fast 500 award recipient, Cypress is recognized as one of the fastest growing telecommunication companies in North America. The company has also been named one of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work. Cypress’ hosted unified communications solution has received numerous awards and accolades for excellence and innovation to date. The company’s web address is http://www.cypresscom.net.
To learn more about hosted unified communications, visit the company’s UC 360 blog at http://blog.tmcnet.com/uc-360.
About NGN magazine
NGN magazine is the resource for communications service providers and the supporting ecosystem of equipment providers, system integrators, and solutions developers as they make the transition to next generation networks. NGN magazine will cover how these new technologies will integrate with legacy systems, and how they will improve service, deliver new applications, and offer ROI to carriers. TMC continues to provide leading-edge information as this market develops. NGN represents the evolution of IMS Magazine. Launched in January 2009, NGN encompasses a wider swath of the important trends and newsmakers that are shaping the networks of the future.
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN magazines and the website TMCnet, a leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two million unique visitors each month on average worldwide, according to Webtrends.
Heather Whitt Roberts
Cypress Communications
hwhitt(at)cypresscom(dot)net
Jan Pierret
Marketing Manager, TMC
jpierret(at)tmcnet(dot)com
© 2006-2010 Cypress Communications, Inc. The Cypress Communications logo is a registered service mark of Cypress Communications, Inc. C4 IP and Connect. Communicate. Collaborate and Continue are registered trademarks of Cypress Communications. All other marks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Labor officials go back to drawing board on overtime
Salary threshold for exemption is expected, but at what level?
Lisa Jennings | Jul 26, 2017
The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday officially began the process of revising Obama-era rules on overtime eligibility, opening up a 60-day period for public comment.
Last month, the DOL indicated it would back off regulations adopted in 2016 that doubled the pay threshold for qualifying for overtime exemption, raising it from $455 per week, or $23,660 per year, to $913 per week, or $47,476 annually. The move would have qualified an estimated 4.2 million white-collar workers for overtime pay.
This week’s filing, however, indicates the DOL is open to some increase in the salary level to determine overtime eligibility, though the department sees the Obama administration rules as setting the threshold too high.
The overtime rules adopted last year were scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1. But a federal judge in Texas froze implementation of the rules in November, questioning the DOL’s authority to use a salary test to determine who is eligible for overtime, as well as the rule’s automatic increase of those salary levels every three years.
With backing from the Justice Department, the DOL contends it does have the authority to set a salary threshold. But in light of Trump administration orders to reduce regulatory burden, the department is revising the regulation.
In the Request For Information filed Wednesday, the DOL asks for public comment on whether a salary test should determine who is eligible for overtime — and at what level.
“The department is aware of stakeholder concerns that the standard salary level set in the 2016 final rule was too high,” the DOL said in its request for comment.
But the $455 per week salary level standard excludes from exemption roughly the bottom 20 percent of salaried workers in the South and in the retail industry, the DOL said.
“Would updating the 2004 salary level for inflation be an appropriate basis for setting the standard salary level, and, if so, what measure of inflation should be used?” the DOL asked.
The filing also opens doors to whether the regulations should allow for multiple salary levels to determine overtime, depending on size of employer, region, census division or other methods, or whether the rules should consider different levels for executive, administrative and professional employees.
The DOL also asks whether job duties should be a factor, and whether the standard salary level that qualifies a worker for overtime should be automatically updated periodically.
The department asked employers to provide input on how the salary threshold shift impacted their business.
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta told a Senate panel earlier this year that that he would consider raising the salary threshold to $30,000 to keep up with inflation, according to the Associated Press.
As they did during public hearings when the 2016 rules were being developed, industry groups are expected to argue for a lower salary threshold, saying small business, in particular, is already struggling with higher labor costs.
The National Restaurant Association is developing formal comments that will be submitted as part of the public comment process, a spokesperson said.
Contact Lisa Jennings at [email protected]
Follow her on Twitter: @livetodineout
Former 4 Rivers exec joins Foxtail Coffee Co. as COO
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Janet Fraser (Green Party of Vancouver)
Trustee says school-naming policies should reflect B.C.’s multiculturalism
Idea stems from Vancouver’s apology for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent
The names of schools, landmarks and even street signs are at the centre of a conversation on inclusivity and equality occuring in many cities across the province.
Earlier this month, Victoria residents urged the city to change the name of Trutch Street, named to honour colonial politician Joseph Trutch known more modernly for his discrimination against First Nations people.
Last year, University of Victoria student Lisa Schnitzler succesfully convinced the university to rename a building called Trutch Residence.
This week, a Vancouver school trustee says the school board needs to revise its school naming and renaming policies to better reflect the city’s multicultural heritage and its commitment to reconciliation.
Green party trustee Janet Fraser says a motion she’s proposed calling for the revision was inspired in part by the city’s recent recommendations and apology for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent.
The motion due to come up for a vote on Monday says the development and implementation of new policies would be undertaken in consultation with school communities, community groups and local First Nations.
Fraser says the names of the Vancouver board’s more than 100 schools do not fully reflect the city’s diversity and it’s time to change that.
Operator of national trampoline park chain reacts to Richmond tragedy
Marijuana dispensary raided in B.C. Interior
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A place to call home for
Ronald McDonald House Westmead
families with seriously ill children in The Children's Hospital at Westmead
6 Kitchens
1360 Families stay a year
Staying at the house
Ronald McDonald House Westmead gives seriously ill children the best gift of all – their families. Our House is a warm and supportive home-away-from-home for families of children travelling to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead for treatment.
A safe and welcoming environment where families can stay connected, and parents can communicate more easily with their child's medical team. 2018 saw Ronald McDonald House Westmead completely transformed into a purpose-built, 60 room accommodation facility to be able to cater to more families in need.
Our dedicated team of staff work together with a committed group of volunteers who generously give their time to make our families feel welcome and supported.
Who’s eligible to stay with us?
Keeping the family together can be extremely tough without support, which is why we offer accommodation for parents with seriously ill children receiving treatment at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. Our House also supports mothers going through high risk pregnancies.
Priority is given to families who live further from the hospital. Consideration is given to each families’ needs and their child’s medical circumstances. We try to accommodate the needs of families where we can, but this is always subject to availability. Priority is given to families whose children have been recently diagnosed, seriously injured or who require emergency treatment.
Ronald McDonald House understands that being away from home for long periods of time can put families under financial pressure. That’s why our accommodation is free for eligible families of seriously ill children.
While our policy is to provide free accommodation, your stay at the House may require you to claim financial support towards accommodation and travel from the relevant government transport assistance scheme in your home state. Our friendly team are happy to work with you to apply for the relevant financial support.
To find out if you’re eligible for government financial assistance, contact your hospital social worker or talk to one of our team.
Being forced to move your family far from home, work, school and your entire support network due to a child’s illness is extraordinarily tough. Our House has a wonderful community spirit, where you’ll be able to connect with other families going through experiences similar to your own. Our communal facilities also provide families with the independence to be able to cater for themselves and keep up with day-to-day living as much as possible.
Our Westmead House also provides a 24 hour reception, free onsite parking, as well as kitchen and laundry facilities and recreational activities for children of all ages. Thanks to the dedication of local community and corporate groups, families can regularly enjoy home-cooked meals, educational support, school holiday programs and other personal touches to make getting through a tough time a little bit easier.
There are two ways to get in touch with us:
Request a referral from a social worker or medical authority.
Call the House on 02 9806 7111
House location
Ronald McDonald House Westmead is located less than 200m from The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, a couple of minutes’ walk through the hospital grounds. The House is located close to Parramatta, Sydney’s second CBD.
E. ourhouse.westmead@rmhc.org.au
1 Labyrinth Way Westmead 2145
We are located a 20 minute walk from Westmead train station. Westmead is an easy access station with lifts, ramps and security.
When navigating to the House by car, begin by navigating to Redbank Road in Westmead, and turning from there into Labyrinth Way. There is a parking space allocated for each family staying at RMH Westmead at no charge.
The nearest bus stop is at the front entrance to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead on Hawkesbury Road, and is a 550m (8 minute) walk from the House.
House Facilities
While there’s no place like home, we do our best to create an environment that’s as homely as possible. Whether you’ll be staying with us for just a couple of nights or have many months ahead of you, our house functions as a real home, supporting you to get through trying times together.
Bedrooms and self-contained suites
Since undergoing a major renovation in 2018, Ronald McDonald House Westmead now has a total of 60 rooms and can accommodate groups of up to 8 family members through differing floorplans, trundle beds and interconnected rooms.
For those families with severely immune suppressed children or our long stay families, we have several fully self-contained suites with a laundry, kitchen and their own lift access. All our rooms come with complimentary linen and towels and other basic amenities.
With six fully-equipped kitchens within the House -including electric ovens, gas and electric cooktops and dishwashers - families can prepare meals and eat together at a time that suits them.
Additionally, every family has their own fridge and freezer space allocated to their room as well as lockable pantry storage.
Communal Dining
Our communal dining area is fitted with oversized dining rooms tables and even a large fireplace for cosying up with a warm cup of tea in the winter. Every family is welcome to join others in sharing a home-cooked meal on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, all provided by our fabulous community and corporate volunteer groups ‘Meals From the Heart’ program.
Lounge rooms and break-out areas
Our communal lounge is furnished with comfortable couches and seating areas where you can put your feet up after a long day. Televisions are scattered throughout the house, while movie nights are a favourite on the lounge’s big screen TV. Gaming consoles are also available for kids (and their video game loving parents!).
A safe, fun place for children to play with their siblings assists in creating a home away from home experience.
We all know that washing is a chore every parent has to deal with, so to make life easier we have a total of four laundry rooms, each equipped with a number of washing machines and dryers, as well as an outdoor drying area.
Looking after yourself with regular exercise, especially during stressful times, is so important. Our Fitness Centre for parents and children aged 16 and older includes cardio equipment, weights and a multi-gym machine.
We’re proud to be able to help children undergoing treatment stay engaged in their studies through our dedicated Learning Centre. We provide complementary schooling and educational activities for pre-school aged kids through to senior high.
Support for your stay
Ronald McDonald Family Room Nepean
House Programs
Ronald McDonald House Westmead is an independent charity that relies on the work of our volunteers and the financial support of individual and corporate donations.
Without their generous contributions, we would be unable to keep our doors open to families in need 365 days a year. Thanks to the public, we’ve been able to continually expand our operations to help more families and communities in NSW.
There are many ways you can contribute to our vital programs including our House, Family Room and Learning Program.
Discuss how you, your organisation, school or business can help and become involved.
Call us:(02) 9806 7111
Email us:ourhouse.westmead@rmhc.org.au
Fundraising is all about bringing together families, friends, colleagues, schools and community groups to help transform the lives of families in need. It’s an easy, meaningful and fun way you can ensure that vital programs at Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Western Sydney can continue to support families in need.
Register to make an impact today!
Host your own fundraiser – At school, at home or in your workplace. It can be as simple or creative as you like.
Challenge yourself – Get sponsored to go without your favourite things for a month
Join an event – Keep fit and support families in need
Give up your gifts – Ask friends to donate in lieu of gifts for you birthday, anniversary or wedding
For more information or to get started with your fundraiser today, please contact our Community Fundraising Coordinator on 02 9806 7111 or email supportingGWS@rmhc.org.au
Sponsor A Room
The RMHC GWS Sponsor a Room program offers tiered sponsorships (different investments for different room types), including name on the door plaques and acknowledgment on the website. Room sponsorship also offers inclusions like access to networking functions, access to book the boardroom or function areas at Ronald McDonald House Westmead, and tickets to the annual Golf Day and Race Day.
To find out more about our Sponsor A Room Program, contact us at supportingGWS@rmhc.org.au
Meals from the Heart is a group volunteering program providing families staying at Ronald McDonald House Westmead with a home cooked meal three nights a week. Families can find comfort in coming home to a healthy home-cooked meal, hearing laughter in the kitchen and enjoying a meal served by warm and friendly faces. The program caters for volunteer groups of 6-20 people, aged 18 years or over. A designated chef and Ronald McDonald House Westmead Volunteer host each group, providing guidance and assistance throughout the kitchen and House as needed. As a group, you will prepare food for approximately 200 people. You will be presented with a selection of menus to choose from. Set menus ensure a variety of meat dishes, vegetarian dishes, vegetables and fruits are made available to families each week.
The kitchen is equipped with a commercial grade convection oven, microwaves, hot plates, steamers, and dedicated wash up areas. There are also two outdoor gas BBQs on the terrace. All cooking utensils and equipment are provided by the House, including pots, pans, cooking/serving spoons, tongs, oil, as well as crockery for service. To book a Meals from the Heart experience for your group today, contact us on 02 9806 7111 or by email supportingGWS@rmhc.org.au
Our Working Bee program is a group volunteering program offering corporate and community groups of up to 10 people the opportunity to give a helping hand at the House. Working Bee days are available to groups one morning a week, from 9.00am – 1.00pm. The program caters for groups of up to 10 people, with all participants required to be aged 18 years or over. To book a Working Bee experience for your group today, contact us on 02 9806 7111 or email supportingGWS@rmhc.org.au.
Baking A Difference
Baked A Difference is a group volunteering program run one morning per week for corporate groups of up to 10 people, providing families staying at RMH Westmead with comforting, freshly-baked snacks or treats. To book a Baked with Love experience for your group today, contact us on 02 9806 7111 or by email supportingGWS@rmhc.org.au.
Our charity is able to bring comfort and care to thousands of families Australia-wide, largely thanks to the generosity of like-minded businesses and individuals who provide significant financial, in-kind and volunteering support year-on-year.
We strive to create mutually beneficial partnerships with organisations who are committed to our mission of supporting the ever-changing needs of seriously ill children and their families.
Contact our Corporate Partnerships Manager, Amal Maait today on 02 9806 7111 or email amal.maait@rmhc.org.au
Room Sponsors
You can help families with seriously ill children while you work by joining the Ronald McDonald House Workplace Giving Program.
Workplace Giving Donations are deducted from payroll, before tax. This way, you receive an instant tax refund without having to wait until making your annual tax return claim.
Why not reach out to your colleagues to participate as a team in helping keep the families of seriously ill children together?
If your company agrees to match staff donations, then there’s an amazing double benefit for these families.
The amount you wish to give – either as a one-off donation or a recurring contribution - is up to you.
Contact us to find our more on on 02 9806 7111 or by email supportingGWS@rmhc.org.au.
We're here to help you at every turn
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Whitney disappointed after Northampton defeat
Jon Whitney was disappointed with his side’s reaction to taking an early lead after the Saddlers’ 2-1 defeat at struggling Northampton.
Erhun Oztumer slotted Walsall ahead inside two minutes but Chris Long nodded the Cobblers level just two minutes later.
Long went on to score what proved to be Town’s winner just before half-time, leaving Whitney feeling frustrated.
“We started really well,” he said.
“We knew they needed a result and that that they wanted to be on the front foot. We wanted to play over the press which I think we did really well and we got the goal.
“I don’t know why, but after that our mind-set was that we could go and play.
“Northampton were not going to sit back after going a goal down. They were going to try and be even more on the front foot.
“We had to play beyond their energy and not give them the chance to get back into the game.
“That is what we have got to get better at. As a group, you have got be resolute and not conceded in that 10 minute period.
“In a way, that opening goal back-fired because they got the goal and that gave them momentum to kick on. It’s that period after that goal that we have to manage better.”
Both sides finished the match with ten men after Amadou Bakayoko was sent off for a late lunge on Matt Crooks, who was then shown red for dissent.
And Whitney was unhappy with his team’s lack of discipline.
“I thought our discipline was really poor and we gave away too many free-kicks,” he added.
“There were too many silly, stupid fouls which cost us momentum and played into their hands.”
Jon Whitney
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A History of Innovation Worldwide
Roland DGA Unveils New Wet and Dry Mills for the Production of Precision Dental Prosthetics
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 17, 2015 – Roland DGA Corporation, a leading provider of dental milling devices, announced today the simultaneous release of its new 4-axis wet dental mill, the DWX-4W, together with its latest 5-axis dry mill, the DWX-51D. With the addition of the DWX-4W, Roland now offers the dental industry the option of a comprehensive, two-mill combination capable of producing a wide range of dental prosthetics from a variety of materials.
According to Brian Brooks, Roland DGA’s senior product manager, Roland’s multiple device solution – combining the DWX-4W wet dental mill with a state-of-the-art dry mill like the DWX-51D – offers significant advantages over single machines that offer both dry and wet milling. “The beauty of our two- machine system is you can perform both wet and dry milling at the same time, as well as process different materials, without a changeover,” he said. “In addition to saving time, effort and money, this ensures superior results by allowing each machine to specialize in its intended function.”
Since its launch in 2010, Roland’s DWX series has gained industry recognition for its 5-axis capabilities, ease-of-use, robust reliability and open architecture. The DWX-series quickly became an industry standard with over 3,000 units sold worldwide. “The open architecture of Roland’s DWX mills is just one of the reasons these devices are so popular, noted Brooks. “Users aren’t locked in to one manufacturer with our milling machines. They can choose the type of software, scanner or materials they want to use.”
“The new DWX-51D is the culmination of more than three decades of proven Roland 3D milling technology,” noted Brooks. We also based the design of this next-generation device on extensive feedback obtained from current Roland DWX-50 users. “This enabled us to create the ultimate dry dental mill – a machine that’s not only advanced, precise and efficient, but also incredibly easy to use.”
Roland’s DWX-51D dental milling machine is equipped with a 10-station automatic tool changer (ATC), a new C-clamp with torque wrench for easier loading of materials, and an expanded Virtual Machine Panel (VPanel) with built-in maintenance routine. It’s capable of producing copings, crowns, full bridges and abutments and other prosthetics from zirconia, wax, PMMA, composite resin, PEEK and gypsum with unparalleled speed and precision. Simultaneous 5-axis machining with 360-degree rotation in clockwise or counterclockwise directions (A axis) and 30-degree tilting toward the front or back (B axis) supports complex restorations with undercuts. For higher quality output, the DWX-51D employs an improved airflow system, which boosts vacuum performance and prevents dust from building up in the milling area. The 10-station ATC enables multiple tooling options as well as unattended operation from start to finish. For optimum convenience, a color-coded light informs the technician of the machine’s operational status. “Because many labs run their machines unattended, we also equipped the DWX-51D with an automated e-mail notification system,” explained Brooks. “The user receives an e-mail if an error occurs, or when a job has been completed.”
Previewed at major dental conferences earlier this year, the Roland DWX-4W wet dental mill is specially designed for milling glass ceramics and composite resins, which are popular with both dentists and patients for producing aesthetically superior crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. In addition to milling on X, Y and Z axes, the DWX-4W rotates pin-type blocks 360 degrees on a fourth axis (A axis) to support undercuts. The DWX-4W also features a high-performance Jaeger DentaDrive spindle that operates at speeds of up to 60,000 RPM for precision milling and unmatched reliability. A multi-pin clamp lets you mill up to three different pin-type materials simultaneously, while a 4-station ATC automatically changes grinding burs as needed without interrupting production. The DWX-4W is also equipped with a fully-integrated pump and coolant system with a slide-out container for simple maintenance.
Both the DWX-4W and DWX-51D boast touch-button controls and automated milling, so they are simple to operate. “Users will find the workflow to be easy, smooth and seamless,” said Brooks. “Just install the material and milling tools into the machine, use the VPanel to configure the settings from your computer, and with a few mouse clicks, the precision milling begins.”
Roland’s new dental mills feature a slim, attractive design, but the beauty of these machines is much more than skin deep. Unsurpassed performance, accuracy and efficiency also come standard. Ball screws for the X, Y and Z axes help maximize accuracy and reliability. Multicast capability is yet another extremely useful DWX milling machine feature. Users can connect up to four respective DWX machines to a single system for centralized control from one PC.
Along with legendary Roland service and support, the DWX-4W and DWX-51D are both backed up by a comprehensive two-year manufacturer’s warranty.
To learn more about Roland’s newest DWX dental milling machines, or the complete DWX lineup, visit https://www.rolanddga.com/dwx.
About Roland DGA
Roland DGA Corporation serves North and South America as the marketing, sales and distribution arm for Roland DG Corporation. Founded in 1981 and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Roland DG of Hamamatsu, Japan is a worldwide leader in wide-format inkjet printers for the sign, apparel, textile, packaging and vehicle graphics markets; engravers for awards, personalization and ADA signage; photo impact printers for direct part marking; and 3D printers and CNC milling machines for rapid prototyping, part manufacturing and the medical and dental CAD/CAM industries. Roland DGA is ISO 9001:2008 certified, and Roland DG is ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2004 certified.
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Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer
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Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer's Fact Sheet for the 2018 State of the City Address
“The old way of tackling our City’s biggest challenges doesn’t work anymore,” Mayor Faulconer said. “That’s why we are embracing new ideas, taking new approaches and getting real results.”
NEW ACTION TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS
“What I’ve outlined is a housing first plan, but not a housing only plan,” Mayor Faulconer said. “It’s a comprehensive ecosystem, with solutions for everyone. America’s Finest City will no longer tolerate the use of a sidewalk, a riverbed or a tarp as a home. There’s a place for you, and it’s not on the streets.”
San Diego’s strategy to address homeless crisis: “Connect Support House”
New Housing Navigation Center is ahead of schedule, opening this year
New storage facility will help reduce homeless property in public spaces
Hired more “outreach ambassadors” to connect homeless individuals to regional care system
Expanding upon successful Housing Our Heroes initiative with funding to house 3,000 veterans and civilians through partnerships with local landlords
With 40 percent of homeless individuals outside the City of San Diego, Mayor calls for more bridge shelters and homeless services throughout region
“Connect Support House”: Strategy to Address Homelessness
CONNECT: Linking people to regional care network, providing stability and relief through shelters and programs as the first step toward permanent housing.
o Bridge Shelters – Three shelters that can serve up to 700 individuals per day with beds and supportive services, including housing navigators to help individuals find permanent homes.
o Safe Parking Zones – Two areas with capacity for 120 cars that provide individuals and families temporarily living in their cars with a safe and secure place to park at night.
o Shelter Beds – More than 2,000 shelter beds exist to provide temporary relief.
SUPPORT: Providing access to services, job training, mental health care, addiction counseling, and housing navigators to help homeless individuals find a permanent home.
o Outreach Ambassadors – Added 15 outreach ambassadors to the network of non-uniformed professionals trained to walk the streets and build relationships with homeless individuals.
o Storage Center (Spring 2018) – New facility at 20th and Commercial streets for homeless individuals to safely store their belongings while they access services, attend school, interview for a job or go to work.
o Housing Navigation Center (Ahead of Schedule; Opening 2018) – The region’s first comprehensive homeless facility at 14th Street and Imperial Avenue will be the anchor to San Diego’s care network and the starting point for individuals to access a variety of services all under one roof.
HOUSE: Creating more opportunities to end the cycle of homelessness through permanent housing.
o Landlord Partnerships – The successful Housing Our Heroes program, which has helped over 1,000 homeless veterans find housing through partnerships with local landlords, has been expanded to all homelessness men and women with enough funding to house 3,000 individuals.
o Renovating Housing Inventory – Repurposing existing transitional housing inventory into Permanent Supportive Housing, Rapid Re-Housing or Bridge Housing units.
o Family Reunification Program – Providing assistance to individuals who wish to reconnect with loved ones in another part of the state or county.
o Homeless Prevention and Diversion Program – Assisting individuals and families who are at-risk of becoming homeless to identify housing options before they enter the shelter system.
Permanent Supportive Housing – Working to implement strategies that will add to San Diego’s permanent supportive housing supply.
TACKLING SAN DIEGO’S HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
“Countless government regulations have been created around the premise that more housing is the cause of our problems,” Mayor Faulconer said. “But more housing is a solution to our problems. If you’re in the business of building homes, we want to put you to work.”
Reforming development processes to encourage the production of more homes
Incentivizing developers to build housing that is affordable to low-income and middle class San Diegans
Encouraging growth in transit-friendly areas and near employment centers
Mayor’s “Housing SD” plan, launched in 2017, has already shortened project review times, reduced fees, authorized millions of dollars for affordable housing, and made it easier and cheaper to build renter-friendly companion units
Mayor Faulconer’s “Housing SD” Plan: Results So Far
Streamlined Project Reviews – Changed municipal code to shave months off the approval process.
Reduced Fees – Updated the Affordable, Sustainable, Infill Development program to eliminate expedite fees for projects building 100 percent affordable housing.
Updated Growth Plans – Developments that comply with new community plans enjoy streamlined California Environmental Quality Act review, reducing project time and costs. Nine community plans have been updated under Mayor Faulconer and six more are scheduled for completion by 2020.
Millions for Affordable Housing – $25 million to finance affordable housing for low-income families, veterans and the chronically homeless, and $54 million to finance projects with rents below market rates in Otay Mesa, Southeastern San Diego, City Heights, Carmel Valley and Torrey Highlands.
Encouraged Companion Units – Now easier and cheaper to permit “granny flats” and other renter-friendly units, resulting in a 375 percent spike in applications.
Mayor Faulconer’s “Housing SD” Plan: Bold Plans for 2018 and Beyond
Reform Development Process to Increase Housing Supply
o Encouraging More Small Units – Overhauling development fees to encourage builders to construct smaller units that more San Diegans can afford.
o Streamlining Regulations – Simplifying the development process with 47 amendments to the Land Development Code.
o Live Where You Work – Zoning changes to combine work space with living quarters.
Improving Housing Affordability for All San Diegans
o Middle-Class Housing – Incentivizing the development of additional units to be sold or rented to first-time buyers and middle-income families.
Encourage Growth in Transit-Friendly Areas and Near Employment Centers
o Change Parking Mandates – Reducing parking requirements, which can cost up to $90,000 per parking spot, to reduce high-rise building costs passed on to renters and buyers, and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
FIXING POLICE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CRISIS
“San Diego is one of the safest big cities in the country and overall is at its lowest point in half a century, but we can never take that for granted,” Mayor Faulconer said. “There are over 200 open positions in the San Diego Police Department right now. It could turn into a public safety crisis if we don’t act now. So I am proud to have authored – and delivered – the largest recruitment and retention package in SDPD history.”
New police contract making San Diego Police Department competitive with other law enforcement agencies
Launching a national recruitment campaign
Goal to fully staff SDPD by 2020
Keeping San Diego Safe
Historically Low Crime – San Diego is one of the safest big cities in the U.S., with overall crime at its lowest point in half a century.
Need for More Officers
Quality of Life – Bolstering the SDPD’s ranks would result in more officers responding to calls, engaging in proactive policing, and establishing stronger ties with the communities they serve.
Over 200 Open Positions – San Diego for years has not been able to attract enough recruits to replace the veteran officers who leave or retire.
Making SDPD Competitive Again
Landmark Agreement – Mayor Faulconer negotiated and the City Council approved the largest recruitment and retention package in City history to increase compensation for all sworn officers over two years.
High Ranks for SDPD – San Diego officer salaries currently rank near the bottom when compared to 18 other law enforcement agencies in the state. With this new contract, SDPD will move from the bottom of the pack to highly competitive across all positions.
Recruiting the Best
Nationwide Campaign – Launching aggressive recruitment campaign to encourage men and women across the country to join SDPD.
Full Staffing – Working to fully staff the police force for the first time in over a decade by 2020.
REPAIRING AND RESTORING PRIDE TO OUR COMMUNITIES
“We’ve reformed the entire system to finish projects faster, use taxpayer dollars more efficiently and move shovel-ready projects to the front of the line,” Mayor Faulconer said. “Four years ago the City was investing about $180 million annually in neighborhood improvements; now we invest nearly half a billion dollars each year. A decade ago the City only repaired 25 miles of streets in an entire year; now that’s about how much we repair in a month.”
Libraries: Skyline Hills is first new library in a decade; two more are under construction with a third in design
Parks: A dozen in various stages of construction; 13 new or upgraded parks already opened
Fire Stations: Constructing four new fire stations with three more on the way
Roads: Ahead of schedule with 708 miles repaired in just two-and-a-half years
Putting Neighborhoods First
Infrastructure Reform – Revamped City’s infrastructure program and increased funding for neighborhood investments.
More Than Doubled Funding – Increased annual infrastructure funding from $179 million to $475 million.
Road Repairs Ahead of Schedule – Fixed 708 miles of streets in a two-and-a-half years – more than two-thirds of the way to reaching Mayor Faulconer’s goal of 1,000 miles of street in five years.
Green Buildings – Installed solar panels at 13 City facilities, with nine more in progress.
Fixing Aging Transportation Network – Launched a $155 million reconstruction of the West Mission Bay Drive Bridge.
Smart Infrastructure – Installing the world’s largest municipal Internet of Things platform using 14,000 smart streetlights.
Results Across the City, Including Historically Underserved Communities
More Parks – Opened 13 new or upgraded parks since launching the largest park expansion effort in modern city history. A dozen more parks are in various stages of construction.
New Libraries – Libraries in Mission Hills, San Ysidro, Pacific Highlands Ranch are all in various stages of design or construction. Skyline Hills, opened in 2016, was the first new library in a decade.
New Fire Stations – Building or upgrading four new fire stations in Bayside, Hillcrest, North Park and Point Loma. Three others are in preconstruction.
KEEPING SAN DIEGO CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL
“I recently launched ‘Clean SD’ – a citywide effort to remove trash and debris that has been piling up across our city. Crews have already removed more than 700 tons of garbage in just six months, and we’re not going to stop.” Mayor Faulconer said. “This aggressive, sustained approach is the new normal going forward. We are going to clean up our communities, scrub graffiti from our streets and sidewalks, and restore the San Diego River to its natural beauty.”
City crews have removed over 700 tons of trash from neighborhoods and the San Diego River
River cleaned twice per week
Crews proactively remove waste in communities that have seen an increase in litter
Ongoing sanitation of public spaces
Restoring Pride in all San Diego Neighborhoods
Removing Tons of Trash – City partnership with Urban Corps of San Diego has cleared 650 tons of trash from streets and sidewalks.
Unprecedented River Cleanup – Initiated massive cleanup effort for the San Diego River, including twice-weekly abatements that have removed 50 tons of trash since September, while also partnering with the San Diego River Park Foundation to conduct waste abatements.
Dramatically Cleaner Streets and Sidewalks – Increased weekly abatements downtown to twice per week, resulting in 82 percent less trash identified by crews on downtown streets and sidewalks over the last year.
Clean and Healthy Public Spaces – Sanitized the equivalent of 350 city blocks in downtown and other areas.
Budget Priority – Allocated $800,000 in the current budget to increase litter cleanup and graffiti removal in community hot spots.
Everyone Playing Their Part – Conducted more than 25 community cleanups and removed more than 100 tons of waste.
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Men's Soccer Honors Continue to Pile Up
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Following the 2003 season in which the Santa Clara University men's soccer team catapult itself back into the national spotlight with an appearance in the College Cup, the individual honors continue to pour in for both current and former SCU players.
Junior defender Ryan Cochrane added first team All-American accolades to his already impressive resume when CSTV (College Sports Television) tabbed him as one of only three defenders on their All-America squad. The honors is the third-straight year in which Cochrane has earned All-America status to go along with his three All-West Coast Conference selections, making him one of the most decorated soccer players in Santa Clara history.
Teammate and fellow junior Steve Cronin was honored by FIFA for his play in the recent U-20 World Championships that were held in the United Arab Emirates. The netminder from Fair Oaks, Calif., was named to the FIFA World Championships All-Tournament team for his play in the competition that included a pair of shutouts over Korea and the Ivory Coast. Cronin was also tabbed a first team All-WCC performer in 2003, notching a 13-2-3 overall record and a 0.60 goals-against average.
Former Broncos Joe Cannon and Jamil Walker have continued their success away from the Mission Campus and are beginning to make names for themselves on an international stage. Canon, who was a two-time Goalkeeper of the Year in Major League Soccer, was just called up by U.S. National Team coach Bruce Arena to participate in the team's training camp at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The netminder is one of 30 players vying for a spot on the national team that will take to the field on January 18th in a match against Denmark.
Walker, who is just one year removed from his playing days at SCU, made a name for himself with his speed and aggressive play this past season for the MLS Cup Champions, San Jose Earthquakes. Walker netted five goals in his rookie season and also added an assist on a Landon Donovan goal in the MLS Cup game that sparked the Earthquakes to their second championship in the last three seasons. His play did not go unnoticed by U.S. Soccer who invited Walker to their U-23 team training camp that began earlier this month. Walker hopes to make the team that will represent the U.S. in the upcoming Olympic Games that will be held in Athens, Greece.
