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Miranda Kerr Shares Her 5-Minute Make-Up Routine
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Every Australian Model Who Has Walked The Victoria's Secret Runway
From runway regulars to one-show wonders - by Isabelle Truman
Walking the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is a dream come true for models everywhere with the famed runway extravaganza often the platform to supermodel status. Australian model Miranda Kerr was the first to represent Down Under on the catwalk, but since the amount of Australian Victoria's Secret models has grown year upon year.
Though the US lingerie label generally has around 50 women walking their annual show, only around 15 of them will be certified Victoria's Secret Angels.
Angels, such as Lily Aldridge and Taylor Hill, work for Victoria's Secret year-round as the face of the brand, while different models are chosen each year to represent on the runway. Miranda Kerr is famously the only Australian model to make it to Angel status, before retiring her wings in 2013.
From Jessica Hart to Abbey Lee Kershaw, we count down every Aussie woman who has ever walked the Victoria's Secret show.
Year: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
The first Australian model to ever walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Miranda Kerr was an instant hit and went on to walk for six consecutive years after becoming an Angel in 2007. In 2013, she retired her wings to pursue other career opportunities.
Australian model, actress and musician, Abbey Lee Kershaw walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2008 and 2009. After taking a break from fashion to pursue her acting career, Kershaw made her runway comeback at Saint Laurent's Paris Fashion Week show earlier this year.
After winning Girlfriend magazine's Model Search in 2006, Sarah Stephens walked the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, before taking a break from modelling to focus on acting.
Sydney-born model Elyse Taylor walked the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She now lives in New York with her daughter Lila and makes a living modelling all around the globe.
Melbourne-born model Shanina Shaik left Australia age 17 to pursue her career and hasn't looked back since. Now going into her fifth year walking Victoria's Secret, she counts Angel Jasmine Tookes as a BFF.
Aussie bombshell Jessica Hart hasn't walked the Victoria's Secret runway since 2013 when she made a remark about Taylor Swift's performance, which Swift reportedly didn't like. According to NY Daily News, the singer asked for Hart to not be allowed back in the show for 2014 and she hasn't walked since - coincidence?
Kelly Gale
Swedish-Australian model Kelly Gale is a Victoria's Secret runway regular, heading into her fifth year walking for the brand. Did someone say future Angel?!
Bridget Malcolm walked back-to-back runway shows in 2015 and 2016. The Aussie beauty has since opened up about her unhealthy relationship with food, saying she struggled with restrictive diets.
Victoria Lee
NSW-born bombshell Victoria Lee made her Victoria's Secret debut in 2017, before being named as David Jones' latest ambassador.
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Ryan Reynolds Welcomes 'Deadpool 2' Co-Star With 'Star Wars' Homage
By James Grebey
Filed Under Entertainment, Deadpool & Instagram
Just how much fun is Ryan Reynolds having making Deadpool 2? The actor behind the Merc With a Mouth shared a picture on Instagram welcoming one of his new co-stars for the hotly anticipated sequel, and they decided to make a Star Wars reference because, well, why not?
On Tuesday night, Reynolds revealed that Julian Dennison, an actor from New Zealand best known for starring in Taika Waititi’s 2016 movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople, would be joining the cast of Deadpool 2.
“Giving Julian Dennison a warm 💀💩L welcome as we stare off into our beautiful future together,” Reynolds wrote, cheekily using the skull and poop emojis along with the letter “L” to represent Deadpool’s name. The accompanying photograph shows Reynolds, in costume, giving Dennison a piggyback ride. He’s pointing off in the distance and making a great face. There’s a neon sign behind them with illuminated Japanese characters on it, suggesting that Deadpool 2 might have something to do with the land of the rising sun.
Giving Julian Dennison a warm 💀💩L welcome as we stare off into our beautiful future together. #RickyBakerPool #NZ
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It’s not the first time that two actors have Instagrammed themselves in this pose, which is a reference to a scene in The Empire Strikes Back, where Luke gives Yoda a piggyback ride during his training. Back in April, Star Wars: The Last Jedi stars Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley shared a similar picture, with Hamill doing a little role reversal and playing the part of Yoda.
SHOUT-OUT to Daisy Ridley for no reason other than taking time to visit unlike others who never call, never write, never give piggyback rides.
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East London tech founder wants to change the food supply chain
Anx Patel grew up working in corner shops and now helps independent restaurants boost savings by using group buying power.
By Laura Enfield
He grew up bouncing on his shopkeeper father’s knee behind the counter, dreamt of becoming an inventor and studied to be a banker.
Somehow Anx Patel has managed to combine all three skills into startup GoKart as CEO.
The app enables restaurants to order ingredients at the click of a button, using group buying power to get them at the same prices large chains enjoy.
The 39-year-old built the platform as a way of helping cash-strapped independents fight rising costs and said on average customers saved 20% with sales growing by 30% each month.
It charges fees for use of the platform and uses an algorithm to find the best suppliers for customers, who get produce delivered to their door the next day.
“Ingredients are the third biggest cost for restaurants after rent and rates and hiring and keeping staff,” said the tech founder.
“Because of Brexit and climate change food prices are just rocketing.
“Seafood has gone up 23% over the last 12 months, which is a huge concern for restaurants.”
Based between Angel and Old Street, GoKart landed a place on the first Just Eat food tech accelerator programme in 2016 and attracted £530,000 funding from investors including the founder and CEO of restaurant chain Toss’d and former chairs of Barclays, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley.
The smell of success is in the air, as it has just closed its third £500,000 funding round, aimed at doubling its team of nine to cope with a rapid growth which has seen it grow from three clients to 155 in a year.
But Anx admits it has been a long hard slog to get here.
He first learned the struggles of running your own food orientated business as a child.
“I was basically born in a shop and sitting on my dad’s need by the age of three months selling stamps with him,” said the Beckenham resident.
“Dad hoped I’d go off and be a banker so I went off and got a maths degree at UCL, came out and broke his heart by buying a bucket of a store with flickering yellow lights that wasn’t making any money.
“But two years in, it all fell into place and started growing 20% a month and the reason was I was hyper-local.
“I sold it after nine years just before the credit crunch, got married, had kids and then my wife kind of kicked me out to get a job so I went and worked for Nisa Local heading up the team that built their tills system.
“That was the start of a Eureka moment.”
He was amazed by a scanning gun used by staff to order stock and the contrast between the “archaic” faxes, emails and meetings he had to have with suppliers when he was a shopkeeper.
“I thought it would be great if we could use the tech in our pockets, smartphones, to allow a shopkeeper to order from any suppliers,” said Anx.
“So I quit my job and started building it and thought I would be Mark Zuckerberg in two months but that didn’t happen.”
Between 2014 and 2017 he invested £60,000 of savings into trying to make the business work.
“The initial idea was to replicate the scanning on a smartphone app to make the technology more accessible to small shops,” said Anx.
But it was when he met a restaurant supplier by chance that he saw there might be better opportunities in restaurants.
“I realised chefs order less and often and they order at the end of service when they know what they need for the next day,” he said.
“They normally pick up the phone at 1am and leave an message saying: ‘Hey it’s me I need tomatoes,’ and then hang up.
“The supplier on the other end is left wondering who it was and what they actually needed.
“With GoKart they could just tap what they want in the app and an email will be sent in with the right customer details and product codes and all that ambiguity goes away.
“I learned you really need to get out there and identify what the problems are and not just deal the same problem or in the same way as everybody else and then build a solution that meets that problem.”
He applied for the Just Eat accelerator with only hours to spare, was chosen from 240 businesses and the three-month programme helped set him on the right path.
“The thing that came out of that was to stay focused – if you chase two rabbits they will both go away,” said Anx. “They told us the restaurant supply was a known problem and to focus on that.
“So I came out of that accelerator thinking I’ll be Mark Zuckerberg again and again it just didn’t work.
“So I went out and talk to our suppliers again and asked, ‘Do you want to save money on your costs or do you want more business?’
“They said they wanted more business.
“So we recruited three restaurants in September last year, 30 in November and since then we have just been growing and growing and now we have 155.”
Anx has his sights set on making the business worth £480,000 in the next five years and eventually “world domination”.
“That’s a scary goal but I can see it being achieved. We know the problem exists in the States and Australia,” said the father-of-two.
“We know we have a great solution to one of the problems that suppliers have – over-reliance on the big chains, ones like Jamie’s and Byron that have been shutting sites down.
“Whereas independents are actually doing quite well and opening second or third sites.
“What we do works and we’re just multiplying that to try and help as many businesses as we can.”
When a restaurant signs up to GoKart the company looks at the ingredients it is buying and uses an algorithm to match them to its portfolio suppliers which includes London independents right up to some of the UK’s biggest meat and seafood companies.
“We look at three things when choosing suppliers to work with – price, quality and customer service.
“The advantage of the big guys is they have a national reach while the independents give more control if someone is looking for something particular like organic or locally sourced produce.
“We are also seeing a huge trend in restaurants moving away from plastics and wanting suppliers with biodegradable or compostable packaging or reusable crates.
Customers also pay for their goods on delivery through the app or 30 days later and the platform is now on version 24 with more changes to come over the next year.
“The first 12 versions were built by me,” said Anx. “I taught myself to code and built it. It was a huge challenge but I found it quite logical and just chipped away every day.
“I don’t really feel a big sense of achievement now it’s out there though because any mountain you climb just sets you up for a bigger mountain .
“I don’t think I will get a sense of achievement until we have an IPO or are listed on the stock exchange.”
Looking back he said his biggest challenge with GoKart, which is on track to be in profit next year, has been “persistence”.
“When you are doing something new there’s going to be a huge block of people in the industry are happy with the status quo or who don’t see the coming dangerous,” said Anx.
“So the biggest challenge was keeping on believing in what I wanted to do but also mixing that in with experimentation pivoting and changing things until I found what works.
“I think absolutely I have done that now and things are falling into place but in any business there are huge amounts of challenges constantly so it’s not over yet.
“My wife and kids are super supportive – wearing hand-me-down clothes, not going on proper holidays and putting up with me being stuck in the garage for three years.
“It is really hard to keep that work-life balance and I have pictures of my kids in my arms while I was developing the app, tapping away a keyboard.”
Sounds like he is following in his late father’s footsteps even more closely than he realised.
Go to getgokart.com for more information.
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SEC and CFTC Offer Views on Regulation of Virtual Currency
By Michael Fluhr on February 27, 2018 Posted in Bitcoins, e-Commerce, Technology
On February 6, 2018, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo provided testimony on virtual currencies to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Their written statements and testimony can be found here. Below we provide a summary of the written statements and testimony and analysis for participants in the virtual currency and blockchain spaces.
New Possibilities, New Risks
Takeaway: Both the SEC and CFTC recognize the potential use and value of virtual currency and blockchain technology, but both remain wary of the risks, particularly for investors.
Both Chairmen expressed optimism that developments in financial technology will help facilitate capital formation and provide promising investment opportunities for both institutional and retail investors. SEC Chairman Clayton noted that these developments may assist regulators in monitoring transactions, holdings, obligations, and market characteristics. CFTC Chairman Giancarlo expressed optimism that distributed ledgers have the potential to enhance economic efficiency, mitigate centralized systemic risk, defend against fraudulent activity, and improve data quality and governance. Like Chairman Clayton, Chairman Giancarlo posited that distributed ledger technology could provide assistance to financial market regulators.
At the same time, both Chairmen expressed concern. Chairman Clayton noted that enthusiasm for obtaining a profitable piece of a new technology can attract fraudsters and bad actors, who prey on this enthusiasm. Chairman Giancarlo similarly observed that bad actors historically have invoked the concept of innovation to perpetrate age-old frauds. Both Chairmen repeatedly emphasized the SEC’s and CFTC’s missions to establish a regulatory environment for investors and market participants that fosters innovation, integrity, and confidence.
ICOs as Securities
Takeaway: The SEC considers all or nearly all ICOs to meet the definition of a security and will seek to enforce the federal securities laws as they apply to these ICOs.
The industry has been particularly and rightfully concerned about whether and to what degree the SEC will take the position that ICOs meet the definition of a security. Chairman Clayton provided a strongly worded response in his written testimony, stating that “when investors are offered and sold securities—which to date ICOs have largely been—they are entitled to the benefits of state and federal securities laws.” He reasoned that many products labeled as cryptocurrencies or related assets are increasingly being promoted as investment opportunities that rely on the efforts of others (the well-known Howey test for determining whether an asset is a security), with their utility as an efficient medium for commercial exchange being a distinct secondary characteristic. He rejected the notion that labeling an asset a “utility token or structuring it to provide some utility” can prevent it from being a security. Chairman Clayton noted that as of today, no ICOs have been registered with the SEC.
Chairman Clayton added that the SEC has ramped up enforcement of securities laws in the cryptocurrency space. It has recently established a new Cyber Unit focused on misconduct involving distributed ledger technology and ICOs and has brought a number of enforcement actions concerning ICOs for alleged violation of federal securities laws.
On a somewhat different topic, Chairman Clayton expressed concern with recent instances of public companies with no meaningful track record in pursuing distributed ledger or blockchain technology changing their business models and names to reflect a focus on such technology without adequate disclosure to investors.
Virtual Currencies as Commodities
Takeaway: U.S. regulation of virtual currency transactions is more limited, as cash or “spot” transactions are largely governed by a patchwork of state money transmission regulations. There remains a limited role for regulation and enforcement by the SEC and CFTC, and that role may grow with future legislation.
CFTC Chairman Giancarlo reiterated the CFTC determination that virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin, meet the definition of a commodity. As such, the CFTC has regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction over derivatives on virtual currencies traded in the United States and enforcement jurisdiction to investigate and initiate civil actions based on fraud and manipulation in virtual currency markets. Indeed, the CFTC has recently taken enforcement action against a number of entities allegedly engaged in fraud, market manipulation, and disruptive trading in the virtual currency markets. But neither the CFTC nor any other U.S. Federal agency has regulatory jurisdiction over cash or “spot” transactions in virtual currencies. Thus, the CFTC cannot conduct oversight including imposing registration requirements, surveillance and monitoring, transaction reporting, compliance with personnel conduct standards, customer education, capital adequacy, trading system safeguards, or cyber security examinations. Rather, many U.S.-based cryptocurrency trading platforms have elected to be regulated as money-transmission services, an industry regulated predominately at the state level, without oversight by the SEC or CFTC. SEC Chairman Clayton cautioned that such exchanges may be providing services traditionally associated with securities, commodities, and currency exchanges, such as price quotes. He further noted that the current applicable regulatory framework for cryptocurrency trading was not designed with the type of trading now occurring in mind.
SEC Chairman Clayton did add, however, that the SEC is monitoring the cryptocurrency-related activities of the market participants that it does regulate, including brokers, dealers, investment advisers, and trading platforms. He instructed that those market participants should treat payments and other transactions made in cryptocurrency as if cash were being handed from one party to another and that they should keep in mind their anti-money laundering and know-your-customer obligations.
He also expressed skepticism about approving financial products linked to underlying cryptocurrencies, such as ETFs. He acknowledged the importance of continued innovation in retail fund space. But he also professed a need for examination and resolution of issues concerning liquidity, valuation, custody, creation, redemption, and arbitrage.
The Future of Virtual Currency Regulation
Takeaway: The SEC and CFTC will continue their enforcement work and likely work with and look to Congress for additional guidance and any expansion of regulatory authority.
Both chairmen posed the question of whether the U.S. government’s historical approach to the regulation of sovereign currency transactions is appropriate for the new cryptocurrency markets. As explained above, they both noted that cash or “spot” transactions in virtual currencies are not currently regulated by any U.S. Federal agency and that investors may lack market protections such as rules on best execution, prohibitions on front running, short sale restrictions, and custody and capital requirements. Both chairmen stated that they are open to exploring with Congress whether increased federal regulation of cryptocurrency trading platforms is necessary or appropriate. That said, Chairman Giancarlo expressed more concern that any new regulation (which he admitted may be required) do no harm to the continuing evolution of distributed ledger technology.
It is clear that both the SEC and CFTC are grappling with how to apply existing law—enacted without today’s technology in mind—to the latest innovations in virtual currencies and blockchain technology. Both Chairmen profess to appreciate the value of the new technology while simultaneously acknowledging the risks to investors and the potential need for additional regulation. In the short term, enforcement actions from both agencies will shape the regulatory landscape while in the long term, Congress may intervene with larger changes.
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(CNN) Authorities have intercepted bombs intended for former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and several other top political figures were targeted in what authorities are investigating as a connected series of incidents.
Also, CNN’s New York bureau in the Time Warner Center was evacuated after a package containing a bomb, addressed to former CIA Director John Brennan, was discovered, city and local law enforcement officials said.
In addition, sources told CNN that a suspicious package intended for California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was intercepted at a congressional mail screening facility in Maryland; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo received what he said was a device at his Manhattan office; and the San Diego Union-Tribune evacuated its building after “suspicious looking packages” were spotted outside.
Live updates: Suspicious packages sent to Time Warner Center, Clinton and Obama
The developments, which unfolded rapidly and continued steadily into the afternoon, touched off fear and confusion and immediately invited questions about the motives of those responsible. The recipients of the packages are all prominent targets of right-wing criticism and, in many cases, of President Donald Trump himself.
“This clearly is an act of terror attempting to undermine our free press and leaders of this country through acts of violence,” New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said at an afternoon news conference.
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‘Stars, Stripes & Summer Nights’ picked for fair theme
By Jeff Rice | ricej@journal-advocate.com | Sterling Journal-Advocate
PUBLISHED: January 11, 2019 at 4:05 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2019 at 12:46 pm
It’ll be “Stars, Stripes and Summer Nights” in August when the Logan County Fair kicks off.
The Logan County Fair Board voted Thursday night at its regular meeting to settle on the theme for the 2019 fair. The theme, originally phrased as “Stars, Stripes and Fair Delights,” was selected from among 30 suggestions offered. Board Member John Korrey said he liked the phrasing “Summer Nights” better, and the board agreed.
The fair is tentatively scheduled to run Aug. 1-11 this year, and the board approved a list of suggested deadlines for the coming year. Those deadlines will be publicized once they’re firmed up.
The board also decided to stick with Vendini to manage ticketing at Fair events this year. The board previously had seen information from Magic Money/MSB to provide self-service kiosks, cards, software and smart phone apps to manage everything from event tickets to carnival admissions. Fair Manager Todd Thomas said he’d talked with Colorado State Fair officials, who used Magic Money for their carnival for a couple of years, and said their experience was inconsistent.
There also was the matter of breaking the Vendini contract. Logan County’s contract with Vendini expired in 2017 and automatically renewed in 2018 for another three years. Vendini would have charged a $20,000 penalty to void the contract and, while Magic Money offered to absorb that cost, the board decided they’d like to see the company get more experience with turn-key solutions. The vote to stay with Vendini was unanimous.
The board also is looking to fill two board positions as soon as possible and a third one at the end of the year.
The board operated without an advertising and publicity chair during 2018, trusting those duties to a part-time assistant who is no longer with the board. Chairperson Kassie Roth on Friday put out word on Facebook that the board is looking for someone to fill the publicity role and to replace Britt Pratt, who chaired the sponsorship committee. Pratt has notified the board she can no longer serve for family and personal reasons and will be submitting her resignation soon.
In addition, Alan Barton, who is in charge of commercial exhibits and parking, notified the board he won’t seek re-appointment when his three-year term is up at the end of this year. Barton said he’s made his intentions known early so he can find a replacement and give them some training and background information before they take over his position in 2020.
The board voted to meet again Feb. 7 rather than their regular date, Feb. 14, which is Valentine’s Day.
Jeff Rice: 970-526-9283, ricej@journal-advocate.com
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Kodanad is a rural riverside village of Ernakulam district, Kerala, southern India. Kodanad is situated on the south bank of Periyar river, about 42 kilometers east of Kochi.
The nearest air port is Cochin International Airport which is about 20 km (12 mi) by road. The village is a major tourist destination because it houses an Elephant training center.
In the 1950–60s, Kodanad used to be the largest of several elephant training centres for captured Elephants from the adjoining forest regions. They were trained using Mahouts, especially skilled people also known as 'Paappaan' in Malayalam language.
In the 1970s, there was a ban to elephant capture by Government of India and from then on, Kodanad is primarily used as a rescue training centre
Most of the animals from Kodanad elephant centre except the elephants are recently rehabilitated to Kaprikkad, as the part of Ecotourism project named as Abhayaranyam, which is spread across 200 acres of natural forest.
The best time to visit the destination is from November to March.
Attraction in Kodanad
Abhayaranyam Zoo
Elephant Crall
State: Kerala
Distance From Namagiripettai: 341 Km.
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The Debt Burden That Forced Stephen Jennings To Swindle Kenyan Investors At Tatu City
by Kahawa Tungu November 5, 2018, 3:30 PM 1.7k Views
Stephen Jennings. IMAGE/ COURTESY
Stephen Jennings has been at the centre of the struggling Tatu City project, with a fight ensuing between him and the Kenyan investors, the likes of Stephen Mwagiru, Nahashon Nyagah and Vimal Shah.
However, little is known about his background, especially in investment of mega projects such as Tatu City.
According to sources, before coming to Kenya, the New Zealand investment banker aim to ‘invest’ at Tatu City was to look for a way to repay heavy debt and losses he had incurred in Russia.
He wanted to oust the Kenyan investors from the project, sell it, pay his debts and leave the country, as witnessed in how he stashed money from the project in offshore accounts.
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Trouble started earlier before 2013 in his company that he had formed, Renaissance Capital, which was making big losses then. Seeing bleak future ahead for the company, he decided to sell his 50 per cent stake at the company ‘to start a new life’.
“At the time of the resignation, Renaissance was just a step away from bankruptcy. Technically, the firm was insolvent, servicing debt with more debt. Its cash generating assets had become illiquid at the onset of the financial crisis and its trading income had stagnated in the face of stiff competition from relatively new Russian state-owned banks,” reports a local business blog.
In November 2012, international credit rating agency, Moody’s downgraded the firm’s ability to service its debts to B3. This was the third negative rating in three years.
B3 is the worst credit rating and it means that the firm in question is not in a position to meet its debt obligations.
Jennings borrowed Ksh115 billion in 2009 from the public through a Eurobond issue, in a bid to repay an earlier bond of a similar amount. The only way the bank was going to survive was through ‘borrowing Peter to pay Paul’, but Moody had spoiled the party for them.
Definitely, there was no future for the bank as creditors would soon seek liquidation of the 18-year old financial institution.
Consequently, Jennings could not hold on any longer and this was the opportune time for him to opt out by selling his shares to Russian politician Mikhail Prokhorov. Debt was still haunting him and he had to look for a way.
However, not until 50 days were over than the news of Jennings’ bolting out were spread, after a letter to staffers was leaked.
To retain investors’ trust, the company told them that the the firm would be seeking to dispose assets held by the firm but were not core to its investment banking operation.
The assets were worth US$221 million (Kshh22.1 billion) but were opaque and illiquid.
“These assets included Jennings shareholding in Tatu City which was through a Cyprus registered firm, SCF II Holdings and Renaissance Capital. What Horn did not divulge to the senior managers is the fact that, although Renaissance Group assets were valued at US$221 million, the new firm had a huge debt of US$225 million (Sh22. 5 billion),” reports the blog, Money and Markets.
Read: Foreign Investors At Tatu City Absolved By Appellate Court
USD98 million (Ksh9.8 billion) debt to the assets management arm was held by Prokhorov through his investment firm Onexim Group.
The only assets that had the potential for turning in quick cash in Renaissance Asset Managers assets was Tatu City Project.
In Ghana, a project for a city similar to Tatu City had stalled while in DR Congo its land ownership was held up court cases.
By 2014, sale of 10 plots of Tatu City land had generated Ksh7.5 billion and all the money had gone to repay the loan. According to the accounts prepared by Jennings, the loan of Ksh6.2 billion had ballooned to Sh9.4 billion by the end of 2014 due to an infllated interest rate of 33 percent per year applied retrospectively to 2011 when it was disbursed. This was done without the knowledge of other investors, whom Jennings was targeting to swindle.
Jennings had unilaterally diluted the shareholding of the Kenyan investors and increased his, automatically increasing his powers to pass any motion in the board.
At one moment, he even replaced the Tatu City chairman Nyagah with coffee baron, Pius Ngugi.
To date, the Tatu City project has stalled due to court cases and ongoing investigation by the government due to alleged underhand dealings and evasion of tax.
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Nighbert claims sole responsibility for firing Duncan | Lexington Herald Leader
Nighbert claims sole responsibility for firing Duncan
FRANKFORT - Gov. Ernie Fletcher had nothing to do with the firing of a Transportation Cabinet employee whose name was on a now-infamous "hit list" of state workers targeted for personnel action, Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert testified yesterday.
Nighbert told a hearing officer for the state Personnel Board that he alone made the decision to fire Michael Duncan, the cabinet's chief deputy inspector general, because he was unhappy with his work, not because Duncan was a Democrat who had previously donated money and worked for Fletcher's 2003 gubernatorial opponent Ben Chandler.
"I never had a discussion with the governor, not only about Mr. Duncan, but any other merit employee," Nighbert said.
Duncan's May 13, 2005, dismissal eventually led a special grand jury to indict Fletcher in the spring on a misdemeanor charge of political discrimination. That indictment and two others against Fletcher were later dismissed when Fletcher and Attorney General Greg Stumbo struck a deal to end the 18-month investigation.
Reasons for firing
Instead, he said he took four things into consideration when firing Duncan:
Duncan had recommended against disciplining a number of low-level employees who had broken the cabinet's policies regarding costly changes to road contracts. Nighbert wanted to discipline several employees named in an investigation that Duncan and others in the inspector general's office were conducting, but Duncan said he felt like the workers were only following the orders of their superiors.
Duncan was partially responsible for not producing the investigative report about changes to road contracts as quickly as Nighbert wanted.
Duncan had an extramarital affair with a subordinate in 1999 when he was director of then-Attorney General Ben Chandler's special investigations division. While not a primary reason for firing Duncan, Nighbert said the affair "was in the back of my mind" and caused him to question Duncan's judgment.
Duncan had not satisfactorily followed up on a previous investigation conducted by the attorney general's office regarding prescription drug abuse in Williamsburg at a time when Nighbert was mayor of the city.
"I didn't think that he was going to be someone that I could trust to bring the proper recommendations or do the proper investigations," Nighbert said.
Duncan's response
Duncan acknowledged having the affair with a subordinate during a period of separation from his wife, but said it was irrelevant to his performance at the cabinet.
"The person who suffered over that more than anybody else was me and my family," he said.
The incident resulted in a verbal reprimand by his superior at the time, John Cubine.
Duncan testified that Nighbert and other individuals had never indicated to him that the investigative report in question was not being produced fast enough.
The lead investigator on the report, Chuck Hines, provided similar testimony, saying the only thing that might have slowed the report was numerous requests for revisions by high-ranking officials in the cabinet and Fletcher's office, including Chief of Staff Stan Cave and then-General Counsel John Roach.
At one point, Duncan said, administration officials attempted to rewrite the report's opening paragraph in a way that "made it sound political."
"It read like a press release for Fletcher," he said. "It was totally unacceptable."
Duncan's attorneys closed their case yesterday without seeking the testimony of Fletcher, who they had previously subpoenaed.
Both sides still must issue closing briefs, and the personnel board is expected to decide the issue early next year.
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Zwane brace hands Tuks the points
Aug 22, 2015 - 05:14 pm By KickOff
The speedy winger handed AmaTuks a 2-0 lead at the break with two stunning efforts from outside the area, before Thabo Mnyamane made sure of all three points with five minutes remaining.
The hosts ended the game with 10-men; club captain Tebogo Monyai seeing red following a second bookable offence in the 88th minute.
In an attempt to combat the attacking powers of Rise and Shine, Tuks head coach Sammy Troughton named three recognised strikers in his starting XI, with Thabiso Nkoana and Getaneh Kebede making their home debuts, while Atusaye Nyondo returned to the line-up from injury.
Ronald Ketjijere and Vuyisile Ntombayithethi were tasked with keeping the likes of Puleng Tlolane quiet.
Tuks’ attacking intent was visible from the opening minute, with a succession of corner-kicks going unrewarded.
Tlolane thought he had a shout for a free-kick and a possible sending off within six minutes after he took a tumble just outside the area, but the referee instead brandished the yellow card for diving.
Kebede saw his backheel fly just wide in the 17th minute, but the home supporters would be on their feet soon after. City looked to have stifled a Tuks attack, but Kebede rolled the ball into the path of the onrushing Zwane, who opened the scoring with an unstoppable shot in the 31st minute.
Zwane doubled his tally seven minutes later with a rasping effort from the edge of the area which left Pule Konopi with no chance.
Polokwane's best chance of the game would fall to Linda Shiba just after the break; the second-half substitute hitting the post from an acute angle.
Mnyamane made sure of all three points in the 85th minute - the lanky forward with a neat finish within a minute from coming off the bench on his first game of the season.
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“Keep speed vans away from our graveyards”
by Killarney Advertiser | Apr 8, 2019 | News |
Speed detection vans are still setting up outside graveyards in Kerry when funerals are taking place – despite a request by councillors that the practice should cease.
Fianna Fail Councillor John Francis Flynn, who raised the issue at a meeting of the South & West Municipal District on Friday, said Gardai and the Council are blaming each other about it – but meanwhile, it is still happening.
Councillor Flynn had previously raised the matter of GoSafe vans outside graveyards when funerals were taking place at a meeting of Kerry County Council.
“The Council is blaming the Gardai and the Gardai are blaming the Council – but the speed vans are still outside the graveyard,” Cllr Flynn said.
He said he was aware of this happening at Kilnanare Graveyard, on the R561 between Firies and Castlemaine, and at Ballyheigue in North Kerry.
The Council had written to An Garda Siochana, at the request of Councillors, informing them about the issue and requesting that the GoSafe vans locate elsewhere.
An email sent to Kerry County Council in response on February 26, from Inspector Anthony Sugrue stated: “I have requested that new locations be identified and risk accessed to check suitability, regarding Castlemaine.”
Councillor Flynn said he’d received complaints and had witnessed it for himself – and on one occasion the GoSafe van was blocking the cemetery gates, he said.
“It’s desperate disrespectful that the speed vans would be outside a graveyard with people trying to get in to the graves of their loved ones,” he said.
“People are afraid if they park behind it they’ll get a parking ticket and they’re being prevented from visiting the graveyard because of total ignorance,” he added.
Councillor Flynn noted the graveyards are Council-owned property and bye-laws should be introduced if necessary.
He had previously been informed by the Council that An Garda Siochana determine the locations of the vans.
“If a speed van pulled up outside my driveway, I’d be perfectly entitled to move it on – so I don’t see why they can’t do the same,” he said.
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Idris Elba Is A ‘Gunman’ Alongside Sean Penn & Javier Bardem
Idris Elba Is A 'Gunman' Alongside Sean Penn & Javier Bardem
Kevin Jagernauth
Idris Elba‘s moment of hitting a bigger platform of fame, is nearly here. Of course, TV audiences already admire the man for this work on “The Wire” and “Luther,” but he’s not quite a kitchen table name just yet. However, he already has one of the most memorable lines of the summer (“We are canceling the apocalypse!”) in the forthcoming “Pacific Rim,” and he could be in the awards season hunt leading “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” And of course, he’ll be back mixing it up in “Thor: The Dark World.” So is it any surprise that his next gig is starring alongside Sean Penn and Javier Bardem?
Elba has joined “The Gunman,” a better-than-average sounding movie from Pierre Morel (“Taken,” “From Paris With Love“). An adaptation of the Jean-Patrick Manchette novel, Penn will play an international operative named Martin Terrier, who goes on the run after being betrayed by his organization and winds up battling Bardem. Elba will play Dupont, a mysterious operative. But really, Penn, Bardem and Elba? Of course, we’re gonna watch the shit out of this.
Filming gets underway later this month in Europe and we presume about a year from now you’ll be sitting down with a bucket of popcorn to watch this.
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‘Nerve’ Trailer: Emma Roberts & Dave Franco Play a Dangerous Game
'Nerve' Trailer: Emma Roberts & Dave Franco Play a Dangerous Game
Michael Nordine
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Emma Roberts has emerged as one of the more nuanced actors of her generation in recent years, with roles in “Palo Alto” and “Adult World” showcasing her quietly impressive skills. She’ll soon be seen alongside Dave Franco in the considerably more high-profile “Nerve,” whose first trailer just dropped.
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Roberts’ mild-mannered character is introduced watching videos of the eponymous game, an interactive experience in which “Watchers” demand that “Players” compete certain tasks for cash prizes. These range from the relatively harmless — “Kiss a stranger for five seconds ($100)” — to the increasingly out-there: “Leave the store” wearing a very expensive dress taken from the fitting room ($2,500). (Franco plays the stranger in question, and he’s first seen reading Virginia Woolf’s “To the Lighthouse.”)
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Things eventually take a dangerous turn, as movie logic demands they must, with our heroine and her new beau in far over their heads. Juliette Lewis, Samira Wiley, Kimiko Glenn and Miles Heizer all co-star in “Nerve,” which is being released on July 27.
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Social Media for Senior Leaders
4 Tips for Ensuring Successful, Secure Engagement at the Top Upasana Gupta • April 1, 2011
From Facebook to Twitter, the new era of business communication and collaboration requires involvement of senior leaders to guide an organization's social media strategy and engagement. It's a big role, and it comes with significant responsibilities.
"We look for support and vision from senior leaders in embracing social media," says Lee Aase, director of the Mayo Clinic's Center for Social Media. "Their involvement replicates a sense of familiarity, engagement and trust within the community."
At Mayo, a not-for-profit medical practice and research group, the CEO saw social media as an extension of reputation management, as well as a platform to foster collaboration and transparency within the healthcare community. As a result, Mayo Clinic now has the most popular medical provider channel on YouTube, as well as strong presences on Twitter and Facebook. It offers a news blog, podcast blog and one that enables patients and employees to tell their Mayo Clinic stories. In addition, Mayo has recently formed a Social Media Health Network, which offers other healthcare organizations an opportunity to learn from Mayo's social media experiences and share thought leadership with each other.
"In social media it's not just about minimizing risk; it's about maximizing rewards," Aase says. "Building leadership in our adoption of social media emphasizes an open corporate culture in a way that people can easily understand."
Mayo Clinic is but one example of an organization where senior leaders are actively engaged in social media. Elsewhere, George Kurtz, chief technology officer at McAfee and Stuart McClure, who oversees McAfee's risk and compliance product line, are avid bloggers and post messages regularly on their Facebook and Twitter accounts, sharing their opinions about what is newsworthy within the IT security space.
"Social media is all about conversations, and leaders need to be part of those conversations to be able to influence and engage people," says Joris Evers, director of public relations and social media at McAfee, an IT security solutions provider.
Know the Risks
Because senior leaders are so visible and influential, they do need to take extra care with what they say via social media.
"A post or a blog coming from an executive will likely have a greater impact on the organization from a reputation standpoint," says Erika Del Giudice, risk manager at Crowe Horwath, an IT risk and public accounting firm. "What they do online is inevitably going to reflect on the company," Del Giudice says
Taking into consideration the potential and risks, organizations such as Navy Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, follow a strict social media policy and play a cautious role while engaging senior leadership on social network sites.
"Because the names of senior management are associated with our company, their social network profiles might be observed more frequently by our members, says Navy Federal spokeswoman Aisha Rasul. "So, it's important that posts are kept professional and information is controlled via privacy settings."
At Navy Federal, senior leaders do not directly post on behalf of the company. They generally task the social media team to post regarding a particular subject. In the workplace, leaders mostly use the social networking sites to observe conversations pertaining to Navy Federal.
For instance, Rasul points out that senior managers are interested in understanding how Navy Federal uses Facebook to market its products and services, how their members are engaged on these channels, and how employees share information about the institution.
"Senior leaders are more concerned with the corporate image and how much information is being put out there, versus employees who are more focused on themselves," Rasul says.
4 Tips for Senior Leaders
For executive leaders looking to engage in social media, experts recommend these four tips.
Post Responsibly - Evers' mantra for executive leaders posting information on social media is: "Use your common sense." He adds, "We are a security pervasive company and expect senior leaders to know the value and impact of the information they post."
Senior management needs are similar to other employees regarding social networking site engagement, Rasul says. She trains executives to stick to facts and avoid responding to controversial topics that aren't related to their role, such as comment on a high-profile breach or their views on politics. Leaders are also emphasized to maintain their leadership integrity at all times, including how they address their subordinates and peers online.
In addition, they have rules of engagement that spell the tone to be used, as well as situations that demand a leader's response, i.e. operations in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami hit the region.
Maintain Proper Privacy - At Navy Federal, the social media team hosts one-on-one sessions with upper management frequently to discuss Facebook features and share more information about privacy settings and updates. The discussion at these training sessions emphasizes the viral and permanent nature of social networks, who sees their information on Facebook, how third parties use personal information and what privacy settings and features need to be controlled.
"We want our leaders to know about the latest privacy setting and controls, so they can be prudent on these sites," Rasul says.
Look to Innovate - Mayo's Aase trains executives to see the big picture. "It's important for leaders to understand all aspects of social media to successfully innovate in this space." By discussing case studies and success stories in social media, Aase and his team point out how these channels and tools will better serve the physician and patient community within Mayo.
"I always find that when we discuss how patients are getting help or how new ones are reaching us through these platforms, I get their full attention and support," he says.
Beware of Blurry Lines - Advances in social media technology are blurring the lines between what we consider to be private and public spheres for sharing information. Today an executive has to think twice about conversations with old college buddies about the 'glory days' being mixed in with their professional advice to clients, Del Guidance says. "In reality, there is no separation of business and personal accounts, as everything is out in the open, and one wrong comment or photo could jeopardize their career and reputation."
Editor's Note: Executive Editor Howard Anderson contributed to this story.
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Upasana Gupta oversees CareersInfoSecurity and shepherds career and leadership coverage for all Information Security Media Group's media properties. She regularly writes on career topics and speaks to senior executives on a wide-range of subjects, including security leadership, privacy, risk management, application security and fraud. She also helps produce podcasts and is instrumental in the global expansion of ISMG websites by recruiting international information security and risk experts to contribute content, including blogs. Upasana previously served as a resource manager focusing on hiring, recruiting and human resources at Icons Inc., an IT security advisory firm affiliated with ISMG. She holds an MBA in human resources from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa.
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Cross-country cause: Food labels
A father and son clock 3,000 miles from California to draw attension to GMOs. The final goal: Ocean City.
by Clark Mindock, Inquirer Staff Writer, Posted: July 18, 2014
In his sixth - or perhaps seventh - pair of running shoes this year, David Wilcox, 15, ran from the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia to downtown Collingswood. His father, Brett, his aunt, Julie Stuehser, and the family dog, Jenna, ran along with him.
Since January, David and Brett Wilcox have been running across the country, 20 miles a day, to promote awareness of genetically modified organisms and mandatory GMO labeling on products.
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The journey started in a Los Angeles suburb; the goal is to reach Ocean City, N.J., which could be accomplished in days. As they jog through neighborhoods and encounter passersby, the father-and-son team hands out seeds and hopes the message will germinate.
"I've been phrasing him as the modern-day Johnny Appleseed," said Karen Stark, cofounder of the group GMO Free Pennsylvania.
Coming off the Ben Franklin Bridge, David and Brett ran through the streets of Camden. They talked with people out on their porches Thursday afternoon, inquiring about their food choices and what they knew about GMOs.
Waiting in downtown Collingswood with a dozen supporters of GMO labeling was Kris Wilcox, David's mother. She prepared a camera and microphone setup to record the small ceremony that would take place once the runners arrived.
Kris and Olivia, David's little sister, have been making the trip as well, tasked with finding the next spot to park their trailer - pulled by a 1998 Ford F50 they bought for $4,900 with 109,000 miles on the odometer. They've added about 3,000 more as they've made their way to Ocean City.
"I think they've stopped to talk to a few people," she said, peering down Haddon Avenue, wondering where they were. As a runner approached, the cheers increased, but it was a false alarm - just another jogger.
Along the way, Kris has been faced head on with the message they're trying to address. When looking for food, it's hard to find what they want to keep their family healthy - GMOs are ubiquitous. Passing through northern Arizona and New Mexico, they simply stopped buying corn tortillas. Their time going through the Navajo Nation was their one reprieve; they took a chance on Navajo cornmeal.
Brett Wilcox is a mental-health therapist who quit his job for the cross-country run. To fund the effort, they've rented their house in Sitka, Alaska, and started an Indiegogo campaign. Brett also wrote a book, We're Monsanto: Feeding the World, Lie After Lie. They accept donations at runningthecountry.com.
GMOs have been scrutinized recently as more consumers raise concerns that the foods are harmful to people. GMO Free Pennsylvania and GMO Free New Jersey are two groups working to influence state legislators to require GMO labeling on food packaging. They also hold rallies to raise awareness.
One modification often cited by GMO opponents makes plants resistant to herbicides, allowing farmers to spray the herbicide liberally to kill weeds. The action breeds "super weeds," which require even more treatment of the crops.
Monsanto, the world's leading producer of genetically modified seeds and herbicides, says on its website that genetically altered foods are necessary to meet increasing food demand globally. The website adds that engineered scientific advances have been at the front of historic human advancement.
In New Jersey, efforts to pass legislation that would require GMO foods to be labeled as such are "stalled in committee," according to Barbara Thomas, cofounder of GMO Free New Jersey. The legislation has popular support, she said, but has been met with difficulties from individual lawmakers.
Back in Collingswood on Thursday, the father and son came into sight. They are almost at the end of their journey - one partially inspired by David's desire to one-up a 17-year-old girl who had run across the country.
The Wilcox family brought a father's passion for GMO advocacy together with a son's passion for competition and long-distance running.
"We ran 3,000 miles for this!" Brett Wilcox said, thrusting his arms into the air victoriously as they reached the crowd. "Yes! Somebody cares!"
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Clark Mindock, Inquirer Staff Writer
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UK Government to Impose Digital Services Tax
The government is today (11 July 2019) publishing draft legislation for the next Finance Bill to deliver on our Budget 2018 commitment to a competitive and fair tax system, including updating tax policies for the digital age by ensuring large digital companies pay their fair share through a world-leading Digital Services Tax.
This Finance Bill, published in draft form today, ensures that from April next year:
large digital businesses pay a new Digital Services Tax that reflects the value derived from their UK users
off-payroll working rules will ensure that two people working side by side in a similar role for the same employer pay the same employment taxes
when a business becomes insolvent, more of the taxes paid in good faith by its employees and customers will go to fund public services as intended, rather than being distributed to other creditors such as financial institutions
Jesse Norman, Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General, said:
The UK has always sought to lead in finding an international solution to taxing the digital economy. This targeted and proportionate Digital Services Tax is designed to keep our tax system in this area both fair and competitive, pending a longer term international settlement.
The consultations on the draft legislation will run until 5 September, with measures included in the next Finance Bill. Respondents can contribute here.
