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Hello Hialeah
KFC Wants You to Name Your Newborn After Colonel Sanders
KFC Wants...
Do you love KFC? Like, do you really, really love KFC? Well, if you do and you also happen to be heavily pregnant, the fried chicken chain has quite the offer for you. To celebrate the 128th birthday of its founder, Colonel Harland David Sanders, KFC is trying to bring back his old-timey name - and they want you to name your progeny after him.
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According to a press release, KFC wants to re-popularize the name Harland (which was only the 3,257th most popular baby name of 2017) and is launching a contest for soon-to-be parents. The first baby boy or girl to be born on the Colonel's birthday September 9, 2018, and named Harland will win an $11,000 college scholarship so one day maybe they can start their own fast food restaurant. Why $11,000? It's an ode to the restaurant's famous 11 herbs and spices, of course.And why the latest stunt? "Even though vintage names are making a comeback, our iconic founder's name was dwindling in popularity, and we couldn't just stand idly by and let that happen," said Andrea Zahumensky, KFC U.S. chief marketing officer, in a statement. "We hope that this birthday celebration honors the Colonel and encourages the next generation of people aspiring to live the American dream."Indeed, according to Babycenter.com, Harland's popularity peaked in 1905, when it was the 484th most popular baby name. For 2018, it's on track to be No. 6,193, but come September 10, that all could change. Heck, it could be the next Liam!
Parents who love fried chicken, college educations and vintage baby names can submit the name, date and time of their baby Harland's birth along with their contact information on www.kfc.com/babyharland starting on September 9. The website will be live for 30 days, because being a new parent can be tough.Didn't know that Colonel Sanders' first name was Harland? Well, then you probably didn't know these facts about KFC either!
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Fraud warning after reports of fake Sainsbury’s vouchers in circulation
Group Reporter
Shoppers are being advised to be wary of fake emails pretending to be from Sainsbury’s after a rise in reports of fake gift vouchers sent on behalf of the supermarket.
The emails state that the recipient has been overcharged on a recent trip to Sainsbury’s and to compensate are offering a free gift card. By clicking on the link to receive the gift voucher, victims are then taken to a website which could lead to defraudment.
The scam in question
Action Fraud received 15 new reports of such emails yesterday and is now warning shoppers not to be duped by the emails.
Although Action Fraud has said that reports to them regarding the emails look genuine and use the recipient’s first name and are signed by Mia Chadwick of Customer Services, the cybercrime is advising any recipients to be on the lookout for any potential signs of fraud.
Action Fraud said: “Be wary. Don’t assume anyone who has sent you an email is from the company who they say they are from. “Check the sender’s email address. They may use an address that looks like it could be from the brand they’re impersonating.”
Action Fraud have also said that poor-quality spelling, grammar, graphic design or image quality can also be the sign of a fraudulent email.
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Doyle-Creamer the only bright spot as Green exit FA Vase at the first hurdle
The latest football news from around the world.
Leverstock Green exited the FA Vase at the first hurdle as they went down 2-0 at Leighton Town in Saturday’s second qualifying round tie.
A disappointing afternoon could have been a lot worse for Green were it not for their young keeper Caolan Doyle-Creamer, who made a series of outstanding saves.
Two more new signings were in the line-up, with forwards Matt Bateman and Chris Golding having joined from Kings Langley in the week, and U18s player Scott Burge was on the bench having signed first-team forms.
There was an early moment of promise for Green when a cross from Ross Adams found Bateman, but his header went over the bar.
On 12 minutes Leighton took a 1-0 lead in the simplest of fashions as James Hatch rose unchallenged to head home from a corner.
It could have been 2-0 in the 17th minute as Alex O’Brien hit a stinging volley, but Doyle-Creamer pulled off the first of his great saves to tip it over.
For the remainder of the half Leighton were well on top, hitting a succession of shots at the Green goal and winning a series of corners.
It only took them four minutes of the second-half to make it 2-0. A cross came from the left, Matt Hall was the closest to the ball, but the touch that put it in the net came from a Green defender.
Leighton continued to create a bevy of chances in the second half, as they cut through the Green defence too easily with short passes.
The Green were due to be in action again last night (Tuesday) at Hoddesdon Town in the Challenge Trophy second round and then host 11th-placed Stotfold this Saturday in the league.
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How to Hide Quick Access on Google Drive
Dilum Senevirathne
Google Drive’s Quick Access is a superb feature that displays links to potentially useful files. However, it takes up a massive amount of screen real estate. Not a joke when you’ve got nearly a third of your screen covered.
Yeah, you tried switching to the grid view. But that doesn’t change those huge thumbnails in the Quick Access area one tiny bit. How unthoughtful of Google!
And, let’s not even think about the various privacy issues involved. Remember the last time that you scrolled down quickly just in case someone noticed what you’ve been up to?
It’s uncomfortable no matter how you look at it. Fortunately, Google has been considerate enough to provide us with an option to hide the Quick Access area from view.
So, let’s get started.
Also Read: Google File Sharing Guide: All FAQs Answered
On Desktop
If you were wondering, hiding Quick Access on one desktop also removes it from any other desktop that you use to sign into Google Drive.
Unfortunately, the changes don’t sync across to mobile apps. So, if you want to remove Quick Access on Android or iOS, you must do that separately. Skip to the next section to learn how to that.
Step 1: Launch Google Drive – via Chrome or another browser, doesn’t matter – and click the gear-shaped Settings icon. From the drop-down menu, select Settings.
Step 2: On the Settings pop-up box, uncheck the box next to Suggestions. Tap Done to exit.
Step 3: Don’t expect the Quick Access area to disappear just yet. Refresh Google Drive, or rather, your web browser.
Voila! It’s gone. Your entire drive should feel less cluttered now and you no longer have to worry about accessing Google Drive in front of someone else.
If you want to enable Quick Access any time later, just walk through the steps again.
The changes sync immediately, so you shouldn’t see the Quick Access area when working on Google Drive via another web browser or desktop. The same applies when accessing it using a browser on mobiles.
Also Read: How to Remove Page Breaks to Make Continuous Pages in Google Docs
On Mobile
The Google Drive app on iOS and Android features a similar Quick Access area and the huge thumbnails feel even worse on a smaller screen. Time to remove it ASAP.
Fortunately, removing it on mobiles is as easy as that on a desktop. Note that the procedures are slightly different between iOS and Android.
Step 1: Launch the Google Drive app and tap the List icon next to My Drive.
Step 2: Now, tap the gear-shaped Settings icon.
Step 3: You should see an option labeled Quick Access. Tap It.
Step 4: Tap the slider next to Enable Quick Access to turn the option off. Once you’ve done that, exit Settings.
You should now see the Quick Access area hidden. No need to refresh the drive like in the case of a laptop.
Note: If you still see the Quick Access area, close Google Drive and re-open it. That should fix the issue.
Step 1: On the Google Drive app, tap the List icon next to My Drive. Scroll down the menu and tap Settings.
Step 2: Under Suggestions, turn the Enable Quick Access option off.
Exit the menu. The Quick Access area should be hidden. If you want to enable it again, just follow the same steps.
Also Read: Complete Android Backup and Restore: The Only Guide You Need
Are You Losing Out on Anything?
Quick Access does provide a certain degree of convenience, especially when dealing with large amounts of related files. Usually, I’ve found that it brings up something that I was planning to open soon, which feels awesome. Won’t deny that it’s a pretty neat feature to have at times.
If you don’t intend to work with multiple files, however, you won’t find Quick Access to be of any use. It takes up valuable screen real estate and you never know what’s going to pop up there. Really uncomfortable to open it in a public space.
At the end of the day, it depends on how you intend to use Google Drive. And it’s not like you can’t easily reactivate the feature either.
So, what are your thoughts regarding Quick Access? Do let us know in comments.
Last updated on 19 Apr, 2018
#google drive
The first animated Google Doodle was made in honor of Sir Isaac Newton.
Dilum Senevirathne has written about tech and finance for over five years. When he isn’t messing around with the latest iOS apps, you can catch him tweaking a collection of IoT gadgets. Dilum is a management accounting student and a prospective charterholder.
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Waiting for statehood 150 years after slavery
By Amulya Shankar April 19, 2012
Dressed in traditional Union blues, civil war re-enactors marched down Pennsylvania Avenue as a reminder of history at the Emancipation Day celebration Monday. City politicians used the April 16 event commemorating President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act that freed D.C. slaves on the same day in 1862 – nine months prior to […]
Film festival inspires change
By Amulya Shankar March 22, 2012
It started 20 years ago as a relatively small showcase, but it lives on today as the nation’s largest celebration of environmental film. Seeking to advance environmental causes through film, The Environmental Film Festival offers viewers the chance to witness a desire for change on screen through videos shot around the world. This year’s event […]
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By Amulya Shankar March 8, 2012
In our melting pot of a country, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations allow anyone willing to don some green a chance to party.
Unleashing the power of comedy, a century later
The actors reviving a century-old play know they must make the audience laugh will jokes that could have easily soured since the year Ellis Island first opened as an immigration center.
Dragons, drums and dance
By Amulya Shankar February 13, 2012
Although many students are far from home, Lunar New Year celebrations Friday at GW aim to foster a family to celebrate traditional holiday customs.
The quirks of growing up
By Amulya Shankar November 10, 2011
The unassuming and scholastic “Speech & Debate” promotes both the off-color quirky humor and touching moments that run rampant in this decidedly not cliché dark comedy.
Celebrating the moment
By Amulya Shankar November 7, 2011
FotoWeek DC’s exhibits are a photographic bazaar, offering a little bit of everything to peak curiosity. The vitality of opening night is almost intimidating. With a massive crowd moving in all directions, a steady hum of conversation and music melding into an indistinguishable amalgam of sound and so many things to see, it can be […]
Monkeying around in the fall showcase
By Amulya Shankar September 29, 2011
Philosophy, Shakespeare and evolutionary science. “Words, Words, Words,” written by David Ives, combines all three themes into a comedic one-act play, blending scientific theory and witty amusement onstage. In the play, Dr. Rosenbaum tests the theory that three apes hitting random typewriter keys for an infinite amount of time will almost surely produce Shakespeare’s play […]
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Related provisions for MCOB 5.6.92
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MCOB 5.6.1G 31/10/2004 RP
MCOB 5.6 sets out the required content of an illustration provided to a customer by a firm.
MCOB 5.6.3R 31/10/2004 RP
Section 13 in MCOB 5 Annex 1 is required only where the illustration is provided to the customer by, or on behalf of, a mortgage intermediary. If this is not the case, Section 14 must be renumbered Section 13.
(1) Further requirements regarding the use of the Key facts logo and the location of specimens are set out in GEN 5.1 and GEN 5 Annex 1 G.33(2) MCOB 5.6.2 R(3) does not prevent the use of different fonts and typefaces for headings and risk warnings. Its purpose is to prevent particular sections of the illustration from being made less prominent than other sections through the inconsistent use of font sizes and typefaces.(3) The illustration can contain the mortgage lender's or
The illustration provided to customers must:(1) contain only the material prescribed in MCOB 5.6 and no other material except where provided for elsewhere in MCOB 5.6; and(2) be in a document separate from any other material that is provided to the customer.
MCOB 5.6.13R 31/10/2004 RP
Where the illustration relates to a regulated mortgage contract that is sub-divided into different parts with different types of interest rate or different rates of interest or different conditions, or a combination of these, the requirements in MCOB 5.6 may be adapted to accommodate this. The adaptations made must be limited to those that are necessary.
MCOB 5.6.14G 31/10/2004 RP
(1) MCOB 5.6.13 R applies where, for example, the illustration covers a regulated mortgage contract that is:(a) divided so that a certain amount of the loan is payable on a fixed interest rate, and a certain amount on a discounted interest rate; or(b) a combination of a repayment mortgage and an interest-only mortgage and the loan is subdivided into different types of interest rate and/or different rates of interest.(2) MCOB 5.6.13 R does not apply where an illustration covers
At the head of the illustration, the following information must be included:(1) the customer's name;(2) the date of issue of the illustration;(3) details of how long the illustration is valid and whether there is any date by which the regulated mortgage contract covered by the illustration needs to commence (for example, where a fixed interest rate is only available if the regulated mortgage contract commences before a certain date); and(4) the prescribed text at the head of the
Under the section heading 'About this illustration', the prescribed text in MCOB 5 Annex 1 under this heading must be included.
(1) Unless (2) applies, under the section heading 'Which service are we providing you with?' the prescribed text in MCOB 5 Annex 1 under this heading must be included, with a 'check box' for each statement, one of which must be marked prominently to indicate the level of service provided to the customer.(2) If the level of service described in the illustration is provided by another firm, (1) may be replaced by the following:Under the section heading 'Which service are we providing
(1) Under the section heading 'What you have told us', the illustration must state the information that has been obtained from the customer under MCOB 5.6.6 R (apart from MCOB 5.6.6 R(1) which is provided for in Section 4 of the illustration), and can include brief details of any other information that has been obtained from the customer and used to produce the illustration.(2) If the amount on which the illustration is based includes the amount that the customer wants to borrow
Where the same illustration covers a regulated mortgage contract that is a combination of a repayment mortgage and an interest-only mortgage, either:(1) Section 3 of the illustration must state the amount the customer wishes to borrow as a repayment mortgage and the amount required as an interest-only mortgage; or(2) Section 3 of the illustration must summarise the repayment method as partly an interest-only mortgage and partly a repayment mortgage, and Section 4 of the illustration
Where the same illustration covers a regulated mortgage contract that has different parts of the loan over a different term (that is, the final repayment date of the loan parts are different), either:(1) Section 3 of the illustration must state the amount repayable over each term; or(2) Section 3 of the illustration must state the longest term that applies and Section 4 of the illustration must state the amount repayable over each term.
For the purpose of illustrating to the customer the repayment method in Section 3 or Section 4 of the illustration, or the cost of the regulated mortgage contract in Section 5 of the illustration, if the illustration covers a regulated mortgage contract that is a combination of more than one interest-only part on the same product terms but with different repayment dates, the illustration must either treat it as one part by assuming the longest term, or alternatively treat it as
At the end of Section 3 of the illustration a statement must be included making clear that changes to any of the information obtained from the customer, and where appropriate to the valuation of the property, could alter the details elsewhere in the illustration, and encouraging the customer to ask for a revised illustration in this event.
An example of the type of statement that would satisfy MCOB 5.6.22 R is:'The valuation that will be carried out on the property and changes to any of the information you have given us could alter the information in this illustration. If this is the case please ask for a revised illustration.'
Description of interest rate types and rates of interest. This table belongs to MCOB 5.6.26R:Description of the interest rateAmount payable in each instalmentLender's base mortgage rate - must be described as the [Lender]'s standard variable rate, currently X%, [where applicable insert the date at which the interest rate ends or period for which the interest rate applies].Amount based on X%.Fixed rate - must be described as a fixed rate of X% [where applicable insert the date
Where the loan under the regulated mortgage contract is divided into more than one part (for example where part of the loan is a fixed interest rate and part of the loan is a discounted variable interest rate) and the firm displays this in a tabular format in the illustration:(1) the following text must be used to introduce the table 'As this mortgage is made up of more than one part, these parts are summarised below:';(2) each part must be numbered for ease of reference in the
An example of further information that may be included in accordance with MCOB 5.6.29 R might be that an 'approval in principle' has been granted subject to valuation and satisfactory credit reference.
Under the section heading 'Overall cost of this mortgage' where the regulated mortgage contract has an agreed term for repayment and a regular payment plan (that is, it is not a revolving credit agreement such as a secured overdraft or mortgage credit card, or a regulated mortgage contract where all of the interest rolls up, such as an open-ended bridging loan):(1) the following text must be included in the illustration: 'The overall cost takes into account the payments in Sections
Under the section heading 'Overall cost of this mortgage' where the regulated mortgage contract has no agreed term for repayment, (and a 12 month term has been assumed), or no regular payment plan, or both (for example, a revolving credit agreement such as a secured overdraft or mortgage credit card or a regulated mortgage contract where all the interest rolls up such as an open-ended bridging loan):(1) the following text must be included in the illustration: 'The overall cost
MCOB 5.6.31 R(5) and MCOB 5.6.32 R(5) would require, for example, a reference to the fact that the overall cost takes into account mortgage payment protection insurance where this is required as a condition of the regulated mortgage contract to which the illustration relates. The requirement to take out such insurance must be stated in Sections 4 and 9 of the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.25 R(6), MCOB 5.6.74 R or MCOB 5.6.77 R.
The following text must be included after the text required by MCOB 5.6.31 R or MCOB 5.6.32 R with the relevant cost measures shown in the right-hand column of Section 5 in accordance with the layout shown in MCOB 5 Annex 1:(1) 'The total amount you must pay back, including the amount borrowed is £[insert total amount payable]';(2) 'This means you pay back £[insert the total amount payable] divided by the amount on which the illustration is based from MCOB 5.6.6 R(2) plus all
(1) The APR and the total amount payable in MCOB 5.6.34 R must be calculated on the basis of information obtained from the customer under MCOB 5.6.6 R.(2) Where there is a charge to be included in the APR and total amount payable and the precise amount of that charge is not known at the time that the illustration is provided, MCOB 10.3 (Formula for calculating the APR) sets out a number of relevant assumptions to be used. If the method for including the charge is not addressed
At the end of Section 5 of the illustration the following text must be included:(1) unless the interest rate is fixed throughout the term of the regulated mortgage contract:'The figures in this section will vary following interest rate changes and if you do not keep the mortgage for [insert term from MCOB 5.6.6 R(4)].'; and(2) (a) where the regulated mortgage contract is a repayment mortgage:'Only use the figures in this section to compare the cost with another repayment mortgage.';
The purpose of the illustration is to provide the customer with details of the cost of borrowing the amount required over the term specified from MCOB 5.6.6 R(2) and MCOB 5.6.6 R(4). Section 12 has been designed specifically to allow examples of the effect of any additional features of the regulated mortgage contract such as a linked current account or a linked savings account. Examples of these features should therefore be shown in Section 12 and not in Section 5 or Section 6
The heading for Section 6 of the illustration and the heading of the column on the right-hand side of this section must state the frequency with which payments must be made by the customer. (For example, if payments are to be made on a monthly basis, the heading for this section must be 'What you will need to pay each month' and the column must be headed 'Monthly payments'.)
All the payments in Section 6 of the illustration must be calculated based on the frequency used for the purposes of the headings in MCOB 5.6.40 R and must be shown in the column on the right-hand side of this section.
Section 6 of the illustration must contain the following information: (1) the loan amount on which the illustration is based. This figure should include all fees, charges and insurance premiums that have been added to the loan in accordance with MCOB 5.6.18 R(2) and MCOB 5.6.18 R(3), and the following text must follow the loan amount:'and include[s] the [fees] [and] [insurance premiums] that are shown in [Section 8] [and] [Section 9] as being added to your mortgage.'(2) the assumed
Where the illustration covers a regulated mortgage contract that automatically converts from one repayment method to another after a specified period, then the illustration must show the effect of this change on the regular payment, in the same way as the requirements in MCOB 5.6.42 R(3).
Where the illustration covers a regulated mortgage contract that is a combination of a repayment mortgage and an interest-only mortgage, the payment amounts in MCOB 5.6.42 R(3)(d) must be the combination of the amount to be paid on the repayment mortgage and the amount to be paid on the interest-only mortgage, unless MCOB 5.6.13 R or MCOB 5.6.54 R apply in which case they must be stated separately.
Where the interest is deferred on the regulated mortgage contract, the following text must be included under the information on the deferred interest rate included in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.42 R(3):'"The interest deferred will be added to your mortgage. The table at Section [insert 6a or 6b if MCOB 5.6.55 R applies] of this illustration shows how this will affect the amount you owe.'
Where MCOB 5.6.55 R applies and part of the regulated mortgage contract is an interest-only mortgage:(1) if a quotation for the repayment vehicle has been included in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.52 R(3) then MCOB 5.6.52 R(5) does not apply.(2) a statement is required to indicate that these payments do not include the cost of any savings plan.
Under the section heading 'Are you comfortable with the risks?':(1) under the sub-heading 'What if interest rates go up?' the illustration must include the following:(a) if the interest rate is fixed throughout the term of the regulated mortgage contract, an explanation that the payments will not vary because the interest rate is fixed;(b) if the interest rate is fixed for part of the term of the regulated mortgage contract, an explanation of when or how increases in the interest
The amount by which the customer's payments would increase in accordance with MCOB 5.6.59 R(1)(g) and (h) must be calculated as follows:(1) the firm must use the total amount borrowed, or assume that all payments due on the regulated mortgage contract have actually been paid, all additional fees and payments due have been paid, and no underpayments or overpayments have been made;(2) where all or part of the regulated mortgage contract is a repayment mortgage, the calculation must
Under the section heading 'What fees must you pay?' the illustration must:(1) itemise all the fees that are included in the calculation of the APR in accordance with MCOB 10 (Annual Percentage Rate), excluding any charges for insurance set out in Section 9 in accordance with MCOB 5.6.73 R; and1(2) include a statement at the end of the section using the following text:'You may have to pay other taxes or costs in addition to any fees shown here.'
An example of a fee that would normally be included in Section 8 would be a fee to re-inspect a property after completion of works if it is known that this fee will be charged at the time the illustration is produced. An example of a fee that would not be included would be a fee payable by the customer to insure their property elsewhere (however this would need to be stated in Section 9 of the illustration 'Insurance', as required by MCOB 5.6.77 R(2)). Fees payable upon repayment
The following information must be provided for each fee included in this section of the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.66 R(1):(1) a description of the fee;(2) the amount payable by the customer recorded in a column headed 'Fee amount' on the right-hand side of this section;(3) for fees included under the sub-heading 'Other fees', to whom the fee is payable;(4) when the fee is payable;(5) whether or not the fee is refundable, and if so, the extent to which it is refundable;
(1) If a higher lending charge is payable by the customer, the following text must be used to describe such a charge for the purposes of MCOB 5.6.69 R:'A higher lending charge is payable because you are borrowing [insert the ratio of the mortgage amount (from MCOB 5.6.6 R(2)) to the property's price or value (from MCOB 5.6.6 R(3))] of the property's [estimated] [price/value].'(2) If the customer has asked for any fees to be added to the loan, this must be stated alongside each
'Other fees' will include any fee charged by a mortgage intermediary, or another third party, for advising on or arranging a regulated mortgage contract but not commission or procuration fees (which are dealt with in Section 13 of the illustration).
(1) Under the section heading 'Insurance' the illustration must include details of:(a) insurance which is a tied product; and(b) insurance which is required as a condition of the regulated mortgage contract which is not a tied product.(2) A firm may also provide details of insurance which it is optional for the customer to take out under this section heading.(3) It must be clear to the customer which products he is required to purchase under which circumstances (for example, where
The following information must be included under the sub-heading 'Insurance you must take out as a condition of this mortgage but that you do not have to take out through [insert the name of the mortgage lender, or where relevant the name of the mortgage intermediary, or both]':(1) if the regulated mortgage contract requires the customer to take out an insurance policy (other than that which is a tied product which the customer is obliged to purchase through the mortgage lender,
Under the sub-heading 'Insurance you must take out as a condition of this mortgage but that you do not have to take out through [insert name of mortgage lender or where relevant the name of the mortgage intermediary, or both]' the illustration should not include any insurance policy that may be taken out by a mortgage lender itself to protect its own interests rather than the customer's interests, for example, because of the ratio of the loan amount to the property value.1
If the cost of any insurance that the mortgage lender might take out to protect its own interests, because of the ratio of the loan amount to the property value, is passed on to the customer, it will be shown elsewhere in the illustration, for example, as a higher lending charge or in the interest rate charged.
A firm may include in the illustration, under the sub-heading 'Optional insurance', quotations (estimated where necessary) for any insurance products (other than the insurance products covered elsewhere in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.74 R and MCOB 5.6.77 R) that the firm issuing the illustration wishes to promote to the customer.
If no quotations are included in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.80 R, the sub-heading 'Optional insurance' must not be included in the illustration.
(1) If any quotations for insurance are included in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.74 R(3), MCOB 5.6.77 R(1) or MCOB 5.6.80 R, the illustration:(a) must include a brief description only of the type of insurance (full details of the insurance cover may however be provided separately); and(b) (i) must include the total price to be paid by the customer in a column on the right hand side of the illustration under the heading '[insert frequency of payments quoted] payments';
Under the heading 'What happens if you do not want this mortgage any more?', the illustration must include the following information on the regulated mortgage contract:(1) under the sub-heading 'Early repayment charges':(a) an explanation that the customer cannot repay the regulated mortgage contract early, if this is the case;(b) an explanation of whether early repayment charges are payable;(c) an explanation of when early repayment charges are payable;(d) an explanation of any
Where MCOB 5.6.84 R(1)(f) would result in more than three cash amounts being shown in the illustration, the cash amounts shown in the illustration may be restricted to three examples. These examples must be representative of the full range of charges that apply and not be limited to the lowest charges that apply. These three examples are in addition to:(1) any statement of the amount of any fees described in MCOB 5.6.84 R(1)(d); and(2) the maximum early repayment charge required
(1) In calculating example cash amounts in accordance with MCOB 5.6.84 R(1)(f), it must be assumed that:(a) the regulated mortgage contract is repaid in full;(b) unless the original amount borrowed is used, that all payments due on the regulated mortgage contract are actually paid;(c) additional fees and charges such as insurance premiums have been paid; and(d) no underpayments or overpayments have been made.(2) If:(a) cashbacks or other incentives need to be repaid; or(b) fees
Where the cash examples from MCOB 5.6.88 R included in the illustration would vary either if the interest rate charged on the regulated mortgage contract changed or with changes in interest rates generally, an appropriate warning that the early repayment charges may vary from the cash examples must be included in the illustration.
(1) Under the section heading 'What happens if you want to make overpayments?', the illustration must include details of any restrictions on lump sum and regular overpayments on the regulated mortgage contract, together with a statement as to whether or not the amount on which the interest charged is recalculated is reduced immediately on receipt of any lump sum or regular overpayment.(2) Where such recalculation does not take place immediately (for example, if an annual rest
Under the sub-heading 'Underpayments', the illustration must include details of circumstances in which the customer can make underpayments and a brief statement of any conditions that apply.
Under the sub-heading 'Payment holidays', the illustration must include details of circumstances in which the customer can take payment holidays and a brief statement of any conditions that apply.
Under the sub-heading 'Borrow back', the illustration must include details of circumstances in which the customer can borrow back any monies overpaid and a brief statement of any conditions that apply.
Under the sub-heading 'Incentives', the illustration must include:(1) any incentives including cashbacks; and(2) if a cashback is provided, the amount of the cashback and details of when it is paid to the customer.
Under the sub-heading 'Additional borrowing available without further approval', the illustration must provide details of circumstances in which there are any linked borrowing facilities that would allow the customer to increase the amount of the loan on which the illustration is based without any further approval from the mortgage lender (for example, if there are additional drawdown facilities).
MCOB 5.6.102R 31/10/2004 RP
Under the sub-heading 'Credit card', the illustration must:(1) state if a credit card is offered with the regulated mortgage contract; and(2) if a credit card is offered and it is a mortgage credit card:(a) unless (b) applies, include the following text:'This card will not give you a number of the statutory rights associated with traditional credit cards. Your mortgage offer will tell you more about the differences.'; or(b) where the mortgage lender provides the customer with
Where any of the additional features under MCOB 5.6.99 R to MCOB 5.6.102 R inclusive apply, then the following must also be stated if the amount of additional borrowing that would be available to the customer is stated in the illustration:(1) the maximum additional amount available;(2) if the interest rate payable on any additional borrowing is different to the interest rate in Section 4 and Section 6 of the illustration, the interest rate and the APR charged on the additional
(1) Where additional features are included in accordance with MCOB 5.6.92 R and these are credit facilities that do not meet the definition of a regulated mortgage contract, the relevant parts of Section 12 of the illustration must include the following text:'This additional feature is not regulated by the FSA'.1(2) Where additional features are included in accordance with MCOB 5.6.92 R and these are credit facilities regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974, the relevant parts
(1) Under the sub-heading 'Linked savings account', the illustration must include the following information:(a) whether a linked savings account is a compulsory or optional product (if the savings account is a compulsory product this must also be stated in Section 4 of the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.25 R(6));(b) the interest rate paid on the linked savings account if it differs from the interest rate charged on the regulated mortgage contract; and(c) the firm providing
MCOB 5.6.111G 31/10/2004 RP
If an example is included in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.109 R(2) or MCOB 5.6.110 R(2), it must be based on information obtained from the customer and the amounts that are intended to be paid into the current or savings account on a regular basis; the amounts that it is intended are saved; and the actual or likely expenditure profile. The amounts involved and the expenditure profile should not be standard assumptions made by the firm, but should be those of the
Where the illustration is issued to a customer by, or on behalf of, a mortgage intermediary, Section 13 'Using a mortgage intermediary' must be included in the illustration and must include the following:(1) unless MCOB 5.6.114 R applies, a clear statement of the amount payable (either directly or indirectly) by the mortgage lender to the mortgage intermediary, or to any third parties; and(2) the name of the mortgage lender who will make the payment, the name of the mortgage intermediary
MCOB 2.3.7 R requires any material inducements provided by a mortgage lender, whether directly or indirectly, to a mortgage intermediary or third party (unless the payment only reflects the cost of outsourcing work relating to the processing of mortgage applications by a firm unconnected to the mortgage intermediary) to be quantified in cash terms, which will enable the cash values to be included in the illustration in accordance with MCOB 5.6.117 R.1
This section must be renumbered Section 13 if the illustration is not provided by, or on behalf of, a mortgage intermediary.
This section must follow the section 'Where can you get further information about mortgages?' and must include the name, address and contact point of the firm providing the illustration.
An example of wording which would comply with MCOB 5.6.122 R would be:'If you wish to discuss this mortgage illustration please contact [name of firm] at [address] or on [telephone number]'.
4(1) 4The following words must be prominently displayed in the illustration, after the contact details: 'Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage'.(2) If the loan may be secured on property which is not the customer's home the statement in (1) may be amended but only to the extent necessary in order to reflect that fact.4
(1) An amortisation table may be added to the end of the illustration after the information required by MCOB 5.6.124 R if the mortgage lender or mortgage intermediary wishes. A firm may find that this is particularly appropriate to illustrate certain types of regulated mortgage contract, for example, a regulated mortgage contract with more than one part.(2) The purpose of (1) is to permit a firm to add an amortisation table in accordance with the European Commission's 'Recommendation
If the customer's liability under a regulated mortgage contract is in a currency other than sterling, MCOB 5.6 applies to the illustration for that regulated mortgage contract with the following amendments:(1) all cash amounts must be given in the relevant currency except where otherwise required in (2)(a) and (3);(2) the following information must be stated under Section 4 'Description of this mortgage':(a) the amount in sterling on which the illustration is based from MCOB 5.6.6
If the interest rate charged on the regulated mortgage contract is deferred, MCOB 5.6 applies with the following additions:(1) A section headed: 'Effect of deferring interest on the amount you owe' must be included in the illustration after Section 6.(2) This section must be numbered 6a so that the numbering follows on consecutively from the preceding section unless MCOB 5.6.55 R applies in which case it should be numbered 6b.(3) Under the section heading the following text must
The heading for Section 6 of the illustration and the heading of the column on the right-hand side of this section must state the frequency with which payments must be made by the customer. (For example, if payments were to be made on a monthly basis, the heading for this section would be 'What you will need to pay each month' and the column would be headed 'Monthly payments'). Where no regular payments are required on the regulated mortgage contract, for example where all interest
All the payments in Section 6 of the illustration must be calculated based on the frequency used for the purposes of the headings in MCOB 5.6.40 R and must be shown in the column on the right-hand side of this section. If no payments are required, for example on a secured bridging loan or secured overdraft, then this column should be marked on the illustration as nil.
Section 6 of the illustration must contain the following information:(1) the loan amount on which the illustration is based. Where fees are being added to the loan then this figure should include all fees, charges and insurance premiums that have been added to the loan in accordance with MCOB 5.6.18 R(2) and MCOB 5.6.18 R(3), and the following text must follow the loan amount:'and include[s] the fees [and insurance premiums] that are shown in Section 8 [and Section 9] as being
The amount by which the total amount payable would increase in accordance with MCOB 5.6.140 R(1)(e) must be calculated as follows:(1) unless the total amount borrowed is used, it must be assumed that all payments due on the regulated mortgage contract have actually been paid, all additional fees and payments due have been paid, and no under or overpayments have been made;(2) unless the total amount borrowed is used, the calculation must be based on the amount of the loan outstanding
Unless all of the interest rates described in MCOB 9.4.47 R(4) apply for the life of the loan part to which they apply, then an additional sub section titled "What you will owe in future" must be included to indicate the future stepped payments. This section must:(1) state when a change in payment will occur;(2) state the reason for the change in payment; and(3) confirm that the payment illustrated assumes that interest rates will not change.
An explanation of the table required in accordance with MCOB 9.4.51 R must be shown in a box immediately under the heading using the following text:"This shows how the amount(s) paid to you and the interest and any fees that we charge mount up over [insert number of years estimated in accordance with MCOB 9.4.10 R or MCOB 9.4.12 R] years. It has been calculated using the current interest rate(s) of [insert interest rate(s)]. Interest is added to the amount you owe [insert frequency
Under the heading "What happens if you do not want this mortgage any more?", the illustration must include the following information on the lifetime mortgage:77(1) under the sub-heading "Early repayment charges":(a) an explanation of whether early repayment charges are payable;(b) an explanation of when early repayment charges are payable;(c) an explanation of any other fees that are payable if the lifetime mortgage7 is repaid early, and the current level of these fees;7(d) a
Where a firm does not impose an early repayment charge, it may delete the sub heading 'Circumstances in which early repayment charges do not apply'.
Where MCOB 9.4.83 R(1)(e) would result in more than three cash amounts being shown in the illustration, the cash amounts shown in the illustration may be restricted to three examples. These three examples are in addition to the maximum early repayment charge required by MCOB 9.4.83 R(1)(f). These examples must be representative of the full range of charges that apply and not be limited to the lowest charges that apply. These three examples are in addition to:(1) any statement
(1) In calculating example cash amounts in accordance with MCOB 9.4.83 R(1)(e), it must be assumed that:(a) the lifetime mortgage7 is repaid in full;7(b) all payments due (if applicable) on the lifetime mortgage7 are actually paid;7(c) additional fees and charges such as insurance premiums have been paid; and(d) no underpayments or overpayments (if applicable) have been made.(2) If:(a) cashbacks or other incentives need to be repaid; or(b) fees need to be paid;the amounts that
Where the cash examples from MCOB 9.4.88 R included in the illustration would vary either if the interest rate charged on the lifetime mortgage7 changed or with changes in interest rates generally, an appropriate warning that the early repayment charges may vary from the cash examples must be included in the illustration.7
Where the early repayment charge could be higher than those stated in the illustration if the lifetime mortgage7 continued after the end of the term estimated in accordance with MCOB 9.4.10 R or MCOB 9.4.12 R, Section 13 of the illustration must include a clear statement to that effect.7
(1) Under the sub-heading 'Overpayments', the illustration must include details of any restrictions on lump sum and regular overpayments (if payments are required) on thelifetime mortgage,7 together with a statement as to whether or not the amount on which the interest is recalculated is reduced immediately on receipt of any lump sum or regular overpayment.7(2) Where such recalculation does not take place immediately (for example, if an annual rest method is used), this statement
Under the sub-heading "Underpayments", the illustration must include details of whether the customer can make underpayments and a brief statement of any conditions that apply.
Under the sub-heading "Payment holidays", the illustration must include details of circumstances in which the customer can take payment holidays and a brief statement of any conditions that apply.
Under the sub-heading "Borrow back", the illustration must include details of circumstances in which the customer can borrow back any monies overpaid and a brief statement of any conditions that apply.
Under the sub-heading "Additional borrowing available without further approval", the illustration must provide details of circumstances in which additional secured lending is offered with the lifetime mortgage7 that would allow the customer, subject to certain conditions, to increase the amount of the loan on which the illustration is based.7
Under the sub-heading "Unsecured borrowing", the illustration must provide details of circumstances in which unsecured lending is offered with the lifetime mortgage7 that would allow the customer to increase the amount of the loan on which the illustration is based.7
Under the sub-heading "Credit card", the illustration must:(1) state whether a credit card is offered with thelifetime mortgage;7 and7(2) if a credit card is offered and it is a mortgage credit card:(a) unless (b) applies, include the following text:"This card will not give you a number of the statutory rights associated with traditional credit cards. Your lifetime mortgage offer will tell you more about the differences." or(b) where the mortgage lender provides the customer with
Under the sub-heading "Linked current account" the illustration must include the following information:(1) whether a linked current account is a compulsory or optional product (if the current account is a compulsory product this must also be stated in Section 5 of the illustration in accordance with MCOB 9.4.24 R(7));(2) an explanation of the interest rates that apply under different circumstances to the linked current account, if different from the interest rate charged on the
Under the sub-heading "Linked savings account" the illustration must include the following information:(1) whether a linked savings account is a compulsory or optional product (if the savings account is a compulsory product this must also be stated in Section 5 of the illustration in accordance with MCOB 9.4.24 R(7));(2) the interest rate paid on the linked savings account if it differs from the interest rate charged on thelifetime mortgage;7 and7(3) the firm providing the linked
Under the section heading "Overall cost of this mortgage":(1) the following text must be included in the illustration:"The APR helps you to compare lifetime mortgages by giving you one rate that shows the overall cost of the mortgage. It takes into account some fees and charges as well as the interest due, and this means that the APR may be higher than the interest rate shown in Sections 5 and 8. Only use the APR to compare lifetime mortgages of the same type, and where the same
MCOB 9.4.111 R(3) would require, for example, a reference to the fact that the overall cost takes into account mortgage payment protection insurance where this is required as a condition of the lifetime mortgage7 to which the illustration relates. The requirement to take out such insurance must be stated in Sections 5 and 12 of the illustration in accordance with MCOB 9.4.24 R(7), MCOB 9.4.72 R or MCOB 9.4.76 R.7
The following text must be included after the text required by MCOB 9.4.111 R with the relevant cost measures shown in the right-hand column of Section 15 in accordance with the layout shown in MCOB 9 Annex 1:(1) "The total amount you would pay back over the example term of [insert number of years in accordance with MCOB 9.4.10 R or MCOB 9.4.12 R] including the amount borrowed is £ [insert total amount payable]", and(2) "The overall cost for comparison is [insert the APR]% AP
At the end of Section 15 the following text must be included, if relevant:"The figures in this section will vary following interest rate changes."
