{"text":"Mexico to Host 2016 World Amateur Golf Team Championships\nLast Updated: October 8, 2012 by Roxanna Brock McDade\nThe International Golf Federation (IGF) has announced that Cancun, Mexico, will be the site of the 2016 World Amateur Team Championships.\nThe courses of El Camale\u00f3n Golf Club at the Fairmont Mayakoba and the Grand Coral Riviera Maya Resort will be used for the championships, which will be hosted by the Mexican Golf Federation (FMG). The 27th women's championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy and the 30th men's championship for the Eisenhower Trophy will be played in September 2016.\nMexico previously served as the host of the 1966 World Amateur Team Championships for the men at Club de Golf Mexico and for the women at Mexico City Country Club, both in Mexico City.\n\"The International Golf Federation graciously accepts the bid of the Mexican Golf Federation to host the 2016 World Amateur Team Championships,\" said IGF president Peter Dawson. \"The IGF is pleased to be returning for this international competition to celebrate 50 years since Mexico first hosted the championships in 1966.\"\n\"We cannot tell you how touched and emotional we are,\" said past Mexican Golf Federation president Fernando Ysita, who was part of the nation's bid presentation. \"It's a great opportunity to show the world and the golfers what kind of courses we have, what kind of people we are and what kind of organization we can hopefully provide. It is something really important to Mexico and Mexican golf that we have been recognized and to be allowed to receive these championships back.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Presented by The Orpheum Theater at The Orpheum Theater, Flagstaff AZ\nUpon hearing the unique and refreshing sound of Nicki Bluhm, it becomes immediately clear why she is in the midst of a breakout year. Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul \u2014 music that's like an enchanting friend you've known for a short while but feels like you've known forever.\nIn 2011 alone, Nicki has moved with grace and style from the studio to the main stages of the nation's most revered music festivals (Outside Lands, High Sierra,\nIn 2011 alone, Nicki has moved with grace and style from the studio to the main stages of the nation's most revered music festivals (Outside Lands, High Sierra, Strawberry, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass), where her strong voice, striking presence and penchant for songcraft have made an undeniable impression and received rousing reception from audiences of all ages.\nNicki's story began at a New Year's Eve party where she sang an Allman Brothers song, catching the attention of musician\/producer Tim Bluhm (Mother Hips). With Tim's encouragement, Nicki began to write her own songs and perform in public. The two fell in love and married, followed by the recording of Nicki's debut album, Toby's Song (2008), which was heralded as one of Jambase's top ten albums of the year.\nNicki's music took on a life of its own with the formation of a band with childhood friend and lead guitarist Deren Ney. Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers grew with the addition of drummer Mike Curry (Jackpot), bassist\/vocalist Steve Adams (ALO), and rhythm guitarist\/vocalist Dave Mulligan. The band headed into the studio and emerged with Nicki's sophomore album, Driftwood (2011), a collection of songs that evoke the AM magic of Linda Ronstadt, the honest charm of Johnny and June Cash's duets, and the stoney sounds of retro Memphis soul. \"Part Karen Carpenter and part Grace Slick, Bluhm's voice moves effortlessly between softer, country tinged balladry and retro '60s\/'70s rock,\" No Depression declared.\nSince Driftwood's release, Nicki has performed with her band, as a duo with her husband, as a vocalist for West Coast supergroup Brokedown in Bakersfield, and as the special guest of countless musical legends. She has been called on to share the stage with Chris Robinson, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, Pegi Young and Josh Ritter; and has performed on \"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.\" Nicki is currently touring and has a new album with Tim called Duets.\nThere's no question that Nicki Bluhm is the \"It Girl\" of San Francisco's storied music scene. Luckily for us, the future is looking even brighter for rock's rising star.\nTickets Are $13 In Advance & $15 Day of Show\n(Prices Do Not Include Service Fees)\nDoors Open At 7pm & Show Starts At 8pm\nThe Orpheum Theater\n15 West Aspen Street, Flagstaff, AZ 86001\nCONNECT WITH The Orpheum Theater","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"TennisSport.org\nTennis guides and news\nAlexander Zverev could be tennis' next star\nThere's something that's very easy to identify in young sportsmen or sportswomen that leads you to believe they will be a champion that dominates at some stage over their career. What it is exactly is harder to say; it could be the way they saunter around a court or field, the manner in which they speak to the press or it could be based purely on what they have achieved so far in their respective sports.\nFor Alexander Zverev, it is all of the above and anyone who has seen this young man in action will know they are witnessing the birth of a star. The German is only 21 years old but you wouldn't know it by the way he conducts himself. Zverev gives off an impression that he has been in the game a long time and could be mistaken for a seasoned pro.\nSurvive + Advance\nAlexander Zverev wins nearly three and a half hour battle against Dusan Lajovic 2-6 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2 to book his spot in the 3R. #RG18 pic.twitter.com\/U5R39CZg3x\n\u2014 Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 30, 2018\nAt almost two metres tall, Zverev is an athletic specimen that glides over the court with spectacular ease. Given his height, he will always have a booming serve to boot but looks a bit more agile than a man of similar height like Kevin Anderson. There's only so far a big serve will take you and fortunately for Zverev, he has other strings to his bow.\nAt 21, Zverev has eight singles titles to his name already, which includes four on clay. The youngster has taken to the surface and it has been suggested that he could take over from Rafa Nadal as the player to dominate on the surface after the King of Clay eventually calls it a day.\nLike all great champions, Zverev has the ability to produce when under intense pressure. That was proved again after he saved match point against Damir Dzumhur before beating him in five sets at Roland Garros. It was a thrilling performance and one where he won over the Paris hearts with an enthralling comeback victory.\nAlexander Zverev comes back from 2-4 and 5-6* down in the 4th, saves a MP at *4-5 down in the 5th but beats Damir Dzumhur for a first career top 50 win at Grand Slams, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(3), 7-5. Into the last 16 at #RG18 pic.twitter.com\/ejuAjxq8QP\n\u2014 Jos\u00e9 Morgado (@josemorgado) June 1, 2018\nThe test will be to see if Zverev is able to keep this form going when he arrives at Wimbledon later this month. There's no question about his pedigree on clay but he must now replicate that form on the famous grass courts. The German is 9\/1 to win Wimbledon in tennis betting and he'll be one to keep a very close eye on as he continues his rise to the top.\nIt's not just on the courts where Zverev is entertaining but also off it. After his victory over Dusan Lajovic, Zverev was asked a question by journalist Jonathan Pinfield, to which he replied with a smile, \"Where you from, buddy?\" Zverev was so taken with the Yorkshire accent and immediately fell in love with it, promising to come and play a tournament there just because of his love for the accent.\nIt's exchanges like that, coupled with his very evident talent on the tennis court, that suggests Zverev isn't your run-of-the-mill athlete and could be here to stay. All things considered, there's no better time for a young tennis star to be emerging with a changing of the guard likely to happen over the next five years. By that time, Zverev will be ready to take up the torch and be tennis' shining light.\nPosted by Tyson\tin Tennis Tips\t| Tagged Alexander Zverev\n2015 French Open\nMale Tennis Players\nSport Tips\nIs tennis a top sport now?\nUnderstanding Different Tennis Surfaces\nHow tennis has become so popular\nThe Evolution of Tennis\nCopyright \u00a9 Tennis Blog 2022. WordPress theme by Tennis Blog.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"So Long, Gerry Cottle\nLegendary Circus Showman Gerry Cottle died aged seventy-five of the Coronavirus on Wednesday\nGerry Cottle\nWhen Gerry Cottle's Circus passed through the East End, I took the opportunity to meet the man behind the legend. With robust swagger, I found Gerry leaning against a caravan and munching his way through a Bakewell Tart while casting a custodial eye over the expectant audience arriving for the Saturday matinee.\nEvery inch the showman, Gerry saw Jack Hilton's Circus at Earl's Court in 1953 at the age of eight, when his parents took him along to the show, and from that day on he was simply biding his time until, at fifteen, he ditched his O Levels and ran away from his middle-class upbringing to join the circus. \"It was the polar bears that got me,\" he later admitted fondly.\nMarrying Betty Fossett, a princess of Britain's greatest and oldest Circus family \u2013 the Fossetts have been riding bareback for more than two centuries \u2013 Gerry embraced his destiny when he opened his own circus in July 1970, with just five performers including himself and Betty. The first venue was Sturminster Newton in a small second-hand tent that had previously been used for flower shows. By now, he had learnt juggling, stilt-walking, acrobatics, clowning and bareback horse riding.\nIt was the beginning of a twenty-year ascendancy that made Gerry Cottle's name synonymous with circus in this country and involved the acquisition of elephants, lions, tigers, chimpanzees and polar bears. \"I guess those glorious years in the mid-seventies were my heyday, I felt pretty invincible,\" admitted Gerry, contemplating the fulfilment of his ambition to become Britain's largest circus owner. Yet changing public opinion turned against the use of animals and, reluctantly, Gerry had to accept the inevitable loss of the beasts which were an integral element of circus for centuries. \"Originally, people came to circuses because they had never seen these animals before,\" he explained to me, \"P T Barnum said, 'A circus is not a circus without elephants and clowns' \u2013 so if you can't have elephants, you need to have good comedy.\"\nSteeped in circus lore and history, Gerry faced the creative challenge that has preoccupied the latter part of his career \u2013 of reinventing circus for contemporary audiences, without animals. He started with a Rainbow Circus that saw his three daughters \u2013 the Cottle Sisters \u2013 in the ring for the first time, followed by a Rock & Roll Circus and a Shark Show. Employing top stunt acts, acrobats, magicians and clowns, Gerry set out on a tour of the Far East that proved immensely lucrative. Flush with cash, he returned home and became the impresario who presented both the Moscow Circus and the Chinese State Circus in Britain, further boosting his fortune. Yet alongside this success, Gerry acquired a cocaine habit and a sex addiction. \"I was a bad boy,\" he confessed to me in roguish understatement, exercising his considerable charm.\nOvercoming his demons, Gerry's comeback was The Circus of Horrors in 1995, a gothic-themed performance constructed around dramatic stunts. Then, retiring to Wookey Hole in Somerset, Gerry started his own circus school with students drawn from the local population and this became the basis of his current circus, entitled 'Wow,' with a company of young performers eager to flaunt their impressive talents.\nAs one who has not been to the circus since I was a child, I was entranced to enter the big top filled with an audience that roared in excitement at this charismatic show. Combining music theatre, variety, magic, stunts and acrobatics, 'Wow' comprised fifty acts in one hundred minutes, introduced by a pair of clowns. The exhilarating pace, packed with fast-moving spectacle and comedy, was irresistible. Where once horses defined the circular motion which characterises a circus show, bicycles and performers on roller skates fulfilled this gesture. Rather than a sequence of unconnected acts, 'Wow' was distinguished by strong company work in which all members of the team give of their utmost, offering strong mutual support, and resulting in a show of palpable joy and delight.\nAfter fifty years of working in circus, 'Wow' manifested Gerry's unique and profound understanding of the medium. Over two hundred and fifty years after the first circus was opened by Philip Astley in Blackfriars in 1768, circus is still alive and evolving in this country, thanks \u2013 in no small measure \u2013 to the particular genius, distinctive passion, infinite tenacity and strength of personality of Gerry Cottle.\nPhotographs copyright \u00a9 Estate of Colin O'Brien\nYou might also like to read about\nAnna Carter, Carters Steam Fair\nColin O'Brien at the Fair\nfrom \u2192 Past Life\n3 Responses leave one \u2192\nMathilde Grange permalink\nI'm so sorry. Gerry's king of circus is marvelous, magical. What a great loss.\nJohn C. Miles permalink\nRIP, Gerry. Farewell to one of our nation's most colourful sons. I still smile when I recall his 'How to strip for your wife' feature in The Telegraph years ago.\nAchim permalink\nMr Gerry Cottle (1945-2021) \u2014 R.I.P.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Uncategorized 12 Very Interesting Facts about Jamaica\n12 Very Interesting Facts about Jamaica\n1. Small population of snakes\n2. Vudu\n3. Foreign Cultures\n4. Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum\n5. Bond, James Bond\n6. Olympic Winners\n7. Independence and Queen\n9. Flags of the World\n10. Innovative Jamaica\n11. Mountains and blue moons\n12. Orchids everywhere\nJamaica is one of the top destinations in the Caribbean. Each year, tourists flock in droves to this small island nation to enjoy its tropical climate and warm sandy beaches. Known for its relaxed atmosphere, tourists enjoy a variety of relaxing activities and fun-filled nights.\nThere are very few snakes found on the island of Jamaica. The mongoose was imported to Jamaica to eliminate rat reed fields in 1872. As a bonus, the mongoose has killed almost the entire population of snakes. So running into a snake is an exceptional event in Jamaica.\nAfrican slaves brought to Jamaica brought their form of religion, Obeahism. The obeahism is a form of voodoo is still practiced on the island. However, it is kept secret, since the practice of obeahism is punishable by death. People who practice this form of voodoo believe the Obeah man can use evil spirits to bring good or bad luck to others.\nJamaica's original inhabitants, the Arawak, grew corn and yams. Today, Jamaica's main crops include sugar cane, bananas, and mangos. None of these crops are native to the island, but they were imported into different time periods throughout its history. Coconut palms, breadfruit, and bamboo were also imported to the island.\nRum is the national drink of Jamaica. Here they rum mixed with almost any other beverage. Try the rum with coconut water; it is a very special drink on the island.\nBritish writer Ian Fleming is famous for its James Bond 007. After designing your dream home, Ian Fleming decided to be built in Jamaica and called Goldeneye. In Jamaica, he wrote ten of his novels spy James Bond world renowned.\nIn 1988, Jamaica became the first tropical country to participate in an Olympic winter sport. It was in the sled discipline. The film Cool Runnings (Cool Runnings), tells the story of Jamaica's first foray into the Winter Olympics. Only the US has won more Olympic and world medals Jamaica.\nJamaica was the first Caribbean country to gain independence. In 1962, after years of internal autonomy, Jamaica became an independent nation but chose to remain a member of the British Commonwealth. Like Canada, Queen Elizabeth II remains the Queen of Jamaica, but only by tradition.\nJamaica is one of only 2 countries in the world that has no color in common with the Flag of the United States of America. The other known country is Mauritania (green and yellow). Libya used to have a solid green flag, but has since changed and now include red and white. Jamaican flag is green, yellow and black. Two yellow stripes cross in an X with a green background on the upper and lower black portion and each side.\nJamaica was the 1st country in the Western world who built a railroad. They built his railroad just 18 years after he built Britain. AT & T phone system replicated Jamaica for being so well developed. In 1994, Jamaica became the first Caribbean nation to launch its website.\nJamaica's national dish is ackee and saltfish. Most people in Jamaica eats for breakfast. Aki is a fruit that grows in the area, and both served with fried meatballs and boiled. The cod is cooked with a small amount of oil with peppers and onions to please.\nThe stunning Blue Mountains of Jamaica are named by the fog that covers them. From a distance, the haze is blue. The second moon of the month is also called Blue Moon; However, there have been half a dozen sessions sapphire moons in the last 40 years.\nThere are over 200 species of orchids growing wild on the island of Jamaica. 73 species are unique to Jamaica. There are about 1,000 species of trees and 500 species of ferns. Jamaica is the best place to see wildlife.\nPrevious articleTop 10 Tourist Travel Destinations in Colombia\nNext articleTop 10 reasons to visit Portugal\nbsingh787\nHow to Choose the Right Personal Injury Attorney ?\nStaff slam empty London Nightingale hospital as a complete waste of money\nNo Transmission of Cornavirus in Supermarkets, or Restaurants have been proved\nBest Stocks To Buy Now: The Safest, Most Profitable Investments\nPortugal registers over 15,920 suspected adverse reactions to Covid Vaccine\n26k Adverse events reported in India during Covid vaccination: Data\nSuicide within 30 days of infection to be considered as Covid Death in India\nCovid can now cause Restless Anal Syndrome\nLawyer speaks on Covid Vaccine Injury Claims\nThe best stocks to invest: the future of your portfolio\nCan Cycling cause Urinary Problems or Erectile Dysfunction\n10 tips for healthy eating","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb What We Do \u00bb News\nATF Stories\nResources - Fact Sheets, Videos and More\nLists of Federal Firearms Licensees\nRichard S. Hartunian\n, United States Attorney\nContact: AUSA Michael Barnett\nwww.justice.gov\/usao-ndny\nAmstederam Man Admits to Unlawfully Possessing Guns and Distributing Heroin\nALBANY, NEW YORK \u2013 Shawn Taft, age 46, of Amsterdam, New York, pled guilty today to being a felon in possession of five firearms and to distributing heroin. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In May 2014, Taft sold heroin to a confidential informant on two separate occasions in the city of Schenectady. On July 8, 2015, the U.S. Marshals Service, with assistance from the Amsterdam Police Department, went to arrest Taft at his home. While arresting him, an officer observed a .22 caliber rifle in a closet in the front bedroom of Taft's residence. Officers went on to find four additional firearms in the residence, which were three rifles and a High Standard, model 88, .22 caliber revolver. The revolver was found in a bag of dog food on the back porch. Taft had previously been convicted of a felony and could not possess a firearm. U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino is scheduled to sentence Taft on June 23, 2016. Distributing heroin carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $1 million and a term of supervised release of up to life. Being a felon in possession of a firearm carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000 and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. A defendant's sentence is imposed by a judge based on a combination of factors including the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes. This case was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the U.S. Marshals Service, in conjunction with the Schenectady Police Department and the Amsterdam Police Department. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Rabe.\nNew York Field Division","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"267 S San Pedro St #218, Los Angeles, CA, 90012\nListing Agent: Catherine W. Hahn 01807038\nCourtesy of: Blue Urban Capital, Inc.\nAddress: 267 S San Pedro St #218\nNeighborhood: Downtown L.a.\n55+ Senior Condominium in Little Tokyo, DTLA.\nResidential Condo Co-Op\nMLS# 23-229385\nLooking For Backup\n312 W 5th St #1020, Los Angeles, CA, 90013\nMLS# SR22125875CN\n215 W 7TH ST #401, Los Angeles, CA, 90014\n746 S Los Angeles St #407, Los Angeles, CA, 90014\n460 S Spring St #204, Los Angeles, CA, 90013\nMLS# CV23013537MR\n1425 W 12TH ST #262, Los Angeles, CA, 90015\nMLS# OC22088601MR\nListing Agent: Catherine W. Hahn 01807038 Courtesy of: Blue Urban Capital, Inc. \"All data, including all measurements and calculations of area, is obtained from various sources and has not been, and will not be, verified by broker or MLS. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office\/agent presenting the information. IDX information is provided exclusively for personal, non-commercial use, and may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The listing broker's offer of compensation is made only to participants of the MLS where the listing is filed.\" Updated: 2nd February, 2023 1:13 PM (UTC)\n900 W Olympic Blvd #32F, Los Angeles, CA, 90015","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hull & East Yorkshire News\nInquests in Hull\nTributes to 'caring' Hull dad tragically found dead at home\nDavid Hatton was tragically found dead in his bed by his wife\nAnna Riley\nSign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inbox\nTributes have been paid to a \"caring family man\" after his sudden death.\nDavid Hatton, 60, of Marfleet Lane, Hull, was tragically found dead in his bed by his wife on October 19, 2019.\nAn inquest was held at Hull Coroner's Court and it was found that he passed away of ischemic heart disease and amphetamine use.\nThe court heard that nothing could be done to save Mr Hatton, despite efforts being made by his wife to perform CPR.\nHe had a long history of chronic back pain after a motorbike accident in 1978, had depression and smoked cannabis occasionally and took amphetamines at parties.\nMr Hatton's daughter described her dad as a \"caring family man\" and gave evidence to the court that he married at 25-years-old and had two daughters with his wife.\nHull Coroner's Court (Image: Rob Stebbing)\nAfter his motorbike accident, he retired in his 20s and was generally fit and healthy, but he had mobility issues that worsened as he got older.\nAs a hobby, he enjoyed restoring vintage cars and regularly smoked cannabis to relax, but stopped smoking it in tobacco in 2017 and instead used a pipe and took drugs at parties.\nOn the same day as his death, Mr Hatton had been under a lot of stress after feeding the family dog a bone that blocked the animal's intestines.\nHe felt responsible for the distress of the pet and the fact that the family would struggle to pay for surgery for the dog to save him.\nOn the day, he went to see a friend and then came home and said he felt unwell, tired and dizzy and went to bed.\nYear 3 student tests positive for coronavirus at East Yorkshire primary school\nHunt for Hull thug who fractured man's skull with one punch\nHis wife went to check on him later and give him his medication, but tragically, Mr Hatton was dead.\nUpon Mr Hatton's postmortem, toxicology results showed that amphetamines and cannabis were found in his system, but not at a lethal level.\nCoroner Rosemary Baxter gave a narrative conclusion and said that the cause of death was ischemic heart disease contributed to by his use of amphetamines over the years.\nShe said: \"David Hatton died on October 19, 2019 at his home of Marfleet Lane in the evening. He died due to suffering from ischemic heart disease, and the consumption of amphetamines contributed to his death.\n\"Chronic use of stimulants can also lead to heart disease.\"\nPaw Patrol and Peppa Pig give retailer sales boost as people shopped early for Christmas\nUK & World NewsBranded books and games also helped over Christmas\nBMW supercar driver caught speeding at 142mph on motorway\nUK & World NewsPolice said the driver was reckless, selfish and put others' lives at risk\nUK & World NewsOnline searches for the term have exploded 500 per cent in January 2022 - the highest jump in searches for almost 20 years","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Are Your Parents Driving You Crazy\nWritten by Maria Barrios\nThe ties that bind\nWhy (sometimes) our parents drive us bonkers once we have kids\nBy Maria Barrios\nThey're not just your parents (or in-laws) anymore. They're now grandma and grandpa and they have an intensified vested interest in your life and that of your child. It's time to warm up to that idea, while also tackling any tensions that develop.\nOnce we \"kids\" have kids of our own, our relationship with our parents can change dramatically\u2014often from the moment we bring our bundle of joy home from the hospital. Truth is, some of the things we now do as parents differ greatly from our parents' day, and can cause them to question us. Prepare yourself for questions like\u2026 \"Why does the baby sleep on her back?\" \"Why does she not have three layers of blankets on her?\" \"When are you going to stop breastfeeding\" or \"Why aren't you breastfeeding\" and \"What the heck is 'tummy time?\" All of a sudden your personal childrearing decisions seem up for discussion.\nSome grandparents go beyond the generation-gap babycare questions and can become quite, um, vocal or even critical about how you are raising your little one\u2014and unsolicited advice can become commonplace. Julie* of Uptown simply ignores the criticisms of her parents and in-laws, but their comments irritate her nonetheless.\n\"Every time she says something [negative], it bothers me, because it makes me feel as though I'm doing something wrong.\"\nJulie believes that her parents and in-laws simply can't put themselves in her and her husband's shoes. According to Julie, her mother-in-law believes that Julie should have quit work when she was seven months pregnant, as she did when she was pregnant with Julie's husband.\n\"I would have loved to quit my job, but we can't afford to live on just my husband's income. It seems that they remember their own experiences as parents and can't really remove themselves to see the new situation of being a parent today.\"\nKristy Brumfield, Ph.D., a clinical counselor with a special emphasis in early childhood play therapy and associate professor at Xavier University, believes that these scenarios can be a good opportunity for parents to practice being on the same page.\n\"The husband and wife or parents of the child should speak to each other and come to a unified agreement on how to deal with the issue,\" says Brumfield. \"Parents need to not be afraid to set boundaries with extended family members. But, at the same time it is important to remember the big picture and that you probably do want this person to be a part of your child's life. Take care not to damage the relationship\u2014be respectful yet clear.\"\nSarah* of Gentilly faced an overbearing mother-in-law who stopped by the house daily and was consistently critical of her daughter-in-law's child-rearing approach.\n\"The day my daughter was born, my mother-in-law announced that she would be coming over every day to care for the baby because I didn't know anything,\" says Sarah. \"I could do nothing right in her estimation, and she was not kind in her criticisms. It got to the point that I would not answer the door, or would deliberately leave the apartment after her work hours, knowing that she would be coming over.\"\nSarah's husband eventually confronted his mother, which helped to create clear boundaries and ground rules. While her mother-in-law was initially angry, the relationship between Sarah and her mother-in-law did eventually improve. Additionally, Sarah was happy that her husband stood up for her.\nBrumfield states that while couples should pick their battles, it is important to address significant concerns in a timely manner. According to Brumfield, being direct early on is better.\n\"People can take advantage of one parent's reluctance to address an issue. However, while issues should be addressed as soon as they come up, don't be disheartened if time has lapsed,\" says Brumfield. Late is better than never.\nIt is also important to realize that grandparents and other extended family members can also be in a tough position when it comes to confrontation, particularly when they see the child placed in an unhealthy circumstance. Margaret* of Uptown has witnessed her sister-in-law smoke throughout her pregnancy as well as isolate the child from her family while her husband served in Iraq.\n\"My nephew has poor nutrition and has lost all of his front teeth to bottle rot,\" says Margaret. \"He gets planted in front of the TV day and night and has yet to speak\u2014he is three years old. We constantly struggle with how to handle my sister-in-law, how to suggest changes, etc. Nothing works. In the end, she's his mom. We do what we can. It's not 'none of our business,' but she is his mom, and my brother is his dad. Ultimately, it's up to them.\"\nBrumfield agrees that while the ultimate decision is that of the parents, concerns can be expressed in a constructive manner. According to Brumfield, it is essential that the person doing the confronting not come across as attacking.\n\"That will just make the parents defensive,\" says Brumfield. \"Instead, take a more cooperative approach. If you acknowledge the parents as the final decision makers you have a better chance of being heard. However, if you believe it is a case of child neglect, you should contact the appropriate authorities.\"\nHaving a unified front between a couple will both aid in providing guidelines for the child and extended family members.\n\"As children grow older, having a united front between parents is more important,\" says Brumfield. \"They [the children] will recognize the parents' points of disagreement and may use them to manipulate situations. Additionally, grandparents and extended family can also use weakness between a couple to manipulate. So, always keep a unified front and maintain open communication. It is better for all relationships, whether between parent and grandparent or child and parent.\"\nWith both of her parents deceased and her in-laws in another country, one new mother, Gaby* of the Marigny, has a different vantage point on \"interfering\" grandparents.\n\"I would really love to have grandparents around for my daughter,\" says Gaby. \"Even though grandparents can probably be a nightmare and a pain\u2014it comes from a place of caring and love. It is nice to have someone helping you do a better job. I don't resent it when I hear people venting a great deal about their in-laws or parents being difficult or too pushy with their opinions on child rearing, but I think people should count their blessings.\"\n*names have been changed at the request of the interviewees.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Florida Tech Soccer Matchup Versus Mississippi College Ends In Double Overtime Draw\nBy Space Coast Daily \/\/ September 5, 2016\nScoring chances weren't difficult to come by, but unfortunately goals were, as Florida Tech settled for a 1-1 draw against Mississippi College in double overtime on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at Rick Stottler Field. (FIT Image)\nBREVARD COUNTY \u2022 MELBOURNE, FLORIDA \u2013 Scoring chances weren't difficult to come by, but unfortunately goals were, as Florida Tech settled for a 1-1 draw against Mississippi College in double overtime on a sweltering Sunday afternoon at Rick Stottler Field.\nThe Panthers outmatched the Choctaws by a 21-10 margin in the shot category, yet outside of freshman Luca Campanini's first career score in the 39th minute, weren't able to convert against their Gulf South Conference opponent.\n\"We had a number of chances in both games this weekend,\" said Panther head coach Robin Chan.\nRobin Chan\n\"Today hurt us because we couldn't put the one ball away that was going to take us home. We felt confident at the back for most of the game. We felt secure on the defensive side. We created a number of chances, just lacked a little bit in our final product.\"\nFlorida Tech dug itself a bit of a hole less than 10 minutes into the match after Horacio Gutierrez Jr. a drilled a low shot into the left side of the net to give the Choctaws the quick 1-0 advantage. The goal seemed to serve as a wake-up call for the Panthers, though, as they fought back to gain control in the opening half.\nA great combination of passes between Campanini and Evan Enders in the 31st minute set up Josh Thomas for the open strike, but a diving save made by Humberto Pelaez kept the shutout intact for Mississippi College That all changed moments later, however, thanks to the relentless play of Campanini.\nPressuring the ball up top, Campanini forced a crucial turnover deep in the Choctaws' end before curling a beautiful shot just out of Pelaez's reach to even the score.\nWith his first career goal in the bag, Campanini was well on his way to a hat trick, but twice had scores wiped out by narrow offside calls that were deflating for a Florida Tech club looking to secure its second win in as many seasons over MC.\nFlorida Tech Panthers Take No Chances, Start 2016 Season With 42-28 Win At Newberry\nAlong with Campanini, early indicators are pointing in the right direction for Florida Tech freshmen Robbie Madden, Per Henirk Nag and Jack Turnbull \u2013 an encouraging sign thus far for Chan.\n\"We had four starting today, and there are more on the side pushing for time,\" he said. \"Those guys have come in and adjusted well. They deserve to be in there and have the opportunity to play.\"\nContinuing its early-season home stand, Florida Tech will be back in action next Sunday at 12 p.m. ET versus West Alabama.\nFor complete coverage, log onto FloridaTechSports.com\/live.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"S.W.2d\n238 S.W.2d\n238 S.W.2d 732 (1951)\nPARHAM v. MONTAGNE\nPARHAM v. MONTAGNE.\nCourt of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.https:\/\/leagle.com\/images\/logo.png\nRehearing Denied April 25, 1951.\nCombs & Combs, and D. L. Broadus, all of Beaumont, for appellant.\nCecil, Keith & Mehaffy, and Edward C. Carrington, all of Beaumont, for appellee.\nCourt of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.\nR. L. MURRAY, Justice.\nThis is an appeal from a judgment in a district court of Jefferson County, entered upon an instructed verdict in favor of A. J. Montagne, appellee, who was the defendant in the trial court, and against D. J. Parham, plaintiff in the trial court. Montagne transacted his business under the name \"Jefferson Motor Car Company.\"\nIn his original Petition the appellant alleged that on or about June 1, 1948, he delivered to the defendant, his agents, servants and employees his 1947 Hudson sedan; that said car was delivered to the defendant who gave plaintiff a cash deposit receipt in the sum of $2,250, which sum was to be applied by defendant to plaintiff's credit upon the purchase of a new Hudson sedan to be delivered by plaintiff to defendant as soon as possible; that defendant, his agents, servants or employees represented that such new automobile would be delivered to plaintiff within three weeks; that plaintiff made repeated demands upon defendant to deliver such automobile to him or to refund his money in the sum of $2,250; that defendant failed and refused to do either, to plaintiff's damage in the sum of $2,250. Plaintiff further alleged that because of the failure to deliver the new automobile to him that he was also deprived of the use of his car and was damaged thereby in the sum of $835. He prayed for judgment for his damages and for interest.\nThe defendant first answered by a general denial and a special denial that the \"instrument of writing upon which plaintiff's original petition is founded in whole or in part and which is charged to have been executed by this defendant or by his authority\" was executed by him or under his authority. This answer was verified by the defendant and was filed February 28, 1949. Later by a pleading filed March 18, 1950, the defendant denied generally all of plaintiff's allegations and also by way of special answer pleaded that the plaintiff had entered into a partnership contract with Willie J. Derouen, who was employed by defendant as a salesman in his automobile business in Beaumont; that by the terms of this partnership, plaintiff and Derouen agreed that plaintiff would furnish Derouen with $2,000 to be used for the purchase and sale of used automobiles, and that the profits from the sale of such used automobiles by Derouen were to be divided between plaintiff and Derouen; that plaintiff did furnish Derouen the sum of $2,000; that plaintiff knew that Derouen was employed by defendant and owed him his entire time, skill and talents as a salesman; that plaintiff's delivery of his 1947 Hudson car to defendant's place of business was not in fact a delivery to him but to Derouen under the partnership agreement to sell used automobiles; that said delivery did not constitute a delivery to the defendant; that the plaintiff did not receive a receipt from Derouen with Jefferson Motor Car Company's name thereon until plaintiff learned that Derouen had appropriated the 1947 Hudson automobile or the proceeds therefrom to his own use, whereupon the plaintiff secured the execution of said receipt from Derouen after threatening bodily harm to Derouen and that the execution of said receipt could not be constituted as being executed within the course of Derouen's employment with defendant. Defendant alleged such facts as a plea of estoppel and alleged that by reason of illegal and unconscionable partnership agreement between plaintiff and Derouen, carried on and operated at defendant's place of business, plaintiff should be estopped from asserting his claim.\nThe defendant below also filed a cross-action against plaintiff below, which cross-action was dismissed when the trial court instructed a verdict in defendant's favor.\nBy a stipulation of counsel before the opening of the trial of the case the parties by their attorneys of record agreed that the answer failed by the defendant on February 28, 1949, consisting of a sworn denial and plea of non est factum was not abandoned as a defensive pleading but was consolidated with and became a part of defendant's answer \"filed on March 18, 1949\", the same as it if were incorporated therein and the two instruments were to be treated as one answer for all purposes in the trial. (We note that the file mark in the transcript upon defendant's later answer is March 18, 1950. Since there is no pleading in the transcript filed by the defendant on March 18, 1949, we assume the reference in the stipulation is to the answer filed March 18, 1950).\nThe plaintiff thereafter filed a supplemental petition, containing a general denial of matters alleged in defendant's original answer and specially denying that there was any partnership between him and Derouen.\nThe appellant's first point is that since his suit was predicated on an instrument in writing executed by defendant and no plea of non est factum was filed, the court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant. The appellee, by a supplemental transcript, brought up his original answer which contained the verified plea of non est factum. The stipulation above referred to is found in the statement of facts. This point is therefore without merit and is overruled.\nAll of the other points of error brought by the appellant, except points Nos. 7 and 8, are closely related and assert that the court erred in instructing a verdict against him because various issues of fact were raised by the evidence. We will discuss these points together and in doing so it will be necessary to summarize the evidence. Appellee was and has been for a number of years the authorized dealer for Hudson automobiles in Beaumont. One W. J. Derouen was his only salesman at the time of the transaction out of which this litigation took place and had been in his employ for some 18 or 19 years. His name appeared on the door of his office with the title of Sales Manager. He was the only salesman employed, however, and attended to all the sales made by the company. Mr. Montagne, the appellee, had been in poor health for the past several years and most of the operation of the business was left to Derouen, who had authority to make trades and close sales deals for him. In February, 1947, the appellant bought a Hudson automobile from the defendant. Appellant was a locomotive engineer who lived in Angelina County. He brought his car in to appellee's place of business, Jefferson Motor Car Company, several times for service and repairs and dealt at all times with Mr. Derouen. Appellant testified that in June of 1948 he came back to appellee's place of business to buy a new model Hudson car with the desire of trading in his first car; that Mr. Derouen had agreed to give him an allowance of $2,250 on a new car; that Derouen stated that they did not maintain a secondhand car lot and Derouen asked appellant to deliver the one he had to him so that if they got a chance to sell the car they could sell it before delivery could be made of the new one; that he delivered the old car to Jefferson Motor Car Company during the first part of June, 1948; that he received a written receipt at that time from Mr. Derouen which receipt had been destroyed at the time of the trial. Derouen told him at that time that he had no regularly printed forms then for the order and receipt but would have one within a short time; that a few days later when he was back in Beaumont he received a receipt from Derouen on a regular for and the old receipt was destroyed. This instrument was in evidence and read as follows:\n\"Jefferson Motor Co.\nBeaumont, Texas Date 6\/17..1948\nPlease enter my order for Hudson 6 Com\nDelivery on Soon as Possible or as soon as\nPrice f. o. b. Beaumont..       $ ........\nExtras:..................\n............................... $ .......\nTotal         $ .......\nCash Deposit    $2250.00\nNone         $......\nTotal Credits   $ .......\nBalance         $ .......\nService Fee     $ .......\nTotal Time Cost $ .......\n...Notes @      $ .......\nTotal of Notes  $ .......\nPurchaser (signed) D. J. Parham\nAddress .......................\nAccepted ... Jefferson Motor Car Company\nBy (signed) Willie J. Derouen\n(Conditions on reverse side)\n(Reverse side) Price subject to change without notice. The replacement of any part of the automobile herein ordered due to defective material or workmanship is to be made under the terms of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce warranty. A copy of which will be furnished upon application. This is not valid unless accepted by the dealer or his authorized representative. No agreements are recognized other than those stated herein. Positive delivery dates cannot be guaranteed but the dealer binds himself to use every effort to make delivery when stipulated.\"\nThe appellant also testified that he had never received delivery from appellee of the 1948 motor car, he had made demand for delivery and that all of his dealings in regard thereto were with Mr. Derouen; that there was some kind of labor dispute at the factory and delivery of any cars was delayed; that he had not ever received the new car, the old car or $2,250 in cash. Appellant testified further on cross-examination that he got to know Mr. Derouen quite well during all the times he had previously testified about; that he had loaned him a thousand dollars in May and another thousand in June, 1948. The appellant denied that he had loaned the money to Derouen for any partnership or organization of any kind. The appellant further testified on cross-examination that he had filed a suit against Mr. Derouen in the district court of Jefferson County, and that he had related the facts of his transactions with Mr. Derouen to his attorney and employed him as his attorney to represent him in his suit against Derouen. The petition in appellant's suit against Derouen was introduced in evidence in which the appellant alleged that Derouen had executed a check payable to the appellant for $2,000 and the bank on which it was drawn had refused payment because of insufficient funds; that Derouen thereafter paid appellant $500; he further alleged that during the month of May, 1948, appellant loaned Derouen one thousand dollars and in June, 1948 he loaned Derouen an additional sum of one thousand dollars; that said money was to be used by Derouen for the purchase of used automobiles by Derouen, who was to resell them at a profit and that the profits on the sale of said automobiles was to be divided equally between appellant and Derouen; that they did on numerous occasions purchase automobiles and resell them, earning a profit on said sales of $3,100; that appellant was under the agreement to receive from said profits $1,550. Appellant further testified on cross-examination that he did not know Mr. Montagne, the appellee, until he saw him in the courtroom the day of the trial and did not know his son, Paul Montagne, Jr.; that he never told Mr. Montagne anything and did not try to see him about anything at all; that he had loaned Derouen part of the money before he brought his car in to on trade and delivered the car to Derouen at the Jefferson Motor Car Company; that there were no new cars on the floor for sale at the time he made his trade with Derouen, but they did agree on the type and style of car he wanted; that he first loaned Mr. Derouen one thousand dollars when Derouen said he was pressed financially, that his wife was sick and that he was up against it financially; that later in the year, probably in August, he told Derouen he needed part of his money; later on when he wanted his money or the car the cars were not available for delivery; that Derouen asked him if he wanted the money, he was not sure whether Derouen said \"$2,250\" or \"the money\", appellant told him to hold the money, that he would rather have the automobile; that some time later he came in to the office accompanied by his wife; that his wife told Derouen that she ought to cut his head off and he admitted it; that his wife had a knife in her purse and it was at this time that Derouen gave him a check for $2,000; that the check was not paid by the bank because of insufficient funds; that after the bad check incident he told Derouen he was going to have to take action if he could not get his money or the automobile and shortly thereafter in February, 1950, he filed suit against Derouen; that Derouen had told him that he had taken his $2,000 to trade in cars and had made $3,100 profit. When the appellant was asked to explain why the receipt given to him showed a cash deposit rather than receipt of an automobile for trade-in he testified as follows: \"A. Well, when the discussion come up about the price of the automobile, he had a book there, printed book, that gave the trade-in values on all models and makes of automobiles, and he showed me that. I told him I wouldn't even consider that price for my automobile. We went on some further discussing the price, and he submitted that the automobile would sell for considerably more than the value that the book shows. He said he could take the car and show me a cash deposit on the new one and not show any trade-in; he could handle it that way, but he couldn't show a trade-in value at that price.\" The appellee offered in evidence the receipt for the first car bought by appellant showing a purchase price of $2,152.27. This was excluded by the court on appellant's objection. The instrument is not brought up in the record. The appellant further testified on cross-examination that he had delivered the title certificate signed in blank to Derouen at the appellee's place of business when he left the car. Appellant testified further that he did not know what had become of the car he had turned over to the appellee; did not make any inquiry about it; that it was immaterial to him what they did with it.\nMr. A. J. Montagne, appellee, called as a witness by the appellant, testified that Derouen was his salesman and had the title of Sales Manager; that he had been discharged lately; that he waited on a majority of the people who came into the office; that he did not know the appellant himself; that he had known nothing of any arrangement between appellant and Derouen about trading insured cars; that Derouen was discharged about the time the appellant's suit against Derouen was filed; that he knew nothing of the transaction with the appellant over the purchase of a new car in 1948; that his company had never received any money or anything else of value for the car which appellant testified he had delivered to appellee's place of business; that Derouen had never made known to him that he was operating another business there under appellee's roof; that if he had known of the arrangement between Derouen and appellant he would not have permitted it to continue; that he was in the used car business to the extent that he always had some used cars to sell, the ones he would take in on trade.\nBy the points under consideration the appellant says that the evidence raises an issue of fact for submission to the jury as to the authority of the agent to act for the appellee, raises an issue of fact as to whether Derouen in taking possession of the appellant's automobile and agreeing to allow him the sum of $2,250 therefor on a new car was acting as the agent of the appellee; that appellant's testimony on the trial being that no partnership with Derouen existed, the evidence did not show as a matter of law the existence of a partnership between appellant and Derouen or the existence of a joint venture; that the evidence did not show as a matter of law that Derouen was not acting as the agent of the appellee; that the evidence does not show conclusively that the agent Derouen acted adversely to the interest of appellee and that appellant had knowledge of and participated in such wrongful conduct, if any, on the part of the agent. There is no question but what Derouen was the agent of the appellee for the transaction of all matters that arose in the ordinary course of business at Jefferson Motor Car Company's place of business. The evidence is not conclusive, however, that at the time the appellant left his car with Derouen at appellee's place of business appellant was attempting to take advantage of his relationship with Derouen which was against the interests of Mr. Montagne. It was a question of fact for the jury to decide whether Parham delivered the car to Derouen to be sold by Derouen himself and not as the agent of appellee. The evidence would support a jury's finding that Parham and Derouen agreed that Derouen would sell his car for him personally and in that way get him a price of $2,250 to be applied on the purchase of a new Hudson car, but in view of Parham's testimony above outlined we do not think that the evidence was conclusive. If Parham's testimony is to be believed in its entirety, the jury might have found that Parham had loaned Derouen money to be used in buying and selling used cars but that this particular transaction and sale was not a part of whatever arrangement Parham and Derouen had agreed on for buying and selling used cars for a profit, and that Derouen, as appellee's agent in charge of his business, had agreed to sell his car for him without profit and give him credit for $2,250 on the price of his new car. There is no evidence in the record as to the market value of the 1947 Hudson car, which the appellant left with Derouen to be sold. It is true that by some excluded testimony the appellee offered to show that the appellant had paid approximately $2,175 for the car while it was new over a year prior to this transaction, but there is no concrete evidence as to that car's market value at that time. While it may be implied from the evidence that Derouen's actions in buying and selling used cars for himself and the appellee was a violation of his duty as an agent of Mr. Montagne, the evidence is not conclusive, as a matter of law, that such actions of Derouen generally or in this particular transaction were adverse to the interests of Mr. Montagne. We believe that appellant's Points of Error in this regard must be sustained and that the trial court was in error in granting the motion for instructed verdict and in failing to submit to the jury the issues of fact outlined in such Points.\nBy his Point No. 7 the appellant complaints that the trial court erred in holding that the allegations contained in an abandoned pleading in another suit constituted a judicial admission of the existence of a partnership between the appellant and Derouen. By his Point No. 8 the appellant contends that the trial court erred in not permitting him to introduce in evidence his amended petition in his suit against Derouen, after the court had received in evidence, in behalf of the appellee, his original petition in that suit. These Points are considered together. The appellant offered in evidence his amended original petition in his suit against Derouen. Counsel for appellee made the following objection: \"Your Honor, we are going to object to that because it certainly would be self-serving; anything he would try to offer here, filed in some other suit, would merely be a self-serving declaration to offset the admission he made as a matter of judicial law in this courthouse.\" The trial court sustained this objection. After the appellant had testified that after he had loaned the money to Derouen he asked him how he intended to pay it back and Derouen replied that \"he had two secondhand automobiles he knew of some place that he could buy.\" His counsel then asked the question: \"Was there any discussion of any agreement or understanding there between the two of you at the time upon the issuance of the first check that there was to be any division of the profits, fifty-fifty or otherwise?\" Counsel for appellee objected as follows: \"First of all I want to object to the question because it sounds like Mr. Combs testifying, it is so leading and suggestive; and for the further reason that he seeks to impeach his own witness.\" The trial court's ruling was, \"I think it would be impeachment on the admissions. Sustained.\" Any admission contained in an abandoned pleading ceases to be binding on the pleader in the sense that he is prevented from disproving facts alleged therein. Hughes v. Fort Worth National Bank, Tex.Civ.App., 164 S.W.2d 231. Admissions or declarations against interest contained in an abandoned pleading or pleadings filed in another action are not conclusive but may be explained or contradicted by the party against whom they are offered. An admission by declaration against interest is merely another piece of evidence; it is not conclusive on the party against whom it is offered and the probative value of it is a question of fact for the jury. McMillan v. Gage, Tex.Civ.App., 165 S.W.2d 754. The appellant did not bring up by Bill of Exceptions or otherwise the contents of the amended petition which he offered in evidence. We are unable to determine what was in the instrument offered, but from the ruling of the court in the statement of facts, on the objection made by counsel, it is apparent that the appellant was denied the right to explain or testify in any manner concerning his allegations in the abandoned pleading in another lawsuit on the ground that such testimony by him would be an impeachment of the admission. We think this was error, and since the case must be remanded because of the court's failure to submit various fact issues to the jury we are pointing out these rulings on the admissibility of such testimony on the part of the appellant as further error. Anything which the witness might have said or offered in explanation of the pleading in the other lawsuit, put in evidence by the appellee, would have been self-serving but that would not make the testimony inadmissible. When the appellee put in evidence appellant's abandoned pleadings in another lawsuit his subsequent pleadings in that same suit were admissible in evidence in explanation of the abandoned pleading. Any further testimony which the appellant might have given in regard thereto was not inadmissible upon the objection that it would be an impeachment of his admission against interest. Such admissions are subject to explanation.\nFor the errors indicated, the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the case is remanded for a new trial.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"IFA News\nIslam & Sharia\nLGBTQ Agenda\nPolitical Satire & Memes\nWhom Should Illinois Family Action Criticize?\nWritten by Laurie Higgins\nIllinois Family Action (IFA) has received a fair number of responses to recent articles on a local election in suburbs north of Chicago, only one of which was critical. Frankly, we expected more critical emails. It's tempting as a non-profit organization to avoid offending our supporters, but IFA (and our sister organization, Illinois Family Institute) is committed first to biblical truth. Our mission is not to defend Republicans.\nThat said, we realize that the Republican Party is our best hope for defending the preborn, marriage, family, and religious liberty. And we think that serving truth first will ultimately restore the integrity of the Illinois GOP \u2014 but not without some pain in the process.\nTo reiterate, IFA is not an arm of the Republican Party, but we do recognize that the Republican Party more closely aligns with our mission and does so more often than does the Democratic Party. For those reasons, having a candidate who rejects truth about the inherent rights of the preborn (or rejects the truth that marriage is a sexually complementary union) within the Republican Party is more dangerous than having them in the Democratic Party.\nThe angry email accused us of \"eating our own.\" Someone who endorses the legal ability of women to kill preborn babies is not \"our own.\" There is not, nor ever will be, a moral right for one person to kill an innocent, defenseless person.\nIt was not merely the information about Arie Friedman's pro-abortion position that we wanted to communicate in our last two articles. We are equally invested in getting all Illinoisans to think about the bigger picture \u2014 the dynamics within the IL GOP.\nOur argument is that whenever we get an Arie Friedman or Mark Kirk in office, it's nigh unto impossible to get rid of them because the Republican Party will never field a challenger to an incumbent Republican. Barring a scandal or complete incompetence, we will have them in office for years. While socially liberal Republicans are in office, they further erode the philosophical commitments of the party.\nThe Illinois GOP, however, will be willing to field a challenger to an incumbent Democrat.\nFinally, until the Illinois GOP sees that they can't get their socially liberal candidates elected because social conservatives won't vote for them, they will continue to promote socially liberal Republicans. The Illinois GOP needs to suffer some consequences for alienating its base and for promoting issues that are rejected in its own platform. (The presidential election is not analogous to other federal and state elections, but for purposes of brevity, I will not discuss the differences here.)\nYour support of our work and ministry is always much needed and greatly appreciated. Your promotion of our emails on Facebook, Twitter, your own email network, and prayer for financial support is a huge part of our success in being a strong voice for the pro-life, pro-marriage and pro-family message here in the Land of Lincoln. Please consider standing with us.\nClick here to support Illinois Family Action (IFA). Contributions to IFA are not tax-deductible but give us the most flexibility in engaging critical legislative and political issues.\nYou can also send a gift to P.O. Box 93, Mokena, IL 60448.\nTags: Arie Friedman, Mark Kirk\nUncategorized | David E. Smith | September 26, 2012 7:29 PM\nReceive Text Updates\n\u00a9 Copyright 2019 Illinois Family Action a sister organization to Illinois Family Institute","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hundreds of works on traditional Tibetan medicine go digital\nXINING \u2014 The Qinghai Tibetan medicine research institute has completed the digitalization of more than 600 works on traditional Tibetan medicine.\nThe books and documents were created between the 7th century and the early 20th century.\n\"It's of great significance to share the valuable research materials with public through digitalization,\" said Khardrogy, director of the institute's literature information center.\nDigitalization can help preserve the original rare ancient books and documents, and provide a more convenient platform for knowledge exchange, Khardrogy added.\nThere are more than 5,000 ancient works on traditional Tibetan medicine, but many are damaged or lost due to poor storage among other factors.\nThe institute has dispatched researchers to other parts of China and more than 10 countries including Britain, Italy and the United States, collecting over 1,000 documents. More than 600 have been put into a database, together with introductions to thousands of traditional Tibetan medicinal materials and preparations, 300 diagnoses and treatments as well as 800 academic journals.\nTibetan medicine, known as Sowa Rigpa in Tibetan, has a history of over 2,000 years. It was added to China's intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.\nDevelopment of China's digital economy\nDigital technology pumps new life into rural areas\nDigital strides powering China's economic progress","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fidelity posts record result\nFidelity Life's record profit result shows its acquisition of TOWER's life insurance business has been a success, its chief executive says.\nMonday, October 13th 2014, 6:00AM\nby Susan Edmunds\nFidelity Life posted an after-tax profit of $35.1 million in the 2014 year, more than twice 2013's $17.1 million.\nDuring the year, Fidelity bought TOWER's health and life business and sold its KiwiSaver scheme to Grosvenor.\nChief executive Milton Jennings said he was very pleased with the result. \"There's always a fear when you acquire a company that it won't achieve expectations but we're very pleased with the result and how it has gone.\"\nHe said Fidelity Life had aimed for consistency, not large growth over the year. \"We want managed growth to support the adviser force.\"\nFidelity had been able to realise the results of the acquisition of TOWER's business and get the growth it had wanted out of that, Jennings said. \"We also had the sale of the KiwiSaver funds which helped boost the result.\"\nAll staff had been integrated by May, Jennings said, and once everyone was in one building it had become easier to get back to business as usual. \"And get service standards back to where they were before. \"\nFidelity also started a joint venture with nib during the 2014 year, selling its products through the Fidelity network. \"That caused a few delays in the new business department as we were bedding both down,\" Jennings said. \"We put it in pretty quickly after the TOWER acquisition and with the benefit of hindsight, should have taken a bit more time over it. But there's nothing like getting in and getting going. There were teething problems because it's two companies rather than one, two decisions rather than one and it took longer than we initially thought. It's going well now.\"\n\u00ab Path to one company for life insurer Decline in health insurance rates stabilising \u00bb\n\"I strongly disagree with the comments made here. Firstly it ignores the fact that women represent at least a 50% market...\"\n1 day ago by MediCare\n\"Although probably not a good litmus test on the subject of female participation in financial services, I was amazed at the...\"\n1 day ago by John Milner\n\"bay broker good points but I get the point about premiums increasing when sick. I have Vitality personally and I have qualified...\"\n4 days ago by taka dan","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Interest Area: Analytical, Lipid Oxidation and Quality\nAnalytical Posters\nElectrochemical Characterization of Synthetic Dendritic Antioxidants\nPoster Presenter(s)\nMatthew J. Fhaner\nAssociate Professor of Chemistry\nUniversity of Michigan-Flint\nResearch interest on plant-based novel-antioxidant targets has grown over the past decade. One class of antioxidants that has drawn attention are flavonoids, due to their significant health benefits ranging from anti-inflammatory to anti-cancer properties. Some species, such as Quercetin, which is one of the most abundant flavonoids, have also been found to produce negative health consequences in the presence of transition metals or depending on the moiety present on the antioxidant species. Therefore, investigations into synthetic polyphenols provides a route for creating antioxidant candidates with well-defined structures and predictable properties. One mechanism to synthesize polyphenol species is as through repetitive synthetic steps resulting in a dendritic structure. Antioxidants synthesized in this manner may produce \"dendritic effects\", which can improve solubility and increase antioxidant efficiency. Our research interests have centered on investigating antioxidant efficiency through electrochemical methods. In this work, square wave voltammetry was utilized to obtain characterization insights for various dendritic antioxidants. Lower limits of quantitation and detection, along with oxidation potentials, and voltammograms were collected for each dendritic species. It was also noted, that dendritic antioxidants produced an exponential change in analytical signal in relation to change in concentration. This exponential relationship between analytical signal and concentration has not been observed with non-dendritic species we have previously studied such as sesamol, rosemary extract, and butylated hydroxytoluene.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Probability of Miracles\nThe Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder\nTitle: The Probability of Miracles\nAuthor: Wendy Wunder\n\u200bGenre: Young Adult, Fiction, Contemporary\nPublisher: Razorbill\nRating:\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\nSynopsis:\"Dry, sarcastic, sixteen-year-old Cam Cooper has spent the last seven years in and out hospitals. The last thing she wants to do in the short life she has left is move 1,500 miles away to Promise, Maine - a place known for the miraculous events that occur there. But it's undeniable that strange things happen in Promise: everlasting sunsets; purple dandelions; flamingoes in the frigid Atlantic; an elusive boy named Asher; and finally, a mysterious envelope containing a list of things for Cam to do before she dies. As Cam checks each item off the list, she finally learns to believe - in love, in herself, and even in miracles.\nA debut novel from an immensely talented new writer, The Probability of Miracles crackles with wit, romance and humor and will leave readers laughing and crying with each turn of the page.\"\nReview: I am filled with emotions because of this book. I was honestly quite skeptical BUT LET ME EXPLAIN WHY. I connected with Cam A LOT. I started reading this book with a VERY realistic view and everything that occurred made me laugh or shake my head at the craziness. However, I found myself wishing for more and more miracles as the book went on.\nNow let's back up to the beginning of the story. I loved the way Wendy Wunder wrote this novel. Cam is definitely one of the funniest characters I have ever read about. She is sarcastic and throws jokes, but her pain and suffering make her feel real. I could honestly imagine meeting Cam in real life, which is something that can be hard to say especially when reading a fiction, young adult novel.\nI absolutely LOVED the plot. Ridiculous at times, but that just made it even more hopeful and inspiring(? don't know really how to describe it.) The vibe of this book is just unbelievable and not something I can even put into words (SO JUST GO AND READ IT ;) !),\nCam is one of the most inspirational bookish characters. She is funny, smart, and adventurous and it makes this novel such an adventure to read. Then there is Asher, who is fictional boyfriends goals. He is sweet, and caring and almost too perfect. Their romance is a sweet very traditional YA love story types, but it's cute and who doesn't love a good YA romance!\n(FYI) This is the PERFECT summer book. I felt that summer haze feeling as soon as Cam entered Maine. Since it is currently summer, it felt really nice to read!\nCover: \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\nFavorite Quote(s): \"Magic, Cam knew from a lifetime of working for the Mouse, was a privilege and not a right.\"\n\"The whole sky turned to indigo and the stars blinked on, slowly at first, and then all at once, blanketing the sky with pixie dust.\"\nThieving Weasels\nThieving Weasels by Billy Taylor\nTitle: Thieving Weasels\nAuthor: Billy Taylor\nGenre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery\/Action\nRating: \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606\n*I received an ARC from Penguin First Reads, but this in no way affects my review.*\nSynopsis: \"Skip O'Rourke is dragged into one last con . . . but he doesn't know the con's on him in this funny, page-turning debut YA for fans of Winger and Ocean's Eleven.\nCameron Smith attends an elite boarding school and has just been accepted to Princeton University alongside his beautiful girlfriend, Claire. Life for Cameron would be perfect, except that Cameron Smith is actually Skip O'Rourke, and Skip O'Rourke ran away from his grifter family four years ago\u2026along with $100,000 of their \"earnings\" (because starting a new life is not cheap). But when his uncle Wonderful tracks him down, Skip's given an ultimatum: come back to the family for one last con, or say good-bye to life as Cameron.\n\"One last con\" is easier said than done when Skip's family is just as merciless (and just as manipulative) as they've always been, and everyone around him is lying. Skip may have given up on crime, but there's one lesson he hasn't forgotten: always know your mark. And if you don't know who your mark is . . . it's probably you.\nWitty and irresistibly readable, this standout debut will always keep you guessing.\"\nReview: I am slightly sad that this book did not make it up to my full expectations. I had a good mix of mystery, action, and romance, but I couldn't find that spark while reading this book. Although this book was not particularly up my alley, I think that this could be a great read for someone really into mystery and action.\nThieving Weasels had a lot of potential and that is why I liked the core of the novel, but I think it could have been built upon more. There were many scenes I found that went on for too long and other scenes I wanted more of. The characters were all present and had interesting roles, but the confusion and constant conning left me a little lost on all the character development. I found myself very partial to keeping Skip happy (and alive), but I didn't seem to know anyone else well enough to really want to have them have their happily ever after.\nThe romance was a bit unrealistic for me. I found it practically impossible for them to resolve their issues with just a single conversation. However, I liked that there was romance included in the novel, because a lot of action or mystery novels seem a lot more focused on the mystery\/action part. The relationship also helped Skip seem more realistic (even though the relationship didn't seem realistic if that makes sense?).\nThe plot line was really what kept me reading. I may not having liked some parts of this book, but the plot did have me questioning what the conclusion of this book would bring. There were also many surprises along the way. This book is not something I would usually pick up, but I'm glad I did because even though it didn't become my favorite book I think that this would be a great recommendation for those who love a good action filled young adult novel with hints of mystery!\nFavorite Quote(s): \"They're a pack of weasels. Who knows why they do what they do?\"\nThe Love That Split the World\nThe Love That Split the World by Emily Henry\nTitle: The Love That Split the World\nAuthor: Emily Henry\nGenre: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, Time Travel\nSynopsis: \"Natalie Cleary must risk her future and leap blindly into a vast unknown for the chance to build a new world with the boy she loves.\nNatalie's last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical start... until she starts seeing the \"wrong things.\" They're just momentary glimpses at first\u2014her front door is red instead of its usual green, there's a pre-school where the garden store should be. But then her whole town disappears for hours, fading away into rolling hills and grazing buffalo, and Nat knows something isn't right.\nEmily Henry's stunning debut novel is Friday Night Lights meets The Time Traveler's Wife, and perfectly captures those bittersweet months after high school, when we dream not only of the future, but of all the roads and paths we've left untaken.\"\nReview: This book has left me in one of those trances where when you close the book you can't seem to stop thinking. Emily Henry touches on SO many of life's lessons in just a short 396 pages.\nBy using Native American influences stories, she is able to recreate a surreal story that has readers impossible to turn away.\nLet me just admit in the very beginning of the novel I was quite confused. (PS: this is NOT a good book for people easily offended by different religious views... good thing I'm not one of those people because I liked this book!) For me, this book didn't completely capture my attention until about 100 pages in, BUT once I was in, I was IN. The world Emily creates is gorgeous and although obviously is fiction is surprisingly good at mirroring our world.\nMy favorite part of this had to be the Native American stories. Some just had the purpose to connect with the plot, but many really had me thinking about life. Each and every story drew me in and left me feeling sad, happy, confused, and about every other emotion possible.\nThe fantasy aspect of this novel was very fitting with what seems to be very popular in 2016: Time Travel. Yes time travel is a very large part of this novel as well as traveling through dimensions. This was another aspect of the novel I really enjoyed. Emily Henry really knows how to describe the smallest details and makes it feel like all of us are right in the scene with Natalie and Beau!\nTalking about Natalie and Beau, this is how the young adult aspect kicks in. Their love is just the typical YA love, but just as cute all the others. It starts quick and feels slow until they hit a problem that threatens their relationship. The novel infers their love is true, yet at the same time I felt a bit skeptical even with their obvious connection with their abilities, it felt too quick of a romance for me.\nOverall the novel was an incredible read, but my one complaint would have to be the ending. I was SO CONFUSED. I still am... I understood some parts and others I really have no idea. I may just have to read that again. (Though I don't think I'm the only one who thinks this because I asked a friend in hope for some answers, but she was confused as well.) Oh well.. maybe we just weren't deep enough to understand the philosophy and analogies?\nI would really recommend this book to anyone looking for a romance + life lessons sort of book, someone who really wants to think about life, or even people who are solely interested in only the Native American stories (because those were quite amazing!).\nCover: \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 (UM ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS COVER)\nFavorite Quote(s): \" 'I saw my whole life for what it had really been, and even though I was goddam terrified of all the things that could happen to you, when I looked at you it was like all the bad things had been a dream, and I was finally waking up. That's how I know, sugar cube. This is only the beginning. If you want the good, you can't give up.' \"(pg. 206)\n\"The sky split open then.\nThe stars fell like silver rain.\nThe world stopped turning. The Universe held its breath.\" (pg. 389)\nSundays With Steph\nHighly Anticipated Books\nAhh the infamous mile long TBR list.\n(these are in no particular order)\n\u200bGemina by Amie Kaufman\n\u200bHolding Up the Universe by Jennifer Niven\n\u200bHeartless by Marissa Meyer\n\u200bThree Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake\nFurthermore by Tahereh Mafi\n\u200bCarve the Mark by Veronica Roth\n\u200bThe Midnight Star by Marie Lu\n\u200bA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir\nComment below if any of these books are on your TBR list or if you're as excited as me for these to be published !! Have a happy sunday!\nTitle: Cress\nAuthor: Marissa Meyer\nSeries: Lunar Chronicles #3\nGenre: Retelling, Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult\nPublisher: Feiwel & Friends\nSynopsis: \"Even in the future. there are damsels in distress...\nIn the third installment of the Lunar chronicles, Cress, having risked everything to warn Cinder of Queen Levana's evil plan, has a slight problem. She's been imprisoned on a satellite since childhood and has only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress a great hacker. Unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.\nWhen a daring rescue of Cress involving Cinder, Captain Thorne, Scarlet, and Wolf goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes as a high price. Meanwhile, Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.\"\nReview: As you guys may know from my review of the first two books in this series I AM LOVING IT! The characters, the plot, the EVERYTHING is AMAZINGGG. Marissa Meyer has me completely hooked in this world.\nIn this novel there is obviously a main focus on Cress (aka Rapunzel) and Thorne being her 'prince'. I found this novel easier to read compared to Scarlet just because I got a bit more used to the way the character viewpoints switch and because Cress meets them much earlier on than Scarlet did with Cinder.\nRomance wise we also mostly see developments happening between Cress and Thorne, a bit more for Cinder, and close to none for Scarlet (read it and you'll see why.) As usual Marissa Meyer is amazing at young adult romancing (is that even a word?) and this novel really not only retells Rapunzel's story incredibly well we also get to see a different kind of love bloom when a certain doctor reappears!\nAlthough I really loved the strong independent women Marissa Meyer put into the first two novels it was also nice to see a timid girl that believed in love more than anything. Cress put in a new kind of perspective into the Lunar Chronicles which was really refreshing to read. I think she also represents many of us stereotypical book lovers: shy, quiet, awkward, but lovable and pretty smart sometimes!\nCinder and Kai! yes something happens but no spoilers right!?\nThis novel also has one heck of a plot. I literally gasped out loud or said really strange comments out loud and I didn't care at all because SO MANY MIND BOGGLING THINGS HAPPENED. If you've read my reviews before you guys know I love predicting things and a lot of the time I can accurately guess something but this novel just had me completely entranced.\nPS. Marissa Meyer writes so beautifully that I have too many favorites quotes so I may have to cut some out... ;(\nCover: \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 (CAN YOU BLAME ME?!)\nFavorite Quote(s): \" 'You know, when I was a kid, I was tricked into thinking that princesses wore tiaras and hosted tea parties. Now that I've met a real princess, I must say, I'm kind of disappointed.' \"\n\"The sky was a haze of violet, and where that faded away - blue and black and stars. The same stars she'd known all her life, and yet now they were spread out like a blanket over her. Now there was an entire sky and an entire world ready to engulf her.\"\nMy First Blogaversary!\nIt's been A YEAR since I first started this website... I don't even believe it. Time has passed so quickly and not enough books have been read!\nThanks for all the amazing support! The bookish community is honestly just a group of the nicest people ever (especially on the internet there are practically no trolls or hate! even for people with huge amounts of follower\/readers, I barely see ANY negativity!)\nIn the last year alone I have been able to: - write a decent review (whereas I had no idea at the start)\n- take much better pictures for bookstagram!\n- read around 50 books?\n- really get to understand the YA book community\n- visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter\n- obtain 40 books and counting :)\n\u200b It's really strange, but I realized that reading has brought me a bit out of my shell. I feel like I understand myself a bit better by reading all these different stories.\nThanks for joining me in my little story and I'll be posting more reviews, blogs, and whatever else I have to say soon!\nPS: fun fact, my signature and logo are both a crown because that's the definition of Stephanie!\nTitle: Scarlet\nSeries: The Lunar Chronicles #2\nGenre: Fantasy, Retelling, Young Adult, Fiction\nPublisher: Feiwel and Friends\nSynopsis: \"Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison\u2014even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.\nHalfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her. As Scarlet and Wolf unravel one mystery, they encounter another when they meet Cinder. Now, all of them must stay one step ahead of the vicious Lunar Queen Levana, who will do anything for the handsome Prince Kai to become her husband, her king, her prisoner.\"\nReview: WOW I absolutely LOVED this book! Marissa Meyer really knows to how to write a good retelling. It was action packed, filled with romance, and had me turning pages until the very last word.\nI loved the way Marissa Meyer was able to bring Cinder and Scarlet together. For a moment or two I was a bit frustrated with the switching between stories but I couldn't have been happier at the meeting scene! I was incredible to see these two seemly different worlds slowly connect and collide into one.\nRomance is obviously a huge aspect (since it's even a large part of fairy tales in general). I think I became emotionally invested in Wolf. Honestly, I do have to admit I did doubt his loyalties at times, but Wolf's character was by far my favorite in this book. Cinder obviously was not able to add too much in terms of romance since her prince charming was thrown off her course in the previous book. Scarlet and Wolf. Ahh the typical teen\/young adult romance, always tragic but it always makes the reader want it even more. Scarlet and Wolf do NOT seem like a very likely couple, but throughout the course of this novel they have probably become my OTP.\nAs usual, every YA\/ fantasy book can't be missing out on some good action. With every twist it turn, it felt like watching some magical team solve puzzles and dodge bullets and kick some ass. These girls are AMAZING. I could not be any more thankful for the women supporting community that is the book community. These girls that I read about and so many other younger girls read about really inspires people. Just like the way young girls used to strive to be the disney princesses I honestly believe that one day little girls will read the Lunar Chronicles and strive to be like Cinder and Scarlet. They both represent the best kind of girls in our modern society. They are humble, strong, and prove to be much more than what you see at the first glance. They inspire me.\nThe Lunar Chronicles is NOT a series you want to miss out on! If you have not yet read Cinder GO (it's the first book of this amazing series!)\nCover:\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\nFavorite Quote(s): \"You just never know when a stranger will want to take you somewhere you don't mean to go.\" (pg 25-26)\n\"Mirrors couldn't be fooled by glamours.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"VPN users, beware: You may not be as safe as you think you are\nIt's become common practice to use virtual private networks for extra privacy and security in this era of mass surveillance, but a study published this week suggests such networks may not be as safe as they're commonly made out to be.\nIn fact, because of a vulnerability known as IPv6 leakage, many of them can expose user information to prying eyes, according to a paper from researchers at Sapienza University of Rome and Queen Mary University of London.\nEntitled \"A Glance through the VPN Looking Glass: IPv6 Leakage and DNS Hijacking in Commercial VPN clients,\" the report describes a study conducted late last year that examined 14 popular commercial VPN providers around the world.\nSpecifically, the researchers tested the VPNs by attempting two kinds of attacks: passive monitoring, whereby a hacker might simply collect the user's unencrypted information, and DNS hijacking, where the hacker would redirect the user's browser to a controlled Web server by pretending to be a popular site like Google or Facebook.\nWhat they found was unnerving: 11 of the 14 providers leaked information, including the websites the user was accessing and the actual content of the user's communications. The only three that didn't were Private Internet Access, Mullvad and VyprVPN. TorGuard offered a way around the problem, they noted, but it wasn't enabled by default.\nThe study also examined the security of various mobile platforms when using VPNs and found that they were much more secure when using iOS but were still vulnerable to leakage using Android.\nInteractions with websites running HTTPS encryption were not leaked, the researchers noted.\nSo what's to blame for the leakage? One factor is that while network operators are increasingly deploying IPv6, many VPNs still protect only IPv4 traffic, the researchers concluded.\nAnother problem they found, however, is that many VPN service providers still rely on outdated tunneling protocols such as PPTP that can be easily broken through brute-force attacks.\nThe authors point to Tor along with Linux distributions such as Tails as potential alternatives for those seeking anonymity. Enterprise VPNs, meanwhile, are largely unaffected by the leakage problems, they said.\n\"For the average business user of VPN technology, there is no impact,\" said Steve Manzuik, director of research at Duo Security.\nUsers who rely on VPN services for privacy, however, should \"always be aware of what protocols their systems are transmitting on and consider a VPN service that also provides coverage for those or at the very least disable those that are unused,\" Manzuik advised.\nIt's also worth noting that VPN technology was not designed to offer privacy so much as to offer a more secure way to connect to an organization's internal network infrastructure via untrusted networks, he pointed out.\n\"Even with a well-configured VPN in place,\" Manzuik said, \"there are other methods to identify a user and violate their perceived privacy.\"\nVia: networkworld\n\u00ab This Unbreakable Encryption Could Save the Internet\nWi-Fi password-sharing feature in Windows 10 raises security concerns \u00bb","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jonathan Goehring\nLove it or Hate it, Breitbart is Exactly What the American Media's Supposed to Be\nposted by Jonathan Goehring \u2022 3\/14\/2017\nFOLLOW Jonathan Goehring FOLLOWED\nThe latest headline-grabbing action taken by Breitbart News is Monday's exclusive audio release of Paul Ryan's comments pledging he will not defend then Republican nominee Donald Trump. The audio, recorded shortly after the October 2016 release of Trump's infamous Access Hollywood recording, has garnered criticism from CNN, The Hill, and CBS News.\nCNN published an article touching on the release, which soon turned into a clear anti-Breitbart piece. The network then reported on the matter over their cable television network, inviting leftist guest analysts to join the rip Breitbart fest.\n\"Everything that Breitbart does is essentially trying to send a message,\" remarked Patrick Healy, New York Times Deputy Culture Editor. \"[Breitbart is] sort of saying, 'we're watching this, we can cause you a lot of heartburn.\"\nRelated: no-baby-is-unplanned\nThe Clinton News Network isn't alone in its not-so-subtle hard feelings for the so-called platform of the alt-right. NBC News, in a report last month, launched an attack on White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, the former CEO of Breitbart News.\nRelated: democrats-babiesborn-or-unborn-are-not-quite-human\n\"What Bannon wants, nothing short of a revolution, a populist\/nationalist revolution in the United States, Republican in name, but Trump in style,\" Robert Costa of the Washington post told NBC Nightly News. The report then later shifted from an attack on Bannon to an all out assault on Breitbart News itself, inserting an unrelated headline which reads, \"Birth Control Makes Women Unattractive and Crazy,\" an article published by Milo Yiannopoulos in December of 2015\u2014almost 15 months prior to the report.\nWhy are leftist news networks so offended by Breitbart News? For several reasons. One being, of course, that they are a conservative news network, one whose agenda contradicts that of CNN and NBC. But if this was the only reason for the attacks, why wouldn't liberal news networks be all over FOX in the same way?\nThe real reason the left is so hostile to Breitbart is because they report news the way it ought to be reported. Of course there is a slant, an agenda, a clear bias against democrats and in favor of the current President and his administration. This, however, isn't inherently wrong.\nThe reason many Americans are infuriated with the mainstream media is because they have strayed too far from what they were originally intended to do. NBC and CNN have become so biased they have lost track of facts, and used feelings and emotion to dictate their reporting. On the contrary, Breitbart has done nothing but solidify its reputation of being factual, despite its clear bias. And while it won't be mentioned by any of the liberal news networks, it is worth noting that Breitbart is the 46th most trafficked website in the United States.\nOne of the media's most critical roles in our country is to hold our elected leaders accountable. Doing this requires facts, not unsubstantiated attacks against news networks due to their alternate political views. And Breitbart News, as pro-Trump as they come across, does exactly this. Referring to President Trump's decision not to pursue charges against Hillary Clinton, the site published an article with a bold headline stating \"Broken Promise: Trump 'Doesn't Wish to Pursue' Clinton Email Charges.\"\nThe network is also openly critical of some in the Trump administration, as no one is off limits. Republicans such as Paul Ryan and Reince Preibus may be on Trump's side, but they aren't necessarily best of friends with Breitbart.\nThe best the left has to counter Breitbart is labeling the site as a bunch of racists, islamophobes, and homphobes. No scandals, and no \"fake news,\" because Breitbart is a responsible news network who reports the facts. Unfortunately for the left, the facts are rarely pretty, like the election results which had them in tears.\nNews is going to have a political slant no matter what. There is nothing wrong with this, and the first amendment protects and encourages our freedom to express our opinions by way of the media. But sometimes Americans just want facts, and don't appreciate needing to read between the lines and fish through all of the added propaganda to find what truly happened.\nBreitbart News, though clearly far right, states the facts and does not conceal its ideology. The site may anger many, which only comes as a result of their direct approach to reporting news. Its writers aren't trying to indoctrinate, because if they were, they would be a whole lot more subtle in doing so. The bold approach Breitbart takes may offend those on the other side, but it only brings out the truth and often exposes false narratives introduced by the mainstream media in an attention grabbing fashion.\nLove it or hate it, agree or disagree, Breitbart News is exactly what media in our country should be in the twenty-first century. Direct, bold, and based strictly on fact.\nWritten by Jonathan Goehring\nWhite Supremacism vs. Patriotism: A Clear Distinction","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Archive for September 4th, 2013\nCanadian Universities Navigate Learning Curve for New Copyright Rules\nAs students and faculty prepare to head back to campus this week, many will be greeted by new copyright guidelines that clarify how materials may be used without the need for further permission or licensing fees. Just over a year after the Supreme Court of Canada released five landmark copyright decisions in a single day and the Canadian government passed copyright reform legislation over a decade in the making, the education community has begun to fully integrate the new copyright landscape into campus policies.\nMy weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) notes the new rules are significant since they grant teachers and students far more flexibility to use portions of materials without the need for copyright collective licences. The changes come as a result of the expansion of fair dealing, the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. fair use rules. The government expanded the scope of fair dealing to explicitly include education as a recognized purpose in 2012, while the Supreme Court has repeatedly emphasized the importance of a broad, liberal interpretation to fair dealing in order to ensure an appropriate balance in copyright law.\nWith those developments in hand, Canadian educational institutions crafted a general fair dealing policy last year confirming that educators can rely on fair dealing to use up to ten percent of a copyright-protected work (or a single article, a chapter from a book, a newspaper article, or a poem or photograph taken from a larger collection) without the need for a licence provided they meet a six-factor test.\nSeptember 4, 2013 \u2014\t1 comment \u2014\tColumns\nAppeared in the Toronto Star on August 31, 2013 as Schools Navigate Learning Curve for New Copyright Rules As students and faculty prepare to head back to campus this week, many will be greeted by new copyright guidelines that clarify how materials may be used without the need for further [\u2026]\nSeptember 4, 2013 \u2014\tComments are Disabled \u2014\tColumns Archive\nfdpolicycoursepacks\nApplication of the Fair Dealing Policy for Universities to the Production and Sale of Course Packs.pdf\nSeptember 4, 2013 \u2014\t5 comments \u2014\tGeneral\nfdpolicylms\nApplication of the Fair Dealing Policy for Universities to Learning Management Systems.pdf\nSeptember 4, 2013 \u2014\tComments are Disabled \u2014\tGeneral\nfdpolicyresearchteaching\nApplication of the Fair Dealing Policy for Universities to Teaching and Research by University Faculty.pdf","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How to manage the updated feed option in the Google app\nby Jack Wallen in Mobility on August 3, 2017, 10:31 AM PST\nGoogle recently updated an Android feature called the feed. Here's how to enable and configure it in the Google app.\nImage: Jack Wallen\nIf you've been paying attention, you might have noticed that Google added what they call the feed to your search tool last December, and recently updated it. This feed includes news stories, sports scores, and videos, all of which are based on your previous Google searches. This new feature does an outstanding job of presenting to you information of interest (so long as you are actually using Google search).\nBut how do you manage this new feed? Thankfully, the developers saw to it to give users everything they need to manage their feed. Let's me show you how.\nSEE: Google's updated feed taps machine learning to show new topics before you search for them (TechRepublic)\nTurning on the feed\nBefore you start working with the feed, you should make sure it is enabled. By default, the underlying system should be on. On the off-chance yours isn't, here's how to enable it:\nOpen up the Google app\nSwipe right from the left edge\nTap Settings\nTap Accounts & privacy | Google activity controls | Web & App Activity\nIf disabled, tap the slider to enable (Figure A)\nEnabling the Web & App Activity feature.\nNow you're ready to work with the feed.\nHow to get to the feed\nThis will depend upon the device and the home screen launcher you use. On the OnePlus 3 using the Google Now Launcher, you simply swipe right from the left edge of the screen, to reveal the Google Search app. If that doesn't work for you, you can always open up the App Drawer, locate the Google app, and tap to launch.\nHow to configure the feed\nOnce you have the Google app open, swipe right from the left edge of the screen and then tap Settings (Figure B).\nGetting to the Google app Settings window.\nIn the resulting window, locate and tap Your feed. This new screen is where you take care of all of the options provided for the feed (Figure C).\nFigure C\nThe Feed options window.\nThe first thing you should do is make sure the feed is enabled. If not, tap the slider to enable the feature. Once feed is enabled, scroll down and enable all of the notification options of interest to you (such as Weather, commute time, sports, topics of interest, etc. - Figure D).\nFigure D\nEnabling notifications for the Feed.\nBy default, all options are enabled. Chances are there will be an option or two that won't interest you. I recommend disabling those, so that your feed is streamlined. Chances are, if there's a topic that doesn't interest you, you won't be searching for it anyway--so it probably won't appear anyway. Even so, it's best to minimize what feed is looking for in your searches.\nYou can also enable\/disable notifications; however, I've yet to actually see an alert (in my Notification Shade) or hear a notification from the feed, nor does the Ringtone ever seem to chime.\nGive it time to grow\nThe feed is relatively new, so there are bound to be growing pains as Google continues to tweak the feature. Of course, this is Google, so there's no guarantee that the feed will last. For the meantime, however, it's a pretty cool feature that learns what to feed you as you search.\nHappy feeding!\n5G and Mobile Enterprise Newsletter\n5G networks and devices, mobile security, remote support, and the latest about phones, tablets, and apps are some of the topics we'll cover. Delivered Tuesdays and Fridays\nNew Android spyware can record your voice, take photos with your camera, and steal app data (TechRepublic)\nFinal Android O developer preview arrives, here's how to prepare your apps (TechRepublic)\nHow to add more news sources to Google Assistant (TechRepublic)\nHow to migrate your Android contacts to Google (TechRepublic Video)\nWhat you can expect from Android O (ZDNet)\nComment and share: How to manage the updated feed option in the Google app\nBy Jack Wallen\nJack Wallen is an award-winning writer for TechRepublic, The New Stack, and Linux New Media. He's covered a variety of topics for over twenty years and is an avid promoter of open source. For more news about Jack Wallen, visit his website jackwallen....\n| See all of Jack's content\nMobility Android Security Hardware Software Apple Google Mobility on ZDNet","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"UPDATE: One dead, two injured in morning crash in Manor, police say\nKelsey Bradshaw @kbrad5\nFeb 18, 2019 at 6:22 AM Feb 18, 2019 at 1:31 PM\n12:50 p.m. update: One person died and two others were hospitalized on Monday morning after a crash in Manor.\nThe crash happened around 5:20 a.m. on U.S. 290 at Cedar Street.\nManor police said a sport utility vehicle heading east slammed into the side of an 18-wheeler as it was turning to head west on the Cedar Street turnaround.\nThe driver of the SUV and two passengers were taken to the Dell Seton Medical Center after the crash.\nThe front passenger, who was flown to the hospital, later died from their injuries, police said. The driver was still receiving emergency medical care at the facility on Monday afternoon, and the other passenger was being treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.\nPolice did not name anyone involved in the crash on Monday.\n6:35 a.m. update: All eastbound lanes of U.S. 290 near FM 973 in Manor have reopened after a truck crash shut down the highway this morning, Texas Department of Transportation officials said.\nEarlier: All eastbound lanes of U.S. 290 near FM 973 in Manor are shut down because of a truck crash in the area, Texas Department of Transportation officials said.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Rated: PG-13\nHimesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon and Ed Sheeran.\nDirector: Danny Boyle. Producers: Danny Boyle, Bernard Bellew, Tim Bevan, Richard Curtis, Alexander Dostal, Eric Fellner and Matthew James Wilkinson. Executive Producers: Nick Angel and Lee Brazier. Screenwriters: Jack Barth and Richard Curtis. Music: Daniel Pemberton. Cinematographer: Christopher Ross.\nHamish Patel may not be a household name yet, but his impressive, big screen debut in the romantic, music comedy, \"Yesterday\" might make him one.\nPrior to \"Yesterday\" Patel starred on the BBC soap opera \"EastEnders.\"\nIn \"Yesterday,\" from Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle (\"Slumdog Millionaire\") and screenwriter Richard Curtis (\"Four Weddings & A Funeral\"), Patel plays Jack Milak, an aspiring singer\/songwriter from England.\nJack often gets frustrated because no one outside of his family and a small circle of friends go to his shows. Still, he hustles and hopes for that big break.\nThankfully his best friend and love interest\/manager Ellie Appleton (the delightful Lily James, \"Mama Mia! Here We Go Again\") thinks the world of Jack and his music. She's the best thing in his life although it takes him a minute to realize it.\nThe saying that inspiration can strike at any time proves true, but in a crazy way for Jack. One night after a disastrous performance in Sussex, Jack is riding his bike home when there's a 12 second worldwide blackout. He's hit and nearly killed by a bus.\nWhen Jack awakes from his hospital bed, get this, he's the only person who knows about the Beatles and all their music. It's as if the group never existed. Yet Jack knows every single song. Well, here comes the sun.\nJack seizes this miraculous opportunity and claims the Beatles songs as his own compositions. During a get together with Ellie and his friends, Jack, still looking kind of silly with his two front teeth missing, tells them about some songs he wrote.\nHe launches into \"Yesterday\" and everyone is floored. Almost everyone. One of his friends tells him it's a very good song, but \"it's not Coldplay.\" What the hell.\nJack's songwriting and singing catch the attention of singer Ed Sheeran. Sheeran is naturally funny. Who knew?\nHe drops by Jack's house surprising him and his oddball parents, Sheila and Jed (Meera Syal, \"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms\") and Sanjeev Bhaskar (TV's \"The Porters\").\nSheeran tells Jack that he's a big fan of his work and even suggests he change the title of \"Hey Jude\" to \"Hey Dude.\" There's also a funny scene when Sheeran challenges Jack to write a catchy song in 10 minutes. Sheeran comes back with a decent ballad. Jack launches into \"The Long and Winding Road.\" Game over. Sheeran says it's the best song he's ever heard and wonder's how Jack cranks this great music out so easily. Of course, we know, he's getting by with a little help from his friends.\nJack's superstar status comes with a price. His success has pushed Ellie to the side. He's also allowed Sheeran's overzealous manager\/agent Debra Hammer (Kate McKinnon, TV's \"Saturday Night Live\") to take control of his career. For the record, this is McKinnon's best performance yet.\nDespite his stardom, Jack is consumed with guilt and wonders just how long he'll be able to keep up the charade. It all comes to a head when he takes the stage to perform.\n\"Yesterday\" is a charming love story that doesn't get too sappy. And I also enjoyed Joel Fry (TV's \"Requiem\") who is hilarious as Patel's friend Rocky. Most of all, \"Yesterday\" is a glowing tribute to The Beatles and their enormous body of music.\nAs for Hamish Patel, he's flat out sensational. He truly carries \"Yesterday.\" It's a delightful and charming summer treat.\nCheck Out This Trailer For \"YESTERDAY\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > HISTORY > Stocktake Pack - 10 great books\nStocktake Pack - 10 great books\nISBN:285\nConnor Court Stocktake Sale\n10 great books for $100, including postage.\nA MUST READ COLLECTION OF BOOKS FOR ANYONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF POLITICS\nNormal Retail Price $220.\nTHE GREENS: Policies, Reality and Consequences -- Edited by Andrew McIntyre (Paperback, 150 pages)\nThe idea for this book came from an awareness of the alarming void in media analysis of the Greens' policies at a time when they have been gaining in political strength.\nThis book brings together leading Australian experts who look at a wide range of their policies in detail \u2013 from Agriculture to Z00phytes \u2013 to reveal the practical consequences of these policies.\nAUSTRALIAN INTELLECTUALS Their strange history & pathological tendencies -- Greg Melleuish (Paperback, 90 pages)\nWhy are Australian Intellectuals and academics so hostile to contemporary Australian life? Why do they so often hold disparaging views of their fellow Australians? This was not always the case. In the nineteenth century, Australians of an intellectual disposition sought to work with their fellow Australians to build a better and freer country.\nFit for Service: Meeting the demand of the Asian middle class -- Andrew Bragg (Paperback, 88 pages)\nAustralia's prosperity is built upon free, open markets and creative trade policy. At a time of increasing protectionism, our North Asian trade agreements open the door to increased service exports to the region's rapidly growing middle class. But does Australia have what it takes to capitalise on these deals? Fit For Service examines what Australia must do to succeed in exporting the know-how that is disrupting the 21st century.\nQuiet achievers: The New Zealand path to reform -- Oliver Hartwich (Paperback, 90 pages)\nIn Quiet Achievers, Oliver Hartwich looks at New Zealand's record on spending, tax and welfare. He discovers that while Australia has been avoiding difficult decisions, the New Zealanders have been silently forging ahead.\nWhat Women Want: Fun, Freedom and an End to Feminism -- Ella Whelan (Paperback, 90 pages)\nAnd now, in this brilliant book, she puts the case for female autonomy against feminist victimhood. Some feminists will no doubt cry 'anti-feminist!', but this would be inaccurate; in fact, this book is in the tradition of the Suffragettes, the female explorers, the female workforce and other female pioneers of the 20th and 21st centuries who demanded that society should mine rather than suppress women's potential. All women and men who value women's liberation should read this. -- Brendan O'Neill (from the Foreword).\nWhy Europe Failed -- Oliver Hartwich (Paperback, 82 pages)\n\"A compelling essay\" -- Hon John Howard OM AC\nIn this essay, Dr Oliver Hartwich presents a sketch of Europe's decline. The continent that invented and dominated the modern world has gambled away its future. Run by distant and unaccountable political elites, the EU embarked on a project of political integration for which there was never any popular appetite. At the same time, government spending across the continent increased to levels never before seen in history. To make matters worse, Europe's population is ageing and shrinking.\nAudit Commissions - reviewing the reviewers -- Kate Jones and Scott Prasser (Paperback, 80 pages)\nAudit Commissions: Reviewing the Reviewers is the first comprehensive assessment of all fourteen state, territory and federal audit commissions established since 1988. That audit commissions are a particular Australian institution makes this study of value to both Australian and international audiences. The volume outlines the history, reasons for appointment, roles, processes, members, impact and suggests where audit commissions fit in the overall architecture of Australian government.\nAustralian Essays by Roger Scruton, With a foreword by Chris Berg (Paperback, 98 pages)\nRoger Scruton explores the fallacies of our technocratic age. Roger Scruton is interested in what makes us human: our individual self-conscious, our search for the divine, our yearning for community, and our sense of place. Tackling subjects from religion, to communism, to meat-eating, Roger Scruton rejects the attempts of ideologues to reduce humanity into abstraction.\nLessons from the Global Financial Crisis: The Relevance of Adam Smith on Morality and Free Markets -- Richard M. Morgan (Paperback, 105 pages)\nAdam Smith was an advocate of the free market, however his first work, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, was on ethics and was widely acclaimed at the time. Commentators have tended to review this work as separate to his work on political economy. However the global financial crisis has shown the relevance of morality and the free market. Whilst The Wealth of Nations is concerned with political economy, Smith's pointed attacks on exploitation and greed reflect the ethics outlined in his first work.\nLessons from the Global Laboratory of Economic Experimentation -- Dan Mitchell (Paperback, 84 pages)\nWhen seeking to educate and convince a non-ideological audience that they should favor economic freedom, I've learned that there's no substitute for this kind of real-world evidence. Most people think of themselves as being practical. My daily columns are designed to reach these people. If I can reach their minds, maybe their hearts will follow. -- From the Introduction\nCaptain James Cook: Claiming the Great South Land\nAramaic Catholicism: Maronite History and Identity\nGambling for Love: Australia's First Decimal Currency Bank Robber -- John Killick\nTHE RED RUGS OF TARSUS -- Helen Davenport Gibbons\nA Cohort of Pioneers: Australian postgraduate students and American postgraduates degrees 1949 \u2013 1964\nRadicals in Australian Social Work: Stories of Lifelong Activism (COPY)\nDON LUIGI STURZO: THE FATHER OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY -- John Molony\nThe Billings Enigma -- Tess Livingstone\nTHE MANNIX ERA: Melbourne Catholic Leadership 1920-1970 -- Patrick Morgan\nMore Cloak Than Dagger: One Woman's Career in Secret Intelligence -- Molly Sasson\nTHE LONELY LIBERTARIAN Turning Ideas into Gold \u2013 then Gold into Ideas -- RON MANNERS\nLebanese in Australia: A Changing Mosaic -- Trevor Batrouney and Andrew Batrouney\nOcean of Light: 30 Years in Tonga and the Pacific -- Peter Warner\nTHE IRVINEBANK MASSACRE -- PAUL DILLON\nCARDINAL PELL, THE MEDIA PILE-ON & COLLECTIVE GUILT -- Gerard Henderson","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Things to Do in Branson Missouri\nBranson Guide\nYosemite California Travel Guide\nThings To Do and Explore Keystone Colorado\nLake Gaston Travel Guide\nNational Shrimp Festival In Gulf Shores..\nSoar to New Heights and Visit the Blue Ridge Mountains\nby Robyn Adams\nBranson Missouri\nThe town of Branson boasts a selection of fun attractions, vibrant entertainment hubs, and picturesque outdoor spots. For sure, you wouldn't miss the experience of spending a vacation in this amazing town. It's an excellent place to create special moments with your friends and loved ones.\nBranson comes complete with the glitz and the glamor of the big city but still holds tight to its small town charm. Take a dinner cruises on one of Branson's many showboats or visit the Branson Strip for a little bit of Las Vegas in Missouri. The shores of Lake Taneycomo are home to Branson Landing, a popular spot to watch fountain shows all while enjoying the best shopping and hearty meals the south has to offer. And let's not forget that Branson, Missouri is an entertainment mecca with concerts, shows and theaters almost everywhere!\nIf you want a fun and exciting getaway that you'll remember in your lifetime, I couldn't recommend more the beautiful town of Branson, Missouri. Here's a list of popular tourist attractions that you should visit in this town.\nBook Direct and Save with a Branson Vacation Rental Manager\nAmazing Branson Rentals - Rent Branson\nAmazing Branson Rentals provides high-quality professional service and exceptional housing for our guests, tenants, and homeowners while at the same.. learn more\nBrowse 218 Vacation Rentals\nTalking Rocks Cavern\nThis cavern system is a cool getaway during summertime in Branson. Experience an exhilarating underground tour as you walk through walkways and climb the stairs inside the cave formations.\nOutside the cave system, there's a hiking trail that leads to a watchtower. You can also hang out with your companions in its picnic area or tee up on its mini-golf course.\nAquarium at the Boardwalk\nThe Aquarium at the Boardwalk is one of the must-visit places in Branson because of its stunning features that you'll surely love. It houses over 7,200 individual sea creatures, such as golden puffers, stingrays, lionfish, Giant Pacific octopus, sea sharks, and many more.