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San Bernardino victims’ families call on Apple to help FBI unlock terrorist's iPhone
Relatives of those killed say Apple should stop fighting the federal court order to find out how the attack was planned.
Relatives of at least two victims killed in the San Bernardino terror attack are calling on Apple to stop fighting a federal court order and help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters.
"I feel like now there are a whole bunch of terrorists running out and buying iPhones, like the little 'I' in iPhone should be for ISIS," Mandy Pifer, who lost fiancé Shannon Johnson in the rampage, told the Daily News Wednesday.
APPLE SAYS MANDATE TO CRACK SAN BERNARDINO PHONE 'DANGEROUS'
Pifer, 41, said she read Apple CEO Tim Cook's open letter to users opposing the court ruling and was surprised by his claim Apple doesn't already have the special software needed to break its own encryption.
Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote an open letter to users, saying the government's demand for development of an encryption key was "chilling." (Richard Drew/AP)
In his message on Apple's website, Cook called the government's demand for development of the encryption key "chilling." He said the court essentially is allowing federal investigators to force a "back door" hack that could fall into the wrong hands and put hundreds of millions of users at risk.
"A lot of these privacy questions are hypothetical. But we know for a fact Syed Farook killed 14 and tried to kill a whole bunch more, and there are missing pieces there," Pifer said. "This isn't about just bringing peace to the families, this is terrorism. It scares me to death that we can't see if there were other terrorists he communicated with."
JUDGE: APPLE TO HELP FBI HACK SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTER'S PHONE
The Victims of the San Bernardino, California, Mass Shooting On December 2, 2015
Johnson, 45, was hailed as a hero after survivor Denise Peraza revealed he shielded her body and said, "I got you," when Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 29, burst into a San Bernardino County health department gathering Dec. 2 and sprayed the room with bullets.
The brother-in-law of 60-year-old victim Isaac Amanios said his family uses Apple products and supports personal privacy but also sees the urgent need for a full investigation.
"I love my Fourth Amendment as much as anyone, but this is a case of law and order, and I expect Apple to follow the law," Robel Tekleab, 35, told the News.
The FBI wants to look into an iPhone recovered after Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook killed 14 people at a San Bernardino County health department gathering in December. (AP)
"I don't have any desire to pick through (Farook's) phone and see whatever life he had, but I want to know how he succeeded in this," he added.
"I want to know how we failed and let this person go this many years undiscovered so he could do the damage he did."
Amanios was a father of three and the cousin of New York Giants safety Nat Berhe.
The battle with Apple is expected to drag on in the courts and involve complex arguments over the applicable laws and possible need for new legislation.
Cook argued Tuesday that the order by U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym in Riverside was asking Apple to "undermine decades of security advancements."
TRUMP, BRATTON SUPPORT ORDER TO UNLOCK KILLER'S IPHONE
The brother-in-law of Isaac Aminos (l.) said that there's an urgent need for a full investigation, requiring the FBI to access the iPhone belonging to the terrorist couple. (Senai Kefela/AP)
Pifer and Tekleab said they hope a reasonable resolution is possible in the near future.
"Apple, as a responsible citizen corporation, should look into this further because it's not just their customers they should protect. They should also protect the nation and potential customers down the line who might be harmed by these people," Tekleab told The News.
Farook, a county restaurant inspector, and his Pakistan-born wife donned black commando outfits and face masks when they opened fire on Farook's co-workers and left behind a homemade bomb that failed to detonate.
Mandy Pifer (r.), whose fiancé Shannon Johnson (l.) was killed in the Dec. 2 attack, says she was surprised that Apple doesn't have special software needed to break its own encryption.
The Muslim couple pledged allegiance to ISIS shortly after the mass shooting, the FBI said. They were killed hours later in a firefight with cops.
The FBI is concerned the duo may have met with someone during a period between the attack and police shootout that remains unaccounted for in the reconstructed timeline. Investigators have said there's no evidence the bloodshed was directed from overseas.
"My perception of Apple is that they have a lot of money and capability," Tekleab said. "I have no doubt they can do this and do it quickly. And they should want to because it's the law."
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NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
Kim Gregorchuk, Director
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Our school is a welcoming, hands-on, group of preschool children and their families.
We follow the Reggio Emilia approach, which allows children to express themselves in their own unique way within varied activities.
Our hours are 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The Reggio Emilia approach is derived from the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy where they have become internationally known and studied by educators from all over the world. Loris Malaguzzi, the first teacher and founder of these schools, believed that
“A school needs to be a place for all children,
not based on the idea that they’re all the same,
but that they are all different.”
Our teachers are life-long learners with a commitment to expand their understanding of children and their skill in the observation of children. They spend time observing individual children involved in different activities to discover the child’s individual learning style and to then create an environment that will help the children grow in their higher-level thinking skills.
We welcome you to explore our school and see the uniqueness and value of a Reggio Emilia approach and the Oak Park Neighborhood School program. Please contact the school for an appointment to tour the school or gather more information.
OPNS strives to create a family environment where children from 2 years, nine months through 5 years old and children with special needs are in the same classroom. Research has shown that children in multi-age, inclusive classrooms develop empathy and leadership skills. The competition between children is diminished and the instruction is focused on each child as an individual, rather than a group.
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Online MBAs
Executive MBA (English)
Online Executive MBA in English
The OBS Executive MBA stresses the strategic, international and innovative vision of business management
The transformations occurring in the world today require a thorough analysis of new competitive scenarios and the application of new business models. The growing, complex volatility of global economies and their unquestionable interdependence colours our environment with uncertainty and ambiguity.
In this context, professionals must react quickly to change and make decisions according to the new needs of the company, and also think about creating value for stakeholders in the company.
The OBS Executive MBA stresses the strategic, international and innovative vision of business management, meaning that anyone responsible for a business, or a department thereof, must have a holistic view of the company, understanding that any strategic decision must be in line with the company’s strategy and be implemented in an innovative way.
The programme focuses on developing the skills needed to lead a business project, manage a department in a company or start up your own business, such as:
Developing the ability to analyse and make decisions in a global environment of great uncertainty.
Developing the management tools and skills needed for leading global companies and institutions.
Reflecting how to improve, enhance or transform the design of organisations when faced with new global challenges.
Providing methodological tools to manage innovative, international companies efficiently and effectively.
Developing human talent (high performance teams).
Networking, exchange of ideas and learning from others.
Working as a team in multicultural environments.
Multilateral solutions within and outside the company.
Providing the capacity to develop the most relevant managerial skills continuously.
Providing an integrated, comprehensive view of general management and the role of the company in its wider environment. Knowing the global nature of business activities, differentiating responsibilities carried out by every department in the company.
Giving participants a broad overview of the company, a view of a complex system in a constantly changing reality.
Promoting an attitude of initiative and active management.
Acquiring key knowledge and developing essential skills to strategically manage the business.
Designing innovative strategies and policies that improve business management and business efficiency.
Developing and implementing strategies for growth, adapting to the changing international business environment.
Fostering teamwork and involving all departments of a company in the management of business projects.
Providing participants with solid business training, stressing the latest trends and developments of business management.
Encouraging the development and improvement of personal and managerial skills.
Increasing the ability of managers to make decisions in an increasingly complex and more unstable environment.
Promoting the ability to detect, analyse and solve problems, encouraging entrepreneurship by drawing up a business plan.
Participants in the Executive MBA develop the following skills and abilities
Global strategic thinking in order to understand and integrate the company as a whole, as well as the geographical environment or sector it competes in.
Increased ability in analysing and synthesising accurately to systematically and realistically identify the factors generating problems or opportunities, in order to make the correct decisions.
Using new business management and decision making technologies effectively.
Improved ability to communicate clearly and convincingly, developing presentation techniques for large audiences and everyday situations of the company.
Ability to adapt to working in teams with people from very diverse geographical, professional, academic and cultural origins.
Ability to achieve a high degree of organisational efficiency in the development of multidisciplinary projects carried out by people located in different environments.
As a result of the above skills, being flexible becomes easier, in order to adapt to change.
Syllabus of the EMBA in English
The structure and duration of the Executive MBA ensures that the objectives are attained. The complexity of running a business requires extensive development of the different functional areas of a business, along with the development of management skills and a strategic vision of the company.
The content of the areas is distributed as follows:
Strategic Area: 27% of overall content
Financial Area: 20% of overall content
Marketing and Sales Area: 20% of overall content
Human Resources Area: 17% of overall content
Systems and Operations Area: 16% of overall content
Analytical principles
Global Economic Environment
Financial Diagnosis
Marketing: from Idea to the Market
Strategic concept
Strategic Management and Innovation
Corporate Financial Management
Internationalisation Strategies and Global Marketing
People and Talent Management
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Strategies for Digital Transformation
Data Analysis for Decision Making
Cross-Cultural Management
Commercial Direction and Sales Management
Investment Valuation and Portfolio Management
Development of Management Skills
Negotiation and Conflict Management
Final Master's Project
Developing Strategic Plans
Business Plan/Business Game
The Doing Business workshops cover specific aspects of how to do business and providing services in several regions worldwide. They will focus on the economic and cultural peculiarities of each society, their cultures and subcultures and their influence on trade relations. The workshops will also cover issues related to business protocols and etiquette, as well as discuss how to do business in those regions.
Specific topics covered are regional trading blocs, the advantages and challenges of doing business in such countries, guidance for investors and entrepreneurs, case studies, etc. The workshops will be conducted in Spanish or English.
Meetings with Managers
Above and beyond the case studies for each of the subjects, and the experience of teachers, professionals and actual top-level managers, webinar meetings with top-level managers will be held throughout the programme. Via this platform the speakers share their entrepreneurial experience on innovation, change management and internationalisation. So far we have organised these meetings with directors of IBM, Google, Privalia, Interbrand, Warner Park and Inditex, among others. Merging business reality with a training environment, constantly reflecting on possibilities for improvement, results
in the best situation for students and speakers. This is learning from experience with the added challenge of transforming and improving the same experience.
The Programme is divided into four stages, which provide knowledge and skills for the different departments of a company. The stages match the strategic business creation process: the design of the strategy, implementation, growth strategies and strategic monitoring and control.
This programme will guide the participant through the different departments of a company, learning about the responsibilities of each area, the key concepts needed to direct them, all without neglecting the general vision for the company.
Thanks to the Executive MBA, students will learn managerial skills within one year, and will also obtain the most current, practical and innovative business skills to lead a department or company.
Once the participant has been guided through all the departments of a company, the journey will end with the Final Project, which begins after completing the first third of the programme. It runs parallel to studying in the programme and is defended a month after completing the final subject, in order for students to have a period of time dedicated to it. The Final Project will combine and use all the knowledge learned in a given situation (company, department, division, international activity or development of a new business project).
Application process and certification Executive MBA in English
The fundamental goal of our application process is to ensure the suitability of candidates. All participants must get the most out of this learning experience via a context in which it is possible to develop a long-term relationship with classmates, teachers and alumni.
What are the stages of the application process?
STEP 1: The candidate must meet our application prerequisites.
STEP 2: If the candidate profile fulfils these, a telephone interview with a member of the Application Department will be conducted.
STEP 3: Having passed the interview, the candidate must submit the required documentation to start the application process, including a letter of motivation.
Beforehand the candidate will have to complete the application form, which will collect information and documentation supporting his/her academic and professional profile: Curriculum vitae, letter of reference/recommendation, academic degree and language accreditation certificate if necessary.
STEP 4: With this documentation and the report from the Application Advisor, the Application Committee shall examines the candidate's record and certify that he/she meets the profile to complete the Master’s.
STEP 5: The Application Advisor will inform the candidate of the decision made by the Application Committee, which will enable the candidate to enrol in the programme if positive.
Double qualification
People who successfully complete the programme will earn a Master’s from OBS Business School also, participants who meet the academic requirements set for universities will obtain the Master’s from the University of Barcelona.
Programme Director Executive MBA in English
Senior Lecturer at Northampton Business School
Consultant, World Bank, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
General Business Manager, the Global Group
MBA, IESE, Spain
BSc Economics, Cardiff University
FHEA (Fellow of the Higher Education Academy)
Stephan Langdon
Lecturer at Del Rosario University, Bogotá
Education: Cornell University, New York
Hamid Chbouki
Monterrey Institute of Technology.
Mondragon-UCO University
In the past, Professor at University of Busan-Korea (Korea), University of Guelph-Humber (Canada) and University of Salento (Italy)
Director of Supply Chain at Lluch Essence.
He was previously Director of Logistics at Natursoy (Grupo Nutrition & Santé) and Artiach (Grupo Panrico) with extensive experience in the area of operations in the food and textile sectors. Three years of experience in Accenture in the Distribution Division.
Bachelor of Physical Sciences from the University of Barcelona and Master of Operations Management at ESADE.
Laureano Berasategui
PhD, Education and TIC (e-learning), UOC
MBA IESE, Spain
BSc Business Administration, Universidad Católica Argentina
Dr. Holger Siemons
PhD Cross-Cultural Management, University of Delhi
MBA Newcastle University
Diplom-Kaufmann / BA Hons, Aachen Germany
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PhD Sociology, University of Delhi
MSc (Public Healthcare, Tulane School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
BA Biochemistry & African Studies, Oberlin College, USA
Dr. Rebecca Fakoussa
PhD, Kingston University (UK)
BA (Hons) International Business Management, Southampton Solent University (UK), Málaga and Alicante University (Spain)
Fellow HEA (UK), PRINCE2 and Dispute Resolution accredited mediator
Tom Van der Heyden
MSc Applied Economic Sciences, University of Antwerp
Associate lecturer at a variety of institutions including ESADE, Barcelona, Geneva Business School & Toulouse Business School
Price13.700 €
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Master in Project Management
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SKU: Bah Category: International company
Key Corporate Features
Political Stability Good
Type of Company IBC (International Business Company)
Legal System Common
Corporate Requirement:
Minimum Number of Members 1
Location of members meetings Everywhere
Minimum Number of Directors 1
Local director required No
Location of directors meetings Everywhere
Corporate directors permitted NO
Registered Address of the company Yes
Company secretary required No
Local / qualified company secretary required
Standard currency US$
Minimum paid up share capital 1 US$
Standard Authorized Capital USD 50,000.00
Requirement to prepare accounts Yes
Requirement to prepare audited accounts No
Requirement to file accounts No
Publicy accessible accounts No
Corporate Taxation No
Requirement to file Annual Return No
Annual Governament Licence Fee US $350
Change in domicile permitted Yes
Publicy accessible records
Beneficiary Owner(s) No
Member(s)/ Shareholder(s) No
Director(s) No
Principal Corporate Legislation
International Business Companies Act 2000 and the International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2004.
BAHAMAS COMPANY INFOS
Restrictions on Trading
IBCs can conduct business with Bahamians and may also own Bahamian real estate, but local exchange controls and stamp duty will apply in these cases. Unless government permission is granted, cannot undertake the business of banking, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, collective investment schemes, trust management, trusteeship, the rendering of investment advice or any other activity that would suggest an association with the banking or insurance industries. Cannot sell its own shares or solicit funds from the Public.
Powers of Company
An International Business Company has all the powers of a natural person.
Language of Legislation and Corporate Documents
The legislation and corporate documentation are in English.
Registered Office Required
Yes, must be maintained in the Bahamas at the address of a licensed management company or law firm together with a Registered Agent.
Time to Incorporate
Two days, but a further five working days is required by the Registrar for the production and release of the Certificate of Incorporation and certified copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Name Restrictions
Any name that has already been incorporated, or a name that is so similar as to cause confusion. Names such as royal or imperial. Any name which, in the opinion of the Registrar, is considered undesirable, obscene or offensive, or any name, which suggests the patronage of the Bahamas Government.
Language of Name
The name can be in any language using the Latin alphabet. The Registrar may require an English translation to ensure that the proposed name is not on the list of restricted names.
Names Requiring Consent or License
Bank, building society, savings, loans, insurance, assurance, reinsurance, fund management, investment fund, trust, trustees, Chamber of Commerce, university, municipal or their foreign language equivalents or any name in English or a foreign language that may suggest association with the banking or insurance industries.
Suffixes to Denote Limited Liability
Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Société Anonyme, Sociedad Anónima, Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung or the relevant abbreviations.
Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership to Government Authorities
Details are disclosed to the Registered Agent but are not publicly available.
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Authorised and Issued Share Capital
The normal authorised share capital is US$50,000; divided in to 50,000 shares of US$1, this being the maximum capital for the minimum duty payable at the time of incorporation and the maximum authorised share capital for the minimum licence fee payable annually. The share capital may be expressed in any currency. The minimum issued capital is either two shares of no par value or two shares of par value.
Classes of Shares Permitted
Registered shares, shares of no par value, preference shares, redeemable shares and shares with or without voting rights.
The Bahamas is a pure tax haven and has no direct taxation in the form of income tax, capital gains tax, gift tax or inheritance tax.
Licence Fee
Companies with an authorised share capital, with a par value, up to US$50,000 pay the sum of US$350 per year. Companies with an authorised share capital with a par value greater than US$50,001 pay the sum of US$1,000 per year.
Financial Statements Requirements
The new rules in relation to section 67 of the Bahamas International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2011 came into force on 1st January 2013.
Key Requirements are:
A company must keep reliable accounting records in relation to:
all sums of money received and expended by the company and the manner in which this takes place, inclusive of all sales, purchases and other transaction
the assets and liabilities of the company
Records must be maintained for a minimum of five years from the date of the transaction to which they relate.
The Accounting Records maintained by the company must:
correctly explain all transactions
enable the financial position of the company to be determined with reasonable accuracy at any time
allow financial statements to be prepared
include the underlying documentation, including invoices, contracts and receipts.
The accounting records and underlying documentation may be maintained in the Bahamas or in another jurisdiction. Where the documentation is kept outside the Bahamas, the company must confirm in writing to its Bahamian registered agent the physical address where the records are kept and any changes in their location.
The minimum number of directors is one. Directors may be natural persons or bodies corporate. They may be of any nationality and need not be resident in the Bahamas.
The International Companies Act 2000 makes no specific reference to a company secretary, but one is normally appointed to facilitate signing obligations.
Minimum number of shareholders: two subscribers, but the shares can be transferred to a single person. A register of members needs to be maintained at the Registered Office but is not open to the public.
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Explaining MARC standards
Short for Machine Readable Cataloguing, MARC standards are formats used in the storage of data relating to books and libraries. The format was created in the 60s by US computer scientist, Dr Henriette Avram, which would go on to be the national standard used to store bibliographic information
By 1973, the MARC standard had grown to become the internationally known standard, used on an exclusive basis. There are a number of editions of MARC currently in use, with a central format used to correlate all proprietary versions.
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The History of Microchip Technology
Microchip Technology is a computer component manufacturer from the US that primarily produces computer memory, microcontrollers, and analogue semiconductors. Amongst its wide range of products, there is a diverse array of hardware that includes:
DsPIC, PICmicro, AVR32, SAM Microcontrollers
Serial SRAM hardware
Radio Frequency hardware
Linear Interface hardware
Battery and power management devices
With its base of operations in southern Arizona, the corporation has wafer manufacturing plants in Oregon and Colorado, as well as testing labs in the Philippines and Thailand.
Huge Turnover
Since coming into being in 1987 when the microelectronics arm of General Instruments broke away to form a fully owned subsidiary, the company has performed extremely well in the global semiconductor market. Microchip Technology recently posted sales figures in excess of $2bn.
The corporation sits at the top table in terms operational levels, with its main rivals being NXP Semiconductors, Infineon, Maxim Integrated Products, Texas Instruments and Renesas Electronics.
After spending 2 years under the umbrella of General Instruments, Microchip Technology set out on their own in 1989, becoming a fully independent enterprise in the Autumn of 1989. Just 4 years later in 1993, the firm was floated on the stock exchange and in doing so became a public enterprise.
The company is no stranger to innovation and in 2009, it launched the world’s most economical microcontroller, the nanoWatt XLP of which billions have been sold across the globe.
In 2010, Microchip Technology (MT) consolidated its market position, buying the American Silicon Storage Technology from California and selling off its flash memory division in the process.
The company’s growth showed no signs of slowing down in 2012, as it took control of Standard Microsystems (SMSC) and Atmel in 2016 for a reported $3.5b. It doesn’t end there, however, as in early 2018, Microsemi Corporation (MSCC) was acquired for a colossal $10bn.
Massive Operation
It would be fair to say that MT is one of the largest players in the computer component manufacturer world, shipping as it does, more than 1,000,000,000 microprocessors each and every year.
Despite its size, MT retains its connection to the people and has very strict policies on its impact on the world as a whole. For example, the company has made clear statements about the use of minerals sourced in areas from conflict regions around the world. It states that these materials are not used in any part of their manufacturing chain in any shape or form.
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School Spotlight Videos - Orange St Films are Producing
Orange St Films is once again honored to be a part of a public school project that we feel can truly be impactful for schools, students, teachers, parents and all those involved in the Brunswick County School system. We were asked to produce 3-minute video highlighting each school in the district and will be doing 2 a month for the next 9 months. We did two a few weeks ago that turned out phenomenal and have been getting a lot of great feedback. There's really no script, just some interviews and a mission and we take what we gather and try to piece together a coherent puzzle and hope when it's finished that it makes sense and is somewhat impactful. We're thankful for the opportunity and hope the next batch that we do turn out as well as the first two produced. Take a look for yourself at youtube.com/brunswickcoschools or look at the link of one below of the one done on Town Creek Elementary school. #film #movies #schoolvideos #videoproduction #videos #hollywood #brunswickcountyschools #camera #wilmington
'Silver Tags' music video - part 1
We had the honor to produce the new music video for Marine/Musician/Songwriter Mike Corrado this past weekend. The video is for the song 'Silver Tags' off of Mike's new album. It was an amazing experience and we had so much fun, made many good memories, and shot one heck of a music video. The video will be epic and we will blog more about that later but wanted to talk about this song and the potential impact it can have on servicemen/women and their families. All the proceeds from this song and video will go to honor our fallen heroes and their families and help Heart Songs for Veterans raise funding for the Semper Fi Fund. Both organizations are phenomenal in what they do and are such selfless causes to help those who have, who are and who will be defending our great country of the United States. Take a minute and click on the link below to watch the behind the scenes of the making of the music video and see how you can help make this dream a reality. #film #filmmaker #filmmaking #video #musicvideo #hollywood #Marines #Army #Navy #camera #director #producer #worthycause
Welcome back to #school
Last week we produced another back to school video for Brunswick County Schools. We are so pleased to continue to work with this school system and are very happy that they understand the power of video. We shot, directed, edited and exported out the final video and they were able to share with parents, staff, school board members and others involved in this great school system. It was just a little teaser of the teachers of the year and a little encouragement for parents and students as they embark on a new school year. Take a look below and again contact #OrangeStFilms for all your #video and #film needs.
secret rooms/hidden doors video
We recently produced a follow up video for one of our clients who was well pleased with the first video we made for them. This company makes secret rooms in peoples homes who have the room for that to take place. The company wanted us to put a unique spin on the video, something that would get viewers attention when they first clicked on the video. Plus at the same time being informative and being able to market their services to potential new clients.
We came up with a really cool idea and they loved the script and we just went for it. The video speaks for itself so take a look below and find out why this client is so pleased with our work. For all your video needs please send us a email or give us a phone call and find out how we can help your company or product. #video #filmmaker #marketing #advertising #TVcommercials #viralvideos
Black Magic Pocket cinema camera
With the recent price drop from Black Magic cameras on it's little Pocket Cinema camera (we say little but it packs a punch film look wise) Orange St Films took advantage and recently purchased one. It came in the mail today and we've been toying around with it trying to get all the settings and latest firmware updates together. We've seen some very cool footage shot by this little camera and will soon be testing it out for ourselves and posting the video. We also have a lot of new gear on the way and hope to continue to improve the look of our videos for all clients we are fortunate enough to work with. We are excited about the BMPCC and hope it can be a asset to the company for many years to come. Stay tuned for the footage (which this little guy can now shoot RAW, yay) as we will be posting soon. Call or email for all your production needs.
school commercials are the Best
We recently produced another :30 TV Spot for an educational institution and feel the commercial turned out really well. The client was happy and Orange St Films delivered on the exact type of message the school was trying to get out to the general public to raise awareness of their school and recruit new students. It's always pleasing to us to have a vision and then to be allowed by a client to bring that vision to life. Take a look for yourself and let us know what you think about the commercial.
Video is very powerful. We were around a group of people the other day and one asked, "Have you heard that new song from so and so?" The other responded, "No." Then the one said, "Well it's the number one song on #iTunes after one day." And then what stuck out was what the second person said. They said, "iTunes? I don't even remember the last time I've been on there. If I want to hear a new song I'll just go to #Youtube and listen to it." We thought that was pretty remarkable that a video website has become so popular and so mainstream and in many cases have turned relatively unknowns into well known celebrities....(some we wish would've never happened, see #justinbieber). But anyways, we digress, video is a very powerful medium and there's no better way, in our minds, to communicate your message (ie. radio, still photography, smoke signals, etc.) than video. It's why we continue to do what we do, we thrive off of creating something from nothing and it's a beautiful thing when a shoot comes together and turns into a piece of cohesive art. Call us for all your video needs.
#hurricaneArthur
Things could've gotten ugly last week for North Carolina and many states up and down the east coast when Hurricane Arthur threatened many. Thankfully the damage was minimal and there was no loss of life (to our knowledge). We decided to take our camera out to the beach when the Hurricane grazed the NC coast last Thursday, July 3. Winds were probably around 50-70mph and not sure why we did it but we got some pretty good footage. Well here take a look for yourself.
Happy Clients = Happy Business
We got a call today from a client we did a video for right around a year ago this time. They were so excited because the video we produced for them has generated nearly 60K views on youtube. We asked if it was directly leading to new business and without hesitation they answered, "YES!" That makes us here at Orange St Films so happy to hear because even though we give 100% in every project we take on the business or client we work for doesn't always give 100% in using that video to it's maximum potential. So when we get a call like that it's very gratifying.......not to mention they gave us the green light on another project in the next few weeks. If you've thought about having a professional video made please view some of our work and give us a chance to help bring your idea to life. We will leave the video we mentioned above below. #film #advertising #marketing #TVCommercials #movies
Videos that help save lives
If anyone ever asks us why we do what we do, we have one simple answer........watch the video below, haha. In all seriousness when we get an opportunity to make a video like the one below we are so humbled and so grateful to be able to bring a message like 'Project Lifesaver' to life from script to video. It was a true honor to continue to work with the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office on projects and we couldn't produce this video fast enough. It is a great service the Sheriff's Office offers and we hope we played a small part in raising awareness for this great program and hope anyone in that area reaches out if they have a need for Project Lifesaver. #video #TV #film #projectlifesaver
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Secret Rooms
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Tackling the Flu the Healthy Way: Podcast Series
Home Flu Tackling the Flu the Healthy Way: Podcast Series
By Lauren Abshire Flu Podcasts Wellness Tips September 21, 2018
This winter, learn how to better navigate you and your family through the annual flu outbreak. Start by exploring how homeopathic medicines empower everyone from moms and busy professionals to health care practitioners to relieve acute conditions like coughs, colds, and flu. Learn the principle, benefits, limitations, history, and how to best use these options as your first line of defense.
Next, understand how the flu virus works in the body and why having a strong immune system is so important. The best flu-fighting foods and simple recipes used by other cultures to treat flu are shared, since 70 percent of your immune system lies in your digestive tract.
Look at how flu spreads through schools. Find out when children should stay home from school and how to involve children in their own health beyond just taking a pill.
There’s much more in this four-part series hosted by Peggy O’Mara. Formerly the editor and publisher of Mothering magazine, she is now with PeggyOMara.com, an online resource for natural family living. Interviews with experts include Gary Kracoff, NMD, R.Ph.; Lauren Feder, MD; Anna Keene-Windsor, RN; Vincent Pedre, MD; Bonnie Ward, registered school nurse; Nancy Peplinsky, founder and executive director of Holistic Moms Network; and Christophe Merville, D.Pharm.
Learn More About Each Podcast in the Series
Part 1: Discovering Homeopathy (approximately 12 minutes)
Homeopathic medicines empower everyone from moms and busy professionals to healthcare practitioners to relieve acute conditions like coughs, colds and flu. In this first of four episodes of “Tackling the Flu, Naturally,” learn how homeopathy can be useful for a healthy life.
Gary Kracoff, NMD, R.Ph., explains why becoming a parent was the turning point for him to explore more naturally-working solutions. And even though the parents of her little patients weren’t against antihistamines, decongestants, etc., Lauren Feder, MD, describes why they valued homeopathic medicines as a first line defense for self-treatable conditions. Dr. Feder shares how she used the homeopathic preparation of the red onion to relieve runny noses since chopping a red onion can cause a nose to run.
Practical basics for you and your family are provided in this 12-minute podcast, including the principle and benefits, what types of conditions can and cannot be relieved by homeopathy, and how the medicines are best used at the onset of symptoms. Learn about common misconceptions, like how these over-the-counter drugs are produced and regulated differently than supplements. The episode wraps up with a look at homeopathy’s roots dating back to 1790 in Germany.
Download Podcast: Part 1
Part 2: The Flu You Never Knew (Flu Remedies in Different Cultures) (approximately 14 minutes)
Delve into the history of the most famous flu — the 1918 Spanish flu — and its social impact before learning how today’s flu affects our bodies. The biggest change related to flu throughout the past 100 years is our knowledge. Anna Keene-Windsor, RN, explains the virus’ effect on cells and why a strong immune system can help your body fight off the virus replicating itself.
Despite its many names over the years, flu is known to every country. Learn simple recipes used by other cultures to treat flu naturally and why they work. Examples include hot green tea over a crushed pickled plum from Japan; an onion-garlic-honey paste from the Dominican Republic; a warmed pear covered by the honey of the fritillaria bulb plant from China, and more. These top homespun solutions contain beneficial ingredients such as antioxidants, iron and potassium to strengthen the immune system.
Last, Vincent Pedre, MD, talks about the importance of keeping the body healthy to handle all the different things that come at it — or what he calls “sustainable health.” With his expanded toolkit that includes Western and Eastern therapies, Dr. Pedre shares what he uses for his patients and his family.
Part 3: The Flu at School & Home (approximately 13 minutes)
Did you know the CDC’s main tool for tracking flu is called the ILINet? It stands for Influenza-like-Illnesses because it includes other viruses that can cause symptoms similar to flu. Regardless, a spike in influenza-like symptoms happens every winter. When this happens, any mom knows germs spread like wildfire at school and then through the home.
Bonnie Ward, a registered school nurse of 33 years, has seen it all. She knows classrooms are the perfect place to explain how flu is spread. Hear how Bonnie teaches kids how to wash their hands, why it’s important to them, and the guidelines for parent to determine if a child should be at home instead of school.
And since 70 percent of your body’s immune system lies in your digestive tract, Gary Kracoff, NMD, R.Ph., reviews helpful foods for fighting flu.
Nancy Peplinsky, a mother of two boys and founder of the Holistic Moms Network, explains how educating children about their own immune system and the consequences of what they eat puts them on a path to healthy living. Her goal is for her children to be involved in their own health beyond just taking a pill when something hurts.
Part 4: The Story of Oscillo (approximately 11 minutes)
One homeopathic flu medicine is used most often around the world — Oscillococcinum. Learn what symptoms it addresses, when to take it, and why people like it.
Used in more than 50 countries around the world, Oscillo is the best-selling over-the-counter product in the cough/cold/flu category and a top 10 selling brand in French pharmacies. French native Christophe Merville, D.Pharm, the director of education and pharmacy development at Boiron USA, explains how living through the 1918 Spanish flu led Dr. Joseph Roy to study how flu originates and spreads. Dr. Roy’s Oscillococcinum was first sold on the French market in 1944 and was eventually purchased by Boiron in 1967. Oscillo was introduced in the U.S. in 1984, shortly before it underwent a double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in a British scientific journal in 1989.
Gary Kracoff, NMD, R.Ph., and physicians Vincent Pedre and Lauren Feder share results they’ve seen using Oscillo and how taking action against crucial early symptoms can help get you back to what’s important. Nancy Peplinsky, a mother of two boys and founder of the Holistic Moms Network, shares how discovering Oscillo inspired her to learn more about using homeopathy to care for her family.
Peggy O’Mara is the former editor and publisher of Mothering magazine and is now with PeggyOMara.com, an online resource for natural family living.
Gary Kracoff, NMD, R. Ph.
Johnson Compounding and Wellness Center (Waltham, Mass.)
Lauren Feder, MD
Formerly of the Center for Natural Family Medicine (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Alex Ward, producer
Pagatim (Portland, Ore.)
Anna Keene-Windsor, RN
Vincent Pedre, MD, Medical Director
Pedre Integrative Health and President of Dr. Pedre Wellness (New York, N.Y.)
Bonnie Ward, Registered School Nurse
Nancy Peplinsky, Founder and Executive Director
Holistic Moms Network (Caldwell, N.J.)
Christophe Merville, Pharm., Director of Education and Pharmacy Development
Boiron USA (Newtown Square, Pa.)
Throughout the years, Dr. Gary Kracoff and Dr. Lauren Feder have been compensated for their time on various Boiron promotions.
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Built by cofounders who were initially trying to solve a re-engagement problem for their mobile games, OneSignal makes push notifications accessible for customers across industries. Applying what they learned, they strived to take away the technical burden as well as the need for deep understanding of best practices. Today, OneSignal is the most widely used product in the space, with 100,000 live apps served, 1.2 billion daily notifications sent, and almost 250,000 developers registered.
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SERIES A FUNDING
Packet has faster default hardware available, but we also worked with Packet's team to do custom hardware configurations for our database servers. We went from needing to imminently add database servers on our old provider, to having a lot of excess capacity at Packet.
George Deglin | OneSignal CEO
Making Push Notifications Quick, Easy and Scalable
Like a good number of other successful startups, OneSignal owes its existence to a problem its founders discovered running a totally different business.
Just a few years ago, OneSignal CEO George Deglin and COO Long Vo were building mobile games that attracted lots of new players, but struggled to bring them back. “When we looked at what larger mobile app developers were doing, it was clear that they had invested a lot of time into notifications,” says Deglin. “And as a small business, that was a challenge for us. We had the technical burden of sending notifications as well as simply understanding what was going to work well for bringing people back.”
As it turns out, it was a problem in search of a product. The team looked at a number of vendors, and “either they were focused on other verticals, like e-commerce, or weren’t really all that reliable, or were very expensive,” says Kevin Weatherman, VP of Business Development. Lacking alternatives, the team started trying to build something internally. And that led to an “A ha!” moment.
“We realized there was an opportunity here to build a product that would help small companies use push notifications really well without needing to build an internal team to do all the technical architecture and best practices,” says Deglin. “And even larger companies would benefit from it. To offload a lot of work they were doing internally to a third party would both increase the effectiveness of what they were doing and save them a lot of time and money.”
So after finishing up their last game project, the team began focusing on building a push notification product, using as its foundation the technology they had started developing for their own use at the mobile game studio. Within a few months, in mid-2015, the first version of the product was released. “Initially the product was very focused on gaming; we were actually called GameThrive at that time,” says Weatherman. “It was really solving a problem that we knew really well, which was game publishers building re-engagement from push notifications.”
Going Beyond the Gaming Market
Even so, from the beginning, the team believed there was a need for the product far beyond just the gaming market. “The product took off very quickly,” says Deglin. “We had really strong growth and then it just got faster and faster week over week. There were people in other markets outside gaming who began to find us, and over time it became clear that it was time to broaden our focus and start serving the broader market as well.”
The company re-branded as OneSignal, and today, its vision is to “make it so that all developers, marketers—everyone—can do a really great job of sending notifications,” says Deglin. “In the past, effective notifications were something that you would only see in the biggest, most successful apps out there. And with the availability of OneSignal, now everyone can take advantage of notifications in an effective way to engage their users.”
With 100,000 live apps served, 1.2 billion daily notifications sent, and over 250,000 developers registered, OneSignal is now the most widely used product in the space, according to Siftery. It’s a free product, with revenue coming from selling data gathered in the distribution of the SDK to advertisers. There’s also a paid, SaaS tier for customers who want to opt out of the data-sharing.
The product’s appeal, says Deglin, stems in large part to its ease of integration and use. “We focus on providing very high quality open source SDKs that clients can simply drop into their app,” he says. “A big challenge of sending notifications is there’s a bunch of things you have to do in your app. We help them do that.” Adds Weatherman: “As opposed to a lot of other vendors require a lot more technical integration and configuration, we’re ready to go out of the box.”
Strong Growth = Infrastructure Demands
As its customer base boomed—the company experienced 10x growth in 2016—the team worked on improving its push delivery backend, including writing an internal service called OnePush. Written in the Rust language and introduced at the beginning of 2017, OnePush was built to scale deliveries. And it was built for speed: At launch, the system observed sustained deliveries up to 125,000/second and spikes up to 175,000/second.
With those performance demands, OneSignal needed to make sure its infrastructure could keep up. When the company was just starting out, “we had limited capital, so we took advantage of some free credits we had with some hosting providers, and those were helpful for us to save money at that point,” says Deglin. “But we knew that as we scaled, infrastructure costs could become a pretty big cost center if we weren’t careful. We began to look at which providers would both be really reliable as well as be able to provide us with powerful hardware at an affordable price. And for that reason we never hosted our servers with AWS or Google Cloud. We found that the economics weren’t favorable for our business.”
Our infrastructure is in a great place. We’ve been fortunate to have a really good team in place that’s built what we have so far—and also to have access to great hardware and good support from Packet.
Earlier this year, OneSignal experienced some service issues with another hosting provider, so the team began looking for an alternative. Packet’s offerings seemed like a good fit. “One of the main reasons was that Packet offers PCIe SSDs at an affordable price,” says Deglin. “Our infrastructure is designed in such a way that we leverage really fast storage in order to scale up vertically as much as possible. We find that scaling vertically helps both keep our costs down, helps keep our infrastructure simpler, and is also really favorable to the way our product works.”
Weatherman points to other factors too: “Not only did Packet have great support, have a really strong technical team, and have better pricing than we were seeing out there, but it seemed to be really focused on the partnership long-term.”
The migration to Packet took place in June, and resulted in just two minutes of downtime. At the time, the company was storing about 10 or 15 terabytes across several servers at its old hosting provider’s data center, so there were some challenges. “We needed to make sure that all of our data was synchronized between our old data center and our Packet data center at the time of the switchover,” says Deglin. “We went through a few weeks of just setting everything up with Packet, setting up a replication of the data, did a lot of testing, and then when it came time to do the switch it was quick. The process involved us initially sending a little bit of traffic to Packet, and then making sure everything was working smoothly, and then finally making the entire switch over. It went completely without a hitch.”
The Packet Difference
The benefit to OneSignal was immediate: infrastructure costs were reduced by 25%, storage costs went down by 50%, and capacity has been expanded greatly.
“The main thing is that we moved to more powerful hardware,” says Deglin. “Packet has faster default hardware available, but we also worked with Packet’s team to do custom hardware configurations for our database servers. We went from needing to imminently add database servers on our old provider, to having a lot of excess capacity at Packet. We also found that the performance was higher with these servers. So everything that our clients were doing worked a little bit faster, which is great.”
OneSignal’s customers are also feeling the impact with improved features. One of the product’s key features allows clients to dynamically create segments of their users to receive certain notifications, all within the OneSignal API. “This is a computationally difficult problem," says Deglin. “When we have access to really fast storage, really fast CPUs and a lot of memory, we can provide these features to our clients, and competitors simply can’t because their system and infrastructure aren’t set up to do this efficiently. [After the switch to Packet] we made it easier for people to make complex segments, which of course increases the computational requirements. With Packet we’ve found that we are able to do that quite smoothly.”
With a Series A round of funding recently closed, OneSignal is hiring—and dreaming big. “We’ve been incredibly successful in terms of reach, so even though we started not that long ago, we’re now the most widely used product in the space,” says Deglin. “What we’re excited for is rolling out powerful features to make OneSignal even more effective for large and small enterprises.”
To that end, he adds, “Our infrastructure is in a great place. We’ve been fortunate to have a really good team in place that’s built what we have so far—and also to have access to great hardware and good support from Packet.”
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The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
The heartwarming Richard and Judy Book Club favourite
On the eve of her ninth birthday, Rose Edelstein bites into her mother's homemade lemon-chocolate cake and discovers she has a magical gift: she can taste her mother's emotions in the slice. All at once her cheerful, can-do mother tastes of despair and desperation. Suddenly, and for the rest of her life, food becomes perilous. Anything can be revealed at any meal.
Rose's gift forces her to confront the truth behind her family's emotions - her mother's sadness, her father's detachment and her brother's clash with the world. But as Rose grows up, she learns that there are some secrets even her taste buds cannot discern.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake is about the pain of loving those whom you know too much about, and the secrets that exist within every family. At once profound, funny, wise and sad, this is a novel to savour.
"Intriguing and poignantly written"
PA Life
"A book with such beautiful writing that sometimes I have to stop and taste a sentence a second time"
Jodi Picoult, Grazia
"A wonderful metaphor for the child's sense of things that are never mentioned, and Bender writes with wit, warmth and insight"
"Quirky, engaging tale of a family endowed with unlikely gifts, the ties that bind people barely conceal the chasms that divide them"
"The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake has at its heart an intriguing and poignant comment on the perils of childhood ... Bender brilliantly dovetails Rose's condition into a parable of the dangers of knowing too much about people, especially your family ... it is fresh and beautifully written"
The Color Master
Willful Creatures
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
An Invisible Sign of My Own
AIMEE BENDER is the author of two novels, An Invisible Sign of My Own and the New York Times bestseller, The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, and two collections The Girl in the Flammable Skirt and Willful Creatures. Her work has been widely anthologised and has been translated into ten languages. She lives in Los Angeles. Read more about Aimee Bender and her work at www.flammableskirt.com
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We must stand united: Lowe
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Perth Glory coach Kenny Lowe has urged Western Australian football fans to stay united and get behind the team for the last home game of the regular season against Melbourne City this weekend.
While the team has been eliminated from finals football-pending an appeal against Football Federation of Australia’s ruling-Lowe said there was still plenty to play for.
He said he understood the events of the past few days had hurt not only players and staff but fans and members alike.
“They’re hurting as bad as we’re hurting and I think for them, this playing group and the coaching group and everybody in the staff here are together, massively together, and we’d be nothing really…we’re not even an entity without the supporters” he said.
But he hoped fans and members would turn out in numbers to support the team come Sunday at nib Stadium.
“They’ve had a tough time and we feel for them, we really do….and I think perhaps them coming to engross us and support us and just give us comfort by the numbers that turn out, that will be a big showing for the playing group and it shows everyone’s behind us and I believe they truly are, cause they have been all year” he said.
Lowe also pleaded with fans not to repeat the anti-social behaviour which resulted in a 13-year old boy being injured and taken to hospital after a flare was ignited in the stands.
The coach paid the teenager a visit over the weekend to wish him a speedy recovery and was quick to stress there was no place for flares to be lit in a family friendly environment.
“It’s sad the way it happened for him and obviously you can’t condone that and really you shouldn’t be bringing things like that to the football ground because it’s dangerous…but the kid’s in good spirits under the circumstances, and hopefully he’ll be up and about kicking a ball soon with his mates”
Two teenagers have since been charged over the incident and will face court at a later date.