The government has always said that the best solution to the taxation of digital companies is reform of international tax rules, and we continue to work through the OECD and G20 to seek a globally agreed solution. Once that is achieved we will no longer need our own Digital Services Tax. Discussions will continue at next week’s G7 Finance Ministers.
Announced by the government at Budget 2018, the Digital Services Tax is a targeted, proportionate, and temporary tax that will ensure large digital businesses pay tax that reflects the value derived from their UK users. It will not apply to small businesses or businesses making UK losses – helping to protect start-ups.
The government will legislate for the Digital Services Tax in the next Finance Bill 2019-20 so that it applies from April 2020.
Earlier publication of Finance Bill legislation – as part of the government’s single fiscal event process – allows more time for scrutiny of tax measures, giving greater certainty and stability to taxpayers.
Source : Insight DIY Team and Gov.co.uk
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OH SNAPAre Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston Already Talking About Kids?
By Brie Hiramine
Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston are in the throes of a whirlwind romance, and sources say that they're already seriously considering their future together. According to E! Online, the pop star thinks that the 35-year-old actor would make a great husband and father of her future kids.
"This is the kind of a man she would want to marry. She has said he would make a great dad. They have talked about what they want in the future and kids are something that they would both like down the line. They have very real and serious conversations about life," their source said.
"She has told me that she loves his accent and thinks he is so sexy. He acts very English. He is also a big tea drinker."
Since Taylor also loves tea, this is obviously important, but let's not freak out just yet. They probably aren't thinking about having children any time soon, but maybe in the future. There's still plenty of time for them to get married and have kids, but you know it's serious if they're already thinking longterm.
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Ireland in 2016 Olympics in Rio
Posted on December 13, 2014 by Admin in Golf, Ireland in 2016 Olympics in Rio with No Comments on Ireland in 2016 Olympics in Rio
Despite from all the rumors that Paul McGinley will not be part of the Olympic Games in Rio, he teamed up with the world No.1 Rory Mcllroy and them both will lead Ireland golf team for the upcoming Olympics
On the other hand another rumor is denied as Rory Mcllroy, who was the starter of the Europe’s win over the US, will represent Ireland instead of Great Britain. They have previously teamed up on several occasions, and the last win over at Gleneagles was commented by Rory and Paul’s abilities to lead the team. He praised their current captain as one of the best in the world and wonderful person. He is sure that all the 12 players share the same opinion for their captain.
The defending champion Mcllroy who previously played in the Australian open carded four birdies and two bogeys after hitting two-under-par 69 in Sydney, Australian Open. He commented that anything in the 60s is a pretty good score for him, probably just to make him feel better. The American leader Jordan Spieth is two up by the following defending champion Mcllroy, who is one shoot away from the Australian duo Aron Price and Scott Gardiner. The young 21-year-old Spieth on the other hand, cannot find anything to brag about in this tournament. Anyways he managed to put in six birdies in not so comfortable conditions to play. He commented that after all it was a good round for him, as his short game kept him in sharing the third place. His tactics on Friday is just to have concentration, not to worry about the score board and let his putted do the work.Mcllroy is trying to find an alibi in the jet-lag after flying from Dubai, having previously played in the Runner-up finish behind HenrikStenson in the World Tour Championship.
He commented about his game saying that he made a really good start, but lost his game somewhere in the middle of the round around the ninth hole. He had his ups and downs the whole round, but the three birdies in one bogey, as he said, kept him back from the leading spot. Don’t forget the online sports betting forums.
Mcllroy who previously fought with the tired HenrichStenson for the Dubai, blames the jet-lag and non-sleepy nights to the fact that his shots were without power, and short.
North Ireland’s best player Rory McIlroy and his neighbor the English Justin Rose both missed an easy shots in the last call, making things even easier for Stenson, and sharing the secondpalse with Dubuisson Victor. The Northern Ireland player said that he thought he was finally going to get 16 under this week, but being bad for this whole week has taken its toll. He added that it was a disappointing week and that anyone with better game could have taken in. None of the competitors managed to play their best game.
Ireland’s Shane Lowry made it within the top 50 after finishing on the fifth place today, with little difference compared to the first four players.
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Ellen B. Felix
November 9, 1926 ~ November 3, 2018 (age 91)
Ellen B. Wiles Felix, 91, passed away November 3, 2018 at Orchard Manor.
Ellen was born November 9, 1926 in McJunkin Hollow Marion Twp, Butler County, she was the daughter of John and Nancy Jane “Jeannie” Hilliard Wiles.
Ellen attended Pigsah School and the Eau Claire High School.
Ellen married Thomas D. Felix October 8, 1945 in St. Alphonsus Pariah in Murrinsville PA, Tom passed away April 2, 2008. Together the couple had three children Larry, Bill and Helen. Ellen was devoted to her faith. She attended St. Alphonsus in Murrensville and the former St. Paschal’s in Argentine. Ellen was a member of Church of the Beloved Disciple in Grove City and attended mass regularly when her heath permitted. She enjoyed watching Mass on EWTN.
Later in life she worked as a home health aide to many local families. Ellen’s true vocation was wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Ellen shared wonderful family history involving past generations, often commenting how rich we were to have such an extended family. She enjoyed herself at the Felix Family Reunion this past summer. She cherished her relationships with her nieces and nephews and was pleased to have a namesake, Ellen Smail. Ellen’s quick wit and amazing sense of humor will be dearly missed. Ellen loved attending bingo with her friends as well.
Loved ones left to cherish her memory are her children Larry “Newt” Felix and his wife Jan of Parker and Helen “Ann” Felix of Grove City. Ellen’s Grandchildren Thomas B. Felix and his wife Amy of Emlenton, W. Mike Felix of Harrisville, Tammy Felix of Emlenton and Larilyn Milks and her husband Steve of Emlenton. A sister also survives Enie (Wiles) Hottel of Orchard Manor, and a sister in law Ruth Felix. Ellen’s great grandchildren Kim and Nicole Felix, Melissa Elicker, Cody Griffin, Heather Dunkerly and her husband John, Chole Milks, Taylor Felix and two step great grandchildren Emily and Ashley Milks. Many nieces and nephews and extended family also survive.
Ellen was welcomed into heaven parents, husband a son Wm G. “Bill” Felix and his wife Barbara, her brothers W. Michael Wiles and his wife Laura, F. Joseph Wiles and his wife Pat and a sister Stella Evans and her husband Jim and two infant brothers John and Robert Wiles
Family will receive friends at the Jamison McKinley Funeral Home, 117 North Main Street, Harrisville on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 from 2-4 and 6-8, funeral service will take place Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at the Church of the Beloved Disciple, 1310 South Center Street Grove City PA at 10:00 am with the Father Michael Allison officiating.
Burial will take place at Crestview Memorial Park, Grove City.
Friends can email condolences by visiting www.jamisonfuneralhome.com
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KANAGAWA Miura Peninsula Popular beach getaway and weekend escape from Tokyo
NEAR MIURA PENINSULA
Popular beach getaway and weekend escape from Tokyo
The Miura Peninsula is famous for its broad beaches and rugged coastline as well as being easily accessible from Tokyo and convenient to get around. The rocky coastline with views of Mt. Fuji has inspired artists for centuries.
The port town of Yokosuka and its harbor
The Miura Kaigan area, with spectacular views of the bay
Jogashima, a rugged coastal island
The lively beaches of Zushi, popular with weekend visitors
From Tokyo and Yokohama, the peninsula can be accessed by train, but for further exploration, you'll need other modes of transport to get around.
There are two gateways to the peninsula. On the eastern side is Yokosuka, about 40 minutes from Yokohama on the JR or Keihin Kyuko Lines. On the western side is Zushi, served by the JR Line to Zushi Station. You can reach Zushi in 30 minutes from Yokohama.
Trains run down the middle of the peninsula to Kurihama and Misakiguchi, but bus or other transportation is required if you want to get around. It's a popular area for cyclists, and the route is the perfect distance for a day-trip.
The western coast from Zushi to Hayama is host to a number of beaches with fantastic views of the sea, Mt. Fuji and the Izu Peninsula in the distance.
In July and August, the beaches are full of temporary beach stalls offering food, drink, and entertainment. The nearest beach from Zushi Station is Zushi Beach, and consequently the most crowded. The farther you go from there, the fewer people you will encounter.
Art and the Imperial life
Visual art fans shouldn't miss the Museum of Modern Art in Hayama—worth visiting if you have time to spare. A short walk away is a fascinating spot: a former villa of the Taisho Emperor (1912-1926) that has been turned into a beautiful seaside park and marine life museum.
Seafood paradise
Small fishing villages populate the peninsula, and that means fish markets. Some of the best are at Sajima and Nagai, but the biggest is down the coast at Misaki, home of tuna boats that ply the seas for the highly prized fish.
You'll have a wide choice of dining choices, with a large number of tuna restaurants and shops. The peninsula is also famous for its farm produce, and tourist buses come from Tokyo and elsewhere to shop for vegetable bargains at Sukanagosso, a busy farmers' market. Miura daikon, a large radish, is the area's best-known product.
Rock climbing and tide-pools
The island of Jogashima, jutting out from the end of the peninsula is accessible from Misaki. It's a wild and windswept place of rugged beauty, and the rocky coast is an explorer's paradise. You can catch a harbor taxi from the Misaki fish market across to the island as well.
Ferry across to Kurihama
Heading north up the peninsula from Jogashima, you'll come across Kurihama, where you can catch a ferry across the bay to the even larger peninsula of Chiba, or visit Perry Park, with its mementos of when the U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry first landed in Japan on June 9, 1853.
Kanagawa Miura Peninsula
Kanagawa Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise Kanagawa-ken
Kanagawa Keikyu Aburatsubo Marine Park Kanagawa-ken
Kanagawa Kinugasayama Park Kanagawa-ken
Kanagawa Sarushima Island Kanagawa-ken
Miura Peninsula
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Supplemental material
Research ArticleMetabolism Free access | 10.1172/JCI37007
GRP78 expression inhibits insulin and ER stress–induced SREBP-1c activation and reduces hepatic steatosis in mice
Hélène L. Kammoun,1,2 Hervé Chabanon,1,2 Isabelle Hainault,1,2 Serge Luquet,3 Christophe Magnan,3 Tatsuro Koike,4 Pascal Ferré,1,2 and Fabienne Foufelle1,2
1INSERM, UMR-S 872, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France. 2Université Pierre et Marie Curie — Paris 6, Paris, France. 3Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France. 4Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Address correspondence to: Fabienne Foufelle, INSERM UMR-S 872, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, 15 rue de l’École de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France. Phone: 33-1-42-34-69-23; Fax: 33-1-40-51-85-86; E-mail: fabienne.foufelle@crc.jussieu.fr.
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Received: August 1, 2008; Accepted: February 18, 2009
Hepatic steatosis is present in insulin-resistant obese rodents and is concomitant with active lipogenesis. Hepatic lipogenesis depends on the insulin-induced activation of the transcription factor SREBP-1c. Despite prevailing insulin resistance, SREBP-1c is activated in the livers of genetically and diet-induced obese rodents. Recent studies have reported the presence of an ER stress response in the livers of obese ob/ob mice. To assess whether ER stress promotes SREBP-1c activation and thus contributes to lipogenesis, we overexpressed the chaperone glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) in the livers of ob/ob mice using an adenoviral vector. GRP78 overexpression reduced ER stress markers and inhibited SREBP-1c cleavage and the expression of SREBP-1c and SREBP-2 target genes. Furthermore, hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol contents were reduced, and insulin sensitivity improved, in GRP78-injected mice. These metabolic improvements were likely mediated by restoration of IRS-2 expression and tyrosine phosphorylation. Interestingly, GRP78 overexpression also inhibited insulin-induced SREBP-1c cleavage in cultured primary hepatocytes. These findings demonstrate that GRP78 inhibits both insulin-dependent and ER stress–dependent SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage and explain the role of ER stress in hepatic steatosis in obese rodents.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common chronic liver diseases. In Western societies, NAFLD is clearly associated with the features of the metabolic syndrome, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Hepatic steatosis is considered the first stage leading to more severe complications, such as steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Moreover, hepatic fat accumulation is associated with the development of hepatic insulin resistance, characterized by increased hepatic glucose production leading to fasting hyperglycemia.
Recent studies in humans pointed out the important role of de novo lipogenesis in the excessive accumulation of triglycerides in the livers of patients with NAFLD, since one-third of total triglycerides might originate from this pathway (1). In addition, hepatic lipogenesis can also contribute to lipid accumulation by reducing fatty acid oxidation, as malonyl-CoA, generated in the lipogenic pathway, is a potent inhibitor of carnitine palmitoyl transferase I. Lipogenesis is highly dependent on nutritional conditions for its activation; it is induced by high-carbohydrate feeding and inhibited by fasting. SREBP-1c, a member of the SREBP family of transcription factors, and carbohydrate response element–binding protein (ChREBP) have emerged as transcription factors involved in the transcriptional effects of insulin and glucose, respectively, on lipogenic gene expression in the liver (2, 3). Activation of SREBP-1c by insulin during carbohydrate feeding involves 2 mechanisms: activation of SREBP-1c transcription and increase in proteolytic cleavage of the SREBP-1c precursor form embedded in the membranes of the ER (4–6). Within the ER membranes, the inactive SREBP proteins are associated with 2 essential proteins that take part in the control of the cleavage process: SREBP cleavage–activating protein (SCAP) and insulin-induced gene (Insig). SCAP interacts on the one hand with newly synthesized SREBP precursor and on the other hand with Insig, which functions as a retention protein of the SCAP/SREBP complex into the ER (7, 8). In the presence of specific signals such as insulin, SCAP dissociates from Insig and escorts SREBPs in coatomer protein II (COPII) vesicles from the ER to the Golgi apparatus, where SREBPs are proteolytically processed to yield the transcriptionally active form. Once released, the SREBP mature transcription factors can enter into the nucleus and, for the SREBP-1c mature isoform, activate the expression of lipogenic genes. The critical role of SREBP-1c in lipogenesis is emphasized in loss- and gain-of-function studies in vitro and in vivo. Hepatocytes or mice overexpressing an active form of SREBP-1c develop steatosis as a result of activation of the entire lipogenic program (9–11). In contrast, mice invalidated for hepatic SREBP-1c fail to induce lipogenic enzyme expression in response to fasting and refeeding (12).
Although highly dependent on insulin for its activation, lipogenesis is paradoxically very active in the livers of obese rodents such as ob/ob mice, which are characterized by severe hepatic insulin resistance resulting in glucose overproduction and hyperglycemia. Moreover, accumulation of nuclear SREBP-1c is detected in the livers of these animals (13). The failure of insulin to suppress gluconeogenesis while lipogenesis is still activated could reflect a differential sensitivity of these pathways to insulin. It was proposed that decreased IRS-2 content caused by hyperinsulinemia could account for the resistance to insulin-mediated repression of gluconeogenic genes (14) and that insulin could still activate lipogenic genes by IRS-1 or by another route (14). However, IRS tyrosine phosphorylation in the livers of ob/ob mice decreases for both IRS-1 and IRS-2 (15, 16). Thus the marked activation of SREBP-1c in the ob/ob mouse liver cannot be explained by stimulated activity of insulin signaling.
Recent studies have demonstrated the presence of an unfolded protein response (UPR) in the liver and adipose tissue of insulin-resistant rodents, which, when counteracted, improves the insulin resistance of these animals (17–20). Secreted and transmembrane proteins are folded in the ER, and the role of the UPR is to dynamically adjust the protein folding capacity to the cell requirements. Thus, any event that can disturb ER folding capacity, such as a load of unfolded proteins or altered redox state, calcium equilibrium, or glycosylation potential, will induce a UPR. The UPR is mediated by 3 transducer proteins that are integral membrane proteins of the ER: inositol-requiring kinase–1 (IRE1), an inositol-requiring kinase with endonuclease activity; activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), a transcription factor that, like SREBP-1c and SREBP-2, is activated by proteolytic cleavage in the Golgi; and protein kinase RNA–like ER kinase (PERK). Each of these effectors activates specific pathways allowing for increased ER folding capacity, decreased protein folding load, induced degradation of misfolded proteins, and, ultimately, induced cell death (21, 22). It has been shown previously that a UPR induced by homocysteine is able to activate SREBP-1c and to induce lipogenic gene expression (23). We therefore reasoned that in the livers of obese insulin-resistant animals, an ER stress, by inducing SREBP-1c cleavage, could be an alternative explanation for the ongoing lipid synthesis.
In the present study, we showed that SREBP-1c cleavage was induced by the ER stress pathway independently of insulin. We also demonstrated that attenuation of ER stress by molecular chaperones in livers of ob/ob mice slowed down lipogenesis by inhibiting SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage and thus improved steatosis and insulin sensitivity of these animals. Finally, we showed that insulin-induced SREBP cleavage was inhibited by overexpression of the chaperone glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and that the SREBP-1c complex was able to bind GRP78. Our results indicate that ER stress is a major component of the hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance observed in obese insulin-resistant rodents.
The mature form of SREBP-1c and proteins of the UPR pathway are coinduced in the livers of insulin-resistant obese rodents. We and others have previously shown that SREBP-1c is highly dependent on insulin for its expression and maturation in the liver. Insulin stimulates both SREBP-1c transcription and proteolytic cleavage in hepatocytes (4–6). Intriguingly, it was observed that the nuclear form of SREBP-1c is highly abundant in livers of ob/ob (lacking leptin secretion) and aP2–SREBP-1c lipodystrophic mice, models characterized by severe hepatic insulin resistance and steatosis (13). Here, we confirmed this finding in ob/ob mice (Figure 1A) and established that this was the case in obese insulin-resistant Zucker fa/fa rats, which lack the leptin receptor (Supplemental Figure 1; supplemental material available online with this article; doi:10.1172/JCI37007DS1). In these animals, the expression of SREBP-1c target genes, including fatty acid synthase (FAS; Figure 1A) and many glycolytic and lipogenic enzymes (data not shown), were robustly stimulated. The mRNA and the precursor form of SREBP-1c also increased in the livers of these animals, suggesting that the enhanced proteolytic cleavage of the precursor is compensated for by stimulated SREBP-1c transcription. This can be related to a feed-forward mechanism, because the SREBP-1c promoter is a target of active SREBP-1c itself (24, 25).
Expression of SREBP-1c and Insig proteins, SREBP-1c target genes, and ER stress markers in ob/+ and ob/ob mouse livers. Livers from 8-wk-old mice were used to prepare nuclear extracts, microsomes, and total RNA. (A) Immunoblot analysis of the precursor form (p-) and nuclear (n-) SREBP-1c as well as lamin A/C from ob/+ and ob/ob mice. Quantification by qRT-PCR of SREBP-1c and FAS mRNA in the liver is shown at right. (B) Immunoblot analysis of Insig-1, Insig-2, and SCAP proteins. Quantification of Insig-1 and Insig-2a (liver specific) mRNA levels by qRT-PCR is shown at right. (C) Immunoblot analysis of nuclear XBP-1 in nuclear extracts. Quantification of GRP78, ATF4, TRB3, and EDEM mRNA levels by qRT-PCR is shown at right. Results are mean ± SEM (n = 4–5 per group). **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus ob/+.
Among the partners involved in SREBP processing, Insig-1 and Insig-2 proteins have been identified as proteins that promote SREBP retention in the ER through their interaction with SCAP, thus preventing SREBP-SCAP complex translocation to the Golgi apparatus for proteolytic processing (26). Insig-1 is transcriptionally induced by insulin and depends on nuclear SREBP-1c for its expression (27). Conversely, in the liver, Insig-2 is selectively downregulated by insulin and is independent of SREBP-1c for its expression (27). Insig mRNAs and protein contents were analyzed in the livers of lean ob/+ and ob/ob mice (Figure 1B). Insig-2 mRNA and protein increased in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice, indicating that in these animals, insulin fails to inhibit Insig-2 expression. Insig-1 mRNA increased in the livers of ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice, in agreement with the accumulation of nuclear SREBP-1c. Surprisingly, despite this increase, Insig-1 proteins were undetectable in the livers of ob/ob mice, suggesting that Insig-1 is not translated or is degraded. In contrast to the changes observed for Insig proteins, the expression of SCAP, another partner of the SREBP processing complex, was not modified in the livers of ob/ob mice (Figure 1B).
Because activation of the ER stress pathway has previously been reported in the livers and adipose tissue of obese animals (17), we assessed whether ER stress is induced in our animal models. As shown in Figure 1C and Supplemental Figure 1, concomitantly to the activation of SREBP-1c, we observed activation of proteins of the UPR pathway in the livers of obese rodents. X box–binding protein–1 (XBP-1) nuclear protein content was highly increased in the livers of obese compared with lean animals, indicating that the IRE1 branch of the UPR pathway was activated (Figure 1C). Moreover, GRP78, ATF4, TRB3, and EDEM mRNA, induced in response to the activation of ATF6 and PERK, were increased in the livers of obese animals. Because it was previously shown that SREBP-1c is activated by homocysteine-induced ER stress in the liver (23), we hypothesized that activation of the UPR pathway in the livers of insulin-resistant rodents might account for the activation of SREBP-1c processing observed in these animals.
SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage and SREBP-1c target genes are induced by ER stress in cultured hepatocytes. We sought to determine in cultured rat hepatocytes whether cleavage of the SREBP-1c precursor in the presence of ER stress is a generalized feature or whether it is restricted to homocysteine-induced ER stress. ER stress was thus induced by various compounds: thapsigargin, tunicamycin, DTT, and homocysteine. Thapsigargin modifies Ca2+ concentration in the ER lumen by inhibiting Ca2+ ATPase. Tunicamycin, DTT, and homocysteine lead to accumulation of proteins into the lumen of the ER by inhibiting protein glycosylation or the formation of disulfide bridges. We first verified that these compounds trigger an UPR activation in our culture conditions. As shown in Figure 2A, 1-h incubation in the presence of thapsigargin, tunicamycin, DTT, or homocysteine induced the splicing of XBP-1 mRNA, a classical index of the UPR. In order to analyze the effect of ER stress on SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage, hepatocytes were incubated for 6 h in the presence of the LXR agonist TO-901317. This treatment led to accumulation of the precursor form of SREBP-1c in the ER membranes without inducing SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage (Figure 2B and ref. 6). As previously observed (6), addition of insulin for 1 h decreased the precursor form of SREBP-1c and increased SREBP-1c in nuclear extracts, showing activation of the cleavage process. The treatment with ER stress inducers for the same time was followed by a decrease in the precursor form of SREBP-1c and a massive accumulation of nuclear SREBP-1c (Figure 2B). Although we cannot totally rule out stabilization of the mature form of SREBP-1c in the presence of ER stress inducers, these observations suggest that UPR activation induces proteolytic cleavage of SREBP-1c in vitro. We next analyzed the consequences of SREBP-1c activation on the expression of SREBP-1c target genes glucokinase (GK) and lipogenesis-related genes. Hepatocytes were cultured for 1, 3, 6, and 9 h in medium containing 25 mM glucose in the presence of thapsigargin or insulin. We found a high glucose concentration to be necessary to fully induce lipogenic transcripts through the activation of the glucose-responsive transcription factor ChREBP (see below). We studied expression of GK, a gene known to be induced by insulin through SREBP-1c action (6, 28). A marked increase in GK expression was observed in hepatocytes treated with thapsigargin (Figure 2C) or other ER stress inducers (data not shown), an effect close to that of insulin (Figure 2C). This increased GK expression is important, because an increase in glucose flux through GK will induce the generation of a metabolite necessary for the activation of the transcription factor ChREBP through its nuclear translocation (29). Thapsigargin in the presence of a high glucose concentration induced a marked increased in the nuclear concentration of ChREBP, an effect similar to that of insulin (Figure 2C). Lipogenic enzyme expression is dependent on the concomitant activation of SREBP-1c and ChREBP (30, 31). An increase in the expression of FAS and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) was thus logically observed in hepatocytes treated with thapsigargin (Figure 2D) or with other ER stress inducers (data not shown); the effect was comparable to that observed in the presence of insulin.
Effect of ER stress on SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage and SREBP-1c target genes in cultured rat hepatocytes. (A and B) Hepatocytes were incubated for 6 h in M199 medium supplemented with the LXR agonist TO-901317 (TO; 10 μM) and then treated for 1 h with 100 nM insulin (Ins), 300 nM thapsigargin (Thp), 1 μg/ml tunicamycin (Tu), 500 μM DTT, or 5 mM homocysteine (Hom). (A) Unspliced (u-) and spliced (s-) forms of XBP-1 mRNA, measured by RT-PCR. (B) Immunoblot analysis of SREBP-1c precursor and nuclear SREBP-1c. Quantification of SREBP-1c precursor is shown at right. Results are mean ± SEM of 3 independent cultures of hepatocytes in which 3 plates were collected for each condition. #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 versus TO-901317 alone. (C and D) Hepatocytes were treated for 1, 3, 6, and 9 h with 100 nM insulin or 300 nM thapsigargin in medium containing 25 mM glucose. (C) Total RNA from triplicate plates of hepatocytes was analyzed for the expression of GK. For the measurement of nuclear ChREBP, hepatocytes were cultured in the presence of 5 or 25 mM glucose and treated for 3 h in the presence of 100 nM insulin or 300 nM thapsigargin. (D) Total RNA from triplicate plates of hepatocytes was analyzed for expression of SCD1 and FAS mRNA. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus basal value.
ER stress–induced SREBP-1c cleavage is reduced in vitro by overexpression of GRP78. If ER stress is indeed responsible for the overexpression of nuclear SREBP-1c observed in the livers of insulin-resistant rodents, then a reduction of ER stress in the livers of ob/ob mice should reduce SREBP-1c processing, lipogenic gene expression, and hepatic steatosis. One of the key events in the activation of ER stress is the dissociation of the chaperone GRP78 from the luminal part of the ER integral membrane proteins: PERK, IRE1, and ATF6. It has previously been reported that supplementation with chaperones such as GRP78 or oxygen-related protein 150 (ORP150) is sufficient to prevent the activation of PERK, IRE1, and ATF6 and to limit ER stress (32). We thus counteracted ER stress in vivo by overexpressing GRP78 using an adenoviral vector. The efficiency of this procedure was first tested in cultured rat hepatocytes. Cultured hepatocytes were infected for 24 h with an adenovirus encoding human GRP78 and a control adenovirus encoding β-gal (referred to herein as Ad GRP78 and Ad β-gal, respectively), and ER stress was induced for 1 h by the addition of thapsigargin. As shown in Figure 3A, thapsigargin induced the splicing of XBP-1 mRNA and the phosphorylation of PERK, both of which were strongly reduced by overexpression of GRP78, demonstrating that GRP78 is effective to reduce ER stress in vitro. We next studied the consequences of GRP78 overexpression on SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage induced by thapsigargin in cultured hepatocytes. As shown in Figure 3B and Figure 2, 1 h treatment with thapsigargin stimulated the proteolytic cleavage of SREBP-1c. Overexpression of GRP78 in hepatocytes strongly reduced the ER stress–induced release of nuclear SREBP-1c in response to thapsigargin (Figure 3B).
Effect of GRP78 overexpression on thapsigargin-induced ER stress and SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage in cultured rat hepatocytes. After a 24-h period of infection with Ad GRP78 or Ad β-gal, cultured hepatocytes were changed to a fresh M199 medium containing 10 μM TO-901317 for 6 h, then treated for 1 h with 300 nM thapsigargin or control DMSO. (A) Total RNA from triplicate plates of hepatocytes were extracted and analyzed for unspliced and spliced forms of XBP-1 mRNA by RT-PCR. The phosphorylation state of PERK in total lysates of hepatocytes was analyzed by Western blot. (B) Immunoblot of SREBP-1c in hepatic microsomal membranes and nuclear extracts and immunoblot of GRP78 measured in the microsomal fraction. Results are representative of 3 independent experiments with different preparations of hepatocytes.
In vivo overexpression of GRP78 reduces ER stress, SREBP-1c and SREBP-2 target genes, and steatosis in ob/ob mouse liver. Having established in vitro the efficiency of GRP78 overexpression to reduce ER stress, we next determined whether GRP78 effectively reduces ER stress and SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage in vivo in the ob/ob mouse liver. We injected ob/+ and ob/ob mice with Ad β-gal control or Ad GRP78 and analyzed them 72 h later in the fed state. Food intake and body weight were not altered in Ad GRP78–injected mice (Table 1). As shown previously (11), the delivery of adenovirus was liver specific, because the expression of β-gal was undetectable in tissues other than liver (data not shown). We also verified that GRP78 overexpression did not induce inflammation in the liver by measuring expression of the cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α, which in fact decreased (Figure 4A). Plasma alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were not modified in Ad GRP78–injected mice (data not shown). We next analyzed whether Ad GRP78 effectively reduces ER stress markers in the ob/ob mouse liver. As shown in Figure 4B, the mature nuclear forms of the UPR transcription factors ATF6 and XBP-1 accumulated in the livers of ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice. In contrast, the amount of ATF6 precursor was reduced in the livers of ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice, showing that ATF6 was processed in ob/ob mice. Adenovirally mediated expression of GRP78 caused a major increase in the protein content of GRP78 in ob/+ and ob/ob mice and a strong decrease in ATF6 and XBP nuclear forms in ob/ob mice (Figure 4B), demonstrating that ER stress was reduced in the livers of these animals. We also analyzed the consequences of ER stress inhibition on SREBP-1c mRNA and proteins levels in ob/+ and ob/ob mouse liver. The overexpression of GRP78 resulted in a near-complete disappearance of nuclear SREBP-1c in ob/ob mice (Figure 5A). A similar reduction was observed in ob/+ animals, although less marked than that in ob/ob mice. As a consequence of nuclear SREBP-1c decrease in the livers of Ad GRP78–injected mice, the SREBP-1c precursor (Figure 5A) and SREBP-1c mRNA (Figure 5B) were also strongly reduced. As previously stated, this might be explained by the fact that SREBP-1c participates in the control of its own transcription (24, 25). ChREBP nuclear content (Figure 5A) and ChREBP mRNA (Figure 5B) were also strongly diminished by GRP78 overexpression in the liver. This might result from the fact that the generation of a glucose metabolite necessary for the activation of ChREBP was reduced secondary to decreased expression of GK, a direct SREBP-1c target gene (Figure 6A). As a consequence of the fall in hepatic SREBP-1c and ChREBP nuclear forms in Ad GRP78–injected ob/ob mice, the levels of FAS, SCD1, and malic enzyme mRNA, target genes of SREBP-1c and ChREBP, were strongly reduced to levels observed in ob/+ mice (Figure 6A). The decrease in lipogenic gene expression in the livers of Ad GRP78–treated ob/ob mice prompted us to analyze the consequences on liver and serum triglycerides. Liver staining revealed large lipid droplets in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice (Figure 6B). The overexpression of GRP78 considerably decreased the size and number of lipid droplets in ob/ob mouse livers (Figure 6B). This was associated with a decrease in hepatic triglyceride content, liver weight, and plasma triglyceride concentration (Table 1).
Expression of cytokines and ER stress markers in the livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice injected with Ad GRP78 or Ad β-gal. Mice were injected with the indicated adenoviruses and sacrificed in the fed state 72 h later. (A) Total RNA was extracted and analyzed for IL-6 and TNF-α mRNA by qRT-PCR. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 versus respective ob/+ value; #P < 0.05 versus respective Ad β-gal value. (B) Microsomal membranes and nuclear extracts were prepared and analyzed by Western blot for the expression of precursor and nuclear ATF6, nuclear XBP-1, and microsomal GRP78. Each lane represents a different animal. Results are representative of 3 independent experiments.
SREBP-1c and ChREBP protein levels and mRNA in the livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice overexpressing GRP78. Mice were injected with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78, and livers were collected in the fed state 72 h later for the preparation of microsomal membranes, nuclear extracts, and isolation of total RNA. (A) Analysis of SREBP-1c precursor, nuclear SREBP-1c, nuclear ChREBP, and lamin A/C by Western blot. (B) Relative levels of SREBP-1c and ChREBP mRNA measured by qRT-PCR. Results are mean ± SEM (n = 5–6 per group). **P < 0.01 versus respective ob/+ value; ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001 versus respective Ad β-gal value.
SREBP-1c target gene expression and Oil Red O staining in the livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice overexpressing GRP78. Mice were injected with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78, and livers were collected in the fed state 72 h later for the preparation of total RNA. (A) Relative levels of GK, FAS, SCD1, and malic enzyme mRNA measured by qRT-PCR. Results are mean ± SEM (n = 5–6 per group). ***P < 0.001 versus respective ob/+ value; ###P < 0.001 versus respective Ad β-gal value. (B) Liver sections were stained with H&E (top row) or Oil red O (bottom row). Original magnification, ×20.
Metabolic characteristics of fed ob/+ and ob/ob mice treated for 3 d with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78
Because effects of ER stress have also been described for the SREBP-2 protein (33), a SREBP isoform activated by cholesterol depletion, we analyzed the consequences of GRP78 overexpression on SREBP-2 target genes. The expression of genes involved in cholesterol and isoprenoid metabolism (hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, farnesyl diphosphatase, and squalene synthase) and cholesterol uptake (LDL receptor) were increased in livers of ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice (Figure 7), which indicates that SREBP-2 is activated. SREBP-2 expression was itself higher in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice. Liver overexpression of GRP78 strongly reduced the mRNA levels of SREBP-2 and its target genes to values found in ob/+ mice, suggesting that SREBP-2 processing is also blunted in the livers of mice expressing GRP78 (Figure 7). Despite several attempts, we could not detect the SREBP-2 protein in these experiments. The liver content in total cholesterol was strongly reduced in GRP78 ob/ob mice, whereas no modification of plasma cholesterol concentration was observed (Table 1). Together, these results showed that overexpression of GRP78 leads to a clear improvement of hepatic steatosis and dyslipidemia in ob/ob mice.
SREBP-2 and SREBP-2 target gene expression in the livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice overexpressing GRP78. Mice were injected with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78, and livers were collected in the fed state 72 h later for the preparation of total RNA. Shown are relative levels of SREBP-2, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMG CoAR), LDL receptor (LDL-R), hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase (HMG CoAS), squalene synthase, and farnesyl 1,6 diphosphatase (Farnesyl 1,6 diP) mRNA measured by qRT-PCR. Results are mean ± SEM (n = 5–6 per group). ***P < 0.001 versus respective ob/+ value; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001 versus respective Ad β-gal value.
Hepatic overexpression of GRP78 improves liver insulin signaling and insulin sensitivity in ob/ob mice. Because a reduction in hepatic steatosis has often been associated with improved hepatic insulin sensitivity (34, 35), we analyzed the effects of GRP78 overexpression on liver insulin signaling. Whereas we found the IRS-1 protein content to be mildly affected and its mRNA level even increased in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice (Figure 8A), IRS-2 mRNA and protein contents were lower (Figure 8B), as previously described (14, 16). IRS-1 and IRS-2 phosphorylation on tyrosine residues was similar when expressed per unit of IRS protein in fed ob/ob and ob/+ mice (Figure 8, C and D). This occurred despite the huge increase in plasma insulin concentration in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice (Table 1), indicating an impaired signaling process in the former. This could be secondary to increased serine phosphorylation on IRS proteins, as we observed here for IRS-1 (Figure 8E). In turn, this could be the consequence of increased JNK activity in ob/ob mice (Figure 8F), as shown previously by other groups (36, 37). Levels of the IRS-1–associated p85 subunit of PI3K were similar in fed ob/ob and ob/+ animals, but the IRS-2–associated p85 subunit of PI3K was strongly decreased in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice (Figure 8, G and H). These results confirmed an overall impairment of insulin signaling in fed ob/ob mice that was more marked for the IRS-2 branch, a likely consequence of the decreased IRS-2 protein content.
Consequences of GRP78 overexpression on insulin signaling in the livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice. Mice were injected with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78, and livers were collected in the fed state 72 h later. Total liver extracts and total RNA were prepared and analyzed by Western blotting and qRT-PCR, respectively. (A) Total IRS-1 protein content and relative expression of IRS-1 mRNA. (B) IRS-2 total protein content and relative mRNA expression. (C and D) Tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 (C) and IRS-2 (D). Shown are a representative blot and quantification of 3 independent injection series (n = 4–5 per group). (E) Serine phosphorylation of IRS-1. Shown are a representative blot and quantification of 3 independent injection series (n = 4–5 per group). (F) Total liver extracts were analyzed for phosphorylated and total JNK. (G and H) Association of the PI3K p85 subunit with IRS-1 (G) and IRS-2 (H). Shown are a representative blot and quantification of 3 independent injection series (n = 4–5 per group). *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus respective ob/+ value; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001 versus respective Ad β-gal value.
Counteracting ER stress in the livers of ob/ob mice leads to marked changes in the insulin signaling pathway. IRS-1 protein and mRNA content decreased in GRP78-treated ob/ob mice (Figure 8A), whereas IRS-2 protein and mRNA content markedly increased (Figure 8B) to a level comparable to that observed in ob/+ mice. IRS-1 and IRS-2 tyrosine phosphorylation per unit of IRS protein was stimulated (Figure 8, C and D), and IRS-1 serine phosphorylation was reduced (Figure 8E), concomitantly with decreased phosphorylation of JNK (Figure 8F). This led to a reduction in the IRS-1–associated p85 subunit of PI3K (Figure 8G), but a huge increase in the IRS-2–associated p85 subunit of PI3K (Figure 8H). In ob/+ animals, GRP78 overexpression had minor effects, except for a large increase in IRS-1 mRNA. In summary, IRS-2–mediated insulin signaling was the main pathway improved by counteracting ER stress in obese animals.
Finally, we analyzed more distal steps of insulin signaling. Akt/PKB phosphorylation on both Thr308 and Ser473, which was strongly reduced in ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice, was upregulated by ER stress inhibition in ob/ob mice, whereas there were no marked effects of GRP78 overexpression in ob/+ mice (Figure 9A). FoxO1 is considered a key transcription factor in the control of gluconeogenesis in the liver, because it can stimulate the expression of key gluconeogenic enzymes such as phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) (38). In the presence of insulin, FoxO1 is phosphorylated by PKB and then excluded from the nucleus (39). The increase of PKB activity in livers of ob/ob GRP78-treated animals prompted us to analyze the consequences of hepatic ER stress inhibition on FoxO1 and gluconeogenic enzyme gene expression. As a result of the state of insulin resistance described above, FoxO1 phosphorylation decreased, and gene expression of PEPCK and G6Pase was upregulated, in livers of ob/ob compared with ob/+ mice (Figure 9B). In ob/ob mice treated with Ad GRP78, phosphorylation of FoxO1 increased, and expression of PEPCK and G6Pase was strongly reduced, whereas the effects in ob/+ mice were minor (Figure 9B), corroborating the improvement in hepatic insulin sensitivity.
Consequences of GRP78 overexpression on PKB and FoxO phosphorylation and on gluconeogenic enzyme expression in livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice. Mice were injected with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78, and livers were collected in the fed state 72 h later. Total liver extracts and mRNA were prepared and analyzed by Western blotting or qRT-PCR. (A) Phosphorylation of PKB on Thr308 and Ser473. Shown are representative blots and quantification of 3 independent injection series (n = 4–5 per group). (B) Total liver extracts were analyzed by Western blotting for phosphorylated and total FoxO1. Also shown is relative expression of PEPCK and G6Pase mRNA. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus respective ob/+ value; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001 versus respective Ad β-gal value.
We next analyzed whether a liver-specific reduction in ER stress that improves hepatic insulin signaling has detectable effects on glucose homeostasis and overall insulin sensitivity. Plasma glucose and insulin were strongly diminished in fed ob/ob mice injected with GRP78 compared with their controls (Table 1), suggesting that their insulin sensitivity was improved. These differences were apparent 7 d after the Ad GRP78 injection (results not shown). In order to assess more precisely the improvement in insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies were performed. During clamp studies, hepatic glucose production was totally inhibited in ob/+ mice, whereas it was 22 mg/min/kg in ob/ob mice (Figure 10A). Glucose utilization was 40% lower in ob/ob mice (Figure 10B). We also observed in ob/ob mice a 15-fold lower rate of glucose infusion, a clear index of their insulin resistance. Inhibition of ER stress by overexpression of GRP78 caused a 6-fold increase in ob/ob mice of the glucose infusion rate necessary to maintain euglycemia (Figure 10C). This was secondary to a 40% decrease in hepatic glucose production and a 60% increase in glucose utilization rate, which suggests that both liver and peripheral tissues have improved insulin sensitivity. There was no effect of GRP78 overexpression during clamp studies in ob/+ mice (Figure 10).
Consequences of GRP78 overexpression on insulin sensitivity in awake ob/+ and ob/ob mice. (A–C) Hepatic glucose production (A), glucose utilization (B), and glucose infusion rate (GIR; C) were measured in ob/+ and ob/ob mice treated with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78 during hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus respective ob/+ value; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 versus respective Ad β-gal value.
GRP78 overexpression and inhibition of SREBP-1c cleavage. In order to analyze the mechanisms by which overexpression of GRP78 leads to reduced SREBP-1c cleavage, we studied the expression of Insig proteins. Both Insig-1 and Insig-2 mRNA contents were reduced by overexpression of GRP78 in ob/+ and ob/ob mice, leading to low protein concentrations (Figure 11). Thus, the reduced activation of SREBP-1c — and probably SREBP-2 — could not be explained by increased expression of Insig proteins.
Insig-1 and Insig-2 gene expression and protein content in the livers of ob/+ and ob/ob mice overexpressing GRP78. Mice were injected with Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78, and livers were collected in the fed state 72 h later. Total liver extracts were prepared and analyzed by Western blotting for Insig-1 and Insig-2 protein content. The graph shows relative expression of Insig-1 and Insig-2 mRNA quantified by qRT-PCR. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 versus respective ob/+ value; ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001 versus respective Ad β-gal value.
We were puzzled by the fact that in Ad GRP78–injected ob/ob mice, despite the improvement of insulin sensitivity and the still-high insulin concentrations compared with ob/+ mice (see Table 1), the expression of SREBP-1c and its usual target genes such as GK, FAS, and Insig-1 were lower than in ob/+ mice. This suggests that in mice overexpressing GRP78, the insulin-dependent SREBP-1c cleavage is blunted. One obvious explanation would be that insulin-induced SREBP-1c processing is inhibited by GRP78 overexpression. We thus tested this possibility in primary cultured hepatocytes. A crucial step in SREBP-1c processing is its transfer from the ER to the Golgi apparatus. In order to demonstrate that GRP78 does not induce a general inhibition of ER to Golgi transport, we measured the expression of the IR in cultured hepatocytes overexpressing GRP78. The IR is synthesized as a 190-kDa precursor in the ER and processed in the Golgi to yield 2 subunits of 135 and 95 kDa (the IR-α and IR-β subunits, respectively; ref. 40), and its half-life has been estimated to be about 2 h. We found that the IR precursor did not accumulate in Ad GRP78–treated hepatocytes and that the concentration of the β subunit did not decrease, indicating that there is no general impairment of the ER to Golgi transport (Figure 12A).
