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Government IT provider UKCloud goes into liquidation
Erstwhile national cloud hero drowns in unpaid debts
UKCloud and its parent Virtual Infrastructure Group have been forced into liquidation, potentially bringing an end to the ailing business.
As a British public-sector IT provider, UKCloud had central and local governments, the police, the Ministry of Defence, the NHS, Genomics England, the University of Manchester, and more as clients.
A notice from the UK government's Insolvency Service on Tuesday states that "winding up orders were made against" both UKCloud and its parent, and that a court has appointed the Official Receiver, Gareth Jonathan Allen, as liquidator.
Winding up orders are issued by the courts, at the request of one or more creditors, when it's clear an organization can't pay its debts and may need to be torn down and sold off to reimburse those owed money.
Allen has asked for Alan Hudson and Joanne Robinson of Ernst & Young LLP to be brought in as special managers to oversee the next steps.
"The Official Receiver will wind-down the affairs of Virtual Infrastructure Group Limited and UKCloud Limited in an orderly manner in accordance with statutory duties," the government notice reads. "The Official Receiver also has a duty to investigate the cause of the companies' insolvency and the conduct of current and former directors."
The Official Receiver also has a duty to investigate the cause of the companies' insolvency and the conduct of current and former directors
Allen is said to be "maintaining operations whilst the liquidation strategy is being developed. The strategy will consider the provision of services, transition of contracts and whether a sale is viable."
UKCloud, formerly known as Skyscape, posted a similar message on its own website.
It had three trading brands: UKCloud Health, targeting central health organizations; UKCloudX, focused on Defense and National Security customers; and UKCloud for local and central government, as well as private organizations.
Services included datacenter modernization, professional services, and a range of cloud services including Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, Red Hat OpenShift, VMware, disaster recovery as a service, security operations services, and private cloud for Oracle.
Signs that not all was well with UKCloud were evident in January when the loss-making business was bought by chairman Jeff Thomas, with further investment from BGF Group and Digital Alpha.
At the time, Thomas said funding would be provided to establish a "strong foundation on which to assemble a portfolio of innovative businesses promoting the ethical and sustainable use of data to drive positive change in our communities and economy."
"Organizations and governments increasingly share a belief in these crucial outcomes and I am deeply excited to unveil more information about our growth plans and new direction in the very near future," he added.
The purchase was said to mark a change in direction for the company towards working with global cloud providers, in addition to making investments in its own platforms and services. The UK government approved the buyout.
UKCloud, incorporated in 2011, was one of the first SMEs to benefit from Britain's efforts to get its public sector into the cloud. The biz withered in recent years as the biggest hyperscalers – most notably Amazon and Microsoft – hoovered up government contracts.
Reg readers may remember UKCloud filed its latest profit and loss accounts for the year ended March 31, 2020 in September last year. They showed a business that had swung to a loss of £17.4 million on revenues of £37.1 million following spending increases in sales, marketing, development, and platforms, coupled with a reduction in cloud usage by some clients.
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UKCloud sought inward investment of around £30 million in 2021 to "generate sufficient cash from trading to offset capital expenditure and debt service costs" as well as providing working capital.
The fact that the business fell on hard times during the pandemic, when cloud providers and distributed services were thrust into the limelight, perhaps tells its own tale about UKCloud. This latest twist indicates that financial performance didn't pick up in the remainder of 2021.
We have asked UKCloud CEO Simon Hansford to comment, and will update this story if we receive a substantive response.
UKCloud was the only local provider to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the British government to provide agreed discounts to public sector buyers. The others included Google, Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and HPE.
A spokesperson for the Cabinet Office told The Register last night: "We regularly monitor the health of key suppliers and we have contingency plans in place to ensure the continuity of public services.
"The vast majority of departments which used UKCloud have already moved onto alternative systems.
"Those who remain on UKCloud will find alternative arrangements as soon as possible, while continuing to operate. We do not expect disruption to everyday public services."
The Insolvency Service sent us a statement: "The companies are in liquidation following the directors' winding up petitions. The official receiver will investigate the cause of the companies' insolvency in accordance with his duties."
It had nothing further to say at this point. ®
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All Utah national parks under mask mandate, including some outdoor locations
K. Sophie Will
St. George Spectrum & Daily News
One of President Joe Biden's executive orders from Inauguration Day is coming into effect in Utah national parks as the National Park Service announced their mask mandate implementation plan on Tuesday.
Masks are required in all national parks, including Arches, Canyonlands, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef and Zion in Utah, as well as the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
All employees, visitors, partners and contractors must wear masks in all NPS buildings and facilities.
Masks are also mandatory outdoors whenever physical distancing is not possible, on narrow or busy trails, overlooks and historic homes, a press release said.
"Getting outside and enjoying our public lands is essential to improving mental and physical health, but we all need to work together to recreate responsibly," Office of Public Health Director Captain Sara Newman said in a statement.
The Service also said capacity limits, one-way trails and temporary closures are in place across the country, according to local conditions.
NPS is encouraging visitors to check the websites of local parks for more information and to recreate responsibly. Rangers are assigned to provide information, "protect visitors and park resources, and uphold this requirement," the press release said.
“Working with public health officials and following the latest science and guidance, we can make national parks safer for employees, visitors and partners,” Deputy Director Shawn Benge said in a statement. “We will continue to evaluate operations and make appropriate modifications to visitor services as needed.”
K. Sophie Will is the National Parks Reporter for The Spectrum & Daily News through the Report for America initiative by The GroundTruth Project. Follow her on Twitter at @ksophiewill or email her at kswill@thespectrum.com. Donate to Report for America here.
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Jessie Jackson "Lets it all Hang Out"
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The National Enquirer, October 2008: The Reverend Jessie Jackson was quoted as saying "JOWS" and "Zionists" were responsible for all the world's problems. Due to Rev. Jackson's funny accent and Ebonics elocution, this paper found it necessary to perform an in depth review of what these remark's meant?
In early 2000 a meeting was convened by Rev. Jackson that included Reverends Wright, Sharpton and also Barack Obama. An organization was formed called the "JOWS" (last names first initial). This acronym stands for Jackson Operated Welfare State. It was noted that Barack was merely a lawyer and not a reverend. Rev. Farrakhan, who was also present, solved the problem by calling Barack Obama "the Messiah" which trumps the reverends.
Next the reverends decided to get all the black churches in the USA to include the word Zion in their title, e.g. just like the Zion Christian Churches in Africa, thus making all black worshippers "Zionists"! Barack Obama's political campaign was launched at this meeting, subsequently crowding out Rev. Jackson, who has never been elected to anything, including dog catcher.
Thus when the Rev Jackson talks about "JOWS" and "Zionists", he is castigating his own organization and supporters for forsaking him for "the Messiah". In the immortal words of an unknown author "things aren't always what they seem."
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Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority Joins World AI Show to explore the potentials of Qatar’s Digital Innovation Ecosystem
Wednesday, 28 October 2020: Trescon announced that it will host the virtual edition of World AI Show – Qatar (WAIS) with the support of leading onshore financial and business centre in the region, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) on 10th November 2020. WAIS is expected to virtually connect over 250 online participants from across the globe including major stakeholders of Qatar’s AI ecosystem.
QFC has succeeded in helping over 900 companies from around the world to set up and operate businesses in Qatar. World AI Show will host Sheikha Alanoud Bint Hamad Al-Thani, Managing Director of Business Development at Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority and Jahongir Burhonov, Vice President, Business Development at Qatar Financial Centre Authority to touch on ‘How emerging technologies are driving the growth of the startup ecosystem in Qatar’. They will be joined by other top speakers at the show such as Dr Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, CEO of Qatar National Broadband Network; Heba Al Masri, Managing Director of Qatar SportsTech and Racha Zarzour, Acting Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Medical Officer at Droobi Health technology, to name a new.
According to Mithun Shetty, CEO of Trescon, World AI Show – Qatar will essentially explore sectors of critical Infrastructure where AI/digital transformation can help the nation boost economic competitiveness with the region’s top AI leaders and the global AI fraternity. “Qatar is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. We are extremely honoured to have the support of Qatar Financial Centre to delivering this global AI conference.” He further stated, “The agenda for World AI Show is explicitly in line with Qatar’s vision of harnessing digital innovation for a sustainable future. World AI Show will aim to help key government entities and private enterprises develop a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence roadmap for Qatar. The show will feature regional and international use-case scenarios, keynotes, panel discussions, tech talks and more from leading technology stakeholders converging from key sectors like Government think-tanks, Healthcare, Retail, Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, Oil & Gas, Utilities and Transportation; to name a few.”
The show will be hosted on Vmeets, an advanced virtual events platform which will provide participants to engage with speakers in live Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.
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World AI Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events taking place in strategic locations across the world. It connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians, and global AI innovators – to discuss the impact of AI on commercial applications and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses and government functions.
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92 events are listed on the Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics schedule. The Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Wisconsin Badgers matchup is currently one of the last sporting events on the university's athletics calendar. Huntington Bank Stadium at 420 SE 23rd Avenue, Minneapolis, MN will be hosting this game. Fans can browse the 459 tickets currently on sale for the event with prices starting at $72.00 and reaching a maximum price of $343.00.
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The TCF Bank Stadium opened in 2009 and features one of the largest home locker rooms and one of the nation’s largest video boards. This 50,805-seat outdoor stadium is built as a horseshoe and houses the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team. The south side of the stadium is the home bench side with the best seats in sections 140 & 141. The students and the University of Minnesota Marching Band sit on the east side of the stadium in sections 121 through 129 and 220 through 229. Be sure to check out the Outdoor Club or the numerous suites and loge boxes at the TCF Bank Stadium.
Ridder Arena was the first specifically constructed women’s ice hockey complex in the United States; the second is the LaBahn Arena opened in 2010 for the Wisconsin Badgers women’s ice hockey team. The attendance record was set in 2013 with 3,400 people fitting into the indoor space. Reserved chairback seats can be found in sections 2, 7, 10, 15 with sections 4, 5, 12, and 13 center ice. General admission is the rest of the arena. There are suites and the club level also available.
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It’s time for the January 2023 Link-Up with Sheryl at A Chronic Voice.
According to Sheryl, “The link-ups are a monthly writing support group for anyone with a chronic illness, mental illness or disability. An opportunity to share, support and learn from one another through shared writing prompts.” Anyone is welcome to take part. January 2023’s writing prompts are: Summarising, Crossing, Moving, Rebuilding and Expecting. I always enjoy joining in and reading what others are up to.
January is a good time to review when you last took care of preventative health care. When was your last teeth cleaning? Your last eye exam? Do you need to replace filters for air cleaners or water filters? Buy new tubing for oxygen or CPAP equipment?
January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. Have you had a Pap test within the last 5 years? I recently learned that at home Pap tests are now available for people who are homebound, unable to get onto an exam table, or have trouble with pelvic exams due to trauma.
Summarising
Thinking about 2022, I went back to see which of my posts were the most read and shared. The following posts were my most popular:
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Word for 2023 artwork, January 2023 Link-Up
I have never had less enthusiasm for a new year than I’ve had this year. I’m really tired physically and emotionally. It just feels like more of the same old-same old. I picked the phrase “Stand Firm” because I’m tired of always being thrown off course by other people’s opinions and expectations. This year I want to stick to my boundaries and my sense of value instead of always bending to fit others’ wants.
So, I said “No” to a volunteer task that I’ve tried to get out of for the last two years, and I haven’t completed the tasks that usually need done in December. Last year, another volunteer said to me, if I keep doing what I say I’m not going to do, no one will take me seriously. Ouch, but true.
I think I’m really working at building self-worth. Not rebuilding it. I’m not sure I’ve ever possessed it.
In 2023, I plan to keep making slow, but steady progress on my devotional about healing from domestic abuse. I’m in the revision phase. Writing a good book takes way more time and energy than I thought.
I have few expectations for 2023. I’d rather be pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed. I plan to do each day’s tasks and look for each day’s joys. Taking one day at a time. I’m sure 2023, like all years, will have its challenges as well as joys.
Wrap-Up of January 2023’s Link-Up
I’m looking forward to reading what others are sharing this month. Click here to see what the other participants have to say in January 2023’s Link-Up: https://www.achronicvoice.com/2022/12/28/january-2023-writing-prompts-chronic-illness-disabilities/ Scroll to the bottom of the page.
If you’d like to read past Link-Up posts, click here: https://www.upbeatliving.net/category/link-party/ They used to be called Link Parties.
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December 2022 Thoughts With "A Chronic Voice"
Anne — January 23, 2023 at 5:32 AM
I have started 2023 with a catchphrase of ‘hope.’ Chronic illness makes it so difficult to find your path but it seems like you are making the right changes and I hope you manage to stand firm.
Kathryn — January 24, 2023 at 9:14 AM
Thanks for reading and commenting! I choose “hope” last year.
Sarah Warburton — January 23, 2023 at 4:43 AM
I hope you find some joy in 2023 and good luck with the book – what an amazing undertaking.
Thank you, Sarah, for your good wishes!