\nThere are also dozens of coral reefs that serve as home to the schools of fish here. Stroll along the tunnels and be amazed at the fantastic structures like the Jelly Infinity Room, Kelp Forest, Mermaid Palace, and Ocean Kaleidoscope.\nTitanic Museum Attraction\nHave you ever wondered what it feels like to be inside the famous Titanic? While the original ship is now a wreckage 13,000 feet at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, there's a half-size model of it that you can visit in Branson.\nThe Titanic Museum Attraction features scaled-down replicas of the hallways, parlors, cabins, and first-class suits of the original Titanic. There are also interactive exhibits and over 300 artifacts inside the museum, which is open all year round. You can tour the entire place at your own pace and experience the so-called Titanic mania.\nThe Butterfly Palace and Rainforest\nWitness the colorful butterflies as they flit around the Butterfly Palace and Rainforest in Branson. This tropical-themed attraction houses over 50 species of butterflies from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Malaysia, and other parts of the world.\nWatch a 3D film to learn more about the butterflies in the area or feed the lovely critters with a nectar flower. You can also journey through a rainforest where you can find plants, tropical birds, reptiles, and amphibians.\nAmong the top 30 tourist attractions in this town, you'll surely find something that moves your heart and mind here. It's like a place straight out of a fairytale, so if you have kids, see to it that you bring your little ones to the Butterfly Palace and Rainforest.\nDesigned as an 1880s theme park, the Silver Dollar City offers a fun and thrilling experience to its visitors. The theme park features over 60 restaurants and shops, 40 daily live shows, and 40 amusement rides. You can also learn crafts, such as woodworking, glassblowing, ceramics, and candy making here.\nThe most well-known rides in Silver Dollar City are Thunderation, Powder Keg, Time Traveler, Wildfire, Fire in the Hole, and Frisco Silver Dollar Line Steam Train.\nWorld's Largest Toy Museum Complex\nChildren and kids-at-heart will call this place heaven because over a million toys are displayed here. You can find toys from the early 1800s up to the present in this museum. From Barbies and G.I. Joe toys to Matchbox cars and Disney toys, you have it all in the Toy Museum Complex.\nThe entire complex is composed of eight museums. You have the World's Largest Toy Museum, Wild West Museum, Paul Harvey Jr. 50's Era Museum, Stearnsy Bear Museum, Dolly Mama's Museum, National BB Gun Museum, H.B. Wright Shepherd of the Hills Museum, and World of Checkers.\nBranson is a perfect vacation destination because it has a bonanza of tourist attractions that you'll cherish in your lifetime. All the fun, thrill, excitement, awesomeness, and entertainment are to be found in this beautiful town. So, pack your things and book a trip to Branson if you're looking for an extraordinary and unforgettable vacation.\nMap of Branson Missouri\nDeadwood South Dakota Travel Guide\nBon Bini Festival Weekly Aruba Celebration\nOpera Season In Verona","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Bradford Bradsea Bda Trademark Details\nBradford Bradsea Bda was registered on Tuesday, December 26, 1950 and is currently owned by Bradford Syeing Association (U. S. A.) under the registration number 535471 . This mark is dead with a status of Expired. The last case file activity for this mark occured 26 years ago on Tuesday, November 3, 1992, according to the United State Patent & Trademark Office\nBradford Bradsea Bda\nDead Registered 900 \u2014 Expired\nBradford Syeing Association (U. S. A.) of Westerly, RI\nView all trademarks for Bradford Syeing Association (U. S. A.)\nNo Claim Being Made to the Exclusive Useof the Word \"Bradford\" Apart from the Mark as Shown.\nRendering Elastic Yarn Goods Satisfactory for Swim Suits by Special Process Which Preserves the Elasticity of the Rubber and Precludes Excessive Stretching and Shrinking\n040 \u2014 Class 40 includes mainly services not included in other classes, rendered by the mechanical or chemical processing or transformation of objects or inorganic or organic substances. For the purposes of classification, the mark is considered a service mark only in cases where processing or transformation is effected for the account of another person. A mark is considered a trade mark in all cases where the substance or object is marketed by the person who processed or transformed it.\n9 \u2014 Expired\nFirst Use Anywhere\nFirst Use In Commerce\nFirst use anywhere for the mark\nFirst use in commerce for the mark\nTrademark officially registered with the USPTO\nRegistered and Renewed (first Renewal - 20 Yrs)\nExpired Sec. 9","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ben Stein's Diary\nStaying Out of the Cold\nby Ben Stein\nHere I am on The Eastern Sho' again. It's fantastically cold. Just cruel. My driver and dear pal, Bob Noah, and I, drove over to Oxford after I flew into DCA last night from LAX on a superfast four-hour flight. We went to the First Episcopal Church in Oxford, rested in the Parish House, and then I tried to make my usual walk to the Robert Morris Inn, about a mile away down the cutest, most cheerful streets on earth. Small frame homes with Christmas lights and candles and happy people waving to me as I passed by.\nBut it was far too cold and I gave up quickly and had Bob drive us to the Inn and to Salter's, the fabulously great restaurant in it. There was a roaring fire next to our seat in the centuries-old dining room. The crab courses were all marvelous and the service as cheerful as ever. There's no better, more comforting place to eat than Salter's. I especially recommend the liver.\nThen, back to the car. I fell asleep immediately, as I usually do. When I awakened, we were at McDonald's in Kent Narrows. For some reason I felt the need for a cheeseburger. I ordered one freshly made and it was heavenly. McDonald's is a sort of miracle for travelers. Consistently good, cheap, friendly, with tasty food. You can't beat a freshly made cheeseburger for taste. A retired Air Force Colonel drinking a milkshake lavished praise on me, so I love that restaurant even more than before.\nThen, back to DC. I felt like having soup, so we went to a new place with branches all over DC Metro. It's called Founding Farmers. It was mobbed with diners of all races and ages. This is something I marvel at and love. There is real racial integration in DC in restaurants. It's like a dream come true. I never see any integrated clientele in LA or the desert or almost never.\nI had dee-lish tomato soup and then went out into the frigid night. A poor crippled homeless black man was standing at the door begging. A well-dressed woman gave him her left over sandwich. \"I need fifteen dollars for a room,\" the man said with startlingly good articulation. I gave him the fifteen dollars. That seemed like little enough to do but he continued to stand at the door begging. Hmmm.\nBack home to my glorious apartment at The Watergate to watch \"The Great Gatsby\" for the billionth time. Too much Gatsby. I turned to the AHC channel for ever more on Hitler. What a fascinating, crazy, evil man. But mesmerizing. Pure evil. But, again, mesmerizing.\nI watch the commercials with special interest. There is a black person or a Hispanic or an Asian in almost every one. TV offers to the world an alternative reality of an integrated America. Three-fourths of white Americans do not have a single black friend. But on TV, the world is fully integrated. And the blacks on TV are well off, middle class, jocular. Black \"Ozzie and Harriet.\" Black \"Father Knows Best.\" Black \"Perry Mason.\" They're in big suburban homes (at least in the commercials). They're drinking expensive alcohol. They're investing to live it up after retirement. They're driving Benzes.\nMadison Avenue and Hollywood are working feverishly to create a new alternative reality for non-white Americans. I think it's a great idea. It gives non-whites an idea of what their lives can be like if they\u2026 if they\u2026 well, if they get educated and start businesses and move up to the East Side, to a DEE-LUXE apartment in the sky, like George Jefferson. Unlike the Obama world, where blacks were in a condition of permanent grievance, the blacks on TV have made it and are living happily.\nThese shows, these commercials, offer motivation to work hard, to study, to learn useful skills, to stay married. I don't think TV can do a more important service than what it's doing now: showing non-whites a better way if they care to take it.\nIt's motivation to get ahead. Plus, the alternate reality of integrated America on TV shows whites that blacks are not to be frightened about. They have the same dreams as whites do. (By the way, I wonder who writes these commercials\u2026) Anyway, it's a way for TV to make itself useful.\nFriday.\nDinner with a very close personage whom I had traveled across the country to see. She basically had only one thing to say: how fat yours truly is and how pitiful I looked. I told her, truthfully, that this pitiful look was largely because of exhaustion dealing with the new Trump tax laws. That didn't get me off the hook. My interlocutor fixed me with a steely grip and told me I was about to die if I didn't go to Overeaters Anonymous. I was so hurt and angry I was shaking all night.\nMy critic is right. I am an insane overeater. But people do not like to be told they're overweight. That's a good lesson to be learned. They don't like to be told they're deplorable and they don't like to be told they're fascists and they don't like to be told they're fat.\nThere's a lesson here. You do not get a pass for honesty for telling people what they don't want to hear and no one wants to travel 2600 miles to see someone and have that someone tell him he's fat. But critics are often our best teachers and I will try not to gorge myself as much as I usually do. A hard habit to break though. Very close to impossible. Food is the ultimate drug.\nA viciously long return flight to LAX. Immense, cruel headwinds. The trip went on forever. I used the time though to read about Trump in the Journal and in the NY Times. They might as well be reporting from different galaxies. Trump is a sinister buffoon and blood sucker of the poor in the Times. He's doing a lot right in the Journal. The Times just wears a permanent sneer about Trump. One big long sneer of the Beautiful People for a rich man who relishes harming people but has no class at all. Not like the blue bloods in the Times newsroom. The hatred of Trump is so intense that it verges on mania. \"All history is the history of class struggle,\" said Mr. Marx. I think it's really more like crazy people getting control of countries and movements and putting their craziness into action \u2014 Marxism, Nazism, anti-Semitism. Angry people setting nations onto courses of anger. And yet even the Germans were somber when they learned Germany had invaded Russia in June of 1941. There is some wisdom left, some residuum of common sense, even in a Nazi Germany. Do we have enough left here in America to get us through our difficulties ? The problem now is that the nut cases are in the media and the academy pretending to moral superiority. Wait a minute. That's always the problem. The killers pretending to moral superiority and the \"useful idiots\" (like me when I was at Yale) applauding the killers as morally better than the USA.\nStalinism. Premature anti-fascism. Alger Hiss's many friends.\n\"Your basic human is not such a hot item,\" says my very smart sister. She's right on, as usual. A powerful critic of the human species.\nBy the way, on the plane, I watched a genuinely insane movie: The Accountant, about a mentally ill accountant, killer, saver of lost lives, Airstream owner. It is a crazy movie but fun to watch. Too much violence, though.\nI'm back in LA. It's freezing everywhere else. But here in LA, I swam for half an hour in my pool this morning before my 12 step meeting for overdoing it. God bless LA and God bless Trump. But what's keeping him from busting the sequester and re-arming America? This is Job One, Mr. Trump. We love you, but you promised to rearm and it's high time.\nI'm going to sleep now so I can swim in the morning. And then eat only an Ensure. Just one little Ensure.\nButter Pecan.\nFollow Their Stories:\nBen Stein is a writer, actor, economist, and lawyer living in Beverly Hills and Malibu. He writes \"Ben Stein's Diary\" for every issue of The American Spectator.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What Is Singapore Maths?\nMaths At Singapore\nSingapore has become a \"laboratory of maths teaching\" by incorporating established international research into a highly effective teaching approach. With its emphasis on teaching pupils how to think critically to solve problems and consistently topping math results worldwide, Singapore MOE Math teaching is the envy of the world.\nPlus, with more workers engaging in remote work and students learning remotely, online Singapore MOE (Ministry of Education) math classes are in high demand. So, just what exactly is Singapore MOE Math?\nThe Basis of Sinagpore MOE Math\nThe Singapore MOE Math refers to the primary school math program that is developed by the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) and taught in all Singaporean public schools. An important pedagogical approach in this program is the Concrete, Pictorial, and Abstract (CPA) method.\nAs its name suggests, the CPA learning model incorporates three steps that build on one another, reinforcing what your child will learn in our online Singapore MOE Math classes:\nThe concrete involves an actual object like coins.\nThe pictorial refers to a visual representation, such as a picture of these coins on paper.\nThe abstract culminates in your child solving math problems without aids.\nThis is what and how we teach at Maths@Singapore, as it provides your child with a deeper understanding of the math problem.\nSingapore's MOE Math Method and Results At A Glance\nSingapore consistently tops the international benchmarking studies for math teaching\nIt is a highly effective approach to teaching math based on research and evidence\nSingapore MOE Math enhances students' mathematical fluency without the need for rote learning\nThe math method slowly introduces new concepts using the CPA approach\nPupils learn to think mathematically, as opposed to reciting formulas they do not understand\nThe Singapore MOE Math method teaches mental strategies to solve math problems such as drawing a bar model\nSingapore developed a new way of teaching math following their poor performance in the international league tables in the early 1980s. What this led to, is the Singapore Ministry of Education decided to take the best practice research findings from the West and apply them to the classroom with transformational results.\nBut what about concrete results? Well, where we can see this is in the outcomes of Singapore MOE Math students. The effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated by their position at the top of international benchmarks such as TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) and PISA (OECD Programme for International Student Assessment). It is no wonder why the Singapore MOE Math program is now used in over 40 countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States.\nProgram Based on Established Theories\nBesides helping to strengthen children's understanding of math concepts, Singapore MOE Math incorporates teaching children how to develop a growth mindset and apply it to their math studies. According to psychologist, Carol Dweck, a growth mindset is the belief that one can change their behavior or solve a problem if they apply themselves. This is the opposite of a fixed mindset, where an individual believes that their abilities, personality, and circumstances cannot be changed and that there is nothing they can do about it.\nHaving a growth mindset is crucial to children, even more so to students who have poor math results and tell themselves that they can't improve. What is even more impressive, is that your child can apply a growth mindset to anything else they wish to accomplish.\nAbout Maths At Singapore \u2013 Our Story\nWhat Maths@Singapore aims to achieve is nurturing every one of our students in effectively mastering the math fundamentals for their age, enabling them to grow into confident math learners who love the subject. With our online math classes, Maths@Singapore also endeavors to have our pupils recognize the value of math in their everyday lives.\nIt is for this reason that Maths@Singapore was first conceived by a Stanford alumni who is also a parent of two young children.\nHis child started her primary school education in a US elementary school during his time at Stanford, before returning to attend a Singapore (MOE) Ministry of Education primary school. What he observed firsthand\u2014the rigor and effectiveness of the Singapore MOE math program in growing his child to be a better and more confident math learner, as compared to her progress in her previous school\u2014is what convinced him to start Maths@Singapore.\nHe believes that math is fundamental to the many technologies solving the world's greatest challenges, and making people's lives better. After all, math is one of the core subjects of medicine, biology, physics, and engineering. And these all contribute to the benefit of society and human flourishing as a whole.\nHe, therefore, believes Singapore MOE Math is important to help our children understand and gain the confidence to use math. Apart from helping learners accomplish good grades in school, Maths@Singapore's online math classes help them better understand (and appreciate) the world around them. Plus, it inspires them to be the next generation of scientists, construction managers, and engineers the world needs. They say \"the children are the future,\" and investing in their education, particularly math, is important.\nTogether with his friend, they founded Maths@Singapore to help American children become better math learners through the combination of what the effective Singapore MOE math program teaches, expert Singaporean teachers, and an effective online classroom learning environment.\nLooking at signing your child up for online math tuition but do not know where to start? Not to worry. You are more than welcome to email us to speak to one of our professionals and learn more about Maths@Singapore. While you are at it, why not sign up for 2 free classes and see for yourself the difference between Singapore MOE Math and Common Core?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Box Era Releases \"Brunches,\" New Single From Upcoming EP\nPosted by Elise | Jan 26, 2017 | Jam Band News, Music Corner | 0 |\nWritten by Elise Olmstead\nIt's an exciting time for College Park based band, Box Era, as they are working on their debut EP and hitting the ground running with a tour to support. They'll be playing with popular local jam bands such as Fractal Cat, Gang of Thieves, and ELM, their show with ELM coming up this Saturday January 28th.\nFounded in early 2015, Box Era is still a fairly new band, but their sophisticated sound sings of years of experience. Appalachian Jamwich was excited to listen to their first track, \"Brunches,\" released off their upcoming EP. The EP is not yet titled, and was recorded in multiple locations in the DMV.\n\"Brunches\" is a sensual, jazzy tune, with notes of R&B. \"Brunches was one of the first songs we wrote, and it's our go-to sensual slow jam.\" The track includes sultry vocals and sexy saxophone, tempting the listener to close their eyes and be carried away to bliss. \"The lyrics basically just talk about appreciating the value within a fleeting relationship, regardless of the relationship's intensity. We cross paths with a lot of people in our lives, most for just brief moments. It's interesting to think how the person you just held the door for will probably never see you again.\"\nThe EP will not be all slow jams, though, and the band insists it will be a dance party. The songs being recorded have all been tested on the road and will be reminiscent of a live show. \"Because it's our debut, we wanted to give people a refined version of what they've seen us do live.\"\nListen to their single, \"Brunches,\" and catch them at a show coming near you. You'll want to keep your eye on Box Era, as they are headed for big things!\nListen to \"Brunches\": https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/boxeramusic\/brunches\nRSVP to the show on Saturday with ELM at Jammin Java in Vienna, VA: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1864607793777055\/\nMore upcoming shows:\n1\/28: Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA w\/ ELM (Electric Love Machine)\n2\/3: BeClaws, Wheaton MD\n2\/22: Gypsy Sally's, Washington, D.C. w\/ Gang of Thieves\n3\/4: Dante's, Frostburg, MD w\/ Fractal Cat\nPreviousInterview: AJ talks to Pink Talking Fish about Feb 3 show at The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY\nNext\"The Contribution\" To Release New Music Throughout The Year\nCreative Director of The Jamwich.\n2nd Annual Halloween Bash Featuring LITZ, Plaeground and The Jambulance\nCatskill Chill Announces New Dates for 2015 and \"A Farewell To Minglewood\"\nRelentless Beats Announces the Return of Goldrush Music Festival, with New Dates \u2013 this September 29 & 30\nFestival Spotlight: Spun Out Fire Presents Nights of Fire Aug 17-21, 2017","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chorus Aviation Announces Leasing Transaction for Five Q400s to Flybe and Reaches 50 Aircraft Portfolio Milestone\nDelivering regional aviation to the world\nHALIFAX, May 21, 2019 \/CNW\/ \u2013 Chorus Aviation Inc. ('Chorus') (TSX: CHR) announced today that Chorus Aviation Capital ('CAC') has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire five, mid-life Bombardier Q400 aircraft currently on lease with Europe's largest independent regional airline, Flybe. This transaction is expected to close by this summer and is subject to customary conditions precedent to closing, such as the novation of the existing leases, as well as the receipt of all regulatory approvals or consents required in connection with the acquisition of Flybe by Connect Airways Limited. With these acquisitions, Chorus Aviation Capital has announced 50 commitments to date for its regional aircraft leasing business.\n\"We are very pleased to expand our relationship with our existing customer, Flybe,\" said Steve Ridolfi, President, Chorus Aviation Capital. \"In less than two years we've grown our leasing portfolio to 50 aircraft acquired at approximately US $995.0 million with US $765.0 million in future contract lease revenue.\"\n\"In addition to growing CAC's lease portfolio, these mid-life aircraft play to the Chorus group's strengths as a diversified provider of regional aviation services,\" commented Joe Randell, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chorus. \"At the end of the lease term, Chorus will have multiple potential uses for these aircraft, including lease extensions, re-leases or sale to new operators, conversions to non-passenger use, or disassembly for parts sales. I applaud the Chorus team for reaching this important milestone and for embracing our vision to become a worldwide provider of integrated regional aviation services.\"\nUpon the completion of this transaction, and seven other aircraft pending delivery to other customers, CAC's portfolio will include 38 turboprops and 12 regional jets placed with 13 airlines on six continents. When combined with the 47 aircraft leased under the Capacity Purchase Agreement with Air Canada, Chorus' fleet of leased aircraft has reached 97 aircraft valued at approximately US $1.6 billion.\nAbout Chorus Aviation Capital\nEstablished in 2017, Chorus Aviation Capital currently has relationships with 13 regional airlines based in 13 countries. CAC is focused on building a portfolio of new and mid-life regional aircraft, while leveraging the synergies inherent among its affiliated companies to provide a full suite of regional aviation services.\nHeadquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Chorus was incorporated on September 27, 2010. Chorus' vision is to deliver regional aviation to the world. Chorus has been leasing its owned regional aircraft into Jazz's Air Canada Express operation since 2011, and established Chorus Aviation Capital to become a leading, global provider of regional aircraft leases. Chorus also owns Jazz Aviation LP and Voyageur Aviation Corp. \u2013 companies that have long histories of safe and solid operations that deliver excellent customer service in the areas of contract flying operations, engineering, fleet management, and maintenance, repair and overhaul. Together, the Chorus group of companies can provide a full suite of regional aviation support services. Chorus Class A Variable Voting Shares and Class B Voting Shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the trading symbol 'CHR'. www.chorusaviation.com\nAbout Flybe\nFlybe is the largest independent airline in Europe and carries approximately eight million passengers per year between 81 airports across the UK and Europe, with over 210 routes across 15 countries.\nThis news release may contain 'forward-looking information'. Forward-looking information is identified by the use of terms and phrases such as \"anticipate\", \"believe\", \"could\", \"estimate\", \"expect\", \"intend\", \"may\", \"plan\", \"predict\", \"potential\", \"pending\", \"project\", \"will\", \"would\", and similar terms and phrases. Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking information. Actual results may differ materially from results indicated in forward-looking information for a number of reasons, including the failure to close the transactions referenced in this news release on the terms and conditions currently contemplated by Chorus, or at all, as well the risk factors identified in Chorus' Annual Information Form dated February 21, 2019 and in Chorus' public disclosure record available at www.sedar.com. Statements containing forward-looking information in this news release represent Chorus' expectations as of the date of this news release (or as of the date they are otherwise stated to be made) and are subject to change after such date. Chorus disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.\n\u2190 Chorus Aviation Receives Court Approval to increase Permitted Foreign Ownership Levels to the Levels Permitted under the Canada Transportation Act\nChorus Aviation Inc. Announces May 2019 Dividend \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Greenville Road Warriors shut out by Florida\nMyron Hosea\nOne night after scoring four goals in a loss, the Greenville Road Warriors drew a blank in a 4-0 defeat to Florida on Saturday night.\nThe Everblades came into town and won back-to-back games at the Sandlapper Securities Rink in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. A crowd of 3,938 came out to see the contest.\nDespite the zero on their side of the scoreboard, the Road Warriors produced opportunities.\n\"We had some Grade A chances in the first period,\" said Greenville coach Dean Stork. \"Second period, I thought we outplayed them and had three or four chances right in tight around the net.\n\"I thought we just lost a couple too many battles around the net, net fronts, being strong on the sticks.\"\nGreenville outshot Florida 32-29. Stopping those 32 Road Warriors shots was newly signed Florida goaltender Anthony Peters. His first professional start turned out to be a shutout.\nGreenville (31-24-1-2) missed an opportunity to climb in the ECHL Eastern Conference standings with these two losses. They didn't drop back, though, as Elmira and Orlando were off Saturday.\nThe Road Warriors are sixth in the conference standings, three points ahead of Elmira and five up on Orlando. The top eight teams at the end of the regular season will make the playoffs. Greenville hosts South Carolina at 3 p.m. today.\nFlorida moved into a tie for second in the conference with Reading.\n\"We defended better,\" Stork said. \"Didn't turn over the puck as much. Outshot them. Why weren't we rewarded? I don't know. Some games you're rewarded, and some games you're not getting the bounces.\n\"We'll just have to continue to put our noses deep and keep digging and fight and battle through it.\"\nThe teams played about 30 minutes of scoreless hockey before Florida (36-13-2-4) produced a goal. Mike Little put the Everblades up 1-0 with a goal at 10:55 of the second period.\nFlorida began putting distance between itself and the Road Warriors early in the final period. Just 10 seconds into a power play opportunity, Brant Harris scored at 1:56.\nThen, Alex Lavoie rifled a shot from the faceoff circle left of Greenville goaltender Jason Missiaen. That gave the Everblades a 3-0 advantage at 2:38 of the third.\nFlorida's last goal came at 18:41 on an empty net goal by Jason Wilson.\nGreenville welcomes South Carolina to the Well for the final Sunday afternoon game of the season and the last game between the teams in the regular season.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\/ team_photos\/callum5cc7171a479b6.jpg Callum Buckland\nCustomer Enquiries Callum Buckland\nCustomer Enquiries Assistant\nCallum has had an interest in architecture since he was young and visited National Trust properties with family. He studied Architecture at Plymouth University before moving back to his hometown of Portsmouth where he worked in a luxury independent hotel as both an Events Assistant and Duty Manager. With a recent move to London Callum decided to mix his passion for architecture with the customer service skills he learnt in hospitality and joined the practice in early spring.\n\/ team_photos\/dand5497d395c48ad.jpg Dan Davidson\nChief Executive Dan built his first Side Return in 1999 and has lived in a London Victorian house for over 15 years. Dan also enjoys the practical side of construction, having taught himself plumbing shortly after graduating. The son of two environmentalists, Dan is a keen advocate for improving the energy performance of Side Returns and is an avid follower of new technologies within the built environment. Dan also serves as a Trustee to the Board of Groundwork London; a charity established in 1982 to bring together business, communities and government to improve people's prospects, promote greener living and create better places to live.\n\/ team_photos\/david56b082bca3172.jpg David Abimbola\nDesign Manager David graduated in Architecture from Kingston University in London. He oversees the Architectural Design Team and ensures the smooth running of the Design Process. He loves travelling the world to see how different cultures interpret design. His favourite city (so far) is Chandigarh in India, and he is a keen admirer of Le Corbusier, a French-Swiss Architect.\n\/ team_photos\/stephen581b317582398.jpg Stephen Hill\n\/ team_photos\/marcus58790a98086d7.jpg Marcus Hirst\n\/ team_photos\/steven5696245ba3b46.jpg Steven Davidson\nArchitectural Designer Steven graduated in 2013 with a Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Edinburgh. During his year out while at university he worked as an architectural assistant at TBB Architecture.\nSteven joined Build Team as an Architectural Assistant in 2015. His role includes conducting measured surveys and engaging with design clients, from the initial client visit through to the survey, and producing designs schemes and technical CAD drawings.\n\/ team_photos\/liam25b6407a1b91f7.jpg Liam Davies\n\/ team_photos\/35b8ea39ca7ca1.jpg Arya Sunny\nArchitectural Designer Arya is originally from India where she studied at Calicut University. She moved to London several years ago and has experience in working in a small residential architectural practice before joining Build Team. She admires simplicity and using true materials in architecture.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Indiana man accused of holding 4 people hostage for 5 days\nThis undated photo provided by the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department shows Derrick Glass, who is accused of holding four people hostage for five days in Elkhart, Ind. Glass was arrested Tuesday, May 2, 2017, after he allowed one of his alleged hostages to go shopping. (Elkhart County Sheriff's Department via AP) (The Associated Press)\nELKHART, Ind. \u2013 A man is accused of holding four people hostage for five days in a northern Indiana city.\nElkhart Police Sgt. Chris Snyder says Derrick Glass confined a 68-year-old man and women aged 64, 26 and 21 against their will in an Elkhart apartment from Friday until Tuesday, but that they were not \"tied up or restricted.\"\nSnyder says Glass threatened them all with a handgun and assaulted two of the women with it. No shots were fired.\nThe 31-one-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he allowed one of his alleged hostages to go shopping. She reported the situation to police.\nThe Elkhart Truth reports (http:\/\/bit.ly\/2pKA8fY ) Glass faces four counts of criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon and two counts of aggravated battery. He remains jailed without bond Thursday.\nInformation from: The Elkhart Truth, http:\/\/www.elkharttruth.com","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Math expert forecasts divorces\nCall it a practical application of social engineering technology\u2026\nProfessor James Murray of Oxford University has devised a mathematical formula which he says is 94 per cent successful in predicting which newly-wed couples will eventually divorce.\nMurray and his research team filmed more than 700 newlywed couples discussing issues deemed likely to cause stress, such as sex and money, for periods of 15 minutes at a time. The researchers then graded the subjects' statements and responses as either positive or negative. The resulting scores were then tallied to determine the likelihood that the relationship would last.\nThe same couples were contacted again, at one or two year intervals over the next 12 years to see how they were doing. Which is how Murray determined that his predictions, based on the math, had been so amazingly accurate.\n\"Some couples might as well get divorced right away,\" Murray told reporters.\nThere's no word as to whether Murray's formula will be made available, on a commercial basis or otherwise, to marriage counsellors, clergy or others who counsel those preparing to marry. We wonder if there's a mass market for a consumer test in which couples \u2014 upon payment of an appropriate fee, of course \u2014 could film themselves discussing specified topics, post the results to an official analysis Web site and, then, get back a report on their long-term prospects. We want stock in that company\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Operations Suspended: Muskogee Plant Closed To Workers After Explosion\nTuesday, May 14th 2019, 6:47 am\nMuskogee Firefighters are still on scene at Georgia Pacific Tuesday afternoon after a propane forklift caught fire and exploded.\nRelated Story: UPDATE: Explosion At Georgia-Pacific In Muskogee\nNo one is injured but employees say the explosion has them wondering what the future will hold for them at the company.\nIt's a huge plant so there are employees in different buildings that are at work, but the parking lots are also full of employees who used to work in the building that caught fire.\nThey are on standby right now, waiting to hear when they can go back to work. One man was in the building when the explosion happened, and he said that all the dust came off the walls. He said he has no idea how everyone got out safely.\nFirefighters are still on scene, putting out hot spots. Every fire station in Muskogee responded.\nA spokesperson for Georgia Pacific said a propane forklift inside caught fire and then exploded. The fire is contained to buildings 27 and 10 but a lot of people who work in those buildings are wondering what this is all going to mean for them.\nThe Georgia-Pacific spokesperson said they did evacuate the plant despite having a fire brigade that's trained to handle situations like this.\n\"It's heartbreaking. It's sickening. I just never thought ... my mama always told me tomorrow ain't promised to nobody so don't take nothing for granted. That's what she said. She's right,\" said former employee Kathy Terrell.\nNews On 6 Officials say the Georgia-Pacific plant has suspended all operations and no on can go to work as of Tuesday morning.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home All issues Volume 557 (September 2013) A&A, 557 (2013) A122 Full HTML\nVolume 557, September 2013\nStellar structure and evolution\n2. Observations and ...\n3. Atmospheric parameter ...\n4. Atmospheric parameters\n5. Helium abundances\n6. The 3He isotopic anomaly\nOnline material\nHot subdwarf stars in close-up view\nIV. Helium abundances and the 3He isotopic anomaly of subdwarf B stars\u22c6\nS. Geier1,2, U. Heber1, H. Edelmann1, L. Morales-Rueda3, D. Kilkenny4, D. O'Donoghue5,6, T. R. Marsh7 and C. Copperwheat8,7\n1 Dr. Karl Remeis-Observatory & ECAP, Astronomical Institute, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Sternwartstr. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany\ne-mail: sgeier@eso.org\n2 European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2, 85748 Garching, Germany\n3 Department of Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands\n4 Department of Physics, University of Western Cape, Private Bag X17, 7535 Bellville, South Africa\n5 South African Astronomical Observatory, PO Box 9, 7935 Observatory Cape Town, South Africa\n6 Southern African Large Telescope Foundation, PO Box 9, 7935 Observatory Cape Town, South Africa\n7 Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Conventry CV4 7AL, UK\n8 Astrophysics Research Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Twelve Quays House, Egerton Wharf, Birkenhead CH 41 1 LD, UK\nAtmospheric parameters and helium abundances of 44 bright subdwarf B stars have been determined. More than half of our sample consists of newly discovered stars from the Edinburgh Cape survey. We showed that effective temperatures and surface gravities can be derived from high resolution echelle spectra with sufficient accuracy. Systematic uncertainties have been determined by comparing the parameters derived from the high resolution data with the ones derived from medium resolution spectra. Helium abundances have been measured with high accuracy. Besides the known correlation of helium abundance with temperature, two distinct sequences in helium abundance have been confirmed. Significant isotopic shifts of helium lines due to an enrichment in 3He have been found in the spectra of 8 subluminous B stars (sdBs). Most of these stars cluster in a small temperature range between 27 000 K and 31 000 K very similar to the known 3He-rich main sequence B stars, which also cluster in such a small strip, but at different temperatures. Both the helium sequences and the isotopic anomaly are discussed.\nKey words: subdwarfs \/ stars: atmospheres \/ stars: abundances \/ stars: fundamental parameters\nTables 1 and 2 and Appendix A are available in electronic form at http:\/\/www.aanda.org\nSubluminous B stars (sdBs) have similar colours and spectral characteristics to main sequence stars of spectral type B, but are much less luminous. Strong line broadening and the early confluence of the Balmer series is caused by the high surface gravities (log\u2009g \u2243 5.0\u22126.0) of these compact stars (RsdB \u2243 0.1\u22120.3 R\u2299). SdBs are considered to be core helium-burning stars with very thin hydrogen envelopes and masses of about half a solar mass (Heber 1986) located at the extreme end of the horizontal branch (EHB).\nThe origin of these stars is unclear. A mass loss mechanism must manage to remove all but a tiny fraction of the hydrogen envelope at about the same time as the helium core has attained the mass (\u22430.5 M\u2299) required for the helium flash. The reason for this mass loss is still unknown. Several single star scenarios invoke enhanced stellar winds or interaction with the stellar environment (see Heber 2009 for a review).\nHowever, Mengel et al. (1976) showed that the required strong mass loss can occur in a close-binary system. The progenitor of the sdB star has to fill its Roche lobe near the tip of the red-giant branch (RGB) to lose most of its hydrogen-rich envelope. The merger of binary white dwarfs (WDs) was investigated by Webbink (1984) who showed that an EHB star can form when two helium core white dwarfs merge and the product is sufficiently massive to ignite helium.\nMaxted et al. (2001) determined a very high fraction of radial velocity variable sdB stars (see also Morales-Rueda et al. 2003; Napiwotzki et al. 2004a; Copperwheat et al. 2011). Han et al. (2002; 2003) used binary population synthesis models and studied the stable Roche lobe overflow (RLOF) channel, the common envelope ejection (CE) channel, where the mass transfer to the companion is dynamically unstable, and the He-WD merger channel.\nThe formation of sdBs has also been related to the origin of the even more enigmatic He-sdO\/Bs (Ahmad & Jeffery 2003; Naslim et al. 2010; Str\u00f6er et al. 2007; Hirsch & Heber 2009). The so-called late hot flasher scenario was proposed to form these objects (Lanz et al. 2004; Miller-Bertolami et al. 2008).\nAt first glance, determining the helium abundance in sdB atmospheres seems to be the best diagnostic tool to distinguish between the different formation channels. While the merger of two He-WDs would form a pure He-star, a wide range of helium abundances is predicted by the late hot flasher scenario. Different mass-loss on the RGB, either triggered via single-star or binary evolution, may also leave an imprint on the helium abundance of the formed sdB.\nUnfortunately, the primordial helium abundance of sdB stars is significantly affected by processes in the hot and very dense atmospheres of these stars. Sargent & Searle (1966) found sdB stars to be helium deficient for the first time. Greenstein et al. (1967) suggested that diffusion might cause the observed helium deficiency. However, theoretical diffusion models yielded only little success (e.g. Michaud et al. 1983), since the timescales for the gravitational settling were predicted to be too short. The atmospheres of sdBs should not only be depleted in helium, but essentially helium-free. Several attempts have been made to model the atmospheres of sdBs by invoking radiative levitation and mass loss caused by stellar winds to counteract the gravitational settling (Bergeron et al. 1988; Michaud et al. 1989; Fontaine & Chayer 1997; Ohl et al. 2000; Unglaub & Bues 2001).\nDiffusion not only affects the elemental abundances, but can also lead to a separation of different isotopes. When a heavier isotope is significantly affected by gravitational settling, the lighter one appears to be enriched in the atmosphere. An enrichment of 3He has initially been found in main sequence B stars with subsolar helium abundance (Sargent & Jugaku 1961; Hartoog & Cowley 1979) and explained by diffusion processes (Vauclair et al. 1974). Feige\u200986 was the first horizontal branch star showing this anomaly (Hartoog 1979). Eventually Heber (1987) detected strong line shifts in the sdB star SB\u2009290 and the blue horizontal branch star PHL\u200925 indicating that basically the whole helium content of the atmosphere consists of 3He. Later, Edelmann et al. (2001) and Heber & Edelmann (2004) found another three sdBs (Feige\u200936, BD\u2009+48\u20092721, PG\u20090133+114) where 3He is enriched in the atmosphere.\nFinally, diffusion may change the atmospheres of hot subdwarfs in an even more substantial way. Miller-Bertolami et al. (2008) argued that due to diffusion processes He-sdOs will turn into hydrogen rich subdwarfs before they evolve towards the white dwarf graveyard. The discovery of sdBs with He abundances between the normal sdBs and the He-rich ones seems to be consistent with this scenario (Ahmad et al. 2007; Vennes et al. 2007; Naslim et al. 2011; 2012).\nIn this paper, we determine the helium abundances and isotopic shifts caused by enrichment of 3He of 44 sdBs from high-resolution spectroscopy. Previous papers of this series dealt with the rotational properties of sdB binaries (Geier et al. 2010, Paper I), the rotational properties of single sdBs (Geier & Heber 2012, Paper II) and the metal abundances of sdBs in the context of diffusion (Geier 2013, Paper III).\nIn Sect. 2 we give an overview of the observations taken with different instruments. The determination of the atmospheric parameters and helium abundances as well as an evaluation of the uncertainties are described in Sect. 3. In Sects. 4\u20136 we present our results regarding the atmospheric parameters, helium abundances and isotopic shifts, which are discussed further in Sect. 7. Finally, a summary is given in Sect. 8.\n2. Observations and data reduction\n39 bright subdwarf B stars were observed with the FEROS spectrograph (R = 48 000, 3750\u22129200 \u00c5) mounted at the ESO\/MPG 2.2 m telescope in La Silla. The spectra were downloaded from the ESO science archive and reduced with the FEROS-DRS pipeline under the ESO MIDAS context in optimum extraction mode. The single spectra of all programme stars were RV-corrected and co-added in order to achieve higher signal-to-noise.\nFive stars were observed with the FOCES spectrograph (R = 30 000, 3800\u22127000 \u00c5) mounted at the CAHA 2.2 m telescope and the spectra were also reduced with the MIDAS package.\nMedium resolution spectra of 12 stars were obtained with the ISIS spectrograph (R \u2243 4000,\u03bb = 3440\u22125270 \u00c5) mounted at the WHT. Nine sdBs discovered in the course of the Edinburgh-Cape blue object survey (Stobie et al. 1997; Kilkenny et al. 1997; O'Donoghue et al. 2013) have been observed with the grating spectrograph and intensified Reticon Photon Counting System on the 1.9\u2009m telescope of the SAAO (R \u2243 1300,\u03bb = 3300\u22125600 \u00c5). Spectra of five sdBs have been taken with the CAFOS spectrograph mounted at the CAHA 2.2 m telescope (R \u2243 1000,\u03bb = 3500\u22125800 \u00c5). Table 1 provides a detailed overview of the observed sample and the data.\n3. Atmospheric parameter determination and systematic effects\n3.1. High-resolution echelle spectra \u2013 known issues\nMost spectroscopic studies of sdB stars have relied on low and medium-resolution data (R \u2243 500\u22124000). Fitting model atmospheres to high signal-to-noise ratio (S\/N) data allows us to determine Teff and log\u2009g with formal uncertainties lower than the systematic effects between different model grids (Green et al. 2008; Heber et al. 2000). This standard technique yielded key results on which our current understanding of sdB formation and evolution is founded (e.g. Heber 1986; Heber & Langhans 1986; Saffer et al. 1994; Maxted et al. 2001; Edelmann et al. 2003; Green et al. 2008; \u00d8stensen et al. 2010; Copperwheat et al. 2011; Vennes et al. 2011; Geier et al. 2011b; N\u00e9meth et al. 2012).\nOn the other hand, high resolution echelle spectrographs (R > 10 000) are widely used in astronomy today. However, data reduction and analysis of echelle spectra is difficult. Even if sophisticated data reduction pipelines are available, issues such as fringing, extraction errors, insufficient order merging and normalisation remain. Due to the low luminosity of sdBs, echelle spectroscopy of these objects is rather challenging, as only a few of them have magnitudes brighter than 10th. Furthermore, sdBs are hot stars and the most important lines for their analysis are found in the bluest parts of optical spectra; unfortunately, echelle spectrographs are often not very sensitive in the blue, particularly where fibre-feeds are used.\nThe spectra of sdBs are dominated by strong and broad hydrogen Balmer lines, which are the key to deriving their atmospheric parameters. Since these lines are usually broader than the single echelle orders, merging errors can severely affect the parameter determination and suspicious features can be hard to spot, particularly in low S\/N data. However, Lisker et al. (2005) successfully analysed high resolution spectra of sdBs observed in the course of the ESO-SPY project (Napiwotzki et al. 2003). In this case, the UVES spectrograph at the ESO-VLT was used, which is very sensitive in the blue wavelength range. Furthermore, rectification of the data was done by dividing by the featureless spectra of DC-type white dwarfs. However, most of the known DC white dwarfs are too faint to be observed with 2 m-class telescopes and it is therefore not clear, in general, whether reliable atmospheric parameters of sdBs can be derived from medium S\/N (30\u201350), high resolution echelle spectra.\n3.2. Determination of atmospheric parameters\nExample fit of LTE models to the Balmer and selected He\u2009i lines in the FEROS spectrum of EC\u200903591\u22123232.\nAtmospheric parameters and helium abundances of our sample have been determined by fitting model spectra to the hydrogen Balmer and helium lines of the high-resolution spectra using the SPAS routine developed by H. Hirsch (see Fig. 1). The method is described in Copperwheat et al. (2011). To derive the atmospheric parameters we used local thermodynamic equilibrum (LTE) model with solar metallicity for stars with effective temperatures between 24 000 K and 30 000 K. The hottest stars with Teff > 30 000 K have been fitted with LTE models with supersolar metallicity (see Copperwheat et al. 2011).\nDue to the high resolution of the spectra the formal errors derived with a bootstrapping algorithm are much smaller than the typical systematic offsets between different model grids (\u0394Teff \u2243 500 K, \u0394log\u2009g \u2243 0.05). However, these formal uncertainities must not be adopted as error estimates, because systematic shifts are the dominant error source in this case.\n3.3. Comparison with medium resolution data\nDue to the caveats discussed in Sect. 3.1, the parameter determination from the high-resolution spectra needs to be checked and systematic effects have to be quantified properly. We used medium-resolution spectra obtained with the ISIS, the SAAO-Reticon and the CAFOS spectrograph and analysed them in the same way as the high-resolution data.\nThe ISIS and CAFOS spectra have a very high S\/N (>100) and cover the blue spectral range down to the Balmer jump. These spectra are perfectly suited for the determination of atmospheric parameters. Again, formal errors are much smaller than the typical systematic offsets between different model grids, which are adopted as error estimates in this case. The SAAO-Reticon spectra also cover the higher Balmer lines, but their quality is inhomogeneous. Although the formal fitting errors can be large \u2013 ranging from 700 K to 2000 K in Teff and from 0.12 to 0.28 in log\u2009g \u2013 they provide a valuable consistency check for the results derived from the high-resolution data.\nFigures 2 and 3 show the comparison between the high-resolution and the medium-resolution parameters. In general, the consistency between the parameters derived from high- and medium-resolution data is reasonable.\nEffective temperature derived from high-resolution spectra plotted against effective temperature derived from medium resolution spectra (ISIS, SAAO-Reticon, CAFOS). The dotted lines mark the average deviation between the two datasets. The size of the points scales with the data quality of the high-resolution spectra.\nSurface gravity derived from high-resolution spectra plotted against surface gravity derived from medium-resolution spectra (see Fig. 2).\nTeff \u2212 log\u2009g-diagram for the entire sample under study. The helium main sequence (HeMS) and the EHB band (limited by the zero-age EHB, ZAEHB, and the terminal-age EHB, TAEHB) are superimposed with EHB evolutionary tracks for solar metallicity taken from Dorman et al. (1993) labelled with their masses. Open symbols mark objects where isotopic shifts due to an enrichment of 3He were detected, filled symbols objects with atmospheres dominated by 4He. The diamonds mark stars belonging to the upper helium sequence, the circles stars belonging to the lower sequence (see Fig. 5). The triangles mark the three sdBs with enriched 3He from literature (Heber et al. 1984; Edelmann et al. 1999; Morales-Rueda et al. 2003).\nIn order to quantify the uncertainties in the parameter determination, the averages of the shifts with respect to the parameters derived from medium-resolution spectra have been calculated; these are \u0394Teff \u2243 1100 K and \u0394log\u2009g \u2243 0.12. The high resolution spectra of PG\u20091616+144, PG\u20091710+490 and PG\u20092205+023 have S\/N values below 30 and hence show large deviations especially in Teff (up to 3500 K). These stars have been excluded before calculating the average. Although not perfect, the above uncertainties are consistent with values found in the literature (see Appendix A).\nThe atmospheric parameters of all 44 programme stars are shown in Table 2. The final parameters are derived either from high S\/N ISIS and CAFOS spectra, if available, or from high-resolution spectra obtained with FEROS and FOCES. The Teff \u2212 log\u2009g-diagram of the whole sample under study is shown in Fig. 4. All stars are concentrated on or above the EHB, fully consistent with theory, and we therefore conclude that the atmospheric parameter determination is of sufficient quality (see also the comparison with independent determinations from the literature given in Table A.1).\nHigh resolution spectra are very well suited for measuring accurate elemental abundances of sdBs, because the rather weak lines of helium and metals are fully resolved. We therefore used the FEROS and FOCES spectra to determine the helium abundances of our programme stars. The formal uncertainties are very small (\u0394log\u2009y = 0.01 \u2212 0.07) and comparable to the deviations measured when analysing several single spectra of one object. Taking systematic effects into account the helium abundances should therefore be accurate to \u22430.1 dex. The results are given in Table 2.\nFigure 5 shows the helium abundances of our sample plotted against effective temperature. All but two of our programme stars have the subsolar helium abundances typical of sdB stars. Edelmann et al. (2003) reported a correlation of helium abundance with temperature, which was subsequently confirmed by Lisker et al. (2005) and N\u00e9meth et al. (2012). This correlation can be clearly seen in our sample as well.\nEdelmann et al. (2003) also reported the discovery of two distinct sequences showing a similar correlation with temperature. The \"low sequence\" is offset by about 2 dex from the \"high sequence\". Lisker et al. (2005) and Geier et al. (2011b) could not confirm this finding, but the sample size of these studies was smaller than that of Edelmann et al. (2003). N\u00e9meth et al. (2012) studied a sample of bright hot subdwarfs spanning the whole temperature and helium abundance range from sdBs to He-sdOs and found indications for the two distinct sequences although, in their sample, the lower sequence appears to be less steep than reported by Edelmann et al. (2003).\nThe two distinct sequences are also visible in our data and combining these with the results of other studies (Saffer et al. 1994; Maxted et al. 2001; Edelmann et al. 2003; Morales-Rueda et al. 2003; Lisker et al. 2005; \u00d8stensen et al. 2010; Geier et al. 2011b; N\u00e9meth et al. 2012) the underlying pattern becomes more apparent. In Fig. 5, all of these results are overplotted with the two regression lines calculated by Edelmann et al. (2003) as well as the regression line for the lower sequence calculated by N\u00e9meth et al. (2012) based on their results spanning a larger range in effective temperatures and helium abundances. The two lines by Edelmann et al. (2003) match very well with the sequences seen in our sample, while the line by N\u00e9meth et al. (2012) is slightly different. However, as has been correctly pointed out by N\u00e9meth et al. (2012), those lines are only very crude tentative models, which certainly do not reflect the real complexity of the underlying data.\nDefining a dividing line between the two helium sequences by eye, which follows the relation log\u2009y = 0.127 Teff\/1000 K \u2212 6.718, the numbers of stars belonging to the different sequences can be counted. From our sample of 44 stars, 31 of them (70%) are associated with the upper sequence while 13 (30%) belong to the lower one. The respective fractions of the full sample of 383 sdBs are 82% and 18%, but the full sample is likely to be biased against low helium abundances because most analyses are based on low- and medium-resolution spectra where weak He lines are often not detectable. We therefore regard the respective fractions derived from our sample to be more reliable.\nThe high-resolution spectra are also perfectly suited to search for small shifts in the rest wavelengths of the helium lines due to the enrichment of 3He. Wavelength shifts can be caused by different effects (for example, the presence of magnetic fields or pressure shifts in high density environments), but the helium line shifts caused by the enrichment of 3He can be modelled quite accurately and show a typical pattern. While some lines like He\u2009i\u20095876 are only shifted by 0.04 \u00c5 towards redder wavelengths, the shifts of He\u2009i\u20094922 and He\u2009i\u20096678 are significant (0.33 and 0.50 \u00c5 respectively; Fred et al. 1951; given in Hartoog & Cowley 1979). Displacements of this order can be easily detected in high resolution spectra.\nAll of the stars in our sample have been examined and in 8 cases, isotopic shifts due to the presence of 3He are clearly visible (Figs. 6, 7). One of these (BD+48\u20092721) has already been discovered by Edelmann et al. (2001).\nHelium abundance log\u2009y plotted against effective temperature. The filled symbols mark the results from our study. Filled diamonds mark objects where isotopic shifts due to an enrichment of 3He were detected, filled circles objects with atmospheres dominated by 4He. Upper limits are marked with triangles. The solid horizontal line is drawn at solar helium abundance. The two dashed lines are regression lines for the two distinct helium sequences taken from Edelmann et al. (2003). The dotted regression line for the lower sequence is taken from N\u00e9meth et al. (2012). Measurements taken from literature are plotted as grey symbols.\n7.1. Helium sequences\nThe reasons for the correlation of the helium abundance with temperature and the bimodal structure in the Teff \u2212 log\u2009y diagram are unknown, although several suggestions have been made and are discussed briefly below.\nPhotospheric convection has been proposed as the cause of the relative enrichment of helium in sdB atmospheres towards higher temperature. Greenstein & Sargent (1974) suggested that a He+\/He2+ convection zone could transport helium from deeper layers into the photosphere of subdwarfs hotter than 30 000 K (but see also Groth et al. 1985). However, Michaud et al. (2011) calculated complete stellar evolution models, including the effects of atomic diffusion and radiative acceleration, to study the abundance anomalies observed on the hot end of the HB. Their models, which assume extra mixing but no stellar-wind mass loss, are in general agreement with the observed metal abundances of sdB stars (Geier 2013) as well as the helium abundances for Teff > 25 000 K. Furthermore, they show that diffusion effects reach far deeper than the stellar atmospheres themselves and should also be dominant in the He+\/He2+ convection zone (Moehler, Michaud, priv. comm.).\nAccording to the Michaud et al. (2011) models, the observed scatter in helium abundance is caused by different HB ages and differences in the initial metallicity of the progenitor populations, but these models predict neither the observed correlation with temperature nor the two helium sequences. If the helium abundance does depend on the age of the sdB, one would expect to see a continuous distribution and not a concentration in distinct sequences.\nAznar Cuadrado & Jeffery (2002) argued that, due to tidal effects, sdBs residing in short-period binaries might have higher photospheric helium content than long-period systems or single stars. Edelmann et al. (2003) suggested that this effect could be responsible for the two helium sequences \u2013 and this can be directly tested with the available data. Our current sample of bright sdBs consists mostly of stars in which no radial velocity shifts have been detected and so these sdBs are not in close binaries with stellar mass companions. On the other hand, the target sample for the MUCHFUSS project (Geier et al. 2011b), which aims at finding sdBs with massive compact companions in close orbits, consists only of RV variable stars. From the 51 sdBs drawn from the MUCHFUSS sample, 15 belong to the lower helium sequence, so the fraction of these stars is almost exactly the same as in the sample presented here. The close binary hypothesis can therefore be excluded as an explanation of the helium sequences.\nHelium lines of sdB stars. The rest wavelengths of the 4He (solid) and 3He lines (dotted) are plotted as vertical lines. The rest wavelengths of the 3He lines have been taken from Hartoog & Cowley (1979). The stars are highly enriched in 3He, but also show a component of 4He. For comparison, the He lines of SB\u2009815 are plotted in the lowest panel. This star does not show line shifts due to enrichment of 3He.\nO'Toole (2008) proposed another possibility: whilst the stars belonging to the upper sequence might be core helium-burning (post-)EHB stars evolving in the way modelled by, for example, Dorman et al. (1993), the sdBs forming the lower sequence could be post-RGB objects without helium burning in their cores. The latter objects are direct progenitors of He-WDs with masses ranging from ~0.2 M\u2299 to 0.33 M\u2299 and are crossing the EHB on cooling tracks (e.g. Driebe et al. 1998). The only sdB for which the post-RGB nature could be proven unambiguously (using a trigonometric parallax) is HD\u2009188112 (Heber et al. 2003) which also has the lowest helium abundance (log\u2009y = \u22125) ever measured for an sdB. Two candidates of similar low mass have been discovered by Vennes at al. (2011) and Silvotti et al. (2012) but, even though these sdBs also show no detectable helium lines, their post-RGB nature is less well established than in the case of HD\u2009188112. Observational evidence for particularly low helium abundance in post-RGB objects therefore remains weak.\nAnother way to probe the post-RGB scenario is the comparison of both helium populations in the Teff \u2212 log\u2009g diagram (O'Toole 2008). In Fig. 8, the stars associated with the upper sequence are plotted. Most sdBs are situated within or close to the EHB band but about 10% are above the EHB \u2013 consistent with the standard scenario in which most stars are core helium-burning and therefore residing on the EHB and only a minority are more evolved shell helium-burning objects (Dorman et al. 1993).\nThe distribution of the helium-poor sdBs is different (see Fig. 9) in that the number density of stars on and above the EHB is similar. In the classical picture, sdBs evolve from the EHB but such an even distribution is not expected because the evolutionary time on the EHB is significantly longer than that for post-EHB evolution (~10 times as long).\nComparing the distribution of the helium-poor sdBs with post-RGB tracks calculated by Driebe et al. (1998), one would expect these objects to be the progenitors of He-WDs with masses between 0.25 M\u2299 and 0.3 M\u2299. The evolutionary timescales on these tracks scale strongly with mass; while the evolution of an 0.25 M\u2299 object takes of the order of 100 Myr, it shortens to only a few million years if the object is more massive (0.3 M\u2299). Accordingly, one would expect a higher density of objects with low masses in the Teff-log\u2009g diagram (if the formation rate of post-RGB objects does not depend on the mass) but this is not the case \u2013 most objects are evenly distributed between the ~0.25 M\u2299 and 0.3 M\u2299 evolutionary tracks (see Fig. 9).\nComments are as for Fig. 6 except that in these stars, the helium lines are entirely shifted to the 3He rest wavelength and no traces of 4He are visible. For comparison, the He lines of SB\u2009290 are plotted in the lowest panel. This star is the prototype of sdBs enriched in 3He (Heber 1987) but note that the lines show significant rotational broadening (Geier et al. 2013).\nTeff \u2212 log\u2009g-diagram for the sdBs associated with the upper helium sequence (see Fig. 4).\nBeing aware of this problem, O'Toole (2008) argued that many more He-WDs with masses close to 0.3 M\u2299 are formed than objects with even lower masses (e.g. Liebert et al. 2005; De Gennaro et al. 2008) which could compensate for the difference in evolutionary timescales. Given that the 18\u201329% of the sdB population belonging to the helium poor sequence are all direct He-WD progenitors with an evolution about 100 times shorter than the lifetime on the EHB (\u2243100 Myr), the formation rate of these objects (neglecting selection effects) would be more than ~20 times higher than the formation rate of core helium-burning sdBs. Even so, the distribution of objects seen in Fig. 9 is still hard to explain with the post-RGB scenario. The crowding near the EHB remains especially suspicious, because evolution should be more or less uniform along the tracks given by Driebe et al. (1998). The lack of objects below the EHB poses a particular problem in this respect. In contrast, a significant number of He-WD progenitors with masses between 0.16 M\u2299 and 0.4 M\u2299 have been discovered at temperatures below \u224325 000 K and well below the HB (see Kilic et al. 2012 and references therein). We therefore conclude that post-RGB evolution, despite being a very interesting option, is not able to explain all of the observations in a conclusive way.\n7.2. Isotopic anomaly\nThe enrichment of 3He in around 18% of our programme stars also remains unexplained. Figure 4 shows the distribution of these stars in the Teff\u2013log\u2009g-diagram, including the three sdBs with isotopic shifts taken from the literature. It can be clearly seen that they cluster in a narrow temperature range between 27 000 K and 31 000 K, with BD+48\u20092721 (Teff = 24 800 K) being the only exception and \u2013 given the uncertainties \u2013 this 3He-strip could be pure. The fact that all 3He enriched sdBs belong to the upper helium sequence (Fig. 5) might be a selection effect, because the diagnostic helium lines are too weak to measure the isotopic shifts in the helium-poor stars.\nMost 3He sdB stars show clear shifts of the He\u2009i line at 6678 \u00c5, indicating that almost all the helium in the atmosphere is 3He. BD+48\u20092721, EC\u200912234\u22122607 and PG\u20091519+640 show strong lines of 3He blended with weak components of 4He (see Fig. 6) and these three stars cover the whole 3He temperature strip. The isotope ratio is therefore not correlated with effective temperature.\nMichaud et al. (2011) predict a mild enrichment of 3He but, due to gravitational settling of the heavier isotope, this should be the case in all sdBs. Hartoog & Cowley (1979) studied the enrichment of 3He in main sequence B stars and discovered a pattern strikingly similar to our results: stars enriched in 3He were found at effective temperatures between 18 000 K and 21 000 K; stars with lower temperatures down to ~13 000 K show slight underabundances in helium with respect to the Sun, while the hotter stars up to ~32 000 K are slighty overabundant in helium. The two known BHB stars with detected 3He isotopic shifts (Feige\u200986, Teff = 16 400 K; Bonifacio et al. 1995; PHL\u200925, Teff = 19 500 K; Heber & Langhans 1986) have temperatures close to the strip detected by Hartoog & Cowley (1979).\nTeff \u2212 log\u2009g-diagram for the sdBs associated with the lower helium sequence. The figure is similar to Fig. 4 with additional evolutionary tracks for post-RGB objects plotted as dotted lines (Driebe et al. 1998).\nIn Figs. 4 and 5 a similar pattern can be seen. The sdBs enriched in 3He occupy a small strip in Teff, within which the helium abundance decreases towards lower temperatures and increases towards higher temperatures.\nHartoog & Cowley (1979) argued that diffusion is responsible for this effect. At low temperatures, the radiation pressure is not strong enough to support helium in the atmosphere. As soon as the temperature reaches a certain threshold value, the less massive 3He can be supported, but not the more abundant 4He, which leads to an enrichment of 3He in the atmosphere. At even higher temperatures, both isotopes are enriched and the isotopic anomaly vanishes as the helium abundance rises (see also Vauclair et al. 1974).\nA similar scenario might explain the more compact sdB stars. Focusing on the upper helium sequence in Fig. 5 one can see that the helium abundance is scattering around log\u2009y \u2243 \u22122.5 for temperatures below 31 000 K. 3He is enriched at the border region. For temperatures higher than \u224331 000 K the helium abundance is rising.\nFinally, radiatively driven stellar wind mass loss might play a role (see, for example, Babel 1996 and references therein), but Hu et al. (2011) derived upper limits for this mass loss to be of the order of 10-15 M\u2299 yr-1 to allow sdBs to pulsate. However, even weak and fractionated winds might already affect the abundances in the atmospheres of sdB stars (Unglaub 2008).\nAtmospheric parameters and helium abundances of 44 bright sdBs have been determined. We have shown that effective temperatures and surface gravities can be derived from high resolution echelle spectra with sufficient accuracy. Systematic uncertainties have been determined by comparing the parameters derived from the high resolution data with the ones derived from medium resolution spectra. Most stars are core helium-burning, but some sdBs are already in the shell helium-burning phase.\nHelium abundances have been measured with high accuracy. Besides the known correlation of helium abundance with temperature, two distinct sequences in helium abundance have been confirmed. The reasons for both the increasing helium abundance with temperature and the bimodal distribution have been discussed, but we are left without a strong conclusion.\nSignificant isotopic shifts of helium lines due to an enrichment in 3He have been found in the spectra of 8 sdBs. Most of these stars cluster in a small temperature range between 27 000 K and 31 000 K very similar to the known 3He-rich main sequence B stars, which cluster at somewhat lower temperatures. 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{"text":"As Australia's second oldest city, Newcastle has gone through a raft of transformations over the years. The 'steel city' may now have a blossoming reputation as an arts and culture hub, but in days gone by it has served as a penal outpost for the most dangerous of convicts and an industrial centre facing the ravages of WWII.\nToday, Newcastle is better known for its relaxed locals and pristine beaches, a city where the working wharves are becoming places of play and the emerging food and coffee scene is enough to make any out-of-towner green with envy. Though the city has changed constantly over its 200-year existence, you're always guaranteed your visit will be something special when you make the trip to 'Newy'.\nBY PLANE: Newcastle Airport is your gateway to TiNA with direct flights from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Ballina\/Byron Bay, Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne. Located approximately a 25-minute drive north of Newcastle, you can get to the city by car, shuttle bus, public bus, taxi, rental car, and hire car\/limousine. For more info on transport between Newcastle Airport and the CBD, head to www.newcastleairport.com.au.\nBY TRAIN: If you're coming from Sydney, jump on one of the regular Newcastle and Central Coast services, which will get you here from Central Station in a matter of hours. Plan your trip at www.transportinfo.com. If you're visiting us from up north, Trainlink services run from Brisbane and the Northwest stopping at Broadmeadow. Don't forget, trains terminate at Hamilton, so you'll need to grab a bus to get to the city from there.\nBY BUS: Hitch a ride on a Greyhound and make the trek to Newcastle by bus from Sydney's Central Station, Brisbane's Coach Terminal and Melbourne's Travel Centre (www.greyhound.com.au). Once in Newy, buses are a breeze, with free travel across the CBD (www.newcastlebuses.info).\nTWO WHEELS: Newcastle is mostly flat and the venues are pretty close together so you'll have no problem moving around the festival precinct.\nBY TRAIN: If using rail note that trains terminate at Hamilton and no longer run to Wickham, Civic or Newcastle Stations. For timetable information visit sydneytrains.info\/timetables and then search Central Coast and Newcastle line. From Hamilton you will need to catch a bus into town.\nLOCAL BUS SERVICES: For full timetable of local bus services beyond the free CBD zone, call 131 500 or go to the State Transit website.\nFREE CBD BUSES: Jump on Newcastle buses between 7.30am and 6pm and travel free in the CBD. The Fare Zone is indicated by signs on the bus stops, but extends from Newcastle Station to just on the edge of Hamilton. Travel is covered from the beaches, up Darby Street, right along Hunter Street to the backpackers both in Hamilton and Newcastle East.\nWhat else to do?\nThe Artists' City Walking Tour: If you're keen to get out and explore Newcastle for yourself while at TiNA, what better way to do it then a free self-guided walking tour which celebrates the artistic side of the harbour city. Starting at one of the favourite drawing spots of much loved Australian artist Margaret Olley, the tour meanders across the city streets past a number of breathtaking outdoor art installations, before winding up at the Newcastle Art Gallery in Cooks Hill. Go here to find out more about the tour and download a free map.\nBeaches: Novocastrians pride themselves on the abundance of amazing beaches that surround our city, with many of them just a stone's throw away from the CBD. The festival is located within Newcastle East, meaning both Newcastle and Nobbys Beaches are just minutes away on foot.\nNewcastle Memorial Walk: Newcastle is a town known for its breathtaking scenery, and what better way to soak it all in then a stroll along the brand new Memorial Walk. Built to commemorate the ANZAC centenary, the walk is part of the Bathers Way, which connects Nobbys Beach in the CBD to Merewether. Providing a 360-degree view of the coast and city, this is one pathway you don't want to miss.\nLooking for more arts and cultural things to do whilst in Newcastle? Check out Culture Hunter, the online arts directory and information hub for the Newcastle and Lower Hunter region.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u2014 Essay Samples \u2014 Information Science and Technology \u2014 Technology \u2014 Impact of Technology\nEssays on Impact of Technology\nAn impact of technology on society essay is popular nowadays because it reflects a great concern people have about the direction and speed with which society adopts new technologies and is fundamentally transformed by them. Whereas in ancient times, life has been the same for hundreds of generations, nowadays, every ... generation lives in a significantly transformed world and has to embrace continuous change as the only constant \u2013 learning how to adapt to these changes is highly important, which justifies the relevance of the topic. The current impact of technology on society is viewed nowadays especially through the prism of computers and Internet technologies. 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The true definition of culture most likely lies in a combination of each of these possibilities: a mixture...\nImpact of Technology\nThe Effect of Excessive Social Media Use on Society\nEssay score 14\/20\nRated by a GradeFixer's writer\nEvidence and Details\nLearn more about grading\n| 1524 words | 3 Pages\nHave you ever sat down and thought about how our minds, bodies, and smartphones are all connected?Have we as humans ultimately changed our various ways of living without actually paying mind to it? Have you ever sat back really and thought of the way we...\nSocial Media Disadvantages of Technology Impact of Technology\nTechnology Has Taken Over Society\nTechnology has advanced throughout the years. So much that society today has started to use it daily. Technology is the usage of techniques, skills; it is a higher system to solve problems. 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Christian Lange, a Norwegian diplomat, reveals that technology is a beneficial element, but he cautions the possibility that technology will become relied on. Technology has revolutionized throughout the 1900s, from the creation of electricity to...\nConflict with Technology in Coon Tree by E. B. White\nIn E. B. White's essay \"Coon Tree\", White believes that nature is beautiful and technology is destructive. White describes about raccoons that live in a tree right beside his house. He also talks about his frustration about the transformation of his kitchen. White describes and...\nBook Review Impact of Technology\nNegative Effects of Screen Time on Children's Development\nThe amount of time that children spend on screens (i.e., televisions, computers, IPads, and phones) has become a concern amongst many parents and people who work with children, such as teachers. There has been controversy on whether excessive screen use has negative effects, or perhaps...\nHow Technology Shapes The Future of Society\nTechnology has been heavily accessible since the early 2000s and has then exploded to become a social norm. This is true not only in relationships, but businesses have become heavily dependent on social media to make their companies thrive. Technology has played an integral part...\nTechnology in Nicholas Carr's 'Is Google Making Us Stupid'\nThe advancement of technology is rapid. It seems like a new model of the iPhone gets released every day. Technology is also always evolving. New smart TVs, self-driving cars, touch screen computers, and everything else tech is repeatedly updated. So many new things in such...\nTecnology Impact: How Digital Technology Has Changed The World\nThe Earth is constantly evolving into a digital world. Day by day, technology advances as new products are created and discovered. Developments enhance the various devices which make daily life easier. Even in a middle-class community, almost everyone can be seen with a cell phone....\nThe Importance of Technology in Education\nThe evolution of technology has impacted every aspect of our lives from banking to the way that we communicate with each other. As mentioned by Himmelsbach, some educators think that technology brings disturbance in the classroom as their students used their mobile phones in the...\nUnderstanding Technology and Its Developmental Impact\nTechnology has been changing our world since the moment it began to develop. According to the Merriam Webster Online Encyclopedia, \"Technology includes the\u2026 power to make life easier or more pleasant and work more productive\u2026 technology focuses on making things happen\u2026It accelerated with the Industrial...\nTechnological Determinism and Social Construction of Technology: How Technology Has Changed The World\nIn this reflection paper I will talk about technological determinism, social construction of technology and actor network theory. Let's start with the basic. Technology is all around the world. Having technology, the world is working. Having no technology, people would not have knowledge. Technology made...\nDependence on Technology Impact of Technology\nFeeling stressed about your essay?\nGet professional help in 5 minutes\n450+ writers and researchers\n9.5\/10 Satisfaction Rate\nGet your paper now\nDigital Era Smartphone Internet Cell Phones Cyber Security Robots Computer Graphics Graphic Design\nShow Graded Essays Only\nTop 10 Similar Topics\nDisadvantages of Technology\nAdvantages of Technology\nChildren and Technology\nDependence on Technology\nEffects of Computers\nA Day Without Technology\nNegative Impact of Technology","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Patent application title: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM\nThe present disclosure relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a communication method, and a program capable of more accurately identifying an identification target. A communication unit receives identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight, and a control unit extracts feature information by using the identifier information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle. Further, the communication unit transmits the extracted feature information to a server. The technology according to the present disclosure is applicable to a drone.\n1. An unmanned aerial vehicle serving as an unmanned aircraft, comprising: a control unit that extracts feature information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aircraft; and a communication unit that transmits the extracted feature information to a server, wherein: the communication unit receives identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight; and the control unit extracts the feature information from the sensor data by using the identifier information.\n2. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit transmits the context information to the server, and receives the identifier information of the identifier selected by the server on a basis of the context information.\n3. The unmanned aircraft according to claim 2, wherein the context information includes at least information indicating a flight plan regarding flight performed by the unmanned aircraft and information indicating a flight environment of the unmanned aircraft.\n4. The unmanned aircraft according to claim 3, wherein the communication unit receives flight plan information indicating the flight plan and the identifier information corresponding to the flight plan.\n5. The unmanned aircraft according to claim 4, wherein the control unit performs sensing using the identifier corresponding to the flight plan by controlling the sensor during flight according to the flight plan.\n6. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the information indicating a flight environment includes at least one of position information, time information, or weather information of the unmanned aircraft.\n7. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the position information indicates a latitude and a longitude.\n8. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 6, wherein the weather information includes wind speed information and wind direction information.\n9. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the information indicating a flight plan includes at least one of a flight path, a flight purpose, a sensing target, or time information regarding sensing flight.\n10. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the flight path is indicated by a waypoint.\n11. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the flight purpose includes at least one of a topographic survey or inspection of a structure.\n12. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the sensing target includes at least one of a ground control point, a damaged part of a solar panel, or a cracked part or a tile peeling part of an outer wall of a building.\n13. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein: the sensor serves as a camera that captures an image during flight; and the control unit extracts the feature information from a captured image acquired by image capturing using the camera.\n14. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 13, wherein the control unit extracts, as the feature information, information regarding a sensing target identified in the captured image.\n15. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the feature information includes at least one of position information of the sensing target or information specifying the sensing target.\n16. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit receives, as the identifier information, at least one of information forming the identifier or information specifying the identifier from the server.\n17. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 16, wherein the communication unit transmits, to the server, the extracted feature information and information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information.\n18. The unmanned aerial vehicle according to claim 17, wherein the information regarding the identifier includes at least one of the information forming the identifier or the information specifying the identifier.\n19. A communication method comprising causing an unmanned aerial vehicle to receive identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight, extract feature information by using the identifier information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aircraft, and transmit the extracted feature information to a server.\n20. A program for causing a computer to execute the processing of receiving identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight, extracting feature information by using the identifier information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, and transmitting the extracted feature information to a server.\n[0001] The present disclosure relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a communication method, and a program, and more particularly relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a communication method, and a program capable of more accurately identifying an identification target.\n[0002] In recent years, a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a ground control point with a camera mounted on a drone is used to conduct topographic surveys, inspection of structures, and the like.\n[0003] In order to accurately detect a ground control point from a captured image, Patent Document 1 discloses a technology of extracting a feature value of a candidate area including a ground control point from a captured image in which the ground control point appears and identifying the ground control point on the basis of the extracted feature value.\nPatent Document\n[0004] Patent Document 1: WO 2018\/123607 A\nProblems to be Solved by the Invention\n[0005] Because drones are used as general-purpose robots in recent years, there are various contexts (flight purpose, flight environment, and the like) for sensing a target by their flight. Therefore, a target to be sensed may not be accurately identified depending on a context.\n[0006] The present disclosure has been made in view of such a situation, and an object thereof is to more accurately identify an identification target.\nSolutions to Problems\n[0007] An unmanned aerial vehicle according to the present disclosure serving as an unmanned aircraft includes: a control unit that extracts feature information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aircraft; and a communication unit that transmits the extracted feature information to a server, in which: the communication unit receives identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight; and the control unit extracts the feature information from the sensor data by using the identifier information.\n[0008] A communication method according to the present disclosure includes: causing an unmanned aerial vehicle to receive identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight, extract feature information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aircraft by using the identifier information, and transmit the extracted feature information to a server.\n[0009] A program according to the present disclosure is a program for causing a computer to execute the processing of receiving identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight, extracting feature information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle by using the identifier information, and transmitting the extracted feature information to a server.\n[0010] In the present disclosure, identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight is received, feature information is extracted from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle by using the identifier information, and the extracted feature information is transmitted to a server.\n[0011] FIG. 1 illustrates an overview of a survey and inspection system to which a technology according to the present disclosure is applied.\n[0012] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a drone.\n[0013] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of hardware of a cloud server.\n[0014] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of a cloud server.\n[0015] FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of downloading identifier information.\n[0016] FIG. 6 illustrates acquisition of context information.\n[0017] FIG. 7 illustrates transmission of flight plan information and an identifier.\n[0018] FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of extracting and transmitting feature information.\n[0019] FIG. 9 illustrates image capturing of a ground control point.\n[0020] FIG. 10 illustrates transmission of feature information.\n[0021] FIG. 11 illustrates an amount of information to be transmitted to a cloud server.\n[0022] FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation of a cloud server.\nMODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION\n[0023] Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present disclosure (hereinafter, referred to as \"embodiments\") will be described. Note that description will be provided in the following order.\n[0024] 1. Overview of Survey and Inspection System\n[0025] 2. Configurations of Drone and Cloud Server\n[0026] 3. Download of Identifier Information\n[0027] 4. Extraction and Transmission of Feature Information\n[0028] 5. Operation of Cloud Server\n[0029] 6. Others\n[0030] <1. Overview of Survey and Inspection System>\n[0031] FIG. 1 illustrates an overview of a survey and inspection system to which a technology according to the present disclosure (the present technology) is applied.\n[0032] In the survey and inspection system of FIG. 1, topographic surveys, inspection of structures, and the like are conducted by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).\n[0033] As illustrated in FIG. 1, a ground control point 10 is placed on the ground. The ground control point 10 is manually placed or is placed by, for example, being scattered from an unmanned aerial vehicle such as a drone or a flying vehicle such as an aircraft operated by a person. Further, the ground control point 10 may be placed on a top surface of a drone so that the ground control point 10 itself moves.\n[0034] Note that, although not illustrated, a plurality of ground control points 10 is placed on the ground in a case where a topographic survey is conducted.\n[0035] The ground control point 10 may be made from paper, plastic, or the like on which a predetermined pattern is printed, or may be made by overlapping a flat material such as plastic or rubber having a predetermined shape. Further, the ground control point 10 may include a display panel such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic electro luminescence (EL) display that displays a predetermined pattern, or may have a structure to be unfolded like a reflector, for example.\n[0036] An image of the ground control point 10 is aerially captured. In the survey and inspection system of FIG. 1, a sensor 21 serving as, for example, a camera is mounted on a drone 20, and the drone 20 is flown to capture an image of the ground control point 10 (aerially capture an image of the ground control point 10) by using the sensor 21 mounted on the drone 20. The sensor 21 may be an RGB camera, an infrared camera, a multispectral camera, a stereo camera for distance measurement, or other sensors. Further, the sensor 21 may be mounted on the drone 20, may be detachable from the drone 20, or may be included in the drone 20.\n[0037] A method of aerially capturing an image of the ground control point 10 is not limited to a method using the drone 20. That is, an image of the ground control point 10 may be aerially captured by using, for example, a flying vehicle on which a person boards and operates, an artificial satellite, or the like, instead of the unmanned aerial vehicle such as the drone 20.\n[0038] A captured image (e.g., a still image) acquired by the sensor 21 capturing an image of the ground control point 10 is transmitted to, for example, a cloud server 30 via wireless communication or wired communication.\n[0039] The cloud server 30 performs image processing on the captured image transmitted from the sensor 21 to extract feature information of the ground control point 10 appearing in the captured image, thereby identifying the ground control point 10. Further, the cloud server 30 creates a three-dimensional model of topography of the ground by using the captured image transmitted from the sensor 21 and a result of identification (feature information) of the ground control point 10. Then, the cloud server 30 conducts a topographic survey of the ground on the basis of the created three-dimensional model and outputs a result of the survey.\n[0040] The processing performed by the cloud server 30 may be performed by the drone 20 instead of the cloud server 30, or may be shared between the drone 20 and the cloud server 30.\n[0041] By the way, in a case where the drone 20 flies to sense a target and the cloud server 30 identifies the sensed target on the basis of a captured image transmitted from the drone 20 as described above, time taken to transmit the captured image and time taken to perform identification processing delay output of a final result.\n[0042] Therefore, for example, in creation of a three-dimensional model of topography, it is possible to reduce throughput in the cloud server 30 if the drone 20 extracts feature information of the ground control point 10 appearing in a captured image acquired by the sensor 21 mounted on the drone 20.\n[0043] Further, in recent years, performance of an identifier used for identifying the ground control point 10 has been improved by deep learning or the like.\n[0044] Thus, in the survey and inspection system of the present technology, the drone 20 extracts feature information of the ground control point 10 from a captured image by edge computing in the drone 20 and transmits the feature information to the cloud server 30, thereby reducing throughput in the cloud server 30. This makes it possible to output a result of a topographic survey with less delay.\n[0045] At this time, the drone 20 receives, from the cloud server 30, an identifier (learned model) suitable for a context such as a flight purpose or a flight environment of the drone, and extracts feature information of the ground control point 10 from a captured image. Therefore, the ground control point 10 serving as an identification target is more accurately identified.\n[0046] <2. Configurations of Drone and Cloud Server>\n[0047] Hereinafter, configurations of the drone 20 and the cloud server 30 included in the survey and inspection system of the present technology will be described.\n[0048] (Configuration of Drone)\n[0049] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the drone 20 of FIG. 1.\n[0050] The drone 20 includes a communication unit 51, a control unit 52, a drive control unit 53, a flight mechanism 54, and a storage unit 55.\n[0051] The communication unit 51 includes a network interface and the like, and performs wireless or wired communication with the cloud server 30, a controller for operating the drone 20, or any other device. The controller for operating the drone 20 includes a transmitter, a personal computer (PC), and the like. For example, the communication unit 51 may directly communicate with a communication partner device, or may perform network communication therewith via a base station and a relay, such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark), 4G, or 5G.\n[0052] The control unit 52 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and the like, and controls the communication unit 51, the drive control unit 53, and the sensor 21 by executing a predetermined program.\n[0053] The drive control unit 53 includes a circuit such as a dedicated IC or a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and controls drive of the flight mechanism 54 under the control of the control unit 52.\n[0054] The flight mechanism 54 is a mechanism for flying the drone 20, and includes, for example, a motor, a propeller, and the like. The flight mechanism 54 is driven under the control of the drive control unit 53 to fly the drone 20.\n[0055] In the drone 20, the control unit 52 controls the drive control unit 53 according to, for example, a signal transmitted from the controller and received by the communication unit 51, thereby driving the flight mechanism 54. Thus, the drone 20 flies according to operation of the controller.\n[0056] Further, the control unit 52 controls the sensor 21 according to a signal transmitted from the controller to cause the sensor 21 to perform sensing, thereby acquiring sensor data.\n[0057] The storage unit 55 includes, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, and stores various types of information. For example, the storage unit 55 stores flight plan information 61 indicating a flight plan regarding flight performed by the drone 20 and identifier information 62 regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of the flight, both of which are downloaded from the cloud server 30. Details of the context information of the flight will be described later.\n[0058] On the basis of the flight plan information 61 stored in the storage unit 55, the control unit 52 controls the drive control unit 53 so that the drone 20 flies according to a flight plan indicated by the flight plan information 61. Further, the control unit 52 extracts feature information from the sensor data acquired by the drone 20 by using, among pieces of the identifier information 62 stored in the storage unit 55, the identifier information 62 corresponding to the flight plan indicated by the flight plan information 61. Specifically, the control unit 52 extracts feature information by using the identifier information 62 from a captured image acquired by image capturing using the sensor 21 serving as a camera. The extracted feature information is transmitted from the communication unit 51 to the cloud server 30. Note that the feature information may be extracted from sensor data acquired by an infrared camera, a stereo camera for distance measurement, a distance sensor, or the like in the drone 20.\n[0059] (Configuration of Cloud Server)\n[0060] FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of hardware serving as an information processing device of the cloud server 30 of FIG. 1.\n[0061] The cloud server 30 includes a CPU 72, and the CPU 72 is connected to an input\/output interface 80 via a bus 71.\n[0062] In a case where, for example, a user (operator) operates an input unit 77 to input a command to the CPU 72 via the input\/output interface 80, the CPU 72 executes a program stored in a read only memory (ROM) 73 according to the command. Further, the CPU 72 loads a program stored in a hard disk 75 into a random access memory (RAM) 34 and executes the program.\n[0063] The CPU 72 performs various types of processing to cause the cloud server 30 to function as a device having a predetermined function. The CPU 72 causes an output unit 76 to output results of the various types of processing, causes a communication unit 78 to transmit the processing results, or causes the hard disk 75 to record the processing results via, for example, the input\/output interface 80, as necessary.\n[0064] The input unit 77 includes a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, and the like. The output unit 76 includes an LCD, a speaker, and the like.\n[0065] The programs executed by the CPU 72 can be recorded in advance on the hard disk 75 or the ROM 73 serving as a built-in recording medium of the cloud server 30 or on a removable recording medium 81.\n[0066] FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the cloud server 30.\n[0067] As illustrated in FIG. 4, the cloud server 30 includes a communication unit 91, a selection unit 92, a storage unit 93, and a processing unit 94.\n[0068] The communication unit 91 corresponds to the communication unit 78 in FIG. 3, and performs wireless or wired communication with the drone 20.\n[0069] The selection unit 92 is realized by the CPU 72 executing a program, and selects an identifier corresponding to context information of flight performed by the drone 20 from a plurality of identifiers stored in the storage unit 93. The context information is transmitted from the drone 20 to be received by the communication unit 91 or is directly acquired by the cloud server 30.\n[0070] The storage unit 93 corresponds to, for example, the hard disk 75 in FIG. 3 or the like, and stores various types of data and information such as a plurality of pieces of flight plan information, identifiers and pieces of identifier information corresponding thereto, and feature information extracted from a captured image and transmitted from the drone 20. The data and information stored in the storage unit 93 are appropriately used for processing performed by the processing unit 94.\n[0071] The processing unit 94 is realized by the CPU 72 executing a program, and performs processing by using the data and information stored in the storage unit 93.\n[0072] <3. Download of Identifier Information>\n[0073] Here, a flow of downloading identifier information in the survey and inspection system of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. 5. Processing in FIG. 5 is executed, for example, before the drone 20 starts flying.\n[0074] When the drone 20 acquires context information of flight in step S21, the communication unit 51 of the drone 20 transmits the acquired context information to the cloud server 30 in step S22.\n[0075] The drone 20 may acquire information input by the user as the context information or may acquire the context information from an external device.\n[0076] The context information includes at least information indicating a flight environment of the drone 20 and information indicating a flight plan regarding flight performed by the drone 20. The information indicating a flight environment of the drone 20 includes position information, time information, weather information, and the like of the drone 20. Further, the information indicating a flight plan of the drone 20 includes a flight path, a flight purpose, a sensing target, time information regarding sensing flight of the drone 20, and the like.\n[0077] As illustrated in FIG. 6, for example, the communication unit 51 receives a global positioning system (GPS) signal transmitted from a GPS satellite 111, and thus the drone 20 acquires, as the information indicating a flight environment, position information indicating a latitude and a longitude of the drone.\n[0078] Further, the drone 20 acquires time information and weather information as the information indicating a flight environment from a controller 112 including a PC.\n[0079] The time information indicates a current time clocked by a clocking unit in the controller 112. The time information does not need to indicate time in minutes, and may indicate, for example, a period of time such as time in hours or may include date information indicating a year, month, and day. Further, the time information may be acquired from a clocking unit in the drone 20.\n[0080] The weather information indicates, for example, weather at a flight site input by the user to the controller 112. The weather information may include wind speed information indicating a wind speed at the flight site and wind direction information indicating a wind direction. Further, the weather information may be acquired from an external device 113 that provides weather information directly or via the controller 112.\n[0081] The flight purpose included in the flight plan includes details of a mission such as a topographic survey of the ground or inspection of a structure. Inspection of a structure includes, for example, detecting damage to a solar panel installed on the ground, detecting a crack or tile peeling of an outer wall of, for example, an architectural structure such as a building, and the like. Further, the flight purpose may include investigation for a growth state of crops, presence or absence of diseases, harmful insects, and the like, transportation of articles, and the like. Furthermore, the sensing target included in the flight plan is the ground control point 10 corresponding to the flight purpose, an inspection point of a structure, a point where a crop grows or has a disease, an article to be transported, or the like.\n[0082] The flight path included in the flight plan is indicated by a flight altitude, a flight path (waypoint), or the like at\/through which the drone 20 flies to achieve the flight purpose described above. Further, the time information regarding sensing flight indicates a scheduled start time, a scheduled end time, or the like of the sensing flight.\n[0083] The information indicating a flight plan described above is input to the controller 112 by, for example, the user and is transmitted to the cloud server 30 as the context information via a base station 114 installed on the ground or directly from another device. Further, the information indicating a flight plan serving as the context information may be set in the drone 20 in advance and be transmitted from the drone 20 to the cloud server 30 via the base station 114.\n[0084] Meanwhile, the information indicating a flight environment acquired by the drone 20, such as the time information and the weather information, is transmitted as the context information to the cloud server 30 via the base station 114 installed on the ground.\n[0085] Returning to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the communication unit 91 of the cloud server 30 directly acquires the context information in step S31, and receives the context information from the drone 20 in step S32.\n[0086] Thereafter, in step S33, the selection unit 92 of the cloud server 30 selects, from a plurality of identifiers stored in the storage unit 93, an identifier corresponding to the context information (flight plan) acquired by the cloud server 30 and the context information (flight environment) transmitted from the drone 20.\n[0087] In step S34, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the communication unit 91 of the cloud server 30 transmits flight plan information indicating the flight plan included in the context information and identifier information of the identifier selected corresponding to the flight plan to the drone 20 via the base station 114. The flight plan information includes a flight path, a flight purpose, a sensing target, time information regarding sensing flight, and the like. Note that the identifier information may be included in the flight plan information.\n[0088] In step S23, the communication unit 51 of the drone 20 receives the flight plan information and the identifier information from the cloud server 30.\n[0089] Thereafter, in step S24, the control unit 52 of the drone 20 stores the flight plan information and the identifier information transmitted from the cloud server 30 in the storage unit 55.\n[0090] The identifier includes a module and a parameter. The module is the identifier itself, and is defined for, for example, each type such as a flight purpose (a mission such as a topographic survey or inspection of a structure). The parameter is optimized by being adjusted for each piece of the context information to correspond to each type of identifier.\n[0091] For example, for a module for a topographic survey, parameters optimized for position information, time information, and weather information at the time are used. Further, for example, for a module for detecting damage to a solar panel, not only parameters optimized for position information, time information, and weather information at the time but also parameters optimized for a manufacturer of the solar panel and the like are used.\n[0092] For example, the module is an object in which a source code is built, and the parameter is information read into the object at or during activation of the object. Further, the module may include default values of the parameters.\n[0093] The identifier information may be information forming the identifier itself (module and parameter) or may be information specifying the identifier. The information specifying the identifier may include an ID and version information of the identifier. Further, the information specifying the identifier may include information indicating the type of identifier according to the flight purpose (a mission such as a topographic survey or inspection of a structure).\n[0094] Therefore, in the processing described above, either one or both of the parameter and the module of the identifier may be transmitted to the drone 20 as the identifier information. Further, only the information specifying the identifier may be transmitted to the drone 20 as the identifier information.\n[0095] For example, in a case where the drone 20 holds a module of a specific type in advance, only a parameter corresponding to the module is transmitted to the drone 20. Further, in a case where the drone 20 holds a plurality of types of modules in advance, type information indicating the type of module and a parameter corresponding to the module of the type may be transmitted to the drone 20. Furthermore, in a case where the drone 20 holds modules and parameters corresponding to the modules in advance, only information specifying a required module and parameter is transmitted to the drone 20.\n[0096] <4. Extraction and Transmission of Feature Information>\n[0097] Next, a flow of extracting and transmitting feature information in the flying drone 20 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. 8.\n[0098] In step S51, the control unit 52 reads flight plan information stored in the storage unit 55.\n[0099] In step S52, the control unit 52 reads identifier information corresponding to the read flight plan information from the storage unit 55, thereby setting an identifier used for extracting feature information.\n[0100] When the identifier is set, in step S53, the control unit 52 controls the drive control unit 53 on the basis of the flight plan information, thereby causing the drone 20 to start flying according to a flight plan indicated by the flight plan information.\n[0101] In step S54, the sensor 21 mounted on the flying drone 20 captures (aerially captures) an image of the ground as illustrated in FIG. 9. The captured image acquired by image capturing using the sensor 21 is supplied to the control unit 52.\n[0102] In step S55, the control unit 52 identifies a subject (sensing target) appearing in the captured image by using the set identifier and thus extracts feature information from the captured image. As described above, the control unit 52 performs sensing using the identifier corresponding to the flight plan by controlling the sensor 21 while the drone 20 is flying.\n[0103] In step S56, the control unit 52 determines whether or not significant feature information has been extracted on the basis of the identifier.\n[0104] For example, in a case where the ground control point 10 is identified as a sensing target appearing in the captured image and feature information regarding the ground control point 10 is extracted, it is determined that significant feature information has been extracted. For example, position information of the ground control point 10 is extracted as the feature information regarding the ground control point 10.\n[0105] Further, in a case where damage to a solar panel is identified as a sensing target appearing in the captured image and feature information regarding the damage to the solar panel is extracted, it may be determined that significant feature information has been extracted.\n[0106] In a case where it is determined in step S56 that significant feature information has been extracted, the process proceeds to step S57.\n[0107] In step S57, under the control of the control unit 52, the communication unit 51 transmits the extracted feature information together with information regarding the identifier used for the extraction to the cloud server 30. The information regarding the identifier may be information forming the identifier (module and parameter) or may be information specifying the identifier. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 10, a parameter of the identifier used for extracting the feature information and type information indicating the type of module of the identifier (type for each flight purpose) are added to the feature information as, for example, header information and are transmitted to the cloud server 30. Further, as the information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information, the module itself may be transmitted to the cloud server 30 separately from the feature information, instead of the type information of the module, or all identification results may be transmitted to the cloud server 30. Furthermore, as the information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information, an ID and version information of the identifier and information indicating the type of identifier corresponding to the sensing target serving as an identification target may be transmitted to the cloud server 30.\n[0108] In addition, as the feature information, not only position information of the sensing target but also information specifying the sensing target may be extracted from the captured image and be transmitted to the cloud server 30. For example, as the information specifying the sensing target, an ID of the sensing target given by the identifier and the type of the sensing target, such as the ground control point 10, an inspection point of a structure, a point where a crop grows or has a disease, an article to be transported, or the like, may be extracted. Further, as the information specifying the sensing target, a state of the sensing target may be extracted, such as presence or absence of abnormality of the ground control point 10, the type of damage to a structure, and presence or absence of diseases and harmful insects of crops. Furthermore, as the information specifying the sensing target, a partial image in which the sensing target appears may be extracted, such as an image of a part of the captured image in which only the sensing target appears or an image of a predetermined range including the sensing target.