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Random Note – Talking Points — No More Mr White Guy — Anne Coulter
by Jim Ball | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog, Cable Networks, Kavanaugh | 0 comments
Random Note — Talking points
If you’ve ever wondered what the phrase ‘talking points’ means, think of it as being the same as riding instruction for jockeys. We all know that politicians use talking points every day. They’re issued from party central and are designed to keep everyone on message throughout the daily news cycle on one or more particular topics.
But now as you can see from the first 12 or 18 lines below, cable news channels CNN and MSNBC and the Washington Post and New York Times and their pundits, talking heads and commentariet also have their own, unoriginal, talking points or riding instructions issued from god knows where.
That’s the other thing that this Kavanaugh/Ford charade has exposed. It has lifted the curtain on the the new, white racism. Funny thing is that it’s mainly white men and women referring to “white men” or “old white guys”
They’re incandescent with rage and can barely concealing their self loathing. For years they’ve kept it hidden under a cloak of seemingly mainstream respectability but they can no longer keep it bottled up and have at last stepped out of the closet.
Don’t ever expect clear thinking or cool logic from the enraged, unhinged and rabid left, particularly when they’re throwing their toys out of the cot.
And they wonder why they’re floundering and their ratings tanking with Fox News blitzing them all as the Drudge Report from Thursday indicates. No one cares or is interested in anything they have to say.
They know the optics of 11 white men questioning Dr. Ford … will be so harmful and so damaging to the GOP.” — Areva Martin, CNN legal analyst
“They understand that you have all of these white men who would be questioning this woman … the optics of it would look terrible.” — Gloria Borger, CNN chief political analyst
“Women across this nation should be outraged at what these white men senators are doing to this woman.” — Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif.
“There has been some discussion of the GOP senators who happened to all be … white men.” — Jim Sciutto, CNN correspondent
“What troubles me is now there are … they’re all white men.” — Jennifer Granholm, former governor of Michigan, on CNN
”You’re seeing on display a metaphor for what this party is, which is basically ignorant white men.” — “Morning Joe” contributor Donny Deutsch
“All these white men … stumbling all over themselves asking her, you know, aggressive and obnoxious questions.” — Asha Rangappa, CNN analyst
“What are those — that collection of old white men going to do?” — Cynthia Alksne, MSNBC contributor
“If she testifies in front of the Judiciary Committee, where 11 members are white men …” — Susan Del Percio, Republican political strategist, on MSNBC
“Once again, it will be all white men on the Republican side of the Judiciary Committee.” — CNN anchor Poppy Harlow
“The optics for Republicans are going to be really tricky … You’ve got all white men on the Republican side here …” — Julie Pace, Washington bureau chief for The Associated Press, on CNN
“The Republicans, it happens to be 11 white men still on that side.” — CNN host John Berman
“The Republicans, it is 11 white men, talk to me about how you think the tone inside this hearing on Monday will be perceived?” — Berman, a few minutes later
“On the Republican side, all 11 are white men.” — Berman, again, same show, several minutes later
“What hasn’t changed is the number of white men questioning, certainly, on the Republican side.” — Dana Bash, CNN chief political correspondent
“The Republican side on the Senate Judiciary Committee is all white men …” — Irin Carmon, senior correspondent for New York Magazine, on MSNBC
“Only this crowd of clueless old white guys …” — The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin on Twitter
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Lawmakers from both parties question the closing of Ethan Allen
“Having these kids closer to home … is much more beneficial than being thrown up north,” said Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewauskum). “I do agree this needs to be much closer to home.”
Lawmakers from both parties question the closing of Ethan Allen “Having these kids closer to home … is much more beneficial than being thrown up north,” said Rep. Jesse Kremer (R-Kewauskum). “I do agree this needs to be much closer to home.” Check out this story on jsonline.com: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2017/02/21/lawmakers-both-parties-question-closing-ethan-allen/98203326/
Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:01 p.m. CT Feb. 21, 2017 | Updated 9:13 p.m. CT Feb. 21, 2017
Key lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the state’s 2011 decision to close a juvenile prison in Waukesha County and transfer its inmates to a north woods facility that is now under criminal investigation.(Photo: Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
MADISON - Key lawmakers on Tuesday questioned the state’s 2011 decision to close a juvenile prison in Waukesha County and transfer its inmates to a Northwoods facility that is now under criminal investigation.
Republicans and Democrats on the Assembly Corrections Committee said juvenile inmates should be kept in southeastern Wisconsin because nearly two-thirds of them come from there.
Rep. Joel Kleefisch (R-Oconomowoc) said he was “mystified” by the decision to close Ethan Allen School in Wales and move its inmates to Lincoln Hills School for Boys north of Wausau.
RELATED:Wisconsin gives cash to Lincoln Hills guards fired for excessive force
OPINION: Stop sending our kids to Lincoln Hills
At Tuesday’s committee hearing, Kleefisch told Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher he was troubled by the practice at Lincoln Hills of putting teen inmates in solitary confinement, sometimes for weeks, when they act up.
“I want to tell you today, hearing a child could be in restrictive housing or on their own for up to a week or two weeks gives me grave concerns,” Kleefisch said. “I have extreme concern in what is supposed to be a rehabilitating situation, a student or child being restrained by themselves for that long. I’m wondering to what end we can end that dynamic.”
About 17% of the facility’s inmates are held in restrictive housing at any given time, Litscher said. That would be the equivalent of 27 inmates, based on Lincoln Hills’ overall population of 157 as of Friday
In addition, 22 inmates as of Friday were held at Copper Lake School for Girls, which is located on the same grounds.
The prison complex has been the subject of a criminal investigation for more than two years that centers on child abuse and neglect. The FBI has led the probe for the last year but has declined to say how much longer it might take.
In addition, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the Juvenile Law Center filed a class-action lawsuit last month to try to curb the use of solitary confinement and pepper spray.
A review of Lincoln Hills by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel over the past year found prison officials trained staff improperly, failed to preserve video evidence, didn't document serious incidents and often shirked their duty to report matters to parents, police and social service agencies. The problems emerged soon after Ethan Allen School was closed and the inmates were moved to Lincoln Hills, the newspaper found.
Litscher told the committee the problems at Lincoln Hills have been fixed in the year since he took over as secretary.
“I’m here to say to you first and foremost, Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake is a safe, secure place for the youth we are serving there,” Litscher told the committee. “There is no question in my mind that it is safe and secure.”
Lincoln Hills guards are now given more thorough training and are using it to more frequently de-escalate situations by talking to inmates, he said. More cameras have been installed around the prison complex and workers have been equipped with body cameras.
More psychological services are now offered and nurses — not guards — are now responsible for distributing medication.
Tuesday’s hearing was the latest sign that Republicans who control the Legislature are beginning to speak out about Lincoln Hills after largely remaining silent. Two weeks ago, Sen. Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) expressed frustration that lawmakers couldn’t get details on how long the criminal investigation would take, making it hard to know how to respond to problems at Lincoln Hills.
Democrats have long been critical of Lincoln Hills, with some of them arguing the state should hold inmates in regional facilities so they are closer to their families.
“I think we should close Lincoln Hills,” Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) said. “I don’t think it works.”
Republicans at the hearing did not go that far, but raised their share of criticisms.
“When something is in the middle of northern Wisconsin, it is more difficult to keep an eye on it for those who do the legislating in Madison and the (public) who live in southern Wisconsin,” Kleefisch said.
But re-opening Ethan Allen School is not a ready option. Mold is so bad in some of the living units that they could not be inhabited, Litscher said.
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Jeffco Public Schools » Academics » Student Records & Transcripts » Annual Notification of Privacy Practices
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable law, parents/ guardians and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) are afforded certain rights with respect to the student’s education records.
Parents/guardians or eligible students may submit a Request to Review Education Records form, which is located on the Jeffco Public Schools website, to the Student Records Center that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect.
Parents/guardians or eligible students may submit a Request to Amend Education Records form, which is located on the Jeffco Public Schools website, to the Student Records Center that clearly identifies the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it should be changed.
Parents/guardians or eligible students may submit a directory information opt-out designation as communicated on the Jeffco Connect parent portal.
Parents/guardians or eligible students may opt out of having student personally identifiable information (PII) disclosed to military recruiters as communicated on the Jeffco Connect parent portal.
Parents/guardians or eligible students have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Jeffco Public Schools to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the office that administers FERPA is:
Family Policy Compliance Office
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Washington, DC 20202 Additional Notifications can be found in the JPS Student and Family Handbook
District Policy Regarding Student Records/Release of Information on Students, JRA/JRC
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Organizing the world’s information and making it accessible through search
Founders: Larry Page and Sergey Brin
In 1999, Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, introduced Kleiner Perkins to two young Stanford graduates, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In their time at Stanford’s Engineering School, Brin and Page developed a compelling new search algorithm called PageRank. They launched it from their dorm room. Demand for its superior search results soon brought Stanford’s network to its knees. So they were banished, tossed out and off the network. They needed capital and scale—and fast.
Larry and Sergey brought a 17-page presentation to us — just two pages had numbers. (They added three cartoons just to flesh out the deck.) Though they’d made a small deal with The Washington Post, Google had yet to unlock the value of keyword-targeted ads. As the eighteenth search engine, they were late to the party. There was no business model, no team, but an audacious ambition and compelling founders. When John Doerr asked how big Google would be, they responded, “$10 billion.” John thought they meant market cap, but they confidently asserted $10 billion in annual revenue! We invested with the biggest check in our history.
The founders faced several challenges that we helped address. Larry and Sergey weren’t big on traditional management and not sure about recruiting a CEO. So John introduced Larry and Sergey to some of the most respected tech founders for advice—Scott Cook, Bill Gates, Andy Grove and Steve Jobs. Larry and Sergey drove an executive search process that led to Eric Schmidt, an experienced tech executive John knew from Sun Microsystems.
We helped Larry, Sergey and Eric build their team with Wayne Rosing, VP Engineering, and Jonathan Rosenberg, SVP of Product. John also introduced resources to help Google deal with its rapid growth, such as OKRs for establishing priorities and stretch goals, and the legendary executive coach, Bill Campbell, to develop the team’s leadership skills.
Our investment in Google was one of the firm’s most significant—and not just for its impressive returns. Google has transformed lives everywhere by organizing all the world’s information. John Doerr remains actively involved with the company as a board director of Alphabet Inc.
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Cthulhu Britannica: London - Call of Cthulhu RPG boxed set
A deluxe boxed setting for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, putting 1920s London at your tentacle-tips!
Dominic McDowall - Cubicle 7
Project We Love Oxford, UK Tabletop Games
pledged of £15,000 goal
The Cthulhu Britannica: London deluxe boxed set Kickstarter has been a great success!
Thank you to all our fantastic backers – this has been a wonderful first Kickstarter for Cubicle 7. We are humbled and delighted by your support and enthusiasm.
If you missed the campaign, you can find out more about Cthulhu Britannica: London, Cubicle 7 and all our other games at www.cubicle7.co.uk
I say! Devilishly good to see you! If you're new to town, you might want to look below for the full account, but I'm here to give you the insider's run-down on what's what.
If you're a whizz with the new-fangled calculating machines, or on the run from the law and need to travel light, you might want to consider backing at the SPIFFING level! Literally nothing physical is included, but you get all the 'PDFs' - a wizard wheeze!
If you're a straightforward type who just wants the latest thing and no fuss, go for TOP SHOW - it gives you one copy of the London Boxed set, and a full set of those miraculous PDF things. If there's any of the additional bits and bobs that catch your eye, you can add those on by upping your pledge by the amount shown in the 'add-ons' section below.
However, if you're a discerning connoisseur who wants all the mod cons, the PEARLY KING is the level for you - you'll get the lot, the London Boxed Set plus a physical copy of the Campaign Book, the Postcard Boxed Set, The Cards from the Smoke, the World War Cthulhu cross-over book, Investigator Sheets, Neve Selcibuc's journal and anything else unlocked as part of the stretch goals! Oh, and the 'PDFs' too. Consider my flabber well and truly gasted!
We want to make the ultimate boxed setting for 1920s London for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. Beautiful artwork to inspire you, gorgeous maps to lose yourself in, evocative tomes on the city and its Mythos secrets to terrify, enthral, and immerse you in the glamour and smog of the capital of the Empire.
This is a project that has been years in the making, and has attracted a huge amount of support from the community, with the biggest stumbling point is that smaller-volume print runs of boxed sets just don’t work financially. Kickstarter gives us the chance to overcome that hurdle and bring you the ultimate 1920s Cthulhu London setting.
As well as the fantastic boxed set, you can also get original content from a dazzling array of gaming luminaries. First up is a series of postcards you can use as inspiration or in-game handouts, with the initial postcard written by none other than Sandy Petersen. Sandy designed the Call of Cthulhu RPG, numerous other games and adventures, and most recently the Cthulhu Wars boardgame.
You can also get involved in the investigations of Neve Selcibuc, freshly returned from a troubling experience in Scotland, as she is drawn into the nefarious plots afoot in London. For more details, take a look below.
London churns with the industry of man, constantly building and rebuilding, expanding outwards while dismantling and reforming its core. Underneath the powerhouse of the City lie millennia of history, from the celebrated and well-documented paths of Roman Londinium to darker antediluvian secrets veiled from modern eyes.
London sits atop its history: an ancient swampland that was itself once an even-more-ancient sea-bed. Who knows what secrets lie buried? London is the beating heart of a global empire, drawing and pumping the blood of materials and labour from its colonial holdings, to further the ends of its aristocratic and mercantile elites. Within walking distance of each other is fantastic wealth and abject poverty. Glittering high society and the slums of the East End. Constant activity and pursuit of wealth make for a churning maelstrom of humanity – plenty of chaos for those of a strong will to exploit or to act as cover for those whose goals are yet more sinister.
Cthulhu Britannica: London gives you everything you need to take your investigators into the smog-shrouded streets… and beyond.
We’re pulling out all the stops on this one, and as the Kickstarter grows, so will the boxed set. The deluxe Cthulhu Britannica boxed set gives you:
Book 1 – Guide to London
The essential guide to London in the 1920s, with a focus on what it’s like to be in the city and useful information for Keepers and investigators.
This book includes: A History of London • Fortean Events and Unusual Occurrences In London • Arriving in England & London • Getting around London • The People of London • Shopping in London • Technology, Communication and the News • Entertainment in London • Law and Order • The London Guide
Book 2 – Keeper’s Book
Journey into the squamous depths of the city and uncover: Mythos London • A Keeper’s Guide to London • London and the Mythos • Notable Historical Figures • The ‘Rogues Gallery’ of NPCs • Notable Occult and Mythos Locations • Mythos Plots
Book 3 – Scenario Book
Ready-to-play scenarios taking investigators into the Smoke.
From clues and evidence to tickets and leaflets, these handouts will enrich your gaming experiences in Cthulhu London.
Gorgeous full-colour maps, including period reproductions, will bring 1920s London to life, as well as being informative guides to the layout of the city.
As we pass certain funding goals, we will be able to expand the scope of the boxed set – see the table below!
Struggling with the matrix or bullet pointed text? Click the images below to see what rewards each pledge level offers in visual format:
UNLOCKED – Boxed Set Upgrade!
UNLOCKED – Campaign Book! This is a really exciting one! The Campaign Book is an add-on, a companion to the boxed set taking investigators through a horrifying campaign set in London. The book starts off with three scenarios, and will grow when subsequent stretch goals are met. The PDF of the book is included with every stretch goal, a physical copy is included in the Pearly King in Yellow, Immortalised Pearly King in Yellow and At Your Service levels, and is also available separately as an add-on. The campaign is currently 6 scenarios long, and the authors include Mike Mason, Scott Dorward and Graham McNeill.
UNLOCKED – Postcard Boxed Set! – Find out more: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461807648/cthulhu-britannica-london-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-boxe/posts/677716
UNLOCKED - Cards from the Smoke - Find out more:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/461807648/cthulhu-britannica-london-call-of-cthulhu-rpg-boxe/posts/683785
UNLOCKED - Cthulhu Britannica: London – World War Cthulhu
UNLOCKED - Neve Selcibuc’s journal
UNLOCKED - Cthulhu Britannica Call of Cthulhu Investigator Sheets
We'll be adding more extras as the campaign gets underway - check back to see what we've got to offer!
To add an add-on to your reward, please add the amount of money for the item plus shipping to your pledge level - we'll ask which add-ons you paid for after the Kickstarter ends.
Shipping for add-ons
If you are pledged at the TOP SHOW, IMMORTALISED or SPIFFING levels, you need to add a shipping amount to your pledge total, as shown in the table above.
If you are pledged at the PEARLY KING levels, ME AND MY GHOUL level or AT YOUR SERVICE level, you don't need to add any further shipping to your pledge level beyond the amount indicated in the pledge level, unless you want to receive the already-published Cthulhu Britannica books or World War Cthulhu Core Rulebook as soon as the Kickstarter payments are processed (delivery in January), rather than in August with the rest of your rewards, in which case add the amount indicated in the shipping table above.
These already-published books are not included in the PEARLY KING levels, so you'll need to add those on to your pledge if you want them (see details below).
Add-ons Unlocked
Campaign Book – £25 ($40)
Postcard Boxed Set – £25 ($40) – KS EXCLUSIVE
Cards of the Smoke – £20 ($32)
Cthulhu Britannica: London – World War Cthulhu - £25 ($40)
Neve Selcibuc’s journal – £20 ($32)
Cthulhu Britannica Call of Cthulhu Investigator Sheets – £10 ($16)
Campbell Thompson's Journal - £20 ($32)
Existing Cthulhu Britannica and World War Cthulhu books (not included in the Pearly King in Yellow pledge levels)
Cthulhu Britannica - print + PDF - £16 ($25.60)
A collection of horror scenarios for the Call of Cthulhu role playing game featuring five tales of horror and the weird, set within the green and pleasant land of England. Each scenario focuses upon a different time period, from the streets of Victorian London to the far future when End is almost nigh.
Find out more at http://shop.cubicle7store.com/epages/es113347.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es113347_shop/Products/CB7350
Cthulhu Britannica: Folklore - £13.50 ($21.60)
Cthulhu Britannica: Folklore presents a uniquely British vision of Lovecraftian horror where fairies, witches, and folk traditions intertwine with the dreadful, eldritch powers and otherworldly terrors of the Cthulhu Mythos. Find out more at http://shop.cubicle7store.com/epages/es113347.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es113347_shop/Products/CB7351
Cthulhu Britannica: Avalon - £13.50 ($21.60)
Avalon – the Somerset Sourcebook for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu details the mysterious West Country of 1920’s England, containing: a history of Somerset; a detailed and mystery-filled gazetteer; extensive notes on local legends and folklore; new books of lore and local personalities; and four complete adventures.
Find out more at: http://shop.cubicle7store.com/epages/es113347.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es113347_shop/Products/CB7352
Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows Over Scotland - £22 ($35.20)
Shadows over Scotland is a massive hardback sourcebook for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game covering Scotland in the 1920s. The book contains both a region guide and six scenarios.
All Four published Cthulhu Britannica Books - £60 ($96)
All Four published Cthulhu Britannica Books PDF only - £35 ($56)
World War Cthulhu
The forces of fascism have overwhelmed Europe. Britain fights on desperately, and every man and woman must do what is necessary to avoid defeat.
In forgotten corners, darkness stirs. The cycles of the ancient god-things are measured in millennia, but those who serve them plot to take advantage of the chaos of conflict to advance their own schemes.
For an unlucky few, the war collides with evils out of time, and they see and learn things that humanity is ill-prepared to encounter. The truly unlucky survive, and come to the attention of a certain spymaster, code letter N, who has plans for them.
Pressed into the British Secret Intelligence Service, they are thrown into a desperate two-front war against the Axis forces and the insidious menace of the Cthulhu Mythos.
World War Cthulhu: The Darkest Hour is a World War 2 setting book for Call of Cthulhu from the multi-award-winning team of Dominic McDowall, Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, Jason Durall, Stuart Boon, Martin Dougherty & Ken Spencer (writers) and Jon Hodgson, Paul Bourne, Scott Neil, Scott Purdy & Steffon Worthington (artists).
You'll need a copy of the Call of Cthulhu rules to make full use of this setting.
224 pages - Hardcover - b&w interior art
World War Cthulhu: The Darkest Hour print+PDF - £22 ($35.50)
World War Cthulhu: The Darkest Hour PDF only - £12 ($19.20)
Find out more at: http://shop.cubicle7store.com/epages/es113347.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es113347_shop/Products/CB71939
During the Kickstarter, you are invited to help guide Neve Selcibuc as she becomes embroiled in the Mythos threats of London. We’ll be releasing postcards from Neve telling you what she’s uncovered – you can vote by e-mail on what she should do next! Keep an eye on our website and the Kickstarter to follow her investigation!
Postcard 1:
We've got experience of producing boxed games, so we have the skills and knowledge we need to deliver this product. If we mess anything up, we'll get it redone - we'll get a physical copy of the product before it leaves the factory.
Delays are always a possibility, and one that Cubicle 7 has encountered before. We've been operating for over 7 years, and have encountered many delay-causing circumstances (as our oldest friends will testify) - this experience means that we know how to avoid a lot of them. We'll manage delays by communicating with backers about any potential problems as soon as they become apparent.
Over half of the writing is complete, with the rest underway. We're confident that we can finish the product in the time allotted.
We have goods-in-transit insurance, so we should be covered in case the container ship suffers a tentacle-related mishap.
MUCH OBLIGED! (approx $40) – Retailer level – you’ll get the first option to buy retailer copies of Cthulhu Britannica: London, a PDF of the boxed set for promotion (and some other physical promo goodies), your name in one of the books in the boxed set, and £25/$40 credit against your order. Please contact me for more information.
SPIFFING! (approx $48) – PDF of Cthulhu Britannica: London, PDF of postcard stretch goals and PDF Campaign book (when unlocked) and your name in one of the books in the boxed set!
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For this reason, you can’t help but get a taste of the country’s complexity in every single dish. Here a noodle soup is never just a noodle soup, with every city having its own unique role to play in the country’s history. And thus, its flavours.
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Hanoi might be Vietnam’s capital and home to some of the country’s most fascinating historical sights (here’s looking at you Ho Chi Minh Museum) however there’s no better way to understand Hanoian history than sinking your teeth into the local cuisine. Here you’ll find an almost overwhelming mix of must-try dishes in the back streets of the Old Quarter, such as the classic Pho Noodles, Xoi (sticky rice with toppings), Banh Mi sandwiches (a Vietnamese take on a traditional French baguette) and the famous Bun Cha (grilled pork and noodles).
Many of the best eateries are found just off the street using only your wits and their strong reputations but a safe bet is to jump into a cab and ask to be taken to Pho Gia Truyen on Bat Dan Road in the Old Quarter. Or you can just look for the long queue of locals lining up for a bowl of their steaming hot Pho Bo.
Hoi An is a city of inviting shophouse-lined streets and quaint fishing town charm. It can be awash with tourist buses during the days but at night the city quietens and glows by lantern light making it, arguably, one of the most romantic street-food cities around.
Like Hue, Hoi An is a foodie Mecca, but the street food speciality is Bahn Mi. Here the locals like their baguettes generously slathered in pâté, mayonnaise and mortadella like everybody else but you’ll find extra slices of tomato and a thicker sandwich (the more toppings the better).
Much like Sydney and Melbourne, there’s a playful rivalry between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Both are bustling economic centres of the country and when it comes to cuisine there are countless foot stalls and carts around every corner serving up freshly pressed cane juice or Banh Trang Tron (rice paper salad) but when it comes to Pho, Ho Chi Minh does not mess around. Southern Vietnam likes to put its own stamp on this famous soup by using thinner noodles, extra meats and more lime, basil, coriander and chilli than in the North. Who makes it best? That parts up to you but to help make up your mind we recommend stopping by Pho Hua at 260 Pasteur Street for one of the largest soup bowls in town.
The former Dynastic capital of Vietnam is now the centre of recipes inspired straight from the kitchens of the Imperial City. The specialised dishes rushed into the streets following the French colonial period, where they’ve since evolved into a tantalising blend of beautifully presented palette pleasures, such as Bun Ho Bue (Hue-style beef vermicelli noodle soup) and Nem Lui (lemongrass skewers). Hue has since become the epicentre of Vietnamese fine dining and those looking to eat like an emperor would do well to book a table in advance at Ancient Hue, an ornate restaurant situated in a wooden house from the 1800s.
Situated between Hue and Hoi An and serving as Vietnam’s largest port, it makes sense that Da Nang would have a foodie culture that feels as interconnected as the city itself. It’s partly why the city has forged a bit of a reputation for pushing the foodie envelope, erring away from the traditional Pho for the Mi Quang (wide rice noodles, served over a beef broth and resembling something close to a tagliatelle) as the local breakfast favourite. Those looking to get a taste of the very best of Da Nang’s cuisine should book a table at Nén Restaurant, which serves elevated traditional dishes handmade from scratch, from the fish sauce all the way to growing the herbs in their rooftop garden.
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In a letter to St John's residents, Sandy said: "It has been an honour and pleasure to serve as county councillor for St John's for the past twenty years. Now that I am your Member of Parliament, it is right that I should step down as your councillor."
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The High Tech Inventors Alliance: The newest institution of the efficient infringer lobby in D.C.
In a recent interview with IPWatchdog, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) explained that every day Congress is in session there are lobbyists on Capitol Hill seeking to weaken the patent system. Massie’s words were both accurate and prophetic. On Monday, July 10th, eight tech companies owning a collective 115,000 patents announced the establishment of the High Tech Inventors Alliance (HTIA), an organization they claim is “dedicated to supporting balanced patent policy.” According to coverage by Congressional blog TheHill, the formation of the HTIA is intended to further debate on Capitol Hill over patent reform.
The members of the alliance are your typical “Who’s Who” of the efficient infringer lobby. This would include Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), a company that lobbied for H.R.9, the Innovation Act, eight times during the 114th Congress (2015-16) according to data published online by OpenSecrets.org. Most of those actions were focused on copyright and music licensing issues, but at least one lobbying report includes patent litigation reform as an issue which Amazon lobbied. Amazon’s lobby efforts on that bill are tied for the second-most actions it had taken on any bill that year. Amazon’s work on the Innovation Act pales in comparison, however, to Intel’s efforts. Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) filed 22 lobbying reports on the Innovation Act in 2016 and 20 the year before. That makes it the second-most active single lobbying entity on the Innovation Act behind the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). At least one of Intel’s lobbying reports from 2016 notes lobbying on issues related to patent trolls for H.R.9. Third-place among entities lobbying for the Innovation Act is Dell, another member of the HTIA. Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL), the parent company of fellow HTIA member Google, filed 17 lobbying reports related to the Innovation Act in 2016 and another 15 in 2015. Multiple Google lobbying reports mention patent trolls. Every member of the HTIA, including Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) all lobbied on issues related to the Innovation Act.
It would be far too generous to say that all of these companies making up the HTIA are truly interested in promoting balanced patent reform that achieves successful results for every player in the U.S. patent system, especially the smaller entities who keep getting squeezed by Congressional misaction, executive branch mismanagement and a judicially-myopic U.S. Supreme Court. The press release announcing the HTIA notes that, collectively, its members invested $62.9 billion on research and development in 2016 and they employ 447,000 people in the United States. But they’re promoting legislation which only tips the scales further away from patent owners and to entrenched interests who would be able to rely on mandatory fee-shifting and involuntary joinder statutes, among other things, as further risks to capital investment in smaller players, further discouraging legitimate patent infringement suits from reaching district court.
The only members of the HTIA who lobbied on S.632, the STRONG Patents Act, were Amazon, Dell and Intel. One of the lobbying reports filed on behalf of Amazon notes that Amazon lobbied the STRONG Patents Act to raise the issue of the Federal Trade Commission’s recent report on patent assertion entities (PAEs). It is very telling that all members of the HTIA lobbied on a patent reform bill that would disproportionately hurt smaller entities while only a fraction of them interacted with a different bill which would have strengthened patent rights while increasing the crackdown on abusive demand letters. It’s even more telling that Amazon lobbied the STRONG Patents Act to raise issues related to the FTC’s PAE study, a study with questionable methodology reaching overbroad policy conclusions.
We can probably expect more of the same anti-patent “patent troll” rhetoric from the HTIA given that its members have so fervently worked on behalf of the efficient infringer lobby in recent years. There are already blog posts online touting the group’s nascent efforts in the fight against patent trolls.
“When the patent system does not function well, it undermines rather than supports innovation, to the detriment of all Americans – inventors, employees, investors in productive businesses and ultimately, consumers,” said John Thorne, the HTIA’s general counsel and spokesperson. Thorne couldn’t be more right: a poorly functioning U.S. patent system, currently ranked 10th by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in its most recent IP index, harms the ability of innovators to protect their intellectual property and results in venture capital flowing into other markets like China.
It has to be discouraging, if not outright infuriating, to most patent owners that any sensible discussion on the U.S. patent system in D.C. has been relegated to the basement of the U.S. Capitol. Especially when the halls of the House of Representatives echo with the false narrative of “patent trolls”, a false narrative being reinforced by blatantly anti-patent and uneducated viewpoints being paraded by poor panel witnesses. Anyone who cares about the state of justice in the U.S. patent system ought to closely scrutinize the activities of the HTIA when it lobbies on behalf of patent reform on Capitol Hill.
Steve Brachmann is a freelance journalist located in Buffalo, New York. He has worked professionally as a freelancer for more than a decade. He writes about technology and innovation. His work has been published by The Buffalo News, The Hamburg Sun, USAToday.com, Chron.com, Motley Fool and OpenLettersMonthly.com. Steve also provides website copy and documents for various business clients and is available for research projects and freelance work.
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Anon July 16, 2017 9:50 am
A nice – but necessarily incomplete listing Steve.
One of the huge complaints in the Google-Lee era concerned a larger number of undocumented trips by Google with Lee, for which no meeting minutes or agendas were ever published. I believe that none of such meetings are counted in your “lobbying reports.”
A single aspect from those huge complaints, if I recall correctly, was the unveiling of a computerized “Tr011” list by the US Patent Office with the software efforts already substantially completed – prior to the announcement, and with ZERO public interactions prior to the announcement – completed BY Google.
The fox had already been appointed gatekeeper of the chicken coop.
GIVEN that the USPTO (SAWS anyone?) has an abysmal record on transparency, there is but one conclusion to be had from the record number of undocumented trips by Google with Lee.
Sadly (as can be seen with the otherwise somewhat amusing exchanges between Tesia and I), there are people out there who do NOT understand politics and the rhetoric and propaganda games going on.
And I will take this opportunity to once again thank the likes of Ron Katznelson who stepped up and challenged that very same political rhetoric and propaganda when he demanded that the White House “Tr011” paper be cleansed of its improper political gamesmanship. While the final result’s of Ron’s efforts have not (yet?) appeared to have the desired effect of the White House admitting to its game-playing, those who may understand (or desire to more fully understand) the politics have a ready explication of the propaganda that the “Tr011” narrative really is.
Ternary July 16, 2017 10:53 am
Steve: good job to alert us about this further attack on our ex-golden patent system.
Reading HTIA’s Website is like reading sections of the novel 1984:
“Without correction, enhanced damages law will undermine a critical objective of the patent system–to encourage the dissemination and sharing of information through publication of a patent’s technical disclosure as a means of supporting innovation. Patents cannot fulfill that purpose if the public avoids reading them for fear of being charged with willful infringement and liability for trebled damages.“
For those who agree with HTIA. The purpose of the technical disclosure of a patent or patent application is to allow a reader to be informed of the invention and try to circumvent infringement of the claimed invention by: a) not using it; b) inventing something new that does not apply the invention (which is the true impulse to innovation) or c) taking a license if you are not smart enough to come up with something new. A patent is not like an article in the trade press or a scientific journal.
And HTIA really means business:
“Enhanced damages for willful infringement should be awarded in only the most egregious circumstances involving “a wanton and malicious pirate.” And because insufficiently supported allegations of willfulness can be distracting and prejudicial in litigation and at trial, courts should dismiss them at the pleadings stage or prevent the jury from hearing them.”
This is how I see it: If a company receives a letter from an inventor or patent owner that offers for licensing a patent, then the standard for willful infringement is met if that company does not perform a serious analysis and is later determined to have infringed the claimed invention. It is and should be liable for willful infringement, because infringement at that stage is no longer accidental or inadvertent.
To prevent a jury from hearing arguments on willful infringement is a direct attack on the basic value of the patent system and an overt attempt to further clear the way for “efficient infringement” by the HTIA members.
Anon July 16, 2017 12:27 pm
Ternary,
I would go your view one step further:
Deem a published patent as de facto evidence of willful infringement.
The purpose of publication is so that the publications are read. MAKE IT A NECESSITY to read the publications, under pains of willful infringement – the very opposite of what the efficient infringers want with their “only under the most egregious situations” which would have the opposite effect of promoting a deliberate “I did not read the patent” mindset that exists today.***
*** I have actually had internal counsel of large clients tell me that they enforce a policy that that their workers may not read published patents.
Tesia Thomas July 16, 2017 1:26 pm
Anon & Ternary:
So if I send competitors a letter with my patent and offer it for license then if they don’t read it and later infringe, that constitutes willful infringement?
Or, is it only if they read the patent and later infringe?
How do we know that they’ve read it or not?
Just asking questions. Not asserting anything, Anon. lol
Ternary July 16, 2017 4:14 pm
Tesia,
When I send the letter to a company, I have notified them of the existence of my patent. As you imply, I cannot be sure if they read it or not. But they should. As Anon points out: to read disclosures is the purpose of this whole exercise. I should not even have to send a letter as all the disclosures are released on-line on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sending a letter is a courtesy that may help inventors later in court as some HTIA members know well from experience and to their own detriment.
Making breakthrough inventions is not a privilege reserved for large tech companies, even though they pretend it is. (billions of R&D dollars, ten-thousand researchers, thousands of patents, millions of donations to political parties, hundreds of lobbyists, IPRs, PTAB, the “troll problem”, “the Eastern Texas District problem”, “Alice” and no more 1-year grace period and still there are these pesty, annoying independent inventors and small companies getting patents and sending letters).
The price to pay for patent infringement can be very steep, as Blackberry can tell you. HTIA members clearly want to further limit their risks here and make the patent system the Sport of Kings (borrowed this from Gene) as in Europe.
Thank you for the explanation.
I know groundbreaking inventions is not due to large tech companies.
Every month there are new articles about my competitors iterations.
The change the shape of zipper teeth or add a flap or add a protrusion to a coil.
If they go after me for my groundbreaking tech then it’s plain jealousy.
And that’s what this whole thing boils down to. Jealousy.
Wanting what they don’t have.
Tesia, I have my own theory on this. And that is that patents of small companies and independent inventors are considered to be an annoyance, a true pain in the neck by large companies. Large companies don’t have the ability to perform all possible inventions, but they believe to have the ability to do all needed inventions eventually, when they get to it. They see other patents largely as an unwelcome interference with their business. Inventions are internally considered as largely being an engineering event: planned for and requiring known engineering skills and of course guidance by management.
Inventions from outside are an aberration or distortion of their own business plan in urgent need of being squashed. The best way to address that is to become nimble and fast reacting, but for large organizations that is almost impossible. I am pretty sure that a well established ATT would never have bought the Pupin patent. Their inventor Campbell had a much better grasp of the technology and was in command of a reduction to practice. But clever Pupin was quicker.
You and I can probably develop an invention from idea into patent application in a short time, sometimes within months rather than years. Facing thousands inventors who do this independently or at small nimble companies, there is just no way a large organization such as a company can cover all their bases. It is just impossible. Especially in light of well-educated outside inventors with excellent development tools.
The solution is simple: heighten the barrier of getting a valid, valuable patent that can be asserted successfully. (the Sport of Kings aspect). This allows a large company to develop technology on its own terms or use what is available without too much concern of having to pay (much) for infringement. For most large companies obtaining patents is noise in cost and efforts and are seldom money makers (with some notable exceptions). Money is made from selling products or services hopefully uncurbed by constraints such as patents. And that is what I believe organizations such as HTIA are for. To create barriers for unpredictable small inventors to get and assert patents, especially when incorporated into law. From a company’s perspective that is a rational way to spend money.
I think you’re completely correct that we’re annoying to the big players.
One of the most commonly used arguments (insults) by Department of Defense and its contractors are that,
“This inventor doesn’t have degrees or experience in this field. We have spent billions on R&D and our guys have PhDs. So, if we couldn’t do it [with all the time and money] then this nobody couldn’t do it!”
If you ask any inventor who’s been to court against the government, you’ll see that the government used that argument somewhere. They say this and swear that the inventor’s tech doesn’t work.
I did have to develop my idea to a patent app in a very short time (months) because as soon as I submitted to SBIR A16-062, DoD was looking to take it without giving me any money.
They asked for the tech and didn’t fund the grant proposal.
I would go even further as to speculate on the origin of this animosity toward us as being the haughtiness that comes from the well-educated and the people in big, cushy corporate jobs.
They think they’re better than us and can’t stand when we ‘outdo’ them, especially with limited resources.
It all boils down to credentialism, jealousy, ageism…
Independent inventors are independent. This is nearly an attack on the type of people that flock to big companies.
Just look at Jeff Bezos. He literally had to have a phoenix rebirth after imagining what he’d feel like on his death bed, transform to having a new perspective, and finally quit his cushy job to become a starving startup founder.
Side notes:
You know when I soft-launched (put up a website) last year what my largest competitors did?
I soft-launched as public disclosure on July 1, 2016.
August 4, 2016…one month later…
VP of IDEAL Fastener Corp. contacted me. 2nd largest zip manufacturer in USA.
http://www.zipintothefuture.com/an-ideal-partnership/
September 4, 2016…two months later…
YKK, largest zip manufacturer in world, created an “Idea Submission” page: http://www.zipintothefuture.com/submit-an-idea/
Yeah. They both wanted my patent before it published.
They’re not nimble. They are out-innovated even with their resources. And, they have no recourse but to swindle you out of your IP voluntarily (idea submissions) or involuntarily (PTAB)
People like you and me will always exist so, yes, they’re putting up defenses to small players getting legal protections.
The law is supposed to be the one area where every person is equal no matter what resources they have.
These companies know that if they can take that away then they can have it all.
They’re not accepting of their own demise even if it’s better for the rest of the world.
They’d rather kill off innovation and stunt technological development than lose market share and money.
It’s completely selfish and greedy.
Everything has a term.
In many cases companies are probably right to be annoyed. Not all inventions are good or brilliant or even usable.
And companies are not always out-innovated. I have done much patent work for large companies and they do outstanding and impressive inventions. But the numbers and the chances of an outsider doing a good invention are just against them. And with that the chance that an inventor will get a patent that will be asserted against them is not negligible. But that is the system and that is the way that new companies will be created. So live with it, I would tell existing companies and HTIA. You still have a tremendous advantage over independent inventors and start-ups.
However, do not destroy the patent system for relatively minor benefits (mainly noise in your operations). This is one High Tech Inventor Alliance (HTIA) that I as a high tech inventor am against. In fact HTIA’s interest are opposite to and damaging to my interests as an independent high tech inventor.
Eric Berend July 17, 2017 6:19 am
These mendacious paladins of IP theft are seeking to establish a ‘deep freeze’ on technological innovation similar to that which dominated the automobile industry for many decades.
WTH??!! …was everyone’s brains turned off for 70 years, that an eight-cylinder ICE couldn’t possibly be made to improve by even a mere 3-4 MPG?? Then, when hybrid drive vehicles appear, produced by NON-U.S. auto makers, of course – ‘SUDDENLY’, the ‘Big 3’ each have models that can achieve some 30+ MPG! Astonishing! What brilliance!!
The same “brilliance”, that delayed, suppressed the marketing of, and eventually wasted ISDN; by the Bell operating companies which had this remote digital networking technology tested and ready some ten years before the Internet. A ‘brilliance’ driving the gluttonous demands for further destruction of the U.S. patent system.
Tesia Thomas July 17, 2017 10:16 am
@Ternary,
I never said they were *always* out innovated. I just meant they are, whether sometimes or often, they are out innovated.
The patent system was meant to foster competition for the benefit of society.
@Eric Berend,
Yeah HTIA sounds like collusion to me.
It’s interesting how Apple, Google, Cisco, etc can gang up on the small inventor but hardly IPR each other.
Aren’t they all making software? If they’re all infringing the same small player enough to PTAB gang up on the person then I’d say there’s enough overlap for them to infringe each other.
Why aren’t they taking each other to PTAB?
angry dude July 18, 2017 10:18 am
What is really disgusting is that those big monster tech corps sue each other all the time for patent infringement, usually resulting in cross-licensing deals
But when an outside small party (e.g. independent inventor or small startup) sues one of those monsters, they all gang up on that little person/company trying to squash him out of existence by all means, spending colossal sums of money – many times more than it would cost them to buy a patent or the entire startup
This is a lot like drug cartel – any outsider trying to enter their business will be murdered
I have my personal stories to tell about those crooks and they are horrible
shame, shame, shame
@angry dude
Maybe it’s that they’d bankrupt each other.
It’s easier to bankrupt a company with tens of millions (a successful startup) than another Goliath with many billions.
Goliath v. Goliath…ehhh nah. They could damage each other so much that they’d shrink and that’s not what they’d want.
Imagine how long billionaires could drag out a lawsuit. Forever (nearly)
Eric Berend@10
As far as I remember, 56K modem (not ISDN) became de-facto standard in late 90s, and it was invented and patented by independent inventor who was beating the sh1t out of those willful patent infringers in courts for a while…
Then corporate those crooks regrouped and changed patent system to what it is today (with full assistance from congress and scotus critters and obama folks)
The final straw I believe was NTP vs RIM
Ebay followed shortly, using non-technical ecommerce patent to thoroughly screw tech inventors (and the rest of inventors as a collateral damage – water balloons and zippers included)
Yeah and I realize my most probable fate. But, I’m a fighter. I’m at least going to make sure it is known YKK, IDEAL, etc did NOT invent the new, improved zipper tech!
They can take the tech, obliterate the patents but I’m just trying to make sure I get the credit.
Prior art is forever.
I think all software inventors should implement, use, and publish their patented concepts. Then, name that tech something.
And, then archive all of it.
The software overlords might crush you but at least you might be able to introduce your tech as your creation.
Like “bubble sort.” Name your software your name + whatever it is. It might get around before Google kills you in PTAB.
The purpose is to eventually weaken public perception about them.
You have the tech first before the IP publishes. You have 18 months to get that around. Even better if you can get reporters to write about you.
It all becomes a reference.
When they attack you, you can just say, “Jealous losers pfft. They hate they couldn’t think of [bubble sort/the tech name]”
That’s what I’m doing. It’s my Don’t Die ALL THE WAY strategy. lol
People are starting to associate ‘silly young woman + bunny’ with ‘cool new zipper.’
I think we can attack and defeat all of these losers with public perception.
It might take a while but if govt is really stacked against us then it’s our only hope.
You’ve got to reach the people that pay them and not the people they pay.
Likewise, the people that vote for the legislature and not the people that bribe them once they’re in office.
angry dude July 18, 2017 12:10 pm
“The software overlords might crush you but at least you might be able to introduce your tech as your creation”
No they won’t be able to, at least not for quite a while, if you can keep it more or less a trade secret
even simple compilation of obfuscated C code into exe binary is a huge obstacle to copy cats – they can crack the code and use it in their own products (thus committing criminal copyright infringement) but can’t reverse-engineer the underlying functionality without huge labor expenses
And if you use binary encryption the expense will be several times higher
only the biggest crooks out there (like google or apple) will attempt to do it
and even then it will be much quicker and cheaper for them just to buy the whole thing
But I decided to go patent route back in 2001… huge huge mistake
Unfortunately zipper is not compiled software and can be immediately replicated by any manufacturer
Sorry, but you are just a collateral damage in this fight about hi-tech software/hardware patents
I think you should try to tell those crooked politicians the (perhaps unintended) consequences of their efforts to demolish hi-tech patents
You (and that water balloon inventor from another thread) are poster child of collateral damage
Tesia Thomas July 18, 2017 12:24 pm
But what mean is history will know Josh made the balloons. So Walmart and whoever can’t take the credit.
It’s kind of like the Tesla and Edison fight.
People regard Edison as a thief and Tesla as a genius even though it’s not totally true
Edison- rich, greedy business man (Google et all efficient infringers)
Tesla- gifted, genius inventor (you, me, Josh et all poor inventors)
The more we get inventors to this narrative the better the laws might be.
People sympathize with Tesla and spit on Edison. It’s public perception.
angry dude July 18, 2017 1:25 pm
Edison was running invention sweatshop (much like google or apple today:
one success out of 100 efforts to come up with new and useful tech – remember those google glasses ?)
Tesla could come up with brilliant inventions in his head
Today Tesla would be a patent troll without good legal representation
Probably would die much sooner…
Sigh. Yeah.
Just searched “who invented the multiple water balloon filler”?
Josh came up. 🙂
Silicon Valley Inventor July 19, 2017 4:31 pm
Another tangent…@Angry #24, “remember those Google glasses?” Google Glass is not a good example. It was not invented by Google, which simply purchased Microoptical Corp. and the device is useful (in enterprise) as today’s news indicates. https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/19/google-glass-never-really-left/
staff July 21, 2017 12:19 pm
as we said…
https://aminventorsforjustice.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/nuisance-lawsuits/
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Rail minister Suresh Prabhu (centre) launches the 2017-18 business-cum-action plan for Indian Railways in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: PTI
Railways lays down road map to enhance freight revenue in FY18
3 min read . Updated: 03 Mar 2017, 05:26 AM IST Jyotika Sood
The road map for the Indian Railways launched by Suresh Prabhu included plans to introduce international freight services and setting up of 100 private sidings/private freight terminals by 2018
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New Delhi: Rail minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday chose the railway museum to launch a 2017-18 business-cum-action plan for Indian Railways—bringing back some of the pomp lost with this year’s merger of the railway and general budgets.
The museum, a treasure trove of railway history, was packed with top railway ministry officials as Prabhu outlined the department’s priorities for the fiscal year over a 45-minute speech. These included plans to introduce international freight services, setting up of 100 private sidings/private freight terminals by 2018, roll-on-roll-off and road-railer services along with long-term tariff agreements with railways’ main freight customers.
“Nobody asked us to do this presentation. But we decided to set goals for ourselves and take accountability for the tasks to be undertaken this year," Prabhu said.
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Unlike what a full railway budget would have done—the merger ended a 92-year tradition—the 63-page document outlined only a handful of new initiatives and gave no figures or estimates for revenue and expenditure for the next fiscal.
The highlight of the plan was a proposal to promote intermodal regional connectivity between the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The plan said that the Trans-Asian Railway (TAR) route of Dhaka-Kolkata-Delhi-Amritsar-Lahore-Islamabad-Zahedaan- Tehran-Istanbul route has been identified as an important route.
The document said, “It is planned in 2017-18 to appraise in detail the Container Operations on the potential sectors: India-Bangladesh (Gede-Darshana interchange of railways), India-Pakistan (Attari-Wagah Border interchange), Pakistan-Iran (Zahedan interchange yard with break of gauge) and Iran-Turkey (Razi-Kapikrule with standard guage). To move further in this direction and to appreciate and sort out the issues involved, a meeting of CEOs of Railways of the concerned countries will be held in March 2017 in Delhi. Moreover, a demonstration container train run between Bangladesh and India has been planned in the first quarter of 2017-18, the modalities for which have been agreed by senior railway officials of both countries."
Another new project is the roll-on-roll-off service where trucks are loaded onto railway flat wagons and transported across the country (at present it is just for Konkan Railways) to provide a multimodal transport mix and introduction of cargo-containers called road-railers that can be brought by road on trucks from a godown and directly coupled with the railway wagons at the railway terminal without having to unload them.
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Under its plan to build a better infrastructure for the logistic and freight, the railways plans to have 100 private sidings/private freight terminals by 2018 with 35 of them to be commissioned next fiscal year.
To increase its share of revenue from freight, Indian Railways suggested expanding its freight basket, long-term tariff contracts with selected key freight customers using pre-determined price escalation principle, weightment policy rationalization, freight tariffs based on assured transit time, premium on timely or before time delivery of goods by freight trains which have been launched during the current fiscal year.
For passenger services, the document listed various initiatives that are already ongoing like cashless paperless ticketing, Aadhaar-based ticketing, introduction of new rakes to make train journeys more comfortable and a new catering policy.
The business plan also outlined the different non-fare revenue source for Indian Railways that would start yielding results from the next fiscal. These include rail display network, out of home advertising policy, train advertising, ATMs, content on demand and rail radio. Through these non-fare revenue sources, Indian Railways plans to generate revenue of over Rs15,000 crore over the next few years.
Abhaya Agarwal, partner at EY India, said overall, the road map looked to be a step in the right direction with a focus on enhancing freight revenue, improving passenger amenities and increasing non-fare revenue. Long-term tariff contracts would increase reliability on traffic volume and thus revenue realization. This will create potential for reduction of freight tariff thereby making Indian Railways more competitive when compared to other modes of transport, he added.
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Kamala Harris wants to cut drug prices and tax ‘price-gouging’ companies
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The Newport Harbor High sailing team earned third place in the Interscholastic Sailing Assn. High School National Fleet Racing Championships last week.
Cathedral Catholic won, while Point Loma finished second at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn.
Twenty teams and 180 sailors representing seven districts throughout the nation qualified for the two-day event.
Twenty races were completed and on the final day of sailing, winds ranged from 15 to 30 miles per hours with gusts to 35 and a wind chill factor in the 40s.
Senior skippers Chris Segerblom and Randall Hause competed at the helm in every race and were fortunate to have experienced crew members Conner Bathen, Cooper Scott, Ryan Davidson and Daniel Segerblom.
Light crew members who attended and who also contributed to reaching the national championships were Nicole Grice and Francesca Cappellini.
Each qualifying team was allowed to bring eight sailors to the double-handed event and for good reason. Due to the changing wind conditions skippers were able to alternate between heavy and light crew members in their boats. However in this regatta only heavy crew members were used as the shifty and strong winds challenged each sailor’s skills.
The Newport Harbor sailors are competing in the 2010 High School National Championship Team Racing in Seattle, Wash. this weekend.
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Smart lighting: Sounds great. But does it work? (MAGAZINE)
End users brought plenty of reality checks and ideas to the recent LuxLive show in London, reports Mark Halper, while the co-located Strategies in Light Europe event featured the enabling technologies that underlie smart SSL.
There’s nothing like end users to provide reality checks for emerging technologies. And so it was at London’s recent LuxLive 2015 gathering - Europe’s largest annual lighting event - that facilities managers, lighting designers, engineers, and policy makers weighed in on what’s working, what’s not, and with wish lists that could finally usher in the most transformative development in lighting since the incandescent lamp: intelligent, Internet-connected LED lighting. Moreover, the technology that underlies smart solid-state lighting (SSL) was prevalent in the co-located Strategies in Light (SIL) Europe conference and exhibition (Fig. 1).
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For those of you who might have just awakened from a Rip Van Winkle slumber: Intelligent lighting leverages the digital nature of LEDs which, as semiconductors, lend themselves readily to network connectivity. Thus, vendors are pushing the notion of tying everything from ceiling lamps to highway luminaires in to web-based controls and networks that allow individuals and central managers to switch lights on and off, adjust brightness, and even change color and color temperature, all from a remote point via a phone, gadget, computer, or other connected device.
FIG. 1. A lot of the lively discussion at LuxLive and at the co-located Strategies in Light Europe centered around intelligent lighting.
Source: Photographer Katura Jensen via SIL Europe.
Furthermore, embed those lamps, luminaires or their attendant furniture such as lamp posts with a range of sensors, and before you know it, lighting and all of its ubiquity forms the backbone of all-seeing, all-knowing data networks.
Sensors that monitor temperature, air quality, noise, motion, or occupancy, and that keep an eye on traffic, parking, and road conditions can help city managers and building operators to run a more shipshape affair. See our report from the Street and Area Lighting Conference for some examples. They could keep roadways running more efficiently by rerouting vehicles when necessary; they enable faster emergency response as they will highlight trouble spots and hear gunshots quicker; they’ll know exactly when and where to send the salt and grit trucks and snow plows; they’ll know when to turn the heat and lights down or up in an office space, and when and where space is free for hot-desk workers.
And that’s just a few examples. The applications are as broad as the imagination, and have triggered a rush by technology and app developers to hone data collected by lighting networks into useful, meaningful forms for individual and institutional end users. Imagine an app that tells a motorist where the nearest free parking space is, for instance. Or so say the vendors.
Bring it on, but...
But what about the end users, engineers, and architects - the front-liners who could ultimately determine that smart lighting is actually a dumb idea, or who, on the other hand, could indeed discover its brilliance and anoint its glittering future? What do they have to say? Judging by the many lively panel discussions at LuxLive, this much is clear: They are indeed interested in moving lighting beyond its traditional illumination milieu.
“If we’re going to have to put in hundreds of light fittings in a space, why not use them for more than just lights,” said Jeff Shaw, a lighting designer and associate director of Arup, the global bridges-to-buildings-to-railway engineering and design firm based in London. He imagined using LED data and communication capabilities for, among other applications, helping people find their way through large public places like airports and railway stations. Several technologies exist that can communicate with smartphones and provide maps and directions.
Shaw was speaking on a lively panel entitled “The Internet of things, should we believe the hype?” where others shared his bring-it-on attitude. “I find it extraordinary - there are millions and millions and millions of end-source power points that are lights,” enthused Tony Howells, senior policy advisor to the UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). “All of them could be integrated with comms. They can be the interface points with all of those other sensors you want.”
Not only do users have the appetite, but some have begun to nibble and are already reporting positive results. Ian Crockford, managing director of Guildford, UK-based infrastructure company Data Techniques, noted that one early adopter at an office building has used data delivered via sensors embedded in the lighting network to realize that only 35% of hot desks were occupied at any one time - information that has led to reassigning the valuable but previously wasted space to other purposes.
Likewise, central London’s Westminster borough has already upgraded the majority of its streetlights into smart units, according to Westminster City Council lighting manager Dave Franks participating in the panel “Is smart streetlighting everything it’s cracked up to be?” Westminster includes many well-known areas such as the West End theater district, Soho, Covent Garden, Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, 10 Downing Street, and Mayfair.
But does it all work as advertised? The truth is: Not always.
Hype versus reality
As Franks and others noted, one of the biggest issues that the industry must resolve before intelligent lighting rolls out on a massive scale might not even be a technology matter. Rather, it is the business and legal discussion surrounding ownership of data collected by lighting networks (see sidebar on “Who owns the data?”).
Another issue that is holding back others from moving rapidly into smart lighting is the possibility for security and data breaches that a vastly expanded set of nodes and networks could pose. “There’s got to be some really serious issues in terms of security, both in terms of security of data and security of peoples’ wellbeing, etc.,” said Howells from the UK’s BIS.
That is one reason why lighting companies are often the first to admit that they cannot deploy smart lighting by themselves - that they will need to partner with networking experts from the IT and Internet technology industry. In a sign of changing times, executives from Internet companies were on hand in increasing numbers at LuxLive - reminiscent of how they first started appearing at mobile phone and media confabs a decade or so ago, and where they are now mainstays of those industries. Cisco even presented a keynote at the SIL conference in Las Vegas last February.
“We’re seeing many more sensors being embedded into lights, and I think that’s very exciting,” Akshay Thakur, Cisco’ business development manager for the IoT vertical and solutions group, told an Internet of Things (IoT) panel. “Lighting vendors, luminaire vendors, manufacturers, lighting control companies, have got a very interesting role to play now in what do they do with that data and how do they provide that data with the same level of enterprise security as the normal data that exists in the IT environment. That is what Cisco is very interested in - trying to help make any new device that gets connected onto the building environment secure, safe, and also a scalable network.”
FIG. 2. Panelists from the “Healthier Lighting” discussion agreed that hospitals should use smart LED lighting to support human circadian rhythms, which could help patients recover faster. From left to right: Damian Oatway of Central Manchester NHS Trust; Helen Loomes, Trilux; Alexandra Hammond, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Prof. Debra Skene, University of Surrey.
Source: Photographer Katura Jensen via Lux.
Indeed, two weeks after LuxLive, Cisco struck a deal with Philips to provide secure Power over Ethernet (PoE) lighting.
The overarching issues of data and security aside, intelligent lighting technology itself appears to still be finding its legs, as one might expect for any nascent technology. As Westminster’s Franks reported, while the London borough is nearing the end of a four-year delivery of its smart streetlights, thus far the intelligence has not quite lived up to expectations.
“It’s entry-level smartness, to be honest,” said Franks. “It’s on/off, it’s adaptive, so we can set the lighting levels with that technology.” Westminster had hoped that the system’s intelligence would also monitor the performance and individual lights and automatically report outages back to central managers - a promising, money-saving process known as predictive maintenance. But that has not yet happened.
“We were informed we’d have predictive failure, but frankly that’s not there yet,” he told the audience. “There were aspirations sold to us by the manufacturer to start with, saying you’ll have ‘this, this, this, and this.’ That’s not necessarily realized for various reasons.”
Nonsensical sensors
Franks sounded confident that the London borough would indeed resolve the problems with its supplier, and that it might then be able to provide residents and visitors with lighting-based services, such as parking information. But his case served as a reminder that pioneers can take some arrows. Likewise, Ahmed Abubakir, an electrical engineer in charge of lighting projects at the UK’s University of Bristol, reported that sensors can be more difficult to deploy than vendors would have you believe.
On a panel with other education industry users entitled “Dealing with a sprawling university lighting estate: Tips from the experts,” Abubakir frankly described the integration of new technologies and control into the university’s disparate collection of old and new buildings as “a challenge.” The university is in the early stages of deploying modern intelligent controls, and Abubakir reported that “we’re still unsure” about how some of the wireless systems are working, noting that “people have had very bad experiences with sensors.” He did not elaborate on what type of sensors have proved difficult - he was presumably referring to motion sensors that turn lights on and off and so forth - but he added that he and his team are determined to find the right technology so “sensors can work and work very well without leading to any type of frustration.”
FIG. 3. Damian Oatway wants circadian lighting for NHS hospitals in Manchester, UK, but realizes it could be a tough sell in a risk-averse financial climate. To his left, Helen Loomes of vendor Trilux says it’s time for hospitals to equate lighting with patient wellbeing.
“It fits into our long-term strategy of trying to bring our buildings, the lighting equipment and everything, together into the BMS (building management system),” he said. “That is our long-term strategy, and we are starting now to put all those things in, to enable that in the future so that we can be able to link it up.”
On the same education panel, Abubakir had a kindred spirit in John Hindley, the head of environmental strategy at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, UK, who, like Abubakir, is in the early stages of a shift to intelligent lighting. “The pace of change with LED has been a real challenge,” said Hindley, who holds great hope for the potential of connecting LEDs into the information network.
Push to The Edge
He’s interested, for example, in using intelligent lights to monitor their own faults and status, and to remotely adjust on/off and brightness depending on real-time information about room usage and occupancy. “We’re just starting to get there,” Hindley said, noting that different sections of the campus are at different stages depending on whether they are new buildings or older ones undergoing refurbishment. The goal is to tie all into a central system.
“It is a journey, and the intelligent campus and other things you can throw on these systems are interesting,” Hindley said. As a model, he lauded the “amazing” installation at The Edge office building in Amsterdam, where networked lighting systems monitor building conditions including occupancy and temperature in a manner that will automatically adjust not only lighting levels, but also heating and air conditioning, and which can help the building managers allocate rooms and desks.
“It addresses one of the big conundrums in higher education, which is utilization,” Hindley said. “It’s very difficult to monitor utilization in buildings.” Currently, the university “tends to do it two or three times a year, and then sort of apportion it out that way,” Hindley noted. But emerging smart lighting technology augurs vast improvement in that process.
“Whether it’s a PIR (passive infrared sensor, typically used for motion control), or whether it’s a wireless access point, we’re all carrying phones, so we can tell utilization surely by phones connected to wireless access points,” said Hindley. “The systems are coming together, but it’s been a long journey, and it’s been about getting one thing right first. You put your Christmas tree up first and then hang baubles off it, so it’s about not making it too complex to begin with. It does take time to get it right. One step at a time.”
Color it human
One big adornment that Hindley will push for is lighting that changes colors and color temperature throughout the day and night to match the needs of students and staff. So-called human-centric lighting (HCL) or circadian lighting might typically provide cooler-temperature bluish white light in classrooms or in the morning to stimulate alertness, and might veer toward oranges and reds in more relaxed settings. As evidence mounts showing the correlation between light colors and states such as alertness and relaxation, more schools, hospitals, businesses, and other institutions are beginning to express an interest in HCL.
