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Lost Toronto — by Doug Taylor
Lost Toronto by Doug Taylor, Pavilion Press, published January 2018. Photo King and Yonge Streets, Toronto Archives.
When Old City Hall was slated for demolition in the 1960s, protestors united to save this key piece of Toronto's architectural heritage. Their efforts paid off and eventually led to the passing of the Ontario Heritage Act, which has been preserving buildings of cultural value since the mid-1970s. But what happened to some of the cultural gems that graced the City of Toronto before the heritage movement? Lost Toronto brings together some of the most spectacular buildings that were lost to the wrecking ball or redeveloped beyond recognition.
Using detailed archival photographs, Lost Toronto recaptures the city's lost theatres, sporting venues, bars, restaurants and shops. Along the way, the reader will visit stately residences (Moss Park, the Gordon Mansion, Benvenuto) movie palaces (Shea's Hippodrome, Shea's Victoria, Tivoli Theatre, Odeon Carlton), grand hotels (Hotel Hanlan, Walker House, Queen's Hotel), department stores ( Eaton's Queen Street, Eaton's College Street, Robert Simpson Company, Stollery's), landmark shops (Sam the Record Man, A & A Book Store, World's Biggest Book Store, Honest Ed's), arenas and amusement parks (Sunnyside, Maple Leaf Stadium, CNE Stadium), and restaurants and bars (Captain John's on the M. V. Normac, Colonial Tavern, Ed's Warehouse).
This richly illustrated book brings some of Toronto's most remarkable buildings and much-loved venues back to life. From the loss of John Strachan's Bishop's Palace in 1890 to the scrapping of the S. S. Cayuga in 1960 and the closure of the HMV Superstore in 2017, these pages cover more than 150 years of the city's built heritage to reveal a Toronto that once was.
Back cover of Lost Toronto, available in book stores or online, $26.95
For more information about the topics explored on this blog:
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Books by the Blog's Author
"Toronto's Theatres and the Golden Age of the Silver Screen," explores 50 of Toronto's old theatres and contains over 80 archival photographs of the facades, marquees and interiors of the theatres. It relates anecdotes and stories by the author and others who experienced these grand old movie houses.
To place an order for this book, published by History Press:
Book also available in most book stores such as Chapter/Indigo, the Bell Lightbox and AGO Book Shop. It can also be ordered by phoning University of Toronto Press, Distribution: 416-667-7791 (ISBN 978.1.62619.450.2)
Another book on theatres, published by Dundurn Press, is entitled, "Toronto's Movie Theatres of Yesteryear—Brought Back to Thrill You Again." It explores 81 theatres and contains over 125 archival photographs, with interesting anecdotes about these grand old theatres and their fascinating histories. Note: an article on this book was published in Toronto Life Magazine, October 2016 issue.
For a link to the article published by |Toronto Life Magazine: torontolife.com/…/photos-old-cinemas-doug–taylor–toronto-local-movie-theatres-of-y…
The book is available at local book stores throughout Toronto or for a link to order this book: https://www.dundurn.com/books/Torontos-Local-Movie-Theatres-Yesteryear
Another publication, "Toronto Then and Now," published by Pavilion Press (London, England) explores 75 of the city's heritage sites. It contains archival and modern photos that allow readers to compare scenes and discover how they have changed over the decades. Note: a review of this book was published in Spacing Magazine, October 2016. For a link to this review:
spacing.ca/toronto/2016/09/02/reading-list-toronto-then-and-now/
For further information on ordering this book, follow the link to Amazon.com here or contact the publisher directly by the link below:
http://www.ipgbook.com/toronto–then-and-now—products-9781910904077.php?page_id=21
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Toronto's Yonge Street Arcade (demolished)
The Yonge Street Arcade in 1885, Toronto Public Library r- 1494
When the Yonge Street Arcade was built, it presented a revolutionary concept in the retailing history of Toronto. It was inspired by the 19th-century glass-roofed gallerias of Europe, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan, Italy, being one of the prime examples. By the 1880s, Toronto's retail trade was increasingly dominated by three highly successful stores — the Golden Lion, Eaton's, and Simpsons. Smaller merchants had difficulty competing as there were few downtown rental spaces that were affordable. The Canadian Loan and Investment Company realized that this presented an opportunity for a profitable enterprise. It purchased land on the east side on Yonge Street, at 131-139 Yonge Street, opposite Temperance Street. The site extended east from Yonge to Victoria Street, where its postal address was 18-26 Victoria Street.
On the land, they proposed erecting a shopping arcade with multiple small-sized retail spaces. Charles A. Walton, an architect born in Leeds, England, was hired to design the building. He created a four-story structure on Yonge Street, its facade of red bricks and Ohio sandstone. Similar to most 19th-century architecture, it contained classical ornamentation, including Corinthian pilasters (three-side columns). On the north and south ends of the facade facing Yonge Street, atop the fourth floor, there were small ornate towers, and a taller tower in the centre position. The enormous arched entranceway, two storeys in height, led to a galleria behind the four-storey structure.
The galleria, 267 feet in depth, was three storeys in height. The roof was crowned by a cast-iron frame that supported sheets of plate glass. It was 35 feet wide, and soared 120 feet above the ground floor. It flooded the interior with natural light, the building's steam heating protecting shoppers from Toronto's bitter winter weather. The galleria was similar in concept to the Eaton's Centre and Brookfield Place of today, although the latter two have the benefit of air conditioning.
The Yonge Street Arcade was the first structure in Toronto that resembled a shopping mall, though it was much smaller than those of today. Construction commenced in 1882, and it was officially opened in the summer of 1884 as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the city's incorporation (1834-1884). The ground floor contained 32 shops. Wide staircases and hydraulic elevators permitted shoppers to access the second floor, where there were 20 more shops, connected by a balcony. On the third floor, there were artists' studios and an assortment of offices. The shops were only 12 feet in width, although those on the first floor possessed full basements. The leases signed by the retailers stipulated that shops were not allowed to duplicate products and items that other merchants sold. This was to ensure as much variety as possible for shoppers.
I remember visiting the Yonge Street Arcade in the early 1950s as there was a philatelic (stamp) shop on the ground floor, near the Yonge Street entrance. I was an avid stamp collector at the time. Collecting stamps was a highly popular hobby in those years, as it provided an opportunity to collect authentic souvenirs from countries throughout the world. This hobby has now been eclipsed by more modern collectables, although philatelic shows still exist.
By 1950, because the Arcade had not been well maintained, it was deteriorating. In 1953, there were two fires in the building, their causes never determined. In January 1954, merchants were ordered to vacate the premises. It was not demolished until 1955, when the site became a paved parking lot. In 1960, a ten-storey building was erected on the site. It contained retail shops on the ground floor, and above them, mainly offices. In 2008, vertical rows of LED light were installed on its west facade.
It is a pity that Toronto lost this historic structure to the wrecker's ball.
Sources: www.blogTo.com torontoist.com thenandnowblogspot.com William Dendy, "Lost Toronto"
Google map of the site of the Yonge Street Arcade on Yonge Street.
A booklet prepared for the official opening of the Arcade in 1884. Toronto Public Library, r- 1520
Interior view of the Arcade in 1885. The gentlemen in the photo are standing on the balcony that connected the 20 shops on the second-floor level. On the ground floor, the Yonge Street entrance is visible at the mall's west end. Toronto Public Library, r-1493.
View looking north on Yonge Street from near Adelaide Street c. 1912. The four-storey Arcade building on Yonge Street is visible, and behind it, the cast-iron three-storey galleria with the glass roof. To the north, in the far upper left-hand corner of the photo, is the Confederation Life Building at Yonge and Richmond Streets, constructed on 1890. Ontario Archives, 10009549.