Meantime, Glory faces City at nib Stadium on Sunday at 3pm.
Get to the game and wear your colours with pride. It’s what the boys will be playing for.
Tickets can be purchased at the game or online here.
Grand Final Gallery - Members and Fans in Focus
We've collated some of the best member and fan shots from the Hyundai A-League 2019 Grand Final when Optus Stadium was well and truly painted purple! #OneGlory
AQWA Action!
Some of the highlights from the early bird member renewals day at AQWA in Hillarys Boat Harbour. A big thank you to everyone who came along and made it an event to remember! #OneGlory
What a Night! A look back at our glamour clash with Chelsea
A record attendance for a football match in WA, the biggest crowd ever to watch Glory and a commendable performance against the EPL giants and FA Cup holders. Our clash with Chelsea at Optus Stadium truly was a night to remember! #OneGlory
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IU East reconfigures campus quad
Indiana University East is recreating the center of its campus.
IU East reconfigures campus quad Indiana University East is recreating the center of its campus. Check out this story on pal-item.com: http://pinews.co/1oy1Lmw
Palladium-Item Published 11:19 a.m. ET Aug. 14, 2014 | Updated 6:08 a.m. ET Aug. 15, 2014
Dirt is moved to create a new campus center. Initial work should be finished by Sept. 15.
Workers move dirt to help create the new quad in the center of campus at Indiana University East. (Photo: Louise Ronald/Palladium-Item )Buy Photo
The quad, as it is known, has been "under-utilized space," said Jason Troutwine, vice chancellor for external affairs, so the area is being reconfigured with new sidewalks and a lighted pergola.
The project is being done by local companies, including primary contractors Carroll Electric, Rinehart's Lawn Care and Thor Construction. Initial work is expected to be completed by Sept. 15, with additional improvements planned over the next year or two, Troutwine said.
"It could be, should be, the centerpiece" of the campus, he said.
Construction work will continue after the fall semester begins Aug. 25, but sidewalks are ready for people to get around easily.
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Marrs Printing Is Newest Graduate of Eagle Systems Cold Foil Certification Program
Certification course graduates receive ECFC Certification Award from Eagle Systems. On hand to receive this award from Eagle President and CEO Mike King (left) is Marrs Printing and Packaging VP Scott Marrs.
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — July 26, 2016 — Eagle Systems, a U.S.-based developer and manufacturer of foil enhancement equipment, today announced that Marrs Printing and Packaging has successfully completed its Eagle Cold Foil Certification Course (ECFC). Marrs is a family owned and operated service provider founded in 1972. The ECFC is a comprehensive eight-hour program, not only geared towards improving production understanding and techniques of press operators, but incorporates the executive management level, ensuring that each Eagle Cold Foil user garners both higher quality and greater ROI.
The course is conducted at the user’s production facility to ensure all real-world factors and influences are incorporated. Eagle has designed a unique test form, designed for failure, to run off each applicant’s system. The press is then finite-tweaked to maximize performance out of each operation’s adhesives, foils and blankets. One of the end results is the elimination of former process obstacles, such as pin-holing and mud cracking. Regardless of the previous experience level, ECFC will yield significant business and Cold Foil performance advancements.
"We first installed an Eco-Eagle cold foil system on our manroland 700 six-color, 40" UV-equipped press in April 2012. The year celebrated our 40th anniversary in the printing industry and we were eager to mark the occasion by offering our customers something that no one else could. Installing our Eagle system provided the answer to those needs by delivering faster turnaround, reduced costs, and an environmentally-friendly solution," notes Scott Marrs, VP.
Marrs continues, "Four years ago Eagle President Mike King told us his machine would do everything he said it would do or our money back. That was what sealed the deal for us and he was true to his word. When Mike approached us earlier this year we were only too eager to hear about their new education program. Cold Foil has been a major success for us and this certification program promises to take our expertise and understanding to a whole new level.
“The Eagle system has been rock solid for our production department, yet the ECFC analyzed and fine-tuned every element of the process. This one-day program promised to elevate our understanding and awareness, and it did. We now view cold foil from a whole new perspective and anticipate even greater rewards for both Marrs and our customers."
About Marrs Printing and Packaging
Since their founding in 1972, Marrs Printing and Packaging has evolved into one of the most complete printing and packaging providers in Southern California. Marrs provides customers with high-quality printing services and custom packaging solutions. From the foundation of traditional print media, to the latest advanced packaging technologies, Marrs handles it all. And their wide ranging capabilities, enable them to service the needs in today's rapidly changing marketplace. Incorporating technologically advanced printing capabilities, Marrs is renowned for flexibility and responsiveness, integrity and reliability, and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction and to craftsman-like excellence. These are the guidelines that have driven Marrs’ near half-century of benchmarked success.
About Eagle Systems
For more than 30 years, Eagle Systems has been the industry leader in the design and manufacture of foil application and print enhancement equipment. With hundreds of installations around the world, the Eagle Systems brand has become synonymous with quality, reliability and state of the art innovation. Since founding the company, Mike King, CEO/president and inventor of all Eagle Systems products, has specialized in the use of foil in printing. Once again King has demonstrated his dominance in this arena since the company first rolled out a new line of foil systems — the Eco-Eagle Cold Foil and the Eco-Eagle Cast and Cure systems.
These systems are in a class of their own. Completely manufactured, assembled and tested at their plant in Ocean, N.J., the Eco-Eagle systems are installed and in production within five days. Using advanced technology and the power of the internet, the highly automated Eco-Eagle Systems reduce foil costs, run smoothly and foil dust free without operator intervention.
Source: Eagle Systems.
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by Thomas Mills | Mar 25, 2013 | Editor's Blog, Gay Marriage, Gun Control, Immigration, NC Politics, Politics, US Senate | 1 comment
In the lead up to her re-election campaign, U. S. Senator Kay Hagan has been firmly staking out moderate ground. Last week, she was one of four Democrats to vote against the Senate budget and she joined with a Republican colleague to protect tuition assistance for active duty service members. She has consistently focused on her bipartisan work on behalf of military families and veterans. In a state like North Carolina, defining herself as a moderate is probably a smart move.
That said, Hagan is walking a fine line. While she can’t afford to alienate middle-of-the-road voters, she also can’t afford to alienate her base. So far, she has been coy on gay marriage, gun control and the current immigration debate, though she voted against the DREAM Act in 2010. In addition, she angered environmentalists by signing a letter urging President Obama to support the XL pipeline. Combined, these positions leave Hagan’s progressive base little to cheer about.
Too often in recent elections, North Carolina Democrats have defined themselves on narrow issues instead of broad themes. They have worried more about potential attacks than what voters think they stand for. In a state with 9.5% unemployment, her stance on the pipeline probably makes sense; dodging gay marriage and immigration reform probably do not. Voters for whom those are defining issues are activists and partisans and she needs supporters firmly on her side.
At one time, “solidify your base first” was a tenet of politics 101. However, in the 1990s Bill Clinton and North Carolina legislators won elections using “triangulation,” or taking ideas from both the left and right and owning the middle. Hagan learned to win that way but the political landscape has shifted. The electorate is far more polarized and the middle is increasingly shrinking.
Before Hagan focuses on winning a narrow middle, she needs secure the support of her base. The 2014 election will be a low turnout election in North Carolina where her race may be the only competitive one on the ballot. If progressives don’t show up, she might have a difficult time finding enough votes in the middle to make up the difference.
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The Lighter, Better, More Efficient Two-Stroke Engine
The idea of a two-stroke internal combustion engine for cars has been around for years—but until now, no one's been able to overcome its engineering obstacles. Peter Hofbauer of Ecomotors earns a 2011 PM Breakthrough Award for a design that's actually better and more fuel-efficient than the ubiquitous four-stroke engine.
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Relatively simple and lightweight, two-stroke engines (found in chain saws and outboard motors) would be great in cars and trucks, if they weren't so dirty. "I probably spent $50 million of GM's money proving two-strokes don't work in automobiles," says General Motors veteran Don Runkle. The Opposed-Piston, Opposed-Cylinder (OPOC) engine developed by EcoMotors' Peter Hofbauer changed Runkle's mind so thoroughly that he became the company's CEO.
As in other flat engines (sometimes called boxer engines for the way their pistons resemble two fighters trading jabs), OPOC's pistons move horizontally. Hofbauer's aha! moment came one day when the former Volkswagen engineer was pondering the shortcomings of VW's boxer engine. "I thought, my God, if you just replace the cylinder head with a moving piston and cylinder ports, it might be less complicated."
It is—by a long shot. The engine requires less than half the parts of a similar four-stroke engine and is 30 percent lighter. The net result, says Hofbauer, is a 15 to 50 percent increase in energy efficiency, depending on the configuration. And thanks to its unique architecture and several key innovations, the OPOC releases far fewer emissions than a typical two-stroke. With a 240-hp diesel prototype, EcoMotors is focused now on the truck market; last February the company signed a licensing agreement with Navistar. "When the economy has recovered, the world will add 85 million combustion engines for cars and light trucks," Hofbauer says. "If we can offer an engine that is efficient and competitive in production costs, it will be a success."
An electric motor mounted to the blower's shaft quickly spools the compressor for a fast boost; in reverse, it generates electricity off the exhaust flow. Plus, it manages exhaust pressure to minimize emissions.
STEEL CONNECTING RODS
Long steel connecting rods join the outer pistons to the crankshaft. With two pistons working off one combustion event, the engine behaves as though it has a long stroke—utilizing more of the available energy and increasing efficiency. Yet the crankshaft remains compact and therefore lighter.
The engine is modular, and the crankshaft of the cylinder pairs can be connected by a clutch. For highway cruising, unneeded cylinders can simply be idled and then engaged again for passing.
Gases flow in and out of the cylinder via ports in the walls, saving the complexity and weight of cylinder heads. The design of the intake and exhaust systems and combustion chamber keeps excess unburned fuel from exiting the exhaust port, reducing emissions.
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Researchers Awarded 2018 Canon Medical Systems USA/RSNA Research Grants | Artificial intelligence
By Prosyscom Tech On Nov 14, 2018
November 13, 2018 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Research & Education (R&E) Foundation recently announced the five recipients of its joint research grants with Canon Medical Systems USA for 2018. The 2018 Canon Medical Systems USA/RSNA Research Seed Grants were awarded to Pedram Heidari, M.D., Prashant Nagpal, M.D., and Adam Singer, M.D. The 2018 Canon Medical Systems USA Research Medical Student Grants went to Brandon Kenneth-Kouso Fields, BA, BM, and Anthony D. Yao, BS. These grants are made possible by Canon Medical Systems USA’s support of the RSNA R&E Foundation.
The Canon Medical Systems USA/RSNA Research Seed Grant provides $40,000 for a one-year project to test hypotheses and obtain pilot data in preparation for major grant applications:
Pedram Heidari, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, will investigate a novel positron emission tomography (PET) probe for imaging of disease activity in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in mouse models. This PET probe is specific for granzyme B which is an important marker of T cell activation involved in pathogenies of IBD. Clinical translation of this imaging method, if successful, could potentially improve management and treatment of IBD;
Prashant Nagpal, M.D., University of Iowa, with scientific advisor Mathews Jacob, Ph.D., will investigate whether 3-D self-navigated free-breathing cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) sequences using manifold reconstruction algorithms compare well with the standard of care breath-held CMR sequences for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). If successful, this free-breathing CMR technique will allow high-quality comprehensive imaging in patients that cannot hold their breath; and
Adam Singer, M.D., Emory University, will compare the performance of a novel sonographic scoring and reporting system to MRI for soft tissue sarcoma resection bed surveillance. If sonographic diagnostic accuracy is non-inferior to MRI, it could provide a more cost effective surveillance alternative particularly when MRI is contraindicated or degraded by artifacts.
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The Canon Medical Systems USA/RSNA Research Medical Student Grant provides a $3,000 stipend, matched by the department for a total of $6,000 to pursue a research project in the radiologic sciences:
Brandon Kenneth-Kouso “K.K.” Fields, BA, BM, University of Southern California, with scientific advisor George R. Matcuk Jr., M.D., will investigate the role of quantitative whole tumor volume MRI as a novel biomarker in evaluating response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy in soft-tissue sarcomas. The principles developed with this project may lend new insight into early observable changes seen in this heterogeneous class of tumors to more accurately guide clinical management; and
Anthony D. Yao, B.S., Rhode Island Hospital, with scientific advisor Ryan A. McTaggart, M.D., will investigate whether artificial intelligence can assist in the imaging of emergent large vessel occlusions (ELVOs) on computed tomography (CT) angiograms. If successful, neural networks may be implemented to aid radiologists in decreasing diagnostic time and improving patient outcomes.
The RSNA R&E Foundation Board of Trustees approved funding for $4 million in radiology research and education grants this year, achieving a funding rate of 35 percent of grant applicants. “The R&E Foundation is grateful for Canon Medical Systems USA’s support of the 2018 grant recipients. This longstanding partnership and commitment is a vital component in ensuring research innovation and seeding the future of radiology,” said N. Reed Dunnick, M.D., chair of the R&E Foundation Board of Trustees.
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Target tries to get past data breach as CEO Steinhafel steps down
Following a holiday-season data breach that potentially left tens of millions of customers exposed, Target president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel resigned Monday morning. CFO John Mulligan has taken over his role in the interim.
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MINNEAPOLIS: Following a holiday-season data breach that potentially left tens of millions of customers exposed, Target president and CEO Gregg Steinhafel resigned Monday morning. CFO John Mulligan has taken over his role in the interim.
Steinhafel, a 35-year veteran of Target, has also resigned as chairman of the board of directors, while board member Roxanne Austin was appointed as interim non-executive chair. Bob DeRodes also took over as chief information officer on Monday, after Beth Jacob resigned the position in March.
The changes are effective immediately. Steinhafel will serve as an adviser during the transition.
"Most recently, [Steinhafel] led the response to Target’s 2013 data breach," Target’s board of directors said in a statement issued Monday morning. "He held himself personally accountable and pledged that Target would emerge a better company."
Brian Sozzi, CEO and chief equities strategist at Belus Capital Advisors, told Reuters the change was a few months overdue.
"I think the news today reflects Target's initiative to completely get behind this issue," he said.
Brian Yarbrough, an analyst at Edward Jones & Co., told Bloomberg: "The business has been struggling…and then you throw on top of that this massive data breach and the board probably sat down and said, ‘It’s time for some change here.’"
Between December and January, the company publicly acknowledged that the credit- and debit-card data of 40 million customers had been exposed, and a second batch with the personal information of 70 million people was also compromised. There was overlap of at least 12 million people between those two groups, the company has since said.
Last week, Target said that starting next year, it will issue branded credit and debit cards as MasterCard chip-and-pin cards as part of its $100 million effort to speed up adoption of security technology since the breach.
Burson-Marsteller supported Target on crisis communications after the data breach. A representative from the firm was not immediately available for comment or to confirm whether it was working with the company on comms for the CEO change.
A representative from Target was not immediately available for comment.
In February, the retailer reported that its profit fell about 45% to $520 million in the first quarter, compared with a year earlier, while sales dropped 3.8% to $21.5 billion. In the fourth quarter, Target spent $61 million on expenses related to the breach.
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Did Ruth Langsford just drop a HUGE hint that Eamonn Holmes is doing Strictly this year?
It certainly sounds like it...
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His wife, Ruth Langsford, took the floor alongside Anton du Beke in last year's series, and now it looks like Eamonn may be about to follow in her footsteps.
Ruth certainly made it look like that anyway while chatting about Strictly's line-up in a segment with Mollie King and Matt Richardson earlier today (15 August).
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'We have some news,' she told the guest presenters. 'Tomorrow on This Morning, we’re announcing the next Strictly person.'
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'The hips don’t lie, the hips don’t lie,' she continued, before comically rolling her eyes and winking towards Eamonn.
'That could be a massive clue!' replied an excited Matt Richardson, as Ruth smiled in agreement.
Eamonn then dropped an even bigger hint, by revealing who he'd like to be partnered up with...
'All I’m saying is, I’ll be dancing with Oti [Mabuse], that’s all I’m saying.'
That said, earlier in the show he described Ruth's Strictly run as 'torture week after week', so it may have all been a bit tongue-in-cheek...
Of course, if Eamonn is doing Strictly, then the announcement will echo last year's big reveal that Ruth would be joining the show, which also happened while the duo were presenting This Morning together.
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Normalisation Committee apologizes for Black Stars AFCON failure
Normalisation Committee apologize for Black Stars AFCON failure
The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association is extremely saddened by the exit of the senior national football team, the Black Stars from the Total CAF African Cup of Nations.
Like our expectant compatriots, we anticipated an exciting tournament, which would culminate in a successful climax of ending our agonising 37-year for the Afcon trophy.
The African Cup of Nations has become competitive over the years, and with the historic increase in the number of participating teams, we were well aware of the challenging task which awaited the Black Stars in Egypt.
Therefore, the Normalisation Committee, with the concerted efforts of key stakeholders, particularly the Government of Ghana, set out to ensure the best of preparations for the Black Stars towards achieving the national objective of ending our Afcon trophy-drought.
The pre-tournament international friendly in Accra, the early camping in Dubai, the friendly matches and incentive packages for the team were all part of plans and processes towards achieving the elusive dream of winning the African Cup in Egypt.
Unfortunately, our dream, once again, has ended in disappointment, despite the promise the team’s early promise in the group stage, especially having improved considerably in our final group match h with Guinea Bissaeu.
The Normalisation Committee understands the national mood of disappointment, following our painful elimination through the nerve-racking penalty shootout defeat to to Tunisia.
On behalf of the GFA and the football fraternity, we wish to apologise to the good people of Ghana for the painful exit of the Black Stars.
As we have always maintained, the future of Ghana football is bright, but we can only reclaim our lost glory if the football fraternity remains focused on the development of our game to catch up with our rivals in the world, especially on the African continent.
This early elimination of the Black Stars is another sad reality for the football fraternity and the nation to a larger extent, to have a second look at our football blue print moving forward.
The Normalisation Committee is confident that the restructuring process we have started since last year, will lay a solid foundation on which the future of Ghana football would be built; first and most importantly, to strengthen and improve our domestic football infrastructure, club administration and finances, and turn around the local league to be exciting, player-crazy platform, as well as fan and sponsorship- attractive.
All these together, will help us claim our top of place position in regional, continental and world football in both male and female games.
We can’t end this statement without thanking various stakeholders, especially the President, Government (through the Ministry of Youth and Sports and other agencies), the Parliamentary Select Committee on Youth, Culture and Sports, as well as the people of Ghana for their committed support to the Black Stars for this Afcon campaign.
His Excellency President Akufo-Addo demonstrated his personal support towards the team during the qualifiers, before and during the tournament. The Government of Ghana also showed its strong support to the team by providing whatever the team needed for a successful campaign.
We also appreciate the support of GNPC to the team.
Finally, we salute the good people of Ghana for their unwavering support to the Black Stars throughout the tournament.
Even when the going was tough for the team after its stuttering start with successive draws against Benin and Cameroon, Ghanaians remained solidly behind the team and lifted them up through encouraging words, especially on social media back to its glory days.
We also acknowledge the role of the media in rallying support for the team before and during the campaign.
The Normalisation Committee will continue to solicit and count on the support of Ghanaians as we continue with the arduous, but surmountable task of restoring Ghana football back to it’s glory days.
SIGNED: GFA NORMALISATION COMMITTEE
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SpooQy launched from the International Space Station
“We are all different nationals, we are entangled together with all the races,” reads an engraving on a panel of SpooQy-1, the quantum satellite built by the CQT group of Alexander Ling and deployed into orbit in June. The artistic payload on the scientific satellite stems from a collaboration between CQT and NUS Centre For the Arts. The quotation is from Mrs Santha Bhaskar, Artistic Director of the NUS Indian Dance group and a recipient of the Singapore Cultural Medallion. It comes from a play that explored messages Singaporeans might want to send into the Universe.
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The Centre for Quantum Technologies was established as a national research centre of excellence in Singapore in 2007. We have over 150 scientists and students doing research into the foundations of quantum physics and the ways quantum physics enables new technologies.
Artur Ekert wins Micius Quantum Prize 2019
CQT's Director is among the inaugural winners of the award, named for a Chinese ancient philosopher and worth one million Chinese Yuan. He received the prize "for his invention of entanglement-based quantum key distribution, entanglement swapping, and entanglement purification."
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Abstract: What is a quantum computer? What is AI? How can they be combined and what are the use cases? Quantum technologies and intelligent learning systems are, each on their own, expected to transform society. The first signs are already there in many sectors. Recently, scientists have realised that combining both technologies into an approach known as quantum AI or quantum machine learning may give the computing power to address currently unsolvable problems in big data, medicine, security and finance. This talk will provide a brief introduction to the basic concepts in both areas – from the notion of quantum entanglement and quantum speed-ups to neural networks and deep learning. It will also cover specific use cases from different industries and describe the ongoing global race between leading IT companies including Google and IBM to construct operational quantum computers implementing quantum AI algorithms. Speaker: Prof Dimitris Angelakis, Principal Investigator, Centre for Quantum Technologies Programme Details: 4:00pm – 4:30pm: Registration 4:30pm – 5:30pm: Keynote Presentation and Q&A 5:30pm – 6:00pm: Networking More info and registration:https://www.sginnovate.com/events/quantum-computing-meets-ai-concepts-and-use-cases
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First entering service in 1960 with the US military, the F-4 Phantom remained at the forefront of US air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It saw extensive action during the Vietnam War as the principal air superiority fighter for both the US Navy and Air Force, as well as in the ground-attack and reconnaissance roles. The F-4J, K and M also played key roles with the RAF and Royal Navy in the same period. Former RAF Phantom navigator Ian Black gives the F-4 the Haynes Manual treatment.
Ian Black flew the Tornado ADV in the first Gulf War and over Kosovo. He is now an A340 Airbus captain with Virgin Atlantic. An accomplished aviation author and photographer, he lives in Switzerland and the UK.
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BiographyCompay Segundo, so called because he was always second voice in his musical partnerships, moved to Santiago de Cuba at age 9.
His first engagement was in the Municipal Band of Santiago de Cuba, directed by his teacher, Enrique Bueno.
After a spell in a quintet he moved to Havana in 1934, where he also played in the Municipal Band, on the clarinet.
He also learned to play the guitar and the tres: these became his usual instruments.
Compay Segundo was also the inventor of the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument, created to eliminate a harmonic jump in the Spanish guitar and the tres.
In the 1950s he became well known as the second voice and tres player in Los Compadres, a duo he formed with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo in 1947.Los Compadres were one of the most successful Cuban duos of their time.
Greater international fame came later, in 1997, with the release of the Buena Vista Social Club album, a hugely successful recording which won several Grammy awards.
Compay Segundo appeared in the film of the same title, made subsequently by Wim Wenders.Segundo's most famous composition is Chan Chan, the opening track on the Buena Vista Social Club album, whose four opening chords are instantly recognizable all over the world.
Chan Chan was recorded by Segundo himself various times as well as by countless other Latin artists.
Other compositions are Saradonga, La calabaza, Hey caramba, Macusa, Saludo Compay.
These are all sones, and this differentiates him from the more usual trova musicians, with their devotion to the bolero.
However, it seems his interests went much further:At a fiesta he sang to President Fidel Castro, who took his pulse and joked about his vitality despite his 90-plus years.
"Who could have imagined that?" he asked when he found himself at the Vatican City, performing Chan Chan before Pope John Paul II.
He explained his longevity simply: mutton consommé and a drink of rum.He predicted that he would live to be 115, but died of kidney failure in Havana, twenty years short of his ambition.
In 2007, the hundredth anniversary of Segundo's birth was celebrated with a concert of his compositions performed by a symphony orchestra in Havana with some of his musicians and sons.
Hey Caramba
Yo Vengo Aqui
Las Flores De La Vida
Gracias Compay
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Cien Años De Son
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Antología De Compay Segundo
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El Trovador
The Stars Of The Buena Vista
Feliz Cumpleanos A
Drivin' Cool
Macusa
Son De Negros En Cuba
Saludo A Changó
Orgullecida
Cuba Y España
Amor Gigante
Ataidi (Las Flores De La Vida)
Virgen Del Pino (con Santiago Auseron)
Para Vigo Me Voy
Oui Parle Français
Una Rosa De Francia
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Beasley Radio Talent Institute Planned for 2018
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Brett Moss ⋅ Sep 1, 2017
The spread of the National Radio Talent Institute continues to expand. In the summer of 2018 the Beasley Media Group will work with NRTI, and with a little help from Marketron Interactive and Xperi, create the Beasley Radio Talent Institute.
The initial BRTI is planned as a 10-day summer session at Emerson College in Boston.
According to a release, the institute is designed as a talent incubator and farm system for aspiring broadcasters. It plans to bring broadcasting students together with over 30 radio professionals who teach classes based on their individual areas of expertise. The sessions will “range from on-air, production, news, sports, interactive to social media, engineering, promotions and sales, with the Radio Advertising Bureau’s ‘Radio Marketing Professional’ certification course.”
Beasley Media Group Chief Executive Officer Caroline Beasley said, “As a company, we are absolutely committed to supporting and encouraging the development of new talent in our company and our industry.” The company has several radio stations in the Boston area from which to draw experienced radio pros along with instructors from other local stations and Emerson College.
Founder and President of the National Radio Talent System Dan Vallie, said, “From the beginning, Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley grasped the vision we had for the program and immediately stepped up.” He added, “We are proud to be working together to continue growing the farm system, discovering, coaching and incubating young talent with a passion for radio. It’s a privilege to be able to do this with Emerson College, who already has a great reputation for its broadcasting program.”
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I'm a researcher at a television company and we're looking into interviewing a self-identifying train enthusiast on camera for a new programme that we're developing. The idea is that the show investigates modern ways of living, and how to survive in a world where we're all tasked with demanding, ever-extending, working hours and growing demands on our time.
Our presenter has recently come to us and said that he thinks train enthusiasts can be sued as a great example of those with a hobby/lifestyle that is shunned by large sections of the public but that actually acts as an antidote to the modern chaos, and we'd love to have our presenter talk to a train enthusiast in person to demonstrate & explore this.
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‘This is freaking Nixonian’: White House reporter angry that Omarosa recorded heated exchange
Former reality TV star Omarosa Manigault, now a top adviser to President Donald Trump, claims to have a recording of her contentious exchange with a White House reporter.
April Ryan, a longtime White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks, said Manigault “physically intimidated” her and threatened to reveal damaging information about her and other journalists, reported the Washington Post.
Ryan says the former “Apprentice” star angrily accused her of working for the Hillary Clinton campaign, based on an Intercept report suggesting the Democrat had hoped to influence some journalists.
“She stood right in my face like she was going to hit me,” Ryan told the Washington Post. “I said, ‘You better back up.'”
Manigault now says she recorded the incident and shared the evidence with some reporters — which has Ryan upset.
“I didn’t know she was taping it,” Ryan told the newspaper. “This is about her trying to smear my name. This is freaking Nixonian.”
Manigault argued that the White House press staff routinely records interviews with reporters, which would be covered under the Washington, D.C., “one-party consent” law.
She said a White House colleague recorded the dispute.
“She came in hot,” Manigault said of Ryan, a former friend. “She came in with an attitude. For her to characterize me as the bully — I’m so glad we have this tape … because it’s ‘liar, liar, pants on fire.'”
White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied the Trump White House kept dossiers on black journalists, as Ryan claims Manigualt told her.
Ryan claims the recording does not accurately depict the encounter.
“She wants to spin it like it’s a catfight, but she edited that tape,” Ryan said. “You don’t hear her screaming. This is about her smearing me.”
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Recruiting and Cultivating Talent in the ‘Disengagement Economy’
Matthew Kosinski | October 3, 2014 |
On first blush, Robert Hall’s vision of contemporary life seems nearly apocalyptic: families are breaking apart, customer loyalty is a joke, people hate their jobs, faith communities are fragmented, and the red state/blue state divide looks unbridgeable. In short: human relationships are in a sad state. It’s a bleak picture, but Hall, cofounder and former CEO of ActionSystems, now a consultant and author, isn’t the kind of person who shrugs his shoulders and declares it all hopeless. Instead, Hall tackles this societal “relationship crisis” head on in his second book, “This Land of Strangers.”
In the book, Hall looks at four domains of life — home, work, politics, and faith — and traces how breakdowns in each domain have a commutative effect on society that “makes relationships decline and disengagement a mega trend.”
The mega trend of disengagement is perhaps most obvious in the domain of work, with an overwhelming 70 percent of employees not engaged in their work. This may be the most widely touted metric on disengagement, but, as Hall points out, the relationship crisis affects almost every facet of how we do business: “It impacts how we lead companies, it impacts how we recruit, it impacts how we develop talent, and it impacts the kinds of results [we see].”
The result is what Hall calls the “disengagement economy,” which he describes as “an economy running — and not very well — on all of these disengaged relationships.”
The ‘Overwhelming’ Numbers of the Disengagement Economy
Perhaps Hall’s idea of “relationship crisis” resonates with you. Perhaps you walk around with the vague feeling that something’s wrong with the world today – that people aren’t as connected or engaged with each other as they were 50 years ago. According to Hall’s Flight from Relationships Index (FFR Index), you’re right to feel that way.
The FFR index looks at 16 metrics across the four domains mentioned above and measures how they’ve changed in the past 50 years. The metrics are:
in the “home” domain: the number of unmarried adults, the divorce rate, the number of unwed mothers, and the “friendlessness” of the average person;
in the “work” domain: customer defection, skilled employee turnover, CEO turnover, and shareholder turnover;
in the “politics” domain: defections from political parties, ideological extremism in voters, ideological extremism in Congress, and the “presidential approval gap,” which measures the difference between how voters of each party view the president;
and, in the “faith” domain: shifting affiliations, lack of affiliation, lack of confidence in one’s faith group, and ideological extremism within faith groups.
Hall’s FFR Index isn’t strictly scientific, and he says as much, but he notes that the point is to illustrate the dramatic trend of disengagement and relationship breakdown in the world today. While he has plenty of interesting findings that fall into the other three domains, we’ll limit the scope of this article to the “work” domain – otherwise, we could go on forever (Hall did write an entire book about this issue, remember).
With regard to the work domain, Hall found that skilled employee turnover doubled in the four years leading up to the Great Recession, and has really only slowed as a result of that recession, though it shows signs of speeding up again. Customer defection rose 30 percent in a similar period.
From the early ‘90s to 2003, CEO turnover more than doubled, skyrocketing by 170 percent. Shareholders are swift to sever ties with companies as well: shareholder churn for public companies has jumped from 21 percent in the ‘80s to 250 percent today.
In the “work” domain overall, the FFR index is up 347 percent.
“The math is compelling,” Hall says. “It isn’t just a little bit worse: it is significantly worse.”
In “This Land of Strangers,” Hall analyzes the four key causes for this relationship crisis, and he notes that it has largely been accidental. “No one started out 50 years ago to say, ‘Let’s see how many relationships we can blow apart,’” he says. “Each of these causes, they are great new developments that in fact have made life much better, but they’ve had unintended consequences.”
Of the four causes, Hall believes technology is the biggest driving factor. “I can’t make a broad blanket statement, but essentially, technology has given us the choice to unbundle the gathering of information from the interaction with people,” he says.
Thanks to social media, people are no longer required to interact with one another to obtain information – even personal information. “Most of those people [who use social media] actually speak as frequently or more frequently by phone or face-to-face with others, but there’s a significant portion of those people who have replaced human interaction with interaction via technology.”
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average 8-18 year-old spends 7 hours and 38 minutes a day using entertainment media. And think about how we communicate at work: if we interact with colleagues at all, it’s usually via corporate social networks and email. Many telecommuters, a rapidly growing portion of the workforce, may not even interact with coworkers at all beyond the occasional email or chat client.
The Rise of the Faceless Corporate Behemoth
Who owns the company you work for? Have you ever met the CEO? Heck, how often do you talk to your own boss?
In a world of massive corporate entities, a globalized economy, and banks deemed “too big to fail,” many of us work for sprawling, multinational companies where, surrounded by hundreds – if not thousands – of colleagues, we still feel totally disconnected from the organization we work for.
“Scale — getting bigger — makes us more efficient in the short run,” Hall says. “But in the long run, getting larger has a detrimental effect typically on relationships.”
Perhaps that’s why millennials have by-and-large decided they want to work for themselves, rather than for large corporations. Why trudge to a job everyday where even your cubicle mates don’t seem to know your name?
We can’t simply smash the system, Hall says. We can’t simply scale down: some tasks can only be accomplished by these large-scale multinationals. “We need stronger relationships, more personalized kinds of relationships, more interactive and experiential working circumstances, but we talk about that at the same time that organizations are growing bigger,” Hall says. “So there is really a collision course between the kinds of organizations we need to do some of the big jobs and being the employer of choice and providing a place where workers actually want to work.”
There is a disconnect between what the economy needs (large corporations) and what individual employees who power these corporations need (intimacy, strong relationships, engagement). But if these necessary organizations cannot attract top talent, they cannot continue to operate. Hall says large companies will have to change the way they recruit from now on – it’s no longer about salaries or ladder-climbing opportunities.
To recruit and retain talent, large organizations need to take a look at the kind of culture and environment they offer employees. Are they good at engagement? Do they offer a place where employees can build strong relationships and feel connected to their work and their company?
“Instead of working in rows, can we get in circles? Can I be a part of the team and feel like I make a difference or I can make a difference, as opposed to a mindless, faceless individual?” Hall asks.
“The larger we get, the smaller we’re going to have to act,” Hall says. To do so, companies will have to practice what Hall calls “relational leadership.”
Creating Relational Leadership
Hall describes relational leadership as a different, more-relationship centric way for CEOs and executives to lead. The goal is to make people feel like they matter, like they’re engaged, and like they can make a difference.
This isn’t some wishy-washy utopian ideal: it’s a serious, achievable style of leadership, one that takes serious work. “I was a CEO for over 20 years. It’s hard to do,” Hall says of implementing relational leadership.
Hard or not, relational leadership is doable, according to Hall. In fact, relational leadership forms the backbone of the three key steps that Hall says all companies must take if they wish to create an engaging culture in this disengaged economy:
1. Treat relationships as the most valuable strategic priority: Hall notes that doing so “bumps up against” short-term shareholder value – it’s not necessarily going to make next quarter’s numbers look good. Organizations will have to make some trade-offs when strategically prioritizing relationships, and they will have to do some reprogramming. “We’re going to have to train not just our executives and our culture, but even our shareholders, about what it means to truly build relationship infrastructure and a relationship culture that can innovate and produce long-term results,” Hall says.
2. Create relationship scale: Building relationship scale means structuring companies structuring to create more integration and togetherness, rather than separate, discrete units. “Relationship scale is different from asking, ‘What’s the most efficient way to do it?’” Hall says. “Relationship scale says, ‘What’s the way that will create the most productive relationships?’ That’s not the same as what will cost us the least in the short run.”
3. Implement Relational Leadership: This type of leadership takes every opportunity it can to build productive engagement instead of compliance. From contact with employees to incentive programs to performance appraisal, the goal of relational leadership is to build an organization that “brings sufficient purpose” to the work that employees do, thereby drawing out their best work.
It is in every organization’s best interests to create an engaged workforce, as committed employees give 57 percent more effort and are 87 percent less likely to resign, on average. “So it turns out that this soft thing called ‘engagement,’ if we can have leadership and build a culture where we truly engage people … it in essence expands the size of our workforce significantly,” Hall says.
Hall warns that companies cannot sit around and wait anymore: it’s time to get serious about engagement and relationship building at work. “Sooner or later, we’re going to get far enough out of this recession that we’re going to be in a competitive employee recruiting marketplace, and the brand – the engagement brand, the brand by which we engage our employees – is going to be really crucial,” he says.
By Matthew Kosinski
Matthew Kosinski is the managing editor of Recruiter.com.
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The guys have kept us guessing over the past few days, as they’ve switched up the standard red-carpet formula for a range of looks that ventured far beyond the standard black suit.
Chris Pratt: Joining Anna Faris and the other ladies at the ‘Jurassic World’ Los Angeles premiere held at the Dolby Theatre on Tuesday (June 9), the actor was ever so handsome in a dark slate-blue suit that nearly looked like brushed denim. I love that he heightened the impact of the suit with a graphic, chequered brown-and-white dress shirt and pocket square, completing the ensemble with a Chopard timepiece.
Terrence Howard: The ‘Empire’ actor was feeling blue in a three-piece suit, paired with black Louis Leeman loafers, at Spike TV’s Guy’s Choice Awards last Friday (June 6) at Sony Pictures Studios in California. The look would have resonated more strongly with the pop of a patterned tie as opposed to his satiny blue variety.
Joe Manganiello: Also at the ‘Jurassic World’ premiere, Joe had at least three shades of grey to his name in a heather-gray suit, dove-gray shirt, and tie. Tan Christian Louboutin ‘Trepeter’ flats broke up the more monochromatic tones. I’m not sure that it’s always advisable to match a suit to a salt-and-pepper beard, though.
Adrian Grenier: In theory, I do like the idea of a bright blue suit on Adrian. In practice, his version worn at the ‘Entourage’ London premiere on Tuesday (June 9) didn’t come off as well as I would have hoped. Combined with a long blue tie and black dress shirt, this ensemble was slightly reminiscent of a retro-prom moment.
Peter Gadiot: While the actor’s Zegna midnight-navy suit at the Guys’ Choice Awards reminded me of the fall season, there was something intriguingly spirited about the look—perhaps due in large part to the quirky Valas tuxedo shoes worn without socks.
Jeremy Piven: Joining Adrian at the ‘Entourage’ premiere, Jeremy wore an all-black three-piece suit with a black button-down shirt. While it was a rather dark statement for summer, he still managed to give off his cool-boy charm by skipping a tie and wearing his signature frames.
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Ms. Derler-Judd brings to Robertson Properties Group over 20 years of institutional asset management and Real Estate advisory experience. Ms. Derler is responsible for the oversight of the Property Management and Leasing of 7 million square feet of primarily retail assets. She has a proven track record in building RPG’s Property Management and Leasing infrastructure with a focus on leadership and developing qualified managers. In her role, Darcy’s diverse skills are deployed in multiple functions within RPG to include Accounting, IT, Technology & Systems Implementations, Asset Redevelopment, Facilities & Capital Improvements, Financial Analysis & Reporting, Risk Management, Legal, and HR. She has a proven track record in multiple areas of the business for creating strategic plans to unlock value.
Darcy joined Robertson Properties Group in 2002 as a Sr. Property Manager. In 2010 Darcy was promoted to Director of Property Operations and in 2014 she was promoted to Vice President of Property Operations. In 2010, Darcy received the Decurion Business Leadership Award for Decurion Corporation (the parent company of Robertson Properties Group).
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Scorpions – Blackout (1982) – Review
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The avalanche of new music and – for sure – new styles that became available in the ’70s and ’80s, to the early ’90s was absolutely tremendous. Metal found itself strongly on the upswing from the early 80’s onwards. Whereas Hard Rock already started to lose a lot of its shiny luster by this time.
Many of today’s well-known metal genres were in full development mode back then. This led to this crazy and fragmented metal multiverse we (do not quite) enjoy today.
The culprits?
A number of major rock bands – some still fully in action today. Names like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest or again UFO heftily stirred this pot of wonders. And between themselves they created a series of stellar records that are – in turn – the perfect candidates for our Old’n’Tasty series. But those were of course not the only gigs active in this development.
You have other bands like the German Scorpions that probably had an equal impact on the development of rock and metal. Yet the international coverage they enjoyed was by far less intense than what – for example – Black Sabbath suffered.
Even if the Scorpions went on to become a multi-platinum act that keeps going strong to this day – after some 50 years of activity. On top they boast a list of distinctions long like all the beards of ZZ Top stitched together.
Interestingly, their story is closely intertwined with the aforementioned band UFO, who stole Michael Schenker away from the Scorpions in 1973 to become a lead figure in their band until the late ’70s.
As the lore goes, the old Scorpions setup did not survive young Schenker’s departure. As a consequence, they later dissolved. And molded themselves again somewhat by osmosis into a coherent unit later with Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker, and Uli Jon Roth in the lead guitar role. But I err on territory that should be the subject of an editorial on the band itself.
So, back to this review.
One of Scorpions‘ best, if not – arguably – THE best album ever created is their 1982 record Blackout. The style already fully embraces their winning formula to alternate ballads with pretty sturdy and already quite metallized rock songs.
Debate rages if or if not this album is already Heavy Metal, or simply Hard Rock. And indeed the album gets more metal kudos than their more experimental predecessors ever could. Tracks like Now clearly walk down the metal road. Famously so, complete with the pretty stern guitar work and Klaus Meine‘s trademark high pitched wail.
Speaking of which: The performance of Meine on Blackout never ceases to amaze me. The man just recovered from surgery of the vocal cords at that time, an ailment that many thought would end his career. But against all odds, he turned the tables and delivered beautifully. Problems of the human sound system continued to plague him throughout his career, though. Just this October 2017 Scorpions had to cancel their US tour with Megadeth due to troubles with Klaus Meine‘s larynx. I guess it is hard to be a dinosaur sometimes.
As Hard Rock and the emerging metal movement grew a bit more lighthearted, so did the lyrics. Same as other big bands of the moment like Rainbow, the Scorpions really went for simple texts. In other words, you are not gonna find any answer to the meaning of life on this album. The words are far away from the soul-searching kind. But then again, things slightly change some on When The Smoke is Going Down.
Now the sound is another story.
Their modus operandi to move fast, play crisp and spicy no-nonsense riffs, and inject sturdy solos whenever appropriate, works really well. Together with the intense, high-pitched vocals they created a tune that remains irresistible to this day.
As a consequence, the album contains some of the most memorable tracks made in the career of the Scorpions. Like for example No One Like You, Now or the UFO-esque China White. Not to forget the two ballads You Give Me All I Need and the excellent and emotional When The Smoke Is Coming Down. This material is so good it virtually hides the two near-duds Can’t Live Without You and Arizona. And despite those bad vibes, Blackout still returns a stellar score. Regardless of a short playlist that usually does not allow for many DoA-esque tracks in any album.
Quality speaks by itself, doesn’t it?
Blackout charted pretty well with a memorable 10th rank on the Billboard 200 in the US. The album went Gold in France in 1982 and reaped Platinum in 1984 in the US and Canada respectively. And this is – tataa – the year Love At First Sting released. Fertile ground indeed to issue a new album.
To wrap this up, the savvy mix of Hard Rock and Heavy Metal on Blackout convinced fans and critics alike since the Scorpions unleashed this record in 1982. It is interesting to see that the allure of this album still remains intact today – and still manages to foster debate throughout the community.
The very strong performance of Klaus Meine and the outstanding guitar work by Rudolf Schenker and Mathias Jabs broke the ice, and set them on course for a stellar career through the ages. They still go strong to this day. A success not many have mastered today and ever since.
If ever you build a new music collection of your own, Blackout is one of the must-have classics. This is one of those records that transcend ages and styles, and that will continue to shine for many years to come still.
Editor’s note: The record successfully made it on the second installment of the Old’n’Tasty series. Congrats!