“Students, when they’re on campus, we have to give them a home-from-home feel and a business-like experience as well,” said Hindley. “Office type (lighting) with a bluer feel tends to lend itself to better environments for concentration.” But the university could adjust lighting in students’ residential rooms. “Students do get stressed when they’re away from home, so give them a relaxed light, not a great big beacon in the room,” he explained. He hopes to begin experimenting with relaxed light schemes at some of the university’s residence halls.
FIG. 4. Tom van den Bussche, president of French consultant Toric, says the world will have to tap visible light waves from LED lamps to transmit and receive data using Li-Fi in place of Wi-Fi. Speaking at Strategies in Light Europe, van den Bussche predicted large Li-Fi deployments this year, and general adoption by 2017. He foresees that with 30 billion things soon connecting to the IoT, Wi-Fi will lack bandwidth.
That will resonate with plenty of people in the healthcare field, where hospitals are beginning to think about, and in some cases implement, circadian lighting schemes to help patients perk up during the day and rest at night. Methods include modern intelligent controls, as well as common-sense techniques like allowing in natural daylight during the day by raising the blinds, and shielding patients from the bright light of nurses’ stations at night, said professor Debra Skene, who heads the faculty research group for sleep, chronobiology, and addiction at the UK’s University of Surrey, and who spoke on a panel entitled “How can we make healthier lighting a reality in Britain’s hospitals?” (Fig. 2).
“Having a dark night is just as important as having a really bright day,” Skene said. “Hopefully you can manage that with some sort of changing lighting. It would be really important to keep changing not only the intensity but the color spectrum and color temperature.” Skene advocated using more blue-tinged light during the day to support natural daylight, and warmer oranges at night. “We can’t have bright blue-enriched LEDs at midnight, whether it’s coming from our iPhone or from our lighting.”
Circadian sightings
Alexandra Hammond of Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust - two London hospitals - and Damian Oatway of Central Manchester NHS Trust - a group of six hospitals in Manchester, UK - are trying to put those principles to work. Both told the panel that circadian lighting could vastly improve the patient experience. And from an economic perspective, that could provide tremendous benefit to Britain’s cash-strapped National Health Service by shortening patients’ hospital stays. Hammond, in fact, will soon start experimenting with circadian lighting, using funding from a £1 million ($1.47 million) infusion the hospital was granted in funding for LED lighting, secured as part of a £12 million ($17.0 million) energy-efficiency project.
Oatway at Central Manchester noted that getting funding can be difficult, especially in the financially risk-averse National Health Care where people controlling the purse strings range across public/private partnerships and might prefer tried and true technologies, even T5 fluorescents (Fig. 3). “The range of people I’m going to have to convince is phenomenal,” Oatway said. “If T5 works fine, they’ll tend not to want change.”
That same old-fashioned thinking is an issue across industries. Franks is running into it at Westminster’s smart street-lighting project. “Unfortunately, the authorities who own these assets are normally silo thinking and don’t think beyond their own little area, which is a blocker at the moment,” Franks said. “There’s little strategic leadership from (central) government, which is holding us all back.”
Meanwhile, smart lighting technology continues to advance in many ways. At the SIL Europe conference, Tom van den Bussche, president of French LED industry consultant Toric, noted that 2015 was a year of interesting trials among large retailers such as Carrefour and E.Leclerc (Fig. 4). Carrefour is experimenting with visible light communication - an LED technology that engages in-store shoppers with product information and guides consumers straight to promotions of specific interest to them - as is Target in the US.
E.Leclerc has been trialing “Li-Fi” in a similar way, Bussche said. Li-Fi is a lighting technology that could challenge Wi-Fi, using light waves to transmit the Internet to phones, computers, and other mobile devices.
The UK’s Tony Howells welcomed the basket of lighting technologies, and said their adoption will come about “in millions of small steps.” That sounds like a safe enough prediction. And it must be said: One thing that has to happen along the way is that LED lights must also continue to function as, er, lights. Ironically, without illumination at their core, LEDs will never move beyond illumination.
MARK HALPER is a contributing editor with LEDs Magazine (markhalper@aol.com).
Who owns the data?
As we’ve noted before here at LEDs Magazine, a battle is shaping up between Internet and lighting companies for control of the promising intelligent lighting market. While the two sides will find ways to cooperate for projects that use LED luminaires and infrastructure as nodes in data networks - witness Philips’ recent collaboration with Cisco in Power over Ethernet lighting - they will also find themselves vying head-to-head for ownership, or even for the revenue stream when they partner.
One contentious bone that surfaced at London’s LuxLive 2015 conference in late November is the question of who will own the data collected by the smart luminaires and sensors. It is the data, after all, that will have tremendous value in today’s information age, as it becomes available for a wide range of uses such as helping retailers decipher shopping trends, or helping consumers deploy apps that deliver things like traffic updates, maps, parking space availability, and so forth.
Iain Macrae, head of global lighting applications for street lighting vendor Thorn Lighting, noted that potential partners such as telecom companies are already throwing around their weight on the data front as lamp posts become integral furniture in intelligent city schemes, housing not just luminaires and sensors but also communications gear such as cellular and Wi-Fi transponders.
FIG. A. Tony Howells (center, with microphone) of the UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills predicts that at least one or two small lighting companies will rise into Google-sized companies on the strength of intelligent lighting. He also predicts the demise of certain large conventional lighting companies.
“I would love to sell data - I mean I’m going to sell luminaires that collect a lot of data - but there are one or two very big telecoms companies out there who won’t let me do it,” Macrae said during a spirited discussion panel entitled “Is smart streetlighting everything it’s cracked up to be?” “They haven’t quite figured it out yet, but I can see competition coming from Deutsche Telekom, EE, T-Mobile, all these people. They’re going to want to own the data. There are a few big electronics companies already who are collecting the data but who are trying to work out how to make money from it.”
“You need to make sure that you’re getting what you need out of it,” said WSP’s Allan Howard. “You’ll see large telecom companies approaching authorities [municipalities], probably central London first, the larger cities across the UK, saying, ‘Here’s a sum of money to use your equipment.’ And I think they’ll [the municipalities] be sheep to the slaughter, because it might be a large sum of revenue off the bat, but the realization is these companies will take them for a great deal more money across the term of their contract. So my advice would be consider getting a percentage of the most optimistic view. Because that data has value. It has real value.
“It will be interesting to find out who owns that data,” Howard continued. “Whether it’s personal data from telephones moving around. Or is it the telephone companies? Is it the Googles? Who owns the data? It will be interesting to find out that. And the impact that might have. But that is a real opportunity. And the local authorities need to realize revenue from these assets.”
FIG. B. Gooee straddles the lighting and IT world, making firmware that LED lighting manufacturers embed inside LED lamps and luminaires to help collect data and connect to the Internet. Shown is Gooee chief technology officer Simon Coombes at LuxLive.
That message was not lost on at least one individual from the front lines - Dave Franks, lighting manager for Westminster City Council, a central London borough that is in the early stages of a smart street-lighting deployment. He called for “some sort of steer” from central government on how data and revenue could be used. One of the big questions, he agreed, is “Who owns the data?”
Thorn’s Macrae noted that different models are emerging. For instance, the city of Glasgow is mounting sensors on lamp posts that monitor activities such as motion, and making data freely available to retailers who can then use it to help ascertain footfall, which helps them decide store opening hours and promotions. The city of Copenhagen has declared that data collected by street lights is owned by the public - by taxpayers - and is not for sale, he said.
Meanwhile, spoils to the winner in the battle for control of smart lighting. The opportunity is there for lighting companies as well as technology companies. “I have a sneaking suspicion there are probably one or two lighting companies out there that might be Google-sized in the next 10 years,” said Tony Howells, senior policy advisor to the UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (Fig. A). “I will be shocked if it didn’t happen.” But the flip side is also true. As Howells noted, “There will probably be some other companies out there who are currently lighting companies who we would consider to be big companies, who probably won’t exist in a few years’ time.”
Some lighting industry veterans quietly acknowledge that Internet and IT companies could eventually grab the lead in the connected lighting race. At the same time, new specialists are emerging that cross both camps - such as the Santa Clara, CA startup Gooee, which is making sensor technology to embed in luminaires and is developing tools to help collect and present data in a useful, manageable way (Fig. B). It’s early in the game, but the action promises to soon get fast and furious. - Mark Halper
Strategies in Light speakers chart smart course forward for SSL
The conference at Strategies in Light (SIL) Europe, co-located at London’s ExCel Center with LuxLive, featured keynote- and plenary-session speakers that described the state of the LED and SSL industries and suggested the best routes forward for maximum success with LEDs. The advice included recommendations that lighting manufacturers develop new form factors, invest in connected lighting, and pursue opportunities in melding lighting into the fabric of buildings to improve the experience for users. Moreover, the SIL Investor Forum included topics that ranged from the technology side including component advancements to forward-looking business trends in the LED and SSL sectors.
Klaus Vambersky, executive vice president of Zumtobel Group, was bold in discussing the opportunities and the obstacles. In positioning the progress of the lighting industry leveraging SSL technology, Vambersky used an analogy based on the mobile phone industry that should give some major lighting manufacturers cause for concern. SSL adoption was said to be in a second phase, in a similar phase where Nokia once stood as the clear leader in the mobile phone market before later being usurped by the likes of Apple and Google.
Vambersky was not so much suggesting that such IT-centric upstarts will usurp the lighting industry, although as we covered after SIL US in 2015, companies such as Cisco have significant interest in the lighting space. But Vambersky said the existing lighting manufacturers are at a point where they have some successful SSL products selling well, but revenue growth is stagnant and in need of innovation to spur growth.
The SSL industry must move to a third phase, according to Vambersky. That phase will see new luminaire form factors unlike the prior lamp-based designs and a transition to smart lighting and networks. He said lighting companies need to think more like semiconductor companies to remain successful.
Another keynoter, Massimiliano Guzzini, vice president of iGuzzini in Italy, continued along a similar theme (Fig. I). He said lighting affects the ways in which we socialize, perceive and construct our environments, and navigate through them. Innovations in lighting can therefore improve the human experience and LEDs enable many innovations. Guzzini used examples to make his point, including how LED lighting has enhanced public enjoyment of treasured artwork such as Da Vinci’s The Last Supper.
FIG. I. At Strategies in Light Europe, Massimiliano Guzzini, VP of iGuzzini, used examples to explain how LED-enabled innovations in lighting can improve the human experience, including how LED lighting has enhanced enjoyment of artwork.
Meanwhile, Dominiek Plancke, CEO of Philips Lighting’s professional business group, focused on the challenges facing the lighting industry in the next decade, noting that there will be 10 billion additional sockets by 2025. Moreover, he said we need to be increasingly cognizant of an aging population as people live longer.
Indeed, Plancke said innovation in lighting and design can provide visual, biological, and emotional benefits to humans and that potential equates to opportunity for manufacturers. He pointed out that LEDs are the only path to realize such lighting systems, and networks and controls are crucial to delivering such capabilities in an energy-efficient manner.
In the plenary session, Andrew Parker, strategic marketing director for smart lighting at Schneider Electric France, discussed the need for integration of SSL systems with other building management systems. Because lighting is ubiquitous in the built environment, Parker said it represents the best option to serve as a network backbone and data-gathering focal point for total building management. But the industry today lacks the cooperation and standardization needed to meld the disparate systems, according to Parker. The situation equates to challenges but also opportunities.
Zoltan Koltai, EMEA technology director from GE Lighting, closed the plenary session with a focus on smart cities and the role that SSL and networks play in such a future. As GE has advocated repeatedly, outdoor SSL with sensors offers the avenue toward data mining and analysis that can yield a range of new services for the public. A video interview with GE from LightFair in 2015 offers insight into the company’s plans.
Koltai reviewed a number of the early GE installations of smart outdoor lighting, and made the point that there is such a thing as outdoor human-centric lighting (HCL) just as the HCL term is used so broadly in indoor applications. A key lesson GE has learned is that outdoor networked SSL projects need to be conceived in a manner to connect people as opposed to connecting lights.
FIG. II. Vernon Nagel, CEO of Acuity Brands, enjoys a break at the Strategies in Light Europe conference, where he presented on corporate valuations in the LED industry. Acuity has been actively acquiring intelligent lighting and controls companies since 2008, when it presciently saw the emergence of LED-based smart lighting.
At the Investor Forum, there was more insight into the business behind SSL. Jed Dorsheimer, managing director of equity research for display and lighting, and Dan Coyne, managing director of investment banking, both spoke on behalf of Canaccord. Coyne specifically addressed trends in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) area just as he had back at SIL 2015 in the US. At the Europe event, Coyne said he is seeing an increasing pace in M&A for both the LED and lighting sectors. He said there are more and bigger deals happening. But he said the trend in valuation of targets is to lower multiples of revenue.
Consolidation was indeed a hot topic. As we have noted repeatedly, there are too many manufacturers of packaged LEDs. At SIL, Christian Schraft, president of Havells-Sylvania, said the level of consolidation is based on where you look in the supply chain. He expects substantial consolidation in LED chip makers and packaged LED manufacturers. But he noted you will see far less consolidation as you move up the value chain. A primary reason for the difference is the fact that LEDs are a global business whereas luminaires are a regional business, according to Schraft.
Acuity Brands also spoke at the event, and Acuity has been a company with a long M&A history including its most recent acquisition of Juno Lighting. At SIL, Vernon Nagel, CEO of Acuity Brands (Fig. II), said the company would continue to see strategic acquisitions especially in the connected lighting space, citing the Distech acquisition as an example. At the SIL Europe Investor Forum, Nagel said connected lighting is a key to growth for the company and that Acuity is also investing internally in controls and software capabilities.
The discussion on LED components invariably turned to technology despite the fact that the forum was primarily financially focused. But it’s the technology trends that will determine the financial fate of many of the players. And the prime topic was the transition to chip-scale package (CSP) LEDs, just as we covered in a recent feature article.
Nichia and Lumileds each identified CSP as the next significant technology trend for LEDs but for different primary reasons. Nichia is looking for CSP to deliver component cost reductions beyond what has been achievable with mid-power LED technology. Dan Doxsee, deputy managing director of Nichia Chemical Europe, said mid-power LEDs were half the cost of high-power LEDs and CSP LEDs for general lighting will cost even less in volume production.
Surely Lumileds is looking to lower component cost as well, but the company has been stalwart in its stance that CSP can offer improved thermals and performance in high-power LEDs. Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, CEO of Lumileds, said indeed CSPs will lead to lower bill of materials (BOM) cost in general lighting as the new technology moves into volume production. But he added that Lumileds believes it can drive CSPs at 2-3A, making it a replacement for high-power rather than mid-power LEDs. Moreover, he said Lumileds is making progress on minimizing droop to further increase performance in CSP LEDs. - Maury Wright and Robert Steele
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Solomon Buchi calls Tobi Bakre’s mother's video of marital advice nonsense, Nigerians react
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- A Nigerian motivational speaker has shared his thoughts on the idea that women are the only ones expected to give full commitment in a marriage
- The motivational speaker expressed that if a woman is expected to give full commitment a man should also do the same
- Solomon Buchi had addressed the issue after Tobi Bakre released a video of his parents sharing some tips on how to keep a marriage
Legit.ng had earlier reported that Big Brother Naija 2018 star, Tobi Bakre, had released a video of his parents giving marital advice to celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary.
The reality star's mother had shared some tips on how she and her husband continue to have lasting relationship. She expressed that women need to learn not to be too jealous because he does not solve anything.
Tobi's mother also noted that women should allow their men be, and let them do whatever they want. She stated that they would always come back to where they belong at the end of the day.
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29 years of marriage is not easy, there would have been ups and downs, but the most important thing is the fact that they made it work. However, motivational speaker Solomon Buchi does not agree with all the advice given by the reality star's parents.
According to Buchi, the idea that women need to live with men's irresponsibility and lack of commitment in a marriage is wrong. Buchi expressed that a woman should not be given the sole responsibility of commitment.
The motivational speaker also noted that he does not agree with the fact that Tobi's mother said women should be happy that they were chosen by a man. He said marriage is not a trophy to women.
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mowunmiofficial: "Cr@p or not it worked for them for 29 years if you don't agree with her just waka pass and stop writing story book cos of someone's else's happy marriage."
dw_______7: "Funny how you said “modern women” ask your so called feminist if they would prefer women like their mothers or women like themselves if they had the chance of choosing."
joanna_ayooluwa: "I agree with you. However, I watched the full video on YT and she commended the man for being faithful. She also said she married him because he promised that he wouldn't be a polygamist. It may look as if she's indulging men, but not really."
obaluaiye: "Hope you’re married sha @solomon_buchi if not please shut up!!!"
dw_______7': "I didn't watch the video, but I'd rather I take advices from a woman with 29 happy years of experience over anything from some random kids with a high probability of being raised in a broken home. I said high probability cos if you were from a stable home, your mom would probably tell you the same thing as that woman in the video. Keep deceiving them. You won’t be there when they finally have issues in their homes."
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300 Stagecoach bus drivers to strike for a further THIRTEEN days across Preston and Chorley
Tom Earnshaw
Hundreds of bus drivers across Preston and Chorley are set to strike for a further 13 days as pay talks broke down yet again.
Some 300 bus drivers from Stagecoach’s Chorley and Preston depots will down tools for a further 13 days in June and July.
The drivers first went on strike for six days in May and early June after pay talks broke down, with a further five organised after these as the dispute continued.
Now, after returning to the negotiation table last week, more pay talks have broken down leading to drivers belonging to the Unite union to return to the picket line for their largest walk out to date.
Drivers will now walk out on June 25 as well as July 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, and 27.
This comes on top of the already publicised strike dates of June 22 and 29 as well as July 13 and 16.
When asked why more strike dates had been announced, John Boughton, regional industrial organiser at Unite the Union, said: "It's because the company don't see to understand the strength of feeling of our members.
"At the last meeting they only seemed to be making up in pennies.
"Quite frankly the issue is our members believe they are the poor relation within the company.
"They are earning £1.20 an hour less than some colleagues in other parts of the company.
"Apart from one bus company, they are the lowest paid bus drivers in Lancashire [while] working for the most successful bus company in the country."
Drivers were initially seeking a 50p pay rise from £10.50 to £11 - an increase of 4.8 per cent.
It is believed the offer Stagecoach presented to drivers last week was a three pence rise on the deal already rejected by members in early May.
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Stagecoach Merseyside and South Lancashire Managing Director, Rob Jones, said: "We are frustrated with the union’s continued desire for strike action.
"Stagecoach made a good offer to drivers last week and rather than share it with employees, union bosses continue to choose this obstructive and damaging approach which leaves local people at a loss. Their demand for a 4.8 per centpay increase, which equates to 50p, over twelve months is simply unachievable.
"The union has notified us of their intentions to strike across July however we remain hopeful that we can resolve the situation without the need for further action.
"Customers wishing to travel with us on Tuesday, June 25 should check their route in advance.
"We are working around the clock to ensure minimum disruption is caused to service users. Extra staff have been drafted in as support, with all routes operating on a reduced timetable.
“While talks are ongoing, we have a comprehensive contingency plan in place in the event of future strike action and will do everything we can to minimise the impact on our customers.
"We will continue to keep passengers updated on any developments via our website and live Twitter feed.”
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Lisa Chappell reflects on filming Australian TV’s most tragic death scene, 15 years later.
In a series of heart-wrenching moments in 2003, Australians were forced to watch Claire McLeod meet her untimely end after she plunged off a cliff in beloved TV show McLeod’s Daughters.
There were recent whisperings that the show might be making a comeback, but they never eventuated into a full series return. It also definitely wouldn’t have been the same without seeing sisters Claire and Tess together.
Now, 15 years later Lisa Chappell, the actress who portrayed Claire, has told TV Week as part of a series of interviews with the cast and creators, what it was like filming that pivotal scene.
After filming three seasons, Chappell decided to not renew her contract and leave the show. From the moment the cast and show creator, Posie Graeme-Evans, knew about her decision they had a very difficult and painful decision to make.
“I said, ‘Look, I’m not coming back – Claire would never leave the property, so we have to kill her off,'” said Chappell.
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Sharing how they filmed Claire's final scene, the cast and crew said they recorded the shot in two separate lots.
One of Claire and Tess in the car (which was actually done in a paddock), with a separate shoot of the car falling off the cliff. Although Chappell wasn't in the car for the latter shot, she says watching the car tumble over was a "surreal and disturbing" experience.
"Watching the truck go over was very strange because they had a dummy in the same outfit as me with a wig on," she says.
"It looked horrifically like me. It was quite surreal and disturbing."
And for all the emotional trauma it caused viewers - this was a time before Game of Thrones had made killing off beloved characters the norm - it's nice to know the actresses behind our screens felt it too.
Do you remember that scene from McLeod's Daughters? Did it break your heart? Group Therapy is open in the comments.
For Helen Vnuk's complete interview with Lisa Chappell, Bridie Carter, Annette Hart and series creator Posie Graeme-Evans, you can read the original piece from TV Week.
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Grocery Stewardship Training Begins for Weis Supermarket Stores
Last month, Manomet’s Grocery Stewardship team traveled throughout the Mid-Atlantic region to train representatives from 165 Weis Supermarket stores.
The training sessions marked the beginning of Weis’ enrollment into the Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC) program, the nation’s first and only supermarket sustainability certification.
Weis approached the GSC in 2013, seeking a program that could help them build a foundation for store level accountability and corporate-wide sustainability.
“Weis is clearly committed to reducing their environmental footprint and making the operation of their stores as sustainable as possible,” said GSC Program Manager Peter Cooke. “In preparation for enrolling in GSC, Weis established Green Leaders and Green Teams within each of their stores who will work with us to assess where their current practices are and ways we can improve them.”
In addition to the training sessions, Cooke and GSC Program Associate Catrina Damrell visited four stores from each district and underwent a thorough assessment of each stores’ current operations.
Cooke explains, “The onsite walk-throughs allow us to get a clear picture of how each store operates from the ground up, while diagnosing any issues or addressing questions from the Green Leader and other store management staff. During the process, we examine everything from lighting fixtures to employee engagement practices, using the workbook as reference and verifying the point total for the store’s GSC certification.”
Weis Markets is the second regional grocery chain, after Hannaford Supermarkets, that has enrolled its entire company in the Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC) program.
John Lerch, Director of Energy and Facility Maintenance at Weis Markets said, “The GSC program provides the framework for capturing the sustainability practices at each store and the verification assessments will authenticate the efforts made by Weis. The relationship with the GSC is extremely important in closing the loop and making our sustainability efforts authentic to our customers.”
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Did you spot Meghan Markle’s fashion nod to this US style icon?
Marie Claire December 6, 2017 11:20 am
Credit: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock
The resemblance is uncanny…
From the editors of People
Words by Erin Hill
For her first official royal outing, Meghan Markle was inspired by ‘American royalty.’
The former Suits star opted for a beige-chino style skirt, a fitted black turtleneck and over-the-knee boots. The ensemble was almost identical to the one Carolyn Bessette Kennedy wore when she was formally introduced to the press by her ‘prince,’ John F. Kennedy Jr. in October 1996.
Carolyn was stylish in a camel pencil skirt and a simple fitted black top, which she paired with tall boots. She also carried a black purse with a large handle, just as Meghan did.
‘It was really intriguing and interesting that she wore a very similar outfit to what Carolyn Bessette wore when we first saw her after she married John,’ Pamela Keogh, author of Audrey Style and Jackie Style, tells PEOPLE.
‘I like that both Carolyn and Meghan have their own style that they had before they met any sort of a public figure, and they’re not afraid to kind of show fresh, young modern style,’ Keogh continues. ‘You don’t get the sense that someone else is dressing them.’
After the newlyweds returned from their honeymoon, Kennedy Jr. formally introduced his new bride to the press and asked them to give her space as she adjusted to her new role in the public eye.
‘I just ask for any privacy or room you could give her as she makes that adjustment. It will be greatly appreciated,’ he told the press outside the couple’s Tribeca loft in N.Y.C.
He then returned into the building and reemerged holding hands with his new wife. They stood and posed for photos while fielding a few questions before they got into their car. Sadly, the couple died in a tragic plane crash almost three years later in July 1999.
Meghan has admitted to being inspired by Carolyn’s fashion choices in the past. She even called Carolyn’s wedding dress ‘everything goals.’
Style isn’t the only thing the two women share. Just as Kennedy Jr. spoke out in defence of Carolyn’s privacy, so did Prince Harry when he issued a rare statement defending Meghan from the racist and sexist abuse she endured at the start of their relationship in November 2016.
‘Prince Harry is worried about Ms. Markle’s safety and is deeply disappointed that he has not been able to protect her. It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game.’ He strongly disagrees. This is not a game — it is her life and his,’ the statement said in part.
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Tel. +49 (0) 55 22 50 07-0
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Email: info@martinchrist.de
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DPRT Business Services GmbH
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Email: vmennemann@dprt-bs.de
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We collect and use personal data of our users only to the extent that this is necessary in order to provide a functional website and our content and services. Personal data of our users is generally collected and used only with the user's consent. An exception applies in cases where it is not possible to obtain prior consent for factual reasons and where statutory provisions permit the processing of the data.
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Where we obtain a data subject's consent for the processing of personal data, the legal basis is Art. 6 (1) letter a EU General Data Protection Regulation.
Where personal data which is required for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party is processed, Art. 6 (1) letter b GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also applies to processing operations which are required in order to implement precontractual measures.
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If the processing is necessary to protect a legitimate interest of our Company or a third party and if the interests, basic rights and fundamental freedoms of the data subject do not override the first named interest, the legal basis used for the processing is Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
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The personal data of the data subject shall be erased or blocked as soon as the purpose of the storage no longer applies. It may be stored beyond said date if this has been stipulated by the European or national legislator in EU regulations, laws or other provisions to which the Controller is subject. The data shall also be blocked or erased if a storage period specified in the said laws expires, unless there is a need to continue to store the data for the purpose of entering into or performing a contract.
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This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as requests, which you send us as operator of the site.
You will recognise an encrypted connection from the fact that the browser's address line changes from “http://” to “https://” and from the padlock symbol in your browser line.
If the SSL or TLS encryption is activated the data which you send us will not also be read by third parties.
IV. Provision of website and creation of logfiles
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Whenever our website is visited our system automatically records data and information from the computer system of the visiting computer.
The following data is collected in this process:
1. Name of site visited
2. Date and time of access
3. Data volumes transferred
4. Status report of successful access
6. Browser type, version and language
7. Websites from which the user's system accesses our website
8. IP address of the user or the host name of the access provider assigned to this IP address
The data shall also be stored in the log files of our system. This data shall not be stored together with other personal data of the user.
2. Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the temporary storage of the data and the log files is Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
3. Purpose of data processing
The IP address must be temporarily stored by the system to enable the website to be delivered to the user's computer. For this purpose, the user's IP address must remain stored for the duration of the session.
Storage is done in log files to ensure the functionality of the website. The data is also used to optimise the website and to ensure that our IT systems are secure. No analysis of the data is performed for marketing purposes in this connection.
These purposes also form the basis of our legitimate interest in the data processing pursuant to Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
4. Duration of storage
The data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose of collecting it. Where the data is recorded for the purpose of providing the website, this shall be the case when the relevant session has ended.
For security reasons (such as investigating misuse and fraud) log file information shall be stored for a period of one month and then deleted. Data whose continued retention is required for evidentiary purposes shall be exempt from deletion pending final clarification of the incident in question. It may be possible to store it for longer. In this case the IP addresses of the users shall be erased or changed to prevent them from being assigned to the visiting customer.
5. Objection and rectification option
Capturing the data for the purpose of making the website available and storing the data in log files is an absolute requirement for operating the website. The user cannot consequently object to this.
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a) Description and scope of data processing
Our website uses cookies. Cookies are text files which are stored in the internet browser or by the internet browser on the user's computer system. When a user visits a website a cookie can be stored on the user's operating system. This cookie contains a characteristic character string which enables the browser to be clearly identified the next time the website is visited.
We use cookies to make our website more user-friendly. Some elements of our website require the visiting browser to also be identified after a page change.
This website uses the following types of cookies, whose scope and functionality is explained below:
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Transient cookies are automatically deleted when you close the browser. These specifically include the session cookies. These store what is known as a session ID which allows different queries from your browser to be assigned to the joint session, enabling your computer to be recognised when you return to our website. The session cookies are deleted when you log out or close the browser.
Persistent cookies are automatically deleted after a specified time, which can vary depending on the cookie. You can delete the cookies in your browser's security settings at any time.
You can configure your browser setting as you wish and e.g. refuse to accept third-party cookies or any cookies at all. We should point out that you might as a result not be able to use all the functions of this website.
The cookies used on our website include not only an internal session cookie but also the cookies used by the analytical tool eTracker (see also VII). The latter enable users' web-surfing behaviour to be analysed.
Whenever our website is visited, users are informed through an information banner about the fact that cookies are used for analytical purposes, and reference is made to this Privacy Statement. In this connection, users are also told how the storage of cookies can be prevented in the browser settings.
b) Legal basis for data processing
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cookies for technical requirements is Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data using cooking for analytical purposes when the user's consent has been obtained for this purpose is Art. 6 (1) letter a GDPR.
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The purpose of using technically necessary cookies is to make it easier for users to use websites. Some functions of our website cannot be offered without the use of cookies. For those functions the browser has to be recognised again even after a page change.
The user data collected using technically necessary cookies shall not be used to create user profiles.
The purpose of analytical cookies is to improve the quality of our website and its content. Analytical cookies allow us to learn how the website is used so that we can continually optimise our offer.
These purposes also form the basis of our legitimate interest in the processing of the personal data pursuant to Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
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Cookies are stored on the user's computer and transmitted from the computer to our site. You as user therefore also have complete control over the use of cookies. By adjusting the settings in your internet browser you can deactivate or restrict the transfer of cookies. Cookies which are already stored may be deleted at any time. This can be done automatically. If cookies are deactivated for our website not all the functions of the website might be able to be fully used any more.
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There is a service form on our website for our customers which can be used if you wish to contact us electronically. If a user makes use of this option the data that is entered in the input screen is transmitted to us and stored. This data is:
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4. Telephone number, fax number and email address of customer
5. First name of requestor
6. Last name of requestor
7. Device information
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For the data to be processed your consent is obtained in the course of the dispatching process, and reference is made to this privacy statement.
Contact may also be made using the email address provided. The user's personal data sent with the email will be stored in this case.
The data shall not be disclosed to third parties in this connection. The data shall be used exclusively for the purpose of processing the conversation.
The legal basis for the processing of the data where the user's consent has been obtained is Art. 6 (1) letter a GDPR.
The legal basis for the processing of the data which is transmitted in an email is Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR. If the email contact aims to enter into a contract, an additional legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 (1) letter b GDPR.
The sole purpose of processing the personal data from the input screen is to process the service notification.
Where email contact is made, the transmitted data shall be used exclusively for the purpose of processing the request.
The other personal data processed during the dispatch process serves to prevent misuse of the service form and to ensure the security of our IT systems.
The data is erased as soon as it is no longer required to achieve the purpose of collecting it. For the personal data which has been sent by email, this is the case when the relevant conversation with the user is terminated. The conversation is terminated when it is clear from the circumstances that the facts in question have been definitively clarified.
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All you need to do to object to the processing of the personal data is send us an informal email message. The lawfulness of the data processing which has been performed up until the revocation shall remain unaffected by the revocation.
All personal data which has been stored in the course of processing the service request is erased in this case.
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The data is processed pursuant to Art. 6 (1) letter f (legitimate interest) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). Our legitimate interest is in optimising our online offer and our website. Since the privacy of our visitors is particularly important to us, the IP address is anonymised as early as possible by etracker and login or device IDs are converted by etracker to a code which is unique but not assigned to an individual. etracker makes no other use of the data and does not merge it with other data or pass it to third parties.
Further information concerning data protection at etracker can be found at: https://www.etracker.com/datenschutz/.
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This site uses so-called web fonts which are provided by Monotype GmbH (fonts.com or fast.fonts.net). Whenever a site is visited your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache in order to display texts and fonts correctly. To do this, the browser you use must connect with the fonts.com servers. As a result, fonts.com is notified that our website has been called up through your IP address. If your browser does not support web fonts a standard font will be used by your computer.
The use of Fonts.com web fonts is made in the interest of ensuring that our online offers have a uniform and appealing look to them. This also forms the basis of the legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 (1) letter f GDPR.
Files loaded by a "fonts.com" server. Your IP address can be transmitted to a "fonts.com" server and stored there in the usual server log. The further processing of this information is the responsibility of "fonts.com", the corresponding conditions and setting options can be found in the privacy policy (www.monotype.com/legal/privacy-policy) of "fonts.com".
VIII. Rights of the data subject
If personal data about you is processed you are the data subject within the meaning of GDPR and you have rights in relation to the Controller.
Under the applicable statutory provisions, you have the right at any time to be provided with information free of charge about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients and the purpose of the data processing and, where necessary, a right to have said data rectified, blocked or erased, and a right to have the data provided to him or transferred to another party.
You have the right pursuant to Art. 7 (3) GDPR to withdraw consents granted with future effect. In addition, you may object at any time to the future processing of the data concerning you pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR.
In the event of infringements of the data protection law the data subject has the right to object to the competent supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority in data protection matters is the federal data protection officer of the federal state in which your company has its registered office. A list of the data protection officers and their contact data can be found at the following link:
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If you would like more information in this regard, and also if you have any other questions on the topic of personal data, you can contact us at any time at the address stated in the Disclaimer.
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Breach Of Contract Lawyers in Merritt Island, Florida
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Mark S. Peters Esq.
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Viera, FL U.S.A.
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Melbourne, FL U.S.A.
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Breach of Contract in Merritt Island, FL
A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two parties. When you enter into a contract, you do it in good faith and expecting that the other party will meet its legal obligations. But if that fails to occur, you or your business may have grounds for a breach of contract lawsuit against the other party. If successful, you may be awarded damages, or compensation for your losses and expenses in connection with the breached contract. The court can also rescind the contract or order the party that breached the contract to fulfill its obligations. If you're party to a breached contract--whether you've been accused of a breach or are trying to compel the other side to perform its duties--you need to hire an attorney who has experience with personal, professional and/or commercial contractual disputes.
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Helen Margaret Douglas "Bunty" Kelley
later Bernstein
Bunty dancing Sleeping Beauty with the Royal Ballet in London. Photo courtesy of Margaret Bernstein
Born : 11th April 1925 - London, England
Died : 17th August 2017 - Delmar, New York ; aged 92
Married : Harry Bernstein, Prof.
Children : Margaret
Parents : John Douglas Kelley & Nell Dunlop
Sibling : Peter
Nationality : Scottish / American
1956 ; [ top ]( l - r ) - Tex Hightower, Baba, Peter Saul [ bottom ] Bunty Kelly, Margaret Craske & Marie Adair
Photos of Meher Baba, Margaret Craske and the dancers were taken from a film. Photos were edited by Anthony Zois.
Photo courtesy of Margaret Bernstein
That evening, several more guests spontaneously joined them at the Center by Baba's invitation: Stella Ferenze and her daughter; Carrie Ben Shammai of Israel, the ballet dancers Bunty Kelly and Peter Saul; and Harold and Virginia Rudd.
Later that night, there was a terrific electric storm. Bolts of lightning plunged into the lake, similar to the storms experienced during Baba's first visit to Myrtle Beach.
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WHEN BABA returned to the hotel, Margaret Craske's ballet dancers had their long-promised chance to perform for him. Baba had asked them in Myrtle Beach, "Do you want to dance for me?" and told them to be ready in two days. Although the dancers had not come prepared, they went to the beach and choreographed something together. They had no music, so they had to hum and clap out the rhythm. But Baba did not ask for their performance. Only when they arrived in San Francisco did he tell them, "Tomorrow afternoon at 2 P.M. you will dance for me."
Baba closed off the interview room for them. Only he, the mandali, Margaret Craske and Bili Eaton were present. Marie Adair, Tex Hightower, Bunty Kelly and Peter Saul performed a Highland fling, and Tex and Bunty did a dance entitled "Black Bottom." Marie Adair's solo "Dance of the Sun Maid," from "Land of the Midnight Sun," followed. Peter Saul brought some different shoes and danced solo for Baba. He was rewarded, as were the others, by Baba's warm embrace. Baba, happy and relaxed, commented, "I would just like to go on watching dancing like this!" He posed with Margaret and the group for Charmian. Later in his suite he gave the dancers a few minutes alone with him. He joked with them and played his old trick on Margaret of slapping her cheek when she was not expecting it.
Don Stevens announced the program, saying, "Baba, your words have a deep effect on us. We know there is no yesterday and no tomorrow, and we are giving this performance for you in the Eternal Now!"
Peter Saul, Viola Farber, Jean Cebrun, Marie Adair, Joe Fabian, Charles Hightower, Skipper Damon, Bunty Kelly, Naomi Westerfelt, Cynthia Mays and Zebra Nevins all performed for Baba. They danced several numbers for him, both solos and duets. It was as if the walls of the Barn faded away, and the space expanded. Another dancer, Donald Mahler, had come from Canada and served as stage-hand. After one number set in the 1920s, Skipper Damon gave Baba her cloche hat, and he put it on. Baba embraced Margaret Craske and each of the dancers, and also Don Stevens. He said, "I am pleased by this performance of my lovers, done with love for me." The group afterwards said that they had never danced as they danced that afternoon.
Baba asked Bunty Kelly, "Are you worrying about little Margaret (her three-month-old baby girl)?" She did not answer, and he remarked, "Worry about me. Let me worry about her."
At 5:15 P.M. a group of seven women led by Madhusudan, each dressed in one of Baba's seven colors, formed into a semicircle before Baba on the stage and performed his arti. Four of them held lighted camphor trays. Uttering Puranik mantras, they first did Baba's puja and then began singing the Hindi arti that Madhusudan had composed, Divya Sanatana, in which the audience joined. Bunty Kelly, one of Margaret Craske's ballet dancers, was summoned on the stage by Baba to perform with them.
With that, the first day's program ended. Many thronged to the dais to gaze at Baba to their heart's content. Acclamations rent the air and enthusiastic hearts, taking Baba with them, left to come again the next day.
Follows is the obituary of my mother, Bunty Kelley Bernstein, who passed away yesterday at age 92.
Margaret Bernstein’s Mother, former dancer, Bunty Kelley Bernstein, passed away peacefully in her home in Delmar, New York on Thursday, August 17th, 2017 at the age of ninety two after a battle with cancer. At the request of Bunty, no funeral or memorial service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the SAFE through the arts bullying prevention program at Azalea Blossom, Incorporated, POB 21777, Brooklyn, NY, 11202 or at http://www.azaleablossom.com/support/donate
Bunty Kelley Bernstein (Nee’ Helen Margaret Douglas Kelley) was born on April 11, 1925 in London, England to Scottish parents- Nell Dunlop Kelley and John Douglas Kelley, an editor for Shell-Mex BP oil magazine. Bunty’s spent her childhood living in Chelsea, London and spending her holidays with her parents, her Great Aunt, Katerina Forbes Dunlop (the headmistress of the England’s oldest boarding school) and her brother Peter in the sea-side town of Winchelsea in East Sussex. She began formal ballet lessons at age eight and went on to study with Margaret Craske and her assistant Mabel Ryan a few years later. Bunty began her professional career at an early age beginning with small character roles in movies and left school to pursue a full time position as a pantomime dancer at the age of twelve.
Bunty performed in La Concurrence, a ballet choreographed by George Balanchine, in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo before embarking upon a full time career with the Royal Ballet Company (then Sadlers Wells) in 1939. During the interim while the Sadlers Wells theater was closed during the Second World War, Bunty performed with the Rambert Ballet Company for noontime concerts. She continued to dance with Sadlers Wells when it reconvened in 1941 in order to perform for British troops in France and Belgium. Soon afterwards, Bunty performed in several musical shows including Lisbon Story, Jenny Jones and Gay Rosalinda in London before accepting a position with choreographer Agnes De Mille in the film ‘London Town”. In 1946, Bunty left London to join Ms. De Mille in America to perform in the production of Oklahoma on Broadway.
During her tenure with Agnes De Mille, Bunty performed various roles in numerous films and Broadway musicals. Some of the highlights included the following films: Oklahoma, , Carousel, Pajama Game, The Best Things in Life are Free, Anything Goes and Silk Stockings and the following musical shows: Oklahoma, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds, Goldilocks and Brigadoon (Broadway) and Brigadoon (London). In addition, she performed in California and in Myrtle Beach for the Indian Master Meher Baba of whom she was a devotee.
Bunty began her ballet teaching career while she was still performing beginning with private classes in Los Angeles and in New York City. She began teaching ballet classes at the Bronx House Music School and went on to teach at the Metropolitan Opera House where she taught until the early 1960’s. She began teaching in the Dance Department at Adelphi Univeristy under the Chairmanship of Harry Bernstein on Long Island in 1959 where she taught and eventually received status as Associate Professor until the early 1970’s. In 1960, she married Harry Bernstein and in 1962 they gave birth to a daughter, Margaret Jean, who eventually became a professional musician.
In the spring of 1974, she began teaching at BOCES Cultural Arts Center (now known as Long Island School of the Arts), where she stayed for twenty years. During her time there, she taught many promising dancers who went on to pursue professional careers in dance including Michael Trusnovec, soloist with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Upon her retirement, Bunty volunteered with a number of organizations including the Garden City nursery school, Hempstead Public Schools and Azalea Blossom, Incorporated where she served on the Board of Directors for several years.
Bunty resided in Garden City on Long Island, New York from August, 1966 until October, 2012 where she moved to Delmar in Upstate, New York. In the last few years of her life, she was active in supporting the budding percussion career of her grandson, Julian Jacobs. She is survived by her daughter, Flutist/songwriter Margaret Jean Bernstein, her grandson, percussionist/drummer Julian Jacobs and nieces and nephews.
Bunty Kelley Bernstein
The Inspirational Person for the month of May is Margaret’s mother, Bunty Kelley Bernstein, a retired dancer and ballet instructor residing in the town of Garden City on Long Island, New York. Bunty’s professional career included years of dancing with the Sadlers Wells ( the Royal Ballet ) in London, England under the direction of Dame Ninette de Valois as well as assisiting and performing in many of choreographer Agnes de Mille's productions in the United States. Bunty also served on the Dance Faculty of Adelphi University in Garden City, New York and the Long Island High School for the Arts ( BOCES Cultural Arts ) in Syosset, New York. Widow of the late Harry Bernstein, former chairman and professor emeritus of Dance at Adelphi University, she is currently a Board Member of Azalea Blossom, Incorporated and a volunteer at the Cathedral Nursery School.
Helen Bernstein is a retired dancer and ballet instructor residing in Long Island. Her professional career ( under the name Bunty Kelley ) included years of dancing with the Sadlers Wells ( the Royal ) Ballet in London, England under the direction of Dame Ninette de Valois as well as performing in many of choreographer Agnes de Mille's productions in the United States. Mrs Bernstein also served on the Dance Faculty of Adelphi University in Garden City, New York and the Long Island High School for the Arts in Syosset, New York. She is currently a volunteer mentor with the Hempstead School district.
"I believe strongly in the SAFE through the Art program and its beneficial effects on young people, whether or not they have already experienced the effects of a domestically abusive relationship. My qualifications include a seventy-two year involvement in the Arts, approximately fifty of those years also being in education. As the Interim Secretary of Azalea Blossom Incorporated for the past year, I have been helping edit outgoing notices and newsletters in addition to researching prospective grants. I am happy to be continuing serving on the Board of Directors."
http://www.gamusic.com/inspirations/inspire.html
Painting image courtesy of Margaret Bernstein ( Bunty's daughter )
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MARGARET BERNSTEIN
Margaret is Bunty's daughter.
Click on the name above and visit her web page
The Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre toured the United States from 1953 to 1954 under the aegis of producer Sol Hurok. The company offered an overview of Agnes de Mille's choreography to that date, with the addition of Anna Sokolow's "Short Lecture & Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime" (set to music by Billy Taylor) and Danny Daniels's "Razamatazz" (set to music by Jelly Roll Morton). In addition to several of de Mille's early pieces, the company performed the Bloomer Girl waltz and ballets based on the original dances for Brigadoon (Ballad, later reworked as Bitter Weird) and Paint Your Wagon (Gold Rush, televised in 1958 with Gemze de Lappe, James Mitchell, and Sono Osato). There is no known visual record of the full repertory, although archival footage exists of Ballad and the finale, "Hell on Wheels--1863."
There were twenty performers in the company, many of whom had worked for de Mille before. The leads were de Mille favourites James Mitchell, Gemze de Lappe, and Lidija Franklin, with secondary roles taken by Virginia Bosler, tap dancer and choreographer Danny Daniels, Loren Hightower, the specialist in Scottish dance James Jamieson, Bunty Kelley, Casimir Kokic, Evelyn Taylor, and Dusty Worrall. The ensemble and understudies included Edmund Balin, Robert Calder, Eleanor Fairchild, Jean Houloose, Alfa Liepa, Mavis Ray, and Lizanne Truex. Rufus Smith and Raimonda Orselli provided the singing.
In 1974, de Mille revived the company as The Agnes de Mille Heritage Dance Theatre, in association with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
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Mercatus on Policy Series
How Well Do Federal Agencies Use Regulatory Impact Analysis?
Jerry Ellig
Research Professor, George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center
James Broughel
For more than three decades, presidents have instructed executive branch agencies to use the results of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIAs) when deciding whether and how to regulate. Scores from the Mercatus Center’s Regulatory Report Card—an in-depth evaluation of the quality and use of regulatory analysis conducted by executive branch agencies— show that agencies often fail to explain how RIAs affected their decisions. For this reason, regulatory reform should require agencies to conduct analysis before making decisions and explain how the analysis affected the decisions.
HOW MUST AGENCIES USE RIAS?
Executive Order 12866 contains several provisions explaining how agencies are to use the results of regulatory analysis:1
An agency shall adopt a regulation “only upon a reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation justify its costs.” (Sec. 1(b)(6))
“Agencies should select those approaches that maximize net benefits ... unless a statute requires another regulatory approach.” (Sec. 1(a)) (“Net benefit” is the difference between benefits
and costs.)
Agencies shall design regulations “in the most cost-effective manner to achieve the regulatory objective.” (Sec. 1(b)(5))
“Each agency shall tailor its regulations to impose the least burden on society, including individuals, businesses of differing sizes, and other entities ...” (Sec. 1(b)(11))
• For economically significant regulations, agencies shall assess the benefits and costs of alternatives and explain why the proposed regulation is preferable to the alternatives. (Sec.6(a)(3)(C)(iii))
•The executive order recognizes that some benefits and costs may be qualitative rather than quantified or monetized. It also allows agencies to consider values other than benefits or costs, such as distributive impacts and equity. (Sec. 1(a)) 2
HOW DO AGENCIES USE RIAS?
The Mercatus Center’s Regulatory Report Card evaluates the extent to which agencies use RIAs in their regulatory decisions.3 RIAs are a useful tool for regulatory decision making because they allow greater transparency into the thinking and processes that lead to an agency decision. RIAs create greater accountability for regulators’ decisions and ultimately for the outcomes a rule generates. Additionally, RIAs make it more likely that regulators will use society’s scarce resources in an efficient manner. For these reasons, one Report Card criterion asks whether the agency claimed or appeared to use any part of the analysis to guide decisions. Another asks whether the agency selected the alternative that maximized net benefits or, if it chose another alternative, whether it explained its reasons for its choice.
Both of these criteria identify how well the agency followed the process laid out in the executive order. However, a high score does not mean that the evaluators agreed with the agency’s decisions, and a low score does not mean that they disagreed with the decisions. Thus, the Report Card is an evaluation of the degree to which an agency adhered to the requirements laid out in executive orders and OMB guidelines and not a judgment on the efficacy or reasonableness of the regulation itself.
The chart above shows the frequency of each score for 108 prescriptive regulations in 2008–12. Regulations receive a score ranging from 0 (no useful content) to 5 (comprehensive analysis with potential best practices). The results are not encouraging:
The RIA appeared to affect at least one major decision for only 21 percent of the regulations (score = 4 or 5). There is no evidence that the RIA was used at all for 60 percent of the regulations (score = 2 or lower).
For 33 percent of regulations, the agency considered the net benefits of all alternatives that
the analysis considered, then chose the alternative that maximized net benefits or explained
the reason it chose another alternative (score = 4 or 5). The agency neither chose the alternative that maximized net benefits nor explained why it chose another option for 50 percent of the regulations (score = 2 or lower).
BEST AND WORST PRACTICES
Best Practice: Any Use of Analysis
In 2011, the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed a regulation intended to reduce incidence of rape in America’s prisons. The regulation emerged as a result of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003. The legislation established a commission to study the effects of prison rape and to recommend improvements to prevent it. The law also mandated that the DOJ avoid national standards “that would impose substantial additional costs compared to the costs presently expended by Federal, State, and local prison authorities.” 4 The department commissioned an independent contractor to perform a cost analysis of the commission’s recommended standards.
In the RIA for the rule,5 DOJ did not estimate how much its proposed standards would reduce prison rape. How- ever, the department performed a breakeven analysis that began by estimating the value to society of reducing the prevalence of prison rape and sexual abuse by 1 percent. The department did this by estimating the monetary benefit of avoiding prison rape, a number determined by consulting relevant literature on the costs of prison rape. Costs of the proposed regulation were then compared to theoretical reductions in order to deter- mine what level of reduction would justify the costs.
As a result of the breakeven analysis, DOJ estimated the standards would only have to yield a small percent reduction from the baseline level of prison rape in any given year, without even considering benefits that were unquantifiable, in order to justify the regulation. DOJ found its proposal to be more cost-effective than the commission’s recommendations, for which the agency also did a cost-effectiveness analysis. While analysis of net benefits was absent in the RIA, the agency still made good use of the information it had available and clearly referenced the economic analysis as a reason for modifying some of the commission’s recommendations to carry out the law’s directives.
Best Practice: Maximizing Net Benefits
Also in 2011, the Department of Transportation issued a regulation mandating use of electronic on-board recorders on commercial motor vehicles. In the RIA for the rule,6 DOT explicitly stated that it chose the alternative that maximized net benefits. DOT analyzed
three alternatives against multiple baselines and chose the alternative that produced the highest net benefits against each of the baselines. The first baseline reflected the level of noncompliance under current regulations, while the alternative baselines reflected proposals considered under another rule DOT was considering simultaneously.
Unfortunately, the range of alternatives considered was not very broad, since the alternatives differed only with respect to who is subject to the regulation. Each option required the use of electronic on-board recorders on certain commercial motor vehicles. The options only varied in terms of which vehicles would be subject to the regulation. Thus, it is not clear if the regulation maximized net benefits compared to all possible alternatives, but DOT clearly indicated how the net benefit calculations affected the choice among the alternatives that were considered.
Best Practice: Explaining Factors Other Than Net Benefits
In 2012, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a regulation to modernize its system of poultry slaughter inspection. The rulemaking came as a result of President Obama’s Executive Order 13563 requiring executive branch agencies to review existing rules. The goal was to have agencies assess “rules that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned.” 7 In response to this executive order, USDA reviewed its poultry slaughter inspection system to see if it could identify ways to increase efficiency and improve safety.
Shortly thereafter, USDA completed a qualitative risk assessment measuring how different inspection procedures affect the prevalence of human illnesses associated with tainted poultry.8 USDA determined that its resources could be better utilized if it allowed establishments to sort out more potentially tainted birds prior to inspections, allowing USDA to concentrate more of its own resources on verifying compliance and sanitation standards.
Using information garnered from the risk assessment, USDA conducted a benefit-cost analysis for several alternative ways of modernizing its poultry inspection system.9 One of the striking aspects of this RIA, as demonstrated in Table 1 below, is the small difference in the net benefits between the alternatives.
One alternative (alternative 3) with slightly greater net benefits than the alternative that was ultimately chosen in the proposed rule was rejected due to the disproportionate impact it would have on small businesses relative to larger firms. USDA determined the alternative embraced by the proposed rule would not affect small business in a disproportionate way. Another alternative (alternative 5) was dismissed even though it had higher net benefits than the proposed rule because USDA determined the alternative selected in the proposed rule had additional, unquantified benefits.
Worst Practice: The Black Hole
All too often, the worst practice is a complete absence of content. For a majority of the regulations,
agencies made no claim to use the analysis, and there is no evidence in the NPRM that the agency took the analysis into account. Numerous regulations also simply lacked information on the net benefits of multiple alternatives—or any information on net benefits at all.
Based on the content in NPRMs and RIAs, agencies appear to routinely ignore Executive Order 12866’s mandate that they use the results of RIAs to inform their decisions. In many cases, the analysis is not complete enough to inform decisions, or agencies failed to even claim to have used it.
At a minimum, this is a significant transparency problem. Perhaps regulatory analysis does inform agency decisions during the course of internal deliberations. If so, the public record often fails to document this influence.
Alternatively, NPRMs and RIAs may fail to document the influence of analysis on decisions because agencies made major decisions before conducting or completing the analysis. Previous research on regulatory impact analysis suggests that this occurs frequently.10
In either case, current regulatory institutions fail to hold agencies sufficiently accountable for explaining how their analysis informs their decisions. Regulatory reform could improve accountability by (1) requiring agencies to conduct and publish preliminary RIAs before making regulatory decisions, including the deci- sion on whether to regulate in the first place, and (2) requiring agencies to document how the RIA informed their decisions.11
Exec. Order No. 12866, 58 Fed. Reg. 190 (October 4, 1993): 51,735–51,744.
President Obama’s Executive Order 13563 adds several other values that may not be benefits or costs, such as fairness and human dignity. See Exec. Order No. 13563, 76 Fed. Reg. 11 (January 21, 2011): 3,821.
The Report Card methodology and 2008 scoring results are in Jerry Ellig and Patrick McLaughlin, “The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis in 2008,” Risk Analysis 32, no. 5 (May 2012): 855– 80. The Report Card is an ongoing project evaluating the quality
of regulatory analyses that agencies conduct for major regulations. Scores for all regulations evaluated in 2008 and subsequent years are available at www.mercatus.org/reportcard.
Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, Pub. L. No. 108-79, Stat. 972 (2003).
US Department of Justice, Proposed National Standards to Pre- vent, Detect and Respond to Prison Rape Under the Prison Rape Elimination Act: Initial Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Proposed Regulation (January 2011).
US Department of Transportation, Electronic On-Board Recorders and Hours-of-Service: Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation
(January 2011).
Exec. Order No. 13563, 76 Fed. Reg. 11 (January 21, 2011).
United State Department of Agriculture, FSIS Risk Assessment for Guiding Public Health-Based Poultry Slaughter Inspection (November 2011).
United States Department of Agriculture, Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection, 77 Fed. Reg. 18 (January 27, 2013).
Richard Williams, “The Influence of Regulatory Economists in Federal Health and Safety Agencies” (Working Paper No. 08-15, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Arlington, VA, July 2008), https://www.mercatus.org/sites/default/files/publication /WP0815_Regulatory%20Economists.pdf; Wendy E. Wagner, “The CAIR RIA: Advocacy Dressed up as Policy Analysis,” in Reforming Regulatory Impact Analysis (Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, 2009): 57.
Richard B. Belzer, “Principles for an Effective Regulatory Impact Analysis Challenge Function,” Policy Horizons Canada, Horizons 10, no. 3 (May 2009), http://www.horizons.gc.ca/page .asp?pagenm=2009-0014_07.
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Mass. Market: Land of the weird and home of the strange
Jon Chesto
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any weirder around here, 2008 came along. We saw one company’s request for a liquor license hold up activity in the State House for months, a local bank reduce its name to just one letter and a hotel calculate its room rates using the Dow Jones industrial average. Here’s a look back at some of the quirky events that kept the Massachusetts business scene from being anything but business as usual.
Boldest prediction: Art Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co.’s Boston office, received plenty of attention Oct. 10 when he called a bear market bottom on a day just before the Dow plunged below 8,000 during intraday trading. Turns out, Hogan was probably right. The Dow has flirted with those levels since that prediction, but it hasn’t remained there for long.
Lamest attempt at injuring a business: A Woburn woman pleaded guilty to “tainting” Flintstones vitamins by replacing the pills with gum balls, M&Ms and jelly beans. She returned to the stores where she bought the vitamins to get refunds on her credit card. The bottles ended up back on the store shelves, until two kids munched on their contents. She was eventually charged with attempting to injure a business, sentenced to six months of home detention, a $2,500 fine and was ordered to pay $4,500 in restitution. That’s a lot of Jelly Bellies.
Least effective way to raise money: Framingham State College sent out a letter in September to 6,000 alumni, asking for money. It seemed like a fairly straightforward letter, until the letter writer repeated the word “blah” 137 times in a row. Isn’t FSC supposed to be focused on “higher education?”
Most dramatic change in a corporate headquarters: Big Dig contractor Modern Continental used to reign over the area’s construction industry with spacious digs in Cambridge overlooking the Charles River. By the time the company filed for bankruptcy in June, it had moved to a tiny basement office in a nondescript building in Dedham, across the hall from the bathroom.
Most sudden demise of a company: Imagine buying something at a steep discount in a going-out-of-business sale, and then finding out it was a ticket to Bankruptcy Court. That’s what many people discovered when they thought they were getting bargains in Tweeter’s final days. The stores were shut and locked several days earlier than planned, with merchandise inside (including many items that had already been purchased) even though the signs on the doors said the liquidation sales would continue for the rest of the week. Well, I guess every shopper can benefit from a crash course in bankruptcy law – just not this way.
Most annoying way to wake up: I like jazz as much as the next person. But I sure am glad that I wasn’t at Logan Airport at 6:30 a.m. on the day when JetBlue began offering daily nonstop service to New Orleans – the day the airline planned to greet passengers with a New Orleans-style jazz band first thing in the morning. I guess it beats having a steel drum ensemble lined up before an inaugural, early-morning flight to the Caribbean.
Best reason to raise a pint of Sam Adams: When the craft brewing industry was hammered by a global hops shortage, Boston Beer Co. Chairman Jim Koch and his company decided to sell off some of Boston Beer’s hops to its smaller rivals so they could keep making their beer. Runner-up: As the credit crisis worsened, making it almost impossible for a small business to get a loan, the maker of Samuel Adams beers teamed up with Accion USA to start a loan fund to help food- and beverage-oriented entrepreneurs in New England get off the ground.
Most enigmatic corporate logo change: We’re still trying to figure out what Stop & Shop’s new logo means. The Quincy company offered little by way of explanation when it changed the logo in August. Is it supposed to be a bunch of fruit slices or a subtle reference to the “Partridge Family” TV show?
Most enigmatic corporate name change: South Shore Co-operative Bank officials decided that the bank had a few too many words in its name. So as part of a corporate “rebranding,” the Weymouth bank unveiled its new name – “S Bank” – in October. Well, if bank executives wanted a name that people would talk about, they certainly succeeded.
Best example of why companies are reluctant to start doing business in this state: I’m sure the executives at the Wegmans corporate office in Rochester, N.Y., had no idea their much-beloved supermarket would be greeted with so much resistance. The town of Westwood embraced Wegmans’ request for a beer and wine license for the first Wegmans in the state, but it also needed the Legislature’s approval. First, Rep. Angelo Scaccia (who was helping out a rival chain) held up the bill until Rep. Paul McMurtry (who represents Westwood) kept blocking nearly every other piece of legislation from moving forward until the Wegmans bill came up. Then Rep. William Galvin (who represents Canton, where residents are worried about traffic) blocked the request, holding up other bills, until finally relenting two months later. Then Sen. Brian Joyce (who also represents Canton) blocked the bill, until Sen. Marian Walsh (who also represents Westwood) finally pushed it through on a Friday afternoon this month. No wonder it took Wegmans eight decades to come here.
Best argument for buying a home generator: Unitil customers in the Fitchburg area were without electricity for at least 12 days this month after an ice storm took out some power lines. The incident exposed the skeletal size of Unitil’s Massachusetts crew base, and made me actually happy that I live in NStar’s territory.
Most creative way to capitalize on the bear market: The Colonnade Hotel in Boston offered a 20 percent discount on its rooms if the Dow Jones industrial average declines for the day, and a 10 percent discount if the Dow finishes up that day. Runner-up: The Chatham Bars Inn offered sandwiches at a price equal to the Dow’s closing level (a Dow close of 8,500 meant that the sandwich would cost $8.50). Apparently, that represented about half of the sandwiches’ regular prices. However, if you can afford to eat at a place that charges more than $15 for a roast beef panini, you probably don’t need the discount anyway.