The camera is pointed south on Yonge, from near Richmond Street, between the years 1911 and 1913. Ontario Archives, 10009551.
View of the ground-floor level of the Arcade in 1952,Toronto Public Library r-1478.
View of the ground-floor level of the Arcade in 1952, Toronto Public Library, r-1480
View looking south on Yonge Street in 1952. Toronto Public Li8brary r-1481.
View of the Arcade, gazing east from Temperance Street in 1952. Toronto Public Library, r-1484.
Gazing east on Temperance Street at the ten-storey building that was constructed on the site of the Yonge Street Arcade. On the left is the restored Dineen Building, on the northwest corner of Yonge and Temperance Streets. Photo taken on July 26, 2016.
Gazing north on Yonge Street from Adelaide Street. The ten-storey white office building is on the site once occupied by the Yonge Street Arcade. The Confederation Life Building can be seen to the north of it. Photo taken July 26, 2016.
Photo of the Yonge Street Arcade taken by Luis Fernandes on October 8, 2010. View looks east on Temperance Street.
Another book on theatres, published by Dundurn Press, is entitled, "Toronto's Movie Theatres of Yesteryear—Brought Back to Thrill You Again." It contains over 125 archival photographs and relates interesting anecdotes about these grand old theatres and their fascinating histories.
Another publication, "Toronto Then and Now," published by Pavilion Press (London, England) explores 75 of the city's heritage sites. For further information follow the link to Amazon.com here or contact the publisher directly by the link shown below:
Posted by Doug Taylor on July 29, 2016 in Doug Taylor, Toronto history, historic Yonge Street, local history Toronto, Lost Toronto, tayloronhistory.com, toronto architecture, Toronto's lost atchitectural gems, Toronto's lost buildings, Tronto's lost heritage buildings, Yonge Street Arcade Toronto
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The Truth about LUCIFERASE
"It's possible someday that this 'invisible' approach could create new possibilities for data storage, biosensing, and vaccine applications." — from MIT's unveiling of its quantum dot "tattoo"
I will be following this up with a deep dive into a mind-blowing patent I uncovered about drones administering drugs and vaccines and controlling the populace through monitoring our health.
But first, we have to talk about luciferase and clear up a few misunderstandings.
What you're about to read is a little different from my usual essays. It veers off into science fiction and some pretty weird stuff. However, I think we can all agree that lately science fiction has been coming true right before our eyes.
My drawing for Luminaria
It was way back in the 1980s (I can't believe how old I am!) that I had some ideas for a science fiction novel. Ideas about tiny drone fireflies burrowing into people's brains and genetically altering them—yes, I know, I have a wild imagination. About luciferase used as a conduit to travel back and forth between worlds. About rearranging matter and the flow of energy. Some of those ideas are now coming true.
I can almost hear the cries of dismay.
"What, are you crazy?"
"You've finally lost it, Karen!"
"Nobody's using luciferase for that."
"It's a conspiracy theory!"
Please. Before you sign off in a huff, hear me out.
So, what was going on forty years ago? Well, I was married to a Slovenian pop star and living between London and a village in communist Yugoslavia. It was a dark time for me, trapped in an abusive marriage and unable even to talk about it. Seven years is what it took to realize that the prison was of my own making and the only way out was for me to free myself.
In those years before I got the courage to leave, I sought refuge in a Bayswater cafe called Le Relais Basque. Opening the door and crossing the threshold, I felt as if I had entered a magical world of tantalizing mysteries where the horrors beyond its walls couldn't touch me. It was there, writing furiously with pen on paper, hour after hour, that the idea for Luminaria was born. Once I moved back to Los Angeles, I transported the cafe to a seedy street off Hollywood Blvd. and made it the central point of the book.
Le Relais Basque was frequented by Middle Eastern diplomats and other, questionable characters. Sometimes, I sat with a Kurdish warlord who'd been on Iraq's ten most-wanted list and had escaped over the mountains into Turkey with a million pounds in a suitcase. He was short and squat, with a pock-marked face, a luxuriant moustache, and large, soulful eyes. He always wore cowboy boots and thought that eating a Big Mac was the height of status. It was amusing, and yet, I felt sure that if you dropped him and a Wall Street executive down in Watts with no money and only their wits about them, within a week, he'd be running the gangs while the suit would be dead. He inspired the character of Ariyan Barzani in Luminaria, which was finally published during the height of the pandemic in 2021, by Terror House Press. Each chapter starts with one of my drawings. Here's the one about Ariyan.
Luminaria, Chapter 2: The Proposition: Hannah
Back then, I'd read some articles about the bioluminescence of fireflies being used to probe for and identify life in outer space. I can't find those articles now. But there are plenty of recent ones talking about luciferase being used to as a conduit to identify information inside our bodies, such as vaccine status or our general medical health, and relaying that information to AI outside our bodies.
Here is a scientific explanation of luciferase and luciferin:
Luciferase is an enzyme that catalyzes a light-producing biochemical reaction when it is in the presence of oxygen and a naturally occurring substrate called luciferin. Because of the light-emitting phenomenon, the luciferase-luciferin enzyme-substrate combination is the basis behind one of nature's most common forms of bioluminescence.
Historical references to Lucifer give it that added air of mystique:
In Latin, Lucifer means "Light Bringer."
In Roman folklore, it was the name of the Morning Star or the planet Venus.
Its archaic meaning was a match struck by rubbing it on a rough surface.
In Christianity, Lucifer is associated with Ezekiel 28:17:
"Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor."
Lucifer was God's most magnificent angel. When he sought to usurp God's throne, he was cast out from heaven and fell to earth. Taking on the form of a snake, he tempted Adam and Eve and they succumbed, opening the door to sin and sealing off the Garden of Eden with the Tree of Life inside.
The Angel of Light became the Angel of Death. Satan. The Devil.
If you are a believer in the Book of Revelation, there are a lot of reasons to associate Lucifer with luciferase, the Mark of the Beast, Covid-19 vaccines, digital IDs and humans being microchipped.
It sounds crazy, right? And because it sounds crazy, fact checkers have used these 'conspiracy theories' about Satan controlling our government and Bill Gates wanting to microchip everyone to take attention away from the actual truth that they are, indeed, using luciferase in the manufacture of vaccines and in identifying people who have been vaccinated.
I can find no evidence that luciferase is in the Covid-19 vaccines. But who cares? That's not what's important. What's important is following the trail of how luciferase is actually being used and how it will be used in the near future.
You can read Reuters fact-checking effort here:
Social media users are claiming that a patent for "fusion proteins containing luciferase" filed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is proof that the department is planning to use the COVID-19 vaccine as the "mark of the beast".
You can read the patent here
I read the whole thing and have pulled out a few key points.
These 'fusion proteins' are described thus:
"In one or more embodiments, the biotherapeutics and compositions described herein may be administered prophylactically, therapeutically," or in "an alternative embodiment…as a DNA composition."
Over and over, luciferase is described as part of a method for certifying vaccine expression in vivo.
"The antigen, immunogen or vaccine described above may comprise an intact fusion protein or may be in the form of one or more immunologically active fragments of such a fusion protein."
Luciferase is used to develop DNA vaccines as shown in this NIH article:
In vivo monitoring of DNA vaccine gene expression using firefly luciferase as a naked DNA
"The administration of naked DNA into animals is increasing as a research tool to develop DNA vaccine. To monitor the distribution and duration of gene expression."
Okay, so, let's move on to Bill Gates and quantum dot tattoos.
Both NIH and Department of Homeland Security are in partnership with Gates on this. They justify these invisible tattoos by saying they can be used by poorer nations to track people who don't have access to paper or cell phones—especially children. The quantum dots contain luciferase as a tracking system for testing whether you've been vaccinated or not. It lasts for five years and can be scanned and put into a database to see if you're up to date on your vaccines. From there, its uses can expand to include your medical status, social credit score, the sky's the limit.
