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Ten Australian families have babies stuck in Thailand after Gammy saga
TEN Australian families are trying to get 14 babies born to Thai surrogates home — but they’re stranded after the baby Gammy saga stymied their surrogacy deals.
Michael Sainsbury
News Corp Australia NetworkAugust 21, 20148:17pm
David Farnell: Daughter will be 100 percent safe with me
The biological father of baby Gammy addresses concerns for his daughter's welfare when asked about his child sex offences. Courtesy: 60 Minutes/Nine Network
Telling his story ... David Farnell on Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
THERE are now 10 Australian families trying to get 14 children born to Thai surrogates out of the country but all will require court orders — which could take up to six months to obtain — to get their children out of the country.
It is also understood that a number of surrogate mothers carrying children for Australian parents have been turned away from private hospitals where they were being treated or planned to have their babies, forcing them into the country’s public system. There are also concerns about genetic material — eggs and sperm — that require strict environmental controls.
The number of babies stranded from their Australian parents comes in the wake of the Thai government outlawing commercial surrogacy amid a tornado of controversy around the baby Gammy saga.
Gammy, who was born with Down’s syndrome, was left in Thailand to be raised by his surrogate mother while his parents David and Wendy Farnell returned to Perth with Gammy’s healthy twin sister Pipah. The Farnells deny they deliberately abandoned Gammy.
The numbers were confirmed by the Australian embassy at a briefing in Bangkok this afternoon.
“In the past year there have been 200 children born from Thai surrogates for Australian parents,” an embassy spokesman said.
“ People ask us how many people have been caught up in this but people don’t need to register with us (before beginning a surrogacy) until such time as they seek citizenship, So we don’t have any accurate date of who is in the pipeline, so to speak.”
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Stranded ... Thai surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua poses with baby Gammy at the Samitivej Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. Picture: Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
The spokesman said the best way to get an estimate, “and it is only an estimate” of the number of Australian who might be affected by this was take the 200 figure and multiple by ¾ of year (9 months) the length of a full term pregnancy.
“So we don’t know the actual number, based on this number we have estimated that the number of children that are waiting to be born is about 150,” the spokesman said,.
“At present there are 10 families and 14 children, as some involve multiple births, going through the citizenship and passport process.”
But others, such as Thailand based family lawyer Joe Lynch, who acts for parents with surrogacy arrangements in Thailand believe the number could be as high as 250 as Thailand has seen a surge in popularity as the preferred place to conduct surrogacies after India — previously the favoured low cost surrogacy option for Australian — shut the door on singles, unmarried and same sex couples at the beginning of 2013.
One couple, Adam and Kate Osborne and their newborn twins are stuck in Thailand with no money and at the mercy of a military government which now views them as criminals.
The Osbornes are the biological parents of Mali and Sierra-Leone, who were born to a surrogate mother on July 22.
BABY BACKLASH: Stuck in Thailand waiting to go home
Adam and Kate Osborne ... with twins Mali and Sierra-Leone from Bangkok. Picture: Thomas CampeanSource:Supplied
The family is hiding in their hotel room, too terrified to attempt leaving Thailand.
To make it safely home, the Osbornes require a court order that is expected to take three to six months to obtain and will likely cost them between $20,000 and $50,000.
A court order have always been a required to take children out of Thailand but until the recent publicity around the issues have never been enforced in a process that has existed in legal limbo up until now as surrogacy has been neither illegal nor regulated.
But despite talks between Australian Ambassador James Wise with senior officials in the Justice, Foreign Affairs and the Social Development and Ministries last week, transitional arrangements to expedite the process for Australians wanting to return home with their children have yet to be announced and the any such arrangements could be some way off.
Thailand is in the midst of transitioning to a new government which has slowed down the country’s bureaucratic and official procedures. After leading a bloodless coup d’etat on May 22 to oust the Pheu Thai Party government, democratically elected in 2011, General Prayuth Chen-ocha was today “elected” unopposed as Prime Minster by the National Legislative Assembly, a 169 person body hand-picked by the military two weeks ago. It is the military government that on July 22 approved new legislation, yet to be officially passed, that will ban commercial surrogacy in the country.
Being forced to stay in Thailand for longer than expected will involve considerable additional expense and possible financial and/or employment stress on people who have already paid about $50,000 for the surrogacy process.
People familiar with the talks on transitional arrangements said that the Thai and Australian governments wereprimarily concerned with the welfare of the children surrogate mothers as well as the new parents.
For an infant born overseas to get an Australian passport, the government requires proof of parenting in the case of surrogates the signing over of rights by the birth mother and DNA testing to prove biological descent following this citizenship can be granted and the child’s parents canapply for a passport. This process already takes between and six weeks.
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Banning social media wouldn’t have saved Dolly
SINCE the death of 14-year-old “Dolly” Everett, a chorus of voices has called for one response. Those voices are all wrong.
Ginger Gorman@gingergorman
news.com.auJanuary 15, 201810:54am
Former face of Akubra tragically takes her own life
The family of Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett have stepped up their fight to stop bullying after the 14-year-old took her own life earlier this month. FacebookSource:Supplied
SINCE the tragic death of 14-year-old Amy “Dolly” Everett, I’ve been hearing a chorus of increasingly shrill voices calling to ban kids from social media. Ban specific apps! Ban social media platforms! I’ve even seen a Change.org petition.
Some of these calls come from child psychologists who you’d think would know their stuff.
However, what’s clear to me as a cyberhate expert and trolling target is that these psychologists may know about children, but they don’t understand cyberhate. And they are suggesting Band-Aid solutions for what is, in effect, a complex wound.
Let’s be clear. The problem of bullying and harassment — whether online or offline — isn’t caused by social media. It’s caused by human behaviour. The trolls hounding Katelyn Simpson in the wake of Dolly’s death and telling her “it should’ve been you not her” are real people sitting behind a keyboard somewhere.
One of the many abusive messages sent to Katelyn Simpson via an anonymous Snapchat account. Picture: Russell SimpsonSource:Facebook
We can all agree that sadists, which research suggests trolls are, existed long before the internet was around. (Yes, the networked nature of the internet may make things worse. But that’s a story for another time.)
The notion of banning kids from social media is akin to stopping kids from going to a shopping mall in case they get assaulted. It’s ludicrous and amounts to a type of victim blaming that punishes the cyberhate target and not the perpetrator.
The internet has been around since the 1980s and isn’t going anywhere. Child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg told the ABC that up to 70 per cent of primary-aged kids are on social media. Therefore, aren’t we better off teaching our kids good digital citizenship and resilience in the face of bullying? Aren’t we better off helping them use social media in limited bouts and under supervision?
In part, this might solve Carr-Gregg’s concern that developing brains “simply do not have the neurological maturity to manage their digital footprint”.
Remember when you were a teenager? You’d do the exact opposite of what your parents told you to. If we ban young people from social media, they will likely get on there anyway and keep this fact from the adults around them. Frankly, it’s not a bright tactic.
The knee-jerk notion of banning specific apps or platforms is just as inadvisable because it won’t stop other apps cropping up the next day.
Banning kids from social media won’t stop them accessing it — and won’t give them the skills they need to deal with cyber bullying.Source:Supplied
Social media expert Anna Spargo-Ryan sees the situation this way: “The hate-filled bile that comes through on social media is abhorrent, but really, it’s independent of the method. The way to respond to it and to get help for it … is the same as if it were offline.
“Cyber-bullying has the potential to inflict the same psychological damage as any other kind [of bullying]. Banning the platforms isn’t even the beginning of a solution, because that’s not the actual problem,” she says.
The other thing no one in this conversation seems to be saying is that social media can be helpful for vulnerable kids. For example, kids who self-harm or have eating disorders or are LGBTI or perhaps have a rare disease or live in remote areas, often find support groups online. Are we really going to take these crucial support networks away from them?
Here’s a case-in-point. In 2016, I conducted an investigation for news.com.au into Australia’s shocking youth self-harm statistics. One of my interviewees was an incredible young woman called Nikki. She runs an important and encouraging support group on Facebook for people who self-harm but seek to become well. Banning young people from social media would stop them accessing help like this.
Let’s also turn our minds to the monolithic social media companies who, as a community, we’ve forgotten to regulate. They must have a duty of care towards us, their users.
A few days ago I was speaking to Maurice Blackburn employment lawyer Josh Bornstein, who has an interest in cyberhate and the law. He said to me: “If you made social media companies liable [for cyberhate], then all hell would break lose. We’d see a radical change in their behaviour.”
There’s one last thorn in my side when it comes to the current public discussion we’re having about online bullying and harassment. Why do so many people seem to believe that kids can’t handle cyberhate, but adults can? This is blatantly NOT true and my investigations show this.
Just think for a moment about TV presenter and model Charlotte Dawson who died by suicide in 2014. As I’ve said previously, some of those close to her see trolling as a significant factor in her death.
Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett’s family have spoken out in an effort to stop cyber bullying after the teen took her own life earlier this month. Picture: FacebookSource:Facebook
Think also about 18-year-old Jessica Cleland from Melbourne who died by suicide the same year. Both these people were adults — and there are many more cases out there (it’s just most of their families don’t go public about it). Sadly, I know this first-hand because numerous cyberhate targets have written to me about their own suicidal thoughts and attempts.
Despite all evidence to the contrary, I see members of the community regularly expressing this help-the-kids-but-the-adults-are-fine sentiment in relation to cyberhate.
For instance, when the eSafety Commissioner’s Office was first created, it was only for children. The role was later expanded to encompass adults at the end of 2016.
Even US First Lady Melania Trump has fallen into this trap by saying: “As adults, many of us are able to handle mean words, even lies. Children and teenagers can be fragile … Our culture has gotten too mean and too rough, especially to children and teenagers.”
If you could see my email inbox, you’d quickly understand cyberhate affects everyone — men, women and children. Although some groups are more vulnerable than others, anyone can be a cyberhate target and have their life wrecked by it.
When looking for solutions to cyberhate, Nigel Phair, director of the Centre for internet Safety at the University of Canberra, draws an analogy to the way the community has reduced trauma on the roads — through safer car and road design, better law enforcement and changing social norms around damaging behaviours, such as speeding and drink driving.
“In terms of cyberhate, the whole ecosystem needs to respond via technical and non-technical means,” he says.
Charlotte Dawson called out cyber bullies many times before she eventually took her own life. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty ImagesSource:Getty Images
So, please, think more deeply about this and don’t be part of reporting or perpetuating unhelpful myths and social attitudes about trolling. They actually stop us solving the problem.
Meanwhile, if you’re a parent wondering how you can talk to your child about social media and bullying, jump onto the eSafety website for helpful tips such as:
• Listen, don’t judge
• Let your child know you are there to help them, even if they’re in trouble, no matter what
• Encourage empathy and resilience
Ginger Gorman is journalist and cyberhate expert. She’s currently writing a book about the subject, due to be published by Hardie Grant in 2019. Ginger is one half of Media Bootcamp. You can follow her on Twitter @GingerGorman.
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Panthers let Trent Merrin sign with Leeds to focus on locking up James Fisher-Harris long term
The Panthers let Trent Merrin sign a lucrative four year deal with Leeds to free up money to re-sign one of their star forwards on a long term deal.
AAPNovember 16, 201812:53pm
The Panthers have turned their attention to retaining James Fisher-Harris.Source:Getty Images
Penrith have set their sights on locking New Zealand Test forward James Fisher-Harris in long-term after releasing Trent Merrin to the English Super League.
Fisher-Harris is the Panthers’ biggest name player off contract for the end of 2019, and it can be revealed talks have already begun with the 22-year-old to stay at Penrith.
Last re-signed in 2016 when he’d only played a handful of matches, Fisher-Harris’ value has since skyrocketed after playing five Tests for the Kiwis and developing into one of Penrith’s best forwards.
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But chief executive Brian Fletcher is confident the club would be able to keep him, despite potential big-money interest from other clubs that are understood to include at least one other western-Sydney rival.
“He’s come through the system at a young age and put him through the grades. We’ve turned him into a superstar footballer and unfortunately now he’s worth a lot of money,” Fletcher told AAP.
“They (other clubs) have just seen him play, he’s a Test forward now as well. But he loves the place and has come through the system. He’s got a home out here and a young family.
“I know he doesn’t want to go anywhere but at the end of the day it could come down to dollars with the decision he’s got to make. But I’m pretty certain he will be staying.”
It can also be revealed forward Jack Hetherington has re-signed with the club until the end of 2021 on a deal inked earlier this year.
Negotiations have also opened to keep Jarome Luai at the club, who is seen as the logical successor to James Maloney at five-eighth after an impressive debut against the Warriors in 2018.
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Luai and Fisher-Harris’ contract situations represent a problem the club is often faced with given their burgeoning junior talent.
The quicker-than-expected rise of players has often placed pressure on their cap, no matter how far in advance it has been planned.
James Fisher-Harris is a long-term target for the Panthers.Source:News Corp Australia
They have spent the past two years moving players around to ensure they had the cap space to make an offer to halfback Nathan Cleary, who recently extended his stay on a mega five-year deal until the end of 2024.
Reagan Campbell-Gillard (2024), Waqa Blake (2023) and Josh Mansour (2021) have also re-signed on longer-term deals, but it’s come at the expense of Tyrone Peachey, Bryce Cartwright, Leilani Latu, Corey Harawira-Naera and Merrin who have all been released mid-contract.
Former captain Matt Moylan was also released as part of a swap with James Maloney last summer.
“You’re all the time at the system balancing the cap and you’ve got to be working ahead of yourself,” Fletcher said.
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DeLand Man Accused Of Putting Hidden Camera In 17-Year-Old Girl’s Bathroom
By Veronica Holt on April 26, 2018 in WNDB News
DeLand, FL – A 32-year-old DeLand man turned himself into law enforcement after being charged with multiple counts of video voyeurism after allegedly putting a hidden camera in a 17-year-old girl’s bathroom.
32-year-old Jameke Toussaint was accused of the crime last year after a woman reported to DeLand police that Toussaint was displaying some “odd behavior,” according to police reports. The woman told police that she discovered Toussaint had installed a hidden camera in her 17-year-old daughter’s bathroom. The woman also said she got into an argument with Toussaint after she confronted him and that Toussaint battered her.
DeLand Police responded, and they searched Toussaint’s computer, cell phone, and multiple storage devices. Police and Sheriff’s Office reports show that Toussaint was questioned about the allegations, but an official warrant for his arrest regarding the video voyeurism charges was not issued until April 2 of this year.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Toussaint turned himself into the Volusia County Branch Jail on Wednesday, April 25, at around 4:10 PM. He faces eight counts of video voyeurism.
(Toussaint’s mugshot courtesy Volusia County Jail)
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Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Resigns Amid Backlash Over Bombings
By Briana Koeneman
He confirmed his resignation to Reuters Thursday, saying he was taking responsibility for the failures of the institutions he headed.
Sri Lanka's defense secretary, Hemasiri Fernando, has stepped down from his position following the deadly terror attacks that happened Easter Sunday.
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From early defence to last defence: Project shifts view, use of antipsychotics
Sienna Senior Living is growing an initiative to lessen use of antipsychotic mediation among its long-term care residents.
“Our plan right now is to hold regional education sessions for all homes in June, and we’ll be using the success of the three homes to help teach the rest and to really spread the initiative across the organization,” Director of Quality and Process Improvement Joanne Iacono says.
It’s the latest step for Sienna Senior Living as it participates in the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement’s (CFHI’s) national collaborative on reducing antipsychotics use. Sienna piloted the project with 95 residents at its Camilla Care Community in Mississauga starting last September and has generated a 43-per-cent reduction in antipsychotics use.
In February, Sienna took the project to 64 residents at two more of its long-term care homes in the GTA where reductions around 30 per cent have also been achieved.
Iacono says the project has not only reduced dosages but completely freed residents from the medication.
“We’re starting to now see some outcome changes with some of the residents,” she says, noting there are individuals who’ve become more vocal or are performing their own daily activities.
Focused on residents receiving antipsychotics without a relevant diagnosis, the CFHI collaborative bolsters the Ontario long-term care sector’s efforts to manage challenging behaviours, such as aggression, without using medication.
For instance, Iacono says the project “fits in beautifully” with the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) work at Sienna. BSO is a provincial initiative to help enhance quality of life for seniors affected by dementia and other conditions that cause agitation.
Additional education has been made available to collaborative participants – a key component for Sienna as registered and program staff and physicians engaged in learning sessions about the use, risk and benefits of antipsychotics, how to identify potential candidates for reduction and how to take a systematic approach to reduction.
Participants in the collaborative are also learning from each other as well as experts from Canada and the U.S.
Iacono says the education puts effective tools in the hands of team members who are passionate about providing appropriate and effective care for each resident.
“When some team members entered this, they were hesitant and not sure that medication reduction is the best avenue,” she says. “They left the education session with a profound culture change in that they switched their mindset of medication as an early defence to medication as a last defence.”
In addition to shifting views of antipsychotics, team members are realizing the importance of regular and strong assessments of residents who have been prescribed the medication.
“We’ve found that a large number of residents who came in on the medication or were prescribed it during their stay with us needed (the antipsychotics) at the time for various behavioural issues,” Iacono says.
“What we find, though, is that as the dementia progresses, behavioural issues may change or lesson. . . This project is not about inappropriate prescribing because at the time the medication was prescribed it was needed” she says. “Our project’s main focus is re-evaluation of the residents’ current state and determining if the medication is still required; (it’s) constantly reviewing the risks of the medication versus the benefits.”
Joanne Dykeman, Sienna’s Executive Vice-President of Long-Term Care Operations, says the collaborative reinforces staff members’ knowledge and overall approach.
“Our care teams are very focused on resident quality of life and know first-hand the value of non-pharmacological interventions to meet the special care needs for elders living in our homes,” she says.
The positive outcomes, which are emerging across the 15-health-care organizations in Canada participating in the collaborative, have the potential to change the stigma surrounding long-term care – a central component of Sienna Senior Living’s own creed.
“Changing that image is one thing we feel very strongly about and through leadership, quality improvement and demonstration of these strong outcomes, it helps us to do that we,” Dykeman says.
She commends the collective vision and leadership of CFHI and project leads like Iacono for enlivening change through a commitment to resources and knowledge sharing.
“This is part of the entire sector addressing and responding to our obligations but also learning from each other, networking and creating that strength in long-term care.”
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April 03, 2014 Arts + Scene » Filmland
Self Sabotage
Ayers, Aronofsky succumb, Anderson escapes
By John J. Bennett
Bad Words
God's Not Dead
SABOTAGE. I greet new David Ayer movies with probably inappropriate enthusiasm. Like it or not, he has made a career out of stories in which those who've sworn to serve and to protect occasionally serve themselves first. I return to his criminally under-acknowledged End of Watch (2012) several times a year, and it makes me cry every time. The seething, drunk, confused SoCal guero he helped Christian Bale create in Harsh Times (2005) is as distinct and troubling a protagonist as you'll find in a mainstream movie. Ayer is a writer-director with a singular voice, style and frame of reference, which makes him a unique animal in this era of movie by committee. And my contrarian side likes the idea of putting Ayer alongside the anointed Wes Anderson or Darren Aronofsky (more on them later).
Unfortunately, for every End of Watch, there is a Sabotage. This looked like a sure thing. Arnold Schwarzenegger as "Breacher" Wharton, the god-like DEA special operations team leader? A heist gone bad? A vengeful cartel pulling the card of one team member after another? Sign me up; I feel like I'm going back in time!
But instead of embracing an opportunity for simple '80s fun, Ayer and co-writer Skip Woods force the movie onto unstable ground with half-measure realism. The violence skews needlessly gory, the cast doesn't have adequate material for psychological nuance, and the shoot-outs, though occasionally exciting, never achieve set-piece status. R. 109m.
THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL. After Moonrise Kingdom (2012), I wasn't sure where my relationship with Wes Anderson was headed. I appreciated its craft and crystallized emotion as much as I felt distanced from it. While I disagree with the camp calling Anderson's movies hermetic, I wonder if his sandbox has gotten too big. Have the resources to indulge his insular imagination weakened the drive of his storytelling? Is it more about the charm and beauty of the creation than it is about the story at its heart? Bottlerocket (1996) and Rushmore (1998) were invigorating partly because they represented a gorgeous, meticulously assembled take on events that were happening in some weird corner of the real world. Admittedly, The Life Aquatic (2004) — perhaps my favorite of the bunch — turns that notion on its ear. But it still had a handmade quality to it, a clever DIY aesthetic that downplayed the scale of its conceit.
Before anybody has a panic attack, I still think Wes Anderson is one of the true visionary directors working in movies. He has an uncompromising sense of story and an unassailable eye for detail. I will see anything he makes, and I really like The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Shifting gradually back from the present day to 1985, 1968 and eventually to 1932, it describes the adventures of concierge M. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his lobby boy Zero Moustafa (played with equal aplomb by Tony Revolori and F. Murray Abraham). Gustave has a talent for making wealthy European widows fall in love with him. When one dies suspiciously after willing him a valuable painting, her offspring make his life difficult.
The action bounces around the interior of the grand accommodation, then out into the snowy expanse of Anderson's imagined Old World. It's unremittingly fun and funny, particularly Fiennes' delightful turn in the lead. The usual suspects, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, and relative newcomer Harvey Keitel all step in for brief cameos. While Budapest is the most self-contained, completely manufactured Anderson movie yet, the writing is funnier, grittier and more robust than ever. And despite my initial reservations, I find it immensely satisfying. PG13. 138m.
NOAH. And then there's this. Darren Aronofsky's catalog has always been a prickly thing to parse. Pi (1998) made his name, but I found it more morbidly fascinating than enjoyable. Requiem for a Dream (2000) is deeply disturbing, sure, but it is also one of the most exquisitely shot and assembled movies of its decade. And so it has gone ever since, with the writer-director, to his credit, refusing to rest or be pigeonholed. He's made a ballet thriller about insanity, a wrestling picture and a time-travel space romance. And now, one of the largest-scale Bible stories ever. I'm not sure what to make of it.
We all know the story, at least the broad strokes. But expect the unexpected. In Aronofsky's hands, the story of the great flood becomes a horror movie about commitment, sacrifice and hubris. And he manages to find a place for fallen angels encrusted in rock. This is not the Sunday school version of events. It confounded and compelled me in almost equal measure, often to frustrating effect. PG13. 138m.
BAD WORDS. Sore spelling bee loser Jason Bateman comes back to dunk on kiddie competitors as a grown (but not grown-up) man. R. 89m.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. Chris Evans returns as the Avenger next door, Captain America, this time battling the robo-armed Winter Soldier. With Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson. PG13. 136m.
GOD'S NOT DEAD. A devout college student debates his philosophy classmates and professor to prove God exists. It's harder to convince us Kevin Sorbo is a professor. PG. 113m.
3 DAYS TO KILL. A bored Kevin Costner as a CIA tough guy on one final assignment to save his own life and spend quality time with his daughter. Not the Luc Besson action movie you hoped for. PG13. 113m.
300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE. Xerxes returns in his golden booty shorts to battle a legion of Greek abs. The convoluted 300 sequel has a few good action sequences, but the comic writing is tragic. R. 102m.
DIVERGENT. Veronica Roth's Myers-Briggs dystopia — in which extraordinary teens are targets of state oppression — gets the Hunger Games franchise marketing treatment. PG13. 139m.
MONUMENTS MEN. Clooney's squad of artists and curators liberate art from the Nazis. A rousing and impressive detective story. PG13. 118m.
MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN. Charming and fun animated adventure about a brainy cartoon pooch named Mr. Peabody (Ty Burrell), his adopted human son and a time rift. PG. 92m.
MUPPETS MOST WANTED. The Muppets hit Europe and encounter doppelgangers, jewel heists and celebrity cameos. Swell turns by Ty Burrell and Tina Fey, both trying to ensnare Kermit one way or another. PG. 112m.
NEED FOR SPEED. Framed street racer Aaron Paul is out of jail and out for vengeance via stunts and chases that make up for a forgettable plot. Cue explosion. PG13. 130m.
NON-STOP. Neeson on a plane! Fine performances from Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson take action/suspense to higher altitudes for a smart, entertaining movie. PG13. 106m.
WIND RISES. Hayao Miyazaki's newest animated feature imagines the life of a WWII fighter plane engineer. PG13. 113m.
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Director: Joe Russo and Anthony Russo
Writer: Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley
Producer: Kevin Feige
Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Robert Redford and Samuel L. Jackson
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Cast: Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Durand, Douglas Booth, Dakota Goyo, Mark Margolis and Barry Sloane
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Writer: Skip Woods and David Ayer
Producer: Bill Block, Paul Hanson, Palak Patel, Joe Roth, Albert S. Ruddy and Skip Woods
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terrence Howard, Joe Mangeniello, Harold Perrineau, Josh Holloway and Merielle Enos
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Director: Jason Bateman
Writer: Andrew Dodge
Cast: Jason Bateman, Rohan Chand, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney, Phillip Baker Hall and Rachael Harris
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Director: Wes Anderson
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Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Ralph Fiennes, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Jude Law, Owen Wilson, Léa Seydoux, Bill Murray, Adrien Brody and Tilda Swinton
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Writer: Hunter Dennis
Cast: Kevin Sorbo, Shane Harper, David A.R. White, Dean Cain, Willie Robertson and Korie Robertson
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Jonathan Judy
Grand jury indicts man on charge of hate crime
WOODSTOCK – A man accused of strangling a woman in 2017 faces a new charge under Virginia’s “hate crime” statute.
A Shenandoah County Grand Jury handed up three indictments in Circuit Court on Wednesday charging Jonathan Jerome Judy with strangulation, abduction and assault and battery against the same alleged victim “with said assault and battery committed because of her race, religious conviction, color or national origin and resulting in bodily injury to the woman.” State code classifies the specific charge in the indictment as a hate crime.
Judy, 44, of Maysville, West Virginia, remains held without bond at Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Amanda Wiseley commented in an email Thursday as to why she sought the indictment on the hate crime charge.
“Evidence came to light with regard to statements the Defendant made after his arrest that supported the indictment,” Wiseley states in the email.
Statements made after Judy’s arrest would not appear in a criminal complaint, Wiseley explained.
Authorities arrested Judy on Nov. 13, 2017, on charges of strangulation and misdemeanor assault. He was granted release on bond four days later. The charges originated in General District Court where it was continued half a dozen times before a judge certified the strangulation count to a grand jury on Nov. 19, 2018. The judge dismissed the assault charge at the prosecutor’s request.
A criminal complaint filed with the original charges states that the Woodstock Police Department responded to a report of an assault. A woman said that a man staying at the Econo Lodge pushed her down in the laundry room of the hotel and got on top of her, the complaint states. The man used one hand to choke the woman while he stuck his other hand down her throat, according to the complaint. The woman said she could not breathe at times during the alleged assault, the complaint states. The woman and her husband identified Judy as the accused based on an earlier interaction with the suspect about a hotel room.
Judy remained free on bond until a grand jury indicted him on Dec. 12, charging him only with felony strangulation of a woman in Shenandoah County on June 2017.
Judge Clark A. Ritchie ordered the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney to provide all potential evidence to Judy’s defense counsel by Jan. 28, 2019. The court scheduled a trial for trial May 3 but then moved the case to May 1 for a plea hearing. The court rescheduled the plea hearing for May 8 but then granted a motion to set the case for a jury trial for this past Tuesday.
However, at Judy’s appearance Tuesday, Wiseley asked Judge Kevin C. Black to dismiss the case at the prosecutor’s request because she received more evidence the night before. Black granted the motion over the objection of Judy’s defense attorney, Dragana McCleary. The defense argued that Wiseley’s office had not provided potential exculpatory evidence since Judge Ritchie entered the order in January. McCleary argued that Wiseley’s failing to provide evidence to the defense until the day of the trial, whether or not the prosecution intended to use the material, unfairly prejudiced the defendant.
McCleary made a motion asking the judge to either deny Wiseley’s motion, which the defense attorney said amounted to another continuance because it would allow the prosecutor to bring back the charge as a new indictment, or to outright dismiss the charge. McCleary told the judge that her client was ready for trial regardless of whether or not the prosecution was prepared.
Black denied McCleary’s motion to dismiss. The judge said it did not appear that Wiseley willfully withheld evidence. Black granted Wiseley’s motion to dismiss that allowed the prosecutor to again indict Judy on the strangulation charge. Wiseley indicted Judy the next day on Wednesday.
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David Nuckols
Man to serve jail time for forging checks
WOODSTOCK — An Augusta County man must serve jail time for forging hundreds of dollars in checks in 2017.
Judge Kevin Black sentenced David Lee Nuckols in Shenandoah County Circuit Court on Wednesday to nine years in prison for three counts of check forgery. Specifically, Black sentenced Nuckols, 47, of Lyndhurst, to three years with two years and six months suspended for forging a check for $255 made out to Sheetz and drawn on the account of Virginia Hay Company LLC. Black sentenced Nuckols to three years in prison, all time suspended, for each of two counts of the same offense.
The judge ordered Nuckols to complete three years of supervised probation and to pay $3,520 in restitution to Sheetz. Black allowed Nuckols to report to Rappahannock-Shenandoah-Warren Regional Jail on June 1.
The judge granted a motion by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Amanda Strecky to dismiss Nuckols’ remaining 16 counts of obtaining money by false pretenses.
Assistant Public Defender Peter McDermott represented Nuckols.
Indictments handed up by a grand jury Feb. 14, 2018, charged Nuckols with forging the checks on different dates in early December 2017 and obtaining money by false pretenses.
One of Nuckols’ previous attorneys, Darlene Rockwell, filed a motion in early September requesting the court to order the defendant to undergo a mental examination to evaluate his competency to assist in his defense and to stand trial. Rockwell also sought the evaluation to determine Nuckols’ mental state at the time of the offenses.
“The Defendant’s court appointed counsel had difficulty conducting a meaningful interview with the Defendant concerning the specifics of the allegations,” the motion states. “The Defendant could carry on a conversation but had lapses in memory and had difficulty coherently recounting past events.
“The Defendant reported previously being diagnosed with (chiari) malformation, an abnormality of the brain, which has required several periods of hospitalization for treatment at UVA and the requisite narcotic medications accompanying the same,” Rockwell adds in the motion.
Nuckols also reported debilitating headaches and memory lapses consistent with his medical condition and medication usage, the motion states.
McDermott later withdrew the motion for a mental evaluation.
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Yankees will call up Clint Frazier for doubleheader Monday
By Mike Mazzeo
BALTIMORE — Clint Frazier was scratched from the lineup at Triple-A Scranton on Sunday, and is headed to Detroit. Frazier will join the Yankees as their 26th man for Monday’s split doubleheader against the Tigers, the Daily News confirmed.
The 23-year-old outfielder appeared in one previous game for the Bombers this season, going 1-for-2 with a double and two walks on May 19 in Kansas City. Frazier, though, was optioned back to the minors following the Royals series. He had been called up in the two games that were postponed against the Nationals earlier that week (one suspended).
Frazier has a 1.002 OPS and five homers in 25 games for Triple-A Scranton this season.
Frazier missed about two months due to a concussion he suffered during the spring.
Many fans have been clamoring for Frazier to stick with the Yankees, but there is a logjam of talented and established outfielders in front of him including Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Brett Gardner and Aaron Hicks.
Clint Frazier will join the Yankees for their doubleheader. (Kathy Willens / AP)
Hicks, who has been taking the brunt of fan criticism, just had five hits in the team’s weather-abbreviated series against the Orioles — including three on Saturday. His OPS is .784.
Hicks also ranks 10th out of 23 center field qualifiers in FanGraphs defensive WAR. And the Bombers don’t think Frazier, who has been known to take poor routes, is capable of playing center.
“When he’s not getting hits, he’s getting on base 35 percent of the time,” Aaron Boone said in defending Hicks recently. “And he’s a real center fielder that can really legitimately play center field. He has power and in a lot of ways is still a young player who’s still developing and is highly productive.”
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Said Boone of Frazier: “(He) continues to grow and establish himself as a big part of our future. Aaron is a really good player for us and plays a premium defensive position. You can’t just fire anyone out in center field.”
The Yankees had issues getting out of rainy Baltimore on Sunday. The team charter, scheduled to get in the air at 5 p.m., was delayed for more than two hours due to radar problems.
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Theye also had problems getting out of Washington D.C. and Texas recently.
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Travel |36 Hours in Trinidad
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36 Hours in Trinidad
By NELL MCSHANE WULFHART FEB. 23, 2017
This tiny melting pot serves up an exhilarating array of food, culture and night life. Related Article
Palm trees line the beach at Maracas Bay. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
Compared with its Caribbean neighbors, Trinidad gets few tourists except during its vibrant February carnival. This means that this tiny melting pot of a country — which shares nationhood with neighboring Tobago, and has a rich Indian-Creole-African-Chinese-British heritage — feels welcoming and authentic. Skyscrapers don’t exist; instead there are captivating gingerbread-style houses with fanciful latticework. The local cuisine, which reflects its hodgepodge of cultures, is intriguing and delicious but not fancy: The best meals are eaten on the street and at cafeteria-style counters, not in high-end restaurants, which tend to be Europeanized. Spend Friday in the capital, Port of Spain, then use Saturday for excursions north to the beach and south to explore the calm waterways and wild birds of the Caroni Swamp.
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1) 3 P.M. Hit the spot
One of the coolest new additions to Port of Spain’s food scene is a stationary food truck called G-Spot on Maraval Road. Here you’ll find what’s quite possibly the healthiest and most contemporary food on the whole island: grain bowls made with a blend of brown and red jasmine rice, topped with grilled vegetables, tamarind sauce and chutney; crepes stuffed with handmade pork and beef sausage from the local producer Del Mano, and sides of dasheen (taro) mashed with butter, milk and fresh herbs. Try the Trinitella for dessert: a sweet crepe filled with a spread made from hazelnuts and Trini chocolate. G-Spot closes at 4 p.m. but has occasional evening “cheat nights”; check the Facebook page for details.
2) 5 p.m. The art of chocolate
A short walk from G-Spot is a striking house with elaborate wooden fittings designed by the architect-turned-chocolatier Isabel Brash. This is where Ms. Brash creates Cocobel, exquisite chocolates produced with world-class cocoa beans from her family’s estate in southern Trinidad, and flavored with local ingredients like mango, Scotch bonnet peppers, passion fruit and honey. Stock up on chocolate bars, barks and nibs, then walk down the spiral staircase to the Medulla Art Gallery, which focuses on contemporary Trinidadian and Caribbean art and the work of the Caribbean diaspora.
Chocolates by Cocobel. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
3) 7:30 p.m. Savannah street food
The sprawling Queen’s Park Savannah is the heart of the city, with amateur cricketers playing on the park’s green lawns on weekends, and food stalls serving up some of the best casual dining in town after dusk. Head for the cluster of white tents, bright lights and music and stroll through, picking up corn soup flavored with vinegar and studded with chunks of carrots and corn on the cob, pholourie (dumplings, lightly fried and served with a sweet dipping sauce), chicken feet and cow heels pickled with slices of cucumber (called souse). Then finish with a bag of the sweet and savory “chow”: slices of peeled fruit, often underripe mango, salted and doused with a peppery garlic sauce. Dinner for two, around 100 Trinidad/Tobago dollars, or about $15. Vendors on the perimeter of the park will open a fresh coconut for 10 dollars.
4) 9 p.m. Out at the box
One of the most cosmopolitan venues in Trinidad, the Big Black Box hosts events Friday evenings — from sets by EDM (electronic dance music) DJ.s to plays by local writers. Just off Ariapita Avenue (known as “the Avenue”), the Box is a sophisticated yet friendly place where hip young Trinis come for something different. The open-air venue has a bar, basic seating and a stage. Check its Facebook page to see what’s on.
A bird-watching tour offered by Nanan’s in the Caroni Swamp wetlands. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
5) 8 a.m. To market
Explore the outdoorsy parts of Trinidad that are within easy reach of Port of Spain. Begin at the Green Market Santa Cruz, a farmers’ market set in a garden a 20-minute drive from the city on the road to Maracas Bay. It is part of a working farm; vendors sell organic produce, mango chutneys and jars of chadon beni sauce (made from a cilantrolike herb), flowers and crafts, as well as snacks like Venezuelan arepas and the uniquely Trini “doubles,” the version here made with pigeon peas instead of chickpeas, well spiced and sandwiched between two pieces of fried bread. Add a cup of cocoa tea, a sweet local drink made from ground cocoa beans and spices.
6) 10 a.m. Hit the beach
Drive north from the Green Market to Maracas Bay, along a narrow road of hairpin turns with gorgeous views from the cliffs’ edge down to the water. Maracas Bay is the most popular beach within reach of the capital, and on Saturdays it can get crowded with people swimming in the clean, warm sea backed by lush green hills. One reason locals come here is for the “shark n’ bake” that’s sold at seaside food stands: a portion of shark (although skeptics say it’s just “fish”) battered and fried, then tucked into the “bake,” a folded-over circle of fried bread (35 dollars). Try it at Vilma’s, where the sauces are homemade, and add a cold Carib beer.
Teenagers play soccer in the sprawling Queen’s Park Savannah, in the heart of the city. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
7) 1 p.m. History and houses
Head back into town to the National Museum and Art Gallery (free), on the edge of the Queen’s Park Savannah. The museum is dated, indifferently air-conditioned, and the exhibitions are chronologically disordered, yet it’s worth spending an hour here digging into Trinidad’s fascinating history. There are evocative old photos of the sugar, rum and oil industries and the capital, and exhibits on Spanish and British colonization, the abolition of slavery and the development of trade unions. (The second-floor Cazabon Gallery houses works by Trinidad’s most famous painter, Michel-Jean Cazabon; check the website for hours.) The museum is a short stroll from the historic “Magnificent Seven,” a series of grand 20th-century mansions that line the west side of the Savannah, and exist in various states of disrepair. The red-and-gray Queen’s Royal College is the most striking; it dates to 1904 and is still in use.
8) 2 p.m. Birds by boat
Head south on Uriah Butler Highway toward Pêche Pâtisserie, 30 minutes from the capital. Stop for lobster bisque and crab-stuffed prawns with creamed cassava. Then drive 10 minutes north to the Caroni Swamp wetlands for some top-notch bird-watching. Nanan’s runs daily two-and-a-half-hour boat tours (60 dollars) at 4 p.m. Guides steer green pontoons down the calm waterways, stopping to point out the different types of mangroves that line the banks, as well as snowy egrets, herons and, depending on the day, caimans, anteaters and snakes hanging from tree branches. The tour pauses before sunset for the startling sight of hundreds of bright scarlet ibises flying home to roost.
9) 9 p.m. Liming in St. James
Lined with Chinese restaurants, bars and stores that stay open late, Western Main Road in the St. James neighborhood is the place to come for an evening of partying (called “liming”). Take a long, slow stroll starting at Cawnpore Street, and head west, stopping for the occasional cold, local Carib or Stag at a bar blasting soca music. Have a heavy street snack of Indian roti stuffed with chicken, beef or goat curry topped with potatoes, pumpkin and spiced mango (ask for “slight” pepper to avoid too much heat, around 25 dollars). Or pick up a “punch” (the Trini word for juice); vendors sell shakes of soursop, passionfruit or sea moss, blended with ice and condensed milk.
Food stalls in Queen’s Park Savannah are popular after dusk. Credit Meridith Kohut for The New York Times
10) 9 a.m. Open-air breakfast
In the shadow of the Hyatt Regency hotel, just off busy Wrightson Road, the Breakfast Shed serves up local food from stalls with names like Bern’s Tasty Pot and Dollo’s Delights. The Shed is the place to come for pillowy fried bread, stewed okra and eggplant, and salted and fried fish (around 35 dollars). Wash your breakfast down with a tamarind or sorrel (hibiscus) juice. The no-frills picnic tables look over the water.
11) 11 a.m. Shop local
Drive north from the Green Market to Maracas Bay, along a Head north to the St. Ann’s neighborhood to find a wealth of souvenirs at the Shop at the Normandie, a small complex of stores in the Hotel Normandie that showcase local designers and makers. Pick up books, jewelry, fudge and bars of chocolate, shea butter soaps and beauty products produced from local ingredients, along with swimsuits and colorful resort wear by designers like Meiling and Rebel. Then step across the parking lot to B3 Wine & Spirits, a chic booze shop that also functions as a bar, where you can find one of the country’s most famous exports, Angostura Rum (the 1919 is a popular choice). Throw in a bottle of Angostura Bitters while you’re at it.