Best example of truth in advertising: Captains of Industry announced its move from Watertown to the Faneuil Hall area in Boston. The ad agency said it wanted to move into Boston to help attract talented employees – and it pointed to its new office’s proximity to The Tap, a popular watering hole that the firm calls its “downstairs research department.”
Dumbest advertising move: I can’t help but think someone had been on a sugar high over at the Dunkin’ Donuts HQ in Canton when they picked chef Rachael Ray to be the chain’s latest celebrity promoter. Sure, it was a stupid move showing her in an ad with a scarf that bore more than a faint resemblance to traditional Palestinian garb. But the real problem with this casting coup was hiring someone who is reportedly a Starbucks fan.
Strangest use of ill-gotten gains: State and federal officials accused a Sudbury man of setting up a bogus real estate investment fund that drew as much as $1.6 million from unsuspecting victims. Just another Massachusetts white-collar criminal, right? Well, check out page 24 of the complaint to find out what he did with the money. Sure, credit card bills and hotels are there. But he also supposedly blew his victims’ cash on zoos, clowns, jugglers and a hippopotamus tour. I’m not sure what that last one is, either.
Reach business editor Jon Chesto at jchesto@ledger.com.
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UK TV - Roger Moore double-bill on ITV this weekend
Movie: Moonraker (1979)
Channel: ITV1 (UK)
Date: Saturday 12th March 2016
British agent James Bond investigates the disappearance of an Anglo-American space shuttle, which has fallen into the hands of a billionaire megalomaniac intent on world domination. Along the way, Bond has to contend with giant, steel-toothed hit man Jaws, before stowing away on a flight to a space station being used as a colony to breed a genetically 'pure' race.
Cast: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Londsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery, Emily Bolton
"Moonraker" - MI6 Dossier
Movie: For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Date: Sunday 13th March 2016
British agent James Bond is dispatched to recover a strategic communications device before it finds its way into the hands of the Russians. When the secret device that controls Britain`s Polaris submarines goes missing after the spy ship carrying it sinks, 007 joins forces with a vengeful woman and a wealthy hero of the Greek resistance movement to find the equipment
Starring: Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, Topol, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Julian Glover, Lois Maxwell
"For Your Eyes Only" - MI6 Dossier
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https://www.middletownpress.com/opinion/article/Chris-Powell-Only-now-Malloy-figures-that-11786538.php
Chris Powell: Only now Malloy figures that government isn’t too big
By Chris Powell
Published 4:48 pm EDT, Friday, October 30, 2015
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy addresses the Connecticut legislature in this 2013 file photo.
Photo: New Haven Register File Photo
With the economy sinking and state tax revenue falling, Governor Malloy says state government may have to cut itself down to the essentials.
Of course it might have been nice if the governor had called for such a comprehensive review before imposing his massive tax increases of five years ago and this year. But nobody else called for such a review, and better late than never.
If the governor is serious, it could be revolutionary. For everyone financed by government considers himself essential, except maybe when a snowstorm presents the opportunity to leave work early with the notoriously “inessential” employees.
Speaking of the state budget this week, the governor said, “Connecticut can no longer afford to maintain every line item in perpetuity.”
Of course there are many line items that might be sacrificed without much consequence to the public: the pork in the bond package for the towns of legislators favored by the governor; the various commissions to patronize and pander to whiny minorities and special interests; liquor and cigarette price regulation; and so on.
But the big money to be saved isn’t in budget line items at all but in [ITALICS] policies [END ITALICS] -- like collective bargaining and binding arbitration for government employees, which take most government expense out of the ordinary democratic process; social promotion in education, which drives up school costs and creates huge social costs; drug criminalization; and welfare policy, which destroys the family and perpetuates poverty instead of reducing it.
At least the governor this week acknowledged that pensions for state employees and teachers are threatening to devour the rest of state government. To save money, the governor plans to propose separating the pension system for veteran employees from the system for newer ones and to finance them differently. But even so pension costs will remain huge and crowd out compelling public needs.
“We must pay for the mistakes of the past, and there is no easy way around it,” the governor said, as if the mistake with the pensions had just been discovered and there was nothing for him to notice since he took office five years ago.
But again, better late than never, and few others in state politics have acknowledged the pension problem, though the compelling question is why state and municipal government should continue to offer their employees costly defined-benefit plans instead of the defined-contribution plans private-sector employees have to settle for. The state’s economy being so weak, state and municipal government would have little trouble finding employees.
The stern review sought by the governor will be quickly opposed by tens of thousands, everyone whose livelihood is stake. To maintain the status quo they will devote to politics as much time as necessary. While the governor’s party, the Democratic Party, controls the General Assembly, it is the party of government for its own sake, so Democratic legislators are not likely to be receptive, less so since the governor’s popularity is lower than ever and he does not plan to seek another term.
As for the Republican minority in the legislature, what is their interest in giving the governor political cover in serious economizing and thereby joining him in making enemies? For the sake of good government? That will be the day.
The governor should have attempted this review when he was first elected and could have noted that he was cleaning up the mess left by his predecessors. Instead he repeatedly raised taxes to sustain the mess, and now that five years of that have only made things worse, it may be hard for him to find sympathy.
Chris Powell is the managing editor of the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut.
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I make the perfect match
Patti Stanger The Millionaire Matchmaker®
MILLIONAIRE MATCHMAKER PATTI STANGER JOINS WE tv
NEW YORK, NY — September 8, 2015 — The Millionaire Matchmaker, dating expert Patti Stanger has joined WE tv,home to some of the unscripted genre’s most popular series showcasing real people and real relationships, including “Braxton Family Values” and “Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars.” Ms. Stanger brings 30 years of relationship and dating expertise to WE tv as a television personality, author, blogger and the founder and CEO of Millionaire’s Club and PattiKnows.com. This new union is a significant next step in solidifying WE tv’s standing as the premier destination for unscripted relationship programming.
Ms. Stanger will serve as the executive producer and producer on a new WE tv series to be announced soon and will executive produce a second project that she has developed and which WE tv will pilot later this year.
“Patti has built her brand and reputation on bringing people together and that’s exactly in line with the brand we’ve cultivated at WE tv,” said Marc Juris, WE tv’s president. “She is the perfect personality to help us continue to solidify our place in the relationship and dating space, and it couldn’t come at a more exciting time as more viewers are engaging with our shows and personalities across platforms. We are huge fans of Patti’s and we’re thrilled to welcome her into the WE tv family.”
“I am a HUGE fan of WE tv and of Marc Juris and Lauren Gellert*, and so excited to join a new home that fits with me creatively and personally,” said Ms. Stanger. “WE tv is on the cutting edge of reality tv and we’re about to blow the roof off of relationship programming!”
Patti Stanger is the star and executive producer of “The Millionaire Matchmaker.” An experienced third-generation matchmaker, Stanger founded her company, the Millionaire’s Club, in January 2000. From the initial meeting through the marriage proposal, the Millionaire’s Club works with clients on an individual basis and coaches the particular member through each stage of the dating process by providing them with highly tailored feedback every step of the way. Stanger and her highly trained staff personally match every member according to their exact preferences and requirements, and follow up with each one on a regular basis. The club also works closely with leading psychologists, relationship counselors, date coaches, hypnotherapists and image consultants, as well as with a variety of top-notch personal trainers and hairstylists. The Millionaire’s Club knows that chemistry is everything, which is why catering to its members’ precise standards remains its top priority.
Stanger has also successfully branched out into television acting with feature roles on “Drop Dead Diva” and “Days of Our Lives.” Patti owns the website, PattiKnows.com, in which she features the latest advice on love, dating and relationships. The site includes a special “celebrity guest columnist” section for fans to follow and get a sneak peek into the world of love.
Stanger’s Simon & Schuster books, “Become Your Own Matchmaker,” “Find Your Match,” “Seal the Deal” and “Raise your Desirability Factor” and DVD “Married in a Year,” and audio coaching programs “The Single Girls Handbook” and “Attracting a Soul Mate,” have a loyal, devoted following, and continue to brand Patti as the ultimate “matchmaking expert.” She was a featured columnist on People.com and in Star Magazine. Most recently, Patti created “P.S. Match” wines, which is available on wine.com and in specialty stores across the country. Patti has a successful jewelry collection called Je’Taime, and you can hear Patti on her new podcast, “Patti Stanger’s The Love & Sex Report” on iTunes.
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made in Cumbria puts your brand
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Welcome to all that is best about Cumbria…
Our quarterly e-magazine follows the seasons to showcase the best of Cumbrian food, drink, gifts and crafts. We feature stories about our members and highlight products and gift ideas available online or through the Made in Cumbria shop.
This Spring, we explore what our top food and drink producers have in store for us and find out what’s inspiring our celebrated artists and craftspeople.
tempting and inspired gifts
to keep the fascination alive…
A Cumbrian Spring
Spring is the time Cumbria bursts into life and with its clear mountain streams and lush green landscape, the region provides the perfect ingredients for producing outstanding food and drink.
The high standard of Cumbrian food and drink is championed by celebrity chefs and food aficionados the world over and for good reason – nowhere else can inspire the artisan or brewer to produce such a range of great tasting, top quality food and drink quite like Cumbria. It’s a reflection of our unique heritage – and yours to enjoy. Bon Appetit!
A Cumbrian Spring also supplies fresh inspiration and an abundance of natural materials for our talented community of craftspeople and artists. It’s a time of intense creativity and joy that enables them to produce works that can truly lift the spirits of anyone who appreciates the breathtaking scenery and diversity of Cumbria.
From the Romantic Movement to the modern day the region has been the source of inspiration for craftspeople and designers including many Made in Cumbria members.
Sally Moon is a well- known radio presenter in the North West of England, who comes from an artistic family, including a sister who was at art college with John Lennon! But she also designs and makes beautiful jewellery inspired by the Cumbrian countryside.
Her individually designed pieces are made in glass; ceramic or semi-precious stones are driven by her love of colour and texture. Some are ‘one-off’ designs, others are limited editions and are sold at selected Galleries in Cumbria and through her website. Sally loves to find new and interesting media to work with and is developing woven textiles and wall hangings.
“My designs are a reflection of Cumbria’s rich tapestry of colours and textures.” SALLY MOON – JEWELLERY DESIGNER
Andrew Kay is an award-winning sculptor whose work can be seen throughout the world. From his studio set in the wild hills near Kirkby Lonsdale, Andrew creates sculptures that attract widespread acclaim. Drawing from the natural world for inspiration, his life-size sculptures capture the powerful anatomy and essence of wild animals using deceptively simple form and structure.
Andrew graduated from Leeds with a BA Hons in design in 1992. He then toured Scandinavia extensively on a travel scholarship. From this experience he acquired a respect of the pure, clean design ethos that is so apparent in Scandinavian design.
“I create sculptures that try to capture the essence of the wildlife native to Cumbria.” ANDREW KAY – SCULPTOR
DYED IN THE WOOL
In the 10th Century Norse invaders introduced a breed of hardy sheep that has become something of a Cumbrian icon. The Herdwick is indispensable to the county and their wool has been a feature of hand-woven and dyed textiles in Cumbria for centuries.
Cable and Blake design and produce a wide range of Herdwick fabrics made from wool, sourced from local farms and woven on traditional hand looms. “We have a Book of Bloom and a Book of Thought which showcase our fabrics,” says Rachel Cable. We combine traditional skills and methods to develop this undervalued wool into a high quality, bespoke fabric. Our unique designs and prints bring a modern twist to the Lake District heritage, as well as bringing value to the local community. We have collaborated with a number of local producers to create our range of products.”
“We combine traditional skills and methods to develop this undervalued wool into a high quality, bespoke fabric.” RACHEL CABLE – FABRIC DESIGNER & UPHOLSTERER
MJ Cabinetmakers based at Braithwaite, near Keswick believe the beauty of a piece of furniture begins with design and inspiration to be followed by skilled craftsmanship. Matt Jardine and his team aim to create furniture that is functional as well as beautiful. Contemporary design is married with traditional methods of production, to create furniture that will stand the test of time.
Timber is sourced locally, so they work mainly with Cumbrian hardwoods like Ash, Oak, Elm, Sycamore and Cherry. Matt Jardin says “My love for wood began early in my childhood. I always dreamed of one-day designing and making furniture. In early 2000, I took the first step to fulfilling my dream when I established MJ Cabinetmakers. Dedication to strong design and quality has helped to build our reputation. A piece of furniture should be beautiful as well as functional. This is always the priority when beginning a new piece”.
“My love for wood began early in my childhood. I always dreamed of one day designing and making furniture.” MATT JARDIN – MASTER CABINET MAKER
Soothe and Pamper
Cumbria’s awe-inspiring landscape conjures scents and fragrances that seem to encapsulate the uniqueness of the county. Capturing the magic of a fresh Cumbrian Spring Morning or dreamy sunset, Lakeland Fragrances have created a range of attractive hand-made perfumes that reflect the nature of a land blessed by outstanding pastoral beauty.
The hand-blended natural skincare products of Pure Lakes have also been inspired by Cumbria’s remarkable unspoilt countryside. Only the purest plant oils and ingredients are used in their preparations, all designed to pamper your body and soothe your soul.
“Only the purest ingredients are used in our natural skincare preparations.” SANDRA BLACKBURN – SKINCARE SPECIALIST
TIMELESS MAGIC
Capturing the essence of Cumbria’s breathtaking lakes and fells is also the passion of Lake District Landscape photographer, Mark Hewitt. His eye for detail has enabled him to build a collection of remarkable, almost dreamlike scenes only an ancient landscape can provide.
His prints are available to purchase directly or from the Made in Cumbria shop, giving you the opportunity to own a moment of timeless magic to cherish and admire.”
“The breathtaking landscapes of Cumbria are a photographer’s dream.” MARK HEWITT
Sweet and Savoury
With its clear mountain springs and lush green landscape Cumbria provides the key ingredients for producing outstanding food and drink.
The link between the region and artisan food producers has existed for centuries. From the traditional Cumberland Sausage, which now has protected status, to the modern More Muddees, an award-winning chocolate fix made using traditional baking techniques and local produce from More the Artisan Bakery.
The loving relationship between land and producer is crucial for a great tasting product. The high standard of Cumbrian food and drink is nationally renowned and is championed by film stars and celebrity chefs alike. Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding and Cream of Cumbria are among Rick Stein’s Food Heroes, and Grasmere Gingerbread can boast visits from Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger.
Unsurprisingly, the area has a host of pickles, relishes, chutneys, sauces and mustards to add additional flavour and interest to a platter. Mr Vikki’s is a small bespoke multiple award-winning Indian Chilli Pickle, Chutney and Sauce producer in Cumbria who is dedicated to using fresh natural ingredients.
All recipes are unique and made by Adam Marks, an award-winning chef in the lakes turned crazy Chillihead and artisan sauce maker. “Everything I make is made by myself. I make Mr Vikki’s in small batches from fresh ingredients and freshly milled spices, I don’t compromise on quality, using fresh chopped ginger, garlic and various types of fresh chillies”.
“Every product is made from fresh ingredients and freshly milled spices.” ADAM MARKS – AWARD-WINNING CHEF
One of the recent success stories in Cumbrian is the brewing and spirits industry and, with the abundant supply of fresh water, it’s another example of using the local environment to create an outstanding product. At the last count there were 43 breweries with several more due to open!
Mark Perkins from Bowness Bay Brewing“The English Lake District is a landscape like no other. It’s these awesome, majestic, rugged, strong and beautiful surroundings that inspire our hand-crafted beers. It’s not only our home, it’s the very essence of what we create – using the famous Lake District water to produce the freshest beer you’ll taste”.
“It’s the awesome surroundings that inspire our hand-crafted beers.” MARK PERKINS – MASTER BREWER
Set in the backdrop of the beautiful Cumbrian hills and mountains and in an area of breathtaking beauty next to Bassenthwaite Lake, England’s largest distillery, Lakes Distillery produces the awarding winning The One, which is the one and only British Isles blended whisky. The distillery is also the winner of The World’s Best Vodka Award 2019.
“The pure waters drawn from the Lake District fells are the very essence of our award-winning spirits.”
You don’t have to be a coffee aficionado to enjoy the enthusiasm for the beverage which is sweeping across the county. Cumbria’s vibrant café culture is fuelling the taste for speciality coffees and teas, from specialist blenders including Rinaldo’s Speciality Coffee & Tea and John Watt & Son.
These independent family-run businesses outshine all the major chains and brands for their passion for quality, range, ethical sourcing and value. Customers can’t help being seduced by the rich aromas and tastes they can provide. Visit their cafés to try before you buy – every customer is guaranteed a warm welcome.
“Quality and freshness is the key to a superior product and makes our teas and coffees taste sensational!” RINALDO COLOMBI – MASTER BLENDER
This appetizer is just a small taste of what Cumbria has to offer for lovers of fine food and drink. Come and visit and you’ll experience the inspirational and fertile landscape that has been endowed by a rich heritage.
This is the time of year that brings colour and life to the county; flowers add a splash of pigment and visitors ‘wandering lonely as a cloud’ can sample a range of fare that is the envy of other regions. Should you stumble upon a Made in Cumbria producer then your heart will fill with pleasure as you’ll discover award-winning meat and cheeses, celebrated jams, crafted ales and the best of the region’s food and drink. We’re tempted, are you?
“Fabulous food and drink that is the envy of other regions.”
Set your taste buds tingling as you browse through our tempting selection of Made in Cumbria hampers offering you an enticing mix of classic Cumbrian food and drink you know and love, and some others you might not have come across, with flavours of Cumbria to suit every taste, all locally sourced and lovingly produced.
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Brit Award Updates: Madonna falls during performance at Brits show
Madonna suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction at the Brits after she was dragged off the stage by her own cloak.
The star appeared to fumble with a large cloak during her performance to close the Brit Awards on Wednesday night.
The cloak then seemed to be pulled backwards, making her fall to the floor while backing dancers looked on in shock.
She fell down three steps onto the floor before getting back on her feet to continue the performance.
Nigeria now Have 60 Private Universities after FEC Approves 6 additional
The Federal Executive Council at its usual Wednesday meetings approved the issuance of operating licenses to nine new private universities in Nigeria.
The meeting was chaired by Vice-President Namadi Sambo. Once the operating licenses are issued, there will be 60 private universities in Nigeria.
The Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, addressing journalists after the council meeting listed the new private universities as Augustine University, Ilara, Lagos State; Chrisland University, Owode, Ogun State; Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State; Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele, Ogun State; Kings University, Ode Omu, Osun State; Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Orode, Delta State; Mountain Top University, Ogun State, Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State and Summit University, Offa, Kwara State.
NANS insist NYSC online fee must be reduced from N4000 to N3,000 cc @NaijaCorpers
The National Association of Nigerian Students has insisted on the reduction of the online registration fee for prospective National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members from N4000 to N3,000.
In a statement issued on Monday and published in a Punch report, NANS President, Tijani Usman, said the association wants a N1000 reduction in the fees.
“NANS will ensure that her positions, especially on the reduced fee (from N4, 000 to N3, 000), are pushed through so as to make the system better in the end," Usman’s statement read.
According to the President, he had earlier made the appeal to the NYSC DG Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, when they met in Abuja.
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Backstreet Boys reveal new Music Plans
Yes, you remember them! Still one of my favorite band ever. Backstreet Boys will record new music this year.
The five-piece band - featuring J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell - released 'In a World Like This' in 2013, and have promised to get back into the studio later this year.
They revealed: ''Our music is always evolving. We're getting ready to go back into the studio later this year.''
As well as a new album for their fans, the 'I Want it That Way' hitmakers admitted they recently agreed to a deal with concert promoters Live Nation to perform 150 tour dates around the world in the near future.
#FamilyFirst: Bobby Brown Postpones Tour As Bobbi Kristina Remains in Coma
Still praying that Bobbi recover soon. New report emerging from usmagazine suggest that Bobby Brown has postponed the Australian leg of his tour amid Bobbi Kristina Brown's hospitalization. The news was recently announced on the Australian site Ticketek.
"Bobby Brown's upcoming Australian Tour featuring special guests Treach and Kay-Gee from Naughty By Nature, has been postponed to May to allow Bobby Brown to spend further time with his family," the statement said.
According to the website, Brown will take the stage again in two months. His show at Rooty Hill RSL Club was moved to Thursday, May 28, and his Enmore Theatre performance will be held on Friday, May 29.
#Godwin: Mavin Records Stars Get @ShopKonga Endorsement
Doro Bigger, Doro Mega Money, this is what The Boss of Mavin Records Don Jazzy and artiste Tiwa Savage would be singing as they become newest ambassadors for Nigerian online retail store Konga. Recall, Omawumi Megbele was the first celebrity ambassador of the retail shop Konga.
Don Jazzy shared a photo on Instagram of himsel signing the new deal and captioned the photo "And as we sign the contract my brother #Godwin. Myself and the DoroDiva @Officialtiwasage are the new ambassadors for KONGA.#SMD .
Tiwa Savage who is expecting her first child also shared a photo of her signing her contract and captioned it "2015 is looking so great...My boss @donjazzy and I the new brand ambassadors for Nigeria's number 1 online shopping mall"
Boko Haram kidnaps Adamawa Council Vice Chairman
The Adamawa State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of the Vice Chairman of Hong Local Government, Bijida Yakubu, by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said three vigilante members that were with Mr. Yakubu lost their lives in the encounter.
Mr. Abubakar, who did not give details, however, said the police officers investigating the incident have so far recovered the vice chairman’s shoes.
A resident of Hong who simply identified himself as Hussaini said that the incident occurred in Gayafa Village of the area.
Multi Millionaire Actress Genevieve Nnaji "@GenevieveNnaji1" Step Out Like A Boss
A photo posted by Genevieve Nnaji✅ (@genevievennaji) on Feb 25, 2015 at 8:09am PST
Nollywood Actress +Genevieve Nnaji who recently acquired a house that's worth about $4M house in Ghana step out in a Multi Millionaire Cool outfit, Isn't she the Boss?
Presidency Explains Why They are winning The War against Boko Haram
The presidency on Wednesday reviewed the ongoing military onslaught against the members of the Boko Haram sect and said the success being recorded by the military was because of certain factors.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, assured Nigerians that the war would soon be won.
He listed such factors like the deployment of specially trained anti-terrorism combat squad who were recently trained by Nigeria international partners, as one of them.
Others, according to him, were the acquisition and deployment of more sophisticated, adequate and appropriate Military hardware.
Okupe said, “There was a recent approval by the African Union and the United Nations for a broad based international coalition to collaborate with our Military.
Leonardo DiCaprio reportedly Flirting With Dakota Johnson Behind Rihanna’s Back
When will this celebs sit in one place for crying out, its not even official yet that both Leo and Riri are dating and he is already flirting with someone else. Well I just hope it is a regular gossip talk. According to Hollywoodlife Rihanna better watch out because a new report claims that Leo got pretty cozy with Dakota at the SNL 40th after party and you won’t believe what he did!
Rihanna has some competition! The Fifty Shades of Grey star was allegedly flirting with Leonardo DiCaprio and a new report claims that he put his arm around her and escorted her around a party at The Plaza Hotel.
World Cup winning captain gets 10-months for swimming in pool
Fabio Cannavaro has been handed a 10 month prison sentence after he went swimming in the private pool of one of his residences.
The former Italy international, who captained them to World Cup glory in 2006, was given the sentence for breaching orders to keep out of his property after it was seized by authorities due to suspected abuse of planning regulations.
Actor Vin Diesel to Welcome His Third Child
It seems giving birth by Vin is really fast but he isn't furious about it. Congratulations to Vin Diesel he is set to be a father for the third time.
The 47-year-old actor's wife Paloma Jimenez - with who he already has kids Hania, six, and four-year-old Vincent - is reportedly due to give birth close to the new 'Furious 7' movie's release date of April 3 and as a result, a planned premiere at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi on March 10 has now been scrapped so the star can be with his family.
A source said: ''He wants to be with his family at the birth; it's a beautiful thing. What human being wouldn't?''
Football: Greece suspends its Football Leagues indefinitely due to Violence
Matches in Greece's professional football leagues have been suspended indefinitely in a crackdown on violence, the Super League said.
The move follows a pitch invasion at the end of the Athens derby last weekend and a Super League board meeting which ended in a brawl on Tuesday, with Greece's recently elected Syriza ruling party aiming to stamp out the problem of crowd violence.
"What we have been informed is that the Super League and the Football League have been suspended indefinitely," Super League president Giorgos Borovilos told reporters.
"We have a new government who are looking to bring this subject up for discussion and implement state laws related to it."
Report Says Nigeria loses N49 billion in two months from Crude Price
The global drop in crude oil prices continued to affect Nigeria, as the country recorded about N48.7 billion loss in revenue from oil exports in November and December, 2014.
The Accountant General of the Federation, Jonah Otunla, stated this in his revenue report during the January Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to Mr. Otunla, the country suffered a substantial loss in revenue of about $77.53 million (about N13.025 billion) in November as a result of the massive drop in crude oil price at the international oil market.
He said the loss dropped to about $52.34 million (about N8.79 billion) in December, in addition to a 33 per cent decrease in the volume of export of the country’s oil for the two months, which translated to a loss of about $159.88 million (about N26.9billion).
Actress Demi Lovato rushed hospitalized after suffering from "Difficult in Breathing"
Get well soon, Demi! Sensational actress Demi Lovato was reportedly rushed to an hospital yesterday.
The 22-year-old actress was taken to the Providence Tarzana Medical Center in California by a friend on Tuesday after suffering "significant trouble" breathing, a source told gossip website TMZ.
The 'Skyscraper' hitmaker is said to have been prescribed medication by a doctor after she was found to have a "flu-related" lung infection, and an insider told the publication she was also given an antibiotic known as Z-Pak.
Demi was thought to still be in the medical facility yesterday afternoon and her admittance meant she had to cancel a recording session for her new album with a "big producer".
The raven-haired star has previously spoken out numerous times about a "dark period" in her life during her younger years when she self-harmed, battled depression and eating disorders, and ended up in rehab.
Speaking in 2011, she said: "I basically had a nervous breakdown. I was really bad off. My parents and manager pulled me aside and said, 'You need to get some help.'
"It was an intervention. I wanted freedom from the inner demons. I wanted to start my life over.
"If you are going through that dark period, go to your family and closest friends.
"Don't put yourself in danger. It's very crucial that you get your feelings out - but don't ever inflict harm on your own body because your body is so sacred.
"I wish I could tell every young girl with an eating disorder, or who has harmed herself in any way, that she's worthy of life and that her life has meaning. You can overcome and get through anything."
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Report: Chadian Troops kill hundreds of Boko Haram fighters
According to new report from Al jazeera, Soldiers from Chad killed 207 Boko Haram fighters in clashes near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon, Chad's army announced in a statement.
One Chadian soldier was killed and another nine were wounded in Gambaru, the scene of regular attacks by the group in recent months. There was no immediate independent verification of the Chadian army's announcement, reports Reuters news agency.
Chad's military also claimed to have seized large quantities of small arms and ammunition and two pick-up trucks on Tuesday.
Google will block sexually explicit content on Blogger starting March 23
In a change to its adult content policy, Google has announced it will no longer allow sexually explicit material on Blogger.
It’s unclear why Google has announced the change to the blogging platform it acquired over a decade ago. However, in what is probably just a coincidence, the move comes just after the company announced its YouTube Kids app. So, maybe someone, somewhere is wanting to make the search giant a bit more family friendly.
“As of March 23, 2015, you can no longer publicly share on Blogger sexually explicit images or videos that show graphic depictions of nudity,” the company wrote. “We will accept bare if the content is remarkable for the public benefit, as may occur in scientific artistic, educational, or documentary contexts.”
Facebook passes 2M advertisers and launches Ads Manager for iOS
Facebook yesterday made two major announcements related to its advertising business. The company has passed 2 million advertisers on its platform and has launched an Ads Manager mobile app.
2 Million and Counting
The 2 million figure, it’s important to emphasize, refers to active advertisers, meaning these are customers that regularly buy ads through the company. In a thank you letter to these individuals and brands, Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote the following:
LMAO! @Basket_mouth Goes shopping for @Wizkidayo, Guess What He Got ...
After Wizkid blessed my stage with a great performance, it's only proper for me to do a bit of shopping for him @wizkidayo thanks bro.
A photo posted by basket mouth (@basketmouth) on Feb 24, 2015 at 4:47am PST
Isn't Basket Mouth so hilarious ... As in he has a way of telling his jokes but actually it make sense ... Are you wondering whats funny in the post above? Okay, look at where he is doing his shopping, He is shopping for baby items for Wizkid, I live the rest for you to answer.
But wait, whats Basket Mouth doing in a Baby Mart, is he expecting a baby soon?
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Put the Blame on Drake! Chris Brown Denied Canada Entry for His Concert
Sorry Breezy, is this what happen when you run your mouth like a tap? Remember he just finish blasting Drake in an Interview saying Rihanna can't do better than him. Chris Brown announced to fans on Twitter that he had to cancel tour dates in Canada because the country denied him entry.
"Unfortunately I will not be able to perform in front of sold out crowds in Montreal & Toronto," Breezy wrote in the tweeted-then-deleted posts. "The good people of the Canadian government wouldn't allow me entry. I'll be back this summer and will hopefully see all my Canadian fans!"
Fans took to social media alleging he was denied entry because he insulted one of Canada's biggest musical talents, Drake..
PDP says Obasanjo tore a Long expired Party Card
The National Secretary of the PDP, Professor Adewale Oladipo, has reveal that the PDP membership card torn by former President Olusegun Obasanjo on February 16th had long expired as it was signed by a former acting chairman of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Baraje who is now a chieftain in the APC.
According to Professor OLadipo, Chief Obasanjo is over 80 years old and there are certain actions people of his age take that they themselves can't explain. Prof Oladiposaid this while speaking to a group of students who came to show their solidarity for President Jonathan at the party's National secretariat in Abuja yesterday.
#POKO! B-T-S Photo of Tonto Dikeh & Dbanj on set of Her Music Video
Yay! What you have been waiting for, finally Actress turn Musician Tonto Dikeh is on set for the release of her new Video with her Label CEO Dbanj. Here are some B-T-S photos and she look blazing hot, hope the video does too ...
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Nigeria Woman Receives Japaneses Peace Prize for Her Campaign Against Boko Haram Sect
She is one of the women who has been on the forefront in the campaign against the dreaded terror group Boko Haram. The world recognize her effort and on Tuesday she was awarded a Japanese peace prize worth $170,000.
Esther Ibanga, a pastor and activist in Nigeria, has kept up a vocal protest against the kidnappings that Boko Haram has made almost routine, the Niwano Peace Foundation said.
The foundation said it had awarded her its 20 million yen annual prize because of the way she has tirelessly pressured central and local governing officials in her efforts to fight back against extremists.
Kim Kardashian says She is ready to try anything for beauty
How far do you think celeb would go just to keep up their beauty on? I guess when you hear what these celebs spend in making sure they keep their skin intact it would amaze you. Nevertheless thye still need to powder their face with lot of make ups, so I ask after spending so much on your skin, face and every other part of your body why do you still need loads of make up? Anyway I hope someone can answer me on that, just need to know.
So Kim Kardashian says she feels “genuinely blessed” by the fact that she loves having her hair and makeup done. Kim Kardashian is a huge fan of laser facials.
The 34-year-old reality TV star is no stranger to being primped and preened ahead of her frequent red carpet events.
And Kim admits that she's such a fan of beauty treatments that she has even invested in a home laser system.
So Cute!! Who Nailed This Photo between Leo Messi, Neymar Jnr and Luis Suarez
This guys are really fashionable, apart from their various skills and prowess in football, they are really very cute when it comes to their fashion life. Need one of those shirts though! So who rocks in the Photo, Neymar Jnr, Leo Messi or Luis Suarez and a certain Marc Batra too
Taylor Swift named Woman of the Year also debuts Stunning new look
Awww! It seems this Elle Style Awards know what I love personally, she has been one of rated fashion and style celeb over the year I mean Taylor Swift. And now she been crowned woman of the year just sweetens my likeness for her and Lindsay Lohan wowed on the red carpet at the Elle Style Awards in London on Tuesday night.
Taylor Swift unveiled a dramatic new look at the Elle Style Awards on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old singer, who was crowned Woman of the Year during the event, swapped her usual retro style for a sleek new 'do, with her blonde bob slicked back and away from her face.
Taylor teamed the edgy style with a stunning green gown, which featured a front zip that the Shake It Off singer wore undone to the thigh.
OH No! Beyonce suffers wardrobe malfunction at Tom Ford fashion show
Report says Bey suffer a massive wardrobe malfunction during the Tom Ford fashion show, we have all eyes on ground for the exclusive photo, but at the time of publishing this, there has been no photo on the dress malfunction. Read Full Gist Below:
The glamorous singer was a surprising no-show at Tom Ford's Autumn/Winter 2015 womenswear collection presentation in Los Angeles on February 20. However, it wasn't due to tardiness but rather an unfixable outfit disaster that prevented her from taking her front-row seat.
"Beyoncé had a huge wardrobe malfunction at the show. Her dress ripped all the way up the back and she had to run backstage to find something else to wear," a source has revealed to Us Weekly.
Reason Why Federal Government Can’t Publish Full Audit on Missing $20bn
The audit report by PriceWaterHouseCoopers on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) accused of diverting the money, was ready in September 2014, Premium Times reports.
Since then the government has repeatedly declined demands to make the document public. But being under the pressure from the public and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the government issued a “highlight” of the report. According to it, the alleged missing $20 billion, exposed by a former Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, was a farce. It was also concluded that less than $2billion was missing.
With the general election just a couple of weeks ahead, the government has come under increased pressure to publish the full report.
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Hydrogen Production from Water by Photolysis, Sonolysis and Sonophotolysis with Solid Solutions of Rare Earth, Gallium and Indium Oxides as Heterogeneous Catalysts
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Hopton, M. E.
Berland, A.
ecological footprint
biocapacity
regional assessment
Matthew E. Hopton
Adam Berland
Calculating Puerto Rico’s Ecological Footprint (1970–2010) Using Freely Available Data
Matthew E. Hopton * and Adam Berland
National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA
Academic Editor: Marc A. Rosen
Sustainability 2015, 7(7), 9326-9343; https://doi.org/10.3390/su7079326
Received: 28 March 2015 / Revised: 8 July 2015 / Accepted: 10 July 2015 / Published: 16 July 2015
(This article belongs to the Section Social Ecology and Sustainability)
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Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA) is appealing as a metric of sustainability because it is straightforward in theory and easy to conceptualize. However, EFA is difficult to implement because it requires extensive data. A simplified approach to EFA that requires fewer data can serve as a perfunctory analysis allowing researchers to examine a system with relatively little cost and effort. We examined whether a simplified approach using freely available data could be applied to Puerto Rico, a densely populated island with limited land resources. Forty-one years of data were assembled to compute the ecological footprint from 1970 to 2010. According to EFA, individuals in Puerto Rico were moving toward sustainability over time, as the per capita ecological footprint decreased from 3.69 ha per capita (ha/ca) in 1970 to 3.05 ha/ca in 2010. However, due to population growth, the population’s footprint rose from 1.00 × 107 ha in 1970 to 1.14 × 107 ha in 2010, indicating Puerto Rico as a whole was moving away from sustainability. Our findings demonstrate the promise for conducting EFA using a simplified approach with freely available data, and we discuss potential limitations on data quality and availability that should be addressed to further improve the science. View Full-Text
Keywords: ecological footprint; biocapacity; sustainability; regional assessment; Puerto Rico ecological footprint; biocapacity; sustainability; regional assessment; Puerto Rico
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Fullname: Jonathan Omar Sánchez
Born: 11/19/1982 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Draft: 2004, San Francisco Giants, 27th rd.
College: Ohio Dominican
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Jonathan Omar Sánchez
Full name is Jonathan Omar Sánchez…resides in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico with his son, Christian...Graduated from Escuela Superior Blanca Maloret (Sabana Grande, PR) High School...Pitched for four seasons at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, Ohio...tossed four no-hitters and established five school records...set school marks in single-game strikeouts (16), single-season strikeouts (105) and career strikeouts (311)...also set school records in career shutouts (10) and lowest career average against (.196)...His father, Sigfredo, was in the stands for his no-hitter in 2009...it was the first time in person he had seen his son start a game in the Major Leagues...When he was young, his nickname was Randy Johnson because he had long hair and threw left handed...in 2009, Johnson mentored Sanchez when he struggled and when Johnson went on the D.L., Sanchez took his spot on July 10 and tossed the no-hitter...While with the Giants, welcomed a team of 50 kids from Puerto Rico Pony League of Santurce.
Enters 2017 facing a two-game suspension stemming from an ejection in his most recent Major League start, April 26, 2013 with Pittsburgh at St. Louis, when he hit Allen Craig with a pitch…suspended the following day but appealed, before being designated for assignment on April 30…after a hearing in 2016, had his penalty reduced from six games to two... Threw a no-hitter in an 8-0 Giants win on July 10, 2009 vs. San Diego, allowing no walks with 11 strikeouts…named National League co-Player of the Week the following week...A member of the 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants...Last pitched in the Major Leagues on April 29, 2013 at Milwaukee, in relief for Pittsburgh while appealing his suspension...Earned his last MLB victory with the Royals on April 8, 2012 at Angel Stadium (7-3)…since then, he's 0-12 with a 9.08 ERA in 18 starts and one relief appearance.
Named Comeback Player of the Year in the Puerto Rican Winter League, pitching for Mayaguez… posted a 1-1 record with a 2.72 ERA in 11 appearances (eight starts).
Made one relief appearance for Iowa (AAA) in the Cubs' minor league system…went on the disabled list on April 10 (left shoulder tendinitis)…granted his release on July 2.
Began the season with Pittsburgh before being released in May and signing a minor league contract with the Dodgers … appeared in five games (four starts) with the Pirates, going 0-3 with a 11.85 ERA (18 ER/13.2 IP) and 15 strikeouts ... Made his Pirates debut April 5 at the Dodgers, taking the loss after allowing three runs on six hits in 5.0 innings of work ... Surrendered a career-high nine runs, April 10 at Arizona, tossing just 3.1 innings while allowing eight hits ... Ejected in the first inning of his start, April 26 against St. Louis, after hitting Allen Craig with a pitch ... was suspended for six games by MLB the next day ... Designated for assignment, April 30, before being released, May 10 ... Signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers, May 17 … went 7-3 with a 5.13 ERA (38 ER/66.2 IP) while fanning 79 hitters in 14 starts with Triple-A Albuquerque ... Landed on Albuquerque's seven-day D.L., June 17-24, with a left forearm strain ... Struck out a season-high 10 hitters in 6.0 innings of work, July 23 at Nashville ... Limited left-handed hitters to a .215 batting average (17-for-79) with 30 strikeouts on the year ... Declared minor league free agency, November 4.
Spent majority of the season with Kansas City before being traded to Colorado in mid-July ….. went a combined 1-9 with an 8.07 ERA (58 ER/64.2 IP) with 45 strikeouts in 15 starts before a season-ending injury ..... Was 1-6 with a 7.76 ERA (46 ER/53.1 IP) in 12 starts with the Royals prior to his trade ..... Picked up the victory in his first start of the season, April 8 at the Angels ..… lost nine-straight games to end the season ..... Acquired by the Rockies, July 19, for righthander Jeremy Guthrie ..... Landed on Kansas City's 15-day D.L., May 8-June 13, with tendinitis in his left biceps ..... Made three starts with Triple-A Omaha as part of a rehab assignment, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (10 ER/13.1 IP) ..... Made his Rockies debut, July 23 at Arizona, taking the loss after allowing five runs on six hits in 4.0 innings of work ..... Landed on Colorado's 15-day D.L., August 4-October 29, wih left biceps tendinitis, ending his season.
Jonathan had an injury-plagued season, missing a majority of the second half with left biceps tendinitis (June 25-August 1) and then a severe left ankle sprain suffered on August 16 which ended his season. ... Held opponents to a .190 average (19-for-100) with runners in scoring position, which would have ranked as thebest in the Majors had he posted enough innings to qualify. ... Limited opponents to 3 earned runs or less in 15 of his 19 starts. ... Averaged a career-high 5.86 walks per nine innings, the highest ratio in the Majors.
Worked career-high 193.1 innings and set personal bests with 13 wins and 205 strikeouts in 33 starts...overall, went 13-9 with 3.07 ERA (66er, 193.1ip) and .204 (142-for-696) avg. against for San Francisco ... Giants went 21-12 in his starting assignments...was easily most wins that Giants have ever had in Sanchez's starts...club went 12-17 in 2009, 15-14 in 2008, 1-3 in 2007 and 2-2 in 2006 ... Led NL with 96 walks allowed...gave up 4.47 walks per 9.0 innings, which was also highest figure in NL ... Struck out 205 batters (8th-most in NL), reaching 200 mark for 1st time in his career...became just 2nd left-handed pitcher in SF-era history to record 200-or-more strikeouts in single season and 1st southpaw SF hurler to accomplish feat since Ray Sadecki fanned 206 batters in 1968 ... Became just 4th Giants left-hander in franchise history to have at least 200 strikeouts in single season (Cy Seymour, 1898, 239 Ks; Rube Marquard, 1911, 237 Ks) ... Joined Tim Lincecum (231 strikeouts) as just 4th pair of teammates in SF-era history to have 200+ strikeouts in one season, joining Juan Marichal (222 Ks) and Gaylord Perry (201 Ks) in 1966, Marichal (218 Ks) and Ray Sadecki (206 Ks) in 1968 and Perry (233 Ks) and Marichal (205 Ks) in 1969...Philadelphia's Roy Halladay (219 Ks) and Cole Hamels (211 Ks) were only other set of teammates to fan 200-or-more batters in 2010 ... Also joined Lincecum as 1st right-handed/left-handed Giants tandem to each post at least 200 Ks in same season since Juan Marichal and Ray Sadecki did it in 1968 ... His 9.54 strikeouts per 9.0 innings was 3rd-best figure in NL, behind teammate Tim Lincecum (9.79) and Milwaukee's Yovani Gallardo (9.73) ... Held NL hitters to lowest avg. in Majors, fashioning .204 clip (142-for-696)...allowed just 6.61 hits per 9.0 innings, which was also lowest in NL ... Limited San Diego to 1 hit through 7.0 innings on April 20 at PETCO Park, however was charged with loss in SF's 1-0 defeat...since 1900, only 3 other Giants pitchers lost game in which they appeared in at least 7.0 innings and allowed no more than 1 hit: Matt Cain (2007), Ferdie Schupp (1916) and Red Ames (1911) ... Reached 10-win plateau for 1st time in his career Sept. 5 at Los Angeles-NL on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball"...defeated Dodgers for 1st time in 10 career starts, tossing 7.0-shutout innings while giving up just 3 hits in SF's 3-0 victory...coming into game, Sanchez had an 0-5 career record against Dodgers, and his 6.04 ERA (32er, 47.2ip) in his 13 games (9 starts) against LA-NL was highest figure among active pitchers (minimum: 30 innings vs. LA-NL) ... Was one of best NL starters in season's final month, going 4-1 with 1.03 ERA (5er, 43.2ip) over his last 7 starts...his ERA beginning Aug. 30 was 2nd-lowest in league, behind Chicago-NL's Carlos Zambrano (0.97) ... Established career-high with 12 strikeouts Sept. 16 vs. Dodgers in SF's 10-2 victory...allowed just 4 hits and 1 run in 7.0 innings and didn't walk batter for 2nd time in 30 starts...threw 90 pitches, 67 for strikes...his 74.4 strike pct. was highest of his career in start...also did not have any 3-ball counts, another 1st in his career as starter ... Posted his best 2nd half of his career going 6-3 with 2.61 ERA (26er, 89.2ip) ... Tossed back-to-back quality starts just twice all year (April 14-20, Aug. 30-Sept.5) and had just 14 quality starts overall ... Pitched Giants back into playoffs after 6-year absence and provided clutch hit, beating San Diego 3-0 to seal NL West title on regular season's final day on Oct. 3...Sanchez pitched into 6th inning and gave up just 3 hits while walking 5 ... he contributed with his bat, hitting triple off Mat Latos and scoring game's 1st run in 3rd inning.
POSTSEASON HIGHLIGHTS:Logged 0-2 record with 4.05 ERA (9er, 20.0ip) in 4 postseason starts ... Made his postseason debut on Oct. 10 vs. Atlanta in Game 3 of LDS and proceeded to strike out 11 batters in 7.1 innings...marked most Ks in single game in postseason by Giants left-hander in franchise history (since 1900)...only other LH Giants pitcher to fan 10-or-more in postseason game was Carl Hubbell (10 Ks on Oct. 3, 1933 vs. Washington Senators in Game 1 of World Series) ... Combined for 13.1 innings while allowing 3 runs (2.03 ERA) over his 1st 2 postseason starts...however, logged 6.2 innings and gave up 6 runs combined (8.10 ERA) over his final 2 outings in Game 6 of LCS and in Game 3 of World Series.
Went 8-12 with 4.24 ERA (77er, 163.1ip) in 32 games (29 starts) for SanFrancisco...began season just 2-8 with 5.54 ERA (41er, 66.2ip) and was moved to bullpen followinghis 8th defeat...however, his season was turned around with his July 10 start against Padres atAT&T Park, in which he tossed 13th no-hitter in franchise history...posted 6-4 record with 3.46ERA (36er, 93.2ip) since pitching his no-no...recorded career-high with 177 strikeouts, 13th-mostin National League...averaged 9.75 strikeouts per 9.0 innings, which was 4th-most in league,behind teammate Tim Lincecum (10.42), Milwaukee's Yovani Gallardo (9.89) and Atlanta's JavierVazquez (9.77)...also ranked 4th for having lowest opponents avg. against with .221 clip (135-for-612)...only Los Angeles'-NL Clayton Kerhaw (.200), Tim Lincecum (.206) and Milwaukee's YovaniGallardo (.219) had lower marks than Sanchez...held opposition to .173 figure (41-for-237) his 1sttime through lineup, 8th-lowest mark in NL...was just 1 win shy of tying his personal-best of 9,accomplished in 2008...had run support average of just 3.69, 4th-lowest in NL and 2nd-lowest onGiants' staff behind Barry Zito (3.38)...was perfect 7-0 when Giants supported him with 3+ runsin game...began 2009 year pitching for Puerto Rico in World Baseball Classic, going 1-0 with 4.05ERA (3er, 6.2ip) with 5 strikeouts against 3 walks in 2 starting assignments...made Classic debut March 11 and helped PR earn top seed in Round 2 after defeating Netherlands 5-0...logged 4.0-scoreless innings and allowed 2 hits, BB and 4 strikeouts...final WBC start came March 17 in elimination contest with United States beating Puerto Rico 6-5 on David Wright's one-out, 2-run walk-off single...Sanchez pitched just 2.2 innings and gave up 3 runs on 5 hits...returned to Scottsdale Stadium following team's elimination to resume his workouts over final 2 weeks of spring...made SF's Opening Day roster for 3rd-consecutive season...2009 debut came April 11 at San Diego and was charged with 1st defeat of year after lasting just 4.2 innings...gave up pair of solo HR's to Henry Blanco and allowed bases loaded 3-run 2B to Adrian Gonzalez in Pads' 4-run 5th...picked up his 1st victory of year April 17 vs. Arizona...blanked D-Backs for 6.2-innings and held them to just 2 hits...was skipped for one turn in starting rotation due to pair of off days that Giants had April 20 and 23...pitched 1.0 relief inning April 25 at Arizona (1h, 1so)...was moved back into rotation April 28 and made start that night against Dodgers at AT&T Park, receiving no decision in Giants' 5-3 defeat...earned losses in 3-consecutive decisions May 4-20...forged 6.53 ERA (15er, 20.2ip) and .272 avg. against during that span...Giants scored total of just 3 runs of support for Sanchez during that 4-start stretch, in which SF went 0-4...snapped 3-game losing streak May 25 vs. Atlanta in Giants' 8-2 victory...allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits in 5.0 innings with 6 strikeouts...marked his 2nd win of year...lost 4-straight starts June 6-22, allowing 17 runs (16er) in 19.1 innings (7.45 ERA) with an opponents avg. against of .330 (29-for-88)...again did not receive whole lot of help from offense, as SF scored just 3 runs total while he was on hill in those 4 games (1.40 RSA)...was temporarily moved to bullpen beginning June 28 after going 2-8 through his 1st 10 decisions...club promoted rookie RHP Ryan Sadowski to take his place in rotation...Sanchez pitched 9th inning in his new relief role in that June 28 contest in Milwaukee with Giants leading 7-0...hit Prince Fielder with his first pitch...Fielder had raised his arms triumphantly after his game-winning hit night before, but Sanchez said pitch wasn't intentional...he then retired his next 3 hitters, all via strikeout...appeared in just 1 more game out of 'pen, July 3 vs. Houston...tossed 2.0-scoreless innings in that contest, allowing 1 hit...was moved back into starting rotation after news that Randy Johnson had strained his throwing shoulder, opening spot, between Lincecum and Cain in Giants' pitching order...in his 1st start since being moved to 'pen tossed 13th no-hitter in franchise history and 5th in SF-era history July 10 vs. San Diego in Giants' 8-0 victory...was throwing perfect game through 7.1 innings before Chase Headley hit hard groundball to 3rd baseman Juan Uribe, who was charged with error on play...Sanchez did not issue walk and struck out career-high 11 batters...30,298 fans stood for entire 9th inning...retired his 1st batter, Luis Rodriguez, on grounder to Edgar Renteria at short, then Edgar Gonzalez hit long, towering fly ball to center which Aaron Rowand caught after running into wall...Sanchez finished no-hitter with curveball that Everth Cabrera took for called strike 3...was 256th no-hitter in ML history...his no-hitter ended Giants streak of 32-straight seasons without no-hitter, 3rd-longest in majors entering 2009...Mets and Padres have never had no-no...was 1st no-hitter by Giants pitcher since John Montefusco's on Sept. 29, 1976 at Atlanta...became 4th left-handed pitcher to toss no-hitter for Giants and 1st since Carl Hubbell pitched one for New York Giants against Pittsburgh on May 8, 1929...Rube Rube Marquard (1915) and Hooks Wiltse (1908) were only other southpaws to achieve feat for Giants...it marked 1st no-hitter by Giants pitcher at home since Ed Halicki on Aug. 24, 1975 vs. New York Mets at Candlestick Park...marked 1st no-hitter in big leagues this season and 1st since Carlos Zambrano of Cubs tossed one against Houston on Sept. 14, 2008 in Milwaukee...according to Elias, Sanchez became 6th pitcher since 1900 to pitch no-hitter without allowing BB and striking out at least 11 batters...other pitchers to accomplish feat are Sandy Koufax in 1965, Catfish Hunter in 1968, Len Barker in 1981, David Wells in 1998 and Randy Johnson in 2004...all of previous 5 were perfect games...Sanchez, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, is 2nd Puerto-Rican born pitcher to throw no-hitter...Juan Nieves threw one for Brewers on April 15, 1987 (Elias)...Sanchez was perfect through 8.1 innings before error by Juan Uribe in 8th frame...according to Elias, last pitcher to lose perfect game due to an error that late in game was Fritz Peterson for Yankees on July 4, 1966...Peterson was perfect for 7.1 when Jerry Adair topped pitch toward 3rd base line; Peterson fielded it and threw high to 1st base for an error...he settled for 2-hitter...Sanchez had entered game with 2-8 record...last pitcher to throw no-hitter despite being at least 6 games under .500 at that time was Kevin Gross, who was 5-12 when he threw no-hitter for Dodgers against Giants on Aug. 17, 1992...it's 5th-most games below .500 by pitcher to throw no-hitter since 1950...Sanchez became 1st Giants pitcher to take perfect game into 8th inning since RHP Bill Swift on June 17, 1993 at Cincinnati in SF's 5-1 win...Swift allowed leadoff single to former Giant Kevin Mitchell in 8th (Elias)...was 7th time in Padres history that they have been no-hit...last time was by St. Louis' Bud Smith on Sept. 3, 2001 at Qualcomm Stadium...Sanchez is 2nd southpaw to no-hit Padres...SD had previously never been no-hit by Giants (Elias)...prior to his no-no, Sanchez had never thrown more than 8.0 innings in game in his career...was his 1st complete game and complete-game shutout...Sanchez' father, Sigfredo, who traveled from Puerto Rico, was sitting in stands that night watching his son start major league game in person for very 1st time...only other time he had seen Sanchez pitch in majors was against Mets in New York when he was pitching out of bullpen...Sanchez had thrown 4 no-hitters at Ohio Dominican University...Eli Whiteside became only 2nd rookie catcher to catch no-hitter since 1995...Geovany Soto caught Carlos Zambrano's no-no last season (Elias)...Whiteside is 1st Giants catcher to catch no-no since Gary Alexander in 1976...was named co-NL Player of Week with St. Louis' Ryan Ludwick for week of July 6-12 after tossing no-hitter...was his 2nd career player of week honor (also June 23-29, 2008)...was July nominee for Major League Baseball's Clutch Performer of Month, joining Angels' IF Erick Aybar, White Sox's LHP Mark Buehrle, Pirates' OF Garrett Jones, Cubs' IF Derrek Lee and Cardinals' OF Ryan Ludwick...award recognizes player who consistently performed at his best when game was on line during month of July...Buehrle wound up winning award...earned 5th win of year holding Astros scoreless for 7.0 innings Aug. 4...gave up just 4 hits and fanned 8 batters in San Francisco's 8-1 win...victory for Sanchez snapped his personal 9-game road losing streak dating back to 2008...was tied for 2nd-longest road losing skid in SF-era history behind Mike LaCoss' 10 games from June 29, 1986-April 12, 1987...was his 1st win away from AT&T since Sept. 17, 2008 (span of 12 games and 10 starts between road wins)...allowed just 2 earned runs in 12.0 innings, covering 2 starts on Giants' 6-game road trip to Philadelphia and Milwaukee Sept. 1-6...ended Giants' starters streak of lasting no more than 4.1 innings in 5-straight starts from Sept. 18-22, with 5.1-inning effort Sept. 23 at Arizona...struck out 9 and allowed 2 runs, departing after an RBI triple by Rusty Ryal that was upheld on video review...SF's bullpen protected Sanchez's 7th win, his 1st since Aug. 21...picked up his final victory of year in his 2nd-to-last start Sept. 29 vs. Arizona, tossing 5.2 innings and allowing 3 runs on 5 hits...
Came into his own in 1st Half, entering Spring Training battling for 5th spotin rotation and winning 8 games before Break, but tailed off in 2nd Half, winning just 1 of 8decisions...overall, went 9-12 with 5.01 ERA (88er, 158.0ip) in 29 games (all starts) for SanFrancisco...established career-high for victories (previous high: 3 in 2006) while also postinghighest professional workload with 158.0 innings (previous high: 125.2 for single-A Augusta in2005)...ranked 7th among NL southpaws with 157 strikeouts (22nd overall)...had 2nd-highestrun support average on club with 4.84 mark (85 total runs) behind Tim Lincecum, who averaged4.92 runs of support...however, most of that run support came during his 19 1st Half starts ashe averaged 5.76 runs (71 runs total) compared to just 2.68 runs (14 runs total) over his 10 2ndHalf outings...in fact, that 2.68 runs of support ranked as 4th-lowest among NL pitchers followingAll-Star Break...only Matt Cain (2.36), Pittsburgh's Jeff Karstens (2.63) and Colorado's Jeff Francis(2.68) received lower runs support totals...had 2 very different halves to season, going 8-5 with3.97 ERA (49er, 111.0ip) and .237 avg. against in 19 1st Half assignments, but then posted 1-7mark with 7.47 ERA (39er, 47.0ip) and .303 avg. against in 10 2nd Half outings...missed about 2weeks from Aug. 16-Sept. 1 with left shoulder sprain...registered 115 strikeouts before Break, mostby SF-era left-hander, surpassing Shawn Estes' 114 punchouts in 1998...is 26th SF Giant to surpass100-K plateau prior to All-Star Break and is part of 1st trio to surpass mark in West Coast annals,joining Tim Lincecum (135) and Matt Cain (121)...strikeout total was 10th-highest in SF historyprior to Break...was named NL Player of Week June 22-29 after going 2-0 with 1.23 ERA...went 5-1with 3.10 ERA (14er, 40.2 ip) in 6 June starts to tie for most wins among ML hurlers (MIL's MannyParra, LAA's John Lackey and STL's Kyle Lohse)...last Giant to post 5 wins in month was NoahLowry (5-0, Aug., 2005)...had 2 different 10-strikeout performances (April 9 vs. SD and April 25vs. CIN) to become 1st Giants lefty to register double digits at least twice in campaign since Estesaccomplished feat 3 times in 1998...Giants won 13 of his 1st 17 outings, but then lost 10 of hisfinal 12 starts...club did however post winning record when he took hill, going 15-14...recordedcareer-best 4-game winning streak May 28-June 12, fashioning 3.96 ERA (11er, 25.0ip) and .260avg. against (25-for-96) over that 4-start stretch...collected his 6th victory June 12 at Colorado,but had to battle through 5.0 innings for 10-7 triumph...became 1st SF pitcher to score victorywhile surrendering 7 runs since Russ Ortiz gave up 10 in May 21, 2000 victory at Milwaukee...yielded 7 runs on 9 hits and 3 walks...had no-hitter through 5.0 innings June 17 vs. Detroit, whilehe later went on to work 7.0 innings (3er) while striking out 8 Tigers...however, was tagged withloss in SF's 5-1 setback...posted career-long 6-game losing skid July 9-Sept. 1, surrendering 6.43ERA (25er, 35.0ip) over 7-start span...lost 6th game of that stretch Sept. 1 at Colorado, his 1st startsince Aug. 11 due to Disabled List stint...was activated from DL prior to game and tossed qualitySanchezSan francisco Giants 2009 | 207outing, allowing 3 runs over 7.0 innings with 6 strikeouts, but Giants fell 4-0...snapped careerlongstreak with victory Sept. 12 at San Diego, logging 6.0-plus frames (6h, 2er, 2bb, 6so, 1hr) inSF's 5-2 victory over Jake Peavy.
Made 1st career Opening Day roster, and spent majority of season in SF bullpenbefore making 4 Sept. starts...was also optioned to triple-A Fresno May 21-June 6 and Aug. 11-30,although latter was to stretch out arm for starting role...went 1-5 with 5.88 ERA in 33 ML outings(4 starts)...despite not making relief appearance after Aug. 10, finished 9th among NL relieverswith avg. of 10.85 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (43so, 35.2ip)...suffered rib cage strain in early July,which plagued him for remainder of season...was on DL July 4-18 with ailment, including 2-gamerehab stint with single-A San Jose ( July 14-16)...went 0-3 with 7.16 ERA (13er, 16.1ip) in 4 starts,but did strike out 7 batters in pair of opening assignments...worked career-high 7.0 innings Sept.7 vs. LA, fanning 7 while allowing 3 runs on 8 hits...was forced to leave Sept. 18 start in Arizonaafter just 1.0 inning with recurrence of rib cage strain, and did not pitch again...collected 1st MLhit June 13 vs. Toronto, RBI-2B off Dustin McGowan.
Young southpaw entered year having not pitched above low single-A level, but went 3-1 with 4.95 ERA in 27 games (4 starts) for Giants...opened campaign in starting role with double-A Connecticut, before being switched to reliever and back to starter by end of season...Giants were 2-2 in his 4 starts, while he was 1-1 with 7.36 ERA (15er, 18.1ip)...opponents hit .276 against him (21-for-76) in starting role...struggled in his last 4 assignments (3 starts), surrendering 11.04 ERA (18er, 14.2ip) and .333 avg. against (22-for-66)...was unscored upon in 18 of his 23 relief appearances for Giants...included was 22-outing stretch May 28-July 29 in which he fashioned 1.37 ERA (3er, 19.2ip) with .200 avg. against (14-for-70)...made big league debut with perfect frame May 28 vs. Colorado...opened ML career scoreless in his initial 13 outings...his 12.2-shutout innings during stretch marked longest scoreless string of year by SF reliever...tossed 7.1-hitless innings to open career, before yielding safety to Oakland's Mark Kotsay June 24...recorded 1st career win June 4 at New York, retiring top 3 batters in Mets' lineup in 11th inning...had contract purchased from Connecticut May 26 and remained with big league club until July 29, when he was optioned to triple-A Fresno to return to starting role...was recalled from Fresno Sept. 1 when rosters were expanded...won 1st big league start Sept. 6 at Cincinnati...limited Reds to 1 run over 5.2 innings of 3-2 triumph...carried no-hitter to 5th inning...went 2-2 with 3.80 ERA (10er, 23.2ip) in 6 starts for Fresno, striking out 28 and holding Pacific Coast League batters to .163 avg. (13-for-80)...was dominating Eastern League for double-A Connecticut, going 2-1 with 2 saves and 1.15 ERA (4er, 31.1ip) in 13 games (3 starts)...pitched for Carolina in Puerto Rico Winter League, going 1-1 with 2.42 ERA in 4 starts.