Sheryl — January 21, 2023 at 7:08 AM
Thank you for joining us this month, Kathy! I really enjoy reading what everyone in the community is up to. It sounds like you have a good pacing concept and plan for 2023. I wish you all the best!
Thank you, Sheryl, for having these Link Ups. I enjoy reading everyone’s answers as well.
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1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Las Vegas
A man died Monday afternoon after a crash in central Las Vegas.
Police were called to East Desert Inn Road and Arapaho Circle at 4:01 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Brian Boxler said, after reports that a vehicle had gone off the road and crashed into a wall.
The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, Boxler said. No other injuries were reported.
Desert Inn was closed in both directions at 5:30 p.m. while police continued to investigate.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Contact Jonah Dylan at jdylan@reviewjournal.com. Follow @TheJonahDylan on Twitter.
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Golfers call on UNICEF to show support for Ukraine
Golfers can show their support for the people of Ukraine, and especially for children directly affected by the war with Russia, support UNICEF’s fundraising request and support the work of the people of Ukraine.
Leading golf organizations including R&A, PGA, Ladies European Tour, DP World Tour and many other associations and governing bodies are promoting the hashtag #GOLFERSFORUKRAINE and the website golfersforukraine.com, where donations are made to support UNICEF. The current total, as of March 9, stands at over 0 310,000.
A statement from R&A said: “We are really sorry for what is happening in Ukraine and, like many others, we want to help. We are working with other leading golf organizations in Ukraine to support UNICEF’s work. We can assist UNICEF in providing essential supplies such as health care, water and sanitation supplies, winter clothing for children, recreational kits and early childhood development kits. “
If you would like to donate and show your support, please visit golfersforukraine.com. You can also spread the word on social media platforms using the hashtag #GOLFERSFORUKRAINE.
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Valtas Group Expands Consulting Team: Matthew Macklin
Valtas Group is pleased to announce that Matthew Macklin has joined our consulting team.
Matthew Macklin has served many years in the post-acute care operations and regulation arena in Washington State and throughout the country. He is former President of the Stradajem Connection, a healthcare consulting organization — servicing healthcare and community providers in four states on subjects such as finance, fiscal management, operation efficiency, regulatory compliance, and clinical operation correction.
Matthew’s personal mission of social justice can be seen in his community involvement. He is an active member of several community organizations focusing on addressing social, political, and economic inequity both worldwide and at home.
Past community efforts and clients include:
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development for the Archdiocese of Chicago: appointed by the late Francis Cardinal George
Mayor Michael Coleman of Columbus, Oh- on the “Capital Kids Enrichment Program”; focuses on the intellectual growth of K-5 students after school in socio-economically stressed communities in the city
Rep. Danny K Davis (7th congressional district of Illinois- Downtown Chicago and Near West Side)
Lima Economic Development Committee
Board of Directors for the Bradfield Community Center; serving underprivileged youth.
Matthew is a licensed nursing home administrator. He holds degrees in Philosophy- Social Justice and Political Science from Loyola University Chicago, MBA in Healthcare Administration, and a Juris Doctorate (JD). In addition to academic degrees, Matthew is a certified provider of CEUs for multiple healthcare organizations on a variety of topics.
Whether strengthening an organization or repairing a broken one, Matthew has proven ability to recruit and retain team members to educate, motivate, and drive sustainable success.
Connect with Matthew here.
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TTRPGs with Children
By Variant Berry 🍓 / 11/04/2021 10/03/2021
Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPGs) have become one of my favorite ways to blow off steam. Hanging out with friends, making up a story: it’s almost like make believe! (Actually, It is exactly like make believe.)
While TTRPGs have so many benefits such as leadership development and critical thinking, they are also just plain fun! Why not get the next generation in on the “party” and build upon their imagination that is already soaring? Start off the adventure with some ideas below!
Rory’s Story Cubes have been something I have loved for a long time. While not a TTRPG exactly, these story cubes can certainly get the creative juices flowing with people of all ages! There are many variations of the classic set, however; they all have the same idea. On each side of a dice there are six unique images, making them accessible to non-readers. Storytellers can use these in a variety of ways to think of inspiration to tell a story together. Work through a story together while working on skills such as listening, turn taking and staying on topic while molding your little ones to be future TTRPG players and game masters!
Tall Tales is a story telling game meant for readers and non-readers alike. The box contains 50 game pieces, 24 story cards and a bag to hold it all. Family and friends can use these elements to build a story together in 5 different ways. If what’s included isn’t enough for your storytellers, there are expansion packs to choose from as well! This open form story telling set can really help guide a child’s imagination while bonding with their loved ones or working on speech and language development in a learning setting.
Stuffed Fables from Plaid Hat Games is an adorably wonderful TTRPG meant for children 7 years and older. Players characters are stuffed animals with a goal of protecting their owner from nightmares. The game play happens within a story book that contains the rules and acts as a story guide for the game. Game play is designed for 2 to 4 players and takes about 90 minutes. Stuffed Fables is an engaging and age appropriate way to introduce younger kids to the concept of TTRPGs!
Starport- A Tabletop Role Playing Game for Kids by Kevin Ferrone is a TTRPG designed for kids ages 5 to 12. Starport offers an open world that uses a twenty sided die (d20) mechanic. This is an excellent TTRPG to focus on storytelling, rather than combat. Starport takes a non-violent approach to TTRPGs and encourages players to use creative problem solving and communication to work through challenges. In the world of Starport, anyone can be a hero! Keep the adventure going with Quest for Dragon Egg: A Starport Adventure.
The Dungeons and Dragons: The Young Adventurer’s Collection is a set of 4 sourcebooks designed for DND players ages 8 to 12 years and include streamlined versions of the traditional ruleset. Help younger players get acclimated to the worlds of Dungeons and Dragons, read through the volumes of Monsters & Creatures, Warriors & Weapons, Dungeons & Tombs and Wizards & Spells.
Have you tried playing TTRPGs with younger players? Tell us about it!
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Chief Executive Officer, Variant Ventures (She/Her/Hers) Berry has a bad board game habit that she doesn't want to quit and a passion for TTRPGs that isn't going anywhere! With experience in human services on both coasts of the US, Berry is a strong advocate for growth through play. Berry strives to cultivate a welcoming and safe place for all. She also enjoys cooking, ocean life and time spent with her loved ones and four cats.
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Yukio proves to be 80 years young with cycling benchmark
Posted on October 20, 2016 by Vauxhall Advance
(Photo by Greg Price) BIRTHDAY BOY: Yukio Kitagawa blows out the candles to his birthday cake celebrating his 80th birthday at the Vauxhall High School. The celebrations, which included a roast-beef dinner, saw Kitagawa breaking the 50,000 kilometre bench mark in his cycling Pennies for Ks campaign. For those who would like to donate to the fundraiser, they can do so by receiving a copy of the pledge form by contacting Lynda Unruh at 403-654-2145 or by e-mail at lynda.unruh@horizon.ab.ca.
By Greg Price
gprice@tabertimes.com
For most people when they celebrate their 80th birthday, it involves a nice dinner, maybe a little wine and a piece of cake with family and friends — but not Yukio Kitagawa.
Kitagawa decided to celebrate his 80th birthday by cycling into Vauxhall for the 50,000th kilometre of his 100,000 kilometre goal for his Pennies for Ks campaign in support of the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball.
Kitagawa originally set the goal back in September 2014 where he hoped to finish his 100,000 kilometre goal by his 88th birthday.
Despite two falls off his bicycle, including fractured ribs and a broken collar bone in one of his spills, Kitagawa has soldiered on at an accelerated pace, reaching the halfway mark in less than a third of the time he has allotted for himself.
“I’ve sped it up because I wondered if age was going to get me,” said Kitagawa with a chuckle, shortly after crossing the 50,000 kilometre barrier in front of Vauxhall High School. “The next 50,000 will be a little more prolonged because I’m going to ease up a little more. It’s been great, we’ve had good support with people becoming more aware with the campaign.”
A young 15-year-old Kitagawa was inspired by Reno Lizzi in Lethbridge that he would sell newspapers to.
Lizzi passed away in 2005, and was integral in bringing Pioneer League professional baseball to Lethbridge in the form of the Lethbridge Expos and then Dodgers. He introduced Kitagawa to the game and eventually coached him at the minor level.
In memory of Lizzi from his childhood, as the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball was formed 10 years ago, Kitagawa formed the Reno Lizzi Scholarship/Bursary in his name and has been a philanthropist of the academy ever since. Reading how the academy also served as a way to halt the declining numbers of the rural Vauxhall High School, combined with Reno Lizzi’s love of baseball, Kitagawa thought the endeavour had a good synergy to devote his philanthropist efforts to. That includes the Pennies for Ks campaign that fits right into Yukio’s thirst for physical fitness alongside his wife, Barbara. Small in stature, but big in heart, along with a love of cycling, Kitagawa still power lifts to this day in a scaled-down variety, having been provincially/nationally recognized in the past.
“People have to get out of the habit of sitting around. They got to get up and do something. It doesn’t have to be cycling, it could be going for a nice walk in the park,” said Kitagawa. “I enjoy cycling because it’s easy on the knees. I know it can be tough at times to stay motivated. I find when I take a day off, you can get lazy. But once you get out there, you can’t wait to do it again.”
Yukio and Barbara have been exercise enthusiasts since a young age, which Kitagawa attributes to helping slow down his aging process.
“I just feel younger with energy. It (exercise) gets easier if you establish a routine.”
That energy has allowed Kitagawa to cycle the circumference of the earth which accounted for 40,075 kilometres of the 50,000 kilometres he had pedaled for the Pennies for Ks campaign, which the Kitagawas match every donation with matching funds.
Yukio is hoping to do a cycling rally with the Vauxhall Elementary School kids as well to raise awareness not only for the Pennies for Ks campaign, but to keep kids and adults active.
Yukio’s family was on hand to mark his 80th birthday milestone where later on there was a short program and a roast beef meal offered up at Vauxhall High School.
Kitagawa gave a speech to the crowd, noting advanced birthday celebrations like Yukio’s last Wednesday can make a man think about his own mortality.
“I’ve reflected on those thoughts in recent days and I feel fortunate that I am still standing and am lucky to enjoy this special day,” said Kitagawa to the crowd, noting as an eight-year old during Christmas break 1944, he was afflicted with a near-fatal case of pneumonia as the antibiotic penicillin was not mass-produced for civilians until 1945.
That second-lease on life thanks to devoted health-care professionals led to Yukio eventually marrying his wife Barbara in the 1960s and eventually becoming qualified to become a teacher at age 31 after getting an education at the University of Alberta Faculty of Education with three sons in tow.
“In 2005, it seemed somehow to give me some direction, for at the age of 69, we were led to Vauxhall, an opportunistic landing,” said Kitagawa. “After spending some 19 years volunteering at seniors organizations, now there was an opportunity to be involved in provincial young leaders of tomorrow where in 2006 we founded the Reno Lizzi Scholarship Program with the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball. On Sept. 1, 2014, we launched the Pennies for Ks Fundraiser with pledges for every kilometre cycled. This evening, I am very honoured to experience a very happy landing being here in Vauxhall, acknowledging and engaging in a communal atmosphere of a 50,000 kilometre goal on my 80th birthday.”
Those who would like to donate to Pennies for K’s can do so by receiving a copy of the pledge form by contacting Lynda Unruh at 403-654-2145 or by e-mail at lynda.unruh@horizon.ab.ca.
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Kiev chosen for EU green makeover
The EBRD’s EBRD Green Cities has chosen Kiev as the 21st city to commit to a green makeover. Kiev becomes the second Ukrainian city, after Lviv, to join.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding signed on Friday by Mayor Vitali Klitschko and Susan Goeransson, the EBRD’s Director, Head of Infra - Europe, Kiev has now committed to formulating a tailor-made Green City Action Plan that will shape its unique response to its environmental needs and build a better and more sustainable future for residents. An initial “trigger” project in the Kiev transport sector, on which the EBRD and city authorities cooperate, will cement the engagement.
The €1 billion Green Cities programme focuses on cities which represent a major opportunity to address environmental challenges including mitigating climate change. This is particularly true of cities in the EBRD regions where obsolete urban infrastructure is degrading the quality of life of citizens, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, and preventing communities from adapting to climate change.
EBRD Green Cities has already signed up 21 cities and quadrupled its financing since its launch in 2016. Now the successful programme is set to expand further. The EBRD’s draft Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure Strategy for the next five years to 2024 envisages that the Bank will provide green and sustainable financing to over 100 cities by 2024.
With its comprehensive business model for sustainable urban development, combining strategic planning with investment and associated technical assistance, EBRD Green Cities is helping the EBRD achieve its ambition to increase the volume of its green financing under its Green Economy Transition (GET) approach to 40 per cent of annual investment by 2020.
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Whatever you think about the truth of “climate change” (formerly called “global warming”), this commitment by the financial arm of the EU represents more investment in Kiev. And part of a program to westernise and modernise the country.