In vitro effects of GRP78 overexpression on insulin-induced SREBP-1c cleavage in rat hepatocytes and analysis of SREBP-1c complex and GRP78 interaction in mouse livers. (A) Immunoblot of the IR precursor and IR-β in total lysates of hepatocytes infected for 24 h with Ad GRP78 or Ad β-gal. The blot was hybridized with a GRP78 antibody to verify the overexpression of the transgene. (B) After a 24-h period of infection with Ad GRP78 or Ad β-gal, cultured hepatocytes were changed to a fresh M199 medium containing 10 μM TO-901317 for 6 h, then treated for 1 h with 300 nM thapsigargin or 100 nM insulin. Shown is immunoblot analysis of microsomal SREBP-1c precursor and nuclear SREBP-1c. (C) Microsomal membranes were isolated from the livers of fed ob/+ and ob/ob mice. Detergent-solubilized membranes were subjected to immunoprecipitation with polyclonal H160 anti–SREBP-1 antibody. Immunoprecipitated proteins were probed by Western blot with anti-GRP78 and anti–SREBP-1 or anti-calnexin as a nonrelevant microsomal antibody. An aliquot of microsomal proteins before immunoprecipitation from a pooled preparation of ob/+ mice livers was run on the gel in parallel (Input). Control immunoprecipitation with an irrelevant antibody, Glut1, was made on microsomal proteins from a pooled preparation of ob/+ mouse livers. The quantified ratio of GRP78 to SREBP-1 precursor is shown below. ***P < 0.001 versus ob/+.
Overexpression of GRP78 in cultured hepatocytes reduced both thapsigargin- and insulin-induced SREBP-1c cleavage, suggesting that this chaperone could be a common actor of ER stress and insulin-induced SREBP-1c cleavage (Figure 12B). An interesting possibility could be that GRP78 interacts with the SREBP-1c complex, as has been described for other membrane effectors (PERK, IRE1, and ATF6) of the UPR (21), keeping them in an inactivated state. As preliminary evidence for this possibility, we determined the ability of the SREBP-1c precursor complex to associate with GRP78 in the ob/+ mouse liver. Membranes of ob/+ livers were immunoprecipitated with an antibody against SREBP-1c, and immunoprecipitates were tested for the presence of GRP78. GRP78 was indeed coimmunoprecipitated (Figure 12C). Appropriate controls demonstrated that this association between SREBP-1c precursor complex and GRP78 was specific (Figure 12C). Interestingly, in liver membranes of ob/ob mice expressing amounts of SREBP-1c precursor roughly similar to those of ob/+ mice, coimmunoprecipitated GRP78 was much lower (Figure 12C), which suggests that in these mice GRP78 is dissociated from the SREBP complex, a feature that fits with active SREBP-1c cleavage.
The results of the present studies point to a potential role for GRP78 in the regulation of SREBP-1c cleavage induced by insulin or ER stress. They also demonstrate that the hepatic steatosis and lipid disorders present in obese insulin-resistant rodents are strongly related to the activation of hepatic ER stress through the processing of SREBP-1c and probably SREBP-2. In addition, ER stress could contribute to hepatic insulin resistance through both increased IRS serine phosphorylation and decreased IRS-2 expression.
ER stress and insulin resistance. The ob/ob mice are characterized by a strong decrease in the expression and insulin-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-2 and a lower decrease of IRS-1 expression and phosphorylation (ref. 16 and the present study). The decreased tyrosine phosphorylation status of IRS-1 and IRS-2 seems to be the consequence of the activation of JNK1 (36), a phenomenon that can be attributed to concomitant ER stress (ref. 17 and the present study). JNK1 in turn phosphorylates IRS proteins on serine residues, which reduces their tyrosine phosphorylation by the IR. In the livers of steatotic animals, PKC-e has also been associated with JNK1 in explaining hepatic insulin resistance (41). It is now well established, as reinforced in the present study, that in addition to decreased tyrosine phosphorylation per IRS unit, IRS-2 expression is markedly decreased in the livers of obese insulin-resistant rodents. Previously, it was convincingly demonstrated that hyperinsulinemia per se could mimic the decreased IRS-2 expression (14). We show here that in a situation of hyperinsulinemia, inhibition of ER stress reversed the decreased IRS-2 expression. This raises the interesting possibility that ER stress is a mediator of hyperinsulinemia for decreased IRS-2 expression; in other words, that insulin can induce ER stress. This could explain the prior observation that in refed rodents, markers of ER stress are increased (42).
Distinct roles for IRS-1 and IRS-2 in hepatic metabolism have been described previously: IRS-2 is involved in the inhibitory effects of insulin on hepatic glucose production, particularly PEPCK and G6Pase expression, whereas IRS-1 transduces the stimulatory effects of insulin on glucose-utilizing processes and particularly SREBP-1c and its target genes, GK and lipogenic enzymes (14, 43). Thus, in ob/ob mice, the high expression of PEPCK and G6Pase can be explained by the reduced expression and phosphorylation of IRS-2. However, because signaling through IRS-1 is not increased in ob/ob mice, it cannot explain the overactivation of glycolytic and lipogenic genes.
ER stress and hepatic steatosis. A number of recent reports have emphasized the link between the ER stress response and hepatic lipid metabolism, mainly through genetic ablation studies. Rutkowski et al. showed that unresolved ER stress — obtained by injecting tunicamycin in mice deficient in specific genes encoding ER stress pathways — induces hepatic lipid accumulation (44), whereas Lee et al. showed that conditional liver XBP-1 disruption is concomitant with decreased hepatic lipogenesis (45). Oyadomari et al. showed that compromised signaling through translation initiation factor 2α (eIF2α) leads to diminished hepatosteatosis in animals fed a high-fat diet (42). We propose here that hepatic ER stress is the missing link in explaining the high rate of lipogenesis in obese insulin-resistant rodents. We demonstrated in vitro that ER stress indeed activated the lipogenic pathway by increasing SREBP-1c cleavage and ChREBP nuclear concentrations. A likely explanation for ChREBP activation is that activation of SREBP-1c induces expression of the gene encoding GK. This is a compulsory step for ChREBP activation, since it allows a high flux of glycolysis and generation of the ChREBP-activating metabolite. Inhibition of hepatic ER stress reduced in vivo SREBP-1c and ChREBP activation, which in turn markedly reduced the concomitant steatosis through decreased fatty acid synthesis. Increased fatty acid oxidation could also be a contributing factor by deinhibition of carnitine palmitoyl transferase I through a decrease in malonyl-CoA concentration.
ER stress and cholesterol metabolism. In ob/ob mice, hepatic cholesterol concentration was markedly elevated and was related to increased expression of enzymes involved in cholesterol synthesis and cholesterol uptake via the LDL receptor. This increased expression demonstrated that the SREBP-2 transcription factor is activated. However, it occurred despite cholesterol abundance, which suggests that the usual control of SREBP-2 processing was bypassed. Expression of SREBP-2 and target genes was strongly reduced in vivo by overexpression of GRP78, leading to a large decrease in hepatic cholesterol concentration. Plasma cholesterol was not affected, but this may be explained by decreased cholesterol removal by the liver linked to the lower expression of the LDL receptor. This strongly suggests that ER stress is responsible for SREBP-2 processing and high hepatic cholesterol concentration in the ob/ob mouse liver.
A role for GRP78 in potential mechanisms relating insulin, ER stress, and SREBP-1c processing. Association of ER stress with the activation of SREBPs has been found in several situations: in obese insulin-resistant rodents (the present study); in homocysteine-induced ER stress (23); in cellular stress (46); in alcohol-fed animals (47); and in several cell types, including hepatocytes, adipocytes, and mammary cells (48) as well as Hela and CHO cells. The cellular mechanisms linking ER stress to SREBP activation are still not fully understood, but some observations, including our present findings, allow us to raise the hypothesis that the disappearance of Insig-1 protein could be a key step in this process. In CHO-7 cells, ER stress inhibits Insig-1 synthesis, leading to rapid disappearance of the protein linked to its high turnover rate despite high Insig-1 mRNA content (49). Overexpression of Insig-1 reverses the effect of ER stress on SREBP processing (49). In murine embryonic fibroblasts, SREBP maturation during ER stress is concomitant with Insig-1 depletion, a process that seems to depend on PERK activity (48). We found very similar results in the livers of ob/ob mice: absence of Insig-1 protein despite high levels of its mRNA. Interestingly, in these situations, Insig-2 protein was unaffected or even increased, which suggests that Insig-1 could be the major Insig isoform involved in the ER stress–induced cleavage process. However, this is not the sole mechanism involved in the regulation of SREBP processing by ER stress, because overexpression of GRP78 — which strongly reduces SREBP cleavage — is not concomitant with increased expression of Insig proteins. We propose another explanation, initially based on the fact that overexpression of GRP78 both decreases in vitro ER stress– and insulin-induced SREBP-1c cleavage and decreases in vivo SREBP-1c nuclear content in lean mice. Thus, a provocative but logical hypothesis would be that the SREBP-SCAP complex is like other key integral membrane proteins of the UPR associated with GRP78, and, as with the transcription factor ATF6, the export of the complex toward the Golgi requires its dissociation from GRP78 (50). As shown in Figure 12, we did observe interaction between the SREBP-1c complex and GRP78. We cannot from this sole experiment distinguish between association of GRP78 with SREBP-1c itself or association with other proteins, such as SCAP. The proposed mechanism for SREBP-SCAP complex sorting into COPII-coated vesicles is that a conformational change of SCAP exposes a specific MELADL sequence on the cytosolic side that then binds to COPII proteins (51, 52). Cholesterol and oxysterols favor the binding of SCAP to Insig, and this interaction renders the MELADL sequence inaccessible to COPII proteins. It is presently not known how insulin acts on the complex, but it is likely that it also induces a change in the accessibility of the MELADL sequence. One potential scenario is that GRP78 associates with a protein of the SREBP complex and that this association blocks the accessibility of the MELADL sequence. Modification of the conformation of regulatory proteins such as SCAP by insulin, by altered cholesterol concentration, or by ER stress would induce GRP78 dissociation and activate the SREBP complex sorting into COPII vesicles. This would explain why ER stress is able to bypass the usual regulations for SREBP processing and why overexpression of GRP78 inhibited both ER stress and insulin-induced SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage. GRP78 may therefore be a new regulatory input in the general process of SREBP-1c cleavage, although further studies are required to address this process in detail.
Potential sequence of events leading to triglyceride accumulation. A potential succession of events in obese rodent models (Figure 13) could consist of first an abnormally high synthesis of triglycerides in the liver, caused by either excessive insulin-mediated lipogenic rate (e.g., intake of a high-carbohydrate diet in leptin-deficient ob/ob mice) or by excessive hepatic fatty acid uptake (e.g., consumption of a high-fat diet). Because triglyceride synthesis and packaging take place initially in the ER and involve de novo membrane formation, this could be interpreted as a stress situation by this organelle, which then reacts by synthesizing more membranes. Indeed, increased triglyceride synthesis in hepatic cells induces ER stress (53). Activation of the UPR would then rapidly affect the functional activity or quantity of a key protein (e.g., Insig-1 or GRP78) in the SREBP complex, leading to the release of SREBP-SCAP and proteolytic cleavage in the Golgi apparatus of the mature forms of these transcription factors independent of insulin and cholesterol status. SREBP factors in the liver — but probably also in other cell types — could then be considered as a branch of the UPR, allowing the synthesis of lipids for extra membranes. However, activation of these factors by exacerbating lipogenesis and cholesterol synthesis would perpetuate the initial disequilibrium, leading to a vicious circle. In addition, ER stress would contribute to hepatic insulin resistance by activating the process of IRS serine phosphorylation and decreased IRS-2 expression.
Model illustrating how an initial ER stress linked to a high triglyceride synthesis rate in the liver could induce SREBP-1c cleavage and insulin resistance and initiate a vicious circle leading to steatosis and dyslipidemia.
These findings are highly relevant to steatotic syndromes in humans. Activation of lipogenesis in humans with NAFLD has been shown previously (1), and recently, the UPR was found to be activated to varying degrees in the livers of individuals with NAFLD (54). Thus, in the livers of obese insulin-resistant rodents, ER stress was responsible for the steatosis and cholesterol anomalies by activating the processing of SREBPs and bypassing their usual regulation. In addition, ER stress modifies IRS expression in a way that contributes to the prevailing insulin resistance. We now have several arguments to consider in support of the fact that, at least in the liver, SREBPs can be considered full partners of the UPR response: (a) they are transmembrane proteins of the ER, activated by various ER stresses in a way similar to ATF6; (b) this activation is repressed, as is done for PERK, IRE1, and ATF6, by GRP78 overexpression; and (c) SREBPs deliver a message to the nucleus that can be considered essential for the expansion of the ER membranes and thus for the functional capacity of the ER.
In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrated that SREBP-1c proteolytic cleavage induced by insulin and ER stress is inhibited by GRP78 and strongly suggest that GRP78 dissociation from the SREBP-1c–SCAP complex is a mechanism involved in insulin action in lean animals. In obese rodents, the GRP78 dissociation induced by ER stress would lead to SREBP-1c maturation and result in hepatic steatosis.
Animals. Male ob/+ and ob/ob mice as well as Wistar rats were purchased from Charles River Laboratories and adapted to the environment for 1 wk prior to the study. Lean (fa/+) and obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats were bred in our laboratory. All animals were housed with a 12-h light/12-h dark cycle in a temperature-controlled environment and had free access to water and regular diet (65% carbohydrate, 11% fat, 24% protein). All procedures were approved by the Regional Ethics Committee in animal experiments no. 3 of Ile-de-France (agreement no. p3/2008/029).
Injection of Ad GRP78. Male ob/+ and ob/ob mice (8 wk old) were anesthetized with Aerane (Baxter) and injected through the penis vein with 108 PFU/g BW of Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78 in a final volume of 250 μl sterile physiological serum. Ad GRP78 was constructed as described previously by Satoh et al. (55). Adenoviruses were amplified in HEK 293 cells and purified on a cesium chloride gradient.
Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps. At 8 d before the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies, indwelling catheters were placed into the jugular vein. The mice were allowed to recover for 3–4 d and were injected into the catheter with 108 PFU/g BW of Ad β-gal or Ad GRP78. Clamp studies were performed on 5-h fasted mice as previously described (56) 4 d after injection. Briefly, a bolus of insulin (16 mU/kg) and D-(3H)3-glucose (5 μCi/kg) were injected, and thereafter insulin was infused at a constant rate of 3.3 mU/min/kg. D-(3H)3-glucose was concomitantly infused with insulin at a rate of 30 μCi/kg•min. Blood was sampled by caudal vessels every 15 min to determine blood glucose concentration and to adjust the rate of glucose infusion to maintain blood glucose at its initial basal level in each group. The euglycemic clamp was attained within 60 min and maintained for 30–40 min thereafter. At the end of the clamp, study blood samples were taken in order to determine blood glucose–specific activity, thus allowing calculation of glucose turnover rate and hepatic glucose production by standard equations at equilibrium, as previously described (56).
Rat hepatocyte isolation, culture, and infection with recombinant adenoviruses. Rat hepatocytes were isolated and cultured as described previously (57). Hepatocytes were cultured in M199 with Earle’s salts (Invitrogen) supplemented with antibiotics and dexamethasone. For the induction of ER stress, hepatocytes were incubated in the presence of thapsigargin (Merck), tunicamycin (Sigma-Aldrich), or DTT (Invitrogen) as detailed in the figure legends. For adenovirus infection, hepatocytes were incubated for 2 h at 37°C in medium M199 with 25 mM glucose and containing Ad GRP78 or Ad β-gal at a titer of 10 PFU/cell.
Isolation of total RNA and quantitative RT-PCR. Total RNA was isolated as described previously (57). We retro transcribed 1 μg RNA using Superscript II (Invitrogen). Real-time quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) analyses were performed with 25 ng cDNA and 250 nM sense and antisense primers (Eurogentec) in a final reaction volume of 25 μl by using the qPCR Core Kit (Eurogentec) and the MyiQ real-time PCR detection system (Bio-Rad). Specific primers were designed using Primer Express software (version 1.0; Applied Biosystems) and are shown in Supplemental Table 1. Relative quantification of each gene was calculated after normalization to 18S ribosomal RNA by using the comparative Ct method. For analysis of XBP-1 mRNA splicing, 200 ng cDNA was amplified with specific primers for the rat XBP-1 gene (forward, 5′-CCATGGGAAGATGTTCTGGG-3′; reverse, 5′-ACACGCTTGGGGATGAATGC-3′). The conditions used for the PCR were described previously (20). PCR products were separated by electrophoresis on 2.5% agarose gels and visualized by ethidium bromide staining.
Preparation of liver extracts, Western blot analysis, and immunoprecipitation. Microsomal membranes and nuclear extracts from mouse livers and hepatocytes were isolated as previously described (6, 58). Total lysates from mouse livers were prepared by homogenizing 20–50 mg tissue in 300 μl lysis buffer (50 mM Tris, pH 7.4; 0.27 M sucrose; 1 mM Na3VO4; 1 mM EDTA; 1 mM EGTA; 10 mM β-glycerophosphate; 50 mM NaF; 5 mM tetrasodium pyrophosphate; 0.1% [v/v] β-mercaptoethanol; 1% [v/v] Triton X-100; and 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride) supplemented with a cocktail of protease inhibitors (Roche).
Proteins were separated electrophoretically by SDS-PAGE and transferred to a nitrocellulose membrane (GE Healthcare). The membranes were hybridized with the following antibodies: SREBP-1 (clone 2A4; Thermo Scientific), ATF6 (Imgenex), ChREBP (Novus Biological), XBP-1 (Prosci), and GRP78 and Insig-1 (Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.). The antibody against Insig-2 was developed as described previously (6). Phospho-PKB (Thr308/Ser473), PKB, phospho-FoxO1, FoxO1, phospho-JNK (Thr183/Tyr185), and JNK were purchased from Cell Signaling Technology. Phospho-Tyr-HRP antibody was a kind gift of J. Cherfils (INSERM, UMR-S 872, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Paris, France). IRS-2, phospho–IRS-1 (Tyr612), phospho–IRS-1 (Ser307), IRS-1, and anti-PI3K p85 were obtained from Upstate. Mouse lamin A/C antibody was used as a loading control for nuclear proteins, and calnexin was used as a nonrelevant microsomal antibody (BD Biosciences). The IR-β antibody and the anti–phosphotyrosine HRP were obtained from Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc. Immunoprecipitating anti–SREBP-1 polyclonal antibody (H-160) and anti-Glut1 polyclonal antibody (H-43) were obtained from Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc.
For immunoprecipitation of IRS-1 and IRS-2, 500 μg of liver extracts were incubated with specific antibodies against IRS-1 or IRS-2 overnight at 4°C. Protein A sepharose beads (Sigma-Aldrich) were added, followed by incubation for 4 h at 4°C. After washing 3 times with lysis buffer, the immunocomplexes were resolved on 7% SDS-PAGE. Phosphorylated or total protein was analyzed by immunoblotting with specific antibodies against phosphotyrosine, IRS-1, IRS-2, and anti-PI3K p85.
SREBP-1 and GRP78 coimmunoprecipitation. Microsomal membrane proteins (1 mg) were solubilized for 2 h at 4°C on a rotating wheel in 50 mM HEPES buffer (pH 7.6), 100 mM NaCl, 1.5 mM MgCl2, 1% (w/v) 3-[(3-Cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate, and protease inhibitors (phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride, aprotinin, and leupeptin). Aggregates were removed by centrifugation at 16,000 g for 10 min. The supernatant was precleared by rotating incubation for 1 h with 40 μl protein G sepharose beads (Sigma-Aldrich). Soluble proteins were immunoprecipitated for 16 h at 4°C with 10 μl of the polyclonal anti–SREBP-1 or anti-Glut1 antibody (irrelevant antibody) bound to 40 μl protein G sepharose and washed 3 times in solubilization buffer. Bound proteins were resolved by 10% SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. Blots were incubated with anti–SREBP-1, anti-GRP78, or anti-calnexin.
Histological analysis. For H&E (Sigma-Aldrich), liver tissues were fixed in 10% neutral-buffered formalin, embedded in paraffin, and cut into 7-μm sections. For Oil red O (Sigma-Aldrich), liver was frozen in liquid nitrogen and cut into 10-μm sections. Sections were stained and analyzed at ×20 magnification using a Leica DMRB microscope.
Analytical procedures. Serum concentrations of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, triglycerides, and cholesterol were determined using commercial kits (Randox Laboratories).
Statistics. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance was assessed using 2-way ANOVA. A P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
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This work was supported by Agence Nationale de la Recherche grant ANR-2005-PCOD-035; by Alfediam-Takeda; and by EXGENESIS Integrated Project Grant LSHM-CT-2004-005272, funded by the European Commission. H.L. Kammoun is the recipient of a doctoral fellowship from the Ministère de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement supérieur. We thank Bertrand Blondeau for helpful advice for the staining experiments, Delphine Dorchenne for performing liver sections, and Julien Castel for surgical procedures.
Authorship note: Hélène L. Kammoun, Hervé Chabanon, and Isabelle Hainault contributed equally to this work.
Conflict of interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.
Nonstandard abbreviations used: ATF, activating transcription factor; ChREBP, carbohydrate response element–binding protein; COPII, coatomer protein II; FAS, fatty acid synthase; GK, glucokinase; G6Pase, glucose-6-phosphatase; GRP78, glucose-regulated protein 78; Insig, insulin-induced gene; IRE1, inositol-requiring kinase–1; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; PEPCK, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; PERK, protein kinase RNA–like ER kinase; qRT-PCR, quantitative RT-PCR; SCAP, SREBP cleavage–activating protein; SCD, stearoyl-CoA desaturase; UPR, unfolded protein response; XBP, X box–binding protein.
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Allaynah Scott, 9, shouts a song request to DJ Sterl The Pearl during Sunday's "Old Skool Block Party" at Harriet Tubman Park in East Knoxville. The event was sponsored by the Change Center. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel)(Photo: Shawn Millsaps)
Knoxville Police Department Office Phyllis Tonkin high-fives Tivone Green, 5, during a street hockey game at Sunday's 'Old Skool Block Party' at Harriet Tubman Park in East Knoxville. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) (Photo: Shawn Millsaps)
Trista, 5, and Hope Johnson, 7, enjoy a cool drink with Haley Ford, 8, from left, at the 'Old Skool Block Party,' on Sunday. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) (Photo: Shawn Millsaps)
Theo Patterson of the Urban Chess Club plays chess with Tryell Ward, 14, during Sunday's 'Old Skool Block Party,' at Harriet Tubman Park in East Knoxville. (Shawn Millsaps/Special to News Sentinel) (Photo: Shawn Millsaps)
The Change Center lit up Harriet Tubman Park in East Knoxville on Sunday with an 'Old Skool Block Party.'
The second block party of the summer, in collaboration with the Overcoming Believer's Church, focused on bringing the community together to support the youth of East Tennessee.
'This free event is a great way to get the community aware about our efforts, and for family and kids to enjoy the Labor Day weekend,' said Nicole Chandler, executive director of the Change Center.
Ijahneulie West, Change Center board member and a seventh-grade student at Vine Middle Magnet, got involved with the Change Center after her principal contacted her and asked her to represent the youth in her area.
'I'm hoping the center will give kids a brighter future because how life is right now, it's not good,' she said. 'The real problem is that kids have no real motivation; kids like to think in the now, but they need to still think about their future.'
The block party, which featured music by DJ Sterling 'Sterl The Pearl' Henton, Rita's Italian Ice, face painting by Pro Face Painting and street hockey with the Knoxville Ice Bears, also invited members of the Knoxville Police Department and Fire Department to show support for such community effort.
'The biggest problem with youth is boredom, and the change center will give them something to do,' said Fredrick Kimber, 20-year veteran officer with the Knoxville Police Department. 'Instead of thinking about doing something negative, such as getting into drugs and violence, they can always go to the center and do something positive with their lives.'
Chandler says the Change Center is scheduled to open in late fall of 2017. The facility will be located in the space adjacent to Overcoming Believer's Church.
To find out more, please visit changecenterknoxville.com.
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Simple Games will be best for VR
Last spring, we took a look at some emerging technology and included a little bit about the increasing utility of virtual reality simulations. Specifically, the article pointed to the concept of VR changing rooms helping to improve the world of retail. Indeed, the coming wave of VR equipment has broad implications across a range of different businesses and other corners of society. But no industry is quite so ready to embrace the VR phenomenon as the video game industry.
There are already numerous virtual reality headsets that are either available to consumers or poised to hit the market soon. Oculus Rift, Sony’s Morpheus, and Microsoft’s HoloLens are just a few of the options we’ll hear a lot more about in the coming year. And through early demos and gaming options, all of the major headsets have gamers salivating over the new possibilities. We’ve seen early examples of shooters, racing games, and mind-blowing adventures that can theoretically be enjoyed in entirely new ways through VR. However, particularly in the early stages of VR headsets meant for home use, there are also a few natural limitations to keep in mind:
Space is an issue. With headsets designed to manipulate our senses and trick us into feeling as if we’re actually in a video game environment, the natural temptation will be to move accordingly. Yet in most cases, we’ll merely be sitting on couches using control pads, which creates a bizarre disconnect and grounds the experience somewhat. Virtuix Omni is seeking to solve this issue with its design, incorporating a sort of treadmill platform with its headset, but for practical purposes most consumers will be limited to headsets.
Controllers are an issue. As mentioned, we’ll mostly be sitting on couches using controllers to “move” about our environments, To keep the experience feeling as realistic as possible, we might need different controllers for each VR game: a steering wheel for a racing game, a light-gun for a shooter, etc.
Motion itself could be a problem. It’s been suggested by some VR gaming skeptics that motion sickness might become a real problem for a significant number of gamers, which is naturally unappealing.
None of this is to say there can’t be a great shooter or adventure game for VR. But given the concerns, there might also be something to the idea that simpler games—those that require less quickness, motion or action—might be the ones that thrive in the early going. With that in mind, keep an eye on these concepts.
Mystery/Exploration Games
Think of the “escape the room,” survival game themes that have always been popular on pretty much every branch of the gaming industry. We’ve seen a particular burst in popularity for these types of games in the mobile markets, where options like Device 6 and The Room have captured the imagination of innumerable users. These games thrive by creating creepy, realistic, unsettling atmospheres that require only slow, deliberate movement and exploration. This could solve the problems of control and motion, which means that this could become a major genre for VR. One great example exists already in the form of this fascinating game from Krillbite.
Most popular video game genres were original creations. But in the casino genre, gaming platforms have effectively already turned an everyday, real-world experience into a virtual one. Countless poker and blackjack apps give players a taste of the real card playing experience, and online we’ve seen stunning versions of other casino games as well. At this online roulette page at Betfair, we even see different versions of a game that most consider to be pretty simple and self-explanatory. Different roulette boards are used, and players can visualise the ball rolling around the wheel, etc. All of these experiences can translate flawlessly to VR, in a way that will help players feel as if they’re actually leaning over casino tables.
One-on-One Games
This is a broader category. But perhaps the best way to understand the idea is to recall the early days of the Wii, when one-on-one games like tennis, table tennis, billiards, etc. were popular for those who wanted to experiment with motion controls. These games are just simpler than, for instance, full sports games or multiplayer shooter experiences with entire teams facing off against each other. Like mystery exploration or casino games, they’d require less movement while still allowing for full VR immersion.
Right now it’s still a little early to know which titles will emerge first on VR, even though several have already been announced and revealed. But this new corner of the gaming industry is going to emerge in 2016, and our money would be on some of these simpler concepts winning out in the early going.
This is a guest post by Drew Ronson, a freelance writer who’s especially passionate about VR and what it means for gaming. He hails from NYC and resides in Tampa Bay, Fla.
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PRINTER'S NO. 589
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
Session of
INTRODUCED BY AUMENT, VULAKOVICH, MARTIN, EICHELBERGER, VOGEL,
FOLMER, RESCHENTHALER, GORDNER, BARTOLOTTA, RAFFERTY,
YUDICHAK, SABATINA AND BAKER, MARCH 24, 2017
REFERRED TO VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
AN ACT
Amending Titles 51 (Military Affairs) and 75 (Vehicles) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Department of Military
Affairs, further providing for Pennsylvania Veterans'
Memorial Trust Fund; in State Veterans' Commission and Deputy
Adjutant General for Veterans' Affairs, further providing for
Veterans' Trust Fund; in Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial
Commission, repealing provisions relating to the Pennsylvania
Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund and to expiration; and, in
registration of vehicles, further providing for Pennsylvania
monument registration plate.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 710 of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 710. Pennsylvania Veterans' Monuments and Memorial Trust
Fund.
(a) [Administration.--] Establishment and administration.--
There is established a separate fund in the State Treasury to be
known as the Pennsylvania Veterans' Monuments and Memorial Trust
Fund. The [separate fund in the State Treasury known as the
Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund] fund shall be
administered by the [State Veterans' Commission] department, and
all moneys in the fund are appropriated to the [State Veterans'
Commission] department on a continuing basis[.] for the purposes
provided for under subsection (b). The State Veterans'
Commission shall assist the department in accordance with
section 1704(1) (relating to specific powers and duties).
(b) Purpose.--The moneys in the fund shall be used for the
promotion, administration, operation [and], maintenance and
completion of the [Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial on the
grounds of the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery] monuments and
memorials dedicated to Pennsylvania veterans and military units
and other costs incidental thereto as approved by the
department. [Moneys in the fund may be used to pay any
construction costs which have not been paid on the effective
date of this section.]
(c) Contributions and solicitation of funds.--
(1) The [State Veterans' Commission] department is
authorized:
(i) To accept, on behalf of the Commonwealth, gifts,
donations, legacies and usages of money from individuals,
organizations, public or private corporations and other
similar entities.
(ii) To solicit and raise moneys from public and
private sources.
(2) All money received or raised under this subsection
shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the
(3) The department may use up to 2% of the available
funds as of October 31 of each calendar year to administer
the fund in accordance with this section.
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(d) Operation and maintenance.--Money must be granted for
the operation and maintenance of monuments as designated by the
department in consultation with the State Veterans' Commission.
At a minimum, the following monuments will receive funding, as
needed, for operation and maintenance:
(1) The Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial on the grounds
of the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery.
(2) American battle monuments located overseas
officially owned or recognized by the Commonwealth.
(3) Pennsylvania unit monuments and markers within the
Gettysburg National Military Park.
(4) Other Pennsylvania military memorials and monuments
as designated or recognized by the department.
Section 2. Section 1721(c)(5) of Title 51, amended October
4, 2016 (P.L.882, No.109), is amended to read:
§ 1721. Veterans' Trust Fund.
(c) Authorized purposes.--The department may expend money
from the Veterans' Trust Fund for the following purposes:
[(5) Assistance to operate, maintain and repair
Pennsylvania monuments honoring Pennsylvania service members
and veterans who served in the United States or overseas.]
Section 3. Sections 1905 and 1906 of Title 51 are repealed:
[§ 1905. Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund.
(a) Establishment and administration.--There is hereby
established a separate fund in the State Treasury to be known as
the Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund. The fund shall
be administered by the commission, and all moneys in the fund
are appropriated to the commission on a continuing basis.
selection, design, construction, operation and maintenance of an
appropriate physical monument on the grounds of the Indiantown
Gap National Cemetery and other costs incidental thereto.
(1) The commission is authorized:
§ 1906. Expiration.
Sections 1901, 1902, 1903 and 1904 of this chapter shall
expire June 30, 2005.]
Section 4. Section 1353.1(c) and (d) of Title 75 are amended
to read:
§ 1353.1. Pennsylvania monument registration plate.
(c) Proceeds.--The [Veterans' Trust] Pennsylvania Veterans'
Monuments and Memorial Trust Fund shall receive $23 of the fee
paid by the applicant for the registration plate under
subsection (a).
(d) Use of proceeds.--Proceeds under subsection (c) shall be
used exclusively to provide grants to nonprofit organizations
for the cleaning, repair and restoration of Pennsylvania
monuments and memorials by the Gettysburg National Military
Park. A grant under this subsection may not be used to pay for
the cost of cleaning, repair or restoration of the grounds
surrounding a Pennsylvania monument or memorial.
Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Cutts' uncle hopes little Blake will know his family
Edd Pritchard and Veronica Van Dress
Cop accused of murdering Blake Davis' mom, who was nine months pregnant.
The great uncle of Blake Davis hopes the 2-year-old boy doesn’t grow
up knowing only half of his family.
Some day the child will want to know the Cutts side of his family, said
Ernest Woodford, an uncle by marriage to Bobby L. Cutts Jr., who is Blake’s
father.
“We’ll be here. And we’ll love him just as we do now,” Woodford said on
Wednesday.
Blake is the son of Cutts and Jessie Marie Davis, who was found dead last
weekend. Cutts faces two counts of murder for the deaths of Davis and her
unborn daughter, Chloe.
Patty Porter, Blake’s grandmother, has been caring for the boy since June
15. That morning, Porter found her grandson alone in her daughter’s duplex
wearing only a dirty diaper. Davis was gone.
Woodford said he doesn’t understand what happened to land his nephew in jail
facing murder charges. He was outside Canton Municipal Court on Monday and
interviewed with several media outlets.
“It’s out of character,” he said on Monday of his nephew. “He’s a good kid.”
Woodford said he understands that Porter, her children and other family
members are suffering. “We understand they’re grieving, they lost a loved
one. But we’re hurting too.”
Anyone associated with the Cutts name is being treated unfairly and
persecuted just because they’re related, Woodford said. The entire Cutts
clan is being dragged into this when “we’ve done nothing.”
Woodford said his wife has been having an especially difficult time. “It
hasn’t been easy in our house,” he said.
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Watsons YOU Awards 2010 Sporty Physique - Vote for Lionel
Here's some good news to share with everyone! I'm very happy to have made it to the finals of the Watsons YOU Awards 2010 for the Sporty Physique category.
The annual Watsons YOU Awards seeks to celebrate the uniqueness and individuality of the contestants in 8 different categories. The category that I'm competing in is the Sporty Physique category. The Sporty Physique category Award is given to the person who enjoys exercise and has a good body to make heads turn.
I recall the first qualifying round where all interested parties had to submit two photos - one full body shot and one close up zooming in on the body part we wanted to highlight. Then it was waiting to see if one made the next cut in the audition round.
Fast forward to the audition round...Out of the 12 of us who made it, 5 were chosen to advance to the finals. Now in the finals, as in any other competition, there are rules by which we have to abide.
Unlike the qualifying round where our best bodies were already scrutinised by the panel of judges and the audition round where we were assessed on our personality, the finals is a different kettle of fish. Yes, you have the goods. Yes, you have the personality. Now, do you have the popularity?
The winner of the Sporty Physique Award goes to the person with the highest number of public votes. It is solely determined by public voting which starts from 8 Jul to 21 Jul 2010.
The best thing in this competition is that I'm returning to my roots where it all started for me when I first decided to launch my career in the fitness industry.
If you have been a faithful reader of my blog and like my postings; or admire my courage to transform myself from a scrawny, sickly hermit to a lean, toned, confident individual; or love the work I now do in helping others lead a quality lifestyle in fitness and grooming, then please vote for me.
Here's how to vote for me in 3 simple steps. You can vote once a day for the entire duration of the competition (yes, competition ends on 21 Jul 2010). So do not hesitate, take action now & support me.
Vote for Lionel in 3 Simple Steps!
1. Go to the voting page.
2. Look for my picture and contestant number 001253. I'm the first guy featured. Click on the Vote button below my picture.
3. Fill up your details - in particular your name, email and contact number. Then copy the text verification into the box. Thereafter, click on the vote button.
By supporting me, here's what you stand to win too should I win. The lucky voter will win fabulous product hampers worth $100 each.
As the saying goes, every vote counts. Your votes are greatly appreciated. Remember to spread the word too. Thanks everybody!
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Mexico City is a vibrant city full of life, tasty food, and cosmopolitan neighborhoods. Read on for things to see in Mexico City and where to stay in Mexico city.
The Zocalo, main square, of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mexico City is open for business and welcoming travelers with open arms,” says Paula Feltrin, the Director of Marketing and PR at the St. Regis Resorts in Mexico.
Mexico City Earthquake
Vibrant Mexico City
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Mexico City and the surrounding areas suffered a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake just a couple years ago. It killed more than 200 people in Mexico and toppled dozens of buildings. While some areas were hit badly, all the main tourist areas have been repaired. The airport was only closed for a few hours the day of the quake and most museums and cultural attractions reopened soon after and were approved as structurally sound.
With no doubt, one of the best ways to help citizens is by traveling to Mexico City and supporting local businesses, such as hotels, restaurants, museums, parks and attractions,” says Feltrin. “Though some buildings did get affected, especially in Condesa and Roma neighborhoods, restaurants are open for business and in need of support from diners.”
The Mexican economy depends on tourism, so planning trips at this time, will help the country. Plus a visit to Mexico City will very likely change your opinion of Mexico (one of “dangerous” places or Cancun spring-break beach parties). Last year, the New York Times named it the number one place to go. That hasn’t changed. The city is thriving, cosmopolitan, and vibrant. With a rich colonial history, upscale neighborhoods, world-class museums, and an amazing food scene, the modern metropolis is a refreshing and exciting escape.
The stunning, Art Nouveau Palacio de Bellas Artes, the main music, theater and opera hall.
Mexico City (aka CDMX, Ciudad de Mexico, or DF, Distrito Federal) is one of the cheapest capital cities in North America. From the U.S. flights are cheap (my round trip from Chicago was about $300) and on the ground, food is plentiful and extremely affordable. A nice dinner with drinks for two can be $50 or less.
The Cathedral in Zocalo
One of Mexico City’s biggest draws is its collection of unique neighborhoods, or colonias. The historical center of the city, is the Zocalo (main square), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It encompasses the sprawling Constitution Plaza, where you’ll find the palace and massive cathedral. Discover the ruins of the cradle of the Aztec empire at Templo Mayor.
Spend some time in Chapultepec, the city’s enormous park (it’s twice the size of New York’s Central Park). Inside you’ll find the colonial castle, the zoo, museums, and tons of gardens, forests, and ecological reserves.
Polanco is arguably the fanciest of them all, with incredible restaurants, cafes, and hotels. I stayed here and loved it. The main drag, Avenida Presidente Masaryk, is like Michigan Avenue or 5th Avenue, but on steroids. It just kept going and going with some of the most high end shops around. The wealth here was quite astounding. I loved wandering the side streets with all the modern cafes and parks.
The park-like path that runs through the center of Avenida Ámsterdam, an oval road, and former horse track, around the neighborhood.
Spend an afternoon strolling around the more bohemian neighborhoods of Roma and Condesa, full of cafes and boutiques. Grab lunch at the trendy Mercado Roma, a food hall with numerous counters to tempt your taste buds. Watch the sunset with a mezcal cocktail atop the nearby chic Condesa DF Hotel.
From Condesa DF Rooftop
Condesa DF Rooftop Bar
A little further south is the charming San Angel with its cobblestone streets, art galleries and markets. Come on Saturday for the bazaar and browse lots of art, handicrafts, jewelry and more. I loved strolling the back streets to see some of the beautiful, vibrantly painted colonial homes. Also the Museo Casa Estudio Diego Rivera y Frida Kahlo is nearby.
San Angel
For a fun afternoon venture a little bit out of the city head to the floating gardens of Xochimilco Mexico City.
The food here is rated as some of the best in the world. Suffice it to say, the food was my main motivator for visiting and now just one of many reasons I will return. I’ve dedicating another post entirely to what to eat in Mexico City. But for now, here’s a beautiful teaser:
Shrimp “Flauta” at Quintonil
National Museum of Anthropology
With more than 150 museums, 100 contemporary local art galleries and 30 distinct architectural and historic sites, the city is a mecca of fine art and treasures that speak to its vast history. Mexico City is the capital city with the most museums in the world including the well-known Museo Nacional de Antropología and Frida Kahlo Museum.
Cycling on Paseo De La Reforma
For a great overview, take a Mexico Bike Tour on a Sunday, when the Paseo de la Reforma closes to traffic and masses of families and locals come out to enjoy a car-free ride on a sunny day.
Las Alcobas, a luxury boutique hotel in the upscale Polanco neighborhood, is the perfect home base for shopping and eating around the swanky area. The modern 35-room hotel offers a butler with your stay to tend to any needs. Contemporary rooms come with hardwood floors, floor to ceiling windows, handmade soaps, and a fancy touchscreen “command center” from which you can control climate, music, lighting, and the curtains. But it’s the warm and approachable service that really sets them apart.
St Regis Mexico City
The top-rated, five-star St. Regis Mexico City towers above Paseo de la Reforma, the European-style wide thoroughfare that cuts through the heart of the city. The plush hotel is the perfect place to recharge from the humming city outside. It delivers on all points: highly appointed rooms, a large spa and pool, huge gym with great views, and multiple restaurants. Enjoy the bountiful breakfast buffet on the delightful, sunny outdoor patio.
For more, see this article which I wrote for Luxury Las Vegas Magazine on Mexico City.
Disclosure: During part of my stay in Mexico City, I was hosted by Las Alcobas and the St. Regis. As always, all writing and opinions are my own.
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Wrexham match sold out
Tickets for our final game of the season at home to Wrexham this Saturday have now sold out in the home ends.
Over 6,200 tickets (including season ticket holders') have been sold for the eagerly anticipated encounter which could see us crowned as champions.
The match was made all-ticket with allocated seating. Kick off at 5.15pm.
The game has been selected for live coverage on Premier Sports TV, we were officially informed this morning.
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Mariah Carey confirms pregnancy
Eleanor Young October 28, 2010 6:42 pm
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon - Mariah Carey pregnant? - Celebrity News - Marie Claire Credit: Rex Features
It has been the worst kept secret in showbiz history, but Mimi has finally revealed she is expecting
Rumours Mariah Carey is expecting her first baby with hubby Nick Cannon have been rife for months, after the singer abruptly pulled out of a film role, and has since been sporting a little more weight than usual.
Yet the worst kept secret in history was still to be confirmed. Until today, when Mariah confirmed the news herself, in an interview Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush.
BEST-DRESSED CELEBRITY BABY BUMPS
Mariah first set pregnancy rumours alight back in June, by pulling the plug on her latest role, a part in Tyler Perry’s flick ‘For Coloured Girls’, just five days before filming was due to begin.
At the time an official told reporters: ‘she is not doing the movie because her doctor advised her not to. More than that I cannot comment further.’ Mysterious.
Now, after months of speculation, Mimi has finally told the world she is expecting. ‘Yes, we are pregnant. This is true,’ she told the US show host.
‘It’s been a long journey. It’s been tough because I’ve been trying to hold on to a shred of privacy.’
She was joined by hubby Nick Cannon, who gushed about the ‘absolutely emotional’ news, revealing ‘The greatest gift on earth is a child. We’ve had names picked out from the first day we met and we want to stay true to that.’
Mariah also explained the reason for her caution, revealing that she suffered a tragic miscarriage during the first few months of her marriage to Nick.