The prescribed text at MCOB 9.4.116 R would not be relevant if the illustration is for a lifetime mortgage7 that has a fixed interest rate throughout the life of the mortgage.7
Where the illustration is issued to a customer by, or on behalf of, a mortgage intermediary, Section 16 "Using a mortgage intermediary" must be included in the illustration and must include the following:(1) unless MCOB 9.4.120 R applies, a clear statement of the amount payable (either directly or indirectly) by the mortgage lender to the mortgage intermediary, or to any third parties; and(2) the name of the mortgage lender who will make the payment, the name of the mortgage intermediary
This section must:(1) follow Section 15 "Overall cost of this mortgage", unless the illustration is issued by a mortgage intermediary, in which case it must follow Section 16 "Using a mortgage intermediary"; and(2) include the name, address and contact point of the firm providing the illustration.
If the lifetime mortgage7 is a shared appreciation mortgage, MCOB 9.4 applies to the illustration with the following modifications:7(1) Section 5 "Description of this mortgage" must contain the following additional information and text in this order after the details required by MCOB 9.4.24 R to MCOB 9.4.29 R:(a) "This lifetime mortgage involves [name of mortgage lender] taking a percentage share in any increase in the value of your property [insert details of all occasions when
8Under the section heading "About this information", the prescribed text under this heading in the home reversion planillustration must be included.
(1) 8Unless (2) applies, under the section heading "Which service are we providing you with?" the prescribed text in the home reversion planillustration under this heading must be included with a "check box" for each statement, one of which must be marked prominently to indicate the level of service provided to the customer;(2) If the level of service described in the illustration is provided by another firm, (1) may be replaced by the following: under the section heading "Which
8Under the section heading "What is a home reversion plan?", the prescribed text in the home reversion planillustration under this heading must be included.
(1) 8Under the section heading "What you have told us", the illustration must state the minimum information a firm must obtain from the customer (apart from details of the plan that the customer is interested in, which is in Section 5 of the illustration), and can include brief details of any other information that has been obtained from the customer and used to produce the illustration.(2) For an instalment reversion plan, where the customer requests an additional illustration
8At the end of Section 4 of the illustration a statement must be included making clear that changes to any of the information obtained from the customer, and where appropriate to the valuation of the property, could alter the details elsewhere in the illustration and encouraging the customer to ask for a revised illustration in this event.
8Under the section heading "Description of this home reversion plan" the illustration must:(1) state the name of the reversion provider providing the home reversion plan to which the illustration relates (a trading name used by the reversion provider may also be stated), and the name, if any, used to market the home reversion plan;(2) include a statement describing the home reversion plan;(3) if the home reversion plan is linked to an investment, and payments required from the
8Further information about the home reversion plan may be included as long as it does not significantly:(1) duplicate information contained elsewhere in the illustration; and(2) extend the length of this section.
8Under the section heading "Benefits", the illustration must include:(1) a description of the monetary amount(s), and in a box aligned to the right of the document, the monetary amount(s), that the customer will receive as a lump sum and/or as a regular payment;(2) if the home reversion plan is linked to an investment and the payments required from the customer on the home reversion plan will be deducted from the income from the investment, the monetary amount of the net income
8The illustration must include under the heading "Risks - important things you must consider" brief statements and warnings on all material risks involving a home reversion plan, including:(1) prominently at the beginning of the section: "A home reversion is a complex property transaction. You should seek legal advice to ensure that you fully understand all of the implications for you and your home and for anyone who might otherwise inherit the property.";(2) the effect of the
8Under the heading "Risks - important things you must consider" the illustration must also include the following if they apply:(1) for an instalment reversion plan, a statement that if the customer dies in the early years of the plan, income payments will cease and therefore the full expected benefits of the plan will not be obtained;(2) (a) for an instalment reversion plan where there is a regular cash sum payable; and(b) where:(i) the home reversion plan is linked to an investment;
8The amount disclosed as payable to the reversion intermediary or third parties must include, but is not limited to:(1) any procuration fee; and(2) a cash value for any material non-cash inducements that the reversion provider provides, whether payable directly or indirectly.
A mortgage intermediary must take reasonable steps to ensure that an illustration which it issues, or which is issued on its behalf, other than that provided by a mortgage lender:(1) is accurate within the following tolerances:(a) no more than one percent or £1, whichever is the greater, below the actual figures charged by the mortgage lender for the following:(i) the total amount payable in Section 5 of the illustration;(ii) the amount payable for every £1 borrowed in Section
It is the responsibility of a mortgage intermediary to ensure compliance with MCOB 5.4.3 R. However, where a firm can show that it was reasonable for it to rely on information provided to it by another person, other than the mortgage lender, that an illustration was within the tolerances described in MCOB 5.4.3 R, he may be able to rely on MCOB 2.5.2 R, if this turns out not to be the case.
A firm must not issue an illustration to a customer for a regulated mortgage contract for which the customer is clearly ineligible on the basis of the information that the firm has obtained from the customer or the mortgage lender's lending criteria.
A firm must make an adequate record of each illustration that it issues to a customer in accordance with MCOB 5.5.1 R where the customer applies for that particular regulated mortgage contract.
MCOB 5.4.19 R does not require a firm to keep records of illustrations that are issued to a customer where the customer does not apply to enter into that particular regulated mortgage contract.
The record maintained in accordance with MCOB 5.4.19 R should contain or refer to matters such as:(1) the date on which the illustration was provided to the customer;(2) the date of the application made by the customer; and(3) details of the medium through which the illustration was provided.
The statement required by MCOB 7.5.1 R must contain the following information:(1) except in the case of mortgage credit cards, information on the type oflifetime mortgage,3 (for example, fixed rate or variable rate) including a clear statement of how the firm expects the capital, or capital and interest (whichever is applicable) to be repaid (for example, from the proceeds of the sale of the property);3(2) details of the following transactions and information on the lifetime
If a customer requests, or agrees to, a change to a lifetime mortgage3 (other than a change as described in MCOB 7.6.7 R to MCOB 7.6.27 R (as modified by MCOB 9)) that changes the amount of each payment due (where payments are required), a firm must provide the customer with the following information, in a single communication, before the change takes effect:3(1) the amount outstanding on the lifetime mortgage3 at the date the change is requested;3(2) the payment due and the frequency
If a customer requests, or agrees to, a change to a lifetime mortgage.3(other than a change as described in MCOB 7.6.7 R to MCOB 7.6.27 R (as modified by MCOB 9)) that changes the amount paid to the customer under a drawdown mortgage, or the amount that the customer will owe under a roll-up of interest mortgage, or both, a firm must provide the customer with the following information, in a single communication, before the change takes effect:3(1) the amount outstanding on the
A firm that enters into a lifetime mortgage1 with a customer where interest payments are required (whether or not they will be collected by deduction from the income from an annuity or other linked investment product) must provide the customer with the following information before the customer makes the first payment under the contract:1(1) the amount of the first payment required;(2) the amount of the subsequent payments;(3) the method by which the payments will be collected
Where thelifetime mortgage1 provides for a lump sum payment to be made to the customer, and all or part of the interest will be rolled up during the life of the mortgage, the firm must provide the customer with the following information before the customer makes the first payment under the contract, or if no payments are required from the customer, within seven days of completion of the mortgage:1(1) if no payments are required from the customer, confirmation that no payments
Where the regulated mortgage contract is for a business purpose, a firm may choose to provide a business illustration (in compliance with MCOB 5.7.2 R) instead of complying with MCOB 5.6.
MCOB 5.6.31 R(2), MCOB 5.6.52 R(1) and MCOB 5.6.52 R(4) prescribe text that should be used to remind a customer with an interest-only mortgage that there is a need to separately arrange for the repayment of capital. The options for repayment of capital may be different where the regulated mortgage contract is for a business purpose, and a firm must vary the prescribed wording in the business illustration to reflect this. One approach may be for the firm to revise the wording to
(1) In accordance with MCOB 5.7.6 R(1), where the regulated mortgage contract includes a loan, the facilities described in section 12 of the business illustration should include the existence of, and a simple explanation of, any all monies charge, any contingent liabilities such as guarantees and so on.(2) Where the regulated mortgage contract includes more than one loan facility (such as a secured loan and a separate secured overdraft facility) the business illustration should
MCOB 10.3.8R 06/04/2007 RP
(1) In relation to a lifetime mortgage2, where the APR is calculated for the purpose of a financial promotion3 it must be assumed that the credit is being provided for a period of 15 years beginning with the relevant date.23(2) In relation to a lifetime mortgage2, where the APR is calculated for the purpose of an illustration, the period for which the credit is to be provided must be calculated in accordance with MCOB 9.4.10 R or MCOB 9.4.12 R.2(3) Where, in any other case, the
ICOBS 6.4.12G 06/01/2008 RP
(1) When explaining the implications of a change, a firm should explain any changes to the benefits and significant or unusual exclusions arising from the change.(2) Firms will need to consider whether mid-term changes are compatible with the original policy, in particular whether it reserves the right to vary premiums, charges or other terms. Firms also need to ensure that any terms which reserve the right to make variations are not themselves unfair under the Unfair Terms R
ICOBS 6.3.1R 06/01/2008 RP
(1) Before a pure protection contract is concluded, a firm must inform a customer of the information in the table below.(2) The information must be communicated in a clear and accurate manner, in writing, and in an official language of the State of the commitment or in another language agreed by the parties.Information to be communicated before conclusion(1)The name of the insurance undertaking and its legal form.(2)The name of the EEA State in which the head office and, where
COBS 6.3.20G 06/08/2008 RP
(1) In accordance with the rule on information disclosure before providing services (COBS 2.2.1 R), if a firm's initial contact with a retail client with a view to providing a personal recommendation on packaged products is by telephone then the following information should be provided before proceeding further:(a) the name of the firm and, if the call is initiated by or on behalf of a firm, the commercial purpose of the call;(b) whether the firm offers packaged products3 from
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Syrian air defenses repelled Israeli missile attack
"Syrian air defenses confronted an Israeli missile attack on Tel al-Hara in southern Syria and dropped several of them yesterday evening," according to websites related to the Syrian regime.
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The Syrian air defenses confronted an Israeli missile attack on Tel al-Hara. SANA said that the damage was limited to the financial, and there were no casualties in Tel al-Hara.
The agency said that Israel, after its aggression with a number of missiles, began an electronic war, as the radar was jammed.
Tel al-Hara is located in Daraa Governorate and is considered a strategic hill overlooking the occupied Golan Heights.
The Syrian defenses repelled on the first of this month hostile air targets against some sites in south-west of Damascus, dealt with them and dropped them.
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Exhibit explores keen senses, abilities of man's best friend by JOHN ROGERS The Associated Press | March 17, 2019 at 4:00 a.m.
In this Tuesday, March 12, 2019 photo Puppy raiser for Guide Dogs of America Lexie Dreyfuss and her 6 month old Labrador Retriever Hathi prepare for a demonstration at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. A new exhibit at a Los Angeles museum examines the relationship between dogs and humans and explores why the two species seem to think so much alike and get along so well. "Dogs! A Science Tail” opens Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the California Science Center. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
LOS ANGELES -- Did people domesticate dogs or was it the other way around? And why do these two species seem to think so much alike, act so much alike and get along so well?
The California Science Center has spent the past five years sniffing out the answers to those and hundreds of other vexing canine questions. It will begin revealing the conclusions Saturday with an ambitious, if somewhat lighthearted, new exhibition called "Dogs! A Science Tail."
And, yes, real dogs will be there. (Just try hiding contraband from that drug-sniffing dog and see what happens.)
"It's really not about just dogs and science. It's really about how dogs and humans are both social animals. About how dogs and humans have evolved together over thousands of years. And the fact that because we are both social animals, we've learned to work together," said Jeffrey Rudolph, the center's president and a devoted dog lover who worked for years to pull this show together.
As he spoke during a recent pre-opening walkthrough of the exhibit, he paused briefly at what he imagines might be its most popular stop for the pre-teen crowd -- a replica of a fire hydrant next to a button that you can push to smell what a dog smells.
"But we just smell pee," Rudolph explained with a laugh. "A dog can tell what dog was there, what time they were there and actually which direction they were going."
It's one of the ways dogs can evaluate how safe the surroundings are. It's also how they manage to mark time without wristwatches or smartphones.
"They have an amazing ability to learn information," continues Rudolph, noting the 300 million sensory receptor sites they carry in their noses far outnumber our 6 million.
Nine similar stations allow people to see like a dog does (their color vision is limited, but they pick up motion better than us), determine what a person has just eaten by licking their hand and hear sounds so subtle we're oblivious to them.
"In a bedroom they can hear a termite scratching on the wall," Rudolph says.
Such skills allow an avalanche rescue dog to sniff out a person buried in snow in a minute's time while its handlers stand there without a clue. They can sniff out bombs people would never find until they exploded.
But those are the highly trained working dogs, like those shown in the center's Imax Theatre, where the Cosmic Picture film "Superpower Dogs" will play throughout the exhibition's run.
As Captain America actor Chris Evans narrates, viewers watch dogs from around the world help save people from drowning off the coast of Italy, rescue people trapped in collapsed buildings, even track down Kenyan poachers preying on endangered elephants and rhinos.
In the museum itself, people could watch Garmin, a 2-year-old golden Labrador retriever who is about to graduate from guide-dog school, take blindfolded folks through a maze of obstacles during a demonstration earlier this week.
When one person hesitated, Garmin pulled gently on his leash as if to say, "Come on, let's go. I've got this."
Depending on the day, there will be therapy dogs, rescue dogs, drug-sniffing dogs and others demonstrating their abilities.
For those more interested in mutts like the one sleeping at the foot of their bed, there is also plenty to see, including a small gallery of original dog paintings by legendary American artist Norman Rockwell. They are on loan from "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas.
Although "Dogs! A Science Tail" will travel to museums across the country after it closes in Los Angeles early next year, the California Science Center is the only place to see the paintings until Lucas opens his own Museum of Narrative Art down the street in 2021.
But do those dogs that Rockwell immortalized playing with kids, comforting owners, even comically tying up traffic in a crowded Los Angeles alley in 1949, really love us?
Or are they just trying to wheedle another treat when they open those big black eyes of theirs and give us that look?
"If you look a dog in the eye, a dog will look back at you and you will produce oxytocin," Diane Perlov, the center's senior vice president for exhibitions, says of the chemical known as the love hormone because of the feelings it evokes in people.
"And," she adds, "the dog will produce oxytocin in his own body from looking back at you. It's a mutual affection."
A chimp, on the other hand, will just look away.
So who launched this enduring love affair that has resulted in dogs and people sharing living quarters in more than 60 million American households?
Scientists can't quite figure that out. They know dogs descended from wolves and that wolves and people crossed paths more than 10,000 years ago, says Perlov, an anthropologist.
Both wolves and people could see the other was pretty good at hunting for food. But did the wolves walk up and offer their help in that endeavor? Or did people make the first move?
Whoever did, they created an enduring bond.
"It's that social bond and our ability to communicate with them, and our ability to understand each other that forms the basis of our relationship," Perlov says.
Entertainment on 03/17/2019
Print Headline: Exhibit explores keen senses, abilities of man's best friend
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Chess Evolution (2)
A Complete Guide to Queen's Gambit Play
Catalog Code: B0488EM
Brought together in one volume as part of Everyman Chess's series of compilation books: Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Accepted, Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined and Starting Out: Slav and Semi Slav. These three classic titles from the Everyman Chess Starting Out Series provide a complete repertoire with the Queen's Gambit.
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess - Volume 2
The Russian Chess School 2.0 - Middlegame Structures and Dynamics
Catalog Code: B0190NIC
Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa present a complete set of instructions and tips for trainers and self-improvers. In this book, you are again handed basic and advanced tools to improve in a wide array of areas: assessing and handling pawn structures, employing positional and tactical means to improve your position, identifying weak spots, mastering attacking dynamics and more.
The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
The Russian Chess School 2.0 - Opening and Middlegame
Russia boasts a long and rich tradition in chess education. The Complete Manual of Positional Chess is the latest and most comprehensive product of this Russia striving for perfection. This handbook, probably the most thorough grounding in the history of teaching chess, was recently created for chess teachers at the DYSS, the special sports school for young talents in Russia. Konstantin Sakaev and Konstantin Landa present a complete set of instructions and tips for trainers and self-improvers. It teaches you not only how to enhance your fundamental knowledge and technical skills, but also how to work on your physical and psychological conditioning.
SHOPWORN - The Complete Manual of Positional Chess
Catalog Code: SWB0180NIC
Complete Slav 2
Catalog Code: B0003EV
The second part of the Complete Slav contains all systems that were not presented in the first part, namely a popular variation 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 and also all systems after 4...e6. Not to mention the possibilities such as 5. g3 or 5. Qb3, I have presented lines after 5. e3 Nbd7 – for starters Meran (6. Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5) and Anti-Meran (6. Qc2 Bd6) lines
Complete Slav I
The Slav Defense is currently the most popular closed opening, appearing in the opening repertoire of the overwhelming majority of top class grandmasters. A competitive chess player playing 1.d4 faces the opening in almost every tournament, and for Black it can be used in just about every second game.
1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners
The Tactics Workbook that Explains the Basic Concepts Too!
1001 Chess Exercises for Beginners is a great first tactics book. It helps you in identifying weak spots in the position of your opponent, in recognizing patterns of combinations, and in visualizing tricks.
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London Safestore Facility
Underwood Carpenter Ltd
FK Lowry Piling have completed a secant bored pile wall in London. Over 400 No. 600mm dia. CFA Piles were installed on the project in Chiswick, West London to form 180 linear metres of secant wall for a 6m deep basement for a new Safestore, Self-Storage Facility.
The high profile scheme was located adjacent to the busy A4 Dual Carriageway, the main Western thoroughfare into and out of London.
The Ground Conditions consisted of Made Ground & Fill overlying water bearing loose to medium dense Sands & Gravels before very stiff Clays were encountered at depth.
FK Lowry’s Soilmec SR-75 piling rig is a dual discipline Rig and has a maximum CFA depth capability of 29m.
“The Chiswick Scheme was an extremely important project to the Team. It was extremely high profile as the site was located adjacent to the Main A40 going into and out of London. A Trunk Route that carries thousands of vehicles every day. Therefore, we were delighted to be able to mobilise our 2015 75t Soilmec SR-75 Piling Rig. Furthermore, this was also our first opportunity to work alongside Underwood Carpenter and we are delighted with the relationship that we struck with the Kent based Contractor. I have no doubt that the working relationships formed meant that we completed the project to programme and budget.”
Jonathan Pearson, Contracts Engineer
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Bouygues UK
FK Lowry Piling successfully completed a £400,000 contract for Bouygues UK for the design and installation of 200 No. CFA Bearing Piles at their Meadows Student Accommodation Project at the University of Essex.
During the six-week project, FK Lowry Piling were subcontracted to install 600mm diameter continuous flight auger piles to depths from 13.5m to 23m to support axial loads of up to 2000kN. The ground conditions encountered were typically made ground overlying soft to firm silty clays. This was underlain by stiff silty clay with dense sands found at design depth.
FK Lowry Piling continue to operate nationwide providing a piling service to sectors ranging from Education, Health, Private & Commercial, Energy and Civils Infrastructure.
“This was our first project for Bouygues in the UK and we were delighted to deliver the scheme safely and to programme. Due to the stiff nature of the cohesive deposits we felt our dual purpose Soilmec SR-75 Rig would be best suited to the underlying ground conditions. During the sub-contract, we were delighted to participate in ‘Bouygues Global Health & Safety Stand-Down Day,’ and our Team also had the pleasure of meeting Bouygues UK Project Director.”
Martin McKinstry, Contracts Engineer
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Trucking & Motor Vehicle Accidents
Child Injury
Loss of Limb
Opioid Prescriptions
Polaris Recalls Recreational Off-Road Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Polaris, manufacturer of recreational off-road vehicles (ROVs), released a joint statement in December 2017 warning the public about the danger of the popular vehicles catching fire. A year later, the danger still exists and many of the Polaris ROV models that were catching fire were not part of a recall, according to a story on NBC4.com.
The CSPC has listed the recall of the Polaris RZR XP 1000 ROV, the latest model, on its website. The hazard which triggered the recall for 2014-2018 vehicles is the potential failure of the exhaust silencer: “If the exhaust silencer fatigues and cracks, the heat shield may not manage heat, which may lead to melting of nearby components or fire.”
Approximately 107,000 vehicles are affected by the latest recall. Per the CSPC, “Polaris has received 30 reports of cracked exhaust silencers, including 3 reports of fire. No injuries have been reported.” Riders are encouraged to call their local Polaris dealers and schedule a repair as soon as possible.
You can find the complete list of affected models here, on the CSPC website.
A history of ignoring safety hazards
In April 2018, Polaris agreed to pay a record penalty – $27.25 million – to settle charges that it failed to immediately notify federal safety officials about a fire hazard associated with its ROVs, which federal regulators have linked to at least one death and more than 180 fires.
One of the charges affected 133,000 vehicles, including model year 2013-2016 RZR 900 and model year 2014-2016 RZR 1000, that caught fire while consumers were driving, posing burn hazards to drivers and passengers. Polaris reported the defects to the CPSC in April 2016, by which time there were already 150 fires, including a fire that killed a 15-year-old teenager and seriously injured 11 people.
Another charge included the Ranger XO 900 and Crew 900 vehicles, model years 2014-2015, whose heat shields became loose and fell off. This resulted in 36 reports of fires to Polaris, which made two design changes before informing the CPSC. Polaris agreed to pay the penalty without admission of guilt, according to the Safety Research blog.
A story in the Tucson Sentinel reports that not only did Polaris not admit wrongdoing after consumers died, suffered serious burns, and tremendous property damage, the company did not offer an apology for the fires or fatalities.
We need stronger safety standards
The Safety Research blog reports that there are no mandatory safety standards governing the design and manufacturing of ROVs. The CPSC attempted rulemaking in 2009 to address the “unreasonable risks of injury and death associated with Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles,” because these vehicles have a high risk of rollover crashes.
Prior to 2009, the industry was largely governed by voluntary standards, which were not sufficient to curtail the injuries and deaths caused by the vehicles’ poor lateral stability and handling, and their lack of safety features for passengers, such as seatbelts. Industry organizations were able to revise their American National Standards Institute (ANSI) voluntary standards enough to satisfy the CPSC, which terminated the proposed rulemaking.
In a statement on NBC4.com, Polaris strongly encourages customers to complete repairs for previously issued recalls. Consumers can bring vehicles affected by the recall to their nearest dealer to have them repaired. To find out if your ROV might be included in the recall, visit the Polaris website or check the Consumer Product Safety Commission website for the latest updates on defective product recalls.
Defective products put consumer safety at risk. If you have been injured because of a product defect, the Georgia product liability attorneys at Harris Lowry Manton, LLP are here to fight for you.
At Harris Lowry Manton, LLP, we are here to protect the rights of clients injured by defective products. We know how to deal with negligent product manufacturers, and work to obtain compensation for your injuries. You may call us today at 404-998-8847 at our Atlanta office, in Savannah at 912-417-3774, or fill out our contact form to get help right away.
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Limiting Amplifier
FET Compressor/Limiter
T-RackS Single - Black 76
Timeless, classic compression
The Black 76 Limiting Amplifier is modeled after what is probably the most used, most known and most universally recognized compressor/limiter in the audio industry. There are probably no professionally recorded tracks where this unit wasn't used. It's a true legend and a piece of music production history.
The engineers that made this FET based compressor reached a level of cleverness and magic that only true visionary geniuses can achieve. While there are many revisions of this hardware, we modeled the LN version, revision E, because it's the one that has the most sonically recognized and sought after character thanks to its input transformer and class A output stage.
New Black 76 Limiting Amplifier
All of its features have been closely modeled, from its lightning fast attack, a peculiarity of this model, to the "all buttons in" mode: this is a trick that engineer use to create some pretty intense and wild effects, since when all ratio buttons are pressed together distortion drastically increases due to continuous and radical time constants shifts; this is a good way to hit room tracks hard or smack parallel busses for distinctive sonic signatures.
It's also a “go to” unit for standard compression duties, thanks to the quality of the sound it imparts to a track, even when not compressing, and to the simplicity of its controls: just set the input and output level to get in the ballpark of how much gain reduction is needed, then once set the Ratio the compression is quickly fine tuned with the time constants controls.
It is difficult to find a track or source where this compressor won't sound good; it is practically able to give authority and personality even to the most sterile track; bass is one of the most common uses for this plug-in but its very fast attack makes it very handy on percussive sources, like snare drum; vocals will benefit from its solid compression, standing out in the mix with presence and boldness. It's not out of the ordinary to see a pair of these compressors stereo-linked across the main bus of a mixer, so the fact that the T-RackS model is either mono or stereo makes it easy to replicate this technique.
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Ianvisits - Latest news and reviews
London Underground’s glowing tube roundel picks up an award
Launched last June, a glowing tube roundel has won an award for the "best licensed product" at the Association for Cultural Enterprises Conference.
Tickets Alert: Tours of Billingsgate Roman House and Baths
Hidden underneath a mundane office block can be found one of London's largest Roman remains, and it's open for tours from next month.
Admire these illustrations of London Underground tube stations
The illustrations span the entirety of the London Underground network, from Cockfosters to Clapham South, and from Barking to Baker Street.
London’s Alleys: Sussex Mews East, W2
This is a sunken alley that sits on a site that was extensively redeveloped in the late 1930s and 1960s.
Two dates to visit two underground sites in Bristol
Fancy a day outside London seeing an underground railway and an underground vault on the same day?
James Mason tours late 1960s London
With James Mason's distinctive voice, enjoy a melancholic wander around old London town, from the City to Smithfields and Southwark, digging out long alleys and dark corners.
See a vintage tube train on the London Underground this Sunday
The venerable 1938 era little red tube train will be passing through Central London on Sunday in an increasingly rare visit.
Last chance to book for tours of building sites
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Construction starts on new theatre above Crossrail site
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by Shawn Conner in Entertainment on May 30, 2019
Hometown heroine Carly Rae Jepsen kicks off Canadian tour dates in support of her new album in Vancouver Aug. 28 and 29. Markus & Koala photo.
Hometown (by way of Mission BC) heroine Carly Rae Jepsen kicks off her Canadian tour in Vancouver with shows at the Commodore Ballroom Aug. 28 & 29.
The pop singer behind the multiplatinum smash “Call Me Maybe” is touring behind her latest album, Dedicated. Tickets to the shows go on sale to the general public Friday, May 30.
Find out more below.
Jepsen has been nominated for Grammy and Juno awards as well as for Canada’s equivalent of the UK’s Mercury Prize, the Polaris Prize.
Dedicated, Jepsen’s fourth album, includes the singles “Party For One”, “Now That I Found You”, “Julien” and “Too Much”. Jepsen worked with a crew of trusted songwriters and producers on the project.
In a review of Jepsen’s first London show in four years, posted at standardco.co.uk, posted on May 30, Elizabeth Aubrey wrote that the fans loved the hits but “it was moments from her latest album that truly shone. The fun ‘Party For One’ felt like ‘Call Me Maybe’’s grown-up cousin, as did the Cyndi Lauper-like ‘Want You In My Room.’ Underneath [London 800-capacity venue) XOYO’s giant disco ball, Jepsen managed to flit easily between moments of pop-theatrics on the album’s more mature offerings to upbeat rave, as on the energetic ‘Now That I Found You.’ More songs from Dedicated would have been welcome.”
Dedicated follows 2015’s E*MO*TION, which earned the B.C.-raised singer (and former Canadian Idol contestant) rave reviews from both music and mainstream publications, including TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, People, Stereogum, Vulture, Complex, and Noisey. The album featured the platinum-selling single “I Really Like You.” Likewise, music publications are falling over themselves praising the new record: “As with all great pop, Jepsen’s songs are easy to enjoy. They’re also worthy of that thing she can’t help but keep singing about: obsession,” writes Spencer Kornhaber at theatlantic.com.
One year later Jepsen released E*MO*TION Side B as a gift to her fans and saw it immediately rise to the iTunes Top 10. E*MO*TION followed the release of Jepsen’s U.S. debut album Kiss, which included the #1 hit “Call Me Maybe.”
Presale for tickets to Jepsen’s hometown shows are on now. General on sale begins Friday, May 31, 2019 at 10 a.m. local times.
Visit carlyraemusic.com to purchase tickets.
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ASP.NET Contracts in London
ASP.NET Vacancies
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for ASP.NET skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited ASP.NET over the 6 months to 17 July 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
England > London
Rank change year-on-year -41 -5 -11
Contract jobs citing ASP.NET 735 1,100 965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 1.79% 2.38% 2.31%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.85% 6.29% 6.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 641 900 755
London median daily rate £475 £475 £450
Median daily rate % change year-on-year - +5.56% +5.88%
% change year-on-year +4.24% +10.00% +1.35%
London median hourly rate £37.50 - £19.82
% change year-on-year +11.43% +14.38% +2.00%
ASP.NET is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 15,165 17,475 14,945
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 36.97% 37.73% 35.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,339 13,289 11,127
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 117 100
London median hourly rate £45.00 £43.50 £40.00
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +3.45% +8.75% +37.93%
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing ASP.NET as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing ASP.NET in London.
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in London
The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing ASP.NET in London over the 6 months to 17 July 2019.
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP.NET in London.
Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ASP.NET within the London region over the 6 months to 17 July 2019. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Central London -40 157 £488 +2.63% 85
West London +25 37 £500 +9.59% 54
South London +17 28 £375 - 15
North London +13 23 £450 -2.70% 8
East London +2 4 £463 -7.50% 38
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in London
For the 6 months to 17 July 2019, IT contractor jobs citing ASP.NET also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region with a requirement for ASP.NET.
1 735 (100.00%) .NET
3 433 (58.91%) MVC
4 421 (57.28%) JavaScript
5 418 (56.87%) Agile Software Development
6 365 (49.66%) SQL Server
7 293 (39.86%) Microsoft Azure
8 281 (38.23%) ASP.NET MVC
9 278 (37.82%) HTML
10 272 (37.01%) SQL
11 267 (36.33%) AngularJS
12 256 (34.83%) CSS
13 250 (34.01%) .NET Framework
14 245 (33.33%) TDD
14 245 (33.33%) ASP.NET Web API
15 188 (25.58%) Finance
16 168 (22.86%) Microsoft
17 150 (20.41%) Entity Framework
18 144 (19.59%) .NET Core
19 137 (18.64%) Microservices
20 136 (18.50%) React
21 132 (17.96%) RESTful
21 132 (17.96%) jQuery
22 124 (16.87%) Web Services
23 120 (16.33%) DevOps
24 113 (15.37%) HTML5
25 110 (14.97%) SOLID
26 107 (14.56%) BDD
27 106 (14.42%) Scrum
28 102 (13.88%) ASP.NET Core
Co-occurring IT Skills in London by Category
2 41 (5.58%) CMS
3 31 (4.22%) Umbraco
4 26 (3.54%) IIS
5 17 (2.31%) SharePoint 2010
7 14 (1.90%) Sitecore CMS
8 11 (1.50%) EPiServer
9 6 (0.82%) SugarCRM
10 5 (0.68%) Drupal
10 5 (0.68%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (0.54%) Kentico
11 4 (0.54%) NServiceBus
12 3 (0.41%) BizTalk Server
12 3 (0.41%) K2 blackpearl
12 3 (0.41%) Sitefinity
13 2 (0.27%) Oracle Workflow
14 1 (0.14%) JBoss
14 1 (0.14%) Skype for Business
1 29 (3.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
1 32 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.14%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.14%) Endur
3 1 (0.14%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.14%) SDL Web 8
3 1 (0.14%) thinkFolio
3 40 (5.44%) Office 365
4 29 (3.95%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.95%) SaaS
5 24 (3.27%) PaaS
6 22 (2.99%) Dynamics 365
7 17 (2.31%) Serverless
8 16 (2.18%) Azure Active Directory
9 13 (1.77%) npm
10 10 (1.36%) GitHub
11 9 (1.22%) Azure Functions
12 8 (1.09%) Google Cloud Platform
12 8 (1.09%) Yammer
13 6 (0.82%) AWS Lambda
14 5 (0.68%) Microsoft Flow
15 3 (0.41%) Lucidchart
15 3 (0.41%) PowerApps
16 2 (0.27%) Azure Data Factory
16 2 (0.27%) ShareGate
1 20 (2.72%) Internet
1 20 (2.72%) Intranet
3 4 (0.54%) AMQP
4 3 (0.41%) SSL
2 48 (6.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 42 (5.71%) NoSQL
4 39 (5.31%) MySQL
5 37 (5.03%) Azure SQL Database
6 36 (4.90%) Relational Database
7 35 (4.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 23 (3.13%) Power BI
8 23 (3.13%) SQL Server 2012
10 18 (2.45%) MongoDB
11 17 (2.31%) SQL Server 2016
12 13 (1.77%) Cosmos DB
13 11 (1.50%) Data Lake
13 11 (1.50%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 10 (1.36%) Redis
15 9 (1.22%) SQL Server 2014
16 7 (0.95%) Data Mining
16 7 (0.95%) MS Access
17 6 (0.82%) RDBMS
1 96 (13.06%) Git (software)
3 58 (7.89%) TeamCity
4 45 (6.12%) NUnit
5 38 (5.17%) Jenkins
7 31 (4.22%) Octopus Deploy
10 26 (3.54%) Visual Studio Team System
11 23 (3.13%) Subversion
12 20 (2.72%) Jasmine
12 20 (2.72%) Karma Test Runner
13 19 (2.59%) SpecFlow
14 17 (2.31%) MSBuild
15 13 (1.77%) Bitbucket
16 11 (1.50%) MSTest
16 11 (1.50%) Vagrant
16 11 (1.50%) webpack
17 9 (1.22%) gulp
1 188 (25.58%) Finance
2 58 (7.89%) Banking
3 48 (6.53%) Front Office
4 25 (3.40%) Legal
5 21 (2.86%) Law
6 20 (2.72%) Retail
7 19 (2.59%) Investment Banking
7 19 (2.59%) Marketing
8 10 (1.36%) Pharmaceutical
9 9 (1.22%) Back Office
10 8 (1.09%) Advertising
10 8 (1.09%) Manufacturing
11 7 (0.95%) Telecoms
12 6 (0.82%) French Language
13 5 (0.68%) Financial Institution
13 5 (0.68%) German Language
13 5 (0.68%) Publishing
14 4 (0.54%) Electronics
15 3 (0.41%) Automotive
16 2 (0.27%) Billing
1 644 (87.62%) Developer
2 404 (54.97%) .NET Developer
3 232 (31.56%) C# Developer
4 164 (22.31%) C# .NET Developer
5 143 (19.46%) Full Stack Developer
6 122 (16.60%) ASP.NET Developer
8 67 (9.12%) React Developer
9 61 (8.30%) Azure Developer
10 58 (7.89%) C# ASP.NET Developer
11 54 (7.35%) Angular Developer
12 51 (6.94%) SQL Developer
14 37 (5.03%) JavaScript Developer
15 28 (3.81%) ASP.NET MVC Developer
16 27 (3.67%) Software Developer
17 23 (3.13%) Senior C# Developer
18 22 (2.99%) Web Developer
19 20 (2.72%) HTML Developer
19 20 (2.72%) SharePoint Developer
4 267 (36.33%) AngularJS
5 256 (34.83%) CSS
6 250 (34.01%) .NET Framework
7 245 (33.33%) ASP.NET Web API
8 150 (20.41%) Entity Framework
9 144 (19.59%) .NET Core
15 97 (13.20%) REST
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SAVANNAH — Jackson Mayor Kay Pippin was elected to the board of directors of the Georgia Municipal Association during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah on June 23.
Pippin will serve an at-large position on the board.
“We are pleased to have Mayor Pippin serving in this leadership position,” said GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson. “She’s well respected by her colleagues, and she provides excellent guidance to the GMA board of directors.”
Pippin was elected mayor of Jackson in 2013 and reelected in 2017.
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Home News PHED’s tube well plans fails as groundwater level depletes in Jaipur
Mohit Pagaria
The plan of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) to dig up tube wells for meeting the demands caused due to water scarcity during summer has failed, as the groundwater level in most areas in and around Jaipur is very low.
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As per the details listed out by authorities, 13 tube wells which were dug recently were completely dry and in around 40 tube wells, water level found was below expectations. This is a piece of shocking news for the department at such serious times when the water level in Bisalpur is 307 MTR, which is deteriorating every day. Due to scarce rainfall last year, there is a drought-like situation in various parts of the state. As per the department, they have sufficient water stored in the dams to survive until August.
The additional chief engineer of PHED, Devraj Solanki said, “Out of 215 tube wells that we dug recently, higher than expected water was discovered in 161 tube wells. So whichever areas are affected by the dry tube wells, we will fulfill their requirements with the ones where more than required water is found.”
Sources in the department also said that 40 tube wells where the water level was found lower than expected, will dry up within the next six months. Department has already reduced the duration of water supply and there are places where water is being supplied just for 30 minutes and people are forced to order water tankers every three days.
Plans of PHED to provide water are postponed till after summer, as work for new tube wells will be completed by July 20, 2019. PHED had sanctioned around 732 tube wells, out of which 279 new tube wells will be directly connected to the pump houses in the city.
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Opposition Division finds likelihood of confusion between SO DIVINE and SO…? LOVELY
This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (April/2019). For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com. Debonair opposed the registration of the figurative mark SO DIVINE based on earlier SO…? LOVELY marks The opposition was partially upheld, as the marks were found to be similar and the goods/services were found to be…
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This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in May, 2019. For further information, please go to www.worldtrademarkreview.com Kona USA Inc opposed registration of Hyundai’s mark KONA for “automobiles” based on earlier mark KONA for “bicycles” Intellectual Property Office upheld opposition, finding that goods fell within same general category Court of Appeal confirmed that goods belonging…
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SPINNING out? The General Court annuls the EUIPO’s decision to revoke the trademark “SPINNING”
Background Mad Dogg Athletics Inc. (the applicant) obtained the registration of their trademark SPINNING on April 3rd, 2000, for goods in classes 9 (audio and video cassettes), 28 (exercise equipment) and 41 (exercise training). Aerospinning Master Franchising, s.r.o. (the intervenor) filed an application for partial revocation of the above trademark on February 8th, 2012 on…
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“Render onto Supreme the things that are Supreme’s”: notoriety of SUPREME benefits its owner
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In Good Shape: The General Court Declares Pirelli’s Mark Registrable- Pirelli Tyre SpA vs. EUIPO, T-447/16
BACKGROUND The applicant, Pirelli Typre SpA, filed an application for a registration of an EU trademark on the 23rd of July 2001, for the following figurative sign in class 12: ‘Tyres, solid, semi-pneumatic and pneumatic tyres, rims and covers for vehicle wheels of all kinds, vehicle wheels of all kinds, inner tubes, wheel rims, parts,…
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GOLDEN BALLS v BALLON D’OR: the golden rules of the assessment of reputation
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Anticipate your divorce: General Court considers correct time period for appreciation of risk of confusion
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OMG or NBD: Procter & Gamble’s quest to trademark acronyms
In August 2018, the global household products company Procter & Gamble filed trademark applications for terms including “LOL” (Laughing Out Loud) and “NBD” (No Big Deal). The owner of the well known brands Fairy, Febreze and Mr Clean has taken a different stance on its approach to appealing to a variety of customers, stating that…
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Primordial Black Metal / Co. Dublin
PRIMORDIAL is an extreme metal band from Skerries, Co. Dublin. First formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmhlaigh (bass) and Ciarán MacUiliam (guitars), their sound is primarily black metal with notable Celtic and pagan influences.