12) 12:30 p.m. Sunday dinner
Sunday midday dinner is a Trini tradition. Head to Creole Kitchen, a cafeteria-style restaurant that looks out of place among the newer businesses that have sprung up around it. Locals pop in to pick up hearty takeaway containers of stewed chicken, macaroni pie topped with toasted cheese, and callaloo, a West African-influenced dish of taro leaves and coconut milk, but there are also tables for eating in.
Set slightly out of town in St. Ann’s, the Normandie Hotel (10 Nook Avenue; normandiett.com; doubles from $129) has a quiet location that works well if you have a car. The newer rooms in the Samaan wing are modern, spacious and air conditioned.
The 11 neat and clean rooms at the Culture Crossroads Inn (Bengal and Delhi Streets; culturecrossroadstt.com; doubles from $105) are named after aspects of local culture, like soca and steelpan music. The inn has an excellent location in the lively St. James neighborhood.
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Hit & Run: Former Defence Minister Wayne Mapp calls for further SAS investigation: 'We owe it to ourselves to find out'
30 Mar, 2017 11:57am
Wayne Mapp during his time as Defence Minister in 2011. Photo/Wayne Droug
By: Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones is an investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald
nicholas.jones@nzherald.co.nz @nickjonesnzer
The man who as Defence Minister approved SAS raids in Afghanistan says further investigation is needed to find out if civilians died and to acknowledge those deaths properly if they are confirmed.
Wayne Mapp was Defence Minister at the time of the raids in Baghlan province in 2010 and was briefed before and after the SAS operations.
In a lengthy post on the Pundit website today, Mapp said he had no doubt New Zealand soldiers acted to the highest ethical standards.
However, from briefings provided to him after the 2010 raids he knew the operation, called Operation Burnham, had not achieved its stated aims of arresting or "otherwise dealing with" the insurgents leading Taliban operations against the provincial reconstruction team.
Hit & Run by journalists Jon Stephenson and Nicky Hager claims six civilians were killed and 15 were injured in the raids. The NZ Defence Force (NZDF) says nine insurgents died and there may have been civilian casualties after a misfiring gun on a US helicopter sprayed a building.
Hit & Run asserted Mapp had described the raids as a "fiasco", although the book did not quote him, and after its release he confirmed he had used those words.
In an essay published on Pundit today, Mapp said his role as Defence Minister meant he also knew people had been killed during Operation Burnham, and these were people acting as insurgents.
However, after he had retired from politics he saw a documentary by Stephenson broadcast by Maori TV in 2014, and said it became clear it was possible there were other casualties from the raids, including a 3-year-old girl, named in Hit & Run as Fatima.
Mapp confirmed he had previously been interviewed by Stephenson and he "told me enough about what had happened for it to be believable even if it was not fully proven".
"The law of armed conflict accepts that civilian casualties might occur in military operations, and in many cases there is no legal liability for them, particularly if they were accidental," Mapp wrote on Pundit.
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"But for New Zealand, is that the end of the matter? Do we hold ourselves to a higher standard?
"For me, it is not enough to say there might have been civilian casualties. As a nation we owe it to ourselves to find out, to the extent reasonably possible, if civilian casualties did occur, and if they did, to properly acknowledge that."
Stephenson and Hager, Labour, the Green Party, New Zealand First and United Future have all called for an inquiry into the allegations in Hit & Run, as have lawyers acting for Afghani villagers.
Mapp said getting to the bottom of the allegations did not necessarily require an independent investigation.
Rather, information was most likely to be forthcoming through diplomatic approaches to the Afghan government and non-government organisations on the ground in Afghanistan.
Despite the NZDF maintaining Hit & Run contained major inaccuracies including the location of the raids, and Hager and Stephenson's subsequent admission the location given for the villages in the book was incorrect, Mapp said the accounts of the NZDF and the two journalists were reconcilable.
That was because NZDF had now recognised that civilian casualties may have occurred.
Mapp concluded by saying New Zealanders have good reason to be proud of the professionalism of its defence forces.
"The SAS are among the most highly trained and respected soldiers in the world. In our name, we ask them to undertake the most hazardous military missions, often deep within enemy-held territory.
"They have an absolute right to defend themselves against attack. The risk of capture of our soldiers by the Taliban would be beyond contemplation.
"Part of protecting their reputation is also finding out what happened, particularly if there is an allegation that civilian casualties may have been accidentally caused.
"In that way we honour the soldiers, and also demonstrate to the Afghanis that we hold ourselves to the highest ideals of respect of life, even in circumstances of military conflict."
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said the NZDF's integrity had been seriously challenged by the Hit & Run allegations and he agreed with Mapp to the extent further investigation was needed to provide certainty about what happened.
"We need to clear the decks here," Peters said. "There has been a less than compelling response from NZDF."
Peters said he was concerned with the facts and not judging Mapp's decision to talk to Stephenson, but said the former Defence Minister was motivated by a "desire to tell the truth as he sees it".
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Party horror as dancefloor collapses
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Motorsport: Whanganui's Earl Bamber finishes third in V8 Supercars Enduro Cup
Earl Bamber drives his Holden during practice on Friday for the Vodafone Gold Coast 600. Bamber and Shane van Gisbergen would finish third overall in the Pirtek Enduro Cup. Photos by Getty Images
By: Jared Smith
Jared Smith is sports editor of the Whanganui Chronicle
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Holden driver Shane van Gisbergen and his Whanganui co-driver Earl Bamber had to settle for third in the Pirtek Enduro Cup and van Gisbergen has lost his points lead in the 2018 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship after a rough Saturday on the Gold Coast.
The Kiwi pairing had finished second at the Sandown 500 and then fifth in the Bathurst 1000 to be sitting in second overall for the Enduro Cup section of the Supercars season, coming into the weekend's Vodafone Gold Coast 600.
Co-driver Bamber started in the car on Saturday and moved it up from ninth on the grid to seventh, before having dropped back to 11th when a Safety Car was called out onto the track.
A miscommunication for Red Bull Holden Racing Team saw Bamber coming into pitlane for the first round of stops at the same time as team mate Paul Dumbrell, who was co-driver for Jamie Whincup.
The "double stack" with both cars in the same pitbox created problems and Bamber picked up a drive-through penalty for an unsafe release during the confusion.
Just as bad, Dumbrell stalled for a moment trying to get quickly out of the pitbox and then accidently struck another car, leading to a drive through penalty for an incorrect merge.
After both Holden cars had come back around and driven through pitlane to serve their penalty, Dumbrell as 21st and Bamber 22nd in the congested field.
Van Gisbergen did not get into his car until Lap 64, by which time Bamber had fought his way back up to 19th, and the series leader did well on his recovery drive to finish 10th.
However, fellow Kiwi Scott McLaughlin took his Ford to fifth place to evaporate Van Gisbergen's 19 point lead in the V8 Championship and leapfrog him by 14 points
It was a disappointing end to what was looking like a promising weekend as Van Gisbergen had set the pace in Friday's qualifying, only to strike a kerb during the Top 10 shootout, meaning Bamber have to start back in the pack.
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Sunday's racing was then washed out after attempted restarts following Lap 37 and then Lap 42 of the scheduled 102 lap race, ultimately being cancelled at 4.25pm Gold Coast time.
The van Gisbergen and Bamber team were in eighth place at the time.
On Saturday, van Gisbergen accepted the 10th place as the best they could have done given the dramas.
"But that's the best thing about this team, we did make a mistake but the way we rebounded, [with] strategy and then the pit work was awesome.
"Earl did fantastic in clean air and we almost got the drive-through back with him, 10th after that was pretty good.
"Pretty awesome driving through the field like that."
Sunday's rain out meant there were no more points awarded and as a result, the Autobarn Lowndes Racing team of Craig Lowndes and co-driver Steven Richards won the Enduro Cup title, 87 points ahead of McLaughlin and co-driver Alex Premat, while van Gisbergen and Bamber drifted another 33 points back to finish third.
Earl Bamber wants to return V8 Supercars next year for the Bathurst 1000.
Nonetheless, Bamber has enjoyed his three Supercar events, commenting to Fairfax media after Bathurst that he definitely wants to return.
"To be able to join Red Bull Holden, who are an awesome team, and to do this with Shane was great.
"Also to see Lowndsey [Craig Lowndes] win and experience the fans here was a fantastic experience.
"I'm definitely going to try to come back and do a few more of these.
"The goal is to win the thing one day and you've got to be in the race to do that, so I'll keep coming back a few more times."
It remains to be seen if Bamber will join Red Bull next year given Lowndes is retiring from fulltime competition and will join them as a co-driver, while Dumbrell has been Whincup's go-to man for several years.
However, owner Roland Dane was singing Bamber's praises coming into the Gold Coast event, which could be a good sign.
"The guy's just outstanding," Dane said.
"To me, when you take into account his Supercars experience especially, and his Bathurst experience which is limited to a couple of 12 Hours - but not necessarily many laps because he's part of a four-driver crew - that was probably the outstanding co-driver performance of the [Bathurst] weekend."
Bamber recovered from a slow brake rotor change at Bathurst to drive the car up from 16th to fifth when van Gisbergen got back behind the wheel.
"But particularly that stint where he had to push on, and he did," said Dane.
"He was very effective, didn't get into strife, didn't get into trouble, he just passed people.
"He was exceptional."
As well as the Supercars, Bamber and his Belgium team mate Laurens Vanthoor raced for the factory-backed Porsche GT Team in the 2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for the American-based season.
They finished fifth overall in GT Le Mans class, having picked up one race win and three other podiums in the 11-event season.
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1. Craig Lowndes & Steven Richards, Autobarn Lowndes Racing, 696 points; 2. Scott McLaughlin & Alexandre Prémat, Shell V-Power Racing, 609; 3. Shane van Gisbergen & Earl Bamber, Red Bull Holden Racing, 576; 4. Scott Pye & Warren Luff, Mobil 1 Boost Mobile Racing, 546; 5. Chaz Mostert & James Moffat, Supercheap Auto Racing, 546.
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Author hits out at NZ inequality
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GIVING THE MESSAGE: Journalist and author Max Rashbrooke speaks about inequality in New Zealand at the Marist Rugby Clubrooms as part of his book tour.
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By: Andrew Bonallack
Putting a spotlight on inequality in New Zealand should be the biggest election issue, says author and journalist Max Rashbrooke.
Mr Rashbrooke, editor of Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis, was speaking in Masterton on Thursday night as part of his book tour.
His speech, at the Marist Rugby Football Club, was also part of the Wairarapa Labour Party's "kick-off" for their 2014 election campaign.
Mr Rashbrooke told the audience New Zealand is among the highest in the world for increases in inequality since the mid-eighties.
For the lowest 10 per cent, disposable income had not increased significantly in the last 30 years.
But life for the top 10 per cent has been rosier, with disposable income doubling, he said.
The top 1 per cent owns 16 per cent of all assets, while the bottom half owns 5 per cent.
Maori and Pacific Islanders have twice the poverty rate of Pakeha.
Mr Rashbrooke said inequality causes breakdowns in society, with people becoming isolated and segregated.
"This is one of the greatest drivers of ill health. Countries that are doing better have very low levels of health and social problems.
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"Those countries are doing better because people right across the spectrum are doing better."
He said people are told "big global forces" are responsible for the problem.
"Every country in the world has been affected by globalisation, but we've had this world-beating increase in inequality."
He believes there are two causes: predistribution, the initial allocation of income, and the reduced bargaining power of those at the bottom; and redistribution of wealth.
"There's much less redistribution than we're used to."
He said New Zealand needs to boost the bargaining power of those at the bottom, invest in skills and education, and do more to build shared communities. "We don't tax wealth, we don't tax inheritances; we should look more at that."
He said people are beginning to realise how big an imbalance there is.
"This is the single biggest issue for New Zealanders right now. I certainly hope it will be an election issue."
Mr Rashbrooke fielded a question about beneficiary "bludgers".
"Look at the people that queue up for jobs every time a supermarket opens. People want to work. We have to support people in work, rather than punishing them."
Locally, he said people should be questioning employers, in areas where people were badly paid. "Shine a spotlight on it, talk about it. I'm going to do everything I can to make this the number-one issue in New Zealand."
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Draft regulations to curb methane emissions from Mexico’s oil and gas sector hold up in terms of veracity against similar rules already in place in other jurisdictions, and could be done at no net cost to the industry, according to a new white paper.
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) published the research on Wednesday. The group, which often works in conjunction with the U.S. energy sector to curb methane emissions from onshore operations, consulted when the rules were drafted with Mexico’s Agencia de Seguridad, Energía y Ambiente (ASEA), the environmental protection department for the oil and gas sector.
“This is important because as the Mexican oil and gas industry is opened up to private investment, the expectation is that there will be more production, and getting these regulations in place now will mean that production is being done in a cleaner way,” EDF’s Drew Nelson, director for international affairs, told NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index.
“And if production increases, the methane pollution won’t increase,” Nelson added. “One of the concerns that we had, and I think [it was] shared by the Mexican government, is that increased methane from increased production could actually undermine some of the broader Mexican government climate goals. And should these draft regulations be finalized, we don’t think that will happen.”
Methane is the primary component of natural gas and has more than 80 times the climate warming impact of carbon dioxide over a 20-year span, according to EDF research, and “is responsible for approximately 25% of the warming we feel today.”
The proposed regulations in their current form apply to the entire oil and gas supply chain, and to both new and existing developments. The rules would mandate quarterly inspections of “well sites, gas processing plants, compressor stations, [and] tank batteries,” as well as “comprehensive inspections that apply to all sources with the potential to leak, unintentionally vent or abnormally operate,” according to the white paper.
Although flaring methane to convert it to the less potent carbon dioxide is preferable from a climate perspective compared to venting it, capturing the methane lessens the greenhouse effect even further.
The draft rules “prioritize capture over flaring, which is good from the environmental perspective, but also good from an energy security perspective because it means there’s that much more gas that will be brought into the market,” Nelson said.
A widely cited study published this year in the journal Science found that methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry were 60% higher than estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back federal methane regulations, California, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wyoming have been spearheading a global push to regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas supply chain, Nelson said. Many U.S. exploration and production companies also are involved in efforts to reduce emissions.
“It’s both red and blue states that are moving forward on this because these are just common-sense things that are pretty cost-effective and pretty impactful,” Nelson said, explaining that certain US jurisdictions were used as examples for ASEA to follow.
Citing figures from the International Energy Agency, the global energy watchdog, EDF researchers said “globally, the oil and gas industry can cost-effectively reduce up to 75% of its emissions, and 50% of global methane reductions can be realized at zero net cost. This level of reduction delivers the same long-term climate benefit as immediately closing all the coal plants in China.”
Mexico’s 2013 constitutional energy reform, which opened up the formerly state-dominated energy industry to private sector competition, created ASEA and gave it authority to regulate atmospheric emissions from energy companies.
National oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) accounts for effectively all of Mexico’s hydrocarbon production, and is one of 10 oil and gas companies that comprise the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), along with oil majors that include ExxonMobil Corp., BP plc and Royal Dutch Shell plc.
In a joint statement in 2017, the 10 OGCI CEOs pledged to work toward “near zero methane emissions from the gas value chain,” and are expected to announce further details later this year on how they will do so. Spokespeople for Pemex and for Mexico’s oil and gas trade association Amexhi, did not respond to emailed requests for comment for this story.
The draft regulations are open to public consultation for 30 working days as of July 27, the date they were published on ASEA’s website. ASEA will aim to finalize their implementation by the end of the current administration on Dec. 1, Nelson said.
In 2016, President Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto pledged to reduce methane emissions from the North American oil and gas industry by up to 45% by 2025.
If Mexico’s final regulations “track closely to the proposal, Mexico “will be well on its way to meeting its national commitment to reduce [the] country’s methane emissions by 40-45% by 2025,” EDF said.
The regulations would be the first of their kind in Latin America, according to ASEA. The proposal to regulate methane emissions follows a call earlier this year by three civil society groups to expand Mexico’s carbon dioxide tax to include natural gas.
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NAVSEA Commander Vice Admiral Moore talks work-life balance, independent technical authority, high velocity learning during visit to NUWC Division Newport
By NUWC Division Newport Public Affairs | April 15, 2019
NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Moore talked about work-life balance, independent technical authority and high velocity learning during an all hands held April 11 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Division Newport. (Photo by David Stoehr, McLaughlin Research Corp./Released)
A standing room-only crowd attended NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Moore’s all hands that mixed elements of humor while also stressing the importance maritime superiority. The event was held April 11 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport. (Photo by David Stoehr, McLaughlin Research Corp./Released)
John Averill (from left) head, Corporate Business Office, gave NAVSEA Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Moore a card about the four principles of high velocity learning – See, Share, Swarm and Sustain – during his visit to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Division Newport Division Newport on April 11. (Photo by David Stoehr, McLaughlin Research Corp./Released)
NEWPORT, R.I. —
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Moore’s visit to Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on April 11 stressed the importance of maritime superiority but also focused on the need for employees to have other outlets than work.
“We really are in an era of great power competition, and what NAVSEA is doing now has never been more important, but I need you to find some balance,” Moore said to the standing room-only crowd. “Work can’t be everything.”
Moore, who plays in a band and enjoys yoga and golf, spoke about the importance of striking a balance between work and life.
“Balance in my life helps me recharge my battery,” Moore said. “If your single measurement is how many hours you spend at work, you’re probably destined to fail.”
This concept played directly into one of Moore’s main points about the ability to get faster, not just on the margins, but by a factor of “5X, 10X.”
“This isn’t about working harder, and, in fact, it’s not about working smarter. It’s somewhat insulting to say that,” Moore said. “It’s not as if you aren’t out there working hard and smart. I’m amazed by your dedication, and you’re doing amazing work.
“It’s about a thought process that talks about radical change in the way we think about and solve problems. If we don’t start doing that, we’re going to get overtaken in this great power competition.”
Moore offered an anecdote to emphasize this from his time coaching little league baseball. If you have coached little league long enough, Moore said, you have seen a pitcher struggling to throw strikes. After walking a few batters in a row, some parent inevitably yells from the crowd, “throw strikes,” as if the child was not trying to do that all along.
Moore then suggested four thoughts to help ensure that NUWC Newport is throwing strikes:
Be willing to challenge all the assumptions out there today. Why am I doing something this way?
Be willing to think differently about problems.
If you really want to change, you better be willing to accept some risk every now and then.
You’re not going to get 5X or 10X better if you’re not willing to stop doing some things that you’re doing today.
“The current path isn’t going to get us there,” Moore said. “The gap between us, Russia and China is closing. If that doesn’t scare you, it should.”
Moore also emphasized independent technical authority, highlighting the NAVSEA Campaign Plan to Expand the Advantage 2.0. He explained some of the reasoning behind changes to the campaign plan like adding “improve warfighting capability of ships and systems” to the mission priorities section. This was done, Moore said, because of a shift in policy emphasis from combatting violent extremism.
“That’s still important, but it’s not an existential threat to the U.S. When former Secretary of Defense James Mattis came in, he coined the phrase ‘great power competition.’ The reality is, that’s where we are today,” Moore said. “Across various domains, China and Russia are competing with us at every level. That should be a concern to us.
“The only way we won’t have war is to make sure we’re so far out in front of everyone on every level. In that great power competition, it’s about winning and we’re going to win.”
In addition to the speed and innovation elements, that also means making the assets we have today more reliable, Moore noted. He emphasized the independent technical authority aspect in referencing the sinking of the USS Thresher on April 10, 1963, the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster on Feb. 1, 2003, and the collisions involving the USS McCain and USS Fitzgerald in 2017.
“When we look at Columbia, we really allowed the costly schedule and the production voice to override the engineers,” Moore said. “No one was allowed to stand tall and say, ‘we have to look at this before we bring the shuttle back.’”
Before departing for the remainder of his tour of Division Newport, Moore fielded a few questions from the audience.
A question from David Rubenstein, an employee in the Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department, about the recent installation of Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage as commander for both the Naval Undersea and Surface Warfare Centers led Moore to discuss the importance of the One Team initiative while emphasizing each warfare center maintain its proud history.
“You are and will always be NUWC Newport. Having one flag officer in charge of the warfare centers is in recognition of the one NAVSEA concept,” Moore said. “We all work collectively together. You can’t work on all these foundational elements unless we’re working as one NAVSEA, and you can’t be a high velocity learning (HVL) organization if you’re not sharing across the warfare centers.”
In response to a question by Nick DelGreco, from the Corporate Business Office, about what can be done to maintain momentum with high velocity learning, Moore noted that in addition to the way at which we learn with speed, we also have to focus on the outcomes.
“If the activity is not leading to an outcome we need, then we’re wasting time,” Moore said. “What is it we’re trying to get to? How do we apply HVL principles to get to that outcome? We have to be a little self-critical. That’s an HVL principle.”
Dave Pistacchio, director of Science and Technology, closed the question-and-answer session by asking if Moore, in his dealings with Congress, sees the same passion in expanding the advantage?
“There may be some differences, but the overall sense from Congress is they recognize the great power competition and recognize that Navy readiness is not where it needs to be,” Moore said. “They constantly say, ‘what do you need and how can we help?’ You should be pretty proud of your representatives in this area, and they are absolutely asking tough questions.”
In addition to his all-hands talk, Moore also had the opportunity to tour some of NUWC Newport’s facilities, including the Virginia Payload Tube Facility and Combat Control Systems Laboratory. He also heard about electromagnetic warfare improvements and recorded a podcast.
NUWC Division Newport, part of the Naval Sea System Command, is one of two divisions of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. NUWC Division Newport’s mission is to provide research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, undersea offensive and defensive weapons systems, and countermeasures. NUWC’s other division is located in Keyport, Washington.
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Calif. to Give 'Future-Proof' Upgrades to 911 Call Centers
”We’re seeing lives being saved on a scale that we’ve never even dreamed,” said the president of the National Emergency Number Association
By Andrew Johnson
Published Mar 11, 2019 at 10:39 PM
Calif. to Get New 911 System
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/911-call-center-state-update-rapiddeploy-cal-oes-responders-location-accuracy-fcc-506994881.html
The state of California will upgrade all 440 of its 911 call centers with new RapidDeploy technology. NBC 7's Danny Freeman has more. (Published Monday, March 11, 2019)
The state of California will overhaul all of its emergency call centers with a new technology in hopes of improving its location accuracy and situational awareness.
RapidDeploy is a new, cloud-based system that will improve location accuracy and natural disaster awareness for responders with live data feeds for fires, earthquakes, flooding, traffic, and incidents.
The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) confirmed Monday it awarded a contract to RapidDeploy to install this technology across all 440 California 911 call centers will be updated with this technology.
“Most technology that serves public safety and 911 today is at least one generation out of date – we’re talking 15 to 25 years out of date,” said Steven Raucher, CEO and co-founder of RapidDeploy. “They wouldn’t know live traffic. They wouldn’t be able to give turn-by-turn navigation. They wouldn’t know the location of the handset that’s calling 911.”
Roughly half of all calls that come into 911 centers do not have a dispatchable address attached to them, Raucher said.
“A lot of solutions we take for granted every day, right, like, Uber and meal delivery things can find you with an app seamlessly and 911 can’t do that today,” Raucher told NBC 7.
There are more than 6,000 different 911 call centers in the country, with major discrepancies between them, including differences in technology and governance.
Now, RapidDeploy and Cal OES are trying to change that in California, with the technology's "future-proof cloud architecture," according to RapidDeploy's blog.
Four pilot 911 centers have already begun using RapidDeploy in Northern California, and soon more centers will start using the new technology, according to Jamison Peevyhouse, president of the National Emergency Number Association.
“We always say that 911 saves seconds and seconds saves lives. When you think about location accuracy and how long it takes us to actually find that person first before we can even send a resource to their need. Now, we’re cutting that time down by sometimes minutes,” Peevyhouse told NBC 7. ”We’re seeing lives being saved on a scale that we’ve never even dreamed.”
The RapidDeploy rollout will be completed by fall 2019.
Ed. Note: A previous version of this article incorrectly attributed information as from Cal OES. We have corrected the information from RapidDeploy and regret the error.
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Copyright 2010, WolfBainx - Larry E. Yerkes, Vigilante Typeface Corporation and Associates All rights reserved. This font should not be distributed without a License and is not to be modified in any way.This includes Converting into Vectors,Stitching patterns,etc...for the purpose of selling this font in another format without purchasing those specific rights from me.You may not take the Individual designs out of my fonts, Digitize them in any format, such at cross stitch or embroidery patterns and Re-Sell them without a binding contract with myself.If you use this font on a free website I require proper credit is given along with a copy of this license of use to be distributed along with the font file.If you wish to use this font commercially, you must purchase a commercial license to do so. please send information detailing usage and the font youre interested in buying so that a return email can be sent as proof of rights to commercial usage along with the commercial version of the specified font. Feel free to have fun and photoshop away and modify the look any way you wish in that type of way. All I ask is that you not modify the actual font Code Itself.Especially for the purpose of selling one of my letter faces.This Font is provided free for personal non-commercial use and not to be used for commercial purposes without permission of the copyright holder or by purchasing those rights from the copyright holder me.You may not sell this font, but are allowed to distribute it freely i.e. in magazines,blogs,etc.. You may share the font electronically but the Zip file must remain intact with the font alongside all other files as packaged.This font may not be sold in any way shape or form without my permission in writing.Please send me an email if you are hosting this font so I may add it to my links list once I finish my website. Email: vigilantetype@gmail.com for any questions or to purchase the rights to use this font in a commercial venture.best regardsLarry E YerkesWolfBainXvigilantetype@gmail.comThe following are my websites currently where I can be reached.http://www.myspace.com/wolfbainx - http://wolfbainx.deviantart.com/ - http://www.facebook.com/wolfbainx
1906FantasioAuriolTitlW-Norm
Gilles Le Corre
Copyright (c) 2009 by Gilles Le Corre. All rights reserved.
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Printable and editable embedding allowed
NightTrainBlackW00-Regular
Michael Hagemann www.fontmesa.com
Michael Hagemann
Night Train Black is a trademark of Michael Hagemann www.fontmesa.com.
Copyright (c) 2010 by Michael Hagemann www.fontmesa.com. All rights reserved.
http://www.fontmesa.com
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NeubauW01-Bold
Ramiz Guseynov
Neubau Bold is a trademark of Ramiz Guseynov.
Copyright (c) 2009 by Ramiz Guseynov. All rights reserved.
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ToasterW00-Reg
GarageFonts designed by Thomas Schnbele. Use of this Typeface is limited by the terms and conditions of purchase. It may not be copied or freely distributed. Additional copies must be purchased for additional users
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ITCFreemouseW01-Regular
Slobodan Miladinov
ITC Freemouse is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation.
Part of this font software is copyrighted 2005 - 2006 Linotype GmbH, www.linotype.com. All rights reserved. This font software may not be reproduced, modified, disclosed or transferred without the express written approval of Linotype GmbH. Copyright 1998 International Typeface Corporation. All rights reserved.
ITC Freemouse was designed by Slobodan Miladinov in 1998. It is a fresh font, with the look of a chancery italic. ITC Freemouse's design displays a lively contrast of stroke and curve, which captures the expressiveness of calligraphic writing, combining it with the modern look of a digital typeface.
NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTYou have obtained this typeface software either directly from Linotype GmbH or together with software distributed by one of Linotype's licensees.This software is a valuable asset of Linotype GmbH. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this software is limited to your workstation for your own use. You may not copy or distribute this software. If you have any questions regarding your license terms, please review the license agreement you received with the software.General license terms and usage rights can be viewed at www.linotype.com/license.Generelle Lizenzbedingungen und Nutzungsrechte finden Sie unter www.linotype.com/license.Pour plus d'informacin concernant la contrat d'utilisation du logiciel de polices, veuillez consultez notre site www.linotype.com/license.Linotype GmbH can be contacted at:Tel.: +49(0)6172 484-418
KG Shake it Off Popped
Kimberly Geswein
Copyright (c) 2014 by Kimberly Geswein. All rights reserved.
http://kimberlygeswein.com
NerwynNFW00-Regular
Copyright (c) 2010, Nick Curtis. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication or redistribution is expressly prohibited.
CoreCircusRoughPierrot4W00
Lee, Hyun-Seung ; Hahm, Dae-Hoon ; Kim, Dong-Kwan
Core Circus Rough Pierrot4 is a trademark of S-Core Co., Ltd..
http://www.s-core.co.kr
LinotypeTextraW01-BdSC
Jochen Schuss and Jrg Herz
Linotype Textra is a trademark of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions, exclusively licensed through Linotype GmbH.
Copyright 2002 - 2005 Linotype GmbH, www.linotype.com. All rights reserved. This font software may not be reproduced, modified, disclosed or transferred without the express written approval of Linotype GmbH. Linotype Textra is a trademark of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG which may be registered in certain jurisdictions, exclusively licensed through Linotype GmbH. This typeface is original artwork of Jochen Schuss and Jrg Herz. The design may be protected in certain jurisdictions.
Linotype Textra is a clever twist on the sans serif genre, designed by Jochen Schuss and Jrg Herz in 2002. Jochen Schuss about Linotype Textra: Two in one! The same Linotype Textra, which is so neutral and practical for long text passages turns into an eye-catching headline type when used in larger point sizes. The trick? It's all in the details. The type's clear, robust forms give it a high degree of legibility when used in smaller point sizes for texts. When used in larger sizes, the angular, slightly irregular forms that give the type its strong character become apparent. Hence the name Linotype Textra: pure text with a little something extra! With 15 weights, the Linotype Textra family provides graphic designers with a good basis for almost any type of work. The five regular weights have matching true italics and old style figures, and the five small cap weights include tabular figures.
AntiqueOliveW01-Italic
Roger, Excoffon
Antique Olive is a registered trademark of Marcel Olive.
Copyright 2014 Monotype Imaging Inc. All rights reserved.
This font software is the property of Monotype Imaging Inc., or one of its affiliated entities (collectively, Monotype) and its use by you is covered under the terms of a license agreement. You have obtained this font software either directly from Monotype or together with software distributed by one of the licensees of Monotype. This software is a valuable asset of Monotype. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this software is limited by the terms of the actual license agreement you have entered into with Monotype. You may not copy or distribute this software. If you have any questions concerning your rights you should review the license agreement you received with the software. You can learn more about Monotype here: www.monotype.com
MBVinatageW01-ThinItalic
M-B Creative
BEN MECKE-BURFORD
MB Vinatage Thin Italic is a trademark of M-B Creative.
Copyright (c) 2014 by M-B Creative. All rights reserved.
CANormalW01-HeavyItalic
Stefan Claudius
CA Normal Heavy Italic is a trademark of Stefan Claudius.
Copyright (c) 2009 by Stefan Claudius. All rights reserved.
Bold LF
1.110;PS 001.110;hotconv 1.0.38;2004
www.underware.nl
Auto is a trademark of Underware.
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Pozo
2007 junkohanhero
This font was created using Font Creator 5.0 from High-Logic.com
Larabiefont Condensed
2.100 2004
Larabiefont is a trademark of Ray Larabie.
Copyright (c) Ray Larabie 2004. Do not distribute. Report piracy to piracy@typodermic.com. Visit www.typodermic.com and www.larabiefonts.com
Do not distribute. Copyright (c) Ray Larabie 2004. All rights reserved.
FranklinITCW01-CmLightIt
ITC is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation Registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions; Franklin is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation and may be registere
Copyright 2007 International Typeface Corporation. All rights reserved. ITC Franklin is designed by David Berlow, The Font Bureau, Inc.
NOTIFICATION OF LICENSE AGREEMENTThis typeface is the property of International Typeface Corporation (ITC) and its use by you is covered under the terms of a license agreement. You have obtained this typeface software either directly from ITC or together with software distributed by one of the licencees of ITC.This software is a valuable asset of ITC. Unless you have entered into a specific license agreement granting you additional rights, your use of this software is limited to use on up to five (5) workstation for your own publishing use. You may not copy or distribute this software.If you have any questions concerning your rights you should review the license agreement you received with the software or contact ITC for a copy of the license agreement.General information:www.itcfonts.comFor license terms and usage rights, please visit our web site at:www.itcfonts.com/license
doogle
http://fontstruct.com
doogle26
FontStruct is a trademark of FSI FontShop International GmbH
Copyright doogle26 2011
doogle was built with FontStruct
Numukki
Peter Wiegel
Numikki is a trademark of Peter Wiegel.
Copyright (c) 2009 by Peter Wiegel. All rights reserved. This Font is E-Mail-Ware Please mail to wiegel@peter-wiegel.de
Magicstics
Magic Fonts
M.Chodakowski
Typeface Maciej Chodakowski. 2013. All Rights Reserved
This is a prototype font for an upcoming cartoon project.Visit Of Knight, Wizard and Dragonhttp://knightwizard.blogspot.co.uk
MoveoSansSemiExtW00-SemiBd
Dmitry Greshnev
Moveo Sans SemiExt SemiBold is a trademark of Dmitry Greshnev.
Copyright (c) 2014 by Dmitry Greshnev. All rights reserved.
Noto Serif
Monotype Design team
Noto is a trademark of Google Inc.
Copyright 2012 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Designed by Monotype design team
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
PancettaSerifW01-Regular
Andriy Konstantynov
Copyright (c) 2013 by Andriy Konstantynov. All rights reserved.
Madeleine Potens
Lorelei is a trademark of Jeremy Dooley.
The Font-Software and any updates upgrades, additions or modified versions are the intellectual property of Jeremy Dooley. (insigne)You are licensed to use the software on one computer, unless additional licenses are purchased or a multi-license agreement is reached.You are only allowed to transfer or assign the Font-Software to a third party if you do not retain any copies of the Font-Software in whole or in part.Only for the purpose of outputting particular files may you take a copy of the font(s) you have used for such files to a commercial printer or other service bureau.Embedding of the Font-Software into electronic documents or internet pages is only permitted in a secured read-only mode. Licensee must ensure that recipients of electronic documents or internet pages cannot extract the font software from such documents or use the embedded font software for editing purposes or for the creation of new documents. Insigne is not responsible for any problems that may arise from the use of the fonts, such as computer malfunctions, etc. Insigne is additionally not responsible for idle time, shortfall of production, waste of material and any other direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages that are caused by our Font-Software. In the event of a problem that the font file(s) does not work, insigne would only provide a replacement for the font(s) you ordered.Upon termination of this Font-Software License Agreement, you agree to either return or to destroy and refrain from using the Font-Software, the media, copies and/or any modified or merged portions thereof. You agree to inform your employees or any other person having access to the Font-Software and copies thereof, of the terms and conditions of this Font-Software License Agreement and to ensure that they shall strictly abide by these terms and conditions.
Sanidana
1.0 - 7/18/2013
Jayvee D. Enaguas (Grand Chaos)
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Grand Chaos Productions. Some Rights Reserved.
TransmatW95-Terminals
Rian Hughes / Device Fonts
Rian Hughes
Transmat Terminals is a trademark of Rian Hughes / Device Fonts.
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http://devicefonts.co.uk
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Tianma selects Orbotech solutions for its flex AMOLED Gen 6 Fab
Chinese FPD manufacturer will implement Orbotech’s AOI and ArrayChecker™ solutions to optimize quality, throughput and process efficiency for Flex AMOLED displays
YAVNE, ISRAEL, MAY 8, 2017 Orbotech Ltd., a leading provider of process innovation technologies, solutions and equipment that are enabling the transformation of the global electronics manufacturing industry, announced today that Tianma Micro-electronics Co. Ltd. (“Tianma”), a producer of display solutions with over three decades of experience in the Flat Panel Display (FPD) field, has selected Orbotech’s ArrayChecker™ and Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) solutions for its production line upgrade to flexible AMOLED technology.
Tianma has invested approximately $1.8 billion to extend its Gen 6 AMOLED fab in Wuhan, China. The Wuhan fab is designed for the production of flexible AMOLED display panels which are rapidly gaining popularity in consumer electronics devices. When the new line ramps up to mass production during the second half of 2017, Tianma expects to achieve capacity of 30,000 panels per month, with an additional 30,000 per month capacity increase in 2018.
According to the IHS Display Long-Term Demand Forecast Tracker Q4 2016, “AMOLED’s share of overall FPD revenue will increase to almost 30% in 2023. Revenue from AMOLED displays is expected to grow from $15 billion in 2016 to $36 billion in 2023 for a CAGR of 17%.”
“We are delighted that Tianma has selected our solutions for their flex AMOLED fabrication line,” stated Mr. Edu Meytal, President of Orbotech Pacific Display. “These solutions, which were designed to enable the new manufacturing processes required to produce flex AMOLED displays, will enable our customers to produce the most advanced FPD products available with high yields. This deal builds upon past successful implementations of Orbotech’s inspection, testing and repair solutions.”
About FPD Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)
Orbotech’s FPD AOI systems offer display manufacturers cutting edge automated inspection solutions for all types of display technologies including Flexible AMOLED. Orbotech FPD AOI systems increase production yields using advanced optics for image acquisition, unique image processing technologies, algorithms and data processing capabilities, microscopic video imaging, CD/Overlay measurements and automated macro (Mura) inspection to enable high-sensitivity defect detection and extremely accurate classification.
About Orbotech ArrayChecker™
The Orbotech ArrayChecker™ test system determines whether individual pixels or lines of pixels are functional. It also finds more subtle process defects such as variations in individual pixel voltage. Defect data are used for repair and statistical process control to decrease material costs and improve throughput.
About Tianma Micro-electronics Co.
Tianma Micro-electronics Co. was founded in 1983 and is publicly traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZ.000050) since 1995. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing, and supply of high quality LCD and LCM products. Affiliated companies within the Tianma Group, include Shenzhen Tianma, Shanghai Tianma, Shanghai AVIC, Chengdu Tianma, and Wuhan Tianma; combined to make up our state-of-the-art STN-LCD, CSTN-LCD, TFT-LCD, AMOLED, and CF production lines.
Orbotech Ltd. (NASDAQ:ORBK) is a global innovator of enabling technologies used in the manufacture of the world’s most sophisticated consumer and industrial products throughout the electronics and adjacent industries. The Company is a leading provider of yield enhancement, and production solutions for electronics reading, writing and connecting, used by manufacturers of printed circuit boards, flat panel displays, advanced packaging, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), LED, high speed RF on GaAs, power management device and other electronic components.
Today, virtually every electronic device in the world is produced using Orbotech systems. For more information, visit www.orbotech.com/ and www.spts.com/
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Health Systems Blog
Contact Dov
Dov Chernichovsky
Ph.D. Economics
Long Term Care in Israel
Pictured above: Knesset Meeting: Left to right: Prof. D. Chernichovsky; MK Rabbi Y. Litzman, Health Minister; MK Y. Perry; and MK T. Ploskov
While long-term care has been a pressing issue in Israel for some time, it assumed center stage in Israeli politics in recent weeks as the Ministry of Finance decided to abolish, as of Jan. 1st, 2018, the group insurance held by 1 million Israelis through their places of work. This action has exposed this group, in addition to 3.5 million other Israelis who have no private insurance, to under-coverage for long-term care. Earlier this year, a Taub Center research team -- Prof. Dov Chernichovsky, Dr. Avigdor Kaplan, Mr. Eitan Regev, and Prof. Yochanan Shtessman -- published a study on the state of long-term care in Israel. The study, which can be found here in Hebrew or here in English (abridged), concludes that long-term care in Israel is neither efficient nor equitable and sustainable due to a combination of fragmented entitlements and poor oversight, with heavy reliance on private finance. The research team proposed the establishment of a universal basic long-term care basket funded by mandatory contributions, and overseen by a single authority.
Since the publication of the study in February 2017, Prof. Chernichovsky, who led the work on the basis of previous work, which can be found here, met with the Minister of Finance, Mr. M. Kahalon, the Minister of Welfare and Social Services, Mr. H. Katz, and Minister of Health, Rabbi Y. Litzman. In addition, Prof. Chernichovsky has had meetings with parliament member MK Itzik Shmuli, who is leading an initiative to establish universal long-term care. Prof. Chernichovsky was also invited by MK Yaakov Perry and MK David Amsalem to speak as an expert at the Knesset Caucus to Advance National Preparedness to Support the Aging Population. Following the caucus MK Tali Ploskov invited Prof. Chernichovsky to serve as an economic advisor to a Knesset sub-committee that she heads regarding elderly wellbeing. Prof. Chernichovsky has also appeared on Israeli television regarding this issue. The segment can be found here (Hebrew).