\n[0109] Still further, not only the feature information and the information regarding the identifier used for the extraction but also sensing data (e.g., the captured image) itself obtained by sensing may be transmitted to the cloud server 30 depending on the flight purpose such as, for example, a topographic survey using a three-dimensional model. The sensing data to be transmitted to the cloud server 30 may include, for example, not only the captured image obtained by capturing an image of the sensing target but also a captured image obtained by capturing an image of another range. The sensing data may be an image of a specific wavelength acquired by an RGB camera or an infrared camera, or may be data obtained by indexing an image by predetermined calculation, such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Further, in a case where the flight purpose is to detect a structure such as a topographic survey, the sensing data may include depth information like three-dimensional data such as point cloud data.\n[0110] After the feature information and the like are transmitted to the cloud server 30, in step S58, the control unit 52 determines whether or not the flight according to the flight plan indicated by the flight plan information ends.\n[0111] In a case where it is determined in step S58 that the flight according to the flight plan does not end yet, or in a case where it is determined in step S56 that significant feature information has not been extracted, the process returns to step S54, and similar processing is repeated at regular time intervals.\n[0112] Meanwhile, in a case where it is determined in step S58 that the flight according to the flight plan ends, the control unit 52 causes the drive control unit 53 to terminate the flight of the drone 20.\n[0113] In this way, the drone 20 aerially captures an image of the ground, extracts feature information from the acquired captured image, and transmits the feature information to the cloud server 30 at intervals of, for example, several minutes or the like during flight according to a flight plan after starting the flight.\n[0114] According to the above processing, sensing using an identifier corresponding to a flight plan is performed during flight according to a flight plan. That is, the drone 20 can more accurately identify the ground control point 10 serving as an identification target because the drone 20 extracts feature information of the ground control point 10 from a captured image by using the identifier suitable for the flight plan.\n[0115] For example, even in a case where the drone 20 is flown for a topographic survey of the ground as a flight purpose and is then flown for detecting damage to a solar panel as another flight purpose, it is possible to accurately identify an identification target for each flight purpose by using an identifier suitable for each flight purpose.\n[0116] Further, the drone 20 can more accurately identify the ground control point 10 serving as an identification target because the drone 20 extracts feature information of the ground control point 10 from a captured image by using an identifier suitable for a flight environment of the drone.\n[0117] For example, in some cases, the ground control point 10 cannot be accurately identified depending on a degree of sunlight falling on the ground control point 10. The degree of sunlight varies depending on a place, time, and weather in which the drone 20 flies.\n[0118] Therefore, by using an identifier corresponding to context information indicating a place, time, and weather in which the drone 20 flies, it is possible to accurately identify the ground control point 10 without being affected by the degree of sunlight.\n[0119] FIG. 11 illustrates an amount of information to be transmitted to the cloud server 30.\n[0120] For example, in a case where the information to be transmitted to the cloud server 30 is a captured image of 5456.times.3632 pixels in which the ground control point 10 appears, an amount of the information is 7,300,000 bytes (7.3 MB). However, in the captured image, a part (area) in which the ground control point 10 appears is about 20.times.20 pixels.\n[0121] Meanwhile, in a case where the information to be transmitted to the cloud server 30 is position information of the ground control point 10 (a coordinate position of the ground control point 10 on an xy plane, width and height of the ground control point 10) extracted as feature information from a captured image in which the ground control point 10 appears, an amount of the information is 32 bytes.\n[0122] For example, in a case where the flight purpose does not require that the captured image itself be transmitted to the cloud server 30, it is possible to reduce an amount of the information to be transmitted to the cloud server 30 by extracting feature information from the aerially captured image as described above.\n[0123] Note that the context information may include information regarding a version of the identifier. For example, the drone 20 transmits, as the context information, information requesting the latest version of a parameter of an identifier corresponding to a topographic survey to the cloud server 30, with the result that identification accuracy of the ground control point 10 can be improved.\n[0124] Further, the feature information extracted from the captured image is transmitted to the cloud server 30 during flight, and, in addition, the captured image in which the ground control point 10 appears may be transmitted to the cloud server 30 via, for example, wired communication while the drone 20 is on the ground after the flight ends.\n[0125] <5. Operation of Cloud Server>\n[0126] Next, an operation of the cloud server 30 after the feature information is transmitted from the drone 20 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. 12.\n[0127] In step S71, the communication unit 91 receives the feature information from the drone 20 and stores the feature information in the storage unit 93.\n[0128] In step S72, the processing unit 94 performs processing by using the feature information stored in the storage unit 93.\n[0129] For example, the processing unit 94 creates a three-dimensional model of topography of the ground by using the feature information (position information) of the ground control point 10 transmitted from the drone 20. Then, the processing unit 94 conducts a topographic survey of the ground on the basis of the created three-dimensional model, and outputs a result of the survey via the communication unit 91.\n[0130] Note that information that is added as header information of the feature information and forms an identifier, such as a parameter of the identifier used for extracting the feature information, and information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information, such as type information of a module (identifier) and an ID and version information of the identifier, can be used to verify the identifier.\n[0131] Specifically, for example, whether or not the parameter used for extracting the feature information is an optimal parameter and whether or not the module used for extracting the feature information is a module of a correct type are verified. Further, in a case where some parameters have not been transmitted due to interruption of communication or the like during transmission of an identifier to the drone 20, it is possible to verify which parameters have not been transmitted.\n[0132] Those verifications may be executed by the processing unit 94, and results of the verifications may be output to the outside as an alert. Further, in a case where the context information is transmitted from the drone 20, an identifier corresponding to the context information may be selected on the basis of the results of the verifications.\n[0133] Furthermore, the processing unit 94 may perform not only the verification processing described above but also comparison processing as to whether or not the identifier information corresponding to the flight plan information transmitted from the cloud server 30 to the drone 20 matches the information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information.\n[0134] <6. Others>\nModification Examples\n[0135] In the above description, the identifier is downloaded before the drone 20 starts flying, but may be downloaded during flight. Therefore, the drone 20 can perform different missions in one flight.\n[0136] For example, when the drone 20 in which an identifier for a topographic survey has been set starts flying and finishes aerially capturing an image for the topographic survey, an identifier for inspecting a structure according to a flight environment at the time is downloaded to the drone 20 during flight. This makes it possible to continuously perform aerial image capturing for a topographic survey and aerial image capturing for inspecting a structure in one flight.\n[0137] The present technology is also applicable to moving objects other than an unmanned aerial vehicle such as a drone.\n[0138] For example, the present technology may be applied to automatic driving vehicles such as automobiles, trains, and new transportation systems. In this case, an identifier suitable for a running environment is downloaded to a vehicle, thereby improving recognition accuracy of other vehicles, people, signals, and the like in an image captured while running.\n[0139] Further, the present technology may be applied to a robot vacuum cleaner. In this case, an identifier suitable for a cleaning environment is downloaded to the robot vacuum cleaner, thereby improving recognition accuracy of obstacles in an image captured while running.\n[0140] The series of processing described above can be executed by hardware or can be executed by software. In a case where the series of processing is executed by software, a program forming the software is installed from a network or a program recording medium.\n[0141] Embodiments of the technology according to the present disclosure are not limited to the above embodiments, and can be variously modified without departing from the gist of the technology according to the present disclosure.\n[0142] Further, the effects described in this specification are merely examples, are not limited, and additional effects may be obtained.\n[0143] Furthermore, the technology according to the present disclosure can have the following configurations.\n[0145] An unmanned aerial vehicle serving as an unmanned aircraft, including:\n[0146] a control unit that extracts feature information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aircraft; and\n[0147] a communication unit that transmits the extracted feature information to a server,\n[0148] in which:\n[0149] the communication unit receives identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight; and\n[0150] the control unit extracts the feature information from the sensor data by using the identifier information.\n[0152] The unmanned aerial vehicle according to (1), in which\n[0153] the communication unit\n[0154] transmits the context information to the server, and\n[0155] receives the identifier information of the identifier selected by the server on the basis of the context information.\n[0157] The unmanned aircraft according to (1) or (2), in which\n[0158] the context information includes at least information indicating a flight plan regarding flight performed by the unmanned aircraft and information indicating a flight environment of the unmanned aircraft.\n[0160] The unmanned aircraft according to (3), in which\n[0161] the communication unit receives flight plan information indicating the flight plan and the identifier information corresponding to the flight plan.\n[0164] the control unit performs sensing using the identifier corresponding to the flight plan by controlling the sensor during flight according to the flight plan.\n[0166] The unmanned aerial vehicle according to any one of (3) to (5), in which\n[0167] the information indicating a flight environment includes at least one of position information, time information, or weather information of the unmanned aircraft.\n[0170] the position information indicates a latitude and a longitude.\n[0173] the weather information includes wind speed information and wind direction information.\n[0176] the information indicating a flight plan includes at least one of a flight path, a flight purpose, a sensing target, or time information regarding sensing flight.\n[0177] (10)\n[0179] the flight path is indicated by a waypoint.\n[0182] the flight purpose includes at least one of a topographic survey or inspection of a structure.\n[0185] the sensing target includes at least one of a ground control point, a damaged part of a solar panel, or a cracked part or a tile peeling part of an outer wall of a building.\n[0187] The unmanned aerial vehicle according to any one of (1) to (12), in which:\n[0188] the sensor serves as a camera that captures an image during flight; and\n[0189] the control unit extracts the feature information from a captured image acquired by image capturing using the camera.\n[0191] The unmanned aerial vehicle according to (13), in which\n[0192] the control unit extracts, as the feature information, information regarding a sensing target identified in the captured image.\n[0195] the feature information includes at least one of position information of the sensing target or information specifying the sensing target.\n[0197] The unmanned aerial vehicle according to any one of (1) to (15), in which\n[0198] the communication unit receives, as the identifier information, at least one of information forming the identifier or information specifying the identifier from the server.\n[0201] the communication unit transmits, to the server, the extracted feature information and information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information.\n[0204] the information regarding the identifier includes at least one of the information forming the identifier or the information specifying the identifier.\n[0206] A communication method including\n[0207] causing an unmanned aerial vehicle to\n[0208] receive identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight,\n[0209] extract feature information by using the identifier information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aircraft, and\n[0210] transmit the extracted feature information to a server.\n[0212] A program for causing a computer to execute the processing of\n[0213] receiving identifier information regarding an identifier corresponding to context information of flight,\n[0214] extracting feature information by using the identifier information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, and\n[0215] transmitting the extracted feature information to a server.\n[0217] An information processing device including:\n[0218] a communication unit that receives context information of flight of an unmanned aerial vehicle;\n[0219] and\n[0220] a selection unit that selects an identifier corresponding to the context information on the basis of the context information,\n[0221] in which\n[0222] the communication unit transmits identifier information regarding the selected identifier to the unmanned aerial vehicle.\n[0224] The information processing device according to (21), in which:\n[0225] the communication unit receives feature information extracted by using the identifier information from sensor data acquired by a sensor mounted on the unmanned aerial vehicle; and\n[0226] the information processing device further includes a storage unit that stores the received feature information.\n[0229] the communication unit receives, from the unmanned aerial vehicle, the extracted feature information and information regarding the identifier used for extracting the feature information; and\n[0230] the storage unit stores the received feature information and the information regarding the identifier.\n[0232] The information processing device according to (23), in which\n[0233] the information regarding the identifier includes at least one of information forming the identifier or information specifying the identifier.\n[0235] The information processing device according to (23) or (24), further including\n[0236] a processing unit that verifies the identifier by using the information regarding the identifier.\nREFERENCE SIGNS LIST\n[0237] 10 Ground control point\n[0238] 20 Drone\n[0239] 21 Camera\n[0240] 30 Cloud server\n[0241] 51 Communication unit\n[0242] 52 Control unit\n[0243] 53 Drive control unit\n[0244] 54 Flight mechanism\n[0245] 55 Storage unit\n[0246] 61 Flight plan information\n[0247] 62 Identifier information\n[0249] 92 Selection unit\n[0251] 94 Processing unit\n2022-05-05 Stitched image","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Brian Ames' Tribute to Elton John\nTo celebrate the release of the film chronicling the life of rock legend Sir Elton John, Brian Ames (composer and pianist) brings A Tribute To Elton John to Feinstein's\/54 Below. Brian will perform some of the greatest hits, explain the stories behind the songs, and reflect on how the iconic piano player influenced his own career. It's sure to be a rockin' night that will launch you into the stratosphere!\nBrian Ames (Carols and Keys)\nMichael Brennan (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)\nSamantha McHenry (Daddy Long Legs)\nCaitlyn Renee\nLydia Warr (Dreamgirls National Tour)\nDarnell White (Revelation The Musical)\nPlease note that all artists and acts are subject to change at any time.\nBrian Ames\nSamantha McHenry\nLydia Warr\nDarnell White\nFri, Jun 21 :11:30 pm","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hawking My Projects II: 1 Million + installs with Freedoom for Android\nPosted byMatthew Krupczak\t October 20, 2019 December 8, 2020\n4 Comments on Hawking My Projects II: 1 Million + installs with Freedoom for Android\nWhy I made Freedoom for Android (open source):\nEver since getting a Playstation 2 for Christmas in the 2nd grade, I've been a fan of videogames as a way to keep mentally active. In my opinion, a great game generally incorporates some kind of core game system (e.g. an role-playing game with equipment and spells, or a first person game with gun-play) with some kind of open-ended exploration system that feeds into the main game and rewards creativity and risk-taking.\nIn Half-Life 2 for instance, you could play most of the main game completely oblivious to your surroundings, but if you were ever in a pinch you could scrounge around and find resources in unexpected areas (pull a cinder-block out of a basket to lower down a health-pack via pulleys? Genius.)\nA different puzzle, but you get the idea\u2026\nGames for the small screen:\nSo, in college I found I was often too busy for games with lectures and homework and would often just read or play with my phone between classes. I've tried mobile games in the past, but I think my problems with mobile games can be summarized in two images:\nDecent money, so you would expect decent games right?\nOh no. The %2-6 of \"Whales\" are critical to how mobile games are designed.\nUnfortunately for most mobile games, they often operate on the freemium model instead of the paid model since users aren't as wiling to pay up front for mobile games, and they heavily court the top 2-6% of \"whale\" players who are willing to spend lots of money on in app purchases. This means the games are designed to be somewhat fun on the free tier, but not too fun, otherwise no one would pay. Also there's generally a core gameplay system, but instead of a \"open-ended exploration\" system designed to make gameplay more varied, there's generally a \"add a small pain point to the gameplay that can be fixed with \ud83d\udcb0\ud83d\udcb5 \ud83e\udd11 \" system. Granted, many of these games are fun and have a lot of passion put into them, but I have a strict rule that:\nIf something in my wallet affects\nHow well I can do in the game\nI probably won't have fun with the game\nAlternatives?\nSo, my goals were to:\nOn a mobile phone or small, lightweight laptop\nFind game(s) that can be played for 5-15 minutes at a time at a minimum\nThe games are deep enough to be fun to play for longer if time permits\nSo, I found that I ended up liking a lot of older games ranging from the early 90's to the early 2000's. 90's Games for the Super NES generally have beautiful pixel art with colors that pop on a smartphone's OLED screen, and the PC games of the 90's and early 2000's had excellent core gameplay and design creativity before advanced graphics made it too expensive for mid-sized studios to compete.\nWith platforms like retroarch nowadays, I could even play games on my phone with a Bluetooth controller and I could use scripts to have the save files sync across all of my devices.\nDoom!\nJohn Romero (game designer) plays Doom E1M1:\nThe original Doom from 1993 would fall under my definition of a \"great game\" because it has:\nGreat core gameplay system (fast and rewarding movement mechanics, varied and responsive enemies, etc.)\nInteresting, expansive, and varied levels with hidden \"secrets\" that reward creativity, exploration, and risk-taking\nAlso, thanks to the technical genius John Carmack (+), the source code for the original Doom was released as \"open source\" to the public for anyone to tinker with and improve. As such, in the more than 25 years since the game's release the game has been a model example of an open source software community with loyal and active members, multiple new and updated versions, and countless add-on levels and mods.\nWhat's great about open source software like Doom, or Firefox, Linux, and Apache is that anyone can use, improve, or redistribute modified versions of these programs and look at the source code that controls how the software runs. Open source can also work well for business, both for vendors and companies using software.\nFreedoom:\nWhile the Doom engine was released as open source, the game asset files (including monsters, music, and game levels) were kept under copyright by Id software and were not legal to redistribute. If the Doom engine is the \"peanut butter\", the Doom asset or WAD files could be considered the \"jelly\" of the game needed for the full, delicious PB&J. Without free and open source WAD files, it is impossible to distribute version of Doom that doesn't require a purchased copy of the original game.\nA community rose to the task and created Freedoom, which is licensed under a BSD-like license and allows for modification and redistribution. It is also distinctly not Doom: the maps, music, levels, enemies, weapons are original works that are different than the original Doom, yet are still compatible with fan-made add-ons and mods. The terms of the license also means that it can be included or modified for free with Linux distributions, open source Doom engines, on app stores, etc. as long as the the license is included with the software.\nOther common open source licenses, such as some versions of the GPL (i.e. the license with which Carmack released the doom engine) require that code is available to customers upon request\nAn example of a similar license, the \"GPLv2\" in the wild on Nintendo's NES Classic, which is based on Linux and other open source software\nPublishing Freedoom for Android on the Play Store:\nThe Fork:\nAn open source developer had developed a fork of Doom designed to run on Android smartphones by using the native development kit (NDK) and published it as a paid app on the Play store, but it had been taken down due to a copyright strike at the time I was working. Another developer had taken the publicly published code of his open source components (as required by the GPL) and repackaged it as an open source GZDoom for android.\nI decided to create something known in the software world as a fork of GZDoom for android and called it \"Freedoom for Android\" (forks can occur in software for any number of reasons, such as when MariaDB forked from MySQL or Amazon forked Elasticsearch). While I didn't strictly need to, I first got permission via email from both the GZDoom for Android developer and the Freedoom community to use their resources.\nIt was a bit tricky to get the project to build on my computer, and I ran into some frustrating build errors with the compilation of the C and C++ code that runs in a simulated execution environment with the NDK. By digging through \"tombstone\" stack dumps and working with the \"GZDoom for Android\" developer over email, I was able to debug the error outputs of the low level code and fix a problem in the game engine.\nOnce I had it building, I then decided to modify the code further to fix various bugs such as a file permissions error, problems with the user interface, and music not working in game with the default settings.\nInstall rate over the life of the app\nOnce I had built my app, I was able to publish Freedoom for Android to the Play store. I very quickly started receiving a growing number of users and installations.\nThen, my app was taken down from the Play store due to a copyright strike. I was able to appeal it by submitting the emails I had received from the Freedoom community, emails from the GZDoom Android developer, and the open source software license that came with the code and proved I had the right to modify and redistribute the code.\nIn addition, I removed any mention of the word \"Doom\" in the description and replaced it with \"everyone's favorite 1993 game\" as well as adding a legal disclaimer at the bottom indicating that this game was not affiliated with Id or Bethesda. This seemed to do the trick and my app was re-published after review. I still believe the app was somehow hidden from showing up in trending pages or other areas of the Play store however, and think this might explain the reduced install rate after the strike.\nhow Freedoom for Android appears on the Play store\nAfter publishing Freedoom for Android on the Play store, the developer of my upstream Delta Touch decided to continue development of his app and was able to fight his copyright strike and republish on the Play store (though he hasn't yet published his updated code as required by the GPL, tsk, tsk).\n[Edit: it may be that he's publishing only the required GPL components such as the GZDoom engine, but not his full app packages or other modules which he formerly had as open source, which is understandable].\nBethesda (the current owner of the Doom franchise) decided to join in on the fun and release their own mobile port, but their initial launch was marred by online-only DRM and a 300Mb install due to using the Unity game engine in order to avoid using any GPL licensed code (for whatever reason?).\nInternationalization:\nBy writing some GitHub integrations with a cloud translation service called Transifex, I was able to add translations for my app into many different languages. Because my project was open source, Transifex allowed me to use their service for free. I translated the Play store listing pages, set up A\/B testing for the translations, and then published an internationalized version on the Play store.\nAfter the update, I immediately started having more installs and more reviews in non-English languages. I got reviews ranging from a Hatian user with a phone with only ~250-300mb of usable storage who chastised me for the size of an app update (I deserved it) to reviews in Thai, Vietnamese, and a tribal dialect of Turkish.\nSome of my translations weren't great; however, what was great about Transifex was I could invite reviewers and native speakers of each language to improve the translations (even if they had no coding experience).\nBundling\nAround the same time, John Romero released for free a \"megawad\" map pack SI6IL for the 25th anniversary of Doom. I emailed him asking for permission to distribute SI6IL.wad with Freedoom for Android and I got a reply somewhere along the lines:\nSure thing! As long as it's the only wad of mine that you include \ud83d\ude42\nI also decided to include 10sectors.wad with the app. It was a community made map pack with small, action-packed levels that I figured would be fun to play in 5-15 minute settings on a mobile device.\n\"User Stories\" of new features\nI really liked playing through 10sectors.wad on the phone, and want to modify the app to make it easy to download and install new doom levels, or any of the plethora of existing wads on the idgames archive. The \"killer app\" for Freedoom for Android would likely be if you could download and play a small addon level on your lunch break. To plan for writing this feature, I wrote three user stories and drew a quick mock-up. This kind of thing is common in Agile software development.\nIf you're interested in contributing to this feature, this app, or anything else I'm interested in, feel free to check me out on GitHub.\nPrevious in this series:\nHawking my Projects I: Oscillating Avian (Game Boy Game in C)\nPosted byMatthew Krupczak October 20, 2019 December 8, 2020 Posted inUncategorized\nParadigm Shift: A Tale of Two Cities\nPingback: Translation and International Adoption: \u2013 Matthew Krupczak's Blog\nPingback: Matt's Declassified Nerd Survival Guide (gear) - Matthew Krupczak's Blog\nPingback: Commoditize your complements (and open source software) - Matthew Krupczak's Blog\nPingback: Open Source Licenses in the Wild - Matt's Tech Bytes","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Get updates from Samudra delivered straight to your inbox\nAlso, send me the Hindu Newsletter and special offers. Also, send me the Hindu Newsletter.\nIn pulling photo of Nikki Haley in front of Hindu swastika, Reuters failed as journalists\nJuly 2, 2018 by Mat McDermott\nIn pulling photo of Nikki Haley in front of Hindu swastika, Reuters failed as journalists July 2, 2018 Mat McDermott\nOver the past weekend Reuters India found itself at the center of no doubt unwanted attention.\nDuring a recent trip to New Delhi, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley was apparently photographed at a Hindu temple with a swastika in the background. I say 'apparently' because the photo with Haley in front of a swastika was pulled from the photo package Reuters was promoting.\nReuters has removed an earlier photo of U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley with a swastika seen behind her at a Hindu temple in Delhi. The swastika is an ancient religious symbol for Hindus and Buddhists. It was also used as a symbol by Nazi Germany https:\/\/t.co\/rQa4VcIOdy pic.twitter.com\/rJTUjd8C4f\n\u2014 Reuters India Photos (@IndiaPhotos) June 28, 2018\nIt's unclear who instigated the deletion of the image: someone at Reuters or, equally as plausible, someone on Haley's team.\nCriticism of Reuters on social media has been vocal. There's at least one petition circulating accusing Reuters of \"trampling on the dignity of Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and other Indians\" and calling on the Government of India \"to act decisively to stop this scourge of global truth-piracy. The future of India will be secure only when its cultural borders are respected as clearly as its territorial borders.\"\nI'm personally not sure that removal of a single photograph, whatever the motivation, is actually trampling on the dignity of Hindus. It's not as if all the images of Haley at Hindu sites in Delhi have been removed \u2014 she was photographed at Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, and Christian places, as well as with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.\nI do feel however that in acting as they did Reuters India rather cowardly missed an opportunity for education and failed as journalists.\nHaley had a photo taken in front of a Hindu swastika. That is fact. Presenting that image to the public would've led to public questions, some of them perhaps uncomfortable, about what the image was about. Given the history of the swastika's use in the past hundred years by Nazis and Nazi-inspired groups, that's natural, if unfortunate. But shying away from the positive use of the swastika that continues enthusiastically to this day by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains, is a failure of journalistic duty.\nThe job of journalists is not to shield the public from information that challenges their preconceptions. And with the swastika, in 2018, there are plenty of preconceptions.\nThis is something I've written about a number of times. Read more here, here, and here.\nI won't rehash those pieces, but the short version is: The swastika is an symbol as old as humanity itself. It's been used, with stylistic variation, by many cultures in the world. It's been used similar to its use today in India and South Asia as a symbol of auspiciousness, blessing, and hope dating back to the earliest recorded settlements there. Until its adoption by the Nazis it was experiencing an upsurge in use in the West, in the exact same positive way as it is used in the dharmic traditions.\nThe only way we will be able to overcome misconceptions about the swastika as used by Hindus is by education. Make the general Western public so familiar with the image that they can easily separate our usage of the swastika from that of the Nazis.\nOn this International Day of Yoga, let's commit to mentioning yoga's Hindu roots\nJuly 10, 2018 Interviews with non-Indian Hindus: Allegra Lovejoy\nSelect a Category Animals Culture Environment Yoga\nSelect a Month August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018\nAlso, send me special offers.\nPOPULAR AT PATHEOS Hindu\nMaha Mrityunjaya Mantra Mp3 Download -...\nHindu 2.0\nParvati: Everything You Need to Know\nThe White Hindu\nA Hindu Prayer for Everyone: Sarve...\nSeeking Shanti\n7 Hindu quotes about nature for...\nRelated posts from Samudra\nMost sinister part of Ramdev article in New...\nInterviews with non-Indian Hindus: Gerald Barr\nInterviews with non-Indian Hindus: Allegra Lovejoy\nOn this International Day of Yoga, let's commit...\nTRENDING AT PATHEOS Hindu\nAll You Need to Know About the Ganga...\nTwo major aquatic species facing extinction in Ganga are the gharial \u2013...\n10 Interesting Facts About the Ganga\nRiver length (including Bangladesh): 2525 km Basin area in India: 861,000 sq...\nA Few Famous Saints & Yogis in Kashi\nTelang Swami: Ramakrishna referred to him as the \"Walking Shiva of Varanasi\"....\nA friend shared this image of a deleted tweet in a group...\nThoughts About Kashmir And Beyond\u2014 A Hindu Perspective\nI've seen the weaponization of words against supporters of political integration of...\nCult or Religion -- What's the Difference?\nIt can be a very fuzzy line between what is a religion...\nview all Hindu blogs","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hillsong Worship Mi-kaisha Rose NEWS\nHillsong Worship Introduces New Leader Mi-kaisha Rose & New Single \"Never Walk Alone\"\nGrammy\u00ae Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling Hillsong Worship releases their third single \"Never Walk Alone\" from their forthcoming new album These Same Skies.\n\"Never Walk Alone\" follows on the heels of recently released singles \"Fresh Wind\" and \"Hope of the Ages.\" This new song is written by Bethel Music's Jenn Johnson, Hannah Hobbs and Benjamin Fielding.\nThe team writes, \"In every triumph and every failure\" God is with us - guiding, comforting and protecting us. \"Never Walk Alone\" is a song of praise that expresses a heartfelt assurance anchored in the faithfulness of God.Our new single, \"Never Walk Alone\", is available everywhere. We pray that as you worship to this song, it would an anthem of remembrance, glorifying the God who goes before us and never leaves us. \"Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, 'Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance.'\" - Deuteronomy 31:7 (NIV)\nRecorded live in California, \"Never Walk Alone\" features Hillsong's latest addition Mi-kaisha Rose on vocals. Mi-kaisha Masella is a proud Darumbal Murri and Tongan woman who is part of the inner city Aboriginal community of Sydney and the central Queensland Aboriginal community. Mi-kaisha is a social entrepreneur and political activist who has a national reach and is regularly featured on SBS, ABC and NITV. She frequently speaks about contemporary issues which impact young Aboriginal people.\nMi-kaisha is also a founding member of the Steering Committee for Kimberwalli at the Western Sydney Indigenous Centre of Excellence. She advocates approaches that allow young Aboriginal people to have a voice through creative expression; acknowledging that young people need different ways to express themselves, tell their stories and be heard. Mi-kaisha uses music to engage, inform and incite debate about issues affecting Indigenous people. She uses the medium of song to share strength and hope and celebrate the unbreakable, ancient connections we have with each other and with our culture.\nHillsong Worship has garnered 7 billion career streams and over 20 million career album sales to date. In 2018, the group earned its first-ever GRAMMY\u00ae for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song\/Performance with \"What A Beautiful Name\" and has won nine GMA Dove Awards. While the GRAMMY\u00ae Award winning \"What A Beautiful Name\" topped the Christian Airplay charts for nine consecutive weeks and reached RIAA Platinum certification (900 million global streams), a host of others such as, \"Shout to the Lord,\" \"Who You Say I Am,\" \"King of Kings,\" \"Cornerstone,\" \"Mighty To Save\" and \"This I Believe (The Creed)\" continue to inspire, encourage and minister to millions of people around the globe.\nTags : Hillsong Worship Mi-kaisha Rose NEWS","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Consideration of the extent to which government and agencies have demonstrated adequate progress in improving access to housing across the spectrum for victim survivors and their families.\nRoyal Commission findings\nPlanning and funding for housing pathways\nVictoria's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan\nHomes for Victorians and the Family Violence Blitz Package\nEnabling more women and children to remain at home\nDemand for crisis accommodation\nExcess demand for crisis accommodation\nInvestments in crisis accommodation\nDisconnect between family violence crisis response and homelessness systems\nAvailability of long-term and affordable social housing stock\nPrivate Rental Assistance Program\nImplications for housing pathways\nLack of clear data and monitoring\nChronic shortage of social housing and other long-term affordable housing\nNeed to strengthen the Safe at Home approach\nSupport required for those using motels for crisis accommodation\nIn investigating the matter of safe housing, we sought to establish the extent to which government and agencies have demonstrated adequate progress in improving access to housing across the spectrum for victim survivors and their families, including:\ndeveloping a clear plan for expanding and funding housing pathways\nenabling more women and children to remain safely in the family home\naddressing demand for crisis accommodation\nincreasing the long-term and affordable social housing stock\nThe Royal Commission into Family Violence heard consistent evidence about problems with the housing response to family violence. There was clear evidence that housing pathways were 'blocked up' and not flowing as intended, with a lack of viable long-term housing options to allow people to 'exit' the system and get on with their lives. There was found to be a shortage of both short- and long-term accommodation options across metropolitan and regional Victoria. The Royal Commission highlighted that a lack of housing options can exacerbate the trauma and dislocation of family violence, disrupting social and economic participation and education, and adversely affecting health and wellbeing. And that, in some cases, forces women to choose to return to a violent partner.\nThere have been some promising housing strategies and investments since the Royal Commission that have aimed to improve access at different points along the housing spectrum. However, we have not seen evidence of any relevant analysis or strategies that seek to understand the system-level housing requirements at each stage in of a victim survivor's journey.\nThe Women's Housing Alliance has identified a 'chronic housing shortage' across the spectrum of crisis, transitional and long-term affordable housing, and it appears that the bottlenecks have intensified since the Royal Commission. The Department of Health and Human Services' Director of Housing has also acknowledged these system challenges, which include: an acute lack of supply and diversity of affordable housing options; support that is often time-limited and inflexible; and a focus on outputs rather than outcomes.83\nVictoria's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan (2018) represents the first phase of reforming the specialist homelessness service system.84 The strategy acknowledges family violence as a driver of homelessness, and it identifies system challenges relating to pathways into and out of homelessness and ways to intervene at each stage to address housing needs. However, the Victorian Auditor-General's Office found that despite the action plan's stated objective being to reduce homelessness, the 'Department of Health and Human Services has no baseline from which to measure performance. Therefore, from the outset Department of Health and Human Services had no way to measure the achievement of the objective'.85 This is consistent with our analysis that there is a lack of clear data to quantify demand and the impact of major investments in meeting this demand.\nThe Homes for Victorians strategy aimed to make it easier for all Victorians to find a home and included a broad suite of initiatives across five themes, one of which was 'improving housing services for Victorians in need'.86 Many activities under this theme were funded through the 2016 Family Violence Housing Blitz Package, which acknowledged the need for large-scale investment across the housing spectrum. The $152 million package funded support for victim survivors to:87\nremain in their homes\naccess crisis accommodation\naccess social housing\nreceive short-term rental assistance\nAn evaluation of the package, which focused on Flexible Support Packages, Rapid Housing Assistance and the Private Rental Assistance Program, noted positive outcomes in several areas including a reduction in financial hardship, an increase in housing stability and an increase in self-reported health.88 It also suggested areas for improvement such as adopting a more client-centric, outcomes-focused approach including targeting services to high-risk transition periods for clients, and enhancing data collection and monitoring.\nThere is no single 'Safe at Home' approach; rather, it refers to a variety of different interventions aimed at helping women and children to remain safely at home.89 In Victoria this approach is primarily enacted through Flexible Support Packages and the associated Personal Safety Initiative. We have not been able to obtain data about the number of victim survivors who are able to stay at home or return home with the support of the Personal Safety Initiative and Flexible Support Packages, nor how long they were able to remain at home. These are important system issues to monitor.\nThe Personal Safety Initiative supports victim survivors to access appropriate and effective personal safety, security and technology responses that allow them to remain safely in their own homes and communities or to relocate safely to a new property. Through the initiative, eligible victim survivors receive a safety and security audit completed by a suitably qualified security provider, coordination of personal safety, security and technology responses, and a Flexible Support Package to fund personal safety and security measures.90\nFlexible Support Packages of up to $10,000 can be provided to eligible victim survivors; these can be used for suitable and stable housing and technological safety support, among other things.91 Flexible Support Packages are highly regarded by clients and the sector, and demand for the packages is high (Figure 5.1). In 2018\u201319, the Department of Health and Human Services' target of 6,662 packages was exceeded by 30%, with 8,635 packages delivered. The 2020\/21 Victorian Budget included funding for 5,700 packages per year for the next four years.\nMany providers are managing demand by capping applications at $3,000 and reserving higher value packages for extreme cases.92 Concurrently, the average funding for a Flexible Support Package is also $3,000,93 which suggests the capping could be program-wide and potentially undermining the program's intended flexibility. The fact that agencies are having to introduce value caps for packages locally to meet demand suggests there is a need for a consistent and system-wide demand management approach.\nThe Safe at Home approach is not just a housing matter. The Royal Commission identified that it requires a holistic government response that includes a strong focus on perpetrators. A recent separation is a significant risk factor for escalating violence or for a victim being killed,94 so it is vital that perpetrators be actively monitored. However, there continues to be concern about the effectiveness of family violence intervention orders, with several submissions to the Monitor indicating that many victim survivors and service providers are not confident in the Safe at Home option due to the high rates of family violence intervention order breaches and a perceived lack of consequences for these breaches. Domestic Violence Victoria advised that enforcement of these orders continues to be 'inconsistent and unreliable'.95 This matter is discussed in further detail in the next chapter.\nOf all clients seeking specialist homelessness services in Victoria in 2019\u201320, 34.9% (40,021 clients) cited 'family and domestic violence' as their main reason for seeking assistance.96 This was also the most frequently cited reason.\nIn 2019\u201320, Safe Steps Family Violence Response Centre accommodated on average 100 women and children in some form of family violence crisis accommodation every night.97 Demand for crisis accommodation is unable to be met by the available beds, leading family violence crisis support services and homelessness services to often resort to placing victim survivors in motels and similar ad hoc accommodation (Figure 5.2). 99% of Safe Steps clients accommodated in 2019\u201320 were placed in motels (including those who later accessed supported accommodation).98 Family Safety Victoria has worked closely with Safe Steps to monitor demand for crisis brokerage and provide sufficient funding over the past two years. An additional $4.07 million has been provided in 2019\u201320 and 2020\u201321 to enable the Safe Steps statewide service to place more victim survivors in crisis accommodation and cover associated motel costs, particularly during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response. However, long-term demand and funding remain a concern.\nWhen staying in motels, victim survivors may be exposed to other human service sector clients such as perpetrators, mental health clients and drug and alcohol clients, who are also often housed in motels as crisis accommodation,99 and this is unlikely to be conducive to healing from the trauma of family violence. There have recently been efforts to clarify roles and responsibilities in emergency accommodation, including in arranging appropriate outreach support for victim survivors in motels. Much work has been undertaken by Safe Steps to develop service agreements with motels where an understanding of family violence risk and trauma responses inform their engagement with victim survivors. This is important work that could make a real difference to those families who find themselves in emergency motel accommodation.\n\"cohealth's family violence counsellors describe the experiences of women and children escaping family violence being placed in a motel with limited support from workers. These women talk about being very isolated, in unfamiliar areas, with children also experiencing trauma, grief and loss, with few resources or contact with family violence workers. While addressing risk and assuring safety is paramount, and practical case management is vital, these interventions need to be accompanied by counselling support to enable victims\u2026to attend to the trauma and emotional experience of the situation.\"\nThe Royal Commission recommended increasing the number and range of crisis and emergency accommodation beds, using a wider range of service models.\nThis is occurring most significantly through the refuge redevelopment program and the 'accommodation for the homeless' investment. These investments are broadly supported by stakeholders. However, there are concerns about progress delays, and it is unclear how the additional beds promised are accounted for. For example, $25 million over two years was announced as part of the Family Violence Housing Blitz package in 2016 to support construction of 180 new units of crisis accommodation and upgrades to existing accommodation.100 Some facilities have been upgraded or newly built in working towards this target. However, it is not clear from evidence provided to the Monitor whether the 180 new beds were delivered as planned, nor whether regional, rural and remote areas were prioritised as recommended.\nFunding for the refuge redevelopment program, which is replacing communal-style refuges with 'core and cluster' refuges, has totalled nearly $80 million since the Royal Commission. The 'core and cluster model' is widely supported; it provides onsite support services in a 'core' building and a 'cluster' of independent living units on one parcel of land, offering greater privacy and accessibility. Through submissions, we heard examples of the design features of new refuges not being realised and suggest careful and ongoing project management to ensure the intent of the refuge redesigns is achieved.\nWe also suggest further analysis is required to determine if investments are improving access for cohorts including adolescents and victim survivors on temporary visas.\nStakeholders are concerned about the disconnect between family violence crisis services and generalist homelessness services, identifying this as a key weakness in the housing pathways for victim survivors of family violence. These two services are commonly, and administratively, considered part of the one service, known as 'specialist homelessness services', yet the two streams are quite different and do not appear to connect well. Additionally, the criteria for different services are said to be narrow and inflexible.101 This creates a disruptive and uncertain crisis accommodation experience for victim survivors, who are often forced to navigate their way across disconnected systems.\nFor many victim survivors escaping family violence, independently maintaining a mortgage or private rental arrangement is unaffordable and social housing is critical for providing long-term, stable housing.\nWhat is social housing?\nSocial housing is available to disadvantaged Victorians. It is an umbrella term that includes:\npublic housing \u2014 housing owned and managed by the state government\ncommunity housing \u2014 housing owned or managed by not-for-profit organisations.\nSource: State of Victoria (2017): Homes for Victorians\nVictoria's Social Housing Supply Requirements to 2036, released in 2017, showed that at least 1,600 new long-term social housing dwellings were required each year for the subsequent two decades to allow social housing levels to keep pace with overall housing growth. Yet, the Council to Homeless Persons calculated that with investments up to the 2020\/21 Victorian Budget, stock has only grown on average by 776 per year since 2015\u201316,102 remaining 'grossly inadequate to meet demand'.103 This is also clear from the growing number of people on the Victorian Housing Register waiting list for social housing and the shrinking number of people being allocated to social housing (Figure 5.3 and Table 5.1).\nTable 5.1: New social housing allocations, including family violence cases\nallocations (all)\nNew allocations (family violence)\nFV allocations as % of all new allocations\n2015\u201316 3,848 15 0.4%\n2016-17 3,540 360 10%\nSource: FVRIM analysis of Department of Health and Human Services allocations data\nIn 2018\u201319, Victoria had the lowest per capita expenditure on social housing nationally.104 Social housing represents 3.2% of all households in Victoria, compared with the national average of 4.5%.105 To account for the growing gap between supply and demand, 3,500 new social housing units would need to be built every year over the next 10 years simply to maintain the current level of social housing. But there are also calls to match the national average level of social housing, which would require 6,000 new social housing homes every year for the next 10 years.106 Domestic Violence Victoria powerfully stated in its submission that without very significant increases in the level of investment in social housing, the full scale of the family violence reform will not be achieved.107 The Women's Housing Alliance is similarly calling for major government investment and innovative solutions in this area, including changing planning regulations to ensure the private development sector is required to contribute to closing the gap.108\nThe 2020\/21 Victorian Budget included $5.3 billion to build more than 12,000 new homes for Victorians in need. The Big Housing Build will deliver a safe home for as many as 1,000 victim survivors of family violence across Victoria. This is a welcome and very significant investment, and we are pleased to note that it is accompanied by an announcement about the planned development of 10-year strategy for social and affordable housing.\nHowever, the Inquiry into homelessness in Victoria found that this investment 'will still not ensure that Victoria will meet the national average of social housing as a percentage of total dwellings, at 4.5%'.109\nWe suggest this strategy be underpinned by a precise social housing target and outline a clear plan to achieve it. We also suggest the need for a clearer picture of family violence\u2013driven demand for social housing that is effectively monitored.\nAnother way victim survivors are supported into longer term housing is through private rental assistance via the Private Rental Assistance Program, which supports 6,000 households each year, including those affected by family violence.110 However, the proportion of these households that are affected by family violence, and the proportion that is able to sustain their rent after the 12-month support is over, is not currently known. Stakeholders have argued that this is not a sustainable option for those on low incomes in the long term.111 The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute's inquiry into integrated housing support for vulnerable families discussed the limitations of a subsidised rental approach, finding:\nWhile the rental market is an important part of the domestic and family violence policy response, a policy reliance on this form of housing tenure will be less effective than investment in social and affordable housing.112\nA lack of social housing or other affordable and appropriate long-term housing creates a major roadblock for victim survivors moving on from crisis and transitional accommodation, which in turn contributes to bottlenecks for those seeking crisis accommodation, 'driving the need for services to place women and children escaping family violence in inappropriate accommodation such as motels'.113 Of Victorians who fled family violence into homelessness, 62% were unable to get the housing they needed and remained homeless after receiving support in 2018\u201319.114\nNeed for a whole of housing spectrum strategic approach It has been difficult to obtain an understanding of the family violence\u2013driven demand for housing across the spectrum of housing (crisis\/homelessness, transitional, social housing, support to stay safely at home), and it appears that there is not a clear understanding of this demand. Service providers, however, are clear and consistent in their assertions that the housing shortage across the spectrum is a significant impediment to reforming the family violence system. There have been a range of substantial investments and housing strategies to date, but none have taken a whole of housing spectrum approach, whereby demand is clearly mapped out at each stage, gaps identified, and targeted initiatives and investments set out that specifically aim to meet demand.\nGiven the interdependencies between different stages of the housing system and other related systems, there appears to be a need for an overarching strategy that considers a range of housing pathways for diverse priority cohorts, including victim survivors, and that works to ensure each pathway leads to positive long-term housing outcomes.\nThere is an opportunity to better integrate family violence and homelessness services to create a process for clients that is easier to navigate. There is also an opportunity to clarify the role of The Orange Door in facilitating access to housing as it develops and expands, which is flagged as one of many future areas of work.\nThere is a lack of clear data on demand, supply and housing needs and outcomes for victim survivors. We received some relevant data \u2014 such as social housing allocation numbers, Victorian Housing Register demand for social housing and the average number of clients supported via Safe Steps in crisis accommodation \u2014 but data availability appeared inconsistent and was not presented in a way that provided a whole of system picture. Data issues were also raised in the Auditor-General's audit of Victoria's homelessness response, which found that the Department of Health and Human Services has no baseline from which to measure performance and has limited performance monitoring in place. The Housing Blitz evaluation also identified 'enhancing data collection and monitoring' as a key area for improvement.\nThere is no clear understanding of many critical elements of the housing system including the:\nuptake or reach of Safe at Home initiatives\ndemand for perpetrator accommodation\ndemand for crisis accommodation (including entry point and length of stay)\nsupply of, and placements into, crisis accommodation (through a more effective Family Violence Accommodation Register)\nprecise accounting for crisis accommodation or homelessness beds\nfamily violence\u2013driven demand for social housing\nproportion of social housing units that are unusable\nIntroducing a stronger outcomes focus could help to inform future efforts. For example, there would be great benefit in tracking: outcomes for victim survivors who take the Safe at Home approach; the proportion of victim survivors supported through the Private Rental Assistance Program who cannot sustain their rent after the support is over; and the extent to which accessible refuge design elements are contributing to improved access for diverse cohorts.\nWhile private rental assistance has a role in supporting victim survivors to maintain long-term housing, and should continue, it is only a short-term solution. Some victim survivors require longer term support including social housing. However, looking at social housing demand and allocations data alone, there is a chronic shortage of social housing in Victoria, with more than 20,000 'high priority' Victorians, including victim survivors, currently on the waiting list. Without addressing this broader housing issue, many victim survivors will continue to face challenges and barriers to securing long-term housing, which will increase the already high demand for crisis accommodation.\nThe investment in social housing announced as part of the 2020\/21 Victorian Budget is significant. The planned 10-year strategy for social and affordable housing provides an opportunity to communicate a precise social housing target and a clear plan for achieving it. This should consider the modelling of social housing requirements carried out in 2017 and further up-to-date modelling, matching Victoria's proportion of social housing stock to the national average proportion (conducted by the community sector). It will also be important to work closely with the sector to develop innovative approaches to reaching the social housing target.\nWhile remaining in an existing home will not be desirable or appropriate in all cases, there are clear benefits to this approach that centre on maintaining stability and minimising disruption for victim survivors and their families. Commitments have been made to reorient the system to prioritise this approach of helping victim survivors to stay safely in their homes (rather than having to flee), but stakeholders are clear that there is no systemic approach to improving the viability of the Safe at Home option. There is room to make this a truly viable option for more victim survivors, but this will require a more holistic response.\nShifting the focus to exclude perpetrators from the home with appropriate support to keep them in view is another important part of enabling a Safe at Home approach. A very strong message in submissions to the Monitor was that many women and family violence workers will not consider the Safe at Home option due to a lack of confidence in police and the justice system being able to prevent and adequately respond to the high rates of family violence intervention order breaches. There is a call for action in this area, and there is a role for all parts of the system in supporting perpetrators to comply with family violence intervention orders. Consideration of the outcomes from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic investment in rehousing perpetrators to inform future initiatives will be of benefit.\nThe Royal Commission recommended that the practice of using motels as a source of crisis accommodation be phased out. It is apparent that progress in this area has been limited due to growing demand for crisis accommodation. Many stakeholder submissions to the Monitor raised concerns about the intractable nature of this issue, alongside the considerable risks and issues it brings for vulnerable victim survivors.\nWhile efforts to reduce the reliance on motel accommodation continue through growth in refuges and other options, there is a need for short-term measures to improve the experiences of victim survivors who must still be housed in motels while numerous system blockages remain. Such measures include improving the consistency of crisis outreach support provided to those housed in motels to reduce their isolation and rapid access to therapeutic support, including outside of business hours.\nThere has been significant investment in housing since the Royal Commission; however, many systemic issues remain, and demand continues to outstrip supply. Our suggested priority actions focus on family violence\u2013specific activity. However, we note that housing challenges for many victim survivors are inextricably linked to broader housing system issues, and the following actions alone cannot bring about the systemic change needed:\nConduct an analysis of the system-level housing requirements at each stage of a victim survivor's journey and identify client-centred solutions.\nStrengthen perpetrator accountability systems to support more victim survivors to be able to confidently remain in their own homes.\nUrgently work to improve data on housing supply and demand, and movement through the housing system for victim survivors of family violence, to support more informed monitoring and decision making based on a real understanding of client experiences.\nMonitor a range of housing outcomes \u2014 for example, the number of victim survivors who are able to stay at home or return home, and for how long, through Safe at Home approaches and outcomes for particular cohorts such as adolescents, male victim survivors and victim survivors on temporary visas.\nPut in place short-term measures to improve the experiences of victim survivors who must still be housed in motels as crisis accommodation and continue to seek more appropriate and sustainable options.\n83 Department of Health and Human Services (2020): Submission to the Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria.\n84 Department of Health and Human Services (2018): Victoria's Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Plan. Available at: dhhs.vic.gov.au\/victorias-homelessness-and-rough-sleeping-action-plan (accessed 7 October 2020).\n85 Victorian Auditor-General's Office (2020): Victoria's Homelessness Response, September 2020, p. 55. Available at: audit.vic.gov.au\/report\/victorias-homelessness-response (accessed 7 October 2020).\n86 State of Victoria (2017): Home for Victorians: Affordability, access and choice, pp. 37\u201341.\n87 Premier of Victoria (2016): 'Housing blitz for women and children begins', media release, 13 April 2016.\n88 Department of Health and Human Services (2018): Family Violence Housing Blitz Package Evaluation: Executive summary, July 2018. Available at: vic.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-06\/Family-Violence-Housing-Blitz-Package-evaluation-executive-summary.docx (accessed 6 October 2020).\n89 State of Victoria (2014\u20132016): Royal Commission into Family Violence: Report and Recommendations, Parl Paper No 132, Vol 2, Chapter 9.\n90 Family Safety Victoria (2019): Personal Safety Initiative: Operational Guidelines, September 2019.\n92 Department of Health and Human Services (2019): Evaluation Report of the Family Violence Flexible Support Packages Program (unpublished).\n94 Family Safety Victoria (2018): Family Violence Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM): A shared responsibility for assessing and managing family violence risk.\n95 Domestic Violence Victoria, submission 121, p. 19.\n96 Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2020): Specialist Homelessness Services 2019\u201320: Data tables, sheet 'CLIENTS.16'. Available at: aihw.gov.au\/reports\/homelessness-services\/specialisthomelessness-services-annual-report\/data (accessed 15 December 2020).\n97 Unpublished data provided to the Monitor by Safe Steps.\n99 Women's Housing Alliance (2019): Letter to the Premier, 8 August 2019.\n100 Department of Health and Human Services (2018): Family Violence Housing Blitz Package Evaluation: Executive summary, July 2018. Available at: vic.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2019-06\/Family-Violence-Housing-Blitz-Package-evaluation-executive-summary.docx (accessed 6 October 2020).\n101 McAuley Community Services for Women, submission 48.\n102 Council to Homeless Persons, submission 123.\n103 Berry Street, submission 74, p. 4.\n104 Productivity Commission (2020): Report on Government Services: Housing Data Tables, Table 18A.1. Available at: pc.gov.au\/research\/ongoing\/report-on-government-services\/2020\/housing-andhomelessness\/housing (accessed 15 December 2020).\n105 Housing Peaks Alliance (2020): Make Social Housing Work: A Framework for Victoria's Public and Community Housing 2020\u20132030.\n107 Domestic Violence Victoria, submission 121.\n108 Women's Housing Alliance (2019): Letter to the Premier, 8 August 2019.\n109 Parliament of Victoria (2021), Inquiry into homelessness in Victoria, Final report: Summary booklet, p. xii.\n110 Department of Health and Human Services consultation, September 2020.\n111 Murray, Bullen, Watson & Theobald (2018): Profiling Women and Children Experiencing Family Violence Who Require a Crisis Supported Response. Parity (31)1; Domestic Violence Victoria, submission 121; Council to Homeless Persons, Domestic Violence Victoria et al. (2020): Letter to the Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Housing and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence: 'Social housing is unfinished business on International Women's Day', 8 March 2020.\n112 Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (2020): Ensuring Safety and Wellbeing for Vulnerable Families by Connecting Housing and Support Services: Policy Evidence Summary, October 2020, p. 2.\n113 Safe Steps (2020): Submission to the Legal and Social Issues Committee's Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria, p. 17.\n114 Council to Homeless Persons, Domestic Violence Victoria et al. 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Because of increased competition and to ensure cost-effectiveness, the manning levels have been lowered\nHR Management in Organisations\nSeven key factors play a vital role in enhancing organizational efficiency according to the McKinsey 7S framework which explains the positive role of strategic business management. Globalization has brought significant changes in the socio-economic scenario of all the developing and developed nations of the world.\nLearning and Development Process Analysis for Royal Bank of Scotland\nEmphasis is essentially on performance at work and the goal is to meet both organizational and individual goals. It assumes that the individuals are psychologically well and thereby, counseling is not required. It is a skilled activity and delivered by trained professionals, and it provides feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of individuals.\nWhy Some Employers Are Reluctant to Address the Issue on Workplace Bullying and Recommending Ways for Protection of the Employees\nBullying is often a negative and persistent abuse that manifests itself in the form of social isolation which often comes in the form of silent treatment, spreading rumors to embarrass the employ, a direct or indirect attack on the person's personal life or attributes, excessive and unjustified criticism either done publicly or privately.\nPersonal Mastery - a Help in Effective Leadership\nNowadays, many organizations have \"Personal Mastery\" programmers in order to get the best out of their employees. The Learning Organizations are the ones where personal and professional growth of employees is encouraged by asking them to come up with new thinking skills, new thought management techniques.\nEnvironmental Facts of Men and Women at Workplace\nIn Europe and America female workers are as professional as the male workers, but in numerous Asian and a few Arab countries, female professionals are not persistent and strong in decision making. Even they compromise their career for family values. It has been observed that in countries like Japan, female workers participate in the economy\nEvaluation of the Idea that Employee Involvement and Participation Provides any Organization with a Competitive Advantage over Its Competitors\nToday, most of the top multinational companies on this planet do advocate, belief, and implement this approach as much as they can. 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Under this, there are three military departments, namely: These three departments are also headed by civilians\nImpact of Unions on Workers Payment\nIn a union, the qualifications for promotion are generally supported by seniority. The level of seniority that is required is spelled out in the union contract. Thus, loyalty is rewarded over a person's subjective opinion of the qualifications of candidates applying for a promotion\". Guiding principles within union companies are regular\nPages: 5 (1250 words), Term Paper\nEmployee Motivation Theories and Their Connection to Employee Performance and Retention\nGeert Hofstede conducted one of the most wide-ranging studies on the role of culture in influencing values and behaviors at work. He examined a database of employee values scores that IBM collected between 1967 and 1973 and which involved more than 70 countries. He proposed a theory on a culture that included the 5 Dimensions of National Culture.\nOrganizational communication and conflict in the workplace\nThis means that companies must manage communication in their workplaces to ensure that it takes place and that it does not lead to conflicts. Most of the organizational managers fail to manage communication in their workplaces because their companies employ numerous employees who have diverse differences such as culture, beliefs, behavior, religion, and schooling (Let's talk 12).Poor communication in an organization may also arise from personal differences between workers, inefficient\nInternational HRM Strategy\nIn terms of trade unions and participation, the human resource department worked towards a no union policy. Both local and international employees work towards the achievement of goals. The workers contributed in the production process and other subordinate activities, but not decision making.With the no union strategy, no unionized activities took place in either local or international sections of the firm. All employees took part in the training programs and also in the production process.\nImpacts of Basic Demographic and Cultural Characteristics on Employment\nThe graph shows the proportion of the population living below the contemporary threshold level of income in the UK. The graph depicts the data ranging from 1980 to 2009. The x-axis measures the years while the y-axis measures the median percentages of population living below the threshold level. Three scales have been chosen as shown on the graph.\nArthur Anderson: Questionable Accounting Practices\nWere mainly informed by conflicts of interest and the absence of independence of auditors when it came to auditing clients' financial transactions and statements. These conflicts of interest always came into play whenever an individual was to choose between advancing his personal interests and group or organizational interests. The concept of independence was to uphold integrity and objectivity during the auditing process and its absence also readily locked out objectivity and integrity.In\nApple (Motivation and leadership)\nIn addition, the company has developed online stores to appeal to clients who do shopping online, on this stores, the company sells computer hardware as well as different other related softwares. However, despite the progress that the company has been making, training employees remains its main activity in a bid to remain competitive and keep pace with rivals.Human resource functions at Apple Inc., have been significant in the process of helping the company to remain relevant and competitive\nStrategies for Motivating People in Non-profit Organization\nThe second part, the body, provides the main discussion of the paper. This is the longest part and will be divided into different sub-sections. Finally, the conclusion will provide a recap of the main points from the discussion, restate the thesis, and provide concluding remarks.Before delving into the main discussion about how growing diversity influences motivation strategies in non-profit organizations, it is worthy to understand what non-profit organizations are and what makes them\nObjectives of Onestop Selection and Contribution of Leadership towards their Attainment\nI will lead my employees in a way that they feel they are part of the various policies, procedures, and processes necessary for Onestop Selection to run effectively and profitably. Borrowing from the contingency approaches, I will exercise the leadership qualities based on the underlying circumstances\nHow Incentives and Human Resource Values Contribute to Sustainability\nA significant factor in today's economy is the ability of firms to attract, train, and retain the workforce. The role of personnel is not only for the continuous improvement of the firm but also to ensure survival. To combat the increasing competition, companies must always prepare for an effective strategy.\nPages: 46 (11500 words), Term Paper\nMore Human Resources Term Paper\nBMW - buyers & Human resources\nHuman Resources Management Assignment\nStrategic Human Resources Practices\n1 - 20 results of 102 items\nHuman Resources Admission\/Application Essay Human Resources Annotated Bibliography Human Resources Article Human Resources Assignment Human Resources Book Report\/Review Human Resources Case Study Human Resources Coursework Human Resources Dissertation Human Resources Essay Human Resources Lab Report Human Resources Literature review Human Resources Movie Review Human Resources Outline Human Resources Personal Statement Human Resources Research Paper Human Resources Research Proposal Human Resources Scholarship Essay Human Resources Statistics Project Human Resources Thesis Human Resources Thesis Proposal","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NBWA Chairman on evolving beer distribution: 'It's still about building brands'\nOctober 16, 2015 Jason Morgan\nTravis Markstein, president of Markstein Beverage Co. in San Marcos, Calif., assumed the position of 2015-2016 chairman of the Board of Directors for the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) at the association's 78th Annual Convention and Trade Show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. As chairman, Markstein will help guide the association as it advocates for licensed, independent beer distributors and educates elected officials, regulators, media and the public about the value of beer distributors and America's effective system of state-based alcohol regulation.\nMarkstein referenced his great-grandfather Albert Markstein, Sr.'s start in the beer distribution business, selling wooden cases of bottled beer for a local brewery from a horse and wagon in 1919 and later his grandfather and father's role in the business following Prohibition.\nHe noted that, today, \"The business is more complicated in many ways, but it is also very similar to the business in my grandfather's time. It's still about building brands. And not just one brand but a portfolio of brands that give us scale and our customers the variety they demand. And it's still about partnerships. Solid partnerships with brewers and retailers. And it's still about our uniquely American system. A system that serves consumers, retailers, wholesalers and brewers extremely well.\"\nMarkstein added, \"If small brewers think the three-tier system is a roadblock to their success, they've been misinformed. Go craft a new potato chip or a new soda product and see how difficult it is to get distribution and access to those unregulated markets. It's nearly impossible.\"\n\"There is a huge value in local distributors selling brands locally one tap at a time,\" he said. \"We may be more efficient and more sophisticated, but we are still the local experts with the local relationships and we still aggressively invest that expertise into building brands.\"\nPresident of Gretz Beer Co. and NBWA Political Action Committee Chairman Mike Gretz led a panel discussion with leaders from five brewers and importers that partner with independent beer distributors across the country. Participants included Ronald den Elzen, president and CEO of Heineken USA; Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.; Bill Hackett, president of Constellation Brands Beer Division; Gavin Hattersley, CEO of MillerCoors LLC; and Jo\u00e3o Castro Neves, zone president North America for Anheuser-Busch InBev.\nThe brewery industry leaders discussed the many changes taking place in the beer industry, including: global consolidation's impact on the American beer business; domestic acquisitions and private equity trends; the expansion of breweries owning distribution and its impact on the independent three-tier system; and future trends that will shape the industry.\nThe panel emphasized the value of the three-tier, independent beer distribution system in the United States, along with the importance of industry partnerships.\nGrossman discussed the expansion of brewery ownership of distribution and described the needs of small brewers and access to market, saying, \"A viable, independent three-tier system is crucial to our success and, I think, many of our peers' success. There are concerns as we see branches being purchased in areas that don't have a lot of options for brewers to get to market.\"\nRonald den Elzen also voiced support for independent distribution, saying that Heineken USA wouldn't be as successful without the three-tier system. He contrasted America's open market with Europe, where he said there is hardly any space for small, new brands and no space for independent distributor.\nThese Oktober tabletop can seamers are perfect for to-go orders\nHard seltzers continue to outperform all segments in Beer Purchasers' Index\nBeer purchasing shows signs of normalcy in October says NBWA\nBeer distributors stay aggressive on ordering to minimize out-of-stock in September\ncrsimp01 says\nNBWA Chairman on evolving beer distribution: 'Building brands' http:\/\/t.co\/vIM8Dyowxj via @craftbrewingbiz\nLVRGLLC says\n#CraftBeer #CraftBrewing #Beer #BeerBiz NBWA Chairman on evolving beer distribution: 'It's still about building br\u2026 http:\/\/t.co\/zw5wKRZEPk\nForget seltzers, fruit beers are really on the rise\nVermont Reuse & Recycle saves 10,000 plastic can carriers in first two months\nTwo craft brewing business trends in 2022: Cannabis and blockchain","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"becky sarwate\nPersonal, Political, Theatric, Rabid Sports Fan, Educator\nAmerica's Red Herrings\nJuly 18, 2017 Brian Walsh\nDo you know the term \"red herring?\"\nDictionary.com defines it as \"something intended to divert attention from the real problem or matter at hand; a misleading clue.\" The concept, removed from argument context, should be familiar; we've been exposed to it every news cycle since the 2016 election process began, though examples can be found throughout history.\nBut back to 2016 and our present. It was an efficient distraction to say \"look at her emails.\" It may now be worth it to the President to sacrifice a son to media frenzy in order to make darker moves behind the scenes. The red herring has to receive notice, it must be given attention to be effective.\nThat process is made easier with reduced access to information. The media and public are ready to pounce on any morsel delivered by POTUS via Twitter, even when the tweets don't make any sense. That's what happens when he controls the message. From the ranks of dubiously moral Mad Men character Don Draper: \"If you don't like what's being said, change the conversation.\" That's exactly what we're witnessing. The conversation keeps changing. \"Alternative facts\" have ascended. The term is part of popular vernacular and explains why Kellyanne Conway still has a job despite never saying anything relevant.\nThis shift is worrying, but dig a little deeper below the surface distraction. The big, bold red herring headlines aren't always what's important to the American people, the stuff of daily life. What does impact us? The little things hiding behind Don Jr. 's turn at e-mail scandal, or what's been swept under the rug of America's consciousness:\nWhere's the update on Comey's Senate hearing? At the moment, it seems like he's just target practice for the right's paranoid stonewalling.\nDid you know that the first (and probably not last) articles of impeachment against Trump have been filed? Although, one shivers to think about Mike Pence situated in the Oval Office, it looks like we're distant from a full proceeding.\nThere's also the overturned amendment that would repeal transgender individuals' right to openly serve in the military, as well as prevent any funds from being allocated towards gender reassignment procedures.\nThe Commander-in-Collusion is also hell bent on getting his border wall (or at least parts of it). $1.6 billion has been allocated in a proposed budget, which lawmakers would see come from Planned Parenthood and cuts to SNAP (a large portion of program beneficiaries opted for President Orange, though the FDA definitely recommends more green on the plate).\nLocal Chicago supporters recently marched to encourage Governor Bruce Rauner to sign HB40. Marchers dressed as dystopic handmaids a la The Handmaid's Tale to protest Illinois' altering its position on access to abortion should the Supreme Court's revisit Roe vs. Wade. As of April, Rauner most planned to veto the bill.\nWith no credible evidence of a pervasive issue, voter fraud panels are nonetheless becoming a real thing. Cheers to the 48 states refusing to comply with a turnover of records. This major, undemocratic privacy threat has prompted large-scale voter registration cancellation, which, honestly, is exactly what this administration and the GOP wants. By scaring the left, minorities and what is is left of the center, these campaigns ensure that remaining registered voters become the only voices heard.\nThese examples brings me back to the point: the surface craziness of Team Trump serves as distraction from the larger agenda. It's the flash that hides the impact, allowing the Trump administration to dominate news cycles with loud, hollow clamor. Meanwhile, the shady bits are happening outside the average citizen's social media or news feed. It's not just POTUS engaging in this charade. Congress is complicit as well, as with 2016's non-appointment of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. In 2017, it's secretive discussions on healthcare reform that are meant to strong-arm support while introducing massive, decimating reforms under a arbitrary deadline.\nThis kind of flimflam is completely unacceptable, particularly from men and women elected to lead America through an increasingly complicated 21st Century. This is not the America we were promised, and local elections are beginning to show impact from concerned citizens awake to the con. Long declared party loyalties are disintegrating \u2013 with good reason.\nAs easy as it is to place blame on a distant and cynical Washington D.C. for the easy circulation of red herring news, we are equally culpable. We must overcome all-too pervasive apathy toward staying informed and engaged. We don't have the luxury of avoiding tough challenges that can depress the mood. The health of our nation is like work, oxygen, love \u2013 we need it.\nStaying informed is a responsibility bestowed upon us by privilege-turned-rights of the First Amendment. Cutting through the din is unpleasant, but sticking your fingers in your ears is much more dangerous.\nMissing in Action (Overlooked News Stories)Border Wall, Change The Conversation, Comey, Diversion, Don Jr., Donald Trump, Emails, HB40, healthcare, Impeachment, Kellyanne Conway, merrick garland, Rauner, Red Herring, The Handmaid's Tale, voter fraud\nPrevious Article HIR\nNext Article The Spice Girls\nAbout Women (Feminism) (5)\nContemplating My Navel (Personal Blog) (467)\nContemptor (Politics\/Media Criticism\/Sports) (114)\nEDGE Media Network (Book Reviews) (3)\nEDGE Media Network (Chicago Theater Reviews) (47)\nEDGE Media Network (Journalism) (1)\nMissing in Action (Overlooked News Stories) (30)\nPodcasts (Guest Appearance) (3)\nPoliticusUSA (Politics) (136)\nRootSpeak (Social\/Political Commentary) (10)\nThe Broadway Blog (Chicago Theater Reviews) (50)\nThe State of the Union (Politics) (7)\nWrigleyville Nation (Sports) (33)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"IP's New Music Friday \u2013 May 28th, 2021\nWelcome to an awesome new week of Infinite Purple's New Music Friday recap where we listen through this week's released tracks to bring you the songs that stand out!\nMon Cheri \u2013 Sofi Tukker & Amadou & Mariam\nSofi Tukker is back with their long-awaited track \"Mon Cheri.\" This was a dream collab for the electronic group as they teamed up with husband and wife duo, Amadou & Mariam. It's a fun house song that incorporates Sofi Tukker's signature guitar playing and beats plus Amadou & Mariam bringing their amazing vocals.\nDon't Forget Your Neighborhood \u2013 Cola Boyy & The Avalanches\nNative Californian, Cola Boyy, teamed up with one of our favorite new bands, The Avalanches, to put together a happy song that will make you feel good. On \"Don't Forget Your Neighborhood,\" we get some sparkly, dreamy rock vibes incorporating some awesome piano and synth sounds. This songs perfect for a summer walk or car ride.\nDay 'N' Nite \u2013 nightswimX\nAnonymous new house duo, nightswimX, has released their first single and it is awesome. \"Day 'N' Nite,\" a house cover of Kid Cudi's classic track, is an awesome showing of what's to come from the new artist. With some awesome vocals and a pumping house beat, this song is bound to get you grooving on the dance floor.\nRose Pink Cadillac \u2013 DOPE LEMON\nDOPE LEMON has been making super fun indie rock for a while now and his newest track, \"Rose Pink Cadillac,\" is proving his skill once again. It's a grooving rock track that takes his laid back vocals and fun guitar stylings to make a track that is perfect for a day on the beach or on the road.\nEst\u00e9tica \u2013 Andrew Lux\nLos Angeles-based DJ and producer, Andrew Lux, has been pumping out high-energy house tunes for a few years now and they just keep getting better and better. Though Lux's productions range from disco to bass house to tech house, \"Est\u00e9tica\" lies nicely in the middle of the house realm with a bit of a Latin flare. Keep an eye out for more Lux!\nTake You Higher \u2013 LEISURE\nWe have been huge fans of LEISURE for a while now after their album Side A absolutely blew us away. On their new track, \"Take You Higher,\" the band creates a laid back, vibed out track with some nice summer-y guitar playing and smooth vocals.\nAll I Want (Purple Disco Machine Remix) \u2013 Boys Noize (ft. Jake Shears)\nWhenever we see a remix by Purple Disco Machine, we simply must listen and we almost always end up loving the song. PDM has unlocked the disco formula to making any great song, just a little greater and funkier. This is a bonafide 2am club smasha' M8 (British Accent).\nRight \u2013 Khruangbin\nWe are huge lovers of Khruangbin here at IP and know that they can do no wrong. We were stoked to see them included on the compilation album Modern Love which took some amazing artists and had them do covers of David Bowie's music. Khruangbin put their spin on \"Right\" giving it their signature sound and vibe.\nAlbum Nobody Is Not Loved \u2013 Solomun\nFor the past 20 years, Solomun has been an influential figure in the dance music and he has no plans on stopping anytime soon. His latest album is really awesome features the likes of Jamie Fox, \u00c4TNA, Zoot Woman, Isolated Berlin and many more.\nEP Lovers Path \u2013 Insightful\nInsightful is both a beautiful producer and person, and we were super excited to finally get his new EP, Lovers Path. With some incredible features, this EP is an awesome work of art that is definitely worth a full listen through. Some of our favorite tracks from the EP are \"Without You (ft. Baby Rose),\" \"Hollow (ft. Julius),\" & \"Learn (ft. Tay Iwar).\"\nAlbum Date at the Disco \u2013 Bellaire\nBellaire has not only been releasing consistent originals since popping up on our radar, but the French DJ\/producer also puts out some of the most fun and funky dance music out there. \"Date at the Disco\" is in true Bellaire fashion, with a celebratory vibe and loads of funky instrumentation.\nAlbum Exodus \u2013 DMX\nExodus is the perfect farewell album to a troubled man yet extremely talented man, who was respected by a ton of incredibly talented artists\/musicians and it shows. This album features Snoop Dogg, Nas, Alicia Keys, Jay Z, Lil Wayne and even Bono.\nnoughah May 28, 2021\nPrevious Previous post: The Void \u2013 Lee Foss & Ferreck Dawn (ft. Alex Mills)\nNext Next post: Ahora Todo Va \u2013 Dennis Cruz & Josh Butler","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"FX Reserves up to $44.419bn end of August: CBE - Daily News Egypt\nthunderstorm 15\u00b0\nBusiness FX Reserves up to $44.419bn end of August: CBE\nFX Reserves up to $44.419bn end of August: CBE\nForeign currencies up by $167m, gold down by $23m\nHossam Mounir September 5, 2018 Be the first to comment\nThe foreign exchange reserves at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) increased to $44.419bn at the end of August compared to $44.315bn at the end of July, an increase of $104.3bn, according to a statement released Wednesday.\nThis level of foreign exchange (FX) reserves is the highest ever in the history of the Central Bank of Egypt and covers more than eight months of commodity imports to Egypt.\nAccording to the CBE, foreign currencies listed in FX Reserves reached $41.193bn at the end of August 2018, compared to $41.026bn in July, rising by $167m.\nOn the other hand, the value of gold declined by $23m to settle to reach about $2.564bn, compared to about $2.587bn at the end of July 2018.\nSpecial drawing rights (SDRs) registered $651m in August, against $689m in July, down by $38m.\nThe SDRs are an international reserve established by the International Monetary Fund in 1969 to complement the official reserves of member countries.\nThe value of the special drawing right is determined by a basket of five major currencies, namely the US dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound, as well as the Chinese yuan, which has been included in the basket of currencies as of 1 October 2016.\nThe value of loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached $14m in August, against $16m in July.\nTopics: CBE Central Bank of Egypt foreign exchange reserves\nHossam Mounir\nMore in Hossam Mounir\nCBE approves issuing EGP 870.3m worth 'Aman' certificates\nEgypt's non-oil private sector's activity decline to lowest point since September 2017\nNew wharfs enter into force at SCZone\nUK, Egypt kick off joint military exercise AHMOSE\nPetroleum Ministry to launch 3 oil, gas exploration tenders in 2019: El-Molla\nVideo: Hisham Talaat among the 50 most influential figures in the Egyptian economy, why?\n$1.44bn increase in foreign reserves to $44.06bn end-February: CBE\nEPG 489.138bn increase in banks' deposits in 2018: CBE\nEBI implements a development plan to stay up-to-date with new world of training: Executive Director\nForeign investments in T-bills increase by $2.4bn in January\nMSMEDA expects $200m, \u20ac107m funds to be reinjected into micro, small projects\nUN pledges to boost its presence in Libya\nEgypt keen on strengthening coordination with Kenya: Al-Sisi\nCairo station accident's detained train driver previously tested positive for 'strox': prosecution\nhttps:\/\/dailynewsegypt.com\/2018\/09\/05\/fx-reserves-up-to-44-419bn-end-of-august-cbe\/\nHassan Abdalla appointed as first assistant to CBE governor, Elwy as CEO of AAIB\nShort-term path of reform satisfying, more work needed to reach desired targets: deputy minister of finance\nCurrency crises in Argentina, Turkey will not affect Egyptian interest rate: Beltone Financial CEO\nNon-intervention in exchange market contributed to maintaining FX Reserves: CBE\nForeign investments in treasury bills decline by EGP 64.8bn in May: CBE\nForeign Currencies in FX reserves up by $2.13bn in July, CBE\nDoes Egypt need more external borrowing?\nAmer briefs new PM on forex reserves updates, monetary, financial policy legislation\nEgyptian shares to resume rally soon amid fresh stimulus as economic reforms push on\n17.85 EGP 12 mins ago\nFaisal Islamic Bank Of Egypt 12 mins ago 17.85 17.95\nSAIBank 12 mins ago 17.85 17.95\nCairo Bank 5 hours ago 17.84 17.94\nQatar National Bank 11 mins ago 17.83 17.93\nAgricultural Credit Bank 12 mins ago 17.76 17.86\nSeptember 5, 2018 Breaking News","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"SOMMSA Gold Medal award\nOn the evening of the 23rd October the Society formally awarded Capt Nicholas Sloane the first Society of Master Mariners SA \"Gold Medal\" and citation. This event took place in the presence of a large group of international salvage delegates attending the International Salvage Union's AGM held in the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town. In making the presentation the Society's President, Capt Rob Whitehead, told those assembled that, given the State's reluctance to recognize the significant achievement and international recognision generated by Captain Sloane's leadership in the successful salvage of the \"Costa Concordia\", the Society had created this gold medal award as its highest honour to a fellow mariner. The laid down criteria for making the award is as follows: \"Certificated Master Mariner or Deck Officer who, by an exceptional action, has brought the highest honour to our profession by him or her exercising the pinnacle of marine skills acquired as a result of their qualifications and experience\".\nPictured left is Capt Sloane, Ms Charo Coll (ISU President) and Capt Rob Whitehead\nOctober 31, 2018 \/by Rob\nhttp:\/\/mastermarinersa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SOMMSA-Logo-1.png 240 389 Rob http:\/\/mastermarinersa.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/SOMMSA-Logo-1.png Rob2018-10-31 19:06:282018-10-31 19:06:28SOMMSA Gold Medal award\nMarine Notices 30, 31 & 32 of 2018 Marine Notices 30, 31 & 32 of 2018","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Oil and gas industry emerges as centrepiece issue in B.C. elections\nPeter O?Neil, Vancouver Sun 04.22.2013\nAERIAL VIEW of the area of Inlet Drive and Ridge where a Kinder Morgan crude oil pipeline was ruptured Tuesday noon and the geyser of oil coated roads, vehicles and nearby homes.ian lindsay \/ Vancouver Sun\nCrude Oil Pump Station. Photo Courtesy of Kinder Morgan Canada.\nBurnaby north residents Karl Perrin and Mary Hatch, April 4th, oppose the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion through their neighbourhood. The pair belong to BROKE, which stands for Burnaby residents opposing Kinder Morgan expansion.Ward Perrin Ward Perrin \/ Vancouver Sun\nNDP's Adrian Dix casts doubt on plans for Kinder Morgan expansion\nChallenging a Liberal stronghold\nNDP Leader Adrian Dix is the most lobbied B.C. politician outside cabinet\nB.C. New Democratic Party leader Adrian Dix's criticism Monday of Kinder Morgan's proposed $5.4-billion oil pipeline marks the latest twist in an election campaign that, for the first time in B.C.'s modern history, has the oil-and-gas industry emerging as a centrepiece issue.\nDix, already opposed to Enbridge's $6.5-billion pipeline to Kitimat, stopped just short of condemning the Kinder Morgan plan to twin its existing line from Alberta to Burnaby. He has been under considerable pressure from the environmental movement to take a stand on the project.\nElections fought on oil and gas were once confined almost exclusively to B.C.'s next-door neighbour. But the B.C. Liberals sought to make sure the industry would be top-of-mind when its throne speech and subsequent budget made clear they are betting their political survival on a rosy scenario created by $1 trillion in natural gas riches that the government says could be generated over 30 years.\n\"Politically, I think a lot of this is uncharted territory,\" said University of B.C. political scientist Richard Johnston, an expert on Canadian elections.\nThe Liberals say the wealth from three to five liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants on the coast could vanquish the province's $63-billion-and-counting debt, make top-notch health care affordable and even eliminate the provincial sales tax.\n\"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for British Columbia,\" B.C. Energy Minister Rich Coleman gushed in an interview with The Vancouver Sun.\nPlaying against the Liberals' sunny outlook is the argument from the industry's critics, led by the Green party and the environmental movement, that B.C. under the Liberals has a dirty future filled with oil spills and higher greenhouse-gas emissions.\nTrying to find a politically safe middle ground between the extremes is the poll-leading New Democratic Party, which hopes to maintain its green credentials while ensuring the business community and middle-of-the-road voters that the party isn't, as the Liberals argue, anti-development.\nThe Liberals say the promised bonanza could be put at risk given the NDP's plan to expand the carbon tax and launch a study into fracking \u2014 a method of gas extraction in which a mixture of water, chemicals and sand is injected underground in order to crack rocks so that oil and gas is released.\nThe NDP is trying to hide a party split on the issue, and \"if they go away and study it for two years they'll miss the opportunity,\" according to Coleman.\nBut the NDP says the Liberals are glossing over the risks.\n\"The government refuses to acknowledge there are downsides to expanding the oil-and-gas sector. It's all sunshine and roses,\" John Horgan, the NDP mining and energy critic, said in an interview.\n\"I think most British Columbians recognize there are downsides, and the challenge for the new government, whoever it might be, is to manage those downsides in the best interests of the public.\"\nThe NDP's promised scientific review of fracking will look at issues such as water and land use, landowner rights and the effect of LNG expansion on B.C.'s greenhouse gas emission target.\nThe NDP has also pledged to broaden the carbon tax on oil and gas emissions, which will result in a corporate revenue increase from $35 million in 2014-15 to $100 million in 2016-17.\nAn NDP government would also work with first nations to develop renewable energy sources, such as wind, to help power LNG plants, which are now expected to be run primarily by the burning of natural gas.\nB.C. pollster Evi Mustel describes oil and gas as a \"watershed\" issue that presents risks for the Liberals and NDP.\nDespite strong and vocal opposition, many British Columbians support the industry if economic benefits are apparent, according to Mustel.\n\"From the research we have been conducting, economic issues are still the top issue and the NDP's success will depend on their ability to convince voters that their policies will not impede economic development,\" she said.\nThe Liberals, in turn, can't come across as a \"drill baby drill\" party because women 35 and older tend to be more opposed to the industry, \"and these are the very voters Liberals need to attract to have a chance of winning.\"\nPresent and future natural gas activity in B.C. is confined largely to five of B.C.'s 85 provincial ridings \u2014 Peace River North and Peace River South, two small-c conservative ridings held by Liberals that are the focus of drilling activity; and Stikine, Skeena and North Coast, NDP ridings that proposed gas and bitumen pipelines would traverse en route to ports in Kitimat and Prince Rupert.\nBut many more rural and urban ridings are along the route of the two hugely controversial proposed megaprojects.\nThe remote Northern Gateway pipeline crosses only four ridings from Peace River South to Skeena. But ForestEthics spokesman Ben West counts 15 B.C. ridings along the Kinder Morgan route that runs from the Prince George-Valemount riding at the Alberta border, down through the two Kamloops ridings to the Fraser Valley, and then through a number of Lower Mainland ridings.\nAnd of course B.C., always Canada's hotbed of environmentalism, has numerous citizens throughout the province who care deeply about the planet \u2014 and plenty of others frustrated by what they view as the green movement's anti-development bias.\nThe two main parties, while largely bullish on gas exports, both recognize the hyper-sensitivity of the more explosive oilsands pipeline issue.\nClark has said the province won't give the nod to the Enbridge or Kinder Morgan projects unless there are \"world class\" environmental and safety measures, aboriginal rights protection, and more financial benefits for B.C.\nDix, meanwhile, has given a flat \"no\" to Enbridge and, on Monday, indicated his government is unlikely to support Kinder Morgan's expansion until the company launches a formal process before the National Energy Board.\nUBC's Johnston predicts the NDP will prove it has found the political sweet spot when British Columbians vote.\n\"I'll bet that Horgan does represent the electoral middle ground: environmentally aware but not implacably opposed to job-creating resource development where the economic benefits are largely contained within the province.\"\nThe Liberals have so far tried and failed to use energy as a wedge to win back voters, said pollster Mario Canseco of Angus Reid Public Opinion. Neither the 2012 conditions on oilsands pipelines nor the throne speech and budget touting energy riches gave the party a bounce.\nHe said the issue could have its biggest political impact on Vancouver Island, where two Liberal-held ridings \u2014 Oak Bay-Gordon Head and Saanich North \u2014 could potentially go to the Green party.\nB.C.'s two other main parties, the Greens and the Conservatives, are also trying to carve out a niche.\nGreen leader Jane Sterk argued that there is no daylight between the Liberals and NDP on natural gas development.\nThe Greens, opposed to both the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan projects, take by far the toughest stand on fracking, saying there must be a moratorium on further drilling until a credible environmental assessment is done.\nAnd the Greens, if they elect MLAs to the legislature, will advocate that LNG plants be run entirely on renewable energy rather than natural gas, which is the current plan.\nThe B.C. Conservatives are positioning themselves as the most pro-development party, strongly supporting the Northern Gateway pipeline and vowing to repeal the Liberal carbon tax.\nBut leader John Cummins, who as an MP won praise from environmentalists due to his stand against salmon farming, also speaks to concerns about fracking.\nThe Conservatives want the next B.C. government to push the province's Oil and Gas Commission to impose fines on rule-breakers, according to Scott Anderson, a Conservative candidate in Vernon and chairman of the party's public finance committee.\nAnderson said his party wants to protect property owners concerned about the growing number of abandoned wells and the potential danger of those wells and possible water contamination from fracking.\nSome environmental groups, meanwhile, have organized hundreds of volunteers to go door-to-door and work on phone banks to help elect \u2014 and increase the victory margins of \u2014 NDP candidates deemed to be much greener than Horgan.\nBen West, an anti-oilsands campaigner with ForestEthics, said with the NDP is so far ahead, the \"real race\" is over who will wield influence in caucus.\nForestEthics is specifically backing former Sierra Club of B.C. executive director George Heyman in Vancouver-Fairview, Janet Routledge (an employee with the T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation) in North Coast, and human rights lawyer David Eby, who will try for the second time to defeat Clark in the Vancouver-Point Grey riding after coming a close second in the 2011 byelection.\nThe Business Council of B.C., meanwhile, said any government aiming to fiddle with the natural gas sector has to recognize that multinational corporations planning to spend \"tens of billions of dollars\" on LNG projects will require a \"competitive and stable\" fiscal regime.\n\"British Columbia has a lot riding on the development of the LNG sector,\" said executive vice-president Jock Finlayson.\n\"Not only can LNG provide an important new source of export earnings, government revenue and overall economic growth, but the hard reality is that the province needs to find new markets for its abundant natural gas as the United States inexorably moves toward self-sufficiency in the commodity.\"\nThat argument doesn't move people like Mary Hatch, one of the grassroots British Columbians working with professional environmentalists in this campaign.\nHatch's world view was indelibly changed in 2007 when a Kinder Morgan pipeline pierced by a contractor's backhoe sprayed her home and others near it on Inlet Drive in north Burnaby with synthetic crude oil.\nHer house, her lawn and her car were covered with the geyser's goo. Kinder Morgan covered the cleanup costs and the company, along with two contractors involved, were together hit with $550,000 in penalties.\nShe and other Burnaby residents formed a group called BROKE \u2014 Burnaby Residents Opposing Kinder Morgan Expansion \u2014 which has been waging an apparently successful battle to get the NDP off the fence on the Kinder Morgan project.\nThe retired teacher, 67, has a broader lack of sympathy with the oil-and-gas industry, arguing that it creates few jobs in B.C. and only enriches energy companies.\nMore than 1,200 kilometres to the north, in Fort St. John in the heart of B.C.'s natural gas boom, Mayor Lori Ackerman doesn't like the way some British Columbians \u2014 especially the environmental groups \u2014 are using the wealth of her region as a political football.\n\"The people of northeast B.C. are very hard-working, and they understand the importance of the environment because that's their playground as well,\" she said.\n\"So to have people say to us from North America's largest clear-cut area that they don't want oil and gas, well, I guess the question back is, 'what are your bike lanes made of? Asphalt. And what's in there?'\n\"People have to become energy literate. They have to understand that those towers in downtown Vancouver aren't made out of pixie dust. It's cement and steel. How are those brought into town? How are they made?\"\nponeil@postmedia.comTwitter.com\/poneilinottawa","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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Projects may involve practical habitat or species management, research, training, education, awareness raising or campaigning. When I began working at Bat Conservation International nearly seven years ago, I confess I knew almost nothing about bats. The Commission also co-ordinates and, in several cases, funds conservation work on many species of cetacean. This is the Conservation International company profile. The organization aims at providing solutions to earth's environmental issues through policy and science. all Conservation International reviews worldwide. Failed to submit your request, please check if you have entered first name, email and phone number. by Mari Murphy. Learn about life working for Conservation International, the company culture and the personality types of Conservation International employees. People rely on reviews to make better decisions. Thank you for your request. great benefits, good hours, friendly work environment, some poor management styles, limited opportunities for entry-level advancement, Women rate the female-friendliness of their workplaces on, Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President. Useful contacts for working with whales and dolphins. Sometimes feels TOO big; tricky to move things forward. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. International, national and local actors need to work together to tackle the biodiversity crisis. Great location outside of DC. It could give you ideas about what the world needs. This is the Conservation International company profile. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at Conservation International. The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Extraordinary General Meeting 2020 Opportunities Fund: Open for Applications IIC has radically refocused its Opportunities Fund \u2013 expanding the funding available and opening it up to all members within two strands. they are flexible with work schedules as well as understand personal matters it is great to have a staff team that is dedicated to the cause. Questions about Conservation International. Productive fun place. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Salaries, reviews and more - all posted by employees working at Conservation International. We look forward to having a great Conference week with these outstanding conservation and museum professionals. Ecology Project International, for one, is fantastic for people who are interested in getting a taste of conservation, research, free-ranging wildlife, local culture, and nature tours all in one trip. Apply to Intern, Naturalist, Officer, International Conservation Unit and more! How often do raises occur at Conservation International? IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, runs an internship scheme involving placements on their research vessel Song of the Whale.They are looking for people whose interest or academic career is taking them in the direction of welfare or conservation work. I worked at Conservation International full-time for more than a year. They proudly trot this out at every all staff meeting as if the issue has been magically resolved. In addition to research, this includes building an international entanglement response capacity, working to prevent ship strikes, and establishment of Conservation Management Plans for key species and populations. How to Answer: What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses? Pros. You're also able to work remotely and the benefits, as well as the people, are great. See what employees say about what it's like to work at Conservation International. Conservation International Reviews by Job Title, Conservation International Reviews by Location. We train the world's best conservation detection dogs & put them to work protecting wildlife and wild places. Former Employee - Special Assistant in Arlington, VA, Great mission and team, opportunities to travel. This is the Conservation International company profile. International Conservation Caucus Foundation, Associate General Counsel salaries ($180k), Postdoctoral Research Fellow salaries ($47k), Technical Program Manager salaries ($120k), Includes cover photos, videos, social media content, awards, and important info such as company benefits, Sync jobs automatically with your Applicant Tracking System, Target jobs to candidates based on site activity, No competing display ads or sponsored jobs on your company profile, Feature your content and jobs on up to 5 competitor profiles, Competitive intel such as profile activity and candidate demographics, Reputation monitoring (vs. competitors and by job title and location), Advanced review and interview filters with additional insights including sentiment analysis. Not being able to move up in the company. However, the reality is most conservationists work long hours, in difficult conditions, and are paid less than many of their friends or family. See what employees say about what it's like to work at Conservation International. Learn how to enable cookies. Adequate time was given to answers and ask questions or clarifications. I have been working at Conservation International full-time for more than 3 years. 