The band have slogged at it for almost 30 years now and have deservedly built up a vast worldwide fanbase and a solid reputation for themselves as Ireland’s leading metal export.
The following year (2009) continued much as 2008 had left off; we went on our first North American tour as part of the Paganfest. The fest saw 8 shows in Canada and 17 in North America with Korpiklaani and Moonsorrow among others. It had become obvious that just as in Europe, North America was falling under the spell of pagan metal and the kids were hungry for anything European. We also saw many older, old school metal fans and black metal people who had followed the band for years waiting for us to tour showing up, especially on either coast of America, Los Angeles being a fitting climax to a great tour and experience for the band.
The summer continued with the odd festival in Europe and a few mini tours here and there but the prospect of writing new songs was now hanging over us. For the first time we felt the weight of expectation. Previously we had always been something of an unknown quantity but now mainstream metal fans were wondering where we might go next after Empire Falls became our beer hall festival anthem and we stepped blinking into the light of the mainstream. The year ended with us sketching out some new ideas and tentatively planning a new album in 2010.
2010 – This was the year that wheels very nearly came off completely. After nearly 20 years of playing together we began to unravel. Having always been a strong live band we began to have a few off nights worse for the wear for drink and all the temptations that go with touring and festival life, culminating in a disaster of a show in Athens which nearly spelled the end of the band. The messy details are already on the internet and were dissected at length at the time but needless to say that night represented the low point of two decades in the band.
The aftermath of that show was that our drummer, Simon O’Laoghaire, was asked to leave. Recording for the new album was put on hold indefinitely and we began to audition drummers over the summer of 2010. We honoured some festival shows in Lithuania, Hungary and Belgium and later in the year, a mini tour of Spain and Portugal taking in Madrid is the Dark, all without Simon, but it became clear to all of us that he along with any of the band are essential components, take away one and we can struggle through somewhat lame but it isn’t Primordial.
So we sat around, discussed, shouted, conceded and cajoled the circumstances until they took the shape of the five of us agreeing the band was bigger than all of us and it could only continue with those five people. Simon rejoined the band and we began to put the songs together in the autumn of 2010 for what would become Redemption at the Puritan’s Hand. We went into Foel Studios in Wales once again over December of 2010 and into January 2011 to record eight new tracks.
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Black Metal, Pagan Metal
Nemtheanga - Vocals
Ciáran MacUiliam - Guitars
Michael O'Floinn - Guitars
Pól MacAmlaigh - Bass
Simon "Sol Dubh" O'Laoghaire - Drums
Members (Former)
Derek MacAmlaigh - Drums
Feargal Flannery - Guitars
Gerry Clince - Guitars (live)
Dave McMahon - Bass (live)
Dave Murphy - Bass (live)
Steve Hughes - Drums (live)
Gareth Averill - Drums (live)
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“The very center of your heart is where life begins”- Rumi
The heart. It represents our knowledge of emotions rather than reason. It is a symbol of love, compassion, and understanding. The heart is the very essence of life.
In August 2015, a couple found a “pit bull” puppy in an abandoned house in Ohio. Unable to care for the puppy, they surrendered her to Pinalope Animal Rescue. The 9 lb. puppy was lethargic with a 104 fever, full of worms and had blood blisters on her abdomen. Although her survival seemed doubtful, her rescuers were determined to give her a chance, starting with her name, Vita, meaning Life. Vita was immediately treated with fluids, antibiotics and food through a syringe. She was estimated to be 7 weeks old. Over the next few weeks, Vita’s fever came and went. To get her fever down, she was given cold baths by volunteers who kept vigilant through countless nights. She eventually began gaining weight, but unfortunately she was also diagnosed with a grade 3-4-heart murmur and blood was evidenced in her stool. Heartbreakingly, Vita’s suffering was a result of being starved. This disheartened puppy had been through so much in her short life.
Finally, by October, Vita was one -month fever free. Vita was playful and displayed a “happy go lucky attitude” with a very gentle side. Rescuers said, “She seems to greatly enjoy just being there for you knowing you are there for her. She also loves giving kisses and is a huge cuddle bug.” Sadly, by December, Vita’s heart murmur worsened and further testing was done. The new test results were devastating. Vita was suffering from severe congenital heart failure. Lora S. Hitchcock, DMV of Veterinarian Cardiologist, LTD, DACVIM indicated she was born with two heart defects; Pulmonic Stenosis, and tricuspid dysplasia with moderate tricuspid regurgitation. Vita, coming so far after being abandoned and heartbroken, literally had a broken heart. Pinalope Animal Rescue did not have the funds for Vita’s surgery so they reached out to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation and we granted an Emergency Medical Grant to help pay for part of the surgery.
On April 19, 2016 Vita received Cardiac Catheterization and Balloon Valvuloplasty surgery. The surgery was successful and although she will require medication twice daily for the rest of her life, her life expectancy increased from 2 yrs. with limited activity to 10 plus years with normal activity. After surgery, she recovered in a calm, quiet foster home before returning to Pinalope Animal Rescue. The rescue had this to say to ISF, “We just cannot thank you enough. We searched high and low for whatever help we could get so that Vita could live a long full life and it was your program that came through to help make this possible. The Ian Somerhalder Foundation has been wonderful in helping with Vita and as I am sure many other animals. I know Vita is forever thankful.”
Vita’s journey is a poignant reminder, when people come together and follow their hearts the broken hearted can truly be healed.
Note: Vita is still looking for her forever home while residing at Pinalope Animal Rescue. Volunteers said, “When it is right, the perfect family will come along.”
Written by: Theresa Blangiforti
Edited by: Bob Stone
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Learn about Islam
Aqeedah
The importance of ‘Aqeedah for the Muslim
Thread: The importance of ‘Aqeedah for the Muslim
Umm Yoosuf
Al-Athariyyah
Written by/Said by: Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan
Taken from: Fataawa as-Siyaasah ash-Shar'iyyah, Question 1
Question: There is (one) here who is lax concerning the importance of aqeedah (creed) and he is of the opinion that eemaan (faith) is sufficient (for him). Do you have any clarification concerning the importance of aqeedah for the Muslim and how it reflects on his life, on his relationship with the (Muslim) society (as a whole) and with the non-Muslims?
Answer: In the name of Allaah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allaah, the Lord of the all that exists. And may the peace and blessings be upon our Messenger Muhammad and upon his family and his companions. To proceed:
The correctness of aqeedah is the (most) fundamental principle. This is because bearing witness that Laa Ilaaha Illa Allaah Wa Anna Muhammaddan Rasool Allaah (there is no deity worthy of worship except Allaah and that Muhammad is His Messenger), is the first pillar of Islaam. And the Messengers called firstly, to the correction of the aqeedah because all acts of worship and behavior depends on it and without the correct aqeedah, there is no benefit from (these) deeds. The Most High said:
“But if they had joined in worship others with Allaah, all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them.” - Al-An’am (6):88
And their deeds became invalid.
And Allaah (سبحانه وتعالى) said:
“Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allaah, then Allaah has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Dhaalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers) there are no helpers.” - Al-Maa’idah (5):72
And the Most High said:
“And indeed it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم)), as it was to those (Allaah’s Messengers) before you: ‘If you join others in worship with Allaah, (then) surely (all) your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers.’” - Az-Zumar (39):65
From these texts and other than them, it is clear that the correction of the aqeedah is from the important (affairs) and at the forefront of the da’wah. And the first (affair) to establish for the da’wah is the correction of aqeedah. And the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) remained in Makkah for thirteen years after his mission began, calling the people to the correction of the aqeedah and to at-Tawheed. And the faraa’id (obligatory acts of worship) were not revealed to him except in Madeenah.
Yes, and the salaat was made obligatory upon him in Makkah before the hijrah and the rest of the shar’iah was imposed on him after the hijrah. From this we have evidence that deeds are not accepted except after the correction of the aqeedah.
And this is for the one who says: That the eemaan is sufficient without having interest for the aqeedah.
This is contradictory because eemaan is not eemaan except if the aqeedah is correct. And if the aqeedah is not correct, then there is no eemaan, and (there is) no deen (religion).
www.masjiduthaymeen.org
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Anisa19
Re: The importance of ‘Aqeedah for the Muslim
Very important fatwa!!
JazaakAllah Khair!
Abu Thabit
May Allah preserve Sheikh Saleh Al-Fawzan and all of our scholars,
theres a nice saying I think its by al-'Allamah Muhammad Ameen Ash-Shanqiti may Allah's mercy be upon him, he said:
(The 'Aqeedah is like a foundation[of a building] and the deeds are like the roof, if the roof had a foundation it will stand firm, and if not, it will be demolished)
Amin motiwala
Very Important information
JazakALLAH khair
marwen
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"O you who believe! Fear ALLAH as He should be feared" [aal 'Imraan, 102]
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِۦ آل عِمرَان - 102
shere0901
Really informative information. Ah it is very important. Everybody should read this thread .
Really good post!
abo mussaab
thank you brother jazek allah khairan
Arabian-Muslim
Aqeedah is regarded as the pillar of Islam; because it creates the stable character of the Muslim person. In other words, it gives you the power to love your religion and to walk behind the Holy Qur'an and the Sunna...
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nila11
In Islam Aqeedah Toheed is most important part of Muslim life. It means one must believe that ALLAH (God) who created man by clout of blood and HAZRAT MUHAMMAD (PBUH) is last prophet of ALLAH.
shehzad.sattar
I really love the Shaykh for the sake of Allah, may Allah preserve and I really love this thread. Highly beneficial masha Allah!
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Response to the one who says: 'l do not need to learn 'Aqeedah.'
By the Noble Shaykh, Saalih Ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan
Source: Al-Istiqaamah Magazine Issue No.8 - Shawwal 1418H / February 1998
[Q]: There are some people here, who keep away from (attending) lessons on ’aqeedah (creed/beliefs), and they say: ‘We are Muslims, we are not unbelievers or idol-worshippers such that we have to learn ’aqeedah or attend lectures about it.’ So, O noble Shaykh, what is your view regarding this!
[A]: Teaching the Muslims (the correct) ’aqeedah does not mean that we have judged them to be unbelievers. Rather, we teach the Muslims about ’aqeedah in order for them to know about it thoroughly, and know what matters nullify it and what matters are contrary to it. Hudhayfah Ibnul-Yamaan, one of the distinguished Companions - radiyallaahu ’anhu - said: “People used to ask the Messenger about the good, but I used to ask him about the evil, for fear of falling into it.” [2] Likewise ’Umar Ibnul-Khattaab (radiyallaahu ’anhu) said: “Soon the bonds of Islaam will be loosened bit by bit, because people will enter into Islaam but will be unaware of Jaahiliyyah (ignorant practices that Islaam opposes).” [3] Thus, when we teach ’aqeedah, this does not imply that we have judged those whom we are teaching to be non-Muslims. Rather, what it means is that we desire that they should be thoroughly aware of the correct Islaamic ’aqeedah; so as to cling to it, and to be aware of what opposes it; so as to keep far away from it. Allaah - the Most High - said, whilst addressing His Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam:
“So have knowledge about Laa ilaaha illallaah (i.e, have knowledge that none has the right to be worshipped except Allaah), and seek forgiveness for your sins, and for the believing men and women.” [Soorah Muhammad 47:19]
So it is essential that a person learns and that he does not content himself with merely saying: ‘I am a Muslim.’ Yes indeed, you are a Muslim - and all praise is for Allaah! However, if one of you were asked as to what Islaam means, or you were asked to explain what Islaam is, then many of you would not be able to correctly explain this. If one of you were to be asked to explain what are those factors which nullify Islaam, then many of you would not be able to explain this. Thus, if a person is ignorant (of such fundamentals), it is possible that he may fall into falsehood without realizing it. If one of you were asked to explain the pillars of Islaam or eemaan (faith) that the Messenger (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) explained and taught, we would find that most people would be unable to do so. So how is it that a person (suffices with) saying: ‘I am a Muslim,’ yet does not know these (basic) matters!
Unfortunately, many of the du’aat (callers to Islaam) are themselves unaware of (basic matters such as) what are the conditions for Prayer, or unaware of the rules and regulations concerning wudoo‘ (ablution) and those matters which invalidate wudoo‘. Some of them do not even know what matters form the arkaan (pillars) of the Prayer, or form its waajibaat (obligations), or those matters which invalidate the Prayer. So what Islaam are they calling to! Islaam is not merely a call, rather it is a reality to be learnt and practiced. So it is essential to acquire sound knowledge and understanding of the Religion. This is because a person who does not have sound knowledge, may fall into dangers without even realizing it; just like a person who walks down a path, but is ignorant of the fact that along this path there is a ditch, or a hole, or even an ambush. Yet (due to his ignorance) he ends up falling into the hole, or the ambush, without even realizing it.
Thus it is essential to learn about Tawheed, since it is Tawheed that is the basic foundation (of both the Religion and the correct Islaamic ’aqeedah). Indeed, no one abstains from learning about Tawheed (and those matters it necessitates, as well as its limits, conditions, fundamentals, clear proofs, fruits and consequences, and those matters which increase and strengthen it, and those that decrease and weaken it, etc.) except one of two people: [i] an ignorant person - and the ignorant person’s [view] is not to be given any weight; or [ii] a bigoted deviant - one who desires to avert people from the ’aqeedah of pure Tawheed, and who wishes to conceal from the people his own false beliefs, and those other deviant beliefs that are (falsely) ascribed to Islaam. And this is possibly the Ease of many of those who abstain from learning about Tawheed. Allaah - the Most High - said: “And it is not proper for all the Believers to go out together and fight. From every troop of them only a party of them should go forth, so that those who remain behind may gain understanding of the Religion so that they may (instruct and) warn their people when they return to them, in order that they may beware.” [Sooratut-Tawbah 9:122]
Also, the Messenger (sallallaahu ’alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever Allaah desires to show goodness to, He gives him the understanding of the Religion.” [4] The meaning of this hadeeth is that whenever Allaah does not want to show goodness to a person, He does not give him the understanding of the Religion. So the one who says: ‘I do not need to learn ’aqeedah.’ It is as if he is saying: ‘I do not need to gain understanding of the Religion!’ And this is said by either an ignorant person, or one who is misguided!
Footnotes: [1] al-Muntaqaa min Fataawaa (1/303-306)
[2] Related by al-Bukhaaree (no. 3606) and Muslim (no. 1847)
[3] Related by Ibn Taymiyyah in his Majmoo’ul-Fataawaa (10/301)
[4] Related by al-Bukhaaree (1/25), from Mu’aawiyah (radiyallaahu ’anhu)
jawad555
No doubt Aqeeda is first step of Muslims. Aqeeda which difference between Muslim & Non Muslims. Nice Article, JazakAllah
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ahmedfarhan
Great post! In Islam Aqeedah Toheed is most important fragment of Muslim life.
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praisetoallah
This is very helpful
Afzalsheikh
Whoever believes in the Last Day and its reckoning and reward or punishment, will be motivated thereby to do that which Allah has commanded and abstain from that which He has forbidden.
abuahmed
Assalamu Alaykum, Masha Allah , great post, especailly that it comes from a distinguished Scholar a follower of the SALAF ASSALIH not from an unknown or from an unqualified person; May Allah rewards you for spreading such pure and correct knowledge.
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Tune Of The Day
Serge Devant – True Faith (Ultra)
Last Tune of the Day for this week and as big fans of the New Order original, unless Serge Devant did something completely bonkers with ‘True Faith’, then we were always going to like it! This has been about for over a year now, is Serge’s third single from his album ‘Rewind’, and here he pays homage to a band he’s been a fan of for most of his years.
Serge Devant
With an original version, an edit and two mixes from LA’s Starkillers and the UK’s Paul Thomas and Luke Marsh, this should appeal to many DJs and clubbers alike. Our focus is the Paul Thomas and Luke Marsh remix, which is a big room track, full of energy and high tempo breaks and builds, complimenting the new vocal version of the song. For those too young to know it, they should still enjoy it. For those who remember the original, they should appreciate hearing it covered as a 2012 dance music tune. Soundcloud below, and although the mixes have been doing the rounds since last year, it’s officially out 15th May.
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Art Talk
Roy Dowell at As-Is
Hosted by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp May. 09, 2019 Arts
Untitled #1125 2019 48" x 60" Vinyl on Linen Photos courtesy of the artist.
For 40 years, at least, artist Roy Dowell has been honing his appreciation for the broadest spectrum of visual art. He mines billboard and posters, folk art, fabrics, the shapes and textures of Arabic, African and Pre-Columbian cultures.
He’s become a modest collector and accumulated the historical knowledge of an amateur scholar. Predictably, fragments of these passions have migrated into his paintings, collages and sculptures over the years. This is wonderfully evident in the show Roy Dowell: New and Recent Paintings (and a sculpture) at As Is gallery in the West Adams district.
Using water-based vinyl paint on linen, in this show Dowell explores his usual range of motifs including quilts patterns or the decorative aspects of Colonial Spanish or Pennsylvania Dutch furniture. He combines them with geometric abstraction. And this is key.
Untitled #1121 2019 40" x 20" Vinyl on Line
Dowell integrates the language of mid-century modern art and design with his other heterogenous passions. Neither is a superior idiom. It is a lens for looking at multiple cultures, often simultaneously.
All the pictures in this show are untitled but a vertical panel from 2016 is covered in lines of miniscule connected circles. Over that background, Dowell painted diagonal narrow white lines over black, a fat white cross, a black diamond and then a translucent lemon square.
Untitled #1097 2016 36" x 24" Vinyl on Linen
At the bottom of this complex yet organized composition is a rectangle of solid black with a small green circle at the center and a red border. The top and bottom of the painting are conversing with one another.
In another painting, that black rectangle with the green circle in the center anchors an ochre sunburst shape surrounded by a disc of white atop a background of red geometric shapes.
These aren’t huge paintings. The largest is four by six feet. But they contain countless references balanced in a way that reveal the depth and breadth of his sources without being pedantic or predictable.
Dowell, 68, originally from Northern California, got his graduate degree from Cal Arts in 1975, a time when ideas about painting were being dissected and reconsidered. That foundation has affected his art from the outset.
He combined collage with his paintings for many years. The recent works have a similar feeling of being constructed of disparate parts, appearing familiar but foreign in their new contexts. We are drawn in by that friendly feeling and then asked to enjoy a complicated discourse.
Recently retired from his position as founding chair of the Masters of Fine Arts program at Otis College of Art and Design — where he has influenced and aided countless students — there is in this show an efflorescene of the sort of deep creativity that it can be challenging to access when juggling the duties of college administration. As homage, Otis will host a solo show of his work in June.
The As-Is gallery is modest in size and location. It is the latest venture from Tom Jimmerson who has long supported the idea that even the most talented artists may be overlooked with the passage of time. He is committing this location to exhibiting old and new work by such artists, which is a really good idea. There is plenty of support for the young and emerging. What about the teachers and mentors who helped them find their way?
Dowell is just such a person but that is not the reason to see the show. The reason is the paintings, which are reward enough. It continues through June 8.
Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
Benjamin Gottlieb
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Bacon Seminars
Nord-Lock Group Corporate Website
A new digital platform and the launch of a global corporate site.
About Nord-Lock Group and our collaboration
Nord-Lock Group is the world leader in secure bolting solution. The products are used in a range of critical applications e.g. wind turbines, high-speed trains, and rollercoasters. Customers include many of the world’s most respected companies in various industries. A significant part of Nord-Lock Group’s success can be attributed to the support and technical knowledge provided to customers. Our collaboration with Nord-Lock Group started with a limited scope beginning 2017 with the Torque Calculator web app.
One of our first projects at Kruso was to build a brand new web platform to support Nord-Lock Group’s ambition to revolutionise their digital ecosystem. To mark this brand new start, a platform improvement was necessary. The main project on this new platform was a global website to fulfil the needs of showcasing the technology brands of the Group: Nord-Lock, Superbolt, Boltight and Expander System. This would also include an all new look and feel of the site.
We built an Episerver solution for the new website that also support all digital projects such as an e-Commerce and web applications. In this way we would ensure that this great architecture would allow editors to re-use modules and content in different contexts. As always, we applied our collaborative business model to ensure quality and teamed up with design agency Kunde & Co while working closely with Nord-Lock Group’s IT, Marketing, Business Development and Sales teams.
The first version of the brand new website has been successfully launched in 17 countries, and more are yet to come. The second step will be an integration with Dynamics 365, allowing B2B customers to manage their partnership with Nord-Lock Group online. The platform is ready to handle many more applications and to allow content and modules to be used throughout all projects, ensuring brand consistency and ease of management.
Thanks to our partnership with Kruso we have been able to implement a platform that allows to collect all digital content, e-commerce and marketing in one place. We also appreciate that Episerver DXC provides great opportunities to integrate with other cloud-based systems through Microsoft Azure.
- Sebastian Svärdebrandt, Group CIO at Nord-Lock Group.
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Soup kitchen bounces back after fire
by: Denelle Confair
Posted: Aug 25, 2015 / 08:25 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 25, 2015 / 08:46 PM CDT
A Brownsville soup kitchen is offering more than a sack lunch to those in need now. For two weeks last month they were limited to what they could do after a storage unit started fire causing much of the Good Neighbor Settlement House buildings to be with out power.
But despite the set back they have continued to serve meals to those in need.
Around lunch time you’ll see a long line going into the kitchen of those in need of their next meal. Executive Director Ruth Hunter says those people are what makes her job worthwhile.
Now that the kitchen is up and running and Hunter says it’s all because of the community.
“It was heartwarming to see that the community cares about the Good Neighbor Settlement House and realizes the importance,” Hunter said.
But even with several donations from the community they are still low on a few items.
“What we could use now is all of our fresh produce. All of our fruits and vegetables had to be thrown,” Hunter said.
Besides needing fresh produce they are hoping to fix one of the two ac units that’s still not working in the kitchen.
“It doesn’t get cool enough in there because of the kitchen,” Hunter said.
Despite the hot kitchen they serve three meals a day for those in need, to a total of around 250 people. If you would like to volunteer or donate to the Good Neighbor Settlement House you can call 956-542-2368.
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Positive trends confirmed at Vinci
By Sandy Guthrie2017-11-03T16:30:00+00:00
Revenue in the first nine months of 2017 at the French-based Vinci group was up 5.6% compared to the same period last year to €29.2 billion, confirming the positive trends seen since the start of the year, it said.
It reported that its three contracting business lines – Vinci Energies, roads specialist Eurovia and Vinci Construction – achieved further business growth, “confirming the upturn in France and good overall performance elsewhere”.
Vinci said that during the third quarter, it had continued to pursue its strategic aims as part of its concessions-contracting business model.
It said that international development accelerated through new acquisitions, by Eurovia in Germany and Latvia, and Vinci Construction in Australia.
It said the South Europe Atlantic high-speed rail line connecting Tours and Bordeaux in France had come into service on 2 July, 2017, one month ahead of schedule, and generated its first revenue. This was said to be the largest project ever undertaken by the group, and the infrastructure will be operated by Vinci and its partners under a 44-year concession contract.
Vinci added that the strong performance in the first nine months of 2017 supported its previous guidance for the full-year 2017 – growth in revenue, operating income and net income.
The contracting business revenue was €23.56 billion, which was up 3.8% on an actual basis, or up 3.4% like-for-like, and included €10.05 billion from Vinci Construction – a rise of 2.8% on an actual basis, or up 3.4% like-for-like.
In France, Vinci Construction’s revenue was €5.23 billion – up 3.8% actual, up 3.2% like-for-like. The group said that this increase confirmed the resilience of the residential building market, particularly in the Paris region, and the improvement in the civil engineering market.
Outside France, revenue totalled €4,816 million – up 1.7% actual, up 3.5% like-for-like. It said growth at Soletanche Freyssinet, Entrepose (Spiecapag) and in the Asia-Pacific region offset lower business levels at Vinci Construction UK, Sogea-Satom and Vinci Construction Grands Projets.
Vinci Construction’s order book at 30 September, 2017, amounted to €17.4 billion, up 8% over 12 months. It represents almost 15 months of Vinci Construction’s average business activity.
Revenue of €5.87 billion was reported for Eurovia, up 5.8% on an actual basis, or up 6.0% like-for-like.
In France, revenue was €3.32 billion – up 6.2% actual, up 6.0% like-for-like. After several years of recession, the upturn in traditional roadworks markets was confirmed in the third quarter, said Vinci.
Outside France, revenue totalled €2.55 billion – up 5.4% actual and up 5.9% like-for-like. Business levels were said to be buoyant in Germany, Poland, Slovakia, the US and Canada.
Eurovia’s order book at 30 September, 2017, amounted to €6.1 billion, up 10% over 12 months, representing more than nine months of Eurovia’s average business activity.
Vinci launched Leonard, its group-wide platform dedicated to innovation and foresight, at the beginning of July.
Leonard’s three missions are to maintain a technology watch, focus on foresight and develop incubation and acceleration programmes for innovative projects for all Vinci businesses.
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Good Poop: The Orr Auction
Jim Hunter
J. Herbert Orr of Opelika, Alabama started the Orradio manufacturing company after WWII. According to Wikipedia, he produced “the first commercially available audio tape, video tape and computer tape in the world.”
Orr had been one of three soldiers that “captured” the Magnetophones in Germany after the war, which essentially started the modern tape recording business in the USA.
Paul Klipsch was a friend of Mr. Orr, and used Orr tape for his short-lived KlipschTape venture in the late 1950’s.
After Orr’s death in 1984 there was an auction of his vast radio paraphernalia collection. Naturally, Paul and I found ourselves there with a bidding card. The crown jewel of the sale was one of the original Magnetophones. I probably could have been arrested for my jabbing at Paul to bid!
Unfortunately the minimum bid was set at $10,000, and while he could afford it, he abstained (dammit!).
Some dozen or so of the items acquired at this sale can be found in the Klipsch Museum of Audio History. They include test equipment, radios, horns, and tape players.
Do you have your own Paul W. Klipsch story that would be good for "Good Poop"? Post it in the comments below.
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Ferarri Recalls
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RECALL SUBJECT:: Air Bag ECU May Malfunction
Report Receipt Date: JUN 04, 2019
Component(s):: AIR BAGS
Potential Number of Units Affected: 893
Manufacturer: Ferrari North America, Inc.
JUNE 2019 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2018 488 Spider, 488 Pista, 2015 458 Speciale A, 2016-2018 488 GTB, 2015-2017 F12 Berlinetta, 2016 F12 tdf, and 2016-2018 Carlifornia T vehicles. The air bag Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may malfunction, possibly causing the non-deployment or improper deployment of the air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners. In the event of a crash, air bags and/or seat belt pretensioners that do not deploy as intended can increase the risk of injury. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag ECU, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin August 7, 2019. Ferrari's number for this recall is 70. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL SUBJECT:: Fuel Vapor Separator may Crack and Leak Fuel
Component(s):: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Potential Number of Units Affected: 2,150
MARCH 2019 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2017 LaFerrari Aperta, 2018-2019 488 GTB, GTC4Lusso T, GTC4Lusso, 488 Spider, 812 Superfast, and 2019 488 Pista vehicles. The fuel vapor separator may crack and allow fuel to leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of fire. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel vapor separator, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 14, 2019. Ferrari's number for this recall is 69. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL SUBJECT:: Doors May Not Open
Component(s):: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MARCH 2019 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2017-2019 GTC4Lusso and 2018-2019 GTC4Lusso T vehicles. Tension on the door lock mechanism may result in the vehicle's door being unable to be opened by using the external door handle. If a door cannot be opened with the external handle in the case of an emergency, it can increase the risk of injury for the driver or passengers. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will install new door locks and cables, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 14, 2019. Ferrari's number for this recall is 67. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL SUBJECT:: Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode , 1 INVESTIGATION(S)
Report Receipt Date: JAN 09, 2019
Potential Number of Units Affected: 11,176
JANUARY 2019 -- Ferrari North America (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2014 Ferrari California, 2014-2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 2014-2016 Ferrari FF, 2014-2017 Ferrari F12, 2015-2018 Ferrari California T, 2015 Ferrari 458 Speciale A, 2016 Ferrari F60 America, 2016-2017 Ferrari F12 tdf, 2016-2018 Ferrari 488 GTB, 488 Spider, and 2017-2018 Ferrari GTC4Lusso vehicles nationwide. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 9, 2019. Ferrari's number for this recall is 65. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL SUBJECT: Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode
Component(s): AIR BAGS
JUNE 2018 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2012 Ferrari California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF vehicles that have not already had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag modules have air bag inflators that may explode in the event of a crash due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly with one that uses an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 19, 2018. Ferrari's number for this recall is 61. Note: This recall supersedes recall 17V-018. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2009-2011 Ferrari California, and 2010-2011 Ferrari 458 Italia vehicles
Report Receipt Date: MAR 23, 2018
MARCH 2018 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2009-2011 Ferrari California, and 2010-2011 Ferrari 458 Italia vehicles that have not had their passenger frontal air bag replaced. These passenger frontal air bag modules have air bag inflators that may explode in the event of a crash due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator explosion may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly with one that uses an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in March 2018. Ferrari's number for this recall is 60A. Note: This recall supersedes recall 16V-341. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALLED VEHICLES
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB and 488 Spider vehicles
RECALL SUBJECT: Brake Disc Wear Software
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Potential Number of Units Affected: 40
MARCH 2018 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB and 488 Spider vehicles. Due to a software error, the driver may not be warned that the brake discs are critically worn. If the driver is not warned about the critical disc wear, brake disc damage may result, increasing the risk of a crash. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument panel node software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 2, 2018. Ferrari's number for this recall is 64. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2013 California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, FF, and F12 Berlinetta vehicles; AIR BAGS
JANUARY 2018 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2013 California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, FF, and F12 Berlinetta vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin March 9, 2018. Ferrari's number for this recall is 63. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2012 California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF vehicles; AIR BAGS
JANUARY 2017 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain 2012 California, 458 Italia, 458 Spider, and FF vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. Ferrari plans to send an interim owner letter to owners beginning March 13, 2017, and a second letter will be sent when parts are available. Ferrari's number for this recall is 61. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
MORE RECALL INFO
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2009-2011 Ferrari California and 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles; AIR BAGS
Report Receipt Date: MAY 23, 2016
MAY 2016 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Ferrari California vehicles manufactured February 16, 2009, to July 8, 2011, and model year 2010-2011 458 Italia vehicles manufactured March 5, 2010, to July 29, 2011. These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Ferrari's number for this recall is 60. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov
RECALL: Ferrari North America is recalling certain 2016 488 GTB vehicles; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Report Receipt Date: DEC 28, 2015
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JANUARY 2016 -- Ferrari North America (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 488 GTB vehicles manufactured September 9, 2015, to November 6, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a low pressure fuel line connection that was not properly coated during manufacturing. This may cause a fuel vapor leak during engine start. A fuel vapor leak during engine start increases the risk of a fire. Ferrari will replace the low pressure fuel line assembly connection, free of charge. Affected vehicles are located in dealer inventory and will be remedied before customer retail. The recall began on December 18, 2015. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL: Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain 2016 California T vehicles; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DECEMBER 2015 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 California T vehicles manufactured September 8, 2015, to November 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a low pressure fuel line that may not connect properly to the fuel pump feed pipe. The improper low pressure fuel line connection can result in a fuel leak in the engine compartment which may increase the risk of a fire. FNA has notified owners, and dealers will replace the low pressure fuel line assembly, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2015. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ferrari California T
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 458 Speciale, 458 Speciale A, California T, FF, F12 Berlinetta, and LaFerrari vehicles; AIR BAGS
Report Receipt Date: JUL 07, 2015
JULY 2015 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Ferrari 458 Italia, 458 Spider, 458 Speciale, 458 Speciale A, California T, FF, F12 Berlinetta, and LaFerrari vehicles manufactured December 19, 2014, to April 29, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a driver side air bag module that was improperly assembled. This can cause the air bag to deploy in a rotated orientation. In the event of a crash, the deployment of the driver's air bag in a rotated orientation increases the risk of injury. FNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front Driver's Side Air Bag Module, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on July 30, 2015. Ferrari's number for this recall is 57. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Ferrari 458 Speciale A
RECALL: Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LaFerrari vehicle; TIRES
Component(s): TIRES
JUNE 2015 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LaFerrari vehicles manufactured May 15, 2014, to March 4, 2015. In the event of a tire puncture, the affected vehicles will display the incorrect warning message of "Low Tyre Pressure-Max speed 50 mph" instead of the correct message "Low Tyre Pressure-Do not proceed." As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, "Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems." The incorrect message may cause the driver to continue driving on a punctured tire, causing a loss of vehicle control, and increasing the risk of a crash. FNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the tire pressure monitoring system software to give the correct reading, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2015. FNA's number for this recall is 56. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL: Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LaFerrari vehicle; SEATS
Component(s): SEATS
JUNE 2015 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 LaFerrari vehicles manufactured May 15, 2014, to March 4, 2015. The affected vehicles have L32 seats as standard equipment for the passenger seat and as optional equipment for the driver seat. In a crash, the headrests of L32 seats may not absorb the required amount of energy, and thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 202a, "Head Restraints." Headrests that do not absorb the required amount of energy can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. FNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the headrests, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2015. Ferrari's number for this recall is 55. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
RECALL: Ferrari is recalling certain 2010-2014 F458 Italia and F458 Spider vehicles; FRONT TRUNK STORAGE COMPARTMENT
Report Receipt Date: AUG 07, 2014
Component(s): FRONT TRUNK STORAGE COMPARTMENT
SEPT 2014 -- Ferrari North America, Inc. (Ferrari) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 F458 Italia and F458 Spider vehicles manufactured March 5, 2010, to May 20, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the secondary latch for the front trunk storage compartment may not release when the vehicle is stationary. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 401, "Interior Trunk Release." In the event an individual is trapped in the trunk and the latch system does not release the trunk lid, it increases the risk of personal injury or possibly death. Ferrari will notify owners, and dealers will modify the existing front trunk latch system with a new component that will meet requirements, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin at the end of September 2014. Ferrari's number for this recall is 54. Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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Yopparai Tengoku (Drunkards’ Heaven)
In Japan, some business men and women have a reputation for working hard and drinking hard, day after day — these photos document the places where they can go no further, so they simply stop where they are, and wait.
Photographs and text by Kenji Kawamoto
My photographs are a record of the people who have reached their limit and exhausted their strength after the daily grind.
Everyone has different burdens, but everyone lives at a frantic pace. People drink with friends as a reward for the hard day’s work and face a new day’s work like warriors.
A lot of people struggle through such work situations.
I took these pictures with a true feeling of respect for the people in them. I don’t believe the state my subjects are in is shabby in any way. I can feel they have experienced hardships and fatigue to end up like this.
— Kenji Kawamoto
Discover more new, inspiring photography every day from cultures around the world at lensculture.com, and on Facebook and Twitter as well as on Instagram.
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Gregor Kallina
North of the Arctic Circle, a city that owes its existence to a mining company finds itself existentially threatened by these very same excavations. A visual story that plays with the complex relationship between dependence, necessity, and nostalgia.
Reality Wedding
Stefano De Luigi
Real weddings in Campania, Italy are choreographed and produced to look as lavish and over-the-top as an Italian soap operas or American reality TV. Stefano De Luigi’s photo series captures the wedding fantasy industry in action.
21st Century Street Photography: 250 New Examples
Jim Casper
Street photography connects us with humanity in all its forms, and in turn, allows us to be and feel more human in our day to day lives—here are many, many inspiring examples from cultures around the world. Enjoy!
New York: The R&B Session
Andrea Alfano
Plunged into the wild, color-filled streets of New York, an Italian photographer followed two key threads—red and blue—to make some visual sense of the city around him.
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Alberto García-Alix
This Spanish master of black-and-white photography offers reflections on the medium and how it shaped his life — with photos from 1976 to the present.
Jisun Choi
These meticulously constructed, uncanny interiors reflect on the anxieties of our modern lives as revealed in our most private spaces: our homes.
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Criminal Defense And Personal Injury In Peru, Illinois
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When you are seeking compensation for an injury, you must go up against insurance companies and other rich and powerful interests. When you have been charged with a crime, you can feel the weight of the government working against you.
If you are in one of these situations, you need a lawyer who is skilled and experienced enough to handle the pressure and to fight for your interests against powerful opponents.
In our personal injury practice at Leynaud & Leynaud Attorneys At Law, we have extensive experience helping injured people stand up for their rights in cases involving such issues as:
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Our founding attorney, George G. Leynaud, has been practicing law in Illinois since 1983 and has helped hundreds of people to recover compensation for injuries and has protected the rights of many people after they have been accused of crimes.
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Leynaud & Leynaud Attorneys At Law has offices in Peru, Illinois, and represents people from LaSalle County, Putnam County, Grundy County, Bureau County and the surrounding region.
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Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert (Putnam’s: $17.95; 467 pp.)
By SUE MARTIN
<i> Martin is a Times editorial assistant. </i>
This is the sixth book in the popular Frank Herbert series centering on the desert planet Dune/Arrakis, or Rakis, as it is known in this novel.
Tyrants and other mythic religious figures may come and go; the market for melange (a life extending drug) may fluctuate and the worms still turn the sands of Dune, but life still goes on--and on--in the Million Planets.
This novel focuses on the Bene Gesserit, a Sisterhood that has helped to manipulate and sustain events in the civilized sectors of the universe. The Bene Gesserit’s home planet is called Chapterhouse. This is where they train novitiates, continue their search for balance out of chaos, and during the course of the story, chart the destruction of the current evil menacing and destroying planets wholesale.
The nasties are a rather twisted mutation of the Bene Gesserit called the Honored Matres, whose main weapon is ultimate sexual expertise that enslaves the men they come in contact with.
We’ve also got gholas (clones, of a sort), Tleilaxu Masters, axlotl tanks (where gholas are developed) no-ships, nullentropy tubes and a host of other artifacts and folks, all bound up with the clever and subtle machinations of the Bene Gesserit as they tweak and prod history. They extend even further the multifaceted universe of Herbert’s Dune but don’t add up to much here.
We also are stuck with a pretty dull story that hasn’t nearly the bite and pacing of the previous volume, “The Heretics of Dune.”
One of the focal characters, Darwi Odrade, now the Mother Superior of the Bene Gesserit, constantly agonizes internally and with her fellow Reverend Mothers over her decisions, over past actions and their ramifications and the future of galactic civilization as they know it. This makes interesting midnight philosophy discussions but slow reading.
Duncan Idaho makes a come-back, as does the Bashar , Miles Teg. Duncan has a passionate love, a won-over, ex-Honored Matre named Murbella, and they’re isolated on a huge no-ship so as to elude discovery by any unfriendliness with an exiled Tleilaxu Master named Scytale, the last of his kind.