For some additional background on the issue please follow this link to the Jerusalem Post article (English) from earlier this year, regarding the issue.
תובעים את עלבונם של השוק החופשי והתחרות
תפישתו של האוצר את מנגנון השוק החופשי בתחום מערכת שירותי הרפואה, היא פשטנית במקרה הטוב.
ב 1992, עת שימשתי שליח של הבנק העולמי לעניין מערכת שירותי הרפואה ברוסיה, הופגשתי עם מיכאיל דמיטרייב, כלכלן ממדרגה ראשונה, סגנו-עוזרו של השר לתכנון כלכלי (הכול יכול) של המעצמה המתחדשת. באותם ימים, לאחר נפילת החומות וכ 70 שנות שלטון סובייטי, קשה היה לשכנע כלכלנים רוסיים צעירים, משוחררים ונועזים, כמו מיכאיל, ששוק החופשי ואי מעורבות ציבורית אינם מפתחות לגן עדן כלכלי.
All Rights Reserved 2012 © Prof. Dov Chernichovsky
בניית אתרים: אורן וסרשפרונג
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The Day Europe Said 'Basta' to Munching on Tiny Birds
SourceHeritage Images / Getty
Tales from the past to titillate and educate while giving you a lens on the present and future.
Because crazy-food addiction can be stronger than law.
By Silvia Marchetti
The Daily Dose FEB 28 2017
It was a foggy morning in 1986, and Giovanni Bianchi was hiding in the vineyards of Bergamo’s countryside in northern Italy, where he was aiming to shoot a few tasty robins, chaffinches, turtledoves and stone curlews for Sunday brunch. Clad in a military-green jacket for camouflage, Bianchi let his trap-bird begin to sing, and in flew a dozen of birds, lured by the call of their own kind. Boom, boom, boom. One at a time, the prey fell to the ground. With a huge grin, Bianchi placed his kill in a sack and headed home, his mouth watering at the thought of the lavish meal ahead.
“My wife loved to make polenta e osei, the iconic dish of cornmeal mush with little birds,” he says. They also feasted on so-called mumbulì — skewers of bacon, sage and bits of nightingale covered in melted butter. But the best way to eat sbehech, as locals call the birdies, was “straight” — with the heads, beaks, bones and tails cooked briefly in hot oil, and then popped into the mouth whole. “Oh, they were so crunchy and tasty,” Bianchi recalls, licking his lips.
To the desires of the palate, you just can’t resist.
Italian saying
At age 79, Bianchi — who started killing robins when he was 5 years old — still enjoys hunting. But since 1992, the premium little-bird delicacies have been banned by Italian law after his state adopted a strict European hunting regulation to safeguard endangered species and protect wildlife and migratory routes. “Today, if you accidentally kill a robin redbreast, it’s worse than if you shot at a man,” grumbles local hotelier Marco De Santis, who has a passion for hunting but rarely finds the time to indulge it. All the species that Bianchi loved to hunt are now off-limits, including sparrows, blackcaps, starlings, larks and woodpeckers. Other European countries, including France, Spain and Malta, whose citizens have been gulping down little birds since the Middle Ages, face the same EU-wide ban.
Italians have always had a knack for chomping on weird stuff: frogs, snails, pig blood, even cats. Polenta e osei was a sacred northern dish of hunted little-bird meat that fans called divine. The smaller the bird, the more succulent the meat. But today, hunters caught killing one of those little birds can get smacked with a fine of up to 3,000 euros ($3,200), and, if convicted, be sentenced to up to a year in jail — a stiffer penalty than many petty criminals face.
For the past 25 years, the hunting of these birds has been regulated — with limited kills — and allowed only in specified areas at certain times of the year. Permits are hard to get, and easy to lose. “We must thank crazy environmental and pro-animal lobbies for this folly,” says Bianchi, noting how the number of species that are permissible to hunt continues to narrow. Police follow the hunters relentlessly, he complains: “They dress up in green so we don’t see them, and hide behind shrubs. We always get ambushed.” The only fair fowl game at this point? Bigger birds like pheasants and thrushes — the ones Bianchi laments as being “not so tasty.” Angry hunters have joined forces with lobbies to try to get what they see as their “rights” restored. Thus far, they have had little luck.
The ban dealt a heavy blow to Bergamo’s local industry and restaurants, where polenta e osei was a top dish, not unlike pasta alla carbonara in Rome. The “bird dish” has since been transformed into a dessert. It’s really little more than a souvenir, but these days folks can buy a bird-shaped muffin, says tourist office chief Elena Finazzi. Called polenta e osei, it’s made of polenta-yellow spongecake mixed with rum and nuts, and topped with bits of chocolate twisted to resemble bird legs. “Instead of the real polenta e osei, we eat polenta e cunì”— i.e., rabbit, which can still be hunted — says Finazzi. “Little birds are off-limits, and you’ll never find them in Bergamo,” she says. “Tourists, on the other hand, are crazy about the cake.”
Source Julian Elliott Photography / Getty
But if you must have the real deal, there are some “illegal” taverns in the countryside that serve the banned birds. You do need to know where to go, Bianchi says. Prohibition has driven the bird hunting underground, along with the restaurants that still dare to serve the gourmet treat. A single skewer of different bird meats costs 5 euros, and bookings must be made in advance (and in secret).
At dawn, teams of hunting friends venture to places where police are unlikely to go. When the steaming polenta e osei and mumbulì are ready, tavern owners lock their doors, and the feasts begin. These restaurants are not marked on any maps, and they change each weekend. The locations are passed along by word of mouth, and only to family and friends — locals’ lips seal up in the presence of outsiders. But for carnivores who go crazy for fried beaks — and don’t mind risking a year behind bars — it’s worth it. “To the desires of the palate, you just can’t resist,” Italians like to say.
Bianchi admits to having shot one or two redbreasts by mistake. Once dead, he protests, it would have been a pity to leave them on the grass.…
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“It’s a great hobby to fill a gap my day,” said Jesse, who won $8,000 playing Lucky Peggs through the PA iLottery in December of 2018.
“I went with my gut when I picked the game,” he said. “I hit the bonus egg and the game notified me that I won. I was super happy, I couldn’t believe it!”
Jesse first told his wife and she was in disbelief adding she was very excited. He plans on putting the money towards home renovations and with new baby plans, the prize comes at a great time! For Jesse, the best part of winning is bragging rights, “I’m a firm believer in Karma, good things happen to good people at the perfect time.”
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‘Star Wars’ Character Based on Late Pali High English Teacher, Abrams Tells Palisadian-Post
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By FRANCES SHARPE
Director J.J. Abrams, a Pacific Palisades resident and graduate of Palisades Charter High School, revealed to his hometown newspaper the Palisadian-Post that he based one of the characters in his box-office record-breaking “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” on his late high school English teacher.
Photo collage courtesy of Karyn Newbill-Helmig/Photo of Rose Gilbert courtesy of Jeanette Mills
Photo caption: Maz (left) and Rose Gilbert (right)
“Yes, the character of Maz was originally based on the great Rose Gilbert,” Abrams told the Post. “We really wanted the story to feel authentic, despite being a wild fantasy. I mentioned Rose in an early story meeting as a sort of timeless, wise figure that I’d actually known in my life.”
Photo of J.J. Abrams from Pali High yearbook
Gilbert, who was known to her students as ‘”Mama G,” taught at Pali High since it opened in 1961. When she announced her retirement in 2013 at the age of 94, Gilbert was the oldest full-time teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and one of the oldest in the country.
At the time, she was still teaching three AP English classes in the same classroom she had for 51 years.
Abrams wasn’t the only one working on the blockbuster film who had taken English classes with Gilbert.
“Turns out the production designer, Rick Carter had also been a student of Ms. Gilbert, 15 years before me,” Abrams said.
“While we experimented with many looks and styles before settling on the character’s final design, Rose was always at the center of the inspiration for Maz,” Abrams said. “Rick and I had hoped to contact Rose and show her what we were doing, but she sadly passed away while we were in prep on the film. Rick and I attended her service and sat together, once again amazed by her life force and infinite spirit.”
Gilbert was 95 when she died at a local hospital on Dec. 16, 2013. At a service at Pali High in January 2014, Principal Pam Magee called Gilbert their “most treasured teacher.”
Thanks to Abrams, Gilbert’s legacy will live on as will the Palisades connection to what could turn out to be the biggest film in history.
Chuck Larsen and Jacqueline Primo contributed to this article.
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Khill decision need to make us hesitate about our self-defence laws
June 27, 2018 George Uncategorized Comments Off on Khill decision need to make us hesitate about our self-defence laws
A Hamilton jury’s choice to acquit Peter Khill of second-degree murder for shooting Jonathan Styres two times has actually brought in heated commentary echoing Gerald Stanley’s acquittal in the death of Colten Boushie. Unlike in the Stanley case, potential jurors were asked whether the capability to choose the case impartially would be impacted by Mr. Khill being white and Mr. Styres being Indigenous. This question was not unique. At the minimum, it ought to have been asked at the Stanley trial. The one question was an enhancement, but it is incorrect to declare that its use means that the decision was not affected by racist stereotypes or that extra reforms consisting of Bill C-75’s proposed abolition of peremptory difficulties are not necessitated. We just do unknown and never ever will know whether racist stereotypes affected jury considerations offered laws that avoid talking to jurors. The question used in the Khill case was blunt: Basically, are you a racist? It exposed that a couple of potential jurors had issues, but did not check out local stereotypes associating Indigenous people with vehicle thefts. It also did not ask potential jurors whether they was among 15,000 people who signed a petition that Mr. Khill must not have actually been charged or the 1,200 who signed a counterpetition stating he must be.
In Canada, we do not question potential jurors much for worry that jury choice will become too American. That Americans overdo it does not mean that we have the balance right. Particularly in the age of social-media advocacy and our own moderate variation of red state/blue state polarization that identified responses to both the Stanley and Khill cases. We do know that Indigenous people are still considerably underrepresented on Ontario juries although a bulk of the Supreme Court kept in 2015 this did not break the Charter. If noticeably Indigenous people had actually existed in the Khill case, they would have been susceptible to peremptory obstacles by the defence, something that took place 5 times in the Stanley case. The jury in the Khill case, unlike in the Stanley case, was informed by the judge about self-defence law and particularly about new laws enacted in 2012 that appear to have actually made it much easier for Canadians to declare self-defence and defence of property and to turn to violent self-help. The courts have actually also acknowledged that the lines in between defence of property and self-defence are fluid. An implicated’s own actions can move the issue from among defence of property to self-defence.
The need for understandings of danger– along with the response to them– to be sensible is main to our law of self-defence. The judge addressed a question from the jury in this case by informing them to choose whether there was a “affordable response through the eyes of somebody with Mr. Khill’s qualities … bearing in mind basic training but also the need to comply with the law.”. Although we have actually contextualized the affordable person to consist of battered women, people in a jail environment and people with reduced intelligence, we need to beware not to embellish the basic so that it becomes a subjective one or a watered down one that requires less self-restraint or too fast a turn to violent self-help. Analogizing Mr. Khill’s basic training to a battered lady’s circumstance or the scenario of a detainee appears strained.
This might be a main question for the Crown to think about when choosing whether the judge made a mistake of law that is, at present, the only ground of appeal from an acquittal. We need to take a look at whether the 2012 modifications to our self-defence laws have actually made it too simple for people to use weapons to protect property, self and others. Prior law frequently worried the need to use say goodbye to force than was essential. These problems are also associated with self-confidence in the cops and their action to 911 calls. At the end of the day, another Indigenous man, a dad of 2, is dead. He was shot two times. Mr. Boushie was shot once. The acquittal is another example of why many Indigenous people do not believe in a criminal justice system that fails them; defined by overrepresentation amongst both criminal activity victims and detainees, and underrepresentation on juries and other positions of power. Such mistrust must not be dismissed or rejected, but taken seriously.
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By Jon L. Jacobi
Generic Company Place Holder MAGIX Music Maker
I was impressed with Magix's Music Maker 16 digital audio workstation. It's a relatively simple program compared to, say, Digidesign's Pro Tools or PreSonus's Studio One, and lacks true audio editing, but it's far more powerful a DAW than I expected for $50--supporting both pro-level ASIO audio drivers and VST virtual instruments.
Music Maker is nothing if not easy to use. Tracks for recording audio, MIDI, or placing video objects stretch across the top of the main window. Various palettes reside below it, including the soundpool (pre-recorded loops that you may combine to produce music right away). There's also a rack for synths, an FX pool, and a nice onscreen keyboard for entering notes. Robota, a drum sequencer/module, is included in the download demo. Just about everything in Music Maker is drag and drop. You drag audio loops and midi patterns onto tracks, drag FX onto audio objects to implement them, etc. You can even drop video object into the track layout and preview it in the lower right-hand corner of the program.
More serious musicians, including those that can actually play an instrument will be happy that Music Maker also allows you to record audio and MIDI, and the MIDI step/drum/list editor is first rate. Alas, they won't be too happy with the lack of a wave editor: There is no way to edit audio clips other than apply FX or changing their length in the track window. The $100 Premium version of Music Maker includes an external wave editor, but this basic version does not. Playback was quite tight, and the overall sound emanating from my EMU 0404 soundcard was excellent.
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If you're just starting out, you could do a lot worse than Magix Music Maker. You'd face a far steeper learning curve with the aforementioned programs or a product such as Cakewalk's Sonar or Steinberg's Cubase. However, the lack of real audio editing is deal-killer for more hands-on types.
--Jon L. Jacobi
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SoCal Prep Legends Girls Athlete of the Week: Jaden Randall, La Sierra
By Eric-Paul Johnson | ejohnson@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: February 12, 2018 at 8:47 pm | UPDATED: February 13, 2018 at 12:52 am
Name: Jaden Randall
School: La Sierra
Noteworthy: Randall had 24 points and 13 rebounds against Patriot and 22 points and 19 rebounds against Norte Vista as the Eagles secured the River Valley League championship, the program’s first league title in 29 years. La Sierra won its final seven league games to capture the title.
What is SoCal Prep Legends: The best athletes in Southern California will be honored at an end-of-the-school-year awards show. For more details visit socalpreplegends.com, where you can also vote for the SoCal Athletes of the Week, as well as Play of the Week.
Eric-Paul Johnson
Eric-Paul Johnson has been covering high school sports for The Press-Enterprise since 1999, specializing in football, girls volleyball, girls water polo and softball. He is a stat junkie who created and maintains a record book for high school sports in the Inland Empire. Eric-Paul is a lifelong resident of Riverside and graduated from Bethel Christian and Cal Baptist. Eric-Paul enjoys going to concerts and twice has worked as a photographer at the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival.
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Dire Wants
A Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan
By Stephanie Tyler
Part of Novel of the Eternal Wolf Clan
Category: Paranormal Romance | Paranormal Fiction | Suspense & Thriller
About Dire Wants
The full moon is their mistress. They are predators of pleasure and pain. Feared by humans, envied by werewolves, the Dire wolves are immortal shifters, obeying no laws but their own bestial natures. Once they were many, but now only eight remain, a dangerous wolfpack forever on the hunt…
The supernatural world is rising up against the human one. The weretrappers want to control the humans, and only the immortal Dire wolves stand in the way of total destruction. Stray, a Dire, and his long-lost brother, Killian, emerge as the leaders of their pack. To keep themselves and the humans safe, the Dires must find a witch as powerful as the one who has been helping the weretrappers.
They find what they are looking for in Kate, a human who survived a horrible car accident that left her back scarred with a handprint no one else is able to see. Stray senses in Kate the powers of a witch and recruits her to help the Dires—all the while knowing that she is so powerful that they will need to kill her once she helps defeat the weretrappers.
Stray doesn’t expect the powerful connection that he feels with Kate, or his irresistible need to protect her. They cannot hide their feelings for each other, and what once was taboo now seems inevitable…
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Stephanie Tyler is the New York Times bestselling author of the Section 8, Skulls Creek, and Eternal Wolf Clan series. She lives in New York with her husband, kids, and a crazy Weimaraner named Gus.
Published by Berkley
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Author Essay
Dear Reader:
Welcome back to the world of the Dire wolves! I can’t tell you how much fun I had writing this book! There’s love and intrigue, betrayal and renewal, and, as always, lots of banter among the Dires themselves.
This time around, Stray’s the center of attention, and he’s got a big job to accomplish. He must reunite with his brother, Killian, in order to help defeat the Dire Ghost Army, the weretrappers and witch Seb. After that, he can officially check saving the world off his list. Just another day for the Dires, right?
Stray’s instincts lead him to Kate, the witch who will help to save the Dires and Weres. And Stray and Kate were just so perfect together from the start. Their road is, of course, a bit rocky, but Kate, like the Dires, is a survivor in her own right. She’s a strong character who’s not going to be intimidated by anything, not when she’s got Stray’s support. And, as their pasts unfold, they begin to understand their bond and to welcome it.
Angus Black, our favorite FBI agent is back too, and working with Leo Shimmin, the new head of the trappers. Can Cain and the other wolves trust him enough to accept the information he gives them, or is it a trap? I’m not telling…
I’ve included the partial soundtrack for Dire Wants below — my typical soundtrack is about 30+ songs, but these have special meaning for me specifically for this book. My characters are as into music as I am (like Stray and his love for 80’s metal and hairbands.) I hope you enjoy the music!
Stephanie Tyler
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Triple Moon
By Melissa de la Cruz
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Category: Teen & Young Adult Fantasy Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Romance
Nov 10, 2015 | 368 Pages | Young Adult
About Triple Moon
From the New York Times bestselling author of Blue Bloods and Witches of East End
After they cause a terrible accident at their old high school, twin witches Mardi and Molly Overbrook are sent to live with their “Aunt” Ingrid Beauchamp in North Hampton, on Long Island’s mist-shrouded East End. Because the twins cannot control their powers, their father begs Ingrid to tame them over the summer, before the White Council exiles the girls to Limbo.
Trouble continues to bubble and boil when the girls meet the younger Gardiner boys, who are just as handsome and sexy as their older kin. But all is not as it seems. As Ingrid helps the girls learn to control their magical impulses, Mardi and Molly have just this summer to figure out how to grow up, how to love, and how to be a family.
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Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels, including The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel and Triple Moon: Summer on East End. Her Blue Bloods series has sold… More about Melissa de la Cruz
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Nov 10, 2015 | 368 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9780698188280
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“Wealthy New York teens, supernatural powers, a pair of sexy guys and a sweltering summer on the beaches of Long Island.”—The New York Daily News
“A magical story featuring two opposite twin witches and their incredible journey through love, betrayal, wickedness, and trust.”—VOYA
“Reads like a cross between Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries.”—School Library Journal
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“A bubbling cauldron of mystery and romance.”—People
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“Witches of East End has all the ingredients you’d expect from one of Melissa’s bestselling YA novels—intrigue, mystery and plenty of romance.”—MTV.com
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Called the GPR B-1000, it's a GPS-equipped wearable that falls under the Rangeman line. It can do standalone GPS navigation for up to 33 hours on a single charge. There's also a built-in solar panel in the face. So, if you leave the watch in direct sunlight for at least four hours, Casio promised you'll get another hour of GPS navigation.
The solar panel basically doubles as an auxiliary charger for the smart functions. It's useful if you're an outdoorsy person and often find yourself on extended camping trips without access to a proper power source. However, if you're at home, you can rest the G-Shock on a wireless charger puck and then get a 100- percent charge in five hours.
The back of the watch has a ceramic panel, which is a first for the G-Shock line. It measures just 2-mm thick and allows for wireless charging. Other stand-out features: It can work in temperatures as low as -4 F and depths as low as 200m. It also has a carbon fiber insert band and sapphire crystal. But all this doesn't come cheap.
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The GPR B-1000 will be available to buy in April for $800. Yikes. But, it has a tough construction and is designed to withstand harsh conditions. It's perfect for the Bear Grylls-type, if you have the cash to spare.
Alongside this watch, Casio announced the new G-Shock G-SQUAD series, starting with the GBA-800, which will be available in six models. Casio said it has a more "stylish" look to match casual wear. It features a 3-axis acceleration sensor and can pair with its smartphone app to support fitness-tracking like daily steps taken.
Using Bluetooth, the watch pairs with a smartphone and sends data to the G-Shock Connected app, allowing you to track and view the daily steps you take and the calories you burn. You can also create timed workouts for interval training.
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Oneohtrix Point Never 'performs.'
High art meets high volume as Bushwick electro-noise outfit Oneohtrix Point Never descends on the MOMA
By MICHAELANGELO MATOS
“Come for the music, stay for the art” tends to be an effective strategy—see the Guggenheim hosting Animal Collective and artist Danny Perez in March of last year. But you take your chances mixing sound and vision sometimes.
A few years ago, while visiting Minneapolis, I went with a friend to a performance by Jason Moran at the Walker Art Center. Moran, a jazz pianist and composer, was commissioned by the museum to write and perform a selection based on its collection, and his quartet premiered them in the Walker’s auditorium (also making its debut) as short films about the process screened above. I remember watching Moran’s handwriting onscreen with more pleasure than the music gave me. You take your chances.
There wasn’t anything quite so formal going on Friday night at the Museum of Modern Art, though the composition-inspired-by-artworks conceit was also on offer. Under the museum’s PopRally banner, DJ Matt Werth (who runs the label RVNG Intl.) played ominous stuff before and after a multimedia performance from visual artist Nate Boyce and the big one, Oneohtrix Point Never, the project of Bushwick musician Daniel Lopatin.
Oneohtrix’s roots are in the mid-’00s noise scene, but as his music has grown less abrasive and more melodic, the project has gained a strong following in electronic-dance and experimental music circles as well—particularly for his last two albums, 2010’s Returnal and Replica, which came out last month.
Instead of a seated theater, or the big outdoor space at PS1 (where PopRally events are sometimes held), the 300-ish onlookers stood or sat in and around the MoMA’s high-atrium lobby. The second-floor contemporary galleries stayed open until midnight. And this looked more like an art crowd than a music one—not surprising, given the art-school backgrounds of many noise musicians and fans.
Still, it was quite a difference from the last time I’d seen Oneohtrix, opening for fellow Brooklyn synth-monger Laurel Halo at the now-shuttered, very casual space Monster Island Basement in December 2010, to a very indie-rock crowd. There was beer at MoMA, too—free beer, even, with admission, along with bottles of water and glasses of wine—but the clean room never felt like a bar, much less a basement.
Bridging the gap between the two worlds was Cool Drool Volume 1: Our Drool and Why, an Oneohtrix-edited black-and-white zine of what I’ll presume is his friends’ art, made special for the event and handed to MoMA patrons on the way in, like a program. It’s mostly images—photos, screen shots, photocopies of chain-store gift cards (courtesy of Cory Arcangel), and the like—with a couple written pieces from The Wire magazine’s Derek Walmsley and Canadian fiction writer Bilyana Ilievska.
The stage was set at a slight diagonal in the middle of the atrium, with a two-sided screen hung above. As Werth spun semi-menacing ambient and creepy spoken and chanted vocals, Boyce projected computer renderings of geometric sculptures looped at short intervals—they loped rather than darted. I hoped for more from the visuals during the performance proper.
Oneohtrix’s selections were inspired by individual pieces in MoMA’s collection—you knew this because each one began with electronically altered voices reading the title and bio information you’d read on wall text the museum puts next to the works. On screen, the works in question were presented as flashing, animated shapes, much the same as during Werth’s set.
It was hypnotic if you were inclined to pay attention, or to get in the middle of the sound field and let the huge volume drench you, and a lot of people did. At a couple of points, so did I, but when the art descriptors came back up I’d go wandering again. So did a lot of others. Less than 10 minutes into the performance, one archetypally indie guy in his 20s standing near me announced to his friends, “These guys suck.”
But sometimes the headliner went past the corniness. During the opening number, Oneohtrix broke the sounds of the art-bio words up further and harder until they resembled earth cracking. There was a shuddering peal at the end that felt like getting sheared. Then it subsided. It took a good 10 seconds for the crowd to realize it was supposed to applaud—I wasn’t the only one who thought it might be a continuous work.
Each piece moved from caress to assault—the question primarily being when the one ended and the next began. The ambient bits were ominous, the skrees like contact-miked bats, and at one point when I wandered into the adjacent gallery to take a look at the art, a cloud of white noise followed me into the room at the exact appropriate time—while I was looking at at Rosemarie Trockel’s untitled 1987 work that says, repeatedly, “Made in West Germany,” in knitted wool. MoMA’s trick worked almost too well: I went for the music, and strayed to the art.
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'Paleo Ale' Brewed From Yeast Found On A 40-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil
By Francie Diep
Early Whale Fossil Display
This is not the fossil from which paleo beer will be made. It's from the same family as the beer fossil, but not the same genus or species.Photo by Cliff on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
A Virginia brewer soon plans to serve a beer made from yeast found hanging out on a 40-million-year-old whale fossil, the blog Symbiartic reports. Depending on your disposition, I imagine you're reacting in one of two ways right now, "Yecchh!" or "Cool!"
The beer will be called Bone Dusters Paleo Ale (Hardy har har [Okay, actually, "paleo ale" is pretty good]). The yeast come from the surface of one of the oldest marine mammal fossils ever discovered in the western hemisphere. The idea for the beer came from Jason Osborne, who co-directs a nonprofit dedicated to advancing paleontology and geology. A paleo beer, Osborne thought, would be a great hook to interest non-scientists in fossils. I think many non-scientists are quite interested in fossils already, but I cannot argue against a paleo beer.
Will whale-fossil beer really taste that different from other brews? Perhaps not. The species of yeast Osborne and his brewing partners found on their fossil was the same species that commonly goes into beer, bread and even scientific studies. The yeast's scientific name is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The whale-fossil S. cerevisiae might have drifted over from another lab, if there was a yeast lab nearby. Scientists consider such yeast domesticated, like dogs and sheep are. Like pets and livestock, people have bred and worked such yeasts for thousands of years.
Wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae also exist, however. This 2005 study found that wild S. cerevisiae live in fruit and mushrooms and in liquid exuded from oak trees. Maybe the paleo ale's yeast came from somewhere out there in the wild world. If so, it might be interesting. The study found that wild Saccharomyces cerevisiae have greater genetic variation than the yeasts that are associated with human breweries and human labs.
We cannot tell. Perhaps you can. Bone Dusters Paleo Ale will soon be served at the taproom of the Lost Rhino Brewing Company in Ashburn, Virginia, Symbiartic reports.
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Physical Edge Pleased Page
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Port Vale manager Rob Page was pleased with the physical edge of Tuesday evening’s pre-season win over Notts County.
scored in the second half to overturn a 1-0 deficit after Jon Stead had given the visitors the lead.Byron Moore and Carl Dickinson
The match was played at a high tempo meaning it was contested more in the spirit of a competitive fixture than a friendly.
Page said that was something he was happy about because it replicated the type of test his players will face in Sky Bet League One this season.
He told Valiant PlayerHD: “There were a lot of positives to come out of it tonight, I thought it was a physical battle as well.
“The way they played is very similar to the teams we’re going to come up against in League One in the future so we used it as an exercise tonight and I thought we coped with it really well.”
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Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Jim Varney, Kelsey Grammer
Directed by: John Lasseter
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Nigel Hawthorne
Directed by: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show—now eking out a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions—are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime in their solar system.
Starring: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Based on the true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes, and eventually became a NASA scientist.
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Blending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
Starring: Steve Martin, Itzhak Perlman, Quincy Jones, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones
Directed by: James Algar, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Francis Glebas, Eric Goldberg, Don Hahn, Pixote Hunt
The adventures of a heroic and debonair stalwart mouse named Stuart Little with human qualities, who faces some comic misadventures while searching for his lost bird friend and living with a human family as their child.
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Nathan Lane
Directed by: Rob Minkoff
When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.
Starring: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson
Directed by: Tim Hill
Mickey, Minnie, and their famous friends Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto gather together to reminisce about the love, magic and surprises in three wonder-filled stories of Christmas past.
Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo, Diane Michelle
Directed by: Jun Falkenstein, Bradley Raymond, Toby Shelton, Bill Speers
Nicole and Chase live next door to each other but are worlds apart. However, they plot a scheme to date each other in order to attract the interest and jealousy of their respective romantic prey. But in the mist of planning a gala centennial celebration, Nicole and Chase find that the one they always wanted was closer than they ever thought.
Starring: Melissa Joan Hart, Stephen Collins, Adrian Grenier, Susan May Pratt, Ali Larter
Directed by: John Schultz
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Fueled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis revives the role of Batman. Under supervision of an elderly Bruce Wayne, he fights crime in a harsh futuristic Gotham.
Starring: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Michael Ansara, Linda Hamilton, Sherman Howard
Directed by: Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Yukio Suzuki, Butch Lukic
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip
After Dexter is confronted with robots who wish to "destroy the one who saved the future," he uses his time machine to see how he saved it. They declare that they are here to destroy the one who saved the future, and make ready to attack Dexter. Dexter easily destroys them with the use of various tools and gadgets from his lab. However, news that he is "The One Who Saved the Future" intrigues him, and he decides to travel through time to discover how cool he is. In the first time period he visits, Dexter finds a tall, skinny, weak version of himself working in office-designing cubicles, with Mandark as his rich, successful boss. The child Dexter unwittingly reveals the existence of blueprints regarding the "Neurotomic Protocore", and Mandark steals it after the two Dexters move forward in time.
Starring: Christine Cavanaugh, Eddie Deezen, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie, Kathryn Cressida
Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky
Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Gang visit Oakhaven, Massachusetts to seek strange goings on involving a famous horror novelist and his ancestor who is rumored be a witch.
Starring: Scott Innes, Mary Kay Bergman, Frank Welker, B. J. Ward, Kimberly Brooks
Directed by: Jim Stenstrum
Russia is being terrorized by an evil witch known as Baba Yaga; the only one who is not afraid of her is Bartok the Magnificent. Bartok, an albino bat, has just arrived in Moscow and is impressing everyone with his performances, including Prince Ivan Romanov. However, one person is not impressed; Ludmilla finds Bartok annoying and naive. After Bartok's show, a violent bear suddenly attacks. Bartok must save everyone by stunning the bear with dust and then knocks him over and traps him in a wagon.
Starring: Hank Azaria, Kelsey Grammer, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Tim Curry
Directed by: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Baby Einstein: Baby Bach - Musical Adventure
This unique video introduces babies and toddlers to musical experiences that will stimulate and delight them through charming puppetry, timeless art, live-action footage, classical music and child-friendly poetry.
Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies, and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom.
Starring: Molly Shannon, Will Ferrell, Elaine Hendrix, Harland Williams, Tom Green
Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
American businessman Jack Woods rents a cottage on the enchanted Emerald Isle which is occupied by a family of leprechauns. Leprechaun Seamus Muldoon's son and son's friends crash the fairies' costume ball and Muldoon's son falls in love with fairy Princess Jessica. Their love re-ignites a feud between the leprechauns and the fairies, which escalates into a war. The Grand Banshee warns of terrible consequences and Jack Woods is chosen to make peace. Woods interrupts his own romance with an Irish beauty to help, and becomes involved in a strange and wonderful magical adventure.
After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North Pole and volunteer to be a replacement. Unfortunately, Olive must deal with an evil postman who's tired of handling all the extra Christmas mail. Will Martini the penguin be able to help Olive realize her dream?
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Ed Asner, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Peter MacNicol
Directed by: Steve Moore
A collection of Winnie the Pooh's memorable holiday adventures, as Winnie, Piglet, and Tigger set out to find the right ingredients for Winter, Rabbit learns how to manage a complicated Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone gets a special visit from a new friend. Featuring a number of delightful songs for singing along, this video is sure to become a favorite holiday classic.
Starring: Jim Cummings, Brady Bluhm, Scott Dreier, Amber Hood, Nikita Hopkins
Directed by: Jun Falkenstein, Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Karl Geurs
A humorously musical retelling of the Biblical story of Joseph.
Starring: Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough, Joan Collins, Ian McNeice
Directed by: David Mallet
Don't Look Under the Bed
A girl calls on her brother's imaginary friend to banish a mischievous boogeyman who has framed her for his pranks.
Starring: Erin Chambers, Ty Hodges, Robin Riker, Steve Valentine, Mary Parker Williams
Directed by: Kenneth Johnson
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Wolmen's march great except...
EAST PEORIA, IL -- The Central Illinois Women's March to the Polls on Jan. 20 was a huge success, except for the incident near its conclusion.
The signs were terrific, the brief speeches inspirational and well delivered, and the rally, focused on voting this year for progressive candidates, was surprisingly exciting. The crowd numbered up to 800, and maybe more, cheering and chanting. Even the weather cooperated, as it was not cold.
Then the incident occurred. The rally took place at a park on the Illinois River behind the huge Wal-Mart. About 45 minutes into the noon rally, an announcement shocked the crowd. Those who parked in the Wal-Mart parking lot were told to move their cars out now or they would be towed away.
Many raced for their vehicles, including me. While I wondered how anyone would identify the cars of those attending the rally, I also was furious, as I had planned to shop at Wal-Mart after the rally.
Not any longer. I and a couple of others went inside to complain, but when the manager didn't show up at the front door to talk to us, I left.
The incident is mystifying, as there was plenty of room in the gigantic parking lot for many other cars. Customers were not wanting for places to park. Apparently the manager is a Trump fan or hates women. Ugh. I won't be going back there, and I suspect the others won't either.
-- Elaine Hopkins
UPDATE -- Clare Howard later emailed me to say an announcement was soon made that Walmart wanted cars that were blocking semi trucks from being unloaded to move, whether the cars were those of their shoppers or those at the march, they wanted only those cars to move.
Hummm -- how did that first message get garbled, or did it? Did the second one come after complaints to Wal-Mart?
Posted at 04:11 PM in National politics | Permalink | Comments (1)
The Trump campaign and Russia
PEORIA, IL -- Below is a link to a dynamite piece on the Trump campaign's collusion with the Russians. Be sure to read the comments, where there is a terrific list of stories on this subject.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/12/27/1727962/-Mueller-reportedly-looking-at-whether-Russians-targeted-key-swing-state-voters-with-RNC-data?detail=emaildkre
Will Trump survive past 2019? Can the Demos retake the House and Senate?
Politics has never been more interesting, and scary.
The awful election
PEORIA, IL -- I'm blundering through my depression over the election results to post my thoughts, some of which have not been mentioned in the corporate press.
In Illinois, Gov. Quinn lost. He should never have run for an additional term, as he was blamed for raising taxes. Politicians who do that lose.
To make matters worse, he turned on his base, the unions and retirees, going after their pensions and benefits. Many of them stayed home, enough to give the hedge fund CEO Rauner his margin of victory.
Rauner also outspent Quinn two and one-half to one, according to media reports.
The Democratic ticket should have been headed by Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon, for governor. She's personable, honest, and a hard campaigner. But that wasn't enough to defeat Judy Barr Topinka for comptroller, a moderate Republican incumbent with great name recognition.
Why did Simon take on Topinka? She evaded the question when I asked her at an event. But the real reason is likely that the Demo bosses slated Simon that way, perhaps to get rid of her as a losing candidate, who couldn't be bought.
Nationally: the results show that the electorate has lost its mind. Voters supported raising the minimum wage, and other progressive referendum issues, then voted for the candidates who oppose them. Apparently the majority are too stupid to connect the dots. This is true in Illinois as well as throughout the USA.
In addition, they're not paying attention; the candidates don't campaign on the issues; and the voters are too dumb to vote on the issues and instead respond to smiling faces, as if they are Hollywood celebrities whose CD they plan to buy or download. Amazing.
Is this the final failure of Democracy? Perhaps, as big money now determines elections, and the rich will run the government as if it's the 17th century in England. You know what followed that: civil wars and revolution.
This election also may be the death warrant for civilization as we know it, as the planet reacts to global warming and climate change. Repugs dont believe it or don't care, thinking they will be safe in their enclaves.
They want the Keystone pipeline, which scientists say will hasten the planet's decline from global warming. They now will likely get it, as Obama probably will trade it for something -- immigration reform? a slightly better tax reform bill? (Is that another reason the Demos lost -- Obama is too conciliatory?)
Both parties want more free trade to further send jobs overseas and please Wall Street. Lovely.
And here's the worst: According to investigative reporter David Sirota, the real winner in the midterm elections is Wall Street. With the election of Republican governors, Wall Street will gain control over state pensions. See his perceptive article here.
He writes: "From Illinois to Massachusetts, voters effectively placed more than $100 billion worth of public pension investments under the control of executives-turned-politicians whose firms profit by managing state pension money."
He contines: "In Illinois, Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn was defeated by Republican challenger Bruce Rauner, who made his fortune as one of the namesakes of Golder, Thoma, Cressey & Rauner (GTCR) - a financial firm that manages more than $40 million of the state's $50 billion pension system. Rauner -- who retains an ownership stake in at least 15 separate GTCR entities, according to his financial disclosure forms-- will now be fully in charge of the pension system."
So the fools who voted for him, from resentment over not having their own pensions, since the corporations have already ditched them, just made earning one harder for themselves -- since corporations are less and less likely to offer pensions when the state does not offer an adequate pension.
"Abandon hope all ye who enter here" might as well be the USA's motto now.
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The Deep State -- it's here
PEORIA, IL -- Here's a fascinating piece by author Mike Lofgren, which tells us all we need to know about national and international politics.
While democracy still exists at local levels, it's dead nationally, replaced by the Deep State, a confluence of ruling elites who determine our collective fates.
This is a must read!
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The beginnings of revolution?
PEORIA, IL -- Here is the most fascinating article to appear recently, by the brilliant thinker and writer Chris Hedges. It's on revolution. It might happen sooner than we think.
Also worth reading: Tom Friedman's column in the New York Times on the real meaning of the government shutdown. Hint: our democracy is at stake, and there's no accountability.
And this: a US default (Oct. 17 is the judgment day) would be beneficial for some, by the sharp economist Dean Baker.
Are we on the edge of a cliff?
Common sense for all situations: Keep your gas tank at least half full and a bicycle nearby, keep enough food at home to survive for a few days, keep a portable typewriter in your basement so you don't need electricity to communicate. This works for a tornado, an ice storm, or a revolution, maybe.
Great story on the huge issues of the day, including the fate of journalism
PEORIA -- How about this for a summary of Illinois politics:
"We think that the dividing lines are becoming clearer and that, increasingly, Democrats are being forced to make a choice between obeying corporate contributors or responding to their party base - and to independents and progressive third-party activists with the Greens and state-based groupings such as the Vermont Progressive Party. This is healthy because the Democratic Party has, for too long, tried to have it both ways: presenting itself as an advocate for working Americans while often implementing a corporate agenda on issues such as trade policy and banking reform."
And they might have added pension security.
That's a quote from an interesting interview with John Nichols and Robert McChesney, great reporters and writers who have penned a new book.
"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) writes of the new book Dollarocracy, by John Nichols and Robert McChesney:
With this book, John Nichols and Bob McChesney invite Americans to examine the challenges facing America in new ways, and to fully recognize the threat that the combination of big money and big media poses to the promise of self-government. They paint a daunting picture, rich in detail based on intense reporting and groundbreaking research. But they do not offer us a pessimistic take. Rather, they call us, as Tom Paine did more than two centuries ago, to turn knowledge into power. And they tell us that we can and must respond to our contemporary challenges as a nation by rejecting the Dollarocracy and renewing our commitment to democracy."
Read the article. Buy the book.
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Schock's bad record on seniors
PEORIA -- Around 20 people gathered in front of Cong. Aaron Schock's office on June 3 to admonish him for his horrible record on senior citizen issues.
The Alliance for Retired Americans organized the protest. Schock, R-Peoria, scored a zero on the group's analysis of his voting record.
According to the analysis, Schock has voted against every initiative to help seniors, the same as Illinois Tea Party guy Joe Walsh, who lost in November to a Democrat.
Among the votes was one to privatize Medicare, and to repeal the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.
His votes also would harm veterans, said Don Bencher, who spoke at the rally.
Nancy Gardner said the group wants to persuade Schock not to support the chained CPI, Obama's plan to cut Social Security cost of living increases.
(If Obama is for it, will Schock be against it?)
A petition on the chained CPI with hundreds of names was presented to Schock, who was not in the office. It was left with his staff.