116 International Wildlife Conservation jobs available on Indeed.com. . Copyright \u00a9 2008\u20132020, Glassdoor, Inc. \"Glassdoor\" and logo are registered trademarks of Glassdoor, Inc. Customize your profile with branded content, Find a Great First Job to Jumpstart Your Career, Learn How to State Your Case and Earn Your Raise. This is not an exhaustive list, but it is a good place to whet your appetite for exotic adventures. 8 Questions You Should Absolutely Ask An Interviewer. I love Conservation International. There are many organizations that offer international volunteer experiences with wildlife. There is a global diversity among the employees, an inspiring management team, and heavy workload. Conservation and environmental protection happen everywhere in all corners of the globe, but here are some of the hotspots for international conservation volunteering. To save wildlife, we start by saving a dog. Very nice people. I learned a lot while my time working here as an intern. CI has a good mission at heart and it's hard to think of a mission more important than preserving the planet. Salaries, reviews and more - all posted by employees working at International Conservation \u2026 Through law enforcement, biosecurity, and ecological monitoring our dogs are protecting wildlife globally. Glassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled. Read about the recipients of the ICOM-CC\/Getty International Program grants to travel to Beijing and participate in the ICOM-CC Conference. Positive environment. Glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it's like to work at Conservation International, including salaries, reviews, office photos, and more. Great place to work. I felt like I was part of the culture on the first day. Great work experience. Our community is ready to answer. it is so great to work for a well rounded company. How are senior leaders perceived at Conservation International? Kind people. As an increasingly dynamic and interactive world-wide institution, IIC provides ideal platforms for those wishing to make their presence felt in national and international conservation and cultural heritage arenas. How is diversity at Conservation International? Today international conservation organizations serve as environmental consultants for governments and large corporations interested in reducing pollution, setting aside protected areas, and conserving biodiversity. Most of the time it was fun to work at Conservation International. It will be criticial for the voices of those working in the field to protect threatened species such as African Rhinos to be amplified in coming years as we set the conservation agenda for the next decade.\" Mailroom Support Services Coordinator (Former Employee) - Arlington, VA - December 16, 2018 A typical day at work was fun, people treated you nice and respected you as a person. See what employees say about what it's like to work at International Conservation Caucus Foundation. Working in conservation is at once the most and least rewarding thing you can do. If you were in charge, what would you do to make Conservation International a better place to work? Get weekly updates, new jobs, and reviews, The most useful review selected by Indeed. The panel members asked questions taking turns which allowed time to adjust to the interview setting and questions. Through science, policy, and partnerships, CI is helping build a healthier, more prosperous and more productive planet. But CI has struggled to recognize and promote from within and has a huge turnover problem as a result. Conservation International - Conservation International is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. 7. ), 7 of the Best Situational Interview Questions. Communication can be somewhat complacent but occasionally open-minded. The Fijian team and Panel were very accommodating. You won't get rich, so you'd better love it. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at Conservation International. It was a great experience. Yes there are some well paid jobs in conservation, and no, you won't be on the bread-line. Organizations like the International Conservation Union (IUCN), The Forest Trust, the Rainforest Alliance, Conservation International (CI), the Wildlife Conservation Society \u2026 It probably won't happen over night. Friendly people and collaborative. 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Opportunities for advancement from within are often significant as of late due to high turnover of employees, but they struggle to retain talent and often are reluctant to advance individuals from entry-level to more senior positions without a decent amount of corporate networking. CI's work is moving entire societies toward a healthier. The Conference dates are now 17-21 May 2021. They hired me when I was 8 months pregnant. Explore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on Glassdoor, like increased influence and advanced analytics. We're happy to advise you! Great benefits for full-time employees, passionate group, I was constantly surrounded by people who were passionate about the environment and truly loved coming to work each day. All answers shown come directly from Conservation International Reviews and are not edited or altered. IUCN's mission is to \"influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is eq\u2026 ...The benefits are excellent, most of the people are really nice, and the leadership at the top is genuinely committed to the mission... Tell us who you are and a Glassdoor Sales Representative will get back to you right away. Learn from your mistakes and start over. Working Films\u2014together with our partners at The Light Factory and The School of Good Citizenship\u2014 is leading a free online workshop on September 24th at 1pm ET focused on leveraging the power of documentaries to amplify important messages, reach and rally key audiences, build partnerships, and influence decision makers. Building upon a strong foundation of science, partnership and field demonstration, CI empowers societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well-being of humanity. 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She does not share much personal information on social networks. Although she is relatively famous, she does not have a biography on Wikipedia.\nIran has three children with her ex-husband, Hulk, a Brazilian professional soccer player. The children became a life force and energy source for Iran after her family broke up.\nIran says she didn't marry soccer player Hulk out of affection or passion. After dating for a short time, Iran became pregnant and wanted to take their relationship to the next level.\nIran & Hulk Together\nWhen the information about the new marriage between her ex-husband and Camilla Sousa \u2013 her 32-year-old niece was revealed, Iran was very painful and did not stop attacking her niece on social networks.\nCamilla had a secret relationship with her ex-husband, and shortly after her family broke up, the new couple went to China to get married. During that incident, Camilla apologized to her aunt via social media, expressing her remorse, regret, love, and affection. Iran did not leave any comments on the reconciliation sentiments.\nIran & Camila\nWhen asked after Hulk and Camila Angelo got married 'how is their relationship now?', Iran said: \"From the very beginning, since Camila came into this world, I have given all my love and helped her fulfill her dream. However, Camila has quietly embraced my everything.'\n'I'm not talking about material things, but love, respect, and all that. Camila knew where my weakness was and took the opportunity. I used to love and trust Camila to the fullest. But in the end, I lost everything. Therefore, for me that relationship is considered dead.\" \u2013 she added.\nIran Angelo's revelation has partly revealed the suspicion from the Brazilian press for a long time, that it was her niece Camila Angelo who caused the breakup of the beautiful marriage between Hulk and Iran Angelo, and then 'robbed' away her aunt's husband.\nHowever, in the latest message posted on his personal Instagram social network account, striker Hulk spoke out against his ex-wife's words, saying that they were just lies and Iran Angelo just wanted to play the role of victim for mercy.\nHulk showed off a photo of a pregnant ultrasound with Camila\nIn September 2021, the Brazilian striker showed off a photo of a pregnant ultrasound with his new wife \u2013 Camila Angelo.\nThe image, posted on Instagram by Hulk and Camila on September 20, 2021, garnered 400,000 likes, tens of thousands of congratulations, and conflicting comments.\nIran's Photo\nIran Angelo does not make her age public. In interviews with her ex-husband, she also did not reveal anything. Maybe she wanted to protect her privacy. However, according to sources, she was born on June 19, 1989. Currently, as of this moment, Iran is 33 years old.\nThe only information we know about Iran is that she was born and raised in Brazil with her parents and siblings, and her full name is Iran Angelo de Souza. However, details about them are not disclosed. Obviously, Iran is the type of person who likes to make a clear distinction between public and private privacy. She also wants to protect the privacy of her family members, so she never reveals anything about them.\nIran With Her Oldest Son\nIn addition to the secret family, Iran's educational background is also a mystery. We couldn't find any information regarding the local elementary, middle, and high schools she attended. It was speculated that she was well-educated at prestigious schools. We will update more as soon as new information is available.\nIran Model\nAngelo is a successful entrepreneur and social media star. She has many brand endorsements and also advertises many sponsored products. On his official Instagram account, Iran has attracted 557k followers.\nIran is also a famous Brazilian model. She has collaborated with many big brands and earned a large amount of income \u2013 enough for her to enjoy a prosperous life with her children.\nIran Angelo became famous in the country because of his past relationship with the world famous Brazilian football player \u2013 Hulk. According to Wikipedia, Iran met Hulk for the first time in Japan. Then they started dating each other. In 2007, Iran and Hulk got married while Iran was pregnant with their first child.\nThe couple had a happy marriage and lived together peacefully for 12 years. In July 2019, Iran Angelo and Hulk divorced due to some personal reasons. Just a few months after the divorce (October 2019), Hulk began to publicly date Camila Angelo \u2013 Iran's biological niece, and caused a lot of controversy in the press.\nIran With Her 3 Kids\nModel Iran gave birth to 3 kids for Hulk. She is the proud mom of 2 sons \u2013 Tiago and Ian and 1 daughter \u2013 Alice.\nShe often spends time playing together with her kids, as well as sharing many pictures of mom \u2013 sons \u2013 daughter on her official IG account.\nIran Angelo has an estimated net worth of about $9 \u2013 $10 million approximately as of 2022.\nInstagram: @iran_angelo\nHeight: 170 centimeters (or 5'7'')\nWeight: 58 kilograms (128 lbs)\nHair Color: Blond\nShoe Size: 6 US\nIran likes to make lip-sync TikTok videos.\nIran loves playing indoor games with her family in her leisure time.\nShe also loves drinking beer.\nBeing a fitness freak, Iran takes good care of her health and body.\nShe crazily loves handbags, and she has a big collection of luxury handbags.\nIran uploaded her initial Instagram post that she loves wearing branded outfits.\nAngelo is very close to her nephew and usually shares photos with him.\nShe also shared many Vlogging videos on her Instagram profile.\nShe loves traveling and always dreams of traveling to various places all over the world.\nIran Angelo is famous for being the ex-wife of a Brazilian professional footballer \u2013 Hulk aka Givanildo Vieira de Sousa.\nShe is 33 years old as of 2022 (born in 1989).\nShe was born in Brazil.\nShe is a Brazilian.\n170 centimeters (or 5'7'').\nWhat is The Net Worth of Iran Angelo?\nShe has an estimated net worth of about $9 \u2013 $10 million.\nA post shared by Iran Angelo \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude0d (@iran_angelo)\nRelated Topics:CelebWiki\nWho is Madelyn Cline? Age, Family, Career, Net Worth, Chase Stokes, Outer Banks, Filmography, 5+ Quick Facts, And More\nWho is Bruce Kelly \u2013 J. Kelly's Brother Wiki, 5+ Best Facts\n11 Secrets We Didn't Know About Our Favorite 1990s TV Series\n14 Celebrities Who Actually Look Nothing Like Their Stage Image\n10 Iconic Stage Outfits That Help Performers Take The World By Storm\n10+ Actors That Have a Special Bond With Their Iconic Characters\n36 Celebrities We've Lost This Year (Part 2)\nJillie Mack is a celebrity name that is not too strange to many people living in the UK. However, nowadays there are many people searching for keywords related to \"Who is Jillie Mack?\"\nJillie Mack is a British-American Former Actress and Celebrity Partner from Devizes, Wiltshire. She is one of the social media influencers with a beautiful face and many successes in her career. She also had beautiful love stories that made many admirers.\nJillie mack wikipedia\nJillie Mack is a famous actress born in Wiltshire, England on December 25, 1957 into a middle-class family. She went to school from her hometown. Jillie's love for dance led her to take dance classes from a very young age. Somewhere, she also loves acting. Until graduating from high school, she actively participated in high school theater productions.\nShe has participated in many famous movies with a variety of roles. With her talent, she is loved by many people on social networks. Her facebook pages as well as Instagram have also received a lot of followers and support. Her career became more successful when she fell in love with film director Tom Selleck.\nJillie Mack Children, Son Name & Daughter Name:\nChildrenSon-Kevin Selleck (Step-son)\nDaughter-Hannah Selleck\nJillie Mack's career\nBefore her fame, Jillie danced in the British soap opera Cats before starting her on-screen career. She has starred in episodes of ER and Tales from the Darkside. She acted with future husband Tom Selleck in two episodes of Magnum, P.I. in the 1980s.\nWhile in England, Mack met Tom Selleck, who invited her to try acting in America, so she moved to America and was given a role in the series Magnum, PI, in which Selleck played a private investigator. Thomas Magnum. After a brief role on the show, Jillie had other cameos on the series such as Tales from the Darkside and \"ER\". This is also when many people know Highlights About Jillie Mack.\nContinuing to look for opportunities, she then had roles in TV series such as \"Silver Fox\" and \"Adventures of Nicholas at Roaring Camp\". Jillie's career took a backseat after the wedding as she began to focus more on her family. This also forced Tom to reduce his work hours to spend as much time as possible with his family.\nThat is the information about this famous star known through what she shares and people learn about her. Also, she doesn't have too many Interesting Facts About Jillie Mack.\nThings not everyone knows about Jillie Mack\nJillie Mack was once a famous actress, so information about her is also sought after by many people. However, there are also some interesting features about this character that not everyone knows:\nHer husband Tom Selleck is still part of Wiki but she is not yet published by Wikipedia.\nHer husband serves in the US military and he is an American\nJillie Mack also appeared in a role in the musical Cats, a musical that was once very popular in the UK.\nLater, when she got married, she actively gave up her acting career to spend more time with her family.\nShe has a special hobby when appearing on the red carpet is wearing black outfits.\nIn her closet is a private collection of expensive jewelry.\nShe also celebrates Christmas together with her birthday because it coincides.\nA post shared by Reggie Keyohara III (@rkeyoharaiii)\nJillie Mack Birthday: December 25, 1957 (Wednesday)\nJillie Mack Height, Weight & Physical:\nDistinctive Features Sharp Nose\nBody Measurements Breast-34, Waist-28, Bust-34\nHair Color Ligh Brown\nShoe Size 7 US (6 UK)\nWeight (approx.) In Kilograms: 52 kg\nIn Pounds: 114 lbs.\nHeight (approx.) In Feet Inches: 5\u2032 5\u2033\nIn Meters: 1.65m\nIn Centimetres: 165 cm\nInstagram #jilliemack\nTwitter #jilliemack\nWikipedia Here\nIMDB Click here\nFacebook Not Found\nYoutube Not Found\nHome Page Not Found\nJillie Mack TV Shows:\nNo 73 (TV Series) 1982\nHey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (TV Special documentary) 1998\nThe Annual Entertainment Industry Honors Presentes a Salute to Bud Grant (TV Special) 1987\nBiography (TV Series documentary) 2007\nMagnum, P.I. (TV Series) 1984-1985\nStephen King's Golden Tales (Video) 1985\nThe Wizard (TV Series) 1987\nTales from the Darkside (TV Series) 1987\nHooperman (TV Series) 1988\nEncyclopedia Brown (TV Series) 1990\nSilverfox (TV Movie) 1991\nFrasier (TV Series) 1996\nAdventures of Nicholas at Roaring Camp (TV Movie) 1996\nFired Up (TV Series) 1997\nThe Queen's Nose (TV Series) 2000\nER (TV Series) 2002\nJillie Mack had always been ambitious and determined to make something of her life. After graduating from school, she set off for the United Kingdom with a dream of finding a good job. She took up odd jobs here and there while searching for an opportunity that could open new doors.\nOne day, Jillie received a call from a TV production company looking for young actors and actresses to appear in their upcoming series, No 73. While this was far from what she'd dreamed of doing previously, Jillie couldn't pass up the chance to be part of something special \u2013 especially when it opened the door to more opportunities down the line.\nLittle did she know that this small role would change her life forever! Her recurring appearances on No 73 quickly turned into major roles in other popular television shows such as The Bill and Eastenders which propelled her career even further.\nBefore long, Jillie Mack became one of Britain's most recognizable faces; appearing not only on TV but also in magazines, newspapers and other media outlets across the country. She went on to win awards for her performances both nationally and internationally; becoming an inspiration for many aspiring young actors who looked up to her success story with admiration and hope for their own future adventures in show business!\nJillie Mack Today:\nFAQs about Jillie Mack\nWhere did Jillie Mack go to college?\nJillie Mack was born in Wiltshire, England on December 25, 1957 into a middle-class family. She went to school from her hometown. Jillie's love for dance led her to take dance classes from a very young age. Somewhere, she also loves acting. Until graduating from high school, she actively participated in high school theater productions.\nIs Jillie Mack married?\nJillie is married to Tom Selleck, he has a job as a TV producer with many famous films. Jillie Mack went public with her then-boyfriend Thomas William Selleck in the mid-1980s.\nHowever, Jillie had a small part as English Girl at Party in the hit show for 2 episodes. On August 7, 1987, she married her husband 'Tom Selleck' in a lavish wedding event. Tom Selleck's spouse gave birth to a baby girl on December 16, 1988.\nHow much is Jillie Mack worth?\nJillie has had a long career in the entertainment industry spanning nearly three decades. Through the proceeds from her work as an actress, she was able to amass a huge fortune. If you wonder how rich this incredible woman is, many sources estimate Jillie Mack's net worth at $10 million. This is the Jillie Mack net worth that many people wish for.\nTo become a celebrity and have many fans, they must have real talent and effort. Jillie Mack too, she has devoted a lot of time to her career to get certain results in career development. She is luckier than many other celebrities in love when she has a husband who loves her very much. Hopefully through the above sharing, everyone has gained more knowledge to know Who is Jillie Mack?\nDraya Michele has a perfectly beautiful body with a round first and third round and a desirable ant waist. With the impressive beauty, many people have searched Who is draya michele?\nWho is draya michele?\nIn the world today, there are many famous people, but their private lives are complicated and have some influence on their careers. Draya Michele is one of the celebrities who is well known through a few acts on television. A lot of people are curious about who is Draya Michele and what important information there is to know about this star.\nDraya Michele is a famous American reality TV star. She is considered a rival of Kim Kardashian. The 33-year-old beauty has a height of 171 cm and a sexy figure. Draya Michele has two bloodlines in her. Her mother is Italian and her biological father is African-American. Draya Michele converges fiery beauty and femininity.\nShe is currently an actress, model, and a famous character in the American entertainment industry. In addition to being a businessman\/model\/actress, Draya Michele is also an Instagram hot girl with a following of up to 9 million. The 8x beauty's personal Instagram is filled with her extremely sexy images.\nInteresting Facts About draya michele\nThere have been many Interesting Facts About draya michele on social networks. The American businesswoman and cult TV star is well-known for wearing a swimsuit with vibrant floral motifs, boldly cutting off her super hot body curves. Draya Michele owns a \"flaming\" sexy hourglass body, which always makes people look wobbly when appearing in lingerie or a swimsuit.\nLA star basket wife and model who once appeared in Hollywood's real husband reality series for one episode. On The Arsenio Hall show in 2014. She appeared on The Wendy Williams Show to discuss her previous relationship with Chris Brown.\nThe 33-year-old beauty also participates in movies and has a number of supporting roles in movies. Since 2011, she has continuously launched her own fashion products and is quite successful.\nHotgirl of social networks in the US is also the owner of a fashion brand. This pink swimsuit is a fashion product of her own design. Draya Michele said she decided to design the swimsuit because she wanted to save money for herself and help young girls be more confident and love their bodies.\nDraya Michele was always an ambitious young woman. As a child, she dreamed of one day becoming famous and making her mark on the world. She idolized celebrities like Victoria Beckham, who had made it in spite of difficult circumstances. Growing up, Draya worked hard to make her dreams come true \u2013 even if that meant waiting tables at Hooters while trying to build her career.\nYears later, after establishing herself as a successful fashion designer and reality TV star on Basketball Wives, Draya found herself looking up to Victoria Beckham more than ever before. Though their lives were different in many ways \u2013 particularly when it came to children; Draya had two kids with an ex-fiancee and current boyfriend Orlando Scandrick \u2013 she still admired how far the former Spice Girl had come from humble beginnings.\nUnfortunately for Draya though, fame wasn't all roses \u2013 especially not during the infamous fight between her and fellow castmate Sundy Carter which caused so much controversy earlier this year. While vacationing in Palm Springs with other members of the show's cast, tensions quickly escalated into physical violence which left Sundy with severe bruising around one eye socket \u2013 something both women would no doubt regret for years afterwards despite being unable to patch things up privately since then!\nBut through it all \u2013 good times or bad -Drays has never lost sight of what really matters: achieving success without losing your sense of self along the way; just like her role model Victoria Beckham did before her. It's a lesson that will stay close by as she continues down this path towards greatness!\nDraya Michele's private life\nA native of Eastern Pennsylvania, she brought her son Kniko to live in Los Angeles. Her first son, Andraya Howard, was born in 2002, the result of a young love affair of the beauty. Her second son, Jru Scandrick, was born in 2016, the result of her tumultuous love affair with rugby player Orlando Scandrick (from 2011-2019). These are also Highlights About draya michele that many people search for.\nHighlights About Draya Michele:\nComplete Name: Andraya Michele Howard\nNicknames: Draya\nDate of Birth: January 23, 1985\nBirthplace: Reading, Pennsylvania, United States\nOccupation: Model, Actress, and Media Personality\nRace\/ Ethnicity: Multiracial\nEye Color: Dark Brown\nProfile Twitter, Instagram, Website, Facebook\nDraya Michele Body Measurements:\nBuild: Voluptuous\nHeight in Feet: 5' 5\"\nHeight in Centimeters: 165 cm\nWeight in Kilogram: 59 kg\nWeight in Pounds: 130 pounds\nFeet\/ Shoe Size: 10 (US)\nFrequently asked questions about Draya Michele\nWhen did Draya Michele become known to many people?\nDraya Michele began to be interested in the media when she became Chris Brown's girlfriend. After that, she participated in a number of American reality TV shows and was remembered by the audience. Right at her 28th birthday party, reality TV star Draya Michele stunned everyone by wearing only a shirt without even putting on her pants.\nThe ex-girlfriend of the brother of scandalous singer Chris Brown wears a crop-top shirt alone, while the other side is only wearing thin black tights, showing off his shorts of the same color. Draya Michele rose to fame from the VH1 reality show Basketball Wives: LA after dating basketball player Javarious Crittenton.\nXem b\u00e0i vi\u1ebft n\u00e0y tr\u00ean Instagram\nB\u00e0i vi\u1ebft do Draya Michele (@drayamichele) chia s\u1ebb\nWhat is the reason behind Draya Michele's Success Story?\nWhen the famous artist \u0421hr\u0456\u0455 \u0412rown announced that Michelle was her girlfriend, she attracted media attention. On \"The Wendy Williams\" Show, she appeared and Draya discussed her previous relationship with Chris Brown.\nIn 2011, Draya Michele was selected to participate in Channel V\u041d1 \u0405\u0435r\u0456\u0435\u0455 \u0412\u0430\u0455k\u0435tb\u0430ll W\u0456v\u0435\u0455 LA. Around that time, she made her television debut with her first acting role g\u0456g \"\u041ene'\u0455 Will to L\u043ev\u0435\" alongside co-stars Marques Houston and Keshia Knight-Pulliam. In 2014, Draya Michele guest-starred on a show called \"The Arsenio Hall\" Michele joined the fourth season of Basketball Wives LA in 2015.\nThe breakthrough in Draya's career began when she appeared in several music videos with famous rap artists such as Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Usher and The Game. As a brilliant actor, Draya made his mark in the business world.\nHow much is Draya michele net worth?\nMany people who are interested in Draya Michele's career will surely also be curious about Draya michele net worth. In an interview she revealed that she is realistic with a net worth of $600,000. She has boosted her net worth of about $1 million in recent years as an actress and businesswoman for her clothing lines. Besides, she is active on social platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, which are extremely popular, so she has a lot of support in the clothing business.\nSo the above article has provided you with enough information to know Who is Draya Michele. This is also an interesting celebrity about his personal life and career.\nAs a person who possesses an extremely sexy and playful look, however, Brittanya Razavi is very talented and has participated in many large and small competitions and gained certain achievements. So \"Who is Brittanya Razavi?\"\nBrittanya Razavi is also known as one of the influential celebrities on social networks. However, many people only know her through what she often posts on platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Recently, many people have searched for information related to her biography, family, career and personal life. So \"Who is Brittanya Razavi?\", the following article will provide that information for you.\nBrittanya Razavi Profile:\nReal Name: Brittanya O'Campo\nNick Name: Brittanya Razavi\nDate of Birth (DOB): 7 July 1985 (Sunday)\nAge: 37-year-old (Till 2022)\nBirth Place: Oxnard, California, United States\nCurrent City: Oxnard, California, United States\nEthnicity: Mixed\nBrittanya Razavi's Physical Appearance:\nBrittanya Razavi's Life and Childhood:\nBrittanya Razavi is an American social media celebrity, actress, model and businesswoman. She is known for her semi-naked social media posts and advertisements. The actress is bold enough to show off her fortune on Instagram and often posts selfies of herself in swimsuits.\nThough these types of posts don't seem to be suitable for every social media user and become a controversial issue a lot of times. Currently, Razavi has up to 7.2 million followers and interests on the Instagram platform.\nRazavi struggled as a baby since she was raised in a broken family. However, she never complained about anything and did not misunderstand her family's situation. She was born in 1985, in Oxnard, California to a family of four other siblings she grew up with.\nWhen she was 15 years old, her father was imprisoned, so her childhood was quite difficult because she did not receive as much love from her father as she needed at the moment. Although Razavi was very young, the youngest of the children, she started working and helping her mother. At 16, she had her first child, and since she couldn't really take care of the child at that age, her grandfather was responsible.\nBrittanya Razavi's Husband & Children\nBrittanya Razavi has a husband. In truth, she is presently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, with her husband, Lucky Moe Razavi. Brittanya has also uploaded images of herself with him on her social media accounts. Her spouse is also a professional tattoo artist, which we learn. The duo has also documented their adventures on YouTube.\nBrittanya had previously dated Nico Vasquez. However, she is currently content with her husband, Moe. Her spouse also stated that he considers himself fortunate to have Razavi as his wife. Razavi's presence has made a positive difference in his life. Even his pals are envious of his lovely wife.\nRazavi is the mother of two sons, Cash King and Legend King. Her eldest kid was born on March 16, 2001, according to our study. She gave birth to her second son, Legend, on October 22, 2021, after a year. Furthermore, she frequently posts images of her children on her social media accounts. In fact, she maintains a second Instagram account for her children, which has over 136 thousand followers. Razavi enjoys traveling to new locations with her children and spouse.\nCareer Brittanya Razavi\nHer career started when she started getting attention from her social sites, especially Instagram. That will be the reason why she has a chance to participate in VH1 reality shows called \"Rock of Love Bus\" and \"Charm School\" in 2009. Also, she acted in the 2012 comedy \"Friends Disorder\".\nRock of Love Bust\nAfter that, she started getting a lot of attention from big companies. Furthermore, since she is covered in tattoos and piercings, many tattoo magazines have given her a chance to be on the cover. Some of them are: Rebel Ink Life, Spire Magazine Magazine, Savage Tattoos, Energy Tattoos and a few others. This is also one of the Highlights About Brittanya Razavi.\nWe got reality TV starlet, model, social media star, and entrepreneur Brittanya Razavi in the studio for her first No Jumper interview with Adam22! Get to know her!\nFurthermore, Razavi co-owns an online store called 187 Avenue, She has a real estate business, and she co-authored a book called Self-Talking Millionaires'. However, she does have a website called \"Brittanya TV\" where anyone can pay and get a chance to watch her private videos.\nBrittanya Razavi's Social Media:\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imbrittanya\/\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brittanya187inc\/\nYoutube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClm0-6m5EMJTQB87fKABb7w\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/brittanya187187\nOnlyFans: updating\u2026\nIMDb: https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3290156\/\nThe Youtube video of Brittanya Razavi\nObviously, she amassed a massive fan base on social media networks. She currently has millions of fans on her social media accounts. As a result, she is well-known throughout the country for her distinctive inline content. She has also created a YouTube channel with the same name. She posts her vlogging videos here. Her official YouTube channel now has over 129K followers.\nRazavi is also a member of the OnlyFans account. Her admirers also lavish her with love and gratitude for her YouTube videos and outstanding social media posts. Her net worth is estimated to be between $6-7 million, according to sources.\nThe Youtube video of Brittanya Razavi:\nInteresting Facts About Brittanya Razavi\nLooks like she owns a white, white Roy Rolls Royce and a white Range Rover. Razavi owns a home at 42338 Gold Cup lane in Murrieta, CA which she purchased in 2015. It has a 4,620 Sq Ft mansion with 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. It cost her about $950,000 and the total property tax she paid was $16,925. These are all Interesting Facts About Brittanya Razavi information that many people are interested in.\nShe is a tattoo lover and has lots of tattoos on her body. Brittanya Razavi was sentenced to six months in Ventura County Jail in 2010 after she attacked a woman carrying the holy grail which was also news that brought many people to her attention.\nFAQs about Brittanya Razavi\nWho is Brittanya Razavi?\nBrittanya Razavi is an entrepreneur, model, youtuber, and an Instagram celebrity.\nHow old is Brittanya Razavi?\nAs of 2022, this character has turned 37 years old.\nIs Brittanya Razavi Married?\nThrough a series of studies it has been confirmed that she is married to Moe Razavi and they have 4 children together. So in total, she has had 5 children since she gave birth to her baby when she was 16 years old. But that's just a rumor and no source has confirmed it. Furthermore, on social media, she posts photos with just her 2 children. So it's very difficult for her to do that.\nHow much is Brittanya Razavi net worth?\nAlso many people are interested in Brittanya Razavi net worth. As of today, Razavi has a total net worth of up to 7 million dollars. Her main source of income is merchandising and accessories business and is a YouTube and Instagram content creator.\nRazavi's followers are very interested in her body and style. She is famous for her hourglass figure, tattoos, piercings and dimples on her face. Hopefully the information shared above has helped people know more \"Who is Brittanya Razavi?\"\nJoie Chavis \u2013 All the information related to this famous star\nJoie Chavis is also one of the names that many people are interested in recently. She is one of the celebrities with a large following on social media. So who is Joie Chavis, her career and development path, her biography is interesting to note. Let's take a look at the information given in the article below.\nWho is Joie Chavis?\nAs mentioned, Joie Chavis is one of those social media celebrities with many talents. However, not everyone knows the biography as well as some information related to this girl. This is an artist who has been active in art for a long time.\nJoie Chavis profile:\nFull Name: Joie Nina Chavis\nPlace of birth and raised: Torrance, California, USA\nWhere to live now: Los Angeles, California, USA\nEthnicity: African American\nReligion: Christianity\nGender: Straight\nHigh School Attended: Torrance High School\nUniversity attended: University of California Read\n>>> Also Post: Who is Emily Dobson? Wiki, Height, Age, Boyfriend, Social Media, Net Worth & More\nJoie Chavis's Physical Appearance:\nHeight in feet: 5'4\u2033\nHeight in centimeters: 163\nWeight in pounds: 121\nWeight kg: 55\nBody Measurements : 37-26-38 in inches (94-66-97 cm)\nJoie Chavis's Family & Early Life:\nMother: Mary Chavis\nFather: Peter Chavis\nSiblings: 1 Sister is Phatara Chavis\nChildren: 2 are Shai Moss and Hendrix Wilburn\nChildhood of Joie Chavis and her mother\nPeter Chavis and Mary Chavis gave birth to Joie Chavis on September 27, 1988. Her father was a chef, and she grew up in California with her older sister Phatara Chavis. Her sister is a celebrity hairstylist. Joie Chavis has been a lover of dance since childhood. She attended the University of California after graduating from high school and worked as a backup dancer in music videos for a number of well-known artists, like Bow Wow, Janelle Mon\u00e1e, and Future.\nJoie Chavis and her daughter\nSome information about Joie Chavis's Life & Career\nMany people still know Joie Chavis as a true model, besides she is also a professional dancer and a successful businessman. She is famous not only for her talent but actually is known by many people through her romantic past with Bow Wow and Future.\nWebsite Joie In Life\nUntil now, she is known as an Instagram star while running a website on this platform called \"Joie In Life\". This site of hers writes about content related to daily diet and exercise and provides equipment for exercise. Besides sharing knowledge, Joie Chavis also sells products on it.\nJNL Swim-Homepage\nShe became an entrepreneur when she owned a swimwear brand \"JNL Swim\" with many customers. She also has an online retail store called ShopShai.\nDespite having so much success, she is also considered a young entrepreneur at the age of 34. It was also discovered that the zodiac sign of this star is Libra.\nSocial Media and Website of Joie Chavis\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joiechavis\/\nYoutube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@joiechavis5760\/\nWebsite: https:\/\/www.joieinlife.com\/\nInstagram of Website: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joieinlife\/\nYoutube of Website: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoieInLife\nYoutube Channel of Joie Chavis's Official Website\nFrequently asked questions about Joie Chavis\nWhat is Joie Chavis' net worth?\nJoie Chavis net worth is also one of the most sought after information. As of 2021, it is estimated that Joie Chavis' net worth is $2 million. According to one report, she earns her own income through a variety of jobs, mainly on Instagram and her online store.\nThe celebrity's annual revenue is between $110 and $120. After she no longer has a relationship with Bow Bow, her net account has increased by $1.5 billion. Besides, she also received a part of the child support money from Futur\u0435.\nWhat are Interesting Facts About Joie Chavis?\nIt can be said that Joie Chavis's private life is also of great public interest. Currently, she is a mother of 2 children and especially these 2 children were born to 2 men she once loved, Bow Wow and Future. Including Shai Moss, her own child with Bow Wow, and Hendrix Wilburn, who she has with Future.\nThe fact that few people know is that Joie Chavis is also branded as a miner. After becoming the mother of 2 children of 2 rappers, she was also accused by everyone of using her children to extort money. However, she also had a period of postpartum depression.\nBesides her private life, which is of great interest to many people, there are also many Interesting Facts About Joie Chavis that make people love this girl more. That is, she always suggests a healthy lifestyle and encourages everyone to follow it. On her YouTube and Instagram platforms, she shares exercise habits as well as tips and advice for eating healthy habits. Her social media channels have inspired many people about health and fitness issues.\nSo with the information given in the above article, most people know Who is Joie Chavis. This is also considered an artist working in the field of art with many talents. She has been a successful person at work, having a large following on social media channels and running a personal store. Hopefully, through the above article, people have better understand Joie Chavis as well as the issues around her.\nWho is Emily Dobson?\nEmily Dobson is an American actress, dancer, and social media personality. After giving a performance at the California Star Ball event in 2018, she gained notoriety. Emily was born on April 3, 2008, and will be 14 years old in 2022. She grew up and was educated in an upper-middle-class family in Los Angeles, California, The United State of America. Her zodiac sign is Aries.\nShe also gained notoriety for competing in the Los Angeles-based Emerald Ball DanceSport Championship. She is a three-time champion dancer and one of the most well-known dancers in the country.\nRegarding her schooling, Emily began studying ballet when she was 3 years old. She then enrolled in an art school where she got rigorous dance instruction. Later, she and her partner Robbie Milstead competed in regional and national events.\nEmily Dobson's Family & Relationships\nNo information is available about Emily's parents. Apart from the fact that her father was featured in her debut TikTok video, there are no names, no occupations, or anything else.\nEven at the young age of 9, it was made known that Emily was dating actor and social media influencer Sawyer Sharbino, who also happens to be her workplace and frequently appears in her Instagram and TikTok videos.\nEmily Dobson's Height, Weight, Body Measurements\nWeight 45 kg (99 lbs)\nTattoo None\nPiercing Ears\nEmily Dobson's Career\nDancer and YouTuber Emily began her career in these fields. She has performed at several well-known events and competed in numerous dance contests, which has helped her become very well-known and recognized in the dance community.\nShe is also a well-known dancer who has appeared at important fundraisers and events, such as the Sony Pictures Under the Stars Gala and the UCLA Children's Hospital Annual Mattel Party.\nShe has a professional dance career in addition to owning a YouTube channel where she posts challenges and daily lifestyle instructions and has built up a sizable fan base. She also maintains accounts on a number of social media sites and has a sizable fan base.\nEmily Dobson's Net Worth, Income\nSpeaking of her online presence, Emily is a member of the influencer collective The Squad, which, as of September 2021, also includes her best friend Piper Rockelle (8.3 million subscribers), Lev Cameron (2.03 million subscribers), Jentzen Ramirez (1.85 million subscribers), Elliana (955k subscribers), and Jenna Davis (1.51 million subscribers).\nPeople who follow her on YouTube may see that she resides in an opulent home in one of the city's most costly neighborhoods. Her net worth is said to be approximately 700,000.\nEmily Dobson's Social Media\nInstagram emilydobson\nYoutube Emily Dobson\nTwitter Emily Dobson\nTik Tok emily.dobson\nREAD MORE \u2013 Who is Julia Rehwald? Highlights, Wiki, Movies, Career, Net Worth, BLM & More\nHighlights About Emily Dobson\nShe has achieved fame as a dancer, actor, and social media influencer following her appearance at the 2018 California Star Ball.\nShe participated in the Los Angeles Emerald Ball DanceSport Championships in 2019.\nShe has placed in the dance national finals three times in the US.\nShe gave a performance at the Evening Under the Stars event for Sony Pictures.\nShe went to the UCLA Children's Hospital's 20th Annual Mattel Party.\nShe amassed over 4 million fans on TikTok, where she first received widespread recognition.\nShe was created in California's Los Angeles. On November 30, 2019, she shared a TikTok video with her father.\nAt a 2019 event, she was seen in photos alongside Latin music icon Maluma. She belongs to The Squad.\nFAQs About Emily Dobson\nEmily Dobson is an American actress, dancer, and social media personality from Los Angeles, California.\nHow old is Emily Dobson?\nShe's 14 (as of 2022)\nWhat is Emily Dobson's net worth?\nThe estimated Emily's net worth is around $600k \u2013 700k USD.\nWhy is Emily Dobson famous?\nShe is famous after an amazing performance at the California Star Ball event in 2018\nCopyright \u00a9 2022 dailyhighlight.com. Daily Highlight - Entertainment News & Gossip.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Fiscal Meltdown\nPosted on 21st October 2013 23rd October 2013\nThe government is betting the farm on a nuclear technology that might soon look as hip as the traction engine.\nBy George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 22nd October 2013\nSeven years ago, I collected all the available cost estimates for nuclear power. The US Nuclear Energy Institute suggested a penny a kilowatt hour(1). The Royal Academy of Engineering confidently predicted 2.3p(2). The British government announced that in 2020 the price would be between 3 and 4p(3). The New Economics Foundation guessed that it could be anywhere between 3.4 and 8.3p(4). 8.3 pence was so far beyond what anyone else forecast that I treated it as scarcely credible. It falls a penny short of the price now agreed by the British government(5).\nI still support nuclear power. I believe that to abandon our primary source of low carbon energy during a climate change crisis would be madness. It would mean replacing atomic plants with something much worse.\nWe should, of course, cut our profligate demand for power as much as possible. But if transport and heating are to be powered by low-carbon electricity, total demand is likely to rise even with the most parsimonious use of energy(6).\nAnd we should make as much use as we can of renewables. But the biggest onshore wind schemes could supply only a fraction of the low carbon power a nuclear plant can produce. For example, the controversial deployment in mid-Wales would generate just one 14th of the proposed output of Hinkley C(7). Offshore wind has greater potential, but using it to displace most of our fossil fuel generation is a tough call, even when it's balanced with a nuclear power baseload. Without that you would explore the limits of feasibility. If every square metre of roof and suitable wall in the UK were covered with solar panels, they would produce 9% of the energy currently provided by fossil fuels(8).\nThe harsh reality is that less nuclear means more gas and coal. Coal burning produces, among other toxic emissions, heavy metals, acid sulphates and particulates, which cause a wide range of heart and lung diseases. Even before you take the impacts of climate change into account, coal is likely to kill more people every week than the Chernobyl disaster has killed since 1986(9). It astonishes me to see people fretting about continuing leaks at Fukushima, which present a tiny health risk even to the Japanese(10), while ignoring the carcinogenic pollutants being sprayed across our own country.\nBut none of this means that we should accept nuclear power at any cost. And at Hinkley Point the cost is too high.\nNils Pratley warned in the Guardian last week that \"if Hinkley Point's entire output is tied to the rate of inflation for 40 years, we could be staring at a truly astronomical cost by the end of the contract.\"(11) The City analyst he consulted reassured him that \"the government surely can't be that dumb\". Oh yes? Payment to the operators, the government now tells us, will be \"fully indexed to the Consumer Price Index.\"(12) Guaranteed income for corporations, risk assumed by the taxpayer: this deal looks as bad as any private finance initiative contract(13).\nThat's not the only respect in which the price is too high. A fundamental principle of all development is that we should know how the story ends. In this case no one has the faintest idea. Cumbria \u2013 the only local authority which seemed prepared to accept a dump for the nuclear waste from past and future schemes \u2013 rejected the proposal in January(14). No one should commission a mess without a plan for clearing it up.\nBut this above all is a wasted opportunity. By the time a European pressurised reactor at Hinkley Point is halfway through its operating life, it will look about as hip as a traction engine.\nI understand that, with a project this big and timeframes this long, the government needs to pick a technology, but you would expect it to try to pick a winner. The clunky third-generation power station chosen for Hinkley C already looks outdated, beside the promise of integral fast reactors and liquid fluoride thorium reactors. While other power stations are consuming nuclear waste, Hinkley will be producing it.\nAn estimate endorsed by the chief scientific adviser at the government's energy department suggests that, if integral fast reactors were deployed, the UK's stockpile of nuclear waste could be used to generate enough low-carbon energy to meet all UK demand for 500 years(15). These reactors would keep recycling the waste until hardly any remained: solving three huge problems \u2013 energy supply, nuclear waste and climate change \u2013 at once(16). Thorium reactors use an element that's already extracted in large quantities as an unwanted by-product of other mining industries. They recycle their own waste, leaving almost nothing behind(17).\nTo build a plant at Hinkley Point which will still require uranium mining and still produce nuclear waste in 2063 is to commit to 20th-Century technologies through most of the 21st. In 2011 GE Hitachi offered to build a fast reactor to start generating electricity from waste plutonium and (unlike the Hinkley developers) to carry the cost if the project failed(18). I phoned the government on Monday morning to ask what happened to this proposal. I'm still waiting for an answer.\nThat global race the prime minister keeps talking about? He plainly intends to lose.\n1. Nuclear Energy Institute, 3rd September 2003. Nuclear Power Plants Maintain Lowest Production Cost for Baseload Electricity. http:\/\/www.nei.org\/News-Media\/Media-Room\/News-Releases\/Nuclear-Power-Plants-Maintain-Lowest-Production-Co\n2. PB Power, March 2004. The Cost of Generating Electricity, page 13. The Royal Academy of Engineering, London. http:\/\/www.raeng.org.uk\/news\/publications\/list\/reports\/cost_of_generating_electricity.pdf\n3. Performance and Innovation Unit, No 10 Downing Street, February 2002. The Energy Review, Annex 6. http:\/\/tna.europarchive.org\/20080527124022\/http:\/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk\/strategy\/work_areas\/~\/media\/assets\/www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk\/strategy\/theenergyreview%20pdf.ashx\n4. New Economics Foundation, 29th June 2005. Mirage and oasis: energy choices in an age of global warming. http:\/\/www.ecocivilization.info\/sitebuildercontent\/sitebuilderfiles\/nefmirageoasis.pdf\n5. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/initial-agreement-reached-on-new-nuclear-power-station-at-hinkley\n6. http:\/\/www.zerocarbonbritain.com\/\n7. The mid-Wales deployment, if fully realised, would have an installed capacity of 800MW, and a capacity factor of 26%. Hinkley C is a 3.2GW project, with a capacity factor of approximately 90%.\n8. http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/georgemonbiot\/2012\/jan\/13\/green-deal\n9. http:\/\/nextbigfuture.com\/2011\/03\/deaths-per-twh-by-energy-source.html#more\n10. http:\/\/www.who.int\/ionizing_radiation\/pub_meet\/fukushima_risk_assessment_2013\/en\/index.html\n11. http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/blog\/2013\/oct\/18\/hinkley-point-nuclear-power-plant-consumer-bills\n12. https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/initial-agreement-reached-on-new-nuclear-power-station-at-hinkley\n13. https:\/\/www.monbiot.com\/category\/privatisation\/\n14. http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2013\/jan\/30\/cumbria-rejects-underground-nuclear-storage\n15. http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2012\/feb\/02\/nuclear-reactors-consume-radioactive-waste\n16. http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2011\/dec\/05\/sellafield-nuclear-energy-solution\n17. http:\/\/www.aps.org\/units\/fps\/newsletters\/201101\/hargraves.cfm\nPosted in climate breakdown, nuclear","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"1: No Poverty\n2: Zero Hunger\n3: Good Health and Well-Being\n4: Quality Education\n5: Gender Equality\n6: Clean Water and Sanitation\n7: Affordable and Clean Energy\n8: Decent Work and Economic Growth\n9: Industry, Innovation, Infrustruc\n10: Reduced Inequalities\n11: Sustainable Cities and Communit\n12: Responsible Consumption and Pro\n13: Climate Action\n14: Life Under Water\n15: Life on Land\n16: Peace, Justice and Strong Insti\n17: Partnership for the Goals\nEDD Young Leaders Programme\nMarion Osieyo\nWangari Maathai as UN Secretary General\nWhen I think of Wangari Maathai, I become increasingly frustrated at my inability to capture her work and the transcendental nature of her being.\nReading through this timeline interlinking Kenya's history and key moments of her life, the first thing that comes to mind is the ancient Greek concept of kairos. The ancient Greeks had two different concepts of time. The first was chronos, the chronological definition of time we use in our daily lives (i.e. 24 hours in a day, 365\/366 days in a year). The second concept of time was kairos which refers to a significant event or moment of time. From this timeline, it is clear to see that Maathai's life was a significant turning point (kairos) for the way we see the world today.\nIn my blog post reviewing the current United Nations Secretary General candidates, I featured the following quote from her Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech:\n'Today we are faced with a challenge that calls for a shift in our thinking, so that humanity stops threatening its life-support system. We are called to assist the Earth to heal her wounds and in the process heal our own \u2013 indeed to embrace the whole of creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder. Recognizing that sustainable development, democracy and peace are indivisible is an idea whose time has come.'\nThis idea was central to her work with the Green Belt Movement , an advocacy organisation which she founded in 1977 supporting women from rural communities to protect their livelihoods, fight injustice and conserve the environment by planting trees. The Green Belt Movement has since planted over 51 million trees in Kenya. This idea is also central to the sustainable development agenda; a set of 17 goals agreed in 2015 that will help the world reach a more equitable and environmentally sustainable world by 2030.\nIn July 2016, the United Nations Security Council will begin discussions on selecting the ninth Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) who will have the crucial task of promoting sustainable development, democracy and peace. All the candidates vying for this role have met the technical selection criteria which includes 'proven leadership and managerial abilities, extensive experience in international relations, and strong diplomatic, communication and multilingual skills.'\nHowever, technical competence is not enough to achieve the transformational results outlined in the sustainable development agenda or implement the significant political and organisational reform the United Nations needs to adapt to the increasingly complex and integrated world.\nIn addition to her technical ability as an academic (the first woman in East and Central Africa to receive a PhD), grassroots organiser, political activist, politician, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Maathai's vision and approach to development was way ahead of her time.\nEven though she died in 2011 (exactly four years before the adoption of the sustainable development goals), Maathai adopted several principles in her leadership that would have made her an excellent candidate to drive the world forward in the areas of peace, development and human rights. I've outlined below, six reasons why she would have made an outstanding Secretary General and what the next Secretary General can learn from her.\nHer vision for the world was based on the idea of sustainable development\nAlthough, the idea of sustainable development first gained prominence in 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, it was only last year that the concept of sustainable development was formally adopted through the sustainable development agenda. The unique aspect of the agenda is not the nature of the 17 goals themselves but the way in which social, economic and environmental development are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.\nFor Maathai, however, sustainable development had been central to her work, since the start of the Green Belt Movement in 1977. In 2005, she provided a simple but poignant description of this concept,\n'The connection between peace and the environment can be explained using the [analogy of] the traditional African stool, which has three legs that support the base on which we sit. I believe these three legs are symbolic. One represents good management of our natural resources, equitable distribution of the same, and a sense of accountability. Another represents good government \u2014 a democratic state that respects humankind so that we can have dignity as human beings. The third represents peace. The base on which we sit is development. If you try to do the development where you have no legs, or where you have two legs or one leg, the base is out of balance. It is unsustainable.'\nThis analogy is reiterated again through the five pillars of the sustainable development agenda: Peace, Prosperity, Planet, People and Partnership.\nSource: http:\/\/blog.felixdodds.net\/2015\/08\/very-nice-graphic-for-5ps-in-preamble.html\nIt is quite remarkable that while we are just beginning to orient our work towards the idea of sustainable development, Maathai had already spent an entire lifetime fighting for it and realising it.\nA 'pro-poor' understanding of empowerment\nMainstream development narratives tend to remove the agency of poor people by depicting them as passive actors in development, one to whom empowerment is given (for example, the charity adverts with dehumanising images of malnourished children and a voiceover asking you, the viewer, to 'save' them). These types of adverts perpetuate an 'anti-poor' narrative of empowerment in denying poor people their agency to address the barriers they face and in presenting empowerment as an end in which they can only be recipients of help from someone other than themselves.\nMaathai's approach to empowerment, however, was 'pro-poor'. For her, empowerment was a process which necessarily involved the active participation of the affected individuals. This is critical and I believe the reason why her model of development has had such a transformative impact. On her understanding of empowerment while working with the Green Belt Movement she said,\n'It is important to understand that this is a process, not something that happens in a bang. Much more important than the trees themselves is the mobilization of rural populations in large numbers \u2014 populations that we normally think are helpless, are dependent, are not able to do things for themselves. They organized themselves and started to address the issues in their own communities to improve their quality of life\u2026In the process they educate themselves and address government issues.'\nCitizen-led leadership as a solution to bad (global) governance\nLast year, Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary General wrote an article proposing that citizen-led leadership not institutions would be the solution to the 'leadership crisis' in global governance. According to him, the 'lack of political will and failure of leadership' by world leaders could be addressed if civil society used their political rights (voting), consumer power and collective agency (advocacy) to pressure their leaders to act on pressing issues such as climate change and the refugee crisis.\nAnnan's article echoes Maathai's own approach to her work with the Green Belt movement. She firmly believed that communities, not institutions, would solve the problems caused by bad governance and leadership. For both Maathai and Annan, bottom-up not top down leadership was and is the solution to solving issues facing our world. Reflecting on her activism with the Green Belt Movement, Maathai explained,\n'We realized that all we needed to do to empower ourselves was to understand that we are the ones who can change government, we are the ones who can decide what kind of leaders to put in place. And so we got rid of our fear, we refused to be victims of government intimidation, but instead participated in elections and succeeded in changing leadership.'\nDevelopment as justice\nTo extricate the aim of justice, from her work on environmental restoration is to misinterpret her work entirely. For Maathai, sustainable development was about justice because it was precisely injustice (political corruption and mismanagement of natural resources) that led to and still leads to environmental issues such as mass deforestation, mass displacement of communities, climate change, loss of biodiversity and loss of livelihoods.\nThis is important because it highlights another reason why her work has had such a profound impact on the world. By re-envisioning development as justice, she focused on the structural issues within society that had led to issues of economic, social and environmental poverty; issues of political corruption as well as new forms of economic systems (i.e. industrialised agricultural production) that disrupted the relationship rural communities in Kenya had with the environment.\nShe explains further,\n'For me, one of the major reasons to move beyond just the planting of trees was that I have tendency to look at the causes of a problem. We often preoccupy ourselves with the symptoms, whereas if we went to the root cause of the problems, we would be able to overcome the problems once and for all. For instance, I tried to understand why we didn't have clean drinking water, which I had when I was a child. The link between the rural population, the land, and natural resources is very direct. But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I got pulled deeper and deeper and saw how these issues become linked to governance, to corruption, to dictatorship.'\nWomen's empowerment as a right and a path to development\nMaathai understood that women's empowerment was both a right and a contributor to development. Directly, she worked and supported thousands of women to reclaim their space literally through direct environmental restoration efforts and also in their work as activists, protesting against political corruption and the autocratic regime of Moi's presidency.\nSymbolically, Maathai's work with other women redefined the use of the female body as a political tool. It is cited that she encouraged the mothers of political prisoners to strip in protest at law enforcement who were breaking up their protests. During her scintillating conversation with Krista Tippett, she reflected on how, 'women are sacrificed at the altar of political convenience.'\nPosthumous representations of Maathai often pacify the political dimensions to her work with the Green Belt Movement but she always perceived her work as political. She once referred to the Green Belt Movement's act of 'planting trees as a form of civil disobedience.' She understood that her work was political not only because it was in direct opposition to environmental degradation legitimised by the political elite but also because it was women who were the direct opposers of the people in power. Furthermore, their acts of resistance transgressed public spaces traditionally viewed as feminine (nature) into 'masculine' spaces of politics where she encouraged the women to use their political votes to change leadership.\nThe interdependent nature of our world today\nMaathai understood that development, peace and security were deeply interconnected not at national borders but at the frontiers of our personal lives; the relationships of power in which we passively or actively participated in.\nDuring her conversation with Krista Tippett, she shares a poignant reminder of how interconnected our world has become,\n'It is extremely important and especially for people who live in highly industrialized and rich countries, because people who live in such countries have a feeling that even if they don't have resources within their borders, they can get them from wherever those resources are. But even if you can buy those resources, even there, there is a limit to what extent you can get those resources and not create a conflict. Because remember, the resources that are left behind, people have to fight over them. And because the world is now so interconnected that when conflict anywhere in the world, sometimes they come right into your living room, either through television \u2014 or like now with the Americans being a superpower, a very influential member of the United Nations, if there is conflict somewhere, we are very quick to say we need peacekeeping forces; and these peacekeeping forces are quite often soldiers from areas where there is peace.\nSo suddenly you realize you may be in peace, but it is your son or your husband who now has to go and try to keep peace where peace has been threatened. And so it becomes really an important issue for all of us, whether we are rich or we are poor.'\nMaathai's focus on the unequal power relations connecting us is especially important for the sustainable development agenda which places emphasis on the fact that development is no longer a 'North-South' relationship but one which is applicable to all countries, precisely because the world is experiencing global shifts that are neither defined, nor limited by geographical or economic boundaries. These global shifts of economic globalisation, inequality, climate change and ideological extremism, require us to look at the systems and relationships of power driving them, rather than their effects, in order to solve them or at the very least, try to manage them.\nTo learn more about Wangari Maathai, I recommend the following sources. Please do share any other sources on the comment section below\n'Planting the Future': Interview with Krista Tippett\nTaking Root:The Vision of Wangari Maathai\nUnbowed: A Memoir\nReplenishing the Earth: Spiritual Values for Healing Ourselves and the World\nThe Green Belt Movement: Sharing the Approach and the Experience\nComprehensive Sexuality Education and Gender Equality in Nigeria\nPartnering For African Sovereignty On Medical Products Access\nA Youth Perspective on #UNGA71 #SDGs\nFor questions about the EDD Young Leaders Programme: youth@eudevdays.eu\nFor questions about this blog:\neddyoungleaders@gmail.com\n\u00a9 2022 EDD Young Leaders Programme","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"ICE detainee on West Texas Detention Facility: 'I was treated like an animal'\nA group of African detainees accused law enforcement at an immigration detention facility in West Texas of physical and verbal abuse.\nICE detainee on West Texas Detention Facility: 'I was treated like an animal' A group of African detainees accused law enforcement at an immigration detention facility in West Texas of physical and verbal abuse. Check out this story on caller.com: https:\/\/callertim.es\/2pB8eRT\n, Corpus Christi Caller-Times Published 8:08 p.m. CT March 23, 2018\nAfrican detainees accused law enforcement at an immigration detention facility in West Texas of physical and verbal abuse, including allegations that guards used racial slurs, such as \"monkeys, animals, stupid motherf****ing Africans, and terrorists,\" a report issued on the independent investigation states.(Photo: Contributed photos)\nA group of African detainees accused law enforcement at an immigration detention facility in West Texas of physical and verbal abuse, including allegations that guards used racial slurs, such as \"monkeys, animals, stupid motherf****ing Africans, and terrorists,\" a report issued on the independent investigation states.\nOn Thursday, a coalition of attorneys and law professors from the Texas A&M School of Law Immigrant Rights Clinic and the University of Texas School of Law Immigration Clinic jointly filed complaints demanding the U.S. Attorney investigate the abuse.\nAttorneys from the Corpus Christi office for Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, or RAICES, partnered with the university employees to conduct 30 interviews with the African detainees at the Coastal Bend Detention Center in Robstown.\nOf the 30 men interviewed, all reported having been pepper sprayed at least once and 14 reported being physically assaulted by officers, according to the report. Others reported they witnessed the abuse of other African detainees.\nThe interviews indicate a group of about 80 African men detained for civil immigration violations at the West Texas Detention Facility, an immigration detention facility in Sierra Blanca, underwent the abuse from about Feb. 23 to March 2. The West Texas Detention Facility is a large detention center operated under a federal government contract with LaSalle Corrections, a private prison company.\nThe independent investigation was launched after family members of the detainees and attorneys in other states who represent some of them brought the concerns to the group's attention.\n\"I was treated like an animal\" by Beatriz Alvarado on Scribd\nImmigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Leticia Zamarripa issued the following statement on the matter:\n\"U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) takes very seriously any allegations of misconduct or unsafe conditions,\" the statement reads. \"ICE maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy for any kind of abusive behavior and requires all staff working with the agency to adhere to this policy. All allegations are independently reviewed by ICE's Office of Professional Responsibility. ICE has not been made aware of any allegations prior to this initial reporting from RAICES.\n\"ERO is responsible for ensuring safe and humane conditions of confinement for detained aliens in ICE custody. Through an aggressive inspections program, ICE ensures its facilities meet the required detention standards. ICE provides several levels of oversight in order to ensure that detainees in ICE custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments.\"\nICE detainee Dalmar (right) is seen pictured with his U.S. citizen partner and her son. He claims to have been punched in the face four times and kicked in the ribs by the warden at the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca. (Photo: Contributed photo)\nA news release issued this week by the coalition of law professionals states the interviews \"show a consistent and alarming pattern of abuse (that) include(s) unprovoked physical assaults by staff, sexual abuse, racial slurs, insults, threats, indiscriminate use of pepper spray, inappropriate use of solitary confinement or segregation, prolonged shackling, denial of medical and mental health care, and exposure to unsanitary conditions.\"\nThe group of 80 men who are believed to have suffered from verbal and physical abuse arrived at the detention facility in Sierra Blanca in February, according to the report. More than 60 of the men are Somalian and others are Kenyan and Sudanese nationals.\nThe men's ages range from 20s to 50s. Some came to the U.S. as refugees as children. Others overstayed their visas or entered the U.S. lacking legal immigration status.\nThe complaints \u2014 filed with the U.S. Attorney's office, the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, the Office of the Inspector General, and local authorities \u2014 demand investigations into the alleged abuse. The coalition of law professionals and advocates also filed a Request for Precautionary Measures with the Inter American Commission on Human Rights and a request with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to exercise prosecutorial discretion for the release of several of the men who are detained.\nICE detainee Liban (pitured) said officers at the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca pepper sprayed a large group of African detainees in an enclosed area after they expressed frustration due to a change in their release date. (Photo: Contributed)\n\"RAICES, Texas A&M Law, and the University of Texas Law demand that these individuals not be deported so that they can participate in the process of holding the detention center accountable for the abusive and illegal treatment they received,\" a news release states.\nSome of the detainees have lived in the U.S. for decades and have U.S. citizen spouses and children, according to the report. Despite this, some found the detention conditions so unbearable that they prefer to be deported to Somalia \u2014 where they fear for their lives \u2014 rather than remain detained in the U.S.\nTaifa (left) is seen pictured with his U.S. citizen wife and children. He claims to have been placed in solitary confinement for two days after he asked for socks and underwear. (Photo: Contributed)\n\"Detaining these men in terrible conditions and tearing them from their families, when they risk being persecuted or killed in Somalia, is utterly inhumane,\" said Fatma Marouf, professor of law and director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at Texas A&M University.\nOne detainee said the warden at the detention center in Sierra Blanca told him: \"Shut your black ass up. You don't deserve (anything). You belong at the back of a cage.\"\nThe same warden is accused of calling another Somali man \"boy\" and told him: \"you're my bitch.\"\nICE detainee Amir (right) is seen pictured with his U.S. citizen wife and children. He officer threatened to stab him with a key if he told anyone that the officer had called him racial slurs. (Photo: Contributed)\nThe Somali detainees reported several physical assaults, including being beaten, punched, kicked, and slammed against walls. One of the men accused an officer of elbowing a detainee six times on the back of his neck while handcuffed and held down.\n\"The warden repeatedly punched another detainee in the face,\" according to the report. \"Officers pushed a third detainee so hard while shackled that he injured his leg and cracked a tooth.\"\nThe men claim they were kept in filthy, freezing conditions with mold in the showers, poor ventilation, and no hot water. One detainee reported that they were crammed into the building like a \"chicken coop.\"\n\"It is shameful that we have not provided basic dignity and safety to immigrants who we are deporting,\" said Elissa Steglich, clinical professor with the University of Texas School of Law Immigration Clinic.\nLarge groups of Africans were pepper sprayed, resulting in rashes, burning eyes, and persistent coughs. Officers placed many men in solitary confinement simply for requesting underwear, medical care, or for no reason at all.\nICE detainee Ishaar (pictured) tested positive for tuberculosis while detained in Minnesota. He said ICE transferred him to the West Texas Detention Facility in Sierra Blanca before he could have a chest X-ray to determine if the TB is latent or active. (Photo: Contributed)\nOfficers at the facility are also accused of denying healthcare to detainees with serious conditions, including those who had suffered severe injuries before being detained, such as broken bones, gunshot wounds, internal bleeding, and a collapsed lung, according to the report.\n\"Detainees generally received only ibuprofen, if they were given anything at all,\" the report states.\nThe detainees also claim to have been denied psychiatric medications to individuals with mental illnesses, including one person who was experiencing hallucinations.\n\"These horrific acts are a logical result of the current administration's complete disregard for human rights and its open invitation to commit violence against immigrants and communities of color. I am shocked and saddened that the very disregard for human dignity that our refugee clients flee is now accepted practice inside the U.S. government,\" said Jonathan Ryan, executive director of RAICES.\nBeatriz Alvarado (@CallerBetty) | Twitter\nRead or Share this story: https:\/\/callertim.es\/2pB8eRT\nTrump visits Austin\nCorpus Christi keeps King's 'dream' alive\nYarn bombing visits beach town annually\nCorpus Christi women rally for change at march","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"sustainability of SPAR Slovenija\nImproving the sustainability of SPAR Slovenija\nBy Axel Reiserer\nThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to \u20ac40 million to the retailer SPAR Slovenija d.o.o. to support the company's further development with a particular focus on modern supply chain management and resource efficiency. The loan is complemented by technical cooperation support aimed at improving energy efficiency.\nSPAR Slovenija is an international retailer currently operating 88 stores in the country with sales of \u20ac693 million in 2012. The company belongs to the Spar Austria Group and is indirectly fully owned by the holding company Spar Holding AG, which integrates all the operations of Spar Austria Group.\nThe EBRD loan will finance a portion of the company's planned investments over the period 2013-2015. This will include the extension and refurbishment, including improvements to energy efficiency, of a logistics centre and a bakery as well as the further development of the SPAR Slovenija branch network.\nMiljan Zdrale, Senior Banker responsible for agribusiness projects in South-eastern Europe (SEE) said, \"We are happy to support SPAR Slovenija in developing the sustainability of its retail operations with a focus on modern supply chain management and resource efficiency. The modernisation of the company's operations will strengthen its results and benefit customers through further improved quality.\"\nJure Petkov\u0161ek, Financial Director of SPAR Slovenija added, \"SPAR is happy to continue its investments in Slovenia, which is especially important under the current macroeconomic circumstances. We see the EBRD financing as recognition of our future strategy and expect the EBRD to play an important role in successful implementation of international best practice for sustainable energy solutions in retail buildings.\"\nSince the start of its activities in Slovenia, the EBRD has committed over \u20ac750 million to projects in the industry, energy, infrastructure and financial sectors. The Bank's financing attracted additional investment of over \u20ac3 billion to Slovenia's economy.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Search database Books All DatabasesAssemblyBiocollectionsBioProjectBioSampleBooksClinVarConserved DomainsdbGaPdbVarGeneGenomeGEO DataSetsGEO ProfilesGTRHomoloGeneIdentical Protein GroupsMedGenMeSHNLM CatalogNucleotideOMIMPMCPopSetProteinProtein ClustersProtein Family ModelsPubChem BioAssayPubChem CompoundPubChem SubstancePubMedSNPSRAStructureTaxonomyToolKitToolKitAllToolKitBookgh\nNCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.\nStatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-.\nStatPearls [Internet].\nTreasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2022 Jan-.\nWernicke Encephalopathy\nSarayu Vasan; Anil Kumar.\nAuthor Information and Affiliations\nSarayu Vasan1; Anil Kumar2.\n1 UCLA - Kern Medical\n2 Great Plains Health\nLast Update: August 8, 2022.\nWernicke encephalopathy is an acute neurological condition characterized by a clinical triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and confusion. This disease is caused by thiamine deficiency, which primarily affects the peripheral and central nervous systems. This should be differentiated from Korsakoff syndrome, a neuropsychiatric disorder associated with confabulation and significant deficits in anterograde and retrograde memory. This activity reviews the pathophysiology and evaluation of Wernicke encephalopathy and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the management of patients with this illness.\nDescribe the pathophysiology of Wernicke encephalopathy.\nIdentify the causes of Wernicke encephalopathy.\nExplain the treatment for Wernicke encephalopathy.\nExplain the importance of improving care coordination among interprofessional team members to enhance outcomes for patients affected by Wernicke encephalopathy.\nAccess free multiple choice questions on this topic.\nWernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological condition characterized by a clinical triad of ophthalmoparesis with nystagmus, ataxia, and confusion. This is a life-threatening illness caused by thiamine deficiency, which primarily affects the peripheral and central nervous systems. This disorder should be differentiated from Korsakoff syndrome which is preventable and is usually suspected as a consequence of at least one episode of Wernicke's encephalopathy. Korsakoff syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder associated with memory disturbances in which there are significant deficits in anterograde and retrograde memory. Immediate memory is maintained, but short-term memory is diminished with intact sensorium. The disorder is associated with patients fabricating stories in the setting of clear consciousness. Confabulations can be spontaneous or provoked with provoked confabulation commonly seen in chronic Korsakoff syndrome and spontaneous confabulation usually noted in the acute Wernicke state.[1][2]\nThiamine deficiency is characteristically associated with severe alcohol use disorder. Although Wernicke encephalopathy mostly affects people who have a thiamine deficiency due to chronic alcoholism, various other causes include severe malnutrition, hyperemesis gravidarum, prolonged parenteral nutrition, malignancies, immunodeficiency syndromes, liver disease, hyperthyroidism, and severe anorexia nervosa. Chronic alcohol consumption may cause thiamine deficiency due to impaired absorption of thiamine from the intestine, a possible genetic predisposition, inadequate diet, reduced storage of thiamine in the liver, and other nutritional deficiencies.[3][2][4]\nA common inciting event that precipitates WE is an acute infection. Other triggers include prolonged carbohydrate or glucose loading in the presence of thiamine deficiency. In general, patients who receive glucose should also be administered thiamine at the same time.\nPrevalence data on Wernicke encephalopathy comes mainly from autopsy studies with rates ranging between 1% and 3%. Several studies indicate that prevalence rates via analysis of clinical records are lower in comparison to necropsy studies as the diagnosis is easily overlooked or missed. The incidence of Wernicke encephalopathy is believed to be higher in developing countries due to vitamin deficiencies and malnutrition. The female to male ratio for Wernicke encephalopathy is 1:1.7, and there are no studies that show a particular race predisposed to Wernicke encephalopathy.[5]\nThiamine, one of the first B vitamins to be discovered also known as Vitamin B1, is a coenzyme that is essential for intricate organic pathways and plays a central role in cerebral metabolism. This vitamin acts as a cofactor for several enzymes in the Krebs cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway, including alpha-keto-glutamic acid oxidation and pyruvate decarboxylation. Thiamine-dependent enzymes function as a connection between glycolytic and citric acid cycles. Therefore, deficiency of thiamine will lead to decreased levels of alpha-keto-glutarate, acetate, citrate, acetylcholine and accumulation of lactate and pyruvate. This deficiency can cause metabolic imbalances leading to neurologic complications including neuronal cell death. Neuronal death in the mammillary bodies and thalamus were implicated in multiple cases of Wernicke encephalopathy studied. Studies involving computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of patients with Wernicke encephalopathy revealed lesions in the thalamus with dilated ventricles and volume loss in the mammillary bodies. The lesions are usually symmetrical in the midbrain, hypothalamus, and cerebellum.[6][7]\nHistory and Physical\nWernicke encephalopathy should be suspected in any patient with chronic alcohol abuse or any form of malnutrition and any of the following: acute altered mental status, ophthalmoplegia, ataxic gait, delirium, and hypotension. The classic triad of Wernicke encephalopathy is altered mental status, ataxic gait, and ophthalmoplegia. The diagnosis is made based on clinical presentation, and a definitive diagnosis is complicated as the clinical triad may not be present in up to 90% of patients.\nThe hallmark sign of Wernicke encephalopathy is ocular abnormalities especially nystagmus. Other oculomotor symptoms include cranial nerve involvement of oculomotor, abducens, and vestibular nuclei causing conjugate gaze palsies. Pupillary sluggishness, ptosis, and anisocoria are also common.\nGait ataxia is also a significant finding in Wernicke encephalopathy where patients will present with a broad-based gait. Also, gait can worsen, and in many cases, patients are unable to walk. Physical examination may include a complete neurological exam with cerebellar testing. Disorientation and altered sensorium characterize encephalopathy. Some patient can present with hyperactive delirium secondary to possible alcohol withdrawal symptoms alongside Wernicke encephalopathy. Less than 5% of patients with Wernicke encephalopathy can present with the severely depressed level of consciousness that will eventually lead to coma and death. Some other warning signs could include hyperthermia and hypotension. The patient could also present with peripheral neuropathy and commonly includes the lower extremity, and an examination would reveal distal sensory loss.\nWE should be a consideration in a patient with long term malnutrition and episodes of confusion and altered mental status. Over the past few decades, bariatric surgery has been associated with WE and malnutrition; the key reason is that after surgery, there is limited intake of food and the stores of thiamine are rapidly depleted.\nEvaluation should include a thorough patient history with a focused physical exam and laboratory workup with appropriate imaging. There are no specific laboratory tests for diagnosing Wernicke encephalopathy as it is a clinical diagnosis with the above mentioned classic signs and symptoms.\nThe clinical diagnosis of WE is present if the patient has two of the following features:\nEye signs\nDietary deficiency of thiamine\nAltered mental status\nCerebellar dysfunction\nHowever, a complete blood count and the comprehensive metabolic panel can be completed to exclude other causes of central nervous system abnormalities. Moreover, normal brain imaging cannot rule out Wernicke encephalopathy and therefore not very beneficial either. Caine et al. criteria were established in 1997 which is now 85% sensitive if patients have two or more of the classic features that include: ataxia, confusion, and ophthalmoplegia. Also, looking for risk factors helps in evaluating the patient as Wernicke encephalopathy was classically thought of as a disease exclusively due to alcoholism. However, in recent years Wernicke encephalopathy is also seen in patients that are chronically malnourished, post-bariatric surgery, hyperemesis gravidarum, liver disease, hyperthyroidism, and severe anorexia nervosa.[1][8][9]\nMRI may reveal hyperintense signaling in the periventricular thalamus, mammillary bodies and the periaqueductal gray matter.\nErythrocyte transketolase levels can detect thiamine deficiency. Levels of lactate and pyruvate are often measured since thiamine is a cofactor for pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme.\nTreatment \/ Management\nThe aim of treatment is prompt and quick correction of the thiamine deficiency in the brain. Wernicke encephalopathy is a medical emergency and considered a reversible condition, therefore, requiring immediate emergent attention although the onset of the disease may be acute or chronic. Parenteral administration of thiamine is most effective and provides for rapid administration, however, in some cases, there are persistent neurological deficits, and the acute condition can progress to chronic Korsakoff syndrome. The preferred dose of thiamine treatment for Wernicke encephalopathy may be as high as 500 mg given one to three times daily parenterally. All malnourished patient may need higher doses of thiamine. Oral dosing is not reliable and not recommended.\nThere is some evidence that thiamine treatment can improve the confusional state, quick resolution of ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and nystagmus. Thiamine is generally administered before or together with glucose solutions because the glucose oxidation can decrease thiamine levels thereby exacerbating the neurological symptoms of Wernicke encephalopathy. Patients with magnesium deficiency should also be treated as this can result in reduced recovery from Wernicke encephalopathy especially in patients with alcoholism.[10][11][12]\nMost patients need to be admitted to ensure that they receive IV thiamine and magnesium.\nDifferential diagnoses include:\nAlcohol withdrawal syndrome\nChronic hypoxia\nNormal pressure hydrocephalus\nCurrent Guidelines on Managing WE\nClinical diagnosis of WE should be considered in alcoholics if the individual has a dietary deficiency, cerebellar dysfunction, eye signs, and altered mental status\nTotal thiamine levels in the blood should be measured before treatment\nMRI can be used to support the clinical diagnosis of WE\nThiamine should be given IV\nAfter bariatric surgery, follow thiamine levels and supplement with thiamine for at least 6 months\nWE is a serious life-threatening disorder with enormous disability. While thiamine can induce partial improvement, the neuropsychological deficits persist in many cases. The confusional state usually improves when IV thiamine is administered by the learning and memory deficits only improve partially. A small number of patients fail to have any improvement and may develop Korsakoff psychosis, which often requires institutionalization. Very few individuals recover at this point.\nNeurological injury\nKorsakoff syndrome\nOphthalmoplegia\nLactic acidosis\nIntensivist\nThe management of WE is complex and usually requires a team approach. Because the disorder can present with various manifestations, the patient is best managed by a neurologist and an intensivist. Other specialists may be required according to organ involvement. The role of the nurse, dietitian, social worker, and pharmacist cannot be overemphasized. These patients are sick, frail and malnourished. A dietary consult should be done to assess the calorie needs and determine how to provide the food as well as thiamine. Since many WE patients are managed as outpatients, the pharmacist should encourage abstinence from alcohol. Since the cornerstone of therapy is thiamine, the importance of compliance is vital. At the same time, the electrolyte deficiencies should be corrected. Finally, the family should be educated about the prognosis of these individuals and make preparations for long-term care, in case the patient develops korsakoff syndrome. Close communication between members of the team is vital to ensure that the patient is receiving the current standard of care treatment. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life and lessen the burden on the family.[13][14] (Level V)\nWE is a serious medical disorder which carries enormous morbidity and mortality. Even when the condition is managed with thiamine, the global confusion usually improves rapidly, but the ataxia and ophthalmoplegia may persist for some time. Patients who minimal or neurological signs have the best outcomes with thiamine supplement. However, survivors of WE may develop korsakoff psychosis and require long-term institutionalization. Of these, less than 10% will recover to be discharged from long-term care. A significant number of patients will have long-term neurological deficits like ataxia, nystagmus and korsakoff syndrome, which seriously diminishes the quality of life. Unfortunately, there are no long-term follow-up studies and anecdotal reports indicate that many of these patients do die prematurely. [15][16][17](Level V)\nComment on this article.\nKarakonstantis S, Galani D, Korela D, Maragou S, Arna D, Basta M. Missing the early signs of thiamine deficiency. A case associated with a liquid-only diet. Nutr Neurosci. 2020 May;23(5):384-386. 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{"text":"New observations confirm that a magnetar has a solid surface and no atmosphere\nLeave a Comment \/ Science \/ By admin2\nCan a star have a solid surface? It may sound counterintuitive. But human intuition is a response to our evolution on earth, where up is up, down is down and there are three states of matter. Intuition fails when faced with the cosmos.\nMagnetars are dead stars with intense magnetic fields, the most intense known. They are a type of neutron star, the stellar remnants of a massive star that exploded as a supernova. Compared to neutron stars, magnetars are not only highly magnetized, but also rotate more slowly. While a magnetar can rotate once or twice every ten seconds, a neutron star can rotate up to ten times per second.\nMagnetars are one of those cosmic objects that scientists concluded must have existed long before they found one. They have been invoked to explain the existence of transient gamma-ray sources called soft gamma repeaters (SGRs). The hypothesis is that a magnetar's intense magnetic field, as it slowly decays, emits gamma rays and X-rays. It takes about 10,000 years for the field to decay. We now know of at least 31 magnetars, and researchers calculate that there are about 30 million inactive magnetars in the Milky Way.\nJoin our Patreon for just $3!\nMagnetars emit powerful X-rays and are subject to erratic bursts of activity. A magnetar's explosions and flares can emit in a single second what our sun takes a year to emit. According to scientists, the extreme magnetic fields, which can be up to a thousand times stronger than the magnetic fields around neutron stars, are responsible for this behavior.\nAccording to a new study, one of these magnetars has a solid surface and no atmosphere. It's called 4U 0142+61 and is about 13,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Cassiopeia. The study is called \"Polarized X-rays from a Magnetar\" and was published in the journal Science. The main author is Dr. Roberto Taverna from the University of Padova (Padua), Italy.\n\"The star's gas has reached an inflection point and is solidifying, much like water might become ice. This is due to the star's incredibly strong magnetic field.\"\nCo-lead author Professor Silvia Zane, UCL, member of the IXPE science team.\nA spacecraft launched in December 2021 made this study possible. The Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) is a joint mission between the Italian Space Agency and NASA. As the name suggests, the spacecraft observes the polarization of X-rays. Exotic objects like black holes, pulsars, neutron stars, and magnetars all have extreme environments that polarize X-rays. IXPE can observe these X-rays and provide insights into the objects and their surroundings. Understanding the exotic, strong magnetic fields around magnetars is one of IXPE's stated goals.\nA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A Thursday, December 9, 2021 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The IXPE spacecraft is the first satellite dedicated specifically to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources such as black holes and neutron stars. Launch occurred at 1 a.m. EST. Credit: NASA\/Joel Kowsky\nAs this study shows, it pays off.\nThis study is the first time scientists have observed polarized X-rays from a magnetar. IXPE observed the magnetar for a total of 840 kiloseconds (about 233 hours) in January and February 2022. What did these observations show?\nFirst a bit about polarized light.\nMost of the light we encounter is not polarized. This means that the light \"vibrates\" in multiple planes as it travels, traveling outward in multiple directions. Sunlight, electric light, and a candle flame all emit non-polarized light.\nPolarized light is light that oscillates in only one plane. Chances are you've worn polarized sunglasses before. They reduce glare by filtering out light that vibrates at other levels and only allowing focused light to reach your eyes.\nBecause light, including X-rays, is electromagnetic energy, extremely strong magnetic fields around magnetars can polarize light. By measuring the degree of polarity, scientists can draw conclusions about the magnetic fields and the objects generating them. This is at the heart of IXPE's mission and at the heart of this study. IXPE has three identical X-ray polarimetry imaging systems that work independently of each other for redundancy reasons. IXPE creates polarization maps that show the structure of the magnetic fields around objects like magnetars.\nAn artist's rendering of the IXPE spacecraft. Photo credit: HEASARC (High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Center.)\nAs the one-sentence summary of the paper says: \"The IXPE observation of 4U 0142+61 provides the very first\nMeasuring the polarized emission of a magnetar in X-rays.\"\nThe researchers found a much lower proportion of polarized light than would have been the case if the X-rays had passed through an atmosphere. An atmosphere around the magnetar would act like a filter, letting only one polarization state of light through.\nThe team also found that the wobble, or polarization angle, rotated exactly 90 degrees at higher energies compared to lower energies. Theoretical models of magnetars state that a solid surface surrounded by magnetic fields can produce these observations.\n\"The most exciting feature we have observed is the change in polarization direction with energy, with the polarization angle swinging by exactly 90 degrees,\" said lead author Taverna. \"This agrees with the predictions of theoretical models and confirms that magnetars are indeed endowed with ultra-strong magnetic fields.\"\nA diagram of the IXPE spacecraft. Photo credit: From NASA \u2013 https:\/\/wwwastro.msfc.nasa.gov\/ixpe\/for_scientists\/presentations\/20170601_huntsville.pdf, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=62263364\n\"This was totally unexpected,\" said co-lead author Professor Silvia Zane (UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory) and member of the IXPE science team. \"I was convinced that there would be an atmosphere. The star's gas has reached an inflection point and is solidifying, much like water might turn to ice. This is due to the star's incredibly strong magnetic field.\"\n\"But like water, temperature is also a factor \u2014 a hotter gas requires a stronger magnetic field to solidify,\" Zane added. \"A next step is to observe hotter neutron stars with a similar magnetic field to study how the interplay of temperature and magnetic field affects the properties of the star's surface.\"\nQuantum theory plays a role in these findings. It predicts that when light propagates in a highly magnetized environment, it will become polarized in two directions: parallel to the magnetic field lines and perpendicular to them. By observing both the polarity of the light and the amount of light, scientists can understand the structure of the magnetic field itself, which imprints on the light and the physical state of matter in the region of the magnetar. According to the study, this is the only way to get this information.\nMagnetars can have complex magnetic fields, and IXPE is a powerful tool for observing them. IXPE creates polarization maps of objects like magnetars, which is the only way to reveal their structure. This image is an artist's impression of a magnetar with a very complicated magnetic field inside and a simple small dipole field outside. Credits: ESA \u2013 Author: Christophe Carreau\nProfessor Roberto Turolla from the University of Padova is another co-author of the paper. In a press release, Turolla said, \"The polarization at low energies tells us that the magnetic field is likely so strong that it turns the atmosphere around the star into a solid or liquid, a phenomenon known as magnetic condensation.\"\nThe theory also predicts that this solid surface is made up of ions held together in a lattice by magnetic fields. Instead of being spherical like other atoms, these would be elongated due to the strong magnetic force.\nScientists are still debating whether or not magnetars and other neutron stars can have atmospheres at all. There is a lot of mystery surrounding these extreme objects and their perplexing nature. But at least we know of a magnetar that has no atmosphere, or at least where a solid crust is a reasonable explanation.\nBut the explanation needs further investigation, the authors say.\n\"It's also worth noting that including quantum electrodynamic effects, as we did in our theoretical modeling, yields results that are compatible with the IXPE observation,\" said co-author Professor Jeremy Heyl from the University of British Columbia. \"Nevertheless, we are also investigating alternative models to explain the IXPE data, for which suitable numerical simulations are still lacking.\"\nAs Loading\u2026\n#observations #confirm #magnetar #solid #surface #atmosphere","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ebooks & Stock reports\n10 Gaming Stocks to Watch in 2020\nHow to Day Trade Stocks & Indices\nCMC Markets log in\nEdition UKAU\nThe technical signals Chris Kimble spotted ahead of the market crash\n01 Jun 2020, 23:35 GMT\nTraders and investors who describe COVID-19 as a black swan event should have looked to the technical indicators in their charts, according to veteran technical analyst Chris Kimble, who believes that the virus was foreseeable. He noticed early on that stock markets were on the road to a major downturn, as signals from the deteriorating performance of the banking sector made it evident.\n\"A lot of people talked about the decline as a black swan and I beg to differ. Hollywood made three large budget movies about a virus or pandemic \u2026 so that shouldn't have been a surprise,\" he told Opto Sessions.\nIn addition, the banking sector had started suggesting a cautionary message of negative divergence in January 2018.\n\"When you divide the banking index in the States, which is BKX [KBW Nasdaq Bank Index] divided by SPX [S&P Banks Select Industry Index], it is hard to believe that the ratio is now below the Financial Crisis 2009 lows. Ever since the banks started showing relative weakness, the S&P has made a whopping 3% in 28 months,\" Kimble said.\n\"But when you start looking at broader indices, the New York Stock Exchange is down 10%, small-caps and mid-caps are down 15% and banks are down 40%. It's been almost a bipolar market. I love the adage that I heard years ago \u2014 so goes banks, so goes the broader markets.\"\nKimble said he started sharing the banking negative divergence with his clients more than two years ago.\nListen to the full episode here:\nLooking to history for clues of a rebound\nFollowing the market plunge, Kimble also used his skills in studying historical technical analysis to predict when a rally would take hold.\n\"There have been four 50% declines or greater in the US stock market over the last 100 years. In the last three \u2014 1973 to 1974, 2000 to 2003 and 2007 to 2009 \u2014 counter-trend rallies all started in the first week of spring. They lasted eight weeks from the low,\" he explained.\n\"We went to our customers in the first week of spring and said we believe that if history is to repeat that we should see a strong rally going forward, it should last eight weeks. The thing I find fascinating is that the rally started on 23 March, eight weeks later is this week [commencing 18 May].\"\nKimble said that from looking at repeats in historical patterns, the rally was expected. As to what happens next, he pointed to the last three times that the first major counter-trend rallies were at eight weeks.\n\"That's when the largest portions of the bear markets followed over the next couple of years. We're essentially there right now. When you look at the chart of the Nasdaq 100 and divide that by the Nasdaq Composite Index, the ratio has been heading higher for 18 years,\" he stated.\n\"It's moved up since the 2002 low, which essentially reflects that a few stocks are powering the tech rally. The generals are moving forward but the troops aren't participating to the same degree. We have to sit back and remain open-minded that there is a possibility that the Nasdaq could be double-topping 20 years later. In March and April, the ratio of index divided by the Nasdaq Composite Index created back-to-back large bearish reversal patterns exactly at the 2000 highs.\"\nBut the charts can also raise hopes. As of April, the Thomson Reuters Equal Weighted Commodity Index is trading at the exact same levels as its 2009 lows. Kimble has noticed that this is creating a bullish reversal pattern for the index, as it nears its 1980 high. However, if commodities collapse and the index were to take out the 2009 low, there could be further trouble.\n\"Being an optimist, I hope this pattern is suggesting that the darkest of times for commodities [is over],\" Kimble considered. \"I would love for the world to start witnessing some higher commodity prices because maybe it means that the worst is behind us.\"\nTo listen to more of our Opto Sessions episodes, visit our YouTube channel.\nContinue reading for FREE\nJoin the 40,000+ subscribers getting market-moving news every week.\nSuccess! 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{"text":"Home NEWS&EVENTS The Introduction of the Gravel Production Line\nThe Introduction of the Gravel Production Line\n1. The Process of the Gravel Production Line\nFirst of all, stone is primarily crushed with the coarse crushing machine like the PE jaw crusher. Then, the crushed stone is sent into the fine crusher like the PEX jaw crusher with the belt conveyor to conduct the further crushing process. The fine crushed gravel is sent into the vibrating screen, which is separated into two kinds of gravel. The gravel whose particle size can meet the feeding size of the sand making machine is sent into the sand maker to make sand while the other gravel is sent back to the PEX jaw crusher to be crushed again. Some of the gravel can be made into sand with the sand making machine and it can be made into the final product if it has been washed by the sand washer, which is alternative. The other gravel should be crushed again with the sand maker to make the sand which can meet different requirements.\n2. The Property of the Sand Production Line\nThe sand production line has many advantages, such as high automation, low running cost, simple operation, high crushing ratio, big output, less pollution. Besides, it can save more than 20% of the energy and the final product produced by this production line can meet the national standard in the sand used in construction, which has even particle size, nice particle shape, and reasonable grading.\n3. The Features of the Sand Production Line\na. The particle of the final product is cubic, which has excellent quality and less needle-like or flaky particles. The final product is of high compression bearing capacity, which can meet the requirement in high-standard construction, such as water conservancy, bridge, super highway, high-rise buildings, and other industries.\nb. This production line can be applied to crush many kinds of materials, such as granite, basalt, pebble, cement clinker, quartz, and so on. It can replace the traditional sand making equipment which can only be used to crush soft rock, whose compression strength is less than 150Mpa.\nc. The senior engineers of our company are trying to customize the production line with the scientific selection of the equipment for our clients, in order to guarantee that the machines selected for your production line are not out-dated for 3 to 5 years.\nd. In this production line, the mud content and powder content of the final product can be controlled.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Royce Da 5'9\u2033 On How Eminem Helped Him\u2026\nWe had Detroit's own Royce Da 5'9\u2033 on \"The Ed Lover Show,\" and he spoke openly about overcoming his problem\u2026\nRoyce Da 5'9 Says Using Ghostwriters Excludes Drake\u2026\nVladTV asked Royce Da 5'9 about his thoughts on Drake's potential ghostwriter and had this to say in response.\nRoyce Da 5'9\u2033: A Decade After \"Death Is\u2026\nBefore he linked up with the Joel Ortiz, Crooked I and Joe Budden to form Slaughterhouse, Royce Da 5'9\" was\u2026\nIt's A Slaughterhouse Winning Weekend\n\"Slaughterhouse Concert Ticket Winning Weekend Sweepstakes The \"Slaughterhouse Concert Ticket Winning Weekend Sweepstakes\" (\"Sweepstakes\") will begin on Friday, March 9,\u2026\nSlaughterhouse Announce New Album And Tour\nShady Records rap group Slaughterhouse has a cult-like following. Their fans have been waiting for the supergroup's Shady Records debut\u2026\nTHE INDUSTRY: Detroit's Hex Murda Hates You\u2026And You\nYou can't mention Detroit hip-hop without also mentioning Hex Murda. In case you didn't know, he's a legendary manager who\u2026\nThe Art of \"W.A.R\": Making Pharoahe Monch's We\u2026\nOn a dry March night in New York City the basement at SOBS night club has been converted into a\u2026\nThe Art of \"W.A.R\": Making Pharoahe Monch's We\u2026\nEminem & Royce Da 5'9\u2033 Announce Title Of\u2026\nEminem & Royce Da 5'9\u2033 have announced the title of their forthcoming collaborative EP. The title, Hell: The Sequel, was\u2026\nEminem, Slaughterhouse, Yelawolf \"2.0 Boys\"\nEminem's building quite the impressive roster over at Shady Records. The label posse cut, \"2.0 Boys\" shows off the skills\u2026\nSlaughterhouse And Yelawolf Sign To Eminem's Shady Records\nEminem has signed Slaughterhouse and Alabama rapper Yelawolf to his Shady Records enterprise.\nEminem & Royce Da 5'9\u2033 Reunite On \"Living\u2026\nEminem & fellow Detroit MC Royce Da 5'9\u2033 recently squashed a long-standing beef. Now the \"Bad Meets Evil\" duo have\u2026\n2010 BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers\nIf you missed the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards Ciphers, check them out here!\nBlack Milk \"Deadly Medley\" (feat. Royce Da 5'9\"\u2026\nBlack Milk is one of Detroit's best kept secrets.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Get Coldwater\nChief Theater\nTimberwolf Cafe and Inn\nThe people in Comanche County is what draws us to the area. Everyone is very nice and want to get to know you. The lake...\nGrants Pass Oregon\nGet Rural Kansas Home Page | Coldwater Home Page | Explorations\nColdwater Explorations\nLearn more about Coldwater by following the links below:\nArchitectureArt\nAddress: 122 E. Main Street\nColdwater, KS 67029\nSecond Telephone Number: 620.582.2737\nEmail Address: ccedf@giantcomm.net\nA visit to Coldwater must include a ticket to the \"Chief\". Movies show every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings at 7:00 pm. Theater is also available for live performances and other events. Call 620.582.2705 for weekly events and movie titles.\nThe Chief Theater was completely renovated in 2004, adding a new concession area, handicapped accessible restrooms, new dressing rooms, sound system and theatrical lighting. No detail was overlooked when restoring the Indian motif.\nFrom the beautiful original tin ceiling to the smallest detail of the Indian art the Chief demonstrates the uniqueness of Coldwater. The Chief Theater stage will accommodate local productions, lectures and other live entertainment.\nNow on the Kansas and National Registry of Historic Places, the Chief Theater has continued to serve the community for over 80 years. From its humble beginnings, boasting a \"ladies rest room\" and Art Deco interior, to the addition of the Native American motif painted by Don Nicholas in 1947, to the recent renovations, the Chief Theater remains a popular weekend stop for first run movies and all sorts of community events and lectures for the community and explorers alike.\nCall Debbie for upcoming movie titles and event scheduling 620.582.2737.\n239 E. Main\nLoretta Heft\nMap & Directions to Coldwater","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Noble Pie Parlor to host viewing parties for Guy Fieri episode\nJohnathan L. Wright\nNoble Pie Parlor is hosting two viewing parties to celebrate its appearance on \"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,\" the hit Food Network show starring food personality Guy Fieri.\nThe parties begin at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Oct. 4 at Noble Pie's Midtown Reno location, 777 S. Center St., entrance on Cheney Street. Those times are also the local start times for the Food Network broadcast.\nThe episode featuring Noble Pie, \"Pizza Plus,\" is the 14th episode of the show's 30th season. The pizzeria will offer specials for the parties.\nAs posted on the Reno Foodies Facebook group, Yosh's Unique Deli of South Reno is appearing on \"Unique Eats,\" the Oct. 18 episode of \"Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.\"\nYou care about what you put in your mouth. So keep current on food and drink news through alerts, unlimited access to content and more with a Reno Gazette Journal digital subscription.\nDownload the RGJ app\nSubscribe to The Reno Taste free newsletter right here.\nJohnathan L. Wright is the food and drink editor of RGJ Media, part of the USA Today Network. Join @RGJTaste on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CX DAILY\nCX Daily: The Stakes are Raised in China's New Big Data Clampdown\nIn depth \/\nChina's big-data clampdown leaves online lenders in a bind\nChina's most recent clampdown on the big-data industry for its role in collecting personal information for use in shady debt collection may sound familiar to those intimate with two years of intermittent crackdowns. But authorities are now raising the stakes.