May 24, 2004 Bronco Soccer Announces Fall Schedule
May 22, 2004 Cochrane Gets On-The-Job Training
May 21, 2004 Broncos Test Defending MLS Champions
May 14, 2004 Cochrane Makes Professional Debut
May 14, 2004 Men's Soccer To Face MLS Champions
May 7, 2004 Bronco Men's Soccer Celebrates Season
April 24, 2004 Cannon Exudes Confidence From Goal
April 24, 2004 U.S. Under-20 National Team Ends Camp
April 22, 2004 Ustruck Earns Second U.S. Appearance
April 18, 2004 Ustruck Selected to U.S. U-20 National Team Camp
April 9, 2004 Men's Soccer Opens Spring Training Games
April 2, 2004 Bronco Men's Soccer Open Spring Season
March 22, 2004 Cochrane to Undergo Knee Surgery
March 16, 2004 Men's Soccer Hosts First Annual Golf Tournament
February 12, 2004 Men's Soccer Announces 2004 Recruiting Class
January 30, 2004 Denton Returns To Columbus Crew
January 28, 2004 Men's Soccer Academy Begins Registration
January 16, 2004 Cochrane and Cronin Each Drafted by San Jose Earthquakes
January 9, 2004 Men's Soccer Loses Two Players to Nike Project-40
December 31, 2003 Cronin Invited to U.S. U-23 National Team Camp
December 29, 2003 Men's Soccer Honors Continue to Pile Up
December 18, 2003 DeVey Helps Broncos to College Cup
December 16, 2003 College Cup Semifinal Match Photo Gallery
December 15, 2003 Weatherly Selected to All-College Cup Team
December 12, 2003 Cronin Performing Well at World Championships
December 12, 2003 Men's Soccer Comes Up Just Short in NCAA Semifinal
December 12, 2003 Cochrane Earns Second-Team All-America Honors
December 12, 2003 Postmatch Quotes
December 11, 2003 Seven Broncos Named to WCC All-Academic Teams
December 11, 2003 Men's Soccer Prepared for Semifinal Matchup Friday Evening
December 9, 2003 Two Men's Soccer Players Named to NSCAA All-Far West Region Teams
December 9, 2003 Men's Soccer Set for College Cup
December 6, 2003 Bronco Took Long Way From Walk-on to Ace
December 6, 2003 Men's Soccer is College Cup Bound
December 6, 2003 Men's Soccer Defeats Michigan 3-1
December 5, 2003 U.S. Advances in FIFA World Youth Championship
December 4, 2003 One-On-One With Will Weatherly
December 3, 2003 Men's Soccer Squares off with Michigan in Elite Eight
November 30, 2003 Men's Soccer Advances to Elite Eight
November 30, 2003 Postmatch Quotes
November 29, 2003 Broncos Help U.S. U-20 Team to Victory in First Game of World Championships
November 28, 2003 Men's Soccer Hosts Coastal Carolina in NCAA Third Round
November 26, 2003 Men's Soccer Advances to Sweet Sixteen with Overtime Win
November 25, 2003 Men's Soccer Plays LMU in Second Round of NCAA Tournament
November 24, 2003 Former Bronco Wins MLS Championship with San Jose Earthquakes
November 21, 2003 Men's Soccer Opens NCAA Tourney with a Victory
November 21, 2003 NCAA Men's Soccer Post-Match Quotes
November 19, 2003 Men's Soccer Begins College Cup Quest
November 19, 2003 Men's Soccer Lands Five Player on All-WCC Teams
November 17, 2003 NCAA Brackets Announced for 2003 Men's Soccer College Cup
November 15, 2003 Men's Soccer Drops Regular Season Finale
November 13, 2003 Walker Reaching New Heights
November 11, 2003 Men's Soccer Concludes Regular Season at LMU
November 10, 2003 Weatherly Named WCC Men's Soccer Player of the Week
November 9, 2003 Earthquakes Hope Rookie Has A Shovel
November 8, 2003 Men's Soccer Wins WCC Championship
November 6, 2003 Weatherly Named to CoSIDA District VIII All-Academic First Team
November 5, 2003 Men's Soccer Has Eyes Set on WCC Crown
November 2, 2003 Men's Soccer Defeats Saint Mary's 2-1
October 29, 2003 Jason Pan Named WCC Player of the Week
October 29, 2003 Men's Soccer Begins Second Half of WCC Season
October 25, 2003 Men's Soccer Scores Double OT Win over Portland
October 21, 2003 Men's Soccer to Host Portland Saturday Night
October 20, 2003 One on One with Matt Upton
October 18, 2003 Men's Soccer Defeats Gonzaga Shorthanded
October 15, 2003 Men's Soccer Hosts Gonzaga Saturday Night
October 11, 2003 No. 9 Men's Soccer Defeats USF, 2-1
October 7, 2003 No. 9 Men's Soccer Opens League Play at San Francisco
October 5, 2003 Santa Clara Defeats Sacramento State 2-0
October 2, 2003 Men's Soccer Finishes in Double Overtime Tie with Stanford
September 30, 2003 Men's Soccer Hosts Stanford and Sacramento State
September 29, 2003 Bronco Talk
September 28, 2003 No. 5 Men's Soccer Loses at UMKC, 2-1
September 26, 2003 Men's Soccer Regains Winning Ways
September 23, 2003 Men's Soccer Plays SJSU Before Heading to UMKC Tournament
September 23, 2003 Men's Soccer Suffers First Loss of Season
September 22, 2003 Irvine Named to College Soccer News Team of the Week
September 20, 2003 No. 7 Men's Soccer Wins adidas Classic with 6-0 Victory over George Washington
September 18, 2003 No. 7 Men's Soccer Defeats CSUMB 2-0
September 16, 2003 No. 7 Men's Soccer Hosts SCU adidas Classic This Week
September 15, 2003 Steve Cronin Named WCC Player of the Week
September 14, 2003 Men's Soccer Plays to 0-0 Tie with No. 21 California
September 12, 2003 No. 6 Men's Soccer Defeats Holy Cross 1-0
September 9, 2003 Men's Soccer to Play Twice in USF/Diadora Classic
September 8, 2003 Ryan Cochrane Named WCC Player of the Week
September 8, 2003 Men's Soccer Vaults to No. 6 in the NSCAA Coaches' Poll
September 7, 2003 No. 15 Men's Soccer Remains Unbeaten with 3-1 Upset of No. 9 SMU
September 5, 2003 Broncos Hold #7 Creighton Scoreless in 0-0 Draw
September 2, 2003 Men's Soccer Ranked 15th by Soccer America
September 2, 2003 Ryan Cochrane Named to Watch List for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy
September 2, 2003 No. 15 Men's Soccer to Play in LMU Tournament
September 1, 2003 Men's Soccer Edges Fresno State At UC Irvine College Classic
August 30, 2003 Men's Soccer Opens Season with 2-0 Victory over Alabama A&M
August 28, 2003 Men's Soccer Opens Season at UC Irvine Tournament
August 27, 2003 Ryan Cochrane Named Preseason All-American
August 19, 2003 Back Where They Belong
August 19, 2003 Cannon Set To Make MLS Return With Colorado
August 18, 2003 Men's Soccer Diary from England
August 8, 2003 Men's Soccer Ready for European Trip
August 8, 2003 Three Former Men's Soccer Players Help A-League Team Pull Off Upset
August 6, 2003 Soccer Broadcast Schedule Announced
July 31, 2003 Broncos Picked Second in Preseason Men's Soccer Poll
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Finding the right balance is the key to publishing
A lot has changed since Sanoma began using analytics to inform its marketing campaigns. Before analytics, every magazine, publication and product had its own marketer. Today, the customer is the focus and that has made all the difference.
“We aim to enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty - and our return on investment - by offering our customers the right proposition at the right time,” explains Remy Kluizenaar, Consumer and Trade Marketing Manager.
Kluizenaar says that in the past they targeted customers through a particular publication - a very product-centric approach. Now, they use a centralized subscriptions marketing approach.
“Now it’s about the customer’s wishes, interests and consumption patterns,” says Kluizenaar. “Where possible, we use their channel of preference to communicate with them.”
We are able to make our customers relevant offers during various stages of their life cycle and, as a result, they remain demonstrably more loyal to us.
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Hubert Grim, IT and Projects Director at Sanoma, explains: “Our database contains data from various sources, from our magazines to our digital activities. The database contains information on household size, and our customers’ purchases and payment details. Websites are also a source of information, as are the traces (leads) that people leave behind when they visit an event or site.”
Consumers increasingly mix and match media to fit their information needs. They are no longer passive consumers; they are active suppliers of information, says Kluizenaar.
“At least once a week a large percentage of our active customers will perform a transaction that has the potential to change their next-best offer,” Kluizenaar adds “For instance, they might get or cancel a subscription, ask a question, change their address or switch to another communication channel, such as email, texting or social media. This type of notification (trigger) won’t always result in a new offer, but it is still a possibility.”
“Using SAS software’s analytic models, we can predict customer behavior to give them the most relevant offers,” says Kluizenaar. “We also use the system to gain greater insight into the profile and interests of our readers, so that the editorial board can be more effective.”
Being proactive
The media market is under pressure. So Grim says that Sanoma is looking for a balance between customer satisfaction and reduced expenses. “SAS plays a crucial role here,” says Grim. “SAS also helps us get a greater return on cross-selling and up-selling campaigns.”
“Initially, our main focus was on providing our decentralized marketers with insight into the effectiveness of their campaigns,” Grim says. “The focus now is on expanding the sales channel. Previously, analysts were required to answer questions from the marketers. We have now included the answers to the most frequently asked questions in our default reporting, so that each analyst has become more of a specialist and is intelligently deployed to provide proactive advice and develop new services.”
According to Grim, marketers used to decide on their own to set up a mailing targeted to subscribers of another magazine. Today, the marketers use analytical models to decide on relevant offer for the right customer – and at the right moment, using the ideal channel. He says that the IT and business groups now work in a very collaborative environment.
“Before, some people were unconvinced that data might be the driver for our business processes,” Grim says. “Our entire organization is now very much aware that our data drives our commercial process.”
Kluizenaar still has quite a few wishes left: “Ideally, I would like to use more resources to sharpen our insight into customers. I also want to further improve the quality of my models. In the future, our collaboration with SBS Netherlands TV may also cause a few changes in our customer approach. Another question is how legislation will evolve. There are a lot of possibilities, but not everything is wise or desirable.”
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One third of Sanoma’s revenue from new subscriptions now stems from database-driven campaigns.
About Sanoma
Sanoma is a multimedia company, or rather a cross-media company, that integrates magazine and digital publishing and television for optimal customer service. Sanoma’s database contains more than 11 million customers and relationships. And its portfolio includes over 60 magazines, more than 200 websites and apps, and the SBS Netherlands television channels.
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Inter Reach Agreement For Alessandro Bastoni
by David on March 27, 2017
According to Calciomercato.com, Inter have an option in place to sign young Italian sensation Alessandro Bastoni.
According to the website, Nerazzurri’s director of sport, Piero Ausilio met with Atalanta’s directors and agent Tullio Tinti recently and come away from it with an agreement, an option over the 17-year-old, who has already played 119 minutes of Serie A this season, but has scored 5 goals for the Primavera (via transfermarkt).
Inter have agreed to leave Bastoni in Bergamo for another year. The idea of new owners Suning is that the Nerazzurri are to recruit young, and Italian wherever possible.
The left-footed defender will do a Caldara basically, staying on the Dea’s books for the time being, but being sent to Inter when he is deemed ready.
The Nerazzurri had signed fellow youngster Gagliardini after he’d made less than ten Serie A appearances this season. The Gazzetta reported a few days ago that Bastoni would be worth €10-15 million, with further bonuses down the line.
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https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Paparazzi-turning-lenses-on-politicians-3170232.php
Paparazzi turning lenses on politicians
Newsom, Schwarzenegger among new favorite targets of gossip industry
Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer
Published 4:00 am PST, Monday, March 2, 2009
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Seibel Newsom talk with Democratic political consultant Garry South at a Starbucks in Malibu, Calif., on August 2, 2008. This picture, taken by L.os Angeles blogger Zuma Dogg, appeared on his blog and tipped off Newsom's run for governor. less
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Seibel Newsom talk with Democratic political consultant Garry South at a Starbucks in Malibu, Calif., on August 2, 2008. This picture, taken by L.os Angeles ... more
Photo: Zuma Dogg, ZumaTimes.com
Harvey Levin, Hollywood's brash, unrivaled paparazzi king, has long set his youthful wrecking crew of reporters and photographers on Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Brangelina.
Now, the guru behind the gossip-rich TMZ cable and Internet franchise is expanding into a whole new universe.
Call it paparazzi politics.
"We cover sports figures, chefs and people who are famous for all sorts of reasons ... and some of them are in politics," Levin told The Chronicle last week, a week in which TMZ.com named an Illinois representative the nation's "hottest congressman" and broke a national story about bailed-out bank executives hiring singer Sheryl Crow for their lavish party in Los Angeles.
TMZ's cell phone- and camera-wielding crews, which have caught Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa out on the town with fabulous women and dubbed him "Mayor Suave," aren't alone in stalking new quarry: Web sites like Hollywood.com are also getting political, posting regular red carpet photos of pols like San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Newsom was also nabbed on video last year in a hush-hush Malibu tete-a-tete with a political consultant. The report by L.A. paparazzi blogger Zuma Dogg (www. zumatimes.com) tipped off Newsom's run for governor.
The trend underscores how elected officials might have to get used to a new media reality: Life could get a lot rougher as they have to deal with paparazzi-style tactics in addition to traditional reporting.
TMZ has captured Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger more than 20 times - in sweats, on the beach in Hawaii in a bathing suit looking not-so-Terminatorish, and looking hot with sunglasses and a stogie.
It has shown Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Garden Grove (Orange County), who is also considering a 2010 gubernatorial run, looking, as TMZ described her, "four lattes past hyper" while engaged in spirited partying at last year's Democratic National Convention in Denver.
Personality, not policy
And Levin's crew provoked howls from Capitol Hill last week with its exclusive story about Chicago's Northern Trust Bank, which got $1.6 billion in federal bailout funds, sponsoring a golf tournament outside Los Angeles during which employees and clients were entertained with performances by Crow and the bands Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire.
Levin says the ground rules are simple: His audience of millions doesn't particularly care about the nuances of policy, but does care about personality. And increasingly, politicians can make for juicy video and sexy headlines.
"Our feeling is ... if you understand the personalities of some of these people, you care more about them," he says.
Levin noted his TMZ reporters focused on Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., in a piece announcing, "Move over Nancy Pelosi, there's a new hottie in Congress," and dubbed him the sexiest thing on Capitol Hill.
"He's this great-looking 27-year-old ... and people who didn't know anything about him will see this guy," Levin said. "And when he does something, they'll remember."
TMZ's Villaraigosa segments have shown what it called "the man of the people" emerging from pricey, star-studded Los Angeles restaurants such as Nobu, Mr. Chow and Beso. And, in what Levin's paparazzi billed as "the shot of the year," TMZ captured the potential 2010 gubernatorial candidate strolling a San Fernando shopping mall with his then-mistress, Mirthala Salinas - a segment that clearly captured the mayor's discomfort with the unexpected attention.
Privacy a thing of the past
The trend toward chutzpah-heavy "stalkerazzi" political coverage is "both good and bad," says Democratic political consultant Garry South, who was recorded last year by Zuma Dogg during a meeting at a Malibu Starbucks with San Francisco's first couple as he began to advise Newsom on his gubernatorial campaign.
"It has politicians on notice, at least the savvy ones, that there is no privacy whatsoever anymore - not even in the bathroom at the urinal," said South. "Not if anyone else is in the room with you."
And as surely as actor Christian Bale - whose recent on-set rant was broadcast to millions - discovered that between-takes behavior can be harmful to one's public profile, politicians also now understand that "you can't have a Dr. Jekyll persona in public and a Mr. Hyde persona in private - and get away with it," South said.
Candor a casualty
The real downside, he notes, is that "it does tend to dampen a candidate's enthusiasm for being candid and blunt, even in private ... because you don't know who has their cell phone camera rolling."
Newsom, who with his actress wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, has gotten celebrity-level attention from paparazzi, recently told a public forum that those in the political arena have no choice but to accept the new reality.
"This is a whole new crop ... just beware," he said of the political paparazzi. As politicians, "maybe we will think we can be more forgiving ... but I do think there will be a lot of collateral damage in the context of us just coming to grips," Newsom said. "We're in a reality TV series now in politics, 24/7."
True, Levin says, but the new coverage appeals to folks who may not be political junkies - one reason he calls Newsom perfect TMZ material.
"Gavin Newsom's a charismatic guy and a powerful guy, and the mayor of one of the biggest cities in the country - and he's made national news," Levin says. There's the added bonus of Newsom's attractive actress wife - who is, incidentally, appearing in a new indie movie that features her in a threesome.
"It's fun, and we'd probably do that story," Levin said, but the bottom line is that "it's really interesting for people just to get to know these people."
'Who's that woman?'
The relentless new focus of outlets like TMZ - it stands for the "Thirty Mile Zone" around Hollywood - may represent "the end of the bubble" for political figures, says Bob Gardner, a crisis communications and political advertising expert who heads the Advocacy Group in San Francisco and has advised such politicians as former Vice President Dick Cheney.
In the more genteel media past, attention was "flattering," Gardner notes. "But now, you're in the arena and ... it's celebrity gossip. You're having dinner with your niece, and all of a sudden, it's 'Who's that woman?' " he notes. "You can spend a lot of time defending it."
Levin says politicians, increasingly, understand that such coverage can actually work to their favor.
"Loretta Sanchez is so much fun and so interesting. And we've done pieces on her partying ... and a lot of people have seen them," he said. The posts, which have also detailed more than $17,000 in political donations made to Sanchez by Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, have set her apart, he said: "Congress ... is 435 people. But in terms of individuals, most people can't tell one from the other."
Coverage can be valuable
Sanchez, Schwarzenegger, Villaraigosa and other California politicians, he said, understand that they're not going to get the attention of the nation just by playing to their district or the Beltway.
Former Clinton White House spokesman Chris Lehane, a Democratic strategist and crisis communications expert who has advised filmmaker Michael Moore, the Screen Actors Guild and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, admits that means politicians might sometimes get covered in "moments you'd prefer not get covered."
But a savvy elected official also understands that paparazzi can set off a valuable "pingpong effect" in media - generating and multiplying even more public interest, even while it gives voters "something to connect to."
Lessons from Hollywood
"People are much more likely to remember where a politician ate than his 10-point health care plan," said Lehane. So "if you're a smart campaign or public official, you can leverage the interest that exists from these nontraditional outlets to elevate your profile and generate interest and drive attention" - to a cause, a campaign or fundraising.
Bottom line: Newsom, Villaraigosa and company can actually learn something from Lohan and Spears.
"Every Hollywood actor knows: If you're getting covered by the paparazzi, you're getting paid more for your movies," said Lehane. And these days, in Washington and Sacramento - just as on the big screen - "the worst thing," he said, "is for people to not have any interest in you at all."
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Placed on the top of the Shell Cabinet in the Turner Gallery this small, 150 x 100, frame contains an ‘Instrument of Torture’. The caption tells us where it came from and who had ‘worn’ it on a particular date, but little else. So, who was Ethel Taylor; who were her family. I decided to investigate.
The 1891 Census (taken on the night of 5 April 1891) show Ethel, 6 years of age, living with her mother and older brother at 78 Winsover Road, Spalding. The mother is entered as a ‘Widow’ with the Occupation of ‘Grocer’. The brother is 11 years older and working as a Grocers Assistant. As the mother is 44 years of age in 1891, Ethel is a late arrival into the family. As the mother was a Widow, when had her husband, George Taylor, died? A quick search indicated only one death of a George Taylor in the Spalding area and he had died in 1883 which, if correct, made it impossible for him to be the father. More research needed. Leaving this for the time being, I concentrated searching for further details of Ethel.
The 1901 Census (taken on the night of 31 March 1901) when Ethel was 16 years old, has her far from Spalding as she is now in Greenwich, London working in the household of the General Manager of the P&O Steam Navigation Co. as a ‘Housemaid Domestic’. The house is an elegant Victorian dwelling still occupied today and looks as if it could accommodate the whole of 78 Winsover Road in one room!
By the next decennial census of 1911 (taken on the night of 2 April 1911) Ethel had changed her employer and is now working in Blackheath, London as a Domestic House Parlour maid, her employer being a manufacturer of buckram. At 26 she is still a single woman. As no further Census information is available for some years to come, I had to leave that line of enquiry and look elsewhere.
I next looked to see if I could find a marriage for Ethel. This was something of a daunting task as I only had one name and no idea where a marriage, if there was one, took place. After several attempts I had to abandon the search there being too many ‘possible’ hits.
As mentioned earlier, there was some doubt about the father of Ethel. Her birth certificate has the father as George Taylor yet by the 1891 Census the mother is a ‘Widow’ indicating the father must have died between Ethel’s conception (she was born 6 November 1884) and the Census date i.e. 5 April 1891. So when did George die?
Searching the Registrar General Office Records for a death, the only George Taylor in the Spalding Registration District was in the second quarter of 1883 with an age given as 24. This could not be the person I was looking for as our George would be in his thirties by that time. Turning to another source i.e. The Parish Register for St Mary & St Nicolas, I found what appears to be the same record but with different information viz: George Taylor Buried 23 June 1885 age 39 years. This age fits with ages given in the earlier Censuses and is I believe the husband. So all’s well that ends well (I hope) but, this is by no means certain.
One final comment; the caption states the ‘Foster Mother’ placed the ‘Instrument of Torture’ which begs the question ‘Who was the Foster Mother? Until access to later information is available this question will remain unanswered unless, you have this information.
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Catholic Media: Don’t Cage the Spirit in Pursuit of “Likes”
by Kilian SC · Published May 7, 2018 · Updated May 6, 2018
In an age when technology is ever-evolving, Catholic news organisations must be willing to adapt to effectively proclaim the Gospel to all, Pope Francis said.
Speaking to directors and employees of Avvenire, the daily newspaper of the Italian bishops’ conference, the pope said that the use of new digital platforms not only requires significant technological updates but also a willingness to accept that “the attachment to the past may prove to be a dangerous temptation.”
“Authentic servants of tradition are those who, while keeping memory alive, know how to discern the signs of the times and open new paths,” he said.
Marking the feast of St. Joseph the Worker and International Workers’ Day, which is a public holiday in Italy and many other countries, Pope Francis noted that Jesus’ foster father was a “man of silence,” which at first “may seem the opposite of a communicator.”
But, he said, Catholic journalists and news organisations must realise that “only by shutting down the noise of the world and our own gossip will it be possible to listen, which remains the first condition of every communication.”
A Pastoral Ministry of Applause?
Particularly in today’s world where “the speed of information surpasses our capacity of reflection,” he said, church members are exposed “to the impact and influence of a culture of haste and superficiality” and risk reducing the church’s mission to a “pastoral ministry of applause, to a dumbing down of thought and to a widespread disorientation of opinions that are not in agreement.”
The example set forth by St. Joseph, he added, is a reminder for all Christians working in the field of communications to “recover a sense of healthy slowness, tranquility and patience.”
“With his silence, he reminds us that everything begins from listening, from transcending oneself in order to be open to another person’s word and history,” the pope said.
Recalling the words of Blessed Paul VI, Pope Francis said that Catholic newspapers shouldn’t just report news to “make an impression or gain clients” but rather to educate their readers “to think, to judge” for themselves.
“Catholic communicators avoid rigidities that stifle or imprison,” he said. “They do not cage the Holy Spirit, but seek to let it fly, to let it breathe within the soul. They never allow reality to give way to appearances, beauty to vulgarity, social friendship to conflict. They cultivate and strengthen every sprout of life and goodness.”
Pope Francis encouraged Avvenire‘s directors, journalists and employees to be heralds of the Gospel and, like St. Joseph, be true guardians who protect society’s well-being and dignity. By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service
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Does Playboy Interview Violate Google IPO?
Loren Baker August 13, 2004
SEJ STAFF Loren BakerFounder at Foundation Digital
On the day of the IPO comes more Google controversy – Google’s founders will appear in an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine. Although the interview was apparently held before the IPO hype, the Playboy interview may have broken US Securities laws over pre-IPO “quiet periods”. The interview controversy just adds to the twists and turns that Google has been going through while trying to launch their highly watched and unorthodox $3.3 billion initial public offering.
In the filing with the SEC, Google said it does not believe its involvement in the Playboy article constitutes a violation of “quiet period” rules. However, Google could be required to buy back the shares sold to investors in the IPO at the original purchase price for a period of one year following the violation.
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The article in the September 2004 issue of Playboy entitled “Playboy Interview: Google Guys” could have potentially violated the so-called “quiet period” that limits communication by company executives ahead of their IPO.
According to the company filing, the article was derived from an interview with Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
Google said it does not believe its involvement in the article constitutes a securities violation, but it could be required to buy back the shares sold to investors in the IPO at the original purchase price for a period of one year following the violation.
And what is this Playboy hype all about? Not much really. We haven’t read the interview yet, but here is the excerpt from the Playboy.com website (we will not be linking to this external site because of adult content):
PLAYBOY: What does Google do that early search engines didn’t?
BRIN: Before Google, I don’t think people put much effort into the ordering of results. You might get a couple thousand results for a query. We saw that a thousand results weren’t necessarily as useful as 10 good ones. We developed a system that determines the best and most useful websites. We also understood that the problem of finding useful information was expanding as the web expanded. In 1993 and 1994, when Mosaic, the predecessor of Netscape, was launched, a “What’s New” page listed new websites for the month and then, when more began appearing, for the week. At the time, search engineers had to deal with a relative handful of sites, first thousands and then tens of thousands. By the time we deployed our initial commercial version of Google in late 1998, we had 25 million or 30 million pages in our index. Today we have billions — more than 4 billion, in fact. That volume requires a different approach to search technology.
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Local pilots earn prestigious award
By News Staff on June 19, 2015 in Fun, General, Gov, Public Event
By Deb Murphy
The Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award sets the bar high: at least 50 years of faultless flying. Monday evening at the Bishop Airport Terminal Building, three local aviators were honored by the Federal Aviation Administration for hitting the mark: Dennis Nikolaus and Rod Philbrick of Bishop and Mike Rossi of Big Pine.
All three “demonstrated professionalism, skill and aviation expertise by maintaining safe operations for 50 or more years.”
Nikolaus’s instructor was Bob Symons, the holder of many glider records, and soloed in 1957 in a Piper Tri-Pacer out of Bishop Airport. Over the years he bought and fully restoed a Stinson 308-e, a 1941 Beechcraft Staggerwing and a Spartan Executive Model 12, a tricycle-geared aircraft, serial number 1. Nikolaus holds a private pilot certificate with single-engine land and sea ratings.
Philbrick’ father, Clyde, was his flight instructor. He soloed in 1964. Fifty-one years later, he holds a commercial Pilot Certificate with ratings for single and multi-engine land, instrument airplane and glider. Philbrick’s passion became his profession. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal State Technical College and has owned Hangar One Aero Service at Bishop Airport since 1984. He has logged 11,500 hours in the air and 3,750 hours of flight instruction.
Mike Rossi got hooked on flying as a boy after a flight in an old bi-plane that took off out of a field near Big Pine. He learned to fly in a Piper Tri-Packer at Lone Pine Airport and soloed in 1961. Since then he has earned a commercial pilot certificate with ratings for single engine land and instrument and has more than 4,000 hours of flight time. His first plane was a Tri-Pacer, then a Cessna 150. In 1964, he bought a Cessna 172 that has been hangared in Bishop for the last 50 years.
The three recipients received certificates and lapel pins and have their names listed in the FAA’s Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award roll of honor. Supervisor Rick Pucci was on hand to present Nikolaus, Philbrick and Rossi formal congratulatory certificates from Inyo County.
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Alice in Wonderland June 23, 2015 at 3:44 pm #
Congratulations to all, and especially to Mike Rossi, who gave me my very first ride in a small plane, many years ago. We flew south down the valley and I got my first view of Manzanar from the air, as well as a much better concept of the volcanic nature of the valley. Thank you, Mike!
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Aviation steps closer to the 'walkthrough experience'
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Industry programs are helping to take us towards the holy grail of the seamless passenger journey. But to get there, all stakeholders must collaborate to embrace biometrics in identity management – freeing passengers through security, border control and onto the aircraft.
The ideal airport departure is one where passengers can move smoothly from the curbside to the gate with minimal hindrance or tension. Yet intense security and identity control at the frontier have frustrated the industry’s vision of a stress-free ‘walkthrough experience’, adding time and inconvenience to the passenger journey.
And security and border control are not the only critical elements that most frustrate passengers and their quest for a smooth path from curb to gate. Baggage, queues and boarding delays can be equally frustrating.
Passengers are running out of patience
When it comes to queuing, passengers are running out of patience. IATA’s Global Passenger Survey shows that the amount of time they’re willing to queue has become significantly less in recent years (see ‘A balancing act – security and the seamless journey’).
But technology is playing a decisive role in mitigating the issue. It’s clear that passengers are happiest where there are technology-enabled processes, according to SITA’s Passenger IT Trends Survey. It shows that from booking and bag-drop, to border control and boarding, passengers are most satisfied where there’s seamless self-service and automation (see chart below). It’s obvious from the survey that security and passport control – where there’s been less automation to date – remain the areas of highest dissatisfaction.
A paper by researchers for the University of Austria shows that queuing time makes passengers most dissatisfied at the airport.
SITA’s Passenger IT Trends Survey shows that passengers are happiest when there’s self-service and automation at the various steps of the journey.
Industry action: Smart Security
Technology is a critical part of the visions of industry programs such as the IATA/ACI Smart Security program. The simple idea is centered on processing low risk travelers quickly, as long as they’re identified biometrically.
But in the multi-stakeholder environment of air travel, it’s not just about the technology: collaboration is a critical success factor. That’s why Smart Security concepts and solutions have been tested and evaluated in partnership with governments, airports, airlines, and solution providers. Airports – including Geneva, London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol, London Gatwick and Melbourne – were early pioneers, with many more looking at how Smart Security concepts can be implemented.
NEXTT and One ID: ‘queue-busting technologies’
IATA and ACI announced a collaborative approach to smoothing the journey with the launch of the New Experience in Travel and Technologies (NEXTT) initiative.
The initiative will address the challenges of accommodating growth in air travel demand. Its focus is on what the two organizations call ‘queue-busting technologies’, such as digital identity management, automation and robotics – with everything linked together by means of trusted, real-time data.
SITA’s Matthys Serfontein, President, Air Travel Solutions: “NEXTT is welcomed by SITA, as we actively participate in IATA and ACI strategic community initiatives – including Simplifying the Business, Fast Travel, Resolution 753 and Smart Security.”
IATA’s One ID concept is a pivotal part of NEXTT, using a trusted digital identity and biometric recognition to facilitate improved customer experience, speed, efficiency and security.
The concept relies on early validation of the passenger’s identity, and controlled access to this information by various public and private stakeholders on an authorized-to-know basis, so that the passenger can be recognized and attended to in the most efficient way in subsequent process steps.
“We’re responding to community needs,” confirms SITA Insights research
Passengers are keen. Most of them today want to use their mobile when traveling, and 57% of them would now use biometrics, says SITA research.
The industry is responding too. More automation of passenger ID management is a clear trend evident in this year’s ‘Air Transport IT Insights (2018)’ which surveys both airline and airport IT trends. The research finds that airlines are increasingly investing in, and piloting, biometric solutions.
The installation of self-boarding gates using biometrics with ID documentation is now on their radar, with 63% of airlines having implementations or plans by 2021. Blockchain is in the mix too, as potentially enabling airlines to enhance passenger identification, through biometrics.
IT trends at airports echo this, with SITA’s research citing the momentum with which airports are automating passenger processes. Self check-in via kiosks is almost ubiquitous because of significant past investments. But for future investments, 77% of airports have set their sights on biometric ID management solutions.
These include self-boarding gates using biometrics and ID documents: 59% of airports have implementations and/or plans by 2021. These gates will be commonplace by the end of 2021, an undoubted contributor to the ‘walkthrough’ experience and seamless journey.
The research shows that airports see blockchain as offering the potential to improve passenger identification processes, by reducing the need for multiple ID checks.
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A biometrically secure journey
“It’s been clear for a while now that we’re getting ever closer to delivering a secure and hassle-free seamless passenger journey,” says Serfontein. “SITA’s id management solution, Smart Path™, is a perfect example, providing a biometrically secure journey in response to growing air transport community requirements,” he adds.
After a single biometric check using Smart Path™, passengers can move through the airport and board the aircraft. SITA’s Smart Path™ Mobile app also allows passengers to create a secure biometric credential on a mobile phone that can then be used at every touch point in the journey.
Uniting the ‘players’ – a must
“But it’s equally clear that in developing these solutions, it’s vital to have good collaboration among all those responsible for the various stages of the journey,” says Serfontein.
A recent paper, ‘Biometric Boarding using Identity as a Service’, endorses the need to unite stakeholders. A joint project among IAG, BA, IATA and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, the paper underlines the point:
“The challenge of enabling sustainable growth and meeting rising demand for air travel requires new collaborations, new technology and new processes; identity management innovations in particular will impact all stakeholders. By working together, and addressing existing inefficiencies, the industry can deliver benefits for passengers, governments, airlines and airports,” says the paper.
The integrated and frictionless solution devised with the airline and SITA is proving a success for everyone – the airline, the passengers and CBP.
John Wagner, Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Multi-stakeholder collaboration – in action
SITA’s identity management solution, SmartPath™, joins up the players across the journey, linking fully into government systems and databases, and allowing integrated immigration and border checks.
Examples of solutions and trials requiring effective cooperation among multiple industry players, using SITA Smart Path™, include projects at Australia’s Brisbane Airport and Air New Zealand, British Airways and Orlando Airport, Hamad International Airport, and the award-winning JetBlue and the US Customs and Border Protection collaboration.
In all cases, they exhibit the ‘queue-busting’ capabilities and/or potential of biometrics, which can vastly reduce passenger processing times at airports.
Serfontein again: “As part of the air transport community, SITA works with the players across the travel chain to improve passenger processing, airport operations, baggage processing, border management and aircraft operations.
“All of our developments and co-innovations for identity management, biometrics, mobile and other technologies are by their nature collaborative – this is the only way of advancing air travel towards the walkthrough experience,” he concludes.
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Good collaboration is vital in providing identity management and border solutions, as it involves the effective interaction of many stakeholders. This is clearly seen in our pioneering biometrics solutions and trials for JetBlue and British Airways, as well as Brisbane, Hamad, Miami and Orlando airports.
Matthys Serfontein, President, Air Travel Solutions, SITA
'Queue-busting' ID management - a few examples
SITA works with numerous air transport organizations to deliver queue-busting id management solutions. Here are just a few examples.
Our award-winning project with JetBlue and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency tested SITA’s biometric scanning technology to provide a paperless and device-less self-boarding process, a first for the integration of biometric authorization by the CBP with an airline.
Dubbed ‘Board in a snap’, passengers could simply stand in front of a camera for a quick photo to board, eliminating the need to show a boarding pass, passport or any other papers.
Passengers flying with British Airways from Orlando International Airport to London Gatwick experienced a secure and seamless departure with new biometric boarding at the gate. The process involves one quick photo to board the international flight – again no passport, no boarding card. “This innovative boarding process is already proving popular with passengers,” said John Newsome, the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s CIO.
“They simply look at the camera and within seconds the gate opens and they can board the flight.” Following the trial, SITA was chosen by GOAA as the technology partner for biometric exit at Orlando, integrating Smart Path™ at the airport’s 30 international boarding gates.
Australia’s Brisbane Airport and Air New Zealand utilized SITA Smart Path™ to capture passengers’ details via a facial scan, checking that against the record of passengers’ travel documents to create a secure single token, allowing boarding without showing a passport or boarding pass. Launched last year, this was Australia’s first trial using facial recognition technology at check-in and boarding.
