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Alan “AP” Powell
Aaron D. Bare
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Kerwin V. Brown
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Tanaha Hairston
Michael E. Johnson
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Matthew O’Brien
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The Bridge Forum
Phoenix Tools 4 School
Military Employment
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Celebrate Arizona
HeroZona NVS
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Chairman & CEO, AP & Associates LLC
Alan “AP” Powell is a Gulf War Veteran, Serial Entrepreneur, and a renowned Strategic Consultant developing strategic relationships for Fortune 500 companies. AP’s business philosophy has been “turning contacts into contracts” and it has become the standard for all of his companies and investments. AP has diverse industry experience and has worked with companies like ISC, Diageo, Harley-Davidson, Coca-Cola, University of Phoenix, and Miller-Coors.
After pursuing his bachelor’s degree from Missouri Valley College, AP has become one of the nation’s foremost authorities on multicultural content and leveraging brand connections with multicultural audiences. AP exited the military to start a career in the independent film and music business. He quickly became recognized for being in music after creating the largest deal in Texas history with T-Town Records (Dallas) and Universal Music Group. AP was also co-executive producer of independent films and soundtracks for project titles Bullethead and JackedUp.
Later, he became Vice President of Business Development at The Firm – a premiere entertainment management company in Beverly Hills. While at The Firm, AP continued to develop industry contacts that he continues to leverage to open up doors for him in Corporate America today. AP’s unique talent to merge contact needs with client opportunities led to A-list prospect deals. The Firm, under AP’s highly creative drive, was influential in the development of major music collaborations, such as; Fieldy of Korn featuring E40 and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit featuring 8 Ball.
Fortune 500 companies quickly took notice of AP and he saw an opportunity to create AP & Associates, LLC in 2004. The company offers strategic alliances leveraging experiences to match Fortune 500 companies, startups, politicians, musicians, actors, and athletes with one another for the purpose of “win-win”opportunities. AP’s company has been a trailblazer in multiple industries with an emphasis on conceptualized content practices often creating exponential results for his clients.
AP’s desire to use his contacts for the greater good of humanity has not been lost within his multi-level deals. AP founded the Herozona Foundation in 2011, to help Veterans and Children cross the finish line. AP believes if major companies leverage their resources to make an impact by sponsoring schools, organizations, and programs, the corporate world can then assist in developing the potential of tomorrow’s leaders. With the backing of sponsors, partners, and donors, the foundation engages in several non-traditional programs including Arizona Gospel Invitational, HeroZona and Celebrate Arizona. These sponsored events help raise funds to support Phoenix Tools 4 School, The Bridge Forum and Veteran’s Reach to Teach programs. From AP’s efforts as a Corporate Citizen and Philanthropy, he was recognized as the Arizona Black Chamber’s 2016 Corporate Star Award, 2017 Arizona MLK “Living the Dream” Award, Greater Phoenix Urban League Whitney M. Young Individual Award, American Association of Access, Equity & Diversity, Edward M. Kennedy Community Service Award.
Beyond, AP advising several Fortune 500 companies, he also has strategic investments in over 40 companies. AP most recently sold interest in Napa Smith Brewery and Winery. AP serves as an advisory board member for the City of Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board, Phoenix Theatre, District 8 African-American Advisory Council, 7th District Congressman Ruben Gallego’s Veterans Advisory Council, Phoenix Military Veterans Commission and American Legion Post 65, Executive Board Member.
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Vaughan again
Orrible gets new lease of life on DVD
The BBC is to release the entire series of Johnny Vaughan's sitcom Orrible on DVD.
Vaughan and co-writer Ed Allen have recorded a full running commentary for the four-hour disc, which also includes a special guide to being a bouncer.
The BBC had high hopes for the comedy, about a minicab driver keen to enter London's criminal underworld, when it was launched in September 2001.
But the show was a critical and ratings flop - losing a million viewers in its first two weeks, bottoming out with an audience of just 1.5million.
But Vaughan said: "I think it was the best original comedy script commissioned by the BBC."
He added: "Making the DVD gave me a chance to sit on the sofa with my good mate Ed and tell everyone what we really liked about the series, what made us laugh."
The DVD is released by BBC Worldwide on January 20, priced £19.99. Click here to pre-order from Amazon at £16.99
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India, World Bank sign $210 mn deal to improve Madhya Pradesh rural roads
The new joint project will cover 10,510 km stretch of rural roads in Madhya Pradesh that fall under the Chief Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana programme
ANI | New Delhi Last Updated at April 25, 2018 07:18 IST
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The Government of India, the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank signed a 210 million dollar loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project.
The project is expected to improve the durability, resilience, and safety of the gravel-surfaced rural roads and enhance the capacity of the state to manage its rural roads network.
The new joint project will cover 10,510 km stretch of rural roads in Madhya Pradesh that fall under the Chief Minister's Gram Sadak Yojana (CMGSY) programme. Of this, 10,000 km will be upgraded from existing gravel to bituminous surface roads, while 510 km of new roads will be built to the same bituminous surface standard.
"Government of India is making all efforts to ensure that communities in the most remote areas across the country are connected through a road network. All weather road connectivity is crucial for economic growth, especially in the rural areas. The Madhya Pradesh roads project will enhance rural road connectivity in the state which will open up opportunities for economic development and access to social services for beneficiary communities in the state and help in reducing poverty," said Sameer Kumar Khare, Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.
"This project will leverage resources to support innovations in road construction, improve road safety, and reduce carbon footprint in the transport sector by mainstreaming climate resilient technology in road design and construction," added Hisham Abdo, Acting Country Director, World Bank India.
Gravel surfaced roads are more prone to washouts than paved roads during flood seasons. This project will undertake resilience measures such as surface sealing of roads, embankment pitching, and balancing culverts to prevent damages caused by extreme flood events.
The transport sector is one of the most significant emitters of greenhouse gases. Alternate sealing options for road construction like polymer modified asphalt, asphalt blended with plastic waste, and multiple surface treatment to be piloted on approximately 20 per cent of the length will not only be more cost-effective but will also reduce the carbon footprint of the transport sector.
This project, on a pilot basis, will engage women self-help groups (SHG) in the post-construction maintenance activity. This will involve routine maintenance of off-carriageway parts of the road, while the main carriageway maintenance will remain part of the original contractor's contract. The SHG members will be trained through the project, and their work will be directly supervised and managed by the Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority (MPRRDA) field offices. In fact, a direct maintenance contract will be executed between the SHG group and MPRRDA for 3-5 years.
The project will also strengthen road safety management systems with the objective of reducing fatalities and serious injuries from road accidents. The focus will be on improving road accident data collection and analysis at central and state levels through implementation of the Road Accident Database Management System (RADMS); strengthen road safety capacity at the central level, and focus on training.
The state will pilot a comprehensive Road Safety Program (PCRSP) in districts with most fatal and serious injuries recorded in the recent past. It plans to undertake a bottom-up approach to engaging and empowering local communities to develop customised solutions to improve road safety.
"The Project will benefit the rural people residing in very small villages in Madhya Pradesh. The construction of sealed roads under the project will help reduce transport costs, improve road safety and minimise post-harvest losses for farmers by ensuring transport services in all seasons. The project will also help in reducing pollution and increase access to jobs, markets, schools and health facility for the rural population thus reducing the migration towards urban areas. It will implement a range of contracting and institutional reform measures and update standards and specifications, with a particular emphasis on road safety," said Pankaj Jhawar, Chief General Manager (MPRCP), Madhya Pradesh Rural Road Development Authority.
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Microsoft Brings Its New Touch-Friendly Office Suite To Business Customers
First Microsoft rolled out its latest Office suite to consumers. Today, it’s making the new software, Office 365, available over the Internet to business customers.You could argue that Microsoft has its priorities backwards, since business customers are its bread and butter and consumers have been lukewarm to its latest attempts to woo them.
Microsoft has released new versions of its Office 365 cloud based on the version of Office released to consumers last month (called Office 2013 if bought as a straight software and Office 365 Premium Home edition if bought on an annual contract).
The company has a bunch of pricing plans for its Office 365 cloud already. It added three new ones today:
Office 365 ProPlus = $144/user for an annual subscription, geared toward big companies ($12/user/month)
Office 365 Midsize Business = $180/user for an annual subscription ($15/user/month)
Office 365 Small Business Premium = $150/user for an annual subscription ($12.50/user/month)
Companies that already use Office 365 will automatically get the new software at no extra cost. But because some of them use a “hybrid” approach, with local versions installed on some employees’ PCs, upgrading could require some work on the IT department’s part.
Microsoft is giving IT departments up to two months to roll out the upgrade, and has built a “deployment tool” to help them upgrade everyone’s PC.
As we previously reported, Microsoft has won some big customers to Office 365. But it has been coy about releasing actual revenue numbers, or even total customer figures, indicating that its cloud still represents a tiny portion of its overall Office business.
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The 6-word question that Salesforce asks every job candidate — plus 7 more interview questions designed to weed out the strongest hires
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Want a job at Salesforce? Be prepared for this interview question.
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There's a six-word question Salesforce hiring managers ask in every job interview.
The question is: "What is the compensation you expect?"
While experts may vary on whether it's a smart question to ask, there are other great interview questions that give candidates a chance to reveal their personality and skills.
Other effective questions include "Discuss with me a time when you pulled your team together and raised morale through a transition or difficult time."
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There's a six-word question Salesforce asks in every job interview.
I think it's a very smart question. It turns out, my fellow Inc.com writer Jeff Haden disagrees. He thinks it's something you should never ask.
That's OK, of course. We can agree to disagree. But it got me thinking about what really are the smartest questions to ask in an interview.
Over the years, many of my Inc.com colleagues (including Jeff) have taken a hard look at that issue. They've come up with some very smart takes.
So here are some of the best, most interesting, and most effective interview questions.
1. "If you worked for your top competitor, how would you beat yourself?"
The point of this question, writes Jessica Stillman, who looked at ex-Salesforce executive David Priemer's interviewing advice, is to gauge a potential employee's emotional intelligence.
"It's easy to imagine this curve ball flummoxing plenty of candidates, which is the point," she writes. "Those with exceptional EQ know not only their strengths, but also their weaknesses."
2. "What skill do you possess that will most impact our bottom line?"
Jeff Haden came up with this one — and it's at the core of why he objects to the six-word Salesforce question above. With this question, you're focusing quickly on two things:
Has the applicant done the research to understand your company ahead of the interview?
Can he or she articulate how he or she might fit?
As Haden puts it: "You begin to get to the heart of what value the employee might provide, and whether his or her strengths truly meet your needs."
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3. "Can you type without looking at the keyboard?"
I suspect this kind of question is for a certain type of applicant. You're probably not going to ask a candidate for chief marketing officer or lead developer this question, especially since it's designed to "tell you how technical of a person they are," according to Brent Oxley of Ox Ranch (No. 246 on the Inc. 5000), whom Malak Saleh interviewed.
But, if you're interviewing for less-skilled jobs — the kinds of people who (no offense) still include things like "proficient in Microsoft Office" on their resumes — it could be a smart, timesaving thing to ask.
4. "Are you smart, or do you work hard?"
I love this one, especially since the advice that Jim Haudan gives is to never let the candidate say, "Both."
(Just in case I ever apply for a job again: Future employers, for me, it's both, but if I had to pick one, I'm one of the hardest-working people I know.)
5. "On a scale of 1 to 10, how weird are you?"
This one's a favorite of Zappos founder Tony Hsieh.
"Shouldn't everyone ask this one?" suggests Chris Matyszcyck. "How pulsating it would be to hear all the different answers ... I'm a 9.3. And you?"
6. "Discuss with me a time when you pulled your team together and raised morale through a transition or difficult time. Walk me through the process."
This one is for people you're recruiting for leadership positions, as opposed to individual contributors. I like the fact that it's not so much a question as an invitation to tell a story. It comes to us from Marcel Schwantes.
7. "On your very best day at work — the day you come home and think you have the best job in the world — what did you do that day?"
OK, I love this one because it's geared to tease out some crucial insights, but I also don't love it because it puts the applicant on the spot to answer a thoughtful question without enough time to think. That said, even after a 20-year working career, I think could come up with a good answer.
But, my colleague Scott Mautz took this question (a Facebook favorite, apparently), and used it to trigger some smart self-reflection: "Are you doing enough of what you love? Or are you just doing?"
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Now is the best time to buy an Apple Watch
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The Apple Watch is one of Apple's best inventions since the iPhone and easily the most personal device it's ever created.
Now is the best time to buy one.
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The Apple Watch is an incredible device — if you know how to use it.
I purchased an Apple Watch Series 4 about two months ago and haven't looked back since. This is my first Apple Watch since the original, and while the first-generation model didn't quite grab me, the latest version has made me a believer.
The Apple Watch does typical smartwatch things exceedingly well. Getting the time and date, checking the weather, seeing your notifications, and even controlling other Apple devices feels intuitive. In fact, it does some things way better than other Apple devices.
The Apple Watch is also a powerful health tool. It gives you all sorts of feedback throughout the day, and it's always easy to see if you're meeting your daily fitness goals. The Apple Watch is a great motivator that doesn't feel heavy-handed in any way, by always giving you credit for any exercise you do.
I can't recommend the Apple Watch enough. And if you haven't invested in one yet, now is the best time to buy it. Here's why.
Apple just redesigned the Apple Watch, so it's going to be a while until the next redesign.
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The latest Apple Watch— the Series 4, which debuted last September — is a redesign from the first three generations. That means you probably shouldn't expect another redesign for at least another two years, even if we do get a "Series 5" this year.
The new Apple Watches have bigger displays than the older models — 40 and 44 millimeters, compared with 38 and 42 millimeters — and the watch case is slightly thinner. But it's significantly faster than older models: Apple says the new S4 chip can achieve up to twice the performance of the previous S3 chip.
The latest Apple Watch features exclusive watch faces, including my favorite, the infograph modular face, which lets you see a lot of information at once. And the Apple Watch will get even more stylish faces in WatchOS 6, coming later this year.
The Apple Watch Series 4 can also perform electrocardiograms, thanks to a new heart sensor. The Apple Watch is the first consumer device with an ECG approved by the Food and Drug Administration and the American Heart Association.
Given the many improvements in the Series 4, now is the time to buy one if you're thinking about it. Getting an Apple Watch now means you should be future-proof for a while.
Read more: A beginner's guide to the Apple Watch: How to use its buttons and gestures, start workouts, and more
Summer is here, which is the best time to be using a fitness tracker.
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Remembering to get outside and move around is much easier with the Apple Watch, which not only measures your performance but motivates you to maintain or build momentum every day.
The Apple Watch feels like the best personal trainer you can buy. It notices if I've been sitting too long or am behind or ahead of my goals. I can log exercises and look back on them at any point in the future, and I can see how my heart rate changes throughout the day based on my activity levels. I've never been so fascinated by my fitness, and the Apple Watch makes that possible.
Read more: How to change the activity goals on your Apple Watch
By investing in an Apple Watch, you're saying you care about being active and healthy. If you are those things already, the Apple Watch will help you retain your fitness. If you aren't as active as you'd like to be, the Watch is a great way to start down that path.
It actually makes your life easier, which is better to have now versus later.
Did you know the Apple Watch can automatically unlock any Mac computer you own? Did you know it doubles as a remote for the Apple TV?
Did you know the Apple Watch can instantly find your phone? Or that it can take pictures for you?
The Apple Watch does a lot of things that make life easier. Why put off a purchase like this when you can start enjoying the good life right now?
The Apple Watch is a wonderful device for dealing with stress and anxiety.
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Summer can be fun, but it can also be stressful. Seasons are changing, days are getting longer, and the weather gets hotter. Kids, parents, and working adults alike are vulnerable to pressures around this time.
Thankfully, the Apple Watch is a great tool to calm down and de-stress. It does a better job than most alternatives I've tried, like mindfulness, meditation, and breathing exercises. If you have anxiety or panic attacks or anything of the like, the Apple Watch is a powerful tool to both focus and distract, which can help you improve your mental and physical health.
Apple Pay, the Apple Watch's best feature, is now available in more countries and places around the world.
Apple Pay is the Apple Watch's best feature.
Double-tapping the side button summons your credit or debit card, and holding your watch to a payment receiver completes the purchase instantly and securely. That's it!
Paying for goods with your wrist is easy, futuristic, and, well, awesome. You don't need to get your wallet out, or sign for anything, or need to worry about someone skimming the numbers on the top of your card, or worry about it getting stolen. It's faster and more secure than those methods — and it's expanding too.
Read more: How to use Apple Pay on an Apple Watch with your debit or credit card
Apple Pay is now available in over 30 countries — plus, more public-transportation systems around the world, including subways and buses in the US, are moving to support Apple Pay this year.
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This mobile advertising startup can give stiff competition to the likes of InMobi
Saikat PyneJul 29, 2016, 19:13 IST
Digital advertising is the future of the industry. However, pop-up ads and unwanted re-directs often ruin the user experience. The same goes for gaming. While people love playing engaging games, the obtrusive ads that pop up randomly irritate, annoy and finally turn off gamers. GreedyGame is looking to change all that.
GreedyGame is an in-game native advertising platform that helps brands to tap into their precise target demographic. While obtrusion often ends up running audience bases, in this case publishers can monetize content without that fear. How you ask? GreedyGame solves it with its proprietary native advertising platform. That way, gamers can enjoy gameplay seamlessly, without any annoying ads interrupting their experience.
Bangalore-based GreedyGame Media Pvt Ltd was founded in the year 2013 by Arpit Jain and Arink Verma. Arpit is an alumnus of IIT Ropar. He has worked with PayPal Innovation Labs and led several social entrepreneurship projects like LabourChowk and FarmFresh, before starting GreedyGame.
How do they do it?
In-game objects like the background, characters and so on are blended seamlessly with ads, These dynamic native ads helps engage audiences even while they are playing their games. This will empower game developers to monetize their game development though non-intrusive advertising, and gamers won’t complain!
GreedyGame is working with over 50 games in India. The likes of Nazara, Reliance, Games2win, Octro, Nextwave, Hungama and Disney in the gaming industry, and brands like PepsiCo, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Gatorade, Vespa, Airtel, Fastrack, EA, Amazon and Marico, among others have worked with them.
With over 1 million daily active users, Best Marketing Spark award (2015-2016) from Marico and recognition as a Madlabs partner company, this startup has a lot under its belt.
How are they selling?
GreedyGame has a differential pricing model based on internal analytics of user interaction, engagement and complexity of the game. It charges on the number of sessions, including a cost per session.
A session starts only after the end-user has crossed 60 seconds of gameplay, with the platform usually charging $8-10 for every 1,000 sessions. Currently, the company claims to have reached over a million users.
In September 2015, the firm raised a seed fund of $200,000 from Times Internet and other angels like ex-Flipkart heads Ankit Nagori and Sujeet Kumar among others.
GreedyGame recently appointed Samuel John to the role of Head of Operations. John was previously the Director of Operations at InMobi. His experience has driven InMobi’s international operations plans, and GreedyGame is looking to leverage the same.
In the coming six months, the startup is looking to expand its operations to Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
According to media reports, mobile advertising in India has grown from a $25-million market in 2011 to $70-$80 million in 2015. Industry estimates say companies are spending 2-4% of their overall media advertising budgets on mobile ads, and it’s growing at a hefty 60-70% annually.
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India Inc. has beaten the slowdown blues, and can look forward to more of the same.
By Mahesh Nayak Print Edition: Nov 18, 2007
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The start of the results season has been good for India Inc. The 778 companies that had reported results for the September 2007 quarter till October 26 have recorded a 28 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 31,683 crore, compared to Rs 24,747 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year. During this same period, their revenues surged 22 per cent to Rs 2,16,795 crore from Rs 1,77,266 crore.
The rise in net profit may have been helped by the 42 per cent rise in other income to Rs 10,314.32 crore (Rs 7,265.3 crore). Despite that, the results are impressive as operating profit margins for the quarter have surged over 300 basis points to 32.5 per cent against 29.3 per cent. The rise in other income has been mostly on account of foreign exchange gains. In fact, even after excluding other income from profit before tax, the companies have witnessed a growth of 26.4 per cent on this parameter.
A bird’s eye view of India Inc
Top and bottom lines have registered a healthy growth during the July-Sept. 2007 quarter.
COMPANIES (778) SEPT. ’07 Y-O-Y (%) Q-O-Q (%)
Net sales 2,16,795 22 10
Other income 10,314 42 -11
1,54,842 19 11
PBDIT 76,329 34 5
Interest 27,104 47 0
PBDT 49,225
Depreciation 5,902 17
PBT 41,660
PAT 31,683 28 8
*Figures in Rs crore
Source: CMIE
Prateek Agarwal, Head (Equity), Bharti AXA Investment Managers, says: “Across the board, the results are better than expected. It’s not surprising, as the economy is growing by 9 per cent, and companies are expected to register a 25-30 per cent growth on the back of increased consumer spending in India.” Barring cement and two-wheeler companies, the others have turned in impressive performances. He estimates that the 2008-09 Sensex EPS of Rs 1,000 (projected by most of the brokerage houses) will have to be revised to Rs 1,025-1,030.
Gagan Banga, CEO, Indiabulls Credit Services, agrees with this assessment. “Given the negative scenario on interest rates, high crude oil prices and the rising rupee, the corporate performance has been good. The party is expected to continue and I am not worried for the next 24 months. Thereafter, the shortage of capacity will impact the profitability of companies.” India Inc. is enjoying the benefits of the investments it made on capacity expansion in the 2000-04 period, he adds.
The sectors that are expected to maintain their growth trajectory and those that aren’t.
ON THE RISE IN DECLINE
Telecom Textile
Capital goods & engg. Oil
Cement Pharma
Banks IT
Power Automobiles
Experts feel the telecom, capital goods, construction, petrochemicals, metals & commodities, banking & financial services and power sectors will maintain their momentum in the foreseeable future, while sectors like textiles, oil, pharmaceutical, technology and automobiles will underperform. Says Banga: “The rupee appreciation is the key element that will impact the margins of these sectors and companies will have to hedge their positions. However, if interest rates start declining, automobile companies will be among the first to bounce back.”
Meanwhile, among the Sensex companies, Reliance Industries has registered a 42 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 3,837 crore, on a 13 per cent rise in revenue to Rs 32,043 crore. Construction and engineering behemoth L&T has reported a 47 per cent rise in net sales to Rs 5,499.94 crore on a 147 per cent jump in net profits to Rs 586.31 crore. On the other hand, automobile companies Ashok Leyland and TVS Motors disappointed investors. TVS reported a 24 per cent drop in net sales following a 44 per cent decline in motorcycle sales and higher interest costs, depreciation and lower other income ate into the profits of Ashok Leyland, registered a 16 per cent fall in net profit to Rs 80.34 crore (Rs 95.36 crore).
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Adam Lambert to Join Cast of 'Glee' in Unspecified Role
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From one embattled Fox series to another. American Idol Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert is joining the cast of Glee, Ryan Murphy announced on Twitter Wednesday night.
Tweeted the creator of the Fox musical series:
Since Murphy failed to elaborate on Lambert's role, fans are left guessing as to whether the singer will be joining in a regular or guest star capacity during Season 5 of the series. Lambert wouldn't be the first alum of the reality singing series to join the show — Idol's Season 11 runner-up, Jessica Sanchez, joined the series last season for a short stint.
But one thing's for sure, when it comes to the news about the theatrical Lambert: How in the world did it take this long for the Idol alum to make it on Glee? (And how quickly can we get Lambert to shave the mustache for his role?)
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How much will you save at Jack’s and is the discount supermarket coming to Derbyshire?
Tesco are launching a new range of budget stores
Published: 14:42 Thursday 20 September 2018
Tesco has launched its new discount store format called Jack’s, as it attempts to take the fight to German discounters Aldi and Lidl.
The supermarket giant plans to open between 10 and 15 branches over the next year, investing at least £20 million in the project and creating up to 250 new jobs.
The brand is being widely hailed as a challenger to Aldi and Lidl, which have eaten into the market share of Britain’s so called “big four” supermarkets.
Like the German duo, Jack’s stores will have lower operating costs than Tesco outlets due to their smaller range of products and simplified design.
Tesco boss Dave Lewis said the prices will be “the cheapest in town” at each location.
“We leverage the size and expertise that’s available to Tesco and Tesco partners and we bring that capability to Jack’s in an operating model that is lower and we pass that benefit on to our customers,” Mr Lewis said.
He added that the move, which has been under discussion at the supermarket for more than two years, is in response to consumer desire for a “smaller, simpler range at shops”.
Jack’s will carry 2,600 lines compared to tens of thousands in Tesco.
Of these, 1,800 will be own-brand products under the Jack’slabel, sourced from the Tesco supply chain.
Some 350 Tesco suppliers are involved in Jack’s. Eight in 10 products on the shelves are grown, reared or made in the UK.
The first two stores are set to open this week in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, and Immingham at formerly “mothballed” Tesco sites. At least five Jack’s stores will be converted Tesco locations and the rest will be newly acquired.
One of the new openings will be located next door to an existing Tesco store.
Between 10 and 15 branches will also open in the next six months and it’s already recruiting at new locations.
There are currently 5 places Tesco is recruiting General Assistant roles for a Jack’s store, including St Helens, Middlewich, Edge Hill, Rubery and Castle Bromwich.
So how do prices compare to those at Lidl and Aldi?
Numbers crunched by mySupermarket.co.uk show the following on select products: Item Jack’s price
1) Turkey Breast Mince 2% fat 500g £3.35
Asda - £3.29
Tesco - £4
Sainsbury’s - £4
Morrisons - £4
Lidl - £3.19 Aldi - n/a
2) British semi skimmed milk 2.27L/4pts £1.09
Tesco - £1.09
Sainsbury’s - £1.10
Morrisons - £1.10
Lidl - £1.09
Aldi - £1.09
3) Cox apples 6 pack 77p
Asda - n/a
Lidl - n/a
Aldi - n/a
4)Broccoli 350g 48p
Asda - 58p
Tesco - 55p
Sainsbury’s - 55p
Morrisons - 58p
Lidl - 68p
5) Own label baked beans 420g 29p
Lidl- 23p
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VIP rolls out six election candidates
by Conor King Devitt | July 17, 2018
Local News > VIP rolls out six election candidates
On Monday, the Virgin Islands Party rolled out a partial list of new candidates for the territory’s next general election, including Luce Hodge-Smith, Kye Rymer, John Samuel, Natalio “Sowande Uhuru” …
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On Monday, the Virgin Islands Party rolled out a partial list of new candidates for the territory’s next general election, including Luce Hodge-Smith, Kye Rymer, John Samuel, Natalio “Sowande Uhuru” Wheatley, and Vincent Wheatley.
VIP Chairman and Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie (R-D1) distributed the list in a press release. The long-time VIP politician also announced his decision to run for re-election as representative for the First District, a seat he has held since 1999.
The candidates — some of whom are senior public officers — were elected by the VIP Congress on Saturday, and Mr. Fahie is the only one who has previously served in the legislature.
Ms. Hodge-Smith works as government’s director of culture and plans to compete for the Fourth District seat currently held by Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool.
Mr. Rymer is the commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and plans to compete for the Fifth District seat currently held by Deputy Speaker Delores Christopher.
Mr. Samuel is a member of the Public Service Commission and the former director of shipping for the VI Shipping Registry. He is slated to compete for the leadership of the Sixth District, a role currently filled by backbencher Alvera Maduro-Caines.
Natalio “Sowande Uhuru” Wheatley is the current president of the VIP and an instructor at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. Party procedure dictates that Mr. Wheatley will step down from his presidency post before the general election.
He plans to compete for the Seventh District seat currently held by Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering, the minister of natural resources and labour.
Vincent Wheatley works as government’s sister islands coordinator and was widely praised for helping establish the Virgin Gorda Recovery Operations Centre that served as a de facto government for VG in the weeks after Hurricane Irma. He plans to contest the Ninth District, which is currently led by backbencher Dr. Hubert O’Neal.
“In their demonstration of true commitment to country, the successful VIP candidates are aware that immediately upon being officially confirmed on nominations day for the general elections of 2018 or 2019, they would be obliged to tender their resignations from all public offices held,” Mr. Fahie explained in his press release. “Candidates view this not as a sacrifice but as a duty and a calling to serve their country at this critical juncture.”
The process of filling out the ballot with candidates to compete for the other three district seats and the four at-large seats will “commence immediately,” the opposition leader added.
“At its conclusion, Congress will once again convene and, thereafter, the full slate of 13 VIP candidates will stand ready, willing and able to achieve victory in the general elections and begin the process of restoring confidence in governance; restoring unity in government; and restoring government’s capability to fight for what’s best for these Virgin Islands,” he said.
General elections are constitutionally due by the end of next summer.
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G.I. Joe Headlines Pictures Videos Wallpaper
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Character & Vehicle Designs; Featuring Unused Amphibious Motorcycle
G.I. Joe: Retaliation artists' Josh Nizzi, Anthony Francisco, and Keith Christensen worked on character designs. While Cenay Oekmen and Patrick Faulwetter focused on vehicle designs. Like Pat's unused 3-wheeled bike that had stealth & amphibious capabilities.
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Vehicle Designs By Patrick Faulwetter
In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy, Cobra, they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. The film stars D.J. Cotrona, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, RZA, Ray Stevenson, Channing Tatum with Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Jon M. Chu, and produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Brian Goldner, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe® characters. NOW PLAYING!
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'Making Sacrifices for All of Us,' Indigenous Water Protectors Arrested at Pipeline Company's Shareholder Meeting
"They've shackled grandmothers, used attack dogs on people, lied, stole, bribed, maimed, and poisoned, all over the lands."
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Waniya Locke and Cherri Foytlin were arrested in Dallas on Thursday after disrupting Energy Transfer Partners' shareholder meeting to protest the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. (Photo: Indigenous Rising Media/Facebook)
Admired by fellow activists for "making sacrifices for all of us," two Indigenous water protectors were arrested in Dallas on Thursday for demonstrating at a shareholder meeting of Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), which is responsible for several contentious fossil fuel projects including the Dakota Access, Bayou Bridge, and Mariner East 2 pipelines.
Waniya Locke and Cherri Foytlin are reportedly facing charges of disorderly conduct for disrupting the meeting to protest the 163-mile Bayou Bridge Pipeline—which, if completed, would haul 480,000 barrels of crude oil daily through Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin, the largest wetland and swamp in the country. Alarmed by the threat to water resources, wildlife, and local communities, landowners and water protectors are battling construction efforts in court and on the ground.
After disrupting the meeting, Locke and Foytlin were detained by police and brought out a back exit. While handcuffed, the pair led a crowd of supporters in a call-and-response chant—"What do you do when your water is under attack? Stand up, fight back!"—before they were forced into the back of a police car.
Watch (footage of the arrests begins at 32:00):
"They've shackled grandmothers, used attack dogs on people, lied, stole, bribed, maimed, and poisoned, all over the lands," Foytlin of the L'eau Est La Vie (Water Is Life) camp in south Louisiana said about the company's behavior and tactics . "From my perspective, [CEO Kelcy] Warren and ETP have well-earned every bit of bad karma that the universe can muster."
Opponents of the Bayou Bridge project have decried the actions of ETP's private security, alleging that in Louisiana, they have "abducted" water protectors to unlawfully deliver them to local police—so they can be charged under a newly enacted state law that criminalizes peaceful protests that interfere with energy infrastructure—and even intentionally sunk boats carrying activists and journalists.
"This is the continued genocide of Indigenous peoples—destroying our homelands, destroying our way of life."
—Waniya Locke, water protector
In addition to his company's hostile response to anti-pipeline activists and contributions to the global climate crisis, Warren has been sharply criticized for his own behavior, including his suggestion at an industry conference earlier this year that anyone who damaged the Dakota Access Pipeline "needs to be removed from the gene pool."
Denouncing the company's dirty energy construction on Indigenous lands, Locke, who also participated in the Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline charged, "This is the continued genocide of Indigenous peoples—destroying our homelands, destroying our way of life."
"I saw first hand the devastating impact that the Alaskan pipeline had on my Dené side with the Valdez oil spill and the cancer that affected the bodies of my loved ones in Alaska," she said. "Then at Standing Rock, my Húŋkpapha relatives and I saw first hand the violence of ETP as they forced their pipeline on us."
While Ellen Sue Gerhart, whose land was seized by ETP for the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Pennsylvania, was not arrested on Thursday, she was sentenced earlier this year to serve two months behind bars for peacefully protesting on her own property. Gerhart was forced to leave the shareholder meeting after attempting to discuss her arrest and imprisonment—she and her family say ETP fabricated allegations—as well as the conduct of company security at other pipeline construction sites.
BREAKING: grandmother & retired teacher Ellen Sue Gerhart disrupts @ETPfacts shareholder mtg. She was just jailed for 2 mos for peacefully opposing pipeline construction on her own property #stopETP pic.twitter.com/M0u1QDPAqJ
— Ethan Buckner (@ethanbuckner) October 18, 2018
"Unitholders are culpable for the damage and destruction perpetrated by ETP," Gerhart added in a statement. "ETP routinely and blatantly ignores local zoning ordinances, permit requirements, and privacy laws. Any agency who grants permits, any judge who grants eminent domain, any individual or institution that provides financial backing to this company is responsible for ETP's water contamination, destruction of wetlands, and violations of human rights."
The disruptions of ETP's meeting came as Greenpeace released an addendum to a report published in June detailing the company's efforts to "silence opposition."
Despite demands from nonprofits and financial institutions, "the company has not made significant public moves regarding its policies, decision making, or personnel, to show positive changes to its corporate behavior," the new report concluded. Furthermore, its "dismissal of Indigenous rights, aggressive approach to pipeline opponents, and its use of litigation as a means of intimidation, threaten the very fabric of democracy."
#Breaking: New report details the hundreds of spills, hundreds of millions in property damage & abuses on human rights tied to Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. >> https://t.co/CQRfhogyJ4 #StopPipelines pic.twitter.com/YO0ttzZ2p6
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) October 18, 2018
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csuite Podcast, SHOW 71 – INTERNET OF THINGS 201
As published on csuitepodcast.com
"Produced in partnership with the European PR agency Tyto, in this episode, we Tyto’s Hype Report on the Internet of Things (IoT), hearing from a number of experts who contributed to it.
For the main part of the show, Russell Goldsmith spoke to Practical Futurist, Andrew Grill and Abraham Joseph, Founder of IOT insights, plus Stephanie Atkinson, CEO of Compass Intelligence also joined the discussion in the studio via Skype from her offices in San Antonio in Texas.
We also hear from two more IoT experts from the US, Dan Yarmoluk, Director of Business Development for IoT and Data Science at ATEK Access Technologies and Rich Rogers, who at the time of recording, was Senior Vice President for IoT Product & Engineering at Hitachi Vantara. Finally, Tyto’s Managing Partner Brendon Craigie explains why he put this report together.
To download the full report, go to www.tytopr.com/iot
To begin with, Brendon explained that this was the first in a series of reports that Tyto intend to publish, looking at the hottest technology, science and innovation trends. He said that they picked IoT first because it’s one of the top five technology discussions that’s been going on over the past five years. It’s at the top of the Gartner Hype Cycle, with around a quarter of a million articles in 2017 focused on IoT, which is more than double the 100,000 there were in 2015.
Brendon added that IoT is very much a rising trend and the objective of Tyto’s reports is to cut beneath the hype to understand what’s really going on to understand the positive success stories as well as some of the barriers and challenges.
Given that making sense of data is a key part of Stephanie’s business, we went to her with the first question on whether we are set up to cope with all of the data that’s about to be thrown at us?
Stephanie had written in the report that “connected devices and assets alone are not what is revolutionary but what we can do with the information data and analysis of things that are connected is where we expect progress” and in fact, a lot of the comments made in the report naturally talked about the amount of data that’s being generated, which course is the bedrock of which IoT is built. Also, according to IHS Markit, a global business research analytics provider, there will be more than 31 billion IoT connected devices in 2018 and just looking at the Automotive Industry as one example, Intel had previously put out a stat that said just one autonomous car will create 4000 gigabytes of data a day.
Stephanie said that one of the big things that we have to think about is that we can’t be in a position just to collect all of this data and it really not do anything, so that definitely is an issue from a carrier perspective as we have too much data being collected. She added that we have to really think about this systematically – we have to look through each and every component. First of all, how often are we collecting the data, is it monthly, is it weekly, is it hourly, is it ongoing? We also have to think about the priority, is this something that could take down our network? Is this something that could take down our supply chain, our business operations? Will this affect our customers? So those are other things that Stephanie said you have to think about. And the last piece, she said, is, as we start to look through the data, some data might need to be combined with other pieces of information to really bring that level of intelligence to the business and really make it actionable. So, all these things are what’s really driving the data collection piece. But right now there’s a concern in the industry because we can’t be in a position where we’re collecting everything, we have to think about this in a systematic approach." READ MORE
Listen to the podcast: http://www.csuitepodcast.com/podcasts/show-71-internet-of-things-2018/ or
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Sprint and Ericsson Partner on Dedicated IoT Network
Today, Sprint and Ericsson announce a very big move in connecting and scaling IoT. Sprint announces a, "Fully dedicated, distributed and virtualized IoT core network works in tandem with the operating system to turn sensor data into immediate intelligence at the network edge; 5G-ready and primed for AI, robotics and more." This is a distributed and virtualized core IoT network and brings with it many benefits to the enterprise based on an overall Compass Intelligence view:
5G and Edge Ready IoT Core - enhances and expedites data analytics and computing at the edge (low latency), ability to manage massive amounts of data as close to the enterprise to manage outcomes
Cloud-based Billing & Managed Services - ease of use and management "IoT OS provides full subscription lifecycle management and monitoring of billing and usage data." Businesses need tech partners to support in managing network operations, security, cloud architecture, and applications/software
Faster Processing & Prioritization of Data - this brings faster response times to business problems or customer services, not only due to the dedicated network but the expected continued dedication of services and software that will wrap around this network to give IoT what it needs to meet enterprise expectations (Quality of Service, SLAs)
Optimal for AI, virtual applications, robotics, and Autonomous Vehicles - As the enterprise adopts and seeks solutions around artificial intelligence and automated operations, a dedicated network is expected to provide optimal enterprise solutions by having "AI in the core." These more demanding technology architectures will require a more sophisticated and dedicated network or at the very least a commitment to not treating IoT data the same as general voice and data communitcations.
Global SIM/chip (ARM) and chip security - To secure connected devices we look to the least common denominator and that means security on the chip (Sprint and Ericsson are pushing this), in addition over the air updates are required to adapt and further secure devices
Powered by Ericsson's Application Enablement Platform (AEP), IoT Accelerator Platform - "Ericsson IoT Accelerator leverages the scale, speed and lower cost of a cloud based solution to address use-cases and applications for Enterprises and Service Providers." per Ericsson's website.
The enterprise and government IoT number of connections is growing at such a rapid pace but with varying requirements in terms of the amount of data (large streams vs. bits), processing (how often, low latency), analytics (at the edge, in the cloud), security needs, and management. That being said, Sprint and Ericsson take IoT connectivity and commitment to the next level for sensors, connected machines, connected devices, and assets/fleets/AV. We are excited to learn more about this as we attend MWC Americas next week and we will follow up with an additional blog to share further details.
Full release: http://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-and-ericsson-reveal-ground-breaking-iot-dedicated-core-and-operating-system.htm
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Home About us Media Center Press Releases Congratulations to Clare Parry-Jones
Congratulations to Clare Parry-Jones
Enterprise Director features in Mirror Review’s ‘10 Most Influential Women in Tech 2019’
Congratulations to Clare Parry-Jones making it into Mirror Review magazine’s 10 Most Influential Women in Tech 2019.
To applaud and honour powerful women leaders in the industry, Mirror Review, a tech market news magazine and online platform for technologists and business, has launched its latest issue entitled ‘10 Most Influential Women in Tech 2019’.
Following Clare’s recent achievement in winning the ‘Manager of the Year’ category during the successful CRN Women in Channel campaign, Mirror Review were keen to interview Clare for this feature.
This edition showcases inspirational stories filled with business challenges, market knowledge, technology prowess, novel product lines, and venture success.
Here is what Clare had to say
The development of social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies,...
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Dell strikes gold by acquiring Alienware
Tom Yager (InfoWorld)
This week's spike in my job-satisfaction index is sponsored by that least likely of catalysts, Dell Computer. Dell's acquisition of the low-volume, high-end PC maker Alienware is so strategically brilliant that I may have to find a new exemplar for the lack of vision and innovation that typifies the PC market (any suggestions?).
I don't own any Alienware gear, but it's tops on a very short list of manufacturers that build the kinds of client systems I build for myself when it's time to catch up on AMD's latest CPUs. In the present landscape, it's iMac, it's a 64-bit AMD64 or PowerPC monster, or it's outta here. Alienware makes accessible monsters for people who won't accept less, and Dell gets a gold medal for snatching the company up.
Why care about this thinnest slice of the pie -- the hard-core developers, the gamers, the zero-day technologists whose vocation or avocation is leading-edge computing technology? Because we move the market by refusing to accept inertia. We shoved Intel off its market-blind road map, kicked off the x86 performance and component price wars, made ATA and Serial ATA storage respectable, snuffed Intel's attempt to foist costly and proprietary RAM on customers (watch out -- they're at it again) and drove 64-bit, multiprocessing, and then multicore CPUs into client systems.
I occupy an obscure slice of that obscure slice by looking at killer workstations and gaming PCs and saying, "PC OSes and apps will blow my readers' minds when these boxes represent the PC client baseline."
All of my visions seem outlandish when cast in the present tense, but there is a precedent for this particular madness. Whether or not the Mac's for you, you know that OS X Tiger and Mac applications are hot. The reason is that Apple set and rapidly advanced a hardware platform baseline that strikes PC users as overkill. When an influential vendor's technology overkill gains traction, users' expectations rise and a self-propelling flywheel of innovation driven by revenue is set in motion.
Apple is the quintessential anti-Dell, but Alienware has always been a leader in the secondary squad. But that's where any speculation about Dell pushing the button on Apple should end. Dell and Alienware aren't writing their own OSes or applications. They don't have a chain of company-owned stores where customers happily pay list price and endure the constant companionship of loss prevention staff. Dell and Alienware don't have magazines, trade shows, blogs, journalists, and Web sites on their reins.
Putting aside the Dell/Apple angle, it's important to recognize that Alienware now has access to Dell's bankroll, logistics, and its cost-plus-a-dime supply chain. Dell has a bet-hedging relationship with AMD covered by the plausible separation of a subsidiary. It's an incredibly smart arrangement, even if all Dell does with Alienware is support and learn from it.
Is all of this life-changing? Likely not. It's a move in an accelerating game of high-stakes chess. If this acquisition is purely a short-term strategy, then Dell is reminding Intel that being Dell's most favored CPU supplier requires that Intel maintain Dell's status as Intel's most favored OEM. It is Dell's way of raising the Swiss flag in AMD v. Intel and requesting a cease-fire from the nasty old media. And if Alienware can keep Dell's petrifying hand out of the building, it's a great time to be working for or buying from the company.