Record Rating: 8/10 | Label: Mercury Records / EMI| Web: Official Site
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Deputy Attorney General ordered by Trump to write memo justifying Comey’s firing
“There’s no one here that I can trust,” Rosenstein said, according to McCabe
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2019/02/08/trump-ordered-rod-rosenstein-to-write-memo-justifying-comeys-firing-new-book_partner/
February 8, 2019 9:50PM (UTC)
This article originally appeared on Raw Story
Rod Rosenstein did not want to write a memo justifying the firing of then-FBI director James Comey, according to a new book, but was ordered to do so by President Donald Trump.
Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe writes in a new book that the deputy attorney general, who has publicly defended the May 2017 memo, privately complained that Trump directed him to justify Comey’s dismissal, reported "The Guardian."
McCabe writes that Rosenstein appeared “glassy-eyed,” visibly upset and emotional during a May 12, 1017, meeting at the Justice Department, where he complained the president had ordered him to write a memo recommended Comey’s firing.
“He said it wasn’t his idea,” McCabe writes. “The president had ordered him to write the memo justifying the firing.”
Rosenstein said the situation had left him unable to sleep and fearful.
“There’s no one here that I can trust,” Rosenstein said, according to McCabe.
McCabe’s book, "The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump," backs up reporting from last year that Rosenstein was left “shaken” by playing a role in Comey’s dismissal — and contradicts his congressional testimony about the memo.
“I wrote it,” Rosenstein testified. “I believe it. I stand by it.”
Rosenstein’s memo argued that Comey should be fired over his handling of the FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, and the White House has denied that Trump directed him to write it.
Five days after Comey was fired, Rosenstein appointed Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Trump’s campaign ties to Russia.
Mueller is now investigating Comey’s firing as possible obstruction of justice.
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SambaSafety Prepares New CSA Scorecard
Vigillo's decade of CSA experience being applied to address the new CSA Fast Act Score Model
The new CSA Fast Act Score Model utilizes Item Response Theory (IRT) methodology and almost completely changes the building blocks of the current CSA scoring model. The SambaSafety CSA Scorecard, powered by Vigillo, has been in development for the past year and will be available to customers in advance of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s planned release.
DENVER, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — SambaSafety, Powered by Vigillo, a leading provider of driver risk management solutions in North America, announced today the development of a new CSA Scorecard. The company began testing the Item Response Theory (IRT) methodology for the CSA Fast Act Score Model two years before its planned release by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The new SambaSafety CSA Scorecard powered by Vigillo has been in development for the past year and will soon be available to customers.
“When CSA was first being tested in 2008, Vigillo was the industry leader in analyzing what fueled CSA Scores and made the first CSA Scorecards available to the entire industry, nearly two years before the FMCSA program went live in December 2010,” said Steve Bryan, executive vice president and GM of SambaSafety Transportation. “Today, SambaSafety is leveraging Vigillo’s expertise to help customers understand the new CSA scoring model long before it will be released.
“We believe that FMCSA’s approach utilizing the IRT methodology is moving in the right direction,” Bryan continued. “Our analysis shows that the IRT model is an effective means of identifying a poor safety culture at motor carriers and will represent a significant improvement in the overall effectiveness of the CSA program.
“However, IRT is very complex and data intensive, and almost completely changes the building blocks of CSA,” Bryan added. “There no longer any violation weights, CSA Points, BASIC measures or Safety Event Groups. The new, single CSA BASIC Score is a very different way of representing the safety culture of a motor carrier. By helping our customers manage that process in advance of the full release, we are enabling them to look at the same data they will be seeing with the new scoring model.”
Based on FMCSA’s response to a report from the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) titled, “Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement” the proposed CSA FAST Act Score Model addresses recommendations made by the NAS for improvements to the agency’s Safety Measurement System (SMS).
Following its acquisition in 2017, Vigillo has been applying its established and proven technology for analyzing commercial driver and motor carrier safety performance at SambaSafety. Steve Bryan, the founder and former president of Vigillo and a widely recognized expert on CSA, is now serving as Executive Vice President and GM of SambaSafety Transportation. The combined capabilities of Vigillo’s CSA diagnostic and management tools and SambaSafety’s Driver Risk Management services provide customers with the ability to manage and track driver performance, mitigate high risk driver behavior and address driver safety throughout the entire employment lifecycle.
For more information about Vigillo, visit www.vigillo.com.
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Kacey Musgraves performs a solo acoustic version of her song “Slow Burn” in a new video, filmed at a YouTube studio in Tokyo, Japan.
The first few measures of “Slow Burn” — the opening track from Musgraves’ 2018 album Golden Hour — feel weightless, as if suspended in orbit, until the drums kick in during the second verse. Her performance in the video, delivered without the aid of backing musicians, maintains that dreamy feel for the duration, a feeling heightened by the pink-hued flora surrounding her. This rendition stems from the same session as “Love Is a Wild Thing,” which was released back in July.
Musgraves released Golden Hour to raves in March and has spent most of the year opening shows for other artists, including Little Big Town and British star Harry Styles. In early 2019, she’ll embark on the headlining Oh, What a World Tour, with supporters on select dates including Natalie Prass and Soccer Mommy.
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Future of Aretha Franklin Films Remains Unclear, But Producers Optimistic
Producers of 1972 concert film ‘Amazing Grace’ and Jennifer Hudson-starring biopic provide update on projects after Queen of Soul’s death
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Producers on a pair of Aretha Franklin films - 'Amazing Grace' and an in-the-works biopic - offered clarity on the future of the projects.
Producers on a pair of Aretha Franklin film projects – the still-unreleased 1972 concert film Amazing Grace and the in-development biopic starring Jennifer Hudson – offered some clarity on the future of the films following the Queen of Soul’s death at the age of 76.
Speaking to Variety, producer Harvey Mason Jr. said the long-in-the-works biopic was a “primary creative concern” for Franklin in her final weeks. “She was my partner in doing this and we had a lot of hours invested with her in thinking and dreaming about how it would come out,” Mason said. “So it’s hard on all levels. It’s really hard losing a friend, but then it’s also hard losing someone who’s a national treasure and whose music has changed the world. And then on the third level, it’s hard losing a partner in a movie. Hopefully we can make a film that people can remember her by and can look to for comfort and good memories and smiles.”
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Mason added, “In the last conversation I had with her last week, she was really optimistic and talking a lot about the movie — and talking a lot about how excited she was to get back on the mic. ‘I just can’t wait to get back on the mic!’ — she was constantly saying that; that was her thing.”
At Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala in January, the music mogul announced that Hudson had been handpicked by Franklin to portray her in the biopic. Variety reports that while making the film is still a priority for producers, the Franklin biopic still awaits a script and director to guide the project, as well as the settling of some rights issues.
Mason said that the biopic will be “based on my countless hours of conversations with Aretha and the notes that I’ve taken and things that we’ve gone back and forth on” as opposed to a previously published biography about the singer.
As for Amazing Grace – the long-completed 1972 concert film directed by Sydney Pollack that nearly premiered at the 2015 Telluride Film Festival before Franklin blocked the screening – producer Alan Elliott remained optimistic that the movie would be released.
“Ms. Franklin said, ‘I love the film.’ Unfortunately for all of us, she passed before we could share that love,” Elliott told Variety. “Amazing Grace is a testament to the timelessness of her devotion to music and God. Her artistry, her genius and her spirit are present in every note and every frame of the film. We look forward to sharing the film with the world soon.”
However, Franklin’s estate will ultimately decide whether to sign off on Amazing Grace‘s release.
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Homes for Sale in Silver Lake, CA
Search all Silver Lake houses for sale and real estate listings. Silver Lake sits in Central Los Angeles between Los Feliz and Echo Park, just minutes from Downtown. The neighborhood’s proximity to the Interstate 5 and Glendale Freeways makes it easy to get in and out. The pace of life here is relatively unhurried.
The Silver Lake Reservoir sits in the middle of the district; the body of water makes the area feel less urban than other parts of the city. Homes that sit higher up in the hills enjoy serene views; one could easily think that they live in a small town here. Register for a free account so that you can receive email alerts whenever new Silver Lake properties come on the market.
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Home prices in Silver Lake are higher than the L.A. County average. The district has a population 33,000 residents and covers 2.72 square miles of land, giving it a population density of 12,132 per square mile, slightly above average for L.A. County.
The whole neighborhood is referred to as Silver Lake, but local history buffs and current residents might recognize subdivision names like Edendale, Primrose Hill, and Fleming Sunset Heights. If you’re buying a house here, you only need to mention “Silver Lake” to your real estate agent, and they'll point you in the right direction to explore the various enclaves.
The housing stock here is comprised mostly of single-family homes. A few condos and townhomes are available from time to time but are far fewer in number. Hillside homes often have decks to take advantage of valley and lake views; they are great for entertaining guests, especially on warm summer nights. Most residences are one or two stories high, even the luxury homes, leaving Silver Lake with a less ostentatious vibe than other parts of the city, which suits its low-key denizens just fine.
Home remodeling has been popular in Silver Lake for decades. You’ll find many well-maintained older homes, most where the appliances have replaced with newer, commercial-grade equipment. New cabinets and refinished wood floors bring out some extra charm. A few houses here sport rooftop solar panels.
Backyard pools are not as common in Silver Lake as other areas of Los Angeles, especially when compared to the suburbs where lots are typically larger and the terrain is flatter. When a property here includes a pool, they tend to be smaller. Only a handful of properties have tennis courts.
Architecture in Silver Lake
Homes for sale in Silver Lake come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from smaller Bungalows to larger Contemporary styles. Craftsman, Spanish, and Mediterranean homes are the most common styles here. Cottages can be found throughout the neighborhood, too - always colorful, always welcoming. A few Art Deco homes dot the area.
Architecture lovers with a keen eye can spot homes designed by John Lautner (e.g., his famous Silvertop residence), Rudolf Schindler, and Richard Neutra.
Silver Lake Neighborhood
Silver Lake is a hilly neighborhood with narrow, winding streets once you get off the main thoroughfares. Around each bend, you'll find cabanas and cottages nestled into the gentle rise of the hillside slopes. In the early days, the native flora of the area was sparse, but with plants brought in by early settlers and years of backyard landscaping, today Silver Lake looks like a treed Greek or Italian hillside community.
The Silver Lake vibe is a mixture of hip, hippie, family-friendly, trendy, rock and roll, artsy, and lots more. The only sin, according to residents and entrepreneurs, is not to be colorful. You'll find sidewalk art, abundant foliage and flowers, well-maintained vintage VW buses, city buses, bikes, clothing racks holding colorful apparel, and pottery outside boutique shops.
Meander around the neighborhood as you contemplate which diner to drop into and grab a bite to eat. All this charm and personality is right in the middle of L.A., which puts residents within reach of big city and amenities without all the hustle and bustle.
Silver Lake Reservoir - At the basin of the neighborhood -- a bowl of sorts -- sits Silver Lake Reservoir, named for one-time Water Board Commissioner Herman Silver. The reservoir consists of two bodies of water: the lower, called Silver Lake and the upper, called Ivanhoe (named for Sir Walter Scott's novel).
Silver Lake Stairs - Between the earliest, horse-back riding days of the city and the automotive age, Los Angeles had the biggest streetcar and trolley system in the United States. One of the privately-owned transportation companies, Pacific Electric, operated two Red Car (electric trolley) lines near the south and east borders of the Silver Lake neighborhood. In the 1920s, developers build several stone staircases around the city, including Silver Lake, for pedestrians to climb up and down the hills. The stairs improved access to the local Red Car line, making it easier for Angelinos to get around town in a time when most folks could not afford cars. Today, the stairs are still here for curious folks to explore or for people who just want a good glute workout running up and down them.
Silver Lake Branch Library - Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) operates its Silver Lake Branch, a cherished local resource housed in a modern glass and stone building with clean lines. In addition to books and computer workstations, the library offers practical and fun programs and classes from the "Girls Who Code Club" to "Introduction to Buddhist Chanting." The library is open every day except Sunday.
Because the Silver Lake reservoir was once a source of drinking water (but no longer), the perimeter remains fenced off, rendering it unavailable for activities like swimming or boating. However, there are many pocket parks surrounding the reservoir and a jogging path that that circumnavigates it. The lake is still a focal point, and around it, you'll find many other opportunities to enjoy being outside.
Silver Lake Recreation Center - The recreation center sits on the south end of the reservoir and features an outdoor basketball court and soccer field. Programs include Tai Chi, tumbling, yoga, ballet, and cheerleading to name a few. Nearby Tommy Lasorda Field of Dreams has a baseball diamond for league play.
Silver Lake Dog Park - A few steps from the rec center sits the every-busy local dog park, a place to let Fido work off those extra dog biscuits and ensure a sound night of sleep. The park is divided into small dog and big dog areas. After playing fetch with tennis balls, the water stations come in handy. Shaded areas and seating for pet owners also provide some relief on hot days.
Silver Lake Meadow - On the eastern flank of the reservoir sits an open meadow, good for picnicking, playing or just communing with Mother Nature. This is a good spot to watch a sunset. The meadow has picnic tables and restrooms, too. However, Dogs are not allowed in this part of the reservoir area.
The Chandelier Tree - Who else but Silver Lake residents would turn a tree into public art? A licensed contractor, Adam Tenenbaum, and his partner placed leftover chandeliers from a production set outside their home in a 100-year-old sycamore tree. Every night, they are lit for neighborhood residents and visitors to enjoy. To defray the electricity bill, people can contribute by donating money in a tricked-out parking meter.
Shopping, Dining, and Entertainment
The commercial areas of Silver Lake are found at the edges of the neighborhood along Glendale and Sunset Boulevards and Rowena and Hyperion Avenues. Here you will find restaurants, bars, cafes, boutiques and services like dry cleaners and dog groomers.
Silver Lake Boulevard runs right down the middle of the neighborhood and is lined with small businesses, too. At the southern end of the district, where Silver Lake Boulevard intersects with Sunset Boulevard sits Sunset Junction, a popular area and great spot to sit underneath a cheerfully colored awning as you sip artisanal coffee and nibble at a homemade pastry.
Just three blocks south of “The Junction” and you’ll see Sunset Triangle Plaza, an open space and former street with pavement painted bright green (with matching tables and umbrellas). Every Tuesday afternoon and Saturday morning, it serves as the site of the Silver Lake Farmers Market; this is the place to load up on fresh, organic fruits and veggies. While you are there, check out the vintage clothing, crystals, jewelry, books, music, and flowers.
The nightlife in Silver Lake is renowned; it's a longtime hotbed of established clubs where locals flock to catch live shows of up-and-coming bands. The scene is always vibrant and eclectic, and the odds are high that will catch the "next big thing" in alternative music. You might recognize a band's name on a flyer and then catch them a few months later on television. Bigtime artist pop into the neighborhood from time-to-time for a "small club" show.
Silver Lake REALTORS®
Thinking of buying or selling a home in Silver Lake? Our Silver Lake real estate agents are neighborhood experts who can help negotiate the quickest home sale possible. We can provide up-to-the-minute real estate statistics on the Silver Lake market: average home prices; house sales history; and information about broader housing market so that you can make a well-informed decision. What’s more, all our team is comprised of trusted professionals who work full-time – you’ll be working with dedicated experts whose only aim is to help you reach your goals.
Silver Lake Schools
Ivanhoe Elementary - 2828 Herkimer St., Los Angeles, 90039
Micheltorena Street Elementary - 1511 Micheltorena St., Los Angeles, 90026
Allesandro Elementary - 2210 Riverside Dr., Los Angeles, 90039
Clifford Street Elementary - 2150 Duane St., Los Angeles, 90039
Mayberry Street Elementary - 2414 Mayberry St., Los Angeles, 90026
Thomas Starr King Middle - 4201 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, 90029
St. Francis of Assisi Elementary - 1550 Maltman Avenue, Los Angeles, 90026
St. Teresa of Avila Elementary - 2215 Fargo Street, Los Angeles, 90039
Kids' World School & Cornerstone Academy (K-12) - 2132 Hyperion Avenue, Los Angeles, 90027
Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (9-12) - 3500 West Temple Ave., Los Angeles, 90004
New Village Girls Academy (9-12) - 147 North Occidental Blvd., Los Angeles, 90026
Silver Lake Statistics
Estimated Population: 33,000
Area: 2.75 square miles
Population Density: 12,000 people per square mile (Average)
Median Resident Age: 35 (Average)
Zip Codes: 90026, 90039
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P.T. gets another remake in Unreal (Now with VR support)
by Avery Xavier Chu - Website | TheAveryChu
Dedicated fans can be pretty relentless. After Konami infamously took down the demo for the canceled Silent Hills (dubbed P.T.), many fans have tried to recreate the experience the game offered. This has taken several forms, most notable being original games attempting to capture the feel and tone of the demo, to fans flat out attempting to remake P.T. from scratch. The most recent example being the latter.
Aspiring game developer RadiusGordello has supposedly been remaking the original P.T. in the Unreal engine for the last nine months, and has seemingly captured the dingy aesethetic of the game rather well. According to Gordello, the gameplay of Unreal PT is almost identical to Konami’s original release with only minor adjustments. The most notable change regards the ending, which makes completing the game more feasible for players.
Furthermore, Unreal PT includes VR support, a feature lacking from the original release, although there appear to be various known issues with the game’s VR compatibility that likely won’t get addressed in the near future. That being said, if you ever wanted a VR take on the P.T. experience, now is your chance.
You can take a closer look and download the game on its official itch.io page. Even for those with only a passing interest in P.T. and Silent Hill, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to download the game anyway, seeing how Konami has a track record for shutting down P.T. related fan projects.
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Data Pulls “Yellow Card” on EPL Player Valuation
Jesse Paquette August 17, 2013 August 17, 2013
The world of football (“soccer” for us Americans) is about to change forever. In a recent article titled “Fantasy football manager”, the Economist used Ayasdi’s platform to provide a completely new way to look at player value, playing styles and positions, and uncovering how, in the billionaire’s game of the English Premier League (EPL), teams could assemble a contender for a fraction of the cost.
The world of football (“soccer” for us Americans) is about to change forever. In a recent article titled “Fantasy football manager”, the Economist used Ayasdi’s platform to provide a completely new way to look at player value, playing styles and positions, and uncovering how, in the billionaire’s game of the English Premier League (EPL), teams could assemble a contender for a fraction of the cost. The Economist is the first media outlet to use the Ayasdi platform and this application of Topological Data Analysis could change the way that media provides data to readers.
This EPL study follows Ayasdi’s work with NBA data which led to attention from President Obama and the Miami Heat, whom Ayasdi helped during their 2013 championship run.
For this story, the Economist gathered playing stats from Opta Sports and player transfer data from TransferMarkt to analyze the 500+ EPL players across 191 different statistical categories ranging from time played, goals scored, tackles, blocks, and more. This analysis was done in under two weeks.
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The Economist was able to automatically discover some extremely interesting insights around player values. For example, Danny Welbeck of Manchester United, Gastón Ramírez of Southampton, and Robert Snodgrass of Norwich FC have all exhibited similar qualities to Gareth Bale. The only difference, these players are a fraction of the cost in relationship to Gareth Bale’s £85 million (US$130M or €100M) price tag.
Deep sports analytics is front page material and the popularity of “Moneyball” has driven teams to invest millions in data analysis. But the potential of professional teams applying Ayasdi technology is far more than “Moneyball for X”. Like any business, change is constant. Different competitors dictate different alignments. Players suffer injuries and require substitutes. Many of the decisions that teams make require a rapid response. Speed of analysis is critical for maximum performance, particularly for the in-game adjustments. The speed of the game offers no time to build new models, configure new algorithms or contract a team of data scientists to pour over reams of stats.
Much like how baseball was portrayed in “Moneyball”, the “Beautiful Game” has been slow to adopt deep statistical analysis. While some teams have hired data analysts, football purists have resisted this kind of change for years. In their wonderful new book, “The Numbers Game: Why Everything You Know about Football Is Wrong”, authors Chris Anderson and David Sally summarize this resistance to change in seven words: “That’s the way it’s always been done.” To us at Ayasdi, this brings a wry smile to our face as this same perception has held fast in many industries, only to wash away once customers make their first discovery with our software.
We will be watching closely to see how teams react to what the Economist uncovered. And we encourage you to play armchair EPL data scientist and interact with the data yourself. Please visit the Economist for the interactive viewer; here is a quick demo video of how to use it.
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Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro: A “Full Frame” Tele-Macro
Jack Neubart | Sep 03, 2013 | First Published: Aug 01, 2013 | 1 comments
While the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 lens has been out for a good while we decided to take a closer look at one of the most interesting pro-oriented products in their lineup. One of the key selling points in this lens is built-in optical image stabilization (“OS” in Sigma-speak) to aid in achieving camera-shake-free, handheld exposures. Granted, image stabilization in a macro lens is not the be-all and end-all of successful close-ups, though it sure gives added insurance. And because the Sigma 150mm OS macro is optimized for full-frame D-SLRs, it allows for use at the stated focal length with such cameras and provides even greater effective focal length with APS-C-type SLRs.
Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical Fisheye: Affordable Fisheye Photography
Jack Neubart | Aug 16, 2013 | 0 comments
There are two types of fisheye: circular and diagonal. The Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical Fisheye Lens is of the diagonal type, delivering a rectangular image with cropped-sensor lenses. The lens I worked with is designed for the Nikon DX (APS-C/cropped) sensor. The APS-C version provides a 180-degree field of view. Other versions are available for other “cropped-sensor” interchangeable-lens cameras, including Micro Four Thirds. My tests were conducted using the Nikon D300.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM “A” Lens: A Fast & Sharp “Street” Lens
George Schaub | Aug 12, 2013 | First Published: Jul 01, 2013 | 4 comments
There’s something about a fixed focal length lens that brings the photographer out in me. It forces me to move in and back from compositions without resorting to a zoom. Yes, there are times when a zoom is most appreciated—especially the fast constant aperture zooms now available—but a prime puts me in a mindset that a zoom has yet to match.
Intriguing Optics: A Sampler Of New Lenses For 2013
Jack Neubart | Aug 06, 2013 | First Published: Jul 01, 2013 | 1 comments
There are a number of new lenses, including those for “full-frame,” Micro Four Thirds, and “mirrorless” compact system cameras debuting this year, listed in alphabetical order. Here’s a sampler, with a sprinkling of filters thrown in for good measure. We’ve shown prices when available at press time—if not, check the websites of the companies for updates.
Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD: A Constant Aperture “Full Frame” Zoom
Jack Neubart | May 06, 2013 | First Published: Apr 01, 2013 | 3 comments
The difference between a “constant” aperture zoom and other standard zooms is that when you increase the focal length on the standard zoom the maximum aperture narrows. This might make the difference between being able to hand hold or not when zooming in, and may indeed force the use of higher ISOs. Known as “fast” lenses, constant aperture zooms are pricier and bulkier than their variable-aperture counterparts. And to sweeten the pot, we’ve seen more and more fast lenses with built-in image stabilization, which gets you even more low light and steady shot capability.
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2012 Top Products Of The Year: Cameras, Lenses, Software, Bags, Accessories & More
Edited by George Schaub | Sep 18, 2012 | First Published: Aug 01, 2012 | 3 comments
Every year the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), a worldwide association of photo and imaging magazine editors, meets to pick the Best of Class in a wide range of photo categories. As the sole US member of the association, Shutterbug joins editors from Europe, Asia, and Africa in the nominating, judging, and selection process. One of the most exciting aspects of photography today is the constant advancement of technology and design, and this year’s Top Products reflect that spirit and those accomplishments, including new categories of Video D-SLR and Mobile App. Editor George Schaub joins all fellow TIPA members in congratulating those selected to receive the prestigious TIPA award. (To learn more about TIPA, please visit the website at: www.tipa.com.)
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM: A Fast, Full-Frame Prime
Steve Bedell | Aug 09, 2012 | First Published: Jul 01, 2012 | 0 comments
The Sigma 85mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM lens (average price: $969 on various Internet sites) is designed for full-frame cameras; with an APS-C multiply by your usual factor. At about 25 oz, I’d describe the lens as substantial, but not hefty. One of the reasons for the weight is the build—11 elements in eight groups, including the use of SLD glass, Sigma speak for Special Low Dispersion. The big chunk of glass on the end requires a 77mm filter. As to handling, Sigma has gone from their black “crinkle” finish to a smooth black rubberized finish that feels great to the touch. It’s plastic, not metal, but based on my experience with previous Sigma lenses, I’ve found them to be built to professional standards and can take a lot of abuse.
Lensbaby Edge 80 Optic: Tranche de Vie(w)
George Schaub | Jun 15, 2012 | First Published: May 01, 2012 | 0 comments
There are three main elements in depth of field—focal length, aperture, and distance to subject—and depth of field is a very important part of a 2D photograph. It’s how we judge scale (or are fooled by it), how we note the importance of certain subjects within the frame, and how we define content and context in the scene. With these three controls, and using various points of view, it seems we have infinite variations to choose from, and that’s part of the creative play of photography. Now you can add a fourth element to the mix—tilts that range from mild to extreme and that create “slices” of sharpness within the frame. The tool that helps us create that effect is the latest optic from Lensbaby, which they dub the Edge 80.
Canon 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto
Stan Trzoniec | Jun 06, 2012 | First Published: May 01, 2012 | 1 comments
Out of all the telephoto focal lengths, the 400mm is my favorite, so I looked forward to Canon’s updated 400mm f/2.8L. At about $11,499 list price (slightly less on searched street prices) it’s for those who absolutely need a fast, fixed focal length lens in their still and/or video work, and that’s work that pays well.
Fast Prime Primer: A Sampler Of 50mm And Wider & f/2.8 And Faster Fixed Focal Length Lenses
Stan Trzoniec | May 16, 2012 | First Published: Apr 01, 2012 | 0 comments
There are two general classifications of lenses that define how you use them in the field—zooms and single focal length, the former being a variable focal length lens that has many convenient advantages, and the latter being a single focal length that, in the group we’re covering here, is what’s known as a “fast” lens. Fast doesn’t mean that it focuses quicker than its zoom cousins, though it might—it usually means that it offers a wide maximum aperture, anywhere from f/1.2 to f/2.8, and that aperture stays put, unlike some zooms where the aperture varies by going narrower as you zoom into longer focal lengths. And to help refine the group we’re covering here we’re also topping out the focal length at 50mm, which makes these lenses prime for street and low-light photography, candid and photojournalism work.
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Hands-on Test: Zeiss 15mm Distagon T* f/2.8 Lens
George Schaub | Apr 11, 2012 | 0 comments
The new super wide angle Distagon T* f/2.8 15mm lens for Canon and Nikon mounts is neither lightweight nor inexpensive (1.6 lb for Nikon, 1.8 lb for Canon mount, $2950) but what you get from this manual focus lens is exceptional image quality and facility that is perhaps unmatched by any other lens in its focal length class. With a 95mm filter thread and integral and fully compatible lens shade, the lens offers an extraordinary 110-degree angle of view that is pleasure to work with on a wide variety of subjects. The fast f/2.8 aperture is matched on the narrow end by a minimum aperture of f/22, which at 15mm means there’s potential for extraordinary depth of field effects using the 10-inch closest focusing range. While decidedly not a portrait lens, the 15mm is ideal for landscape, street photography and creative advertising work, as well as architectural and urban photography, as I discovered in mybrief time working with it.
Nikon Micro Nikkor 85mm f/3.5G ED VR: Vibration Reduction In A Macro Lens
Jack Neubart | Nov 22, 2011 | First Published: Oct 01, 2011 | 1 comments
The 85mm VR Micro Nikkor ($529.95, MSRP) benefits from next-generation VR II technology and is stated to deliver usable results at up to four steps below the optimum shutter speed. Keep in mind that we’re dealing with a DX-dedicated lens for an APS-C sensor camera (like my D300). So the optimum shutter speed when shooting handheld and without VR on translates into 1/(Lens Focal Length x Sensor Factor), or 1⁄85mm x 1.5, or 1⁄125 sec (rounded off). (Because this is a DX lens and this is Nikon, the multiplication factor is 1.5, so the effective focal length is approximately 128mm.)
Intriguing Optics: Try These Lenses For A New Point Of View
Christopher Dack | Sep 23, 2011 | First Published: Aug 01, 2011 | 2 comments
Every lens maker offers standard types of lenses: wide angle, normal, and telephoto zooms plus several primes in popular focal lengths. Although highly useful, these lenses alone do not represent the breadth of offerings available. Hidden away within the lineups of many lens makers are specialty models which, even if they aren’t suitable for one’s purposes at any given time, are fascinating not only for their unique qualities but also because they might someday be the perfect tool for a specific shooting situation.
Lensbaby “Sweet 35”: Super-Bokeh Images
George Schaub | Sep 15, 2011 | First Published: Aug 01, 2011 | 0 comments
Having shot with numerous Lensbaby products over the past years I’ve almost grown accustomed to their ingenious approach to image-making tools and the equally ingenious way in which they approach product design. I do have to admit that one area in which I took less advantage than I might have was in aperture control and how that affected depth of field in my Lensbaby shots, more from laziness or simply forgetting about changing the aperture inserts as I got involved in the shoot. (For those who have not shot with Lensbaby optics you lift in and drop out, via supplied magnetic wand, the various aperture rings corresponding to the diameter of the desired aperture for the optic in use.) Now, this impediment to getting the most from the optics (admittedly, again, my own) is removed with their latest product, the Sweet 35 Optic.
Wide-Angle Portraits: Sigma 8-16mm F4.5-5.6 DC HSM Lens Fits The Bill
Steve Bedell | Sep 14, 2011 | First Published: Aug 01, 2011 | 0 comments
I really like extreme lenses. Extremely wide, extremely fast, and extremely long lenses will all allow you to create unique images that stand out from the crowd. When I heard about the Sigma 8-16mm lens I wanted to get my hands on one and start shooting, so I asked my editor if I could borrow one from Sigma for testing. He wanted to know what I was going to do with it, so naturally I told him: take portraits. You might, as he did, find this a little odd—taking portraits with a wide-angle lens, and a very wide lens at that. After all, don’t photographers usually use long lenses for portraits?
Why are photographers taught to use long lenses for portraits? There are four basic tenets behind this reasoning: narrow angle of view, shallow depth of field, flattering perspective, and a comfortable working distance between you and your subject. However, flip these “rules” on their head and you’ll see why I like working with wides: wide angle of view, great potential depth of field, unique perspective, and, oddly enough, working right in your subject’s face. In short, I use the special nature of a wide lens to give my portraits a new and unique look.
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E-documents could save European firms €50bn a year
Up to €50bn a year could be shaved off the cost of doing business in Europe if firms adopt electronic documentation to enable a more seamless transfer of goods and services across the expanded European Union, according to a plan recommended by the Finnish Ministry of Finance and presented to an audience of lawyers and businesspeople in Dublin this week.
Addressing the European e-Business Legal Conference at Dublin’s Mansion House as part of eWeek, an event sponsored by Beauchamps Solicitors, Raimo Näätsari, vice president of e-business for Nordea, a leading bank in the Nordic region, said that a proposal created by the Finnish Ministry of Finance to develop an electronic format for transferring invoices, payment and other important business documents such as credit notes and bills of lading could save European businesses €50bn a year.
Nordea is regarded as one of the Nordic region’s most progressive banks, particularly in terms of electronic banking, with some 3.7m customers in Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Some 41pc of its business customers pay their invoices electronically. Nordea’s Netbank is the most frequently used in the world. In the first half of 2003 customers logged on to the service 62.1m times and made 71m payments.
The Finnish model, said Näätsari, takes into account interoperable technologies like web services. “We are urging the creation of a system that is similar to an electronic envelope, with defined sender and receiver fields, and which includes a segment that enables electronic payment initiation once opened. The electronic document would be intelligent enough to take into consideration taxation [like Vat]. We are looking at what companies need and believe that various nations’ tax authorities could play a leading role by putting the structures in place.
“The key message I would urge is that governments that embark on this initiative should bundle electronic documentation and e-invoicing methods around a common need, real life situations. Standalone projects don’t work.
“I would also urge European countries to start early on these initiatives, but also to do their homework first, and pay attention to infrastructure needs such as data mining to improve services,” Näätsari told the conference.
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Gerry Adams comments on the death of Margaret Thatcher
8 April, 2013 - by Gerry Adams TD
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams commenting on the death today of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said:
“Margaret Thatcher did great hurt to the Irish and British people during her time as British Prime Minister.
"Working class communities were devastated in Britain because of her policies.
"Her role in international affairs was equally belligerent whether in support of the Chilean dictator Pinochet, her opposition to sanctions against apartheid South Africa; and her support for the Khmer Rouge.
"Here in Ireland her espousal of old draconian militaristic policies prolonged the war and caused great suffering. She embraced censorship, collusion and the killing of citizens by covert operations, including the targeting of solicitors like Pat Finucane, alongside more open military operations and refused to recognise the rights of citizens to vote for parties of their choice.
"Her failed efforts to criminalise the republican struggle and the political prisoners is part of her legacy.
"It should be noted that in complete contradiction of her public posturing, she authorised a back channel of communications with the Sinn Féin leadership but failed to act on the logic of this.
"Unfortunately she was faced with weak Irish governments who failed to oppose her securocrat agenda or to enlist international support in defence of citizens in the north.
"Margaret Thatcher will be especially remembered for her shameful role during the epic hunger strikes of 1980 and 81.
"Her Irish policy failed miserably."
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Delay in publishing report on Magdalene redress unacceptable - McDonald
11 June, 2013 - by Mary Lou McDonald TD
Speaking in the Dáil this morning, Sinn Féin Deputy Leader, Mary Lou McDonald TD, criticised the Taoiseach for the delay in publishing Mr Justice Quirke’s recommendations on a redress mechanism for the surviving women of the Magdalene Laundries.
Deputy McDonald said:
“Following the publication of the McAleese report in February of this year Mr Justice Quirke was asked by the Government to report back within three months on proposals to set a scheme to compensate the women of the Magdalene Laundries for their experience.
“That report was received by Minister Shatter last month but has not been published.
“Media reports over the weekend suggested that Justice Quirke had recommended the setting up a reconciliation forum between the women and former nuns who abused them.
“The surviving women incarcerated in the Magdalene Laundries have waited many years for vindication, but the delay in publishing Mr. Justice Quirke’s report has caused the women more confusion and upset - just as the delay in coming to a decision on the Bethany Homes has caused hardship for those survivors of abuse.
“Having gone through the trauma of telling their stories in written submissions and personal testimonials many of the women are deeply upset at the thought of facing their abusers.
“The women have put up with enough delay, they need to be compensated for their unpaid wages for their illegal incarceration, be given their full pension rights and access to services.
“When will the report be published and will the Government bring an end to the confusion and hurt for the women?
“These women were brutalised in institutions overseen by the State. They were illegally incarcerated and were subjected to forced labour. They deserve now at the very minimum clarity, as do the survivors of the Bethany Home."
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Hillbrow Isn’t For Sissies (Except For Me And All The Other Chickens Out There)
Phil Maloney, Maple & Marula
South Africa isn’t known for being, well, tame. All kinds of insanity (most of it entertaining, some of it simply terrifying) crashes into coddled North Americans like me on a daily basis. But even after two and a half years here, I’ve never felt like I’m in real danger… writes Canadian expat Phil Maloney.
This is mostly because I take precautions like not counting the stacks and stacks of money I make from this blog out in public, not wearing my meat suit as I casually stroll through lion prides (for everyone in North America who keeps asking, yes, lions are EVERYWHERE. Dodging them as I drive to work is a giant hassle), and keeping my doors locked.
You know, all the usual stuff you’d do in any major city anywhere in the world. Oh, and I’ve never EVER ventured into Hillbrow.
Everybody knows this is what Hillbrow looks like. All of it.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Hillbrow, it’s THE neighbourhood in Johannesburg (a city that already has its share of infamy, however unfair that may be) that’s known for being dangerous. If you step foot into Hillbrow, you’re going to get your ass murdered within seconds.
At least that’s what I was told.
And that’s what I wholeheartedly believed.
So when my friend Jorden came to visit, and when her mom gave me specific instructions to take good care of her, I decided to take her to Hillbrow. The only problem is that I didn’t know the area, I was scared, and I’m fairly certain my best defensive move in a fight would be to bleed all over my attacker.
Luckily, I had heard good things about Dlala Nje, a company that offers guided tours through Hillbrow. As far as I could tell, a minimal number of people have been killed on their tours, so I made my peace with everyone who I’ve ever wronged, updated my will, and booked our certain demise.
My wife, Vicki, was also anxious to see what happens when one dies, so she decided to come along with us.
Dlala Nje doesn’t just offer tours: they also run a community centre filled with books, computers, and programs aimed at engaging local youth and giving them opportunities to learn and grow.
A chandelier kids at the centre made out of plastic lids.
We arrived at the Dlala Nje office, which is right smack in Ponte Tower, a popular set for movies that want to convey the worst of humanity.
We looked for our tour guide, who I assumed would be at least 8 feet tall, super jacked, and carrying a minimum of 37 guns and knives to keep us safe.
Instead, we got Sifiso.
Super duper intimidating.
OK, obviously Sifiso is so badass that he doesn’t need weapons. I assume he can dismantle another human being with his bare hands in under 3 seconds. This man is either incredibly confident in his combat abilities or incredibly insane. Either one was fine with me.
The tour started when Sifiso brought us into an elevator and up to the 51st floor. I couldn’t wait to look down onto all the crime going on below.
On the way up, Sifiso explained that there were 2 additional floors that weren’t accessible via the elevator. They were originally created for black domestic workers, and because apartheid was in full swing right about that time, nobody thought they deserved to ride in an elevator. And this was about the least of the terrible things apartheid wrought, but that’s a story for another day.
I ran up to the window, camera ready to capture some crime in action and become YouTube famous. And sure enough, I caught…. this?
How DARE Hillbrow look like a normal neighbourhood????
The craziest thing we ended up seeing was an overabundance of DSTV (satellite) dishes crammed onto rooftops.
Crazy, right?
Sifiso sat us all down to give us a brief history of the area. And thus started the obliteration of all my pre-conceived notions of Hillbrow.
First, apparently we weren’t actually in Hillbrow yet. We could SEE it, but Ponte Tower is actually in Berea. Wherever we were, the views were stunning. We could see Sandton and Midrand, and Sifiso told us on a clear day you can see all the way to Pretoria.
Hillbrow used to be a popular white, middle-class neighbourhood in the apartheid era. Because the government then was horrific and awful, they banned inter-racial relationships and had a temper tantrum when people in Hillbrow had the nerve to love other people, regardless of skin colour.
So the powers that be shut off power and water to the entire area to teach these people who dared to be open-minded a lesson. In no time at all, Hillbrow, unsurprisingly because of the lack of service delivery, turned into the Hillbrow that everybody imagines. This is obviously a very condensed version, but that pretty much sums it up.
Sifiso told us the windows in the building were hilariously unsafe, and even though Ponte Tower is very, very tall (173m), a small child had leaned on one of the interior windows and fallen to his very tragic death. I told Sifiso that that kind of information would have been very useful to know BEFORE we all leaned against the windows to take pictures on our way up, but he just laughed and said he was pretty sure they were mostly probably all fixed by now maybe. Thanks Sifiso.
Though we sat in the apartment for about an hour, it went by incredibly quickly. Sifiso obviously loves the neighbourhood, the people, and his job, and he’s an expert at keeping people engaged throughout, interspersing entertaining anecdotes with interesting information about the tower and surrounding area.
I won’t repeat everything he said, but this blog post does a great job of telling the Ponte story.
Along with the incredible view, there were also books, art, and a small selection of clothing (all made by local artists) for sale.
Jorden and I fought over who would buy this, but it turns out nobody would ever want to see me wearing it, so she won.
We had a few minutes to take a few more pictures before we headed downstairs. So that’s what we did.
We were careful not to lean against this window this time.
Literally everything in South Africa is meant to make North American men feel insecure.
Before we actually began our tour of Hillbrow, Sifiso took us into the centre of Ponte Tower, which is arguably one of the most photogenic locations in the city.
Before efforts were made to rejuvenate the area, there was no service delivery in Ponte Tower, which meant residents would simply throw their waste into the centre of the tower.
The result was the first 13 floors were completely filled with garbage, rats, and the occasional human corpse. It was a monumental effort to get it all cleaned out when they decided to make the building a desirable living space again.
It’s decidedly less corpsey now.
It was really cool to be standing in the centre of such a famous building, and we obviously took a lot of pictures.
Like, a LOT.
You guys, SO many pictures.
How many is a lot of pictures? When Vicki and Jorden give you smiles that tell you the next picture you take will be your last.
I had to resort to getting pictures of myself. Oh, I forgot to tell you I did this whole thing on crutches. I don’t recommend getting old and having foot surgery.
After everyone indicated that I was done taking pictures, we walked outside to see the neighbourhood, at which point Grant and Khali joined us.
The three guides took turns telling us about what we were seeing and constantly impressed us with their knowledge and ability to engage us.
Even the parking garage in Ponte Tower looks cool.
This is where all the bottles go.
There wasn’t any. I checked.
As we made our way to our first stop, Grant asked us not to take any pictures at this particular spot. Although there have been many efforts to clean up Hillbrow, there are still over 200 hijacked buildings in Johannesburg.
Essentially, the owners have given up and criminals take over, charging rent to people who can’t afford anything else. But there’s no water, no maintenance, no nothing. The buildings are literally falling apart and covered in garbage.
Grant said that the whole point of the tour is to change people’s perceptions of the notorious neighbourhood, not perpetuate the notion that it’s all derelict buildings (because it isn’t – not by a long shot). And anybody can find pictures of the seedy part of Hillbrow online anyway. Fair enough. I’ve got no desire to take part of the “poverty tourism” industry and am fully on board with Dlala Nje’s mission to show the best of the city.
As we moved along, what struck me most was that the area was relatively clean. With the exception of the few hijacked buildings, it was clear the residents took pride in their streets. Of course some areas looked better than others, but this could be any where in South Africa. Certainly not the notorious Hillbrow!
This could be any city anywhere.
Our guides showed us security cameras strategically placed throughout the neighbourhood. Because of the constant surveillance, it’s rare for criminals to actually get away with any obvious crime. Pickpocketing is still common because that’s difficult to pick up on the cameras, but there’s a real sense of community in Hillbrow, and if people run into trouble, it’s quite common for bystanders to intervene and beat the friggin daylights out of the criminals.
We stopped outside a German beer garden, and our guides asked who wanted to take a look inside. I wanted to do more than look, and I promised I could down a cold beer in less than a minute. At that point, Grant explained that it wasn’t actually a beer garden, but a brothel disguised as a beer garden. I claimed I could still be done in under a minute, but apparently there were other sights to see.
Pictured: a cruel trick.
We carried on through a local park and to the place residents find jobs and rooms to rent.
No internet connection required.
In many cases, shared beds were advertised. Because money isn’t something many people in this area have in abundance, it’s not uncommon for people working different hours to take turns sleeping in the same bed.
While we were there, one woman asked us for employment, and a man came up and took a picture with us to prove he saw white people in Hillbrow. Both were incredibly friendly, and at no point did we feel threatened.
Mostly because of this guy. I mean, would YOU mess with him? I thought not.
As we wandered up and down the streets, Grant, Sifiso, and Khali kept us entertained with lively conversation and happily answered both our good and absolutely stupid questions.
Our last stop was at a local shebeen. Shebeens started out as alternatives to bars and pubs, from which black people were barred during the apartheid years, and served as alternative drinking establishments.