“The technology “integrates with our existing common-use infrastructure – check-in kiosks and boarding gates – and can be used by any airline that operates on a common-use kiosk,” said Roel Hellemons, General Manager Strategic Planning and Development, Brisbane Airport Corporation.
Meanwhile, a SITA MOU with Hamad International Airport focuses on seamless identity management across all key passenger service points using biometrics. Trials there will also evaluate robots for passenger facilitation; blockchain technology for rapid and secure sharing of data across stakeholders; and the potential use of augmented and virtual reality for operational concepts.
SITA leads on self-sovereign identity in travel
SITA is a Founding Steward of the Sovrin Foundation, a private-sector, international non-profit whose mission is to enable self-sovereign identity online. SITA will collaborate with the Sovrin Foundation and other Sovrin Stewards to create, operate and maintain the foundation’s decentralized digital identity network.
Sovrin is a decentralized, global public utility for self-sovereign identity. Self-sovereign means a lifetime portable identity for any person, organization, or thing that allows the holder to present verifiable credentials in a privacy-protecting way.
These credentials can represent things as diverse as a passport, an airline ticket or simply a library card. Sovrin identities seek to transform the current broken online identity system which is open to misuse and fraud.
Using self-sovereign identities could lead to lower financial transaction costs, protect people’s personal information, limit opportunity for cybercrime, and simplify identity challenges in a variety of fields including travel, healthcare, banking, IoT and voter fraud.
Trials with innovative airlines
SITA will be working with innovative airline customers to trial issuing credentials to small groups of passengers and allowing them to use them in controlled environments. In doing so, travel industry leaders can see how self-sovereign identity might develop.
Gustavo Pina, Head of SITA Lab: “We know that companies would like to get personal data off their systems. With self-sovereign identity, individuals could maintain ownership of the data they need to travel and this would reduce the data management responsibilities of airlines, airports, governments and other stakeholders in the travel journey.
“There is a clear desire to move in this direction and while it might be hard to visualize today, I expect digital identities will be with us in the coming decade.”
Other Sovrin Stewards include Cisco, Deutsche Telekom, Digicert, IBM, and T-Labs.
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‘Fargo’ Season 3 First Look: A Wild Goose Chase
Posted on Thursday, April 6th, 2017 by Jack Giroux
“As you can imagine, things go wrong,” actor Michael Stuhlbarg says about season 3 of Fargo, succinctly summing up the series in which dreams are rarely ever made. Noah Hawley‘s show often involves characters making poor decisions, much to our delight and horror. Starting April 19, we’ll meet a new batch of desperate Fargo characters doomed by coincidence and fate.
Below, watch the Fargo season 3 featurette.
Ray (Ewan McGregor) has a serious beef with the Parking Lot King of Minnesota, his brother, Emmit Stussy (Ewan McGregor). TV spots have teased their quarrel, which all started over three dozen vintage stamps. Emmit cheated his brother over what was once his, possibly robbing him of a better life.
Now, he wants what he’s owed so that he can buy a ring for his girlfriend, Nikki Swango (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a killer at the bridge table. With the help of an endearing and trusty pothead criminal, played by Scott McNairy (Halt and Catch Fire), the three of them will try to steal some stamps.
Whether they’re involved in the murder Police Chief Gloria Burgle (Carrie Coon) is investigating, we’ll know soon enough.
Fargo Season 3 First Look
Season 3 of Fargo hasn’t even started, but maybe because we’ve already seen a decent amount of ads for it, and because he’s a great actor, it’s already easy to look past the fact it’s Ewan McGregor in two roles. He comes across as an empathetic sadsack as Ray, but like most characters on Fargo, he’ll possibly test our empathy throughout season 3.
Here’s the synopsis:
Set in 2010, the third season centers on “Emmit” and his slightly younger brother “Ray Stussy” (both played by Ewan McGregor). Emmit, the Parking Lot King of Minnesota, sees himself as an American success story, whereas Ray is more of a cautionary tale. Forever living in his more successful brother’s shadow, Ray is a balding and pot-bellied parole officer with a huge chip on his shoulder about the hand he’s been dealt – and he blames his brother. Their sibling rivalry follows a twisted path that begins with petty theft but soon leads to murder, mobsters and cut-throat competitive bridge. Carrie Coon stars as “Gloria Burgle,” the steady chief of the local police department. A newly divorced mother, Gloria is trying to understand the new world around her, where people connect more intimately with their phones than with the people around them. Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as Ray’s girlfriend, “Nikki Swango,” a crafty and alluring recent parolee with a passion for competitive bridge. David Thewlis stars as “V.M. Vargas,” a mysterious loner and true capitalist whose bosses plan to partner with Emmit, whether “The Parking Lot King” likes it or not.
Fargo is less than two short weeks away on April 19.
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Payne heads to Pacific meeting with a nod to neighbours' climate fears
By David Wroe
September 2, 2018 — 11.45pm
New Foreign Minister Marise Payne has acknowledged she will carry the baggage of “an extremely difficult week” over Australia’s approach to climate change when she faces Pacific island leaders worried about the threat to their countries posed by rising sea levels.
Senator Payne will head to Nauru on Monday for her first overseas meeting, the Pacific Islands Forum, at which she expects to finalise a major regional security agreement but is also likely to face questions from leaders in the neighbourhood about Australia’s commitment to climate action after the chaotic leadership change 10 days ago.
New Foreign Minister Marise Payne. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
Canberra is looking to deepen its ties with Pacific nations amid concern about China’s strategic ambitions in what Australia has traditionally considered its backyard, with government ministers repeatedly saying Australia wants to be the “partner of choice” to smaller neighbours.
With some Pacific leaders voicing their concern about Australia’s commitment to climate action, Senator Payne acknowledged this was a key issue for low-lying island countries but stressed Australia’s history of practical action ought to assuage their worries.
“We have had, no denying, an extremely difficult week on these issues and on other things in Australian politics, but I think our practical record in the region and support for countries in the region is there for all to see,” she told Fairfax Media.
“I will definitely be talking about the fact that Australia absolutely recognises that Pacific island countries are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and to the impacts of natural disasters. That therefore means it is a top priority for the region and I absolutely acknowledge that.”
Australia has committed under the Paris climate pact to cut its emissions by 26 per cent by 2030 but does not now have a national strategy for hitting that target after a series of policy changes surrounding the leadership battle that brought Scott Morrison to the prime ministership.
Some Coalition MPs during the tumult of recent weeks were openly calling for Australia to abandon its Paris pledge.
On Sunday, Trade Minister Simon Birmingham told Sky News that Mr Morrison had made it “very clear that Australia will continue to honour our commitments” on climate change.
“We continually see in terms of that abatement target that is required to meet the 2030 commitments that gap is closing with each update," he said. "And we will continue to work on the policy settings to make sure that that is achieved."
Senator Payne said Australia had already spent at least two-thirds of the $300 million it pledged to climate change and natural disaster resilience through the Pacific Island Forum in 2016.
It was also “mainstreaming” climate change and natural disaster resilience into its investments in the Pacific in “practical demonstrations to Australia’s engagement and commitment”.
Senator Payne also dismissed former Pacific minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells’ call for more aid to the region. Australia has cut its overall foreign aid budget but directed more to the neighbourhood so that a record $1.3 billion will be spent this financial year in the Pacific.
“The former minister may have her own views, but I’m very confident that [aid] is targeted and that it is delivering in response to our engagement with our partners in the region,” Senator Payne said.
She said her top priority was signing the “Biketawa Plus” security agreement, which would have a “very contemporary focus on emerging threats” such as cybersecurity and transnational crime.
Because of lobbying from Pacific leaders, the draft of the agreement also states: "We reaffirm that climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific and our commitment to progress the implementation of the Paris agreement."
Senator Payne also defended the fact that Mr Morrison would not attend the Pacific forum as Australian leaders have previously done, arguing he had other immediate challenges in his first fortnight in the role.
And asked why the Pacific affairs portfolio had been downgraded from a ministerial to an assistant ministerial position, she said she would be "leading from the front" in making the Pacific a priority.
Marise Payne
David Wroe
David Wroe is defence and national security correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
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It's Chile Trapped Underground
8/28/2010 07:30:00 pmStrange, to-app
Earlier in the week people got really upset because a cat spent 15 hours in a bin. Right now there are 33 miners in Chile who are thinking, "Oh, p*** off!"
And now a hi-tech underground video camera was lowered half-a-mile down a shaft to see how the 33 trapped Chilean miners are coping.
A bunch of people who can't get out are being filmed. Just when you thought Big Brother was finally over...
The footage showed the workers, who have been stuck since August 5, stripped to the waist and appearing slim but healthy.
So they're skinny and they like taking their clothes off. It really is like Big Brother.
In a five-minute clip released by the Chilean government, the men are seen standing arm-in-arm, singing the national anthem and yelling: "Long live Chile, long live the miners!"
It would've been so much better if they started to sing, "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho. It's off to work we go..."
The rescue operation is under way but they have been told it may be Christmas before they are rescued.
You have to feel sorry for those guys. All of their shopping will have to be done last minute.
Experts from NASA have been drafted in to help.
Hang on. If you have something underground that you want bringing up to the surface quickly, you don't call NASA. You call BP.
>Read more in the source story
NHS Straining Under Too Many Fat People
Medical experts are saying the NHS needs more resources to deal with all the fat people coming through their doors.
Heck, just get smaller doors.
Figures published on Friday showed that weight loss surgery has risen almost 785% in less than five years, according to NHS Information Centre research.
Some of that will include the very popular gastric band surgery, where they basically put a big elastic band round your innards. It means you can't eat as much because if you do it will ping off and launch your duodenum out of your bum-hole. I should state, I am not a doctor.
It also includes stomach stapling, which is very serious surgery. I'd opt for the less serious stomach paper-clipping.
National Obesity Forum spokeswoman Tam Fry argued that doctors are going ahead with the surgery without insisting patients seek lifestyle changes and pharmaceutical treatment first.
Yeah, we should be doing all we can to help these people break their addiction to food before we cut them up. But let me tell you one thing that isn't helping, having a National Obesity Forum spokeswoman called "Fry".
That's like having a spokeswoman for the National Alcohol Forum called Winehouse... for so many reasons.
Woman Bins A Cat
Did you see the story about the woman who put a cat into a bin? Ouch! She's Mary Bale and she was caught on CCTV picking up a neighbour's cat and dumping it in a wheelie bin. She now faces a possible RSPCA prosecution.
Good. If you put the wrong item into the wrong recycling bin you get a fine; she should at least get that.
Bale now faces losing her job as a customer services assistant at Royal Bank of Scotland.
Oh, I think the people have RBS have done much worse to our country of late.
She doesn't realise that you can't just put a cat in a bin. If you really want to do it you have to do it when the cat is very young and there are more than one of them. Yep, you should only put your litter in the bin.
Daddy Cameron
8/26/2010 08:58:00 amPolitics, to-app
David Cameron is now a father again. He'll be spending the next few weeks looking after the little bundle of joy as it lies there, unaware of what is going on around it. Just like his first meetings with Nick Clegg. Just with less crying.
David said: "The baby just popped out."
Eugh. I know it was his wife's fourth child but let's leave a little to the imagination.
It said in the newspaper: "The baby was delivered at noon, by caesarean section, with Mr Cameron present."
Caesarean? Ah, he's presiding over more cuts!
Actually, that's odd. He said it popped out but it was a caesarean. Did she sneeze at the wrong time?
David said: "Samantha woke this morning and thought she was having contractions and it was beginning to get going. So we thought we would come to the hospital, just to get everything checked out. Then things sped up and it all happened very, very quickly and the baby popped out at about 12 o'clock."
He added: "My job was to make the toast and tea."
Now he knows how Nick Clegg feels.
Tiger Woods' Divorce
8/25/2010 08:47:00 pmCelebrity, to-app
Tiger Woods and his wifey, Elin Nordegren, have been granted a divorce. That's a shame. I had a good feeling about those two.
Details of the settlement have been kept secret, but Elin had been demanding up to £500million. Wow. £500million because he slept with a few women. That makes Peter Crouch's £800 to sleep with an escort seem like a bargain.
He had affairs with around 20 models. Tiger by name. Heck, Woods by name...
I didn't know golfers were seen as that sexy. Footballers I understand, but golfers are men who spend all their time working out how to get into a hole with the fewest strokes. Isn't that the opposite of what women want?
Woman Goes Bananas
8/24/2010 03:36:00 pmStrange, to-app, Video
My favourite story of the day has to be that of Fran Dando. She is a 21-year-old mum from Hastings and she has an irrational fear of bananas.
The newspapers presented this story like it's shocking but you see loads of kids these days who look like they would run a mile if you put fruit or veg near them.
Well, walk a mile. Well, walk to the nearest McDonald's.
I like this story because having a fear of bananas means, if she was in a bank when it was robbed, she'd be the only one who poos her pants when she finds out that it's NOT a real gun.
It started when Fran was seven and her brother hid a banana in her bed. She said: "I felt this horrible slimy thing. It frightened the life out of me.
So she doesn't like things that are about 6 inches long, slimy and in her bed. How did she become a mum?
P.S. If you're reading this Fran, this is for you.
AAA Stand-Up Late
8/23/2010 06:03:00 pmto-app, Video
We're heading toward the end of the AAA Stand-Up Late shows. We're still on till the 30th so you still have the chance to come and see.
They've been going really well, but of course I would say that, wouldn't I? And reviews like the 4-star one from Three Weeks are lovely, but what do real people think?
Police officers have been told to stop wearing sexy underwear while on duty.
Now when you see a policeman you'll be thinking he's going commando, and you'll be hoping that's a truncheon you can see.
West Midlands Police have also been told they should not be wearing particularly sexy undies which might get noticed.
I suppose it makes sense. If you get chased, wrestled to the ground and arrested it must be pretty scary. But if you see that the person who is holding you down has some sexy panties on, it reaches a whole new level of fear.
A notice was recently issued which even told them they should avoid having a visible panty line (VPL) and undies should be "inconspicuous" under their uniform. But some officers say they feel like they're being treated as children.
Quite right. Children shouldn't wear sexy pants either. Case closed.
Harry Knobber
Movie executives behind the lucrative Harry Potter franchise are taking legal action against a Swiss condom brand for allegedly naming their products after the boy wizard.
I wouldn't know about that, I have to buy the Hagrid range. Eh, ladies? (I was meaning because of the size not the hairiness.)
Bosses at the Warner Bros. studio are said to have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the company making "Harry Poppers", which feature an illustration of a condom wearing round glasses and waving a magic wand on the packet.
Why would you want to wear something that makes your tackle look like it's a short, bald magician? It's like having Paul Daniels between your legs.
Kerry Katona In Chav Admission Shocker
Kerry Katona said that Angelina Jolie makes her feel like a "right chav".
Just Angelina? You'd think Kerry would feel like a chav more often. Like, when someone asks, "Where do you see yourself in five years time?" and she says, "The Jeremy Kyle Show."
Kerry was at the Salt première when she said: "She is stunning. I couldn't talk to her because there's no way she'd want to chat to a chav like me."
We all feel like a chav next to Angelina. She's so posh she buys her babies while the rest of us settle for the home-made ones.
Anne Robinson - 'Love Is Expensive'
Anne Robinson has revealed that she believes love can be "expensive".
It can if you're Peter Crouch. £800 for a Spanish escort. There must be a comparison website that could've helped him. "Ho! Compare"?
She admitted that her divorce settlements were the largest amount of money she had spent on anything.
That was back when she was on the TV show Watchdog. Talk about a show that did exactly what it said on the tin, because whenever I saw it I was watching... well, you see where I'm going.
I'm being nasty because she once insulted the Welsh. They're my people. I come from a long line of Welsh people. And no, I don't fancy sheep. But put a woolly jumper on and I'm there.
Anne also claimed that she was once asked to run for mayor of London, saying: "The Tories once asked me to consider being the mayor of London."
If she would've run for mayor we could've ended up with a celebrity who keeps saying the wrong thing and is basically well-known for having embarrassing hair being in charge. Instead we got Boris. Hmm.
Wildlife Criminal Caged
A British businessman caught trying to smuggle rare falcon eggs to Dubai was jailed for 30 months and labelled a "wildlife criminal."
I normally feel sorry for smugglers. Anyone who goes to jail for an offence that involves shoving things up your bum will probably find the punishment fits the crime.
Jeffrey Lendrum stole 14 precious peregrine falcon eggs from a nest in Wales and strapped them to his chest.
The problem was they were large eggs. You get sent down for 'class A' possession. (There's an egg pun you don't hear often.)
He looks pretty stupid now but if that flight got into trouble and started to crash, having 14 birds strapped to you could be a stroke of genius.
A Step Forward For Clocks
8/18/2010 05:42:00 pmPolitics, to-app
David Cameron may move the clocks forward permanently.
Labour also think this is a good idea. But they want him to move the clocks 5 years forward and give them another election.
It will be in order to allow Britons to enjoy longer evenings all year round. However, the Prime Minister has faced a backlash from Scotland, who argue that the move would be disastrous for the country.
I'm up in Edinburgh right now and in the evenings people seem to drink and start fights. Longer evenings mean more drinking and more fights. By the end of the year the population could drop 50%.
That's the main reason they don't like the clocks going forwards in Scotland. They worry it means closing time is nearer.
I don't think they should move the clocks forward and keep them there. OK, it would make the country brighter at times when we need it, but it would mean we don't have to alter the clocks twice a year. That's one of the few things men do around the house. If we get rid of that the only job we will have is levelling up the toilet roll when the two ply get out of sync.
Still, he wouldn't be the first Tory PM to make loads of men redundant.
Man Films Potential Shark Attack
There's a new video on the internet that caught my eye. A Californian surfer filmed two sharks swimming closely to him.
Why was he filming it? Was he going to take the sharks to court for attacking him?
Chuck Patterson was his name. He said: "A nine foot shark came out of nowhere, circled twice and slapped his tail on my board before disappearing. Then a minute later, a seven foot juvenile great white swam circles around me for 12 minutes. It was an unreal experience that I will cherish forever."
When the video starts and you see a man filming two nearby sharks you think, "This is going to be the bravest happy-slapping clip I have ever seen."
Here's a video on it...
Alesha Dixon's Bald
8/14/2010 11:17:00 amCelebrity, to-app
The Daily Mail has been rather nasty to Alesha Dixon. They published a picture of her and said she is going bald.
I hope that's going to be the latest fashion. If this season we're going for baldness and a beer belly, I'm finally in.
Maybe she won't mind what they said because the newspaper also gave her some publicity. The said her new song is released on September 5 and the video sees her "ditch her girl-next-door image for something more provocative".
Oh, when I heard she was being re-branded I thought she was changing her name from Alesha Dixon to Alesha Curries Digital.
Look, let's be honest. She's not going bald. She just has the hair do they call the Croydon Facelift, where the hair is pulled back so tightly it drags the skin up. She's not bald, that's just the hairless skin that would normally be near her eyes.
The Croydon Factlift style will always make women look like they have less hair. Unless it's so tight it pulls skin up from lower down. Then they'd look like they have a goatee.
Google Street Death
Schoolgirl Azura Beebeejaun sparked panic after she was photographed lying face down and seemingly dead on Google Street View.
She wasn't dead, she was perfectly fine, but she pretended that she had been seriously injured. She has now been offer a job playing up front for Chelsea.
People living in Middle Road, St John's, Worcester, were so concerned they contacted Google in case a crime had gone undetected. A spokesman for Google said: ''The imagery in Street View represents a snapshot in time of Britain's streets and is no different to what anyone might expect to see for themselves around the country."
Hang on a minute. I'm British and I don't expect to see scenes of violence and unconscious bodies lying in the road when I go for a walk. But then, I don't live in Glasgow.
Here's a video about it too...
Robbie Williams - Bark For Good
8/13/2010 04:36:00 pmCelebrity, Strange, to-app
Sorry ladies, Robbie Williams is married now. You'll have to find a different chubber who tries to spot aliens.
He married his long-term partner Ayda. According to the papers she had eight dogs as bridesmaids.
I know they say the bridesmaids shouldn't look more beautiful than the bride, but you're not that bad Ayda.
Robbie said they had eschewed normal wedding day conventions, adding: "The only thing that's traditional is the vows. No hen party, no bachelor party, no wedding showers."
Of course there was no hen party. Most nightclubs have a sign that says, "No dogs!"
Beckham Dumped On TV
8/12/2010 08:16:00 pmCelebrity, Sport, to-app
You have to feel sorry for David Beckham. Fabio Capello effectively ended Beckham's international career live on TV.
Getting sacked by TV is pretty low. The only way Capello could've been even nastier would've been if he secretly invited Beckham onto an episode of the Jeremy Kyle Show called, "You're too old to perform for me... get out!"
The England boss was asked if David would be part of his plans for the Euro 2012 qualifiers. Capello replied: "I say thank you very much for helping me at the World Cup but he is probably, little bit old."
He has a point. Beckham is old but he's still fit. Old and fit? I'm surprised Wayne Rooney hasn't tried to pay him for sex.
Man, Eating Cat
A pet owner who allegedly marinated his cat in oils and peppers, intending to eat it, has been arrested on charges of animal cruelty.
I blame Jamie Oliver. He always saying, "Cook from fresh."
Police found four-year-old Navarro in a cage, his fur covered with oil, crushed red peppers and chilli peppers, in the boot of 51-year-old Gary Korkuc's car. The animal was discovered when traffic officers pulled Korkuc over for failing to stop at a stop sign in Buffalo, New York.
Of course he failed to stop, he didn't want his dinner to get cold.
Korkuc reportedly told officers he was punishing his cat for being ill tempered - and told them he planned to cook the cat.
You don't eat a cat if it is ill tempered. It's much better if the meat was tender.
I can't help thinking this was all a mix up. Gary Korkuc would've been at home, about to tuck into the cat, when his wife would walk in and say, "Gary! That's not what I meant when I said I wanted you to eat my p" (I'll leave that joke there. It's too rude for even this site.)
One Lib Dem Coalition Is Over
Former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy has split from his wife, Sarah.
That shows the real difference between the UK and the US. Over here, our political Kennedys are short, ginger chaps who can't keep women. Tut.
Insiders said his alcoholism placed an unbearable strain on their eight-year marriage and they have been spending more and more time apart.
She could be in for a lot of money in the settlement... if he takes him empties back.
According to the newspaper I read this in...
A source said the couple's split had come as "no surprise".
And I heard Charles was certainly fond of the source. I think it was spelt that way.
Human Robots
8/10/2010 06:35:00 amStrange, to-app
We should feel proud today. British boffins have developed the first ever robot capable of showing human emotions.
Is it really the first? My old Windows Vista machine showed the same emotions as my ex. It would just freeze up when I wanted to do something on it.
But she said I was like her old Amstrad computer. Something about a pathetic memory and an infected floppy.
Anyway, this robot is called Nao and it has had its behaviour modelled on a young child.
It's just like having a baby. He hunches his shoulders when he is sad and raised his arms when he is happy. And if you have two of them the Government gives you a free house.
Life Is A Naked Rollercoaster
102 thrill-seekers have set a new world record by riding the Green Scream Rollercoaster at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, naked.
Naked? That's not really fair. They strip off on a rollercoaster and they get in the newspapers and record books. I do it and I get banned from Thorpe Park. OK, I was the only one doing it that day, but still.
They were raising money for breast cancer research.
It went well. When the ride finally jolted to a halt you should've heard the applause.
Oh, wait. That wasn't applause. It was the sound of all those boobs slapping together.
Peter Crouch Cheats On Abbey Clancy
Scandal! According to the news today, Peter Crouch cheated on his fiancé Abbey Clancy while on a stag weekend in Madrid.
I don't really like football, but I do like affairs, so I read on.
I don't think Abbey should be too upset if he was unfaithful. He's Peter Crouch. If he went down on a woman he'd still be three feet above her clunge.
According to the News of the World, the footballer paid £800 to sleep with 19-year-old escort Monica Mint after meeting her at a nightclub.
Monica said, "I can't believe he paid for sex with someone like me when he has a gorgeous woman like her at home."
I think Peter has always fancied a bit of Spanish action. He stopped calling his missus Abbey. Now he calls her Santander.
Clooney's Clothing Issues
George Clooney went to court in Italy to give evidence against three people accused of fraudulently using his name to endorse a clothing line.
I hope he's upset about them using the word Clooney, because if he doesn't like clothing lines using the name George, wait till he goes in Asda.
The fake designer line never saw the light of day as police stepped in before it went on display at a fashion show in Milan in 2008.
It made sense for them to call the clothes 'Clooney'. They were quite grey but people still liked them.
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Every year, I think 'this is my favorite History / Bible / Literature,' and every following year, the new one blows me away all over again," writes Allison H of Bridgeport, WV. "I have yet to part with any of our Sonlight books, and we've all enjoyed rereading many of the earlier Readers and Read-Alouds. Sonlight has given my children a broad view of the world and a deep connection with each other." Pictured, Seth (13), Ruthie (9), and Hadley (11) enjoy a history lesson while getting ready for the day. The H family has been Sonlighting for seven years.
"We were drawn to Sonlight because we love the books and reading together," writes Megan S of Santa Rosa, CA, "but the Book of Time and the way history is put into place by the collective curriculum was a revelation for me.
"I have learned so much right alongside my children! And my babies learn daily with their older sisters. It's an all-around win. We thank God for bringing Sonlight into our lives."
Here, Megan's daughter Alheli (4) hugs her Book of Time as she joyfully realizes that she'll be doing her very own timeline work! Her sisters Ellen (7) and Olin (4) look at their own treasures during their family's fifth Box Day."Alheli has been listening to her older sisters' Sonlight readings since she was a baby," Megan said. "This year, as we opened the box, she said 'Hey, look! A new timeline book!' When I told her it was hers to use, she pulled it out with awe and kissed it. I love that one of her growing-up milestones will be her use of the timeline that she's watched her sisters diligently fill throughout her life. It's a page in her very own story."
Author: Ellen Raskin
Newbery Award
The only mystery story ever to win the Newbery Medal!
Sixteen players are possible heirs to Sam Westing's fortune . . . and all of them are suspects in the case of his curious demise. The one who discovers the villain's identity wins $200 million; the losers lose all. A pleasurable read.
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SONORO COMPLETES PHASE TWO DRILL PROGRAM AT CERRO CALICHE
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VANCOUVER, Canada, July 3, 2019, Sonoro Metals Corp., (TSXV: SMO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP), (“Sonoro” and the “Company”), reports that assays for the final 15 holes of the initial two-phase drill program at Cerro Caliche have been received, bringing the total drilled by Sonoro to 10,328 meters over 96 holes. The program has confirmed gold mineralization identified by prior operators and substantially increased the dimensions of all the mineralized zones
Within the Central Zone, drilling has demonstrated a sector measuring 1.3 km long by up to 0.6 km wide, comprised of Japoneses, Chinos NW, Cuervos and Buena Vista, with shallow, gold mineralized zones and gold grades and intervals similar to operating heap leach mines in the region. The Cabeza Blanca-El Colorado-Guadalupe zone located 750 meters west of the Central Zone demonstrates similar mineralization over a 1 km strike length. An additional 7 mineralized zones have been drilled within a 1.5 km radius of the Central Zone, at Abejas, Rincon, Gloria, Veta de Oro, Chinos Altos, La Espanola and Buena Suerte, with all showing potential for expansion.
“The successful conclusion to the Phase Two drilling program has enabled Sonoro to proceed with the commissioning of an NI 43-101 technical report by a team of independent geologists, to estimate the resource potential for Cerro Caliche,” said Kenneth MacLeod, President and CEO of Sonoro. “Following receipt of the contemplated technical report, Sonoro plans to conduct a comprehensive review of the data to determine the scope and scale of a Phase Three drill program.”
Assays from the final 15 drill holes continued the expansion of the gold and silver mineralization in and around the previously identified Central Zone at Japoneses, Chinos NW, and Buena Vista and confirmed the continuity of mineralization between these zones and in areas within these zones not previously drilled.
To view a map of all the drill holes, please click here and to view a map of the drill holes in the Central Zones please click here or visit the Sonoro website at www.sonorometals.com
Highlights from the last 15 holes of the 10,328 m program reported here include:
Infill hole SCR-094 returned 1.154 g/t AuEq over 12.19 m in NW end of Japoneses zone
Infill hole SCR-095 returned 0.791 g/t AuEq over 19.81 m in north end of Japoneses zone
Infill hole SCR-089 returned 0.657 g/t AuEq over 22.86 m in Chinos NW zone
Infill hole SCR-083 returned 0.747 g/t Au Eq over 22.86 m in west side of Japoneses zone
Infill hole SCR-084 returned 0.704 g/t AuEq over 15.24 m in north Japoneses zone
Drill holes SCR-081, 082, 083, 092, 093, and 094 were completed along the western side of Japoneses toward the northwest region of the zone. Holes SCR-093 and 094 were paired holes from the same drill site inclined 45 degrees in opposite directions with SCR-093 containing 4.57 m with 0.436 g/t AuEq and SCR-094 reporting 12.9 m with 1.154 g/t AuEq. SCR-093’s end of hole overlaps SCR-095’s end of hole making these three drill holes, including SCR-094, aligned in the cross section. Click here to view the Japoneses cross section. These holes are at the northern terminus of the Japoneses gold mineralized zone that remains open and which Sonoro plans to test by future drilling.
Drill hole SCR-084 was completed in the north-central part of the Japoneses zone with 15.24 m of 0.704 g/t AuEq intercepted, including a vein showing 1.53 m of 2.93 g/t Au and 33.6 g/t Ag. Drill holes SCR-085, 088, 089, 090 and 091 drill-tested the area between Japoneses and Chinos NW zones, showing the mineralization continuing between the two zones. SCR-086 and 087 were drilled to infill the connection between the Japoneses and Cuervos zones which show shorter intervals.
This drilling program has shown that the mineralized zones have good continuity along strike and these zones are open for extension potential. The strike length of Japoneses through the Cuervos zone is over 1,100 meters and with the inclusion of Boluditos and Chinos NW, it is approximately 1,300 meters long by 400 meters wide.
The historic Cabeza Blanca zone is now shown to have a strike length of 1,000 meters including the El Colorado zones of veins, some of which have higher grades. The width of the Cabeza Blanca zone is approximately 20 meters with some additional mineralized areas alongside the zone in the Guadalupe vein. The potential to expand this area of mineralization is believed to be high with open extensions north and south.
A total of 10,328 meters has been drilled and assayed to date in the two phases of the program with 96 drill holes for an average drill hole length of 107.6 meters, all inclined. The combination of historic and current exploration drilling now totals 23,679 meters in 212 drill holes in addition to more than 6,000 surface samples.
Mineral intercepts presented for the final 15 drill holes are shown in the table below.
Cerro Caliche Project, holes composites with cutoff 0.15 g/t Au
AuEq
g/t
SCR-081
CHINOS NW
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (“QA/QC”) Measures and Analytical Procedures
Drill samples are collected with an airstream cyclone and passed into a splitter that divides each sample into quarters. The quartered samples are then bagged and sealed with identification. The sample group has blanks, standards and duplicates inserted into the sample stream. ALS-Chemex collects the samples and transports them directly to the preparation laboratory in Hermosillo, Sonora.
At the laboratory, part of each sample is reduced through crushing, splitting and pulverization from which 200 grams is sent to the ALS-Chemex assay laboratory in Vancouver. Thirty grams undergoes fire assay for gold with the resulting concentrated button of material produced is dissolved in acids, and the gold is determined by atomic absorption. Another quantity of the sample is dissolved in four acids for an ICP multi-element analysis.
Geologic Description
Cerro Caliche is located 45 kilometers east southeast of Magdalena de Kino in the Cucurpe-Sonora Mega-district of Sonora, Mexico. Multiple historic underground mines were developed in the concession including Cabeza Blanca, Los Cuervos, Japoneses, Las Abejas, Boluditos, El Colorado, Veta de Oro and Espanola. Mineralization types of the Cucurpe-Sonora Mega-district include variants of epithermal low sulfidation veins and related mineralized dikes and associated volcanic domes. Local altered felsic dikes cut the mineralized meta-sedimentary rock units and may be associated with mineralization both in the dikes and meta-sedimentary rocks.
Stephen Kenwood, P. Geo., a director of Sonoro, is a Qualified Person within the context of National Instrument 43-101 and has read and approved this news release. Readers are cautioned that the presence of mineralization on historic mines adjacent to or on Cerro Caliche is not necessarily indicative of gold mineralization in the concessions held by the company.
About Sonoro Metals Corp.
Sonoro Metals Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development company with two exploration stage precious metal properties in Sonora State, Mexico. The company has highly experienced operational and management teams with proven track records for the discovery and development of natural resource deposits.
On behalf of the Board of SONORO METALS CORP.
Per: “Kenneth MacLeod”
KENNETH MACLEOD
Sonoro Metals Corp. - Corporate Communications:
Bill Campbell – Tel: (604) 565-5609
Email: bill@sonorometals.com
Forward-Looking Statement Cautions: This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation, relating to, among other things, the Company’s plans for the drilling of the above-described Cerro Caliche Concessions, located in the municipality of Cucurpe, Sonora, Mexico, and the Company’s future exploration plans for those properties. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable based on current circumstances, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “aims,” “potential,” “goal,” “objective,” “prospective,” and similar expressions, or that events or conditions “will,” “would,” “may,” “can,” “could” or “should” occur, or are those statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, estimates and opinions of the Company’s management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the possibility of unfavourable interim exploration results, the lack of sufficient future financing to carry out exploration plans, and unanticipated changes in the legal, regulatory and permitting requirements for the Company’s exploration programs. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law or the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s complete public disclosure record on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
THIS PRESS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH JURISDICTION.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his Spring Statement 2018, and on his promise to move away from two major fiscal announcements every year.
There was no red briefcase, no red book, no spending increases and no tax changes as the chancellor announced updated economic forecasts in a speech lasting less than half the length of any of his previous statements.
Not that it comes as a surprise seeing that Hammond moved this to a Tuesday, rather than keeping it in its usual slot straight after prime minister's questions on a Wednesday.