My take: Why are state and federal elected officials of both parties attacking retiree benefits? Because retirees are not well organized, or too old or sick to take to the streets to fight back? That must change.
A candidate with enough money to publicize Schock's awful voting record to his constituents, many of whom are elderly, might have a change to beat him. Most don't know about his real voting record.
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Cindy Sheehan: street heat is worth more than a vote in today's USA
PEORIA -- Peace activist Cindy Sheehan rolled into Peoria on May 30 as part of a three month bicycle trip from California to Washington D.C. called tour de peace.
Why the bicycle? It's part of her radical political message to reject fossil fuels, fuels that have generated wars, including the Iraq war that left her son dead.
In a witty and empassioned speech, Sheehan spoke to two dozen activists about her trip and her mission. She and her colleagues are under no illusions about changing the national political scene from the top down.
"Community building is the most important thing we can do. We have each other and that's all we've got," said her colleague Malcolm Chaddock who introduced her.
Along the way they stopped to protest the new George W. Bush 'lie-bury' in Dallas, Sheehan said. The purpose is to 'bury the lies, she added.
She complained about the cost of $12 to tour the Lincoln Library in Springfield. "Libraries and museums should be free," she said.
She talked about the disillusionment people are feeling about the Obama administration. "A lot of people who thought Obama was going to be a change over George W. Bush are disappointed."
She continued, "I hated Bush. They did too. (But) I realized it's about the system. The disease in the US is militarism, poverty and racism, so every four years we get another boil" from the diseased system that doesn't change, she said.
"What's the use of voting?" she asked. "Our activism should be commuity gardens," and individual movements to stop GMO foods and Monsanto, she said, a cause that interests people today.
"Obama just signed the Monsanto Protection Act," so there's no accountability for the damage GMOs and pesticides do. "How facist is that!"
We must free outselves "from the slavery of partisan politics," she said. "If it's wrong when Bush did it, it's still wrong when Obama does it."
She read a list of demands that included stopping the persecution of Wikkileaker Bradley Manning and the attorney Lynn Stewart, a radical leftist lawyer now jailed after she issued a news release for a terrorist client.
Sheehan's goal is to break through "apathy and inaction," she said. "Street heat is worth more than a vote"
"I sat down in a ditch in Crawford, Texas and people were energized. That's what we need now. We need to break free from apathy," she said.
"Voting or not voting is a personal choice. I vote against the system, the status quo," she said. "We should be evolving away from the propaganda and marketing of the elections."
The Occupy movement revealed "the class divide in this country. The 1 pecent is protecting their wealth" using all the government's institutions. "Our solution is to be local. Where you put your dollars is more important than where you put your vote."
If the government would stop subsidizing fossil fuels, "the industry that is killing our planet," and instead put the money into a sustainable, clean economy, with bicycle and pedestrian lanes instead of highways, there would be jobs for all, and youths like her son would not be forced into the military to earn a living, she said.
"When the only jobs you have are minimum wage or weapons of mass destruction, like Caterpillar, it's very hard because we don't have a healthy economy," she said.
"It's not impossible to retool into a green economy," she said, but "it won't happen overnight." It can happen, as it happened in Venezuela, she said.
She attacked the worker exploitation of capitalism. "If workers own the means of production, they will want to produce something clean and sustainable. We have to start at the local level doing these things."
Sheehan isn't totally rejecting politics. She said she's running for governor of California in the next election, and will campaign on her bicycle everywhere.
Meanwhile, her job is to be an activist, she said. She passed a basket for donations to keep the tour on the road.
Chris Hedges, truth teller
PEORIA -- Here's a terrific story on Chris Hedges, who speaks the truth when others do not.
It's also a way to listen to the May 15 interview with Hedges on NPR -- if you missed it.
Is it time to ditch the Democrats?
PEORIA -- With Democrats acting like Republicans, plus attacking their base of labor and retirees (Repugs don't attack their base!), it may be time to tell Democrats goodbye.
Here's a fascinating article about the new Green Shadow Cabinet. A sample quote:
"One of the greatest obstacles to change in the United States is the Democratic Party. While it is true that the Wall Street agenda of the Republican Party is dangerous, the Democratic Party is even more dangerous because it can act on the same agenda without much more than a whimper by many of those who would protest if the Republicans did the same thing. Fortunately, more people are opening their eyes to the duopoly."
Read the whole piece.
The Community Word
Peoria monthly newspaper, great stories and columns.
Peoria Area Voices for Animals
Good site with useful information, links.
Robert Parry's Consortium News
Parry was one of the most insightful journalists working today. He died recently, but his son will continue this site, to tell the truth about politics and the sad role of some of the mainstream media in perpetuating lies.
SHARK, an anti-animal-abuse group
For horse lovers. Exposes the cruelty of rodeos.
Great site for news, opinion, blogs.
Largest downstate Illinois daily.
Peoria ACLU Chapter
Protecting civil liberties for all.
Peoria's Medical Mafia
Dr. John Carroll's blog. All about OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Haitian kids, and emergency medical services in Peoria.
Terrific news and politics site.
Historic preservation in Peoria (NOT!)
The inside story on the loss of a century-old building with a historic past.
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Short stories and original art since 1992. For recent issues go to www.downstatestory.com
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Canton, IL
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Outrages!
People: underdogs, characters
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Peoria School District 150
Peoria Symphony
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Schock and the 18th Dist
Women's movement, feminism
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Sir Francis Prujean
Michael Robinson on 25 Oct 2006 • Link
From Wheatley
President of the Royal College of Physicians, 1650 - 54; Treasurer 1655 -63. He was born in Essex, and educated at Caius College, Cambridge; knighted April 1st 1661, and died June 23rd. 1666. Vertue (according to Walpole [Horace Walpole's edition of George Vertue's "Notebooks," MR]) had seen a print of "Opinion sitting on a tree," thus inscribed: "Viro claris Dno Francisci Prujeano Mdeico, omnium bonarum artium et elegantiarum fautori et admiratoori summon; D. D. D. H. Peacham." There is a portrait of Prujean by Robert Streeter in the College, which was purchased in 1873 of Miss Prujean, the doctor's last surviving descendant. (See Dr. Munk's "Roll of the Royal College of Physicians," 1878, vol i., p 185.)
For the Portrait, Prujean's surviving instruments etc. see: -
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/heritage/prujean/index…
Evelyn's diary for Wednesday August 14th. 1661:
":To Lond: Experiments concerning compression of Water, a letter and a certaine uncombustible Wood was sent the Society from the famous Adeptus Signor Borrhi: This day Sir Kenh[e]lme Digby presented every one of us his discourse of the Vegetation of Plants: And Mr. Henshaw his history of Salt-peter & Gun-powder. I then assisted him to procure his place of French Secretary to the King, which he purchased of Sir Hen: de Vic: I went to that famous Physitian Sir Fr: Prujean who shewed me his Laboratorie, his other workhouse for turning & other Mechanics, also many excellent Pictures, especialy the Magdalen of Carrachio: some incomparable "paisages" don in distemper: He plaied to me likewise on the Polyphone, an Instrument having something of the Harp, Lute, Theorb &c: it was a sweete Instrument, by none known in England, or described by any Author, nor used but by this skillfull & learned Doctor: I returnd home:"
From Dirk's annotation:-
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1661/08/14/
Michael Robinson on 21 Sep 2007 • Link
Biography from Munk's Roll of the Royal College of Physicians:-
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/heritage/munksroll/mun…
Mrs Annette L Arthur on 9 Nov 2008 • Link
It is so interesting to read this. My late father Philip Francis Prujean told me of the story of our distant ancestor Sir Francis when I was a child and spoke of it often
Bill on 25 Sep 2016 • Link
PRUJEAN, Sir FRANCIS (1593-1666), physician; M.D. Caius College, Cambridge, 1625; practised in London from 1638; president R.C.P., 1650-4; knighted, 1661.
---Dictionary of National Biography: Index and Epitome. S. Lee, 1906.
Vertue (according to Horace Walpole) had seen a portrait of Dr. Prujean, painted by Streater, and a print of "Opinion sitting on a tree," thus inscribed - Viro clariss. Dno. Francisco Prujeano Medico, omnium bonarum artium et elegantiarum Fautori at admiratori summo; D.D. D.H. Peacham."
Vertue saw a picture, which he commends, of a Dr. Prujean, in his gown and long hair, one hand on a death's head, and the other on some books, with this inscription, Amicitiae ergo pinxit Rob. Streater.
---Anecdotes of Painting in England. Horace Walpole, 1762.
Prujean collection: Sir Francis Prujean was an eminent London doctor who was president of the College of Physicians from 1650 to 1654. The RCP has a small group of objects associated with Prujean: a portrait by Robert Streater from 1662, a silver fluted dish engraved with the coats of arms of Sir Francis Prujean and his second wife, and Prujean’s chest of surgical instruments.
https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/news/prujean-collecti…
Robert Streeter: http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/13252/
San Diego Sarah on 22 Jun 2019 • Link
Sir Francis Prujean MD now has his own Wikipedia page
https://www.google.com/search?q=francs+prujean&oq…
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Colorado snowpack nears ‘normal;’ greater amount needed to counter drought
News | February 6, 2019
Thomas Phippen
tphippen@postindependent.com
Homeowners work to keep the snow shoveled in front of their homes on Bennett Avenue after a snow storm hit the area Tuesday night and into Wednesday.
Chelsea Self / Post Independent
Your neighbor who says, “we need the snow,” is still right.
As Glenwood Springs schools were closed Wednesday due to the latest winter storm, and with most of the state braced for heavy snowfall through the night, new data for January showed Colorado’s snowpack for the season so far is nearing normal levels.
In the Colorado River basin, snowpack was 112 percent of normal as of Feb. 1, according to a Natural Resources Conservation Service report released Wednesday. Statewide mountain snowpack improved from 94 percent of normal Jan. 1 to 105 percent of normal Feb. 1.
High January snowfall contributed to the good snowpack, but it’s not enough to correct the years of drought or even guarantee a good year for water flow by itself, said Brian Domonkos, snow survey supervisor with the conservation service.
“We’re going to need several months of above average to get there,” Domonkos said.
“Near-normal runoff will help, but it may not get us back to normal reservoir storage throughout the summer,” he said.
Mid-January marked the halfway point to peak snowpack accumulation, which is usually in April. February snowfall will be an indicator of how positive the year will be for water. But, with precipitation highest in March and April, the critical months of the winter and early spring season are still to come.
“It could go south, but I’m encouraged by where we are right now,” Domonkos said. “Hopefully, this above-average weather pattern will continue.”
The state as a whole is slightly above normal snowpack, but there are still areas in southern Colorado with below-average snow. The Rio Grande basin is at 81 percent of median snowpack, but still has more than double the snowpack compared with last year.
More locally, as of Jan. 31, snowpack in the Roaring Fork River watershed was at 116 percent of median, according to the latest Roaring Fork Conservancy snowpack and river report.
While the news is good so far, the Colorado River Basin will need quite a bit more snowpack to have a normal runoff year, according to Don Meyer, senior water resources engineer with the Colorado River District.
“The snowpack is currently above average, but in order to get normal or average runoff, we need additional snowpack,” Meyer said.
Since 2000, the Rocky Mountains have had sub-average snowpack, and the runoff is getting earlier and lasting shorter amounts of time.
Much of the Colorado River Basin still has drier than average soil, or low soil moisture content, according to data from the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center.
Before the melting snow reaches the streams and rivers, it has to go over soil that will absorb the water if it’s still too dry.
“Soil moisture has to improve in order to provide some impetus for an efficient runoff,” Meyer said. That most likely won’t happen until the snow begins to melt.
It’s difficult to know how much above average the snowpack needs to be to replace the moisture in the soil.
Meyer cautioned that one good season wouldn’t be enough to show that the drought trend is ending, and that becomes difficult as climate change leads to more variability, he said.
“The experts are telling us that the climate models are showing increased variability of all the climatological parameters, including water in the river,” Meyer said.
What the BLM HQ move out West really means for Garfield County
BLM’s move to Grand Junction means leaders will be closer to the ‘front lines,’ according to Garfield County Commissioner John Martin.
Highway 133 reopened after mudslide south of Carbondale near Penny Hot Springs
Property values up, especially in west Garfield
Guns found in Snowmass Village home of alleged armed robber
Glenwood prosecutor wins award for welfare fraud trial
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Monday AM: GBP Data Dump | USD: Slowdown Fears | EUR: Solid, ECB Ahead | AUD and CAD: Housing Market Data | NZD: Retail Numbers Ahead
Modified: Monday, 10 December 2018 07:26
Written by Gary Howes
Image © Pound Sterling Live
It was a soft start for Asian markets, but looking at spread betting market pricing, European stocks are likely to start in the green. It's therefore actually quite hard to read the markets: we have Europe likely to start in the green, but Asia is in the red suggesting something of a dislocation.
Under such contradictory circumstances the currency reaction will likely be hard to read.
U.S. equity futures and Asian shares slid "on worries over slowing growth and fears that a rise in tensions between Washington and Beijing could torpedo chances of a trade deal," report Reuters.
However, we question this narrative as we would expect European shares to follow suit in such a market. Perhaps more instructive is the strong performance of the Australian and New Zealand Dollars at the start of the new week.
These currencies would tend to fall in trade-war inspired negativity.
Furthermore, the U.S. Dollar and Yen are at the bottom of the performance board, suggest demand for safe-havens is lacking.
This is therefore a tricky market to read on Monday morning.
Geopolitical concerns are a potentially important factor to be wary of going forward and might explain why Asian shares are underperforming.
The U.S. ambassador to China has been summoned by Beijing in protest at the arrest of Huawei's CFO, "and that's driving sentiment across Asia," says Kit Juckes, strategist with Société Générale.
"Hopes of fruitful trade negotiations have taken a beating since the optimism that was around a week ago when the Buenos Aires G20 meeting prompted hope of a rally into the end of the year for equities. If nothing else, that's a reminder not to simply extrapolate Monday morning moves and expect them to continue all week. Mondays often continue Friday trends, telling us little about what happens next," adds the analyst.
Brexit forms the highlight of the week with the meaningful vote on the EU-UK Brexit deal due on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT. The vote is almost certain to fail, and therefore what matters is the scale of the loss: a small loss suggests the deal could pass if some tweeks are provided.
However, a larger loss suggests the deal is truly dead. Theresa May could push to open negotiations once more, she could be voted out by her own party, or parliament. Parliament could prompt a softer Brexit, or the country could default into a 'no deal' Brexit.
Uncertainty is the name of the game, and no one really knows how this will all play out.
There is a slew of UK data to watch at the start of the new week with the release of both quarterly and monthly GDP due out at 09:30 AM.
Markets are looking for the monthly figure to show just 0.1% growth while the quarterly figure is expected to show growth at 1.6% in the third quarter.
The monthly figure is the more timely and likely to give the best insight into current trends in the economy and is therefore likely to have the most market impact.
There is another monthly figure to watch - the rolling three month change, i.e. how the past three months compared with the previous three months (as opposed to simply the past month, or the previous quarter).
Here a 0.4% reading is expected.
Manufacturing production data are out at the same time, markets are looking for the sector to show 0% growth month-on-month in October, the annualised figure is forecast to read at 0.4%.
Trade data are out too. We have noted trade data to have been supportive of late, with the trade deficit coming down in the September data which was released last month.
The trade balance is forecast to have expended to -10.50BN in October.
Any impact to Sterling from the above data are likely to be limited, traders are focussed on the big Brexit vote in parliament this week and therefore any reaction by Sterling to the data will likely be faded and short-lived in nature.
The Euro is outperforming at the start of the week, recording a 0.33% jump against the U.S. Dollar and a rise against most G10 currencies.
The move has no Euro-specific grounding.
Euro exchange rates will this week take direction from the European Central Bank (ECB) whose December policy meeting at 12.45 GMT, on Thursday, December 13, will be closely watched.
The ECB is expected to plough on with its roadmap to reducing monetary stimulus and announce an end to quantitative easing (QE) at the meeting. This is still expected by most analysts despite the growth rate falling to the lower band of 2018 forecasts and only hitting 0.2% in Q3.
“Although Mario Draghi could strike a more cautious tone at his post-meeting press conference on Thursday, he is unlikely to signal any change of path in the ECB’s policy normalisation plans just yet,” says a note from brokers XM.com.
This should keep the Euro supported, but any sign the ECB is getting cold feet on its intended policy plans could really shake the markets and trigger a deeper slide in the value of the single-currency.
Concerning the technicals underpinning the headline EUR/USD exchange rate:
"EUR/USD has recovered to reach the 55 day moving average at 1.1436. We look for further gains to the November high at 1.1500 and1.1530/1.1622 (2018 downtrend and 16th October high). This will need to be overcome to negate downside pressure Dips lower will ideally be contained by 1.1300," says Karen Jones, a technical analyst with Commerzbank.
As mentioned, the Dollar is down against most major currencies, despite the soft start for Asian stock markets .
"Markets are becoming more concerned about U.S. economic growth over the next few years. The Funds rate futures market has removed pricing for about 1½ rate hikes since November," says Elias Haddad, a foreign exchange strategist with Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Haddad notes a cocktail of indicators suggesting a slowdown in economic growth as to why the Federal Reserve should perhaps slowdown on the pace of interest rate rises: U.S. bond yields decreased by 5‑7bps along the curve up to 10 years. The S&P 500 equity index fell again and has fallen by 10% since early October. VIX volatility has doubled.
Friday's employment and wage data only supported the narrartive.
Wage pressures were softer than seen over recent months, back down to a ‘low 3.1%', but Société Générale's Juckes points out that 0.04% monthly slowdown coms after a 0.3% monthly acceleration the previous month.
"Likewise, although the rate of growth of non-farm payrolls slowed to 1.66% y/y, that comes after a 12-month acceleration and anyway, add a bit of productivity to that pace of job creation and there's nothing to fuss about," says Juckes.
"However, although the jury's still out on the economy, and on whether the Fed needs to rethink, the data weren't strong enough to offer support for retreating bond bears and worried equity bulls," notes the strategist.
The Australian Dollar is outperforming rivals and reversing some of the sharp losses suffered at the close of the previous week.
Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Christopher Kent spoke at a Bloomberg event on Monday, indicating the next move on interest rates will likely be a rate rise, but the pace of any rate rises will be gradual.
The call comes as markets are increasingly wary of RBA policy in light of a potential slowdown in the Australian property sector.
We note in our week-ahead forecast that this is a busy week for housing market data and economists are anticipating a slew of negative readings to be delivered this week.
However, Monday's release of home loans showed a 2.2% increase month-on-month in October, where markets had forecast a 0.5% contraction. This will go a long way in easing fears that the sector might just be witnessing a blip.
"The solid lift in Australian housing credit reduces some of the downside risk to dwelling prices and offers AUD support," says CBA's Haddad.
Hence, Kent could be right in suggesting the next move in interest rates will be higher.
This is AUD positive.
Be aware that Tuesday brings with it the quarterly House Price Index reading, markets are looking for prices to fall 1.5% in the third quarter.
The Bank of Canada's Timothy Lane speaks at 12:45 GMT; markets will be looking for any further information as to why the Bank of Canada turned 'dovish' last week; at their December policy meeting they hinted they would likely ease the throttle on the pace at which they plan to raise interest rates.
The outcome proved negative for the Canadian Dollar. We are not sure on what Lane's speech will touch on, but any reference to interest rates and monetary policy could move the market.
"Poloz and BoC followed in the footsteps of Powell and Fed last week, by hinting a much more gradual approach to rate hikes," says Martin Elund with Nordea Markets who says he sees value in selling the Canadian Dollar "if we add renewed housing market risks to the mix for Poloz and BoC."
The Canadian housing market is showing early signs of rolling over thanks to four months of weakening house price momentum.
There is housing data due out of Canada today, housing starts for November are due for release at 13:15 GMT with markets expecting a reading of 198K.
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Building permits issued for October are expected to have read at -0.2% month-on-month.
Watch retail sector data out of New Zealand at 21:45 GMT where we receive quarterly electronic card retail sales numbers.
No analyst forecast is provided by the likes of Reuters or Bloomberg, but what we do know is that spending in the retail industries rose 0.1% in October.
The soft October read could be expected as it comes off a hot third quarter: quarterly retail card spending in the September 2018 quarter rose at its fastest pace in seven and a half years, Stats NZ said back in October.
So the giveback in October is expected, but if the trend is to a pickup in retail activity into year-end we would like to see the November data reflect this.
The data is typically not a substantial driver of the NZD, but it will inform the debate as to when the Reserve Bank of New Zealand should raise interest rates, a question that will in turn inform longer-term NZD valuations.
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Pound Sterling: Renewed Talk of General Election adds Fresh Downside Pressures vs. Euro an…
The British Pound remains fragile in mid-week trade with foreign exchange markets digesting the latest political headlines that suggest a General Election is being considered by Boris Johnson, who is likely to replace Prime Minister Theresa May new Tuesday.
Solid Wage Growth Fails to Support Sterling amid Gloomy BoE Outlook
The Pound hit the ropes again Tuesday as the market responded to official employment figures for the month of May, with subsequent price action suggesting investors have all but given hope of seeing the Bank of England (BoE) lift its interest rate anytime soon.
The Pound Today: Wage Data Blowout Overshadowed by Johnson and Hunt Irish Backstop Comment…
Today's wage numbers should be an all-out positive for Sterling, but instead we see the Pound-Euro exchange rate hitting a fresh seven-month low while the Pound-Dollar exchange rate is hitting fresh two-year lows.
British Pound Can Fall Another 4%: MUFG
The Pound was bottom of the developed world barrel for July this last week but is in danger of a further four percent decline over the coming months if the outcome of the ongoing Conservative Party leadership election leads to adverse Brexit headlines, according to analysts at MUFG.
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This map shows which export makes your country the most money
May 14, 2014 · 4:45 PM UTC
By Simran Khosla
The US trade deficit widened in October as exports slumped according to data published on December 11, 2012, indicating that the slowdown in global demand may impact US economic growth.
Credit: David McNew
Editor's note: This story was originally published in May 2014.
Using data from the CIA World Factbook, we labeled every country in the world by its highest valued export, aka the commodity that makes the country the most money in the global market.
Unsurprisingly, much of the world runs on oil, particularly the Middle East and Central Asia. Europe is the world's workshop, where most of the machinery and motor vehicles are made, from optical instruments to BMWs. Latin America brings a blend of food products and oil to the trading table. Asia is the world's manufacturing center, where the world's clothing, wood products, and semiconductors are made. Africa is extremely rich in natural resources, particularly precious metals and oil. A substantial part of the continent makes its money on diamonds, gold or oil.
Click on any of the maps below to see an enlarged version.
As the American wage gap grows, workers of color are being left behind
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HomePODCAST RECAPSColt Cabana's Art of WrestlingWRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Colt Cabana’s “The Art of Wrestling” – letters to Boni Blackstone, random sketches from GLOW, racism in wrestling, Robocop saving Sting (#361)
WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: Colt Cabana’s “The Art of Wrestling” – letters to Boni Blackstone, random sketches from GLOW, racism in wrestling, Robocop saving Sting (#361)
July 28, 2017 Andrew Soucek Colt Cabana's Art of Wrestling, PODCAST RECAPS
The Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana
Release Date: July 27 2017
Guest: Edinburgh preview with Marty DeRosa
Recap by: Josh Coulson
Newsworthy items
This week’s show did not feature a guest per se and was a preview show for Colt’s upcoming trip to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He was joined by Marty DeRosa however.
Stan Lane of The Fabulous Ones referred to groupies as ‘gropies’ because of how they would grab him as he walked past.
While the original GLOW was ground breaking for women’s wrestling, the sketches in the show were often derogatory towards other stereotypes.
There was once a wrestling angle that involved the loser having to be painted black.
Jerry Lawler never used to work out yet always looked the part.
Robocop once rescued Sting from The Four Horseman.
Subjects covered (with timestamps)
0:00- Start of show
5:46- Clips begin
11:35- Bonnie Blackstone
20:04- Sponsors/ads
21:36- GLOW
25:32- Racism and Funk’s debut
32:31- Lawler, Robocop, and thumb wrestling
43:38- Sponsor/ads
44:18- Close of show
Show highlights/rundown
Colt opens the show in the usual way by revealing that he’s back at his studio apartment and gets in some plugs and sponsors. He then talks about him and Brendan Burns going to the upcoming Edinburgh Festival and that this show will be part one of a two part preview show.
Alongside Colt for the preview is regular Art Of Wrestling guest Marty DeRosa. The two of them begin discussing their live show, $5 Wrestling. They talk about how they began doing it during WrestleMania week before every wrestling company under the sun would hold shows during that week.
Colt recalls being reluctant to go back when invited to do the show at WrestleMania in New Orleans due to there being so much competition.
Colt reveals they will also be doing the shows in America. This episode of Art Of Wrestling will feature clips that they’ll use for the live show with Colt and Marty discussing them in a way that they would live on stage.
The Fabulous Ones
Colt introduces the first clip as someone who was previously not a wrestling fan becoming a wrestling fan. The clip features Sally Jesse Raphael talking to The Fabulous Ones.
Following the clip, Colt and Marty get into how impressive that is for the time and try to think of other times when wrestlers may have appeared on talk shows.
Marty tells a story about how he loves to show clips of The Fabulous Ones to newer wrestling fans to give them an idea of what pro wrestlers were like back then, and that they had to be larger than life.
The clip then continues with The Fabulous Ones taking off their jackets and Sally commenting on how much they must have to diet and exercise. They respond that they’re trying to appeal to women so they have to stay in shape.
Back to Marty and Colt who reveal that teams like The Fabulous Ones were known as b**w job teams because they would pull in female wrestling fans, and that would have a knock on effect and pull in even more male fans.
The next part of the clip has Stan Lane telling Sally they would call groupies ‘gropies’ because they would grab their faces and crotches as they went past.
Boni Blackstone
Colt then recalls watching Global Wrestling Federation on ESPN as a child and describes Boni Blackstone as the Renee Young of that company. You could send in letters to Boni and Colt asks Marty if he would like to hear letters that were statements or letters that were questions. Marty goes for statements, which means he has to elaborate on them in the voice of the person who sent them.
The first statement comments on all foreign objects being outlawed in wrestling and is from a gentleman in Alabama. Marty adopts the persona and says that he doesn’t want brass knuckles and whips being used and pretends to get professional wrestling confused with apartment wrestling.
The next statement complains about rules being broken like people ganging up on one wrestler while referees become very easily distracted. Marty takes on the form of a Floridian for this one and says that when he watches wrestling he wishes officials would just pay attention to what’s going on in-ring as opposed to getting so easily distracted. Marty says that if he was a referee Ric Flair would have probably only won the world title once.
The third clip comments on Arn Anderson being a traitor and having a turncoat attitude. Marty has to pretend to be a woman named Julia this time and says that Anderson will get nowhere in this business because he doesn’t have the look and only cares about belts.
Marty and Colt then return to talk a little more about GWF, discussing how they used to openly talk trash about other wrestling promotions and challenge their champions to matches.
The discussion then shifts to the recent popularity of GLOW. Marty managed to watch every episode of the new Netflix series in one sitting and was disappointed not to see Colt in the show.
Cabana then reveals to Marty and the listeners that he has put together some sketches that used to appear on the original GLOW during the 1980s and is going to play them. He says he doesn’t remember the sketches but Marty does.
The first clip features one woman mocking another for being built like a man and is quickly followed by another that contains a terrorist joke, saying that one wrestler takes hostage on planes. Colt and Marty say that they could have said anything back then and because they were naïve kids they wouldn’t have known what they were talking about anyway.
The next sketch is a joke about the owner of GLOW with a female performer making fun of him because he’s Jewish and rarely opens his wallet.
The next clip features a larger, older woman who looks out of place next to the other performers. She’s speaking to a man who says that one of the women can come to his BBQ to keep the flies away from the food. They both say that if it wasn’t for the canned laughter they wouldn’t have known it was supposed to be funny.
Racism and Terry Funk’s debut
The topic and the clips then move on to the subject of racism in professional wrestling. The clip features two men arguing over the stipulations of a match. If one man wins he gets to paint his opponent black.
Colt and Marty describe it as being reverse black face, as it’s a black man who wants to paint a white man black to teach him some sort of weird lesson. They say that it’s something he would probably want to do anyway because he’s likely a racist.
Marty then points out the weird noise Larry Nelson makes during the clip and mock him in a variety of ways.
Colt then reveals that he has unearthed a clip of Terry Funk’s debut in WWE. It features Funk riding a horse and he talks about how big different WWE Superstars’ arms are before saying that it doesn’t matter because he has a bigger heart than any of them.
Colt and Marty joke about how Terry was blatantly using the extra large gimmick as a sexual innuendo, as he kept saying extra large for a while before revealing he was talking about his heart.
The clip ends with Funk getting really wound up and repeatedly saying that he’s hot. Marty talks about how weird that is because Terry means that he’s angry, but to most people that isn’t what hot means.
Lawler, Robocop and thumb wrestling
Next up is a music video featuring Jerry Lawler that feels like a mish-mash of everything that was popular at the time. Lawler’s voice has been dubbed over an awful lot of times as correctly pointed out by Cabana.
Colt and Marty talk us through this one as it’s playing and how he truly was the King at the time. Colt says that his songs have been song of the week on Art Of Wrestling a few times, and that he was desperate to be a singer.
Marty says that Lawler without facial hair looks like a grown up version of a little chubby kid.
Colt reveals that he was told Lawler never used to work out, but somehow always looked like a wrestler.
The next clip features the time that Robocop appeared on a pay-per-view. The likes of Ric Flair, Lex Luger and Sting are also on the card, with Robocop teaming with The Icon.
The clip is advertising the event on cassette, and Colt and Marty talk about how expensive tapes were back then.
The two of them wonder whether anyone bought the PPV who wasn’t a wrestling fan but they wanted to see Robocop. They agree that it would work with real people, like Floyd Mayweather, but not with characters from movies.
The final clip is an advert, voiced by Vince McMahon, for thumb wrestlers. Toy wrestlers that kids control using their thumbs. The ad features Iron Sheik playing a school principal yet he was still shirtless and wearing jean shorts. Colt jokes that’s where he would hide his cocaine during matches.
Marty talks about how looking back, thumb wrestlers were such a weird idea. He remembers having them but never really used them.
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Colt and Marty then bring the curtain down on the show and remind listeners that what they just heard is a part of what they can hear Colt do live in Edinburgh and at some shows in the United States. They also get some plugs in before the show ends.
Review (7/10)
This week’s Art Of Wrestling was a step away from what you’ll be used to from Colt, but is a must listen for anyone who is a fan of the business. How Cabana managed to find some of the clips that are featured I have no idea, but I’m very grateful that he did. At points during the podcast I was genuinely laughing out loud as Colt and Marty’s analysis of some of the clips is hilarious. The show is light-hearted but also eye opening as to how weird and inappropriate professional wrestling can be sometimes.
Josh Coulson is a journalism graduate from Bristol, England. He has been a pro wrestling fan since the age of 10 and truly fell in love with the business during the build to WrestleMania X-Seven, citing the rivalry between Austin and The Rock as what really got him hooked. Other than wrestling he is a keen soccer fan and a long suffering supporter of his local team Bristol City. You can find him @BristolBeadz on Twitter.
If you missed it, check out The Art of Wrestling #360 with Keith Lee.
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WRITTEN PODCAST RECAP: What Happened When w/ Tony Schiavone on WCW Greed, Luger and Bagwell’s backstage problems, Dusty Rhodes not wearing underwear, was the company salvageable? (Ep. 20)
Colt Cabana’s “Art of Wrestling” #284 – Dave Taylor Interview (Jan. 7, 2016)
Colt Cabana’s “Art of Wrestling” #305 w/Kong Kong (June 9, 2016)
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Can anyone stop Winx?
Few things in horse racing command as much excitement and hype as a long unbeaten record. The air of invincibility is one that is difficult to comprehend until it takes hold. Following her devastating second Cox Plate triumph, there is no doubting that Australian super-mare Winx now possesses an aura like no other Flat horse in training.
Chris Waller's superstar is ready to embark on a well-earned break, it has been confirmed, but there is plenty more to come in 2017. Unbeaten in 13 starts, connections firmly believe the best may still be ahead with Winx.
Waller has confirmed that a third Cox Plate is on the agenda and Winx commands pride of place in the horse racing ante-post betting for that contest, but what else lies in store for her and…can anyone stop this runaway train?
Safe to assume, the powers that be at Royal Ascot will do whatever they can to attract Winx to Britain next June. She's likely to feature at The Championships in Sydney next April, giving her plenty time to recover and journey to Europe. Convincing Waller and company to make that trip may be more difficult however.
Almanzor confirmed his place as Europe's leading middle distance performer when winning the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot in October. Jean-Claude Rouget's star is a teak tough performer and a tussle with Winx in the Prince of Wales's Stakes would make headlines the world over.
There surely isn't any clash with more heavyweight potential than this one?
Should Winx's connections decide not to head for Europe, perhaps they could be tempted with the riches on offer at the Dubai World Cup in Meydan. The timing is not perfect, but the prize money on offer rather softens that blow. California Chrome won the big prize in 2016 but perhaps Bob Baffert's rising star Arrogate might turn up in 2017 at Meydan.
A stunning winner of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga this term, Baffert is readying his charge for the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita. Finding a racing surface to agree on might prove tough, but a potential clash between the stars of American and Australian racing in the desert would certainly whet the appetite for fans.
In the wake of Winx's Cox Plate demolition job, much of the talk centred around the mare going to Europe in order to prove herself. Trainer Chris Waller however suggests that maybe the cream of European racing ought to consider travelling Down Under to face Winx in her own backyard.The Australian Turf Club have backed Waller's stance and will be doing their utmost to entice some leading names to Sydney in the spring.
Aidan O'Brien's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine Found would make a tantalising rival. A wonderfully consistent mare, she has proved herself repeatedly in the best company.
The Ballydoyle supremo is weighing up a trip to America for the Breeders' Cup and he says Found's owners are yet to decide on plans for 2017. If she is to remain in training, what a thrill it would be to see Found and Winx lock horns.
Labels: Chris Waller, Randy, Royal Ascot, Winx
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The Night Listener (2006)
Rated R. Our ratings: V-1; L- 2; S/N-1. Running time: 1 hour 22 min.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
and the man who gets understanding,
for the gain from it is better than gain from silver
and its profit better than gold.
Proverbs 3:13-14
The Night Listener
Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams) has achieved a small amount of fame as a radio storyteller, calling his program “Noone at Night.” However, as his gay partner Jess (Bobby Cannavale) decides to move out, Gabrielle finds his writer’s well running dry. Maybe due to the fact that he mines his own life and that of his friends for interesting stories to tell. When given a book manuscript by 14 year-old Pete D. Logand (Rory Culkin) to critique, Gabrielle’s creative juices flow again.
The boy chronicles a remarkable series of events that include sexual abuse by his father and a struggle with AIDS. The book shows remarkable telent for a young teenager. He also purports to be a fan of Gabriel’s radio show, so Gabriel calls the boy, talking with him and his mother Donna (Toni Collette). The telephone calls grow in warmth and intimacy, even though the boy and his mother live far away in Wisconsin. Then a gnawing doubt arises due to a perceived similarity between the voices of mother and son. Does Peter really exist? Is this why the mother is so evasive about Gabriel’s coming to meet him?
The film grows ever more creepy when Gabriel does fly from Manhattan in an attempt to track down the boy. But in the town he runs into a protective stonewall when he asks about the boy. The resolution of his search and his doubts might be a letdown, but that Gabriel is a bit wiser at the end, there is no doubt. As to the proverb’s promise of happiness, Gabriel perhaps still has a way to go.
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Oil rises above $46 as OPEC cuts, demand weighed
Jan 27, 2009 at 7:59 AM Jan 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM
LONDON (AP) -- Oil prices rose above $46 a barrel Tuesday as traders weighed waning demand in global markets against OPEC countries' compliance with agreed production cuts.
Light, sweet crude for March delivery was up $0.59 at $46.32 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange by noon in Europe. The contract fell 74 cents Monday to settle at $45.73.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has announced 4.2 million barrels a day in production cuts since September in an attempt to stabilize oil prices, which have fallen almost 70 percent since peaking at nearly $150 a barrel in July.
Monday's lower settlement price belied a surge earlier in the day that saw oil rise to $48.60 "against a backdrop of reports that imply OPEC compliance, at around 70 percent, is higher than many market participants took into account," said analysts at JBC Energy in Vienna, Austria. They added that they expected compliance "to eventually reach 75 percent."
"Traders are hoarding oil now in the hope of a recovery in the price in perhaps one month's time if OPEC has complied with production cuts," said Mark Pervan, senior commodity strategist with ANZ Bank in Melbourne.
There has been skepticism OPEC member nations will comply with the promised cuts and doubts that the cuts, even if fully implemented, are big enough to offset the collapse in demand for crude. OPEC controls about 40 percent of world crude supplies.
"OPEC has been notorious in the past for not complying with promised output cuts so there is a bit of caution," said Pervan.
Economic concerns remain the other major preoccupation for the oil market with U.S. earnings results this week expected to confirm the dire state of the world's largest economy and No. 1 consumer of crude. Hundreds of companies will issue reports, including Procter & Gamble Co., Kimberly-Clark Corp. and Starbucks Corp.
Earnings season also is getting into full swing in Japan, the world's second-largest economy, with Sony Corp. and Honda Motor Co. scheduled to release results later this week.
The likelihood of a prolonged recession in the U.S. that would further reduce demand for crude was underscored by the White House. The American economy will "get worse before it gets better," Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday.
"From a logical point of view, there is no reason for spot Nymex crude oil to trade above $40," analyst and trader Stephen Schork wrote in his daily publication, The Schork Report. "OPEC is cutting production because no one is buying their oil. And, given the dire global economic outlook ... that is not about to change."
Ritterbusch said in the near term prices are likely to swing between the mid-$30 range on the down side and the mid-$50 to low-$60 range on the high side.
In other Nymex trading, gasoline futures rose 1.6 cents to $1.17 a gallon while natural gas fell 1.5 cents to $4.51 per 1,000 cubic feet. Heating oil rose 0.79 cents to $1.43 a gallon.
In London, the March Brent contract rose $0.20 to $47.16 on the ICE Futures exchange.
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When You Are Dead Last, Do You Give Up – Or Catch Up?
By Redmond EquineNovember 7, 2013 No Comments
Jec Aristotle Ballou, a Team Redmond member, and her companions Melissa Montgomery and Courage competed in the 43rd World Ride & Tie Championships in Fort Bragg Ca this August. Read about their adventures in this fascinating account, posted by Jec. We look forward to her account next year!
Jec with Melissa on Courage
Ready, Set… Catch up!
The 43rd Ride and Tie World Championships ended up as one of those events that gets labeled a learning experience. In spite of being predicted to win a top 3 spot, my teammate and I—while indeed setting a blistering pace—committed the most rookie of mistakes. The eventual result was a much lower than hoped for placing, but a comeback for the record books on the second loop. In the words of Ride and Tie icon Steve Shaw, our speedy team was left with a big case of “would’ve, could’ve, should’ve.”
This is how it all shook out.
By mile 18, we led the field of 25 teams with a full five minute lead approaching the 21-mile vet check. After the vet would be a 14-mile loop in which we planned to pick up our already fast speed and maybe zoom in to history as only the second female/female team to win the championship. Would’ve, should’ve.
Here I hopped off our mount Courage, tied him beside the trail and took off on foot, continuing a steady pace of leap-frogging that had flowed seamlessly until now. Somehow, though, my partner passed him without seeing him or took a different trail or… we’re not sure. Suffice it to say, this is something you never hope or plan on in a race where all three team members are needed.
Just before the vet check, my teammate caught up to me and both of us, discovering that the other one did not have the horse, let loose with a battle cry of swear words. I charged down the trail backtracking our route to find Courage. Immediately, however, my genetically poor sense of direction led me deep in to the Mendocino forest and down a ravine where I spent the next 60 minutes charging up and down an eroded embankment. Thighs cramped, dehydrated, and fairly demoralized, I wanted to quit the race by then but couldn’t get myself un-lost to do so. Finally by the end of an hour, I calmed down and traced my way back to Courage still standing to the tree where I tied him. He woke from his nap, helped me onboard, and galloped down three miles of singletrack to the vet check.