I FINALLY got my much-anticipated beer (which I managed to polish off quicker than our German companion who boasted of his country’s legendary drinking abilities, showing him that Canadians aren’t to be trifled with), and we ate some chicken, some other unidentified meat, some other stuff, and some other stuff. It wasn’t gourmet, but we all really enjoyed it.
I’ve definitely eaten worse. Like, every time I cook.
At the end of the table, a couple of older men sat with their drinks, just enjoying being old men in a shebeen. I excused myself briefly and brought them both a refill (Castle Lager for one, Savanna Cider for the other) and sat down to chat with them for while. Both were incredibly friendly, and if I had more time, I could have easily killed a couple of hours with them.
Unfortunately, we had to move on. On the way back, the guides answered any remaining questions we had, and I’m not exaggerating when I say they already felt like old friends.
Ponte Tower.
I’ve been fortunate enough to have many amazing experiences in South Africa so far, but the Hillbrow Tour with Dlala Nje ranks in the top 2 (Kruger Park will always be my favourite).
I want to be perfectly clear: I’m not naive enough to assume Hillbrow is an absolutely safe place to hang out without keeping your wits about you. It’s still a rough neighbourhood.
But it’s recovering from a very tumultuous past, and the efforts the community is making to transform the area are noticeable. With these efforts, and those of the dedicated team at Dlala Nje, I’m confident that before we know it, this already vibrant suburb will no longer be the place everybody avoids.
I can’t thank the guides enough for giving us an incredible afternoon.
From left: Khali, Sifiso, and Grant.
I definitely felt it.
Tours can be booked here
Wear comfortable shoes
Don’t go if you’ve recently had foot surgery
At the time I went (January 2019), the cost was R350 per person, which includes lunch and a drink
They claim the tour is 3 hours. Ours was closer to 4. No complaints here.
The walk is approximately 3km
By Phil Maloney
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I’ve been many things. A university English instructor, a picker upper of dead bodies, a musician, and a sales guy. My work brought my family and me from Vancouver, Canada to Pretoria, South Africa in September 2016, and I’m still wondering how that happened. I started this blog mostly because my friends back in Canada kept asking me how things were in South Africa, and posting about my experiences seemed more efficient than repeating myself hundreds of times. Maple and Marula is a way for me to make sense of my new surroundings as an expat who has no idea what I’m doing.
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Two New False Advertising Claims – An Unhappy Cow and a Super Starch
The Cows Did Not Jump Over the Moon in This Claim:
Plaintiff Organic Consumers’ Association alleged in its Washington D. C. state court claim, that Ben and Jerry’s (and its parent company Unilever) falsely advertised that the milk used in their ice cream came from happy cows raised in caring dairies. Unfortunately, all was not happy with the actual facts – some of the milk products did in fact come from mass – production, commercial farming operations that employ cow confinement and antibiotics in their processing. Such operations made up a minority of the members in a farm coop known for its environmentally safe and friendly practices but nonetheless, alleged the Plaintiff, made the advertising of “green fields and grazing of ‘happy’ cows” false and misleading.
According to the Plaintiff, no reasonable consumer would think these farming practices lead to happy cows or would be found in a Caring Dairy. Plaintiff requested injunctive relief and corrective advertising, along with costs and attorneys’ fees.
High Performance or Just High Expectations?
The UCAN Company was sued in Illinois for claiming that its sports performance products, made with “SuperStarch” would produce such lofty results as sustained energy, optimized performance, and enhanced fat burn (among other claims) without the usual gastrointestinal issues that so many high performance sports products cause.
SuperStarch turned out to be just corn. Further, UCAN relied on “internal” experiments to make their claims, which it turned out was conducted by a member of UCAN’s own Advisory Board. UCAN also also failed to disclose whether the research was conducted properly. In fact, most of the claims made by UCAN as to enhanced performance weren’t accurate and the one link to reliable scientific evidence found on their website failed to support the claims. The Plaintiff in this instance is seeking to certify a national class and a multi-state consumer fraud class for compensatory, punitive and other damages.
Why is this important: Whether it’s an ice cream claiming to only use milk from the most well-adjusted bovine, or a super ingredient claiming to give all of us weekend warriors super powers, brands should steer clear from making any false, deceptive, misleading or unsubstantiated claim.
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What would be legal — or not — under Prop. 64?
David Downs Nov. 4, 2016 Updated: Nov. 5, 2016 7:05 p.m.
Marijuana is seen in a plastic bag at cannabis dispensary The Green Cross in San Francisco.
Photo: Gabrielle Lurie, The Chronicle
Prop. 64 explained
So, what would be legal if Proposition 64 passes?
Adults 21 and older can walk around in public with up to 28.5 grams of cannabis.
How much is that?
About a sandwich baggy full. You can also gift an ounce to another adult 21 and older.
Adults 21 and older can walk around with up to 8 grams of concentrated cannabis.
It’s also known as “hash.”
All right, what else?
Adults 21 and older can grow up to six cannabis plants per property.
Any restrictions?
You have to be the property owner, or get permission, and keep it locked up and away from public view. Cities could ban personal outdoor cultivation. They can’t ban growing a little indoors. If you grow more than an ounce, it’s legal if you keep it on the property.
Pipes and other accessories are legal. None of it is contraband anymore.
Also, Proposition 215’s limited medical defenses are untouched. Medical patients with a doctor’s note and state ID card can avoid paying marijuana sales taxes as well as certain legal limits on possession or cultivation, tax officials state.
Growing and processing industrial hemp is also now 100 percent legal in the state, beginning Jan. 1, 2017.
Cannabis lounges could be legal, if a locality allows them, and only for adults 21 and older where no alcohol or tobacco is sold.
What would not be legal?
You can’t smoke or eat edibles in public, or where smoking tobacco is prohibited.
No pot smoke or pot within 1,000 feet of schools, day care centers and other places where children gather.
No open pot containers while driving or boating.
No pot at schools or day care centers.
No making butane hash without a permit.
No ingesting and driving or boating, etc.
No passengers ingestingin a moving vehicle or boat.
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You can still be fired for showing up to work high or failing a drug test.
What would be the penalties?
These start with tickets and fines of $100 for the smaller stuff, and go up from there.
Children under 18 caught with less than an ounce could get an infraction and be required to go to free, mandatory drug education and counseling, and pay up to a $100 fine.
Children caught with more than an ounce could also get an infraction with education and counseling.
Adults under 21 caught with more than 1 ounce can get up to a $500 fine, and six months in jail.
Adults possessing marijuana at a school can get up to a $250 fine for a first offense.
Adults under 21 caught growing six plants or less can get an infraction, up to a $100 fine, and potentially up to six months jail. Penalties increase for growing more than six plants, especially if environmental damage occurs.
Adults illegally dealing pot face fines, potentially up to six months jail, and new civil fines and a 50 percent back-tax penalties.
Unlawful transportation can equal fines and/or jail.
Court records for pot are not to be kept for more than two years.
For prisoners: Any person who would not have been guilty of an offense or who would have been guilty of a lesser offense under Prop. 64 can petition for a recall or dismissal of sentence. The court shall grant the petition, unless it determines there is a public safety risk for doing so.
For the formerly convicted: Any person who completed a sentence for a related pot crime may file an application before the trial court that entered the judgment of conviction to have the conviction dismissed and sealed because the prior conviction is now legally invalid or redesignated as a misdemeanor or infraction.
— David Downs
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David Downs is the Cannabis Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. He contributes stories across SFGate.com, the SFChronicle.com and in print. Additionally, he coordinates, assigns, contributes to and/or edits cannabis-related stories across The Chronicle’s sections. Downs also develops new media products, services and events in the cannabis space.
Before joining The Chronicle, David was a freelancer with clips in Scientific American, and The New York Times. He was the Senior Editor of Cannabis Now magazine, syndicated columnist of Legalization Nation for the East Bay Express, co-founder of The Hash podcast at TheHash.org, and a cannabis reviewer for CULTURE magazine. Downs has a degree in English Literature from UC Santa Barbara, and was a Fellow at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. He’s the author, co-author, and contributing author, or editor of four marijuana books, including The Medical Marijuana Guidebook (Whitman, 2016).
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Warriors ride 3rd-quarter blitz to eighth straight win
Connor Letourneau Nov. 6, 2018 Updated: Nov. 6, 2018 12:04 p.m.
1of6Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, left, looks to pass away from Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks, center, and Marc Gasol, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press
2of6Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers, left, presents Memphis Grizzlies' Omri Casspi with his NBA championship ring prior to a basketball game Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press
3of6Memphis Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr., left, drives the ball against Golden State Warriors' Klay Thompson during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press
4of6Memphis Grizzlies' Kyle Anderson, right, drives the ball against Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant (35) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press
5of6Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant waits during a timeout during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press
6of6Memphis Grizzlies' Dillon Brooks, right, shoots against Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Photo: Ben Margot / Associated Press
Much has changed for the Warriors in a year. Twelve months after struggling to find motivation at the start of the season, Golden State is playing an inspired, joyful brand of basketball.
Because they haven’t needed to play catch-up like they often did last season, the Warriors entered Monday facing a curious reality: The third quarter — the period they had once dominated — had become their worst part of the game statistically, with opponents outscoring them 303-294 in the quarter in their first 10 games.
But in its 117-101 win over the Grizzlies at Oracle Arena, Golden State reverted to its old, good habits, riding a big third quarter to its eighth straight victory.
Memphis — much improved at 5-4 after going 22-60 last season — delivered an impressive first half to enter intermission with the game knotted at 58-58, only to fall victim to one of the Warriors’ signature blitzes. In those 12 minutes, Golden State was at the peak of its powers, spreading the floor on offense and switching off screens on defense.
After the Warriors rode a 9-0 spurt to an 85-71 lead late in the third, Memphis called timeout. No answers came. When Alfonzo McKinnie drilled a wide-open three-pointer with 27.2 seconds left, the crowd really got into it. Moments later, after blocking Memphis guard Wayne Selden’s layup attempt as the quarter buzzer sounded, Stephen Curry turned toward the bench, nodded emphatically and unleashed a roar.
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“I was hoping for the (Dikembe) Mutumbo finger wag, and we didn’t quite get it,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said.
Still, it was a fitting exclamation point to a period in which Golden State outscored Memphis 34-15. By missing 14 of their 19 shots, the Grizzlies were held to their season low for a quarter. Meanwhile, Curry and reserve big man Kevon Looney scored a combined 18 points in the period.
“The second half, we just got some stops and just kept moving the ball, kept knocking down shots,” forward Jonas Jerebko said. “We’re real hard to guard when we’re moving that ball.”
That Golden State was without Draymond Green, who missed the entire second half with a right foot contusion, only made its dominance more impressive. During the Warriors’ recent streak, no player had been more key than Green, who invariably seemed to provide an emotional lift when his team was lagging.
X-rays on Green’s right foot came back negative, and Kerr said it’s up in the air whether Green will play Thursday night against Milwaukee.
Though Green went scoreless in 14 minutes, the Warriors’ three other All-Stars — Klay Thompson (27 points), Kevin Durant (22 points, six assists, six rebounds) and Curry (19 points, seven assists) — shouldered plenty heavy loads. Unlike last season, when the bench was largely inconsistent, the Warriors continue to get timely contributions from their reserves.
Looney was a driving force in Golden State’s third-quarter surge. With 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting, McKinnie scored in double figures for the third time this season, adding more highlights to his feel-good story line. Quinn Cook, who did not play in the previous two games, chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
The Warriors shot 50.6 percent from the field — 13-for-24 from three-point range — as they piled up 29 assists to 13 turnovers. Memphis, which has given Golden State as many problems in the regular season as any team in the Kerr era, was left wrestling with a sobering truth: To beat the Warriors, you tend to need an inspired 48 minutes.
“First and foremost, (the Warriors) are good,” Memphis head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “They know who they are, their DNA, their chemistry.
“When you run up against a very good team that has the weapons, tools and the chemistry where they understand where each guy is going to be offensively and defensively, it is tough.”
Connor Letourneau is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: cletourneau@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Con_Chron
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All Things Essay
Feeling overwhelmed? Remember that historical writing, like so many skills in life, can be dramatically improved by consistent practice that is both meaningful and guided. Unlike the dog to the left, you have just that: both expert guidance and motivation. Write on!
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POV Debrief from Chief Seattle's How Can You Buy Or Sell the Earth?
Chief Sealth is an Animistic Native American chief, which impacts the documents tone by making it stoic yet unaccepting of the US governments ways because he believes the entire world is connected and behaving like the US does would surely be harmful to themselves.
The author, Chief Sealth, is an animistic Native American tribal chief who is not American, which impacts the document’s FOCUS by making the Earth a sacred place and assessing its value from his and American perspectives and affects his decision on the deal presented to him from the American people.
Chief Stealth, both an animistic and Paleolithic Chief, affects the document's sagacious tone by professing his views on both his tribe and "the Great Chief's " civilization. He does this when he mentions our way of treating land, indirectly referring to pollution, and his tribe's way of treating land, which was treasuring it.
The author, Chief Sealth, was a Native American tribal chief with a sense of unity which impacts his FOCUS on informing westerners that they all have the same god, and are all part of the web of life.
Chief Sealth is an animistic Native American leader of a North American tribe that is dedicated to views of preservation, which impacts the focus of the document by making a proposal for a more efficient lifestyle to benefit the Earth and every one of its interconnected inhabitants.
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Julia Fierro
Writing S-E-X in literary fiction
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A friend and a writer I greatly admire, Jennifer Cody Epstein, whose second novel, The Gods of Heavenly Punishment, is out in March, asked me about writing sex in literary fiction, a topic that has come up in just about every Sackett Street workshop I’ve taught, where it is common for these literary writers to completely avoid, sometimes without even being aware of it, writing about sex. Here’s my response over at my website/blog:
I’ve taught experienced literary writers for 10 years, many graduates from top MFA programs, or on their way to those programs, and a whole bunch now published by major publishers and great small presses, and I think there is a definite fear of writing about sex among literary writers. I felt this fear myself when I first started writing, and especially during my time at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop as a student, where subtlety and nuance (I think of it as “The New Yorker fiction-style”) was admired above all.
I strongly believe this fear of writing about sex is tied to another fear prevalent among literary writers, which is the fear of sentimentality in their work. This fear of sentimentality is so strong that I find I am most helpful to advanced (literary) writers in helping them add emotional implication to their work, and in urging them to risk a bit of sentimentality so that they can discover what is truly at the heart of the story they are trying to tell.
This fear of revealing emotion in literary writing takes root during years of writing workshops, where undergraduate writing professors, and even their MFA program professors, admonish writers, even berate them in harsh and often angry (ahem, “sentimental”) tone and language to avoid sentimentality in their work, a rule that is repeated so often that the writers accrue what can be likened to a layer of scar tissue, blocking their ability to imply emotion, all of which inevitably leads to a clouding of meaning in their work.
I always tell my students that you have to dare to be messy and maybe even sentimental in early drafts, which are really meant to inform the writer only. They must risk stepping right up to that rocky cliff overlooking sentiment, and even melodrama, to look over that perilous edge at what is below, or you yourself won’t know what it is that the reader should feel. You must feel it first. And you can always revise later, take a step (or a few) backwards and make the emotional implication more subtle and nuanced, but it won’t exist it at all, if you never inform yourself by taking that leap of faith. The writing gods will not strike you dead if you write a scene that is sentimental or melodramatic, or if you write a sex scene that may feel just a bit too much. 75% of what we do as writers is practice. It is later, in revision, that you fine-tune.
And, chances are, that after years of workshops where the Show Don’t Tell mantra was (necessarily to a certain extent) drilled into your writerly subconscious, what you think may feel sentimental won’t feel that way to the less sensitive reader.
I think the above goes for writers writing about sex - and these are advanced literary writers who admire subtlety above all, to be clear. They fear their sex scenes will come off as exaggerated or over-the-top (sex is much louder on the page than in real life, if you can believe that), and so they avoid sex overall.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve ran a workshop and, in the middle of a critique, stopped the class and asked, “Okay, what’s missing?” and they all look up at me, quite innocently, without a response.
“The sex scene!” I say. And then we have to have the discussion of why the writer ended the scene right before the sex took place, and why are we so afraid of writing about sex, and how can we work on this.
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How to Start a Fashion Line: Secrets from a Project Runway Designer
by Dayna Winter
When Sarah Donofrio collected her fashion design degree, she stepped into the real world with the same question that plagues creatives of all ilks: what now?
Fashion school taught her about pattern grading, sewing, drawing, and draping. She could drop a mean french seam. She could tell you everything about fit. Her education, however, didn’t prepare her to actually start a successful clothing line. These were skills she learned over the past 11 years while she worked for other clothing brands, and through taking risks.
Creating your own clothing line, and making it in the frenzied world of style takes a specific set of skills, plus a generous dose of creativity and business savvy. It takes guts and a lot of drive.
photo via itsbooyeah
Sarah is one of my best friends, but her role in the making of this post didn't spawn from nepotism. She’s actually the perfect case study for this how-to guide to starting your own fashion business: Sarah has lived and worked in two countries and her experience spans design, production, teaching, ecommerce, wholesale, consignment, and pop-up retail.
I’ve watched her struggle and thrive, sometimes simultaneously, over the last few years.
This year, Sarah was a contender on Project Runway’s 15th season. She recently re-branded her clothing business, launching her online store on Shopify and opening her One Imaginary Girl pop-up shop in Portland.
In this post, we’ll explore the ins and outs of starting a clothing line from scratch—education, design, the manufacturing process, and getting the word out on social media—using Sarah’s inspiring story as the running thread.
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Skills and training for starting a clothing company
Designers like Vivienne Westwood and Christian Lacroix found massive success, even though they were self-taught. And they started their careers pre-internet. We live in a time of access, where rebuilding an engine or tailoring a t-shirt can be learned simply by watching a YouTube video.
It’s possible to skip school and still make it in the fashion industry, but formal education, whether in a classroom or online, has its merits: learn the latest industry standards, get access to resources and equipment, make contacts, and get feedback.
While Sarah owes much of her success to learning professional skills in a classroom, much of her education was gained in the real world. She left school and worked in the corporate world in retail buying and product development roles for large companies like WalMart and Jean Machine.
“At Jean Machine I had a little more creative freedom than I did at Walmart but still, working in corporate, I knew I was hitting a wall. I didn't want to work for a big company. I didn't want to work for a small company. I wanted to work for myself. But I felt that it was important to get that corporate experience.”
I didn't want to work for a big company. I didn't want to work for a small company. I wanted to work for myself.
While school offered the technical know-how, she’s an advocate for spending a few years learning the ropes from other brands and designers.
“Through those corporate experiences, I feel I received a good spectrum of understanding. A lot of younger people get six months of experience and then think, ‘Okay, great. I'm ready for the jump off to go into business.’ But the experience is so valuable. It took me a long time to be confident enough that I could fill a store with my clothing. I think that I needed the time to grow, and to get advice and experience.”
Sarah completed her education in a 3-year diploma program at a college in Toronto. Many institutions offer fashion design and small business programs in varying formats. Schools like Parsons in New York and Central Saint Martins in the UK are world renowned for their fashion programs.
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photo: Feinknopf
However, if you have more drive than funds or time, there are a growing number of fast-track and online courses for fashion wannabes. Here are a few places to start:
Pattern Workshop (Digital pattern making)
Craftsy (Design, pattern drafting, sewing, and more)
Parsons Continuing Education (Online Certificates)
Tilly and the Buttons (Sewing workshops)
Sewing Studio with Diana Rupp (via Craftsy)
Burdastyle Academy
The Business of Fashion’s Education Platform (Buying, merchandising, and business)
Sarah now has teaching credits under her belt and used her platform as a means to teach newbies the important business aspects of fashion that she learned the hard way.
“When I developed a course for Centennial College, it was more business-focused. We were teaching them about retail buying, about manufacturing course, about what goes into each piece. With a blouse, you're not just costing fabric, and buttons, and labor. You're costing shipping, and you're costing heating and rent. You're costing for maybe the dye runs on a piece of the fabric, and so you've lost a half a yard. In hindsight, I think I would have liked to take a course like that.”
With a blouse, you're not just costing fabric, and buttons, and labor. You're costing shipping, and you're costing heating and rent.
Branding and trends in your target market
After leaving corporate roles, Sarah launched her namesake collection while holding down several day (and night) jobs. She pursued her passion in between bartending, DJing, and working for an upscale bridal boutique.
Through her years of developing her brand as a side hustle, she’s learned that while watching trends is extremely important, it’s equally important to focus. Hone in on your strengths and be true to your own design sensibilities.
"When you get out of fashion school, you want to make bras, you want to make evening wear, and you want to make tights. The trick is finding what you’re good at and focusing on that. When I first started, I had maybe twenty-five pieces in my collection. Since then, I’ve done capsules, like three blouses in different prints, so I'd have six or eight pieces and keep repeating those. Now I'm focusing a lot on the prints, so I design five or six prints and put them on the tried and true bodies. But I’m always updating, too. I noticed the other day that the sleeve of one of my blouses was really tight up to the armpit, which was really cool at one point, but now I'm dropping it.”
When you get out of fashion school, you want to make bras, you want to make evening wear, you want to make tights. The trick is finding what you’re good at and focusing on that.
photo via One Imaginary Girl
While her line has a year-over-year consistency—lines in her pieces that are unmistakably hers—she is always watching trends. She says that the key is adapting trends to your brand, personalizing them and making them work for your customer.
"I've always had a really good trend intuition, but it's all about translation. I had to do that a lot at WalMart because I was also working the plus size collections. I’d have to determine what could translate to plus from the main line. Obviously, a tight woven dress with a spaghetti strap might not be what the plus customer is looking for, so maybe you add a thick strap.”
And she still factors what’s happening in fashion into her development.
“Take the athleisure thing that’s happening—don't make tights, I don't make sports bras, but this cool woven crop would look kind of awesome with tights, so there's how I am maybe using the trend."
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Remember that your brand extends beyond your logo and the design of your collection. Use social media to build a lifestyle around your brand: share your inspiration and process, inject your own personality, and be deliberate with every post.
"The key to social media is consistency. I think you have to post every day, but it also has to be interesting, too. Don't be boring. I mix it up with celebrities, or shots of the store, places I travel. I also play with Shopify stats, like I’ll say, ‘Look at this item that was viewed a hundred times yesterday. Let's put that on social media and keep up the hype of it.’”
The key to social media is consistency. I think you have to post everyday, but it also has to be interesting, too. Don't be boring.
Share your process
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Inspiration for new clothing items
photo: Delpozo Inspiration via Elle
Devour fashion blogs and designers, follow the top street style Instagrammers, and subscribe to fashion newsletters to stay inspired and catch trends before they emerge. Here are a few to get you started:
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Sarah is an advocate of the sketchbook as one of the most important tools for a designer. She’s a millennial but only by technicality (and a year or so), and like me, she grew up with paper.
"I take my sketchbook everywhere with me. As I'm sketching away and doing things, every so often I'm like, ‘Oh, this little drawing would translate really well into a repeat pattern.’ That was the hardest part about Project Runway. We couldn't have anything like that, so I couldn't draw, I couldn't journal. My notebook wasn't with me, so that really threw me off my game a little bit.”
While she’s embraced technology in many ways, she stresses the importance of doodling, no matter what the medium.
"Everything in my life, even an email, usually starts out in a notepad, so everything is all done by hand and then I translate that to Illustrator. It’s always a mix of new technology and notebooks full of scribbles. Right now, I am using Graphic for the iPad Pro. The Apple Pencil has really changed the way I design prints. It's as natural as my sketchbooks and pencils!”
drawing: Sarah Donofrio
Tools for Fashion Design, Drawing, and Pattern Drafting:
Graphic for iPad
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Inkscape – free and open source vector graphics editor
photo: Skinny Sweats studio by Matt Wiebe
Although she’s outsourcing most of the production to local factories now, Sarah produces all of her own samples by hand, still to this day.
“I've always believed that you should make your own samples if you're a clothing designer. That way you really understand construction. When you have to send it out to be manufactured, you’ll actually know what's going on. If factories know that you know what's going on, they're not going to try to spin you a yarn, so to speak, or inflate production costs.”
Production and finding a clothing manufacturer
Many up and coming designers do all of their own production. Maybe the handmade aspect is a cornerstone of your brand, and you’ll always touch production even as you scale. Growth, though, is generally dependent on outsourcing at least some of the work.
Adrienne Butikofer of Skinny Sweats still hand sews every item in her collection, but has brought on an intern to free up time, and farms out her dye runs to a factory.
If you’re starting out from your home, be sure your studio is set up to accommodate flow from one machine to the next, has ample storage, considers ergonomics, and is an inspiring space where you’ll be motivated to spend time.
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Alternatively, combat loneliness and save money on equipment by seeking out co-working or shared studio spaces like Sew FYI in LA or Necessary Arts in Guelph, Ontario. Art Connect has a directory for creative spaces in Germany, Spain, London and New York.
photo: ManufactureNY coworking studio, via Epoch Times
Sarah’s line in the beginning was produced primarily by her own hands but she began outsourcing some elements to local sewers as she grew. Now, she’s working with factories, and taking back her time to focus on building her brand, developing new collections, and growing her new retail channel.
“I do small production runs myself, but generally for me I'm outsourcing manufacturing for next season because that's something I don't have the time to do. I'd rather make the sample, perfect the sample, and give it to somebody else. That way I just have clothes come onto my sales floor, and they're already tagged, and everything's already done.”
Manufacturing your designs can be accomplished in a number of ways:
One-of-a-kind/handmade by you
Made by hired staff or freelance sewers: try Upwork or local college intern programs
Outsourced to a local factory: try Maker’s Row and MFG
Produced at an overseas factory: try Alibaba
How you choose to tackle production comes down to a few questions:
How large are your runs?
Is “Made in America” or "made locally" important to you?
Are you more concerned with ethical manufacturing or lowest cost?
How hands-on do you want to be to the production?
For Sarah, closely monitoring the process was important. She also feels that her customer cares about local and ethical production—enough to pay extra for it.
“Obviously American-made comes with a higher price point, but I think that it's worth it to me to get high quality goods. I think transparency is a big plus. People will spend $50 more because they actually believe in something, or know they're wearing something that has meaning to it. It's not just something cheap that you can chuck in the washing machine.”
People will spend $50 more because they actually believe in something, or know they're wearing something that has meaning to it.
When vetting local factories, she believes it’s important to visit each one, to get a feel for their practices. She initially requests samples from the factories to inspect the craftsmanship.
Her experience working in the corporate world taught her not to put all of her eggs in one basket.
“Big companies like WalMart use different factories for different things, so maybe there's somebody who does knitwear better or somebody who does pants better. I try to see the strengths and weaknesses of factories. Then from there I build a database with all of the info I collected.”
Fabric sourcing and textile design
Sarah admits that fabric sourcing has a lot to do with who you know. Building a network in the industry can help you access contacts for fabric agents, wholesalers, and mills.
“In Toronto, I knew the fabric market. There were companies out of Montreal where I would order my wholesale fabric. I also worked for a textile agent in Toronto for a year, so I would have access to specific fabrics from Japan. In Canada, it was weird though, because if you get an agent, everyone's using that same agent, so all of the local clothing lines are all using the same fabrics. That's why you have to go to Japan or New York.”
The internet began to make it difficult to have unique prints and fabrics, despite her contacts. Her solution: she began to design her own.
“When I got out of fashion school in 2005, you couldn't just go online and go to Alibaba. Now, lots of people I know do that. There are so many more resources, but that being said, you have to weed through a lot more. Another problem is that after years and years of buying these prints from Japan, now other people have access to them, too. That's why I really got into honing my textile design skills. The only way that I can really guarantee that my stuff is one of a kind is if I actually design the prints myself.”
The only way that I can really guarantee that my stuff is one of a kind is if I actually design the prints myself.
A year ago, Sarah moved to Oregon, and found herself rebuilding her network of suppliers.
"People on the west coast in the States go to LA to source their fabric. I've had to go four or five times before I learned where to go, how to order things, what's unique, etc. When I was 21, I was too scared to ask anybody, ‘Hey, can I have your contact?’ You can learn things through a network of other designers without seeming sneaky. Like, ‘I don't want to take your print, I just want to know where I can go to get this type of cotton.’”
Build your network by looking for local incubators, meetup groups or fashion events.
The fashion industry operates on a seasonal (fall/winter and spring/summer) cycle, and working backwards from each season means that development of a collection can start a year out or more.
"At WalMart, we were developing two years in advance. When it comes to corporations, they tend to design faster, so they're doing a lot of trend research and actually designing in advance. Independent designers like me are working closer to delivery dates.”
Your design and development period and delivery dates depend on your customer and your launch strategy, Sarah says. If you’re selling wholesale, buyers will need to see your collection a month before fashion week.
“I showed my spring collection in October but, by the time you show your collection it's already over, so you try to hold back on the pictures online because you still want people to be excited when it actually ships in February. Generally you want your collections for the following season to be ready six to eight months before because you need time to photograph your lookbook.”
By the time you show your collection it's already over, so you try to hold back on the pictures online because you still want people to be excited when it actually ships.
Sarah has the luxury of working very close to release because she’s retail and ecommerce only.
“I'm not wholesaling currently because I’m focusing on having my own boutique. In my case, I can have everything designed eight to nine months in advance, but I can release it when I want to and I don't have to worry about sending buyers a catalog. On a retail level you can work a lot closer. Also, I can be more nimble. Say Ariana Grande wears something with a big bow on the side, I can have four pussy bow blouses on the floor next week because I do my own sample making.”
Fashion dates to bookmark:
New York Fashion Week, February 9 - 17, 2017
London Fashion Week, February 17 - 21, 2017
Milan Fashion Week, February 22 - 28, 2017
Paris Fashion Week, March 1 - 8, 2017
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Seasonality doesn’t have to dictate your collections however. Sarah says she’s inspired to work towards prints that work regardless of season.
"It's always such a shame when I design a beautiful print and I think, ‘I only have this for one season, I only have a six month window,’ but then you look at somebody like Hayley Elsaesser—she has prints that have been around for a few seasons. They're not classified by season, they're just classified as relevant, so the print's still relevant. I feel like I could make these spring prints and keep repeating them based on sales without worrying about the season."
Season-agnostic prints by Hayley Elsaesser, photo via The Kit
Wholesale and consignment
Sarah isn’t wholesaling her line at the moment, but wholesale plays a huge part in growing her brand over the last few years.
When you’re just starting out, Sarah tells me, a lot of stores won’t want to take a chance on you unless you’re open to a consignment agreement, meaning that stores only pay you when an item sells. Wholesale, on the other hand, generally refers to being paid up front for the items.
“Everything is a double-edged sword, but I find if you start with consignment, everybody wins. It's a lot easier for stores to take your whole collection, as opposed to just one or two pieces, because they have nothing to lose. As a designer, it’s not the best scenario profit-wise, but at the same time you get your name out there. You build a brand that way.”
If you start with consignment, everybody wins.
Approaching buyers is a daunting experience, and sarah has worked on both sides of the transaction. Her experience looking through the buyer’s lens helped her stand out when she was pitching her own line. Be prepared, she urges.
“The first time I sold my line, I walked into a store with my twenty-five piece collection, and I had my model with me, and I knew all my measurements, I knew everything. I learned about approaching buyers from my experience at Jean Machine. The owners would go into a meeting with Guess and be like, ‘Yeah, we like this. What's the leg opening?’ So I asked myself, ‘What are buyers going to ask me?’ You can't just have pretty clothes. You have to know every detail.”
You can't just have pretty clothes. You have to know every detail.
Hitting the pavement was a strategy that worked for Sarah when she was starting out, but I had to wonder: does anyone still do anything in person anymore? She thinks there’s still merit in a face to face approach, but suggests finding a happy medium.
“It's so easy to send an email, but think of a fashion editor or a store owner. How many emails a day do they get? It's always going to be good to pound the pavement and knock on the door. As a buyer, I personally didn't appreciate when people would come in and do a kamikaze buying appointment with me—you have to find a middle ground. Walk in, maybe give them a paper catalog, or just leave your card. Or, instead of emailing info@, do a quick Google search Find out who the buyer is and send them a personal message. There are ways that you can approach people without either accosting them or hiding behind a computer screen.”
Ecommerce store and social sales channels
First, let’s open your store. It only takes a minute and we’ll give you some time to play around before you commit.
A professional ecommerce store can serve two purposes: it’s a way to sell directly to your potential customers, of course, but also pulls double duty as your living, breathing lookbook to share with buyers and media.
Choose a Shopify Theme that puts photos first. We suggest these to start:
Boundless (free)
Brooklyn (free)
Fashion is an ideal vertical for social selling. Consider reaching your target audience by selling through these channels and apps:
Pinterest: sell directly to your followers with Buyable Pins
Wanelo: get access to the network’s millions of active users, and sell to them with the Shopify integration
Facebook: enable the sales channel on Shopify
Instagram: use apps like Foursixty or Showcase to turn your feed into a shoppable gallery
There are a wealth of apps in the Shopify App store designed to specifically help fashion merchants with common challenges like fit and flash sales.
Anatomy of a homepage: One Imaginary Girl
Learn more: The Beginner's Guide to Product Photography
Markets, pop-Ups, and retail
It took Sarah 11 years to be in a position to seriously consider her own retail boutique. But it’s not a leap—it’s a move that she’s been grooming herself to make. Throughout the evolution of her brand, she used local markets like Inland to gain more insight into her customer, test her merchandising, get exposure, and build relationships in the industry.
Sarah Donofrio
In Portland, she took the next step, taking her retail experiment to the next level with a three month pop-up, wrapping up this Black Friday weekend.
“I was always afraid of opening my own store because of the overhead plus the rent, especially in Toronto. It just wasn’t attainable. This pop up I have now is in an area that's not too busy in Portland right now. I find myself paying my rent and my bills and still having a profit. That's always the ideal situation.”
I was always afraid of opening my own store because of the overhead plus the rent, especially in Toronto. It just wasn’t attainable.
Through the process, she’s learned that she could use six more hands.
“I realized that especially if I'm moving to a permanent location eventually, I need store help. I hired a girl who is going to fashion design school and she works in the store once or twice a week, so I have at least four days to do my own design work and really develop. Now I have time to develop my own line and prints, while she watches the store. When you have a retail store and a clothing label, as a lot of entrepreneurs do, you just have to learn how to allocate things. It's taken me a long time to learn that, but what I'm paying her to work in the store, my time is worth so much more.”
Craft Shows & Markets: A Maker’s Guide to Nailing the In-Person Selling Experience
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This is what we’re really here for, amirite?
photo: Denny Balmaceda
Sarah was a contender this season of Project Runway, and since it’s still airing, she can’t share any juicy secrets. Sorry. But the experience taught her a few important lessons about herself and her industry.
While she understands that being reactive in fashion is an asset, she knows she thrives when she has more wiggle room.
“I'm a huge believer in development because of my background, so seeing the work that people could do in that short amount of time, I was like, ‘Wow, that's amazing.’ But for me, it was not a realistic pace at all. It's a shame that my best work wasn't on national television.”
Seeing the work that people could do in that short amount of time, I was like, ‘Wow, that's amazing.’
She also faced one of the scariest things any artist has to face: the haters. She was eliminated in the 4th episode when her swimwear didn’t resonate with the judges. To her surprise, she received more positive than negative tweets from the show’s fans. The lesson: your audience is not everyone.
“The show taught me that everything comes down to taste. No matter what some people think of your stuff, there's always someone else who likes it.”
One Imaginary Girl is a thriving business today because Sarah pursued the dream of it through her lowest lows, and let every misstep guide her next pivot. Sometimes those pivots were risks, but, she says, that’s the only way to grow.
"With time you learn to take risks. I had fabric that was sitting at my house here forever and I was like, ‘I don't know...’ Now, I think, ‘Nope, dive in, cut it up, and do it.’ There's no harm in actually going in and making something and see how it turns out.”
Dayna Winter
Dayna Winter is a Storyteller at Shopify, curious about the humans behind the brands and the moments that motivate them to create. She follows more dogs than humans on Instagram and isn't a real redhead.
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Power, Cooling and Data Center Design -- From Square One
By Drew Robb (Send Email)
What's new in power, cooling and data center design? The new Emerson site in St. Louis incorporates state-of-the-art Computer Room AC (CRAC), supplemental cooling, building power, fire protection systems and cabling. It even has a solar power array on the roof.
Building a data center from scratch doesn't just mean getting the latest in gear. It also brings with it the latest power, cooling and data center design. Here's what one company did.
The whole building is designed to meet Tier III data center standards, which offer 99.982 percent uptime. In addition, the power system provides has three layers of redundancy: dual-utility feeds, multiple redundant Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) protection, and redundant on-site generators two 1.5 MW Caterpillars with room for two more, as well as 72 hours of onsite fuel.
ASCO switch gear sits between the utility feeds/generators and the UPS, with PowerQuest monitoring highlighting any power issues related to circuit breakers, transfer switches, utility and generator feeds.
Several redundant Liebert NX Online UPS systems, which correct all types of power fluctuations, are situated immediately outside the data center. This provides 15 minutes of battery power.
Typically, UPS steps the voltage down to 208 or 120 volts to be delivered to the servers. In this case, the operating efficiency of the IT load power supplies is being improved by sending 240 volts to the server. Higher voltage directly translates into a boost in server power supply efficiency around 0.6 percent more efficient at 240 V than at 208 V. Only fully operational, this will equate to about 20,000 kW-hr annually.
Liebert DS Precision Cooling CRAC units blast cold air into a three-foot high under-floor plenum which feeds the air into the cold aisles via perforated tiles supplied by Tate Flooring. The return air rises to a four-foot high plenum in the ceiling. Variable capacity cooling is also used in conjunction with the CRAC units to prevent the system from blowing too much cold air when loads are light. The savings here will probably exceed 210,000 kW-hr per year.
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling was run to simulate space loads within the data center to enhance the efficiency of cooling systems. As a result, supplemental cooling was added where needed via Liebert XD devices located above the racks to ensure optimal system performance. The CRAC units will supply about 70 percent of the room cooling, however. As more servers are added, this number will decrease.
Server density will be held to the 12 kW to 18 kW per rack. The most dense racks will have plenty of supplemental cooling situated above them to keep them cool via Liebert XD high-density rack cooling systems. They pull hot air directly from the hot aisle and cool it down for delivery to the cold aisle.
Power and cooling are managed via an array of tools. Liebert iCOM controls temperature and humidity across the room by modulating multiple cooling units to maximize efficiency. Liebert SiteScan provides another layer of monitoring of power and cooling gear.
"SiteScan enables facilities personnel to control the breakers, monitor server inlet temperature and current, track and trend PDU energy usage, and more," said Greg Ratcliff, Manager of Liebert Monitoring.
In addition, Aperture Vista is used to model data center capacity moving forward, and to determine the optimum placement of blades, racks and cabinets. Placing all blades compactly together across several racks might look neat on paper, but it has the potentail to cause a litany of heating and cooling issues. Vista works out how to locate them to avoid such problems.
Designers of the St. Louis building have attempted to keep IT and facilities staff out of each other's way. Inside the computer room is only the minimum of power gear. All the power controls are either outside in the surrounding corridor or on the periphery of the facility where the UPS, battery and power switching rooms are located.
Orderly Cabling
Miles of fiber cabling are fed under floor as part of the data network. Two very shallow cable trays run from perpendicular to the hot and cold aisles. They, in turn, feed fiber down each hot aisle to either end of the facility via shallow cable tray to take the fiber to the racks. Corning patch panels in each row make it easy to hook up a new server.
"Fiber substantially reduces the amount of wiring compared to copper," said Keith Gislason, an IT Strategic Planner at Emerson. "We can get a new server hooked in within 10 minutes."
He said using fiber for all data lines worked out to be about the same price as copper. Yet it affords much more room to grow in terms of bandwidth and uses far less power. Copper uses around five watts vs. about half a watt on fiber. The bandwidth difference is huge as well. They are ready to go 100 Gb. And when the pricing of 100 Gb gear becomes more realistic, the data center already has a fiber infrastructure to run it. Similarly, the data center is ready for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) for storage networking when that is ready for prime time.
Drew Robb is a freelance writer specializing in technology and engineering. Currently living in California, he was originally from Scotland where he received a degree in Geology/Geography from the University of Strathcyle. He is the author of Server Disk Management in a Windows Environment (CRC Press).
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Virtually Speaking: Something to Chew On
By Amy Newman (Send Email)
The emergence of virtualization has made the operating system more transient and less relevant. And that leaves Microsoft eyeing VMware's mouth-watering market share.
As a general rule, Virtually Speaking doesn't tend to comment on what others have to say about virtualization. There's often too much real news going on to dissect the dissection.
But with VMworld over and the virtualization market partaking in what is sure to be brief breather, it seemed as good a time as any to sit back and survey the landscape.
Most interesting was a wrap up of VMworld by the often-irreverent U.K.-based Register. The article talks about how the show has grown from a niche partner demo event to the flagship gathering for anyone who is anyone in the virtualization market including Microsoft. A good read, but it was the last, perhaps throwaway, line in the article that offers too much food for thought not to pass on:
"The Microsoft vs. Linux battle has grown so tired."
No argument on that here. The operating systems battleground was quieted not with a bang so much as with a whimper. The religious wars over whether Linux is better than Windows, or Solaris is better than AIX ended not because of talent, victory or the zealots running out of steam.
The real peacemaker was enterprise awareness that interoperability removes the need to swear loyalty to one side, as well as the fact that the majority of operating systems standardized to find their way onto x86 hardware. In addition, enterprises began partaking in them buffet-style, and ISVs gave equal time to the operating systems their apps supported as long as demand was strong. As a result, the operating systems themselves have become increasingly less relevant, while the applications that run on them are became where the action is.
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Then came virtualization, which changes the entire operating system game plan and diminishes, if not its importance, its role. With a virtual machine, more than one type operating system instance can be running on any given box. It means operating systems are transient and can flit from box to box. It also means the licensing model, and possibly how software is purchased, is not sustainable in this environment.
This strikes an arrow at the heart of Microsoft's business model.
Microsoft, which is by no means an innovator, didn't jump on the virtualization bandwagon immediately. Like many vendors, it likely didn't realize that virtualization would get so hot, so fast.
To its credit, though, it acquired Connectix in February 2003 for its virtual machine technology. Not long after the acquisition, Microsoft released Microsoft Virtual Server. Despite being free, Virtual Server's marketshare is small next to that of VMware ESX, which one could argue has become the de facto standard.
Microsoft is hardly stupid, and it would be foolish for any ISV to underestimate the lumbering giant. Its recent deals (e.g., with Sun and Novell) reflect acknowledgment that the halcyon days of a Windows-only data center are over.
Interoperability is here, and it's a key selling point for data centers. With interoperability comes a new need, which just so happens to be even bigger for virtualized environments: management.
Microsoft clearly recognizes this. Earlier this month it announced pricing for System Center Virtual Machine Manager, its deployment and management software for virtual machines, which is a avilable for download now and scheduled to go gold next month. This version supports only Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2, but the first update of the management tool (due at the same time as Viridian) will support VMware Virtual Infrastructure, followed by Xen environments.
Microsoft is late on Longhorn and later still on its virtualization component, Viridian, which at last check is expected to begin shipping in the second half of 2008. Whether VMware will be able to cling to its stronghold once Redmond flexes its marketing muscle is unclear. It's doubtful customer loyalty will count for much think back to Lotus 1-2-3 and Netscape.