Far from being a second financial statement of the tax year, the chancellor unveiled the latest economic forecasts alongside a raft of consultations.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) revised its forecast for growth up to 1.5% - up 0.1% on the previous forecast announced in Autumn Budget 2017.
However, GDP is expected to fall back to 1.3% in 2019 and 2020 as the OBR left its November 2017 forecast unchanged.
Borrowing fell to £45.2 billion in 2017/18 - £4.7 billion lower than the OBR's forecast in November 2017, while Hammond confirmed any further borrowing is expected to fund capital investment only.
Debt is expected to start falling as a share of GDP in 2018/19, according to the OBR.
Aside from updated economic forecasts, the rest of the chancellor's attention focused on policy consultations - some new, others previously announced.
These consultations may feed into Autumn Budget 2018.
A statement with few announcements
Updates on growth, borrowing and debt.
Various consultations hint at future measures.
Changes for 2018/19
Income tax, workplace pension contributions and more.
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Soft Drink Firms Still Target Kids, Report Finds
Alfred Kristoffer A. GuiangNov 21, 2014 08:52 PM EST
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With cases of obesity, and health issues related to obesity, on the rise in recent years, government officials have been far more keen on controlling the level of influence that unhealthy food and beverages have, especially in children's diet. And in spite of diet and uncaffinated alternatives, soft drinks remain amongst the unhealthiest beverages around, due to their high sugar content.
Despite promises made by soft drinks companies to cut back on advertisements of their beverages, a new study discovers that these companies are still spending enormous amounts of money marketing sugary drinks. And the study made another important find, revealing that U.S. youths still remain the target of all advertisements for sugary, carbonated drinks.
The study ,which was conducted by researchers at the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, says that beverage companies have spent $866 million advertising unhealthy drinks in 2013, which was four times as much as they spent advertising pure fruit juice and water.
"Despite promises by major beverage companies to be part of the solution in addressing childhood obesity, our report shows that companies continue to market their unhealthy products directly to children and teens," lead researcher of the study, Jennifer Harris says. "They have also rapidly expanded marketing in social and mobile media that are popular with young people, but much more difficult for parents to monitor."
According to reports, teens are seeing fewer TV commercials for sugary drinks, but they remain a prime target for marketers through product placement, social media and other means.
While the number of ads found on websites mostly visited by children declined during the period, around 6-to-11-year-olds viewed 39 percent fewer television ads for sugary drinks in 2013 than in 2010. Teens saw a 30 percent drop.
"Sugary drink advertising on websites primarily visited by youth declined by 72 percent."
The number of ads found on websites mostly visited by children also declined during the period, according to the report.
The report was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation which was based on Nielsen data on advertising exposure from 2013.
However, Yale researchers said beverage companies continued to reach young people through sites like Facebook and Twitter as well as mobile apps, and much of that marketing promoted unhealthy products.
In 2006, kids were seeing 40,000 TV ads a year.
"They're trying to talk about offering healthier choices and lower sugar products," Harris, said. "But if they keep marketing their high-sugar products to children and teens, they can't say they are being a part of the solution."
Under a voluntary program called the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, major soda companies agreed not advertise beverages other than juice, water or milk-based drinks to any audience comprised predominantly of children under 12.
According to Reuters, the Yale report examined total advertising, not just that for children's programming. Researchers found that with some brands, children's exposure to unhealthy drinks had increased since 2010.
Though in rebuttal to the study's claims, the American Beverage Association, an industry trade group, says that the authors of the Yale report did "not adequately differentiate between marketing to children, who are widely viewed as a special audience needing particular care, and marketing to teens and general audiences."
More: soft drinks, Obesity, marketing strategy, carbonated drinks, Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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We Work to Help | Our Help is Yours
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What is conspicuously lacking in combating these virtually apocalyptic scenarios are effective solutions. To that end, in the course of his decades of research into the mind and spirit, L. Ron Hubbard developed methods by which to address the crises that threaten our world.
While to bring those solutions to bear, permanent centers have been established to act as “generation plants,” which thereby set in motion broad-scale movements in the name of morality, literacy, drug prevention and rehabilitation.
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Drug abuse and criminality, intolerance and inhumanity, disasters both natural and man-made pervade and degrade every segment of society. So daunting are these issues that efforts to eliminate them are all too often overshadowed by efforts to merely contain the damage.
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Dodgers narrow field of managerial candidates to three
Written By Joe Rodgers
The Dodgers may not have a manager yet, but the team has narrowed the list of possible replacements for Don Mattingly to three.
Gabe Kapler, Bud Black and Dave Roberts are still in the running, after Darrin Erstad removed his name from consideration on Friday, the LA Times reported.
MORE: Ranking the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant ringers | Cubs jack up ticket prices
The trio is expected to continue interviews into next week, and the Dodgers could have a skipper named within 10 days.
The club has been seeking a new manager since mutually parting ways with Mattingly on Oct. 22. Mattingly quickly found other work however, agreeing on Nov. 2 to manage the Marlins.
Kapler doesn't have coaching or managerial experience in the majors, but the Dodgers farm director is a favorite within the organization and shares a strong belief in sabermetrics with the Dodgers front office, per Yahoo Sports.
Black has compiled a 649-713 record (.477 winning percentage) and never reached the playoffs in 8 1/2 seasons with the Padres. He was fired midway through this season after starting 32-33. He is well-regarded because of his easygoing nature and strong ability to relate with players, especially pitchers.
Roberts, a former major-league outfielder, was a finalist to becoming the Mariners manager this offseason. He's worked under Dodgers VP Josh Byrnes when the two were with the Padres.
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Madison Bumgarner won't be in Home Run Derby after MLBPA lobbies against it
Written By Alec Brzezinski
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Giants ace Madison Bumgarner will not participate in the Home Run Derby this summer after the MLB Players Association lobbied against the idea, according to the Bay Area News Group.
More than a few baseball fans were enticed by the idea of seeing the game's best hitting pitcher slug it out against the best home run hitters in MLB. The idea of a pitchers-only derby was also talked about.
MORE: Bumgarner makes history as first pitcher to hit in AL park in 40 years
Giants manager Bruce Bochy did leave some hope for the spectacle to take place next season, saying the MLBPA plans to revisit the topic of pitchers hitting in the Derby next season.
It was odd for the news to break Thursday, the same day Bochy decided to leave Bumgarner in the lineup in an American League ballpark. It was the first time since 1976 a pitcher hit in an interleague game in an AL stadium.
Bumgarner, 27, won the Silver Slugger in 2014 and 2015 as NL's best hitting pitcher.
MORE: SN ranks the 50 best players in MLB
He will now have to wait until next year to prove he belongs with the game's best regardless of position.
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Astros' Josh Reddick on series loss to A's: 'The last 4 games stunk'
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Houston Astros v Oakland Athletics
Astros outfielder and former Oakland Athletic Josh Reddick wasn't pleased with Houston's series against the A's.
"The last four games stunk," Reddick told reporters after Houston's 6-4 loss Thursday, via the San Francisco Chronicle. "I'll tell you that straight up."
Oakland took three out of four games from the Astros after coming into the series with a 1-8 record on the year against the defending World Series champions.
Houston dealt with a tumultuous few days against the A's. Ken Giles was demoted after an outburst in Tuesday's win, Lance McCullers posted one of his worst starts of the season in a Wednesday loss, and the Astros' bullpen blew a lead in the eighth inning Thursday.
Astros' A.J. Hinch on Ken Giles' demotion: 'He's got to sort some things out'
The Astros continue to battle with the Mariners for the top spot in the American League West, but Reddick was sure to point out the losses this week to Oakland were not completely about Houston. The Athletics had a whole lot to do with it.
"They are playing really good baseball," Reddick said. "They've got a good, young core over there that can really play baseball."
Oakland is playing the best baseball of any team in MLB right now. The team is 18-5 since June 16, which is the best record of any team in the league during that time.
So the Astros are having a rough go of it, but what cannot be lost is the A's are looking a lot more like buyers than sellers at the trade deadline with a 53-41 record on the season.
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Poor play, referee-controlled games turning NFL fans away
Written By Pat Imig
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In vintage Super Bowl fashion, the sparsely acclaimed Super Bowl of Suck resulted in a good old-fashioned blowout: Buffalo 45, San Francisco 16. Hey, Bills fans finally got their Super Bowl! *Bills fans exit column
Buffalo running back LeSean McCoy got his revenge on Chip Kelly, and Colin Kaepernick looked slower and unable to regain the form he showed when he took over for Alex Smith and the Jim Harbaugh-coached 49ers.
MORE: Week 6 takeaways for every team
Yeah, that was a long time ago in football years.
A sexy-looking Cowboys-Packers matchup fizzled and was never a real contest. Dallas 30, Green Bay 16. Aaron Rodgers likes scotch, apparently.
The best game of the day, Atlanta at Seattle, ended in controversy when Richard Sherman got away with pass interference on Julio Jones late in the game. If pass interference wasn't a spot foul, I would bet the officials would have called the penalty. It's something the league should consider. Either way, the outcome is shrouded in officiating.
That wasn't all Week 6 had in store. The "Sunday Night Football" broadcast between the Colts and Texans tanked on the field and in the ratings book. The show drew is lowest rating in five years, hearkening to the Saints' 62-7 blowout of the Colts in 2011.
The AFC South has been putting on mediocre to poor football for years. That's a polite way to say it, but I don't want to lose the AFC South audience, either.
It's as if the Colts and Texans are a poor attempt of a remake of New England and Seattle. If "MacGyver" can reboot with no Richard Dean Anderson (and his mullet), I guess it's only fair to have AFC South imposters on during prime time.
You can't spin the "SNF" ratings hitting a five-year low. The game went to overtime. This wasn't a blowout: Houston 26, Indy 23.
There was no presidential debate, so maybe those who turned away for the debate the week prior realized they didn't miss anything on "SNF." There was no player kneeling during the national anthem, either.
Then there's "Monday Night Football," Jets at Cardinals.
At one point in the third quarter, the officials threw the 17th accepted flag of the game. "If you're looking for reasons why TV ratings are down, this doesn't help," said ESPN broadcaster Sean McDonough.
I've been banging this drum since I got to Sporting News last month. I banged this drum at previous stops on the Web and in radio over the last five years. Now national broadcasters are calling it the way it is. Unfortunately, the league gives no inclination that it will listen.
MORE: Dak Prescott ends debate | Romo deserves better
Arizona won the "MNF" clunker 28-3, by the way. The teams combined for 19 penalties.
This is a real problem, and it has been going on for years, yet no one in the league cares. The refs dictate the pace of the game. If fans have trouble sitting through that, imagine trying to play through it.
Or imagine that at your office, you begin typing your TPS reports and have to stop and start over because an old man in a zebra-striped shirt says you did it wrong. Constantly. Or he says that Linda in HR did it wrong and you still have to start over.
It would kill your vibes and workflow, wouldn't it?
Referee-controlled games, poor play on the field, oversaturated coverage of political and off-field stories, overexposure, evolutionary shifts to digital media consumption … it's a perfect storm.
That doesn't mean the NFL can't improve things that it can control.
But the league just doesn't care. Or doesn't get it. Or both.
Pat Imig is a featured host of "We Are Live!" on 590 The Fan in St. Louis. He got flagged for four false start penalties in the making of this story. Tweet him @patrickimig or Email imigcommunications@gmail.com.
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing – Classic Cars for Sale
October 5, 2010 by Will Silk 9 Comments
By Will Silk
Few will doubt that perhaps the most breathtaking cars ever to emerge from Germany were the beautiful 300 SL Gullwing coupes of the mid-1950s. This edition of Classified Ads from the Past spotlights an advertisement for two of these svelte machines that originally appeared in the pages of Road & Track’s April, 1964 issue.
The year was 1952, and Germany was searching desperately for a halo car to deliver the heavily shaken nation from the ashes of World War Two and aid in gaining the country some foothold in exporting to foreign markets. The competition department in Stuttgart was trying to gain strength again after being virtually unbeatable during the late 1930s. The car that would emerge was developed heavily by Rudolf Uhlenhaut for international competition against the likes of Ferrari, Maserati and Jaguar.
The internal coding for the car would be W194, and it would be a tube-trellis chassis to gain lightness to aid in compensating for the lack of power from the carbureted three-liter six cylinder engines. This, coupled with lightweight aluminum body work and further tuning to the M186 engine that was canted some 50 degrees in the chassis, led to a truly thoroughbred machine. Power was rated at a handy 175 horsepower at 5200 RPM. Brakes were alloy drums with hydraulic assistance and the chassis offered fully independent suspension at all four corners, albeit with Mercedes’ traditional swing axle layout at the rear.
It was the chassis, however, that played the largest role in giving the car its distinctive gullwing doors. Due to the system of tubes that were employed to construct a chassis suitable for the rigors of the world’s circuits, Mercedes engineers were forced to either cut certain chassis tubes to fit the car with properly hinged doors and completely comprise the chassis’s stiffness and road holding abilities; or develop a new way to affix doors to this wonderful automobile they had constructed. The engineers chose the latter path, thankfully, and developed upward opening doors that were hinged to the roof of the body work. Drivers and passengers still had large sills to overcome during ingress and egress, but beneath those sills lay vital chassis tubes that assisted the driver greatly once underway and up to speed.
The 1952 season was a busy one indeed for the Mercedes works squad, as they took on the world at some of the best known venues of the time. Karl Kling and Hans Klenk kicked the door open in the spring of 1952 at Italy’s grueling Mille Miglia race, finishing 2nd overall and two positions ahead of legendary works pilot Rudi Carraciolla in another 300SL. The momentum continued, as the team then headed to the Grand Prix of Bern for a 1-2-3 finish. The Le Mans 24 Hour Race in France was next on the schedule and once again, the silver cars from Stuttgart walked away with the top two podium positions. The August race at the infamous “Green Hell” of the Nurburgring saw the works squad absolutely decimate the competition on home soil, for it was a 1-2-3-4 finish for the squad that weekend, Hermann Lang taking the top podium position. The team then left the Continent to head to North America where they enjoyed a 1-2 finish at one of the toughest open road races in the world, the Carrera Panamericana. While this was the last triumph of the works 300 SL racing program for 1952, work on a true, road-going version of this iconic racer was beginning in Stuttgart.
In 1954, Mercedes-Benz again shocked the world with the debut of the 300SL Gullwing for road going use. Bearing a strong resemblance to the 1952 300 SL that dominated the competition that season, the new 300SL from Mercedes offered all the racing flair for the street, albeit at a hefty price. While the chassis was pretty much carried over from that of the W194, the new model was known internally at Daimler Benz as W198 and utilized a steel body with aluminum doors, hood and trunk lid. The option existed to order a 300SL in full aluminum bodywork, though the $7500.00 U.S. price tag climbed dramatically when this box was checked off at the dealer. Suspension was still fully independent. The engine is where the real breakthrough of this incredible machine lie, as the engine retained the three-liter displacement of the racer, but was no longer carbureted like the racing machines of 1952. Instead, Mercedes employed the use of direct fuel injection via a mechanical pump that put fuel directly into each of the six cylinders. Direct injection, as it’s commonly known today, was nothing new at Daimler Benz as they had utilized the feature on the DB601 aircraft engine that powered the Messerschmitt Bf-109 throughout the war years. This resulted in an output of 220 horsepower from the canted straight six mill. With such power on tap, an honest 160mph was obtainable depending on which rear gear ratio was loaded into the axle, making the 300SL one of the fastest production sports cars of the time.
Despite the $7500.00 U.S. price tag, the 300SL sold 1400 units thanks to Max Hoffman’s efforts between 1954 and 1957 making it a strong success in Germany’s efforts to gain credibility in the North American market. In 1957, the coupe was discontinued, and along with it came the end of the gullwing era. Mercedes-Benz would debut a 300SL roadster that year to take the coupe’s place and hopefully appeal to more buyers, along with a four cylinder sibling, the Mercedes-Benz 190SL roadster. While both the 300SL roadster and 190SL roadsters would carry Mercedes into the 1960s, the short-lived Gullwing models remain the most coveted of all SL models to this day. Due to the low production of the Gullwing, prices today frequently exceed the half million dollar range for superb examples, making both of these cars featured in 1964 pages of Road & Track magazine appear to be incredible buys for their time.
[Source: Road & Track]
Filed Under: Classic Cars for Sale, Etceterini Tagged With: Classifieds, Collectors
In 1972, from a chain link fenced used car dealer with a half of a mobile home for an office, I bought a 1962 300SL roadster with 48,000 miles on it. I paid $4400 for it. It was supposedly owned by Kim Novak. It had a special rear end that later I was to learn was callled the “autobaun” rear end; 3.25-1. The car would to 50 in 1st, 85 in 2nd, 120 in 3rd and 160 in 4th. I could cruise at 80mph at 3000rpm and get 20mpg.
James Red says
Great article, the 300 SL Gullwing was one of the most beautiful Mercedes ever.
Mike Wilson says
Just wanted to say thanks. My bro found your site a few days ago on Technorati and My bro and I have been reading it over the past few days.
Jim Sitz says
Mercedes 300SL yes, but no mention of its famous owner Jesse Alexander
Failed to mention Jesse bought car from factory having been personal car of engineer Rudi Uhlenhaut. car could have been ex team race car of 1952
Will Silk says
Thanks for these great comments. The ad does state that the pictured car belonging to Alexander was indeed an ex-works car, and is certain to have some special history behind it.
Will Silk
Mercedes Service Centre in Brisbane says
Nice Post! 300 SL Gullwing had the gorgeous look and features. It was one of the most beautiful Mercedes ever.
I never recall seeing one of these cars only the roadster 300SL. In July of 1973, I test drove a a roadster that was in absolute new condition. It was like having a new car. Priced at $10,500. My wife who was expecting our first child, could not get into the card because of the rocker panels being so deep! Too bad, it drove like nothing else I ever have since!
We did get a roadster though, a beautiful year old 350SL and put a small carrier for the baby in the rear area.
I remember my dad’s car, a 1957 Gullwing 300SL he purchased used in 1964,from a Manhattan doctor who was the original owner, with 4,500 miles and complete with matching luggage. It had a race car feel I recall and he and I would drive it around the city and to Long Island. A beautiful red finish with checkered cloth. Mom rarely drove with him in it,she always said it wasn’t her style. She finally convinced him to let it go, and he traded it in for the 280SE 3.5 cabriolet, a very soft car for mom. I believe the Gullwing was sold for $29k and the ’71 cabriolet was priced at $15k which my brother still owns. Oh, unfortunately, we heard the car was in a serious house fire a few years later ????
About Will Silk
Will Silk is a road racing enthusiast, both with cars and motorcycles. He has driven various sports cars at club level events in the Mid Atlantic region and has crewed for several club level race teams in both sports car racing and motorcycle road racing. An avid British car and bike buff, Will has spent nearly 14 years in the sports car and motorcycle retail industries.
When he's not toying about in road racing, Will enjoys riding motorcycles, spending time at home with family, watching World Superbike and Formula 1, reading and writing, target shooting, and dining at his favorite local steak house.
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'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' teaser trailer released
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"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" just came out on DVD and Blu-Ray this week, and already it will be taking a backseat to the next "Star Wars" movie to hit the big screen.
The first look, in the form of a teaser trailer, was just released for "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story."
It is the first of three spin-off movies that will stand-alone from the epic film franchise.
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" stars Felicity Jones known for "The Theory of Everything," Diego Luna, and Forest Whitaker. It hits theaters on Dec. 16.
Watch the trailer below or click here.
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Premier League review: An unforgettable campaign for Manchester City, too many Spurs off-days and West Ham’s soap opera
by Adam Lanigan
May 19, 2018, 10:00 am Updated: May 19, 2018, 11:28 am
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is thrown up into the air by players during the Premier League trophy celebrations (Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
FROM Champions to chumps, here’s part 2 of our Premier League club-by-club review of the season.
MANCHESTER CITY – 1st; 100pts
Pre-season prediction: 2nd
AN incredible season for Manchester City. Most points (100), most goals scored (106), most wins (32), biggest winning margin (19). The figures are astounding, but they only tell half the story. The rest came about with the quality of the football played by Pep Guardiola’s side. It was attack, attack, attack but they even finished with the best defensive record. Kevin De Bruyne pulled the strings in midfield, but this was far from a one-man show. The big question now is how City cam improve on this unforgettable campaign.
Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne. (Martin Rickett/PA Wire)
Pivotal game
Chelsea 0 Manchester City 1 (Sep 30)
CITY had scored 16 goals in their three previous league games, hinting at their attacking prowess but this was seen as a crucial early test. They passed it with flying colours in an excellent display, sealed by a wonderful goal from De Bruyne. This result showed who was the team to beat and they spent the remaining 31 games moving further clear of the field.
MANCHESTER UNITED – 2nd; 81pts
Pre-season prediction: 3rd
TECHNICALLY, this season must be classed as an improvement with the most points and highest finish for five years. But this is Manchester United and their history is not based on being the best-of-the-rest. With City across town and Liverpool down the M62 playing football full of thrills and goals, United’s was dull and grey in comparison. Improving the spectacle and narrowing the gap on City is a demanding double job for Jose Mourinho.
Jose Mourinho (Clive Mason/Getty Images)
Huddersfield 2 Manchester United 1 (Oct 21)
THIS match came a week after Jose Mourinho had played for a point at Liverpool, which he got. The plan was obviously four points from these two away games, but it fell apart in West Yorkshire as goals from Aaron Mooy and Laurent Depoitre secured a famous win. Defeat pushed them five points behind Manchester City and the gap only widened as the season went on. It was also the start of an unwanted treble as United lost at the two other promoted sides, Newcastle and Brighton.
NEWCASTLE – 10th; 44pts
Pre-season prediction: 13th
A VERY positive campaign on Tyneside ended with a surprise top-half finish. Rafa Benitez worked wonders with the majority of his Championship-winning squad and it begs the question what would happen if he was given proper backing by the owner. Here was an example of players giving everything and having utmost respect for their manager, and the fans responded to that commitment.
Rafael Benitez (Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
Newcastle 1 Manchester United 0 (Feb 11)
NEWCASTLE began this match in the bottom three and with real relegation worries. But Matt Ritchie’s winner and heroics from debutant goalkeeper Martin Dubravka made for one of those special St James’ Park afternoons. The confidence gained was huge as they collected 13 points from their next six games and safety was all but assured.
SOUTHAMPTON – 17th; 36pts
MARK HUGHES kept the Saints up with a late flurry, but this was nothing but a poor season on the South Coast after four successive top-eight finishes. Southampton tried to dig their heels in over Virgil van Dijk, but the Dutchman was a shadow of his former self before leaving for Liverpool. His departure still left a big hole, though.
Mark Hughes (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Newcastle 3 Southampton 0 (Mar 10)
THE win at Swansea was huge, but the final game for Mauricio Pellegrino was significant. The Argentine had been struggling for a long time, but Southampton’s inept performance and lack of spirit prompted the board into drastic action. The club had been sleepwalking towards relegation, but this was the wake-up call that something had to change, and fast.
STOKE – 19th; 33pts
AFTER ten years, the Premier League will leave the Potteries. Stoke’s demise had been on the cards for the previous 18 months before the season began, but they failed to heed the warnings. Mark Hughes was probably given too long and Paul Lambert never looked likely to pull off a rescue act. By the end, Stoke were a classic relegation outfit – an ageing squad with little or no goal threat.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes speaks to Charlie Adam during the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London (PA)
Stoke 1 Brighton 1 (Feb 10)
NOT a match necessarily, but a single moment. In a vital relegation match, Stoke were awarded an injury time penalty. Charlie Adam and Jese Rodriguez argued vigorously over who should take it, the Scot won the debate and promptly missed the spot-kick. Two costly points were dropped, but such an image spoke of a disunited dressing room heading for trouble.
SWANSEA – 18th; 33pts
AFTER playing Russian roulette with relegation in the previous two seasons, luck ran out for Swansea. The decision to sell chief goal threat Fernando Llorente and main creator Gylfi Sigurdsson last summer looked risky and that is how it played out. Carlos Carvalhal provided a good initial bounce when he replaced Paul Clement but three points from the final nine games was fatal.
Swansea City fans (David Davies/PA Wire)
Swansea 0 Southampton 1 (May 8)
THE reality is Swansea’s seven-year stay in the top flight came down to one match. If they had won or drawn this game, they would probably have survived. But they lost it and as so often, they failed to score.
TOTTENHAM – 3rd; 77pts
Pre-season prediction: 1st
TOTTENHAM secured Champions League football for a third straight year, but the nagging feeling is one of disappointment. They did not win anything again and an excellent team could easily break up this summer with the futures of Danny Rose, Toby Alderweireld and Christian Eriksen uncertain. On their day, they still play excellent football but there are too many off-days for them to be true title contenders.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane and Dele Alli (Anthony Devlin / PA Wire)
Tottenham 1 Burnley 1 (Aug 27)
HAVING lost at home to Chelsea the week before, here was a chance to get any Wembley hoodoo off their back. Chris Wood’s late equaliser ensured they failed to do that. As it was, Spurs didn’t do too badly but they picked up ten fewer points ‘at home’ than they did last season and finished nine points worse off.
WATFORD – 14th; 41pts
WATFORD remain a Premier League club but they are not everybody’s cup of tea. They started well under Marco Silva, saw him targeted by Everton and then lost their way. The Portuguese was sacked and Spaniard Javi Gracia was brought in to guarantee their safety, which he did with a few home wins. In seven away matches, he didn’t see his team score a goal!
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Watford 1 Swansea 2 (Dec 30)
THE Hornets had picked up just four points from their previous seven games after their early season form had dipped, but this looked a home banker. Somehow they allowed bottom side Swansea to pinch a win with two goals in the last five minutes. Defeat caused panic in the Watford boardroom, as they started to doubt Marco Silva and three weeks later, he was gone.
WEST BROM – 20th; 31pts
A SEASON of unmitigated disaster at The Hawthorns. It began with successive wins, but a bad run saw the end of Tony Pulis. Yet the decision to appoint Alan Pardew will be remembered at the club for all the wrong reasons. A run of only one win in 18 games all but relegated West Brom, ruined Pardew’s reputation and painted the players in a terrible light especially after the frolics of a mid-season trip to Barcelona. Darren Moore salvaged some pride as caretaker boss, but could not avoid the trapdoor.
Darren Moore, Caretaker Manager of West Bromwich Albion (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
West Brom 1 Huddersfield 2 (Feb 24)
THIS was the first league game after the antics of Barcelona and the start of a run of six seemingly winnable fixtures. But the Baggies were out-manoeuvred by Huddersfield and looked like a relegation outfit. Perhaps if the board had been bolder and removed Alan Pardew after this defeat, they could have launched a rescue act.
WEST HAM – 13th; 42pts
Pre-season prediction: 9th
WEST HAM continue to play the part of soap opera club to perfection, as nothing ever runs smoothly in East London. After a poor start, Slaven Bilic was put out of his misery in November and David Moyes was tasked with keeping them up. The Scot did that well as he had to deal with difficult owners, disaffected fans and a lengthy injury list. Moyes is probably better off out of it at West Ham, but good luck to the next man in.
Mark Noble clashes with a pitch invader (Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)
West Ham 3 Southampton 0 (Mar 31)
IN the previous game, West Ham had lost 3-0 at home to Burnley, fans had invaded the pitch and tried to storm the director’s box. The toxic atmosphere at the London Stadium was dividing the club and relegation was a serious possibility. The next match there was crucial and the Hammers, inspired by Marko Arnautovic, were three up by half time. It was crisis averted for that day and this season, but don’t think it is far below the surface.
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What is wing surfing?
Wing surfing is the sport of riding a foil board - or a standard SUP - while carrying a hand-held inflatable sail.
Wing surfing is not supposed to replace windsurfing, kiteboarding, and surfing. It's a complement, an addition, an alternative, and subgenre of wave riding and sailing.
Wing surfing was not designed to ride faster or jump higher. That's not the point.
It's all about carving around, having fun, and bringing the wind element to water sports enthusiasts that have only experienced wave riding and have never sailed before.
Hidden in the Attic
Hand-held wings have been around for decades.
In the mid-1980s, and inspired by seagulls, Tom Magruder developed the Wind Weapon, a rigid sail that rotated freely on a windsurf board.
"If you look at a bird, it has the ability, through his own energy to add to the lift of the wind and stay in flight indefinitely," explained the inventor.
"We could do that, too. With the Wind Weapon, I get the aerodynamic control of a true wing that pitches and yaws and rolls like a bird or an airplane."
Magruder relied on his experience as a windsurfer and hang glider pilot to create a pivoting wing that, however, never lifted off, commercially speaking.
Later, in the 2000s, a couple of water sports companies developed a few inflatable wing prototypes that could be used with SUPs.
But the products never saw the light of day.
Meanwhile, snow windsurfers used similar portable sails to glide across frozen lakes and compete in ice sailing world championships.
With the rise of the hydrofoil era, hand-held inflatable sails conquered a space of themselves and a potentially interesting market share.
The Hand-Held Sail
The equipment is relatively easy to put together. It has no rigging components, no lines, bars, booms or masts.
All you have to do is inflate the lightweight wing and get to the water. Simplicity is the concept behind it.
The size of a standard all-around sail ranges around four square meters, and it generates enough power to get you going in flat water bodies.
Actually, if you're on a hydrofoil board, you'll only need 12 knots of wind to start sailing. Wing surfing is not about riding strong winds above 25 knots.
Although it was conceived to be used with a foil board, it can also be adopted for riding stand-up paddleboards (SUP), windsurf and kiteboards, and even skateboards and snowboards.
"It is also a lot of fun on a big touring SUP board. It's difficult to paddle when it's windy, especially with five or ten knots. With an inflatable wing, it's easy and entertaining," notes Robby Naish, the developer of the Wing-Surfer.
If you're riding a SUP board, then five knots of wind will get you faster than you can paddle.
Wing surfing allows you to go upwind and downwind.
Ideally, you'll need a big board, somewhere between a 95 and 135-liter foil board with or without foot straps.
You don't need a harness to hold the portable sail because it has little resistance. When you're up and riding, it actually creates lift.
The whole flexible structure weighs nothing at all; it is light in the hands and lets you sail for hours.
It comes with a wrist leash that is attached to the leading edge of the sail. If you need to let go of the sail, or if you wipe out, the wing is not going anywhere.
The inflatable sail also features soft handles positioned all along the center of the wing, kevlar-reinforced patches on the leading edge, and packs into a small backpack quickly.
Simple and Fun
The wing surfing sail doesn't have a window because most of the time you know where you're going.
If you want to see what's downwind of you, lift it up and have a quick look.
Unlike in windsurfing, you're not riding the sail vertically - you're constantly changing between having it over your head and having it sideways.
To sailing and surfing, get on your knees over the board, sheet in, get up on one leg, and then stand up and sail away.
Riders should only ride the hand-held wing on a foil when they're already acquainted with foil boarding.
If you've never foiled, learn how to do it before trying wing surfing, or try it with a SUP board.
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Number of patients per day* 38 125
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Number of deaths due to cancer in Ireland from 2006 to 2017*
Number of deaths due to cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of deaths due to cancer of the female breast in Ireland from 2006 to 2017*
Number of deaths due to diseases of the respiratory system in Ireland between 2008 and 2017
Number of deaths due to chronic lower respiratory disease in Ireland between 2008 and 2017
Number of deaths due to pneumonia in Ireland between 2010 and 2016*
Number of individuals with a physical disability in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of individuals with multiple disabilities in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of individuals with hearing loss/deafness in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of individuals registered with a visual disability in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of individuals registered with a primary speech and language impairment in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of individuals registered with the physical and sensory disability database in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Number of individuals attending intellectual disability services in Ireland from 2006 to 2017
Wide spread opinions about Obamacare as of March 2013
Annual costs for patients with selected rare diseases as of 2013 (in U.S. dollars)
2018 ranking of the top 10 U.S. health care equipment and services companies based on revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Number of Hospital Emergency Rooms in Italy in 2015*, by region
Net revenue of Esho Empresa de Serviços Hospitalares in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Brazilian reals)
Net revenue of Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Brazilian reals)
Net revenue of Santa Casa de São Paulo in Brazil between 2013 and 2017 (in million Brazilian reals)
2018 ranking of the top 10 U.S. health care equipment and services companies based on net income (in billion U.S. dollars)*
Number of inhabitants per Hospital Emergency Room in Italy in 2015*, by region
Net revenue of Hospital Sírio Libanês in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Brazilian reals)
Net revenue of Hospital Moinhos de Vento in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in million Brazilian reals)
Net revenue of Hospital São Paulo in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Brazilian reals)
Net revenue of Ímpar Serviços Hospitalares in Brazil from 2013 to 2017 (in billion Brazilian reals)
Number of hospital beds per 10,000 population in Ukraine from 2008 to 2017*
Net revenue of Pró-Saúde in Brazil from 2014 to 2017 (in billion Brazilian reals)
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U.S. passenger replacement tire shipments 2008-2018
U.S. passenger replacement tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)
by I. Wagner, last edited Apr 11, 2019
This statistic shows the volume of replacement tire shipments in the United States from 2008 to 2018. In 2018, almost 217 million units were shipped here. Bridgestone, Goodyear, and Michelin are ranked among the major companies in this field.
Shipments in million units
The figures for 2008 through 2011 were taken from previous editions.
* Estimate
Tire producers - based on global revenue 2017
U.S. new and used car sales 2000-2018
New vehicle average selling price in the U.S. 2016 -2018
Used vehicle average selling price in the U.S. 2016 -2018
Statistics on "Tire market in the U.S."