‘It kind of shook us both and took us into a place that was really dark and difficult,’ she revealed. ‘When that happened… I wasn’t able to even talk to anybody about it. That was not easy.’
But Nick added that the sad incident did bring them closer. ‘It definitely brought us closer together. It strengthened our relationship so much… She handled it so well.’
Just yesterday, Brit actress Thandie Newton accidentally revealed Mariah’s baby news news during an appearance on US chat show, The View.
‘I think she is pregnant,’ she told View hosts on Mariah’s reason for pulling out of the film role, which Thandie then took over.
Quickly realising her slip-up, she backtracked: ‘Or something major is going on in her life, so I carried the baton for her. I only had two days to make a decision to play it.’
Congratulations to the happy couple!
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Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Eyelash Extensions—Explained
Do they *really* last that long?
By Chloe Metzger and Lauren Valenti
So you kinda, sorta, really want to try eyelash extensions, but you don't really know what to expect. We get it, and we've been there. Because from the initial appointment, to the total cost, to the actual daily maintenance, lash extensions can be a total commitment, which means you better be well-versed in what to expect before you head to the salon.
And that's where we come in. Ahead, your quick and dirty guide to everything you need and want to know about eyelash extensions, as told by both the experts themselves, plus an editor who has actually gotten them done.
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They're Kind of Like Falsies
Despite what you might think, professional eyelash extensions aren't that different from the individual lashes you can glue on yourself at home—at least, in the basic process. "Applying extensions involves dipping individual lashes into a medical-grade adhesive and bonding them to your natural eyelash," says Skyy Hadley, owner of As "U" Wish Nail Spa in New Jersey. "The process can take up to two hours, but because of the way we adhere them to your actual lash, you can enhance the length, thickness, and fullness of your natural eyelashes."
Plus, just like with fake lashes from the drugstore, the lashes your aesthetician applies—and will discuss with you, first—can range from "synthetic, human, silk, or mink hair," says Hadley. While synthetic lashes tend to be a bit shinier, thicker, and studier, making them perfect for a dramatic look, silk and mink extensions are lighter, more natural, and less weighty on your natural lashes, giving you a more subtle appearance.
They're Super Customizable
Here's where extensions differ from the 99-cent pair you picked up from Walmart: They're custom-fitted and created for your exact eyes. "Before we begin, we take into consideration the condition of a client's lashes, like whether they're brittle or strong, plus their length, how well they naturally curl, as well as the shape of the client's eyes," explains Elizabeth Diaz, lash specialist at Pucker Makeup.
Plus, we're not just talking about being able to customize the length of the lashes (which can range from 6 mm to 15 mm), but also the thickness of each lash, ranging anywhere between 0.07 mm and .2 mm.
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They're Kind of High-Maintenance
At least, if you plan to live your life as a normal human being. "I literally can't take a shower without covering my eyes with my hands to keep water from hitting them," says assistant editor Chelsea Peng, who got eyelash extensions for the first time last week, courtesy of Spruce & Bond in NYC. "The entire process was super easy, but I didn't fully realize how delicate I'd have to be with my eyes afterwards, like not being able to wear my sleep mask to bed or I'd crush the lashes, and having to avoid all oil-based skin care products."
And that's just a teeny part of the eyelash no-nos (which your aesthetician will thoroughly brief you on, before and after). But according to Diaz, the list also requires that you:
Avoid getting your lashes wet for the first 12 to 24 hours, and then avoid letting water in the shower blast your eyes.
Keep all oil-based products away from your eye area, especially makeup removers, since the oil will loosen the glue on the extensions.
Don't rub your eyes.
Sleep on your back.
Brush your lashes in the mornings and after showers, and brush from the tips, not from the root, or you'll end up pulling lashes out.
Avoid wearing mascara or any waterproof eye makeup that's difficult to remove.
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They Don't Last Forever
"Lash extensions can last up to a month, but we always recommend touch-ups 10 to 21 days after you get them to keep them looking full and neat," says Hadley. "Keep in mind we tend to lose three to five natural eyelashes a day, so it's not out of the ordinary to lose a few extensions every so often, too."
And They're Not That Cheap
The price totally depends on the salon, but "more reputable salons charge between $150 and $350 for one application that lasts up to six weeks," says Hadley. If you're worried about the price, do your research and dig around the internet before you make an appointment, so you know what you and your credit card are getting into.
But They Can Make You Feel Awesome
"I asked for super-subtle, natural lashes, which meant that the end result was barely noticeable, as if I had just applied a really good mascara," says assistant editor Peng. "But I got them for a special occasion, and even though nobody else could tell, I felt really good and confident just knowing they were on."
Of course, if you're going for a dramatic look, you'll definitely get more visible results, but regardless of the length or finish, the fact that they're adding a little somethin' somethin' to your appearance—and confidence—may be enough to justify the maintenance and cost. And, hey, at least they're only temporary, so even if you hate them, they'll fall off in a month anyway. And to be honest, we're all about that low-level beauty commitment.
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Mill Hill Music Complex first opened to customers in 1979. Since then it has grown to be one of London’s premier facilities for musicians. Up to 1,000 musicians a week pass through the 18 studios at the complex.
As well as having an impressive list of customers who have used the studios over the years, including Amy Winehouse, Kate Nash, Eddie Floyd, David Soul, The Damned, various members of Madness, The South, The Foundations and many many more, we are also proud to be the spiritual home of a whole host of up and coming local bands. We have an ever increasing number of musicians such as drummers and saxophonists who use the bargain rate of £3.50 per hour for private practice.
Band Rehearsal – Studio 16
Three years ago, we embarked on an ambitious plan to revamp the facilities at the studios. We saw the fruition of this dream in April 2012 when we opened six new studios and a fantastic reception and shop area. This will offer free wi fi for all studio customers, modern air conditioned studios and a whole new range of services from our partner companies such as band forming sessions with Rock United, arts and drama with the Arts Experience, ballet and tap with the Jumpup Ballet School, and youth music projects with Soundskool. We are also starting our own instrument tuition.
It is also our intention to have regular events for our customers in the studio reception area, where we have the ability to hold small events and gigs. Other new facilities included in the complex will be a purpose built dance studio with mirrors, ballet barres and a harlequin floor. We are also opening a video and photography studio to help build up the interest in the visual arts in mill hill and north west london. This will have a permanent infinity wall and black drapes, to ensure the widest possible range of options for customers. Lighting will also be available for hire.
London’s Finest Studio Complex. Established since `1979
We have 16 studios including specialist music rehearsal, recording, dance, photography, video, auditioning suites, fitness space and general workspaces. Our new studio complex block has natural light, air-conditioning, a shop area and some snacks.We offer; Rehearsal and Recording; Photography and Filming; Dance Space and Lessons; Private Tuition and Eqiupment Hire.
We have plenty of quality instruments and equipment. We have staff to hand to help you with any queries you may have, who are specialists in many of the services we provide. We also have highly reasonable off peak rates to ensure that you stay in budget and stress free.
We believe that 2013 is going to be a very exciting year for all creative people in London and we want to be at the heart of it.
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It is not just having a diverse workforce, but building a safe and positive environment that celebrates the uniqueness of each individual
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Aarif Aziz
Nature revels in diversity: look at the flora and fauna. No two people are alike in a world with billions of people. Historically, human organisations were built on premises that negated diversity and inclusion. Organisations are now discovering the benefits of diversity of workforce.
It is only logical that a company’s workforce should reflect the people and the community it serves. Poor representation of women, who form half of the population, is the most glaring omission of diversity at the workplace.
Real diversity goes beyond gender
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Many progressive organisations today have gender-balance targets. The Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiatives in many companies in India is all about recruiting more women and nurturing an environment where women are respected and rewarded for their performance.
Not surprisingly, the media is awash with articles on diversity and inclusion around March every year, coinciding with International Women’s Day.
Unfortunately, the exclusive gender focus has skewed discussion. The practices should be aimed at building and nurturing a workforce that is diverse not only in gender, but in a way that reflects the diverse society that we live in.
Diversity & Inclusion: a growth strategy
True diversity is all-encompassing. Besides gender, it includes ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, religious and political beliefs, sexual orientation and even physical disabilities.
It is not just about having a diverse workforce. It is about building a safe and positive environment that embraces and celebrates the uniqueness of each individual, enabling him or her to contribute his or her best by way of ideas and efforts.
Pursuing diversity and inclusion, in the broadest sense, is a growth strategy and has become a business priority for progressive companies. Companies that practice diversity and inclusion statistically outperform their peers, according to a host of research.
According to McKinsey, while gender-diverse companies are 15 percent more likely to outperform their peers, ethnically-diverse companies are 35 percent more likely to outperform peers.
Inclusion is a bigger challenge, takes time
Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) have become buzzwords. Recruiting a diverse team is relatively easy, but building a company-wide inclusive culture is a long journey. It is not easy as it calls for introspection and behavioural changes by leaders who need to set an example.
To excel, the diverse workforce 'must feel valued, respected, accepted and encouraged', in the words of Gallup.
Building an inclusive culture takes company-wide effort and time. It includes establishing behavioural standards and using them in performance evaluation. Company-wide training of all employees on unconscious bias and similar topics is an integral part of building culture.
Diversity adds little value without inclusion
“Different perspectives help us all to achieve more,” says Microsoft’s D&I statement.
This connects the statement to the company’s mission which is deeply inclusive: “Empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more.”
D&I not only permeates the organisation, but it expresses itself in external outreach. Technology giants intentionally reach out and connect with minority and women-owned companies.
It may sound strange, but many of the best D&I practices like respecting everyone for their individual talents and listening to every view have little to do with diversity per se. No wonder D&I benefits go beyond innovation and growth. Companies that succeed in building an inclusive culture become great places to work, attracting and retaining diverse talent.
The writer is chief human resources officer, Diageo India
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The ice cream classic “the 88” was invented in Trollhättan. Trollhätte Glass (now GB) launched the popular ice cream in 1964.
Trollhättan is the film metropolis of Sweden. More than 300 feature films have been produced in and around Trollhättan, and Trollhättan has its own Walk of Fame.
The Waterfall Days’ was launched in 1959 and is one of the nation's oldest city festivals. Every year the festival attracts around 100,000 visitors to Trollhättan.
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Our Company Culture
Simply put, we come to work because we want to make a difference in people’s lives. At Mercer, our purpose is to make a positive difference in people’s lives by helping advance their health, wealth and careers. We do this by living within our carefully structured Mercer house, where our daily values support our strategic imperatives, which in turn support our overarching mission and purpose.
Mission and Purpose: The Greater Good
Our four strategic imperative pillars support our mission and ultimately allow us to make a difference in people’s live. Our business and company culture are rooted in this sense of purpose, which dictates our values and allows us to do best by our people, clients and shareholders alike.
PRIDE Values
Every day, in our work with clients and our relationships with each other, we demonstrate our Mercer PRIDE values. These values form the foundation for the four strategic imperatives under which we run our business: invest in our people, broaden client relationships, improve customer experience and deliver profitable growth
Passion to win and be the best at what we do, reflected in our people, thought leadership, solutions and clients
Respect for diversity: listening to and collaborating with others, being inclusive and bringing the best ideas forward
Integrity in everything we do: knowing what is right and acting responsibly with our clients, colleagues and communities
Innovation that anticipates our client needs and reshapes the marketplace
Dedication to serving our clients with unparalleled quality and proven success
Empowerment to act like business owners and be accountable for our decisions
We Value Diversity
Respect for diversity is one of our core values. It’s so important to us that we have a strategy in place to increase the diversity of our workforce and make sure that every unique voice is heard. This is good for our business — diverse work teams tend to have greater success — and good for our colleagues. You know that you can bring your whole self to work every day and that you will be celebrated and appreciated for who you are.
Find Instant Community at Mercer
Which Business Resource Groups (BRGs) will you join? By participating in BRGs — communities of employees organized around a common diversity dimension — you can network, share views, learn from others and further your professional growth and development.
All BRGs are open to all employees. Learn more about some of our global BRGs below.
Women@Mercer
The Women@Mercer program aims to support and expand our global community of women's networks and promote Mercer's internal and external gender-diversity brand, in order to maximize Mercer's ability to recruit, develop, retain and advance female talent.
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
The Racial & Ethnic Diversity BRG works to help Mercer be the employer of choice for the best and brightest diverse talent. The group fosters an inclusive work environment where employees from diverse backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities can thrive as professionals and contribute to Mercer’s success.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allies (LGBTA)
Mercer’s LGBTA BRG is dedicated to helping Mercer realize the full value of the firm’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues while supporting Mercer’s strategic imperatives.
Rising Professionals
The Rising Professionals BRG connects, develops and empowers driven, ambitious and diverse colleagues through networking and programming for professional and developmental growth.
Accessibility and Inclusion at Mercer (AIM)
The mission of AIM is to enhance a culture of inclusion for people with disabilities or special needs by leveraging each employee’s unique abilities, as well as raising awareness, valuing differences, removing barriers and encouraging a workplace built on dignity, trust and respect. Membership is open to colleagues with disabilities, colleagues with family or friends with disabilities, and advocates and others who support the group’s mission.
Mercer Cares: Helping People Beyond Our Business
The Mercer Cares BRG harnesses our people's passion for making a meaningful difference in our communities through volunteering. Mercer Colleagues have the opportunity to make an impact together by mentoring students, improving community health and wellness, supporting veterans groups and volunteering to support a variety of other causes.
We make it easy for our colleagues to volunteer by offering one paid workday off each calendar year for volunteer service with a nonprofit or charitable organization.
You’ll have access to a network of more than 6,000 Mercer colleagues around the world and be the first to know about Mercer’s latest innovations, culture change initiatives, job openings and more.
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Mayo Clinic doctors are continually trying to improve the surgical process and results of knee replacement. Mayo researchers have studied topics such as problems that can affect the stability of the artificial joint, factors that can increase the risk of joint infection and complications encountered during revision surgeries.
In addition, some orthopedic surgeons at Mayo Clinic are involved in artificial knee joint design in the laboratory for motion analysis, where they evaluate longer lasting materials and designs to improve care and outcomes.
See a list of publications by Mayo Clinic doctors on knee replacement on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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Martin GM, et al. Total knee arthroplasty. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Sept. 24, 2017.
Total knee replacement. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00389. Accessed Sept. 24, 2017.
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Heather is a specialist in Commercial Property. She has significant experience of a full range of Commercial Property matters including sales and purchases, the granting and taking of leases, asset management, development and property litigation.
She has acted in a number of high profile transactions and her clients have included developers, retailers, portfolios, banks, financial institutions and trusts. She has acted for Sainsbury's, the Meadowhall Centre, Netto and Card Factory.
Heather graduated with a degree in French and German and completed her legal studies at Nottingham Law School. She trained and has substantial post qualification experience with major regional and national practices and joined McCormicks in May 2011.
“This Harrogate firm has established an enviable reputation in estate management and rural property transactions. A particular specialism is the diversification of estate lands for commercial, development and sporting uses, including advising on niche shooting rights. It also acts for Estate Trustees and farming families on complex tax, trust and succession matters.” Chambers UK - Agriculture and Estates
“McCormicks provides commercial advice to trusts, landowners and estates. The ‘excellent’ team is ‘very efficient’. It includes a number of ‘sound’ and ‘reliable’ commercial property and private client lawyers.” UK Legal 500 - Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Estates
“Landed estate owners and successful business people regard McCormicks as a go-to group. The group is praised for its ‘all-round efficiency.’” Chambers UK - Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Estates
“At McCormicks, property specialist Heather Roberts and head of private client Elaine Lightfoot advise on the development of revenue streams, shooting agreements and leases, succession planning and other property-related issues. Peter McCormick leads the team.” - Legal 500
“McCormicks is ‘an excellent firm that punches well above its weight’ and its agriculture and estates team attracts praise for being ‘pleasant to deal with and willing to consider fee structures to suit its clients’ needs’. Peter McCormick heads the practice and is singled out for his charity expertise; he regularly acts on agricultural law matters for charities including the Royal Horticultural Society, which recently instructed the firm on its acquisition of land and buildings for the development of its northern garden. Other key figures include newly promoted partners Heather Roberts, who advises the firm’s agricultural clients on property issues; Elaine Lightfoot, whose clients include the estate of the late John Strutt and its associated charities and trusts; Philip Edmondson, who handles a variety of litigation for the firm’s estates clients.” - Legal 500
“In keeping with the firm’s outstanding reputation in the sports field, McCormicks acts for a number of sporting charities; managing partner Peter McCormick is a trustee of the Football Foundation, the country’s largest sporting charity. In addition to its market-leading reputation in the sports field, the firm acts for charities in a variety of other fields, with longstanding clients including Harrogate International Festivals, which the firm recently advised on a range of employment matters as well as on the drafting of a sponsorship agreement for a literary festival. The firm also acts for the War Memorials Trust, which it is assisting with the redrafting of the client’s governing document in line with an expansion of work into Scotland. Other key figures include private client head Elaine Lightfoot and Heather Roberts, whose clients include the John Strutt Memorial Fund.” - Legal 500
“Elaine Lightfoot heads up the team at McCormicks, which focuses on estate planning and administration as well as Court of Protection applications, regularly advising trustees and settlors. The practice’s expertise also encompasses advising trustees on fiduciary duties and the rights of beneficiaries, advising deputies on their duties surrounding the Mental Capacity Act, care home fee planning and lasting powers of attorney. Other key team members include Philip Edmondson, who primarily handles contentious probate mandates, and Heather Roberts, who is recommended for estate issues. Lightfoot, Edmondson and Roberts were all promoted to the partnership in 2016.” - Legal 500
“McCormicks’ practice head Heather Roberts has considerable expertise in retail, landlord and tenant, finance and development matters. Recent highlights include advising the Premier League on landlord and tenant issues relating to the extension of its facilities in its London headquarters and assisting a property investment company with a multimillion-pound purchase of a property let to two financial institutions on an investment lease. The team also has considerable private client expertise; it advised on redevelopment proposals, refinancing and land transfers for estates in Derbyshire and Cumbria encompassing 100 properties. Other clients include Yorkshire Agricultural Society and Leeds United FC.” - Legal 500
“McCormicks’ team ‘is extremely impressive in complex litigation’. Key individuals in the group include practice head Philip Edmondson, who has expertise in multimillion-pound dilapidation claims, highly regarded name partner Peter McCormick and Heather Roberts who handles a broad range of contentious commercial property matters. Roberts has niche expertise in shooting leases; she recently acted for a high-profile client in a claim concerning a shooting lease.” - Legal 500
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Amazon is having a huge baby gear sale 👏
For the entire month of February, Amazon is having a baby gear and product sale on everything from feeding and nursing products to bigger ticket gear. It will run across the majority of baby categories through February 28 and you can expect new deals to pop up throughout the month.
Here are the categories that will feature markdowns:
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The 'Baby Shark' concert tour is bringing the popular viral song to life 🙌
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Need a way to make your kids really, really, really happy? Here's some news that just might do the trick: Every child's favorite song is hitting a stage near you for a 100-city live tour. Yes, we're talking about "Baby Shark."
Baby Shark Live! is coming to a ton of U.S. cities (and Canada, eventually) and the first tour dates were just announced.
The pre-sale tickets go on sale this week! The tour kicks off October 3 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and the last tour stop is the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 10.
We know what you're thinking. How can a single song (epic as it may be) sustain a whole show? Well, there will be other songs performed too. Your kids can also rock out to favorites like "Five Little Monkeys," "Wheels on the Bus," "Jungle Boogie" and "Monkey Banana Dance."
Pinkfong on Instagram: “Zom Marie joins the #BabyShark fever with #Pinkfong at YouTube Fanfest Thailand! #YTFFTH 🇹🇭 . . . . #babysharkchallenge #babysharkdance…”
The show will be produced by Pinkfong (which is the South Korean firm that brought us the tune in the first place) in partnership with Round Room Live. It promises to provide an immersive experience for kids like the live Pinkfong performances that are already happening in other parts of the world.
Pinkfong on Instagram: “Pinkfong is finally coming to #Dubai! 💕💕🎉 Join #Pinkfong & #BabyShark for the fun concerts today & tomorrow, Aug 24 and 25 at 5pm and 8pm…”
This represents the song's next step towards total world domination: In addition to becoming a total musical sensation among children everywhere, there's already a "Baby Shark" TV show in the works — chalk it all up the fact that there's a scientific reason why this song is always (always, always) stuck in your head.
Interested in taking your children to see this phenomenon come to life? You can buy tickets here.
We'd recommend acting fast. If through-the-roof YouTube views are any indication, this show is going to sell out faster than you can sing the iconic "doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo" line!
Here is the full list of tour dates:
Oct. 3 - Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium — Spartanburg, SC
Oct. 4 - Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts – Orlando, FL
Oct. 5 - Straz Center - Morsani Hall - Tampa, FL
Oct. 6 - Broward Center for the Performing Arts - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 7 - Florida Theatre - Jacksonville, FL
Oct. 8 - Saenger Theatre - Pensacola, FL
Oct. 10 - HEB Center – Cedar Park, TX
Oct. 11 - Smart Financial Centre - Sugar Land, TX
Oct. 12 - Comerica Center - Frisco, TX
Oct. 13 - Mahalia Jackson Theater - New Orleans, LA
Oct. 14 - Shreveport Municipal Auditorium – Shreveport, LA
Oct. 15 - BOK Center - Tulsa, OK
Oct. 16 - Majestic Theatre - San Antonio, TX
Oct. 18 - Ikeda Theater - Mesa, AZ
Oct. 19 - Terrace Theater - Long Beach, CA
Oct. 20 - Center for the Performing Arts - San Jose, CA
Oct. 23 – Eccles Theater - Salt Lake City, UT
Oct. 24 - Paramount Theatre - Denver, CO
Oct. 26 – Stifel Theatre – St. Louis, MO
Oct. 27 - Clowes Memorial Hall - Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 29 - Des Moines Civic Center - Des Moines, IA
Oct. 30 - State Theatre - Minneapolis, MN
Nov. 1 - Riverside Theatre - Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 2 - Rosemont Theater - Rosemont, IL
Nov. 3 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
Nov. 4 - Byham Theater - Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 5 - Santander Performing Arts Center - Reading, PA
Nov. 6 – The Bushnell Performing Arts Center- Hartford, CT
Nov. 7 - Tilles Center - Brookville, NY
Nov. 8 - Kings Theatre - Brooklyn, NY
Nov. 9 – Emerson Colonial Theatre - Boston, MA
Nov. 10 – Academy of Music - Philadelphia, PA
[A version of this post was first published June 18, 2019. It has been updated.]
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All the celebrity babies born in 2019 (so far) 🎉
We're just over half way through 2019 but it is already a year for the history books. A record number of women were sworn into Congress this year, and a royal baby with American roots has arrived!
Of course for mamas who are welcoming their own babies, 2019 will have more than just historical significance. It will be the year that changes their lives.
If your little one arrived (or is due to arrive) in 2019, they've got plenty of company.
Here are all the celebrity babies born in 2019 (so far):
Real Housewives of Potomac star Ashley Darby is a mama! 🎉
Ashley Boalch Darby on Instagram: “I never thought this day would come. When I learned I was pregnant, I started thinking about when I'd feel the first kicks. Then, when I…”
Another Bravo star has become a mom! Ashley Darby of RHOP just welcome's a baby boy with her husband Micheal. Micheal has two children, but this new little one is Ashley's first. She hasn't yet released the baby's name, but she did post an intimate photo taken during the early hours of her son's life. In the picture, she is seen sleeping in a hospital bed while Micheal enjoys some skin-to-skin time with the baby.
"I never thought this day would come," Ashley captioned the pic.
She continues: "When I learned I was pregnant, I started thinking about when I'd feel the first kicks. Then, when I was feeling the flutters, I wanted to know when I'd finally start to show. After watching the bump grow, my mind went to birthing day (WILL THIS REALLY HAPPEN?!) And when the day finally came that this sweet child came into our world, it felt like the sunniest day after a sky filled grey. The most sensational day of our shared life. Mickey and I are savoring every moment with our wonderful son ♥️"
[A version of this post was originally published February 1, 2019. It has been updated.]
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This mom's plea for coffee in the hospital goes viral after her internet friends come to the rescue
Every parent out there knows that caring for a sick child isn't just heartbreaking, it's absolutely exhausting. Jaiden Cowley knows this all too well: The single mama's daughter, Amira, was born with a heart defect and has been waiting more than a year for a heart transplant.
Last week, when Amira ended up in the emergency room late at night for her ongoing heart issues, Jaiden reached out for a helping hand. She desperately needed a coffee to get her through the night, but she also couldn't leave her sweet baby to get one for herself.
So the single mother who moved to Toronto to be closer to its Hospital for Sick Children reached out to her virtual Mom Squad, a Facebook group that allows moms to connect. But she didn't expect the outpouring of generosity she received.
As first reported by TODAY, Jaiden posted the following message to the group, writing: "Is anyone at sickkids right now? I have a huge favor to ask. I'm in the er and I can't leave my daughter alone, but I really need a coffee."
She hoped another mom would coincidentally be in the hospital—she didn't expect a perfect stranger to go out of her way, but that's exactly what happened. A woman named Elizabeth drove to the hospital and presented Jaiden with a coffee half an hour later.
"To some it was just a simple cup of coffee, to me her bringing it to me meant I could stay awake and alert for my daughter. I was able to properly advocate for her," Jaiden tells Motherly.
TODAY on Instagram: ““I’m in the ER and I can’t leave my daughter alone, but I really need a coffee.” What happened next will make your day. Full story at the…”
Elizabeth wasn't the only amazing mama who came forward to help: Another reportedly sent Jaiden money so she could treat herself to coffee, and several others offered to help in any way possible.
"It meant so much to me," Jaiden tells TODAY. "Going through this as a single mom has been a lot. It's exhausting. But now I don't feel so alone."
She later told Motherly: "No act of kindness goes unnoticed. No matter how small you think it may be to that person it means the world."
We couldn't love this story more! It's such an important reminder that mamas can do amazing things when they help each other out in times of need. We all need a little support sometimes, and if this story is any indication, there are still incredibly kind people out there who are willing to offer it.
It's science: There's a connection between mama's support system and baby's brain development
Moms, we need each other
What went viral this week: A triplet who had triplets, a meteorologist's clap back + an awesome tweet
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The MSP Challenge board game is a tool which has been used in several MSP stakeholder engagement activities in recent years. It is a table top strategy game where a fictitious sea basin is designed on the board and different maritime activities are represented by colourful acrylate tiles, with various symbols . Workshops can be developed based on the needs of a specific project and realities of a particular sea basin. The game is very easy to understand and has mostly been used as a low technology approach to raise awareness about MSP
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What is the MSP challenge board game and how can it best be used?
What are practical examples of the use of the MSP Challenge board game?
Why use the MSP Challenge board game instead of the digital MSP Challenge?
The first MSP challenge board game was developed in 2011. The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment in the Netherlands and the NHTV University of Breda found the need to explain MSP and the different uses in the sea in a more interesting way to stakeholders. After this first version, the board game evolved and changed according to the needs of the institutions using it. It has also been used in projects such as North SEE, SIMCelt and Baltic Lines projects to explore various scenarios.
Increase the awareness of MSP amongst maritime stakeholders by providing a basic level understanding of the complex national and cross border MSP process in a fun and absorbing manner
Increase the understanding of the different maritime uses accounted for in MSP and how they can be in conflict with each other.
Workshops on playing the board game differ, based on the requirements of the client or project. In general, the board game is used for a session of about 1 to 2 hours with an audience who have shallow understanding of Maritime Spatial Planning.
Often, participants are divided into smaller groups, responsible for or a) specific sea use or b) for a specific part of the board, called a region.
A Game Overall Director (GOD), who is a MSP policy expert, acts as the one who directs the set-up of the game, directs the scenario of the game and establishes whether the objectives of the game is being reached.
Different scenarios can be invented to test particular aspects of MSP. Eg. Working towards ensuring sustainable development, the installation of offshore renewable energy infrastructure or tourism opportunities.
Depending on the scenarios and number of participants being considered as part of the game, some strategic roles are shared among participants e.g. shipper, maritime spatial planner, offshore wind developer, nature conservation advisor, fisher etc.
Participants are given free rein to develop their interests/sectors to reflect the economic, environmental or social objectives of their own area but can be confronted with an array of opposing interests. Ideas and proposals may compete with each other for space, which encourages participants to start talking with each other and thinking about the interrelations between different objectives in areas of shared sea space based on their own experiences and interests
The game ends with no winners or losers but providing a common understanding for participants that MSP has conflicting uses, and cooperation between sectors and regions is necessary to create a balance of all these uses in the sea space. It also helps participant to at least recognise the validity of, the viewpoints of other interests and sectors especially in cases where players are asked to take on a role outside their normal experience
The MSP Challenge board game is practical and can be used for smaller workshops to introduce participants or ‘gamers’ about the challenges and conflicts in MSP. The developers of the MSP Challenge Board Game have also developed the MSP Challenge 2050 computer simulation game which is more suitable for ‘gamers’ with more advanced knowledge of MSP. The computer simulation game is a more advanced and technology based and requires a workshop of at least a day to understand and actually draw a maritime spatial plan and see the possible consequences of the fictitious plan on other sea uses (such as the environment). While the board game uses a ‘fictive area’, the computer simulation game uses the Baltic Sea or North Sea as area, however can refer to it as ‘the sea of colours’. The board game and the computer simulation game thereby target a different audience and have a different goal.
The board game has been used more than 20 times during stakeholders or MSP related meetings. There are also several versions of the board game available, not only at NHTV (the developer), but also at several other universities and MSP Authorities. Examples of workshops where the board game has been used are the 2nd International Conference on Marine/Maritime Spatial Planning, taking place in Paris in 2017, where several participants joined, such as the EU commissioner Vella.
Playing the MSP challenge board game
Also, in national MSP processes the board game has been used to raise awareness of sectoral stakeholders for other sea uses. An example is the starting event of the revision of the Belgium MSP on the 8th of February 2017. Around 130 professionals played on five supersized game boards, learning how to make use of and protect the marine environment. The playful approach to planning was uniquely covered on Belgium television the same evening.
As part of the SIMCelt project, the MSP Challenge approach was introduced into the Clyde regional MSP process and the Statement of Public Participation in Scotland. Stakeholder engagement workshops using the game were run around the Clyde Marine Region with participants and stakeholder who had minimal experience in MSP to raise awareness about MSP which can support the development of the regional MSP.
Playing the MSP challenge board game2
The MSP Challenge Board Game is a highly transferable tool which can be applied anywhere around the world. While the sea space of the board is fictive, it does not create limitations for using it. Many different versions of the board game are already available, and it is more the workshop concept itself, which determines the outcome of a session, instead of the tool.
Many board games are around. They have mainly been funded by governmental authorities and some have been funded partly by EU funded projects.
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Abspoel, L., Mayer, I., Keijser, X., Warmelink, H., Fairgrieve, R., Ripken, M., ... & Kidd, S. (2019). Communicating Maritime Spatial Planning: The MSP Challenge approach. Marine Policy.
Keijser, Xander & Ripken, Malena & Warmelink, Harald & Abspoel, Lodewijk & Fairgrieve, Rhona & Mayer, Igor. (2018). Maritime Spatial Planning – A Board Game for Stakeholder Involvement. 58-66. 10.1007/978-3-319-91902-7_6.
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Today's health care providers have more research findings and more technology available to them than ever before. Yet recent reports have raised serious doubts about the quality of health care in America.
Crossing the Quality Chasm makes an urgent call for fundamental change to close the quality gap. This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others. In this comprehensive volume the committee offers:
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Santa Clara County's Homeless Population Jumps 13 Percent
Numbers released Friday show the overall homeless population in Santa Clara County jumped to 7,394
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The numbers from the latest Santa Clara County homeless count were released Friday and they're jarring, especially the number of homeless youth. Robert Handa reports. (Published Friday, June 30, 2017)
The homeless situation in the South Bay appears to be getting worse.
Numbers released Friday show the overall homeless population in Santa Clara County jumped 13 percent to 7,394.
The overall number of homeless youth, which covers unaccompanied youth and slightly older transitional youth, jumped 286 percent to 3,530.
Part of the increase in numbers may be due to better tracking, but either way advocates said it is clear more needs to be done to address the county's homeless issue.
VideoSan Jose to Crack Down on Food Handouts to Homeless
San Jose recently decided it will begin warning and fining unpermitted groups who feed the homeless at St. James Park. Many of those who showed up for a Friday protest food giveaway at the park were not necessarily there to demonstrate, but were simply hungry.
One recipient said the rising number of homeless shows it can happen to anyone.
"What if you get laid off or fired? And you can't pay your house off or your apartment?" homeless Donna Wright said.
Homeless advocates said they hope the new, bigger homeless population will lead San Jose to look for solutions, rather than just track the problem.
"The No. 1 reason people can't end homelessness is the high cost of housing," said Shaunn Cartwright with Rise Up For Justice.
Cartwright said 70 percent of the homeless population are saying they can't find a place to rent.
"They can't afford rent," Cartwright said.
Ryan Nunez, a 14-year-old volunteer, said the 286-percent increase in homeless youth should scare everyone.
"It's kind of hard for them to survive out here because they have no resources," Nunez said. "They're just stuck here with nothing to eat, nothing to drink."
Wright said the numbers do not lie.
"Deal with it," she said. "Yes, try to deal with it."
Santa Clara County has seen progress in some categories. The count showed a drop in homeless veterans and the chronically homeless.
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Kjelleberg S1, Molin S.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-Innovation, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. S.Kjelleberg@unsw.edu.au
Bacteria form multicellular biofilm communities on most surfaces. Genetic analysis of biofilm formation has led to the proposal that extracellular signals and quorum-sensing regulatory systems are essential for differentiated biofilms. Although such a model fits the concept of density-driven cell-cell communication and appear to describe biofilm development in several bacterial species and conditions, biofilm formation is multifactorial and complex. Hydrodynamics, nutrient load and intracellular carbon flux have major impacts, presumably by altering the expression of cellular traits essential for bacterial adaptation during the different stages of biofilm formation. Hence, differentiated biofilms may also be the net result of many independent interactions, rather than being determined by a particular global quorum sensing system.
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
Biofilms/growth & development*
Signal Transduction/physiology*
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Clin J Sport Med. 2015 Jul;25(4):303-20. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000221.
Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015.
Hew-Butler T1, Rosner MH, Fowkes-Godek S, Dugas JP, Hoffman MD, Lewis DP, Maughan RJ, Miller KC, Montain SJ, Rehrer NJ, Roberts WO, Rogers IR, Siegel AJ, Stuempfle KJ, Winger JM, Verbalis JG.
*Exercise Science Program, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan; †Division of Nephrology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia; ‡Department of Sports Medicine, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania; §The Vitality Group, Chicago, Illinois; ¶Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Northern California Health Care System and University of California Davis, Sacramento, California; ‖Family Medicine Residency Program, Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc, Wichita, Kansas; **Department of Sport and Exercise Nutrition, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, United Kingdom; ††Athletic Training Program, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan; ‡‡Military Nutrition Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusetts; §§School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Science, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; ¶¶Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; ‖‖Department of Emergency Medicine, St John of God Murdoch Hospital and University of Notre Dame, Perth, Western Australia; ***Department of Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; †††Health Sciences Department, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; ‡‡‡Department of Family Medicine, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; and §§§Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
10.1097/JSM.0000000000000221
Publication type, MeSH terms, Substance
Consensus Development Conference
Asymptomatic Diseases
Drinking Behavior*
Exercise*
Hyponatremia/diagnosis
Hyponatremia/prevention & control*
Hyponatremia/therapy
Hypotonic Solutions/adverse effects*
Hypotonic Solutions
Exercise and Physical Fitness - MedlinePlus Health Information
Exercise for Children - MedlinePlus Health Information
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Lynn Phillips was injured during a girls’ trip to L.A. when a driver ran over her twice (GoFundMe)
Victoria woman in L.A. hospital after she was run over twice
Lynn Phillips has suffered from multiple broken bones and internal bleeding
Jun. 24, 2019 10:15 a.m.
A Victoria woman has been hospitalized in California after she was hit with a vehicle twice.
Lynn Phillips is an Island local who grew up in the Lake Cowichan area and now resides in Victoria.
While on a girls’ trip in Los Angeles, Phillips was struck and run over on Thursday, June 13.
“Lynn, a vibrant, lovely, generous and kind soul was recently struck and run over not only once by a car driven by a stranger but then, in the panic that ensued, backed up over a second time,” reads the GoFundMe post organized by friend Paul Ke.
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From the incident Phillips suffered from collapsed lungs, multiple broken ribs, a broken collar bone, a broken arm, and internal bleeding. She has been using a ventilator to help control her breathing.
As of June 22, Phillips was dismissed from the Intensive Care Unit at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre, and some of her pain medications were reduced. Phillips still has chest tubes in place to assist with breathing.
The goal is to have Phillips transported to Victoria this week.
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In the meantime, the GoFundMe page has raised over $45,000 in eight days, with an ultimate goal of $125,000.
“Even though Lynn has travel insurance, everyone that knows her is concerned about the invariable limitations of her coverage,” the post reads. “Also, one never considers the collateral costs that come up for loved ones that travel last minute to be at her hospital bedside to deal with both the emotional & financial trauma. Often, the costs seem insurmountable.”
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RockNReelinInAucklandNewZealandXXX was recorded at the 100th show of The Cramps’ 1986 Date With Elvis Tour. The album was originally released incognito in cahoots with Ace Records in 1987 as a fake “limited-edition import” bootleg LP, and was intended to compete with the glut of unofficial Cramps recordings.
The woman you hear screaming throughout the first half actually fainted when she stopped screaming! Included alongside other classic tunes are fractured versions of actual Elvis Presley hits “Heartbreak Hotel” and “Do the Clam” (angora angst written for Elvis by film-maker Ed Wood’s wife Dolores Fuller).
This release is recommended for those who wonder what it would sound like to hear a microphone thrown around and garbled into (Lux Interior was known to destroy a half dozen microphones in one night). Hear The Cramps get dixie-fried!
The Cramps RockinNReelinInAucklandNewZealandXXX Track Listing:
1. The Hot Pearl Snatch
2. People Ain't No Good
3. What's Inside A Girl?
4. Cornfed Dames
5. Sunglasses After Dark
6. Heartbreak Hotel
7. Chicken
8. Do The Clam
9. Aloha From Hell
10. Can Your Pussy Do The Dog?
11. Birdfeed
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Tone2 previews UltraSpace ambience-modelling plugin
By Ben Rogerson (Computer Music) 2014-11-19T10:22:00.322Z Tech
Developer claims that it's "far more than just another reverb"
UltraSpace will be released in December.
Tone2 has revealed details of its latest plugin, an 'ambience modeller' that goes by the name of UltraSpace. The company is keen to stress that this isn't 'just another reverb', pointing out that it contains various effects that cover different aspects of 'space simulation'.
UltraSpace is modular in design, meaning that you can combine its effects however you wish. There is, naturally, a reverb module, while the Multitap device is a stereo effect that's been included to help you add groove. There are also duck and gate modules, along with a surround control.
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Shipping with 150 built-in patches, UltraSpace will be available in December in VST/AU formats for PC and Mac. Expect it to cost $79/€59 - keep an eye on the Tone2 website for more.
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Luminar raises over $250 million to accelerate deployment of its automotive offerings
11th July 2019 Alex 0 Comments
Luminar announced today it is entering the consumer automotive and commercial trucking markets with a sensing and perception platform called Iris, now backed by new major institutional and strategic investors. After three years of stealth development, the company also revealed its perception software built on its LiDAR sensing platform.
A recent addition of $100 million, along with previously unannounced capital, brings the company’s total raised to date to more than $250 million. Major financial investors include G2VP, two of the most prominent sovereign wealth funds, Moore Strategic Ventures LLC, Nick Woodman, The Westly Group, 1517 Fund/Peter Thiel and Canvas Ventures, along with strategic investors Corning Incorporated, Cornes and Volvo Cars Tech Fund. Other participants include Crescent Cove Advisors and Octave Ventures. Former longtime Broadcom President & CEO Scott McGregor joins the board along with G2VP’s Founding Partner Ben Kortlang.
This capital accelerates Luminar’s foray into the consumer and commercial series production vehicle markets. Iris represents the next major milestone in the industry, just over a year after Luminar introduced its sensor for autonomous development fleets, and two years after the company first unveiled its breakthrough LiDAR technology, built from the chip-level up, as it came out of stealth in 2017. Today, 12 of the world’s top 15 automotive companies are working with Luminar’s sensing platform as part of global self-driving development programs to ultimately deliver on the promise of safe and ubiquitous autonomous transportation.
Iris is slated to launch commercially on production vehicles beginning in 2022, and is the first sensing platform to exceed the essential performance, safety, cost and auto-grade requirements needed to deliver Level 3 and 4 autonomy to consumers. With now over 40 issued patents and nearly 200 total filings for its pioneering innovations, Luminar has become widely known for its breakthrough 3D data with camera-like high resolution and radar-like long range – even with notoriously hard to see dark objects like a black car or tyre in the road, out to 250 metres.
These capabilities will extend into the Iris platform in a new, highly compressed form factor for seamless integration into vehicles, starting at a sub $1,000 pricing target in volume. Additionally, it features alternative configurations for enabling better and safer assisted driving (ADAS / Level 2+) functionality at a sub $500 pricing target for larger programs, addressing the existing $20 billion ADAS market.
“We’re at a stage where everyone in the industry is hacking together Frankenstein solutions with off-the-shelf parts for their R&D programmes, but to successfully achieve series production autonomy, hardware and software have to be seamlessly developed and integrated in tandem,” said Austin Russell, Luminar’s Chief Executive Officer. “This combined, turnkey solution for series production vehicles is key to democratising autonomy in the industry, enabling every automaker to deliver on the promise of self-driving capabilities on their vehicles.”
For the first time, Luminar is delivering a comprehensive hardware-software architecture for perception of the driving environment, combining Luminar’s software products in sensor fusion, auto-calibration, tracking, object detection, classification and simulation. Leading its now 60-person software team is Christoph Schroder, an early innovator in self-driving cars since 2006. Schroder joins Luminar from Daimler where he led the development of the self-driving software stack and overall autonomous robo-taxi programme. He previously worked on the first applications of Level 3 and highway autonomy at Bosch in Stuttgart.
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Home » India » Bharat Bandh: Rail tracks, roads and other services hit in Bihar
Bharat Bandh: Rail tracks, roads and other services hit in Bihar
by Abhishek Rana
Written by Abhishek Rana
Bihar witnessed grim and violent clashes between two groups today, as those who favor the reservations that have been provided to the lower cast groups, while those who are protesting against this alleged bias. During this time of clashes, internet services were cut off in Nainital, Uttarakhand, many areas of western Uttar Pradesh, and in some areas of Alwar. In Bhojpur, Bihar group of youngsters wreaked havoc on the railway tracks, while screaming that the caste reservation act should be abolished for everyone. They also demanded that reservations should be made for people who are from economically backward places, so that they can get help, and in this way, everyone can be included in the reservation act, rather than just the ST/SC groups.