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How a British SMB survived a nightmarish cryptolocker ransom attack
With help from Ignite a small online trader was able to get back up and running within an hour
Tamlin Magee
Tamlin is online editor at ComputerworldUK and Techworld. He has previously covered a wide range of beats at a variety of publications, from European channel markets, enterprise cloud and privacy to architecture, design, film and music. He is particularly interested in the intersection between technology, the political sphere and the day-to-day.
Tamlin Magee May 21, 2018
When a small business client of managed services provider Ignite had all its files hit by a massive cryptolocker infection, things could have gone a lot worse.
Thanks to Ignite’s expertise and its partnership with Quest, the SME was able to get back up and running within hours and with minimal user disruption.
Group operations director at Ignite, Andy Portlock, told Computerworld UK that the unnamed client had the latest firewall, email filtering, data recovery and business continuity solutions in place. But as with many infections the problem was user error.
One Friday evening an employee managed to download cryptolocker via an email attachment, and very quickly the entire network was infected, holding the firm's data for ransom. The firm is typically open seven days a week and only really shuts for Chritsmas and Boxing Day, so the financial and reputational damage could have been severe.
“The business impact for those guys is they’re probably taking 100 orders per day – it would have caused massive disruption for them as a business to not be online and not transact as a business,” says Portlock. “We put an on-premise server on site, and using [Quest] Rapid Recovery we backed up locally to that on-prem server. Nine out of 10 times that’s sufficient.
“But when we found that the network is infected, the network is down, we despatched an engineer to site, to rebuild, spin up the local repository and get the client back up and running for Saturday morning trading.”
But the cryptolocker infection had also managed to creep into the local repository. So the client’s live system was infected and so was its on-prem backup.
That means that if the only strategy was to back up on-prem, the client would have either lost all their data, or have had to start a lengthy and possibly unsuccessful recovery process. Or – pay the ransom.
“For us in that scenario, we replicate the data multiple times off site to our data centre, and to a Microsoft Azure data centre, so we were able to spin up virtual servers in our data centre that were not infected, that we had clean copies for,” Portlock says. “We were able to push back to a recovery point of an hour, so there was only an hour’s worth of lost business in transactional terms. That was three transactions that we could quickly trace.”
“We span up the servers virtually in the data centre and then were able to point a number of machines using VPNs back into that data centre – so the client was operational for the Saturday morning trade, which then allowed us leeway to deal with the on-prem and the cleanup, and all the other fallout from that crypto issue.”
So despite narrowly averting disaster, the difference was barely palpable for the end users: the client was able to continue working just like they would have if they hadn’t been attacked in the first place.
For Portlock, the scenario underscores just how important it is to have a business continuity solution in place, along with a proper preparedness plan in case of attack.
“First and foremost you need to secure the network parameter, you need to put the stops in place,” Portlock says. “It’s very real now for a client that there needs to be a solution, and for me it’s the recovery point and the recovery objective that is key to any business.
“They may have a tape backup drive – but the realisation is they’ve never tested it, it’s unencrypted, and it’s sat in a briefcase for days or weeks and they’ve got no idea of the integrity of that data, let alone when you start to say: what happens if you need to recover that data? How long does it take and how much have you lost?
“If you’re doing nightly backups you’re luck if you lost a day’s work.”
Luckily for Ignite’s client, they only lost an hour.
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CBA & ABA Comment Letter re CFPB's Proposed Complaint Rating System
December 28, 2016 OMB Desk Officer for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Office of Management and Budget New Executive Office Building, Room 10235 Washington, DC 20503 RE: Comment Request on the Proposed “Consumer Response Company Response Survey” Docket No. CFPB-2016-0049; OMB Control Number: 3170-XXXX Dear OMB Desk Officer: The American Bankers Association (ABA)1 and Consumer Bankers...
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November 4, 2016 The Honorable Scott Tipton The Honorable Terri Sewell U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives 218 Cannon House Office Building 1133 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Randy Hultgren U.S. House of Representatives 2455 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Tipton, Sewell and...
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CBA Letter to HFSC re markup of H.R.5983, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
September 12, 2016 The Honorable Jeb Hensarling Chairman Committee on Financial Services U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Hensarling, The Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) applauds the goal of H.R. 5983, the Financial CHOICE Act of 2016, to reform the financial services regulatory framework and reduce regulatory burdens on financial institutions. CBA is the...
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A new national network has been set up for anyone who takes responsibility for arts, heritage and design in hospitals. The group is being hosted by the NHS national performance advisory group and letters will be sent to all hospital arts managers in the UK and all NHS trusts for people to sign up.
The first meeting of the group will be in London on 12 June to coincide with Creativity & Wellbeing Week and there will be three meetings per year around the country. The purpose of the group is to share best practice, create a national profile for arts in hospitals and provide support and advice.
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U.S. State of California hit by two major earthquakes within 48 hours
A 6.4 and another 7.1 magnitude quake has hit the state within the last two days
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A 7.1 earthquake rocked Southern California on Friday night. Multiple fires broke out after it struck 11 miles northeast of the city of Ridgecrest. This is the second after a 6.4 magnitude hit the same state barely 24 hours after one that struck on Thursday.
Friday’s 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Southern California released 11 times more energy than Thursday's 6.4-magnitude quake, meteorologist @IvanCabreraTV explains. https://t.co/QqIoPRjYDO pic.twitter.com/3zEsK1yAif
— CNN International (@cnni) July 6, 2019
According to the US Geological Survey, Friday’s quake was 5 times bigger than Thursday’s when it was measured on a seismogram.
Since Friday night’s quake, there has been an average of one aftershock per minute since in the southern part of California, according to the United States Geological Survey website.
After an earthquake as powerful as the one that hit Friday, residents can expect an aftershock reaching up to a magnitude of 6.0, officials said Saturday, and should even be prepared for a scarier shake.
A state of emergency has been declared in parts of the state as seismologists expect more aftershocks.
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FILE: Elisabeth Hasselbeck And Joy Behar Leaving "The View Joy Behar Celebrates Her New Book At The Metropolitan Room
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FILE - MARCH 08, 2013: Elisabeth Hasselbeck And Joy Behar are both leaving ABC's "The View" according to reports on March 8, 2013. Behar has been with the show since it started in 1997 and Hasselbeck joined the cast in November 2003.
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Embattled Broward County elections supervisor Brenda Snipes to resign, report says
On Saturday, Brenda Snipes acknowledged that her office had misplaced more than 2,000 ballots during the Florida recount.
Embattled Broward County elections supervisor Brenda Snipes to resign, report says On Saturday, Brenda Snipes acknowledged that her office had misplaced more than 2,000 ballots during the Florida recount. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/11/19/brenda-snipes-resigns/2056685002/
Associated Press Published 1:24 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2018 | Updated 1:25 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2018
Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes explains to the canvassing board the discrepancy in vote counts on Nov. 17, 2018.(Photo: Mike Stocker, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
A local media report says an embattled county elections official in Florida will be resigning early next year.
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported late Sunday that Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes had turned in her resignation letter earlier in the day. The report cited an attorney who works as counsel to the Broward elections office, Burnadette Norris-Weeks, as saying Snipes is to step down from her post in January.
Snipes has been the top elections official in the south Florida county since 2003 when then-Gov. Jeb Bush appointed her. She came under withering criticism for her handling of this year’s elections in the populous county as well as its legally required recount in close races for governor and U.S. Senate.
On Saturday, Snipes acknowledged that her office had misplaced more than 2,000 ballots during the recount.
She couldn’t immediately be reached late Sunday for comment on the report.
Gov. Rick Scott, who has the power to remove Snipes from office, was among those sharply critical of Snipes.
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Utah State’s Duro Opacic named Mountain West Men's Tennis Player of the Week
Published: February 21, 2019 5:31 am
Rick Parker, USU Staff Photographer
Utah State junior Duro Opacic has been named the Mountain West Men's Tennis Player of the Week for matches played through Tuesday, Feb_._ 19, as announced by the league offices.
Overall, it is the first time this season and the first time in his career that Opacic has earned MW Player of the Week honors.
Opacic, a native of Belgrade, Serbia posted a combined 7-1 record last weekend as Utah State went 3-1 with a 7-0 neutral-court win against Grand View, a 5-2 loss at Drake, a 4-1 neutral-court win against Indiana and a 4-2 neutral-court win against UC Santa Barbara. Against Grand View, Opacic posted a straight-set win at No. 6 singles (6-0, 6-0) and teamed up with freshman Daniel Bushamuka in doubles play for a 6-0 win at the No. 3 spot. Against the Hoosiers, Opacic notched a straight-set win at No. 6 singles (6-1, 6-4) and teamed up with sophomore Felipe Acosta for a 6-4 win at the third doubles position. Against the Bulldogs, Opacic tallied a three-set win in singles at the No. 5 spot (4-6, 7-6, 1-0 [12-10]). And, against the Gauchos, Opacic earned another three-set win at the No. 6 spot (4-6, 6-3, 6-4) in singles and teamed with Acosta for a 7-6 win at the No. 3 spot at doubles.
Utah State (9-4) is back in action next week as they will host Denver (5-2) on Friday, March 1, at 2 p.m., at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.
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The insurance underwriters in the Lloyd’s syndicate called AF Beazley & Others are introducing a new name, Beazley, and a corporate identity designed by Lloyd Northover – Glazer has won a three-way credentials pitch for the design of a range of marketi
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The insurance underwriters in the Lloyd’s syndicate called AF Beazley & Others are introducing a new name, Beazley, and a corporate identity designed by Lloyd Northover
Glazer has won a three-way credentials pitch for the design of a range of marketing literature for insurance broker Aon UK Private Client Insurance Brokers, a division of Aon Risk Services.
Kiss 102, the Manchester sister radio station to London’s Kiss 100, is to release new advertising and promotional material designed by Manchester group Influence. The consultancy’s art director Damyon Anderson Garrity says the design work ‘was about creating a coherence through all Kiss 102’s promotional material. The identity, which stems from the Kiss 100 logo, was being used disparately. I have developed a generic style to strengthen the brand’, he explains.
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Latticed framework incorporates seating around the edges of Shenzhen hotel and cultural centre
Alyn Griffiths | 15 April 2017 1 comment
Shenzhen studio Aether Architects has transformed a derelict residence in the city's Guanwu district into a hotel and cultural centre that is wrapped in a latticed framework of white cubes.
Aether Architects designed the ARTINN building for an organisation called Shenzhen Yingyu Creative Culture, which was looking to establish a creative hub for the local community as well as visitors.
The client is a native of the area and was keen to bring a new purpose to the disused and unsightly building located on a corner plot surrounded by other residences.
The renovated house now accommodates eight guest rooms, alongside a cafe, art gallery, book bar and flexible rooftop theatre space.
The architectural project required significant structural reinforcements to be implemented before the building could be adapted for its new use.
With the structure secured, Aether Architects set about embellishing the building by adding an outer framework that is intended to soften the boundary between the facility and the adjacent streets.
"We use the raw truss structure concept to develop a series of small structural units to knit and wrap over the original building, creating a new shape and architectural space," said the studio.
"The existence of the new structure as a transparent building between the original building and the external environment glued the two together, then formed the cascading architecture and scenery of the site," it added.
The metal frame is formed of galvanised profiles that are combined to create square modules. The resulting units create a semi-opaque surface around the building.
The latticed structure bears a resemblance to the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion created by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto for London's Kensington Gardens in 2013.
As with Fujimoto's pavilion, the framework incorporates stepped sections that project out around the periphery of the building to encourage the public to use them as informal seating.
The lattice extends across the facades and is interrupted only by openings aligned with doors and windows in the existing structure.
It also lines the edges of the open rooftop terrace, creating seating for performances and screening, and encloses a shaded porch on the ground floor and a seating area on the first floor.
The cafe and reception occupy a large open area at street level, with three guest rooms also accommodated on this floor. The upper storey contains four more guest rooms, as well as the gallery space and book bar.
The interior features whitewashed walls, with glossy surface treatments used for the floors and ceilings helping to enhance the bright feel. Wooden furniture and plants introduce natural details.
Photos of Sou Fujimoto's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Photography is by Chao Zhang.
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Woman found dead at house in Penzance just days after Christmas
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“On arrival a woman in her 40s was found deceased at the property.
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Calipari: Pitino at UK practice would 'put North Korea on the backburner'
Do not expect Rick Pitino to make an appearance at UK basketball practice anytime soon.
Calipari: Pitino at UK practice would 'put North Korea on the backburner' Do not expect Rick Pitino to make an appearance at UK basketball practice anytime soon. Check out this story on courier-journal.com: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2018/10/11/kentucky-basketball-john-calipari-open-rick-pitino-podcast/1565553002/
Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal Published 2:01 p.m. ET Oct. 11, 2018 | Updated 4:21 p.m. ET Oct. 11, 2018
UK's John Calipari doesn't think having Rick Pitino talk to his team is a good idea, but Cal is up for doing Pitino's podcast. Matt Stone, Louisville Courier Journal
FILE - in this March 31, 2012, file photo, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino, right, shakes hands with Kentucky head coach John Calipari before the first half of an NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball tournament game in New Orleans. Kentucky has fallen out of the Top 25 and the defending national champs are still looking to establish themselves heading into the instate showdown with rival Louisville. The fourth-ranked Cardinals Saturday will try to end a four-game skid against the Wildcats. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)(Photo: David J. Phillip, AP)
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is open to the idea of returning the favor by appearing on Rick Pitino's new podcast.
Pitino appeared on Calipari's now-defunct podcast in January 2017 while still coach at Louisville. Asked at UK's media day Thursday if he was already scheduled to go on Pitino's podcast, which is scheduled to premiere with an interview of Billy Donovan, Calipari said he is not but would probably be open to the idea.
He said he has talked with Pitino a couple times since he was fired by Louisville.
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The two longtime coaching rivals will not be reuniting for one of Pitino's new speaking engagements with college basketball teams, though.
"Probably wouldn’t have him come talk to the team based on it would put North Korea on the backburner," Calipari said with a laugh, referring to the media attention such a talk would elicit. "Let me just say that."
Jon Hale: jahale@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @JonHale_CJ. Support strong local journalism by subscribing today: www.courier-journal.com/jonh.
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RADCO Pays $39M for M-F Portfolio in OK City
The RADCO Companies has acquired a 714-unit, three-property multifamily portfolio in northern Oklahoma City.
Ioana Neamt
Jan 13, 2015
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The RADCO Companies has acquired a 714-unit, three-property multifamily portfolio in northern Oklahoma City. The Atlanta-based company paid $38.5 million for the Arbor Lake, Deer Creek and Lincoln Greens communities, with plans to invest an additional $7.6 million in upgrades.
Located roughly 12 miles from downtown Oklahoma City near Lake Hefner, the three Class B properties total 714 residential units built between 1984 and 1986. According to a news release, RADCO purchased the portfolio through a combination of bridge debt and private equity.
“More and more people are moving to Oklahoma,” said RADCO CEO Norman Radow in a statement. “It has the lowest unemployment rate in the nation and we want to be part of the city’s success by being leaders in the redevelopment of these quality properties.”
Arbor Lake is a townhome community featuring 125 one-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 696 to 900 square feet, and 27 two-bedroom, 1,100-square-foot units. The property also features two resort-style swimming pools. RADCO plans to rebrand the property Ashford Park.
The Deer Creek property, which will be rebranded Ashford Walnut Creek, comprises 76 one-bedroom and 28 two-bedroom apartments ranging from 504 to 900 square feet.
Lincoln Greens is a 458-unit garden-style community offering 34 townhomes, 330 one-bedroom and 128 two-bedroom apartment. Following upgrades, it will be rebranded Ashford Northwest.
RADCO owns two other multifamily communities in Oklahoma – Ashford Overlook and Ashford Ridge, both located in Tulsa.
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Health care leaders fear market disruption following individual mandate repeal
Caroline Lewis
Jonathan LaMantia
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EmblemHealth CEO Karen Ignani
Congress has passed a $1.5 trillion tax-reform bill that was widely opposed by New York's health care industry because of its elimination of the individual mandate, the Affordable Care Act requirement that individuals buy health insurance or pay a penalty.
The House voted on an updated version of the bill today, approving it 224-201 after impassioned speeches from lawmakers on both sides. The bill passed the Senate by the narrow margin of 51-48 shortly after midnight today. Five New York Republicans—Reps. Dan Donovan, John Faso, Peter King, Elise Stefanik and Lee Zeldin—voted against it in the House, objecting to its $10,000 limit on property tax and state income tax deductions.
Under the bill passed by both houses of Congress, people without insurance will no longer have to pay a fine of $695 or 2.5% of household income starting in 2019. The Congressional Budget Office has projected that 4 million fewer people would have insurance that year, which could increase the amount of uncompensated care delivered by hospitals.
The bill "would severely damage not-for-profit hospitals, their patients and state finances," Kenneth Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association, wrote in a letter to members. Many New York health care leaders expressed similar concerns.
There was at least one victory for the health care industry: A provision that would have eliminated a tax exemption for interest paid on private activity bonds, which are used by nonprofits to finance capital projects, was dropped from the final bill.
The individual mandate was designed to compel younger, healthier people to buy insurance, making it feasible for insurers to underwrite coverage for anyone regardless of their health status. Without it, healthier people could be more inclined to drop their insurance when premiums rise, leaving a costlier population to insure and begetting further price hikes.
"We can see clearly this will mean more danger to the risk pool," said Karen Ignagni, chief executive of nonprofit EmblemHealth.
Ignagni said it is too early to know the extent to which the repeal of the individual mandate would increase premiums for 2019 because Congress still has an opportunity to pass a package of legislation that would help stabilize the nongroup insurance market.
A deal to include stabilization measures in a year-end spending bill fell apart Wednesday. The package had included a proposal from Sens. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., and Patty Murray, D-Wash., that would fund for two years the cost-sharing reduction payments to insurers that help lower consumers' copays and deductibles and help fund one-quarter of New York's Essential Plan.
Another proposal from Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., included $4.5 billion in reinsurance funding for 2018 and 2019 that would offset insurers' losses on costly members, potentially holding down premium increases. The bills are now not expect to be considered until 2018.
"The clock is going to be ticking," Ignagni said. "There will be a real focus to act to help stabilize the market disruption [Congress] is creating."
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Wishing the best of luck to Chris Coleman and Wales this evening in the biggest ever match in the history of Welsh football. Only Portugal stand in their way of a final appearance on Sunday in their first ever Euros.
There is a Cray link to the current team success as Wands Player of the Year Grant Basey played for the Wales U17s, U19s and U21 between 2005-06 and played with members of the current Welsh squad including Gareth Bale and Joe Allen.
Grant is confident of success tonight. “I think they can do it. Having played with six of the team during my youth teams days, I’m not surprised how well they’ve done and their togetherness which was always there when I was a kid and their great team spirit”
When asked who he would prefer on his team, Gareth Bale or Cristiano Ronaldo, he played safe and stuck for the left foot union and plumped for Bale.
Good luck to Wales tonight and let’s hope they can do it in memory of Gary Speed who helped bring many of these players through.
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Council to consider removing pit bull-only language from law
Wilmington city council will consider changes to the city's animal control laws and eliminating pit bull-specific registration.
Council to consider removing pit bull-only language from law Wilmington city council will consider changes to the city's animal control laws and eliminating pit bull-specific registration. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/1MPWKOc
Jenna Pizzi, The News Journal Published 5:22 p.m. ET June 18, 2015 | Updated 5:54 a.m. ET June 19, 2015
Wilmington may drop breed-specific restrictions, Response-A-Bull Rescue cheers the concept. William Bretzger/The News Journal
Caitlyn Reynolds, founder and director of the Response-a-Bull Rescue and Shelter with her adopted pit bull, Brick, Thursday.(Photo: WILLIAM BRETZGER/THE NEWS JOURNA)
Wilmington City Council will consider changes to animal control laws that would align city law more closely with state law and remove a registration requirement only for owners of pit bulls.
The ordinance, sponsored by Councilwoman Hanifa Shabazz, was introduced at a council meeting Thursday and will be debated at a committee meeting on July 1.
The change is a joint effort between the council and administration of Mayor Dennis P. Williams and has support from Williams and Council President Theo Gregory.
The legislation was applauded by animal rescue advocates like Caitlyn Reynolds, founder of Response-a-Bull Rescue Shelter for the Misunderstood.
Reynolds said it is stereotypes about pit bulls and pit bull-type dogs that led to discrimination against them in society. She said pit bulls are not the only breed of dog involved in reported bites each year, so she wonders why they are singled out in the law.
"The bottom line is that it is not just pit bulls," said Reynolds, who lives in Wilmington with three pit bulls. "I think people think all pit bull owners are thugs. I'm college educated and a business owner."
In 2014 there were 128 dog bites reported in Wilmington involving 19 different dog breeds. Reynolds said this statistic shows that bad behavior is not a breed-specific problem and owners of one pit bulls should not be singled out in city law.
"A dog is a dog before it is any kind of breed," Reynolds said.
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Gregory said he supports the changes, although he laughingly admits he is scared of larger dogs like pit bulls and dobermans.
"This notion that we want to discriminate," Gregory said. "We have not choice but to change and bring our law in line with the state."
Shabazz, chairwoman of the public works committee where the changes will be debated, said the crux of the change is to bring the city code in line with the initiative of the state for state-wide animal control.
Williams and Gregory said in a statement that the proposed changes would not change the strict laws and procedures the city already has in place for animal owners and their pets as dog owners are still required to obtain multi-year licenses and rabies vaccines for their animals and require that the pets are properly confined to private property or on a leash. The proposed changes to the law also add a portion prohibiting individuals from owning a dog for the purpose of dog fighting.
The ordinance changes also include a section banning the practice of feeding pigeons.
In other business, the council introduced an ordinance that would amend the city's budget to include four new positions necessary for restructuring the police department. That legislation was assigned to the public safety committee.
Contact Jenna Pizzi at jpizzi@delawareonline.com or (302) 324-2837. Follow her on Twitter @JennaPizzi.
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2 more Delaware charters closing makes 13 in 24 years
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Lang on Pakistan
From the National Journal:
Earlier posters are correct in writing that the Pakistani Army remains the dominant institution in the country and the most important political chess piece. The COIN enthusiasts now emerging as the fad of the moment in American government should be ignored with regard to Pakistan. This problem is too important to be left to them.
Quite right. COIN "enthusiasts" -- whoever the hell they are -- should be ignored with regard to pretty much any situation. As I have said before, anyone enthusiastic about getting into a COIN campaign is nuts. What, though, would Pat Lang have us do? What is his hard-hitting alternative to the policies being generated at the NCS, State, and in the OSD?
We should pray that Musharraf or someone remarkably like him has sufficient support from the Pakistan Army to return to power and save the situation before it is too late.
Far be it for me to underestimate the will of God, but I do not think "prayer" is the best policy recommendation at the moment.
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Sports-Outdoors
Defining the Portland skyline, this 5,200-acre expanse of forest is one of the largest urban green spaces in the country.
It’s easy being green
30-minute and 30-mile hikers
Narrow winding trails of varying steepness
Commute-free communing with nature
Jen StevensonContributing Writer
We're thinking about a nature outing. Set the scene for us.
Defining the Portland skyline, this nearly 5,200-acre expanse of deep, dense, Pacific Northwest forest—one of the largest urban green spaces in the country—is criss-crossed with more than 80 miles of spectacular scenic trails and forest roads, so you can hike, bike, run, and walk to your heart’s content, all without ever leaving the city limits. Fun fact: Although the park wasn’t officially established until 1948, the idea of preserving the space as a “forest park” was originally proposed in 1903 by landscape architects John and Frederick Olmsted—sons of Frederick Law Olmsted, co-designer of New York's Central Park—who were hired to help design rapidly growing Portland’s master park plan.
Fun! What kinds of trails will we find around the park?
For a half-day trek with serious views and a delicious ending, start at Lower Macleay Park, take the Lower Macleay Trail until it intersects with the 30-mile Wildwood Trail, then continue up to the historic Pittock Mansion for a picnic on the beautiful back lawn. If you’re more in the market for a half-hour hike, but still want the full forest effect, take the Lower Macleay Trail through the cool, quiet canyon as far as the famous/infamous Stone House—a.k.a. the Witch’s Castle—a crumbling, moss-shrouded former rest stop built by the city in the 1930s. Even on this short trip, there’s plenty to see; keep an eye out for the city’s largest Douglas Fir, a 242-foot arborists’ wonder, Balch Creek’s coastal cutthroat trout and giant salamanders, and a whole host of native foliage, from lush licorice ferns to salmonberry bushes.
Got it. How easy is it to navigate all that nature?
Trail markers are relatively clear as you meander through canyons, follow babbling Balch Creek, and cross major roads like NW Cornell and Burnside, but for best results, download a map or purchase a guide from the Forest Park Conservancy or at Powell’s.
Beverly Cleary, Matt Groening, and James Beard are all from here. Enough said.
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We have a significant number of clients drawn from within the precision engineering industry. The potential to claim R&D tax credit in this industry is not always obvious so companies are less likely to be benefiting. The case study below is fairly typical for this industry although the size and complexity of the parts being developed will vary as each company aims to have their own niche.
Precision Engineering Company
Example of a single project (in a year there could be well over 100 projects). One of our customers came to us for assistance with making a set of very small parts (seven in all) which are miniature connectors used on a piece of machinery. This example relates to one of the parts. They said they had made the parts in house on their CNC machines (which are machines we also have) and that there was no issue with the material or achieving dimensions but they felt that the production process could be improved and the part may be better suited to production on a different type of CNC machine, which we have and they don’t have.
Development activities involving R&D included:
The advance sought was to develop a production process to produce a very small part, less than a millimetre long, hollow, with a tiny hole in the middle, 4 slots at the front and a ‘clench’ at one end. The part needed to be capable of handling extreme loading from a spring in one area and the production process had to meet a tight cost margin.
We did not have a blueprint for making the part so there was technological uncertainty over the design and development of the production process, to make a part with the required features and size, while also being strong enough to withstand extreme loading, given the tiny size of the part.
As the part is so small a lot of trial and error was involved to find a satisfactory production process.
One of the problems we faced was in developing a workable order for the various production operations.
We found that getting the four slots to line up, then closing down the clench end from the front, pushed swaf (minute particles only seen on a microscope) back inside the part and trapped them there.
There were also burrs which we had to eliminate - we had trouble seeing without using a microscope.
The part is made out of copper, which is hazardous, so that added an extra layer of complexity as oils used must be kept separate and we had to protect staff to ensure no ingestion of particles.
We were successful in developing a production process to make the part to a quality and price point that was satisfactory.
What was the financial benefit?
We claim year on year as we are constantly undertaking similar process development projects.
Our total claim value averages at around £36,000 per year.
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The Indy 500: Still trying to act like a lady
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Susan Greene - April 30, 2019
It was early April and the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents hunkered down for a second day at Denver International Airport’s Westin Hotel...
The Denver Mayoral No Bullsh*t Debate
Staff Report - April 26, 2019
It's decision time Denver! Watch 2019 Denver Mayoral Challengers Lisa Calderón, Jamie Giellis, Kalyn Heffernan, Chairman Seku, Penfield Tate, debate civil rights issues, moderated by...
The Indy 500: Hickenlooper’s “statewide conversation” about the death penalty never happened
John Hickenlooper is misrepresenting his record on the death penalty. Colorado’s former governor, one in a swelling pack of Democratic presidential hopefuls, was on...
Colorado’s death penalty repeal in holding pattern Vote margin appears close
Susan Greene - March 20, 2019
Colorado's Senate has for the second time this week postponed its floor debate on a bill to repeal the death penalty. The vote is...
In presidential run, Colorado’s Hickenlooper pushes compromise in an uncompromising time Will the former...
It is a late Friday afternoon in early February and passengers at Gate 12 of Washington’s Reagan National Airport are displeased. “Fucking United,” a lawyer-lobbyist...
Greene: Here’s how race played out in one of Colorado’s three capital convictions
Editor's note: This column originally was published on April 28, 2018 with the headline: Greene: Former jury foreman in capital case made to reckon...
Greene: Clarence Moses-EL’s innocence ordeal nears its end
Susan Greene - February 17, 2019
Finally. Finally, Clarence Moses-EL gets some measure of closure. Finally, Colorado’s justice system ends 32 years of elected officials seeing to it that whatever could go...
Feds set urgent deadline on Colorado River drought plan Interior Dept. to Arizona and...
Susan Greene - December 14, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Reforming western water policy has always been an exercise in political maneuvering, stop-and-start negotiations and bureaucratic delays. Progress comes slowly and...
Greene: Douglas County’s cynical investigation of Tyler Sanchez
Back in 2009, a rash of thefts and burglaries in Douglas County’s Stonegate neighborhood had residents stressing out. Pressure on the sheriff’s department intensified...
Susan Greene and Tina Griego on their partnership at The Indy The two Colorado...
Staff Report - November 30, 2018
Hello from the news desk of our women-run newsroom. By way of introduction, we are Colorado Independent Editor Susan Greene and Managing Editor Tina...
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ACLU Obtains Emails That Prove ICE Officials Set Deportation Quotas
U.S. immigration officials laid out plans last year that would ratchet up expulsions of immigrants convicted of minor crimes as part of an urgent push to make sure the government would not fall short of its criminal deportation targets.
Jorge Rivas Feb 15, 2013 4:22PM EST
A set of e-mails obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina show U.S. immigration officials developed strategies to increase the number of deportations so they could surpass the previous year’s record deportation numbers.
Federal immigration authorities have claimed to target people who pose a threat to public safety but these email show officials targeted immigrants convicted of minor crimes.
”These recently reported documents suggest that ICE’s ‘targeted’ approach may have less to do with public safety or a focus on serious crimes, and more to do with the agency’s laser focus on meeting deportation levels,” said Seth Freed Wessler, Colorlines.com’s investigative reporter.
Wessler says the documents provide evidence to support what advocates have long argued: immigration enforcement as it’s currently practiced looks more like a dragnet than a harpoon.
USA Today analyzed the emails and point to some of the strategies used to increase the number of deportations:
Among those new tactics — detailed in interviews and internal e-mails — were trolling state driver’s license records for information about foreign-born applicants, dispatching U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to traffic safety checkpoints conducted by police departments, and processing more illegal immigrants who had been booked into jails for low-level offenses. Records show ICE officials in Washington approved some of those steps.
In April, officials told field office heads to map plans to increase removals, then instructed at least one field office that supervises enforcement throughout Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to go ahead with efforts to mine DMV records and step up their efforts to deport people who had been booked into county jails, among other measures.
ICE spokeswoman Gillian Christensen told USA Today in a statement that “ICE does not have quotas.” She said the agency sets “annual performance goals” that “reflect the agency’s commitment to using the limited resources provided by Congress.”
Immigration advocates say this news doesn’t come as a surprise.
“The revelations about the Obama Administration’s deportation quotas are shocking, but not a suprise” said Arturo Carmona, Executive Director of Presente.org. “Anyone who knows the hard working people that the Administration is calling ‘criminals,’ who are being jailed by the thousands and deported by the millions, knows that government officials have such internal quotas. Other officials do an injustice to us all when they repeat false claims that there is some sort of legal mandate to deport 400,000 people a year. There’s not. And now everybody can see the ‘bonuses,’ deceit and dirty politics behind the immigrant tragedy.”
Chris Newman, Legal Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Network says the findings are offensive.
“Setting immigration policy by a deportation quota runs counter to every talking point the Obama administration has used in the past five years. It has endangered public safety. It offends both constitutional values and has led to grave civil rights violations,” Newman said.
“It’s the exact reason why the first step in immigration reform must be a suspension of deportations,” Newman went on to say.
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Specialized S-Works Venge Disc Di2 Sagan Collection
For years Peter's been chasing rainbows—some years successfully, others just out of reach. But, in the process, he’s the one rider in the peloton that everyone is always looking for. Sometimes he’s at the front of the race in the spotlight, wreaking havoc. While other times, he’s hiding in the pack like a panther waiting for the right moment to attack. With the Sagan Collection, we’ve developed two different personalities of Peter’s racing style and transformed them into a collection of products—Overexposed and Underexposed. The Overexposed collection highlights the "star-of-the-show" side of Peter, with loud, yet elegant silvers—all with touches of rainbows, of course. On the other hand, the Underexposed Collection represents the reserved, “below the radar” Peter with blacks, greys, and, you guessed it, rainbows. Each piece represents the highest quality in materials, from the rainbow-refracting paint, to the custom wheels and tires. It’s time to start chasing your own rainbows with the Sagan Collection. - Our quest for the perfect tube shapes didn’t start in the Win Tunnel, but with a new piece of technology, the FreeFoil Shape Library. Our engineers wrote an optimization algorithm and utilized a supercomputer to help create new airfoil shapes with different weights, surface areas, and structural targets. Armed with this library of shapes, we could plug them into the different parts of the bike and test a variety of configurations to determine the fastest setup in the Win Tunnel. - While the Rider-First Engineered tubes greatly contribute to the reduction in weight, they also generate a higher stiffness-to-weight ratio and provide 40% more compliance than the ViAS—no matter the frame. And we can't forget the 32mm-wide tire clearance for further compliance. - The new cockpit, developed in partnership with our World Tour teams, features a stem with a higher stiffness than anything we’ve ever tested, new bars that are faster, lighter, stiffer, and feature a textured pattern on the tops for extra grip and control. - Compared to the fastest aero road bike to date (the Venge ViAS), and many others in the space that we won't name here, the new Venge is eight seconds faster over 40km at zero degrees of yaw. - Not only did we make the Venge more aero than the ViAS, but we also took 460 grams out of the module weight. This means we saved 240g in the frame, 25g in the fork, 107g in the cockpit, 25g in the seatpost, and 63g in small parts—making it the fastest option when you need to go up, down, and all around.
Specialized S-Works Venge
We aren't satisfied with second fastest. Hell, why do you think we have our own Win Tunnel and the motto, "Aero is Everything?" We live and breathe aero because we know that aerodynamic optimization is the best thing we can do to make you faster. And this philosophy has never been truer than with the new Venge. Being eight seconds faster than the ViAS, it’s not only the most aerodynamic bike on the road, but it’s also lost 460 grams. This is the new shape of speed. Surprisingly, our quest for the perfect tube shapes didn’t start in the Win Tunnel. It started with a new piece of technology, the FreeFoil Shape Library. Our engineers wrote an optimization algorithm and utilized a supercomputer (yes, we used an actual supercomputer) to help create new airfoil shapes with different weights, surface areas, and structural targets. Armed with this library of shapes, all with different aspect ratios, we could plug them into the different parts of the bike and test a variety of configurations to determine the fastest setup in the Win Tunnel. Compared to the fastest aero road bike to date (the Venge ViAS), and many others in the space that we won't name here, the new Venge is eight seconds faster over 40km at zero degrees of yaw. It's also faster out on the road in all wind conditions—not just in the tunnel. And while it's cool that the new Venge is more aero, there are other factors to fast. Striking the perfect combination of weight and aerodynamics plays a crucial role in a bike’s overall performance. A bike that’s strictly aero will feel great on the flats, but it'll suffer on the climbs and in quick accelerations. A bike that’s strictly lightweight, however, will suffer on everything but the steepest climbs. So, not only did we make the Venge more aero than the ViAS, but we also took 460 grams out of the module weight. This means we saved 240g in the frame, 25g in the fork, 107g in the cockpit, 25g in the seatpost, and 63g in small parts. So no matter the course, the Venge will prove to be the fastest option when you need to go up, down, and all around. Much of this weight savings comes from our Rider-First Engineered tubes. We implemented much of the discovery from the new Tarmac's development, like different layup schedules and materials, and this culminated in a Venge that’s not only lighter but one that also has a higher stiffness-to-weight ratio and 40% more compliance than the ViAS—no matter the frame size. And while you can't always see these changes, all it takes is one ride to feel the quick accelerations and the bump-eating compliance. Of course, we didn't stop there. The geometry got an update, and now, it's based on over 40,000 Retül data points, as well as professional rider input. This enabled us to implement a Performance Road Geometry that perfectly combines a responsive front-end with a short wheelbase, and this delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. Last, but certainly not least, the Venge houses some exciting new features. The new cockpit, developed in partnership with our World Tour teams, features a stem with a higher stiffness than anything we’ve ever tested, new bars that are faster, lighter, stiffer, and feature a textured pattern on the tops for extra grip and control. Next up is tire clearance—it has no problem clearing 32mm-wide tires. And, finally, we’ve put our Shimano A-Junction in the seatpost, making it easy to charge, check battery levels, and for team mechanics to make adjustments. The S-Works Venge comes with the best components spec around, with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2, hydraulic disc brakes, Roval CLX 64 Disc wheels dressed with 700x26mm Turbo Cotton Tires, and our S-Works Power Cranks that are the lightest & most accurate in the world. - The Rider-First Engineered, FACT 11r frame not only makes the Venge the most aerodynamic road bike we’ve ever created, but it's also lightweight and stiff in all the right places. Every tube shape, trailing edge, and design cue was influenced by hours of testing in our Win Tunnel, CFD, 3D-printed prototypes, and real-world rider feedback. Ultimately, this resulted in the fastest road bike we’ve ever made. - Shimano's Dura-Ace Di2 group offers exceptionally crisp shifts, smooth braking modulation, and it keeps the overall weight of the Venge at an absolute minimum. - The Roval CLX 64 disc wheels aren't only the fastest wheels we've tested, but they perform extremely well in crosswinds, so they're perfect for all conditions.
Specialized S-Works S-Works Venge Disc – SRAM ETAP
We aren't satisfied with second fastest. Hell, why do you think we have our own Win Tunnel and the motto, "Aero is Everything?" We live and breathe aero, because we know that aerodynamic optimization is the best thing we can do to make you faster. And this philosophy has never been truer than with the new Venge. Being eight seconds faster than the ViAS, it’s not only the most aerodynamic bike on the road, but it’s also lost 460 grams. And now with SRAM RED eTAP, you’re definitively looking at the new shape of speed. Surprisingly, our quest for the perfect tube shapes didn’t start in the Win Tunnel. It started with a new piece of technology, the FreeFoil Shape Library. Our engineers wrote an optimization algorithm and utilized a supercomputer (yes, we used an actual supercomputer) to help create new airfoil shapes with different weights, surface areas, and structural targets. Armed with this library of shapes, all with different aspect ratios, we could plug them into the different parts of the bike and test a variety of configurations to determine the fastest setup in the Win Tunnel. Compared to the fastest aero road bike to date (the Venge ViAS), and many others in the space that we won't name here, the new Venge is eight seconds faster over 40km at zero degrees of yaw. It's also faster out on the road in all wind conditions—not just in the tunnel. And while it's cool that the new Venge is more aero, there are other factors to fast. Striking the perfect combination of weight and aerodynamics plays a crucial role in a bike’s overall performance. A bike that’s strictly aero will feel great on the flats, but it'll suffer on the climbs and in quick accelerations. A bike that’s strictly lightweight, however, will suffer on everything but the steepest climbs. So, not only did we make the Venge more aero than the ViAS, but we also took 460 grams out of the module weight. This means we saved 240g in the frame, 25g in the fork, 107g in the cockpit, 25g in the seatpost, and 63g in small parts. So no matter the course, the Venge will prove to be the fastest option when you need to go up, down, and all around. Much of this weight savings comes from our Rider-First Engineered tubes. We implemented much of the discovery from the new Tarmac's development, like different layup schedules and materials, and this culminated in a Venge that’s not only lighter, but one that also has a higher stiffness-to-weight ratio and 40% more compliance than the ViAS—no matter the frame size. And while you can't always see these changes, all it takes is one ride to feel the quick accelerations and the bump-eating compliance. Of course, we didn't stop there. The geometry got an update, and now, it's based on over 40,000 Retül data points, as well as professional rider input. This enabled us to implement a Performance Road Geometry that perfectly combines a responsive front-end with a short wheelbase, and this delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. Last, but certainly not least, the Venge houses some exciting new features. The new cockpit, developed in partnership with our World Tour teams, features a stem with a higher stiffness than anything we’ve ever tested, new bars that are faster, lighter, stiffer, and feature a textured pattern on the tops for extra grip and control. Next up is tire clearance—it has no problem clearing 32mm-wide tires. The S-Works Venge comes with the best component spec around, with the all-new SRAM RED eTAP AXS groupset, hydraulic disc brakes, Roval CLX 64 Disc wheels dressed with 700x26mm Turbo Cotton tires, and even an integrated power meter in the RED AXS crankset. - The Rider-First Engineered, FACT 11r frame not only makes the Venge the most aerodynamic road bike we’ve ever created, but it's also lightweight and stiff in all the right places. Every tube shape, trailing edge, and design cue was influenced by hours of testing in our Win Tunnel, CFD, 3D-printed prototypes, and real-world rider feedback. Ultimately, this resulted in the fastest road bike we’ve ever made. - SRAM's RED eTAP AXS group provides exceptionally crisp shifts, smooth braking modulation, and it keeps the overall weight of the Venge at an absolute minimum. - The Roval CLX 64 disc wheels aren't only the fastest wheels we've tested, but they perform extremely well in crosswinds, so they're perfect for all conditions.
Specialized Turbo Men's S-Works Turbo Levo
We know we like to drop the "all-new" line quite a bit, but hey, we’re easily excitable. Look, squirrel! But really, we're just excited to share stuff that we think is revolutionary, and the all-new S-Works Turbo Levo 29 is by far the most stoke-inducing item on our list. It has a carbon frame with a Sidearm design like you'll find on the new Stumpjumper, plus 150mm of Rx-tuned travel, a redesigned custom motor, a new 700 Wh battery, and a super long list other features that make it the ultimate trail bike—just with some extra oomph. The power to ride more trails is yours. - The S-Works Turbo Levo frame is constructed entirely of FACT 11m carbon fiber, making it not only lightweight but also remarkably stiff and responsive. The design includes our 29 Trail Geometry that includes a low bottom bracket, lengthy top tube, and short chainstays. Kinematics of the frame have also been perfected, along with rider-tuned stiffness. Cable routing is all internal, including that of the Command Post IR, while the battery is fully integrated into the down tube, while the minimalist motor is mounted in a more secure, lighter way. - The custom Specialized 2.1 Rx Trail-tuned motor is more efficient, 15% smaller, and 11% lighter than its predecessor. This successfully places it at the top of e-bike motor technology. It has many other features that no other e-bike can touch, like instant engagement, fantastic heat management, a double freewheel design that disengages the gearbox when you hit top speed, and silent, smooth, and consistent output—even at max power. - This Turbo’s new Specialized M2-series battery features a 700Wh capacity, providing you with 40% more capacity and range, and even more power to ride more trails. It, of course, still seamlessly integrated inside the frame and is easily removable, too.