Herbert leads you on as to the importance of this character and what he might do, but nothing really materializes. By the end, his existence is a footnote. And so are the rest of the subplots, almost all of which are unfinalized and their position in the story not particularly important. All the action takes place at the conclusion, which lacks wallop. At this stage of the series, we’re beating an already extremely attenuated idea. If this is set up because there is to be yet a seventh book, I won’t hold my breath.
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Providence High School to open new science center
Providence High School broke ground on a new science center on Dec. 16.
The new facility will include three combinations of classrooms and laboratories for biology, chemistry and physics classes.
“The new science center is essential in keeping our science curriculum progressive and competitive. It will benefit the entire Providence community,” said Head of School, Joe Sciuto.
The new science center will likely be completed by August.
On the Town: Starlight Bowl launches new summer season with performance by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Having become a tradition in Burbank, the Starlight Bowl’s summer concert series started off with a bang on the Fourth of July.
On the Town: Golf fundraiser drives more money for local hospital’s emergency services
Supporters of the Providence St.
On the Town: Julie McArdle installed as president of hospital guild for a third time
The phrase “third time’s a charm,” which has origins in the Holy Trinity of Christianity, first appeared in print in Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s 1839 work “Letters Addressed to R.H.
On the Town: Local pastor blesses some vital family members — pets
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Although summer doesn’t officially start until next week, it roared into Burbank with just about everything that makes summer, summer: heat, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, ice cream, and the chance for locals to get an up-close view of 250 classic cars, as members of the Road Kings of Burbank presented their 30th annual charity car show this past Sunday.
On the Town: Magnolia Park monthly event draws crowds, generates business
It’s early evening on the last Friday of May, and the Magnolia Park Merchants Assn.’s Ladies and Gents Night Out is underway.
On the Town: Gala raises funds for world-class zoo near Burbank
There aren’t many cities that can say they have a world-class zoo in their backyard, but Burbank can.
On the Town: Karaoke fundraiser finds harmony in helping local hospital
There are few activities that can elicit a sense of pride and accomplishment like working together with others to better your community and the lives of others.
On the Town: La Providencia Guild hosts brunch to support children’s hospital
Seventy-two years ago, a group of 25 Burbank women transitioned their desire to support the work of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, or CHLA, into a chartered fundraising arm of the pediatric medical facility.
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Three arrested for daylight robberies of Crescenta Valley High students
Three men were arrested in La Crescenta Thursday after attempting three separate robberies of Crescenta Valley High School teens, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
After school Thursday three Crescenta High students, 17, 17, and 15 years old, respectively, were accosted blocks from the school by three men, one of whom appeared to have a gun. One incident occurred near the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Glenwood Avenue, and the others happened on Ramsdell Avenue, according to the sheriff’s department.
In each case the victims were threatened and ordered to give up their cell phones and valuables, and in one case a teen was slapped and kicked by the assailants before a witness forced the suspects to flee.
A sheriff’s deputy spotted the suspects at a shopping center at Foothill Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue in La Crescenta. Deputies located a BB gun that resembled a real pistol and the property taken from the teens.
The suspects, Austin Cho, 24, of Granada Hills; Young Kum, 24, of Los Angeles; and Edward Shin, 24, of Los Angeles, were arrested for robbery.
-- Bill Kisliuk, Times Community News
Twitter: @bkisliuk
Demonstrators gather in La Cañada in protest of immigrant detention centers
Demonstrators burned 81 candles at the corner of Foothill and Verdugo boulevards Friday night to call attention to conditions at immigrant detention centers and the federal government’s practice of separating adult detainees from their children.
The Valley Line: Music echoes throughout the Foothills this summer, in backyards and parks
The Verdugo Hills Women’s Chorus and Burbank Singers took a summer hiatus from performances.
La Cañada History: Pro golfer Jerry Barber wins SoCal PGA match play championship
Ten Years Ago Four months after the April 1, 2009 horrific fatal crash at the intersection of Angeles Crest and Foothill Boulevard, Foothill Bookstore & Coffeehouse was putting together the pieces of its battered building and preparing for a grand reopening on Aug. 1 of that year.
LCF Tournament of Roses Assn. gets fresh wind under its wings with new design team
Ted Baumgart, Tony Gleeson and Grant Delgatty — designers of La Cañada’s 2020 Rose Parade float “Dodo Bird Flight School” — are bringing the parade theme “Power of Hope” to vivid life for the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn.
Driver, passenger airlifted to hospital after vehicle drives off Angeles Crest Highway
Two women were airlifted to Pasadena’s Huntington Hospital Wednesday night after the vehicle they were driving lost control on Angeles Crest Highway and careened some 80 feet down an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol.
‘Forever immortalized’: 1999 USWNT honored with statue at Rose Bowl
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Crime Report: ‘Cheeky’ porch pirate absconds with panties, push-up bras during homeowner’s hiatus
July 2 Burglary, residence: 300 block of St. Katherine Drive, La Cañada.
Approval of Orangetheory Fitness could end long tenant drought in Plaza de La Cañada
After a long vacancy created by the closure of three businesses in 2017, a stretch of storefront in the Plaza de La Cañada shopping center is slowly coming back to life as permits are filed with the city’s planning department.
La Cañada officials bash plans for July 6 house party through enforcement, injunctions
La Cañada residents breathed a sigh of relief this holiday weekend after a for-profit house party scheduled to take place somewhere in town Saturday was apparently thwarted by warnings from the sheriff’s department and legal action taken by city officials.
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The Secrets of Selena’s “Amor Prohibido” Revealed!
Selena Qunitanilla-Perez, or better known as Selena, was a sensational Mexican pop icon, or as said by some, the queen of Tex-Mex and the Madonna of Latin music. From playing small gigs all over her home state of Texas since the age of 12, to making it big on the airwaves on both sides of the border, and winning a Grammy, Selena was a true trendsetter. But, sadly, as we all know, this leyenda came to an end too soon. After confronting her fan club president, Yolanda Saldívar, about missing financial records, one morning in March of 1995, Selena was shot by Yolanda and died in the hospital later that afternoon, at age 23.
Recently, as reported on Univision’s Primer Impacto, Dr Ricardo Martinez came forward with details he’s been hiding for 17 years. The reason? He allegedly had a secret affair with Selena, while both were married to their own spouse, and Ms. Saldívar had been planning on exposing it to the public for some time, via blackmail. Ms. Saldívar claims that in a safety deposit box in some bank in Mexico, lays a sex tape of Dr. Martinez and Selena! According to Dr. Martinez, who was Selena’s plastic surgeon, it’s all mentiras when it comes to Saldívar. He even stated in the interview that she’s been called “un angel de muerte”! Saldívar is currently serving life in prison, with the possibility of parole in 30 years.
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Harvest of Secrets: A Wine Country Mystery
Ellen Crosby
The Virginia wine country mysteries are set about fifty miles from Washington, D.C. in the heart of affluent horse and hunt country—a region of rolling hills, winding country lanes lined by Civil War-era stone walls, and pretty villages that can legitimately claim George Washington slept there. But among the peace and tranquility, vineyard owner Lucie Montgomery uncovers long-buried secrets that lead to murder— often family and life-long friends are suspects.. Over the years, the books have been nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and the Library of Virginia People’s Choice Award. The Riesling Retribution won the 2009 Gourmand World Cookbook Award for Best US Wine Literature Book.
Ellen Crosby is the author of the Virginia wine country mysteries, featuring vineyard owner Lucie Montgomery; Multiple Exposure and Ghost Image, featuring international photojournalist Sophie Medina; and the stand-alone mystery Moscow Nights. Previously she worked as a freelance reporter for The Washington Post, Moscow correspondent for ABC News Radio, and as an economist at the US Senate. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, and serves on the advisory committee of the Virginia Book Festival.
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The Myth of the Modern Dad
The optimistic tale of the modern, involved dad has been greatly exaggerated. The amount of child care men performed rose throughout the 1980s and ’90s, but then began to level off without ever reaching parity. Mothers still shoulder 65 percent of child-care work. In academic journals, family researchers caution that the “culture of fatherhood” has changed more than fathers’ actual behavior.
Sociologists attribute the discrepancy between mothers’ expectations and reality to “a largely successful male resistance.” This resistance is not being led by socially conservative men, whose like-minded wives often explicitly agree to take the lead in the home. It is happening, instead, with relatively progressive couples, and it takes many women—who thought their partners had made a prenatal commitment to equal parenting—by surprise.”
DARCY LOCKMAN, “What ‘Good’ Dads Get Away With,” The New York Times, May 4, 2019.
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This is what Scorch does when he sees a toy hanging over his head. First, he whines at it.
Then he FLINGS himself into the air.
Then he stares at it.
Talks to it…
Then stomps off, leaving it to Ruth’s capable paws.
But he’s never far away.
::LEAP!::
The boy likes to fly.
He’s got springs in his knees.
Jon Snow examines the cleanliness of the nearest litter box.
They’re oddly obsessed with this corner. They stand up and stare up at the wall all the time. There’s nothing up there… that I can see, anyway. Maybe it’s the door into another dimension.
Brandon checks out a toy, and shows off his pretty stripes.
“Dude, that is FREAKY!” says Jon Snow.
“Hodor!”
Hodor comes under attack from behind.
He is such a pretty boy.
“::CHOMP::dor!”
Nice fangs.
A short video! This one has Jon Snow and Arya in it, playing. Just watch it – it’s adorable.
YouTube link.
Stefan and Maxi hang out and watch for squirrels.
“I suPOSE he’s okay,” says Maxi.
I’ve tried to convince Fred that we should change Stefan’s name to either Stringbean or The Smug Slug, because (1) he looks very thin, but he actually weighs over 10 pounds. He’s all muscle!, and (2) He sleeps all day long, and he looks so very very pleased with himself.
Mostly, I tend to either refer to him as “Your boy” (when discussing him with Fred), or “Fonz.”
Stefan is getting along well with the other permanent residents, but Newt and Corbie do NOT like him. It’s not a huge issue, because he tends to stay out of their way, but there have been a few kerfuffles. He’s not an aggressive cat at all, but he’ll defend himself when need be.
He wants to be buddies with the Dragons, and they spend a lot of time flirting with him and he with them. He can be a bit over-exuberant when playing, though, so he’s freaked them out a few times. He’ll figure it out, I’m sure… probably just in time for them to head off to Petsmart!
2012: Stompers likes to get up in the cat tree condo and then when he’s ready to come down, he yells at me.
2011: Ciara would like you to know that she is, in fact, da bebbe.
2010: He’s scared and skittish, but also playful and likes to be petted.
2007: How nice it is to do nothing and then rest afterwards.
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Brigitte on July 20, 2013 at 5:25 am said:
*crosses fingers* oh please let it be a door into another dimension with kittens and puppies and self-cleaning litter boxes and Arya and Jon Snow tussling please please please oh and a big friendly house-broken tiger to babysit please please please *double finger cross*
Paula on July 20, 2013 at 6:04 am said:
Jon Snow has tail stripies. I am dead from the cute.
Frances on July 20, 2013 at 6:30 am said:
Scorch reminds me of a previous foster. Who could it? Oh yes, EVERETT PEPPERS!
Deb C on July 20, 2013 at 7:15 am said:
Awesome shots of Scorch flying thru the air 🙂 Lovin those babies too.
Kerry on July 20, 2013 at 9:01 am said:
Ditto — the second “Leap” picture requires reprising with the similar ones of baby Tommy and Dandelion/ Pearl! Thanks for today’s bonus, Robyn.
Cara on July 20, 2013 at 8:15 am said:
Loved the video. I always enjoy the “sideways” stage of kittenhood. Love to see them floof up and run sideways at each other! LOL
Marty on July 20, 2013 at 8:23 am said:
I must have one of those doors to another dimension too. Snowball climbs up on my curio cabinet, faces the corner, and howls. Hey. Maybe he found a way to communicate with some kittens in Alabama!
I love Jon Snow’s tail.
Robyn on July 21, 2013 at 10:35 pm said:
When we lived in our previous house, the cats used to LOVE to go into a corner cabinet and hang out way in the back. We used to say they were going to Narnia. 🙂
Janna on July 20, 2013 at 9:11 am said:
Fried has shown us pictures of Stefan with the Dragons on Facebook. So cute! I’m sorry he doesn’t get along with all the permanent residents, but he appears to have found his home.
alyslinn on July 20, 2013 at 9:34 am said:
Maybe that corner is a secret door to Winterfell 😉
That Stefan sure does look skinny, but he’s just one of those lucky mancats who’s all muscle.
warriorinside on July 20, 2013 at 12:29 pm said:
Man, this is a kitten ‘tocks post par excellence. Baby butts! Soooo cute.
Andrea and the Celestial Kitties on July 20, 2013 at 12:30 pm said:
Those long lanky ones always look under fed.. I think it’s a ploy to get more snacks! Still, gotta love Stefan the Smug Slug, he’s a cutie!
I finally had to look up the character Hordor to find out why this kitten was saying his own name all the time! lol Got it now!
Kathryn on July 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm said:
Is it just me or did we blink and the dragons suddenly turned from fluffy kittens to lanky teens? Oh, what a cute little bunch of string beans.
It honestly seemed to happen overnight!
JessicaD on July 20, 2013 at 6:25 pm said:
Yes, I would like 1 Scorch and 1 Hodor for takeaway please.
Ali on July 20, 2013 at 11:07 pm said:
Aww, love the subtle tail stripes on Jon Snow!
Linn on July 21, 2013 at 2:34 pm said:
Question for the cat crowd: I have a 17yo lady who has recently lost her hearing. Since this development, my 15 yo male, who has resided with her relatively peacefully since he came to us 6 years ago, has begun bullying her. He tries to muscle her away from the food and nudges her off the bed she enjoys sleeping on. He hasn’t physically attacked her but he’s definitely hostile. We joke that he’s telling us it’s time to put her on an iceberg and send her off, but it’s sad. Anybody have a guess what’s causing him to do this or how we can stop it? We have two other young males whose relationships with her are the same. We have plenty of food down at all times, 3 boxes, and the young boys are indoor-outdoor. The old guy prefers to stay in.
Linn, I’m going to share this in tomorrow’s post – I can’t think of any advice, but I *know* someone reading will have some ideas!
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After the performance against Ealing, our performance and expectations should be high
The score may have looked like Macclesfield Blues were comprehensively beaten down at Ealing last weekend, but score lines can be deceptive. In fact, it was anything but easy. Ealing were made to work for their 5 points, and had the Blues been able to keep the level of intensity with which they played for most of the game, then they might have come away with a creditable bonus point. Still, there were plenty of positives to draw none the less. Head Coach and Director of Rugby, Geoff Wappett, was delighted with the spirit and commitment showed by the team and believes that the match could well prove to be the catalyst for the start of a Macclesfield Blues revival. The next few games will determine the team’s future, but Geoff is confident that the team have the ability and confidence to turn things around, starting with Cinderford’s visit to Priory Park at the weekend. Here’s what Geoff had to say.
How pleased were you with the performance against Ealing, if not the result?
“In spite of the score, we played really well. Ealing are a very good side, especially at home. They’re not at the top of the table for nothing. Ealing play with great pace and a level of intensity that few other teams in this league can match. Never the less, I thought we played really well, and that to me is the clearest indicator yet that things are definitely on the up. Yes, the final score may not have looked that close, but frankly I think that score flattered them. Our forwards performed really well and produced some good ball, and our defence was much better. Compared to the Albanians game, we were a totally different team. We were intense and focused, and on any other day could’ve come away with the bonus point our play deserved.”
So what made the difference? Why was this performance so much better than the one against Albanians?
“You could tell that the team was up for this one. I’d mentioned before the game that what I wanted was a performance, and that’s exactly what I got. They’d had a three week break because of the Sedgley postponement and it showed. They looked fresh and ready to go, and produced a performance that should give us great encouragement for the task that lies ahead. We have to kick on this weekend against Cinderford and build on the confidence that the Ealing game gave us. We all appreciate that we’ve got a massive task ahead of us, we’re in good heart and we will naturally be giving it our very best shot.”
How good is it to have the likes of Dean Williams and Billy Robinson back?
“It was a real boost having Dean back. He’s a big guy with a big heart who inspires confidence in those around him. Things are starting to look up in terms of injuries. Billy Robinson made his comeback recently, now Dean’s back and proving what an asset he is, and next Saturday Ryan Parkinson should be back which is great news. We now just don’t have an experienced pack to field but we’ve also got a strong bench to back that up. Unfortunately as seems to be the way this season, when one player comes back, another gets injured. We lost Alan Marsh with broken and dislocated fingers. He’s had an operation, but will be out of action for a while which is a real blow.”
So how do you build on that? What do you expect from Cinderford?
“Cinderford are a very good side and having probably their best season so far in National One. Having said that, we were disappointed with our last performance against them, especially giving away two or three easy interception tries. We weren’t playing all that well at the time, but we still managed to open them up. It’s going to be very competitive. We’re certainly not taking anything for granted or being overconfident, but I think we can get something out of the game.”
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Celebrating Silver
Last week, four young people supported by MacIntyre in Warrington celebrated gaining their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
The Duke of Edingburgh Award is the leading youth achievement accolade, which encourages young people to develop valuable skills through volunteering, physical activities and expeditions.
The group, consisting of Daniel Barker, Katie Green, Ami Grierson and Michael Dully completed the full award in 18 months with the support of three staff members, Lynn Haughton, Sharon Barlow and Darren Briggs.
To celebrate the group’s hard work, each member was presented their award by Sarah Burslem, MacIntyre’s CEO and Andrea Parr, Macintyre in Warrington’s Area Manager.
Lynn Haughton, Learning Support Worker who supported the group throughout said:
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California legislator introduces bill to…
California legislator introduces bill to regulate how Silicon Valley uses your data
Assemblyman Marc Levine leads a countywide town hall meeting on preparation and prevention of wildfires in Fusselman Hall at College of Marin in Kentfield, Calif. Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. On Monday, Feb. 12, Levine introduced a bill in the state Assembly to form an agency that would regulate how technology companies use customers’ online data. (James Cacciatore/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
By Seung Lee | slee@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: February 12, 2018 at 2:04 pm | UPDATED: February 13, 2018 at 4:41 am
As Silicon Valley companies collect an ever-growing amount of data about their users, a Bay Area-based state legislator wants to create a California regulatory agency to protect personal information.
Assemblymember Marc Levine, D-Marin County, on Monday introduced Assembly Bill 2182, which would create the California Data Protection Authority (CDPA) to regulate Californians’ personal data on the internet. All technology companies that serve Californians on the internet would be regulated by CPDA if the bill becomes law, according to Levine.
If enacted, the legislation would form the CDPA to develop regulations that ban social media websites from conducting potentially harmful psychological experiments on users, create ways for Californians to erase certain profiles and personal information, and standardize online user agreements.
The bill needs to be approved by an Assembly committee before it is put to a vote.
The bill’s provision for banning harmful psychological experiments on social media platforms stems from a widely criticized Facebook study published in 2014, in which it refuted the notion that positive posts from friends negatively affected the user’s emotions. Facebook apologized for the study, which the Guardian newspaper reported was conducted without the consent of nearly 700,000 users.
“We think users should know about software being manipulated by a company without consent,” said Levine. “This is nefarious and evil toward consumers they monetize from using their data.”
Levine introduced the bill amid growing sentiment from politicians, academics and even some tech leaders that large technology companies need to be more strictly regulated.
In November, three U.S. senators introduced a federal bill to require large online platforms such as Facebook, Google and Twitter to maintain public files of political ads for transparency. All three companies did not respond to a request for comment.
Levine similarly introduced a bill last month to require all bot accounts on social media platforms to be identified and verified with a disclaimer, and to require all social media advertising purchases to be linked to verifiable humans.
At the federal level, regulating online content falls to either the Federal Communications Commission or the Federal Trade Commission, depending on the situation.
Inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new and expansive set of data privacy regulations set to be implemented this May, Levine said he believes California can usher in a new model for protecting Americans’ personal data.
“The federal government has been useless and powerless,” said Levine. “California has a role to play and can be a model for federal law.”
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After 60 years, Menlo Park’s legendary Oasis is…
After 60 years, Menlo Park’s legendary Oasis is closing
The Oasis has been in business since 1958 in Menlo Park. (Tom Van Dyke/Staff archives)
By Linda Zavoral | lzavoral@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: February 22, 2018 at 10:33 am | UPDATED: February 23, 2018 at 7:10 pm
A beloved, 60-year-old Peninsula and Stanford institution is shutting down, and with it will go the initials of generations of customers carved into the wooden tables.
The Oasis Beer Garden will close March 7, its owners unable to reach a new lease agreement.
The Tougas family posted this note on their Facebook page:
“It is with heavy heart that we announce the closing of our beloved bar and restaurant, The Oasis. After several months of effort, we were unable to negotiate a reasonable lease for our business, nor meet the requested terms of the building’s owner. Therefore, we have made the very difficult decision to close our doors, and bid farewell to the endearing community of Menlo Park and Stanford University. Our last day of business will be March 7 – please stop in for a visit and say goodbye!”
The “O” was founded in 1958 and famous for welcoming all strata of Peninsula customers, from high-tech tycoons and professors to students and blue-collar workers.
According to the restaurant’s website, “The original furnishings included carved tables and booths, Stanford mementos, a shuffle board and a mishmash of barroom memorabilia you’d never see any place else. A big 27″ black-and-white Sylvania TV lit up the end of the bar. (We don’t claim to have invented the sports bar, but then again … maybe we did!).”
The building itself actually dates back to World War I, author Barbara Wilcox told the InMenlo website. It was one of several YMCA Camp Fremont buildings based in Menlo Park.
Customers were quick to react — both with nostalgic memories and anger.
“Saddest news ever for Menlo Park native,” read a posting by Clunge on The Almanac website. “In a building that is paid for, the rent there must be all profit yet the owners find a need to milk even more money out of a valued tenant.”
On the InMenlo website, Ali Jennings posted: “This is s travesty. And you can bet it’s all over money. The owners want to go upscale, and pay no attention to the history of the establishment. The city of Menlo Park needs to step in before another piece of local history is gone. Do we want nothing but high rise buildings and fancy restaurants. Menlo Park is already starting to lose its charm. Once gone it will never come back.”
One poster, Michael DiMartino, suggested the city of Menlo Park has a responsibility to step in: “We are allowing our social fabric to be torn apart one popular gathering spot at a time. If the owner thought of the ownership of the Oasis building as only a financial investment ripe for conversion to a higher-rate-of-return whatever and the current operators wished to continue doing business, the City of Menlo Park needed to step in and assert a different value system, for once and specifically on this occasion. If the owners are wealthy, they should sense a philanthropic duty to keep it open, up to the point that the loss is equal to their other charitable expenses.”
At least one reader hoped that the community could rally around the Oasis as they had when Menlo Park’s also-legendary Kepler’s bookstore was in danger of closing some years ago.
“Wish there were an organized way to reverse this or contribute somehow … sort of like Keplers. I’d put in some $ to keep the O open. Is there still a chance?” JM posted.
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by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, December 6, 2017
Google's capital investment fund, CapitalG, said it will add to the $500 million in recent financing that ride-hailing Lyft announced Tuesday. The company received $1 billion last October.
New investors include Fidelity Management & Research Company and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Existing investors have also returned, such as AllianceBernstein, Baillie Gifford, KKR, Janus Henderson Investors, and Rakuten, which also owns Ebates.
Google also invested early on with Lyft's rival Uber -- sued by Alphabet, Google's parent company, for "trade misappropriation."
"This financing, led by CapitalG, will bring Lyft’s post-money valuation to $11.5 billion," the company said.
CapitalG partner David Lawee will join Lyft’s board.
Lyft began offering physical gift cards this month and available for purchase in more than 600 participating grocery stores in the San Francisco Bay area, Los Angeles, the Columbus area and on Amazon. Safeway, Kroger, Albertson's, and other grocery stores will carry the cards.
“It’s been a breakout year for Lyft, made possible by our team members, drivers and passengers,” stated John Zimmer, Lyft co-founder and president. “We will continue to invest in our community and look forward to an even bigger 2018.”
One thing the two companies have not mentioned is the way Lyft could capitalize on Alphabet's self-driving car technology. In May 2017, reports surfaced that the companies were working on self-driving car technology, but few details have been shared since.
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Science 'part of everday life' says Carrollton teacher who wins national fellowship
Updated Mar 7, 2014 ; Posted Mar 7, 2014
By Annie Harrison | aharri11@mlive.com
Carrollton Middle School teacher Alahna Vondette selected for science fellowship with the National Science Teachers Association
Tim Goessman | Mlive.com Alahna Vondette teaches a seventh grade science class Thursday, March 6, 2014 at Carrollton Middle School. Vondette was recently selected for science fellowship with the National Science Teachers Association.
CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, MI — Science and teaching are lifelong passions for Carrollton Middle School teacher Alahna Vondette.
The second-year, seventh-grade teacher seeks to instill in her students the same desire to learn about the Earth, life cycles and physical sciences.
“It seems that science is more on the back burner these days, so I want my students to know that science is important, and it's part of your everyday life,” she said.
Her dedication is getting some recognition on a national stage.
Vondette was recently named as one of 200 educators selected for a fellowship with the National Science Teachers Association. She is one of 15 fellows from Michigan and the only one from Saginaw County.
The fellowship is a yearlong program that supports science educators early in their careers. Vondette said she is grateful for the opportunity to learn from other educators.
“It made me feel pretty good that I was doing something right, that they chose me to get the extra resources and everything that they offer,” she said.
Since being selected for the fellowship in September, Vondette has had access to online resources such as webinars, message boards and mentors. She said the network of science teachers and NSTA program representatives has helped her to develop lesson plans.
“It's just a very big opportunity for improvement, and I think it has helped with my lessons,” she said. “I feel more confident.”
In addition to her online resources, fellows travel to Boston in April for a National Science Teachers Association conference.
Principal Tiffany Peterson said she was ecstatic to learn Vondette had been selected for a fellowship, and she believes the recognition reflects the quality of teachers at Carrollton Middle School.
“I think that it just solidifies or confirms that we do have dedicated and knowledgeable teachers who care about our students,” she said. “We work tirelessly to give the best we can to our students every day.”
Peterson said she has enjoyed watching Vondette grow as an educator in the short time she has been at the school, and the fellowship allows her to further enhance her skills.
“I”m very proud of the efforts that she continues to give to her craft, and I think this is a great opportunity for her to grow professionally as well as personally,” she said.
Here is a list of the 2013 NSTA fellows from Michigan, who are sponsored by Dow Chemical Co.:
Grenmarie Agresar, Skyline High School, Ann Arbor
Douglas Cellini, Coleman Jr./Sr. High School, Coleman
Megan Chapin-Dube, Novi High School , Novi
Jim DuRall, Elisabeth Ann Johnson High School, Mt. Morris
Megan Labbate, Henry Ford Academy: School for Creative Studies, Detroit
Glenda LaBruyere, Anchor Bay High School, Fair Haven
Alicia Lane, University Prep Science & Math High School, Detroit
Gabriela Loria, Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview
Tiffany Meyer, University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods
Megan Miele, Detroit Premier Academy, Detroit
Aria Moody, Oak Park High School, Oak Park
Joshua Skodack, Franklin High School, Livonia
Katherine Thomas, Notre Dame Marist Academy, Pontiac
Alahna Vondette, Carrollton Middle School, Carrollton
Deborah Willette, Detroit Community Schools, Detroit
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Passionate Partner
NBCU’s Melissa Tolchin works hard for affiliates and for her team
Jessika Walsten
NAME: Melissa Tolchin
TITLE: Senior VP of Partner Marketing, Content Distribution
COMPANY: NBCUniversal
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Recently worked with network and distribution partners to achieve record-breaking promotion for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and FIFA World Cup. Tolchin was instrumental in the conception of NBCUniversal’s award-winning local ad sales promotion program for network tentpole priorities and continues to oversee its success.
QUOTABLE: “I really believe that partnerships are the lifeblood of the TV industry and our greatest content cannot be created or produced without our partners and the service that they provide to their subscribers.”
When Melissa Tolchin made the jump to cable in 1999, she wanted to test herself.
Melissa Tolchin
“For me, it’s always about how are you continuing to challenge yourself both professionally and personally and how are you growing and expanding your skill set,” said Tolchin, who moved from the NBC network to NBC Cable.
Tolchin currently serves as senior vice president of partner marketing, content distribution for NBCUniversal, where she oversees affiliate marketing for NBCU’s portfolio of cable networks, including Bravo, CNBC, E!, Golf Channel, Universal Kids, Syfy, MSNBC, NBCSN, Oxygen, Universo and USA Network, as well as NBC and Telemundo, in addition to the Olympics.
“She’s really the tip of the spear to work with our distribution partners to support [their] goals,” said Mac Budill, president of TV networks distribution, content distribution, NBCUniversal, to whom Tolchin reports. “And so she understands the networks and what they’re trying to accomplish.”
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Born in Chicago and raised in Florida, Tolchin said she wanted to work for NBC since she was younger. While attending Cornell University and working toward her bachelor’s degree in consumer economics, she interned with the Peacock Network in New York, and after graduating, the network hired her as a coordinator.
Must-See TV Fan
“All of my favorite shows were on that network,” she said of why she set her sights on NBC, where, aside from a stint at Bloomberg from 2001 to 2004, she has been ever since. “It was what was constantly on in my house growing up. It was the icing on the cake. [If] I could get there, that would be my dream entertainment job.”
She got her first taste of entertainment as a child taking acting classes. Before high school, she appeared in commercials — a national Coca-Cola ad earned her a Screen Actors Guild card — and worked as an extra.
“There was just always a love of TV and always to touch and connect with people and entertain,” she said. “So I think for me as someone who got to see the production in a very small capacity, whether it was doing a TV commercial or being [an extra] on a movie set, there was just a bit of awe for me and that’s something that I wanted to be a part of.”
Tolchin still has that passion for entertainment and it shows in her work today.
“She actually cares not only about the business but about the relationships and the people she’s working with,” said Ellen Stone, executive vice president of marketing at Bravo, Oxygen and Universal Kids. “So when you have someone who cares about both of those things, she is someone that you want to work with.”
Stone first met Tolchin in 2006 when Stone joined Bravo. At the time, Bravo had recently rebranded and the pair worked together to ensure the MVPDs knew what Bravo had to offer. “She was with me every step of the way to make sure that our talent from Bravo became front and center and was part of her annual program with the MVPDs,” Stone said.
Though both have since moved up the corporate ladder, Stone said that Tolchin continues to approach projects with that same energy.
“I’m very passionate about the work I do and the teams that I do it with and I think that every day I try to bring that enthusiasm and passion for life,” said Tolchin.
The NBCU vet manages a team of 19 at the company. She has trained them well and encourages them to take risks and ownership of their work.
“Not only is it OK for me to speak to Melissa, but I can always get to someone else and they will know what the challenges are,” Stone said. “So Melissa is a great communicator not only with us, her partners, but also with her own team.”
Tolchin, a Multichannel News “40 Under 40” honoree in 2009, has honed her skills with Women in Cable & Telecommunications and the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing. In 2011, she participated in WICT’s Betsy Magness Leadership Institute and in 2006 she completed CTAM U’s Cable Executive Management at Harvard Business School program. She now serves on CTAM’s national board.
“I can look at some of the young women on my team and see myself in some of them and I hope that I’m able to inspire them in the same way others have inspired me along the way,” Tolchin said.
Big Projects Ahead
Major projects on the horizon for Tolchin and her team include this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup and the Copa América soccer tournament on the NBCU Hispanic networks, as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The executive faces those upcoming challenges and her day-to-day life with a new sense of gratitude after she battled and beat breast cancer late last year.
“It really opened up my eyes to realize that I am so lucky,” Tolchin said. “I’m so lucky to get to do what I do every day with the people that I get to do it with. This is exactly where I want to be and I think that having this experience really just reinforced that for me.”
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Ghanaian TV personality to host 2019 BET Awards red carpet
Source: Graphic Showbiz
Haillie Sumney
Ghana bourgeoning television personality and actress, Hailliote Sumney will keep Ghana on the list of nations whose names will be flying around on Sunday, June 23, at the 2019 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards.
Although the country will be absent from the podium of award winners Haillie as she is popularly known has been selected to host the red carpet of the star-studded event coming off at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA where the world’s top black entertainers will be celebrated.
This year, Ghana did not get any nominations for awards in the Best International Acts category.
AKA (South Africa), Aya Nakamura (France), Burna Boy (Nigeria), Dave (U.K.), Dosseh (France), Giggs (U.K.) and Mr Eazi (Nigeria) made the cut.
This is the second time that Ghana has missed out on a nomination, since the creation of that category in 2010.
Haillie told Graphic Showbiz that 4Syte TV, where she has had stint as a presenter, was officially invited by the BET Awards organisers to cover the red carpet and the station picked her to run the show for its viewers across Africa and the rest of the world.
“I’m so excited about Sunday’s show because I was there last year and the experience was great. As was the case last year, there are no nominations this year but I’m happy I will be on the red carpet to make Ghana proud,” the dainty actress said.
Last year, Haillie did a good job interviewing celebs such as actor, Boris Kodjoe, actor/comedian, Jafari Ferguson, better known by his stage name Michael Blackson; singers, Becca, Stonebwoy and a host of others from various parts of the world.
Haillie with actor Boris Kodjoe
Following current fashion trends, it is expected that the galaxy of stars who will hit the red carpet on Sunday will sport African-inspired dresses, from dashikis to designs created with the colourful Ghanaian kente accentuated with duku-style head gears and lit up with the authentic African infectious s-m-i-l-e-s!
Haillie and comedian/actor Michael Dapaah
Haillie, who leaves Ghana for the USA today, Thursday, June 20 says she is set to inject a good dose of excitement into her red carpet presentation as she did last year and thus entreated entertainment lovers and Ghanaians in general to watch the show and savour pure African fashion presented in a kaleidoscope of colour and spelndour.
The TV personality-cum-actress was a nurse in the United States but returned home to Ghana to follow her passion - movies.
“I followed my dream because I thought it was a better and easier way to discover my true self. So far, it has been really good,” she said.
She pointed out that, “Initially, my parents weren’t supportive of my passion but now they are more encouraging.
Haillie has good taste for fashion
"Interestingly enough, they (my parents) just launched a TV station, Mission Africa TV, last month and they actually want me to host my own programme on it and I intend to start a show that will engage celebrities and also discuss social issues that affect the youth”.
Her made her acting debut in a TV series, Heels and Sneakers which was produced by Yvonne Nelson. She also has a movie in the works, titled A Way Back Home, featuring Alex Okubo, IK Ogbonna and many other stars.
She is in a movie, which is in the cinemas now, Lagos Fake Life produced by Mike Ezerounye; and she is also engaged in a yet-to-be-released TV series, Eden, featuring Kobby Acheampong, Jasmine Baroudi and Harold Amenyah.
Haillie is the female brand ambassador for London-based shoe brand, Jesu Segun alongside popular musician Stonebwoy, who is the male ambassador.
TV/actress Haillie
Haillie was born in Canada. She moved to the US when she was two years old.
“My mother is from Ghana and my father from France. I came to Ghana for my secondary school education and moved back to America to study at Riverside University in California and came back to Africa and stayed in Nigeria for a year before moving back to Ghana”.
She expressed her gratitude to God for her life, 4Syte TV for the numerous opportunities offered her and her parents, Dr. Kodjoe Sumney and Dr. Akosuah Sumney for their immense support.
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Hedley Calls It Quits After Lead Singer Jacob Hoggard Admits Wrongdoing
3, 2, ... done?
Late last night, while most were asleep, the band Hedley and lead singer Jacob Hoggard made some pretty shocking announcements. Both took to Twitter to announce an indefinite leave of absence from their music careers after the many allegations that have trickled in on sexual misconduct with minors, rape, and general poor behaviour.
The band has vehemently denied all of the allegations but have still been dropped by management, blacklisted on some radio stations, had venues cancel their shows, and of course faced massive public scrutiny.
Lead singer and frontman Jacob Hoggard released a lengthy statement on his personal twitter account, admitting that he would be stepping away indefinitely not because of sexual misconducts or rape, but due to poor behavior that he believed he needed to work on.
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— Jacob Hoggard (@JacobHoggard) March 1, 2018
As a band, Hedley together also released a lengthy statement that let fans know that it wasn't just Jacob leaving the music scene, but all of the members. They confirmed that they would finish the current tour they are on for the sake of the crew and fans but after that, would be stepping back indefinitely.
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— Hedley (@Hedleyonline) March 1, 2018
While it comes as a shock to many since the band has been together and touring since 2003. However they have also left things pretty open ended, so there is a potential that they could make a musical comeback in the far distant future.
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Laundry detergents causing mass poisoning of American children - stop buying toxic chemicals
Friday, February 05, 2016 by: Jennifer Lea Reynolds
Tags: Pods, Laundry detergent, poison control
(NaturalNews) The convenient single-use laundry packets that people toss in their clothes washer are posing serious health risks to young children who tend to mistake the colorful, clear pouches--commonly referred to as "pods" as popularized by the Tides Pods brand--as candy or toys.
"Laundry detergent pods are small, colorful, and may look like candy or juice to a young child," said Marcel J. Casavant, MD, chief of toxicology at Nationwide Children's Hospital and medical director of the Central Ohio Poison Center. "It can take just a few seconds for children to grab them, break them open, and swallow the toxic chemicals they contain, or get the chemicals in their eyes."
U.S. poison control centers kept busy as children mistake pods for candy
The matter is made worse because young children typically use their mouth as a way to explore the world around them. For these reasons, the colorful packets have unfortunately been keeping U.S. poison control centers busy; the Nationwide Children's Hospital says that from 2012 through 2013, some 17,230 reports of children under the age of six who swallowed, inhaled or were otherwise exposed to the chemicals in the pouches were reported.
Here's a more startling breakdown.
Those numbers translate to about one young child every hour being impacted by the single-use packets. It means that about 769 young children were hospitalized during that period, which is about one child being admitted every single day. It even led to the death of a 7 month-old Florida boy after he swallowed a candy-colored packet in 2013. Of that incident, Dr. Cynthia Lewis-Younger, medical director at the Florida Poison Information Center warns of the ways in which children explore saying, "With young children, any household product is likely to end up in their mouth."
It's also been reported that a New Jersey child died from interaction with such detergents.
Frightening health consequences posed by laundry detergents
One woman, Angela Farrell of Levittown, Pa. knows all too well of the dangers of such laundry packets. She used to keep them away from her 18-month-old son on a high shelf, however, one day a packet fell on the ground. Her son put the packet in his mouth but Farrell explains that, "By the time I had pulled it out, he had swallowed its contents."
His health problems set in quickly; by the time the ambulance arrived he was vomiting frequently and having breathing difficulties. Once in the ER, the little boy was using a breathing tube. Fortunately, he survived, but not without the panic that all parents experience in such situations. Farrell says she now only uses traditional liquid detergent. "I don't have to worry about him getting into that big bottle as easily as he bit into a packet," she said.