\nFor one, authorities have come down much harder on the industry this time around, investigating executives and founders rather than simply probing lower-level employees. Companies had also grown sophisticated, using methods such as abusing app permissions on phones to extract contacts for risk management analysis or telemarketing.\nChina's 2017 Cybersecurity Law should have reined in collection practices in the burgeoning big-data industry, but recent investigations, including our own, show that data-driven \"financial risk managers\" such as Tongdun Technology Co. Ltd., a darling of the financial industry, have millions of pieces of data from unscrupulous sources.\nCheck out our feature.\nRixs Creek open cut coal mine in New South Wales, Australia, on Nov. 23, 2016. Photo: VCG\nEnergy \/ Australia\nChina to extend unofficial restrictions on Australian coal, analysts say\nWhile there had been hopes in Canberra that the unofficial quota on Australian coal exports to China would be rolled back shortly, analysts and traders in China said this week they expected the restrictions to remain into next year.\nCoal analysts also said there was evidence of intensifying curbs on imported coal, with the major southern Chinese ports of Guangzhou and Fuzhou banning the commodity this week. Both ports recorded a strong increase in imports this year, and Beijing may be seeking to moderate such a spike to protect domestic supply.\nTrade war \/\nChina won't force tech transfers, trade representative says\nOne of China's top commerce officials says the country will \"neither explicitly nor implicitly\" force foreign companies to transfer technologies when doing business in China, Reuters reports.\nThe comments by Vice Minister of Commerce Wang Shouwen at a Tuesday press conference address a major bone of contention in the ongoing trade war between China and the U.S., though it's a position Beijing has long held.\nDebt \/\nChina wants new public-private partnership rules\nChina will speed up introducing rules for public-private partnerships (PPPs) to clarify criteria for implicit debts, a senior Finance Ministry official said Tuesday.\nThe relationship between PPP projects and implicit debts has become a core problem in the development of the PPP market, Zou Jiayi, vice minister of finance, said at a PPP development and financing forum. In addition to PPP rules, Zou also called for updating operating guidelines on PPP projects, performance and risk management, and research on related policies for tax, accounting, and land and asset management in relation to PPP projects.\nQuick hits \/\nApartment-rental specialist looks for cash on Wall Street\nOffshore China tech IPO wave should peter out by next year\nInvestment firms condemn imposters who've been defrauding investors\nTroubled Hengfeng Bank takes step closer to restructuring\nHK tycoon Li Ka-shing donates $25.5 million to support small restaurants\nChina Minsheng Investment Group slashes executive salaries\nPhoto: VCG\nMainland stock buyers finally get a taste of Xiaomi, Meituan\nTwo of China's biggest high-tech names, smartphone-maker Xiaomi and on-demand services platform Meituan Dianping, are finally available to stock buyers on the Chinese mainland.\nOn Saturday, the pair was officially included in a stock connect scheme that makes Hong Kong-traded stocks available to mainland-based investors, according to a statement on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange website. The move comes after operators at the Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Shenzhen bourses agreed in August on conditions permitting mainland traders to buy and sell companies like Xiaomi and Meituan, which have a dual-class share structure that was only recently permitted in Hong Kong.\nNestle to weigh $1 billion sale of local Chinese brands\nNestle SA is weighing options including a sale for two ailing Chinese units after years of attempting to turn them around, people familiar with the matter said.\nThe food giant has been reviewing its ownership of Hsu Fu Chi, a local confectionery brand, and Yinlu, known for its ready-made Chinese porridge, according to the people. It is seeking more than $1 billion for its controlling stakes in the two companies, sources said. Nestle acquired both companies in 2011 as it sought to tap Chinese demand, but found sluggish growth a few years later.\n5G \/\nGerman intelligence chief signals distrust of Huawei on 5G\nGermany's spy chief said Huawei Technologies \"can't fully be trusted,\" signaling that security hardliners in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government want to keep the Chinese technology giant out of the country's fifth-generation networks.\nBruno Kahl, the president of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, testified in Berlin Tuesday, saying that \"trust in a state company that has a very high level of dependence on the Communist Party and the country's intelligence apparatus is not present.\" Merkel's government earlier this year ruled out an outright ban on Huawei.\nElectric cars \/\nChina's biggest electric-vehicle maker flags massive profit slump\nBYD Co. Ltd., China's largest manufacturer of new-energy vehicles (NEVs), has shocked investors with news that its full-year profit could plunge as much as 43% on sluggish sale as the central government continues to phase out generous industry subsidies.\nThe company, which mainly makes NEVs, forecast 2019 profits of between 1.6 billion yuan ($230 million) and 1.8 billion yuan, down from 2.8 billion yuan last year, in an earnings report filed Tuesday with the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock exchanges. BYD also reported profit of 119.7 million yuan for the third quarter, down 88.6% YOY.\nSoho China plans to exit mainland commercial property market\nSoho China Ltd., one of China's largest commercial property companies, is considering selling most of its commercial property on the mainland as part of a plan to switch to overseas investment, according to people familiar with the situation.\nOne of the transactions, involving two office towers in Beijing and one in Shanghai, is close to the final stage. The buyers are American private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc. and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Ltd.\nIn addition to the three office towers, Soho China also plans to sell five other commercial buildings in Beijing and Shanghai within two years, with a total value of 50 billion to 60 billion yuan ($7.1 million to $8.5 billion), the people said.\n10 Years of Caixin: Billionaire's oil empire brought down by risky financing\nMongolia's Tavan Tolgoi ramps up work on $1 billion Hong Kong IPO\nCtrip formalizes name change as it eyes global expansion\nChina's hydrogen car industry holds out hope for special treatment\nChallenging Alibaba, JD.com opens smart logistics facility\nThanks for reading. If you haven't already, click here to subscribe.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Palette Pink\nCategories: Wallcover PASTELS, Wallcover PINK, Wallcover REDS, Wallcover TERRA\nSometimes wallcovers are very specific, and only work one way. Other times they are more adaptive and can go in different colors to suit as many a wall as possible. It's an efficiency thing. Sometimes working smart is the way to go, especially if the endresult is still up there.\nThis more abstract wallcover: The Palette comes in 6 variations and is a true D A I S Y J A M E S. Here in Pink but, as said, also available in 5 other colours.\nThe Palette Lime Green\nSometimes wallcovers are very specific, and only work one way. Other times they are more adaptive and can go in different colors to suit as many a wall as possible. It's an efficiency thing. Sometimes working smart is the way to go, especially if the endresult is still up there. This more abstract wallcover: The Palette comes in 6 variations and is a true D A I S Y J A M E S. Here in Lime Green but, as said, also available in 5 other colours.\nThe Palette Ochre\nSometimes wallcovers are very specific, and only work one way. Other times they are more adaptive and can go in different colors to suit as many a wall as possible. It's an efficiency thing. Sometimes working smart is the way to go, especially if the endresult is still up there. This more abstract wallcover: The Palette comes in 6 variations and is a true D A I S Y J A M E S. Here in Ochre but, as said, also available in 5 other colours.\nThe Palette Green\nSometimes wallcovers are very specific, and only work one way. Other times they are more adaptive and can go in different colors to suit as many a wall as possible. It's an efficiency thing. Sometimes working smart is the way to go, especially if the endresult is still up there. This more abstract wallcover: The Palette comes in 6 variations and is a true D A I S Y J A M E S. Here in Green but, as said, also available in 5 other colours.\nThe Palette Orange Red\nSometimes wallcovers are very specific, and only work one way. Other times they are more adaptive and can go in different colors to suit as many a wall as possible. It's an efficiency thing. Sometimes working smart is the way to go, especially if the endresult is still up there. This more abstract wallcover: The Palette comes in 6 variations and is a true D A I S Y J A M E S. Here in Orange\/red but, as said, also available in 5 other colours.\nThe Palette Blue\nSometimes wallcovers are very specific, and only work one way. Other times they are more adaptive and can go in different colors to suit as many a wall as possible. It's an efficiency thing. Sometimes working smart is the way to go, especially if the endresult is still up there. This more abstract wallcover: The Palette comes in 6 variations and is a true D A I S Y J A M E S. Here in Blue but, as said, also available in 5 other colours.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"About Psychoanalysis\nAccrediting Organization\nCFPS Calendar\nAdult Psychoanalysis\nAdult Psychoanalytic Thinking\nAdult Psychodynamic Psychotherapy\nChild Psychodynamic Psychotherapy\nChild Psychoanalysis\nChild Psychoanalytic Thinking\nPDF Application Form Instructions\nMaterials for Trainees\nFaculty Roster\nMember Dues\nCandidates and Trainees\nAlumni Group\nLoneTwin Film Screening\nThe Melancholy of Race\nRound Table - July 17, 2020\nRound Table - August 14, 2020\nRound Table - September 11, 2020\nRound Table - October 02, 2020\nRound Table - November 06, 2020\nRound Table - December 04, 2020\nRound Table - January 08, 2021\nRound Table - February 19, 2021\nRound Table - March 05, 2021\nRound Table - May 07, 2021\nConference Alumni - May 22, 2021\nSep 9 21 Round Table\nMemorial Tattoos\nClinical Conference Shabad\nRoundtable Discussion Series 2021-2022\nCourses and Readings\nABOUT US | ABOUT PSYCHOANALYSIS | ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION | BY-LAWS | HISTORY\nTraining in psychoanalysis, approved by The American Psychoanalytic Association, has been available to residents of the Houston-Galveston area since 1964. Until 1974, however, it was necessary for candidates in this area to travel to New Orleans for most classes and at least some of their supervisory experience. Founded in 1974 as a geographical extension of the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute, the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic School embarked on a full curriculum in psychoanalysis. The program was developed with the assistance and guidance of the faculty of the New Orleans Psychoanalytic Institute. In the Spring of 1976, the school applied to The American Psychoanalytic Association for approval as a provisional institute. This approval was granted by the national organization in May 1976. At the May 1979 annual meeting of The American Psychoanalytic Association the program was accorded full status as The Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute. As of July 1979 a Certificate of Approval was granted by the Texas Workforce Commission.\nIn September 1994 the two-year psychotherapy training program with adults begun. A child\/adolescent psychodynamic psychotherapy training program was begun in September 1999. The Center enjoys a close working relationship with the departments of psychiatry of the three local medical schools \u2014 Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) and The University of Texas Health Science Center in Galveston and in Houston \u2014 as well as those in Austin and in San Antonio.\nIn 2011, the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute was renamed the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies.\nThe Center for Psychoanalytic Studies\n900 Lovett Blvd., Houston, TX 77006\nEmail: info@cfps-tx.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Customer engagement and marketing\nTV debate proposed to take Seven Families project 'to next level'\nThe Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) is proposing two new areas for the industry to consider supporting that would provide a 'strong follow-up' to the first Seven Families (7F) project.\nronanmccaughey\nThese ideas would bridge the gap between 7F1 and 7F2, with discussions around what 7F2 might look like kicking off in the summer ahead of a proposed launch next year.\nThe two suggestions on the table are a filmed TV style debate with an audience and expert panel, debating all the key issues and made available to both advisers and the public in a range of formats.\nThe IPTF has also proposed this would be supported by a brand new IPTF website, which would in time become the home of all things income protection for both consumers and advisers.\nInsurers and reinsurers are invited to submit their feedback on the IPTF's proposals.\nPeter Le Beau, co-chairman of UK protection insurance consultancy, Protection Review, said: \"We believe a high-quality television style debate, covering all the key consumer issues in a familiar format, to be used across a range of media, would provide a powerful follow-up to the first Seven Families project.\n\"Added to this we also aim to produce the 'go- to' resource for consumers and advisers alike for all things income protection, via a much more effective new website.\n\"We anticipate that when it is built the site will host all IPTF communications, hold technical information for advisers and the public, exhibit case studies, news and market developments and all the details of the Seven Families projects.\"\nLe Beau added that the IPTF sees this as a necessary and effective bridge between 7F1, which has ended, and 7F2, which could take place in 2018. \"We would suggest that discussions on what 7F2 might look like should commence in the summer.\"\nIFA Roy McLoughlin commented: \"During the last two years we have been travelling the country talking to advisers about 7F and there is no doubt that their thirst for knowledge is alive and well. It is vital that we continue with this message as advisers are the crucial conduit in raising awareness with the general public, particularly against the backdrop raised in the recent green paper.\n\"We need ongoing support from insurers and re-insurers \u2013 as many as possible \u2013 to continue to build on the work already done. The endorsement and backing from these institutions is recognised and respected by the advisory community.\"\nFor all the latest insight, news and data on the global life and health insurance and reinsurance markets, visit www.lifeinsuranceinternational.com\nMusic, Film, & TV Scorecard - Thematic Research\nMusic, Film, and TV Sector Scorecard Q1 2021 Update - Thematic Research\nFinTrack: October 2019\nUK Household Insurance: Distribution & Marketing 2018\nMore Customer engagement and marketing","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Discovering a new Belfast\nEurope, Izzy's Travel Tips, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, weekend breaks\nWhen people talk about Belfast, it's not often as a travel destination. It's as a city caught in the crossfire of a civil war. The site of The Troubles. A city plagued by ongoing social and political disputes. And yet, while its tumultuous past is hard to ignore, it's safe to say that times have changed.\nI've visited Belfast a lot over the years; many of my closest friends are from Northern Ireland and I've had plenty of blinding weekends visiting the city\u2026some that I can remember better than others\u2026 It's got an edge to it and an indisputable grittiness, but that's part of its charm. It's a wee place with a lot of heart and a colourful gait. If recent statistics are anything to go by, that charm is beginning to prove pretty infectious. Tourism growth is at an all time high, with many travelers choosing to add the city to their itinerary when flocking to the nearby Giant's Causeway or heading up on a day trip from Dublin. Northern Ireland has also proved popular with hit TV show Game of Thrones fans, as many of the series' iconic scenes were filmed in and around the Belfast area. Such is the increasing popularity amongst travellers that Visit Belfast pledged last year to support the tourism boom with an investment of 122 million pounds. A kickstarter like this is sure to see Belfast skyrocket to being one of the most popular cities to visit in Europe.\nThis is an exciting dawn for Belfast, and the perfect time to visit if you're looking for a buzzing new destination to add to your European ticklist. Here's five reasons why the city might just win you over:\nColourful though it may be, Belfast has a fascinating history. Did you know that it's been occupied since the Bronze Age? You can still visit The Giant's Ring, a 5000 year old structure, just outside the city centre. During the 1800s, Belfast was one of Europe's largest ports, and during the Industrial Revolution became the biggest linen producer in the world. Today, it is still an active harbour, and home to ship building yard, Harland and Wolff (better known, perhaps, for building The Titanic). Towards the later part for the 20th Century, the city earned a darker reputation for its part in The Troubles \u2013 a 30 year conflict where many acts of violence were carried between opposing Republican and Unionist paramilitary groups. Though there has been sporadic attacks, the city has been considered safe since the late nineties, and there is a very clear and focused effort on peace throughout Belfast's residents. Today, the city is awash with historical sites, museums and landmarks, all worth delving into.\nThe Ulster Museum is a great place to start. The museum tells the story of the people of Northern Ireland, from earliest times to the present day. It's packed with impressive galleries and interactive discovery zones, and also linked to the fab Ulster Folk & Transport Museum . Better still, they're both free!\nAnother must-see museum is the Titanic Belfast. From the iconic yellow H & W cranes which greet you upon arrival to the strikingly modern building which dominates Titanic Quarter, it's hard to imagine visiting Belfast without acknowledging its connection to one of the world's worst maritime disasters. The Titanic Belfast is a visitor centre and museum which tells the story of the ill-fated RMS Titanic, which sank during her maiden voyage to America in 1912. Through interactive exhibition rooms and activities, the museum runs you through the history of the ship, from its construction and departure to the journey itself, its sinking and the aftermath. It's a sobering experience but jam-packed with information, and the recreations will have (almost) wishing you'd been born a century earlier to see the real thing in the flesh!\nThe impressive Titanic Belfast\nFancy delving into Belfast's political past? One of the best ways to get an insight into the city's conflict is to visit the murals scattered across its buildings and pathways. Over the years, these murals have become symbols of times of division, but also attempts to restore peace and order to the local community. Many stand in memory of people killed during the Troubles; others a warning to future governments and ideologies. You won't have to wander far into the heart of the city to see the murals for yourself, but if you fancy having a little local insight to keep you right, you might want to consider taking a taxi tour with Belfast Mural Tours. Their informative 1.5 hour tours will take you past some of the best known examples of street art in the city, as well as past the famous Peace Wall, and the guides will share the stories behind the artwork. For information and booking, visit their website here.\nYou can also delve further into Belfast's troubled years by visiting the Crumlin Road Gaol. Known locally as \"The Crum\", this Victorian-era working prison was operational for 150 years before finally closing doors in 1996. During operation, it housed 25,000 of the city's most dangerous criminals and political troublemakers. It was also the site of 17 executions. Today, it is open to the public and offers daily and evening tours, as well as some rather eerie ghost tours that'll be sure to send a shiver or two up your spine. You can find out more about the history of the jail and the tours on offer here.\nCrumlin Road Gaol\nNorthern Ireland is blessed with a beautiful landscape, from rugged coastlines to rolling stretches of forest and tumbling hills. As a 'wee' country, Belfast is an excellent place to base yourself if you're looking for a gateway to the great outdoors as you'll never be too far away from areas of stunning natural beauty.\nMany people visiting Belfast will be aware that it's only a short drive (1 hr and 20 minutes to be exact!) to the Giant's Causeway. This amazing collection of interlocking basalt columns is a beautiful sight to behold and shrouded in mystery. Geologists will tell you that the baffling landscape is the result of a volcanic eruption; locals will argue that it was the pathway carved by giant Finn McCool on his way to tackle a Scottish nemesis. Either way, it's pretty spectacular, and well worth a day trip from the city.\nYou can read about my trip to the Giant's Causeway here.\nEqually close are the gorgeous Mourne Mountains, which make up the highest mountain range in Northern Ireland. Start from the lovely seaside town of Newcastle and make your way up \"The Brandy Pad\", a route once travelled by smugglers heaving prohibited booze into their base in the hills. Take in the views from the top. They speak for themselves.\nThe misty Mournes\nThe Nightlife\nNever one to be outdone, Belfast is quite happy to take on the challenge of tackling southern cousin Dublin's reputation as the place to head if you're looking for some craic. Having had several nights out there myself, I can safely say that when it comes to great bars, the city does not disappoint. Whether you're looking for swanky cocktails or traditional boozers, the city has a real buzz to it at night, particularly if you happen to be a fan of live (and often impromptu) folk music.\nHere's a selection of some of my faves:\nThe Perch Rooftop Bar, Franklin Street\nWith its 1920s vibes, jazz sessions and zingy cocktails, there's a lot to love about The Perch. It's slightly mad, with its Alice in Wonderland-esque style, but the rooftop bar is absolutely the place to be when the sun is shining or if you're looking to take in the view beneath the twinkling fairy lights.\nThe John Hewitt Bar, Donegal Street\nThis quaint wee boozer has been going since the nineties and has a real emphasis on promoting local music, with regular gig nights and a weekly talent show. There's a literary vibe to the place (if the name didn't give it away), and an immediate likability to the fact that there's not a telly to site, and that all beers behind the bar come straight from Northern Ireland.\nCuckoo, Lisburn Road\nA hipster's dream, serving the obligatory jam jar cocktails amidst colourful booths, ping pong tables and oversized plants.\nThe Dirty Onion, Hill Street\nHoused in one of Belfast's oldest buildings, The Dirty Onion is a characterful pub with regular live music, a cracking beer garden and a rotisserie chicken restaurant upstairs.\nThe Merchant Hotel, Skipper Street\nIf you're looking for five star opulance, it doesn't come much better than The Merchant Hotel. The bar ain't exactly cheap, but it's the place to go if you're looking for luxury cocktails, whiskies or ales. Treats don't come much better.\nThe Merchant Bar\nThe Shopping\nWith markets, glitzy malls and independent boutiques popping up left, right and centre, Belfast is worth visiting for the shopping opportunities alone.\nWith its gorgeous glass dome, The Victoria Square Centre is home to big name high street and designer stores, and could quite easily take you a whole day to get around if you're needing to get your clothes fix, while Castle Court offers an excellent range of stores too.\nMeanwhile St George's Market has been on the go since the 1600s, supplying Belfasters with locally made food and drink every Friday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons.\nThere's also a thriving network of thrift stores if you tend to veer more towards vintage fare. Yellow Submarine, Viva Retro and Fresh Garbage are all great places to top up on togs, while Young Savage has a decent collection of vinyls to browse.\nAs if that wasn't enough, every December the city plays host to some of Europe's finest Christmas markets. With the gorgeous City Hall as a backdrop, it's hard to imagine a nicer setting for a wee winter weekend break.\nThe Film & TV Connections\nWith low location costs, stunning natural scenery and towns which have changed little over the years, Northern Ireland has proved pretty popular as a film location over recent years. From Holywood Rom-Coms like P.S. I Love You and Leap Year to political dramas like Bloody Sunday and musical masterpiece, The Commitments, Belfast has made its mark as a stomping ground for film and TV types.\nPerhaps best known, however, is Northern Ireland's connection to HBO crowd-pleaser Game of Thrones. Over the last ten years, the show has filmed over multiple Irish locations, many of which are within easy reaching distance of Belfast city centre. Fancy delving into the land of Westeros? Check out Game of Thrones Tours, who offer various trips around some of the series' better known film locations, including Winterfell, the Iron Islands and the Tollymore forest. Just remember to watch out for those pesky Whitewalkers\u2026\nTollymore Forest\nThis is a new time for Belfast and there's a lot to love about the city. Have you been before? What would you add to your list of things to discover?\nBelfastEurope\nWhat to do with a weekend in Newcastle\nThe Magic of Hoy\n10 reasons why Naples might just surprise you\nNotice: It seems you have Javascript disabled in your Browser. In order to submit a comment to this post, please copy this code and paste it along with your comment: 2d583348205304e48232443746f65b1e","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"330-736-1116 alliancehistory@yahoo.com\nHistory of Alliance\nAlliance's Heritage\nHartzell Home\nWho Was Mabel?\nWork Begins on Connector Trail\nby hist-ad-min | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized | 0 comments\nOn April 29, 2019, Stark Parks held a ceremony at Rodman Public Library to celebrate the beginning of the 1.74 mile connector trail that will join the Iron Horse Trail to the south with the Mahoning Valley Trail to the north. Construction of the trail will follow the former New York Central train route from the Broadway Street viaduct behind the Library, grading up to East Oxford Street, behind the University of Mount Union housing, and then through the University campus. When completed later this year, the total length of the trail will be 9.5 miles and run from Deer Creek Reservoir south through the City of Alliance to its southern terminus at Cenfield Street.\nRepresentatives from the City of Alliance, Stark Parks, Rodman Public Library, and University of Mount Union were on hand to pose for the ceremonial shovel photo after each organization addressed the crowd.\nFor more information and trail maps, visit https:\/\/starkparks.com\/partnerships-pave-the-way-for-iron-horse-trail-extensions\/\nHistorical tidbits\nGreat Olive Poisoning of 1919 \u2013 Part 14\nCopyright 2019 \u2013 Alliance Historical Society","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Helston Cornwall\nHistorical places and writing\nHistorical photographs\nUnits and statistics\nHelston, Cornwall\nClick on the map for other historical maps of this place\nIn 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Helston like this:\nHelston, mun. bor. and township, Wendron par., Cornwall, on river Hel, 1 mile N. of Loo Pool, 10 miles SW. of Falmouth, and 318 SW. of London - mun. bor. and township, 309 ac., pop. 3432; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks; owes its importance to the productiveness of the copper and tin mines in the vicinity, most of which, however, are now worked out and deserted. The bor. returned 1 member to Parliament until 1885.\nHelston through time\nHelston is now part of Kerrier district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kerrier has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Helston itself, go to Units and Statistics.\nGB Historical GIS \/ University of Portsmouth, History of Helston, in Kerrier and Cornwall | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.\nURL: http:\/\/www.visionofbritain.org.uk\/place\/54\nNot where you were looking for?\nClick here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time , and maybe some references to other places called \" Helston \".\nTo buy historical maps of Helston, click here!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"'It's extremely dangerous': Doctors..\n'It's extremely dangerous': Doctors slam Pete Evans latest health advice\nDr Brad McKayPete Evans\nCelebrity chef, Pete Evans is in hot water again for spruiking a bogus energy device claiming to treat coronavirus.\nPete is no stranger to controversy, in the past he has been critisised heavily for peddling a paleo cookbook for babies, supporting anti-vaxxers, ridiculing the use of sunscreen, and being anti-wifi.\nThis week the My Kitchen Rules star featured in a live online video promoting a US$14,990 (AU$23,605.61) energy device that has a recipe for 'Wuhan coronavirus' treatment.\nThis guy just doesn't get it. Pete Evans is trying to sell a $15,000 fancy light machine to vulnerable and frightened people to protect them against #COVID_19.\nHe is not a doctor.\nHe is not a scientist.\nHe is a chef. pic.twitter.com\/q6nWb3EojB\n\u2014 AMA Media (@ama_media) April 10, 2020\nSydney GP, Brad McKay tells Ben Fordham there's a lot of sciency sounding words used on the device's website, but based on nothing that's actually tangible when it comes to your health.\n\"When proper scientists are working really hard to find a vaccine and to find a cure for the virus, this is sort of slapping everybody in the face.\n\"To say that you can gather around\u2026 basically, what looks like an electric heater\u2026 and tune it to a certain frequency, that it's going to protect you from getting coronavirus, it's extremely dangerous for that to happen.\n\"What will it take to shut Pete Evans up, and to shut down these bizarre claims that he has regarding people's health?\"\nImage: Facebook \/ Chef Pete Evans","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Garrett v. International Ins. Co.\nTreadeau v. Wausau Contractors\n\" Id., 492-493. In interpreting subsection 8, MCL 418.827(8); MSA 17.237(827)(8), which grants carriers\u2026\nStaffney v. Fireman's Fund Ins Co.\nSuch an argument has been rebuffed by this Court on two occasions. Shwary v Cranetrol Corp, 88 Mich. App.\u2026\n4 Citing Cases\nFull title:GARRETT v INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY\nCourt:Michigan Court of Appeals\nDate published: Apr 5, 1976\n242 N.W.2d 798 (Mich. Ct. App. 1976)\n242 N.W.2d 798\nMichigan Court of Appeals\nDecided April 5, 1976.\nAppeal from Wayne, Roland L. Olzark, J. Submitted March 11, 1976, at Detroit. (Docket No. 23076.) Decided April 5, 1976.\nComplaint by Elizabeth Garrett, administratrix of the estate of Ira Garrett, deceased, against International Insurance Company for damages resulting from a death caused by an industrial accident. Summary judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals. Affirmed.\nRifkin, Schultz Kingsley, for plaintiff.\nBefore: M.F. CAVANAGH, P.J., and R.B. BURNS and QUINN, JJ.\nR.B. BURNS, J.\nPlaintiff appeals from a summary judgment on behalf of defendant, the workmen's compensation carrier for plaintiff's decedent's employer. The death resulted from an industrial accident for which plaintiff alleges that defendant should be responsible because of negligent inspection of the employer's premises.\nDefendant's motion for summary judgment was based upon MCLA 418.827(8); MSA 17.237(827)(8), a section added to the Workmen's Compensation Act by 1972 PA 285, reading as follows:\n\"The furnishing of, or failure to furnish, safety inspections or safety advisory services incident to providing workmen's compensation insurance, or pursuant to a contract providing for safety inspections or safety advisory services between the employer and a self-insurance service organization or a union shall not subject the insurer, self-insurance organization or the accident fund, or their agents or employees, or the union, its members or the members of its safety committee, to third party liability for damages for injury, death or loss resulting therefrom.\"\nPlaintiff brings a three-pronged constitutional attack on the statute; the questions raised are of first impression in this state.\nPlaintiff first contends that the statute constitutes a violation of equal protection by discriminatorily prohibiting an action against compensation carriers while allowing actions against other third party tortfeasors. Apparently realizing that this legislative classification is not \"inherently suspect\" such that a \"strict scrutiny\" standard of judicial review would be applied, plaintiff urges that the statute fails to satisfy the \"traditional\" or \"rational basis\" test of equal protection. As stated in People v Harper, 1 Mich. App. 480, 483; 136 N.W.2d 768, 769 (1965), quoting from Gauthier v Campbell, Wyant Cannon Foundry Co, 360 Mich. 510, 514; 104 N.W.2d 182, 184 (1960):\n\"`\"The standards of classification are:\n\"`\"`1. The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not take from the State the power to classify in the adoption of police laws, but admits of the exercise of a wide scope of discretion in that regard, and avoids what is done only when it is without any reasonable basis and therefore is purely arbitrary. 2. A classification having some reasonable basis does not offend against that clause merely because it is not made with mathematical nicety or because in practice it results in some inequality. 3. When the classification in such a law is called in question, if any state of facts reasonably can be conceived that would sustain it, the existence of that state of facts at the time the law was enacted must be assumed. 4. One who assails the classification in such a law must carry the burden of showing that it does not rest upon any reasonable basis, but is essentially arbitrary.' Citing cases.\"'\"\nWe think it clear that this statute does not constitute a denial of equal protection. A rational basis for the classification can be readily hypothesized: the Legislature granted immunity to the carriers in order to encourage safety inspections.\nPlaintiff next contends that the grant of immunity to the compensation carrier is in direct violation of public policy. The Legislature has determined otherwise. We defer to the Legislature as more competent to determine the public policy.\nPlaintiff last claims a violation of Const 1963, art IV, \u00a7 24, for failure of this amendatory section to fall within the expressed object of the larger act. The title of the Workmen's Compensation Act of 1969, MCLA 418.101, et seq.; MSA 17.237(101) et seq., reads as follows: \"An act to revise and consolidate the laws relating to workmen's compensation; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts\". The title of the previous Workmen's Compensation Act, MCLA 411.1 et seq.; MSA 17.141 et seq., read in relevant part:\n\"An act to promote the welfare of the people of this state, relating to the liability of employers for injury or death sustained by their employees, providing compensation for disability or death resulting from occupational injuries or disease or accidental injury to or death of employees and methods for the payment, and apportionment of the same * * *.\"\nThe title expressly refers to \"the liability of employers\". The 1969 act proceeds in \"revising and consolidating\" to limit an employee's remedies against his employer to the act, and to define \"employer\" to include \"insurer\". MCLA 418.131; MSA 17.237(131). We find that the Legislature's grant of immunity to a compensation carrier is clearly within the expressed purpose of the Workmen's Compensation Act.\nWe find the statute to be constitutional as against the challenges brought herein.\nAffirmed. Costs to defendant.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Hackers damage German steel mill while accessing production networks\nGermany's steel mill damaged as hackers gain total control of production networks\nFederal Office for Information Security (BSI), has revealed in their latest report about a rare instance of a cyber attack being used to cause serious physical damage. The report stated that a steel factory in Germany suffered massive losses after the attackers managed to get access into the network systems during a successful cyber attack.\nThe attackers gained access to the network connected to the production line of the factory. Once they got access, they used the authority to tamper with the factory's furnace. The attack used spear phishing and sophisticated social engineering techniques to gain access to the factory's office networks, from which access to production networks was gained.\nSpear phishing involves the use of email that appears to come from within an organization and is normally addressed to the upper echelons of a company to get access to important credentials. After the system was compromised, individual components or even entire systems started to fail frequently. Due to these failures and due to the fact that the network control was in hands of the hackers, the mill floor managers could not shut of the furnace. The furnace overheated and cause major damage to the entire plant.\nThe BSI described the attacker to be very skillful in the technical details, as such skill would have been needed to carry out the hack. The attack involved the compromise of a variety of different internal systems and industrial components, BSI said, noting that not only was there evidence of a strong knowledge of IT security but also extended know-how of the industrial control and production process.\nReminiscent of Stuxnet\nThe nature of this attack made many experts compare it to Stuxnet \u2013 the first dangerous cyber weapon in known history. Stuxnet was allegedly developed by the United states in collaboration with Israel with the goal of taking down the nuclear program of Iran. Stuxnet contained vast espionage and sabotage functionalities that were used to destroy up to 1,000 uranium enrichment centrifuges at a nuclear plant near the city of Natanz in Iran. Stuxnet not only succeeded in its motive but also set the Iran's nuclear ambitions back by at least five years and brought the once rebel country to the negotiating table with the major powers of the world.\nThough damaging the German steel mill may not rate as high as damaging centrifuges in a Iranian nuclear farm, the capability and the reach of cyber attacks is well demonstrated from the damages and loss it caused.\nResource : BSI","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Online graduate wanted prestige, flexibility of ASU\nMary Beth Faller\nAfter dropping out of college, Scott Lau knew he needed to earn a degree, and he was drawn to Arizona State University not only because of the flexibility but also the prestige.\nLau, who lives in Sacramento, is earning a bachelor's of science degree in urban planning from ASU Online, and has worked full time while taking classes.\n\"ASU Online has a lot of credibility,\" he said. \"When I dropped out of college, I knew I wanted to have some kind of impact on my community, and ASU Online gave me a chance to redeem myself.\"\nLau had attended two University of California schools, for a year each, until he realized he wasn't interested in engineering.\nSo he got a job working as a technician at Folsom State Prison, where he dealt directly with maximum-security prisoners. He was considering a career in law enforcement when a botched road reconstruction project in his city made him think about urban planning. And he realized the ASU Online program would work perfectly.\n\"I suffer from insomnia and so I get up at 3 a.m. and watch a lecture or do homework,\" said Lau, who's 25.\n\"I've gotten so much insight into human nature and psychology and how the environment affects people's happiness.\"\nLau and his parents will travel to the ASU campus for the first time to attend graduation, which he's dedicated to his grandmother, who died two months ago.\n\"She came from China and without her, I wouldn't have this chance at an education.\"\nHe answered some questions from ASU Now:\nQuestion: What's something you learned while at ASU \u2014 in the classroom or otherwise \u2014 that surprised you, that changed your perspective?\nAnswer: The environment that you chose to be in is a determinant in how happy you are as a person. My major in urban planning has emphasized creating, arranging and designing structures in a way that relieves stress and promotes the quality of life amongst others.\nIt made me realize that the buildings around me were not arranged or built by accident, but due to the hard work of a planner or architect. It changed my perspective, that there is a science to it that gives us a feeling of safety and pleasantness based on the look and design of a building, green space available, and accessibility. The level of comfort that you are in depends on the environment or place you put yourself in.\nQ: Why did you choose ASU?\nA: ASU is a world-renowned university. It is a Pac-12 school and is known everywhere for both athletics and academics. It gives me pride and motivation to excel as a student for a school that participates in sports and is often broadcast nationally. In other words, ASU gives me bragging rights. My choice in choosing ASU Online vs. other online schools is the prestige that ASU has.\nQuestion: What's the best piece of advice you'd give to those still in school?\nA: Aspire to inspire before your time expires. Our time in college is limited. Do something that is worthwhile and will get your name remembered. Pat Tillman is remembered all over campus for doing something very remarkable. Look at the impact and things that we are doing now in his name. What can you do that is remarkable and can be famed about? Get out there!\nQ: What is your favorite spot to study and think about life?\nA: My favorite place to study, meet with friends or ponder the direction that my life is headed to would be my backyard patio. It offers ample sunshine and features a garden of exotic plants with a fish pond. It gives me a nature side of my day and I think about how easy or hard it is to be a fish, or a flower or a bird. Then I switch back to reality and think about the things I need to accomplish.\nQ: If someone gave you $40 million to solve one problem on our planet, what would you tackle?\nA: I would focus on the mosquito population control. Mosquitos are not only a nuisance to us, but they also carry a wide range of diseases that are incurable and damaging to the health. Zika virus, the virus that causes pregnant women to give birth to babies with smaller heads\/brains, is carried and spread through mosquitos. With the $40 million dollars, I'd invest in mosquito electric zapper lamps and put them in places where mosquitos are in need to control. Electric zappers are the most effective bug killers without the chemicals that could harm others or the environment.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In this section: Masters\nModule information\nGeographical Information Science MSc\nMA or MSc by Research\ngeo-tpg-enq@leeds.ac.uk\nThe School of Geography is globally renowned for the quality of its research, and the funding it attracts, meaning we're able to invest in world-class facilities and academic staff who are actively engaged in cutting-edge research. Our academics are internationally renowned and working at the top of their fields \u2013 at the forefront of knowledge and thinking.\n36th in the world for Geography, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019\n20th in the UK for Geography and Environmental Studies, Guardian University Guide 2020\n11th in the UK for Geography and Environmental Sciences, Complete University Guide 2020\n6th in the UK for Geology, Complete University Guide 2020\n42nd in the world for Geography, ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019\n86% overall student satisfaction for physical geographical sciences and human geography, National Student Survey 2019.\n98% of our recent graduates are employed or in further study within six months of graduating, Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2016-17\nUniversity awards\nThe University of Leeds is among the top 100 universities, QS World University Rankings 2020\nWe achieved a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework the highest award possible\nThe University of Leeds was named University of the Year in 2017 by The Times and The Sunday Times' Good University Guide\nResearch Excellence Framework (REF) 2014\nEvery six years, the UK's four higher education funding bodies undertake an exercise to measure the quality of research undertaken by UK higher education institutions (HEIs). The funding bodies use the outcomes to inform the allocation of their research funding to HEIs. The Research Excellence Framework was the framework used in 2014.\nUnit of assessment: Geography, Environmental Studies and Archaeology\n3.07 overall research quality profile\n5th in the UK for research power\n100% of our research environment is conducive to producing research of 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' quality\nOver 70% of our research has either 'outstanding' or 'very considerable' impact\nOver 75% of our research is 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'\nOver 70% of our research outputs are 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Letter 18 (AB 26)\nof 1676-10-09\nto Henry Oldenburg\nLetter (AB 46)\nto Christiaan Huygens\nResources: Philosophical Transactions\nThe table is sortable by Year, Author, and Title.\n1787 Maty, P. H. A General Index to the Philosophical Transactions, from the first to the end of the seventieth volume\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Epistola Viri Doctissimi Johannis Hoogvlietii ad Jacobum Jurin, M. D. R. S. Secr. de Epistolis Duabus Posthumis Viri Celeberrimi Antonij a Leeuwenhoek, R. S. S.\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations upon a Foetus, and the Parts of Generation of a Sheep. In a Letter to the Royal Society, from Mr. Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Translated from the Dutch by Dr. Sprengell, F. R. S.\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van De Globulis in Sanguine & in Vini Faecibus. Epistola Posthuma Domini Antonij a Leeuwenhoek, Societatis Regiae Londinensis, Dum Viveret, Sodalis Dignissimi, ad Jacobum Jurin, R. S. Secr.\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations upon the Callus of the Hands and Feet, by the Same Curious Gentleman. Translated by John Chamberlayne, Esq\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Ejusdem Viri Clarissimi ad Eundem Epistola Posthuma. De Generatione Animalium, & de Palpitatione Diaphragmatis\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van De Particulis & Structura Adamantum. Epistola Domini Antonii Leeuwenhoek, R. S. Soc. ad Jacobum Jurin, M. D. R S. Secret\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van De Globulorum Sanguineorum Magnitudine, &c. ex Epistola D. Antonii a Leuwenhoek ad Jacobum Jurin, M. D. R. S. Secr.\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr. Leeuwenhoeck, F. R. S. concerning the Muscular Fibres in Several Animals, and the Magnetick Quality Acquired by Iron, upon Standing for a Long Time in the Same Posture\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van De Structura Diaphragmatis. Epistola Domini Antonii van Leeuwenhoek, R. S. S. ad Societatem Regiam\n1722 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter to the Royal Society concerning the Particles of Fat. By Mr. Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Translated from the Dutch by John Chamberlayne, Esq\n1720 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations upon the Vessels in Several Sorts of Wood, and upon the Muscular Fibres of Different Animals. By the Same Curious and Inquisitive Person\n1720 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations on the Muscular Fibres of Fish. By Mr. Leeuwenhoeck, F. R. S.\n1720 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations upon the Seeds of Plants. By the Same. Translated by John Chamberlayne, Esq;\n1720 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Epistola Domini Antonij van Leeuwenhoek, R. S. S. de Osculis, Sive Spiraculis Foliorum Buxi, Item de Lanugine Malorum Persicorum & Cydoniorum\n1720 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations upon the Bones and the Periosteum, in a Letter to the Royal Society, from Mr. Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1720 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations upon the Membranes Enclosing the Fasciculi of Fibres, into Which a Muscle is Divided. By Mr. Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Translated by Dr. Sprengell, F. R. S.\n1714 Leeuwenhoek, A. van An Extract of a Letter from Mr. Anthony Van Leeuwenhoeck, F. R. S. Dated October the 12th. 1713. Concerning the Fibres of the Muscles, &c.\n1712 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr. Anthouy Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. containing Some Further Microscopical Observations on the Animalcula Found Upon Duckweed, &c.\n1710 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Some Microscopical Observations upon Muscles, and the Manner of Their Production. In a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1710 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Containing Some Microscopical Observations upon the Chrystalized Particles of Silver Dissolved in Aqua Fortis\n1710 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Part of a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhock, F. R. S. to Mr. James Petiver, F. R. S. Containing Some Microscopical Observations upon the Animalcula in Semine of Young Rams\n1710 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Additional Observations upon the Production of Mites, &c. In a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1710 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr Anthony van Leeuwenhock, F. R. S. Containing His Observations upon the Seminal Vessels, Muscular Fibres, and Blood of Whales\n1710 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Some Remarks upon the Disposition of the Parts, and Microscopical Observations upon the Contexture of the Skin of Elephants. In a Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations on the Palates of Oxen, &c. By Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations on the Blood Vessels and Membranes of the Intestines. In a Letter to the Royal Society from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr. Ant. Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Containing His Observations upon the Hair Mentioned in the Foregoing Letter, &c.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations upon the Tongue; In a Letter to the Royal Society from Mr. Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr. Anth. Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Containing Some Microscopical Observations on the Particles of Chrystalliz'd Sugar, &c. and His Manner of Observing the Circulation of the Blood in an Eel\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations on Red Coral: In a Letter to the Royal Society from Mr. Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations upon the Configuration of Diamonds: In a Letter from Mr. Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Containing His Observations upon the White Matter on the Tongues of Feverish Persons, &c.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr. Antony Van Leeuenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlayne, Esq; F. R. S. Containing His Observations upon the Edge of Razors, &c.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from. Mr. Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. concerning the Circulation of the Blood in Fishes, &c.\n1708 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Second Letter from Mr. Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlayne, Esq; F. R. S. upon the Same Subject as the Former\n1706 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations on the Seeds of Several East-India Plants, by Mr Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1706 Leeuwenhoek, A. van An Extract of a Letter to His Excellency Signior Francisco Cornaro, Ambassador from the Republick of Venice, to the Queen of Great Britain etc. By Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F.R.S. Containing Microscopical Observations of the Salts of Pearls, ...\n1706 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations on the Structure of the Spleen, and the Proboscis of Fleas. By Mr Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1706 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Part of a Letter Written to Signior Antonio Magliabechi, by Mr Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. concerning the Particles of Silver Dissolved in Aqua Fortis, etc.\n1706 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Microscopical Observations on the Cortex Peruvianus: By Mr. Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1706 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter to the Royal Society, from Mr. Anthony Van Leeuwenkoek, F. R. S. concerning the Whiteness on the Tongue in Fevers, etc.\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Observations on Staining the Fingers with a Solution of Silver in Aqua Fortis, etc. in a Letter from Mr Anthony Van Leuwenhoek, F. R. S.\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. concerning the Flesh of Whales, Crystalinc Humour of the Eye of Whales, Fish, and Other Creatures, and of the Use of the Eye-Lids\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. concerning the Barks of Trees\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, concerning the Tubes or Canals That Convey the Yellow Sap in the Herb Called Chelidonium Majus, or Celandine, etc.\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Part of a Letter from Mr Anthony van Leuwenhoek, concerning Worms Observ'd in Sheeps Livers and Pasture Grounds\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Part of a Letter from Mr Anthony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlayne, Esq; F. R. S. concerning the Vitrifyed Salts of Calcin'd Hay\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van A Letter from Mr Antony Van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. to John Chamberlain, Esq; S. R. S. concerning Tobacco Ashes\n1704 Leeuwenhoek, A. van Part of a Letter from Mr Anthony van Leuwenhoek, F. R. S. 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{"text":"Home Uncategorized High expectations for Nigerian cricket with World Cup winner Asanka Gurusinha as...\nHigh expectations for Nigerian cricket with World Cup winner Asanka Gurusinha as head coach\nAsanka Gurusinha is just a month old on his job as the Nigeria senior male team cricket coach amidst many expectations from cricket stakeholders.\nWith his level of pedigree, the Sri Lankan is perceived as the messiah of Nigerian cricket.\nArguably, his appointment is regarded as one of the biggest steps the country has taken towards developing the sport.\nBut cricket isn't a day-old in Nigeria. The sport has existed in the country for over a century.\nIn 1905, there was an officially recorded cricket match played in Calabar (in the country's Southern Region) \"between a Nigerian selection and crew members of battleship HMS Royal Navy\", Yahaya Ukwenya, president of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) said.\nDespite its early acceptance by the country's populace, the sport's fan base and grassroots development prior to this time remained low.\nIt was only in January 2020, that the country recorded its first ever World Cup appearance following the hard-fighting spirit of the Under-19 male team in South Africa. As underdogs, the team lost out in the group stages of the tournament.\nEarlier, in October 2019, the country's senior male team made an unexpected debut at the T20 World Cup qualifier in UAE. This was possible following the suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket Union by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July of the same year due to government interference in the sport's administration.\nSame year, the national women's team made appeared at a World Cup qualifier for the first time in Zimbabwe.\nThese historic outings are evidence that the country's level of cricket development has improved.\nGurusinha's Unveiling\nIn a bid to continuously advance and maintain the standard of the national team's performance at the elite level, the NCF felt the services of a foreign coach of international repute was required.\nThis decision became imperative as Nigeria looks to compete at more international tournaments in the near future and also improve her performance in world cricket rankings.\n\"Cricket in Nigeria has improved immensely since the inception of this administration,\" Ukwenya, president of NCF said.\n\"We have seen our players perform at the highest level of cricket in the world and we believe that the right technical expertise will see the country improve greatly.\"\nGurusinha, a former Sri Lankan cricketer and coach was unveiled on December 8 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja.\nThe ICC Level 3 certified coach will oversee the technical bench of the senior male national team as well as head the country's high-performance programme.\nHe is also expected to develop a national framework for grassroots cricket coaching unique to Nigerian setting and serve as mentor to the indigenous coaches.\nGurusinha is said to have taken up the challenge in Nigeria due to his involvement -as a young cricketer \u2013 in the transition process of Sri Lanka from an associate country (which Nigeria currently is) to a Test playing country in 1982 and eventually to World Cup glory in 1996 \u2013 a feat Nigeria intends to attain in the near future.\n\"The experiences from such a career would be useful to a low resource but ambitious country with huge potentials like Nigeria,\" Ukwenya added\nStakeholders' Expectations\nWith the 55-year-old at the helm of affairs, the country cannot wait to start winning matches and participating regularly and competitively at international events.\nNigeria is currently ranked 39th in the world in T20 and this is due to her cumulative poor performance over a long period of time but Ukwenya echoes that the right man for the job has been appointed.\n\"We hope that with Gurusinha's arrival, Nigeria can no longer take a passing interest in World Cricket. We should be able to compete at all levels.\n\"In no distant future, we want to become a test playing country, go to World Cup, compete on a regular basis and not just make up the numbers.\n\"It is also our ambition to become one of the top three countries in Africa after South Africa and Zimbabwe as soon as possible and be ranked as one of top 20 T20 countries of the world,\" the NCF boss said.\nThe sports administrator, who is also a surgeon, said the 1996 Cricket World Cup winner's appointment would influence the country's developmental structure.\n\"His presence will greatly impact on our developmental structure as we look to begin our Accelerated Growth Programme. This will be the greatest legacy Gurusinha will leave behind.\n\"We want him to expose us to the international best practices behind the successes of cricket from his own county Sri Lanka and Australia\u2014having served in the capacity as the Consultant Regional Coach for Cricket Australia.\n\"We want to have a system and structure that will help us have a continuous line of production of poise players and be able to get the best out of them.\n\"These are some of the immediate goals we have set for ourselves following Gurusinha's arrival,\" Ukwenya, who also doubles as the vice chairman of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA) added.\nPlayers' Fitness\nIn a bid to aid the coach's job and fast-track the achievement of the above targets, the NCF said it was working on hiring the services of a Physical Conditioning and Fitness Trainer.\n\"Henceforth, fitness is part of the team's training. We hope to become one of the fittest teams in Africa. The best fielding and batting side in the continent.\n\"Our players should take note and be ready for this,\" the NCF boss concluded.\nThe Job Begins\nThe new coach has hit the ground running with his first assignment of looking at a pool of 36 elite players that were invited from across the country for camping.\nThe players \u2013 grouped into three \u2013 had intensive round robin matches between the sides.\nThe players were later pruned down to 26 as they went into high performance camp.\nGurusinha, who came out on top among 32 others interviewed for the jop, expressed satisfaction with the level of talents seen but quickly identified that there was a lot of work to be done.\n\"I am very excited to take up this job and I am really looking forward to the best we can achieve with the level of enthusiasm, talent and support that the NCF has.\"\n\"The players are talented. It is just getting them ready to compete and into a habit of winning,\" Gurusinha said.\nHowever, it is the overall goal of the NCF for cricket to be loved by Nigerians from all facets of life. A huge part of achieving this goal relies on the success of Gurusinha's reign.\nBut, with a recent surge in COVID-19 in Nigeria and across the globe, cricket fans would hope that the situation is curtailed soon so it does not have any negative effect on the development of the sport in the country.\nSource: AIPS\nPrevious articleWAFU B U17: 13 Golden Eaglets players to Undergo MRI Test Today as eaglets face Ivory Coast\nNext articleTennis: Oyinlomo Quadre Cracks into Top 100 in World Junior Rankings\nAubameyang arrival has Mkhitaryan dreaming big at Arsenal\nEgba Ake Are Champions Of 2021 Kings Cup Golf Tournament\nadmin - October 10, 2021\nUnilorin female basketball team to represent Nigeria in Ethiopia\nFinally, Nigeria's Yellow Green defeated the Patriots of Sierra Leone by...\nPlayers Traveling To Obscure Leagues For Survival : Former NPFL Star...\nYouth Ministry Begins Workshop for Young Entrepreneurs in Southern Zones","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Limited time - Save 30% on Moz Pro annual plans! Offer ends Jan 31. Sign up now!\nBy: Rand Fishkin\nWhy You Might Be Losing Rankings to Pages with Fewer Links, Worse Targeting, and Poor Content\nWhiteboard Friday\nThe author's views are entirely his or her own (excluding the unlikely event of hypnosis) and may not always reflect the views of Moz.\nMost of us have a pretty good sense for the best ways to improve our search rankings, including earning links, targeting the people who search for us, and making sure our sites contain high-quality content. Sometimes, though, we get outranked by sites that clearly have work to do in these areas. In today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand explains some of the reasons why that might happen to you.\nFor reference, here's a still image of this week's whiteboard:\nHowdy Moz fans, and welcome to another edition of Whiteboard Friday. This week, I want to address a question that comes up all the time. I get so much email about this. So many people asking in Q&A, the Moz Q&A, about:\n\"Why am I losing rankings to a site or page that has fewer links, worse keyword targeting, and\/or poor content?\" It's usually some combination of these. A lot of times it's fewer links and poor content, or they're not targeting a keyword at all, and their content's terrible. \"Why are they outranking me?\"\nI want to try and address why that might be happening for you, because it's such a common theme. I think, as SEOs and marketers, we're trained to look at the data. We look at who's ranking for chicken coops, and we see these three results, and we go and check. Okay, how many links does this site have? How many links does the page have? What's the page authority? What's the domain authority? What does the anchor text look like? Is it an exact match domain, and maybe it's getting some domain biasing from that, or those kind of things. And then, when we don't see one of those patterns that we're accustomed to, we go, \"Why is that happening? What's going on there? I don't understand why I'm seeing this page outrank my page.\" So I'm going to try and address those.\nFirst off, let's understand the basics of what's going on in rankings, because there are multiple things. First off, domain based features. So it could be that MNN, which I think is Mother Nature Network maybe it has a very powerful domain, or not as powerful a domain, in terms of domain authority and trust and those kind of things.\nThere are page based features. This is like the content of the page and the keywords that it's targeting and how it's doing that, as well as the content experience on the page and the links that are coming to the page. The individual URL, not the domain broadly.\nThen there are listing based features, meaning: Have they done a good job of making this a very compelling thing for a user to click? We've certainly seen examples of where making a more compelling snippet has actually boosted people's rankings as more people click it, and Google is seeing that searcher behavior, and now they're saying, \"Oh well, if so many people like this result and they're scrolling down to find it, then we should probably be bumping it up.\"\nOf course, there are secondary benefits to that, which is the more people who click your listing, the more people you get exposed to, and the more links you can earn, and all those kinds of second order benefits.\nBut it's not just these things, or it is these things, but it's also a bunch of different inputs that can be affecting these, and so I'm going to walk you through some of those.\nWhat I really like asking is, \"When we're being outranked, where do we have weaknesses that the other listings have strengths?\" I think this is a common way of going about this, but it's not always numeric. It's not always quantitative. Sometimes it's qualitative, and sometimes you have to ask yourself tough questions.\nDo I have a poor listing or a poor snippet? Is this something where, out of all the listings on here, someone would want to click mine more than anything else? That's a copywriting challenge, it's a creativity challenge, and it's a empathy challenge. We want to be inside people's heads. If we were to go and get a room full of a hundred people who performed a search for chicken coops, and we asked them, \"What would make you click on a listing? What would inspire you to say, 'Wow, that's what I want to see.'\"\nA lot of time it might be something like this.\nIf you're being outranked in this search result by Mother Nature Network, and you're going, \"But I actually sell chicken coops, they don't,\" think about how compelling it is to say, \"Oh eight awesome urban chicken coops.\"\nWell, given population trends and how chicken coops are rising, it's very possible that lots of people who live in cities and dense urban areas are searching for chicken coops right now. So this kind of an article, that's inspiring and interesting to them, might be better than what I've got, which is chicken coop designs or backyard chicken coops, those kinds of things. Maybe that's what's going on, and we need to have a real conversation about who those people are, what they're searching for, and whether we're providing something that's really compelling for them to click on.\nLikewise the brand and domain. People have a hard time hearing this, and for any of you out there who are consultants, or agencies, or are a marketer who joined an organization, you know that there's nothing harder than going to your boss, or your board, or the client and saying, \"Your baby is just ugly. Nobody likes your brand, and people don't enjoy interacting with it, and they don't have a positive association with it. We're going to have to change that if we want to move the needle on any of these other tactics.\"\nThis is true in social. It's true in content creation, and content marketing. It's true in SEO for sure, and remember that brand bias is one of the strongest signals. A lot of people say, when surveyed and when they do tests, that the domain name, the brand is what biases their click, and they might click on something lower if it has a better brand association for them.\nLikewise user experience and design. One of the most fascinating case studies, and unfortunately I can't talk about fully, transparently, because this is an interaction that I had with someone who did not give me permission to disclose it. It's a big brand. It's a brand that you've heard of, a site that you've heard of, and they had this experience where their user experience changed at one point, and they made a conscious decision to change it. It was providing sort of a worse experience for people coming to them for search results, but they were getting a higher conversion rate as a result of how they changed the experience, and Google just dropped them way down. Their search traffic cratered and fell off a cliff. They had anticipated that they would be hurt by it a little, but certainly not this much, and that's speaks to the quality of user experience that you're providing.\nIf Google sees lots of people go and visit your page and then come right back to the search results and click on someone else, that's a really bad signal for them. So if you're not answering that query and doing a great job from the landing page of delivering value, Google sees that. Whether you're using Google Analytics or not, they see it from people coming back to the search result and clearly being unsatisfied, clicking other listings more frequently than they do when they click on someone else's result first. That tells Google you're not the right match, and so you want to make sure that you're delivering that sort of user experience.\nAnother thing that I see sometimes is people saying, \"I have more links, for more linking root domains to my page than they do.\" Okay, but let's examine a bunch of things about citations, and I don't just mean direct links. I also mean mentions, brand mentions and brand association mentions, and I also mean things like social shares and social mentions, because remember these are all being taken into account, either as a first order direct impact or a second order effect.\nSo I like to ask about quality. Are those coming from high quality sites?\nAre those references high quality? Are they really saying this is a good place to go for this? Remember, Google has started using things like sentiment tracking and sentiment analysis to determine are people really pissed off at this brand? If so, that's not actually a mention that I want to make them rank higher.\nI'm looking at quantity and that's certainly something that all of us can track pretty easily.\nVariety, this is one that's tough for people. What they see is hey everyone out there is linking to me. Well, are they all exactly the same kind of stuff? Like no news sites are linking to you. No blogs are linking to you. No social shares are coming to you, but a bunch of small business websites that use your widget on their page, maybe you've got some sort of a tracking widget or you have a WordPress plugin, or something like that, but there's no variety. Everything that links to you is of one particular kind, and years ago, this tactic totally worked. Now it's much tougher. If you don't have that broad sentiment of lots of people saying nice things and lots of kinds of people saying good things about you and linking to you, it can be tougher to win.\nAlso acceleration rate. Sometimes I see folks who have a really strong site, a really strong page, and they're seeing someone with only a few links, who's relatively new popping up, and they're go, \"What's going on here? How are they getting so far ahead of me?\" The answer often times is well, their acceleration rate is higher. You're growing links at sort of this rate, and they're growing links at this rate, and even though you might be up here in terms of links, and they're way down here in terms of links, that growth rate is something that's taken into account, especially if it's coming fast and furious, because it suggests to Google this is really interesting right now. Lots of people might be interested in this today, this week, this month.\nNext, I look at content quality and usefulness. When I'm addressing that, I want to know does the content address the searcher's intent? One of the challenges that people have a lot of time is when they've got commercial products especially. So, for example, let's say that you are selling backyard chicken coops. Your competing with folks like Williams-Sonoma and BackyardChickens.com, and you see content outranking you. You've got to be realizing, oh there's a lot of people who are not looking to buy this product, but are merely interested in set up and design and learning more about it. Can I offer that educational, or resource-based, or news-based, or just design based type of content as well? Should I be blogging about this in addition to having my commercial page about it, and maybe both of those can help me perform better in the search results.\nDoes the content provide great or unique value than anyone else? I actually did a whole Whiteboard Friday on providing unique value. I'll let you guys watch that one. That's a pretty good Whiteboard Friday on this particular topic. But it could be the case that even though you've got a great page, with great pictures, great video, how to set up, all this good stuff, it's not unique. There are seven other people in the top ten who do almost exactly do the same thing, and you're not providing unique value. You need to stand out. You have to be the exception to the rule if you want to outperform, and that's often why you see stuff that looks like it doesn't have the metrics to perform doing so well.\nLast thing, ask a little bit about results biasing. Remember that if you're doing a search, if I'm doing a search from Seattle, Washington, I might see a lot of Seattle-based and local companies in here, even if it's not the maps and local results, because that local impact, Google knows where I'm coming from, where my IP address is. If I'm using a mobile device, they know nearly exact where I am. That kind of biasing can hurt. So I like to append. You can do a search that appends something, like &gl equals your country code, onto a search that you uses say .co.uk. So I might go Google.co.uk?search=chicken+coops&gl=us, and now I've said put me in the UK. No wait, put me in the back in the U.S., and now there's no localization, and I can see what the national, sort of geographic picture is, the non geo-biased results. If it's geo-biasing that's going on, it's really going to be very, very hard to compete in those geo markets unless, you have a local presence in that market, and for a lot of searches, that's what Google's doing, and the best you can hope for is be the national brand that performs somewhere in here.\nAlso, look for mobile biasing. Remember that Google has said recently that they will discount or not rank you as well if your site doesn't perform quickly, have responsive designs, do well on mobile devices. So that might mean that if you're seeing a large amount of mobile searches, be careful, that's something you definitely need to test.\nAnd finally verticals. Sometimes Google sees that, hey, when people are searching for a particular keyword phrase, they really want video. They really want news. They really want images. If your page doesn't have some of those features, you might not perform well even in the normal search results. Video snippets a lot of the time can help folks to perform in those types of results.\nSo these are all questions you can use to ask yourself in that case scenario where the numbers just aren't lining up. I really like using Moz's Keyword Difficulty tool, which has this advanced SERPs analysis, does this big kind of Excel spreadsheet layout of oh yeah, this is every metric about every kind of thing possible or imaginable, and now I can really get into those numbers. if you're seeing those numbers not matching up, this is a next good step to go through, check mark by check mark, and figure out why you might not be performing.\nAll right everyone. Hope you enjoyed this edition of Whiteboard Friday. I look forward to the comments, and we'll see you again next week. Take care.\nVideo transcription by Speechpad.com\nWith Moz Pro, you have the tools you need to get SEO right \u2014 all in one place.\nWhat Is a Core Update? \u2013 Whiteboard Friday\nThree Ways to Evolve Your Link Building in 2023 \u2014 Whiteboard Friday\nPlease keep your comments TAGFEE by following the community etiquette\nComments are closed. Got a burning question? 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{"text":"Stanley Diamond: PRIMITIVE, The Critical Term\nPrimitive is, I believe, the critical term in anthropology, the word around which the field revolves, yet it remains elusive, connoting, but never quite denoting, a series of related social, political, economic, psychological, and psychiatric meanings. That is, primitive implies a certain level of history, and a certain mode of cultural being, which, in this paper, I shall make a further attempt to formulate.\nThis mode of cultural being is continuously obliterated or attenuated by the processes of civilization, and more radically so than we are usually able or willing to acknowledge; as a result, the image of an identifiable, cross-cultural, pre-civilized, and, yes, a priori human nature has practically disappeared from our conceptual lexicon. Unyielding cultural relativism, cultural determinism and social scientism are, in part, and each in its own way, rationalizations of a civilization that has forgotten what questions to ask of itself. These attitudes have helped blunt the sense of universal human need, conflict and fulfillment which has been most adequately expressed, in the past, through art and religion. It is, I believe, a singular task of anthropology, no matter what its practitioners call themselves, to assist in the reformulation of pertinent life-preserving questions.\nThe search for the primitive is the attempt to define a primary human nature. Without such a model, or, since we are dealing with men and not things, without such a vision, it becomes increasingly difficult to evaluate, or even to understand, our contemporary pathology and possibilities. More pertinently, without an anthropology bent on rediscovering the nature of human nature, the science of medicine may survive, but the art of healing will wither away. For healing flows from insight into primary, \"pre-civilized\" human processes, into a comparative and individualized sense of human needs; that is, it presumes a knowledge of the primitive, a sense of the minimally human, that is, of what is essential to the condition of being human.\nHuman consciousness is historical; in order to understand ourselves, to heal ourselves, in this age of abstract horror, we must regain the sense of the totality and the immediacy of human experience. In order to determine where we are, we must learn, syllable by syllable, where we have been. The sense of history is, for society in crisis, what relentless self-searching, psychoanalytic or otherwise, is for the individual in crisis, that is, it can be releasing and enriching, cathartic and creative; it may be the only thing that can save our lives. History implies exhortation, because it is confession, failure and triumph. It is the measure of our capacity, the link between man and man, the key to ourselves. The lack of the sense of history, or the mechanization of history, that is, the view of its processes as immutable and inevitable, is the death of man. The only inevitable, literally unavoidable, events are, in the cultural sphere, accidents, and certain categories of natural phenomena, which, from the human perspective, have the fatality of accidents.\nYet, the \"post-historic\" creature, necessarily congealed in a bureau and reduced to a function, is a common enough plotting of the future. This image of the human termites of tomorrow, each exuding its specialized bit of culture to what is conceived as an infinitely rich and almost palpable social whole, used to be one of Kroeber's favorite predictions, based, as it was, on Wheeler's work with insects, and attitudes toward men. All those who assimilate human history to natural history, or mechanize it, help dull the sense of history and prevent men from confronting themselves. The penalty we pay for blunting the historical sense is dissociation,both social and individual; the tripping of the fuse on the bomb, will, under such conditions, become only the ultimate incident in the course of a chronic cultural illness \u2013 something abstract, that we nevertheless do.\n\"When we contemplate the past, that is, history,\" Hegel said, \"the first thing we see is nothing but ruins.\" Out of these ruins of civilization, we must win through to a whole, but concrete, vision of man. Every thinker of consequence from the beginning of the industrial revolution, to the present has, in one way or another, warned us of this necessity. Darwin, Freud, Marx, Einstein, L. H. Morgan, Tylor, Henry Adams, Paul Tillich, Boas, Kierkegaard, Sartre (We read these names like Moslem beads, but do we understand them?), have, while concentrating on particular problems, urged us to a vision of the unity and autonomy of man. Modern anthropology itself, as L\u00e9vi-Strauss has, in effect, argued, probably germinated in a search for the historical contrast to our own intolerable condition, in a search, that is, for the primitive; it was, no doubt, as he also implies, an expression of remorse for the ideological and technical conquest of the planet by western Europeans, themselves restive in a culture they had learned to wield as a weapon. It follows that the anthropologist has been the disengaged man par excellence. dissatisfied at home, questing abroad. He is a scout sent out by a civilization in turmoil to find a resting place, and learn the lay of the land. He is, if true to his origins, a type of Ulysses, though, I am sure, more Joycean than Homeric.\nModern anthropology is the search for man in history. undertaken by society threatened with automatism In broader perspective, anthropology may be said to begin with civilization, certainly with the Greeks, and perhaps with the Babylonians, the Egyptians, the ancient East Indians or the Chinese. It would be instructive to study the records of the latter four non-western civilizations in order to determine how far anthropology had advanced among them and what forms it took. Wherever civilization arises, the primitive in Man is subordinated; it withers away, grows attenuated or is replaced. Thus the puzzled search for what is diminished, the search for different ways of being human, for the primitive, which is anthropology, begins. Even Plato, who was probably the most beneficently civilized man in history, pays tribute, in the beginning of The Republic, to the satisfactions of his bucolic version of primitive life, which he feels plausibly constrained to replace by his towering and totally civilized Utopia. Plato understood that, in civilization, we cannot know what has been gained until we learn what has been lost.\nLater, when brought down to earth in The Laws, the last of the Dialogues, the Heavenly city turns into a rather ominous polity. Plato spent his life trying to define and create a model of civilized man in civilized society. All of his work is a kind of anthropology of civilization, a vast exploration of political society, and it should interest us that it ends on a note of despair. For The Laws is no longer Plato struggling to grasp, to create, civilization as part of an expanding human consciousness; his final social statement is frankly repressive and pragmatic, and prophecy becomes mere prediction. In The Laws, human nature has become the enemy, and we recognize civilization. Freud, had he permitted himself the luxury of philosophizing, would have analyzed the Plato of The Laws perfectly, just as Plato, had he acknowledged the primal necessity of poiesis, of ritual, would have been able to penetrate more deeply into the nature of that \"primitive,\" actually rustic, life which he nostalgically abandons in favor of the ideal state. Yet in The Republic, in contrast to The Laws, whether we like it or not, we are caught by a vision of man finding himself in civilization, although in ways that are hardly viable since they exclude, rather than incorporate, the primitive.\nIf Plato concerned himself with the problems of civilization, ranging from the aesthetic to the technical and legal, at a time when civilization in Greece had become an insoluble problem,\nother philosophers, writers, travelers, and historians have been more deeply concerned with uncivilized people. Their descriptions vary immensely, and many are clearly projective, or otherwise distorted, but what runs through them all, whether drawn by Herodotus or Tacitus, Ovid, Seneca, or Horace, Columbus or Camoens, Montaigne or Gide, Rousseau or Monboddo, de Bougainville or Melville or Conrad, is the sense of contrast. Civilized men are here confronting what they presume to be primordial; they are saying, \"this is the way we were before we became what we are, this is the other side of our humanity.\" That is the anthropological statement, and it will always remain the anthropological question.\nParadoxically, as civilization increases in depth and scope, anthropology proliferates, but it becomes increasingly professionalized. The urgency of the central question is lost sight of, it is even denied. This question of our humanity is repressed because of its awful urgency, and the risks we must undergo in attempting to answer it. The very circumstances, then, that lead to the deepening need of the anthropological search, that is, the expansion of civilization, also convert anthropology into a mere discipline with narrowing borders, more mechanical techniques, and more trivial goals. It may even come to pass that the central question, the question of what part of our humanity we have lost, and how and why we have lost it, and how and in what form we may regain it, will soon cease to be a concern of anthropology. Perhaps significant statements about man will no longer be made by anthropologists, just as most sociologists no longer say anything very compelling about society, or political scientists about politics, economists about economics, and so on, precisely because these fields, reflecting the larger division of labor in our culture, and increasingly analytic attitudes, have grown .further and further apart. But man cannot be subdivided endlessly; moreover, the most critical tissues escape the scalpel;. it is the entire organism which must be studied. Correlatively, history cannot be quantified; we must win back the courage to evaluate.\nIn the beginning, bureaucracies counted \u2013 people, goods, land, in order to muster, levy and control, to record those facts which became the basis for civil imposition. It follows that in the logic of history, a bureaucratized discipline is, first and foremost, a quantifying one. Later, quantification becomes an end in itself, not just, as it always is in the human sciences, a problematic and limited means. The principle of evaluation is absorbed into, or subordinated by, this numbers game - an abstract ploy of counters that avoids policy, principle and meaning by presuming to rise above them. The new pedantry is the pedantry of the machine. The danger that anthropology faces, then, is literally this: it is becoming too civilized, too abstract, too bureaucratized. It is being transformed into just another specialized exercise, a symptom of our civilization, congruent with, rather than antithetical to it. The latter is its true patrimony, and it should be a vocation of anthropologists to make this truth known.\nMy contention, then is that the term primitive has content in anthropology; that it cannot be evaded; and that the attempt to explore its implications remains our central task, precisely because we are so civilized, and so in need of a deeper vision of man. It is in this way that anthropology can remain one of the most instrumental and useful, though it may often seem the most remote and eccentric, of disciplines.\n[From Diamond's essay, \"The Search for the Primitive, \" which appeared in full in Ashley Montagu's The Concept of the Primitive, The Free Press, 1968. This excerpt was later reprinted by Dennis Tedlock and me in the second number of Alcheringa (1971), now available with the complete run of the journal at http:\/\/jacket2.org\/reissues\/alcheringa-archive-journal-ethnopoetics-1970-1980.]\nEd Baker said...\nWOWOW !\nI just Inhaled this !!!\n\"... we must regain the SENSE OF the totality and the IMMEDIACY of human experience. In order to determine where we are, we mud learn, syllable by syllable\n(and my I add ... image by image)\n\"where we have been.\"\nand earlier (out of Hegel's (and the Surrealists') \"ruins\" :\n\"The search for the primitive (...) , a sense of the minimally human, that is, of what is essential to the condition of BEING HUMAN.\"\n\"we must win back the COURAGE to evaluate\"\n(notice he did not write \"reevaluate\" ?\nmaybe we need to jump into that pool and swim with our Stone ? It just might be that simple ( read :'primitive')\nthanx & just \"don't take any wooden nickels\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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The notion is to utilize the hydro power potential in an ecologically sustainable manner. There should be guidelines and norms put in place so that there is much needed balance between environment and development.\nGreen Norms for Wind Power\nIndia is the only country in the world with sizeable wind power installations but very little green norms to manage its environmental fallouts. Ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) data since 1980 reveals that 3,932 hectares have been diverted for wind power, without any Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies. The pace of forest land diversion for wind projects has increased manifold during the last seven years.\nCSE organized a public meeting in Pune to release and discuss its report \"Green Norms for Wind Power\". It was attended by stakeholders including civil society groups, wind power experts, industry and government officials. The conference focused on making the wind power development in the country sustainable and free of any negative impacts.\nWorkshops on Renewable Energy\nScaling up renewable energy based micro\/ mini grids for rural electrification in India\nIn the last few years, mini-grids have largely been developed by independent developers, non-governmental organizations and social businesses using external funds, and notable projects by state governments. CSE organized a workshop (Workshop on Scaling up Renewable Energy based mini-grids for Rural Electrification) in collaboration with Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA), to identify the business model\/ policy framework that would help in rightly incentivizing this sector.\nThe workshop included a field visit to few notable remote villages in the Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary which engaged the participants into understand the operation model employed by CREDA. The consultation insisted on the view that urgency is required from the government in order to scale up the setting up of mini-grid projects in the country. The participants unanimously agreed that correct financial incentives coupled with good transmission infrastructure at the tail end of the grid are the need of the hour.\nEnvironmental Impact Assessment Training for Wind Power Projects, Pune\nThe objective of this programme is to enable stakeholders to understand the likely impacts of the project and allows them to make sound decisions during various stages of project development. CSE's two day training programme held in Pune on 29 \u2013 30, August, 2013, addressed the need for an EIA for wind power projects covering the environmental and social impacts associated with the sector. The workshop also briefed the participants on applicable policy, guidelines, and legal provisions for the wind power sector in India. 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The story analyses the above aspects in detail.\nReporter's Desk\nSolar Energy not war\nIt describes the trade wars between countries in the solar sector. The big issue underlying these \"wars\" is the role of solar energy\u2014a new source of power to lead the world to a low-carbon future and thus, away from the looming climate crisis. The Indian government must continue with its policy to mandate domestic content in solar installations.\nCrores to gamble\nIt describes how the national fund for research in clean energy being ill-utilised. Analysts say India can learn from funding models operating in other countries.\nSC stays quashing of Gujarat's green cess act\nThe Supreme Court on July 3 stayed the Gujarat High Court judgement on quashing the Green Cess Act of the Gujarat government. 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{"text":"Home \/ News \/ Technology News \/ Prior to launch in India, Samsung Galaxy M04's prices tipped\nPrior to launch in India, Samsung Galaxy M04's prices tipped\nWritten by Akash Pandey\nDec 03, 2022, 02:32 pm 2 min read\nThe Samsung Galaxy M04 may offer 5GB of virtual RAM (Representative image)\nThe launch of Samsung's upcoming budget smartphone, Galaxy M04, in India is around the corner. In the latest development, 91mobiles has revealed that the device will be priced under Rs. 9,000 in the country. The handset will sport an HD+ waterdrop notch display, dual rear cameras, MediaTek Helio G35 chipset, and up to 8GB of RAM. It will run on Android 12.\nSamsung has been focusing on the budget segment of smartphones in India for a while now.\nThe brand aims to outperform its competitors such as Redmi and Infinix, which are quite popular in the sub-Rs. 10,000 market.\nThe Galaxy M04 has recently been spotted on the Google Play Console, which hints at its imminent launch in the country.\nThe handset is likely to flaunt an HD+ LCD panel\nThe Samsung Galaxy M04 will get a waterdrop notch design, noticeable bezels, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. On the rear, it will offer two cut-outs for cameras. The device may sport a 6.5-inch HD+ (720x1600 pixels) LCD display with a 60Hz refresh rate and a 20:9 aspect ratio. It is expected to arrive in at least two color options.\nIt may get a 13MP main camera\nThe Samsung Galaxy M04's dual rear camera arrangement may include a 13MP (f\/2.2) primary snapper and a 2MP (f\/2.4) depth sensor paired with an LED flash. On the front, the handset may feature a 5MP (f\/2.2) camera for selfies and video calls.\nA MediaTek Helio G35 chip will power the device\nAccording to a Google Play Console listing, the Samsung Galaxy M04 will be fueled by a MediaTek Helio G35 processor, which will come paired with 3GB of RAM. The handset will boot Android 12-based One UI. It may house a 5,000mAh battery. Connectivity options may include 4G, dual SIMs, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a Type-C port.\nSamsung Galaxy M04: Pricing and availability\nThe price and availability details of the Samsung Galaxy M04 in India will be revealed at the time of its launch, which is expected to happen soon. According to the latest leak, it will cost below Rs. 9,000.\nAkash Pandey\nAkash Pandey covers tech news at NewsBytes. With the experience of over three years, his work focuses on updates related to handsets and other tech gadgets. He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Application from Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok.\nUpcoming smartphones in India: From S23 Ultra to Coca-Cola Phone Upcoming Mobile Phones\nLeak reveals design and specifications of Samsung Galaxy Book3 laptops Upcoming Laptops\nSamsung S23 Ultra's GPU performance puts S22 Ultra to shame Upcoming Mobile Phones\nSamsung Galaxy S22 Ultra gets discounted by Rs. 19,000 Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra\nNew leak reveals complete specifications of OPPO Find X6 series OPPO\nOnePlus to launch V Fold, V Flip foldable smartphones soon OnePlus\nInfinix ZERO 5G to debut in India on February 4 Infinix Mobile\nPrior to debut, Moto G23 revealed in leaked renders Motorola\nSony's newly launched Walkman costs more than an iPhone 14 Sony\nInfinix Note 12i now available for purchase: Should you buy? Infinix Mobile\nInfinix Note 12i launched at Rs. 10,000: Check features Infinix Mobile\nTECNO Spark Go 2023 launched in India at Rs. 7,000 TECNO Mobile\nLove Technology News?","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"May Cover Revealed \u2013 Final Fantasy XV\nby Joe Juba on Apr 05, 2016 at 06:00 AM\nThe Final Fantasy name holds incredible significance for role-playing fans. Even though recent installments are divisive, no one can deny the impact this series has had on the RPG genre and gaming as a whole. However significant those contributions may be, Square Enix is not content to let this franchise's legacy remain in the past. The team behind Final Fantasy XV \u2013 led by director Hajime Tabata \u2013 recognizes the missteps in the series' history, but is working toward a bright future. With action-focused combat, open-world technology, and a renewed focus on characters and storytelling, Square Enix is hoping to reclaim its position at the forefront of the RPG genre.\nThis title has been on gamers' radar since it was first announced as Final Fantasy Versus XIII a decade ago. Fans just got a flood of new information last week at the Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV event\u2026but the surprises don't stop there.\nIn our massive 20-page cover story, we offer an even more in-depth look at the game with exclusive new details. We spent a week in Tokyo visiting Square Enix's offices with unprecedented access, playing the game for hours and interviewing the creative minds making it happen. We talk to the team about everything fans want to know: exploration, narrative, combat, summons, and more. Whether your enthusiasm for Final Fantasy is new, old, or even lapsed, this story is a must-read.\nFinal Fantasy XV is releasing on September 30 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Click the image below to see the full cover, front and back.\nFor a brief look at what the month's online coverage entails, check out the trailer below or watch and share it on YouTube.\nThe good stuff doesn't stop with Final Fantasy XV. The issue also includes a big feature on The Banner Saga 2, Stoic Studios' follow-up to its acclaimed Norse strategy title. Read our chat with Clueless Gamer's Aaron Bleyaert about guiding Conan O'Brien through the world of gaming. We also examine the current VR landscape (including Sony's PSVR on the horizon), rank the top 10 Final Fantasy villains, and take a close look at upcoming games like Uncharted 4 and No Man's Sky.\nPrint subscribers can watch for their issue to arrive in the next week or two, but you can read the full digital issue later today on PC\/Mac, iPad, Android, and Google Play. You can also get the latest issue through third-party apps on Nook, Kindle, and Zinio starting tomorrow. To switch your print subscription to digital, click here, or to create a new subscription to the digital edition, click here.\nOur exclusive Final Fantasy XV coverage goes on throughout April, so keep checking our hub all month for features celebrating the past, present, and future of Final Fantasy. We dive into the characters and locations, interview the team, and get some new details out of Final Fantasy VII Remake producer Yoshinori Kitase. All that and more is on the way in the coming weeks, so click the banner below to visit our hub and check back regularly.\nJoe Juba\nSenior Reviews Editor\nJoe joined the Game Informer staff in 2003. He loves Final Fantasy, Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, and Metal Gear. He is also a Columbo and RoboCop (1987) aficionado.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Lyons & McGinty (1941)\nBeyer, Cruz, & Martinez-Manautou (1970)\nClinical Publications\nZacharin (2000)\nBondy et al. (2007)\nColvin, Devineni, & Ashraf (2014)\nKaiser & Ho (2015)\nBauman, Novello, & Kreitzer (2016)\nGawlik et al. (2016)\nDonaldson et al. (2019)\nHeath & Wynne (2019)\nCrowley & Pitteloud (2020)\nFederici et al. (2021)\nNaseem, Lokman, & Fitzgerald (2021)\nLucien et al. (2022)\nAntiestrogenic Effects\nCyproterone Acetate in Transfeminine People\nProgestogens for Macromastia\n17\u03b1-Hydroxylase\/17,20-Lyase Deficiency\nExcerpts: Early Progestogen Exposure May Result in Suboptimal Breast Development\nThere have been suggestions in the literature that early or premature exposure to progestogens may result in suboptimal breast development. Animal studies using progestogens including progesterone and chlormadinone acetate (a progestin closely related to cyproterone acetate) found that this was the case for mammary gland development in rabbits with high doses of these progestogens though not with lower doses (Lyons & McGinty, 1941; Beyer, Cruz, & Martinez-Manautou, 1970). Species differences in mammary gland development and hormonal responses exist and it is unknown whether this phenomenon similarly occurs in humans however. Moreover, if it does occur in humans, it is unknown what level of progestogen exposure would be required to produce it. In any case, this page is a collection of relevant literature excerpts on the subject for those who are interested in it.\nLyons, W. R., & McGinty, D. A. (1941). Effects of estrone and progesterone on male rabbit mammary glands. I. Varying doses of progesterone. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 48(1), 83\u201386. [DOI:10.3181\/00379727-48-13227]:\nSummary. Eighteen doses of 0.25, 1.0, 4.0 and 8.0 I.U. of crystalline progesterone were given, simultaneously with 120 I.U. of estrone, to immature male rabbits during a period of 4 weeks. Of these 4 levels of progesterone, the 1.0 I.U. dose synergized best although the prolactational proliferation induced was not maximal. The 4.0 and 8.0 I.U. doses of progesterone were apparently inhibiting as shown by the relatively poor mammary growth obtained.\n[Introduction.] Turner and Frank1 showed that whereas estrogen caused growth of the duct system and slight lobule proliferation in the male rabbit mammary gland, the combination of estrogen and progestogen caused lobule-alveolar growth simulating that seen in pregnancy. The hormones used were impure, but were assayed for rat units of estrogen and rabbit units of progestogen and judged by the results, were uncontaminated, one with the other. Until recently few investigators have had at their disposal sufficient progesterone with which to investigate this problem further, and, as, far as we are aware, the doses of estrone and progesterone that will synergize best to cause optimal mammary growth have not as yet been satisfactorily determined in any animal form. In the preliminary investigation reported herein, an attempt was made to determine the approximate dose of progesterone that would function optimally with a given daily dose (120 I.U.) of estrone in causing prolactational* growth of the male rabbit mammary gland.\nExperimental. Immature, New Zealand White male rabbits weighing approximately 1.5 kg at the beginning of the experiment were treated in groups of 3 with 18 daily doses (Monday through Friday, from 2\/28\/39 until 3\/23\/39) of the following:\nGroup 1, 120 I.U. of estrone (theelin); Group 2, 1 I.U. of progesterone; Group 3, 120 I.U. of E and 0.25 I.U. of P; Group 4, 120 I. U. of E and 1 I.U. of P; Group 5, 1201 I.U. of E and 4 I.U. of P; Group 6, 120 I.U. of E and 8 I.U. of P. The 2 hormones were given separately, subcutaneously, in peanut oil. On 3\/28\/39, 5 days after the last injection, a biopsy specimen of the second left (thoracic) mammary gland was taken from each animal, fixed in formol, stained in toto with alum-carmine and cleared in methyl salicylate.\nResults. The maniniary spreads from Group 1, showed that the dose of 120 I.U. of E produced good duct growth with almost negligible alveolar formation (Fig. 2). Those from Group 2 (1 I.U. of P) showed but little more development than that seen in normal immature rabbit glands (Fig. 1). The duct system of the glands from animals in Group 3 (120 I.U. of E plus 0.25 I.U. of P) was as extensive as that seen in animals treated with 120 I.U. of E alone, but the main ducts were narrower and, as though in compensation. more alveolar buds were present. Thus, just as progesterone in some experimental animals prevents the estrogen-induced uterine dilatation and stimulates a proliferation of luminal and glandular epithelium, so also in the rabbit it counteracts an estrogen-induced mammary duct dilatation and permits instead an extensive alveolar proliferation. The amount of incomplete lobule formation shown in Fig. 3 was found typical of all rabbits in this group and probably may be interpreted as barely minimal prolactational proliferation in response to a low dose of progesterone. The glands from animals in Group 4 (120 I.U. of E and 1.0 I.U. of P) showed the best evidence of synergism obtained in this preliminary experiment (Fig. 4), although judged on the basis of a set of glands taken at different stages of pregnancy, they could not be said to show maximal prolactational proliferation. Interesting results were obtained in Groups 5 and 6, where 2 of the animals in Group 5 and all in Group 6 showed only scanty alveolar development and an inhibition of the duct growth (Fig. 5). The third animal in Group 5 showed good prolactational development with no inhibition of duct growth, indicating that 4 I.U. of progesterone approximated the border-line inhibiting dose when given with 120 I.U. of estrone by this particular routine.\nAll figures represent approximately one-half of a male rabbit mammary spread fixed in formol and stained in alum-carmine. \u00d7 1.5.\nTreatment was as follows:\nFIG. 1. None. Control gland.\nFIG. 2. 18 subcutaneous doses of 120 I.U. estrone in oil over a 28-day period. Duct growth with almost no alveolar development.\nFIG. 3. 18 subcutaneous doses of 120 I.U. estrone and 0.25 I.U. progesterone over same period. Very little prolactational proliferation.\nFIG. 4. 18 subcutaneous doses of 120 I.U. estrone and 1 I.U. progesterone over same period. Fair prolactational proliferation.\nFIG. 5. 18 subcutaneous doses of 120 I.U. estrone and 8 I.U. progesterone over same period. Inhibited duct growth and only slight alveolar development.\nBeyer, C., Cruz, M. L., & Martinez-Manautou, J. (1970). Effect of Chlormadinone Acetate on Mammary Development and Lactation in the Rabbit. Endocrinology, 86(5), 1172\u20131174. [DOI:10.1210\/endo-86-5-1172]:\nABSTRACT. The effect of chlormadinone acetate (CA) on mammary growth and lactation was studied in the New Zealand white rabbit. Mammary development studies were performed in 5-month males castrated prepuberally. All rabbits were treated for 28 days. Ten \u03bcg estrone (E) produced good ductal development without alveolar growth (mean mammary area = 376 mm2). CA alone did not stimulate mammary growth. Administration of 0.5 mg CA plus 10 \u03bcg E produced optimal ductal and alveolar development (mean mammary area = 765 mm2). By contrast, a larger dose of CA (2.5 mg) combined with 10 \u03bcg E resulted in a much smaller mammary response (mean mammary area = 284 mm2). Administration of 100 \u03bcg or 2.5 mg CA from day 10 to 25 of lactation neither inhibited nor facilitated milk production in lactating rabbits. It is concluded that prolonged administration of CA when combined with estrogen stimulates mammary growth at moderate doses (0.5 mg) and inhibits it at large doses (2.5 mg). CA has no clear effect on milk production and\/or removal in lactating rabbits. (Endocrinology 86: 1172, 1970)\n[Introduction]\nCHLORMADINONE acetate (CA) is a potent progestational steroid widely employed in controlling human fertility (1). It has been reported that prolonged treatment with some progestational compounds can alter mammary structure and lactation in some mammalian species, including women (2). Yet no detailed study has been done on the action of CA on the mammary gland. Therefore, we considered it interesting to analyze the effect of prolonged administration of CA upon mammary growth and lactation in New Zealand white rabbits.\nThe mammary glands of the control castrated males were not visible. When studied microscopically, they were found to consist of short primary ducts that hardly extended beyond the nipple area. Injections of 500 \u03bcg CA did not stimulate mammary growth. Administration of 10 \u03bcg E induced clear growth and ramification of the ductal system. The mean area (376 \u00b1 41 mm2 SE) occupied by these glands was significantly larger than in the control or CA treated rabbits. These glands were composed exclusively of ductal epithelium without alveoli. Combined administration of 10 \u03bcg E and 2.5 mg progesterone (P) resulted in a good ductoalveolar development. As can be seen in Fig. 1A the ducts were almost covered with alveoli. The area occupied by these glands was significantly larger than that of the E treated rabbits (688 \u00b1 77 mm2 SE, group 3 vs. 4, p = .004, U test). No milk secretion was noted. Administration of both E and CA at the low dose level (0.5 mg) produced marked ducto-alveolar development (Fig. 1B). The mammary area in these animals was more extended than in all other treated groups (765 \u00b1 358 mm2 SE) but also no mammary secretion was observed. Injections of E plus 2.5 mg CA resulted in a dramatic reduction in mammary extension (284 \u00b1 38 mm2 SE), when compared with the effects obtained with the low dose of CA (group 5 vs. group 6, p = .004, U test). Limited ductal extension and ramification was noted, though alveolar development existed (Fig. 1C).\nFIG. 1. Whole mounts of mammary glands showing development after diverse treatments: A) estrone (10 \u03bcg) plus 2 mg progesterone; B) estrone (10 \u03bcg) plus 0.5 mg chlormadinone acetate; C) estrone (10 \u03bcg) plus 2.5 mg chlormadinone acetate. Note that the large dosage of chlormadinone acetate resulted in poor development of the ductal system.\nOur observations indicate that CA alone does not exert any clear effect on mammary gland growth. Similarly, P per se lacks stimulatory effects on mammary development in the gonadectomized rabbit (3). On the other hand, when low doses of CA (0.5 mg) were combined with E, maximal ducto-alveolar development occurred. The development of these glands was comparable to that observed in late pregnancy in the rabbit. The fact that the mammary growth obtained with 0.5 mg CA plus E was greater than that found after combination of P and E agrees with the observation that CA is a more potent progestational agent than P (4).\n[\u2026] It is interesting that CA in large doses inhibited mammary growth. Similarly, Lyons and McGinty (7) reported an inhibitory effect of large dosages of P (8 mg) in the intact male rabbit treated with estrogen. This inhibitory effect is probably due to the antiestrogenic action of these compounds (8).\nIn summary, prolonged administration of CA, when acting on an estrogenic background, might influence mammary development in the rabbit, stimulating it at moderate and inhibiting it at high doses. By contrast, CA has no significant effect on milk production or removal.\nZacharin, M. (2000). Use of androgens and oestrogens in adolescents - A review of hormone replacement treatment. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, 13(1), 3\u201312. [DOI:10.1515\/JPEM.2000.13.1.3]:\nProgestogen is not required for induction of puberty. Cyclical progestogen should be added when the oestradiol dosage reaches the equivalent of 15 \u03bcg\/day of ethinyl oestradiol, at which time breakthrough bleeding is almost inevitable, or earlier if vaginal bleeding has already occurred.\nBondy, C. A., & Turner Syndrome Consensus Study Group. (2007). Care of girls and women with Turner syndrome: a guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 92(1), 10\u201325. [DOI:10.1210\/jc.2006-1374]:\nTo allow for normal breast and uterine development, it seems advisable to delay the addition of progestin at least 2 yr after starting estrogen or until breakthrough bleeding occurs. The use of oral contraceptive pills to achieve pubertal development is best avoided, because the synthetic estrogen doses in most formulations are too high and the typical synthetic progestin may interfere with optimal breast and uterine development.\nColvin, C., Devineni, G., & Ashraf, A. P. (2014). Delayed Puberty. In Bandeira, F., Gharib, H., Golbert, A., Griz, L., & Faria, M. (Eds.). Endocrinology and Diabetes (pp. 203\u2013217). Springer, New York, NY. [DOI:10.1007\/978-1-4614-8684-8_17]:\nInitial therapy is with estrogen alone to maximize breast growth and to induce uterine and endometrial proliferation. Adding a progestin prematurely or administering combinations of estrogens and progestins early on may reduce ultimate breast size. Progestin is added to mimic the normal menstrual cycle after breast growth ceases (when full contour breast growth plateaus) or menses occur.