Demonstrated electric stuff at single-A Augusta, pacing South Atlantic League with 166 strikeouts...averaged 11.9 whiffs per 9.0 innings (125.2ip), while going 5-7 with 4.08 ERA in 25 starts...was tabbed to circuit's in-season All-Star team...was 2-2 with 2.91 ERA in 19 relief outings for Carolina club of Puerto Rican Winter League.
Enjoyed solid opening to professional career, combining to post 7-1 record with 3.72 ERA (20er, 48.1ip) in 15 games (9 starts) between Giants' Arizona Rookie League club and single-A Salem-Keizer...tied for 3rd in desert circuit for wins, going perfect 5-0 with 2.77 ERA (8er, 26.0ip) in 9 outings (3 starts).
2013 Stats 0 3 11.85 5 4 0 13.2 15 2.41
MLB Career Stats 39 58 4.70 194 137 0 786.1 796 1.46
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February 6, 2013 Jonathan Sanchez roster status changed by Indianapolis Indians.
October 29, 2012 Colorado Rockies activated LHP Jonathan Sanchez from the 60-day disabled list.
September 30, 2012 Colorado Rockies transferred LHP Jonathan Sanchez from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
August 5, 2012 Colorado Rockies placed LHP Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 4, 2012. Left bicep tendinitis.
July 20, 2012 Kansas City Royals traded LHP Jonathan Sanchez to Colorado Rockies for RHP Jeremy Guthrie.
July 17, 2012 Kansas City Royals designated Jonathan Sanchez for assignment.
June 13, 2012 Kansas City Royals activated LHP Jonathan Sanchez from the 15-day disabled list.
May 29, 2012 sent LHP Jonathan Sanchez on a rehab assignment to Omaha Storm Chasers.
May 9, 2012 Kansas City Royals placed LHP Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to May 8, 2012. Left biceps tendinitis.
November 7, 2011 Kansas City Royals Traded LF Melky Cabrera to San Francisco Giants; San Francisco Giants Traded LHP Jonathan Sanchez to Kansas City Royals and Richmond Flying Squirrels Traded LHP Ryan Verdugo to Northwest Arkansas Naturals.
November 4, 2011 LHP Jonathan Sanchez assigned to Gigantes de Carolina.
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August 23, 2011 San Francisco Giants placed LHP Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to August 17, 2011. Left ankle sprain
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July 22, 2011 San Jose Giants sent LHP Jonathan Sanchez on a rehab assignment to Fresno Grizzlies.
July 17, 2011 Jonathan Sanchez roster status changed by San Jose Giants.
July 15, 2011 Jonathan Sanchez assigned to San Jose Giants.
June 25, 2011 San Francisco Giants placed LHP Jonathan Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list. Left biceps tendinitis.
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Motherwell Football Club is today delighted to announce the return of the versatile Liam Grimshaw.
An academy graduate at Manchester Utd and a former captain of the Red Devil’s U21 side, Grimshaw enjoyed a loan stint at Fir Park two years ago, signing on deadline day back in September 2015.
His high-energy, committed style endeared him to the Steelmen faithful and his performances and impact improved almost on a weekly basis.
Indeed, by the time his stay was cut short in January 2016 to allow United to trade him on to Championship side Preston NE, the Fir Parkers were on a terrific unbeaten run, with the 22-year old at the heart of it.
Sadly, his big move to Deepdale didn’t get off to the best start as a knee injury ruled him out for the rest of the campaign almost immediately after making the switch.
Although he made a positive start to the 2016/17 season, first-team football dried up and he would eventually join League One Chesterfield on loan during the January 2017 Transfer Window, making thirteen appearances for the Spireites.
[pullquote]I am thankful to everyone at Motherwell for again showing faith in me and I aim to repay it in the best way possible over the next year.[/pullquote]
He returned to Preston in the summer, but hasn’t featured in new boss Alex Neil’s plans, and following a release, has joined on for an initial one-year deal, subject to registration formalities.
‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said: “When Grimmy became available it was a no-brainer for us, really.
“Not only does he give us fantastic versatility in that he can play in defence, full-back or in midfield, but he’s a superb character who will fit exactly with the type of mentality we’re trying to create here.
“He was popular with the supporters too because he’s one of these lads who will not only run all day, but is tough in the tackle with a never-say-die attitude. However, it’s important to remember that he’s got good ability and by the time he moved to Preston, he was providing us with a real threat from midfield.
“I am really looking forward to working with him again.”
Grimshaw, a member of the ‘Well Society, spoke of his delight at returning to the place where he has enjoyed his football the most: “I’m buzzing to be back as I only have amazing memories of the club and the supporters.
“It’s by far the best time I’ve had in football when I was last at Motherwell and it provided me with the launch pad I needed following years in the youths at United.
“I am thankful to everyone at Motherwell for again showing faith in me and I aim to repay it in the best way possible over the next year.”
Motherwell FC can today confirm that defender Jack McMillan will join Livingston on a Development Loan until January.
The 19-year-old full-back will move to the club vying for first-team football for the next four months.
In-form Livingston currently sit sixth in the Scottish Championship with a spot in the semi-final of the Betfred Cup still up for grabs when they face Hibs later in September.
McMillan will work under the guidance of David Hopkin at Livi until he returns to the Steelmen at the turn of the year.
[pullquote]We’ve seen just exactly what a Development Loan can do for the young lads and it’s a great opportunity for Jack.[/pullquote]
‘Well boss Stephen Robinson believes the defender will be able to take his career to the next step with the help of a loan spell.
He said: “We’ve seen just exactly what a Development Loan can do for the young lads and it’s a great opportunity for Jack.
“When Chris Cadden returned from his spell at Albion Rovers he came back a more mature player and one who was ready to push for a spot in the first-team.
“I hope for the same from the all the boys who have went out on loan this window.”
Motherwell FC can today confirm defender Ben Heneghan has left to join English Championship side Sheffield Utd for an undisclosed fee.
Heneghan joined ‘Well last summer and was a mainstay in the heart of the Steelmen’s defence last campaign and this.
He scored his first goal for the club against Rangers on the opening day of the SPFL Premeirship and made his fiftieth start last weekend against Hearts.
Heneghan said: “I am obviously really pleased to be joining such a big club like Sheffield United in the English Championship, but I leave Fir Park with a heavy heart.
[pullquote]I’ve also enjoyed a great relationship with the supporters and I want to wish them, and everyone at Motherwell, all the very best for the future.[/pullquote]
“I’ve loved my time in Scotland and the people at the club have been first class with me from the moment I walked through the door. It has been a great opportunity.
“I’ve also enjoyed a great relationship with the supporters and I want to wish them, and everyone at Motherwell, all the very best for the future.”
‘Well boss Stephen Robinson added: “Ben has been excellent for the football club; he’s a top footballer and a brilliant lad.
“It’s a very good piece of business for the football club both now and potentially in the future and we’ve got an experience replacement lined up.
“On behalf of everyone at Motherwell, I want to wish the lad all the very best of luck going forward.”
Motherwell FC can today confirm that young goalkeeper Peter Morrison will join Clyde on a Development Loan until January.
The 19-year old will move to the League Two side to gain some valuable first-team experience under the guidance of manager Jim Chapman.
Peter has come through the youth set-up at Fir Park and has become a regular starter for Stephen Craigan’s Under-20s side in recent seasons and will still be available for selection for the Northern Irishman’s side.
[pullquote]Development Loans are obviously crucial for young players and we hope to see the boys come back with more experience and push for a first-team spot here.[/pullquote]
The teenager will be set for four months of first team football before making his return to Fir Park at the start of 2018.
And ‘Well boss Stephen Robinson said: “It’s a great opportunity for PJ to go out and get some first-team football with Clyde.
“Development Loans are obviously crucial for young players and we hope to see the boys come back with more experience and push for a first-team spot here.”
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Motherwell under-20s face a trip to Belfast this weekend for the Irn-Bru Cup second round clash against Crusaders.
Following a hard-fought win over Queen’s Park in the first round, the youngsters will make the trip to Northern Ireland for the first time since 2006.
The under-20s have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season and will be hungry to extend their journey in the Irn-Bru Cup but face tough opposition on Saturday.
U20s boss Stephen Craigan will be boosted by the return of Shea Gordon, who missed Tuesday’s clash against Aberdeen due to being away on international duty.
George Newell and Allan Campbell, who have both tasted first team action this season, will be available for selection this weekend as the youngsters look to extend their unbeaten start to the season.
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Extended highlights from Forthbank Stadium as despite playing with ten men for most of the game the Under 20s earn a point against Aberdeen.
Stephen Craigan admitted that he was delighted with the way his players responded to going down to ten-men against Aberdeen tonight.
Despite having a man less for nearly an hour, the young Steelmen held on for a goalless draw at Forthbank Stadium.
The under-20s boss spoke to MFC TV at full time after his side maintained their unbeaten start to the season.
[pullquote]I’m delighted with the way the boys went about the game in the second half. We slightly changed the shape to put the onus on to [Aberdeen] to work a bit harder.[/pullquote]
He said: “I’m delighted with the way the boys went about the game in the second half. We slightly changed the shape to put the onus on to [Aberdeen] to work a bit harder.”
He added: “I think when you go down to ten-men you almost need an out-ball somewhere and we tried to keep two strikers on the pitch so that we could go long when we were under pressure.
“From the message we gave at half time the boys took it on really, really well.”
Ten-man Motherwell maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a goalless draw against Aberdeen U20s tonight.
Stephen Craigan’s youngsters were limited to few chances in front of goal and had a call for a penalty waved away by the referee on a largely quiet evening at Forthbank Stadium in Stirling.
Youngster Jamie Semple made his second start for the under-20s with George Newell leading the claret and amber attack.
However, the forward cut a lone furrow up top for the majority of the evening after Dylan King was sent for an early shower against the northern opposition.
The Northern Irish centre-back picked up his first booking when he tripped Connor McLellan and was shown a second yellow in the 35th minute when a slack touch allowed Bruce Anderson to rob the youngster before being bundled off the ball.
However, despite their man advantage the Dons struggled to create much going forward and Russell Griffiths was largely untested until three minutes before the interval.
Anderson’s effort from outside the box forced a decent save from the Englishman and the stopper palmed the ball back in to the danger area where, fortunately, Jack McMillan was there to hook the ball clear.
With his side level but down to ten men, Craigan removed Semple from the action at half time and replaced him with Kyle MacDonald.
The second half nearly got off to the ideal start for Motherwell as Davie Turnbull got his head on the end of Dylan Falconer’s corner – but his effort flew narrowly past the post.
Ellis Plummer tested Dons stopper Archie Mair on the hour mark when the defender burst past a number of challenges and struck his effort straight at the young keeper.
On what was a quiet evening, the final five minutes sparked some life in to the game and brought some controversy with it.
A neat ‘Well move down the right flank could have led to the breakthrough and certainly led to the talking point of the game.
Allan Campbell’s one-two with Davie Turnbull saw the midfielder, who had shifted to right back, burst in to the box before being tripped by Danny Harvie, who got nowhere near the ball. The referee decided to wave play on.
A few minutes later, the visitors had a penalty claim of their own but the referee adjudged marauding centre-back Scott McKenna to have dived in the area and booked the defender.
Motherwell nearly snatched all three points when a clever run from substitute Alfie Agyeman and a perfect through ball from Jordan Armstrong led to a corner, but Aberdeen managed to eventually avert the danger and ensure the game ended goalless.
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Adam (2009)
Adam Raki (Hugh Dancy), an electronics engineer, has an autism disorder called Asperger syndrome. When a young woman named Beth (Rose Byrne) moves into his apartment building, he is quite taken with her. She does not quite know how to react to Adam's unconventional overtures but decides to give him a chance nonetheless. But Beth's parents are apprehensive about her new romance, which could end the young lovers' relationship before it has a chance.
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DVD Release Date: February 2nd, 2010
PG-13 |1 hr 37 min
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Frankie R. Faison, Mark Linn-Baker, Amy Irving, Peter Gallagher, Haviland Morris, Adam LeFevre
Director: Max Mayer
Genres: Romance
Production Co: Olympus Pictures
Keywords: Moving, 2000s, Endearing, Transformation
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Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter
A sensitive but not sentimental story about a romance involving a mentally challenged young man never makes a misstep. show more
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Adam succeeds at getting inside its hero's mind and, more impressively still, gives us entrée to his singular soul. show more
Lou LumenickNew York Post
The beautifully crafted Adam offers no pat or easy answers. show more
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Canandaigua VA building plan plagued by delays, cost
By Julie Sherwood jsherwood@messengerpostmedia.com
Veterans can expect a new outpatient clinic and main building renovations with no guarantee of additional promised upgrades
More than a decade ago, after the Canandaigua VA Medical Center survived a threatened closure, the Fort Hill Avenue site received a hearty recommendation straight from then Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi. The Fort Hill Avenue campus — built in 1933 to care for the influx of World War I veterans — would receive a makeover to serve veterans in the 21st century.
Fast forward 13 years later with the plan yet to materialize over delays rooted in politics, bureaucratic hurdles and other obstacles.
But on Monday, Canandaigua VA Construction Project Manager David Price said there is hope. A green light for construction of a $122 million outpatient clinic is “imminent,” Price said from his office at the VA where shelves support thick stacks of drawings and other documents of the plans worked and reworked for years.
He added that the Army Corps of Engineers, most recently driving the project, is ready to sign off, which means full speed ahead — at a government pace, of course. What with putting the project out to bid, selecting contractors, and building the facility, the clinic likely won't be ready before 2020, he said.
But at least the outpatient clinic and renovations to the VA’s main building are fairly certain.
Phase two of the entire $309 million project still needs congressional approval. This second phase would be construction of a Community Living Center that provides long-term care in a homey setting with modern cottages on the 150-acre campus. It would also include renovation of Building 9 for domiciliary services. The DOM, as it’s called, provides residential care for veterans suffering from homelessness and other debilitating conditions. Price said he expects approval of this second phase late this year or in 2018.
“Things move slowly, but we are seeing some traction,” Price said. “We hope the phase-one component of this Canandaigua renovation will be awarded hopefully by the end of the year so we can get shovels in the ground and make this happen.”
Price explained that phase one of the project was to encompass rebuilds or upgrades of five buildings, including a new outpatient clinic. But due to escalating costs, Price said the $122 million will now cover just the outpatient clinic and renovations to Building 1. This main building, with its entrance and tower, will keep its original architecture and be renovated for offices where veterans can meet with healthcare providers. Price predicted 2022 for completion of these renovations.
At recent VA town hall-style meetings, held both in Canandaigua and at the Rochester VA Outpatient Clinic, attendees were updated on projects at both sites.
In the Rochester area, a new clinic is due to break ground this September. The new, 84,000-square-foot building will be on nearly 15.5 acres on Calkins Road in Henrietta. The clinic is expected to open in early 2019. The site will replace the current outpatient facility on Westfall Road. Price said a big advantage of the new facility will be an increase in parking spaces from 189 at the current site, to 687. The new building will house primary and specialty care, but will not be big enough to house all services. Price said the VA will lease two smaller spaces in proximity to the main clinic to house mental health, fitness and rehabilitation-related services.
VA town hall meetings
Public meetings are held quarterly to provide VA updates at Canandaigua VA Medical Center and Rochester VA Outpatient Clinic. The next town halls are set for:
June 21, 6 p.m., Rochester VA Outpatient Clinic, 465 Westfall Road, Brighton
June 22, 1 p.m., Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Building 5 auditorium, 400 Fort Hill Ave, Canandaigua
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Nabrawind Self Erecting Tower (Nabralift) is a new wind turbine tower technology that breaks all the barriers that are restraining the growth of the wind turbines hub height. Nabralift consists on a three-columns structure installed under the uppermost part of a WTG tubular tower and integrates a Self-Erection System (SES) that allows the installation of a full WTG (tower, nacelle, rotor) without using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height.
Nabrawind Self Erecting Tower (Nabralift) is a new wind turbine tower technology that break all the barriers that are restraining the growth of the wind turbines hub height. Nabralift consists on a three-columns structure installed under the uppermost part of a WTG tubular tower and integrates a Self-Erection System (SES) that allows the installation of a full WTG (tower, nacelle, rotor) without using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height.
However, technical barriers and costs associated to manufacturing, transport, installation and maintenance of these towers hinder the viability of many wind farms when the existing technology is used:
Tower manufacturing, transportation and installation costs increase significantly, making additional hub height increase unprofitable in many cases.
Massive and expensive cranes are needed, with long assembly and disassembly times.
Logistic barriers can make some locations unreachable for the projects, and the need of special equipment increases costs and project duration.
Resonances between the tower and the turning rotor becomes a design-driver on conventional steel towers, increasing the tower loads and cost and requiring special control techniques.
The Nabralift Tower
The Nabralift Tower is a metallic hybrid support structure formed by:
An upper metallic tubular tower segment larger than the blade, so that blade tip clearance is unaffected.
A straight frame tower segment constituted by several modules of uniform height, composed by three vertical columns and a x-type bracing in the three module sides.
A metallic transition part between the upper tubular tower segment and the frame tower segment.
The Self-Erecting System
Nabralift integrates a Self-Erecting System (SES) that allows the installation of a full WTG (tower, nacelle, rotor) without using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height. For this purpose, the SES is able to hoist the WTG in intermediate stages and install tower sections under it.
Nabralift integrates a Self-Erecting System (SES) that allows the installation of a full WTG (tower, nacelle, rotor) without using large-size cranes regardless of the nal hub-height. For this purpose, the SES is able to hoist the WTG in intermediate stages and install tower sections under it.
The Self-Erecting Process
The tower transition is fixed on the foundation, and after the tubular tower section, the nacelle and rotor are installed with a small standard crane. Then, the Self-Erecting System (SES) is installed on the tower foundation, and one erection cycle is repeated for every frame module: the SES jaws clamp the tower, which is detached from the foundation and elevated. Then, the frame module is guided and fixed to the foundation interface. The tower is then lowered and connected to the new frame module.
SES is designed to operate in high wind wind conditions (up to 15m/s), avoiding inoperative time periods in the WTG assembly.
Breaking XXL Tower Barriers
Nabralift, together with its Self-Erecting System, breaks all the barriers that are restraining the growth of the wind turbines hub height:
Drastic Cost Reduction
Tower full-cost (also including foundation, logistics and installation) is reduced by a 15/30%.
Crane-less Installation
Self Erecting System avoids using large-size cranes regardless of the final hub-height.
Fast Installation
A 150m tower can be installed in 3 days, even in high wind conditions.
Nabralift is a very stiff tower that do not require relevant modifications in the existing WTG design.
Nabralift has been highlighted by MAKE Consulting as one of “the technologies capable of revolutionising the wind power industry“.
The 160m Height Prototype
Nabralift first prototype (160m hub height)has been already constructed in 2018 and will be installed during 2018 in Eslava (Spain). The tower prototype will be tested after erection to demonstrate 25 years of operative life. For this purpose, several millions of load cycles will be applied in an innovative fatigue tower test method. Nabralift 160m height prototype will be the second highest wind turbine tower in the world.
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HERBERT RAYMOND MEYERS
Meyers, Herbert Raymond
May 7, 1928 – August 31, 2010
Herb passed away peacefully in his sleep in the Palliative Care Unit of N.R.G.H. on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 after a courageous 2 year struggle with complicated heart problems.
Herb was born to Joseph & Florence Myers on May 7, 1928 in North Vancouver. He is predeceased by his parents and, by his eldest sister Edythe. Herb is survived by his best friend and loving wife Joyce of 35 years, by his brother, Bill who resides in Lumby, B.C. and by his sister Gladys who lives in Shelton, Washington. Herb also leaves behind many nieces, nephews and friends near and far.
We are blessed to have had you in our lives and you will be missed so very much. To know you was to love you and that we surely did.
At Herb’s request, a private family gathering has been arranged, and in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Heart Foundation.
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How to Defeat Hillary
By The Editors
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
The suspense is over. Hillary Clinton is running for president. Gird yourselves for a grim forced march to a Democratic coronation.
Republican candidates should do more than that, obviously. Although the Republicans will spend the next several months running against one another, none should lose sight of their likely general-election opponent and her message. Making the case for themselves should encompass making the case against Clinton and for conservative principles and policies that will appeal not only to Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina Republicans next spring, but to most Americans come November 2016.
Although Hillary Clinton has mostly avoided statements of substance, she obviously sees America’s economic sluggishness much as the current president does — as a consequence of income inequality, a stingy minimum wage, the decline of labor unions, and, in general, America’s turn to the right in the Reagan era.
RELATED: Hillary Clinton’s Truman Show Campaign
All indications are that Clinton plans to repackage her husband’s economic policies, peddling the notion that they turned the economy around in the 1990s and can do so again — dubious contentions both. The recession that Bill Clinton ran against in 1992 was already over when he took office, and while he was sound on a few issues — NAFTA, for instance — his most extravagantly liberal initiatives were defeated early in his presidency, and thereafter the new Republican Congress brought needed restraint on taxes, regulation, and spending. In any case, the economy is greatly changed from the 1990s, so we cannot benefit from the favorable demographic and geopolitical trends of that era. And we aren’t going to boost stagnating middle-class incomes by promoting labor unions or rationing carbon.
Running against a recycled agenda is a necessary component of a Republican victory next year, but not a sufficient one. Clinton’s opponents should articulate an economic agenda broader and deeper than cuts to marginal tax rates and vague calls for deregulation. That agenda should include market-based health-care policies to replace Obamacare and increase coverage while lowering costs; reforms to break up the higher-education cartel that has saddled millions of Americans with crushing student-loan debt; tax relief for middle-class parents; and policies that would capitalize on America’s rich energy resources, which the current administration has ignored or abandoned.
RELATED: Hillary’s Record: Free of Accomplishment, Full of Setbacks
Clinton’s tenure as America’s chief diplomat, meanwhile, will help her little. Beyond her being famously well traveled, Clinton led a Department of State best known now for the misbegotten “reset” with Russia, for administering special favors to administration donors, for ignoring requests for increased security at the American consulate in Libya, and for an illicit e-mail arrangement for Clinton and her closest aides. Clinton was complicit in President Obama’s failed foreign policy from the beginning, and there is little to suggest that she rejects its erroneous premises. What we can expect from a Clinton administration is a continuation of Obama’s policies, with even worse ethics.
#related#The current Republican field should set out a strong, responsible alternative to the Democratic strategy of preemptive capitulation. Reasserting the vitality of NATO, arming our allies in Kurdistan and Ukraine, redoubling sanctions against the Iranian regime, reaching out to alienated allies (such as Israel) — there is much the United States can do, in both the short and the long term, to secure America and American interests abroad.
No one is inevitable. Hillary Clinton has been hovering about the heights of American political power for nearly three decades, yet she has almost no substantive accomplishments to show for it, and her best plans for the next eight years are likely to be the repurposed policies of Democratic administrations past. She’s beatable, and the substantive work to prepare the ground for defeat should begin now.
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Urlacher Fined for Horse Collar Tackle ... Again
By Maggie Hendricks
Published Dec 6, 2012 at 11:36 AM
It's been a rough week for Brian Urlacher.
The Bears veteran was on the losing end of an overtime game with the Seahawks. He strained his hamstring, which has ruled him out for a reported three games. Now, he will have to give up some cash for a tackle he made during the game.
Urlacher told the Chicago Tribune he was fined $21,000 for the horse tackle collar he put on Leon Washington during the game. He also was fined last week for using the same sort of move on Adrian Peterson. He appealed the last fine and plans to appeal this one. He told the Tribune his last appeal "went real good."
Horse collar tackles have been banned in the NFL since 2005. It involves a defender taking down a ball carrier by the back of his jersey or shoulder pads. The tackles are not allowed because of the awkward way players fall to the ground, sometimes resulting in leg injuries.
And now Urlacher will have plenty of time to work on his appeal as he heals.
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The inside line on New York fashion
Chanel's Jade Polish Officially Sold Out, Over $100 on eBay
By Laurel Pinson
Published Nov 18, 2009 at 1:55 PM | Updated at 2:00 PM EST on Nov 18, 2009
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The must-have polish of the season debuted in October and is already sold out everywhere -- except on eBay, where the price for the silky green hue has skyrocketed to $100.
The $25 polish is sold out at Chanel and department stores, but right now, there are 27 results on eBay for Chanel Le Vernis Jade 407 (a limited-edition color, along with Jade Rose 493) -- and Style.com pointed out that while some are currently priced for as little as $24, some top-rated sellers are going as far as offering "Buy It Now" prices of $165. $165! Granted, that price is apparently for the set of both Jade and Jade Rose, but we're still skeptical of anyone who would pay three figures for a seasonal nail polish.
For those looking for a budget, non-eBay solution, Essie has offered a somewhat similar (though, we'll admit, sub-par) $8 green called Mint Candy Apple; or for the DIY-inspired, try Cheap Chic Daily's method of layering a pale, creamy Essie pink over a strong OPI green.
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Home News Island food-waste recovery program taps Ag Fair for 1.5 tons
Island food-waste recovery program taps Ag Fair for 1.5 tons
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Island-Wide Organics Feasibility Study staff and volunteers at the Agricultural Fair. Sophie Abrams (left), Sarah Ives, Taylor Ives, and Libby Bouck. — courtesy of Sophie Abrams
Over the course of the four-day Agricultural Fair, the Island-Wide Organics Feasibility Study estimated, it was able to recover 2,996 pounds of food waste and organic materials. That’s about one and a half tons of food, flowers, and paper napkins that would’ve otherwise ended up in the trash, according to Sophie Abrams, project manager of the study and the pilot program, Composting on the Coast.
Ms. Abrams said that the goal at the fair was to raise awareness about food waste. “You get people to stop for a second and think when they’re putting food somewhere other than where they do normally,” Ms. Abrams said. “I think that’s what we were going for. Being able to talk about the project with year-round and summer community members.”
Volunteers and staff members from the study ran six food-waste stations, where people were helped to sort their waste. Ms. Abrams said the most common items thrown out were corncobs and watermelon rinds. They also composted the flowers, veggies, and baked goods from the Agricultural Hall.
Two hundred pounds of food was used to feed local pigs, and the rest was composted onsite at the Agricultural Hall, she said.
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Safeguarding Adults Week
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The first National Safeguarding Adults Week is being launched to promote the importance of safeguarding the health and wellbeing of adults across the UK.
From the 19-25 November there will be a series of events across the country aimed at raising awareness of the issues faced by adults at risk and helping relevant organisations to provide the best support possible to those people.
The week is being run by the National Safeguarding Adults Network, which is led by the Ann Craft Trust at the University of Nottingham – a leading UK charity on safeguarding disabled children and adults at risk.
The network includes members from a range of organisations across the UK that play a role in safeguarding adults at risk from harm and abuse, and ensuring that they live a life free from harm and neglect.
Each day of the week will focus on a different safeguarding risk issue and the Ann Craft Trust will release new resources and information about each issue in the build up to the week. There will also be events held across the country by members of the network.
The issues being focused on are:
Disability hate crime – 19 November
Forced marriage , the Prevent Agenda and domestic abuse – 20 November
Financial abuse – 21 November
The Ann Craft Trust Safeguarding Seminar – 22 November
Online safety and cyber bullying – 23 November
Safeguarding adults in sport and activity – 24-25 November
Deborah Kitson, CEO of the Ann Craft Trust, says: “We wanted to set up this week to highlight the issues affecting adults at risk. It is important that, not only professionals involved in the care and support of adults, but everyone is aware of the potential risks facing many adults.
“We also want to give organisations across the country involved in the care of adults at risk the opportunity to focus on the work they are doing. It is so important that we keep these issues at the forefront of people’s minds. Safeguarding adults is the responsibility of all organisations and we need to talk about it to make sure we are getting it right.”
Former Health Minister and key disability rights campaigner, Lib Dem MP Norman Lamb said: “Safeguarding vulnerable people must always be a top priority. I am really pleased that Safeguarding Week gives us an opportunity to highlight the importance of this.
“As the Minister in the Coalition Government who took the Care Act through Parliament, it was important to me to enshrine in legislation a clear legal framework for how local authorities and other parts of the system should protect adults at risk of abuse or neglect.”
To find out more about Safeguarding Adults Week – visit the website www.anncrafttrust.org/events/national-safeguarding-adults-week/
Members of the National Safeguarding Adults Network also include Sense, Choice Support, Dimensions, Voiceability, United Response, Brandon Trust, MacIntyre, Advance, HFT and CVT.
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SHENMUE 3 kickstarter (PC/PS4) - FINAL DAY - NEW KS RECORD GO GO GO!
Thread starter Mr. RPG
PaulLFC
mattp said:
its coming out on pc. youd drop your pledge just because its not on steam? that seems silly
also, coming out on pc probably means steam, anyway
I don't care who they use as long as it's not Digital fucking River.
"Pay us more money if you want to redownload the game you paid for again after 30 days, and even then, you get 2 years and then fuck you, your game can't be downloaded again."
Aki-at
it's just so weird
it seems like sega has basically just given him the ip to use. which makes you think they're relatively supportive of him, or at least respect him a lot and are doing it almost as a favor
and yet, they aren't even acknowledging it
This is the same company that forgets to market it's own games
I did find that a bit strange though. Their community team is definitely going to be happy that all their articles first comments won't be "Where's Shenmue 3?" now.
Varion
England, UK
Erevador said:
Can Japan GAF summarize some of the highlights?
Should probably have spent the last few hours working instead of doing this considering I don't doubt someone else will do a translation of the full thing in short order, but oh well.
- He noticed that fans were getting more and more despondent about the chances of a Shenmue 3 ever coming out, and being willing to settle for just about any format (novel, manga etc.) just to see the conclusion of the story, but he really wanted to make the sequel as a game even if it didn't have all the bells and whistles he'd like to put in it.
- He first learned about Kickstarter about 3 years ago through a fan who'd used it before, although it took a while before he decided that was really the way to go forward. Tried looking for a major company to partner with, but couldn't find one that met his criteria. Eventually, he decided Kickstarter was the best option.
- Sega readily allowed him to make the game, and SCE gave their support too (nothing specific here).
- It'll be out on PS4 and PC. No mention of other platforms, no mention of considering any other platforms.
- 2 million is the bare minimum for the game to exist, and if that was all they got, it would just be focused on the story. The more money it gets, the more of the things he wants to do will be possible.
- He wants to give the fans what they want as much as possible, asking for their opinions during development and incorporating those into the final game. Like if they have two ideas for a character, they might ask backers to vote on which they prefer.
- As far as money goes, he expects the game's investment will primarily come from individual backers, so he wants them all to be happy with the finished product. Doesn't sound like Sony and others are giving them all THAT much.
- The story will take place in Guilin, beginning immediately after 2's end. You'll be able to go around the town(s) in that area, back to the mountains, infiltrate the Chi You Men's Guilin branch, etc.
- Back when he made Shenmue 2, he was determined that Shenmue 3's focus would be making a deeper open world rather than a bigger one. Fewer characters means they can have more to say, they can have more complex AI, etc. The character Ryo will talk to the most in 3 is Shenhua, so he wants to develop her as much as possible, making it so that talking to her lots makes her behaviour towards him change, makes quests involving her proceed differently, etc.
- Not that any of this is to say it won't be an open world game. Stretch goals will determine how much the town(s) can be expanded (presumably this is referring to stretch goals like those we can already see, the 'other towns' in that video aren't addressed here.)
- QTEs were originally designed so that people who weren't very good at battles could still enjoy the game.
- He wants to make 'free battles' (which are likely to have their name changed) less about pressing buttons at the right time and more about making the right decisions.
- He also wants to make them less about practising and inputting commands and more centred around the Technique Scrolls, so obtaining and using those is enough to win battles. These Technique Scrolls will ideally connect a number of different elements in the game together in a natural way.
"Shenmue had a number of minigames, gambling spots etc. that you could spend time playing around in, but I wanted something that would connect all of them somehow. I mean, obviously you can obtain money through part-time jobs, use that in gambling to get more of it and then buy weapons...but not that kind of connection, a closer one. If we can meet a number of our stretch goals and make the open world elements more elaborate, I'm hoping to be able to connect these side elements together, centred around the scrolls.
- He's desperately trying to find some way to include forklifts in the game in a way that will make sense, because Shenmue fans seem to love them.
- He wanted to gather as many of the people who worked on the earlier games as possible because it'd be reassuring to fans. They're planning to publish staff comments from a number of figures working on the game, including the writer Masahiro Yoshimoto.
- He's asked about whether he has an idea in his head about what'll come after Shenmue 3's done (presumably 4, but it doesn't come out and say this). He says he does, but right now he's focused on working on Shenmue 3. Certainly doesn't sound like this game will be 'it' at any rate.
- As the Kickstarter page says, he's hoping the game will be ready to release at the end of 2017.
benzy
Wanna ask if they plan on bringing back a dynamic day to night cycle and weather system. It added so much to the atmosphere of a live world of Shenmue.
shinobi602
The way it's worded makes me think we'll get a physical PS4 copy somehow, somewhere.
"The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter will only be offering the digital download version for the PlayStation Network."
It specifies the Shenmue 3 "Kickstarter" so I'm thinking after this is all over and it's deep in development, Sony will foot the bill for printing discs itself rather than through KS.
epmode
PaulLFC said:
This is the worst possible option. I'd even prefer a straight HTTP download.
I hope they say something before the end!
mattp
only point in there that's kind of a bummer is that he wants to make the fighting less complicated. one of the main things i always wanted them to do was making it even more like virtua fighter
Die Squirrel Die
Maybe an expert mode with more complex combat could be put up as a stretch goal.
Shadow2222
Aki-at said:
Their community team is definitely going to be happy that all their articles first comments won't be "Where's Shenmue 3?" now.
Nope, it will just be "Where's Shenmue 1 + 2 HD?" now. As it should be lol!
Erevador
Varion said:
Really interesting and helpful. Thank you so much for putting in the time to translating this.
Hixx
"- He's desperately trying to find some way to include forklifts in the game in a way that will make sense, because Shenmue fans seem to love them. "
What a guy <3
Shadow2222 said:
Thats the million dollar question. If this kickstarter continues to do well I am sure that conversation comes up at Sega.
One big potential problem is if the game assets still exist. Did Sega archive it? Is a remaster even possible?
[translated interview]
Good stuff. Thanks for doing that.
IrishNinja
Laevateinn said:
Re: Physical PS4 release
Do you guys want a disc or would you be satisfied with the option for a box with a download code like we're probably getting on PC? If it's the latter, perhaps this AMA/the comment section, would be a good place to seed that idea.
god knows id vastly prefer a disc, but given the risks/cost here i can totally see why that might not be feasible down the road
shinobi602 said:
ah, hadn't caught that bit...
Hixx said:
ahaha, fantastic
Something I should point out is that SEGA is awfully slow these days so even if there's a good idea it might take them a while to get to speed. The Valkyria Chronicles PC port for example was in development before the SEGA PC port campaign started so that'd have been what, a 9 month development time frame?
If that rumour is true about the ports and Shenmue 1+2 HD are complete we should get it soon.
Orthogonal said:
Funny thing is that they are apparently 100% done! A combination of possible license issues, and the "lack" of profit from Sonic Adventure HD and Jet Set Radio HD caused Shenmue 1/2 and Skies of Arcadia HD to be shelved
JK-Money
a game we waited for for ages that of legendary status and people are funding a kickstarter we deserve a physical release to hold this piece of history
jcjimher
I thought these deserved highlighting. Specially for all these people with negativity or doubts about the Sony funding. Keep pledging guys!
(And thanks Varion for taking the time)
Jomjom
Man I wish we could have Yu Suzuki sign the game box instead of an illustration for the $300.
maquiladora
jcjimher said:
Exactly. Should be posted in those other threads every time someone makes a dumb comment.
Theonik
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Mengy said:
It's still a Sega owned property though, no matter who develops or pays for it.
Unfortunately we will all just have to wait to find out, lol.
When you think about it, it's a miracle the campaign has even made it so far. It's basically running on pure hope and dreams right now. It's kinda poetic. If not slightly sad.
Agreed At first I didn't have any issues because I was in the "puppy dog" phase and everything was perfect (because Shenmue 3!!!!), but now, even just a few days later, my seriousness has returned as I want nothing but the most success for this project.
I'm just so thankful that after the campaign is done, the (small) team that is put together are mostly Shenmue veterans. I'm not too worried about who gets hired to work on it since they will be led by these individuals.
I have the utmost trust in Yu Suzuki's creative integrity so I think he'll do the most with what he ends up being given but like you said I am really concerned about the future of the campaign. I won't lie and say I wouldn't be disappointed if we get anything less than the real Shenmue experience, but I will not drop my pledge unless some serious red flags are raised since the only way this is happening is if fans like us which are privileged enough to be able to vote with their wallets do so. I just wish there was something more I could do
benzy said:
That's a good one for that ama, but honestly that would probably be a goal and if not, it's quite easy to do in Unreal 4. A lot of the things they pioneered in Shenmue I+II would not become commonplace until last gen but now, are the kinds of things that are touted and included as standard in most higher end game engines.
nny
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Thanks for this Varion! Yay, forklifts!
Fuck...
My admiration for Yu Suzuki is increasing a lot with the events that have been unfolding since 2 days ago.
For most of his career he was allowed the biggest funds and projects. Like those first full sized Hang-on arcade machines. Or the super-expensive Model 1 and Model 2 boards made for him by Lockheed Martin in a time where 3d hardware was used only in military and the likes. Or even the original Shenmue project, with almost unlimited budget and time, allowed to aim for the stars with a constraining Saturn or Dreamcast hardware.
And then he lost all that, and instead of simply retiring he has been looking for solutions for nothing less than 14 years. And finally he ie being humble enough for crafting money-saving and scalable planning, leading a team of unexperienced developers and builiding the game with a third party engine and a scarce budget.
And he is showing more and more that he has new ideas and is as passionate for game development as if Shenmue II had finished last year instead of last decade.
Whatever the final result is of all this story, he has my full respect and recognition!
nny said:
Oh yeah, this was in the French interview as well iirc.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
KentBrockman said:
One thing that amazes me about Yu Suzuki is the broad range of amazing and influential games he was worked on. Here's a guy who worked on legendary arcade style games including highly technical and complex racing and fighting games. One would not expect someone like that to also be able to make an amazing cinematic story focused RPG style game (pretty much the complete opposite type of game), but he did just that. Not only that, he innovated yet again and the game pioneered many of the things that are now commonplace in open world games today (even the concept of an open world game itself was not really a thing when this game came out).
Who else could pull this off? Pretty mind blowing.
Not to downplay the achievement of Shenmue in ANY way but... it makes sense coming from Yu.
The majority of his oeuvre has had an obsession with reality, be it the realistically proportioned motorbike you physically sat on for Hang-On, the cabinet movements that mimicked a jet in After Burner, the real world moves and fighting styles incorporated into Virtua Fighter and so on.
Even something as simple as choosing the music in OutRun has you tuning in a realistic looking radio.
For somebody so committed to replicating reality throughout his career, once the technology made it possible a whole real world seems a somewhat logical ultimate endpoint.
The fact it was achieved so well is testament to his genius of course.
Stevey
One thing I dont get is why are people still funding through KS, when Sony are funding it?
Stevey said:
the more money they get, the better. people want to support it. people want trinkets or a copy of the game. sony isn't fully funding the game. they are one of multiple investors(on top of the kickstarter money)
edit: i would also be willing to bet, the more money this kickstarter generates, the better chances they have of getting more investment money. maybe one of their deals was that the investment from sony scales with how much they get over the 2million mark or something
SONY ARE NOT FUNDING IT! ;___;
Sony has only offered "some" funding and marketing. That's it, that's all they're doing. To make Shenmue 3 the best possible game will come down to how much us, the fans, can raise.
(That capslock isn't directed to you, just hope more people would pay attention to what I said!)
Dragon1893
Obviously there's a limit for how much sony (or any other investor) is willing to put into the game, the more they get, the more ambitious they can be.
Night Hunter
Has anyone of the people who actually know shit about Kickstarter campaigns done an estimate how much this will pull in? Is it gonna be severely front loaded? Or is it just too early to tell?
Bashtee
Posts from Forbes contributors, with headlines like "Should You Still Be Donating To The 'Shenmue 3' Kickstarter?" (probably was "stop donating to the shenmue 3 kickstarter right now", as the link to the article suggests), sure don't help. Same goes for the team managing the kickstarter. The reward tiers are a bit cryptic and it is a shame that I don't get a digital + retail version at 300$ or above.
Theonik said:
Isn't that a bit hyperbole? There are things that could improve surely, but I think the campaign is not running on hopes or dreams, but rather on trust on Yu Suzuki and most of the team he has been able to assemble, composed by experienced people (most of them involved on previous Shenmues) who I think have gained that trust.
And it has also been clearly stated that if the KS gets around 2 million we will get a barebones story-driven Shenmue (which is more than I would have asked for a week ago, honestly): And they have a flexible plan to put more open-world elements in the game depending on how much money they raise from that baseline.
They are working with a 3rd party (and proved) engine, with everything they needed from previous Shenmue development given to them by Sega, and without the pressure of having to push any hardware limits like in the previous games. And all of that explains why now they don't need $47m figures like before.
Looks like a realistic and credible plan to me.
Yu has said the majority of the funding will come from the Kickstarter. Whatever Sony and any other outside investors have promised appears to be not that much.
goonergaz
so essentially if I pay $29 (£20) I get a digital copy on PS4 when released? seems a no-brainer...what am I missing?
goonergaz said:
You're not missing anything... it is a no brainer.
Well you are taking a gamble that will turn out to be a good game and delivered on time. The alternative is to wait until the game is released, but it will almost certainly be more than $29 at that point so....if you have faith in Yu Suzuki and want to be part of the process of getting this game made then yes, it's a no brainer.
I am talking about the crowdfunding campaign not whether the project has credibility. They are doing a really poor job at selling the game which ultimately harms the game we end up getting. I am not trying to troll, I am just concerned, not because I am as much worried or lack confidence in Yu Suzuki. If that were the case there would be no way I'd even ponder doing this.
I will apologise about the hyperbole though. It's how I roll.
PORTOPIA
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Bashtee said:
Agreed. It's vital that the importance of the Kickstarter is made clear - if everyone thinks that Sony is going to bankroll the entire game because clearly that is what the game media seems to be stating and if that is not the case - it needs to be cleared up.
Recent interviews with Sony and Suzuki seem to indicate the media is overplaying Sony's hand - either way it'd be nice to know that while the Kickstarter is still open.
batfax
They definitely need to put more oomph into the campaign... something like Bloodstained's social media achievements. Maybe unlock music, artwork, or whatever. Anything to get the word out and the community actively engaged.
batfax said:
Maybe some social media giveaways such as those Shenmue vinyls from Data Discs. Pretty sure every Shenmue fan wants one of those. The fans could even organize something like this to help.
I dropped 300 bucks on this puppy today. Most I've ever spent on a Kickstarter. Feels good.
PORTOPIA said:
I don't even think giveaways are important here. Just a way to trickle out more details and get the community excited for them and earn them by spreading the word. That said, I do find it weird that the vinyls aren't at least part of the reward tiers. Maybe they could be included if they added more between 500 and 10k.
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Jomjom said:
I just hope it's an actual signature and not one of those "autographed" copies. 2,000 signatures with more to come is a lot.
ajim
kamakazi5 said:
I can imagine after 14 year of waiting for this, Suzuki would be fine signing more than 2000 signatures.
I know I would. I'd sign them all damn day!
_Ryo_
Usually I hate product placement in games but this game should definitely include it. Both previous games did and to great use as well.
Also it will help provide further funding.
Par Score
Night Hunter said:
You can never be super accurate with this kind of thing, but based on all prior Kickstarters of a similar nature, it's going to be somewhere in the region of 7 million dollars.
Like many other suggestions, this likely doesn't matter at all. The vast majority of all successful, high-profile, games Kickstarters follow exactly the same curve, beginning to end.
Start big, end big, lull in the middle. Each of those sections accounts for roughly 1/3rd of the total, with the start and end bits being a bit higher and the lull a bit lower. The lull is also 10 times as long.
Bloodstained is the poster boy for this curve. They did almost everything right, practically a perfect campaign, but nothing shifted them out of the pattern even a little. I suppose they ended a little stronger than is typical, that might have something to do with the quality of their campaign. See also, Project Eternity.
openrob
He's desperately trying to find some way to include forklifts in the game in a way that will make sense, because Shenmue fans seem to love them.
Too funny! (link please)
Shadow_Lord
After the holy trinity has been announced, what are we left to make memes with now ;_;?
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Nestlé is ranked first in the 2016 Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) for its marketing of breast milk substitutes and came second in the overall index, improving on its third place in 2013.
ATNI said that breast milk substitute (BMS) manufacturers should adopt a comprehensive BMS Marketing Policy, fully aligned with the WHO Code and subsequent resolutions, and apply it globally. Nestlé is committed to marketing BMS responsibly, and will look closely at the areas where ATNI recommends improvements.
ATNI 2016 ranks the world’s largest 22 food and beverage companies on their nutrition-related commitments and performance across seven categories: governance, products, accessibility, marketing, lifestyles, labelling and engagement.
Nestlé came top in other sub-categories aside from BMS marketing: general nutrition and undernutrition.
The index highlights Nestlé’s “clear corporate nutrition strategy” that covers product reformulation, access to healthy foods and marketing: areas where it has built trust by making clear public commitments.
ATNI was developed as an independent benchmarking tool for use by investors, health advocates and companies, and is collated using information in the public domain and supplied by companies themselves.
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Home > Issues > Defenses > Court Extinguishes Parties’ Motions to Strike in LED Patent Dispute
Court Extinguishes Parties’ Motions to Strike in LED Patent Dispute
By Xin Hu Rasmussen on October 30, 2017 Posted in Defenses, Direct Infringement, Electronics, Inducement, Massachusetts, Motion to Dismiss, Motion to Strike, Willfulness
Although motions to strike are generally difficult to win, when successful they can significantly dim the opposing party’s prospects for victory on particular claims or defenses. In one recent patent infringement action out of Massachusetts, each party moved to strike certain elements of the other side’s pleadings–but the Court quickly snuffed out the dueling motions.
Plaintiff Lexington, owner of a patent relating to LED technology, sued defendants TCL and TTE, alleging that their manufacture and sale of certain televisions included components that infringed the Lexington patent. In the initial stages of the litigation, Lexington filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”) on August 1, 2016, and roughly four month later, filed a second amended complaint (“SAC”). Shortly thereafter, Defendants moved to strike or dismiss the SAC, claiming that Lexington had filed it without Defendants’ consent. Lexington countered by moving to strike the defendants’ affirmative defenses.
With respect to Defendants’ motion to strike the SAC, Defendants argued that the FAC was filed under Rule 15(a)(1) as of right and the SAC was then filed without consent or leave from the Court. In its response, Lexington provided email correspondence between the parties where Defendants’ counsel suggested that “Lexington file an amended complaint identifying the correct defendants…[to] have a clean procedural record.” Lexington claimed that this suggestion amounted to Defendants’ consent to file the FAC–a claim that Defendants disputed.
Judge Casper determined that, based on the correspondence, “any mistaken belief by Lexington’s counsel with respect to the FAC was, at a minimum, a good faith error.” Because its counsel’s failure to obtain consent for the FAC was mere accident and Lexington otherwise acted in good faith, the Court ruled that “it is not in the interests of justice” to grant the motion to strike the SAC. Judge Casper granted Lexington leave to amend the FAC and denied Defendants’ motion to strike the SAC as moot.
Next, the Court turned to Defendant’s motion to dismiss the SAC under Rule 12(b)(6). Defendants contended that both Lexington’s claim of direct infringement and its claims of induced and willful infringement failed to satisfy the pleading requirements of Iqbal and Twombly. With respect to direct infringement, Defendants claimed that the pleading failed to inform them of the specific structures in the accused products that infringe claim 1 of the patent-in-suit. Judge Casper found that the SAC set forth a plausible infringement claim, because it identifies the patent claim that has been infringed, the infringed elements of that claim, and both the function of the infringed elements in the accused products and the marketing of that function in the accused products’ instruction manuals. The Court rejected Defendants’ position that further specificity with respect to direct infringement is required in the SAC.
Similarly, Judge Casper found that Lexington’s claims for induced and willful infringement in the SAC were plausible because they include allegations that Defendants, through various notices related to either pre-lawsuit correspondence or filings in this case, had knowledge of the patent-in-suit and of their devices’ infringement of the patent. In addition, the SAC alleges that, by manufacturing and distributing the Accused Products and providing instruction manuals for their use, Defendants have caused third-party resellers and end-users of the Accused Products to infringe the patent-in-suit. As such, the Court denied Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Lastly, Judge Casper denied Lexington’s motion to strike certain affirmative defenses raised by Defendants, on the basis that the defenses “are more than adequate to give Lexington fair notice” of the issued involved.
The Court’s opinion in this matter provides an illuminating look at the rigor with which motions to strike are evaluated, and the challenges that parties face in trying to convince a judge that certain claims and pleadings should be shut down. The case is Lexington Luminance LLC v. TCL Multimedia Technology Holdings, Ltd. No. 16-cv-11458-DJC (D. Mass.), before Hon. Denise J. Casper. A copy of the decision can be found here.
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z Review
A real treat for the fans, and an interesting diversion for anybody else
Posted by Mark Bradley on February 3, 2014 - 9:00pm EST
As a 26 year old male, Dragon Ball Z was instilled in me as a teen; watching it on Cartoon Network in the UK after school being a daily fixture. As the first Japanese animation to really make a mainstream impact in Western pop culture, I’d never seen anything like it and as a teen, I automatically thought “this needs to be a video game.” Of course, the marketing machine would eventually answer my prayers and many games later (some good, some bad) we come to the latest, Battle of Z.
Battle of Z comes along as part of last year’s anniversary celebrations and even includes elements of the film released in Japan last year, the first since 1996. The main portion of the game is the single player mode which does a great job of recounting the entirety of Dragon Ball Z; beginning with Goku and Piccolo’s encounter with Raditz, right up to Goku and Vegeta’s final showdown with Kid Buu. You begin with the core Z Warriors and the character pool expands as you complete missions, the majority of which being transformations of previous characters (Goku, Super Saiyan Goku, Super Saiyan 2 Goku, etc are all separate individual characters). This sounds like a cheap way of being able to advertise having a lot of characters but even the different transformations all control differently, with their own special moves, strengths and weaknesses.
You even get to play through events as the villains and several of the more popular movies are included as side missions (Cooler’s Revenge, Broly, and more). There’s plenty to do here and all of the characters won’t be fully unlocked until you master each mission, as obtaining a high enough score to get at least an S rank is the only way to unlock everybody. This can, admittedly, become frustrating in parts as you fail to get a high enough grade and miss out on a character that could have made a subsequent mission a lot easier or even in some cases, should be there canonically. For example, I had to fight Perfect Cell without Super Saiyan 2 Gohan because I got an A instead of an S in the previous fight.
Upon defeating Kid Buu, the credits roll but there are very challenging missions afterwards that tested my skills to the max, all climaxing in the game’s true final boss, the God of Destruction (the villain of the anniversary movie). It’s worth a mention that all of the missions are doable in co-op mode via the magic of the Internet.
This leads us to the actual gameplay mechanics themselves and this is where Battle of Z has been a little deceptive: although advertised as such, BOZ is not a fighting game. It’s an RPG in disguise. You control one character for all of the fights but you also have another three characters on your team (either human or CPU controlled.) Early attempts at steamrolling my way through with the four most (canonically at least) powerful fighters I had unlocked were successful but by the time I hit Planet Namek and the battles with Frieza and his minions, I found myself dying. A lot.
This was when I realised the game needed a more cerebral approach. Fighters are split up into categories: melee, ki type (ranged), support (healers), and interfere. Generally, the way forward is to run two attacking characters (melee or ki) and two supporting roles. The best comparison I can draw is to the combat system from the Kingdom Hearts series. To supplement the RPG style combat is a levelling system. As you progress, you gain EXP and increase your player level. Alongside this, you unlock cards that provide an arbitrary upgrade to a specific statistic (ki attack +20, for example.) These work in conjunction with one another in that the more powerful cards require a certain level to utilise. There are also special cards that bestow special abilities to characters that have them equipped.
Graphically, the game does the only thing it needs to do and adopts the style and animation of the show right down to the smallest detail. Developer Artdink has taken care in getting all the character designs 100% accurate, mostly to keep those hardcore fans happy. The frame rate is good, even when taken online and the screen is filled with crazy explosions and people crashing through mountains.
Online, the game varies between a lot of fun and supremely annoying. I never found the need to do any except the final two missions co-operatively, but it serves as a fun way to play with your friends, especially if you want to give your buddy a leg up in his campaign. The other online mode is Battle Mode, which is the umbrella setting for a plethora of different games, both team games ranging from 4 v 4 straight up fights to Dragon Ball Hunt (the name’s on the tin) and solo games, including 8-man deathmatch battle royals. The team games can be a little annoying, especially if the teams are unbalanced. The CPU will balance out the numbers but having three guys batter you around an arena whilst three CPU team mates fail to help you is no fun. The solo stuff however is a blast, and I found a fun diversion in the 8 man fights. At the end of the day though, Battle Mode is just that, a diversion.
Ultimately, Battle of Z is an above average game. DBZ fans will get more from this game than non-fans will, but then this is clearly a game designed with the fans in mind. A fun distraction; Battle of Z will help you wither away your gaming hours for a week or so if you’re a non-fan. If you’re a fan however, you’ll love this game as a celebration of all things Dragon Ball Z. If you like DBZ, fighting and/or RPG’s, give this a go.
Our ratings for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z on Xbox 360 out of 100 (Ratings FAQ)
This game�s biggest strength, it is a 1:1 product in comparison to the anime series in all respects.
Sometimes threatens to get a little repetitive but generally paced quite well, allowing players different strategies and approaches to victory.
Retells the story of the show faithfully, allowing for some artistic licensing to allow for better gameplay.
The game�s main weakness, the multiplayer isn�t anything more than a fun diversion and will probably be avoided altogether by some players.
Runs as smoothly as any well-made triple A title and aside from some lag issues online, nothing to complain about.
For the fans and anybody looking for something a little different to your average fighting game.
US: January 28, 2014
UK: January 24, 2014
Artdink
- (Amazon.com)
Our Review of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z
The Verdict:
"A real treat for the fans, and an interesting diversion for anybody else"
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z is ranked #723 out of 1463 total reviewed games. It is ranked #56 out of 152 games reviewed in 2014.
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This image released by Universal Pictures shows Himesh Patel in a scene from "Yesterday."
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Himesh Patel, left, plays a singer who gets a career boost from Ed Sheeran (playing himself) in “Yesterday.”
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Film review: What if we didn't meet the Beatles?
By Ann Hornaday The Washington Post
The whimsical what-if comedy "Yesterday" poses the intriguing question: Had the Beatles never existed, would the world be a worse place to live?
Related: If you were a struggling singer-songwriter and you were the only person on the planet who knew those classic Beatles' songs, would you fob them off as your own, ensuring fame, fortune and your place in the pop-cultural firmament?
The British actor Himesh Patel plays a musician in that precise ethical dilemma in "Yesterday," wherein a brief worldwide blackout results in no one remembering who the Beatles were. Jack, Patel's character, realizes something's amiss when a reference to "When I'm Sixty-Four" sails over the head of his effervescently supportive manager Ellie (a curly-haired, chronically ebullient Lily James). Later, when he strums out a quietly mesmerizing version of the film's title song, his friends compliment him on writing a terrific tune, with the caveat that "it's not Coldplay."
Such are the running gags that keep "Yesterday" aloft within a gently amusing speculative bubble, as Jack — who works at a warehouse store in the picturesque seaside town of Lowestoft — becomes an overnight sensation. When he tries to play "Let It Be" to his kind but distracted parents, they fail to recognize its greatness; it's only when Ed Sheeran drops by — in one of the film's funniest scenes — that Jack (along with John, Paul, George and Ringo) begins to get his due.
"You're Mozart, man," Sheeran tells his new protege at one point, "and I'm definitely Salieri."
For the first hour of its too-long running time, "Yesterday" keeps the balloon in the air, sending Jack on a giddy trip to stardom with the help of the real-life Sheeran and a hilariously insensitive L.A. manager played by Kate McKinnon, in all her cockeyed deadpan glory.
Written by Richard Curtis — best known for the treacly holiday rom-com "Love, Actually" — "Yesterday" evinces the screenwriter's love-it-or-loathe-it sentimentality, which here starts out modestly enough until finding full florid expression in an over-sweet third act. Patel, who spends most of the movie scowling and looking anxious, has a simple, pure voice that perfectly captures the mix of naivete and virtuosity that beguiled the Beatles' fans in the first place.
Eventually — perhaps inevitably — "Yesterday" overplays its hand, with Curtis seemingly at a loss for how to resolve a story that, after its initial premise has been mined for maximum humor and poignancy, has very few places to go. (Curtis' solution is a maudlin, creepily literalistic scene suggesting that there are some cataclysmic losses it will always be too soon to revisit.)
Although director Danny Boyle does his best to inject visual interest by way of canted camera angles and snazzy on-screen graphics, even the brightest visual design can't overcome cliched chases through train stations and an improbably romantic moment beamed from the stage of a packed Wembley Stadium.
Of course, the entirety of "Yesterday" is improbable, so suspending disbelief is required from the jump, when it's clear that the self-absorbed Jack is grouchily unaware of Ellie's obvious unrequited love. That might be the biggest stretch of all in "Yesterday," which at its least convincing inspires more than a few eye rolls, but at its best invites the audience, along with the characters on screen, to hear some of the finest songs ever written for the very first time.
Falwell: A Unique Tradition That's Worth Upholding
Danville woman dies after she was bitten while strolling on the Riverwalk. Her friend thinks it was the kissing bug.
Amherst council votes to expel member; Wheaton says she was 'shut down' in decision-making process
Forced removal of Amherst council member draws criticism; town calls move 'difficult'
Warrant reveals new details in fatal shooting of 92-year-old woman
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New York Times Roots for Secularism
By David Limbaugh | August 17, 2005 2:22 PM EDT
The New York Times relates a touching story in an editorial about a lady (Victoria Ruvolo) who not only forgave, but powerfully comforted a man who had nearly killed her (Ryan Cushing) when the two met face to face outside the courtroom where Cushing had just entered his guilty plea.
Cushing tossed a turkey through Ruvolo's car windshield last fall. She "needed many hours of surgery to rebuild her shattered facial bones."
According to the Times, Ruvolo cradled Cushing's head as he sobbed and begged for her forgiveness. She told him, "It's O.K.; it's O.K. I just want you to make your life the best it can be."
Curiously couched in the middle of this otherwise fine editorial was this gratuitous paragraph:
"Many have assumed that Ms. Ruvolo's motivation is religious. But while we can estimate the size of her heart, we can't peer into it. Her impulse may have been entirely secular."
I find it noteworthy that the Times took pains to raise the assertion that Ms. Ruvolo is religious just so it could refute it. Does not the Times protesteth too much? Apart from their inclusion of the assumption of her "religious heart" by unnamed people, how would we have known?
Obviously, the Times wanted to raise the issue so it could point out that the religious have no monopoly on morality. It smacks of the same defensive indignation expressed by Democrats at their mystifying inability to appeal to "values voters."
Now I realize the Times would have us believe that they harbor no bias against religion in general or Christians in particular -- you know, the American Taliban -- but it's interesting it felt the compulsion to act as cheerleader for secularism and proselytize for its sacred irreligion when no one else had made the victim's motivation an issue.
David Limbaugh is a writer, author and attorney. Follow him at http://www.davislimbaugh.com.
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We have visa problems, Mickey Rooney’s Puck, an Agenda, Goonies II, more!