According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC), which lists "laundry detergent packets" in its alerts section along with e-cigarette devices and energy drinks, children who come in contact with them may experience a range of symptoms and health consequences. Vomiting, gasping, wheezing, sleepiness, breathing complications and corneal abrasions may occur if they are ingested, inhaled or touched then rubbed on parts of the body such as the eyes.
Tips on how to avoid toxic laundry detergent
To ensure safety, the AAPCC suggests keeping detergent containers shut, stored in areas where they can not be reached by children and to always follow label instructions.
Of course, there's always going the route of Farrell, who stopped using such packets altogether in favor of the liquid variety. Still, traditional liquid detergents, while not as inviting in appearance to children or as portable, still pose health risks to all people--not just youngsters. They're toxic and loaded with synthetic surfactants, fragrance and phenols which can wreak havoc on overall health including damage to liver, heart, kidneys and lungs.
Instead, consider ditching toxic detergents altogether and instead, use non-toxic options such as ones that are natural and labeled as being eco-friendly.
In an effort to address the problems associated with accidental contact with the laundry packets, manufacturers have made changes such as making more visible warning labels, packaging that is more difficult to open and even designing laundry pouches that are opaque and therefore, not as intriguing to children.
(1) http://www.nationwidechildrens.org
(2) http://www.huffingtonpost.com
(3) http://www.nytimes.com
(4) http://www.aapcc.org/alerts/laundry-detergent-packets/
(5) https://www.naturalnews.com/029580_laundry_detergent_chemicals.html
(6) http://www.usatoday.com
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Talkin' with the Ducks: Justin Herbert more than a "quiet guy who can sling the rock" says Shane Lemieux
By Bri Amaranthus June 17, 2019 11:10 AM
Welcome into a new running NBC Sports Northwest feature; Talkin’ with the Ducks. Joining us on the second edition is the top-ranked guard in the Pac-12 Conference, senior Shane Lemieux. The video above is part one, where we dive into Lemieux's perspective on quarterback Justin Herbert.
[WATCH: Juwan Johnson and Justin Herbert's intensifying connection]
Lemieux, who has started 38 straight games at left guard, has witnessed Herbert evolve over their careers at Oregon but he's noticed exponential growth as of late.
"Justin has never been the athlete he is now," Lemieux said. "Especially off the field, he’s such a better leader… He’s always the one that brings us back in."
Herbert, the 6-foot-6, 235-pound passer with the powerful right arm and sneaky fast wheels, has already been pegged as a top 10 prospect in the 2020 NFL Draft.
In the video, Lemieux divulges that Herbert's personality is different than the common perception. Also, he answers the question, if Herbert had social media, what would his Instagram look like?
Tags: 2020 NFL Draft
True freshman Kayvon Thibodeaux poised to lead Oregon football in sacks
By Bri Amaranthus July 16, 2019 10:56 AM
Oregon coach Mario Cristobal named Kayvon Thibodeaux a “game changer” from the moment he committed to the Ducks. Undoubtedly, ESPN's No. 1 recruit in the 2019 class is competing for a starting job and I predict the defensive end will lead UO in sacks this season.
Thibodeaux enters into an Oregon pass rushing unit that lost two leaders in Justin Hollins and Jalen Jelks to graduation. Hollins led UO last season with 6.5 sacks. Thibodeaux is poised for seven or more sack this season; he enrolled early, quickly adjusted to college pace and displayed an array of pass-rushing moves that indicate he will be a high-impact player right away.
By the way, the true freshman is doing a push-up challenge on his Instagram account called “see 50, do 50” where he does 50 pushups every hour and encourages his followers to join in. He also joined Oregon's 500-pound squat club during offseason workouts.
At 6-foot-5, 240 pounds, he’s an elite pass rusher with explosiveness, scary speed and agility that creates major issues for offensive lines.
Thibodeaux’s production will be critically important for the Duck defense. Gus Cumberlander is Oregon’s top returning pass rusher who recorded four sacks in 2018. Whether he’s a first-stringer or a rotational player, Thibodeaux has the opportunity to make a huge impact that could lead to All-Pac-12 honors by the end of the season.
During the UO spring game, Thibodeaux generated consistent pressure and recorded a sack. He would have had at least one more if the scrimmage was completely game-like without the quarterbacks in red no-contact jerseys.
Thibodeaux’s talent plus football IQ equals a star in the making. There are just 46 days until Oregon football kicks off the 2019 season against Auburn on August 31, 2019. In order for the Ducks to contend in the Pac-12 north, Thibodeaux will need to live up to expectations and shoulder the weight as a UO’s leading pass-rusher.
MORE PREDICTIONS
Underdog Ducks will beat Auburn
Troy Dye, projected first round 2020 NFL draft pick, will smash Oregon record
Justin "Record Breaker" Herbert; will set new record for career pass completions
Cam McCormick back with a vengeance
"Dangerous" running back Sean Dollars to have a money freshman season
Tags: Mario Cristobal, justin hollins, Gus Cumberlander, Oregon Ducks, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon Football, Oregon
Preseason award watch lists rolling in for Justin Herbert
From the UO athletic department:
For the second consecutive day, Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert landed on a preseason watch list. This time, Herbert was one of 30 quarterbacks on the Davey O’Brien Award Watch List, announced on Tuesday by the Davey O’Brien Foundation.
[READ: Justin Herbert named to Maxwell Award watch list for America's College Player of the Year]
The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest national quarterback award. Herbert is one of eight players on the watch list that were semifinalists last year.
Herbert enters the 2019 campaign with the nation’s longest active streak of 28 consecutive games with a touchdown pass. On Monday, the Eugene, Ore., native was named to the watch list for the 83rd annual Maxwell Award, which is which is presented to America's College Player of the Year.
The projected top quarterback in the 2019 NFL Draft, Herbert announced that he would be returning for his senior season prior to Oregon’s win over Michigan State in the Redbox Bowl. The Eugene, Ore., product started all 13 games in 2018, passing for 3,151 yards and 29 touchdowns.
Herbert Quick Hits
» Two-time Academic All-America first team honoree and the reigning Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year.
» Owns a streak of 28 consecutive games with a TD pass, good for the longest active streak in the nation.
» Has led Oregon to an average of 38.3 points per game over his 28 career starts.
» Oregon is 15-6 in his 21 starts over the last two seasons (2017 & 18).
» Enters 2019 season ranked fifth among active FBS leaders in passing TDs (63) and eighth in passing yards (7,070).
» Has 23 TD passes and two interceptions in 11 career Pac-12 road games (10 starts).
Preseason Honors
» Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
» Maxwell Award Watch List
» Phil Steele All-America third team
» Athlon Sports Pac-12 first team
» Phil Steele Pac-12 first team
» No. 11 on Sports Illustrated Top 100 Players
Tags: Oregon Football, Oregon Ducks, justin herbert, Davey O’Brien Award Watch List
The fresh Prince, that is Sedona Prince, is officially headed for Oregon women's basketball
By NBCS NW Staff July 15, 2019 4:37 PM
It seems like it’s every other week that more good news keeps raining in on Oregon women’s basketball.
First, the Ducks had their first ever Final Four appearance in program history last season. Then, Sabrina Ionescu announced she would forgo the 2019 WNBA Draft and return to the University of Oregon for some “Unfinished Business”. Then the recruits starting pouring in, and now, coach Kelly Graves has added another weapon to this arsenal of talent.
The Ducks have officially signed Texas transfer Sedona Prince.
Officially official.
Welcome @thesedonaprince to Eugene! #GoDucks https://t.co/vZX9h8pZXN
— Oregon Women’s Basketball (@OregonWBB) July 15, 2019
From the University of Oregon Athletic Communications department:
The 6-foot-7 forward from Liberty Hill, Texas, was a McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic participant in 2018, when she was ranked the No. 8 recruit in the nation by ESPN. Prince is the tallest player at Oregon since 6-7 center Stefanie Kasperski graduated in 1990.
Prince redshirted her freshman season with the Longhorns after suffering an injury while playing for the USA national team at the U18 FIBA Americas Championship in Mexico City in the summer of 2018.
Prior to the injury, Prince capped a stellar high school career by being named the Texas Girls Coaches Association Basketball Athlete of the Year (1A-4A).
She averaged 22.3 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.8 steals and 4.7 blocks per game as a senior after averaging 18.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.0 steals and 7.2 blocks per game as a junior. Prince started all 154 games of her high school career, beginning as a freshman at Faith Academy in 2014-15 before playing her final three seasons at Liberty Hill HS. She totaled 2,759 points, 1,493 rebounds and 924 blocked shots in her high school career.
In addition to the U18 FIBA Americas Championship, Prince's experience with the USA national team includes the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain, as well as the 2015 FIBA U16 Americas Championship in Puebla, Mexico.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Prince will have to sit out the 2019-20 season with the Ducks. Oregon is exploring a transfer waiver that will allow Prince to play immediately.
Tags: Oregon Ducks
Troy Dye named to Bednarik Award watch list for the College Defensive Player of the Year
By Ashley Young July 15, 2019 4:05 PM
The Oregon football faithful let out a deep sigh of relief the day news broke of Troy Dye forgoing the 2019 NFL Draft and returning for one more season in green and yellow.
The senior linebacker, who has lead the Ducks in tackles for the third consecutive year, has been named to the Bednarik Award watch list for the College Defensive Player of the Year, and rightfully so.
The 2019 Maxwell Award and Bednarik Award Watch Lists have been released! Who do you think is the favorite to win this year? https://t.co/fbGWG2VjY3 pic.twitter.com/0CV5dFv54N
— Maxwell Football (@MaxwellFootball) July 15, 2019
Dye became the first Oregon player with 100 tackles in back-to-back seasons since Michael Clay (2011-12) and the 15th player in program history to reach 300 career tackles. Dye will be one of just two FBS players, and the only Power 5 player, returning in 2019 to lead his team in tackles each of the last three seasons (91 in 2016, 107 in 2017 and 115 in 2018).
Our Oregon Insider Bri Amarathus says, "In 2019, I predict Oregon inside linebacker Troy Dye’s reign of terror on Pac-12 offenses will continue and the senior will take down the Oregon record for career tackles, set in 1971."
Fun Fact: In three career season openers, Dye has totaled 29 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions.
Career Notables:
- Enters senior season third among current FBS players with 313 tackles.
- Needs 121 tackles to become Oregon’s all-time career leader.
- Has led the team in tackles 19 of 37 career games.
- Ranks second in program history with double-digit tackles in 17 games.
- One of three FBS players with at least 100 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 2017.
Preseason Honors:
- Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
- Athlon Sports All-America second team
- Phil Steele All-America second team
- Athlon Sports Pac-12 first team
- Phil Steele Pac-12 first team
- No. 85 on Sports Illustrated Top 100 Players
Tags: Troy Dye, Oregon Football, Oregon Ducks
Justin Herbert named to Maxwell Award watch list for America's College Player of the Year
The 83rd Maxwell Award watch list is out and to no surprise Oregon football senior quarterback Justin Herbert has made his way onto that list for the second consecutive season.
The Maxwell Award is presented to America's College Player of the Year. Herbert was a semifinalist for the award in 2018.
One of the biggest storyline heading into the 2019-2020 Ducks football season is will Herbert live up to his great potential? Will he be unleashed? Will we once again see that absolute cannon for an arm, pinpoint accuracy, quick feet and good speed QB take reigns of this Oregon offense and lead the Ducks into a season of triumph?
Will this be the year we see Oregon football back on top with one of the best, if not THE best, offensive line in the country, a deep run game, and a stout defense lead by senior linebacker Troy Dye?
Our Oregon Insider Bri Amaranthus predicts Herbert will break Oregon’s record for career pass completions, set by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota with 779 completions. Currently, Herbert has completed 541 passes in his Duck career, ranking him sixth on the list. He needs 239 more completions to top the list. Last season he completed 240 passes.
Other Herbert quick hits:
- Two-time Academic All-America first team honoree and the reigning Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year.
- Owns a streak of 28 consecutive games with a TD pass, good for the longest active streak in the nation.
- Has led Oregon to an average of 38.3 points per game over his 28 career starts.
- Oregon is 15-6 in his 21 starts over the last two seasons (2017 & 18).
- Enters 2019 season ranked fifth among active FBS leaders in passing TDs (63) and eighth in passing yards (7,070).
- Has 23 TD passes and two interceptions in 11 career Pac-12 road games (10 starts).
Other Herbert preseason honors:
- Maxwell Award Watch List
- Phil Steele All-America third team
Tags: Oregon Football, Oregon Ducks
Chris Boucher: king of Las Vegas Summer League and the Oregon Duck family
By Bri Amaranthus July 13, 2019 8:32 AM
Former Oregon Duck Chris Boucher made a strong statement in Las Vegas; he has nothing left to prove in the G league or Summer League.
After rebounding from injury his rookie season, Boucher earned G League MVP, G League Defensive Player of the Year and an NBA championship. He was the star of the Toronto Raptors Summer League team, scoring 20 or more points in each of his four games played and showed off his ever-expanding skillset. The 6-foot-10 forward’s dominant play could go a long way in proving to the franchise that his G-League production will translate to the NBA.
“It’s amazing what one year can do,” Boucher said following the Raptor’s final summer league game. “Coming into this summer league you can see what I’ve been working on and I can only get better from there.”
Boucher scored 24 points with seven rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot across 29 minutes during Friday's 108-102 loss to the Sixers in the consolation bracket of the Las Vegas Summer League. He averaged 23 points per game, good for fifth in summer league through Friday’s games.
This sequence right here. This is it. @chrisboucher | @Lwigginton5 pic.twitter.com/0abRtBHzKP
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) July 12, 2019
His game showed improvement, specifically by bringing the ball up after rebounds, guarding perimeter players and finding the right spots on offense to score. Boucher said he is seeing the floor better thanks in large part from learning from Raptors’ Mark Gasol who exhibits impressive patience.
Last season, Boucher appeared in 28 games in limited action, five minutes per game, with the Raptors. With the departure of Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors could consider Boucher at the three or four. His shot-blocking ability and defensive prowess also gives him a shot a third-string center.
Ducks fans are very familiar with his excellent rim protection, Boucher was a key contributor in 2017 to help Oregon reach the Elite Eight before an ACL tear forced him to sit out and watch the Ducks lose in the Final Four. The “Oregon family” was reunited in Las Vegas.
Boucher mentioned that we got to see Dillon Brooks (his “best friend”), Tyler Dorsey, Troy Brown and Kenny Wooten. Boucher smiled and said it was fun to play (and talk a little smack) against Wooten and the Knicks in their Tuesday game.
“I got one bucket on him and I had to tell him, hey, I was there before you,” Boucher said. “But it’s all family, it’s all family… The Oregon family is always a family wherever we are at.”
After successful summer league, the NBA G League star turned NBA champion took another step towards having a role in Toronto in the near future.
Ionescu's "freaking amazing" evening at the ESPYS
By Bri Amaranthus July 11, 2019 2:14 PM
The 2019 ESPY Awards recognized athletic achievements from some of the most renowned athletes and entertainers including Oregon’s own triple-double queen Sabrina Ionescu.
Wooden Award winning Ionescu brought her twin brother, Eddy, and her parents to the award show on Wednesday night at The Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
A fun night with family. #GoDucks #ESPYs @sabrina_i20 pic.twitter.com/h6nD81NF2Z
Red carpet ready. #GoDucks
A post shared by Oregon Women's Basketball (@oregonwbb) on Jul 10, 2019 at 4:32pm PDT
How would Eddy describe the night? A “freaking amazing” evening that was even more special because the Ionescus made it a family affair.
By the way, Eddy hopes to walk on the Ducks men’s basketball team this season.
The Ducks women’s basketball star was nominated for two awards; Best Record-Breaking Performance and Best College Athlete against the likes of New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, Golden State’s Klay Thompson, high school track star Matthew Boling, Duke’s Zion Williamson, Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray and UCLA softball player Rachel Garcia.
.@sabrina_i20 checking in from the @ESPYS! #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/OAahY37m6P
Red Carpet Looks! Triple Double QUEEN @sabrina_i20
is shining bright! @OregonWBB @ESPYS pic.twitter.com/0XDGwa1oGj
— Holly Rowe (@sportsiren) July 10, 2019
Brees received the ESPY for best record-breaking performance for becoming the NFL's all-time leading passer. Williamson grabbed the title for best college athlete.
The Ionescus didn’t come back with hardware but did get to meet some iconic athletes at the star-studded affair. To name a few; Brees, retired basketball player Julius Erving. Houston Rockets’ PJ Tucker and Seattle Storm’s Breanna Stewart.
Tags: Zion Williamson, Drew Brees, Oregon women's basketball, Eddy Ionescu, Sabrina Ionescu, ESPYS
Which color to wear to every Oregon football game: No black
The Oregon athletic department has released which colors fans should wear to each Oregon football game for the 2019 season. Biggest takeaway? No blackout games and five green games.
Gear up. Here's the 2019 @OregonFootball what to wear color schedule. #GoDucks pic.twitter.com/1YQVH1WzFa
— GoDucks (@GoDucks) July 11, 2019
Is this the Ducks taking a step back towards their traditional green and yellow roots?
Tags: Oregon Ducks, uniforms, Oregon Football, 2019 oregon football schedule, Fans color to wear, What to wear, color schedule
Ducks to open with Seton Hall in Battle 4 Atlantis
From the Oregon Athletic Department-
Oregon will face Seton Hall in the opening round of the 2019 Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis tournament on Nov. 27 in the Imperial Arena.
The winner of the game between the Ducks and the Pirates will meet the winner of Gonzaga-Southern Miss in the semifinals on Nov. 28, with the championship on Nov. 29.
First-round pairings on the other side of the bracket include Michigan-Iowa State and North Carolina-Alabama.
The only previous meeting between Oregon and Seton Hall resulted in one of the more memorable games of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. After Oregon took a 71-70 lead in overtime, the Pirates’ Shaheen Holloway drove the length of the floor and made a bank shot with 1.9 seconds remaining that gave the Hall a 72-71 win.
The Battle 4 Atlantis pairing pits a pair of 2019 NCAA Tournament teams against each other. Led by Pac-12 Tournament most outstanding player Payton Pritchard, the Ducks (25-13) won 10 games in a row to close the season – including the Pac-12 Tournament – before falling to eventual national champion Virginia in the Sweet 16. The Pirates return nine of their top 10 scorers from a team that went 20-14 a year ago and lost to Wofford, 84-68, in the NCAA First Round.
This will be the Ducks’ first appearance in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Tags: Payton Pritchard, Dana Altman, Oregon basketball, seton hall, Battle 4 Atlantis
True freshman Kayvon Thibodeaux poised to lead Oregon football in sacks Preseason award watch lists rolling in for Justin Herbert The fresh Prince, that is Sedona Prince, is officially headed for Oregon women's basketball Troy Dye named to Bednarik Award watch list for the College Defensive Player of the Year Justin Herbert named to Maxwell Award watch list for America's College Player of the Year Chris Boucher: king of Las Vegas Summer League and the Oregon Duck family Ionescu's "freaking amazing" evening at the ESPYS Which color to wear to every Oregon football game: No black Ducks to open with Seton Hall in Battle 4 Atlantis Louis King tapping into Dana Altman's advice during transition to NBA "Electric" talent to compete for 25 PGA Tour cards at Winco Foods Portland Open LaMichael James' take on Oregon's Sean Dollars: Dangerous NBA Summer League important for seven former Ducks Football players team up with Sabrina Ionescu for 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament Bol Bol in Denver: "loser" tattoo of Squidward, Ducks gear, "100 percent" Underdog Ducks will beat Auburn: Oregon football prediction REPORT: Jordan Bell agrees to contract with Minnesota For the second straight year, Ionescu and Hebard named to USA 3x3 basketball squad REPORT: Warriors’ Jordan Bell to become restricted free agent Troy Dye, projected first round 2020 NFL draft pick, will smash Oregon record
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Computer engineering deals with both hardware and software aspects of computer systems. Students take essential electrical engineering classes along with specialized classes in computer engineering and computer science. Demand for computer engineers is strong due to the growing use of computers in all sorts of products and the need for engineers competent with computers in both hardware and software areas.
Computer engineering is a degree program in the College of Engineering. The Computer Engineering program provides a background in three broad areas: computer hardware, software, and hardware-software integration. Fundamental topics included in the program are embedded systems, computer architecture, digital systems, software engineering, computer networks, and operating systems. In addition, the program includes core subjects that are common to all engineering disciplines and basic university studies in humanities and social science. The Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org.
The Computer Engineering program allows students to tailor their studies within broad parameters. Students are encouraged to develop an individual program of study in close consultation with their advisers. Examples are available to illustrate how specialization may be obtained in a number of different technical areas. Students may mix and match from the examples to suit their particular interests.
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Computer Architecture/Digital VLSI – VLSI designers and computer architects design computer system hardware, including how the CPU communicates with various types of memory and high-performance multi-processor systems. VLSI design focusses on the lower levels of abstraction: transistor-level and physical-level design; whereas computer architecture focuses on the higher levels of abstraction: architecture and gate-level designs.
Cyber Physical Systems – deals with the interaction of computing elements monitoring/controlling physical entities, often in a large network.
Embedded Systems – deals with the design of a dedicated computer system to perform a specific task, often requiring real-time constraints. An example is a smartphone.
Computer Systems – deals with the close interaction between a system’s hardware and software.
The Electrical and Computer Engineering building is part of an eight building engineering complex. The building contains specialized laboratories and equipment. Numerous grants and donations from the National Science Foundation and private industry have provided valuable equipment. Laboratories along with department and University computer capabilities support education and research. Students also have full access to computer clusters located in the ECE building and throughout the campus. These and other major computer resources are tied to local, regional, national and international computer networks, and remote access is provided for all ECE software.
Selective Admission
Departmental admission requirements for freshmen are an ACT (or equivalent) math test score of 23. Transfer students from U.S. institutions must have a 2.30 GPA; transfer students from international institutions must have a 3.00 GPA.
Further, the department policy is that transfer credits with grades less than 'C' in biology, chemistry, computer science, any field of engineering class, mathematics and physics are not accepted for the Electrical and Computer Engineering curricula.
High School Preparation
High school students should attempt to complete one unit of physics, four units of mathematics and one unit of chemistry.
Graduates may find work as design engineers (computer hardware, software and systems), computer consultants, sales and customer support engineers or as engineers involved with computer-aided manufacturing and testing.
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Graduate studies leading to a master’s degree or doctoral degree are offered in the department. Further details are available in theGraduate Bulletin.
The Cooperative Education Program allows students to alternate classroom study with a series of paid professional work experiences related to electrical and computer engineering. These experiences increase in complexity as the student's background increases. The program provides opportunities for pre-graduation experience in the profession, exploration of several career opportunities, money for education, an enriched degree and enhanced opportunities for employment following graduation.
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ECE 111 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering 1
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Select from ENGL 320, 321, 324 or 459 to satisfy the Upper Level Writing for General Education.
Suggested to take ENGR 311.
Suggested to take ENGR 312, ECON 105, ECON 201 or ECON 202.
· ECE Elective: any didactic ECE 4xx course (not x93, 494, 496).
· Tech Elective: any didactic 4xx course from ECE or CSCI, or any of the following: CSCI 336, CSCI 366, CSCI 372, ECE 311, ECE 321, ECE 351, ECE x93, ECE 494, ECE 496 (max 3 credits), ENGR 310, PHYS 252, IME 440, IME 456, IME 460 and IME 470.
· Students must earn a "C" or better in ECE 173, ECE 275, EE 206 and all required MATH courses, before enrolling in ECE courses listed above in the Junior or Senior years.
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Headless Man's Body Found In Ghaziabad: Police
"The head and torso were lying at a distance of a few metres," Senior Superintendent of Police Upendra Agarwal said
Ghaziabad | Press Trust of India | Updated: December 21, 2018 02:42 IST
Two names -- Rambir and Sunita -- were tattooed on the arm of the dead body, say cops. (Representational)
Ghaziabad:
The headless body of an unidentified man was found in Ghaziabad's Tronica City of Loni Circle on Thursday morning, the police said.
"After being alerted by passersby, we found the beheaded body in the bushes of a forlorn plot. The head and torso were lying at a distance of a few metres," Senior Superintendent of Police Upendra Agarwal said.
Two names -- Rambir and Sunita -- were tattooed on the arm of the dead body. The body has been sent for post-mortem and the police are trying to identify the dead. They estimate the man to be around 45 years old.
The cause behind the murder can be ascertained after identification of the body, Mr Agarwal said.
In another incident, an 18-year-old man committed suicide on Wednesday evening, the police said.
The dead, identified as Shoaib, committed suicide by shooting himself with a country-made pistol in his room at home in Rameshwar Park Colony here, the police said, adding that at the time of the incident Shoaib's family was in Moradabad for a marriage ceremony.
After hearing gunshot noises, neighbours rushed to Shoaib's home which was looked from inside.
Through the window, they found Shoaib in a pool of blood. The dead teenager was a painter. The body was sent for autopsy, officials said.
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These are usually single-word keywords with insane amounts of search volume and competition (for example, “insurance” or “vitamins”). Because searcher intent is all over the place (someone searching for “insurance” might be looking for a car insurance quote, a list of life insurance companies or a definition of the word), Head Terms usually don’t convert very well.
Are you looking for an efficient way to research keywords for your website? Do you want an easy way to find the best keywords to rank in Google? Do you know how to track how well your website is ranking for your target keywords? Long Tail Pro is a keyword research software that allows you to do detailed keyword research with a user-friendly interface. It provides really valuable, detailed information to help you to choose keywords to focus on, and even find available website addresses based on these keywords.
From time-to-time – there are discounts or promotions available for Long Tail Pro. Whenever these become available – all links on my site that lead to the Long Tail Pro sales page will reflect the discounted price. If there is a huge sale or a massive deal – I always let my email subscribers know about it as soon as possible. If you’re not on my email list yet – feel free to sign up by clicking the button below. I’ll even send you one of my FREE guides!
Keyword Researcher is an easy-to-use Keyword Discover Tool. Once activated, it emulates a human using Google Autocomplete, and repeatedly types thousands of queries into Google. Each time a partial phrase is entered, Google tries to predict what it thinks the whole phrase might be. We simply save this prediction. And, as it turns out, when you do this for every letter of the alphabet (A-Z), then you’re left with hundreds of great Long Tail keyword phrases.
You can also filter by query, which is useful when looking at branded queries, or when looking at specific words. For example, only show keywords that include the term "SEO". The graph also allows you to spot trends in across the available metrics and compare week-on-week or month-on-month. This can help you to drill down and monitor progression over time, allowing you to answer questions like "have my branded keywords received more clicks in the last month compared to the previous month?", "has the CTR improved?", "did average positions in Google improve?".
This database was built using data from BEFORE Google required active ad accounts to get good keyword data & before they started blending data together for similar terms. Even if you set up an AdWords account and spend significant sums of money with them, they may require you to run your ad campaign for 3 or 4 months straight before they will show reasonably precise data instead of exceptionally broad data ranges.
TIP: A really good strategy for increasing your search engine rankings (and maybe even getting a featured snippet), is to pick a number of popular questions, and answer them in your content. You can do this in the form of a ‘Question & Answer’ section or maybe ‘FAQs’. Just pick half a dozen or so questions, and list them, together with a short answer.
After the Panda update rolled out, the latent risk in such a strategy could (typically would) vastly exceed the direct cost of the content, as poor pages on one part of a site could drag down the ranking of other pages on the site which targeted different keywords. Some sites have seen their search traffic fall over 90% with their ad revenues falling even faster. Demand Media went from being worth a couple billion to tens of millions of Dollars. ArticlesBase.com sold on Flippa for $80,000, but was making over $500,000 PER MONTH in profit before getting hit by Panda. Many other Panda-torched sites like Suite101 have simply went offline.
Within the results, Long Tail Pro inserted several more keywords based on that suggestion and automatically calculated all relevant stats (including KC Scores). It only took me a few seconds to scan those results and see a great long tail keyword – legitimate work from home jobs with no startup fee. This exact keyword gets 210 monthly searches and has a KC Score of only 25! Rosemarie could easily write an article for her Busy Budgeter site that is optimized for this exact keyword and she should be able to rank in Google somewhat easily.
How much is a keyword worth to your website? If you own an online shoe store, do you make more sales from visitors searching for "brown shoes" or "black boots"? The keywords visitors type into search engines are often available to webmasters, and keyword research tools allow us to find this information. However, those tools cannot show us directly how valuable it is to receive traffic from those searches. To understand the value of a keyword, we need to understand our own websites, make some hypotheses, test, and repeat—the classic web marketing formula.
So whilst Long Tail Pro has just continued to grow in revenue every single year and comes highly recommended, you may want to check if all the important features are fully functioning before signing up. Especially the KC feature (keyword competitiveness) as it is so fundamental to keyword research and making an informed choice on whether or not to go into a particular niche.
How do I know that the KC score measures competition accurately? When I first started using the KC feature – I didn’t know for sure. But I’ve been using it since December of 2012. I’ve published literally hundreds of different articles (in different niches) around keywords with low to medium KC scores and I have a pretty good feel for the accuracy. More than 5 years of successfully ranking for low competition keywords has convinced me to completely trust the KC scores that are calculated within Long Tail Pro.
Keyword research is a practice search engine optimization (SEO) professionals use to find and research alternative search terms that people enter into search engines while looking for a similar subject. Search engine optimization professionals research additional keywords, which they use to achieve better rankings in search engines. Once they find a niche keyword, they expand on it to find similar keywords. Keyword suggestion tools usually aid the process, like the Google Ads Keyword Planner, which offers a thesaurus and alternative keyword suggestions or by looking into Google Suggest.[1]
So what exactly is Keyword Competitiveness (KC)? It’s only the feature within Long Tail Pro that completely changed the game and made keyword research so ridiculously simple that even a dumb truck driver like me could become an expert! It basically works like this. As soon as you click the button in Long Tail Pro Cloud to retrieve keywords, it automatically calculates a number for each keyword (between 1 and 100) based on several different SEO factors. Lower numbers mean the keyword is easier to rank for and higher means it is harder to rank for. More on that below…
"I rarely get excited about SEO and SEM tools...But, when it comes to keyword research it is virtually impossible to produce a quality worksheet without software. When I have to perform the same task for my customers, the process is even more daunting and time consuming...there is now a better way to manage huge keyword lists and this tool is called WordStream."
I love Moz’s interface and how they give you data on the keywords. It’s easy-to-read, making it an ideal solution for both experts and newbies alike. They’ll show you both numeric and visual representations of a keyword’s monthly search volume, its opportunity for ranking, priority, and difficulty. They’ll also show you keyword suggestions and SERP analysis, which is fantastic and detailed.
You can try DeepMiner. It is good for scrapping, rank position, generating long tails and keyword suggestions. You can export the data to document for later analytics. You can find popular keywords that people are searching for. 7 major engines are supported, Google, Yahoo, AOL, Amazon, YouTube, Ask, Bing. It supports multi-threading so it is very very fast scrapper. BTW you must use proxy list if you plan to scrap thousands and thousands of keywords.
When you’re running the Rank Checker feature sometimes you see Google’s captchas pop up and which can be annoying. I have only experienced this on a computer with an old OS (Windows XP) though; I haven’t seen this on Windows 7 or Windows 10 machines. Again, if you close the software and reopen it after a few minutes, everything will be okay again. UPDATE: one of the latest updates fixed this issue.
"With Google giving over the home page to ads and their own properties for commercial keywords, the Long Tail keyword is more important than ever. If you have a website, you know that most of your traffic comes from keywords you never would have thought of. With Keyword Researcher, you can find them in advance and make sure that you're the one that snags this traffic. I use it for all of my e-commerce site planning."
I’d give Long Tail Pro a 4.5/5 stars for its’ ease of use, ability to generate a high number of long tail keyword searches of low to medium competition, check rankings and check Top 10 competition on any keyword search as to what the results of number of backlinks, domain authority/page authority and other pertinent ranking data from Moz.com’s api.
Tax implications vary by country and type of business sale, and more. I did an asset sale to try and take advantage of the lower capital gains tax rate as much as possible. Honestly, the reason we don’t talk about these things much is because I don’t want to give bad advice…I’m not an attorney or accountant, so everyone should seek out their own advice.
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Dr Benj Tarsh has decided to leave a gift in his will to the University of Newcastle to assist other international students who share his passion to help others.
Benjamin Tarsh grew up in the UK and knew from the age of five that he wanted to be a doctor. However, life had other plans, throwing educational and health challenges in his way. When he was finally able to apply to medical school, he was told by schools in the UK that he was too old. However, in 1996, a dynamic medical school, seeking those students who would excel as clinicians, as well as raw academic talent, recognised his burning ambition to be a doctor.
A delighted Benj travelled to Australia and joined the University of Newcastle. As an international student, Dr Benj Tarsh learned more than the art and science of medicine; he learned about the dreams, aspirations and hardships of his fellow international students. As a result, he has decided to leave a gift in his will to the University of Newcastle to assist other international students who share his passion to help others.
Dr Tarsh’s wish is to establish a fund to support a prize and scholarship for international students studying medicine, in honour of his parents, Helen and Nick Tarsh.
“I will always be grateful for the education I received through the University of Newcastle. I was fortunate to have support from my parents, but so many of my fellow international students really struggled – either to support themselves financially or with being a long way from their own families and culture. I hope my gift will help create more empathetic, passionate clinicians with a life-long thirst for knowledge and desire to achieve the best outcomes for their patients. That’s what studying at the University of Newcastle did for me.” - Dr Benj Tarsh (B Medicine 2001)
“Diversity among our healthcare workforce is extremely important. We are committed to supporting both our Australian students studying overseas and international students coming to Australia. Bequests like this spark a chain of positive action: more well-trained doctors means people can do more and live longer, happier lives.” - Laureate Professor John Aitken, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Health and Medicine
Thank you Dr Benj Tarsh for your generosity. Your support will help other committed international students become brilliant doctors.
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'Lumino City' Game Uses Environments Made By Hand Out Of Paper and Cardboard
What's your favourite graphics style? Pixel art? Cel shaded? Photorealistic? How about paper and cardboard? Developed by Sate of Play Games, Lumino City is the sequel to Lume, and is created using papercraft, with the everything except the player characters being animated with actual motors which move the sets around.
"For example, there's a windmill in the city, which we could have filmed with stop motion but we wanted a very natural, realistic and smooth rotation," says developer Luke Whittaker, "Using a motor and then filming it, with the associated slight blur and perfect rotation creates that subtlety we were after."
In addition to motors, the developers also experimented with laser-cutting to get the absolute minute details down in their environments. The end result is an absolutely beautiful, quaint little world.
As for the game itself, Lumino City is an adventure/puzzle game where the player must solve a series of puzzles to progress. Though Whittaker promises that the puzzles and the world won't exist in a vacuum:
"We've looked at making the puzzles a more integrated part of the scenes around you, inseparable to where they are, so that helps everything make intuitive sense. They're also very varied. Sometimes the puzzles are actually physically part of the buildings themselves, and for exactly what that means
you'll have to wait and see."
If you're at all interested, Lumino City is slated for a release time of "Spring 2013" so keep an eye out, or simply watch this space.
Jamie O'Flinn
games, newsJason England January 31, 2013 Cardboard, Indie game, Lumino City, Paper, State of Play Games, hand made
'Westeroscraft.' Game Of Thrones World Recreated In Minecraft In Unbelievable Detail
games, newsJason England January 31, 2013 Game of Thrones, George R.R Martin, Westeros, Westeroscraft, minecraft, recreation, reddit
NASA's 'RASSOR' Robot Could Help Us Colonise The Moon
Science, news, techJason England January 30, 2013 Excavator, Lunar, Moon, Moon colony, NASA, RASSOR, robot, space exploration
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His Teen Wife Was Murdered in Front of Him—at His Request
Morrad Ghonim found guilty in wife's 1992 murder
By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff
Booking photo for Morrad Ghonim. (Miami-Dade County via the LA Times)
(Newser) – On July 23, 1992, Morrad Ghonim watched his 17-year-old wife die. The couple had taken their 6-month-old son to Creek Park in La Mirada, Calif. Ghonim said he felt uncomfortable after a group of people called out at his wife and he wanted to leave, reports the Los Angeles Times. But as they made to drive off, a gunman approached the passenger door, demanded money, and murdered his wife. Now, 24 years later, a jury has decided who was responsible for Vicki Ghonim's death: then-19-year-old Morrad Ghonim. The 43-year-old, who was extradited from Antigua last year, was on Monday found guilty of first-degree murder. The man who pulled the trigger, however, was Leon Martinez. Police got to Martinez by way of grant money earmarked for cold cases, reports the Whittier Daily News.
A DNA test of pants found near the scene led them in 2010 to Martinez, who said Ghonim hired him and even reached over his wife's body to hand him payment. A friend of Martinez's relayed meeting a man days before Vicki's death who said he and his child's mother—a student at John Glenn High, as Vicki was—were having issues and planned to separate. In late January, the Daily News painted a picture of a confident defense, given that in exchange for testifying, Martinez will not serve life without parole for the murder, but instead 28 years to life. "This is a 20-year-old murder that comes down to the credibility of a convicted killer and an ex-wife who hates Mr. Ghonim ... and promised to send him to hell," said one of Ghonim's lawyers, noting that Ghonim's second wife talked to police. Ghonim could be handed life without parole at his Dec. 19 sentencing. (Read more cold cases stories.)
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Ah...the benefits of relaxed immigration policies. Or should I say "weaponized immigration policies" (weaponized to help deconstruct what remains of our nation state and culture). But hush...don't anyone ask if they're Moslems. Instead, lets all gush about "the religion of peace" and our untold enrichment by "diversity." Try reading: "Into the Cannibal's Pot," by Ilana Mercer. Or "Adios, America," by Ann Coulter. Or "Suicide of a Superpower," by Patrick Buchanan. Yes, yes, yes, they're conservative writers. Their writing still contains the stink of the truth.
Wordy.
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Kids, kids, kids.
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Patton Oswalt, Meredith Salenger wed four months after engagement
Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony officiated by a friend. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger are husband and wife.
What’d you guys do yesterday? (Photo @jeffvespa) pic.twitter.com/WMW39tif0I
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) November 5, 2017
The pair said their I Dos at the Jim Henson Company lot in Los Angeles on Saturday, in front of family and friends, according toE! Online.
Questlove, Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton were among the few guests invited to Salenger and Oswalt's big day, according to E! Online.
The Jewish ceremony, officiated by a friend of the couple kicked off at 5:15 p.m. and lasted 15 minutes.
Salenger, 47, reportedly donned an off-the-shoulder white gown and carried pink and red peonies.
Happy Halloween from The Riddler and her GOONS🌈💖❓💚🖤🤹♂️🎃🤹🏻♀️
A post shared by Meredith Salenger (@meredithsalenger) on Oct 31, 2017 at 7:33pm PDT
The "King of Queens" actor popped the question in June.
Salenger shared photos from their engagement on Instagram, touting herself as "the luckiest happiest girl in the universe."
Their engagement came just one month after their public debut as a couple.