\nThe available evidence does not provide support for better effects on breast size of adding progestogens to cross-sex hormone administration in trans women as suggested by some authors [14,18,48\u201351]. However, it should be said that the quality and amount of available evidence are extremely poor and hamper any firm conclusion at this moment. Also, many centers use antiandrogens with some progestational action and complicate the available evidence. In addition, some occasionally use progestins to lower testosterone levels after maximum estrogen levels when a patient cannot tolerate an estrogen-based regimen, abnormal psychological irritability, and mammary tenderness [52,53]. Furthermore, all progestogens by definition have some progestational activity, but they differ in chemical structure, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, affinity, potency, and efficacy via steroid receptors and intracellular action. All these differences can translate into very different biological and clinical effects and advocate the absence of a class effect of progestogens [54].\nNevertheless, breast development in trans women might be similar as in cisgender women indicating a major role for estrogen rather than progesterone in the early stages of breast development. The central role of estradiol in initiating breast growth at puberty is revealed by the poor-developed breast of estrogen receptor-alpha knockout mice [55], whereas progesterone knockout mice showed to have a morphologically indistinguishable ductal architecture from wild-type virgin mice [56]. Moreover, during pubertal induction in girls, early administration of progesterone is not recommended as premature initiation of progestin therapy can compromise ultimate breast growth [57]. It is however of note that progesterone is known to be an important determinant of the histology of the breast in cis women. When the mammary epithelial of the progesterone knockout mouse is transplanted into a wild-type parous mouse, the obligatory role of progesterone in acinar and lobular development is demonstrated [58,59]. Additionally, other theoretical advantages of progesterone administration might be the fact that breast epithelium exhibits maximal proliferation in the luteal phase of menstruation, when progesterone levels are at their highest [60] and increased mammographic breast density is observed when progestogens are administered [61]. However, importantly, there is no evidence that these histological and mammographic differences result in clinically significant breast size differences. Another consideration is that the increased breast density by progestogens rapidly decreases after hormone withdrawal [62], which raises the question how long progestogens then should be prescribed.\nKaiser, U., & Ho, K. K. (2015). Pituitary Physiology and Diagnostic Evaluation. In Melmed, S., Polonsky, K. S., Larsen, P. R., Kronenberg, & H. M. (Eds.). Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 13th Edition (pp. 176\u2013231). Philadelphia: Elsevier. [DOI:10.1016\/B978-0-323-29738-7.00008-3] [Google Books]:\nSex Steroid Replacement Therapy. Estrogen or testosterone replacement is required for inducing and maintaining primary and secondary sexual characteristics [in patients with delayed puberty due to hypogonadism], [\u2026] Initial therapy should consist of estrogen alone to maximize breast growth and to induce uterine and endometrial proliferation. [\u2026] A progestin eventually needs to be added to prevent endometrial hyperplasia but should be avoided before completion of breast development, because it is likely to reduce ultimate breast size.\nBauman, A., Novello, L., & Kreitzer, P. (2016). Endocrine Disorders and Delayed Puberty. In Appelbaum, H. (Ed.). Abnormal Female Puberty (pp. 87\u2013107). Springer, Cham. [DOI:10.1007\/978-3-319-27225-2_5]:\nDepending upon when ovarian failure occurs, it may also be necessary to assist in the completion of puberty if pubertal progression was interrupted. If the breasts are not fully developed, lower doses of estrogen replacement must be initiated to allow for pubertal progression. Estrogen is gradually increased to adult or maintenance replacement dosing and then progesterone is added to protect the endometrium from long-term complications associated with unopposed estrogen. Pubertal induction is initiated with estrogen treatment alone followed by the sequential addition of progesterone. Progesterone is added sequentially, rather than concomitantly, in order to allow for estrogen to independently stimulate normal breast development because early progesterone exposure to the breast tissue can result in tubular breast formation [12].\nTo induce puberty, the patient will first receive low-dose estrogen, which can be given orally or transdermally. The dose is increased slowly over 2 years. This allows the patient to undergo the physical changes of puberty, including breast development. The slow increase of estradiol will also provide the opportunity for continued vertical growth. After about 12\u201324 months of unopposed estrogen, or if a patient experiences vaginal bleeding, she is given progesterone in cycles [47]. If the progesterone is given too early, it may result in breast deformity, but it must be started once the patient develops a uterine lining to prevent endometrial hyperplasia [40].\nGawlik, A., Hankus, M., Such, K., Drosdzol-Cop, A., Madej, P., Borkowska, M., Zachurzok, A., & Malecka-Tendera, E. (2016). Hypogonadism and sex steroid replacement therapy in girls with Turner syndrome. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 29(6), 542\u2013550. [DOI:10.1016\/j.jpag.2016.03.005]:\nIt is advisable to delay the addition of progestin [in hypogonadal cisgender girls] by at least 2 years or until breakthrough bleeding occurs, so as to enable normal breast and uterine development.\nThe use of progesterone, or progestins, to enhance breast development is controversial and not based on any reliable evidence. Although there are many anecdotal reports of breast growth with the addition of such agents to estrogen therapy in transwomen, no objective clinical trials are available to provide guidance on choice of medication, dose, duration, or response rate. Extrapolation from the experience in inducing breast growth in adolescent girls with absent or delayed pubertal development suggests that simultaneous initial administration of progestins with estrogen may result in abnormal and limited growth due to the simultaneous induction of ductal proliferation and terminal lobular differentiation. It is therefore recommended to initiate breast growth with estrogen alone until stability is reached with a consideration for trial of progesterone\/progestin at that time. The risks of long-term progesterone\/progestin therapy are unknown in transwomen. [\u2026] In view of the known course of development in normal puberty, and a description of abnormal breast growth with the early addition of progestins, it seems prudent to hold off on adding progesterone\/progestin therapy until initial estrogen-induced ductal growth is complete.\nDonaldson, M., Kristr\u00f6m, B., Ankarberg-Lindgren, C., Verlinde, S., van Alfen-van der Velden, J., Gawlik, A., van Gelder, M. M. H. J., & Sas, T. (2019). Optimal pubertal induction in girls with Turner syndrome using either oral or transdermal estradiol: a proposed modern strategy. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 91(3), 1\u201311. [DOI:10.1159\/000500050]:\nIn contrast to the Cincinnati guidelines [12], advice from gynaecology and reproductive endocrine colleagues indicated that oral progesterone should not be given pre-emptively after 2 years, or automatically at the time of the first breakthrough bleed. Instead, to allow maximum time for uterine and breast development with unopposed estrogen, it was recommended that pubertal staging and where possible pelvic ultrasound examination should be carried out at the time of bleeding so that uterine size and endometrial thickness could be determined. In cases where the endometrium is still thin and the uterus relatively small, progesterone treatment should be deferred, but introduced if ultrasound shows a mature uterus with thick endometrium.\nHeath, R. A., & Wynne, K. (2019). [Chapter 6:] Children and Adolescents. In A Guide to Transgender Health: State-of-the-art Information for Gender-Affirming People and Their Supporters (pp. 87\u2013106). Santa Barbara: Praeger\/ABC-CLIO. [Google Books]:\nIn young people assigned female at birth, the first sign of estrogen exposure is usually the development of breast buds that slowly progress toward a mature breast size and shape. The beginning of breast development coincides with a growth spurt and an increase in body fat. Hair develops gradually in the armpits and pubic region. The menstrual cycle indicated by monthly periods usually starts around two years later, after breast growth is well underway. During puberty, progesterone is not made until the ovaries have started to produce eggs, at a point when breast development has finished.\nHeath, R. A., & Wynne, K. (2019). [Chapter 7:] Hormone and Surgical Therapies for Adults. In A Guide to Transgender Health: State-of-the-art Information for Gender-Affirming People and Their Supporters (pp. 107\u2013146). Santa Barbara: Praeger\/ABC-CLIO. [Google Books]:\nProgesterone is not involved in breast development in cisgender females. The levels of progesterone only increase late in puberty when breast development is complete.28 Progesterone is therefore not included in the initiating hormonal regimens for young cisgender women who have not spontaneously entered puberty.29 Neither does the current available evidence suggest that progestins enhance breast development for transgender women. However, there is insufficient high-quality evidence to form an absolute conclusion regarding the usefulness of progestins, and some Internet resources and clinical services still recommend their use.\nThese excerpts are somewhat inaccurate though\u2014menarche occurs on average during Tanner breast stage 4, and in the first year after menarche a minority of cycles are ovulatory, resulting in significant although intermittent progesterone exposure (Aly, 2020).\nIwamoto, S. J., Defreyne, J., Rothman, M. S., Van Schuylenbergh, J., Van de Bruaene, L., Motmans, J., & T'Sjoen, G. (2019). Health considerations for transgender women and remaining unknowns: a narrative review. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 10, 2042018819871166. [DOI:10.1177\/2042018819871166]:\nPubertal data in people assigned female at birth (AFAB) (e.g. girls with Turner syndrome) argue for delaying progesterone as it causes ductal differentiation and may interfere with optimal breast development.68\nCrowley, W. F., & Pitteloud, N. (2020). Approach to the patient with delayed puberty. UpToDate. [Google Scholar] [URL]:\nThe initial estradiol doses used are below those required to induce menstruation. We add cyclic progestin therapy after two years of estradiol or when breakthrough bleeding occurs on unopposed estradiol. Our first choice for progestin therapy is oral micronized progesterone 200 mg days 1 to 12 of the calendar month. The progestin should not be added until there is substantial breast development that is not solely confined to the areolae and full contour breast growth has plateaued, because premature initiation of progestin therapy can compromise ultimate breast growth.\nFederici, S., Goggi, G., Quinton, R., Giovanelli, L., Persani, L., Cangiano, B., & Bonomi, M. (2021). New and consolidated therapeutic options for pubertal induction in hypogonadism: in-depth review of the literature. Endocrine Reviews, bnab043. [DOI:10.1210\/endrev\/bnab043]:\nInduction of puberty in females\nIn females, adequate maturation of secondary sex characteristics is achieved with estrogen alone, while the main role of progesterone is to prevent endometrial hyperplasia. Indeed, clinical experience suggests that premature treatment with a progestogen may be deleterious to both final breast and probably also final uterine maturation.\nIn summary, treatment should be initiated with a starting dose of approximately 10% of the adult replacement dose and increased (by increments of of 1.5 to 2-fold) every 6 months over a 2 to 3-year period (or less in older adolescents or young women). After at least 2 years of unopposed oestrogen, or if more than one episode of significant breakthrough bleeding occurs, it is necessary to consider a progestin to induce withdrawal bleeding, but only if adult breast and uterine conformation has been achieved. We recommend that, if symptoms of endometrial hyperplasia develop when breasts or uterus are not yet fully developed, then a slight reduction in 17\u03b2-E2 dose should be considered instead of introducing the progestin, although we acknowledge the lack of direct evidence. However, in recognition that physiologically progesterone levels only rise substantially in the late stages of puberty (174), when ovulatory cycling becomes effective, and that it plays a role in both the breast and the uterus (175), it seems to us that following this approach that aims to recapitulate normal physiology represents the path of lowest risk.\nNaseem, H., Lokman, M., & Fitzgerald, C. (2021). Management of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in females. Human Fertility. [DOI:10.1080\/14647273.2021.1998929]:\nThe aims of pubertal induction in CHH, are to achieve timely secondary sex characteristics which include breast and uterine development, to attain projected final height, acquire peak bone mass, optimise reproductive potential and maintain psychological well-being. It is important to recognise that randomised controlled trials on hormonal treatment in CHH are scarce, and data on clinical observational studies are also limited. Primary variables to determine the dose of hormone replacement therapy are age, patient satisfaction and clinical response.\nMost breast development occurs in the two years of unopposed oestrogen prior to menarche. It has been stated that progesterone should be deferred until after adequate development of breast and uterus are achieved or with first breakthrough bleeding (Shifren, Gass, & NAMS Recommendations for Clinical Care of Midlife Women Working Group, 2014). However, if at first breakthrough bleed, B4 breast development or mature sonographic uterine dimensions have not been achieved, a rational approach is to slightly reduce oestradiol dose whilst continuing to defer progesterone treatment. Cyclical progestogens found in pre-packed preparations for post-menopausal women can be used or prescribed separately for 12 to 14 days in each cycle.\nThe combined oral contraceptive pill's (COCP) relatively higher dose of oestrogen and progestogen in early puberty would disrupt breast development causing breast hypoplasia, leading to early epiphyseal closure and reduced bone mass (Matthews et al., 2017). Although COCP is commonly used as HRT after puberty, its use is not endorsed by the European Consensus Guidelines for CHH, which instead recommends oestradiol-based HRT (Boehm et al., 2015). Evidence suggests that COCP does not provide optimal oestrogen replacement in young women postpuberty and the use of COCP represents inadequate treatment in these women (O'Donnell et al., 2012; Swee et al., 2019).\nLucien, J. N., Ortega, M. T., Calvert, M. E., Smith, C., White, X., Rogers, H., Mosley, B., Agrawal, R., Drude, A., McGee, C., George, M., Brown, A., Downey, K., Wild, C., Njunge, A., Kuzmiak, C. M., Zava, D., Zava, T., Pollard, J., Francis, J., Beery, B. L., Harlin, M., Gonzalez, G. R., & Shaw, N. D. (2022). The Launch of A Girl's First Period Study: Demystifying Reproductive Hormone Profiles in Adolescent Girls. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 35(4), 420\u2013425. [DOI:10.1016\/j.jpag.2021.12.018]:\nDoes exposure to low levels of [progesterone (P4)], as occurs before menarche, during anovulatory cycles with some degree of follicle luteinization, and during early, immature ovulatory cycles play an important role in normal breast development during puberty? This question has important clinical implications as hormone replacement during puberty does not typically include low-dose P4; rather, it is conducted using a staggered approach of estrogen-only therapy followed by the addition of full adult doses of exogenous P4 only after 2 years or when breakthrough bleeding occurs.27 This is done to avoid development of tubular breasts, although there are limited data linking early P4 exposure to suboptimal breast development.28\nWhat Role Does Progesterone Have in Breast Development and Feminizing GAHT?\nAlthough progesterone does not appear in feminizing GAHT recommendations in WPATH or the Endocrine Society clinical practice guidelines, many patients have questions surrounding its role in breast growth. We lack evidence for beneft from progesterone [6] in transfeminine patients although its use has been advocated for by some [7]. Much of what we know about progesterone's risks and benefts come from data in cisgender female populations. In cisgender girls, early use of progesterone may lead to premature ductal differentiation and may be suboptimal for breast growth (e.g., Turner syndrome) [8]. [\u2026] Studies exploring progesterone's impact on breast development have not found a difference in breast growth or referrals for breast augmentation surgery when progestins are added to estrogen treatment relative to estrogen alone [6]. In JD's case, we would encourage her to start with estrogen and spironolactone and then reassess goals for breast growth after 1\u20132 years on this regimen.\nProgestogens are thought to have functional antiestrogenic effects in the breasts (Mauvais-Jarvis, Kuttenn, & Gompel, 1986; Mauvais-Jarvis, Kuttenn, & Gompel, 1987; Mauvais-Jarvis et al., 1987; Kuttenn et al., 1994; Wren & Eden, 1996; Plu-Bureau, Touraine, & Mauvais-Jarvis, 1999; Wiki). This may include by inhibiting estrogen synthesis and enhancing estrogen inactivation in the breasts (Pasqualini, 2007; Pasqualini, 2009) and by reducing expression of the estrogen receptors in the breasts (Malet et al., 1991; Kuttenn et al., 1994; Wren & Eden, 1996; Plu-Bureau, Touraine, & Mauvais-Jarvis, 1999). Clinical studies have found that direct application of topical progesterone to the breasts suppresses estradiol-mediated breast cell proliferation, although this may be due to the delivery of supraphysiological levels of progesterone in the breasts (Barrat et al., 1990; Chang et al., 1995; Foidart et al., 1996; Spicer, Ursin, & Pike, 1996; Foidart et al., 1998; de Ligni\u00e8res, 2002; Gompel & Plu-Bureau, 2018; Trabert et al., 2020). In accordance with their antiestrogenic effects in the breasts, progestogens are considered to be useful in treating estrogen-dependent benign breast disorders such as breast pain, nodularity, and fibrocystic breast disease (Mauvais-Jarvis, Sitruk-Ware, & Kuttenn, 1981; Winkler et al., 2001; Schindler, 2011; Wiki; Wiki; Wiki). The antiestrogenic effects of progestogens in the breasts provide a plausible potential mechanism by which they might limit estrogen-mediated breast development.\nThe possibility of suboptimal breast development with progestogens is of particular relevance to cyproterone acetate (CPA; Androcur). This is because cyproterone acetate is a potent progestogen in addition to antiandrogen and is used in transfeminine people at doses that result in very strong progestogenic exposure (Aly, 2019). Studies using estrogen plus cyproterone acetate in transfeminine people have generally reported poor breast development (Kanhai et al., 1999; Sosa et al., 2003; Sosa et al., 2004; Wierckx et al., 2014; Fisher et al., 2016; Tack et al., 2017; de Blok et al., 2018; Reisman, Goldstein, & Safer, 2019; de Blok et al., 2020; Meyer et al., 2020). However, transfeminine people could simply have poor breast development in general without this necessarily being related to cyproterone acetate or progestogen exposure. Indeed, a study in transfeminine people who underwent pubertal suppression in adolescence presumably with GnRH agonists and then hormone therapy showed similarly poor breast development as in adults (Boogers et al., 2022). A randomized controlled trial of estradiol plus spironolactone versus estradiol plus cyproterone acetate assessing breast development in transfeminine people is underway in Australia and may provide more insight on this issue (ANZCTR).\nLow progesterone levels have been suggested as a possible contributing factor in the development of pubertal macromastia (Sun et al., 2018). A number of case reports and series of progestogens in the treatment of pubertal macromastia have been published (Sperling & Gold, 1973; Boyce, Hoffman, & Mathes, 1984; Ryan & Pernoll, 1985; Gliosci & Presutti, 1993; Sridhar & Jaya Sinha, 1995; Baker et al., 2001; Dancey et al., 2008; Bland, Howard, Romrell, 2009; Hoppe et al., 2011; Sun et al., 2018). Progestogens such as dydrogesterone (Duphaston) and medroxyprogesterone acetate (Provera, Depo-Provera) were employed for this purpose in an attempt to stop or slow the growth of the breasts under the assumption that they are functionally antiestrogenic in breast tissue. Clinical success in these limited cases was mixed. Due to the self-resolving nature of pubertal macromastia (i.e., breast development stops on its own eventually) and other methodological limitations, no reliable conclusions can be drawn from these reports on the effectiveness of progestogens in limiting breast growth.\nPoor breast development with estrogen therapy has been reported in girls with 17\u03b1-hydroxylase\/17,20-lyase deficiency, and prior exposure to high progesterone levels secondary to the condition has been hypothesized to be responsible for this (Turan et al., 2009; Athanasoulia et al., 2013; Deeb et al., 2015; \u00c7amtosun et al., 2017; Fern\u00e1ndez-Cancio et al., 2017; Kardelen et al., 2018). However, this is only a theory, and at this time, there is no causal evidence that progesterone specifically is responsible.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"<a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/4477514\"><strong>The Spirit that Unites Them<\/strong><\/a> (5508 words) by <a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/users\/rapiddescent\"><strong>fiftysevenacademics<\/strong><\/a><br \/>Chapters: 1\/1<br \/>Fandom: <a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/tags\/Richard%20II%20-%20Shakespeare\">Richard II - Shakespeare<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/tags\/Henry%20V%20-%20Shakespeare\">Henry V - Shakespeare<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/tags\/Henry%20IV%20-%20Shakespeare\">Henry IV - Shakespeare<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/tags\/SHAKESPEARE%20William%20-%20Works\">SHAKESPEARE William - Works<\/a><br \/>Rating: General Audiences<br \/>Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death<br \/>Relationships: Henry IV\/Richard II, Henry V\/Richard II, Isabella of Valois\/Richard II, Henry V\/Isabella of Valois, Anne of Bohemia\/Richard II, Duke of Aumerle\/Richard II, Henry IV of England & Henry V of England<br \/>Characters: Richard II of England, Henry IV of England, Henry V of England, Isabella of Valois, Duke of Aumerle (Richard II), Anne of Bohemia Queen of England<br \/>Additional Tags: Infertility, Childhood, Children, Childhood Sweethearts, Childhood Friends, Childhood Memories, Parent-Child Relationship, Arranged Marriage, Royalty, Middle Ages, Starvation, Regicide, Family Drama, Cousins, Graphic Description of Corpses, Mild Blood, Dogs, Pets, referenced miscarriage, Menstruation<br \/>Summary: <p>Richard II loves children but has been unable to have any of his own. In making substitutes of his child wife, Isabella, and Hal, son of his cousin and rival, Henry Bolingbroke, he all but guarantees he will die without an heir, and casts a long shadow over both children's futures.<\/p>\nArchive Warnings:\nFandoms:\nHenry V - Shakespeare\nHenry IV - Shakespeare\nSHAKESPEARE William - Works\nHenry IV\/Richard II\nHenry V\/Richard II\nIsabella of Valois\/Richard II\nHenry V\/Isabella of Valois\nAnne of Bohemia\/Richard II\nDuke of Aumerle\/Richard II\nHenry IV of England & Henry V of England\nHenry IV of England\nHenry V of England\nAnne of Bohemia Queen of England\nChildhood Sweethearts\nParent-Child Relationship\nGraphic Description of Corpses\nMild Blood\nreferenced miscarriage\nShakespeare's Histories Annual Ficathon and Lovefest VIII (2015)\nThe Spirit that Unites Them\nfiftysevenacademics (rapiddescent)\nRichard II loves children but has been unable to have any of his own. In making substitutes of his child wife, Isabella, and Hal, son of his cousin and rival, Henry Bolingbroke, he all but guarantees he will die without an heir, and casts a long shadow over both children's futures.\nFor angevin2.\nThe prompt asked for fic about Richard's relationship with Hal, and Henry's kids in general, from Richard's perspective, and suggested Isabella could play a role. It is Richard-centric, but contains three points of view. This is probably more RPF than Shakespeare fanfic, because it imagines a situation not at all in the plays and I based most of it from information I read in two history books (Saul and Jones), some articles, and websites. I don't know a whole lot about these people, but I tried to stick as closely as I could to the facts as far as I know them right now.\nRichard watches the tall boy approach, gesturing jovially to the men next to him, and wonders why he has been so worried about this moment. He has taken pains to make the occasion seem as casual as possible, but Hal has outdone him. Isabella's little white dog rolls over and he lowers a bit of meat toward its mouth with studied nonchalance, holding the entourage in his peripheral vision. Mellow autumn sunlight bounces off a small pond, deepening the green hedges and shimmering on his gold-embroidered robes, and he feels a chill in the air that has nothing to do with the season. Isabella has asked to visit him from her usual home with Madame de Courcy at Eltham because she is curious about the young relative that will be joining him.\nShe tugs his sleeve, hissing, \"Dickon! He's here!\"\nAs he feigns delight over his new guest, it feels more like a picnic than what it really is. The boy stops before them and bows deeply, with an exuberant flourish that draws a sharp, reproachful sound from one of the men behind him. His arms fall instantly still while he waits for permission to straighten his back and face the king.\n\"Our heart rejoices to see our kinsman Hal and we will fold him in our arms,\" Richard intones.\nHal interprets this as permission to rise while Richard takes two steps forward and briefly presses Hal's broad shoulders against his chest. His head barely comes up to Richard's collarbone and he catches a whiff of rosemary rising from the unruly thatch of thick, dark hair that skims his ears.\n\"We are pleased to host you as our honored guest while your father is-\" Richard suddenly wonders if the word he has chosen is appropriate, but cannot think of another off the top of his head, \"-- away.\"\nHal's blue eyes harden and bore into the king's for a split second before he drops them to the little girl at his side, struggling to maintain a regal demeanor against her excitement. His face softens and he bows again to her, rising when she extends her hand.\n\"Welcome, cousin, I hope your journey has not been too hard.\"\n\"The destination was worth the effort.\"\nHal's blinding smile dazzles Isabella, capturing even Richard, for a moment, in its charm. It's slightly crooked, rakish, welcoming, too mature for an eleven year old boy, and then it hits him: It's the same as his father's. Richard feels like he's ten again, drowning in a sea of adults, the crown a hot, unfamiliar weight on his blond head, driving a thread of sweat through the hair on his temples, when Henry, only a few months younger than he, is brought to him for the first time, and his smile hits Richard like a fresh breeze. Richard impulsively clasps Henry's hands and hugs him.\n\"I'm glad you've come to live with me. We are cousins first, and now we are going to be best friends, too.\"\nRichard cringes a little because Henry has been anything but a friend, but he still feels a pang of guilt over banishing him. The boy in front of him both accuses and threatens from within a charismatic bundle of energy. He shakes the feeling off, and returns his attention to Hal, who is asking him a question.\n\"With your majesty's permission, I've brought a gift for the queen.\"\nIsabella's brown eyes light up and turn pleadingly toward Richard, who nods. One of Hal's attendants hands him a small wooden box inlaid with ivory curls and rosettes, which he passes to Isabella. She opens the lid and her delight dims to a frown. Hal pauses nervously while Richard leans over to see the contents, a folded board and carved wooden markers, and asks, \"What's the matter? Don't you like it?\"\n\"I don't know how to play chess.\"\n\"Well, you can learn,\" Richard laughs.\nHal's rehearsed speech slips and he gushes, \"I can teach her! I've been playing since I was six and I'm really good. I bet I can even beat y--\" his mouth hangs, petrified, when he realizes what he was just about to say to the king.\nRichard's majesty won't let him laugh and ruffle the boy's hair like he wants, at least, not in front of Hal's men and anyone else who might be watching. The most he allows himself is a pleasant, less formal grin that just barely crinkles the corners of his eyes.\n\"You will dine with us in private tonight and afterward you can teach chess to the queen.\"\nRichard lounges against the velvet cushions on a brightly painted wooden chair, idly popping sugared almonds into his mouth and watching Hal and Isabella playing chess in front of the fire. He's a few feet away and they talk quietly, so he can't always hear what they say. Not that he's trying very hard. He feels full and mellow from the glass of wine he had with dinner, and, though the evening has grown cold, his chambers are warm and cheery. Isabella is so deeply engrossed in absorbing Hal's instructions that she's forgotten her status and sprawls on her stomach over a thick pillow on the floor, chin in her hands, feet waving in the air on pink stockings bent at the knees. Hal sits cross-legged on his cushion, gesturing and moving pieces around and getting irritated when he thinks Isabella isn't paying attention.\n\"You're never going to learn if you don't watch me, Isabella!\" he scolds. She quickly stops chewing on an end of her chestnut hair and fixes on the board.\n\"I shouldn't let him get away with that,\" Richard thinks, but it seems like too much effort and besides, the eager buzz of children's voices is lulling him into contentment. Right now, they are not his queen and his hostage, but children of eight and eleven, arguing over a board game. It's cozy, familial, like an evening with the son and daughter he should have right now. It stings to picture Henry watching Hal play like this with his five siblings.\n\"At least now Henry knows what it's like to live each day without children.\" Richard's spiteful thought only pricks a recollection he'd rather not have.\nOne night, Anne doesn't come to his room. She doesn't join him in bed every night; she prefers to sleep alone when she is bleeding. Richard doesn't mind if there is some mess. He needs to feel her soft body next to his to fall asleep, but Anne is shy about the matter, and keeps to her own room. She's been with him every night for many weeks now. As he tosses in the linens, he counts the days backward and it begins to dawn on him that more than a month has passed since her last cycle. Worry seizes his gut.\nHe lights a taper in the embers of the fire and creeps down the long corridor to Anne's chambers wearing nothing but his nightshirt and a pair of felt slippers. A servant, scurrying on some errand for his master, recognizes him and, a look of terror on his face, runs away as fast as he can. At the door, he hears something like a dove, cooing deep inside the room. He unlocks the door and immediately recognizes Anne's muffled sobs. She lies with her face buried in a pillow, shoulders heaving under wild hair. He sets the candleholder on the floor and sits next to her.\n\"Sweetheart! What is wrong? Why are you crying?\"\nAnne doesn't sit up, doesn't even look around. In fact, she turns on her side away from his touch and buries her face deeper in the pillow, sobs coming harder and louder than before.\n\"Anne,\" he whispers, smoothing hair from her face. \"It didn't happen again, did it? Do you need a doctor?\"\n\"No. It was just very late. I hoped I was pregnant, and didn't want to tell you till I was sure.\"\nRichard lies down and curls himself around her back, cradling her against his body, stroking her hair and kissing the tears from her cheek.\n\"But you are safe. That's what matters. And we can keep trying.\"\nHe holds her until her tears stop and they both drift off to sleep.\nRichard gradually becomes aware that the room has fallen silent, and that Hal and Isabella are looking at him with concern. His eyes glisten, but no tears have passed his lids yet. Still, he must look distraught, so he takes a deep breath, plants a genial expression on his face, and rises.\n\"It is time for bed.\" He summons an attendant to escort Hal to his room. When Isabella and Hal stand up, smoothing their clothing and brushing off any dust, Isabella's dog, that has been sleeping on a separate pillow at her side, rears up and puts her front paws on her knee, yapping for attention.\n\"Oh, Fleur!\" she giggles, scooping up the ball of fluff. \"Richard gave her to me so I wouldn't be lonely on the ship when I came to England. She was just a puppy then.\"\n\"Did it work?\" Hal asks with genuine curiosity.\n\"A little.\" Isabella sounds doubtful about the truthfulness of her statement.\nFleur licks her face and Hal pats her furry head. Isabella turns so that Fleur's face meets Hal's and she licks him, too.\n\"Ew!\" Hal wipes his cheek and looks wistfully at the dog. \"Grandfather said I had to leave my greyhound, Lightfoot, behind with him.\"\n\"You can borrow Fleur if you miss him,\" she says, extending the dog.\n\"Thank you, but that won't be necessary. I'm fine without him. Good night, my lady. Thank you, and good night, your majesty.\" He bows to each in turn and leaves, accompanied by his man, carrying a candle.\nRichard himself lights Isabella to her chambers. At the door, she turns and lifts her round face to him.\n\"Sank you,\" her pliable young mind has wrapped itself quickly around the rough contours of the English language, but her mouth doesn't always comply, especially when she's tired. Richard can see her carefully plant the tip of her tongue behind her teeth before she speaks again. \"Thank you for letting me meet Hal. I hope I can see him again.\"\nRichard has not seen her as lively as she has been this evening, nor as happy as she is now, for almost as long as she's been in England and thinks it will be good for her to have a friend. He can never say no to her anyway. He answers in French.\n\"Of course, my darling. You can see him as often as you want. Why don't you play a game of chess with him tomorrow?\"\nThere is, of course, a practical side to this plan. The more time Isabella spends with Hal, the more excuses he will have to keep tabs on him without appearing to do so.\n\"Oh, thank you, Dickon!\" she squeals, throwing her arms around him.\n\"Goodnight, Princess,\" Richard chuckles indulgently, bending to kiss the top of her head. He opens the door and one of her ladies receives her to get her ready for bed.\nWhen he returns to his rooms, Richard sends for his fastest messenger, takes out ink, a quill, a piece of vellum, and writes while the candle's flame chases the last bits of wax onto the table.\nDear Uncle,\nImmediately upon receipt of this letter would you be so kind as to send Hal's greyhound to us, the one called Lightfoot, in the care of your most reliable kennelman, so that he arrives in good time and in good health?\nHe includes a few more pleasantries and signs it simply, \"Richard\", as if Hal were merely visiting for a holiday. He affixes his private seal on it, and tells his messenger to leave at first light to deliver it to John of Gaunt, as the flame sputters out.\nRichard sees neither Isabella nor Hal for quite a while after this, because government business has kept him away. He returns with Edward, Duke of Aumerle, in a foul mood and full of plans for a hunting party to lighten it. He sends for Isabella to cheer himself up. She and her ladies float in on a cloud of silk and linen, chattering and whispering giddily in French. Isabella looks radiant. When they hug, Isabella seems to almost vibrate in his arms.\n\"I'm glad to see you looking so filled with joy. Is that for my return?\"\n\"Oh, Dickon, I am happy to see you, but I have just been playing chess with Hal.\"\n\"And I take it you have beaten him at last?\"\n\"No! He won. He always wins,\" she beams. \"I try my hardest but he is so good, so smart, so clever.\"\n\"And so handsome, too?\" Richard teases.\nIsabella turns as red as the garnets in her necklace and looks down at her feet.\n\"Have you forgotten that you already have a husband?\"\nShe looks fearfully at him, but Richard is not mad. In fact, he looks amused and, maybe, a little sad.\n\"No, Dickon.\"\n\"And one day you shall be the mother of his sons.\"\nHe regrets the words even as they leave his mouth. The sentence rolls over both of them like a cold wave. Isabella can't hide her horror, and Richard wishes he could scrub the image from his mind. He will always think of her like she is now, even when she is grown, and knows she feels the same way.\nIsabella scoots away. As they watch the skirts of her retinue swish out the door, Richard mumbles half to himself and half to Edward, \"Even if God grants me a long enough life, I will never be able to... do the husbandly act... with her. I fear I might never have a son.\" Edward squeezes his hand.\nHal sits on his horse at the top of a small hill overlooking the field where Richard's force is meeting that of one of the Irish lords loyal to Art Macmurrough. He's been given armor and has trained with a sword for months, but is too young to join the fray. It's the first time he's been allowed to watch. Two valorous but elderly knights whose joints are just possibly too stiff for this battle ride next to him to keep him from harm. The sun hangs in the middle of the sky. His garments under his armor cling damply to his skin, but he pays them no mind. He clutches the pommel of his sword and keeps his eyes on the swirl of horses, men, and swords. Clanging and shouting rise like a choir on the breeze. His nerve endings are on fire, his muscles, taut, and he picks out particular men, imagining how he would attack them.\nThere have been several skirmishes like this, but King Richard has commanded them from afar, which disappoints Hal. They are both descended from the great Edward III, should have the heat of war in their blood. He feels it in his. Why doesn't Richard? Richard's own father, the Black Prince, had legendary accomplishments on the battlefield, but Hal has only known him to be more interested in the sound of music than the clash of swords, more fond silk gliding over his skin than the weight of iron upon it. He relishes the company of handsome, soft-spoken courtiers instead of coarse, scarred soldiers.\nThe Irish have fallen back, as they have in each encounter so far. Perhaps their successes have stirred something in Richard, called him at the last moment, because almost as the Irish begin to retreat, he spies the king's armor and banner, surrounded by his private archers and knights, lunge at the edge of the fray. His men corner an opponent, hold him at bay like hounds on a hart. Hal's heart leaps when Richard's sword finds its way to the vulnerable hollow beneath the man's arm and dives in to the hilt. Blood squirts on Richard as the man falls and the blade slides out. Richard recoils, holding his gory sword aloft and well away from himself as several knights rush to him. The battle ends soon after; they have won, and his men now tend to their king.\nHal whoops with glee and spurs his horse forward, toward the victorious English camp, thinking, \"This is a true and proper English king!\" It doesn't occur to him until years later, when he has won glory of his own on the battlefield, that this, like so many things Richard did, was staged to assert his power, and reinforce his right to obedience by his subjects.\nHal receives an invitation to join the celebration in the king's pavilion that evening. He walks into a raucous party, with tables practically collapsing under the weight of so much meat. The wine flows like water. Carpets cover the grass and the king sits at a table with Edward and his favorite knights on a high-backed bench draped with heavy blue silk embroidered with gold. Richard holds himself rigidly, serene and distant from the noisy men that fill his tent, bathed in the ethereal glow of candlelight bouncing off his crown and golden robes. He might be the only person in the world to feel this way, but at this moment, Hal is certain that God, indeed, rules through Richard, and vows to always serve his king well.\nHe approaches and, after a short bow, says reverently, \"Your majesty fought most valiantly today.\"\nHe tries to use his nascent manly voice to sound older, wiser, worthy of service to the king, but it cracks in the middle and he finishes the sentence with a boyish squeak. Edward laughs openly, though not with malice, and Hal can tell Richard is suppressing the same reaction. He swears at himself and wishes he could melt into the ground.\n\"Come, sit next to us, Hal,\" Richard offers, gesturing toward an empty space between himself and Edward. Hal has spent much time in Richard's company in the past months, but now, he feels unworthy of the attention. He seats himself humbly near Richard, and looks at him with shining eyes, aware of the honor his king shows him.\nRichard pats his hand reassuringly and inclines toward him. He speaks with a voice full of affection.\n\"Your presence at our table is most welcome, young cousin. Help yourself to meat from our plate.\"\nHal notices Edward looking at him strangely and realizes that the only reason he can sit at Richard's right hand and share his food is because he has no son to do it. His closeness to the king reminds everyone what Richard might always lack, and though they celebrate today, England's future remains in peril. Regret mars his jubilation, and he wishes there were something he could do to help the king.\nRichard is lying awake in bed, head on his hands crossed beneath it, when Edward steals into his tent long after everyone has gone to bed. He crawls in next to Richard, who barely acknowledges him and muses, \"Should I choose an heir?\"\n\"Why? You're still young. There is time to have a son.\"\n\"There are also many ways a man can die; even more if you're a king. I should have an heir by now. A clever, amiable, strong son, like Hal.\"\n\"Hal would be a wise choice, if you're determined on this course of action.\"\n\"Perhaps. But I have stripped his father of his land, property, and titles and given them to other men. Even though I stipulated that they should eventually revert to Hal, if I were to die while others still possess them, how could he be king without them?\"\n\"If you make him your heir, it might reconcile Henry to you. You could restore his inheritance and be assured of his support.\"\n\"Henry!\" Richard spits. \"There's the problem. Henry serves only his own interests. He was an Appellant and I do not trust him. Making Hal my heir brings Henry closer to the throne, once more, than he has ever deserved to be, and I will never let that happen again. No, as long as Henry lives, Hal cannot be my heir.\"\nThey lie silently for a while, listening to the songs of frogs and owls. When Richard speaks again, sorrow taints his voice.\n\"If I die, what will happen to Isabella? She is still just a child, and very fond of Hal, you know. I had a happy marriage, once. She deserves one, too. It would make me happy if she married him.\"\nThey both know how unlikely it is that the king of France would allow his daughter to marry the landless son of a disgraced, banished duke, no matter how royal his bloodline, so they fall silent again, Edward rubbing Richard's arm.\n\"Tomorrow, I will give Hal his knighthood,\" Richard proclaims. It's probably the most he can do to elevate the boy under the circumstances, and he almost immediately falls asleep.\nIsabella runs out of tears in Donning, while Henry holds Richard prisoner at Pontefract Castle. Henry has treated her with dignity- she's been allowed to keep most of her retinue, along with Fleur and her favorite gowns and jewelry- but it is clear, even to her, that she is a prisoner and her ladies put scary rumors into each others' ears when they think she can't hear.\nShe doesn't know what has happened, doesn't understand why her husband's cousin has shuffled her from place to place, until deciding on this one. In one of them, enraged men stormed her apartments and tore copper white hart badges from her ladies' bosoms. Afterward, she hid one of the brooches in the bottom of a large trunk, beneath books, dolls, and undergarments that she hoped no one would touch.\nShe misses Richard's love, for she finds none here, and would rather be with him in his cell than at risk and lonely, playing games to pass the time with her ladies in the garden. So, when she is brought to King's Langley to view his body before it is buried, her eyes remain dry.\n\"Is this your husband, King Richard II of England?\" someone, a duke or something who looks familiar but whose name she cannot remember, demands. \"Answer clearly, so all can hear.\"\n\"Everyone in England has already seen him,\" she thinks angrily. \"Why am I the last? Does it even matter what I say?\"\nShe balks and is given a gentle shove toward the open casket. The powerful scent of frankincense, myrrh, cloves, cinnamon, and balsam rises above a fainter, sickly sweet odor that must surely be the smell of death. She takes a deep breath and holds it as she peeks over the edge of the coffin. Once full and round, his cheekbones now jut over a hollow space, and his lips strain over his teeth. Every sinew in his neck bulges against paper-thin skin, and she wonders if he was even able to hold up his head at the end. They say he refused all food, but Richard loved to eat, and she has her doubts. She looks around the room, lips pursed with rage.\n\"Is this your husband, King Richard II of England?\" the man repeats.\nIf she were a lion, she would eat him here and now. If she were a grown woman, she would find words to shame him. If she were a man, she would challenge them all on the field of honor and God would be on her side. But she is just a prisoner, and a sad, frightened little girl who yearns to return to a ruined home.\n\"Answer, Isabella,\" Edward says gently as he emerges into view around the coffin. \"So all can hear.\"\n\"Yes. This is my husband, King Richard II of England.\"\nHer shrillness echoes in the vast hall, which has fallen eerily silent waiting for her reply. She feels that even she has finally betrayed him, but there is nothing else to do, because she knows, at last, that he is, truly, dead.\nFrom Richard's burial, she is taken to King Henry.\n\"Isabella, I bear you no ill will and hope that you have been treated well.\"\n\"Yes, my lord, I have been.\"\n\"Good. I will waste no time, then, getting to my reason for bringing you here. I desire to maintain the friendship with France established by your first marriage.\"\n\"How neatly he speaks without mentioning Richard's name,\" Isabella thinks.\n\"I want you to marry my son, Hal, whom I believe you know. He will rule England when I am gone, and you will once again be the queen your birthright entitles you to be. If you do not marry Hal, I'm afraid I can find no place for you in England.\"\nHe does not mention that her father has been demanding her return, but that England cannot afford to repay her dowry.\nIsabella steps back in shock. She had expected worse, and finds the thought of marriage to Hal distinctly pleasing. But the veiled threat in Henry's final comment does not escape her. What does he mean to do if she refuses? The shriveled face she saw in Richard's coffin swims in her vision.\n\"And that was his cousin, a man with power and friends. I am but a girl and a foreigner, and though my father be a king, he might not forgive my affection for Richard. He might think that any Englishman who marries me, no, any Englishman who merely befriends me, could be a traitor, with France on his side. Either way, I might soon lie next to Dickon in the ground.\"\nHenry waits impatiently for an answer, so she stalls.\n\"I do know Hal, and think well of him, but your offer takes me by surprise. Please give me time to consider it.\"\nIsabella startles when a dog's wet nose nuzzles her ear from behind. She's been sitting in front of the fireplace, some distance from the ladies, who accompany her everywhere, playing a mournful tune on a little pipe. She spins around only to have her face thoroughly licked by Lightfoot, with Hal laughing, and scrambling to direct him away.\n\"Hal!\" she cries, leaping to her feet and wiping her face. She rapidly settles her skirts and pushes a stray strand of hair back into place.\n\"I'm sorry. He was just so happy to see you again, I couldn't stop him in time. I wanted to surprise you, but not this way.\"\n\"I don't mind,\" she smiles, stroking the greyhound's head. \"I had to leave Fleur behind when I came here so it's nice to have a dog to pet.\"\nThey stand awkwardly with the large tan dog between them, patting him and fondling his ears, building up courage to speak.\n\"I will never forget that Richard brought Lightfoot to me when I was homesick,\" Hal says at last. Isabella nods. \"I was furious at him when he banished my father and made me come to live with him, but he was so generous, and his wife so endearing, I could not stay angry for long.\"\nTears that Isabella has not shed since Richard died burst from their hiding place. Hal wraps his arms around her and she unburdens herself against his chest.\n\"Oh Hal! Ever since he was sent to Pontefract, I have heard about horrible things that Dickon did. I have a hard time believing most of them, but everyone says they are true. Has he no friends left at all? Does no one remember how much he could love and how kind he could be? When I came to England, I was so afraid and lonely. I was only six, and I had to act like a queen. Dickon understood. I could be natural around him, the times we were able to spend together. He was my friend.\"\nHal releases her slightly and dries her cheeks with his sleeve.\n\"Not everyone has forgotten. I remember. I vowed to serve him faithfully, and when I am king, Isabella, trust me, I will honor him.\"\nHis words catch at her heart, triggering fresh tears.\n\"My father scared me. He was unpredictable. My mother and my nurses kept me away from him most of the time, and the times when I did see him, he could be nice, or funny, or bizarre, or cruel. I never knew what to expect. Richard was always kind, and made me feel safe. I loved him more than my own father, and I miss him terribly.\"\n\"He loved you, Isabella.\"\n\"Thank you,\" she sniffs, wiping her nose on her sleeve and drawing apart from him. \"I haven't been able to talk with anyone about this.\"\n\"He loved you enough to let you become friends with the son of his enemy, because it made you happy. I'm glad he did, because it made me happy, too.\"\n\"Your father wants us to marry.\"\n\"I know. I came here to talk to you about it.\"\nIsabella looks down at Lightfoot and scratches a spot on his neck that makes him twitch with pleasure.\n\"Before most girls even start dreaming of what their husbands will look like, I already wore a wedding ring. I was told what my wifely duties would eventually be long before most girls. On my wedding night, I was so afraid. No one made me think my husband would expect that of me yet, but I had seen Dickon only once before, when my father betrothed me to him in France. I knew nothing about him, and my mother was not there to protect me.\nThere was a feast. I wore a pretty blue dress, I remember that. I was given a bit too much wine and felt very dizzy, but I avoided looking at him, or talking to him, as much as I could until the end of dinner, when he just kissed the top of my head and said, Goodnight, Princess . Then the Duchesses and ladies took me to my apartments and put me to bed, where I slept soundly all night long. The next morning, the ladies brought me to him for breakfast. He gave me a perfectly carved and painted doll, with real hair, and several beautiful little gowns. Alone in his chamber, we took turns dressing her and braiding her hair. He looked content, and I was relieved. I realize now he was putting me at ease and showing me how things would work in our marriage for a long time.\"\nShe pauses, in case Hal wishes to speak, but he just nods.\n\"What I mean to say is, I have had to grow up quickly, and now I am a widow, but I am still just nine years old.\"\n\"It was my father's idea, but I want you to marry me,\" Hal croaks. He also looks down at Lightfoot while speaking. His voice lowers to barely a whisper. He can't meet her eyes, but manages to take her hand. \"I like you. We don't have to live as husband and wife until we are grown. I am only twelve, after all. You can go back to Madame de Courcy at Eltham. Marry me now, and we can wait as long as you want to share our marriage bed.\"\nHal's black hair is still short, and his ears stick out. He has grown taller and wears finer clothes than she has ever seen on him. His rosy cheeks heighten the blue of his eyes, which she can see sparkle with intelligence even though they are downcast. She has never beaten him at chess, never had him at her mercy before, and feels the urge to protect him, not defeat him. His voice still soothes her, and his lips curve in supplication. She imagines what they might feel like pressed against her own, some day. She could find out. All she has to do is say yes. She struggles for words, fidgeting with the slender pipe, made of gold and set with rubies, still in her hand.\n\"That's beautiful,\" Hal offers.\n\"Richard gave it to me.\"\nHal says nothing; neither does she. He lets go of her hand and they stare solemnly at the pipe. Those simple words part the tension like the sun through the clouds and both of them know what her answer must be. Richard will forever be the ghost between them and the spirit that unites them. Richard, in causing Hal's misfortune, brought misfortune upon himself and it landed on Isabella. Love conceived within a nest of misfortunes will always be coupled with grief.\n\"Hal,\" she murmurs, touching his cheek. \"I cannot say yes.\"\nShe tells Henry that her grief for her husband is too great to marry again and begs to return to France. On St. Valentine's Day, the first anniversary of Richard's death, Hal lights two candles: one for Richard's soul, and one as a secret token for Isabella.\nMuirOfLanternWaste, AJediLikeMyMotherBeforeMe, Faust, SpookyMelissa, cheshireArcher, LadyGinger, Zdenka, Melimato, Selena, speakmefair, a_t_rain, skazka, Gileonnen, Lilliburlero, Aris Merquoni (ArisTGD), and angevin2 as well as 10 guests left kudos on this work! (collapse)\nangevin2 Sat 05 Sep 2015 09:11PM EDT\nAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH THE FEELS. They are all such sad precious darlings. I love the way you write wee!Isabel, and her crush on Hal and her childlike love for Richard, and poor Richard who has lost so much, and poor conflicted Hal and his issues. I WANT TO HUG ALL OF THEM.\nI will write you a much longer comment when I have some energy -- but this is fantastic and historically accurate and so lovely. MY PRECIOUS BABIES.\nfiftysevenacademics (rapiddescent) Sat 12 Sep 2015 07:59PM EDT\nIt makes me so happy that you like it! I loved writing it. I'm so interested in Isabella, the poor thing. And Richard must have liked her and Hal very much, right? Anyhow, this was fun. Thank you for assigning this prompt to me.\nParent Thread\nAris Merquoni (ArisTGD) Sun 06 Sep 2015 03:25AM EDT\nThis is lovely, and sweet, and tragic!\nThank you! I'm glad you liked it.\nLilliburlero Sun 06 Sep 2015 07:01AM EDT\nThis is beautiful, and so sad. I love the way you write Richard's semi-conscious acts of self-sabotage, and the interplay of ceremony and informality at court. Isabella and Hal are so solemnly adorable, forced to grow up long before their time, and so wise to see that Richard is always going to stand between them. I really like Hal's reflection that his own father is difficult and mercurial, whereas Richard represents stability, such an inversion of of the usual ideas about Richard and Henry's personalities, but really plausible.\nThank you for such nice comments. It makes me really happy that you liked it.\nGileonnen Sun 06 Sep 2015 07:46AM EDT\nThis was gorgeous! I love how much of it is about symbols: little points of opulence or pageantry studding your clear prose, a carved box or a sudden charge or a bejeweled pipe in a child-widow's hands. These iconographic touchstones work like emotional keys that your characters use to access their feelings about one another, and the conceit is wonderfully executed.\nYour characterization is also fantastic! Isabella is vividly drawn here, eager and sincere and very much not yet a queen--and yet I can see the steel in her already. Hal makes an excellent foil for her, with his attempts to play the grown man and his calculations and hard-won admissions of feeling. What an excellent fic!\nWow, thank you! What nice things to say. I'm really glad you liked it. :)\nBlueFlowwer Mon 18 Apr 2016 09:55AM EDT\nIsabella, Isabella! Her reaction to Richard's corpse broke my heart, my poor baby","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Killman Creek\n\"Did Mom say anything about . . . him?\" I almost said Dad, but I know I shouldn't call him that. Not out loud. We all know who I'm talking about.\nJavier shakes his head. \"Nothing yet,\" he says. \"There's no reason to think he's anywhere around here, but let's keep on as we're doing. Stay inside as much as you can stand. Stay offline. The longer we can keep where you are a secret, the better and safer for all of us.\"\n\"You could at least let me talk to my friends,\" I tell him. I really mean Dahlia. \"They won't sell us out.\" She won't sell me out.\n\"And your friends tell other friends, and pretty soon everybody in Norton knows you're back. You think your mom isn't the best piece of gossip ever to hit this place? Nobody's going to pass up the chance to talk about it.\"\nHe's right, of course. The friends thing is half-hearted. Javier takes his job seriously. So does Kez\u2014who's off at her real job as a cop right now, investigating some break-in around the other side of the lake. I hope it isn't our house. I worry about that . . . about the kids from school who might break in, trash our house, take selfies in my bedroom humping my pillow. Go through my stuff, not that I have a lot of stuff after all the years on the run. It still hurts to imagine what little privacy I've ever had being violated.\nBut maybe it isn't our house. Maybe the Johansens' big-ass flat-screen TV finally got jacked. Or their Mercedes SUV.\nMaybe someone's ransacked Lancel Graham's old house; after all, we might be killers by association, but Graham really did kill people. If Graham's house gets trashed, I not only can't be sorry about it, I approve. He was a sick, evil man, and if Mom and Kez and Sam hadn't gotten to us in time . . . God only knows what would have happened. No. I know. It's what happened to his other two victims, and to all the girls my dad killed.\nI try not to think about it.\nConnor comes in from outside. He's been out awhile, because he's wearing a coat and gloves, and he sheds the outerwear and slumps on the couch, where he immediately picks up a book. He glances at me but doesn't say anything. Maybe he thinks we still aren't talking.\nMaybe we still aren't.\n\"What time are we going?\" I ask Javier, because at least it's a distraction.\n\"I said we'd check with your mom first.\"\n\"You also said I wasn't going to get to shoot any guns. So there's nothing to ask yet.\"\nHe gives me a look. \"I'm calling. If I don't get her, I'll leave a message.\"\n\"Going where?\" Connor asks. I ignore him.\n\"To the range. It closes at eight,\" Javier says. \"I'll go in for closing, get everything done for the day, make sure everybody's cleared the building. Then I'll come back for you, Lanny. Kez can stay here with you, Connor.\"\n\"Wait, you're going to the range? Why can't I at least go along?\" my brother asks, just as I knew he would.\n\"Because you're a kid,\" I tell him. \"So, no. You can't go.\"\nBut Javier is watching him, and he says, \"Do you want to?\"\nConnor shrugs. He keeps reading.\n\"Is that a yes?\"\n\"Sure,\" he says. But I see the flush darkening the skin at the edges of his jaw, around his ears. Not quite a blush, but close. It's not in my brother's nature to show it, but he's excited about getting out of here, too. Maybe even about the guns, though he's always told me he doesn't like them.\nI check the clock and groan. We still have hours to kill. I look over the games and finally plug Assassin's Creed into the game console and hip-scoot my brother out of the way. He gets up and goes to his room and shuts the door. Fine. Good. Though I'd kind of expected him to offer to play. He likes this game. That's why I picked it.\n\"Jerk,\" I say under my breath, starting it in single-player mode. Then I pause it, get up, and open his bedroom door without knocking, because I know that will piss him off.\nHis back is to me, and for a second I think I've walked in on him doing something way personal, but then I realize he's on his phone. \"Are you calling Mom?\" I ask him.\n\"No.\" There's a look in his eyes that surprises me.\n\"Who were you calling?\"\n\"Nobody,\" he says.\n\"Because if you're calling Mom\u2014\"\n\"I'm not calling anybody!\"\nHe explodes. It shocks me, because I know Connor has a temper, but it usually takes a long, long fuse to make it go off, and this is out of nowhere, and he's shouting. \"Just get out, okay? Stop pretending to be Mom, you're not good at it!\"\nI back up, and he lunges forward and slams the door in my face. I have to jump back a few inches, or I'd have gotten it right in the nose. \"Jesus!\" I yell back and hit the door with the side of my fist. \"Throw a tantrum, why don't you, you brat!\"\nHe doesn't respond. I don't expect him to. I glare at the door for a few seconds, then turn. Javier's looking at me. \"What?\" I snap.\n\"Do you think it's okay when he barges into your room when the door is shut?\" he asks.\n\"Hell, no.\"\n\"Then don't do it to him. I know your mom taught you better.\"\nIf he was even a little bit less nice I'd tell him to shut up, but I don't. I flop back on the couch, pick up the game controls, and start up. I'm not as good at this as my brother is, but I don't suck. For a while, I get pulled into the game world, and I'm glad for that, glad to leave everything behind and feel the walls around me fade out.\nBut it all comes back when Javier suddenly is right there, turning off the TV. \"Hey!\" I protest, because I was right in midjump, and now I'm going to lose a life, but he puts a finger to his lips, and his dark eyes are very fierce, and I shut up. Fast.\nI hear something. Tires on gravel. Javier goes to the window and eases back the curtain. I can't tell for a second if it's okay or not, and then he eases his gun out of its holster and says, \"Get your brother and stay out of sight. No noise. Go now.\"\n\"What is it?\" I keep it to a whisper. My pulse is pounding, and I feel hot all over. Then cold. \"Is it him?\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Contact: Stacey Welling\nEmail: stac@ClarkCountyNV.gov\nCommissioner Jones, County Staff Invite Residents to Attend Neighborhood Meeting to Plan Future Park\nClark County Commissioner Justin Jones and County staff are hosting a neighborhood meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, at Aldeane Comito Ries Elementary School, 9805 S. Lindell Road, to gather input from residents about plans for a future park near the school.\nThe park site is approximately 10 acres situated northwest of Silverado Ranch and Jones boulevards between Ries Elementary School and Lois and Jerry Tarkanian Middle School in southwest Las Vegas. The site is located at the corner of LeBaron Avenue and Lindell Road.\n\"The southwest region of the Las Vegas Valley has experienced a population boom in recent years, and it's my priority to work with County staff to get as many parks and recreation facilities built there as funding will allow,\" said Commissioner Jones, whose Clark County Commission District F includes the area. \"Community input is an important part of the process. We want to hear from as many residents as possible about the types of amenities they want included in the park.\"\nCommissioner Jones will be joined at the meeting by staff from Clark County's Parks and Recreation and Real Property Management departments and the design consultant. Proposed amenities include a playground, splash pad, trail and two sports areas.\nLast modified on 4\/26\/2019 15:23","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Old State House \u2013 Boston, U.S.A\nDwarfed by the towers of the Financial District, this historic building is typical of the modest and unique architectural style of New England in the 18th century. It was the seat of British colonial government between 1713 and 1776 and a replica royal lion and unicorn decorate each corner of the east facade. After independence, the Massachusetts legislature took possession of the building, and it was used fora variety of purposes, including as a produce market, a merchants' exchange, a Masonic lodge, and a city hall. Its wine cellars now function as a downtown subway station, and it also houses Bostonian Society memorabilia.\nConstructed in 1713 to replace the first Town House, which had recently burned down, the Old State House is Boston's oldest surviving public building. During its period as the seat of the British colonial government, it was also the Boston center for the political activity that led to the Revolutionary War (1775-81). Prom the first-floor gallery, Boston's citizens could \u2014 for the first time in the English-speaking world \u2013 watch their elected legislators debate the issues of the day. The west end housed the county and colony law courts The wealthy merchant and patriot John Hancock, an active opponent of the Stamp Act (1765), which imposed a tax on all paper goods, and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, had warehouse space in the basement.\nTHE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY\nThe Bostonian Society, which maintains the Old State House, also runs the museum inside the building and a library across the street. Permanent and changing displays and exhibits in the museum recount Boston's history, from its settlement through to the Revolution, and beyond Permanent exhibitions include \"From Colony to Commonwealth,\" which looks at the role of Boston and the Old State House in the events that led to the American Revolution, and \"Treasures from the Bostonian Society's Collections,\" located in the Council Chamber, which features Revolutionary icons and militia equipment. There is also a sound-and-light show on the Boston Massacre of 1770.\nLIFE IN COLONIAL BOSTON\nFirst settled by Puritans in 1630, Boston became one of North America's leading colonial cities. Its life and wealth revolved around its role as a busy seaport, but its streets were crooked, dirty, and crowded with people and livestock. Other problems included waste disposal, firefighting, and caring for the numerous poor. Unlike the other major American cities outside of New England, Boston had a \"town meeting\" form of government. This was unusually democratic for the time and helps to explain why Boston became a center of colonial resistance prior to the Revolutionary War.\nKeayne Hall\nThis is named after Robert Keayne who, in 1658, gave \u00a3300 to the city so that the original Town House of 1657-8 could be built. Exhibits in the room depict events from the Revolutionary War.\nCentral Staircase\nA fine example of 18th-century workmanship, the central spiral staircase has two beautifully crafted wooden handrails. It is one of the few staircases of its type still in existence in the US.\nRoyal Lion and Unicorn\nA royal symbol of Britain, the original lion and unicorn were pulled down when news of the Declaration of Independence reached Boston in 1776.\nWest Facade A Latin inscription, relating to the first Massachusetts Bay colony, runs around the outside of this crest. The relief in the center depicts a local Native American.\nGolden Eagle Sculpture\nThis symbol of America can be seen on the west facade.\nThis is a classic example of Colonial style. In 18th-century paintings and engravings, the tower can clearly be seen above the Boston skyline.\nEast Facade\nThis facade has undergone several changes. In 1956, a clock from the 1820s was removed and replaced with a replica of the sundial that once hung here. The clock has now been reinstated.\nCouncil Chamber\nOnce the chambers for the royal governors, and from 1780, the chambers for the first governor of Massachusetts (John Hancock), this room has hosted many key events. Among them were numerous impassioned speeches made by Boston patriots.\nThe Declaration of Independence was read from here in 1776. In the 1830s, when the building was the city hall, the balcony was enlarged to two tiers.\nSITE OF THE BOSTON MASSACRE\nA circle of cobblestones below the balcony pm the east facade marks the site of the Boston Massacre. After the Boston Tea Party of 1773 (where Boston patriots, in protest at taxation, boarded three British East India Company ships and threw their cargoes of tea into Boston Harbor), this was one of the most inflammatory events in the lead-up to the Revolutionary War. On March 5, 1770, an unruly mob of colonists taunted British guardsmen with insults, rocks, and snowballs. The soldiers opened fire, killing five colonists. A number of articles relating to the Boston Massacre are exhibited inside the Old State House.\nCobblestone circle; site of the Boston Massacre\nSixteen of Boston's most significant historic sights have been linked together as \"The Freed om Trail.\" This 2.5-mile (4-km) long walking route, marked in red on the sidewalk, begins at Boston Common.\n1667: Boston's first Town House is constructed of wood; it burns down in 1711.\n1713: The Old State House is built as the site of the provincial government.\n1780-98: The building serves as the Massachusetts State House.\n1798: The building is renovated for private retail tenants.\n1830-40: After renovation, the building becomes Boston's city hall.\n1840-80: The building falls into disrepair after being returned to commercial use.\n1881: The Old State House is completely restored by the city.\n1976: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addresses Bostonians from the balcony.\nPrevPrevArt in The Middle of Nature \u2013 Southern Montana, U.S.A\nNextCambodian Culinary Adventures with Phillip LimNext","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Jason Williams reaches deal to join Grizzlies\nBy Kurt HelinFeb 3, 2011, 11:16 AM EST\nJason Williams didn't like being the fourth point guard on the depth chard in Orlando \u2014 despite being so close to Epcot \u2014 so we'll see how he likes being the backup in Memphis.\nJust a week after being waived by the Magic, Williams is about to sign a deal with the Grizzlies, according to the Commercial Appeal. He is expected to join the team next Monday.\nWilliams will compete for the backup PG spot with rookie Greivis Vasquez.\nFrankly, the move is a little curious in that Williams is nearing the end of his career and it would make more sense to get minutes for Vasquez so that he can develop more quickly to be a quality backup for Mike Conley. But this is the Grizzlies. Reportedly Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley has always been a fan of Williams and was not happy that Jerry West traded him six years ago from Memphis to Miami. He's tried several times to get him back.\nNow he has succeeded. Williams had stalled the process both debating whether he wanted to continue playing and also hoping a contender would step in and request his services. Turns out he does want to play and Memphis is a team making a playoff push in the West.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Interesting Things About Denmark, Part II\nSome more observations from the edge of Denmark looking in:\nEveryone obeys traffic signals. All the time. I stood on a street corner at 11:00 p.m. with no traffic around with three other swarthy looking guys for 4 minutes to wait for the pedestrian signals to change. Every other place I've ever been we all would have jaywalked across instantly. Olle says it's because the whole interconnected bicycle, pedestrian, car system relies on predictability.\nA4 paper. It's not uniquely Danish, I realize, but this is my first experience of a culture where 8-1\/2 by 11 does not rule. Everything I print out seems just that little bit too tall.\nUnilingual transit. The transit systems in Bangkok, Bilbao, Dublin, Porto, Montpellier, Zagreb and Ljubljana all have instructions and announcements in the home language and English; although the automated ticket machines do have an English option, everything else is Danish-only.\nIntegrated transit. One ticket gets you access to metro, buses and trains. Think \"use my GO Train ticket on the TTC, VIA Rail and Orillia Transit\" if you're in Toronto (who knows, maybe you can do that now). Today for our trip to Ljere I used the same 105 kroner ($19 CAD) \"24 hours of travel in Greater Copenhagen\" ticket to take the bus to the train station, the train to Ljere (about 50 km away), and the bus from the Ljere station to our destination \u2014 and back.\nDual action hand drying. Electric hot air hand dryers and paper towels in public washrooms.\nHello? To say \"Hi!\" to someone in Copenhagen you say \"Hej!\" Which sounds just like \"Hi!\"\nThe letter D. This is just weird. Olle, for example, lives on \"Prinsesse Charlottes Gade\" and I've been saying this (to myself, mostly, in my head) as \"Princess Charlotte's Gade\" (rhymes with \"Gatorade\"). By it's not \"Gade\" rhymes with \"Raid,\" it's \"Gade\" rhymes with \"Rail.\" This is called the \"soft d\" in this [excellent] Introduction to Danish course.\nOrange vs. Apple. The Danish word for \"orange\" is \"appelsin.\" I'm convinced this is just a joke at the expense of English speakers.\nPull flushing. To flush the toilet you pull up on a do-hickey in the tank's top (in Portugal you push down).\nBicycles. Did I mention the bicycles. I know I should remember from last year, but I forgot: there are bicycles everywhere.\nWant more? See Interesting Things About Denmark, Part I.\nReboot8\nWritten May 31, 2006 at 6:26 p.m. by Peter Rukavina\noliver on June 1, 2006 - 07:32\nRegarding Danes calling oranges apples, don't Francophones call potatoes apples? Apples are just the foundational edible spheroidal vegetable of Europe, I guess. At least they don't call their computers apples.\nDaniel on June 1, 2006 - 08:10\nHi Peter, I loved the story about you and your son in that stoneage village freilichtmuseum. Here's what I know about apelsin vs. orang. The linguistic borderline runs through germany as far as i know: orange stems from the latin\/french word orange describing the colour. wheras apelsin, apfelsine (german) or sinasappel (dutch) is derrived from low german apple from china. In southern germany i figure, oranges probably came the trade routes over the alps, in northern europe they arrived through low german speaking harbours along the coast that today is netherlands and northern germany. What about the english' orange then? Well, french was the predominant language in those classe who would be able to afford that fruit when it arrived in europe. I use both varieties btw, coming from a northern german family, but born and raised in the southern part.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Subscribe To Eddie Redmayne Admits His Jupiter Ascending Performance Was Bad Updates\nEddie Redmayne Admits His Jupiter Ascending Performance Was Bad\nSarah El-Mahmoud\nActor Eddie Redmayne has had quite the incredible career, propelled by his breakout roles in My Week With Marilyn and Les Mis\u00e9rables, he quickly played two Oscar nominated roles as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything and Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Sandwiched in between his most celebrated roles is his downright strangest acting choices in 2015's Jupiter Ascending. If you sat through Redmayne's performances as intergalactic business mogul Balem, it doesn't play at the actor's strengths. Don't worry though, Redmayne knows it too. In his words:\nI won a prize for it for the worst performance of the year. So, yeah, it was a pretty bad performance by all accounts.\nWhen it comes to acting roles, not all of them can be winners. But as Eddie Redmayne recounts in his interview with GQ, he won a Razzie Award for his Jupiter Ascending role. So even when he cracked a terrible performance, he got recognized for it even if it was Worst Supporting Actor. The sci-fi box office disaster by the Wachowski siblings had Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum traveling around the galaxy with Redmayne's Balem starring as the villain. His performance featured a very specific choice to have a hushed voice, which Redmayne explained his reasoning behind:\nIn Jupiter Ascending, my character had had his larynx ripped out by this wolf man, and so I made the slightly bold choice, which I thought was right, of talking like this for the whole film. Which I felt sort of suited the costumes and the extremity of the world, but in retrospect, it may have been too much.\nIf the creepy whispers weren't enough, Balem also went into another extreme of forehead-vein-pulsating screeches making the performance... a bit much. Jupiter Ascending was a disappointment overall, as it only made $18 million in its opening weekend with a $176 million production budget. Warner Bros. might have barely made back its money with the film's overall worldwide gross of $183 million before leaving theaters. So Eddie Redmayne was just bad in a bad movie, what would have been worse was being a weak link of an incredible film.\nWhile considering the box office numbers, not many people even saw Eddie Redmayne's performance in Jupiter Ascending, it's nice to see the actor not taking his little performance blunder too seriously and being able to move past it. The Wachowskis may have been behind sci-fi favorites such as The Matrix films and Netflix's Sense8, but Jupiter Ascending just didn't hit the right notes with audiences. Redmayne said he signed on to the film because he loved the weirdness of 2012's Cloud Atlas and never felt so free with the sibling's directing him on set.\nEddie Redmayne will reprise his much more friendly and level-headed role as Newt Scamander in Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald on November 16.\nFantastic Beasts 3: What We Know So Far\nFantastic Beasts Reveals Key Grindelwald And Dumbledore History In Deleted Scene\nEddie Redmayne Says Making The Crimes Of Grindelwald Was Exhausting","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Audience Advisory: Updated attendance guidelines\nPittsburgh Cultural TrustGo to the home page\nClick here to go back to the home page\nSearch Pittsburgh Cultural Trust\nYou have exceeded the time limit and your seats have been released.\n2022 Oscar Shorts: A Message from the Curator\nWed, Mar 9, 2022\nWritten by: Joseph Morrison\nThis Friday begins the final week of the 2022 Oscar Nominated Shorts, and there's still time to catch all three programs at the Harris Theater. Hundreds of patrons have already come to see the five nominated films for Documentary, Live Action, and Animation. Sean Collier, in one of his weekly roundups for Pittsburgh Today Live, commented that once you see these programs it becomes an annual tradition. That has been the case with many patrons having returned this year to the Harris and look forward to viewing the shorts here every year. Also excited to learn that this program brought several people out for the first time in two years for in-person screenings!\nWhat is the allure of these programs? Perhaps the clue is in a description found on our co-presenter, The Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival's webpage: \"the best contemporary short films from around the globe, highlighting films that promote innovative visual storytelling and cultural tolerance.\"\nThat's it, Innovative storytelling! The films in these categories represent filmmaking of nature that is at times vastly different than what we see in full length feature films. Sometimes the difference is in the subject matter: The Dress (Live Action) is very much interested in exploring the idea of loneliness and isolation through the lens of a person who society has deemed isn't a sexual object. A short description of the film should not be entirely about the protagonist's dwarfism, but it's clearly a vital aspect of what makes this film so effective and interesting. Sometimes the difference in these films is in the visual style: When We Were Bullies (Documentary) employs some visual techniques that contributes to the overall feel of the film in a very, very stylistic manner. It's completely unexpected and thrilling to watch. Of course, the Animation category is filled with experimentation. Boxballet (Animation) has charmed me over repeat viewings with a visual style that no major studio would finance into a feature length film.\nAnother reason to see them if you haven't yet, is that it's just downright fun to watch five different films in a program and compare them and then hang out in the lobby afterwards and eavesdrop on your fellow movie goers' conversations! That's the reason we run our wonderful competition to see who can accurately predict the winners in each category and give them a chance to win fabulous prize packages. Personally, I think that watching these short films with an eye towards picking a winner changes the way in which you watch them. One would normally reflect on them, and by human nature perhaps have a favorite, but to commit to a choice\u2026well, that puts you right in the role of the critic, or Academy member who decides the fate of these filmmakers. Winning an Oscar can be a life changing event and so your vote, while not affecting the actual winner at the Oscars, does force you to think back on the shorts you just watched and decide what made a film successful in your mind. Was it the way the subject matter was treated or the visual style? What worked and didn't work is something you have to consider. And what the heck, that's kind of fun, I think. So come to the Harris Theater and join in, you'll be glad you did.\nharris theater\nFilm in Pittsburgh\nJoin our email list and get priority access to tickets, news, and events!\nPittsburgh Cultural Trust\nPrivacy Policy Conditions of Use","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"> Analysis\n> Bank of New York Mellon Q1 Results Show FX Revenue up 3% to $130 Million\nBank of New York Mellon Q1 Results Show FX Revenue up 3% to $130 Million\nTuesday, 22\/04\/2014 | 16:44 GMT by Steven Hatzakis\nBNY Mellon has today released Q1 financial results which showed that FX fee revenue was up from $126 Million in Q3 2013, to $130 million during last quarter, an increase of $4 million or 3% of the quarter before.\nearnings \/\/ ToDo refactor when changes on back-end are ready\nWith nearly $27.9 trillion of assets in custody as of March 31, 2014, and $1.6 trillion in assets under management (AUM), the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) has today reported its Q1 financial results, with net revenue of $661 million for the first quarter of 2014, from total GAAP revenue of $3.46 billion, during that time.\nFrom BNY Mellon's total revenue, $2.86 billion was attributed to total fee revenue (investment fees), and up 3% from $2.77 billion in the quarter before. From the total fee revenue segment, Foreign Exchange fee revenues totaled $130 million during Q1 2014. This number grew 3% over Q4 2013, from $126 million to $130 million, quarter-over-quarter, and from a year-over-year comparison FX volumes dipped 13% from $154 million from Q1 2013, to the $130 million reported today for the first quarter of 2014, according to the official press release earlier this morning in New York.\nExcerpt of condensed consolidated income statement showing fee revenue for Q1 2014 [source BNY Mellon]\nComparisons with both prior periods, for the bank's FX business, were described as impacted by lower volatility, and higher volumes driven by enhancements to its electronic foreign Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term platform.\nCommenting in the official press release, Gerald L. Hassell, chairman and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon said, \"Investment Management and Investment Services fees increased 3 percent and we managed our expenses well, resulting in pretax earnings growth of 12 percent year over year. Our performance benefitted from strength in Clearing Services, the eighteenth consecutive quarter of positive long-term inflows in Investment Management and the growing contribution from our Global Collateral Services and electronic foreign exchange initiatives.\"\nAnalysis: Forex Traders from South Korea Top the Rankings\nGerald L. Hassell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon\nMr. Hassell added with regards to the effects on shareholder value, \"The earnings power and strength of our business model allowed us to announce a capital plan that includes share repurchases of up to $1.74 billion, an increase of nearly 30 percent from the prior year's board authorization, and a 13 percent increase in the quarterly dividend,\" and concluded with the impact that regulatory changes have had on the bank's strategy, \"The management team is focused on actively realigning the business model for the new regulatory environment, controlling expenses and generating strong returns on tangible common equity.\"\nShares of BNY Mellon on the NYSE under ticker symbol BK were up nearly two-tents of a percent to $33.76 per share, around time of publication by Forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation's currency into another nation's currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world's largest tradi Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation's currency into another nation's currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds into US Dollars, and vice versa. The exchange of currencies can be done over a physical counter, such as at a Bureau de Change, or over the internet via broker platforms, where currency speculation takes place, known as forex trading.The foreign exchange market, by its very nature, is the world's largest tradi Read this Term Magnates.\nSwedish Regulator Finansinspektionen warns against BNY Mellon clone\nA day after the earnings results were announced the Swedish regulatory authority Finansinspektionen issued a warning against a clone company which presents itself as BNY Mellon Wealth Management. The statement issued by the regulator detailed that alleged representatives of the firm have been calling Swedish investors and offering advice on US stocks.\nThe perpetrators of the unsolicited phone calls have been referring to a US regulatory authority in an attempt to gain credibility. The entity has been using an address in the US:\n701 Westchester Avenue\nE-mail: info.bnymellon@usa.com\nwww.bnymellon.com\/wealthmanagement\nThe Swedish regulatory authority reminds the public that the entity has no affiliation with the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and fraudsters are normally using the details of an authorised company to gain credibility and try to convince people that they work for a genuine, regulated company. By using a 'clone of authorised firm' some entities are trying to manipulate investors into entrusting their funds to phoney companies or might as well be speculating with some penny stocks.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Subscribe To This Celebrity Was Apparently Offered A Role In The Hobbit Updates\nGame of Thrones News\nAvengers: Endgame News\nThis Celebrity Was Apparently Offered A Role In The Hobbit\nBy Gregory Wakeman\nIn a fun behind the scenes story that should interest any Middle-earth fans out there, it's been revealed that celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was offered a role in one of The Hobbit films if he cooked Peter Jackson's 50th birthday dinner. However, due to a scheduling conflict Oliver actually had to turn down the director's offer, even though he had big plans for playing a hobbit.\nAccording to The Daily Mail, Jamie Oliver made this revelation during his appearance on Jamie And Jimmy's Friday Night Feast while he was talking to Kate Hudson. The television chef admitted that if he had cooked at Peter Jackson's party, which took place three years ago, he could have then featured in either The Hobbit's An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, or The Battle of the Five Armies.\nUnfortunately, Jamie Oliver had to turn down this generous offer because he had too many other work commitments to focus on at the time, and he was beyond devastated to reject Peter Jackson's casting proposal. Not only did this mean that he was unable to launch his acting career, but there was another reason why Jamie Oliver was upset. He wanted to dress up as a hobbit to impress his wife. In fact he'd already planned to take the costume home and then tell his wife, \"Jools, let's make love!\" What a romantic sod.\nAs he was making the trilogy, Peter Jackson handed out cameos in his Hobbit films to seemingly anyone who was interested. In fact, most of the crew and some fans of JRR Tolkien's work pop up in the The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. The director couldn't even resist the allure to put himself in each of the films as well. You can check an image of his brief appearance in Lord of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Ring below:\nPerhaps the most famous celebrity to receive a cameo in The Hobbit series was the television personality Stephen Colbert. The former Colbert Report host, who is set to begin hosting duties on The Late Show later this year, popped up in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug during the Laketown sequence. Meanwhile Colbert's wife and sons were also allowed cameos in the film too. You can check out a gif of Colbert's appearance below:\nThe last installment to Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, is continuing to excel at the box office. It has so far amassed over $625 million across the world, as JRR Tolkien aficionados flock to their local multiplex to say goodbye to the beloved franchise one final time.\n7 Benedict Cumberbatch Roles That Show He Is More Than Just Sherlock Or Doctor Strange\n14 Fictional Movie Locations We'd Love To Visit\nLooks Like Star Wars: Episode IX Is Lining Up Another Stormtrooper Cameo","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"EK and the European Union\nWhat is EK?\nManagement group\nVisiting address and billing information\nFramsida \/ News \/ Employers' common message: More labour market flexibility needed\nEmployers' common message: More labour market flexibility needed\nThe Secretary-General of the International Employers\u00b4 Organisation IOE Linda Kromjong stresses the necessity of structural changes to ensure a more flexible, inclusive and business enabling labour market. Structural changes will pave the way for a better future for both employers and employees.\nLinda Kromjong paid a visit to EK at the end of October. This was her first visit in Finland, one of 144 member countries of the federation.\n\u2013 Our task is to represent employers\u00b4 interests worldwide, amongst others towards the International Labour Organisation ILO. At the yearly International Labor Conference in Geneva the IOE acts as the official Secretariat in the Employers' Group and IOE prepares and supports employers\u00b4 positions on the topics at a given time.\nFor instance next summer, a general discussion on decent work in global supply chains will take place at the Labour Conference. The IOE is currently gathering employers\u00b4 experiences and views on this topic around the world.\nIt is not always easy to reach a shared view among the IOE members, but it helps that IOE has gained negotiation skills for almost 100 years, says Linda Kromjong laughing.\nImmigration can have lot of potential\nIn her current job, the Secretary-General Kromjong has an exclusive global spot to observe labour market and working life. When looking at the challenges in labour market today, she reminds that there are big differences even within Europe, not to mention the whole world.\nDigitialisation, demographic challenges and youth unemployment are just a few topics to impact societies and the labour market. In Norway, for example, the unemployment rate is slightly over 3 per cent, while in Greece shattering 26,5 per cent.\nThe need to reform labour market, to use multiple ways to organize work and to add flexibility unite private sector employers across the world. Companies are facing constantly harder competition in the market and thus, global success requires, for instance, a possibility to get employees work longer when the customer demand is high.\nSecretary General Linda Kromjong visited EK and Finland in October 2015.\n\u2013 For long time Finland used to be a model country where labour market functioned fluently and the unemployment rate was under EU average, Linda Kromjong points out.\nNow unemployment has increased in Finland, too, and vacant jobs and the skills of the job seekers do not meet in the best possible way.\nAsylum seekers and refugees that are currently invading Europe in large numbers are bringing one more pressure to labour market.\nThe Secretary-General believes that besides the huge challenge relating to the asylum seekers, immigration can turn into a win-win situation, provided that the authorities cooperate with the companies and the third sector for their integration.\n\u2013 The immigrants will bring along knowhow and skills that can be useful in the European work life, too.\nFlexibility benefits all\nStructural changes in the labour market, often criticized in the media, are vital according to Linda Kromjong. Of course every country has to define and make their own reforms. Without any brave attempts further, there is, however, a big risk losing jobs.\n\u2013 Structural changes will create a more encouraging environment and a brighter future for both employers and employees.\nThe International Emlpoyers\u00b4 Organisation supports its members\u00b4 efforts to push for the reforms.\n\u2013 It is crucial to deliver reforms that add flexibility skillfully. In the IOE\u00b4s opinion, flexibility is not interfering with ILO principles or standards, on the contrary. Societies will benefit from flexible regulations and it will improve business' chances to create new jobs.\nIn the opinion of the Secretary-General, there still is a lot of rigidity in labour market in different European countries. Companies are not currently employing as much as they could.\n\u2013 As an organization the IOE also pays attention to find solutions to skills mismatch in labour market, namely that the workers skills will meet better than nowadays the requirements for job vacancies. IOE thinks it is important that the employers' needs are taken into account when planning the contents of vocational training.\n\u2013 Our third main goal is to reduce indirect labour costs. To hire a worker should be more affordable than it is today, and the employee should have more money left in hand from the salary.\nHuman rights issues are topical even in small companies\nIf a company wants to be global, the Secretary-General advises it to become acquainted with the labour laws in the operating country.\nFor companies it is also worth knowing the international standards and discussions concerning human rights and workers fundamental rights. IOE participates actively in this discussion highlighting the employers\u00b4view.\n\u2013 These topics do not concern only global multinational corporations but also smaller enterprises for instance through supply chains.\n\u2013 In December IOE is organizing together with ILO a seminar in Bangkok that focuses on supply chains. The aim is that both buyers and sellers can discuss more closely human rights as part of corporate social responsibility. 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{"text":"I Pay Road Tax\nRoad tax: abolished 1937. Use car tax.\n% who think cyclists are freeloaders\nBBC Look East ignorance\nBloody Tax Dodgers!\nBottle thrower\nDuff info\nITV ignorance about 'road tax'\nJersey cycle registration gaffe\nLicensed to cycle\nMad Dog Media\nNew VED rates\nNo such thing as road tax!\nOne Less Car\nOz rego\nPavement cycling\nPay to play tax\nRoad bullies\nRoads not built for cars\nSpectator debate\nThird party insurance\nTransport Minister & wing mirrors\nVelology\nWhither Whitch\niPayRoadTax clothing\nMotorist says he pays for \"driving surface\"; would swerve to hit soft thing rather than hit hard thing\nThe recent brouhaha over the ESPN sport anchor who said it was \"hilarious\" to watch two cyclists getting sideswiped by a car on stage 9 of the Tour de France brings into sharp focus whether some motorists view cyclists as fair game.\nCyclists don't pay for roads, goes the belief (a mistaken one) so shouldn't be on roads. Should there be a choice between hitting a tree or hitting a cyclist, some drivers may instinctively opt for hitting the cyclist. That's certainly what happened in the Tour de France.\niPayRoadTax.com is specific to the UK. Our roads are paid for by income tax and council tax, not 'road tax', a tax that was abolished in 1937. The tax we have now is Vehicle Excise Duty, a tax on emissions, not payment for use of the road. In America, roads are mostly paid for by property tax, with a tiny and declining bit from fuel tax.\nThe ESPN anchor, host of 'Around the horn,' twittered that he found it funny to watch two cyclists nearly die. The messages were a follow-up to what was said on his TV show:\n\"We don't want bikes on the road with us when we're going to work\u2026\"\nYesterday on Bicycling.com, BikeSnobNYC said: \"Whether it's your commute, your training ride, or the Tour de France, too many people in America think if you get hit by a car on your bike then you got what's coming to you.\"\nAlso yesterday, the Boulder Report's Joe Lindsey, wrote: \"What really galls me, and most people, is the insinuation that hitting people on bikes with a car, in any circumstance, is funny. That's tantamount to saying it's OK.\"\nA day later and a letter to the Houston News by a reader calling himself Blake Brown shows that some motorists clearly have road ownership issues, and this leads them to view cyclists as lesser road users, road users who are \"freeloading\" and who should therefore not be surprised if they get slammed into should there be a choice between a large obstacle up ahead and a squishy one.\n\"This is to all the bicycle riders out there who think they have the right to ride on any road \u2013 you really do not, except at your own risk.\n\"I have had people who ride tell me that they pay tax dollars, too, for that road, therefore they should be able to use it. That is wrong. What you (and I) and everybody else pay for is a driving surface \u2013 for automobiles.\"\nHe then goes on to articulate what many cyclists have long assumed\u2026\n\"If it is a choice between hitting a car or hitting a cyclist, the cyclist is gonna be hurting \u2013 for several reasons. First, they should not have been using a road with no shoulder; second, the auto may contain a family, and it is better to harm one person than a family; and lastly, to be frank, hitting a cyclist will do way less harm to my truck, and that is a good thing. I don't have the money for a new truck, but I can limp by with a few dings \u2013 you might not.\"\nIn Brown's world \u2013 a worldview shared by way too many motorists, on both sides of the Atlantic \u2013 cyclists should not be on roads, period\/fullstop.\n\"Keep to dedicated bicycle paths \u2013 that is what they were intended for \u2013 not roads,\" he wrote.\nThe disregard for the road rights of cyclists \u2013 or perhaps the ignorance we have any at all \u2013 can be witnessed daily, sometimes at close quarters. Some motorists think nothing of squeezing in front of cyclists at build-outs, hence the need for (rare) signs such as the one above. Others, on country lanes, will barrel towards you at full speed as though you're not there, not flesh and blood: get out of the way, or get hit.\nWhat are motorists thinking when they do this? Are they not thinking at all? Or do they genuinely believe cyclists are lesser beings? If so, at least part of this mindset is possibly due to the entitlement complex, the belief that motorists, and only motorists, pay for roads.\niPayRoadTax.com is an ironically-named campaign supporting the road rights of cyclists. The message that cyclists have equal rights on the roads is carried on iPayRoadTax t-shirts and jerseys.\nThis entry was posted on Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 3:57 am\tand is filed under No such thing as road tax!. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.\ns27697.p982.sites.pressdns.com is operated by Carlton Reid\nAll content \u00a9 2022 by I Pay Road Tax","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Norton On-The-Go\nMore Norton\nInternet Security Centre\nSpyware & Virus Removal\nNortonLive Services\nHow to Renew\nDownload Your Product\nWhat personal information should you safeguard?\nfacebookShareLinkText\ntwitterShareLinkText\nlinkedInShareLinkText\nAuthored by a Symantec employee\nSome 10 million identity thefts happen in the United States every year. Taking extra steps to protect your personal information\u2014and knowing what information you need to safeguard\u2014is the best way to prevent identity theft from happening to you. Let's review this information to help you protect yourself as much as possible:\nOur best protection. One low price\nNorton Security Premium helps protect up to 10 of your Windows PCs, Macs, Android smartphones or your iPads.\nWith our no-risk offer, you can try before you buy \u2013 free for 30 days.\nLow Sensitivity\nAmong the information considered \"low risk\" in regard to personal information sensitivity is your full name, address, and phone number.\nMedium Sensitivity\nInformation regarded as \"medium\" in terms of sensitivity includes your date of birth, place of birth, and mother's maiden name.\nHigh Sensitivity\nThe most sensitive information to protect includes your bank account numbers, social security number, pin numbers, credit card numbers, and passwords.\nOther Sensitive Information\nAdditional sensitive information likely to attract identity thieves includes your usernames, places of employment, medical records, employment history, residential history, children's names and dates of birth, and even anniversary dates.\nWhat You Can Do Offline\nThere are numerous ways to protect your information offline as well as online. Offline tasks include locking all financial documents and records within your home in a safe place. Consider investing in a small safe to further protect important documents.\nIt also helps to limit the amount of information you carry. Take only what you need on a daily basis, such as your identification, ATM card, and credit cards, but only the ones you use on a regular basis. If you have a credit card in your wallet that you never use, put it in a safe place. Never keep your social security card in your wallet, and leave any other bank information at home.\nAnother way to protect yourself offline is to shred sensitive information, including credit card offers and applications, receipts, insurance forms, physician statements, checks, bank statements, and old credit cards. If you don't need it anymore, get rid of it, but not before shredding. Identity thieves are notorious for looking through trash and applying for credit cards in other people's names, so ensure that doesn't happen to you. Many communities host shredding events where you can shred your documents safely.\nIt also helps to destroy labels on prescription bottles before throwing them out, and to request a hold on your mail while on vacation. If a company is asking you for information and you aren't sure why, just ask.\nWhat You Can Do Online\nKeeping your information secure online involves removing any pertinent data that's stored on your computer before you get rid of it. Just because the device is on its last legs doesn't mean it hasn't stored a wealth of personal information. The same is true of your mobile devices.\nUsing strong passwords is key to protecting your information online, so avoid using the same, easy-to-crack passwords, no matter how much you love your pet. Infuse each password with numbers and symbols to make it as difficult as possible to figure out.\nAnother way to safeguard your personal information online is to encrypt your data. Keeping your browser secure via encryption software guards online transactions, as it scrambles information sent over the Internet. Look for a \"lock\" icon on your browser status bar to make certain the information you send is protected. You should also use quality security software on all of your devices, and remember to update them regularly.\nProtecting your information online also means not oversharing on social media. Make your Facebook page private, and do the same with Twitter and Instagram if you have the habit of posting about where you are and what you're doing all the time. The less you share on social media, the less chance there is of someone taking advantage.\nWi-Fi is another method by which identity thieves and hackers can steal your information, so stick to protected Wi-Fi options instead of using a different one every day at a different coffee shop. Stay alert of phishing emails as well, and know what to look for. In other words, don't ever open a file sent from someone you don't know.\nKnow what data is the most sensitive, and do everything you can to protect it!\nIsn't it time to upgrade your security?\nUpgrading to new devices and software can often mean downgrading your privacy and security. It's time to take your security seriously. Download the full version of Norton Security Deluxe free for 30 days, and test-drive it on up to 5 of your devices \u2013 PCs, Macs, smartphones or tablets.\nCreate an account today and be up and running in minutes.\nSymantec Corporation, the world's leading cyber security company, allows organizations, governments, and people to secure their most important data wherever it lives. More than 50 million people and families rely on Symantec's Norton and LifeLock comprehensive digital safety platform to help protect their personal information, devices, home networks, and identities.\nCopyright \u00a9 2019 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. Symantec, the Symantec logo, the Checkmark logo, Norton, Norton by Symantec, LifeLock and the LockMan logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. Firefox is a trademark of Mozilla Foundation. 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And why you should use a VPN on public Wi-Fi\nStraight talk about cyberstalking\nData breaches aren't going anywhere--what you need to know\nWhat are some of the laws regarding internet and data security?\nHow to clean up your online digital footprint\nProtecting your privacy on social media networks\nSoftware terms of service and privacy policies explained\nFollow us for all the latest news, tips and updates.\nNorton Safe Search\nNorton Update Centre\nMy Norton Account\nAbout Norton\nWhy Choose Norton","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"(-) Remove Environment & Migration filter Environment & Migration\nBCSC II: What's Next on the Research Agenda for Climate-related Migration and Displacement? | adelphi | 30.09.2020\nWhat's Next on the Research Agenda for Climate-related Migration and Displacement? | 30.09.2020\nBCSC II: Climate Change and a New Reality of Urban Displacement | IRC | 29.09.2020\nClimate Change and a New Reality of Urban Displacement \u2013 Risks & Opportunities | IRC | 29.09.2020\nClimate change, migration and the coronavirus pandemic\nSigns of Progress: Environment and Conflict in the UN Security Council\nWim Zwijnenburg and Brittany Roser, PAX\nPSI PAX 2020 - Signs of Progress Environment and Conflict in the UNSC\nWhat is needed to fully tackle the complex challenges around the environmental dimensions of armed conflicts? Civil society, affected states and experts have struggled with this essential question for decades.\nMigration, environment and climate change: Responding via climate change adaptation policy\nEmily Wright, Dennis T\u00e4nzler and Lukas R\u00fcttinger, adelphi\nWright et al 2020 - Migration, environment and climate change - responding via climate change adaptation policy\nWith the advance of climate change and environmental changes threatening livelihoods, their impacts on migration and displacement are receiving increasing attention in research, politics, and civil society. The issue is complex and multi-dimensional, with environmental changes affecting human mobility in diverse ways. The three reports in this series thus evaluate the evidence base for policymaking, and provide entry points for responses in the field of climate change adaptation.\nClimate, environment, peace: Priorities for EU external action in the decade ahead\nStella Schaller and Lukas R\u00fcttinger, adelphi\nMap, Europe\nThe European Green Deal has made the environment and climate change the focus of EU action. Indeed, climate change impacts are already increasing the pressure on states and societies; however, it is not yet clear how the EU can engage on climate security and environmental peacemaking. In this light, and in the run-up to the German EU Council Presidency, adelphi and its partners are organising a roundtable series on \"Climate, environment, peace: Priorities for EU external action in the decade ahead\".\nClimate Diplomacy Report of the German Foreign Office\nGerman Federal Foreign Office\nAA Climate Diplomacy Report 2019\nClimate change is not only one of the greatest global challenges, but also gives the German Federal Foreign Office the opportunity in the area of foreign policy to support other countries and international organisations in dealing with the impact of climate change and in the transformation towards a climate-neutral economy.\nWhy climate change is foreign policy: The German Foreign Office Climate Diplomacy Report\ndesert seedling, climate diplomacy, foreign policy, climate change\nClimate change will shift key coordinates of foreign policy in the coming years and decades. Even now, climate policy is more than just environment policy; it has long since arrived at the centre of foreign policy. The German Foreign Office recently released a report on climate diplomacy recognizing the biggest challenges to security posed by climate change and highlighting fields of action for strengthening international climate diplomacy.\nAddressing the Land Degradation \u2013 Migration Nexus: The Role of the UNCCD\nStockholm Environment Institute (SEI), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)\nThumbnail_Land Degradation-Migration Nexus.png\nLand remains the most fundamental asset for the majority of vulnerable populations living in developing countries, as their livelihoods are directly linked to agriculture. When desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) disrupt these livelihoods, migration is often the only option that remains. In new report, the SEI, the IOM and the UNCCD explore the links between land degradation and migration, looking into good practices and lessons learned and recommending policy approaches that address DLDD-specific migration.\nBerlin Call for Action\nBerlin Climate Security Conference\nBerlin Call for Action 04 June 2019\nThere is increasing evidence that climate change is undermining livelihoods, food and water security in rural and urban areas around the world, thereby acting as a \"threat multiplier\" in fragile and conflict-prone situations. In light of this, the Berlin Climate and Security Conference, which took place at the German Federal Foreign Office on 4 June 2019, aimed at increasing the momentum for decisive action to address climate-related drivers of conflict.\nClimate change an 'unconscionable' threat to peace: German foreign office\nMegan Darby, Climate Home News\nBerlin Climate and Security Conference 2019, John Kerry, Heiko Maas, German Federal Foreign Office\nGovernments must invest new effort and money to prevent climate change from driving new conflicts, according to a diplomatic statement drafted by the German foreign office.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sight Saved in Haiti Thanks to Saving Sight Partner in Sight\nDr. Andrew Moyes poses with 11 year-old Miriam who receive a second cornea transplant in 2011 with tissue provided by Saving Sight.\nIn a developing country like Haiti, vision loss can be a devastating blow to an individual's ability to work and support one's self, not to mention his or her entire family. Glaucoma, cataracts, corneal blindness \u2013 disorders that can be treated here in the U.S. \u2013 can sink a poor family into complete and desperate poverty. In Haiti, blindness can be lethal.\nYet, in the midst of this darkness, lies hope for thousands thanks to nonprofit organizations and mission groups as well as the dedicated volunteers who support them. Volunteers like our partner in sight, Dr. Andrew Moyes of Moyes Eye Center in Kansas City, MO, who has performed sight-saving surgeries on nine mission trips to Haiti, including corneal transplants using gratis donated tissue provided by Saving Sight.