To get your week off on the right foot, a bright set of News and Notes
April 7, 2014 // NEWS & NOTES // Barry Johnson
Boom Arts presents Deborah Asiimwe’s “Appointment with gOD”
So, this is a happy, sunny Monday News & Notes! We are DETERMINED to look on the bright side. Today’s subjects: Boom Arts has visa problems, Agenda hits the streets, Northwest Dance Project, Mickey Rooney’s Puck, “The Goonies” returns, Choro in Schola.
Thanks to Skype, Portland will be able to see Ugandan playwright Deborah Asiimwe talk about her play Appointment with gOD at workshop productions sponsored by Boom Arts at PSU April 11-13 and at a public talk at Lewis & Clark College tonight. But no thanks to the State Department, we won’t get to see her in person. Oh the wheels of the Bureaucracy grind slowly and sometimes not so well. Boom founder Ruth J. Wikler-Luker pointed out the irony of it all: In Asiimwe’s play “a young woman artist from a developing country who hopes to come to the US for a theatre workshop is denied a visa by the local US Embassy.” New York-based director Emily Mendelsohn will lead the workshop with Portland actors Victor Mack, Ithica Tell, and Damaris Webb, as well as drummer Alex Addy of the Obo Addy Legacy Project, and student and community performers. And Mendelsohn will be here for the talk tonight in person along with the virtual Asiimwe, technology cooperating and all, 7 p.m. Monday, April 7, The Fir Acres Main Stage Theatre, Lewis & Clark College. It’s free, and you can reserve your ticket here. The workshop production of the play will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11-3, Lincoln Hall Studio Theatre, Portland State University, $20 reserved, $12 general admission.
The Portland Mercury’s new arts magazine, Agenda, has started popping up in material form at various coffeeshops and arts locales. It reminds me a little of Willamette Week’s old Fresh Weekly, which closed up shop as a stand-alone tabloid in 1983, if I remember correctly. I happened to have edited Fresh Weekly for four years, and it was most exceedingly fun to work on: May Alison Hallett, Agenda’s editor have just a good a time as I did! The online version is here. The next issue is scheduled to hit the streets on August 29.
Speaking of Agenda, after you read AL Adams’s review of the Northwest Dance Project’s 10th anniversary concert, and you should, you should, you might want to drop in on her interview with founding artistic director Sarah Slipper in Agenda.
Mickey Rooney had one of those historical Hollywood careers that transformed into nostalgia-celebrityhood and a seemingly endless round of “Sugar Babies” revivals. My one interview with him during one of those tours was a disaster, from my point of view: Three rehearsed sentences about the show and that was it. Then again, why would he want to explore his life and times with some character The Oregonian sent to talk to him? He wouldn’t. He didn’t. Let’s just say I didn’t see Andy Hardy in there anywhere. Or Puck. Yes, he played Puck in a 1935 film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with a great cast: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland, James Cagney (as Bottom), and a host of fabulous character actors from the time. Here’s that last speech of the play, delivered by Mickey Rooney.
Is director/producer Richard Donner going to film a sequel/update to The Goonies starring the original cast? He’s giving it serious consideration. And will he film it here in Oregon, just like the original? We hope so!
Every kid should be able to take arts classes—music, theater, dance, visual arts, digital arts, writing, etc.—just as a matter of course. We know that project-oriented learning is superior to other approaches, and the arts are perfect. But in American and Oregon the arts went out the window a long time ago during various budget crunches and are just now starting to sneak back in. In the meantime, something good happened: Artists themselves started taking responsibility for taking the arts to the kids.ArtsWatch’s Jana Hanchett took a look at one group, of Portland singers, Choro in Schola, who decided to do something about inadequate support for choral music.
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New Toothsome Chocolate Emporium Opens for Preview
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 CityWalk Expansion, Universal CityWalk, Universal Orlando resort
While we are still a few weeks away from its official grand opening celebration, the new Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen is now open for preview at Universal's CityWalk. The preview will offer a limited number of guests the opportunity to get a sneak peek at this new restaurant as Universal Orlando puts the finishing touches on the experience in preparation for its official opening. During this time, the restaurant will be open on an unscheduled basis.
The Toothsome Chocolate Emporium is a 19th Century Steampunk-themed, full-service restaurant that brings together a specially created and quite expansive menu plus an incredible array of gourmet-level chocolates and desserts, all in a highly themed, unique environment that can only be found at CityWalk.
The impressive menu features twists on classic steak, seafood, and pasta entrees, gourmet burgers, sandwiches, salads, all-day brunch and, of course, desserts that are absolutely out-of-this-world.
Stay tuned here on Orlando Theme Park News for updates in regards to the official grand opening date.
PHOTOS: © 2016 Universal Orlando Resort. All Rights Reserved.
New Toothsome Chocolate Emporium Opens for Preview Reviewed by OTPN Administrator on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Rating: 5
Do they sell toothpaste there also?
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The Chivalric Turn
David Crouch
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The Primacy of Metaphysics
Christopher Peacocke
Proportionality Balancing and Constitutional Governance
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About the Speaker: Towards a Syntax of Indexicality
Alessandra Giorgi
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571895.001.0001
Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics, Syntax and Morphology
This book considers the syntax of the left periphery of clauses in relation to the extra‐sentential context. The prevailing point of view, in the literature in this field is that the external context ... More
This book considers the syntax of the left periphery of clauses in relation to the extra‐sentential context. The prevailing point of view, in the literature in this field is that the external context does not intervene at all in the syntax of the sentence, and that the interaction between sentence and context takes place post‐syntactically. This monograph challenges this view and proposes that reference to indexicality is syntactically encoded in the left‐most position of the clause, where the speaker's temporal and spatial location is represented. To support this hypothesis, it analyses various kinds of temporal dependencies in embedded clauses, such as indicative versus subjunctive, and proposes a new analysis of the imperfect and the future‐in‐the‐past. The book also compares languages such as Italian and English with languages which have different properties of temporal interpretation, such as Chinese. Finally, analysis of the literary style known as Free Indirect Discourse also supports the hypothesis, showing that it may have a wide range of consequences.Less
About the Speaker : Towards a Syntax of Indexicality
Published in print: 2009-12-17
This book considers the syntax of the left periphery of clauses in relation to the extra‐sentential context. The prevailing point of view, in the literature in this field is that the external context does not intervene at all in the syntax of the sentence, and that the interaction between sentence and context takes place post‐syntactically. This monograph challenges this view and proposes that reference to indexicality is syntactically encoded in the left‐most position of the clause, where the speaker's temporal and spatial location is represented. To support this hypothesis, it analyses various kinds of temporal dependencies in embedded clauses, such as indicative versus subjunctive, and proposes a new analysis of the imperfect and the future‐in‐the‐past. The book also compares languages such as Italian and English with languages which have different properties of temporal interpretation, such as Chinese. Finally, analysis of the literary style known as Free Indirect Discourse also supports the hypothesis, showing that it may have a wide range of consequences.
Keywords: left periphery, extra‐sentential context, speaker, temporal dependencies, Free Indirect Discourse, indicative, subjunctive, imperfect, future‐in‐the‐past, Italian, English, Chinese
At the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface: Verbal Underspecification and Concept Formation in Dynamic Syntax
Lutz Marten
This book develops a new analysis of the interpretation of verb phrases and VP adjunction by arguing that the lexical subcategorization information of verbs is systematically underspecified and is ... More
This book develops a new analysis of the interpretation of verb phrases and VP adjunction by arguing that the lexical subcategorization information of verbs is systematically underspecified and is only resolved when verb phrases are built in context, with recourse to pragmatic knowledge. This idea is formally implemented in the framework Dynamic Syntax by introducing an underspecified semantic type into the logical system. This provides an account of how verb phrases are built on-line and how verbs can be used with a different array of complements on each occasion of use. Under this dynamic view, the interpretation of verbs is argued to be essentially pragmatic, making use of the notion of ad hoc concept formation developed in Relevance theory. The approach is illustrated in detail by a case study of Swahili applied verbs. The study brings together results from dynamic approaches to syntax and Relevance theoretic pragmatics, and charts the stretch of the syntax-pragmatic interface where lexical information from verbs and contextual concept formation meet.Less
At the Syntax-Pragmatics Interface : Verbal Underspecification and Concept Formation in Dynamic Syntax
This book develops a new analysis of the interpretation of verb phrases and VP adjunction by arguing that the lexical subcategorization information of verbs is systematically underspecified and is only resolved when verb phrases are built in context, with recourse to pragmatic knowledge. This idea is formally implemented in the framework Dynamic Syntax by introducing an underspecified semantic type into the logical system. This provides an account of how verb phrases are built on-line and how verbs can be used with a different array of complements on each occasion of use. Under this dynamic view, the interpretation of verbs is argued to be essentially pragmatic, making use of the notion of ad hoc concept formation developed in Relevance theory. The approach is illustrated in detail by a case study of Swahili applied verbs. The study brings together results from dynamic approaches to syntax and Relevance theoretic pragmatics, and charts the stretch of the syntax-pragmatic interface where lexical information from verbs and contextual concept formation meet.
Keywords: syntactic underspecification, utterance interpretation, concept formation, verb phrase adjunction, adverbial modification, argument structure, lexical representation, mental concepts, Swahili language, applicative verbs
The Clause-Typing System of Plains Cree: Indexicality, Anaphoricity, and Contrast
Clare Cook
Linguistics, Syntax and Morphology, Semantics and Pragmatics
Plains Cree, an Algonquian language of western Canada, has two entirely distinct verbal inflectional paradigms: independent and conjunct. This book provides the first systematic investigation ... More
Plains Cree, an Algonquian language of western Canada, has two entirely distinct verbal inflectional paradigms: independent and conjunct. This book provides the first systematic investigation comparing these two verb types. It argues that the independent order denotes an indexical clause type with familiar deictic properties, while the conjunct order is an anaphoric clause type whose reference is determined by rules of anaphoric dependence. On the syntactic side, indexical clauses are shown to be restricted to a subset of matrix environments, and to exclude proforms that have clause‐external antecedents or induce cross‐clausal dependencies. Anaphoric clauses have an elsewhere distribution: they occur in both matrix and dependent contexts, and freely host and participate in cross‐clausal dependencies. The semantic discussion focusses primarily on the context in which a proposition is evaluated: it shows that indexical clauses have absolute tense and a speaker origo, consistent with deixis on a speech act. Anaphoric clauses, by contrast, use anaphoric dependencies to establish the evaluation context. Along the way, Plains Cree data is compared to English's matrix/subordinate system, to Amele's clause‐chaining system, and to Romance subjunctive clauses. In addition, a first micro‐typology of pronominal marking and initial change in Algonquian languages is provided.Less
The Clause-Typing System of Plains Cree : Indexicality, Anaphoricity, and Contrast
Plains Cree, an Algonquian language of western Canada, has two entirely distinct verbal inflectional paradigms: independent and conjunct. This book provides the first systematic investigation comparing these two verb types. It argues that the independent order denotes an indexical clause type with familiar deictic properties, while the conjunct order is an anaphoric clause type whose reference is determined by rules of anaphoric dependence. On the syntactic side, indexical clauses are shown to be restricted to a subset of matrix environments, and to exclude proforms that have clause‐external antecedents or induce cross‐clausal dependencies. Anaphoric clauses have an elsewhere distribution: they occur in both matrix and dependent contexts, and freely host and participate in cross‐clausal dependencies. The semantic discussion focusses primarily on the context in which a proposition is evaluated: it shows that indexical clauses have absolute tense and a speaker origo, consistent with deixis on a speech act. Anaphoric clauses, by contrast, use anaphoric dependencies to establish the evaluation context. Along the way, Plains Cree data is compared to English's matrix/subordinate system, to Amele's clause‐chaining system, and to Romance subjunctive clauses. In addition, a first micro‐typology of pronominal marking and initial change in Algonquian languages is provided.
Keywords: clause‐typing, Plains Cree, Algonquian, anaphora, contrast, indexicality
The Complementizer Phase: Subjects and Operators
E. Phoevos Panagiotidis (ed.)
This book draws together nine original investigations by leading linguists and promising young scholars on the syntax of complementisers (eg that in She said that she would) and their phrases. The ... More
This book draws together nine original investigations by leading linguists and promising young scholars on the syntax of complementisers (eg that in She said that she would) and their phrases. The chapters are divided into two parts, each of which highlights aspects of the behaviour and function of complementisers. The first part looks at how and when subjects, or parts of subjects, can and cannot move outside their canonical position in a sentence. Each chapter examines and compares the relevance of a number of syntactic factors in languages such as English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, and Bavarian. In the second part, the focus turns to the nature and function of complementisers themselves, with discussions drawing on evidence from Italian, Italian dialects, Hebrew, and Dutch.Less
The Complementizer Phase : Subjects and Operators
This book draws together nine original investigations by leading linguists and promising young scholars on the syntax of complementisers (eg that in She said that she would) and their phrases. The chapters are divided into two parts, each of which highlights aspects of the behaviour and function of complementisers. The first part looks at how and when subjects, or parts of subjects, can and cannot move outside their canonical position in a sentence. Each chapter examines and compares the relevance of a number of syntactic factors in languages such as English, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, and Bavarian. In the second part, the focus turns to the nature and function of complementisers themselves, with discussions drawing on evidence from Italian, Italian dialects, Hebrew, and Dutch.
Keywords: complementiser, phase, subextraction, left periphery, edge, movement operations
Control and Restructuring
Thomas Grano
Relying primarily on data from English, Mandarin Chinese, and modern Greek, this book investigates the intimate relationship that control bears to restructuring and to the meanings of the embedding ... More
Relying primarily on data from English, Mandarin Chinese, and modern Greek, this book investigates the intimate relationship that control bears to restructuring and to the meanings of the embedding predicates that participate in these structures. It argues that restructuring is cross-linguistically pervasive and that, in virtue of its co-occurrence with some control predicates but not others, it evidences a basic division within the class of complement control structures, the division being keyed to how the semantics of the control predicate interacts with general principles of clausal architecture and of the syntax–semantics interface. In particular, three central claims are advanced: (1) Exhaustive control predicates instantiate functional heads in the inflectional layer of the clause and thereby give rise to monoclausal raising structures, whereas partial control predicates realize lexical heads and thereby give rise to biclausal PRO-control structures. (2) Exhaustive control predicates gain semantic access to their subject by incorporating a variable that is obligatorily bound by the subject when it raises. (3) A predicate restructures by corresponding semantically to an inflectional-layer functional head and thereby realizing that head. But some predicates systematically fail to restructure because they have meanings that would place them above Tense in the structure of the clause, and given that subjects are interpreted no higher than [Spec,TP], restructuring leads to failed variable binding and hence ungrammaticality.Less
Relying primarily on data from English, Mandarin Chinese, and modern Greek, this book investigates the intimate relationship that control bears to restructuring and to the meanings of the embedding predicates that participate in these structures. It argues that restructuring is cross-linguistically pervasive and that, in virtue of its co-occurrence with some control predicates but not others, it evidences a basic division within the class of complement control structures, the division being keyed to how the semantics of the control predicate interacts with general principles of clausal architecture and of the syntax–semantics interface. In particular, three central claims are advanced: (1) Exhaustive control predicates instantiate functional heads in the inflectional layer of the clause and thereby give rise to monoclausal raising structures, whereas partial control predicates realize lexical heads and thereby give rise to biclausal PRO-control structures. (2) Exhaustive control predicates gain semantic access to their subject by incorporating a variable that is obligatorily bound by the subject when it raises. (3) A predicate restructures by corresponding semantically to an inflectional-layer functional head and thereby realizing that head. But some predicates systematically fail to restructure because they have meanings that would place them above Tense in the structure of the clause, and given that subjects are interpreted no higher than [Spec,TP], restructuring leads to failed variable binding and hence ungrammaticality.
Keywords: control, exhaustive control, partial control, restructuring, raising, cartography, clausal architecture, variable binding, Mandarin Chinese, Greek
Copulas: Universals in the Categorization of the Lexicon
Regina Pustet
Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically ... More
Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. They have received relatively little attention from linguists. This book goes some way towards correcting this neglect. In doing so it takes issue with both accepted definition and description. The book presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of more than 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. The book shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. In a series of statistical analyses it seeks to explain why by linking the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. The book concludes by advancing a comprehensive theory of copularization which it relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization.Less
Copulas : Universals in the Categorization of the Lexicon
Copulas (in English, the verb to be) are conventionally defined functionally as a means of relating elements of clause structure, especially subject and complement, and considered to be semantically empty or meaningless. They have received relatively little attention from linguists. This book goes some way towards correcting this neglect. In doing so it takes issue with both accepted definition and description. The book presents an analysis of grammatical descriptions of more than 160 languages drawn from the language families of the world. The book shows that some languages have a single copula, others several, and some none at all. In a series of statistical analyses it seeks to explain why by linking the distribution of copulas to variations in lexical categorization and syntactic structure. The book concludes by advancing a comprehensive theory of copularization which it relates to language classification and to theories of language change, notably grammaticalization.
Keywords: copulas, languages, lexical categorization, syntactic structure, grammaticalization, copularization
Count and Mass Across Languages
Diane Massam (ed.)
This volume explores the expression of the concepts count and mass in human language and probes the complex relation between seemingly incontrovertible aspects of meaning and their varied grammatical ... More
This volume explores the expression of the concepts count and mass in human language and probes the complex relation between seemingly incontrovertible aspects of meaning and their varied grammatical realizations across languages. In English, count nouns are those that can be counted and pluralized (two cats), whereas mass nouns cannot be, at least not without a change in meaning (two rices). The chapters in this volume explore the question of the cognitive and linguistic universality and variability of the concepts count and mass from philosophical, semantic, and morpho-syntactic points of view, touching also on issues in acquisition and processing. The volume also significantly contributes to our cross-linguistic knowledge, as it includes chapters with a focus on Blackfoot, Cantonese, Dagaare, English, Halkomelem, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Mandarin, Ojibwe, and Persian, as well as discussion of several other languages including Armenian, Hungarian, and Korean. The overall consensus of this volume is that while the general concepts of count and mass are available to all humans, forms of grammaticalization involving number, classifiers, and determiners play a key role in their linguistic treatment, and indeed in whether these concepts are grammatically expressed at all. This variation may be reflect the fact that count/mass is just one possible realization of a deeper and broader concept, itself related to the categories of nominal and verbal aspect.Less
This volume explores the expression of the concepts count and mass in human language and probes the complex relation between seemingly incontrovertible aspects of meaning and their varied grammatical realizations across languages. In English, count nouns are those that can be counted and pluralized (two cats), whereas mass nouns cannot be, at least not without a change in meaning (two rices). The chapters in this volume explore the question of the cognitive and linguistic universality and variability of the concepts count and mass from philosophical, semantic, and morpho-syntactic points of view, touching also on issues in acquisition and processing. The volume also significantly contributes to our cross-linguistic knowledge, as it includes chapters with a focus on Blackfoot, Cantonese, Dagaare, English, Halkomelem, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Mandarin, Ojibwe, and Persian, as well as discussion of several other languages including Armenian, Hungarian, and Korean. The overall consensus of this volume is that while the general concepts of count and mass are available to all humans, forms of grammaticalization involving number, classifiers, and determiners play a key role in their linguistic treatment, and indeed in whether these concepts are grammatically expressed at all. This variation may be reflect the fact that count/mass is just one possible realization of a deeper and broader concept, itself related to the categories of nominal and verbal aspect.
Keywords: count, mass, number, classifier, collective, nominal aspect, determiner, blackfoot, Cantonese, Dagaare, English, Halkomelem, Lithuanian, Malagasy, Mandarin, Ojibwe, Persian
The Event Structure of Perception Verbs
Nikolas Gisborne
Perception verbs – such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound, listen, and observe – present unresolved problems for linguistic theories. This book examines the predictability of relations between ... More
Perception verbs – such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound, listen, and observe – present unresolved problems for linguistic theories. This book examines the predictability of relations between their semantics and syntactic behaviour, the different kinds of polysemy they exhibit, and the role of evidentiality in verbs like seem and appear. After an opening chapter explaining the nature of the issues, there is a concise introduction to Word Grammar. Chapter 3 considers the implications of the approach for a general theory of event structure, and looks at how Word Grammar can be applied to causation, argument linking, and the modelling of polysemy. Chapter 4 explores the polysemy of see; chapter 5 looks at relations between verbs of active perception like listen, and verbs of involuntary perception such as hear; chapter 6 explores the semantics of non‐finite predicative complementation; and chapter 7 discusses verbs of appearance. Chapter 8 presents some conclusions.Less
Perception verbs – such as look, see, taste, hear, feel, sound, listen, and observe – present unresolved problems for linguistic theories. This book examines the predictability of relations between their semantics and syntactic behaviour, the different kinds of polysemy they exhibit, and the role of evidentiality in verbs like seem and appear. After an opening chapter explaining the nature of the issues, there is a concise introduction to Word Grammar. Chapter 3 considers the implications of the approach for a general theory of event structure, and looks at how Word Grammar can be applied to causation, argument linking, and the modelling of polysemy. Chapter 4 explores the polysemy of see; chapter 5 looks at relations between verbs of active perception like listen, and verbs of involuntary perception such as hear; chapter 6 explores the semantics of non‐finite predicative complementation; and chapter 7 discusses verbs of appearance. Chapter 8 presents some conclusions.
Keywords: perception verbs, event structure, evidentiality, causation, infinitival complementation, thematic roles, force dynamics, argument linking, word grammar, polysemy
Events, Phrases, and Questions
Robert Truswell
This book proposes a novel, interface-based analysis of patterns of wh-movement in English in which constraints are stated over both syntactic and semantic representations. Firstly, a theory is ... More
This book proposes a novel, interface-based analysis of patterns of wh-movement in English in which constraints are stated over both syntactic and semantic representations. Firstly, a theory is presented of the internal structure of events as perceptual and cognitive units. The key question concerns the circumstances in which multiple smaller events, or subevents, can be perceived as jointly forming a single macroevent. Macroevent formation is possible if the subevents in question are perceived as related by one of two contingent relations, namely direct causation and enablement, where the latter is a relation holding among events that form part of an agent's plan. There is no single phrase-structural configuration which corresponds to enablement, so cognitive and semantic representations of event structure differ from syntactic representations of phrase structure in nontrivial ways. Certain patterns of extraction from adjuncts in English are amenable to simple descriptions stated over event-structural units and relations, but exhibit substantial differences from the patterns typically described by syntactic theories of locality. However, syntactic locality theories, as elaborated over the past 50 years, remain essential to an accurate description of the distribution of movement relations. The central challenge addressed by this work is therefore to allow syntactic and nonsyntactic factors to act jointly to constrain the syntactic operation of wh-movement without vitiating necessary assumptions about the modularity of the language faculty.Less
This book proposes a novel, interface-based analysis of patterns of wh-movement in English in which constraints are stated over both syntactic and semantic representations. Firstly, a theory is presented of the internal structure of events as perceptual and cognitive units. The key question concerns the circumstances in which multiple smaller events, or subevents, can be perceived as jointly forming a single macroevent. Macroevent formation is possible if the subevents in question are perceived as related by one of two contingent relations, namely direct causation and enablement, where the latter is a relation holding among events that form part of an agent's plan. There is no single phrase-structural configuration which corresponds to enablement, so cognitive and semantic representations of event structure differ from syntactic representations of phrase structure in nontrivial ways. Certain patterns of extraction from adjuncts in English are amenable to simple descriptions stated over event-structural units and relations, but exhibit substantial differences from the patterns typically described by syntactic theories of locality. However, syntactic locality theories, as elaborated over the past 50 years, remain essential to an accurate description of the distribution of movement relations. The central challenge addressed by this work is therefore to allow syntactic and nonsyntactic factors to act jointly to constrain the syntactic operation of wh-movement without vitiating necessary assumptions about the modularity of the language faculty.
Keywords: wh-movement, locality, condition on extraction domain, adjunct islands, event structure, complex actions, planning, causation, enablement, syntax–semantics interface
Features: Perspectives on a Key Notion in Linguistics
Anna Kibort and Greville G. Corbett (eds)
This book presents a critical overview of current work on linguistic features and establishes new bases for their use in the study and understanding of language. Features are fundamental components ... More
This book presents a critical overview of current work on linguistic features and establishes new bases for their use in the study and understanding of language. Features are fundamental components of linguistic description: they include gender (feminine, masculine, neuter); number (singular, plural, dual); person (1st, 2nd, 3rd); tense (present, past, future); and case (nominative, accusative, genitive, ergative). Despite their ubiquity and centrality in linguistic description, much remains to be discovered about them: there is, for example, no readily available inventory showing which features are found in which of the world's languages; there is no consensus about how they operate across different components of language; and there is no certainty about how they interact. This book seeks both to highlight and to tackle these problems. It brings together perspectives from phonology to formal syntax and semantics, expounding the use of linguistic features in typology, computer applications, and logic. Linguists representing different standpoints spell out clearly the assumptions they bring to different kinds of features and describe how they use them. Their contrasting contributions highlight the areas of difference and the common ground between their perspectives. The book brings together original work by leading international scholars. It will appeal to linguists of all theoretical persuasions.Less
Features : Perspectives on a Key Notion in Linguistics
This book presents a critical overview of current work on linguistic features and establishes new bases for their use in the study and understanding of language. Features are fundamental components of linguistic description: they include gender (feminine, masculine, neuter); number (singular, plural, dual); person (1st, 2nd, 3rd); tense (present, past, future); and case (nominative, accusative, genitive, ergative). Despite their ubiquity and centrality in linguistic description, much remains to be discovered about them: there is, for example, no readily available inventory showing which features are found in which of the world's languages; there is no consensus about how they operate across different components of language; and there is no certainty about how they interact. This book seeks both to highlight and to tackle these problems. It brings together perspectives from phonology to formal syntax and semantics, expounding the use of linguistic features in typology, computer applications, and logic. Linguists representing different standpoints spell out clearly the assumptions they bring to different kinds of features and describe how they use them. Their contrasting contributions highlight the areas of difference and the common ground between their perspectives. The book brings together original work by leading international scholars. It will appeal to linguists of all theoretical persuasions.
Keywords: grammatical features, features and values, feature inventory, morphology, phonology, syntax, semantics, grammar formalisms, language engineering, logic
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Democracy in the Making: How Activist Groups Form
Kathleen M. Blee
Democracy in the Making looks at how activist groups form. By closely observing the dynamics of 60 emerging activist efforts on the left and right over a three year period in Pittsburgh, it assesses the possibilities and limits of grassroots activism as a democratizing force in modern U.S. society. The book presents two broad findings. First, very early times matter. What an activist group initially does, even what it talks about, has long-lasting consequences. Early actions set up assumptions about how activist groups should operate that are difficult to dismantle or even perceiv ... More
Democracy in the Making looks at how activist groups form. By closely observing the dynamics of 60 emerging activist efforts on the left and right over a three year period in Pittsburgh, it assesses the possibilities and limits of grassroots activism as a democratizing force in modern U.S. society. The book presents two broad findings. First, very early times matter. What an activist group initially does, even what it talks about, has long-lasting consequences. Early actions set up assumptions about how activist groups should operate that are difficult to dismantle or even perceive. Second, activist groups make decisions within a changing sense of what is possible. Over time, their sense of possibilities tends to narrow and options for action become more restricted. When action is too constrained, groups either collapse or dramatically reshape their sense of possibilities. By taking a close look at how ordinary people come together to change society, this book pinpoints both the potentials and the boundaries of democratization in grassroots activism. It shows how activism can broaden people’s sense of political engagement but also how activist groups can become mired in dysfunctional and undemocratic patterns that their members may dislike but don’t know how to change.
Keywords: activism, social movement, democracy, civic engagement, politics, grassroots, social change, Pittsburgh, dynamics, process, culture
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2012 DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199842766.001.0001
Kathleen M. Blee, author
Chapter 1 Making Democracy
Chapter 2 Theorizing the Emergence of Activism
Chapter 3 Who Belongs?
Chapter 4 What’s the Problem?
Chapter 5 How Should We Treat Each Other?
Chapter 6 Lessons
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Arla To Bring 40 Million Wood-Based Packages Into Supermarkets
UPM, Helsinki (GlobeNewswire) - Arla wants to provide consumers with new opportunities to choose more responsible products. This year, Arla has been the first company in Finland to use renewable wood-based bioplastics in gable top paperboard cartons for milk, yoghurt and cooking products.The tall oil-based raw material is a Finnish innovation by UPM.
As a result of the revamp, more than 40 million Arla packages will become more environmentally-friendly in 2019 to reflect consumers' wishes.
Bioplastic is well suited to dairy product packaging as it has the same technical characteristics as the conventional plastic used in cartons. Like the old material, the new packaging can be recycled with cardboard.
"When we have a liquid product such as milk, a thin plastic film is needed inside the carton for reasons of product safety and shelf life. In our new packaging, the source of plastic is now even more responsible because it is made of wood-based raw material," says Arla's Brand & Category Manager, Sanna Heikfolk.
Wood-based bioplastic reduces carbon footprint
UPM's Lappeenranta biorefinery utilises tall oil that is a residue of pulp production in the raw material for the new bioplastic cartons. The packaging is made by Elopak, and the Dow Chemical Company is also involved in the collaboration. The use of wood-based bioplastics in Arla's gable top cartons reduces the need for fossil-based plastics by 180,000 kilogrammes per year while also reducing the packaging's carbon footprint by about a fifth.
Launching more environmentally-friendly packaging in the food industry and for consumers has been a shared goal of Arla, Elopak and UPM. Arla and Elopak have been working together in this field since 2014, and now was the time to take the next step in the packaging development process.
"A conventional milk carton is usually about 85% paperboard. We wanted to launch a type of packaging that would be 100% wood-based and in which the plastic would also be wood based," says Elopak's Managing Director, Juha Oksanen.
Finnish innovation from forest to table
With Arla's new packaging, UPM's excellent wood-based innovation, UPM BioVerno naphtha, can be used in bioplastics for paperboard packaging. UPM's innovation has the Key Flag Symbol to prove its Finnish origin.
"We are very pleased to be working with a pioneer such as Arla, with whom we can further reduce the carbon footprint of paperboard packaging for liquids using our renewable raw material, and this applies to the whole chain, up to the consumer. Also, by using wood-based raw materials we are not competing for raw materials with the food production industry, because tall oil is a residue of pulp production," says Sari Mannonen, Vice President at UPM Biofuels.
Arla is continuously working on developing more responsible packaging solutions. In addition to the gable top packaging, Arla is also renewing its 150-gram Luonto+ yoghurt packaging by replacing the plastic pots and lids with paperboard. As a result, consumers will be able to recycle all parts of the new packaging in their cardboard collection.
Arla Oy is a local trendsetter in the dairy industry and part of Arla Foods, owned by dairy farmers. Our 550 Finnish dairy farmers are located throughout Finland. We are a fair and reliable partner for both our farmers and customers. We offer natural flavours from Finland and the world for every moment of the day.
UPM Biofuels produces renewable and sustainable products for the transport and petrochemicals industries. We offer our customers ways to replace fossil raw materials and reduce their carbon footprint. UPM's innovative, bio-based products are frontrunners in quality, usability and sustainability. www.upmbiofuels.com
Follow UPM Biofuels on Twitter | Facebook | YouTube
We deliver renewable and responsible solutions and innovate for a future beyond fossils across six business areas: UPM Biorefining, UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, UPM Specialty Papers, UPM Communication Papers and UPM Plywood. We employ around 19,000 people worldwide and our annual sales are approximately EUR 10.5 billion. Our shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. UPM Biofore - Beyond fossils. www.upm.com
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After nearly 50 years in the 'biz, Sir Elton John has announced his final tour before he retires, giving the world one last chance to catch the pop legend live. Singer, composer and pianist and activist, Elton John has sold over 300 million records and has over 50 Top 40 hits, making him one of the most successful musicians of all time. Don't miss out on this once in a lifetime experience!
During his mammoth career he has won everything it's possible to win: An Oscar, a Golden Globe, a Tony, six Grammys. He's co-written the soundtrack for one of the world's most beloved animated movie (The Lion King) and the score for a West End and Broadway phenomenon (Billy Elliott) and his spectacular Las Vegas residency The Million Dollar Piano has spent the better part of a decade hosting packed out audiences eager to catch a glimpse. The list of his classic tracks goes on and on: 'Rocketman', 'Daniel', 'Crocodile Rock', 'Candle in the Wind', 'Your Song', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues'...
Citing his family as the reason for his unprecedented retirement, this world-wide tour will last three years, promising it will be 'the most produced, fantastic show I've ever done, it will be a wonderful way to thank people'.
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Being a model is about much more than just looking pretty and smiling at the camera. The best models know that it also takes personality and brains to sell the products they endorse and will often go on to much greater things as they use their considerable assets to launch careers in TV, films and business. Great models will often embody whole eras and become indelibly stamped on the public’s unconscious but who are the top ten super models? Following are ten of the very best and most well-known models in the industry, though I’ve left off the numbers as they were too hard to order. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder… Who’s your favourite?
10. Rosie Huntington Whitely
Rosie was already a famous model in the UK and one of the top ten super models before she began a high-profile romance with none other than action-hero-legend Jason Statham and landed a starring role in Transformers 3. A nerd’s perfect girl in many ways…
Top Ten Super Models – Rosie Huntington Whitely
9. Lara Stone
Lara Stone is a contemporary super model and one who most people can recognize at a glance even if they don’t know her name. Like many of the best super models, Lara has a ‘trademark’ almost in the form of a gap between her two front teeth. Look out for her, now you know you’ll realise she’s everywhere. Beautiful and unique.
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7. Tyra Banks
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Top Ten Super Models – Kelly Brook
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My Air, My Health Challenge My Air, My Health Challenge
Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., Director, NIEHS
"With people wearing these new data-collecting devices, researchers will be able to see and understand the relationships between varying levels of air pollutants and individual health responses in real time. This is a big step toward treating and, more importantly, preventing disease and illness."
Imagine how our health could improve if we had access to current air pollution data and timely information about how our body responds to that pollution.
Conscious Clothing, a personal, portable, and wearable air pollution sensor, may be a way that happens in the future.
The developers of the device won the $100,000 grand prize as part of the My Air, My Health Challenge issued by NIEHS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. More than 500 competitors proposed dozens of solutions for sensors that can be easily worn or carried, and take into account a known or plausible link between airborne pollutants and health measurements, such as heart rate and breathing.
Prototype of winning device. Photo credit: Conscious Clothing
David Kuller of AUX, Gabrielle Savage Dockterman of Angel Devil Productions, and Dot Kelly of Shearwater Design won the grand prize for their Conscious Clothing system. It is a wearable breathing analysis tool that calculates the amount of particulate matter a person inhales. The system uses groove strips — stretchy, conductive strips of knitted silver material wrapped around the ribcage — to measure breath volume, and collects and transmits data in real time, via Bluetooth, to any Bluetooth-capable device.
On June 4, 2013, the grand prize was announced at Health Datapalooza in Washington, DC.
In November 2012, four finalists from the original submissions, including the Conscious Clothing team, were selected to receive $15,000 each to develop their proposals into working prototypes:
Guy Shechter, Ph.D.
Mark Aloia, Ph.D.
Johan Marra, Ph.D.
Arpana Sali
Ronald Wolf, Ph.D.
from Philips Healthcare Andover, Mass. Linking exposure to ultrafine particulates with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through measurement of vital signs and respiratory function.
Michael Heimbinder, HabitatMap
Michael Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University
Carlos Restrepo, Ph.D., New York University
George Thurston, Sc.D., New York University Brooklyn, N.Y. Using an integrated system to link exposure to carbon monoxide and fine particulate matter with heart rate variability and blood oxygen levels.
Gabrielle Savage Dockterman, Angel Devil Productions
Dot Kelly, Shearwater Design
David Kuller, AUX Carlisle, Mass. Integrating sensors for multiple airborne pollutants with sensors for heart rate, breathing rate, and physical activity into fitness clothing for athletes.
Aaron Hechmer El Cerrito, California Integrating modular air quality sensors, audio based spirometry, health assessment games, and biomarkers via an infrastructure that promotes sharing of health information.
In addition, Rajiv Totlani of Frisco, Texas, and Peter Sotory of Raleigh, N.C., were selected as honorable mentions.
NIEHS news release about the winning submission from Conscious Clothing
Background about the My Air, My Health Challenge
On June 19 2012, Challenge organizers held a webinar for interested parties to learn more about the competition, including prize information, evaluation, proposal submission process, and next steps. To view the webinar slides, visit the Challenge registration website
For NIEHS news releases of the challenge launch and the announcement of the phase 1 finalists, visit our news webpage
For additional information about the challenge, contact:
David Balshaw, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, Exposure, Response, and Technology Branch
balshaw@niehs.nih.gov
Challenge.gov
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Transgender can do a lot, the only thing they need a Chance. Joyita Mondal
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Kolkata, Oct 20: India's first transgender Lok Adalat Judge Joyita Mondal from West Bengal on Friday spoke about the capabilities of transgender people and said if given a chance, they can do a lot. Mondal, who has been working for transgender rights since 2010 said during her journey as a activist to a judge of Lok Adalat, the Government viewed her as a social worker and not as a transgender.
A law degree holder, Joyita Mondal, who became the first ever transgender Lok Adalat Judge, soon after her appointment showed hope for other transgenders in the country. But things were not this smooth for Mondal during her initial years of struggle.
As per reports, ostracised by the society and facing discrimination, Mondal was at a point of time homeless and was forced to turn to begging. But soon she was introduced to transgender rights organisations which encouraged her to attain a law degree.
Mondal in an earlier interview claimed how before she gained her degree, she was looked down upon. But later, people started accepting her more than ever.
However, even after being appointed as the Judge, she hopes to carry on the fight against discrimination.
Read full story here...
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Broncs win two close games vs. Colby for Sunday sweep
Colby Community College
Colby Community College 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 15 1
New Mexico Military Institute (7-4-0) 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 8 8 0
Adam Abeyta with the helmet bump at home plate after his second dinger in Game 2. Photo by Rene Aguilar.
3B: Jason Evans 2
HR: Matt Coutney
2B: Michel Hinojos; Bobby Galindo; Cedric Reynaud
HR: Adam Abeyta 2
The NMMI bats broke forth on Sunday, scoring 19 runs on 19 hits - including two out-of-the-parkers by Adam Abeyta - allowing the Broncos to out-offense the Trojans in two games on Sunday, 11-8 and 8-7.
Head Bronco coach Chris Cook was a bit worried after Saturday's offensive effort, where NMMI split a pair of games with their competitors from Colby. "I'm pretty happy for the guys - we finally felt some offense happening, where we got the at bats and opportunities, especially late in the games, and we founds ways to get the win."
And that's exactly what happened in both games, as the Broncos went out front early and held solid leads, only to see a late Trojan rally tie things up late.
In Game 1, it was 7-1 in NMMI's favor going into the top of the sixth. Starting pitch Ricky Royal held an awesome Colby batting order to just a pair of hits and a single run. But reliever Adrian Arpero gave up a seven-spot, forcing the Bronco bats to come through again to regain the lead.
They did exactly that, with four runs of their own in the bottom half of the stanza, started by a single with one out by Estevan De La O. Two walks, three singles and a Trojan error later put NMMI back on top, 11-8.
In Game 2, it was the top of the ninth where the wheels fell off for the Broncos.
NMMI second baseman Adam Abeyta helped keep the Broncos in front with a pair of home runs including a solo shot down the left-field line in the third, then a two-run crack two innings later to opposite field.
But an Institute lead, 7-5, going into the top of the ninth couldn't hold, as Colby tied it up at sevens with a single and home run of their own.
After getting out of the inning otherwise unscathed, a confident NMMI offense worked on getting the walk-off win. They needed just two at-bats to do exactly that. Angel Colon lead off with a walk, then pinch-hitter Michel Hinojos - who went 5 for 10 with 5 RBIs in the series - hit the game-winner, a double off the center field wall to score Colon.
"We'll have an off day tomorrow," said coach Cook "then get ready for Otero this weekend. That will be an all-wood bat series."
With the 3-1 series effort vs. Colby, NMMI evens up their record to 4-4 on the season. The games vs. Otero are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 10-11, with Game 1 slated to start at 12:00 P.M. both days.
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The President of the Family Division has published new guidance on forms of orders in children cases. Attention is drawn in particular to paragraph 9 and the drafting of first and subsequent orders.
https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/president-of-the-family-divisions-guidance-forms-of-orders-in-children-cases/
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STOP PRESS : No.18 Welcomes Dan Fantham & Beth Miles to the Clerksroom
No18 is delighted to welcome Dan Fantham and Beth Miles to our clerks room. Dan and Beth will be working alongside Mark in ensuring the highest service is offered.
No.18 are committed to you and your clients by working collaboratively , as part of your team to provide a package of high quality legal advice, professional advisory services and first-rate advocacy from the first instructions to conclusion of the case. Further, No.18 chambers are serious about providing an exceptional level of service and will always be fair regarding fees and tailoring to each individual case .
Beth Miles - Clerking Assistant
Beth will be developing her skills in identifying clients’ needs and an acute knowledge of the barristers’ practices and ensuring that you are offered suitable counsel.
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Amelia King (2016)
No18 Chambers are delighted to announce that Amelia King has accepted her invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of her pupillage in April 2019. Amelia’s practice includes family law and all areas of civil law.
She was called to the Bar in 2016 after obtaining a ‘Very Competent’ grade on the BPTC which she studied on a part-time basis whilst working full-time as a Paralegal in a law firm. Following the BPTC she qualified as an ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator.
Prior to pupillage Amelia practised as a County Court Advocate and attended court on the Western Circuit for a variety of cases including mortgage repossessions and applications, infant settlements, Consumer Credit Act disputes and general applications under the CPR.
For more information on his practice please see her individual profile below .
Click here to view Amelia King's full profile
STOP PRESS :Judicial Appointment in Chambers
No18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Katherine Henry has been appointed as a Deputy District Judge. Katherine will sit on the Western Circuit in a part time capacity. Everyone at Chambers wishes Katie well in her new role.
Chambers are sorry to announce the sad passing of Chas Cochand.
Fondly recorded in the records of the Western Circuit as "the top Canadian barrister on the Western Circuit", Chas will be missed by both the profession, his Circuit and all those in Chambers.
Chas joined Chambers in 1991 with an exclusive criminal practice. He was a formidable advocate but also a kind and supportive figure, particularly to those junior members of Chambers who he sought to nurture throughout his career.
Chas always stood out. A charming man, who would regularly lighten the mood with some humour or a compliment to a colleague on a case well done, and a snappy dresser who never shied away from donning his Christmas waistcoat during the festive period.
Although he did not remain a full member of Chambers, Chas' continued support for Chambers subsisted through his maintenance of a door tenancy, a tie we were all grateful for.
Chas will be fondly remembered by all. A uniquely funny, charming and kind man
News Flash: General Damages for Methanol Exposure
Barnaby recently appeared on behalf of the Claimant in the matter of Brady v Detect Fire & Security Ltd (LTL Doc. AM0505427, December 2018).
The Claimant, an installer of fire alarms, was assigned by the Defendant, his employer, to a fitting assignment at the site of a third party, a company specialising in the manufacture and storage of contact lenses.
The Claimant was working in a room storing a number of contact lens in vats containing a mixture of ethanol and methanol (‘the clean room’). Although the Claimant was provided with protective clothing, this did not include breathing apparatus or a face mask.
Whilst positioned on a ladder in the clean room over one of the vats, the Claimant began to feel extremely unwell, experiencing severe stomach pains, profuse sweating, light-headedness and confusion.
The Claimant descended the ladder and drove himself to hospital accident and emergency where he was diagnosed with acute methanol poisoning. He developed severe stomach cramps associated with pain and vomiting with a pain score of 7 out of 10 which was at its worst for the first 24 hours following the incident. He was discharged from hospital a following day after admission.
The Claimant completely recovered from stomach cramps, pain and vomiting within a further two days. His dizziness and light headaches had fully resolved within 48 hours of the incident and confusion within 12 hours. He was unable to work or attend the gym for 72 hours after the incident.
The Court, when considering the issue of general damages, noting the absence of suitable comparable cases on the point awarded £1,200, having in mind the JC Guidelines pertaining to Chapter 6(G)(b)(iv) pertaining to varying degrees of disabling pain, cramps and diarrhoea continuing for some days or weeks.
Stop Press :Simplistic Pensions Overview.
In trying to make a topic simple but informative, some detail is necessarily lost. And remember, in law, there is the general rule, and then there are always exceptions to it!
Pensions can come from three sources:-
1) State (OAP and employees of the state e.g. police, judges!),
2) Employers, and
3) Individuals.
The types of schemes can be generally divided into the following:-
1) Defined contribution
2) Defined benefit,
3) Sometimes a hybrid of the two.
Defined contribution schemes:
Money is paid regularly into a policy and units are bought in an investment fund, providing a monetary value available at retirement. 25% can be usually taken as a tax free lump sum; historically an annuity was bought with the balance, but that is now less popular. The funds can now be held in drawdown and taken subject to paying tax on anything taken above the 25% tax free limit.
Defined benefit:
The terminal benefit will be an actual amount or, more often determined according to a formula, e.g. a proportion of salary dependant on number of years worked, more latterly though, career average earnings are used, not final salary.
Such schemes are either
1) State e.g. nhs, teachers, armed forces, or
2 ) Provided by employers.
State pensions are unfunded i.e. no fund set aside to pay pensions but paid out of future taxes and members contributions. On pension share the non spouse cannot transfer out of the scheme.
Employers pensions are either funded or unfunded. Money can be transferred out by a non member under a sharing order, because funds are there to support the withdrawal.
A few words about personal pension schemes:
The simplest form of personal pension scheme is where regular contributions are made to a pension scheme and units are bought in a managed fund.
Self administered pension schemes can present difficulties in pension sharing especially where the member invests in property, which can cause valuation problems, and funds are not liquid. If there is a transfer within the scheme then legislation provides for each member has to be a trustee, which a transferring spouse may resist as it maintains a nexus between divorcing spouses. A loan of up to 50% of the property value can be obtained against the property to free funds. But if the property is part of an income producing business, it may not be an easy or desirable route.
Stakeholder pensions are a form of defined contribution personal pension. They have low and flexible minimum contributions, and capped charges. Some employers offer them or you can start one yourself without being employed (there are restrictions, contributions are limited). Guaranteed Annuity Options schemes and Retirement Annuity Contracts schemes, are not offered these days but you may come across one started years ago.
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No.18 Barristers Chambers Sponsor The Hampshire Law Society Annual Dinner 2019
No.18 Barristers Chambers are delighted announce we are supporting The Hampshire Law Society Annual Dinner on the 6th June 2019.
The evening will take place at the prestigious Hilton at the Ageas Bowl. With Pre-dinner drinks being served followed by a sumptuous 3 course meal prior to the entertainment, the after dinner speaker (Great Britain’s first Olympic Ski Jumper Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards)and presentation of the Legal Awards 2019.
For more details please see www.hampshirelawsociety.co.uk
NEWS FLASH : Disclosure in the Family court
Further to my recent short article re slow disclosure of medical records under DPA/GDPR, the provisions of s31G of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 are also of relevance (inserted by the C and C Act 2013).
For some reason, the section is not reproduced in my Red Book 2018 in the MFPA 1984 section, but reads as follows:-
31G Witnesses and evidence
(1) Subsection (2) applies where the family court is satisfied that a person in England and Wales is likely to be able to give material evidence, or produce any document or thing likely to be material evidence, in proceedings in the court.
(2) The court may, if it is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so, issue a summons—
(a) requiring the person to attend before the court, at the time and place specified in the summons, to give evidence,
(b) requiring the person to attend before the court, at the time and place specified in the summons, to produce the document or thing, or
(c) requiring the person to produce the document or thing to the court.
The section was considered by Sir James Munby (sitting as High Court Judge) In the matter of Re H [2018] EWFC 61, wherein he said:-
It is also clear that the family court can, if this is necessary to enable it to dispose of the proceedings before it justly and fairly, make an order requiring the third party decision maker, or an individual specified by the family court for the purpose, to disclose relevant documents or to give evidence (see further, paragraph 38 below) (GF’s note - this refers to the mandatory wording of para 7.4 Police protocol - "The police and the CPS will comply with any court order."). The jurisdiction to make such an order is quite plainly conferred by section 31G of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, to which Mr Day referred me, and there is nothing, whether in section 31G itself, or in the provisions of the Family Procedure Rules, or in the case-law or in principle, to exonerate the police, the CPS or any other public agency or authority from the reach of section 31G. Section 31G goes to the power of the court to make an order for the disclosure of documents or the giving of evidence; it does not, I emphasise, empower the court to disregard the principle that although the court can demand an explanation it cannot require the third party to justify its decision.
Re H is also interesting because it provided an opportunity for Sir James to examine the limits of the Family Courts powers in connection with any Crown Court proceedings running in parallel or other agencies or authorities.
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Tracey Hennessey will be speaking to the Junior Lawyers Division(South Hampshire) about Chasing your career goals
No.18 are delighted to announce that Tracey Hennessey (2001) will be joining the Juniors Lawyers Division (South Hampshire) panel discussion together with Kath Shimmin (Partner and Gender Equality Champion at Blake Morgan), Mary Siddall (Employment Law Consultant and Mediator at ADR Group) and Azmi Quarishe (Magistrate and Solicitor at Hampshire County Council) on Wednesday 16 January 2019 at 6.30pm
The panel will cover a number of topics including their careers and experiences in the legal profession, how junior lawyers can achieve their career goals and what differences junior lawyers can make to gender equality in the profession.
Full details of the programme are on the attached booking form and we hope to see as many of you there as possible
For further details contact the Committee oncommittee.shjld@gmail.com, alternatively please do not hesitate to contact us in chambers
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News Flash :Slow disclosure of medical records under DPA /GDPR
In a recent care case, medical records of one of a later joined party was requested from her GP by the her solicitor with appropriate authority. The GP replied that under GDPR they were entitled to 42 days within which to respond. The mental health of the party was in question, and the proceedings were delayed (there were other minor reasons for delay too).
S54 DPA 2018 states Meaning of “applicable time period” is as follows:-
(1) This section defines “the applicable time period” for the purposes of sections 45(3)(b) and 48(2)(b).
(2) “The applicable time period” means the period of 1 month, or such longer period as may be specified in regulations, beginning with the relevant time.
S45 refers to the right of access by the subject, and S 48 refers to informing of the grant or refusal.
In the current case the GP stated 42 days but I can find no reference to 42 days in either the act or the EU directive, or other regulation, but 28/42 days may be a delay too long in any event.
FPR provides some guidance as to disclosure. (Formerly subpoena ad duces tecum) FPR 24.2 (1) reads:-
Witness summonses
24.2.—(1) A witness summons is a document issued by the court requiring a witness to—
(a) attend court to give evidence; or
(b) produce documents to the court.
Rule 24.3 et seq recite the procedure etc
See also FPR 21.2 (derived from CPR 1998 r31.17). It is of relevance, but note the words in bold, it reads:-
21.2.—(1) This rule applies where an application is made to the court under any Act for disclosure by a person who is not a party to the proceedings.
(2) The application—
(a) may be made without notice; and
(b) must be supported by evidence.
(3) The court may make an order under this rule only where disclosure is necessary in order to dispose fairly of the proceedings or to save costs.
(See also the helpful footnotes to r21 & 24 in the Red Book, and including SCA 1981 s 34)
If medical records are needed quickly, especially if there is a listed hearing approaching, an application pursuant to FPR r24 may be useful. Whilst most GP’s or their practice manager would not want to go to court, the above may be a useful sledge hammer to crack the nut, and disclosure may be produced before any ordered date to avoid court attendance, the order being suitably worded for that eventuality.
In my experience busy GP’s have always been slow in producing medical records, the excuse being resources. But CA s1 (2) states delay is likely to prejudice the welfare of the child and that has to be remembered. The alternative of reciting a preamble in the order that the judge requests disclosure by a certain date may not have the same desired effect.
No.18 Chambers are delighted to welcome our new Junior Clerk Christine MacFarlane
No.18 Chambers are delighted to welcome our new Junior Clerk Rebecca Burns . Christine became a clerk in Chambers in August 2018 . Her principal responsibility is the day to day running and maintenance of the diary and case management; together with the collection and negotiation of fees.
Christine has developed skills in identifying client needs. She is gaining acute knowledge of the barristers’ practices and is always available to ensure that you are offered suitable counsel.
Christine has a dual role in the Clerks' Room: assisting with the day to day diary management, smooth running of Chambers and marketing initiatives.
Outside work, Christine enjoys dog walking, the gym and family.
Stop Press :No.18 Barristers Chambers increases recognition in the annual Legal 500 rankings
No.18 Barrister Chambers are delighted to announce we have increased our recognition in the annual Legal 500 rankings. The Legal 500 assesses law firms throughout the country and this year No.18 Barristers Chambers have been named as one of the recommended sets on the Western Circuit for Family, Employment, Personal Injury and Public Law (particularly Immigration). Furthermore, four barristers have been individually acknowledged in the "Leading Juniors" list for their work in Family law & Children, Immigration and Employment.
Legal 500 Overview:
No.18 Barristers Chambers houses approachable barristers, who have particular expertise in Family work, with other notable strengths including personal injury, employment and public law, with immigration matters prominent in the case of the latter. The clerks are always on-hand to assist, and senior clerk Mark Windebank leads an ‘excellent’ team.
Family and children law : (Western Circuit - Leading juniors)
No.18 Barristers Chambers strength in family has seen an ‘uptick in complex private law children work regarding care, placement and adoption proceedings. Matrimonial finance is another core area of expertise’. (2018)
Lee Young (1991): ‘Steadfast and committed to his cases (2018) ’ Professional, reliable, and conscientious(2017)’ ‘A reliable barrister, who gets results’ (2016).
With over 20 year of experience of public law proceedings Lee is regularly instructed by local authorities, parents, intervenors, extended family members and by solicitors acting for children in a wide range of complex and demanding cases . Lee is experienced in cases involving serious non-accidental injuries, sexual and physical abuse, neglect, complex expert and medical evidence.
He also has a wealth of expertise in cases with international elements such as moving children across international borders, ‘miracle baby’ cases, sexual abuse, severe neglect and mental health issues of a psychiatric and psychological nature.
Nigel Cholerton (2007) (admitted as Solicitor 2004): ‘Very experienced in a broad range of family law matters’ (2018) ‘He thinks outside the box to conceive new ideas’ (2017) ’... a real passion for the work he undertakes.’ (2016)
Nigel is an established Family Practitioner with significant experience in care proceedings. He is regularly instructed to attend emergency protection orders, interim care orders and multi-day complex findings of fact and final hearings with cases involving sensitive sexual abuse or non-accidental injury. Nigel appears for parents, guardians, Local Authorities and Intervenor’s.
Nigel also has a strong practice in matrimonial finance and property disputes and frequently attends all hearings during the course of proceedings including MPS applications, final hearings and enforcement at all levels. In addition he is regularly asked to advise on complex matters of both matrimonial finance including Barder appeals
Laura Baines (2007): ‘She is quick to grasp the essence of a case.’(2018)
Laura has acted for the local authority, parents and Guardians as well as the children themselves in public law family matters. Laura accepts instructions in all public family law matters and has undertaken a range of hearings, most recently appearing in the High Court. She frequently appears in interim fact finding and final hearings involving care and supervision orders, section 8 orders, injunctions and matters of jurisdiction.
Laura also accepts instructions in all private law children matters and has undertaken a range of hearings involving child arrangement orders, specific issue and prohibited steps orders involving preventing taking the child out of the jurisdiction. Laura represents fathers and mothers as well as the children when the need has arisen for their separate representation. Laura has experience in dealing with private law children matters relating to forces personnel.
Employment : (Western Circuit - Leading juniors)
Ian Wheaton is head of the employment team at No.18 Barristers Chambers; recent instructions for the group include discrimination and unfair and wrongful dismissal cases.(2018)
Ian Wheaton (2002) : ‘A flexible and approachable barrister’(2018) ‘Very experienced in discrimination cases’ (2017) ‘A strong advocate, who is quick on his feet and robust with opponents.’(2016)
Ian has practised in the Employment Tribunals since 1996 representing clients firstly as a lay representative and then as a barrister since 2002. He has dealt with the full range of dismissal, discrimination and breach of contract cases that appear before the Tribunals. He has had notable successes in equal pay matters and sex discrimination cases. He is known for robust trial advocacy and common sense advice to clients. and developed a speciality in whistleblowing claims.
Ian’s employment practice sees him represent both employers and employees, primarily in “whistleblowing” claims involving disclosures made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 in addition to the usual range of tribunal claims such as unfair dismissal constructive dismissal and discrimination claims.
In his most recently reported cases, Co-operative Limited v Baddeley [2013] All ER (D) 333 (Jul) and [2014] EWCA Civ 658 Ian represented an employee in the Employment Tribunal, then that the Employment Appeal Tribunal and then again in the Court of Appeal, (opposed by Mr Bruce Carr QC in the EAT and CA) where it was remitted to a fresh Employment Tribunal in a case involving potential lifetime losses consequent upon dismissal for making alleged protected disclosures.
Immigration (Western Circuit - Leading juniors)
Laura Baines at No.18 Barristers Chambers has established expertise in immigration cases, in which she is well known for representing both appellants and the Home Office (2018)
Laura Baines (2007): Very experienced in immigration and asylum matters.’ (2018) ‘Recommended for immigration cases’ (2017)
Laura has a dual practice of both Family & Immigration, which allows her to advise in family cases where there are complex immigration issues. Laura frequently appears in the first tier and upper tribunals in relation to immigration and asylum matters. She conducts a range of preliminary, final hearings and judicial reviews, having acted for both the Home Office and the Appellant. This gives her an advantage when advising clients as to the appropriate course of action. Laura in particular has had conduct of tier 1, tier 2, tier 4 points based system applications, article 8 applications, EU applications, trafficking cases, asylums from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Trinidad. Laura is happy to provide written advice and draft pleadings such as grounds of appeal for first tier tribunal appeals, upper tribunal appeals and judicial reviews.
Notable cases: IA/28304/2013, where IJ Robinson found the Home Office failed to prove the general ground of refusal under paragraph 322(1A) of the Immigration Rules. The Judge took the view that the evidence produced by the Home Office to show that the academic certificate submitted by the Appellant in support of his application for leave to remain was inadequate
No.18 Chambers are delighted to announce Claire Hook's re-appointment on the South Hampshire Junior Lawyers Division Committee
No.18 Chambers are delighted to announce Claire Hook's re-appointment on to the South Hampshire Junior Lawyers Division Committee for another year. Claire will be sharing the roles of both Bar Representative & Events Representative.
STOP PRESS: New guidance on children orders have been issued along with changes to PD27A
On 6th June 2018, the President of the Family Division issued guidance promulgating standard children and other orders for general use. Shorter Public and Private Law Case Management directions orders have been produced to assist those at court. Helpfully such orders have been colour coded, showing sections of amendment and editorial comment.
For the President’s guidance and the zip file containing the orders, click below:
https://www.judiciary.uk/publications/practice-guidance-standard-children-and-other-orders/
In addition, there is a new practice direction on bundles which will come into force on 23rd July 2018. Such practice direction should be read in conjunction with the Public Law Outline (PD12A) and Child Arrangements programme (PD12B).
The three main changes are-
- Introduction of page limits for certain types of documents
- Further requirements in relation to bundles of authorities
- The inclusion of various provisions making clear that PD27A applies, with certain modifications, to electronic as well as to paper bundles.
For more information, on the revised practice direction, click below:
https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/draft-revised-practice-direction-27a-family-proceedings-court-bundles-universal-practice-to-be-applied-in-the-high-court-and-family-court#.WywdyS2ZNmA
STOP PRESS : Proceedings concerning parents with a learning disability
On 10th April 2018, Sir James Munby issued guidance in relation to parents with a learning disability. The purpose of this ‘is to bring to the attention of practitioners and judges, and to commend for careful consideration and application by everyone, the very important “Good practice guidance on working with parents with a learning disability” issued by the Working Together with Parents Network and the Norah Fry Centre in September 2016’.
The guidance highlights recent case law (Re D (Non-Availability of Legal Aid) (No 2) [2015] EWFC 2, [2015] 1 FLR 1247, and again in Re D (Adoption) (No 3) [2016] EWFC 1, [2017] 1 FLR 237) and the Family Procedure Rules Part 3A and PD3AA.
For the President’s guidance, click below
https://www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/family-proceedings-parents-with-a-learning-disability/
No.18 Chambers are delighted to welcome our new Junior Clerk Laura Hepburn
No.18 Chambers are delighted to welcome our new Junior Clerk Laura Hepburn . Laura became a clerk in Chambers in April 2018 whilst studying part-time for her Law degree. Her principal responsibility will be assisting Mark and Rebecca with the day to day running and maintenance of the diary and case management; together with fee collection
Laura will be developing her skills in identifying client needs, together with her acute knowledge of the barristers’ practices and will always be available to ensure that you are offered suitable counsel.