Trek Emonda SLR 9 Disc eTap
Emonda SLR 9 Disc eTap combines our lightest carbon road disc frameset and highest-end carbon wheelset with groundbreaking drivetrain technology. SRAM’s RED eTap AXS groupset is the first to offer 12-speed wireless electronic shifting. This futuristic tech will change the way you ride. It's right for you if... You want the lightest frame and the most advanced drivetrain tech available. SRAM's 12-speed RED eTap AXS electronic drivetrain is completely wireless, programmable, and precise. It's smoother and smarter than anything else on the road. The tech you get Our lightest 700 Series OCLV carbon frame and fork, 12mm thru axles, Bontrager Aeolus XXX 2 carbon wheels, a full 2x12 SRAM RED eTap AXS wireless drivetrain that can be programmed to your preference using the AXS app, a Bontrager XXX bar/stem combo, Bontrager XXX saddle, and SRAM RED flat-mount hydraulic disc brakes. The final word This is the lightest disc road frame we've ever made, and it's spec'd with the performance parts you'll see in the Tour de France. But the real advantage of this ride is in the wireless SRAM RED eTap AXS drivetrain. You get a quieter ride and smaller jumps between gears for super smooth shifts. Why you'll love it - SRAM RED eTap AXS is the smartest, smoothest wireless electronic shifting on the market - We optimized our carbon layup process specifically for this frame to achieve the lightest weight and finest ride quality possible - You can immediately feel the benefits of our lightest Émonda frame on the biggest climbs - Yes, it's a super lightweight bike—but it's a super lightweight bike with exceptional ride quality, balance, and stiffness, too - Make it yours: it's fully customizable through Project One
Specialized S-Works Men's Tarmac Disc Sagan Collection LTD
It’s not often that you see the words “elegance” and “rebellion” in the same sentence, but Peter Sagan isn’t your typical rider. He’s constantly breaking the mold of what’s possible from a bike racer, and does so in a way that makes it look easy—and it’s these characteristics that inspired the Sagan Collection. It takes these traits and, through some heavy design collaboration, transforms them into a collection of products that'll help you find your own World Champion stripes. For the construction, we utilized advanced aerospace composite optimization software to revolutionize the construction and layup of our new FACT 12r carbon. It's the most advanced material, and schedule, we've ever made and this allowed us to shed nearly 200 grams. That's right, a 20% reduction in frame weight—the perfect recipe for your next hill climb PR. We also took major steps to improve our Rider-First Engineered technology to ensure that the new Tarmac is stiff and compliant in exactly the right places, all while shedding some serious weight. From different layup schedules and materials to visibly different forks, we scrutinized every single aspect of the new Tarmac to ensure you're getting the perfect ride. With this revamp, we also updated the geometry, basing it on countless Retül data points and professional rider input. This enabled us to develop a Performance Road Geometry that perfects the combination of a responsive front-end and short wheelbase, which delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. And while stiffness aids in the aforementioned, compliance must also be utilized for an optimal ride quality. That's why we designed a seatpost that builds compliance into the upper 120mm where clamping doesn't happen, dropped the seat stays, and altered the seat tube shape. We also added tire clearance up to 30mm, which translates to a 28mm Turbo Cotton on a Roval CLX 50 Disc wheel. This allows lower pressures for decreased rolling resistance, increased traction, and more comfort. Altogether, these additions still have the Tarmac riding like a true race-machine, but it also takes a bit of the sting out of road imperfections. You'll thank us on your next long ride. But why disc brakes? The real question is "why not?" They offer superior braking power and modulation, work exceptionally well in wet weather, and offer a very, very minor weight addition. All this means that you have more control and can go faster with more confidence. We also know, however, that aerodynamic improvements are the most important thing we can do to make you faster. Our Bora-Hansgrohe and Quick-Step Floors Pro Tour riders, after all, are demanding aero improvements on every bike. With this, the aero goal was to discover where we could essentially "add aero for free," by not taking anything away from the hallmarks of the Tarmac design. During the six-month iterative process, three areas were discovered where we could do this—a new fork shape, dropped seat stays with aero tubes, and a D-shaped seatpost and seat tube. The result? A bike that's approximately 45 seconds faster over 40km compared to other lightweight bikes in the same category. Next, we included the lightest (440g/172.5mm) and most accurate power meter available, because no matter your skill level or experience on the bike, there's no better way to enhance your training and racing performance than by riding with a power meter. Lucky for you, we've combined our incredibly light and stiff carbon fiber S-Works road cranks with dual-sided power measurement. This S-Works Tarmac comes ready to race with Shimano's new Dura-Ace 9170 Di2 groupset with disc brakes and the lightweight, yet impressively aerodynamic, Roval CLX 50 Disc wheels with 26mm Turbo Cotton tires.
Specialized S-Works S-Works Roubaix - SRAM Red eTap AXS
With six wins at Paris-Roubaix, our Roubaix has proven that Smoother is Faster. Until this moment, however, smooth has admittedly come with some compromises. But not anymore. The all-new S-Works Roubaix now delivers compliance without compromise by introducing a radical new Future Shock 2.0 that gives you more control and damping options, a new Pavé seatpost that creates our most balanced Roubaix to date, aerodynamics that equal the Tarmac, and a Rider-First Engineered frame that tips the scales below 900 grams (Size: 56cm | Black). Is it still comfortable? Sure, but don’t call it a comfort bike, because performance was behind every engineering decision we made. This is the new Roubaix. - The new frame delivers compliance without compromise via the perfect balance of aerodynamics, light overall weight, compliance, and Rider-First Engineering. With tube shapes that were born in our FreeFoil Shape Library and validated in the Win Tunnel, the new Roubaix’s as aero as the Tarmac SL6. Meanwhile, to ensure the weight and ride quality, we turned to a Rider-First Engineered design to deliver optimal stiffness and compliance across all sizes, from 44 to 64cm. Of course, the frame also stays below 900 grams (Size 56cm | Black). And to prep you for your own Hell of the North, we’ve made room for 33mm tires. - To go along with the new frame, we’ve also developed a totally-new S-Works Pavé seatpost. Not only is it the first compliant seatpost that’s ALSO aerodynamic, it does so without any additional weight or finicky contraptions. Starting with the same D-shape design found on the Tarmac, we took its compliance a step further by building additional flex into the upper and developing a new drop-clamp design in the frame. This provides plenty of compliance, while staying perfectly balanced with the front-end, so you get a smooth, balanced ride no matter how rough the road. - The Future Shock 2.0 is the result of our pro riders’ demands for the cobbles of Roubaix. It’s smoother, faster, and gives you more control via a knob atop the stem. This knob adjusts compression from fully-open to stiff, while hydraulically-damped internals control rebound. Add it up, and this latest version will reduce fatigue and increase your speed, no matter the terrain. The new Smooth Boot, top cap, and Future Stem also enhance the aesthetic, so you get a clean transition from head tube to stem.
Specialized S-Works S-Works Roubaix - Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Specialized S-Works S-Works Tarmac Disc – SRAM ETAP
When we developed the new S-Works Tarmac Disc, we didn't just want it to be fast. No, we wanted it to be fast everywhere. Long climbs, windy flats, Grand Tour stages, local fondos—we built a race bike to be the most complete out there. And now with SRAM RED eTAP, you’re looking at an unstoppable race machine. For the construction, we utilized advanced aerospace composite optimization software to revolutionize the construction and layup of our new FACT 12r carbon. It's the most advanced material, and schedule, we've ever made and this allowed us to shed nearly 200 grams. That's right, a 20% reduction in frame weight—the perfect recipe for your next hill climb PR. We also took major steps to improving our Rider-First Engineered technology to ensure that the new Tarmac is stiff and compliant in exactly the right places, all while shedding some serious weight. From different layup schedules and materials, to visibly different forks, we scrutinized every single aspect of the new Tarmac to ensure you're getting the perfect ride. With this revamp, we also updated the geometry, basing it on countless Retul data points and professional rider input. This enabled us to develop a Performance Road Geometry that perfects the combination of a responsive front-end and short wheelbase, which delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. And while stiffness aids in the aforementioned, compliance must also be utilized for an optimal ride quality. That's why we designed a seatpost that builds compliance into the upper 120mm where clamping doesn't happen, dropped the seatstays, and altered the seat tube shape. We also added tire clearance up to 30mm, which translates to a 28mm Turbo Cotton on a Roval CLX 50 Disc wheel. This allows lower pressures for decreased rolling resistance, increased traction, and more comfort. Altogether, these additions still have the Tarmac riding like a true race-machine, but it also takes a bit of the sting out of road imperfections. You'll thank us on your next long ride. But why disc brakes? The real question is "why not?" They offer superior braking power and modulation, work exceptionally well in wet weather, and offer a very, very minor weight addition. All this means that you have more control and can go faster with more confidence. We also know, however, that aerodynamic improvements are the most important thing we can do to make you faster. Our Bora-Hansgrohe and Quick-Step Floors Pro Tour riders, after all, are demanding aero improvements on every bike. With this, the aero goal was to discover where we could essentially "add aero for free," by not taking anything away from the hallmarks of the Tarmac design. During the six-month iterative process, three areas were discovered where we could do this—a new fork shape, dropped seatstays with aero tubes, and a D-shaped seatpost and seat tube. The result? A bike that's approximately 45 seconds faster over 40km compared to other lightweight bikes in the same category. This S-Works Tarmac comes with the best component spec around, with the all new SRAM RED eTAP AXS groupset, hydraulic disc brakes, Roval CLX 50 Disc wheels dressed with 700x26mm Turbo Cotton tires, and even an integrated power meter in the RED AXS crankset. - Featuring our Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary climbing responsiveness and descending prowess you'd expect from a Tarmac. The S-Works FACT 12r frame is our highest quality carbon frame, offering the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness. - SRAM's RED eTAP AXS group provides exceptionally crisp shifts, smooth braking modulation, and it keeps the overall weight of the Tarmac at an absolute minimum. - The Win Tunnel Engineered Roval CLX 50 Disc carbon wheelset offers superior aerodynamics, a svelte 1415-gram weight, and plenty of durability to be both a perfect training and race wheelset.
Specialized S-Works Tarmac Disc
When we developed the new S-Works Tarmac Disc, we didn't just want it to be fast. No, we wanted it to be fast everywhere. Long climbs, windy flats, Grand Tour stages, and local fondos—we built a race bike to be the most complete out there. And now with disc brakes, we've managed to make it, well, even more complete. For the construction, we utilized advanced aerospace composite optimization software to revolutionize the construction and layup of our new FACT 12r carbon. It's the most advanced material and schedule we've ever made and this allowed us to shed nearly 200 grams. That's right, a 20% reduction in frame weight—the perfect recipe for your next hill climb PR. We also took major steps to improving our Rider-First Engineered technology to ensure that the new Tarmac is stiff and compliant in exactly the right places, all while shedding some serious weight. From different layup schedules and materials, to visibly different forks, we scrutinized every single aspect of the new Tarmac to ensure you're getting the perfect ride. With this revamp, we also updated the geometry, basing it on countless Retül data points and professional rider input. This enabled us to develop a Performance Road Geometry that perfects the combination of a responsive front end and short wheelbase, which delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. And while stiffness aids in the aforementioned, compliance must also be utilized for an optimal ride quality. That's why we designed a seatpost that builds compliance into the upper 120mm where clamping doesn't happen, dropped the seatstays, and altered the seat tube shape. We also added tire clearance up to 30mm, which translates to a 28mm Turbo Cotton on a Roval CLX 50 Disc wheel. This allows lower pressures for decreased rolling resistance, increased traction, and more comfort. Altogether, these additions still have the Tarmac riding like a true race-machine, but it also takes a bit of the sting out of road imperfections. You'll thank us on your next long ride. But why disc brakes? The real question is "why not?" They offer superior braking power and modulation, work exceptionally well in wet weather, and offer a very, very minor weight addition. All this means that you have more control and can go faster with more confidence. We also know, however, that aerodynamic improvements are the most important thing we can do to make you faster. Both our Bora-Hansgrohe and Team Quick-Step Floors Pro Tour riders, after all, are demanding aero improvements on every bike. With this, the aero goal was to discover where we could essentially "add aero for free," by not taking anything away from the hallmarks of the Tarmac design. During the six-month iterative process, three areas were discovered where we could do this—a new fork shape, dropped seatstays with aero tubes, and a D-shaped seatpost and seat tube. The result? A bike that's approximately 45 seconds faster over 40km compared to other lightweight bikes in the same category. Next, we included the lightest (440g/172.5mm) and most accurate power meter available, because no matter your skill level or experience on the bike, there's no better way to enhance your training and racing performance than by riding with a power meter. Lucky for you, we've combined our incredibly light and stiff carbon fiber S-Works road cranks with dual-sided power measurement. This S-Works Tarmac comes ready to race with Shimano's new Dura-Ace 9170 Di2 groupset with disc brakes, and the lightweight, yet impressively aerodynamic, Roval CLX 50 Disc wheels with 26mm Turbo Cotton tires. - Featuring our Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary climbing responsiveness and descending prowess you'd expect from a Tarmac. The S-Works FACT 12r frameset is our highest quality carbon frame, offering the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness. - S-Works full FACT carbon fork with a tapered construction provides incredible front-end stiffness and steering response for instantaneous accelerations and high-speed descents. - We've combined our incredibly light and stiff, carbon fiber S-Works road cranks with dual-sided power measurement, making it the lightest (440g/172.5mm) and most accurate (+/- 1%) power meter available.
Specialized S-Works Women's Tarmac Disc
When we developed the new Women's S-Works Tarmac Disc, we didn't just want it to be fast. No, we wanted it to be fast everywhere. Long climbs, windy flats, Grand Tour stages, and local fondos—we built a women's race bike to be the most complete out there. And now with disc brakes, we've managed to make it, well, even more complete. For the construction, we utilized advanced aerospace composite optimization software to revolutionize the construction and layup of our new FACT 12r carbon. It's the most advanced material and schedule we've ever made and this allowed us to shed nearly 200 grams. That's right, a 20% reduction in frame weight—the perfect recipe for your next hill climb PR. We also took major steps to improving our Rider-First Engineered technology to ensure that the new Tarmac is stiff and compliant in exactly the right places, all while shedding some serious weight. From different layup schedules and materials, to visibly different forks, we scrutinized every single aspect of the new Tarmac to ensure you're getting the perfect ride. With this revamp, we also updated the geometry, basing it on countless Retül data points and professional rider input. This enabled us to develop a Performance Road Geometry that perfects the combination of a responsive front end and short wheelbase, which delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. And while stiffness aids in the aforementioned, compliance must also be utilized for an optimal ride quality. That's why we designed a seatpost that builds compliance into the upper 120mm where clamping doesn't happen, dropped the seatstays, and altered the seat tube shape. We also added tire clearance up to 30mm, which translates to a 28mm Turbo Cotton on a Roval CLX 50 Disc wheel. This allows lower pressures for decreased rolling resistance, increased traction, and more comfort. Altogether, these additions still have the Tarmac riding like a true race-machine, but it also takes a bit of the sting out of road imperfections. You'll thank us on your next long ride. But why disc brakes? The real question is "why not?" They offer superior braking power and modulation, work exceptionally well in wet weather, and offer a very, very minor weight addition. All this means that you have more control and can go faster with more confidence. We also know, however, that aerodynamic improvements are the most important thing we can do to make you faster. Our Boels-Dolmans riders, after all, are demanding aero improvements on every bike. With this, the aero goal was to discover where we could essentially "add aero for free," by not taking anything away from the hallmarks of the Tarmac design. During the six-month iterative process, three areas were discovered where we could do this—a new fork shape, dropped seatstays with aero tubes, and a D-shaped seatpost and seat tube. The result? A bike that's approximately 45 seconds faster over 40km compared to other lightweight bikes in the same category. Next, we included the lightest (440g/172.5mm) and most accurate power meter available, because no matter your skill level or experience on the bike, there's no better way to enhance your training and racing performance than by riding with a power meter. Lucky for you, we've combined our incredibly light and stiff carbon fiber S-Works road cranks with dual-sided power measurement. This S-Works Tarmac comes ready to race with Shimano's new Dura-Ace 9170 Di2 groupset with disc brakes, light and aero Roval CLX 50 Disc wheels with 26mm Turbo Cotton tires, and a host of women's-specific pieces at every touchpoint on the bike, like a superlative Oura Pro saddle. - Featuring our Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary climbing responsiveness and descending prowess you'd expect from a Tarmac. The S-Works FACT 12r frameset is our highest quality carbon frame, offering the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness. - S-Works full FACT carbon fork with a tapered construction provides incredible front-end stiffness and steering response for instantaneous accelerations and high-speed descents. - We've combined our incredibly light and stiff, carbon fiber S-Works road cranks with dual-sided power measurement, making it the lightest (440g/172.5mm) and most accurate (+/- 1%) power meter available.
Specialized S-Works S-Works Epic Evo
Ever been in the middle of stage race and needed just a little more margin for error on the descents? Or maybe you've been speeding through the backcountry and felt beat up, near bonking, and you just needed to make it back to the trailhead without going over the bars? Yeah, we’ve been there, too. And that's why we made a bike that’s perfect for those situations. Say hello to the S-Works Epic EVO—it’s, well, a more "epic" Epic. Take a look around our office and you're going to see plenty Epics—most of them wearing dropper posts, wider tires and bars, and slightly longer forks. That's because the Epics that we're Frankensteining are not only fast off the start line, they're even better suited to masochistically long rides, multi-day stage races, and fast backcountry missions. At some point, we looked around and said to ourselves, “We should offer this bike, right out of the box, right?” So we did. So let's dig into the details. First off, the EVO ups the fork travel from 100mm to 120mm. This gives you some relief up front while also slacking-out the front-end by one-degree to 68.5º. Next up, we added a zero-offset dropper post to give you more control on descents, but this design keeps your saddle over the BB on steep climbs. We also put some meat on the tires with a grippy 2.3" Ground Control at the front and a stiffer Fast Trak at the rear with GRID protection at the sidewalls. The Epic EVO also features our Brain 2.0. The OG Brain changed the way the bike world looked at suspension, and oh was it good. It won races and put a flag in the ground for us as a true leader in innovation and suspension development, but we knew that we could make it better. Simple physics told us that, by moving the Brain closer to the rear axle, it would be in the most sensitive spot. And after some lengthy R&D, it's totally new. Now, it reacts seamlessly to bump forces, it has much more consistent damping performance, and finally, it integrates the hoses into the suspension links. This means that the oil paths are improved, and that creates an incredibly sleek package that outperforms anything on the market. This is also among our first Rider-First Engineered MTB frames, where the tubes place complex carbon pieces in all the right places, regardless of the frame size. As a result, stiffness is increased in the front-end for a vast improvement in the ride and in control. And to go along with this, each frame size has size-specific tubes that result in the stiffest, best-riding XC bike we've ever developed. And while stiffness, Brain technology, and geometry features are cool and all, we know what you’re thinking, "What about the weight?” We’re glad you asked. The weight-savings on the frame is equivalent to shedding a chainstay and shock extension from the previous Epic—nearly 525 grams. And now, carbon models also feature additional tire clearance to accommodate wider, 2.3-inch tires. More traction, ultimately, equals more speed. The build of this S-Works Epic EVO spares no expense, featuring Shimano’s new 12-speed XTR groupset and brakes, a FOX Factory Step-Cast 34 fork, and a hand-built Roval Control SL carbon wheelset. - A FOX Factory Step-Cast 34 handles suspension duties up front with 120mm of plush travel. The Fit4 damper provides plenty of adjustability, while the new Step-Cast design keeps weight at a minimum while boosting stiffness. - The Roval Control SL carbon wheels are the ultimate XC wheelset. They feature a 25mm internal width for low rolling resistance, a strong, hookless bead rim construction, and an ultra-low weight of only 1320 grams. - A dropper post on an XC bike? Yeah, you can thank us later. Adding minimal weight, but tons of shredability, the FOX Factory Transfer dropper post, with zero-offset, keeps your position over the bottom bracket and it gets out of the way while you're descending.
Specialized S-Works Men's Epic
With more World Championship titles, Olympic medals, and Cape Epic wins than you can count, the S-Works Epic truly is the fastest XC bike on the planet. Fast and flat, rowdy and technical, punchy and hard—no matter the course, it’s the best tool to get you to the top of the podium. Race courses have evolved over the past few years. They're more technical, steeper, and more challenging to ride. But instead of quivering in our boots, we saw this as an opportunity to make something special—something that both World Cup athletes and XC riders alike can instantly feel the benefit from. We looked at the sum of parts that make a bike handle well, like the head angle, reach, stack, chainstay length, fork offset, etc., and reevaluated all of it. Increasing the reach made a bike that was more stable at speed and generally more comfortable to ride. Dropper posts? Yep, those fit, and not just a short-travel XC option, but full-length droppers that fit in the 30.9mm seat tube. Head angle? We slacked that out, but not without evaluating the overall handling package. It now lands on a custom offset, 42mm fork that works with the slacker head angle in order to behave itself in tight corners and through switchbacks. Next comes Brain 2.0. The original Brain changed the way the bike world looked at suspension, both in its inefficiencies and benefits alike. And oh, was it good. It won races and put a flag in the ground for us as a true leader in innovation and suspension development, but we knew that we could make it better. Simple physics told us that, by moving the Brain closer to the rear axle, it would be in the most sensitive spot. And after countless hours with the RockShox team, the Brain became more than just a slight upgrade. It's totally reborn. Now, it reacts seamlessly to bump forces, it has much more consistent damping performance, and finally, it integrates the hoses into the suspension links. This, in turn, improves oil paths, and it creates an incredibly sleek package that outperforms anything on the market. The Epic also has a rider Rider-First Engineered design that places complex carbon pieces in all the right places, and this greatly increases stiffness in the front-end for a vast improvement in ride quality and control. To go along with this, each frame size has size-specific tubes that result in the stiffest, best riding XC bike we've ever developed—no matter the frame size. And while stiffness, Brain technology, and geometry features are cool and all, we know what you're thinking, 'What about weight?' We're glad you asked. With the goal of the new Epic to be the fastest XC mountain bike we've ever made, weight was at the top of our priorities list. We started with an efficient frame layout and tube shapes that feature clean cable routing, integrated channels through the shock extension, straight tubes with fewer curves, and optimized torsion profiles in every section. And, if you're curious, this weight savings is equivalent to shedding a chainstay and shock extension from the previous Epic—nearly 350 grams. For this S-Works model, we spared no expense with the build, so it features a custom RockShox SID World Cup fork w/ Brain Fade, a 12-speed SRAM XX1 Eagle groupset, powerful SRAM Level Ultimate brakes, and hand-built, featherweight Roval Control SL wheels. - S-Works FACT 12m carbon fiber frame is the best combination of stiffness, strength, and light overall weight, resulting in the utmost efficiency and speed. Meanwhile, the new geometry, RockShox Brain shock, and 100mm of travel make the Epic the best handling, fastest XC bike you've ever been on. - Our custom RockShox SID WC fork with Brain features a full-carbon upper, top-adjust Brain Fade, and a custom offset, making it the perfect match to the new Epic. - The Roval Control SL carbon wheels are the ultimate XC wheelset. They feature a 25mm internal width for optimal grip and rolling resistance, a strong, hookless bead rim construction, and weigh-in around a scant 1320g.
Specialized S-Works Women's Epic
Sure, there are other "fast" XC bikes out there, but you'd be hard-pressed to find one with all the features of the new Women's S-Works Epic. With a Rider-First Engineered design, refined and improved Brain suspension, and a redesigned frame, the Women's S-Works Epic is the fastest, most capable, and best fitting women's XC bike we've ever created. Racecourses have evolved over the past few years. They're more technical, steeper, and more challenging to ride. But instead of quivering in our boots, we saw this as an opportunity to make something special—something that both World Cup athletes and XC riders alike can instantly feel the benefit from. We looked at the sum of parts that make a bike handle well, like the head angle, reach, stack, chainstay length, fork offset, etc., and reevaluated all of it. Increasing the reach made a bike that was more stable at speed and generally more comfortable to ride. Dropper posts? Yep, those fit, and not just a short-travel XC option, but full-length droppers that fit in the 30.9mm seat tube. Head angle? We slacked that out, but not without evaluating the overall handling package. It now lands on a custom offset, 42mm fork that works with the slacker head angle in order to behave itself in tight corners and through switchbacks. Next comes Brain 2.0. The original Brain changed the way the bike world looked at suspension, both in its inefficiencies and benefits alike. And oh, was it good. It won races and put a flag in the ground for us as a true leader in innovation and suspension development, but we knew that we could make it better. Simple physics told us that, by moving the Brain closer to the rear axle, it would be in the most sensitive spot. And after countless hours with the RockShox team, the Brain became more than just a slight upgrade. It's totally reborn. Now, it reacts seamlessly to bump forces, it has much more consistent damping performance, and finally, it integrates the hoses into the suspension links. This, in turn, improves oil paths, and it creates an incredibly sleek package that outperforms anything on the market. The Epic also has a rider Rider-First Engineered design that places complex carbon pieces in all the right places, and this greatly increases stiffness in the front-end for a vast improvement in ride quality and control. To go along with this, each frame size has size-specific tubes that result in the stiffest, best riding XC bike we've ever developed—no matter the frame size. And while stiffness, Brain technology, and geometry features are cool and all, we know what you're thinking, 'What about weight?' We're glad you asked. With the goal of the new Epic to be the fastest XC mountain bike we've ever made, weight was at the top of our priorities list. We started with an efficient frame layout and tube shapes that feature clean cable routing, integrated channels through the shock extension, straight tubes with fewer curves, and optimized torsion profiles in every section. And, if you're curious, this weight savings is equivalent to shedding a chainstay and shock extension from the previous Epic—nearly 350 grams. For the S-Works model, the build spares no expense, with a custom RockShox SID World Cup fork with our exclusive Brain technology, a rear RockShox Brain shock at the rear that's custom-tuned for women, a 12-speed SRAM XX1 Eagle groupset, powerful SRAM Level Ultimate brakes, and hand-built, featherweight Roval Control SL carbon fiber wheels. - S-Works FACT 12m carbon fiber frame is the best combination of stiffness, strength, and light overall weight, resulting in the utmost efficiency and speed. Meanwhile, the new geometry, RockShox Brain shock, and 100mm of travel make the Epic the best handling, fastest XC bike you've ever been on. - Our custom RockShox SID WC fork with Brain features a full-carbon upper, top-adjust Brain Fade, and a custom offset, making it the perfect match to the new Epic. - The Roval Control SL carbon wheels are the ultimate XC wheelset. They feature a 25mm internal width for optimal grip and rolling resistance, a strong, hookless bead rim construction, and weigh-in at a scant 1320g.
Specialized S-Works Men's Diverge
While real fun starts where the road ends, you still need a bike that'll get you there—one bike that shreds flowy singletrack and crushes through road miles with equal authority. And sure, some have tried to make their 'cross bikes more "road-capable" (whatever that means), and others have made their road bikes more "adventure-ready," but we created one bike that makes no compromises between the two. The S-Works Diverge redefines the possibilities for adventure on a drop-bar bike. The Diverge is more capable than ever. And with the constant goal to best meet your needs, we took your number one request into account—tire clearance. The new frame will comfortably fit up to 700 x 42mm tires or 650b x 47mm tires. Along with tire clearance, weight was a large factor in the development and, taking some design cues from the development of the Roubaix, we developed a sub-900-gram FACT 11r carbon frame that's one of the lightest in the category. Actually, it's pretty damn light, even if your intent was more Polka Dot Jersey than hunter's plaid flannel. Next up, we moved away from a traditional 'cross geometry, instead opting for something that hasn't been seen before—our Open Road Geometry. You can think of it as a road version of modern trail bike geometry. It provides playful handling and predictable steering for endless dirt skids and mid-corner drifts. The geo features a bottom bracket that's over a half-centimeter lower than the previous Diverge, a slacked-out head tube angle, short chainstays, and a short wheelbase. These changes make for a bike that's not only fun in the dirt but also performs well on the road. And while riding gravel and dirt roads on a road bike may add to the adventure, there's only so much that wider tires with lower pressures can absorb, in terms of bumps. With this in mind, we implemented a new version of our Future Shock into the Diverge design. It not only soaks up bumps with ease but also adds the benefit of extremely predictable handling. That's because the wheelbase isn't lengthening when you hit a bump, so the front end of the Diverge keeps the same effective head tube angle. In other words, when you dive hard into a turn, you won't be surprised by under-steer or sloppy handling. Unlike the original Future Shock (found on the Roubaix), the Diverge's version features a progressive spring that makes this technology more suitable for off-road applications, where stiffer suspension is often needed to soak-up larger bumps and obstacles. To add to its multifaceted talents, we topped it off with three water bottle mounts, mounts for racks and fenders, and our Road SWAT kit that fits a tube, CO2, CO2 head, valve extender, and money clip. So while it's one of the most smile-inducing bikes you'll ever ride, it's equally adept at commuting or even bikepacking. We handpicked the spec for the lightest, most unique build on any adventure bike. We left the shifting and braking up to Shimano, but did so in a non-traditional way. We paired an XTR Di2 derailleur with R785 Di2 shifters and hydraulic disc brakes. We then added an Easton EC90 SL Carbon crankset, featherweight Roval CLX 32 Disc wheels, and topped it off with our carbon Command Post XCP that features 35mm of travel. - The S-Works FACT 11r carbon frame features our adventure-bound Open Road Geometry, Future Shock Progressive suspension with 20mm of travel, and front/rear thru-axles, making it the ultimate tool for your next adventure. - The lightweight S-Works FACT carbon fork is plenty stiff, aiding in handling, stiffness, and an overall low weight. - The Roval CLX 32 wheelset has the perfect balance of light weight, durability, and aerodynamics. It's stiff enough for sprinting, strong enough for abuse, and its CeramicSpeed bearings keep things silky-smooth.
Specialized S-Works Roubaix
For years, your race bike selection was limited to stiff and snappy or compliant and comfortable—that is, until the new Roubaix. Featuring a completely Rider-First Engineered frame, our Future Shock technology, and a top-level build kit, the S-Works Roubaix with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 is right at home at a local Fondo, a Saturday group ride, or a cobbled road race. The frame is one of the lightest that we've ever made, and it's been constructed from our top-tier FACT 11r carbon fiber. Its stiffness levels are also off the charts and, compared to the SL4 iteration of yesteryear, you'll experience a whole new, faster, and more efficient geometry. Through some sophisticated engineering, however, we've managed to keep the same fit, feel, and position that we've all come to love from the SL4, and kept it consistent throughout the size-range with our Rider-First Engineered construction. Of course, you're probably thinking, "get on to the suspension thing up front." We call it Future Shock, and essentially, it's a piston in the head tube with 20mm of travel. We developed this technology in partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies, and the result of this is a host of drastic performance improvements, namely in the vertical compliance department. Without giving a physics lecture, we found that focusing on vertical compliance, instead of fork splay, meant that we could improve smoothness, speed, and comfort in one fell swoop. And of all the bikes that we've tested with our Rolling Efficiency Model, the Roubaix outperforms anything on the market. We spec'd our cobble-crushing S-Works frame with the legendary performance of the Shimano Dura-Ace 9150 Di2 electronic build kit and 9170 hydraulic disc brakes, a full assortment of S-Works bits, and hand-built Roval CLX 32s with the legendary CeramicSpeed bearings and custom hubs. Add it all up, and you get a race bike at heart, with the technology to float over the roughest roads. - Features our Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary responsiveness and smooth ride quality that you'd expect from a Roubaix. The S-Works FACT 11r frameset is our highest quality carbon frame, offering the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness, while the all-new Future Shock "suspension" system at the cockpit delivers a revolutionary degree of comfort and control. - The Roval CLX 32 wheelset is the perfect balance of light weight, durability, and aerodynamics. It's stiff enough for sprinting, strong enough for abuse, and its CeramicSpeed bearings keep things silky-smooth, making them the ultimate all-rounders. - Shimano's Dura-Ace group offers exceptionally crisp shifts, smooth braking modulation, and it keeps the overall weight of this Roubaix at an absolute minimum.
Specialized S-Works Roubaix Dura-Ace Di2
For years, you had to choose between stiff and snappy, or compliant and comfortable for a race-bike—that is, until the Specialized S-Works Roubaix Dura-Ace Di2. Featuring a completely Rider-First Engineered frame, Future Shock technology, and a top-level build kit, the S-Works Roubaix with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 is right at home at a local fondo, a Saturday group ride, or a cobbled road race. The frame is constructed from top-tier FACT 11r carbon fiber. Its stiffness levels are also off the charts, and compared to the SL4 iteration of yesteryear, you'll experience a whole new, faster, and more efficient geometry. Through some engineering sorcery, however, they've managed to keep the same fit, feel, and position that they've all come to love from the SL4, and kept it consistent throughout the size- range due to their Rider-First Engineered construction. Of course, you're probably thinking, "get on to the suspension thing up front." Specialized calls it Future Shock, and essentially, it's a piston in the head tube with 20mm of travel. Specialized developed this technology in partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies, and the result of this are a host of drastic performance improvements, namely in the vertical compliance department. Specialized spec'd their cobble-crushing S-Works frame with the legendary performance of the Shimano Dura-Ace 9150 Di2 electronic build kit and 9170 hydraulic disc brakes, a full assortment of S-Works bits, and hand-built Roval CLX 32s with the legendary CeramicSpeed bearings and custom hubs. Add it all up, and you get a race bike at heart, with the technology to float over the roughest roads. - Featuring Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary responsiveness and smooth ride quality that you'd expect from a Roubaix. The S-Works FACT 11r frameset is their highest quality carbon frame, offering the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness, while the all-new Future Shock "suspension" system at the cockpit delivers a revolutionary degree of comfort and control. - An S-Works FACT Disc fork is built from FACT carbon fiber for supreme stiffness, strength, and reactivity, while a thru-axle design only stands to bolster all of the above. - The Roval CLX 32 wheelset is the perfect balance of light weight, durability, and aerodynamics. It's stiff enough for sprinting, strong enough for abuse, and its CeramicSpeed bearings keep things silky-smooth, making CLX 32 wheels the ultimate all-rounders.
Specialized S-Works S-Works Ruby Di2
Smoother is indeed faster, and we're excited to show you just how much faster it is with the S-Works Ruby with Dura-Ace Di2. The frame is among the lightest that we've ever made, and it's been constructed from our top-end FACT 11r carbon fiber. Its stiffness levels are also off the charts and, compared to the SL4 iteration of yesteryear, you'll experience a whole new, faster, and more efficient geometry. Through some engineering sorcery, however, we've managed to keep the same fit, feel, and position that we've all come to love from the SL4's Women's Endurance Geometry. Of course, you're probably thinking, 'get on to the suspension thing up front.' We call it Future Shock, and essentially, it's a piston in the head tube with 20mm of travel. We developed this technology in partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies, and the results of this are a host of drastic performance improvements, namely in the vertical compliance department. Without giving a physics lecture, we found that focusing on vertical compliance, instead of fork splay meant that we could improve smoothness, speed, and comfort in one fell swoop. And of all the bikes that we've tested with our Rolling Efficiency Model, the new Ruby outperforms anything on the market. Lastly, we spec'd it with some drool-inducing components like Shimano's new Dura-Ace Di2, hydraulic disc brakes, hand-built Roval CLX 32 Disc wheels, and a whole host of women's-specific features, from the handlebar width to the saddle. - Featuring our Rider-First Engineered design that ensures every frame size has the same legendary responsiveness and smooth ride quality that you'd expect from a Ruby. The S-Works FACT 11r frameset is our highest quality carbon frame, offering the ideal blend of light overall weight and targeted stiffness, while the all-new Future Shock "suspension" system at the cockpit delivers a revolutionary degree of comfort and control. - The S-Works Ruby Disc fork is built from our extraordinary FACT 11r carbon fiber for the lightest possible weight, supreme stiffness, strength, and reactivity, while a thru-axle design only stands to bolster all of the above. - The Roval CLX 32 wheelset is the perfect balance of light weight, durability, and aerodynamics. It's stiff enough for sprinting, strong enough for abuse, and its CeramicSpeed bearings keep things silky-smooth.
Specialized S-Works Men's Stumpjumper 27.5
We’ve heard it all before: “This bike’s for going fast, that one’s for having fun.” “This one pedals well, that one shreds.” Why not make one bike that does everything well? Well, we did, and it's called the S-Works Stumpjumper. Unrivaled handling and stiffness, sublime suspension kinematics, and a complete abandon of proprietary nonsense—it rides like a dream. And with 27.5-inch wheels, this model blends responsiveness with stability to create the pinnacle of trail performance. Our design goal for the new Stumpjumper was simple—build the ultimate trail bike, one that feels telepathic. And it turns out that this feeling all comes down to stiffness. Think of it this way: when the frame's telling your hands one thing and your feet another, your brain gets confused with the imbalance and the bike feels unstable. In order to fix this, we had to get to work on dialing-in the materials, shapes, and the layout. We started by creating our own mountain-specific stiffness test, and then we looked at the layout with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to see where we could get the biggest stiffness improvements. This led to a big discovery: The Large and X-Large frames needed more front-end stiffness while the Smalls and Mediums were just fine. We were able to create a frame design that was 20% more efficient. And in the end, this proved to be one of the lightest trail frames on the market, today. When designing the frame with the stiffness targets being a main goal, we developed a radical new sidearm design. The front-end and rear-end are connected at three points, and the sidearm helps keep all these points super stiff and connected, all while taking about 100 grams out of the rear-end. More explicitly, this minimizes frame flex when the rear suspension is active. We continued down the suspension path with a custom Rx Trail Tune on both the fork and rear shock. Suspension performance is highly dependent on frame, wheel, and rider size, so we use our Rx Tune to get each bike to land in the middle of the adjustment spectrum, and this gives you the biggest possible range to fine-tune your ride. Another focal point of the tune was matching the suspension characteristics between wheel sizes—we developed a specific Rx Tune for each platform. So, no matter what wheel size you prefer, you’ll get perfectly linear suspension. Steps were also taken to make this bike easy to live with. Threaded bottom brackets make a triumphant return, and we made room for up to a 3.0' tire. You're also free to run whatever aftermarket rear shock you want since we're using standard metric shocks. We revamped the SWAT box, too, making it sleeker, lighter, and with more volume. And customization is furthered with a Flip Chip that lets you to dial-in your Stumpy to your riding style. Switch it from High to Low and it drops your bottom bracket 6mm and slackens the head tube by half-a-degree. Little details also jump out to surprise you, like a newly designed ribbed chainstay protector that makes chain slap a thing of the past and nearly silences the drivetrain. Lastly, we seriously couldn’t make cable routing any easier on carbon models. Full tubes can be found throughout the carbon frame, so all you have to do is push the cable and it’ll come out the other end. No more lazy loop, hidden stashes of magnets, pokey spokes, or pillows to cry in. As with every S-Works build, this S-Works Stumpjumper comes with only top-of-the-line parts, like a full SRAM XX1 Eagle drivetrain, SRAM Guide RSC disc brakes, FOX Factory front and rear suspension (150/150mm respectively), and the best carbon wheels money can buy, the Roval Traverse SL 27.5s. - The Stumpjumper's asymmetrical, S-Works FACT 11m carbon fiber construction is lightweight, stiff, and ready to take on the trail. It's built off our 27.5 Trail Geometry, so it's just the right amount of both capable and comfortable. And with SWAT integration in the down tube, a threaded BB, easy cable routing, and an all-new chain silencer, it's ready for anything the trail, or you, throw at it. - FOX FLOAT DPX2 Factory has three modes—Open, Trail, and Firm—that control large compression adjustments on-the-fly. There's also a tool to adjust compression adjustment that allows for fine-tuning of the compression in Open mode. - The legendary FIT4 damper, large stanchions, buttery-smooth Kashima coating—the FOX 36 Factory 150mm fork is one of the best out there.
We’ve heard it all before: “This bike’s for going fast, that one’s for having fun.” “This one pedals well, that one shreds.” Why not make one bike that does everything well? Well, we did, and it's called the S-Works Stumpjumper. Unrivaled handling and stiffness, sublime suspension kinematics, and a complete abandon of proprietary nonsense—it rides like a dream. And with 27.5-inch wheels, this model blends responsiveness with stability to create the pinnacle of trail performance. - The Stumpjumper's asymmetrical, FACT 11m carbon fiber construction is lightweight, stiff, and ready to take on the trail. It's built off our 27.5 Trail Geometry, so it's just the right amount of both capable and comfortable. And with SWAT integration in the downtube, a threaded BB, easy cable routing, and an all-new chain silencer, it's ready for anything the trail, or you, throw at it. - FOX FLOAT DPX2 Factory has three modes—Open, Trail, and Firm—that control large compression adjustments on-the-fly. There’s also a tool adjust compression adjustment that allows for fine-tuning of the compression in Open mode. - The legendary FIT4 damper, large stanchions, buttery-smooth Kashima coating—the FOX 36 Factory 150mm fork is one of the best forks out there.
Specialized S-Works Men's Stumpjumper 29
We've heard it all before: 'This bike's for going fast, that one's for having fun.' 'This one pedals well, that one shreds.' Why not make one bike that does everything well? Well, we did, and it's called the S-Works Stumpjumper. Unrivaled handling and stiffness, sublime suspension kinematics, and a complete abandon of proprietary nonsense—it rides like a dream. And with 29-inch wheels, you're free to climb and descend at the hyper speed that 29ers are known for. Our design goal for the new Stumpjumper was simple—build the ultimate trail bike, one that feels telepathic. And it turns out that this feeling all comes down to stiffness. Think of it this way: when the frame's telling your hands one thing and your feet another, your brain gets confused with the imbalance and the bike feels unstable. In order to fix this, we had to get to work on dialing-in the materials, shapes, and the layout. We started by creating our own mountain-specific stiffness test, and then we looked at the layout with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to see where we could get the biggest stiffness improvements. This led to a big discovery: The Large and X-Large frames needed more front-end stiffness while the Smalls and Mediums were just fine. We were able to create a frame design that was 20% more efficient. And in the end, this proved to be one of the lightest trail frames on the market, today. When designing the frame with the stiffness targets being a main goal, we developed a radical new sidearm design. The front-end and rear-end are connected at three points, and the sidearm helps keep all these points super stiff and connected, all while taking about 100 grams out of the rear-end. More explicitly, this minimizes frame flex when the rear suspension is active. We continued down the suspension path with a custom Rx Trail Tune on both the fork and rear shock. Suspension performance is highly dependent on frame, wheel, and rider size, so we use our Rx Tune to get each bike to land in the middle of the adjustment spectrum, and this gives you the biggest possible range to fine-tune your ride. Another focal point of the tune was matching the suspension characteristics between wheel sizes—we developed a specific Rx Tune for each platform. So, no matter what wheel size you prefer, you'll get perfectly linear suspension. Steps were also taken to make this bike easy to live with. Threaded bottom brackets make a triumphant return, and we made room for up to a 3.0' tire. You're also free to run whatever aftermarket rear shock you want since we're using standard metric shocks. We revamped the SWAT box, too, making it sleeker, lighter, and with more volume. And customization is furthered with a Flip Chip that lets you to dial-in your Stumpy to your riding style. Switch it from High to Low and it drops your bottom bracket 6mm and slackens the head tube by half-a-degree. Little details also jump out to surprise you, like a newly designed ribbed chainstay protector that makes chain slap a thing of the past and nearly silences the drivetrain. Lastly, we seriously couldn't make cable routing any easier on carbon models. Full tubes can be found throughout the carbon frame, so all you have to do is push the cable and it'll come out the other end. No more lazy loop, hidden stashes of magnets, pokey spokes, or pillows to cry in. As with every S-Works build, this S-Works Stumpjumper 29 comes with only top-of-the-line parts, like a full SRAM XX1 Eagle drivetrain, SRAM Guide RSC disc brakes, FOX Factory front and rear suspension (150/140mm respectively), and the best carbon wheels money can buy, the Roval Traverse SL 29. - The Stumpjumper's asymmetrical, S-Works FACT 11m carbon fiber construction is lightweight, stiff, and ready to take on the trail. It's built off our 29 Trail Geometry, so it's just the right amount of both capable and comfortable. And with SWAT integration in the down tube, a threaded BB, easy cable routing, and an all-new chain silencer, it's ready for anything the trail, or you, throw at it. - FOX FLOAT DPX2 Factory has three modes—Open, Trail, and Firm—that control large compression adjustments on-the-fly. There's also a tool to adjust compression adjustment that allows for fine-tuning of the compression in Open mode. - The legendary FIT4 damper, large stanchions, buttery-smooth Kashima coating—the FOX 36 Factory 150mm fork is one of the best out there.