\nAn Ophthalmologist Discovers His Mission\nWhen Dr. Moyes was first approached to donate his time at the Northwest Haiti Christian Mission (NWHCM), he made a financial contribution, but declined the invitation to Haiti. Soon after, as he watched a video on everything the Mission offered residents \u2013 the schools, feeding programs, birthing center, orphanages \u2013 he was moved to take his first Haitian mission trip.\nIn 2004, Dr. Moyes joined the surgical team at the NWHCM in the Northwest Zone of Haiti, the poorest state in the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. On his first mission trip, Dr. Moyes and his fellow doctors performed 60 cataract surgeries; by his eighth trip in February 2011, that number grew to 162 performed in just four-and-a-half days.\nIn addition, the surgical team is trying to ease the devastating effects of glaucoma in the country. Said Dr. Moyes, \"Glaucoma is so rampant in Haiti that one-fourth of people that we see in our clinic are blinded by the disease. Glaucoma isn't even one of the World Health Organization's priorities because it is so hard to treat.\" However, through preventative eye exams, laser treatments to halt further vision loss, and glaucoma medications donated by Alcon and Allergan, the doctors are making headway.\n\"We're trying to push back how quickly people go blind. Maybe Lord willing, someone will go blind in 12 years instead of two. When you see healthy 30 year-olds who want to work, but have no light perception because of glaucoma to perform a job, it's enough to break your heart.\"\nDr. Moyes also uses his expertise as a renowned corneal surgeon to save sight. In August 2011 for instance, he transplanted gratis tissue from the Eye Bank to restore vision to three individuals in need, including a 26 year-old male whose corneal scar affected his ability to work and an 18-year-old female who traveled from Port-au-Prince to this rural area of the country to save her vision.\nBut one transplant recipient who has stuck out in his mind is Miriam, an 11 year-old suffering from congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy, a condition that thickens and clouds the cornea. Miriam received a corneal transplant in one eye two years ago \u2013 the result was so remarkable she was able to move from a special needs orphanage to one which provided her more independence. Because of a donor family's incredible generosity here in the Midwest, Dr. Moyes was able to save her sight in her other eye, helping to provide her with a solid foundation for her future.\nContinuing to Serve Both at Home and Overseas\nThe goal of these medical mission trips is not to perform the surgeries and walk away, but to truly help the Haitian people help themselves. Dr. Moyes and his colleagues are focused on teaching ophthalmologists in Haiti the skills they need to offer services throughout the year. In addition, because patient follow-up is so crucial after eye surgery, a Haitian ophthalmologist is available at NWHCM four days a month for follow-up exams and maintains contact with the medical team on any pertinent issues.\nEven among the overwhelming circumstances \u2013 the backlog of patients, the country's challenging infrastructure, the inability to help all who need assistance, Dr. Moyes finds hope and joy in the faces of those he's helped. So much so that he has integrated his passion for the Haiti people into his professional life at Moyes Eye Center and into his personal life, now that his wife and four children often join him on mission trips.\n\"There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about what needs to be done, what we can do to make eye care better in Haiti. Seeing the joy in people's faces when they realize they can see again brings such joy to my heart. As anyone on a mission trip will tell you \u2013 you go there to bring blessings to others, but you will be blessed a hundredfold by them. It feels so right to serve these people.\"\nWe at the Eye Bank could not provide Dr. Moyes with gratis tissue for his mission trips without the compassion of donor families and the contributions of our generous financial supporters. To learn how you can pledge to give sight, whether around the world or in your own backyard, please visit our About Cornea Donation page.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sekisui Chemical to expand its presence in the European automotive market\nWith new production facilities in the Netherlands, the company aims to meet the growing demand for interlayer films and thermal management materials used in high-power batteries and energy control units for EVs and is supporting the shift to a connected, autonomous, shared and electric industry.\nJapanese automotive supplier Sekisui Chemical is seeing a growing demand for high-performance interlayer films and thermal management materials \u2013 products that reduce carbon emissions and enhance fuel efficiency, comfort and safety, and are especially relevant for EVs. Significantly stricter European average fleet limits of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometer will come into force in 2020, further boosting demand for electric cars. Sekisui is therefore building a new production line in the Netherlands for interlayer films and due for completion by the end of this year. Work is also scheduled to commence on a new plant for thermal management materials around the middle of next year. Sekisui is focusing on producing a grease-type thermal management material for use in EV batteries in Europe.\nMasayuki Suda, CEO of Sekisui Chemical, explains:\n\"The automotive industry is facing a once-in-a-century revolution, and we can contribute to this, especially in e-mobility, with our heat management and thermal solutions,\" \"Our products are essential for our customers to keep pace with these trends and remain competitive.\"\nSekisui has been a strong partner to the automotive industry for many years, with products that combine sustainability, innovation and efficiency. This was recognized at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, when Sekisui Chemical was listed once again among the 2019 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. 2019 is the second consecutive and fourth time overall that Sekisui was featured in this index.\nThe car of tomorrow is a lightweight\nWith more than 70 years of experience the production and processing of plastics, lightweight is at the heart of Sekisui's work. Replacing metal in a car with high-performance plastics makes the vehicle significantly lighter \u2013 a crucial consideration in the drive to reduce carbon emissions in the automotive industry and make the shift to electric mobility.\nEurope is at the center of the future automobile industry, and trends such as CASE \u2013 Connected, Autonomous, Shared and Electric \u2013 are progressing in Europe at a faster pace than in other regions. The European market, and Germany in particular, is therefore increasingly important for Sekisui, which is why the company wants to strengthen its business in Europe and continue investing in this area. Sekisui already has a considerable European presence. Among its facilities are a production facility in Spain producing raw materials for interlayer films, three production facilities for resins, interlayer films and foam in the Netherlands plus a research center for interlayer film also in the Netherlands and many more. The new production facilities mark an expansion of Sekisui's automotive campus, and of its growing presence in Europe.\nSekisui concept car now showcased in the Netherlands\nIn September, Sekisui celebrated the European premiere of its concept car at IAA.\nSuda says :\n\"We are proud that we could demonstrate the decisive role played by Sekisui Chemical in shaping the future of mobility, and that our concept car and the innovative products within it were met with such enthusiasm.\"\nSekisui presented the concept car for the first time at the IAA and showcased several products such as Sekisui's \"Luminous PVB\", an interlayer film with simultaneous light function that can display information across the entire windshield and other car windows, and color carbon, a carbon-fiber material processed with sputtering technology that allows more customization options while retaining all the benefits of carbon without color degradation.\nCompanies: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO.,LTD\nCountries: Germany\nIndustries: Automotive & Road Transportation\nTerms: Asia-Pacific, Business, News Worldwide\nSekisui presents a concept car that displays colored carbon fiber material\nSekisui creates a colored carbon-fiber material processed with sputtering technology: an ultra-thin layer of ionized metal particles bind directly to the surface and enables the creation of colored carbon fabrics.\nSekisui increases European film production of interlayer film for laminated glass\nThe company invests approximately 20 billion yen expand European film production of interlayer film for laminated glass with a new film line at its plant in Roermond, and a new resin line at its plant in Geleen, both in the Netherlands.\nTeijin to acquire Benet Automotive to expand european automotive business\nTeijin announces that it has agreed to wholly acquire Benet Automotive, an automotive composite and component supplier in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.\nTeijin to acquire Inapal to expand European automotive business\nTeijin announces that it has agreed to acquire Inapal Plasticos, an automotive composite supplier in Portugal. The shares of Inapal will be purchased by Teijin Holdings, the Teijin Group's holding company in the Netherlands.\nTeijin Acquires Inapal to Expand European Automotive Business\nTeijin is expanding its European automotive business with the acquisition of Inapal Plasticos, an automotive composite supplier based in Portugal.\nSumitomo Bakelite invests in European manufacturing line to produce epoxy encapsulation materials for automotive\nSumitomo Bakelite has announced its intention to open a new manufacturing line to produce epoxy encapsulation composite materials for automotive applications at its Belgian production subsidiary, Vyncolit NV.\nMitsubishi Chemical to acquire European carbon fiber recycling companies\nMitsubishi Chemical Corporation decided to acquire two German carbon fiber recycling companies, CFK Valley Stade Recycling and carboNXT, through its subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials, as a part of the company's efforts to promote the circular economy. The acquisition is slated for completion around early August.\nTeijin Automotive Center in Europe to expand conceptual, designing, prototype and evaluation capabilities\nTeijin announces that it would establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe in Wuppertal, Germany in February as a new base for technical functions within the company's automotive composite business. The company will handle concept, designing, prototyping, evaluations, marketing and technical research for next-generation automotive components, utilizing the Teijin Group's capabilities to provide\u2026\nCarbon Conversions partners with Dell to forward sustainability goals\nAn electric foiling composite surfboard that can reach 45km\/h","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Smith v. Deuel Vocational Institute\nKENNETH ARDELL SMITH, Plaintiff,\nDEUEL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, et al., Defendants.\nALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE\nPlaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. \u00a7 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 636(b)(1).\nI. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis\nPlaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1915(a). ECF No. 6. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.\nPlaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By this order, plaintiff will be assessed an initial partial filing fee in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from plaintiff's trust account and forward it to the Clerk of the Court. Thereafter, plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of twenty percent of the preceding month's income credited to plaintiff's prison trust account. These payments will be forwarded by the appropriate agency to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in plaintiff's account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1915(b)(2).\nII. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints\nThe court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally \"frivolous or malicious, \" that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. \u00a7 1915A(b)(1), (2).\nA claim \"is [legally] frivolous where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact.\" Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1227-28 (9th Cir. 1984). \"[A] judge may dismiss [in forma pauperis] claims which are based on indisputably meritless legal theories or whose factual contentions are clearly baseless.\" Jackson v. Arizona, 885 F.2d 639, 640 (9th Cir. 1989) (citation and internal quotations omitted), superseded by statute on other grounds as stated in Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1130 (9th Cir. 2000); Neitzke, 490 U.S. at 327. The critical inquiry is whether a constitutional claim, however inartfully pleaded, has an arguable legal and factual basis. Id.\n\"Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires only 'a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, ' in order to 'give the defendant fair notice of what the . . . claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.'\" Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 555 (2007) (alteration in original) (quoting Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41, 47 (1957)). However, in order to survive dismissal for failure to state a claim, a complaint must contain more than \"a formulaic recitation of the elements of a cause of action;\" it must contain factual allegations sufficient \"to raise a right to relief above the speculative level.\" Id. (citations omitted). \"[T]he pleading must contain something more . . . than . . . a statement of facts that merely creates a suspicion [of] a legally cognizable right of action.\" Id. (alteration in original) (quoting 5 Charles Alan Wright & Arthur R. Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure \u00a7 1216 (3d ed. 2004)).\n\"[A] complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to 'state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'\" Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp., 550 U.S. at 570). \"A claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.\" Id. (citing Bell Atl. Corp., 550 U.S. at 556). In reviewing a complaint under this standard, the court must accept as true the allegations of the complaint in question, Hospital Bldg. Co. v. Rex Hosp. Trs., 425 U.S. 738, 740 (1976), as well as construe the pleading in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and resolve all doubts in the plaintiff's favor, Jenkins v. McKeithen, 395 U.S. 411, 421 (1969).\nIII. Complaint\nPlaintiff's complaint is vague and difficult to understand. Insofar as the court can make sense of it, it appears that plaintiff is accusing defendant Morgan, a correctional officer at Deuel Vocational Institution, of \"stalking\" plaintiff and \"openly disrespecting\" him. See ECF No. 1 at 2, 6. Plaintiff alleges that defendant Morgan was \"super unprofessional, \" showed no courtesy to plaintiff, and did not address plaintiff by his \"proper name.\" Id. at 2. Plaintiff further alleges that defendant Morgan opened and closed plaintiff's cell door from the control booth while plaintiff was sleeping, \"as if it [were] a game.\" Id. at 6. Plaintiff also makes a vague reference to \"employee sexual misconduct, \" sodomy, and lack of inmate consent, and alleges that he suffers from mental health issues. See id. at 2.\nIV. Vague and Conclusory Allegations\nThe court finds the allegations in plaintiff's complaint so vague and conclusory that it is unable to determine whether the current action is frivolous or fails to state a claim for relief. The court has determined that the complaint does not contain a short and plain statement as required by Fed.R.Civ.P. 8(a)(2). Although the Federal Rules adopt a flexible pleading policy, a complaint must give fair notice and state the elements of the claim plainly and succinctly. Jones v. Cmty. Redev. Agency, 733 F.2d 646, 649 (9th Cir. 1984). Plaintiff must allege with at least some degree of particularity overt acts which defendants engaged in that support plaintiff's claim. Id. Because ...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"What Eliminating Barriers to Interstate Telehealth Taught Us During the Pandemic\nBy Julia Harris ,\nTara Hartnett ,\nG. William Hoagland ,\nDena McDonough ,\nMarilyn Werber Serafini\nDownload the brief\nEarly in the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all states and the federal government approved unprecedented flexibilities in licensing rules to allow more interstate mobility for health care professionals. The lifting of restrictions on out-ofstate practitioners significantly aided the response to the crisis by expanding telehealth, bolstering care in underserved areas, increasing access to mental health services, and importantly, providing some relief for overstressed hospitals and health systems losing health care workers. Now, as temporary waivers in most states are expiring, there are opportunities to improve interstate licensure requirements so that lessons learned during the pandemic can bring long-term benefits to the health care system.\nThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), as well as almost every state in the country, temporarily waived the requirement that physicians be licensed in the state where their patients are located.1,2 In a matter of months, a famously territorial and complicated area of health policy unwound, creating new opportunities for patients to access care. Patients could suddenly receive care from providers practicing anywhere in the country. This was especially important for patients living in remote or medically underserved areas, as well as those with rare medical conditions. The loosened requirements also greatly expanded access to behavioral health professionals during a time of growing anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.\nThe temporary suspension of occupational licensing laws during state emergencies, such as natural disasters, is not new. States typically lift licensing laws for relief workers, including health care workers, to practice on a volunteer basis during disaster recovery. But the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all states simultaneously and continues to linger almost two years later. Unfortunately, the aftershocks on the American health care workforce will be evident long after the pandemic ends.\nOver the past year, states' temporary COVID-19 flexibilities for out-of-state licensure began expiring, despite the federal public health emergency due to COVID-19 remaining in effect.3,4 By the end of 2021, only about a dozen state emergency waivers for licensure requirements are expected to continue.5 A handful of states, such as Arizona, West Virginia, and Florida, passed permanent legislation allowing physicians not licensed in the state to register and provide telehealth services to in-state patients.6\nPolicymakers are now faced with important decisions that will affect provider licensure and patient access to care across state lines \u2014 beyond the current pandemic.\nStates have always maintained the authority to license and regulate health care providers. State licensing boards ensure providers practicing within their purview meet a minimum set of professional qualifications, maintain ethical standards of care, and are disciplined if necessary. This long-standing function of state licensing boards serves to protect patients from unqualified or unprofessional behavior.\nCritics argue that other stakeholders, such as managed care organizations and hospitals, monitor providers' quality of care more closely than state boards. Moreover, many health economists see limits on cross-state licensure as roadblocks to healthy provider competition and innovation in health care. In certain cases, state medical boards have demonstrated a focus on limiting the supply of providers to stifle competition and further their own financial interests. In 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, arguing that the board's arbitrary prohibitions on non-dentists providing teeth-whitening services violated antitrust laws.7 This case ultimately went to the Supreme Court, which decided in favor of the FTC. The case was later referenced in Teladoc's challenge to Texas' licensure regulations that limited the use of telehealth in the state.8\nOne of the first major expansions of provider licensure occurred when Congress passed the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017, removing state licensure requirements for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs physicians. VA policies allow a federal employee to hold a license in one state and practice in any jurisdiction. In the first year under VETS, more than 900,000 veterans used telehealth to access services, a 17% increase.9 Two-thirds of services were for tele-mental health visits.10 In November 2020, the VA issued an interim final rule further confirming its authority to allow VA health care professionals to practice their professions \"consistent with the scope and requirements of their VA employment, notwithstanding any state license, registration, certification, or other requirements that unduly interfere with their practice.\"11 The VA's approach effectively bypasses state licensing boards and asserts federal control over its providers.\nAnother approach to increasing provider licensure flexibilities has been through the expansion of licensure compacts, which are formal, binding, legislatively-enacted agreements between two or more states.12 Licensure compacts are currently available for physicians, nurses, emergency medical service professionals, physical therapists, psychologists, and audiology and speech language pathologists. While each compact has its own unique structure, participation can promote mutual recognition models and licensure reciprocity. Despite increased interest in licensure compacts since the start of the pandemic, gaps in state participation remain; most notably, California and New York, two of the most heavily populated states, are nonparticipants in all existing health professional compacts (see Appendix A for a complete listing of states' participation in major licensure compacts). The first licensure compact was created for nurses and, as of 2021, it holds the highest level of state participation, with 37 states plus Guam.13 Providers benefiting the most from state participation in compacts are those who deliver telehealth services, move frequently (for example, military spouses), or work or live across a state border.\nThe pandemic allowed for near-total policy alignment between all states and the federal government. The country's complicated patchwork of state licensure processes was suspended, allowing providers to seamlessly practice across state lines. The short-term flexibilities afforded during the pandemic provided some important clues about possible future policy directions.\nHere is what provider licensure flexibilities during the pandemic demonstrated:\nLicensure flexibilities have the potential to improve patient access to services. Based on early evidence, provider licensure flexibilities played a role in helping people access health care services via telehealth during the pandemic. In general, telehealth was an important tool for keeping access to care available, with nearly half (43.5%) of Medicare primary care visits provided via telehealth in April 2020, compared with less than 1% before the pandemic.14 States' reinstatement of pre-pandemic state licensure policies in 2021 caused genuine care disruptions, often with patients receiving little warning or explanation for why their access to care would change. The Johns Hopkins health system in Baltimore, Maryland, estimated that about 10% of its 330,000 patients who accessed telehealth during the pandemic were from out-of-state.15 When neighboring Virginia's waiver expired, Johns Hopkins canceled more than 1,000 virtual care appointments for patients in the state.16\nAccess to services can be especially hard to come by in rural areas or other underserved communities with provider shortages.17 Marshfield Clinic, a rural health system in Wisconsin, found that access to telehealth saved their patients an estimated 1.4 million driven miles from September 2019 to August 2020.18 Patients not only save travel time and money with telehealth appointments, but also have significantly lower rates of no-show appointments and patient cancellations.19 Telehealth access coupled with provider licensure flexibility gives providers the ability to export their services to underserved areas while continuing to live where they desire.\nThe trend of behavioral health providers moving to virtual care has increased access to mental health and substance use services. During the pandemic, behavioral health providers made a massive shift to delivering services via telehealth \u2014 vastly overshadowing telehealth utilization rates for other health care professionals.20,21 A McKinsey analysis found that in February 2021, 50% of outpatient claims for psychiatrists were delivered via telehealth, followed by 30% of claims for substance use treatment.22\nIn 2020, more than half of adults with mental health conditions went untreated, and the percentage was even higher in Black and Latino communities.23 Rates of mental illness and substance abuse have risen markedly since the pandemic started \u2014 symptoms of anxiety and\/or depression in adults nearly quadrupled and drug overdose deaths continue to outpace all previous records.24,25The U.S. is experiencing a mental health crisis, paired with a severe shortage of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other behavioral health specialists in remote and underserved communities.26\nEvidence demonstrates that the quality of tele-behavioral health services are generally equivalent to in-person care and can increase access to services.27,28 The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 gave Medicare beneficiaries permanent access to tele-mental health services from home;29 prior to that, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act of 2018 authorized Medicare coverage of services via telehealth for the treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders.30\nState officials report they are seeing more behavioral health providers moving to fully virtual practices \u2014 simultaneously enjoying the increased appointment compliance telehealth affords as well as the payment parity.31 Medicare continues to pay for telehealth services at parity through the federal public health emergency; however, a permanent reimbursement approach for Medicare has yet to be finalized. While the debate continues at the federal level, payment parity requirements are becoming more prevalent at the state level. Laws requiring the reimbursement rate be the same for inperson and telehealth services are now required for commercial plans across 21 states, for at least some subset of services.32\nThis shift in the behavioral health delivery system to virtual care presents new opportunities to increase patients' access to mental health and substance use treatment services. Without cross-state recognition of licensure, CMS cannot take full advantage of this opportunity to increase patient access to behavioral health services and address the growing crisis.\nData sharing is foundational to protecting the public. State licensing boards bear the responsibility for screening, monitoring, and disciplining providers in their respective states. This makes states' willingness to adopt crossstate recognition of licensure highly dependent on their confidence in the data sharing and their authority to investigate and discipline providers working from out-of-state. With the tangle of executive actions issued early in the pandemic to loosen licensure requirements, there were instances of exemptions to licensure where providers were delivering services to patients in states based on a license they held in another state; therefore, those providers were outside any investigatory or disciplinary jurisdiction by the state of practice.33 Maintaining clear accountability for providers, in all contexts in which they practice, is critical to increased licensure portability.\nTo promote patient safety, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) operates the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), a web-based repository of reports concerning medical malpractice payments as well as certain adverse actions related to health care practitioners, providers, and suppliers. Registered entities such as hospitals, state licensing boards, and health plans can query the databank for information on final disciplinary actions.34 Separately, all provider compacts maintain their respective databases to share critical information regarding disciplinary actions and investigations across state borders. While the NPDB is only populated with final actions, which can come long after an initial complaint is filed, the data available through compacts is more immediate \u2014 for example, as soon as a provider who presents an imminent threat to patient safety is brought under investigation.35 Development of the technology platforms to enable secure communication among participating member boards is critical and additional investments in data infrastructure and secure data-sharing capabilities may be needed.\nAdditionally, federal law requires criminal background checks on all applicants within a compact.36 FBI reviews the statutory language for each compact to ensure compliance with federal law before granting State Identification Bureaus the authority to perform the background checks. The FBI has recently withheld approval for a variety of reasons, including concerns regarding privacy and fingerprinting processes, resulting in administrative roadblocks to compact participation.\nNew market entrants have the potential to lower prices. It is important for states to develop localized regulations, but not at the expense of robust provider competition. Reduced competition can lead to higher prices, restricted access to care, and negative impacts on quality of care.37 State licensing boards impose administrative and financial requirements for providers to practice in each state. For example, a physician who wants to expand a practice across state lines could face hundreds of dollars in licensing fees, depending on the state, as well as tedious paperwork. In 2018, the FTC released a report on the economic impacts of licensure, which included higher prices and less convenience for consumers, and recommended improving licensure portability.38\nIn a possible signal to the potential of new provider types, 2021 delivered record-breaking venture capital investments for digital health companies, driven in large part by telehealth investment.39 New providers like Firefly Health and Eleanor Health lean heavily into convenient, virtual care services and are building their footprints in new markets. Major insurers are also increasing their telehealth offerings. In 2021, UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest insurance company, launched Optum Virtual Care in all 50 states and Cigna purchased MDLIVE \u2014 broadly increasing beneficiaries' access to virtual care appointments.40 Reforms to state licensure laws can increase provider competition through new providers entering the fray, which can drive improved outcomes, efficiency, and reduce costs.\nLicensure flexibilities helped ease the burden on an already overtaxed health care workforce. The pandemic placed unprecedented stress on nurses, doctors, behavioral health providers, nursing home workers, and other support staff. The Office of the Inspector General at HHS reported that impacts of the pandemic were particularly traumatic for frontline nurses who faced loss of co-workers due to COVID-19, self-isolation from their families, and overwhelming loss of life. With patients' families unable to be present due to strict hospital protocols, a nurse was often the last person dying patients saw.41,42 Many staff retired early or left health care altogether \u2014 in August 2021 alone, over half a million individuals left the health care and social assistance workforce.43 A survey of health care workers found that nearly 1 in 5 quit their jobs since COVID-19 hit the U.S. and, of those who stayed in the medical field, about 1 in 5 have considered leaving.44\nThe strain on the health care workforce has been particularly dire in rural areas, which have long struggled to recruit and retain providers.45 Hospital associations from some of the least populated states in the nation, such as Montana, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Iowa, describe crisis-level staffing issues and fierce competition over recruiting and retaining staff.46 Health organizations in Nebraska were so desperate for staff during the Delta variant COVID-19 surge this past summer, they attempted to recruit unvaccinated nurses.47 While many states have officially ended their public health emergencies, hospitals across the country continue to struggle to maintain sufficient staffing to run facilities safely.48Maximizing provider licensure flexibilities during this extraordinary time could ease some of the staffing shortages hospitals are facing.\nLack of standardization across state lines will continue to dog proponents of a federal licensure system, requiring workaround policies. Standards of medical practice vary between states, and conflicting state laws make it difficult for providers to treat patients the same way across state lines. For example, Hawaii requires an in-person physical examination to prescribe a medication (unless referred by another clinician who conducted the exam and provided the telehealth provider with the necessary data).49 However, in Colorado, an in-person physical exam is not required. Any efforts to promote national licensure would need to be accompanied by efforts to establish national, evidence-based clinical standards of care for telehealth.\nStates also vary in their licensing standards \u2014 for example, while most states require criminal background checks for physicians, a handful do not.50 Achieving the right balance between stricter and looser licensing standards will continue to challenge states. One option is to promote state participation in licensure compacts, which promote reciprocity while sidestepping the challenges with creating a federal standard of care. Another\noption is to increase adoption of telehealth-specific licenses.51 Twelve states currently allow providers to obtain such licenses or give telehealth-specific exceptions that allow providers to deliver services via telehealth from out-of-state.52 Sometimes these special-purpose telehealth licenses require providers to agree to certain conditions, such as not opening a physical office in that state.\nFor states that continue to opt out of licensure compacts, telehealth-specific licenses or telehealth-specific exceptions to licensure can be an effective option, especially for the delivery of behavioral health services. In addition, to remove some of the unnecessary complications, the Bipartisan Policy Center has previously recommended that Congress defer to state law and eliminate the federal requirement that providers be licensed in the state where a patient receives services.53\nMomentum is building to increase interstate licensure portability through participation in licensure compacts. Over the years, federal grants have encouraged the development of licensure compacts for several professions. Currently, seven major health professional compacts exist, and more are under development (such as for physician assistants and dentists and dental hygienists).54\nBecause military families are frequently asked to relocate, the armed services have long invested in improving licensure portability and the creation of licensure compacts.55 In 2018, the secretaries of the Navy, Army, and Air Force sent a joint letter to the National Governors Association making it aware that military leaders would be encouraged to consider licensure reciprocity for military families in future basing decisions.56 Effective January 1, 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act included formal consideration of interstate portability of licensure as a factor in future military-basing decisions (Public Law 116-283).57 With the rise of telehealth adoption during the pandemic, state interest in compact participation grew immensely. Fifteen states enacted legislation or became effective members of PSYPACT, the compact for psychologists to practice via telehealth across state lines, since the beginning of the pandemic, bringing the total number of participating states to 26 plus the District of Columbia.58\nThe Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) is a mutual agreement to expedite the traditional process to obtain an out-of-state medical license.59,60 Before the pandemic, fewer than 1% of physicians in participating states used the compact to obtain a license in another state; by March 2021, the number of physicians using the compact almost doubled, and an additional four states introduced legislation to join the IMLC. 61,62,63 The IMLC streamlines the existing system of state-based licensure, but physicians still need to pay for and maintain a license for every state in which they practice.\nSome experts suggest the IMLC should go further toward true reciprocity.64,65 For example, the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) operates most like a driver's license and allows nurses whose primary state of residence is in a compact state to practice in all other compact states without needing to apply to the licensure boards of individual states and pay additional licensing fees.66 This multistate license structure facilitates the movement of nurses across state borders, but also contributes to pushback the NLC receives from nursing unions who fear it allows hospitals to easily hire replacement nurses during a strike.67 In September 2021, Medicare released guidance confirming its recognition of non-physician compacts, such as the NLC and PSYPACT, which do not require providers to apply independently to each state for separate licenses as is required by the IMLC for physicians.68\nGiven states' historical control over provider licensure as well as the lessons learned during the pandemic, the most practical path forward likely builds off the existing system of state-based licensure. Policymakers should capitalize on the newfound interest surrounding licensure compacts by reducing existing barriers to participation and incentivizing more states to join. Governors in particular have significant influence over state legislative policy priorities and can be strong advocates for licensure reform. In 2019, eight governors mentioned occupational licensing in their State of the State addresses, and relevant legislation was passed in six of the eight states.69\nTo further accelerate the recognition of cross-state licensure, Congress could do for Medicare beneficiaries what has already been done for veterans accessing VA care \u2014 mandate that any physician with a valid medical license be allowed to deliver services via telehealth to Medicare beneficiaries residing in any state.70 Federal legislation to permanently implement reciprocity in the Medicare program was previously proposed in 2013.71\nSuch a policy would necessitate additional guardrails, though. For example, bad actors in one state could maintain good standing in another and continue to care for Medicare beneficiaries. A 2019 Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit found that the VA similarly experienced challenges preventing disqualified providers from delivering patient care.72 The full delineation of provider accountability and disciplinary mechanisms would need to be further defined; however, one option could be to base provider liability on the location of the provider, rather than the location of the patient. Additionally, given the GAO audit findings, state licensing boards could receive additional incentives to continuously monitor the NPDB for provider misconduct as well as relevant training. There are several opportunities for federal leadership to promote interstate recognition of licensure. Policy options range from broad and disruptive to more oderate in nature.\nModeling prior legislation that mandated licensure reciprocity in the context of the VA, Congress should consider:\nAllowing any physician with a valid medical license to deliver services via telehealth to Medicare beneficiaries residing in any state\nAuthorizing telehealth services for Medicare beneficiaries based on the location of the provider, rather than the location of the patient. This could apply to both issues of licensure as well as provider liability.\nTo minimize existing barriers to compact participation and incentivize more states to join, Congress and the administration should consider:\nAdditional federal incentives to promote increased state participation in licensure compacts, such as further prioritizing future military investments in states that participate in licensure compacts.\nDirecting an impartial entity, such as the GAO, to review existing health professional compacts and identify persistent barriers to provider and state participation, including, but not limited to, costs to providers and barriers to providers' exporting services out of state (especially to medically underserved areas).\nAdditional federal incentives to promote increased adoption of telehealth-specific licenses or telehealth-specific exceptions to licensure, especially for behavioral health services, for states that continue to opt out of licensure compacts.\nTo promote interstate provider licensure recognition, federal leaders should also consider:\nEliminating the federal requirement for Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program providers to be licensed in the state where a patient receives services, when the provider is licensed in another state. Congress should either eliminate the federal in-state licensure requirement for practitioners licensed in another state or expand the HHS secretary's authority to waive the requirement outside of a declared emergency\nDirecting the FBI to issue guidance to State Identification Bureaus regarding statutory requirements for authorization to perform background checks, as this has been a challenge for states. Alternatively, the FBI could approve sample legislative language for use by state lawmakers when drafting compact legislation\nWhile utilization of telehealth has leveled off, patients overwhelmingly want to continue using the virtual care services accessed during the pandemic.73 A July 2021 consumer survey conducted by the BPC showed that over 90% of adults were satisfied with the quality of their most recent telehealth visit and 8 in 10 said they would use telehealth in the future.74 Unfortunately, state-based licensure has historically posed a barrier to the widespread adoption of telehealth services. Moving forward, Congress and the administration will play a critical role in determining telehealth's future and breaking down barriers to licensure will be key to progress.\nAppendix A: Interstate Licensure Compact Participation by State\n1 Ohio was the only state that did not offer emergency or temporary licensure for out-ofstate physicians during the federal public health emergency due to COVID-19.\n2 Federation of State Medical Boards, \"U.S. States Territories Modifying Requirements for Telehealth in Response to COVID-19,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.fsmb.org\/siteassets\/advocacy\/pdf\/states-waiving-licensure-requirements-for-telehealth-inresponse-to-covid-19.pdf.\n3 The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services extended the federal public health emergency due to COVID-19 until January 13, 2022. It is anticipated this date will be extended further.\n4 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, \"Public Health Emergency Declarations,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.phe.gov\/emergency\/news\/healthactions\/phe\/Pages\/default.aspx.\n6 Ibid.\n7 Oyez, \"North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.oyez.org\/cases\/2014\/13-534.\n8 Jonah Comstock, \"Teladoc's antitrust suit against the Texas Medical Board will test the limits of recent Supreme Court precedent,\" Mobi Health News, April 30, 2015. Available at: https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/43063\/teladocs-antitrustsuit-against-the-texas-medical-board-will-test-the-limits-of-recent-supreme-courtprecedent.\n9 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, \"VA reports significant increase in Veteran use of telehealth services,\" 2019. Available at: https:\/\/www.va.gov\/opa\/pressrel\/pressrelease.cfm?id=5365\n10 Ibid\n11 Federal Register, Authority of VA Professionals To Practice Health Care, 2020. Available at: https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2020\/11\/12\/2020-24817\/authority-of-vaprofessionals-to-practice-health-care.\n12 National Center for Interstate Compacts, \"What Are Interstate Compacts?,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/compacts.csg.org\/compacts\/.\n13 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, \"Nurse Licensure Compact,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.ncsbn.org\/nurse-licensure-compact.htm\n14 Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Medicare Beneficiary Use of Telehealth Visits: Early Data from the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020. Available at: https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/private\/pdf\/263866\/hp-issue-brief-medicaretelehealth.pdf.\n15 Julie Appleby, \"Telehealth's Limits: Battle Over State Lines and Licensing Threatens Patients' Options,\" Kaiser Health News, August 31, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/state-medical-licensing-rules-threatens-telehealth-patient-options\/\n17 National Rural Health Association, Streamlining Telemedicine Licensure to Improve Rural America, February 2013. Available at: https:\/\/www.ruralhealth.us\/getattachment\/Advocate\/Policy-Documents\/StreamliningTelemedicineLincensuretoImproveRuralAmerica.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US.\n18 BPC staff discussions with Marshfield clinic, 2021.\n19 S. Jeganathan, L. Prasannan, et al., \"Adherence and acceptability of telehealth appointments for high-risk obstetrical patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic,\" American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2(4): 100233, 2020. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajogmf.2020.100233.\n20 O. Bestennyy, G. Gilbert, et al., \"Telehealth: A quarter-trillion-dollar post COVID-19 reality?\" McKinsey & Company, July 9, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/healthcare-systems-and-services\/our-insights\/telehealth-a-quartertrillion-dollar-post-covid-19-reality\n21 S.Y. Patel, A. Mehrotra, et al., \"Variation in Telemedicine Use and Outpatient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in The United States,\" Health Affairs, 40(2), 2021. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.01786\n23 Bipartisan Policy Center, Tackling America's Mental Health and Addiction Crisis Through Primary Care Integration, March 2021. Available at: https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/report\/behavioral-health-2021\/.\n25 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, \"Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/nvss\/vsrr\/drug-overdosedata.htm\n26 Think Bigger Do Good, Enhancing the Capacity of the Mental Health and Addiction\nWorkforce: A Framework, February 2021. Available at: https:\/\/thinkbiggerdogood.org\/enhancing-the-capacity-of-the-mental-health-and-addiction-workforce-aframework\/?_cldee=anVsaWFkaGFycmlzQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3d%3d&recipientid=contact-ddf72678e25aeb11988700155d3b3c69-e949ac3beff94a799393fb4e9bbe3757&utm_source=ClickDimensions&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Health%20%7C%20Mental%20Health%20Access%20%7C%2010.19.21&esid=e4588cef-7520-ec11-b6e6-002248246368.\n27 Erin Shigekawa, Margaret Fix, et al., \"The Current State Of Telehealth Evidence: A Rapid Review,\" Health Affairs, 37(12): 1975\u201382, 2018. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2018.05132.\n28 Sadiq Patel, Ateev Mehrotra, et al., \"Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States,\" Health Affairs, February 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/doi\/10.1377\/hlthaff.2020.01786.\n29 Center for Connected Health Policy, Telehealth Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (HR 133), 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.cchpca.org\/2021\/04\/Appropriations-Act-HR-133-Fact-Sheet-FINAL.pdf\n30 H.R. 6 \u2013 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, 115th Congress (2017-2018). Available at: https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/115th-congress\/house-bill\/6\n31 National Academy for State Health Policy Annual Conference, September 22, 2021, Session: Understanding the Future of Telemedicine in the Post-COVID World\n32 Center for Connected Health Policy, \"State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.cchpca.org\/2021\/10\/Fall2021_StateSummaryChart_FINAL.pdf\n33 BPC staff discussions with the Nurse Licensure Compact and PSYPACT, 2021.\n34 National Practitioner Data Bank, \"About Us,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.npdb.hrsa.gov\/topNavigation\/aboutUs.jsp\n35 BPC staff discussions with the Nurse Licensure Compact and PSYPACT, 2021\n36 Bipartisan Policy Center, Bridging Health and Health Care, September 2021. Available at: https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/report\/bridging-health-and-health-care\/.\n37 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Reforming America's Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition, December 2018. Available at: https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Reforming-Americas-Healthcare-System-Through-Choice-andCompetition.pdf\n38 Federal Trade Commission, Options to Enhance Occupational License Portability, September 2018. Available at: https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/reports\/options-enhance-occupational-license-portability\/license_portability_policy_paper_0.pdf.\n39 Heather Landi, \"Digital health dollars hit $15B high driven by telehealth investment in 2021,\" Fierce Healthcare, July 19, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.fiercehealthcare.com\/digital-health\/telehealth-funding-soars-to-4-2b-record-shattering-2021.\n40 Bruce Japsen, \"UnitedHealth's Optum to Broaden Telehealth Offerings In All 50 States,\" Forbes, April 19, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/brucejapsen\/2021\/04\/19\/unitedhealths-optum-to-broaden-telehealth-offerings-in-all50-states\/?sh=693fc31747d3.\n41 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hospitals Reported That the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Significantly Strained Health Care Delivery, March 2021. Available at: https:\/\/oig.hhs.gov\/oei\/reports\/OEI-09-21-00140.pdf.\n42 Jane Spencer, The Guardian, and Christina Jewett, \"12 Months of Trauma: More Than 3,600 US Health care Workers Died in Covid's First Year,\" Kaiser Health News, April 8, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/khn.org\/news\/article\/us-health-workers-deaths-covid-loston-the-frontline\/\n43 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, \"Table 4. Quits levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/jolts.t04.htm#jolts_table4.f.p\n44 Gaby Galvin, \"Nearly 1 in 5 Health Care Workers Have Quit Their Jobs During the Pandemic,\" Morning Consult, October 4, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/morningconsult.com\/2021\/10\/04\/health-care-workers-series-part-2-workforce\/.\n45 Aallyah Wright, \"Rural Hospitals Can't Find the Nurses They Need to Fight COVID,\" Pew Charitable Trusts, September 1, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/blogs\/stateline\/2021\/09\/01\/rural-hospitals-cant-find-thenurses-they-need-to-fight-covid\n46 BPC staff discussions with the Montana Hospital Association, South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations, Wyoming Hospital Association, and Iowa Hospital Association, 2021.\n47 Alyssa Lukpat and Lauren McCarthy, \"Nebraska is recruiting unvaccinated nurses to plug a staffing shortage,\" New York Times, August 26, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/26\/us\/nebraska-delta-nurses-unvaccinated.html\n49 C. Shachar, A. Gupta, et al., \"Modernizing Medical Licensure to Facilitate Telemedicine Delivery After the COVID-19 Pandemic,\" Jama Health Forum, 2(5), 2021. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamahealthforum.2021.0405\n50 Federation of State Medical Boards, Criminal Background Checks by State, June 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.fsmb.org\/siteassets\/advocacy\/key-issues\/criminalbackground-checks-by-state2.pdf.\n51 A. Mullangi, M. Agrawal, et al., \"The COVID-19 Pandemic\u2014An Opportune Time to Update Medical Licensing,\" Jama Internal Medicine, 181(3): 307-308, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamainternmed.2020.8710\n52 Center for Connected Health Policy, \"Cross State Licensing,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.cchpca.org\/topic\/cross-state-licensing-professional-requirements\/. See also Center for Connected Health Policy, State Telehealth Laws and Medicaid Program Policies, October 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.cchpca.org\/2021\/10\/Fall2021_ExecutiveSummary_FINAL.pdf.\n53 Bipartisan Policy Center, Bridging Health and Health Care, September 2021. Available at: https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/report\/bridging-health-and-health-care\/\n54 The Council of State Governments, \"National Center for Interstate Compacts,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/licensing.csg.org\/compacts\/\n55 U.S. Department of Defense, \"DOD Receives Approval for Grants to Develop Interstate Compacts for Licensure Portability,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/Newsroom\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2537098\/dod-receives-approval-for-grants-todevelop-interstate-compacts-for-licensure-p\/\n56 U.S. Department of Defense, Memorandum for the National Governors Association, 2018. Available at: https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/1449706\/service-secretaries-say-quality-of-schools-reciprocity-of-licenses-should-be-co\/\n57 H.R. 6395 \u2013 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 116th Congress (2019-2020). Available at: https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/6395\n58 PSYPACT, \"PSYPACT Participating States,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/psypact.site-ym.com\/general\/custom.asp?page=psypactmap\n59 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, \"A Faster Pathway to Physician Licensure,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.imlcc.org\/a-faster-pathway-to-physician-licensure\/.\n60 Thirty-three states plus D.C. are participating in the IMLC. Michigan's enabling legislation included a repeal date of March 28, 2022; however, it is expected legislation will be enacted prior to that date to continue Michigan's participation in the compact.\n61 A. Mehrotra, A. Nimgaonkar, et al., \"Telemedicine and Medical Licensure\u2014Potential Paths for Reform,\" The New England Journal of Medicine, 384: 687-690, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1056\/NEJMp2031608\n62 Andis Robeznieks, \"Cross-state licensing process now live in 30 states,\" American Medical Association, April 26, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.ama-assn.org\/practicemanagement\/digital\/cross-state-licensing-process-now-live-30-states\n63 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, \"Participating States,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.imlcc.org\/participating-states\/\n64 J. M. Liss, D. Peloquin, et al., \"Mutual Recognition of Physician Licensure By States Would Provide For Better Patient Care,\" Health Affairs, May 10, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.healthaffairs.org\/do\/10.1377\/hblog20210505.311262\/full\/\n65 P. Chandrashekar, S.H. Jain, \"Eliminating Barriers to Virtual Care: Implementing Portable Medical Licensure,\" The American Journal of Managed Care, 26(1): 20-22, 2020. Available at: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.37765\/ajmc.2020.41223\n66 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, \"Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC),\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.ncsbn.org\/nurse-licensure-compact.htm.\n67 Hailey Mensik, \"State lawmakers mull out-of-state nurse licenses after pandemic rollbacks,\" Healthcare Dive, May 4, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.healthcaredive.com\/news\/state-lawmakers-mull-out-of-state-nurse-licenses-after-pandemicrollbacks\/598441\/\n68 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Clarifies Recognition of Interstate License Compact Pathways, September 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/se20008.pdf\n69 National Conference of State Legislatures, Occupational Licensing Final Report: Assessing State Policies and Practices, December 2020. Available at: https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/labor-and-employment\/occupational-licensing-final-report-assessingstate-policies-and-practices637425196.aspx\n71 H.R. 3077 \u2013 TELE-MED Act of 2013, 113th Congress (2013-2014). Available at: https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/113th-congress\/house-bill\/3077\n72 U.S. Government Accountability Office, \"Veterans Health Administration: Greater Focus on Credentialing Needed to Prevent Disqualified Providers from Delivering Patient Care,\" 2019. Available at: https:\/\/www.gao.gov\/products\/gao-19-6\n74 Joann Donnellan, \"New Survey: Virtual Care Could Keep Low-Acuity Cases Out of Emergency Department,\" Bipartisan Policy Center, August 4, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/press-release\/telehealth-survey\/\n75 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, \"Compact Map,\" Accessed November 8, 2021. Available at: https:\/\/aslpcompact.com\/compact-map\/\n76 The EMS Compact, \"Multistate Privilege to Practice for EMS Personnel,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.emscompact.gov\/\n78 National Council of State Boards of Nursing, \"Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC),\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/www.ncsbn.org\/nurse-licensure-compact.htm\n79 The Occupational Therapy Compact (OTC) becomes effective once enacted by 10 states. Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact, \"Compact Map,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/otcompact.org\/compact-map\/\n80 PSYPACT, \"PSYPACT Participating States,\" 2021. Available at: https:\/\/psypact.site-ym.com\/general\/custom.asp?page=psypactmap.\n81 Physical Therapy Compact, \"Compact Map,\" 2021. Available at: http:\/\/ptcompact.org\/ptc-states.\nFuture of Health","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Softball player's family tie to sports\nSoftball catcher Cheyenne Kuhn is living out one of her dreams of playing for her dad and her sister for the UCA Sugar Bears.\nCheyenne is the daughter of Head Coach David Kuhn, and sister of student assistant coach Taylor Kuhn.\nOne of the reasons Cheyenne got involved with softball was from watching her dad's softball team. She started playing when she was four years old because she loved watching the girls play with such compassion, she said.\n\"My wife and kids have been with me everywhere I have coached. They have done fieldwork, laundry, painting, building, renovations, landscaping, tarp duty and have helped me at practice,\" Coach Kuhn said.\nHead Coach Kuhn just received his 600th win as a head coach.\n\"It was nice to get it at home at UCA. The team played well, it was a good win. It was nice to hear from so many friends, family and former players,\" Coach Kuhn said.\nCheyenne was extremely proud of her dad's success.\n\"I may be bias[ed], but he is one of the greatest coaches I know,\" Kuhn said.\nCheyenne's awards include being on the 2014-15 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll, being four year varsity letterman at Conway High, three-time All-Conference selection and participating in the Arkansas Senior All-Star Game.\nKuhn plays catcher for the UCA Sugar Bears and a redshirt freshman this year for softball.\nCheyenne credits winning the Southland Conference Tournament last year as her biggest accomplishment. It will be a week she will never forget, she said.\n\"The most rewarding part about playing for the Sugar Bears is the relationships that I have made with my teammates on the team,\" Kuhn said. \"My teammates are always there for one another and we always have each other's backs no matter the situation.\"\nCheyenne and Taylor were able to accomplish two of their goals for the past two years.\n\"One of my biggest dreams was to play college softball with my sister, while one of her biggest dreams was to play for dad,\" Kuhn said.\nCheyenne's parents have played a big role in her life. She said she considers both as role models. Her dad because he taught her about God, and always pushed her to practice.\n\"I never realized until later on \u2026 how grateful I was to have him push me to the best of my ability. I would not be the Christian and softball player I am today without him,\" Cheyenne Kuhn said.\nHer mom because of how caring, unselfish and hardworking she is, Cheyenne Kuhn said.\n\"I hope that I will be able to become half the woman my mom is,\" Cheyenne Kuhn said.\nCoach Kuhn also credits his success to his family.\n\"I could have never been successful without them. They've been there to help me every step of the way in my 18 years of college coaching,\" he said.\nCheyenne and her dad feel blessed to share these moments as a family.\n\"The best part of having my dad as my coach is that we are able to all be together with each other all the time,\" Kuhn said.\n\"It's amazing to work with both of my daughters and be around my family. I cherish every moment,\" Coach Kuhn said.\nCheyenne and Taylor are close as well. Cheyenne said her sister is one of her role models, and not only a big sister, but a best friend.\n\"I can always talk to her for help in my hitting if I'm struggling or if I'm doing bad catching. She corrects my mistakes,\" Cheyenne Kuhn said. \"She is my best friend and I'm grateful to have her as my coach.\"\nCheyenne plans to attend graduate school after college, but before she does, one of her goals is to win another championship with her and sister.\nBoth Cheyenne and Taylor want to follow their dad's footsteps and become a softball coaches when their education has been completed.\nThis article originally appeared in the April 6, 2016 print edition of The Echo.\nimage via Twitter\nFaculty and Staff Feature: Allison Hitt\nFood drive to benefit Bethlehem House\nBears unable to climb out of early 13-point deficit, lose 87-67 on road against New Orleans Privateers\nBeach Bears Finish Inaugural Season with Wins at Home\nBears take two of three from reigning regular season champs\nBears win first Southland game 62-59","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Commentary and OPINION\nTHE WEST INDIAN ONLINE\nHome COMMUNITY Frank: An Immigrant Success Story\nDIASPORA NEWS\nFrank: An Immigrant Success Story\nDr. Frank Islam and his wife Debbie Driesman with United States President Joseph Biden.\nBy Dr Vishnu Bisram\nImmigrants have been coming to America for centuries attracted to it by stories of boundless opportunities. Few immigrants are not success stories or have not improved their quality of life relative to the home country. One stand out example is that of Frank Islam who hails from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. Many indentured laborers come from Azamgarh and their descendants from Guyana, Trinidad, etc. now settle in USA. Islam was a pioneer among Indian immigrants pursuing tertiary education in America, becoming a trailblazer in wealth accumulation and philanthropy giving back some of what he earned to help others. He became well-known and respected by prominent Americans (including Presidents, Governors, etc.) especially in the political establishment and humanitarian groups in the USA. He has been recognized and honored for being a role model and his charitable activities.\nIslam came from a humble family that prized education and work ethic. And he used these qualities to pursue education and become a success story in the US. He has used his wealth to help others in America as well as groups in India.\nIslam came to the US in 1970 almost penniless, studied computer science, while worked his way to pay for school. After earning MS in computer science, he worked full time for different companies for two decades. Then, after getting married, and his wife decide they would launch their own company. They founded the QSS Group, an information technology firm, in 1994. The QSS Group had more than 3,000 employees and some $300 million revenue. They sold the company in 2007 and set up a private investment holding company, FI Investment Group. Then they used the proceeds from their investment to set up their Driesman Foundation that focuses mostly, though not exclusively on supporting public education in America and India \u2013 on training newer generations in business, management, education, art and culture, and peace and conflict-resolution Frank Islam and Debbie and other fields. Islam prides himself on offering support for the poor to lift themselves. He sponsors programs that help to change people's life and outcomes of society. He has also involved himself in activities to benefit the Democratic party and communities.\nDuring his professional career, he garnered multiple industry awards for business leadership, entrepreneurship, and excellence. And for his outstanding contributions to humanity, Islam received honorary doctorates from several universities including Aligarh University (UP) and Maulana Azad University (Rajasthan).\nIn accepting his multiple doctorates, Islam stated that he did so with \"humility not for me, but in recognition of all those who have made a difference in society through their leadership, education, and public service.\" In addition to receiving honorary doctorates for his achievements and contributions to humanitarian causes, Islam was honored by a Kerala-based Cochin Herald journal for his efforts to promote education. Islam said he has been investing in education because it \"provides 'the keys to the kingdom\".\nDr. Islam was also honored by the Montgomery Business Hall of Fame for his successful business achievement. He helped in fundraising drives for scholarships at the Universities at Shady Grove, Maryland. He told a gathering as a patron of a fundraiser: \"If it weren't for education and people willing to help me when I came to this country as a very young man, I would not be where I am today. I know first-hand that education helps people reach their potentials, get good jobs and make their communities stronger.\"\nIslam has left an indelible imprint in the Indian American community.\nIndian diaspora in America ought to be proud of his achievement and his generosity. He has shown that through personal sacrifices and dint of hard work, one can succeed in the US.\nThe views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the THE WEST INDIAN.\nPrevious articleGuyana Intends to Become Global Leader in Environment and Agriculture: President\nNext articleDisappointment Around New York State Redistricting\nRyan Ram\nBrooklyn Resident Sentenced in Deadly Belt Parkway Crash in 2020\nDuck Cooking Competition 2023 Flying to Sint Maarten\nIndo-Caribbean Federation's Annual Appreciation Award Dinner and Thanksgiving Party for Senior Citizen \u2013 2022\nWe Need To Support And Protect Each Other\nGuyana's Infrastructure Minister \"Shocked\" at Brother's Drug Arrest in Grenada\nDavid Lammy is Proud of his Guyanese Roots!\nMore Than 400 Jobs Impacted as Ammonia Plant Closes Operations\nDr. Aubre Maynard: Guyanese-American Trailblazer\nPolicewoman Hacked to Death, Killer Hangs Himself\nThree Suspected Bandits Shot Dead by Police in Black Bush Polder\nGuyana Police Probe Suspected Murder of 86-year-old Shopkeeper\nEmail: westindiannews@gmail.com\nMurder-Suicide Rocks Guyanese Community in New York\nJanus v. 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{"text":"Editorial: Don't Let Game Streaming Be The Future\nRobert argues against a digital-only future.\nBy Robert Marrujo. Posted 10\/17\/2019 20:00 Comment on this ShareThis\nGoogle Stadia was given an official unveiling to the public at GDC 2019 in San Francisco. The project had initially bowed as a closed beta dubbed Project Stream back in 2018, where users were able to play Assassin's Creed Odyssey utilizing the tech that would ultimately come to power Stadia. While it isn't the first of its kind, Stadia is being promoted as the \"future\" of gaming: console-level experiences streamed via any web-enabled smart device that can run the Google Chrome web browser. A max resolution of 4K HDR, 60 FPS, and 5.1 surround sound are possible. By all accounts, it's pretty amazing stuff\u2014 from a purely technological standpoint.\nI have a relative whose significant other had passed away in the '80s. He owned an NES which made its way to my grandma's house and started me, and eventually my sister, on our paths to being lifelong gamers. One of my earliest memories in life, not even just of playing video games, but of life itself, is of Tetris being played on that NES. By the time I was in my late teens and going to college, my aunt had allowed me to take that NES, complete in its box with all the games, and add it to my collection. It's an item that I cherish for a variety of different reasons, not the least of which being the personal, familial ties that it has.\nNow, imagine this same story in 2019 and it's a Google Stadia controller as opposed to an NES. What legacy, what significance will the ephemeral, intangible world that streaming represents have when passing things down from one generation to the next? What sort of bonds between fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, will be built when rather than sharing cherished heirlooms, people are instead passing along logins to subscription services? \"That's right, Timmy, 30 years ago your grandad logged into that same account and streamed Destiny 2 for the first time. Oh, I can remember the utter joy he felt when he upgraded to platinum membership and the picture quality got really good.\"\nThat scenario doesn't quite seem to hold the same weight as someone getting their aunt's old Sega Genesis passed down to them, does it? At least, that's how I tend to feel when I look at the march towards an all-digital future that humanity seems intent on. Despite my objections, I do try to keep an open mind about these things, and so I've sought out and continue to seek out other people's opinions on this issue. It was during one of these talks that a friend of mine pointed out that the sort of emotional attachment and fond memories I have towards my NES could be possible for someone whose first video game experience is Stadia and its controller. I suppose there's nothing mutually exclusive about these two things. As I grapple with my distaste for what Stadia represents, though, I think my objections are more multifaceted than I initially took them to be.\nStreaming. Digital-only content. Even Nintendo fans aren't immune to this. Nintendo has openly discussed that it's currently looking internally into how the company might utilize the technology. We're already at a point where the NES catalogue of games is digitized and locked behind a paywall\u2014 in its case, the endless monthly\/annual fees of Nintendo Switch Online. I can pass my NES cartridges and console down to anyone I want, but I can't do that with a bunch of ROMs that are tethered to an online service that will eventually be replaced. At least games that are downloaded to a hard drive are somewhat physically present; no corporation can come and shut off my access to everything I downloaded to my Wii U, for example. The NES library on my Switch, however, has to get a weekly check-in from the Internet fairy that works for Nintendo, and once Switch is replaced\u2026 well, what happens to those games, then? Do I get to keep them? Or do I get told that I have to buy the new console and keep playing them on its online service?\nThe problem, I feel, is monetization. Every entertainment company from Disney to Apple is trying to find a way to stop letting consumers buy things and, instead, make them rent. Really, that's all Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Video, Apple Music, and all of the other streaming platforms are: glorified rental services. Despite the fact that the overwhelming majority of content that users enjoy is stuff that they'll never stop wanting to watch. Look no further than the millions of views that shows like Friends and The Office, two series that ended years ago, continue to garner. Why keep paying endlessly to enjoy content that you'll never want to stop hearing, watching, or playing?\nI'm no Luddite trying to push a nihilistic dystopian view of the future, but I am trying to have an honest conversation about the genuine problems facing consumers. Streaming and all-digital content represents an utter loss of consumer control. Returning to Google Stadia for a moment, I keep coming to this same thought\u2014 people will be paying $60 for software just like they already do on top of an additional monthly fee to access a console that they will never, ever own. Even the game itself is dubiously the \"property\" of the consumer. How can they \"own\" something if it's in the cloud of a corporation? Once the servers shut down, the only \"system\" that the game can be played on is also gone, rendering the software itself useless.\nIt's an issue that extends to Nintendo's mobile offerings. Many of them are fun, solid experiences, but they're also completely dependent on internet connectivity and Nintendo's servers. Pok\u00e9mon Duel, one of those mobile titles, is shutting down at the end of this month. Every cent that users spent on the game will, on October 31, be rendered useless. The shutdown notice on the Pok\u00e9mon website even notes that, while some functionality will remain once the service ends, that \"[it's] possible that you will become unable to use the Library function due to OS version upgrades, device change, or other issues.\" Bye-bye. Gone.\nI'm not naive; there are countless ways that old games become unplayable. Yet, I think there's a big difference between a console breaking down, for instance, and simply being told that the company streaming to me has gone belly-up, moved on to new\/different content, or is simply unwilling to continue to allow users to play, watch, or listen to something. As I pointed out above, things in the cloud are of suspect ownership to the consumer, yet consumers are in waves forking over cash for the right to click \"login\" on a phone or a computer and access something that's only theirs until access gets cut off. Ask those who forgot to transfer their UltraViolet movies over to another service at the end of July how they feel about their purchases now versus two or three years ago. Suddenly, all those bits of data seem like so much lint and dust.\nThere are legitimate reasons why digital-only can be a good thing. It lessens the impact on the environment to not print on paper or produce plastics for game cases. It cuts back on space for people who don't have a lot of shelves or the means of storing a bunch of games, books, CDs, etc. I can't pretend that these justifications are (ironically) immaterial. I love technology and how it can propel humanity in different directions that people otherwise might never have been able to go. I cannot and will not, however, ignore that ultimately streaming and all-digital media is in the hands of powers that the everyday person has minimal sway over. Apple, Google, Nintendo\u2014 all of these corporations are out for profit. Some, like Nintendo, I think are fairer to consumers, but at the end of the day every company is in service to two things above all: fiscal gains and shareholders.\nThe second it becomes financially burdensome to support something, companies bail. Look no further than the impending closure of the YouTube service on PlayStation 3 as one of countless instances of this reality. Nothing lasts forever, but I can almost guarantee that you'll get a lot more mileage out of your old Nintendo 64 and copy of Ocarina of Time than your Stadia controller and its subscription service. In the world of design, planned obsolescence has been a part of making everything from shoes to fashion for decades. Your phone is made to become obsolete after a couple of years. Your car. Your clothes. And in the case of video games, your console. With streaming, though, companies like Google and Sony have glommed onto the fact that it's easier and possibly even more lucrative to not even make a system that eventually breaks down or goes out of fashion\u2014 now they just want to get your money every month and convince you that you're better off with them having every physical component under their control, with the exception of that shiny controller in your hands. I'm sure it's next on the list.\nI know a lot of people feel different ways about this issue and that how a person spends their money isn't anyone's else's business. At the same time, I want to caution everyone to at least think about where we're all heading. The Microsofts and Apples of the world don't have your back. Even seemingly benevolent entities like Nintendo are going to prioritize itself over consumers. Don't let anyone else, especially companies, dictate the terms of how you consume media, where you consume media, and when it's time to take that media away. I suppose if nothing else, think about the cherished items and heirlooms in your own home and how different your life would be if the person who gave them to you only had the screen of a phone or TV with a login window to point to, instead.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Beyond the Surface\nThe environment is the driving force behind Thibodaux woodworker David Bergeron's work\nJeffrey Roedel,\nRomero & Romero\nIt's 7 a.m. and David Bergeron is up with the sun. There's a smattering of fresh materials \u2014 junk to some, and new only to Bergeron's woodshop \u2014 waiting to be sorted, strategically stacked and readied for rebirth.\nThe artist saved this wood from languishing in a landfill. The material has weathered in wait for years and generations, making its way across the South and the neighborhoods of New Orleans, into much of coastal Louisiana closer to Bergeron's current home of Thibodaux.\nAs Bergeron gets to work on these vintage materials, he isn't so much fiddling with old wood as assuming the role of a caretaker for something that could speak of stories of old. Maybe even a forgotten truth.\nThese slats and boards are the former bones of his city and he wakes up every morning to resurrect the dead.\nHe launched Bergeron Woodworks in his mid-20s, and now at 45, the Delgado Community College alum has built with his hands a kaleidoscopic body of reclaimed woodwork, from $30 geometric picture frames to intricate custom-built benches, beds and tables that fetch thousands.\nGrowing up on the West Bank, Bergeron watched his grandfather, a woodworker and gardener, make a proud living and build the family homestead on a third-grade education.\n\"I kind of bounced around construction and was lucky enough to encounter a few very talented people,\" Bergeron says. \"I just tried to keep my mouth shut and watch.\"\nHis work is time-intensive, due to the nature of the materials and the fact that he's doing everything he can to maintain the integrity and color of the wood. It didn't take long for Bergeron's playful colors \u2014 which reflect the city's personality and his constant attention to detail \u2014 to catch the eye of the House of Blues. For a decade he helped to define the eclectic rainbow remix of designs that became part of the unforgettable aesthetic of the Decatur Street music mecca.\n\"At the beginning, [House of Blues] had a really talented in-house art and design department that was very focused on keeping the founder's vision intact,\" Bergeron says. \"It was an incredible learning experience that I could not put a price on.\"\nWith the House of Blues as a client, Bergeron's sense of story and his passion for environmentally-friendly work led to three separate creative projects for the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee, including a series of 10-foot by 10-foot frames for housing acclaimed rock photographer Danny Clinch's work. The festival founders responded well to the principals of sustainability that Bergeron's work professes, but this wasn't always the case. Twenty years ago the populace was much more timid about purchasing furniture from salvaged materials.\n\"People would approach the work with interest and then back off when you said it was from the trash,\" Bergeron recalls. \"Now when you say it's from the trash they move forward.\"\nProtecting the environment has always been his driving force, he says. In 2016 alone, Bergeron diverted more than five tons of material from the waste stream.\n\"When its all said and done, that is something I will lay my head on,\" he says.\nIf de-nailing wood slats for days on end has his muscles feeling like they are filled with battery acid, or the soothing effects of a new color palette of well-weathered materials has his childlike wonder lit and aloft, all of it is part of his process and central to the more fundamental desire Bergeron holds for his life's work. He wants to see beyond the surface of all things \u2014 inanimate and living. At the very heart of Bergeron's craft is a search for a kind of glory in someone else's garbage, a rescue mission for the rebirthed and bright future of what was once cast away.\n\"The most rewarding thing is creating value in a piece of material that is otherwise unwanted,\" Bergeron says. \"I think that with a little time and creativity, all people and materials have value.\"\nWhat do you do for fun when you're not putting in 10 hours inside the shop? I've been really getting into the work of the abstract expressionist painter Richard Diebenkorn lately \u2014 for whatever that's worth. Mostly, I'm an outdoors kind of person. So running I love. Being out in nature, hiking and beer. I'm trying to get a better grip on the organic gardening thing too, but that is proving to be quite the learning curve, ha.\nDo you feel like you have to seek out inspirations and explore other people's art to move forward? People are always recommending that I check out the work of so-and-so, but I'm a firm believer in 'protecting the eye.' In other words, I feel like everything we take in or experience affects us so I like to curate that very carefully.\nYour work used the old bones of structures of New Orleans, so in a very tangible way, New Orleans influences your work. Why did you decide this was the place for your woodwork to thrive? Can you define the spirit of the city? New Orleans has an openness that is a lot harder to find in the rest of the South. I grew up in a lower-to-middle income, blue-collar and culturally-diverse area, and I wouldn't change that for anything. Just people helping people and figuring it all out.\nYou've certainly figured things out, and had some incredibly recognizable clients like the House of Blues and Bonnaroo. You must have come across some celebrities. I did do a piece for Brad Pitt's Make It Right 9 Project in the Lower 9th Ward, and I got to meet him. I went to introduce myself, and he says 'Oh, I know who you are, I love your stuff.'\nThat's a great story. Pitt seems to be someone with a keen eye for design and construction and I can't imagine how many new people he met and worked with during the entire project, so that's a compliment. Any tales of rock 'n' roll from working for the Bonnaroo? I don't think any of my rock 'n' roll stories are fit for print, ha!\nCategories: Features, Theatre + Art","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Mengistu Worku\nOccupations Association football player Association football manager\nCountries Ethiopia\nDeath December 16, 2010 (Addis Ababa)\nMengistu Worku (Amharic: ; 1940 \u2013 16 December 2010) was an Ethiopian footballer, recognised as the best Ethiopian footballer in history. He is best known for his role in the final of the 1962 African Nations Cup, and for being the head coach to take the Ethiopian national football team to the African Nations Cup in Libya in 1982.\nDuring the 1962 African Nationals Cup, Mengistu scored 1 goal in the final of the 3rd African cup against Egypt, when Ethiopia won their only major trophy to date. Ethiopia finished as top scorer of that tournament with 4 goals on the final day. He debuted with Saint-George SA in 1957 and remained with the club for the entirety of his career. Mengistu was given numerous, offers to play professionally for teams in Italy and France, as well as Egypt's El Zamalek, but like earlier legend and coach Ydnekatchew, he refused all offers and stayed in Ethiopia wearing Saint George's characteristic \"V\" across his chest. Mengistu wore the number 8 for the entirety of his club and national team career. His international career began in 1958 and ended in 1970, following disappointment in the 7th African Nations cup in Sudan, where Ethiopia finished bottom of their group. He still managed to score 3 goals, the only Ethiopian goals in that tournament. Mengistu played 2 more years with Saint George, retiring in 1972. He is the seventh-highest scorer in the history of the African Cup Of Nations with 10 goals.\nMengistu coached the national team after retirement, but the team failed to match the success it found during his playing days. He did, however, coach the country to their first-ever CECAFA cup title in 1987, when the tournament was hosted by Ethiopia.\nIn 2001, Mengistu was struck by a tumor, and doctors had told him he had only months to live. With treatment unavailable in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian billionaire Mohammed Al Amoudi paid for Mengistu to travel to South Africa for treatment. \"It was because of Al Amoudi that I am standing before you today,\" he said on Ethiopian television.\nAt the 2002 CECAFA Cup, Mengistu was honored before the tournament kickoff by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Association, along with five other east African footballers and three referees, including Tesfaye Gebreyesus, the Ethiopian who refereed at three ACN tournaments.\nAfrican Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 1962 (shared with Badawi Abdel Fattah)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sweden watch: Men to blame for Global Warming\nWe can breathe a sigh of relief now that we know who's winning the battle of the sexes in combating global warming.\nThe November 10 issue of New Scientist magazine reported a study by Gerd Johnsson-Latham of the Swedish Ministry of Sustainable Development that concludes \"Swedish men are being blamed for having a disproportionately large impact on global warming.\"\n\"The fact that women travel less than men, measured in person-kilometres per car, plane, boat and motorcycle \u2013 means that women cause considerably fewer carbon dioxide emissions than men, and thus considerably less climate change,\" Johnsson-Latham said in the report.\nIn April 2006, Johnsson-Latham authored a report pondering a similar issue, \"Do women leave a smaller ecological footprint than men?\"\n\"Women do not escape censure, however,\" the magazine report said. \"The report notes that in Sweden, women spend four times as much as men on consumer goods and - in a further dig at men, albeit unintended \u2013 20 times as much on hygiene products.\"\nRecent leftwing-claims have linked cow and Norwegian moose flatulenceto global warming. In addition, warming has been blamed as a cause of wild fires, hurricanes and the Minnesota bridge collapse.\nBMI's Special Report \"Fire & Ice: Journalists have warned of climate change for 100 years, but can't decide weather we face an ice or warming\"\nClimate of Bias: BMI's page devoted to global warming and climate change in the media.\nMisandry","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Missouri Planned Parenthood Closes Abortion Referral Center in Kirksville\nState | Steven Ertelt | Sep 23, 2009 | 9:00AM | WASHINGTON, DC\nby Steven Ertelt\nLifeNews.com Editor\nKirksville, MO (LifeNews.com) \u2014 Planned parenthood is closing a center in Kirksville, in the sparsely populate northeastern portion of Missouri, that did not do abortions but made referrals for them. Planned Parenthood in Kirksville will be closing permanently in November after the economic downturn left it with an insufficient number of clients.\nThe center had been operating for 38 years but the economy and a shortage of rural nurse practitioners left it unable to continue operating.\nTri-Rivers Planned Parenthood staffer Ecsi Davis said, \"It was a very difficult decision for us. It was a long time coming. We've had lots of meetings. This is not a sudden decision by any means.\"\nTRPP was created in 1996 from the merger of Planned Parenthood of Northeast Missouri and Parenthood of the Central Ozarks.\nRita Diller, national director of American Life League's Stop Planned Parenthood project told LifeNews.com in a statement that she is excited about the news.\n\"After 38 years in business, Planned Parenthood officials cited declining client numbers and a lack of donations as reasons for closing the facility. According to our records this marks the 14th Planned Parenthood clinic to either close or announce its closing in 2009,\" she said.\n\"It just goes to prove that when people find out the truth about Planned Parenthood, they stop contributing and quit going,\" Diller continued.\nEarlier this month, Planned Parenthood of Indiana said it would close five of its 34 centers across the state due to changes in the way the federal government allocates family planning funds. The decision to close the centers comes after an expose' found two of them hiding instances of possible statutory rape.\nIn April, the Planned Parenthood abortion business in Virginia closed its center in Lynchburg, which did not do abortions but made referrals for them.\nIn March, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest closed its facility in Monroe, Washington due to tough economic times. That facility saw its last customer on March 31.\nAlthough the center did not do abortions, it made abortion referrals to other Seattle-area Planned Parenthood centers that do both surgical and drug-induced abortions.\nIn January, the Planned Parenthood center in Latham, New York, a suburb of Albany, announced it would be closing.\nThe Latham facility is the smallest the organization oversees and, while it didn't do surgical abortions, it dispensed the dangerous RU 486 abortion drug that has killed more than a dozen women worldwide and injured over 1,100 in the U.S. alone.\nAt the end of 2008, the total number of Planned Parenthood centers dropped from 855 in 2007 to 844 last year. The number of local affiliates of the Planned Parenthood federation decreased from 108 to 99.\nWhile Planned Parenthood cuts its total number of centers providing non-abortion services, the number of abortion facilities is in the rise. It jumped to 295 last year from 287 the year prior.\nThe centers are closing despite the record amount of money the abortion business received from the federal government in the last fiscal year.\nThe total government grants and contracts received by PPFA affiliates from government sources including state, local and federal governments, increased from $337 million to $350 million.\nLooking at Planned Parenthood data from 1997 to the present, the increase in government funding corresponds with an increase in the number of abortions. (See image)\nSign Up for Free Pro-Life News From LifeNews.com\nDaily Pro-Life News Report Twice-Weekly Pro-Life\nNews Report Receive a free daily email report from LifeNews.com with the latest pro-life news stories on abortion, euthanasia and stem cell research. Sign up here. Receive a free twice-weekly email report with the latest pro-life news headlines on abortion, euthanasia and stem cell research. Sign up here.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Finding wit and wisdom in \"Looking for Me: A Novel\"\nIn \"Looking for Me: A Novel\" it's easy to see why the main character, Teddi Overman, chooses to surround herself with antiques, where the past is more storied, than messy - which is often the case with human history. However, in the course of the novel Teddi travels back down the road to path of her own history, in an effort to deal and heal from her own past.\nAntoinette Rahn\nFrom the moment I opened the package which contained the review copy of \"Looking for Me: A Novel,\" I was intrigued, and hopeful that the story inside would match my expectations. I wasn't disappointed.\nNew York Times best selling author Beth Hoffman invites the reader to join her to peer through the looking glass into Teddi Overman's life, and see if we catch a glimpse of ourselves therein. I would say there were more than a few moments during the story where I saw myself, a version of me anyway.\nIn her storytelling, Ms. Hoffman makes use of the flashback technique as we accompany Teddi on a trip back home, literally and figuratively. As they say, you can never really go home again, and in this tale we can easily see why Teddi opts to let the antiques she works with be the only things that celebrate the past. However, as we learn through this story, by limiting what we let our hearts feel, we limit whatever healing may take place.\nI thoroughly enjoyed the way Ms. Hoffman explored Teddi's relationship to the antiques she works to repair and sell in her shop, and how she makes the pieces more of the central characters, rather than an after thought. I also found myself charmed by the character of Mr. Palmer, the iconic antiques guru who takes Teddi under his wing, as his prot\u00e9g\u00e9. He reminded me of many a mentor I've known in my life, be it in the field of antiques, business, journalism, or education. Under the tough exterior is someone who sees potential in another, and wants nothing more for them to tap into that potential and soar.\nDealing, or more correctly, not dealing with the unusual 'loss' of her brother, is a significant aspect of Teddi's story, but I appreciated the way Ms. Hoffman revolved that factor of the story, loosely tying it all together.\nMy two favorite phrases in this book are:\n\"Don't forget where you came from.\"\n\"We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.\"\nThis book is available at booksellers nationwide, and directly from the publisher: Penguin Books.\nbooksantique fiction\nVolk-Weiss Launches Toy Book Imprint\nKurtzweil's Antiques & Restoration\nBargain John Antiques\nCool and Collected Antiques\nMidwest Pickers\nC. Middleton Antiques and Uniques\nGrain Bin Antique Town\nThe Great Midwest Antique Mall\nSouth County Antique Mall","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Press Press Releases\nThe corona economy: Will Europeans face the challenge with solidarity, or splinter apart?\nMassive rescue packages on both sides of the Atlantic have been passed to bail out the hardest hit industries, prevent layoffs, provide fast relief to those unable to work and in other ways dampen the worst immediate impact of the new recession. Italy, together with France, Spain and a handful of the other EU countries suffering most acutely, have pressed for Eurobonds. However Germany and the Netherlands appear unlikely to budge in their opposition. A fairly deep recession is expected, though without an effective pan-European action it will strike very unevenly across the continent.\nRetail Deposit Interest Rates\nEurope's largest economies see turnaround in retail rates, now ticking upward\nThe European Central Bank's latest release of interest rate data \u2013 from each European market as of January 2020 \u2013 shows that, already prior to the coronavirus outbreak, rates had shifted direction, now moving upward.\nThis increase was driven primarily by Germany, France and Italy, with the UK and Sweden outside the Eurozone, along with several smaller countries in and outside the zone, also seeing small jumps.\nCurrent Retail Deposit Interest Rates in the EU\nAverage interest rate for new deposits, private households; maturities \u2264 1 year, ECB data. Note: The Dutch Central Bank time-series for deposits with maturities up to one year includes a country-specific \"construction depot\" with higher average rates than overnight and term deposits.\nComparing Top Offers: Biggest Banks vs. Markets' Best Rates\nGermany leads a limited upswing, Spain remains stuck, while UK and Ireland continue to sink\nData collected by Raisin at the end of March for 9 Eurozone markets and 6 non-Eurozone markets indicates even stronger increase of close to 25% in both 1- and 3-year interest rates in Germany, with both terms now averaging over 1%. It is the first time German average 1-year rates have topped 1% since July 2019.\nThe Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and Poland also saw significant upward movement on both 1- and 3-year average interest rates, after all ending 2019 with stagnation or decreases.\nTop rates on 1- and 3-year deposits in the UK, Ireland and Austria, on the other hand, all continued to fall into 2020, after steadily sinking in the final months of 2019. Top offers in Ireland are especially low, with a crushing 0.07% average interest on a 1-year term deposit.\nComparison: Highest Retail Deposit Interest Rates in the EU\nAverage of the top 3 term deposit offers for retail customers based on local comparison sites as of 25\/03\/2020. Criteria: EUR 10,000 deposit; 1 product per bank; offers for both new and existing clients.\nWhile biggest banks stay stuck at rock bottom rates, top offers fall and rise capriciously\nAcross Europe, the differences between a market's top available offers and its biggest banks' offers remain a striking measure of stagnant low rates at the large banks. Since the start of 2020 the significant changes have occurred in top retail offers available to consumers outside of the largest banks.\nMost notably in Germany, the three biggest banks continue month after month to offer on average just 0.01% interest on a 1-year deposit. Meanwhile the average of the country's best available offers has been much more volatile: dropping from January's 0.88% to 0.80% in February, only to leap up to 1.02% in March.\nAs a result, the ratio of the biggest banks' average rate to the averaged best offers \u2013 know in Germany as the interest rate shears or interest gap \u2013 has narrowed and then gaped back open. The top available 1-year offers are currently 175 times higher than the big banks' deposits.*\n* The top offers in our analysis exclude those available on Raisin's platforms.\nComparison: Retail Deposit Interest Rates of the 3 Largest Banks\nAverage of 1-year term deposit offers for retail customers offered by the 3 largest banks in the local market; as of 25\/03\/2020. Criteria: EUR 10,000 deposit; offers for both new and existing clients. Usually, largest banks based on balance sheet size, which offer term deposits.\nCorporate Deposit Interest Rates\nLargest European markets see corporate rates plunge, though Germany escapes the collapse\nThe new year saw interest rates for corporates tumble, with large decreases sweeping from Austria through Italy to France, Spain and Ireland along with several Baltic and Eastern European states.\nOf Europe's large economies only German corporate deposits experienced an echo of the increases in the retail deposit market with a small upward movement of 11 basis points. However German companies can hardly rejoice: their average interest rate on deposits of up to 1 year is still below zero.\nCorporate rates in Italy and Spain meanwhile began 2020 with drops of 58 basis points, the largest decreases in Europe. For Spain this reversed several months of significant increases at the end of 2019. But for Italy the fall is a continuation of months of decline in corporate interest rates, from 0.44% in November 2019 to January 2020's -0.20%.\nCurrent Corporate Deposit Interest Rates in the Euro Area\nAverage interest rate for new deposits, corporates, maturities \u2264 1 year, Euro Area Statistics.\nEuropean Central Bank, Raisin, Bloomberg, FT\nImage: Markus Spiske on Unsplash\nA trailblazer for open banking and the leading pan-European one-stop shop for online savings and investments, Berlin-based fintech Raisin was founded in 2012 by Dr. Tamaz Georgadze (CEO), Dr. Frank Freund (CFO) and Michael Stephan (COO). Raisin's platforms \u2014 under the brand WeltSparen in the German-speaking world \u2014 are breaking down barriers to better savings for European consumers and SMEs: Raisin's marketplace offers simple access at no charge to attractive and guaranteed deposit products from all over Europe, as well as globally diversified, cost-effective ETF portfolios and pension products (currently available in Germany). With one online registration, customers can choose from all available investments and subsequently manage their accounts. Since launch in 2013, Raisin has placed 21.5 billion EUR for more than 245,000 customers in 28+ European countries and 90 partner banks. Raisin was named to Europe's top 5 fintechs by the renowned FinTech50 awards and is backed by prestigious European and American investors such as btov Ventures, Goldman Sachs, PayPal Ventures, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, Orange Digital Ventures and Ribbit Capital. Raisin UK in Manchester, banking-as-a-service provider Raisin Bank in Frankfurt, pensions specialist fairr, and Raisin Technology (formerly Choice Financial Solutions) all belong to Raisin.\nMaggie Bell","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New Generation: Mari McKinney\nEngel Lauren\n\"I really appreciate everything I was able to do these past 11 years of modeling. You have to grow up really fast when you travel but it makes you a stronger person.\"\nEver since the 1960s with Naomi Sims, there has been a growth in diversities reaching the runway, appearing in front of fashion covers editorials internationally. Our latest series brings you mixes of all races around the world\u2013the hottest new generation. Inspired by National Geographic's Changing Faces article.\nMari McKinney, Brazil\nPhotographer: Lauren Engel\nStylist: Simone Wasserman\nTell us about your upbringing and how did it shape the person you are now?\nMy name is Marianne fonseca, I'm from Brazil and I've model for 11 years now. I grew up with my little sister Lu\u00edza in a small town in Brazil. My parents are divorced since I was 9 and my mom got married again when I was 12. I grew up playing volleyball and dancing ballet, I've always loved sports and I was a very active kid, I also had good grades in school. Ever since u was a little girl I always had a dream of being a model. I didn't even know what a Model really was but I remember watching fashion shows on tv and wanted to be like Gisele B. Our family is very religious and I would pray every night for God to make my dream come true. When I was 15 I had the opportunity to move to S\u00e3o Paulo and sign with a modeling agency.\nTalk us through your modeling career\nI started modeling when I was 15 years old, I left my little town in Minas Gerais Brazil to live by myself in S\u00e3o Paulo where I signed my first contract with a modeling agency there. My mom wanted me to finish high school so I would go to school in the morning and do my castings or modeling jobs in the afternoon. It was really exciting to be doing my dream and living without my parents in a big city but it was also very hard. I had to deal with a new school and new friends, trying to understand what the modeling industry really is, having to deal with agents that sometimes weren't very helpful or having to constantly compete with other models. This is a very competitive career with a lot jealousy. People are not really interested in helping you and so many times I felt lonely and scared that I would never make it. After one year living in S\u00e3o Paulo and working there I got a taste of what being a model is like. I learned how to pose and how to bring the attitude the clients needed. How to be responsible and be on time, always look good, etc. Then I got an opportunity to travel out of the country for my first international trip. I went to china and I lived there for a year. Then I went to other countries in Asia like singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong. I would always be back in Brazil every year to visit my family. Then I wanted to take a new step in my career and try the European markets. So I went to Turkey and then I went to almost every country in Europe for a couple months at a time. Germany, Italy, Greece, Israel, Spain, England and I also lived in South Africa. Living in Europe was an amazing experience. I shot some of the best photos of my career there. I also did a lot of magazines and learned so much about the fashion world. After Europe I had enough experience and photos to apply for an american visa and try to come to Ny which was my dream since I left Brazil to go to china. So I got my first visa four years ago and I've been in the usa ever since. I remember the first time I ever walked in Times Square and I saw my photos on the billboards for the Aerie campaign I shot a couple months before making it to the big apple. Being in the USA and making it here as a model is my dream come true.\nHave you ever had insecurities with modeling from bookers\/clients constantly critiquing your looks? If so, how did you overcome it and become thick skinned at a young age?\nBeing a model can be very intimidating especially when you first start. You don't really know how to dress for castings, sometimes you don't really have the attitude or confidence and people can be mean. I like to think that all of it was a learning experience for me but there were times where bookers would criticized me instead of helping me to look more like a \"model\" should look. As a 15 year old girl you don't know how to have a healthy diet and exercise correctly without someone showing you.\nI can still remember times when people were mean to me because of my looks in the beginning. But thank God I never quit. To all the bookers, clients and models out there, there's no need to be mean to the young and inexperienced. This industry is hard enough without the extra negativity they sometimes bring. I learned the hard way so whenever I can help younger girls or friends that are having a hard time in the industry, I always try to help and be encouraging.\n\"Getting married and committing your life to someone else forever comes with a lot of responsibilities, but also being able to trust someone so deeply is the best feeling in the world.\"\nWhat have you learnt from traveling and modeling in so many countries around the world?\nI've learned so much. I've experienced many different cultures in the countries I've visited. There are so many different markets and styles every country has for modeling and how fashion is expressed in their culture. When you're young and traveling alone it can be scary but I was always more excited than afraid to see the world. I can honestly say that I've had a lot more good moments than bad. I've made lifetime friendships, met some of the most amazing people that helped me and I still keep in touch with, got to learn different languages and go to places that I'd never thought I would ever get to go to. For the rest of my life I will always have some of the most special memories from every country I've been to. I feel very blessed that I'm able to live my dream and travel all over the world at such a young age. I really appreciate everything I was able to do these past 11 years of modeling. You have to grow up really fast when you travel but it makes you a stronger person. Because of all the different cultures and countries I've experienced I've gotten a better perspective on life and what's truly important. I'm a better person because of it and I miss so many places I've been.\nDo you see yourself getting into acting after modeling?\nNot necessarily after modeling. I never wanted to be that girl that starts acting when she gets older after her modeling career is starting to slow down. I think acting is an art form and beautiful. You have to learn a lot and have a heart for it because it's a though industry and not something you can just jump into one day. I've studied acting some and I have shot a couple short films and tv commercials and I really enjoyed it! So yes, I would love to act. I've been having this desire more and more and I'm gonna give it a shot for sure, once I feel more ready for it. But not as a transition after modeling.\nDo you feel that you have changed after you got married compared to while you were dating?\nYes. I feel like I have a safe place now because for years I was traveling by myself, lonely and not letting myself trust a lot of people. Getting married and committing your life to someone else forever comes with a lot of responsibilities, but also being able to trust someone so deeply is the best feeling in the world. My husband and I always talk about how amazing it feels to be with each other forever. It's such a comforting feeling to be by each other's side for both the good and the bad. We believe God brought us together and we are so lucky to find one another. We are best friends and we help each other through the ups and downs in our careers (he is an actor). Getting married to my husband was really the best thing that ever happened to me.\nWhat is your perception on true love?\nTrue love for me is simply to give. Give without expecting anything back. Love is selfless and I believe the most true love is when you give all you have and you are fully content with it.\nMari McKinney\nEurasian photographer and I make vids \ud83d\udccdLA\nColombian brand Haus of Bonobos launches \"Silky Smooth\"\nPrint: C-Heads Magazine \"A Love Affair\" Volume #37\nDay 'N' Vegas Shatters Expectations and Sets New Industry Standard for Music Festivals\nAlli Lindsey\nSalomea's New Track \"Tongues\" is Telling Stories\nSunkissed Amalfi Campaign\n5 Minutes of Summer with Sakina\nRaw Intimacy with Tre Logan\n\"Love is everything to me.\" A moment with singer Rochelle Jordan","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archives: Sony Pictures Post Production\nSundance: Audio post for Honey Boy and The Death of Dick Long\nBy Jennifer Walden\nBrent Kiser, an Emmy award-winning supervising sound editor\/sound designer\/re-recording mixer\nat LA's Unbridled Sound, is no stranger to the Sundance Film Festival. His resume includes such Sundance premieres as Wild Wild Country, Swiss Army Man and An Evening with Beverly Luff Lin.\nHe's the only sound supervisor to work on two films that earned Dolby fellowships: Swiss Army Man back in 2016 and this year's Honey Boy, which premiered in the US Dramatic Competition. Honey Boy is a biopic of actor Shia LaBeouf's damaging Hollywood upbringing.\nBrent Kiser (in hat) and Will Files mixing Honey Boy.\nAlso showing this year, in the Next category, was The Death of Dick Long. Kiser and his sound team once again collaborated with director Daniel Scheinert. For this dark comedy, the filmmakers used sound to help build tension as a group of friends tries to hide the truth of how their buddy Dick Long died.\nWe reached out to Kiser to find out more.\nHoney Boy was part of the Sundance Institute's Feature Film Program, which is supported by several foundations including the Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund. You mentioned that this film earned a grant from Dolby. How did that grant impact your approach to the soundtrack?\nFor Honey Boy, Dolby gave us the funds to finish in Atmos. It allowed us to bring MPSE award-winning re-recording mixer Will Files on to mix the effects while I mixed the dialogue and music. We mixed at Sony Pictures Post Production on the Kim Novak stage. We got time and money to be on a big stage for 11 days \u2014 a five-day pre-dub and six-day final mix.\nThat was huge because the film opens up with these massive-robot action\/sci-fi sound sequences and it throws the audience off the idea of this being a character study. That's the juxtaposition, especially in the first 15 to 20 minutes. It's blurring the reality between the film world and real life for Shia because the film is about Shia's upbringing. Shia LaBeouf wrote the film and plays his father. The story focuses on the relationship of young actor Otis Lort (Lucas Hedges) and his alcoholic father James.\nThe story goes through Shia's time on Disney Channel's Even Stevens series and then on Transformers, and looks at how this lifestyle had an effect on him. His father was an ex-junkie, sex-offender, ex-rodeo clown and would just push his son. By age 12, Shia was drinking, smoking weed and smoking cigarettes \u2014 all supplied to him by his dad. Shia is isolated and doesn't have too many friends. He's not around his mother that much.\nThis year is the first year that Shia has been sober since age 12. So this film is one big therapeutic movie for him. The director Alma Har'el comes from an alcoholic family, so she's able to understand where Shia is coming from. Working with Alma is great. She wants to be in every part of the process \u2014 pick each sound and go over every bit to make sure it's exactly what she wants.\nHoney Boy director Alma Har'el.\nWhat were director Alma Har'el's initial ideas for the role of sound in Honey Boy?