Again, the media employs the same sly methods to fact check away any focus on quantum dot tattoos and luciferase.
Here's USA Today:
Fact check: Bill Gates is not planning to microchip the world through a COVID-19 vaccine
Because people made claims on social media such as one Facebook post with 22,000 shares that reads, "Gates wants us microchipped and Fauci wants us to carry vax certificates," USA Today can imply that everything about microchipping humans is false.
It's kind of funny because Elon Musk does want to microchip us. But the press doesn't seem interested in that story and implications it means for losing our freedoms.
What Bill Gates wants to do is mark us all with a quantum dot tattoo, and yes, it will have luciferase in it.
This is similar to a QR code. Anyone using a phone to buy things has become accustomed to using QR codes to do so. Except that now, instead of the code being in your phone, it is in your skin.
You can go back a few years to find a number of articles mentioning luciferase in quantum dots.
Check out this 2006 article from Nature:
Bioluminescent quantum dots
"The beauty of this Luc8 (Renilla reniformis luciferase) is that it is very tolerant of chemical modifications, and this makes it very easy to do the conjugation and retain the luciferase activity."
Here's a 2009 article from the NIH:
Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots as ultrasensitive probes for long-term in vivo imaging applications
And this is a 2019 article from the NIH:
Biocompatible near-infrared quantum dots delivered to the skin by microneedle patches record vaccination
Longitudinal in vivo imaging using a smartphone adapted to detect NIR light demonstrated that microneedle delivered QD patterns remained bright and could be accurately identified using a machine learning algorithm 9 months after application…. These findings suggest that intradermal QDs can be used to reliably encode information and can be delivered with a vaccine, which may be particularly valuable in the developing world and open up new avenues for decentralized data storage and biosensing.
Smithsonian: This Spiky Patch Could Invisibly Record Vaccination History Under Skin
Cool vaccine tattoos for your kids
When they put it like this, it sounds almost mythical. People have become used to tattooing their skin already. Many see it as a spiritual process. A way to express on their bodies what they feel inside. They've used this type of language to make it appealing:
The human body is an extraordinary record keeper. Tattooed into its skin are the scars of old wounds; archived in the molecules of the immune system are the traces of past infections.
But when that history gets translated into written medical records, things can quickly get dicey. Every lost sheet of paper or inaccurately tallied statistic can raise a person's risk of receiving inadequate care—an especially pressing issue in low- and middle-income countries, where health care resources are often scarce or inaccessible.
The consequences go far beyond a missed injection: Inconsistent recordkeeping is thought to play a large role in the 1.5 million deaths that occur due to under-vaccination each year.
Now, a team led by MIT scientists has come forward with a bold proposition that could write a legible vaccination history back into the body's repertoire. Solving medicine's record-keeping riddle, they argue, might just involve injecting patterns of invisible nanoparticles under the skin. Like QR codes, these designs could be scanned and interpreted by smartphones, and someday allow health providers to archive and access patients' past vaccinations without the muss and fuss of external records.
Here's a creepy 2019 Scientific American article:
Invisible Ink Could Reveal whether Kids Have Been Vaccinated. The technology embeds immunization records into a child's skin
Along with the vaccine, a child would be injected with a bit of dye that is invisible to the naked eye but easily seen with a special cell-phone filter, combined with an app that shines near-infrared light onto the skin.
According to the Scientific American story, the project came about following a "direct request from Microsoft founder Bill Gates himself, who has been personally involved in efforts to eradicate polio and measles through vaccinations."
And here we have the announcement where Bill Gates and MIT unveil quantum dot.
The invisible "tattoo" accompanying the vaccine is a pattern made up of minuscule quantum dots – tiny semiconducting crystals that reflect light – that glows under infrared light.
"It's possible someday that this 'invisible' approach could create new possibilities for data storage, biosensing, and vaccine applications that could improve how medical care is provided, particularly in the developing world."
Oh, yes, the concern that the biomedical security state has for the "developing world" is commendable! Especially since they can be used as testing grounds for drugs and new tracking and controlling devices literally implanted in our bodies by corrupt corporations and NGOs.
But don't think for one moment that this quantum tattoo is only planned for far off "developing nations." Once they have tested it out on those expendable children in Africa (I'm sorry, I meant to say those children they care so much about), they will implant it in children everywhere. It's all part of the biomedical security state I have been writing about in my three-part series.
And lest you think people will not go along with it, just today I read of a study of over 15,000 citizens, conducted in 21 countries across the world showing that people who have received COVID-19 vaccines "express discriminatory attitudes toward unvaccinated people."
"Individuals who comply with the advice of health authorities morally condemn the unvaccinated for violating a social contract in the midst of a crisis," two Denmark-based scientists wrote in their paper, published Thursday in Nature. "Those who refuse vaccines report that they feel discriminated and pressured against their will."
The Epoch Times:
Across six countries—Germany, India, Indonesia, Morocco, South Africa, and the United Kingdom—the unvaccinated were found to be disliked among vaccinated people as much as people with drug addiction, and significantly more so than people who had been in prison, or people with mental illness.
It's become a moral issue. It's about trusting the state to take care of you and if you don't, you are endangering the lives of those around you.
Don't want your quantum dot tattoo? What's the big deal, everyone has a tattoo these days. I cringe when I see my grandkids wearing fake tattoos. The next step is to make them readable by those who seek to control us.
I could never have imagined all those years ago, sitting in that cafe, that some of the ideas forming in my mind about luciferase would one day become a reality. And hey, maybe one day we will even find out that genetically altered fireflies can be used to travel to other worlds. Okay, that might be stretching it. But you never know….
Karen Hunt aka KH Mezek - I'm a writer, artist, kickboxer who started the first boxing club for girls in Luxor, Egypt. Through a personal lens, I expose the media's lies. Put your trust in God. BE FEARLESS & NO SURRENDER. - khmezek@gmail.com
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Parents of woman killed in head-on crash say they feel angry
Police say other driver, off-duty police officer, was drunk at time of crash
Updated: 6:38 PM EDT Apr 12, 2019
Andy Hershberger
WMUR'S ANDY HERSHBERGER WAS THERE AS THE COUPLE SPOKE ABOUT THE LOSS OF THEIR DAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> THE STATE TROOPER INFORMED US THAT OUR DAUGHTER HAD DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ANDY: IT'S THE NEWS NO PARENT WANTS TO HEAR, BUT LAST FRID , THAT TERRIFYING MESSAGE ARRIVED AT JOSEPH AND AMY HOULE'S DOORSTEP. >> MY DAUGHTER HAD DIED. THIS MEANT WE WOULD NEVER SEE HER AGAIN, HUG H AGAIN, GIVE HER A KISS, TELL HER WE LOVE HER, HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TO US. HOW PROUD WE ARE OF HER. ANDY: 21-YEAR-OLD SIERRA CROTEAU WAS KILLED WHEN AN OFF-DUTY LONDONDERRY POLICE OFFICER WHO AUTHORITIES SAY WAS DRIVING DRUNK, CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND HIT CROTEAU'S CAR HEAD O THIS IS WHERE THE CRASH HAPPENED ON ROUTE 101 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF OLD MANCHESTER ROAD. YOU CAN STILL SEE THERE AR MARKS ON THE GROUND THAT LEAD TO A SMALL MEMORIAL WITH FLOWER BALLOONS, AND PICTURES OF THE YOUNG WOMAN. HER PARENTS SAY SHE WAS STUDYING TO BE A NURSE AND HAD JUST LEFT THEIR HOUSE IN MILFORD HEADING TO MANCHESTER WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED. 27-YEAR-OLD TYLER BERRY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL AND HAS BEEN RELEASED ON BAIL. YOU HAVE TAKEN THIS FROM US BECAUSE YOU MADE THE CHOICE DRIVE, TO DRINK AND DRIVE, KILLING OUR DAUGHTER. WE SEEK JUSTICE FOR SIERRA. ANDY BERRY IS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN COURT NEXT W
The parents of a woman who was killed in a head-on crash with an allegedly drunk driver last week on Route 101 said Friday they are overwhelmed by grief, are angry and feel robbed.Sierra Croteau, 21, was coming home from visiting her parents April 5 in Milford when she was killed in a crash on Route 101. Police said the driver of the other car, Tyler Berry, 27, has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and was released on bail.Berry is a Londonderry police officer who was off duty at the time of the crash."My daughter had died," said Joseph Houle, Croteau's father. "This meant we would never see her again, hug her again, give her a kiss, tell her we love her, how much she means to us, how proud we are of her. We will never be able to do this."Croteau's parents said she was studying to be a nurse."You have taken this from us because you made the choice to drive, to drink and drive, killing our daughter," Houle said. "We seek justice for Sierra."Berry is scheduled to appear in court next week.