Protests were also seen in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar, where men went upon the roads on Bikes, and the markets had to be shut down. Other areas that were hit by the protests and where the trains were stopped forcibly included, Patna, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Muzafffarpur, Bhojpur, Sheikhpura and various other areas in Bihar.
The protests have again caused injuries to people, as over a dozen of people from the groups that were protesting on the streets were injured as the police launched lathicharge against them. The chaos had to be controlled by the help of the police, as there had been a few number of casualties on 2 April when Bharat Bandh was conducted against the dilution of the ST/SC act.
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Only a surviving spouse has the option of rolling an inherited IRA to their own IRA.
This can be a good option if there is no need for the money to meet expenses. Required Minimum Distributions can then be delayed until the surviving spouse reaches age 70 1/2.
Age differences
If surviving spouses are under age 59 1/2 and need to access the IRA assets, they should not roll the inherited IRA to their own. They should transfer the assets to an inherited IRA, which will allow them to access the assets without being subject to the normal early 10 percent penalty on withdrawals prior to age 59 1/2. If the deceased spousal IRA owner was older than 70 1/2, RMDs from the inherited IRA must begin by Dec. 31 of the year following his or her death. The RMD amounts will be based on the surviving spouse’s age and the IRS Single Life Expectancy table. If the deceased IRA owner was under age 70 1/2, the surviving spouse can delay RMDs from the inherited IRA until the year the deceased would have turned 70 1/2.
If an IRA owner dies after reaching age 70 1/2, theRMD must be taken for the year in which he or she died regardless of the type of beneficiary named (spouse, nonspouse, charity, estate or even if no designation is named). If this RMD is not taken by Dec. 31 of the calendar year in which the IRA owner died, there may be a 50 percent penalty of the amount not withdrawn.
Trustee transfer
Nonspouse IRA beneficiaries can utilize another option a surviving spouse has and transfer the assets to an inherited IRA. The account registration should include the name of the deceased IRA owner, as well as the name of the beneficiary/inheritor. Make sure you initiate a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer. You want the assets from the deceased owner’s IRA to transfer directly into your inherited IRA. There is no option for a 60-day rollover for inherited IRA assets.
If you receive a check and think you have 60 days to deposit the money into an inherited IRA, you will be very disappointed. If you receive a check, the money will be deemed a distribution and all of the money will be taxed as ordinary income. You have until Dec. 31 of the year following the original IRA owner's death to take your first RMD. That amount is calculated based on your age using the Single Life Expectancy table. You must take an RMD each year until the account is depleted or your death. Upon your death, the IRA will pass to your named beneficiaries and they must take RMD amounts in the year after your death calculated using your age based on the Single Life Expectancy table.
If the original IRA owner died before reaching age 70 1/2 spousal and nonspousal beneficiaries also have the option of taking distributions from an inherited IRA under the five-year rule. This rule allows distributions from an inherited IRA at any time, in any amount, as long as all of the assets are withdrawn by Dec. 31 of the fifth year after the original IRA owner’s death.
Spousal and nonspouse beneficiaries may also disclaim all or part of the IRA assets of which they are entitled. This decision must be made within nine months of the original IRA owner’s death and before assets are distributed.
A consultation with a knowledgeable financial planner, tax adviser or attorney may be useful when you find yourself listed as a beneficiary of a deceased IRA owner.
Holly Nicholson is a certified financial planner in Raleigh. She cannot answer every question. Reach her at askholly.com or P.O. Box 97128, Raleigh, NC 27624
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This week, police accused two people of splattering “a red paint-like substance” on the Confederate Defenders of Charleston monument in South Carolina, The State reports.
On Monday, someone painted “They Were Racists” and splashed red paint on a Confederate monument in Nashville, Tennessee, according to Nashville Public Radio.
Earlier in June someone spray painted the word “racists” on a Confederate memorial at the Texas Capitol grounds in Austin, KWKT reports.
A monument to Confederate soldiers in a cemetery in Bardstown, Kentucky, was vandalized in May, WLKY reports. Someone poured red paint on the statue, similar to what happened to another Confederate monument that was defaced in Louisville, Kentucky, according to the station.
Paint thrown on the Louisville monument in May marks the fifth time the Confederate soldier statue has been defaced in two years, according to The Louisville Courier Journal. A city commission had just voted to remove that statue, the newspaper reports.
In April, someone smeared what appeared to be cement on the plaque for a Confederate monument in a Durham, North Carolina, cemetery, The News and Observer reports. This was the second time the monument had been defaced, the newspaper reports.
In March, police said two people poured yellow paint on a Confederate statue in Salisbury, North Carolina, The Charlotte Observer reports.
Also in March, this time in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, someone spray painted the words “murderer” and “coward” in pink on a monument outside the Historic Rutherford County Courthouse, WZTV reports.
Statues were also vandalized in Tyler, Texas, Dallas, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and other cities.
In one case of suspected mistaken identity, someone defaced a statue of World War II Gen. William C. Lee, not Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, in Dunn, North Carolina, CBS17 reports.
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Rose M. Raymond McBain, 89, Lowville
WATSON — Rose M. Raymond McBain, 89, of Number Four Road, Lowville, died Friday afternoon, April 19, 2019.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at Pine Grove Community Church with Pastor Evan Zehr, Officiating. Burial will follow at the Beaches Bridge Cemetery, Lowville, NY.
She is survived by three children, Bernie Raymond of Watson; Joseph Raymond; New Smyrna Beach, FL; Bev and Terry Dunn of Watson, NY; four grandchildren, Shawn Raymond, Eric Raymond; Alex and Sonya Dunn; and Miranda Dunn; four great- grandchildren; Hannah, Shyla, Luke, and Isabelle Raymond.
She is predeceased by a grandson, Brian L. Raymond.
Rose was born on Aug. 17, 1929, in New Paltz, NY, a daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Morgan Ratigan.
On June 10, 1957. she married George Raymond in Garnerville, NY. The family moved to Lewis County in November 1972 where they owned and operated Independence Park Campground of Glenfield, NY for several years. Mr. Raymond died in Aug. 17, 1978.
Rose worked as nurse’s aide for Lewis County General Hospital from 1974 to 1982, when she retired.
She later married Ralph McBain. He died on October 16, 1996.
She enjoyed watching birds, having lunch at Lloyd’s of Lowville, playing cards, and dancing. Rose was a huge baseball fan.
She later enjoyed the companionship of Charles Hulbert.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pine Grove Community Church, in c/o Kathy Baxter, 6124 Chase Lake Road, Glenfield, NY 13343, or Friends of Lewis County Hospice PO Box 266 Lowville, NY 13367, or The Lewis County Human Society, P.O. Box 682 Lowville, NY 13367.
Condolences may be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com.
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https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Connecticut-still-facing-drought-despite-recent-11318197.php
Connecticut still facing drought, despite recent rain
By Jack Kramer ctnewsjunkie.com
Published 2:48 pm EST, Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Photo: Photo By Jack Kramer
Tuesday’s heavy rainfall was a welcome sight for Connecticut but it will take many more similar storms to save us from drought conditions, a state official said.
Between the rain that fell Tuesday and the additional precipitation that is expected to fall on Wednesday, the state should receive about 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain, said Douglas Glowacki, emergency management program specialist for the state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP).
“This rainfall has provided some short-term relief,” Glowacki said. “However it has not ended the drought.”
He said many more storms of the same magnitude will be necessary to refill the rivers, reservoirs and groundwater tables.
In October, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and state officials asked Connecticut residents to take the lack of rain seriously, saying one of the best ways to combat drought conditions is taking shorter showers, shutting off water while brushing teeth, and doing fewer loads of laundry.
Glowacki said the governor’s appeal to residents and businesses to conserve water has “had some beneficial impact,” but added that “it can be difficult to determine the level of benefit in the short-term.”
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Soul Kings are people who enjoyed a level of power far beyond the average of the world. They are normally unshakeable. Unmoveable from things that might sway the emotions of those weaker.
But it seemed that Zhang Lengyi had none of that emotional control now.
He couldn't be blamed for it. Anyone would've felt the same if they were to be put in his shoes. Of the three elite students he brought to fight for the pill, only one of them remained, and even that one survivor had failed to absorb any of the fragrance due to her injuries. Rather than partake in the fight, she hid somewhere in the pocket and waited until the pocket collapsed to be sent out…
To make matters worse, one of the two people that had died was a genius the Flying Snow School had failed to have for the last several hundred years! He was the hope, the rising star of the school! And the son of the headmaster no less!
The Flying Snow School was more than aware that the Ten Schools and Five Families would definitely participate in the battle for the pills. It wasn't too big of an issue for them, and they weren't afraid of any of the other contenders. When it came to prodigies, the Flying Snow School had confidence in their own. It was within their expectations that Bai Han would get one of the pills, if not several. And if by chance he didn't, the school was still confident that Bai Han would remain alive by the end…
Bai Han didn't even need the Extreme King Pills in fact. He was expected to breakthrough in the next ten years and lead the rest of the students to the further increase in strength for their school. The Flying Snow School would've shot up on the power hierarchy like a shooting star.
But he died! Bai Han was dead!!
How could Zhang Lengyi be calm at that? How could he not be angry? Losing two of his brightest two students without gaining anything from their deaths. How could he ever face the headmaster like that?!
The wounds he found on Bai Han's corpses had the markings of a soulbeast. He would, of course, be infuriated by Lin Dongxiao of the Beast Taming School, whose beast was most definitely the one that inflicted the peculiar wounds. Even if Lin Dongxiao wasn't the one to kill Bai Han, his actions were still an indirect or direct cause that led up to Bai Han's death.
Zhang Lengyi wouldn't allow the Beast Taming School to leave after knowing those circumstances. If he didn't demand an explanation, the Flying Snow School's reputation would take a hit and be called a cowardly school that'd stand by the side while the Beast Taming School killed their strongest students.
And so, there was only one thing left! He would have to put his foot down and fight!
The moment when Zhang Lengyi started to disperse his aura, the entire area drastically dropped in temperature. Where once was a mountainous landscape was now a world of ice and snow like a tundra!
"They're really fighting! The elder from the Flying Snow School is fighting!!"
"Has he gone mad?! That's a Late-stage Soul King he's fighting up against!"
"Heh, someone's finally had it with the brutish Beast Taming School!!"
"Let's get back! It's going to be dangerous if we stick around here!"
Already the area around Zhang Lengyi was a maelstrom of energy. Most of the Soul Exalts and even a few of the Early-stage Soul Kings were backing up to get out of the crossfire.
"Yunfei, Song Lin, get behind me!"
Xiao Binzi immediately called for the two to get behind him.
Not one to tarry, Bai Yunfei stepped back behind Xiao Binzi, though his eyes shined brilliantly as he watched the spectacle.
Any battle involving a Soul King beast tamer was a hard battle to come by. Bai Yunfei might have killed two elders before, but they were of the lower rungs of the ladder with one barely being a Soul King. Now that he had the chance to take a look at how a beast tamer fought, Bai Yunfei wasn't willing to let the chance go.
The entire Beast Taming School was already his enemy in his mind and would most definitely be his enemy for the future. To know how they fought would be a helpful tool for his future battles.
"Hmph! You overestimate yourself!!"
Ma Xucheng spat as the person in front of him advanced. Turning his head, he motioned for Lin Dongxiao next to him, "Dongxiao, get behind me."
As proud as he was, Lin Dongxiao knew that the matter in front of them was a serious one. He nodded and stepped back.
The female student behind Zhang Lengyi stepped backward as well, choosing to retreat to safety onto a nearby mountain.
"Whooo…whoooo…"
The snow falling in the area was getting more concentrated by the second. Combined with the fierce gale that swept the falling snow around, the place was soon swallowed up by a blizzard!
Not a single person watching the sight could prevent themselves from shuddering from the cold. The amount of elemental ice in the area was bone-chilling, and those with the power of a Soul Exalt would surely feel their blood freeze up in their bodies if they were to step even an inch into the blizzard.
Standing at the center of the blizzard, Ma Xucheng and his ox-headed soulbeast were surrounded by a layer of light to protect themselves from the snow. Even after being attacked, the man was especially calm. He wasn't that worried that he'd bring out a soul armament of any kind. Instead, he chose to stand there and wait for Zhang Lengyi to make another move.
Zhang Lengyi was already at this time holding onto a crystalline longsword whose blade was nearly translucent as if the blade was made of ice almost. For those with a more perceptive eye, they could tell that the sword was a heaven-tier soul armament.
"Ha!!"
There was a thunderous crack of sound from amidst the blizzard as someone cried out. As if being summoned, the petals of snow immediately dove straight for the center of the storm!
From what was once a half-kilometer area of snow was now half of even that size. Infused with a large amount of energy, the snow took only a sparse moment before they clumped together to form the figures of several snow beasts!
"That's the Flying Snow School's Domain of Ice and Snow! I heard it's original use was just a congregation of elemental ice, but Zhang Lengyi is using it to power up another one of his soul skills! In his Domain, all elemental ice based attacks will become even stronger while other elements are dampened!"
"A snowbeast! That's a construct made from the ultimate technique of the Flying Snow School!! Look at how many heads it has! Each head it has is probably as strong as a Mid-stage Soul King's final attack!"
"Creating something powerful like that Domain and that construct definitely has to be using at least half his strength. Zhang Lengyi is really looking to kill his enemy!"
"Just how many people can survive something like that, even if it's a lot of people at once?! Even Ma Xucheng will have to use up a lot of energy if he wants to survive that combination!"
A wave of amazed spectators was commenting on the fight now. Most of the audience familiar with the Flying Snow School was surprised at what they were seeing and explaining it to those who weren't.
In the span of just a few words, the blizzard was already taking on a new form. No one could tell what was going on inside of it, but they could at the very least see that the snow petals were falling less and less.
But that was because most of the snow petals were heading and forming more and more snowbeasts!
There was the head of a fearsome tiger, an intimidating eagle, and even the head of a majestic jiao. All sorts of strange beasts were forming within the blizzard!
And at the center of the ring of snowbeasts was Ma Xucheng! Surrounded by so many snowbeasts, both he and even his ox-headed soulbeast looked tiny.
The snowbeasts were all beautifully sculptured and were filled with distinct details and characteristics. Moving almost as if they were alive, the snowbeasts all gave a bone-chilling howl one after another before charging straight for Ma Xucheng!!
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65-1 longshot Country House declared Kentucky Derby winner as Maximum Security DQ’d
By Beth Harris
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Maximum Security became the first winner disqualified for interference in the Kentucky Derby, leading to an agonizing wait and an eventual stunning reversal that made 65-1 shot Country House the winner Saturday.
Country House finished second in the slop before an objection was raised, causing a lengthy delay while stewards repeatedly reviewed several angles of video footage before he was elevated into the winner's circle.
That gave Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott his first Derby victory at age 65.
"It's bittersweet. You always want to win with a clean trip and have everybody recognize the horse as the very good horse and great athlete that he is," Mott said. "Due to the disqualification, I think some of that is diminished."
Jockey Flavien Prat, who originated the claim of foul, also won his first Derby.
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“I’m kind of speechless right now,” Prat said, letting out a long sigh.
Country House crosses the finish line in second place but after lengthy video review is declared the winner of the Kentucky Derby. (Matt Slocum / Associated Press)
Country House paid $132.40 to win — the second-highest payout in the Derby's 145-year history.
"Looking at the tote board there's probably a lot of people that didn't think we could win," Mott said, "but that's horse racing."
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Country House was dismissed as a long shot with a bad post on the far outside. It was only the chestnut colt's second win in seven career starts and his first stakes victory.
Maybe this was one for his father: Lookin At Lucky got saddled with the dreaded No. 1 post in the 2010 Derby, where he got pinned to the rail and wound up sixth. He rebounded to win the Preakness two weeks later.
The disqualification was a crushing turn of events for Maximum Security trainer Jason Servis and jockey Luis Saez, who already had begun celebrating what they thought were their first Derby victories.
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Instead, previously undefeated Maximum Security was dropped to 17th of 19 horses. Sent off as the 9-2 second choice, Maximum Security was placed behind all the horses that he bothered.
"I never put anybody in danger," Saez said.
Servis backed up his jockey, saying: "He's right. He straightened him up right away and I didn't think it affects the outcome of the race."
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Prat claimed that Maximum Security ducked out in the final turn and forced several horses to steady, including Long Range Toddy. War of Will came perilously close to clipping heels with Maximum Security, which could have caused a chain-reaction accident.
Flavien Prat on Country House (l.) races against Luis Saez on Maximum Security, second from right, during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday. Maximum Security was disqualified and Country House won the race. (John Minchillo / AP)
“There were two horses in the race that lost all chance to win a Kentucky Derby,” Mott said. “They were in position at the time to hit the board. If what happened to us was the only thing they were looking at I don’t think you would have seen a disqualification.”
Mott said the incident was caused by Maximum Security's action and not Saez's riding tactics.
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“I don’t think Luis Saez did anything intentionally,” the trainer said. “My heart actually aches for them a little bit. That’s the way it is. I’ve been on the other end of it, just not in the Kentucky Derby.”
The stewards reviewed race footage for nearly 20 minutes while keeping the crowd of 150,729 in suspense, clutching their betting tickets. Trainers and jockeys involved stared at the closest video screen waiting for a result.
"I know the stewards had a very, very difficult decision," Mott said. "I'm damn glad they put our number up."
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Code of Honor was moved up to second and Tacitus — also trained by Mott — was third.
Improbable was fourth and Game Winner fifth, two of trainer Bob Baffert's trio of entries. His other horse, Roadster, was 15th.
The last claim of foul by a jockey in the Derby was unsuccessful. John Velazquez, aboard runner-up Invisible Ink in 2001, alleged interference at the quarter pole against Monarchos and Jorge Chavez, who crossed the finish line 4¾ lengths in front. The stewards didn't change the result.
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The only other disqualification in the Derby occurred long after the race in 1968. Dancer’s Image, the first-place finisher, tested positive for a prohibited medication, and Kentucky state racing officials ordered the purse money to be redistributed. Forward Pass got the winner’s share. A subsequent court challenge upheld the stewards’ decision.
Maximum Security, ridden by jockey Luis Saez, crosses the finish line first but loses out to Country House after lengthy review. (Michael Reaves/Getty)
Country House wore the garland of red roses, but it's possible the situation doesn't end here. There could be appeals to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission or the courts.
"That's a nightmare. It's a no-win situation for anybody involved," said Mott, who spoke with Servis after the reversal. "I didn't get a hint of that from him. He's been around long enough, and I'm sure he watched the films well enough. He knows what happened."
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The surprising flip threw a few bettors into a frenzy, too. Some who had wagered on Country House to win immediately tossed away their tickets at the finish, only to then scramble to the ground at Churchill Downs, frantically searching for their betting slips.
Country House declared the winner at the 2019 Kentucky Derby as Maximum Security is disqualified
Master Fencer, the first Japan-bred to run in the Derby, was sixth. War of Will was seventh, followed by Plus Que Parfait, Win Win Win, Cutting Humor, By My Standards and Vekoma.
Bodexpress finished 13th, followed by Tax, Roadster, Long Range Toddy, Maximum Security, Spinoff and Gray Magician.
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Is It Time for Your Family to Move to a New Home, Town, or Neighborhood?
By Lambeth Hochwald December 26, 2018
Real-estate experts (and real parents!) share the factors that make families relocate.
The signs might be right in front of you: Maybe you and your family are feeling totally squished into a too-small apartment or perhaps your children are getting ready to start school and you aren’t sure your local school district is right for your kids. These are just two scenarios in which it feels like you might be ready to consider switching neighborhoods or spending your hard-earned savings on upgrading to your first home.
“Many moves are dictated by lifecycles in the family, whether it is a marriage, a new child, or the start of school,” says Alison Bernstein, founder of Suburban Jungle, a real estate firm exclusively focused on buyers leaving the city for the suburbs. “If thinking down the road about your kids’ school experience causes you to break into a cold sweat, it may be time to go. Ultimately, whether you move or stay in your neighborhood comes down to the level of happiness you have day to day, and whether there is a need for change.”
The following, experts say, are all signs it may be time to start reading the real estate ads:
Your home is less kid-friendly than you thought.
For Becky Margel, mom of Remy (3) and Reese (6 months), it was a staircase that prompted her and her husband, Jesse, to move from Manhattan to Glen Rock, NJ in February 2018.
“We lived in a duplex and when our three-year-old began walking up and down the very steep spiral staircase on her own, it started to make us nervous,” says Margel, who lived in NYC for a decade before the move to the suburbs.
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Your family is growing—but your space isn’t.
Another nudge for the Margels was the fact that Becky was pregnant again. “With baby two on the way and additional baby gear entering our apartment, we knew it was time to get out of the city and move to the suburbs,” she says. “With no space to put all the toys that was another sign that it was time to live somewhere with way more space.”
Bernstein sees families in similar situations all the time: “Often the addition of a child into an already at-capacity apartment is enough to signal that it’s time for a change,” she says. “Baby girls and boys and all their gear and toys demand space.” Ultimately, it may no longer be fun to stow toilet paper under the bed and extra diapers in your clothing closet.
You’re longing for a lawn.
Outdoor space may be one of the biggest reasons families opt to relocate, says Greg McHale, a real estate agent at Compass.
“While we have seen city folks adapt to living with kids in living quarters your cousin in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, would deem postage stamp-sized, for many parents, not being able to essentially kick your kids outside when they are rowdy ultimately becomes a major sticking point,” he says.
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Of course, you don’t always have to leave the city to get a yard. “Whether the family can afford an apartment or a house with private outdoor space in their favorite neighborhood or school district can sometimes be the ‘make or break’ decision between hanging around or heading to Hastings-on-Hudson,” McHale says.
Your local parks suddenly seem puny.
Another way to gauge your need for greenery is by doing this exercise, which McHale recommends to all his clients: “As a litmus test, if you’re okay with spending the day in Central or Prospect park for your weekend expeditions, then stick with the city,” he says. “There are deals to be had on the Upper East Side and Windsor Terrace right now. But, not for long.”
However, if those two fabulous parks aren’t enough nature for you and your crew, it may be time to make a move.
City life is starting to feel overwhelming.
Cramped conditions and a lack of green space can prompt an exodus, but so can other realities of an urban existence. Add in the strain of school applications, the sleep issues if you’re in a noisy apartment, the expense, and other annoyances, and you’ve got a family ready to make a move.
That’s exactly the scenario Amy Hill, who moved from Brooklyn to Tarrytown with her husband and two sons, faced last year.
“We were getting kicked out of our apartment (the owners wanted to sell it), so we didn’t have much of a choice,” Hill says. But the decision to leave Brooklyn—where Hill’s entire family still lives—was one they made on their own, due not only to a desire for more space, but also a list of irritants that included the dirt and grime of urban living. “Our other triggers included the broken glass on the sidewalks, the worry over the kids running into the street, and navigating the narrow [store] aisles with our double stroller,” she says. “Oh, and someone almost hit us throwing a urine-filled bottle out their car window!”
You haven’t found your parent tribe.
Loneliness is another reason many parents find it’s time to move.
“When you are a new parent living in New York City and you find yourself feeling isolated or without any baby playmates for your little one, it may be time to consider a move,” says Amy Owens, a real estate broker at Keller Williams in New York City. The same thing can happen in the suburbs if you’re living in a neighborhood populated by mostly older families.
You feel like you’ve aged out of your ’hood, as in you’re the only one with a baby and everyone else is crowding into your favorite local bar for happy hour. While this neighborhood once felt familiar it can suddenly feel strange to be in a different life stage from pretty much everyone else around you.
“When you start feeling like you’re the only one on your block with a stroller it may be time to move,” Bernstein says.
Your bustling neighborhood is starting to be annoying.
When your busy morning schedule clashes with the neighborhood’s late-night vibe, it can also feel like a big disconnect. For example, if your favorite café is empty during the day but packed at night you might feel left out and exceedingly out of place.
“It’s extremely taxing as well when people are out partying in the streets until all hours of the night keeping you and/or your whole family awake,” Bernstein adds.
You already know people in the town you’re considering.
Having pals already in place always eases the transition. They can show you where to buy groceries, what the schools are like, and which pediatrician to choose, as well as clue you in to favorite traditions in town where neighbors gather, such as Fourth of July parades, tree-lighting ceremonies, or Halloween events, Margel advises. “The transition was seamless since we knew a few people in town,” she says. “This made it very easy to adjust.”
And you just might find other urbanites living in your new town, too. “The good news is that a new home doesn’t always mean moving away from your friends,” Owens says. “Many New York City suburbs are loaded with residents who just a few short years ago were your Brooklyn and Manhattan neighbors.”
You’ve always dreamed of owning a home.
For many families, saving for a home of their own is an important goal.
“A lot of long-time city dwellers find themselves itching to cross the Hudson once their family grows in number,” Owens says. “A home in the suburbs also comes with the added bonus of a backyard, good public schools, and a community of your contemporaries.”
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For Margel and Hill, leaving the city for the suburbs turned out to be one of the best things they ever did and they mostly have zero regrets about the decision.
“We love the shopping,” Margel says. “We have every store imaginable within 15 minutes. Well, I love it, my husband not so much!”
And if you end up missing a lot of things about your former neighborhood, you can vent about this, too, with your new neighbors who are likely going to be easily able to relate to how you feel.
“No matter how much we love our new town, we do miss my family, the pizza, and the bagels,” Hill says.
An easy fix: Just take the train, bus, or ferry back to your once-favorite neighborhood for the day. You might just come to realize that you miss fewer and fewer things about your neighborhood the longer you’ve put down roots in a new—and exciting—place.
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114 Kiwis hit in web attacks
19 Jan, 2015 5:00am 4 minutes to read
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Property: Mad truths on home prices in Auckland
19 Jan, 2015 9:15am
Labour Party spokesman Phil Twyford said the Government's housing policy had failed. Photo / Greg Bowker
By: Anne Gibson
Property editor, NZ Herald
anne.gibson@nzherald.co.nz @anneherald
Auckland housing affordability has worsened and it remains one of the 10 least affordable big cities in the world.
Auckland's surging housing market is now only slightly cheaper than London but pricier than Los Angeles, Toronto, New York, Perth, Brisbane and Boston.
The latest Demographia survey, released today, compares prices with incomes in 378 cities, including 86 with more than one million people.
Auckland is one of the most unaffordable places due to its high house prices and low incomes.
Hong Kong ranks as the least affordable city in the world.
Auckland is the ninth most expensive big city, and 14th most expensive of all the 378 surveyed.
In 2013, the survey found the median house price here was $506,800 and the median household income was $75,200. This gave the city a total "median multiple" of 6.7 (house prices divided by incomes). Anything more than 3 is regarded as unaffordable.
Last year, Auckland's median price jumped to $561,700 but the median household income fell to $70,500, giving a median multiple of 8.
Zoom in on this interactive to see how cities in the survey fared:
- Some locations are approximate
Now, the median house price has climbed to $613,000 and income to $75,100, giving a multiple of 8.2 and maintaining Auckland's top 10 spot for unaffordable major cities.
Property Council chief Connal Townsend blamed Auckland Council's planning regulations.
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"We've got houses more expensive than LA. How is this possible? A dump in Pt Chevalier demands a million dollars, which gets you a mansion in Beverly Hills. We've reached the point of madness."
Survey authors Hugh Pavletich of Christchurch and Wendell Cox of the United States criticised the Government and Auckland Council for failing to ease affordability by vastly increasing housing supply via the Housing Accord and its 80 Special Housing Areas, but said the situation was bad in other areas too.
"This year's survey rates Auckland housing at 8.2 times annual household incomes; Tauranga 6.8; Christchurch 6.1 [the same as New York]; Wellington 5.2; Napier-Hastings 5.1; Hamilton 4.7; Dunedin 4.6 and Palmerston North 4.1 times. Overall, the major New Zealand metros are rated severely unaffordable at 5.2 times annual household incomes ... "
They blamed inadequate land supply, inappropriate infrastructure financing and "exasperating bureaucratic process bottlenecks".
But Building and Housing Minister Nick Smith said new residential construction data showed success.
Auckland's surging house market is pricier that New York. Pictured are apartments in central New York City. Photo / Thinkstock
"I just don't accept there's been no progress when the latest building consent figures confirm the fastest rate of new-house building in seven years in key centres like Christchurch, building consent rates doubling in the past 12 months and in Auckland growing about 30 per cent."
Dr Smith said housing affordability problems went back 25 years but the Government was planning additional reforms this year, particularly around the Resource Management Act.
Council housing project director Ree Anderson said Special Housing Areas had enabled the city to increase the supply of serviced land.
"SHAs are accelerating the rezoning of future urban zoned land to live residential zones and boosting the ready-to-go land supply for housing development."
Ms Anderson said the rezonings were required to be approved within six months once lodged with the council - a radical departure from the slower RMA process.
Labour Party spokesman Phil Twyford said the Government's housing policy had failed. "Nick Smith has been minister for two years now, and under his watch housing affordability in Auckland has got worse. They have failed to significantly increase the supply of new homes. Consents are running at about half what Auckland needs just to stand still."
Sam Yin, whose Mandarin website hougarden.com promotes NZ properties for sale, said Chinese spent nearly US$37 billion on foreign residential property in 2013 and more should be encouraged to come here to build.
Mayor: Council can deliver solutions
Auckland Mayor Len Brown said he believed the council was on track to offer affordable housing to residents.
Mr Brown told TV3's Firstline he were seeing a lot of progress when it came to ensuring housing was becoming more affordable.
"...Council and the government doesn't build houses, by and large we provide the right framework for the building of the houses, we make sure the red tape is got rid of so people can actually build quickly."
Mr Brown told the programme that in November last year building consents were at a record highs for the last seven years, with 967 new building consents, 40 per cent of which were apartments offering new housing choices.
He said he did not believe prices of apartments were too high. He said the average price of an apartment was around $300,000 to $450,00
"We are seeing them being built at an affordable level," Mr Brown said.
He told the programme the council was also working closely with the government to deliver special housing areas.
"The key thing there is, we really want to see affordable homes... something under $500,000."
He said last year in Waimahia in South Auckland, 28 new homes with four to five bedrooms were built with an average price of $450,000.
"These are beautiful homes... being snapped up by families which have never owned a home before... so I think we are in the right frame working closely with the government and the sector."
Analysis: So ... what can be done?
Auckland is extraordinarily expensive relative to incomes and rents but the solutions need to be broader than what Demographia argues on land supply, writes Shamubeel Eaqub, principal economist at the NZIER.
We must make renting more attractive. Tenancy policy and agreements provide flexibility but this is a barrier to regarding renting as a substitute for owning. More balanced tenure and tenants' rights in Britain and Germany support renting as a normal alternative.
We must make land and house supply more responsive. Rules and local politics, fuelled by nimbyism, mean greenfield development and intensification are not as responsive to demand as they could be.
We must eliminate the property investment bias in banking. Current regulation does not fully recognise the systemic risk, and a higher capital requirement may be justified. The loan-to-value ratio requirement is an insufficiently targeted intervention. We also must clarify tax rules and improve data on housing market turnover to aid policy-making.
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Rachel Taylor Brown opens eerie world
Posted Jun 3, 2009
Rachel Taylor Brown
Rachel Taylor Brown lives in her own world. Or perhaps "worlds."
A classically trained vocalist able to play just about any instrument in the music store, Brown's meticulously constructed and curious musical worlds draw you in with equal parts fascination and trepidation, kind of like "The Twilight Zone."
Brown's sixth and finest album to date, "Susan Storm's Ugly Sister and Other Saints and Superheroes," holds eight episodes, each looking at the darker side of larger-than-life characters. These skewed personalities will be unveiled Sunday at Mississippi Studios.
Brown's "creep pop" has drawn apt comparisons to the likes of Kate Bush and PJ Harvey, and her songwriting style gives nods to Randy Newman's shadier side. But this album should add another iconic figure to the list of influences: Kurt Weill.
It's the airy eeriness, the whimsical moments that percolate through the somber sounds, the acerbic and sometimes absurdist theatrics, the madness and the macabre within music that is elegantly and beautifully crafted.
Whether acting as her subjects or the storyteller, Brown gives each vignette what it needs to be its own entity and makes comfortably disturbing little places for each character to inhabit.
In the track "Susan Storm's Ugly Sister," the Invisible Woman's imagined vengeful sibling reveals herself in a fog of carnival chamber pop; "Zoe of Rome" skips along without a care despite her horrific murder; while "St. Fina" balances bursts of cautionary frenzy with moments of vulnerability and gentle pleading.
These may be Taylor's singular visions and wonderful worlds, but thankfully she's sharing them with us all.
Podcast: A sneak peek at her new album.
Scott D. Lewis is a Portland freelance writer; JonezinMzk@aol.com
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The Sparsholt Affair (Hardcover)
By Alan Hollinghurst
“Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst.” —Esquire
From the winner of the Man Booker Prize, a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades as it plumbs the complex relationships of a remarkable family.
In 1940, David Sparsholt arrives at Oxford to study engineering, though his sights are set on joining the Royal Air Force. Handsome, athletic, charismatic, he is unaware of his powerful effect on others—especially on Evert Dax, the lonely and romantic son of a celebrated novelist who is destined to become a writer himself. With the world at war, and the Blitz raging in London, Oxford exists at a strange remove: a place of fleeting beauty, of secret liaisons under the cover of blackouts. A friendship develops between David and Evert that will influence their lives for decades to come.
Alan Hollinghurst's sweeping new novel evokes across three generations the intimate relationships of a group of friends brought together by art, literature, and love. We witness shifts in taste and morality through a series of vividly rendered episodes: a Sparsholt holiday in Cornwall; eccentric gatherings at the Dax family home; the adventures of David's son Johnny, a painter in 1970s London. Richly observed, emotionally charged, this dazzling novel of fathers and sons, of family and legacy, explores the social and sexual revolutions of the past century, even as it takes us straight to the heart of our current age.
Alan Hollinghurst is the author of the novels The Swimming-Pool Library; The Folding Star; The Spell; The Line of Beauty, winner of the 2004 Man Booker Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and The Stranger’s Child. He has also received the Somerset Maugham Award, the E. M. Forster Award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. He lives in London.
“Call Me By Your Name meets Evelyn Waugh in a gorgeous novel about the generations-long aftershocks of a youthful tryst.” —Adrienne Westenfeld, Esquire
“Beautiful; moving . . . A complex saga that takes us, in long leaps, from the Blitz to the age of smartphones. Hollinghurst writes classically beautiful prose: constantly intelligent, alert and mobile. Hollinghurst achieves [a] symphonic effect . . . he writes with subtlety and sympathy; wisdom and understanding.” —Adam Kirsch, The New York Times Book Review
“Alluring, virtuosic, cinematic. . . Hollinghurst wonderfully conveys the charged atmosphere of ordinary life rumbling under extraordinary circumstances. The traditional novel form seems as pleasurable and humanly true as ever in his hands.” —Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker
“Satisfying . . . At the heart of The Sparsholt Affair are volatile secrets that can never be riddled into the light.” —Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal
“Utterly captivating and immersive . . . Hollinghurst remains one of our most gifted writers, unspooling sentences as precise and lyrical, deft and ingenious, as any in the English language.” —Priscilla Gilman, Boston Globe
“Absorbing . . . displays a masterly grasp of psychological processes and a prickling awareness of minute betrayals and inarticulate desires. When Hollinghurst picks up an aspect of human experience, he is so exacting that it’s as if no one has described these things before.” —Dwight Garner, The New York Times
“Hollinghurst is a superb writer. Like Henry James, he writes prose so dense with lines of beauty that you can’t quite catch up to them in real time, lines that are razor close to human experience and yet — or therefore — retain a continual capacity for surprise. In The Sparsholt Affair, he has made it his project to describe the agonizingly long time it took for gay life to reach its present state of encumbered but unprecedented freedom . . . [The novel is] sad in the clear-eyed lonely fashion of Philip Larkin. Undeniably the work of a master. . . There’s nothing Hollinghurst could write that I wouldn’t read.” —Charles Finch, Chicago Tribune
“Fascinating, magisterial . . . It captures the nuanced textures of life. Hollinghurst is a literary master.” —John Powers, “Fresh Air,” NPR
“Epic, elegant, intricately constructed. An overarching theme of The Sparsholt Affair is the quest for love. Chance, temptation, time, loss, and change mark the decades; Hollinghurst builds an intricate web of relationships with stately, Jamesian precision and nuance. . . Moving, heartfelt—no novelist has chronicled [the] salubrious sea change in cultural attitudes [toward homosexuality] more beautifully than Hollinghurst. His exquisite prose rewards close attention.” —Heller McAlpin, NPR
“Powerful, thrilling . . . The Sparsholt Affair is a work of characteristic subtlety and forthrightness. Hollinghurst is a writer for whom sex and fine art, sensual and aesthetic bliss, are not discrete activities, but points along a spectrum of delight.” —Giles Harvey, The New York Times Magazine
“A multigenerational tapestry, ingeniously constructed and delicately written; so achingly powerful, you’ll savor every page.” —Lauren Morgan, Entertainment Weekly
“A secret history of art and desire—and its effect on an iconoclastic English family—is at the heart of a novel shaped by the keen understanding of how we live and the repercussions of the previous generation’s actions.” —Megan O’Grady, Vogue
“A deeply pleasurable riffing on the repressed English novel—Forster, James, Eliot, Charlotte Bronte, Austen—written with poise, lucidity, and pathos. A gay love story doesn’t have to be about thwarted longing anymore; in Hollinghurst’s hands, the traditional obstacles to romance—age, upbringing, inclination, society’s expectations—become sparks and, at length, a full-blown liberatory force blasting through the divisions in British society. Sex, he shows, can be about friendship and self-discovery, power, distraction, and comfort, among many other things. But love—well, love is rare. What Hollinghurst is hinting . . . [is] a desire to forget time, or, more accurately, to forget that our time is limited. . . . Beautiful.” —Joanna Biggs, Harper’s
“A study of how a single sensational event reverberates across the decades . . . Hollinghurst’s mellifluous prose is as fine and subtly shaded as ever, and his full, persuasive immersion of the reader in the book’s far-flung eras is impeccable. The Sparsholt Affair has a rich symphonic sweep as it makes its points and counterpoints.” —Michael Upchurch, The Seattle Times
“A wonder, full of wit and tenderness—a lusciously observant dive into 20th-century English life. The novel charts the great changes in gay life in Britain over the course of a lifetime. It also betrays a whiff of nostalgia—[and is] a memorial to a way of life that has vanished. There is no better stylist alive [than] Hollinghurst.” —Laura Miller, Slate
“Gorgeous . . . To read Alan Hollinghurst is to encounter beauty in its many forms. There’s the beauty of the sentences—Jamesian, somehow intensely shaped and effortlessly supple. There are beautiful characters…beautiful houses, beautiful paintings, beautiful poems. Hollinghurst is a wicked satirist and a delicious plotter, but I most admire the seriousness with which he takes beauty—its relationship to pleasure and power, secrecy and love. David Sparsholt and his beauty serve as the plot’s engine—the Chekhovian gun that you know will go off. And it does. [There is] sharp insight about time and loss, sharply expressed.” —Anthony Domestico, San Francisco Chronicle.
“Hollinghurst is clearly writing some of the most beautiful lines currently to be found in English.” —Emily Gould, Bookforum
"I had the distinct sense, on finishing Alan Hollinghurst’s latest novel, that I might have read next year’s Booker-winner before this year’s had even been announced. The Sparsholt Affair is a sweeping and intimate masterpiece, full of sensual pleasures and observational wisdom." —Geoff Dyer
“Extraordinary . . . The joy and pain of The Sparsholt Affair is in revealing the locking and unlocking of secrets across generations. The joy Hollinghurst takes in life’s small shards of beauty…feel[s] like the joy of life itself—when Johnny and his French friend play in the sea as teenagers, the unpremeditated elation of their bodies is like a series of arrows into the heart. Hollinghurst’s oeuvre acts like a bridge for culture. As the realization dawns [that] Hollinghurst is on the side of life, the walls start to come down. Time passes and people die. The instants of pure splendor are what make life livable, make it writable. The Sparsholt Affair affirms them, again.” —Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic
“Dazzling . . . Several minor Sparsholt affairs glow around the scandal of the novel’s title; the [one] named in the title involves a minister of Parliament, political corruption, and a tryst between two businessmen friends. Rendered [with] consistently astonishing refinement.” —Christian Lorentzen, Vulture
“Beautiful, potent . . . rich with the kind of emotional detail that marks Hollinghurst’s best work.” —Mark Athitakis, Newsday
“A beautifully drawn portrayal of families (both given and chosen), memory, and the compromises that can make up a life.” —Adam Rathe, Town & Country Magazine
“An Alan Hollinghurst novel comes into the world with a whole heart. There’s so much honest living going on in his pages—desires, needs, regrets, sex, worries, beauty, ugliness, anxiety, humor: Hollinghurst is arguably the finest coiner of character at work today. Attention to sound and imagery can be found in every one of his famously gorgeous sentences. [But] if he’s a descendent of Henry James and Forster, he’s also one of Jean Genet and Edmund White. In The Sparsholt Affair, Hollinghurst takes aim at nearly a century of gay life in Britain, beginning in Oxford just after the start of WWII, and ending in the present, in a gay universe of dating apps and raising children. Hollinghurst writes some of his best lines about love, loss and memory in this novel.” —Christopher Bollen, Interview Magazine
“Cool is fine; Hollinghurst is great. Here as in his earlier works, the writer is interested in upper-crusty Oxbridge chaps making their way in society, getting entangled in art, in politics, and in bed (or a men’s room, or a sauna, or a nightclub) with one another. Sex, pleasure, and beauty are fundamental to human life; Hollinghurst is uninterested in an existence that doesn’t celebrate the three. Reading the author’s beautiful sentences on the matter, you can be persuaded that sex, too, is an art form.” —Rumaan Alam, 4Columns
“Tantalizing . . . The novel's primal scene is the glimpse, by Oxford students during the prescribed blackouts of the WWII blitz, of a transfixing nude male torso in a room across the quad. Hollinghurst’s style [is] sophisticated, with a diamond-cutter's feel for what qualifies as an edge . . . While his characters are averting their eyes, Hollinghurst sculpts their exact shapes. He sustains his subterranean human comedy with wickedly Wildean compassion; you neither put the book down nor reach for a single stone to throw at anyone.” —Tim Pfaff, Bay Area Reporter
“Brilliant . . . Evoked with confident richness: a seven-decade multi-generational chronicle of elite English gay life . . . Hollinghurst [holds a] commanding position, only strengthened by his latest novel, as a very contemporary English writer deeply formed by the tradition.” —Randy Boyagoda, National Review
“A big, bold, brassy, spectacular saga of the tectonic shifts in gay lives in Britain from 1940 to 2012. . . an exuberant, highly entertaining excursion into many lives over many years.” —Robert Allen Papinchak, The National Book Review
★ “Masterful—written in elegant, captivating prose. The story sweeps along in five interlinked sections, in which the characters move through different stages of their lives and their country’s history. Hollinghurst shines a clarifying light on the gay and art worlds through decades of British cultural and political change. In this magnificent novel, Hollinghurst is at the height of his powers.” —Publishers Weekly (starred, boxed review)
★ “Thrilling; fascinating . . . a novel full of life and perception. A man’s inability to be honest about his sexuality has scandalous, and brutally public, consequences for several generations. Hollinghurst tracks the vast, transformative changes in gay life over many decades. Part of Hollinghurst's bold talent in this novel, as in his previous work, is to make it evident that lust, sex, and who does what with whom in the bedroom (and even how) are fitting, and insightful, subjects of literary fiction.” —Kirkus (starred review)
“The Jamesian elegance and psychological acuity of Hollinghurst’s previous novels grace The Sparsholt Affair, a multigenerational saga focusing on the Sparsholts and the effect a highly public midcentury scandal has on their family and legacy. This is a moving work from one of modern literature’s finest authors.” —Michael Magras, BookPage
★ “Hollinghurst’s sprawling novel, suffused with lust and longing, movingly portrays the generational shift in gay experience and acceptance. Warmly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review)
★ “Superlatives are made to describe this extraordinary work of fiction. Distinguished . . . a novel notable for its sophistication. The world of art and literature and the evolving world of gay society and culture in Britain [are] brilliantly realized. Hollinghurst is especially good at evoking yearning, and, indeed, his novel will inarguably leave his readers yearning for more.” —Michael Cart, Booklist (starred review)
Reviews from the U.K.