Laura will have a dual role in the Clerks' Room: assisting with the day to day diary management, smooth running of Chambers and administrtaion. Outside work, Laura enjoys socialising and spending time with her Friends and Family
No.18 proud to be walking in the Southampton Legal Walk for third year running - Please donate...
No.18 are proud to announce that for a second year running we are walking in the Southampton Legal (10 km) Walk on Monday 25th June leaving at 5:30pm starting from Southampton Combined Court Centre, London Road.
What is the walk?
The walk is an amazing opportunity to raise much needed funds for access to justice all whilst exploring the vibrant city of Southampton.
The Southampton Legal Walk has a fantastic community feel and we hope to see lots of others from the judiciary, law firms,, government departments, in-house legal teams - their friends, family and even a few dogs!
Why we walk
The work of the South West Legal Support Trust is now, more than ever, vitally important to ensuring access to justice for all remains possible. By joining this fundraising event we arel be supporting some of the most vulnerable members of your local community by raising money for much needed advice and support.
By clicking on the below link and donating whatever you can
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/No18Chambers
Hope to see you along the route..
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – John Franklin (2016)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that John Franklin (2016) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of his Pupillage . John will be joining our Civil & Family team.
John joined chambers following successful completion of his pupillage in April 2018. John enjoys an extensive oral and written practice encompassing all aspects of civil and family law. John previously served as an engineer in the Royal Navy where he gained graduate and postgraduate science and engineering qualifications and became professionally registered as an Incorporated Engineer. John converted to law in 2014 and gained a distinction for his Graduate Diploma in Law before going on to complete BPTC in 2016. He continued to study part-time throughout pupillage and is in the latter stages of the LPC MSc in Law, Business and Management.
His continuing studies have not only augmented his considerable legal knowledge and skills but also helped to consolidate many aspects of his practical training during pupillage. It also helped to provide with a unique insight into the business needs and practices of his instructing solicitors.
Before attaining pupillage, John worked as a solicitor’s agent appearing regularly in commercial, personal injury and housing matters.
Click here to view John Franklin's full profile
No.18 Chambers welcomes New Pupil Amelia King
No.18 Chambers is delighted to welcome Amelia King .Amelia is to join Chambers as a pupil in April 2018. She was called to the Bar in 2016 after obtaining a ‘Very Competent’ grade on the BPTC which she studied on a part-time basis whilst working full-time as a Paralegal in a law firm. Following the BPTC she qualified as an ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator. Prior to pupillage Amelia practised as a County Court Advocate and attended court on the Western Circuit for a variety of cases including mortgage repossessions and applications, infant settlements, Consumer Credit Act disputes and general applications under the CPR.
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Sara Chalk (2018)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Sara Chalk (2018) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers and will be available for work from the 26th March 2018 . Sara will be joining our Family team.
Sara transferred to the Bar in 2018 from her role as a Legal Executive Advocate working in private practice. Before being called to the Bar, Sara worked in private practice for 10 years dealing with a range of matters including conveyancing, wills and probate, crime and family matters. In addition to working in private practice, Sara has worked in-house for a Local Authority undertaking litigation and advocacy relating to public law children matters. Sara has spent the last 8 years specialising in family matters which is something she really enjoys and this is the key focus of her practice. Sara is well known on the Western Circuit. Sara has extensive experience of dealing with vulnerable clients and is known for her conscientiousness, empathy and work ethic
Click here to view Sara Chalk's full profile
STOP PRESS: Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts
Every business has information that is confidential and is vital to both their success and operation, whether that be knowledge of your business clients/customers with whom they became connected , internal processes, business strategies or technology. For any competitor in your market this information can be attractive and may help to gain a competitive edge. Certain employees may have such information and, in these situations, the most effective way to protect your business would be via a restrictive covenant.
This is usually a clause in an employee’s contract that is designed to help protect your business against the use of its confidential information by former employees. This may deter employees from joining competitor and competing against their ex-employer or competitors from poaching your staff.
The attached article gives a brief overview of;
The four main types of Restrictive Covenants:
What Are Restrictive Covenants There To Protect?
Implied terms of confidentiality
When Was the Covenant Entered Into?
Varying Contracts Of Employment To Include A Restrictive Covenant
How Long will the Covenant be valid for?
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Should you have any queries or questions resulting from the notes, or just want to simply pick Ian’s brain . Please feel free to contact him either by e-mail on ianwheaton@no18chambers.com or by calling him in Chambers on 02380 736812
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No.18 Barristers Chambers Sponsor The Hampshire Law Society Annual Dinner
No.18 Barristers Chambers are delighted announce we are supporting The Hampshire Law Society Annual Dinner on the 17th May 2018.
The evening will take place at the prestigious Hilton at the Ageas Bowl. With Pre-dinner drinks being served and the opportunity to do some beer tasting from a local micro brewery and Hampshire food producers. This will be followed by a sumptuous 3 course meal prior to the entertainment, the after dinner speaker (BBC presenter and naturist Chris Packham )and presentation of the Legal Awards 2017.
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Junior Clerk: Rebecca Burns
No.18 Chambers are delighted to welcome our new Junior Clerk Rebecca Burns . Rebecca became a clerk in Chambers in January 2018 after achieving an Upper Second Class BSc (Hons) Degree in Natural Sciences, majoring in Mathematics and Biology. Her principal responsibility will be the day to day running and maintenance of the diary and case management; together with fee negotiation.
Rebecca will be developing her skills in identifying client needs, together with her acute knowledge of the barristers’ practices and will always be available to ensure that you are offered suitable counsel.
Rebecca will have a dual role in the Clerks' Room: assisting with the day to day diary management, smooth running of Chambers and marketing initiatives. Outside work, Rebecca enjoys netball, cycling and listening to Taylor Swift.
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Claire Hook (2010)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Claire Hook (2010) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers . Claire will be joining our Family and Civil teams .
Claire joined Chambers following the successful completion of her pupillage in October 2017. Claire enjoys a mixed common law practice. Prior to pupillage, Claire worked for an insurance company in fleet motor claims and as a public liability claims handler before becoming a Solicitor Agent dealing with civil and commercial litigation, including consumer credit, personal injury and housing matters. Her family practice includes private and public child law as well as applications for injunctive relief and ancillary relief matters.
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No.18 Barristers Chambers Jointly Sponsor The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives Bournemouth and District Branch 86th Annual Dinner
No.18 Barristers Chambers are delighted announce we are supporting The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives Bournemouth and District Branch 82nd Annual Dinner on the 8th December 2017. For more details please see www.badcilex.org.uk.
No.18 Barristers Chambers Jointly Sponsor Ridge Runner OCR
No.18 Barristers Chambers are delighted announce we are supporting Ridge Runner OCR. Ridge Runner made its debut on the 1st and 2nd October 2016. It is an exciting, muddy and challenging 10km cross country obstacle race taking part on Saturday 30th September 2017 at the Broadlands Estate in Romsey. Over 500 runners will be braving the course to face a range of obstacles including climbing walls and fences, jumping lily pads across a lake, monkey bars, water and mud pits and many more including the challenge of the half pipe! They have Dared to Accept the Challenge and embrace the fun and mud
Please check out their website www.ridge-runner.co.uk or their Facebook page for more info https://www.facebook.com/ridgerunnerocr
Tracey Hennessey interviewed on UK Talk Radio
On Thursday 28th September Tracey Hennessey is to appear on UK Talk Radio speaking about Chambers, the legal industry and the ever evolving role of Barristers. To hear the interview, please click on the attached link.
Katherine Henry (2008) is published in family affairs with article on speaking at to speak at the World Congress on Family Law and Children Rights
Following Katherine Henry (2008) speaking at the World Congress on Family Law and Children Rights in Dublin in June 2017, we are delighted to announce that she has been published in family affairs writing on her experience
If you have any questions or queries surrounding Katherine’s Practice or Chambers and the we undertake please do not hesitate to contact Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk) or Rebecca Brown (Junior Clerk) on 023 80 736812 or contact us at clerks@no18chambers.com
Barney Large published in Daniel Barnett’s Employment Bulletin:
No.18 are delighted to announce that Barney Large has been published in Daniel Barnett Employment Bulletin discussing Can Claimants doing different work bring equal pay claims on the same ET1 claim form? To read the full article please click here
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No.18 Chambers Appoints new Head of Chambers
No.18 is delighted to announce the appointment of our Head of Chambers Tracey Hennessey. After years of dedicated service as Head Of Chambers, Ashley Ailes is standing down. He remains a valued member of chambers, continuing to practice. On behalf of all members, the new Head of Chambers offers Ashley sincere thanks for his unfailing commitment, leadership and hard work throughout the years
NEWS FLASH : The blame game…is it time to move to no fault divorce
In Owens v Owens [2017] EWCA Civ 182 the Court of Appeal has refused a wife’s appeal on the grounds of her husband's unreasonable behaviour.
The parties married in 1978 and separated in 2015. They had two children. The wife petitioned for divorce on the grounds that the marriage had broken down and that her husband "has behaved in such a way that [she] cannot reasonably be expected to live with [him]” (paragraph 1). The husband contested her application.
Sitting in the Central Family Court, His Honour Judge Tolson QC considered “"that the allegations of alleged unreasonable behaviour in this petition – all of them – are at best flimsy. I would not have found unreasonable behaviour on the wife's pleaded case. As it is, having heard both parties give evidence, I am satisfied that the wife has exaggerated the context and seriousness of the allegations to a significant extent. They are all at most minor altercations of a kind to be expected in a marriage. Some are not even that” (paragraph 46). The wife appealed.
The matter came before Sir James Munby, Lady Justice Hallett and Lady Justice Macur. The President stated that “Mr. Marshall complains that the effect of Judge Tolson's judgment is to leave the wife in a wretched predicament, feeling, as she put it in her witness statement, unloved, isolated and alone, and locked into a loveless and desperately unhappy marriage which, as the judge correctly found, has, in fact if not in law, irretrievably broken down” (paragraph 83).
However despite such marriage, the wife’s appeal was refused. The President considered that “the simple fact, to speak plainly, is that in this respect the law which the judges have to apply and the procedures which they have to follow are based on hypocrisy and lack of intellectual honesty. The simple fact is that we have, and have for many years had, divorce by consent, not merely in accordance with section 1(2)(d) of the 1969 Act but, for those unwilling or unable to wait for two years, by means of a consensual, collusive, manipulation of section 1(2)(b). It is ironic that collusion, which until the doctrine was abolished by section 9 of the 1969 Act was a bar to a decree, is now the very foundation of countless petitions and decrees” (paragraph 94).
Lady Justice Hallett confirmed that she had come to the conclusion “with no enthusiasm whatsoever” (paragraph 99) and urged “the husband to reconsider his position. On any view, the marriage is over. I can only hope that he will relent and consent to a divorce on the grounds the parties have lived apart for a continuous period of two years, rather than force his wife to wait until five years have elapsed” (paragraph 102).
It remains to be seen whether the case will progress to the Supreme Court. However, the decision has clearly raised the question of a change in the law and whether it reflects modern day realities.
Has the time now come for Parliament to end the blame game?
No.18 are delighted to announce that Barney Large has been published in Daniel Barnett Employment Bulletin discussing Can a Claimant successfully claim harassment by simply asserting s/he has a disability without establishing s/he is disabled under the Equality Act 2010? To read the full article please click here
Legal Walk for third year running - Please donate...
No.18 are proud to announce that for a third year running we are walking in the Southampton Legal (10 km) Walk on Monday 8th May leaving at 5:30pm starting from Southampton Combined Court Centre, London Road.
The work of the South West Legal Support Trust is now, more than ever, vitally important to ensuring access to justice for all remains possible. By joining this fundraising event we will be supporting some of the most vulnerable members of your local community by raising money for much needed advice and support.
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No.18 Chambers delighted to open London consulting room
No18 is delighted to announce that we have opened a consulting room based in London in order to facilitate meetings for our ever increasing city clients. All correspondence/DX or Post should still be sent to Rownhams House, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8LS DX: 96877 Southampton 10 . For more details, please contact our clerks on 02380 736812 /0207 872 5412 or email clerks@no18chambers .com
STOP PRESS: Self Employed Cyclist Runs Rings Round Courier Companies.....
The Central London Employment Tribunal has given judgment in the case of Dewhurst v CitySprint UK Limited in the next decision what may soon be a gargantuan overhaul of the gig-economy.
The case follows closely on the heels of Aslam & Ors v Uber B.V. & Ors in October of last year and sheds a greater light on the impact of contracts which do not reflect the realities of parties working relationships.
CitySprint engages around 3,500 cyclist couriers in the United Kingdom responsible for its courier service. The Company drew up contracts titled “Confirmation of Tender to Supply Courier Services to Citysprint Ltd” which defined these individuals as self-employed contractors.
The courier contracts were signed at the Company’s offices and required those couriers engaged under them to acknowledge key terms making clear the Company was under no obligation to provide work, that couriers could send a substitute to work in their place (if they fulfilled CitySprint’s criteria), that couriers were paid by the job and that if couriers were not working they would not be paid. Importantly couriers were required to acknowledge they were not entitled to maternity, holiday or sick pay.
Ms Dewhurst was one such cyclist, engaged by CitySprint to work in London. She worked approximately four days a week from 9.30am until 6.30pm during which time she would travel between the Company’s clients delivering items with gaps typically of between ten minutes and one hour, with a schedule confirmed by the Company’s controller that morning.
Ms Dewhurst remaining in constant contact throughout the day, receiving updating directions from the Company’s controller throughout the day.
Employment Judge Wage, finding Ms Dewhurst to be a worker for the purposes of s.230(3)(b) Employment Rights Act 1996, determined that the contractual arrangements did not reflect the realities of the parties’ arrangements (in doing so applying Autoclenz Ltd v Belcher [2011] UKSC 41)
What was interesting about the case was not so much the application of Autoclenz but the Judge’s assessment of the substitution clause in the CitySprint’s contracts. In reality, despite its wording, the clause did little more than allow couriers already engaged by the Company to sway shifts.
The Judge reflected on the fact that the acknowledgements and contracts were concluded at CitySprint’s place of work, which with other findings led her to conclude there was an inequality of bargaining power.
Whilst the case is a first instance decision and not binding, it is likely to guide employment practitioners as they advise and represent clients in this progressing area of law.
Merry Christmas from No18 Chambers
Merry Christmas from all at No 18 Barristers Chambers
News Flash : Katherine Henry (2008) is invited to speak at the World Congress on Family Law and Children Rights
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Katherine Henry (2008) has been invited to speak at the World Congress on Family Law and Children Rights in Dublin next year.
The conference will be taking place from 4th to 7th June 2017. The World Congress was launched in Sydney, Australia and meets every four years. Katherine will be attending the event and will be presenting in Speaker's Corner with the title: Access to Justice: Myth or Reality?
Katherine Henry ( 2008 ) has a diverse family practice with a keen interest in cases involving children. Katherine has extensive experience in private law matters with a focus on vulnerable clients and domestic violence issues. She takes a client focused approach when dealing with her caseload, providing helpful advice to those that instruct her. In relation to public law matters, Katherine works hard to ensure a strong client relationship, particularly when dealing with sensitive issues.
If you have any questions or queriessurrounding Katherine’s Practice or Chambers and the we undertake please do not hesitate to contact Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk) or Rebecca Brown (Junior Clerk) on 023 80 736812 or contact us at clerks@no18chambers.com
No.18 Barristers Chambers are excited to announce sponsorship of Trojans R.F.C
No.18 are excited to announce we have sponsored Trojans R.F.C 3rd team together with a pitch side board on the 1st team pitch. We are also delighted to offer a 10% discount on fee’s to friends and family of Trojans R.F.C. For more information with regards to Trojans and the other corporate sponsors please go to www.trojansrugby.co.uk/
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Robin Shane (2010)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Robin Shane (2010) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers . Robin will be joining our Family, Immigration & Property teams .
Robin was called to the Bar in 2010. He is a former Royal Marine and served on operations around the world. He later became a police officer with the Thames Valley police, which sparked his interest in law. He graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a First Class Honours Degree (LLB), achieving the highest degree classification of his academic year.
Robin joined Chambers in 2012. However, he also has extensive litigation experience having recently practiced in-house with a prominent firm of solicitors.
He brings a depth of life experience to his practice. He is able to offer exceptional client care, combined with pragmatism and sound legal judgement.
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No.18 Barristers Chambers gains Recognition in the annual Legal 500 rankings
No.18 Barrister Chambers are delighted to have gained recognition in the annual Legal 500 rankings. The Legal 500 assesses law firms throughout the country and this year No.18 Barristers Chambers have been named as one of the recommended sets on the Western Circuit for Family, Employment and Personal Injury. Further, three barristers individually acknowledged in the "Leading juniors" list for their work in Family law & Children and Employment.
The ‘very professional’ members of No.18 Barristers Chambers are ‘very good at what they do’. The set is recommended for family, personal injury and employment work, amongst other areas, and a number of Court of Appeal cases feature in chambers’ recent workload. On the family side, children law cases are the mainstay of the practice, although the set is home to experts in financial remedy and international children matters. ‘The clerking team communicates very well’, and senior clerk Mark Windebank is ‘excellent at finding the best barrister for the case in hand’.
'The family team has a number of Court of Appeal cases feature in chambers’ recent workload’... ‘ children law cases are the mainstay of the practice, although the set is home to experts in financial remedy and international children matters’.
Lee Young (1991) ‘A reliable barrister, who gets results’.
Nigel Cholerton (2007) (admitted as Solicitor 2004) ‘He thinks outside the box and has a real passion for the work he undertakes.’
Nigel is an established Family Practitioner with significant experience in care proceedings. He is regularly instructed to attend emergency protection orders, interim care orders and multi-day complex findings of fact and final hearings with cases involving sensitive sexual abuse or non-accidental injury. Nigel appears for parents, guardians, Local Authorities and Intevenors.
Ian Wheaton (2002) ‘A strong advocate, who is quick on his feet and robust with opponents.’
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No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Sarah Hirech (2012)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Sarah Hirech (2012) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers. Sarah will be joining our Family, Immigration Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence, Employment& Property teams .
Sarah became a Tenant in August 2015 after completing her pupillage with Chambers. Prior to pupillage Sarah worked for a year as Assistant Private Secretary to the Advocate General for Scotland in Whitehall. Sarah was called to the Bar in July 2012, after completing a first degree in Applied Business Management at Imperial College London, converting to law and completing the BPTC, obtaining a grade of “Very Competent”. Following the BPTC, Sarah worked for 18 months as a Home Office Presenting Officer in the First Tier Immigration Tribunal, presenting a wide range of immigration cases on behalf of the Respondent.
For more information on her practice please see her individual profile.
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Stop Press: The Employment Implications (or Lack Thereof) of Abuse of Migrant Workers
On 22nd June 2016 the Supreme Court (Lady Hale with Lords Wilson, Reed, Hughes and Toulson) handed down probably one of the most significant decisions on the limits of the application of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 addressing discrimination.
Taiwo v Olaigbe and another; Onu v Akwiwu and another[2016] UKSC 31; [2016] 1 WLR 2653; [2016] All ER (D) 134 (Jun) on 22nd June 2016 confirms less favourable treatment of a person on the grounds of their status as a vulnerable migrant worker is potentially many things (an actionable tort, a crime or breach of contract) but it is not unlawful discrimination.
The background to the case may be summarised as follows – Ms Taiwo and Ms Onu were Nigerian nationals who travelled to the United Kingdom on domestic migrant visas. Ms Taiwo had entered the country in 2010 with a migrant domestic worker’s visa obtained by her employers, Mr and Mrs Olaigbe. However, it later transpired Mr and Mrs Olaigbe had manufactured her employment history and her contract of employment to secure her passage. On arrival her passport was taken from her. She was required to work in excess of her Working Time Regulations 1999 safeguards without rest breaks provided for by the same. She was paid far less than the National Minimum Wage, sustained huge weight loss from lack of food, was insulted, was slapped and spat at.
Ms Onu’s circumstances were strikingly similar. A Nigerian National, she entered the UK in July 2008 on a domestic worker’s visa obtained by Mr and Mrs Akwiwu who also supplied false information to the UK authorities. Her passport was taken on arrival and she was provided with a contract which threatened referral to the Police and immigration authorities should she abscond within a year. She received no employment particulars and worked an average of 84 hours a week without her Working Time Regulations rest breaks and was paid vastly less than minimum wage. She was repeatedly threatened by her employers until she fled in June 2010.
Both Tribunal Judges made numerous awards in respect of wages and failure to provide employment particulars, with Ms Onu also receiving an award for holiday pay and unfair dismissal and Ms Taiwo receiving an award for failure to provide rest breaks. Both Tribunal’s found as fact that Ms Taiwo and Ms Onu had been mistreated on the ground of their precarious immigration statuses. But, whilst Ms Onu’s claims for discrimination and harassment on grounds of race succeeded on the basis of “a clear link” to her race, Ms Taiwo’s claims for indirect and direct race discrimination were dismissed.
The EAT upheld the Tribunal’s decision in Ms Taiwo’s case and overturned Ms Onu’s discrimination and harassment claims finding her treatment was not inherently bound up in her race but rather her subordinate position as a migrant worker.
The Court of Appeal heard both cases together. In short they found that immigration status could not be equated with nationality for the purposes of either the Race Relations or Equality Acts and mistreatment of migrant workers was not a provision criterion or practice.
The Supreme Court was asked, in respect of direct discrimination only, to resolve the sole question of ‘Whether less favourable treatment of an individual on grounds of their precarious immigration status amounts to race discrimination, specifically nationality?’
On behalf of Ms Taiwo and Ms Onu it was submitted that British nationals have a right of above which cannot be denied. All non-British nationals are potentially subject to immigration control.
Under other legislation including the European Convention on Human Rights and the Crime & Disorder Act 1998 as well as the UK Boarder Agency’s Code of Practice, nationality had been extended to include immigration status and ‘being foreign’.
The Supreme Court sympathised greatly with the Claimants but felt bound to interpret the Equality and Race Relations Acts as self-contained independent statutes unfettered by other legislation or codes of practice. Parliament could have chosen to include immigration status but did not.
The Court was in no doubt that had British Nationals been employed, they would not have been treated so badly. The reason for Ms Onu and Ms Taiwo’s treatment was their nationality but, as demonstrated on the Employers’ behalf, this had nothing to do with the fact they were Nigerian. This dispensed with the direct discrimination claims.
The impact of the decision is a disappointing one (even in the eyes of the Supreme Court Judges dealing with the case) but a timely reminder of the limits of judicial interpretation and the self-contained nature of the Equality Act is a piece of legislation.
Few would disagree that Ms Twaiwo and Ms Onu required recompense for the wrongs afforded to them but it is now clear that, for the time being at least, the jurisdiction of the Employment Tribunal does not offer that recourse.
No doubt the Government will consider whether, at a time when immigration and asylum are topics at the forefront of minds spanning the whole political spectrum, amendment of the legislation is necessary to protect some of the most vulnerable in our society. Indeed, with the impending exit from the European Union, mistreatment on grounds of immigration status will become even more far reaching and provides an unfair technical defence to many unscrupulous employers.
Stop Press: The importance of sibling relationships
In Re N (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 656, the Court of Appeal allowed a brother to apply for contact for his sister in foster care.
The sister was subject to care proceedings. Both children had been trafficked into the UK. The brother was having limited contact with his sister in the community. The question was whether contact should be unsupervised. The view of the Local Authority and Guardian was that this could take place in the future. However, the brother sought unsupervised contact to take place immediately.
The issue arose as to whether the brother should have been given permission by the court to make an application within the care proceedings for contact with his sister. The brother’s application was refused on the basis that the issue was narrow and the court would consider contact overall when making its final decision.
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal stating that the brother was entitled to be heard. In the lead judgment Lord Justice MacFarlane said ‘’ This was not an unimportant issue. Whilst there was some acceptance of the principle of contact, the way it could go forward and indeed the very plan for S at that time in terms of her long-term care had not been settled. Her brother is, on my understanding of the case, likely to be the most important person in S's life. He has a view about contact and a view as to what contact is best for S”.
Of importance to the court, was the relationship between the siblings. Four grounds were submitted on behalf of the brother, all of which were accepted. The court stated “…standing back from those grounds, the big point is that this decision about contact between this young man and his 16-year old sister is important. It may be one of the most important features, looking to the future, for young S. The relationship with her brother and the ability to rekindle that relationship, it having been put in abeyance for some three or four years, is plainly important both now but, more significantly, for the future. It will be but a moment before she is an adult and out in the community herself. She is likely to need a real, live, ongoing, ordinary relationship with her brother. That is what he wishes to achieve” (paragraph 26).
The case reiterates the importance of family relationships and the need to hear fully any arguments on contact in proceedings.
Twelve Month Pupillage
Chambers are now accepting applications for a single twelve month pupillage starting 2nd October 2017. All applications should be made in writing and enclosing a current CV to Barnaby Large. Chambers looks to nurture pupils into tenants to maintain our long established efficient and excellent practice on the Western Circuit. We have two stages to our assessment process - written application followed by second round which is an interview.
Pupillage with No.18 is a fantastic exposure to a broad spectrum of Chambers’ work. Our pupil will be adequately financially supported throughout their first six months, with opportunities to shadow and assist all tenants with their work flow.
Following satisfactory completion of their first six months pupillage, our pupil will be able to undertake their own instructions for which they will be supported by their second six pupillage supervisor and also by the Members of collegiate.
In addition, we are now required by the Bar Standards Board to undertake equality and diversity monitoring in respect of all pupillage applications.
The closing date for applications is the 10th June 2016. Any applications received after that date will not be considered."
No.18 receives Bronze Award from Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme
No.18 is delighted to annouce that we have recieved the the bronze award from the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. This award recognsies the No.18’s pledge to offer a 10% discount to service personnal for any litigtaion
Helen Nugent (2007) to speak at APIL Annual conference
No.18 are delighted to announce that Helen Nugent, Secretary of the APIL Barristers’ Group, will be speaking at the APIL Annual conference (4th May 2016) on: Working with Counsel.
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Helen Nugent published in the International Family Law Journal
No.18 are delighted to announce that Helen Nugent has been published along side Carolina Marin Pedreno of Dawson Cornwall Solicitors in International Family Law Journal on their article on “ Legislating against Domestic Violence in Brazil”. Please click on the attached link to read article.
No.18’s Pen Competition
As many of your will know we have just had a delivery of No.18 pens. Some of you have already requested these and might have already received them. If you haven’t received a No.18 pen and wish to enter the competition to win a bottle of bubbly please post on social media (facebook/linkedin/twitter)) and we’ll get a pen sent to you
The picture must be legal related in some way (and appropriate )
Must clearly show pen and logo
Your are only allowed to submit 3 attempts
It must be posted on at least two of the three social media sites (facebook/linkedin/twitter)
You must tag No.18 chambers in
The deadline for submission will the 29th April
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No.18 proud to be walking in the Southampton Legal Walk for second year running - Please donate...
No.18 are proud to announce that for a second year running we are walking in the Southampton Legal (10 km) Walk on Monday 9 May leaving at 5:30pm starting from Southampton Combined Court Centre, London Road.
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The No.18 Approach to Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
In the post-Jackson climate, barristers at No.18 Chambers recognise the various challenges to providing high quality legal services for clients. We are committed to delivering an exceptional level of advice (whether in writing or in conference), representation and resolution. Providing a high quality service is central to our ethos: 'committed to our clients’; ‘serious about service’ and ‘always fair on fees’.
Irrespective of the value or complexity of a claim, we aim to provide a high quality service, with excellent, specialist, tailored advice.
In order to facilitate this No.18 are delighted to introduce seven new schemes:
CFAs with a 0% success fee on all PI and Clinical Negligence claims (subject to risk assessment)
No Win Low Fee agreements
Meet the insurance
Armed & Police Forces Discount
Low income ‘tailored fees’
The Advice, Pleading and Support Package
Committed to 0% Success fee on all PI and Clinical Negligence Case
At No.18 we recognise that post Jackson, any success that is claimed by counsel has to come out of the client damages. Committed to maximizing the clients damages No.18 are delighted to commit to a 0% success fee on post-April 2013 CFAs
No Win Low Fee Agreements:
Where a case is not suitable to take under a traditional CFA, No.18 Strives to offer a feasible alternative in order to make Litigation available to those who would otherwise not be able afford it. Individually calculated on a case to case basis Members undertake work in appropriate cases offering No Win, Low Fee. Not all cases are appropriate for No Win Low Fee Agreements and the barrister concerned may decline to enter into a CFA after considering the merits of the claim/prospects of success. Chambers has a flexible policy on CFAs and will do our best to tailor the agreement to the needs of the case. Our standard arrangements are based on the latest models provided by the Bar Standards Board and specialist bar associations
Package Deals:
No.18 are able to offer fee packages in relation to written advisory work, drafting, conferences & litigation (for example a global fee for both a Conference and hearing or drafting and a hearing).
Meet the Insurance:
Where the matter is insurance backed, No.18 will do our utmost to work within the rates agreed with each insurance company and where there are agreed rates (either hourly or fixed) between another Chambers and that insurance firm we will also do our best to match the fees. We are able to do both in most cases.
Armed & Police Forces Discount:
We are delighted to offer reduced fees ((for matters that are paid privately ) for members of the Armed & Police Forces and their dependants, please contact us for more information on our 10% discount for Armed Forces personnel and their dependants
Low income “ tailored fee’s:
We recognise that the economic pressures on some clients require flexibility on fees in order to ensure that they can secure access to high quality legal representation. We can in most instances provide tailored fees for clients on a low income or who would previously have been eligible for legal aid to assist.
No.18 are delighted to offer our new Advice, Pleading and Support package to clients in Small Claims and Fast Track cases where costs are fixed in accordance with the provisions of the CPR: please see below for our table of fees that we offer to do so at a fixed price
Our Barristers will provide at your request:
Advice on liability, quantum and evidence;
Pleadings;
Telephone or (if needed) face to face conference with solicitor and client;
Assistance with ad hoc queries by phone or email where reasonably required.
Road Traffic Claims :
Item of Work £1,000 - £10,000 / £10,000 - £25,000
Advice on Liability or Quantum £150 / £225
Advice on Liability and Quantum £200 / £300
Particulars of Claim £150 / £200
Defence/Reply/Part 18 Request £125 / £200
Employer’s Liabilty/Public Liabilty:
We will continue to provide you with outstanding representation for your clients across all areas and at all levels of personal injury and clinical negligence work.
If you have any questions or queries surrounding these schemes, chambers, its services or the work we undertake please do not hesitate to contact our friendly and efficient administrative team, either Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk) or Laura Jackson (Junior Clerk) on 023 80 736812 or contact us at clerks@no18chambers.com
T&Cs for the Package
The package is only available where recoverable legal costs are fixed in the CPR in RTA/EL/PL fast track cases.
A minimum fee of £150 (plus VAT) will apply.
3Trial fees are currently allowed as a disbursement under both the Portal and Fast Track Fixed Costs Schemes so we will continue to offer our services in court for trials and interlocutory hearings separately at CPR recoverable rates.
The package is available as a CFA.
Barristers will only do barrister style work as permitted by the Bar Code of Conduct.
Instructing solicitors will provide only the papers necessary for counsel to do the work not the whole file, (e.g. for an Advice on Quantum just the medical report, witness statements/proofs, draft Schedule and relevant supporting documents). In lower value cases the advices may all be in one document rather than separate.
The way in which written advices are provided may be by e-mail, in writing or by fax and will not necessarily be in a formal written and printed advice.
Pleadings will generally be provided by e-mail.
Instructions may be sent to barristers on paper or in electronic format.
If the case exits the Fast Track fixed recoverable costs scheme then normal hourly rates will apply to all work done by the barrister
No.18 Chambers - Fee Structures & Costs
No 18 recognises the need to be fair, flexible, transparent and competitive and we strive to offer premium legal services at competitive prices. Our clerks are always ready to discuss fee structures to meet the client’s budget. Fees are calculated on an individual case basis, taking into account the seniority and experience of the barrister, complexity of the case and the length of time involved in preparation and attending court.
Following the Jackson Reforms, the legal aid cuts and the introduction of issue fees in the Employment Tribunal many clients may be left without legal representation. As part of our commitment to you and your clients, No.18 Chambers have put together fee structures and payment options for every eventuality, whether you act for a company or a client with a lower income.
No.18 Chambers recognise how specialist advice and advocacy are essential in circumstances that can often be unnerving and time consuming for the client. We as a Chambers are committed to working with you , the client and the firm as part of your team to provide a package of high quality legal advice, professional advisory services and first-rate advocacy.
Whether it’s a Family, Employment, Chancery & Commercial, Immigration, Property , Personal Injury or Clinical Negligence case chambers can offer a fee package to meet both your and the clients budget, and we are more than happy to try and tailor our fees to fit. Chambers are able to offer fixed fee’s with no surprise’s or hidden extra cost giving your client certainty.
Members undertake work under a variety of conditional fee agreements (CFAs) and in appropriate cases offer 0% success fee. Not all cases are appropriate for CFAs and the barrister concerned may decline to enter into a CFA after considering the merits of the claim/prospects of success. Chambers has a flexible policy on CFAs and will do our best to tailor the agreement to the needs of the case. Our standard arrangements are based on the latest models provided by the Bar Standards Board and specialist bar associations.
Your Fees Structures:
Fair on Fee’s: Fees Tailored for you and your client:
We as a chambers can offer various fee packages to meet both yours and the clients budget, and we are more than happy to try and tailor our fees to fit. We aim to remain open, transparent flexible and most importantly approachable. Fee’s are calculated on an individual case basis, taking into account the seniority and experience of the barrister, complexity of the case, any relevant value and the length of time involved in preparation and attending court. Where possible a fixed price for litigation, advisory work and/or drafting can be agreed in advance, providing certainty and assisting the client to budget.
Private Fee Hourly Rates
Fees are calculated on an individual case basis, taking into account the seniority and experience of the barrister, complexity and any relevant value.
Fixed Fees:
In many cases we are happy to agree a fixed fee for an individual items of work providing certainty to the lay client.
Maximum Fees:
In many cases we are happy to agree a maximum for an individual items of work i.e. : to ‘cap’ the fee agreed to a ‘maximum fee’ so the client is 100 % of his liability in relation to fee’s.
We are able to offer fee packages in relation to written advisory work, drafting, conferences and representation (for example, a global fee for both a conference and hearing or drafting and a hearing).
Where the matter is insurance backed, we will do our utmost to work within the rates agreed with each insurance company. Where there are agreed rates (either hourly or fixed) between another Chambers and that insurance firm, we will also do our best to match those fees
Low Income ‘ tailored fee’:
We recognise the economic pressures on some clients that would require flexibility on fees in order to ensure that they can secure access to high quality legal representation. We can therefore in most instances provide tailored fees for clients on low income or who would previously have been eligible for legal aid.
Conditional Fee agreement: (0% Success Guaranteed)
Where a case is not suitable to take under a traditional CFA, No.18 Strives to offer a feasible alternative in order to make Litigation available to those who would otherwise not be able afford it. Individually calculated on a case to case basis Members undertake work in appropriate cases offering No Win, Low Fee. Not all cases are appropriate for No Win Low Fee Agreements and the barrister concerned may decline to enter into a CFA after considering the merits of the claim/prospects of success. Chambers has a flexible policy on CFAs and will do our best to tailor the agreement to the needs of the case. Our standard arrangements are based on the latest models provided by the Bar Standards Board and specialist bar associations.
Damage Based Agreements:
At No.18 we recognise that, following the introduction of issue fees in employment cases, new methods of funding need to be found in order to bring claims. No.18 are delighted to offer damaged based agreements as a solution. We are committed to assess cases as to whether Damages Based Agreements are an appropriate recourse of funding for a particular lay client in order to allow them to purse their claim
Chambers continues to be committed to undertaking legally aided work and providing the best quality representation to all those who require it.
As of 31st January 2013, due to changes in the Bar Code of Conduct and the introduction of the Standard Conditions of Contract for the Supply of Legal Services by Barristers to Authorised Persons 2012, all members of Chambers are willing to accept instructions on ;
The Bar Council Standard Contractual Terms
COMBAR basis A
Unless any preference is expressed at the time of booking, the booking will be accepted subject to Chambers’ Standard Contractual Terms.
Members of Chambers are willing to consider alternative terms on a case-by-case basis, for further information, please contact the Clerks.
Each client has different needs and No 18 are delighted to offer 30, 60 or 90 day payment terms or instalments in certain situations (this does not affect our terms & conditions).
Jackson Cost Budgeting rules a problem?
With the cost rules Cost budgeting is essential and you will no doubt be aware that, as part of the implementation of the Jackson reforms, most proceedings commenced on or after 1 April 2013 will fall into the new costs budgeting regime.
As you know this means that as solicitors you will be obliged to produce a costs budget in the form of new Precedent H. This budget requires you to inform the Court of the level of costs already incurred, but also to estimate future costs , including Counsel's fees up to and including trial. This budget has to be produced as soon as a Defence is filed, with all future estimated costs have to be split into "Phases" – pre-action, issue/pleadings, CMC, disclosure, witness statements, expert reports, PTR, trial preparation, trial, ADR/settlement and contingencies ( i.e interim applications).
So how can chambers help?
Together as a team, we aim to provide we are able to offer the following assistance to you:
an estimate of Counsel’s future fees at the Defence stage, split into phases as outlined above
delivery of fee notes on a regular basis as agreed - with fee notes showing the fee incurred according to the phases as outlined above; and
written notification in advance if the estimate of Counsel’s fees for a particular phase are likely to be exceeded. For this purpose, we suggest that we should be notified when Counsel’s fees reach 80% of the estimate given.
The No.18’s Employment Solution
Barristers at No.18 Chambers recognise the challenges in providing high quality legal services for clients following the various changes which have made clients more hesitant in paying for legal representation in employment tribunal cases .To assist we remain committed to deliver exceptional advice, representation and resolution. We base our service on our of being 'committed to our clients’, ‘serious about service’ and ‘always fair on fees’. Exceptional service is the corner stone of our ethos.
We believe in providing the same great service whether the case is small or high in value or claim. Lay clients deserve high standards of specialist advice and advocacy regardless of the value of their claim .We also know that our professional clients want our support and assistance to win cases and maximise damages for our clients in all types of cases.
In order to ensure this No.18 are delighted to introduce eight schemes ;
1- Damage based agreements (Subject to assessment)
2 - No Win No Fee
3- No Win Low Fee
4 - Package deals
5 - Meet the insurance
6 – Armed & Police Forces Discount
6 – Low Income “tailored fees”
7 - The Merits, Advice, Drafting and Support Package
At No.18 we recognise that following the introduction of issue fees in employment cases, new methods of funding need to be found in order to bring claims. No.18 are delighted to offer damaged based agreements as a solution. We are committed to assess cases as to whether Damages Based Agreements are an appropriate recourse of funding for a particular lay client in order to allow them purse their claim.
Merit, Advice, Drafting and Support Package:
No.18 are delighted to offer our new Merits Advice, Drafting and Support package : please see below for our table of fees offering a fixed price. In addition No.18 can offer various fee schemes to help meet your lay client budget as detailed below the table of fees
Merit assessment & Advice;
Drafting ET1’s & ET’3;
Unfair Dismissal/Constructive Claims :
Item of Work 1 - 10 years call 10 + years call
Merits Assessment £200- £400 /£350 - £650
Initial Advice £300 -£500 / £450 -£850
Drafting ET1 £250 -£450 / £450 -£750
Discrimination Claims:
Item of Work 1 - 10 years call 10+ Years call
Merits Assessment £300 - £500 / £450 -£750
Drafting ET1 £350 -£550 / £450 £850
Drafting ET3 £350 - £550 / £450- £850
No.18 will continue to provide you with outstanding representation for your clients across all areas.
If you have any questions or queries surrounding these Schemes, Chambers, its services or the work we undertake please contact our friendly and efficient administrative team, either Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk) on 023 80 736812 or contact us at clerks@no18chambers.com
1. A minimum fee of £150 (plus VAT) will apply.
2. The package is not available on DBA.
3. Barristers will only do barrister style (what is barrister style??) work as permitted by the Bar Code of Conduct.
4. Instructing solicitors will provide only the papers necessary for Counsel to undertakethe requisite work in a orderly format, preferably a ring binder, with an Index not the whole file. In lower value cases the advice may all be in one document rather than separate.
5. The way in which written advice are provided may be by e-mail, in writing or by fax and will not necessarily be in a forma written and printed advice.
6. Advice and drafting will generally be provided by e-mail.
7. Instructions may be sent to barristers on paper or in electronic format.
8. Counsel reserves the to re-negotiate the fee if there are added levels of complexity
Katherine Henry (2008) wins grant from Bar Council & Family Law Bar Association
No.18 are delighted to announce that Katie Henry has been awarded with a grant from the Bar Council and FLBA to attend the American Bar Association Annual Conference in San Francisco. Katie will be attending seminars and events with American Attorneys and the Judiciary, with a particular focus on family law and the challenges posed across the Atlantic. Katie has been asked to write an article, to be published by the FLBA on her return
Shannon Revel (2014 ) wins CBA Award
No.18 are proud to announce thatShannon Revel has won the Criminal Bar Association Bursery Award – a big congratulations from all in Chambers.
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Shannon Revel (2014) appointed to CPS Advocate Panel
No.18 are delighted to announce that Shannon Revel (2014) has been appointed to the CPS Advocate Panel as a Grade 1 Prosecutor.
Stop Press : The Changing Face of Mortgage Regulation
From the 21 March 2016 the European Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD) takes affect and is to be regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This will lead to changes for all those involved in the mortgage process be they lenders, administrators, advisors or intermediaries and will also see changes for house builders and those involved in the buy-to-let market.
The changes will have impact for these involved with both first charge and second charge mortgages and this bulletin seeks to raise awareness of the new regime.
First Charge Mortgage Lenders and Administrators
The changes will see amendment to the Mortgage and Home Finance: Conduct of Business (MCOB) Rules, Training and Competence (TC) FCA Sourcebook and the Prudential Sourcebook for Mortgages (MIPRU). The key changes being:
The need to provide a binding offer and seven-day reflection period
An adequate explanation of a product’s essential features
New disclosure requirements
At a practical level those involved in this area will need to be looking at the following:
Whether the conditions attached to existing offers are appropriate
The system changes required to provide a European Standardised Information Sheet (ESIS) or Key Facts Illustration (KFI) top-up information
How your existing sales process might need modifying to deliver the adequate explanation?
First Charge Mortgage Intermediaries
Along with the changes highlighted above, intermediaries in particular need to be aware of the commission disclosure rules (the right for consumers to ask for information on the commissions paid by different lenders) and remuneration rules (new requirement that remuneration of advisers cannot be contingent on sales targets).
Second Charge Mortgage Lenders, Administrators and Intermediaries
The new regime means that for the first time Second Charge Mortgages will fall inside the remit of the FCA Mortgage Rules and the changes as outlined above in respect of First Charge Mortgages will also apply to Second Charge Mortgages.
Those involved in Second Charges Mortgages will also need to ensure that they obtain the relevant mortgage permissions from the FCA.
On a practical level familiarisation needs to occur as to how the FCA expects firms to deal with customers and conduct themselves throughout the life of a mortgage.
It should also be noted that those second charge mortgages which were regulated under the consumer credit regime on the 20 March 2016 will become a regulated mortgage contract.
House builders will often offer shared equity loans or incentives of a similar nature which lead to a Second Charge on the properties concerned. Such loans are now to be covered by the new regime as outlined above with the exception of certain government schemes and loans offered by social landlords.
As such those house builders offering these products will need to look to be authorised with the FCA to carry out such activities or appoint a regulated third-party to administer the loans in certain circumstance.
Consumer Buy to Let Mortgages
Advising on, arranging, lending and administering consumer buy to let mortgages will fall inside the remit of regulation by the FCA.
The MCD defines consumer buy to let mortgage contracts as a mortgage contract not entered into by the borrower wholly or predominately for the purposes of a business carried on, or intended to be carried on, by the borrower.
The legislation has considered those circumstances which would fall outside this definition and as such the following would not be subject to the new regime:
A customer using a mortgage to purchase a property with the intention of renting it out
A previously purchased property with the intention of letting it out and neither being inhabited by the purchaser or a relative
Those customers who have already purchased other properties which has subsequently been let on the basis of a rental agreement
This bulletin seeks to set out a broad overview of the new regulatory framework for mortgage contracts and readers are advised to seek specific legal advice tailored to their individual circumstances.
James Vatcher (2006)
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No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – James Vatcher (2006)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that James Vatcher (2006) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers and will be available for work from the 4th January 2016 . James will be joining our Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence, Commercial Chancery & Property teams.
James is developing a broad common law practice with a particular interest in personal injury and clinical negligence. He acts for both claimants and defendants in an advisory and representative capacity. He has experience of appearing in the County Court, High Court and Coroners Court. James returns to the Bar having been employed by a UK top 40 Law Firm as a Solicitor-Advocate. James has received in the past instructions to act on behalf of several international insurers and their policy holders along with large self-insured organisations. He is able to advise clients both by way of written opinion and in conference and can assist with the drafting of pleadings, witness statements and questions to experts and Part 18 questions. James is an experienced advocate and can take conduct of Interim Application Hearings, Case Management Conferences, Cost Management Conferences, Infant Approval Hearings and Final Hearings be they contested trials on liability or Disposal Hearings. James is a well-reasoned negotiator and can assist with the resolution of disputes by way of Joint Settlement Meetings. Away from Chambers, James enjoys spending time with his young family and walking the family dog in the South Wiltshire countryside. James is a keen sailor, skier and hiker having climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and trekked in the Annapurna region in Nepal.
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant – Shannon Revel (2014)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Shannon Revel (2014) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the successful completion of her pupillage . Shannon will be joining our Family, Commercial Chancery & Immigration teams.
Shannon joined Chambers as a Pupil in November 2014, following completion of a five-week Middle Temple Scholarship placement in Israel, where she worked in an international law firm with clients based in the USA, Israel, the UK and China .Shannon was called to the Bar in July 2014, having achieved a ‘Very Competent’ on the BPTC, with grades of ‘Outstanding’ in advocacy . Having qualified as an accredited civil and commercial mediator, Shannon is able to provide a client-based and practical approach to litigation. Outside of Chambers, Shannon is a keen sportswoman who enjoys canyoning, running, and abseiling.
STOP PRESS : Misuse and abuse of section 20. (Re N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction) [2015] EWCA Civ 1112)
Sadly we are all too well aware of the delays that the misuse of section 20 can cause. This mechanism for accommodating children means that as long as their immediate welfare needs are safeguarded they go to the bottom of the list when it comes to local authorities issuing proceedings and getting on with any assessments. Months can go by with children languishing in foster placements without any attempts being made to return them to the care of their parents.
Parents in this situation rarely have an understanding of their rights to withdraw consent and when they do seek advice and withdraw their consent they are usually criticised for it. However, withdrawing consent or threatening to withdraw consent is often the only way to force the hand of the local authority to issue proceedings and for there to be proper oversight of the issues.
Re N (Children) (Adoption: Jurisdiction) [2015] EWCA Civ 1112 the President has again looked at the use or misuse of section 20 by local authorities. Whilst it is clear that “Section 20 may, in an appropriate case, have a proper role to play as a short-term measure pending the commencement of care proceedings,” it is not to be used, as it currently is, as a holding position for lengthy periods of time before proceedings are commenced.
The President sets out his view in respect of good practice at para 170.
“It follows, in my judgment, that for the future good practice requires the following, in addition to proper compliance with the guidance given by Hedley J which I have set out above:
i) Wherever possible the agreement of a parent to the accommodation of their child under section 20 should be properly recorded in writing and evidenced by the parent’s signature.
ii) The written document should be clear and precise as to its terms, drafted in simple and straight-forward language that the particular parent can readily understand.
iii) The written document should spell out, following the language of section 20(8), that the parent can “remove the child” from the local authority accommodation “at any time”.
iv) The written document should not seek to impose any fetters on the exercise of the parent’s right under section 20(8).
v) Where the parent is not fluent in English, the written document should be translated into the parent’s own language and the parent should sign the foreign language text, adding, in the parent’s language, words to the effect that ‘I have read this document and I agree to its terms.’
171. The misuse and abuse of section 20 in this context is not just a matter of bad practice. It is wrong; it is a denial of the fundamental rights of both the parent and the child; it will no longer be tolerated; and it must stop. Judges will and must be alert to the problem and pro-active in putting an end to it. From now on, local authorities which use section 20 as a prelude to care proceedings for lengthy periods or which fail to follow the good practice I have identified, can expect to be subjected to probing questioning by the court. If the answers are not satisfactory, the local authority can expect stringent criticism and possible exposure to successful claims for damages.”
Practitioners beware!!! On behalf of parents we should no longer be agreeing to fetters on their right to withdraw consent to section 20. We should no longer be offering a period of notice in writing before the parents can withdraw consent. Such actions are likely unlawful.
No.18 Chambers Welcomes New Tenant - Tracey Hennessey (2001)
No.18 Chambers is delighted to announce that Tracey Hennessey (2001) (formerly of 12 College Place, Southampton) has accepted an invitation to join Chambers . Tracey is a family specialist and will be joining both our Care and Children Team and our Court of Protection Team.
Tracey’s practice encompasses all aspects of family law in relation to Children, with a particular specialism in Public Law Care work. Tracey has a very approachable and friendly manner with clients. For more information on her practice please see her individual profile below .
Wye Valley NHS Trust v B (Rev 1) [2015] EWCOP 60 – Individual autonomy succeeds against medical advice as to a patient’s best interests
The Court of Protection has ruled that a mentally incapacitated man can refuse lifesaving treatment.
Mr. B, a diabetic with a severely infected leg, refused amputation. Doctors treating Mr. B wished to perform such operation in order to save his life. The court noted that ‘’without the operation, the inevitable outcome is that he will shortly die, quite possibly within a few days. If he has the operation, he may live for a few years’’ (para 1).
The court considered the principles of section 1 and 2 Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the authorities notably Aintree University Hospitals NHS Trust v James [2014] AC 591.
The Judge was satisfied that Mr B did not have capacity to make decisions (para 34). However, on the balance of interest test, the court considered that it would not be in Mr B’s interest to have the operation. Mr Justice Peter Jackson stated ‘’ I am quite sure that it would not be in Mr B's best interests to take away his little remaining independence and dignity in order to replace it with a future for which he understandably has no appetite and which could only be achieved after a traumatic and uncertain struggle that he and no one else would have to endure. There is a difference between fighting on someone's behalf and just fighting them. Enforcing treatment in this case would surely be the latter’’ (para 45).
Mr Justice Jackson visited Mr B as to his needs and wishes. It was noted that mental illness of Mr B resulted in him having religious delusions. Despite these being delusions, the Judge noted the importance of religion to him.
The court stated ‘’Mr B has had a hard life. Through no fault of his own, he has suffered in his mental health for half a century. He is a sociable man who has experienced repeated losses so that he has become isolated. He has no next of kin. No one has ever visited him in hospital and no one ever will. Yet he is a proud man who sees no reason to prefer the views of others to his own. His religious beliefs are deeply meaningful to him and do not deserve to be described as delusions: they are his faith and they are an intrinsic part of who he is’’ (para 43).
The case demonstrates the importance of a person’s right to autonomy and the weight that this should hold. Despite evidence of mental illness, the Judge stated that ‘’I would not define Mr B by reference to his mental illness or his religious beliefs. Rather, his core quality is his "fierce independence", and it is this that is now, as he sees it, under attack’’ (para 43).
No.18 Welcomes New Tenant
No.18 is delighted to announce; Shannon Revel has accepted an invitation to join Chambers following the completion of her pupillage at the end of November. Everyone at No.18 wishes her every success. For more information regarding Shannon or her practice, please contact Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk) on 02380 736 812 or e-mial clerks@no18chambers.co.uk
Laura Baines speaks at the launch of the International Education Forum Executive Business Network
No.18 are delighted to announce that Laura Baines will be speaking at the launch of the IEF Executive Business Network at the Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel on Friday 23 October. If you would like any further information please see the attached flyer or alternatively if you are interested in attending please contact Gemma Freeman at Lacey’s Solicitors on E: g.freeman@laceyssolicitors.co.uk, T: +44 (0)1202 557256
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No.18 welcomes new junior clerk
No. 18 Chambers is pleased to announce that from 19th October 2015 Rebecca Brown has been appointed our new Junior Clerk. Rebecca has spent the previous three years studying to achieve an Upper Second Class BA (Hons) Degree in Criminology at Southampton Solent University. Rebecca is delighted to join our ever-growing team at No.18 to commence her career in Clerking. Along with Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk), our clerking team strives to deliver an exceptional level of advice, resolution and service; our ethos being, ‘committed to our clients’, ‘serious about service’ and ‘always fair on fees’.
NEWS FLASH : The ‘tragic’ case of Re A (A child) [2015] EWCA Civ 910: Implacable hostility in contact cases
The Court of Appeal has recently considered the ongoing issue in private law children cases of implacable hostility, reaffirming the approach of Re W.
In Re A (A child) [2015] EWCA Civ 910, the child (B), now aged 12, and his Mother had significant psychological and emotional vulnerabilities. The father had initially applied for contact with his son in 2006. However, the father subsequently withdrew this application due to the stress that this was having on the mother.
The father made a subsequent application in 2010. By this stage, the mother ‘’had developed and consolidated a highly negative and adverse view of the Father to the effect that he was a dangerous man with respect to B's welfare, and B came to adopt that view’’ (para 20).
Four years later, the matter was finally determined before His Honour Judge Atkins on 17th September 2014. HHJ Atkins stated that in relation to the Father ‘’now that he, as I find, presents as a ... calm, thoughtful and caring man, somebody who has a good relationship with his own family, and somebody who does not present a risk to [B]. I consider that he does genuinely care for and want a relationship with [B]." (para 43). However, HHJ Atkins dismissed the father’s application for change of residence and ordered no direct contact, due to the harm likely to be suffered by the child. The father subsequently appealed.
In the Court of Appeal, McFarlane LJ reiterated the provisions now contained in section 1(2A) Children Act 1989 that "it is and should be a given that it will normally be in the best interests of a child to grow up having a full, real and entirely ordinary relationship with each of his or her parents, notwithstanding that they have separated and that there may be difficulties between the two of them as adults" (para 43). He reiterated that the approach to be taken in implacable hostility cases is as per Re W (Direct Contact) [2012] EWCA Civ 999:
Where it is in the best interest of a child to spend time with the other parent, then part of the responsibility of the parent with care must be the duty and responsibility to deliver what the child needs, hard though that may be;
Where there are significant difficulties in the way of establishing safe and beneficial contact, the responsibility falls on both parents to address those difficulties;
All parents have a responsibility to do their best to meet their child's needs in relation to the provision of contact. It is not acceptable for a parent to shirk that responsibility and simply say "no" to reasonable strategies designed to improve the situation in this regard.
However, MacFarlane LJ dismissed the father’s appeal, stating that the Judge was right to identify the harm that B would suffer if direct contact was ordered. At paragraph 51, he said ‘’This was a boy who was shortly to be 12 years old. He was adamantly and consistently saying "no" to any form of contact, even indirect contact, with his father. The reasons that he was saying "no" may well be subtle and sophisticated, emotionally entangled with his relationship with his mother and the mind-set that he had developed about his father in the period during which he has not been seeing him, but "no" was his approach, and to contemplate moving a 12 year old child from that position to having contact was a formidable obstacle in the way of the Father's application.’’
The Court reiterated the tragedy of the case, not only for the father but also for the child who ‘’ had a warm, easy and close relationship with his father when he was much younger before their separation took place’’ (para 52).
STOP PRESS - Scotland to Abolish Tribunal Fees
The Scottish Government, in its programme for the following year "A Stronger Scotland - The Government's Programme for Scotland 2015 - 2016", have confirmed their intention to abolish Employment Tribunal Fees in Scotland next year. The Paper may be found at the following link - http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00484439.pdf"
STOP PRESS - Is a noise induced hearing loss claim a ‘disease’ for the purposes of the costs of a CFA?
In Dalton v British Telecom plc, QBD [2015] ICR 901, the High Court (Phillips J.) considered that a claim for noise induced hearing loss (“NIHL”) was a disease claim, when determining the recoverability and level of success fees in pre-April 2013 CFA funded cases.
The Claimants brought NIHL claims against the former Defendant employer which were compromised by way of a settlement agreement prior to trial.
The Parties’ agreed a figure in respect of damages; in addition to which the Defendant agreed, in principle to pay the Claimants’ costs of the action. The quantum of solicitors and counsels’ CFA costs were, however, disputed; and in particular the level of success fee which those costs ought properly to attract. If NIHL was to be regarded as a disease claim, the case would fall within the scope of section V of CPR Part 45; and the Claimants’ legal representatives would be entitled to a success fee of 62.5% on settlement of claims; this section relating to disease claims settled before trial (other than for certain irrelevant specified conditions).
Otherwise, a NIHL claim would be classified as an injury and, if 'sustained' on or after 1 October 2004 fell within section IV; attracting a (considerably lower) success fee of only 25%. If sustained before that date, the success fee was not fixed and fell to be assessed by the Court, if not agreed.
On 4th April 2013 and following a number of (first instance) decisions at District Judge level providing inconsistent conclusions, the Regional Costs Judge directed that the issue be referred for determination by High Court Judge as a preliminary issue.
At the High Court, the Defendant contended, in reliance on certain aspects of the aetiology of NIHL and the case of Patterson v. Ministry Defence [2013] 2 Costs LR 197, disease should be given its natural ordinary meaning. To the layman, this rendered NIHL an injury, not a disease; on the basis that:
i) NIHL is caused by the physical force of excessive noise on the structure of the inner ear, degrading hair cells; rather than regenerate, the hair cells are replaced by scar tissue;
ii) Long term exposure will typically lead to gradual and progressive hearing loss; the symptoms often being first noticed when age-related hearing loss overlays the (earlier) traumatic loss;
iii) However, the damage suffered from each instance of exposure occurs immediately with progressive worsening limited to days or weeks post exposure.
Whereas the Claimants accepted the layman ( with no background in NIHL claims) may well regard NIHL as an injury (rather than a disease);when placed in the proper legislative and medical context, it was clear that the term disease within the rules had an established meaning sufficient to include NIHL.
Consideration of the legislative history, starting with the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1906; the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946, the Social Security (Industrial Injuries) (Prescribed Diseases) Regulations 1985 and the recommendations of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Committee in 1973 (under their statutory powers); plainly indicated Parliament’s intention to classify NIHL as disease claims.
The Court also took into account that CPR 45 Section V’s previous incarnation, which came into force on 1st October 2005 and had, by convention of the Court, practitioners and insurers, treated NIHL as a type C disease claim. The Court also examined the cases of Barker v Corus [2006] 2 AC 572 and Sienkiewicz v Grief (UK) Ltd [2011] 2 AC 299 (SC) both in which it was observed that loss of hearing claims were to be categorised as disease claims.
Finally, the Court considered a press release from the Civil Justice Counsel and the Civil Procedure Rules Committee; concluding that NIHL should be included in the classification of diseases for the purposes of section V. Applying R v Secretary of State for the Environment Ex parte Spath Holme Ltd [2001] 2 AC 349 and distinguishing Patterson; and thereby favouring a purposive construction the Court outlined that:
a) Occupational deafness had been expressly defined as a disease since 1985, Parliament must therefore have intended NIHL to be a disease for the purposes of the related legislation;
b) NIHL was recognised as an occupational disease; and accounted for the majority of such claims. It is a paradigm case of such. It was inconceivable, when looked at in its proper litigation context that Parliament did not intend to include NIHL in type C of section V of the current rules;
c) The Civil Justice Council’s press release recorded the ‘industry agreement’ of NIHL as a disease and this likely put the matter beyond any sensible argument.
In the circumstances, NIHL claims plainly fell within the remit of Section V, attracting the higher success fee if settled before trial.
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STOP PRESS – Proactive role should be taken by the judiciary in the absence of representation and funding.