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At Uber we’re reimagining the way the world moves for the better. That means being bold in our decisions and building for something bigger. For us, all of that starts with helping people go anywhere and get anything: cars, takeout, motorcycles, groceries, bikes, people, scooters, items, trucks, buses. It’s what we know and what we do best. And we do it at the speed of now.
That’s why people want to join us: because our solutions are implemented in real time and on thousands of city streets, they are a boon and a career to people all over the globe. The scope of this work means Uber will challenge you - put you up against complex problems that require ambitious solutions. We need bold people who can build with heart, who will chase solutions with fearless optimism. We are Uber. Are you?
Great minds don’t think alike. That’s why Uber reflects the incredible diversity of the people who connect on our platform. Our job is to supply you with the flexibility to work where you want, benefits to be your best self, and a commitment to doing the right thing. Period.
Build for something bigger around the world. From San Francisco to Tokyo—and plenty of full-time remote options—our team can work just about everywhere.
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At Uber, we believe there’s no better classroom than real-world experience. And in a “classroom” like Uber, where work moves at the speed of technology and the only constant is change, the lesson plan (as you might expect) grows and evolves continuously.
In 2018, Iliyana Zdravkova made the move from Bulgaria to join Uber in Amsterdam as our Head of EMEA Workforce Management (WFM) for Community Operations. Today, as both a business leader and committee member of our Women at Uber Employee Resource Group, Iliyana is championing a culture centered on community, inclusion, and seeing the forest and the trees.
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Doris Grant (nee Cruikshank) 25 January 1905-27 February 2003
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Doris Margaret Louise Grant was a British nutritionist and food writer, whose main claim to fame was inventing by accident the wartime Grant loaf, which encouraged workers to eat well on their rations. It is peculiar amongst breads made with a yeast in that kneading is not necessary.
She was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire on 25 January 1905 to William and Adeline Cruickshank. Educated at Banff Academy and later on at the Glasgow School of Art, she won a scholarship to study in Rome as the top student of the year. Her talents apparently lay in designing and making costume jewellery. She was also from a musical family and played the cello.
Unbelievably to modern ideas, her scholarship was rescinded on her engagement to Gordon Grant, who she went on to marry in 1927. Gordon and Doris moved shortly afterwards to London, where he set up the new London offices for his family firm, William Grant, the distillers.
Doris now turned her talents to baking and nutrition. Suffering from chronic indigestion and rheumatoid arthritis, she discovered that “The Hay Diet” (also known as the Food Combining Diet) helped with her symptoms. Hay’s instruction “Don’t mix foods that fight” had a profound effect on Doris’s life, relieving the pain and making her feel happier, fitter and healthier. This diet claims to work by separating food into three groups – alkaline, acidic and neutral. Acid foods are not to be combined with the alkaline ones. Acid foods are protein rich such as meat, fish dairy, whereas alkaline foods are carbohydrate rich, such as rice, grains and potatoes.
Becoming a passionate believer in the diet, Doris wrote several articles praising it in the Sunday Graphic. This led to a visit from William Howard Hay, the author of the diet, who asked her to create a recipe acceptable to British tastes. This resulted in “The Hay System Menu Book”, which was published in 1937. Interestingly enough, Doris became known for nutritional beliefs that are very much in vogue today – encouraging the use of fresh and natural ingredients along with minimising the amount of processing in food. She ran a long campaign against many of the big food companies in her repeated criticism of the overuse of refined carbohydrates, especially in the manufacture of white bread and sugar.
The Grant Loaf came into being during World War Two. One day while baking bread, Doris realised she had forgotten to knead the wholemeal dough she was making – and found it to have a superior taste to its kneaded counterparts. This loaf was subsequently promoted first by Doris, then by other nutritionists as a way of encouraging wartime wives to eat well on their rations.
Doris went on to write many papers on nutrition up to at least 1995, despite retiring to Poole in 1962, where she and her husband often sailed in the English Channel in their yacht. Doris died in Stevenage of heart disease at the age of 98, so she certainly lived a long, healthy life.
In 2021 The Minerva Scientifica Birthday Celebrations again brought Doris to the fore. This is an evolving music-theatre project reflecting the lives and work of British women scientists told through the music of British women composers; one musical item is titled “No Need to Knead”, composed by Frances M Lynch and the words are compiled from Doris’s quotes, a flour advert in the Dundee Courier 1953, and a recipe of the Grant Loaf by Catherine Booth.
Over time, many subsequent well-known bakers have commended Doris on her works – Lorraine Pascale adapted the Grant Loaf – “The resulting loaf is heavy, but quicker to make than other types of bread”. Delia Smith’s “Complete Cookery Course” (1978) includes the recipe too under the title of “Quick and Easy Wholemeal Bread.” Delia advises “This recipe was inspired by Doris Grant in her excellent book “Your Daily Food”. Although its quick and easy, it has a wonderful, wholesome, home-made flavour. For those of us who simply don’t have the time for kneading, knocking down and proving, this loaf is an absolute gem and the one that I personally, make most often”. What more of a recommendation can you have?!
THE GRANT LOAF
450g strong wholemeal four (or Spelt)
1 tsp brown sugar/1 tblsp honey
400-450ml hand-hot water
Warm flour in oven for about 10 minutes on lowest heat
Place flour in bowl, add salt, sugar and yeast. Mix together, make small well in centre and gradually add the water, using hands or a wooden spoon to combine all the ingredients into a dough. (At this point dough may seem quite wet). Move dough onto floured pastry board and stretch it out into an oblong. Take one side, fold it into centre and do same for other side, turn it over and repeat. Place dough into a well greased tin, cover with sprinkling of flour and leave to rise for 30-40 minutes in worm place, or for about an hour at toom temperature.
Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius and bake bread 30-40 minutes. Bread should sound hollow when tapped if it is fully cooked. Return bread to oven (out of the tin) for further 5-10 minutes to crisp up the base and sides. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
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The outermost layer of your skin
By Heather L. Brannon, MD
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The epidermis is the uppermost layer of your skin. It is responsible for creating skin tone and protecting against toxins and infection.
Within the epidermis, there are four major layers of cells called keratinocytes that provide structural support for the skin. In addition to these four layers, you have another layer specific to your soles and palms, called the stratum lucidum.
This article describes the layers of cells in the epidermis, including their structure and function.
How Many Layers of Skin Are There?
There are three main layers. The epidermis sits above the dermis, the middle layer that contains connective tissue, hair follicles, and sweat glands that regulate the integrity and temperature of your skin. The deeper hypodermis layer, also called subcutaneous tissue, is made up of fat and even more connective tissue.
Stratum Basale
The bottom layer of the epidermis is called the stratum basale. This layer contains one row of column-shaped keratinocytes called basal cells.
Basal cells are constantly dividing and pushing already-formed cells towards the skin's surface. As basal cells move into the upper layer, they will also flatten, die, and be shed to make room for newer cells.
Melanocytes, the cells that produce melanin—the pigment which provides your skin its color—are also found in this layer.
Stratum Spinosum
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The spinosum layer lies just over the stratum basale and is only about five to 10 cells thick. In this layer, also known as the prickle cell or squamous cell layer, cells move in and change from column-shaped to multi-sided.
Cells in this layer are responsible for making keratin. This is the fibrous protein that gives skin, hair, and nails their hardness and water-resistant properties.
Stratum Granulosum
The cells in the stratum granulosum, or granular layer, have lost their center (nuclei). This allows them to contain a high proportion of keratin to form the rigid cell layer of skin.
They appear as flattened cells containing dark clumps of cytoplasmic material, which are the parts of the cell minus the nucleus.
There is a lot of activity in this layer. Keratin proteins and lipids work together to create many of the cells responsible for the skin's protective barrier.
Stratum Lucidum
The stratum lucidum layer is only present in the thicker skin of the palms and soles. Its main function is to reduce friction between the stratum corneum and stratum granulosum.
The name itself comes from the Latin for "clear layer," which describes the transparency of the cells themselves.
Stratum Corneum
The cells in the stratum corneum layer are known as corneocytes (or horny cells). These cells have flattened out and are considered dead.
Composed mainly of keratin proteins, corneocytes provide structural strength to the stratum corneum but also allow for the absorption of water. They serve as an effective barrier to any chemicals that might harm the living cells just beneath them.
The structure of the stratum corneum may look simple, but it plays a key role in maintaining the structural integrity and hydration of the skin.
It ensures the continued production of new skin cells. It also provides vital protection against viruses, bacteria, parasites, and any other form of pathogen or toxin.
The epidermis is composed of layers of skin cells called keratinocytes. Your skin has four layers of skin cells in the epidermis and an additional fifth layer in areas of thick skin.
The four layers of cells, beginning at the bottom, are the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, stratum granulosum, and stratum corneum. In your palms and soles, there's an additional layer called stratum lucidum underneath the stratum corneum.
In the bottom layer, keratinocytes divide and push up formed cells toward the upper layer. The cells that reach the surface flatten and die. This provides a barrier to keep out pathogens and protect new skin cells underneath.
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how old is andy dalton
The Bengals made five straight playoff appearances from 2011-15. In his final college game the 2011 Rose Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers Andy Dalton led the Horned Frogs to a 21-19 victory. Andy Dalton is an American football player quarterback.He was born on October 29, 1987 (32 years old) in Katy, Texas.His nickname is Dalton Andrew Gregory; Dalton Andrew G.. About. Dalton's last season in Cincinnati did not go well, however.
https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/17/9b/andy-dalton-101420-getty-ftr_kzp3rmow8km312fe0007qpykc.jpg?t=715288933&w=500&quality=80, Breaking down Andy Dalton's Cowboys contract. Dalton averages 228.9 passing yards per game against that division. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, please call 1-800-GAMBLER. 1 pick in the same draft, who is 70-56-1. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, it was clear Dalton's time in Cincnnati was up. How old is Andy Dalton? padding:15px; Dalton finished 9 of 11 passing for 111 yards in a 37-34 victory against the Giants. The three-time Pro Bowl selection had a 70-61-2 record as a starter. When the #Cardinals' Kyler Murray faces the #Cowboys' Andy Dalton Monday night, it will be the first time you'll have an all-#txhsfb QB battle in an NFL game at AT&T Stadium. Dak Prescott suffered a compound fracture and a dislocation of his right ankle in Week 5. Dalton turns 33 on Oct. 29, and this is his 10th season in the NFL. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>, .promo_edge { color:#fff; Dalton also had a successful college career at TCU. }
This service is intended for adult audiences. Dalton has some interesting games on the schedule the season that will generate some interest: Week 9 vs. Pittsburgh: Dalton was 3-13 in 16 career games against the Steelers during his time with the Bengals. DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only, and there is no gambling offered on this site. He played college football at Texas Christian University. He is 6′2″ ft tall, which is equal to 1.88 meters. How old is Andy Dalton? opacity:.9; That last game will set up a stretch run against the 49ers, Eagles and Giants that should determine whether the Cowboys are a playoff-caliber team. Houston 19, Cincinnati 13 (Jan. 5, 2013): The Bengals and Texans met in a playoff rematch, and Dalton hit just 14 of 30 passes for 127 yards and an interception. background:#ce1141; color:#fff; The big question will be what happens if the Cowboys get there. @KatyISDAthletic @alleneaglesfb pic.twitter.com/fxGH6SOcF6. Week 13 vs. Baltimore: A Thursday Night Football game against the Ravens and Lamar Jackson should provide instant entertainment. He spent his first nine seasons in Cincinnati. The Cowboys will turn to Andy Dalton at quarterback for the rest of the 2020 season. read more. Dalton was 0-4 with one TD and six interceptions in four playoff starts. Dalton finished 29 of 51 for 334 yards, a TD and two interceptions. Andy Dalton has a chance to make himself a lot of money over the next 11 games as the Dallas Cowboys' new starting quarterback, and he doesn't have to wait until free agency in March. San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10 (Jan. 5, 2014): The Bengals failed to take advantage of a home playoff game in a loss to the Chargers. MORE: How long is Dak Prescott out? Let's take a closer look: MORE: Breaking down Andy Dalton's Cowboys contract. He spent his first nine seasons in Cincinnati. background:#ce1141; Dak Prescott suffered a compound fracture and a dislocation of his right ankle in Week 5. Dalton was a second-round pick by the Bengals in the 2011 NFL Draft, and he had a winning track record as a starter.