“Perhaps Hollinghurst’s most beautiful novel yet—a book full of glorious sentences by the greatest prose stylist writing in English today. The Sparsholt Affair is about gay life, about art, about family, but most of all it’s about the remorseless passage of time. There’s always something elegiac about the movement of time in a Hollinghurst novel; there’s an inevitable feeling of sorrow that comes with the end of each section. [Yet] The Sparsholt Affair is funnier and more warm-hearted than any of his books so far. Hollinghurst is wonderful on the ‘beautiful delay’ of university life, on the cloisters and the quadrangles, tentative intimacies building between friends and lovers: he can do an Oxford novel as well as Waugh. An unashamedly readable novel, undoubtedly the work of a master.” —Alex Preston, The Observer
“This book moves from strength to strength. The immense assurance of the writing, the deep knowledge of the settings and periods in which the story unfolds, the mingling of cruel humour and lyrical tenderness, the insatiable interest in human desire from its most refined to its most brutally carnal, grip you as tightly as any thriller. Hollinghurst layers situations that cumulatively portray a culture as it exists in time as well as in space: a constellation of longings and confusions. The novel keeps pulsing: an amazing amount of the passion and folly of the human comedy is woven in, all of it beautifully observed and memorably articulated.” —James Lasdun, The Guardian “
A novelist with a particular genius for inhabiting the past [and] an extraordinary gift for the condensing and enriching detail . . . Hollinghurst can give a tiny history of the high street and a thumbnail sketch of a life-story all in a few dozen words. His evocation of Oxford in wartime is ravishing in its detail, [and] it isn’t only the overtly gorgeous passages that shine . . . Ordinary actions are ushered from one sort of life into another, carried tenderly across in language that is unhurried and precise. [Hollinghurst’s writing] evokes Whistler’s brushwork, Henry James’s prose or Frank Lloyd Wright’s way with a building, but does not recognize a separation between high and low, past and present, glory and disgrace. With an astonishing responsiveness to light, sound, painting, the past, social nuance, music, sensation, buildings inside and out, the inner life of sentence, he is saturated in the literary past but unhindered by it.” —Adam Mars-Jones, The London Review of Books
"Dazzlingly good: the best new novel I’ve read this year. Once again, Hollinghurst is both utterly sumptuous and utterly precise. Perfect scene follows perfect scene; no object in The Sparsholt Affair is too unimportant to receive his full and thrilling attention. Combining broad sweep with plenty of equally impressive close-up analysis, Hollinghurst plunges us into haute bohemia over several decades. He reminds us that yet another of his lavish gifts is for rueful comedy. Hollinghurst is as deft as ever." —James Walton, The Spectator
“Hollinghurst’s novels remind you of the deep pleasures of reading novels. Such is the penetrating clarity of his perception, his ability to convey many layers of experience at once. The Sparsholt Affair is likely to provoke that same flutter of recognition in readers. It’s the story of what happens before and after a sexual-political scandal, and about the lives colored by the affair… Around every episode there’s a thick membrane of social detail. The reflection and refraction of history in this book is reminiscent of Virginia Woolf’s family saga The Years. The Sparsholt Affair is wider in scope [and] more tender than anything Hollinghurst has written before.” —Johanna Thomas-Corr, London Evening Standard
“This is not your usual page-turner: it is a meticulously written, acutely insightful novel about human (mis)behavior, about time and unremitting change, with a skein of skillfully entwined what-happens-next? stories ranging over three generations. The felicities of the prose are unceasing: the observations and apercus are impeccably judged. Hollinghurst can be rigorously analytical one moment, slyly comic the next, erotic, then nostalgic, and subtle. He has his characters to a tee; the humour can ambush us. More movingly, a situation of multiple accumulations can be rendered by a single gesture—and a casual flick of the authorial eye. It would be hard, impossible, to over-praise this novel.” —Ronald Frame, The Sunday Herald (Glasgow)
“Audacious, ambitious . . . an absorbingly complex novel reaching across seven decades, with a sense of lost time in the gaps it leaves. The narrative [is] alert to implicit meanings; Hollinghurst’s achievement is to make those meanings the stuff of all social exchanges. His sentences trust in our intelligence while doing justice to the unknowability of other people. Hollinghurst’s prose delights.” —John Mullan, The Times (Saturday Review)
“A multi-part story of a family plunged into scandal that is likely to delight fans of The Line of Beauty.” —Alice Jones, Top Picks in The Independent
“Without a doubt, both a highlight of Hollinghurst’s career, and one of the best books of the year. The novel charts the course of three generations of Sparsholts. Hollinghurst moves between times, places, and perspectives with the ease of a true master, any regret I felt at leaving each behind immediately mitigated by the majestic welcome of the next.” —Lucy Scholes, The Independent
“Atmospheric. . . richly textured and alive with ironic wit. The Sparsholt Affair chronicles shifting social, cultural and sexual attitudes over eight decades, tracing twists brought about by the passing years across a broad canvas. Hollinghurst’s alertness to tone and body language is acute. Urbanely satiric scenes entertainingly unroll; suave impalings of vanity are a specialty. An ambitious novel of family, sexuality and art.” —Peter Kemp, The Sunday Times (UK)
“Masterly, evocative—a portrait of life in the UK before and since the decriminalization of homosexuality [from] one of our finest novelists. . . Hollinghurst’s return with a new novel could hardly be better timed. The Sparsholt Affair exposes closeted gay lives of the past, and out gay lives of the present, culminating in a breathtaking description of a night of drugs and dancing in a gay club: a passage that grabs the reader by the sweaty palm and pulls him or her, elated, through the swirling debauch. The novel delineates, with leaps in time and place, shifting tastes in art and culture and social behaviors, changing attitudes to sex and relationships—and to class. As with all Hollinghurst’s work, it is utterly involving, uncannily realized, beautifully written, and very moving.” —Alex Bilmes, Esquire
“Hollinghurst is rightly regarded as one of Britain’s finest observers of life. If Jane Austen’s novels were about marriage eligibility, then a Hollinghurstian theme is about another sort of coupling. [Yet] Austen would recognise his characters, many of whom are posh, privileged, well-educated. From Oxford in 1940 into our age, The Sparsholt Affair captures the changing nature of the homosexual experience as the country moves from shame and criminality to openness [and] dating apps; the most moving parts of the novel are about a man, whose long-term partner has died, being thrust into the [dating] market again, which has been transformed by the internet.” —Robbie Millen, The Times (UK)
Publisher: Knopf
Fiction / LGBT / Gay
Library Binding, Large Print (September 5th, 2018): $30.99
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angband live
is creating an online gaming platform
angband.live is an online gaming site boasting one of the friendliest, most welcoming communities on the modern internet. A text-based gaming platform built to serve the angband community, with more than a dozen variants of the venerable game, frequented by the developers of the actively maintained variants. We have been online more than two years and have achieved a stable, reliable platform. But there is much more still to do! Some goals for site development are listed below:
A wiki covering monster/item data for all hosted variants with user comments and articles
an irc server acting as a mirror for the onsite chat
angband ladder integration
install multiple versions of major variants to select between
ability to play games and spectate from a terminal via ssh
And it doesn't stop there! It would be quite possible to develop an offline universal angband client capable of downloading and playing any of the variants on the site, and then broadcasting the terminal output from offline play, or to play online via the client. Support for basic graphics is another goal, by intelligently transforming terminal output into drawing instructions. Like an angband-specific version of noteye (Necklace of The Eye, a graphical frontend used by ADoM and PWMangband amongst others) written to be compatible with angband.live
Besides this, developing and integrating a datafile editor for supported variants, with the possibility of sharing and playing the modified games by any user is entirely feasible. Angband has effectively been doing this for decades, but we could build it into comprehensive online platform.
Supporting this patreon will help encourage and sustain these efforts. There are no 'rewards' besides an optional username decoration on the site - Angband is a game for everybody.
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Preview | 30s
A Nationwide Look at Contemporary Art
Pittsburgh Artist Vanessa German
After an exhilarating national journey of artistic discovery, 100 under-recognized American artists were selected for one unforgettable exhibition. “State of the Art," a one-hour documentary, captures the personal stories of seven diverse artists from Crystal Bridges’ groundbreaking exhibit who are redefining the American aesthetic.
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The curators at Crystal Bridges begin a 10-month journey in search of American artists.
The curators visit Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German and learn about her sculpting process.
Las Vegas Artist Justin Favela
Las Vegas artist Justin Favela explains how being Mexican-American influences his work.
Ride alongside art curators as they embark on a road trip to 1,000 destinations.
After an exhilarating, national journey of artistic discovery, 100 under-recognized American artists were selected for one unforgettable exhibition. “State of the Art," a one-hour documentary, captures the personal stories of seven diverse artists from Crystal Bridges’ groundbreaking exhibit who are redefining the American aesthetic.
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An exhilarating journey of artistic discovery... 100,000 miles, 1,000 destinations in the search for 100 under-recognized American artists for one unforgettable exhibition. The curatorial team of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, crisscrossed the nation to find extraordinary contemporary art happening in unexpected places: the woods of North Carolina, the deserts of Nevada, the backstreets of Pittsburgh, the foothills of Arkansas, the riverbanks of New Orleans. The art and artists found by the Crystal Bridges team led to a groundbreaking exhibition of 227 works of contemporary art, many of which might otherwise have never been seen. “State of the Art”, a one-hour documentary, captures the personal stories of seven of the diverse artists from Crystal Bridges’ groundbreaking exhibit who are redefining the American aesthetic. From award-winning filmmakers, Craig and Brent Renaud, and Arkansas Educational Television Network, “State of the Art” tells a story of diverse artists driven to communicate, with work that is intensely personal, firmly rooted in community and inseparable from the lives they live, offering a window into not only what concerns Americans but what lifts us up.
Producers, Presenters, and Funders
Photos from State of the Art
Aves Raras. 2017. Installation. Paper and glue.
Thomas Willis
Las Vegas artist Justin Favela in his studio.
Mikayla Whitmore
Lowrider Piñata by Las Vegas artist Justin Favela.
Craig Renaud
Photo of the exhibit curators and production team traveling.
Fayetteville, Arkansas artist Linda Lopez. Salmon Dust Lump, 2015, Ceramic.
New Orleans artist Carl Joe Williams with one of his large scale paintings in his studio.
New Orleans artist Carl Joe Williams creating his latest outdoor sculpture in his studio.
Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German in her community art studio.
Close-up of a work in progress from Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German.
Pittsburgh artist Vanessa German’s community art studio.
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HotSpot Shield review: It's fast, beautiful, and definitely not for anonymity
This is a great service, unless you're super concerned about privacy.
Contributor, PCWorld | PT
AnchorFree
HotSpot Shield Premium
on AnchorFree
HotSpot Shield in brief:
P2P allowed: Yes
Business location: United States
Number of servers: 2,000+
Number of country locations: 25
Cost: $71.88 per year
Update: This review was updated on February 2, 2018 to add mention of AnchorFree’s transparency report.
Before people got serious about VPN encryption post-Snowden, a top choice for encrypting your Wi-Fi connection was AnchorFree’s HotSpot Shield. It was free, easy to set up, and only required that you look at some ads injected into your browsing.
That service is still around, but today we’re looking at HotSpot Shield Premium. AnchorFree’s paid service that removes the ads and offers faster speeds.
What struck me the minute I turned on HotSpot Shield was how simple and attractive the design is. It eschews most design ideas we’ve seen for other VPNs so far. There are no interactive maps, mobile-style single-panel interfaces, or elaborate settings.
Note: This review is part of our best VPNs roundup. Go there for details about competing products and how we tested them.
When HotSpot Shield first opens it offers a large power button in the center of the window and nothing else. Hit the power button, and HotSpot Shield connects to the United States by default, or your most recent connection choice.
The interface then changes to a timer at the top to show you how long you’ve been connected. That timer takes up the entire upper half of the window. It’s a lot of excess space, but it works.
The lower half is for the more detailed information, including data that’s gone up and down from your PC, your current VPN IP address, and a small, cleanly designed map showing which country you’re connecting from. It’s all very simple, clear to understand, and uncluttered.
To switch locations click the drop down menu in the lower right square, and select from one of HotSpot Shield’s 25 country locations.
HotSpot Shield’s menu
To reach HotSpot Shield’s settings, click the “hamburger” menu icon in the upper-left corner, and select Settings from the menu. There’s not a lot to see here. By default, HotSpot Shield is set to run when Windows starts, and it’s also set to prevent IP address leaks—an important thing for VPN apps.
HotSpot Shield’s s.ettings
Under that are various options to tell HotSpot Shield when it should automatically connect to the VPN server. By default, HotSpot Shield will connect when it detects an unsafe Wi-Fi hotspot such as a password-free open Wi-Fi network. You can also choose to connect when on supposed safe Wi-Fi networks, and an “Other” setting, which probably covers any other possible internet connection. Below that is a language setting if you’d rather the app was in French or Korean, and that’s it for the app’s settings.
AnchorFree says that behind the scenes HotSpot Shield can intercept malware you may encounter online, as well as protect against known phishing sites and spam. It also has “patented ways” to make your VPN connection look like normal browsing, so it blends in with other online traffic. This VPN also works with Netflix, though in my experience it was a little inconsistent.
HotSpot Shield is available for Windows, MacOS, Android, and iOS, and there are proxy extensions for Chrome and Firefox.
HotSpot Shield in action.
HotSpot Shield is fast. I tested it several times to make sure I wasn’t experiencing a fluke. The company says the service is fast because of its proprietary Hydra Protocol, which is based on TLS and OpenSSL. AnchorFree says this protocol doubles download speeds of large files and increases ping times.
As of January 2018, HotSpot Shield is by far the fastest VPN I’ve tested. It scored nearly 64 percent of the base speed for download speeds, which is faster than the previous speed champ Mullvad by nearly 12 percentage points.
All of the connections were fast including the typically slower connections such as Australia and Japan.
That speed got me wondering how HotSpot Shield was scoring so high, and it may have to do with what’s going on behind the scenes.
The first time I connected to HotSpot Shield’s U.S. servers, for example, I got an American IP but Google thought I was in the UK—thus it redirected my browser to Google.co.uk—and Netflix thought I was in Germany. HotSpot Shield did give me a few DNS servers in Germany that day, which likely contributed to Netflix’s confusion.
Given this odd combination I tried running some ping and traceroute tests, but most of them timed out. The day Netflix thought I was in Germany, I did manage to get one successful traceroute from a supposed connection in California to Vienna, Austria. The elapsed time was 13.612 milliseconds, which is impossible and strongly suggests that the server I was using was serving an American IP from central Europe. I asked AnchorFree about this and the company said it does use virtual server locations, where the physical machine may be in one location but looks like it’s in another.
As always, take these speed tests with a grain of salt—as you should with any VPN speed test—because your experience may vary.
Privacy, anonymity, and trust
AnchorFree’s U.S. headquarters are located at 1800 Seaport Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94063. Its CEO is David Gorodyanksy and the CTO is Eugene Malobrodsky—they are also the company’s co-founders.
When you first sign up for the service, it asks for an email address and a password, which is pretty standard for mainstream VPN services. For payments, it only takes standard options of credit cards and PayPal. There is no ability for anonymous or semi-anonymous payment forms like Bitcoin or cash.
Even if you could pay anonymously with HotSpot Shield you probably wouldn’t want to once you looked at the service’s privacy policy—there’s a lot in there not to like if you’re privacy conscious. AnchorFree says it doesn’t store your IP address long term.
But it does “collect anonymous aggregate data about which websites you visit and which apps you use.” AnchorFree says it does this for analytics and troubleshooting, and this information is never connected to any of your identifying information such as an email address, home IP address, username, and so on. But that doesn’t negate the fact that your browsing data is still collected by AnchorFree. That might not bother some users, but those who are very privacy conscious should look elsewhere.
That said the company published its first transparency report in November 2017. The report states that AnchorFree does not and “cannot provide information to governments about what websites our users visit when using our services....To date, AnchorFree has never provided the identity or other personal information regarding our users to the government.”
The company also gathers device information like your hardware model, OS version, browser type, language, wireless network, and mobile network information. Again this information is never associated with you and is used for analytics and troubleshooting.
If you use the free, ad-supported version you may also leak personally identifying information to HotSpot Shield advertisers. That has nothing to do with HotSpot Shield Premium, but it’s a good reminder of why you don’t want to use an ad-supported service when trying to get online unnoticed.
Based on HotSpot Shield’s privacy policy it’s safe to say this is not the service for high-level anonymity online. But if your concern is to encrypt your web browsing so you can surf safely from anywhere, HotSpot Shield does that. The company’s privacy policies make it clear that you’re browsing habits are tracked—albeit in aggregate form.
HotSpot Shield has impressive speeds, good pricing, and a good number of country locations—though not a particularly exhaustive list. The privacy policy is not ideal for those who want to conceal their browsing activity—anonymized or not—or which internet-capable apps they use. It’s fine if you just want to secure your connection at the local café or airports, but as a service that’s going to keep you somewhat anonymous there are stronger choices.
Editor’s note: Because online services are often iterative, gaining new features and performance improvements over time, this review is subject to change in order to accurately reflect the current state of the service. Any changes to text or our final review verdict will be noted at the top of this article.
HotSpot Shield offers fast speeds, a beautiful and simple desktop app for windows, and 25 country locations. But it's privacy policy means your activities are recorded—though not tied to you. Still, this is not what privacy-conscious users will be looking for.
Very fast
Ideal interface for beginners
Browsing activity is recorded though not tied to you
Power users can't do any serious customization
Ian is an independent writer based in Israel who has never met a tech subject he didn't like. He primarily covers Windows, PC and gaming hardware, video and music streaming services, social networks, and browsers. When he's not covering the news he's working on how-to tips for PC users, or tuning his eGPU setup.
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Big Bear woman gets 50 years for murdering her…
Big Bear woman gets 50 years for murdering her ex in a Menifee McDonald’s
Amanda Jeanne Harwood, 38, of Big Bear, pleaded guilty May 29, 2018, to murdering her ex-husband in 2015. (Courtesy of Riverside County Sheriff’s Department) ORG XMIT: RIV1703171657044302
By Brian Rokos | brokos@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: June 1, 2018 at 6:34 pm | UPDATED: June 2, 2018 at 12:02 am
A Big Bear woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for shooting her ex-husband to death during a child-custody exchange inside a McDonald’s in Menifee in 2015.
Amanda Jeanne Harwood, 38, also admitted in the hearing on Tuesday, May 29, at Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta that she used a firearm while committing the murder.
Superior Court Judge John Monterosso sentenced Harwood to 50 years to life in prison.
The shooting happened Oct. 9, 2015, at the restaurant at 28000 Bradley Road in the Sun City area of Menifee. Joseph Henning, 39, of Oceanside, was pronounced dead at the scene and Harwood was arrested.
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A friend of Henning’s, David Phelps, has said that Henning would drive to the restaurant each Friday for supervised visits with the 7-year-old son he and Harwood shared.
Brian Rokos
Brian Rokos writes about public safety issues such as policing, criminal justice, scams, how law affects public safety, firefighting tactics and wildland fire danger. He has also covered the cities of San Bernardino, Corona, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Canyon Lake and Hemet. Before that he supervised reporters and worked as a copy editor. For some reason, he enjoys movies where the Earth is threatened with extinction.
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Question of the Week: Was 25th amendment…
Question of the Week: Was 25th amendment discussion a coup attempt or just due diligence?
FILE – In this June 7, 2017, file photo, then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
By The Editorial Board | opinion@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: February 19, 2019 at 9:59 am | UPDATED: February 19, 2019 at 9:59 am
In a new book, former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe — who also served as acting director of the agency after the firing of James Comey — writes that early in the Donald Trump administration the mood at the Justice Department was so panicked that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein suggested wearing a wire to collect evidence about Trump’s intent in dismissing Comey.
He also told CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday that Rosenstein at least talked about the possibility of exercising the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office for fears that he was unfit to serve.
Presidential ally Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, says that sounds like an attempted “administrative coup” to him and that he wants to investigate and perhaps issue subpoenas in the matter in order to get to the bottom of it.
Which is it — dastardly plot or mere due diligence? That’s our Question of the Week.
Rosenstein is still in the government’s employ; McCabe was fired by the president when the Justice Department inspector general said that he lied during an internal investigation into a news media disclosure.
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In a tweet on Monday, the president sounded a bit unsure of Rosenstein’s future job status as well: McCabe “and Rod Rosenstein, who was hired by Jeff Sessions (another beauty), look like they were planning a very illegal act, and got caught…..,” Trump wrote.
The president later wrote: “This was the illegal and treasonous ‘insurance policy’” against his being elected in the first place “in full action!”
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The Many Loves of Queen Norma
Now for Norma Shearer's leading men offscreen...
Victor Fleming ~ The director and Norma Shearer had a very passionate love affair which fizzled rather quickly. He was Shearer's first great affair and it's uncertain if she was in love with him. If she was, she kept it secret. Fleming quickly moved on to Clara Bow who was also seeing Gary Cooper. (If you've read the new Fleming bio and there is any Shearer info in there let me know!)
Monta Bell ~ The director and Norma Shearer dated for a few years and were seen out in public regularly but their romance was very lukewarm. Shearer respected Bell and enjoyed his company but her feelings for him weren't as strong as his were for her. There is a great picture of them both on the set of Upstage (1926) wearing each other's clothes. I wish could find it! (Monta Bell picture from Divas: The Site)
Irving Thalberg ~ Thalberg and Shearer married in 1927. They shared mutual love, respect and admiration for one another. The Thalberg-Shearer union was a mixture of love and business. They were both shared similar work ethics and were very goal-oriented. Thalberg helped her get roles but she also had to fight him for other ones she wanted. Thalberg had a weak heart and she doted on him. She put forth great effort to be the model wife and even had a son and daughter at Thalberg's request, even though she had no natural desire to be a mother. Norma wasn't a saint but she deeply cared for Thalberg. Thalberg died of pneumonia in 1936 at the age of 37 leaving Norma a widow.
Jimmy Stewart ~ In the TCM film guide, Leading Couples, it reads Actress Norma Shearer was so impressed by James Stewart's romantic performance in The Shopworn Angel (1938) that she set her sights on him. The affair reportedly lasted six weeks. Oh Norma! That's just the sort of thing she'd do and I don't blame her, Stewart was a hunk! She paraded him proudly around Tinseltown but Stewart really wasn't into it and was still pining for Margaret Sullavan (who I like refer to as a Stinky McStinkface). So that was the end of that. They did make a very good-looking couple though, didn't they? (Picture from Google/LIFE Archive).
Mickey Rooney ~ Yes they had an affair. It was a fling and it didn't last very long. He was 19, she was 39 and Louis B. Mayer put an end to it quickly thereafter. According to one report, Rooney was a sex fiend and according to Rooney, Shearer pursued him relentlessly. Whatever you do, please do not read Rooney's account of this affair in his autobiography. Unfortunately, I did and now am scarred for life.
George Raft ~ Norma met George Raft at one of Charles Boyer's dinner parties. They were instantly smitten with each other and immediately delved into a hot and heavy affair. Norma had class and George aspired to class, so they were a match. However, George was still married to actress Grayce Mulrooney, who refused to give him a divorce without a hefty sum of money in return so he settled for a separation. After a brief but torrid romance, Norma ended it because she knew they could never make a life together. I'm sure George Raft's shady mob connections had something to do with it too. (Picture from Lady of the Night)
Martin "Marti" Arrougé~ French, first-generation American, Arrougé was a ski instructor when he met Norma Shearer. He had that Mediterannean look that Norma liked and he was almost a stronger more athletic version of Thalberg. They married in 1942 and she left her acting career behind to be his wife. She still wanted to be a Queen and couldn't let go of being Mrs. Thalberg, and Arrougé seem perfectly okay with that. She wanted to be adored and he wanted to adore her. They traveled, partied, vacationed, skiied and spent many happy years together. Arrougé was devoted to her to the bitter end. Norma really lucked out with him! (Picture from Google/Life Archive)
Jonas Nordin April 3, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Raquelle, Great post and great pictures too! I often think that Arrouge was a Thalberg look-alike but without the fatal flaws. Just as you have spotted. Good eyes!
What about the young Jimmy Stewart? Doesn't he look very much like Hugh Grant? I think they can produce the same "vacant" look! :)
Kate Gabrielle April 3, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Mickey Rooney?!?! I didn't even have to read the autobiography & I'm scarred for life! lol.
I was laughing out loud when a saw your nickname for Margaret Sullavan! I totally loathe her! She just rubs me the wrong way so bad. The only one of her films I like is The Shop Around the Corner and it's saved by that amazing supporting cast.
I'm with Kate - the news of Mickey Rooney is scarring. I actually have his unread auto-bio on my shelf right now. A small part of me is curious to see what he said, but, sanity is prevailing. :)
Great post! These photos are marvelous.
Lolita April 3, 2009 at 8:06 PM
"Stinky McStinkface"? Hahaha! I'm so curious why you despise her so much! I must add that I don't have any impression at all, so colour me with one as you like! :)
Great post, as usual! (I'm not surprised anymore, I just read and enjoy!)
Cliff Aliperti April 4, 2009 at 2:02 AM
Wow, yes, Mickey Rooney was a bit of surprise!
Interesting, Norma seemed to fall for power early on, then my guess is that she built her own as Mrs. Thalberg and went after whoever she wanted after he passed on.
Thanks, Cliff
Mercurie April 4, 2009 at 2:58 PM
I never have understood Jimmy Stewart's thing about Margaret Sullavan. She must've had a great personality, because I've never found her physically attractive. As to her acting, she seemed to play the same role over and over and over...the angsty sort of women.
I had to chuckle about Mickey Rooney, as they seemed to be such a mismatch. About the only thing he and Norma would seem to have in common is that neither one was particularly tall. Unlike the rest of you, I can't say I am scarred, but I might be if I read his autobiography...
I know you girls probably like Jimmy Stewart the best (I'm just guessing...he seems to have a strange power over women to this day...), but I think George Raft would be my favourite of her amours. Too bad it didn't work out!
Millenia April 7, 2009 at 4:41 PM
Loving this post, Raquelle!
DKoren April 14, 2009 at 10:22 AM
All these Norma Shearer posts were fabulous, particularly as I hardly know her at all. What an interesting person! This post of the series grabbed my attention because I love George Raft. :-D
Thanks for a lot of great knowledge!!
Eliz August 13, 2010 at 2:25 AM
Mickey Rooney?! That is beyond creepy. But the picture you posted of them is absolutely made of win. Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable, Robert Montgomery?! I'd like to be sitting at that table. Pass me a slice of cake, please. :P
As for Jimmy Stewart, I'm really intrigued by this romantic performance in "The Shopworn Angel." I really want to see it! And they're showing it next week on TCM, so looks like I'm in luck. :)
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Home » Seoul Mayor Rolls Out 5-Year Plan To Promote Blockchain Technology-Based Industries
Seoul Mayor Rolls Out 5-Year Plan To Promote Blockchain Technology-Based Industries
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The Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-Soon, recently rolled out a 5-year plan for promoting blockchain technology-based industries. The plan also includes creating business complexes and startup funds. The announcement related to the plan was made by Park, in Zug, Switzerland. Zug hosts around 250 ventures based on blockchain including the leading virtual currency developer, Ethereum Foundation.
The plan from Park will require an investment of 100 billion Won and a huge blockchain complex with the capacity to house more than 200 companies. The Mayor stated that undoubtedly blockchain is the fourth industrial revolution’s core technology with a strong potential to shape the future of the IT sector in the years to come. Park further added that he will make efforts to ensure that Seoul becomes a major hub of blockchain industry ecosystem.
Currently, on an 11-day trip to Estonia, Switzerland, and Spain, the Mayor said that his government will invest around 60.3 billion Won in the span of these five years by 2021 for constructing two business complexes in the southeastern and western districts so that the 200 blockchain-related ventures could be housed.
The government will operate two blockchain technology centers in these business complexes so that around 730 experts in this technology are cultivated in the five-year span. Seoul also intends to form a 100 billion Won private-public fund which will be invested in blockchain-based startups by 2022. The capital city of South Korea will contribute 13.6 billion Won for the project fund, said Yonhap News Agency.
Most of the remaining fund will be generated through private and public investments. The $100 billion Won expected fund will also be used for supporting conventions, tours, and promotional events related to the blockchain, according to News BTC.
Seoul has high aims when it comes to establishing blockchain technology-based solutions and wants to expand the plan further after 2021. The ultimate goal of the city is to form a Seoul Global Block Centers with the capacity to house 120 additional companies.
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PA 3100 HV
The PA 3100 HV is a further development of the PA 3000 HV, and most of its sub-assemblies are identical. The immediately obvious difference is the pair of VU meters in the front panel, which display ...
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The PA 3100 HV is a further development of the PA 3000 HV, and most of its sub-assemblies are identical. The immediately obvious difference is the pair of VU meters in the front panel, which display the power generated per channel in logarithmic form in Watts into 4 Ohms. A revision of the pre-amplifier section (D.C. coupling) has brought an additional improvement in sound quality. A further development is the redesigned analogue mains section and voltage power supply, which is similar to that of the A 3000 HV. This makes it possible to connect the supplementary PS 3000 HV mains section in order to gain a further increase in stability and performance of the power supply system as a whole. The additional unit provides an extra 1800 Watt of supply power, enabling the system to control even the most difficult loudspeakers without effort, so that they can unfold the best possible sound quality. As an option the PA 3000 HV and PA 3100 HV can also be fitted with High-End phono pre-amplifier modules which feature different circuit topologies to suit MM or MC systems. It is also possible to install the analogue signal processor module which has been developed for the P 3000 HV to provide channel-separate tone and loudness functions. The all-metal F3001 infra-red remote control handset is supplied as standard.
Pre-amplifier stage:
Frequency response + 0 / – 3 dB - 0,5 Hz –300 kHz
Signal / noise ratio - 105 / 110 dB
Total harmonic distortion - < 0,001%
Intermodulation - < 0,001 %
Channel separation - > 90 dB
Nominal input sensitivity High level (RCA) - 7 x 250 mVeff ... 6 Veff / 20 kOhms
Nominal input sensitivity Balanced (XLR) - 4 x 500 mVeff ... 12 Veff / 5 kOhms
- 17 x 46 x 46 cm
The PA 3100 HV is a further development of the PA 3000 HV, and most of its sub-assemblies are identical. The immediately obvious difference is the pair of VU meters in the front panel, which display the power generated per channel in logarithmic form in Watts into 4 Ohms. A revision of the pre-amplifier section (D.C. coupling) has brought an additional improvement in sound quality.
A further development is the redesigned analogue mains section and voltage power supply, which is similar to that of the A 3000 HV. This makes it possible to connect the supplementary PS 3000 HV mains section in order to gain a further increase in stability and performance of the power supply system as a whole. The additional unit provides an extra 1800 Watt of supply power, enabling the system to control even the most difficult loudspeakers without effort, so that they can unfold the best possible sound quality.
As an option the PA 3000 HV and PA 3100 HV can also be fitted with High-End phono pre-amplifier modules which feature different circuit topologies to suit MM or MC systems. It is also possible to install the analogue signal processor module which has been developed for the P 3000 HV to provide channel-separate tone and loudness functions.
The all-metal F3001 infra-red remote control handset is supplied as standard.
As with the P 3000 HV, the circuit topology is based on a differential cascode amplifier with individually selected audio J-FET transistors, and stages of completely discrete construction without op-amps (operational amplifiers). Virtually no overall negative feedback is required due to this circuit arrangement and the quality of the components employed. The high operating voltage of HV technology is the key to excellent linearity combined with extremely wide dynamic range: signals up to 60 Vss can be processed without distortion.
In the HV series the signal switching and adjusting functions are carried out by encapsulated gas-tight gold-contact relays, which are totally immune to contact problems due to corrosion, dust, etc., and do not suffer from ageing effects even after many years of operation. The pre-amplifier even employs bi-stable relays, which require no permanent coil current, and this in turn eliminates any adverse inductive effect on the audio signals.
The direct integration of the relays into the circuit minimises the signal paths, and connecting cables – as required for conventional volume potentiometers – are no longer necessary. The volume control is assembled from discrete precision resistors and gold-contact relays. The result is totally precise channel matching, devoid of distortion and hiss.
The front panel is no less than 40 mm thick to provide outstanding shielding, and is machined from solid. All the electronic control circuitry is housed in a deeply inset compartment in this panel, which also bears on its front face the bright, dimmable glass VFD screen with its zero-wear sensor buttons.
The rotary source select and volume control knobs take the form of precision incremental encoders running in needle roller bearings, which give a uniquely satisfying sensation when operated.
T+A develops and manufactures a full range of audio systems that are designed to live up to the exacting demands of audiophiles. Established in 1978, T+A which stands for Theory and Application, is an audio company that has its routes firmly set in science. From compact Hi-Fi systems and top end music streamers to Hi-Fi separates and amplifiers, T+A cater to music lovers and audiophiles. T+A has always been focused on producing the best sound possible and has no interest in catering to the mass market.
Over the years T+A has become recognised as one of the leading producers of high end audio equipment and has won favour among audiophiles the world over. All products are extensively designed and developed in-house in Germany with no limit on cost or resources to achieve the perfect sounding systems. The results are exceptional products that are reliable, have a long lifespan and a wide range of retro fit options.
If you're looking to invest in your home audio system then T+A will offer not only a sound investment but a great sounding system that will offer years of high performance. View our selection of T+A separates below or get in touch with our team on 01865 790 879 for more information.
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Revolutionary HiFi Day. Managing Energy Transfer, Lowering Noise Floor, Streaming & more
Hear for yourself and decide.
A range of products designed to improve the sound of your Hi-Fi.
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Entreq - Energy Transforming Equipment
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T+A - An investment in German technology for your musical future
We are all unique individuals with differing tastes, who have different criteria when judging musical value. Therefore there are no “this is the best” or “ this fits all” products. As a manufacturer we can simply offer you good products, from sound choices, built on a foundation of knowledge and experience while offering a degree of personal flexibility and tuning.
From our full range of Ground Box's to the Apollo and now our new complete Atlantis line, we feel we have taken sound reproduction to a level that words cannot describe. The only way to understand how natural a system can sound with these products is to try them for yourself.
That which can be measured is not so important, and that which is important cannot be measured
There is quite a lot of truth in that sentence, even if it is not completely correct.
We at Entreq trust more what we hear and experience than what the gauges tell us. If this sounds better than anything else, then it is. It is that simple, even if you perhaps cannot explain it scientifically with measurements.
We remember back in 70, when all should be measure in lab. At that time it was DIN 45 500 that tell us everything. It was DIN Watt, IM dist, HM dist etc,etc.If it not measure good enough, it been solved with negative feedback and all good .
Many times the stuff sounds crazy awful, but since the measurement was so good, it must be good.
It was a sensation when Matti Otaala from Uleaborg university explain why some amps that only give 20 W by Din 45500 sound so much more powerfull than amps that give 200w by same norm.
What we mean is that we sometimes dont know what to meassure and what make sence.
So we intend to continue as we began. You can rely on us and on what our test listeners experience. If we can then calculate the reasons as to what and why, so much the better, but that is actually far less important. It is important that we have a product that you as a customer also find improves your sound reproduction.
Stillpoints heighten transparency, speed of transients, air, space, and dynamics, to name only a few attributes, to aid in the most natural presentation. Stillpoints provide isolation and control of destructive vibrational energy by means of a four-tier filter, substantially improving the sonic and musical qualities of your audio system.
"...in the context of a high-end system they provide a huge sonic return on the investment." Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound, December 2011
"Stillpoints Ultras are better than good. They have perfected the mysterious art of adding to musical pleasure and sonic enchantment by subtracting unwanted, deleterious nonmusical intrusions." Jim Merod, Positive Feedback, March 2012
Spring 2012 brought a comprehensively strengthened range of products by Paul Wakeen and his Stillpoints team. The release of the Ultra SS (Stainless Steel) last year met overwhelming praise and approval from audiophiles and press alike, prompting a reassessment of the Stillpoints pecking order.
Although the original 'volcano-shaped' Stillpoint was already a memory, the surprise was by how far the Ultra SS outperformed the Ultra Aluminium (identical apart from body material) and the more expensive Component Stand. Aware that Stillpoints has built its reputation on being the best solution for equipment support and isolation, Paul removed these unnecessary items from the range, and developed the Ultra Mini and the Ultra 5 - both using entirely Stainless Steel bodies, but with differing amounts of Stillpoints technology to meet different applications and budgets.
Ultra SS and Ultra 5 can be used underneath equipment (on a shelf or the floor) or underneath any loudspeakers, where they are ideally used with threaded adaptors as spike replacements. The Ultra 5 has 5 times the Stillpoints technology in a single package. Ultra Mini is primarily designed for use under equipment on a shelf, but can be used under small loudspeakers.
The ultimate expression of the Stillpoints art is the ESS rack. Contained with this aesthetic beauty is engineering which sonically improves any system used with it, aided by six pockets of Stillpoints technology built into the support bars of each shelf.
The secret to Stillpoints design is in many fine details, but a key distinction is the way the four-tier filter prevents a direct energy path through the device. This isolation is in contrast with other support devices (such as spikes, cones and balls ), and the success of this approach is instantly audible.
Recent press awards for the Ultra SS include a '2011 Product of the Year' and '2012 Editor's Choice' and 'Golden Ear' awards from The Absolute Sound.
We are proud to present Melco and its N1 series of products – the worlds first true Audiophile grade source component to access, store and deliver High-Res digital music without any of the compromises of computers and their peripherals. At any stage. this is Pure and Simple; even set-up is really easy. The Melco N1 is both a music store and UPnP server for Ethernet connected streaming solutions, a Direct Music download engine and is also an extraordinary source for a USB dac. Sound quality is unsurpassed! We are not suggesting you have been listening to The Beatle, Brahm or Taylor Slow before, but with the Melco nothing is missing, because there is nothing to take it away. There is even no need for a PC in order to setup or manage this system and not a single intervening switch or ‘IT’ component to come between you and your music.
Until now the only way of distributing, storing and listening to even the highest resolution digital music has, at some stage, involved computers or computer-like devices – equipment designed to handle far more than music, so it has never been solely dedicated to sonic excellence. Even when players have been designed by “Audio Specialists”, old thinking and “IT” connectivity has impaired audio performance.
All that has just changed.
Melco History
Melco, (Maki Electronic Laboratory Company), was established in Japan in 1975 by Makoto Maki, a passionate audiophile determined to create the finest, high-end components. His undoubted masterpiece was the groundbreaking modular Melco turntable that set new standards in music reproduction. From those early beginnings Melco became the largest computer peripherals manufacturer, Buffalo, offering technically advanced products based on rigorous R&D. These included Wireless routers, Ethernet Data Switches and storage devices.
Mr Maki personally initiated the current Melco Audiophile NAS project having identified serious shortcomings in the conventional IT industry solutions being used for hi-res audio at the highest level.
T+A stands for Theory and Application in the field of audio technology. That means T+A devise, create and fine-tune Hi-Fi components of the highest quality, with the aim of developing fully mature High-End products for customers all over the world. They have been based in Herford, Eastern Westphalia since 1978, this site has been the hub for all of their development and practical work . The design briefs for their products have no restrictions, with no expense or effort ever being too great in the endeavour to achieve sonic perfection. The typical characteristics of their product lines speak for themselves: extremely long product cycles, extended useful life, and comprehensive retro-fit facilities, making a T+A system more than just a music system - it's an investment for the future.
T + A produce products that both you & they can be truly proud of. Their team of experts consist of physicists, engineers and pure technologists - they consider, design and build genuine acoustic treasures for you the customer. They have no interest in the mass market, as their sole purpose is to satisfy the most stringent of requirements. This approach is the only way, they believe, that they can achieve the ambitious goals that they set themselves. All the important and critical components are designed and created in-house and every product line hand assembled and manufactured in Germany. In countless international reviews the products - from the classic valve amplifier to the ultra-modern network player - have proved themselves to be amongst the best in the world.
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Exciting Awards Nomination for PA Business Support
September 16, 2016 News and eventsBy Sophie Burnett
In the sometimes volatile and unpredictable world of business, it is important to celebrate your achievements. Revelling in the successes is what can motivate you during the tough times, providing a catalyst for future accomplishment.
With all that in mind, we are incredibly proud to announce that PA Business Support has been nominated for the St Albans Chamber of Commerce Community Business Awards, in the hotly contested ‘Growth’ category.
“With offices located in Hertfordshire, Essex and London, it’s a fantastic time for us to be noticed. We’re always striving to be ahead of the curve and innovative as we grow and expand the business. To receive a finalist nomination in 2016 is very exciting, and we believe will be the platform for a fantastic future!”
What we have found most exciting, and humbling, about this particular award, is that the submission was made on our behalf, by Ginny Cooper of STANTA, the St Albans Enterprise Agency. From community champion, to green business finalists, each category will be keenly contested, which should make for a great evening.
“We are delighted to be recognised in the category of ‘Business Growth’. The nomination is particularly timely with the launch of our new boutique recruitment arm. Our permanent placements in the executive office space means that we now offer a full suite of recruitment services, all with our renowned personal approach. We thank our team, our clients and especially Ginny at STANTA for recognising our solid achievements since January 2015.”
Each category will be judged by a different set of Chamber of Commerce representatives, with a Specialist Judge, Sponsor and Chamber Director making up the three-strong team.
We will be one of five finalists in our chosen category, Growth. A couple of our competitors include the night’s host Sopwell House and a digital marketing agency to name a few. Despite the quality of the competition, we are confident that the fantastic work of our team will be enough to see us over the line.
Having completed the first interview stage on Monday 5th September, we will next be filming for the event on the 19th September. Once that is complete, we can sit back and look forward to the awards final itself, held at the stunning Sopwell House on the 13th October.