The Court of Appeal has recently overturned the decision of His Honour Judge Bellamy in Re K-H [2015] EWCA Civ 543. Proceedings commenced in the Family Court sitting at Leicester and concerned arrangements for contact between the Father and his children, K and H (now aged 6 and 4). The Mother’s eldest child, Y, alleged that she had been sexually abused by the Father. His Honour Judge Bellamy determined that is was important to consider whether Y’s allegation was true and a fact find was ordered for 14th January 2015, with Y to attend and provide oral evidence. The Mother was legally aided and therefore able to have representation. The Father was in person, unable to obtain legal aid or afford representation.
His Honour Judge Bellamy decided that “(i) it was not appropriate for the father to cross-examine Y (in fact he did not wish to do so); (ii) it was not appropriate for him (the judge) to put questions to Y to test her allegation against the father; (iii) the court should arrange for a legal representative to be appointed to cross-examine Y on behalf of the father; and (iv) the costs of the legal representative should be borne by Her Majesty's Court and Tribunal Service ("HMCTS")” (para 3). Consideration was given to Q V Q [2014] EWFC 31, [2015] 1 WLR 2040 , notably para 79 in the Judgment, where Sir James Munby observed “In the ultimate analysis, if the criteria in section 31G(6) are satisfied, and if the judge is satisfied that the essential requirements of a fair trial as required by FPR 1.1 and Articles 6 and 8 cannot otherwise be met, the effect of the words "cause to be put" in section 31G(6) is, in my judgment, to enable the judge to direct that appropriate representation is to be provided by – at the expense of – the court, that is, at the expense of HMCTS.”
The Lord Chancellor appealed the decision. The Court of Appeal upheld the appeal and found there no power for the Judge to order HMCTS to provide funding, disagreeing with the approach taken in Q v Q. At paragraphs 60 and 61, the Court of Appeal stated “In a simple straightforward case, questioning by the judge is likely to be the preferred option and it should present no difficulties. The judge will know what the unrepresented party's case is. It may be helpful for the judge to ask him or her to prepare written questions for the court to consider in advance. Sometimes, unexpected answers may be given to the judge. These may require the judge to ask the unrepresented party to comment on the unexpected answers and to suggest supplementary questions for the Judge's consideration. In my view, in the present case, which is fairly straightforward, the judge should probably have decided to conduct the questioning himself. I am in no doubt that the nature of this case is such that there were options available to the judge which would have ensured a fair hearing and vindicated the article 6 and 8 rights of the father and K and H’’.
The Court of Appeal acknowledged that there would be cases where it would be inappropriate for the questioning to be undertaken by the judge or clerk- “I acknowledge that there may be cases where the position is different. I have in mind, for example, a case where the oral evidence which needs to be tested by questioning is complicated. It may be complex medical or other expert evidence. Or it may be complex and/or confused factual evidence, say, from a vulnerable witness. It may be that in such cases, none of the options to which I have referred can make up for the absence of a legal representative able to conduct the cross-examination. If this occurs, it may mean that the lack of legal representation results in the proceedings not being conducted in compliance with article 6 or 8 of the Convention. This is the concern expressed by Sir James Munby at para 76 in Q v Q. In order to avoid the risk of a breach of the Convention, consideration should be given to the enactment of a statutory provision for (i) the appointment of a legal representative to conduct the cross-examination and (ii) the payment out of central funds of such sums as appear to be reasonably necessary to cover the cost of the legal representative, i.e. a provision in civil proceedings analogous to section 38(4) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 and section 19(3)(e) of the Prosecution of Offenders Act 1985. (para 62)”.
The decision suggests the need for a proactive role to be taken by the judiciary in the absence of representation and funding. However, the Court of Appeal acknowledged the need for a statutory provision for family proceedings as found in criminal legislation. Given the current stance on legal aid, it remains to be seen whether one will be enacted.
STOP PRESS - Helen Nugent elected as Secretary to the APIL Barristers’ Group
No.18 are delighted to announce that Helen Nugent (2007) has been elected as the Secretary to the APIL Barristers' Group. Helen has over 7 years' experience in personal injury (road traffic accidents, public and employers' liability claims), fatal accidents, product liability (including breaches of implied terms under the Sale of Goods Act 1979) and clinical negligence claims (for both claimants and defendants). In particular, she has extensive experience of catastrophic injury claims; and cases involving complex liability, medical causation and quantum issues. She has experience of claims against the Ministry of Defence and she is currently developing her practice in occupational illness claims, including but not limited to: industrial disease (such as noise induced hearing loss); harassment, stress and bullying at work. In addition, Helen has drafted Part 8 pleadings in claims for provisional damages. Helen has also been involved in medical and dental negligence claims and cases relating to complex orthopedic injury, birth injury, delayed and wrongful diagnosis. In addition, she has experience of inquests. Prior to coming to the Bar, Helen set up and developed her own successful legal business: providing paralegal services to barristers and solicitors across the country. She frequently appeared in the County Court in Case Management Conferences, Costs Management Conferences, Infant Approval hearings and interim applications. As a linguist, Helen has deployed her language skills in large, high value, international group actions (in Peru and the Côte d'Ivoire); involving cross-border litigation and jurisdictional issues. More recently, she was selected to take part in the Bar Council, British-Brazilian exchange, with a placement in a law firm in São Paulo.
STOP PRESS – JA (meaning of “access rights”) India [2015] UKUT 00225 (IAC)
JA (meaning of 'access rights') India [2015] UKUT 00225 (IAC) Another case showing the natural link between immigration and family law. In this instance, the definition of access rights, which is not defined in the immigration rules and no longer used in the family court. Appendix FM provides an avenue for parents to stay with their children in the United Kingdom in some circumstances. Condition E-ECPT.2.4 states- (a) The applicant must provide evidence that they have either- (i) sole parental responsibility for the child; or(ii) access rights to the child; and (b) The applicant must provide evidence that they are taking, and intend to continue to take, an active role in the child's upbringing. However, there have been no use of the word 'access' in family law since the introduction of the Children Act 1989. The recent decision of JA (meaning of "access rights") India [2015] UKUT 00225 (IAC) has confronted the issue. In JA, the refusal letter of the Appellant stated he had: "not shown that you have access rights to your children only indirect contact. As a result of this you are unable to take an active role in their upbringing. Your telephone calls and letters can continue unchanged from overseas as can your child maintenance payments and any contact you have with the children’s school. As such, you fail to meet the requirements of E-LTRPT 2.4." In JA, the court said "where the Immigration Rules are silent as to interpretation, it may be necessary to refer to the Children Act 1989 (as amended) and other family legislation in order to construe those parts of the Rules which provide a route to entry clearance or leave to remain as a parent" (Headnote 1).The court held that "access rights" can include indirect and direct contact between a parent and child (paragraph 11). This could be shown either by court order or agreement between the parties (paragraph 15). Once satisfied "that a parent has "access rights", an appellant must still prove that he/she "is taking and intend to continue to take an active role in the child’s upbringing" (paragraph E-LTRPT.2.4 (a) (ii)). Whether he/she will be able to do so will depend upon the evidence rather than the nature of the "access rights." However, it is likely to be unusual that a person having only "indirect" access rights will be able to satisfy this provision. In some cases, Tribunals may need to examine the reasons why the Family Court has ordered "indirect" rather than "direct" access (Headnote 4)". The judgment provides useful guidance as to the interpretation of E-ECPT.2.4 and the impact decisions in the family court can have on the tribunal.
STOP PRESS - Lee Young Successful in the Court of Appeal; setting aside Care & Placement Orders and remitting decision back - Re: T (2015)
Court of Appeal, Aikens, McFarlane, Bean LJJ, 18 June 2015 (Public law children – Procedure – Judgment – 6-month delay handing down ) The parents' argument that the judge had not regarded drastic changes in the family home in the six months between the concluding hearing and the judgment being handed down was successful and their appeal was allowed. In care proceedings concerning 10 of the mother's 15 children there were allegations of long-standing neglect and poor parenting. The threshold under s 31 of the Children Act 1989 was agreed by all parties on the basis of neglect, physical and emotional harm. It fell to be determined whether the parents would be able to provide good enough care. Four of the 10 children had remained living with the parents throughout the proceedings under interim supervision orders. Six mothers after the hearing concluded judgment was handed down and final care orders were made. The parents appealed, primarily in relation to the four children who had remained at home. They claimed that the judge had paid no regard to what had or had not occurred in the 6 month period leading up to the handing down of the judgment. The appeal in relation to the four children was allowed and the final care orders were set aside. The case was remitted to the judge for a reappraisal in light of updating evidence which would be filed by the parties. Pursuant to s 32(1) of the 1989 Act and FPR 12.22 the court's key responsibility was to draw up a timetable to ensure so far as was reasonably practicable that an application could be dispensed within 26 weeks. Where a case could not be completed in that timeframe and further time was required for preparation of the judgment s 32 continued to apply. It was incumbent upon a judge to make express provision for an extension of up to 8 weeks to the timetable for that purpose. In deciding whether to extent the timetable the court had to have regard to the requirements of s 32 and to the need for an extension to be limited to what was necessary to enable the court to resolve proceedings justly and to the need to have regard to the impact of any extension on the welfare of the child. The judge had identified that the question of whether the parents could provide good enough care for the children was at the centre of his deliberations. He was clear that careful thought had to be given to whether it was really necessary to remove the children. He had addendum submissions which noted that the parents had made significant and sustained progress in the 6-month interim period. On the facts, it was necessary for the judge to receive updating evidence from the parties as to the welfare of the children who had remained at home.
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Nikah ceremony - valid or void marriage?
No Fault Divorce- the proposals, and some potential consequences
S4 Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependents) Act 1975 Applying for permission out of time
Financial remedy - lump sum ordered against a third party - treatment of pension entirely acquired before the marriage - specialist financial remedies court
'Joint’ appointed expert (mortgage/financial adviser) for the parties mortgage illustrations
No.18 offer a comprehensive seminar programme throughout the year within their specialist fields. Barristers are also happy to provide bespoke in-house training tailored to client's individual business needs. As an authorised CPD provider with the Law Society and the Bar Council all seminars carry the requisite points and are free of charge.
We are always looking to cover more topics, if you feel there is an area that you would like to see covered or to receive details of forthcoming events please do not hesitate to contact our clerks.
Past Events & Seminars
No 18 Chambers Summer Celebrations
Event Start date: Friday 12th July 2019 - From: 6.00pm - To: Onwards
We would be delighted if you could come along on the 12th July 2019 to help us celebrate Katherine Henry being appointed a Deputy District Judge and Amelia King becoming our latest tenant. We will be at the roof top bar at Revolutions, Southampton, 28a Bedford Place ,Southampton SO15 2DB 6pm onwards for cocktails, fizz and canapés.
Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Conference 2019
Seminar Start date: Thursday 13th June 2019 - From: 9:15 - To: 4:30
Our Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Conference 2019 is aimed at those currently practicing all aspects of Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance, and those who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative and relaxed seminar at £35 per person (incl of VAT) for 5 hours’ CPD. We will be holding this seminar on 13th June 2019 at Double Tree by Hilton, Bracken Place, Chilworth SO16 3NG.
Hampshire Law Society Civil Litigation Seminar
Seminar Start date: Thursday 9th May 2019
No.18 are delighted to announce that Barnaby Large (2007) Francis Payne & John Franklin (2016) are speaking at The Hampshire Law Society Civil Litigation Seminar on the 9th May 2017.
Barnaby Large (2007) : “A Tactical Guide for Employees in Receipt of a Bad Reference”
“Barnaby will be exploring the options available to employees who receive a negative reference both prior to and following receipt by a new employer.
The seminar will consider a brief summary of the current law concerning the topic, steps to try to resolve a dispute without litigation and building a case for trial.”
Francis Payne (2014) : Possessions
“S36 Admin Justice Act 1970 – does it apply following the expiration of a mortgage term?”
This seminar will consider briefly the law relating to possession proceedings, whether the court can adjourn/stay/suspend a possession in circumstances where the mortgage term has expired (with reference to LBI HF v Stanford [2015] EWHC 3131) and what steps can be taken by Defendants in order to persuade the court to exercise such its discretion.
John Franklin (2016): Anonymity Orders and Human Rights
In Justyna Zeromska-Smith v United Lincoln Hospitals NHS Trust [2019] EWHC 552 (QB), Spencer J gave insightful guidance on anonymity orders in civil proceedings.
The starting position for civil proceedings remains one of openness, enabling the public to know what is going on and who is involved in a case. Spencer J’s judgment was notable from a human rights perspective as it recognised the range of Article 10 not only protecting the freedom of the press to report on what they want, but also as protecting journalistic style.
John Franklin examines the issues.
For further details contact Nicola Jennings at the Hampshire Law Society on 023 8044 7022 or email at administration@hampshirelawsociety.co.uk , alternatively please do not hesitate to contact us in chambers
Christmas Drinks Evening 2018
Event Start date: Thursday 6th December 2018 - From: 6pm
No 18 Chambers invites you to join us for a Christmas Drinks Evening.
We would be delighted if you could come along on the 6th December 2018, to The Hotel du Vin , 14 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9EF 6pm onwards to join us for drinks and canapés.
Please RSVP to clerks@no18chambers.com or contact us on 02380 736812.
Dress code : Lounge Suits.
Save the Date : No 18’s Chambers 70th Birthday Celebrations
Event Start date: Friday 7th September 2018
This year see’s the Celebration of No.18 Chambers 70th Year. To celebrate we will be holding a party which we hope you and your partners will all attend to celebrate with us. Keep your eye on our website and mailshots as the date will be released very soon..!!!
Dorset Resolution Seminar Family Law Update (in Conjunction with No18 Chambers)
Seminar Start date: Monday 2nd July 2018 - From: Registration: 12:45 for a 1pm start to include lunch
No.18 are delighted to announce that Ian Wheaton (2002), Nigel Cholerton (2007), Katherine Henry (2008) & Robin Shane (2012) are speaking at The Dorset Resolution Family Law Update on the 2nd July 2018.
Ian Wheaton (2002) : Ian will discussing “A consideration of equality, needs and the overreaching principle with reference to the new flb guidance”
Nigel Cholerton (2007) : Nigel will be presenting “Relocation - Case Law and its effect "
Katherine Henry (2008): Katherine will be looking at “Vulnerable witness’s in context of pd12j”
Robin Shane (2012) : Robin will be considering Emergency Remedies within Family Law
For further details contact Jane Porter at Dorset Resolution , alternatively please do not hesitate to contact us in chambers
Matrimonial Finance / Trust of Land Conference 2018
Seminar Start date: Friday 22nd June 2018 - From: 9:15 am - To: 4.00pm
Our Matrimonial Finance/Trust of Land Conference 2018 is aimed at all who are currently practicing in all aspects of Matrimonial Finance including families exist outside of the more traditional model of marriage (and civil partnership), and those who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative and relaxed seminar at £35 per person (incl of VAT) for 5 hours’ CPD. We will be holding this seminar on 22nd June 2018 at Double Tree by Hilton, Bracken Place, Chilworth SO16 3NG.
Seminar Start date: Tuesday 8th May 2018 - From: From 2pm
No.18 are delighted to announce that Ian Wheaton (2002), Barnaby Large (2007) & John Franklin (2016) are speaking at The Hampshire Law Society Civil Litigation Seminar on the 9th May 2017.
Ian Wheaton (2002) : Ian will be looking at an update on Qualified One Way Cost Shifting
Barney Large (2007) : Barnaby will be presenting "Compromising Litigation - An Overview"
John Franklin (2016): John will be considering 'Findings of fundamental dishonesty'
Event Start date: Thursday 14th December 2017 - From: 6pm
We would be delighted if you could come along on the 14th December 2017, to the Southampton Harbour Hotel, Ocean Village, Southampton, SO14 3QT (Sat Nav : SO14 3TL) 6pm onwards to join us for drinks and canapés.
Please RSVP to clerks@no18chambers.com or contact us on 02380 736812
Dress code : Lounge Suits
Family Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Conference 2017
Seminar Start date: Wednesday 29th November 2017 - From: 9:15am
Our Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance Conference 2017 is aimed at all who are currently practicing in all aspects of Private Law Children & Matrimonial Finance, and those who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative and relaxed seminar at £35 per person (incl of VAT) for 5 hours’ CPD. We will be holding this seminar on 29th November 2017 at Double Tree by Hilton, Bracken Place, Chilworth SO16 3NG.
Click here to download the leaflet and booking form
The Kilimanjaro Kids Charity Netball Tournament
Event Start date: Saturday 12th August 2017
The Kilimanjaro Kids, Helen Nugent and Laura Baines are organising a charity netball tournament in partnership with No.18 Chambers on 12th August 2017. All funds raised will be split between Cancer Research UK and the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAART). This tournament is part of a larger fundraising campaign by Helen and Laura to raise money for the two charities, by climbing Kilimanjaro in February 2018.
Click here to download the flyer.
An Evening of Drinks, Canapés & Celebration
Event Start date: Thursday 27th July 2017
No 18 Chambers invites you to join us for an evening of Drinks, Canapés & Celebration on the appointment of our Head of Chambers Tracey Hennessey.
After years of dedicated service as Head Of Chambers, Ashley Ailes is standing down. He remains a valued member of chambers, continuing to practice. On behalf of all members, the new Head of Chambers offers Ashley sincere thanks for his unfailing commitment, leadership and hard work throughout the years.
We would be delighted if you could come along on the 27th July 2017, to The Hotel du Vin , 14 Southgate Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 9EF 6pm onwards to join us for drinks and canapés.
Employment Breakfast 2017
Seminar Start date: Thursday 29th June 2017 - From: 8.00am - To: 10.30am
“How to Lose at the Employment Tribunal”
Our employment breakfast 2017 is aimed at all those practicing and
otherwise interested in employment law. We are planning on an informative
and relaxed breakfast at £15 for 2 hours’ CPD.
Click here for the leaflet and booking form
Family Public Law Care Conference 2017
Event Start date: Friday 26th May 2017 - From: 9.15am - To: 4.30pm
Our Family Public Law Care Conference 2017is aimed at all who are
currently practicing in all aspects of Public Law Care Family Law, and those
who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative and
relaxed seminar at £35 per person (incl of VAT) for 5 hours’ CPD. We will be
holding this seminar on 26th May 2017 at HILTON Southampton.
Event Start date: Tuesday 9th May 2017 - From: 2pm
No.18 are delighted to announce that Barnaby Large (2007), Helen Nugent (2007) & Edward Hurley (2010) are speaking at The Hampshire Law Society Civil Litigation Seminar on the 9th May 2017.
Barnaby large (2007) : Barnaby will be discussing the impact of litigants in person on civil proceedings. He will explore the obligations on advocates and litigators as well as the treatment litigants in person will receive from the civil courts.
Helen Nugent ( 2007 ): Helen will be discussing the enforcement in civil proceedings including charging orders, warrants of execution and High Court enforcement
Edward Hurley (2010) : Edward will be discussing Service Charges and a guide to the rights & wrongs of recoverability
Cocktail Making Masterclass
Event Start date: Thursday 30th March 2017 - From: 6pm
Christmas Drinks Evening
Event Start date: Thursday 1st December 2016 - From: 6pm - To: 9.30pm
Please come along on the 1st December 2016 to the Sea City Museum, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LP from 6pm - 9.30pm and join us for drinks and canapés.
Family Law Matrimonial Finance Advocacy Training Seminar
Event Start date: Thursday 6th October 2016 - From: 9:15am - To: 4:30pm
Our Family Law Advocacy Training Seminar is aimed at all who are currently practicing in all aspects of Matrimonial finance and those who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative and relaxed seminar at £35 per person (incl of VAT) for 5 hours’ CPD. We will be holding this seminar on the 6th October 2016 at the Hilton Hotel, Southampton.
Family Law (Public & Private Law Children)
Seminar Start date: Friday 10th June 2016 - From: 9.15am
Advocacy Training Seminar - 10th June 2016 - 5hrs CPD
Our Family Law Advocacy Training Seminar is aimed at all who are currently practicing in all aspects of Family Law, whether Public Law Care or Private Law Children and those who are otherwise interested. We are planning on an informative and relaxed seminar at £25 per person (incl of VAT) for 5 hours’ CPD. We will be holding this seminar on the 10th June 2016 at HILTON Southampton.
Hampshire Law Society Civil Litigation Update
Seminar Start date: Tuesday 17th May 2016 - From: 13:45pm - To: 16:45pm
No.18’s Barnaby Large (2007), Edward Hurley (2010) & Helen Nugent (2007) are pleased to be speaking at; The Hampshire Law Society’s Civil Litigation update on the 17th May 2016 from 13.45 – 1645 pm at The Chilworth Hotel, Southampton For further details contact Nicola Jennings at the Hampshire Law Society on 023 8044 7022 or email at administration@hampshirelawsociety.co.uk , alternatively please do not hesitate to contact us in chambers.
Meet the tenants Drinks & Networking Evening
Event Start date: Thursday 3rd March 2016
No 18 Chambers invites you to join us for an evening of Drinks ,Canapés & Networking to meet our New Tenants
We would be delighted if you could come along on the 3rd March 2016, to The Vestry Restaurant & Bar ,61 Commercial Road, Southampton ,Hampshire SO15 1GG from 6pm onwards to join us for drinks and canapés.
Conflict Management Seminar & Social for the Re-launch of Young Resolution (Hampshire) supported by N0.18 Chambers
Seminar Start date: Tuesday 23rd February 2016 - From: 4.30pm
Venue : Highfield House, Highfield Lane, Southampton, SO17 1AQ
To Re- launch Young Resolution Hampshire No.18’s Mr Ian Wheaton and Miss Tracey Hennessey are team up with personal coach, Jessica Strachwitz Hamilton speak on “ all you need to know about conflict management”. This will prepare you for many types of conflictual situation, at work, with clients and in court.
Join us from 4.30pm, seminar to commence at 5pm Canapés and drinks after with time to network!
For more information please see the attached flyer and booking form or to register contact Kate Stovold by e-mail :kate.stovold@trethowans.com or Chambers on 02380 736 812 or e-mail: clerks@no18chambers.com
Family Law Financial Seminar for Hampshire Law Society
Event Start date: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Mr Ian Wheaton and Ms Katherine Henry are to speak at Hampshire Law Society’s Family Law Financial Seminar on Tuesday 2 February 2016 at the Chilworth Hilton Hotel, Bracken Place, Chilworth, Southampton. Ian has expertise in the full range of Financial provision including all interim applications that can be made under this ever challenging area of law. He regularly advises and represents client in high value matrimonial finance, schedule 1 applications and cohabitation disputes. Katherine accepts instructions at both advisory and advocacy stages in matrimonial finance, schedule 1 applications and cohabitation disputes.
This course will include:
How many bites of the cherry?
A reflection on the case of Vince – v- White [2015] UKSC 14 concerning a wife who brought a financial remedy claim 22 years after the divorce was completed.
How long should a firm keep its divorce files? 7 years? 100 years?
Strike Out Applications under the Family Procedure Rules
For more information or to register either contact Nicola Jennings ( Administrator of the Hampshire Law Society) on 023 8044 7022 or e-mail :administration@hampshirelawsociety.co.uk or Chambers on 02380 736 812 or e-mial: clerks@no18chambers.com
Evening of Celebration & Art
Event Start date: Thursday 22nd October 2015 - From: 6pm
No 18 Chambers invites you to join us for an evening of art, celebrating with Ashley Ailes and Gary Fawcett as they mark 40 years at the Bar.
Please come along on the 22nd October 2015 to Rownhams House from 6pm onwards and join us for drinks and canapés whilst enjoying the current art exhibition on show.
Civil Litigation Update
Seminar Start date: Thursday 8th October 2015 - From: 2.00pm - To: 4.30pm
Our Civil Seminar is aimed at all practicing and otherwise interested matters.
We are planning on an informative and relaxed seminar at £10 (incl of VAT) for 2.5 hours’ CPD. We will be holding this seminar on the 8th October 2015 at Rownhams House.
Click here for the programme and booking form.
Immigration: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Event Start date: Thursday 21st May 2015
We are organising another Immigration Seminar on 21st May 2015 at 3pm entitled ''Immigration: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly''. The focus will be on advocacy tips for the tribunal as well as an update on changes to Article 8 and the Points Based System. The venue is at Rownhams House, Southampton SO16 8LF The afternoon promises to be both informative and entertaining! If you wish to attend please either email us at clerks@no18chambers.com or call Mark Windebank (Senior Clerk) or Laura Jackson (Junior clerk ) on 02380 736812 to book your place We hope to see you and the team there.
Chambers’ Summer Employment Seminar
Event Start date: Friday 1st August 2014
Chambers’ Summer 2014 Employment Seminar
Chambers’ Summer Commercial Seminar
Event Start date: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Chambers’ Summer 2012 Commercial Seminar
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Young South Koreans in the Hongdae neighborhood of Seoul, the weekend following North Korea's latest announcement of a nuclear test. Haeryun Kang/for NPR hide caption
Haeryun Kang/for NPR
For Young South Koreans, The North's Nuclear Test Is Barely A Blip
January 11, 2016 As the world refocuses its attention on North Korea after the rogue nation's fourth nuclear test, in neighboring South Korea, day-to-day life has barely been affected.
The SS United States ocean liner, seen here docked in Philadelphia in 2013, was built in 1952 for United States Lines in an attempt to capture the trans-Atlantic speed record. Landov hide caption
Landov
SS United States, Once A Marvel Of Technology, May Be Sold For Scrap
October 8, 2015 The ship's conservancy has retained a broker to explore the potential sale of "America's Flagship" to a responsible, U.S.-based metals recycler if no investor comes forward by Oct. 31.
Willis Conover, an expert on jazz, broadcasts "Music USA" from his Voice of America studio in Washington in March 1959. AP hide caption
Willis Conover, The Voice Of Jazz Behind The Iron Curtain
July 25, 2015 American broadcaster Willis Conover was known around the world in places like Prague, Moscow and Warsaw, but not so much at home. For more than 40 years, he hosted a jazz show on the Voice of America.
Courtesy of Doubleday
From Blueprints To Betrayal: The Daring, And Downfall, Of A Cold War Spy
July 5, 2015 Initially, the CIA was suspicious of Soviet aviation expert Adolf Tolkachev. But he earned the agency's trust — and provided blueprints, documents and plans that were crucial to the U.S.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit, 3rd from left, place candles to commemorate the victims of the Wall at the Berlin Wall memorial site at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
Markus Schreiber/AP
Germany's Merkel: Fall Of Berlin Wall Shows Dreams Come True
November 9, 2014 Chancellor Angela Merkel, marking the 25th anniversary of the event, said the destruction of the Wall showed that "nothing has to stay as it is."
Swedish corvette HMS Stockholm patrols Jungfrufjarden in the Stockholm archipelago, Sweden, on Monday. Swedish authorities say they've detected "foreign underwater activity" thought to be a possible Russian submarine. Anders Wiklund/EPA/Landov hide caption
Anders Wiklund/EPA/Landov
Sweden's Sub Hunt Evokes Cold War Memories
October 20, 2014 Stockholm has a grainy photo of what it says shows "foreign underwater activity" in an incident eerily similar to the grounding of a Soviet submarine in the same waters in 1981.
An Oct. 28, 1985 photo of John A. Walker Jr., being escorted by a federal marshal as he leaves the Montgomery County Detention Center in Rockville, Md., enroute to a federal court in Baltimore. He was ultimately sentenced to life in prison on espionage charges. Bob Daugherty/AP hide caption
Bob Daugherty/AP
John Walker Jr., Cold War Spy For Soviets, Dies At 77
August 30, 2014 The U.S. Navy warrant officer recruited his son, his brother and a friend to help him steal and sell classified message keys to the USSR over a 17-year period.
The USS Donald Cook, a guided-missile destroyer, on patrol Saturday in the Black Sea. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Edward Guttierrez III/U.S. Navy hide caption
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Edward Guttierrez III/U.S. Navy
Russian Attack Jet Repeatedly Overflies U.S. Warship In Black Sea
April 14, 2014 The Pentagon calls the action "provocative and unprofessional." The Russian jet's low-level passes come amid ever increasing tensions over Ukraine.
The villa that allegedly belongs to the NSA in Vienna. News outlets, the government and opposition parties are battling it out over allegations that the stately villa in a leafy Vienna district served as a sophisticated a U.S. intelligence listening post keeping tabs on most of Vienna. Hans Punz/AP hide caption
Hans Punz/AP
Cold War Flashback? Vienna Villa Alleged To Be NSA Post
September 14, 2013 Austrian news reports say a stately villa in Vienna serves as a sophisticated listening post that spies on the city's residents. But the U.S. and Austrian governments say the facility is merely for gathering open source information.
Denis Charlet /AFP/Getty Images
East German Political Prisoners Made Some Of Its Products, IKEA Admits
November 16, 2012 "We are deeply sorry that this could happen," company spokeswoman Jeanette Skjelmose says. The Swedish furniture giant says some of its representatives were aware of what was happening. The work was done during the Cold War.
Blog Of The Nation
It's All About How You Lace Your Loafers
December 8, 2009 The CIA used some familiar magic tricks to communicate during the Cold War. Check out the Boston Globe's slideshow.
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NSF-supported scientists present new research results on Earth's critical zone at 2018 AGU fall meeting
Topics include remote sensing of seasonal snow, forest ecohydrology in a changing climate, plant stress in drought-prone forests
Scientists at NSF's CZOs will present new results at the 2018 AGU meeting.
Find related stories on NSF's Critical Zone Observatories.
The thin veneer of Earth's surface that stretches from the top of the forest canopy to the base of bedrock is called the critical zone. It's where fresh water flows, rock turns to soil and life flourishes.
To develop a deeper understanding of the critical zone, the National Science Foundation (NSF) supports nine Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs) across the U.S. NSF CZO scientists study how the critical zone responds to changes in climate and land use.
At the 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting in Washington, D.C., dozens of CZO researchers will present new findings on Earth's "living skin." The meeting will take place from Dec. 10-14.
CZO scientists will address such subjects as:
Remote sensing of seasonal snow.
Forest ecohydrology in a changing climate.
Indicators of plant water availability and stress in drought-prone forests.
Aquatic ecosystem responses to human disturbances and management, comparing inland and coastal ecosystems.
Modeling the why, where and when of regional forest declines.
The role of microbes in biogeochemical cycles.
These researchers are working to answer questions such as how landscapes evolve over human timescales and over millennia, and how that process is affected by the presence and flow of water. They’re also studying how biological processes affect physical processes such as erosion and weathering, and whether signals in the landscape can reveal information about climate -- how landscapes responded to past climate change and might respond to climate change in the future.
The NSF CZOs will host a Town Hall meeting -- "Critical Zone Observatories: Platforms for Collaborative Science" -- on Thursday, Dec. 13, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis in Marquis A-C.
For more information, please see the list of AGU CZO science and related sessions, talks and posters.
The top of the forest canopy to the base of bedrock is known as Earth's critical zone.
Science in the snow: Downloading data on trees and snowmelt at the Southern Sierra CZO.
Scientists at the NSF Intensively Managed Landscapes CZO in the Midwest often work with farmers.
Carbon in soil is a focus at the NSF Reynolds Creek CZO in Southwest Idaho.
At the NSF Eel River CZO, researchers study a watershed that's important to spawning salmon.
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Webinar: Tech Accelerate Demo: How to Make the Most of NTEN’s Free Tech Assessment Tool
Start: May 2, 2019 - 11:00 am PT
Cost: Free To All
Location: Virtual
We know that nonprofit staff want to find the data and benchmarks that help them make better informed decisions about how to invest in technology. A static report is useful for informing staff and boards about the general trends and practices, but a customized report specific to an organization’s strengths and weaknesses can be far more influential in budgeting, decision-making, and planning.
Tech Accelerate includes:
A comprehensive assessment about technology use and policies across four major categories: leadership, organization, infrastructure, and engagement.
A full report that includes both overall and category rankings, prioritized areas for investment, and resources for next steps.
Benchmarking tools to explore your data in comparison to similar organizations.
Join this free demo to learn more about how and why we built Tech Accelerate, and how you can use it to evaluate your organization’s current technology investments and plans. You can complete your Tech Accelerate report with colleagues to ensure the most accurate assessment of your organization, so we encourage you to invite others to join you for this webinar!
Speaker: Amy Sample Ward
Driven by a belief that the nonprofit technology community can be a movement-based force for positive change, Amy is NTEN’s CEO and former membership director. Her prior experience in direct service, policy, philanthropy, and capacity-building organizations has also fueled her aspirations to create meaningful, inclusive, and compassionate community engagement and educational opportunities for all organizations. Amy inspires the NTEN team and partners around the world to believe in community-generated change. She believes technology can help nonprofits reach their missions more effectively, efficiently, and inclusively, and she’s interested in everything from digital equity to social innovation.
Speaker: Daniel Fellini
Dan is a web developer, digital producer and writer. He has a long and diverse list of accomplishments that spans over 20 years. He led a team that built public broadcasting’s first social app that tied radio/tv stations and shows together with listeners and viewers, while also running a syndicated online public broadcasting news network for 140+ station sites. He was executive producer and vice president of a DC-based global digital inclusion-focused nonprofit, where he built a cutting-edge web video and blog network for low-income consumers, and was executive producer and director on a number of award-winning web video series and feature productions. He also coded a popular web application for NPR's Car Talk that let automobile owners have targeted social discussions and get updates about their favorite cars. Along the way, Dan has built dozens of WordPress sites, integrations and somewhere around three dozen WordPress plugins. Before that he was a reporter and editor for several newspapers in New England, and ran a popular bulletin board system (BBS) off a Commodore 64 and cheap modem when he was 14 in Norwood, MA. When not coding, you'll find him playing with his dog Harold, or sewing something, doing leatherwork, or just taking pictures.
Course: Digital Literacy and Accessibility
Course: Engaging Your Community
Course: Digital Storytelling in Fundraising
Course: IT Security Fundamentals
Course: Write Effective Fundraising Emails
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Surveillance and silence: the rise of curbs on communication
Surveillance and the lack of security are two of the larger issues in the world of ICT4D precisely because they attack the very trust and openness that predicates much of what makes the internet a potentially valuable tool for development. Imagine for a moment how much of what we do online is predicated on trust. From online banking or shopping, to mobile or eHealth initiatives, to basic education and communication. All of it is predicated to some degree on the belief that I am safe, I am secure, and I am being left alone. Surveillance and the lack of security attack all of these.
And the wedge being used to lever this surveillance onto either unwilling or apathetic audiences is safety. Threats from terrorism, against civil society being torn asunder in public strife, to labor protests, and the instability caused by natural or manmade disasters. Safety, safety, safety. Until we find a means of balancing safety and openness with some transparency, trust and openness will continue to erode. Granted this isn’t a particularly development phenomena as other nations are just as likely to surveil their citizens as developing ones. But often in development contexts this surveillance takes a particularly destructive turn as it erodes trust not only in ICT but in civil society itself: the public institutions burgeoning from often fragile representative governments.
In Kenya, the government monitors private chats without alluding to how (“Nkaissery did not explain how the state will tap into private conversations, though he said security agencies have been supplied with devices that can do so, according to published reports”), suggesting either a bluff (doubtful) or technological solutions either domestic of foreign (likely).
“Despite assurances to the contrary just two months ago, Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery said this week that the government has purchased equipment it will use to monitor private communications and ensure that citizens do not violate hate-speech laws, according to published reports. “Private chats” will be “monitored to the letter and our officers will come for you,” Nkaissery was quoted as saying by Nairobi media outlets...This announcement relates to Kenyans' anger earlier this year over fears the Communications Authority was spying on them. The CA insisted, though, that its device management system would only detect counterfeit devices in the country and stop SIM-box technology, which is illegal in Kenya. The Consumers Federation of Kenya (COFEK) announced its opposition to the plan, calling it an attempt to monitor citizens’ calls and text messages with the help of a system set to be imposed on mobile network operators.”
Something to monitor there as this develops but good on COFEK for pushing back and hopefully more organisations will do as well.
In Ethiopia, the government goes so far as to shut down the mobile internet altogether. Ethiopia has been censoring the internet for more than a decade, and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have been blocked since unrest last year (2016). Journalist repression and free speech curtailment are major issues as “just last month, an Ethiopian court sentenced opposition politician Yonatan Tesfaye to six and a half years in prison for allegedly criticising the government through his Facebook posts.”
“The nationwide mobile internet blackout started on Tuesday. Ethiopia's internet service is entirely in the hands of Ethio Telecom, the state-owned telecom provider. It's the third time within a year that Ethio Telecom has taken such action. According to Ethiopian blogger Danel Birhane, the blackout has left very few companies and organizations online - only the ones that have alternative means of connectivity such as satellite communication.“
In Turkey as part of the continuing purge by President/Autocrat Erdoğan, twenty teachers were detained in a supposed investigation into the Gulen Movement, which the government accuses of spearheading the July 15, 2016 coup attempt. The mobile connection here is that they were accused of using the ByLock mobile application, which prosecutors claim is the preferred app for the Gulen Movement. Thousand has so far been jailed for using the application. The crackdown has detained more than 120,000 people including thousands of teachers and academics since last summer. In case you want to learn more about ByLock, click here but do be careful if you are in Turkey. Stay safe my Turkish friends.
There are many more of these examples. So let’s give security and surveillance the attention it deserves. It has the potential to undermine much of what we do, or any hope we have of doing it. Use secure apps like Signal and Telegram. Instead of Slack, consider Semaphor. Use encrypted email add-ons like Virtru. Do sweeps or audits of locally stored data. Teach your communities to do the same, to protect themselves. None of this needs to be inevitable. Push back.
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Archives|Legislator Who Endorsed Killing of Police Resigns Under Fire
Legislator Who Endorsed Killing of Police Resigns Under Fire
By CAREY GOLDBERG JAN. 11, 2001
Tom Alciere, a newly elected member of the New Hampshire House who had gained notoriety for saying he supported -- even loved -- the killing of police officers, resigned this afternoon in the face of mounting public outrage.
The pressure on Mr. Alciere to quit had been building in recent days as local, and then national, news organizations publicized his views, which he had expressed in hundreds of Internet postings like ''Nobody will ever be safe until the last cop is dead.''
Mr. Alciere, a 41-year-old inspector of electronic circuit boards, had not expressed his more extreme views during his election campaign last fall in the southern New Hampshire city of Nashua. But in an interview published late last month by The Valley News of Lebanon, N.H., he said he loved it when someone killed a police officer. He added that in the war on drugs, ''I view cops as enemy officers.''
Mr. Alciere (pronounced al-see-AIR), who ran as a Republican but has said he is really a Libertarian, supports the legalization of all drugs, the end of mandatory school attendance and the repeal of the minimum drinking age. He has said he supports killing police officers both because of the frequency of police abuses and because he believes the laws they enforce are often unjust.
Mr. Alciere was not available for comment tonight; the telephone went unanswered both at his home and at his Statehouse office. But relief seemed to reign in the House, and in New Hampshire government more broadly.
''In his campaign for the House, Tom Alciere misled the voters about his extremist opinions,'' Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, a third-term Democrat, said in a statement tonight. ''In New Hampshire, we respect and honor our citizens who serve in uniform. With Tom Alciere's resignation, the people of his district will now have the opportunity to elect a representative who shares their views.''
Using his own name and hometown, Mr. Alciere posted hundreds of anti-police messages on the Internet in recent years. In one, he wrote: ''There is nothing wrong with slaughtering a cop. Just throw the carcass into the Dumpster with the rest of the garbage. Cops are nothing but vicious brutal thugs anyway.''
Mr. Alciere has said he posted outrageous statements only to get people riled up. He has denied misleading voters about his views on police officers, saying nobody asked.
It is unclear exactly what persuaded Mr. Alciere to resign, though he was seen in prolonged negotiations today with a House Republican colleague, Gary C. Greenberg of Manchester, who told reporters he might sponsor some of Mr. Alciere's bills, dealing with drug legalization and other issues. But the resignation was unconditional, and a special election will be held in Nashua to replace him.
The letter of resignation, delivered to the secretary of state and the speaker of the House, said simply, ''This is to inform you that I am resigning my seat as state representative from Hillsborough County District 29, Ward 4, effective at 11:59 p.m. on this day.''
A version of this article appears in print on January 11, 2001, on Page A00014 of the National edition with the headline: Legislator Who Endorsed Killing of Police Resigns Under Fire. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
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Feeling the force
Brigid Gallagher unearths the past
Written by Vaughan Yarwood
Jane Ussher
Ever felt the urge to hunt for treasure in the grounds of Buckingham Palace? Or dreamed of rediscovering a lost medieval priory, or lifting and conserving the earliest evidence of ‘basketry’ in Ireland? Archaeologist Brigid Gallagher, recently back in New Zealand after an 11-year stint in Europe, has done all that and more.
As co-presenter of Britain’s popular Time Team television series for seven years, she was also a member of the various teams of specialists who retrieved Mesolithic fishnets in Ireland and unearthed the Augustinian Priory of St Peter and St Paul at Taunton in southwest England. And she had a hand in excavating a Roman frontier settlement near Hadrian’s Wall and finding evidence of Ogham—an early medieval alphabet—on the Isle of Man. That televised dig in the Queen’s backyard was successful too—among items prised from the ground was a diamond earring.
For a time, Gallagher was lead conservator at the world’s oldest and largest Neolithic site, Çatal Hüyük in Anatolia, Turkey, where archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest mirror and wooden bowl, the first fabric and first evidence of cattle farming.
“At Çatal Hüyük and several other sites, I became a conservation trouble-shooter. The same thing happened when I worked as an archaeologist. If it was complex or ephemeral archaeology, I was often given that area of excavation or sent to talk it through with the excavating archaeologist,” says Gallagher.
The reason?
“I would say it was my earth science background. I understood how stratigraphy worked and whether it was naturally or culturally produced. I could detect changes in soil texture or colour and unpick a complex 3-D story, which not all archaeologists can easily do,” she says.
It was a quintessentially Kiwi approach to archaeology: in the absence of artefacts, use the surrounding geology or natural deposits.
“My interest in the natural world and its applicability came from my studies in geomorphology and from the opportunities to work on Maori prehistory—that and a fascination with the evidence that results from mixing two cultures,” she says. “Maori have this concept of ‘mauri’, the energy, or life force, that binds all things in the physical world. As an archaeological conservator, this is something I can identify with.”
As a university student, Gallagher’s initial leaning towards volcanology soon morphed into a focus on how landscapes changed over time, then how people used the natural materials they found in those landscapes. From there it was a short step to working part-time on Auckland Museum’s stone tool collections. Later, as a field archaeologist, she became aware of how sites and objects were being imperilled by pressure from developers or from limited funds for excavations.
“I could see how different burial environments affected various materials and what happened if they were not treated properly after excavation. I realised that with any site there was a need to put conservation treatment and management plans in place at the outset.”
Gallagher travelled to England to specialise, taking in a chemistry course for conservators at University College London. She eventually found herself managing the largest commercial archaeological laboratory in Ireland.
“I love the way science meets art in archaeological conservation,” she says.
Now, back in New Zealand—“the best place to bring up kids”—with her partner, architect and former Time Team graphic designer Raysan Al-Kubaisi, she is based in Waihi Beach, where her gold-mining forebears first made a home for themselves a century ago. Gallagher has just completed a report on the site of Grand Junction Mine’s 1913 refinery building, one of only three in the country.
Mention of the mine prompts a question where do the limits of archaeology lie? How close to the present can it venture? Rather far, in Gallagher’s view.
“Archaeologists in New Zealand are now acknowledging that post-contact archaeology is a valid field of investigation. They are also starting to say that it comes within the scope of their jobs to go in and record buildings. That wasn’t happening when I left.”
Nevertheless, Gallagher is frustrated at the limited opportunities archaeologists have had to work on Christchurch’s heritage sites in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes.
“In Europe, archaeologists are at the forefront of decision-making about the fate of heritage buildings and how to deal with their deconstruction or demolition, if that becomes necessary. Here, often the best you can hope for is to get an architect or engineer who is sympathetic to heritage,” she says.
Gallagher also admires the British system of despatching archaeological objects to a storage facility when they come out of the ground.
“A lot of material relating to New Zealand culture is not being supported properly. It would be great to have a dedicated facility where objects and information could be deposited and worked on professionally.”
Archaeologists have a great responsibility to share their discoveries because archaeology reveals the building blocks of society today, she says. “Studying the past can feed information into important discussions regarding things like climate change, marine resources and landscape modification.
“I find it fascinating that you can be handed some old rusty metal, for example, x-ray it, analyse the results and extract something meaningful from it.”
Her latest subject, unearthed by archaeologists on Auckland’s Victoria Park tunnel, is a corroded 19th-century pistol. Still loaded. Found at the bottom of a well.
“There is a possibility that it might be a murder weapon,” says Gallagher, with just a hint of Time Team-style intrigue.
More by Vaughan Yarwood
Colour morphs
Mt Walter
What divides us
The foreseeable future
Painting with light
The origin of sickness
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Alberta declares state of emergency as fires threaten Fort McMurray
Wildfires torch 1,600 houses and buildings as 80,000 residents flee, some north to oil camps.
by John Cotter
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Alberta declared a state of emergency May 4 as crews frantically held back wind-whipped wildfires that have already torched 1,600 homes and other buildings in Fort McMurray, forcing all 80,000 residents to flee.
“The situation in Fort McMurray is not stable. It is unstable,” Scott Long of Alberta Emergency Management told reporters in an afternoon briefing.
“The downtown core is being held through some Herculean efforts of the structural firefighters in the area.”
Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee said the state of emergency allows the province to take full control of the situation, conscript people if necessary, and bulldoze structures as required.
“We are still in the throes of an intense crisis,” said Larivee.
There were dangerous and dramatic developments on multiple fronts in a story that has made headlines worldwide with stunning video footage of trucks and cars driving past sheer walls of flame.
There were haunting images of scorched trucks, charred homes and telephone poles, burned out from the bottom up, hanging in the wires like little wooden crosses.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley flew up to survey the situation first-hand, while officials in the evacuation centre had to bolt to the south of the city as flames edged closer.
Notley tweeted pictures of the fire from above. “The view from the air is heartbreaking,” she wrote.
“We saw areas where there was a tremendous amount of smoke,” she said later at a relief centre for evacuees in Anzac. “We were way up in a helicopter and the plumes of smoke were higher than we were.”
Notley said the state of emergency will also ensure that the federal government pays part of the costs of the wildfire.
The blaze effectively cut Fort McMurray in two May 3, forcing about 10,000 north to the safety of oil sands work camps.
The other 70,000 were sent streaming south in a bumper-to-bumper snake line of cars and trucks that stretched beyond the horizon down Highway 63. Some vehicles sat in ditches, the victims of engine trouble or a lack of gas.
The situation took a tragic twist when an SUV collided head on with a tractor-trailer on another southern escape road, Highway 881, killing two and shutting down the road in both directions.
The displaced arrived in the communities of Anzac, Lac La Biche and Edmonton. Some were going as far as Calgary.
At Anzac, volunteers served eggs and pancakes to some of the 2,500 people at the recreation centre.
Chantelle Boutin said she was grateful that she and her husband found a safe refuge. The couple brought their two dogs, but one of them died from the stress.
“We lost our house, we lost everything, but we didn’t lose our spirit,” said Boutin.
“Thank you, God, nobody died. Our prayers are with you guys, those firefighters, EMS.”
Crews had been battling the blaze since Sunday.
But the situation turned destructive within minutes in the afternoon when the blaze, whipped up by winds, roared into the southwest corner of the city.
It engulfed homes in three subdivisions and destroyed vehicles, gas stations and a motel. Most of the homes in the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill and Waterways were destroyed.
There have been no reports of fire-related injuries or deaths.
The wildfire was still listed out of control as it curled around the city, 435 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, and was expected to reach 100 square kilometres by day’s end.
Robin Smith with the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which includes the city, said it was believed everyone left Fort McMurray.
“We have RCMP patrols that are regularly looping the neighbourhoods to make sure there’s no one straggling,” said Smith.
Long said area pipeline operations were shutting or reducing operations, and residents of a nearby First Nation were ready to leave on an hour’s notice if necessary.
Mayor Melissa Blake said her city is strong and remembers Slave Lake, a community devastated by wildfires in 2011.
“We will hope to follow in the shadow of Slave Lake in our perseverance and resolve,” said Blake.
“And as we look to the future, this is still a place of incredible strength, resiliency and vibrancy.”
On Wednesday evening, the Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo tweeted that firefighting efforts had saved the water treatment plant for the area.
The province said 255 firefighters were on scene, backed up by 12 helicopters and 17 air tankers. The military has provided rescue helicopters and 15 residents who had been cut off by fire were airlifted to safety, Long said.
Concerns and best wishes poured in from around the world.
From Britain, the Queen said in a statement: “Prince Philip and I were shocked and saddened by the news of the wildfires that are causing such devastation to Fort McMurray.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been affected.”
In Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government will provide all possible assistance to Alberta.
Ft. McMurray residents evacuated as fires threaten town
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Fort McMurray wildfire: key developments
Student videographers focus on workplace safety
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Bringing Polish to a Cosmetic Company’s eCommerce Business
Since opening its first boutique nail parlor in 2007, a cosmetic company has gained a growing clientele with strong loyalty to its stylish, toxin-free manicure and pedicure products and treatments. But nothing in its brick-and-mortar success prepared the company for the massive response to the company’s eCommerce customer subscription program that launched in 2011. Each month, the company hand selects and ships a box of trendsetting nail colors and beauty products to Maven members based on their personal style profiles. The program took off so rapidly that the company quickly needed a new level of eCommerce and technology expertise to support the customer experience at the heart of its brand. At the same time, leadership wanted to improve inventory management and logistics in its new warehouse space.
Finding the right fit—fast
Within a week of receiving the request for help, we brought the company an interim technology leader from Point B — an eCommerce expert in sync with the culture, pace and ambiguity of a rapidly growing small business. As part of the senior executive team, he quickly became a trusted sounding board and voice of experience in thinking through the eCommerce implications of business problems. He implemented a number of process improvements to ensure a consistent customer experience. Working as a thought partner to the CEO and COO, he helped to implement an innovative referral program that tripled membership over a two-month period. And at this crucial time in the company’s growth, he enabled members of the existing leadership team to stay focused on customer acquisition and product development.
Leading to long-term success
Our interim technology leader also led the efforts to solve two of our client’s biggest long-term challenges: selecting a new eCommerce platform and filling the permanent technology leadership position. Meanwhile, he worked with a developer to get greater functionality and automation from the company’s existing eCommerce platform. And he established a strong technology foundation for the company while helping to source and interview candidates for the Technology Director position.
Upleveling the supply chain
Our client’s growing success also depended on quickly scaling operations at its new warehouse. A Point B consultant with deep logistics expertise led the effort to reconfigure the physical layout, establish a new organizational structure of roles and responsibilities, define new processes, and initiate clear performance metrics.
The results tell the story: Decreased pick time. Increased inventory accuracy. A 50 percent improvement in throughput. Fewer product returns. And a warehouse team with the clarity and capacity to deliver on the company’s eCommerce goal: putting coveted nail and beauty products at its customers’ fingertips.
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To End a Presidency
The Power of Impeachment
by Laurence Tribe
by Joshua Matz
The definitive book on presidential impeachment and how it should be used today
To End a Presidency is the definitive book on presidential impeachment and how it should be used today. Impeachment is our ultimate constitutional check against an out-of-control executive. But it is also a perilous and traumatic undertaking for the nation. In this authoritative examination, Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz rise above the daily clamor to illuminate impeachment’s proper role in our age of broken politics.
Now revised with a new epilogue, To End a Presidency is an essential book for anyone seeking to understand how this fearsome power should be deployed.
Genre: Nonfiction / Law / Constitutional
On Sale: March 5th 2019
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"Brilliant...In their terrific, accessible, and thoughtful new book, To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, the Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe and the constitutional lawyer Joshua Matz do better than offering a simple yes or no: they give us a framework for thinking about the question...To their great credit, Tribe and Matz didn't write a legal brief or a political strategy memo. They instead make clear to anyone even contemplating impeachment that the decision to end a presidency isn't simple or straightforward."—Guardian US
"A learned, judicious, and surprisingly cautious study of the impeachment power...The clear-eyed and clear-thinking message of To End a Presidency deserves the widest audience. It is an aspirin to cool a political fever, and a hopeful summons to defend an imperiled democracy with a renewed and enlarged commitment to democratic action."—Atlantic
"Mr. Tribe and Mr. Matz have written a powerful, clear and even-handed guide to the legal and political aspects of impeachment...[an] enlightening book. It is the definitive treatment of a vital subject and will remain so long after this presidency."—Economist
"The most important book on impeachment in decades."—Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post "Right Turn"
"With wisdom and lucidity, they explain the origins of impeachment in the U.S. Constitution, exactly how it works, and what criteria should be used in evaluating whether impeachment is called for."—Washington Times
"A comprehensive, restrained, and indispensable resource on the powers and limits of impeachment... an eminently comprehensible, thorough legal, historical, and political text, a must-read guide for navigating the choppy and turbulent waters facing President Trump and the country in the days ahead."—Jewish Week
"Tribe and Matz provide a fair, balanced, and relevant examination of an often misunderstood function of our national government."—Booklist
"Impeachment is a fearsome power. This bracing, restrained, and fiercely judicious account of the process's origins and purpose explains why no U.S. president has ever been removed from office by impeachment, and what it might mean if one were."—Jill Lepore, author of the forthcoming These Truths: A History of the United States
"'Impeachment is neither a magic wand nor a doomsday device.' So write Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz in this deeply informed, even-handed look at how a president can be impeached and what the consequences would be. This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy in the Age of Trump."—Max Boot, senior fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, and bestselling author of The Road Not Taken
"Very few books are accessible to a wide audience of lay people and experts, written compellingly and reading easily, while also having depth, insight, and deep scholarship. To End a Presidency is one of the rare ones. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have given us a thorough, lively history of presidential impeachment, enriched with strong legal and political analysis, fair-minded and thoughtful without being bland. This is an important, timely, and extraordinarily useful book at a critical time in American politics."—Norman Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, and bestselling coauthor of One Nation After Trump: A Guide for the Perplexed, the Disillusioned, the Desperate, and the Not-Yet-Deported
"Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have produced the single best overview ever written of the impeachment process. At a time when Americans both in the public and in government are hungry for a comprehensive and deep analysis of the subject, they have provided it. It is indispensable for our generation and for future ones to come."—Norman L. Eisen, chair and cofounder, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
"This is a spectacular book. It is essential, riveting reading for anyone trying to make sense of the impeachment question as citizens--or as members of Congress. Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz have a special knack for logical and historical clarity, and To End a Presidency left me not only left me knowing more, but also thinking better."—Zephyr Teachout, author of Corruption in America
"This is the definitive book on how to end a national nightmare. No dubious constitutional theories, just real law, real procedures, and real ideas for moving forward. Where Special Counsel Robert Mueller leaves off this book will pick up. The real deal."—Richard W. Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota Law School and chief ethics counsel for President George W. Bush
Meet The Author: Laurence Tribe
Laurence Tribe is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor and a professor of constitutional law at Harvard. One of America’s foremost constitutional scholars, he is the coauthor of Uncertain Justice (with Joshua Matz) and numerous other books and articles. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
May 26 2018 Laurence Tribe talks about TO END A PRESIDENCY on Slate’s Amicus podcast
Meet The Author: Joshua Matz
Joshua Matz, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is the publisher of Take Care, which provides legal analysis of the Trump presidency. He lives in Washington, DC.
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Creato murder jury reviews two recordings, will hear another Thursday morning
Courts Brendan Creato Case
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Judge John T. Kelley dismisses the jury for lunch during the the trial of David 'DJ' Creato, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Camden County Superior Court in Camden, NJ.
The jury in the David "DJ" Creato case reviewed two pieces of evidence on Wednesday, and will hear a third on Thursday.
The panel had asked the judge to review the videotaped interrogation of Creato by Haddon Township police just a few hours after he reported his son, Brendan, missing; the 9-1-1 call that Creato made to report the toddler missing; and the secret recording made by the boy's mother, Samantha Denoto, of a conversation she had with Creato, her former boyfriend for seven years, about a month after the boy's death.
There was no indication from the jury why it wanted to review the recordings.
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Creato's hour-long interview with Haddon Township police and the Camden County Prosecutor's Office was reviewed first. Transcripts of the conversations in the videotape were handed out to jurors.
Most appeared to read along as authorities were heard talking to Creato.
Haddon Township police, who knew the boy had been found dead, didn't tell Creato that initially. One local investigator tried several times to tell Creato things would go better if he told them everything. Creato insisted he had.
The young father repeatedly shouted "no" and sobbed when told his son was dead. He asked Det. Michael Rhoads what had happened and if his son had drowned.
"That's what we're trying to find out," responded Rhoads, the case's lead investigator.
While Creato handed over his cellphone and answered every question, he is heard misleading detectives about when he had last visited Cooper River Park and where he went that visit.
He told investigators it had been about a week and he did not go near the site where the toddler's body was found.
But subsequent investigations showed he had gone to the park – 15 yards away from the crime scene – just two days earlier, accompanied by his then-girlfriend Julia "Julie" Stensky.
Next, the jury reheard the audio recording of Creato's 9-1-1 call, where he is heard suggesting his son may have opened their apartment door and "wandered off."
On Thursday morning, the jurors will listen to an hour-long-plus recording between Creato and Denoto.
Creato, 23, is accused of killing his son to preserve a faltering relationship with his teenage girlfriend.
David 'DJ' Creato, right, and his attorney Richard J. Fuschino Jr. listen as Judge John T. Kelly sends jurors into the deliberation session, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Camden County Superior Court.
He faces a first-degree murder charge, which carries a penalty of 30 years to life in prison, and a charge of second-degree child endangerment, which carries a maximum of 10 years.
The body of the three-year-old boy was found around 9 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2015, during an extensive search by law enforcement and neighbors.
The body was placed on a rock in a stream leading into the Cooper River at a site about a half a mile from the apartment father and son had shared in the Westmont section of Haddon Township.
The start of deliberations on Wednesday were delayed due to security delays resulting from an order to increase the sensitivity of screening machines at the entrance to the courthouse.
Lawyers said that order came from Deborah Silverman Katz, the administrative judge in Camden County Superior Court. Neither she, nor Sheriff Gilbert “Whip” Wilson, whose personnel oversee the security of the court, responded for a request for comment.
It is unclear what prompted the change to the screening machines, which began about two weeks ago. The entry line, which snaked around the courthouse on Wednesday morning, took 25 minutes to clear.
The machines are so sensitive now that a metal button can set them off, requiring just about all courthouse visitors to be scanned again manually by a deputy sheriff using a wand.
A civilian court security employee at one point tried to enable jurors waiting in line to jump ahead, but a sheriff's deputy loudly told them to return to the end of the queue.
Lawyers stuck in the line were heard calling court administrators about being late.
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David Tennant and Matt Smith’s Doctors star in trailer for Doctor Who comic books
Titan Comics is to release a series of stand-alone stories featuring the tenth and eleventh Doctors
By Stephen Kelly
Tuesday, 22nd July 2014 at 12:27 pm
The tenth and eleventh Doctors are back! Albeit, sadly, only in comic-book form.
Titan Comics is set to release two new series of adventures featuring David Tennant and Matt Smith’s Doctors – and have released a dramatic new trailer.
According to the clip, the first issues will be stand-alone stories involving “a life in need of colour” and “a mystery in Brooklyn on the Day of the Dead.” There are, of course, monsters aplenty and a scene in which washing machines appear to come alive.
The full plot synopses can be read below.
Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor #1, written by Nick Abadzis with art by Elena Casagrande
Gabriella Gonzalez is stuck in a dead-end job in her family’s New York laundromat, dreaming of college and bigger, better and brighter things. So when a strange man with an even stranger big blue box barges into her life on the eve of the Day of the Dead celebrations — talking about an infestation of psychic aliens — she seizes her chance for adventure with both hands.
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1, written by Al Ewing and Rob Williams with art by Simon Fraser
Alice Obiefune has just lost her mother when the Doctor explodes into her life. But what does this grieving young woman have to do with the career of a 70s musician, an amnesiac alien, and a terrifying cosmic threat?
The issues will be released on 23 July.
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Helen Mirren's career advice is as wise as you'd expect
What a legend.
By Francesca Rice
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When it comes to Hollywood icons, Helen Mirren really is up there at the top of the list, isn't she?
Elegant, talented and still the height of cool at the age of 72, it's safe to say there are few women whose advice we'd listen to more readily.
So when we heard the Calendar Girls star had been sharing her pearls of wisdom in a new interview with Campaign this week, you can bet our ears pricked up.
And Helen herself is obviously aware that we all look up to her...
'People keep looking at me for advice of all sorts,' she said, before adding in a self-deprecating way, 'I don't know. I have no idea.'