Production & shipments
U.S. domestic auto production from 1994 to 2018 (in million vehicles)U.S. passenger car production 1994-2018
New light vehicle registrations in the United States from 2002 to 2018 (in million units)New vehicle registrations in the U.S. 2002-2018
Number of new and used light vehicle sales in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)U.S. new and used car sales 2000-2018
Average age of light vehicles in the U.S. from 2002 to 2017 (in years)*U.S. light vehicles- average age 2002-2017
Used vehicle average selling price in the United States from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)Used vehicle average selling price in the U.S. 2016 -2018
New vehicle average selling price in the United States from 2016 to 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)New vehicle average selling price in the U.S. 2016 -2018
U.S. passenger car and light truck tire imports in 2017, by key country (in million units)Tires - U.S. passenger car and light truck tire imports by country 2017
The world's largest tire producers in 2017, based on tire-related sales (in billion U.S. dollars)Tire producers - based on global revenue 2017
Goodyear's global net sales from FY 2007 to FY 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Goodyear - global net sales 2007-2018
Cooper's net sales from FY 2008 to FY 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Cooper's net sales 2008-2018
U.S. tire shipments in 2014 and 2017, by category (in million units)U.S. tire shipments - by category 2014-2017
Tire manufacturing gross output in the United States from 1998 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*U.S. tire manufacturing gross output 1998-2016
U.S. producer price index of tires from 2000 to 2018U.S. producer price index of tires 2000-2018
U.S. passenger tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)U.S. passenger tire shipments 2008-2018
U.S. light truck tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)U.S. light truck tire shipments 2008-2018
U.S. medium and heavy truck tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)U.S. medium and heavy truck tire shipments 2008-2018
Real value added of the motor vehicle and parts dealers industry in the U.S. from 2000 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. motor vehicle and parts dealers industry - value added 2000-2018
Independent tire dealers' consumer tire distribution channel market share from 2006 to 2017*Tire dealers' consumer tire distribution channel market share 2017
U.S. consumer tire retail market share in 2017*Consumer tire retail market in the United States - market share 2017
Canada: passenger OE tire shipments 2008-2014
Passenger replacement tire shipments in Canada 2008-2015
German passenger tire shipments 2007-2016
Gender distribution in the U.S. tire buying market 2013-2017
Tire shipments in the U.S. - replacement winter tires 2008-2015
U.S. winter OE tire shipments 2008-2015
Italy: number of petrol LPG cars in Sicily 2014-2017
Italy: number of registered cars in Aosta Valley 2010-2018
Italy: number of Seat cars registered 2013-2017
Italy: number of Citroen cars registered 2013-2017
Italy: number of petrol & NGV cars in Campania 2014-2017
Italy: number of petrol & NGV cars in Liguria 2014-2017
Italy: number of petrol cars in Abruzzo 2014-2017
Italy: number of petrol/LPG cars in Marche 2014-2017
Italy: number of petrol/LPG cars in Lombardy 2014-2017
Italy: number of petrol cars in Veneto 2014-2017
Italy: number of cars in Bologna 2010-2017
Registered passenger cars in Europe (EU28) 1990-2016
Amount of passenger cars in China in 2017, by region
Italy: number of registered cars in Umbria 2010-2018
Tire Market in the U.S.
Material handling: industrial trucks
The UK Automotive Industry
Automotive Industry in the MENA region
Automobile industry in Germany
Lightweight Automotive Materials
Car sharing in Germany
Automotive industry in Malaysia
Automotive industry in Japan
Automotive industry: Middle East and Africa
Automotive industry in Finland
U.S. domestic auto production from 1994 to 2018 (in million vehicles)
New light vehicle registrations in the United States from 2002 to 2018 (in million units)
Number of new and used light vehicle sales in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in millions)
Average age of light vehicles in the U.S. from 2002 to 2017 (in years)*
Used vehicle average selling price in the United States from 2016 to 2018 (in U.S. dollars)
New vehicle average selling price in the United States from 2016 to 2018 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
U.S. passenger car and light truck tire imports in 2017, by key country (in million units)
The world's largest tire producers in 2017, based on tire-related sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
Goodyear's global net sales from FY 2007 to FY 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
Cooper's net sales from FY 2008 to FY 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
U.S. tire shipments in 2014 and 2017, by category (in million units)
Tire manufacturing gross output in the United States from 1998 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*
U.S. producer price index of tires from 2000 to 2018
U.S. passenger tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)
U.S. light truck tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)
U.S. medium and heavy truck tire shipments from 2008 to 2018 (in million units)
Real value added of the motor vehicle and parts dealers industry in the U.S. from 2000 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
Independent tire dealers' consumer tire distribution channel market share from 2006 to 2017*
U.S. consumer tire retail market share in 2017*
Passenger OE tire shipments in Canada from 2008 to 2014 (in million units)
Passenger replacement tire shipments in Canada from 2008 to 2015 (in million units)
Volume of consumer passenger tire shipments in Germany from 2007 to 2016, by type (in million units)
Gender distribution in the tire buying process in the United States from 2013 to 2017
U.S. replacement winter tire shipments from 2008 to 2015 (in million units)
U.S. winter OE tire shipments from 2008 to 2015 (in million units)
Number of petrol LPG cars in the Italian region of Sicily from 2014 to 2017
Number of registered cars in the Italian region of Aosta Valley from 2010 to 2018
Number of Seat cars registered in Italy from 2013 to 2017
Number of Citroen cars registered in Italy from 2013 to 2017
Number of petrol and natural gas vehicles (NGV) in the Italian region of Campania from 2014 to 2017
Number of petrol and natural gas vehicles (NGV) in the Italian region of Liguria from 2014 to 2017
Number of petrol cars in the Italian region of Abruzzo from 2014 to 2017
Number of petrol LPG cars in the Italian region of Marche in Italy from 2014 to 2017
Number of petrol/LPG cars in the Italian region of Lombardy from 2014 to 2017
Number of petrol cars in the Italian region of Veneto from 2014 to 2017
Number of cars in the city of Bologna from 2010 to 2017
Number of registered passenger cars in Europe (EU-28) between 1990 and 2016 (in 1,000 units)
Amount of passenger cars in China in 2017, by region (in millions)
Number of registered cars in the Italian region of Umbria from 2010 to 2018
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Health & Hygiene›
Monthly sales of eyewear at large retailers in Canada 2014-2016
Monthly sales of prescription and non-prescription eyewear at large retailers in Canada from 2014 to 2016 (in million Canadian dollars)*
by Emma Bedford, last edited Mar 19, 2018
This statistic shows the monthly sales of prescription and non-prescription eyewear at large retailers in Canada from 2014 to 2016. Retail sales of eyewear at large retailers in Canada amounted to approximately 33.73 million Canadian dollars in December 2014.
January 2014 to December 2016
* Unadjusted.
Figures have been rounded.
The Monthly Survey of Large Retailers includes approximately 80 large retail enterprises, covering Canada's largest food, clothing, home furnishings, electronics, sporting goods, and general merchandise retailers. These retailers represent about 35 percent of total annual retail sales (excluding recreational and motor vehicle dealers).
Value of the global eyewear market from 2017 to 2023
Sales of the leading 15 optical retailers in the U.S. 2018
Global net sales of Luxottica 2007-2018
Key companies' value market share of sunglasses worldwide 2016
Statistics on "Sunglasses in the U.S."
Sunglasses Retail
Value of the global eyewear market from 2017 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of the global eyewear market from 2017 to 2023
Global eyewear market share in 2017 and 2020, by product category*Share of the global eyewear market in 2017 and 2020, by product category
Value of leading glasses brands worldwide in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Global leading glasses brands value in 2016
Estimated market volume of eyewear in North America from 2014 to 2024, by type (in million units)Market size of eyewear in North America by type 2014-2024
Share of the vision care market in the United States in 2017, by sector*Share of the vision care market in the U.S. 2017, by sector
Revenue of the sunglasses market worldwide by country in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Revenue of the sunglasses market worldwide, by country 2018
Retail sales of plano sunglasses in the U.S. optical market from 2011 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)Retail sales of plano sunglasses in the U.S. optical market 2011-2017
Market value for plano sunglasses in the United States from 2013 to 2016, by price range (in million U.S. dollars)Plano sunglasses market value in the U.S. 2013-2016, by price range
Market share of plano sunglasses sold in the U.S. optical retail market in 2016, by channelShare of plano sunglasses sold in the U.S. optical retail market 2016, by channel
Sales value of the independent optical retail market in the United States in 2016, by product (in million U.S. dollars)Independent vision care retail market sales value in the U.S. 2016, by product
Distribution of value sales of the independent optical retail market in the United States in 2016, by productIndependent vision care retail market share in the U.S. 2016, by product
Sales of the leading 15 optical retailers in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Sales of the leading 15 optical retailers in the U.S. 2018
Value market share of sunglasses worldwide as of 2016, by companyKey companies' value market share of sunglasses worldwide 2016
Global net sales of Luxottica from 2007 to 2018 (in million euros)*Global net sales of Luxottica 2007-2018
Global net sales of Luxottica from 2013 to 2018, by geographical area (in million euros)Global net sales of Luxottica by geographical area 2013-2018
Global revenue of Essilor from 2008 to 2017 (in million euros)Global revenue of Essilor 2008-2017
Global revenue share of Essilor in 2017, by region*Global revenue share of Essilor 2017, by region
Global revenue share of Essilor in 2017, by business sectorGlobal revenue share of Essilor 2017, by business sector
Per-capita volume sales in the sunglasses market worldwide, by country in 2018 (in pieces)Per-capita volume sales in the sunglasses market worldwide by country in 2018
Share of adult consumers who currently wear sunglasses in the United States in 2016, by genderSunglasses usage by adults in the United States 2016, by gender
Share of adult consumers who currently wear sunglasses in the United States in 2016, by age groupSunglasses usage by adults in the United States 2016, by age group
Share of adult consumers wearing prescription (Rx) sunglasses in the United States from 2013 to 2016Prescription sunglasses usage by adults in the United States 2013-2016
Share of adult consumers currently wearing prescription (Rx) sunglasses in the United States in 2016, by genderRx sunglasses usage by adults in the United States 2016, by gender
Share of adult consumers wearing plano sunglasses in the United States from 2013 to 2016Plano sunglasses usage by adults in the United States 2013-2016
Average annual expenditure on men's apparel per consumer unit in the United States in 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)*U.S. household expenditure on men's apparel 2017, by category
Average annual expenditure on women's apparel per consumer unit in the United States in 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)*U.S. household expenditure on women's apparel 2017, by category
Key companies' market share of eyewear worldwide 2015
Optical shops' retail sales value in Hong Kong 2008-2018
Number of optical goods stores in Canada by employment size 2016
Lens unit sales share in the U.S. 2015-2016, by type
Number of stores of National Vision in the United States from 2015 to 2018
Reasons for buying prescription glasses in downtown optical stores in Spain 2016
Main reason for choosing a lens brand in the U.S. 2016, by gender
PAL lens unit sales in the U.S. 2014-2016
Net sales of services and plans of National Vision in the U.S. from 2015 to 2018
Most important qualities of lenses in the U.S. 2016, by gender
Bifocal/trifocal lens unit sales in the U.S. 2014-2016
Number of pairs of Rx eyeglasses used by consumers regularly in the U.S. in 2016
Size of readymade reading glasses markets worldwide 2014, by country
Share of Americans who bought glasses/contact lenses at Costco Optical 2018, by age
Share of Americans who bought glasses/contact lenses at Walmart Optical 2018, by age
Return on equity of listed retail companies in China in 2012, by type of operation
Pop up store sales channel use among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2013
Eyewear Industry in the U.S.
Apparel Market in the U.S.
Eyewear in the United Kingdom (UK)
Eyewear in Italy
Sunglasses in the U.S.
National Vision Holdings, Inc. - 10-K Report 2018
Contact lenses in the U.S.
New Look Vision Group Inc. Annual Report 2018
Contact Lens Survey 2015
Value of the global eyewear market from 2017 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Global eyewear market share in 2017 and 2020, by product category*
Value of leading glasses brands worldwide in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)
Estimated market volume of eyewear in North America from 2014 to 2024, by type (in million units)
Share of the vision care market in the United States in 2017, by sector*
Revenue of the sunglasses market worldwide by country in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
Retail sales of plano sunglasses in the U.S. optical market from 2011 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
Market value for plano sunglasses in the United States from 2013 to 2016, by price range (in million U.S. dollars)
Market share of plano sunglasses sold in the U.S. optical retail market in 2016, by channel
Sales value of the independent optical retail market in the United States in 2016, by product (in million U.S. dollars)
Distribution of value sales of the independent optical retail market in the United States in 2016, by product
Sales of the leading 15 optical retailers in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
Value market share of sunglasses worldwide as of 2016, by company
Global net sales of Luxottica from 2007 to 2018 (in million euros)*
Global net sales of Luxottica from 2013 to 2018, by geographical area (in million euros)
Global revenue of Essilor from 2008 to 2017 (in million euros)
Global revenue share of Essilor in 2017, by region*
Global revenue share of Essilor in 2017, by business sector
Per-capita volume sales in the sunglasses market worldwide, by country in 2018 (in pieces)
Share of adult consumers who currently wear sunglasses in the United States in 2016, by gender
Share of adult consumers who currently wear sunglasses in the United States in 2016, by age group
Share of adult consumers wearing prescription (Rx) sunglasses in the United States from 2013 to 2016
Share of adult consumers currently wearing prescription (Rx) sunglasses in the United States in 2016, by gender
Share of adult consumers wearing plano sunglasses in the United States from 2013 to 2016
Average annual expenditure on men's apparel per consumer unit in the United States in 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)*
Average annual expenditure on women's apparel per consumer unit in the United States in 2017, by category (in U.S. dollars)*
Market share of eyewear worldwide in 2015, by leading company*
Value of retail sales of optical shops in Hong Kong from 2008 to 2018 (in million Hong Kong dollars)
Number of optical goods stores in Canada as of December 2016, by employment size
Distribution of corrective lenses unit sales in the United States in 2015 and 2016, by type
National Vision's number of stores in the United States from 2015 to 2018
Reasons for buying prescription glasses in optical stores in the city center in Spain in 2016
Most important reason for choosing a particular brand of lenses in the United States in 2016, by gender
Bi-annual unit sales of progressive addition lenses (PAL) in the United States from 2014 to 2016 (in million pairs)
National Vision's net sales of services and plans in the United States from 2015 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
Qualities consumers believe are most important when looking to purchase lenses in the United States in 2016, by gender
Bi-annual unit sales of bifocal and trifocal lenses in the United States from 2014 to 2016 (in million pairs)
How many pairs of prescription (Rx) eyeglasses do you regularly use?
Size of the leading readymade reading glasses markets worldwide in 2014, by country (in million U.S. dollars)
Share of Americans who bought glasses / contact lenses at Costco Optical in the past 12 months in 2018, by age
Share of Americans who bought glasses / contact lenses at Walmart Optical in the last 12 months in 2018, by age
Share of retailers using pop up store sales channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2013*
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Bespoke apprenticeship at SRC Bede puts Jess a step ahead
Posted: 31-10-2018 - 257 view(s)
Dreams of teaching youngsters to dance have become a reality for Jess.
The Hartlepool performer has moved a step closer to achieving her ambitions after securing a bespoke apprenticeship with the school that taught her to dance.
Now working as an apprentice in activity leadership at The Karen Liddle School of Dance in partnership with SRC Bede Sixth Form, Jess gets to teach the skills she learnt herself as a small child.
(Clockwise from left) Jess, pictured with Karen, George and Paul
The 20-year-old said: “I’m teaching young children dances I learnt myself when I was little. It’s brilliant, I really enjoy it.”
The Karen Liddle School of Dance is a community-based school which aims to make dance lessons affordable for people from all backgrounds.
The school currently teaches around 250 students of all ages and after 30 years in business they regularly see previous students return with their own children.
Jess joined the school when she was just two. Bitten by the bug, like many of her fellow students, she has grown up at the school and went on to help out with lessons on a weekend.
Karen Liddle, the dance school’s founder and owner, said: “Jess was always happy to offer extra help and attention for students who were struggling with the moves, and quickly became a favourite with the kids.
“We really value her as a member of our team. When she said she’d like to go into teaching, we wanted to support her and find a qualification she could complete with us.”
After spending quite some time looking for the perfect course and starting to worry that it didn’t exist, it was Karen who first found the apprenticeship at SRC Bede.
She said: “The apprenticeship had to work well for both sides, especially as it would be the first one we’d experienced too. We chose the apprenticeship in activity leadership at Bede as we were really impressed with the initial communication with staff there, who were keen to make sure that everyone was clear on what we wanted to achieve and that we were working together. The course covered all the extra elements we were looking for, like safeguarding knowledge and protocol, which is essential for teaching children.”
Jess’s level 2 apprenticeship comprises a mixture of college-based learning (where she works on her portfolio), on-the-job training at the dance school, and observations and assessments of the lessons she teaches.
Jess, pictured outside the Sports Centre at SRC Bede
Recently, the dance school has started a new venture – teaching and delivering workshops in a number of primary schools, which Jess has been assisting with. “I wanted to include Jess in these new collaborations so that she could gain some experience of a slightly different environment to the studios here, which would benefit her in the future,” said Karen.
Jess said: “Some of the students that we meet at the studios and at the schools have confidence issues. It’s very rewarding working with them and seeing them gain enough confidence to go on to perform.”
Paul Hewitson, Operations Manager at the dance school, said: “Supporting Jess with her apprenticeship has definitely benefited the school. More qualified team members means more support for our students, and as a student of the school herself we’re thrilled to be helping Jess achieve her goals.”
George Parkinson, Jess’s assessor at the College, said: “We’ve all been really impressed by Jess’s progress – she is consistently completing her work to a very high standard. We’ve also established a great relationship with Karen and Paul at the school and have enjoyed working with them.”
Jess has said that she’s been enjoying her apprenticeship so much, she’s thinking about going on to complete the Level 3 qualification at Bede too.
Are you interested in studying at SRC Bede Sixth Form? Get in touch using our enquiry form on our website to find out more.
Posted in A Levels, Apprenticeships, College News, SRC Bede Sixth FormTagged apprenticeships, Billingham, SRC Bede, SRC Bede Sixth Form
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You are here: Home / Issuances / DepEd Order / DepEd Procedure in the Ranking of Honor Pupils and Students
DepEd Procedure in the Ranking of Honor Pupils and Students
By Mark Anthony Llego 1 Comment
DEPED ORDER ON THE PROCEDURE IN THE RANKING OF HONOR PUPILS AND STUDENTS
It has come to our attention that this post is making rounds on the internet. This article was posted a few years ago. Please refer to DepEd Order No. 36, s. 2016. Thank you.
Reference: DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2012, DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 and DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009, DepEd Order No. 36, s. 2016.
READ: DepEd Guidelines on Awards and Recognition (DepEd Order No. 36, s.2016)
The following shall be used in determining honors:
Academic Excellence (7 Points)
Academic excellence shall be based on the general average of all the learning areas in the curriculum year. The procedure for ranking based on academic excellence is as follows:
Compute the Final Grade of each learning area.
Get the average of the grades of all learning areas up to three decimal places.
Rank the candidates according to their average.
Multiply the rank by 7 points.
NAME OF CANDIDATES AVERAGE OF GRADES IN THE LEARNING AREAS RANK WEIGHTED RANK
A 91.345 3 21
B 90.390 6 42
C 90.012 7 49
D 91.258 4 28
E 89.891 8 56
F 91.644 2 14
G 91.781 1 7
H 89.456 9 63
I 90.856 5 35
J 89.369 10 70
Co-Curricular Performance (3 Points)
Refer to DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 (at the bottom)
Co-curricular performance covers the achievement of the candidates at all levels (school, division, regional, national and international) in five (5) areas as indicated and/or defined in Enclosure No. 2 of DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009; namely: a) Contests and Competitions (CC), b) Student Leadership (SL), c) Campus Journalism (CJ), d) Officership and Membership (OM), and e) Participation or Attendance (PA). The procedure in the computation of co-curricular performance in the ranking of honor pupils and students is as follows:
Require each candidate to present and submit certified true copies of all documentary and evidentiary requirements of his/her co-curricular achievements pursuant to Paragraphs 1 to 8 of Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s,2009, except when the co-curricular achievement is of public knowledge;
Validate each co curricular achievements of each candidate;
Classify all valid co-curricular achievements of each candidate and get their corresponding points according to the five (5) Areas/Activities and the points assigned to them as indicated in the Table of Points for Co-Curricular Performance in Enclosure No. 2 to DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009;
Using the illustration matrix below, get the total points of the candidate by adding all points regardless of the number of valid co-curricular achievements in one Area/Activity;
Rank the candidates from highest to the lowest based on their sums/total points and multiply the rank by three (3) points to get the weighted rank.
Final Ranking
Add the weighted ranks of the pupils or students.
Rank the sums from the lowest to the highest.
NAME OF CANDIDATES ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CO-CURRICULAR PERFORMANCER TOTAL RANK
A 21 6 27 3
B 42 12 54 6
C 49 21 70 7
D 28 15 43 4
E 56 24 80 8
F 14 9 23 2
G 7 3 10 1
H 63 27 90 9
I 35 18 53 5
J 70 30 100 10
POINTS FOR CO-CURRICULAR PERFORMANCE
DepEd Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and Students
Computations of points shall be cumulative. However, points tor concurrent positions held in violation of existing DepED policies shall not be considered, in which case only the position with the highest point shaft be included. (Section 6, Article VIII, DepED Order No. 79 s. 2009 on the Revised Constitution and By-Laws of the Supreme Student Governments in Secondary Schools)
To be considered as points, copies of all documentary and evidentiary requirements (DepED Order, DepED Memorandum, written authorization from the School Head certificates, medals, trophies. plaques and others) shall be presented.
To be considered as points, officers in organizations seeking ranking shall present an accomplishment report verified thru certifications by proper authorities.
Download DepEd Order No. 74, s. 2012 (Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and Students of Grades 1 to 10 of the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum)
Download DepEd Order No. 23, s. 2012 (Clarifications on the Computation of Co-Curricular Performance in the Ranking of Honor Pupils and Students)
Download DepEd Order No. 92, s. 2009 (Revised Guidelines on the Selection of Honor Pupils and Students in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools)
DepEd K to 12 Grading System Steps for Computing Grades
2019 DepEd Guidelines on Classroom Assessment
2019 DepEd Transmutation Table (PDF Copy)
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Chad was hanging out for Pats’ call
By Rich Garven TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
The last time the Patriots called, Chad Brown was helping out around the house, enjoying some quality family time and overseeing his various businesses, one of which involves the breeding and selling of exotic reptiles.
The veteran linebacker was among the team�s final preseason cuts Sept. 1, but accepted an invitation 11 days later to return to New England. Brown appeared in one game, against San Diego, before being released in mid-October.
So he once again returned to his home in Colorado uncertain of whether, at age 36, he had played his final NFL game.
�That possibility crossed my mind,� Brown said yesterday, �but I�ve been around football long enough to know lots of things can happen and it�s a long season. I knew at some point someone would need me. Whether I would say yes, that was a different question.�
Brown suspected one of those things-can-happen moments occurred in the third quarter of the Patriots� 31-28 win over Philadelphia Sunday night. He was watching on TV and saw fellow �backer Rosevelt Colvin limp off the field, not to return.
�I saw the game on Sunday and I expected I�d get a call,� Brown said. �A couple of teams had been calling as well. I really only wanted to listen to one of those teams.�
The next morning Brown, who played 15 games for the Patriots in 2005, was working out when his agent called and said, �You might not want to go so hard because you�ll probably be practicing on Wednesday.� � The only team on Brown�s list had come calling.
The Patriots flew Brown in Monday and signed him Tuesday, the same day they put Colvin on injured reserve with a season-ending foot injury. Brown practiced yesterday as the Patriots began preparing for Monday night�s game against the Ravens in Baltimore.
This is exactly why the Patriots and Brown renewed acquaintances in August. The odds of him breaking camp with the team were ridiculously long. It was all about ending up on Bill Belichick�s speed dial in case of a future emergency.
�Chad gives us a level of depth and experience that (we�re) probably fortunate to be able to have at this time of year,� the Patriots coach said. �He knows our system, he�s been here, he�s played here. � I think everybody has a lot of confidence in Chad, as we should, and our other players.�
Who and how the linebackers will now be deployed is the hot topic of the week with regard to the Patriots, replacing that misguided talk of running up the score and the incessant chatter of eating humble pie.
Colvin hadn�t missed a game in four years and, while inconsistent this season (he had three empty stat-sheet games), made enough plays to collect 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 recovered fumbles and an interception to go along with a solid 27 tackles. Make no mistake, his pass-rushing skills will be missed.
�It�s a loss,� linebacker Adalius Thomas admitted. �He was one of our better players. (But) I�m pretty sure the guys behind him will step up and fill his shoes.�
At least the Patriots have a lot of shoes at their disposal. They were rotating five linebackers into four spots, so that still leaves them with Junior Seau and Tedy Bruschi on the inside, Mike Vrabel on the outside, and Adalius Thomas, who has been starting inside but played on the edge during his first seven NFL seasons, all in Baltimore.
In the under-30 category the Patriots have Eric Alexander and Pierre Woods.
Alexander played last week for the first time since injuring his knee against Dallas on Oct. 14. Woods has been used almost exclusively on special teams, but had a terrific preseason at linebacker.
�The more depth you have the more it helps your defense,� said Alexander, who is strictly an inside linebacker and is best known for that surprise start he had in the AFC Championship game in January.
Because of the flexibility of players like Thomas and Vrabel and a coach like Belichick, the Patriots have endless options at their disposal. They are bound to use them all.
The Patriots played a 4-3 defense against the Colts with Jarvis Green joining the big three of Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork and Richard Seymour up front. If they go that route, they could shift Thomas outside, pairing him with Vrabel while Bruschi and Seau split time in the middle.
In their base 3-4, you could find Vrabel and Thomas on the outside with Bruschi, Seau and Alexander divvying up time inside. Or Woods or Brown could step into Colvin�s spot with the rest of the rotation remaining as is.
Thomas has no preference for where he plays and said he�s comfortable hopping back and forth.
�It just depends on whatever coach sees fit as far as that goes,� Thomas said of being shifted outside. �But whoever is out there I�m sure they�ll do a good job.�
As for Brown, he�s trying to get up to speed with a team that is speeding along with an 11-0 record. He feels physically fine, but needs to brush up on the mental aspects of the game.
�I�m just trying to catch up and refresh myself,� Brown said. �I�ve been folding laundry and doing dishes and attending to business things. So this is kind of a transition period to get my mind back onto football.�
Brown is back, and for the only team he�d play for � the Patriots.
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Gillian Reynolds
Radio review: Radio 2 does more than its rivals for older listeners
Gillian Reynolds reviews The Reunion, AN Interior Life, The Atheist and the Bishop and The Hybernaculum.
Kerry Packer talking to journalists in 1978 about his cricket World Series.
By By Gillian Reynolds
6:29PM BST 24 Aug 2009
Radio listeners are stern. One has already groaned to me that The Reunion (Sunday, Radio 4, about the Kerry Packer cricket revolution) was scheduled when fans would have been tuned to Test Match Special. He failed to note The Reunion was also broadcast on Long Wave at 10.00am, before the start of TMS, and is repeated this Friday morning (well worth it, too).
I spent Saturday writing to people still furious at Malcolm Laycock’s departure from Radio 2 on Sunday nights and worried about the future of the Russell Davies and David Jacobs shows. They may be heartened that RadioCentre, commercial radio’s lobby, yesterday accused Radio 2 of “prioritising popularity not public purpose” by marginalising older listeners.
Beware. Commercial stations have been complaining for years that Radio 2 steals their audiences by exercising a freedom they do not enjoy. RadioCentre, conscious the BBC Trust is already reviewing Radio 2’s music policy, has smartly seized the moment to press the case again. Trustee David Liddiment is leading the study. A reader asks where Liddiment may be contacted. Write to BBC Trust Unit, Room 211, 35 Marylebone High St, London W1U 4AA.
That reader wishes to break up the BBC. Again, I say, beware. However indefensible the BBC is in some things, in others it is invaluable. No commercial network would broadcast a Malcolm Laycock show. It’s not his listeners they want. If, however, Radio 2 no longer pleases and you either have digital access or live near to BBC Radios Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, Northampton and Three Counties, try Paul Barnes every Saturday night at 11.00pm. He plays great songs. You might have to nag him for British dance bands.
You would wait forever to hear a programme like An Interior Life (Radio 4, Sunday) on commercial radio. Come to think of it, it’s not often these days that Radio 4 broadcasts something of such quality. This 40-minute feature was by Laurence Grissell, a monologue by a man in his 80s, looking back on his life, walking round his house, taking his pills, talking about music, his childhood, the war, the two partners with whom he shared his life. It was simple, careful, frank and beautiful. It was also made with the sort of craft that only comes when it can be practised. Such programmes require time to make and a place in the schedule. These days time is money, money is tight and schedules open more readily to familiar names (Stephen Fry, Michael Portillo, for example) than to unknown old gay men, however lovely their story.
Radio 4’s big debut of the week was The Atheist and the Bishop (Wednesday, repeated Sunday) a three-part series in which Richard Harries, former Bishop of Oxford, discusses with academic philosopher Miranda Fricker what part belief plays in formulating modern ethics. The opening topic was suffering and death. Their first witness, a humanist, had seen his father die in agony and helped his mother to an assisted suicide. Why had believers got assisted suicide wrong, asked The Atheist? Because they should not restrict individual choice, said the witness, and the law should serve man. The Bishop said he sympathised but feared the consequences of changing the law.
The second witness was a mother whose son was killed in the 2005 London terrorist bombings. How had she managed to forgive the bombers, asked The Atheist? It wasn’t easy, said the mother. “These guys trespassed against me, taking the life of my son. I have to be involved in that forgiveness, that’s when I know God is at work. We have to start somewhere.” The Atheist approved of her ethics but said you don’t need religion for them. The Bishop said forgiveness is essential to Christianity but not humanism. Reasonable, well mannered and kindly intended, this had neither the furious force to attract nor the intellectual power to change minds.
The Hybernaculum (Radio 3, Sunday) was a strange play of unexpected charm, about the 18th-century country parson Gilbert White (gently played by John Bett), author of The Natural History of Selborne, showing his outer world of watching birds, bees, worms, cucumbers, his household and his tortoise, and his inner world, distanced by increasing deafness and plagued by tinnitus. So well did writer Yolanda Pupo Thompson and director Matt Thompson catch this last that it woke me at 1.30am, thinking of their clouds of aural confusion in quiet Selborne, hearing only the drunks, sirens and alarms of 21st-century London.
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Echte Liebe: Pushing Data Management to New Levels for Individualized Customer Communication
2016年6月14日 | MUNICH
Full-service agency streamlines digital communications with the Data Management Platform from Teradata Marketing Applications
Echte Liebe, a full-service digital media agency based in Germany, has selected the Data Management Platform (DMP) from Teradata Marketing Applications, a division* of Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), to help its clients connect all relevant data from multiple sources and channels and then leverage it in near-real-time for individualized marketing campaigns.
The variety of paid, earned and owned channels available to companies to reach and interact with their customers has increased significantly in recent years, as has the volume of data. In today’s non-stop digital environment, being able to track the entire customer journey by combining and analyzing online and offline data has become a make-or-break proposition for marketers implementing individualized customer campaigns. The Teradata DMP enables such capabilities, which influenced Echte Liebe’s decision to use this technology moving forward.
“Our clients require efficient and personalized campaigns, ranging from individualized banner advertising to building lookalike audiences and applying proven campaign tactics. For that, we needed the right technological foundation,” says Siamac Alexander Rahnavard, CEO of Echte Liebe. “We selected Teradata Marketing Applications over two other vendors because they treat our relationship as a partnership, and their mature technology demonstrates their leadership experience in leveraging data for digital marketing.”
“Finding your way through the maze of technological solutions for data management is easier said than done,” explains Dirk Radetzki, managing director DACH, Marketing Applications at Teradata. “If data warehouses can be viewed as the ‘long-term’ memory of a company, then data management platforms are its ‘short-term’ memory. Ideal for handling important information such as preferences and loyalty, these platforms enable individualized real-time customer communications. Using Teradata’s DMP, marketing managers can target their messages not only to known users, but also to unknown users who do not wish to reveal their personal details.”
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Teradata Accelerates its Customers’ Analytics in the Cloud
2018年4月23日 | LONDON - Teradata Universe EMEA 2018
From Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, to Teradata Cloud or on-premises, Teradata provides the fastest path to secure, scalable, cloud analytics
Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the leading cloud-based data and analytics company, announced today that it continues to accelerate the movement of significant customer analytic workloads to the cloud. Enterprise-class organizations such as Ticketmaster, Arcos Dorados, Vizient, Silverton Casino and Monsanto are now using Teradata technology to run millions of queries per day in production-level, advanced analytic systems in the cloud. With an innovative product portfolio and licensing structures designed to de-risk buying decisions, Teradata gives its customers the most reliable, secure and proven path to the cloud at the speed and in the deployment environment that is right for them.
“According to the recent survey, ‘The State of Analytics in the Cloud,’ a clear majority of organizations (83 percent) believe the cloud is the best place to run analytics, but most are concerned with performance, security and other inhibitors,” said Tim Henry, Senior Vice President, Strategic Offering Management at Teradata. “Helping customers overcome the barriers to enterprise analytics in the cloud is central to our approach and is supported by our multiple deployment options and portable subscription pricing. Arguably the most significant factor for a modern organization looking to maximize its competitive advantage, is in what they can accomplish with powerful and sophisticated advanced analytics. We provide this capability with the Teradata Analytics Platform and it’s clear that no other company can deliver a path to secure, high-performing, always-on analytics in the cloud at scale like Teradata can.”
Teradata is proud to bring the benefits of cloud consumption – scalable, self-service, consumption-based – to analytics for the world’s most visionary companies, including:
Ticketmaster is the global market leader in live event ticketing that drives 500 million ticket transactions per year. Through exclusive partnerships with thousands of venues, artists, sports leagues, and arts and theater tours, Ticketmaster delivers unparalleled access to the most iconic live events to millions of fans worldwide.
“From finance and accounting to product to marketing, every department within Ticketmaster depends on data to make better decisions and drive better experiences for live entertainment fans and our clients,” said Shawn Moon, Director, Database Solutions at Ticketmaster Entertainment. “Teradata IntelliCloud has allowed us to manage costs, avoid a costly capital expenditure, and focus more on value-add tasks rather than system maintenance and management.”
Arcos Dorados
Latin American-based Arcos Dorados owns, operates and franchises McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) in South and Central America, and in the Caribbean. In an effort to drive better decision-making across the business, Arcos Dorados used Teradata to move to the cloud – upgrading its technological platform while reducing costs and seeing significant gains in scalability and agility.