Much has been written about how fast Microsoft may nip at VMware's heals. VMware's string of acquisitions and its ecosystem approach is perhaps its way of fortifying its customer base before the canons are aimed at the ramparts.
Will IT evangelists preach about hypervisors and management tools with the same passion as they did with Linux? Given that all three hypervisors are now commercial endeavors (Xen open source project, excepted), it seems unlikely. The virtualization space lacks much of the grassroots backstory that made many of the open source operating systems so unique.
While the hypervisor confrontation may lack Windows-vs-Linux-like fire, this is clear: VMware is now public enemy No. 1 for Microsoft, and its guns will be blasting as it attack the market share numbers.
Amy Newman is the managing editor of ServerWatch. She has been covering virtualization space since 2001.
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Loaloat Al Behar (103m ex Royal yacht) to exhibit at Abu Dhabi Yacht Show
Loaloat Al Behar
It has just been confirmed that the newly refitted Loaloat Al Behar will exhibit at the Abu Dhabi Yacht Show 2010, making her the largest on the long list of impressive yachts to attend the show this year.
The elusive yacht, previously named Al Said after the Omani Royal Family, was built in 1982 for the Sultan of Oman: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.
The mega yacht received its name change to Loaloat Al Behar after the second, larger Al Said yacht was delivered to the Sultan of Oman in 2008. H.M. Sultan Qaboos generously gave Loaloat Al Behar as a gift to Oman’s Ministry of Tourism.
Built by Picchiotti, now part of the Perini Navi Group, the mega yacht features interior design by Oman Rys.
It has been reported that the 103m mega yacht underwent a refit in 2009 in Dubai. Updates include state-of-the-art Lantic Systems Entertainment Solution in all guest rooms, cinema, saloons and deck areas, offering audio and video on demand with Satellite TV tuners.
The Lantic Entertainment System also offers Lantic Yacht Serveillance, with an advanced system distributing CCTV images to any specified room.
Refit work was carefully carried out so as to preserve the yacht’s fine interior details.
Abu Dhabi Yacht Show website
By: M. Tempest
Published: 31st Jan 2010
The Lantic Entertainment Systems also offer Lantic Yacht Serveillance, with an advanced system distributing CCTV images to any specified room.
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Badgers Basketball Preview: NC State in Big Ten/ACC Challenge edition
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Andy Coppens
Last we saw the Wisconsin Badgers they were clawing their way back agains the Virginia Cavaliers in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship. That effort came up short and the Badgers dropped their first game of the season.
But, beating Stanford and Oklahoma in the process impressed voters as UW moved up to No. 22 in the AP Poll.
The challenges won’t get much easier back on home soil though, as the Badgers get right back to Power 5 business with a home matchup against a 6-0 North Carolina State Wolfpack squad.
Let’s dive in to the matchup.
No. 22 Wisconsin Badgers
Record: 5-1 (0-0 B1G)
Head Coach: Greg Gard, 4th year at Wisconsin & overall (62-37 UW and overall)
Notable: Wisconsin is 9-10 overall in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, which may not seem great but actually is. That’s because the Badgers nine wins are tied for the second most of any team in the Big Ten in this challenge.
Probable Starters:
G – D’Mitrik Trice – 16.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
G – Brad Davison – 9.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.7 apg
F – Khalil Iverson – 5.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
F – Nate Reuvers – 7.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg
C – Ethan Happ – 17.8 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 5.7 apg
Record: 6-0 (0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Kevin Keatts, 2nd year at NC State & 5th overall (27-12 at NC State & 99-40 overall)
Notable: 6-0 may seem impressive on its face, but this will be the Wolfpack’s first contest of the season against a fellow Power 5 program. In fact, there will only be four games against Power 5 foes in the non-conference season for NC State as a whole.
G – Braxton Beverly, So. — 7.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2.8 apg
G – Markell Johnson, Jr. — 10.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 3.6 apg
G – Torin Dorn, Sr. — 18.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.5 apg
G – C.J. Bryce — 12.8 ppg, 6.0 ppg, 2.2 apg
F – Wyatt Walker — 6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.1 apg
Matchup to Watch: Ethan Happ vs. Everyone
The Wolfpack have an impressive scoring duo at guard in Dorn and Bryce, who are long and athletic and play well in the uptempo style Keatts wants his team to play with.
But, how does a team with just one starter at 6-9 or better try and defend one of the most versatile forwards in the country? It’s going to have to be a team effort and therein lies the problem for the Wolfpack, just like other opponents all season.
Double and triple-team Happ, you’ve got open looks for the likes of D’Mitrik Trice and Brad Davison in the outside and likely another option in Khalil Iverson, who is likely to be cutting towards the basket. Nate Reuvers has shown his love of the top of the key and willingness to shoot from outside of 15-feet as well.
How the Wolfpack decide to defend against Happ is likely to dictate this game. I just can’t see them going one-on-one on the inside and allowing Happ to get to the rim.
It may be up to the rest of the team to pick up the free spots that will be open when they collapse on Happ.
Wisconsin 77, NC State 60
Here’s the problem for NC State — who have they played? So far, Mercer is likely their best opponent to date and they narrowly escaped that game with a 78-74 victory.
Wisconsin is battle tested at a high level with four games against quality opposition and a 3-1 record in those games already.
Happ has found a way to help his team win games in very different ways so far this year. Look for that to continue as he will take the shots and points NC State will give him, but may be more of a facilitator in this game.
Home will be sweet for Trice and Davison from beyond the arc and I also fully expect to see the growth from Kobe King that we saw in the Bahamas to continue as well.
It appears he is finding his place in this team and the confidence is showing in his increased point production as of late. He was 5-8 from beyond the arc in the Battle 4 Atlantis and if he can add 6-10 points per game off the bench then the Badgers are in good shape.
Season Prediction Record: 6-0
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Former Badger Jon Leur traded to Milwaukee Bucks
Andrew Coppens
They say you can always go home, and for one former Wisconsin Badger he’s coming back to a state he called home for four years.
Former Badgers forward Jon Leuer was traded early on Thursday morning from the Detroit Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks. In exchange for Leuer, the Bucks gave up the 30th overall pick in tonight’s NBA Draft and traded away Tony Snell.
Last season, Leuer played in 41 games for the Pistons and made just one start. He averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in his ninth season in the NBA.
Leuer is a very similar player to Snell, but comes at a much more team-friendly salary.
In trading away Snell, the Bucks free up an additional $4 million in salary this year and another $12 million next year.
This could be seen as a way for the Bucks to pony up the big money that Khris Middleton wants from the team in order to stay in Milwaukee.
As for Leuer, he is 17th on the all-time Badgers scoring list with 1,376 points to his name. He also finished his career with 551 rebounds.
Leuer’s final season in Madison was his best statistically, as he helped lead the 2010-11 Badgers team to the Sweet 16. He averaged 18.3 points and 7.2 rebounds per game that year.
Badgers basketball land Davis twins
After missing out on the Hauser brothers late last month, the Wisconsin Badgers added a different pair of siblings on Saturday night.
Following an offer to the brother of 4-star shooting guard Johnny Davis and an appearance at a team camp this weekend, the Davis brothers announced their pledge to the Badgers according to Badger247.
It took less than a week after head coach Greg Gard gave the O.K. to offer Jordan for the pair to commit to Wisconsin.
Johnny held offers from Marquette, West Virginia, Iowa, Minnesota, DePaul, UNLV and others.
Jordan had offers from UW-Milwaukee and Green Bay, while also becoming a sought after recruit on the football field as well. Once he became serious about wanting to play basketball first, it seemed like a matter of time before Wisconsin offered.
That time came after seeing Jordan play in a camp last weekend.
It also came because it was time to figure out if Johnny was serious about the Badgers or not.
With the July evaluation period coming up, Wisconsin’s coaching staff put the final chips in the middle with this recruitment and it appeared to pay off.
Johnny joins as the No. 141 ranked player in the country and the No. 14 ranked combo guard in the nation according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
The twins will join Detroit, Mich. native Lorne Bowman in the 2020 class.
Wisconsin still has one scholarship available in the class as well, which is likely being held for 5-star and Wisconsin native Jalen Johnson.
After missing out on talented in-state players over and over again, this was a major win for Gard and his coaching staff considering how hard schools like West Virginia and Marquette were after Johnny’s commitment.
As for Jordan, it appears the coaching staff believes he is improving enough to get a scholarship and continue his improvement with this program.
Offers don’t come out just because it may win over a different recruit at Wisconsin. That wasn’t Bo Ryan’s style and it also isn’t Greg Gard’s style.
The trio of players put the Badgers at No. 8 in the country and No. 3 in the Big Ten in the 2020 class as of today.
Former Badgers get No. 2 seed in The Basketball Tournament Columbus regional
Who doesn’t want $2 million? That’s the prize at stake for winning The Basketball Tournament and a group of former Wisconsin Badgers want in.
On Tuesday it was officially announced that the Kohl Blooded team — spearheaded by former Badgers point guard Kam Taylor — will be the No. 2 seed in the Columbus regional.
They will take on No. 7 seed Mid-American Unity, which is making its second appearance in the TBT after a year off. That group represents teams from across the Mid-American conference.
As for the Badgers, the roster will be made up of some very strong names from the past. The headline names include members of the back-to-back Final Four teams in Nigel Hayes and Vitto Brown. Also joining will be Jordan Taylor, Ryan Evans, Trevon Hughes and recent grad Charles Thomas. You can see the full roster here.
The regionals will take place July 19-21 in Columbus with the winner of this regional meeting seven other winners in Chicago for championship week.
All games will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, so you should be able to find them either streaming or on cable television.
Kohl Blooded vs. Mid-American Unity will tip at 1pm ET on Friday, July 19.
The winner will take on the winner of Red Scare (Dayton alumni) and The Region (players from Northwest Indiana) in the regional semi-final the next day.
Badgers play final card in attempt to land 2020 G Johnny Davis
A week after losing out on Joey and Sam Hauser, the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program needs some positive momentum on the player acquisition front.
With three scholarships available in the 2020 class and two top in-state players in their sites, the Badgers coaching staff has been about as patient as possible.
On Wednesday, Badger247 reports that UW has offered Jordan Davis, the twin brother of top target Johnny Davis. It’s not a walk-on or grayshirt, but a full scholarship offer.
After two years of waiting for that offer to come, it finally did.
Jordan is an unranked player in basketball at this time, but I expect that to change once the scouting services catch wind of this offer. Johnny Davis is the No. 131 ranked player in the country, a 4-star rated prospect and the No. 3 ranked player in the state of Wisconsin in the 2020 class.
With the brothers set to make a weekend visit for team camp in two weeks, this is a move that undoubtably puts the pressure squarely on Johnny Davis at this point.
Simply put, the Badgers need to know if Davis is going to commit or if they need to move on.
Offering Jordan a full ride is about the only thing left in the Badgers quiver at this point. If getting the dream of playing basketball together at the same school and in-state no less doesn’t tip the scales, at least the Badgers know they can move on.
Is it a desperate move? In some ways one could see it as such. Clearly the Badgers want Johnny in a major way and they see offering Jordan as a critical move that could separate themselves from the competition.
However, this also isn’t a coaching staff willing to just throw away a scholarship in an effort to get a coveted player to play for them. That’s simply not Greg Gard’s style.
Jordan is also a player they see as a contributor, or he wasn’t getting an offer. Plain and simple.
There’s no doubt that this move ups the pressure, like I mentioned before. But, that’s not a bad thing, as UW needs to know where they stand heading in to July’s evaluation period.
If the Davis brothers can’t commit or at least internally give the coaching staff the information that will make them feel comfortable, they need to start getting offers out to other big time players whom they’ve been waiting to offer.
Consider UW is an underdog to land in-state five-star prospect Jalen Johnson, and you have to consider this move a smart one for the long term prospects of the 2020 class.
Will the Davis twins jump at the offer to play together at Wisconsin?
Some in the recruiting world believe this was the situation that was holding Wisconsin back all along. So, don’t be surprised to see this affect the recruitment of both players in a big way.
As for Jordan, his game has also caught the attention of Iowa and Minnesota and he did have scholarship offers from both Green Bay and Milwaukee prior to this one.
What may have really held the Badgers coaching staff and others back was the fact that Jordan is also a good player on the football side and wasn’t sure which sport he wanted to pick.
It seems like UW has gotten the clue that Jordan may be more receptive to a basketball future and pulled the trigger on the offer.
We’ll see how much longer the two stay uncommitted, but don’t be surprised to see something happen following July’s AAU season.
Letting that play out and getting all the offers out there on the table is just a smart move for the twins. From there, it’s up to them and clearly the Badgers have left no stone unturned in this situation.
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AG30-34 9 of 17
Start time 10:30:02
Date 06 July 2018
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Speed 26.42 km/h
Pace 2:16 min/km
Run 32:01 9.3 km
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Bike 56:36 33.8 km
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Run 2,2 KM 2.2 km 7:17 49 49 6 3:18 min/km 7:17 49 49 6 7:17 49 49 6 10:37:19
Run 4,75 KM - Lap 1 2.55 km 8:29 41 41 6 3:19 min/km 15:46 43 43 6 15:46 43 43 6 10:45:48
Run 7,1 KM 2.35 km 8:08 45 45 6 3:27 min/km 23:54 43 43 6 23:54 43 43 6 10:53:56
Run 9,42 KM 2.2 km 8:07 44 44 6 3:41 min/km 32:01 45 45 6 32:01 45 45 6 11:02:03
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Bike 33,8 KM 9.1 km 15:01 36 36 7 36.36 km/h 56:36 76 76 10 1:30:21 50 50 9 12:00:23
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One person's food, is another's future
Published: Thursday, 02 October 2014 13:53
Yoga Raja has a talent for “food carving” that is finding appreciative audiences at Sydney weddings and functions.
Yoga, 32, is an artist and food – watermelons, carrots and white radish – is his medium. From a watermelon he can carve a life-like human portrait, and from carrots and radish he sculpts bouquets of flowers that people approach to smell as if real.
Flowers crafted by Yoga Raja.
And doves crafted from watermelon.
“I like very much,” Yoga said, “I practice three or four days a week. I like doing faces, flowers, anything I look at I can do.”
Yoga came to Australia to seek asylum from Sri Lanka, via India. It was while studying for a bachelor degree in hotel management that Yoga first learnt his skill. He also learnt to cook and was a professional chef before coming to Sydney. In Australia, he carves decorative sculptures for weddings and functions he grows in demand as word spreads of his skills.
Yoga, however, lives in the Toongabbie community on a bridging visa and this visa status does not allow him to work for money. So he volunteers his art to those who ask him.
“People very much like (my food sculptures) and offer money sometimes, but I cannot (take),” Yoga said. “I would very much like to do this for my future one day.”
Yoga has also volunteered his kitchen skills to cook for Settlement Services International’s (SSI) Community Kitchen. The fortnightly Community Kitchen events are a gathering of people who are mostly on bridging visas and who are supported by SSI. Skilled cooks, such as Yoga, prepare food for groups of anywhere between 80 to 200 or more people.
Yoga said he enjoyed volunteering at Community Kitchen, because it helped the com
munity and he could practice his English.
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Oliver Jarvis takes pole for Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen in record time
Oliver Jarvis put the No. 77 car on the pole for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen with a record qualifying time.
Oliver Jarvis takes pole for Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen in record time Oliver Jarvis put the No. 77 car on the pole for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen with a record qualifying time. Check out this story on stargazette.com: https://www.stargazette.com/story/sports/motor/2019/06/29/oliver-jarvis-earns-pole-six-hours-of-glen-record-time/1602384001/
Andrew Legare, Elmira Star-Gazette Published 3:56 p.m. ET June 29, 2019 | Updated 9:28 a.m. ET July 1, 2019
Highlights of Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen qualifying, which featured a record time by Oliver Jarvis (No. 77) on June 29, 2019 at WGI. Andrew Legare, alegare@stargazette.com | @SGAndrewLegare
Blistering temperatures during last year's Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen have given way to blistering speeds.
Oliver Jarvis delivered a record qualifying lap Saturday for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship event to put the No. 77 Mazda Team Joest Daytona Prototype International (DPi) team on the pole for Sunday's sports-car showcase at Watkins Glen International.
Jarvis, a native of England, posted a top lap of 1 minute, 29.639 seconds (136.547 mph) on the 3.4-mile road course to break the year-old race qualifying record by more than 2.5 seconds. Dane Cameron, who is partnered with Juan Pablo Montoya for the race, qualified second in 1:29.862 in the No. 6 Acura Team Penske.
"What a fantastic track this is," Jarvis said. "It goes back to the go-kart days. It’s so much grip. It’s such a pleasure for every driver to drive here. Definitely one of my favorites. It’s one of the great things about coming to IMSA. There’s so many amazing tracks.
"An amazing qualifying session for us. We’ve got a big six hours ahead of us. Some incredible competition, but we’re definitely up for the fight."
Oliver Jarvis drives the No. 77 Mazda Team Joest Daytona Prototype International to the pole for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen on June 29, 2019 at Watkins Glen International. (Photo: Andrew Legare/Elmira Star-Gazette)
The Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for a 9:45 a.m. start Sunday, with the event finishing at about 3:45 p.m. There are 37 teams competing, with 11 in the DPi class, two in Le Mans Prototype 2, eight in GT Le Mans and 16 in GT Daytona.
While temperatures were in the upper 80s during Friday's practice, it was cooler Saturday for qualifying and the race-day forecast is calling for highs in the low 70s. Last year's Six Hours of The Glen was run in temperatures close to 100 degrees.
Times were fast across the board for the two Prototype classes during the 15-minute session, which followed qualifying sessions for GT Le Mans and GT Daytona classes. The top nine qualifiers eclipsed last year's record of 1:32.350 set by Colin Braun.
Ricky Taylor, who is teamed with former IndyCar Series star Helio Castroneves in the No. 7 Acura Team Penske, qualified third with a lap of 1:29.983. Harry Tincknell, in the No. 55 Mazada Team Joest with Jonathan Bomarioto and Olivier Pla, qualified fourth in 1:30.758.
Oliver Jarvis climbs out of the No. 77 Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi after earning the pole position for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen on June 29, 2019 at Watkins Glen International. (Photo: Michael L. Levitt/LAT Images)
Jarvis, 35, picked up his third pole in seven WeatherTech SportsCar Championship events this season. The first two also broke track records, with his effort at the Rolex 24 at Daytona in January breaking a 26-year-old mark and his pole last month at the Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio topping last year's record.
"I struggled a little bit all weekend with the car balance," Jarvis said of this pole. "The team did an amazing job overnight and this morning and the car was just fantastic in qualifying. Just had so much confidence. I think the lower temperatures helped. Just had so much confidence to push and attack. It was a real pleasure to drive.
"From this year to last year, huge difference was tires. Not sure how much quicker we are. Probably seven seconds. That just adds to the enjoyment for the driver."
The No. 77 Mazda Team Joest DPi of Oliver Jarvis, Tristan Nunez and Timo Bernhard during practice June 28, 2019 at Watkins Glen International. (Photo: Jake Galstad/LAT Images)
Despite qualifying success, Jarvis and co-drivers Tristan Nunez and Timo Bernhard are still searching for Mazda's first WeatherTech Championship DPi victory.
“I hope we can do it tomorrow," Jarvis said. "We have two very strong race cars. Qualifying is one thing, but we’ve also got a really strong race car. I’d like to say after this weekend, we don’t have to talk about it.”
Also on Saturday, Gabriel Aubry was fastest among the two Le Mans Prototype 2 qualifiers and eighth overall with a time of 1:31.735.
'The lap wasn’t perfect, but the track is so amazing," Aubry said. "It’s a great feeling. It’s my first time in Watkins Glen. ... It’s just a lot of fun to drive. The track has a lot of grip. The tires were really good."
Antonio Garcia topped the GT Le Mans drivers with a lap of 1:40.799. Mario Farnbacher led the GT Daytona field in 1:44.978.
Simon Trummer was 10th-fastest overall in 1:32.409. He is joined in the No. 77 Mazda Team Joest DPi by Stephen Simpson and Chris Miller, who both teamed last year with Misha Goikhberg to win at Watkins Glen. Simpson's aggressive pass with about 35 minutes left in the race was the deciding move.
Oliver Jarvis qualified on the pole for the Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen on June 29, 2019 at Watkins Glen International. (Photo: Michael L. Levitt/LAT Photos)
Jarvis said it will be a challenge for the team to hold off a tough field early.
"It’s always nice starting from pole because you can dictate somewhat the start," he said. "But I think here, with such a long straight and uphill, it’s going to be difficult to maintain the lead going into the Bus Stop. The great thing about being at the front at least is you hopefully can stay out of trouble.
"Hopefully we can maintain (the lead) through the Bus Stop. If we can maintain it there I’m pretty confident we can have a good first stint. That’s going to be key for our race. But saying that, I think we’ve got a great race car. I think the team have got a really good handle on the strategy now. It doesn’t matter if we lose one or two places, we’ve got the ability to fight back."
The race will air live in its entirety on the NBC Sports app and NBCSports.com. It will be shown from 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday on NBC Sports Network.
Race Lineup
Provisional lineup for Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen, with position, class, car number, drivers, team, car class and qualifying time. Qualifying drivers in italics.
1 DPi 77 O. Jarvis / T. Nunez / T. Bernhard Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi 1:29.639
2 DPi 6 J. Montoya / D. Cameron Acura Team Penske Acura DPi 1:29.862
3 DPi 7 R. Taylor / H. Castroneves Acura Team Penske Acura DPi 1:29.928
4 DPi 55 J. Bomarito / H. Tincknell / O. Pla Mazda Team Joest Mazda DPi 1:29.983
5 DPi 10 R. Van Der Zande / J. Taylor Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R. Cadillac DPi 1:30.758
6 DPi 5 J. Barbosa / M. Conway / F. Albuquerque Mustang Sampling Racing Cadillac DPi 1:31.170
7 DPi 31 F. Nasr / E. Curran / P. Derani Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi 1:31.177
8 DPi 85 M. Goikhberg / T. Vautier / J. Piedrahita JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi 1:32.316
9 DPi 84 S. Trummer / S. Simpson / C. Miller JDC-Miller MotorSports Cadillac DPi 1:32.409
10 DPi 50 W. Owen / R. Binder Juncos Racing Cadillac DPi 1:33.134
11 DPi 54 J. Bennett / C. Braun / R. Dumas CORE autosport Nissan DPi 1:33.466
12 LMP2 52 M. McMurry / G. Aubry / E. Lux PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports ORECA LMP2 1:31.735
13 LMP2 38 C. Cassels / A. Evans / K. Masson Performance Tech Motorsports ORECA LMP2 1:32.459
14 GTLM 3 J. Magnussen / A. Garcia Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 1:40.799
15 GTLM 67 R. Briscoe / R. Westbrook Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT 1:41.116
16 GTLM 4 O. Gavin / T. Milner Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C7.R 1:41.291
17 GTLM 24 J. Krohn / J. Edwards BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE 1:41.301
18 GTLM 66 J. Hand / D. Mueller Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT 1:41.304
19 GTLM 25 T. Blomqvist / C. De Phillippi BMW Team RLL BMW M8 GTE 1:41.414
20 GTLM 912 E. Bamber / L. Vanthoor Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR 1:42.206
21 GTLM 911 P. Pilet / N. Tandy Porsche GT Team Porsche 911 RSR 1:41.545
22 GTD 86 M. Farnbacher / T. Hindman / J. Marks Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian Acura NSX GT3 1:44.978
23 GTD 57 K. Legge / C. Nielsen / B. Figueiredo Heinricher Racing w/Meyer Shank Racing Acura NSX GT3 1:45.295
24 GTD 96 B. Auberlen / R. Foley / D. Machavern Turner Motorsport BMW M6 GT3 1:45.506
25 GTD 63 C. MacNeil / T. Vilander / J. Westphal Scuderia Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 1:45.595
26 GTD 29 D. Morad / C. Mies / R. Feller Montaplast by Land Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3 1:45.597
27 GTD 9 S. Hargrove / Z. Robichon / L. Kern Pfaff Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:45.842
28 GTD 33 B. Keating / J. Bleekemolen / F. Fraga Riley Motorsports - Team AMG Mercedes-AMG GT3 1:45.961
29 GTD 14 R. Heistand / J. Hawksworth / P. Frommenwiler AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3 1:46.066
30 GTD 540 M. Miller / M. Seefried / D. Werner Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:46.100
31 GTD 47 B. Gdovic / J. Eidson / D. Yount Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) Lamborghini Huracan GT3 1:46.388
32 GTD 48 B. Sellers / R. Hardwick / C. Lewis Paul Miller Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 1:46.620
33 GTD 44 J. Potter / A. Lally / S. Pumpelly Magnus Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 1:47.041
34 GTD 8 P. Chase / R. Dalziel / M. Skeen Starworks Motorsport Audi R8 LMS GT3 1:48.041
35 GTD 73 P. Lindsey / P. Long / N. Boulle Park Place Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R 1:48.923
36 GTD 19 A. Davis / A. Riberas / W. Hardeman Moorespeed Audi R8 LMS GT3
37 GTD 12 F. Montecalvo / T. Bell / A. Telitz AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3
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by SecretSam » Fri May 25, 2018 9:02 am
I was reading about the Rory Gallagher reliced Strat yesterday (yes, it was a slow day).
I found a forum post by a bloke who had played the original instrument, and said its action was very high - much higher than the reliced copy. I have seen a couple of upmarket instruments over the years with high action. I assume this is because better players want to play harder, and have the technique to trade off more effort against less fret noise. Anyone have alternative views ? Or do you 'File the frets, lower the action and take out the buzz on the low E' (is that Wayne's World or Bill & Ted ? I forget).
P.S. According to the late, great Ronnie Scott, in Scunthorpe the action is at a canal where they go fishing illegally.
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Re: Where the action is
by Wonks » Fri May 25, 2018 9:35 am
Wayne's World. Tia Carrere's character, Cassandra, says it.
Don't forget that Rory played a lot of slide guitar on it, so he'd have the action set up higher for that, and probably got used to the resulting action as a result.
Beyond a certain point, a high action becomes obstructive and gives no extra benefit in clean tone (and Rory never had a very clean sound that required it), but adds all sort of intonation issues and the increased risk of string breakage.
by Sam Spoons » Fri May 25, 2018 9:42 am
SRV was famed for playing a Strat with 13's and a high action. Big action/strings allows you to dig in harder and makes for a fatter tone. If you use loads of distortion/fx it doesn't matter much but if you play clean or just on the edge it makes a big difference.
But, a players distinctive 'sound' comes as much from their phrasing and note choices as anything else so I'd say set it up to suit you and how you play unless you are in a tribute band and obsessive about authenticity.
Sam Spoons wrote: SRV was famed for playing a Strat with 13's and a high action.
He didn't start playing with the 13's, only later on. More often he used 11's or 12's, and with 13's he was always downtuned.
I don't subscribe to the 'thick strings always equals a big tone school' of thought. I've tried thicker strings on electrics (>10s) and for me it just makes the sound duller. It really depends on the player. There are loads of classic tones recorded on lightly strung guitars.
For acoustics, I feel it's about finding the right gauge that best suits the guitar.
by Sam Spoons » Fri May 25, 2018 12:25 pm
Yup Wonky, agreed. It is a generalisation to say thick strings and picks make for better tone but, like many generalisations, it is based on an element of truth (and physics) and can be a useful starting point if your tone is not what you think it should be.
by Wonks » Fri May 25, 2018 12:40 pm
Indeed. What is a better 'tone' is always going to depend on the listener. One person's perfect tone may be another persons 'muddy' or 'harsh'.
And if you want a brighter tone then it's undoubtedly worth trying lighter strings and a thinner pick (but please not sub about 1.4mm, those .5mm nylon monstrosities do more to destroy your tone than anything else I can think of..... )
by Wonks » Fri May 25, 2018 1:16 pm
It still all depends on a) the material used and b) how you use them.
by Sam Spoons » Fri May 25, 2018 4:23 pm
We may have to differ on this one but I defy anybody to make an acoustic sound good with a 0.5mm nylon pick
Not nylon, which is why I said that the material matters. I either use the thin red sharksfins or more often now, thin tortoiseshell Jim Dunlops, which are far harder than the nylon pick of the same thickness. I bought a whole range of JD's thin and medium picks, and settled on the thin tortoiseshell ones as my favourites . I hold them near the tips, which makes them a lot more rigid. And I like the sound I get from my acoustics using them. Heavier picks with me on an acoustic take all the life out of the sound.
Horses for courses.
by CS70 » Fri May 25, 2018 6:20 pm
SecretSam wrote: I assume this is because better players want to play harder, and have the technique to trade off more effort against less fret noise. Anyone have alternative views ? Or do you 'File the frets, lower the action and take out the buzz on the low E' (is that Wayne's World or Bill & Ted ? I forget).
Never understood where this kind of nonsense comes from. There's a gazillion and a half great guitarists who play thin strings and sound magnificent.
I guess it's because it seems harder?
Thing is, a good guitarist makes life as easy as possible for himself. He's there to make music, not to show off to others. So he will play the simplest thing that gets him the sound and feel he wants. Very rarely, it can be high action .13 on a strat, but most often it's not.
And 99% of the "sound" of a guitarist is not a sound at all, it's the phrasing, the choice of notes, the syncopation, the articulation, the accents, the control of attack and decay etc. Give Rory Gallagher Billy Gibbons and he'll sound like Rory Gallagher. Give Billy Gibbons Rory's guitar and he'll sound like Billy Gibbons - plus some swearing.
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We are indeed all different Wonky and that's a good thing. I find I get plenty of life and brightness from 1.4mm Wegen Bluegrass picks though I usually use my 3.5mm Gypsy Jazz picks. I don't use excessively heavy strings on acoustics, depending on the guitar, 13s on a drop tuned D45 clone, 12s on my 24 5/8" scale GA sized custom and 12s on my 24" scale Emerald X7. The Selmer style is unusual in having a 26 1/2" scale and was designed for 10 gauge Argentines which are a steel with silver-plated copper windings and sound unique but generate that distinctive Gypsy Jazz sound when played hard with a super fat pick. Generally I use 10s on all my electrics but am going to try 11s on the Les Paul next re-string.
CS, IME if you play electric with fx and distortion the less full 'natural' tone of light strings doesn't really matter so much. The cleaner you play, the extreme case being acoustic guitar, the more difference it makes. FWIW I find super light strings considerably harder to play than my chosen gauges.
As you say there are many great guitarists who use light strings and thin picks, horses for courses indeed.....
by Wonks » Sat May 26, 2018 12:33 am
It's certainly worth people experimenting with different picks, It may or may not make a difference in a positive way. It's certainly worth experimenting, like experimenting with string gauges is. Don't assume that the string gauge or pick thickness/material that you currently use is the best for you. Try not to have preconceived ideas about what is 'best'. It's what best for you that counts.
So try thicker and thinner strings. Try thicker and thinner picks of different materials. They all make a difference to the tone you get, and it's often a lot cheaper than changing pickups.
by CS70 » Sat May 26, 2018 2:23 pm
Sam Spoons wrote:
Just my $.10. When I started playing an acoustic guitar (too long ago ) I knew nothing.. it had had .010 and used them for years. Then I got a better guitar which came with .12 and started using these as my normal acoustic size - I like it better the way the basses bounce and the resistance of the high strings when you're playing arpeggios and fingerpicking. Now at least one of the acoustic has 0.13.
It's probably me, but when I play all these gauges it doesn't really sound that different. The pick I'm using and of course the shape and make of guitar makes way more difference - I can't play with a thin pick, and I can't make the Jumbo sound like the 000 no matter the string gauge.. with different string gauges I simply adapt and dig more or change the attack or whatever - I have no idea - but you wouldn't be able to hear much difference in a recording.
But the nonsense I was referring to the "better players use thick string" myth. Better players play better, no matter the string gauge or the nature of the guitar.
I'll always remember a supposedly "pro" player who was very upfront in declaring his ability. I have a song where I play rasgueados with a nylon string, and he was trying with the band. We all had electrics.. I said, "well, try this" and he was "what? You can't play a rasgueado on an electric".. upon which I proceeded to do just that.
Technicalities are just that. Playing the guitar is playing the guitar and get out of it the feel you want, no matter what you have under your hands.
by Sam Spoons » Sat May 26, 2018 3:17 pm
CS70 wrote: But the nonsense I was referring to the "better players use thick string" myth. Better players play better, no matter the string gauge or the nature of the guitar.
You are right, better players use what suits them, but I'd venture that very few 'better' acoustic players use 8's on their D45.
TBF the earlier comment about acoustics suiting a certain, not necessarily heavier, gauge better than others is true, my Eastwood doesn't like 13s, they choke the top and it sounds dead, but I changed to 12s (from 11s) a while ago and it has adapted and loosened up nicely.
8's will almost certainly sound cr@p on pretty much any acoustic (IMHO of course....)
CS70 wrote: And 99% of the "sound" of a guitarist is not a sound at all, it's the phrasing, the choice of notes, the syncopation, the articulation, the accents, the control of attack and decay etc.
Yup, definitely, play Santana tunes on a Strat with the correct feel and you'll sound more like him than if you play them a PRS without the correct phrasing.
Haha for my piece of mind I chose to believe nobody would ever put 0.8 on an acoustic
8s and a .5mm pick, the easiest way to make a £6k acoustic sound like a £6 charity shop special
by Alba » Sat May 26, 2018 10:00 pm
Might be the sound one is seeking?
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by Sam Spoons » Sun May 27, 2018 12:21 am
I can't imagine why unless one want's a cr@p sounding £6 acoustic sound, and the cheapest way to achieve that is to buy a £6 acoustic.......
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Klitschko easily decisions Ibragimov
Wladimir Klitschko easily defended his belt(s) and added Ibragimov's to his collection Saturday, winning the vast majority of rounds and outscoring his opponent 119-110, 117-111, 118-110 on the official cards.
Most observers, including the crowd at Madison Square Garden, found the fight to be rather dull, as Klitschko used his reach advantage to paw away Ibragimov's attempts to close and attack. Ibragimov tried several tactics, including punching from the clinch, attempting wild looping shots, and slightly low blows, and at one point wrestled the larger Klitschko to the canvas as the two became entangled. Still, he had little success in hitting Klitschko, let alone hurting him.
He did, however, take some damage from Klitschko's relentless jab, though there wasn't enough action in the fight to put him in danger of a KO or even a TKO. The closest moment was in the 9th round when Klitschko pummelled Ibragimov with four straight shots, causing him to crouch by the ropes and almost get knocked through them a lá Sergei Lyakhovich against Shannon Briggs. But Ibragimov didn't touch the canvas and no knockdown occurred. Afterward, he seemed mostly unfazed by the barrage, which was probably the hardest of the night. Ibragimov also fell in the previous (8th) round, but it was ruled a push and again was in no danger.
Klitschko's corner urged him to attempt the knockout in the last round, though this would seem to be a departure from his game plan, and would provide Ibragimov the only possibility of a miracle KO himself. Still, Wlad upped his workrate slightly in the 12th, but Ibragimov was nowhere close to being set up for the knockout. He was, however, too tired by this time to launch any spirited effort of his own, and the fight ended like it had commenced the entire night, with Klitscko in control and in no danger.
Ask about the unification effort after the fight, Klitschko said he was just focused on winning fights, and even said that his brother Vitali had dibbs on the Maskaev-Peter winner, raising the possibility of the two brothers ruling the heavyweight class without full unification.
The fight ended just as I'd expected, a unanimous Klitschko victory. But there was a lot less action than I thought, and both fighters left the ring in quite a bit better shape than I'd figured, with Klitschko almost untouched and Ibragimov bumped around a bit but neither exhausted nor cut badly. Wladimir's complete concentration on defense didn't allow Ibragimov any of the interior success I'd imagined, nor with it the counter-punishment that he would take as a result. In short, the fight was tactical, and Klitschko controlled the action to such a degree that little happened.
Ibragimov took his first loss, dropping to 22-1-1, while Klitschko got his 50th victory to go with only three losses.
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Fight preview: Ibragimov could hurt Klitschko
Saturday will witness the second prominent heavyweight fight in just eight days—and the first heavyweight title unification bout in eight years—as IBF champion Wladimir Klitschko (49-3-0, 44 KOs) faces WBO belt-holder Sultan Ibragimov (22-0-1, 17 KOs) at Madison Square Garden at 9:30pm eastern time. Klitchko is ranked #1 in the SportsRatings Heavyweight ratings while Ibragimov is ranked #7. The fight is being televised on HBO.
The fight is the first step toward a long overdue unification of the heavyweight division. In addition to the IBF belt, Klitschko holds the lesser-known IBO title, while Ibragimov's WBO belt doesn't carry the prestige of the Big Three organizations. So while three belt groups will be consolidated in one fight, the main three organizations will still have different champions. But you have to start somewhere, right?
Ibragimov is a heavy underdog in the bout. Despite being undefeated, he has a distinct size and reach disadvantage against Klitschko, as most do. Though he has defeated big fighters such as Shannon Briggs, none could match the skill and experience of Klitschko. In those categories, Evander Holyfield certainly qualifies as skilled and experienced, but at 31 Klitschko is in his prime unlike the 45 year old Holyfield.
Sultan Ibragimov career overview
Ibragimov, like many Russian boxers, had an impressive amateur career. He won the 2000 Olympic silver medal, losing to Cuban great Felix Savon. He turned pro in 2002 at age 27 and within 2 1/2 years was 13-0-0, beating up on a series of lesser fighters. Ten of these fights were KOs or TKOs.
After knocking out three mediocre but experienced fighters (James Walton, Al Cole, and Zuri Lawrence) in the next six months, Ibragimov debuted in the SportsRatings Top 100 at #83 in April of 2005. Another KO over Andy Sample and a cut win over Friday Ahunanya (which he was leading) made him 18-0-0 and put him just outside the top 50. He then faced #45 Lance Whitaker, and in what would be Whitaker's last fight. Ibragimov scored three knockdowns on the way to a 7th round TKO, bumping him up to #29.
But following his first win over a respected fighter Ibragimov suffered the only blemish on his pro record. In July of 2006, he fought to a draw with 25th-ranked Ray Austin. Austin went down in the 4th round, while Ibragimov, who tired late in the match, fell in the 10th. On the final cards, one judge had Ibragimov ahead by 4, another had Austin by 2, the third even. That fight was supposed to be a qualifier to face Klitschko. Ultimately Austin was selected...and knocked out by Wlad in the second round.
Since the Austin fight, Ibragimov has come in weighing about 10 pounds less (indeed, he weighed in at 218 for Saturday's fight). Whether he felt he wasn't in the best of shape for Austin, the lower weight helped him win three fights in 2007: A first round KO of Javier Mora; a unanimous decision over Shannon Briggs for the WBO belt; and a successful defense against Evander Holyfied last October.
The Briggs fight showed that he could beat a much bigger opponent. Briggs, rated #9 after his last-second win over Sergei Lyakhovich, came in a 273 pounds. Ibragimov moved well and hit Briggs with fast shots while avoiding the big punches. Not that Briggs threw many punches at all; he cited asthma for his poor performance and retired soon after the fight. Ibragimov jumped into the top ten with the win.
Against Holyfield just four months ago, Ibragimov didn't let his second opportunity for a Klitschko fight to pass by. Originally scheduled to battle Ruslan Chagaev in a belt unification, Holyfield jumped in when Chagaev withdrew for unclear health reasons. Though nearly 45, Holyfield was still ranked #32 after winning four minor fights in a row, and he put forth an admirable effort. Ibragimov was too fast and too young for the former champ, however, and the decision was unanimous. Sultan Ibragimov moved up to #8 in the SportsRatings rankings, and has since slid past Wladimir's retired brother Vitali into the #7 position.
Fight analysis and predictions
Wladimir Klitschko is close to reaching a level where most observers consider him invincible. Not that he is unbeatable, but there aren't many challengers that people consider worthy. His improvement over the years, coupled with the heavyweight division's weakness, has elevated him head and shoulders above the rest, even though he's not considered the official champ by Ring Magazine and others. But a win by Klitschko in a given fight is now assumed. And that's where it gets dangerous for him.
Upsets happen when least expected; that's the definition of an upset. While I'm not picking one in this fight, I think Ibragimov will do better than most people expect. The odds have ranged anywhere from 6:1 to 3:1. I believe Sultan is a tough fighter who will do his best to go the distance, meaning he will only be stopped by a TKO. Over the course of the fight he will have his moments, too, that will hurt Wlad Klitschko.
Ibragimov is smaller, but he is quick and has fast hands. He'll use this to get inside and get quick body shots and back out, farther enough away to avoid Klitschko's reach. Inside, and far outside; both ranges avoid Klitschko's main advantage. Shots to the ribs and body will bend the champion forward to protect himself, so he isn't as tall in his fighting stance.
But ultimately this will come at a cost. Ibragimov will not be able to avoid Klitschko's counters all the time; he will be hurt, too, and worse than the champion. In order to attempt to win the fight, he will have to take risks, and with the reward will come punishment. I foresee Ibragimov taking a lot of damage, getting cut, and possibly having the fight stopped. But short of a stoppage, I think Sultan Ibragimov will fight all 12 rounds and gain a lot of respect from this bout.
Klitschko looked a bit gaunt during the weigh-in, as if he had overtrained. He was very defined, but a bit thin, and at his lowest weight for some time. This will mean he isn't at his best; his reaction time may be slower, and may have energy problems from the start, allowing Ibragimov some success at his plan. But he will also be focused, and in good overall shape, perhaps not tiring noticeably after the first few rounds, and he shouldn't be in serious trouble during the fight. Simply put, it will not be the best of days for Wladimir Klitschko, but he doesn't have to be at his absolute best to win a unanimous decision over Sultan Ibragimov.
He will very likely win, and the scorecards will make it appear like an 'easy' win, but it won't be easy by any means. But he will retain his title (for those who consider him a title holder) and gain Ibragimov's belt.
Should Ibragimov prevail, due to whatever relapse Klitschko may have into his worst moments, he would take over the #1 ranking in the SportsRatings heavyweight top 100, but just barely; right behind him would be Ruslan Chagaev. From there, the #1 ranking could change hands based on who wins the most and best fights from that time forward. The ideal, of course, would be a match between the two.
A win would move Klitschko higher on the All-Time list. Already at #27, he would place around #22 after defeating Ibragimov. I'll post about the All-Time list, its mechanisms, its strong points and its shortcomings, at another date.
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Valuev unanimous decision over Lyakhovich
Nicolay Valuev handily defeated Sergie Lyakhovich, winning a unanimous decision in a largely uneventful fight Saturday in Germany.
Valuev was methodical in jabbing constantly throughout the fight; Lyakhovich could not effectively get past the jab and after the first several rounds his counters slowed and he seemed resigned to the loss, just holding on to not get knocked out. Valuev, however, did not really go for the knockout, content to win a fight that he clearly led the entire way.
The final card showed every round scored for Valuev, with two at 120-108 and one 120-107. There were no knockdowns though Valuev picked up the pace in the final round when he was in no danger of losing. Lyakhovich took damage throughout the fight from Valuev's jabs but never looked ready to fall.
For Sergei Lyakhovich, there has to be concern about the state of his career after his second loss in a row and for looking so poor in his first fight in over a year. He was much criticized for coming in slightly overweight and appearing to be out of shape, and when combined with his lackluster performance, his drive must be called into question. He has shown himself capable of being a good fighter when he is in top shape and mentally tough, but he was neither today.