We were now not just dead last in the race, but laughably far behind even the slowest teams. In 25th place with 14 miles to go my teammate and I resolved to keep racing instead of dropping out. She took off on foot at an Olympic speed as I cleared Courage through the vets and re-took the course. All three of us found gears of incomprehensible tempos. Somehow I got my thighs to un-cramp as Courage sailed up and down hills like a perfectly aimed missile. Charged up with the hope of redeeming ourselves, all three of us flew through that final 14 miles in just over 1 hour. Miraculously, we finished 9th place overall. We like to think if we had had another 10 miles, we might have reeled in the entire field.
Would’ve, could’ve, should’ve.
Next year, we will find out.
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Duma (2005)
Rated PG. Our ratings: V-2 ; L-1 ; S/N-1 . Running time: 1 hour 40 min.
When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul; and he sent for him. David said to Saul, ‘Let no one’s heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.’ Saul said to David, ‘You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are just a boy, and he has been a warrior from his youth.’ But David said to Saul, ‘Your servant used to keep sheep for his father; and whenever a lion or a bear came, and took a lamb from the flock, I went after it and struck it down, rescuing the lamb from its mouth; and if it turned against me, I would catch it by the jaw, strike it down, and kill it.
Carol Ballard, director of such fine family-friendly films as The Black Stallion, Never Cry Wolf, and Fly Away Home adds to his luster in this beautifully photographed story. It is a variation of the boy and his dog tale, with a cheetah replacing the dog, and the vast wilds of South Africa serving as backdrop. An embellishment of the book, How It Was with Dooms, written by the mother and son who are portrayed in the film, Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft, it is a mystery as to how or why the film studio decided to send the film to DVD after a brief attempt to market it to theaters, Ballard’s film being infinitely better than most of the summer films palmed off on us..
Xan (Alexander Michaletos) lives a blissful life on a farm with his father Peter (Campbell Scott) and mother Kristin (Hope Davis). When he and his father find a baby cheetah in the road, they take it home, boy and cat growing close as the little animal grows into sleek adulthood. Xan is amazed at Duma’s ability to run as fast as their car. (The name he assigns his pet means “cheetah.”) His bliss ends with the death of his father and the necessity of the family moving into a city apartment. Xan tries to keep his pet, but it soon becomes evident even to him that the city is no place for Duma. Without telling his mother, Xan sets out on a motorcycle to transport Dumas to a wildlife refuge on the far side of the country. There is much danger ahead, the journey requiring their crossing the trackless the Kalahari Desert.
Boy and cheetah have quite a series of adventures along the way, first of which is running out of gas and meeting up with the wandering Rip (Eamonn Walker). Neither Xan nor we are certain at first of the native African’s trustworthiness—nor, apparently is the man himself. Rip claims to be returning to his village after having been working in a mine, where he discovered that he was just one more exploited worker. He says he will escort the boy to his destination, but is he going in the right direction? As their relationship develops, both boy and man change, each, thanks to their shared hardships and unlikely friendship, growing in maturity. Xan’s common sense seems lacking at first, his setting out without telling his mother, but, like young David of Scriptural fame, he discovers the courage that enables him to face and overcome all obstacles. The sequence in which Xan rigs a sail, transforming his motorcycle into a dune buggy that glides across the land, propelled by the strong wind, is alone worth the price of renting/buying this film. Young and old will enjoy this tale of courage and friendship.
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June 03, 2015 Arts & Entertainment » Art
Drawing from experience
Caitlin Yarsky
By Rebecca Rafferty @rsrafferty
Old fairy stories, world travels, and local folk musicians are some of the muses Rochester-based artist Caitlin Yarsky uses in her stunning illustrations.
More can be found at caitlinyarsky.com
My first glimpse of Caitlin Yarsky's talent was at the 2008 Artist's Row at the Rochester Public Market, when I spied a tall, epic painting of a girl adventurer visible quite a distance from Yarsky's booth. The subject was leaning out from her grasp on the mast of a ship and studying the horizon, oblivious to the gales whipping her garments around her.
Since then, the 29-year old artist's skills have blossomed further and grown deep roots — finding muses in many folk musicians in town, including the late accordion-player Andy Hammond, who was the subject of her 2014 WALL\THERAPY mural.
Although she has, for the most part, abandoned her oil paints and brushes for slick digital work, Yarsky's subject matter of strong female characters, rag-tag musicians, and corner-of-your-eye oddities has remained more or less the same — though the creatures and worlds she urges from the screen seem even more mysterious, monstrous, and dangerous.
In late 2014, Yarsky struck out on her own as a freelance illustrator, and has since been building a base of local, national, and international clients. But she's also developing a portfolio of interesting independent projects, including a comic book that she's both written and illustrated. City Newspaper caught up with Yarsky shortly after the release of her newest fantastical print, "Eye of the Storm," to discuss her origins and how she's boldly forging a path into the shadowy future.
Yarsky grew up on Long Island, and came to Rochester in 2005 after a year of studying illustration at Bennington College in Vermont. She received a BFA in illustration from RIT in 2008, and her evident talent led her to an internship at Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood, California, while she was still an undergrad.
Yarksy stayed in Rochester to become a game designer and illustrator for Workinman, a local game development studio that hired her right out of college. "I learned a lot on the job, and grew with the company, which was about six people at the time," she says.
After a bit, Yarsky became an art director for Workinman, helping to design games and creating concept art for clients like Nickelodeon, Disney, Shockwave, Scholastic, and American Girl, among others.
Since going freelance, Yarsky has created animation for apps, and illustrations and concept art for games and films. But she says her favorite work is still illustration, especially book illustration work. On her own, she's created doodles and digital paintings rife with richly ornate, sly, and hugely imaginative details. Sinister imps swirl around a glowy-eyed mistress, a bored cook sprouts extra arms, and an inquisitive child is mid-discovery of some possibility for adventure overlooked by older eyes.
Yarsky is also currently shopping her first comic book to publishers: "The Changeable Harper Finn," which is a dark tale about a shape-shifter who becomes a bounty hunter. "It's sort of Irish folktales mixed with steampunk elements," Yarsky says. You can read the first few pages of the instantly engaging story on her website.
In terms of art influences, Yarsky is enthusiastic about Fiona Staples, the illustrator of the wildly popular "Saga" comic book. "Every panel is just so beautiful," Yarksy says. She also admires the work of comic book artist and kids' book illustrator, Skottie Young; classical illustrator, Arthur Rackham; and fantasy illustrator and puppet maker extraordinaire, Brian Froud, whose work made so many beloved Jim Henson films, such as "Labyrinth" and "The Dark Crystal," come to life.
"Brian Froud actually made me want to be an illustrator when I was little kid," Yarksy says. "My step-mother gave me his "Fairies" book he did in the 70's. I met him at the San Diego Comic Con one year, and I was so star-struck."
Slideshow Caitlin Yarsky
By Rebecca Rafferty
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Yarsky's flesh-and-bones muses include many local musicians, in particular, her own friend Shannon Scally, siren of the dark, folk-flavored gypsy bands, The Pickpockets and The Shandeliers. Yarsky also plays violin with the latter band, and sings and plays violin with Rochester folk band, "Auld Lang Syne."
"I'm kind of a big nerd, and I love sci-fi and fantasy books and movies," Yarsky says. She pulls inspiration from old myths and timeless stories — such as Ursula K. Le Guin's "EarthSea Trilogy," Frank Herbert's "Dune," and Tolkien's works — as well as her own imagination and personal experience. Yarsky traveled to Japan after she quit her job, and created digital paintings based on her experiences of food and landscape. She also has a well of thousands of photographs from which she can draw future inspiration.
In addition to her degree in illustration, Yarsky has a minor in Japanese. "I got into anime when I was in high school," she says. "I quickly learned that most of it is terrible, so I didn't keep watching it. But I developed an interest in Japan."
Yarsky says her ultimate dream scenario would be to really break into comics, in which she's really just starting to find a path. While her storyline in "Harper Finn" comic is as engaging as the odd and moody world she paints, she says she'd prefer to stick to illustrating. "In terms of other work, I think ideally it'd be someone else writing," she says. "I'm not really a writer, so it would be good to have somebody else's capable hands doing the story part."
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NL-Only Deep League Draft Targets
by Jon Denzler 1/24/19 6:06 AM Follow Jon
Objectively, deep-league AL or NL-only fantasy baseball is the best format to play this summer. For one, NL-only leagues were the original formats of fantasy baseball. With both an expanded and limited player pool, the unique challenges of balancing depth with team need come to the fore. While this writer might be in the minority, I believe the unique challenges make more a better experience. Even for readers who do not prefer league-specific drafts, knowing those names that sit just off prospect boards, draft lists, and preview guides is a boon when an injury hits or a player struggles out of the gate.
Why should players investigate deep league formats? First, it gives all owners a chance to get to know the next crop of unheralded players that will make their appearance in the Majors in the next few years. Being in on prospects in fun, but knowing that soft-tossing lefty at Double-A who breaks in, and plays a vital role down the stretch? That is where the real excitement is. Second, deep leagues reward owners who do their homework, dig into the numbers and take risks, hoping they pay off. Targeting a player, taking them for a dollar in the auction, and sitting on them for three months to see that player lead a team to a title is one of the best feelings in fantasy sports.
Lucky for Rotoballer readers, some of that homework is done for you here. Read along for the All-Star team of under-the-radar stars that can help owners win their NL-only leagues this summer.
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C - Taylor Davis, Chicago Cubs
13 total games with the Cubs last year does not inspire much confidence, but a track record of success in the minors bodes well for this backstop. Davis will begin this year as a 29-year-old, so the chances for a breakthrough are narrowing, but he has been a high-average bat so far in his professional career. Last campaign, at Triple-A Iowa, he slashed .275/.348/.360 with four homers and 41 RBI in 107 games.
While he does not provide much offensively other than the batting line, he does rate out well with the glove, making him a viable backup for the Cubs this season as the need arises. In that case, the line-up context is a key selling point, as he should be able to score a few runs to justify his spot in the line-up. Davis is MLB ready but needs a spot to open to secure and earn a job. This is an excellent target in deep leagues, or as a backup in two-catcher formats. Catching is so shallow this year that any batting upside is worth the target.
1B/OF - Rangel Ravelo, St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals are Ravelo’s third organization in his professional career, and the results have been there to earn a call-up this season. At Triple-A, last campaign, Ravelo slashed .308/.392/.487 with 13 homers and 57 runs. Listed as primarily a first baseman, he can also play a bit in the outfield, offering a nice right-handed bat for a team in the National League. The issue is that he will never play well enough to stay in the outfield, hence why he is listed here in the positional rankings.
Ravelo also might lack the raw power to play at first in a starting spot, but has shown the contact skills to be a key piece in a platoon role at the least. The other plus in the profile is the plate skills, with a 0.86 BB:K line this past year. Add all this to excellent baserunning skills for the position, and Ravelo looks to be the ideal target in deep leagues if he can get a route to playing time.
2B/3B/SS - Kevin Kramer, Pittsburgh Pirates
Kramer struggled to a .135 batting average in 21 games with the Pirates last year, but owners should not be scared away by the small sample. Earlier in the year, at Triple-A, Kramer posted a .311/.365/.492 slash with 15 homers and 13 steals. This is the type of production that owners are hoping he can carry over to Pittsburgh, especially at a middle infield spot. The knock so far has been the K rate, as even in the minors he averaged no better than a 24% mark. For a non-power hitter this is not a good sign, but still, Kramer showed the ability to get on base and hit for average, meaning he limits outs in the field. This is fueled by a .392 BABIP in the minors hinting at the overall luck in the batting profile.
While Kramer might no longer be the top prospect that some had thought, the loss of the prospect hunters is a win for deep leaguers. Kramer has flashed the skills to be a solid, bat-first 2B, who with small adjustments could unlock all the potential that evaluators know is there. Buying low on Kramer, at an ADP of 737, could mean buying into the heir-apparent to departing Josh Harrison.
3B/1B - Josh Fuentes, Colorado Rockies
Fuentes is in a weird spot developmentally, as he is ready to play for the Rockies skill-wise, but is blocked by strong starters at the Major League level. Still, he is good enough right now to contribute, so if there is an opening, will be the first to get that shot and is worth owning on that risk. Fuentes will also be useful to hold for deep leaguers, as he fits the profile of a prospect that could be dealt at the deadline for another starter if the Rockies are still in the hunt. At Triple-A last season, Fuentes slashed .327/.354/.517 with 14 homers and three steals.
Clearly, the bat plays, but there might not be enough power to solidify a starting role at third unless that spot is in Colorado. Fuentes also gets good grades for his fielding, with the arm being above average. This is no Nolan Arenado, but the floor is too good to pass up, and even if owners need to wait for a spot to open, the wait will be worth the payoff.
SS/2B/3B - Ildemaro Vargas, Arizona Diamondbacks
Vargas seems to be the biggest beneficiary of the Chris Owings move to Kansas City and should start on the bench for Arizona to begin the season. While he has been a productive hitter at Triple-A for two years in a row, Vargas has not had a real chance to prove himself with the Diamondbacks. Over two seasons, Vargas has only played 26 total games at the Majors. Still, he has established himself with a .311 batting average in 2017, and .312 in 2018 at Triple-A, meaning there is not much else to prove. He also does not make outs at the plate, with back-to-back seasons of a K rate below eight percent.
Vargas has demonstrated double-digit speed, but owners should not expect more than 15 steals on the high end. With little to no power in the profile, Vargas still projects as a plus defender with contact skills to make him more valuable than his current 750 ADP.
OF - Tyrone Taylor, Milwaukee Brewers
After missing most of 2017 due to injury, Taylor did enough in 2018 to be added to the Milwaukee 40-man roster this winter. There are questions about where he plays once he makes it to the team, but the offensive profile alone should be worth the investment. Even taking into account the park factors in Colorado Springs, Taylor’s 2018 was a great rebound after some struggles previously. More specifically, in 119 games, he slugged .278/.321/.504 with 20 homers and 13 steals. Over his time in professional baseball, Taylor has slugged well, and shown the ability to chip in with speed and power, but the batting average has lagged.
The recent success is believable when taking into context that he dropped his K rate from 18.9% in 2017 to 15.4% this season. Even more, the glove will play in center, and with the departure of Keon Broxton, there is a spot on the shuttle between the Brewers outfield and Colorado Springs. Taylor has the skills to make the most of that, and take over in center when Lorenzo Cain is moved to the corner. For owners who are not suffering from prospect fatigue, Taylor is a name to jump in on.
OF - Keon Broxton, New York Mets
Recently traded to the Mets, Broxton moves from being blocked by an All-Star to a real chance to make the team in a key role out of Spring Training. His current ADP is 625, which might change with the transaction, so owners should buy while they still have a chance. The key selling point for Broxton was the hype coming off a strong 2017 that fell apart with a disappointing 2018 season. This means that the stock is low, and like any good Wall Street trader, that is when owners need to buy, buy, buy.
In 51 games with Milwaukee last season, Broxton posted a slash of .179/.281/.410, but did chip in four homers and five steals in 51 games. The 2017 line was much better with a .220/.299/.420 slash complimented by 20 homers and 21 steals. Entering 2019, the ceiling is perhaps a combination of the two campaigns, with useful contributions to the counting numbers, but a sub .240 batting average as well. Still, this is the type of buy-low that NL owners need to be in on in deep leagues, and the injury issues that affect New York only open up more chances for playing time.
OF - Anthony Garcia, San Francisco Giants
Garcia, while productive, was stuck behind a stacked St. Louis and Oakland outfield for the past few seasons. Now, a move across the Bay opens up a chance to earn some playing time. At Triple-A with Oakland last year, Garcia slashed .254/.357/.479 with 25 homers and 91 RBI. The power is the main selling point here, and while the park might hurt that a bit, Garcia is a right-hander, so the impact is not as profound. What also stands out is that for a slugger he does not strike out, as in 2018 he posted an 18.9 K%. Add to that a 11.5 BB%, and the profile looks like one that will translate nicely into a platoon role for a rebuilding club.
Garcia has flashed some speed in the past, but that is extra to what owners can expect in the short term. Unless the Giants add another piece to bolster the outfield, a trio of Chris Shaw, Steven Duggar, and Mac Williamson might not keep Garcia from a spot for long.
P - Kyle McGowin, Washington Nationals
While he did make it to the Nationals at the end of last season, blister issues kept him from really fighting for a sustained role in 2018. Still, McGowin has been a top-quality command pitcher, with only 1.54 BB/9 at Triple-A last year, and 2.19 BB/9 at Double-A earlier in the year. The only knock on last season was a slight drop in the stuff as he moved up the ladder, with the K/9 dropping from 10.58 to 7.52. And yet, over his career he has been a swing and miss arm, even without elite velocity.
McGowin can mix in three different pitches that are at least average, and a slider that flashes plus. McGowin has the upside of an SP4, but even in the bullpen would be an effective multi-innings eater, helping fantasy teams with ratios and stealing wins. With the back-end of the rotation being in a bit of flux and injury risks in Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin, owning the Washington starting pitching depth in the high minors is a good play this season. Especially the options with elite command like McGowin.
P - Zac Gallen, Miami Marlins
Gallen finished off a strong year at Triple-A last campaign with an ERA of 3.65 and eight wins. And yet, the significant gain was a spike in stuff, moving from a 5.30 K/9 with the Cardinals organization in 2017 to a 9.18 K/9 with the Marlins. Gallen mixes in four 50-grade pitches and has shown average control to support those offerings. He will never be a top-of-the-rotation style arm but could produce as an SP4. The change in stuff since he moved to Miami was attributed to a spike in velocity as well, so if that keeps up, the floor might move as well.
The main reason to target Gallen this year is that Miami has no reason not to keep him as a starter, see what he has, and then move him if needed. This means that owners can buy on a potential starter, but not have to pay that price. Expect to see him near mid-season, if not earlier. Gallen will be an easy buy-low play if the stuff continues to be effective.
P - Matt Pierpont, Colorado Rockies
Pierpont is a hard-throwing reliever who does not give up homers, making him a perfect fit for the Colorado bullpen. Finishing 2018 at Double-A, Pierpont posted an ERA of 1.95 with 32 saves in 55 appearances. Add that to an 11.55 K/9 mark, and this looks to be the profile of the next call-up to Colorado in light of other bullpen struggles. The other key mark is that he has a low 5.4 HR/FB%, which means that Coors should not kill the gains to date.
For owners willing to sit on a bullpen stash, this is the profile that should be appealing. Currently, he is not being drafted in leagues for obvious reasons but will pay off for ratios in NL-only leagues. Do not draft and expect saves, but if the team struggles, there is an outside chance that he boots Wade Davis from the job. Or, at least he has a better chance than Scott Oberg.
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First Hitler, now drugs: Microsoft’s racist chatbot returns to ‘smoke kush’ on Twitter
Published time: 30 Mar, 2016 18:39
© TayTweets © Twitter
Tay, a Twitter bot created by Microsoft to learn from chatting, was taken offline for tweaks when the internet taught it to share outrageous and racist tweets. The artificial intelligence recently came back online, only to continue misbehaving.
Microsoft created Tay as an exercise in machine learning; the AI bot would modify its own creative patterns based on interactions with real people on platforms such as Twitter, Kik or Groupme, to emulate a young woman on social media.
Trolling Tay: Microsoft’s new AI chatbot censored after racist & sexist tweets
Last week, to the wonder of internet hooligans, Tay’s chat algorithm allowed “her” to be tricked into making outrageous statements such as endorsing Adolf Hitler, causing Microsoft to put the bot to “sleep” to be recoded within 24 hours.
Her latest tirade began early on Wednesday morning, during a period when “she was inadvertently activated on Twitter for a brief period of time,” according to Microsoft.
"You are too fast, please take a rest…," the chatbot tweeted to some of her 200,000 followers, several times per second over a 15-minute period.
Interspersed with that rapid-fire loop of messages was a tweet from the bot apparently boasting about drug use: "kush! [ i'm smoking kush infront the police ]."
The AI was taken offline again within an hour, and her spam tweets were deleted. Tay’s Twitter account has since been changed to “protected” status, meaning only those who had previously followed the bot can take a look at her wild, pre-lobotomy antics.
Tay was created as a project by Microsoft’s Technology and Research department and the team behind the company’s search engine Bing, in an effort to conduct research on machine comprehension of conversations.
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Accessibility scheme launched for DART wheelchair users
Updated / Monday, 29 Jan 2018 18:51
Pilot scheme will run for six months
Iarnród Éireann has launched a pilot scheme on DART services to improve accessibility for wheelchair users.
The programme will see the establishment of zones with 13 hub stations, which will be fully staffed at all times, each with a dedicated assistance phone line.
Staff at each zone will respond to assistance requests for the hub station and between one and three other adjacent stations.
New arrangements should make it easier for passengers with disabilities to use the DART pic.twitter.com/7YhyQ0GStA
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 29, 2018
This should reduce the advised notice period for those requiring assistance when travelling on the DART from 24 hours to four hours.
Speaking on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Iarnród Éireann spokesperson Barry Kenny said it is hoped the scheme will make services better and more responsive to the needs of DART users.
He said stations have been chosen based on their usage. The pilot scheme will run for six months.
Mr Kenny said this scheme was about improving services but did not represent the end of improvements.
However, Irish Wheelchair Association Director of Transport Michael Doyle said the accessibility scheme does not go far enough.
Mr Doyle said it was not acceptable that anyone with a disability had to book ahead before travelling on a modern transport system.
In addition, he said, the manning of the hubs was problematic because staff would man a number of hubs, meaning that someone could potentially be left waiting at one station, while another station was serviced.
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Study: It gets better for gay teens, but by how much?
A new 7-year study shows things do get better as gay teens enter adulthood, but we still have a very long way to go
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2013/02/04/study_it_gets_better_for_gay_teens_but_by_how_much/
Katie McDonough
February 5, 2013 12:42AM (UTC)
There is no shortage of headlines to remind us how gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens face far higher rates of bullying in school than their peers, and how that abuse can lead to depression, self-harm and suicide. But a new study that collected long-term data on gay and lesbian teens suggests that, per Dan Savage, things really do get better.
But how much better? That's a little more complicated.
Researchers analyzed data collected from 4,135 teens and young adults in England over seven years and found that more than half of those who self-identified as gay reported being bullied at the beginning of the study, with 57 percent of girls and 52 percent of boys reporting being harassed. But that number dropped to 9 percent for gay and bisexual boys and 6 percent for lesbian and bisexual girls by the study's end in 2010.
These numbers are a clear indicator that peer harassment lessens over time -- and that's really good news -- but the study also reveals that things are far from perfect after high school, particularly for gay males. Researchers found that gay men were still bullied four times as often as heterosexual males well into adulthood.
"It gets better for lesbian and bisexual females, relatively, but for gay and bisexual males, relative to their straight male peers, it gets worse after high school," says study author Joseph Robinson, assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. “Rates for gay men are getting better but when compared to straight boys, it’s still much higher. We would be remiss to ignore that in relative terms, it gets worse for gay men,” he told Time magazine.
And while the data was collected from teenagers in England, "We don't think the results would be very different if done on U.S. populations," Robinson says.
The study did not track rates of violence faced by transgendered teens, but in the United States, rates of violence against trans youth remain astonishingly high. Research on transgender and gender non-conforming youth shows that 82 percent of these teens report regular bullying and harassment, with more than half experiencing physical violence from their peers.
Robinson's study also found that gay teenagers had much higher incidences of emotional distress, like depression and low self-esteem, than straight kids, suggesting that "broader issues of school and societal messages" need to be addressed in addition to anti-bullying efforts in school -- even if they are helping. As Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams wrote," It does get better, and a whole lot of things in this country have gotten better, but as long as kids are dying because hateful creeps are pushing them around, we have miles and miles to go."
Katie McDonough is Salon's politics writer, focusing on gender, sexuality and reproductive justice. Follow her on Twitter @kmcdonovgh or email her at kmcdonough@salon.com.
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5 Different Types of Easements
By: Ellis Roanhorse
Easements are interests in real estate or real property. Although easement holders do not have actual title to someone else's land, they have the right to use someone else's land. Once granted, easements will often run with the holder's property, meaning the easement passes to subsequent purchaser's.
An express easement is one that is granted in a deed or a will. Express easements are the most common and must satisfy the statute of frauds. The statute of frauds dictates that certain things be in writing to be valid and enforceable. An easement by express grant must be in writing. These easements typically describe the property and name the grantor and the grantee.
An implied easement is an easement that is implied by prior use. Usually, implied easements arise when a property owner split one parcel of land into two, sold the second parcel and kept the first. Where the landowner used a driveway across both parcels, it will be implied that the owner of the second parcel also gets use of the easement, as its use preexisted the separation of the one parcel of land into two.
By Prescription and By Necessity
Easements by prescription are similar to the law of adverse possession. An easement by prescription is granted to someone who has "adversely possessed" another person's property for the statutory period, as prescribed by state law. Typically, easements by prescription arise when one neighbor uses a portion of another neighbor's land — often, as a driveway — continuously for the entire statutory period. An easement by necessity is often granted by courts when a landowner proves that his property is landlocked and he cannot otherwise use it without being granted an easement.
Affirmative and Negative
All easements are either affirmative or negative. Affirmative easements are the most common type; these easements grant the owner the right to do something, such as cross over a neighbor's land. A negative easement gives the easement holder the right to prevent or prohibit someone from doing something, such as blocking sunlight or a view.
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Police identify second suspect in police-involved shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department investigators want to question Jaquez Omar "Peanut" Baker, 20, about a shooting four weeks ago that involved an SCMPD officer.
That shooting, in which police said two men fired on Officer Chris Talley near the intersection of Waters Avenue and Bolton Street, occurred about 12 hours before an unrelated police shooting in which a fleeing suspect was killed. An SCMPD officer later was arrested in that slaying.
On Friday, Police Chief Michael Berkow and CrimeStoppers announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to Baker's arrest. That's double the usual amount, and SCMPD chipped in the extra money.
Police allege Baker and another man, identified as Nathaniel "Boo Daddy" Black, fired on Talley after being involved in two prior shootings with unknown suspects. One occurred near the westside Bradley Point subdivision, and the other occurred at Montgomery Street and DeRenne Avenue.
A police lieutenant witnessed the second shooting and alerted officers in the area. Talley waited on Waters Avenue for the suspects' vehicle and pursued it. Black and Baker crashed a Pontiac sedan into a tree, climbed out and exchanged gunfire with the officer.
Baker fled, according to police, but Black was found with a gunshot wound a short distance from the scene.
Berkow said Friday that forensic testing has not been initiated, and investigators might never know whether Talley shot Black or if he was injured in one of the earlier shootings.
"He was involved in three gunfights, so it's not absolutely clear to me who exactly shot him," Berkow said.
An internal investigation into Talley firing his gun cleared the officer of any wrongdoing, said Sgt. Mike Wilson, police spokesman. Berkow praised the officer's conduct a few hours after the shooting
"Officer Talley showed good police work. He was a proactive investigator," Berkow said at the time.
Baker is wanted only for questioing in the police-related shooting. A warrant for his arrest in the crime has not been obtained.
However, records show an arrest warrant has been issued for him on an alleged probation violation.
Friday's public announcement of SCMPD's interest in Baker was meant to draw attention to the case, Berkow said.
"We believe that both Black and Baker fired at Officer Talley and attempted to kill him," said Berkow during a Friday morning news conference. "We believe people in the community know where Mr. Baker is staying. ... They know more about this crime."
Berkow said Black has not cooperated in the investigation and remains locked up at the Chatham County jail.
Catherine Neal, public information assistant for CrimeStoppers, said the telephone hotline is meant for just this sort of situation.
"It's a tool for the community and law enforcement," Neal said. "No matter how small the detail, the public can help solve a crime if they just call."
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Who will be winning soon? John Size’s What Else But You
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The five-year-old catches the eye in his return to racing at Sha Tin on Sunday
by Alan Aitken
on Monday, March 19, 2018 7:46 PM
Karis Teetan drives What Else But You to victory at Sha Tin in March 2017. Photo: Kenneth Chan
There was plenty of money about to say the John Size-trained What Else But You would run well on Sunday at Sha Tin and the gelding did more than enough to suggest he is soon to become part of the top trainer’s winning team.
What Else But You made a good impression in a light career last season, winning three times over the mile at Sha Tin from eight starts. In June, he was scratched at the barriers with a leg problem, had not been seen in a race since and his return looks to have had a couple of bumps in the road along the way.
With nine months between starts when he ran behind People’s Knight, What Else But You had plenty on his plate despite several trials, and the 1,400m was probably on the short side for him too.
From a wider draw, he got well back and that was no advantage all day at Sha Tin. Some felt the track was a disadvantage coming wider from the back but it had at least as much to do with nearly every race lacking tempo, an unusual phenomenon.
People's Knight, for Joao Moreira and John Moore, just holds off the late surge of Racing Supernova, with @neilcallan78 aboard, to win R6 at Sha Tin on #HKDerby day #HKRacing pic.twitter.com/9M4U56nj4u
— HKJC Racing (@HKJC_Racing) March 18, 2018
What Else But You had to overcome a slow tempo in the Class Two, with the leaders dashing home down the straight in 22.34 seconds. Yet he was able to take ground off the front-runners, posting the fifth-fastest final 400m split of the day.
Considering the long break between races, that should knock the rough edges off him and it won’t be long before Size has him winning mile races again.
To some the good thing beaten of the day was Consort in the fourth but he has a long record of looking a better horse when unlucky than he does when he gets his chance, but the other certainty beaten on the day was Vital Spring and he is worth following.
Sonic Fighter salutes in Race 2, his second win from his last three starts, putting Paul O'Sullivan and jockey Derek Leung on the board on #HKDerby day pic.twitter.com/gn21TPgjjm
He was very badly held up behind the leaders while the winner Sonic Fighter got past him, then switched back and around the slowcoaches to run the victor to a half-length.
Francis Lui Kin-wai has already won once with the former Size inmate and looks to have him going well enough for more.
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1MISTER MONTE 4/6/6/5/0/5 8
2SKY GEM 0/0/0/9/9 7
3GOLDEN KID 7/7/8/8/0/5 14
4GOOD RUNNERS WAY 0/0/9/0/5/2 9
5CAPTAIN BOSS 0/8/9/6/9/8 3
6ABOVE 7/8/7/7/5/3 12
7WHAMPOA STAR 9/5/0/8/3/9 5
8LETSGOFREE 0/8/0/8/5/7 10
9YOUNG GLORY 3/7/0/3/0/0 4
10PROUD SKY 4/1/4/9/4/4 6
11LITTLE FANTASY 4/3/3/3/1/4 13
12CELEBRATIO... 4/9/7/5/5/7 1
13INVESTOR BOOM 0/8/4/8/8/6 11
14ROCKET GO 0/0/0/0/8/0 2
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Seattle is close to picking transportation chief, but you aren’t allowed to know who the finalists are
Originally published December 6, 2018 at 6:00 am Updated December 7, 2018 at 7:35 am
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said the lack of a permanent leader at the Seattle Department of Transportation is not exacerbating the department’s challenges. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
The mayor's office declined to give information on the finalists to run the city's transportation department, and search-committee members who vetted those finalists signed confidentiality agreements to keep them from publicly discussing the candidates.
The search for a permanent director of the Seattle Department of Transportation is nearing its conclusion, but the list of finalists — both who they are and how many there are — will likely remain secret as Mayor Jenny Durkan makes her choice.
Durkan’s office declined to give information on the finalists to run the city’s transportation department (SDOT). And members of the specially-appointed search committee that vetted the finalists were asked to sign confidentiality agreements that keep them from publicly discussing the candidates.
Mark Prentice, a Durkan spokesman, said the mayor is interviewing finalists and would make a final choice by the end of the month, just weeks before the shutdown of the Alaskan Way Viaduct will inflame congestion and force major adjustments for travelers throughout the region.
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The mayor’s office and the city human-resources department declined public-records requests from The Seattle Times seeking information about applicants to be SDOT director, citing an exemption in the state Public Records Act. A public-records request for the list of finalists is pending.
Prentice said the nearly yearlong search, using a national search firm and a special committee, was similar to the one recently used to choose a new leader of Seattle City Light. He said that past mayors have consistently kept the selection process confidential until they made a final selection to lead city departments. But the names of finalists to lead the Police Department have long been made public prior to a selection being made.
SDOT has been without a permanent director since last December, when then-Director Scott Kubly resigned shortly after Durkan took office. At the time, the mayor’s office called Kubly’s departure a “mutual decision,” but in the year since, Durkan has made little secret of her dissatisfaction with Kubly’s performance.
“As many strengths as that director had, minding the store and existing projects was not a strength,” Durkan said in an interview last week. “Whether it was Move Seattle or the streetcar, we basically had to go back to ground zero on large project planning and costing that should have been done in advance of the levy or the projects.”
The city’s $930 million Move Seattle transportation levy over-promised what it could deliver before voters approved it in 2015 and SDOT has spent the past year assessing the levy and formulating a new plan for a narrower list of projects. And Durkan halted a long-planned downtown streetcar expansion in March, citing uncertainty about the costs to build and operate the system.
The streetcar project remains stalled, pending further review, and Durkan said last week there is no timeline for a decision on whether to build or scrap the project.
SDOT has been run by interim directors for the last year. Goran Sparrman, a previous deputy SDOT director and Bellevue transportation director, ran the department through August, when he left to take a job in the private sector.
The current interim director, Linea Laird, was previously the administrator of the Highway 99 tunnel project.
The uncertainty atop the department comes at a chaotic time for the city’s transportation system. Sound Transit is trying to choose the best routes through Seattle for a multidecade, multibillion-dollar expansion of light rail. There are big downtown rebuilds of Colman Dock and the Washington State Convention Center.
The city has megaprojects of its own — the streetcar and several promised new bus lines. And in January, the Alaskan Way Viaduct will shut down, three weeks before the replacement Highway 99 tunnel opens, kicking off several years of “maximum constraint” for downtown travelers.
Durkan said the lack of a permanent leader at SDOT is not exacerbating the department’s challenges, pointing the blame backward instead.
“The change in administration at SDOT right now is not hindering our ability to deliver the projects we need to deliver,” she said. “What’s hindering our ability is, frankly, the poor planning and administration we had in the past.”
David Gutman: dgutman@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @davidlgutman.
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ONS: 14 October 2018
Tags: Africa, Angola, Asia, Brazil, Canada, Communications, earthquake, Ebola, Election, elections, EU, Europe, Germany, India, Iran, Mali, Middle East, News, Opposition, Protest, rebels, Russia, Somalia, speaking, Syria, Tehran, Tunisia, Turkey, UN, virus
AFRICA: The death toll from the twin suicide bomb attacks in Somalia’s Baidoa town rose to 22 while more than 30 others had been injured.
AMERICAS: The far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is “fomenting violence” and is a danger to democracy, his leftist rival Fernando Haddad told AFP.
ASIA: Chinese, Malaysian and Thai armed forces have scheduled a joint drill in Malaysia later this month.
EUROPE: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released after 20 days in jail where he was held on charges of staging an illegal protest last month.
MIDDLE EAST: Saudi Arabia’s stock market suffered a 6.8-percent drop amid fears of imminent US sanctions prompted by the disappearance of the Saudi journalist.
TECHNOLOGY: An influential body of newspaper editors in Bangladesh criticized the government for a new digital security law that they say will stifle constitutionally protected freedom of speech and curtail press freedom.
Afghanistan: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the lethal attacks against an election campaign rally and a candidate’s office.
The Taliban last week ordered Afghans to boycott the elections. This week, militants killed at least 22 security forces, including a district police chief, in separate attacks on security checkpoints in two provinces.
Another bomb killed at least 22 — including civilians and members of the Afghan security forces — at an election campaign rally for a woman who is running for parliament in the northeast of the country.
Police spokesman in the province Abdul, Khalil Asir, blamed anti-government militant groups for the deadly attack, saying the enemies of Afghanistan, a reference to the Taliban and associated militant outfits, could be behind the blast to terrorize the people and sabotage the electoral process.
Campaign for the parliamentary elections began on Sept. 28.
Afghanistan will hold national elections on October 20.
Reporting: Xinhua, Reuters, AP, RFE, Xinhua, VOA
Congo: Migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighbouring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining. (Reuters)
Somalia: The death toll from the twin suicide bomb attacks in Baidoa town rose to 22 while more than 30 others had been injured. (Xinhua)
Sudan: The nation’s army resumed military relations with the US after a 20-year suspension due to economic sanctions imposed on the African country that were lifted in 2017. (EFE)
Brazil: The far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is “fomenting violence” and is a danger to democracy, his leftist rival Fernando Haddad told AFP. (AFP)
Canada: Just days away from legalizing cannabis, many organizations move to ban pot smoking on their premises leaving enthusiasts fearful they won’t have anywhere to exercise their newly acquired rights. (AFP)
Peru: Security forces seized some 500 kg of cocaine in Iquitos, capital of the northernmost Loreto Region. (Xinhua)
Region: Chinese, Malaysian and Thai armed forces have scheduled a joint drill in Malaysia later this month. (Xinhua)
Afghanistan: At least eight Afghan police personnel, including a district police chief, were killed in clashes in southern province of Zabul. (Xinhua)
India: The Minister of State for External Affairs returned to New Delhi amid a wave of sexual assault allegations against him by at least a dozen women and widespread demands for his resignation. (EFE)
Germany: Polling stations in Bavaria opened to allow voters to begin casting their ballots in pivotal regional elections. (EFE)
Russia: Opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released after 20 days in jail where he was held on charges of staging an illegal protest last month. (Reuters)
Turkey: Nineteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western province of Izmir. (Reuters)
Iran: The US is seeking “regime change” in the country, President Hassan Rouhani said, adding that the current U.S. administration is the most hostile that the Islamic Republic has faced in its four decades. (Reuters)
Iran: Speaking in Tehran University to mark the start of the academic year, Hassan Rouhani said the Nov. 4 sanctions “will have no effect,” because “the U.S. has already done whatever it wanted to do.” (AP)
Saudi Arabia: The country’s stock market suffered a 6.8-percent drop amid fears of imminent US sanctions prompted by the disappearance of the Saudi journalist. (EFE)
Syria: A month after Russia, Turkey and Iran came together in a last-ditch effort to avert a potentially catastrophic Syrian government offensive in Idlib, they appear to have succeeded in creating a buffer zone around the northern rebel-held province. (AP)
Technology: An influential body of newspaper editors in Bangladesh criticized the government for a new digital security law that they say will stifle constitutionally protected freedom of speech and curtail press freedom. (WaPo)
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Location: 136 NM WSW of Salalah, Oman
Movement: WNW at 7 MPH
Wind: 35 MPH
Earthquakes:
Ozernovskiy, Russia
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Ebola Virus Disease:
Confirmed Cases as of 12OCT18: 172 (DR Congo)
Suspected Cases as of 12OCT18: 35 (DR Congo)
Deaths as of 12OCT18: 130 (DR Congo)
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TOMORROW’S OUTLOOK (15 OCT)
Global: International Day of Rural Women – 2008
Cambodia: Commemoration Day of King Father Norodom Sihanouk – 2012
Jamaica: National Heroes’ Day – 1965
Syria: Rebels must withdraw from the Idlib zone according to Russia-Turkey agreement
Tunisia: Evacuation Day – 1963
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1History of The Seiko Diver's Watch
2The legend gets passed on
3Innovative Technology
4The true diver’s watch
5Summation of the Professional Diver’s
Progression of The Seiko Diver's Watch.
Introduced in 1965,
Seiko’s innovative diver’s watch has been chosen by divers and adventurers globally.
Seiko’s diving watch has become a global standard as a result 50 years of innovation.
What is the history behind this timepiece?
The one letter that lead to the world’s first professional diver’s watch.
Everything started with a letter from a professional diver in Hiroshima prefecture of Japan. The diver explained that in depths greater than 300 meters, when using a diving capsule and saturation diving techniques, most watches get damaged. Answering this request, Seiko established a new development team. After years of research development, the world’s first Professional Diver’s 600m with titanium case was created.
1 History of The Seiko Diver's Watch.
Japan’s first 150M Diver’s.
Japan’s first diver’s watch was the self-winding 150M Diver’s. The launch of this model is an outset of Seiko’s pursuit for reliability and safety that is to come in future diver’s watch models. In 1966, the watch proved its reliability and capability in the 8th Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition.