MILFORD, N.H. —
The parents of a woman who was killed in a head-on crash with an allegedly drunk driver last week on Route 101 said Friday they are overwhelmed by grief, are angry and feel robbed.
Sierra Croteau, 21, was coming home from visiting her parents April 5 in Milford when she was killed in a crash on Route 101. Police said the driver of the other car, Tyler Berry, 27, has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and was released on bail.
Berry is a Londonderry police officer who was off duty at the time of the crash.
"My daughter had died," said Joseph Houle, Croteau's father. "This meant we would never see her again, hug her again, give her a kiss, tell her we love her, how much she means to us, how proud we are of her. We will never be able to do this."
Croteau's parents said she was studying to be a nurse.
"You have taken this from us because you made the choice to drive, to drink and drive, killing our daughter," Houle said. "We seek justice for Sierra."
Berry is scheduled to appear in court next week.


The dangerous impacts of social media and the rise of mental illnesses
Mariel Norton
Mariel Norton is a copywriter for a digital marketing agency, and is also a relationship blogger for WeLoveDates. She's definitely worth fol (show all) Mariel Norton is a copywriter for a digital marketing agency, and is also a relationship blogger for WeLoveDates. She's definitely worth following on Twitter.
Mariel Norton is a copywriter for a digital marketing agency, and is also a relationship blogger for WeLoveDates.
Less FaceTime, more face-to-face time.
Tallulah Wilson was just 15 years old when she took her own life back in October 2012. The gifted ballerina had been receiving treatment for clinical depression, but whilst creating an online fantasy of a cocaine-taking character, she began to share self-harm images on social networking site, Tumblr.
Shortly after her mother discovered Tallulah's account and had it shut down, the teenager jumped in front of a train at St. Pancras station in London.
Back in 2002, Tim Piper killed himself at the age of 17. Following his struggle with depression, the student embarked on an online search for advice on how to commit suicide – later hanging himself in his bedroom.
While there are several reasons for using social networking, it appears that its main function is for increased contact with friends and family along with increased engagement in social activities. However, research has shown that young adults with a strong Facebook presence were more likely to exhibit narcissistic antisocial behavior; while excessive use of social media was found to be strongly linked to underachievement at school.
So if you take roughly 1.2 billion Facebook users and 450 million people suffering from mental disorders, what do you get? A global pandemic that's showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
Cyberbullying is still on the rise
Amanda Todd, 15, committed suicide in 2012 after undergoing years of cyberbullying.
Quoting statistics from the Pew Research Center and the World Health Organization respectively, it's frightening just how high these figures are – especially when you take into account the terrifying growth of online bullying.
Earlier this year, British charity ChildLine found cyberbullying to be on the rise; with children reporting 4,507 cases of cyberbullying in 2012-13 compared to 2,410 in 2011-12.
Why the increase? It appears that somewhere along the way, the privileges of social networking have been abused – both in terms of its meaning, as well as its victims.
It was back around the 2005 mark that the technorati heralded the dawn of social media; reaping the benefits of adopting real-time communication via a digital platform. Embracing unfamiliar terminology as well as transforming the landscape upon which standard norms of interaction were practised, suddenly choosing the appropriate profile picture became a first world problem whilst others agonised over which hashtags best summed up their tweets.
Yet there were much more pressing issues that over time would manifest into the difficulties we've only just started to speak up about today. This year marked the world's first ever #TimetoTalk Day, where for 24 hours on February 6, 2014, people were encouraged to start conversations regarding mental health in a bid to end the discrimination against mental illnesses.
Though while this is one instance where social media can be seen as positive in the case of mental health, there have been many other situations where social networking has not been such a good thing.
The effects of social networks on mental illnesses
A matter of contention prevalent within the media, several studies have shown that social networking – Facebook in particular – can have detrimental effects on our wellbeing. Researchers from the University of Michigan assessed Facebook usage over a fortnight and found that the more people that used it, the more negativity they experienced concerning their day-to-day activities; as well as over time, incurring higher levels of dissatisfaction with their life overall.
Meanwhile, a blog published on Everyday Mindfulness uncovered a fascinating concept known as the 'discrepancy monitor'; "a process that continually monitors and evaluates our self and our current situation against a gold standard."
In a nutshell, we evaluate our own experiences against what we believe our experiences should be. But when comparing our own circumstances against that of Facebook, we become our own worst enemy – as the digital persona portrayed on this social network only highlights the 'best bits' from our short Facebook timeline, in stark contrast to our entire life's work.
Need any more proof on just how damaging social media can be? Look to DoSomething.org, America's largest not-for-profit for the younger generation and social change. Its 9 Ways Technology Affects Mental Health article brings to light several afflictions social media has on mental health, including depression, isolation, insecurity and more recently, FOMO, also known as "Fear Of Missing Out."
Prevent social media addiction
The peer pressure to remain always connected – coupled with the 24/7 accessibility that mobile media provides – means that there's always more than one resource available for users to get their digital fix; which unfortunately leads to the biggest demon of all: Addiction.
While there's a multitude of self-help guides preaching their own best practices for handling the negative aspects of social media, the resolution begins with learning to use social media when appropriate and remembering that health is wealth – physically, as well as mentally.
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CMAG is Foreign Solution: Regime
By: Fiji Peoples Coalition Government
Published: Thu 28 Sep 2000 09:54 AM
Issue No: 66; 28 September 2000
The interim regime has slammed the CMAG decision as a foreign solution for Fiji's problems.
In a press release responding to the statement by the Acting Leader of the Peoples Coalition, Dr. Tupeni Baba that the rejection of the regime's plans by the international community has been a major humiliation for the interim regime, the regime's Information Minister, Ratu Inoke Kubuabola stated:
"Dr Baba is so wrong to think that the statement by the Commonwealth Action Group is a humiliation, it is not. In fact, it has only strengthened government's resolve to move forward and not be intimidated by those who attempt to impose their foreign solutions to our unique indigenous problems."
Kubuabola further stated that the regime "realises the world's commitment to fundamental principles of good governance and justice highlighted by Dr Baba." But, added Kubuabola, Fiji "will remain committed to solving its own problems according to its own unique protocols."
The protocols which the regime advances as unique are by now known to all: armed overthrow of duly elected governments, endorsing terrorism, ruling by intimidation and threats, and state-sponsored racism.
The activities between 19 May and 13 July were terrorist based. But it has now also become clear that the interim regime has not only endorsed the "cause" and the plans of the terrorists, but it has also adopted the modus operandi of the terrorists. In doing so, it has become a terrorist state determined to create an apartheid Fiji.
28 September.
Regime Continues To Contradict
Interim regime ministers had continued to take contradictory positions.