In the SportsRatings Heavyweight Boxing Top 100, Lyakhovich will fall from #20 to around #40; he will no doubt fall out of the top 15 of the few boxing organizations that list him.
Valuev answered some questions but not all. His style was only slightly more interesting than usual, though part of that was his opponent's fault. He was as workmanlike and "dull" as usual, but the pattern he established was working perfectly so there was no reason to change it up. He might have tried harder to go for the KO, but understandably didn't want to leave himself open to a surprise. He will regain his #3 ranking in the SportsRatings Heavyweight Boxing Top 100, and though this fight won't hurt him, it might not help him all that much in terms of appeal to boxing fans.
He will move up slightly or remain the same on all of the major rankings, but in terms of future bouts most of the top fighters are locked in right now anyway. His best bet is the promised rematch with Ruslan Chagaev. Their last fight was even enough that, with improvement, he might have a chance. It wasn't clear how much better he has gotten since then because he didn't have to show a lot in this fight. His jab looked strong, but his movement was probably no better than in the past.
With his size, Valuev is capable of beating all but a few fighters in the heavyweight ranks, but at the same time, any fighter with speed and skill and a determination to train hard and win could spell trouble for the giant.
Lyakhovich didn't show that determination, and his previous skill went missing as well.
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Valuev-Lyakhovich preview: The strange career of Sergei Lyakhovich
As the battle between #4 Nicolay Valuev and #20 Sergei Lyakhovich is about to commence, here is a review of the "White Wolf" Lyakhovich's odd career, where triumph in big fights was twice was followed by late-round knockout losses.
Lyakhovich turned pro at age 22 after a lengthy and successful amateur career which included a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships, participation in the 1996 Olympics for his native Belarus, and a knockout win over Audley Harrison. Wikipedia lists his overall amateur record as 145-15.
1999-2000 He was brought along slowly at first; in his first year as a pro he won five fights, all over nobodies, with four knockouts. He fought some recognized names in his second year, including Marshall Tillman and Everett "Bigfoot" Martin, as well as professional punching bag Bradley Rone. Though these fights left him 12-0 late in 2000, he was unranked in the SportsRatings heavyweight top 100, as he hadn't beaten any solid fighters yet.
2001 His next win, in December 2000 over Derrell Dixon, put him on the charts, albeit only at #95. He followed that up with a decision over Sedrick Fields, in a match where Fields had a full 2 points deducted for after-the-bell agressiveness; without this deduction, the fight may have been a draw. He had managed to dodge the bullets that would later hamper his career.
Instead, he rose to #70, then scored big in handing #23 Friday Ahunanya his first loss and taking the NABA heavyweight title in a unanimous 12 round decision. Lyakhovich replaced Ahunanya in the Top 25 at #23, and pushing his record to 16-0-0—which was Ayunanya's record, too, before the loss.
2002 But then the first bullet hit. On June 1st, 2002, Lyakhovich suffered a late-round knockout to Maurice Harris, who was just 18-12-2 at the time. The loss dropped him to #68, and he also lost his status as one of the most promising up-and-coming boxers; he would have to prove himself again.
2003-2004 Naturally the competition level fell. He KO'ed Joe Lenhart, which put him back in the top 50, but three more knockouts of even lesser fighters (Sione Asipeli, James Walton, and Ron Guerrero) and a decision over Onibe Maxime (who had lost 18 of his last 19) didn't move him up the rankings. The win streak was enough, however, to get him better fights, and he took advantage of it, beating #32 Dominick Guinn in December, 2004 and moving himself back into the top 25 at #20. The upset win made people pay attention again.
2005-2006 He didn't fight again for over a year, but eventually Lyakhovich got a shot at #5 Lamon Brewster's WBO title. On April 1st, 2006, he outpointed Brewster, who suffered a detached retina in the first round that left him blind in that eye for the rest of the fight. Still, Brewster managed to force Sergei to "take a knee" in the 7th round, which Lyakhovich said was intentional on his part to escape Brewster's best attack of the night. He recovered to win a punishing fight that left both men drained and bruised.
With the win, Lyakhovich achieved his highest rating in April of 2006, jumping to #6:
lm num Fighter rated record rating notes
1 1. LENNOX LEWIS (34- 2- 1) 54.90 inactive 34 months.
6 2. WLAD KLITSCHKO (31- 3- 0) 46.34 beat CHRIS BYRD
3 3. NICOLAY VALUEV (17- 0- 0) 40.12
4 4. VITALI KLITSCHKO (22- 2- 0) 35.22 inactive 16 months.
2 5. CHRIS BYRD (23- 3- 1) 32.32 lost to WLAD KLITSCHKO
22 6. SERGEI LYAKHOVICH (11- 1- 0) 30.07 beat #5 LAMON BREWSTER
7 7. JOHN RUIZ (18- 5- 1) 29.17
8 8. HASIM RAHMAN (17- 5- 2) 28.12
9 9. JAMES TONEY ( 4- 0- 1) 27.57
10 10. DANNY WILLIAMS (18- 4- 0) 26.85
His celebration, as well as his holding of a title, was again short-lived. He met challenger Shannon Briggs, then rated #36, who was on a 3-year, 11 fight win streak but hadn't proven himself since taking the Lineal crown from George Foreman in a controversial decision. The fight was close; Lyakhovich led after 11 rounds by 3, 3, and 1 on the judges' cards. Though he needed only hold on and avoid a catastrophic round to win—and almost any outcome would still be a draw—he couldn't have known this, and his corner believed he needed to win the round to insure victory.
For two minutes the tired fighters traded sluggish blows, but Briggs staggered Sergei with a minute left, and knocked him down with 30 seconds to go. Then, trying to survive to the bell, Lyakhovich crouched by the ropes and Briggs knocked him out of the ring and onto the scorer's table; the fight was stopped with 1 second remaining, giving the TKO victory to Briggs.
Here's that crazy final round:
The loss dropped Lyakhovich to #14, and with subsequent inactivity he has fallen to #20. A win over the highly-rated Valuev would jump him right back where he was before the Briggs loss, however, into the top ten. Given his propensity for late-round disasters, it will be interesting to see how he copes with the huge Valuev, who outweighs even Briggs by 50 pounds.
And if he can win, will success again lead to disappointment if he then faces yet better technical fighters, such as Ruslan Chagaev? It seems that Lyakhovich has reached about as high as most observers think he can go with his abilities. If he wants to prove them wrong, he'll need to both beat Valuev, and follow it up with more wins to show consistency against higher-level competition. If he can accomplish that, a *real* title fight (i.e. Klitschko) might be on the table at some point for Lyakhovich, who at 31 still has time to make it happen.
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Heavyweight Boxing Ratings update - Povetkin jumps to #3
Alexander Povetkin's win over previously undefeated Eddie Chambers propelled him to #3 in the latest SportsRating Heavyweight Boxing Ratings for fights through the month of January. Povetkin was ranked 6th in the previous month, and was 38th in September, 2007 before beating then-#3 Chris Byrd, followed by the January bout with Chambers, who was ranked #12 at the time.
Povetkin's meteoric rise fulfils the promise many felt he had in the heavyweight arena after a stellar amateur career. He is now set to take on either #1 Wlad Klitschko (the IBF beltholder) or #7 Sultan Ibragimov (WBO titleholder), who are scheduled to fight on the 23rd of this month.
Consolidating his #2 position is Ruslan Chagaev, who defeated previous #11 Matt Skelton on January 19th. His rating put him within striking distance of Klitschko's belt, but the champ would have to be inactive or lose to be overtaken, and with the Ibragimov and Povetkin fight coming up Chagaev will remain #2.
Nicolai Valuev is pushed to #4 by Povetkin's advance, but the ratings are very close and Valuev should take back #3 if he beats #20 Sergei Lyakovich on the 16th. Likewise Samuel Peter drops a spot to #5, but either he or #6 Oleg Maskeav can possibly jump a few spots if their fight on March 8th comes off.
The SportsRatings Heavyweight Boxing Top 25 (click here for Top 100)
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Rated Record
1 1 WLAD KLITSCHKO
2 2 RUSLAN CHAGAEV
W12 #11 MATT SKELTON
6 3 ALEX POVETKIN
W12 #12 EDDIE CHAMBERS
3 4 NICOLAY VALUEV
4 5 SAMUEL PETER
5 6 OLEG MASKAEV
inactive 13 months.
7 7 SULTAN IBRAGIMOV
8 8 DAVID TUA
10 9 VITALI KLITSCHKO
13 10 TONY THOMPSON
9 11 LENNOX LEWIS
14 12 VLADIMIR VIRCHIS
15 13 CHRIS BYRD
16 14 CHRIS ARREOLA
17 15 JUAN C GOMEZ
18 16 HASIM RAHMAN
19 17 JOHN RUIZ
20 18 JOE MESI
22 19 TYE FIELDS
21 20 SERGEI LYAKHOVICH
23 21 OLEG PLATOV
24 22 ALEX DIMITRENKO
25 23 CORRIE SANDERS
26 24 SHANNON BRIGGS
11 25 MATT SKELTON
L12 #2 RUSLAN CHAGAEV
Vitali Klitschko, idle for over three years, is still in the top ten but on the verge of falling out unless his comeback attempt is again revived. At this time no fight is formally scheduled. Former champ Lennox Lewis finally does fall out of the top ten, and within several months should fall out of the Top 100 altogether, which is fitting because at long last rumors are no longer floating about any comeback attempt.
In other Top 100 moves, Andrew Golota makes a big jump up to #34 after beating Mike Mollo; followed by Chazz Witherspoon, who is still undefeated.
November - December recap
Here's what happened in the Top 25 of the list since October, 2007:
Through November 2007
5 6 LENNOX LEWIS
10 9 DAVID TUA
9 10 VITALI KLITSCHKO
17 12 EDDIE CHAMBERS
W12 #27 CALVIN BROCK
W10 #216 ROBERT HAWKINS
W10 #226 ZURI LAWRENCE
W12 #96 TIMO HOFFMAN
Chambers' defeat of Calvin Brock put him near the top ten in November, ready for the showdown with Povetkin.
Through December 2007
10 10 VITALI KLITSCHKO
W1 #179 CHRIS KOVAL
NC4 #30 DANNY WILLIAMS
Very little action in December, as Lewis and V. Klitschko slide further down the rankings.
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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli Announce Their Wedding In Italy
The prominent Ae Dil Hai Mushkil lead actress Anushka Sharma and the captain of the Indian Cricketer Team Virat Kohli got married in a secret manner but in a Hindu tradition way. The duo secretly landed at the tranquil resort in Tuscany followed by the Mehendi celebration. Without involving the outside world, the wedding ceremony was followed on the very next day, i.e., Monday at Borgo Finocchieto resort in Buonconvento, a beautiful town in Siena province in Italy. The adorable couple after the marriage made it official by posting their endearing pictures on Twitter.
An official Twitter account of Anushka stated, “Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you. This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well-wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey.” The same was posted on the twitter account of Virat Kohli.
Sabyasachi dedicatedly worked on the designer wears for the bride and groom’s special day and made the couple look stunning. On the wedding day, Anushka wore a pale pink lehenga with the intricate crafting of gold and silver embroidery while Virat complimenting her in a vintage pattern and embroidered silk sherwani. Sabyasachi also designed exclusive lehenga for the Mehendi ceremony that made the bride look simple yet elegant in the bright blend of colors like orange, pink and teal.
The duo has planned two grant reception for their industry and cricket buddies from which one will be hosted at Delhi, the homeland of Virat on December 21. The second will be hosted in Mumbai for the rest of the friends on December 26. The couple has decided to stay in their Worli apartment in Mumbai while planning to celebrate their New Year and to play a series in South Africa, whereas after the New Year’s eve, Anushka will return to Mumbai and work on her professional commitments, which include a film with Katrina and Shah Rukh Khan.
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Younger men dating older women makes perfect sense
In praise of the the new creature stalking the urban jungle – the cougar. She's a woman in her forties or fifties, on the hunt for younger men.
Madonna, 51, with Jesus Luz, 23 Photo: REX
By Kathy Lette
There's a new creature stalking the urban jungle – the cougar. She's a woman in her forties or fifties, on the hunt for younger men. A spate of American sit coms and movies are about to prowl onto our screens, documenting the mating habits of this predatory species. The tube announcement, "Mind the Gap", is about to take on a whole new meaning.
But before becoming too judgmental, let's look at the biological facts. The male of the species hits his sexual prime in his late teens, a woman in her late forties. You don't have to be Einstein to do the maths. I mean, 19 goes into 50 a hell of a lot more than 50 goes into nineteen. A toy boy's vocabulary may be small, but who cares, when he ends every sentence with a proposition?
I once dated a boy ten years younger than me and only lab rabbits had more sex than us. We had phone sex – but in the booth. We did it while listening to music – but in the back row of the concert stadium. I was an FBI agent's dream – I had fingerprints all over me. And he enjoyed it too. Great sex is about inhibition. And once a woman has endured the indignity of the birthing ward, what could ever embarrass her again?
By contrast, younger women are so insecure. They worry about breast size, body shape, cellulite, weight – they order one crouton for lunch and then share it. (Where do size zero bimbos keep their internal organs? In their handbags?) An older woman, on the other hand, is so much more relaxed in her skin. Once a woman hits fifty, a liberating "now or never" mentality takes over. Forget breast implants and botox and get a dimmer switch – the greatest sex and beauty aid known to womankind.
The statistical evidence of older man running off with younger women has been static for about thirty years. But the statistical evidence of older women running off with younger men is on a sky-rocket trajectory.
If my convict ancestors could see me now...
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German men are 'world's worst lovers' with English men in second place
As Madonna, Sam Taylor-Wood, Mariah Carey, Demi Moore and cougar co have discovered, a younger man with an older woman makes sense. We are old enough to appreciate his ingénue charms. And he can enjoy us at our most ripe. Fine wine takes many years to mature. (Just think of yourself as "a Petrus '82", girls.) Younger men also find it refreshing to be with a woman who doesn't see alcohol as a major food group, consider hitchhiking a means of transport or wear a t-shirt proclaiming her philosophical beliefs. Younger men have realized that older women not only know our way around the wine list, but we also pay for dinner, have great lingerie and, most important of all, don't want any more progeny.
And what's in it for the older woman? Ok, a toy boy may not remember Michael Jackson before he was white, but undressed, he looks like Michelangelo's David, without the pigeon poop. In fact, your young Adonis is so perfect he looks under-dressed without a plinth.
While 50-year-old women are refusing to pass our amuse-by dates and give in to American tan medical hose and orthopedic foot wear, their ageing husbands are surrendering to beer bellies, boringness and bald spots. When a middle-aged girlfriend says she wants to get rid of her "unsightly fat", she's probably referring to her couch potato husband.
Male octogenarians like Berlusconi, Rupert Murdoch, Peter Stringfellow and Donald Trump trot around town with girls young enough to be their granddaughters and society doesn't bat an eye. Somewhere right now, Berlusconi's' next lover is being potty trained. But 51-year-old Madonna dating 23-year-old Jesus Luz has caused a scandal. Vindictive males are no doubt pondering over whether she should date him or adopt him. We hear so much about about mutton dressed as lamb. But what about mutton dressed as ram? It's surely time that women should be allowed to grow old disgracefully.
In truth, age doesn't matter – not unless you're a building or a Stilton or a grapevine. So, cougars, happy hunting. And just remember that age really is a case of mind over matter – if you don't mind, it don't matter.
Kathy Lette's latest best seller is 'To Love, Honour and Betray' is published by Black Swan
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SMU adds blue-chip Nebraska safety transfer Cam'ron Jones
By Shane Roper
Jones was a former four-star recruit in the class of 2018, and will solidify the Mustangs' safety position.
Shehan Jeyarajah
Nebraska defensive back Cam’ron Jones will transfer to SMU as part of the 2019 signing class. 247Sports was first on the report.
Jones redshirted in 2018 after suffering a shoulder injury, but would likely have to sit out the 2019 season per transfer rules. However, Jones will also likely appeal for immediate eligibility with the Mustangs. If his appeal to play immediately is denied, he could still petition to receive a medical redshirt for the 2018 season and have four years remaining with the Mustangs.
Regardless of when Jones is eligible to play, his addition is a major coup for Sonny Dykes and the Mustangs. Jones was rated a four-star prospect and the No. 289 player in the nation by the 247Sports composite in the class of 2018. He had nearly a dozen Power Five offers, including UCLA and Oklahoma.
Jones steps in at the perfect time. Safeties Patrick Nelson and Rodney Clemons will be the strength of the defense in 2019, but both are seniors. Clemons will also be working with a new backup after Cole Sterns’ graduation. Jones, a dominant force in the box, should step in right away and be a disruptive presence.
As a senior at Mansfield, Jones posted 80 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, four passes defended, three blocked field goals and an interception.
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Letters: ‘Justice Cannot Be Deaf’
Readers—including members of the National Court Reporters Association—react to the finding that court stenographers often misunderstand Black English.
Ron Roenicke / AP
Could Black English Mean a Prison Sentence?
A new study presented 27 Philadelphia court stenographers with recordings of Black English grammatical patterns; the stenographers, the study found, made transcription errors on average in two out of every five sentences, and could accurately paraphrase only one in three sentences.
The Black English gap, John McWhorter wrote in January, can affect people’s lives at crucial junctures: “Black people are overrepresented within the criminal-justice system, and race relations in America will never truly budge until ‘equality under the law’ is more than a quaint phrase. But equality is, of course, impossible if the black people grappling with courts and imprisonment are routinely misunderstood.”
First, we appreciate the principle implicit within both Mr. McWhorter’s and the study’s content: that court reporters are an indispensable part of the judicial process. We agree with the importance of interrupting when proceedings are not fully intelligible, as the resulting transcript imports verity to all who review it. Only a human being, charged with care of the record, is capable of instantly determining unintelligible speech and pausing the proceedings for clarification.
We support the goal of improvement within the legal system to protect the rights of those in the system. Court reporters are the last line of defense for the public against process abuse. Our absolute devotion to impartiality and accuracy is designed to ensure a reliable record for readers one day or 100 years later.
This study did not use live testimony, which court reporters use when they do their job. Audio recordings were played and they were asked to transcribe them and then asked to paraphrase the statements. In our job, court reporters do not interpret; we do not paraphrase. The very nature of our work demands that we not place our subjective judgment of what an utterance should be, or what may have been intended, over what is actually said.
In testimony that is difficult for a given listener to understand, there are options available to the court reporter and participants: (1) interrupting to gain clarity; (2) engagement of a qualified interpreter to ensure that meaning is conveyed accurately; and (3) consulting the court reporter’s real-time display of the transcript to resolve potential misunderstandings. (Only court reporters can provide such real-time displays.) We note that none of these vital options appeared to be available in the foundational study.
Protection of the measured and faithful administration of justice is the basis for court reporters’ very presence in the judicial process. Our system of jurisprudence demands that justice be blind, but justice cannot be deaf. We offer our support and expertise for opportunities that help ensure that words spoken on the record are accurately preserved.
Sue Terry
National Court Reporters Association President
Melissa Keating
NCRA Member and Pennsylvania Court Reporters Association President
This is something white people, especially those living in diverse areas, should make it a point to understand!
Lynne Miller
In every country, speaking nonstandard varieties of the country’s official language entails disadvantages. I am not very familiar with the situation in the U.S., but I have encountered this sort of issue in several European countries. The author, in typical American fashion, seeks to frame this matter as a question of racism. But this is a parochial standpoint that reflects a fashionable preoccupation with identity politics.
Carl Stoll
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
John McWhorter’s article only touches the edge of a bigger issue. At Timberwolf Litigation, we assist inmates with post-conviction issues. We have customers who are poor and white as well as poor and Hispanic who have problems with their court transcripts. Typically they also have trouble explaining their case to us and have misunderstood what their criminal and appeal lawyers tried to tell them. Usually this means they will spend time in prison.
Innocent or guilty, once people are targeted by law enforcement, they seem to stand little chance of prevailing if their ability to use the “language of the oppressor” is compromised by regional or ethnic dialect. Justice may be blind, but what she hears and understands is a whole different matter.
James Houk
Timberwolf Litigation and Research Services
John McWhorter replies:
The misinterpretations I refer to are the result of simple misunderstanding, as is Carl Stoll’s idea that I am accusing stenographers of racism. Frankly, those familiar with my writing would find the characterization of me as harboring a “fashionable preoccupation with identity politics” laughable at best. That such dialect-related misinterpretations happen as the result of dialect differences beyond the United States is very much what one would expect, and those misinterpretations ought be addressed as urgently as the ones that Black English can create here.
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Get your popcorn! Salinas Public Library adds new free streaming service for movies
The library system is working to meet needs in a digital era, where services like Netflix and Hulu require fees that residents may not be able to pay.
Get your popcorn! Salinas Public Library adds new free streaming service for movies The library system is working to meet needs in a digital era, where services like Netflix and Hulu require fees that residents may not be able to pay. Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: https://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/education/2019/02/14/salinas-public-library-adds-free-streaming-service-movies/2864544002/
Eduardo Cuevas, Salinas Californian Published 11:33 a.m. PT Feb. 14, 2019
John Steinbeck Library. (Photo: The Salinas Californian )
The Salinas Public Library is providing residents a free way to stream award-winning films and documentaries, all from home.
Since the start of February, the city's library system has partnered with Kanopy, a popular digital streaming service used by many libraries across the country.
Residents can now stream five movies a month using their library card. The library system is currently assessing how many patrons use the new service.
Mila Rianto, technical services manager, said the Salinas Public Library is working to meet residents' needs in a digital era, where streaming services like Netflix and Hulu require fees that many might not be able to pay.
“We definitely want people in the community to give it a try and let us know what we think of the services," Rianto said, "because we want to make sure whichever services we provide in the library are meeting their needs.”
Patrons went to Kanopy directly to bring on their local library, and the service then contacted Salinas staff, Rianto said.
Kanopy is a movie streaming service that Mead Public Library cardholders can now access. (Photo: Courtesy of Mead Public Library)
The local library system has had Hoopla, which similarly provides digital streaming albeit for more mainstream entertainment of television series,audiobooks and music.
But Kanopy gives residents the opportunity to watch award-winning films like "Lady Bird" and "Moonlight," as well as classic films like Charlie Chaplin's "The Great Dictator" and "Paper Moon." Prominent documentaries are also available to stream.
Library patrons can watch world cinema, too. Rianto said could be helpful for Spanish speakers with a wide array of Spanish films.
Free subscription to Kanopy requires the number on the back of a Salinas Public Library card. Visit salinaspubliclibrary.org for more information.
How is Kanopy complementing your Salinas Public Library membership? Reach the reporter Eduardo Cuevas at ecuevas@thecalifornian.com or (831) 269-9363. Follow him on Twitter @eduardomcuevas.
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(Courtesy Youngstown Resident Office of the DEA)
180 kilos of weed found in new Ford Fusions shipped from Mexico
Published: Jul 17, 2017, 12:28 pm • Updated: Jul 17, 2017, 12:28 pm
WARREN, Ohio — Authorities say more than 400 pounds (181 kilograms) of marijuana has been found in 15 new cars made in Mexico and shipped to Ohio and Pennsylvania to sell.
A drug task force in Ohio’s Portage County was called to a Ford dealership this week after a service department employee found a package of pressed marijuana in a spare tire compartment during a vehicle inspection.
Investigators then went to a rail yard near Warren and found more packages in the trunks of Ford Fusions pressed into the shape of a spare tire. Additional packages were found at other northeast Ohio dealerships and one in Pennsylvania.
A Drug Enforcement Administration agent tells The Vindicator that marijuana was found in April in new cars shipped from Mexico to Minnesota.
Topics: illegal marijuana operation, Mexico, Ohio, smuggling, true story
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Curriculum Higher Ed Bubble Politics
UMass-Boston asked us for $1,500 to turn over records on closure of Chinese-funded institute
Greg Piper - Associate Editor •March 12, 2019
And that’s just for potential redactions
The Chinese government-funded educational organizations known as Confucius Institutes have become a political hot potato across America.
Many colleges and universities have shuttered the institutes they hosted in the past couple years, and not just because of academic freedom issues cited by academic organizations.
Last summer President Trump signed legislation that bars federal funding to Chinese-language programs at colleges that host Confucius Institutes. It also requires colleges to make public their agreements with Confucius Institutes and any organization affiliated with the Chinese government.
With all this unwanted scrutiny toward institutes hosted by American public colleges, it would be useful for the public to know how college officials are discussing the institutes they have hosted or still host.
State public-records laws, in theory, should make this feasible for even independent journalists and small media organizations such as The College Fix.
But theory doesn’t always pan out.
The University of Kansas demanded more than $500 from a student journalist in order to produce records of top administrators discussing its Confucius Institute, which remains open. With publicity from us, public-records expert Frank LoMonte and Instapundit blogger Glenn Reynolds among others, Conner Mitchell managed to crowdfund the fees.
Mitchell’s initiative got us thinking that we should ask around, too. We’ve filed similar public-records requests at several schools that have shuttered or announced plans to close their Confucius Institutes.
Despite the obvious public interest in making these communications freely available, colleges that have responded to us have also demanded fees, though nowhere near the amount KU demanded from Mitchell.
61 hours of review time
The University of Massachusetts-Boston wants a whopping $1,500 to turn over records that are “potentially responsive” to our request for emails that include the words “Confucius” and “close.”
Matt Fenlon, public records administrator, told our student reporter Allegra Thatcher that the search turned up more than 1,800 records from just three officials, including Chancellor Katherine Newman.
The search was technically free – it took three hours of staff time, in line with the estimates that other universities gave us. The entire $1,500 demand is to “segregate” and redact those records:
Before producing the emails to you, we will have to carefully review each email to determine whether it is subject to any exemption under Chapter 66 of the General Laws that may include and, indeed, whether redactions may be required by law.
Fenlon cited the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act as well as employee personnel information, “the disclosure of which may constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy,” as the rationale for the university to comb through the emails.
It will take 61 hours, but at least the first hour is free. It’s another 5 cents per page if we want printed records, but that’s still cheaper than public access to federal court documents.
Fenlon wouldn’t budge when we informed him what an outlier UMass-Boston was compared to other universities and noted the obvious public interest in this material’s publication.
The university had hosted a Confucius Institute much longer than some schools – 12 years when it “formally disbanded” the institute in January – but our request only went back 18 months.
Chancellor Newman didn’t give a specific reason for the university’s decision at the time. She said the institute’s contract with the university expired in 2018 and “we have decided that a new model, a different arrangement, would better meet the academic needs of our university.”
It recently renewed its memorandum of understanding with Beinjing’s Renmin University after months of discussion on “ways to continue some of the Confucius Institute’s activities” through Renmin, Newman told the community:
With this agreement, we aim to ensure that the opportunity for our students to learn the Chinese language, understand Chinese culture and history, and appreciate the role of China in the modern world will remain and even deepen.
We hope this new arrangement will enable our faculty, which includes renowned experts in all of these domains, to expand their scholarship, maintain ties with their professional colleagues overseas, and benefit from opportunities for conferences, exchanges, and collaboration.
After the university’s announcement, CommonWealth Magazine reported that the institute offered “non-credit classes in Chinese language and culture, programs for UMass students to study in China, professional development programs for Chinese language teachers, and Chinese proficiency testing.”
China paid the vast majority of the budget – $250,000 plus the salaries of “four or five teachers” – while the university paid the director’s salary of $100,000 and contributed office space.
But the institute was on thin ice after students, professors and alumni warned Newman’s predecessor last year that “important political and human rights are being silenced” by the institute, according to the magazine.
Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democrat, also privately discussed the issue with Newman. A year ago he publicly accused the institutes of attempting to “distort academic discourse on China, threaten and silence defenders of human rights, and create a climate intolerant of dissent or open discussion.”
As for how the university responded to this public pressure before disbanding the institute, UMass-Boston isn’t making that easy for media organizations that don’t have fat legal budgets.
We haven’t decided yet whether to cough up the $1,500. Perhaps if enough readers lay on some more public pressure, the university administration will provide a more reasonable fee estimate.
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Three-Point Surge Sends Men's Basketball by Pace, 79-64
Pace University
Stonehill (10-7/5-6 NE10) 40 39 79
Pace University (5-13/2-8 NE10) 30 34 64
Pts: Daniel Largey - 19
Reb: Ryan Logan - 8
Ast: Ryan Logan - 8
Pts: Austin Mofunanya - 23
Reb: Austin Mofunanya - 11
Ast: Ray Montilus - 7
Largey was 6-for-6 from the field, including five three-pointers, and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line for a team-high 19 points today. (PHOTO BY Paul Fitzgerald)
Largey makes all six shots, including five threes for 19 points
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. (January 14, 2017) – Stonehill College buried 13 three-pointers, including seven straight attempts from long range after falling behind midway through the second half, to claim a 79-64 victory over Pace University in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball action at Goldstein Fitness Center this afternoon.
Freshman Daniel Largey (Oceanport, New Jersey/Peddie School) made all six of his shots from the floor, including five three-pointers, to lead five Stonehill players in double-figures with 19 points, including 13 in the second half, as he made both free-throw attempts to finish off the perfect shooting day with three rebounds. Junior KJ Lee (Huntington Station, New York/Long Island Lutheran) added 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, with four rebounds, four assists and two steals, while senior Ryan Logan (Fredericktown, Ohio/Fredericktown) totaled 13 points, a team-high eight boards and eight assists.
Junior Joel Berroa (Lawrence, Massachusetts/Bridgton Academy) made all three of his shots for the game, including two three-pointers, canning both free-throw tries for ten points and three rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench. Freshman Brandon Twitty (Randolph, Massachusetts/Catholic Memorial) scored all ten of his points in the first half on 4-of-7 shooting. Stonehill's bench outscored the Pace reserves 25-16 and the Skyhawks committed just seven turnovers, aiding a 13-5 advantage in points off turnovers.
Senior Austin Mofunanya (Englewood, New Jersey/Dwight Murrow) posted a double-double to lead Pace with game-high totals of 23 points and 11 rebounds as he made 10-of-14 shots and blocked two shots. Sophomore Ryan Peterson (Wethersfield, Connecticut/St. Thomas More) added 16 points, connecting on 4-of-11 three-pointers, with four rebounds off the bench, while junior Evan Gordinier (Monmouth Beach, New Jersey/Christian Brothers Academy) rounded out the Setters in double figures with 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc, with three boards and two assists. Freshman Ray Montilus (Union, New Jersey/Pope John XXII) chipped in with nine points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
Stonehill bounced back from its lowest shooting performance of the season to snap a string of three-straight setbacks by connecting on 52.7-percent of its shots from the field (29-for-55), including 53.8% (14-26) in the second half, burying 13-of-29 (44.8%) three-pointers, including its last seven tries from long distance over the final ten minutes of the game to answer a Pace run. The Setters shot 44.6% (25-56) from the floor, including 8-for-25 (32%) from deep, converting 6-of-13 (46.2%) free-throws. Pace held a 33-26 rebounding edge.
Logan filled the stat sheet with 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. (PHOTO BY Mike Broglio/SportsPix)
Pace used a 12-0 run to turn an 11-point deficit (46-35) after a Lee layup five minutes into the second half into its first lead (47-46) since the opening basket of the contest when Peterson made one of two at the free-throw line with 10:23 to play. After Lee put Stonehill back in front with a layup, the Skyhawks buried four straight triples from four different players to fuel a 19-5 run that pushed the visitors lead back into double-figures (65-52) after Largey's second three of the run with 5:46 to play. After Peterson answered with a three-pointer for Pace, Stonehill used a 10-2 spurt to stretch its lead to 20 (77-57) and seal the win after a Berroa three with 1:58 remaining.
Stonehill led by as much as 16 (36-20) in the first half after Largey capped an 18-7 run with a three-pointer with 3:32 left. The Skyhawks settled for a ten point (40-30) halftime cushion after Pace had closed within eight (38-30) with a three-point play from Montilus with 47-seconds remaining, before freshman Will Moreton (Minneapolis, Minnesota/Edina) capped the first half scoring with a layup.
Gordinier opened the second half with a triple for Pace, but Stonehill scored the next four points to take back an 11 point lead (44-33) on a Largey basket two minutes into the half. The teams traded baskets leading into the Setters 12-0 run to take its only lead of the second half.
Stonehill (10-7, 5-6 NE10) returns home on Wednesday to host Adelphi University for an NE10 battle at 7:30 p.m. Pace (5-13, 2-8 NE10) visits Bentley University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
August 9, 2017 Logan Signs Professional Contract in Luxembourg
March 20, 2017 Logan an NABC All-District Honoree for Second Straight Year
February 23, 2017 Men's Basketball Places Two on NE10 All-Rookie Team
February 23, 2017 Logan Earns All-NE10 First Team Honors
February 21, 2017 Men's Basketball Takes Season Finale Against Saint Michael’s, 94-81
February 18, 2017 Southern N.H. Halts Men's Basketball, 76-58
February 15, 2017 Saint Anselm Rallies Past Men's Basketball, 85-84
February 13, 2017 Largey Earns Third Spalding/NE10 Rookie of the Week Honor
February 11, 2017 Men's Basketball Holds Off Assumption, 70-67
February 7, 2017 Men's Basketball Surges Past Merrimack, 85-77
February 4, 2017 Franklin Pierce Edges Men's Basketball, 102-97 (OT)
February 1, 2017 Men's Basketball Takes Shootout at Bentley, 108-101 (OT)
January 28, 2017 Men's Basketball Pressures Saint Rose, 97-71
January 27, 2017 From Hoopsfix.com: Former Men's Basketball Raheem May-Thompson On The Rise with Phoenix
January 21, 2017 Second Half Run Leads AIC Past Men's Basketball, 68-60
January 18, 2017 Adelphi Wins Shootout with Men's Basketball, 107-95
January 16, 2017 Logan Named to Bevo Francis Award “Watch List”
January 14, 2017 Three-Point Surge Sends Men's Basketball by Pace, 79-64
January 10, 2017 New Haven Quiets Men's Basketball, 72-66
January 7, 2017 Southern Connecticut State Rallies Past Men's Basketball, 73-64
January 6, 2017 SCHEDULE UPDATE: Time changes for Saturday's Basketball DH vs. Southern Connecticut State
January 4, 2017 Le Moyne Rallies Past Men's Basketball, 69-68
December 31, 2016 Men's Basketball Finishes Strong Against Bridgeport, 87-83
December 29, 2016 Men's Basketball Opens Second Half Victorious at Georgian Court, 87-78
December 20, 2016 Largey Collects Second Spalding/NE10 Rookie of the Week Award
December 12, 2016 Logan Earns Spalding NE10 Player of the Week Honors
December 12, 2016 Men's Basketball Shoots Past Saint Rose, 83-71
December 10, 2016 Men's Basketball Hangs On Against Bentley, 82-80
December 7, 2016 Men's Basketball Hands #18/23 Southern N.H. First Loss, 81-68
December 3, 2016 Men's Basketball Takes Wire to Wire Win at Saint Michael's, 97-82
November 30, 2016 Franklin Pierce Turns Back Men's Basketball, 70-66
November 27, 2016 #6/7 St. Thomas Aquinas Holds Off Men's Basketball, 79-73
November 22, 2016 Merrimack Pushes Past Men's Basketball, 77-75
November 19, 2016 Men's Basketball Takes Shootout at Saint Anselm, 97-86
November 16, 2016 Assumption Turns Over Men's Basketball, 74-59
November 15, 2016 Largey Named Spalding NE-10 Rookie of the Week
November 12, 2016 Freshmen Fuel Men's Basketball Past Queens, 98-68
November 11, 2016 Men's Basketball Battles Past Nyack, 78-68
November 9, 2016 Men's Basketball Fourth in Northeast Division for NE-10 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
November 3, 2016 Men's Basketball Gives Boston College a Battle, 81-74
October 26, 2016 Pregame Reception Information for Men's Basketball Preseason Exhibition at Boston College, Nov. 3
October 12, 2016 Men's Basketball Partners With Moreau Hall School
September 30, 2016 62 Stonehill Student-Athletes Earn Division II ADA Academic Achievement Awards
September 20, 2016 From I AM AN ELITE 1 Magazine: "Chris Kraus – 1st Men’s Canadian NCAA Basketball Head Coach"
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Jared Kushner’s Multibillion-Dollar Plot to Give Saudis Nukes
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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Reform has issued a report on a plot to make billions of dollars by selling Saudi Arabia sensitive American nuclear technology that could allow the Kingdom to develop nuclear weapons. The scheme required breaking US law, which forbids technology transfers that might allow nuclear proliferation.
The plot was pushed by a “company” formed for this express purpose called IP3 International, which doesn’t seem to have actually existed except as a sort of shell for lobbying the Trump administration. IP3 was, according to the committee, helmed by “General Keith Alexander, General Jack Keane, Mr. Bud McFarlane, and Rear Admiral Michael Hewitt, as well as the chief executives of six companies— Exelon Corporation, Toshiba America Energy Systems, Bechtel Corporation, Centrus Energy Corporation, GE Energy Infra structure, and Siemens USA—“ All “signed a letter to Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The letter presented ‘the Iron Bridge Program as a 21st Century Marshall Plan for the Middle East.’”
Bud McFarlane? That is Ronald Reagan’s National Security Advisor who was up to his elbows selling arms to Khomeini in the Iran-Contra scandal, and thought up the idea of sending Ayatollah Khomeini a cake shaped like a key and a Bible (along with a few T.O.W. anti-tank emplacements)! Like Elliot Abrams, he was pardoned by George H. W. Bush, who seems to have created a factory for 21st century further scandals.
The point man for the plot was General Mike Flynn, who called for Hillary Clinton to be locked up at the Republican National Conference in late summer of 2016 and glommed on to Trump, becoming his first National Security Adviser. Flynn had visited Saudi Arabia in connection with the IP3 plot to transfer nuclear technology to that country that could help Riyadh make a bomb if the royal family felt they needed to do so to remain safe (e.g. if Iran went in that direction or if relations with nuclear-armed Israel tanked). The cover story was that the US corporate front would just make 6 nuclear reactors for electricity generation.
Derek Harvey, the Senior Director for Middle East and North African Affairs at the National Security Council in the first half of 2017, is alleged to have adopted the IP3 plot as US policy, dubbing it the “Middle Eastern Marshall Plan.” Mr. Harvey seems confused. The Marshall Plan was an aid program where the US gave out hundreds of millions of dollars to poor societies after WW II to promote prosperity and fight Communism. It wasn’t a money-making scheme whereby we would sell nuclear weapons technology to an absolute monarchy that uses bone saws on journalists in return for vastly enriching private individuals and a handful of corporations.
Remember, all these retired generals and CEOs and Republican bigwigs were calling for Iran to be bombed back to the stone age on the pretext that it had a civilian nuclear enrichment program that was potentially dual use and could maybe someday perhaps lead to an Iranian Bomb (the Iranians never decided to go in that direction and in 2015 mothballed 80% of their program). Apparently what the US economic elite really minded was not so much possible Iranian proliferation but that they would not get a few billion dollars as a payday for being the ones to supply the technology.
IP3 was not in a position to do an end run around the Atomic Energy Act, the law preventing an administration from handing over top nuclear secrets to another country without congressional approval. But the National Security Council could be a vehicle for secretly making such a deal.
The Congressional report says that the IP3 plot was closed down at one point but that NSC whistleblowers are afraid that some Trump administration personnel in the NSC and elsewhere may still be working on the illegal technology transfer.
Note that it might actually have been possible for Trump to get the scheme through the Republican House and Senate before last November but that the current legislators are unlikely to want to sell Saudi Arabia nuclear-bomb-making technology.
Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, appears to have picked up the scheme once Flynn was fired for having lied to the FBI over his contacts late in 2016 with the Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak. The committee report says that whistleblowers allege that in March, 2017, a meeting was held…
“Also present was a career NSC staffer who later informed colleagues that Mr. Harvey was again trying to promote the IP 3 plan “so that Jared Kushner can present it to the President for approval.”
For all we know, the plan to give the Saudis a nuke is still in play, with hundreds of billions of dollars at stake. This scheme is the ultimate in criminality, where US government resources (remember the Manhattan project?) are given away to another government by the white collar criminals now running the US government so that they can scoop up private massive fortunes rivaling those of the richest persons in the world such as Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates.
One thing you may be assured of is that Iran is going through this Congressional report with a fine-tooth comb. If there is one thing that really could crash the 2015 Iranian non-proliferation nuclear deal, it is the prospect of a Saudi Bomb. That people would try to destroy that deal on the one hand and slip Riyadh world-destroying secrets for personal enrichment boggles the mind.
The views of individual contributors do not necessarily represent those of the Strategic Culture Foundation.
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LG G Watch R Review - Sleeker, But Still Limited
The LG G Watch R is a smartwatch worthy of your wrist in terms of style, but Android Wear still needs work.
By Valentina Palladino 2014-11-06T18:12:04Z Smartwatches
Comfortable design
Sharp, bright display
Good voice commands
Android Wear is still limited
Lots of swiping required
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LG was one of the first brands on the scene with an Android Wear device, the G Watch. But while the device was sleek and comfortable, it suffered from Android Wear's swipe-happy interface. Now, LG has improved on its original creation with the G Watch R. Complementing the built-in heart rate sensor with a circular display and leather band, it's as much "watch" as it is "smart," which should broaden its appeal. At the same time, Google has updated Android Wear to let you do more when you're not connected to your phone, and the app selection is growing. But are these enhancements enough?
The LG G Watch R looks quite different than the original G Watch. The square watch face is now circular and the rubberized strap is now genuine leather, transforming the G Watch R into more of a classic timepiece than a geeky appendage. It's certainly flashier than the minimalist Moto 360, and its round watch face makes the square body of the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 smartwatch look more gadget-y.
However, it's not perfect: even if the G Watch R appears high-end, the large, shiny black metal body has a sporty look to it that almost contradicts its smooth leather strap, which felt oddly thin and fragile out of the box. The G Watch R is comfortable to wear, though, and even after the first day of wearing, the strap became more flexible. If you don't like the strap that comes with the G Watch R, you can easily replace it with any standard watch strap.
The only physical button on the G Watch R is the crown on the right side of its body, which can be used to light up or dim the screen, or shut off the watch entirely. On the underside of the device lies the heart rate sensor and the contact pins to connect the watch to its charging cradle, which snaps onto the G Watch R's body magnetically.
Most of your attention will go to the 1.3-inch P-OLED circular touch screen, which at 320 x 320p resolution is a bright and sharp improvement to the original G Watch's 280 x 280 resolution display. The watch also comes with 25 lovely faces that you can change at any time in the Settings menu.
Like both the Moto 360 and the Gear 2, the G Watch R is IP67-certified, meaning it can withstand being submerged in up to 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. You won't want to go swimming with the G Watch R on your wrist, but you'll be safe from most water-related accidents.
The 1.3-inch, 320 x 320-pixel, P-OLED display on the LG G Watch R is bright, sharp and quite beautiful. It shows off the bold colors and abstract images of Android Wear vibrantly and makes even the smallest details noticeable. You really see the full power of the display in apps such as Google Fit, where even the tiniest details in the notification cards' background illustrations were well-defined.