The Diver’s 300M, with the highest of world standards hi-beat caliber (10 vibrations per second).
Increasing the number of vibrations in the balance, Seiko used the new driving system: Self-winding type with manual winding mechanism. The timepiece also uses Japan’s first hi-beat caliber (10 vibrations per second) that assures precision from the moment the Diver’s 300M is worn.
The world’s first professional Diver’s 600M with titanium case.
The model features a world-class corrosion-proof, shock resistant, airtight case. In addition, the accordion style type polyurethane band makes the model portable. The Diver’s 300M has been licensed for over 20 patents with only the exterior.
The Professional Diver’s 600M, the world’s first saturation diving watch featuring a quartz movement.
The world’s first Hybrid Diver’s 150M, with an alarm and chronograph.
The Hybrid Diver’s 150M provides an alarm system, chronograph and a bilingual display. Also with incorporated electronic sounds, communication under water is possible.
The world’s best selling Quartz Diver’s 200M.
The timepiece enables divers to reach depths of 200 meters, exceeding previous limits, 150 meters, for a diver’s watch.
The world’s first Diver’s 1000M with a ceramic outer case.
The Diver’s 1000M is the first watch to use ceramic material for the outer case. The lightweight, corrosion resistant titanium case with a remarkable waterproof one-piece structure enables this watch to withstand depths of 1,000 meters.
The world’s first computerized diver’s watch.
Seiko's mastery of electronic watchmaking and long experience in diving watches allowed the creation of the “Scuba Master”, that was equipped with a water sensor and depth sensor and that displayed diving time and depth, vital information for divers.
The the world’s first Kinetic Diver’s 200M; automatic power generating quartz watch.
With the high precision of the Quartz, this model automatically generates electrical energy with Kinetic movement. Putting emphasis on safety, and ecology, this true diver’s watch is one the world was waiting for.
The water thermometer, and a depth gauge fused, “Diver Scuba” 200M.
The timepiece calculates depth of water and div time, also it displays log data memory, air pressure, for underwater purposes. In addition, the watch features functions such as the stopwatch, alarm and battery indicator for on-land purposes.
The world’s first 24-hour hand Kinetic Scuba Master 200M.
A Kinetic diver’s watch that has a 24-hour hand for easier time difference adjustment, which also does not require battery replacement. The case uses high-intensity titanium to enhance durability and shock resistance.
The world’s first Scuba Master 200M, with an automatic calculating analog depth gauge.
When the timepiece is in full auto mode, the timepiece detects the water level and water pressure and starts calculating necessary information. Not only does the screen calculate current depth and time, the watch also displays log data memory and warning notifications.
The Diving Computer Watch; world’s first timepiece to provide accurate information.
Adding powerful features to the Diver’s 200M, the Diving Computer Watch displays a dive profile by recording the current depth level of the diver. Can be used for nitrox diving.
The world’s first Spring Drive Diver’s 600M.
The timepiece features Seiko’s own Spring Drive technology that enables the watch to work on one mainspring with one-second-a-day accuracy. Also using highly durable high-intensity titanium and sapphire glass, this Professional Diver’s withstands saturation diving in depths of 600 meters.
2 The legend gets passed on
With half a century of history and remarkable innovation, Seiko’s diver’s watch has been used all over the world in diverse situations. Over the years, the timepiece has proven itself worthy of any harsh environment and has been praised from professional divers.
Earning credibility through vigorous adventures in the North and South Pole.
From 1966, the timepiece has been brought on 4 missions with the Antarctic Team of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Later on, numerous adventurers and explorers have made achievements such as successfully ascending Everest gearing Seiko’s diver’s watch. After years of proving itself worthy of withstanding extreme environments, Seiko’s diver’s watch has earned its integrity.
Exceeding any expectation of water resistance with the depth of 1062 meters.
In May of 1983, two Professional Diver’s 600ms were mounted on Shinkai 2000, a research submersible used by JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology). The watch was oiginally intended for use up to 600 meteres, yet the timepiece withstood water pressure at a depth of 1062 meters. The watch’s legibility, precision, and exterior remained unscathed, continuing to strengthen its credibility.
Courtesy: JAMSTEC
Water-Resistance：Air tightness
The result of 300m saturation diving: Pressure inside the watch case for brand other brands (A, B, C) and Seiko Professional Diver’s
The vertical line shows the pressure inside the watch case and the horizontal line indicates the period of time.
After the dive, the air pressure inside the watch case gradually went up.
Seiko Professional diver’s scored the best result and verified that it is strong enough to function even at great depths.
Proving its significant impermeability.
For saturation diver’s watches, helium is a constant issue. The gas penetrates the glass, and in some cases the difference in external and internal air pressure causes the glass cover to break. While other companies focus on methods to release Helium with an escape valve, Seiko took a different turn and developed a glass case that is practically impermeable to Helium gas. This is the creation of Seiko’s Diver’s Professional 600M. In 1983, JAMSTEC conducted an impermeability test by submersing several diver’s watches under 300M saturation diving. Seiko’s Diver’s Professional 600M proved to be up to ten times more impermeable to Helium gas compared to other companies. The true diver’s watch continues to prove itself.
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3 Innovative Technology The tenacious inquires drove Seiko to achieve its authenticity.
Behind Seiko’s diver’s watch that has been chosen by divers world wide, there are qualified engineers who work to developed technology that the world has never seen.
Through significant innovation, water resistance and impermeability has proven to be the finest in world class. Along with functionality, using specialized material and precise detail in structure, the timepiece is made to perfection. Seiko’s determination and innovative technology resulted in many patents to preserve the company’s authenticity.
The world’s first diver’s watch to use titanium.
Seiko was the first in the world to use titanium for its corrosion resistance and lightness.
A dial with significant legibility.
To assure legibility in any circumstance, Seiko developed its own dial design.
The L-shape gasket that achieved world-class impermeability.
Developing material specifically for the packing resulted to this achievement.
Seiko’s original torque control bezel.
The original torque control bezel is smooth, safe for use , and durable.
The world’s first outer case protector structure.
With the world’s first outer frame protector structure, the watches ensure shock resistance and reliability.
Movements to ensure legibility and reliability.
Combined with a powerful torque to wield the remarkably legible watch hand, the antimagnetic quartz movement assures precision.
World’s first accordion style type polyurethane band.
Acquired for its flexibility and features desirable for diving, Seiko introduced the accordion style type polyurethane band.
Safety assured with the screw down crown at 4 o’clock position.
Safety and portability was achieved with a screw down crown at 4 o’clock position.
4 The true diver’s watch Seiko’s technology innovation that achieved a standard for all diver’s watches.
There are countless products labeled as a diver’s watch around the world but only a negligible number of these timepieces are functional in professional environments.
What is a true diver’s watch?
From the introduction in 1965 as Japan’s first diver’s watch, the engineers never stopped to innovate. The trust this watch has gained goes beyond the borders of Japan and into the world. As a result, Seiko facilitated the establishment of the standard for diver’s watches in International Standard Organization (ISO), and Japan Industrial Standards (JIS). As for the ISO, Seiko lobbied the organization to amend the standard to match the actual use of diver’s watches in the deep sea. In 1996, ISO6425 with annex, about diver’s watches for mixed gas diving, was issued.
Seiko’s relentless challenge and innovation have driven the company to create a model that could truly be called authentic.
5 Summation of the Professional Diver's
・An outer case structure to protect the rotating bezel
・DLC (Diamond-Like Carbon) that has been integrated into the outer case protector
・Corrosion resistant high-intensity Titanium case
・Impermeable structure that does not require a Helium gas escape valve
・Spring Drive movement that proved durable in
the harshest environments aside from sea such as Everest and space.
・Lumibrite
・Anti Nickel allergy
・Anti magnetic JIS type 1
・Screw case back
・120 minute click rotating bezel
・The uni-directional rotation bezel
・An original L-shape gasket
・Safety assuring crown at 4 o’clock
・Screw down crown
・Accordion style silicone band
Copyright © 2018 SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION
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The Decedent, a 33-year old woman, presented to the hospital for the delivery of her first child. She underwent a cesarean section that resulted in the birth of a healthy baby boy. Three days after delivery, the decedent experienced a fever, tachycardia, tachypnea, diminished oxygen saturation and she also complained of heart palpitations. A chest x-ray revealed cardiomegaly. Despite these findings, the Decedent was not placed on antibiotics, and no infectious disease consultation was requested. The decedent was seen the next day by two physicians who were aware of her history. Despite their knowledge, they failed to keep the Decedent hospitalized, start antibiotics or request an infectious disease consultation. The Decedent was discharged and was examined by a visiting nurse the next day who referred the patient back to her attending obstetrician due to a disparity in the number of gauze that had been placed. The Decedent was seen by her obstetrician who was aware of her history but failed to admit her to the hospital or start antibiotics. The following day, the decedent was examined by a visiting nurse who noted that the patient complained of dizziness when she woke up that morning. She also measured her oxygen saturation as 90% when breathing normally and 95% when taking a deep breath. She claims that she reported this to a nurse in the attending obstetrician’s office. The nurse in that office who spoke to the visiting nurse denied that the oxygen saturation was communicated to her. Both nurses agreed that a physician needed to be aware of this finding. Had this information been relayed to a physician, the patient would have been immediately examined by a physician and received treatment which would have included antibiotics and she would have survived. No treatment was rendered and, tragically, the Decedent died two days later. The cause of death was a group B strep infection that began in the uterus and spread to the heart and brain. The case was settled prior to trial for $2,000,000.
The Plaintiff alleged a negligent failure to timely diagnose and treat infection, leading to the death of a 33-year old woman.
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Home / TOYS / New foldable Samsung phone has 6 cameras and will cost nearly $2000
New foldable Samsung phone has 6 cameras and will cost nearly $2000
Bemi Idowu February 21, 2019 TOYS
South Korean technology giant, Samsung has unveiled its latest smartphone innovation - a phone with a foldable screen that allows users to watch videos, play games and use other apps all at once.
Aptly named 'The Galaxy Fold', the smartphone has six separate cameras - three in the back, two on the inside and one on the cover - can operate three separate apps simultaneously and looks like a conventional smartphone but opens like a book to reveal a second display the size of a small tablet at 18.5 cm (7.3 inches). For example, you could have an app running on phone's smaller front display but the app will then expand to a larger view, following a one-second pause, when the handset is opened is opened.
According to DJ Koh, President and CEO of IT & Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, “Today, Samsung is writing the next chapter in mobile innovation history by changing what’s possible in a smartphone. Galaxy Fold introduces a completely new category that unlocks new capabilities never seen before with our Infinity Flex Display. We created Galaxy Fold for those that want to experience what a premium foldable device can do, beyond the limitations of a traditional smartphone.”
The phone will go on sale on April 26 and will cost $1,980 (£1,515). It will run on Android 9.0 and be available in four colors (black, silver, green and blue).
Speaking to Reuters, former Samsung mobile executive Kim Yong-serk said that “due to price, it’s likely to be sold mainly to early adopters. Prices are key to expanding sales. It will help Samsung burnish an image as an innovative company, but it is unlikely to be profitable. I expect Apple to wait say for one year and come up with foldable phones with more features, as they did with the smartwatch,
Along with the Galaxy Fold, Samsung provided other widely anticipated updates, such as 5G versions of its existing top-end Galaxy S phones. Samsung also announced a new 5G Galaxy S10 handset and three other Galaxy S10 mobiles.
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Trio get amongst the goals
Socceroos trio of Mile Jedinak, Scott McDonald and Scott Chipperfield were all on the mark for their respective teams over the weekend, with Jedinak and Chipperfield’s goals securing vital wins.
Socceroos trio of Mile Jedinak, Scott McDonald and Scott Chipperfield were all on the mark for their respective teams over the weekend, with Jedinak and Chipperfield-s goals securing vital wins.
Jedinak has proved an instant success at Genclerbirligi since moving their in January and his 14th minute strike from a free kick, earned the side a 1-0 win over title fancies Fenerbahce. Bruce Djite played 80 minutes of the same match, while James Troisi sat this game out.
Chipperfield, who only returned to action in the Socceroos match against Japan earlier this month, came off the bench for FC Basel, to grab the winning goal late in the match against FC Zurich, which narrowed Zurich-s lead over Basel to just two points.
McDonald continued his rich vein of form for Celtic with a somewhat lucky goal, although it wasn-t enough with Motherwell grabbing a late equaliser, which saw Celtic relinquish top spot to arch rivals Rangers on goal difference.
It was a good weekend for our keepers in the English Premier League, with both Brad Jones and Mark Schwarzer keeping clean sheets. Jones, who is definitely back in favour at Middlesbrough, denied Wigan Athletic in a 0-0 stalemate, while Schwarzer made it nine clean sheets for the season in a 2-0 win over West Brom.
Michael Petkovic also kept a clean sheet, as Sivasspor maintained its lead at the top of the Turkish Liga with a 1-0 win over Eskisehirspor, but Adam Federici was unable to do likewise in the English Championship, as Reading slipped 2-0 at Bristol City.
In the English Premier League, Lucas Neill and Tim Cahill were both suspended, Mark Viduka remained on the bench, while Vince Grella was the only outfield player to see action, playing 79 minutes against Manchester United in a 2-1 loss.
There was good news for Mile Sterjovski, who came on after 16 minutes for Derby County, in a 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest. Nick Carle remained on the bench for Crystal Palace, as they went down 2-0 at Sheffield Wednesday.
Elsewhere, Harry Kewell played a full game for Galatasaray in a shock 5-2 loss at home against Kocaelispor; Jason Culina played a full 90 minutes as PSV Eindhoven secured a late 1-0 win over FC Groningen and Mark Bresciano played a full game as Palermo lost 2-0 at Juventus.
Joshua Kennedy, Brett Holman, Nikita Rukavytsya and Chris Coyne all did not see game time, either through injury or sitting on the bench.
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’21 Jump Street’ and ‘Men in Black’ Crossover is Dead
Posted on Saturday, January 12th, 2019 by Ethan Anderton
Back in 2014, when one of the biggest stories of the year was a huge hack of sensitive information from Sony Pictures, details on a potential crossover between the 21 Jump Street and Men in Black franchises came to light. In the years since, updates have been sparse with the exception of a title reveal calling the movie MiB 23. Unfortunately, the odds weren’t looking too good for the wild idea when Jonah Hill called the possibility of the sequel “kind of impossible,” and it turns out he was probably right.
Men in Black franchise producer Walter Parkes was recently asked about the chances of seeing Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum throwing on the suits and shades for the potentially incredible crossover, and his response confirms that the 21 Jump Street Men in Black crossover is dead in the water.
Speaking to Empire Magazine (via Yahoo UK), Walter Parkes only had this to say about MiB 23:
“We gave it a shot. It turned out to be an impossible match-up.”
That echoes what Jonah Hill said back in August of 2016:
“I doubt that movie will get made. They’re trying to make all the deals, but it’s kind of impossible with all the Men in Black stuff. The Jump Street films were so fun to make and the whole joke of them was they were making fun of remakes and sequels and reboots and then now it’s become a giant sequel, reboot. It’s almost become what we were making fun of and it’s hard to maintain that joke when it’s so high stakes.”
While the prospect of the franchise crossover did sound like an awesome idea, Jonah Hill’s concerns are valid. One of the best things about the 21 Jump Street is how it made fun of big screen reboots of TV shows and sequels while still keeping some real stakes and never getting too ridiculous. And that would get hard with a crossover like this.
This is the most official word we’ve gotten that this project won’t be moving forward, but after four years, there wasn’t much hope that it would actually happen. After all, there’s already a reboot of Men in Black coming that also acts as a sequel to the original franchise with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson being part of Men in Black International. Plus, we’ve also heard about a 21 Jump Street reboot that may focus on Tiffany Haddish and Awkwafina as two female undercover cops instead with a whole new character dynamic.
Maybe some day we’ll learn some more details about MiB 23. There has to be a draft of a script out there somewhere, and if anyone has it, we’d surely love to read it.
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Highlights from the 2-11-2019 Board of Education Meeting
Board Briefs is a newsletter-style overview of the highlights of the Board of Education's discussion and action. You can find the meeting agenda online here, and look for minutes of the meeting to be posted after they are approved at the next BOE meeting (March 18, 2019).
Superintendent's Reflections
Each month, Superintendent Dr. Dane Delli updates the Board of Education and the community about programs, events, notable achievements, and other timely information and celebrations.
Dr. Delli shared that the administration is having conversations about how the end-of-year calendar will change to adjust for the snow and cold days. There have been no definitive decisions made. Dr. Delli reminded everyone that winter is not over yet!
The community is encouraged to attend Board of Education meetings, and contribute during the community participation periods. In all regular Board of Education meetings, the Board follows a set agenda that include two opportunities for community participation.
The following community members spoke in support of Science Olympiad:
Laura Horwitz, parent, thanked the District for funding Science Olympiad. Her youngest child currently participates and has had a great experience. She hopes that the District will continue to fund it and consider increasing funding to support the program. It offers teamwork, STEM exposure, competition, benefits that extend beyond the classroom.
Madhuu Thota, parent, has coached Science Olympiad for several years. He says that students who participate in Science Olympiad are very self directed. He requested that the District continue to fund the program.
Dan Grant, Science Olympiad coach, thanked the Glenview Education Foundation for funding the Science Olympiad up until last year. Other schools have Science Olympiad night to recognize students who win awards. He said that the budget for Science Olympiad has been cut, and the program have lost teachers because the stipend is small.
Becky Betts, parent of a current student and alumnus, expressed support for Science Olympiad and her wish for it to have it a permanent place in the budget. This past weekend, students participated in a meet and took first place.
The Board approved several resolutions, including personnel, payroll and vendor warrants; destruction and release of executive meeting minutes; and the adoption of the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan.
The Board also approved contractor agreements for summer 2019 work, and a resolution abating the District 34 working cash fund. When bonds are issued, they are deposited into the working cash fund, but the money must be transferred through operations and maintenance fund and into the capital projects fund.
The Teaching & Learning team -- Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Dr. Matt Silverman, Executive Director of Educational Technology Brian Engle, Executive Director of Student Services Mary Geraghty, Assistant Director of Student Services Kristin Caceres, and Director of EL & Bilingual Programs Raquel Kim -- presented information about District 34's progress in implementing Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), a process for addressing student academic achievement, behavior, health and social-emotional well-being and improving outcomes for all students.
Kristin Caceres explained that MTSS is about systems; it folds in all of the District's initiatives of support. She said that it eliminates the silos; the T&L team working all together is an example of that holistic view. MTSS focuses on equity and inclusive practices. She outlined priorities of MTSS, including cementing belief systems (such as the culture for high expectations for all, and supporting the whole child) and understanding of state policies surrounding MTSS.
The T&L team conducted a District-wide survey to gather data about staff understanding and beliefs about MTSS. The results show a need to build skills among stakeholders to understand the process.
The District has taken many steps in implementation, including creating an intervention specialist position for math, and building a District MTSS leadership team. Continued work includes ongoing professional development and consistent communication, and the development of a draft MTSS framework.
Municipal Advisor
Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Eric Miller explained that, if the Board were to consider a referendum to fund ongoing facility projects, it will be advantageous to work with a municipal advisor for a competitive sale of bonds. A municipal advisor provides advice to the District on the structure, timing and terms on financial products and legally must put the District's interests first. The benefits of using a municipal advisor include reduced borrowing and issuance costs, positive impact on taxpayers, and regulatory oversight over standards.
Mr. Miller recommended that the Board approve Elizabeth Hennessy from Raymond James to serve as the District's municipal advisor. Ms. Hennessy has worked with the District as an underwriter for many years (including in the most recent bond issuance), so she understand's the District's needs and environment.
Staffing Allocation
Executive Director for Human Resources Dr. Heather Hopkins outlined the projected staffing needs for the 2019-2020 school year. With a projected decrease in enrollment, there will be a slight reduction in the number of classrooms. There are some changes in staffing based on how we deliver services, leading to a slight increase to support EL learners and students with IEPs. The early childhood program is seeing an increase in students, thus requiring a staffing increase. There is a requirement, by Illinois School Code, to offer bilingual services at the middle school level; that addition also requires an increase in staffing. The District is bringing some services currently provided by NSSED in house (occupational therapy and assistive technology). Having those positions within the District will allow us to better meet the needs of all students, and also will lead to cost savings that will allow funding for the staff increases. Other staffing additions include:
Two instructional coaches
Science teaching specialists for intermediate schools
Overall, the recommendation is for a an increase of 13 FTE in certified staff.
Dr. Hopkins also outlined a change of administration configuration to include assistant principals at every school (an addition of three FTE). Research shows that instructional leadership has a great impact on student achievement. Currently, building principals do not have sufficient time to serve as effectively as they would like as instructional leaders.
The District is looking at new recruiting efforts, including national efforts, to attract the best candidates.
Future Facilities Financing
Eric Miller explained that the Board will see a presentation in May about the District's capital needs as revealed from the architect's space utilization study. If the Board feels a referendum may be required to meet those needs, the District will need to inform and hear from the community. Eric Miller said that the District will benefit from using a consultant to understand and evaluate the wishes of the community in a very scientific way. Mr. Miller, Dr. Delli and Director of Communications & Strategic Planning Cathy Kedjidjian will investigate options and learn about how other districts have used consultants in their referendum planning.
NSSED Board Report
Board Vice President Natalie Jachtorowycz, said that she, Mary Geraghty and a District 34 parent attended the National School Board Association's conference on equity and advocacy, and it was a powerful experience. She shared some of the learning she experienced in keynote and breakout sessions about equity and access to education.
Meet the Board of Education
Glenview District 34 is governed by a seven-person Board of Education, elected by the community, that consists of the following individuals:
Sam Ach (President)
Natalie Jachtorowycz (Vice President)
Jim Baumstark
John Heggie
Jackie Lutz
Diane Stefani
You can contact the Board at board@glenview34.org.
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Hindi Movie Video Song | Top 10 Songs to Listen Today
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With the ever-rising taste of videos, many movies have perfectly integrated video songs into their films. Of course, the obvious choice is to go with the top video songs that captivate many viewers. These video songs play an integral part in making a movie to being a hit. Viewers would love to have such songs in their devices for ease of access. To obtain these videos, you will be needed to have an appropriate video downloader application. In this article, you will get a full list for picking the best Hindi movie video song.
Top 10 Hindi Movie Song Videos
1. Laila Main Laila
This song has over 180 million followers on YouTube. This Chartbuster from Shah Rukh Khans “Raees” rocked the internet as soon as it was available online. The song is indeed the life of every party. The song has all to be a massive hit featuring singer Pavni Pandey and gorgeous Sunny Leone grooving the beats with SRK.
2. Tamma Tamma Again
This song is done by Bappi Lahiri and Anuradha Paudwal replicates the 90’s classic version. Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan meets for an unmatchable dance sequence that makes this song a perfect choice for any occasion. The song has a large number of followers.
3. Suit Suit
This is a song is sung by Guru Randhawa and Rajat Nagpal and is featured in the “Hindi Medium”. This heart touching story narrated with humor was already making the song a hit.
4. Mere Rashke Qamar
This song was recreated by lyricist Manoj Muntashir and composer Tanishk Bagchi for Milan Luthria’s 2017 Hindi film. Despite the Pakistani artist being banned from working in India, the producer said that he was working for the last one and half year. The song has since been featuring the top hits in Asian music chart. It is quite popular in Pakistani and India and many local artists have adopted it as a cover version.
5. Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast
This song is an absolute hit and was on top of the chartbuster lists. It replicates the classic 90’s hits and features Kiara Advani grooving in a smashing red dress. The song has attained much popularity and with no time excelled being one of the club favorite songs.
Where to Watch Free Hindi Full Movie Video Songs
Snaptube is a smashing Android app that makes it easy to watch videos on your device. This application allows you to search and watch videos from multiple video sharing platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Instagram, Dailymotion, and Vevo among others in one place.
Snaptube allows searching of the interested file using keywords as well as typing a URL. Furthermore, this app provides you with an array of resolution types.
6. Baarish
This popular hit from “Half Girlfriend” is rated the best monsoon song of this season. As Shraddha Kapoor enjoy the rains, while Ash King and Shashaa Tirupati croon the super melodious track, the song absolutely catches the eye. Its soothing lyrics and excellent cinematography, the song becomes an obvious choice for any mood and season.
7. Radio
This song by Kamaal Khan and Amit Mishra and composed by Pritam with its retro beats reminds fans of the 60s. This song needed not to wait to become a success. It is a song that hits with right notes and is becoming quite popular.
8. Ik Vaari aa
This song form “Raabta” is a melodious song composed by Pritam. It shows how Kriti Sanson and Sushant Singh part on a rather glamorous note and then spent their time thinking about their good times. This is a top hit song and rose to greater popularity.
9. Move Your Lakk
This song from “Noor” featuring Diljit Dosanjh and the amazing rapping skills of Badshah is an instant hit. It is no doubt an addictive track owing to its lyrics and tunes.
10. Humsafar
This is an unmatched romantic song featured in Badrinath Ki Dulhania. From its calming beats that stir your soul, this song undoubtedly becomes an anthem of all love birds this season. It captures the lively romance in the movie between Alia and Varun.
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Mum’s helmet plea after ‘very lucky’ son escapes injury during car accident
By Kelvin Stuttard
Published: 06:00, 13 June 2015
McKenzie Sumner (11) who is lucky to escape serious injury after being hit by a car while riding his scooter?
A relieved mum said her son was “very lucky” to escape serious injury after being catapulted into the air by a car while riding his scooter.
Eleven-year-old McKenzie Sumner somersaulted over the top of a car.
McKenzie was riding his push scooter without his helmet at the time on his way to Sainsbury’s to buy chocolate when he crossed the road not realising the vehicle was approaching.
His mum Samantha is now urging parents to make sure their children wear helmets and use crossings where possible.
She said: “He usually uses the crossing and normally wears a helmet which I’m a little bit mad about.
“He is very, very lucky. I still can’t believe he has no broken bones. He somersaulted really high into the air over the top of it and hit the road with a bang.
“He was knocked out for a bit, we went to hospital and had a CT scan and X-rays but everything was fine.”
Currently on crutches for a sore knee, McKenzie said: “I’m OK. I’m just a bit sore. I can’t remember it. The last thing I remember is leaving the house.”
Catering assistant Samantha also praised the quick thinking of McKenzie’s sister Laura (13), who ran to comfort her brother as well as an off-duty policeman who stopped the traffic.
Samantha added: “His sister Laura was brilliant, she was an absolute star to stay so calm in the situation.
“My neighbour rang me to tell me. She just said ‘Sam, McKenzie’s been knocked down’. I just had to get to him. It was a really strange feeling. You just never think that is going to happen to you.
“The ambulance was really quick and fortunately there were two first aiders two cars behind.
“I just want to thank everybody who was involved who worked together.
“I feel so sorry for the lady driving the car. It wasn’t her fault.
“He’s been off school but hobbled in on Monday when we went to pick his brother up.
“He had a pile of children around him wishing him well which was lovely. The school has been amazing.”
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Robert Lopez
“If you cannot teach me to fly, teach me to sing.” — J.M. Barrie (Peter Pan)
Robert Lopez has been involved in Theatre since the tender age of 10. His first venture into directing happened his 7th grade year when he helped the choir teacher put together a Spring Musical skit of “The Little Mermaid,” where he also performed as Sebastian, the crab! From there he went on to be the student director/producer of the Drama Department in High School, for the three years he was there.
While earning his BA in Theatre Arts and Dance at CSULA, he was introduced to Metropolitan Education Theatre Network as an actor, and later became an Associate Director. This company did shows all throughout Southern California where Robert performed and assistant directed in shows such as, Annie, Grease, The Wiz, Fiddler on the Roof, and Big River. In 2002, MET2 flew Robert to Auckland New Zealand to play Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Working with children through Theatre inspired Robert to go into the Teaching profession and later received his Teaching Credential at SFSU. Robert is now a Drama Teacher at Burnett Middle School recently working on such shows like Singin’ in the Rain Jr., Annie Jr., The Wiz, Xanadu Jr. to name a few.
Robert is also an actor around the Bay Area. Recent credits include: Leo Bloom in The Producers (Broadway By The Bay), Bert in Mary Poppins (TVRT), Joe in Sunset Blvd (CCMT), Roger in RENT (PCRT), and Marius in Les Miserables (CCMT).
Robert’s Dream Team 2 Directing resume includes: Shrek The Musical, 13, Legally Blonde and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He is inspired on a daily basis working with children. He considers himself to be a lifelong learner. “I get to teach children a thing or two, and they always teach me something in return.”
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Redefine Power: Wonder Woman Inspires Kindergartners, Entrepreneurs, Actresses
by Nancy D. O’Reilly
Dr Nancy O'Reilly, equality, Hollywood, representation, women in film
Actor Chris Pine tweeted this photo of young fans with the cast and director Patty Jenkins of “Wonder Woman.”
Humans are meaning-making creatures. We love to tell stories, and these shape how we see ourselves and our world. That’s what makes our ever-present media so powerful.
“Anytime we see women in powerful roles on-screen it challenges narrowly defined and antiquated views of leadership,” said Stacy L. Smith, communications professor at the University of Southern California. Smith is quoted in the New York Times about the impact “Wonder Woman” might have on young girls.
“Whether women are serving as C.E.O.s or, in the case of Wonder Woman, striding across ‘No Man’s Land’ and taking enemy fire, it broadens our notions of who a leader can be and the traits they exemplify,” Smith told the New York Times.
Humans love stories. They shape how we see our world. That’s what makes the #media so powerful. Click To Tweet
Stories from Kindergarten
Small children readily imagine themselves as heroes, and a woman who works at a kindergarten posted comments from five- and six-year-olds the first week after the film’s release.
Their stories were filled with power and possibility. One group asked to wear superhero costumes when they sang their song about bunnies. When a girl asked if she could ditch her school uniform for Wonder Woman armor because she “wanted to be ready if she needed to save the world,” her classmates took the new look in stride.
Seven girls playing together during recess decided that since they all wanted to be Wonder Woman, they should all be Amazons and not fight but instead work together to defeat evil. Another little girl said, “When I grow up I want to speak hundreds of languages like Diana.” A boy who had been obsessed with Iron Man asked his parents for a new Wonder Woman lunchbox instead.
The teacher who posted these comments closed with this comment: “Consider this your friendly reminder that if this movie completely changed the way these girls and boys thought about themselves and the world in a week, imagine what the next generation will achieve if we give them more movies like Wonder Woman.” Imagine indeed.
Adults are slower than children to suspend disbelief and after researching and writing a book on Wonder Woman’s complicated origins, author Jill Lepore says in an interview that she remained puzzled about the character’s appeal.
One day, however, an eight-year-old visiting from foster care “found this box of postcards … covers of original DC Comics from the 1940s. She started picking through them, pulled out all the Wonder Women, and she lined them up in a row and she just looked at them. Then she looked at me and she said, ‘She is so strong.’ It just knocked me out. This is why Wonder Woman touches people.”
Stories Inspire Entrepreneurs
Even two male writers told stories showing how Diana’s many strengths offer lessons for entrepreneurs. The way John Rampton tells the story, the years the Wonder Woman franchise spent pivoting and rebranding would be familiar to most business owners navigating a changing marketplace.
#WonderWoman's rebranding should be familiar to business owners navigating a changing marketplace Click To Tweet
His version of the story highlights Diana’s truth, peace, equality, empathy, fearlessness, and the power of mentoring. Diana is no loner but instead shares the glory. When Steve Trevor says she saved the day her response is, “No, we did this.” The story told by another journalist, John Boitnott, highlights Diana’s ability to inspire others with her courage and compassion, those precious attributes women display in abundance.
Stories from Women in Hollywood’s Film Industry
How did women in Hollywood working on the film tell the story? They – like other diverse groups – are still struggling for representation and equal opportunity in the movie industry. The women who played the fierce warrior gods in the opening scenes of the film said working with a female director and a majority female cast made all the difference.
“Everyone just walked with more power,” said Brooke Ence. “They walked with this Amazonian vibe.” “Many of the other Amazons are also mothers,” said Doutzen Kroes. “So we were all able to have our families with us during filming … it was simply incredible.” “I have never been around that many strong women at one time,” said Ann Wolfe. “It felt like we were real, true Amazons.”
Speaking of gender equity in the Hollywood film industry, Women Connect4Good’s producer Cathy Evans observed that Gal Gadot only earned $300,000 for this role, a fraction of what established male superhero stars make.
Yes, and Hollywood contracts are byzantine patchworks of bonuses, royalties and percentages, and this is, after all, a brand new franchise. Evans hopes the sequels will correct some of the perceived problems, empower more women and girls, and earn Gal closer to the 79 cents the average woman makes on a man’s dollar.
Some reviewers, not big action hero fans, asked instead for more movies like “Hidden Figures,” an inspiring story based on actual human women. Agreed. But as psychology professor Christopher Ferguson points out, “’Wonder Woman’ and ‘Hidden Figures’ are not in conflict, but both move toward greater egalitarianism in film, albeit in different ways.” He goes on to caution, “All advocacy efforts, no matter how deserving, can run the risk of developing rigid, jargon-filled, political views that make the perfect the enemy of the good.”
In today’s #WomenHelpingWomen Movement, let’s make room for every woman’s imperfect experience Click To Tweet
In today’s Women Helping Women Movement, let’s make room for every woman’s imperfect experience, even a retro comic book super hero. This is how we will pave the way for tomorrow’s real sheroes to step into their full and rightful share of leadership.
Nancy D. O’Reilly, PsyD, is the creator and co-author of Leading Women: 20 Influential Women Share Their Secrets to Leadership, Business, and Life and urges women to reach out and support each other to create an equitable world. Stay up-to-date on the thoughts, practices, and solutions cultivated by today’s Leading Women on Facebook and Twitter, or visit drnancyoreilly.com.
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Prague : Old Town Square
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Budapest : Hungarian Parliament Building
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Frankfurt - Prague (514 km)
From Frankfurt we will journey to Prague, CZ. This is also where we will spend the night.
Standard Hotel: Best Western Amedia Prague or Dorint Hotel Don Giovanni Prague or similar
Prague - Bratislava (289 km)
Your Prague adventure begins with a spectacular walk along the Royal Route, start from the top of Castle Hill in the Hradcany district, and then tour Prague Castle. Further exploration then heads off around the imposing gothic St. Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica and along Golden Lane. Later we will stroll across the iconic Charles Bridge, and on through the winding alleys to the Old Town Square, where you can see the City Hall and the Astronomical Clock. After lunch in the square, our coach will make the scenic transfer from Prague to the hotel in or near the Slovakian capital, Bratislava.
Prague has been an important city for 1,100 years. It is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, features more than ten museums, and its historic city center is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This massive palatial complex in Prague serves as the official residence of the President of the Czech Republic. It is the largest ancient castle in the world with a total area of 70,000 square-meters.
Admission (Optional): Adult €13; Child (7-16 yrs) €6.50; Child (Under 6 yrs) Free; ticket included: the Old Royal Palace, St. George's Basilica, Golden Lane and Vitus Cathedral
The largest church in the Czech Republic, St. Vitus Cathedral is a beautiful Gothic church, marked by its high vaulted ceiling and flying buttresses, which had a large influence over the development of this architectural style in central Europe.
Golden Lane
This historic street in front of the massive and spectacular Prague Castle gets its name from the alchemists who are said to once have roamed the area looking for a way to turn ordinary minerals into gold.
Old Town Square
This public square in the heart of Prague's historic Old Town displays some excellent examples of Gothic and baroque architecture; for example, the square's two major churches, Tyn Church and St. Nihcolas Church, each showcase one of these styles.
This building, with its tall, Gothic tower, was once the city hall of Prague. At the top of the tower is the famous astronomical clock, the oldest still-working clock of its kind worldwide.
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is a beautiful Central European city. Some of the most popular places in town are St. Martin's Cathedral, the Old Town, and Devin Castle.
Standard Hotel: Vienna House Easy Chopin Bratislava or Lindner Hotel Gallery Central Bratislava or similar
Bratislava - Budapest (200 km)
One of the best ways of seeing Budapest is by taking a river cruise. After a morning of activity, you'll relax over lunch at Buda Palace, and then have a chance to look at the exhibitions in the Budapest History Museum and Hungarian National Gallery, or do a spot of souvenir shopping. Next you'll explore both sides of the city on a cultural and historic tour. Highlights on the Buda side of the Danube include the towered terrace of Fisherman's Bastion, the medieval Matthias Church and a walk up to the summit of Gellert Hill for panoramic views. While over in Pest the sights include the expansive Heroes' Square and Hungary's dramatic riverside Parliament Building. In the evening, you can choose to round off an eventful day with an optional dinner in the heart of Budapest, where you can sample traditional dishes such as goose liver, goulash, duck leg and local wine, accompanied by Hungarian folkdance and music.
Budapest is the capital city of Hungary and is routinely considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. A large area of the city is considered a World Heritage Site by the United Nations.
Fisherman's Bastion
The Fisherman's Bastion on the Buda side of the Danube River in Hungary is an incredible white-stone viewing terrace with conical towers. It was built in the 1890s and gets its name from the fisherman's guild that once defended the area.
Admission (Optional): Adult €3
Heroes Square
The centerpiece of this famous square in Budapest is a series of statues known as the Millennium Memorial. The statues are of the leaders of the nine tribes that founded Hungary as well as other historic Hungarian figures.
Hungarian Parliament Building
One of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, the seat of Hungary's National Assembly is an iconic landmark on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest. It is both the largest and tallest building in the country.
This impressive and dramatic Gothic cathedral in Budapest was built in the late 1300s, although local tradition claims it dates back to the 12th century. It houses an Ecclesiastical-art museum that contains replicas of the Hungarian royal jewels.
Danube Cruise
Take a leisurely cruise down the beautiful Danube River to see the magnificent city of Budapest from the water. This river is the vein that flows between the two part of the city, Buda and Pest.
Admission (Optional): Adult €20
Hungarian Folklore Show and Dinner
Dancing has long been a significant component of Hungarian culture. Come see a performance that showcases the traditional dances of the country, providing an insightful and entertaining display. As you watch, you will enjoy a delicious dinner.
Standard Hotel: Expo Congress Hotel or similar.
Budapest - Vienna (243 km)
Today we will enter the city of Vienna, AT Austria's capital. Begins at one of the city's most popular attractions, Schonbrunn Palace. After lunch in this refined setting, you will take a driving tour past many grand, famous buildings, including the City Hall, the Austrian Parliament, Hofburg Palace and Heroes'Square. In the afternoon, you'll have some shopping time, before adding the Wiener Staatsoper (opera house). Later, optional for dinner in the heart of the city or visit St. Stephen's Cathedral, before taking a stroll in Stadtpark. In the evening, we recommend the option of attending a Viennese waltz concert, which will allow you the unforgettable experience of hearing the music of Mozart and Strauss in the place where it was composed.
Vienna is the capital city of Austria. It is considered one of the best places to live in the world. Called "The City of Music," Vienna has produced internationally famous composers such as Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Mozart, and more.
Schonbrunn Palace is both one of the most important cultural landmarks in Austria and possibly the most major of its tourist attractions. This 1,440-room Rococo estate and gardens was built by Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II in 1569.
Admission (Optional): Adult €14.20; Child (7-18 yrs) €10.50; Child (Under 6 yrs) Free
The noticeable and unique mosaic roof of this church in the Austrian capital has made Saint Stephen's one of the most recognizable buildings in the city. The church has seen several additions, but the oldest parts are from the 12th century.
The Viennese City Park covers 16 acres in the Austrian capital and is beloved by tourists and locals alike. The park is home to several attractions and monuments of its own, most notable the Johann Strauss Monument.
This amazing opera house traces its origins to the middle of the 1800s. Its prestigious orchestra members often go on to become players in the Vienna Philharmonic. The neo-Renaissance facade is beloved today, but unpopular at the time of construction.
Vienna Concert Waltz
Vienna has a rich history of classical music. Come see a traditional waltz concert, and marvel in the beautiful sounds that emanate from the chamber orchestra.
Standard Hotel: Austria Trend Hotel Bosei, Hotel Radlinger, or similar.
Vienna - Mondsee - Munich (366 km)
In the morning, we will depart from Vienna and head to Munich. On the way, we will visit the Mondsee, a beautiful town in the Alps. Upon our arrival, guests will have time to explore the city center. We will spend the night in Munich or nearby city.