Yesterday the regime took out two press releases on recent developments. In one, Information Minister condemned CMAG's resolution as a foreign solution to Fiji's problems. Earlier, the regime had slammed the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian governments for calling for the reinstatement of the 1997 Constitution.
In the second press release, the regime's information ministry stated that the meeting between their Foreign Affairs minister, Kaliopate Tavola and the Australian Foreign Minister, Alexander Downer was "some sort of recognition to the Interim Government"
Tavola had briefed the interim cabinet on his discussion with his Australian counterpart. The statement shows how much the regime needs recognition by foreign nations.
Tavola told the interim cabinet that it was clear from the discussions held with Mr Downer that Australia
"would not remove their smart sanctions unless they were satisfied the Interim Government followed a path towards democratic elections, and that the new Constitution had a perception of inclusion of all the communities in Fiji."
Tavola said Fiji's textile, clothing and footwear industries needed assistance immediately.
"We need Australia's support for the industry to survive but it does not seem to be coming as quickly as we need it," Tavola said.
Thus, while one minister is trying hard to get Australia and other countries to support Fiji, another goes around abusing Australia and other nations.
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The Current Rules Of UK Pool From 2014 onwards
Below Are the current Rules Of UK (Red and Yellow) 8 Ball Pool. These are reprinted from the English Pool Associations Website at http://www.epa.org.uk
The rules changed in 2014 but many pub players still play and hark back to the previous rules which ran from 2009 to 2014. There are some curious rules below, which you very seldom see applied in pubs etc. And if you do it is often with some resentment from opposing players. Best to check with your opponent what rules you intend to adopt before applying them. Also you will often experience games where there is a crossover of rules applied from the pre 2014 and post 2014 amendments. The Old pre 2014 rules can be seen here
A pdf poster of these rules can be downloaded from from the Associations website by clicking here
World Eight Ball Pool Federation Rules Unabridged Version
Issued January 2009
THE RACK
© The Playing Rules are the copyright of the World Eight-ball Pool Federation
The Spirit of the Game The Game is known as Eight-Ball Pool. It is expected that players will always play the game in the true spirit and in a sporting manner. The Referee will take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the spirit and rules of the game are observed. B. Equipment The Game of Eight-Ball Pool is played with:1. A "Cue Ball" – being a white ball.
Fifteen "Object Balls" – consisting of:(a) "Colours" – being a group of seven red balls, (or balls numbered 1 to 7) and a group of seven yellow balls (or balls numbered 9 to 15). (b) The "Eight-Ball" – being a black ball marked with a number "8".
A six pocket rectangular Pool Table with general characteristics as follows:(a) The cloth will be marked with a "Spot" at the position where a straight line drawn diagonally from the centre of a side pocket to the centre of a corner pocket would intersect with a straight line drawn diagonally from the centre of the opposite side pocket to the centre of the other corner pocket.
(b) The cloth will be marked with a "Baulk Line", being a straight line, drawn from cushion to cushion, parallel to, and one fifth of the length of the table from, the face of the cushion that lies the greatest distance from the Spot.
C. Definitions
Shot: A "Shot" begins when all balls stop moving from the previous Shot.
A player "Plays a Shot" by striking the Cue Ball with the tip of the cue.
A "Shot" ends when all balls stop moving from the current Shot.
Play: To "Play" an Object Ball is to play a shot that results in the Cue Ball's first contact with another ball to be with that Object Ball.
To "Play" the Cue Ball is to strike it with the tip of the cue.
Ball On: At any time during a frame, a ball "On" is any Object Ball that the player may play without incurring a penalty.
Pot: A ball is "Potted" when it leaves the bed of the table, enters a pocket and remains in that pocket.
Visit: A "Visit" comprises one shot or a series of shots. Each visit lasts until the player fails to pot a ball "On". (Or until a foul is committed or the frame ends)
Turn: A players "Turn" at the table comprises one visit or, after most fouls committed by the opponent, two visits.
Frame: A Frame is one game of Eight-Ball Pool between two players or two pairs of players. A Frame is played from the opening break and usually through until the EightBall is potted. A player may concede a frame at any time
(Note: there are other ways that a frame may end – see"Loss of Frame")
Match: A Match is a predetermined number of frames of Eight-Ball Pool between two players, two pairs of players or two teams of players.
Player in Control: A player (and the player's partner in doubles) is deemed to be "In Control" of the frame from the time that the balls stop moving from the final shot of an opponent's turn until the balls stop moving from the final shot of the player's turn. There can be no instance, once a frame has commenced, that someone is not in control. Object of the Game
The object of the game is to win by being the first player to Pot a group of Colours in any order and in any pockets and then Pot the Eight-Ball in any pocket.
When "On" a group of Colours, potting more than one ball of that Colour in the same shot is allowed. But a separate shot must be played to pot the Eight-Ball and win the game. Playing from Baulk
Baulk is the rectangular area of the table that is bordered by the Baulk Line and the three cushions at that end of the table. 2. When playing from Baulk:(a) The centre point of the Cue Ball must be in Baulk when a shot is played. (If the centre point of the Cue Ball is directly on the Baulk Line it is not deemed to be in Baulk.) (b) The Cue Ball can be moved into position by hand or with the shaft of the cue, but when touched by the tip of the cue, a shot is deemed to have been played. (c) The Cue Ball may be played in any direction.
If a player wishes to play from Baulk after a "Foul Snooker", "Foul Jaw Snooker" or "Time Foul":- The player must verbally advise the referee of this choice and the referee will then recover the Cue Ball and hand it to the player or place it on top of, and in the centre of, the cushion at the Baulk end of the table for the player to retrieve by hand.
After an "In Off", "Foul Snooker", "Foul Jaw Snooker" or "Time Foul" the player must endeavour to position the Cue Ball so as not to create a Foul Snooker. If the player claims a Foul Snooker from Baulk, the referee may choose to move the Cue Ball around to determine if there is any position in Baulk where the player would not be Foul Snookered. Whether such a position is found or not, the referee will announce the result and hand the Cue Ball back to the player or place it on top of, and in the centre of, the cushion at the Baulk end of the table for the player to retrieve by hand.
F. The Break
The Object Balls are racked with the EightBall on the Spot.
In the absence of any competition /tournament rules to the contrary, a coin will be tossed to determine which player will break. If a series of frames is to be played (A Match), the break of each subsequent frame will alternate.
The first shot of a frame is called the "Break". To "Break",the Cue Ball is played at the triangle of Object Balls from Baulk. The frame is deemed to have commenced the instant that the Cue Ball is played
(a) The Break will be deemed a "Fair Break" if:
(i) At least one Colour is potted. OR
(ii) Four Object Balls (at least) are driven to a cushion.
If the Break is not a Fair Break it is a Non-Standard Foul and:-
The opponent is awarded two visits and the balls are re-racked.
(iii) The opponent re-starts the game and is under the same obligation to achieve a Fair Break.
(i) If the Cue Ball is potted on a Fair Break it is a Non-Standard Foul that is penalised by the turn passing to the opponent.
(ii) If the break is not a Fair Break and the Cue Ball is potted, the penalty for failure to perform a Fair Break applies. (See (b) above).
If the Eight-Ball is potted on any break, the balls are reracked and the same player will break again. When the Eight-Ball is potted on the break, all other aspects of the shot are ignored. (Except if a Serious Foul or breech of the "Spirit of the Game occurs)
Where the wrong Player performs the break, If: (i). the break is fair, the opponent will continue with 2 visits open table. (ii) the break is not a fair break (See (b) above).
G. Legal Shot
On all shots, the player must:-
(a) Cause the Cue Ball's initial contact with a ball to be with a ball "On", AND THEN (b) Pot a ball "On" OR; Cause the Cue Ball or any Object Ball to contact a cushion.