Andy Dalton was born on the 29th of October 1987, which was a Thursday. color:#fff !important; The Cowboys improved to 2-3 as a result, and Dalton now is tasked with leading a potential run through the NFC East into the postseason for the Cowboys. Latest on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN He has a net worth of 25 million dollars. Dalton was one of the more-experienced backups in the NFL. To be fair, Dalton led the Bengals to a 10-3 record as a starter in 2015 before he suffered a broken thumb against Pittsburgh. Dalton was one of the more-experienced backups in the NFL. That's comparable to Cam Newton, the No. The Cowboys improved to 2-3 as a … Dalton is capable of leading Dallas to the postseason in a weak division. Dalton turns 33 on Oct. 29, and this is … Andy Dalton is an American football player quarterback. Is Dalton the right quarterback for the job? The Cowboys will turn to Andy Dalton at quarterback for the rest of the 2020 season. }. opacity:.9;
He will be turning 33 in only 8 days from today (21 October, 2020). Dalton turns 33 on Oct. 29, and this is his 10th season in the NFL.
width:100%; text-decoration:none; Dallas has five division games left, including back-to-back games against Washington and Philadelphia in Week 7 and Week 8. That high-school career will be brought to light on Monday against Arizona, which features another Texas high school legend in Kyler Murray. Dalton has postseason experience. Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 (Jan. 4, 2015): Dalton hit 18 of 35 passes for 155 yards in a loss to the Colts. A.J. The Cowboys can take control of the division with victories in those games. .promo_edge:after { Week 14 at Cincinnati: Dalton returns to Cincinnati and will face his former team. Dalton is a Katy, Texas, native who led that high school powerhouse to a state championship game appearance in 2005. Andrew Gregory Dalton is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 (Jan. 7, 2012): Dalton passed for 257 yards, but threw three interceptions in a blowout loss to Houston.
border-radius:4px; When the Bengals drafted Joe Burrow with the No. opacity:1; display:inline-block; He’s played well in those games, too, with a 100.5 passer rating, 15 TDs and four interceptions. background:#ce1141; The Cowboys signed Dalton to a one-year deal worth up to $7 million on May 3. He was benched by first-year coach Zac Taylor after an 0-8 start, and he returned late in the season to lead a pair of victories. No guarantees are made for any specific outcome. McCarron started in the AFC wild-card loss to the Steelers later that season. His nickname is Dalton Andrew Gregory; Dalton Andrew G.. Andrew Gregory Dalton is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Bottom line? Dalton finished 9 of 11 passing for 111 yards in a 37-34 victory against the Giants. Andy Dalton profile page, biographical information, injury history and news He was 42-8 as the starter for the Horned Frogs, and that included a perfect 12-0 season with a Rose Bowl victory against Wisconsin in 2009.
a:hover.promo_edge { He was born on October 29, 1987 (32 years old) in Katy, Texas. The Cowboys are in first place in the NFC East, and Dalton is 5-3-1 against teams in that division for his career. } Dalton was one of the more-experienced backups in the NFL.
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Vidrala reaches strategic agreement with Norvento Enerxía to accelerate its decarbonisation plan
This alliance reinforces Vidrala's goal of making its glass factories the most sustainable and energy efficient in the world by 2030.
Norvento Enerxía will help to reduce its dependence on fossil energy sources, boost self-consumption and improve its overall energy efficiency.
The agreement includes aspects such as the evaluation of technologies to advance in its energy transition through solutions such as electrification, hydrogen, and renewable energies.
The glass container manufacturing and sales company Vidrala has reached a strategic agreement with the Spanish engineering company specialised in renewable energy generation solutions, Norvento Enerxía, to work together on its decarbonisation plan. This alliance will further Vidrala's goal of making its glass factories the most sustainable and energy-efficient in the world by 2030.
Thanks to this agreement, both companies strengthen the relationship they have maintained for years with the aim of reducing Vidrala's dependence on fossil energy sources and CO2 emissions, adopting self-consumption of energy with controlled costs and improving the efficiency of its energy consumption model. The company, which produces more than 8,000 million containers a year, has placed its trust in the Galician company to accelerate its transition towards new, more flexible, competitive, and environmentally friendly energy supply models.
More efficient and sustainable glass
The new partnership focuses on three strategic lines aligned with Vidrala's Decarbonisation Plan. Firstly, Norvento Enerxía will help to promote sustainable energy generation sources, identifying, assessing, designing, and implementing renewable solutions for electricity and thermal generation that can be integrated into the company's production chain.
In addition, the energy company will carry out the same study process for the implementation of alternative technologies and innovative energy operation strategies for Vidrala to operate as sustainably, flexibly, and economically as possible. The third and final line of action is aimed at identifying areas of opportunity for energy investment and collaboration in the monitoring of local policies in the geographies of each production centre.
In short, Norvento Enerxía will act as strategic consultant, engineering, specialist, and manager of the energy assets in which Vidrala will invest in the coming years.
Self-consumption projects in progress
As a result of this collaboration, Norvento Enerxía has participated in the construction project of the electricity generation plant using photovoltaic solar technology at Vidrala's factory, Crisnova, located in Caudete, Castilla La Mancha. This plant, which produces around 900 million glass containers a year, has a capacity of 12 MW. It is the largest solar project in the glass industry in Spain and will reduce the emission of 9,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere per year.
In addition, at an international level, the Galician company has also participated in different energy projects in the company's factories in Portugal and the United Kingdom. The latter has the largest glass production furnace in Europe and is studying the possibility of covering its demand by wind power, exploring, in turn, the possibility of using green hydrogen.
Juan Morilla, Operations Director of Norvento Enerxía, says "for Norvento Enerxía it is a privilege to have the trust of Vidrala to advance in its decarbonisation plan. We are sure that our experience and capabilities accumulated throughout the life cycle of renewable energy projects - from promotion to operation - together with our extensive knowledge of the company, the result of years of collaboration, will allow us to help them in their energy strategy and to implement pioneering projects in their sector".
Fiacre O'Donell, Vidrala's Sustainability Director, said: "We are very pleased to continue to count on Norvento Enerxias as a partner in achieving our ambitious SBT targets, approved earlier this year, which will position us on the path to becoming the world's most sustainable glassmaker by 2030”.
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Design Video Illustration Index About
Virginia lives in DC and works at The Atlantic as a designer and video producer for live events. Her work spans set design, graphic design, editorial design, illustration and art direction as well as videography, pre-and-post production, editing and animation. Her previous credits under Tremolo Productions include archival research for Chelsea Does and post production duties for The Music of Strangers. She recently created all of the artwork for Kate Kelly's debut album,
The Wonder of It All, and has also worked as an assistant teacher and backpacking leader.
Virginia graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 with a degree in Communication and Public Service and a minor in Fine Art. She cares a lot about music (all kinds), the outdoors (most critters), the South (in all its complexity) and education. She grew up in the swamps and beaches of Fairhope, Alabama, a place she hopes you'll someday visit.
Reach out (for freelance, collaboration, and coffee) at virginia.walcott@gmail.com.
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Southern Fem— is a 3-channel video installation exploring the relationship between feminism and the lived experiences of southern women. Most of the participants are part of my immediate family.
The subtitled answers on the television screen downplay the importance of asking direct, interview-style questions about feminism. This allows the piece to function instead as an asynchronous portrait of what it means to be a woman from the south, a place often stereotyped for encouraging rigid gender roles.
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LEONARDTOWN A&E ONLINE PRESENTS:
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Nookie drops his first single on Metalheadz
A defining member of the hardcore techno scene in the early nineties and stretching his influence across a range of sub genres, from jungle to house music, there’s not one section of the cultural shifts since then which Nookie hasn’t seeped his influence into. Whether it’s been pivotal moments on imprints such as Labello Blanco, Reinforced, Moving Shadow, or Good Looking, he’s proven the span of his creativity with every track he’s released across a plethora of labels. This continues with a brand-new single on Metalheadz, extending across an array of styles and a natural progression from his acclaimed remix of Goldie’s ‘Inner City Life.’
The Rage mix of ‘Kaeya’ has already received support from radio icon Pete Tong as his ‘Essential New Tune’ which sets the standard for this release. With deep, heavy sub-bass and pounding kick drums skipping underneath the track, softened slightly by its vocals this is a formidable record that speaks of the current climate and proof that club-orientated tracks are still having a seismic effect on listeners. The D&B mix flips the tempo, dipping between each note sequence with a lulling sense of security, meanwhile closing the single is its ‘96 rework, standing out through its rolling breaks and reminiscent feel.
They each pull together a seminal standalone offering from Nookie, and one which will reidentify fans with his commitment to musical exploration as well as the impression he’s had throughout his three decades worth of history, now proudly displayed under the Metalheadz banner. And this is just the start.
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A Wilhelm Scream reissue their first three albums on vinyl
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Union blames Southwest’s old systems for mass cancellations
by: Raquel Martin
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has questions for Southwest Airlines after mass flight cancellations that have left tens of thousands of travelers stranded for days.
The president of the union that represents Southwest’s pilots said he would welcome a congressional investigation, calling the debacle completely avoidable.
“We’ve never seen anything like this at any airline ever,” Capt. Casey Murray of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association. “We have pilots and flight attendants sleeping in airports. … That causes fatigue.”
Murray blamed Southwest for ignoring calls to update decades-old computer software and scheduling systems.
“These meltdowns occur regularly at Southwest and we’ve been trying to offer solutions” for years,” Murray said. “This should never have happened.”
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg agreed, vowing to hold the airline accountable. He said his agency is working around the clock to help affected passengers.
“Not just making sure that anybody whose flight is canceled can get a prompt cash refund, but also making sure that your meals, your hotels, your ground transportation are covered,” Buttigieg said.
Southwest CEO Bob Jordan promised to uphold those commitments.
“We always take care of our customers, and we will lean in and go above and beyond as they would expect us to,” Jordan said.
He said the goal was to have the airline back on track before next week.
The union president said Southwest needs to take the experience as a wake-up call and be transparent about what it’s going to do to prevent a similar breakdown.
“If they don’t, they’re not going to survive,” he said.
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Plan for homeless village in Nashville prompts protest
Associated Press,
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A plan by a Tennessee nonprofit to house the homeless by building a village of micro homes near a church has prompted some neighbors to picket in protest.
WTVF-TV reports protesters picketed property owned by Glencliff United Methodist Church in Nashville on Sunday where the nonprofit Open Table Nashville plans to construct the homes.
Bill Durkin, a resident who opposes the project, says he’s concerned about how the project will affect the surrounding residential neighborhood. He says it could become “rife with campsites and the things that come with it.”
Ingrid McIntyre, who has been leading the project, led a prayer with supporters at the site in response to the picketers.
Project organizers say there will be security and on-site care coordinators to keep the village clean and safe.
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Rogers says it has restored internet services to most of its Canadian customers
By Shauneen Miranda
Published July 8, 2022 at 1:17 PM EDT
Millions use Rogers for cellular, cable and internet services across Canada.
Updated July 9, 2022 at 7:25 AM ET
Rogers, one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies, said Saturday morning it had restored services to the "vast majority" of its customers following major outages to its cellular, internet and cable services across the country.
The outages, which began Friday morning, left some customers unable to use ATMs or reach 911 emergency services.
Rogers said it was working to restore services to its remaining customers as soon as possible.
The company said midafternoon Friday that it was making progress in its efforts to restore its services.
In a late afternoon message on its website, Rogers acknowledged "the impact our outage is having on your life" and said it has "every technical resource and partner fully deployed to solve the problem. As soon as we know the specific time the Networks will be fully operational, we will share that with you. Right now, we are focused on the solution."
The company added that it will credit customers for the outage.
Millions rely on Rogers for its services throughout Canada, with a total of 11.3 million wireless subscribers in 2021, according to Statista.
A quarter of Canada's internet traffic went down Friday, according to data from NetBlocks, an internet watchdog group.
Some Rogers cellular customers in Toronto were having trouble connecting to 911, Toronto Police Operations tweeted.
ADVISORY:
- The Rogers Network is experiencing some technical difficulties
- Some people will have trouble connecting
- There are some connection problems calling 9-1-1
- We are working to resolve these issues
^dh
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 8, 2022
Toronto Police said that although some Rogers cellular customers might have trouble connecting, 911 is still "fully operational."
The outage is also affecting ATMs and other financial services, according to the CBC.
Shauneen Miranda
Shauneen Miranda is a summer 2022 Digital News intern.
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Riders to present TANK board with list of complaints Thursday
Some who rely on Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky buses to get them around the area will present a petition full of complaints to the TANK board Thursday, because they said the buses aren't meeting their transportation needs.
Posted at 6:09 AM, Jun 10, 2021
Elle Mott, a bus rider and co-author of the petition, would have presented the petition to board members Wednesday night at their scheduled meeting, but she got off work just before the meeting started and she didn't think a bus would show up to get her to the meeting on time.
Instead, Mott and the other co-author are meeting with the TANK board Thursday night to present to them the petition, which outlines three main complaints.
The first complaint is that TANK buses regularly don't show up on time.
"One person told me that he had just had a medical procedure, and the bus hadn’t shown up and he couldn’t wait another hour, so the ambulance was called," Mott said.
Another complaint is that when buses do show up, they are usually hours late.
"People are standing outside of Kroger for two hours with their groceries spoiling," Mott said. "People are losing their jobs over this because they tell their employers when they can work according to the bus schedule and that doesn’t happen."
And the third complaint is citizens feel unheard when they present these issues to TANK. While Mott said no-show buses regularly make an appearance on board meeting agendas, they continue to be an issue.
"What I hope will happen is, immediately, the very next day, when I get off work, I know I‘ve got a bus to get me home in a timely manner," Mott said. "If a bus is five, 10, 15 minutes late, that’s fine. I just need it to show up and get me home."