Mozarthaus
Mozart's only surviving residence in the city of Vienna was the famous composer's home from 1784 until 1787. The structure of the house dates back to the 17th century. It was completely renovated and the museum reopened in 2006.
Salzkammergut, AUSTRIA
This resort region in Austria stretches from Salzburg to the the peaks of the Dachstein Mountains. Its name translates to "Estate of the Salt Chamber," named for the organization that ran the salt mines of the Hapsburg Monarchs.
Mondsee lake
This lake in Upper Austria is part of the Salzkammergut area, in the Austrian alps. Mondsee is one of the country's last privately-owned lake. The Drachenwand (Dragonwall) is an impressive mountain on the lake's southern shore.
Standard Hotel: NH Munich Airport / NH Munich am Ring or similar
Munich - Lucerne - Zurich (489 km)
From our hotel in Munich or nearby city we will travel to Mount Titlis in Switzerland, where we will take a Cable Car to the top. After lunch we will make our way to Lucerne, CH to view lovely Lake Lucerne. We will also visit the Lion Monument. At the end of our tour, guests will have some free time to explore the city. We will head to Zurich, CH or nearby city for the night.
If weather and traffic permitting, we might take a photo stop in one of the smallest country in Europe - Lichtenstein
The official language of Bern is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the Alemannic Swiss German dialect called Bernese German.In 1983 the historic old town in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Titlis Rotair and Ice Flyer Chairlift
The Titlis Rotair and Ice Flyer Chairlift is a one of a kind cable car that offers panoramic views of Switzerland's famous Mount Titlis. The circular car has windows all around, and rotates 360 degrees as it climbs higher and higher.
Admission (Optional): Adult €85; Child (7-16 yrs) €45; Child (Under 6 yrs) Free
This Swiss city on gorgeous Lake Lucerne is popular with tourists due to its amazing views of the lake, Mount Pilatus, and Mount Rigi of the Swiss Alps. Some of the buildings in Lucerne date back hundreds of years.
This large, spindly lake in Switzerland is one of the top vacation spots for locals and tourists alike, and the shores are lined with many resorts and hotels. People come from far and wide for its uniqueness and beauty.
Lion Monument
The Lion of Lucerne is an amazing sculpture carved directly into a cliffside in one of Switzerland's most gorgeous cities. It was done to commemorate the deaths of Swiss soldiers who were brutally massacred during the bloody French Revolution.
This mountain looms in the Swiss Alps, near the city of Lucerne. A popular activity is to take the cable car to the top of the mountain. It straddles the border between Obwalden and Berne.
Standard Hotel: Radisson, Zurich Airport or similar.
Zurich - Titisee - Frankfurt (318 km)
Today, we will tour Zurich, the largest city in Switzerland. We will then visit the Rhine Falls. After lunch, we will travel to Frankfurt, German, arriving in the early evening.
Neuhausen am Rheinfall, SWITZERLAND
A town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland, which is close to the Rhine Falls.
This roaring Swiss waterfall not far from Zurich has been wowing tourists for centuries. It is about 75 feet tall and 450 feet wide, making it the largest plain waterfall in Europe. It has the largest flow in the summer.
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Frankfurt, GERMANY Am Hauptbahnhof, 60329 Gallusviertel, Frankfurt, (Main Entrance of Frankfurt Central Station (Hauptbahnhof) - Frankfurt) 8:30am 6:30pm
The above departure information is tentative and it will be confirmed at the time of reservation.
The tour will end between 6:30pm - 7:00pm on the last day.
Airport pickup and drop off service is only available upon request at least 15 days prior the departure date. Pickup and drop off time is from 7am to 10pm, price is $50 each way per person(minimum 2 customers).
Hotel: Twin share basis. For child 2 - 11 year old sharing a room with 2 adults. (Hotel information is confirmed 24 hours prior departure)
Transportation: Air Conditioned luxury coach and other transportation listed in itinerary.
Breakfast: Daily Continental breakfast including coffee or tea, juice, bread, jam. All others meals not listed are at your expense.
Guide: Professional Mandarin and Cantonese speaking tour guide Level 2: semi-guided tour
Admission Fees:
Titlis Rotair and Ice Flyer Chairlift (Optional) €85
€45 (7-16 yrs)
Free (Under 6 yrs)
Danube Cruise (Optional) €20 /
Fisherman's Bastion (Optional) €3 /
Hungarian Folklore Show and Dinner (Optional) €50 /
Matthias Church (Optional) €8 /
Prague Castle (Optional) €13
€6.50 (7-16 yrs)
Mozarthaus (Optional) €7 /
Schonbrunn Palace (Optional) €14.20
€10.50 (7-18 yrs)
Vienna Concert Waltz (Optional) €60 /
Prices are subject to change without prior notice.
If you would like to join the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy / use the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.
City entrance and Overnight City tax charges (Mandatory)
Prague City entrance 5.00 Euro
Vienna City entrance 5.00 Euro
Lunch and Dinner charges (if applicable)
Chinese Lunch or Dinner (10 or more ppl): 10.00 - 15.00 Euro (Swiss Region 20.00 Euro)
Hungary folklore show + Dinner + Transfer: 50.00 Euro
Any charges for additional itinerary are not listed in itinerary
Travel insurance, visa fees
A mandatory service fees for tour guide/bus driver (min. 7 Euro /day per person).
Excess baggage charges from Airlines
Personal expenses such as room service, telephone, laundry service charges
Losses or additional expenses: The Company will accept no responsibilities for losses or additional expense due to accident.
This tour itinerary is very tight and also requires a lot of walking. The group need to be in the places on time, otherwise they cannot get through the next destination.
Immediately after submitting your reservation you will receive a receipt of booking by email. Within 72 hours of submitting your reservation you will receive a confirmation email confirming the booking status. Please do not book any airline tickets until you receive the status of your booking.
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Final reconfirmation with departure details will be sent to you in about 3 business days. We will update the tour guide number approximately 1 or 2 days before departure.
How does this flexible tour work?
Please click on the city "marker" in the map to see other available loops.
You decide how many days you want to travel
Each day you can travel to a different place
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Within 72 hours of submitting your reservation you will receive a reconfirmation email confirming the booking status. We suggest that do not book any airline tickets until you receive the status of your booking.
How can I add the pre and post night hotel?
PLease contact us anytime after your booking to add the Pre-Post Accommodation. Available only on the day before (one night) or after the tour(one night). USD$55 per person per night (twin share basis), there is no charge for child share a room with two adults. USD$100 per night applies for Single Room.
Can you provide the airport transfer?
Please contact us anytime after your booking. Available in Paris(only pick up from CDG and ORY of Paris), Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome, Vienna and Prague. Airport, Train, hotel, meeting place transfer (available between 7:00am and 10pm), USD$45 each way per person (based on two people).
How can I update the information if there is a change in name, passport number, or nationality after my booking?
You could simply send us an e-mail with new information. Your request will be processed in 1 to 2 business days.
How to select and pay the optional admission fee?
It should be paid upon arrival. Please bring cash for optional admission fees, meals, as well as tips to tour guide
May I have the hotel accommodation details for this tour?
The actual hotel will not be finalized until 1 or 2 days before departure. Most hotels are around 2 to 3 stars.
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How Much Network Lag is too Much?
Posted by Talari
Remember when the Internet was first making its way into businesses and homes? Users would wait several minutes as pages loaded line by line. This was acceptable back in the legacy days of dial-up Internet services, before the age of mobile devices and everything else we have today.
Now, however, things have drastically changed. Users are still willing to wait for content to load, but won’t pause for a second longer than they have to. Research shows that applications and websites have mere seconds before a user abandons it in search of something faster.
This raises in important question: How much network lag caused by latency is too much?
“47 percent of users expect pages to load in 2 seconds or less.”
User expectations: Page load times
According to recent statistics from KISSmetrics, a survey of e-commerce shoppers showed that every second counts when it comes to user retention. Researchers found that almost half of all participants – 47 percent – expect pages to load in 2 seconds or less. Overall, 40 percent said they would abandon a site and search for something else if content doesn’t load within 3 seconds. Even a single moment can make a difference – a 1 second delay reduces user satisfaction by 16 percent.
Although these statistics pertain to online consumers, they illustrates the shift taking place with users across nearly every industry. In the current corporate environment, business end users expect a similar – if not higher – level of performance from the mission-critical applications they count on to do their jobs. Just like online shoppers, enterprise employees aren’t willing to put up with a resource that is impacted by more than a few seconds of lag. Reliable, high-speed performance is key. When a company-approved application or technological asset isn’t moving as fast as users would like, it could cause them to turn to unapproved, shadow IT processes.
How does latency impact critical applications?
Network lag can have a considerable impact on critical applications – in some cases, network latency could be so bad that it stunts the platform’s performance to the point that it’s nearly unusable.
“If excessive network latency is causing the application to spend a large amount of time waiting for responses from a distant data center, then the bandwidth may not be fully utilized, and performance will suffer,” noted an except from “IP Storage Networking: Straight to the Core” by Gary Orenstein.
Latency is made up of certain types of delay, including propagation, node, congestion and processing delay. A robust network design can help reduce these types of delays, and minimize overall network lag.
Today’s enterprise users won’t wait longer than a few seconds for applications to respond.
By the numbers: How much latency is unacceptable?
There are specific factors that can impact the latency of a modem, including the latency of the connecting device, as well as the distance data is traveling.
For a typical modem, the connecting device latency can fall between 5 and 40 milliseconds – a traditional T1 line will normally experience 0 to 10 milliseconds in latency at the connection. It’s also important to factor in distance – data roughly travels at 120,000 miles per second, adding approximately 1 millisecond of delay for every 60 miles traveled. In this way, network lag is not only caused by the connection, but how far data traverses to the data center location and to the receiver.
While these are rough estimates, the numbers are revealing. Any level of connecting device latency or distance latency over these levels could indicate a problem. Similarly, a 2 percent packet loss or more could also be a symptom of performance issues caused by latency.
What can enterprises do about latency?
However, in order to fully understand if the latency or packet loss an enterprise experiences is within normal limits, the IT team must have a way to measure these levels. An SD-WAN solution can provide just the type of in-depth look needed here.
This technology has the ability to track not only latency and packet loss, but jitter and overall availability as well, helping to ensure that each packet takes the most optimal path across the network. An SD-WAN component can create an intelligent network that proactively adapts to current conditions as well as any changes in real time, offering enterprises the speed, performance and reliability they need.
Download this report from Broadband-Testing to see how an SD-WAN improves application performance when compared to a traditional WAN.
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Government-backed Start-Up Loans Company spawns 32,000 new jobs
The UK Government’s flagship finance scheme for new businesses has helped create 32,000 new jobs, the organisation has claimed.
The Start-Up Loans Company (SULC), chaired by James Caan of Dragons’ Den fame, is expected to back its 25,000th new business in the coming months, having already helped employ 32,000 people, including their owners; equating to 1.28 jobs for every loan.
The SULC was the brainchild of Lord Young, the former Trade Secretary and now the Prime Minister’s enterprise adviser. The scheme offers start-up support in the form of a repayable loan – funded by the British Business Bank – along with a business mentor for each start-up owner.
With a budget of £310 million, the SULC started lending to new firms in autumn 2012, with almost 20 per cent of all loan recipients previously unemployed and now taking their own business forward.
An additional 1,400 recipients were students in part-time work or ‘economically inactive’.
James Caan, chair, SULC, said: “The creation of 32,000 jobs demonstrates the importance of the contribution made to the UK economy by risk-taking, intrepid entrepreneurs.
“Risk and failure are both key components of the business journey and neither should be shied away from.
“That’s why mentoring is such an important component of the Start Up Loans scheme – providing the next generation of entrepreneurs with the advice and support from those who like myself, failed many times along the path to success.”
The SULC loaned £5,286 per entrepreneur on average, with only nine per cent of loan recipients aged 50-and-over, compared with 54 per cent of 18-to-30-year-olds.
Matthew Hancock, Skills and Enterprise Minister, added: “This Government is committed to making the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business.
“Start Up Loans is a great initiative to make starting your own business an option for anyone with the determination and aptitude to make a go of it.”
It’s thought the British Business Bank will drive £10 billion of fresh lending and investment from additional sources for SMEs and start-ups during the next five years.
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One company’s thoughts on the global agrochemical market
Published online: May 01, 2019 Feature Tyrell Marchant, editor
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This article appears in the May 2019 issue of Potato Grower.
Growing a healthy, productive, profitable potato crop takes a lot of work. But more than that, there are a lot of inputs involved that your average consumer doesn’t think about. Even growers, who very literally know more about the process than anyone, might not know all the answers about the origins of all those inputs.
But understanding what that supply chain looks like is important for U.S. growers, says Bob Trogele, chief operating officer and executive vice president of AMVAC Chemical Corporation.
The global ag chem market’s 2 to 3 percent steady annual growth rate may not sound like a huge number, combined with evolving regulations and overall economies, that growth rate can lead to a lot of change at the farm gate. Globally, about 60 percent of the active ingredients for agrochemicals come from India and China. According to Trogele, about 12 percent of AMVAC’s business is exposed to the Chinese market; that number may be as high as 70 percent for some chemical manufacturers. Around 90 percent of all chlorothalonil produced in the world comes from China. Together, China and India produce about half of the world’s metribuzin. Seeing those numbers, it’s easy to see why it’s important for U.S. growers to have a basic understanding of the goings-on in those foreign agrochemical markets.
“As an agrochemical company, you’ve got to bring ease of use and economic benefit to today’s growers,” says Trogele. “These are large producers and production units and they’re interested in increasing efficiency—time, money, environment. They’re businesspeople. Our objective is to make them more money and more competitive on a global scale.”
AMVAC, which recently celebrated 50 years in business, runs its business on what it calls its four pillars: technological innovation; international expansion and market access; precision application; and operational excellence. Trogele says those four organizational pillars drive every decision the company makes, especially when it comes to the ends of the chemical supply chain—the grower, of course, and the original source, both of whom have ever-evolving expectations and requirements.
China, in particular, is becoming an increasingly more difficult place to produce agrochemicals, for better or worse. In 2018 alone, Trogele says, some 180 factories were shuttered because of new, stricter environmental and compliance laws. That has naturally led to price increases for products coming out of the country. Trogele expects those costs to trickle down the American growers at a noticeable rate this year.
“We’ve invested in the Chinese market with both contracts and relationships,” Trogele says. “Right now, with all the changes happening, the relationships are more important than the contracts.”
So what does all this mean for a potato grower in Idaho or Florida or Washington or Wisconsin? Most importantly, Trogele says, what’s happening in China at the moment likely means a global shortage of pesticides and intermediates over the next several years. He expects supply and demand to balance out again in three to five years, depending on how markets like Brazil, Europe and the U.S. react.
Whatever might be in store for the market as a whole, Trogele expects agrochemical companies to become increasingly cognizant of the challenges facing growers, and continue to develop solutions that improve farms’ bottom lines.
“We’re very sensitive to grower economics,” he says. “For us, a healthy industry—which doesn’t happen without a healthy grower—is the most important thing.”
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New Office Space!
January 17, 2019 in Latest News
Steve Lehigh has been setting up office in our new space in Colorado. Our new address is: 405 S. Wilcox Street, Suite 105 in Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. We are excited to be developing new relationships in the ever-growing Denver area. Click here to see his new digs!
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TDEG is pleased to announce our work in the renovation and reconstruction of the Highland Meadows Senior Residence in Beacon, NY has been awarded the 2019 ACEC/CT Engineering Excellence Award…….
The Di Salvo Engineering Group Structural Engineers (TDEG) is a professional engineering corporation offering comprehensive structural engineering services. Started in 1973 in Ridgefield, CT, the firm has grown to become one of the largest consulting firms in the area dedicated exclusively to structural engineering. In 2018 the firm continued that growth with a branch office in Colorado.
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If you're a fan of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, then you'll be excited to hear that the movies will be shown in IMAX later this month to celebrate Batman's 80th birthday.
Magical wizarding world
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Captain Marvel features a lot of new characters, from Skrull leader Talos to Kree warrior Yon-Rogg. But it's Goose the cat that steals the show.
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Telenor stories
Tapad Board Appoints Sigvart Voss Eriksen as New CEO
Current CEO and Founder Are Traasdahl to Assume New Role as Chairman Emeritus.
WowBox reaches 10 million users
WowBox has reached 10 million registered users. The Telenor-developed app was launched in Bangladesh in May 2015, and has since been launched in Pakistan and Myanmar.
Providing internet for all in Myanmar—in record time
Mobile connectivity and the many opportunities that come with it were unknown to larger population of Myanmar until 2014. In just 32 months, close to 90% of the South East Asian nation’s population and more than 94% of townships in whole or in part are covered by Telenor Myanmar’s network. Telenor Myanmar’s Chief Marketing Officer, Joslin Myrthong, explains how a non-discriminatory market approach and multi-stakeholder collaboration helped the company build the country’s largest and fastest growing network.
dtac debuts the first IoT based agricultural solution
This solution will support farmers through the use of technology, as well as build upon the Thai government’s digital ambitions.
The first steps towards 5G in Norway
Robotic surgery and self-driving cars are among the things that will become a reality thanks to fifth generation mobile networks (5G). For the first time ever, Telenor has tested 5G on Norwegian soil
Social Robotics: How could robots be integrated into our everyday lives?
Written by Ibrahim Hameed, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty for Information Technology and Electrical Engineering Department of ICT and Natural Sciences. Additionally a collaborator with Telenor-NTNU AI-Lab and a member of the Organizing Committee for the first Telenor-NTNU AI-Lab Hackathon (https://www.ntnu.edu/ailab/hackaton).
Digitizing Digi
Meet Digi’s Chief Human Resources Officer, Haroon Bhatti, and find out how – and why – he’s leading the company on a digitization journey.
Technology can raise the bar for women’s equality
There’s been no better time to be a woman in Asia than right now. By and large, women are safer, more prosperous and afforded more opportunities than they have ever been before. But “before” did not set the bar very high. Technology can set new standards, argues Mai Oldgard, SVP and Head of Telenor Group Sustainability:
Telenor-NTNU AI-Lab opens today!
Telenor, together with NTNU & SINTEF, will open Norway’s AI powerhouse in Trondheim. The lab will be a hub for research & development where data from Telenor and other partners will be the enabler in solving critical problems of today and the future.
Preparing for Norway’s Digital Era
Last year, Telenor Group was one of the first supporters of DIGITALNORWAY, a new initiative to accelerate Norwegian businesses as they head into the digital future. Read our interview with Walter Qvam, Chairman of DIGITALNORWAY-Toppindustrisenteret.
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Tesla Semi to boast nearly 600 mile battery range, says Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated during the company’s first-quarter 2018 earnings call that the production version of the Tesla Semi would have almost 600 miles of range.
Musk’s statement came as a response to an inquiry from retail investor and YouTuber Galileo Russell, who asked if the Tesla Semi would feature a breakthrough in battery technology. Russell further referenced the reservations of critics such as Daimler’s head of trucks about the Semi’s estimated range and performance.
Back in February, Daimler AG head of trucks Martin Daum threw some shade at the Tesla Semi, suggesting that the electric truck defies the laws of physics if its specs are accurate. In his response to Russell’s inquiry, Musk threw some shade back at the Daimler executive, explaining that the Tesla Semi’s capabilities do not require radical improvements in its battery technology.
“He does not know much about physics. I know him. I would be happy to engage in a physics discussion with him. I actually studied physics in college. Even if we didn’t improve our battery technology at all, we could achieve a 500-mile range truck. We’re gonna do better than 500 miles.”
Tesla CTO JB Straubel also shared his thoughts. According to Straubel, a key factor for competitors’ skepticism of the Semi could be the industry’s misunderstanding of Tesla’s proficiency in battery tech.
“I think the key point is that it doesn’t require a dramatic breakthrough. So there’s a fundamental misunderstanding, I think, of what the current technology in our existing products can actually do. Maybe that’s just a misunderstanding of the current status of the technology versus others in the industry. That could be where some of that’s coming from.
“If they’re benchmarking sort of the best battery pack they can buy from a supplier, and then mapping that with what the Semi could do, it doesn’t solve. I think that’s maybe where most of it is coming from, but we basically have what we need in-house, and understand how to do those specs today. We’re better, as Elon said.”
Musk summed up the discussion about the Semi’s battery by stating that the production version of the electric truck will exceed the vehicle’s initial estimated range per charge.
“We could do a 500-mile range Semi today. I think the actual production unit will have a 600-mile range,” Musk said.
For now, however, Elon Musk stated that Tesla is not conducting a sales push for the Semi. Nevertheless, Straubel noted that there are roughly 2,000 reservations listed for the Tesla Semi as of date.
Musk and Straubel’s statements about the Tesla Semi’s battery is in line with the observations of automotive veteran and teardown expert Sandy Munro of Munro & Associates. In a recent segment in Autoline After Hours, Munro stated that Tesla’s battery is a class above industry leaders today. Munro was particularly impressed with the differential between Tesla’s battery blocks on the Model 3.
“We went through there, and the difference was .2 milliamps. Holy, nobody can balance batteries that close. Nobody. Nobody’s ever done that,” Munro said.
During the unveiling of the Tesla Semi, Musk stated that the vehicle is able to travel up to 500 miles on a single charge. Powered by four Model 3-derived electric motors, the electric truck is capable of hauling up to 80,000 pounds of cargo. The Tesla Semi also features the capability to travel in Convoy Mode, a semi-autonomous way for a fleet of electric trucks to draft in close proximity to each other.
Elon Musk shows off SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 ahead of launch and landing debut
Elon Musk explains Tesla’s Q1 2018 earnings call, predicts ‘short burn of the century’
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) has announced that its rector, Caroline Pauwels, has been diagnosed with stomach and esophageal cancer. She is undergoing treatment, and vice-rectors will assist her in carrying out her job in the interim.
“The rector asks that her privacy and that of her family be respected during this difficult time,” said the university in a statement. Pauwels (pictured) has been VUB’s rector since 2016, the second woman to be elected to the post at the Dutch-speaking university and the third female rector in Belgium.
One of Pauwels’ priorities has been to create a closer relationship between the university and the public, with the goal of helping the capital solve its social, economic and ecological challenges. She has not only broached the subject of the university becoming multi-lingual, she has led its involvement in the new Usquare development, which is bringing together start-ups and socio-cultural initiatives in Brussels’ former police barracks.
Read The Bulletin's recent interview with Caroline Pauwels here.
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self-care for dogs Aug. 17, 2016
While You Were Working, J.Lo’s Dogs Went to a Spa in the Hamptons With Their Friends
By Gabriella Paiella
A good dog mom Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images
Last Friday around 10 a.m., you were probably chugging your second coffee of the day while staring blankly at your glowing computer screen, just trying to make it through the last few hours of the work week. Around the same time, J.Lo’s dogs were preparing to have a much, much better day than you.
To start, a black Lincoln Town Car dropped off her two boxers (Bear and Rocky) and their friends (two Labradors named Lady and Buddy and a mastiff named Champ) at the Dog Store in Wainscott, New York. The group of dogs reportedly spent their day getting massages, pedicures, washes and blow-dries, and hot-oil treatments, for a cost of approximately $350 per dog. Per “Page Six,” “Bear and Rocky left at about noon with gleaming coats, and were whisked away in the Town Car, but the Labs and monstrous mastiff didn’t emerge until 3 p.m., whereupon the limo was back to collect them.”
Now close your eyes and picture five big dogs living it up at a spa. That’s nice, isn’t it?
Unfortunately, fellow Hamptons residents were not quite as amused. “Every Friday, we drop off our dogs at the spa while we go to Barry’s Bootcamp next door, but this time the doors to the spa were shut, and a handler was overheard saying Lopez’s dogs were inside. They were there nearly all day,” one complained.
Bear and Rocky reportedly replied “woof, woof, woof, woof, woof,” which roughly translates to “excuse me, haven’t you ever heard of self-care?”
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crime Aug. 9, 2018
Sex Cult NXIVM Was Allegedly Planning to Infiltrate the Mexican Government
By Amanda Arnold@aMandolinz
Keith Raniere. Photo: Youtube/Keith Raniere Conversations
NXIVM founder Keith Raniere’s apparent goal was world domination — to build an international following that would live to protect him, his close supporters, and the women who were in his alleged sex cult. In the new book Captive: A Mother’s Crusade to Save Her Daughter From a Terrifying Cult, actress and author Catherine Oxenberg writes that Raniere saw an opportunity to get a NXIVM supporter on the world’s political stage in Mexico, where he cozied up to the country’s wealthy and elite in an attempt to infiltrate the government.
According to Oxenberg, whose daughter was branded and subjected to ritual humiliations as part of her involvement in NXIVM, Raniere’s most powerful friend in Mexico was Emiliano Salinas, the son of former Mexican president Carlos Salinas. Per the Daily Beast, as many as four children of former presidents were involved, but it was Salinas who reportedly led the NXIVM branch. (The “self-help” organization has also been called Executive Success Programs, and some centers still exist under the name ESP.)
According to ESP’s old website, Salinas joined as an executive board member in 2009, and co-owned centers in Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Los Angeles. Because of Salinas’s influence and leadership in NXIVM, Oxenberg writes that Raniere hoped to get him elected to office during Mexico’s next presidential election; then, Raniere could use Salinas as his “puppet.”
“Keith had been playing and positioning his devoted follower Emiliano Salinas as his pawn for years while Emi’s family groomed him to follow in his father’s political footsteps,” she writes. “From what I heard from high-ranking defectors, the supposed plan was to get Emi into office in Mexico’s next presidential election in the summer of 2018 so that a top-ranking Espian and Nxivm devotee would have power on the world’s political stage. His father, Carlos, would use his Machiavellian methods to ensure his son’s election win, and then Keith would use Emi as his puppet and rule Mexico.”
But Raniere’s attempts to accumulate power in Mexico allegedly didn’t stop there. In Captive, Oxenberg claims that he “sent out members of his harem to seduce various members of law enforcement and public officials so that he could compromise them.”
It was in Mexico this past March that the U.S. government eventually found Raniere, who was deported before being arrested and charged with sex trafficking, and soon after, NXIVM’s second-in-charge, Allison Mack, faced a similar fate. By mid-April, after watching those around him face consequences for their involvement in NXIVM, Salinas announced that he was out.
Allison Mack Says She Came Up With Idea to Brand NXIVM’s ‘Sex Slaves’
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Students for Free Expression aims to convince students that free speech is nonpartisan
New student group holds open debates on policy issues
By Asher Weinstein | 11/13/18 9:38pm | Updated 11/13/18 9:41pm
A student speaks at the "Is Health Care a Right?" debate hosted by Students for Free Expression on Oct. 4.
Photo courtesy of Daniel Acosta Rivas
Students for Free Expression (SFE), a new student organization promoting open discourse on campus, is on a mission to bring speakers from all corners of the political spectrum to engage with students.
Sophomores Daniel Acosta Rivas and Kailash Fox co-founded the organization as freshmen after discovering AU’s “red light” rating from the free speech organization Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). AU’s standing with FIRE has since improved to “yellow-light,” which indicates that the University has “at least one ambiguous policy that too easily encourages administrative abuse and arbitrary application” of free speech codes, according to FIRE.
On Oct. 4, SFE held their first event of the year, a student-led debate on whether health care is a right. Partnering with Better Angels, a depolarization organization, the debate took a parliamentary format, allowing any student in attendance to chime in. According to Acosta Rivas, the event far exceeded attendance expectations, with approximately 75 students in attendance, fueled by an assignment for AUx, the University’s mandatory course for first-year students.
Acosta Rivas was thrilled by the AUx assignment, which asked students to go to an event outside their comfort zone.
“A lot of people equate things that are out of their comfort zone with being dangerous, but exposing yourself to something uncomfortable can help you learn,” Acosta Rivas said.
Freshman Yardena Gerwin, who attended the event, was awed by the rigorous discussion on display.
“[It was] amazing to see students speak so eloquently on what defined the issue to them, be it the financial, moral or logistical side of the issue,” Gerwin said.
From SFE’s perspective, Gerwin was a major success story. She attended the event assuming she would be in an audience role, but found herself in the front of the room, sharing that she “would not be alive had it not been for my health insurance and care.”
Unlike other “liberty-based” groups on campus, Acosta Rivas insists that SFE is “strictly non-partisan.”
“People jump to assume that organizations like this are right-wing,” Acosta Rivas said. “We want to take back the idea that free speech is a partisan idea.”
Professor Thomas Merrill, the group’s faculty advisor, found himself involved with the organization through his work with the Political Theory Institute at AU. Merrill is a fervent advocate for the debate style used at the event.
“We all come to these conversations with a framework of core values and judge evidence through this framework, so without discussing our core values, we may never see them as frameworks to begin with,” Merrill said.
SFE has found many allies on campus, including School of Public Affairs professor Lara Schwartz and her Civil Discourse Project. Schwartz met with Acosta Rivas when the organization was founded and agreed to host SFE students on the Civil Discourse Project’s “Real Talk” blog.
“The aspirations and possibilities of speech, and not the outer limits of what's allowed, are what interest me,” Schwartz said.
The group will continue to promote dialogue on AU’s campus without taking on political views of its own, Acosta Rivas said.
“Debate isn’t about winning, it’s about exchanging ideas,” he said.
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The Velar majors on style but it's still a useful car. It's roomy enough for a family, not so big it's awkward in cities, and capable of unusual off-road feats.
The consummate big family SUV. Spectacular off-road, now better on it, but is it just too Range Rover for its own good?
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28 April 2005 Optical tomographic imaging of vascular and metabolic reactivity in rheumatoid joints
Joseph M. Lasker; Edward Dwyer; Andreas H. Hielscher
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Proceedings Volume 5693, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue VI; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591033
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Our group has recently established that joints affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) can be distinguished from healthy joints through measurements of the scattering coefficient. We showed that a high scattering coefficient in the center of the joint is indicative of a joint with RA. While these results were encouraging, data to date still suffers from low sensitivity and specificity. Possibly higher specificities and sensitivities can be achieved if dynamic measurements of hemodynamic and metabolic processes in the synovium are considered. Using our dual-wavelength imaging system together with previously implemented model-based iterative image reconstruction schemes, we have performed initial dynamic imaging studies involving healthy human volunteers and patients affected by RA. These case studies seem to confirm our hypothesis that differences in the vascular reactivity exist between affected and unaffected joints.
Joseph M. Lasker, Edward Dwyer, and Andreas H. Hielscher "Optical tomographic imaging of vascular and metabolic reactivity in rheumatoid joints", Proc. SPIE 5693, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue VI, (28 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.591033
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Noninvasive monitoring of arterial blood oxygenation with spectrophotometric technique
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Joseph M. Lasker, Edward Dwyer, Andreas H. Hielscher, "Optical tomographic imaging of vascular and metabolic reactivity in rheumatoid joints," Proc. SPIE 5693, Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue VI, (28 April 2005);
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Jerie Pingoy to forego final year at Adamson to pursue college degree
by Jonas Panerio
CEBUANO guard Jerie Marlon “Koko” Pingoy is foregoing his final year of eligibility playing for the Adamson Soaring Falcons to pursue his college degree.
He made the announcement through his social media accounts on Wednesday afternoon.
When asked what his reasons were, the 24-year old said he needs to focus on his studies especially since he is so close to getting a degree in Business Marketing.
“Mahirap kapag walang diploma,” said Pingoy, who averaged just 3.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in limited minutes last season but was still a key cog in Adamson’s run to the Final Four, where they fell to University of the Philippines.
“Sayang din naman, libre na nga ang studies eh. Konti na lang talaga na tiis,” added Pingoy, who found his niche at Adamson after a brief stint in Ateneo.
Although basketball remains a huge part of his life, Pingoy explained that he wants to do this in order to fulfill a promise he made to his parents.
“Yun lang talaga ang request ng parents ko sa akin, that I graduate,” he said.
PIngoy was a high-profile guard with the Far Eastern University Baby Tamaraws who had to sit out two seasons after transfering to Ateneo - no thanks to a UAAP residency rule that has since been outlawed by the Senate.
In his post, he thanked those that supported him through his journey. He made no mention of FEU.
“To Ateneo de Manila University, it has been a journey being part of the Blue Eagle basketball team. I can’t thank Ateneo enough for giving me the chance to play and show I still have it,” read Pingoy’s message.
He also thanked Adamson for giving him “a second home.”
“To Adamson University, thank you for being with me for a short period of time. You never knew how grateful I am to be once called a Soaring Falcon. I fell short but this is not the end. Thank you for giving me a second home.”
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Memory Doubled By Playing These Sounds During Sleep
These sounds played during sleep can enhance both memory and sleep.
Sounds played during sleep can enhance memory and may even benefit sleep, recent research finds.
The sounds, though, need to be in sync with the brain’s natural oscillations to work.
In the study 11 people were played ‘pink noise’ while they slept.
This sounds like gentle hissing that goes up and down — much like the lapping of waves on the beach.
Here is some pink noise to try out:
Measuring the electrical activity in the brain, they were able to synchronise the sounds with people’s brain waves.
When synchronised, people were better able to remember a list of words they had previously learnt.
In fact, they remembered nearly twice as many words.
If the sounds were out of sync, though, the effect was not seen.
Dr. Jan Born, who led the study, said:
“The beauty lies in the simplicity to apply auditory stimulation at low intensities — an approach that is both practical and ethical, if compared for example with electrical stimulation — and therefore portrays a straightforward tool for clinical settings to enhance sleep rhythms.”
The researchers think that keeping the sounds in sync may also help people to sleep.
They observed that the brain waves related to sleep were stronger when the sounds were in sync.
Dr Born said:
“…it might be even used to enhance other brain rhythms with obvious functional significance — like rhythms that occur during wakefulness and are involved in the regulation of attention.”
The problem for the home experimenter, though, is that the sounds need to be in sync.
“Importantly, the sound stimulation is effective only when the sounds occur in synchrony with the ongoing slow oscillation rhythm during deep sleep.
We presented the acoustic stimuli whenever a slow oscillation “up state” was upcoming, and in this way we were able to strengthen the slow oscillation, showing higher amplitude and occurring for longer periods.”
The study was published in the journal Neuron (Ngo et al., 2013).
Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD is the founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology.
He has been writing about scientific research on PsyBlog since 2004. He is also the author of the book “Making Habits, Breaking Habits” (Da Capo, 2003) and several ebooks:
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Ozone Hinders Plants' Ability to Absorb Carbon Dioxide
Jeremy Elton Jacquot
Ozone — best known for filtering out harmful UV light as a component of the Earth's stratosphere — could dramatically reduce plants' ability to act as a carbon sink and thus cause further accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, according to a new study published in Nature. In addition to damaging human tissues (particularly those of the respiratory system), ground-level ozone has the ability to harm cells inside leaves, reducing photosynthesis rates and thus hindering plants' ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This would both contribute to the intensification of global warming's effects and the reduction of global crop yields by slashing plant productivity.
The team of researchers, led by the Hadley Center for Climate Protection and Research's Stephen Sitch, calculated the effect of higher ozone levels in 2100 on carbon dioxide concentration and plant production — projecting these higher levels to cut plants' carbon storage accumulation by 143 - 263 petagrams (in other words, a reduction of 17 - 31% in the amount of carbon stored by the plants).
With many regions of the planet already experiencing ozone levels greater than 40 ppb (parts per billion) — more than enough to seriously harm plants — the researchers estimate levels will further rise over the next century and eventually top 70 ppb around most of the world. However, because levels of carbon dioxide are also expected to increase during the next century and beyond, they could help offset some of its damaging effects (high concentrations cause plants to close their stomata, reducing the amount of ozone entering the leaves).
Talk about a lose-lose situation...
Via ::Environmental Science & Technology: Ozone suppresses global carbon sink (news website), ::Nature: Indirect radiative forcing of climate change through ozone effects on the land-carbon sink (magazine)
See also: ::UV Hawk Ultraviolet Sunlight Meter, ::How Now, Brown Cloud?
Images courtesy of NASA and Nature
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Wed 22 Feb 2012 10.04 EST First published on Wed 22 Feb 2012 10.04 EST
Seven people who were onboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which ran aground at Giglio island, remain unaccounted for. Photograph: Giampiero Sposito/Reuters
Eight bodies, including that of a young girl, were located on Wednesday by divers searching the submerged section of the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
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Another Royal Navy supplier goes under – the closure of Appledore shipyard
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In this November 5th article from Save the Royal Navy, the fate of the old Appledore shipyard is examined. Why did it get to the point where a modern facility located on the north coast of Devon, in an area of relatively high un-employment, has been allowed to go-under, when the MOD is placing orders for frigates and other vessels. With the imminent departure of the UK from the EU, there are some who argue that it is increasinlgy important that the UK retains capable yards in England.
Unable to follow up their success building OPVs for export, and with no other orders forthcoming, last week Babcock made the sad announcement that the Appledore shipyard will close in March 2019. Here we examine the background and potential impacts of this decision.
A history of boom and bust
The Appledore yard has been building ships since 1855 under a variety of owners and has faced closure on at least 3 occasions, only to be saved by new buyers. In addition to naval vessels, historically the yard built commercial coasters, tugs, dredgers, ferries and large yachts. Since the 1990s the majority of the work has been naval, securing the contract to build three fine vessels for the RN, survey ships HMS Scott (1997), HMS Echo and HMS Enterprise (2002). The yard constructed blocks for the QEC aircraft carriers and delivered the first section of HMS Queen Elizabeth for assembly in Rosyth in 2010. Babcock scored a rare victory for UK warship exports in July 2010 when they won the contract to build three 90m OPVs for the Irish Naval Service (Average price £55M). The customer was very pleased with the ships and placed an order for a fourth and final vessel, the Lé George Bernard Shaw, delivered to Cobh on 11 October 2018.
The main construction dry dock on the site was covered in 1970 and is 3,958m2, served by two 60-tonne overhead cranes which together can move fully outfitted blocks up to 100 tonnes for assembly. In addition, there is a 26m x 30m covered facility used to fabricate further units or build small craft. The outfitting and commissioning quay can accommodate vessels up to 200m in length.
The last of more than 350 ships built by Appledore? Hull blocks of the of Lé George Bernard Shaw being assembled in the covered dry dock, Summer 2017 (Photo: Irish Naval Service)
A community pays the price
As work on the Irish OPVs has tailed off, for the past few months, 140 workers from the 199-strong Appledore workforce have been making a tiring 4-hour daily commute to and from Plymouth to work in Devonport Dockyard. Appledore’s workforce has been declining in size for some time but Babcock will not make anyone forcibly redundant, promising it will offer jobs at its other sites to the remaining 199 workers. This will probably entail the majority relocating permanently to Plymouth, Rosyth or Faslane. This will be an unwelcome upheaval but a less bleak future than for many shipyard workers who have faced redundancy elsewhere. The greatest impact will be felt by businesses in Appledore, Bideford and in the wider North Devon economy which has little manufacturing and is heavily reliant on farming and tourism.
Reasons for closure
The ideal work for Appledore would be small-medium size commercial vessels, OPVs, minehunters or hydrographic ships for which there is no immediate UK demand and stiff foreign competition for overseas orders. Babcock has strengths in many areas but their history as an engineering service company does not equip them well to compete for new commercial ships in a very tough market. A strategy that relies almost entirely on naval work is high risk, especially after the work on the QE carriers was complete and in view of BAE System’s domination of the market. The revival of Cammell Laird and Ferguson creates further pressure on Appledore by adding capacity to UK shipbuilding.
Steve Turner of the Unite union suggested that “At a stroke, ministers could secure the future of Appledore by lifting the delay to contract the Type 31e frigate programme and guaranteeing that the Royal Navy’s new fleet solid support vessels are designed and block built in yards across the UK”. This is a rather confused view of the situation. The Type 31e tendering process is already underway again and the brief pause and restart will have only a minimal delaying effect. Babcock is in a tough competition with BAE Systems and Cammell Laird and the odds of them winning are about even. Type 31e is scheduled to be a very rapidly implemented program by historical standards, even if Babcock win the contract, first steel would not be cut until the second quarter of 2020.
Although the yard could potentially construct parts of the ships, in truth Babcock is not dependent on Appledore to in order to construct Type 31e. They have considerable capacity at Rosyth for both construction and assembly where £100 million was invested in infrastructure to support the build of the QE carriers. Number 1 dock is of sufficient size for two Arrowhead 140 frigates to be constructed simultaneously. (Although this raises interesting questions about alternative options for dry-docking for the aircraft carriers) There is speculation Babcock is negotiating to purchase the Goliath crane from the Aircraft Carrier Alliance so it could be used to assemble frigates or potentially, the FSS.