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Aaron Donald, Rams' defensive line made plays that mattered in victory over Packers
The Packers' offensive line and QB Aaron Rodgers felt they did a good job on Aaron Donald in a 29-27 loss to the Rams – but one play will stick out.
Aaron Donald, Rams' defensive line made plays that mattered in victory over Packers The Packers' offensive line and QB Aaron Rodgers felt they did a good job on Aaron Donald in a 29-27 loss to the Rams – but one play will stick out. Check out this story on packersnews.com: https://www.packersnews.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2018/10/28/aaron-donald-rams-defensive-line-made-big-plays-win-over-green-bay-packers/1799018002/
Jim Owczarski, Packers News Published 8:45 p.m. CT Oct. 28, 2018 | Updated 10:32 p.m. CT Oct. 28, 2018
Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald (right) and defensive back Marqui Christian congratulate each other after their win against the Packers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday.(Photo: Joe Robbins, Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – One play.
Lane Taylor shook his head.
Aaron Donald, the reigning defensive player of the year for the Los Angeles Rams, was held to one assisted tackle and a whistle-induced sack before a 3rd-and-6 play from the Green Bay Packers’ 25-yard line with just under six minutes left in the game Sunday.
The Packers' offensive line and quarterback Aaron Rodgers felt they did a good job on Donald (who had four sacks a week ago) in a 29-27 loss to the Rams – but one play will stick out.
On that pivotal third down and hoping to drain the clock with a one-point lead, Packers center Corey Linsley felt Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips countered the Packers’ protection scheme by showing a front the offensive line had not seen to that point.
Coming out of a Packers timeout, Phillips stood linebacker Cory Littleton up right over Linsley. Donald was in a three-point stance over Taylor, the Packers’ left guard. After Linsley snapped the ball, he initially followed Littleton to his right – opening a window for Donald. By the time Linsley reacted to help left, Donald was already by Taylor. Down went Rodgers, and on comes JK Scott and the punting unit.
A 25-yard punt and fumbled kick return later, the Packers went from potentially draining the clock on a signature victory to walking slowly to the buses at 3-3-1.
One play then led to a snowball that couldn’t be stopped rolling downhill.
“Just, made a quick inside move and made the play,” Taylor said of Donald’s sack. “Did pretty decent the whole game but you gotta block ‘em all, no matter which play it is.”
Added Linsley: “They hadn’t shown that a ton of times on film so we were going to come back and hopefully make an adjustment.”
As for Donald’s first sack, which came on a 3rd-and-2 play in the third quarter, Linsley and Taylor insisted a whistle was blown. The interior of the offensive line stopped, thinking the play was dead. Linsley said an official acknowledged he heard a whistle as well. Instead of advancing to a first down, the Packers settled for Mason Crosby's field goal and a 13-8 lead.
“He had four sacks last week, so there was a reduction in that area,” Rodgers said of Donald. “I’m proud of my guys. My line, I can’t say enough great things about them. They came together. Byron (Bell)’s been a galvanizing force for us at guard. His attitude, his approach, he’s been fantastic. Obviously, I think we have the best left tackle (David Bakhtiari) in the league. The guys, we fought through some stuff and we made it work at times. I’m really proud of the way the guys played.”
But while Rodgers was sacked just three times, he was hit eight times. The defensive line of Donald, Michael Brockers (tackle for loss) and Ndamakong Suh and the varied run and pass blitzes Phillips called for his linebackers and secondary proved to be difficult for the Packers to manage up front.
This was no better displayed than when the Rams pinned the Packers back deep in their own territory to start drives in the in the second quarter.
In that quarter, in which the defense was forcing punt after punt, the Packers began possessions at their own 18, 4 and 1-yard lines – the last of which resulted in a safety when Aaron Jones was tackled for a loss on a run up the middle.
The Packers were leading 10-0 when those drives began, but instead of being able to extend the lead and put pressure on the Rams, the offense earned just one first down and rushed for minus-2 yards on those drives.
When the quarter was over, it was 10-8 and the Rams no doubt felt they like dodged a bullet.
“It was tough,” Rodgers said. “The way our defense was playing, that was obviously a momentum swing that we didn’t want. Backed up, those can be the back-breaking drives for a game if you can get some first downs together and change field position and get on the other side of the field, but we couldn’t get it started.”
And in the final moments, in one play, Donald helped finish it for the Rams.
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How did Google get states to legalize driverless cars?
The tech-giant can thank an unorthodox lobbying campaign designed to shape the road rules of the future in California.
May 30, 2014 by The Canadian Press
A very early version of Google’s steering wheel-less prototype vehicle. PHOTO: Google Inc.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — About four years ago, the Google team trying to develop cars driven by computers – not people – became convinced that sooner than later, the technology would be ready for the masses. There was one big problem: Driverless cars were almost certainly illegal.
And yet this week, Google said it wants to give Californians access to a small fleet of prototypes it will make without a steering wheel or pedals.
The plan is possible because, by this time next year, driverless cars will be legal in the tech giant’s home state.
And for that, Google can thank Google, and an unorthodox lobbying campaign to shape the road rules of the future in car-obsessed California – and maybe even the rest of the nation – that began with a game-changing conversation in Las Vegas.
The campaign was based on a principle that businesses rarely embrace: ask for regulation.
The journey to a law in California began in January 2011 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where Nevada legislator-turned-lobbyist David Goldwater began chatting up Anthony Levandowski, one of the self-driving car project’s leaders. When talk drifted to the legal hurdles, Goldwater suggested that rather than entering California’s potentially bruising political process, Google should start small.
Here, in neighbouring Nevada, he said, where the Legislature famously has an impulse to regulate lightly.
It made sense to Google, which hired Goldwater.
“The good thing about laws is if they don’t exist and you want one – or if they exist and you don’t like them – you can change them,” Levandowski told students at the University of California, Berkeley in December. “And so in Nevada, we did our first bill.”
Up to that point, Google had quietly sent early versions of the car, with a “safety driver” behind the wheel, more than 100,000 miles in California. Eventually, government would catch up, just as stop signs began appearing well after cars rolled onto America’s roads a century ago.
If the trigger to act was a bad accident, lawmakers could set the technology back years.
Feeling some urgency, Google bet it could legalize a technology that though still experimental had the potential to save thousands of lives and generate millions in profits.
The cars were their own best salesmen. Nevada’s governor and other key policy makers emerged enthusiastic after test rides. The bill passed quickly enough that potential opponents – primarily automakers – were unable to influence its outcome.
Next, Nevada’s Department of Motor Vehicles had to write rules implementing the law.
At the DMV, Google had an enthusiastic supporter in Bruce Breslow, then the agency’s leader.
Breslow had been fascinated by driverless cars since seeing an exhibit at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Seeing a career-defining opportunity, Breslow shelved other projects and shifted money so he wouldn’t have to ask for the $200,000 needed to research and write the rules.
At first, DMV staff panicked – they only had several months to write unprecedented rules on a technology they didn’t know. But Google knew the technology, and was eager to help.
“Very few people deeply understand” driverless car technology, said Chris Urmson, the self-driving car pioneer lured from academia who now leads Google’s project. Offering policy-makers information “to make informed decisions … is really important to us.”
The task fell primarily to David Estrada, at the time the legal director for Google X, the secretive part of the tech giant that houses ambitious, cutting-edge projects. Estrada would trek from San Francisco to Nevada’s capital, Carson City, for meetings hosted by DMV staff.
Breslow credited Estrada with making suggestions that made the regulations far shorter, and less onerous, than they would have been. “We quickly jumped in … to help figure out what the regulation should look like,” recalled Estrada.
While others attended the meetings, Google seemed to have a special seat at the table.
Bryant Walker Smith, who teaches the law of self-driving cars as a fellow at Stanford University, described one rule-drafting session where Google – not the DMV – responded to suggestions from auto industry representatives.
“It wasn’t always clear who was leading,” Smith said. It seemed to him that both Google and the DMV felt ownership of the rules.
By the end of 2011, Nevada welcomed the testing of driverless cars on its roads. Google, however, was focused on its home state, where its Priuses and Lexuses outfitted with radar, cameras and a spinning tower of laser sensors were a regular feature on freeways.
In many ways, Google replicated its Nevada playbook: Frame the debate. Wow potential allies with joy rides. Argue that driverless cars would make roads safer and create jobs.
In January 2012, Google met with state Sen. Alex Padilla, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineering graduate. Padilla was intrigued, and agreed to push a bill. Padilla said Nevada’s law helped him sell colleagues on the need to act.
“California is home to two things. Number one is the hotbed of innovation and technology. And second, we love our cars. So it only made even more sense to say, ‘OK we need to catch up and try and lead the nation,”’ Padilla said.
Nevada’s swift action, he said, “sent the signal to a lot of colleagues that, ‘No, this is not one we want to overthink and study for five years before we take action.”’ After all, who in California government wanted a flagship company moving jobs out of the state.
In March 2012, Padilla rode in the driver’s seat of a Google car with Levandowski riding shotgun to the news conference announcing his legislation.
In the months that followed, various groups tried to shape Padilla’s bill.
One was the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which objected that automakers would be liable for the failure of Google technology strapped onto one of their cars. Trial lawyers, a powerful constituency in the state, successfully lobbied to keep automakers on the hook.
Some inside the Capitol concluded that Padilla was most attuned to Google.
One thing that troubled Howard Posner, then the staffer on the Assembly Transportation Committee responsible for analyzing the bill and suggesting improvements, was that Padilla’s legislation would let cars operate without a human present.
Posner argued that lawmakers shouldn’t authorize this last step until the technology could handle it. The response, he said, was that Padilla didn’t want to do that _ “which in my mind meant Google was not willing to do that.”
Padilla said that while Google’s high profile helped the bill succeed, his office made the decisions. “We’re always going to have the final say,” he said.
In September 2012, Gov. Jerry Brown went to Google’s headquarters and signed Padilla’s bill.
Now, California’s motor vehicles officials face an end-of-year deadline to write regulations that will allow driverless cars to go from testing to use by the public in June 2015.
At a DMV hearing in March, two Google representatives sat next to DMV staff at the head tables. Their message: Now that self-driving cars were legal, the state should not regulate them too strictly.
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Herzog (Paperback)
By Saul Bellow, Philip Roth (Introduction by)
Published: Penguin Classics - February 25th, 2003
Reflections on past mistakes with friends, enemies, family and lovers through anecdotes and unsent letters, Moses Herzog sifts through the highs and lows of his life in order to understand what has brought him to his current state. Semi-autobiographical, humorous and painful, Bellow writes directly from the heart with bare honesty and emotion. —Josef
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By Jean-Paul Sartre, Lloyd Alexander (Translator), IV Richard Howard (Introduction by)
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Published: New Directions Publishing Corporation - May 2007
When the things you enjoy in life start to make you sick, you are free to choose how to accept or reject everything.—Josef
Dance Dance Dance (Vintage International) (Paperback)
By Haruki Murakami, Alfred Birnbaum (Translated by)
Published: Vintage - January 31st, 1995
A mystery wrapped in an enigma, smothered in serendipitous secret sauce... Dreams & nightmares dance with reality in this strange and suspenseful tale. A Sheep-Man on a non-existing floor in a eerie hotel. A young girl with psychic capabilities and a love for the Talking Heads (among other musical groups) tries to help the unnamed narrator find his lost love.—Josef
Despair (Vintage International) (Paperback)
Published: Vintage - May 14th, 1989
A story of doubles & doppelgangers. Pay very close attention to each paragraph, sentence and word with this story because as soon as you think you've figured everything out, Nabokov turns everything upside down. The key is to look beneath the surface. A perfect example of the secrets within the wordplay is held within the title itself.—Josef
Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film (Hardcover)
By Marshall Fine
Published: Miramax Books - January 2006
John Cassavetes was a pioneer in American film-making. The way we view contemporary cinema has much to do with his approach to the medium. Risking his career, business connections and even his own home, Cassavetes persevered in order to tell the stories of human relationships in a way that was lacking significantly during Golden Age of Hollywood.—Josef
The Occult: The Ultimate Guide for Those Who Would Walk with the Gods (Paperback)
By Colin Wilson
Published: Watkins Publishing - November 24th, 2015
Wilson was an adamant believer in science. In an attempt to take a non-biased look at several historical accounts of occult related incidents, Wilson seems to turn a new leaf in his stance. (Non-Fiction book).—Josef
Into the Dark: The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950 (Turner Classic Movies) (Hardcover)
By Mark A. Vieira
Published: Running Press Adult - May 24th, 2016
Simply put: This book is packed with absolutely gorgeous black & white stills from the Noir-era of crime films in the 40's/50's. My favorite book in the store. —Josef
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State prepares for next big step on LaGuardia Air Train
By DANA RUBINSTEIN
06/13/2018 05:00 PM EDT
In an effort to fix LaGuardia Airport’s lack of rail access — a deficit Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called “inexcusable” — the governor is backing a bill that would give his transportation department the right to seize land along the path of the proposed train.
On Monday, Queens Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry introduced a bill on the governor’s behalf that would let the state use eminent domain to secure the corridor between Willets Point and LaGuardia. It would explicitly allow for the alienation of a sliver of Citi Field's parking lot, which sits on parkland that was the subject of a recent, contentious Court of Appeals case.
Aubry represents the neighborhood that would host the proposed train. He did not respond to a request for comment. The bill does not yet have a sponsor in the New York State Senate, and a spokesman for the Senate's Republican leadership did not respond to a request for comment either. A spokesman for the governor referred questions to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is spearheading the Air Train project with the help of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
"A direct rail link would provide timely trips to and from LGA for customers who now rely on vehicles on increasingly congested roadways between the airport and Manhattan and surrounding region," said Port Authority spokesman Benjamin Branham, in a statement. "As we continue the planning stage, it's critical that we do so with full community input."
Ever since former Vice President Joe Biden called LaGuardia “third-world”-like, Cuomo has made improving the airport's customer-facing experience — if not the airport’s capacity — a priority. He’s spearheading an $8 billion public-private partnership to rebuild the airport’s terminals. And he’s championed an Air Train to the only major airport in the metropolitan region without even a modicum of rail access.
But, to the consternation of critics who argue the proposed path is too circuitous, his administration has yet to reveal the real cost of the train or release a study of how many riders are expected to use it.
Roughly speaking, the train to LaGuardia would run parallel to the 7 subway line at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, then along the “the edge of the Citi Field parking lot previously alienated for stadium use,” according to the bill, and, finally, along the Grand Central Parkway to the airport.
According to the Port Authority, the corridor defined in the legislation does not represent the final alignment of the Air Train. Rather, it contains within it various alignment options — options that will be considered during the onerous federal environmental review process, which can begin once the legislature approves this bill .
Further, the state would only use eminent domain on public property, be it owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or New York City, according to the Port Authority.
The proposal has the support of several business groups, including the Queens Chamber of Commerce.
“Anyone who lives or works in Queens County knows the highway system is already over capacity during peak hours,” said Thomas Grech, the Chamber's president, at the Port Authority’s most recent board meeting. “Putting travelers on rail and taking cars off the road will primarily benefit those who work and live in Queens.”
Bill Mahoney and Jimmy Vielkind contributed to this report.
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Ted Kennedy and his dog Splash attend a book signing in 2007.
Kennedy's dogs will be missed on Hill
By ERIKA LOVLEY
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) was years ahead of the curve when it came to Take Your Dog to Work Day. The constant presence of his three Portuguese water dogs in his Russell building office helped humanize their owner and brought a sense of fun to a workplace known for rules and formalities.
Now, lobbyists, staffers and other Hill dwellers say they mourn not only the passing of Kennedy but also the end of a unique chapter in Capitol Hill’s canine history. With their black curly hair, floppy ears and bouncy gait, Kennedy’s dogs became a part of the lawmaker’s nearly 47-year Hill tenure.
Kennedy’s Senate office always had water bowls and tennis balls on hand. Major legislation was hammered out as White House officials patted fuzzy heads and threw balls during meetings. The dogs were known to snooze under committee room tables.
“It’s like the end of an era,” said Kennedy’s former judiciary committee general council David Sutphen. “I find it hard to believe you’ll have another senator with a dog who comes to meetings all over the Capitol. It’s kind of the closing of a chapter.”
With the exception of the Senate floor, there were few places Splash, Sunny and Cappy didn’t have access to, including committee hearings and, once, even the Oval Office. It was a rare day when the Massachusetts lawmaker wasn’t shadowed by at least one of the pooches, whether Kennedy’s schedule brought him an office full of visitors or a committee bill markup.
A powerful man with a booming voice and a formidable family legacy, Kennedy often used his dogs to break the ice with Republican lawmakers, to relax nervous visitors and to put political personalities to the sniff test.
“They were part of the landscape,” said former Bush senior education adviser Sandy Kress, who partnered with Kennedy’s office to develop the mammoth education bill No Child Left Behind.
“I had no problem patting the dog while talking about Section 10.32. ... It just created a pleasant environment,” said Kress, who often watched the senator toss tennis balls to the dogs in the office. “At one point, we got it into our heads that the dogs reacted poorly to committee members who weren’t No Child supporters. We always joked that the dogs knew best.”
Studies have shown that pets in the workplace can boost productivity and raise employee morale and Kennedy was walking proof, animal experts say.
“Our pets humanize us. Immediately, there’s something to talk about,” said ASPCA executive vice president Stephen Zawistowski. “A dog provides easy common contact. It’s a neutral contact.”
Kennedy is far from the only lawmaker known for bringing furry friends to the Hill — a hobby he used to make friends on both sides of the aisle.
The senator bonded with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer over their canine affinity, according to the congressman. Hoyer’s English Springer Spaniel had her own bed in Hoyer’s office before she passed away in 2007.
“God invented dogs for us, to give us the kind of uncompromising love that human beings need, and we in turn give them the same kind of love,” Hoyer noted at the Congressional Canine Champions awards ceremony earlier this year.
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Hope Hicks, a longtime Trump aide, replaces former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, whose tenure lasted less than two weeks. | Andrew Harrer/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump has named Hope Hicks interim White House communications director, a White House official said Wednesday.
“Hope Hicks will work with White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and all of the communications team and serve as the Interim White House Communications Director,” the official said in a statement.
Hicks, a longtime Trump aide, replaces former communications director Anthony Scaramucci, whose tenure lasted less than two weeks. She is the fifth person to be named to the position.
Former press secretary Sean Spicer twice doubled as communications director in addition to his primary role as the top White House spokesman. Mike Dubke resigned from the post in May. Trump transition spokesman Jason Miller was originally offered the position, but he stepped down on Christmas Eve to focus on his family.
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For Cello and Piano
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Score and Part(s)
Performing Ensemble: Cello with Piano
Number of Pages: 28 + 8
Publisher: Theodore Presser Company
Print Status: In Print
Differences was composed for cellist Derek Snyder and is comprised of five short movements, very much like a Baroque suite – however, the five individual pieces are radically different from each other in style and content. Strand is a kind of pop tune where the cello has the vocal line, although the rhythms are a bit more complex, sometimes jarring. Air takes its language from the Baroque, and the title refers to the “canto” style of long legato vocal lines over a slow and undulating accompaniment. Country Dance is a peasant tune whose middle section is very pastoral. Blues is a small chance for the performers to show a little soul. Song, like Strand, is a pop tune, though a bit more direct than the opening movement. Differences is also available for Viola and Piano.
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Putin.BLOG Space Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Salyut-7 film crew
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin watched Salyut-7, a film that will be released at cinemas soon, and met with the film’s director, actors and producers.
Vladimir Putin with cosmonauts, members of the 1985 expedition Vladimir Dzhanibekov (right) and Viktor Savinykh after the screening of Salyut-7.
The film is based on true events. On February 11, 1985, the Mission Control Center lost contact with the Salyut-7 orbital space station. The station that had been uninhabited for six months went out of control. The crew of Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh, the most experienced active cosmonauts at the time, was sent to Salyut-7. Their task was to perform the first ever docking with a drifting spacecraft, establish the cause of the malfunction and bring the station back online. The flight to Salyut-7 is considered to have been the most complicated flight in the history of cosmonautics. The film directed by Klim Shipenko stars Vladimir Vdovichenkov and Pavel Derevyanko.
The screening was attended by former cosmonauts and members of the 1985 expedition Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh, pilot and cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, Head of the State Corporation for Space Activities Roscosmos Igor Komarov, first cosmonaut Yury Gagarin’s daughter Yelena Gagarina and the film’s producers Anton Zlatopolsky, Sergei Selyanov and Bakur Bakuradze.
Actor Pavel Derevyanko before the screening of Salyut-7.
Vladimir Putin during Salyut-7 screening.
Vladimir Putin with cosmonauts, members of the 1985 expedition Vladimir Dzhanibekov (right) and Viktor Savinykh.
Before the meeting with Salyut-7 film crew. Center: Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, two-time Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Dzhanibekov and first cosmonaut daughter Yelena Gagarina.
Vladimir Putin before the screening of Salyut-7.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the meeting with Salyut-7 film crew.
Salyut-7 stars Vladimir Vdovichenkov (left) and Pavel Derevyanko.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin watched Salyut-7, a film that will be released at cinemas soon, and met with the film’s director, actors...
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The user interface
This chapter explains the structure of QF-Test's main window. When you are done reading, it might be a good idea to run QF-Test and try things out. In the »Help« menu there is an entry labeled »Tutorial« that should bring up your web browser with a hands-on, learning-by-doing tutorial. Should this fail because QF-Test cannot determine your system's standard browser, the tutorial can be found in the directory qftest-4.6.0/doc/tutorial, where a PDF version is also available.
Video The first part of the video https://www.qfs.de/en/yt/main-window-sut-40.html shows you the structure of the QF-Test main window.
The test-suite
Automating a GUI test basically requires two things: control structure and data. The control structure defines what to do and when to do it. The data for a test consists of information about the SUT's GUI components, the events that will be triggered and the expected results.
QF-Test combines all of these into one data structure, a tree hierarchy that we call a test-suite. The elements of the tree are called nodes. Nodes can contain child nodes (often just called children) and are themselves contained in a parent node (or just parent). The root node of the tree represents the test-suite as a whole.
There are more than 60 different kinds of nodes all of which are explained in detail in the reference manual. Some nodes are used as containers for data while others control the execution of a test. All of them have their own unique set of attributes.
The attributes of the currently selected node are displayed to the right of the tree in a detail view which can be toggled on and off via the »View«-»Details« menu item.
Figure 2.1: Structure of a test-suite
The image above shows an example for a simple test-suite. The attributes of the node named "Simple test" can be edited in the detail view to the right.
The basic structure of a test-suite and thus the child nodes of the 'Test-suite' root node is fixed. An arbitrary number of 'Test-set' and 'Test-case' with or without 'Dependency' nodes are followed by the 'Procedures', 'Extras' and 'Windows and components' nodes. The 'Procedures' node holds 'Packages' and 'Procedures' which are explained further in section 9.5. The 'Extras' node is a kind of playground or clipboard where all kinds of nodes can be added for experimentation or temporary storage. The windows and components of the SUT's user interface are represented as 'Window' and 'Component' nodes which are located below the 'Windows and components' node.
To get detailed information about a node or one of its attributes, click on it with the right mouse button and select »What's this?« from the context menu. This will bring up a browser displaying the corresponding section of the reference manual.
Editing a test-suite falls into two categories: operations like Cut/Copy/Paste on the tree's nodes and changing the attributes of a node. The latter can be done either by editing the fields in the detail view and selecting OK or pressing [Return], or by bringing up a dialog for the selected node with »Edit«-»Properties« or [Alt-Return] and changing the values there. If you change some values in the detail view and forget to press OK before moving the selection to another node, QF-Test will pop up a dialog with the changed values, asking you to either confirm your changes or discard them. This feature can be turned off with the option Ask before implicitly accepting detail modifications.
Some non-obvious key-bindings may come in handy when editing multi-line text attribute: [Ctrl-TAB] and [Shift-Ctrl-TAB] move the focus out of the text field, while [Ctrl-Return] is a shortcut to select the OK button.
An extremely useful feature is the »Edit«-»Undo« function ([Ctrl-Z]) which will take back any kind of change made to the test-suite, including recordings or use of the replace dialog. Changes are undone step by step. If you find you went too far and undid more than you wanted, you can use »Edit«-»Redo« ([Ctrl-Y]) to undo the undone. The number of steps that can taken back are limited only by available memory and can be configured with the option Number of undo levels per suite (default 30).
Navigating the tree
Though the key-bindings for tree navigation are similar to those of most tree components, it won't hurt to mention them here. Besides, QF-Test comes with a few non-standard bindings that may come in handy.
The cursor keys are used for basic navigation. [Up] and [Down] are obvious. [Right] either expands a closed node or moves down one row while [Left] closes an open node or moves to its parent.
QF-Test's trees support a special variant of multi-selection. Multiple discontinuous regions can be selected, but only among siblings, i.e. children of the same node. If multi-selection across the whole tree were allowed, cutting and pasting nodes would become a real brain-teaser. Keys to try are [Shift-Up] and [Shift-Down] to extend the selection, [Ctrl-Up] and [Ctrl-Down] to move without affecting the selection and [Space] to toggle the selection of the current node. Similarly, mouse-clicks with [Shift] extend the selection while clicks with [Ctrl] toggle the selection of the node being clicked on.
Special bindings include [Alt-Right] and [Alt-Left] which recursively expand or collapse a node and all of its children. [Alt-Down] and [Alt-Up] can be used to move to the next or previous sibling of a node, skipping the intermediate child nodes.
QF-Test keeps a history of recently visited nodes. [Ctrl-Backspace] will take you back to the previously selected node. Also worthy of note are [Ctrl-Right] and [Ctrl-Left] which will scroll the tree to the right or left if it doesn't fit its frame.
Insertion marker
When inserting a new node or pasting in a copy of some other nodes, the insertion marker shows the place where the nodes will end up.
Figure 2.2: Insertion marker
Nodes are always inserted after the selected node. If the selected node is expanded, the new node is inserted as the first child of the selected node, otherwise it becomes a sibling of same. This behavior will take a little to get used to, especially for long-time users of the Windows explorer. However, there is no other way to insert a node at a definite position. In the example shown in figure 2.2 above, a new node would be inserted as the first child of the sequence called "Events", just before the 'Mouse event'.
Moving nodes
Nodes can be copied and pasted or moved around within a test-suite or to another suite. The standard keyboard shortcuts for cut, copy and paste, [Ctrl-X], [Ctrl-C] and [Ctrl-V] are available as well as entries in the context menu.
2.0+ Alternatively, nodes can be moved using standard Drag&Drop operations. The default operation will move the selected node(s). If the [CTRL] key is held down during the drop, the nodes are copied instead.
While dragging the mouse over the tree of a test-suite, the insertion marker shows where the nodes will be dropped when the mouse button is released and whether the operation is allowed. A green marker signals a legal operation, a red marker an illegal one. Nothing will happen if the nodes are dropped on an illegal target position.
During the drag you can expand or collapse nodes by dragging the mouse cursor over the expansion toggle and keeping it there for a moment. That way you can easily navigate to the desired target location without interrupting and restarting the drag.
The Drag&Drop operation can be aborted at any time by pressing [Esc].
Transforming nodes
Some nodes can be transformed into different node types, which is a lot more convenient than first creating the desired target node and then copying over the required attributes. Examples of interchangeable nodes are 'Sequence' and 'Test-step' or 'Server script' and 'SUT script'. The transformation of a node is possible only if its childnodes and its current position in the tree are also valid for the desired target node. The potential transformation targets can be selected from the entry »Transform node into« in the context menu. If the entry is not available there are no valid target nodes. In that case, moving the node to the 'Extras' node first may help.
You can find more details about the conversion mechanism under Details about transforming nodes.
In various places QF-Test employs tables to view and edit a set of values, e.g. when defining variables or for checks of multiple elements.
Figure 2.3: Example table
The buttons above the tables have the following keyboard shortcuts and effects:
[Shift-Insert]
Insert a new row.
[Shift-Return], [Alt-Return]
Edit a row. Opens a dialog with fields for every cell of the selected row.
[Shift-Delete]
Delete the selected row.
[Shift-Ctrl-Up]
Move the selected row up by one.
[Shift-Ctrl-Down]
Move the selected row down by one.
Some tables also offer the ability to add and remove columns and edit the column title. For these, the following additional buttons are available:
Insert a new column.
Delete the selected column.
Edit the title of the selected column.
To enter a value directly into the selected cell just start typing. This way you overwrite the current value of the cell. To edit the current value, either double click the cell or press [F2]. To finish editing press [Return], to cancel and restore the old value press [Escape]. If you try to enter an invalid value the cell's border will turn red and you can't accept the value.
Multi-selection of table rows is supported via mouse-clicks with [Shift/Ctrl] and [Shift/Ctrl-Up/Down]. Cut copy and paste of the selected rows is done with [Ctrl-X/C/V]. Pasting is restricted to tables with a similar column structure.
In the table's context menu additional actions might be available, e.g. show line numbers, locate component, etc.
A mouse click in a column header will activate sorting of table rows. A double-click in a column header will resize the column to fit the largest value in the column or opens the editor for the header text (data table).
During test development it is often necessary to move several nodes into a new parent node. A typical situation could be the re-factoring of procedures to re-organize them in packages or to wrap a workflow into a 'Try'/'Catch' block.
For such requirements QF-Test allows the user to pack nodes into others. This can be achieved by selecting the nodes to pack, right-clicking and selecting »Pack nodes« and the desired parent node.
QF-Test also allows the user to unpack such nodes and remove their parent. This can be used to remove unnecessary packages or test-sets from the structure or to dispense with sequences or 'Try'/'Catch' blocks that are no longer required. For unpacking right-click the node to unpack and select »Unpack nodes«.
Note The packing and unpacking actions are only shown in the menu if the desired target structure is legal.
Sorting Nodes
QF-Test allows sorting nodes. This can be achieved by clicking at a node with the right mouse button and selecting »Sort child nodes«. Alternatively you can also select multiple nodes, perform a right mouse click and then choose »Sort nodes«, which will sort the current selected nodes.
To guarantee a better overview the sorting algorithm puts ciphers prior to capital letter and those prior to small letters. Sorting doesn't modify the base structure of QF-Test nodes. It also follows the rule to keep 'Package' nodes always prior to 'Dependency' nodes and those always prior to 'Procedure' nodes.
Note The base structure of a test-suite will not be altered during sorting. You can sort test-cases or procedures but the 'Procedures' node will always stay prior to the 'Windows and components' node.
This section explains how to use the more advanced editing techniques such as search/replace and multiple views on the same test-suite.
QF-Test provides two kinds of search operations, a general search through all nodes and attributes of a test-suite or run-log and in incremental search through the contents of a text area, including script terminals or program output.
Though search and replace operations in QF-Test have much in common, there are significant differences, especially in the scope of the operation. Searching normally starts at the selected node and traverses the whole tree depth-first to the end. After asking for confirmation the search continues from the root of the tree to the original start of the search so each node is traversed exactly once. This is not unlike search operations in common text processors and should be intuitive to use.
By default QF-Test shows the search dialog in 'simple' mode, which allows searching for any appearance of a given text.
Figure 2.4: The simple search dialog
For a more specific search QF-Test allows limiting the search to specific attributes, node types or specific states of nodes. Therefore you have to switch to the 'advanced' mode by clicking the 'Switch mode' button in the toolbar of the search dialog.
Figure 2.5: The advanced search dialog
By default QF-Test will search all attributes in all kinds of nodes for the requested string. Use the "In attribute" option to limit the search to a specific attribute and/or the "Node type" option to limit it to nodes of a specific kind. The other options should be self-explanatory. Regular expressions are explained in section 43.4. If "Match whole attribute" is selected, a search for the word "tree", for example, will not match an attribute value of "treeNode". Activating options in "Only nodes with the following states" limits the search to nodes that have all of the activated states, e.g. a green mark and a breakpoint. The option "Scope of operation" tells QF-Test where to search for the given expression, below the selected node(s), in the current test-suite or in all currently opened suites.
Note To search for values of boolean attributes like 'Replay as "hard" event', use "true" or "false" (no quotes). If you want to search for an empty value you have to check "Match whole attribute".
If the search is successful, the resultant node is selected and a message in the status line displays the name of the attribute that contains the value.
3.4+As already mentioned the searching process usually starts from the currently selected node. In case you want to select other nodes during your search process you can continue the previous search by using the "Search continue" button.
Once you have closed the search dialog you can still continue the search pressing [F3]. You can even trigger the same search from a new node pressing [Ctrl-G].
A very useful feature is the ability to quickly locate all 'Procedure call' nodes that call a given 'Procedure' or all event nodes that refer to a given 'Component' node, etc. Simply select the entry »Locate references...« from the context menu of a node that can be called or referred to. This will show a new frame showing all available references of it. You can reach the node in the test-suite via a double click at the row in the list.
Figure 2.6: Result list for 'Locate references'
3.1+It is also possible to get a list of all found nodes via pressing the "Show result list" button in the search dialog. From this dialog you can then reach any single node in your test-suite.
Incremental text search
3.1+ In addition to searching the tree, components containing text like terminal areas or respective attributes in the details view can be searched independently by use of QF-Test's incremental search feature. This feature can be invoked either by selecting »Search...« from the component's context menu or by pressing [Ctrl-F] when the component is selected and owns the keyboard focus. Then the incremental search popup dialog appears at the upper right corner of the respective component. The figure below shows an incremental search for the terminal with highlighted search hits.
Figure 2.7: Incremental search
The search can be limited to a certain part of the contained text by selecting the region to be searched and invoking »Search in selection...« from the component's context menu or pressing [Ctrl-Shift-F].
Beside this, the way the incremental search works as well as the available options should be self-explanatory.
Once you understand how the scope of the replace operation differs from searching, the replace dialog should be just as intuitive to use as the search dialog. When the replace operation is in progress, you have a choice of replacing one match at a time or all matches at once. To avoid unexpected results when selecting the latter, there needs to be a way to limit the nodes that will possibly be affected. To that end, replace operations can be limited to the currently selected nodes and their direct or indirect child nodes. For a replace operation that covers the whole tree, either select the root node or choose the respective "Scope of the operation" option in the dialog.
Figure 2.8: The replace dialog
The options are identical to the ones for searching. When "Match whole attribute" is turned off, multiple replacements within one attribute are possible. When replacing "a" with "b" for example, "banana" would change to "bbnbnb". Be sure to read section 43.4 about how to use regular expressions for replacing.
If the search is successful, the resultant node is selected and a confirmation dialog is brought up that shows the target attribute and its value before and after the change.
Figure 2.9: The replace query dialog
It offers the following choices:
When Replace is selected, the attribute's value is changed and the search carries on, showing the query again for the next match.
Replace all means change this value and all the rest of the matches in one go without asking again.
Skip leaves this attribute unchanged. The search continues and the query dialog is shown again in case of another match.
Obviously Cancel ends the replace operation.
If you know what to expect you can skip the query entirely by selecting Replace all in the replace dialog. After the attributes have been changed, the number of affected nodes is shown in a message dialog.
3.1+After performing the actual replacement QF-Test will show a list of all touched nodes. You can also open a list of all nodes, which will be touched before the actual replacement pressing the "Show result list" button in the replace dialog.
Note Whether values are replaced one by one or all at once also affects the way the undo function will take these changes back. All changes of a Replace all operation are taken back in one step, while single changes are undone one at a time.
Complex searches and replace operations
3.3+ Sometimes a simple search is not enough. Imagine, for example, that you want to set a 'Timeout' of 3000 milliseconds for all text checks on a certain component. You know the component's 'QF-Test ID', but if you search for that 'QF-Test ID' you will also find events and other kinds of checks referencing it. And if you search for the node text 'Check text' you will find all 'Check text' nodes, not just those for the given component.
Instead of providing several combinable levels of search criteria QF-Test offers complete flexibility through its marks. First perform a search for your first criterion, e.g. the node text and select 'Show result list'. In the resulting dialog select all entries in the table by pressing [Ctrl-A], press 'Set mark' to assign the blue mark to all result nodes and close the dialog. You can now perform a second search or a replacement with the scope limited to nodes with a given mark. In our example you would perform a replacement of the empty string with '3000' on all 'Timeout' attributes with the search scope set the all nodes with the blue mark in the whole tree.
Multiple views
It is possible to open multiple views that show different parts of the same tree structure simultaneously. This can be useful when managing large test-suites or to compare the attributes of different nodes.
Additional views are opened via the »View«-»New window...« menu item. The current node will be the root node for the new view. Additional views are similar to the primary views, but with a limited range of menus.
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Section 5H Section 6
Committee Procedures
Information for Players and Referees
Grouping or Draw Sheets
Hole Location Sheets
Scorecards Including Handicap Stroke Index Allocations
Pace of Play and Code of Conduct Policies
Evacuation Plan
Section 5H
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The Committee should ensure that any Local Rules are posted for players to see, whether on a separate handout on the first tee (sometimes referred to as a "Notice to Players"), the scorecard, a notice board or the course website.
Many organizations that run multiple competitions create a document which contains all the Local Rules they commonly use in all of their competitions. Historically this document has been printed on card stock and is known as a "Hard Card".
If players are required to play balls on the Conforming Ball List (see Model Local Rule G-3) or use clubs on the List of Conforming Driver Heads (see Model Local Rule G-1) or that meet the groove and punch mark specifications (see Model Local Rule G-2), the Committee should consider making the lists available for players to view or provide access to the applicable online databases.
Sheets that provide the groupings for the round along with their starting times should be produced and posted in locations where players can check them. While players are frequently sent their pairings electronically or can check them on a website, they should also be available at the course so that players can reconfirm their starting time.
The Committee may wish to provide players with a sheet that shows them the position of the holes on the putting greens. These may be circles with the distance from the front of the green and the nearest side, a piece of paper with just the numbers or a more detailed set of drawings of the green and its surrounds with the location indicated.
The Committee is responsible for publishing on the scorecard or somewhere else that is visible (for example, near the first tee) the order of holes at which handicap strokes are to be given or received. This allocation will be used for handicap matches and in some forms of net-score stroke play such as Four-Ball, Stableford, Maximum Score (when the maximum score is linked to the player's net score) and Par/Bogey competitions. For guidance on how to determine the order, consult the rules or recommendations contained within the Handicap System operating in the local jurisdiction.
Match Play - In a handicap match, the Committee should clarify the following in the Terms of the Competition:
If the full difference between handicaps or a percentage of the difference will apply.
The stroke index allocation to be used to identify the order of holes where players will give or receive handicap strokes.
Where the Committee has authorized a match to begin at a hole other than the 1st, the Committee may alter the stroke index allocation table for such matches.
Stroke Play - In a net-score competition, the Committee should determine the handicap allowances in accordance with the rules or recommendations contained within the Handicap System operating in the local jurisdiction. For example, if full handicap, or a percentage of the handicap, will be applied.
Copies of the Pace of Play and Code of Conduct policies should be available to players before the competition begins. When players are unfamiliar with these policies, the Committee may wish to go over them with the players in advance of the competition.
Referees and others who will be enforcing these policies should be trained and provided with any other additional materials, such as timing sheets or scripts with the specific language they should use to inform players of warnings or possible breaches.
Each Committee should consider how to evacuate players in case of severe weather or another emergency. If it is felt necessary, an evacuation plan may be created and provided to the players. Additional information can be found in Model Local Rule J-1.
The Rules of Golf define the Committee as the person or group in charge of a competition or the course. The Committee is essential to the proper playing of the
Course Marking for General Play
Marking the course and refreshing those markings as needed is an ongoing task for which the Committee is responsible. A well-marked course allows a player to play
Local Rules for General Play
A Local Rule is a modification of a Rule or an additional Rule that the Committee adopts for general play or a particular competition. The Committee is responsible
Additional Considerations for General Play
Before the Competition
The resources available to a Committee will differ depending on the course or the level of competition being run and so a Committee may not be able to implement all
Section 5A
Setting the Terms of the Competition
Terms of the Competition determine the structure of each competition including who may enter, how to enter, what the schedule and format of the competition will be
Section 5B
Marking the Course
When preparing for a competition, the Committee should make sure that the course is properly marked and refresh any markings that might be used for general play, or
Section 5C
Local Rules (Including Modified Rules of Golf for Players with Disabilities)
The Committee is responsible for deciding whether to adopt any Local Rules and for making sure they are consistent with the principles found in Section 8. A Local
Section 5D
Defining Practice Areas
Many courses have specific practice areas, such as a practice range and practice greens for putting, bunker play and chipping. Players are permitted to practise in
Section 5E
Teeing Areas and Hole Locations
Section 5F
Draw, Groups and Starting Times
Section 5G
Pace of Play Policy
The Committee can set its own Pace of Play Policy adopted as a Local Rule (see Rule 5.6b). In practice the nature of such a Policy will be dependent on the number
Code of Conduct Policy
The Committee may set its own standards of player conduct in a Code of Conduct adopted as a Local Rule (see Rule 1.2b). If the Committee does not set a Code of
During the Competition
Once the competition has started, the Committee is responsible for ensuring that players have the information needed to play under the Rules and to assist them in
Before starting the round, players should be provided with all the information they need to be able to play the course under the Rules. In stroke play, each player
Providing Rules Assistance to Players
A Committee may appoint referees to assist with the administration of a competition. A referee is an official named by the Committee to decide questions of fact and
Enforcing Pace of Play
Where a Pace of Play policy is in place for a competition, it is important the Committee understands and actively enforces the policy to ensure that players adhere
Suspensions and Resumptions
Making Cuts; Establishing Draws; Creating New Groups
After the Competition
Model Local Rules
This section lists authorized Model Local Rules that may be used by a Committee: These can either be adopted in their entirety or can serve as an example of
Out of Bounds and Course Boundaries
Penalty Areas
Special or Required Relief Procedures
Abnormal Course Conditions and Integral Objects
Restrictions on Use of Specific Equipment
Defining Who May Help or Give Advice to Players
Section 8I
Defining When and Where Players May Practise
Section 8J
Procedures for Bad Weather and Suspensions of Play
Section 8K
Pace of Play Policies
The following Model Local Rules give some examples of how the Committee can choose to address the issue of Pace of Play. The Committee can adopt other Local Rules
Section 8L
Unauthorized Local Rules
While a Committee has significant authority under the Rules of Golf to adopt Local Rules to fit the particular needs of a course or competition, any Local Rules
Other Forms of Play
The most established forms of match play, stroke play and partner and team play are detailed in Rules 1–24. This section outlines various alternative forms of
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What Do Gatsby's Parties Symbolize in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby?"?
Jay Gatsby's parties in "The Great Gatsby" represent the lavish lifestyle and exuberance often expended by newly wealthy people. In contrast, Daisy, Tom and the society of East Egg symbolize old aristocracy and families with a long tradition of wealth.
One of the many themes explored by F. Scott Fitzgerald in "The Great Gatsby" is wealth and its relation to society. Gatsby, his enormous mansion, expensive cars and larger-than-life parties represent his foray into upper-class society. Fitzgerald portrays the new money culture as gaudy and vulgar; those associated with the label often lack social cues and graces so revered by those in the old money society. Corruption is also shown at the parties, from bickering couples to cheating husbands.