“One of the biggest benefits in moving to Teradata IntelliCloud has been enabling our IT team to stop worrying about the data platform and its underlying infrastructure, and instead refocus on higher-value tasks that drive better and more innovative business decisions,” said Patricio Crowley, Manager for Corporate IT Applications and Technology for Arcos Dorados.
Vizient, Inc.
Vizient is the largest member-driven health care performance improvement company in the United States, connecting its member hospitals with the knowledge, solutions and expertise that helps them achieve their goals for delivering efficient patient care and quality outcomes. Working with Teradata allowed the company to seamlessly move to the cloud and avoid a large capital expense, while gaining world-class customer service.
“We need to ensure our data is reliable, available, and maintainable, and that our platform supports these demands,” said Andy DeShong, Senior Vice President of Applications Development at Vizient, Inc. “This becomes even more important as our company moves further into predictive analytics and machine learning. With Teradata IntelliCloud, we know we can scale our database footprint as, and when, we need it. The support we have received from Teradata has been incredible, and the service team is 100 percent dedicated to our success.”
Silverton Casino
Silverton Casino Hotel in Las Vegas is a contemporary luxury lodge-themed resort that requires access to its data and analytics 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The company leveraged Teradata’s cloud expertise to expand its business insights and improve uptime, ensuring that users had access to critical data nearly 100 percent of the time.
“We chose Teradata because of the company's strong experience and track record in the hospitality industry and we are delighted that our move to the cloud was not only cost-effective, it has already resulted in extract, transform, load (ETL) task performance improvements of 30 percent,” said Kirk Golding, Senior Vice President of IT and Special Projects for Silverton Casino.
Monsanto is a global, modern agriculture company that develops solutions to help farmers around the world grow crops while using energy, water, and land more efficiently. Its strategy is to move more applications to the cloud, including the transfer of certain production analytics to Teradata IntelliCloud for AWS, which maintained the analytic scalability and elasticity the business has relied on in the past.
“The cloud offers so many advantages – shorter build times, more complete administration in terms of backups and upgrades, a broader range of software options, and the ability to scale the platform to meet unpredictable workloads – and we really saw those benefits come to life following our successful experience with Teradata IntelliCloud,” said Troy Crites, Database Platform Architect at Monsanto.
Helping Enterprises Analyze Anything, Anywhere
Teradata empowers its customers to analyze anything, deploy anywhere and move anytime because the same Teradata software runs in each deployment option. Teradata’s offerings for powerful hands-on, do-it-yourself analytics in both AWS and Azure enable customers to quickly spin up new environments whenever needed for quick proofs of concept and exploration with hourly consumption and no long-term commitment. Users can choose the features they need while independently scaling compute and storage for maximum flexibility while also querying data lakes and other data repositories.
For those who prefer an automated and optimized managed environment, Teradata IntelliCloud is the company’s as-a-service offering for analytics at scale, providing the most performant and secure analytics platform in the cloud that enables organizations to get up and running quickly while scaling as they evolve. With IntelliCloud, Teradata’s innovative, software-driven cloud service technologies manage the infrastructure, guarantee system availability, and offer the lowest cost per query regardless of deployment choice so that customers can save time, focus on delivering actionable insights, and get the most value.
Teradata is improving the already-popular IntelliCloud service with expanded deployment options and a growing international footprint. Originally available with support for select U.S.-based AWS regions and Teradata data centers, IntelliCloud is now also offered for an expanding set of AWS and Azure regions internationally, including:
AWS: Americas (United States and Canada), Europe (Ireland, London and Frankfurt) and soon Asia Pacific (Sydney and Tokyo)
Azure: Americas (United States and Canada) and soon Europe (Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom) and Asia Pacific (Australia)
Teradata Cloud: United States (U.S. East and U.S. West data centers)
To learn more about enterprise-class analytics in the cloud at scale, download and read the white paper, “Executive Primer: Path to Cloud for Analytics.”
Software Teradata Software on AWS
Software Teradata Software on Azure
More Information Teradata IntelliCloud
Video High-Performance Analytics in the Cloud
Blog Leading the Way to Enterprise Analytics in the Cloud
Blog For cloud deployments: Is Good Enough Really Good Enough?
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FA Cup adventure begins for County teams after draw details revealed
FA Cup adventure begins for Worcestershire teams - who is your side facing?
By James Reece
Close up of the official FA Cup Trophy ahead of the FA Cup semi final match at Wembley Stadium, London.
Worcester City's FA Cup adventure will begin in the Extra Preliminary Round on Saturday, August 10 against competition debutants from Staffordshire.
The draw for the earliest stage of the competition was made yesterday and City have been handed a home fixture against Stone Old Alleynians, who will be playing in the FA Cup for the first time in their history.
The debutants are based in Stone and play in the North West Counties League Division One South.
Formed in 1962, they take their name from the pupils and teachers of Alleyne's Grammar School who played for the club in its infancy.
If City overcome their Staffordshire rivals, they will earn themselves £2,250 and progress into the Preliminary Round, being held on Saturday, August 24.
The draw for the Preliminary Round was also made yesterday, so City know that they will face a trip to either Heather St Johns or Wolverhampton Sporting, if they make it to the next stage.
City would then have to negotiate four rounds of qualifying in order to make it to First Round Proper on November 9, but the financial rewards are certainly there, as they could have earned more than £40,000 by that point.
Bromsgrove Sporting go straight into the Preliminary Round on August 24, when they will host Hanley Town or Leicester Road.
Evesham United are also in the Preliminary Round, and will face the winner of Harefield United or Lydney Town.
Malvern host Whitchurch Alport in the Extra Preliminary Round and will take on Coleshill if they get through.
A total number of 736 clubs entered into the FA Cup this season.
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What's on July
Ends 31 Jul 2019 at 11:59 PM
A July to eclipse all others
Greenwich Music Time
Greenwich Music Time returns to the Old Royal Naval College from Monday 1 July. Featuring live performances from artists such as Cliff Richards, Groove Armada and Paul Weller in the surroundings of a UNESCO World Heritage site, Greenwich Music Time promises to provide a unique experience for everyone.
Nearest pier: Greenwich
London’s brand new riverside linear park, The Tide, opens at Greenwich Peninsula this month. The new greenspace, which is inspired by the ebb and flow of the river, features elevated walkways 9 metres high and flows through native trees and giant sculptures by Damien Hirst and Allen Jones. To celebrate the launch of the the first 1km of the 5km long landscape, Turning Tides Festival will bring free performances by Sink the Pink, free art tours and live music to Greenwich Peninsula Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July and Friday 12 – Sunday 14 July.
Nearest pier: North Greenwich
Pride in London
2019 is Pride in London’s Golden Jubilee and this year’s parade will bring colour, glitter and glamour to the streets of Soho and the West End from midday on Saturday 6 July. MBNA Thames Clippers, the fastest and most fabulous fleet on the river, will be taking part in the parade as part of our AEG Europe family, so be sure to give us a cheer! When you sashay away to the UK’s largest celebration of LGBTQ+ equality, diversity and visibility, remember to arrive like the queen you are aboard one of our flag-flying #Rainboat vessels too.
Nearest piers: Embankment
Barge race
The Barge Race takes place on Saturday 6 July. Starting from Greenwich Pier at 13:00, the 44th Barge Race sees teams of between four and six row and steer 30 ton barges seven miles to Westminster Bridge. The event commemorates the skills of Lightermen who manually moved freight along the Thames in this way right up until the 1930s.
Nearest piers: Greenwich – Westminster
Summer Screen
The Summer Screen returns to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Tuesday 9 - 16 and Tuesday 23 - 30 July. Celebrate the return of long evenings with food, friends and feel-good modern classics including The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls and Bend It Like Beckham.
Nearest pier: St George Wharf (Vauxhall)
Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life
Tate Modern’s radical new exhibition opens on Tuesday 11 July. Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life features captivating installations that will make you become aware of your senses, people around you and the world beyond. Some artworks introduce natural phenomena such as rainbows to the gallery space. Others use reflections and shadows to play with the way we perceive and interact with the world. Many works result from the artist’s research into complex geometry, motion patterns, and his interest in colour theory and all but one of the works have never been seen in the UK before.
Nearest pier: Bankside
Moon Festival invites you to discover the endless ways the moon has made it into culture since the very beginning of time. A week-long cultural extravaganza celebrating the moon across disciplines, cultures, and time, Moon Festival will make its debut at venues across Greenwich, the spiritual home of British astronomy, Friday 19 - Friday 26 July.
Our RB1 service will whisk you between Central London and Woolwich on the festival’s opening night with a special post-event “Moon Express” return service. Plus you can receive 50% off River Roamer tickets to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. Book here. →
Nearest piers: Woolwich and Greenwich
Moon exhibition
Not to be outdone by the Lunar festivities surrounding the National Maritime Museum, Royal Museums Greenwich are hosting The Moon Exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings. The Moon exhibition is the UK’s biggest exhibition dedicated to Earth’s celestial neighbour and features over 180 objects, including artefacts from NASA's Apollo 11 mission. The Moon opens at the National Maritime Museum on Friday 19 July .
Summer by the River
London Bridge City has been transformed into an elegant coastal retreat for the return of their Summer by the River programme. With live music performances, including BBC Music Introducing Live, pop-up bars, street food, an open-air cinema, live comedy, big-screens, family days and fitness classes, London Bridge is the place to be this summer. Summer by the River runs until August.
Nearest pier: London Bridge City
Untangling the tracks
The UK runs on the world’s oldest railway network dating back to 1825. Almost 200 years of operation can develop incongruences however. Untangling the tracks the latest exhibition at London Transport Museum, shines a light on the extraordinary feat of engineering that has redeveloped London Bridge Station and the entire Thameslink network, transforming a 150 year old railway to meet modern demands.
Nearest pier: Embankment
Icon Outlet at The O2 - Summer Sale
ICON Outlet's sale is in full swing! Don't miss out on up to 70% off premium and fashion and lifestyle brands. There is a great selection of offers from some top brands, including James Lakeland, Rolling Luggage and Ted Baker.
Zip Now London
Ever wondered what it’s like to fly through Central London? Now you too can experience London from above at Zip Now London. Reaching speeds of up to 50kph, you can soar 35m above Archbishop’s Park, Lambeth, taking in bird's-eye views of the Houses of Parliament, Lambeth Palace, Waterloo, and of course, the Thames.
Nearest pier: London Eye
The world’s greatest tennis players return to SW19 for The Championships, Wimbledon Monday 1 – Sunday 14 July. Although none of our piers are particularly near to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, big screens at Battersea Power Station, Canary Wharf, and London Bridge City will be broadcasting the major grand slam.
Nearest piers: Battersea Power Station, Canary Wharf and London Bridge City
Riverwalk Market at Battersea Power Station
Have you visited Riverwalk Market at Battersea Power Station's Riverwalk Market yet? The independent market straddles the south shore of the river Thames and features pop-up street food traders, high-quality independent makers, local producers, sellers and artisan food producers. Riverwalk Market opens every Saturday, 11:00am – 5:00pm.
Nearest pier: Battersea Power Station
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Ledford girls put a Thorne in Lexington’s side
By Bruce WehrleCorrespondent
WALLBURG - For a moment there, it was getting a little dicey whether or not Ledford’s Lyrik Thorne was going to get her all-time Davidson County scoring record.
She needed 31 points to surpass the record set by Central Davidson standout Henrietta Walls of 2,116 career points 40 years ago
But as Ledford’s game with Lexington wound down inside of a minute, she still needed two points.
She got her record with 34 seconds left to play on an offensive rebound and helped lift the Panthers to a 59-52 Central Carolina Conference victory Tuesday night, sending Lexington to its fourth loss in its last five games.
Thorne, a senior, ended up with 34 points for the night as Ledford improved to 9-3 in the conference, 12-5 overall.
Lexington actually played well against Thorne and the Panthers in the first half. The Jackets held a 23-21 lead at halftime and Thorne had just 11 points up to then.
But in the third period, Thorne found various lanes to the basket and knocked down 15 points as the Panthers not only took the lead, but also extended it to 40-31 going into the final quarter.
“We did a good job of containing her in the first half,” said Lexington coach Andrew Porter. “But what killed us in the second half was that she was crashing the boards.
“We didn’t box out and she had a lot of second opportunities,” said Porter, whose team is now 5-8 in the CCC, 10-8 overall. “She just killed us overall in the second half.”
Even so, the Jackets battled their way back into the game. Sophie Peoples ended the third period with a couple of 3-point baskets to snap a Lexington scoreless drought of nearly six minutes, and then Jayla Jackson drained two more 3’s early in the fourth as Lexington went on a 12-7 spurt to trail 48-43.
But then Ledford’s McCall Denny connected on a three-point play, stopping the Jackets’ run and putting the Panthers up 51-45.
Ledford held a 55-50 lead when Thorne put back a missed shot, giving her 32 points and the record. She finished moments later by hitting a pair of free throws to ice the game.
Notes: Danasia Bray scored 14 points for Lexington while Mikenzie Harvin added 12. … Ledford visits Randleman on Wednesday. … Lexington hosts East Davidson on Friday.
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This 16-year-old just took apart Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy
Jonathon Read
jonathon.read@archant.co.uk
@jonoread
11 July, 2019 - 09:51
Alex McGovern on LBC Radio. Photograph: Global/LBC.
A 16-year-old has just effectively taken down Boris Johnson's Brexit strategy - leaving fellow guests in awe at his coherency.
Alex McGovern, a member of the Youth Parliament for Kent, offered a coherent critical analysis of Johnson's plans for Brexit saying that "having a loud voice and peddling optimism" will not get us through the crisis.
He was appearing on Iain Dale's LBC radio programme alongside Simon Heffer from the Telegraph, Brexiteer broadcaster Liz Kershaw, and activist Lauren Booth.
They reacted with open mouths as he succinctly explained the problem with Boris Johnson's "plan".
The 16-year-old told Dale: "The issue with Boris Johnson and why he is not taking these media interviews is because he knows what he's saying is just fundamentally flawed.
Simon Heffer on LBC Radio. Photograph: Global/LBC.
"If you look at his Plan B as it were, if he can't get a deal with the EU, GATT 24. I just can't see it working. He knows it as well. I think he's just trying to sound like he's done his research."
He continued: "Personality is not going to help us get through this crisis. Having a loud voice and 'peddling optimism' as Jeremy Hunt described it is not going to help.
"I think optimism is one thing, but it has got to be founded optimism, it can't be optimism for the sake of it, and saying we might as well be happy. We need to be realistic and pragmatic. The EU has been so engrained in our society for so many years, and we need to realise we can't just smile through it, it'll be fine, and I don't think Boris can do it."
One listener tweeted: "@TheAlexMcGovern member of the Youth Parliament has been absolutely sterling on @IainDale radio show cross question. Came across as calm, thoughtful, informed and added real value to the discussions. "
Another said: "Brilliant hour. I was stunned by the maturity and intellect of young Alex. What a future that lad has in front of him!"
A third told Iain Dale: "You need to make Alex your side kick. He provides a surprisingly articulate view (for his age) which nicely tempers yours @lbc."
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Minnesota cop's trial raises questions about code of silence
By The News · 19 of April 2019 13:30:30
AP Photo,, No available, FILE--In this April 1, 2019, file photo, former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor, center, leaves the Hennepin County Government Center after the first day of jury selection with his attorneys Thomas Plunkett, left, and Peter Wold, in Minneapolis, Minn. Testimony in Noor's trial has shined a light on officers' actions at the scene and raised questions about whether they were trying to protect one of their own. The incident commander turned her body camera off when talking to Noor in the moments after the July 2017 shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, while other officers who responded told him not to say a word, according to prosecutors and court testimony. (Renee Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Testimony in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault near her home has shined a light on officers’ actions at the scene and raised questions about whether they were trying to protect one of their own.
The incident commander turned her body camera off when talking to Mohamed Noor in the moments after the July 2017 shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, while other officers told him not to say a word, according to prosecutors and court testimony. Many responding officers turned their body cameras on and off at will; one had his camera recording while headed to the scene and shut it off upon arrival.
“These are extremely troublesome things,” said Phil Turner, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor in Chicago who is not connected to the case. “They’re law enforcement officers and they are supposed to enforce the law equally, whether someone is a sworn law enforcement officer or not.”
Noor, 33, is on trial for murder and manslaughter in the death of Damond, a 40-year-old dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia who was shot while approaching the squad car that Noor and his partner, Officer Matthew Harrity, were in. Defense attorney Peter Wold said in his opening statement that Noor heard a loud bang on the squad car and feared an ambush. But prosecutors say there is no evidence of any threat to justify deadly force.
Noor and Harrity did not turn on their body cameras until after the shooting.
The shooting got instant international attention, led to the forced resignation of the city’s police chief, and led to changes in the department’s policy on body cameras. It also raised questions about a “blue wall of silence” as prosecutors said they had to convene a grand jury to compel officers’ testimony because many refused to provide statements.
Turner found this allegation troubling, saying officers around the U.S. have been covering for each other for years. He pointed to the aftermath of the 1991 police beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. An independent commission found the code of silence among officers to be “perhaps the greatest single barrier to the effective investigation and adjudication of complaints” about police behavior.
“It’s the same thing, even back then,” he said. “It’s been going on for a long time.”
More recently, Chicago was rocked by claims of a cover-up in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke was convicted of second-degree murder at a trial in which several officers reluctantly testified against him. A judge later acquitted three officers of staging a cover-up, dismissing as just one perspective the dashcam video of Van Dyke opening fire as McDonald walked away from police and continuing to fire after the teenager crumpled to the ground.
At Noor’s trial, some officers have described arriving to a hectic, confusing situation in which they didn’t initially know Damond had been shot by an officer. Officer Jesse Lopez told Noor: “Just keep to yourself. Keep your mouth shut until you have to say anything to anybody.”
Prosecutors have also raised questions about the noise that Harrity later told investigators precipitated the shooting. Harrity initially told the incident commander that the officers got spooked, prosecutor Patrick Lofton told jurors. But the first mention of a possible slap on the squad car came not from Noor or Harrity but rather from others at the scene who made assumptions about what happened, according to Lofton. The first time Harrity mentioned anything about a loud noise on the squad car was days later, when he spoke with state investigators.
Prosecutors also have told the court that about 20 police officers refused to talk to investigators and met with union officials to discuss withholding information.
Union president Lt. Bob Kroll, who is listed as a possible witness, told The Associated Press he could not comment. But in an interview with the Star Tribune, Kroll dismissed the idea that officers were withholding information.
“That’s an easy sweeping statement to make and without some concrete hard evidence, which they won’t find in this case,” Kroll said.
Minneapolis police spokesman John Elder said there are many checks and balances to hold police officers accountable. The department requires officers to immediately report any police misconduct, including unreasonable force.
“This profession is monitored and the oversight has never been higher,” he said.
Body cameras have been seen as one way to counter the “blue wall.” Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, who was the assistant chief at the time, testified that officers should have left theirs on. Arradondo said that under the department’s body camera policy at the time, officers were expected to hit record when conducting traffic stops or “any sorts of contact where an officer believes that there may be an adversarial situation that develops.”
But officers were given wide discretion. The revised policy requires officers to activate the cameras in most public encounters. Still, it gives officers latitude and says they can temporarily deactivate their cameras to discuss an incident with a co-worker.
Sgt. Shannon Barnette, the incident commander, was asked Tuesday why she turned her camera on and off. She said the department’s policy on cameras “was confusing.”
In court documents, Judge Kathryn Quaintance cautioned prosecutors against making arguments about a general code of silence among officers based on their behavior at the scene. Prosecutors argued in court documents that statements and behaviors of some officers show bias as to why certain evidence was not gathered or kept.
“The jury should question the credibility of any officer’s testimony if he or she demonstrates an unwillingness to give full or truthful testimony because of a bias toward police,” prosecutors wrote.
Associated Press writer Jeff Baenen contributed to this report.
Check out the AP’s complete coverage of Mohamed Noor’s trial.
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Sheffield Eagles 'have adapted' to loss of Glover and James
Sheffield Eagles director of rugby Mark Aston says his side have learned to compensate for the loss of injured duo James Glover and Matty James.
By Matt Young
Tuesday, 02 July, 2019, 10:20
Paddy Burns has been praised for his role in the Eagles compensating for the absence of James Glover and Matty James. Picture: Alex Coleman
The recent victories over Batley and Rochdale, coupled with an encouraging display in defeat to Leigh have given Aston plenty of positives ahead of Friday’s crucial showdown with York.
The Eagles’ season stuttered following the loss of Glover and James in the Summer Bash win over Barrow, but Aston is convinced his side have worked out a formula going forward as the season approaches the final stretch.
“I think Brad Knowles is leading from the front. The boys from London have given us some energy as well.
“Paddy Burns played tough when he got out there.
“I thought that there were plenty of positives.
“There is still scope for improvement but we are going in the right direction, and now we just need a good week of prep ahead of a massive game with York.”
Knowles’ impressive recent performances have been a major plus for Aston, with the 51-year-old also hailing the contribution of all his forwards as the Eagles were narrowly defeated.
He added: “We've had it tough, we have lost a couple of players through injury, but we have people standing up.
“There were plenty of strong performances, we just need to keep it going.
“It shows we are on our game, and we need to be.”
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'WHAT A LOAD OF C***’
Piers Morgan in explosive rant at being forced to read grooming gang council’s defence statement on air after interview with rape victim forced to let her attacker visit kid
Firebrand Piers, 53, said a response from the council - which he and co-host Susanna Reid were forced to read out - was an 'absolute disgrace'
By Neal Baker
Updated: 28 Nov 2018, 9:26
PIERS Morgan today launched into an explosive rant at Rotherham Council after interviewing a brave rape victim whose attacker was invited to see her son.
Sammy Woodhouse, 33, was just 15 when she gave birth to grooming gang ringleader Arshid Hussain’s boy.
Piers Morgan slammed Rotherham Council chiefs after a rapist was invited to see the child born to a young girl he attackedCredit: GMB
She fell pregnant to him after he repeatedly raped her and was later jailed for 35 years for abusing up to 50 young white girls in the Yorkshire town.
The brave mum, who yesterday waived her right to anonymity, appeared on GMB this morning to tell of her grooming nightmare.
And she slammed hapless council workers who contacted beast Hussain in prison inviting him to contact her son — who last year was the subject of court proceedings over his care.
But following the heartrending interview host Piers and a disgusted Susanna Reid were forced to read a Rotherham Council response.
Sammy Woodhouse mothered brute Arshid Hussain’s boy
Sammy slammed a council for giving her Rotherham grooming gang rapist access to the son he fathered during his attacks
The council said: "We must comply with legal requirements, which includes giving notice of proceedings to parents, with or without formal parental responsibility.
"We do understand that the legal requirements can cause upset for those involved, so we welcome a debate around it."
But fuming Piers said: "Well here's the debate, alright — what a load of crap.
"Really, Rotherham Council, that's your response?
"That's your defence for allowing a serial rapist who impregnated a young girl, that you don't even tell her that this is what you're doing?
"What an absolute disgrace."
Sammy was just 15 when she gave birth to her son
Rapist Arshid Hussain was told in jail that he may have visitation rights to the boy
The firebrand presenter even invited Rotherham Council and the Ministry of Justice to sue him — as he refused to read out any further statements.
Pulling his earpiece out, he said: "Meanwhile, there's another statement we apparently have to read. No we don't.
"Apparently we do, but do you know what? We're not going to.
"So I don't care. You come and sue us.
"They're all shouting in our ear to read it — no, we're not going to read it.
"Until they change the law, we're not going to read it."
Brave Sammy waved her anonymity with the permission of her sonCredit: Matthew Pover - The Sun
She says the council were prepared to put her boy in a position of risk with a known child rapist
Rotherham grooming gang victim Sammy Woodhouse says her rapist wants child visiting rights
His tirade came after Sammy last night called for the law to be changed around parental rights.
In an emotional Twitter video she said: "This story is about myself, my son and the man that raped me and the fact Rotherham Council have offered him to apply for parental rights over my child.
"This is happening all over the country and it needs to stop.
“Children are being removed, given to rapists, murderers, for their family to have access.
“Rape victims are also having to go to support centres to share access, to see the men that raped them.
“I’m now calling on the government to change the law to ensure rapists can’t gain access to children conceived through rape.
“I’m asking the public to join the campaign. People - women and children - are being put at direct risk.”
Sammy was a change in the law after the controversial move by the council
Sammy said she was revealing her identity with her son’s permission.
Campaigners described the decision as “perverse” and said it amounted to an offer to “retraumatise” his victim.
The Ministry of Justice has launched its own probe.
Louise Haigh, the shadow police and crime minister, said that the council’s decision to offer the multiple rapist a role in the proceedings was “appallingly insensitive”.
She added: “They handed him an invitation to retraumatise his victim.
“No man who has fathered a child through abuse or rape should have the right to apply for custody or visitation rights in the family courts.”
A family court judge heard the child’s case last year.
Hussain is now in a wheelchair having been hit in the stomach during a gangland shooting in 2005Credit: PA:Press Association Wire
The council was seeking a care order with the support of his mum, who was unable to cope with the troubled boy’s complex needs and agreed that he would receive greater protection in a residential placement.
By law, a local authority making such an application is obliged to give notice of the proceedings to all “respondents” in the case.
These include anyone with “parental responsibility” for the child.
The local authority told Hussain in prison of his rights and promised to keep him informed of all future proceedings.
He was told he could attend hearings and would have been entitled to request visitation rights or for the boy to be placed in the custody of his relatives.
In the event the rapist chose not to take any part in the court proceedings.
Rotherham Council said last night it had a duty to comply with Family Court practice, including a requirement to notify "every person whom the applicant believes to be a parent without parental responsibility for the child".
A Government spokesman said: "Existing court rules are very clear that applicants in care proceedings should only ever notify people who have parental responsibility for the child."
Rotherham sex gang victim Sammy Woodhouse tells how son asked if he was a 'rape baby'
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Heartbreaking Photos Reveal What Life Is Like In A Legal Bangladeshi Brothel
16 0 Katerina Papakyriakopoulou Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Edit this post
Most of the women that become sex workers arise from low-income families or, in some cases, are sufferers of trafficking. On an average workday, a worker will earn between $11 and $19.
Credit: Sandra Hoyn
Warning: The following story contains graphic images and may be disturbing to some readers.
It’s one of the most ancient professions in the world. And though the act of selling one’s body is lowered in my communities, doing so is still observed as work in areas of Bangladesh, one of the rare Muslim countries where prostitution continues legally.
In the region of Tangail, one will notice the Kandapara brothel, which is the oldest and second biggest brothel in the country, reports The Independent. The area and its mission have existed for the last 200 years. They destroyed the Kandapara brothel in 2014. As a consequence, many women didn’t know where to go. So, with the help of regional NGOs, it was restarted once again.
Lately, photojournalist Sandra Hoyn traveled to the “brothel district” and reported what life is like inside the walled town. Food stalls, tea shops, and street vendors can be seen in the narrow streets, and the city is said to have its individual rules and hierarchies of power which differ considerably from mainstream society. One example Hoyn experienced is that the women are both vulnerable and powerful.
Kajol with a customer. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
Girls who enter the business, ordinarily at age 12 to 14, are labeled as “bonded.” The girls, who work in the legal industry, usually come from low-income parents and sometimes can be tools of trafficking. The girls have no freedom or rights – they belong to a ‘madam.’ For at least the first five years (on average), a bonded girl is not permitted to go out and earns no payment for her job. When she had settled her debts, she can next become a self-governing sex worker. At that time, she is allowed to refuse customers and can keep her personal money. Since the girls are socially defamed outside of the brothel area, several choose to settle and continue supporting their families from distant with what is obtained.
Hoyn told NextShark:
“At the beginning, it was difficult to get access to the women and customers. Some customers didn’t want to be in the photographs, especially those with a rich family. But other customers didn’t care at all about it. Some told me they want to “refresh their mind” inside the brothel and there is nothing wrong with it, so why should they hide?”
“Some girls hide their face and didn’t want to tell their stories, others have been very open and wanted to tell about their life,” she added.
The cost of the service depends on the age and beauty of each girl, as well as the quality of the bedrooms. A Kandapara sex operator might earn between 1000-2000 Taka ($11 – $22) daily, which equates to about 300 Taka ($3) per customer.
“Most women have the dream to earn enough money in the brothel to buy their own house outside when they are old, and they want to not be dependent on men. They want to earn enough money to give their children a good school education at least. They want them to have a better future than they did,” explained Hoyn.
“Many women have their ‘boyfriends,’ or regular customers who pay them. I know one woman who has turned down the marriage proposals of her most faithful client because she doesn’t trust that he will let her keep her money. She’d rather maintain her independence as a sex worker.”
Customers congregate inside the brothel. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“The brothel is like its own microcosm, it is a city in a city.”
Meghla, 23, with a customer in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. She started working for a garment factory when she was 12 years old. There, she met a man who promised her a better job with more money. He sold her into a brothel. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“Officially, [sex workers] must be 18 years old, but most of them are underage.”
Asma, 14, with a customer. She was born in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
Sumaiya gets beaten in the face by Titu. They are often fighting because Titu wants to marry her, but she refuses. She is afraid that after marriage he will take away all her money. He is jealous because she has sex with many of his friends. Sumaiya is jealous because he has sex with other sexworkers in the brothel. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“Some of them take steroids like Oradexon, a drug used by farmers to fatten livestock, to look older and healthier.”
Asma stopped attending school when the students harassed her because her mother worked as a sex worker in the brothel. She started as a sex worker when she was 14 years old. Before that, she danced in front of customers. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“The most vulnerable stage is when a young sex worker enters the brothel at the beginning as a bonded girl, usually from 12 to 14 years.”
A customer tries to kiss Priya, 19, on the cheek. She began working as a sex worker in the Kandapara brothel at 17. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
Pakhi, 15, with a customer in her room in the Kandapara brothel. She’s lived in the brothel since she was 14. She got married at 12 and ran away shortly after. A man picked her off the street and sold her into a brothel. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“Most of them have sad stories — but they are really strong, at least outwardly. I admire that they manage their lives under these circumstances and do not give up.”
Kajol with her 6-month-old baby Mehedi and a customer on her bed. She thinks she is 17, but does not know her exact age. She was married at 9 years old. Her aunt sold her to the Kandapara brothel. Two weeks after the birth, she was forced to have sex again with customers. Because of the baby, her business is not so good. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
Sumaiya, 17, with her boyfriend and regular customer Titu, 23, in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. He is from Dhaka and visits her every month for one week. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“They are not just survivors or victims, they are fighting and enjoying their life in their own way.”
Bonna, 27, a sexworker in the Kandapara brothel, is laughing with a condom in her hand. When she was 7 years old, she was raped by her stepfather. She ran away from home at 10 and a man picked her off the street and sold her into a brothel. She has two regular customers. On average, she earns 1500 Taka (19 $) per day. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
Papia, 18, with two customers on the bed in the Kandapara brothel. Her parents died when she was a child and she was married young. She and her husband began doing heroin until she was put in jail. She says that the jail was the best place she has ever been because nobody beats her there. In the jail she got to know a woman who later brought her to the brothel. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“When the women have free time, they danced and laughed together.”
Priya, 19, is teasing a friend by trying to beat him, but not seriously. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“They are joking with each other, kidding the customers. “
Used condoms outside the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
“The girls are very lively and cheerful. Often they forget their sadness. They still have dreams.”
Dipa, 26 years, is crying. She is in the second month pregnant from a customer in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. Credit: Sandra Hoyn
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Kerensa Birch April 27, 2017 at 7:01 AM
The idea of having sex with any of the men in these photos repulses me. Men are the sole creators of this tragic situation. Without them, there would be no industry. My heart goes out to these poor girls.
osei perseus May 17, 2017 at 2:34 PM
didn't you read some of their female relatives sold them to the brothel? It's not just men, it's the mentality held by the people(both men & women) to discard underage girls for pennies,and the government not willing to do anything about it.
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What Eric Garcetti’s White House dreams mean for Latinos
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garretti, here greeting then President Barak Obama, has let it be known that he is thinking of running for the Presidency.
IF ERIC GARCETTI RUNS FOR PRESIDENT, what will it mean for Hispanics not only in his hometown but beyond?
For Garcetti is the new face of being Latino in America, even as some of his critics have charged in the past that he wasn’t Hispanic enough, raising a more serious question in this nation’s multi-ethnic society:
Who is or who isn’t Latino?
As for Garcetti, Los Angeles’ 46-year-old mayor’s grandfather was born in Mexico. His great-grandfather, Massimo Garcetti, was a Mexican judge who was hanged during the Mexican Revolution. Garcetti speaks perfect Spanish. He not only considers himself Hispanic, he has also called himself Chicano.
“I’m just your average Mexican-American Jewish Italian,” Garcetti told the 2016 Democratic Convention where he liberally sprinkled his address with Spanish phrases. In his address he described his Italian-Mexican grandfather’s journey across the U.S. border as an infant and the persecution faced by his maternal ancestors, Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe and Russia.
His Latino critics, though, may have been judging Garcetti as much on his skin coloration. He is as huero as they come in a city and in the Southwest where caramel brown-skinned Mexican Americans make up the majority of Latinos.
Perhaps those critics don’t watch Spanish televisions novelas which is full of hueros speaking Spanish – and on which Garcetti would easily pass.
Just as he easily has passed the test among Latino voters in Los Angeles where, they have largely voted for Garcetti – though in his first mayoral campaign his opponent in a runoff had the lion’s share of endorsements from Hispanic politicians and leaders, including farm workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, County Supervisor Gloria Molina and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s cousin, Assembly Speaker John Perez.
Villaraigosa, who didn’t endorse in that race, had been mayor and city’s consummate Latino politician – the first Hispanic elected mayor in modern times and at one time the hope of Latino aspirations to higher office.
But he left with those hopes dashed, though he is running for governor next year, and replaced both in office and in promise by Garcetti, who wasted little time in being embraced by all the Latino organizations, especially those that lean Democratically, looking for a fresh face for national leadership.
In his time as mayor, Garcetti has matched or exceeded Villaraigosa’s appointments of Latinos to city boards and commissions — and he has been at the leadership in making Los Angeles a sanctuary city for the undocumented and DREAMers.