Oswalt's marriage to Salenger is his second.
His first wife, Michelle McNamara, died in her sleep in April 2016 from a mixture of prescription medications and a heart condition that went undiagnosed.
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Home > Headlines > All 46 people survive carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
All 46 people survive carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel
All 46 people who went to hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a Winnipeg motel on Tuesday have survived and most have been released, according to a city health official.
"We can confirm there have been no fatalities, nor any patients requiring intensive care services," Paul Turenne, a spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
"The vast majority of the patients have already been discharged. The remaining patients are being treated and monitored. No patients have been admitted to hospital at this time," he said in a statement Tuesday evening.
People were taken, or took themselves, to four area hospitals — St. Boniface, Seven Oaks General, Grace Hospital and the emergency departments at Health Sciences Centre — after a carbon monoxide leak this morning at the Super 8 Motel West near the city's western edge.
Fifteen of them were, at one point, in critical condition and five were unstable, according to a city official.
Turenne added he does not expect to provide any further updates.
Eight fire trucks, along with ambulances and a mass incident response vehicle responded to the alarm, which was in the motel's boiler room, said Winnipeg Fire Paramedics Services chief John Lane.
Fifty-two people and a dog were evacuated, according to the city. Winnipeg Animal Services helped the dog.
"It became immediately apparent that there was carbon monoxide present in the location," Lane told reporters.
He said the carbon monoxide readings were as high as 385 parts per million. Ten to 20 parts per million is when carbon monoxide becomes dangerous.
"I'm happy to say none of the patients were requiring resuscitation, none of them were intubated or anything," he said.
Motel guest Leo Flett was sleeping when ambulances arrived. He said he fled his room after getting a phone call notifying him of the emergency.
"I was kind of spooked," he told CBC News.
Flett told emergency services he was okay and didn't go to hospital.
The motel's owner, Justin Schinkel, told reporters at the scene that at least one of his staff needed oxygen after the building was evacuated.
"It's a huge misfortune that this happened," said Schinkel, who wasn't at the motel when the alarm sounded, but said he went there after getting a call from his general manager around 10:30 a.m.
"I'm super happy that the first responders got here as quickly as they did."
The leak "basically drained" the fire stations of the city's West End neighbourhood according to firefighters union president, Alex Forrest.
"This was a major, serious incident," Forrest told CBC News.
The source of the leak is under investigation. Manitoba Hydro crews shut off the gas lines and started ventilating the building.
Schinkel said the motel recently had a fire inspection and has never had a gas leak. He also said the motel wasn't undergoing any upgrades at the time.
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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter review
By Dan Stapleton 2010-06-24T22:00:13.174Z Review
When blowing things up, more is generally merrier. Second Encounter offers way, way more. Just dont go it alone.
Sam Stone is like a shark with guns – if he stops moving and fighting for even a moment, he drowns in a sea of furious enemies.
Played in co-op with a buddy, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a simple, intense run and- gun shooter with hundreds of enemies of all shapes and sizes streaming towards you as if drawn in by powerful magnets in your pants. It's an absurd game full of absurd baddies – such as Jack-O-Lanternheaded chainsaw murderers and sunburned space aliens – that have nothing to do with the settings (Mayan ruins, Ancient Egypt, jungles) or even each other (good thing there's no story). It makes no apologies for its lack of sophisticated AI or its blocky, undetailed level design straight out of Quake. Death is meaningless – you just respawn and resume firing. Short, controlled bursts are for wimps.
Compared to The First Encounter, not much has changed. Sam has a handful of extra weapons, including a chainsaw that cartoonishly bisects enemies as they charge and impale themselves upon it, a supremely powerful sniper rifle and a room clearing bomb, but for the most part The Second Encounter is little more than a bunch of new maps on which to kill the same enemies with the same weapons.
Call for backup
Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course, but I do wish that Croteam's level designers would recognise that jumping puzzles aren't their strong point. Battling gravity and momentum is much less fun than battling giant fireball-chucking demons.
However, most of the joy of co-op disappears when played solo. On your own you're confronted by an onslaught of enemies that isn't adjusted to suit half the firepower, leaving you massively outgunned on normal difficulty. Instead of instantly respawning, you load to whenever you last remembered to hit F6 to quicksave (there's no autosave). If you do play single-player, be sure to tone down the difficulty to Easy or Tourist unless you like to replay difficult areas a dozen times until you get lucky.
Within The Second Encounter there are campaigns through South America, Babylon and a medieval area, but after the South American section I'd seen all the weapons and enemies that SE had to offer, and the only thing left to do was fight the same battles over and over. Fights in unexpected arenas, like inside a rotating cylinder, do help to mix things up. However many, including one where you and the enemies are literally bouncing off the walls, make both aiming and dodging nearly impossible and turn the game into an aggravating crap shoot. These are just brief interludes, though, and in co-op you don't have the problem of having to start over every time you die, so grab a buddy and dive in, guns blazing
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Home Uncategories Roman Catholic Priest PROTECTS the “Devil Queen” of the ₱10 billion Pork stealing in the Philippines
Roman Catholic Priest PROTECTS the “Devil Queen” of the ₱10 billion Pork stealing in the Philippines
Benhur Luy, the principal witness in the multibillion-peso pork barrel scam. NIÑO JESUS ORBETA/INQUIRER
Priest tells court Benhur Luy a drug addict, then backtracks
A Catholic priest testified in court on Wednesday that Benhur Luy, the principal witness in the pork barrel scam, was a drug addict and had committed offenses in the company owned by Janet Lim-Napoles, the alleged brains behind the racket that cost the government P10 billion over the last 10 years.
But when asked by the prosecution how he learned about Luy's alleged vices, Rev. Peter Edward Lavin, 53, replied that he had not been able to verify them.
Lavin, one of several priests who reportedly received regular stipends from Napoles, testified for the detained businesswoman in the hearing on her petition to be allowed bail in the serious illegal detention suit filed against her and her brother Reynald Lim by Luy.
Lim and Napoles have claimed that they did not illegally detain Luy, but sent him into a "spiritual retreat" in the care of Lavin.
But Luy, in his complaint being heard by Judge Elmo Alameda of Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150, said Lim and Napoles kept him against his will for three months at Discovery Center in the Ortigas business center in Pasig City and in a house on Lapu-Lapu Street in Magallanes Village in Makati City from Dec. 19 last year to March 22 this year.
National Bureau of Investigation agents rescued Luy, who alleged that Napoles, in connivance with legislators, siphoned off P10 billion from the pork barrel Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) into her bank accounts through bogus nongovernment organizations.
Napoles, Luy's first cousin and boss at JLN Corp., is detained at a police training camp in Fort Sto. Domingo, Sta. Rosa City, Laguna province. Lim remains at large, with a P5-million bounty offered for his arrest.
In his testimony, Lavin, an incorporator of JLN Corp. according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) records, said it was Lim who told him about Luy's vices and offenses at work and about Luy's supposed desire to go on a spiritual retreat.
Lavin, who has known the Napoles and Lim families since 2011, said he offered to be Luy's spiritual adviser and suggested that Luy stay in a retreat house next to a seminary in Antipolo City in Rizal province.
Alfredo Villamor, a lawyer for the defense who led the direct examination of Lavin, noted that Lavin's statement showed that Luy was not detained and instead stayed at the Magallanes house called Bahay ni San Jose (St. Joseph's House), where priests stayed during spiritual retreats.
Lavin said on Dec. 26, he saw Luy moving around the Magallanes house freely and talking to someone on the phone.
"There was a time I said hello to him while he was praying in the garden. There was one occasion when I saw him in the chapel (in Magallanes house) with a Bible and taking down notes," Lavin said.
Asked what was Luy's reply, Lavin answered, "He said he was OK."
He said he was told by a Msgr. Josefino Ramirez, who was staying in the Magallanes house, that Luy had chosen to stay there for a retreat.
JLN incorporator
At the start of the cross-examination, Christopher Garvida questioned Lavin about his being an incorporator and one of the directors of the JLN Corp., as shown by the company's records at the SEC.
"[That is] a lie," Lavin said.
But Lavin admitted that he visited Napoles in Fort Sto. Domingo on Monday.
Lavin also said Lim had shown him pictures of Luy that he described as "too scandalous" to be shown in court.
"It shows something about having sex with men," he said when Garvida asked for details.
When shown eight pictures that according to Garvida showed Luy "naked and appearing dizzy" and asked what was scandalous about the photographs, Lavin appeared to have modified his opinion of the photos.
"Are these scandalous?" Garvida asked.
"Not so much," Lavin replied.
"So you agreed to give (Luy) a spiritual retreat without confirming if what Lim had told you was true?" Garvida asked.
The priest admitted that he had not been able to confirm Luy's alleged vices.
Garvida also suggested that the priest never had a conversation with Luy apart from simple greetings.
"So you would not know if he was undergoing a spiritual retreat or he was illegally detained?" Garvida asked.
"Yes," Lavin replied.
The bail hearing, where the prosecution had presented eight witnesses and the defense one, ended on Wednesday.
"We will just be waiting for the judge to issue a resolution," Garvida told reporters after the proceedings.
Asked why the defense presented only one witness when it originally planned to present three, Villamor said: "In a bail hearing, you don't have to present all the witnesses. We have our own strategy. And to us, (having one witness) is what the case warrants."
During the continuation of Luy's testimony, he was grilled over some inconsistencies between his statements in three affidavits he had submitted and the information he had given in court.
"Our lawyer Levito Baligod told me to write in the affidavits only what's important and the rest would be testified to in court," Luy explained, stressing that nothing was inaccurate in what he had said in court and his statements in the affidavits.
His own business
He was also quizzed about his plan to set up a business similar to Napoles', which he stated in his affidavits.
"Yes, but not illegal," Luy said, stressing he would propose projects that would go through public bidding and he would make sure the projects would be implemented.
Source: INQUIRER.NET
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File under: Everything August 19, 2012
Sony: PS3 / Vita Cross Buy is "just for Europe"
While at gamescom last week, Sony announced its Cross Buy initiative: Buy a game once on PS3 and get the Vita version free of charge! Predictably, everybody is a little bit pleased with this news – designed to promote cross-play features between games on both platforms – but the publisher has since revealed that while the deal is pretty fantastic, it’s also only been confirmed for European audiences.
PlayStation: The same game, on two platforms
Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studio, spoke to Japanese magazine Famitsu (translation via Andriasang) explaining that the service is ‘just for Europe’ at present.
The first game in line for the Cross Buy treatment is PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale, with Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault also preparing for launch. With all three of these games enjoying release in regions other than simply Europe, we’re anticipating plenty of backlash from the sizeable Sony audiences in both the U.S. and Japan.
Keep your eyes peeled – hopefully Yoshida is referring to Sony “keeping quiet until the details are sorted out”, rather than making a big, rude gesture at two of the company’s biggest audiences.
Tags: cross buy, Europe, Famitsu, Gamescom, gamescom 2012, Playstation 3, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, PlayStation Vita, Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault, Shuhei Yoshida, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment
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Man dies after van crashes into wall in Saltash
Police are investigating the cause of the crash
Gayle McDonaldDeputy Head of Content
18:34, 3 MAR 2018
Updated 18:58, 3 MAR 2018
Extensive damage has been caused to the wall
A man has died after a van ploughed into a wall in Saltash, police have confirmed.
St Stephens Road remains closed in both directions following the tragic incident, which also left an elderly woman injured.
Police officers, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to the scene shortly before 4.30pm.
Specialist officers are examining the scene.
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Force Incident Manager John Shuttleworth said the man, who was local to the area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next of kin have been informed.
The inspector said police were called to the residential street at about 4.25pm after a silver van – a Peugeot Partner Combi - collided with a wall at the front of a house.
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He added that a woman in her 80s, who was in the front passenger seat at the time of the crash, sustained what are believed to be minor injuries.
The road is likely to remain closed for several hours.
The air ambulance at the scene
Insp Shuttleworth added that investigations into the cause of the incident were ongoing.
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A general view of Corfu Town | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Getting Wasted
Greek island faces stinking summer waste crisis
The fight over a Corfu garbage dump has drawn in the Athens government, the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.
By Harry Cooper and Ginger Hervey
Updated 4/19/19, 1:53 AM CET
LEFKIMMI, Greece — Corfu draws tourists with its spectacular beaches, ruins and mountains — but visitors showing up so far this year got an altogether different impression of the island thanks to the piles of rotting garbage lining the streets.
The reason is a long-running dispute over the local Temploni landfill, which is overflowing and has been closed. Locals are fiercely resisting the opening of a new landfill, and local government pleas to allow it to ship the garbage off the island are being resisted in Athens.
The hunt for a new site to stash the trash has seen local officials arrested and drawn in politicians from Athens as well as the European Commission and the European Court of Justice.
The stinking mess has escalated in recent months, with roughly 4,000 tons of decomposing household waste piling up across the island.
With 1.5 million tourists set to visit the island this year and the local hospitality business in uproar, residents are at boiling point. “Enough is enough,” around a thousand protesters chanted last week as they marched to the town hall of the small municipality of Lefkimmi, as bemused tourists looked on.
The next step is to deposit the waste in Lefkimmi — provided the trucks can get past rioting locals who this week threw Molotov cocktails at police guarding the site.
Until now, almost all of Corfu’s waste — a figure that Corfu Mayor Konstantinos Nikolouzos says hit 67,000 tons last year and is rapidly rising due to a booming tourist industry — has ended up in the Temploni landfill site, hidden away in a forest-covered valley around 4 kilometers from a luxury marina populated by Russian superyachts.
Only around 5 percent of the island’s waste is recycled, a far cry from the legally-binding target the EU recently adopted of recycling 65 percent of waste by 2035.
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Plans to open a new EU-financed landfill in Lefkimmi — first set aside for that purpose in 2005 — have stalled due to local opposition. That's forced the left-wing Syriza government in Athens, as well as Nikolouzos, also affiliated with the party, to call out the police to open access to the landfill.
“There is no other way,” Nikolouzos said. “We’ve appealed to the locals many times in many ways … but there’s no logical response [from them].”
Interior Minister Panos Skourletis said recently in the Greek parliament: "The situation in Corfu is a nightmare, and this is not just a recent phenomenon. We have seen the situation intensifying and threatening the local economy and jobs."
Around a thousand local protesters marched to the town hall of the small municipality of Lefkimmi on June 22 | Harry Cooper for POLITICO
The mayor, under pressure from international tour operators like TUI and Thomas Cook, promised to have the waste pulled off the streets before the tourist season gets under way in July.
Garbage is now being wrapped in plastic sheets and stored on land adjacent to the overflowing Temploni site. The next step is to deposit the waste in Lefkimmi while a new waste sorting plant is constructed — provided the trucks can get past rioting locals who this week threw Molotov cocktails at police guarding the site.
“This is a typical Greek example of local politicians thinking someone else will fix the situation,” said Ioannis Frantzis, the waste management consultant who designed the unused Lefkimmi site and many others across the country.
The Temploni villagers, led by Magda Papanikolopoulou, a formidable woman in her sixties, reached breaking point in May when they decided to block the gates to the 40-year-old landfill site, as well as taking the mayor and his deputy to court for failing in their duties to protect the environment. The officials were arrested and given suspended jail sentences by a local court.
Last week, on a trip to the landfill site to point out ponds at the foot of the valley blackened by sludge leaking from the landfill, she spotted a digger clearing a forested area not far from the entrance to the overflowing landfill site.
Magda Papanikolopoulou blocks a digger from clearing a forested area not far from the entrance to the overflowing landfill site | Harry Cooper for POLITICO
Striding up to the machine many times her size, she stood sentinel-like, blocking access to the threatened trees and called the police to report what she suspected to be illegal clearing to make temporary space for the island’s waste.
The driver dutifully turned off his unmarked vehicle and wandered off up the street.
“We have to watch [the entrance] every day,” said Lambrini Kollagi, a friend of Papanikolopoulou whose now-vacated home looks out across the rubbish-filled valley. “We love Corfu, we cry when we see this island like this.”
Brussels gets involved
Stringent rules have been in place since 1999 that regulate how landfills in the EU must be run, intended to prevent liquids and gases hazardous to humans and the environment leaching into the ground.
It was this phenomenon that environmental inspectors first saw in the late 2000s, a few years after the European Commission demanded the closure of around a thousand landfill sites across Greece as part of the bloc’s effort to encourage countries to boost recycling.
“It may not be effective, but [the European Commission] cannot force the Corfu municipality to have the political will," said Ferran Rosa, a waste expert at Zero Waste Europe, a Brussels-based NGO | Harry Cooper for POLITICO
In the years that followed, coinciding with the financial crisis and the resulting political turmoil, the Greek government and the Commission were locked in a battle of wills over the site, with Brussels saying it was impossible to keep track of all the ways in which Temploni was “permanently deficient.” The European Court of Justice ruled last year that Athens is in violation of EU environmental law and, as it has done repeatedly in recent years, imposed fines costing Greek taxpayers millions of euros each year.
“Unfortunately there’s not much more the Commission can do in this case,” said Ferran Rosa, a waste expert at Zero Waste Europe, a Brussels-based NGO. “It may not be effective, but they cannot force the Corfu municipality to have the political will.”
When Nikolouzos came to power in 2014 as the island’s first Syriza mayor, he suspended a public-private project put in place by his center-right predecessor that would have seen the construction of a waste-sorting plant at Temploni. The new facility would have allowed recyclable material to be extracted and biodegradable waste to be composted. All the remaining trash would go to the new landfill at Lefkimmi.
Trash piles in the center of the island while the dispute over the local Temploni landfill continues | Harry Cooper for POLITICO
Sorting municipal waste is the key to increasing recycling rates and to good waste management, according to Rosa. But Nikolouzos said the deal, which would have been funded through a combination of EU cash and private finance, would have been bad for Corfu taxpayers.
More than three years on, Nikolouzos is now looking at a similar project, although this time, he says, backed fully by the Greek state.
“After three and a half years of controversy and words full of hot air, they are gradually arriving at the planned solution already decided on in 2014,” said Konstantinos Skrekas, shadow environment minister for the opposition center-right New Democracy party.
This article is part of a series on the circular economy, Getting Wasted.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated Konstantinos Nikolouzos’ job title. He is mayor of Corfu.
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Fines make good headlines, but barely dent companies’ deep coffers. What may be needed are stronger remedies.
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Event marks Holocaust Memorial Day
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To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2018, Brownlow Library will host a special screening of the film ‘From Belfast to Dachau’.
The film tells the story of Teddy Dixon who was a typical Belfast boy, except that he was born in New York and called up for service in the US Army. As a member of Rainbow Division, Teddy was one of the first service men to enter Dachau concentration camp in 1945. This poignant documentary accompanies Teddy as he is reunited with his fellow servicemen and returns to camp sixty years later.
Norma Millar, Service Development Manager with Libraries NI explains: “Libraries NI is proud to support Holocaust Memorial Day. We hope that many people will come along to the screening in Brownlow Library to keep alive the memories, stories and more importantly the never to be forgotten lessons.”
Holocaust Memorial Day is remembered each year on 27 January, when Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp was liberated in 1945. On and around this time the destruction caused by the Holocaust, together with more recent genocides and persecutions, are remembered around the world.
The theme of this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, The Power of Words, explores how language of the past has been shaped by propaganda, memoirs and words of resistance. The theme also shines a light on words of today on social media, newspapers and the conversations we hold.
The event in Brownlow Library is Tuesday 23 January from 2:00pm until 3:00pm. and is open to the public. Admission is free. To book call 028 3834 1946 or email brownlow.library@librariesni.org.uk For information go to http://hmd.org.uk
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Report: Fired landfill director deleted emails before investigation
Former director terminated in March over 4 specific areas of concern
Report: Fired landfill director deleted emails before investigation Former director terminated in March over 4 specific areas of concern Check out this story on press-citizen.com: http://icp-c.com/2oNmlCK
Brian Rathjen, brathjen@registermedia.com Published 10:13 a.m. CT April 6, 2017 | Updated 10:14 a.m. CT April 6, 2017
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Rick Heller, former director of the Iowa County landfill, erased emails and other documents of public record from his electronic devices when he was accused of violating safety and personnel policies, per a recently-released report.
Heller was put on leave May 9, 2016 after allegations were made that he left a handgun in a company vehicle, but he was reinstated in June.
He then went on medical leave on July 15, 2016. Heller never returned to work and was fired in March 2017.
John Gahring, a member of the Iowa County Board of Supervisors and chair of the company that operates the landfill, the Regional Environmental Improvement Commission, said Heller was reinstated because he had a clean work record.
“The board felt they needed more information and his record was good enough he should be reinstated,” Gahring said. “There were a lot of unknowns at the time.”
Citing HIPAA laws, Gahring said he could not comment on why Heller was on medical leave. Heller had 20 weeks of Family Medical Leave Act and sick leave, which were taken concurrently, and 20 weeks of vacation time, which he was paid until November of 2016.
According to Diane Yoder, who is serving as interim director at the landfill, Heller was paid $11,308 between his sick leave and vacation days.
His annual salary from the county was $20,804 and REIC paid him $35,522 annually, a total of just over $56,000 per year.
Iowa County hired Two Solutions LLC, an Iowa-licensed private investigation agency, to review the performance of the 22-year veteran after the handgun allegations.
Two Solutions released a 17-page report reviewing Heller last month. Gahring recently emailed the report to NEWSpapers of Iowa County.
In the report, Two Solutions confirms several accusations made against Heller. He allegedly:
* Left a loaded handgun in a company-owned vehicle.
* Didn’t tell the county supervisor the brakes were out on a compactor vehicle at the landfill.
* Retaliated against then co-worker Diane Yoder for unspecified reasons by attempting to fire her.
* Deleted his emails.
* Deleted documents on a company-owned I-pad and cell phone.
* Took part in political activities while at work, including using a company-owned cell phone number in a political ad in the newspaper and asking Yoder to print politically motivated documents. Heller participates in the Iowa County Republicans group.
* Septic inspections were completed by a non-certified inspector under Heller’s leadership.
* Allowed jet fuel from the Cedar Rapids airport to be improperly dumped at the landfill.
* Requested a fictitious roof quote to order the amount needed for an escrow account requirement as part of a loan application for his son.
The report also suggests Heller hired his son for odd jobs and did not itemize the work his son completed on his bills.
According to the report, Two Solutions interviewed more than 29 people, including REIC (the company that operates the landfill) board members, an Iowa County Board of Health member, an Iowa County supervisor, landfill employees, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, computer forensics examiner Doug Elrick, contractor Steve Davis and Heller.
Also included in the review were REIC Board minutes and agendas, emails, telephone records, sheriff’s office reports and logs, Iowa DNR and Iowa Solid Waste Administrative Rules; Iowa County septic records and other relevant REIC and Iowa County records.
No legal action has been taken against Heller, according to Iowa County court’s online filing system.
Two Solutions made various recommendations on how to improve REIC’s policies so similar incidents don’t happen again.
* The REIC board should consider instituting a weapons policy.
* All equipment should be safe to operate.
* Annual reviews should be performed and job descriptions should be provided to all employees.
* Adequate biding processes should be set in place and consistently followed.
* All employees should be reminded about open record laws and record retention requirements.
When asked about possible changes in REIC operations or structure as a result of the report, Gahring said a review and revision of the REIC handbook will be completed. He also said there has been more accountability and the board has been more engaged in the processes at the landfill.
The report also led to a $500,000 purchase of land for a new cell at the landfill, a new compactor and increased employee safety training.
Several attempts to contact Heller at his home last week and Monday morning were unsuccessful.
Editor’s note: Paige Godden of the Indianola Record-Herald contributed to this report.
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RLWC: Australia v England Preview
Chris Kennedy (nrl.com)
Thu 26 Oct 2017, 09:36 AM
Australia v England
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Friday, 8pm
After all the hype and build-up, the Rugby League World Cup finally kicks off this Friday with a match-up of two teams plenty are tipping to meet again in the final.
Co-host nation Australia are heavy favourites to take out the tournament but Wayne Bennett's England team is one of the strongest to visit these shores in recent memory, with in-form playmakers, powerful forwards and some dangerous backs.
It is now 22 years since an England team has beaten Australia, with 11 straight Test losses against the Kangaroos since 1995. However Great Britain did take a game off the Aussies last time they played a tournament – the 2006 Tri-Nations – which featured a young Sean O'Loughlin.
O'Loughlin now leads an England team boasting star half and 2017 Man of Steel Luke Gale, alongside St George Illawarra star Gareth Widdop. There is plenty more NRL talent in the team, particularly in the forward pack, which boasts Sam and Tom Burgess, James Graham, Elliott Whitehead and hooker Josh Hodgson. St Helens powerhouse Alex Walmsley makes his debut on the bench after just missing out in the mid-year Samoa Test despite making the round trip from England.
Try-scoring sensation Ryan Hall (23 tries in 26 games) headlines a dangerous backline that also features classy centre Kallum Watkins and fellow flyer Jermaine McGillvary. The handful of changes from the team's previous hit-out against Samoa include Widdop's return in place of Kevin Brown, Jonny Lomax at fullback for Stefan Ratchford, John Bateman at centre in place of Zak Hardaker, while Walmsley and bench hooker James Roby displace Mike McMeeken and Chris McQueen.
The Kangaroos are certainly a new-look make-up compared to their last game, a big win over the Kiwis in Canberra in May. Johnathan Thurston's injury paves the way for Cowboys teammate Michael Morgan – arguably the player of the NRL finals series – to start in the halves for the green and gold.
Andrew Fifita (Tonga), Darius Boyd (hamstring), Trent Merrin (knee), Blake Ferguson and Sam Thaiday (both dropped) all make way from the previous game with Jordan McLean and Wade Graham (bench) and Dane Gagai (wing) all making their Test debuts.
Jake Trbojevic has been promoted to start at lock, Billy Slater makes his long-awaited Test return at fullback, Aaron Woods returns at prop and Josh McGuire comes back via the bench.
Why Australia can win: In their final few games together after a trio of long and decorated concurrent careers, Australia's biggest strength could lie in the timeless combination of Storm stars Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater. Slater's stunning return from a two-year injury hiatus culminated in a Clive Churchill Medal in a grand final win, the ageless Smith easily earned this year's Dally M player of the year gong while two-time Dally M winner Cronk was at his consistent best all season. The loss of Cronk's regular partner in crime Thurston is alleviated somewhat by the stunning late-season form of new five-eighth Morgan. Expect the three Melbourne stalwarts to assert their class on proceedings whenever the team gets into attacking range or a key moment presents itself.
Why England can win: This England team is strong across the board. Gale's Man of Steel season included 20 try assists, 13 tries and league-bests in 40/20 kicks (10), drop goals (seven) and goals (129). His halves partner Widdop was the Dragons' player of the year and his 21 matches this year included 18 try assists, 11 line breaks and 10 tries to round out a fantastic halves combination. Walmsley was the Super League's best metre-eater with 4,256 while McGillvary (3,883, second) and Hall (3,398, fourth) were also in the top five. The team features plenty of players in form and boasts a lot of experience – including in local conditions with seven of the game-day 17 having played in the NRL this year.
The history: Played 14; Australia 11, England 2, Drawn 1. Australia v England is more of a 20-year history (as opposed to Australia v Great Britain) but in that time the Aussies have been overwhelmingly dominant, winning the past 11 straight. O'Loughlin and bench hooker James Roby are the only players in the team to have beaten Australia (in the same game for Great Britain in 2006).
Match officials: Referee: Matt Cecchin; Touch judges: Chris Butler and Chris Kendall; Video referee: Ben Thaler.
Televised: Channel Seven – Live from 7.30pm.
NRL.com predicts: A fired-up England can be expected to make a contest out of this one but we're tipping the Aussies to run away with it in the final 20 minutes – Australia by 14.
This article first appeared on nrl.com
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The Forgetting Place
John Burley. Morrow, $14.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-06-222740-9
The Absence of Mercy
Burley follows his fine debut, 2013’s The Absence of Mercy, with an even more impressive psychological thriller. Menaker State Hospital in Maryland houses those who are not fit for society, especially those whom society wishes to forget. Dr. Lise Shields, a member of Menaker’s psychologist team since receiving her medical license, works with patients who will likely never recover, or even improve discernibly. Nevertheless, she’s content with her routine—until she gets a new patient, Jason Edwards, who arrives unannounced and without documentation. Though she’s immediately suspicious, she can’t help bonding with her amiable, good-looking, but reticent patient. As her doubts about Jason’s institutionalization increase, so do the efforts of Menaker’s chief medical officer, Dr. Charles Wagner, to tamp down her investigations. Burley, himself a physician, renders the manifestations of psychological illness in such a way that both Lise and the reader must confront the terrifying nature of reality itself. Agent: Paul Lucas, Janklow & Nesbit Associates. (Feb.)
Ebook - 352 pages - 978-0-06-222741-6
Downloadable Audio - 978-0-06-246379-1
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3G0E
KIT kinase domain in complex with sunitinib
DOI: 10.2210/pdb3G0E/pdb
Classification: TRANSFERASE
Organism(s): Homo sapiens
Expression System: Spodoptera frugiperda
Deposition Author(s): Gajiwala, K.S., Wu, J.C., Lunney, E.A., Gemetri, G.D.
KIT kinase mutants show unique mechanisms of drug resistance to imatinib and sunitinib in gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients.
Gajiwala, K.S., Wu, J.C., Christensen, J., Deshmukh, G.D., Diehl, W., DiNitto, J.P., English, J.M., Greig, M.J., He, Y.A., Jacques, S.L., Lunney, E.A., McTigue, M., Molina, D., Quenzer, T., Wells, P.A., Yu, X., Zhang, Y., Zou, A., Emmett, M.R., Marshall, A.G., Zhang, H.M., Demetri, G.D.
(2009) Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 106: 1542-1547
3G0F
Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) exhibit aberrant activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) KIT. The efficacy of the inhibitors imatinib mesylate and sunitinib malate in GIST patients has been linked to their inhibition of these mu ...
Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) exhibit aberrant activation of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) KIT. The efficacy of the inhibitors imatinib mesylate and sunitinib malate in GIST patients has been linked to their inhibition of these mutant KIT proteins. However, patients on imatinib can acquire secondary KIT mutations that render the protein insensitive to the inhibitor. Sunitinib has shown efficacy against certain imatinib-resistant mutants, although a subset that resides in the activation loop, including D816H/V, remains resistant. Biochemical and structural studies were undertaken to determine the molecular basis of sunitinib resistance. Our results show that sunitinib targets the autoinhibited conformation of WT KIT and that the D816H mutant undergoes a shift in conformational equilibrium toward the active state. These findings provide a structural and enzymologic explanation for the resistance profile observed with the KIT inhibitors. Prospectively, they have implications for understanding oncogenic kinase mutants and for circumventing drug resistance.
Departments of Structural and Computational Biology, Cancer Biology, and Biochemical Pharmacology, Pfizer Global Research and Development, 10777 Science Center Drive, La Jolla, CA 92121, USA.
Mast/stem cell growth factor receptor
336 Homo sapiens Mutation(s): 0
Gene Names: KIT (SCFR)
EC: 2.7.10.1
Find proteins for P10721 (Homo sapiens)
Go to Gene View: KIT
Query on B49
N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-5-[(Z)-(5-fluoro-2-oxo-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-ylidene)methyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide
SUNITINIB
C22 H27 F N4 O2
WINHZLLDWRZWRT-ATVHPVEESA-N
External Ligand Annotations
Binding Affinity (Sequence Identity %)
B49 Kd: 20 nM BINDINGMOAD
B49 Kd: 20 nM PDBBIND
Space Group: P 21 21 21
a = 48.033 α = 90.00
b = 80.973 β = 90.00
CNX refinement
CNX phasing
SCALEPACK data scaling
Type: Data collection, Refinement description, Source and taxonomy
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The Silent Intimacy Killer That’s Ruining Your Relationship
Lisa Marie Conklin
The things you don't say are often more damaging than the things you do. If you're giving or getting the silent treatment, find how to communicate your feelings and stop killing the intimacy in your relationship.
istock/FangXiaNuoWhat happened the last time you were disappointed, angry, or hurt by something your partner did? If you chose to remain silent, you’re not alone. Many of us were never taught how to communicate effectively. Instead, we shut down or silently harbor resentment. Unfortunately, over time, these communication breakdowns create negative patterns that eventually dampen the intimacy in the relationship. “Often we stop communicating because one or both partners feels ‘it’s not worth it,'” says psychologist Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, PhD. “They have been down that path, and they think they know what it holds—more anger, bitterness, and frustration.” These are the defensive strategies we use to protect ourselves in the short run—and unknowingly snuff out intimacy in the long run.
Dismissal and disregard: These behaviors are two of the biggest intimacy killers in relationships, according to Holly Richmond, PhD, of Sex and the Soma. “If we tell our partner that we were hurt by something they said or did, and their response is to tell us we are overreacting or that we are wrong for feeling that way, it essentially invalidates our perspective,” says Dr. Richmond. It doesn’t take long for us to figure out that this kind of discussions will only be pointless and lead to more hurt. How to avoid the double D? The first steps is to create a setting conducive to good conversation. First off, don’t text. “I have never seen an argument via text turn out well. You lose inflection and body language—two essential pieces of the communication puzzle,” says Dr. Richmond. Second, find a quiet place without the distractions of kids, pets, phones, and TVs. Sit side by side but make sure you have eye contact. “Eye contact equals vulnerability, which equals intimacy, an important part of being heard is being seen,” Dr. Richmond says.
Next, try to empathize. Remember, this doesn’t mean you necessarily agree with your partner’s perspective, but your partner feelings should be validated. “The trying to understand piece is empathy, or literally the ability to say, ‘Oh, I can see how you would feel that way,'” says Dr. Richmond. Try reflective listening to practice empathy. “For example, if your partner says, ‘I’m furious that you were so late to our dinner date. How could you do that to me?’ You say, “I get that you are really upset with me right now and that I’ve hurt your feelings,'” says Dr. Richmond. This validates their feelings much better than saying, “Oh, I was only 20 minutes late. What’s the big deal?”
Resentment: So you told your partner you didn’t need their help with cleaning the garage, but while you are combating cobwebs and getting greasy, your partner is on the greens enjoying a game of golf. “Resentment stifles emotional growth and prevents the relationships from moving forward,” says Stephen Duclos, LMFT, CST of the South Shore Family Health Collaborative. Communicating resentment starts with an honest look inward. “At what point did you agree to something reluctantly?” says Duclos. “To restore intimacy, we first have to acknowledge our responsibility, and stop blaming our partner.” These couples married 50 years don’t let resentment kill their intimacy.
The “S” topic: When one or both partners shies away from talking about sex, it’s usually because they are worried about offending or hurting the other person’s feelings. Instead, needs are swept under the rug, resulting in stilted, infrequent sex, Duclos says. Developing open communication without fear of judgment is essential in all areas of discussion. “When couples develop a process for discussing their lives and needs, it paves the way for talking about subjects that may have previously felt ‘out of bounds,’ such as those messy, unpleasant fantasies and expectations,” says Duclos. These 31 libido boosters could help you both get in the mood.
It’s not too late: Even if you and your partner have established some not-so-great communication patterns, it’s not too late to turn things around. A simple strategy to practice before you engage in conversation is to start from a positive place. Instead of focusing on what is wrong with your partner or the situation, ask yourself, “what’s right with this situation?” Dr. Bais says this positive reframing is a conscious effort we make to list and think about the great and positive things about our partner, which automatically puts us in a healthier, happier frame of mind. “This happier place is subconsciously conveyed in the micro-expressions on our face and our vocal intonation, and are picked up by the other person. You can almost say anything—it’s all in how you say it,” says Dr. Bais. When you come from a cooperative place and pay attention to how you phrase what you want to convey, your good intentions will be picked up by your partner. Read the two examples from Dr. Bais and think about which one will get better results.
Scenario #1: Partner comes home from work and the other partner launches right into being tight on money and how the partner isn’t making enough money.
Scenario #2: After rest and a nice dinner, ask your partner if it’s a good time to chat. Pleasantly share financial goals and ask for help devising a strategy to meet them.
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UFC 239: Amanda Nunes blasts Holly Holm with…
UFC 239: Amanda Nunes blasts Holly Holm with 1st-round KO
UFC's first and only female double champion defends her bantamweight title with a head-kick knockout of the former champ
Amanda Nunes (red) knocks out Holly Holm (blue) during UFC 239 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Friday, Saturday, July 6, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
By Brian Martin | bmartin@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: July 6, 2019 at 9:19 pm | UPDATED: July 6, 2019 at 11:12 pm
Amanda Nunes (red) celebrates after knocking out Holly Holm (blue) during UFC 239 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Friday, Saturday, July 6, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Amanda Nunes (red) throws a punch at Holly Holm (blue) during UFC 239 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Friday, Saturday, July 6, 2019. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
LAS VEGAS — Behold the baddest woman on the planet.
Double champion Amanda Nunes secured her place in MMA lore with a first-round head kick knockout of former bantamweight champion Holly Holm in the co-main event at UFC 239 on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Nunes has now vanquished nine consecutive opponents and every single woman to hold the bantamweight belt – Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey and now Holm.
And in her last fight, she became the first female double champion in UFC history with a stunning 51-second knockout of the seemingly indomitable Cris Cyborg in December.
Holm stuck out a thrust kick with her right foot, and Nunes timed it perfectly, driving her right foot across Holm’s face to drop the 37-year-old challenger.
Holm went down in a seated position and Nunes quickly followed with two big rights. Referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight at 4:10 of the round.
“A lot of people say, whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,” Nunes said in her postfight interview. “But these belts go home with me!”
Nunes has won nine in a row – seven against fighters who have worn UFC gold: Cyborg, Rousey, Tate, current flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko twice, former featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie, and now Holm.
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What’s more – Holm, Rousey, Tate and Cyborg were all in the first round.
Holm appeared tentative to engage, keeping a safe distance from the champ. When they engaged, Nunes got the better of the exchanges.
Holm was looking to reclaim the title she won in 2015 with her shocking head kick KO of Rousey, then lost to Tate via a late rear-naked choke in 2016 in her first title defense.
Holm is now 0-4 in title fights since her upset of Rousey.
Nunes now has the most fights (11), wins (10), stoppages (eight) and first-round finishes (seven) in UFC women’s bantamweight history.
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The YIMBY movement fighting back on housing
From Nights, 7:12 pm on 27 February 2019
A movement is growing, it started in California, and it wants to tackle the housing crisis which bedevils cities all over the world, by embracing YIMBYism.
It promotes higher density living in cities as the only solution to the chronic shortage of affordable, appropriate housing within reach of jobs and amenities.
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John Myers co-founded the London branch of YIMBY and says the housing problem in London, and elsewhere in the UK, is chronic and the answer is more what he calls "gentle" density.
"If we took the whole of London to the density of Chelsea and Kensington we could triple the population," he told Bryan Crump.
"There are plenty of ways to add lots more homes in a city by just building gentle five or six storey buildings - or even three or four is an improvement in many places - which gives building types people are a lot more comfortable with, it feels more friendly, and it reflects the parts of cities that many people love.