Failure to play a Legal Shot is a Standard Foul.
(a) On the Break, the conditions of a Legal Shot do not apply. {See (F) The Break} (b) When playing out of a Total Snooker a player is only obliged to meet the conditions of (1)(a) above.
Definition: A player is in a Total Snooker when it isimpossible to play any part of any of the player's own Colour by way of a "straight line" shot. Leaving an opponent in a Total Snooker is not a foul.
If a player believes that a Total Snooker exists, theplayer may ask the referee for a ruling.
If the referee rules that a Total Snooker exists, theplayer's obligations under the "Legal Shot" rule are relaxed as follows: – The player need only cause the Cue Ball's initial contact to be with a ball "On". The requirement to pot a ball and / or cause a ball to strike a cushion is waived.
Interpretations:
If the Cue Ball's initial contact is with an Object Ball that is touching a cushion, simply forcing that Object Ball into the same cushion does not constitute a Legal Shot.
If the Cue Ball and an Object Ball are touching the samecushion, simply forcing the Cue Ball and / or that Object Ball into the same cushion does not constitute a Legal Shot.
H. Deciding Colours
(a) When Colours have not been decided the table is deemed to be "Open". When the table is open a player may play at either group of Colours. (b) Colours can never be decided on a foul shot. (c) Once Colours are decided, the player remains "On" that coloured group for the duration of the frame. The opponent remains "On" the opposite coloured group. (d) Playing a shot after neglecting to nominate a choice of Colours is a Standard Foul. Any balls potted on such a shot are left in the pocket and ignored for the purpose of deciding Colours.
On the Break
If no Colours are potted on the break the table is "Open".
If one or more Colours are potted on the break the player then has a right and obligation to verbally advise the referee of a choice of Colour before proceeding. Failure to do so is a Standard Foul. If a player is fouled under this rule the opponent faces an "Open" table. (c)(i) If the player nominates a Colour that was potted on the break, the player is on that colour no matter what happens next.
(ii) If the player nominates a Colour that was not potted on the break, to be on that Colour, the player must pot a ball of that Colour on the next shot.
After the Break
(a) If a player pots one or more balls of the same Colour, the player is then "On" that Colour. (b) If a player pots one or more balls of different Colours, the player then has a right and obligation to verbally advise the referee of a choice of Colour before proceeding. Once a colour is nominated in these circumstances, the player is on that colour no matter what happens next. Failure to nominate is a Standard Foul. If a player is fouled under this rule, the opponent faces an "Open" table. I. Time Allowed
A player has a maximum of sixty seconds to play each shot.
The Referee will start timing when all balls have come to rest from the previous shot.
If the first thirty seconds elapses before a shot is played, the referee will call "Thirty Seconds" as a warning to the player. This call must be made the instant the thirty seconds has expired. A Referee should not postpone the call because it appears that the player is about to play a shot. 4. If a shot is not played within sixty seconds it is a NonStandard Foul. The incoming player is awarded two visits from:-
(a) Where the Cue Ball lies, or, if the player wishes (b) From Baulk.
The referee may decide to grant "Time Out", being a period when timing ceases:(a) At the request of a player. (For example, something is obstructing the player or the player needs to leave the playing area.) and / or (b) Because the referee deems that it is warranted. (For example, the referee may call time out when making a
close foul snooker decision or when searching for a piece of equipment requested by the player.) 6. When the referee has racked the balls the referee will call "Time Running". The oncoming player then must play the break shot within 60 seconds.
J. Fouls
There are three types of foul. Standard Fouls, Non-Standard Fouls, and Loss of Frame Fouls. A player can only be penalised for one foul at a time. If two or more fouls are committed during a shot, the foul that carries the most severe penalty will apply.
K. Standard Fouls
Standard fouls are to be called by the referee as soon as they occur and the fouled player is in control, until all balls from that shot come to rest. The referee then awards two visits to the opponent.
Potting the Cue Ball – "In Off" {except on a Fair Break – see
(F) The Break (4) (c) (1)}. The incoming player plays from Baulk { see (E) Playing from Baulk (d)(1) }
Playing from outside Baulk when obliged to play from Baulk.{ see (E) Playing from Baulk (2)(a) } 3. Potting an opponent's ball.
(except, when it is the properly nominated ball following a
Foul Snooker or Foul Jaw Snooker)
Failing to cause the Cue Ball's initial contact with a ball, to be with a ball "On".
Accidentally striking the Cue Ball with any part of the cue other than the tip.
Accidentally striking an Object Ball with any part of the cue or cue tip.
Playing a shot before all balls have come to rest from the previous shot.
Playing a shot before any balls that require spotting, have been spotted.
(a) Touching the table while having a cigarette (lit or unlit) in hand or mouth.
(b) Causing a cigarette (lit or unlit) to touch the table or enter the space directly above the table. (c) Touching the table while having a beverage container in hand.
(d) Causing a beverage container or beverage to touch the table or enter the space directly above the table. 10. Touching the table when not in control of the frame.{See
(C) Definitions (9) – Player in Control} Exception: When a players' turn is finished, that player has a maximum of ten (10) seconds to move away from the table. {See 11 below}
Not moving away from the table within ten (10) seconds of the time that all the balls stopped moving from the final shot of a turn at the table.
Coaching: – During a frame, a player is required to play without receiving any advice from other persons relating to the playing of the frame. Should a team member or bone-fide supporter of a player offer advice, the referee will issue a
"First and Final Warning" to that person that a repetition will result in the player being penalised via a Standard Foul. Because it may not always be possible for the Referee to hear if a statement made to a player is advice, the referee may issue the First and Final Warning on the grounds that any statement made to a player, other than general barracking, is deemed to be coaching. In a tournament setting, a First and Final warning may be given once only, before the commencement of the day's play as a block warning to all players and spectators.
Leaving the playing area without permission. If a player needs to leave the playing area during a frame or match, "Time Out" must firstly be granted by the referee. { see (I) Time Allowed (5) }
Playing a shot after neglecting to nominate a choice of
Colour when required to do so.{ see Deciding Colours H (1)(d } 15. Playing A Push Shot or Double Hit of a type defined in (N) Push Shots and Double Hits.
Failing to perform a "Legal Shot". { see (G)Legal Shot } 17. After being awarded a Foul Snooker or Foul Jaw Snooker: – Playing an opponent's ball or the Eight Ball without firstly nominating that ball.
18) Playing a shot while not having at least one foot touching the floor.
Failing to "Play Away" from a touching ball. { see (R) Touching Balls (1)(a) }
A ball remaining off the table. {see (S) Balls Off the Table}
Players body or clothing touching any ball.
Jump shot, (If the Cue ball leaves the bed of the table and misses an Object ball that would have been struck had the Cue Ball not left the table on an otherwise identical shot, the Cue Ball is deemed to have jumped over that object ball). A break shot that results in the pack being jumped will be deemed to be not a Fair Break (see 4b Non-Standard Fouls
Non-Standard fouls are to be called by the referee as soon as they occur and the fouled player is in control, until all balls from that shot come to rest. The referee will then impose the relevant penalty. Non-Standard Fouls are so called because the penalty and / or options of the incoming player may vary. 1. Failure to perform a Fair Break. { see (F) The Break (4)(a)&(b)}
Failure to play a shot within 60 seconds of the time that the balls came to rest from the previous shot. { see (I) Time Allowed (4) } (1) }
Potting the Cue Ball on a Fair Break. { see (F) The Break (4)(c)
M. Loss of Frame Fouls
Committing a foul in the same shot that the Eight Ball is potted. (EXCEPT on the Break)
Potting the Eight Ball when a ball or balls of the player's own Colour are still on the table. (EXCEPT on the Break) 3. Potting the Eight Ball and the last ball or balls of the player's own Colour in the same shot.