However, Helen went on to knock it out of the park by offering up some to-the-point advice that we reckon everyone could benefit from hearing, no matter their age or stage in life:
'My advice is be on time and don't be an a***hole,' she said.
'Grab your opportunities when they come with both hands, give it your all and then fake it.'
Wise words as ever, Helen.
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Behind the Green Bond Boom
Photo by Oliver Wendel on Unsplash
Written by Morgan Stanley Research
Companies, municipalities and countries are getting serious about building a low-carbon future, and they're increasingly using green bonds to finance climate-friendly projects. Green bond issuance doubled between 2015 and 2016 to $81 billion, and that number is on track to double again by the end of 2017.
This is likely just the beginning of what promises to be a burgeoning asset class, as governments and other entities will need to invest an estimated $90 trillion in infrastructure over the next 15 years to achieve goals outlined by the Global Commission on Economy and Climate. “Green bonds will be a key tool for getting there," says Jessica Alsford, Head of Morgan Stanley's Global Sustainability Research team.
While issuers are steadily adding to the supply of green bonds, the growth of ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing is driving demand in lock step. “Despite the exponential growth in volume, green bonds have still performed in an orderly way, roughly in line with the broad market," says Morgan Stanley cross-asset strategist Serena Tang. “This suggests that this isn't just a passing fad but a market that's sustainable in every sense of the word."
In a recent report, Morgan Stanley Research looks at what constitutes a green bond, how the category has performed thus far, and why investors should take a more nuanced approach to valuing these instruments. “For investors, the main takeaway is that green bonds perform roughly in line with the broad market," Tang adds.
Many Shades of Green
The term green bonds loosely refers to debt securities whose proceeds are used to fund environmental or climate-friendly projects, such as renewable energy, green buildings, clean transportation, or sustainable water or wastewater. As investor interest in sustainable investing continues to grow, corporations are increasingly looking to green bonds to attract a diversified investor base and put a spotlight on their sustainable projects.
Green bond issuance doubled between 2015 and 2016 and that number is on track to double again by the end of 2017.
While many green bonds are self-labeled, the Climate Bonds Initiative and Green Bond Principles outline guidelines, including that most of a green bond's proceeds be used for green projects. In China, which accounted for 39% of total issuance in 2016, the definition is more liberal; for example, issuers can use up to half of the proceeds to repay bank loans and invest in general working capital.
Green municipal bonds, meanwhile, are a small but fast-growing segment of the muni market, with U.S. state-level plans for green infrastructure still moving ahead, even in the wake of President Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord. The market has yet to reach critical mass, but given the kinds of projects funded by state and local governments, “the market should be a natural issuer of green and social impact bonds," notes Victoria Irving, Equity Strategist for the Global Sustainability Research team.
A True Comparison
While the asset class is more than a decade old, comparing green bond performance to the broader market requires looking beyond absolute performance.
For example, the Bloomberg Barclays Green Bond Index, which was launched in 2014, has lagged the broad-based Barclays Global Aggregate slightly over the last three years—but keep in mind that overall returns don't account for the boom in green bond issuance over that period. What's more, since late 2016, green bonds have outperformed their conventional counterparts, both in absolute terms and on a risk-adjusted basis.
While the green bonds universe has slightly lagged broad market moves...risk-adjusted returns stand close to their highest since market inception
To better understand green bond performance and valuations in the secondary market, Morgan Stanley analyzed 121 self-labeled U.S. and European bonds, focusing on corporate, and government or government-related benchmark-size securities (at least $500 million).
“For the most part, investors can buy green bonds at similar spread levels to conventional bonds after adjusting for sector, curve and currency," says Tang. “There are, however, instances where green bonds are trading cheaper, and where investors may find opportunities to swap traditional bonds for green bonds."
In U.S. markets, for instance, green cyclicals and technology bonds trade at a premium to their non-green peers, but utilities and materials trade wide to their conventional curve. In Europe, financials and government-related green bonds traded at a premium to regular counterparts; green bonds in the utility sector traded at a discount.
For green bonds issued in the U.S., maturity had little sway on relative valuations, but in Europe, green bonds with maturities of less than 10 years traded at a premium to the regular curve; longer-dated dated bonds traded at wider spreads, offering potential for investors to find undervalued securities.
The type of projects funded by green bonds should impact valuations, says Tang, but that doesn't appear to be the case, yet. “This is likely a function of a small universe and lack of granularity in project classification," she says, noting that there was little variation in value for certified green bonds or for issuers who offered more transparency.
As the market continues to evolve, so too should the tools and valuation methods. “We believe that measuring the environmental impact will become more complex and enable greater comparison between green bonds," says Irving.
Likewise, the muni market still lacks consistent standards and labeling, but this shouldn't be a deterrent for investors. If anything, the report states that munis may offer a compelling opportunity to achieve social impact while still earning a respectable market yield.
Originally published by Morgan Stanley on October 11, 2017
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UK should look to CEE for logistics opportunities
By John Harcourt 2018-10-31T06:09:00+00:00
Property Week’s article on Expo Real in Munich rightly indicated the seemingly unstoppable rise of the industrial and logistics sector in the UK and Europe.
Amazon signed a deal to open a 645,000 sq ft reverse logistics centre at a Mountpark Logistics-owned scheme in Slovakia last year
Source: Mountpark Logistics Sered
Perhaps under investigated, however, is the fact that this is a pan-European opportunity with central and Eastern Europe (CEE) particularly ripe for growth.
Investment into CEE exceeded €13.1bn (£11.6bn) in 2017 and heightened competition for strong-performing distribution centres has led it to become a leader for logistics, as operators look to enhance their economies of scale and quality of premises. This growth has trickled specifically into CEE e-tailing, particularly with the EU’s digital single-market strategy removing barriers to online trade between member states.
No doubt investment in dynamic technologies such as robotics and data analytics are helping the region on its way. Amazon, a pioneer in the use of mobile robots in its warehouses, has just opened its fifth logistics centre in Poland and plans to build two more – surely a nod to CEE as a hub of growth and innovation.
By contrast, the UK’s construction sector is in limbo awaiting Brexit. While we should be cautiously optimistic about the UK’s outlook, if the industry is to continue thriving and capitalise on the logistics sector’s growth – particularly in CEE – we need to be able to match the incentives drawing investment into the region’s logistics sector.
Increasing the UK’s annual investment allowance to £1m for two years, as was announced in the Budget, in order to kick start business investment in the UK, in areas such as logistics, to boost innovation and creativity and dampen the effect of Brexit is undoubtedly a good start.
But following the right strategy to harness growth in areas such as CEE and beyond – the remit of a post-Brexit Global Britain – and offering an attractive package of incentives and tax allowances to match or better those of rival countries, will be key to ensuring the UK enhances its role in the logistics sector – come what may with Brexit.
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Europe, don’t let China divide and conquer
Cutting funds to countries that disregard EU values will push them into China’s arms.
By Thorsten Benner and Jan Weidenfeld
China has recently made further strides toward all-encompassing authoritarian rule | Drew Angerer/Getty Images
BERLIN — European leaders are toying with a risky idea: reducing the flow of structural funds to Hungary and other EU members who challenge key norms of liberal democracies. Not only would this proposal put further strain on already rocky relations between those countries and the rest of the bloc, it might also drive them closer to a China, which has recently made further strides toward all-encompassing authoritarian rule.
The logic of tying EU funding to democratic performance and solidarity is tempting: Many of the biggest beneficiaries of the EU’s structural and cohesion funds are systematically violating the rule of law and refusing to take in refugees. The prospect of losing funds, so goes the hope, could make Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and others rethink their crusade against the rule of law and refugees.
It will also ease pressure on countries such as Germany and Italy, whose electorates don’t want to pay more into the EU budget after Brexit if the money they send will benefit countries that flout EU values.
The big blind spot in this debate is that cutting funds to countries such as Hungary and Poland could drive these further into the hands of China, thereby deepening divisions between European countries when it comes to Beijing.
China’s strategy has already yielded major political returns by weakening EU unity, especially when it comes to EU policy on international law and human rights.
The EU worries that Chinese infrastructure financing and investments will boost Beijing’s political leverage on the Continent. This is particularly true in Eastern and Southern European countries, where Beijing is encouraging state-led Chinese banks as well as stateowned enterprises (SOEs) to invest in EU members and accession countries.
In July 2016, for example, Hungary and Greece — major beneficiaries of Chinese financing and investments in recent years — fought hard to avoid a direct reference to Beijing in an EU statement about a court ruling that struck down China’s legal claims in the South China Sea.
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Then in March 2017, Hungary derailed the EU’s consensus by refusing to sign a joint letter denouncing the reported torture of detained lawyers in China. In June 2017, Greece blocked an EU statement at the U.N. Human Rights Council criticizing China’s human rights record, marking the first time the EU failed to make a joint statement at the U.N.’s top human rights body.
Current discussions in Brussels on creating a European investment screening mechanism, proposed in light of China’s strategic investments in Europe, will become a litmus test for the bloc’s ability to act decisively on China.
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán | Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
A coalition of countries, including Greece and the Czech Republic, have already watered down the language of the European Council’s statement announcing a planned EU investment screening mechanism, which is scheduled for implementation over the course of 2018. In the summer of 2017, Greece specifically mentioned investments stemming from China as a reason for opposing an EU-wide tool for screening investment from third countries.
This political damage to EU unity is all the more disconcerting given the fact that China so far has only delivered to a very limited degree on promised investments.
Eastern and Southern EU member countries have seen some sizeable investments in utilities providers, including the Chinese takeover of the Piraeus port outside Athens and a slow-moving plan to build the Budapest-Belgrade railway link.
But despite the limited delivery to date, China has seen its political influence grow thanks to smaller EU members eager to align with Beijing. Illiberal governments, including Orban’s, are all too happy to support China’s political positions to lure investment. Cozying up to China is also proving to be a convenient source of leverage against Brussels and Western EU members accusing them of illiberalism.
Brussels will need to take the China factor into account when deciding on whether to use the allocation of structural funds in the next long-term budget as a means to put pressure on countries like Hungary to change policies in other areas.
Chinese President Xi Jinping | Pool photo by Kham/EPA
How it goes about doing that will be important too. Brussels has an interest in making sure that the criteria it uses to decide whether to cut funds also resonate with voters in targeted countries. That could mean giving up the idea of linking funds with “solidarity” and refugees, since a majority of voters in the targeted countries (Hungary and Poland, in particular) broadly support their government’s position on restricting the number of migrants.
Brussels would be better off linking funds to keeping up the rule of law and media freedom. The Hungarian and Polish governments will have a much harder time convincing a majority of their voters that it is worth foregoing massive EU funds in order to clamp down on free speech.
Brussels also needs to make sure that the governments it targets cannot easily substitute EU funds with Chinese money. The good news is that the terms of EU investment funding — such as the EU’s structural cohesion funds, the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) or TEN-T, which tend to come as partial grants — are still more attractive than China’s.
Whatever it decides, the bloc can’t let Hungary and others drift away toward China.
The EU needs to carefully weigh the costs-versus-benefits ratio of tying structural funds to the rule of law. A less risky option would be to leave structural funds alone and strengthen the use of accountability and compliance mechanisms to go after blatant misuses of funds for cronyism.
In addition, the EU could set up a special fund to strengthen civil society organizations that support the rule of law, democracy and human rights to counteract the governments’ assault on NGOs in countries like Hungary and Poland.
Thorsten Benner is director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. Jan Weidenfeld is head of the EU China Policy Unit at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) in Berlin. They are co-authors of the GPPi report “Authoritarian Advance: Responding to China’s increasing political influence in Europe.”
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Automated Systems for Ports and Terminals Automated Systems for Ports and Terminals
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British Logistics Hubs in Bid for Heathrow Project
1 April 2019, 15:00 BST • Automation and Optimization, Global Trade, Ports and Terminals, Shipping Lines, Smart Technologies, Supply Chain
Heathrow Airport, in London, UK, has announced that 18 locations around the country have been shortlisted to become logistics hubs, supporting the construction of its third runway.
Included in the list are three projects backed by Associated British Ports (ABP): the Port of Cardiff, the Ayrshire Logistics Hub in Scotland and British Steel’s Briggs Road site in Scunthorpe.
With a network of 21 ports in various locations, all of which are connected by efficient road and rail links, ABP has emphasized that it is in “a unique position to support major nationwide infrastructure projects”.
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Matthew Kennerley, ABP Director South Wales, said: “ABP’s Port of Cardiff is well-located and well-connected, offering customers robust and efficient supply chain solutions capable of supporting major infrastructure projects and other business needs.”
Simon Bird, Regional Director of ABP Humber, commented on the selection of the Briggs Road site.
“Our Humber ports benefit from the region’s superb transport links, including the direct rail link between our Immingham operations and British Steel in Scunthorpe, which would provide a first-class route from ports around the world into the hub and the rest of the UK.”
The Port of Cardiff (Credit: Associated British Ports)
The Ayrshire Logistics Hub, a joint venture between ABP, Glasgow Prestwick Airport and South Ayrshire Council, has revealed that it plans to support the third runaway by pre-assembling components offsite and transporting them in “consolidated loads”.
Stuart Cresswell, ABP's Port Manager at Ayr, said: “ABP’s Ports of Ayr and Troon are committed to supporting the project led by Prestwick Airport and South Ayrshire Council.
“Our location and infrastructure provides a range of air, rail, and sea options to any project and opportunities for close working relationships with local business. It is truly a vibrant community which would welcome and embrace the opportunity to become the Ayrshire logistics hub.”
The next stage of the selection process will take place in Autumn 2019, before the final logistics hubs are chosen next year ahead of the 2021 construction start date.
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James Herbert, Author Putnam Publishing Group $17.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-399-13365-7
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Herbert's latest novel begins as a rather taut political thriller/horror hybrid, but it begins to deteriorate about halfway through, becoming increasingly poorly paced and confused. The story concerns Liam Holloran, a mercenary and the veteran of many violent encounters, who is hired as a bodyguard for Fritz Kline, a psychic who has become aware that his life is threatened but doesn't know by whom. Kline's psychic abilities, it is eventually revealed, are partly the result of an alliance he made long ago with Bel-Marduk, a Sumerian deity who also shows up in Christian theology as the Fallen Angel, Lucifer. Kline and his cohorts are a grisly but one-dimensional lot and Herbert doesn't have very much of a story for them to show off in. The author increasingly relies on repulsive detail in lieu of solid plotting and character development. After the intriguing beginning, a disappointment. (June)
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“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (John 17:3). My earliest memory of eternal life was when the beloved custodian at my church passed away. I was just three years old and my parents explained to me that he was now alive in heaven with God. I remember thinking, “I want to do that one day, too!” I thought that eternal life was something to be gained after physical death – and only then. But as Jesus describes eternal life, it is defined as knowing God. That can happen both now, in my earthly life, and later as I am spiritually with God. The riches of eternal life: a living hope, a guaranteed inheritance (the Holy Spirit, Ephesians 1:13-14), grace, mercy, the power of God, unity with Christ – and so much more – are available to us now, by knowing God. Salvation through Jesus Christ adopts us into God’s family and grants us a full life, an eternal life. And that reaches beyond the limits of time.
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Letters -- Published April 27, 2008
I read the editorial on the state of public schools in last Sunday's Record ("Another school of thought") with great interest.
My career in education began 40 years ago, and now, in the twilight of that career, I must admit the state of public education is worse than when I started this journey in 1968.
What really struck me was that more educators have not stood up and shouted what was said. We fear being classified as those who would "dumb down" curriculum or, worse yet, being called racist for suggesting that not all students are college-bound nor should they be.
Some believe institutional racism works to exclude children of color from college preparation. Schools are blamed for failures created by poverty and dysfunctional families regardless of ethnicity or race.
The most impressive thing about the editorial was that a free and independent press can make such statements without fear. A free and independent press is a most important part of this nation, and it is under attack more than the schools.
There are some in positions of power who would want to stop editorials that are critical of government programs.
Keep the presses rolling. Keep them free of government intervention. The greatest thing is not what was said, but that you have the right and courage to say it.
I want to correct the Washington Post review about the Toyota Matrix ("Matrix is economy car having identity crisis," The Record, April 18).
The article said the Pontiac Vibe and the Toyota Matrix are built at the same plant by union workers in Fremont.
I work at New United Motors Manufacturing, and we build the Vibe, the Toyota Corolla and the Toyota Tacoma pickup, but we do not build the Matrix. The Matrix is built at a Toyota plant in Cambridge, Ontario.
If your readers want to support the local and state economy, they should buy a Vibe, Tacoma or Corolla from the NUMMI plant in Fremont.
The Cambridge Toyota plant also produces the Corolla and the Lexus RX. I am looking forward to the article following the road test of the Pontiac Vibe.
Darrell Hampton
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When Calls The Heart Season 6
TV Series Season
Hallmark Channel's sweeping frontier drama "When Calls the Heart" returns for Season Six Sunday, February 24 (8pm ET/PT, 7C) with new episodes every Sunday night through April. When Calls the Heart is inspired by Janette Oke's bestselling book series about the Canadian West, the series tells the captivating story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley, a small coal mining town where life is simple, but often fraught with challenges. Upon arrival, Elizabeth befriends Abigail Stanton, a wife and mother whose husband, the foreman of the mine, along with a dozen other miners, has just been killed in an explosion. The newly widowed women find their faith is tested when they must go to work in the mines to keep a roof over their heads. Set against the wild canvas of a 19th century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west on her own.
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When Calls The Heart Season 6 release date for Hallmark February 24, 2019 4 Months Ago (US)
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Glen E. Caplan
California (Inactive)
Duke University, J.D., 2002
Wake Forest University, B.S., cum laude, 1999
Glen Caplan represents cutting-edge technology companies nationwide across a broad array of industries, including software, e-commerce, ad-tech, clean-tech, health care IT, digital media, video gaming, consumer electronics and medical devices. His representation spans the entire life cycle of a company, often consulting with entrepreneurs at the idea stage and expanding to include the initial corporate formation, angel and venture capital financings, venture debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities laws compliance matters and general business consultation. Glen also represents both individual and institutional venture capital and private equity investors in connection with their direct equity investments.
Glen represented Dude Solutions in its $100 million-plus Series A financing from Warburg Pincus; Automated Insights in its acquisition by STATS, LLC, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company; and Distil Networks in its $20 million-plus Series B financing from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Group and Techstars Ventures.
Glen was previously a partner with a boutique corporate law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, and an associate with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California.
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Represented TransLoc, a provider of demand-response technology for city-owned microtransit solutions, in its acquisition by Ford Smart Mobility.
Represented Dude Solutions, a provider of SaaS operations management solutions, in its $100 million-plus Series A financing from Warburg Pincus.
Represented Automated Insights, an artificial intelligence company, in its acquisition for an undisclosed amount by STATS, LLC (a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company).
Represented Distil Networks, a developer of website security solutions, in each round of equity funding, including its $20 million-plus Series B financing from a syndicate of investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Group, Techstars Ventures, ff Venture Capital, Correlation Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners.
Represented Validic, a developer of a digital mobile health platform, in each round of equity funding, including its $12.5 million Series B financing from a syndicate of investors including Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Greycroft Partners and SJF Ventures.
Represented WedPics, a developer of social, mobile digital media sharing applications, in each round of equity funding, including its $4 million-plus Series B Preferred Stock financing from a syndicate of investors including Bullpen Capital, OCA Ventures and IDEA Fund Partners.
Represented Dude Solutions in its acquisition of Windmill Software, a provider of senior living operations software.
Represented IDEA Fund Partners, an early-stage venture fund, in a number of its portfolio company equity investments, including its investment in Windsor Circle.
Represented early-stage venture fund Cofounders Capital in a number of its portfolio company equity investments.
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Obama downplays Russia S-300 supply to Iran, ‘jaws drop’ in Israel
Published time: 18 Apr, 2015 13:49
Reuters / Jonathan Ernst © Reuters
US President Barack Obama has admitted he was “surprised” that Moscow held back resumption of S-300 supplies to Iran for so long. Some Israeli officials are reportedly saying the prospect of derailing the Iran nuclear talks is now zero.
After President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on S-300 supply to Iran last Monday, Obama made his first official comment on Friday. He downplayed the significance of the deal, which gives advanced air defense missiles systems to Israel’s archrival in the region.
“I’m frankly surprised that it [the ban on S-300 deliveries to Iran] held this long, given that they were not prohibited by [UN Security Council] sanctions from selling these defensive weapons,” Obama said on Friday at a news conference in the White House, after talks with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Obama recalled that Moscow held off the deal for six years at America's request.
"This is actually a sale that was slated to happen in 2009, when I first met with then-Prime Minister [Vladimir] Putin. They actually stopped the sale, paused or suspended the sale, at our request," Obama said.
The $800-million contract signed between Moscow and Tehran in 2007 to supply five S-300 squadrons was put on hold in 2009, and terminated altogether after the UN imposed sanctions on Iran in 2010.
READ MORE: Putin lifts ban on delivery of S-300 missile systems to Iran
President Obama said he’s not surprised that President Putin has now lifted the ban, “given some of the deterioration in the relationship between Russia and the United States, and the fact that their economy is under strain, and this was a substantial sale.”
During his 13th annual Q&A marathon televised from Moscow on Thursday, President Putin also mentioned that the S-300 complexes for Iran had been manufactured, but not delivered, so the manufacturer suffered substantial losses as a result of the deal’s annihilation. Moscow insists the S-300 squadrons made for Tehran were disassembled.
The news about Moscow finally supplying Tehran with powerful air defenses made America’s major Middle East ally – Israel – twitch with discomfort.
Following Russia’s decision to lift a ban on supplying S-300 missile systems to Iran, the Israeli PM called President Putin to express his “grave concerns.” Netanyahu received a detailed explanation of the logic behind Moscow’s move, which pointed out that S-300 is a defensive weapon in the first place.
READ MORE: S-300 in Iran ‘no threat to Israel’: Putin briefs Netanyahu on defensive weapons concept
Netanyahu calls Putin over S-300 supplies to Iran, gets briefed on defensive weapons concept http://t.co/Eu449DjoRDpic.twitter.com/RX9WncZa4r
— RT (@RT_com) April 14, 2015
Russia’s explanations were made in vain, as Prime Minster Netanyahu’s office released a statement, claiming that Moscow’s step “will only encourage Iranian aggression in the region and further undermine the stability of the Middle East.”
READ MORE: Russia halts plans to supply S-300 missile system to Syria – reports
Obama’s comment on S-300 supply to Iran sparked “shock and amazement” among Israeli analysts, the Times of Israel reported.
“Jaws dropped” around Israel’s Channel 10 News studio, said the diplomatic commentator Ben Caspit.
“He’s amazed that the Russians honored an agreement with him [for this long]? That’s what is astonishing,” the station’s news anchor Alon Ben David said.
Channel 10 cited unnamed senior Israeli diplomatic officials as saying that the prospect of Israel derailing the deal in US-led talks with Iran on its nuclear program was now zero. “The Iran issue is finished,” the officials said.
READ MORE: Netanyahu’s biggest fear? That Iran ‘honors nuclear deal’
A former Israeli diplomat, Dan Arbell, told CNN: “It does seem to have given some prominent countries or some members of the international community the feeling that there's a green light to go ahead and start resuming commercial defense ties with Iran.”
Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East aide to Republican and Democratic secretaries of state, commented to CNN: "The Russians know, and so do the Israelis, that Iran has sort of been kosherized by the fact that it's in the negotiating process."
On Thursday, ahead of Obama’s statement on S-300, US Army General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said no supply of sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems to Iran can undermine the Pentagon's capability of preventing Iran from making a nuclear weapon of its own.
“We've known about the potential for that [S-300] system to be sold to Iran for several years, and have accounted for it in all of our planning,” Dempsey told reporters.
“The military option that I owe the president to both encourage the diplomatic solution, and if the diplomacy fails to ensure that Iran doesn't achieve a nuclear weapon, is intact,” Dempsey said, without specifying how the US is going to break through Iran’s notably up-to date air defenses.
READ MORE: Pentagon upgrades biggest ‘bunker buster’ bomb in case Iran talks fail - report
When supplied to Iran, squadrons of S-300 anti-aircraft complexes will securely lock off the skies within at least 200 kilometers from Iran’s most important nuclear and military facilities.
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Legality to Play Rummy in India
Christo Thomas | March 24th, 2014 | How To Play Rummy
“Is it legal to play rummy for cash in India?” This is the most common concern among people who are interested in playing Indian rummy. The concern over the legal status of the rummy game has also made many enthusiasts of the game not to try their hands in the online version of the game.
Even though, most of the websites which promote online rummy advertises their legal status in India, the number of free players are on a majority than those who play in cash games. If you are one among the concerned person on the legality on online rummy or rummy as a whole, the following points about the legality of cash rummy games will clear the air.
Games of Chance Vs Games of Skills
Let us first understand the line that divides a game of chance from skills. The laws of the state that defines it are simple: A game whose outcome is primarily based on chance or luck is called as the game of chance. The closest example would be games where objects like dices, spinning tops and numbered balls are used and its result is totally based on luck. There are no skills required and such games are considered as games of chance under the gambling laws of most of the states.
Games of skills, on the other hand, require a considerable amount of skills. One can win in such games only on the basis of their mental or physical skills and chance plays infinitesimal role in their outcome.
Rummy is a Game of Skills
Rummy is a complex game of skills. You cannot play rummy without knowing its game rules or win without using your skills. In addition, you don’t spin any wheels or roll any dice. The level of skills possessed by the player determines his chances of winning in the game of rummy. A lot of skills like sharp memory, analytical decision-making, good observation and overall intelligence are required to play rummy. All such factors prove that rummy is veritably a game of skills than a game of chance.
Rummy is Protected by Law
The Honourable Supreme Court of India has declared rummy as a game of skills in 1968. Another hearing by the Supreme Court in 1996 excluded games of skills from the definition of gambling. However, only in a few states, Assam and Orissa, the laws pertaining to playing cash rummy games are not clear. Playing rummy for cash in such states is not allowed; however, the players can play rummy for free and enjoy the interesting game.
So, all such premises, along with legal protection, conclude that it is legal to play rummy for cash. Go ahead, use your skills and play rummy to have fun and earn cash money.
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Stacey Cramp
What Is CBD and Can It Help Your Performance?
We tapped experts and pro athletes to compile this complete guide to cannabis products for runners. (Spoiler: CBD is legal and won’t get you high.)
A natural alternative to ibuprofen. An antidote to anxiety. A sleep aid. A post-workout recovery booster.
Those are some of the claims about cannabidiol (CBD) oil. You may have heard about this cannabis extract, which is said to provide widespread health benefits without the drawbacks of marijuana. And because of new federal legislation, you’ll probably be hearing a lot more about CBD over the next few years.
Already, a growing number of athletes, including many in the trail running and ultramarathon community, consider CBD a key part of their regimen. And because of these early adopters, my interest piqued on CBD and its proposed benefits. Could CBD help my running? Can it help yours? I decided to find out.
But before we explore how runners and other athletes use CBD, here’s what you need to know.
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CBD is shorthand for cannabidiol, one of the more than 100 cannabinoids found in cannabis. CBD products are said to deliver their many claimed benefits by boosting the body’s endocannabinoid system, which is a system that “is a unique signaling pathway that controls the function of a variety of systems throughout the body, including the cardiovascular system,” says Nicholas DiPatrizio, Ph.D., a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. (More on the endocannabinoid system later.)
Endocannabinoids are familiar to runners because of their theorized role in running-induced mood boosts. That euphoric phenomenon is thought to be from activation of the same receptors in the brain that the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in marijuana acts upon. CBD “works through distinct—albeit not definitively identified—signaling systems than THC,” DiPatrizio says. CBD is non-psychoactive, which means it doesn’t produce a high.
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Here are some other common questions to think about:
Is CBD legal?
Almost all commercially available CBD products are made from industrial hemp, a cannabis plant that, by definition, contains not more than 0.3 percent THC. In December, President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalizes industrial hemp. It had previously been federally classified as a Schedule 1 drug; its production and distribution were prohibited. The upshot: The federal Drug Enforcement Administration can’t interfere with the interstate commerce of industrial hemp. CBD products made from hemp are as legal as most other commercial nutritional supplements.
In terms of athletics, hemp-derived CBD was removed from the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of prohibited substances earlier this year. Hemp legalization and more companies targeting athletes should further separate CBD from its cultural association with marijuana.
How Do You Take CBD?
CBD products come in a variety of forms, including tinctures, gel caps, and topical applications. One athlete-focused company, Floyd’s of Leadville, offers a protein recovery powder and a carb drink that contain CBD. (That’s Floyd as in Floyd Landis, the former professional cyclist who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for failing a drug test and who helped to expose Lance Armstrong’s doping.) Another athlete-focused company, PurePower Botanicals, offers capsules that combine CBD with herbs and other purported medicinals, such as turmeric. PurePower says that the non-hemp-derived ingredients increase the effectiveness of the products’ CBD.
How Popular Is It?
In 2017, U.S. hemp-derived CBD sales totaled an estimated $190 million. At this point, companies offering CBD products are more akin to craft breweries than large corporations. That has been the case because of hemp’s previous federal legal status; banks and other financial institutions under federal oversight couldn’t be involved. Now that hemp has been legalized, look for bigger players in the health industry to enter the CBD market and for sales to increase dramatically.
What Claims Are Made About CBD?
Advocates say it helps with a wide variety of conditions, from anxiety and insomnia to inflammation and nausea. Because of the workings of the endocannabinoid system, there’s at least a theoretical basis for these claims.
“The endocannabinoid system is found in every organ throughout the body and controls many physiological processes, including food intake and energy balance, learning and memory, and pain processing, to name a few,” says DiPatrizio.
“It can affect everything from emotion to pain to appetite to energy metabolism to brain function to even the immune system and inflammation,” says Hector Lopez, M.D., a consultant to PlusCBD Oil, one of the top-selling brands. “When you have a system that crosstalks with all those pathways, then there are very few things the endocannabinoid system does not influence.”
So far, though, there’s scant clinical evidence for the claimed benefits of CBD. In June, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first CBD drug, Epidiolex, for treating seizures associated with two rare forms of epilepsy. Otherwise, the FDA doesn’t consider CBD products to be dietary supplements—manufacturers can’t claim the products will diagnose, treat, or cure any diseases. Instead, CBD product literature contains phrases like “restore vitality,” “relax and recover,” and “may keep healthy people healthy.”
DiPatrizio says, “There may be some benefits outside of improving epilepsy outcomes, but a lot more research is required.” Any research on athletic claims would almost certainly come from the industry; there are more urgent public health CBD topics to investigate than whether it reduces runners’ knee pain. For the foreseeable future, runners interested in CBD’s effectiveness will have to rely on anecdotal, subjective reports.
What Are Athletes’ Experiences With CBD?
Some of those anecdotal reports are impressive. One of my training partners, Erin Dawson-Chalat, M.D., of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, says that her persistent plantar fascia pain went away within a few days of applying topical CBD balm to the area.
“I don’t like to take stuff like ibuprofen or prescription medications. I’m always looking for natural alternatives.”
Like many athletes I’ve spoken with, Dawson-Chalat appreciates that CBD is a natural product.
“I don’t like to take stuff like ibuprofen or prescription medications,” says Andrew Talansky, a professional triathlete from Napa, California, who, as an elite cyclist, rode in the Tour de France. “I’m always looking for natural alternatives.” When Talansky heard an increasing number of athletes talking about CBD, “I went from skepticism to being interested to asking advice on how to use it,” he says.
Talansky says that his sleep improved almost immediately when he started taking CBD daily. Soon after, he was also less anxious about transitioning from pro cycling to his new sport, felt that he recovered more quickly from hard training, and had fewer flare-ups of his old cycling injuries. Now he encourages other athletes to try CBD, in part “to get rid of the association with smoking weed,” he says. “It’s completely different.”
Elite ultramarathoner Avery Collins doesn’t mind any associations with marijuana; his Instagram handle is @runninhigh. But he also takes CBD daily, despite some of its claimed benefits overlapping with those attributed to marijuana.
Now that were a couple days withdrawn from the race and my season has come to a bittersweet end I want to give a huge thanks to my sponsors.. If you haven't heard of them or used their products I am a true believer in every last one of them: @inov_8 for the countless amounts of shoes I have destroyed @orangemud for running packs that are absolutely invincible in the mountains @purepowerlife for the CBD supplements that allowed me to push through some massive training blocks this summer @thefarmdispensary for a non stop flow of all wonderful things thc has to offer! @iloveincrediblestoo for the countless amount of delicious "night night" bars I have ate @honeystinger for fueling the way with delicious waffles @crankednaturals for the protein shakes and hydration mix I use in training as well as in competition Pc: @horizonsportstv
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“THC products are more for the psychoactive effect, which may not be for everyone,” the Steamboat Springs, Colorado, resident says. “CBD use is for more health-minded people.” Collins says CBD products “are a big part of my daily routine,” and credits them with boosting his energy levels, speeding his recovery from long trail runs, and improving his sleep.
My Trial With CBD
Given reports like these, I decided to conduct an (admittedly flawed) experiment of one: For one month, I would take CBD daily while changing nothing else—mileage, intensity, strength training, other aspects of self-care—in my routine.
What did I experience? As was the case for Talansky, my sleep improved almost immediately. It wasn’t that I slept more; I felt like I slept better—more soundly, less waking during the night, more often getting out of bed feeling refreshed. By the second week, I noticed less overall creakiness while going about daily activities; CBD advocates would say the products had lowered systemic inflammation. Those two changes made me feel like I was recovering better from training, which led to being more eager to train, and feeling better while doing so.
Most acutely, the discomfort and stiffness I’d felt for months from a meniscus tear (confirmed by MRI) went away. The occasional twinges I had been getting on runs stopped. More significantly, what had been the tear’s near-constant presence in daily life, such as when getting up from sitting, has disappeared. For now, I’ve postponed surgery on the tear. It’s impossible to know if CBD was the key factor in any of these changes. Still, at the end of the month, I decided to keep taking CBD daily.
All that said, CBD isn’t an athletic cure-all. After my initial month-long experiment, I wrenched my lower back while lifting weights. Increasing my CBD intake, primarily through frequent self-massage with salves and creams, didn’t seem to help. Rest and prescription muscle relaxants were the keys to resuming normal activities, including running.
My experience meshes with how some health professionals who work with athletes view CBD.
Dan Frey, a physical therapist in Portland, Maine, says that his patients report the most success using CBD to treat long-term trouble spots rather than acute injury sites. Frey, who doesn’t prescribe medication or supplements, says his conversations about CBD are initiated by patients. Many also tell Frey they find it helps with pain management, especially when used in conjunction with other treatments such as massage and a targeted strengthening and mobility program.
“CBD coupled with stretching, icing, and foam rolling is a common treatment plan for tendonitis injuries about the knee, such as iliotibial band syndrome,” says Charles Bush-Joseph, M.D., a professor of orthopedics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. “Many patients like the fact that CBD is a natural substance. While specific research on the use of CBD in this instance is lacking, many believe that it helps prevent muscle and collagen breakdown.”
How Should You Take CBD?
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In addition to how to take CBD—tincture, gel, topical cream, drink powder—there are the matters of how much and when.
“One of the intricacies of CBD is that effective dosing can be much different between two people,” Lopez says. “There’s no way to know what dose is right for you until you try it, but in general, if you’re someone who is sensitive to most medications, start at the lower end of typical doses.” By that, he means a daily dose of 5 to 15 milligrams—a few drops of a tincture, depending on a product’s strength. “If you’re feeling no effects, adverse or beneficial, after three to five days, add another serving of the same amount.”
Runners pushing themselves daily might want to try more. Floyd’s of Leadville owner Bob Bell says that the company’s 50-milligram soft gels are its top seller. Talansky says his baseline is a 25-milligram gel, plus applying a strong topical cream three to five times a day if a specific body part is bothering him. He takes more on his hardest training days to speed recovery.
How much is too much? Lopez says no significant adverse reactions have been reported for the more than 1 million doses that have been sold in the United States. There is, however, a personal threshold at which the products stop being effective, and maybe even become less effective.
I found I was too groggy during work hours if, on a typical day, I took CBD in the morning and at night. A dose of 25 milligrams an hour before going to bed, plus occasional topical use, has become my norm. The main exception is after an especially long or hard weekend run when I have an additional 25 milligrams if I’m planning to mostly lounge about the house.
Lopez recommends that most people start with a pre-bed dose. Capsules allow you to know exactly how much you’re taking at once. Tinctures, which are the industry’s sales leaders, allow you to customize a day’s dosage.
What Should You Look for When Buying CBD Products?
Knowing how much CBD you’re taking can take a little math. Again, capsules are straightforward—the bottle will say how much CBD each one contains. For tinctures, you need to know the total amount of CBD in the container and the container’s size to calculate how much CBD is in each serving. I found 1-ounce tincture bottles, which contain roughly 30 servings, that ranged from containing 100 milligrams of CBD to 1,000.
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Topical solutions also vary greatly in potency. For example, Prevail Botanical’s salve contains 1,000 milligrams of CBD in 2.2 ounces. Floyd’s of Leadville cream has 700 milligrams in a 30-gram (1.05 ounce) container. These deliver higher amounts of CBD than other topicals I tried, such as PlusCBD’s balm (100 milligrams in 1.3 ounces) and Medterra’s cream (750 milligrams in 3.4 ounces). Remember, more isn’t necessarily better.
Look for what are known as “full-spectrum” CBD products. These products contain other compounds of the hemp plant in addition to CBD. It’s believed that the compounds work together to provide the claimed benefits, much as eating an orange is usually a better choice than drinking orange juice. One key exception is if you’re subject to workplace drug testing. A CBD isolate, in which the rest of the plant’s compounds are removed, should reduce the already tiny chance of trace amounts of THC being present.
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High-quality products, including all the ones mentioned in this article, will list their ingredients on the label. Reputable brands pay for third-party testing to ensure products contain the claimed amount of CBD. You should be able to find test results on a brand’s website.
Products that meet these criteria are more likely to be on the expensive end of the industry spectrum. Less expensive products are more likely to contain fillers, such as olive oil in tinctures.
What Is the Future Of CBD?
One of the biggest stumbling blocks to widespread use of CBD is price. High-quality tinctures from brands like Floyd’s of Leadville and PlusCBD cost $35 or more; the bottles contain enough tincture to last about a month if you’re using an eyedropper’s worth per day. Prevail’s 2-ounce topical salve, which the company says should last most users between 30 and 45 days, costs $133. A one-month supply of a daily gel typically costs $30 to $60.
Landis expects prices to come down 10 to 20 percent over the next few years. The biggest reason is that, thanks to legalization, hemp cultivation is likely to dramatically increase. CBD manufacturers’ raw material expenses will drop significantly once enough farmers figure out how to profitably grow hemp, says PurePower CEO Don McLaughlin.
Because of legalization, McLaughlin expects national chains to start offering CBD. “I’ve seen buyers from Whole Foods, CVS, and Walgreens at industry shows,” he says. “They want CBD on their shelves.”
McLaughlin and other current CBD entrepreneurs think there’s room for small and large brands. Prevail CEO Brock Cannon says, “I don’t think there’s an advantage in trying to be everything to everyone. We’re going to make products we would want as runners. Like it would be cool to have a CBD shot block to take on the trail.”
Runners may soon find such products as normal as energy gels.
Scott Douglas Scott is a veteran running, fitness, and health journalist who has held senior editorial positions at Runner’s World and Running Times.
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Fell runner Paul Tierney breaks 214-Peak Wainwright’s record
Tierney completed the 318-mile challenge in record time.
By Jane McGuire
Pete Aylward/inov-8.com
Ultra-runner Paul Tierney has set an incredible new record time for summiting all 214 of Alfred Wainwright’s Lake District peaks in one go. The inov-8 ambassador finished the 318-mile challenge, with 36,000m of elevation gain (the equivalent of four times up and down Mount Everest), in six days, six hours and five minutes.
Tierney beat the previous record, set by Steve Birkinshaw in 2014, by almost seven hours.
Following the event, Tierney said, “The hardest bit was definitely the lack of sleep. I think I averaged just two hours of sleep in every 24 hours.
“The best bit was finishing. I was relieved to get to the end and that everything had worked out, because beforehand I was really stressed thinking about the things that could potentially go wrong.
“Seeing so many people in the street in Keswick cheering me on, then being up on the finish steps with my family and friends, having beaten the record, that was more than I could have hoped for.
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“There were lows and times I thought I’m not sure if I can do this anymore, but I just kept pushing on. The awful Sunday night in the storm up on the fells around Fairfield, that is something I won’t forget.
“There were also lots of highs, like the Friday night over the Buttermere fells in great conditions and that last section from Newlands back to Keswick.
“Achieving the record wouldn’t have been possible without the brilliant support team I had. They literally did everything for me, so all I had to do was keep going!”
The Windermere-based runner ran in inov-8 kit during his attempt, but finished the challenge wearing the Ambleside Athletics Club vest of his friend and team-mate Chris Stirling, who passed away recently. Tierney ran in memory of Chris and has so far raised £25,000 for the charity MIND, UK. Donations can be made via his Justgiving page here.
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FILE - In this March 2, 2005 file photo, pop icon Michael Jackson waves to his supporters as he arrives for his child molestation trial at the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif. A new documentary premiering Sunday on HBO, “Leaving Neverland,” is about the abuse allegations of two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who had previously denied Jackson molested them and supported him to authorities and in Robson’s case, very publicly. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant, File)
Quebec stations stop playing Michael Jackson, citing abuse allegations
Company operates 23 radio stations that it says reach more than 5 million listeners every week
Three major Montreal radio stations have stopped playing Michael Jackson songs as a result of child-molestation allegations against the late musician aired Sunday in an HBO documentary.
A spokeswoman for the owner of the French-language stations CKOI and Rythme and the English-language The Beat said they pulled Jackson’s music Monday morning.
“We are attentive to listeners’ comments, and last night’s documentary created reactions,” Christine Dicaire, director of marketing and communications for Cogeco, said in a written statement.
She added that the decision will also apply to Cogeco Media stations in smaller markets in the province. The company operates 23 radio stations that it says reach more than 5 million listeners every week.
Dicaire said the company would not comment further.
No other broadcasters contacted said they plan to remove Jackson hits from the airwaves. “We currently have no plans to pull the songs but are monitoring the situation closely,” Chris Sarpong, a spokesman for Corus Radio, said in an email to The Canadian Press on Sunday.
The documentary “Leaving Neverland,” which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival to a standing ovation, began airing on HBO Sunday. It details the abuse allegations of two men, Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who had previously denied Jackson molested them and actually supported him to authorities.
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Jackson’s family and his estate have denounced the documentary in recent weeks through written statements, a lawsuit and letters to HBO and Britain’s Channel 4, which also plans to air the film. Their central criticism has been the film’s failure to talk to family members or other defenders of Jackson, whom they insist never molested a child.
The documentary’s director Dan Reed has defended his film, which uses only the voices of Robson, Safechuck and their families.
“It’s the story of these two families and not of all the other people who were or weren’t abused by Michael Jackson,” Reed told The Associated Press after the film’s premiere. “People who spent time with him can go, ‘He couldn’t possibly be a pedophile.’ How do they know? It’s absurd.”
Robson, 36, and Safechuck, 40, both came forward as adults, first via 2013 lawsuits and later in the documentary, to talk about the alleged abuse, which Robson says started when he was 7, Safechuck when he was 10.
Both had previously told authorities there had been no abuse, with Robson testifying in Jackson’s defence at the 2005 molestation trial that ended with the superstar’s acquittal. Jackson died in 2009.
— With files from The Associated Press
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During the past five years, charter school enrollment grew by at least 30 percent in 26 California counties. Among urban counties, growth was fastest in Contra Costa, San Francisco and Los Angeles counties.
Charter school enrollment grew by 34 percent in Sacramento County. Enrollment in Placer and Yolo counties grew by about 27 percent. El Dorado County’s charter school enrollment declined because a statewide charter, Aspire, moved the charter for six schools from there to other counties.
More than one in 10 public school students attends a charter school in 24 California counties. Sonoma, San Diego and Los Angeles have the greatest proportion of charter school students among urban counties.
About 13 percent of public school students in Sacramento County attend charter schools. In neighboring Placer County, that number is 14 percent.
Phillip Reese is The Bee’s data specialist and teaches at Sacramento State: 916-321-1137.
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“I think I played well enough to maybe get right there where the leaders are,” Sutherland said after his round of 68, tying him for seventh place at 275. “I played really well the front nine (Sunday), I hit every shot right on the button … I just couldn’t get to that 6- or 7-(under) number I needed to.
“I played my heart out. I was giving it everything I’ve got and just came up a little short.”
Beginning at the first tee, Sutherland’s movements Sunday generated a ripple of applause and cheers that followed him down fairways and announced him at greens. He later said the double bogey on No. 16 “kind of took the wind out of my sails.” But as he made the short walk to the 17th tee, fans did their best to buoy him.
“Keep it up,” one said.
“Let’s go, Kevin, birdie the last two,” said another.
“Do something special.”
Sutherland, in his own way, made sure to accomplish the latter. After his approach shot on No. 18 feathered down just to the left of the pin, Sutherland smiled and slapped hands with fans just outside the ropes on his way to the 18th green. Emerging onto the green, he doffed his white cap to the crowd, and after tapping in a par putt to end his tournament, he acknowledged the fans’ applause by applauding back.
“I said at the beginning of the week that when I go up 18 the last day, I was really going to enjoy it and not be so focused on everything, just kind of give a wide lens and really enjoy it,” Sutherland said. “I did that on 17 and 18. The ovation and the people were just amazing, and I can’t put it into words, really.”
Baucom describes Sutherland as a creature of habit, and there are signs of it on the course in the way that Sutherland walks up to each tee shot – a sort of skinny “S,” first right, then left into his crouching stance over the ball – and carries a towel onto every green, tossing it away moments before striking his putt. The routine starts well before Sutherland sets foot on the course, Baucom said, as a way to prepare himself for play. But this weekend could not help but feel different.
“So many people wanted to shake his hand and say ‘Good luck,’ and all of that,” Baucom said as he watched Sutherland’s final round. “There has been pressure, I think much more than he thought it was going to be. I think he was feeling it at the beginning, but now he’s kind of used to it.”
Bill Sutherland, Kevin’s father, saw the week weighing on Kevin differently. As a Del Paso member and native son, Sutherland saw his home opened to national TV broadcasts, his sport’s governing body and 150 of his most talented peers.
“I think a lot of the conversation doesn’t realize how emotionally invested he is in this tournament,” Bill Sutherland said. “He’s been concerned with everything, whether the people would come, would it be a success, would the fairways be good. So having it turn out like this, I can’t even imagine the emotions he’s feeling.”
Sutherland said the response to this week’s Open had made him “really proud.” Players spent much of the week praising the course to the media, and Sutherland said some had told him they would return simply to play the course for fun.
Sutherland did not win his “home game,” and as he talked to reporters Sunday afternoon, players remained on the course. Already, though, he was prepared to declare a victory.
“The big winners, I think, were Sacramento and the golf course,” Sutherland said. “So it’s been an amazing week.”
Matt Kawahara: 916-321-1015, @matthewkawahara
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"Phantom Thread" and the truth about men at work
I’m not Reynolds Woodcock, but if I had his success and power, I’m afraid that I would be
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Noah Gittell
January 7, 2018 12:30AM (UTC)
Note: This essay contains some spoilers for the film "Phantom Thread."
I like to do my writing in the morning. I get up around 7, letting my wife and our five dogs sleep in, and tiptoe to the kitchen with my laptop in hand. These are precious moments. My thoughts are clearer in the morning, and the silence is an empty space my creativity can fill. Then my family wakes up. Sometimes, I try to keep writing, but as the activity and noise level rises around me, my concentration is eventually broken. Sometimes a dog barks, and, moments later, they have all joined in, creating an unstoppable cacophony of disruptive sounds. Sometimes, my wife asks me a question about our schedules that day, or she simply tries to engage me in light conversation. How dare she? Can’t she see that I am doing important things? And how could my dogs keep barking like that when they know I’m trying to work?
“Are you here to ruin my evening, or possibly my entire life?” asks Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis), a dressmaker for the rich and famous, of his lover Alma (Vicky Krieps) in Paul Thomas Anderson’s magnificent "Phantom Thread." What is Alma’s crime? She cooked him a lovely dinner and expected him to eat with her. She wanted them to be a normal couple for one night, not just a mad genius and his muse. What really disturbs Woodcock, however, is the assumption of intimacy, the threat that being cared for by another person poses to his walled-off lifestyle. He lives, works and screws in an elegant but sparse townhouse. He is responsible to no one but himself. Those are the walls that his art demand, and any crack might make the whole thing crumble.
I’m not Reynolds Woodcock, but if I had his success and power, I’m afraid that I would be. There is an irrefutable maleness in Woodcock’s plight (hence, um, the name). His life is emblematic of a society that allows men to value their work above all else and neglect their own emotional vulnerability (not to mention, you know, the needs of the people around them). Men like to complain about their work, and wield the burden of their breadwinning as a weapon, but we secretly revel in the freedom we have in our offices. For many men, work is a vacation from home, a space where they can indulge in their selfish, animalistic side. Even we nerds who sit behind laptops all day view our work that way. We may not be masters of the universe, but we wrestle complicated thoughts into existence and force them down onto the page. It requires skill and concentration, and most of all isolation. That’s what we love about it.
On the outside, I am a vocal feminist, but somewhere on the inside, I expect my wife to appear and disappear at my command, to show up when I need support and disappear when I need to write. This is how I always believed artists were supposed to (or at least allowed to) behave. On the surface, "Phantom Thread" looks a lot like the other films about creative male geniuses whose abusive personal lives are redeemed by their work. From "Ray" and "Walk the Line" to "Mr. Turner" and "Pollack," these films depict tortured men who demean their supportive partners and ask the audience to agree that the trade was worth it. In a sense, having their lives canonized through film is the final, most persuasive argument in that debate. Putting their genius and abusive behavior into one film that ultimately celebrates creativity suggests that we must accept both if we are to continue to have great art.
That’s the trade-off abusive male artists have been relying on for years. Weinstein, Spacey, Hoffman, Louis C.K., Singer and others have all relied on our deference to their genius, and they have used it to justify behavior that would not otherwise be tolerated. Woodcock is one such creative genius, revered in his own way just as much as any of today’s entertainers, and "Phantom Thread" would be cathartic art if it simply ruined him for his crimes. He could end up on the street, having lost both his career and his one true love, and we would feel order has been restored, but Anderson aims for more than simple catharsis. "Phantom Thread" is more interested in tamed, not ruined.
Woodcock’s relationship with Alma follows a predictable course for the film’s first half. After his sister and business partner Cyril (Lesley Manville) kicks his previous lover to the curb, he takes a holiday and meets his Alma, a waitress in a country inn. He brings her back to London, where she inspires and models for him. Soon, she wants to be more than his muse. She cooks him that fateful dinner, and in one of the film’s most absurdly funny sequences, she disrupts his morning creativity by committing the crime of buttering her toast too loudly. When Reynolds chides her for the transgression, we may laugh at this neurosis, but we silently cheer Alma on for the small space of freedom she has carved out. We are somehow on both of their sides at once.
This dynamic is emblematic of the mutual respect Anderson gives to both Reynolds and Alma, to man and woman. Eventually, Alma joins the list of women who want Reynolds to open up and to share her life with him, but just when he starts to push her out, Alma finds a brilliantly wicked way to humble him and keep him dependent on her. It is too much fun to spoil here, but Alma defends it simply by stating, “He just needs to take a step back.” Over the course of the film, we come to see this as a loving act, one which enables Reynolds to be his best self, a humble genius that he couldn’t be on his own. And Alma gets to continue to be his muse, albeit an empowered and perhaps equal one.
In this time of great uncertainty in the male-female paradigm, and with powerful male media figures crashing down all around us for their crimes against women, "Phantom Thread" both reinforces our new normal and yearns for a more utopian future. It’s easy to look at Reynolds as another powerful man who deserves a reckoning — and he certainly receives one — but Anderson imagines a paradigm in which abuse, if not erased entirely from the dynamic, is at least mutual. It’s as hopeful a message as we can manage right now, a humbling of the creative male genius that condenses into two hours what has taken Hollywood a century to even begin offscreen.
And please let it extend into our homes. Even as I’m writing this, my wife walks into the room on her cell phone, talking to her family about some trivial matter, nothing as important as this article. I try to be kind. “Honey, could you please take that conversation into another room? I’m working on a pivotal paragraph.” I’m a bad liar, though, and she senses the annoyance in my voice. She glares at me, humbling me even as she leaves the room, fulfilling my request while denying my delusions of grandeur. Now I’ll try to convince myself it’s just what I needed.
Noah Gittell is a film critic whose work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Guardian, The Economist, BBC, and LA Review of Books. Find him on Twitter @noahgittell.
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Tire gauge pumping up campaign rhetoric
Candidates push views on gas prices and saving energy
Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer
Published 4:00 am PDT, Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Detail from new contribution email from Senator John McCain's campaign.
It's just a tire gauge.
But American voters may soon weigh in on whether the little tool is something far more - an effective symbol or a cheesy gimmick - in the presidential campaign of 2008.
The tiny prop has taken center stage this week as the presidential race gets nastier than an oil slick, with both Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain trading charges over who can deliver energy policies to help average Americans survive high gas prices.
The Republican presidential nominee's campaign handed out "Obama Energy Plan" tire gauges in front of the location where Obama, the Illinois Democratic senator, was delivering a major address on energy in Michigan. It also sent out fundraising letters offering the "Obama Energy Plan" gauges to campaign donors - a jabbing reference to the Democratic nominee's recent suggestion that Americans can increase their car's energy efficiency by checking their tire pressure.
And Team McCain doesn't plan to stop there: The GOP campaign is making up hundreds to distribute beginning this week in California, and next week when both Obama and McCain meet for the first time on stage at the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest.
'Out of touch'
Rick Gorka, the McCain campaign spokesman, said he helped put together the prop as "just another avenue for us to highlight that Barack Obama's energy policy is completely out of touch with what Americans need."
"He's playing politics at a time when America needs real leadership," said Gorka. "He says inflate your tires and tune up your cars, and we don't need to drill" for offshore oil.
But Obama's team - which unveiled the senator's first aggressive TV attack ad linking McCain with big oil and President Bush - slammed the GOP effort as a cheap gimmick smacking of desperation and hypocrisy. Democrats said it was aimed at camouflaging McCain's cozy relationship with oil companies raking in record profits - and his own inaction on the issue after decades in Washington.
Obama spokesman Hari Sevugan called McCain's effort just another stop on his "low road express," noting that "while the McCain team is busy amusing themselves, the fact is that the idea they're attacking is supported by, among others, top McCain surrogate Joe Lieberman (of Connecticut), governors Charlie Crist (of Florida) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (of California), the Department of Energy and NASCAR - all of whom have urged Americans to help save energy by minding tire pressure."
The intense back-and-forth came as Obama delivered a major energy address at Michigan State University, calling for a plan to end U.S. reliance on foreign oil within the decade.
Reversal on reserves
The Obama plan included some major reversals of his past opposition to new offshore drilling and to tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation's emergency oil stockpile.
With gas prices at record levels and polls showing that American consumers want relief, Obama is now advocating drawing from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and has softened his position on offshore oil drilling - saying late last week that it could be feasible if accomplished as part of a bipartisan energy plan done in an environmentally sound way.
Obama said Monday that research on hybrid cars and renewable energy sources is essential to ending the country's addiction to foreign oil, which he called "one of the most dangerous and urgent threats this nation has ever faced."
"From the gas prices that are wiping out your paychecks and straining businesses to jobs that are disappearing from this state, from the instability and terror bred in the Middle East to the rising oceans and record doubt and spreading famine that could engulf our planet," the issue must be immediately addressed by the next president, he said.
But the Democratic candidate said that politicians in Washington have failed for decades to tackle energy issues and that McCain has been an integral part of that failure by calling for stopgap solutions to the problems.
"Like George Bush and Dick Cheney before him," Obama said, "he sees more drilling as the answer to all of our energy problems, and like them, he's found a receptive audience in the very same oil companies that have blocked our progress for so long. In fact, he raised more than $1 million from big oil just last month."
'The pocket of big oil'
Obama's campaign Monday unveiled a new TV ad that slams McCain, saying that "after one president in the pocket of big oil, we can't afford another."
But McCain, speaking in Pennsylvania, called for more offshore drilling and attacked Obama's plan as evidence of his inexperience in government. He called for an "all of the above" approach to energy independence.
"We need to aggressively develop alternative energies like wind, solar, tide, bio-fuels and geothermal. But we also need to expand our use of existing energy resources here at home," he said, echoing positions taken by Obama. But he has parted ways with the Democrat, stressing the need for more nuclear power and clean coal technology.
"That means we need to offshore drill for oil and natural gas," he said. "We need to drill here, and we need to drill now."
"And anybody who says that we can achieve energy independence without using and increasing these existing energy resources either doesn't have the experience to understand the challenge we face or isn't giving the American people some straight talk."
Political pressure over tire pressure
John McCain's Republican presidential campaign began handing out "Barack Obama Energy Plan" tire gauges Monday - a jabbing reference to the Democratic nominee's recent suggestion that Americans can increase their car's energy efficiency by checking their tire pressure.
The Obama quote: "There are things you can do individually, though, to save energy. ... Making sure your tires are properly inflated - simple thing. But we could save all the oil that they're talking about getting off drilling - if everybody was just inflating their tires? And getting regular tune-ups? You'd actually save just as much." - Aug. 1 speech in Springfield, Mo.
The McCain quote: "Anybody who says that we can achieve energy independence without using and increasing these existing energy resources either doesn't have the experience to understand the challenge we face or isn't giving the American people some straight talk." - Aug. 4 in Lafayette, Pa.
The facts: The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that drivers can improve gas mileage by as much as 3.3 percent by keeping car tires property inflated. The agency also says the impact would be immediate, resulting in savings of as much as 12 cents per gallon. New oil drilling could also lower gas prices, but the U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts it would take seven to 10 years to get new oil out of the ground.
Other voices supporting Obama:
-- Sen. Joe Lieberman, independent-Connecticut, who in 2001 argued against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, saying that "increasing the fuel efficiency of replacement tires for our cars to the same level as those sold on new automobiles will save drivers $90 in fuel costs over the lifetime of the tires and will save the U.S. more than 70 times the amount of oil we might find in the refuge.'"
-- Republican California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made a public appeal to state residents to take steps to keep engines tuned and tires properly inflated to maximize energy efficiency. "We all do have the power. Let's not wait for government," Schwarzenegger said. "Energy prices are not going back to the good old days."
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Insurance Bureau of Canada urges Uber support
Author: Luke Jones
CATEGORY: Car Insurance | Industry News
Uber is still courting controversy in Canada, but it also seems as though the drive sharing service is starting to gain some allies in the country. Not least from the insurance industry, which is now moving to implement Uber into its thinking and even the Insurance Bureau of Canada is on board.
The IBC is giving its backing to Uber and says it is even doing some unofficial lobbying of sorts by trying to convince provinces around the country to adopt laws to regulate Uber and find auto insurance solutions for the UberX service. On both fronts there has been major rejections to Uber in Canada, and only now are opinions starting to soften and progress is being made.
UberX drivers operate as quasi taxi operators and are not subject to any current laws or regulations, which means they operate outside legal parameters. This has put the service at odds with governments and traditional taxi unions, both of which have repeatedly tried to ban Uber outright. Recently there has been a different stance, with the City of Toronto voting to introduce regulations for UberX and Intact Insurance confirming it is working on an Uber specific auto insurance policy.
Both of those moves have been widely praised and lawmakers, economic experts, and insurance industry insiders have all said more provinces should follow Toronto’s lead and more insurance companies should look to creating Uber policies. The Insurance Bureau of Canada getting involved, seemingly on the side of Uber, suggests that the industry is now gearing to back Uber fully in the near future.
In Ontario, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario [FSCO] is “looking at the insurance issue [and] options concerning how Uber drivers would be insured and whether that would differ from existing practices.”
While steps have been made in Ontario, other provinces are still left undecided. The Province of Alberta has said that its decision has still not been made and that it is at least possible that the government will side with traditional taxi drivers and seek to ban Uber. While that is very much a possibility in Alberta and across the country, it is becoming increasingly clear that Uber is here to stay and provinces will have to yield sooner or later.
The IBC is urging those regions of the country that are still holding out to reconsider and help insurance companies to draw up policies and in turn bring more legality and regulation to the UberX service.
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