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While its display is the smallest of the competition, its resolution puts it on a par with the Galaxy Gear 2 (1.63-inch, 320 x 320-pixel Super AMOLED) and the Moto 360 (1.56-inch, 320 x 290 backlit LCD).
The G Watch R's display has the always-on feature of the original, allowing you to keep the display always lit to a certain degree. When always-on is enabled, the G Watch R will constantly have a backlit screen, which dims automatically when you're not using it or when you cover it with your palm for a few seconds. The display is lovely indoors, but it struggles in direct sunlight: even at the highest brightness level, it was nearly impossible to read outside.
Before you use the LG G Watch R, you'll have to pair it with your Android phone (compatible with Android 4.3 and higher) via a fairly quick setup process.
Download the Android Wear app from the Google Play Store, and when you open it you'll be asked to pair it with a nearby Wear device. When the app locates the watch via Bluetooth, touch the name of your G Watch R and you'll see a code on the G Watch R's screen that should match the code on your smartphone's app. If it matches, you'll then be able to pair the watch with your smartphone with a tap on your phone's screen.
The LG G Watch R's 1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 CPU runs Android Wear smoothly, but unfortunately the platform is still fairly limited. For those unfamiliar, Android Wear is essentially Android OS's notification center scaled down to fit the smartwatch form factor, with Google Now capabilities on top along Google's new Material Design language UI.
The layout of the UI and its notification cards are gorgeous on the LG G Watch R's display, and interacting with them was easy. When a notification card pops up, you can swipe to the left to see more information. For example, when you get a Hangout message, swiping left will reveal the full conversation, an option to reply from the watch and an option to open Hangouts on your connected Android phone.
The one frustrating thing about the Open on Phone option is that the app won't unlock your phone automatically. You have to unlock your phone and then you'll see the app you chose from the G Watch R, opened and ready to go.
I initially found myself tapping notifications instead of swiping left, because it seems like a more intuitive gesture to me to answer or open a notification for the first time. To reply, you can speak a response into the G Watch R's microphone or choose from simple preset messages like "Hello," "OK" and "On my way." You can dismiss notifications by swiping right on the card, but be careful before you swipe ‑- once you dismiss, you can't bring a notification back up on the screen.
Google's most recent Android Wear 4.4W.2 update brings a couple of new features to compatible devices, including GPS support, Bluetooth headphone pairing and offline music playback. Unlike the upcoming Sony Smartwatch 3, the G Watch R doesn't have a GPS sensor. However, you now can connect a pair of Bluetooth headphones to the watch easily by going into its Bluetooth settings. In theory, this lets you listen to tracks downloaded from your Google Play Music account from the G Watch R - if you can get those tracks onto the watch in the first place.
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First, you have to go into your Google Play Music settings on your Android phone and check off the "Download to Android Wear" option. After that, your downloaded music should sync to your watch automatically. I tried to sync Lorde's "Royals" to my watch with both an HTC One M8 and a Samsung Galaxy S5 running 4.4.2 KitKat, but the track never downloaded to the G Watch R. When I paired the watch with the new Nexus 6 running Android Lollipop, the track downloaded to the watch in just a few seconds.
Like the original LG G Watch, the G Watch R has a 9-axis sensor on its underside that can tell when you lift your wrist to check the time and when your arms are moving normally. This feature worked well for me, and was handy in low-light conditions; the illuminated display allowed me to see the time clearly. Every once in a while, the G Watch R would take an extra second to sense my wrist's movements, but it didn't stall often.
Through Bluetooth 4.0, Android Wear is an extension of your Android smartphone's notification drawer. You'll get all the calls, texts and other notifications that your smartphone receives to your LG G Watch R in the form of those cards, and sometimes vibrations. You can't customize which notifications you'll get on the watch, though, so for anyone who has a smartphone that's constantly buzzing with notifications, you'll soon have a wristwatch that's constantly lighting up.
Unfortunately, Android Wear only lets you respond to notifications from Google-specific apps like Gmail and Hangouts on the watch, via tapping or voice commands. For the rest of your apps, like Twitter, you'll only receive notification cards and no option to respond.
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Being able to speak a message reply or a short email message is convenient, but I didn't find myself doing that too much. I mostly used the LG G Watch R as a way to know if I should be picking up my phone or not -- is this email super-pressing and do I need to reply now? If yes, I'd pick up my phone and type a response; if not, I'd leave it be.
Currently there are about 175 apps in the Google Play Store that are compatible with Android Wear, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, AirBnb, Strava and Hotels.com. The platform still has a lot of catching up to do to compete with the more than 3,000 apps available for the Pebble.
In the list-making app Wunderlist, I was able to say "OK Google, make a note," speak the note, and the G Watch R added it to my list of things to do. I also got Wunderlist reminders on the watch; its vibration reminder was a useful physical feature that encouraged me to finally pick up groceries.
Some apps are more practical than others, though. Lyft's Android Wear app lets you call a car using voice commands, without ever asking you to whip out your phone. It will also alert you when the driver is near, so you can save yourself some time waiting outside in the dark or pouring rain. Pinterest for Android Wear, however, only alerts you when you're near something that you've pinned previously; that's less useful than if the app were to show you things that have been pinned nearby that you may also want to save.
Voice Actions and Search
Tapping the G Watch R's screen brings up Google Now and its voice interaction feature, letting you speak a number of commands to the watch in order to take notes, set alarms or reminders, send a text or email, view your daily agenda or play music.
You can access any of these commands by saying "OK Google," followed by the command. I was able to set alarms, send texts and even search Google for answers to random questions I had via voice commands, even though it did take a few seconds longer than I was expecting for the G Watch R to decipher what I was saying.
Android Wear App
While the LG G Watch R is an updated smartwatch, it unfortunately must work with the original Android Wear smartphone app. The app remains sparse, letting you choose which apps to sync with your Android Wear device and the types of notifications for each. You can also choose the primary apps for certain notifications. For example, Google Fit is the primary app to show you your step count. Once more apps become compatible with Android, it's likely that these options will become numerous, giving you more control over the apps you interact with on the watch.
You won't spend much time in the Android Wear App, and it's probably for the best. It basically lets you mute notifications and not much else. At the top of the app, you'll find an icon you can tap to disconnect your Android Wear device from your smartphone, and a shortcut icon to the app's settings menu.
Heart Rate Monitor and Fitness
The LG G Watch R uses its embedded heart rate sensor and the new Google Fit app to track fitness metrics such as steps, active time and exercises. Google Fit is pretty basic when you don't have any third-party apps connected to it; the smartphone app shows your steps and active minutes in a circular graph, and you can swipe up to see details of your past activities during the day in a bar graph. You can connect apps such as Strava and RunKeeper to Google Fit to track running, cycling and other exercises, rather than manually inputting the data into the app.
On the G Watch R, Google Fit takes the form of notification cards you can swipe through to see active minutes, the percentage of your daily activity goal you've hit so far, your activity history and your heart rate.
The heart rate feature is simple to use. Just tap the heart icon and the watch immediately begins to measure your heart rate. I found that the G Watch R delivered the most accurate results when the underside of the watch was pressed slightly into my skin. The G Watch R gave me a heart rate reading in about 15-20 seconds each time, which is slightly slower than the Galaxy Gear 2 (10-15 seconds).
LG promises the G Watch R's 410 mAh battery can last two days on a charge, and I found this to be true. You'll get even better results if you turn off the watch while you're sleeping. After two days of use, with the watch powered off and snoozing with me during nighttime, the battery was down to just 58 percent. That's much better than the Moto 360's 320 mAh battery, which needs charging every day, and slightly better than the Galaxy Gear 2's 300 mAh battery, which survives for two days on a charge.
LG improved on the original design with the G Watch R by going round with the watch face and adding a leather strap. It looks and feels substantial, like a hybrid timepiece and gadget. Those who love big, chunky yet stylish watches will appreciate the new design. However, LG can't update Android Wear, and that's where the G Watch R falls short. It left me wanting more. I would have liked to see more ways of interacting with card notifications, a little less reliance on voice control and a little less swiping.
The Android Wear app selection is also hit or miss. I could see myself using apps like Lyft on the watch regularly, but others I would never open. Among Android Wear watches, we prefer the Moto 360 for its more polished and elegant design, and the Sony SmartWatch 3 looks promising because of its built-in GPS. The G Watch R is better than LG's first crack at Android Wear, but I don't see myself living with it on my wrist.
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T-Mobile's Unlimited Plan for Seniors Is Tough to Beat
By Caitlin McGarry 2017-08-07T16:24:00Z Smartphones
T-Mobile's One Unlimited 55+ offers two lines of unlimited talk, text and data for $60 a month for customers 55 and older, which should appeal to data-hungry seniors.
T-Mobile’s onslaught of promotions is continuing with a new plan for an often overlooked demographic: seniors.
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This week, T-Mobile will roll out a deal for Americans over the age of 55. The One Unlimited 55+ plan, which launches Aug. 9, includes two lines for $60, including taxes and fees, if you set up autopay. For that price, you’ll get unlimited everything — talk, text and data — plus benefits like unlimited texting and an hour of free Wi-Fi while flying and unlimited text and data roaming overseas.
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To put that price in context, two lines of unlimited data at T-Mobile currently cost $100 a month, and that reflects a promotional discount. T-Mobile One, the company’s unlimited plan, costs $70 a month for one line of unlimited data.
Other carriers cater to seniors with ultra-basic plans and flip phones, but T-Mobile is clearly taking a different approach. In a statement, T-Mobile CEO John Legere said the new Unlimited 55+ plan “recognizes how boomers and beyond actually use their smartphones.”
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The company points to some data to back up this strategy. Of the more than 93 million people in the U.S. who are over the age of 55, 74 percent own a smartphone. Older smartphone owners spend almost as much time on their devices as millennials (149 minutes vs. 171 minutes, according to Nielsen).
At $60 a month for two lines, T-Mobile’s new plan seriously undercuts its rivals — even carriers who specifically court seniors such as Consumer Cellular. That carrier lets you mix and match talk and text/data plans to get the right ratio of features you need, which is useful. If you barely use your phone, a Consumer Cellular plan of 250 minutes, unlimited texts and 500 MB of data will only run you $25 a month.
Consumer Cellular doesn’t offer unlimited data; for unlimited talk and text with 5 GB of data, you’ll pay $75 a month for one line. Extra lines cost $10 a month at Consumer Cellular, with users drawing from the same pool of talk, text, and data.
Consumer Cellular’s strength comes with its AARP affiliation, as it offers a 5 percent discount on monthly bills to AARP members. Even then, T-Mobile’s unlimited plan pricing for data-hungry seniors is a better option.
T-Mobile’s direct competitors also offer plans targeted toward seniors, but they’re incredibly limited. AT&T’s Senior Plan for people over the age of 65 doesn’t even apply to smartphones — for $30 a month, you can get a plan for a basic phone that includes unlimited calling to other AT&T users and 200 anytime minutes.
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Uncategories Revealed! You Won't Believe The Amount Nigeria Spends To Import Beans Every Year
Revealed! You Won't Believe The Amount Nigeria Spends To Import Beans Every Year
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The amount of money Nigeria spends just to import beans every year has been revealed and it will quite surprise you.
According to Punch Metro, the Federal Government has revealed that despite being the number one producer of beans in the world, Nigeria spends N16bn annually to import the produce from neighbouring countries.
Speaking at a training for journalists organised by the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa in Abuja on Thursday, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology, Mr Bitrus Bako, said that the recent certification of environmental safety of genetically modified beans would help to bridge the gap in production.
Bako, who was represented by Director, Special Duties, Mr James Sule, gave the assurance that the quality of genetically modified beans expected to be released in 2020 would be safe, nutritious, harmless and insect free.
The National Biosafety Management Agency had recently approved the environmental release of pod bearer resistant beans in the country. This is expected to be followed with a commercial release which would mark the release of the crop for sale and consumption.
Bako said, “Prior to the release, cowpea (beans) production has been achieved only through extensive applications of pesticides aimed, in part, at battling the devastating bean pod borer. Farmers were forced to spend money on eight or more pesticide applications at each planting cycle. Yet, they still lose 80 per cent of their yields to the voracious insects.
“It may interest you to note that Nigeria is the number one producer of cowpea globally yet there is consumption deficit of half a million tonnes, prompting imports from neighbouring countries like Cameroon and Burkina Faso which is estimated to cost N16bn annually.
“With BT cowpea, the gap in production will be bridged and Nigeria will save N16bn on its import.”
The permanent secretary also expressed confidence that the recent approval of genetically modified cotton would revolutionise the industrial and agricultural sector.
He said that the decline in cotton production in the country impacted negatively on the textile industries leading to the comatose state of Nigeria’s cotton mills and other supporting businesses.
In his presentation, Director General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency, Prof Alex Akpa, listed the steps the country had taken to realise the potential of biotechnology in the country and expressed confidence that Nigeria would soon begin to reap the benefits of its investment in the sector.
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Thursday morning, we left our room at the Westin and checked into the Miraflores Park Hotel in the Miraflores District of Lima. While the Westin was incredible in terms of service, the location wouldn’t have been our first choice as non-business travelers. The Miraflores Park Hotel, however, offered an incredible welcome and a fantastic jumping off point to explore a more tourist-friendly area of Peru’s capital.
We arrived a bit early and opted to have a couple of Pisco Sours at the hotel bar, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, while waiting. At this point, we had yet to nosh on ceviche, so we decided lunch offered the perfect opportunity to delve further into Lima’s dining scene. Per the bartender’s recommendation, we headed to a little nearby cebicheria, El Pez Amigo. It turns out El Pez Amigo is a Top 10 restaurant by TripAdvisor standards so it wasn’t quite as obscure as we originally thought.
After lunch, we made it back to our hotel in time to get checked in and enjoy a bit of our first super luxe experience in Peru. (To be honest, I was nearly two pisco sours deep and desperately needed a nap. I’m not a big drinker and these bad boys were strong.) We got the grand tour of our room and were pleasantly surprised; besides an incredible room with first-class touches, we have a sauna in our room. If that’s not a testament to how styled out this place is, I’m not sure what is. We typically don’t stay in hotels like this so naturally we spent a few hours in the hotel, admiring and enjoying. We each hit the sauna for a bit before taking a much-needed nap. Typically I would feel bad luxuriating in a hotel room while in an international city, but to be honest, we felt like we saw what we needed to see in Lima in a single day. Our Peruvian friends noted that while the Highlands offer the sights that have made Peru rather famous, Lima’s claim to fame is truly its dining scene. After a long week of wedding festivities, napping didn’t seem like such a bad idea.
We woke up from our power naps just in time to prep for our dinner outing. We had secured reservations at a Japanese-Peruvian (Nikkei) restaurant called Maido in Miraflores. Based on the reviews, we were expecting a great fusion experience, but Maido really provided a delicously new experience. We opted for a traditional sushi roll, but also had steamed bun sliders (why doesn’t every Japanese restaurant do this?), creative nigiri — including foie gras nigiri for him — plus incredibly fresh sashimi and ceviche-esque options to whet our palate from the get-go. We finished the meal with churros… I mean, who am I to pass up dessert?
We were initially optimistic about going out in Barranco after dinner, but were both too tired by the time our meal was over. Instead, we retreated back to our hotel to get some sleep. We were excited to be welcomed by this (minus the pisco sours– those we’re from earlier!):
I can’t imagine that good service and unexpected touches ever get old.
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One of the best restorative options for slightly deformed, misaligned or stained teeth is a porcelain veneer. Composed of thin, laminated layers of dental material, the veneer is bonded to the outside of the tooth to transform both its shape and color to blend with other natural teeth.
Veneers are more than a technical process — they’re works of art produced by skilled artisans known as dental lab technicians. They use their skills to shape veneers into forms so life-like they can’t be distinguished from other teeth.
How technicians produce veneers depends on the material used. The mainstay for many years was feldspathic porcelain, a powdered material mixed with water to form a paste, which technicians use to build up layers on top of each other. After curing or “firing” in an oven, the finished veneer can mimic both the color variations and translucency of natural teeth.
Although still in use today, feldspathic porcelain does have limitations. It has a tendency to shrink during firing, and because it’s built up in layers it’s not as strong and shatter-resistant as a single composed piece. To address these weaknesses, a different type of veneer material reinforced with leucite came into use in the 1990s. Adding this mineral to the ceramic base, the core of the veneer could be formed into one piece by pressing the heated material into a mold. But while increasing its strength, early leucite veneers were thicker than traditional porcelain and only worked where extra space allowed for them.
This has led to the newest and most advanced form that uses a stronger type of glass ceramic called lithium disilicate. These easily fabricated veneers can be pressed down to a thickness of three tenths of a millimeter, much thinner than leucite veneers with twice the strength. And like leucite, lithium disilicate can be milled to increase the accuracy of the fit. It’s also possible to add a layer of feldspathic porcelain to enhance their appearance.
The science — and artistry — of porcelain veneers has come a long way over the last three decades. With more durable, pliable materials, you can have veneers that with proper care could continue to provide you an attractive smile for decades to come.
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OHL This Week: Small-market clubs drive OHL determination
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The Ontario Hockey League prides itself in being the leading provider of NHL talent. But when it comes to asking a provincial government to declare its players as amateurs, they have been more than willing to slip to the back of the line. The league brass waited to make its formal request until four years after the launch of a $180 million class-action law suit against the Canadian Hockey League essentially for lost wages and two years after the Quebec government confirmed that its athletes are not covered by employment legislation. “We thought we would address this matter clearly with a number of provinces before moving into Ontario,” OHL commissioner David Branch, also the Canadian Hockey League’s president, said Wednesday. “The whole matter of working with government has been on-going for a couple of years. The last province to provide an exemption was Quebec (in 2016) and we wanted to make sure our (OHL) governors were comfortable with it. “Now’s the time to move forward.” It probably won’t hurt them that the Progressive Conservative party, not historically the best pal of Big Labour, is in power now, too. But the CHL has experienced some recent setbacks in the courtroom. In the spring, Alberta’s highest court ruled the lawsuit against the Western league could proceed. “We’re hopeful there will be some next steps,” Branch said. “We’re prepared to meet and discuss further. Like the seven other seven provinces where we have exemptions and the like, we’ve been discussing it with the Ontario government. We’ve had the support we’ve had across the country (and it) will hopefully weigh in our favour. But each province makes the decision on its own feelings and the merit of the situation in their minds. “We just thought it was timely to move forward with Ontario now.” Though it’s clear there are major junior hockey teams that generate millions of dollars of revenue a year, Branch continues to state his primary concern is those clubs that would be overwhelmed by a defeat in the case, leading to a loss of integrity in the league’s premier status. “We’re made up of a lot of small markets – Peterborough, Owen Sound, Sarnia, North Bay and on and on,” he said. “We’re trying to preserve those franchises and preserve the player support model we’ve put in place. You want to preserve the level of competition by attracting the best young players coming to our programs.” Branch indicated that a number of the league’s current programs could suffer if forced to pay player wages. He reaffirmed that it doesn’t cost anything to play in the OHL and athletes are provided with free equipment, billet homes, travel and monthly expense allowances. “When you look at the total package, it’s not unreasonable to say if there are added expenses to our teams, we obviously would have to rework, rethink the programs we offer,” he said. “Our scholarship program is without question the hallmark of the player experience. We provide a concussion management program, a program with the Canadian Mental Health Association and an anti-doping education program in the use of drugs. We have all these programs we developed and built on the premise of supporting the needs of the young people who come into our league to develop, not only as players, but people.” Many of those programs are relatively new. The debate over junior players’ status as amateurs or pros is not. It will be interesting to see if the Ontario government wades into the debate – or stays on the bench. FLINT WINS: The Firebirds lifted a two-tonne crater off their backs with a 7-4 home victory over Sarnia, ending their season-long 17-game losing streak Wednesday during a school day game that started in the morning. It’s really the most important win in the OHL’s first month-and-a-half. The players who struggled through the bad times needed this one – and they’ve continued to work hard for new coach Eric Wellwood. Flint clearly isn’t as bad as its record. But the combination of injuries to key players and the stepping down of original coach Ryan Oulahen during the skid set them back. They were still two players short of a full roster against the Sting, but veteran Jake Durham scored his first hat trick and overager Hakon Nilsen, whose dad Rolf is the club’s infamous owner, buried some late insurance. It was the defender’s first goal in two years. The West-leading Soo Greyhounds are up next Friday. Time for a winning streak, maybe? It won’t be easy. But the Firebirds should at least be skating lighter the rest of the way. rpyette@postmedia.com Twitter.com/RyanatLFPress
Owen Sound Attack’s Kevin Hancock. (File photo)
Kevin Hancock, F, Owen Sound Attack The Attack recently solved its overager dilemma but it was pretty clear Kevin Hancock wasn’t going anywhere. The front liner racked up four nine points in three games an d vaulted into the top five in league scoring. Playing with Nick Suzuki, he may just stay there. The 20-year-old from Mississauga had four points last Friday in Oshawa, produced two goals in a shootout loss at home to London and picked up two assists in a road loss in Hamilton. That gives the fifth-year forward 214 points in 214 career games.
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Joseph Raaymakers, London Knights. (File photo)
Joseph Raaymakers, London Knights The London overage goaltender is splitting the crease with Vegas prospect Jordan Kooy and it’s working out pretty well so far. Raaymakers beat Flint Friday and then stayed home while Kooy went to Owen Sound and topped the Attack in a shootout. A well-rested Raaymakers kicked aside 30 shots for his first shutout of the season Sunday in Kitchener.
MARQUEE MATCHUP
Team OHL vs. Russia, Thursday in Sarnia The CIBC Canada Russia series heads to Ontario all knotted up after its two games out west. Long-time Russian junior coach Valery Bragin has enlisted some OHL help for the first encounter, including Saginaw’s cartwheelin’, moonwalkin’ goalie Ivan Prosvetov, Kitchener forward Alexey Lipanov and Guelph’s Alexey Toropchenko. Niagara’s Kirill Maksimov and Guelph’s Dmitri Samorukov will suit up in both Sarnia and in Oshawa on Monday.
London Knights defenceman Evan Bouchard. (File photo)
The Knights. In the midst of winning six of seven, London was overjoyed to welcome back captain Evan Bouchard and speedy Alex Formenton, who were returned from the Oilers and Senators respectively. Their presence automatically makes London the league favourite and GM Mark Hunter has plenty of ammo to help land some of the best available veteran talent. Bouchard and Formenton each scored in their debut games in Kitchener Sunday.
Goalie Daniel Murphy of the Erie Otters. (File photo)
Erie’s shootout foes. A few weeks ago, nobody went past 3-on-3 overtime. Now, there’s an abundance of them. Seven games have gone to breakaway contests so far. The Otters are the masters at it with a 3-0 mark. They beat Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay (in a 12-rounder) on the road and Windsor at home. Daniel Murphy has stopped 16 of 21 attempts.
Justin Brazeau, North Bay Battalion. (File photo)
86. That’s the number of goals North Bay’s Justin Brazeau has in his OHL career, tied with Mike Amadio for second among all Troops since the team moved from Brampton. Brett McKenzie leads the way with 88 – but the way the OHL’s top scorer is going, that mark won’t last long.
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New England Family Vacation Ideas
Got Kids? Plan a New England Trip They'll Always Remember
By Kim Knox Beckius
Whether your children are tots or teens, a New England family vacation will be an experience you'll all remember. There's so much to do within this historic and diverse region. You can get your thrills at an amusement park or chill out by the shore, tour a living history museum or catch your own lobsters, camp beside a lake or stay at an upscale family resort, play in the snow or get lost in a corn maze. Your kids may even learn something—but it's probably a good idea if you don't let on.
When you need inspiration for your next family vacation, consider these ideas for memorable and fun New England escapes.
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Visit One of New England's Top National Parks
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National parks are American treasures, and their rich opportunities for learning and outdoor adventure make them ideal family vacation destinations. Here's your guide to the 10 most-visited national parks in New England. Allow your children to weigh in on which park you should visit this year.
Have a Blast at New England's Premier Theme Park
Six Flags New England is the region's largest theme park and a great choice for family fun from spring through fall. Centrally located in Agawam, Massachusetts, Six Flags New England delivers all of the thrill rides, tamer rides, children's rides and amusements and shows and events that theme park visitors love. Plus, on hot summer days, your kids will love all of the wet and wild fun at the Hurricane Harbor Waterpark.
Choose Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, for a Classic Family Beach Vacation
With its wide sandy beach and classic boardwalk food and amusements, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, is the perfect place for families to play in the sun and to create enduring summer vacation memories they'll share for a lifetime. There's so much happening at Hampton Beach all summer long including free concerts at the Sea Shell Stage every single night.
Catch Your Own Lobsters in Maine
Ever wondered what a lobsterman's day is like? Want to learn all about Maine's delicious and mysterious crustaceans? Then book your family's spot aboard the Captain Jack Lobster Boat Adventure out of Rockland, Maine.
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Take Your Family on Safari at Action Wildlife
Want to share a memorable and educational animal adventure with your kids? Action Wildlife, a 116-acre zoo and museum in Northwest Connecticut, is an affordable family day trip destination.
Discover Authentic New England in Gloucester
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From schooner sailings to whale watch voyages, museums to artists studios, America's oldest seaport town offers plenty of interactive things to do for all ages. Add in beaches—including one of the prettiest sandboxes in New England—and you have the perfect formula for family fun.
Stay at a Family Resort Straight Out of "Dirty Dancing"
At Maine's Migis Lodge, families don't have to sacrifice luxury to enjoy the simplicity of an old-fashioned family getaway. Book one of the resort's lakeside cabins, then relax and enjoy all of the recreational possibilities at this 125-acre property on Sebago Lake, from tennis and waterskiing to Bingo and turtle chasing.
Celebrate Christmas More Than Once This Year
Photo courtesy of Santa's Village.
If you think it's a shame that Christmas only comes once a year, plan a family trip to Santa's Village. This enchanting amusement park, located high in the White Mountains in Jefferson, New Hampshire, puts families in the holiday spirit from Memorial Day weekend through early fall, and it reopens the Friday after Thanksgiving for special weekends of magical (if chilly!) fun leading up to Christmas Eve.
Conquer New England's Coolest Zipline
Looking for an exhilarating opportunity to bond with your teens? The Bretton Woods Canopy Tour at the Omni Mount Washington Resort is a breathtaking adventure available year-round. Parents will appreciate the safety of the course's redundant dual-cable construction, and well-trained Canopy Tour guides can even help a reluctant middle-aged mom feel proud of tackling this sky-high course. To zipline, you must be 12 years old and weigh between 90 and 250 pounds.
Take Your Football-Loving Family to the Hall at Patriot Place
Where can you huddle with Tom Brady, go under the hood to review a close call frame by frame, try on a Super Bowl ring, test your football IQ, attempt a 45-yard field goal in the snow and see three Vince Lombardi trophies? The Hall at Patriot Place: the New England Patriots Hall of Fame at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. This family-friendly, interactive, state-of-the-art attraction celebrates America's most popular professional sport.
Lose Yourselves in a Corn Maze
Getting lost for a spell inside a New England cornfield maze has become a fall family tradition in New England. There are corn mazes to challenge your wits and endurance in all six New England states, so make venturing into a maze one of the musts on your leaf-peeping trip.
Fly Like Superheroes
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If you've ever dreamed of floating and tumbling in mid-air but don't relish the sensation of falling or the risk inherent in jumping from a plane, then head to SkyVenture, a state-of-the-art vertical wind tunnel in Nashua, New Hampshire. This indoor skydiving simulator allows visitors to experience body flight without a parachute: It's even safe for kids ages 3 and up. SkyVenture is home to several other adventures, too, including Surf’s Up indoor surf park and a rock climbing wall.
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Book the Ultimate Family Escape on The Cape
Ocean Edge Resort on Cape Cod is one of New England's largest resorts, a 400-acre property with a 700-foot private beach on Cape Cod Bay that provides luxury, country club-style family getaways. The resort is both immense and diverse, providing an amazing array of accommodations options and activities to suit all ages and interests.
Ski Cheap in New England
Media photo courtesy of Yawgoo Valley Ski Area
A family ski vacation in New England can be costly. So what are budget-conscious parents with kids who all love to snowboard to do? We've done the homework for you and found the cheapest places to ski in all six New England states.
Stay at a Charming New England Inn That Welcomes Little Kids
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The Wildflower Inn, located in Lyndonville in the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont, is charming, cozy and family-friendly in every way. If a two-year-old could design a B&B, she would conjure up just such a place, where sheep "baa" hello, cows "moo" good night, a toy and book-filled playroom boasts spectacular mountain views and Mommy and Daddy feel so relaxed that they don't fret when you only eat the chocolate chips on your teddy bear pancakes.
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Palace Pizza - Downtown
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MOJO Federal Swine & Spirits
Pita Pit - Lakeland
Fast Food, Mediterranean, Sandwiches
Cafe Roti
Indian, Pakistani
Tsunami Sushi-Lakeland
Japanese, Sushi
The Chop Shop - Lakeland
American (New), Burgers, Sandwiches
Tapatio's Restaurante Mexicano - North
Shanghai Express
The Rib House
Barbeque, Sushi, Thai
Jet's Pizza-Lakeland
Pizza, Salad
BubbaQue's - Lakeland
American (Traditional), Barbeque, Sandwiches
Firehouse Subs - Merchants Walk
Delis, Fast Food, Sandwiches
Il Forno
Hooters - Lakeland
American (Traditional), Chicken Wings
J. Burns Pizza
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Louis Pappas
Moe's Southwest Grill - South Lakeland
Mexican, Tex-Mex
Wingstop - US Highway 98 N
Beef's Express
Mellow Mushroom - Lakeland
Pizza, Sandwiches
Cajun/Creole, Seafood
Pizzeria Valdiano - Lakeland
Hooters - Lakeland II
Ford's Garage - Lakeland
Charley's Philly Steaks - Lakeland
Romeo's Pizza & Pasta
Italian, Pizza, Sandwiches
Winghouse of Lakeland
Moe's Southwest Grill - North Lakeland
Ovation Bistro & Bar-Lakeland
American (Traditional), Brunch, Burgers, Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Waffles, Wings, Wraps
Tijuana Flats TeMex
Zarza Latin Food & Grill
Chick-fil-A - Lakeland Square
Little Greek Fresh Grill
Southside Palace Restaurant
Duke's Brewhouse
BubbaQue's
Ciao Bella Pizza & Pasta
Dona Julias
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Boriken Deli
Angela's Pizza
Pasta Shops, Pizza
Nick and Moes Quiznos
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Mister Fish
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Taco Bus - Lakeland
Food Trucks, Mexican
Scream'n Tuna
Teriyaki Madness - Lakeland
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El Bohio
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Riverside Seafood Market - Lakeland
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Jimbo's Pit Bar B-Q - Lakeland
Church's Chicken - 413
Memorial Citgo Subs
Krunchy Krab Seafood
Jamaican Jerk Kitchen
The Mexico Corner
La Michoacana Mexican Restaurant
Julio's Sandwich Shop
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Lakeland's Beer Rev
Step's Garlic Seafood
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Honey Baked Ham - Lakeland
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Brasa Latina-Lakeland
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Bob Evans - Lakeland #123
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S & L Restaurant
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BD's Mongolian Grill - Town Center Drive
The Juice Box Cafe
Panda Express - Us Hwy 98
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Planet Grilled Cheese - US Hwy 98 N
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Tropico Latino
Gators Dockside Highland City Lakeland
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Tapatio's Restaurante Mexicano - South
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Highland City Diner
Bob Evans - South Lakeland #525
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3502 Colfax Avenue N
Est. $300/mo
Marianna Spakosky
5 days on site
Contingent Status Single Family Home
Great home in McKinley neighborhood. Home features a large 3-seasons porch and an over-sized garage. Some updates to the home include carpet, windows, SS appliances, newer roof, furnace and central AC. A little sweat equity will make this home a GEM! Exterior needs painting. Clean TISH report and no work orders. Sold AS-IS.
Pierre Bottineau French Immersion (Preschool-4)
Cityview Stem (Preschool-5)
Sojourner Truth Academy (Preschool-8)
Hmong International Academy (K-8) 4
Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School (Preschool-8)
Lucy Laney @ Cleveland Park Elementary School (Preschool-8)
New Millenium Academy Charter School (K-8)
Mnic Alternative School (9-12) 3
Appliances:Range, Cooktop, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer
Cooling:Central
Heating:Forced Air
2nd Bedroom11x10
Dining Room13x10
Kitchen10x10
Living Room18x11
Roof Type:Asphalt Shingles
Age Over 8 Years
Garage Spaces:2
Lot Description:Corner Lot
Lot Size:5663
Parking:Detached Garage,Driveway - Concrete
Foundation:650
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Reasons to be Pretty – review
Almeida, London
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Thu 17 Nov 2011 19.32 EST First published on Thu 17 Nov 2011 19.32 EST
Billie Piper as pregnant security guard Carly and Tom Burke as dumped shift worker Greg in Neil LaBute's Reasons to be Pretty Photograph: Neil Libbert
Neil LaBute is haunted by the American obsession with physical beauty. The Shape of Things showed a shambolic geek getting a ruinous makeover. Fat Pig attacked the idea that we all have to conform to a perfect shape. And now LaBute shows how a chance remark about a lover's features can destroy a relationship. The result is a rueful, intelligent comedy that suggests we should all stop defining ourselves, and each other, by our outward appearances.
LaBute starts with the noisiest domestic quarrel I've heard for some time. Steph walks out on her long-time lover, Greg, after his reported remark that her face, in comparison with that of another woman, is just "regular". Greg, who works the graveyard shift in a factory, is puzzled by Steph's rage and irked by the fact that his casual remark was passed on by a work colleague, Carly, who is the wife of his best friend, Kent. But, in the course of a complex series of confrontations, Greg discovers that every one is hooked on appearances. Carly, a pregnant security guard, is worried that she may be losing the affections of Kent, who is besotted by an apparent stunner working in another part of the factory. Isn't there more to life, LaBute implicitly asks, than simply how one looks?
Sometimes LaBute puts symmetrical patterns and point-scoring above plausibility. Steph's initial rage gets the play going but seems wildly disproportionate. You also wonder how Greg, who rather ostentatiously reads Poe, Hawthorne and Swift on the night-shift, has managed to stay friends with a philistine bully like Kent. And, although LaBute is clearly putting in a plea for the average-looking, morally decent guy like Greg, you feel he does this only by making all the other characters appear, at various times, contemptible.
But LaBute has the capacity to take you by surprise and he does this, in the second half, by transcending his thesis about the dangers of sanctifying beauty. A chance encounter between Greg and Steph in a restaurant lobby is full of recrimination and suppressed longing. And LaBute explores his favourite theme of our endless capacity for manipulation in a brilliant scene where Carly tries to get the truth out of Greg about the affair she guesses her husband is having. Power, even more than beauty, is LaBute's real concern as he here perfectly demonstrates.
This emerges clearly in Michael Attenborough's production which is swift, nuanced and precise. Tom Burke also dominates proceedings as Greg by the simple device of keeping his head when all around are losing theirs; yet the marvel of the performance is Burke's suggestion that his ironic cool conceals a badly damaged heart. Sian Brooke as his lover slowly enlists our sympathy by indicating that she too is emotionally wounded. Billie Piper is also highly impressive in her gradual revelation of the security guard's fundamental insecurity, and Kieran Bew is memorably odious as the macho Kent. The play may not possess the visceral shock-value of previous LaBute work but it has more humanity and confirms the validity of Bacon's observation that: "There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion."
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Guardian sustainable business
The fat-burning and energy-producing gyms
Whilst the energy producing gym won’t immediately solve the energy crisis, it does at least require its members to physically engage with the issue
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How can trapping the kinetic power expended on gym equipment lessen the energy crisis? Photograph: Wiki Commons
Two great challenges facing western society are the looming energy crisis and the alarming increase in obesity. But if technology has developed to a point where we can efficiently trap kinetic energy, then could green gyms become little power stations burning human energy and sequentially running it into the grid?
As more health clubs install energy-producing exercise equipment it’s becoming a prospect that burns ever more brightly. The Club and Spa at Cadbury House, just south of Bristol, is one of Britain’s largest independent gyms with 4,000 members. It was the first health club in the world to install the Artis Renew range of sustainable exercise machines. Designed by the Italian company Technogym, they comprise bikes, resistance machines and cross trainers. For Tom Horton, operations manager at Cadbury House, this is a glimpse of a future that includes sustainable gyms powered by their users.
The average output of a hour’s cycling is 100 watt-hours. Such a quantity of energy could power items such as a clock radio, a toaster or a laptop. Photograph: Atlantic
The Edge, the fitness, sport and wellbeing complex at Leeds University, is another to have installed the machines. Last month it congratulated members for generating a cumulative 574KWH of power, saving “an impressive 258kg of CO2”. It announced that such a saving was enough to power a plasma TV for 158 days, light a room for 9,573 hours and keep a fridge running for nearly two whole years. In America, Portland’s Green Microgym is using 85% less electricity with help from Technogym’s equipment, reducing its carbon footprint to about a tenth of a traditionally run gym per square metre.
Granted this output isn’t going make coal shareholders break sweat, but if we look at the increase of efficiency of electronics across the board it does have some merit. Take the evolution of the light bulb: LED bulbs are now six to seven times more energy efficient than conventional incandescent lights, and have cut energy use by more than 80%.
All this begs the question, with appliances becoming much more energy efficient, are we on the verge of a new sustainable future-powered by the humble treadly?
A cyclist shows how much energy can be produced from pedal power.
For Philip Mawby, professor of electrical and electronic stream at the University of Warwick, the idea might be “a gimmick but it is a very interesting gimmick”. Mawby explains that the chief problem is output. “If you were a Tour de France cyclist, you could probably get up to around 800W on an exercise bike. But for a typical person this is a lot less – someone pretty fit would be about half this. When you scale that up, you’re going to have to do a lot of pedalling to create anything sizeable.”
So in terms of resolving the deficit in Britain’s energy reserves, green gyms’ impact would be minimal. Yet Mawby says the idea isn’t without merit. Gyms do gather a critical mass of people together and it would be quite possible, he says, for a gym to power its in-house LED lighting completely by harvesting the energy from its Artis machines. “You might be able to charge everyone’s phones too,” Mawby suggests.
Mawby points out that Panasonic has recently launched a home battery system that allows people to store “enough energy for the household for several hours”. This energy could come from a variety of sources, he reasons, like solar panels as well as hooked up bicycles.
A human-powered flywheel, designed by Indian engineering professor JP Modak. Photograph: encyclopediapictura
“It’s more cost-effective to store the energy yourself rather than put it back into the grid, so storing energy isn’t such a strange idea. In the future we will see more of these batteries.”
Professor Mawby feels that experiments like that at Cadbury House have a primary benefit is that they are making people aware. Through active engagement members are forced to acknowledge the physical value of energy and the cost of expanse of its wastage.
Horton agrees, the members have engaged so well with the machines he thinks that it has changed attitudes in the health club. “People realise what it is to power a light bulb or a fan and we do too,” he says. “The machines have really brought environmental issues on the radar for us,” he adds. “Because of them we have started to look into more efficient lighting, and we’ve got in touch with an energy specialist who is now advising us. I really think this is the future.”
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Anyone who’s experienced the drudgery and torture of a standard gym visitation knows that you don’t reward your punished abdomen with a post-workout slice of mud cake. Why? Because they know how much time, cost, sweat and self-motivation is required to burn energy/fat. Similarly, those using green equipment know that a light burning for 15 minutes is equal to a 20km-plus bike ride.
It’s not about how much energy a human can make, it’s more about how much a human can save. And like fitness, for sustainability to have any real impact it needs to start with the individual and requires ongoing commitment before there is any real change. So while energy power station gyms may not produce blinding light, their existence does leave a little more light at the end of the tunnel.
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Immigration Policy
What America Owes its ‘Illegals’
The punitive rage directed at illegal immigrants grows out of a larger blindness to the manual labor that makes our lives possible.
By Barbara Ehrenreich
Rush Limbaugh has been expecting liberals to start “whining” about the $5000 fine undocumented immigrants will have to pay to gain citizenship under the new immigration bill, but most liberals have been too busy chortling about the immigration-induced split in the GOP to make their own case against the bill. So let a mighty whine rise over the land: Undocumented workers shouldn’t be fined; they should get a hefty bonus!
All right, they committed a “crime”–the international equivalent of breaking and entry. But breaking and entry is usually a prelude to a much worse crime, like robbery or rape. What have the immigrants been doing once they get into the US? Taking up time on the elliptical trainers in our health clubs? Getting ahead of us on the wait-lists for elite private nursery schools?
In case you don’t know what immigrants do in this country, the Latinos have a word for it–trabajo. They’ve been mowing the lawns, cleaning the offices, hammering the nails and picking the tomatoes, not to mention all that dish-washing, diaper-changing, meat-packing and poultry-plucking.
The punitive rage directed at illegal immigrants grows out of a larger blindness to the manual labor that makes our lives possible: The touching belief, in the class occupied by Rush Limbaugh among many others, that offices clean themselves at night and salad greens spring straight from the soil onto one’s plate.
Native-born workers share in this invisibility, but it’s far worse in the case of immigrant workers, who are often, for all practical purposes, nameless. In the recent book There’s No José Here: Following the Lives of Mexican Immigrants, Gabriel Thompson cites a construction company manager who says things like, “I’ve got to get myself a couple of Josés for this job if we’re going to have that roof patched up by Saturday.” Forget the Juans, Diegos, and Eduardos – they’re all interchangeable “Josés.”
Hence no doubt the ease with which some prominent immigrant-bashers forget their own personal reliance on immigrant labor, like Nevada’s Governor Jim Gibbons, who, it turns out, once employed an undocumented nanny. And as the Boston Globe revealed late last year, Mitt Romney’s lawn in suburban Boston was maintained by illegal immigrants from Guatemala.
The only question is how much we owe our undocumented immigrant workers. First, those who do not remain to enjoy the benefits of old age in America will have to be reimbursed for their contributions to Medicare and Social Security, and here I quote the website of the San Diego ACLU:
Undocumented immigrants annually pay an estimated $7 billion more than they take out into Social Security, and $1.5 billion more into Medicare…. A study by the National Academy of Sciences also found that tax payments generated by immigrants outweighed any costs associated with services used by immigrants.
Second, someone is going to have to calculate what is owed to “illegals” for wages withheld by unscrupulous employers: The homeowner who tells his or her domestic worker that the wage is actually several hundred dollars a month less than she had been promised, and that the homeowner will be “holding” it for her. Or the landscaping service that stiffs its undocumented workers for their labor. Who’s the “illegal” here?
Third, there’s the massive compensation owed to undocumented immigrants for preventable injuries on the job. In her book Suburban Sweatshops: The Fight for Immigrant Rights, Jennifer Gordon reports such gruesome cases as a Honduran who died from inhaling paint while sanding yachts in Long Island and a Guatemalan worker whose boss intentionally burned him with hot pans of oil for not washing dishes fast enough. “Death rates for Latino workers,” Gordon reports, “have risen over the past decade even as workplace fatality rates for non-Latinos have fallen.”
When our debt to America’s undocumented workers is eventually tallied, I’m confident that it will be well in excess of the $5000 fine the immigration bill proposes. There is still the issue of the original “crime.” If someone breaks into my property for the purpose of trashing and looting, I would be hell-bent on restitution. But if they break in for the purpose of cleaning it–scrubbing the bathroom, mowing the lawn–then, in my way of thinking anyway, the debt goes in the other direction.