“I am proud [that}Los Angeles is the strongest defender of immigrants perhaps of any city in this country,” he told NPR earlier this year. “we absolutely are a city that not only does provide sanctuary to immigrants, but we defend them. I think that’s a step further.
“And instead of getting caught up in terms, it’s important for us to do the work to defend refugees, immigrants, legal immigrants and those undocumented immigrants who haven’t committed serious violent felonies who we should make citizens. And I think the proof is in the pudding. LA stands strong. We are probably the strongest city in the country when it comes to that, and we’re not going to back down.”
In Garcetti, America’s young DREAMers have an ideal role model and candidate: A former Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, one of the few American Latinos so honored; a graduate of Columbia who also studied at the London School of Economics; the son of a former district attorney; a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserves; and scandal-free, married to Amy Wakeland with whom he has a daughter, Maya Juanita, a name after any Latino’s heart.
Add to that a built-in political asset that few other Latino politicians have.
Garcetti is Jewish. Jews in Los Angeles today are celebrating that he has been the city’s first Jewish mayor.
“Weekends involved bowls of menudo at my grandparents’ and bagels at my cousins’ house,” Garcetti says of his childhood with a Mexican and Jewish background. “I think if you’re Latino, you’re very comfortable with the idea of mestizo, being mixed.
“So I kind of joke that I’m mestizo double, double mixed.”
It enabled Garcetti to fashion a coalition built around two of the most powerful political elements in Los Angeles – and in America today – Latinos and Jews.
It is also a natural native constituency for Garcetti that now has almost elevated him to a recognizably national level and the precipice of even higher office in America.
And in upsetting preconceived notions about what being Hispanic and what Latino power is today, Garcetti has shown he may have a unique understanding that Latino voters want more than just pandering to their ethnicity
“My grandparents were from northern Mexico, Chihuahua and Sonora,” Garcetti told a Latino group in Spanish at one of his mayoral campaign stops. “But I don’t want your vote just because I speak Spanish.”
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Deloitte publishes Trademark Clearinghouse fees
ICANN reveals Trademark Clearinghouse launch date
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Deloitte has revealed that IP owners will pay $150 to file their trademarks into the centralised trademark database – but they can pay discounted fees under an alternative pricing model.
The financial services company, which is operating the Clearinghouse under the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) programme, said only trademark owners can use the basic model. This will cost $150 to register a mark for one year, $435 for three years and $725 for five years.
Under the advanced model, both IP owners and trademark agents – those representing multiple IP owners – receive discounts as they earn ‘status points’ from registering or renewing trademarks. Each one-year registration provides one point, three-year registrations four points and five-year registration seven points.
All new gTLD registries will connect to the Clearinghouse, which IP owners can file their marks into during sunrise periods. During a further trademark claims period, lasting at least 60 days, the Clearinghouse will notify anyone attempting to register a domain incorporating a registered mark.
While Deloitte’s basic pricing model is straightforward, the advanced alternative is much more complex. To pay a discounted $145 one-year registration fee, users would need to earn up to 3,000 status points. Acquiring more than 100,000 status points would mean paying only $95 for a one-year registration.
Deloitte gave the example that users registering their first 3,000 trademarks for a single year would pay $145 per registration. The next 22,000 registrations would cost $135, and the next 35,000, $120. For 60,000 registrations they would pay $435,000 plus $2,970,000 plus $4,200,000, or an average price of $126.75.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which is managing the gTLD programme, had said in December last year that filing fees would be capped at $150, but the exact fees were unclear until now.
“It’s good that the prices have been published,” said David Taylor, partner at Hogan Lovells LLP in Paris. “Though the fees were capped, there was some uncertainty about how much the Clearinghouse would cost rights owners.”
He added: “There’s not a large saving if you register marks for three or five years, rather than one, under the basic model. And under the advanced model, you need a lot of status points to earn a reduction. There’s not much incentive to file lots of marks.”
Kristina Rosette, of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC, said many trademark owners will be unhappy about the prices and the complexity of the advanced model.
“It won’t be fast or easy to determine the most effective way going forward. If you have a significant portfolio of marks, it won’t be easy to register them all. It will be a real challenge analysing the problematic TLDs and deciding which marks to file. If the Clearinghouse is so expensive that it’s not used on its intended scale, it will be a lost opportunity to clean up the TLD space,” she said.
Jan Corstens, partner at Deloitte who has been working to implement the Clearinghouse, said the pricing models were fair:
“One price covers global protection and all languages. There are probably regions where it’s cheaper to validate a mark but also regions where it is more expensive.”
He added that brands will have the opportunity to benefit from reduced fees, particularly if they use the advanced model.
Corstens confirmed that the fees were final, and the Clearinghouse will be ready by the end of the first quarter of this year.
Though Deloitte’s fees cover sunrise and claims periods, each individual registry is likely to charge more for handling the trademarks during sunrise periods. “The sunrise costs will be the acid test of the Clearinghouse’s success,” said Taylor. “These fees are potentially another burden for rights owners.”
The fees are available here.
This article was first published on 23 January 2013 in World IP Review
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Canada to ban single-use plastics in 2021
Less than 10 per cent of plastic used in Canada gets recycled
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Friday, June 7, 2019. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)
Canada will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.
Trudeau said the specific items to be banned will be determined based on a science-based review, but the government is considering items such as water bottles, plastic bags and straws.
“As early as 2021, Canada will ban harmful single-use plastics from coast to coast,” Trudeau said.
READ MORE: Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
Trudeau said his government is drawing inspiration from the European Union’s Parliament, which voted overwhelmingly in March to impose a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution from discarded items that end up in waterways and fields. Legislatures of the EU member states must vote on the measure before it takes effect.
“Many other countries are doing that and Canada will be one of them,” Trudeau said. “This is a big step but we know can do this for 2021.”
Less than 10 per cent of plastic used in Canada gets recycled. The government said that 1 million birds and over 100,000 sea mammals worldwide are injured or die each year when they mistake plastic for food or become entangled.
The EU’s measure would affect a range of plastic products for which reasonable alternatives exist, from straws to earbuds, starting in 2021.
Disposable utensils would not be completely off-limits, but the EU measure calls for them to be made of sustainable materials when possible. The EU legislation also sets a goal of having 90 per cent of plastic bottles recycled by 2025 and of halving the litter from the 10 items that turn up in oceans most often.
The EU estimated the changes will cost the bloc’s economy 259 million to 695 million euros a year ($291 million to $781 million). It’s not clear what the cost would be for Canada.
China’s decision to no longer import some of the EU’s waste helped spur the plastics ban.
China banned the import of plastic waste last year, causing other Southeast Asian nations to become new destinations. The Philippines, complaining of being treated like a dumpsite by wealthier nations, shipped 69 containers of what its officials called illegally transported garbage back to Canada in May.
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Traversing Chapters > Reviews > Heart of Thorns – Not enough barbs
Heart of Thorns – Not enough barbs
An Dierickx August 14, 2018 0 Comments
Last month’s Fairyloot theme was “the power within” and the featured book of the month was Heart of Thorns. It’s a story about a world where women are feared. Why? Because they might have magic that can kill with a single touch. As promised last week in my unboxing, I read the book and put my thoughts on paper (or well, on a screen, I guess?). Here’s what I thought of Heart of Thorns!
Seventeen-year-old Mia has sworn to hunt Gwyrach, women who can manipulate flesh, blood, bone and breath. For one of those feared women-demons is responsible for killing Mia’s mother. But her life takes a different turn when her father announces she is to marry Quin, the prince of the river kingdom. As if that isn’t bad enough yet, Mia discovers she herself has the very magic she has vowed to destroy.
I loved the premise of this story! The magic sounds intriguing, both the way it works and – as we learn later on in the book – how it first developed and why only women have this kind of magic. This story is strongly rooted in feminism. One example is Mia’s discontent about the fact that Quin has an older (and more competent) sister, who is excluded from the line of succession simply because she’s a woman.
However, my overall feeling while reading and after finishing this book was “meh”… Maybe that’s partly because the previous book I read was also about a society where women are oppressed and this one just can’t match Grace and Fury in terms of writing and story development.
The writing is decent, but nothing special. And the story for the first 75 percent of the book falls flat. It’s all so very careful and risk-free. I want more barbs and sharp edges in my books. Barton uses a lot of tropes, and while tropes aren’t necessarily bad, it feels like we’re working through a checklist of all the YA clichés.
Strange pacing
It doesn’t help that the main character didn’t really appeal to me. I kept shaking my head at her actions and thoughts. Prince Quin on the other hand was a kind guy. He was even just a bit too perfect for me, there was no edge or hook about him.
Furthermore, the pacing of the story is so strange. It feels like the story spans at least a few weeks, but it all happens in a span of barely a handful of days. At one point, there’s a chapter with a sort of magic training sequence, separated by scene breaks. This creates the feeling that we’re witnessing at least a few days in fast-forward, while in fact it’s still the same day.
You might get the impression I didn’t enjoy Heart of Thorns, but that’s not true. The story is enjoyable, it just doesn’t stand out from other YA fantasy novels. Until we got to the finale, that is. Like I said, the first 75 percent were a bit “meh” for me, but the final chapters put everything upside down. We got one plot twist after the other. Some were a bit predictable, others I did not see coming.
Heart of Thorns is Bree Barton’s debut and it felt like we witnessed her grow as an author. The book started very careful and the pacing was off, but the ending made up for so much. So I’m willing to cut her some slack. And I already put the sequel (expected publication: 2019) on my TBR list.
Title: Heart of Thorns
Author: Bree Barton
Inventive and heart-racing, this fierce feminist teen fantasy from debut author Bree Barton explores a dark kingdom in which only women can possess magic—and every woman is suspected of having it. Fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor won’t want to miss this gorgeously written, bold novel, the first in the Heart of Thorns trilogy. In the ancient river kingdom, where touch is a battlefield and bodies the instruments of war, Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood. The same women who killed her mother without a single scratch. But when Mia's father announces an alliance with the royal family, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Determined to forge her own path forward, Mia plots a daring escape, but could never predict the greatest betrayal of all: her own body. Mia possesses the very magic she has sworn to destroy. Now, as she untangles the secrets of her past, Mia must learn to trust her heart…even if it kills her.
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Truck-Only State Tolls Roil Industry That Favors Fuel-Tax Hike
February 20, 2019 by Alan Adler, @AlanAdler
Rather than requiring truckers to pay tolls, the trucking industry wants states to raise taxes on fuel to provide funding for repairing their infrastructure. (Photo: Flickr)
As more states move to charge tolls for big rigs to fund road and bridge repairs, the trucking industry is suing to stop the collections while pushing for an increase in federal fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure construction and repairs.
The American Trucking Associations is helping state trade groups fight the new tolls it says unfairly target truckers. The group also asserts that collecting tolls can cost as much as 35 cents per dollar, eating into funds that should be spent on highway infrastructure.
“It’s absolutely ridiculous,” said Jeff Shefchik, president of Paper Transport Inc. in De Pere, Wis. “Why collect revenue to build roads when there is a cheaper way, which is the fuel tax?”
Fuel-tax proposal
The ATA has proposed increasing federal diesel and gasoline taxes by 20 cents a gallon – 5 cents a year for four years. It would raise $340 billion over 10 years. The current federal tax is 24.4 cents per gallon on diesel fuel and 18.4 cents a gallon on gasoline.
States are taking action on their own.
Two dozen states have raised fuel taxes since 2013, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which encourages states to take the lead in fixing their roads. All but 11 have raised fuel taxes since the last increase in the federal fuel tax in 1993, according to the American Transportation Research Institute, the ATA’s research arm.
In California, voters in November upheld a 40 percent increase in the state gasoline tax, from 18 cents to 30 cents a gallon. Diesel-fuel taxes more than doubled, from 16 cents a gallon to 36 cents a gallon.
The increases had been adopted by the state Legislature and were then challenged in a proposition put to voters, who upheld the increase by a 57 percent-43 percent vote.
California truckers and motorists now pay a national high in combined state and federal diesel taxes of $1.09 a gallon, the American Petroleum Institute said. The U.S. average is 60.3 cents a gallon.
“I know of no industry that’s more taxed than our business,” said David Jackson, chief executive of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, the nation’s largest for-hire trucking company.
Aggressive States
Rhode Island and Indiana have moved aggressively to collect truck-only fuel taxes. Connecticut is considering tolling both trucks and cars. Virginia recently backed off on truck tolls on 325 miles of Interstate 81.
The Federal Highway Administration in December approved Rhode Island adding 10 toll booths to two it operates. The ATA sued the state in July 2018, claiming discrimination against interstate commerce and seeking to overturn the state’s plan.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sued Indiana in January for wringing 35 percent higher tolls from truckers on a 157-mile stretch of Interstate 80/90 between Ohio and Illinois. The truck-only tolls on the Indiana Tollway went into effect in October 2018 for Class 3 and larger trucks.
“It’s easy to point to heavy trucks as being responsible for more wear and tear on roads,” said Peter Sepp, president of the National Taxpayers Union. “But that should not serve as a license for excessively heavy taxes.”
Crumbling Infrastructure
Whether road and bridge repairs are paid via taxes, tolls or other methods, stakeholders agree that much of the nation’s infrastructure needs major repairs.
In its most recent report card on U.S. infrastructure, the American Society of Civil Engineers graded roads a D.
“The average motorist loses about $600 annually due to higher maintenance and vehicle operating costs just due to rough roads,” said Tonn Ostergard, chief executive of Crete Carrier Corp. “With trucks, it’s a lot more than that.”
Dilapidated roadways also are worsening congestion, according to an ATRI study.
The Transportation Research Board suggested in a December 2018 report that it would take state-level tolls and higher fuel taxes to raise the $45 billion to $70 billion needed annually for the next 20 years just to modernize highway surfaces.
Highway Trust Fund
With Democrats controlling the House of Representatives, the ATA’s proposed fuel-tax increase has “got a fighting chance we haven’t had in 15 or 20 years,” Bill Sullivan, ATA executive vice president, told Trucks.com.
Voters responding to a poll by Quinnipiac University in February 2018 narrowly favored a fuel-tax increase, 46 percent-44 percent. But that represented a decline in support from a Quinnipiac poll that asked the same question in May 2017. At that time, voters favored a gas tax increase by 51 percent-41 percent.
Trucking supports the fuel-tax increase as a way to rebuild the Highway Trust Fund, established with the nation’s interstate system in the 1950s. Fuel taxes and proceeds from a 12 percent federal excise tax on new-truck sales are pooled in the trust and dispersed for highway-improvement projects.
But the trust today is nearly broke. Inflation has risen 65 percent since the last federal fuel-tax increase, the ATA said. As vehicles have become more fuel-efficient, tax revenue has dropped, said Mike Roeth, executive director of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency.
Opposition and Alternatives
The ATA-proposed fuel tax has opposition.
“The case for raising the federal fuel tax has not been made,” Sepp said. “We believe it should be the last resort rather than a first or second resort.”
A mileage-based user fee and unlimited private activity bonds for highway improvements are possible alternatives to higher federal fuel taxes.
“This would allow states to experiment with all-electronic tolling and public-private partnerships in reconstructing and possibly expanding their interstate segments,” said Marc Scribner, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Read Next: Transport Group Seeks Fuel Taxes, Tolls to Fix Nation’s Highways
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InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is truly that. The company is the world's largest hotel company by room count, boasting around 800,000 rooms across 5,300 hotels in around 100 countries. The UK-based company takes an asset-light approach to hoteliering, franchising its 13 brands to, or managing hotels on behalf of, third parties. Its mainstay chain, Holiday Inn, offers mid-market accommodation at around 1,170 locations in the US, Europe, and Asia, along with some 2,600 limited-service locations operated under the Holiday Inn Express brand. IHG also serves the upscale market with its Crowne Plaza and InterContinental chains, while its Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites brands offer extended stay services mostly in the US. IHG dates back to 1777.
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) operates some 5,400 hotels across 13 brands: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Kimpton, Hotel Indigo, Even, Hualuxe, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Holiday Inn Resort, Avid, Staybridge, and Candlewood. The four Holiday Inn brands account for around 70% of the total hotel count. The next largest are Crowne Plaza (415 hotels), Candlewood (380), and Staybridge (260).
Its brands span budget options (avid, Holiday Inn Express) to premium options (InterContinental, Kimpton).
In mature markets such as Europe and North America, IHG primarily operates on a franchise basis, while in developing markets such as Asia the balance shifts to a managed model.
UK-based InterContinental Hotel Group's (IHG) biggest market is the Americas, which is home to more than 60% of its room-count and generates more than 55% of its revenue. Europe and the Asia/Middle East/Africa segment are comparable in size, bringing around 15% of revenue each and accounting for 10-15% of rooms. Greater China generates more than 5% of revenue but holds nearly 15% of IHG's rooms.
InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has struggled to meaningfully grow its revenue over the past few years. In fiscal 2017 sales increased 4% to $1.8 billion as the net addition of 174 hotels grew room count by 4%, while IHG also extracted 3% higher revenue per available room.
Net income increased 42% to $593 million on the back of higher revenue, a 1.6 percentage point increase in margin, and an improvement in exceptional item expenses.
Cash from operations declined 16% to $634 million.
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)'s growth strategy is based on growing scale, revitalizing its core brands, shifting to a franchise model in China, and growing in the luxury space.
IHG believes greater scale will drive profitable growth. It significantly increased its hotel pipeline to 1,655 in 2017 (primarily Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express), accounting for some 13% of pipeline across the entire industry and is three times the share of its current hotel count. The company's younger brands' pipeline exceeds their current hotel count in many cases, including Hualuxe (21), Even (12), and its new hotel brand, avid (44). Its other brands have a significant percentage of their current hotel count in the pipeline, excluding Holiday Inn Club Vacations, which has none.
The company sees opportunities in the luxury hotel market, particularly in Asia. In 2018 it acquired Regent, a luxury hotel operator, while in 2017 it opened Kimpton Bali, its first Kimpton hotel in Asia; Even Auckland, the first of several Even hotels in Australasia; Hotel Indigo Bali; and InterContinental Hanoi.
IHG is also intent on improving its brands. It has invested $200 million in Crowne Plaza in the US to improve guest experience, brand awareness, and commercial performance. Of its US estate, 78% of hotels took up the renewal initiative and have seen on average a 2.3% uplift in revenue per available room vs non-participating Crowne Plaza hotels. The investment reshaped communal spaces to better reflect the leisure-business balance and have increased food and drink revenue.
The company is also upgrading its Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express portfolio with redesigned guest bedrooms and public spaces. By the end of 2017 the plan had reached some 87% of Generation 1 and 2 properties (its older buildings). The redesigned lobbies have increased satisfaction 7 percent and driven food and drink profits 20%.
In China, IHG's goal is to tip the balance towards franchises from direct management. The Franchise Plus model, introduced for Holiday Inn Express in 2017, is intended to shift the needle via a hybrid approach by providing the benefits of the franchise proposition with elements of a managed model. It accelerated Holiday Inn Express growth in China, signing 54 hotels to Franchise Plus in 2017. It will also introduce Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Holiday Inn Resort in the country.
InterContinental Hotels Group expands its hotel count and brands via acquisitions. In 2018-19 it made two acquisitions in the luxury hotel space: In 2018 it acquired a 51% stake in Regent Hotels & Resorts, adding six hotels in the fast-growing luxury space to IHG's portfolio; and in 2019 it agreed to acquire the brands and operating companies of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas for $300 million. Additionally, it acquired 12 hotels in the UK from Foncière des Régions.
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Fashion | 27 Nov 2018 | By Laura Hawkins
Cubitts zooms in on the origins of optometry in London exhibition
‘Retrospective: London, Spectacles and Half a Millenia’ installation view. Images courtesy of Cubitts
While we’re used to exhibitions tracing the topography and architecture of London’s streets, or shows tracing the city’s sociopolitical or photographic heritage, Cubitts has us seeing clearly with its latest exhibition – one which zooms in on London’s history in the field of optometry.
‘Retrospective: London, Spectacles and Half a Millenia’ – an outdoors exhibition located a stone’s throw from the optical brand’s Jermyn Street boutique in St James’s – is made up of a tessellation of glass and timber vitrines showcasing glasses, materials and memorabilia that document London’s optometrical history.
Ever pondered when the first pair of glasses with temples was made? (by Edward Scarlett in 1730). What the first pair of sunglasses looked like? (horse-shoe shaped, gold-rimmed and made by James Ayscough in 1752). Or if opticals were say prescribed as a cure to sexually transmitted diseases? (blue tinted lenses were believed to cure syphilis). Now you have the optometrical answer.
12-ct rolled gold pince-nez, by Aitchison, UK, 1880s
The exhibition documents the earliest age of optometry, tracing the invention of sunglasses to counter what James Ayscough termed as ‘offensive glaring light’, the evolution of fashion-focused frames (cat-eyes were the first sartorial shape), the array of now extremely stylish NHS frames available during the 1970s, and the possibilities of creating glasses in a variety of sustainable materials, like a natural fibre glass made from wool.
The oldest pair of glasses were found in London’s Trig Lane and are nearly 600 years old. In celebration of six centuries of spectacles, Cubitts has also created a new pair made from materials found mudlarked from the banks of the River Thames. A Frame for London features a bullet from the Second World War, clay smoking pipes, a Victorian marble, and like the earliest pair picked up in the city, animal bones.
‘People really don’t know a huge amount about the history of optometry,’ muses Cubitts’ founder Tom Broughton. This is the perfect pitstop for sharpening your focus. §
Exhibition artefacts
A Frame for London, by Cubitts
Original spectacle box by Dollond & Co, London
Sun Spectacles glare guards, (1940s), by Cleevis, London
‘Retrospective: London, Spectacles and Half a Millenia’ is on view until 15 February. For more information, visit the Cubitts website
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Oldest microfossils raise hopes for life on Mars
By Brian Vastag
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The hunt for the most ancient example of life on Earth has a pungent new contender: Sulfur-belching microbes fossilized in 3.4-billion-year-old western Australian sandstone.
The find bodes well for the search for life on Mars, researchers say.
Preserved as tiny spheres and tubes, the newly described “microfossils” hail from 200 million years earlier than the next oldest example of fossil microbes, which were announced last year.
Single-cell life was widespread on Earth by 3.4 billion years ago, researchers generally agree. Until now, though, evidence has been indirect — namely, flecks of organic carbon, the putative remains of ancient microbes embedded in some of the oldest rocks on Earth.
The newly reported microfossils offer more direct proof that life thrived in the hot, harsh conditions that prevailed during Earth’s extended childhood.
“At last we have good solid evidence for life over 3.4 billion years ago,” senior researcher Martin Brasier of Oxford University said in a statement. “It confirms there were bacteria at this time, living without oxygen.”
In a field where announced findings are routinely debunked, origins-of-life researchers praised the extensive testing performed by Brasier and his colleagues.
“This is as a good as a shot as any I’ve seen for evidence of microfossils,” said Marilyn Fogel, a biogeochemist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington who is conducting her own search for ancient life.
“The degree of preservation of these microfossils is pretty spectacular for rocks of this age,” said Mike Tice, a geobiologist at Texas A&M University who was not involved in the new research. “They’re certainly the best-documented, most convincing examples we have” of microfossils from the early, oxygen-starved era known as the Archean.
Earth formed about 4.5 billion years ago, but no one knows when life arose. Any evidence of that event — or events — was likely erased by the heavy meteorite bombardment and geologic upheaval that wracked the young Earth.
About 3.4 billion years ago, though, colonies of microbes apparently thrived on one of Earth’s first beaches, Brasier and colleagues report in the journal Nature Geoscience. Some of these microbes became embedded in the sand that later hardened into an arid region of western Australia known as the Strelley Pool Formation. The extreme age of the rocks here — and their good preservation— has attracted origins-of-life researchers for decades.
But it was Brasier and David Wacey of Western Australia University who hit the jackpot. After collecting hundreds of candidate rocks and lugging them back to their lab, they sliced one into micron-thin sections, aimed a microscope at it, and said, “A-ha!”
“It was pretty incredible,” Wacey said of the moment he first saw the circles and tubes. “Martin [Brasier] had seen huge amounts of material and he was tearing his hair out. He thought he would never find anything.”
The team saw microfossils in rocks collected at two locations. The sandstone that produced the specimens is bracketed by layers of volcanic rock that have been dated to about 3.4 billion years ago.
Because natural geologic processes can form the circular shapes the team saw, they subjected the microfossils to a battery of tests that sniffed out the chemical signatures of life.
Most convincing: Tiny inclusions of the iron-sulfur compound pyrite, known as fool’s gold. The team found pyrite near — or in some cases, on top of — the microfossils. “Some of the microfossils appear they were living on pyrite,” Wacey said.
“The sulfur in the grains of pyrite they saw contain the signatures of metabolism,” said Tice, meaning the microbes were processing sulfur and excreting it.
Even today, hardy microbes near deep-sea vents and in other oxygen-starved environments thrive by consuming sulfur compounds. With no oxygen to breathe, their ancient relatives apparently did the same and probably belched hydrogen sulfide — the rotten-smelling gas popular with high school chemistry teachers.
The finding should boost the search for life on Mars, said David Des Marais, an astrobiologist at the NASA Ames Research Center: “I mean, wow, we now know that sulfur-based metabolism happened very early on Earth. And early Mars had water and sulfur. It shared in many ways the environment of the early Earth. This gives us confidence that looking for these types of organisms on Mars is a good strategy.”
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Carey Price win streak hits sweet 16
Team Canada goalie hasn't lost international game since 2005
by Dave Stubbs @Dave_Stubbs / NHL.com Columnist
TORONTO -- Carey Price arrived for his postgame interview late Thursday night wearing a ball cap with a pair of messy ski goggles perched atop it.
"For the champagne?" he was asked.
"Yes," came the reply with a laugh, though the bubbly was, in fact, beer. "I might wear them all night."
Price had just made 32 saves to help Team Canada to a 2-1 victory against Team Europe at Air Canada Centre, earning it the championship of the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
Price's personal national-team win streak is at 16. The last time he lost a game wearing a Canada jersey was in April 2005, three months before he was selected by the Montreal Canadiens with the fifth pick in the 2005 NHL Draft.
Price is 16-0-0 since that 5-1 loss to the United States in Plzen, Czech Republic, in the gold-medal game of the IIHF Under-18 World Championship.
If there was no mention to him Thursday of that unhappy result, his winning streak was brought to his attention.
"Everybody's brought it up, yeah," Price said. "I thought it might be over tonight, but we just willed our way through it."
Video: CAN@EUR, Gm2: Price stops 2-on-0 shorthanded chance
Indeed, it seemed that Team Canada and Team Europe might be headed for a third and deciding game in their best-of-3 final. But then Team Canada struck for two late goals to touch off a joyful celebration across the country.
"It's a lot of fun, for sure," Price said. "You've got to give that team credit over there, they played really hard tonight and deserved a better fate. They brought everything they had and they really pushed us to the limit. But there are a lot of players on this team who have won championships and know what it takes to win. [We] just kept pounding and grinding it out and found a way to do it."
Goals by Patrice Bergeron, on the power play at 17:07 of the third period, and Brad Marchand, the shorthanded game-winner 2:09 later, erased the 1-0 lead Zdeno Chara had given Team Europe, sending Team Canada away with the World Cup title.
Jaroslav Halak, Price's former Canadiens teammate, made 32 saves in a terrific performance for Team Europe.
Price finished this tournament with a 5-0-0 record and a sensational save percentage of .957. He was 5-0-0 (.972) at the 2014 Sochi Olympics and 6-0-0 (.961) at the 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship, winning gold in each of those tournaments, to account for his personal streak of 16-0-0.
Team Europe brought everything Price figured it would with its tournament life on the line, having lost 3-1 to Team Canada in Game 1 on Tuesday.
"They played tight, they played structured, they played fast, and they had a lot of guys that skated really well," Price said of Team Europe's performance in the two games. "They made it difficult. They played a pretty flawless game, and it came down to a power play and a great play on [the penalty kill]."
Price heaped praise on Marchand, knowing full well that his World Cup teammate will reintroduce himself rudely in the goal crease the first time the Canadiens play the hard-edged forward's Boston Bruins.
"We'll take our opportunities as we can get them," Price said of Marchand's opportunistic shorthanded goal. "That was a heck of a play and a great shot. I thought [Marchand] had the best shot on the whole squad. He shoots pellets, I'm not surprised."
Video: CAN@EUR: Price quickly reacts to keep game tied at 1
It was a physical night for Price, who was crushed to the ice by Team Europe forward Marian Hossa in the second period, his mask knocked off in the process.
As fate would have it, Price stoned Hossa in the final minutes of the game, in perfect position to rob the forward following a crisp Thomas Vanek feed from behind the net.
"I just wanted [the mask] back from the linesman," Price said, adding that neither revenge nor a reckoning was on his mind after Hossa had bulldogged him to the ice.
"Then (the save) at the end of the game, it was just a quick play. They made a good play behind the net, and I just tried to make myself big and I squeezed it."
This was Price's third Canada championship, a different cast but with a similar dynamic.
"This group bonded right away," he said. "Every championship team says that, but right from the start of camp, we all bought in. That was our motto.
"At least some of the guys said we have to buy in," Price added with a laugh, "and we had a lot of buying in."
Beer-stained ski goggles on his head, Price stepped from behind his microphone and headed into the night, his wife, Angela, and infant daughter, Liv, in the arena awaiting him.
Canadiens training camp is at hand, and the goalie's NHL team is counting on him for a huge season after injury cost him almost all of last season.
He'll get at least a few days off before reporting to Montreal to refocus.
"I hope a week!" Price said brightly, knowing better.
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Magnesium—the MVP of the periodic table you probably aren’t getting enough of
by Well+Good Editors, April 30, 2019
Since that month in chemistry class devoted to memorizing the entire periodic table, you probably haven’t revisited what the elements—specifically magnesium—can do for your health, right?
Don’t worry, there won’t be a pop quiz at the end of this article, but we did tap Amy Shapiro, RD and founder of Real Nutrition, to give us a quick lesson on the benefits of magnesium and how it can be a real wellness game-changer.
“I find through my research that if we eat a balanced diet full of foods that provide great sources of magnesium, we should feel quite balanced, and many of our daily ailments will be alleviated,” she says. Most Americans are deficient in magnesium, which is why getting enough of it makes a noticeable impact on how you feel. (So yes, this is one case where eating your problems away is totally a thing.)
“If we eat a balanced diet full of foods that provide great sources of magnesium…many of our daily ailments will be alleviated.”
This OG element is found in chocolate (yas), fish, almonds, avocados (double yas), green leafy veggies, and pumpkin seeds—which are having a moment in the superfood space right now. With more brands tapping into the magic of magnesium via pumpkin seeds, Health Warrior Superfoods is leading the charge with its Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein Bars that deliver 35 percent of your daily recommended value of magnesium, plus eight grams of plant-based protein and major flavor (oh hey, dark chocolate and honey sea salt).
“Pumpkin seeds are small but mighty,” Shapiro adds. “They are high in magnesium as well as zinc, which helps to boost your immune system. They are also a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and fiber, they balance blood sugar levels, have anti-inflammatory properties, and contain tryptophan, an amino acid that assists in sleep.” Note to self: Eat all the pumpkin seeds.
Keep scrolling to learn about the benefits of magnesium and the best ways to incorporate it into your diet.
Benefit 1: Score a mood boost
Magnesium plays a huge role in your brain function and mood, Shapiro explains, so upping your intake can have positive effects on everything from anxiety to insomnia and PMS symptoms.
“Low levels [of magnesium] are linked to depression and supplementing may help improve symptoms,” Shapiro says. The same goes for anxiety—when you’re deficient in magnesium, you might start feeling more anxious, so that’s a telling sign that you could benefit from adding more avocados or leafy greens into your meal prep.
There’s a reason you crave dark chocolate when you’re on your period.
If your anxious thoughts are keeping you up at night, magnesium can help with that too. “When you do not have adequate amounts you may suffer from insomnia, so fixing that deficiency will improve sleep patterns,” Shapiro says.
Finally, there’s a reason you crave dark chocolate when you’re on your period. Shapiro says magnesium can help reduce bloating and cramps, so next time PMS strikes, opt for some high-magnesium foods to get you through—plus a rom-com for good measure.
Benefit 2: Fight off common diseases
ICYMI, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S., so making sure your heart is up and running the way it should is priority number one. And—you guessed it—magnesium can help. “[Magnesium] reduces arrhythmias (when your heart beats irregularly), and decreases heart attack and calcification of the arteries as it assists with muscle function,” Shapiro says.
Magnesium has also been linked to the prevention of type 2 diabetes, which affects more than 28 million Americans. Though more research is needed to solidify the connection, there is evidence that supplementing with magnesium can help people avoid developing the disease.
“Low magnesium levels are linked to low insulin sensitivity,” Shapiro explains. “[Magnesium] lowers the risk of diabetes, as it helps with the metabolism of carbohydrates and glucose.” Needless to say, magnesium is a pretty major player when it comes to your health.
Now that we’re clued into magnesium’s impressive resume, it’s time to tap into all those benefits. Shapiro always recommends starting with food first, before incorporating supplements, because it’s easier on the digestive system. But if you’re looking for a food-based source of magnesium with the ease of popping a supplement, Health Warrior’s Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein Bars get the green light from the RD.
“I love the flavors [because they’re] not overly sweet,” she says. “They’re also an easy way to eat a nourishing seed that most people don’t think to snack on often.” Okay, chem lesson over. Do you feel smarter already?
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MAUREEN E. (TYLER) LESIKAR
July 28, 1942 ~ August 17, 2018 (age 76)
"Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal, Love leaves memory that no one can steal"
-An Irish Blessing
Maureen died unexpectedly at Post Acute Medical Hospital on August 17, 2018 at the age of 76.
Maureen is survived by her brother Clifton Tyler of Columbus, Texas, Daughter Phyllis McCue Arabi , Son-in-law Ibrahim M. Arabi, Daughter-in-law Deanna McCue, Granddaughter Aliyah McCue Arabi, Granddaughter Amy and Duane Moses family, Grandson David Krenek family all of Victoria, Texas, Sister-in-law Sharon Lesikar of Edinburgh, Texas, Nephew Kiel Morvant of Victoria, and Eric Garza of Houston, Texas.