We’ve heard it all before: “This bike’s for going fast, that one’s for having fun.” “This one pedals well, that one shreds.” Why not make one bike that does everything well? Well, we did, and it's called the S-Works Stumpjumper. Unrivaled handling and stiffness, sublime suspension kinematics, and a complete abandon of proprietary nonsense—it rides like a dream. And with 29-inch wheels, you’re free to climb and descend at the hyperspeed that 29ers are known for. - The Stumpjumper's asymmetrical, FACT 11m carbon fiber construction is lightweight, stiff, and ready to take on the trail. It's built off our 29 Trail Geometry, so it's just the right amount of both capable and comfortable. And with SWAT integration in the downtube, a threaded BB, easy cable routing, and an all new chain silencer, it's ready for anything the trail, or you, throw at it. - FOX FLOAT DPX2 Factory has three modes—Open, Trail, and Firm—that control large compression adjustments on-the-fly. There’s also a tool adjust compression adjustment that allows for fine-tuning of the compression in Open mode. - The legendary FIT4 damper, large stanchions, buttery-smooth Kashima coating—the FOX 36 Factory 150mm fork is one of the best out there.
Specialized S-Works Men's Stumpjumper ST 27.5
We love the fast and planted feeling of the new Stumpjumper, but not everyone needs 150mm of travel. And if you're in the market for a trail bike that's more nimble and snappy, the S-Works Stumpjumper ST 27.5 takes it to a whole new level. Its shorter travel (130mm front/130mm rear), and slightly steeper geometry bring out the true "feel" of the trail—making popping off lips and railing berms even more lively. Plus, you get even more responsiveness and stability from the 27.5 wheels. - The Stumpjumper ST's asymmetrical, FACT 11m carbon fiber construction is lightweight, stiff and ready for technical climbs and rowdy descents. It's built off of our 27.5 Trail Geometry, so it's both capable and comfortable. And with SWAT integration in the down tube, a threaded BB, easy cable routing, and a brand new chain silencer, it's ready for anything the trail, or you, throw at it. - The FOX DPS Factory rear shock features our Rx Trail Tune, ensuring that no matter the wheel or frame size, your bike is dialed-in perfectly. - With the legendary FIT4 damper, large and lightweight stanchions, and buttery-smooth Kashima coating, the FOX 34 Factory 130mm fork is one of the best out there.
Trek Top Fuel 9.9 - 2020
Top Fuel 9.9 is our top-of-the-line full suspension mountain bike for endurance racers and multi-discipline riders. This down-country rig is built with an OCLV Mountain Carbon frame and spec'd to the hilt with high-performance parts, including a Fox Factory 34 Step-Cast fork, a SRAM XX1 Eagle drivetrain, carbon wheels, and SRAM Level Ultimate brakes. Top Fuel 9.9 flies through singletrack and rips descents, but it really shines when pushed to its full potential during grueling endurance races. It's right for you if... You've set your sights on endurance racing, and want every lightweight and performance advantage. You're looking for an efficient yet trail-capable rig that's fast on flats, soaks up rough terrain, and keeps you going mile after brutal mile. The tech you get A full OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, top-of-the-line 120mm Fox Factory 34 Step-Cast Float fork with GRIP damper, 115mm of rear travel with a Fox Factory Float shock, and a 1x12 SRAM XX1 Eagle drivetrain. Plus, wide carbon Bontrager Kovee Elite 30 wheels with a 108-tooth Rapid Drive hub for instant engagement, TwistLoc dual remote suspension lockout, Bontrager Line Elite Dropper, Bontrager Kovee Pro OCLV Carbon handlebars, and SRAM Level Ultimate brakes with carbon levers. The final word The Top Fuel 9.9 is built for speed and capability on any terrain, but its efficient, short-travel design excels in endurance events. An OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, top-of-the-line suspension, and carbon components come together for a nimble and insanely fun ride at any distance. Why you'll love it - It’s the ultimate endurance race bike—light, capable, and trimmed with high-performance components - Wider Kovee Pro 30 wheels provide better tire support so you can run lower pressure and get more traction - TwistLoc simultaneously locks out front and rear shocks for climbs and sprints with the simple Grip Shift-like motion - This short-travel trail bike gives you a suspension setup that’s capable in several MTB disciplines, and especially suited to endurance events - Make it yours: it's fully customizable through Project One
Specialized S-Works Epic Hardtail
Call it a healthy disrespect for the status quo, but we were getting bored with hardtail designs. So instead of playing along with a glued-on smile, we opted to turn the cross country world on its head with a bike that's not only the lightest mountain frame we've ever made. It's our lightest frame—period. Introducing the S-Works Epic Hardtail. Over the last decade, cross country racing has evolved into a completely different animal—the courses are rowdier, more technical, and overall, they're inherently different. Because of this, we realized that the best bike for the job needs to not only be lightweight and stiff but also be able to descend and climb with equal prowess. Determining the best geometry was the easier of the two, as we took our current XC race geo and added some trail DNA to the mix. This equates to a longer top tube, a shortened head tube, and a slacked-out front end, the result of which is a tremendous increase in downhill stability, plus a wider fit range. And just as importantly, this doesn't require any sacrifice of climbing proficiency. The weight aspect was more complicated, though. We were posed with the question, "How do you take weight out of something that's already so light?" But the answer was relatively obvious: you get the best mountain bike engineers together in one room and let the magic come out. Up until now, there were two ways to lighten up a frame—use less of the same grade of carbon or use less of a higher-grade carbon. Option one is never a viable solution as it sacrifices stiffness and strength, two attributes that shouldn't be tampered with. And while we did end up using option two, we weren't content with the amount of weight we could cut out by just using a different grade of carbon. So how else do you cut weight? Well, we began looking at our layup schedules to see if they could be improved, which shed light on a new discovery—layup inefficiencies. Beginning with our Rider-First Engineered frame technology, each size Epic Hardtail is specifically tailored to size—every carbon layup and tube are exclusively selected based upon hundreds of hours of collected ride data. What does this mean for you? It not only creates the optimal balance of rigidity, weight, and responsiveness across every frame size, but it led us to the discovery of how to save weight through the studying of the layup. Through extensive layup studies, we made the discovery that, by further controlling the construction and layup schedules, we could drastically decrease weight, all while maintaining the ride characteristics that you'd expect from a top-level XC race bike. With this discovery, each frame now features complex cut carbon plys that allow difficult junctions to be covered with less overlap. And while this does complicate the carbon frame puzzle by adding more pieces to the mix, it allows us to design and place them more intelligently. The result of this is a lighter frame, stronger junctions, and a drastic increase in stiffness. We then took the weight savings one step further by using Japanese military ballistic-grade carbon, which we now call 12m, to create the lightest mountain bike we've ever made. How much lighter of a frame, you ask? Less than 900 grams for a size Large frame—the same weight as a full 24oz Purist water bottle. For the build, the S-Works spares no expense, opting for a custom RockShox SID World Cup fork with Brain, SRAM XX1 Eagle 12-speed shifting, SRAM Level Ultimate hydraulic disc brakes, and hand-built Roval Control SL carbon wheels. - To provide the optimal blend of stiffness, crazy light weight, and strength, we constructed the frame from our S-Works FACT 12m carbon fiber. And when combined with our XC 29 Geometry, this Epic is guaranteed to deliver uncompromising, blistering speed and agile handling come race day—no matter the course. - The RockShox SID World Cup 29 fork with Brain provides 90/100mm of efficient travel. It features Brain technology that distinguishes between terrain and rider input in order to maximize your power, while a Brain Fade adjusts the oil flow when not hitting bumps. - The 1x drivetrain is controlled by SRAM's venerable XX1 Eagle components to form the ultimate in efficiency and intuitive feel, while also having the added benefit of significant weight savings and minimal required maintenance.
Specialized S-Works Enduro 27.5
If you love sending it down the trail, smashing through rock gardens, launching off drops and jumps, and carving through singletrack at ungodly speeds, you'll feel right at home aboard the S-Works Enduro 27.5. We gave it a geometry that features a slacker front end, a longer top tube, short chainstays, and a lower bottom bracket. All of this together makes the bike truly feel glued to the ground, and the platform is more responsive and capable then ever. We even added some bits, like integrated storage with a SWAT Door at the down tube, and made "old" new again by making a triumphant return to a threaded bottom bracket. To keep the weight down, the frame is constructed from our top-tier FACT IS-X 11m carbon fiber. And to ensure top-level performance on the descents, this material choice is greeted by 170mm of plush rear and 170mm front travel, plus a geometry that can be "adjusted" via a shock extension with a "low/high" setting. For the build, this Enduro spares no expense at hitting the pinnacle of performance, with a full SRAM XX1 Eagle 12-speed groupset, powerful Guide RSC Carbon brakes, hand-built carbon Roval wheels, our Command Post IRcc Wu dropper post, and the revolutionary Ohlins single-tube rear shock handling suspension duties out back. Make the mountain bend to you. - The frame's FACT IS-X 11m carbon fiber construction stands as the pinnacle of lightweight, efficient, and tough trail performance. It's been built off our 27.5 Geometry in order to provide an aggressive, well-rounded ride. And with internal Command Post IR routing, a return to a threaded bottom bracket, and an integrated SWAT Door at the down tube, you get a bike that's clean, dependable, and ready for anything that the trail has to offer. - Featuring a three-chamber air spring and TTX (Twin Tube) damping, the Ohlins RXF 36 fork perfectly mates stiffness with a plush, responsive ride quality, and stays smooth and high in the travel without compromising bump absorption, traction, or stability. It also features high-/low-speed and rebound adjustments, and sports 170mm of plush travel. - The one-by drivetrain is controlled by SRAM's venerable XX1 Eagle components. The system forms the ultimate in efficiency and intuitive feel, while also having the added benefit of significant weight savings and minimal required maintenance.
Specialized S-Works Enduro 29/6Fattie
With our new S-Works Enduro 29/6Fattie, some people asked us, "Why mess with a good thing?" But where some would comfortably rest on their laurels, we aimed to keep evolving. And the result is the most fun you'll ever have on a mountain bike. Seriously. We gave it a geometry that features a slacker front end, a longer top tube, short chainstays, and a lower bottom bracket. All of this together makes the bike truly feel glued to the ground, and the platform is more responsive and capable then ever. We even added some bits, like integrated storage with a SWAT Door at the down tube, and made "old" new again by making a triumphant return to a threaded bottom bracket. To keep the weight down, the frame is constructed from our top-tier FACT IS-X 11m carbon fiber. And to ensure top-level performance on the descents, this material choice is greeted by 160mm of plush rear and 160mm front travel, plus a geometry that can be "adjusted" via a shock extension with a "low/high" setting. And handling suspension duties out back is the revolutionary Öhlins single-tube rear shock. For the build, this Enduro spares no expense at hitting the pinnacle of performance, with a full SRAM XX1 Eagle 12-speed groupset, powerful Guide RSC Carbon brakes, hand-built carbon Roval wheels, and our Command Post IRcc Wu dropper post. - The frame's FACT IS-X 11m carbon fiber construction stands as the pinnacle of lightweight, efficient, and tough trail performance. It's been built off our 29 Geometry in order to provide an aggressive, well-rounded ride. And with internal Command Post IR routing, a return to a threaded bottom bracket, and an integrated SWAT™ Door at the down tube, you get a bike that's clean, dependable, and ready for anything that the trail has to offer. - Featuring a three-chamber air spring and TTX (Twin Tube) damping, the Ohlins RXF 36 fork perfectly mates stiffness with a plush, responsive ride quality, and stays smooth and high in the travel without compromising bump absorption, traction, or stability. It also features high-/low-speed and rebound adjustments, and sports 160mm of plush travel. - The one-by drivetrain is controlled by SRAM's venerable XX1 Eagle components. The system forms the ultimate in efficiency and intuitive feel, while also having the added benefit of significant weight savings and minimal required maintenance.
Trek Session 9.9 29
Session 9.9 is the pinnacle of downhill mountain bike performance. It's built for one reason: going as fast as freakin' possible down hills. It pairs proven Shimano Saint parts with Trek's premium OCLV Mountain Carbon frame and FOX Factory suspension with super-fast 29-inch wheels. This is the same DH bike the pros ride, and the bike of choice for World Champion Gee Atherton. It's right for you if... You want the fastest downhill bike Trek offers. You want the speed of 29-inch wheels and the stability of a full-on DH frame. You seek out the fastest lines, and the biggest jumps. You like to dial in your ride, and want the ability to fine-tune your suspension, fit, and handling on a bike that makes no compromises. The tech you get An OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, 190mm tunable front and rear FOX Factory air suspension, Bontrager Line DH wheels, and proven Shimano Saint drivetrain and brakes. This is a full-on DH race bike, and it's built so you can refine your setup for your fastest runs with Mino Link and an adjustable fixed-angle headset. The final word Best frame, best suspension, best parts, and fast-rolling 29-inch wheels. This is the only choice if you're a true DH devotee. Session 9.9 is simply the fastest bike on the mountain, even when that mountain is a stop on the World Cup circuit. Why you'll love it 1 - It's like a precision wrecking ball that gives you the confidence to tear down mountains and take the fastest, burliest lines 2 - The fastest runs demand the most dialed setup: the air shock and fork on Session 9.9 are adjustable and easy to fine-tune for different tracks 3 - Mino Link and fixed-angle headset cups let you adjust your geometry for the exact handling you want
Specialized Turbo Men's Turbo Levo Expert
The new Turbo Levo Expert takes all of the “get gnarly” attributes of our newest trail bikes—like perfectly-tuned kinematics, a true Trail Geometry, and an optimally-stiff frame—and adds in cutting-edge tech the likes of which the e-MTB world has never seen. We're talking a new custom motor, a higher-capacity battery, and much, much more. So yeah, it gives you the power to ride more trails, but it does so in a way that's better than we ever could have ever imagined. - The Turbo Levo frame is constructed with a FACT 9m carbon fiber chassis and an M5 Premium Aluminum rear-end, making it not only lightweight but also stiff and responsive. The design includes our 29 Trail Geometry that includes a low bottom bracket, lengthy top tube, and short chainstays. Kinematics of the frame have also been perfected, along with rider-tuned stiffness. Cable routing is all internal, including that of the Command Post IR, while the battery is fully integrated into the down tube, while the minimalist motor is mounted in a more secure, lighter way. - The custom Specialized 2.1 Rx Trail-tuned motor is more efficient, 15% smaller, and 11% lighter than its predecessor. This successfully places it at the top of e-bike motor technology. It has many other features that no other e-bike can touch, like instant engagement, fantastic heat management, a double freewheel design that disengages the gearbox when you hit top speed, and silent, smooth, and consistent output—even at max power. - This Turbo’s new Specialized M2-series battery features a 700Wh capacity, providing you with 40% more capacity and range, and even more power to ride more trails. It, of course, still seamlessly integrated inside the frame and is easily removable, too.
Specialized Venge Pro
Our “Aero is Everything” concept began over seven years ago with the original Venge. It was never a hollow philosophy—we knew it was a way to make pros, amateur racers, and everyone in between faster. Fast-forward to the present, and this ideology is epitomized in the new Venge Pro. And good news, it's holding its throne as the fastest road bike on the planet. Not only is it eight seconds faster than the ViAS, but we kept all of the Rider-First Engineered traits you know and love, while also cutting 460 grams from the module weight. Surprisingly, our quest for the perfect tube shapes didn’t start in the Win Tunnel. It started with a new piece of technology, the FreeFoil Shape Library. Our engineers wrote an optimization algorithm and utilized a supercomputer (yes, we used an actual supercomputer) to help create new airfoil shapes with different weights, surface areas, and structural targets. Armed with this library of shapes, all with different aspect ratios, we could plug them into the different parts of the bike and test a variety of configurations to determine the fastest setup in the Win Tunnel. Compared to the fastest aero road bike to date (the Venge ViAS), and many others in the space that we won't name here, the new Venge is eight seconds faster over 40km at zero degrees of yaw. It's also faster out on the road in all wind conditions—not just in the tunnel. And while it's cool that the new Venge is more aero, there are other factors to fast. Striking the perfect combination of weight and aerodynamics plays a crucial role in a bike’s overall performance. A bike that’s strictly aero will feel great on the flats, but it'll suffer on the climbs and in quick accelerations. A bike that’s strictly lightweight, however, will suffer on everything but the steepest climbs. So, not only did we make the Venge more aero than the ViAS, but we also took 460 grams out of the module weight. This means we saved 240g in the frame, 25g in the fork, 107g in the cockpit, 25g in the seat post, and 63g in small parts. So no matter the course, the Venge will prove to be the fastest option when you need to go up, down, and all around. Much of this weight savings comes from our Rider-First Engineered tubes. We implemented much of the discovery from the new Tarmac's development, like different layup schedules and materials, and this culminated in a Venge that’s not only lighter but one that also has a higher stiffness-to-weight ratio and 40% more compliance than the ViAS—no matter the frame size. And while you can't always see these changes, all it takes is one ride to feel the quick accelerations and the bump-eating compliance. Of course, we didn't stop there. The geometry got an update, and now, it's based on over 40,000 Retül data points, as well as professional rider input. This enabled us to implement a Performance Road Geometry that perfectly combines a responsive front-end with a short wheelbase, and this delivers instantaneous response and optimal power transfer. Last, but certainly not least, the Venge houses some exciting new features. The new cockpit, developed in partnership with our World Tour teams, features a stem with a higher stiffness than anything we’ve ever tested, new bars that are faster, lighter, stiffer, and feature a textured pattern on the tops for extra grip and control. Next up is tire clearance—it has no problem clearing 32mm-wide tires. And, finally, we’ve put our Shimano A-Junction in the seat post, making it easy to charge, check battery levels, and for team mechanics to make adjustments. The spec on the Venge Pro is the perfect blend of performance and value. It features Shimano Ultegra Di2 and hydraulic disc brakes, a carbon fiber Roval CL 50 Disc wheelset, and our rainbow-stripe-winning S-Works Turbo tires. - The Rider-First Engineered, FACT 11r frame not only makes the Venge the most aerodynamic road bike we’ve ever created, but it's also lightweight and stiff in all the right places. Every tube shape, trailing edge, and design cue was influenced by hours of testing in our Win Tunnel, CFD, 3D-printed prototypes, and real-world rider feedback. Ultimately, this resulted in the fastest road bike we’ve ever made. - The Roval CL 50 disc wheelset is light, strong, and aerodynamic. You'll find the same rims found on its CLX cousin, with the main differences coming at the bearings—hardly discernable to mere mortal riders. - Shimano's new Ultegra Di2 with hydraulic disc brakes not only offers exceptionally smooth and crisp shifts, but it also provides incredible stopping power and modulation.
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SC holds Sidhu guilty in 1988 road rage case
Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted Navjot Singh Sidhu in the 1988 road rage case.
Navjot Singh Sidhu (File Photo)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in the 1988 road rage case.
Sidhu has been booked under Section 304 (II), amounting to culpable homicide but not amounting to murder, and Section 323, which entails punishment for voluntarily causing harm, and will be required to pay a fine of Rs. 1,000.
In April, the Punjab government had sought the conviction of Sidhu and also pleaded before it to uphold the order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the road rage case.
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Soon after, the Supreme Court on April 18 reserved its judgement on the appeal filed by the former Indian cricketer.
As per the prosecution, the road rage case dates back to December 27, 1988, when Sidhu, in a road rage case, had punched one 65-year-old Gurnam Singh in Patiala, Punjab, subsequently resulting in the latter's death.
Giving Sidhu the benefit of doubt, the Sessions Court Judge of Patiala had on September 22, 1999, acquitted him and his associate, Rupinder Singh Sandhu, due to lack of evidence in the case.
However, the same was challenged by the state and the victim's families before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which had in 2006, convicted and sentenced Sidhu to three years' imprisonment. (ANI)
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London Parsons Green attack: Total of six arrests
UK police have arrested a sixth suspect in relation to last week's London subway attack at Parsons Green. Police have said they are continuing their search at another five addresses.
British counter-terror police on Thursday morning confirmed that they had arrested a 17-year-old boy in Thornton Heath, south London.
"We now have six males in custody and searches are continuing at five addresses," Dean Haydon, head of counter-terrorism for the Metropolitan Police, said.
The sixth arrest came after authorities early on Wednesday detained two further suspects, a 48-year-old man and a 30-year-old man, in the Welsh city of Newport. Both were arrested under the Terrorism Act; neither was immediately charged.
This followed another arrest, which was the third since last Friday's attack, on Tuesday, also in Newport. That suspect was a 35-year-old man, according to a statement from London's Metropolitan Police.
Fresh leads in the investigation into the bombing, which injured 30 people, have also prompted a series of property searches and other enquiries around the country.
"We anticipate that the searches will take some days to complete and may cause further disruption," said Dean Haydon, head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.
First collars at the weekend
Two men - an 18-year-old refugee from Iraq and a 21-year-old from Syria - were arrested in England on Saturday and are still in custody.
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The so-called "Islamic State" has claimed responsibility, but authorities have not found evidence that the attack was ordered or organized by the militant group.
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London underground 'terrorist incident': as it happened
Explosion at Parsons Green
At 8:20 a.m. London time, emergency services responded to a reported "explosion" at the Parsons Green underground station in the city's southwest. Panicked morning commuters said they heard a loud bang and saw flames flashing through one of the carriages.
Panic and shock
As passengers ran out of the train, some reportedly trampled on others trying to escape through a single exit. Witnesses said some of the injured had bad facial burns and hair falling off. Twenty-two people were later treated in hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
A flaming white bucket
Multiple images and videos quickly appeared on social media showing a white bucket in flames near the entrance to a District Line underground carriage. Other images appeared to show wires hanging from the side of the object.
Security services arrive
London Metropolitan Police deployed regular police and bomb disposal squad members to investigate the scene. At 11:18 a.m., Metropolitan Police declared they were investigating the explosion as a "terrorist incident." A police spokesman later confirmed an improvised explosive device caused the blast.
Near the heart of London
Located in southwest London, Parsons Green is one of the more affluent and residential areas of city. The underground station is on the District Line, running from Wimbledon in the south to Edgware Road in the north. Subway services were partly suspended on the route, causing major delays.
British leaders react
British Prime Minister Theresa May sent her condolences via Twitter, saying "My thoughts are with those injured." London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that London would "never be intimidated or defeated by terrorism." Both announced they would attend a top-level security meeting on Friday afternoon. (Author: Alexander Pearson)
'Fast-moving investigation'
A bucket packed with homemade explosives and nails partially detonated on a crowded train at the Parsons Green station on Friday, injuring 30 people, mostly with burns.
The terror threat level in the UK was raised to its maximum level after the attack, but was downgraded to severe on Sunday after the first two arrests.
"This continues to be a fast-moving investigation. A significant amount of activity has taken place since the attack on Friday," said Dean Haydon, the Metropolitan Police's head of counterterrorism command. "Detectives are carrying out extensive inquiries to determine the full facts behind the attack."
Security camera footage published by British media on Sunday showed a man carrying a bag similar to the one containing the explosive device in Sunbury, west of London, a location later raided by police.
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This Woman's Facebook Post Shows Why Clothing Sizes Don't Matter At All
As we've learned before, women's clothing sizes make absolutely no sense at all. While men have to deal with small, medium, or large, women have to deal with a vast amount of measurements that differ from store to store.
Lucy Horsley, from Driffield in the United Kingdom, decided to illustrate this problem with two different pairs of jeans from two different stores. The problem? The blue pair are a size 18, and the black pair are a size 14.
Horsley explains:
"So the black jeans are a size 14 from new look and the blue ones are a size 18 from river island. How on earth can the bigger size be smaller?! No wonder so many girls have confidence issues and hate buying new clothes, why can't the sizing be the same in every shop??"
Horsley went on to clarify that they're both the same design of jeans.
"As this seems to be causing arguments, both of these jeans are high waisted, super skinny and super stretchy with the exact same fastening."
The Facebook post has been shared some 18,000 times since it was posted over the weekend. And most people seem to agree that this makes no sense at all.
"I have given up on shopping and no longer find it a pleasurable experience because of this exact issue," one commenter wrote. "Shame on you retailers!"
Another added: "Just rubbish sizing... I've picked up cloths in shops and even the same item is different sizes."
Horsley told the Daily Mail that she discovered the disparity when she couldn’t fit into her regular size 14 in any of the high street shops she visited.
"I accidentally ripped my jeans one day and my mum repaired them. They kept on splitting due to wearing them so much and after my mum refused to repair them anymore, I went out to buy some new ones."
"I tried a size 14 on in them all and I couldn’t get any of them past my bum cheeks."
"So I got the bigger sizes but still none were comfy enough. I realized it wasn’t me and it was the clothing itself. I was so shocked by the difference, it’s disgraceful. From being a girl who has always fluctuated with weight, it really hurt me. I felt embarrassed buying size 18 jeans."
"I know people say it doesn’t matter what it says on the label, but to a lot of women it does and I feel I can speak on behalf of the majority of women that sizing does matter and has a huge influence on your confidence and self esteem."
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Kirsty's story
For many of us there are vivid memories of the moment when we received that call which changed our lives forever. We were thankful, as a family, for the opportunity to reflect on our journey at the 2017 Wellington Thanksgiving Service.
We (Robin and Maureen) emigrated from the UK with our two young children, living in Whangarei from 1982-1999 and then moving to the Wellington region. We really embraced family and church life and were heavily involved in Girls’ and Boys’ Brigade, watching ‘our kids’ developing leadership skills and making their own choices, as we had done, to embark on a personal journey of faith.
Most people had no idea of the battles our daughter, Kirsty, faced, in her late teens, to overcome Chronic Fatigue and the depression which accompanied it. She knew what it was to lose hope and to struggle to face the day ahead so she had a real empathy with people of any age who faced challenges in their daily lives. Kirsty’s Christian faith deepened over the years and her own experiences brought a great sensitivity towards others – whether lonely, struggling with a disability or simply going through a tough time. Generosity was evident in every aspect of her life - she looked out for those who might be alone at Christmas and always seemed to find time to bake, make a meal, send a card or get in touch with people.
God had blessed us with a wonderful daughter, a child we thought we would never have, and we had always been a very close family. Kirsty helped us nurse her nanna through cancer, worked on joint garden and house projects, prepared amazing meals for special occasions, was a very loving sister and auntie and would always go the ‘extra mile’ to help others. She faithfully fulfilled any commitment she made and, in her planning, she never left a ’stone unturned’! She had completed a Mathematics degree and finally realised, what we all knew, that she was made for teaching! For almost ten years she worked, as a well-respected teacher, with new entrants and juniors.
2014 had been a tough time for us all - our son’s wife having been faced with a diagnosis of terminal cancer, in the midst of her second pregnancy. Kirsty was ready to help in whatever way she could and, when our young granddaughter came to spend a week with us, she visited each day, before and after school, read endless stories, shared in meals and bath times and took her to the local pool. We all experienced such joy when our grandson was safely born and we saw a new light in Kirsty’s eyes as she helped our granddaughter write cards, wrap gifts and prepare to meet her new baby brother. We are thankful for so many family photos that remind us of that time. Never could we have imagined, in our worst nightmare that, Kirsty herself, aged 36 years, would die so suddenly only five weeks later!
Kirsty, we are told, was excelling in her leadership of the junior team at school, using her skills and experience to support staff, students and caregivers. She had just organised a very successful family evening but, when she did not appear the next morning, at her usual early hour, a colleague rushed to her home with Robin and they were devastated to find she had clearly collapsed on rising an hour or so earlier.
Maureen had already headed into Wellington and will never forget that call and the sense of helplessness when the ambulance arrived at the hospital. Our son, left his wife to continue alone to her chemotherapy treatment and rushed down from Auckland as the gravity of the situation began to sink in.
Early that same afternoon, we faced the news together that the brain aneurysm was taking Kirsty from us and only the machines were keeping her organs functioning. Our hearts cried out in disbelief. ‘How could this be happening?’ And then came the question about organ donation, put very sensitively and respectfully, without any pressure.
On reflection, we realise how difficult this must have been for the ICU team who, until that point, had been fighting to save our daughter’s life and now had to broach the subject of death and the possibility of donating some of her organs. This was powerfully portrayed recently in the film, ‘Heal the Living’, shown at the 2017 NZ International Film Festival.
We knew that Kirsty had wanted to be a donor , the ultimate way in which she could help somebody else, but we had never had a conversation about which organs, nor had we ever realised that a family could override the wishes of their loved one. In our case, all three of us were present and in agreement that gifting Kirsty’s organs was the right way to proceed.
Once the decision had been made, we were left in the capable hands of the donor coordinator, who took us through the paperwork. She handled every aspect very sensitively but we were quite unprepared for the number and range of questions to be answered. We were very close to Kirsty and had shared much of her life so we felt confident to answer them but we realise that for some families this would not be the case. In a very caring way, Maureen was taken aside to address the questions of a more personal nature.
The list of possible organs was quite amazing! We, as potential donors ourselves, had never given this any thought. Nor would we have realised that emigrating from the UK in that particular time period would preclude the use of some organs. We had no qualms until it came to her eyes. Interestingly, a friend at Kirsty’s funeral, told us she had just had cornea transplants and it made us realise that having a full conversation about organ donation, when not under stress, might have led to a different response, although we have no regrets about the decisions we made.
A key factor in enabling us to make a timely decision was the knowledge that Kirsty would never be left alone during the subsequent procedures and that her body would appear essentially unchanged when the surgeons had finished their work. We will always be thankful for the incredible care and respect shown throughout that time.
When school ended on that heart breaking day, many of Kirsty’s colleagues and friends came to the ICU and were able to say their own goodbyes. The opportunities created by the ICU team to allow those people to sit with her and for us to engage with them at that crucial time created a backdrop for the conversations which continued over the ensuing weeks, months and years. The whole school grieved together and gathered around us, like family. And so, devastated as we were to have lost her so suddenly, we were privileged to learn more about the lives she had touched.
Kirsty was known for her ‘star parties’ and the encouragement she gave each child to ‘shine’. Her headstone reads, ‘Look at the stars, see how they shine for you’ and the school now present special ‘Star of the Term Awards’, in her memory, to children who have shown excellence in the seven school values.
It is said that ‘a teacher plants a seed that never stops growing’, this was certainly true of Kirsty. Now it's true in another sense as four people are enjoying life today because this teacher donated her organs and gave them the opportunity to live.
For some of Kirsty’s friends the decision to donate her organs was not easy to accept and it was important, for at least one, that they could see her afterwards. We realise that we all come from different perspectives and we need to show understanding as we journey together. We have continued to try to raise awareness of the issues involved whenever we can and have engaged in the national process to see organ donation levels raised.
A poem chosen by the Queen for her mother's funeral ended with these words, ‘you can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back or you can do what she would want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on’. That is what we know Kirsty would want us all to do!
~Robin and Maureen Gunston
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Along with donating your organs, you can donate your eyes, heart valve tissue and skin.
Eye tissue transplants can prevent blindness and restore sight to people with disease, trauma or infection to their cornea (the transparent layer at the front of the eye)
Donating your eye tissue (cornea and sclera) can help restore someone’s sight and repair damaged eyes
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Donating Ayla's organs
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Eddie Moore
Eddie Moore & The Outer Circle- Kings & Queens
A stately and reflective outpouring of energy and ideas marked by connective, free mood soloing and an album-wide ebb & flow that keeps the record absorbing.
Source: Mightyburners.net/?p=26443
Concert Review: Eddie Moore and The Outer Circle at Polsky Theatre
Polsky Theatre momentarily resembled the world’s funkiest nursing home last Tuesday. As bassist DeAndre Manning channeled Stanley Clarke on a gospel-infused reading of “God Bless the Child” for an appreciative audience of about 75 senior citizens and 25 younger music lovers at Johnson County Community College, the free lunchtime concert by Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle could have been mistaken for an exceptionally soulful enrichment activity.
Source: plasticsax.blogspot.com/2016/10/concert-review-eddie-moore-and-outer.html
Eddie Moore and KC's Young Jazz Want a New Space to Create
In one of the cradles of this most American sound, he’s looking for a stage set for youth, for boldness, for discovery. Moore says he and other musicians of his generation sometimes struggle to break in here, to join the capital-J-Jazz community of people who have dedicated their time and energy to the art — and to do it without propping up jazz as an antique or a tribute to something bygone, a seance for 18th and Vine.
“We’re just trying to find a home for the jazz of now in KC,” Moore says. “People are still stuck on making money from the classic Kansas City jazz. When do we stop talking about Charlie Parker and start talking about now?”
Source: www.pitch.com/Music/article/20835099/eddie-moore-and-kcs-young-jazz-musicians-want-a-new-space-to-create
3 Reasons We're Listening to Eddie Moore This Week
Originally from Houston, Eddie Moore, 30, moved to Kansas City in 2010. On Saturday, he and his band the Outer Circle perform at a release party for their new album Kings & Queens.
3 reasons we're listening to Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle this week:
1. Not only is Moore one of the only keyboardists in town who can play both gospel-infused and conventional post-bop forms of jazz, Moore he can occasionally be heard playing with rock, reggae and hip-hop ensembles.
2. Moore successfully combines R&B and hip-hop into his artful form of improvisational jazz. “Time’s a Wastin’” is a cover of an Erykah Badu song from the neo-soul artist’s 2000 album Mama’s Gun, while the rapper Kemet “The Phantom” Coleman will join Moore and the Outer Circle at Saturday’s show.
Source: Kcur.or/post/3-reason-were-listening-eddie-moore-and-outer-circle-week#stream/0
Kings & Queens Album Review
Eddie Moore is diligently pulling Kansas City’s jazz scene into the 21st century. Since moving here from Houston in 2010, the 30-year-old keyboardist has done as much as any jazz-oriented musician to bring Kansas City up to date.
Moore’s background has provided him with an expansive perspective that permeates his vibrant new Kings & Queens. In addition to his immersion in the church-based sounds infusing the jazz, R&B and hip-hop of his native Houston, he collaborates with an astonishing array of acts in Kansas City. Moore regularly performs in reggae and indie-rock bands and leads a monthly jam session that welcomes rappers as well as jazz musicians. - Bill Brownlee, (Plastic Sax)
Source: http://kcur.org/post/music-review-eddie-moore-and-outer-circles-kings-queens
A Conversation with Jazz pianist Eddie Moore
Today begins series of artist conversations with Kansas City Jazz Pianist Eddie Moore and his Outer Circle band. Moore started playing piano at the age of four. While immersing himself in the classical genre he was introduced to Jazz legends like Miles Davis and John Coltrane. His creative spirit bleeds through genres while his style of improvisation follows in the lineage of the jazz masters.
Source: www.axs.com/new/a-conversation-with-jazz-pianist-eddie-moore-23005
Downbeat CD Review
Incorporates Soul, R&B, and Hip-Hop elements into his take on Jazz. Moore's compositions exude a sophisticated and soulful elegance.
Downbeat Jazz Magizine
The Revivalist
The Houston scene strikes again, this time from the likes of Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle with their debut record, The Freedom of Expression. Raised in the church scene with likes of Chris Dave and Robert Glasper, Moore is a lifelong musician traversing a number bands and styles before going back to school to get a master’s in jazz composition. The new project reflects this background with a great context of musicians including Moore on keys, Matt Leifer on drums, Dominique Sanders on bass, and Matt Hopper on guitar among some other guests.
NextBop
There's just something about that Houston, Texas cool. It's a sound so hard to explain, but felt immediately. Maybe it's the humidity. Whatever it is, pianist Eddie Moore has it. Moore and his group, The Outer Circle, just released their debut album, The Freedom of Expression. The core quintet includes Moore on keys, Dominique Sanders on bass, Matt Leifer on drums, and Matt Hopper on guitar, all of whom come together quite nicely. The album also features tenor sax player Erik Blume, drummer Ryan Lee, and tenor player Andy McGhie on “Houston Visions”, as well as Nate Nall and Matthew Baldwin on "Saved by the Bell". The album is straight-ahead in the contemporary sense, a downright pleasure to listen to and a strong debut. Moore is certainly a talent of this era and it'll be interesting to see where else he and this group will go. It certainly worth checking out (and copping) after the jump.
Anthony Dean-Harris
Demencha Review
The Freedom of Expression, is just that – free. It swells with the joy of creation. It sounds like people unafraid to jump wherever the flow takes them. The music held within is simultaneously contemplative and reactionary, painting moody landscapes with well-disciplined musicianship. The piano-led quartet conjures an emotive, silky and decisive swath of color and place. It’s an album that always feels like it’s traveling somewhere. Moore’s piano and Matt Hopper’s guitar delightedly dance in and out of songs, supported on the strong spine of Dominique Sanders and Matt Leifer’s bass and drums. This isn’t to say that the rhythm section is in the background. Leifer and Sanders are the life’s blood of this record. No where is more apparent than the title track “The Freedom of Expression”. The rhythm section creates enough room for tangential roaming, while maintaining steady discipline and cooperation, which allows Moore and tenor saxophonist, Eric Blume, to run into and over each other. They play both in a call-and-response method, as well as soloing.
James Mnamara
Rappers I Know
“Continuing the tradition of other great young and contemporary Houston-bred jazz pianists like Jason Moran and Robert Glasper, Eddie Moore, along with his Kansas City based quartet The Outer Circle, is dropping an EP with Rappers I Know in early 2013 titled The Freedom of Expression.”
“Freedom of Expression has an unfettered feel about it, but it’s not so far out there as to become difficult to discern. For me, Erik Satie stalks some of the melodies, most notably September 15th, and Moore’s style contains a slither of Horace Silver’s playing rather than reminders of any other obvious keyboard titans. He has a capacity for prettiness in his approach to composition and that, I think, distances him from much of the cliches of showy jazz piano.”
The Curator - Instrumentali.com
Plastic Sax
Of the many notable albums that have been released in the past few years by Kansas City-based jazz musicians, only a few have pleased me more than Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle's new release The Freedom of Expression. In addition to documenting the formidable talent of several young musicians, the project serves as a reminder that everything is indeed up to date in Kansas City.
With the exception of "Liberation," the mainstream closing track, The Freedom of Expression is a bracing collection of modal neo-soul grooves. Imagine 1968-era Herbie Hancock filtered through 2009-era Robert Glasper.
Because I don't possess a physical copy of the album, I'm unsure of the specific credits. The core of the band is keyboardist Eddie Moore, guitarist Matt Hopper, bassist Dominique Sanders and drummer Matt Leifer. Saxophonists Erik Blume and Andy McGhie also make appearances.
Knowledge of such details isn't necessary to appreciate The Freedom of Expression. No one- not even Moore- attempts to draw excessive attention to his contributions. Even "Anger Management," the loudest track, maintains a pleasing low-key atmosphere. A few selections are hampered by an annoying buzz that I presume is emitted by an amp, a reflection of the session's casual vibe.
Yet listeners shouldn't confusing the relaxed ambience of The Freedom of Expression with nonchalance. The beautiful album represents an important touchstone in the evolution of Kansas City jazz.
Bill Brownlee
Potholesinmyblog
Can you think of a better time to spin some new jazz tunes than a lazy Sunday afternoon? Well, thanks to Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle, we can fulfill our musical craving by way of The Freedom of Expression. Eddie Moore is a pianist, and he is sure to draw up some comparisons to Robert Glasper. Especially with his ability to intertwine contemporary sounds with more traditional teachings. But his new album deserves a bit of separation from Glasper, and quite frankly any other modern day jazz musician.
With his quartet, Moore’s focus falls directly on the melody. As you run through The Freedom of Expression, you will notice how accessible these tunes can come across. But for the more experiences listener, there is certainly some more complex detail to latch on to. Stream the album below, and purchase it over at Bandcamp.
DAVID REYNEKE
Indy Shuffle
Jazz guitar can be awesome, just ask Wes Montgomery or DJ Premier. A good jazz guitar lick can be a vacuum, sucking you in and creating a world unto itself. Many hip-hop beats are based around little more than a jazz guitar loop and a drum break — it can be that powerful.
This tune by Eddie Moore and The Outer Circle certainly falls into that category. The guitar is not the only star of the show by any means; Eddie Moore’s direction leads to a soft but strong connection between his piano, Matt Leifer’s drums, Dominique Sanders’ bass and — my personal favorite part of this whole, what drives the sweetness of the tune home for me — Matt Hoppers’ guitar. This track is the lead single off the group’s full length debut, The Freedom of Expression, which will be out February 1, 2013, though you can hear a lengthier preview here.
Though Eddie Moore’s name may not ring too strongly outside of hardcore jazz circles at the moment, he definitely has the skill set to break through. This tune and artist comes by recommendation of the great FWMJ of RappersIKnow, who seems to have all areas of Black Texas music in his hard drive.
sweeneykovar
Demencha Interview
Dememcha Interview
When Eddie walks in he looks around intently. I fully realized the immediate awkwardness of the situation. I have been researching him and his music for the better part of a week. I know what he looks like, where he gigs, who he plays with. He knows exactly two things about me. I’m writing for Demencha and I can hit send on an e-mail. He dresses differently than I thought he would. He’s in a charcoal cardigan with horizontal red stripes and a graphic tee. His dreads pulled back neatly. He looks like a well kempt skater kid. Which, he tells me after the interview that he was.
James McNamara
KC Star
“His Outer Circle band, with Sanders on bass, Matt Hopper on guitar and Matt Leifer on drums, plays mainly original music, grooving like crazy but not always in 4/4 time. You can hear influences such as Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and another cat from Houston, Robert Glasper. ”
Joe Klopus
BamaLovesSoul
“The Freedom Of Expression“, which to my ears is sounding like it’s going to be a certified “Sleeper Of The Year” within the Jazz scene already.”
Plastic Sax - Now's the Time: Eddie Moore and the Outer Circle
“ The Freedom of Expression, the new album by Moore and the Outer Circle, seems to split the difference between Glasper's 2007 album In My Element and last year's Black Radio. ”
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Gabi Garcia hopes Barbara Nepomuceno doesn’t quit mid-fight at Rizin 14
December 22, 2018 admin 0 Comments Barbara, Doesnt, Gabi, Garcia, hopes, midfight, Nepomuceno, quit, Rizin
A MMA fight between decorated grappler Gabi Garcia and kickboxing talent Barbara Nepomuceno has been discussed for years, ever since Nepomuceno and her team first criticized Garcia and her opponents in Rizin. Now, the grudge match is finally happening at Rizin 14 on Dec. 31.