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RPA in Insurance: Key Use Cases and Implementation Tips
The insurance industry is entering yet another turbulent period after having recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic decline. The unstable macroeconomic and geopolitical landscape, rising inflation rates, currency fluctuations, and the threat of a global recessio
CSI and YBS Fined for Unclear Promotions
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK financial watchdog, has fined both Credit Suisse International (CSI) and Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) for failing to ensure financial promotions for CSI's Cliquet Product were clear, fair and not misleading. CSI was fined £2,398,100 and YBS's fine was £1,429,000. The Cliquet Product was designed by CSI to provide capital protection and a guaranteed minimum return with the apparent potential for significantly more if the FTSE 100 performed consistently well. The probability of achieving only the minimum return was 40-50% and the probability of achieving the maximum return was close to 0%. Despite this CSI's and YBS's financial promotions marketed the potential maximum return on the product as a key promotional feature.The target market for the Cliquet Product was described by CSI as “stepping stone customers” who were conservative and risk averse. The product was typically sold to unsophisticated investors with limited investment experience and knowledge through a number of distributors. 83,777 customers invested a total of £797,380,716 in the product; with YBS being the distributor responsible for approximately 75% of the total amount invested. The maximum return figure was given undue prominence in both CSI's product brochures for the Cliquet Product, which YBS approved and provided to their clients, and in YBS's own financial promotions for the product, some of which also did not clearly explain how returns were calculated.Tracey McDermott, FCA's director of enforcement and financial crime, said: “It is crucial that firms consider the needs of their customers from the time that products are being designed through to their marketing and sale. The information provided to customers forms an important part of this. Financial promotions are often the primary source of information for consumers and in this case CSI and YBS let their customers down badly. These promotions were a serious breach of the requirement to be clear, fair and not misleading. “CSI and YBS knew that the chances of receiving the maximum return were close to zero but they nevertheless highlighted this as a key promotional feature of the product. This was unacceptable.”In September 2010, following concerns raised by third parties, including Which?, YBS changed its promotions so that undue prominence was no longer given to the potential maximum return. However, YBS continued to cite the potential maximum return and to give an unfair impression of the likelihood of achieving it. CSI also reviewed its promotions in response to the third parties' concerns, but decided not to change its product brochure significantly.In addition, the FCA found that CSI failed to have a procedure in place for a complete review of their long running promotions on a periodic basis. If CSI's processes had included such a review, this may have resulted in the problems with the product brochure being remedied earlier.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK financial watchdog, has fined both Credit Suisse International (CSI) and Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) for failing to ensure financial promotions for CSI’s Cliquet Product were clear, fair and not misleading. CSI was fined £2,398,100 and YBS’s fine was £1,429,000.
The Cliquet Product was designed by CSI to provide capital protection and a guaranteed minimum return with the apparent potential for significantly more if the FTSE 100 performed consistently well. The probability of achieving only the minimum return was 40-50% and the probability of achieving the maximum return was close to 0%. Despite this CSI’s and YBS’s financial promotions marketed the potential maximum return on the product as a key promotional feature.
The target market for the Cliquet Product was described by CSI as “stepping stone customers” who were conservative and risk averse. The product was typically sold to unsophisticated investors with limited investment experience and knowledge through a number of distributors. 83,777 customers invested a total of £797,380,716 in the product; with YBS being the distributor responsible for approximately 75% of the total amount invested.
The maximum return figure was given undue prominence in both CSI’s product brochures for the Cliquet Product, which YBS approved and provided to their clients, and in YBS’s own financial promotions for the product, some of which also did not clearly explain how returns were calculated.
Tracey McDermott, FCA’s director of enforcement and financial crime, said: “It is crucial that firms consider the needs of their customers from the time that products are being designed through to their marketing and sale. The information provided to customers forms an important part of this. Financial promotions are often the primary source of information for consumers and in this case CSI and YBS let their customers down badly. These promotions were a serious breach of the requirement to be clear, fair and not misleading.
“CSI and YBS knew that the chances of receiving the maximum return were close to zero but they nevertheless highlighted this as a key promotional feature of the product. This was unacceptable.”
In September 2010, following concerns raised by third parties, including Which?, YBS changed its promotions so that undue prominence was no longer given to the potential maximum return. However, YBS continued to cite the potential maximum return and to give an unfair impression of the likelihood of achieving it. CSI also reviewed its promotions in response to the third parties’ concerns, but decided not to change its product brochure significantly.
In addition, the FCA found that CSI failed to have a procedure in place for a complete review of their long running promotions on a periodic basis. If CSI’s processes had included such a review, this may have resulted in the problems with the product brochure being remedied earlier.
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Preservica Announces Partnership with Australia’s DatacomIT to Preserve and Future-Proof Access to Critical Long-Term Digital Information
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BOSTON, MA, OXFORD, UK and MELBOURNE, AU, Jan 12, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Preservica, a global leader in Active Digital Preservation archiving, announced today their partnership with Australia’s DatacomIT, a leading provider of specialised digitisation and hosted solutions for digital collections.
This partnership enables a seamless approach between digitisation and long-term Digital Preservation, with DatacomIT specialising in the conversion of analog materials to digital formats. Those who are already investing in digitisation will now be able to protect that investment by ensuring it is accessible, meets compliance and legal requirements, and is readable now and in the future with Preservica’s Digital Preservation solution.
“DatacomIT is excited about our new partnership with Preservica,” shared Eamonn Donohoe, General Manager, DatacomIT. “We can now offer our clients a one stop shop, from digitisation to Digital Preservation, and assist organisations to develop curation and preservation strategies. This partnership underpins our role as Australia’s industry leader in digitisation and Digital Preservation, fulfilling our mission of securing the past for the future.”
DatacomIT will offer consultation and implementation of Preservica’s cloud-hosted editions, which are changing the way organisations around the world future-proof and access critical long-term digital information. Preservica’s seamless application will bring together all the core elements of successful long-term Digital Preservation – durable storage, file format updates, and secure immediate access.
With over 40 years of experience offering digitisation solutions to cultural institutions, DatacomIT is a recognised leader in the GLAM sector, providing digitisation and Digital Preservation services for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. Utilising proven leading-edge technologies, DatacomIT has established long-standing credibility within the archives and digitisation industry, preserving rare and fragile cultural heritage material including books, microfilm, microfiche, photographs, negatives, slides, maps, and large format material.
“We are delighted to offer Australian institutions an affordable and scalable way to preserve, curate and share their digital collections that document the vibrant history of the region,” said Mike Quinn, CEO, Preservica. “DatacomIT customers can now confidently go from scanning to safeguarding digital content. We welcome them to our growing global user community that is choosing this holistic approach we call Active Digital Preservation.”
Preservica’s partnership with DatacomIT is the latest in their international momentum, having recently announced new government customers in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Follow Preservica on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/preservica ), LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/preservica ) and Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/Preservica ) to stay up to date and learn how to register your interest.
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It’s a proven solution that’s trusted by thousands of businesses, archives, libraries, museums and government organisations around the world, including the UK National Archives, Texas State Library and Archives, MoMA, Yale and HSBC.
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Text on the screen tells us we’re about to see footage obtained from the police. A camera prowls through a house full of corpses and what appears to be two survivors, one human, one feline. More text tells us we’re about to see footage from recovered from several devices, edited into chronological order but otherwise untouched. Sound like the start of a found footage film? It is, in this case, Ouija Blood Ritual by Dustin Mills (Slaughterhouse Slumber Party, Her Name Was Torment). Despite a prolific output, this is the first time he’s tried a conventional found footage film. The puppet snuff film Snuffet being anything but conventional. How did it turn out?
Three filmmakers Dustin (Dustin Mills), his sister Kayla (Kayla Elizabeth, The Dead Will Rise 2, A Meowy Christmas Vacation) and college buddy Rob (Rob Grant, In Guns We Trust, The Low Lives) are doing a web series. The perform and debunk various paranormal rituals such as Bloody Mary. Needing something to set them apart from the hundreds of other similar YouTube offerings they decide to before a blood ritual to summon Closet Man (Brandon Salkil, Kill That Bitch, Bath Salt Zombies).
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Mills hits the expected notes with the story’s setup. The opening footage, a team of paranormal “investigators” and a creepy, potentially dangerous ritual. Ouija Blood Ritual even manages to work in an abandoned mental hospital. But even as he’s doing that he’s also using some found footage traditions to set up some misdirection. That makes for a nice change.
Ouija Blood Ritual also gets down to business a lot quicker than most found footage films. Unlike so many others that save everything for the last 10 minutes, Mills is unleashing the scares by the halfway mark. Which is restrained compared to his other films, but as noted, not bad for this kind of film.
And while we’re making comparisons, Ouija Blood Ritual is more serious than Mills’ goofy boobs and blood output like Zombie Ahole and Night of the Tentacle. On the other hand, it’s nowhere near the extreme violence and explicit nudity of The Hornet’s Disciple and the Scars She Left and Her Name Was Torment 2.
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Me being a found footage fanatic makes me want to see this movie 10 times more and my expectations were low but this found footage horror masterpiece was good…Number 1 the villain was creepy as Hell.. NUmber 2…I loved the acting between the three co-stars…Number 3…All three main Protagonists were all likable…Just because the movie has Ouija in the title doesnt make the movie unwatchable even though most with Ouija in the title are pretty bad…this is the exception…4 out 5 stars
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Battle a bloodthirsty cult, undo the horrors created by a mad Alchemist, and lead your team of mercenaries to victory later this month!...
Battle a bloodthirsty cult, undo the horrors created by a mad Alchemist, and lead your team of mercenaries to victory later this month!
Lead a band of Mercenaries into a city covered by a mysterious deadly fog. Face a cult that has formed around the creator of this fog.
Piece together stories from the few survivors, items and locations to discover the truth behind the situation, and stop the spread.
For fans of strategy games, one of the most anticipated features of Black Legend is the ability to change their team members to one of15 different classes that are unlocked as the game progresses. With classes ranging from Alchemist to Sharp Shooter, there are options for all kinds of preferred strategy styles.
To unlock a class, the player must collect all the equipment required for that class through exploration or battle. Unlocked skills can be used by characters, no matter their class, opening up a wide range of cross-class builds for players to experiment with.
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Strategy-Focused Gameplay: Approach each combat with a tactical focus, where unit placement, ability combos, and well-chosen attacks are key to survival. Black Legend focuses on old school strategy vibes, but without the 95% percent chance misses.
Explosive Combos: Mix up your ranged and melee combat by using alchemy for a wide array of explosive effects. Combine stacks of four different alchemic attacks to injure, poison, and debilitate your foes, but be warned, they will do the same to you.
Extensive Character Customization: Build your mercenary band with a wide array of classes, each with unique abilities. Improve each of your mercenaries with new weapons, armor, and trinkets, and create your own ability sets by equipping cross-class abilities.
Choose Your Difficulty: For those who wish to see the story, the path can be gentle. For those who wish for difficulty, even the slightest mistake will be greatly punished.
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Home Government Government: UK
EU eyes 3 percent tax on tech giants' revenue
EU will reveal the digital taxation proposal on March 21, reports say.
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Digital tech companies operating in the European Union could face a 3 percent tax on gross revenues, a European Commission draft proposal obtained by Bloomberg says. Earlier drafts proposed a levy in the 2 to 6 percent range as EU countries explore new ways to tax giants like Alphabet and Facebook.
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According to the new draft, tech companies with worldwide total revenue over €750 million ($920 million) and total taxable annual revenue from offering digital services in the EU above €50 million will be subject to the levy. It will be raised against advertising revenues, revenue from users and subscriptions to services, and revenue from selling data to third parties.
The European Commission is expecting to raise €5 billion a year from the tax, according to draft proposals also viewed by Financial Times. The draft, expected to be proposed March 21, will need unanimous support from the EU's 28 members to go into effect.
Responding to questions over the levy not being high enough, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said earlier this month: "It's a starting point. I prefer a text that will be implemented very quickly rather than endless negotiations. We will fine tune it later."
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Our first lunch-hour Climate & Energy talk of 2022, "Smart Climate Communications in Complicated Times," featured speaker Jane Elder. Elder, the former executive director of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters and long-time advocate for strategic approaches to environmental communications, discussed insights from Yale's “Six Americas of Climate Change” analysis. She reviewed the basics of values-based communication strategies and social marketing in the context of climate change.
Our 2022 Climate & Energy Series continues to explore how Wisconsin leaders are moving beyond incrementalism to transformational action at the intersections of climate, land management, and environmental justice. These conversations are designed to foster discussion and peer learning among experts, practitioners, and climate-concerned community members regarding local solutions to global environmental challenges. Join us for these virtual discussions to build a collective sense of purpose, knowledge, and action as we face the many challenges of our time. See our archive of previous series presentations here.
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The first Ukrainian grain ship leaves Odesa after months of Russian blockade
By Joanna Kakissis
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The bulk carrier M/V Razoni leaves Ukraine's port of Odesa on Monday.
Updated August 1, 2022 at 10:36 AM ET
ODESA, Ukraine – A cargo ship loaded with 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn left the country's largest port Monday for the first time since Russia's invasion on Feb. 24.