"If you walk around Paris or Venice, cities which people travel around the world to see, they are five or six storey buildings with often quite narrow streets, but people love them."
London has tended to increase density through high rise towers, he says, which is the legacy of an outdated, inflexible planning system.
"Because the current system [in London] has this spot approval for each site, and there's no real way to add lots more homes gently and gracefully across the city, like there used to be, like the Victorians and the Edwardians did … the pressure of housing need pushes these towers up out of the ground like a hernia and so that's one of the few ways that London has found to build lots of flats.
"The year before last half of the homes in London were flats in high rise towers."
The state of housing in NZ
Medium Density Housing
New Zealand's ever expanding houses
Are you a nimby or a yimby?
The housing itself is also unsuitable, he says.
"We have a housing stock that just isn't adapted for today's needs, that's another reason why we need to build more apartments."
He says in London many former family-sized homes are being shared by young professionals.
"People don't want to share a house with five other people they'd rather live in their own flat."
Other cities such as Bristol and Cambridge have good jobs on offer but people won't move there for lack of housing, he says.
"We have firms screaming out to employ more workers to pay high wage jobs but there just aren't enough homes near those jobs for people to live in.
"Some of the most loved cities in the world are some of the most densely packed, so it's how you do it and if you do it well you can make everybody happy."
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Posts tagged “al lowe”
Feature: Not buying it
Romancing The Code: the ‘hooker’ scene in Leisure Suit Larry
By Alice Bell • 3 months ago • 61
A couple of weeks ago I was at GDC, surrounded by hundreds of people talking about the present and future of games. So it made sense, in my mind, to play Leisure Suit Larry 1 (aka Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards). I’ve wanted to do this for some time because people, people writing for this very website, no less, have…
Tagged with al lowe, feature, Romancing The Code, Sierra Entertainment, Leisure Suit Larry: In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards.
Have You Played Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist?
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time. Not enough games with commas in the titles these days, if you ask me. It's all : this and - that. Whither the simple descriptor? Anyway: 1993 Western comedy Freddy Pharkas was probably Sierra's most overt attempt to catch up with Lucasarts, the…
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Feature: How Lowe Can They Go?
The Messy Saga Of Replay’s Paul Trowe, As Al Lowe Quits
It has been announced that Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe has left developers Replay. In what is turning into one of the more peculiar and uncomfortable stories, it seems that Lowe has chosen to leave the company at the same time as news of a sex offence by the company's president, Paul Trowe, has emerged. Trowe was arrested in October last year for showing…
Tagged with al lowe, feature, leisure suit larry, Paul Trowe, Replay Games.
Replay Suing Wisecrack For Sam Suede Kickstarter
Update: Wisecrack are stating, and the same is supported by Steve Ince, that Al Lowe had given this project his blessing, and even approved the Kickstarter content. Which makes these whole affair even more confusing. Original: Oh, why can't we all just learn to get along? In the happy-go-lucky world of Kickstarter, everything is meant to be made of flowers and unicorns, but as reported…
Tagged with al lowe, Kickstarter, Replay Games, Sam Suede, Wisecrack Games.
Prickstarter: Leisure Suit Larry Remake Going Ahead
Leisure Suit Larry's remake, from Al Lowe and a team of Sierra Online alumni, has finished its Kickstarter. And it won. 13,855 people have taken the half a million target to over $630,000. So we'll be getting the first Leisure Suit Larry for the third time. This time with swishy new graphics, fully voiced, and without the game trying to kill you every fifteen seconds.…
Tagged with al lowe, Kickstarter, leisure suit larry, Leisure Suit Larry: In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards.
Feature: Interview
Happy As Larry: Al Lowe On Remaking His Classic Game
As infamous adventure creator Al Lowe puts it, the Kickstarter craze kicked off by Tim Schafer has, for many, been a lot like getting the band back together. So many names most famous for their games released in the 80s and early 90s are reappearing, some even coming out of retirement, with the promise of crowd-sourced funding. Many, stung by their experiences with publishers in…
Tagged with al lowe, feature, interview, Kickstarter, leisure suit larry, Paul Trowe, Leisure Suit Larry: In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards.
Replay Trying To Bring Back Space Quest, King’s Quest
Could Roberta and Ken Williams be about to come out of retirement? Speaking to Al Lowe and Paul Trowe for an interview due later today, RPS learned that the company remaking the Leisure Suit Larry games is also in talks with other Sierra adventure alumni about bringing back their classic series. Replay Games' Trowe revealed that they're currently in negotiations with both Sierra On-line co-founders…
Tagged with al lowe, Ken Williams, Mark Crowe, Roberta Williams, Scott Murphy, space quest, King's Quest.
Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The Kickstarters
By Alec Meer • 7 years ago • 104
We need to create a master document of old PC gaming franchises and genres and tick off everything that announces a resurrection via Kickstarter. I suspect there'll be quite a lot of them by this time next year. Next to take a swing at recapturing past glory and the hearts and minds of elder gamers is Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe, who wants to…
Cock A Hoot: Leisure Suit Larry HD
As Andrew mentions below, HD remakes serve to make games look like your rose-tinted, 1920x1080 memories of them. Trying to play through the original MDK2 now is a tough feat, so having it remade for modern, hi-def eyes is a splendid thing. But the original Leisure Suit Larry? That looks like a pile of pixels even in my most optimistic memory. EGM are reporting that…
Tagged with adventure, al lowe, leisure suit larry, remake, replay studios, Leisure Suit Larry: In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards.
Al Lowe Loves Leisure Suit Larry Again
Poor old Leisure Suit Larry has been treated like a common criminal in recent years. Literally a criminal, performing acts of sexual harassment far beyond humour and well into horror. Fortunately, original series creator Al Lowe is returning to hopefully steer the hapless wannabe sex pest back on track, having arranged a rerelease of the first game, Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The…
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RPS Interview: Al Lowe
By John Walker • 11 years ago • 29
Anyone who grew up with games in the late 80s and 90s will be so very familiar with the name Al Lowe. Famous, infamous, certainly notorious, he was the creator of Leisure Suit Larry, a series of daft, entertaining, and ever-so-slightly naughty adventure games from Sierra. Lowe's credits go far beyond Larry, working on stories and coding for many of Sierra's seminal adventure series, but…
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Shooting of "Que personne ne sorte", film by Ivan Godar (1963), after a novel by Stanislas-André Steeman (1956). Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Nicaud and Jess Hahn. France, on January 21, 1963.
© Alain Adler / Roger-Viollet
"Que personne ne sorte", film by Yvan Govar. Jean-Pierre Marielle, Philippe Nicaud and Jess Hahn. France, 1963.
Candidates for the Conservatoire competitive examinations. From left to right: Jean-Pierre Marielle, Françoise Fabian, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Pierre Vernier, Pierre Hatet. Paris, 1954.
© Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet
"Climats", film by Stellio Lorenzi. Jean-Pierre Marielle and Marina Vlady. France, on August 27, 1961.
"L'Etrangleur s'excite" by Alexandre Tarta. Jean-Pierre Marielle. 1982.$$$
© Jean-Régis Roustan / Roger-Viollet
"Climats", film by Stellio Lorenzi. Marina Vlady and Jean-Pierre Marielle. France, on August 27, 1961.
Jean-Pierre Cassel, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Paul Belmondo and Jean-Paul Belmondo. Paris, Théâtre Daunou, February 1964.
© Studio Lipnitzki/Roger-Viollet
Danièle Lebrun and Jean-Pierre Marielle in "Clérambard" by Marcel Aymé. Production by Jacques Rosny. Paris, Comédie des Champs-Elysées, September 1986.
© Jean-François Cheval / Roger-Viollet
"L'Etrangleur s'excite" by Alexandre Tarta. Jean-Pierre Marielle and Richard Anconina. 1982.
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Kokoro: Heart
Horiyoshi III (1946-Present)
Sandaime Horiyoshi
Very fine condition on shikishi board
Horiyoshi (b. 1946) is Japan’s preeminent tebori master, whose work is indebted to traditions of apprenticeship and skill. While the world of tattoo remains one of secrecy and exclusivity in Japan, Horiyoshi III has transcended taboo, achieving national and international fame. Born Yoshihito Nakano, Horiyoshi III received his title from the late tebori master Yoshitsugu Muramatsu, known as Shodai Horiyoshi’s apprentice for ten years. By 28, Horiyoshi III’s bodysuit was complete, hand-tattooed by Shodai Horiyoshi. Though ukiyo-e officially ended in 1868, Horiyoshi III carries on the spirit of Edo’s “pictures of the floating world” in his work, all the while incorporating his own style and a contemporary perspective. This sensitivity to tradition extends beyond his tebori. In recent years, he has focused on traditional kakejiku (Japanese scroll paintings). Rendering Japanese folktales, calligraphy and religious subjects in sumi (black ink) and traditional mineral pigments, Horiyoshi III interweaves past, present and furture.
In addition, Horiyoshi III tattoos full time, publishes books of his drawings, and is the founder of Japan’s only tattoo museum with his wife in Yokohama. His work can be found in the permanent collection of the Morikami Museum of Art. With over forty years of experience, he is the foremost authority on traditional Japanese tattooing.
A picture is worth a thousand words. - Napoleon
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With Johnson now out of the way, Ashby instead will face a different opponent with broad political support, a seven-figure campaign war chest and name ID that stretches citywide.
Darrell Steinberg, the former state Senate leader who held elected office in Sacramento for more than 20 years, entered the race last week. He made his public announcement during a festive rally at a housing development under construction near downtown, surrounded by more than 200 supporters and members of the city’s political and business elite.
“Darrell brings people together from all of Sacramento – business, labor, environmentalists, advocates for the poor,” said state Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, one of those supporters. “It’s really a unique coalition.”
Steinberg was introduced at his rally by Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna, whose father, the late Joe Serna Jr., was mayor when Steinberg was on the City Council in the 1990s. Steinberg went out of his way to note that a majority of the current City Council is with him, along with members of the Natomas Unified School District in Ashby’s home neighborhood.
The stage at his rally also featured trustees from the Sacramento City Unified School District, at least five former Sacramento City Council members and big-time political donors like developer Mark Friedman, a Sacramento Kings part owner.
“I think the breadth of support is a reflection of the fact that I’ve worked with this community very closely for a long time,” Steinberg later told reporters.
That support – combined with a campaign bank account that will likely start off around $1 million – makes Steinberg the instant front-runner in the 2016 mayoral race, political consultants said. However, with more than seven months to go until the June primary, Ashby has ample time to introduce herself to voters outside of her neighborhood and raise the money she needs to compete.
“On any given election day, anything can happen,” said Sacramento consultant Phil Giarrizzo. “What Angelique can represent is not an attack on Darrell, but a different approach from an outsider. And if she has the resources and can frame her campaign (as an outsider), she can cause a legitimate debate.”
So far, Ashby has sought to play the role of the young outsider (she’s 40 years old, Steinberg is 56). In an interview Thursday, she called Steinberg “the establishment guy” and “a partisan politician.”
“He’s been around a long time, so it’s not a surprise that everyone else who’s been around a long time feels connected to him,” Ashby said. “The person that I’m up against is a nice guy with a storied career, but he’s an entrenched politician coming from one of the most bureaucratic machines in our country, California’s state government.”
On Friday, Ashby’s campaign sent an email asking Steinberg to run a clean race and refrain from using money from other campaigns in the mayoral race. Steinberg has $1.4 million in an account he established for a possible lieutenant governor’s campaign, and city elections officials have said most of it is eligible for transfer into a mayoral account. Ashby suggested on Twitter that Steinberg donate the money to a worthy cause.
“Darrell Steinberg has a unique and storied history of running positive, unifying and highly ethical campaigns in Sacramento – and he’s already made a specific commitment to do so in this mayor’s race,” Steinberg campaign strategist Lisa Gasperoni said in an email. “We hope and expect other candidates will follow suit, since the voters of Sacramento deserve nothing less.”
Regardless of whether Steinberg uses all the cash in the lieutenant governor account, Ashby will need to assemble deep-pocketed supporters to expand her name recognition beyond North Natomas residents and those who have paid close attention to City Hall politics since she was elected to the council in 2010, consultants said. That likely means gathering support from law enforcement unions – one of her key allies in the past – and the business community. She has the early support of the firefighters union, one of the biggest donors to city campaigns.
Ashby doesn’t have the broad name recognition to start with, “but that’s where money comes in,” said Sacramento political consultant Rob Stutzman. “Her name ID could be built.”
While Steinberg, a veteran of more than a half-dozen campaigns going back to 1992, is better-known to city voters, “it’s not clear how positive Steinberg’s name ID is,” Stutzman said.
“The state Legislature may not be the experience people are looking for to run the city,” he said. “People may prefer someone who’s been more involved in the city recently than Darrell has. And then there just might be the possibility that people don’t like the Legislature and would not prefer a career politician.”
Ashby has a history of playing the underdog role. In 2010, she emerged as a community activist running a neighborhood watch program to defeat Councilman Ray Tretheway – a three-term veteran of City Hall who had the backing of most of the city’s special interest groups and outspent Ashby by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.
Steinberg said he’s expecting a tough race.
“I have an opponent who’s a very good public servant herself and who I know is going to work hard,” he said. “That’s what democracy is all about: You put your ideas forward, you put your experience forward and in the end, people make a decision and I’m confident going forward.”
Ryan Lillis: 916-321-1085, @Ryan_Lillis
Angelique Ashby Lezlie Sterling lsterling@sacbee.com
Darrell Steinberg Randall Benton rbenton@sacbee.com
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Mary Ann Gwinn
Ivan Doig’s treasured archives going to Montana college
Originally published October 4, 2015 at 6:00 am
Ivan Doig at Annick Smith’s ranch, Montana, circa 1980s. From his earliest days as a writer, Ivan Doig carried a pocket notebook with him on his research trips. (Courtesy Carol Doig)
Seattle author Ivan Doig, who died in April, assembled a massive archive of notes, diaries, photos, notebooks, funny sayings and more. Now, that archive is going to Montana State University, in the state he loved.
Seattle Times book editor
Lit Life
Seattle writer Ivan Doig had “the soul of an archivist,” says his widow, Carol Doig. He recorded and filed everything. Notes. Diaries. Pocket notebooks. Photos. Funny turns of phrase and risqué folk sayings. Fifty years of greeting cards he and Carol wrote to each other, notes attached.
Ivan Doig’s Dictionaries of American regional English.
Doig was author of 16 books — 13 novels and three nonfiction books. He died of multiple myeloma in April. He had been a published author since the 1970s — his memoir, “This House of Sky,” was a 1979 National Book Award finalist.
Doig had lived with cancer for eight years, and he thought he had battled his illness if not to a standstill, to a stalemate, a place where he could keep working on all the books yet to be written.
Last December he began to sense that might not be the case.
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Doig called in a friend and librarian, Betty Mayfield, who has worked with several private individuals, including Paul Allen, to compile and preserve their papers and collections.
“He asked me to help him with the archives,” said Mayfield. “I knew how he worked.”
“ ‘Is it time?’ ” said Mayfield.
It’s time, said Doig.
Ivan Doig at National Bison Range, Montana, 2005 or 2006. The pocket notebook remained Ivan Doig’s companion throughout his life, available for jotting down impressions, facts or memorable turns of phrase. (Courtesy Carol Doig)
Mayfield thought she would work with Doig through the summer of 2015, but his condition worsened, and he died in April.
In life, Carol Doig was Ivan Doig’s right arm, if that is even a sufficient description. She supported his writing life by teaching college journalism. She traveled with him, took notes with him, took pictures of things he wanted to record and even wrote emails for him, until he warmed up to the notion.
Once he died, she never wavered in her conviction that Ivan’s work should live on.
“What I want is to have it globally available so anyone — student, scholar, freelancer — will have it to use,” she said last month. “I want it used.” She considered proposals for accepting Ivan Doig’s archives from three universities — the University of Washington, Stanford University and Montana State University.
In the interim, Carol offered me an opportunity to tour the archives. I had interviewed Ivan Doig several times, but seeing the evidence of his creative process was almost overwhelming.
I felt like I was looking inside the mind of a writer.
A box from Ivan Doig’s archive, devoted to Montana folk sayings.
There were files of 5-by-8 notecards, neatly categorized by topic and subtopic. One of my favorites contained these sections: Montana lingo. Cussing. Jokes. Drinking.
Entries were neatly recorded in script or typewriter, and included:
Get up on your hind legs and (say so).
Hotter than the bifurcated hinges of Hell.
Get plotched (drunk).
One of Ivan Doig’s diaries, bound with archival tape.
There were diaries, neatly typed, taken from their plastic binders and bound in archival tape (plastic binders degrade the paper).
There were yellow pads with lists of upcoming books, probable word counts for each book and the advances he hoped to get from them.
There were slides of photos by both Ivan and Carol, neatly labeled and stored in circular trays (remember those?). There were manuscripts, including a chapter manuscript for “This House of Sky” called “Death Day,” about the death of his mother when he was 6.
Carol wrote a note for any future readers of the files. She noted that in the eight years after Ivan was diagnosed with multiple myeloma he wrote four more novels, “despite severe side effects and despite all the time involved with medical procedures.” (Ivan described his illness as “The waiting room of hell furnished with side effects.”)
“Ivan was far from being out of ideas,” wrote Carol Doig. “He had them in spades. What he ran out of was time.”
In the end, Carol chose Montana State University to take Ivan’s papers. While all three proposals had their merits, Bozeman, home of MSU, is close to where Ivan grew up. It offered the most complete proposal, essentially offering to digitize Ivan Doig’s entire archives.
MSU’s plan is to scan, digitize and make available every piece of paper in Ivan Doig’s archives for anyone who wants to see it, study it or think about it. Manuscripts, file cards, drafts, slides, tapes — all will be available through a searchable database and a website devoted to the collection. If you’re in Siberia and have a computer, you will be able to study Ivan Doig’s work.
The clincher for Carol Doig was the 26 letters of support: from the president of MSU, from a geographer who mapped the terrain in Ivan’s books.
And writers.
Acclaimed novelist Tom McGuane wrote of the care MSU’s chief archivist had taken with the papers of a friend’s ancestor, a rancher “whose earliest ranch receipts were in gold dust.”
Jamie Ford, who grew up in Seattle but lives in Montana, wrote that Doig’s archives belong in Montana, that novelists “tend to write about what they know, what they miss, and what they lament. And through Ivan’s stories it’s clear where his heart wandered while sitting at his writing desk.”
Rick Bass, currently a writer in residence at MSU, wrote that Doig “has done the most creative work of all: Has changed how we see a thing; has instructed us how to look at our home. Of course, he belongs in Bozeman, and in the mountains, and on the dry side of the Divide he loved so much.”
The entire archive was scheduled to be moved this past Friday, escorted by the university archivist and a special collections librarian – 86 archival boxes, 15 bankers boxes, 30 boxes of file cards and much more, including one of Ivan Doig’s sturdy old Royal typewriters.
A manuscript of Ivan Doig’s prizewinning memoir “This House of Sky.” An earlier title has been crossed out.
Kenning Arlitsch, dean of the library at MSU, said the Doig archives are important to his school because of the writer’s Montana focus. Montana is thick on the ground with writers, but several prominent authors have sent their work out of state (there can be something of a bidding war for a prominent writer’s papers).
In his previous job at the University of Utah, Arlitsch oversaw several digital-library projects, including digitizing over a million pages from a collection of Utah state newspapers. He said the archive will offer a unique view of how a writer works, both for MSU students and others.
On first viewing the Doig papers, Arlitsch said that “What really struck me was, you could see the whole process of his writing, from the title to the number of words, to the advance he would get. I think that probably will be a big attraction.”
I asked him if he was going to digitize every single index card.
“Yes,” he said, laughing.
When I read Ivan Doig’s last novel, “Last Bus to Wisdom” this summer, I was seized with a powerful fit of denial. How can this writer be dead? His voice was ringing in my head. I could almost imagine him thinking how he would put a particular phrase, sentence, or paragraph together.
After I saw his papers I had some small sense of how he did it, and something else; that in some significant way, his work is very much alive. And now it will be, for anyone who wants to study how he did it.
Mary Ann Gwinn: 206-464-2357 or mgwinn@seattletimes.com. Gwinn appears every Tuesday on TVW’s “Well Read,” discussing books with host Terry Tazioli (go to www.tvw.org/shows/well-read for archived episodes). On Twitter @gwinnma
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Culture|June 21, 2016|
This Is The Queen's First Tweet In Two Years
Queen Elizabeth II tweeted to thank her followers for their well wishes on her 90th birthday.
Queen Elizabeth II just concluded a three-month series of public celebrations to mark her 90th birthday, so she wrapped things up in the most tech savvy way she could by thanking her well-wishers in a tweet. In the Queen's world, this is a big deal—she hasn't graced her followers with a visit to Twitter in over two years. She shared the tweet on the Royal Family's official Twitter account, politely writing, "I am most grateful for the many digital messages of goodwill I have received and would like to thank you all for your kindness."
The Queen made it clear that she'd personally written the tweet by signing "Elizabeth R." at the end of her note. Just in case there was any confusion, however, her post was followed by several tweets and even a photograph promising us that the Queen herself was behind the post. The photo, which is captioned by a crown emoji (yes, really) features the Queen seated at a regal-looking desk, proper as always, typing out the tweet on an iPad.
The Queen shared her first-ever tweet back in 2014 when celebrating a new exhibition at London's Science Museum. Her post simply read, "It is a pleasure to open the Information Age exhibition today at the @ScienceMuseum and I hope people will enjoy visiting. Elizabeth R." These few basic words caused a social media frenzy, with #TheQueenTweets echoing throughout the Twitterverse. (And the reaction has been no different this time around!)
Any 90-year-old who can navigate the ultra-millennial territory that is Twitter deserves kudos (I'm a twenty-something and I can barely figure it out), but a 90-year-old who also happens to be a monarch? Epic. Take a look at the Queen's tweet (and its follow-ups) below. Hopefully we won't have to wait another two years for the next one!
https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/745216471828148224
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Culture|November 17, 2014|
By Madeline Buxton
Two Women Made History in This (Now!) Gender-Neutral Sport
Did you miss hearing about these amazing women who made history this weekend? Catch up now.
There are usually two reasons that we hear about bobsledding: either it’s an Olympic year, or someone's making a Cool Runnings reference.
But this past weekend, the sport got a much-deserved moment in the spotlight for a whole new reason, when two women—Olympians Kaillie Humphries of Canada and Elana Meyers Taylor of the United States—became the first to drive against men in an international four-man bobsled race.
Both women finished in the top ten of the North American Cup race, held in Utah, with Meyers Taylor finishing her run about a second behind the winner, American Nick Cunningham. Humphries hit the ice wearing a shirt with the words “Boys Club”, in reference to the recent ruling from bobsled’s international governing body, which declared four-man sliding a gender neutral sport from here on out.
While it’s likely that Humphries and Meyers Taylor will be the only women to earn spots in the World Cup circuit this year, they’ll be paving the way for women in years to come. Is anyone else suddenly a lot more excited about PyeongChang 2018?
If you’re in need of a Monday pick-me-up, just check out Humphries’ tweet from Saturday—it’s enough to get anyone #UpNOut!
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W. Alan Delamere
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE)
Alfred S. Mcewen, Eric M. Eliason, +12 authors Catherine M. Weitz
[1] The HiRISE camera features a 0.5 m diameter primary mirror, 12 m effective focal length, and a focal plane system that can acquire images containing up to 28 Gb (gigabits) of data in as little as… (More)
Ultrahigh resolution topographic mapping of Mars with MRO HiRISE stereo images: Meter‐scale slopes of candidate Phoenix landing sites
Randolph Livingstone Kirk, Elpitha Howington-Kraus, +16 authors Alfred S. Mcewen
Deep Impact: excavating comet Tempel 1.
Michael F A'Hearn, Michael S. J. Belton, +30 authors Richard L. White
Deep Impact collided with comet Tempel 1, excavating a crater controlled by gravity. The comet's outer layer is composed of 1- to 100-micrometer fine particles with negligible strength (<65 pascals).… (More)
Surface temperature of the nucleus of Comet 9P/Tempel 1
O. Groussin, Michael F A'Hearn, +7 authors W. Alan Delamere
The shape, topography, and geology of Tempel 1 from Deep Impact observations
Peter C. Thomas, Joe Veverka, +12 authors W. Alan Delamere
Deep Impact images of the nucleus of Comet Tempel 1 reveal pervasive layering, possible impact craters, flows with smooth upper surfaces, and erosional stripping of material. There are at least 3… (More)
Exposed water ice deposits on the surface of comet 9P/Tempel 1.
J. M. Sunshine, Michael F A'Hearn, +20 authors Dennis Duane Wellnitz
We report the direct detection of solid water ice deposits exposed on the surface of comet 9P/Tempel 1, as observed by the Deep Impact mission. Three anomalously colored areas are shown to include… (More)
MRO's High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE): Science Expectations
Alfred S. McEwen, Christopher Joshi Hansen, +7 authors Randolph L. Kirk
Introduction: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is expected to launch in August 2005, arrive at Mars in March 2006, and begin the primary science phase in November 2006. MRO will carry a suite of… (More)
The internal structure of Jupiter family cometary nuclei from Deep Impact observations: The ``talps'' or "layered pile" model
Michael S. J. Belton, Peter C. Thomas, +12 authors Jochen Kissel
We consider the hypothesis that the layering observed on the surface of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 from the Deep Impact spacecraft and identified on other comet nuclei imaged by spacecraft (i.e., 19P/Borrelly… (More)
EPOXI at comet Hartley 2.
Michael F A'Hearn, Michael S. J. Belton, +30 authors Jade L. Williams
Understanding how comets work--what drives their activity--is crucial to the use of comets in studying the early solar system. EPOXI (Extrasolar Planet Observation and Deep Impact Extended… (More)
CONSTRAINING THE DUST COMA PROPERTIES OF COMET C/SIDING SPRING (2013 A1) AT LARGE HELIOCENTRIC DISTANCES
J. Li, Nalin Harsha Samarasinha, +5 authors W. Alan Delamere
The close encounter of Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) with Mars on October 19, 2014 presented an extremely rare opportunity to obtain the first flyby quality data of the nucleus and inner coma of a… (More)
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The Scanner: DAs jump on human trafficking; clothing heists in Berkeley
Local // Crime
Rachel Swan , Kimberly Veklerov , Evan Sernoffsky and Michael Cabanatuan Jan. 21, 2019 Updated: Jan. 21, 2019 2:07 p.m.
The Scanner: DAs jump on human trafficking; clothing...
1of21Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley unveils messaging against human trafficking.Photo: Kimberly Veklerov, The Chronicle
2of21For the sixth-straight year Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley rolled out a line of billboards and bus shelter posters to illustrate the harms of human trafficking and connect victims to services.Photo: Kimberly Veklerov, The Chronicle
3of21FILE-- San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón answers questions during a press conference in San Francisco on January 31, 2018. Photo: /
4of21FILE-- San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday announced the arrest of a 19-year-old human trafficking suspect on June 7, 2018. Photo: Evan Sernoffsky / The Chronicle
5of21FILE-- Pedestrians (left) pass by Lululemon in June 27, 2017, in west Berkeley's Fourth Street retail district. Four women stole $12,000 worth of merchandise at Berkeley's Lululemon store on Jan. 9, 2019. No one has been arrested. Photo: Liz Hafalia, The Chronicle
6of21Click through the slideshow for should know about intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking, according to statistics from the CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.Photo: Fairfax Media via Getty Images
7of21It's widespread.
One in four women on average were victims of contact sexual violence (which includes rape, being made to penetrate, sexual coercion, and/or unwanted sexual contact); physical violence; and/or stalking by an intimate partner with a negative impact such as injury, fear, concern for safety, or needing services.Photo: Cristian Bortes / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm Premium
8of21It happens to men, too.
One in nine men were victims of the previously stated offenses.Photo: Contributed / Center for Family Justice
9of21It's pervasive across all genders.
One in three women were victims of contact sexual violence at some point in their lives. Nearly 23 million women have been the victims of rape or attempted rape at some point in their lives.Photo: Marie D. De Jesus/Houston Chronicle
10of21Violence starts early.
Before the age of 18, 8.5 million women first experienced rape. 3.5 million women and nearly 1 million men first experienced being stalked before the age of 18.Photo: mrs/Getty Images
11of21Intimate partner violence can be severe.
Nearly one in four women have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner during their lifetime. For men, it's one in seven. Several physical violence includes hit with a fist something hard, kicked, hurt by pulling hair, slammed against something, tried to hurt by choking or suffocating, beating, etc.Photo: Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press
12of21Know the symptoms.
Victims of intimate partner violence commonly report negative impacts such as feeling fearful, concern for their safety, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.Photo: pixelfit/Getty Images
13of21Know the signs of stalking.
For both women and men, commonly experienced stalking tactics were: unwanted text messages, phone calls, and voice messages from the perpetrator; the perpetrator appearing and approaching them in places (such as their home, school, or work); being watched, followed, or spied on.Photo: ERIC BARADAT;Eric Baradat / AFP / Getty Images
14of21Stalking can sometimes lead to the threat of physical harm.
More than 68% of female stalking victims reported that their perpetrators made threat of physical harm. 70% of male stalking victims reported that their perpetrators made threat of physical harm. Photo: Wilfredo Lee, Associated Press
15of21In youth, sexual violence is usually committed by someone the victim knows.
Of girls who experienced sexual violence during their youth, 43.6% of them reported their perpetrator was an acquaintance, 28.8% of them reported their perpetrator was a current or former intimate partner, 27.7% of them reported it was by a family member, and 4.5% reported it was by a person in a position of authority. 10.1% of them reported it was done by a stranger.Photo: Mary Lewandowski / for the Daily News
16of21Sexual violence can be prevented.
The CDC has outlined STOP SV — a series of techniques designed to prevent social violence. Photo: Jae C. Hong, Associated Press
17of21The first strategy has to do with social norms.
The approach to this is to teach proper bystander approaches that protect against violence and mobilize men and boys as allies.
Photo: Bob Luckey Jr., Hearst Connecticut Media
18of21Teach skills to prevent sexual violence.
These include social-emotional learning; teaching healthy, safe dating and intimate relationship skills to adolescents; promoting healthy sexuality; and empowerment-based training.Photo: Rebecca Blackwell, STF
19of21Create opportunities to empower and support girls and women.
This includes fostering leadership opportunities for women at a young age, and strengthening economic supports for women and families.Photo: Cuate Santos, Laredo Morning Times
20of21Create protective environments.
Establishing and consistently applying workplace policies; improving safety and monitoring in schools; addressing community-level risks through environmental approaches.Photo: Eric O'Connell/Getty Images
21of21Support survivors to lessen harms.
This can be done through supporting victim-centered services, focusing on treatment for victims of sexual violence and at-risk youth/families to prevent problem behavior, including sex offending.Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
For the sixth straight year, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley rolled out a line of billboards and bus shelter posters to illustrate harms of human trafficking and connect victims to services.
The county’s top prosecutor said the public relations push is effective, especially for young women waiting at bus stops, as it inspires an uptick in calls to the hotline (888-373-7888).
This year’s bright yellow signage includes the quotation, “He made me feel special, then he made me sell my body,” followed by, “He’s not a real boyfriend. This is human trafficking!”
The artwork was done by the district attorney’s office and Clear Channel Outdoor, a mega billboard company providing space for free. The campaign, which will last at least a month, is expected to have more than 5.2 million “impressions” on passersby, said Bruce Qualls, a company vice president.
He valued four weeks of ads at about $133,000.
Domestic trafficking — for sex or labor exploitation — is at an all-time high, O’Malley said. She has made human trafficking prosecutions, and sexual assault and domestic violence, her signature issues.
“The billboards represent a stark reminder that Alameda County, the East Bay, the Bay Area is still a hot spot for human trafficking,” O’Malley said. “It’s not something we’re proud of, but we stand strong and ready to combat those who are trafficking as well as protecting and empowering those who have been trafficked.”
In the past dozen years, O’Malley said, her office has prosecuted more than 650 child sex trafficking suspects, or about one a week, with a conviction rate of 82 percent. Her office has 48 active sex trafficking cases.
On the other side of the bay, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón has sought to build up his own office’s efforts against human trafficking.
But in June, Gascón was unsuccessful when he asked the city Board of Supervisors for $1 million from the near-finalized budget to help his office combat human trafficking.
The number of sex trafficking cases reported last year in San Francisco was up 170 percent from 2017, according to police statistics showing 108 incidents in 2018 compared to 40 the previous year.
Skip out to my Lulu
Group thefts in which people rush into a store, grab costly merchandise and flee are nothing new, and afflict Bay Area businesses from Apple stores to clothing and drugstores.
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One good thing to come out of California’s horrific wildfires
Two such heists recently hit Berkeley stores on one day when women carrying oversized shopping bags stole thousands of dollars in merchandise from clothing stores. Police believe the crimes were not related.
The first occurred around 4 p.m., Jan. 9, at the Lululemon athletic apparel store in the popular Fourth Street shopping district, police said. Four women, said to be around age 18, entered and filled their large bags with 120 pairs of pricey yoga-style pants, then ran away. Two were wearing light-colored track suits, another a dark hooded sweatshirt.
The total value of the stolen pants was $12,000, making it grand theft. No one has been arrested.
Then about 5:40 p.m. on Telegraph Avenue, police said, two young women swept into Young’s Backpacking and grabbed 89 jackets valued at $5,185.
The 75-year-old owner stood in the doorway, trying to block them from fleeing, police said, but they threw him to the ground and kicked him, leaving him bruised on his arms, knees and face. Because of the physical attack, the crime is considered a robbery. No one has been arrested.
Officer Byron White, Berkeley’s police spokesman, said group thievery tends to happen in waves.
A Lululemon store in Berkeley was hit by a group of thieves who made off with pricey yoga pants like those seen on these models.
Photo: Helen L. Montoya / Hearst Newspapers 2008
Right now, the tide seems to be rising.
Biggest crime news of the past week
•Chesa Boudin, an accomplished San Francisco public defender whose parents were part of the Weather Underground, is running for district attorney.
•A judge in the Ghost Ship criminal case issued a gag order on all parties ahead of the April trial, leading one defense attorney to compare the court order to Nazi Germany.
•The Chronicle obtained 911 calls that show emergency dispatchers were unaware just how dangerously close the deadly Camp Fire was to people’s homes minutes before the flames arrived.
•Thousands of people attended the memorial service of 22-year-old Davis police Officer Natalie Corona, who was gunned down while responding to a traffic collision.
•Adnan Khan became the first person released from a California prison after a new law was passed to resentence people who were convicted of murder but didn’t actually commit the killing.
Rachel Swan, Kimberly Veklerov, Evan Sernoffsky and Michael Cabanatuan are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: rswan@sfchronicle.com, kveklerov@sfchronicle.com, esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com, mcabanatuan@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @RachelSwan, @KVeklerov, @EvanSernoffsky, @ctuan
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Bieber tops as most charitable celebrity
by Ashley Greene
Jan 05, 2012 at 3:30 pm EDT
Tis’ the season for giving and Justin Bieber has definitely been in the giving mood. The musician was named as one of this year’s most charitable celebrities in Hollywood, contributing to several charitable organizations and personally reaching out to those in need.
Justin Bieber can now add “most charitable celebrity” to his list of accomplishments this year.
Despite his busy music career, the teen hearthrob was voted as one of the top charitable celebrities on the DoSomething.org’s Top 20 Celebs Gone Good 2011 list. The Biebs placed second on the list right after Lady Gaga.
His recognition stems from his various good deeds throughout the year including the launch of his Believe Charity Drive, where Justin encourages people to start a fundraiser of their own or help raise money for non-profit organizations such as Pencils of Promise, another charitable campaign Justin has helped this year.
On his Believe Charity Drive website, Justin offers a personal message encouraging fans to donate whatever they have.
“With your help we can make anything happen,” the pop star said.
In addition to his charity drive, Justin has also auctioned off some of his personal and fan desirable items such as his running shoes and locks of his hair.
And the giving did not stop there.
On Dec. 21 he gave some Toronto students an early Christmas gift when he showed up at a Toronto Daily Food Bank for a surprise visit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justin tries to regularly give to local food banks, as he has revealed that his mom used a food bank when he was a child.
Justin also held a fundraising Christmas concert on Dec. 22 at Massey Hall in Toronto and raised $500,000 for the Children’s Wish Foundation in Toronto.
Although Justin has given so much to charity, he is the youngest person on Forbes highest-paid musician list, at $53 million.
Photo courtesy of PNP/WENN.com
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Sierra-Cedar, Inc. Named Customer Success Partner of the Year – North America by MuleSoft at MuleSoft CONNECT 2018
SAN FRANCISCO – MuleSoft CONNECT 2018 – May 9, 2018 – Sierra-Cedar, Inc. announced it has been named Customer Success Partner of the Year – North America by MuleSoft, a provider of the leading platform for building application networks. The winners of the annual global MuleSoft Partner Awards were recognized at MuleSoft CONNECT 2018, the premier conference for digital business, where CIOs, IT leaders, and developers come together to exchange ideas and pragmatic insights to drive business transformation.
Sierra-Cedar has been a MuleSoft implementation partner since 2014. Its dedicated Integration & Cloud Solutions team delivers success by providing enterprise integration and API services for organizations, including strategic planning, API enablement and rollout, architecture, DevOps, development, and support services using MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform™. Having helped dozens of customers implement MuleSoft, Sierra-Cedar takes pride in the quality of its consulting team and commitment to customer success. To complement its expertise in MuleSoft, Sierra-Cedar is also an implementation partner for Workday, Salesforce, Oracle, Splunk, and Amazon Web Services.
“This exciting award demonstrates Sierra-Cedar’s capabilities and commitment to MuleSoft, as well as the ability to deliver innovative integration solutions to drive customer success,” said Tim Gehrig, Executive Vice President Shared Services, Sierra-Cedar. “The need for integration is greater than ever among organizations of all sizes and industries, and MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform has been instrumental in helping Sierra-Cedar meet that need of its customers. We very much value our MuleSoft partnership.”
Organizations in the MuleSoft Partner Program provide consulting and services for MuleSoft’s Anypoint Platform, a leading independent solution for API-led connectivity that creates an application network of applications, data, and devices, both on-premises and in the cloud. With Anypoint Platform, organizations can unlock new revenue channels, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation.
“The results our partners achieved last year from new account growth, to expanding skilled practitioners, to enabling customers to transform their business is outstanding,” said Brent Hayward, senior vice president of global channels and alliances, MuleSoft. “We are fortunate to have such a strong partner ecosystem that can deliver API-led transformation and help customers accomplish critical business initiatives. We want to recognize the investments they’ve made in their MuleSoft practice and look forward to furthering our joint success in the coming year.”
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5P2P Project Feedback Session
Hosted by Casey Tang7pm - 9pm
July 5th 2019, 7pm, SomoS host a new edition of our regular Peer to Peer Feedback Sessions, this time moderated by SomoS Artist-in-Residence Casey Tang.