But it’s not coming without its fair share of controversy.
Nepomuceno signed the Rizin bout agreement to fight Garcia days before competing for the WGP title in kickboxing on Nov. 24 in a rematch against Val Stanski, who defeated Nepomuceno months before due to knee injury. As fate would have it, in the rematch, Nepomuceno injured her other knee and left the ring.
Days later, Rizin announced Garcia vs. Nepomuceno for Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan. Nepomuceno told MMA Fighting that she was hoping to be 100 percent healthy in time for her MMA debut, however Garcia is not fully convinced that her opponent’s injury was even that bad in the first place.
The day after the kickboxing bout, Garcia tweeted that she was sure that Nepomuceno “was ok”, adding that the kickboxer is “just a quitter” and is “a lion when she wins and a cat when she’s losing the fight.”
”When I heard she got injured, I was worried because I’ve been training for her since May,” Garcia told MMA Fighting. “I don’t think someone would fake an injury, we’re athletes and we all have injuries, but when you watch the fight, she felt (an injury) in her right knee, and the one that had surgery was the left one. A week later, she posted videos training and jumping boxes. I suffered a knee injury at the ROAD FC open workouts and it took me two months to jump boxes again. I don’t think she faked the injury, but I think she was saving herself for our fight. She already knew about our fight.
”Barbara said in an interview that I took the things she said too personal, but I have nothing personal with her. It’s business,” Garcia continued. “I don’t respect her sports-wise. She had already signed the contract to fight me, she knew she was going to fight me. I think she was saving herself at WGP to fight me later, and I think that’s disrespectful with the sport, with her opponent, and with the promotion.”
Citing the times when she competed in jiu-jitsu with bad injuries, like a fractured finger, and when she entered the ADCC tournament just days after her brother died, Garcia says she would never act like that.
”I don’t know what went through her mind, maybe she felt the knee, but the only thing I expect from her is her to be 100 percent in the fight. No excuses,” Garcia said. “If you accept a fight, don’t bring excuses before the fight. She challenged me at any weight, and now she’s saying I’m heavier than her, that I’m better on the ground, but she’s the one with more experience in the ring.
”Don’t come with excuses after the fight or quit in the middle of the fight. I want her going until the end because I’ve fought injured before, and I never quit. I just hope that doesn’t happen. She asked for it and got what she wanted, we’re going to fight. I think she’s good at what she does and so am I. I’m training non-stop for 45 days, giving my all in the gym from Sunday to Sunday, and may the best win… but don’t give up.”
Nepomuceno told MMA Fighting that she believes Garcia didn’t want to fight her in a MMA cage and has been avoiding the matchup for years, however Garcia insists that she was the one that made it finally come to fruition under the Rizin banner.
”She thanked her manager and a bunch of people for making this fight happen, but I’m the one who made it happen,” Garcia said. “I had issues with Rizin because my boss (Nobuyuki Sakakibara) was here and offered me other opponents to fight, but I said no, I said I wanted to fight her. I was the one who asked for this fight. I want to test myself on the feet.”
When both women finally enter the ring in Japan, Garcia expects to shock her foe and improve to 6-0 in the sport.
”I think I’ll win by knockout,” said Garcia, who submitted Veronika Futina in her last bout at ROAD FC in May. “Jiu-jitsu will always be my No. 1 plan, but I want to knock her out. Test my hands and my kickboxing. I’ve been training kickboxing every single day. It won’t be as good as hers, of course. If I throw 15 strikes she will throw 30, but we have a good gameplan. Jiu-jitsu will always be the No. 1 and I will always count on that, my wrestling is sharp, too, but I want to challenge myself. If my hand lands, it would be great for me.”
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Manny Pacquiao is still a draw
January 26, 2019 admin 0 Comments draw, Manny, Pacquiao
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MANNY PACQUIAO once again illustrated his drawing power with his fight against Adrien Broner reportedly drawing 400,000 + PPV hits. Not the sort of figures he was drawing at his peak but still a very high return. He was guaranteed $10 million for this fight but will obviously earn a great deal more when the final figures for the gate etc. are taken into account. It is incredible to think that the wonder fighter from the Philippines won his first world title more than 20 years ago. He is 18-4-2 in world title fights and at 40 is still performing at the highest level. Surely one of the most remarkable fighters in the history of boxing. It’s a pity that this was for the secondary WBA title not the real title. The real champion Keith Thurman returns with a title defence this weekend. As for Broner he showed just how delusional he is as he was convinced he had won a fight where he threw less punches, landed less punches and rarely took a step forward. He has entertained in the past but it may be that his days as deserving of PPV status are over.
Of course the talk immediately turned to another fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr but it was stated that Mayweather was retired and was not interested in another fight with Pacquiao – but don’t rule it out.
Why should Mayweather take on Pacquiao when he can earn $10 million for blowing away a 20-year-old Japanese kickboxer/MMA fighter Tenshin Nasukawa in less than three minutes? The most amazing thing is that people actually paid to see this farce.
Whilst the heavyweight division is currently focused on who Anthony Joshua will fight in April and the return match between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury the shadow of Olek Usyk hangs over the division. The unbeaten Ukrainian will have his next outing in the USA on either the 18th or 25th of May but no opponent nominated yet. Surely Usyk will fight for the heavyweight title later this year.
From the sublime to the ridiculous. The WBA have ordered Manuel Charr to defend their secondary heavyweight title against Fres Oquendo. They were to have fought in September last year but Charr tested positive for a banned substance and the fight was cancelled. Initially Charr was suspended but not stripped off his title. There was no indication Charr intended to have a representative present for the testing of his B sample but he challenged that fact that he did not have someone there for the B test. The WBA backed off and as Charr was clean in subsequent tests – and he would have to have been stupid not to be – the WBA decided that his suspension had expired and he could return provided he defended against Oquendo within 60 days and the winner of that fight must fight the winner of a fight between their interim champion Trevor Bryan and Jarrell Miller even though there is no indication that a fight between Bryan and Miller will take place. Oquendo of course has not fought since July 2014. The Charr vs. Oquendo fight is now set for 23 March in Cologne. Thought I would give you date and place so that you could ensure you were somewhere else doing something else that night.
German heavyweight Michael Wallisch also gave a positive test after his losing effort against Christian Hammer in December and no news yet over his B sample. That fight was a farce. In the fourth round their heads collided and Wallisch went down and the referee counted him out. A 30 or 45 days suspension from fighting for the knockout? No instead they decided Wallisch should not have been counted out so they pretended the original fourth round never happened and restarted the fight with another fourth round and Wallisch was counted out again in the fifth! Hammer’s reward is a date with Luis Ortiz in New York on 2 March.
The Saul Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs fights looks a really attractive one. Jacobs is a totally different fighter style-wise to Gennady Golovkin and it is a fight Jacobs could win. It looks as though David Lemieux may also appear on the 4 May show. The Canadian will be fighting for the first time since he fainted from dehydration which led to his fight with Tureano Johnson being cancelled
Jose Ramirez’s defence of his WBC super lightweight title against Jose Zepeda also looks a good one. Ramirez is 23-0 and making the second defence of his title. Zepeda is 30-1 with the loss coming when he dislocated his shoulder in a fight against Terry Flanagan for the vacant WBO lightweight title in 2015. On the same show Ray Beltran will be having his first fight since losing his WBO lightweight title to Jose Pedraza in August. He meets the 19-0 Hiroki Okada and in a featherweight ten Genisis Servania 32-1 faces 21-0 Carlos Castro. Ramirez will be auctioning some items of his boxing equipment to raise funds for a Community Cancer Institute which is a great gesture.
I said that Broner was delusional but Don King seems to be going the same way. He is warning what Bermane Stiverne will do to English heavyweight hope Joe Joyce when they meet in London on the undercard to the exciting James DeGale vs. Chris Eubank Jr fight on 23 February. Let’s be clear this is a 40-year-old vastly overweight fighter who is having his first fight since being floored three times and stopped inside a round by Deontay Wilder in November 2017. King can talk a fight up but can Stiverne still walk the talk?
Interested in money? Of course. Lou DiBella won the bidding for the Jack Culcay vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko final eliminator for the IBF title. DiBella ‘s bid was $425,515 and as Culcay is the higher of the two in the IBF ratings he gets 65% $276,000 and Derevyanchenko 35% $148,930. I can’t see Culcay winning this one.
Two fights had to be scrubbed from the undercard of the Pacquiao vs. Broner show when Filipino Jhack Tepora and Nicaraguan Carlos Buitrago came in ridiculously over the contract weights. Tepora was 5.5lbs over and Buitrago 6lbs over. It must have been obvious well in advance of the day of the weigh in that they would never make the weight but somehow no one spotted this so one fight was cancelled and the other saw a last minute substitute step in. Surely some check weights would have revealed this earlier. The WBC recently announced a number of initiatives to combat this very thing by laying out a complete weight check schedule to be followed. As it stated that for this to work they needed the collaboration of the promoters, manager, trainers etc. and without that it is just a very good idea with little hope of it being taken on board which is a great pity but at least the WBC are trying to tackle the problem which no one else appears to be doing.
With his victory over Badou Jack Marcus Browne became the fourth member of the US Team at the 2012 Olympics to win a version of a world title alongside Errol Spence, Jose Ramirez and Rau’shee Warren. Not bad for a team that failed to win a single medal and with Spence being the only one to get as far as the quarter-finals. In addition from the team Dominic Breazeale, Mike Hunter, Terrell Gausha and Joseph Diaz have challenged for world titles leaving Jamal Herring as the sole member not to win or challenge for a title and he is 19-2 with three good wins in 2018 so it is still possible that he will join the others in fight for or winning a title. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Class of 2016 where Shakur Stevenson won a silver medal. From the above it appears that the USA does not know how to produce medal winners in Olympic boxing but can turn under-achieving amateurs into professional champions.
Somehow it just doesn’t seem fair. A few years back in the AIBA World Series of Boxing the British Lionhearts found themselves facing the Ukrainian Otamans. The Ukrainian team won 4-1 but then it was fairly strong it contained Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleg Usyk and Olek Gvozdyk!
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enterprisestorageforum > Storage Technology > Samsung Unveils 'Green' SSDs
Samsung Unveils 'Green' SSDs
By Judy Mottl,
Samsung says its new solid state drives can save users a bundle.
Samsung Electronics has introduced its latest solid state drive (SSD), a 100GB "green" hard drive that promises to cut energy costs by 75 percent over typical hard disk drives.
The SSD product, announced during this week's Storage Visions Conference in Las Vegas, is aimed at heavy content delivery environments such as streaming media, video on demand and financial transaction processing applications.
Samsung said greater demand for better reliability and performance is spurring more SSD use. The latest product expands the vendor's already robust SSD portfolio. Samsung offers SSDs with 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB and 256GB for notebook PCs, and 25GB, 50GB and 100GB SSDs for the enterprise.
"Users are recognizing the benefits in terms of much greater reliability, durability and performance, as well as they're needing much less power," said Brian Beard, Samsung's SSD product manager. "As SSDs have no moving parts they generate virtually no heat, making them much more attractive in the data center environment where cooling costs run very high."
The news comes as SSD technology, once thought to be too expensive for the traditional business enterprise, hits the mainstream as enterprises search for faster storage processing systems for their most vital applications.
SSD flash technology can cost as much as 30 times more than Fibre Channel drives on a per-gigabyte basis, but the cost has been decreasing 50 to 70 percent each year. High-end HDDs run about $4 to $5 per gigabyte and SSDs are now about $50 to $60 per gigabyte.
That's a price point at which more enterprises are willing to pay for SSD's faster response time over hard drives nearly 10 times greater when it comes to intensive applications and transaction processing requirements.
EMC was the first to push the technology into the enterprise business environment when it plugged SSDs in its high-end Symmetrix DMX-4 storage systems last January. Others such as Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: JAVA) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) followed EMC's lead, as did storage startups such as Violin Memory.
Samsung said its SSD product is an efficient alternative to traditional 15K RPM HDDs, as it can process IOPS (input/output per second) more than 10 times faster than a hard disk.
The vendor attributes the performance level to a proprietary 8-channel controller, improved NAND flash and special drive firmware developed in house.
The SSD's 'green' aspect came about in response to demands for cheaper operational costs, said Beard, who said the average data center consumes energy equivalent to 25,000 households and that total energy consumption in data centers doubled between 2000 and 2006 worldwide.
"It's clear that the energy consumption of the data center needs to be addressed, particularly in large and medium-sized enterprises," Beard said. SSDs are a viable option, he explained, as they can expand data center performance and capacity without expanding data centers, and that keeps energy costs down.
The SSD, according to Samsung, uses 1.9 watts of power in active mode and 0.6 in idle, compared to HDDs that need about 8 to 15 watts in active and one to two watts when in idle mode.
Samsung said pricing information for the SSD product will be available later this quarter.
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The Bachelorette's Garrett Yrigoyen Apologizes for Liking Offensive Instagram Posts
by Lauren Piester | Thu., May. 31, 2018 5:21 PM
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Garrett Yrigoyen has broken his silence.
It appears that the Bachelorette contestant has apologized on his brand new Instagram for having liked offensive posts on his old Instagram page that has caused quite the controversy for the show over the past few days.
Garrett was given the first impression rose on Monday's premiere, right around the time that screenshots started appearing of posts he had previously liked on Instagram that expressed transphobic views and claimed Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was a crisis actor. That account was then shut down.
Now, on his new account, Garrett has issued an apology.
"To those who I have hurt and offended: This is all new to me. I went on The Bachelorette for the adventure and possibility of falling in love, not fame. I did not know what to expect once the show aired."
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"I am sorry to those who I offended, and I also take full responsibility for my "likes" on Instagram that were hurtful and offensive," he continued. "Garrett_yrigs12 was my former Instagram handle and I decided to take it down and start fresh because I have learned an extremely valuable lesson and am taking steps to grow, become more educated and be a better version of myself. I am not perfect, and I will never be anywhere close, but now I will always be more informed and aware of what I am liking and supporting, not just on Instagram, but in life."
"I never realized the power behind a mindless double tap on Instagram and how it bears so much weight on people's lives. I did not mean any harm by any of it. My Instagram "likes" were not a true reflection of me and my morals."
Yrigoyen goes on to call for his mistakes to "be a lesson for those who mindlessly double tap images, memes, and videos on any social media content that could be many things including hurtful, degrading, and dehumanizing."
"I do not want my social media to define who I am, and I will take better care moving forward to support all walks of life. Again, I sincerely apologize and am sorry for any hurt, damage, or offense I may have caused."
Garrett is not the only one who has spoken out about the issue. Bachelorette star Becca Kufrin also addressed the situation in an interview with E! News, saying, "everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and at the end of the day I wanted to go on this journey to open up myself and have people see my love story unfold and I would hope that they would stay open and respect me but also stay open and respect these 28 guys that went along on the journey with me."
The Bachelorette airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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Barn Owl Webcam
Meet our pair of adult Barn Owls happily nesting at Blue House Farm in North Fambridge.
Photo: Danny Green / 2020VISION
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Our live Barn Owl webcam, from a nest box on our Blue House Farm nature reserve, is back, for the seventh year in a row.
Barn Owls have successfully raised young in the nest every summer since we started the live broadcast, in 2012. Last year two chicks fledged; the year before three and we've even had two broods!
Blue House Farm, on the north bank of the River Crouch Estuary, in North Fambridge, is perfect for the owls, with a good supply of voles and other prey in the fields of the coastal grazing marsh, sections of which we manage to help the owls to hunt successfully. Most years, two or three pairs of Barn Owls nest on the reserve, with our camera nest, in a barn close to the reserve entrance, a favoured breeding site for many years.
A loyal 'Barny Army' of online followers has grown, with the nest watched avidly by people from as far afield as the USA and New Zealand, as well as here in the UK, all fascinated by the amazing insight into the world of breeding Barn Owls.
Thank you to everyone for their interest in and support of these magical birds.
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Wednesday 17th April - 1st egg laid
Saturday 20th April - 2nd egg laid
Monday 22nd April - 3rd egg laid
Wednesday 24th April - 4th egg laid
Friday 26th April - 5th egg laid
Monday 29th April - 6th egg laid
Wednesday 22nd May - 1st egg hatched
Friday 24th May - 2nd egg hatched
Sunday 26th May - 3rd egg hatched
Tuesday 28th May - 4th egg hatched
Saturday 1st June - 5th egg hatched
6th egg didn't hatch
Monday 3rd June - We have sadly lost the 2 smallest chicks
Tuesday 9th July - The 3 remaining Owlets were ringed by BTO
This is live, unedited footage of Barn Owls; at times, it is possible that there may be disturbing images of the natural world. These are wild birds; we are not allowed to interfere with breeding Barn Owls or their nest.
Please note, due to the remoteness of Blue House Farm, the camera connection can be cut off occasionally, but we are aware of the issues and work to get them fixed as quickly as possible. In some cases, refreshing the page can work.
Barn Owl ringing
Our owlets were ringed on Tuesday 9th July by BTO (British Trust for Ornithology), they hold the required licenses to handle Barn Owls. Our owlets are now 7 weeks old and most are ringed around this stage. Owl ringing provides important information that underpins conservation work for owls in the same way as for all other birds. Records of great longevity show that ringing has no impact on the birds’ health or survival.
Owlet 1
We believe this is a female, it had quite a lot of spotting on its flanks.
Weight 428g, measured 97/92mm
Sex unknown (unfortunately this one was too young to tell).
Sex unknown (again this one was too young to tell).
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Dan Carter rejoins Club Racing 92
Meli Tavaga Multimedia Journalist Sports Desk [email protected] | @MeliFBCSports
Racing 92 have announced that former All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter will rejoin the Top 14 club on a short-term deal until the end of the season.
Carter, who currently plays for Japanese club Kobelco Steelers, represented Racing from 2015 to 2018.
He will return to Racing in March as cover for first-choice pivot Finn Russell after former Springbok Pat Lambie was forced to retire last month at the age of 28 due to concussion issues.
Racing 92 owner Jacky Lorenzetti welcomed Carter’s return and says the Carter is coming back to the Paris-based club to “win the European Champions Cup”.
Major bridge replacements planned for the West
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Ibeyi: Afro-Cuban Culture, Multiculturalism, and Yoruba Soul
Photo by Falvien Prioreau Earlier this month while I was in the Dominican Republic, Janelbs M Rmrz and I thought of the point where Yemaya and Oshun meet, where our conquered rivers meet the Caribbean Sea. This was a unintentional theme throughout our 5-day trip, as we had no idea that my friends apartment where we were staying at was right by the river in San Pedro de Macoris. On our third day there, without planning it, we were surprised and taken to a manantial (natural spring) in La Romana, near these two meeting points: the river and the sea. There we whispered "I will come to your river", the lyrics of Ibeyi's debut single as we reflected on what our ancestors thought of this place and what Ibeyi would do if they were here. Here I was bathing in caribbean holy water, water used to worship Yoruban gods, santos and spirits. Here I was calling on the energies of Yemaya and Oshun to cleanse me, to heal me as Ibeyi's "River" calls. These sisters have a message that those open to the beautiful Afro-Caribbean Yoruban history will understand. With every interview and every play on Spotify I'm reminded of beautiful Yoruban sacred chants. Get to know the sisters in Mass Appeals interview below. We hope to one day get to know the sisters ourselves. Wemile Oshun.
Most resonantly in old-school Fania classic salsa songs from decades past—think Hector Lavoe’s “Aguanile,” Ray Barretto’s “El Hijo de Obatalá,” and Celia Cruz’s “Las Siete Potencias,” to name a sliver—this week’s Swankers pay homage to Afro-Cuban tradition, though with a fresh twist. French-Cuban twins Naomi and Lisa-Kaínde Díaz, better known asIbeyi, use sacred Yoruba chants in their ethereal songs, making them accessible to younger generations. The daughters of late-Cuban percussionist Angá Díaz of Buena Vista Social Club, Ibeyi invoke their father’s spirit both on-stage and in the studio. Naomi plays the cajón and the batás while Lisa-Kaínde plays the piano. Spirituality radiates from their debut album,Ibeyi, which dropped in February, and the masses have been enchanted ever since. Before their SummerStage performance next month, we spoke to Ibeyi about Afro-Cuban culture, multiculturalism, and natural hair as a political statement.
Mass Appeal: How have things changed for you two since you dropped Ibeyi? It feels like just a few short months back, you were mostly under the radar, at least in the U.S., but now you’ve taken the world by storm.
Ibeyi: Our lives are changing. We are playing and learning a lot, and it’s amazing to see how fast everything goes. Just a year ago, we were recording the album.
As performers, how have you grown since the XL showcase, which was also your first performance ever?
We are still two on stage, but during the XL convention we played only acoustic. Today, we’ve added an MPC and an MPK on top of the piano, the cajon and the batá drums. Hopefully, we are getting better, but we still have a lot to learn.
Every time I pass by my mother’s own Ibeyi, I think of you ladies. Like her, your father was an initiated Yoruba priest. What was the most significant lesson he passed onto you before his transition?
He always used to say, “Listen to the elders” and “Pa’lante,” meaning “[keep] mov[ing] forward.”
Although he passed when you were younger, is your music-making a way of invoking him? Do you ever feel his presence in the studio or on stage with you?
Recording this album was a way to connect with him. We feel his presence every day. He is here, smiling and looking at us, and we hope he’s proud.
What inspired you to take the traditional sound of this Afro-Cuban religion and fuse it in a way to make it accessible to our generation and other mainstream audiences?
We never thought about it—it came naturally. We are a mix of cultures, growing up between Afro-Cuban and French cultures. Our music simply reflects what we are.
What is it about Yoruba music that lends itself to be re-imagined generation after generation and across genres?
Yes, there’s something magical about Yoruba chants. We think everybody can connect with them. Like blues, like Negro spirituals, like Sufi chants, like all trance music: Yoruba music causes very profound vibrations of the heart.
Considering how the West stereotypes most African religions as “dark magic,” were you at all timid when deciding to use Ibeyi as your stage name and sing in Lucumí?
When we realized that our album was going to be heard by all kinds of audiences, we were a little bit afraid. We wanted people that didn’t know any Yoruba music to feel the beauty of it and the people who knew/know all about it to accept that we are not traditional singers either.
Some people believe that DNA has memory. What do you carry today of your ancestral past?
We carry this legacy: all Afro-Cubans. That’s where we all come from: Benin, Nigeria, the ancient kingdom of Dahomey. We are not specialists, we just love singing Yoruba songs…every night, thinking about all the women and men who have sang those chants for centuries. Choosing “Ibeyi” as the band’s name was obvious: we are twins, we are part Cuban, we sing in Yoruba, our parents are initiated…we are Ibeyi.
I love that you rock your natural hair. Is keeping it curly a political statement?
Lisa: I don’t know if it’s political but it took me a long time to accept my hair. Today, I’m happy with the hair that I have and I don’t want to hide it anymore.
Americans are obsessed with colorism. Are the French? And by the way, how do you self-identify when people ask you what you are?
We are French and Cuban. We are as French as Cuban, as Black as white. We’ve heard as much Nina Simone as we’ve heard Mozart. Why should we always separate humanity? Being a mix of cultures and colors helps to be more tolerant and less fearful of others.
As you’ve experienced it, how does it differ, if any way at all, being a woman of color in Paris as opposed to here? Do you see any similarities?
In France, historically there’s less tension between Blacks and whites. We were really impressed to see the separation of the different communities in the U.S.: Blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians… Today, in France and in Europe in general, tension is more about religion than color. It’s scary to see that in 2015, human beings still don’t see that we’re all the same despite of our cultural, color, or religion differences.
Who or what inspires you?
Life is our biggest inspiration. Love and art are very inspiring too. Nina Simone, Jay Electronica, Frida Kahlo, Auguste Rodin, [Sir Francis] Bacon, John Cassavetes, John Baudelaire, clearly Yoruba chants, and Manuel Mendive to name a few.
For all things Ibeyi visit http://www.ibeyi.fr/
Photo by Taea Thale
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ET deals: $350 for ultraportable Dell Inspiron 11 touch laptop
By Tim Supples on February 4, 2014 at 5:12 pm
You don’t tend to find many ultraportable laptops in the budget-friendly category. Adding lightness to any machine costs money, with higher-end pieces of tech needed to offset lost real estate and less heat dissipation capability. Dell went to work with Intel’s newest uber-power-efficient chips and put out a laptop that does a lot for $350.
The Inspiron 11 (3000 series, to be accurate) has a 1-inch thick chassis that is built around an 11.6-inch HD display, which also happens to feature a standard touchscreen. Weight is kept down to a mere 3 pounds, making for easily the most ultraportable laptop available under $500. The standard touchscreen and Intel Haswell processor are icing on the cake.
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Bottas set early pace in Abu Dhabi tyre test
27 November 2018 PlanetF1.com F1 0
Date published: November 27 2018
Valtteri Bottas put in the quickest time on the opening morning of the end of season Pirelli test in Abu Dhabi.
The Finn clocked a 1:37.231, three seconds slower than the pole time on Saturday, to top the timesheet after the first four hours of running.
Sebastian Vettel ended the morning in second place, but the morning session was not without its troubles for the German.
He span off at the first corner of the Yas Marina circuit, bringing out a brief red flag period as the marshals had to repair the barriers.
Max Verstappen was also in the 1:37s, but over half a second slower than the Mercedes, while Sergio Perez finished the morning in P4.
The Mexican was the busiest of the ten drivers in the morning session, with 61 tours of the Yas Marina complex completed.
Nico Hulkenberg kept his Renault on its wheels in Abu Dhabi and did a half-century of laps, while Kimi Raikkonen got his first taste of the Sauber garage for 17 years.
The Finn could only manage 39 laps in the morning session, and was second-slowest out of the ten runners.
Ahead of him were three men that raced in the Formula 2 series in 2018. George Russell went into lunch in P6 in his first outing in the Williams.
Sean Gelael drove the Toro Rosso, with neither Daniil Kvyat or Alexander Albon in Abu Dhabi for this morning’s running.
Lando Norris had his first outing as a McLaren race driver, and almost completed 50 laps of the circuit this morning.
Haas had Pietro Fittipaldi in their car, but it was not a great morning for the young American, whose first taste of Formula 1 was abruptly ended when the Haas broke down.
He could only manage 18 laps, and was five seconds off the pace of the Mercedes.
This test is being conducted for the teams to have some running on the 2019 tyre compounds, whilst also being able to use the 2018 sets to compare and contrast between them.
Despite this, not much information is given out from trackside, so we are unable to say which tyres the drivers were on when they put their best laps in.
Morning times
Valtteri Bottas – Mercedes – 1:37.231 (54 laps)
Sebastian Vettel – Ferrari – 0.354s (31)
Max Verstappen – Red Bull – 0.716s (53)
Sergio Perez – Force India – 0.745s (61)
Nico Hulkenberg – Renaut – 1.558s (50)
George Russell – Williams – 2.281s (39)
Sean Gelael – Toro Rosso – 3.204s (45)
Lando Norris – McLaren – 3.284s (48)
Kimi Raikkonen – Sauber – 3.601s (39)
Pietro Fittipaldi – Haas – 5.060s (18)
Verstappen won’t be ‘idiot’ in community service
Vettel needs time off after “exhausting” year
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December 17 2008 Wrestling Observer
By F4W Staff | @WONF4W | Dec 18, 2008 12:17 am
We're back with another packed edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Tonight we'll discuss the death of former UFC fighter Justin Levens, the cancellation of NOAH TV and what it means for the future of the company, Tuesday night's ECW show, Tribute to the Troops, and so much more. We'll also take your calls on a number of subjects including TNA, Abdullah the Butcher and WWE, Hogan vs. Andre at WrestleMania III, and much, more more. Check it out!
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Laser treatment f...
Laser treatment for prostate cancer wins 2019 SPIE Startup Challenge
The 9th annual SPIE Startup Challenge recognised a company aiming to shift prostate-cancer treatment from an invasive surgical procedure to a brief, office-based visit, as the winner of its top award at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, earlier this month.
Avenda Health took home the $15,000 first-place cash prize, which, according to Brittany Berry-Pusey, who presented the winning pitch, will help the new company with its next steps.
‘Today's standard of [prostate cancer] care has its complications, and we think there's a way that we can improve outcomes for men, reduce healthcare costs, and make it a win-win for everyone,’ she said. ‘If we can reduce costs and transform an expensive, hospital-based procedure into a situation where a patient can go in over their lunch break for a treatment of prostate cancer that's less invasive than surgery, that just uses local anaesthesia, that takes less than an hour, that's big. And it's only possible because of photonics, because of the lasers that we are using.’
Avenda Health’s system uses a laser to treat prostate tumours precisely through focal laser ablation, without compromising urinary or sexual function. When compared to competing technologies, this ‘male lumpectomy’ is relatively inexpensive, according to the firm, as it’s a simple and quick procedure that can be done outside the confines of an operating room.
Taking home the second cash prize of $5,000 was Radiance 4D, whose revolutionary 3D printing technology is able to print the complete volume of an object. Opto BioLabs, which combines optogenetic research with flow cytometry, landed the third-place cash prize of $2,500 .
The six finalists of the challenge were selected from a group of 35 semi-finalists, vying for more than $85,000 in cash, prizes and in-kind industry support provided by event sponsors. All semi-finalists receive training and marketing packages to support their venture. In a fast-paced event that reflects industry expectations, the participants were scored on pitch delivery, competitive advantage, quality of the financial case, and trajectory of the company.
Other exciting new technologies and commercialisation plans presented during the finals included: Leuko Labs' non-invasive, white-cell monitoring device for chemotherapy patients; Dermadiagnostics' non-invasive, wearable patch that enables improved detection of high-risk biomarkers of malignant gynecologic cancer; and Unistellar's Enhanced Vision Telescope, an innovative combination of optics and image-processing technology that makes astronomy more accessible, as well as offering a shared-platform experience.
Competition judges were venture capitalists and business-development experts, who vetted the applicants for their business case, financial case, and competitive advantages. Finalist judges included: Timothy Paul Kennedy from Edmund Optics; Andrea Körtvélyessy from Jenoptik; Sujatha Ramanujan from NextCorps, Luminate; Sam Rubin from Thorlabs; Darius Sankey from Ocean Tomo China; Sean Wang from B&W Tek; and Homan Yuen from Fusion Fund.
Since its inception in 2011, the goal of the SPIE Startup Challenge has been to help new entrepreneurs refine their business case, analyse markets and develop a network of connections to help drive their new venture. Winners and finalists also receive media promotions, and additional training opportunities as well as industry support.
SPIE Startup Challenge
Avenda Health
Opto BioLabs
X-ray glow from massive cluster of galaxies captured by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory. Credit: ESA/XMM-Newton (X-rays); CFHT-LS (optical); XXL Survey
Stargazing optics to spot cancer early
space, medical
The Nanoscribe team were presented with the award by Jessica Rowbury, editor of Electro Optics
Nanoscribe wins Laser Munich award for microoptics printing
Laser World of Photonics, micro-optics, 3D-Printed Optics, 3D printing
Micro-scaffolds printed by Microlight3D's two-photon polymerisation
Microlight3D acquires microprinting company
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Serious Games Pioneering How We Will Learn & Work In The Future
By Eliane Alhadeff Sunday, November 18, 2007
For most people, video games mean entertainment, like TV or the movies. But their true meaning may be much bigger, impacting every aspect of our world, from education to business, society and culture
Via: IBM - The Future Of Computer Games
IBM explores how video games may impact every aspect of our world, from education to business, society and culture.
Gamer or Futurist?
What was one a solitary past-time for children has morphed into a social intensive activity. People play games with friends, with family, and in online communities.
Massively-multiplayer communities are stretching the boundaries of grid computing. Games are driving demand for an advanced new breed of computer technology, which can render 3D virtual environments in stunning fidelity.
To understand the true potential of games, think of them as pioneering a new environment— for entertainment, but also for learning, commerce and culture.
These virtualization technologies have many powerful applications, e.g. from telemedicine to medical imaging. Eventually, most work may be performed inside rich, intensively collaborative environments that gamers are pioneering today.
Games Facts and Figures
As games get more popular...
Video games sales are driven by the games-console cycle. Every five to six years, console manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft introduce a new generation of equipment, triggering new growth in games sales. This year marks the start of a new console cycle. According to In-Stat/MDR, next-generation game-console shipments will hit 17m in 2006, 27m in 2007 and 33.5m in 2008.
Facts and figures are originated from two mains sources:
The Entertainment Software Association Report - "Essential Facts About The Computer And Video Game Industry", 2006 sales, demographic and usage data.
...gaming is now for everyone
The stereotype of the solitary, adolescent gamer is seriously out of date. More than two-thirds of gamers are adults, according to the Entertainment Software Association. People who grew up on games continue to keep playing them— though the sorts of games they play tend to change.
And although the majority of gamers continue to be male, the numbers of female gamers is rising even more quickly.
... and Irresistible! Markets, Models and Meta-Values in Consumer Electronics (December 2005).
Some online games have become huge virtual communities...
Online games like Everquest II and Dark Age of Camelot have attracted hundreds of thousands of subscribers. World of Warcraft became the fastest selling PC game in North America in 2004-2005, selling 240,000 copies through retailers in the first 24 hours. World of Warcraft has since recorded an astonishing peak of 500,000 concurrent users and 3.5m subscribers
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The Motley Fool Canada » Dividend Stocks » The Natural Gas Boom Is Here: 4 Stocks Set to Skyrocket
The Natural Gas Boom Is Here: 4 Stocks Set to Skyrocket
Karen Thomas, MSc, CFA | November 20, 2018 | More on: ARX NVA PEY TOU
Natural gas prices have skyrocketed recently, with NYMEX prices up 45% since the end of September and AECO prices pushing higher, although with more volatility.
It will probably come as no surprise to you when I say that the natural gas industry has been in trouble for many years. Rapidly rising production, pipeline constraints, lacklustre demand, and a lack of access to the global market have depressed Canadian natural gas prices, leaving many natural gas producers struggling to stay afloat.
But I believe we are sitting on the cusp of a sustained breakthrough.
Storage levels are low, the weather is cold, and pipeline constraints are slowly being worked through as expansions take hold. And the LNG Canada approval will work to improve sentiment for now and actual fundamentals in the medium term.
Here are four stocks that investors may want to consider for exposure to the natural gas boom.
Peyto Exploration and Development (TSX:PEY)
Peyto has been struggling with persistently low natural gas prices, as reflected in third-quarter cash flows, which declined 16% year over year, as management made the decision to shut-in certain unhedged natural gas volumes this quarter, and they attempting to combat low prices by focusing more on liquids.
So, naturally, Peyto stock was down after the report and has been stuck in the $10-12 range since February of this year.
But in 2019, cash flows should look better, as 20% of volumes will be exposed to U.S. natural gas pricing, as the company has made arrangements for this, and as the company has shifted drilling focus to liquids in an attempt to be flexible to respond to market conditions.
Peyto stock has a dividend yield of 6.5%, which is still easily covered by cash flows and remains safe at this time.
Nuvista Energy (TSX:NVA)
Nuvista has gotten killed in the last year and is now down more than 42%. With a 60% natural gas weighting, we can easily see why.
But for its part, Nuvista is expecting strong production growth of almost 20% this year.
And with its flexible balance sheet with a reasonable level of debt (20% debt-to-total-capitalization ratio), the company is able to continue growing its production well into the future.
Tourmaline Oil (TSX:TOU)
With an 82% natural gas weighting, Tourmaline also stands to benefit big in a rising natural gas price environment.
With a strong and flexible balance sheet, a large land position, and management/director ownership of 21%, Tourmaline has massive upside to rising natural gas prices.
Arc Resources (TSX:ARX)
Arc has a 71% gas weighting and has been a very strong performer, beating expectations on both the production and cash flow fronts.
The company has a reserve life index of over 10 years (on a proven basis) and has high-quality assets in the prolific Montney area, with a 15-year drilling inventory.
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What You Need to Know About ConAgra
ConAgra looks like a value play in the food sector, especially when compared to Kraft Foods and General Mills, but what do you need to know before buying the stock?
Lee Samaha
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Apr 5, 2014 at 9:30AM
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Investors in food company ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG) must have breathed a sigh of relief over the company's latest earnings results. They weren't particularly good, but the company has had a series of issues over the past year. In other words, any results that don't indicate any more deterioration will immediately switch investors' focus to how cheap the stock is compared to peers like General Mills and Kraft Foods. Is it now time to see ConAgra as the value play in the sector?
ConAgra's problems
Going into its third-quarter results, ConAgra was reeling from a number of issues, covered in detail in a recent article. Unfortunately, ConAgra had difficulties in all three of its segments (consumer foods, commercial foods, and private brands), while its acquisition of Ralcorp has also disappointed, and the regulatory review process overshadowed the creation of its Ardent Mills joint venture with Cargill and CHS.
A quick look at the relative importance of its three segments reveals the importance of its consumer foods division.
Source: ConAgra company presentations.
Segmental operating profit only increased 3.6% in the third quarter, with consumer foods operating profit rising a paltry 0.6% (sales were down 3.5%) and commercial foods operating profit down 12.2% (sales down 0.7%). These figures are on an "as reported" basis, with the private brands' results not really comparable because of the Ralcorp acquisition.
With that said, there is a case for ConAgra being relatively attractive in its sector. It's on a forward P/E ratio of nearly 13 times earnings to May 2015, compared to General Mills' equivalent of 16.6 times, and Kraft Foods' forward P/E ratio of more than 16 times earnings to December 2015.
It's time to look more closely at ConAgra.
Running down ConAgra's checklist
First, regarding Ardent Mills, management reiterated its expectation that the deal would close "in the second quarter of this calendar year."
Second, its Lamb Weston segment (frozen potato products within its commercial food segment) took a hit this year from the loss of a contract with a major customer, and a relatively poor-quality potato crop. The effects can be seen in the segment operating profit declines discussed above. On a more positive note, this year's potato crop is unlikely to be as bad as last year's. Moreover, since the lost contract affected results in 2014, ConAgra will have a easier comparison in 2015 as it starts to build sales with new customers.
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Private-label brands
The third issue is the difficulties with the Ralcorp acquisition. Although Ralcorp's activities have been integrated across all three segments, it's really the private-brand business that matters. ConAgra has had some significant pricing issues with Ralcorp's products, and according to management on the conference call, there are likely to be short-term risks:
We continue to work to stabilize the base business and our efforts to stabilize have included price concessions we have had to make this fiscal year to prevent further volume issues. Those concessions mean that the margins for the Private Brand segment will continue to be challenged for the next several quarters.
On a more positive note, cost synergies are running "slightly ahead" of its $30 million target, and long term there is an obvious opportunity to reduce costs by merging Ralcorp's and ConAgra's existing private-brand operations. In fact, ConAgra aims to achieve $300 million in cost savings by the end of 2017. To put this into context, ConAgra is forecast to achieve $17.7 billion in sales in 2014.
In a sense, ConAgra is forced to move into private-label brands, because this is where the consumer and grocer are shifting. For example, Treehouse Foods is more of a pure private-label play, and it recently cited industry data indicating that grocers' private-label volume gains were up 2.7%, while the mass merchant channel lost 6%. This sort of commentary from Treehouse Foods indicates the need for ConAgra to adjust to market shifts.
Consumer Foods
Wal-Mart represented 17% of ConAgra's sales in 2013, and given the company's expansion in the grocery category and its plan to invest more in small stores, which are likely to have a relatively high percentage of groceries, ConAgra has an opportunity to increase sales in its private brands and consumer foods segments.
The consumer segment's problems seem to be focused on its Healthy Choice, Chef Boyardee, and Orville Redenbacher brands. ConAgra's management has reacted to weakness by making product and packaging initiatives in order to try to turn performance around. However, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and it's here where Foolish investors really can do their own research on the brands' relevance and appeal to consumers.
There is no doubt ConAgra's valuation is cheaper than that of Kraft Foods or General Mills, but the company has underperformed and faces short-term challenges, particularly with integrating its Ralcorp acquisition. However, the Ralcorp deal makes sense, and ConAgra is likely to see better conditions in its commercial foods segment next year.
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50th Anniversary of Monmouth Day Care Center Raises Money and Honors Its Past
Posted on July 9, 2019 By Fran Kirschner
Monmouth Day Care Center (MDCC) recently honored its 50-year legacy while raising critically needed funds for the future at its 50th Anniversary Jubilee Celebration at the Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Lane, Middletown, NJ 07748.
The honorees were Monmouth Park Charity Fund, who has included MDCC in its grant distribution since almost the beginning, and United Methodist Church of Red Bank, the first home for MDCC when it opened in 1969.
MDCC alumni ranging in ages five to those in their early 20’s greeted past presidents of MDCC, Assemblymen Houghtaling and Downey, Red Bank Councilman Hazim Yassin, and Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli, also a past president to MDCC, among other guests and supporters.
Through the generous donations of sponsors and attendees, the Jubilee raised funds for the day-to-day operation of the Center, including its scholarship program which greatly benefits families who cannot afford a quality early child care program.
Heidi Zaentz, executive director of MDCC, said, “Our 50th Anniversary event was an amazing evening. We had supporters fly in from across the country to celebrate this milestone with us and it was wonderful to reconnect with so many faces. I was listening to stories of the days when they were meeting in kitchens to discuss the opening of the center: Stories of volunteers going above and beyond for the children at the center; stories of our Handi-Care Program that we used to offer before special education programs were in place. It is truly amazing to hear how far we have come in 50 years and how much we have done for the community. It warms my heart to be a part of this amazing center and I look forward to seeing what more we can do for our families and our community.”
For more information about MDCC, call 732-741-4313. To make donations that benefit Monmouth Day Care Center programs, students, and families, visit www.monmouthdaycare.com or contact Amy Thomas at athomas@monmouthdaycare.com.
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#1 Heidi Zaentz, Exec Dir MDCC, and Lanae Herman , MDCC Board President
#2 Members of the Junior League of Monmouth County
#3 Dodi Allocca, Francoise Lucarelli ,Thea Lucarelli (Founding Member and Past Pres.), Paula Jordan, Fair Haven Mayor and Past President Ben Lucarelli
#4 Two River Community Bank Supporters
#5 Suzanne Dice, founder of the Backpack Crew, and Pastor Jessica Naulty of United Methodist Church of Red Bank
Accepting Award
#6 MDCC Past Presidents: Heidi Zaentz, Executive Director, Dolores Feinswog, Lanae Herman, Marie Knapp, Thea Lucarelli, Sid Shelton, Linda Friedman, Ben Lucarelli, Debbie Iapicco, Elizabeth Goss, Teresa Jahns, Jennifer Anderson, Debbie Schluter, June Seligman
About Monmouth Day Care Center: Monmouth Day Care Center, a nonprofit licensed by the State of New Jersey, is open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., has eight classrooms; two playgrounds; a multi-purpose room that also serves as an indoor gym; a library; and provides breakfast, lunch and snacks. Children from two months to five years old, infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, who come from families with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds can attend full- or part-time. Contracts for tuition are maintained with the Division of Family Development, including Work First New Jersey Program and New Jersey Cares for Kids.