She is preceded in death by Son Patrick K. McCue, Husband Alfred W. Lesikar both of Victoria, Texas, Mother Phyllis R. Tyler of Bernardo, Tx and Father Marvin E. Tyler of Garwood, Texas.
Maureen was born on July 28, 1942, in Galveston,Texas to Phyllis and Marvin Tyler . She graduated from Columbus High School in 1958 . After moving to Victoria , Texas She attended Victoria College where she successfully completed both the LVN and RN programs. Maureen worked as a nurse in Victoria for over 30 years while raising her family.
Arrangements are with Victoria Mortuary & Cremation Services. A memorial service will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, donations for memorial and medical costs are being accepted at Maureen Lesikar campaign on fundrazr.com.
Her family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of the following for all their care given throughout the years. Dr. William Shay, Victoria Kidney & Dialysis Associates, DaVita Dialysis Center, Podiatry Associates of Victoria, Victoria Surgical Associates, Post Acute Medical Hospital of Victoria, Citizens Medical Center, and Harding & Parker pharmacy. A special thank you to Renee Cantu of the Texas Department of Aging for help and expertise.
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Monday, May 2, 2011, 9:58 AM ET
Posted by Will Richmond
Today marks the "official" launch of HBO GO - the premium cable network's authenticated TV Everywhere service - on mobile devices running iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod) and the Android OS, although it has been technically available since late last week in the iTunes App Store and Android Market. HBO signaled May 2nd as the date of availability in a teaser video posted last month on YouTube, and I'm guessing a press release will be forthcoming.
With the iOS/Android rollout, HBO has taken a necessary, but insufficient step toward improving its standing in a world that has grown dramatically more competitive in a very short time. HBO GO, which is only available to HBO subscribers, and even then, only to those whose pay-TV operator has a deal to authenticate HBO GO, is narrowly focused on delivering more value to those who have already chosen to subscribe to HBO. As HBO co-president Eric Kessler told the NY Times in February, "It's about enhancing the satisfaction and continuing the life cycle of the subscriber."
No question, access to virtually all of HBO's library on iOS/Android devices is meaningful, and for the 28 million or so U.S. homes currently subscribing to HBO it's a real bonus at no extra cost. The iPad in particular is the big focus here, as its phenomenal success has made it a magnet for video content producers and aggregators.
However, the problem is that the move is largely defensive, and does nothing to address HBO's bigger strategic issues, which I laid out in March in "Could HBO be the Next BLOCKBUSTER?" HBO is a relatively high-priced service that can be accessed only by those who have already subscribed to high-priced basic pay-TV services that themselves are getting more expensive all the time, largely due to a handful of disproportionately costly sports-oriented cable networks. The affordability issue is compounded by very real budget constraints many American households are experiencing. Adding to HBO's challenges, Netflix, the king of the over-the-top market, which now grown to 23.6 million subscribers, is available for an extraordinarily low price starting at $8/mo, offering entertainment-focused consumers a more accessible high-quality alternative.
Netflix's direct-to-consumer approach exposes the downside of HBO's reliance on pay-TV operators. HBO's DNA is in this model, but by not adapting to new realities, it is running a high risk of being marginalized. Consider - HBO GO currently counts just 7 of the country's pay-TV operators - Comcast, Verizon, Cox, AT&T, DirecTV, DISH and Suddenlink as authentication partners. Granted, they account for approximately 70% of U.S. pay-TV homes, but that means less than 20 million HBO subscribers can likely access HBO GO today on iOS/Android devices. So for now, HBO GO is irrelevant for around 80 million U.S. pay-TV homes. Meanwhile Netflix is not only promoting itself to all U.S. (and Canadian) homes with a broadband connection, it's preparing to move away from the "home-as-subscriber" model altogether, offering its service to individuals, which will vastly expand its addressable market (e.g. think about all those 20-somethings living in shared apartments, each with their own computer).
I continue to maintain that regardless of its award-winning programs, HBO has serious competitive issues that have not yet started fully playing out. HBO GO on iOS/Android devices is great, but it's not a game-changer. Last week, Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes' unexpected complimentary remarks about Netflix may be a harbinger of a streaming deal between HBO and Netflix, which, among other potentially more aggressive initiatives, couldn't come a moment too soon.
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Rightbloggers Celebrate the Fourth with Dreams of Revolt Against King FDR V-VI | Village Voice
Rightbloggers Celebrate the Fourth with Dreams of Revolt Against King FDR V-VI
Did you have a good 4th of July? Get in a little grilling, maybe a picnic and some fireworks? And did you take a moment to contemplate the blessings of liberty in this, the land of the free?
Brother, you were duped! Rightbloggers spent the 4th reminding their followers that America is crushed and suffering under the tyrant currently extending Roosevelt’s four terms of despotism, King FDR V-VI; and some hinted that, elections having failed to dislodge him, only revolution would set things right.
The celebration of the Declaration of Independence got some of the brethren feeling Founderish, and they penned jeremiads against the oppressor Obama.
In his 1,836-word address, “JULY 4, 2013: CAN AMERICA RECOVER FROM OBAMA AND HIS FELLOW TRAVELERS?” One Citizen Speaking detailed everything that was wrong with the President — for example, “his appointees for high office were demonstrably corrupt, incompetent or pursuing a toxic socialist or gay ideology” — as well as with RINOs like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio; he mourned the absence of “True conservatives – men like Ronald Reagan, John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, men who were willing to stand up to bullies and call a spade a spade,” and that “modern man has been feminized by overwhelmingly liberal feminist teachers who see playing dodge-ball in the schoolyard as the moral equivalent of playing with a loaded gun.”
One Citizen Speaking yet deigned to “even bother to celebrate today” only because “I know this is America and we can survive the failed experiment that is Barack Obama.” Others weren’t so sure.
“Can anyone remember a July 4 when Americans felt less free?” moaned Barry Farber at WorldNetDaily. Farber had to admit that, to the naked eye, America looked free and prosperous — “materials are moving, goods are being produced, services rendered, payments made” — but it just wasn’t right somehow: “It’s the steak with no sizzle,” he metaphorced, “the sunset with clouds covering the color. You can belt out a ‘Hip!’ and then another
‘Hip!’ but you’ve had it before you get to the ‘Hooray!'” It’s hell to get old, isn’t it?
And it’s all King FDR V-VI’s fault, explained Farber: “Never, ever have we witnessed a more arrogant, less competent, more leftward-lunging and, if you know history, more frightening administration.” Even worse — most voters don’t seem to appreciate how horrible the hip-hooray situation is! “Why should Americans, whose military and moral strength and resolve salvaged and saved the post-World War II world from easy communist takeover, have to mutter at uneasy social gatherings whether or not we’re being led into the same communism we saved the world from beginning in 1945?” asked Farber. Answer him that, hippies, if you can figure out what he means.
(Via.) Well, at least liberals aren't burning flags anymore.
“Are you like me in that you are having a difficult time trying to decide what to for the 4th of July holiday?” asked radio host Dave Hodges. “Do you feel like me and feel that we don’t have a lot to celebrate given the present state of affairs?” Good, then you’ll listen to the rest of this bullshit. “It doesn’t feel like the 4th of July,” said Hodges, “when a quality person and parent like Stacy Lynne, of Fort Collins Colorado, had her son stolen from her over a 19 months ago by the Agenda 21 forces of her community for daring to speak out on behalf the small business owners.” Agenda 21, we see, well, look at the time… “It doesn’t feel like the 4th of July when journalists, Michael Hastings and Andrew Breitbart can be murdered for exposing government corruption…” Here’s our bus bye!
“How can we celebrate the degradation of liberty?… Regrettably, today we have the opposite of what the Framers gave us,” blubbered Judge Andrew Napolitano at libertarian flagship Reason. “Today we have a government that alone decides how much wealth we can retain, how much free expression we can exercise, how much privacy we can enjoy. And since the Fourth of July 2012, freedom has been diminished,” because King FDR V-VI, in a startling break from the Bush-era civil liberties agenda, has started spying on Americans. “Somewhere Jefferson is weeping,” intoned Napolitano. “Happy Fourth of July 2013.” No sparklers for Judge Napolitano.
“We celebrate the holiday in 2013,” said Alan Caruba in his “A not so happy Fourth of July” at Renew America, “in a nation sharply divided between those who wish to retain and maintain the traditional and political values of America – conservatives – and the liberals who want to adopt the failed socialist systems of Europe and elsewhere.”
And guess what — the socialists are winning! “The transformation of today’s America from one whose values are enshrined in the Constitution… did not occur overnight,” he said; such monsters as John Dewey and such catastrophes as “the rise of the union movement” kicked off the apocalypse, and today’s liberals who “welcome the attack on traditional marriage… that has resulted in the legalization of same-sex marriage in many states” and “defend abortion even though it has killed an entire generation of Americans in the womb” are bringing it to a climax.
As for King FDR V-VI, “his conduct is more that of a monarch or dictator,” said Caruba, “indifferent and resentful of the judiciary and of Congress… The government the Founding Fathers feared would happen is the government we now have. It is not a happy Fourth of July.” No sparklers for Alan Caruba, either.
But Jerry McConnell seemed like he wasn’t going to take it lying down! “We Should Declare a Second Independence on This 237th Independence Day,” he headlined at Canada Free Press. (See, that’s how bad King FDR V-VI has gotten — patriots have to go to Canada to publish their revolutionary tracts!) “How much longer,” began McConnell, “do you think we will have to wait to hear the tin-horn puppet of billionaire Communist George Soros, usurper president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama give his ultimate order for Christians to cease and desist any and all mention or reference to their (bogus to him) religion in a public venue?”
McConnell only gets more excited from there on, but alas, it turned out he wanted someone else to do his revolutionizing for him: “Why can’t someone who cares,” he whined, “that enjoys the proper office and legal instruments to initiate a leadership action, step up and light a fire under the only remaining government entity, the House of Representatives, to begin the task of bringing colonial justice and conservative America back to the descendents of our Founding Fathers?” C’mon, Jerry, you first — grab your flintlock and watch patriots run to back you up! Please make sure to call a news crew first.
From his headline, “Is America in a Pre-Revolutionary State this July 4th?” we had hopes of greater revolutionary fervor from PJ Media kingpin Roger L. Simon. He began promisingly: “Are we headed for a Tahrir Square of our own with the attendant mammoth social turmoil, possibly even violence. Could it happen here?” After some yap about health care reform and the IRS, Simon brought up Tahrir Square again, and even fantasized what liberals would be doing during his revolution: “Ironically, if our society enters a revolutionary phase, liberals will find themselves in the role of the Islamists, defending a shopworn and reactionary ideology on religious grounds, because it is only their faith that holds their ideas together at this point.” (Memo to casting: They should also spit when they talk and have really bad haircuts.)
All very funny, but watchman, what of the night? At last came Simon’s breathless close: “I am filled with foreboding about what’s to come, indeed about what is already here. When I look at the masses swarming in Tahrir Square, I am at once repelled and attracted, repelled because, to be honest, I find their culture more than a bit crazy, but attracted because I know something is seriously wrong, not just in Egypt but in the USA.”
And there the transmission ended. Unless Simon has finally gone senile, he can’t have meant to finish like that — the ObamaKommando must have cut him off.
The National Patriot drew up “A FORMAL INDICTMENT of the Dictator Obama” based on the Declaration, substituting King FDR V-VI’s crimes for George III’s (e.g., “Obama strongly backs socialist unions to remove American values and fundamentals from school curriculum in order to ‘brainwash’ today’s youth as his Attorney General, Eric Holder, has suggested“), but did not call for his fellow patriots to join him under the mulberry tree and bring plenty of powder.
These guys liked dressing up as Patrick Henry, but choked on the “give me death” part.
At TeaParty.org, Dr. Jerome R. Corsi asked, “What Will July 4, 2014 Look Like If Amnesty Passes Congress?” His answer — we’ll be overrun by Messicans, a “shocking 46 million immigrants” in 20 years! “Clearly, our Founding Fathers never intended open borders,” said Corsi, referring no doubt to the giant border fence the Founders built between America and Spanish Florida. “Let the House of Representatives know,” said Corsi, “Tea Party loyalists want to celebrate a July 4, 2014 as the 238th year our Constitutional freedoms as defined in the Bill of Rights still intact for all Americans to appreciate and enjoy,” and that means habla ingles solamente!
Some of the boys elected to deliver their Nathan Hales by video. “America will not stay America on hot dogs and fire works alone,” said Dennis Prager, so he proposed “a barbecue with meaning.” Prager had a few years earlier tried to sell America on a “Fourth of July Seder,” and seems now to be pitching it as a “Celebration” in which kids have to read patriotic boilerplate (“Liberty means that we are free to pursue our dreams and to go as far in life as hard work and good luck can take us”), eat ceremonial foods (“We eat a salty pretzel to remember the tears shed by the families who lost loved ones in the struggle for freedom”), and sing “God Bless America” before they can go play video games.
The Right Scoop posted a video of a 4th of July speech by one Dan Bongino that was 15 minutes long, so we relied on the synopsis: it was, The Right Scoop told us, about “why we must fight back against the tyranny of the left”; Bongino “said our government is interactive, like a boxing match,” they further informed us, “and we’ve been getting hit really hard over the last few years. It’s time to start hitting back hard.”
OK, we watched a little: Bongino apparently spent 12 years in the Secret Service, from which he resigned because of “the fight we are in” (and to run for the Senate), and that fight is “epic, and it’s a battle with an opponent who knows no limits.” He didn’t say but we assume this opponent is King FDR V-VI. Bongino said whenever he gets a chance to talk to a liberal, he asks them, “Where has freedom failed you? You may have failed freedom, but where has freedom failed you?” which really shuts them up, apparently. Also, in addition to pummeling the opponent, Bongino requested his listeners “grab the world by the horns and put it on the mat.”
For the high-volume email revolutionary outreach, a couple of Fourth-related Obama stories were peddled, of which Snopes.com took note. In one, a “satire” site ran a fake story in which Obama told students not to celebrate Independence Day (“Great Britain may not have had it completely right, but they had many things right. Take taxes for example”).
You can guess what ensued: “Obama to College Students: Do Not Celebrate Fourth of July,” reported Jericho777. “Obama has said something so profound against this nation that I want Democrats to come forward and answer for this piece of turd president,” yelled Hear Us Now. “We will demand answers! This man hates America! He is an outright Communist in his heart and envy’s China and Mao!” Etc.
Here you see Big Government corrupting our youth with dependence upon subsidized fireworks.
In another, some fireworks shows at military bases were scaled backed due to the across-the-board sequester cuts of March, and emailers interpreted this as “the president has cancelled 4th of July celebrations for the troops.”
This one got spread around, too. “Obama’s Budget Cutbacks Mean No 4th of July at Local and Other Military Bases,” said Mike’s America. “Military Bases Cancel 4th of July Fireworks to Save Money… While Obama Laughs His Ass Off,” improvised D.C. Clothesline. “They say it’s the sequester. I say it’s bull ****.” Yeah, what’s this “sequester” thing anyway but something the liberal media made up to protect Obama?
But some rightbloggers realized they had to at least make some connection between fantasy and reality. L. Brent Bozell acknowledged the sequester, but added, “Don’t forget that The Washington Post recently reported that the Obamas’ trip to Africa in the week just before July 4 could cost what they called a ‘kingly sum,’ anywhere from $60 million to $100 million… Those funds would have covered every federal Fourth of July event nationwide with plenty left over for a president’s vacation.”
See, Obama could have saved the military’s fireworks by canceling state visits, yet he refused to do so, despite the pleading of People’s Friend L. Brent Bozell. Bozell’s use of the word “vacation” at the end was clever — though including the President’s family on the Africa trip is pretty much what Presidents Clinton and Bush did on their own African adventures, rightbloggers quickly decided that it meant Obama was only going over there for laughs with his fellow black people.
“While on the most expensive presidential vacation in our nation’s history, $100M, Obama cut spending on 4th of July Marines’ celebration,” roared Young Cons. “Muslim-in-Chief Barack Hussein Obama Cancels 4th of July. Needs savings to pay for more vacations,” charged Conscience of a Conservative. “Obama Spends $100 Million On Family Trip To Africa But Cancels Marines’ July 4th Fireworks,” parroted Weasel Zippers. “Obama cancels July 4th fireworks so he can go to Africa,” repeated The Federalist. “$100 Million Blown On Obama African Trip Yet No Money for Military 4th of July Fireworks,” cried Citizens Patriot. “More proof that the Liberal Left loath our fine Military Men and Woman.” “Obama promises $7 billion to build African power grids while military bases cancel 4th July fireworks,” wrote The Right Scoop, showing a little initiative at least.
Not that the brethren weren’t staying up on current events. The unpleasantness in Egypt, for example, informed some of their Fourth of July writings. “Egyptians would be lucky if their new ruling generals turn out to be in the mold of Chile’s Augusto Pinochet,” said the Wall Street Journal editors, “who took power amid chaos but hired free-market reformers and midwifed a transition to democracy,” and murdered thousands of his countrymen, which went unmentioned. At PJ Media, David P. Goldman was inspired by the anti-American signs at Tahrir Square: “Why can’t we get 14 million people into the streets to proclaim that Obama is an idiot like the Egyptians did?” he wrote.
When Nancy Pelosi spoke favorably of King FDR V-VIcare as “health independence,” it was too much for Michael Walsh, who raved at the New York Post that all you Obama voters fucked up America. “A land conceived in individual liberty — not group identity — and in like-minded community organizations, such as churches and social clubs — not the top-down handiwork of Alinskyite ‘community organizers’ — is morphing into a country of supplicants, always on the lookout for the next handout,” he said.
At National Review, Walsh further lamented “what sort of nation we are turning ourselves into… It’s hard to see how individual liberty can be preserved with the Feds setting loose swarms of officers to harrass our people and eat out their substance — and with half the nation cheering them on. That’s not democracy, or even a representative Republic. It’s mob rule.”
Our very favorite was Fire Andrea Mitchell, who saw this Reuters story lede —
People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings.
— and came up with this: “Obama’s police state: 4th of July parades and picnics monitored.. On a day where Americans are celebrating the birth of a nation, they still can’t escape the watchful eye of Obama’s police state at parades and picnics.”
We know not what course others may have taken, but we celebrated America’s birthday with a nice picnic and fireworks; and if we had any apprehension about our nation’s future, it was because people like those quoted above still live in it.
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Fun September Events in NSW
NSW is ready to spring into life this September, with a range of exciting events taking place across the state. Take a trip to a country town, take on the slopes of the Snowy Mountains, or check out some of NSW’s best music festivals this month.
Read on to find out more about some of the fun events in NSW this September.
Snowtunes Music Festival, Jindabyne, 1 – 2 September
Snowtunes Festival, Snowy Mountains.
Pack your snow gear and head to Jindabyne in September for the Snowtunes Music Festival. Held in Lake Jindabyne, this is Australia’s only music festival held in the snow and showcases some of the newest and hottest acts in the country. This year’s lineup features a range of Australian talent, including Gang of Youths, Safia and LDRU.
Newcastle International Supermoto, Newcastle, 2 – 3 September
Newcastle International Supermoto, Newcastle.
Fans of motorsports rejoice as the Newcastle International Supermoto returns for another year. Take a trip to Newcastle Showground and watch the excitement build as homegrown and international riders battle it out to be crowned the 2017 champion. The challenging course is made up of a combination of speedway track, purpose-built dirt tracks and road circuits sure to put the competitors through their paces.
Woolgoolga Curryfest, Woolgoolga, 23 September
Woolgoolga Curryfest 2016, Woolgoolga.
Head to the NSW North Coast to celebrate the unique Punjabi culture of Woolgoolga. Now in its 10th year, Curryfest is the perfect place to sample curries from around the world, learn about the town’s rich Sikh heritage and dance to traditional Indian music. The festival will include over 150 food and market stalls, live music, rides and entertainment for the kids, as well as a special meditation zone.
Football Federation Australia National Youth Championships for Boys, Coffs Harbour, 25 – 29 September
FFA National Youth Championships, Coffs Harbour.
Come and cheer on football’s newest stars! The FFA National Youth Championships for Boys is Australia’s primary national football competition for boys aged 13 and 14 years old. Held in Coffs Harbour, the championships are an important part of the FFA National Youth Development program and are a great platform for discovering some of the country’s most promising young soccer stars.
Deniliquin Ute Muster, Deniliquin, 29 – 30 September
Deniliquin Ute Muster, Deniliquin.
Head out to Riverina region this month for the Deniliquin Ute Muster Festival. Celebrating all things Aussie, the Ute Muster Festival is one of Australia’s premier rural events. Join in the fun with 24 hours of music held over two days, as well as circus attractions, rodeo spectaculars, camel rides and more. Watch the AFL on the big screen and bring the whole family along for a true blue weekend of fun.
Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong, 30 September – 1 October
Yours and Owls Festival, Wollongong.
In late September, music lovers converge on Wollongong for the eclectic Yours and Owls Festival. This exciting festival showcases the best in homegrown and international talent, with acts like Dune Rats, At The Drive In and The Presets taking to the stage at Stuart Park. A celebration of music, art and culture, Yours and Owls Festival will also feature a range of interactive exhibitions, artisan markets, fringe performances and more.
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B&W Panorama review
The Panorama is a bit of a let-down. For all its unlikely low-frequency ability, it doesn't quite add up Tested at £1500
Bit of a let-down, really. For all its unlikely low-frequency ability, the Panorama doesn't add up
Purposeful looks, quality of construction
startling low frequency presence – no need for a subwoofer
loud, dynamic sound
Unexpected holes in spec, given the price
bass can plod, midrange is coloured
doesn't really surround
A home cinema soundbar from a company that manages to make iPod docks look stylish, sound great and cost less than a fortune sounds like a great idea.
See the B&W Panorama in the flesh, as it were, and it looks a great idea for those with flatscreens sized 40in and above. Peek at the price, however, and wonder if this is such a good idea after all.
The stainless-steel cabinet is lustrous and agreeably swoopy. The spec sheet yields some promising information – a total of 175 Watts of power, for example.
Two 9cm low-frequency drivers receive 50W between them, and there are five helpings of 25 divvied up between two 7.5cm midrange drivers, two sets of two 7.5cm surround drivers (positioned at the curved ends of the bar) and the 2.5cm metal dome tweeter (bang in the middle). There's a discreet wall bracket supplied too.
No HDMI input or HD decoding
For £1500, though, the provision for Dolby Digital or DTS sound via one of two digital coaxial inputs or a single digital optical socket isn't quite the up-to-the-minute arrangement we were expecting. The B&W also has a pair of stereo RCA inputs and a pre-out for a subwoofer.
No HDMI input means no LPCM, or HD decoding, so the Panorama needs to do what it does to a high standard. And it's immediately impressive where low frequencies are concerned.
They can be a little ponderous, no matter how you attempt to trim the sound, but it digs deeper than seems feasible for a product of this type and offers fine tonality.
Problems in the midrange
High frequencies are similarly expressive. Beyond the low end it's a fast, attacking listen with plenty of dynamic shove and it goes plenty loud enough.
The midrange, though, where so much crucial movie information resides, has a strangely nasal quality to it, leaving actors sounding like they're making megaphones of their hands before delivering the dialogue.
The surround sound effect the Panorama manages to achieve is half-hearted. It's a wide stage, certainly, but effects never seem to be even alongside, never mind behind, your seat.
The contradiction of the B&W is not, it turns out, that panorama is a visual noun when Panorama is an audio product. It's more that B&W is charging a premium price for what appears to be a premium product, but is in fact no way to make the best of a Blu-ray player's audio abilities.
NEW: B&W Panorama 2 review
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IFA 2014 showcase for LG's curved 4K OLED TVs and LG G3 Stylus
By Pete Hayman 2014-08-26T10:55:49Z News
LG has confirmed that its new G3 Stylus pen-enabled smartphone will go on show for the first time at IFA 2014 next week in Berlin, with the company's curved 4K OLED TVs also making an appearance ahead of their UK launch this October.
The G3 Stylus follows the recent introduction of the G3 Beat and G Vista, and comes with many of the premium features found on the South Korean tech giant's flagship G3 device. There's no word regarding UK and European availability at this point, however.
Its 5.5in qHD display has the same Floating Arc tapered edges and thin bezels as found on the G3, while its Rubberdium stylus pen has been designed to fit comfortably in the hand and allows "effortless" use when drawing or writing on screen.
A 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM and a removable 3,000mAh battery are also among the features of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat-powered device, with Brazilian consumers due to be the first to get their hands on the G3 Stylus next month (September).
MORE: LG G3 review
Meanwhile, IFA attendees will also have a chance to get a glimpse of the new 65in and 75in curved 4K OLED TVs that are coming to the UK in October – the 65EC970V (£6,000) and 77EC980V (£20,000) models respectively.
Both variants come with 4K and LG's proprietary WRGB OLED screen technologies combined into one curved form factor, together with Colour Refiner and True 4K Engine Pro. It'll also handle the H.265 and HEVC H.265 codecs from a content perspective.
Hyun-hwoi Ha, president and CEO of LG’s Home Entertainment Company, said: "As the next evolutionary step in display technology, OLED will play a major role in reshaping our industry. I feel confident when I say that 4K OLED is a bona fide game changer."
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NAD C 538 review
A solid CD player worthy of serious consideration Tested at £249 / $300
Something of a rarity these days, but the NAD C 538 is a decent CD player
Informative and organised sound
Sound lacks sonic authority
The arrival of a new CD player is no longer a regular occurrence at What Hi-Fi? towers. What was once a torrent of shiny new disc spinners has now slowed to a sporadic trickle, thanks firstly to download sites and then the subsequent rise of streaming services. Ironically, the revival of interest in vinyl hasn’t helped either.
NAD is no stranger to making CD players. The company’s history is littered with five-star products and Award winners, and this new one goes into a sparse sector where the shadow of Marantz’s pricier, but truly excellent, CD6006 UK looms large. The launch price for the Marantz was £450, well above the NAD’s retail, but having dropped to £285, it is now a very close rival.
Build and features
There’s no mistaking a NAD CD player for anything else. The company seems to have followed the same style notes for decades, and the C 538 bears many similarities to its forebears. Still, there’s not much to complain about when the result is as clean and easy to use as this.
The front panel boasts just the basic transport controls and the display is clear enough to be useful from a distance. Round the back, there’s the standard stereo RCA analogue outputs augmented by coax and optical digital connections – the latter are essential if you want to use this player as simply a transport.
NAD C538 tech specs
Integrated Yes
DAC no
Outputs Coaxial, optical, RCA
Finishes 1
Dimensions (hwd) 7 x 44 x 25cm
Build is pretty much par for the course at this level, with a neat finish but relatively insubstantial-feeling casework. The transport mechanism works well though, going about its business with a minimum of fuss and not much noise. The designers have taken care with the power supply arrangement and circuit board layout in a bid to optimise performance and reduce distortion.
As with any CD player, there’s little to do as far as set-up is concerned. The NAD just needs a level, low resonance support to sound its best. As for system matching, something like NAD’s own D3020 v2 amplifier or Marantz’s PM6006 UK amplifier will work well.
Once properly warmed, the C 538 is a good, solid performer. It doesn’t set new standards for budget CD players, but does deliver enough in the way of detail and clarity to keep most people happy.
We start with Jay Z’s 4.44 set and the NAD copes well with the (sometimes) dense production. There’s a good amount of insight and all that information is organised in a confident manner. This is an agile performer, one that renders the leading edges of notes cleanly and with precision. There could be more in the way of rhythmic drive and outright punch, but the C 538 still offers enough in each respect to keep us listening.
We move onto Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and are impressed by the NAD’s even tonal delivery. No instrument dominates proceedings, and the player refuses to turn aggressive when the piece becomes demanding. Dynamic expression and punch are good for the price, with the NAD able to deliver a good dose of excitement.
The C 538’s stereo imaging is convincing too, without quite creating the sense of space or delivering the overall sonic authority of Marantz’s CD6006 UK. However, the player’s soundstage remains solid throughout and instruments are located with a good amount of stability.
We play a range of discs and the NAD isn’t fazed by the variety of musical genres played. It’s enough of an all-rounder to please with both classic and modern rap alike, having a good balance of refinement, subtlety and attack.
In the C 538, NAD has produced a likeable all-round performer. It doesn’t set new standards at the price, nor does it do enough to worry the class leader. But if you're particularly keen on the NAD sound or aesthetic, or you spot the C 538 with a discount, it's definitely worth considering.
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2017 Car of the Year: Australian Motoring Awards Night
By Wheels Staff, 03 Feb 2017 COTY
Take your seat at the table at the Australian Motoring Awards as Wheels crowns its 2017 Car of the Year.
Step inside the Australian Motoring Awards as Wheels crowns its 2017 Car of the Year alongside MOTOR Performance Car of the Year (Porsche 911 Turbo S), 4x4 Of The Year (Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series) and the WhichCar Style Award (Audi A4).
This year Australia’s most prestigious automotive prize was presented by Wheels to Mazda, making it back to back victories for the Japanese brand with the all-new Mazda CX-9 seven-seater following in the footsteps of last year’s winner, the Mazda MX-5.
Comedian Shane Jacobson hosted the evening. Special guests included star of the silver screen, and genuine motoring fanatic (and former COTY guest judge Eric Bana, and legendary former Wheels editor Peter Robinson.
More than 200 industry guests were surrounded by the COTY finalists inside the Crown Palladium in Melbourne. The announcement of the winner wrapped up months of planning, testing, examination, voting, and secrecy for the 54th running of COTY.
Victory for the Mazda CX-9 makes it eight Car of the Year wins for Mazda in total. It beat the brilliant Audi A4 and exceptional Mercedes-Benz E-Class in the final round of voting. The top six included the Holden Astra, Subaru Impreza and VW Tiguan.
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MEET THE RUNYONS
Whitney and Nick Runyon are our co-founders! Whitney heads up our social media, photography and is our Creative Director.
Nick is our travel savvy, airline pilot turned humanitarian filmmaker. Nick is in charge of all our films from shooting, editing and final distribution and is our Executive Director.
We encourage you check out our podcast and new travel show where the Runyon's are our hosts!
You can also follow along with their personal Instagram accounts @whitrunyon and @nackolas!
Photo by Whitney Runyon
Meet Allie
Allie is our Storyteller and Content Producer! She specializes in film and photography and is always down to travel.
Allie grew up in Santa Barbara, California, and moved up to the Pacific Northwest to attend Seattle Pacific University for college where she studied Global Development. Before Allie came to work full time for The Archibald Project, Allie traveled with us to Ethiopia, China and the Congo! Her current favorite things are: finding new places to swim in Austin and traveling with friends.
You can follow along on Allie's personal instagram for special behind the scenes photos during TAP trips! Instagram: @allieschandler
Chairman of the Board- Dave Panos
Dave is a successful serial entrepreneur, missions ministry leader and experienced board member for Christian non-profit organizations, public companies and high-growth internet start-ups. Dave is the executive director and founder of ServeHere, a mentorship and discipleship ministry for extraordinary college students. Outside of ServeHere, Dave stays active with ministry activities in Nicaragua, India, Uganda and inner city Austin. He and his wife Karen attend Austin Christian Fellowship Church.
Nick Runyon
Nick began flying at the age of 13, received his private pilot's license at 17, and became a professional airline pilot at 22. His passion for an airline career began to fade when he felt called to bring justice to orphans worldwide. Nick is an avid wakeboarder and snowboarder, and when he's not working for T.A.P you can find him doing something active, usually with his dog Captain Hook in tow.
Whitney Runyon
Whitney holds a Theatre Arts degree from The University of Texas and she believes that acting for more than half of her life has helped shape her into an avid storyteller. Whitney's life and heart beat is justice and truth. Every aspect of her life, from relationships, to her faith, to her work, is centered upon these values. When Whitney isn't planning the future for T.A.P she enjoys long meals over spectacular food, lifting weights, and being outside.
Aaron Snow
Aaron is married to his best friend, Morgan. Together they have five children. Aaron and his family live in Ft. Worth, Texas where Aaron works full time as the Director of Sales & Marketing for Chamberlain's Leather Milk. He, his wife, and two friends also own Jackalope Beauty Lounge, an upscale boutique salon in the DFW area. Aaron serves on the board of directors for T.A.P., YWAM Austin, & is heavily involved various streams of church planting through disciple making. Deep relationships are of utmost importance to the Snow family. When they aren’t sharing a meal with friends you can find them adventuring outside.
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Hallie Graves is a 30-something from the great Austin, Texas. Not a fan of the linear life, Hallie’s a speaker and writer, lawyer, activist, and foster mama to infants and toddlers, and is overly interested in just about everything. Hallie is passionate about encouraging people to live fully in light of the grace and freedom of Jesus and to use every ounce of all they’ve been given in this life. She loves the Austin library, Broadway shows, queso, yoga, words, traveling, and her people. Hallie’s also involved with Foster Village and Fostering Hope Austin and has degrees in voice, physics, and law.
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Stationary Stochastic Processes for Scientists and Engineers
By Georg Lindgren
Stochastic processes are indispensable tools for development and research in signal and image processing, automatic control, oceanography, structural reliability, environmetrics, climatology, econometrics, and many other areas of science and engineering. Suitable for a one-semester course, Stationary Stochastic Processes for Scientists and Engineers teaches students how to use these processes efficiently. Carefully balancing mathematical rigor and ease of exposition, the book provides students with a sufficient understanding of the theory and a practical appreciation of how it is used in real-life situations. Special emphasis is on the interpretation of various statistical models and concepts as well as the types of questions statistical analysis can answer. The text first introduces numerous examples from signal processing, economics, and general natural sciences and technology. It then covers the estimation of mean value and covariance functions, properties of stationary Poisson processes, Fourier analysis of the covariance function spectral analysis, and the Gaussian distribution. The book also focuses on input-output relations in linear filters, describes discrete-time auto-regressive and moving average processes, and explains how to solve linear stochastic differential equations. It concludes with frequency analysis and estimation of spectral densities. With a focus on model building and interpreting the statistical concepts, this classroom-tested book conveys a broad understanding of the mechanisms that generate stationary stochastic processes. By combining theory and applications, the text gives students a well-rounded introduction to these processes. To enable hands-on practice, MATLABR code is available online.
Format(s): Hardback - ISBN: 9781466586185
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