The milestone comes after the United Nations and Turkey signed agreements with Russia and Ukraine on July 22 to re-open Ukraine's Black Sea ports and resume exports of grain, cooking oil and fertilizer. The U.N. had pushed for a deal to address a growing global food shortage.
Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov filmed the ship, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, as it departed and declared the U.N. deal "a great success for providing global food security." He wrote on Facebook that Ukrainian ports would be working at full capacity in a few weeks.
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Alla Stoyanova, Odesa's agriculture chief, says Ukraine's agricultural exports are even more important for its economy as a result of the war.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also noted the ship's departure, calling it "very positive." Russia signed a separate agreement with Turkey so it could export its grain and fertilizer, which remain grounded because of Western sanctions on banking and transportation.
The Ukrainians need this deal to work to keep their economy from falling apart.
"Ukraine used to earn 45 percent of its general income from the agriculture sector," Alla Stoyanova, the Odesa region's agriculture chief, told NPR. "Since the Russian invasion, practically every other sector has crumbled. So agricultural exports are now our money, our economy, our life."
Russia's war has cut off Ukrainian grain exports and exacerbated a global food crisis.
Keeping up the pace of exports is crucial. Farmers continue to work during the war, sometimes donning helmets and bulletproof vests while working in their fields. They are running out of space to store crops. They can't afford to plant next year's crop.
Viacheslav Nevmerzhytskiy, who farms wheat and sunflowers near the port of Pivdennyi, not far from Odesa, says he worries that the Russians might even bomb the ships carrying Ukrainian products — and then try to pin it on Ukraine.
"I don't see this shipping corridor lasting into the new year unless there are big security guarantees," he says, like NATO guarding the ports.
Farmer Viacheslav Nevmerzhytskiy says he has doubts about how long the shipping corridor will last.
Russia has repeatedly shelled the Odesa port and region since the grain export deals were signed. The Ukrainian military, meanwhile, is using specialists to remove undersea mines near the ship corridors.
Security is already tight at Ukrainian ports, which are now run by the military.
Dmytro Barinov, deputy head of Ukraine's Seaport Authority, says at least 68 vessels have been stuck in the country's Black Sea ports since the Russian invasion. About half are loaded with grain.
"Some of them continue to load," he says. "They're waiting (for) these corridors to work, and they can go out, perhaps in a kind of caravan on the sea."
Hanna Palamarenko and Pavel Zilinskiy contributed reporting from Odesa.
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Joanna Kakissis is a foreign correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine, where she reports poignant stories of a conflict that has upended millions of lives, affected global energy and food supplies and pitted NATO against Russia.
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The team took home its first NWSL championship less than a month ago.
Author: Sharla McBride (WUSA)
Published: 2:29 PM EST December 9, 2021
Updated: 8:54 AM EST December 20, 2021
WASHINGTON — The Washington Spirit's interim coach Kris Ward is now the team's head coach. The club promoted Ward just a few weeks after the team won the National Women's Soccer League championship.
Ward took over as interim coach in August when former head coach Richie Burke was initially sidelined due to "health reasons." Burke was fired after the Washington Post detailed allegations of abuse against him, painting a picture of a toxic team environment.
Ward led the team through some of its darkest days as interim coach. The team struggled through more league investigations into its owners, and then was found to have violated COVID-19 protocols, which led to the Spirit forfeiting two matches.
But through it all, the Spirit managed to go 9-0-3 and brought the District of Champions its first NWSL trophy. Team officials say Ward provided the type of coaching the team needed, and he's being rewarded for it.
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Ward called his promotion a "dream job."
"I've been very lucky throughout my career to work with some amazing people and players, but it's rarely been a situation where I've been able to direct everything," Ward said. "Being able to show everyone how I want to help players and help them improve, push them and get more people to the national team. It's really great, and it's really unbelievable in many ways."
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Ward said the job did not come easily for him.
"It's a lot for me personally. As much as players work to where they are at, it is the same for coaches," he said. "This has been 22 years of coaching for me now, and to get to this position, it's showing that all of the hard work that's gone on in the past was worthwhile and was able to help me in this endeavor. It's definitely rewarding for sure."
Details on Ward's contract were not made available. But he says he's already begun focusing on the next season, and in exit interviews, his players told him that they are equally ready to repeat as champions, with Ward leading the way.
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Catamaran sailing across the Atlantic: Why multihulls are taking over the ARC
Elaine Bunting
Multihulls are making their mark on tradewinds sailing. Elaine Bunting reports from the 2019 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
A catamaran on the ARC rally reefed for an approaching squall, as seen from Jeanneau 64 Layla. Photo: Paul Laurie/Point Photography
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Something big has happened in ocean sailing. It could be the tipping point in the 34-year history of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, when multihulls move from minority element to ruling party.
When a cruising catamaran sailed by four people in their sixties can beat a larger one-design round-the-world racer with a crew of 15, and many even bigger, you realise something has changed – maybe for good.
Just after midnight on 7 December 2019, Régis Guillemot, his partner Véronique, and two friends fizzed across the finish line in St Lucia in Guillemot’s 55ft cruising catamaran, Hallucine. It had taken them just 11 days and 16 hours.
Celebrations as the four crew of Hallucine, a Marsaudon TS5 catamaran, crosses the finish line at Rodney Bay, St Lucia. Photo: Tim Wright / PhotoAction
“Our boat is very quick, very simple and fast, and we are optimised for light weight,” explains the quietly spoken French sailor. His other half just laughs. “For him, there is full speed ahead, or nothing!”
Hallucine had sailed from Gran Canaria at an average of 12.5 knots, while the crew did Pilates on the aft deck each day, baked bread and shot GoPro videos.
Around 10 hours later came Sisi, a VO65 from the Austrian Ocean Race Project crewed by 12 Slovenian charter sailors and three professionals.
What a different experience: faster sailing but a course of long gybes, on a diet of freeze-dried food, no showers and hot-bunking in the round-the-world racer’s dark carbon recesses.
Astern of them both was top French solo sailor Jean-Pierre Dick’s The Kid, a 54ft carbon composite canting keel yacht designed as a performance cruising interpretation of IMOCA 60 principles.
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Hallucine would also have beaten Ulisse, Patrizio Bertelli’s 105ft Frers superyacht, had it not diverted to another island on the final approach following a crew injury.
In the ARC+ rally, too, the route that goes via a pitstop in the Cape Verde Islands, the first to arrive in St Lucia was also a multihull, the Neel 47 trimaran Minimole.
Cruising multihulls numbers have been growing quickly. Of the 280-strong fleet in 2019, 60 were multis. But the most telling statistic is that they make up 50% of all the new boats.
The crew of Neel 47 trimaran Minimole celebrate arrival in St Lucia 12 days after leaving Mindelo, Cape Verde. Photo: Tim Wright / PhotoAction
The crossing times are incontrovertible evidence that performance cruising multihulls and cruising catamarans designed foremost for spacious living can, if sailed well, be faster downwind than a monohull with a longer LOA.
Of course, what makes the ideal yacht for an upwind passage (for example, the return crossing to Europe) is quite a different matter, but more and more cruisers are planning only a one-way voyage and intend to ship their boats back, or are planning to sail onwards into the Pacific along the tradewinds route. This is a trend that is only going to continue.
Fast, light, simple
In one way, the line honours winner’s story is exceptional. For many years skipper Régis Guillemot ran a charter business in Martinique.
Hallucine’s anti-capsize system: Two cam cleats flip up to release genoa and spinnaker sheets if settings are exceeded
He is also an experienced racer, cousin of the French round the world sailor Marc Guillemot, and a three-times Route du Rhum competitor.
His Marsaudon TS5 is a lightweight cruiser with a carbon mast and deck, It displaces just 8.6 tonnes, and Guillemot keeps it light.
“It’s not too complicated,” he says. “We have a small 27lt per hour watermaker, solar panels, no generator and we don’t carry too much fuel or water. We set off with only 30lt of water per side, plus emergency water in bottles, and made water every day.
“I want to go fast. We can be sailing at 17 knots and sitting there comfortably having our coffee. And in the Caribbean the size [of the boat] is no problem: there’s more space, it’s cooler and less rolly in anchorages.”
And although the boat is light, it does carry scuba gear and a kitesurfer that they plan to use in the Caribbean and as they make their way across the South Pacific next year.
Guillemot ran single watches and sailed almost all the way with a full main and heavy A2 spinnaker. “We took it down at Pigeon Island after 11 days just to tack to the finish,” he says. They were able to gybe through 145-150° and were making 17-20 knots – “usually 17-18 knots steady”– as soon as they reached the tradewinds.
The kill cord in Hallucine‘s saloon
In the few squalls they encountered, the wind never topped 17 knots apparent and they felt comfortable enough to keep the full main up and soak down by 10° until a squall passed. To help make sure they never pressed the boat so hard they risked capsize, Guillemot has an automatic sheet release system similar to those used on the huge Ultime trimarans.
Made by ACR, this monitors pitch and heel angle and is set to release the main and spinnaker sheet from a panel of cam cleats once certain settings are reached, and also set off an audible alarm. There is also a kill cord in the saloon. It’s a very simple system.
The yacht’s autopilot can, he says, handle speeds up to 24 knots, but for the last five days the crew hand steered all day. The boat is steered from the aft quarters with tillers, and the video above shows some of the speeds they were enjoying.
The ACR unit senses pitch and heel angle
But although Hallucine’s crossing was super-fast, another Marsaudon catamaran provided a second benchmark. Fifth over the line was a TS42, Elektra, a 42ft smaller sister from the same French builders, which made the crossing in just under 13 days. They, too, left bigger boats astern – 10 hours behind her was a Swan 80.
Elektra’s crew had sometimes reefed during the night and may represent a more typical example of sensible catamaran cruising because, as even Régis Guillemot admits: “They are like sportscars – when they go, they go,” he says. “There’s a limit and if you don’t know what you are doing, you can quickly go into the red zone.”
The crossing times of these big multis is a clear sign of an evolution in performance and speed. “I think you can’t necessarily judge all boats by Hallucine’s performance, but what is interesting is how they are holding pace with larger monohulls,” says World Cruising Club (WCC) communications director Jeremy Wyatt.
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“A 55ft Bali was holding up with an X-61, which is a fast monohull, and if you pick out comparable elapsed times and distances sailed you can see that a Lagoon 42 is going the same speed as a 46ft Bavaria and significantly faster than a Discovery 55, if you’re sailing them well and getting the best out of them.
“Multihulls are more expensive to buy, more expensive to run and you have to remember that if the beam is over 8m you could be restricting yourself as to where in the world you can be lifted out.
“But for tradewinds sailing there’s a strong argument that they are the right choice and the ability to live your life without any sense of camping is the biggest win-win
“But,” he adds, “go on a performance sailing course first, would be my advice.”
South til the butter melts
Kevin Horne and his partner, Diane, are steadfast monohull sailors. The Australian skipper has a distinguished background in offshore racing with the well-known Aussie yacht Wild Thing, and was sailing in a crew with several professionals including round the world Clipper Race winner Wendy Tuck.
He bought his Jeanneau 51 Wild Spirit in 2018 and had been cruising in the Mediterranean, but is now sailing his way back home.
The crew of Wild Spirit (L-R): Kevin Horne, Diane Rogers and Russell Finch
Horne was taking part in the ARC+ rally – he liked the idea of a stop on the way across and was hugely enthusiastic about the visit to Cape Verde.
He too had an uncomplicated sailplan in action for the crossing: full main and asymmetric, and between Mindelo and St Lucia made “one gybe to the north and one down” to go as deep downwind as possible. They had daily runs of 160-180 miles, with one day over 200, hand-steered “80-85% of the time”.
“The boat was outstanding,” he says. “Our water tanks and fuel tanks were full at the start and we had two weeks of food, so a lot of weight, but the boat helmed beautifully and tracked along. We took the tender and outboard off, and the anchor and chain were stowed over the keel to centralise weight. The boat was stunning and it really was brochure sailing.”
Seas in the wake of Yolo, Gottfried Boehringer’s Oyster 625
This was a year for heading south until the butter melts, avoiding light winds along the rhumb line by following the classic route south towards Cape Verde where early tradewinds begin and turning right for St Lucia.
This is typical a VMG running course, and those yachts such as the VO65 that were running down hot angles had to sail many hundreds more miles that cost them dearly.
Sisi, the VO65, for example, logged 3,950 miles (one of the highest I’ve heard of in years of ARC coverage). For added context, Bouwe Bekking was also sailing a VO65 in the RORC Transatlantic Race between Lanzarote to Grenada, and he too reported sailing around 4,000 miles.
Fast, wet downwind sailing on the VO65 Sisi. Photo: Austrian Ocean Race Project / Michael Muck Kremtz
Yachts able to sail deeper downwind at angles up to 170° are much better set up for this route. The old racing adage that ‘the shortest distance is invariably the fastest’ holds true on the transatlantic.
The southerly route adds around 300 miles compared to the rhumb line distance of 2,700 miles. That can be made back if avoiding light winds on the direct route, but reaching machines with no angles to play are not going to break any records.