Monmouth Day Care Center serves families with diverse socio-economic backgrounds from more than 25 local communities. MDDC offers scholarships and fees on a sliding scale for families who qualify. Families who do not qualify for government support but cannot afford the full cost of care receive tuition assistance based on a sliding scale fee due to substantial community fundraising efforts of the Board. Call 732-741-4313 with questions or for more information.
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Home > The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo (Love at Stake #14)
The Vampire With the Dragon Tattoo (Love at Stake #14)
Author: Kerrelyn Sparks
Dougal Kincaid was not in a partying mood.
As he entered the ballroom at Romatech Industries, his stomach churned. Too many people. The jarring noise of all their voices grated on his ears, and he dreaded the thought of participating in meaningless chatter. For centuries, he'd avoided these situations by playing the pipes, but those days were gone. That left him with one option for surviving the night.
Blissky.
Hopefully the mixture of synthetic blood and whisky would deaden his undead senses before he was confronted with the same questions he'd been hearing for the past four years. How's your new prosthesis? Can you still wield a sword? Will you be able to play the pipes again?
He had a better question: how fast could he get drunk? He headed for the refreshment tables.
They mean well, he reminded himself. It was the only way they knew how to show their concern. It was better than having no one who cared. But damn, he'd lost a hand, not his pride. A man was more than his hands. More than his music? His chest clenched with the familiar pang of grief. Without music, his soul felt half empty. And the half that remained was a sad melody of regret.
The first refreshment table was covered with mortal snack food. He kept walking.
"Hey, man, what's up?" Phineas slapped him on the back. "Say hello to my little dudette."
Dougal glanced at the bairn Phineas was holding. Phin's wife, Brynley, had given birth to twins six months ago. This had to be the girl, judging by her frilly pink dress.
"Hello." Dougal became aware of an awkward pause. Was he supposed to say more? He racked his brain, trying to remember the little girl's name. Gwyneth, that was it. And Benjamin was the boy. For short, they were called Gwyn and Ben, which rhymed with their parents' nicknames, Phin and Bryn.
His stomach churned. "Hello, Gwyn."
The little girl squealed so loud that Dougal winced.
"She likes you." Phineas beamed proudly at her. "Isn't she beautiful?"
"Yes." After a pause, Dougal suspected more flattery was in order. "Nice . . . dress."
"Yeah, her mom loves shopping for her." Phineas smiled at him. "So, dude, how's your hand?"
He gritted his teeth. "Which one?"
Phineas laughed. "Good one, bro. Well, I gotta go see how Bryn's doing. Ben just had a bomb go off in his diaper."
Thanks for sharing. Dougal strode toward the next refreshment table. It was surrounded by mortals and shifters, mostly women and children, gawking at the giant five-tier cake. Where the hell was the Blissky?
"Hey, Dougal. Have ye met my Tara Jean?"
It was Ian MacPhie, carrying another little girl. This time Dougal knew what to say. "She's beautiful. Nice dress."
"Thanks." Ian regarded him sadly. "I remember how ye played the pipes at my bachelor party. I really miss that."
Dougal winced inwardly. They mean well.
"How's the fancy new hand treating you?" Ian asked.
Here we go again. "Well, since ye asked, it is made of pure titanium alloy, strong enough for spacecraft and the deepest-diving submarines. In three seconds, I could pierce yer chest cavity and rip yer bleedin' heart out."
Ian's eyes widened. "Och, man. Get a grip."
"That's about all I can do." Dougal lifted his right hand, and, using his vampire mind control, he curled the fingers into a tight fist. The movement was smooth but caused a series of clicking sounds. The superstrong grip was great for wielding a sword, but the lack of manual dexterity made it very difficult to play the pipes. In other words, he was now more suited for killing than making music.
He swallowed down his frustration. "Have ye seen the Blissky?"
Ian snorted. "This is a birthday party for a bunch of bairns. There is no Blissky."
No Blissky?
"Tara turned one last month in September," Ian continued. "Austin's little girl will be one in a few days and Robby's boy in November. With three birthdays so close together, we thought we should have a big party. I'm glad ye could make it."
As if he'd had any choice. The Echarpe family had come, and as their bodyguard, Dougal had accompanied them. "There has to be Blissky here somewhere. The damned stuff is manufactured here."
Ian shook his head. "Try to relax and enjoy the party."
"Is there any Bleer?"
Ian arched a brow. "What ye need is a good woman."
I had one. And lost her. "I need a drink." Dougal wandered toward the last refreshment table. How much had he lost over the centuries? His first and only love. His freedom. His family. His mortality. His hand. His music. Did so much loss make him a loser?
He instantly shoved that thought aside. He would never have lasted this long if he had succumbed to that sort of negativity. He was a survivor. He kept fighting no matter what.
I will find you. No matter what. If it takes a thousand years, I will find you.
The old promise reverberated inside his skull, reminding him that he'd failed the one person who had meant the most to him. His gaze wandered over the ballroom, taking note of all the happily married couples. They were chatting, laughing, admiring their babies.
His heart clenched in his chest. The loss he'd suffered almost three hundred years ago struck him anew, as if it had happened a few moments ago.
He wrenched a bottle of Bubbly Blood out of an ice bucket and poured the mixture of synthetic blood and champagne into a flute glass.
"For those special vampire occasions," he muttered, then guzzled down half the glass.
Someone tapped on his arm. It was Bethany, the eldest of the Echarpe children. Jean-Luc had adopted her a few years back when Heather had been pregnant with the twins.
The nine-year-old girl gave him a shy, embarrassed look. "I forgot where the restroom is. Can you show me?"
He glanced around, searching for Heather. "Yer mum canna take you?"
"She's busy with the twins, and Papa's in an important meeting with Uncle Angus and Roman."
Dougal tilted up his glass, finishing off the contents. No one had told him about an important meeting.
"Dougal!" Bethany's eyes grew desperate. "I need to go!"
"I'll take you." He grabbed the bottle of Bubbly Blood. "This way."
He led her out the double doors into the foyer of Romatech, then headed down the west hallway. Halfway to the MacKay security office, they reached the restrooms. Bethany went inside, while he leaned against the wall, drinking Bubbly Blood and wondering what was going on. Angus MacKay, head of MacKay Security and Investigation, sent a monthly report to all his employees to keep them informed, but there had been no mention of a meeting tonight.
According to the reports, after the deaths of Malcontent leaders Casimir and Corky, most of their followers had fled back to Russia and Eastern Europe. Angus sent security teams there whenever the bad vampires got out of hand.
Master Han, another evil vampire, was still growing an army in China and acquiring more territory. There had been three vampire lords assisting Master Han, but MacKay S&I employee Major Russell Hankelburg had managed to kill one before ripping out his tracking chip and going AWOL. About three times a year, Angus sent guys to hunt for Russell, but as far as Dougal knew, the ex-Marine had never been found.
Dougal's last mission had been over a year ago when he'd helped a were-bear in Alaska. And he'd only landed that job because all the other guys had been busy in the field elsewhere.
With another gulp of Bubbly Blood he chided himself mentally. While the other lads were battling evil, he was waiting for a little girl to finish using the restroom. Face the facts. They doona think ye're suited for being more than a babysitter.
After that disastrous battle four years ago when he'd lost his hand, he'd been grateful just to stay employed at MacKay S&I. Angus had arranged for him to be transferred to Jean-Luc Echarpe's house in Texas, where he had replaced Robby MacKay as head of security. It was a cushy job, since Jean-Luc was the best swordsman in the vampire world and could easily take care of himself. But when it came to keeping his family safe, Jean-Luc wasn't going to turn down the extra help, even if it was one-handed.
Dougal had been grateful to Jean-Luc, too. In spite of his busy schedule, Jean-Luc had taken the time to teach Dougal how to fence with his left hand. And then two years ago, when he had received his first prosthetic hand, Jean-Luc had trained him once again.
Now Dougal could fence equally well with both hands - a rare talent amongst the employees of MacKay S&I. So why was he still working as a glorified babysitter? Why wasn't he being sent on field work? The boredom was becoming increasingly hard to bear. Maybe he should just retire.
And do what? Sit in his cottage on the Isle of Skye and stare at the sea all night? There would be no one there, no sound other than the plaintive cry of birds and the rhythmic beating of waves against the cold rocky shore. One night would follow another, a hollow, desolate refrain stretching into eternity.
His friends here might pester him with painful questions, but at least they cared. He wasn't left alone with a half-empty soul.
He lifted the bottle for another drink.
"Dougal?" Angus's voice boomed down the hallway. "What are ye doing out here?"
He swallowed so fast that his eyes watered. Angus and his wife, Emma, approached him, their gazes shifting from him to the bottle of Bubbly Blood in his hand. Damn, they were going to think he was drinking on the job. Well, technically, he was.
"We've been looking for you," Emma said with an amused twinkle in her eyes.
"Aye," Angus agreed. "We need to talk." He motioned to the security office.
"I'll be there in a moment." Dougal glanced at the restroom door, his face growing warm. "I-I'm waiting for Bethany so I can escort her back to the party."
Emma smiled. "I'll take her. You two go on."
Dougal nodded and accompanied Angus to the office.
Inside, Phineas's younger brother, Freemont, was seated behind the desk, munching on a donut. He jumped to his feet and saluted with the donut still in his hand, leaving behind flakes of sugar on his brow. "Everything's cool in the building, sir. Robby did a perimeter check ten minutes ago. The grounds are clear."
"Good." Angus strode across the office, his kilt swishing about his knees. "And our guest downstairs?"
"The weird psycho dude?" Freemont gestured at the wall of security monitors opposite the desk. "He's still in stasis."
A weird psycho dude? Dougal studied the screens. The party in the ballroom was in full swing. In the hallway outside, Emma was leading Bethany back to the ballroom. The foyer was empty. Same with the cafeteria and Roman's laboratory. Laszlo was in one of the labs. He appeared to be cleaning and organizing. No activity in the parking lot and front entrance.
On the bottom row, Dougal spotted an interesting scene, and he leaned over for a better look. It was the silver room in the basement, a room designed for imprisoning vampires. A man was laid out on a stretcher, unconscious, with his arms and legs buckled down with restraints. "Who is he?"
"A more likely question is what is he?" Angus replied.
Dougal straightened. "He's no' a vampire?"
Angus shook his head. "No' exactly human, either. We have him in the silver room so none of his vampire friends can teleport in to rescue him. He has superstrength, as strong as we are. And since he's normally awake during the day, I was worried he would overpower our mortal guards. The only safe way to hold him was to put him in stasis."
"You should have seen it!" Freemont's eyes sparkled with excitement. "The psycho dude is so strong, it took three Vamps to hold him down while Abby gave him the injection."
Dougal searched his memory. He'd been out of the loop for too long, stuck in Texas. "Abby is Gregori's wife?"
"Aye. President Tucker's daughter. Luckily for us, she's a biochemist who earned her Ph.D. on stasis research." Angus patted Freemont on the back. "Ye can go to the party now."
"Cool!" Freemont headed for the door, stuffing the last of the donut in his mouth. "I think they're about to cut the cake."
When the door shut, Angus took a seat behind the desk. "I just came from a meeting with Jean-Luc and Roman."
"Aye." Dougal sat in one of the chairs facing the desk and set the bottle of Bubbly Blood on the floor next to him.
"Phineas and Austin have been in charge of security here at Romatech," Angus began. "Austin wants to continue when he's no' needed on missions, but Phineas wants to take an extended leave of absence. He's verra busy with the twins and his ranch in Wyoming. And I think he prefers the country now that he has to shift every month."
Dougal nodded. It must have been difficult for Phineas to make the transition to his new hybrid status of half vampire, half werewolf. He was fortunate to have a werewolf wife to help him adapt.
Angus leaned back in his chair. "So that leaves a position open here. I asked Robby if he was interested, but he wants to be transferred to Texas. His wife, Olivia, has family there. She wants her grandmother to help her with the bairn."
Dougal wasn't surprised. It had to be tiring for the mortal wives when their vampire husbands were dead all day and unable to help with the children. "So Robby is going to do security at the Texas Romatech?"
"He'll oversee that, but he'll also be in charge of Jean-Luc's security." Angus sat forward, his elbows on the desk. "He's taking his old job back."
Dougal blinked. "Ye mean - "
"Aye. That leaves you without a job."
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Survey of Vietnam
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Where to buy property in District 1, Vietnam
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District 1 is the busiest area of Ho Chi Minh City. It is the administrative, financial and commercial heart of the city. Head offices of large banks, consulates and expensive eateries are found here.
District 1 was a prime area even during the French Indochina period, evident in the French-styled buildings grouped here. Buildings such as the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica, the Central Post Office, City Hall, and the Saigon Opera House offer a great eye-candy for visitors curious about the French influence in the city. Other great spots to visit are the Reunification Palace and Phạm Ngũ Lão Street.
The Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica (Vương Cung Thánh Đường Sài Gòn or Nhà thờ Đức Bà Sài Gòn) was built by the French colonists, who wanted an edifice that not only extolled Christianity but also the greatness of French civilization. The church is a mix of Roman and Gothic elements and at the time of construction, was one of the most beautiful buildings in Cochinchina. All of the original materials were imported from France, such as the outside red bricks from Marseille, but local resources have mended parts of the cathedral damaged by war. A statue of the Virgin Mary was said to have shed tears in October 2005. Though the Church has confirmed the falsity of this alleged miracle, the statue still remains a popular curiosity for visitors. The view from the belfry towers is one of the best in the city.
Next to the Basilica is the Central Post Office, designed by Gustave Eiffel. The skylight, the central pavilion, the huge beautiful old clock, and the detailed ironwork that frames the main entrance are all great elements of the Renaissance-inspired building. Today, the Central Post Office not only sends mail, but has internet and phone services.
The Hôtel de Ville de Saigon or the Ho Chi Minh’s City Hall (Trụ sở Ủy ban Nhân Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), though not open to the public, is another beautiful French building. The administrative office was built between 1902 and 1908. It is beautifully lit in the evening.
The Saigon Opera House (Nhà hát lớn Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh) is another fine example of French colonial architecture. The beautiful building was used for the Lower House Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam from 1956 to 1995. Its design was greatly influenced by the vibrant style of the French Third Republic. Its facade was renovated in celebration of its 300th anniversary in 1998.
The Reunification Palace (Dinh Thống Nhất) is a good place to learn about the Vietnam’s short-lived stint as a democracy. Once called the Independence Palace, this historical landmark was the home and office of the President of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It was here that the official handover of power took place during the Fall of Saigon in 1975. Designed by architect Ngo Viet Thu, the complex covers 12 hectares, including a palace with an 80-metre-wide facade, “homes” that can accommodate 800 guests, and enveloping gardens and lawns. The palace began construction in 1863 and was originally named Norodom Palace after the king of Cambodia at the time.
There are five-star hotels in District 1 and accommodations for budget travellers. Phạm Ngũ Lão street is known as khu tay ba lo—a backpackers’ area. It has hostels, guesthouses, bars, cafés, and bargain shops that sell clothes, souvenirs and DVDs.
Ben Thanh Market is the area for local crafts and trinkets. It is a group of informal market stalls established as a formal market in 1859. It is a great place to try some local cuisine as well.
Dhong Khoi
Dhong Khoi in District 1 is an important shopping lane. While it does not yet match Singapore’s Orchard Road, it does have a variety of goods, including pricy items of good quality. Sheraton Hotel at one end contains a number of internationally acclaimed brands, while the rest of the street is lined with smaller shops, a number of bars and some restaurants. There are more fashion and souvenir finds in posh Hai Ba Trung.
Dong Khoi is one of the larger avenues in Ho Chi Minh City, and connects to Le Loi, another main road.
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Who is Ligi Kuu Bara's Best Midfielder?
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Simba v Young Africans
Goal takes a look at the league's finest midfielders
It was a busy season for midfielders with some switching sides and others winning titles.
Haruna Niyonzima who is considered by many as one of the best midfielders playing in the Tanzania Premier League has endured one of the toughest seasons since he came to the land.
His switch from Yanga to Simba was followed by an injury which kept him out for a long time and he was not even near his usual standard.
Another who struggled this season is Yanga’s Thaban Kamusoko who is very famous for his style of play called “Kampa Kampa Tena” but the injury he sustained at the start of the season kept him out of form throughout the season.
Jonas Mkude (Simba)
He started the season slowly as former head coach Joseph Omog was not a fan of him. He benched him in several matches a move that did not sit well with the fans.
It was no surprise, that holding midfielder Jonas Mkude became such a key player for the Simba side managed by Pierre Lechantre who replaced Omog late in December.
The fan favorite brought balance and stability to the Tanzanian champions in 2017-2018, breaking up play in the centre of the park and distributing the ball efficiently.
Papy Tshishimbi (Yanga):
He joined Yanga at the start of the season from Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland. The Congolese machine is undoubtedly one of the finest players to have ever plied his trade in the Premier League.
Tshishimbi may not have won anything this season, but his combination of hard work and creativity ensured Yanga booked a place in the Caf Confederation Cup group stage and finished in the top three in the League despite many problems outside the pitch.
Mudathir Yahaya (Singida United):
Many people wonder why Azam sent him out on loan to Singida United at the start of this season? Another question is why such a fantastic player was not given a new contract at Azam?
Brilliant player when he is or without the ball, great visions and skilled. The Zanzibari sets the tempo for Singida United with his pinpoint passing, while he’s also adept at evading opposition pressure and picking his way out of congested areas.
He is close to signing a permanent deal with the Singida based side although there is interest from Simba and Yanga.
Himid Mao (Azam)
Azam skipper, the team struggled a little this season but not him. His work rate in the team is fantastic something which earned him a place in the Azam and National Team when fit.
He nearly joined Yanga in the last transfer window but he remained with Ice Cream Makers and he has erform to his usual high standards.
Again, he will be linked with another move away from Azam due to his performances this season.
James Kotei (Simba)
Has emerged as one of Simba’s important players this season.The defensive Midfielder's presence in front of the back four assured Simba’s safety this season.
His ability made him a key member of the squad and had a guranteed starting spot under sacked head coach Joseph Omog and his successor Pierre Lechantre.
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Mumbai City FC sign Diego Carlos from Pune City
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The Brazilian winger will join the Islanders for the upcoming Indian Super League season...
Diego Carlos is set to be roped in by Mumbai City FC, Goal can confirm.
The Brazilian winger spent two seasons at FC Pune City and was an instrumental figure during the reign of Ranko Popovic. In the 2017-18 season, he racked up 1359 minutes and scored two goals.
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In the 2018-19 season, he made headlines for lashing out at Seriton Fernandes during an Indian Super League (ISL) game against FC Goa in which the STallions lost 4-2. He was subsequently suspended for three matches and fined Rs 2 lakhs for breach of Disciplinary Code Article 48 ‘Serious Infringements’ and Article 49 ‘Misconduct against opponents or persons other than match officials’.
The 31-year old kicked off his youth career with Flamengo and has played in the Russian Premier League for three seasons.
Mumbai have already made a string of signings this season in the likes of Mato Grgic, Rowllin Borges, Surchandra Singh, Sourav Das and Hmingthanmawia.
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HPE Will Offer R3 Corda Blockchain Tech On Its Non-Stop Computing Platform
Tom Groenfeldt Contributor
I write about finance and technology.
HPE, the enterprise computing spinout from tech giant HP, will launch a distributed ledger running on its HPE Integrity NonStop platform, which traces its lineage back to Tandem. Called HPE’s Mission Critical DLT, it meets the requirements major financial corporations like banks and insurance companies have in terms of performance, security, scalability and resiliency.
HPE customers have been working with blockchains for several years, said Raphael Davison, worldwide director for blockchain at HPE.
HPE Integrity NonStop platform can run R3 Corda on-prem
Photo by Tom Groenfeldt
“Our customers have been playing with blockchain for two or three years, and especially in finserv which leads the pack in terms of investment and experimentation,” said Davison. “With some exceptions, platforms are still pretty immature but banks are sold on the ability of blockchain to execute, to do what they need to get done.”
Most organizations are still learning what blockchain could do for them, running pilots and proofs of concept, he said. Customers see three choices in blockchain — Corda from R3 which has been around for three years; ethereum which doesn’t have a spec out yet, he said, and Hyperledger Fabric.
...or in the cloud
In June, HPE entered into a partnership with R3 to bring Corda to Mission Critical HPE Systems. Since then HPE has been working with the R3 Corda system, which financial institutions have been using to to process transactions. HPE’s Mission Critical DLT ensures that any infrastructure failure does not result in lost transactions. Pending transactions can be saved and processed once the system is running again, said Markus Ogurek in the HPE global financial services and insurance industry group. It should be available early in 2018.
“Traditionally, if the IT infrastructure fails, the transactions that were being processed at the time are lost with no way of recovering them,” said Ogurek. “Failed transactions, which equal lost revenue and unhappy customers, clearly are not an option for banks.” Blockchain could lower costs to process payments, he added. “In the current reality, there are a lot of intermediaries in the payment processing system, but blockchain would eliminate the need for a lot of them.”
HPE offers its Mission Critical DLT in the cloud or on-premise.
“HPE is one of Microsoft’s biggest partners. We love Azure and have thousands of employees who know the stack,” Davison said. “Hybrid is our whole mantra — part of hybrid means on-premise and I think certain nodes are going to require the capabilities that on-premise gives.”
HPE makes the servers and infrastructure so it can optimize the hardware for the blockchain workload wherever a client wants to deploy the compute power, or migrate it from on-premise to a private or public cloud.
“That gives us unique differentiation.”
To help financial organizations understand the promises and challenges of blockchain, HPE offers three-day hackathons where a financial institution's developers can work with HPE experts on a use case and proof of concept while developing a better understanding of system design and architecture.
“If you want on-premise enterprise scale DLT there’s only one place and that’s from us.” Users can do proofs of concept on the cloud or operate the HPE solution on any of a number of public clouds. Davison said that financial firms will be making decisions on blockchain infrastructure in 2018 with expectations to deploy in 2019 or 2020.
Although distributed ledgers and blockchain are terms used almost interchangeably, R3, the consortium with the most financial services firms (more than 100), points out significant differences between blockchains and its Corda platform that has been under development with leading global banks to make it suitable for financial services.
Richard G. Brown, chief technology office at R3, lists the particulars in a very readable blog post. Corda is limited to approved participants, which is often referred to as a permissioned blockchain.
“Corda is a distributed ledger platform designed from the ground up to record, manage and synchronize financial agreements between regulated financial institutions,” Brown’s post said, noting that interactions between financial firms take the form of written contracts.
Blockchain transactions are defined by a smart contract that defines the flow of a transaction and identifies the parties authorized to participate in it, said Davison. It may also set parameters such as limits to the the time when a transaction is permitted.
Because both sides of transaction occur simultaneously, reconciliation is minimal at most. Reconciliation is usually required by the time lag in a transaction, said Davison, who suggested that the final agreement on blockchain transactions may require new terminology.
Reconciliation stems from the fact that parties to a transaction keep their own ledgers, wrote Brown.
“The financial industry is pretty much defined by the agreements that exist between its firms and these firms share a common problem: the agreement is typically recorded by both parties, in different systems and very large amounts of cost are caused by the need to fix things when these different systems end up believing different things. Multiple research firms have postulated that tens of billions of dollars are spent each year on this problem.”
Davison said that Goldman Sachs has estimated blockchains could save U.S. financial services firms $2 billion a year in cost savings and $6 billion for firms globally.
Tom Groenfeldt
I like the pace of technology, especially in finance where it can move so fast. I'm on Jay Palter's list of fintech influencers to follow in 2018, although it takes a bi...
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Seven Types Of Stories Every Leader Should Tell
Kristi Hedges Contributor
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I cover topics at the intersection of leadership and communications.
Good leaders tell stories. It’s been well established through a plethora of research that stories shape cultures, enhance information retention, build connection, and set direction. As I wrote about previously, there are simple techniques to use to tell compelling stories. We overcomplicate what is a relatively natural act of communication. The harder part is often remembering, and being diligent, to use them in a work context.
All professionals can benefit from building competencies around storytelling, but for leaders, it’s a must.
As Douglas Ready wrote in the MIT Sloan Management Review, research on storytelling in executive development found storytelling outperformed many other development initiatives in creating leadership skills. When leaders learn storytelling it “builds strategic competence and strengthens organizational character.” This is not about learning how to give a quick pep talk, but embedding storytelling into the organization as cultural and leadership norms.
Considering the amount of content workers have to sift through to determine what’s important, stories create an interest factor that no spreadsheet can rival. Presentation guru Nancy Duarte explains this well in her video about the power of storytelling to engage.
In my work coaching executives, clients frequently voice uncertainty about when to tell a story, what kind, and in what situation. To that end, I’ve developed a list of common leadership stories to use as a guide. While there’s overlap between these at times, in general, leaders should have stories in each of these buckets to draw from when needed.
Challenge stories are used when we need a team to get over the hump or push themselves to a new level.
Examples: stories of when you tried and failed before; how a team overcame odds; what your competitor has accomplished.
Relating stories help leaders to be truly known by others, and to connect on a human level.
Examples: personal stories about your background; a time when you faced a similar issue; challenges you had when you had the job of the person in front of you.
Metaphoric stories open perspectives as they take us out of the situation we’re in and propose an alternate – and neutral – set of circumstances from which to learn.
Examples: a story of something simple (i.e. a rollercoaster, hurricane) to help people see the here and now; a time when you tackled a physical challenge to explain the role of training and setbacks; anecdotes about personal life (i.e. dating, family issues) that hold meaning for work life.
Vision stories enhance our ability to imagine, and create vivid images of what the future may hold. They allow us to suspend judgment and move from what can’t be to what could be.
Examples: stories of other teams that push our belief in what’s possible; examples of others who have defied conventional wisdom; provocative role models who dared to play big.
Potential stories may be used to show others what’s possible for them, and to unlock what they see for themselves. They’re similar to vision stories in that they stoke imagination, but are usually more directed at a particular outcome.
Examples: an example of another person in the same role who excelled; a time when you beat the odds to achieve what they’re trying to accomplish; a “just imagine” story about what you see for another in a few months or years.
Cautionary tales are used to keep others from steering off the tracks and provide a firm example of what not to do.
Example: a company or team who misdirected and failed; a time when you pushed too hard and lost; a reminder from the team’s past you don’t want to repeat.
Humorous stories simply lighten the mood. They ease tension and allow others to reframe and refocus.
Example: a time when you messed up and what you learned; a story from a shared history that the group can now laugh about; a figure from history or pop culture that can illustrate a greater meaning; a sincere personal story that just makes people laugh.
What types of stories do you tell? Comment here or @kristihedges.
Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author of The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others. She blogs atkristihedges.com.
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Family checking off bucket list for baby with terminal illness
WISCONSIN - When Zailynn Mars was diagnosed with a rare, incurable condition at 3 months old, her family did not set out to shelter her from the outside world. Instead, they created a bucket list for their newborn to help her experience all that she could during her limited lifespan, which doctors predict will be cut short to only two years.
"As a father to a little girl, it's heartbreaking," Cory Mars, Zailynn's father, told WBAY-TV 2. "These kids, they don't deserve any of this."
The news station reported that the Mars family, of Neenah, Wisconsin-- about 100 miles north of Milwaukee-- has already enjoyed a visit from Santa Claus, and Cory has walked his daughter down the aisle.
"We're making the best of the situation as possible and making her as comfortable as possible," Cory told WBAY-TV 2.
Little Zailynn suffers from a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA is a genetic disorder that causes the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain, affecting the control of muscle movement.
FULL STORY ON FOXNEWS.COM.
Adults-only cruise hosted by DJ Khaled to feature performances by Cardi B, Post Malone
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NASDAQ Unit Behind Twitter Earnings Leak
By Katie Roof Published April 28, 2015 EarningsFOXBusiness
Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) has confirmed to FOXBusiness.com that it was responsible for the Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) earnings leak after its Shareholder.com unit, which handles investor services, published the first quarter results before the close of trading Tuesday.
“At 3:07pm, Shareholder.com inadvertently made an early version of Twitter’s earnings release publicly accessible. We are investigating the root cause. It did not impact any other Shareholder.com clients,” said Joe Christinat, a Nasdaq spokesperson.
The leak, which was picked up by multiple media outlets, caused Twitter shares to plummet by as much as 7% before the stock was halted. Twitter wound up releasing the earnings shortly before the closing bell. Shares tumbled 18% to $42.27 after revenue missed Wall Street forecasts.
Both The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ICE), which won Twitter's IPO listing, and Nasdaq confirmed that all trades in Twitter will stand despite the early release.
This is not the first snafu at Shareholder.com. The investor relations services company was linked to a similar problem with J.P. Morgan’s (NYSE:JPM) earnings in October. Nasdaq purchased the unit in 2006.
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10 Most Embarrassing Ways to Die in Video Games
Dying in a video game is no joy, but when you do it heroically, the embarrassment is a little easier to bear. However there are situations when you simply cannot put your head in the game and fail miserably to the amusement of your teammates who will boast about it for ages. Because some ways of dying are more embarrassing than others, we decided to put together a list with the worst methods of losing your life in a video game.
Killed by a Low Level Enemy
Credit: EA
Getting killed by an enemy that has a lower level than yours usually happens in massive multiplayer online games, where everyone can be a witness to your embarrassing demise. Even though you’ve mastered the most OP talents and equipped yourself with the best legendary gear sometimes you’ll get ambushed while having an almost empty health bar and all your skills on cooldown. This is when, you’ll most certainly get killed by a lower tier opponent, making you feel like the worst noob ever.
Getting Impaled
Impalement is one of the possible ways of dying you’ll unfortunately get to experience while playing Tomb Raider. This method of getting your life ended is not only visually gruesome but it also makes you feel embarrassed of the stupid way you fell to your death. In Tomb Raider you sometimes get washed downstream by a river and if you are not a quick swimmer you’ll meet your end in a very unfashionable way: via impalement.
Killed by Your Own Grenade
Every FPS player knows that cooking a grenade takes great skill and preparation and when you do it well it’s the best felling in the world, but when you miss throwing it by even a fraction of a second you’ll be the one who’s getting toasted. Among all the other ridiculous ways of getting yourself killed in a video game, overcooking a grenade takes a special spot, being one of the least honorable ways of dying on the virtual battlefield.
Getting Run Over by a Civilian
You can be the toughest gangster that ever roamed the streets of GTA but when a belligerent civilian decides he’s fed up with your law-breaking shenanigans, he will hit you with his car without any remorse. What’s even worse is when you do nothing out of ordinary and someone still wants to run you over, showing that karma really works in mysterious ways. Anyway, what’s surely true is that the “wasted” screen never looked more annoying than when you die by NPC induced causes.
Crushed by Care Packages
What should be a moment of joy can turn into a quick rage quit scenario due to immense embarrassment and frustration. Receiving a care package full of ammo is Call of Duty’s way of rewarding skilled players who went on a successful killing streak, but when such a gift falls from the sky directly on your head you’ll find out what an awkward death looks like. To make it even worse, you get to actually see the shaming moment when the game shows you the killcam.
Getting Telefragged
In some FPS games such as Quake, Team Fortress or Doom if you happen to spawn at a portal while someone else is there, it’s highly possible to turn them into a massive splat of blood. This mechanic is known as “telefragging” and it was introduced to avoid the paradox where two characters would occupy the same physical space. Now imagine that you are the one who got telefragged, not such a glorifying way of dying, right?
Pecked by Chickens
As inoffensive as chickens might seem, they are in fact soulless creatures that could peck you to death if you were to fall victim to their wrath. This is not just a theory and, as you can see from this Guild Wars 2 gameplay video, an innocent player was ambushed by a flock of enraged winged beasts that ultimately were his demise. No matter how seasoned of a warrior you think you are, remember to never mess with the chickens from Guild Wars 2.
Seducing Morinth
In Mass Effect you are free to romance all kinds of characters, some attempts being successful while others not so much and the instance we are going to discuss now sadly falls into the second category. After having an exciting sweet talk with Morinth, Shepherd might think that things are going pretty smoothly, getting to second base with her becoming a certainty. Well, not so much, because Morinth is a Ardat-Yakshi who, exactly like an alien succubus, absorbs the life force from her lovers and leaves them totally dead.
Fishing Accident
Fishing in Resident Evil 4 is not such a good idea because even though the small and apparently insignificant fishes you see at the surface might look inoffensive, you’ll find out that they have a mutated sibling that’s going to swallow you whole. So, besides the monstrous enemies you have to fend off and kill at every corner, now you’ll have to be careful to not upset the fishes because otherwise you’ll be going to be sleeping with them.
Falling Off a Ledge
Falling to your death is one of the most embarrassing moments in video gaming history, because it shows just how unskilled you can be sometimes. In games such as Assassin’s Creed it’s pretty easy to fall down the first times you try to parkour on buildings but this particular situation from Left 4 Dead 2 really steals the show. When a player tries to help his mate who is hanging from a ledge, he is ambushed by a zombie and pushed over in a hilarious yet sad leap of fail.
Fraghero Team
We're just a team of nerds who spend our lives scouring the internet for the most entertaining gaming content.
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Douglas LeBlanc, Godbeat
You say Namaste, I say yoga-blessing-thank-you hands
Toward the end of the 2004 presidential election, I grew more curious about John Kerry's habit of clasping his hands together and bowing to his audience. I'd seen the gesture before, mostly among Episcopal women who would say "Namaste" (which, they said, means "The God [or god] in me bows to the God in you"). I asked GetReligion FOB Gary Gach, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Buddhism, if he saw potential for a post on any spiritual content behind the gesture. Gach pointed me to this entry on page 156 of his book:
Two basic gestures practitioners use are in bowing and in meditation. Bowing is a meditation, in and of itself, and can be done just by joining palms, a universal gesture of spirit. There's a famous etching by Albrecht Dürer of two hands praying, as if by themselves. In the East, putting palms and fingers together is a gesture of spiritual greeting, instead of shaking hands. In India and Thailand, you put your palms together at your chest and raise them to your forehead, often followed by a bow, still in that position -- eyes and joined hands going outward and down to a spot on the ground equidistant between the greeter and the greeted. A bow can also be a quarter-inch. However done, bow or no bow, "palms-joined" says "The Buddha within me salutes the Buddha within you" (no dualism). "Have a nice day."
On Wednesday's edition of Fresh Air, Terry Gross found a humorous pop-culture description of the West's truncated Namaste greeting. Speaking with Lisa Kudrow and writer Michael Patrick King of the new HBO series The Comeback, Gross remarked on how often Kudrow's character, former celebrity Valerie Cherish, will bow to a TV crew or director as an assertion of power she doesn't truly have.
Kudrow: The first thing that always came to mind with her, she's like that bad old-time ad guy, that if you sell it and you sell it well enough, they'll believe it, even if there's absolutely no substance there to support what you're trying to sell. That's one thing that I was hoping would be really obvious, that she's just a little bit over the top with her very assertive demand respect. It only comes up -- she doesn't address it when she's actually getting pummeled.
King: I also wanted to mention something, Terry, about the hands. You were talking about her bowing all the time, earlier. We call those the yoga-blessing-thank-you hands. We laugh so hard, because that also is a little bit of a virus that's running rampant in the actress community. Now you'll start seeing it a lot. A lot of actresses do the yoga-blessing-thank-you hands -- to interviewers, to people bringing them their lattes. Suddenly the hands come up. I've had actresses do it to me . . . when I say, "That was a really good scene," they go -- here come the hands -- "No, you. No, it's about you." But it's never about you. It's about you saying "It's about you." So what we liked about the yoga-blessing-thank-you hands was that it was accurate and goofy. She'll try to squeeze them in as she's going out the door. Sometimes you'll see just the tips of the hands as the door closes.
Kudrow: It's a phony gesture of grace.
King: Yes! And centered spirituality, which she wouldn't even know how to spell!
Each time King refers to yoga-blessing-thank-you hands, Gross lets loose with her wonderful chuckle. The segment on yoga-blessing-thank-you hands begins at about 21 minutes in, but the entire 31-minute interview is worth a listen.
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Theatre – ‘Horrible Histories Live’ at Richmond Theatre (23 to 27 June)
The Horrible Histories national tour uses amazing 3D special Bogglevision effects to bring the World War One and World War Two in two spectacular shows.
Terry Deary’s Frightful First World War has amazing 3D scenes to thrill the young audience include the sinking of the Lusitania, trench rats jumping into the auditorium and tanks rumbling into the stalls, blasting the audience! Get a flavour of what it was like to go ‘over the top’, facing a hailstorm of bullets and mortars in no mans land. This play tells the story of 13 year old Angelica Taylor who gets sucked into the Horrible Histories website until she has travelled through the five years of the First World War. Suitable for 11+
Woeful Second World War is about Alf and Sally who get evacuated to darkest Wales, away from the damp shelters and nightly bombings of their home city – only to encounter rotten rations, scary schools and even scarier new parents. In the second half of the show, wear 3D specs to see the amazing Bogglevision effects, preparing for the final onslaught as the German bombers make their deadly journey towards Coventry! Suitable for 6+
Don’t miss this terrible chance to discover all the really ‘horrible’ bits of history your teacher never told you about!
www.ambassadortickets.com
Richmond Theatre
TW9 1QJ
Approach by the A316. There is free parking on Richmond Green and the Old Deer Park after 6.30pm.
Richmond station – 20 minutes from Waterloo (BR), 15 minutes by tubes (District Line) from Hammersmth or Overground from north London.
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The Last of Us 2 Playstation 4 - PS4
In The Last of Us Part II, Ellie is now 19 and has found a semblance of peace and normality living in Jackson.
She’s had a chance to be a teenager and forge lasting relationships.
When that peace is disrupted by a violent act, Ellie is thrust into a brutal journey of retribution, fueled by a need to bring those that have wronged her to justice, pushing her to her very limits.
The Last of Us 2
The Last of Us: Part II focuses on the physical, emotional, and mental state expressed through every facet of gameplay. Naughty Dog has completely overhauled their engine, developed new combat mechanics, created new analog stealth systems. Revamping the animation system to fully express Ellie’s desperation, resourcefulness, and agility.
Within broader, more complex, and more detailed environments, the human enemies you’ll encounter are now more threatening and capable, using sophisticated communication and environmental awareness to create intense, more dynamic stealth and head-on combat encounters.
The Last of Us: Part II features new and returning characters, brought to life by the latest performance capture techniques and an exceptional cast.
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H.R. 3089 (114th): GONE Act
To close out expired grants, and for other purposes.
Tim Walberg
Sponsor. Representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district. Republican.
Last Updated: Sep 29, 2015
Enacted Via Other Measures
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
S. 1115: GONE Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jan 28, 2016. (compare text)
What legislators are saying
“Bipartisan Walberg Legislation to Increase Government Accountability Clears House”
— Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI7] (Sponsor) on Sep 28, 2015
“On the House Floor This Week - 9/28/15”
— Rep. John Delaney [D-MD6, 2013-2018] on Sep 28, 2015
“Congressman Griffith's Weekly E-Newsletter 3.7.16”
— Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA9] on Mar 7, 2016
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1115 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 3089 (114th).
Final Bill — Passed House
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President
GovTrack.us. (2019). H.R. 3089 — 114th Congress: GONE Act. Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr3089
“H.R. 3089 — 114th Congress: GONE Act.” www.GovTrack.us. 2015. July 18, 2019 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr3089>
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Interview with Headbangers Lifestyle
by Eef | Jan 21, 2018 | News | 0 comments
20 January 2018 by Liselotte `Lilo’ Hegt
What once started as a spontaneous thought of three friends, who just wanted a party of their own with their favourite heavy music, grew into an official festival. This year Headbanger’s Balls Fest is celebrating its 7th edition, which will take place on 5 May 2018 in Cultuurhuis `The Leest’ in Izegem, Belgium. The first two editions only Belgium heavy metal bands were on the bill, but with the third edition in 2014, the organization brought in for the first time a band from abroad, headliner death/thrash metal band Izegrim from The Netherlands, which took the festival to a new level. Edition four, five and six were again mainly focused on having great Belgium metal bands, such as After All, Dyscordia, Cowboys & Aliens, Spoil Engine and Thurisaz, on stage, but also having USA metal veteran Vicious Rumors, Swedish prog metal gigant Evergrey, the well known German metal masters Freedom Call and Swedish successor Amaranthe in the house, these three editions were a slamming, sold out, success. The organization couldn’t be more happy and proud and started working on the 2018th edition. But then, several months ago they unexpected lost their close friend and main HBF guy Jurgen Callens and time stood still for a while in Izegem. Though the organization (a team of seven this year) decided to continue with Headbanger’s Balls Fest in loving memory of their lost friend. With Flotsam & Jetsam and Avenging Benji on the bill amongst others this will be a special event for sure. HeadBangers LifeStyle got in touch with the organization for more enlightening information about Headbangers’ Balls Fest 2018.
First of all, why should people visit Headbanger’s Balls Fest 2018?
,,The 2018 edition is the first without our beloved friend Jurgen. He will be there in spirit though. He already booked two of his favourite bands [Flotsam & Jetsam and Avenging Benji] and these bands promised to honour Jurgen. So that will be special for sure. We also managed to book a major headliner; this band was never seen live before in our region.’’
What made you eventually decide to continue with HBF?
,,We were convinced that Jurgen would be honoured by us continuing the festival. That decision wasn’t easy though…‘’
How many people are involved to make the 2018 edition happen?
,,Approximately 70 people.’’
What makes HBF different than all the other festivals?
,,There are a lot of festivals in our region, but there is no competition between us. In this small world it’s better that you support each other in this. So we know that everybody is working hard on their own organization and so are we. HBF always wanted to book a nice variation in styles without going too extreme in this. We always keep an eye on the balance of the line-up. Another thing that is important for us is the atmosphere, as well for the audience as for the bands. We received some nice comments of bands concerning the incredible nice service in the backstage: fine food and lots of different beverages served with a smile.’’
So far the announced bands are Flotsam & Jetsam, King Hiss, Avenging Benji, Off The Cross, Guilty As Charged, Fire Down Below and Growing Horns. Is the line-up complete or can we expect more names any time soon?
,,We still have to officially announce the headliner as mentioned before, but we have to wait to do that. We are very excited and proud to have this band on HBF 2018 and we want to the world to know, but we have to be patient.’’
The 2018 edition will be the seventh time you organize this festival. What did you do to improve the festival comparing to its former editions?
,,Last year we moved to a bigger venue and that was a big step forward. We wanted to give everybody some space, the bands as well as the visitors, in a nice environment. This year we look at it as a transitional year, due to a well-known unfortunate event. So, this year the festival will take place as a tribute to our beloved colleague and friend.’’
For people who haven’t visit HBF before, what else is there to do besides watching bands?
,,If everything comes together, like weather conditions and so on, there will be a cosy metal market too. There will also be a lot of different kinds of food stands: from the classic fries over gourmet burgers, a coffee house and delicious pasta dishes. People who like to buy music or some metal clothing will be very happy. Most of the bands will sell their merch and there will be signing sessions. Last, but not least: bearded people will love our lovely barbershop.’’