Barbara EhrenreichBarbara Ehrenreich is the author, most recently, of Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America.
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Detroit Red Wings center Frans Nielsen (51) passes as he is upended by Montreal Canadiens center Phillip Danault (24) in the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Canadiens rout Red Wings, 8-1
By PAUL HARRIS Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Shaw recorded his first career hat trick and Max Domi had two goals and three assists for a career-high five points as the Montreal Canadiens routed the Detroit Red Wings 8-1 Tuesday night.
Tomas Tatar, Brendan Gallagher, and Joel Armia also scored for Montreal. Jonathan Drouin had a career-best four assists, defenseman Jordie Benn added two assists and Carey Price made 28 saves.
Anthony Mantha scored for Detroit, which allowed a hat trick for the second straight game. Jimmy Howard returned after missing two games due to illness and made 16 saves and allowed six goals before being pulled after the second period. Howard has been pulled in three consecutive starts. Jonathan Bernier stopped 10 shots in relief.
Defenseman Madison Bowey made his debut with the Red Wings after being obtained in a trade that sent defenseman Nick Jensen to the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals on Friday.
Tatar, a former Red Wing, opened the scoring 6:16 in. He fought off Detroit rookie defenseman Filip Hronek to get to a bouncing puck for a partial breakaway and beat Howard with a forehand shot for his 22nd goal.
The Canadiens added five goals in the second period.
Shaw scored the first (2:22) and last goal of the period (43 seconds left). Gallagher scored his 27th with 8:41 left, Domi scored with 6:12 remaining and Armia netted his seventh with 3:51 left.
Mantha spoiled Price's shutout bid with his 16th goal with 1:44 remaining in the middle period.
Domi got his second goal and 22nd of the season, and Shaw completed his hat trick in the third. Shaw has 16 goals this season.
Drouin's assists were his first points in eight games. . Detroit D Trevor Daley was a late scratch with an upper-body injury. He was replaced by D Jonathan Ericsson. . The Canadiens lost 2-1 to the New Jersey Devils on Monday night. . Red Wings RW Thomas Vanek did not play because of a hip flexor injury.
Montreal: At New York Rangers on Friday.
Detroit: At Arizona on Saturday.
Canadiens rout Wings, in photos
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Doug Ford’s subtle appeals to bigots
By Bob Hepburn Star Columnist
Wed., July 18, 2018
It should have been an easy sentence for Doug Ford to include in the first Speech from the Throne under his term as Ontario premier:
“I begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the traditional territory of many Indigenous peoples, whose history on this land dates back millennia.” That sentence was used by Kathleen Wynne in her government’s first throne speech, but Ford could have easily modified it for his own use.
Premier Doug Ford enters the Ontario Legislature with Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell earlier this month, where Dowdeswell read the Speech from the Throne, a speech, Bob Hepburn says was woefully inadequate. “Ford blatantly snubbed Indigenous Ontarians and Franco-Ontarians by making zero mention of them in the speech,” Hepburn writes. (Richard Lautens / Toronto Star)
It also should have been a no-brainer to include a sentence or two in French, or even a “Merci” at the end of the throne speech, read last week in the legislature by Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell and boldly titled “A Government for the People.”
Easy for some maybe, but clearly not for Ford.
Despite all the talk in the speech about being “a government for the people” and his passing mention about moving “past the politics of division,” Ford is continuing his thinly disguised political appeals to bigots and the most extreme elements within his Ford Nation base.
Indeed, Ford blatantly snubbed Indigenous Ontarians and Franco-Ontarians by making zero mention of them in the speech. And his recent dealings with gays, immigrants, refugees and Blacks raised similar concerns about his true attitude toward diversity and inclusiveness in this province.
Importantly, Ford is calling on Ontarians to come together, but in fact actions show no effort to do just that.
Instead, they are driving us apart, very much like the divisive politics and practices of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Is Ford xenophobic, fearful of strangers and foreigners? Is he anti-French? Is he homophobic? Is he anti-immigrant and anti-refugee? Is he anti-Black?
While Ford may not fit any of these characterizations, nevertheless the evidence is clear that he callously courts the bigots in our midsts with his dog-whistle appeals to their prejudices toward people not like themselves.
Regarding Indigenous Ontarians, Ford didn’t say a word in the throne speech about them or about issues they face. That was in sharp contrast to recent throne speeches under former Liberal premiers Kathleen Wynne and Dalton McGuinty. Ford also eliminated Indigenous Affairs as a separate cabinet portfolio, folding it into the minister of energy and northern affairs.
Regarding French, Ford refused to include any French in the throne speech. How come? It would have been a simple matter of courtesy and recognition for the approximately 550,000 Ontarians who identify French as their mother language.
Regarding immigrants, Ford shocked many during the campaign when speaking about immigration when he said Ontario “needs to take care of its own” first. Shades of Donald Trump in that statement.
Regarding refugees, Ford has openly demonized recent asylum-seekers, describing them in fear-mongering language as “illegal border crossers.” In fact, asylum-seekers are not “illegal” at all. They have a legal right to seek asylum and Ottawa has the legal power to reject their asylum application.
Regarding gays, Ford once again this year deliberately refused to walk in Toronto’s Pride parade and other activities. He claimed he would march only if police were allowed to march. But he’s never participated in the parade, describing it in 2014 as filled with “middle-aged men, with pot bellies, running down the street buck naked.”
Regarding Blacks, Ford deliberately disrespected that community when he chose to attend a rally in Sudbury during the election instead of a major leaders’ debate in Toronto put on by a coalition of Black organizations. Incredulously, Ford insisted later that other than his brother, the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, no other politician in Canada “has supported the Black community more than I have.”
In addition, Ford’s cabinet includes 13 white males, seven white women and only one visible minority, Raymond Cho, who holds the minor post of minister of seniors and accessibility. There are no Blacks, no Sikhs, no South Asians.
While many of his supporters may want to go back to “the good old days” before Ontario became a modern, progressive multicultural province, it’s now Ford’s job as premier to lead and bring people together in a dignified manner.
To do so, he should pay heed to his own throne speech, which says “we must look beyond our differences — in race, region, language, gender, religion, lifestyle, sexual orientation.”
For starters, he should try saying: “Thank you. Merci. Meegwetch.”
Bob Hepburn is a politics columnist and based in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @BobHepburn
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Pharrell To Celebrate Wedding In Miami With Jay Z, Justin Timberlake And More
October 8, 2013 - 11:20 am by VIBE
Pharrell Williams may have been a little occupied, crafting the beats for summer smashes like Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines" and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," and designing a pair of futuristic Moncler sunglasses but the baby-faced 40-year-old is planning to kick it with his wife, family and friends in a huge Miami bash to celebrate their nuptials this weekend, Page Six reports.
He and wifey Helen Lasichanh will be hosting the festivities at the National Tropical Botanical Garden, the Kampong, in Coconut Grove. Boldfaced names are expected to attend such as Jay Z and Justin Timberlake (who may even storm the stage for a special performance) as well as Thicke, his wife Paula Patton, Gwen Stefani and David Guetta—who you may recall, have worked with Skateboard P.
A source says, “Pharrell has worked with everyone. He just produced Miley Cyrus’ album, he has worked with Beyoncé, Madonna, Shakira, Daft Punk, Kanye West and Jennifer Lopez. Half the music business will be there.” Guests were reportedly told to wear "garden-party attire."
The happy couple wed in secret this past August and have a son together named Rocket Man Williams.
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Bays drop Jackson Cup in battle of the brothers
Cowichan's Tyler Hughes wins battle of the brothers over Jordie and the Bays United in the Jackson Cup
Apr. 1, 2012 10:00 a.m.
Bays United defender Cody Fitzsimmons slide checks Cowichan FC's Matt Arnett during the 2012 Jackson Cup at Royal Athletic Park on Sunday (April 1). Arnett was the MVP of the game
A late surge by Cowichan FC dusted the hopes of Victoria’s Bays United in the 2012 Jackson Cup at Royal Athletic Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Bays took an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Dan Cumming (7th minute) and held it until brothers Chris and Matt Arnett scored in the 65th and 72nd minute, respectively, to win it 2-1 for Cowichan.
“(Cowichan) played well,” said Jordie Huges of the Bays. “The field wasn’t the greatest, it was sticky (and wet). Both teams had chances and we were unlucky.”
It’s the second straight year Cowichan won the historic Jackson Cup trophy as Vancouver Island Soccer League champions, beating upstart Juan de Fuca last year.
Sunday was especially bitter for Bays midfielder Jordie Hughes, whose brother Tyler is the anchor on Cowichan’s back line.
“We talked about it going into this game, that one of us was going to have one more (Jackson Cup) than the other,” Jordie said. “It’s always been competitive, going back to when we were kids.”
Big brother Tyler, 31, now has two Jackson titles, while Jordie, 27, is stuck at one, which he won with Gorge FC over Cowichan in 2010.
The two Spectrum community school grads are best known for playing together on the Victoria Highlanders, but on Sunday they were pitted against each other.
With less than three minutes to go in regulation, the Bays were one step short of hitting the desperate button when Jordie challenged Tyler in a one-on-one. Jordie beat Tyler to the outside and would’ve had an opportunity to make a dangerous crossing pass until Tyler tripped him. By doing so, Tyler surrendered a free kick just outside the 18 yard box along the goal line.
It was the second time Tyler had fouled Jordie in a game this season.
“(Tyler) got a yellow card earlier this season for pushing me,” Jordie said. “He said he would have pushed me harder if he knew he was going to get carded.”
This foul, however, could have become a legendary highlight in the Hughes’ soccer history. Luckily for Tyler, it didn’t.
On the ensuing free kick Jordie chipped a lobbing cross into the six yard box, where all 11 Bays were pressing for the tying goal.
Cowichan cleared it, then survived a header from Jordie that just missed, and a volley by Peter Richmond that cleared the crossbar by three feet, all in the waning moments.
Matt Arnett was named MVP of the game.
The Bays and Cowichan will continue on in the provincial cup.
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UN Secretary-General “is following with growing concern recent incidents and hardening rhetoric in the Gulf region” and also “condemns the recent attacks on commercial vessels of the coast of United Arab Emirates,” the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Wednesday. UNIFEED
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The Secretary-General is following with growing concern recent incidents and hardening rhetoric in the Gulf region, which threatens to further destabilize an already volatile situation. In particular he condemns the recent attacks on commercial vessels of the coast of United Arab Emirates and stresses the need for further investigation to determine the facts and hold accountable the perpetrators. He also condemns the drone attacks on oil facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for which the Houthi have claimed responsibility. The Secretary-General recalls that attacks targeting civilian infrastructure violate international humanitarian law. The Secretary-General calls upon all actors to exercise maximum restraint and prevent any escalation amid heightened tensions.”
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UN Secretary-General “is following with growing concern recent incidents and hardening rhetoric in the Gulf region” and also “condemns the recent attacks on commercial vessels of the coast of United Arab Emirates,” the UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters in New York on Wednesday (15 Wed).
Four commercial ships, anchored off the coast of Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates were reportedly hit with “unknown objects” last Sunday (12 May) leaving visible, but non-threatening damage to vessels. There were no injuries or fatalities reported from the attack. Two days later, Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia using drones, causing fire and minor damage.
In a statement to media, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said “the Secretary-General is following with growing concern recent incidents and hardening rhetoric in the Gulf region, which threatens to further destabilize an already volatile situation.”
Dujarric also said the Secretary-General “condemns the recent attacks on commercial vessels of the coast of United Arab Emirates and stresses the need for further investigation to determine the facts and hold accountable the perpetrators.”
He also condemns the drone attacks on oil facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for which the Houthi have claimed responsibility, calling “upon all actors to exercise maximum restraint and prevent any escalation amid heightened tensions.”
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2018 U.S. Energy
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The 2018 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER) finds that the Traditional Energy and Energy Efficiency sectors today employ approximately 6.5 million Americans. These sectors increased in 2017 by about 1 percent, adding 65,000 net new jobs, roughly 3% of all those created in the country.
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The USEER examines four sectors of the economy – “Electric Power Generation and Fuels”, “Transmission, Distribution, and Storage”, “Energy Efficiency”, and “Motor Vehicles”. The first two of these sectors, Electric Power Generation and Fuels and Transmission, Distribution, and Storage make up what are generally considered the “Traditional Energy” sectors. Energy Efficiency cuts across a range of occupations, especially construction and professional services, but includes manufacturing as well. The Motor Vehicles industry is included because its products play a special role in modern society’s use of energy with transportation representing 71 percent of the country’s daily domestic oil consumption and 28 percent of overall energy usage.
Major Trends
1. The growth of jobs in Energy Efficiency and the growth of the intensity of this work in the construction sector.
Over 80% of construction firms in Energy Efficiency now report that the majority of their employees’ time is spent on EE technologies.
2. Net growth year over year of electrical generation in natural gas, wind, and solar.
As a result, all three of these sectors have continued to provide more jobs. In 2017 solar declined for the first time since its wide-scale deployment began a decade ago, but that decline was concentrated in just a few states.
3. The difficulty THAT employers are having filling jobs in those GROWING energy sectors.
Over 70% of employers reported difficulty in hiring across a wide range of occupations.
Energy Growth Areas by Percent
Transmission, Distribution, and Storage
Over 2.4 million Americans are employed in Transmission, Distribution and Storage with just over 1 million working in retail trade (gasoline stations and fuel dealers) and another 869,000 working across utilities and construction. This represents a net increase of 51,000 jobs.
16,000 Net New Jobs
Excluding the retail trade sector, Transmission, Wholesale Trade, Distribution and Storage firms —our country’s energy infrastructure—added a net 16,000 jobs.
Modernization a Factor
38% of respondent employers working in this sector reported that a majority of their revenues come from grid modernization or other utility-funded modernization projects, an increase of 6.5 percentage points over 2016.
2.25 million Americans work in Energy Efficiency, in whole or in part, in the design, installation, and manufacture of Energy Efficiency products and services.
MANUFACTURIng JOBS ADDED
Manufacturing jobs, producing Energy Star® certified products and energy efficient building materials in the United States, increased by 27,000 jobs
2X NATIONAL AVERAGE
Energy Efficiency added the most employees of any of the major sectors that we surveyed for the 2018 USEER, adding 67,000 net new jobs in 2017, a 3% growth rate and twice the national average.
Motor Vehicles and Component Parts
The industry employs over 2.46 million workers, excluding auto dealerships, adding 29,000 jobs in 2017. Almost 220,000 employees work with alternative fuels vehicles, including natural gas, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, all electric, and fuel cell/hydrogen vehicles, a decline of almost 40,000 jobs in 2017.
WORKFORCE NUMBERS
476,000 employees of Motor Vehicles Parts companies are now contributing to more fuel efficient vehicles, a slight decline from 2016.
FUEL ECONOMY PRODUCTS
Almost one quarter (23%) of all firms involved in Motor Vehicle component parts derive all of their revenue from products that increase fuel economy for Motor Vehicles, a significant increase.
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As Congress continues to debate changes to the ACA and our health care system, the health and well-being of millions of individuals and families remain at stake. A new report highlights the need for continued access to high-quality health insurance products, from the perspective of consumer advocates. The report, released by National Association of Insurance Commissioners Consumer Representatives, reviews the likely impact of proposed ACA repeal placement plans on consumers and state insurance markets. The report discusses:
What consumers want when it comes to private health insurance;
The progress that has been made in reducing the uninsured rate since 2010 and the risks of full or partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act;
Key principles—such as insuring the same number of consumers with the same quality of coverage and minimizing market disruption—that we urge policymakers to apply when considering further changes to the market; and
Concerns about the impact of potential changes on consumers and state markets, with an emphasis on high-risk pools, continuous coverage requirements, high-deductible health insurance products, association health plans, the sale of insurance across state lines, the loss of essential health benefits protections, and the need for continued nondiscrimination protections.
As a national NAIC Consumer Representative, Lincoln Nehring was one of the contributing authors on the report. The report urges Federal and State leaders to ensure that all consumers have continued access to quality, affordable health insurance. The full report, The Need for Continued Consumer Protections and Stability in State Insurance Markets in a Climate of Federal Uncertainty is available here: NAIC Report April 2017
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Wake Up Little Hootenanny
by Nick Catucci
The evil giant Chris Carrabba prepares to battle Godzilla and King Kong. photo: Richard Agudelo
The only surprising thing about Christopher Ender Carrabba is that the sweep of history has taken so long to produce him. Sure, there are reasons why high schoolers need Dashboard Confessional, now—the male gaze has been redirected to our navels, swing went out with the ’90s—but kids have wanted someone to fully indulge their reckless, weirdly rock ‘n’ roll crush-out pathos since that Wonder Years kid kissed Winnie. But Simon and Garfunkel were too smarty-pants, plus there was that war on, and James Taylor was too grown-up, plus he was wacked on heroin, which places him closer to Elliott Smith than Chris. And everybody after that was too punk. A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar is the first true teen-folk album ever, except that it’s actually a guitar-bass-drums rock album. And will be remembered as the first platinum emo album.
Although, in fact, Dashboard’s MTV Unplugged V 2.0 was the first platinum emo CD. Except that it’s actually a teen-folk album (bear with me): As they famously do at every D.C. show, the audience sings along like their Make Out Club profiles counted on it. Punk taught us do-it-yourself, but that’s what folk music’s been about since the ’60s. (Possibly even earlier.) Join in, sing it yourself. The only surprising thing about the Unplugged disc is that anyone would want to buy it. As someone with a tenuous hold on “cool,” I would be mortified enough to stand through a show where everyone’s shouting back lyrics like “I’m cuddling close to blankets and sheets.” And I definitely don’t want to hear that at home.
I’d rather, of course, just sing along with Chris myself. Particularly to that blanket-cuddling hit, “Screaming Infidelities” (originally off 2001’s The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, which, strangely, includes no songs about dark basements with spiders in them). “Screaming Infidelities” was the first song ever about stray hairs—”Your hair is everywhere/screaming infidelities”—but I doubt Chris’s watery eyes can be blamed on a cat allergy.
Chris’s new album is nothing to sneeze at. A Mark, a Mission, a Brand, a Scar will be the album of the Indian summer, warm and wistful all the way through. “Hands Down” is so good you could masturbate to it. The song appeared in stiff, almost angry acoustic form on 2001’s So Impossible EP. Here it vibrates with lust and amphetamine melancholy. “Breathe in for luck, breathe in so deep,” Chris sing-songs in puffs, gathering his energy for the pinball shot of the chorus, which explodes with his voice’s keening color bars: “My hopes are so high/that your kiss might kill me/so won’t you kill me?/So I die happy.” Just breathing again, he says, “The words are hushed/let’s not get busted.”
And then: We’ve both been sound asleep. Wake up, little Suzy, and weep. We’re in trouble, deep. “Rapid Hope Loss,” a visit to the confessional, follows “Hands Down.” Chris’s lyrics are as profound and occasionally trite as a Wonder Years voice-over, but all the time he’s spent bonding with his guitar and audience has given him supreme control over his tone. The turning point comes when he sings, ” ‘Cause now that I can see you/I don’t think you’re worth a second glance,” his voice moving swiftly and surely from tender to snarling, dragging regret all the way. Then his wheeling howl of “so much” dwindles into the weary “for all the promises you made.” Four lines figure an entire relationship—even an entire four years, from 14 to 18. For many of his fans, Dashboard Confessional will soon be just a memory. Chris Carrabba wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Everest mountaineer warned of overcrowding before dying on climb
Mountaineer Robin Fisher posted a video to Instagram a few days before he climbed Mt. Everest, expressing his concerns about the hike.
Posted By: By Jack Guy and Angus Watson, CNN
A British mountaineer who recently died on Everest warned of overcrowding at the summit in his last post to social media.
Robin Haynes Fisher died of what appeared to be altitude sickness at 8,600 meters (28,215 feet), while descending from the summit on Saturday, May 25.
"I am hopeful to avoid the crowds on summit day and it seems like a number of teams are pushing to summit on the 21st," he wrote in a captioned Instagram post on May 13.
"With a single route to the summit, delays caused by overcrowding could prove fatal so I am hopeful my decision to go for the 25th will mean fewer people. Unless of course everyone else plays the same waiting game."
Haynes Fisher is one of nine climbers to have died on Everest in the 2019 climbing season as conditions on the world's highest mountain turned lethal.
During the week beginning May 20, crowds of climbers became stuck in a queue to the summit, above the mountain's highest camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet).
The summit of Mount Everest is 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) high, an elevation at which each breath contains only one-third of the oxygen found at sea level.
Most people can only spend a matter of minutes at the summit without extra oxygen supplies, and the area where the climbers were queuing is known as the "death zone."
Mountain guide Adrian Ballinger told CNN that difficult weather conditions during this season led to overcrowding as summit attempts were restricted to a small number of days, and problems were exacerbated by a lack of experience among some climbing teams.
Ballinger said people officially die from exhaustion, but what that usually means is they run out of oxygen supplies after spending too long at extremely high altitudes.
"These deaths were entirely preventable," he said. "And they were due to this lack of judgment on a difficult season with difficult weather."
In 2018 high-altitude medical expert Sundeep Dhillon explained to CNN that perhaps the biggest danger is when climbers treat the summit as the journey's end point.
According to Dhillon's estimates, "you've probably got a one in 10 chance of dying on the way down."
"People are perfectly capable of exerting themselves beyond their capabilities whilst underestimating the demands that those extreme altitudes place on you," he said.
"They forget they're in the Death Zone."
Nepali climbing guide Dhruba Bista fell ill on the mountain and was transported by helicopter to the base camp, where he died Friday.
And Irish climber Kevin Hynes, 56, died Friday morning on the Tibetan side of Everest in his tent at 7,000 meters (22,966 feet).
Two died Wednesday after descending from the summit: Indian climber Anjali Kulkarni, 55, and American climber Donald Lynn Cash, 55.
Kalpana Das, 49, and Nihal Bagwan, 27, both from India, also died on Everest this week. Both died Thursday on their return from the summit.
Ravi, a 28-year-old Indian climber who goes by one name, died the previous week on May 17.
Last week, a search for Irish climber Seamus Lawless, 39, was called off, after the Trinity College Dublin professor fell while descending from the peak, according to the Press Assocation.
Lawless is missing, presumed dead.
The death toll for Everest's 2019 climbing season is not unusual for the mountain. In 2018, five climbers died, while six died in both 2017 and 2016.
More than 200 mountaineers have died on the peak since 1922, when the first climbers' deaths on Everest were recorded. The majority of bodies are believed to have remained buried under glaciers or snow.
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Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AXNX) Shares Sold by Redmile Group LLC
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Redmile Group LLC cut its holdings in Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:AXNX) by 0.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 598,600 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,400 shares during the quarter. Redmile Group LLC’s holdings in Axonics Modulation Technologies were worth $14,336,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of AXNX. Citigroup Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Axonics Modulation Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Barclays PLC purchased a new position in Axonics Modulation Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. American International Group Inc. purchased a new position in Axonics Modulation Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $69,000. Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in Axonics Modulation Technologies in the 4th quarter worth approximately $137,000. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new position in Axonics Modulation Technologies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $261,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 29.27% of the company’s stock.
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Shares of NASDAQ AXNX opened at $34.60 on Monday. Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc has a twelve month low of $11.95 and a twelve month high of $35.28. The company has a market capitalization of $978.00 million and a P/E ratio of -7.46. The company has a quick ratio of 22.07, a current ratio of 22.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.
Axonics Modulation Technologies (NASDAQ:AXNX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.47) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.40) by ($0.07). The company had revenue of $1.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $0.53 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Axonics Modulation Technologies Inc will post -2.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
In other Axonics Modulation Technologies news, COO Rinda Sama sold 13,345 shares of Axonics Modulation Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.03, for a total value of $374,060.35. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Axonics Modulation Technologies from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Axonics Modulation Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, May 20th. Finally, SunTrust Banks boosted their price objective on shares of Axonics Modulation Technologies to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Axonics Modulation Technologies presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $25.78.
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Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc, a medical technology company, focuses on the design, development, and commercialization of sacral neuromodulation solutions (SNM) solutions. The SNM therapy is primarily used to treat patients with overactive bladder, including urinary urgency incontinence and urinary urgency frequency, fecal incontinence, and urinary retention.
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Oil leak off WA's coast prompts regulator warning to industry
By Hamish Hastie
November 24, 2018 — 6.35am
An oil leak off the coast of WA in July has prompted a warning from the nation's offshore safety regulator to the oil and gas industry to check monitoring systems on unmanned rigs.
On July 24, severe weather damaged Triangle Energy's Cliff Head Alpha offshore platform 25 kilometres south west of Dongara, resulting in a low-level seven-hour leak of five per cent crude oil and 95 per cent water.
Triangle Energy's Cliff Head rig off WA's northern coast.
Inspectors found the source of the leak was a fracture in the discharge line of a fluid flow meter.
Production was halted and the regulator NOPSEMA ordered the company not to restart until it demonstrated the issue was resolved.
Inspectors made a series of recommendations to the company including better asset integrity management after they noted operator inspections had failed to identify defects they had found, such as corroded ‘fixed’ and ‘spring’ type supports for hydrocarbon equipment.
They also recommended the company improve pressure alerts on its control system.
"[A] drop in pressure did not alert the control room operator to further investigate for potential issues related with a gradual drop in pressure which could be an indicator of a ‘leak event’," the regulator said.
Inspectors also found the company's CCTV system only allowed for operators to view two cameras at a time due to design constraints and software limitations.
"The two CCTV viewed at the time of the incident were not of the offshore production facility, but were of the onshore processing plant," it said.
The regulator said there were key lessons others in the industry that operate unmanned rigs should take on board from the Cliff Head Alpha incident, particulalry with CCTV systems.
"CCTV monitoring systems should ensure sufficient resolution and coverage of the facility to allow onshore operators to adequately detect leaks," it said.
"Onshore CCTV systems should also allow control room operators to view all cameras at all times.
"Alternatively there should be systems in place to ensure operators regularly cycle through all cameras to prevent areas of the facility going unmonitored for long periods of time."
The regualator said control system alarm set points should allow operators to identify potential leaks and processes should be in place to ensure they investigated pressure deviations.
Cliff Head Alpha began operations again on August 9.
A Triangle spokeswoman said the company followed the strict policies and procedures in its oil pollution emergency plan and satisfied safety and environmental requirements.
"No evidence of hydrocarbons was sighted in the marine environment or along the shoreline which reaffirmed Triangle’s finding that the vast majority of produced fluid remained in the platform bund," she said.
"The company responded immediately, liaised with the regulatory authorities and resolved the issue safely and swiftly.
"Scientific monitoring was undertaken to confirm no shoreline sediment and near shore water contamination occurred."
She said a full 25-kilometre stretch of coastline was surveyed.
She said everyone involved in the incident was supportive of Triangle's actions during the incident response and praised it for being open in communication, supportive of resource allocation and overall having a high level of response.
"Further to this Triangle Energy has been proactive with sharing lessons learned with other industry bodies, including Woodside," she said.
"Sharing lessons learned has provided further insight into how other operators manage incidents similar to this."
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Alligator helps nab car theft suspect in PSL
By Rachel Leigh | May 15, 2014 at 7:38 PM EDT - Updated July 21 at 12:55 PM
By Dan Corcoran
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (WFLX) - An alleged car theft suspect has been arrested on the Treasure Coast.
Port St. Lucie police say Calvin Rodriguez was targeting certain makes and model vehicles, and that Rodriguez was finally captured thanks, in part, to an alligator.
Investigators say Rodriguez is responsible for stealing at least five cars that were parked in the lots of Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Publix and Winn Dixie. Rodriguez was said to be using 'shaved keys' that would open the doors and start the engines of Honda and Acura vehicles.
Police finally spotted Rodriguez in a Honda Civic. They say he sped off but was stopped in his tracks when the stolen car collided with an alligator.
"It's pretty unimaginable that police officers would be at that point in time looking for these suspects and that an alligator unfortunately just happens to cross the road and assist us in catching these criminals," said Det. Keith Boham.
At least two others with Rodriguez are facing unrelated charges.
Rodriquez is facing five counts of Grand Theft Auto.
The condition of the alligator that was hit is unknown.
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Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc [2001] IRLR 23 EAT (2 reports relating to this case)
Disability discrimination: Travel by normal means of transport is "normal day-to-day activity"
In Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc the EAT holds that, for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act, the question of what constitutes a "normal day-to-day activity" must be addressed without regard to whether or not the activity is normal to the particular applicant.
Effect of successful medical treatment
The EAT has ruled in Abadeh v British Telecommunications plc that the deduced effects provisions of the definition of disability, requiring the effects of medical treatment to be disregarded in determining whether an applicant is disabled, apply only where the treatment is continuing and do not apply where it has been successful.
Advocate General's Opinion in FOA, acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Billund Kommune Case C-354/13 ECJ (1 report relating to this case)
Disability discrimination: Advocate General considers morbid obesity as a potential disability
The Advocate General has issued his opinion on the issue of discrimination on the ground of obesity, stating that, while there is no general principle of EU law prohibiting discrimination on the ground of obesity in its own right, morbid obesity may come within the meaning of "disability" (for the purpose of the Equal Treatment Directive (2000/78/EC)) if it is of such a degree as to hinder full participation in professional life on an equal footing with other employees.
Alexander v Driving Standards Agency [1998] ET/2601058/98 (1 report relating to this case)
Epileptic not a disabled person
In Alexander v Driving Standards Agency a Nottingham employment tribunal (Chair: J K Macmillan) held that an individual who had epileptic seizures was not a disabled person for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Ashton v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary [2001] ICR 67 EAT (1 report relating to this case)
Ashton v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary
In Ashton v Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary [2001] ICR 67 EAT, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an employment tribunal's decision that a male to female transsexual dismissed due to poor performance had not been discriminated against on grounds of sex, although the poor performance was linked to the side effects of medical treatment for gender reassignment. It also upheld a finding that the employee was not disabled within the meaning in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Banaszczyk v Booker Ltd [2016] IRLR 273 EAT (1 report relating to this case)
Meaning of disability: lifting up to 25kg is "normal day-to-day activity"
Lifting up to 25kg is a "normal day-to-day activity" when deciding whether or not someone is disabled under the Equality Act 2010. Imogen Noons explains a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision on the definition of disability.
Bessell v Chief Constable of Dorset Police ET/1400313/2016 (1 report relating to this case)
Claimant's colour blindness not a disability, decides tribunal
An employment tribunal has held that a claimant's red-green colour blindness is not a disability.
Bickerstaff v Butcher NIIT/92/14 (1 report relating to this case)
Disability discrimination: tribunal applies ECJ decision to define claimant's obesity as a disability
A Northern Ireland tribunal has applied the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision in FOA, acting on behalf of Karsten Kaltoft v Billund Kommune that obesity can by itself amount to a disability.
Blackledge v London General Transport Services Ltd [2001] All ER (D) 75 (Aug) EAT (1 report relating to this case)
Disability discrimination: Tribunal applies wrong test to determine existence of mental impairment
In Blackledge v London General Transport Services Ltd, the EAT holds that the failure of the employment tribunal to recognise the differences between two sets of diagnostic criteria used to identify post-traumatic stress disorder rendered its decision fatally flawed.
Blyth v Historic Scotland [2001] ET/S/4000514/00 (1 report relating to this case)
Psoriasis not severe disfigurement
A woman who had widespread and troublesome psoriasis did not have a "severe disfigurement", where the psoriasis was mainly on her torso and legs, an Edinburgh employment tribunal (Chair R M Webster MBE RD) has ruled in Blyth v Historic Scotland.
Brady v (1) Hair Cuttery Ltd (2) Rutherford [2003] ET/2408792/01 (1 report relating to this case)
Case digest
Hilary Slater, consultant with Cobbetts solicitors, provides a round-up of employment tribunal decisions on discrimination.
Precedent-setting cases from the EAT and appellate courts, along with reports of selected tribunal cases, relating to disability discrimination: meaning of disability.
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YRF Launches its Bengali YouTube Channel with GUNDAY
Yash Raj Films has added one more channel to its vast YRF YouTube regional channels repertoire - YRF Bengali!
Fans of YRF's GUNDAY can now enjoy listening to the movie's hit music including the special Bangla version of the chart topper 'Tune Maari Entriyaan' sung by the one and only Bappi Lahiri and watching the film's popular songs on YRF Bengali.
GUNDAY is set during Calcutta's most turbulent times of the 1970's and this is at the soul of the film with the characters seeped in the culture of that time.
The film deals with the inseparable life of Bikram and Bala, two happy-go-lucky renegades, who became Calcutta's most loved, most celebrated, most reckless, most fearless and most powerful!
Immerse yourself in Bikram and Bala's world only on: www.youtube.com/yrfbengali
The GUNDAY JukeBox is playing out all the Bengali tracks. Click below to hear the songs which are already a rage:
Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and Produced by Aditya Chopra, GUNDAY stars Ranveer Singh & Arjun Kapoor, as Bikram and Bala, along with Priyanka Chopra and Irrfan Khan, in lead roles and will release simultaneously in Bengali as well on 14th February 2014.
Celebrate this Valentine's Day – GUNDAY style!
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GundayTheFilm
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G+: https://plus.google.com/+yrf
Website: https://www.gunday.in
“GUNDAY sets February Box-Office record in India”
“GUNDAY” Grosses Rs.100 CR Worldwide
“GUNDAY” World Premiere in Dubai
Gunday Merchandise and more on www.yrfstore.com - The official site of YRF Store!
"GUNDAY" Title Track out now!
This news is downloaded from yashrajfilms.com at 17-July-2019 14:04 https://www.yashrajfilms.com/news/detail/2016/06/27/yrf-launches-its-bengali-youtube-channel-with-gunday
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Country's roads are a 'national disgrace', say MPs
Andy Moffatt
Published: 10:19 Saturday 06 July 2019
Nearly eight million potholes could have been repaired using money councils have been forced to cut from road maintenance budgets since 2010, according to new figures.
The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, claimed its analysis shows ministers must deliver long-term funding to "save our roads".
The state of Britain's roads has been described as a national disgrace by MPs
Read more>>> Penwortham slip road closure plan blasted by town's businesses
Routine road maintenance budgets have fallen from £1.1 billion in 2009/10 to around £701 million in 2017/18, the LGA said.
This budget is used to fund expenses such as minor road repairs, cleaning drains and fixing street lighting.
Read more>>> Slip road to close to force traffic out of Penwortham town centre
The LGA estimated that the reduction could have covered the cost of repairing 7.8 million potholes.
Road maintenance has been stripped back to pay for a surge in demand for children's services, adult social care and homelessness support amid a cut in central government funding of 60p in every pound between 2010 and 2020, the organisation warned.
Read more>>> Avenham Pavilion Café shut due to “unforeseen circumstances”
Earlier this week, the Commons Transport Select Committee described the current short-term approach to financing road maintenance as "not fit for purpose" and declared the condition of local roads in England a "national scandal".
LGA transport spokesman Martin Tett said: "Unprecedented funding cuts have meant councils are increasingly limited in how much they can invest in looking after our country's roads.
"It is not right that the Government spends 43 times per mile more on maintaining our national roads - which make up just 3% of all roads - than on local roads, which are controlled by councils and make up 97% of England's road network.
"While the extra one-off funding announced in recent years has helped, we need Government to follow with a long-term funding plan to save our roads in the Spending Review."
A Government spokeswoman said: "We know potholes are a nuisance and a hazard for all road users, particularly for cyclists and motorcyclists.
"To improve local roads we are providing councils with £6.6 billion between 2015 and 2020, which includes more than £700 million for extra maintenance.
"We are also investing in trials on new road materials and repair techniques as well as using technologies to help councils predict when roads will need repairs and prevent potholes."
Van gets stuck under low bridge and blocks Wigan road
Calls to upgrade crash blackspot in borough
RAC head of roads policy Nicholas Lyes said there is a compelling case for ministers to take a "fresh approach to funding Britain's vital local roads".
An investigation by the Asphalt Industry Alliance found that councils in England and Wales would need to spend a total of £9.8 billion over 10 years to bring all their roads up to scratch.
Damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and distorted wheels are among the most common vehicle problems caused by potholes.
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Strong profit growth goes poof for US companies
The Associated Press — By STAN CHOE - AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Well, that de-escalated quickly.
Profits surged for U.S. businesses last year, with growth topping 20% for S&P 500 companies in much of 2018. But the gusher got capped at the start of 2019, and analysts say the sputtering out may last most of this year, as the tax-cut jolt wears off and worries about the trade war linger.
Companies are lining up to tell investors how much they earned during the spring, and expectations are low, again. Some data crunchers predict S&P 500 companies will report a second straight quarter of profit declines, something that hasn't happened since 2016. Others say big businesses will eke out modest gains, but all agree that growth has downshifted sharply from a year ago.
This matters because stock prices tend to track the path of corporate profit growth over the long term. Stocks have climbed to record heights this year as the Federal Reserve has flipped from raising interest rates to possibly cutting them. That's encouraged investors to pay more for each $1 in earnings that a company produces. But unless companies produce more dollars of earnings, it will be difficult for stocks to keep climbing.
Even if companies post slightly positive growth in the second quarter, "whether that will be enough to support equity prices in the absence of a trade deal is questionable," said David Joy, chief market strategist at Ameriprise.
A big reason for the downshift in profits is that companies are no longer getting the benefit of the first year of lower tax rates. But other factors are also weighing on growth, starting with the trade war.
Manufacturing growth has slowed around the world, and companies are getting more cautious about their spending given the uncertainty of the U.S. trade dispute with China. Seven Fed rate hikes over the last two years are also having a restraining effect on the economy.
Labor costs are also creeping higher for companies. While that's good news for workers who are getting raises, it eats into corporate profitability.
Companies certainly have plenty of room there, because they're holding onto nearly record amounts of profit from each $1 of their sales, but the trend is likely to continue going down through this year, according to strategists at Goldman Sachs.
Investors don't seem to care much about the threat, at least not yet. That's evident in how stocks of companies with low labor costs have lagged the rest of the market recently, but the Goldman Sachs strategists point to how wage growth hit its fastest level last year in more than a decade.
The companies most at risk may also be the ones who drove much of the market's gains in recent years: big technology and internet stars. Among the companies expected to drag most heavily on second-quarter profit margins for the S&P 500 are Apple, Facebook and Google's parent, Alphabet, according to Credit Suisse.
For the third quarter, analysts forecast another year-over-year decline in S&P 500 earnings per share, this time of 0.5%, according to FactSet's tally. They say earnings growth won't return until the fourth quarter, when it could hit 6.3%.
S&P Dow Jones Indices' tally of analysts, meanwhile, says profit growth will be modest in the third quarter before jumping in the final three months of 2019.
The numbers would likely be even more discouraging if companies weren't spending hundreds of billions of dollars buying back their own stock. Those repurchases allow CEOs to spread the thin amount of profit growth over a smaller number of shares still held by investors, which means earnings per share rise faster than overall earnings.
Lately, bad news on the economy has actually ended up being good news for the stock market. Weaker-than-expected reports on the job market and other areas of the economy in June, for example, boosted stocks because they raised expectations that the Fed would cut interest rates.
But when profits start to drop, warning lights flash on Wall Street.
Market psychology has historically switched when earnings decline, according to Francois Trahan, strategist at UBS, who pointed to the market's movements in 2001 and 2008.
That's when bad news on the economy went back to being bad news for the stock market.
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Quan v Bray to unsettle trust planning, charity law and family law
Claire Blakemore
Judgments of the Family Courts are often dismissed as the preserve of warring couples or parents in dispute and seen as having little relevance to other spheres of life. However the Court of Appeal is today considering legal issues concerning Trusts and Settlements that could have pivotal impact on a whole spectrum of legal advice in the wealth planning sector including Trusts Law, Charities Law and Matrimonial Law.
In Quan v Bray the parties ‘worked tirelessly’ to run a charity to benefit and save Chinese tigers. The trust assets were worth approximately £25 million and the parties had almost no other assets. The wife argued that the trust assets of property (including a matrimonial home in which they lived rent free), land in South Africa and cash constituted a nuptial settlement or resources available to meet her needs. The husband argued that the parties had not and could not, benefit from the trust and its sole purpose was for the benefit for the Chinese tigers.
Sir Paul Coleridge hearing this case in 2015 acknowledged that it was possible for a trust to become nuptialized and therefore capable of variation if there was a flow of benefit to the parties during the marriage from the trust. However in this case the trust was not nuptial.
Sir Paul’s approach is not universal among the judiciary. Sir Peter Singer in Joy v Joy-Morancho is clear that a trust cannot be nuptial unless it is nuptial from the outset.
Hopefully the Court of Appeal’s judgment in this case will give clear guidance on the issue of creation and treatment of nuptial settlements. Family practitioners, trust lawyers and charities lawyers all need clarity so that they can give clear advice in the establishment and management of trusts as part of legitimate succession or wealth planning. The application of principles arising from the treatment of legitimate trusts are potentially far reaching (even to the corners of the Indian jungle) and it is important to highlight again the value of considering family law issues at all stages of trust planning and management
You can read my article which considers some of the issues highlighted by this case in 2014, and I look forward to writing Part 2 when the Court of Appeal hands down judgment.
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Music Is One of the Most Powerful Natural Laws or Forces in the Universe
Can music be a powerful force in the universe? Strange as it sounds, music can be considered as a powerful natural law or force in the universe today. You wouldn’t think music was that powerful and yet it is, but how? How has music become one of the biggest power houses of today? Well, it’s a combination of things really but it’s certainly very interesting to see just how far music has come in recent years. There is something very special about music; however, that has made people drawn to it and it’s not slowly down any time soon.
Billions Are Spent on Music per Year
One of the most powerful natural forces on the planet has to be music. Music is tremendously popular and every single person is responsible for it. Why is that? Well, people spend billions per year on music and on music supplies. Music is really that popular and it’s not going to change any time soon. Remember, people want to listen to music and they are drawn to it through good advertising and marketing. This remains a huge industry and it’s a powerful force within the universe today. To get further detail visit https://www.zunior.ca/between-the-idea-and-work-course-of-musical-data-processing/
It’s Never Ending
Right now, music is up there with the other biggest industries and it’s one which seems to be never ending. In the universe, it’s the one constant every human has in common with one another. You have to remember that music has always been around in one form or another and it’s certainly the force which drives people in everyday life. Have you thought about how powerful music can be? It can inspire someone and can ultimately drive them to their goals no matter what field they are aiming for. It’s interesting to see how powerful music can be and how useful it has become in everyday life. Click here for information regarding music courses.
Will an Industry Crash Really Be Possible?
What you do have to remember is that people are changing the way they look at music and the way they listen. People are downloading their songs online and that has shaped the way music is advertised and purchased. It’s really a powerful force in the world but it might not always be riding high. Costs for music might increase and less people want to spend a lot of money on such things. However, right now, it remains a powerful force and certainly one that doesn’t look set to crash any time soon. Of course, you never know how the music industry will change or how people portray music either. It’s interesting to see what will happen next. Learn more about Music & Entertainment Division.
A Universal Force of Nature
Music is a simple thing. People listen to it almost every day but very few listeners would believe it’s a power house of the universe. However, the universe has always had one thing—music—in one form or another and it’s interesting to see just how far the world has come because of music. It’s something which more people are now thinking of and it’s certainly something they enjoy too. There’s no denying that music will be a universal force that continues to dominate forever.
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