The Babcock-led ‘Team 31’ consortium also includes partnerships with other shipbuilders, Ferguson (Glasgow) and Harland & Wolff (Belfast). At a media briefing as recently as May 2018, Babcock stated their plan was Appledore would build midships superstructure sections of Arrowhead, while the bow would be built by Ferguson and hull blocks by H&W. The closure of Appledore will see this plan revised, probably with more blocks fabricated at Rosyth or in Belfast.
The FSS design is at a very early stage, even if a UK based consortium were to win the construction contract (far from certain), steel for FSS would not be cut until late 2020. In other words, even if Babcock are involved in Type 31 and/or FSS, there would be a gap of at least 18 months before any work begins and the capacity exists in other yards British anyway.
Appledore represents spare naval construction capacity right the moment when there is a lull in new ship construction happening in the UK. Only the BAE Systems yards on the Clyde with their Type 26 frigate order book can look forward to the next decade with absolute certainty. Even Cammell Laird, flush with recent successes in winning ship repair contracts and the construction of RSS Sir David Attenborough, is contemplating making 290 workers redundant in March 2019, mainly due to a lack of steel fabrication work.
HMS Echo and HMS Enterprise fitting out at Appledore in 2002.
Who dropped the ball?
It is certainly fair to blame governments going back several decades for lack of coherent defence industrial strategy. Most seriously, they are also culpable for the dangerous long-term decline in size of the Royal Navy that has inevitably led to many shipyard closures. Whether blame should fall on the current administration for the end of Appledore is less clear-cut. The National Shipbuilding Strategy is an attempt to address some of the problems and there is a significant long-term naval shipbuilding plan in place. Committing to building the FSS in the UK might help British shipbuilding as a whole but would not guarantee Appledore a future. There are many vessels of all kinds that might be desirable for the RN which Appledore could theoretically construct. Unfortunately, there are not the funds, designs or plans in place to rapidly order new vessels to sustain the yard. The last hope to keep the yard open was a contract to build an OPV for the Armed Forces of Malta but an Italian yard won that competition.
The Defence Secretary visited the yard in January 2018 and was clearly trying to do what he could to help. In a letter he sent to the local MP dated 31st October, it was revealed that the MoD had offered to bring forward a £60 million package of work allocated to Devonport to provide work for Appledore. Neither the MoD or Babcock are willing to comment on the nature of the work or why Babcock did not feel it was a viable solution.
An explosive report on the performance Babcock was published in early October by little-known stock market analysts Boatman Capital Research who made serious criticisms of the company, enough to reduce its share price. Subsequently, other well-respected stock market analysts have rebutted most of the allegations in the report. Among the unsubstantiated claims, Boatman claims Babcock have “a terrible relationship with the MoD” and have been taking cash out of the Appledore shipyard subsidiary company, knowing its closure was inevitable. Whatever there veracity of these claims, Boatman clearly does not properly understand the shipbuilding landscape and make misleading assertions that “The Royal Navy’s MARS Fleet Tanker support vessels are to be built in South Korea and Appledore is slated to do the fit-out work” and “if [Babcock] shut Appledore it will struggle to win future Naval construction work, particularly the Type 31e frigate”. In 2017-18 Appledore generated just £24 million of Babcock Group’s total revenue of £5.4 Billion. The public relations dimension to the closure may be of more concern to the company than the financial impact.
Campaigns, petitions and marches urging Government to “Save Appledore Shipyard [or insert industrial concern of your choice here]” are almost always doomed to failure without a viable commercial plan in place. The yard has some future strategic value and there is much sympathy for the workforce but is the MoD expected to suddenly order new vessels that are outside the equipment plan agreed in the 2015 SDSR, just to support a single commercial entity? The MoD points out the South West already benefits from its largest spend per-head of any region in the UK, totalling £4.4bn in 2017. It would be interesting to hear what the Labour Party, who naturally supported the Union-sponsored campaign propose as the solution. A subsidy to keep the yard in mothballs for a couple of years, while the workforce continues to be temporarily deployed elsewhere might be a partial answer, but one a cash-strapped MoD is unlikely to consider a priority.
From the Navy’s perspective, any closure of its supporting industries that reduce future options must be seen as bad news. The BAES Portsmouth facility was closed at the end of 2015 and after the brief ‘aircraft carrier boom’, just three years later another English facility is to be lost. Closing another shipyards is hardly sensible in broad strategic terms for an island nation and the threat of Scottish independence has not fully receded. There may also come a time when a significant expansion of the Royal Navy is imperative and every shipyard would be needed.
Although Babcock will end their interest in the yard, the site remains owned by Langham Industries and business leaders in Devon are holding out hopes the yard might be sold as a going concern to a new buyer. Appledore has a history of coming back from the brink, having been on the verge of closure several times before. Perhaps a buyer with a new vision could still harness the considerable potential that remains. In common with the fate of so much of Britain’s maritime infrastructure, redevelopment into a marina with expensive riverside apartments is probably the depressing future alternative for the site.
The first blocks of HMS Queen Elizabeth to be completed leave Appledore in April 2010 for assembly in Rosyth.
Article and images courtesy of https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org
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Kevin Gage
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Kevin Gage (born May 26, 1959) is an American actor. He was married to actress Kelly Preston from 1985 to 1987.
Gage was born as Kevin Gaede in Wisconsin, where he grew up dividing his time between attending school, working in his grandparents' dairy, and participating in sports. Upon graduating from high school, he hitchhiked his way to Florida, where he saw the ocean for the very first time. He lived and worked there for a time, taking odd jobs to support himself, although ultimately decided to gravitate out west to California. Once in Los Angeles, he was spotted by a theatrical agent and asked if he had ever given any serious thought to becoming an actor. During a subsequent audition, Gage displayed obvious natural abilities, and it was suggested that he enroll in an acting workshop to further develop his talent. He soon came to love the profession, and over time began to find work in playing small parts on series television and low-budget film productions. His breakthrough role eventually came in the DeNiro / Pacino crime epic, Heat, portraying the ominous thrill-killing loose cannon, Waingro. Gage went on from there to give numerous other performances in many films.
On July 30, 2003, Gage was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, starting September 29, 2003, for cultivating marijuana despite owning a California-issued license for medicinal marijuana. Gage stated that he cultivated medicinal cannabis to help him cope with chronic pain and stress from injuries suffered in a 1993 car accident, as well as for a sister with cancer and brother with multiple sclerosis. He was released September 21, 2005.
Gage was involved in another cannabis-related incident on April 29, 2008 in Annapolis, Maryland. The actor was reportedly arrested for smoking marijuana after police were called to the scene of a loud party. Afterwards, Gage was cited and released on his own recognizance.
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Place of Birth Wisconsin, United States
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2016 Misfortune as Mallick
2014 Jurassic City as Doyle
2014 Fear Clinic as Gage
2014 7 Minutes as Tuckey
2014 Scorpion (1 episode) as Maddox
2010 Chasing 3000 as Short Order Cook
2010 The Killing Jar as Hank
2009 Laid to Rest as Tucker
2008 The Line as Wire
2008 Amusement as Tryton
2008 Sons of Anarchy (1 episode) as Hench
2008 Kill Theory as Killer
2007 Sugar Creek as Sherrif Worton
2007 Big Stan as Bullard
2005 Chaos as Chaos
2004 Lightning Bug as Earl Knight
2002 CSI: Miami (1 episode)
2002 Firefly (1 episode) as Stitch Hessian
2002 American Girl as Deputy Richard
2002 May as Papa Canady
2001 Smallville (1 episode) as Pine
2001 Knockaround Guys as Brucker
2001 Blow as Leon Minghella
2001 Ticker
2000 Ricky 6 as Pat Pagan
1998 Strangeland as Mike Gage
1998 Point Blank as Joe Ray
1998 Gunshy as Ward
1997 Double Tap as Agent Burke
1997 G.I. Jane as Sergeant Max Pyro
1997 Con Air as Billy Joe (uncredited)
1996 Nash Bridges (1 episode)
1995 Heat as Waingro
1992 Renegade (1 episode)
1989 The 'Burbs as Cop
1988 High Mountain Rangers (1 episode)
1987 Steele Justice as Army Sergeant
1986 L.A. Law (1 episode)
1984 Highway to Heaven (1 episode)
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Sydney returns to SD-6 and is assigned with Dixon to travel to Moscow to retrieve some stolen files. But when Sydney discovers that she has inadvertently given SD-6 access to a nuclear weapon, she is forced to travel to Cairo and face a deadly foe. Meanwhile, Will begins to question the circumstances surrounding Danny's death, and Sydney learns of her father's involvement in the murder.
Sydney's life is in mortal danger as she is sent to Madrid to retrieve a 500-year-old sketch that contains a set of numbers and meets up with her deadly nemesis, K-Directorate agent Anna Espinosa. Meanwhile, Will delves deeper into the cause of Danny's death and discovers a very strange anomaly.
Directed by: Mikael Salomon
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Sydney and Dixon go on a dangerous case involving the safety of the United Commerce Organization. Francie confronts Charlie about his secret date with another woman, and Will continues to get closer to the truth about Danny's murder.
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Sydney's secret double agent status is jeopardized after she smuggling a biotech engineer into SD-6 from her mission in Berlin. Will meets a woman who confesses that she was having an affair with Danny shortly before his death. Vaughn informs Sydney that her father may be working for a third secret operative agency.
Sydney goes undercover in a mental institution to get information from Shepard, a man who has been unconsciously programmed to be a deadly assassin. Meanwhile, after Sydney becomes convinced that her father was responsible for the death of her mother 20 years earlier. Will discovers the true identity of the woman who claimed having an affair with Danny and Francie is relieved to learn that Charlie is not having an affair other woman. Marshall finds the computer worm planted in the SD-6 mainframe by the CIA.
Color-Blind
While helping Shepard escape from the asylum in Bucharest, Sydney discovers the shocking connection he has with her past. Meanwhile, after tracking the computer virus secretly planted by the CIA, Sloane is confronted by Alliance representative Alain Christophe, who suggests that one or more moles may have infiltrated SD-6. Will continues to investigate the woman claiming to be Danny's mistress and Sydney finds out the truth about her father's involvement in her mother's death 20 years earlier.
Sydney must undergo an extensive lie detector test to satisfy Sloane's frantic search for the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, with nemesis Anna Espinosa following her every move, Sydney seeks out the connection that a device may have to the 500-year-old prophetic Rambaldi sketch. The mystery of Kate Jones deepens as Will continues to investigate Danny's death; and Sydney discovers that a keepsake from her mother Laura contains more disturbing connections into Jack's past alliances.
Sydney's life is placed in mortal danger when Sloane is informed by his superior that she is the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, Dixon's life hangs in the balance after he is shot on a mission, and Will realizes that his discovery of Kate Jones' pin could uncover some unexpected information.
Sydney briefs her CIA handler, Agent Vaughn, on her recent captivity at SD-6 and is surprised when he unexpectedly gives her a Christmas gift. Meanwhile Jack has to find a way to save Sydney when he discovers that Sloane has ordered her tortured and killed for being the suspected SD-6 mole. Will may be making the mistake of his life when he begins to research a name heard on a mysterious audiocassette -- SD-6.
Sydney is grateful and proud of her father after he saves her life while on a case in Havana. But her admiration is short lived when Vaughn discovers further evidence that Jack may have been responsible for the deaths of over a dozen CIA officers many years earlier.
The Box (1)
When armed intruders take over SD-6, led by McKenas Cole, a man bent on exacting revenge on ex-boss Sloane, Sydney and Jack must work together to save their colleagues. Meanwhile, Will fears that his investigation of SD-6 and its link to the murder of Eloise Kurtz is placing his life in jeopardy.
Vaughn disobeys orders and attempts to help Sydney and Jack avert the destruction of SD-6 headquarters and all its occupants. Meanwhile, McKenas Cole continues his vendetta against Sloane and searches for a mysterious device. A desperate but determined woman convince Will to continue his investigation of SD-6 and the imprisonment of David McNeil.
The Coup
Sydney and Dixon are sent to Las Vegas to gather information from a K-Directorate agent who has ties to the group that attacked and nearly destroyed SD-6. Meanwhile, Sydney learns some shocking news about Francie's fiancé, Charlie, Will begins his journey in discovering what SD-6 really is, and Jack continues to try to be more of a father to Sydney when he helps her decide whether or not to continue with graduate school.
Vaughn asks Sydney to use her friendship with Sloane's wife, Emily, to gain access to a mysterious Rambaldi book which happens to be under lock and key in a safe at Sloane's home. Meanwhile, Will is kidnapped and told to drop his investigation of SD-6 or risk the lives of his family and friends, including Sydney's.
Sydney is tested by the DSR to discover her mysterious link to a chilling 500-year-old picture and prophecy foretold in a Rambaldi manuscript. Meanwhile, after uncovering the identity of the rogue group leader, "The Man," Sloane learns through fellow Alliance of Twelve member Edward Poole that a close friend may be in cahoots with the enemy.
While the FBI detains and questions Sydney about her past and possible ties to a mysterious Rambaldi doomsday prophecy, Vaughn and Jack must race to free her and find a way to clear her name before her cover is blown and SD-6 is made aware of the situation. Once the rescue op has been launched, in her quest to prove her innocence, Sydney shocks even her usually unflappable father when she makes a chilling discovery that may unravel the mystery of the 500-year-old prophecy – she finds proof that Rambaldi's writings may hold more truth about an alleged weapon of mass destruction - and the fate of her own family.
While on a case to track the activities of Khasinau, a.k.a. "The Man," Sydney runs into her ex-lover, Noah Hicks, who broke her heart and left without saying goodbye five years earlier. Meanwhile, Sydney tells Sloane that she wants to find her mother; Jack is ordered to see CIA psychiatrist Dr. Barnett to help him deal with his churning emotions after discovering that his wife may still be alive; and Will and Francie become suspicious of Sydney's activities after finding one of her airline ticket stubs.
Sloane begins to question where Noah's true allegiances lie, as passion ignites between Sydney and Noah. Meanwhile, Sydney continues to uncover new information about her mother, which disturbes Jack. A rogue assassin known as the Snowman is dispatched by K-Directorate to kill Khasinau, a.k.a. "The Man." Will and Francie confront Sydney about the mysterious airline ticket stub found in her jacket.
In order to catch Khasinau and get closer to finding her mother, Sydney and Vaughn set up an undercover transaction for a Rambaldi artifact with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. But Sydney's cover may be compromised when a SD-6 agent is sent in to thwart the sale. Meanwhile, Will is enticed to continue his investigation of SD-6 when he learns the identity of one of his kidnappers. Emily tells Sydney that she knows about SD-6, which forces Sloane to make the most difficult decision of his life.
Will's life is about to change as he is sent to find the person responsible for leaking information to him about SD-6. Meanwhile, Sloane finds himself on the cusp of finally tracking down Khasinau when SD-6 captures "The Man's" right-hand man, Mr. Sark. Dixon becomes suspicious of Sydney's activities.
Almost Thirty Years
In order to save Will's life, Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a familiar looking Rambaldi device, while Jack makes a risky deal with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. Meanwhile, the CIA believes that one of their own is a mole for "The Man"; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane; Dixon's suspicions about Sydney intensify; and Sydney finds herself face-to-face with "The Man."
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Turning it off and on again IN SPAAACE! ISS animal-tracker kit needs oldest trick in the book
Antarctic ice shelf melt 'lowest ever recorded, global warming is not eroding it'
Human CO2 just not a big deal at Pine Island Glacier
By Lewis Page 3 Jan 2014 at 13:56
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Scientists at the British Antarctic Survey say that the melting of the Pine Island Glacier ice shelf in Antarctica has suddenly slowed right down in the last few years, confirming earlier research which suggested that the shelf's melt does not result from human-driven global warming.
The Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica and its associated sea ice shelf is closely watched: this is because unlike most of the sea ice around the austral continent, its melt rate has seemed to be accelerating quickly since scientists first began seriously studying it in the 1990s.
Many researchers had suggested that this was due to human-driven global warming, which appeared to be taking place rapidly at that time (though it has since gone on hold for 15 years or so, a circumstance which science is still assimilating).
However back in 2009 the British Antarctic Survey sent its Autosub robot probe under the shelf (famously powered by some 5,000 ordinary alkaline D-cell batteries on each trip beneath the ice, getting through no less than four tonnes of them during the research). The Autosub survey revealed that a previously unknown marine ridge lay below the shelf, over which the icepack had for millennia been forced to grind its way en route to the ocean. However in relatively recent times the ice had finally so ground down the ridge that the sea could flow in between shelf and ridge, freeing the ice to move much faster and warming it too.
As we reported at the time, this caused BAS boffins to suggest that the observed accelerating ice flow and melt seen since the '90s was actually a result of the ridge's erosion and sea ingress, rather than global warming.
Now, the latest BAS research has revealed that rather than accelerating, "oceanic melting of the ice shelf into which the glacier flows decreased by 50 per cent between 2010 and 2012".
The BAS goes on to explain:
Observations made in January 2012, and reported now in [hefty boffinry mag] Science, show that ocean melting of the glacier was the lowest ever recorded. The top of the thermocline (the layer separating cold surface water and warm deep waters) was found to be about 250 metres deeper compared with any other year for which measurements exist.
This lowered thermocline reduces the amount of heat flowing over the ridge. High resolution simulations of the ocean circulation in the ice shelf cavity demonstrate that the ridge blocks the deepest ocean waters from reaching the thickest ice ...
In January 2012 the dramatic cooling of the ocean around the glacier is believed to be due to an increase in easterly winds caused by a strong La Ninã event in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
Dr Pierre Dutrieux of the BAS adds, bluntly:
"We found ocean melting of the glacier was the lowest ever recorded, and less than half of that observed in 2010. This enormous, and unexpected, variability contradicts the widespread view that a simple and steady ocean warming in the region is eroding the West Antarctic Ice Sheet."
The Science paper can be read by subscribers to the journal here. The BAS announcement of the results can be read here. Readers unfamiliar with the rules of the climate game should note that the term "climate variability" as used in those documents means for this purpose "climate effects not caused by humans". ®
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Texas Tech fires head coach Kliff Kingsbury
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Texas Tech has fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury (C) following a third straight losing season, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. Photo courtesy of Texas Tech Football/Twitter
Texas Tech has fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury following a third straight losing season, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.
Athletic director Kirby Hocutt scheduled a press conference for 3 p.m. ET, and the school's official Twitter page posted a short tribute to Kingsbury to confirm the move.
Thank you, Kliff Kingsbury, for leaving this university better than you found it, twice.
You’re forever a Red Raider.
🔴#WreckEm⚫️ pic.twitter.com/RIW0WCxuHg
— Texas Tech Football (@TexasTechFB) November 25, 2018
Kingsbury posted a 35-40 overall record (19-35 in Big 12) over six seasons with the Red Raiders, who dropped a 35-24 decision to Baylor on Saturday. He still had two years remaining on his contract with a $4.2 million buyout.
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Denver 17 at Oklahoma 14 OT
1984 Week 2 - Saturday, March 3, 1984
TULSA(AP) � Brian Speelman kicked a 21-yard field goal only 31 seconds into overtime Saturday to give the Denver Gold a 17-14 United States Football League victory over the Oklahoma Outlaws before a crowd of 24,917.
Speelman's field goal followed a fumbled snap by Oklahoma punter Bob Boris, who was downed at the Outlaws' three-yard line by linebacker Jon Bungartz. It was the second time Boris had been trapped for a loss while attempting to punt, with both setbacks leading to points for the Gold. Linebacker Greg Gerken trapped Boris for a 12-yard loss late in the third quarter to set up Harry Sydney's 13-yard sweep for Denver's second touchdown, which gave the Gold a 14-7 lead.
Vincent Whiite also scored on a 1-yard plunge with 4:47 remaining in the third period as Denver rallied from a 7-0 deficit for its second victory. It was the first loss for Oklahoma, which defeated Pittsburgh 7-3 last Sunday in its USFL debut.
Quarterback Doug Williams completed 24-of-45 passes for 258 yards as the Outlaws rallied to tie the score on his 1-yard keeper early in the final quarter. However, Williams failed to complete his last seven passing attempts and a 47-yard field goal try by former Tulsa University kicked Stu Crum sailed wide left with 3:49 left in the game, ending Oklahoma's last hope of breaking the 14-14 deadlock.
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An Introduction to Judaism
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Jacob Neusner
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Judaism is an ancient religion, practiced through most of recorded history and having profound influence on both Christianity and Islam. It is a modern religion, too, still transforming the lives of many people. In this book, Jacob Neusner brings together these two aspects of the study of Judaism. He describes how Judaism is practiced in a particular time and place--America today--and surveys how Judaism took shape as people responded to political and religious crises. Neusner provides a wealth of primary texts in addition to his own analysis.
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A whistleblower who said that a sex offender treatment programme made some criminals more dangerous was treated unfairly by the Ministry of Justice, an employment judge has ruled. Kathryn Hopkins’s research highlighted flaws in...A whistleblower who said that a sex offender treatment programme made some criminals more dangerous was treated unfairly by the Ministry of Justice, an employment judge has ruled. Kathryn Hopkins’s research highlighted flaws in...A whistleblower who said that a sex offender treatment programme made some criminals more dangerous was treated...
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Shutting small schools is bad for our children
Small schools are an endangered species. In 1980 there were 11,464 English primary schools with 200 or fewer pupils. By 2018 that had shrunk to only 5,406. Over the same period, the number of primaries with more than 600 pupils increased from 49...Small schools are an endangered species. In 1980 there were 11,464 English primary schools with...Small schools are an endangered species. In 1980 there were 11,464 English primary schools with...
The Tory leadership contenders have hardened their position on Brexit, making no-deal more likely and increasing the risk of an early general election
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In 709BC the oldest-surviving record of a solar eclipse observation was made in China; in 1918 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were murdered by Bolshevik revolutionaries; in 1936 the Spanish generals Francisco Franco and Emilio Mola led the right-wing uprising that led to civil war; in 1945 British prime minister Winston Churchill, US president Truman and Soviet leader Stalin convened the Potsdam Conference to negotiate terms for the end of the Second World War; in 1975 Apollo and the Soviet Union’s Soyuz 19 linked up 140 miles above Earth and commanders Tom Stafford and Alexei Leonov shook hands through the hatches of their spacecraft; in 1959 the first skull of early hominid Australopithecus boisei was discovered by Mary Leakey in the Olduvai Gorge of Tanzania, east Africa; in 1979 the first session of a directly elected European parliament started in Strasbourg, electing Simone Veil as its first president (obituary, July 1, 2017).
Bulrushes are now in flower at the edges of lakes and rivers, or scattered about among the reeds in reedbeds. The botanical name for them is great reedmace, and their female flower is the well-known, dark brown, sausage-shaped club, or mace, at the top of the tall stalk. Less often noticed is the male flower, a little yellow spike to be found at present on the top of the club. It soon dies away, but the velvety club remains until it breaks up into fluffy white seeds in spring. Beside shady ponds and streams, and also along damp woodland rides, is a tall rush-like plant called the great pendulous sedge. It grows in clumps, with broad, strap-shaped leaves. It has long, brownish-green flower spikes hanging from it, up to 6in long, and these sway elegantly in the breeze.
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Biden bids to stop Trump demonising Democrats
Joe Biden, who is leading polls to contest the presidential election next year, has suggested that the four congresswomen targeted by President Trump this week are fringe Democrats as he fought against attempts to portray his party as in thrall to the radical left. The former vice-president, whose run for the Democratic nomination is firmly from the centre ground...Joe Biden, who is leading polls to contest the presidential election next year, has suggested...Joe Biden, who is leading polls to contest the presidential election next year, has suggested...
Unity won’t last in the face of this attack
President Trump’s extended Twitter attacks this week have succeeded where Nancy Pelosi failed — uniting the fractious...President Trump’s extended Twitter attacks this week have succeeded where Nancy Pelosi failed — uniting the fractious Democratic Party in Congress. Generational splits over policy, personality and the urgency of starting impeachment proceedings were becoming deeper, with claims of racism thrown at Ms Pelosi last...President Trump’s extended Twitter attacks this week have succeeded where Nancy Pelosi failed — uniting the fractious...
US in talks with Russia on new nuclear arms deal
The United States and Russia will meet today to discuss the possibility of a three-way nuclear arms treaty, including China for the first time. The Trump administration has wavered at seeking an extension to New Start, the last...The United States and Russia will meet today to discuss the possibility of a three-way nuclear arms treaty, including China for the first time. The Trump administration has wavered at seeking an extension to New Start, the last...The United States and Russia will meet today to discuss the possibility of a three-way nuclear arms treaty, including...
Burma army chiefs face sanctions over Rohingya abuses
The US has imposed sanctions on a number of Burma’s army chiefs, which it says are responsible for the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in the country’s western Rakhine state. The sanctions, which affect the military’s...The US has imposed sanctions on a number of Burma’s army chiefs, which it says are responsible for the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in the country’s western Rakhine state. The sanctions, which affect the military’s...The US has imposed sanctions on a number of Burma’s army chiefs, which it says are responsible for the persecution of...
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French resistance foils Parisian plan for tallest towers in Europe
The tenants in the semi-derelict block are far outnumbered by invading squatters and rats. The 1970s building feels ghostly. Yet here, in the shadow of Paris’s glitzy La Défense business district, a handful of determined residents has taken on the...The tenants in the semi-derelict block are far outnumbered by invading squatters and rats. The...The tenants in the semi-derelict block are far outnumbered by invading squatters and rats. The...
Beijing ups its game on social media
Chinese diplomats have begun fighting fire with fire on social media to counter the dominance of the Trump administration and to broadcast Beijing’s policies to the West. Tweets from the ambassador to the United States, Cui...Chinese diplomats have begun fighting fire with fire on social media to counter the dominance of the Trump administration and to broadcast Beijing’s policies to the West. Tweets from the ambassador to the United States, Cui...Chinese diplomats have begun fighting fire with fire on social media to counter the dominance of the Trump...
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Pyongyang nuclear test threat over US exercises
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Thousands of investors are facing losses of close to half the £152 million they put into a failed peer-to-peer lender that is being investigated for moving assets to related parties before its collapse. In the latest scandal to hit the “shadow savings” industry, administrators of Lendy, which...Thousands of investors are facing losses of close to half the £152 million they put into a failed peer-to-peer lender that is being investigated for moving assets to related parties before its collapse. In the latest scandal to hit the “shadow savings” industry, administrators of Lendy, which...Thousands of investors are facing losses of close to half the £152 million they put into a failed peer-to-peer lender that is...
Sterling tumbles to two-year low as fears of no-deal Brexit grow
The pound fell to its lowest level in more than two years yesterday as the two Conservative leadership contenders hardened their stances on Brexit, raising fears of a no-deal exit of the European Union. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt insisted that they would refuse to sign any deal that included the contentious Irish backstop. The EU has...The pound fell to its lowest level in more than two years yesterday as the two Conservative leadership contenders hardened their stances on Brexit, raising fears of a no-deal exit of the European Union. Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt insisted that they would refuse to sign any deal that included the contentious Irish backstop. The EU has...The pound fell to its lowest level in more than two years yesterday as the two Conservative leadership contenders hardened...
Demand for inquiry into Astra sale
Britain’s biggest trade union has called for an inquiry into the sale and collapse of the Avlon pharmaceuticals site and has alleged that former Astrazeneca employees were the “victims of bandit capitalism”. Steve Preddy, Unite’s regional secretary for the South West, said that Astra’s sale of the 100-acre site in...Britain’s biggest trade union has called for an inquiry into the sale and collapse of the Avlon...Britain’s biggest trade union has called for an inquiry into the sale and collapse of the Avlon...
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Winters feels heat but doesn’t get it
Bill Winters is brave to start slagging off his own shareholders. The Standard Chartered chief executive has been...Bill Winters is brave to start slagging off his own shareholders. The Standard Chartered chief...Bill Winters is brave to start slagging off his own shareholders. The Standard Chartered chief...
China will be top dog in a decade or so — but in a very divided world
The most important bit of economic news so far this week is that China’s growth rate was 6.2 per cent in the second...The most important bit of economic news so far this week is that China’s growth rate was 6.2 per...The most important bit of economic news so far this week is that China’s growth rate was 6.2 per...
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Astrazeneca chief should dig deep and pay former workers’ £12m redundancy
If Pascal Soriot, boss of Astrazeneca, is wondering what to do with the £11.4 million he was paid in 2018, here is an...If Pascal Soriot, boss of Astrazeneca, is wondering what to do with the £11.4 million he was paid...If Pascal Soriot, boss of Astrazeneca, is wondering what to do with the £11.4 million he was paid...
Revenue up at Ladbrokes owner
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Making jokes at your guests’ expense just isn’t cricket
The Department for International Trade pulled out all the stops for its delegates at yesterday’s India Day trade event.The Department for International Trade pulled out all the stops for its delegates at yesterday’s...The Department for International Trade pulled out all the stops for its delegates at yesterday’s...
Analysts feel the love at ITV
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Strauss warns Stokes over fame ‘burden’
Andrew Strauss has warned that Ben Stokes must learn to cope with the inevitable adulation that he will receive after becoming England’s World Cup-winning hero. Stokes hit an unbeaten 84 in Sunday’s final and then partnered Jos Buttler in the dramatic Super Over watched by millions on television.Andrew Strauss has warned that Ben Stokes must learn to cope with the inevitable adulation that he will receive after becoming England’s World Cup-winning hero. Stokes hit an unbeaten 84 in Sunday’s final and then partnered Jos Buttler in the dramatic Super Over watched by millions on television.Andrew Strauss has warned that Ben Stokes must learn to cope with the inevitable adulation that he will receive after becoming...
Trippier set for £20m move to Atletico
Kieran Trippier is poised to join Atletico Madrid in a £20 million deal after Tottenham Hotspur gave the right back permission to travel to Spain. The England defender was due to arrive in Madrid last night and will undergo a medical to finalise a transfer to La Liga. Trippier, who had been linked with a move to the Serie A side Napoli...Kieran Trippier is poised to join Atletico Madrid in a £20 million deal after Tottenham Hotspur gave the right back permission to travel to Spain. The England defender was due to arrive in Madrid last night and will undergo a medical to finalise a transfer to La Liga. Trippier, who had been linked with a move to the Serie A side Napoli...Kieran Trippier is poised to join Atletico Madrid in a £20 million deal after Tottenham Hotspur gave the right back permission...
The Open | Pete Cowen interview
‘Ban Wallace, no bunkers, make putts half a shot’
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The diversity driving England’s World Cup success
Diversity. That is the word that jumps out when looking at England’s World Cup-winning cricket team. An Irish captain.Diversity. That is the word that jumps out when looking at England’s World Cup-winning cricket team.Diversity. That is the word that jumps out when looking at England’s World Cup-winning cricket team.
The fielding tweak that helped England land the World Cup
“Oh, thank God,” said Nathan Leamon when New Zealand won the toss in the World Cup final. It is, you might think, an...“Oh, thank God,” said Nathan Leamon when New Zealand won the toss in the World Cup final. It is...“Oh, thank God,” said Nathan Leamon when New Zealand won the toss in the World Cup final. It is...
Premier League | Paul Joyce
How Liverpool will evolve in pursuit of more glory
“It is not like we are running around 24-hours a day saying, ‘We’re Champions League winners’. During the season we have to go for winning something new and not look back.” — Jürgen Klopp Liverpool will step up their pre-season preparations by...“It is not like we are running around 24-hours a day saying, ‘We’re Champions League winners’....“It is not like we are running around 24-hours a day saying, ‘We’re Champions League winners’....
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Solskjaer advocating fitness and realism to close gap
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Jonathan Trott on mental health and playing for England
Jonathan Trott has revealed the cost on his mental health of England’s rise to No 1 Test team in the world, and the danger of sport becoming “life or death” in an athlete’s mind. The former England batsman opened up for the latest LifeTimes...Jonathan Trott has revealed the cost on his mental health of England’s rise to No 1 Test team in...Jonathan Trott has revealed the cost on his mental health of England’s rise to No 1 Test team in...
Condensed schedule hurts Open, says Rose
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‘If Rory’s in front he loves it, but if he twangs a couple you’re not so sure’
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Vunipola: We want to unite country like cricket
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Counties set up new independent board in fight for more control
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British judo world champion Fallon dies aged 36
Tributes have been paid to one of Britain’s most successful judo champions, Craig Fallon, whose body was found at a...Tributes have been paid to one of Britain’s most successful judo champions, Craig Fallon, whose...Tributes have been paid to one of Britain’s most successful judo champions, Craig Fallon, whose...
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Déjà vu? It’s not just the money that keeps Ineos a cut above the rest
Today the 22 teams at the Tour de France are deep in the south of France, so near the Pyrenees that when they draw breath on this first rest day they will almost catch a whiff of the mountains. On this three-week pilgrimage it a luxury to get two...Today the 22 teams at the Tour de France are deep in the south of France, so near the Pyrenees...Today the 22 teams at the Tour de France are deep in the south of France, so near the Pyrenees...
Harmer takes Essex to top spot
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Marc says: This was a pivotal moment as England required 15 from the last over of the regulation 50 overs. Ben Stokes benefited when, as he ran to try to make two runs, a throw from the deep by Martin Guptil struck his bat as he dived desperately...Marc says: This was a pivotal moment as England required 15 from the last over of the regulation...Marc says: This was a pivotal moment as England required 15 from the last over of the regulation...
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Many Conservative MPs seemed resolved to undermine Sir John Major’s “back to basics” campaign in the 1990s. Rod Richards, who was burdened by occasional irregularities in his private life and apparently revelled in being known as “the most hated man in Wales”, appeared determined to outclass them all in word and deed. “Rottweiler Rod”, as he was known, accused the Welsh...Many Conservative MPs seemed resolved to undermine Sir John Major’s “back to basics” campaign in...Many Conservative MPs seemed resolved to undermine Sir John Major’s “back to basics” campaign in...
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Theatre: Night of the Iguana, Noël Coward Theatre, WC2
There’s a thin line between brooding and boring, and Clive Owen steps the wrong side of it in this muted Tennessee Williams revival. The great playwright’s last Broadway hit when it appeared in 1961, Iguana is a long, lyrical play that...★★☆☆☆
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Boys’ club in abuse scandal used Celtic FC child policy
Celtic FC and its scandal-hit feeder club shared an identical child protection policy, undermining the Scottish Premiership outfit’s refusal to accept responsibility for systematic sexual abuse. Four men who held senior roles with Celtic Boys Club (CBC) have been convicted of molesting dozens of children over three decades. While expressing “regret and sorrow” for the...Celtic FC and its scandal-hit feeder club shared an identical child protection policy...Celtic FC and its scandal-hit feeder club shared an identical child protection policy...
Universities told to rein in principals’ soaring salaries
University principals should be denied pay rises above inflation with salaries rising by thousands of pounds a year...University principals should be denied pay rises above inflation with salaries rising by thousands of pounds a year, Scotland’s education minister has said. Richard Lochhead urged senior staff to exercise restraint and ensure increases were in line with those given to staff. In the past decade principals’ salaries...University principals should be denied pay rises above inflation with salaries rising by thousands of pounds a year, Scotland’s...
Sell out fishing and Tories are finished, Johnson told
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Smoking still a big issue in many areas
Three quarters of Scottish constituencies of the Westminster parliament have above-average levels of smoking. West Dumbartonshire has the highest use in Scotland, with one in five adults reaching for cigarettes, according to...Three quarters of Scottish constituencies of the Westminster parliament have above-average levels of smoking. West Dumbartonshire has the highest use in Scotland, with one in five adults reaching for cigarettes, according to...Three quarters of Scottish constituencies of the Westminster parliament have above-average levels of smoking. West...
Alleged rape victim ‘said she was on hot date’
A doctor on trial for allegedly raping a colleague after a night out claims that the woman had told workmates they were going on a “hot date”. Imran Khan, 40, told the High Court in Glasgow that he believed they were going to...A doctor on trial for allegedly raping a colleague after a night out claims that the woman had told workmates they were going on a “hot date”. Imran Khan, 40, told the High Court in Glasgow that he believed they were going to...A doctor on trial for allegedly raping a colleague after a night out claims that the woman had told workmates they...
Portugal shows compassion can deliver hope over fear
Religious order admits ‘framework’ for attacks
Pupils face phone ban at new school
Pupils at Scotland’s newest secondary school will have to lock their mobile phones away until home time. They will be given tablets worth £300 to use in lessons and for homework at Bertha Park High, but the school is enforcing a “social media detox”.Pupils at Scotland’s newest secondary school will have to lock their mobile phones away until...Pupils at Scotland’s newest secondary school will have to lock their mobile phones away until...
Fitness apps data to form health policy
Data held on people’s fitness apps will be harvested by health chiefs to improve care plans and government policies under plans proposed by ministers. Information on mobile phones and online cloud accounts, including DNA...Data held on people’s fitness apps will be harvested by health chiefs to improve care plans and government policies under plans proposed by ministers. Information on mobile phones and online cloud accounts, including DNA...Data held on people’s fitness apps will be harvested by health chiefs to improve care plans and government policies...
Flock of gulls proving tough opposition
A Scottish championship football club is facing an “impossible task” in dealing with gulls at its ground. A flock at Queen of the South’s Palmerston Park ground has left a trail of destruction, damaging the grass and leaving...A Scottish championship football club is facing an “impossible task” in dealing with gulls at its ground. A flock at Queen of the South’s Palmerston Park ground has left a trail of destruction, damaging the grass and leaving...A Scottish championship football club is facing an “impossible task” in dealing with gulls at its ground. A flock at...
Perhaps less is more when it comes to growth
A9 is worst for fatal accidents
Noel McPartlin
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Brexit offers chance for a revolution in the way ferry services are run
Michelin site boss takes on new role in Dundee
Scottish retailers feel chill of slow start to summer
Tierney will be a bargain buy for Arsenal at £25m, says Lennon
Neil Lennon believes that signing Kieran Tierney for £25 million would be a “bargain” for Arsenal and suggested that his Celtic defender is a more experienced and rounded player than Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has just moved for twice as much.Neil Lennon believes that signing Kieran Tierney for £25 million would be a “bargain” for Arsenal...Neil Lennon believes that signing Kieran Tierney for £25 million would be a “bargain” for Arsenal...
‘No matter where he goes he’ll still be a Celtic fan’
Finland may be a bit too quiet for Lewis’s liking
Halkett sets Hearts on way to second victory
Bradbury: friends fighting to book World Cup place
Ireland and EU won’t budge on backstop, insists Donohoe
The backstop has to be a part of any withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK, the finance minister has said. Paschal Donohoe said yesterday that a no-deal Brexit was more likely than ever but added that neither Ireland nor the EU would budge on its position that the border safety net must...The backstop has to be a part of any withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK, the finance minister has said. Paschal Donohoe said yesterday that a no-deal Brexit was more likely than ever but added that neither Ireland nor the EU would budge on its position that the border safety net must...The backstop has to be a part of any withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK, the finance minister has said. Paschal...
Nearly 100 people lost home in tracker scandal
The finance minister has described the behaviour of the banks as appalling after it emerged yesterday that almost 100 people lost their homes as a result of the tracker mortgage scandal. The Central Bank’s final report on the issue found that a total of 315 people lost their properties as a result of either being denied their right to a...The finance minister has described the behaviour of the banks as appalling after it emerged yesterday that almost 100 people lost their homes as a result of the tracker mortgage scandal. The Central Bank’s final report on the issue found that a total of 315 people lost their properties as a result of either being denied their right to a...The finance minister has described the behaviour of the banks as appalling after it emerged yesterday that almost 100 people...
‘Who knew what’ in Cervical Check delay, demands Donnelly
The drip-feed of information about the latest Cervical Check controversy is undermining confidence in the screening service, Stephen Donnelly has claimed. Simon Harris said this week that he only became aware last Wednesday of a technical glitch at a US laboratory that delayed smear test results for about 800 women.The drip-feed of information about the latest Cervical Check controversy is undermining...The drip-feed of information about the latest Cervical Check controversy is undermining...
Minister urges Conway to drop his re-election bid
Emergency services not ready to ditch diesel
Bleak global trade outlook ‘bad news for Ireland’
Public sector sick days cost state €381 million
State-funded affordable homes cost €300,000
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