This year the trades began gently and built steadily until yachts were seeing 20-25 knots and positively barrelling down westwards.
Exhausted crew at the stern of the VO65 Sisi. The crossing was a full-on racing exercise, and hard, intensive work. Photo: Austrian Ocean Race Project / Michael Muck Kremtz
A common complaint was that life on board was very rolly. Many crews found the motion of building seas and fast sailing an unpleasant surprise, making daily tasks and sleeping quite hard work.
These conditions put boats under strain, and cause breakages. “But it’s really what we would expect, given the strength of the wind,” comments WCC’s Wyatt. “Wear and tear on steering cables, broken goosenecks… That is par for the course.”
Two crews reported bone fractures on board: one person broke an arm during a gybe that went wrong. This was likely because of the strong tradewinds, which made boats roll more.
Szabi Mohai and his Hydrovane
Szabi Mohai, sailing on a Dutch entry, a Bavaria 49 named Wilson, entered the finish at Rodney Bay steering gingerly with an emergency tiller. The boat’s rudder blade had broken four days earlier.
“It was the middle of the night and very dark when we had a crash and heard a loud bang, and when we looked back we could see [the remains of] the blade in the water.”
The boat momentarily came to a halt; Mohai realised they had hit something. The collision left only a little of the foam filling around the web structure from the stock and they were unable to steer with it.
Happily, Mohai has a Hydrovane, which operates with its own rudder blade and is equipped with a stub handle for a tiller, so the crew was able to use this to control the boat. “That really was our best friend,” he says.
The crew had also broken the bowsprit in rough weather at the start of the rally, when the bow buried in a wave and a fitting holding the anchor failed.
The anchor shot up and sheared off the aluminium prodder. The crew lashed the remaining part back in place with a cat’s cradle of lines, as shown below.
Repairs to his broken bowsprit
A few boats had encounters with so-called ‘ghost’ fishing nets. One yacht had part of a net entangled on the keel. Another reported passing a very large ghost net that they estimated to be around 50m x 20m in size.
Some of the crews we spoke to were disappointed they had seen very little marine life. Yet others photographed pods of dolphins, reported catching mahi mahi or seeing longtails, so perhaps these sightings were more common on boats where people were handsteering or on yachts without large biminis and sprayhoods?
At least three crews from the ARC+ reported nighttime encounters with other yachts that were unlit. These were not rally boats and did not appear on AIS.
Dolphins play at the bow of Jeanneau 64 Layla. Photo: Paul Laurie / Point Photography
With lower energy LED nav lights available and modern solar panels able to provide a steady supply of energy, it is hard to understand or excuse.
While the inexorable rise of the cruising catamaran is a very visible trend in bluewater sailing, it is not the only sea change. Another fast-growing movement is the business of vlogging.
Dozens of ARC crews, at least, are dabbling in video diaries and mini documentaries for a wider audience and a handful have followings large enough to monetise through YouTube and provide useful income.
Canadian sailor Lisa McKerracher, who is living on board their new Outremer 5X Biotrek with her partner Pierre Caouette and their labradoodle dog Tiller, is new to the game and began making video diaries for family to follow.
She is seeing an increasing following for her insights into the boat and life on board (the channel is called Biotrek-sailing). Access to fast 4G/LTE wifi in Europe and through most of the Caribbean islands, and Wi-Fi in most cafes and restaurants has changed how people share their experiences and is giving a huge new audience with less or no sailing experience an enticing glimpse into what life on board entails.
Ross Applebey (centre) and crew of Scarlet Oyster celebrate Ross’s fourth racing division win, the third consecutively. Photo: Clare Pengelly / World Cruising
In reality, life on passage is testing. Says skipper Szabi Mohai, “there is something happening every day” – by which he means something to fix or add to the jobs list.
But it is a very different pace than on land, and with an Atlantic crossing comes the satisfaction of knowing that, with every mile covered, the hard part is receding.
First published in the February 2020 edition of Yachting World.
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by Paul on February 25, 2012 at 5:00pm
For anyone who still doubts the breadth and depth, or value, of iTunes, I present for your consideration the iTunes Artist Page for Potliquor. This small southern rock band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, whose heyday, if you can call it that, was in the early 70s, is now on iTunes. So obscure is this band, many of my Louisiana friends may never have heard of them…
None of their albums (at least as of early 2010) have ever–EVER–been released on CD, and I should know: I had to purchase each of their four original LPs from rare and collectible music dealers, then send them off to a recording/sound studio to have the vinyl albums restored and converted to CD. I got them back, along with the high quality CD transfers, in October, 2010; a year and a half later, 3 of their 4 original LPs are available for digital download on iTunes.
Sadly, missing is their eponymous LP “Potliquor”, with the superb tracks “Right Street / Wrong Direction”, “Red Stick”, “Misery”, “Life Should Be a Laugh”, “Liar” and “Oh So Long”, among others.
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Speakeasy Club presents... No limits series with Matt Pritchard
Unfortunately this event is CANCELLED.
Speakeasy Club is delighted to partner with Welsh Athletics, RunWales and Llandaff Rugby Club to welcome Mr 50/50 himself, double brutal finishing and all round inspiration Matthew Pritchard to the clubhouse on Wednesday 12th October.
Matt is a Welsh professional skateboarder, stunt performer, and celebrity chef. He regularly appeared on Dirty Sanchez, Wrecked, and Balls of Steel. In 2019, he hosted the first BBC vegan cookery show, Dirty Vegan. He authored two cookbooks: Dirty Vegan and Dirty Vegan: Another Bite.
After a lively start to his life in the limelight, Matt was faced with some of the negative aspects of celebrity and the mental health challenges that can often follow. Matt has since gone on to become an accomplished ultra-endurance athlete in his own right. Some of his key achievements include cycling John O'Groats to Land's End, running John O'Groats to Land's End, swimming Britain's biggest lake - Lake Windamere, completing 30 x Half Ironmans in 30-days and completing 10 x full Ironmans in 10-days.
Matt will talk through the early years as competitive skateboarder, part of Dirty Sanchez, his epiphany moment when watching the Cowspiracy documentary and how triathlon saved his life, beautifully illustrated through his BBC documentary ''Wildman got Ironman''
As part of your ticket price you will have the opportunity to join a run with Matt himself on the evening of the 12th. It will be a 5km run around Bute Park, led by qualified Welsh Athletics run leaders.
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Federal bill would prevent government from banning gas appliances
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Environmental groups focused on climate change want to eliminate natural gas use in buildings, and that includes cooking with gas stoves.
U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga co-sponsored a bill that would ban any future restriction of gas appliances at the federal level. If it passes, the West Michigan Republican’s bill would run counter to a proposed ordinance in Ann Arbor.
The city of Ann Arbor is considering a ban of natural gas connections for all new construction. They are joining a number of cities from around the country in this effort.
Brett Lenart is the planning manager for the city. He says new construction going electric will help Ann Arbor work toward its climate neutrality goals and reduce health issues.
“There’s a growing body of evidence that gas stoves particularly can have adverse health impacts. There’s a correlation to asthma and children for households that have that.”
Lenart says the federal bill is a solution in search of a problem.
Rep. Huizenga said in a statement that the bill would preempt “bureaucratic overreach”. There are currently no plans to ban gas appliances at the federal level.
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'We're not a match' | New York man arrested after bragging about Capitol riot on dating app
The DOJ says an individual who matched with Robert Chapman on the Bumble dating app turned him in to the FBI.
Author: Jordan Fischer
Published: 12:55 PM EDT April 23, 2021
WASHINGTON — A New York man who boasted online about storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6 was turned in by a tip from a match on the Bumble dating app, the Justice Department says.
Robert Chapman was taken into custody in Carmel, New York, on Thursday on a charge of entering a restricted building or grounds and disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building.
According to a statement of facts filed in federal court Thursday, the FBI received a tip about Chapman’s possible involvement in the Capitol riot from an individual who had matched with him on Bumble. The tipster provided screenshots of communications with Chapman in which he admitted to storming the Capitol and said he “made it all the way into Statuary Hall.”
The FBI said it was then able to match images of Chapman to body-camera footage from officers inside the Statuary Hall on January 6.
Investigators were then further able to find posts on Facebook apparently from Chapman himself, posted under the name “Robert Erick,” in which he uploaded images of himself inside the building.
Chapman appeared before a judge on Thursday and was granted pretrial release on the condition he submit to supervision and not possess any firearms or other weapons.
#CapitolRiot: The FBI was then able to take a mugshot of him from a previous arrest and match them to body-camera footage from the riot, as well as posts on his own social media page appearing to show him posing in Statuary Hall on January 6. pic.twitter.com/4EVCqP1TSK
— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) April 23, 2021
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Jerold Williams
June 19, 1950 — November 26, 2022
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Jerold Bryan Williams, 72, of Wilson, died Saturday, November 26, 2022.
Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park beside his wife, Joan Rodgers Williams, who died in April, 2013. The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 PM.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Effie Parker Williams of Wilson County; sister, Joelda Gardner in 2016; brother, James Oliver Williams in 1996; Joan’s parents, Archie and Lucille Rodgers.
Jerold was a proud member of Wilson Masonic Lodge 117 and served many years with the Wilson Shrine Club. He enjoyed going to church and spending time with this First Baptist Church family, especially their Sunday night dinners. He frequented the Wilson YMCA where he enjoyed the comradery of many friends. Most of all, he enjoyed and was proud of the family he and Joan made. He always looked forward to every family gathering. Whether it was a ball game, theatre play, chorus concert, dance recital, etc… he always showed up for his children and especially for his grandchildren.
Surviving is his daughter, Jessica Spruill (Nick) of Lucama; son, Jason Williams of Wilson; grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Connor Spruill; brother, John Williams (Valerie) of Raleigh; brother-in-law, Billy Rodgers (Nancy) of Roanoke Rapids.
Memorial gifts are suggested the Masonic Home for Children, 600 College St, Oxford, NC 27565 or to First Baptist Church, PO Box 1467, Wilson, NC 27894.
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Aaaaand we’ve reached the final Friday Cheers of the season. Le sigh.
It always feels to me like Friday Cheers goes by in a flash, but not because it’s uneventful (after tonight, I will have made it to four of the season’s shows — Todd Herrington, J. Roddy Walston & the Business, Funky Meters and Neko Case). It’s just one of those things — once you get a taste, you want it to be there all the time, even though you knew from the outset that it was only temporary. Like good peaches. Or fresh corn. Or happiness with your decision to eat Taco Bell.
It’s especially tough seeing this 30th season end, because the folks at Friday Cheers put together a truly amazing lineup — maybe the best they’ve ever assembled — and because I got to interview two of the performers in the past few months. In fact, when I interviewed J. Roddy Walson for West End’s Best magazine, we talked about how excited he was for his May 30th show, and how impressive the series is from a booking perspective. Here’s the quote I pulled out for the print edition of the interview:
Every year I’m mind-blown by how Friday Cheers seems to be ahead of the curve. They booked Alabama Shakes before they cracked, and our friends Shovels & Rope. When they announced Shovels & Rope, it was six months before they all of a sudden skyrocketed. I’m always impressed by the people booking Friday Cheers. It felt good that we got included on that list, because it’s a good omen, like it’s going to be a good year for us.
Well put, if you ask me. I hope you’ll come to tonight’s Neko Case show and join me in raising a glass to Venture Richmond and Stephen Lecky for doing such a great job. If anyone deserves a cheers, it’s them. To get you pumped up, I’ve posted Case’s Halloween Tiny Desk Concert above and a song from her latest album below. See you on Brown’s Island!
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Kids caught the coronavirus at child care centers and infected family members, CDC report says
In this May 27, 2020 file photo, a worker at a daycare center in Tacoma, Wash., wears a mask as she cleans a tricycle following use by a class, a task that is repeated several times a day.
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Twelve kids who likely caught Covid-19 at three childcare centers in Utah went on to spread the virus elsewhere and infected some parents and siblings, according to a new study published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The authors of the study note that research had previously shown that kids 10 years and older could spread the virus in schools. The new study is evidence that even younger kids, including an 8-month-old baby, can still spread the virus, despite not getting severely sick from Covid-19, the researchers said.
The study looked at three outbreaks that occurred in three childcare centers in Salt Lake City, between April and July. Using contact tracing data collected at the time of the outbreaks, the researchers used the data to “retrospectively construct transmission chains” to determine precisely how the virus spread. A total of 83 kids attended the three childcare centers included in the study, the researchers said.
Among the three outbreaks, the researchers said 12 kids were infected with Covid-19 at the childcare centers, though three of them never developed symptoms and nine developed just mild symptoms. The study says those 12 kids came into contact with 46 people not associated with the childcare facilities and appear to have infected 12, or more than a quarter, of them. Those infected by the kids include six mothers, one of whom was hospitalized, three siblings and three others, the study says.
“Transmission was observed from two of three children with confirmed, asymptomatic COVID-19,” the researchers wrote, providing more evidence that those who do not have Covid-19 symptoms can still spread the virus. ”COVID-19 is less severe in children than it is in adults, but children can still play a role in transmission.”