Are there options for a sleepover when visitors don’t want to drive home or travel from far?
,,We can recommend some local hotels! These ones are price/quality very good: Parkhotel Izegem and who knows you are having breakfast together with the guys of Flotsam & Jetsam [smiling], or Mercureroeselare. You can find both hotels in a 3 km radius of the HBF venue.’’
Ticket prices can go sky high these days. How do you manage the ticket prise for HBF?
,,It’s a shot in the dark: balancing the ticket prices to a sold out edition. Besides that we are not planning to build up a large saving account, since we are a VZW. And nobody of the organisation is paid for all the hard work on the festival. We also have some good sponsoring; people who believe in the concept. We are very grateful for that.’’
What would put a smile on your face, thinking: Yeah this 2018 edition has been a great success?
,,Maybe it is a cliché, but when everybody is going home happy afterwards, the bands gave some world class gigs and all went well, that will make HBF a great success for us.’’
Festival organizers seem to have the ambition to become bigger every year. How do you feel about the future of HBF? And where would you like to see HBF in 5 years?
,,Our ambition is to sell out `De Leest’ every year. `De Leest’ is the largest indoor venue in our city with perfect infrastructure and a magnificent sound. In 5 years you’ll see the same kind of quality bands in the same magnificent venue [smiling].’’
If a band wants to play at HBF, what is your advice?
,,Please do send us an email via booking@headbangersballs.be between June and September. We start searching for bands for a next edition very early.’’
Which bands are on the wish list for future editions?
,,Dool, Mastodon, Elder, Crippled Black Phoenix, Avatar, Devin Townsend Project, Gojira, Red Fang, Rotting Christ,…’’
What are you most proud of, looking back at the HBF history so far?
,,The booking of Amaranthe last year in a sold out venue `De Leest’. It was the first time we went to this bigger venue and managed to sell out immediately…‘’
More info about HBF on Facebook and the website.
Source: https://www.headbangerslifestyle.com/interviews/1252/headbangers-balls-fest-2018-its-the-place-to-be
Liselotte Hegt
I am editor-In-chief of HeadBangers Lifestyle, as well as one of the owners and co-founders of HeadBangers LifeStyle. I am born and living in The Netherlands and a passionate music lover since a very young age, when it all started after hearing the debut release `The Kick Inside’ of Kate Bush. As a teenager I grew up in the eighties with the rise of heavy metal and I was hooked right away. As a sweet sixteen I started playing bass guitar and have been in various rock and metal bands for many years, performing live and releasing albums (Cirrha Niva, Dial, Ayreon, Epysode & Robby Valentine). Since 1997 I work as a music journalist for the Dutch rock & metal magazine Aardschok Magazine. You also might know me as the host (and producer) of the weekly rock & metal radio show Arrow High Voltage! on Dutch National radio station Arrow Classic Rock (from February 2011 until September 2016). Rock on!
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Custom Designed Luxury Home Receives a Bridging Boost
1st March 2019 Newsdevelopment loan, Quick bridgingColette Lowe
Holme Finance Bridging Solutions (HFBS) bridging boost helped property developer redefine luxury living in the home counties with a £255,895 bridging loan earmarked for the completion of a high-end development.
Positioned in one of the most exclusive real estate settings in the UK the development suffered a minor hiccup when the developer’s mortgage lender would not advance further funds to enable completion of the second fix, leaving the developer unable to realise an eventual sale of his investment.
Ian Broadbent, director at HFBS says: “This was a catch twenty two situation for the developer. Most lenders will not lend on a part-developed property which left the developer in a tough position unable to continue. The property had a £750,000 mortgage but was valued after first fix at £2.5 million and estimated value at completion of the second fix and landscaping at £2.8 million.
“We could see the potential, the development went beyond good quality, it was outstanding, the epitome of high-end luxury. It was clear to see the developer was very serious and committed to completing the property, we had no issues supporting his plans and were very happy to advance the loan.”
HFBS approved the £255.895 loan in December ready for when it was required in early February. The final paperwork was signed at the end of January with funds provided during the first week of February on 12 month terms.
With an average completion taking less than seven days from enquiry to money in the bank, no solicitor involvement, no minimum valuation, and entirely privately funded, no bank mandates, no fixed rules, HFBS really mean business.
HFBS offer one the LOWEST second mortgage rates in the bridging finance market starting at just 0.95% month on advances from £5,000. HFBS Bridging Solutions have been advancing short-term funds, via a limited panel of intermediaries, for over 15 years with complete authority on their lending. Simpler, quicker, cheaper.
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Welshpool, SY21 8JB
Lot 3: Approximately 46.93 acres of productive pasture land
Approximately 46.93 acres of pasture with some woodland. GUILDE PRICE £300,000
The farm has been run as a suckler cow enterprise and is all down to pasture.The boundary fences are stockproof for cattle and there are natural, mains and private water supplies to the land.Most of land is suitable for harvesting with some fields capable of arable cropping.
Rhos Farm is situated at the top of the Long Mountain close to the England, Wales border, approximately 4.7 miles East of Welshpool and 16 miles West of Shrewsbury.Long Mountain is renowned for its productive and fertile land.
From Shrewsbury - Proceed to the bypass and take the Montgomery road, B4386. From the Montgomery roundabout proceed for 6.8 miles and then turn right. Proceed for 5.5 miles and you will arrive at the property. The postcode will get you there.
The land extends to approximately 46.93 acres, is down to pasture with some parcels of woodland. The boundary fences are stockproof and there are mains, private and natural water supplies available. The main block of land lies to the South of the council maintained road.
LOT 3Private borehole, mains and natural water supplies are available. None of the services have been tested.
TAX BANDING/LOCAL AUTHORITY
Powys County Council, Severn Street, Welshpool,SY21 7AS Tel: 01597 826000
The land is registered with Rural Payments Wales. The vendors will be claiming the 2018 payment.Upon satisfactory completion of the sale of the property, the vendors and their agents shall endeavour to transfer the Basic Payment Entitlements to the purchasers as they will form part of the purchase price. The transfer of entitlements will be subject to the Rural Payments Wales regulations at the time of the intended transfer. Due to the level of uncertainty in relation to the Basic Payment Scheme, neither the vendor nor their agents are able to give any guarantees in respect of this transfer. Further information is available from the Selling Agents. The following entitlements are held. 43.51 units with a value of 111.35 euros.
Strictly by appointment only with the selling agents, Halls, Old Coach Chambers, 1 Church Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7LH. Tel: 01938 555552. Email: welshpool@hallsgb.com
We will require evidence of your ability to proceed with the purchase, if the sale is agreed to you. The successful purchaser will be required to produce adequate identification to prove their identity within the terms of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLR 2017 which came into force June 2017). Appropriate examples: Passport and/or Photographic Driving Licence and a recent utility bill
Please note that all of our properties can be viewed on the following websites:www.hallsgb.co.ukwww.rightmove.co.ukwww.onthemarket.com
The Welshpool team is headed by Christopher Gill who has over 20 years estate agency experience and is joined by Ceri Woosnam – Lettings, Corinne Rowley – Sales & Lettings
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James (left) and Jill Grose are featured in the cast of "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery." The hilarious comedy begins performances on Friday July 12 at 8pm in the Firemen’s Kitchen at the Hickory Community Theatre.
Photo by Carol Anne Hartman
Buzz briefs: Husband and wife duo share the stage in upcoming production
HICKORY — The Hickory Community Theatre’s (HCT) upcoming production of the crazy comedy, “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery,” features a real life husband and wife, Jill and James Grose, in the cast.
This is the third time that the couple has appeared in the same show, since their first time at HCT in “The Music Man” in 2015, when Jill played Mrs. Paroo, mother to Marion the Librarian, and James played Oliver Hix, a member of the school board.
They followed that up a few months later playing Madam Arcati can Dr. Bradman in, “Blithe Spirit.” James has also played Captain Scott in “Peter and the Starcatcher,” Bifur in “The Hobbit,” Grandfather in “Ragtime,” and Rev. Lloyd Ledbetter in “Beautiful Star.” Jill has played Florence Foster Jenkins in “Glorious!” and Sister Mary Regina in “Nunsense.”
The pair moved to Hickory in 2015, from Denver, Colorado, where they were both very active in community theatre, together and separately.
Performances of “The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery” are Fridays and Saturdays (July 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 & 27) at 8 p.m., Thursdays (July 18 & 25) at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays (July 21 & 28) at 2:30 p.m.
Tickets for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $10 for students and youth 18 & under. Thursday night tickets are $14 for all adults and $10 for students and youth 18 & under. Call the box office at 828-328-2283 or visit hickorytheatre.org to purchase tickets or get more information.
Fruit sculpture class to be held
HIDDENITE — On Saturday, June 29 Phecy Pritchard will instruct a Summer Fruit Sculpture Class, just in time for summer entertaining.
The class will be held at the Center’s Educational Complex (70 Hiddenite Church Road) from 1-3 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a large cutting board, two sharp knives (one large and one small), a large platter to take home fruit sculptures and an apron. Fruit will be provided.
The class size is limited to 10 students. Cost for attending the class is $28 for the public or $25 for members of the Center. Call 828-632-6966 to register.
To learn more about the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center call 828-632-6966, email info@hiddenitearts.org or visit www.hiddenitearts.org.
Adult painting class offered at library
HICKORY — Community members are invited to register for a painting class offered at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library on Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The theme of the painting will be astronomy related to tie in with the 2019 Summer Learning Program theme, A Universe of Stories. The painting class will be led by local artist and experienced instructor Natalie McNeely. Materials will be provided.
The painting class is free and open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Class size is limited due to space and materials. You may register online at www.hickorync.gov/content/library, click on Library Events, and choose the Painting for Adults class to reserve your seat. You can also call 828-304-0500 ext. 7235 to register.
“Dancing Stories” program planned at arts and heritage center
HIDDENITE — The Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center and the Alexander County Library will partner to share an exciting, free program for students of all ages. “Dancing Stories” by April Turner uses traditional dances, stories and songs to affirm community-building concepts such as “working together” “integrity” and “perseverance.”
In a program that combines song, dance and storytelling, April Turner of Life As Art Productions will take the audience on a fun, high-energy journey through traditional West African culture. Audience participation will allow some to play instruments and dance at the end of the performance.
The Alexander County Library will sponsor a free make and take craft inspired by the performance.
This free community event will be held on Friday, June 28 at 1 p.m. on the lawn of the Alexander County Library in Taylorsville (77 1st Ave SW). Everyone is welcome to participate. Limited picnic bench seating will be available but patrons are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair. In the event of rain, the program will be moved inside the library.
Call for artists placed for upcoming competitive show
HICKORY — The entry dates for Full Circle Arts' upcoming competitive show entitled “Abstractions” are fast approaching.
This is the first time Full Circle Arts will be limiting submissions from the artists to only include abstract representations of scenes and ideas which are portrayed in their work. All media are accepted.
“Abstractions” will run from July 25 to Aug. 24. Our exhibition will be judged by Mark Poteat, Coordinator for Visual Arts at Western Piedmont Community College.
Artwork for the show can be no larger than 48 inches in any direction. The entry fee for this show is only $20 for up to three entries. Cash prizes of $100, $75 and $50 will be awarded for first through third place winners and ribbons will be given for Honorable Mention choices.
Visitors will vote on the artwork to determine a People's Choice Award which will be given at the end of the show. Full Circle Arts will require a 35 percent commission on any art sold by non-members, 30 percent commission for members and 20 percent commission for Exhibiting members.
All work should be suitably presented and properly wired for hanging. Please deliver artwork to our gallery at 42-B Third Street NW, Hickory during our regular gallery hours, Thursday, July 11 and Friday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A reception will be held Thursday, July 25 from 6-8 p.m.
More information about Full Circle Arts is available at 828-322-7545, gallery@fullcirclearts.org or www.fullcirclearts.org.
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Beast from the East causes rise in profits for East of England Co-op
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 James Carr
The East of England Co-op has reported a 33% rise in underlying trading profits to £5.6m during the year it celebrated its 150th anniversary.
Which Norfolk businesses are receiving taxpayers' money - and why?
Each year millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash is given to businesses to create new jobs and boost the Norfolk economy.
Man arrested after falling asleep in bus lane
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A man has been arrested after falling asleep in the middle of a bus lane.
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The heroic, brave and lifesaving actions of the region's fire service have been recognised during a special ceremony.
Drivers warned of delays as police escort abnormal loads between coastal towns
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Passenger rescued after three car crash leaves them trapped
Sunday, February 10, 2019 James Carr
A passenger was left trapped in the back of a car following a three car crash.
'We were too close to Wetherspoon's' - Bar closes down after less than two years
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Chicken factory fined more than £275,000 after two employees lose fingers in machinery
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A grieving father believes a locked phone could hold crucial evidence which reveals his son's final moments.
Nursing home bounces back from special measures with good rating
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 James Carr
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'There was a real warmth' - Church opens doors for those in need at Christmas
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The Christmas spirit was on full show as a church opened its doors for those in need on Christmas Day.
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Inheritance Tax Review – Long awaited government report
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has published the second part of a review of inheritance tax (IHT). The report recognises that IHT is both “unpopular and raises strong emotions” and then considers how substantive aspects of IHT could be reformed to make the tax easier to understand and simpler to operate.
The main recommendations of the report are in the following areas:
Lifetime gifts
The report recommends:-
Reducing the period during which lifetime gifts are added back to the death estate from its current seven years to five years
Removing “taper relief” – the current reduction after three years in the amount of tax that might be payable on lifetime gifts at death.
Replacing some of the current small gift exemptions with an overall personal gifts allowance.
Reviewing the allocation of nil rate band (NRB) against lifetime gifts. At the moment the NRB is set against the earliest gift which can lead to inequality.
The proposed reduction from seven years to five and the simplification of the small gift rules are welcome suggestions and will lead to a reduction in the administrative burden for personal representatives. Against that the proposed removal of taper relief; this currently provides a significant incentive for many clients considering lifetime gifts.
Business Property and Agricultural Property
Business Property Relief (BPR) and Agricultural Property Relief (APR) are among the most generous reliefs available under IHT. Despite widespread speculation about significant changes to these reliefs, the report is relatively conservative in its proposals.
It recommends:-
Aligning the tests for business property for inheritance tax and capital gains tax.
Relaxing the current rules with regard to the requirement for a farmhouse to be occupied by a farmer – particularly in the case of a farmer who needs to go into care late in life
Removing the “capital gains tax uplift’ when an asset is passed on at death.
The last of these is a bold proposal. If accepted will almost certainly lead to clients focusing more on handing over businesses during their lifetimes rather than at death.
Residence Nil Rate Band
This is the most recent significant change in inheritance tax legislation and is widely regarded by practitioners as among the most complex set of rules to apply. It was therefore an obvious candidate for simplification.
However, the OTS considers that this is still a relatively new piece of legislation and as such no recommendations are made for reform at the current time. This does rather feel like an opportunity missed.
Spouse Exemption – Cohabitees
Statistics suggest that in 2017 the number of cohabiting couples was 3.3 million; a significant increase from 1.5 million in 1996 and a reflection of the greater complication of twenty-first century family life. It is very much a live subject for clients and the tax treatment emotionally charged.
The OTS considers that any change to the definition of spouse to include cohabitees would be so far reaching that it is not something that can be driven primarily by tax considerations. Whilst consideration must clearly be given to other areas of law, there are already well established definitions such as that used in the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act, familiar therefore to practitioners and easily adopted. Again it rather feels that the buck has been passed.
So, all in all, a mixed bag. We will wait to see which (if any) of these proposals is picked up by the government of our next prime minister.
For more information on Inheritance Tax please contact Martine Swaep at martineswaep@greene-greene.com or by calling 01284 717458, Wayne Perrin at wayneperrin@greene-greene.com or 01284 717454 or Nigel Scase at nigelscase@greene-greene.com. For more information on the services offered by Greene & Greene Solicitors please visit www.greene-greene.com and follow on Twitter @GreeneGreeneLaw.
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ORICA-AIS searching for success in Strade Bianche
Tue 1 Mar 2016
This weekend the motivated Australian outfit will travel to Italy for the second edition of the iconic Strade Bianche. The race will be the opening event of the new UCI Women's WorldTour, which includes 15 different events throughout the 2016 season.
Last year's race was an unlucky one for the ORICA-AIS team, a day filled with punctures and misfortune which they are hoping put right this year. Having experienced how unforgiving the 'white roads' can be the riders return determined to take home a more deserving result.
"The team is really motivated at the moment," said sport director Gene Bates. "Like we saw over the weekend, the girls were all super keen to get stuck into the racing and they really want to get that result which was so close in the last races."
The six rider squad will include Australian champion Amanda Spratt, former world championship medalist Rachel Neylan and 32-year-old Lizzie Williams; all in form and ready to battle it out on gravel roads around Sienna. American Tayler Wiles and Gracie Elvin bring strength to the line up, after Elvin's recent display of aggressive riding in two breakaways last weekend.
Dutch rider Annemiek Van Vleuten rounds up the ORICA-AIS team for Strade Bianche, Van Vleuten is a welcomed addition to the team this year and her relentless determination in the final stages of Omloop Van Het Hageland brings confidence heading into such a tough race on Saturday.
"Annemiek is super motivated, her training has been going well, she's comfortable with the team and really happy to be back racing." Bates continued.
"Strade Bianche is one of those races, it’s in the same caliber as Roubaix or Tour of Flanders where if the fight is against you, you can have a shocker of a day and vice versa. If you have a bit of luck and avoid punctures or crashes then you can go a long way.
"Having the gravel dirt roads in the race makes it a little bit unpredictable but all the girls are in really great shape so that’s all we can ask for. I think we will see something good on Saturday."
With the introduction of WorldTour racing to women's cycling, the winner will mark history in what is an important step up for the sport. Strade Bianche starts and finishes in Siena after competing a 121km route, that includes numerous gravel sections and will prelude the men’s event.
ORICA-AIS in Strade Bianche (5 March):
Gracie Elvin (AUS, ACT, 27)
Rachel Neylan (AUS, NSW, 33)
Amanda Spratt (AUS, NSW, 28)
Annemiek van Vleuten (NED, 33)
Tayler Wiles (USA, 26)
Lizzie Williams (AUS, VIC, 32)
Whilst six of the ORICA-AIS squad will line up for the race in Italy, Australian time trial champion Katrin Garfoot and Queenslander Loren Rowney represent at the Oceania Championships over the weekend.
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Navigating PC Pride in Queer YA
June 30, 2018 / Greg Howard
(Originally posted on powellsbooks.com blog)
As a gay teen growing up in South Carolina, I’d never heard of gay pride. As far as I knew, I was the only queer kid in the entire state, and I planned to stay safely tucked in the closet where I could pray all that gay away.
Newsflash: That doesn’t work, so stop it!
Back in those days, finding queer representation in books in the school library was challenging, to say the least. I was so excited to get a glimpse of myself in books like A Separate Peace, Brideshead Revisited, and Of Mice and Men. (George Milton sure notices a lot of details about other men’s physiques, right?) So, naturally, I’m thrilled that LGBTQ teens today have a lot to choose from in young adult literature.
But what I find interesting is that many LGBTQ characters in YA, when not relegated to the background of the story or met with some tragic end, are of the straight-acting, chaste, cute, sweet variety. In queer YA lit, kissing, cuddling, and maybe oral sex is okay, but anything else gets you into questionable territory — especially when the author is a gay man... but that’s a whole other tricky subject for another time.
Newsflash #2: Queer teens are exploring their sexuality and are just as wonderfully messy as non-queer teens.
So why shy away from portraying them that way? Are we trying to present the most socially acceptable version of a queer teen to the world in the name of political correctness? Where are all the fabulously effeminate, outlandishly queeny gay boys in YA lit? Oh, that’s a stereotype, some say.
Newsflash #3: Maybe, but those kids exist too, and they have just as much right to be represented.
When I first started querying Social Intercourse to agents and editors, most of them said they loved the voice and the writing, but they felt it was too much for YA. Too raunchy, too racy, and too edgy. These responses puzzled me because Social Intercourse is far less racy than many YA romances on the market. Like, a lot less. So, is there a double standard for LGBTQ YA?
Was it maybe because the main character, Beck, is a gay boy cruising a city park looking to lose his virginity in the first chapter? Is that too real? Too honest? Not the kind of queer teen we want representing the LGBTQ youth population of queer YA lit?
Newsflash #2: Queer teens are...just as wonderfully messy as non-queer teens.
Well, I can tell you that as a gay kid growing up in the deep South — and yes, even today — living out, proud, and loud is still a challenging proposition. With Beck, I wanted to show a somewhat underrepresented gay teen character, one who is unapologetically queer, who knows who he is and isn't afraid of letting his freak flag fly. Beck is a self-proclaimed "femmy choir boy" who wears guyliner and is obsessed with The Golden Girls.
Newsflash #4: Beck is a total Dorothy on the outside and a closet Blanche on the inside.
The point is, that kid exists too, so doesn’t he deserve to be represented? The edginess, raciness, and balls to the walls attitude of Social Intercourse might be what made some of those agents and editors uncomfortable. And it might make a lot of readers uncomfortable, too. But hats off to my agent and Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, who never asked me to tone it down or take out any of the naughty bits. I told my agent when I first signed with her that it was important to me not to water the book down to make it more palatable to the masses. I wanted to stay true to the characters, and frankly, true to myself and my experience as a gay teen coming of age in the armpit of the American South. And what I found through talking to queer teens is that it’s still hard for them — better than it was for me, maybe, but still hard. Especially if they don’t blend in.
Look, I’m a sucker for a sweet romance, even one about a straight-acting gay boy coming to terms with his sexuality and ending the story with a chaste kiss with another straight-acting gay boy. (I hate the term straight-acting, but you get my point). And yes, that story probably does have more mass appeal than mine. But my hope is that the amazing success of beautiful books like Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda (and the wonderful movie adaptation, Love, Simon) have helped blow the doors down so that characters like Beck can sashay their way right into mainstream hearts as well. I’d venture to bet that readers who give Beck a chance will end up loving him just as much as they love Simon — even if Beck’s flame burns the house down in the process. #SluttySimon!
(Disclaimer: I have Becky Albertalli’s wholehearted blessing to use that hashtag when describing my book!)
In Social Intercourse, Beck isn’t ashamed of who he is, so why should we be? Just like his real-life counterparts, Beck is out, proud, and living loud. I wish I had understood that kind of pride when I was a teen hiding deep in that closet, watching the world pass me by. I would have told myself: Hey you! Get out there! Throw on some guyliner and let your freak flag fly! And let Blanche out for some air. It’s going to be just fine.
June 30, 2018 / Greg Howard/ Comment
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Foliar Feeding – Folly or Wisdom?
31 August 2012 , written by Helen Gazeley
For such a seemingly gentle world, gardening is full of controversy. After all, you only have to put two gardeners together for an animated discussion of the best way to make compost. Foliar feeding is one of the controversies.
With foliar feeding, instead of watering your fertilizer into the soil, you spray it onto your vegetables' leaves, generally from a small spray-bottle available from any garden store.
The idea grew in the 1950s, when research at Michigan State University found that "a leaf is a very efficient organ of absorption. The amounts may at first seem relatively small, but to offset this handicap, the efficiency is high." Since then, chemical companies in particular have promoted its general use, and their products, in order to boost crop health and yield.
Of course, not everyone agrees. It's suggested that, especially with home-made and organic feeds of unknown nutritional content, which don't include a surfactant in the solution to help it cling to the leaves, the feed drips off leaves far too quickly to do much good and that one of the reasons it appears to work is that it drips onto the soil and waters the plant in the normal way.
Meanwhile, in The Myth of Foliar Feeding, Linda Chalker-Scott, of Washington State University (and who also produces the Informed gardener podcasts), writes that, while not much good for general usage, it can offer a specialized, temporary remedy to nutritional deficiencies in fruit and is "best suited to intensive crop production under specific soil limitations." If you think about it, that description is pretty close to what goes on in the back garden.
What can Foliar Feeding do?
First it should be remembered that foliar feeding is never an alternative to building up a good, healthy soil. Your vegetables could never get enough of the major nutrients of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium if you purely fed them through their leaves.
On the other hand, it is a fast way to supply micro-nutrients, such as iron and zinc, which your vegetables don't need in such quantities but which may not be so available in the soil and go a long way to keeping them healthy. If your crops are under stress from drought, pest-attack or disease, it's definitely worth giving them a squirt of encouragement. An ailing plant can perk up quite visibly after spraying with, for example, compost tea.
Is it worth spraying healthy plants, though? Well, anecdotal evidence suggests that it certainly has an effect. The Foliar Feeding thread on Garden Web follows an experiment that resulted in readers being able to pick out tomato plants that had been fed through their leaves, and those that hadn't.
What to use as Foliar Feed
Just as we can make our own fertilizer to spread around plants or water in, we can make our own foliar feeds. Any of the liquid fertilizers (or teas) mentioned in Using Home-grown Fertilizer can be used as a spray.
You'll need to strain them carefully, however, to avoid the spray nozzle becoming blocked. I've found a triple layer of old net curtain effective and any filtered-out sludge can be added to the compost heap.
One of the most popular organic foliar feeds, however, isn't usually home-made at all (unless you have access to a sea-shore). Seaweed extract is high in trace elements (which may not have made it into your home-made fertilizer) and, being a commercial product, doesn't clog your nozzle.
There's a reason for using it, other than its nutritional value, too, and this is the reason I return to it each year. Seaweed contains natural growth stimulants and research has shown that it makes plants less susceptible to pests and diseases, including the dreaded potato and tomato blight. The reasons for this aren't completely understood, but it seems likely that it, not only makes the plant stronger, but the micro-organisms in the solution compete with the spores and bacteria that cause disease.
How to Foliar Feed
Don't make your foliar feed too strong as there's a risk of scorching the leaves when salts in the solution are left on the leaf surface. The same dilution that you use for your liquid fertilizer (i.e. diluting it to the color of weak tea) should be safe but, the first time you use it, try spraying a few test leaves and check the result a couple of days later. If they show signs of scorch, then dilute it further and try again.
Research has indicated that water droplet size is not important as far as absorption of the nutrients is concerned. On the whole, though, heavier drops slide off leaves more easily, so, if you have a choice, a finer spray is better.
Any vegetable with leaves can benefit from a foliar spray. Those vegetables with particularly robust leaves (indicating a thick and waxy cuticle or outer layer of leaf), are unlikely to absorb as much of the feed as other vegetables with softer leaves, but there will still be some benefit. A good example of a vegetable with robust leaves is a cabbage.
The leaves of vegetables in the greenhouse are softer, therefore they should absorb the feed well.
Spray the whole plant, and make sure you cover both the upper and lower surface of leaves.
Don't spray in direct sunshine, as the drying of the salts in the solution may result in leaf scorch.
Avoid watering normally until the spray has dried, and try not to spray just before rain, as extra water will dilute the solution and wash some of it away.
When it comes to using the vegetables, then it's a good precaution to stop spraying around a month before harvest, and wash your produce well before using. If you're using a proprietary product, then follow the advice on the label.
By Helen Gazeley
"Curious about this statement "...When it comes to using the vegetables, then it's a good precaution to stop spraying around a month before harvest, and wash your produce well before using...." Almost everything I read commercially indicates 7-10 days, and organic home brews 3-7 days. Plants like peppers and tomatoes benefit from a good shot of fertilizer after they start to produce fruit --- and that is less than a month before harvest."
Norm on Friday 7 September 2012
" "...When it comes to using the vegetables, then it's a good precaution to stop spraying around a month before harvest, and wash your produce well before using...." That seems an absurdly cautious period. Anyone who doesn't wash their fruits and vegetables any better than that would imply is asking for troubles that reach well beyond any that might be presented with foliar feeding up to wthin a week of harvest. If we are talking about leafy greens any foliar feed needs to be biologically inactive anyway."
George on Friday 7 September 2012
"Hi, Norm, you're right, of course, that plants need feeding after they start fruiting. I wouldn't expect the fertiliser to be delivered by foliar feeding as a matter of course, though, especially as the major NPK nutrients are better delivered via the roots. Some feel differently, but I guess I should have made it clearer that, for me, foliar feeding is best used as an "emergency" treatment, when a plant seems to be ailing. Generally, I'd prefer to ensure that the soil is in good heart with applications of compost, comfrey etc, or liquid feed on occasion(again, though, not something that should be relied on). The seaweed spray I favour I use mainly because it seems to fend off blight and other disease and I leave off spraying it on a couple of weeks before I'm likely to be picking; it's pretty much done its job by then. I wouldn't expect to be foliar feeding very close to harvest, because applying feed at that point isn't going to achieve much. If the plant is ailing, you'll want to wait a bit longer than a couple of days for it to recover its strength. So, I don't really ever spray less than a fortnight before harvest. Having said all that, though, as far as leaving off a month before eating is concerned, yes this is rather a long time and I'd like to say I put that in to see who spotted the deliberate mistake, but I have to hold my hands up and say a plain old non-deliberate one crept in there. I personally would leave it no less than a week. What you do want to ensure, especially if you're using compost tea from compost with animal manure, is that the food is thoroughly washed before eating. There's a run-down on precautions against E coli bacteria at the end of this article http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/foodnut/09369.html. "
Helen Gazeley on Tuesday 18 September 2012
"Thank you for the update clarification. Makes a lot more sense now!"
Norm on Tuesday 18 September 2012
"Am interested in the process of preparing seaweed as foliar feed.Are there other plants extracts that can be used as foliar feeds?"
Nicholas Muyale on Sunday 12 July 2015
"Hi Nicholas. You can use other home-grown liquid fertilisers as foliar feeds - e.g. nettles and comfrey. See here: http://www.growveg.com/growblogpost.aspx?id=253 "
Ben Vanheems on Monday 13 July 2015
"If your reason for foliar feeding is for plant uptake there is one important fact to take in mind. Plant leaves have mouthlike pores which are only open for brief peried during the coolest time of day usually early morning and are mostly located on the underside of leaves. These pores are called "stigmata" Look it up. I like to do this early at least before 8am. "
Jessie on Sunday 31 July 2016
"Thanks for the tip Jessie."
Ben Vanheems on Monday 1 August 2016
"Wood Vinegar Ubiquity - This season I have been using Pyrolitic acid, Bamboo Wood Vinegar, WV, as a foliar feed solution, 1 oz per Gallon, in my garden and in my home as a pesticide for ants and general spray cleaner. Thank you Michael Wittman at BlueSky Biochar. I have found - It kills ants in 30 seconds and disrupts their acid trails. Squash Bugs, aphids, lace wing are detoured, flea beetles killed Japanese beetle are disturbed and soon go back to munching. No veggie garden this year, but as a general organic Fungicide, Pesticide, Foliar Feed, Soil Wee-Beast booster ya just can't beat it for cost, utility and ease of use. At full strength even a good post-emergent Herbicide, - plants with waxy cuticle layers; American ivy, succulents, need repeated doses I had a small, 1.5 mm, black ant problem around the sink, finding food in dish scrubbers. Now I use WV-spray for everything. "
Erich on Tuesday 2 August 2016
"I have never,ever, had tomato end rot before, but one of volunteers had suggested spraying our plants with water to help keep them moist. This has caused tomato end rot it seems. Also some stems have gone black (few) so we have stopped spraying. Regulat deep watering every other day is what I've always done and never had any disease problems. Richard Good Gardeners International. www.ggi.org.uk"
Richard Higgins on Tuesday 27 September 2016
"Hi Richard. I have never heard of spraying plants to keep them moist to prevent blossom end rot. Your deep watering is a much better method, though unless you have very fast draining soil every other day seems too much. Spraying the leaves is generally NOT recommended; it invites many diseases. End rot is caused by many factors, not just calcium shortage as many people think. Too much water, too little water, cold nights during pollination, magnesium shortage, big swings in temperature, etc. I would say if what you have done in the past has been successful, then keep doing that! I am a Master Gardener in the U.S. so things may be a little different there, but tomatoes are tomatoes. :) "
Norm on Thursday 29 September 2016
"Perhaps spraying with water was intended to combat red spider mite, which can be a pest in greenhouses? It's certainly recommended for that purpose. "
Helen Gazeley on Thursday 29 September 2016
"The photo of the black marked stem which describes the injury as chemical/fertilizer burn is misleading. That is a clear case of late blight. Scorching with too strong foliar feeds will be light in colour and will mostly appear on the edges of the leave where the concentration will be the highest due to run-off. Spraying the tomato plant with water increases the risk of late blight and other fungal disease. As for blossom end rot - it is without a doubt due to a lack of Calcium. However, there are many reasons why Calcium doesn't get to where it should be. Cold weather, hot weather, irregular watering, low soil Calcium, and my pet hate, Nitrates. Too much Nitrogen causes the plant to take up more water, which is not balanced with the right amount of other nutrients. If you want great tasting tomatoes that will store longer, then cut on Nitrogen. Instead, start building the humus in the soil with green mulches, planting peas during the winter etc. Add some Humic acid to your soil. Cut out over the counter fungicides, as these also kill of the good guys in the soil. Copper being one of the bad ones. Now here is a little magic bullet for your blossom end rot, Boron (B). Most soils are deficient in B. Now you my ask , so what? Boron is the driver of the truck called Calcium. No driver, no decent fruit. Poor fruit set, hollow fruit, blossom end, reduced shelf life. It is important to know that there isn't a single remedy for curing blossom end rot, but it is preventable by adding Calsitic lime to your soil, bone meal will also do. Make sure that you have sufficient Phosphates in the soil, and then you do a foliar spray with Boron. Add a heaped teaspoon of Boric Acid (available from the drug store) to a liter of warm water. Dissolve properly. Use 10ml of the solution to 1 liter of water. Spray plants to the point of run-off, at intervals of ten days BEFORE blossom set. You can also dose the soil at each plant with 0.5L of the diluted mixture. Foliar sprays work best when applied late afternoon. If you are really serious about foliar spray, I certainly am, invest in a EC meter. On young seedlings you should have a ppm reading of 1200-1500. On productive plants you should not exceed 3000 ppm. As a previous reader commented, the underside of the leaves should be your target area. "
Wills on Friday 25 November 2016
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Ann Marie Hendry on Saturday 26 November 2016
"Hi. I'm new to this and read foliar spray is good. I sprayed it last night on my chilli plants with mixture of 1tsp Epsom salt and 1.5L water using mist pressure spray. This morning the young leaves on the top curled up and are looking very sad. any suggestions what can be done? Will the wilted curled leaves come back to life? Need help! Thanks."
Polly on Thursday 21 September 2017
"The strength of Epsom salts you've applied certainly shouldn't have caused any problems. Anywhere between one and two teaspoons of Epsom salts diluted in one litre of water would be absolutely fine, with regular spraying every two weeks. The only thing I can suggest is that the salts weren't properly diluted, so you may have concentrated the salts where they have curled. Have the plants now come back to life?"
Ben Vanheems on Tuesday 3 October 2017
"Thanks Ben. Maybe that is the case. I decided the wipe off the salt residue on the leaves and waited with fingers crossed. Luckily the plant did survived though the leaves dried out so I decided to cut them off. From a full grown beautiful plant now has gone baldy sadly. "
Polly on Tuesday 3 October 2017
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Hail to the king, baby!
Apple iPhone 7 Plus review: Hail to the king, baby!
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Unboxing the Apple iPhone 7 Plus
The iPhone 7 Plus retail box contains the standard accessories - a wall plug, a Lightning cable, and Apple's EarPods ending on a Lighting connector. The supplied charger is 5V/1A which is a pity as the phone is capable of charging twice as fast with a third-party 5V/2A charger.
For the first time in an iPhone there is a fourth thingy in the box - a Lighting-to-3.5mm analog adapter. Using one is not as convenient, it was a mandatory addition so the users can use headphones of their choice.
Hopefully, you didn't expect Apple to pack the new wireless AirPods. Those are sold separately for $159.
The retail box • the accessories • the Lightning to analog adapter
Apple iPhone 7 Plus 360-degree spin
On the outside, little has changed since the first Plus model - the iPhone 6 Plus. The 6 Plus, 6s Plus, and 7 Plus all share a similar footprint at 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm though they weigh differently. The 6 Plus is the lightest at 172g, the new aluminum alloy, and 3D Touch tech added 20g up to 192g to the 6s Plus, while the new iPhone 7 Plus has shed some weight down to 188g.
We didn't get the best deal with the new generation iPhones, that's for sure. While the antenna bands have been refined for better looks, the design is pretty much the same for the third year in a row. The iPhone 7 Plus looks almost identical to the iPhone 6 and 6s Plus, and if it weren't for the new dual camera on the back, it's hardly distinguishable from the other Pluses.
Apple iPhone 7 Plus next to the iPhone 6s Plus
Of course, refurbished looks don't translate into a mediocre vibe. On the contrary, Apple's iPhone 7 Plus is possibly one of the most beautiful and best-built devices on the market. Its unibody is made of sturdy airplane-grade aluminum, the front 2.5D ion-strengthened glass is scratch-resistant and covered with oleophobic layer for smudge protection, while the camera is shielded with a sapphire piece.
The iPhone 7 Plus is big for a 5.5-incher mostly because of its beefy bezels and huge Home key below the screen. Keeping the old design meant inheriting some old unpleasantries, but Apple made sure to make up for those in technology.
The most notable changes in the design are the lack of the analog audio jack and the new dual camera. There are also two new paint jobs - Matte Black and Jet Black, replacing the previous Space Gray. Unfortunately, the Jet Black is very prone to scratches, acknowledged even by Apple, and as intended more like a limited eye-candy edition, rather than a mainstream purchase.
Most users will also appreciate the refined antenna bands - those have been moved to flow with the design's curves around the top and bottom, something that Meizu came up with first on their Pro 6.
The most notable design upgrade is lurking underneath - the iPhone 7 Plus is fully waterproof. Taking out the audio jack and the hardware Home key from the equation surely helped Apple achieve water-tight body easier than others.
Note that the Lightning port doesn't have charging protection and if you try to charge your iPhone 7 Plus while wet, you may short-circuit and destroy your phone. The warranty won't cover this case, of course.
Handling the iPhone 7 Plus is a premium experience, though, not the most comfortable. And while you can't stretch your fingers all the way up, you can type and browse quite comfortably. The curved edges, combined with the big footprint and aluminum finish, could become very slippery and compromise the grip, so we'd recommend to grab a case or handle it with care.
Handling the iPhone 7 Plus
The front of the iPhone 7 Plus is a copy-paste from the iPhone 6 and 6s Plus. It has the earpiece on top of the 5.5" screen, surrounded by the almost invisible FaceTime cam and a couple of sensors. The Home key is centered below the Retina display.
The front of the iPhone 7 Plus
Looks may be deceiving those, as there is lots of new stuff here.
First, the earpiece is now bigger as it also happens to double as a speaker - one of the two stereo speakers available on the iPhone 7 Plus.
The new earpiece (top is 7 Plus, bottom is 6s Plus)
Then there is the new front-facing camera which now employs a 7MP sensor.
Finally, the new Home key. It has the same Touch ID v2.0 fingerprint scanner as the iPhone 6s Plus has. But instead of the old clickable button, Apple opted for a touch-sensitive one backed by a physically larger Taptic engine to reproduce real-life feedback.
The good news is that the Taptic engine works as advertised and is capable of mimicking the feedback perfectly. You can even configure its click strength. The bad news is the feedback is almost non-existent when you lay the phone down on a flat surface. And what's worse is the whole button doesn't work if you are wearing gloves.
We guess Apple probably had several good reasons to go for a touch button instead of a physical one. For one, it could be a matter of reliability - hardware keys can and will fail with time. Also, perhaps waterproofing the phone was easier this way.
Unfortunately, the introduction of the touch key has brought along some limitations. The team at the office was divided over the way that the artificial Taptic Engine feedback feels upon pressing the key. Then there is the huge Taptic engine module itself, which had to be fitted somewhere. It makes you wonder whether the resulting need for more space wasn't the real reason behind the removal of the physical audio jack.
Moving on, the iPhone 7 Plus is business as usual on its longer sides. On the left are the mute switch and the two volume keys. The right side has the power/lock key and the SIM slot.
The left side • the sound keys • the right side • the SIM slot
There is nothing on top of the iPhone 7 Plus, while the bottom is less crowded than before because of the missing audio jack. There are two grilles flanking the Lightning port - one for the main speaker and main microphone, and another one, which hides a cavity used by the second mic and the barometer sensor, which needs to have access to the atmosphere to measure pressure.
The top • the bottom • the two grilles around the port
Bold move or not, the audio jack is still as relevant as the old-school SIM slot. Its omission in the iPhone 7 Plus also made it easier for Apple to make a water-tight body and in the meantime to sell its wireless reinvention called AirPods. We'll leave the AirPods design, quality, and pricing for you to judge, but the good news is there is a proper Lightning to analog adapter in the retail box, so everyone can use whatever headphones they want.
The highlight of the iPhone 7 Plus is on the back - the dual 12MP camera with optical image stabilization. Unlike Huawei and its P9 or Honor 8, Apple chose to opt for a regular wide-angle snapper (12MP, f/1.8) and a telephoto cam (12MP, f/2.8). There is also a new brighter quad-LED true-tone flash to complement the new setup.
There is another mic right next to the camera hump, but video recording is still stuck with mono audio capturing.
The back of the iPhone 7 Plus
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GUSD Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP)
For employees, pupils, parents and/or guardians, advisory committees, private school officials, and other interested parties.
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What is a UCP Complaint?
Official Board Policy: BP 1312.3 | AR 1312.3
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A complaint under the Uniform Complaint Procedures (UCP) is a written and signed statement by an individual, public agency, or organization alleging a violation of federal or state laws governing certain educational programs. The GUSD Board of Education encourages the early, informal resolution of complaints whenever possible and appropriate. To resolve complaints that cannot be resolved through such informal process, the Board has adopted the following UCP.
What agencies are subject to the UCP?
The UCP covers alleged violations by local educational agencies (LEAs) (school districts and county offices of education) and local public or private agencies which receive direct or indirect funding from the State to provide any school programs, activities, or related services. Charter schools which receive federal funds are also subject to the UCP or where specified in statute.
What educational programs and services are covered by the UCP?
After School Education and Safety
Agricultural Vocational Education
American Indian Education Centers and Early Childhood Education Program Assessments
California Peer Assistance and Review Programs for Teachers
Career Technical and Technical Education; Career Technical; Technical Training
Child Care and Development (including State and Preschool)
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Discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, student lactation accommodations, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) resources
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Regional Occupational Centers and Programs
School Safety Plans
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What issues are not covered by the UCP?
Not all complaints fall under the scope of the UCP. Many concerns are the responsibility of the District, including classroom assignments, common core, grades, graduation requirements, hiring and evaluation of staff, homework policies and practices, provision of core curricula subjects, public meeting laws (such as the Brown Act), student advancement and retention, student discipline, student records, and other general education requirements. The District, however, may use its local complaint procedures to address complaints not covered by the UCP.
In addition, the following complaints are referred to other agencies for resolution and not subject to the UCP:
Allegations of child abuse are referred to County Departments of Social Services, Protective Services Divisions, or appropriate law enforcement agency.