Deliberately striking a ball other than the Cue Ball with the tip of the cue.
Deliberately causing any ball or balls to be moved in a manner other than that which may result from playing a normal shot.
Deliberately striking the Cue Ball with other than the tip of the cue.
Deliberately interfering, by word or action, so as to disrupt an opponent's play.
If a player breeches the 'Spirit of the Game' to such an extent that the frame (or match) should be awarded to the opponent. Push Shots and Double Hits
Definitions: Most shots commonly known as "Push Shots" in the game of "Snooker" are allowed in the game of Eight – Ball Pool. Generally, any shot played with speed will not be deemed to be a Push Shot regardless of the fact that the cue tip may have come into contact with the Cue Ball more than once. 2. Exceptions that are Standard Fouls:(a) When, during the playing of a shot, the tip of the cue strikes the Cue Ball twice and the referee is able to actually see each contact.
(b) When, during the playing of a shot, a player plays the cue so slowly through the Cue Ball that the cue tip remains in contact with the Cue Ball so as to be visibly pushing it along. (c) When the Cue Ball is played into a touching Object Ball. {See (R) Touching Balls}
O. Snookers
Definition: A player is Snookered when it is impossible toplay the finest cut possible on both sides of any of that player's own Colour by way of a "straight – line" shot. Snookering an opponent is not a foul.
A player cannot be Snookered by a ball of the player'sown Colour. That is, if one of the player's own coloured group is an obstructing ball, it will be ignored for the purposes of determining a Snooker.
A player cannot be Snookered on an Object Ball if the CueBall is touching that Object Ball.
A player cannot be Snookered by the straight sections ofthe cushions. If a straight section of a cushion is preventing the finest possible cut on the side of an Object Ball, that section of cushion will be deemed not to exist for the purposes of determining a Snooker on that Object Ball.
If an Object Ball is partly obscured by a curved section of acushion (Jaw), this in itself does not constitute a Snooker.
P. Foul Snookers
Definition: When an opponent plays a foul shot and thisresults in the incoming player being snookered, the incoming player is deemed to be Foul Snookered.
If a player believes that a Foul Snooker exists, the playermay ask the referee for a ruling.
If the referee rules that a foul snooker exists, the playerinitially has the following options:(a) Play the Cue Ball from where it lies. {see (4) (a) below} OR (b) Ask the referee to remove the Cue Ball so as to allow the player to play from Baulk. {see (4) (b) below} 4. (a)(i) If the player chooses to play the Cue Ball from where it lies, the player may, if the player wishes, nominate the Eight Ball (but see (5) below) or any one of the opponent's Colour. The player can nominate a particular ball by verbal description of it or its position or by pointing at it. The Referee may ask for further information if any doubt exists as to which ball has been nominated. (ii) Once nominated, a ball is deemed to "become one" of the player's Colour for the first shot of the first visit. The player may then play any of the player's own Colour or the nominated ball. If any of the player's Colour and/or the nominated ball is potted, the player continues with the first visit.
(b) If the player chooses to play the Cue Ball from Baulk, a Foul Snooker may no longer exist. In this case the procedure under the heading (E) Playing from Baulk (2) (d) & (2) (e) should be followed. If the referee decides that a Foul Snooker does still exist, the player may nominate a ball and follow the procedure in (4) (a) above.
If the Eight Ball is nominated it may be played, but potting itwill mean loss of frame.
(a) If a player is "On" the Eight Ball and Foul Snookered: The player may play a nominated ball or the Eight Ball and pot either or both of these balls, directly or indirectly, in any pocket or pockets. Assuming the player does not commit a foul: (i) If neither the Eight Ball nor the nominated ball is potted, the player's first visit is complete. (ii) If the nominated ball is potted and the Eight Ball is not, the player continues with the first visit. (iii) If the nominated ball and the Eight Ball are potted, the player wins the frame.
(iv) If the Eight Ball is potted and the nominated ball is not, the player wins the frame.
If a Foul Snooker exists and the Cue Ball is touching anopponent's ball or balls, the player may, but is not obliged to, nominate one of those touching balls.
Q. Foul Jaw Snooker
If an opponent fouls and the Cue Ball comes to rest on or near a Jaw (curved part of a cushion), and that Jaw is preventing the player from playing the finest cut possible on both sides of any of that player's own Colour by way of a "straight – line" shot, the player is deemed to be Foul Snookered and all the rules pertaining to Foul Snookers will apply.
R. Touching Balls
(a) If the Cue Ball is touching an Object Ball, the player is obliged to "Play Away" from that Object Ball at an angle of more than 90 degrees.1. If any balls are moved during a frame:-
By a person other than the players taking part in the frame or,
As a direct result of one of the players being bumped or,
Due to any other event deemed outside the players' control such as:-
"An Act of God" such as an earthquake etc
Tip falling off a cue or end falling off a spider etc, The referee will replace the balls as near as possible to the positions they were in before the incident occurred, no penalty shall be imposed on either of the players and the frame shall continue.
(a) The referee will prevent any unauthorised marking of the table.
If a player causes a block of billiard chalk or other foreign matter to be on any part of the table it is not a foul. However, the referee will ensure that the item is removed. (b) If a player repeatedly causes a block of billiard chalk or other foreign matter to be on any part of the table the referee may deem that the player has breeched the Spirit of the Game and award the frame to the opponent. (c) Exception to (a) above: – A cigarette or beverage container. {See (K) Standard Fouls (9)}.
V. Impossible Shot
A situation may arise during a frame where it is impossible for a player to play a shot without fouling. In such a situation the player has no other option but to commit a foul.
W. Stalemate
The referee shall declare a Stalemate if both the player and the opponent have three turns in succession where the Cue Ball fails to make contact with an Object Ball. In such a case, the frame will be replayed with the same player breaking.
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Fed insists high inflation is "temporary", but experts interviewed Businesshala The high prices seem to be in place for a long time.
ifLooks like you're overpaying For everyday stuff, that's because you are. Inflation is growing at the fastest pace in 30 years and it doesn't seem likely to slow down anytime soon. Some experts say high inflation is only temporary, while others think it could last for the next year or more.
The consumer price index, a key measure of inflation, rose 6.2% in October from a year earlier, according to the most recent statistics From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Supply chain disruptions and labor shortage have compounded the issue. Scared investors are now looking to 2022, wondering how the Federal Reserve will react if inflation does not subside and the central bank does not return to its long-term 2% target rate.
Though investors fear higher price hike, they haven't derailed the market yet. The stock is near record highs — boosted by solid third-quarter earnings — and is now ready to rally through the holiday season.
But market experts and economists interviewed Businesshala Broadly speaking, high inflation seems to be here to stay, which could derail the market. They also remain bullish on long-term US economic growth, despite periods of high costs. The main concern, he says, is how the Federal Reserve will react—and how it will affect markets, which are likely to be bumpy next year.
The Federal Reserve announced last month that it would begin reducing the historical level of stimulus the market has provided since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is also cautioning investors.
Minneapolis Fed Chairman Neil Kashkari said in a Interview As CBS News reported earlier this month, investors should "not overreact to some of these temporary factors." He continued, "The math shows that we're going to see somewhat higher readings over the next few months before they start to decrease.
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Mark Zandik
Moody's Chief Economist
The current surge in inflation is largely due to For the pandemic and more specifically the delta version, which was a "classic supply shock that slowed economic growth," explains Moody's chief economist Mark Zandi Businesshala. "As the pandemic winds pick up and the delta wave fades, inflation will slowly begin to moderate," he predicts. It won't happen soon — due to critical supply chain and labor market issues, he clarifies, but he expects inflation to be within range of the Federal Reserve's target target by early 2023.