The role that kids, especially asymptomatic children, play in spreading the virus has become a much-contested topic as the debate over whether and how to reopen schools for in-person learning continues. While the researchers focused specifically on childcare settings and not necessarily schools, they recommended testing as a useful mitigation and research tool.
“Two of three asymptomatic children likely transmitted SARS-CoV-2 to their parents and possibly to their teachers,” they wrote. “Having SARS-CoV-2 testing available, timely results, and testing of contacts of patients in child care settings regardless of symptoms can help prevent transmission and provide a better understanding of the role played by children in transmission.”
The researchers noted few limitations of their study. Between April 1 and July 10, Salt Lake County identified 17 childcare centers with at least two confirmed Covid-19 cases within a 14-day period, but the study only includes data on three of those centers.
The researchers added that guidance for contact tracing methodology changed during the pandemic and could have led to inconsistent data collection systems. Also, they said initial testing criteria was more restrictive and could have led to an under-count of infections.
And finally, the researchers noted that at one of the centers, they could not find the source of the outbreak, so it’s possible that cases at the center were brought in from another source. At the two other facilities, the researchers said they traced the source of infection to staff members who contracted Covid-19 through a family member.
“Testing of contacts of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in child care settings, including children who might not have symptoms, could improve control of transmission from child care attendees to family members,” the researchers concluded.
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This article has been re-blogged from the Blog http://www.uttingwolffspouts.com which is written by Claudia Gillberg and Geoffrey Jones. I had to reblog this as it concerns a very important subject that has often been misunderstood concerning the impact of exercise on people with ME or CFS. The dreadful article on the front page of a major newspaper this week prompted a justifiable outcry from many sufferers of this illness. And it was no wonder – our lives are hard enough without having to contend with this rubbish. The Telegraph article is here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11959193/Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-sufferers-can-overcome-symptoms-of-ME-with-positive-thinking-and-exercise.html (if anyone wants to read it).
The blogpost speaks for itself – and I love the title :
” THE SCIENTIFICALLY CHALLENGED UK MEDIA STRIKES BACK “
” When I first heard The Telegraph had featured an article concerning a follow-up study of the notorious PACE trial I was inclined to ignore it1. I’ve long become used to the appalling coverage of ME by the British media2 and felt I didn’t need to read any more disinformation disseminated via the Science Media Centre. However, I cracked and had the misfortune to read an article written by Sarah Knapton that is the worst I have seen in the thirty years I have been ill with this disease, which considering the competition is an impressive achievement1.
The article clearly implies ME is a non-illness, the suggestion in the headline that a bit of positivity and exercise could cure sufferers merits no other interpretation. One wonders what spin was put on the latest study by the SMC, as the results of this research bear no similarity to its reporting in the press. Indeed, flawed as the PACE trial is, at no point do the researchers suggest GET or CBT cure ME, as claimed by Ms Knapton in her inaccurate and mendacious article1.
Most in the ME community are aware of the substantial problems with the PACE study, including the selection criteria, the self-reporting and lack of objective measures, a flawed methodology, which have been outlined in detail by various authors including Angela Kennedy, Professor Malcolm Hooper, Tom Kindlon, Jane Colby, the late Dr Elizabeth Dowsett and, most recently, David Tuller in the US. Unfortunately the UK media continues its obsession with treating ME as a non-illness affecting lazy people whose only problem is their inability to pull themselves together and push through their fatigue, which seems to be the only symptom the media acknowledge.
To start Knapton states:
‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not actually a chronic illness and sufferers can overcome symptoms by increasing exercise and thinking positively, Oxford University has found’1.
Not a single word in that opening paragraph is accurate. The study included a large number of participants who probably did not have ME as the primary criteria for participating was fatigue. Despite this the PACE trial was only able to establish that some participants showed mild improvement while undergoing GET and CBT (though these were self-reported, subjective results). Participants remained ill and severely limited in their ability to perform normal daily activities. To repeat, any positive results revealed by the trial were barely notable yet according to Knapton,
‘The new study found that graded exercise therapy (GET), in which sufferers gradually increase activity levels, as well as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which encourages positive thinking and behaviour, had a dramatic impact’1.
A definition of dramatic: sudden and striking, impressive3
The PACE trial in no way justifies such an adjective, a more accurate description would be, ‘a negligible impact’ though this would not have supported the slant of Knapton’s piece.
Her next paragraph aggravates matters,
‘The finding is important because many CFS sufferers believe that exercise will make their condition worse.’1
Sufferers do not believe, ME is not a religion (the proponents of the psychosocial model and their media acolytes exhibit cult-like behaviour but that’s a separate issue). ME sufferers know exercise can make their condition worse through first hand experience of the damage it can cause, something supported by scientific studies illustrating physiological damage(4,5).
Two more paragraphs in the article were particularly disturbing:
‘But gradually increasing exercise and therapy to remove patients’ negative thoughts that they would never get better seemed to work. Prof Sharpe said the study was likely to prove controversial because a “minority” believe that CFS is either caused by a virus or is chronic and cannot be alleviated.’1
In what other chronic illness would sufferers be accused of contributing to their illness due to their ‘negative thoughts’? A more clear case of blaming the patient is hard to imagine and to make such a statement with zero evidence to support it, is unworthy of an academic. Suggesting that only a minority believe a virus triggers the disease and that it is chronic is not only untrue, there has never been any suggestion that ME is an acute condition, but a use of language designed to offend ME sufferers. The following paragraph continues in the same vein,
Prof Sharpe added: “It’s wrong to say people don’t want to get better, but they get locked into a pattern and their life constricts around what they can do. If you live within your limits that becomes a self-fulfilling prophesy.”1
There is no science to substantiate anything the professor states in this sentence and I can think of no other illness in which a researcher would speak of sufferers in such a fashion, it is immoral, breaches the Hippocratic Oath and constitutes abuse of a vulnerable group of patients.
Another point to make, highlighted by John Cohen in Science6, is that the basis of the original trial’s supposed success has been undermined by this latest study. The PACE trial claim that GET and CBT were the best treatments for ME is demolished by the finding in this latest study, which revealed that all therapy options produced the same results. To quote John Cohen,
After analyzing the responses, the researchers concluded that the benefits reported in the original study, which assessed participants at 1 year, were maintained for at least another 1.5 years. But the participants randomized to receive the two interventions that initially did nothing also improved, and there “was little evidence of differences in outcomes” when compared with the people in the other treatment groups’5.
Sharpe et al try to explain this by claiming that participants undergoing other therapies switched to GET and CBT in the intervening period but there is no evidence to support this conclusion. I’d also like to query what condition participants are in now, as the suggestion that any improvement was maintained for ‘at least another 1.5 years’ implies their health could have declined after this period of time.
Knapton’s article provides a list of ME symptoms, which exclude post-exertional malaise (PEM) arguably the defining symptom of the illness. It also includes a link to a video featuring Martine McCutcheon talking about the lightning process, telling you all you need to know about the malicious intent behind this article.
‘These are not magic cures’ says Sharpe. Apparently Sarah Knapton disagrees.
A final comment from Professor Sharpe:
‘It’s sometimes quite hard to understand what motivates the very vocal minority that gets upset by this apparently benign bit of moderately helpful treatment’1.
Perhaps some of the headlines in the British media this morning will enlighten the good professor as to why so many in the ME community are upset by his ‘treatment’.
1) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11959193/Chronic-Fatigue-Syndrome-sufferers-can-overcome-symptoms-of-ME-with-positive-thinking-and-exercise.html?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#link_time=1446019914 (Accessed 28/10/2015)
2) http://uttingwolffspouts.com/2015/02/14/chronically-fatigued-the-uk-media-and-the-recently-released-iom-report/
3) http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/dramatic (Accessed 28/10/2015)
4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23813081 (Accessed 28/10/2015)
6) http://news.sciencemag.org/health/2015/10/criticism-mounts-long-controversial-chronic-fatigue-study (Accessed 28/10/2015)
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January jury trial set in fatal crash
Yukon truck driver charged with negligent homicide; faces year in jail
EL RENO – A trial is set in early January for a Yukon truck driver charged in a fatal crash.
The jury trial for Gregory Albert Patty, 60, is on Judge Khristan K. Strubhar’s Jan. 10th docket in Canadian County District Court.
The defendant, a Yukon resident, was charged March 14 with negligent homicide in connection with a deadly traffic collision northwest of Yukon.
The misdemeanor crime is punishable by up to one year in jail and/or a maximum $1,000 fine.
Lexington’s Stacy Renae Bertolozzi, 29, died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash that occurred about 1:40 p.m. Sept. 20, 2021, at the intersection of State Highway 3 (N.W. Expressway) and N Cemetery Road.
The criminal court case has been moved to Judge Strubhar’s docket.
Strubhar, who has been serving as a special judge, was elected to succeed the retired Jack D. McCurdy II as a Canadian County district judge.
Oklahoma City Police investigated the fatal wreck.
Assistant District Attorney John Salmon alleges Patty caused Bertolozzi’s death by driving a 2021 Freightliner heavy box truck “in reckless disregard of the safety of others” by failing to yield and colliding with Bertolozzi’s 2015 Honda Civic.
Patty was reportedly driving the commercial truck southbound on N Cemetery Road crossing over SH-3, traveling across four lanes of through traffic and turn lanes for SH-3 eastbound and westbound traffic.
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“The defendant stated he looked to the west and did not see any vehicles approaching from the west, so he proceeded to attempt to cross State Highway 3,” according to a probable cause affidavit signed by Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Mark Sexton.
“(He) felt a collision and began to stop his vehicle.”
The yield sign for southbound traffic in the SH-3 median is clearly marked, Sgt. Sexton wrote in his affidavit.
“The defendant realized he was involved in a collision and stopped his vehicle,” the investigator’s affidavit reads.
Patty pulled to the right and off the roadway to the west side of N Cemetery Road on the south side of the intersection.
Victim Bertolozzi was pronounced dead by emergency medical personnel who had arrived at the scene. Oklahoma City Fire crews and emergency medical technicians responded to the crash.
A warrant for Patty’s arrest was served March 16 and the defendant was released on a $25,000 bond, according to court documents.
Patty is represented by attorney J. Brent Galyon of Oklahoma City.
A negligence lawsuit filed against Patty and his employers is pending in Oklahoma County District Court. The civil action was filed on behalf of the administrator of the victim’s estate.
Defendant Patty has generally denied all claims made by the plaintiff in the suit, arguing the plaintiff’s prayer for punitive damages is unconstitutional and should be dismissed as a matter of law
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2022: a year of political consolidation
By Justin Mahlahla
The curtain comes down on an eventful political year during which the ruling ZANU PF held a successful elective Congress while the main opposition MDC-T had its low-key congress.
However, the Citizens Coalition for Change outfit continued to wobble without any structures.
It was indeed a year of mixed fortunes for the country’s major political parties, as some split, while others united with some playing the brinkmanship game, even as the 2023 harmonised elections beckon.
Early in the year, by-elections were held on the 26th of March to fill vacancies that had arisen in 28 constituencies, with ZANU PF making inroads into opposition strongholds after snatching key constituencies.
On an even political landscape, ZANU PF, Triple C, MDC-T and other political parties took their programmes to the people canvassing for support.
However, the Triple C hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons as violence dominated most if not all their events.
With the biggest by-elections in the history of the country looming, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission launched a voter registration blitz in February meant to guide the country’s delimitation process for the 2023 harmonised elections.
Come March 26, sixteen political parties took part in the electoral process and ZANU PF gained seats in the previously opposition-dominated constituencies.
While political parties were celebrating their victories, 2022 being an elective year for the ruling party, a youth elective conference was held ushering in a new leadership to steer the voter mobilisation drive.
After the youth conference, ZANU PF Women’s League reinvigorated itself through a conference which was also graced by the Presidium.
The major highlight of the year for ZANU PF was the creation of War Veterans League as a wing of the party which was spiced up by a conference where the organ’s structures were set up.
In between the strengthening of the party, ZANU PF President and First Secretary, Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa continued to engage party supporters across the country and commissioned mega projects meant to improve livelihoods.
At the same time, by-elections were held in Gokwe-Kabuyuni in August and ZANU PF edged the opposition in that race, consolidating its position as the most popular political party in the country.
ZANU PF’s Elective Congress came in October completing the colossal revolutionary party’s restructuring exercise ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.
In November, a Commonwealth delegation led by Assistant Secretary General Luis Franschesci visited Zimbabwe as part of the assessment for the country’s readmission into the club. The delegation met key stakeholders and left satisfied.
In the same month, there were by-elections at ward level where ZANU PF won big by widening the gap in rural wards.
The ruling party also made a bold statement in urban wards by claiming victory while closing the gap in some of the wards.
MDC-T held its congress on the 18th of December as a way of strengthening its party structures ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.
To cap the year 2022, ZANU PF President and First Secretary Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a new politburo which is a fusion of young blood, party stalwarts and vibrant women to guide the party to victory next year.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission also submitted their preliminary Delimitation Report to President Mnangagwa as the country gears for the 2023 harmonised elections.
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