Health and safety complaints regarding a Child Development Program are referred to the Department of Social Services for licensed facilities, and to the appropriate Child Development regional administrator for licensing-exempt facilities.
Employment complaints are sent to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
Allegations of fraud are referred to the responsible Division Director at the California Department of Education (CDE).
How do I file a UCP complaint and how is it processed?
The District UCP complaint policies and procedures provide the information needed to file a local complaint. The District ensures annual notification to its students, employees, parent/guardians, school and district advisory committees, appropriate private school officials and other interested parties of the District's UCP complaint policies and procedures, and the opportunity to appeal the decision to the CDE. The District must provide the complaint policies and procedures free of charge.
Pupil Fees or LCAP complaints may be filed anonymously if the complainant provides evidence or information leading to evidence to support the complaint and shall be filed no later than one year from the date the alleged violation occurred.
What are the responsibilities of the complainant?
Receives and reviews the UCP complaint policies and procedures from the District.
Files a written complaint by following the steps described in the District's UCP complaint procedures.
Cooperates in the investigation and provides the District Superintendent or designee with information and other evidence related to the allegations in the complaint.
May file a written appeal to the CDE within 15 calendar days of receiving the District's decision if he/she believes the District decision is incorrect.
Must specify the basis for the appeal and whether the District's facts are incorrect and/or the law is misapplied. The appeal packet must contain a copy of the original complaint to the District and a copy of the District's decision.
Where applicable, within 35 calendar days of receiving the CDE's decision, may submit a request for reconsideration by the Superintendent of Public Schools at CDE. The CDE's decision or report will notify the complainant if there is a right to request reconsideration. The request for reconsideration must designate the finding(s), conclusion(s), or corrective action(s) in the CDE's decision for which reconsideration is requested, and the specific basis for requesting reconsideration. The request must also state whether the findings of fact are incorrect and/or the law is misapplied.
What are the responsibilities of the district?
Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Adopts UCP complaint policies and procedures consistent with the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 Sections 4600-4687.
District Superintendent or designee is responsible for receiving, investigating and resolving complaints and makes sure the staff member is knowledgeable about the laws/programs he or she is assigned.
Must give the filing party an opportunity to present information and/or evidence relevant to the complaint.
Protects complainants from retaliation.
Resolves the complaint and completes a written report within 60 calendar days of receipt of the complaint unless extended by written agreement of the complainant.
Must advise the complainant of the right to appeal the District's decision to the CDE within 15 calendar days of receiving the decision.
What are the responsibilities of the CDE?
The UCP authorizes the CDE to process appeals of the District's decision on UCP complaints; or in certain specified situations, to intervene directly and investigate the allegations in the complaint. The CDE:
Reviews, monitors and provides technical assistance to all Districts regarding the adoption of UCP complaint policies and procedures by the local governing board.
Refers a complaint to the District for resolution when appropriate.
Considers a variety of alternatives to resolve a complaint or appeal when:
The complainant alleges and the CDE verifies that, through no fault of the complainant, the District fails to act within 60 calendar days of receiving the complaint.
The complainant appeals a District decision if he/she believes the decision is factually and/or legally incorrect.
When requested by the complainant, the CDE determines when direct intervention is applicable.
Requires corrective action by the District if noncompliance issues are identified during the investigation.
Provides monitoring and technical assistance to District to ensure resolution of findings of noncompliance.
Where applicable, notifies the parties of the right to request reconsideration of the CDE’s decision by the Superintendent of Public Instruction at the CDE within 35 calendar days of the receipt of the decision.
For those program governed by part 76 of title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulation, notifies the parties of the right to appeal to the United States Secretary of Education.
Williams Complaints
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A Williams complaint concerns instructional materials, emergency or urgent facilities conditions that pose a threat to the health and safety of pupils, and teacher vacancy or misassignment, and may be filled anonymously. The District must have a complaint form available for these types of complaints, but will not reject a complaint if the form is not used as long as the complaint is submitted in writing. Under applicable regulations, a notice must be posted in each classroom in each school notifying parents and guardians of the matters subject to a Williams complaint and where to obtain a form to file a complaint.
A Williams complaint must be resolved by the school principal, District Superintendent or designee. A complainant who is not satisfied with the resolution has the right to describe the complaint to the local governing board at a regularly scheduled meeting of the board. Except for complaints involving a condition of a facility that poses an emergency or urgent threat, there is no right to appeal to CDE.
In the case of complaints concerning a condition of a facility that poses an emergency or urgent threat, a complainant who is not satisfied with the resolution has the right to file an appeal to the Superintendent of Public Instruction at CDE within 15 calendar days of receiving the District decision.
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The Monk Dionysios
Commemorated on January 24
The Monk Dionysios (XVI Century) was born into a family of poor parents in the village of Platina. The infancy of the monk was marked by a sign: over his crib shone the Cross. Fond of reading the Divine books and of prayer from the time of his youth, Saint Dionysios upon the death of his parents decided to accept monasticism and with this aim he set out for Holy Mount Athos. There he settled with a pious elder, the priest Seraphim, and under his guidance he began to lead an ascetic life, in particular keeping strict fast. Thus during Passion Week, having gone off into the forest, he ate only chestnuts. Soon they ordained him to deacon, and then to presbyter.
The lofty life of the monk became known about, and many a monk began to come to him, to hear from him words of edification. The monk also directed onto the path of salvation many a lawless person, among which was a robber, wanting to rob the cell of the saint and was moved by the kindly and wise discourse into profound penitence. The brethren of the Philotheion monastery, having lost their hegumen, besought Saint Dionysios to be their head. Among the brethren, however, insufficient were found choosing him, and dissensions arose. Valuing most of all peace and love, the Monk Dionysios put aside the calling of hegumen and withdrew to Berroeia, and then to Mount Olympos. Here the zealous for monasticism began to flock to him. Dionysios built cells for them and also a church and together with them spent the time in fasting and prayer. Having attained the spiritual heights, he worked many miracles. Many a time, through the prayers of the monk, the Lord punished iniquitous people that oppressed the monks of Olympos or broke the commandments of Christ, – and thus were destroyed by severe drought and by hail the holdings of a Turk, who had expelled the monks and wrecked their monastery; by cattle disease and by sickness also was punished an herdsman, who had oppressed the monastery; a maiden from one of the villages for her impudence was subjected to an assault of the devil. Yet they all, likewise through the prayers of the saint, received healing and deliverance from misfortune, having been led to penitence through the saint's lack of malice.
The monk compiled a rule for monastic life, himself giving example of monastic activity. On Olympos he built a church, and later also a monastery in the name of the Prophet of God, Elias (Elijah). He bequeathed to the brethren a final testament about monastic life based on the Ustav (Monastic Rule) of the Holy Mountain of Athos.
The monk died in old age, and was buried on Olympos, in the church portico of the monastery founded by him.
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Discussion in 'DVD' started by TheFilmBuffOf1993, Oct 28, 2018.
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Where are the films that were made by the indie company Rysher Entertainment? I know that in 1999 Cox Enterprises decided to close down the company, and in 1997 it shut down the film unit. Paramount Pictures supposedly has distribution rights, but has only released two titles from the company "House Arrest" and "Kingpin" both of which had been distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. I also know Paramount does release these movies digitally but does not include "The Opposite of Sex" (I believe Sony has the rights to that one via Sony Pictures Classics.) Unfortunately, Rysher licensed its films to various companies (HBO, WBHE, MGM, Sony and Paramount) and the original DVD releases are out of print and now are being sold at unfair prices on Amazon and eBay. So my question is why are they hoarding such a marvelous film library?
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Young, High and Dead
By: Joel Harley
In: Movies
Young, High and Dead Movie Review
Written by Joel Harley
Directed by Luke Brady, Jonathan Brady (co-director), Daniel Fenton (co-director) and Thabo Mhlatshwa (co-director)
Written by Luke Brady
2013, 89 minutes, Rated 18 (UK)
Hannah Tointon as Katy
Louisa Lytton as Jenny
Philip Barantini as John
Matthew Stathers as Dan
Just how cheap are ex-soapstars to hire, these days? Because I've a script that's right up Curly Watts' (Coronation) street. Judging by the presence of Louisa Lytton and Hannah Tointon in Young, High and Dead, it can't be all that much, it being one of the cheapest-looking horror films I've seen in recent years. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Or with ex-soapstars. After all, that Thor fellow isn't doing too badly for himself.
Celebrating the impending nuptials of one of their number, a group of young fellows head to the woods for a weekend of camping, boozing and getting themselves well and truly stoned. Young, High and Dead is a film, as they say, that does just what it says on the tin. When our heroes inadvertently pitch up next to the would-be burial site of a kidnapped child, we have the recipe on our hands for a traditional slasher bloodbath. Only this time, with ex soap-opera actresses. Tointon already has genre form, with the fine The Children on her CV. Lytton, meanwhile, is best known for playing gangster's daughter Ruby Allen in Eastenders. Not in a dodgy way (we were both about the same age at the time) but I had harboured something of a crush on Ruby during her stint on Albert Square, so her presence here is not an unwelcome one.
While the budgetary constraints do make Young, High and Dead hard going at times, it is dark and nasty enough that horror fans shouldn't be too put off. There is some padding (it takes far too long to get anyone killed) and the acting is dodgy in places, but it's mean enough in spirit that its flaws should be forgiven in the name of low-budget horror cinema. British through and through (you don't get much more British than drinking Kronenberg lager in the freezing cold English woods) it's an enjoyably independent bit of homegrown horror.
As Gary's big box of drugs comes out to play, our young friends begin to bicker and fight. I've been camping myself – the night just isn't complete without a massive argument and someone storming off to bed, both pissed off and pissed up. Come the morning, none of them are particularly well-equipped to deal with the dangerous psychopath intent on murdering the lot of them. The battle that follows is violent, surreal and impressively mean-spirited. The shaky camerawork obscures too much of the action, and one scene between Lytton and the killer came very close to giving me a headache, but it's otherwise surprisingly well done.
Detractors of low-budget horror will no doubt be unimpressed, but fans of indie cinema should find plenty to enjoy otherwise. Gritty, mean and inventive, it's inherently British and refreshingly good.
Author: Joel HarleyWebsite: http://porkhead.blogspot.com/
Haribo fiend, Nicolas Cage scholar and frequently functioning alcoholic. These are just some of the words which can be used to describe Joel Harley. The rest, he uses to write film criticism for Horror DNA and a variety of websites and magazines. Sometimes he manages to do so without swearing.
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Activists who have been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline scored a massive victory yesterday when the Army Corp of Engineers announced that it would look for an alternate pipeline route. It had been planned to pass underneath a lake near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation, a route that members of the tribe and their supporters feared would threaten their water supply and sacred sites.
The decision may be short-lived; President-elect Trump reportedly owns a stake on the company building the $3.8 billion pipeline and supports its completion.
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Samsung HT-TX500 And HT-TWX500 Home Theater Systems
Posted: Nov 18 2007, 9:56am CST | by Luigi Lugmayr, Updated: Aug 11 2010, 4:54am CDT, in Home Entertainment
Samsung introduces the HT-TX500 and HT-TW500 high-end home theater systems.
The Samsung HT-TX500 surround sound system is already available in Germany. The system has 1,000 Watts and wireless satellite speakers.
Samsung uses NXT technology for the speakers to achieve an even sound distribution. The elegant 5.1 surround system sells for about $1,250.
The Samsung HT-TWX500 is a bit more expensive and sells for about $1,460. The Korean press-release did not go into detail what the difference is to the HT-TX500.
There is no information as to whether or not these Samsung surround sound systems will be available in the United States. Samsung does offer several HT series home theater systems in the States. See them here.
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One in four youth with autism who had been admitted to a hospital for psychiatric care had a history of being abused, according to a recent study.
Almost 100 of the 350 people studied had previously experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse, as reported by a parent or caregiver. Seven of those youth developed Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric condition that is caused by abuse and violence.1
The study involved children and teenagers in the Autism Inpatient Collection research project, or AIC. The project has enrolled youth ages 4 to 20 who have been admitted to one of six hospitals in the United States for specialized psychiatric care. Overall, these children and teenagers fall along "the severe end of the spectrum."2 Half speak few or no words, 40 percent have intellectual disability, and most have challenging behaviors, such as physical aggression or self-injury, according to AIC researchers.3
Child psychiatrist Matthew Siegel, a lead investigator in the AIC project, called the rate of abuse "sad." Unfortunately, the high rate is not surprising, he said. That's because earlier studies have found that children with disabilities were more likely to be abused or neglected than other children.4,5
For example, a 2000 study in Nebraska found that 9 percent of typically-developing children had been abused or neglected, compared to 31 percent of children with disabilities.5 In 2015, a different study found that children with autism, along with youth with other disabilities, were more likely to be physically abused than children who did not have a disabiliy.6
Abuse can trigger symptoms of PTSD, such as nightmares, flashbacks, sadness, fear or anger. Originally associated with war veterans, PTSD can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic or violent event, such as an assault, a natural disaster, or a serious accident.7
Doctors, psychologists and counselors do not yet have any scientifically-proven tools for screening and treating children with autism who develop PTSD from abuse, according to the AIC researchers. They launched their study to better understand how trauma affects those youth – a first step toward creating the tools needed to diagnose and treat PTSD among them.1
Separating Symptoms of Trauma from Autistic Symptoms
To complicate matters, some signs of psychological trauma resemble symptoms common to autism, such as:
repetitive behaviors
trouble with social interactions
being overly sensitive to input from one's senses, such as sound or touch
sudden or large changes in mood.1
Such overlap could make it harder to spot PTSD in youth with autism, according to the research team, led by Jamie Brenner, a clinical psychologist in Denver.1
Dr. Brenner said her interest in learning more about PTSD in autism grew out of her work with patients who had psychological trauma.
"Before I specialized in the treatment and assessment of ASD, I focused on the treatment of psychological trauma," she explained in an email. "Throughout my clinical experience with individuals with ASD, I noticed a high incidence rate of maltreatment and subsequent trauma. I also became aware of the difficulties in differential diagnosis because of the overlap in symptoms between ASD and PTSD, which was challenging when conducting psychological evaluations."
Differential diagnosis refers to the process of finding the correct diagnosis for symptoms that may be found in different conditions.
For this study, AIC researchers compared the 99 youth with a history of abuse to the 251 with no such history. Those who had experienced abuse were more likely to have intrusive thoughts, bad memories, irritability, a lack of energy, and a loss of interest in activities.1
Seven of the 99 youth who had been abused received a diagnosis of PTSD, according to the study.1 Those seven had "significantly greater amounts of fearful behavior and temper tantrums" than than the others who had experienced abuse. Those two symptoms may be "red flags" for doctors evaluating youth with autism who have experienced abuse, the researchers said.1
Finding a Low Rate of PTSD in Abused Youth with Autism
Researchers do not know why relatively few of the abused youth developed PTSD. "While it is well documented that not every individual who experiences a traumatic event goes on to develop PTSD, the interplay between vulnerability and resilience is not well researched in individuals with ASD," said Dr. Brenner, who worked at Children's Hospital Colorado, one of the six hospitals in the AIC study.
"For individuals in our study, the difference between reported trauma and PTSD diagnosis seems large. We can only theorize as to why this might be," she said. It's possible that the youth had more trouble communicating their symptoms, that they might be more resilient than others, or that doctors may have had trouble separating the symptoms of autism from signs of PTSD, she explained.
Researchers said they could not tell if children with autism are more or less likely to develop PTSD after a trauma, because they were not able to compare them to typically-developing children who also experienced abuse.
Could the Abuse Rate Be Higher than Reported?
The researchers noted that it is possible that the rates of abuse are higher than reported in this study.
For example, the study said, some caregivers may not have told researchers about past incidents of abuse. And some youth, who have limited speech, may not have been able to tell anyone they had been abused. "We worry about that. For the kids who are minimally verbal, how do we know? So it’s a huge issue," said Dr. Siegel, the AIC researcher who also directs the Developmental Disorders Program at Spring Harbor Hospital, an AIC site.
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Autism Speaks has an article on "Recognizing and Preventing Abuse" in people with autism
The U.S. government's Child Welfare Information Gateway has publications, tools and resources: 1-800-394-3366
State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers
A U.S. government website, "Statistics on Abuse and Neglect of Children With Disabilities," provides links to studies by researchers on abuse rates.
The article, "What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?", from the American Psychiatric Association describes PTSD. The website has a tool to help people find a psychiatrist in their area.
To learn more about the Autism Inpatient Collection, a project of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), please visit the AIC@IAN website or the SFARI website.
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June 2000, pages 121-209
pp 121-122 June 2000
Clipboard: How asymmetrical before it’s asymmetrical?
Renee M Borges
Clipboard: Stress, depression and hippocampal damage
Vidita A Vaidya
Commentary: The blazing life of N V Timofeeff-Ressovsky
Vladimir I Korogodin Gennadii G Polikarpov Vassili V Velkov
pp 133-141 June 2000 Perspectives
Lens studies continue to provide landmarks of embryology (developmental biology)
T S Okada
pp 143-156 June 2000 Articles
𝛽- and 𝛾-turns in proteins revisited: A new set of amino acid turn-type de-pendent positional preferences and potentials
Kunchur Guruprasad Sasidharan Rajkumar
The number of 𝛽-turns in a representative set of 426 protein three-dimensional crystal structures selected from the recent Protein Data Bank has nearly doubled and the number of 𝛾-turns in a representative set of 320 proteins has increased over seven times since the previous analysis. 𝛽-turns (7153) and 𝛾-turns (911) extracted from these proteins were used to derive a revised set of type-dependent amino acid positional preferences and potentials. Compared with previous results, the preference for proline, methionine and tryptophan has increased and the preference for glutamine, valine, glutamic acid and alanine has decreased for 𝛽-turns. Certain new amino acid preferences were observed for both turn types and individual amino acids showed turn-type dependent positional preferences. The rationale for new amino acid preferences are discussed in the light of hydrogen bonds and other interactions involving the turns. Where main-chain hydrogen bonds of the type NH(𝑖 + 3)→CO(𝑖) were not observed for some 𝛽-turns, other main-chain hydrogen bonds or solvent interactions were observed that possibly stabilize such 𝛽-turns. A number of unexpected isolated 𝛽-turns with proline at 𝑖 + 2 position were also observed. The NH(𝑖 + 2)→CO(𝑖) hydrogen bond was observed for almost all 𝛾-turns. Nearly 20% classic 𝛾-turns and 43% inverse 𝛾-turns are isolated turns.
Effect of pH and temperature on the binding of bilirubin to human erythrocyte membranes
H Rashid Mohammad K Ali S Tayyab
Effect of pH and temperature on the binding of bilirubin to human erythrocyte membranes was studied by incubating the membranes at different pH and temperatures and determining the bound bilirubin. At all pH values, the amount of membrane-bound bilirubin increased with the increase in bilirubin-to-albumin molar ratios (B/As), being highest at lower pH values in all cases. Further, linear increase in bound bilirubin with the increase in bilirubin concentration in the incubate was observed at a constant B/A and at all pH values. However, the slope value increased with the decrease in pH suggesting more bilirubin binding to membranes at lower pH values. Increase in bilirubin binding at lower pH can be explained on the basis of increased free bilirubin concentration as well as more conversion of bilirubin dianion to monoanion. Temperature dependence of bilirubin binding to membranes was observed within the temperature range of 7°–60°C, showing minimum binding at 27°C and 37°C which increased on either side. Increase in bilirubin binding at temperatures lower than 20°C and higher than 40°C can be ascribed to the change in membrane topography as well as bilirubin-albumin interaction.
Morphological characteristics of the antennal flagellum and its sensilla chaetica with character displacement in the sandfly Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale and Brunetti sensu lato (Diptera: Psychodidae)
K Ilango
Using light microscope and scanning electron microscope, the external morphological characteristics of the antennal flagellum and its sensilla are described in the sandfly, Phlebotomus argentipes Annandale and Brunetti sensu lato, a well known vector of visceral leishmaniasis in India. A revised terminology is given for the antennal segments to bring phlebotomine more in line with other subfamilies and families while a description of antennal sensilla is provided for the first time in phlebotomine sandflies. Each flagellum consists of scape, pedicel, flagellomeres I to XIII and apiculus. The antennal segments contain scales and sensilla and the latter consist of sensilla trichodea, s. basiconica, s. auricillica, s. coeloconica and s. chaetica and their putative functions are discussed.
The sensilla chaeticum hitherto known as antennal ascoid in the phlebotomine sandflies was used to differentiate within and between species. Differences in its relative size to the flagellomere between the populations of P. argentipes collected from the endemic and non-endemic areas in Tamil Nadu state, southern India were established. These differences are considered to be a character displacement as means of premating reproductive isolating mechanism among the populations/members of species complex.
The structure of the nasal chemosensory system in squamate reptiles. 1. The olfactory organ, with special reference to olfaction in geckos
Susan J Rehorek Bruce T Firth Mark N Hutchinson
The luminal surface of the chemosensory epithelia of the main olfactory organ of terrestrial vertebrates is covered by a layer of fluid. The source of this fluid layer varies among vertebrates. Little is known regarding the relative development of the sources of fluid (sustentacular cells and Bowman’s glands) in reptiles, especially in gekkotan lizards (despite recent assertions of olfactory speciality). This study examined the extent and morphology of the main olfactory organ in several Australian squamate reptiles, including three species of gekkotans, two species of skinks and one snake species. The olfactory mucosa of two gekkotan species (Christinus marmoratus and Strophurus intermedius) is spread over a large area of the nasal cavity. Additionally, the sustentacular cells of all three gekkotan species contained a comparatively reduced number of secretory granules, in relation to the skinks or snake examined. These observations imply that the gekkotan olfactory system may function differently from that of either skinks or snakes. Similar variation in secretory granule abundance was previously noted between mammalian and non-mammalian olfactory sustentacular cells. The observations in gekkotans suggests that the secretory capacity of the non-mammalian olfactory sustentacular cells show far more variation than initially thought.
The structure of the nasal chemosensory system in squamate reptiles. 2. Lubricatory capacity of the vomeronasal organ
The vomeronasal organ is a poorly understood accessory olfactory organ, present in many tetrapods. In mammals, amphibians and lepidosaurian reptiles, it is an encapsulated structure with a central, fluid-filled lumen. The morphology of the lubricatory system of the vomeronasal organ (the source of this fluid) varies among classes, being either intrinsic (mammalian and caecilian amphibian vomeronasal glands) or extrinsic (anuran and urodele nasal glands). In the few squamate reptiles thus far examined, there are no submucosal vomeronasal glands. In this study, we examined the vomeronasal organs of several species of Australian squamates using histological, histochemical and ultrastructural techniques, with the goal of determining the morphology of the lubricatory system in the vomeronasal organ. Histochemically, the fluid within the vomeronasal organ of all squamates is mucoserous, though it is uncertain whether mucous and serous constituents constitute separate components. The vomeronasal organ produces few secretory granules intrinsically, implying an extrinsic source for the luminal fluid. Of three possible candidates, the Harderian gland is the most likely extrinsic source of this secretion.
Rhino horns and paper cups: Deceptive similarities between natural and human designs
Steven Vogel
One cannot assume that resemblances between the mechanical devices of human technology and those produced by the evolutionary process reflect either specific copying of nature by people or some particular point of functional superiority. A third alternative is that the two mechanical contexts derive quite different advantages from a given arrangement. While this latter might appear unlikely, one can argue that it underlies such things as the use of conical shapes, helical tensile structures, spheres and cylinders, beams and columns of relatively low torsional stiffness, and geodesic shells.
pp 197-209 June 2000 Review article
Dynamical complexity and temporal plasticity in pancreatic 𝛽-cells
Richard Bertram Arthur Sherman
We discuss some of the biological and mathematical issues involved in understanding and modelling the bursting electrical activity in pancreatic 𝛽-cells. These issues include single-cell versus islet behaviour, parameter heterogeneity, channel noise, the effects of hormones, neurotransmitters, and ions, and multiple slow biophysical processes. Some of the key experimental and modelling studies are described, and some of the major open questions are discussed.
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Thirty years ago, the Web was set up to meet an ever-growing need to organise and access information. As a founding member for Europe of the W3C, Inria take a look back at the birth of the Web as both a research subject and a tool, assessing the problems that continue to be raised.
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Neurinfo is a technical platform offering imaging resources for the development and valorisation of clinical, methodology and technological research activities.
The Neurinfo platform concerns human imaging in vivo and neurocomputing, particularly within the context of nervous-system disorders. Set up at the Rennes University Hospital, it is open to a large community of medical and scientific users on a regional, national and international level.
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Utter solitude
First, the admission of a guilty pleasure: the Cohen family watches that parade of histrionics known as American Idol. Think of it as part of our program of studying human culture in order to better blend among this planet's indigenous population. Last night's episode ended with a young man who had left school and family a year earlier and was living in a car. I was surprised how touched my son was by this fact ("Do you think it's possible that his mom and dad didn't love him?" he asked us), and how it saddened him to realize that there could be someone like him living so alone: no friends, no family, just an automobile that serves as bed, kitchen and transportation. That kind of solitude struck him as unbearable.
As, in a way, it does me. There were lonely times during graduate school when I vanished into books and writing. I once went nearly twenty-four hours without speaking ... then again, that is the longest I've ever gone with mouth shut. A well known medievalist with whom I've collaborated has just emerged from three months of silent seclusion in a Buddhist monastery. That kind of unbroken quiet is not something I could ever want ... yet I do sometimes dream of such removal from the world and from social relations, probably because it is the exact opposite of anything I can actually endure.
Why do I bring all this up? Well, not just due to viewing melodramatic reality shows on the Fox network. A conversation that unfolded yesterday in my office has stuck with me. GW is fortunate in currently having as writer in residence Nadeem Aslam, a novelist whose work I have praised here before. His book Maps for Lost Lovers is so good that I stayed awake deep into every night in our London flat last summer devouring its pages. Nadeem stopped by yesterday to say a quick hello. I announced that I blamed him for two weeks of English insomnia. He sat down, and more than an hour later we emerged from the office after having had a conversation that ranged from nuclear warning devices to Obamamania to texts and memory to the place of artists in contemporary society. Aslam is exactly the kind of quirky person for whom I always feel an immediate affection: someone who continually surprises you with insight and originality, but who also does not seem to be of this earth in the way as, say, people who watch or participate in American Idol.
Maps for Lost Lovers is gorgeously written and emotionally wrenching, eliciting a combination of affects that we've seen here at ITM in Dan's recent posts. The main characters of the book, a Pakistani family living in a version of London, evidently love each other ... but are incapable of expressing this warmth without utterly shattering the person to whom they wish to connect. This propensity to wound through miscalculated gestures especially haunts Kaukab, a mother who adores her children but who destroys them all the same. The scene that broke me is the following, in which Kaukab -- having worked for days on a feast that she hopes will unite her grieving family in the sharing of food, a repast which might make them for once forget the sins they have practiced against each other -- instead presides over a fraught and taciturn dinner table. As December coldness wraps itself around the house, the tension in the quiet room becomes unbearable: "The house, as it floated through time, has arrived at an iceberg, and no one is sure it will ever move away from it, leaving it behind." Kaukab excuses herself from this cold tableau that again defeats her inexpressible yearning for a family in which her love doesn't ruin lives:
When she goes upstairs to the bathroom immediately after Charag [her son] has been there to wash his face, she notices that the linoleum is warm where he had been standing just now, and she has to steady her heart with joyful fingers -- her cold house is full of her children again. There's warmth in unexpected places.
Except, there isn't. The very best for which Kaukab can ever hope is that small spot of warmth lingering on the linoleum in the absence of its bearer, a connection invisible to the person in whose "touch" she exults. Kaukab has already ensured that her children will never know that she has a heart capable of affection, or fingers that can tremble with joy. Charag, especially, is filled with vitriol for a mother he believes has hurt him beyond remedy.
I told Nadeem that it was the small detail of human heat imprinted on cold flooring that made the scene for me, and broke me emotionally: it so well condenses the unsolvable predicament of Kaukab. He looked at me very seriously, and then said, "You have made me realize that I was writing about my own chosen loneliness. As I finished the book -- a book that took eleven years to compose! -- I isolated myself from the world. For six months I had no phone, no email, I didn't really even speak. At some point in this intense period my little brother came to visit me. I remember that I went to the loo after he did, and when I stood on the floor where he had just been standing to pee, I realized from the heat what it is like to have someone in your house, and in your life, and yet not to have them at all."
I asked Nadeem if he ever regretted the sacrifices he had made to compose Maps For Lost Lovers. He told me that the minute I labeled them sacrifices I showed that I misunderstood: art demanded his time and his life, and it was his honor (he used that word) to be able to give both. That's not nearly as vainglorious as statement as it seems: Nadeem is quite modest, and very much aware that he would not have been able to compose the work without a strong social system behind him (friends willing to buy him dinners or lend a coach to crash on, the dole, small arts grants). Still, he has at times embraced a solitude beyond anything I can imagine.
I would have made a terrible anchorite.
[PS For one of my student's experience of Nadeem Aslam, see this]
Posted by Jeffrey Cohen at 9:17 PM
This is a beautiful post, and I very much want to read Nadeem's book. My sister, by the way, once lived in a Datsun B210 in which the front passenger seat had been removed so that a board could be placed between the front and back seat and used as a bed. She lived in this car while working as a tree planter for a company that made diapers and other paper-based products: they were committed to re-forestation of areas they had devastated and my sister was paid three cents for every pine tree sapling she planted. She took this job because she was trying to get into the Peace Corps by demonstrating that she had certain "practical" skills--it worked, but the irony was that she was ultimately contracted as an AIDS educator (in the Central African Republic), not as a forestry or agriculture worker.
I am a very gregarious person who, for most of my life, has never really liked being alone, but ever since I left my partner and daughter in S. Carolina in 2002 to take a job at the University of N. Carolina-Asheville and then at Southern Illinois, I have mainly lived on my own [except for the summers and winter holidays]. I spend many many quiet days and evenings by myself and I find that it makes me a bit psychotic. I must admit that I get a lot of work done, but sometimes I wonder if it is worth it. I agree with Nadeem that it is an honor to devote oneself to art, and to making things that, hopefully, are beautiful, but I also know firsthand that to really commit to the process, you *do* have to become somewhat inhuman, or at least eschew sensual human contact.
Incidentally, Jeffrey, your remark of how broken up you were by the "the small detail of human heat imprinted on cold flooring" in Nadeem's novel reminded me of a similar moment in Arundahati Roy's "The God of Small Things": as the mother is dying in a derelict hotel, the only sound in her room is that of the legs of a cockroach scuttling-rasping across the floor. It's a small detail, but a devastating one.
Interestingly enough, Nadeem spoke of the affinity he feels towards Roy's work, and the rage that she expresses through it at social structures gone badly wrong and forcing people into the wounding of the self and others. He contrasted this view with Ian McEwan, for whom trauma is much more individualized -- and for whom the atonement of his recent book title can happen at a personal rather than communal level.
Steve Muhlberger said...
11:36 AM and this is already the best thing I'm going to read today. Or maybe this week.
Well, then I read this:
http://philpaine.com/mycenea/modules/content/index.php?id=51
Nice post, and good to be reminded of this guy's work.
He contrasted this view with Ian McEwan, for whom trauma is much more individualized -- and for whom the atonement of his recent book title can happen at a personal rather than communal level.
That's a fascinating distinction and one I'm going to have to think about in relation to all the McEwan I used to read in the mid-90s (the film Atonement, BTW? Try to watch it without the music, if possible. It's like having a yak behind you, bawling on your shoulders).
As for making a lousy Anchorite: I'm remembering an article on the social function of Anchorites that I read for a Christina of Markyate paper, and irrc, they were often centers of news and gossip, pillars, you might say, of their community. In other words, you would have made a great anchorite; a lousy hermit, yes, but an anchorite? Not so bad, so long as you had a friendly priest to pass you books.
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Microsoft puts hand on Office XP plug, ready to pull
Gregg Keizer
Microsoft Corp. today reminded customers that it will pull the support plug for the aged Office XP in July.
Office XP, which launched nearly 10 years ago, will exit support July 12, that month’s Patch Tuesday. The date will be the last time Microsoft issues security updates for the suite.
Microsoft regularly warns users of impending end-of-support dates. Last year, for example, it mentioned the July 2010 end to Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) support on several consecutive months.
The company supports its business products for 10 years, the first five in what it calls “mainstream support,” and the second five in “extended support.” The biggest difference between the two phases is that in the latter, non-security fixes are provided only to companies that have signed support contracts with Microsoft.
Microsoft provides users with free security patches for the entire 10-year stretch.
Office XP was last patched in December 2010, when Microsoft fixed seven flaws in the suite’s graphics parsers. During 2010, Microsoft issued 18 security updates for Office XP.
In December, Microsoft also revamped Office XP and Office 2003 so that the older suites use the more secure GDI+ (Graphics Device Interface) rendering component called on by Office 2007 and 2010.
With Office XP falling off the support list, Microsoft urged users to upgrade to a newer edition.
Office 2003, which left mainstream support two years ago, is eligible for security updates until Jan. 14, 2014. Office 2007 and Office 2010 will receive patches until April 2017 and October 2020, respectively.
Users can continue to run out-of-support software — there’s no “kill switch” that gets thrown — but without patches to plug holes, they may be at greater risk to hackers’ exploits.
Microsoft last upgraded Office XP in 2004 when it released Service Pack 3 (SP3) for the suite.
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UMIUM COCONUT CHOCOLAT SPREAD
ABOUT UMIUM COCONUT CHOCOLAT SPREAD
UMIUM AT THE START
Ten years ago June and Walter Gottgens visited Belgium where they sampled some world famous Belgium Chocolate. June found out that the cocoa that made Belgium Chocolate originated from the Congo in Africa. She noted some similarities with Jamaica who exported its cocoa to industrial countries where they add value and might even sell it back to Jamaica. Out of the experience June decided that she wanted to be a part of the effort “To produce and consume Jamaican products”.
Back home June made contact with the SRC (Scientific Research Council) to help in the formulation of a chocolate spread, ingredients were sought then reality hit home. Some of the ingredients she needed were unavailable, unreliable or too expensive, after several failed attempts to resolve the challenges she shelved her idea. After a visit to Morocco two years ago June was impressed with how the Moroccans had maintained their tradition. Upon reflection she recalled her own tradition when Jamaicans would have chocolate tea with coconut milk. With tradition as her inspiration June spent two years researching and sampling a winner which is now named UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread.
UMIUM is registered on 5th NOVEMBER 2014
Partners:- …………………………………………………..June Gottgens and Walter Gottgens
Product Description:- …..…………………………….. Coconut Chocolate Spread
Main Ingredients:- ……………………………………… Coconut and Cocoa
Logo and label reflects the Jamaican colours:-…. Red, Green, Gold and Dark brown lieu of black
UMIUM’s VISION
To provide quality products and services to our Jamaican customers and an international market.
Our mission statement is encapsulated in the slogan “Produce and consume Jamaican products”. One of our goal is to move that slogan from the third person to the first person (MY, ME AND I).
We believe in treating our customers with integrity and faith, we integrate honesty and fair play in our business ethics and in all of our functioning.
UMIUM MET THE PUBLIC
With two years of research UMIUM stood on a platform of readiness. Their first introduction to the
Public was 21st December 2014, June said response was as she had expected, once you taste UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread you will love it . On the 1st January 2015 the Jamaica Observer ltd. did a publication featuring UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread exclusively on the cover page plus two additional pages. They produced and posted a video on YouTube titled:- umium chocolate In one
and a half month UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread is available in sixteen supermarket and several pending.
UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread complements bread, biscuit, pancake, waffle, French toast, yogurt, ice-cream and as a dip or topping, it is also excellent in coffee. UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread can also be used as an ingredient in backed products and can be used as you would use bar-b-q sauce on meat. June said that they presently have a group of chefs who are formulating new recipes with the usage of UMIUM Coconut Chocolate Spread.
INVOLVE THE YOUTHS
Jojo June and Walter’s granddaughter was instrumental in the naming of the company, Jojo said the chocolate spread should be named “UM-I-UM because it is so yummy”.
UMIUM is involved with Chancery Hall Youth Club they plan on developing a mentorship program. UMIUM also have some involvement with a group of young chefs
UMIUM is embracing its heritage and moving confidently into the future.
www.facebook.com/page/UMIUMCoconutChocolateSpread
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Many announced on their Facebook pages Thursday morning that they would close for the day to support the movement, intended to illustrate the impact immigrants have on the U.S. economy and way of life.
El Patio at 424 W. Central is one of them.
“Today we stand with immigrants,” the restaurant’s post on Facebook read. “We will stand in solidarity and join them. Without immigrants, America would not be what it is today.”
Casa Del Charro at 2227 N. Arkansas also is closed, as are both of Wichita’s Rene’s, at 677 Eisenhower and 9310 W. Central.
El Rancho, which has restaurants at 2801 N. Broadway and at 1601 W. Pawnee, also is closed. Its Facebook page features a poster with a closed fist that reads, “My business supports One Day Without Immigrants.” The poster also makes the announcement in Spanish.
“Day Without Immigrants” protests are planned in cities across the country. Participants have said they are organizing in response to the White House’s pledge to increase deportation of immigrants living illegally in the United States.
Also closed on Thursday: Lina's Mexican Restaurant at 3570 N. Woodlawn; Mexico Viejo, 6960 W. 21st St.; Taco Fajita, 1004 S. Meridian; Anahuac Tortilleria, 2792 S. Seneca; Gorditas Durango, 527 W. 13th St.; Juarez Bakery, 2209 S. Seneca and 1068 N. Waco; and Los Compadres Mexican Grill, 3302 W. Central.
Know of any other Wichita restaurants closing for the day? E-mail me at dneil@wichitaeagle.com
This video from ICE takes you behind the scenes to show you what the agency does.
Rumors of immigration raids at Kansas City churches put fear into the Kansas City community on Sunday. Community organizers, concerned citizens and attorneys gathered to provide support for the Hispanic community.
400 take off work and school to rally in support of immigrants in Wichita
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10,000 Arusha Households To Get Solar Power
January 21, 2014 Source: The Citizen 1 Comment
Mobisol Tanzania managing director Allan Demello briefs the media on the firm’s operations in Arusha on Saturday.PHOTO | ZEPHANIA UBWANI
Mobisol Tanzania Limited will this year connect at least 10,000 households with solar power in Arusha, Manyara, Kilimanjaro and Mwanza regions, it was announced here at the weekend.
The company started its solar home systems (SHS) programme last year and until last week over 2,300 clients were getting electricity through solar energy gadgets installed in their homes, the firm’s managing director Allan Demello said.
The progamme was initiated by the company in collaboration with Kakute Limited, an Arusha-based technology awareness and distribution company and aimed to provide efficient solar energy in homes.
Mr Demello revealed this when speaking during a ceremony in which 20 customers of the firm, who have met their targets, were awarded with certificates for their role in promoting the company’s products in the solar electrification drive.
“We’ll have 10,000 new clients this year,” he told The Citizen during an event dubbed ‘Pamoja Twaangaza Tanzania’ at the Arusha Institute.
“At present over 2,300 clients in Tanzania have received a ready-to-use solar home system and currently pay off the monthly instalments using their mobile phones”.
Mobisol Tanzania Limited, which is a subsidiary of a German solar energy giant, Mobisol GmbH, started operations in the country in 2010 until the middle of last year when it embarked on full-scale operations through which it installed solar power systems in households in Arusha and its environs.
Each system costs between Sh500,000 and Sh2.4 million.
Those whose homes are fitted with the gadgets have to pay a downward payment of 10 to 15 per cent the cost of the system. The SHS owners enjoy an extended warranty of three years for the battery and solar controller.
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“Mobisol customers are overwhelmingly satisfied with the many ways reliable solar energy has improved their lives. Families can now illuminate their homes,” he said.
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UEFA Euro 2012: Republic of Ireland soccer team preview
CIAN O'CONNELL
Republic of Ireland soccer teamGoogle Images
FIFA Ranking: 18
Euro History: The Republic of Ireland have only qualified for this tournament once before, and it was back in 1988. Though they registered a famous win over England, courtesy of a Ray Houghton goal, Ireland didn't advance from a tough group featuring England, USSR, and the Netherlands.
How they qualified: Ireland finished runners up to Russia in the group, but cruised to a convincing first leg play off success over Estonia in Tailinn. The second leg at the Aviva Stadium was simply a qualification party.
Group information and schedule: Ireland are in Group C with Croatia, Spain, and Italy, and will play their matches in Poland.
June 10 v Croatia in Poznan
June 14 v Spain in Gdansk
June 18 v Italy in Poznan
The players and squad thoughts: Giovanni Trapattoni has surprised few with his squad selection, but there are a number of defensive injury concerns ahead of the tournament. The only real loser was Everton's Seamus Coleman, with the exciting, James McClean included.
Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Aston Villa), Kieren Westwood (Sunderland), David Forde (Millwall).
This followed expected lines. Given is first choice, Westwood is second in command, while Galway native Forde is third in the mix.
Defenders: John O'Shea (Sunderland), Richard Dunne (Aston Villa), Stephen Ward (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Sean St Ledger (Leicester City), Darren O'Dea (Glasgow Celtic), Stephen Kelly (Fulham), Kevin Foley (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
Injuries have disrupted Ireland's preparations, so Paul McShane has been placed on standby and could be involved if some of the more established stars problems don't clear up. With a full bill of health, Trapattoni will opt for John O'Shea, Richard Dunne, Sean St Ledger, and Stephen Ward as his back four. They have served him effectively on the journey to Poland with Dunne's heroic display in Moscow the highlight of the campaign to date.
Midfielders: Glenn Whelan (Stoke City), Keith Andrews (West Bromwich Albion), Aiden McGeady (Spartak Moscow), Darron Gibson (Everton), Keith Fahey (Birmingham City), Damien Duff (Fulham), Stephen Hunt (Wolverhampton Wanderers), James McClean (Sunderland).
This is similar to the defensive situation in that Trapattoni has a system and that is what usually happens with his four man midfield too. Damien Duff and Aiden McGeady should be on the flanks with Glenn Whelan partnered by Keith Andrews inside. James McClean and Stephen Hunt are certainly options out wide from the bench, while Darron Gibson would slot into a central role if Whelan or Andrews aren't available.
Forwards: Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Shane Long (West Bromwich Albion), Jonathan Walters (Stoke City), Simon Cox (West Bromwich Albion).
The main talking point surrounds who will partner Robbie Keane up front with Shane Long, Kevin Doyle, and Jon Walters all pushing for selection. Skipper Keane, Ireland's record goalscorer, contributed impressively in the 2002 World Cup and will be hoping to make a similar impact in this tournament. Doyle is his likely accomplice, but Long and Walters have ability too.
How they will do: This will be a demanding group for Ireland, who were efficient and effective in qualifying. That owed a lot to their solid defensive set up with Sean St Ledger and Richard Dunne offering Shay Given plenty of cover. They will need to be at their best to frustrate nifty opponents from Croatia, Spain, and Italy. Ireland's midfield will continue to work diligently, but whatever chances that are carved for skipper Robbie Keane must be taken. The opener with Croatia carries a deep importance.
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