While "the worst is over" with supply chain disruptions, Zandi predicts that next year will help them moderate and reach a point where inflationary pressures will begin to ease. Moody's chief economist believes economic growth will remain strong – and should pick up when inflation slides back down and the delta version fades. He points out that recent job numbers, retail sales, auto sales and unemployment insurance claims are all showing signs of improvement.
There is a high probability that the market will be more volatile in 2022 with "speculative signs" and higher valuations, Zandi says, adding that property prices will be "very vulnerable to higher interest rates". If the Federal Reserve is to become more aggressive and push expectations, Zandi expects it to "go hard" for markets, with corrections on the horizon in 2022.
Jeremy Siegel
Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business
Despite the Fed reiterating its stance That high inflation is "temporary", other market experts are not so sure and predict otherwise. "I've been concerned about inflation for some time," says Jeremy Siegel, a professor of finance at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School. Predicting a cumulative inflation of between 20% and 25% over the next three or four years, he said, "The money supply boom we saw during the pandemic was unprecedented and was bound to lead to higher inflation. "
Siegel warned that if the market gets another poor consumer price index reading in December, "there is no question that Powell will be forced to accelerate tapering due to political and economic pressures." Once the Federal Reserve gets more serious about tackling inflation, the market will bounce back, and "we can easily make a correction of 10-15%," Siegel predicts.
"Once the Fed changes its stance on raising rates, the market will have to take a break at some point in early 2022," he predicts. "But again the earnings have been fantastic – it's a better established bull market than it was in 2000." Economic growth should remain strong despite high inflation, as the delta version burns out and the economy reopens, he says. "We could easily see 4% to 5% GDP growth next year."
Mario Gabelic
Gamco. founder of
Billionaire and Famous Value Investor Mario Gabelli, who started his investment firm Gamco in 1977, also expects inflation to continue. "This is a cycle that has its legs," he says, predicting that interest rates will rise.
While inflation will remain high, he expects economic growth — driven by solid corporate earnings — to continue, though the stock market may recover next year. Gabelli predicts that stock multiples are likely to contract over the next five to ten years due to tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve. "A lot of this additional liquidity is creating speculative bubbles that are not sustainable," he says, "the stock market is cushioned in terms of rising earnings and fundamentals, but I see a potential correction of 10% to 15%." gives. ."
The billionaire investor thinks that many companies will still be able to gain pricing traction, despite rising costs due to inflation, which should strengthen earnings and revenue numbers. For now, amid supply chain issues and a tight labor market, "companies are hedging inventory and raising prices," he explains.
kathy wood
Founder of Arch Invest
on the other side of the spectrum, Growth investors such as Arch Invest's famed stock picker Kathy Wood seem to have raised concerns about the current inflation "burst." He predicted innovations such as AI and robotics to lead to productivity gains, which should help lower prices in the long run.
Wood pointed out that another factor acting against inflation is the strength of the American consumer, who has a lot of inventory at home. Businesshala In an interview last month. "When companies that might be ordering double and triple fill the shelves, they'll probably find that the consumer has had enough."
Lisa Foley
Zevenbergen. managing director of
There was a "knee-jerk reaction" According to the latest consumer price index data from October, $5.7 billion (assets) says Lisa Foley, managing director of Zevenbergen Capital Investments. "I don't fear inflation as much as other people," she says, adding that she expects it to be "transient." Foley points out that even if inflation takes some time to moderate, economic growth and corporate earnings will remain strong.
"There are still a lot of industries that will generate significant gains in this environment," she says, adding that many companies will continue to see strong revenue growth despite inflation because they are able to deliver pricing to customers without hurting demand.
Matthew McLennan
Co-Head of Global Values at First Eagle Investment Management
"I can't remember a time when more companies were talking about labor shortages and raising prices," says Matthew McLennan, co-head of the Global Values team at First Eagle Investment Management. "We've added tons of demand, but the supply side hasn't come back."
McLennan expects inflation to ease somewhat before settling at 3% or 4%. "There are a lot of question marks for the economy going forward – the growth of the next few years could be less than the previous generation," he warned.
Their main concern, which could lead to market volatility, is that the "Fed is behind the curve" with its policy response. The central bank has not yet tightened its policy enough to deal with an environment of high inflation, he says, instead allowing the economy to steam up by allowing inflation to run above the trend.
"You can't discount the possibility that the Fed made a policy mistake, for fear that the market will react sharply at some point," McLennan predicted. "If we enter a window of greater market volatility due to rising fears around inflation, the Fed may find it difficult to tighten monetary policy and find itself in a Catch 22," he says.
Mohamed Al-Arian,
Allianz. Chief Economic Advisor in
"I think the Fed is losing credibility," Allianz's Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Erian similarly said in a Interview Last week. The Federal Reserve reiterates the mantra that inflation is transient, but it is not, saying: "It is not transient… it will last a while."
El-Erian pointed out that companies charging higher prices, supply chain disruptions lasting longer than expected and consumers hoarding products prematurely, all put additional pressure on inflation. He called on the Fed to "re-establish a credible voice on inflation" and "accelerate, in December, the pace of tapering," not "start preparing people for higher interest rates."
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Connecticut's unpopular local car tax remains unchanged
SUSAN HAIGH
Jun 7, 2013 at 12:01 AM Jun 7, 2013 at 7:18 AM
The state's unpopular tax on vehicles will remain on the books despite efforts this year by some legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to phase it out.
A multiyear plan proposed by a bipartisan legislative commission failed to get enough support among state senators and ultimately didn't make it into a key budget bill approved during the final hours of the legislative session, which ended Wednesday at midnight.
Earlier in the session, it became clear lawmakers opposed the Democratic governor's proposal to slash the tax as of July 1, exempting the first $20,000 of a vehicle's assessed value from the local property tax. The assessed value is 70 percent of the market value, so that would have meant someone who owns a car with a market value of under $28,571 would pay no property tax.
In both cases, city and town officials voiced concerns about how they were going to make up the lost revenue from the tax, which the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, or CCM, said generates about $700 million annually. The issue is expected to be resurrected next year, when the lawmakers return to the state Capitol.
"Hopefully between now and then we can come up with a mutually agreeable solution," CCM Executive Director James Finley said Friday. "Right now we're not there."
The car tax is seen as unfair because owners of identical vehicles with the same market value can pay vastly different tax levels based on where the vehicles are located. That's because mill rates — with one mill equal to $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property — differ among the municipalities.
House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, had asked the commission, which he created to review ways cities and towns can save money, to address the car tax and come up with an alternative to Malloy's idea. Cities and towns strongly opposed Malloy's idea, saying it would shift the tax burden to homeowners and businesses.
The proposal that came out of Sharkey's commission created a ceiling for how much cities and towns can tax vehicles. Over time, that ceiling would drop until the tax was eliminated, presumably by 2020.
Sharkey said he plans to resurrect the idea next year.
"For the life of me, I can't understand why anyone would be against the notion of abolishing the most regressive and hated tax in the state of Connecticut," he said.
Sharkey said because leaders of the state Senate did not participate in his commission on municipal savings, many senators were confused and misinformed about the car tax proposal.
"They didn't understand months of discussion that had been going on leading up to that vote," he said.
Some senators were concerned cities and towns would take financial hits as the tax is phased out. But Sharkey said municipalities would have been reimbursed from an account that would help cover any discrepancy between what municipalities might have received under their mill rates and what the statewide cap would impose. He said that account could be funded with revenue from the hotel tax and rental car surcharge. Revenues also would be generated from state antique license plate registrations.
Finley, who sat on the commission's subcommittee that studied the car tax, said the concept is a good starting point but CCM wants a more comprehensive, fully thought-out plan to ensure cities and towns don't lose out on revenue and become forced to raise already high taxes on homeowners and businesses. He said CCM will keep working with lawmakers on the issue.
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