This session is open to artists, curators and creatives of any background who would like to receive feedback on their work.
At each session, artists and curators comment on each other’s work in an outspoken and constructive manner, with the presence of a moderator. The purpose of the session is to create a casual but focused atmosphere, in which creators get the opportunity to share their own work-in-progress and challenges, and at the same time to critique their peers.
Casey Tang will use a moderating technique called Critical Response Process, designed especially for feedback on artworks-in-progress.
The session is free of charge. Capacity is limited to 8-10 people per session so registration in advance is required.
Please confirm your participation by emailing
somos@somos-arts.org, and we will send you a confirmation back.
Please also bring documentation of your work in any shape or format. There will be a video projector available. Physical work is welcome as well.
About the Host Casey Tang:
Casey Tang (US) is a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), pursuing a Masters of Science in Art, Culture, and Technology. He is currently completing a two-month artist residency at SomoS, funded by MIT-MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives).
Influenced by critical theory, Tang’s research interests consider linguistic devices, narrative strategies and performativity, applying these to diverse artistic mediums such as the planting of a self-sustaining food forest garden in Socrates Sculpture Park, New York, to working with scientists to produce a scroll that has ‘mapped’ the sounds of the universe.
Tang is a recipient of the 2018 Center for Contemporary Art Kitakyushu Fellowship (selected by Rirkrit Tiravanija), and in 2015 received the Queens Museum/Jerome Foundation Fellowship for Emerging Artist. His work is in various collections including Stanford University, the Inelcom Foundation, and He Xiangning Museum.
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It's hard to view Mia X as anything other than No Limit's answer to Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim. That may be because she's marketed that way, but the fact is, her music sounds like the No Limit variation of Foxy and Kim -- it's cheap, street-level music that panders to "gangsta" sensibilities. Mia X is a fairly talented rapper -- more talented than the average No Limit rapper -- but her gifts are obscured by the utterly flat production. Still, she and several of her collaborators, such as C-Murder, Fat Joe, and Silkk the Shocker, are able to make a couple of the tracks work through sheer force, and those cuts ("Bring it On," "What's Ya Point," "Don't Blame Me," "Six Ed.," "Play wit Pussy") are reason enough for die-hard No Limit heads to check this out, even if it won't convince any doubters. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
1 Bring It On Mia X 5:9
2 What'cha Wanna Do Mia X 4:36
3 Don't Start No Shit Mia X 3:54
4 Mama Drama Mia X 2:56
5 Imma Shine Mia X 4:1
6 I Think Somebody Mia X 3:1
7 Mama's Tribute Mia X 3:56
8 What's Ya Point Mia X 4:18
9 Thugs Like Me Mia X 3:54
10 Ride or Run Mia X 3:20
11 Tru Bitches Mia X 3:4
12 Puttin' It Down Mia X 3:52
13 Ghetto Livin' Mia X 4:2
14 Play wit Pussy Mia X 3:44
15 Don't Blame Me Mia X 4:5
16 Daddy Mia X 4:12
17 Like Dat Mia X 3:54
18 Six Ed. Mia X 4:43
19 Flip & Rip Mia X 3:17
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Steven Lambert has over 7 years of industry experience and specializes in design systems, performance, and accessibility. On the side, he is a hobbyist game … More about Steven Lambert …
Designing For Accessibility And Inclusion
Accessibility, User Experience, Visual Design
The more inclusive you are to the needs of your users, the more accessible your design is. Let’s take a closer look at the different lenses of accessibility through which you can refine your designs.
“Accessibility is solved at the design stage.” This is a phrase that Daniel Na and his team heard over and over again while attending a conference. To design for accessibility means to be inclusive to the needs of your users. This includes your target users, users outside of your target demographic, users with disabilities, and even users from different cultures and countries. Understanding those needs is the key to crafting better and more accessible experiences for them.
One of the most common problems when designing for accessibility is knowing what needs you should design for. It’s not that we intentionally design to exclude users, it’s just that “we don’t know what we don’t know.” So, when it comes to accessibility, there’s a lot to know.
How do we go about understanding the myriad of users and their needs? How can we ensure that their needs are met in our design? To answer these questions, I have found that it is helpful to apply a critical analysis technique of viewing a design through different lenses.
“Good [accessible] design happens when you view your [design] from many different perspectives, or lenses.”
— The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses
A lens is “a narrowed filter through which a topic can be considered or examined.” Often used to examine works of art, literature, or film, lenses ask us to leave behind our worldview and instead view the world through a different context.
For example, viewing art through a lens of history asks us to understand the “social, political, economic, cultural, and/or intellectual climate of the time.” This allows us to better understand what world influences affected the artist and how that shaped the artwork and its message.
Accessibility lenses are a filter that we can use to understand how different aspects of the design affect the needs of the users. Each lens presents a set of questions to ask yourself throughout the design process. By using these lenses, you will become more inclusive to the needs of your users, allowing you to design a more accessible user experience for all.
The Lenses of Accessibility are:
Lens of Animation and Effects
Lens of Audio and Video
Lens of Color
Lens of Controls
Lens of Font
Lens of Images and Icons
Lens of Keyboard
Lens of Layout
Lens of Material Honesty
Lens of Readability
Lens of Structure
Lens of Time
You should know that not every lens will apply to every design. While some can apply to every design, others are more situational. What works best in one design may not work for another.
The questions provided by each lens are merely a tool to help you understand what problems may arise. As always, you should test your design with users to ensure it’s usable and accessible to them.
Effective animations can help bring a page and brand to life, guide the users focus, and help orient a user. But animations are a double-edged sword. Not only can misusing animations cause confusion or be distracting, but they can also be potentially deadly for some users.
Fast flashing effects (defined as flashing more than three times a second) or high-intensity effects and patterns can cause seizures, known as ‘photosensitive epilepsy.’ Photosensitivity can also cause headaches, nausea, and dizziness. Users with photosensitive epilepsy have to be very careful when using the web as they never know when something might cause a seizure.
Other effects, such as parallax or motion effects, can cause some users to feel dizzy or experience vertigo due to vestibular sensitivity. The vestibular system controls a person’s balance and sense of motion. When this system doesn’t function as it should, it causes dizziness and nausea.
“Imagine a world where your internal gyroscope is not working properly. Very similar to being intoxicated, things seem to move of their own accord, your feet never quite seem to be stable underneath you, and your senses are moving faster or slower than your body.”
— A Primer To Vestibular Disorders
Constant animations or motion can also be distracting to users, especially to users who have difficulty concentrating. GIFs are notably problematic as our eyes are drawn towards movement, making it easy to be distracted by anything that updates or moves constantly.
This isn’t to say that animation is bad and you shouldn’t use it. Instead you should understand why you’re using the animation and how to design safer animations. Generally speaking, you should try to design animations that cover small distances, match direction and speed of other moving objects (including scroll), and are relatively small to the screen size.
You should also provide controls or options to cater the experience for the user. For example, Slack lets you hide animated images or emojis as both a global setting and on a per image basis.
To use the Lens of Animation and Effects, ask yourself these questions:
Are there any effects that could cause a seizure?
Are there any animations or effects that could cause dizziness or vertigo through use of motion?
Are there any animations that could be distracting by constantly moving, blinking, or auto-updating?
Is it possible to provide controls or options to stop, pause, hide, or change the frequency of any animations or effects?
Autoplaying videos and audio can be pretty annoying. Not only do they break a users concentration, but they also force the user to hunt down the offending media and mute or stop it. As a general rule, don’t autoplay media.
“Use autoplay sparingly. Autoplay can be a powerful engagement tool, but it can also annoy users if undesired sound is played or they perceive unnecessary resource usage (e.g. data, battery) as the result of unwanted video playback.”
— Google Autoplay guidelines
You’re now probably asking, “But what if I autoplay the video in the background but keep it muted?” While using videos as backgrounds may be a growing trend in today’s web design, background videos suffer from the same problems as GIFs and constant moving animations: they can be distracting. As such, you should provide controls or options to pause or disable the video.
Along with controls, videos should have transcripts and/or subtitles so users can consume the content in a way that works best for them. Users who are visually impaired or who would rather read instead of watch the video need a transcript, while users who aren’t able to or don’t want to listen to the video need subtitles.
To use the Lens of Audio and Video, ask yourself these questions:
Are there any audio or video that could be annoying by autoplaying?
Is it possible to provide controls to stop, pause, or hide any audio or videos that autoplay?
Do videos have transcripts and/or subtitles?
Color plays an important part in a design. Colors evoke emotions, feelings, and ideas. Colors can also help strengthen a brand’s message and perception. Yet the power of colors is lost when a user can’t see them or perceives them differently.
Color blindness affects roughly 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women. Deuteranopia (red-green color blindness) is the most common form of color blindness, affecting about 6% of men. Users with red-green color blindness typically perceive reds, greens, and oranges as yellowish.
Deuteranopia (green color blindness) is common and causes reds to appear brown/yellow and greens to appear beige. Protanopia (red color blindness) is rare and causes reds to appear dark/black and orange/greens to appear yellow. Tritanopia (blue-yellow colorblindness) is very rare and cases blues to appear more green/teal and yellows to appear violet/grey. (Source) (Large preview)
Color meaning is also problematic for international users. Colors mean different things in different countries and cultures. In Western cultures, red is typically used to represent negative trends and green positive trends, but the opposite is true in Eastern and Asian cultures.
Because colors and their meanings can be lost either through cultural differences or color blindness, you should always add a non-color identifier. Identifiers such as icons or text descriptions can help bridge cultural differences while patterns work well to distinguish between colors.
Trello’s color blind friendly labels use different patterns to distinguish between the colors. (Large preview)
Oversaturated colors, high contrasting colors, and even just the color yellow can be uncomfortable and unsettling for some users, prominently those on the autism spectrum. It’s best to avoid high concentrations of these types of colors to help users remain comfortable.
Poor contrast between foreground and background colors make it harder to see for users with low vision, using a low-end monitor, or who are just in direct sunlight. All text, icons, and any focus indicators used for users using a keyboard should meet a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 to the background color.
You should also ensure your design and colors work well in different settings of Windows High Contrast mode. A common pitfall is that text becomes invisible on certain high contrast mode backgrounds.
To use the Lens of Color, ask yourself these questions:
If the color was removed from the design, what meaning would be lost?
How could I provide meaning without using color?
Are any colors oversaturated or have high contrast that could cause users to become overstimulated or uncomfortable?
Does the foreground and background color of all text, icons, and focus indicators meet contrast ratio guidelines of 4.5:1?
Controls, also called ‘interactive content,’ are any UI elements that the user can interact with, be they buttons, links, inputs, or any HTML element with an event listener. Controls that are too small or too close together can cause lots of problems for users.
Small controls are hard to click on for users who are unable to be accurate with a pointer, such as those with tremors, or those who suffer from reduced dexterity due to age. The default size of checkboxes and radio buttons, for example, can pose problems for older users. Even when a label is provided that could be clicked on instead, not all users know they can do so.
Controls that are too close together can cause problems for touch screen users. Fingers are big and difficult to be precise with. Accidentally touching the wrong control can cause frustration, especially if that control navigates you away or makes you lose your context.
When touching a single line tweet, it’s very easy to accidentally click the person’s name or handle instead of opening the tweet because there’s not enough space between them. (Source) (Large preview)
Controls that are nested inside another control can also contribute to touch errors. Not only is it not allowed in the HTML spec, it also makes it easy to accidentally select the parent control instead of the one you wanted.
To give users enough room to accurately select a control, the recommended minimum size for a control is 34 by 34 device independent pixels, but Google recommends at least 48 by 48 pixels, while the WCAG spec recommends at least 44 by 44 pixels. This size also includes any padding the control has. So a control could visually be 24 by 24 pixels but with an additional 10 pixels of padding on all sides would bring it up to 44 by 44 pixels.
It’s also recommended that controls be placed far enough apart to reduce touch errors. Microsoft recommends at least 8 pixels of spacing while Google recommends controls be spaced at least 32 pixels apart.
Controls should also have a visible text label. Not only do screen readers require the text label to know what the control does, but it’s been shown that text labels help all users better understand a controls purpose. This is especially important for form inputs and icons.
To use the Lens of Controls, ask yourself these questions:
Are any controls not large enough for someone to touch?
Are any controls too close together that would make it easy to touch the wrong one?
Are there any controls inside another control or clickable region?
Do all controls have a visible text label?
In the early days of the web, we designed web pages with a font size between 9 and 14 pixels. This worked out just fine back then as monitors had a relatively known screen size. We designed thinking that the browser window was a constant, something that couldn’t be changed.
Technology today is very different than it was 20 years ago. Today, browsers can be used on any device of any size, from a small watch to a huge 4K screen. We can no longer use fixed font sizes to design our sites. Font sizes must be as responsive as the design itself.
Not only should the font sizes be responsive, but the design should be flexible enough to allow users to customize the font size, line height, or letter spacing to a comfortable reading level. Many users make use of custom CSS that helps them have a better reading experience.
The font itself should be easy to read. You may be wondering if one font is more readable than another. The truth of the matter is that the font doesn’t really make a difference to readability. Instead it’s the font style that plays an important role in a fonts readability.
Decorative or cursive font styles are harder to read for many users, but especially problematic for users with dyslexia. Small font sizes, italicized text, and all uppercase text are also difficult for users. Overall, larger text, shorter line lengths, taller line heights, and increased letter spacing can help all users have a better reading experience.
To use the Lens of Font, ask yourself these questions:
Is the design flexible enough that the font could be modified to a comfortable reading level by the user?
Is the font style easy to read?
They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Still, a picture you can’t see is speechless, right?
Images can be used in a design to convey a specific meaning or feeling. Other times they can be used to simplify complex ideas. Whichever the case for the image, a user who uses a screen reader needs to be told what the meaning of the image is.
As the designer, you understand best the meaning or information the image conveys. As such, you should annotate the design with this information so it’s not left out or misinterpreted later. This will be used to create the alt text for the image.
How you describe an image depends entirely on context, or how much textual information is already available that describes the information. It also depends on if the image is just for decoration, conveys meaning, or contains text.
“You almost never describe what the picture looks like, instead you explain the information the picture contains.”
— Five Golden Rules for Compliant Alt Text
Since knowing how to describe an image can be difficult, there’s a handy decision tree to help when deciding. Generally speaking, if the image is decorational or there’s surrounding text that already describes the image’s information, no further information is needed. Otherwise you should describe the information of the image. If the image contains text, repeat the text in the description as well.
Descriptions should be succinct. It’s recommended to use no more than two sentences, but aim for one concise sentence when possible. This allows users to quickly understand the image without having to listen to a lengthy description.
As an example, if you were to describe this image for a screen reader, what would you say?
Source (Large preview)
Since we describe the information of the image and not the image itself, the description could be Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night since there is no other surrounding context that describes it. What you shouldn’t put is a description of the style of the painting or what the picture looks like.
If the information of the image would require a lengthy description, such as a complex chart, you shouldn’t put that description in the alt text. Instead, you should still use a short description for the alt text and then provide the long description as either a caption or link to a different page.
This way, users can still get the most important information quickly but have the ability to dig in further if they wish. If the image is of a chart, you should repeat the data of the chart just like you would for text in the image.
If the platform you are designing for allows users to upload images, you should provide a way for the user to enter the alt text along with the image. For example, Twitter allows its users to write alt text when they upload an image to a tweet.
To use the Lens of Images and Icons, ask yourself these questions:
Does any image contain information that would be lost if it was not viewable?
How could I provide the information in a non-visual way?
If the image is controlled by the user, is it possible to provide a way for them to enter the alt text description?
Keyboard accessibility is among the most important aspects of an accessible design, yet it is also among the most overlooked.
There are many reasons why a user would use a keyboard instead of a mouse. Users who use a screen reader use the keyboard to read the page. A user with tremors may use a keyboard because it provides better accuracy than a mouse. Even power users will use a keyboard because it’s faster and more efficient.
A user using a keyboard typically uses the tab key to navigate to each control in sequence. A logical order for the tab order greatly helps users know where the next key press will take them. In western cultures, this usually means from left to right, top to bottom. Unexpected tab orders results in users becoming lost and having to scan frantically for where the focus went.
Sequential tab order also means that they must tab through all controls that are before the one that they want. If that control is tens or hundreds of keystrokes away, it can be a real pain point for the user.
By making the most important user flows nearer to the top of the tab order, we can help enable our users to be more efficient and effective. However, this isn’t always possible nor practical to do. In these cases, providing a way to quickly jump to a particular flow or content can still allow them to be efficient. This is why “skip to content” links are helpful.
A good example of this is Facebook which provides a keyboard navigation menu that allows users to jump to specific sections of the site. This greatly speeds up the ability for a user to interact with the page and the content they want.
Facebook provides a way for all keyboard users to jump to specific sections of the page, or other pages within Facebook, as well as an Accessibility Help menu. (Large preview)
When tabbing through a design, focus styles should always be visible or a user can easily become lost. Just like an unexpected tab order, not having good focus indicators results in users not knowing what is currently focused and having to scan the page.
Changing the look of the default focus indicator can sometimes improve the experience for users. A good focus indicator doesn’t rely on color alone to indicate focus (Lens of Color), and should be distinct enough to easily allow the user to find it. For example, a blue focus ring around a similarly colored blue button may not be visually distinct to discern that it is focused.
Although this lens focuses on keyboard accessibility, it’s important to note that it applies to any way a user could interact with a website without a mouse. Devices such as mouth sticks, switch access buttons, sip and puff buttons, and eye tracking software all require the page to be keyboard accessible.
By improving keyboard accessibility, you allow a wide range of users better access to your site.
To use the Lens of Keyboard, ask yourself these questions:
What keyboard navigation order makes the most sense for the design?
How could a keyboard user get to what they want in the quickest way possible?
Is the focus indicator always visible and visually distinct?
Layout contributes a great deal to the usability of a site. Having a layout that is easy to follow with easy to find content makes all the difference to your users. A layout should have a meaningful and logical sequence for the user.
With the advent of CSS Grid, being able to change the layout to be more meaningful based on the available space is easier than ever. However, changing the visual layout creates problems for users who rely on the structural layout of the page.
The structural layout is what is used by screen readers and users using a keyboard. When the visual layout changes but not the underlying structural layout, these users can become confused as their tab order is no longer logical. If you must change the visual layout, you should do so by changing the structural layout so users using a keyboard maintain a sequential and logical tab order.
The layout should be resizable and flexible to a minimum of 320 pixels with no horizontal scroll bars so that it can be viewed comfortably on a phone. The layout should also be flexible enough to be zoomed in to 400% (also with no horizontal scroll bars) for users who need to increase the font size for a better reading experience.
Users using a screen magnifier benefit when related content is in close proximity to one another. A screen magnifier only provides the user with a small view of the entire layout, so content that is related but far away, or changes far away from where the interaction occurred is hard to find and can go unnoticed.
When performing a search on CodePen, the search button is in the top right corner of the page. Clicking the button reveals a large search input on the opposite side of the screen. A user using a screen magnifier would be hard pressed to notice the change and would think the button doesn’t work. (Large preview)
To use the Lens of Layout, ask yourself these questions:
Does the layout have a meaningful and logical sequence?
What should happen to the layout when it’s viewed on a small screen or zoomed in to 400%?
Is content that is related or changes due to user interaction in close proximity to one another?
Material honesty is an architectural design value that states that a material should be honest to itself and not be used as a substitute for another material. It means that concrete should look like concrete and not be painted or sculpted to look like bricks.
Material honesty values and celebrates the unique properties and characteristics of each material. An architect who follows material honesty knows when each material should be used and how to use it without tarnishing itself.
Material honesty is not a hard and fast rule though. It lies on a continuum. Like all values, you are allowed to break them when you understand them. As the saying goes, they are “more what you’d call “guidelines” than actual rules.”
When applied to web design, material honesty means that one element or component shouldn’t look, behave, or function as if it were another element or component. Doing so would cheat the user and could lead to confusion. A common example of this are buttons that look like links or links that look like buttons.
Links and buttons have different behaviors and affordances. A link is activated with the enter key, typically takes you to a different page, and has a special context menu on right click. Buttons are activated with the space key, used primarily to trigger interactions on the current page, and have no such context menu.
When a link is styled to look like a button or vise versa, a user could become confused as it does not behave and function as it looks. If the “button” navigates the user away unexpectedly, they might become frustrated if they lost data in the process.
“At first glance everything looks fine, but it won’t stand up to scrutiny. As soon as such a website is stress‐tested by actual usage across a range of browsers, the façade crumbles.”
— Resilient Web Design
Where this becomes the most problematic is when a link and button are styled the same and are placed next to one another. As there is nothing to differentiate between the two, a user can accidentally navigate when they thought they wouldn’t.
Can you tell which one of these will navigate you away from the page and which won’t? (Large preview)
When a component behaves differently than expected, it can easily lead to problems for users using a keyboard or screen reader. An autocomplete menu that is more than an autocomplete menu is one such example.
Autocomplete is used to suggest or predict the rest of a word a user is typing. An autocomplete menu allows a user to select from a large list of options when not all options can be shown.
An autocomplete menu is typically attached to an input field and is navigated with the up and down arrow keys, keeping the focus inside the input field. When a user selects an option from the list, that option will override the text in the input field. Autocomplete menus are meant to be lists of just text.
The problem arises when an autocomplete menu starts to gain more behaviors. Not only can you select an option from the list, but you can edit it, delete it, or even expand or collapse sections. The autocomplete menu is no longer just a simple list of selectable text.
With the addition of edit, delete, and profile buttons, this autocomplete menu is materially dishonest. (Large preview)
The added behaviors no longer mean you can just use the up and down arrows to select an option. Each option now has more than one action, so a user needs to be able to traverse two dimensions instead of just one. This means that a user using a keyboard could become confused on how to operate the component.
Screen readers suffer the most from this change of behavior as there is no easy way to help them understand it. A lot of work will be required to ensure the menu is accessible to a screen reader by using non-standard means. As such, it will might result in a sub-par or inaccessible experience for them.
To avoid these issues, it’s best to be honest to the user and the design. Instead of combining two distinct behaviors (an autocomplete menu and edit and delete functionality), leave them as two separate behaviors. Use an autocomplete menu to just autocomplete the name of a user, and have a different component or page to edit and delete users.
To use the Lens of Material Honesty, ask yourself these questions:
Is the design being honest to the user?
Are there any elements that behave, look, or function as another element?
Are there any components that combine distinct behaviors into a single component? Does doing so make the component materially dishonest?
Have you ever picked up a book only to get a few paragraphs or pages in and want to give up because the text was too hard to read? Hard to read content is mentally taxing and tiring.
Sentence length, paragraph length, and complexity of language all contribute to how readable the text is. Complex language can pose problems for users, especially those with cognitive disabilities or who aren’t fluent in the language.
Along with using plain and simple language, you should ensure each paragraph focuses on a single idea. A paragraph with a single idea is easier to remember and digest. The same is true of a sentence with fewer words.
Another contributor to the readability of content is the length of a line. The ideal line length is often quoted to be between 45 and 75 characters. A line that is too long causes users to lose focus and makes it harder to move to the next line correctly, while a line that is too short causes users to jump too often, causing fatigue on the eyes.
“The subconscious mind is energized when jumping to the next line. At the beginning of every new line the reader is focused, but this focus gradually wears off over the duration of the line”
— Typographie: A Manual of Design
You should also break up the content with headings, lists, or images to give mental breaks to the reader and support different learning styles. Use headings to logically group and summarize the information. Headings, links, controls, and labels should be clear and descriptive to enhance the users ability to comprehend.
To use the Lens of Readability, ask yourself these questions:
Is the language plain and simple?
Does each paragraph focus on a single idea?
Are there any long paragraphs or long blocks of unbroken text?
Are all headings, links, controls, and labels clear and descriptive?
As mentioned in the Lens of Layout, the structural layout is what is used by screen readers and users using a keyboard. While the Lens of Layout focused on the visual layout, the Lens of Structure focuses on the structural layout, or the underlying HTML and semantics of the design.
As a designer, you may not write the structural layout of your designs. This shouldn’t stop you from thinking about how your design will ultimately be structured though. Otherwise, your design may result in an inaccessible experience for a screen reader.
Take for example a design for a single elimination tournament bracket.
How would you know if this design was accessible to a user using a screen reader? Without understanding structure and semantics, you may not. As it stands, the design would probably result in an inaccessible experience for a user using a screen reader.
To understand why that is, we first must understand that a screen reader reads a page and its content in sequential order. This means that every name in the first column of the tournament would be read, followed by all the names in the second column, then third, then the last.
“George, Fred, Linus, Lucy, Jack, Jill, Fred, Ginger, George, Lucy, Jack, Ginger, George, Ginger, Ginger.”
If all you had was a list of seemingly random names, how would you interpret the results of the tournament? Could you say who won the tournament? Or who won game 6?
With nothing more to work with, a user using a screen reader would probably be a bit confused about the results. To be able to understand the visual design, we must provide the user with more information in the structural design.
This means that as a designer you need to know how a screen reader interacts with the HTML elements on a page so you know how to enhance their experience.
Landmark Elements (header, nav, main, and footer)
Allow a screen reader to jump to important sections in the design.
Headings (h1 → h6)
Allow a screen reader to scan the page and get a high level overview. Screen readers can also jump to any heading.
Lists (ul and ol)
Group related items together, and allow a screen reader to easily jump from one item to another.
Trigger interactions on the current page.
Navigate or retrieve information.
Form labels
Tell screen readers what each form input is.
Knowing this, how might we provide more meaning to a user using a screen reader?
To start, we could group each column of the tournament into rounds and use headings to label each round. This way, a screen reader would understand when a new round takes place.
Next, we could help the user understand which players are playing against each other each game. We can again use headings to label each game, allowing them to find any game they might be interested in.
By just adding headings, the content would read as follows:
“__Round 1, Game 1__, George, Fred, __Game 2__, Linus, Lucy, __Game 3__, Jack, Jill, __Game 4__, Fred, Ginger, __Round 2, Game 5__, George, Lucy, __Game 6__, Jack, Ginger, __Round 3__, __Game 7__, George, Ginger, __Winner__, Ginger.”
This is already a lot more understandable than before.
The information still doesn’t answer who won a game though. To know that, you’d have to understand which game a winner plays next to see who won the previous game. For example, you’d have to know that the winner of game four plays in game six to know who advanced from game four.
We can further enhance the experience by informing the user who won each game so they don’t have to go hunting for it. Putting the text “(winner)” after the person who won the round would suffice.
We should also further group the games and rounds together using lists. Lists provide the structural semantics of the design, essentially informing the user of the connected nodes from the visual design.
If we translate this back into a visual design, the result could look as follows:
The tournament with descriptive headings and winner information (shown here with grey background). (Large preview)
Since the headings and winner text are redundant in the visual design, you could hide them just from visual users so the end visual result looks just like the first design.
“If the end result is visually the same as where we started, why did we go through all this?” You may ask.
The reason is that you should always annotate your design with all the necessary structural design requirements needed for a better screen reader experience. This way, the person who implements the design knows to add them. If you had just handed the first design to the implementer, it would more than likely end up inaccessible.
To use the Lens of Structure, ask yourself these questions:
Can I outline a rough HTML structure of my design?
How can I structure the design to better help a screen reader understand the content or find the content they want?
How can I help the person who will implement the design understand the intended structure?
Periodically in a design you may need to limit the amount of time a user can spend on a task. Sometimes it may be for security reasons, such as a session timeout. Other times it could be due to a non-functional requirement, such as a time constrained test.
Whatever the reason, you should understand that some users may need more time in order finish the task. Some users might need more time to understand the content, others might not be able to perform the task quickly, and a lot of the time they could just have been interrupted.
“The designer should assume that people will be interrupted during their activities”
— The Design of Everyday Things
Users who need more time to perform an action should be able to adjust or remove a time limit when possible. For example, with a session timeout you could alert the user when their session is about to expire and allow them to extend it.
To use the Lens of Time, ask yourself this question:
Is it possible to provide controls to adjust or remove time limits?
So now that you’ve learned about the different lenses of accessibility through which you can view your design, what do you do with them?
The lenses can be used at any point in the design process, even after the design has been shipped to your users. Just start with a few of them at hand, and one at a time carefully analyze the design through a lens.
Ask yourself the questions and see if anything should be adjusted to better meet the needs of a user. As you slowly make changes, bring in other lenses and repeat the process.
By looking through your design one lens at a time, you’ll be able to refine the experience to better meet users’ needs. As you are more inclusive to the needs of your users, you will create a more accessible design for all your users.
Using lenses and insightful questions to examine principles of accessibility was heavily influenced by Jesse Schell and his book “The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses.”
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Backe not only coach worth backing
[MLS] A revival of the Red Bulls propels Hans Backe squarely into the Coach of the Year picture, yet other candidates make this more than a one-horse race. Backe doesn’t have my vote for Coach of the Year. At least not yet.
SA's top five Coach of the Year candidates:
1. Hans Backe (New York)
2. Bruce Arena (Los Angeles)
3. Jason Kreis (Real Salt Lake)
4. Frank Yallop (San Jose)
5. Schellas Hyndman (FC Dallas)
It’s hard to insist that a team that won five games last year will disappoint if it doesn’t go deep in the playoffs, but having added Thierry Henry and (soon) Rafael Marquez to its roster after finishing the first half of its season at 8-5-2, expectations for New York are very high. Kudos to Backe for drafting rookie Tim Ream and bringing in midfielder Joel Lindpere and defender Roy Miller to good effect, but in a somewhat weak Eastern Conference, just making the playoffs isn’t really enough to anoint Backe as Coach of the Year.
That he’s done a very good job is without question. Yet with Juan Pablo Angel, Macoumba Kandji, Dane Richards, Carlos Mendes and other proven performers already in the house, Backe has also merely undone what had been badly done before.
Bruce Arena won the honor last year, and while revamping a poor team into a good one is no picnic, just as hard a task is retaining momentum and continuing the improvement. The Galaxy has run off atop the overall standings at 12-2-4 (40 points), and numerically at least, has already hit the threshold at which teams usually make the playoffs. Arena has incorporated three young Brazilians and rookie Michael Stephens into the lineup, and tightened an already imposing defense while offsetting the loss of Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle to World Cup duty.
Los Angeles has struggled at home in the past two games, rallying with a late goal to tie San Jose, 2-2, at Home Depot Center a week ago, and getting thrashed, 4-1, by second-division Puerto Rico Islanders in a Concacaf Champions’ League match Tuesday. Maybe this is just the MLS version of a market correction, but if the Galaxy comes anywhere close to 20 wins, which is certainly possible, The Bruce might be The Choice.
Another coach coming off a good season shouldn’t be dismissed. Real Salt Lake rode a strong playoff run to the 2009 title after it squeezed into the playoffs at 11-12-7; if RSL stays on the heels of the Galaxy, or somehow passes it to win the Western Conference, Jason Kreis can’t be overlooked.
Columbus coach Robert Warzycha took a lot of criticism last year for benching Guillermo Barros Schelotto and Alejandro Moreno for their first playoff game against RSL, and eventually losing the series, 4-2 on aggregate. If the Crew tops the conference and reaches MLS Cup, will Warzycha get much of the credit?
Three other coaches – Gary Smith, Frank Yallop and Schellas Hyndman -- have upgraded and/or revamped their teams efficiently.
Yallop’s second season in San Jose ended with just seven wins and near-zero momentum. As has been the case in the past, injuries to foreign players have impaired progress this year -- Eduardo and Andre Luiz are sidelined -- yet the Quakes are already within one of last year’s win total. Sparked by Bobby Convey and Chris Wondolowski and captain Ramiro Corrales, San Jose is a hard team to beat.
FC Dallas has only been beaten twice this season, and only the Galaxy can match that accomplishment. Like the Rapids, last year FCD fell just short of the playoffs. Hyndman has, like most of his counterparts in the Western Conference, infused a resilient – and underrated -- defense. He moved midfielder George John to the back line last year, and this spring scooped up veteran keeper Kevin Hartman and revived his career. He also has one of the league’s most dangerous attackers in David Ferreira and a potentially devastating forward line of Jeff Cunningham and newcomer Milton Rodriguez.
The Rapids nearly made the playoffs last year but their defense didn’t impress anybody. This season, Colorado is among the best defensive teams thanks to a couple of personnel changes but also the doctrines preached by Smith, whose messages of tenacity and accountability -- along with trades that landed Marvell Wynne and Jeff Larentowicz -- are paying off.
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Shaun Ryder’s Black Grape heading to Wakefield
Tim Worsnop
Following their success with album Pop Voodoo - the band’s first new material in 20 years - Black Grape are heading out on a winter tour.
Last year saw them play festival dates and arena shows with Richard Ashcroft and the 2018 tour will see them playing songs from the ‘Pop Voodoo’ album alongside the well-loved classics.
Widely regarded as one of the most innovative and iconic bands of the last 20 years, Black Grape will be at Warehouse 23 in Wakefield on November 2.
For tickets go to www.thegigcartel.com/Artists-profiles/Black-Grape.htm
Unloved bring their ‘Heartbreak’ songs to Leeds in Brudenell gig
Dewsbury schoolchildren unveil artwork at town’s railway station
Council sign off on £15m Liversedge sports and leisure facility
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01223 266900 Enquire
Mr Rupert Bourne
Consultant Ophthalmologist
BSc (Hons) MBBS, FRCOphth, MD
Practising at Treatments Professional profile Current NHS posts
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Mr Rupert Bourne at Spire include:
Ophthalmology at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital
I am a consultant ophthalmic surgeon based at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon where I head up the glaucoma specialist service in one of the best equipped and subspecialised units in the country. I am also an honorary consultant at Addenbrookes Cambridge where I also teach. I trained in London and Oxford.
My subspecialty ophthalmology training was at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. In addition to general ophthalmology that includes cataract surgery, my subspecialty interest is glaucoma, which was developed through two Glaucoma Fellowships, one in a leading glaucoma institution of the USA (with Prof Weinreb, University of California San Diego) and another most recently at Moorfields. I have published extensively on the epidemiology of glaucoma, detection of glaucoma, glaucoma progression, and the epidemiology of eye disease. I also have interests in research and community ophthalmology, in particular a community glaucoma scheme which involves optometrists and GPs.
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon & Head of Glaucoma Service, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (Honorary), Addenbrooke's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge
Senior Lecturer (Honorary), International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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2010 Gemballa MIG-U1
In the last 27 years, Uwe Gemballa has achieved the best world-wide reputation for refining Porsche cars. Now, the company manager from Leonberg near Stuttgart takes on a new challenge. The automobile manufacturer turns the most potent super sports car from Maranello, the Ferrari Enzo, into the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 – an individually produced edition, limited to only 25 cars.
The core part of the overall makeover is the entirely re-engineered aerodynamics concept by GEMBALLA. Without any exception, the manufacturer produces all components in real carbon in order to combine lowest weight with highest material strength.
Active aerodynamics
Owing to the active aerodynamics conception, the front spoiler lip generates an additional downthrust of up to 35 kilograms at the front axle, according to the individual position. Analogically, the flap on the newly designed rear spoiler generates even up to 85 kilograms more downthrust on the rear wheels. For optimal handling results, the flap lowers, as soon as the car reaches a speed of 120 km/h. In this way, the GEMBALLA-aerodynamics concept adjusts to the outer conditions and always ensures perfect road holding characteristics. All components of the aerodynamics kit attribute to this: starting from the new front skirt with spoiler lip, over the door extensions to the diffuser and rear spoiler.
The air duct system of the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 does not only help bringing the power of the twelve-cylinder car onto the road. At the same time, the engineers from Leonberg (Baden-Württemberg) develop an extensive ventilation- and cooling concept. Here, both the front and the back wheel-houses are supplied with cooling air and this guarantees an optimal use of the high performance braking system. The outlets behind the wheels ensure that the heated air does not pile up. Moreover, the air inlets behind the doors and on the roof supply fresh air into engine compartment behind the passenger cabin. The newly designed air exhaust ducts end in and on top of the rear skirt. Their dimensions also allow the supply of an additional radiator.
The GEMBALLA car body components therefore guarantee the functionality of the new super sports car and provide the car with a unique look at the same time. Following the design of Formula-1 racing cars, the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 has an extended front and an edged rear spoiler. Formerly rounded edges were replaced in order to provide the car with an aggressive look with greedy air inlets and outlets.
Even the rear lights do not remain openly on the back, but are cased and equipped with air ducts. The MIG-U1 grows broader by 80 millimetres at the front- and 100 millimetres at the back axle.
For everyday use, the optional electro-hydraulic height-adjustment (HLS) is extremely innovative and enormously helpful. By pushing a button in the passenger compartment, it is possible to lift the body by 45 millimetres at the front- and rear axle and therefore allows driving over obstacles such as underground car park entrances and traffic ramps. Also by pushing a button or by reaching 80 km/h, the MIG-U1 lowers itself to its original level. Additionally, the multiple adjustable sports suspension which is equipped with ball bearing bushes significantly improves the handling and driving comfort of the MIG-U1.
The forged wheels GEMBALLA GTR RACING forged by our development partner “Advanced Structural Alloys” contribute both to the appearance and the performance of the car. The wheels which are made from a massive light alloy block combined highest stability with an extremely light weight. The elaborate forging process reduces the unsprung masses of one wheel set by 16 kilograms. Therefore, the wheels respond in an even more agile way and precisely follow every steering command even under highest strains. At the front, the 10×19 inch rims hold high-performance wheels in the dimension 265/35, while the back axle transfers the power of the engine through 13×20 inch rims with 335/30 wheels.
The twelve cylinder engine of the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 works with an optimised motor management and an especially adjusted exhaust system. This combination allows a performance output of 700 hp (515 kW). The four-pipe system with pneumatic flap control is added to the sports catalyser. The end-pipes are equipped with the typical GEMBALLA heat shield and share the exit into the rear skirt with the exhaust ducts of the rear wheel houses.
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In the interior, GEMBALLA devises a control centre which perfectly combines functionality and comfort. The especially for the GEMBALLA MIG-U1 designed seats, the custom-made centre console and the sports steering wheel with its leather-ultra suede combination guarantee full control over the car. At the same time, the interior of this super sports car reflects pure luxury. All interior components are lined with leather and ultra suede. The integrated high-end multimedia system offers a seven-inch touch screen, navigation, DVD changer and an iPod connection. The 950-Watt amplifier operates the high frequency ranges in the cockpit front, the 165 millimetre large membrane on the door linings and the subwoofer between the seats. GEMBALLA-logos on the seats, the floor mats and the safety belts perfect the refinement.
With the GEMBALLA MIG-U1, the automobile manufacturer once again proves that its know-how is not only limited to Porsche cars. On the basis of the already exhilarating Ferrari Enzo, the engineers developed a unique car. But even the limited edition with only 25 cars is not exclusive enough for GEMBALLA. Therefore, every single GEMBALLA MIG-U1 is individually adjusted. This ensures that there will not be any identical cars. Therefore, the specialist with its reputation for unique high-end refinement once again meets the requirements for highest individuality.
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