Gatsby's parties are luxurious yet over the top, with a seemingly unlimited supply of champagne and entertainment. He hosts the parties to gain the attention of and win back his lost love, Daisy, who lives just across the river in East Egg. However, though his house is filled with people, most of the attendees don't even know who he is, showing the hollowness and shallowness of the American dream and also of the upper class. This concept is further expanded when only a few people attend Gatsby's funeral, though hundreds have previously attended the parties for purely superficial reasons.
What Kind of People Come to Gatsby's Parties?
How Long Did It Take Gatsby to Make the Money to Buy the Mansion?
What Is Gatsby and Daisy's Relationship?
What Does Jordan Tell Nick About Daisy, Gatsby and Tom?
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Since the news of the outburst at City Hall between Councillor Micah Goodin and City Administrator Stephanie Lindo-Garbutt, and the subsequent stripping of Goodin of his portfolios by Mayor Bernard Wagner, the topic has hit another level.
On Wednesday, Mayor Wagner was asked again if he did not think that Goodin ought to have been given a chance to tell his version of the events that incidentally started in his office where he was not in at the time. Wagner’s response was that it was Goodin, through his Facebook posts, who has had a lot to say about the matter and that the Council’s version has not been told. But the Mayor made an interesting statement which has many people wondering what he meant.
Wagner said that Goodin “has resorted to a type of game that is not productive…I believe his story has been heard. He has been on social media since last Friday continuously on and on. So his story has been told. Our story has not been told. I keep those to my chest and I know where the goods are, so I’ll continue to keep those to my chest and when I’m ready I’ll use it.”
We tried to reach the Council’s Public Relations Officer, Tamara Minto to get clarification on what Mayor Wagner was referring to, but we could not reach her. We wanted to find out what “goods” he will hold close to his chest until he’s ready to use it and whether there was something unsavory that he has on Councillor Goodin that he is planning to use against him. We managed to reach Deputy Mayor Oscar Arnold, who was not sure himself what Mayor Wagner was referring to; but Arnold said that he was aware that “some of the items Councilor Goodin cited in his posts were not accurate or true and it may be that the Mayor is referring to.”
A source close to Goodin has indicated to the Reporter that even the “good Councillor” as Wagner referred to him is waiting to see. The source has indicated that Goodin has been proud to say that he has never stolen a cent; never written a cheque to himself; nor collected a bribe, so he is also waiting to see what the Mayor meant.
Mayor Wagner has said that he has not spoken to Councillor Goodin since the incident and he is giving him space to “reassess” himself. He has maintained that his door remains open to Councillor Goodin.
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Complaint alleges YouTube Kids pushes advertising content
Privacy groups complain that the new service intermingles ads with other content in a way prohibited on TV
Grant Gross (IDG News Service) 07 April, 2015 14:01
The six-week-old YouTube Kids service is a "hyper-commercialized" environment that intermixes advertising and other programming in a way that deceives its target audience, a coalition of privacy and children's advocacy groups said in a complaint to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
Joining in giving YouTube Kids the big thumbs-down are the Center for Digital Democracy, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. They say the video app, targeted toward preschool children, blurs the lines between advertising and other programming using methods that are prohibited by federal regulations on commercial television.
In their request Tuesday for an FTC investigation, the groups say that YouTube Kids' programming amounts to an unfair business practice.
The video service, which bills itself as safe for children, is "the most hyper-commercialized media environment for children I have ever seen," said Dale Kunkel, a professor of communications at the University of Arizona.
YouTube corporate parent Google defended the service, saying it doesn't collect personal information and it includes several parental-control features. "When developing YouTube Kids we consulted with numerous partners and child advocacy and privacy groups," a Google representative said by email. "We are always open to feedback on ways to improve the app."
U.S. regulators haven't applied rules for children's television programming to the digital environment, partly because online companies have been slow to target young children with advertising, said Kunkel, a long-time children's media researcher. But YouTube Kids uses "numerous tactics that have already been ruled illegal on TV," he said by email. "It's astonishing that a major company like this would be so completely out of touch with the special protections typically afforded to children in electronic media."
Some of the practices on YouTube Kids, including program hosts pitching products to children "haven't been seen since the 1950s," Kunkel added.
YouTube Kids often plays ads immediately before or after other video content, with no separation between channel content like Sesame Street and Thomas and Friends and the advertising, the complaint said. There's no clear separation between the ads and other content, as required on TV, the complaint said, and while the ads are labeled, many YouTube Kids viewers may not be able to read those labels.
"This blending of children's programming content with advertising material on television has long been prohibited because it is unfair and deceptive to children," the groups said in the complaint. "The fact that children are viewing the videos on a tablet or smartphone screen instead of on a television does not make it any less unfair and deceptive."
In addition, YouTube Kids features branded channels for McDonald's, Barbie, Fisher-Price and other products that are "little more than program-length commercials," and are not labeled as advertising, the groups said in a news release.
The service also distributes what it calls "user-generated" segments that feature toys, candy and other products without disclosing that the producers of the videos have business relationships with the companies selling those products, the complaint said. That failure to disclose the business relationships likely violates the FTC's endorsement guidelines, which require product reviewers to disclose business relationships with companies, the groups said.
The complaint goes beyond YouTube Kids intermingling advertising with other content, said Josh Golin, associate director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. "It's also that they are marketing their app as being a safe haven for children when, in fact, from a commercialism standpoint, it's far worse than other platforms for kids," he said by email.
YouTube Kids should be redesigned, added Jeffrey Chester, executive director at the Center for Digital Democracy, a privacy group that has criticized other Google practices.
"They are focused on transforming kids' clicks and eyeballs into much needed profits -- so much so they lost sense of their corporate responsibility to young people and their families," he said by email. "The app needs to be redesigned to act as a age-appropriate channel for young children -- not as just another Google ad-supported product application."
Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. Follow Grant on Twitter at GrantGross. Grant's email address is grant_gross@idg.com.
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Tesco latest retailer to mislead customers – ASA
Another leading retailer has had its knuckles rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this week, with Tesco being told by the industry watchdog not to mislead customers through its marketing material again.
The warning is related to a print advert from the UK‘s largest grocer during the summer, which suggested that its Iceberg lettuces go “from farm to store within 24 hours”, a statement which rival supermarket Sainsbury‘s had challenged.
Sainsbury‘s, one of Tesco‘s closest grocery rivals in terms of market share, claimed that the ad insinuated the product was generally available in stores within 24 hours of picking, and the ASA agreed that consumers may also believe this to be the case.
ASA‘s statement read: “Tesco said the lettuce was delivered from the farm to the store within 24 hours, except in unforeseen circumstances, as stated in the ad.
“They said that in normal circumstances, the lettuce was cooled on the farm between 8am and midday, delivered to a Tesco depot by 6pm and delivered to store by 5am the following day.
“Tesco acknowledged that due to the time taken to pick an entire field of lettuces, not all lettuces within the batch would be delivered to store within 24 hours of being picked from the field. However, they did not believe that the time at which the lettuces were picked from the field was relevant to the claims made in the ad.”
Referring to the claim from the campaign, ‘one day it‘s in the field. The next it‘s in your salad‘, as “mere puffery”, the supermarket giant felt that it did not require objective substantiation.
Other leading retailers recently in trouble with the ASA include department store group John Lewis and high street mainstay Marks & Spencer (M&S), which both had complaints about them upheld two weeks ago.
John Lewis marketers were warned about their misleading use of the word “free” when describing a package price for Apple computers, while M&S were accused of publishing “overtly sexual” poster ads for its Autograph lingerie range.
The ASA went a step further by describing the ads, which appeared on buses across the UK, as “socially irresponsible”. The clampdown follows a move by the ASA in the autumn to implement a stricter policy regarding raunchy public advertising.
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The start of Instagram‘s innovative business strategy
Following a similar move in the US last year, Instagram users across the UK may have noticed ads from several well-known brands appearing in their feeds.
Facebook, which owns the photo sharing app, is looking to turn Instagram into a sustainable business in order to fund new ideas. Partnering with 7 brands managed by Omnicom Media Group, it has now begun rolling out high quality, carefully composed ads from beloved brands such as Starbucks, Waitrose, Rimmel London, Channel 4, Cadbury, Sony Music and Estée Lauder.
Photos and videos can be recognised as advertisements by the “sponsored” label in place of time stamps in the top right hand corner. Control over Instagram feeds will still be available, with the option to hide ads that aren‘t of interest and the choice of providing feedback so as to be served more relevant ads in the future.
Instagram‘s raison d‘être is to connect and inspire a community, so the advertorials have been designed to be seamlessly integrated with the Instagram experience. They are reminiscent of the high-quality ads seen while flipping through high-end magazines but with a far more authentic feel.
The image based platform is an inventive outlet for brands to promote their campaigns. Based on its ‘Love Food‘ promotion, Waitrose for example, is posting shots of “deliciously messy” cookery says Quarles.
Speaking of the push, Global head of business and brand development James Quarles, said:
“Images are fast becoming a primary way that people communicate – both the everyday and the spectacular. Our aim is to help brands create ads that feel as natural to Instagram as the photos and videos people already share and enjoy.”
Instagram has already seen brands approach advertising in innovative and creative ways since the US launch in September 2013. These include Burberry, Ben & Jerry‘s, Levi‘s, Adidas, McDonald‘s, Disney, Mercedes, Samsung and Coca Cola.
Instagram was launched as a free iPhone app in October 2010, allowing users to apply visual filters to their photos in order to enhance, edit and subsequently share them with others. The app became accessible on Android smartphones in April 2012, not long before Facebook agreed to buy the company for $1bn. Instagram now has more than 200m monthly active users.
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Posted on September 11, 2014 September 15, 2014 by Ed McNulty
Land of Plenty (2004)
Review of: Land of Plenty (2004)
Wem Wenders
Reviewed by: Ed McNulty
Last modified:September 15, 2014
In German filmmaker Wim Wenders' post 9/11 film the devout Lana returns to the US to seek her uncle & finds that he has succumbed to anti-Muslim paranoia that blocks love & clouds the vision.
Rated NR. Running time: 1 hour: 18 min.
Our content ratings (0 – 10):Violence 3; Language 5; Sex/Nudity 1.
Our star rating (0-5): 4.5
Deal bountifully with your servant,
so that I may live and observe your word.
Open my eyes, so that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
I live as an alien in the land;
do not hide your commandments from me.
Henry shows Lana around the mission he directs and where she will be staying and working. (c) 2004 IFC
German director Wim Wenders (remember his spiritually infused Wings of Desire?) examines the mood of post 9/11 America through two very different characters in this thought-provoking film. Paul’s (John Diehl) world is a paranoid one, well summed up when he declares, “They’re trying to destroy our country. They’re trying to infect us. I’m not going to let them.” A Vietnam War vet damaged by Agent Orange and its derivatives, he spends his days drinking or taking drugs and driving around the streets of L.A. using his high tech surveillance equipment to spy on “rag heads” that he spots. He is determined to prevent what he is convinced will be the next attack, this time upon his own city.
It is 2004 when the second anniversary of the destruction of the Twin Towers and the assault on the Pentagon is about to be observed, and Lana (Michelle Williams) is flying back to America after being away for several years with her missionary parents in Africa, and more recently in Israel. She utters a quiet prayer of thanksgiving just as the plane is getting ready to land at L.A. She is on a mission bearing the last letter that her now deceased mother had written in the hope of reconciling with the brother from whom she has been estranged because of their conflicting political views. While searching for her uncle Lana plans to stay at the inner city mission run by family friend Henry (Wendell Pierce). The uncle, of course, is Paul.
Lana is dismayed at the changes she sees in the land of her birth. The streets of L.A. that she observes are far different from the ones usually depicted in Hollywood films. No fancy shops along Rodeo Drive or lavish mansions in Beverly Hills, just boarded up shops and homeless men and women gathered under bridges or sleeping at night in cardboard boxes and plastic garbage bags, hence the irony of the title, when Henry refers to the city as “the hunger capital of America.” Lana helps serve the food in the mission dining room in between her searches for her uncle. It is the tragic shooting of a Middle Eastern whom she had served that brings the two together.
Paul had spotted the man, whom Lana had learned earlier that day was named Hassan (Shaun Toub), and followed to the mission. Convinced, because the man had been carrying two cases marked Borax, that he was gathering materials similar to what Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh had used, Paul had followed in his van and parked outside the mission when his quarry had gone inside to eat. That night when Hassan was killed in a drive-by shooting right outside the mission, Paul is certain that the man was assassinated because he knew too much. He is not at all happy over being reunited with his niece, but later accepts her offer of help when she tells him that she knows the victim’s name. Paul sends to the major TV stations the surveillance tape he had made of the shooting. The two discover that Hassan has a brother in a desert town where there is a chemical plant. Through church connections Henry and Lana learn how to contact the man, named Youssef (Bernard White). She agrees that she will travel with Paul and bring Hassan’s body there for burial. So off they go in Paul’s van to Death Valley, he believing that they will at last discover the group threatening his city with destruction.
As with the already mentioned Wings of Desire, Wim Wenders, teaming with scriptwriter Scott Derrickson (the original story was Wenders’), invests his film with a gentle spirituality that stands in such stark contrast to Paul’s damaged psyche. Lana prays frequently, and we listen in on one of Henry’s sermons in which he assures the homeless congregation that God loves and walks with them. There is no showy piety in either Lana or Henry, just a quiet faith that makes her prayers into conversations in which she seems to be talking with an older, wiser friend. This is a film perfectly designed for church groups and leaders.
There are spoilers in this section, so wait until you have seen the film before reading further.
1) How does Paul demonstrate that war has its effects on its participants long after the guns have ceased fire? What must his private life be like–or does he even have one apart from his surveillance mission?
2) Compare Lana with her uncle? At first glance she might appear to be the naive innocent, but is she? What must she have seen in Africa? What does the exchange of emails with her boyfriend (?) in Israel reveal what she must have experienced when she lived on the West bank?
3) How is Henry portrayed? We are shown nothing of his personal life: do you think that he is like Paul, in that he is totally immersed in his mission of compassion?
4) A good preaching/teaching scene is in the serving line when the homeless man angrily reacts to Lana’s attempt to be friendly, and she surprises him by revealing that she does know his name. What do we see at the mission indicating that she is cut out for that kind of ministry?
5) How does Lana react on her ride from the airport when she sees so many homeless people? Check out the deleted scenes, one of which shows her going back to try to find the woman whose plight had moved her. How does this show that we must act when the opportunity to help confronts us?
6) How is Paul infected with the stereotypical view of Middle Easterners that so many Americans hold, especially since 9/11? What instances of this have you experienced?
7) How are we led to believe that we are watching a thriller? What does the story suggest about presumptions and circumstantial evidence?
8) How did you feel when Paul and Lana traveled to New York to visit the site of the attack? How is Paul’s feeling similar to what he must have felt when he discovered the real reason for the Borax boxes that had made him so suspicious? Did the film’s abrupt ending disappoint you, or can you see it as a way in which the filmmaker is inviting the audience to participate in working out its own resolution? How is what Lana says to her uncle a bit like verse 10 of Psalm 46? How does the Leonard Cohen song we hear playing on the soundtrack add to the film?
Reprinted from the Spring 2007 Visual parables.
CategoriesFeature of the Week, Movie Reviews Tagsanti-Muslim, borax, ground zero, paranoia, Post 9/11, spying, terrorist cell
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Giteau back for Champions Cup knock out for Toulon
Matt Giteau will make his long-awaited return from injury for Toulon. Photo: Getty Images
Wallabies veteran Matt Giteau will feature in a star-studded Champions Cup quarter-final, when Toulon take on Racing 92 on Monday morning (AEST).
Matt Giteau will make his long-awaited return from injury for Toulon but he’ll have to wait at least another week to reunite Australia’s most famous Francophile pairing, with Drew Mitchell injured (hip).
Giteau hasn’t played a match since undergoing groin surgery in December last year, for an inssue he had been managing since May 2015.
The Test centurion will go head-to-head with New Zealand rival Dan Carter, starting at flyhalf for their respective teams.
Former Wallabies winger James O’Connor will line up on the left wing for Toulon in the sudden-death playoff.
Toulon is vying for its fourth straight Champions Cup crown.
In England, Wallabies veteran George Smith will start at openside flanker for Wasps as they face Exeter for a semi-final spot.
Wasps have a strong history in the competition,having won six of their last seven knock out Champions Cup matches, though it won’t be an easy proposition as the second and third placed Premiership teams clash.
Smith is set to head to Japan at season’s end, with Wasps officials lamenting his looking departure earlier this week after his starring roles in their success this season.
The winner of Sunday morning’s first quarter-final will face Saracens or Northampton in a semifinal in a fortnight.
Peter Betham rounds out the Wallabies contingent featuring in Europe’s premier tournament this weekend, for Leicester.
Betham will combine in the centres with England international Manu Tuilagi for the Tigers against Stade Francais.
Stade has struggled in the Top 14 this season and face an incredibly tough challenge travelling to Welford Rd, where the Tigers have lost just once in the past 31 matches.
The winner will go on to play the victor of the Toulon-Racing Metro quarter-final.
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Jesse Mogg started at fullback in the match, playing 61 minutes for Montpellier in the win, which sets up a final four clash against Gloucester or Newport Gwent.
On the other side of the draw, Peter Kimlin has been named at lock for Grenoble in their quarter-final against Connacht.
A win would pit them against either the Harlequins or London Irish in a fortnight.
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Baddeley, Muncan Win Thrillers at the BAA Mile
By Peter Vigneron
Photos by Jeff Dengate
Great Britain's Andy Baddeley entered Sunday's BAA Mile with a personal best--3:49.38--nearly 9 seconds faster than anyone else in the five-man field. An Olympian and the defending champion, Baddeley was an overwhelming favorite. His biggest competitor was perhaps high schooler and 4:03 miler Lukas Verzbicas; the next-fastest entrant was Craig Miller, a University of Wisconsin graduate with a 3:58 best.
But when Verzbicas hit the final straight on Boylston Steet in the lead, Baddeley needed everything he had to get the win. His 4:16.7 was only a tenth of a second better than Verzbicas (4:16.8). Miller was third in 4:17.4.
Verzbicas, who will attend the University of Oregon and recently set an indoor high school record at 5,000m, didn't expect to take Baddeley to the line. After a slow opening pace put all five runners in contention on the final of three laps, Verzbicas and Baddeley surged to the front with 200 meters to go. Verzibicas took the final turn on the inside, catching a full-stride's advantage. "It was a big surprise," he said. But Baddelely fought hard on the outside, brushing off a shove from Verzbicas before the line, to take the win (video below).
Minutes later, the women's mile produced a finish that was even closer. After a slow start, Anna Pierce, winner of the inaugural BAA Mile in 2009, surged into the lead on Newbury Street--the "backstretch" of the one-block loop. With a 3:59 PR for 1500m, Pierce was the class of the field, but unlike Baddeley, she found her kick wanting in the race's final meters.
As Pierce lunged for the line, Serbia's Marina Muncan and American Treniere Moser drew even. After a review, Muncan was given the win in 4:58. Pierce was second and Moser third.
Full results are here.
Muncan is best known as rabbit. She was excited to enter a race that she planned to finish. "It's great that I came to compete, not to pace," she said.
The BAA 5-K featured an invitational men's and women's field for the first time. Maine native Ben True (right, in black) outsprinted a group of four to take a narrow victory in 14:07, a course record by 22 seconds. A slow opening pace (4:40 at the mile, 9:13 at mile 2) kept a large pack in contention through mile 2.5, until Ben Bruce of the Oregon Track Club Elite pushed into the lead down Commonwealth Avenue. "I knew nobody was going to break away, and I was pretty confident in my kick," True said. Bobby Curtis and Australia's Ben St. Lawrence were second and third in 14:08.
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Katehi faced new challenges Thursday as Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a member of the UC Board of Regents, said she should resign, and several state lawmakers renewed calls for her to quit. The Board of Regents is expected to have a closed-session personnel discussion about Katehi at its meeting in May.
Napolitano’s removal of Katehi has stunned some in the Sacramento region, where the chancellor was known as a prodigious fundraiser who had the solid backing of business leaders.
“It’s clear that she didn’t have political antennae,” said crisis communications expert Doug Elmets. “She allowed herself to become consumed with the perception that others had about her, whether it was faculty, students, the business community or others.”
Katehi remained out of sight for a third day Thursday. She was not in her office Tuesday or Wednesday, and there was no sign of activity Thursday at the chancellor’s university-provided residence adjacent to the campus.
Provost Ralph Hexter, who will serve as acting chancellor during the Katehi investigation, met with reporters outside the campus administration building, Mrak Hall, Thursday afternoon and vowed to “be forthcoming and to make myself available to students, to the press, whenever it’s possible.”
Hexter called Katehi a “fantastic leader” and said he would not wade into the debate over whether she should resign.
In her letter to Katehi, Napolitano said she wanted a “fair, independent and transparent” probe of the issues that have dogged Katehi. The letter offers few details on the allegation regarding misuse of student fees, other than to say a whistleblower complaint was filed “that certain student fee revenues were misused by the campus specifically by being directed to unapproved instructional purposes,” something Napolitano said would be a “serious violation” of UC policy.
The documents released to The Bee on Wednesday shed no new light on that matter. They do illustrate the efforts the university undertook to monitor its reputation nationwide, including analysis of Twitter accounts of journalists and lawmakers.
The online reputation management companies were paid at least $175,000 to bury and counterbalance negative online references about the university and Katehi following a November 2011 incident in which campus police pepper-sprayed students during a peaceful demonstration.
Katehi initially said in an April 18 statement posted on the university’s website that the contract language proposed by the companies was “unrealistic and ridiculous.” Last week, in an interview with Bee reporters and editors, she denied having asked a member of her staff to clean up her reputation online and said she had not seen the language in contracts signed with the reputation management firms, which she called “inappropriate.”
The newly released documents show Katehi sought a meeting with one of the firms in January 2013, and that the university was briefed regularly by the other company about negative postings up to the present. Katehi’s office sent an email on Jan. 15, 2013, to David Nevins seeking a meeting with him “to discuss communication initiatives at UC Davis,” documents show.
The records do not show whether Katehi met with Nevins.
Two weeks later, Nevins’ company, Nevins & Associates of Baltimore, signed an agreement with UC Davis for payment of up to $99,000 “to expedite the eradication of references to the pepper spray incident in search results on Google for the university and the Chancellor,” documents state.
Read the ‘listening reports’ that UC Davis’ PR firm provided Katehi’s aides
Another firm, Idmloco of Sacramento, was hired to reshape UC Davis’ communications strategy and provided regular reports to Katehi’s top aides on how she was being treated in online posts. The monitoring focused in recent weeks on the controversy that erupted over Katehi’s acceptance of a board seat with DeVry Education Group and her subsequent decision to step down from that post.
“As you might expect, predominately negative sentiment on this, but relatively contained to just a few hundred shares in social media,” Idmloco co-founder Bryan Merica wrote in a March 1 email to Katehi’s chief of staff, Karl Engelbach.
“We’ll keep an eye on this tomorrow to see where it goes.”
Katehi’s aides have said the chancellor was not aware when she accepted the seat that DeVry had been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly misleading students about their job prospects after graduation.
DeVry announced the appointment, which came with a $70,000 annual payment and stock worth approximately $100,000, in a Feb. 22 news release. Almost immediately, UC Davis officials found themselves on the defensive.
“I’m trying to keep a lid on the DeVry issue,” Sandra Fried, a UC legislative affairs director, wrote in an email to UC Davis officials on Feb. 24. “I think the issue really is DeVry rather than the income. DeVry is considered a very bad actor in the private postsecondary world (which is saying a lot).”
Katehi, who had not received permission from Napolitano to accept the board seat, resigned from it and apologized, but controversy mounted.
A video statement released by the office of UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi and featuring her sharing personal details to provide context for her leadership at the university is another part of an effort by Katehi and the school to right several
Idmloco began to provide “listening reports” to Katehi aides monitoring how the story was being received online, including a March 4 report that the company was “starting to register some hits outside of California, the largest of which are from the Chicago area and DC.”
“I don’t need to see a listening report to know this is a s---storm …” Katehi spokesman Gary Delsohn wrote in an email reply.
As the DeVry controversy mounted, Katehi faced additional scrutiny over her past acceptance of a board seat with John Wiley & Sons, a textbook publisher. Idmloco began issuing reports on that.
“Negative conversation around Chancellor Katehi resurged following the release of the Sac Bee article focusing on her position on the advisory board of John Wiles(sic) & Sons,” the firm wrote in a March 7 email.
The coverage “continues to keep Chancellor Katehi in the headlines,” the email noted, adding that “overall sentiment for the March 1-3 time period is 92% negative.”
The reports also followed online postings that mentioned “pepper spray,” which represented a past crisis the university was trying to get beyond.
News accounts regarding the DeVry and Wiley & Sons board seats sparked criticism from lawmakers, including Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, who called on Katehi to resign and held an oversight hearing on outside compensation for university leaders.
Idmloco kept tabs on McCarty’s social media activity.
“Though he is politically influential, he has a relatively small following on Twitter, and his posts on the Chancellor receive low engagement, with the exception of his press release on legislative hearings, which earned 22 retweets and 8 favorites,” the company reported.
“Needless to say, I’m astounded, especially at a time when UC is rationing higher education access for Californians,” McCarty said Thursday. “I found it incredibly ridiculous that they are spending public money to track me as an individual. Why? Because I have the audacity to call out the wrongdoing of UC executives.”
Idmloco also was monitoring online posts from journalists such as Dan Bacher, editor of “Fish Sniffer” magazine, and Deborah Anderluh, the Sacramento Bee’s investigations editor, who tweeted a link to a Bee story on the controversy.
“While her Twitter audience is small, her post on this topic shows … an example of journalist’s growing focus on questions of process in Higher Education, rather than Chancellor Katehi’s actions in isolation,” the firm reported.
Idmloco also monitored online reports after students seeking Katehi’s resignation occupied the lobby outside her office, and it offered advice against having the police oust them.
“At this time, removal will only fuel the current negative conversation and drive focus back to the Occupy protester removal in 2011,” the company wrote. “Though the sit-in has caused a spike in media volume, it will die down if the university does not cause incident.”
During the sit-in, which lasted five weeks, Idmloco monitored “the negative stories about Chancellor Katehi” and noted they had spread to the East Coast.
Student protesters end their sit-in calling on UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi to resign.
The firm also noted that a Fox 40 reporter “reached out to a student on Twitter to interview about the movement,” and provided a copy of the tweet.
The documents spell out the efforts UC Davis made to raise its national profile, and how Idmloco interviews with Katehi and 59 other university officials revealed a campus that had “no strategy” for communicating its message.
“UC Davis is a world class institution but audiences do not perceive it that way,” the company noted, adding that “many cited a culture of modesty at UC Davis.”
“We are just as good if not better than Berkeley and it’s time for the university to say that,” one unnamed official told Idmloco.
The university’s current strategic communications budget is $5.4 million.
Napolitano had attempted to give Katehi a face-saving exit, according to members of the Board of Regents who declined to be identified, but Katehi refused when Napolitano asked her to resign on Monday. They said they were informed of the investigation on a conference call Wednesday evening, shortly before it was announced publicly.
The regents may ultimately be asked to remove Katehi as chancellor, though she would retain her joint faculty appointments in electrical and computer engineering and gender, sexuality and women’s studies at UC Davis. The board will hold a closed-session discussion about Katehi at their next meeting, which takes place May 11-12 in Sacramento.
Newsom said he personally liked Katehi, but that mounting issues had begun to outweigh her good work at UC Davis.
“She’s done really exceptional things,” Newsom said. “So it’s not easy for me to say that it’s time to move on.”
Control of the campus has been turned over to Provost Ralph Hexter, who is now acting chancellor pending the outcome of the investigation.
The Bee’s Ellen Garrison contributed to this report. Sam Stanton: 916-321-1091, @StantonSam
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safefood launch major campaign to help parents make healthier food choices for their children
21 November, 2005. A new campaign developed by safefood, the Food Safety Promotion Board, has been launched to encourage parents to reduce the amount of treat foods in their child’s diet to prevent long-term health problems for their children.
According to the National Children’s Nutrition Survey, conducted by the Irish Universities Nutrition Alliance, 20% of boys are either overweight or obese and 23% of girls are overweight or obese. Excessive body weight is linked to the development of heart disease and diabetes. Figures from the Diabetes Federation of Ireland show that the incidence of diabetes in children in Ireland has risen dramatically in recent years, rising from 1445 cases in 2001 to 2224 cases in 2003, a 55% rise in two years.
The National Survey also revealed that almost 20% of the calories in children’s diets come from treat foods. Treat foods can be high in fat, especially saturated fat, which can be detrimental to children’s heart health in the long-term.
“At the moment, children are eating, on average, around twice as many treat foods as they should be. We want parents in particular to reduce the intake of unhealthy fats in children’s diets by reducing the number of unhealthy treats they are eating”, said Dr. Cliodhna Foley-Nolan, Chief Public Health Specialist, safefood. “It is crucial that parents realise that treat foods tend to contain very few nutrients other than calories, fat or sugar. In order to protect their child’s health now and in adulthood, there is a need to reduce these foods in their child’s diet and replace them with more nutritious foods.”
Also speaking about the new campaign, Martin Higgins, Chief Executive Officer, safefood said, “Parents need to be aware of the health risks associated with a diet high in fat, especially saturated fat. A major source of saturated fat comes from treat foods such as chocolate, biscuits and cakes. We are not saying that parents should cut treats out of the diet altogether. We are simply encouraging parents to treat treats as treats. By reducing the quantity of treat foods given to children, parents will be taking the first step towards improving their child’s health in the long-term”.
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Treat foods include chocolate, crisps, sweets, cakes, biscuits and pastries.
Results of the National Children’s Survey of 5-12y olds in ROI. (IUNA, 2005).
Cakes, biscuits, savoury snacks, chocolate and confectionary contribute 18% of children’s energy (calorie) intake and 21% of their total fat intake
40% children have dietary fat intake above the current recommendations
8% boys are classified as obese and 12% overweight. 14% girls are classified as obese and 9% overweight
A large percentage of boys and girls not getting enough vitamins and minerals in their diets i.e. undernourished
28% boys and 37% girls are not getting enough calcium in their diets. Calcium is especially important for a growing child to build strong teeth and bones.
34% girls are not getting enough iron in their diets. Iron is very important for physical and mental development. A lack of iron i.e. anaemia can led to lack of energy and poor concentration.
Health Behaviour in school aged children (2002). Department of Health and Children.
30% Irish children (aged 10-11y) drink soft drinks every day
53% Irish children (aged 10-11y) eat sweets everyday
20% Irish children (aged 10-11y) do not eat breakfast on school days
Diabetes Federation of Ireland (2005)
The incidence of diabetes in children in Ireland has risen dramatically in recent years, rising from 1445 cases in 2001 to 2224 cases in 2003, a 55% rise in two years.
Sixty two of these cases were type-two diabetes, which is usually found in older people.
Type 2 diabetes is commonly found among the older population. However, it is becoming increasingly common in younger people, including adolescents, mainly due to lifestyle factors such as poor diet, lack of exercise and rising obesity levels.
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As promised, the former Talking Heads frontman went where many drunk karaoke revelers have gone before, covering Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend” Tuesday night at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge. The show, sponsored by Content Creators Coalition (CCC), spotlighted the United States policy of not paying artists for radio airplay.
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“Mr. Markie didn’t write that tune (although he did probably write the rap),” Byrne wrote in his newsletter before the show. “The drum and keyboard loop was lifted from a Freddie Scott recording, but the song was written by Gamble and Huff, the great songwriting team that wrote for the O’Jays and the Spinners. So chances are Biz Markie didn’t see any royalties from all the radio play that song got.”
The overalls-wearing singer oscillates between surprisingly in-the-pocket rapping and, uh, interpretative spoken word over a live band (including backup vocals by Tift Merritt). With his hands gesticulating as much as your favorite rapper, Byrne turns the song into a storytelling session more akin to a Moth reading, reveling in the cross-genre pollination.
There’s a serious message behind the novelty, as the CCC is petitioning Congress to change royalty laws concerning radio airplay. “The United States has the unfortunate distinction of being the only democratic country in the world whose artists and musicians receive no pay for the terrestrial radio airplay of their music,” states the petition. “The short list of countries that share the United States’ position on this issue includes: Iran, North Korea, China, Vietnam, and Rwanda.”
Still, the image of a young David Byrne, sheepishly enter “door three” of his RISD dormitory and exclaiming “Oh snap!,” is now permanently ensconced in music history.
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A very British round of applause followed the bang of the hammer that sold a rare Léon Bakst oil painting for £440,000 plus commission yesterday at Roseberys auction house in South London.
The painting, “Bathers on the Lido”, depicts two figures, traditionally held to be Vaslav Nijinsky (in the black swimming trunks) and Sergei Diaghilev (the dark haired central figure) who holidayed with Leon Bakst at the Lido in Venice during the summers of 1910-1912.
Diaghilev was the founder of the famous Ballet Russes, Nijinsky the senior male dancer and Bakst the designer of costumes and sets for some of their ground-breaking modern ballets such as “L’après-midi d’un faune.”
The painting was consigned to Roseberys by the executors of a UK private collector’s deceased estate. It is unsigned and undated so the Roseberys team had to carry out extensive research to authenticate it. The study paid off because most unusually the piece can be traced from its production all the way through to its arrival at Roseberys.
Vicki Wonfor, the Roseberys paintings expert who catalogued the work said, “Oil paintings by Bakst are rare; he usually worked in watercolour. Furthermore, this painting is unusual as it appears to be a ‘sketch’ or preparatory work with unfinished elements. However, there does not appear to be a completed study anywhere. Its unfinished nature adds a notable fluidity and sense of movement to the work.”
There was a great deal of interest in the painting from Russian buyers as well as from the USA and Continental Europe. Bids opened on commission at £35,000 and leapt rapiidly across four telephone lines and the internet to £90,000 whereupon a bidder in the room offered £160,000. At £200,000 a new buyer, also in the saleroom, entered the fray and, after a tense battle, became the eventual buyer. The new owner is an international art collector.
Roseberys previous house record was £105,000 set in December 2011 for a rare English Delft, dated blue-dash restoration portrait charger of Charles II.
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‘Bathers on the Lido’ was created by Bakst alongside three companion pieces, in the years 1910-1912, two of these companion pieces are also known under the same title, one is of a smaller format and the other is of a similar size to the example being offered which has become known as ‘Popular Bathing at Lido’. The third is a full length study of ‘Nijinsky on the beach at the Lido’.
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Is It Legit? Ketel Marte's Breakout
by Andy Patton 1/26/19 6:06 AM Follow andy
We keep rolling with our preseason edition of "Is It Legit?" to discuss another surprising breakout performer from the 2018 MLB season in order to assess his value heading into 2019.
With so many players seemingly becoming fantasy baseball darlings overnight, it can be challenging to sift through the multiple hype trains and determine which players are actually expected to produce similar, or even better, numbers the following year.
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Ketel Marte played his first full-season in 2018. While his .260 batting average remained identical to his 2017 season, Marte's power emerged with a career-high 14 home runs, 26 doubles, 12 triples and a .177 ISO. Is the power legit or was Marte's extra-base proficiency a flash in the pan?
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Can Marte Keep Providing Power?
Marte's power surge in 2018 looks very repeatable when evaluating his hard-hit rate. Backtracking, 2016 was Marte's first full-time foray into the big leagues. While with the Mariners, Marte ranked among the worst in the league in hard-hit rate (19.9%), barrel rate (0.3%), exit velocity (83.6), walk rate (3.9%) and xWOBA (.250). Basically, he was one of the weakest hitters in the entire league, and his plate discipline wasn't doing him any favors.
The Mariners had seen enough, jettisoning him and right-hander Taijuan Walker to the Diamondbacks in exchange for Jean Segura and Mitch Haniger. While the move has been a wild success for Seattle, Marte's emergence is one to watch.
Marte only played 73 games in 2017, but he made big strides in his batted ball profile, posting a 35.6% hard hit rate and an exit velocity of 86.6. He slashed .260/.345/.395 with five home runs and three steals - putting him on the radar in deeper leagues heading into 2018.
Marte picked right up where he left off, mashing 52 extra base hits and slashing a similar .260/.332/.437 with 14 home runs, 68 runs scored and 59 RBI. He tacked on six stolen bases as well, which is a little disappointing after he swiped 11 back in 2016, but is still respectable in today's stolen base climate.
Marte's extra base prowess was backed up by his peripherals, which included continued growth to his batted ball profile. His hard hit rate rose once again to a career-high 36.5% mark. He also made huge strides to his barrel rate, which went from 0.3% in 2016 to 2.7% in 2017 and a whopping 5.0% in 2018.
To put that into more perspective, Marte barreled up just nine balls out of 730 hit between 2015-2017. He barreled up 22 in 2018, on 444 batted balls.
Marte's power will always be somewhat hampered by a 5.7 degree launch angle, which leads to a very high rate of ground balls. His 10.9% HR/FB rate was fairly high, and for a guy who doesn't get the ball in the air all that often, it is a bit of a concern. However, the light air in Arizona should help Marte, and there's reason to believe he will try and lift the ball more next season now that he is striking the ball more consistently.
Steamer600 pegs Marte at 12 home runs, 29 doubles, eight triples, 66 runs, 65 RBI, eight stolen bases and a .280/.346/.435 slash line.
Marte has the tools to hit 15 home runs yet again, and could even approach 20 over a full season if he can improve that launch angle. His stolen base numbers could creep back up toward double-digits as well, making him an appealing late-round flyer in mixed leagues. With A.J. Pollock moving on to L.A., Marte could also add outfield eligibility if he moves to center field as expected. This makes him more versatile, which is an added bonus in deeper leagues.
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Sidelined Stephen Curry inspires Warriors teammates as team cheerleader
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Scott Ostler April 18, 2018 Updated: April 18, 2018 9:50 p.m.
Golden State Warriors' JaVale McGee and Stephen Curry react in the fourth quarter during game 2 of round 1 of the Western Conference Finals at Oracle Arena on Monday, April 16, 2018 in Oakland, Calif.
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
SAN ANTONIO — The Warriors, say the critics, crawled to the finish of the regular season because they were bored, lazy, uninspired, lacking in spirit.
That shouldn’t be a problem now that the Warriors, with a 2-0 lead over the Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs, feature the league’s MVP.
That would be Stephen Curry, Most Valuable Pepster.
Curry is still recovering from a sprained MCL that has sidelined him for the past 12 games. But nobody gets more out of being sidelined than does Curry.
After watching some games from the locker room, or from a seat in the row behind the players and coaches, Curry moved down to the front row for Monday night’s Game 2 at Oracle Arena.
“I don’t know how Steph decides where he’s going to sit,” said Warriors’ assistant coach Bruce Fraser at Wednesday’s practice at the AT&T Center. “But I think he was missing the camaraderie on the bench, so he felt like he needed to be up front.”
As the Warriors fought off a scrappy Spurs team, then pulled away for the win, Curry lit up the gym, leaping off the bench time after time to cheer his guys on.
On one notable play, Klay Thompson sprinted toward the three-point line and took a pass. As Thompson was turning to face the hoop, before he even got off his shot, Curry was on his feet and spinning away from the court, facing the fans and throwing his arms in the air in the universal signal for a successful three-pointer.
Thompson, long Curry’s partner in crime, cooperated by swishing the three-ball. Curry has executed a no-look celebration on his own shots, but that was his first no-look on a teammate’s shot.
One might ask: Wouldn’t Curry have looked silly had Thompson missed the shot?
Stephen Curry and JaVale McGee cheer for their team from the bench during their game against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2.
Photo: Ezra Shaw / Getty Images
That’s a silly question. Thompson would never let down his Splash Brother by missing the shot.
Curry will likely be front row again Thursday for Game 3. Since he is still two to three weeks from being ready to play, he could have stayed away from this five-day trip to do his rehab work in Oakland, avoiding the time and rigor of travel.
Not his style.
“It’s great to have him on the trip,” coach Steve Kerr said. “He just makes everybody happy.”
The cheerleading gig is nothing new for Curry. That’s his role even when he’s healthy.
One memorable moment, also involving Thompson: When Klay was going berserk by scoring 60 points in 29 minutes against the Kings in a December 2016 game, Curry couldn’t contain his excitement. After Thompson hit one outrageous shot, Curry lost his stuff, dancing wildly in front of the bench, then sprinting toward the exit, a man who simply could no longer bear the excitement.
Antics like that, and Curry’s three-point shimmy, might cause some opponents and non-Warriors’ fans to infer disrespect. But that’s neither Curry’s intent, nor his concern. He’s there to have fun and enjoy the show, whether you like it or not.
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“He’s one of our energy sources, for sure, whether he’s playing or not playing,” Fraser said. “That’s who he is, he’s a team guy, loves seeing our team do well, our guys do well.”
Last season, when Curry wasn’t in the game he sat on the bench next to Fraser.
“He always had funny stuff to say, and he’s got perspective,” Fraser said. “He loves the game, he loves life. Great energy.”
This season, Fraser sits in the row behind the bench, and Curry’s seatmate on the pines is assistant Jarron Collins.
“The joy that he brings to the game, it’s very contagious,” Collins said Wednesday. “It permeates throughout the organization,”
Collins is a serious, professorial type, at least on the bench, and he and Curry are something of an Odd Couple. Collins said friends have sent him video of the two of them side-by-side when the Warriors execute a great play.
“I’m looking at the next play, locked into the game,” Collins said, “and Steph is still celebrating the last play.”
Curry, on the court and on the sidelines, sets a tone for the team’s enthusiasm and celebration, and that may be infecting the entire hoops world. Collins said he has noticed high school and college players emulating the patented Curry Turnaround — the celebration of his (or Thompson’s) shot while the ball is still in the air.
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“I was watching an NCAA Tournament game,” Collins said, “and the kid who passed the ball turned before the kid he passed it to shot the ball, and started celebrating the three. And I think a lot of that is from watching the way our guys celebrate one another’s successes, just having fun and playing with a joy.”
Warriors’ fans who are missing the excitement of watching Curry play will have to replace that, temporarily, with the thrill of seeing what Curry will wear on the sideline. For Game 2, he rocked a blue sport coat with bright orange accent lines, like a hipster road map of Mars.
Curry’s enthusiasm might be infectious, but not so his wardrobe.
“I don’t know if I have enough swag to pull that off,” Collins said.
Scott Ostler is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Email: sostler@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @scottostler
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Scott Ostler has been a sports columnist at the San Francisco Chronicle since 1991. He has covered five Olympics for The Chronicle, as well as one soccer World Cup and numerous World Series, Super Bowls and NBA Finals.
Though he started in sports and is there now, Scott took a couple of side trips into the real world for The Chronicle. For three years he wrote a daily around-town column, and for one year, while still in sports, he wrote a weekly humorous commentary column.
He has authored several books and written for many national publications. Scott has been voted California Sportswriter of the Year 13 times, including six times while at The Chronicle. He moved to the Bay Area from Southern California, where he worked for the Los Angeles Times, the National Sports Daily and the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
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