\nThey were editing this film for six months or more, and I came on board around mid-edit. I saw three different edits of the film, and they were all very different.\nFinally, they settled on a cut that felt really nice. We had spotting sessions before they locked and we were working on creating the environment of the motel where Otis and James were staying. We were also working on creating the sound of Otis being on-set. It had to feel like we were watching a film and when someone screams, \"Cut!\" it had to feel like we go back into reality. Being able to play with those juxtapositions in a sonic way really helped out. We would give it a cinematic sound and then pulled back into a cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9-type sound. That was the big sound motif in the movie.\nWe worked really close with the composer Alex Somers. He developed this little crank sound that helped to signify Otis' dreams and the turning of events. It makes it feel like Otis is a puppet with all his acting jobs.\nThere's also a harness motif. In the very beginning you see adult Otis (Lucas Hedges) standing in front of a plane that has crashed and then you hear things coming up behind him. They are shooting missiles at him and they blow up and he gets yanked back from the explosions. You hear someone say, \"Cut!\" and he's just dangling in a body harness about 20 feet up in the air. They reset, pull him down and walk him back. We go through a montage of his career, the drunkenness and how crazy he was, and then him going to therapy.\nIn the session, he's told he has PTSD caused by his upbringing and he says, \"No, I don't.\" It kicks to the title and then we see young Otis (Noah Jupe) sitting there waiting, and he gets hit by a pie. He then gets yanked back by that same harness, and he dangles for a little while before they bring him down. That is how the harness motif works.\nThere's also a chicken motif. Growing up, Otis has a chicken named Henrietta La Fowl, and during the dream sequences the chicken leads Otis to his father. So we had to make a voice for the chicken. We had to give the chicken a dreamy feel. And we used the old-school Yellow Sky wind to give it a Western-feel and add a dreaminess to it.\nOn the dub stage with director Alma Har'el and her team, plus Will Files (front left) and Andrew Twite (front right).\nAndrew Twite was my sound designer. He was also with me on Swiss Army Man. He was able to make some rich and lush backgrounds for that. We did a lot of recording in our neighborhood of Highland Park, which is much like Echo Park where Shia grew up and where the film is based. So it's Latin-heavy communities with taco trucks and that fun stuff. We gave it that gritty sound to show that, even though Otis is making $8,000 a week, they're still living on the other side of the tracks.\nWhen Otis is in therapy, it feels like Malibu. It's nicer, quieter, and not as stressful versus the motel when Otis was younger, which is more pumped up.\nMy dialogue editor was Elliot Thompson, and he always does a great job for me. The production sound mixer Oscar Grau did a phenomenal job of capturing everything at all moments. There was no MOS (picture without sound). He recorded everything and he gave us a lot of great production effects. The production dialogue was tricky because in many of the scenes young Otis isn't wearing a shirt and there are no lav mics on him. Oscar used plant mics and booms and captured it all.\nWhat was the most challenging scene for sound design on Honey Boy?\nThe opening, the intro and the montage right up front were the most challenging. We recut the sound for Alma several different ways. She was great and always had moments of inspiration. We'd try different approaches and the sound would always get better, but we were on a time crunch and it was difficult to get all of those elements in place in the way she was looking for.\nHoney Boy on the mix stage at Sony's Kim Novak Theater.\nIn the opening, you hear the sound of this mega-massive robot (an homage to a certain film franchise that Shia has been part of in the past, wink, wink). You hear those sounds coming up over the production cards on a black screen. Then it cuts to adult Otis standing there as we hear this giant laser gun charging up. Otis goes, \"No, no, no, no, no\u2026\" in that quintessential Shia LaBeouf way.\nThen, there's a montage over Missy Elliott's \"My Struggles,\" and the footage goes through his career. It's a music video montage with sound effects, and you see Otis on set and off set. He's getting sick, and then he's stuck in a harness, getting arrested in the movie and then getting arrested in real life. The whole thing shows how his life is a blur of film and reality.\nWhat was the biggest challenge in regards to the mix?\nThe most challenging aspect of the mix, on Will [Files]'s side of the board, was getting those monsters in the pocket. Will had just come off of Venom and Halloween so he can mix these big, huge, polished sounds. He can make these big sound effects scenes sound awesome. But for this film, we had to find that balance between making it sound polished and \"Hollywood\" while also keeping it in the realm of indie film.\nThere was a lot of back and forth to dial-in the effects, to make it sound polished but still with an indie storytelling feel. Reel one took us two days on stage to get through. We even spent some time on it on the last mix day as well. That was the biggest challenge to mix.\nThe rest of the film is more straightforward. The challenge on dialogue was to keep it sounding dynamic instead of smoothed out. A lot of Shia's performance plays in the realm of vocal dynamics. We didn't want to make the dialogue lifeless. We wanted to have the dynamics in there, to keep the performance alive.\nWe mixed in Atmos and panned sounds into the ceiling. I took a lot of the composer's stems and remixed those in Atmos, spreading all the cues out in a pleasant way and using reverb to help glue it together in the environment.\nThe Death of Dick Long\nLet's look at another Sundance film you've worked on this year. The Death of Dick Long is part of the Next category. What were director Daniel Scheinert's initial ideas for the role of sound on this film?\nDaniel Scheinert always shows up with a lot of sound ideas, and most of those were already in place because of picture editor Paul Rogers from Parallax Post (which is right down the hall from our studio Unbridled Sound). Paul and all the editors at Parallax are sound designers in their own right. They'll give me an AAF of their Adobe Premiere session and it'll be 80 tracks deep. They're constantly running down to our studio like, \"Hey, I don't have this sound. Can you design something for me?\" So, we feed them a lot of sounds.\nWe played with the bug sounds the most. They shot in Alabama, where both Paul and Daniel are from, so there were a lot of cicadas and bugs. It was important to make the distinction of what the bugs sounded like in the daytime versus what they sounded like in the afternoon and at night. Paul did a lot of work to make sure that the balance was right, so we didn't want to mess with that too much. We just wanted to support it. The backgrounds in this film are rich and full.\nThis film is crazy. It opens up with a Creed song and ends with a Nickleback song, as a sort of a joke. They wanted to show a group of guys that never really made much of themselves. These guys are in a band called Pink Freud, and they have band practice.\nThe film starts with them doing dumb stuff, like setting off fireworks and catching each other on fire \u2014 just messing around. Then it cuts to Dick (Daniel Scheinert) in the back of a vehicle and he's bleeding out. His friends just dump him at the hospital and leave. The whole mystery of how Dick dies unfolds throughout the course of the film. The two main guys are Earl (Andre Hyland) and Zeke (Michael Abbott, Jr.).\nThe Foley on this film \u2014 provided by Foley artist John Sievert of JRS Productions \u2014 plays a big role. Often, Foley is used to help us get in and out of the scene. For instance, the police are constantly showing up to ask more questions and you hear them sneaking in from another room to listen to what's being said. There's a conversation between Zeke and his wife Lydia (Virginia Newcomb) and he's asking her to help him keep information from the police. They're in another room but you hear their conversation as the police are questioning Dick Long's wife, Jane (Jess Weixler).\nWe used sound effects to help increase the tension when needed. For example, there's a scene where Zeke is doing the laundry and his wife calls saying she's scared because there are murderers out there, and he has to come and pick her up. He knows it's him but he's trying to play it off. As he is talking to her, Earl is in the background telling Zeke what to say to his wife. As they're having this conversation, the washing machine out in the garage keeps getting louder and it makes that scene feel more intense.\nDirector Daniel Scheinert (left) and Puddle relaxing during the mix.\n\"The Dans\" \u2014 Scheinert and Daniel Kwan \u2014 are known for Swiss Army Man. That film used sound in a really funny way, but it was also relevant to the plot. Did Scheinert have the same open mind about sound on The Death of Dick Long? Also, were there any interesting recording sessions you'd like to talk about?\nThere were no farts this time, and it was a little more straightforward. Manchester Orchestra did the score on this one too, but it's also more laid back.\nFor this film, we really wanted to depict a rural Alabama small-town feel. We did have some fun with a few PA announcements, but you don't hear those clearly. They're washed out. Earl lives in a trailer park, so there are trailer park fights happening in the background to make it feel more like Jerry Springer. We had a lot of fun doing that stuff. Sound effects editor Danielle Price cut that scene, and she did a really great job.\nWhat was the most challenging aspect of the sound design on The Death of Dick Long?\nI'd say the biggest things were the backgrounds, engulfing the audience in this area and making sure the bugs feel right. We wanted to make sure there was off-screen movement in the police station and other locations to give them all a sense of life.\nThe whole movie was about creating a sense of intensity. I remember showing it to my wife during one of our initial sound passes, and she pulled the blanket over her face while she was watching it. By the end, only her eyes were showing. These guys keep messing up and it's stressful. You think they're going to get caught. So the suspense that the director builds in \u2014 not being serious but still coming across in a serious manner \u2014 is amazing. We were helping them to build that tension through backgrounds, music and dropouts, and pushing certain everyday elements (like the washing machine) to create tension in scenes.\nWhat scene in this film best represents the use of sound?\nI'd say the laundry scene. Also, in the opening scene you hear the band playing in the garage and the perspective slowly gets closer and closer.\nDuring the film's climax, when you find out how Dick dies, we're pulling down the backgrounds that we created. For instance, when you're in the bedroom you hear their crappy fan. When you're in the kitchen, you hear the crappy compressor on the refrigerator. It's all about playing up these \"bad\" sounds to communicate the hopelessness of the situation they are living in.\nI want to shout out all of my sound editors for their exceptional work on The Death of Dick Long. There was Jacob \"Young Thor\" Flack and Elliot Thompson, and Danielle Price who did amazing backgrounds. Also, a shout out to Ian Chase for help on the mix. I want to make sure they share the credit.\nI think there needs to be more recognition of the contribution of sound and the sound departments on a film. It's a subject that needs to be discussed, particularly in these somber days following the death of Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Gregg Rudloff. He was the nicest guy ever. I remember being an intern on the sound stage and he always took the time to talk to us and give us advice. He was one of the good ones.\nWhen post sound gets a credit after the caterers' on-set, it doesn't do us justice. On Swiss Army Man, initially I had my own title card because The Dans wanted to give me a title card that said, \"Supervising Sound Editor Brent Kiser,\" but the Directors Guild took it away. They said it wasn't appropriate. Their reasoning is that if they give it to one person then they'll have to give it to everybody. I get it \u2014 the visual effects department is new on the block. They wrote their contract knowing what was going on, so they get a title card. But try watching a film on mute and then talk to me about the importance of sound. That needs to start changing, for the sheer fact of burnout and legacy.\nAt the end of the day, you worked so hard to get these projects done. You're taking care of someone else's baby and helping it to grow up to be this great thing, but then we're only seen as the hired help. Or, we never even get a mention. There is so much pressure and stress on the sound department, and I feel we deserve more recognition for what we give to a film.\nJennifer Walden is a New Jersey-based audio engineer and writer. Follow her on Twitter @audiojeney\nThis entry was posted in Audio, Audio Mixing, Sound Design, Sundance and tagged Dolby Atmos, Sony Pictures Post Production on February 6, 2019 by Randi Altman.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Never succumb to beige!\nTag: opinion\nWho will COP the flack if our leaders can't agree?\nPublished on November 3, 2021 by Frances ManwaringLeave a comment\nWith Cop26 underway, how do you feel? I'm a bit jittery \u2014 it's so important, and I find myself moving from upbeat optimism to pessimistic defeatism in the space of a nano-second. After all, what are the odds that this Conference of Parties will ultimately achieve more than exhaling a lot of hot air?\nAnd yet they must, while the rest of us sit it out, holding our collective breath. The alternative is unthinkable. We, humans, are an increasingly fractious and divergent bunch. We squabble over which statues and people to cancel, 'doing a Nero' and fiddling while our world burns. Imagine how much worse these divisions will become if we don't pull our heads in and find the global will to grasp the nettle and get ourselves off the horns of the climate dilemma.\nIt's so easy to get disillusioned and question the point of individual action. And yet, every day, so many people and organisations demonstrate that we all can make a difference. We all do what we can as individuals, families, communities. But we need more. We need our global leaders to liberate the genie in the lamp and pull at least one giant rabbit from their magic hats. Where are Harry Potter and his \"Expelliarmus\" spell when we need them?\nWouldn't it be nice if some high wizard could just wave their wand, utter the magic words, and hey presto, all the bad stuff like Covid and Climate Change, war, famine, and aggro of any sort are sealed back into the contemporary Pandora's box we opened through our carelessness. So far, so good though \u2014 it does look like there are a few wins coming through. I'm keeping my fingers well crossed that hope triumphs over experience this time.\nCategories Inspiration, Soapbox, Worldview\u2022Tags ClimateChange, COP26, opinion\nDo the Covid Shuffle?\nPublished on June 19, 2020 June 19, 2020 by Frances ManwaringLeave a comment\n\"Did you have a good lockdown?\" the wags are all asking since we moved back to Level 1. As if it really was a war. Maybe it was? Thinking about it, if it was a war, it's still very much alive on many fronts. The phantom menace we're 'fighting' \u2014 the pesky Coronavirus \u2014 still stalks the earth.\nIt's still hard to take in. It's as if a fictitious dystopian future has jumped off the page.Life BC seems to have happened in some parallel universe \u2026 far, far away. \"Unprecedented\" they say. Unprecedented, 'they' say a lot. It's le mot du pandemic. The top clich\u00e9 of our coronavirus times. In these times, our vocabulary has extended \u2014 flatten the curve, epidemiology, self-isolation, social distancing and bubble love. 'Quarantinis' replaced martinis for the fashionable set, and the WFM brigade came out of lockdown Zoomed-out, near Zombies reeling from Zoomchosis. You know the drill? All that pacing up and down the living room, head shaking purposelessly from side to side, unfocused eyes looking inward to some analogue paradise of yore.\nCoronavirus pushed us to a locked-down standstill. A global pause. Emergency workers diced with death, the rest of us dug in at home and were forced to deal with whatever daily reality home represented. We got creative and entertained each other in profound and emotionally charged ways. We laughed We cried. We grieved. We rejoiced. We lost our jobs. We worried about our jobs. Our businesses. We valued things we didn't before. We applauded new heroes. We teared-up as plucky, indomitable Major Tom shuffled his Zimmer-framed way back and forward across his garden earning staggering amounts for the British National Health Service. Those of us who could, counted our blessings.\nWe did the COVID Shuffle. That excruciating manoeuvre as you step off the pavement to maintain the requisite distance from an approaching person or bubble, whilst simultaneously smiling like the Cheshire Cat and offering hearty greetings to avoid causing offence. Also, to have a precious moment of human connection.\nIt's a bleak time for the party animals in our midst \u2014 \"introverts, your extrovert friends need your help\" was one of the more entertaining and ironic truths coming through from the meme land. Life in the time of Lockdown was also something of a bonfire of the vanities. What's the point blinging-up a storm to sit at home? Actually, I did smear a bit of make-up around most days \u2014 Zoom has a certain motivating quality on that score. Occasionally ditched the leggings for a skirt, or even a dress.\nBut hey, we succeeded. We flattened the pesky curve. For an intoxicating number of consecutive days, no cases at all \u2014 existing, new or prospective. \"FOR NOW!\" said our Prime Minister, another hero of the moment. Jacindamania isn't only a New Zealand phenomenon. I know Aussies who've asked her to invade and spare them from the bigoted, climate denying MAN they're lumbered with. How right she was as we now three new cases delivered to our doorstep by returning residents. This was always likely and wouldn't be too troublesome if the border quarantine procedures hadn't turned out to be a monster cockup. Jacinda and her plucky little team of five mission are now royally pissed at whatever 'them' was responsible. We've all eaten our greens and done what we've been told at \u2026 er \u2026 unprecedented cost. Why should other people be allowed to break curfew, even on compassionate grounds? Hey, ho, it is what is.\nSo, on reflection, it has been a sort of is a war. For more than two months, we sequestered ourselves in our home shelters while the Coronavirus sent its silent but deadly aerosols into our communities and ravaged our economy. Many of us wondered what will be left when the dust settles. For now, we Kiwis have won a battle, but the war itself rages on around the world and the breakout this week shows how easily we could get sucked back in. But it's not just the pandemic. As we navel-gazed our way through the Lockdown fog, pondering the meaning of life the universe and everything, for even the most fervent deniers, it was hard to ignore the inconvenient truth that our planet and our lives are globally and intimately linked. And that our certainties can be upended in a heartbeat. We now understand in a visceral and undeniable way that there are bigger and deadlier risks on the horizon if we don't dramatically shift our values, and how we live, spend and consume.\nCountries are struggling to meet their sustainability commitments. People are worried \u2014 time is not our friend. It's as if the Coronavirus has swept the lid off a contemporary Pandora's Box and out has poured the sickness, death and other evils which have blighted the world while we watch the horror unfold with horror and incredulity in real-time on our devices. The gap between the super-rich and everyone else yawns like a gaping chasm that can't be bridged. Extreme weather events get more extreme. It seems as if we're fiddling while the Outback burns.\nWe make pacts with our higher powers that the future will be better. That sustainability won't be thrown out with the bathwater. We talk about \"the new normal\" as if it's a point in time we are waiting to arrive at. But there's no pre-ordination involved. The new normal is a blank canvas waiting for our artist's brush. The only question is what do we paint? Will it be a beautiful harmonious landscape? A primal scream? A world where no-one is left behind? I'm putting my money on the latter.\nCrises serve up latitude to break moulds. To change the status quo. Shock allows for more shock. We've been through so much, what's a little more if it turns this moment to benefit? As New York Times opinion writer Charlie Warzel put it, \"Right now, in the midst of a series of cascading, intersecting crises (racial and economic inequality, climate change, mass unemployment, a pandemic) what's possible feels more of an open-question than any other moment in recent times.\"\nMy sudden addiction to The Chase during Lockdown, did kick up a useful piece of trivia. Pandora's Box didn't only contain all the bad stuff. It also held Hope and we need Hope to soar around the world and work its magic. With hope loose in the world, I'm backing us humans to open our minds to the possible and make all the sacrifice mean something.\nCategories Soapbox, Uncategorized\u2022Tags Coronavirus, Covid-19, humour, life, lockdown, opinion, Pandemic, philosophy\nMay we not live in interesting times\nPublished on November 17, 2019 November 17, 2019 by Frances Manwaring3 Comments\nI'm sure you know the expression \"may you live in interesting times\". This is sometimes referred to as 'the Chinese Curse'. On the surface, it seems to be a positive wish, it's typically used ironically with the \"interesting\" bit referring to moments when there is disorder and conflict rather than peace and stability. I should point out here that the cultural appropriation appears to be \u2026 er \u2026 not cultural \u2026 as there is apparently no known equivalent translation in Chinese.\nAnyway, I'd say we're certainly living in interesting times. In fact, you could likely put up an argument these are the most interesting times ever. In the proverbial sense, it doesn't get much more interesting than the prospect of cataclysmic climate change that we're facing, not to mention the seismic shifts going on in politics around the world.\nIn this sense, my last couple of months could also be described as \"interesting\". I've been to three conferences focussed on sustainability and social justice issues, joined 40,000 others who marched to our Parliament building in Wellington's Climate Strike, learned a useful new word, Zweckpessimismus, and sung in a big production of Carl Orff's immortal and highly bawdy Carmina Burana. You might struggle to see the connections, but 'bear with' \u2026\nWith the exception of singing Carmina, which was tremendous, the common denominator linking the other threads was how easy it would be to get cynical and lose hope in the face of all the issues. For sure, the various conferences dished up some inspiring instances of people who clearly give a lot of damns doing amazing things, they also underscored a few home truths. While a lot of it was stuff I already knew, such as the awful state of our oceans with all that plastic choking the life out of everything in them and the shame of places like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it's still shocking to listen to researchers who've seen these horrors up close and personal and measured the impact. I knew it was bad, but the scale is staggering. And that's just the oceans!\nI was a bit depressed at the end of this run of events, wondering if it really is possible for us to get the lid back on the Pandora's Box we've opened. Wondering why so many people are still in denial that it actually exists, let alone has been opened? Then I came across the concept of Zweckpessimismus which helped me understand why so many of us seem transfixed like deer in the headlights, unable to pull their heads out of the sand.\nZweckpessimismus is one of those complicated German compounds which translates as something like pessimism on purpose. In other words, the attitude of expecting the worst in order to feel relief when the worst doesn't happen. This is undoubtedly one way of coping in a very uncertain world, but it seems like the sort of self-fulfilling prophecy that we should avoid like the plague. Surely, we should be going hard out for the opposite \u2014 what can go right will go right?\nZweckpessimists, with their doomsday thinking are actually dangerous in these super-intersting times when we need hope and optimism above everything else. While it might be a wonderful feeling when you have expected the worst and it doesn't happen, it is pushing out a form of negative energy that infects others with alarm and fear. Instead, let's pool all the good vibes we can call forth to create an unstoppable wave of positivity to inspire our Simian ingenuity and creativity to find solutions. Perhaps then, the tipping point we seem to be reaching, will skew in the direction of a world we would like to see. Let's opt for uninteresting times and be bored in perpetuity by the serenity of global peace and ecological abundance rather than the dystopian alternative that is the other option.\nComing back to performing Carmina Burana. It was a true celebration of what people can achieve in harmony. Without blowing my own trumpet (both puns intended), it was a great night. Close to 2,000 people \u2014 audience and all the performers \u2014 left the concert on a high. This high \u2014 a palpable energy buzzing around the auditorium connecting us all \u2014 stayed with me long after the strains of the music were done. I hope that is true for others who were there. If we could always feel this way, how amazing would our lives be? Imagine the transformation that would follow if every Zweckpessimist out there expected the best instead of the worst. Someone should coin a word for that!\nCategories Inspiration, Uncategorized, Worldview\u2022Tags Carmina Burana, climate change, human nature, Inspiration, life, opinion, viewpoint\nCounterfeit World?\nPublished on August 25, 2019 November 17, 2019 by Frances ManwaringLeave a comment\nHaven't written a post for some time. When I turned 60 in March I came over all introspective and had an unaccountable urge to start writing my auto-biography. This was all going quite well until I got into a funk about how much of my life and times I actually want to share \u2026 honestly \u2026 and so I 'pivoted' (the moniker the start-up community apply to a whopping change of direction) and am now a funk-free zone.\nHowever, today I read an article that actually made me get my blog groove back on. The article was about the fact that for several years, a number of the (credible) scientific community around the world have been testing the possibility that we are part of a simulated world. Oh great, another fear to be factored into the growing list. To be sure, this is not at all a new concept. In the seventies, I can remember reading sci-fi books like Counterfeit World (or Simulacron-3 as it was published, for some unaccountable reason, in some places) written by Daniel F Galouye in 1964.\nCounterfeit World featured a total environment simulator created by a scientist to advance market research by reducing the need for opinion polls. The world's inhabitants are unaware they are only electronic impulses in a computer. As the story unfolds, the protagonist progressively grasps that his world is likely not \"real\" and struggles with inchoate madness brought on by this realisation. Well, you would wouldn't you? Things get pretty nasty before they get better as the 'gods' controlling his 'world' try to keep the lid on their unravelling experiment. I wonder if this fab little book provided inspiration for the spine-chilling gold standard for simulated worlds, The Matrix (1999)?\nWhile I don't actually believe that we are part of a simulated world, the fact remains that computer simulation has become a norm, even if we aren't yet capable of creating actual populated worlds. As the article points out, since the 90s, computer simulations have been set up to try to get answers to Big Questions. Questions like \"What causes war?\", \"How will climate change affect global migration?\" and \"Which political systems are most stable?\" Does anyone else wish someone would answer the biggest question \"How do I win Lotto? \u2026 and please, I want more than the standard \"Buy a ticket\".\nAs things stand though, computers aren't really up to the job of mimicking the extraordinary complexity of our world. Or, at least, not very well. Anyone hear the \"yet\" hovering at the end of this sentence. I'm open to believing that someday they might be. That it's not beyond the realms of possibility that they could achieve a state of sophistication where they could create simulations of people in computer code who are to all intents and purposes just like you and me in the way they think and behave. Scary shit huh? But there are people out there \u2014 and not just ANY old people, people with the sort of credentials that give them a seat at the table \u2014 who think this may already have happened, that we actually are living in a computer simulation created by a more advanced civilisations.\nAs far back as 2003, the philosopher Nick Bostrom suggested that if you can believe that we might one day be running many simulations from an anthropological point of view to better understand our ancestors and the history of our civilisation, it is logical that we are living in one of them right now. And why would that be? According to Bostrom, \"If people eventually develop simulation technology \u2014 no matter how long that takes \u2014 and if they're interested in creating simulations of their ancestors, then simulated people with experiences just like ours will vastly outnumber un-simulated people.\"\nThis would mean that our current world could then just be one of many because any anthropologist historian wishing to get beyond The Age of Empires as a way of understanding the rise and fall of civilisations will make many simulations involving millions or even billions of people to assess all the possible scenarios. As tainted genius Elon Musk sees it, \"the odds that we are NOT simulations are one in billions.\"\nWhile this sounds like so much more conspiracy bollocks, since 2012, at least some members of the scientific community have been testing Bostrom's thinking, including a bunch of physicists at the University of Washington. I'm no conspiracy theorist and I'm too lazy to try and decode how they are going about the testing \u2014 and why bother? After all, if we are living in a simulation or controlled experiment, ignorance has to be bliss.\nThe sinister aspect to testing whether we are indeed a simulation and actually proving that we are, is that if we knew for sure we are living in our own counterfeit world, we would become pointless to our controllers and they would likely end the experiment. It's like when new drugs are tested for efficacy. It's important that the patients involved don't actually now whether they're on the drug or taking a placebo. If they find out, the trial loses its point and will be cancelled. As Green calls it, a 'simulation shutdown' would occur and then what would become of us.? I'd say, whatever the truth, let sleeping dogs lie!\nCategories Worldview\u2022Tags conspiracy theories, humour, life, Nature, opinion, viewpoint\nWag the (alien) dog?\nPublished on February 17, 2019 August 25, 2019 by Frances ManwaringLeave a comment\nI just read a wonderful hypothesis outlining a genius way of mitigating the threat of global warming. The hypothesis is that we need to invent a new and super-scary existential threat \u2014 like aliens threatening to annihilate the world if we don't instantly come up with a convincing plan for drastically cutting emissions. Think about it for a moment, it's a perfect concept!\nThe central tenet of this inspired piece of thinking is that we need a total \"re-imagining\" of the world political order. That business as usual just won't cut it if we are to do enough, quickly enough. While that's not exactly visionary \u2014 I could have come up with that bit \u2014 I wouldn't in my wildest dreams have imagined inventing a threat from some green-minded ETs to get us fully focussed on the important stuff. As far as I am aware, this let's pretend it's aliensthat are causing all the problems thing is genuine blue sky thinking by NY Times OpEd writer Farhad Manjoo.\nBut why on earth (pun intended) would we do that? Well, according to the marvellously creative Mr. Manjoo, our current reality of fake news, alternative facts and outright, barefaced lying opens the door to bending the truth for the greater good. Let's face it, playing 'let's pretend' for something of paramount importance would be a refreshing take on the now seemingly acceptable art of the untruth.\nIn Manjoo's Wag the Dog scenario (by the way if you haven't seen this marvellous Hoffman\/De Niro black comedy about a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war to distract voters from a presidential sex scandal, you really should \u2014 it's hilarious) the threat of an alien invasion is the lever to get humanity off its collective arse and working together to save it's collective bacon. Imagine if you will, the world receives a tweet from the alien leader \"We will boil your planet alive. Only a carefully designed plan for cutting and capturing emissions will save you now, suckers!\" It might be a bit of a stretch that said alien leader has such a good command of the English vernacular. Maybe she was equipped with one of those Babel Fish so useful to travellers in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? You know the ones, when played in your ear, these clever fish will live there and translate any form of language for you. Yup, I believe everything I read.\nAll joking aside, we humans have always been stellar at responding to external threats. We're not so flash at changing our own behaviours, particularly if it means trading off some of our comforts and taking decisions that will hit our wallets. But seeing off a threat from potentially \"murderous aliens\" to save the planet might just galvanise us.As Manjoo says, \"Even for people who do believe in global warming, pretending that aliens are attacking the earth accomplishes a neat mental trick. It helps to frame the scope of the threat \u2014 civilizational, planet-encompassing \u2014 while also suggesting how we might respond: immediately, collectively and for as long as it takes.\"\nAnd it could work! All you have to do is consider the hysteria that broke out in the US on October 30, 1938, when a 62-minute radio dramatisationof The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells (confusingly produced and narrated by Orson Welles) was broadcast. Apparently even people who had never heard Welles reading the HG Wells story about invading Martians wielding deadly heat-rays later claimed to have been terrified. Welles used simulated on-the-scene radio reports ostensibly by the military and air force about aliens advancing on New York City to pep up the story. According to popular myth, thousands of New Yorkers fled their homes in panic, with swarms of terrified citizens crowding the streets in different American cities to catch a glimpse of a \"real space battle\". While this over-reaction has lately been outed as largely urban myth it's not hard to imagine something similar happening in our current reality. I'm thinking about the arsenals of special effects available to film makers that could achieve genuine mass hysteria and harness it for good. Sadly, it's also totally imaginable that we could harness it for worse, but let's give humanity the benefit of the doubt here and assume we'd do the right thing.\nOK so this is just fantasy, but it's the most engaging solution I've read so far. Let's face it, if we hit or exceed two degrees further warming, the scale of potential devastation will be catastrophic. This is not something even progressive governments can tackle in isolation, however well-meaning. Mitigating climate change is no longer just one item on a governmental 'to do' list. If we don't act now, it will become the only thing that matters a damn. The build a wall thinking, the isolationist 'dwarfs are for dwarfs' ignorance imaged in C S Lewis's Narnia finale The Last Battleunderpinning MAGA and, slightly differently, BREXIT, will be patent nonsense in the face of what is to come. Go aliens \u2014 pretend or otherwise \u2014 save us from ourselves.\nP.S. Farhad Manjoo's articleis entertaining and (by my way of thinking) totally on the money if you have a few minutes to spare.\nCategories Soapbox\u2022Tags aliens, climate change, fake news, global warming, humour, opinion, War of the Worlds\nStatements of the bleeding obvious #201: Nice doctors really do make a difference!\nPublished on January 29, 2019 January 29, 2019 by Frances ManwaringLeave a comment\nIt's amazing how many times what's billed as breakthrough new research really just confirms what we already understand from experience. Stuff like the fact that singing is good for us and can prolong our lives. That dogs and other animals lift the spirits of long-term hospital patients \u2026 as well as mostly everyone else. That laughter is infectious. That lovesickness is a genuine state.\nOK, so we're in an era where it's possible and considered desirable to research esoteric and non-fundamental subjects. I'm cool with that \u2014 non-fundamental subjects like these actually make a lot of difference to our daily lives bringing cheer and happiness, often in dark times. So providing evidence that they really do achieve what we intuitively feel they do is fab \u2026 even if the headlines they provoke seem more like statements of the bleeding obvious than radical insights into the human psyche.\nIt most definitely is good to know that singing regularly could prolong my life \u2014 I do enough of it after all. It's a bonus to know that, as well as the immediate buzz from opening your larynx and letting rip, it's a gift that keeps on giving in the all-of-life context. Also great to know empirically that my love of animals \u2014 near obsession it has to be said \u2014 is healthy. That bringing animals into hospitals is genuinely therapeutic and can bring comfort to people in pain or despair. Who hasn't ever listened to a friend break out into a great belly laugh and been been compelled to laugh too? Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone \u2026 so true. And love sickness? Well, it's been a while since Apollo fired an arrow into my tender heart and catalysed all the turbulent symptoms I described in an earlier blog You Make Me Sick! But I haven't forgotten the visceralality of it all \u2014 there's no question in my mind, it's a lurg just as debilitating as a fluey cold.\nAt the weekend, I read another about one of these completely unsurprising research findings. Can A Nice Doctor Make Treatments More Effective? Well dear reader, if you were in any doubt on this count, according to new research by Stamford University in the US, having a doctor who is warm and reassuring actually improves your health. REALLY? Who knew? Most of us I would have thought. I found this astonishing non-news in weekly round up of good news from the New York Times. It's full of great stories and I love it.\nLast week comes Romeo the Sehuencas water frog to my inbox. Romeo is a very rare creature. He was thought to be the last of his type. No Juliet to be found anywhere, let alone on 'yonder balcony'. Day after endless day, sad Romeo croaked out \"Juliet, Juliet, wherefore art thou Juliet?\" from his home in a Bolivian museum. Actually what he said was, \"ribbet, ribbet, ribbet \u2026\" but where's the poetry in that? Cutting to the chase, biologists had pretty much given up their search in the remote and inaccessible areas of Bolivia where said Juliet might have been found. Then behold! There she was. Juliet the miracle frog \u2014 a potential mate for our lonesome hero. Being the only two Sequencas water frogs in existence, it was set to be a fine romance and I'd love to be able to say, \"and they both lived happily ever after\". But even for a frog with only one possible mate, the chemistry still has to be right. Imagine the pressure! Without mincing words, would you be prepared to shag some random stranger to preserve our species? Fine if it's George Clooney. Not so fine if \u2026 well, the list is endless. But then again, unlike Romeo, no one I know is faced with the decision to take one for the future of our species and it's easy to be precious when we're in no imminent danger of extinction \u2026 unless we keep messing with our natural habitat that is. All joking aside, a lot is riding on our precious frog prince. Let's hope the chemistry is there and they soon start producing copious numbers of wee froglets to perpetrate their froggy line.\nBut back to nice doctors. Apparently the simple things a doctor says to you can have an impact on your health outcomes. Even a brief reassurance can relieve symptoms faster. The reassurance is more efficacious when it's said in a kindly manner rather than barked out as a \"you'll be fine\" afterthought when you leave the surgery. You can't quite get away from the fact that the doctor has to be skilled and competent as well as nice. However, most of us have been on the receiving end of one of those grumpy types whose you mistake me for someone who cares demeanour is more likely to cause you to lose the will to live altogether than get well. Their cool indifference renders you as articulate as \u2026 well .. a frog .. when you try to describe the pain that was giving you hell until it magically disappeared nano-seconds after you made the appointment..\nAnyway, the conclusion of the research was that doctors who don't connect with their patients my risk undermining a treatment's success. Apparently doctor-patient rapport is much more than the sum of it's feel good parts. It's a important aspect of medical care that significantly affects a patient's physical health. Are you kidding me? It really does feel like a statement of the bleeding obvious that someone who is kind and sympathetic as well as good at their job is likely to achieve a better result.\nThe article ended by questioning what this means in the brave new world of artificial intelligence. AI opens the possibility of not having to go to the doctor for minor health issues. If interacting with a human being and hearing words of encouragement is part of the cure, this begs the wider question of whether our increasing isolation is actively bad for our health. As the opportunities and need for actually connecting with a fellow human in many aspects of our lives become progressively fewer, what collateral damage are we setting ourselves up for. Romeo the frog couldn't help his plight. We can, and yet we continue to write people out of the script of our lives. When us humans humans actually get together face-to-face is, we open up the possibility for laughter and love. For conviviality and banter. We get to share the good and help each other through the bad times. You don't need to be a Stamford luminary to recognise that gentle and kind connections with other people \u2014 Doctors and the rest \u2014 are seriously good for our health and unkind, cruel ones are not. 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{"text":"A Top 25 Dentist in The Country\nDo you know a geriatric senior who needs dental work but can't leave their home? We can help. Serving Manhattan.\nDr. Alisa Kauffman is a top 25 Dentist in the United States\nIn the dental community, there are a number of patient populations that are considered underserved. Alisa Kauffman, a top 25 dentist, is working to provide care for one of those underserved communities, the elderly. More specifically Kauffman treats geriatric, homebound patients in their homes as well as in nursing homes across New York City. She relishes the opportunity for constant change and movement as well as the opportunity to work in a variety of different and new offices on a daily basis. To some, house call dentistry may seem like a foreign field, but Kauffman has been practicing successfully for the last 29 years. Kauffman is also the Clinical Director of Faculty Practices at The University of Pennsylvania, her alma mater, where she's helped develop the Living Independently For Elders (LIFE) Center within the school of nursing.\n\"I created this project from the ground up, everything from building out the room to developing the curriculum,\" Kauffman said. \"The LIFE members could virtually have any treatment necessary for them to maintain the best quality of life. This program would also bridge teaching between the disciplines of nursing and dentistry.\"\nIn the LIFE program, students rotate on a weekly basis, learning to work in a different environment with different materials and using different instruments that they don't get to try in dental school.\n\"I show them reality videos that I made of me treating geriatric patients in their apartments and at the LIFE center,\" she said. \"I can tell you that they really are paying attention to them and I know I have inspired a few to become geriatric dentists.\"\nThe Life Program has been a force for good in the geriatric community.\nSince she first created the LIFE program from the ground up, it has become a very successful project that Kauffman is very proud of. Between all the center has accomplished and the quality dentists it has produced who are now well versed in the ways of geriatric medicine, the LIFE program has been a force for good in the geriatric community.\n\"I also love the students I mentor and it makes me so happy that they are all becoming so successful,\" she said. \"My advice to my students is to do what you love, and you will never work another day in your life. If you can find that love, you will find happiness at work.\"\nKauffman is most thankful to her family for the support they've provided to her over the years. Between her parents who always kept her on the right path and encourage her to keep learning and growing, and her husband who is the glue that holds everything in her life together for the past 26 years, Kauffman considers herself very lucky. She also has a daughter whom she is very proud of and who she divines inspiration from daily as a young woman entering adulthood while working to accomplish some very lofty goals.\n\"I think that the number one thing I've learned from my journey is that I am still on a journey,\" she said. \"I believe in myself and know that there are many achievements and goals that still need to be fulfilled on my work bucket list before I retire.\"\nDr. Alisa Kauffman teaches caregivers how to perform oral care on those who refuse or are unable to care for their own teeth. Alisa always tells her patients, \"we only brush the teeth that we want to keep!\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Global War > Global War 2025 > 3d Printed > U.S.A. > U.S.S. Midway (CV-41) (3d Printed) xONE\nU.S.S. Midway (CV-41) (3d Printed) xONE\n3d Printed in Light Grey\nUSS Midway (CVB\/CVA\/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal. She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the Vietnam War and served as the Persian Gulf flagship in 1991's Operation Desert Storm. Decommissioned in 1992, she is now a museum ship at the USS Midway Museum, in San Diego, California, and is the only remaining inactive U.S. aircraft carrier that is not an Essex-class aircraft carrier.\nMidway returned to San Francisco Bay Shipyard on 11 February 1966 for a massive modernization (SCB-101.66), which proved expensive and controversial. The flight deck was enlarged from 2.8 to 4 acres (11,300 to 16,200 square metres (122,000 to 174,000 sq ft)), and the angle of the flight deck landing area was increased to 13.5 degrees. The elevators were enlarged, moved, and given almost double the weight capacity. Midway also received new steam catapults, arresting gear, and a centralized air conditioning plant. Cost overruns raised the price of this program from $88 million to US$202 million, and precluded a similar modernization planned for Franklin D. Roosevelt. After Midway was finally recommissioned on 31 January 1970, it was found that the modifications had worsened the ship's seakeeping capabilities and ability to conduct air operations in rough seas, which made further modifications necessary to correct the problem.\nMore on Wiki (HERE)\nPeacekeeper ICBM (3d Printed) x 5\nF-18 Super Hornet (3d Printed) x 5\nF-111 Aardvark (3d model) x 5\nB-21 Stealth Strategic Bomber (3d model) x ONE\nM110 SP Howitzer Artillery (3d Printed) x 5\nGerald R. Ford Class Carrier (3d Printed) xONE\n3d Printed > Cold War > United States > Naval\n3d Printed > Modern > United States > Naval","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Moscow's \"tougher response\" to Georgia over Abkhazia\nA fresh row has erupted between Moscow and Tbilisi over Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia, with Russia accusing its neighbour of provocation \u2013 and promising a tougher response.\nIt follows the arrest of four Russian servicemen by Georgian police last week.\nThe men were transporting anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades to their camp. Georgia says they acted illegally and the arrest was filmed by Georgia's TV crews.\nNow Russia warns its patience is wearing thin. President Dmitry Medevedev said: \"We will not allow this type of treatment towards out peacekeepers. They are stationed on Georgian territory in accordance with an international agreement and are performing their mission with dignity and professionalism.\"\nEarlier this week, Russia's military officials were even more specific. General Aleksandr Burutin, First Deputy Chief of the Russian Armed Forces General Staff, said: \"The Russian peacekeepers had a right to use weapons. But they practiced restraint to avoid casualties. We cannot guarantee that the servicemen will act as patiently as they did.\"\nThe four servicemen have since been released. One of them, Roman Dolgalyov, says the peacekeepers were beaten up and had their weapons taken in what looked like a well-planned ambush.\nRussia now wants the confiscated peacekeepers' ammunition and vehicle, calling the incident a criminal attack.\nThings heated up again last Wednesday when two explosions rocked a railroad platform in Abkhazia's capital Sukhumi. No one was injured. Meanwhile, a Russian railroad battalion was recently deployed in the breakaway republic to help rebuild the region's infrastructure.\nRussian peacekeepers have now been in Abkhazia for the past 14 years. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the region declared its independence from Georgia. A bloody conflict with Tbilisi ended after a UN brokered ceasefire and Russian peacekeepers together with UN observers moved in. But Georgia wants the Russian peacekeepers out and has often accused the Kremlin of plans to annex the territory.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Obituary: James 'Jim' W. Willer, Sr.\nBy Door County Pulse, Peninsula Pulse \u2013 December 22nd, 2016\nJames \"Jim\" W. Willer, Sr., 77, of Egg Harbor, and Marco Island, FL, formerly of Brookfield, died Dec. 12, 2016 at his home in Egg Harbor following a battle with cancer.\nHe was born July 22, 1939 in Richland Center, the son of the late Kurt and Blanche (Berry) Willer. Jim was graduated from Messmer High School in Milwaukee. He founded Willer Tool Corporation in 1970 in Butler, WI. The company continues growth and success as run by his sons and proud to be family operated in Jackson, WI.\nOn August 27, 2003, he married Mary Ann Moore. Together they have enjoyed their time in Egg Harbor and Marco Island, FL golfing, daily interest and trading in the stock market, and socializing with friends. Jim had been active and participated in the Egg Harbor Lions Club projects over the years and the Marco Island Moose Lodge #1990 and Hideaway Beach Marco Island.\nHe is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Willer of Egg Harbor and Marco Island; four children, Kathryn (James) Spaude of Grafton, Kurt (Connie) Willer of Hartford, Mary Beth (Rick) Waters of West Bend, Jim Jr. (Karen) Willer of Grafton; twelve grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren; and his brother Gene Willer of Menomonee Falls.\nJim was preceded in death by his parents, Kurt and Blanche Willer; step-son, Brian Bretschneider; two sisters, Colleen and Mary Jane.\nA celebration and gathering of family and friends in Jim's honor will be held at Galioto's Twelve21 on Dec. 19.\n***Please No Flowers.***\nMemorials may be made in Jim's memory for DOOR CANcer, Inc. (P.O. Box 423, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235).\nHuehns Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sturgeon Bay and Mueller Funeral Home & Crematory in Cedarburg are assisting the Willer family with arrangements. Condolences and guestbook signing may be offered at www.huehnsfuneralhome.com and www.muellerfuneralhome.com.\nObituary: James 'Jim' Wery\nObituary: James D. \"Jim\" Mallien\nJames May Gallery Closes, James May North Remains Open\nObituary: Jim Roberts","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"SB Nation Dallas homepage Horizontal - White SB Nation Dallas\nFollow SB Nation Dallas online:\nFollow SB Nation Dallas on Twitter\nFollow SB Nation Dallas on Facebook\nSB Nation Dallas main menu\nFrontrunner's Paradise\nTexas Longhorns Vs. Sam Houston State: Longhorns Look For Fourth Win\nBy JP Starkey Nov 23, 2010, 5:09pm CST\nShare All sharing options for: Texas Longhorns Vs. Sam Houston State: Longhorns Look For Fourth Win\nThe Sports Network\nBy Scott Haynes, Senior College Basketball Editor\nFACTS & STATS: Site: Frank Erwin Center (16,734) -- Austin, Texas. Television: LSN. Home Record: Sam Houston St. 2-0, Texas 2-0. Away Record: Sam Houston St. 0-0, Texas 0-0. Neutral Record: Sam Houston St. 0-0, Texas 1-1. Conference Record: Sam Houston St. 0-0, Texas 909. Series Record: Texas leads, 11-2.\nComing off a strong showing in the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, the 20th-ranked Texas Longhorns return home to play host to instate foe Sam Houston State this evening.\nRick Barnes' Longhorns almost took home the tournament title in New York City last week, knocking off then 13th-ranked Illinois (90-84 OT) in the semifinals and then narrowly losing to fifth-ranked Pittsburgh (68-66) in the championship game. The loss to the Panthers was the first on the year for Texas, which jumped into the top-25 nevertheless. The team will try once again to help Barnes earn his 500th career victory.\nSam Houston State has yet to taste defeat on the young season, having made light work of both Mary Hardin-Baylor (72-47) and Northwestern Oklahoma State (90-68). Needless to say, Texas represents a huge leap in competition for the BearKats.\nThis is the 14th meeting in this series, with Texas winning 11 of the previous 13 matchups, including a 122-71 rout in the last meeting in 2003.\nThe BearKats shot over 50 percent from the floor in both the first and second half and finished at 53 percent overall, in routing NW Oklahoma State last time out. All five starters finished in double figures and six total for SHSU. Gilberto Clavell led the way with a huge game in the paint, finishing with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. Lance Pevehouse followed with 15 points, while Antuan Bootle (12 pts), Josten Crow (11 pts), Nafis Richardson (11 pts) and Drae Murray (10 pts) were all heard from as well at the offensive end. Murray joined Clavell with a double-double of his own, dishing out 11 assists and turning the ball over just twice in 31 minutes of action. After just two games, Clavell (17.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg) and Crow (16.0 ppg. 10.0 rpg) have proved to be a formidable tandem in the frontcourt. Pevehouse (11.0 ppg) has provided some perimeter balance.\nThe Longhorns certainly proved they belonged with the big boys at Madison Square Garden last week, as they took the fifth-ranked Panthers to the brink, before dropping a two-point affair. Sophomore Jordan Hamilton certainly had a strong outing, hitting five three-pointers en route to a career-high 28 points, while adding a team-high eight rebounds as well. J'Covan Brown finished with 14 points, while freshman Tristan Thompson chipped in with 11 points and six boards. Texas possesses an impressive young nucleus with Hamilton (24.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg) and Thompson (15.0 ppg, 6.8 rpg) leading the way. Senior forward Gary Johnson (13.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg) completes a potent frontcourt for the Longhorns. As a whole, Texas has shown the ability to dominate at both ends of the floor, boasting of a +16.5 scoring margin. The team is averaging 82.0 ppg on .460 shooting, while allowing just 65.5 on well under 40 percent accuracy from the field (.358).\nThese are two of the winningest programs in the state of Texas over the last few seasons, but that won't prevent Texas from winning a lopsided affair here. The Longhorns are much better than anticipated and should have little trouble getting Barnes his 500th career win at home tonight.\nLonghorns Cruise Past Sam Houston State 84-50\nTexas Rolls Past Sam Houston State 84-50\nPhotographs by jamesbrandon, jdtornow, phlezk, flygraphix, mcdlttx, tomasland, and literalbarrage used in background montage under Creative Commons. Thank you.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Iran not the only country subjected to US pressure campaign: Rouhani\nPress TV \u2013 President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is not the only nation that is bearing the brunt of the economic woes caused by the US pressure campaign.\nSpeaking at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Rouhani referred to his meetings with world leaders that took place on the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 last week and said, \"In a four-way forum, participated by Iran, Malaysia, Turkey and Qatar, we realized that other countries are also experiencing difficulties in their interactions with the US.\"\nThe leader of one of the participating states, President Rouhani recounted, talked about the weapons his country had purchased from the US and the problems they were now facing in procuring spare parts, because the Americans were demanding several times the actual price of those weapons for maintenance services.\nThe Iranian chief executive also noted that there was consensus among several participants in the Kuala Lumpur Summit on the need for ditching the dollar.\n\"Cryptocurrency and exchanges of national currencies and gold were among the issues raised at the summit, and the four aforementioned countries agreed to find ways\" to promote those mechanisms, Rouhani said.\nThe problems currently facing the Iranian nation are more or less similar to those the other states are grappling with, he pointed out, stressing that all countries, including those that took part in the Kuala Lumpur Summit, blame the US for the pressure campaign on the Iranian nation.\n\"Nobody has doubts about the fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran has completely fulfilled its commitments and taken steps within the framework of regional and global peace, stability and security,\" Rouhani said, adding that \"It is the opposite side that has violated its obligations.\"\nHe was referring to Tehran's commitments under a nuclear deal it signed in 2015 with the P5+1 group of states \u2014 comprising the United States, the UK, France, Russia, and China plus Germany.\nIn May 2018, the US unilaterally withdrew from the deal that had been endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231.\nSince then, the administration of President Donald Trump has unleashed the \"toughest ever\" sanctions against Tehran, notably targeting its key oil exports.\nWashington's JCPOA exit and subsequent re-imposition of sanctions against Tehran have left the future of the historic agreement in limbo.\nElsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani expressed Iran's readiness to hold talks with the P5+1 countries if they show their resolve to fulfill their commitments and attempt to make up for their past mistakes.\nBoth Iran and Japan, he emphasized, have put forth proposals in that regard.\nHassan Rouhani, Kuala Lumpur Summit, US pressure campaign, US sanctions against Iran\tDecember 25, 2019\nIran starts internet shutdown ahead of possible new protests: report\nArmy confirms MiG-29 crash in northwestern Iran","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Keeping the Maltese culture in San Francisco alive: A\u2026\nKeeping the Maltese culture in San Francisco alive: A history, a community, and a call for support\nAlbert Galea Monday, 9 December 2019, 14:41 Last update: about 2 months ago\nSitting some 15 miles south of San Francisco, Millbrae is in many ways a typical American suburban town. However, there are hints of things which set it apart from other such towns; subtle hints such as small stickers of flags and plaques indicating the origin of family names.\nMost striking, and perhaps even most out of place however, is a large piece of rock. Adorned with intricately carved patterns and sitting outside the Town Hall, the rock is accompanied by a plaque which explains that it was once part of the Mosta parish church, some 6,700 miles away.\nMillbrae is in fact paired with Mosta \u2013 they are sister cities. This owes to the fact that among its 21,000 or so strong population, Millbrae is home to a significant community of Maltese emigrants \u2013 a community which is also pockmarked across nearby San Bruno and the marvelous city of San Francisco.\nTucked away just off the main road which passes through Millbrae is an average looking small office block, no more than two storeys, and with signs and service adverts leaning against the full length glass panel that runs across its side. Again, standing out from these is the seal of the Republic of Malta. However, it is not until one enters the building, walks down the main, wood-lined hallway and enters one of the office doors that they find out the reason for this seal's presence.\nIndeed, nested at the back of the office of the Millbrae Chamber of Commerce is a small room. \"You are now on Maltese territory\", Louis Vella says with a smile as he takes his seat behind his desk and under a large, handmade wooden Maltese seal \u2013 one of only five ever made.\nDespite being halfway across the globe from Malta, Vella isn't technically wrong \u2013 his office is one of 13 Honorary Consulates of Malta in the United States, and he is the Honorary Consul for San Francisco and most of the state of California.\nHis job is essentially to be the bridge between the community in the area and the Maltese government. He can sign off on the power of attorney for a person, help them with renewing or acquiring a Maltese passport, or with acquiring dual citizenship, while also representing the community or even the embassy \u2013 which is based six-hours away in Washington DC \u2013 in certain matters.\nHowever, where does the Maltese presence in California originate from? It is a well known fact that Malta's emigration history is one which spans across many years and many parts of the globe. California is perhaps one of the more far-flung destinations, but in spite of its location, it has played home to Maltese for over 150 years to the 1850s.\nThe American West was, back then, something of a lawless state when compared to the continent's east coast. Anybody who dared to venture past the city of St. Louis in Missouri was entering practically lawless territory. However, in the 1850s gold was found in the Californian Mountains, giving rise to the gold rush.\nAlthough there is no physical documentation of them, a number of Maltese were among the thousands who flocked to California in the hope of getting rich off of the gold, Vella explains when asked about the origins of the Maltese community in the state.\nDocumented evidence however shows that there was definitely a Maltese presence in San Francisco by the end of the nineteenth century, and they were present in the city when a third of it was leveled in the famous earthquake of 1906, Vella explained. The city however recovered, and in 1914 and 1915 the World Expo took place in San Francisco showing the Bay Area was open for business.\nIn that period there was a thriving Maltese community which was mainly based close to the city's port, Vella explains before adding that they had a linguistic advantage; they may not have had fantastic knowledge of English, but at least it was not a totally foreign language to them like it would be to an Italian or Chinese migrant.\nIn conjunction with San Francisco's revival, the Maltese Protective Society was founded in 1913. \"It was brilliant\", Vella says; \"In a time when there was a lot of work but with a very low level of safety, meaning that a lot of people got hurt or killed on the job, the society would raise money and step in to help those families whose breadwinner could not work anymore\".\nIn essence, the Maltese already had a social security system before the actual social security system was even created, Vella says. The Protective Society became the Maltese-American Social Club in November 1929, just over 90 years ago, and it became a one-stop shop for the Maltese community; one could find a job, a partner, a church close by, and everything else that may have been needed through the club, Vella explains. \"It was a thriving community\", he says.\nThe influx of Maltese migrants came in the years that followed the Second World War, Vella said, however as other destinations such as Australia and Canada began to open up to Maltese, owing to them being in the Commonwealth, immigration from Malta to the States started to decrease earlier than it did to other destinations.\nIn spite of this, there are still a number of Maltese youths coming to San Francisco, primarily to work in the IT industry, Vella says, although he notes that this is not something of a renewed influx.\nThe Maltese-American Social Club is not the only club in the area; today the Maltese Heritage Association, the Maltese Historical Society, the Sister City Commission, and the St. Elizabeth Maltese Society all exist and are supported by the consulate. The Maltese Cross Foundation is another group; it gives out a grant of $4000 every year to children of Maltese descent in order to aid them in their studies.\nKeeping Maltese culture alive however has not been easy, Vella says. \"There was always a certain nucleus of people which keep it alive, but what they do is done by themselves and only themselves \u2013 the help actually coming from Malta is very minimal\", he continues before noting that nothing in terms of literature or filmography had ever come from Malta meaning that people had to create thing based on their memories of the island.\nThe club had started to organize activities such as parades and exhibitions, but this perhaps did not take into account the collective feeling towards Malta that the bulk of those emigrating to San Francisco (and elsewhere) had.\n\"The people who came here after the war didn't actually have nice memories of Malta. They came from a poor country with no infrastructure and no work, and they wanted to distance themselves from it\", Vella explains.\nFor instance, he says, these families imposed on their children to speak only in English, with the idea here being that they were now in America and must assimilate with their new home.\nMost of those who emigrated after the war hailed from the western side of Malta \u2013 from then agricultural villages such as Mosta, Mgarr, Rabat, and Mellieha. This meant, Vella explains, that the traditions they brought with them were largely religious.\nThe population of first generation migrants is however ageing \u2013 one gentleman, Joe Chetcuti, recently turned 100 \u2013 but Vella has seen that their grandchildren are developing a fascination with Malta.\nThe second generation of Maltese in America are those who were assimilated into the American way of life by their parents, so they have been somewhat cut off from Malta, Vella explains. It is however their children who, by harnessing technology, are discovering the origins of their parents and grandparents and developing a fascination with Malta.\n\"We could write a book about this because it is a phenomenon\", Vella says.\nAside from this fascination with their roots, these youngsters also have a strong desire for a Maltese passport, Vella says before explaining that this is because of the amount of doors it will open across the pond in Europe.\n\"The passport is a very strong link in a chain which connects the person to Malta. It ties them to Malta forever. When one of these youngsters stumbles onto something big where they have the chance to invest, that connect can bring investment to the islands and open the doors for their children and grandchildren and those of others\", he says.\nOne of the highlights of the yearly calendar for the Maltese community is Malta Day which takes place on 21st September \u2013 coinciding with Malta's Independence Day. This is a day dedicated solely to Malta; the Maltese flag is raised at City Hall while trips into the wine country accompanied by explanations of Maltese history are also organized. A reception which attracts a significant crowd \u2013 over 200 people and even double that when a special guest, such as the Prime Minister, is in attendance, also forms part of the celebrations.\n\"The impetus behind this is that while people here cannot become Maltese, their roots are Maltese and we want them to know where they are coming from and teach them what Maltese culture is about\", Vella explains.\n\"Through Malta Day we try to teach people where they are coming from, and make them proud of being Maltese\", he continues.\nThe Maltese community is also invited to take part in the annual Columbus Day Parade by the Italian community, and they do so in front of over 100,000 people.\nThis is where, Vella laments, help from an authority such as the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) can come in handy; \"if even one couple goes to Malta as a result of the promotion in such an event, then the money spent is injected back into the economy, but there isn't the contact unfortunately\".\nThis is a point which Vella expands upon when asked what he would like to see in the future in terms of support for the Maltese community in San Francisco.\n\"We would like to see support from entities such as the MTA or Heritage Malta \u2013 maybe in terms of finances but also in terms of sending a performer to the area from Malta\", he says. He laments that Maltese performers are generally sent to places such as Toronto or New York on the East Coast, but never reach San Francisco on the West Coast.\nIt is not the case, he says as he recalls a recent example to back his assertion; \"last March, for the first time, we managed to bring over the play The Star of Strait Street and to prove that there was the interest, we booked a large auditorium for it \u2013 in spite of the fears of the embassy that we would not manage to fill it\", he says.\n\"The auditorium was packed; over 500 people came. The actors were astonished \u2013 they said it was the biggest audience they had ever performed the play to\u2026and they've performed in Australia, Canada, and the UK!\"\n\"This shows that there truly is a thirst for these things. But how long can this thirst last if there isn't any help? The wheel sometimes needs an injection to help it spin further, and if it comes from Malta, it will be all the better\", he says.\nThis is perhaps not what Vella wants most however.\n\"When it comes to America, there is still that certain opinion that those who have left Malta and came here are not Maltese anymore. We are not emigrants \u2013 we are Maltese who simply live elsewhere\", he says.\n\"It took a while for people to get used to that phenomenon; until Malta entered the EU and more Maltese moved to Europe. Since they're close enough though, that's fine \u2013 for us, who are further, the attitude isn't the same\", he laments.\n\"Should distance separate us from Malta? No. If I am Maltese and living abroad \u2013 be it in Luxembourg or in San Francisco \u2013 I am still Maltese\".\nMan with face covered by handkerchief\u2026\nMFSA outlines expectations on financial\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Announcements and Bulletin\nAbout Valley of Peace\nGroups and Outreach\nTime and Talent Opportunities\nAll God's Children\nOur Staff & Leadership\nPastor Ashley Osborn\nPastor Ashley Osborn began her ministry at Valley of Peace on August 27, 2017. Pastor Ashley is a graduate of Augustana University in Sioux Falls and of Luther Seminary in St Paul. She previously served as Associate Pastor at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Faribault, MN. She and her husband, Jon, live in south Minneapolis with their daughter, Clara and son, TJ. Her E-mail is aosborn@valleyofpeace.org\nEmilie Moravec\nDirector of Children, Youth, and Family Ministry\nEmilie grew up in Bemidji, MN and graduated from Augsburg University in 2007 with a B.S. degree in Social Work and a minor in Youth and Family Ministry. After college, Emilie attended United Theological Seminary in The Twin Cities and completed a Master's degree in Theology with a concentration in Theology and the Arts. She resides in Brooklyn Park with her husband, Adrian; they have two children: Boden (age 7) and Harlowe (age 4). emoravec@valleyofpeace.org\nSally Daniels Herron\nParish and Communications Administrator\nSally and her family first came to Valley of Peace in 1996. She has held a variety of volunteer roles at the church, including two cycles as president of the congregation; she continues as the wedding coordinator and in May 2017 became the Parish and Communications Administrator. Before coming to work at Valley of Peace, she held a variety of positions at Augsburg University (from where she graduated in 1979!). She and her husband, John, live in the neighborhood with their little rescue Schnoodle, Frida. They welcomed a grandson, Jesse, in September of 2017. Identical twin boys, Mattis and Henry joined Jesse in late August 2019; lots of joy to go around! You may call her at church at (763)588-4611, M-Th from 9:00-4:30. It is also easy to reach her at sdaniels.herron@valleyofpeace.org\nZack Carlson\nZack grew up in rural northwestern Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a B.M. in Vocal Music Education. He is entering his sixth year of teaching and has taught grades 6-12 in differing capacities in Iowa and Minnesota. He is a lifelong church musician and has served congregations in multiple roles for nearly ten years. Zack is currently the high school vocal music director at Buffalo High School. Zack completed his M.M, in Music Education in 2020 from Michigan State University. Zack lives in Buffalo and sings professionally in The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists. music@valleyofpeace.org\nRaul Garcia III\nWildfire Intern\nHello everyone! My name is Raul Garcia III. I have been in Minnesota since 1996. I grew up in San Antonio, Tx and attended and graduated from Texas Lutheran University in 1996. I have been married for 23 years and have two beautiful girls and a dog. My wife, Rhea is a Concordia College graduate and a Kindergarten teacher at Birch Grove Elementary; Grace Noelle is a junior at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire and Trinity Rose is a junior at Osseo Senior High. We also have had our Aussiedor, Martin Theophilus Garcia aka Marty for three years. I am a huge Dallas Cowboys fan, Minnesota Twins Fan and a bigger soccer fan. Besides loving to serve in a congregation I love coaching club and collegiate soccer. I am looking forward to my internship with the three Wildfire congregations and learning from all of y'all.\ninternpastor@flcoc.org\nBeth Brandt\nOrganist, Pianist and Accompanist\nBeth grew up in Fridley, Minnesota where she attended St. Philip's Lutheran Church and participated in many different church music activities. She attended college at the University of Minnesota, Morris where she received a B.A. in Music Performance (piano and euphonium) and a teacher license for K-12 Vocal & Instrumental Music. She also earned her Orff Schulwerk Certification through the University of St. Thomas. Beth currently teaches elementary music in the Edina Public Schools where she absolutely loves getting to spend her days dancing, singing, and playing with kindergarten, first, and second graders! Beth lives in Crystal with her husband and their two boys who are all active members of Valley of Peace. music@valleyofpeace.org\nVoP Leaders\nValley of Peace Church Council and Teams\nThe Church Council is elected by the congregation at its semi-annual meeting each May. It consists of four officers of the congregation, the chairpersons of its nine standing teams, and the senior pastor. It serves to lead the mission and ministry of the Valley of Peace congregation. The president and president-elect are elected for one-year terms. The secretary, treasurer, and chairs of the nine standing committees are elected for two-year terms.\nCurrent President: Jim Crofoot Past President: Ruth Larson\nPresident Elect: Tara Kuckkan Treasurer: Judy Greeninger\nSecretary: Lauren Pockl Young Adult: Caitlin Enright\nFaith Formation Team\nThe Faith Formation Team shall develop, promote, and coordinate the Christian educational life of this congregation. It will embrace a variety of educational opportunities for Bible study and to bring the ministry of the Gospel to children, youth, and adults of this congregation.\nChair: Ann Dybvig\nChildren, Youth, and Family Team\nThis team is established to strengthen the life and faith of children, youth, and families of this congregation, ages birth to 22 years.\nChair: Kelsey Pierson\nEndowment and Memorial Trust\nThe Valley of Peace Endowment and Memorial Trust is a great vehicle for creating your legacy. Your contribution can support an existing designated music fund, youth fund, or the general fund. Your legacy will live on through the Valley of Peace Endowment and Memorial Trust. Click below to find out more.\nHospitality Team\nThis team is responsible to invite our neighbors to share in the mission of Christ's Church. Christian fellowship and caring will be strengthened by fostering a spirit of hospitality, evangelism, sharing the Gospel, encouraging active participation, and worship.\nChair: Julia Madison\nSocial Ministry Team\nThis team shall extend Christian compassion and loving care, to meet the needs of people in relation to social conditions in the local community and society.\nChair: Barb Mikelson\nWorship and Music Team\nThe Worship and Music Team is established to enable, encourage, and provide opportunities to bring this congregation and the community together to:\na. Worship God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit\nb. Hear the Word of God\nc. Receive the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion\nd. Be renewed in faith, strength, and peace\ne. Provide strength to one another\nf. Share the diverse resources we possess for the building of God's kingdom\nChair: Darcie Rodman\nWorld Missions Team\nThe World Missions Team is established to assist this congregation in fulfilling its commitment to God's mission throughout the world. The spiritual, personal, and financial support of mission activities will proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and God's kingdom throughout our community, nation, and the world.\nChair: Patricia Holmstrom\nStewardship Team\nThis team shall support and encourage a spirit of stewardship among members of this congregation. 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{"text":"BCC comments on the triggering of Article 50 and the start of Brexit negotiations\nCommenting on the triggering of Article 50 by the Prime Minister, Theresa May, Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:\n\"Now that Brexit negotiations are set to begin, businesses across the UK and their trading partners in Europe want answers to practical questions, not political posturing. A pragmatic and grown-up dialogue on the real-world issues, rather than verbal volleys between London and Brussels, would give firms greater confidence over the next two years.\n\"In the early weeks of the negotiation process, businesses would like to see an effort to secure simultaneous exit and trade talks. Concluding exit and trade negotiations at the same time would moderate adjustment costs for UK businesses, and enable trade between UK and EU firms to continue with less disruption.\"\nOn business expectations beyond Brexit, Marshall added:\n\"It is crucial for the Prime Minister and her government to remember Brexit is not the only thing on the minds of UK businesses. Issues here at home, from the training system to sky-high business rates and up-front costs, still need to be addressed.\n\"Businesses would not look kindly on a government that treats Brexit as its only job. Getting the fundamentals right here in the UK is as important, if not more important, than any eventual Brexit deal.\"\nThe British Chambers of Commerce have published a Business Brexit Priorities report. The key recommendations in the report are:\nOn the Labour Market, the government should provide certainty for businesses on the residence rights of their existing EU workers, provide clarity on hiring from EU countries during the negotiation period, and avoid expensive and bureaucratic processes for post-Brexit hires from the EU\nOn Trade, the government should aim to minimise tariffs, seek to avoid costly non-tariff barriers, grandfather existing EU free trade agreements with third countries, and expand the trade mission programme\nOn Customs, the government should develop future customs procedures at the UK border in partnership with business, seek to maintain the UK's position as an entry point for global businesses to Europe\nOn Tax, the government should guarantee that HMRC is appropriately resourced to help businesses through the transition process, and provide clarity on whether VAT legislation will continue to mirror current core VAT principles\nOn Regulation, the government should ensure stability by incorporating existing EU regulations into UK law and maintaining these for a minimum period following Brexit, and ensure that product standards are aligned with, and recognised by, the EU to keep UK products competitive\nOn EU funding, the government should maintain UK access to the European Investment Bank, and ensure there is no funding 'cliff-edge' for areas in receipt of EU funding\nOn Northern Ireland, the government must avoid any return to a hard border, so that businesses can move people and goods as freely as possible.\nBCC Quarterly Economic Survey: businesses start New Year in solid health, but inflationary pressures a concern\nThe British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today publishes its Quarterly Economic Survey \u2013 the UK's largest and most authoritative private sector business survey.\nPosted on 01\/01\/2017 in\nBrexit BCC Research Economics Labour market International Trade\nBCC: Levy on EU workers would be harmful\nAdam Marshall, Director General, comments on remarks by Home Office minister Robert Goodwill on proposals for an immigration skills levy on EU workers.\nBrexit Labour market","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ros Time 0\nThis is a repressing of the original album and it is a godsend for fans of Sigur Ros. Much of this guide is taken from here and updated to work with Kinetic. Oct 05, 2007 \u00b7 Directed by Dean DeBlois. Matlab-based ROS Robotic Controller: Ever since i was a child ,I have always dreamed of being Iron Man and still do so. It collects commonly used message \"filtering\" algorithms into a common space. This is a quick-start guide to using a Pioneer3AT Mobile Robot with ROS. ROS has builtin time and duration primitive types, which rospy provides as the rospy. ROS isn't even an operating system, it's a framework and it's usually built on top of Ubuntu. The stem cell niche and the size of the root meristem in plants are maintained by intercellular interactions and signalling networks involving a peptide hormone, root meristem growth factor 1 (RGF1)1. Forums; Characters builds; Wizard; Get your trial key. Only one offer or discount of any type may be used at one time. He has enjoyed some great moments against Rangers during his time in Scotland; he netted a penalty in a 4-0 Scottish Cup semi-final triumph two seasons ago and scored the only goal of the. ROSCon 2019. According to our metrics, at the time of writing, the ROS community has over 1,500 participants on the ros-users mailing list, more than 3,300 users on the collaborative documentation wiki, and some 5,700 users on the community-driven ROS Answers Q&A website. So What Is ROS? Middleware that enables building a wide variety of robots out of fine-grained composable components - Middleware means IPC mechanisms, SW launcher, etc. const Time ros::TIME_MIN (0 , 1 ) Variable Documentation. Over the 18 months from the start of ROS development to its 1. We disclose an evaluation of ROS 2. x,goalPose. Promotion not valid after expiration date. Some old version of [\u2026]. 0 communications for real-time robotic applications. There are several mechanisms in place to provide support to the ROS community, each with its own purpose: the wiki, ROS Answers, issue trackers, and the [email protected] mailing list. The time abstraction can be published by one source on the \/clock topic. The author of the letter was Jackie Kennedy. You can extract this information through the timeseries function. encoder ring (3D print), layer height: 0. Ros'eleth is a level 64 high elf quest giver located at Allerian Stronghold in the contested territory of Terokkar Forest. For ROS 1, see ROS integration overview. time_t is an alias of a fundamental arithmetic type capable of representing times. ROS has been around since 2007, and while version 1. SOLO-FIRETEAM (FUNNY TEAM UP!) - Rules of Survival (Tagalog) - Duration: 26:05. Baron de Ros (pronounced \"Roose\") of Helmsley is the premier baron in the Peerage of England, created in 1288\/89 for William de Ros, with precedence to 24 December 1264. The statics transform publishers are using simulation time. But, Its allowing if i remove some existing objects. Nox is a nice (and time-consuming) robot which uses SLAM (ROS) with a Kinect to navigate in its environment. 0 version was released in this latest version there are many new features are added. 0 release, more than 100 interns each spent three months at Willow. Recent evidence has shown that ROS play a key role as a messenger in normal cell signal transduction and cell cycling. The time is a ROS Time object. 0 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO ROS 7. The pytf code is based on a roscpp-based codebase and has issues with simulated time when running in rospy, which is not roscpp-based. Welcome to the RULES OF SURVIVAL arena! This is a Battle Royale game now played by over 230 million people worldwide. i hope i get this wish thankyou suport ROS. Version 2 of the Robot Operating System (ROS) software stack - ROS 2. y,goalPose[currentGoal]. Made with Love by. This class is used for writing nodes. Issues registering for ROS; Issues logging into ROS; Issues completing and submitting returns; Issues with the Revenue Record; Issues with the ROS Offline Application; Issues renewing digital certificates. 0 \u2014 ROS parameter retrieved successfully. The stem cell niche and the size of the root meristem in plants are maintained by intercellular interactions and signalling networks involving a peptide hormone, root meristem growth factor 1 (RGF1)1. Why You Want to Use ROS 2 Sep 12th, 2014 Esteve Fernandez, Tully Foote, Dirk Thomas, William Woodall ROSCon Chicago. Return On Sales - ROS: Return on sales (ROS) is a ratio used to evaluate a company's operational efficiency ; ROS is also known as a firm's operating profit margin. 0 release, more than 100 interns each spent three months at Willow. This is memory-efficient, since the. Cardel is particularly wary of guard Rey Nambatac. With Amiina, Hildur Arsaelsdottir, Jon Thor Birgisson, Orri P. The Robot Operating System (ROS) already includes support for our URG series sensors via the urg_node. The Crazy ie 2. Revenue Online Service (ROS) enables you to view your own, or your client's, current position with Revenue for various taxes and levies, file tax returns and forms, and make payments for these taxes online in a variety of ways. ROS : 1 Vs 5 24 Kill Full gameplay + Montage EP. Added an assets pipeline demo for 3D (#352). MoveIt is the most widely used software for manipulation and has been used on over 100 robots. 0 cheat the latest version. Return On Sales - ROS: Return on sales (ROS) is a ratio used to evaluate a company's operational efficiency ; ROS is also known as a firm's operating profit margin. Over the 18 months from the start of ROS development to its 1. org Adolfo Rodriguez Tsouroukdissian adolfo. 57rad (-90\u00ba), which will depend on the environment. The annual Members' Meeting is a chance to understand the latest developments relative to ROS-Industrial, both within the Americas and around the world. \" Rookie CJ Perez posted 20 of his 28 points in the second half plus 13 rebounds while Glenn Khabuntin had 16 points in the Dyip's game against Alaska. If no time has been received on the \/clock topic, the block outputs 0. Published: October 1st, 2018 Elm 0. All that, he says, increases the allure and utility of insurrectional action \u2014 and pushes the limits of dramatic protest over time. doc Author. After making sure you're not the one causing it (kill all ROS processes as described above ), you can try turning the router off for 15 seconds, then turning it on. ROS-I is fast enough to run closed-loop with perception systems for manufacturing automation applications, but (at least for now) ROS-I must be used as a high-level controller in conjunction with a low-level real-time controller (usually the one from the OEM), which closes servo feedback loops and provides safety behavior (e. ROS is an amateur radio teletype free running QSO mode designed for low signal\/high noise conditions. Frequently, users try to uninstall this program. timestamp[18] - timestamp[17] ) for further evaluation in matlab. The bus represents a rosgraph_msgs\/Clock ROS message with Sec and NSec elements. the atmospheric music reflects the surroundings in iceland. Each of them has a large leather money bag. Nobody in their right mind is going to instruct a bot to move \"forward\" or \"back\" every time they need something done! If it could respond to commands. ROS\u4e0eC++\u5165\u95e8\u6559\u7a0b-Time(\u65f6\u95f4)\u8bf4\u660e:\u4ecb\u7ecdros\u65f6\u95f4\u548c\u6301\u7eed\u65f6\u95f4\u7684\u4f7f\u7528\u65f6\u95f4\u548c\u95f4\u9694\u67e5\u9605:ros::TimeBase API docs, ros::DurationBase API docsR \u4e13\u6ce8\u4e8e\u5f00\u6e90\u786c\u4ef6\u548c\u8f6f\u4ef6\u7684\u5b66\u4e60\u548c\u5e94\u7528. 0 version was released in this latest version there are many new features are added. 6 as Anki's Python SDK was specifically built for that version. 1370 \u2013 1 November 1414) was a medieval English nobleman, politician and soldier. , O 2 \u2022\u2212, H 2 O 2, OH \u2022, 1 O 2) are partially reduced or excited forms of atmospheric oxygen (Figure 1A). The video is the 14th in the Valtari Mystery Film Experiment, a series commissioned by the Icelandic band to herald the release of their new album Valtari, giving filmmakers such as Ryan McGinley total creative freedom yet the same budget to interpret the record. The integration of Gazebo with either ROS version is done through a set of packages called gazebo_ros_pkgs. 1, ) are binary compatible and thus interchangeable when using the same ROS distro. Today we are introducing another performance-enhancing feature: zero round trip time resumption, abbreviated as 0-RTT. 0 Unported license. In this example, you go through the procedure for creating ROS custom messages in MATLAB \u00ae using the ROS Custom Message add-on. Recent evidence has shown that ROS play a key role as a messenger in normal cell signal transduction and cell cycling. If you run this program, it should output something like the following:. Used by permission. The wiki has more than 22,000 wiki pages and over 30 wiki page edits per day. Return on sales (ROS) is a ratio widely used to evaluate an entity's operating performance. I searched the web, set use_sim_time to true and tried some other things but ros::Time::now() in my c++ code always returns wall time, while the static transform publisher use simulation time! This makes it impossible to use the transform together. \"today at 5pm\") whereas a Duration is a period of time (e. Duration classes, respectively. Now i want to have the difference between 2 consecutives timestamp ( e. ROS, an open-source project, provides a common framework for robotics applications. We benchmark and study the worst case latencies and missed deadlines to characterize ROS 2. catkin rosbuild. Last year we celebrated nine years old of ROS, the Robot Operating System! of 137 developers contributing full time over the last nine years! to experiment with the new features in ROS 2. x,goalPose. 1S-6S Battery Voltage Monitor (ROS): The ability to remotely monitor the health of a battery provides the user with the convenience of knowing when it is time to bring their drone back for recharging. \"5 hours\"). If you run this program, it should output something like the following:. 0 viewer as a helper application: Start your Acrobat 4. sudo apt-get install git build-essential python libusb-1. 0; Important: Please read the new entries of the libfranka documentation about libfranka and signal processing \/ rate limiters. On the day of their excursion, June 7, 1963, John Kennedy was 3,000 miles away in California watching a demonstration of naval weaponry. Arduino,Raspberry Pi,\u6811\u8393\u6d3e,ROS\u673a\u5668\u4eba\u7cfb\u7edf, Turtlebot,UAV\u65e0\u4eba\u673a. Sep 15, 2019 \u00b7 An ideal technique for ROS detection therefore, needs to have the ability to selectively sense intracellular ROS in a time sensitive manner. Please try reloading this page, or contact support. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets. For ROS 1, see ROS integration overview. When using simulated Clock time, get_rostime() returns time 0 until first message has been received on \/clock, so 0 means essentially that the client does not know clock time yet. 6 kPa (48 h), which was closely related to the increased ROS levels in RES + DEP. Oct 05, 2016 \u00b7 ROS 2 Real-time Working Group Online Meeting 6 - Nov 27, 2019, 7AM PDT (UTC-8) 2: November 28, 2019. More Reports All Movies > In Theaters Coming Soon New to DVD & Streaming Best of Netflix Best of Amazon Best Movies of All Time Browse Movies by Genre Games This Month's Free Games More Reports All Games > PS4 Xbox One PC Switch Wii U 3DS PS Vita iOS Legacy TV. In this article we will explain why. In ROS 2 these types are defined as messages and therefore are consistent across languages. h\"#include #include #include #include #include #include Importing Configuration Command name: \/import. We will be open for business as usual again on Monday, December 2nd. Using ROS on a Raspberry Pi 3 for controlling a RC car through the keyboard on a Ubuntu Laptop We will focus on: - ROS kinetic installation on Ubuntu - Raspberry Pi. The time is a ROS Time object. So, the ranges[0] value is the lecture of the laser at -1. I solved it as mentioned at the beginning. ROSCon 2016 is a chance for ROS developers of all levels, beginner to expert, to spend an extraordinary two days learning from and networking with the ROS community. YDLIDAR X2 - ROS review and Cartographer setup. Recording and playback of topic data with rosbag using the ROS 1 bridge. ROSCon 2019 is a chance for ROS developers of all levels, beginner to expert, to spend an extraordinary two days learning from and networking with the ROS community. ROS_FATAL_STREAM_ONCE(message); The first time these macros are encountered during a program's execution, they generate the same log messages as the corresponding non- ONCE versions. Arthritis Rheum. This tree changes over time, and tf stores a time snapshot for every transform (for up to 10 seconds by default). toSec (); Time and Duration Arithmetic Like other primitive types, you can perform arithmetic operations on Time s and Duration s. The bus represents a rosgraph_msgs\/Clock ROS message with Sec and NSec elements. Return on sales (ROS) is a ratio widely used to evaluate an entity's operating performance. The wiki has more than 22,000 wiki pages and over 30 wiki page edits per day. 123456 seconds). 04) and got the \"unmet dependencies error\". With Amiina, Hildur Arsaelsdottir, Jon Thor Birgisson, Orri P. Sep 03, 2013 \u00b7 Cancel 0 Cart 0 items in you must return to where it all began\u2014the town of Tristram\u2014and investigate an omen that the End Times have begun. 0 traffic latencies. The integration of Gazebo with either ROS version is done through a set of packages called gazebo_ros_pkgs. The rostime can be used to timestamp messages or to measure time in the ROS network. This tree changes over time, and tf stores a time snapshot for every transform (for up to 10 seconds by default). If no time has been received on the \/clock topic, the block outputs 0. If all is working, vision position estimates should begin flowing in from ROS to ArduPilot. In 19th century Madrid, after a faithful run-in with the law, a notorious young hoodlum grows up to be a top police detective, who must deal with his shady past, mafia and his police mentor on daily basis. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3. Description Background. Used by permission. The loop closure detector uses a bag-of-words approach to determinate how likely a new image comes from a previous location or a new location. This class is used for writing nodes. Using ROS on a Raspberry Pi 3 for controlling a RC car through the keyboard on a Ubuntu Laptop We will focus on: - ROS kinetic installation on Ubuntu - Raspberry Pi. It can be used as a learning platform for ROS as well as a base for a variety of robotic applications. If there is no obstacle in that direction, the value will be infinite, if there's an obstacle at 1 meter of the laser in that direction, the value will be 1. MAG_ENABLE = 0, COMPASS_USE = 0, COMPASS_USE2 = 0, COMPASS_USE3 = 0 to disable the EKF's use of the compass and instead rely on the heading from ROS and Hector SLAM; After changing any of the values above, reboot the flight controller. Players from Base Game \/ Pre-ROS Expansion For those who came here before ROS, more or less ROS is the biggest content patch for Diablo 3, changing much of the playstyle. Retrieve the current time. It is acceptable for the setup and teardown stages of the ROS node lifecycle to not be real-time safe. Live community: https 0. time_t is an alias of a fundamental arithmetic type capable of representing times. 0 communications for real-time applications. ISO 9001 certified processes and state-of-the-art support infrastructure. 123456 seconds). This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3. YDLIDAR X2 - ROS review and Cartographer setup. MAG_ENABLE = 0, COMPASS_USE = 0, COMPASS_USE2 = 0, COMPASS_USE3 = 0 to disable the EKF's use of the compass and instead rely on the heading from ROS and Hector SLAM; After changing any of the values above, reboot the flight controller. This page has notes on installing and running the The Robot Operating System (ROS) on the EduMIP mobile robot. I solved it as mentioned at the beginning. x,g_current_pose. 0); PX4 has a timeout of 500ms between two Offboard commands. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) have long been known to be a component of the killing response of immune cells to microbial invasion. For ROS 1, see ROS integration overview. 04 and ROS Indigo. The rostime can be used to timestamp messages or to measure time in the ROS network. 2f Distance: %f\\n\\n\",cmdMsg. The technique should also be relatively cheap and easy to construct in order to be commercialised. BioVision's ROS Detection Assay Kit is designed for the detection of hydroxyl, peroxyl, or other reactive oxygen species in live cells. ROS translates as \"robot operating system\"; you will learn how to control a robot via devices and configuration files, but you will also learn how to write robot. Sep 03, 2013 \u00b7 Cancel 0 Cart 0 items in you must return to where it all began\u2014the town of Tristram\u2014and investigate an omen that the End Times have begun. Raspberry Pi and ROS (Robotic Operating System): In this Tutorial we are going to go over setting up a Raspberry Pi with Linux and ROS. LookupException, tf2_ros. Reactive oxygen species (ROS; e. 0 and establish the limits for such setup in an embedded platform. An ideal technique for ROS detection therefore, needs to have the ability to selectively sense intracellular ROS in a time sensitive manner. Flying Multiple UAVs Using ROS 3 from a height of 3m to a concrete oor with damage only to cheaply replaceable plastic parts. 0 is a successor of ROSbot - an autonomous, open source robot platform - now with a RGBD camera and improved design. Which function can I use to do that? Or atleast get the current date of computer. 1999;42 (9): 1797-808. While working on ROS package for Anki Vector I had no choice but to use Python 3. Last year we celebrated nine years old of ROS, the Robot Operating System! of 137 developers contributing full time over the last nine years! to experiment with the new features in ROS 2. Which is the strongest of the three, she barely if ever materializes completely, and then in a typical witch form. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said he'll seek a third term in next year's presidential election if \"certain people from his generation\" also decide to run. Otherwise returns the current wall clock time. Why You Want to Use ROS 2 Sep 12th, 2014 Esteve Fernandez, Tully Foote, Dirk Thomas, William Woodall ROSCon Chicago. MAG_ENABLE = 0, COMPASS_USE = 0, COMPASS_USE2 = 0, COMPASS_USE3 = 0 to disable the EKF's use of the compass and instead rely on the heading from ROS and Hector SLAM; After changing any of the values above, reboot the flight controller. Launch the user interface window of Gazebo (default true) headless (deprecated) recording (previously called headless) Enable gazebo state log recording. I solved it as mentioned at the beginning. Turtlebot 2 demo using ROS 2. an E-stop). Write real-time safe code that uses the ROS 2 APIs. ROSCon 2019 is a chance for ROS developers of all levels, beginner to expert, to spend an extraordinary two days learning from and networking with the ROS community. Bendtner, who plays for Norwegian club side Rosenborg, appealed against the sentence, his lawyer said, and he was released until the hearing. We will be open for business as usual again on Monday, December 2nd. If ROS clock time is in use, this returns the time according to the ROS clock. We disclose an evaluation of ROS 2. The EduMiP is a self-balancing robot built around the BeagleBone Black embedded microprocessor board and the Beaglebone Black Robotics Cape developed by James Strawson and Professor Thomas Bewley of the Coordinated Robotics Laboratory at UCSD and their collaborators. Classes: class : Duration : Duration representation for use with the Time class. Flying Multiple UAVs Using ROS 3 from a height of 3m to a concrete oor with damage only to cheaply replaceable plastic parts. This will manually set the latitude, longitude, altitude, and world-referenced heading, and will assume an odometry message containing all zeros. ISO 9001 certified processes and state-of-the-art support infrastructure. Under the Simulation tab, set the simulation stop time to inf. 0)), which should return false if the necessary transforms have been missing for more than 0. Real-Time Online earthquake Simulation. 0 Unported license. ROSCon 2019 is a chance for ROS developers of all levels, beginner to expert, to spend an extraordinary two days learning from and networking with the ROS community. Rostov could leave World Cup stadium after row. ROS (Hardcore) Band Bio: The story of Rejects of Society starts Summer 2001 in Meran (South Tyrol -Italy). RTAB-Map (Real-Time Appearance-Based Mapping) is a RGB-D, Stereo and Lidar Graph-Based SLAM approach based on an incremental appearance-based loop closure detector. The Pakatan Harapan coalition government, which took power for the first time following federal elections in May, indicated that it would continue to enforce a 1996 fatwa declaring Shia teachings \"deviant. Absolute fair play in a fully upgraded new 8x8 km map! 300 players battle on a wide variety of terrains. MoveIt is the most widely used software for manipulation and has been used on over 100 robots. This can be caused by excess ROS traffic clogging the network. Added first and second derivatives of last commanded signals. If ROS clock time is in use, this returns the time according to the ROS clock. It provides a RAII interface to this process' node, in that when the first NodeHandle is created, it instantiates everything necessary for this node, and when the last NodeHandle goes out of scope it shuts down the node. A message filter is defined as something which a message arrives into and may or may not be spit back out of at a later point in time. The current calendar time as a time_t object. dunk node itself:. Publishing Odometry Information over ROS (python). After making sure you're not the one causing it (kill all ROS processes as described above ), you can try turning the router off for 15 seconds, then turning it on. 0 is already being used in a number of different applications and solutions, the robotics industry is changing and Open Robotics is determined. ROS time, returned as a bus signal or a scalar. The vitals do not count as ROS, they are a part of exam. If the function could not retrieve the calendar time, it returns a value of -1. More Reports All Movies > In Theaters Coming Soon New to DVD & Streaming Best of Netflix Best of Amazon Best Movies of All Time Browse Movies by Genre Games This Month's Free Games More Reports All Games > PS4 Xbox One PC Switch Wii U 3DS PS Vita iOS Legacy TV. But to deliver a complete, distributed and real-time solution for robots, ROS 2. ROSCon will happen September 29th-30th, 2018 Join us at the NH Collection Eurobuilding in Madrid, Spain. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3. ROS 2 would provide a ROS 1 like interface on top of DDS which hides much of the complexity of DDS for the majority of ROS users, but then separately provides access to the underlying DDS implementation for users that have extreme use cases or need to integrate with other, existing DDS systems. 0 and establish the limits for such setup in an embedded platform. If the argument is not a null pointer, the return value is the same as the one stored in the location pointed by argument timer. const Time ros::TIME_MIN (0 , 1 ) Variable Documentation. The 93rd edition of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will step off at 9 a. The stem cell niche and the size of the root meristem in plants are maintained by intercellular interactions and signalling networks involving a peptide hormone, root meristem growth factor 1 (RGF1)1. This is a repressing of the original album and it is a godsend for fans of Sigur Ros. The goal of the ROS 2 project is to adapt to these changes, leveraging what is great about ROS 1 and improving what isn't. The second son of Thomas Ros, 4th Baron Ros and Beatrice Stafford, William inherited his father's barony and estates (with extensive lands centred on Lincolnshire) in 1394. Apr 01, 2018 \u00b7 Towards a distributed and real-time framework for robots: evaluation of ROS 2. These various command-line tools for debugging tf may also be useful for figuring out what's going on in your system. This idea is. They innovated on top of ROS, but more importantly, they showed us. ROS Distro: Kinetic (Or Indigo if you change a few numbers) Machine: Lenovo Yoga X1 Gen 2. 0 needs to be surrounded with appropriate elements. This tutorial is intended for Ubuntu 14. This is a quick-start guide to using a Pioneer3AT Mobile Robot with ROS. Observe that timestamps drift significantly over long periods of time. How to use URG on ROS. Today we are introducing another performance-enhancing feature: zero round trip time resumption, abbreviated as 0-RTT. What landed on master? \u2022 cartographer_ros Evolution: Use intensities of PointCloud2 in the asset_writer (#348). ROS_INFO(\"Command: %. Turtlebot 2 is the second generation personal robot that you need for your laboratory. Last post by campton2011. 5s delays in interaction with the machine) and made the use of Nvidia drivers impossible. y,goalPose[currentGoal]. ros Namespace Reference. Additionally, a custom USB dongle called Crazyradio PA, or Crazyradio for short, allows lower latency communication. You probably want to update E when even one of the transforms is new, so using ros::Time(0) is preferable until one of the transforms stops arriving. The ROS-Industrial Consortium Americas will host its annual member meeting on the campus of Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX. If all is working, vision position estimates should begin flowing in from ROS to ArduPilot. (but before interest and tax). 0 communications in a robotic inter-component (hardware) communication case on top of Linux. Diablo III: RoS. Oct 17, 2018 \u00b7 As a newbie, I would like to understand the current status of ROS2 wrt real-time. A value of 0 should therefore be treated differently, such as looping over now() until non-zero is returned. The statics transform publishers are using simulation time. ROS-I is fast enough to run closed-loop with perception systems for manufacturing automation applications, but (at least for now) ROS-I must be used as a high-level controller in conjunction with a low-level real-time controller (usually the one from the OEM), which closes servo feedback loops and provides safety behavior (e. Ros-bot is botter oriented. Jun 24, 2001 \u00b7 Never mind the furor over the murder of rap star Tupac Shakur and the recriminations that are sure to erupt over the civil trial of a certain ex-football player. Launch the user interface window of Gazebo (default true) headless (deprecated) recording (previously called headless) Enable gazebo state log recording. The wiki has more than 22,000 wiki pages and over 30 wiki page edits per day. Configure the Connection to the ROS Device A ROS device is any Linux system that has ROS installed and is capable of building and running a ROS node. If the argument is not a null pointer, the return value is the same as the one stored in the location pointed by argument timer. The information on this page is only about version 7. Please try reloading this page, or contact support. Nov 27, 2019 \u00b7 Hello, I am running to compilation error under \"Time to validate\" All the dependent files are in place as per the notes. Last year we celebrated nine years old of ROS, the Robot Operating System! of 137 developers contributing full time over the last nine years! to experiment with the new features in ROS 2. When using simulated Clock time, now() returns time 0 until first message has been received on \/clock, so 0 means essentially that the client does not know clock time yet. Launch the user interface window of Gazebo (default true) headless (deprecated) recording (previously called headless) Enable gazebo state log recording. The rostime can be used to timestamp messages or to measure time in the ROS network. MAG_ENABLE = 0, COMPASS_USE = 0, COMPASS_USE2 = 0, COMPASS_USE3 = 0 to disable the EKF's use of the compass and instead rely on the heading from ROS and Hector SLAM; After changing any of the values above, reboot the flight controller. A Time is a specific moment (e. The statics transform publishers are using simulation time. I have installed the latest version of cturtle. It assumes you have already gone through the installation process shown in. 0 viewer as a helper application: Start your Acrobat 4. Having such a system turned to be quite slow for development purposes (a lot of 0. Gazebo is a stand-alone application which can be used independently of ROS or ROS 2. The Robot Operating System 2. Click Run to start simulation. StartTime: a scalar indicating the time the first message was recorded. Sep 15, 2019 \u00b7 An ideal technique for ROS detection therefore, needs to have the ability to selectively sense intracellular ROS in a time sensitive manner. It is important to pick the right resource to reduce response time, avoid message duplication, and promote the discussion of new ideas. BUILD Series. In this example, you go through the procedure for creating ROS custom messages in MATLAB \u00ae using the ROS Custom Message add-on. When Adobe Acrobat Reader is configured to run as a helper application, any time you try to link to a pdf file from you web browser, you will be prompted to select whether you want to open or download the file. h\"#include #include #include #include #include #include Importing Configuration Command name: \/import. 1370 \u2013 1 November 1414) was a medieval English nobleman, politician and soldier. Otherwise, the function returns the system time of your machine. 1, and Android Automotive OS updates. 0, gazebo_7. Turtlebot 2 is the second generation personal robot that you need for your laboratory. Retrieve the current time. All that, he says, increases the allure and utility of insurrectional action \u2014 and pushes the limits of dramatic protest over time. Welcome to the RULES OF SURVIVAL arena! This is a Battle Royale game now played by over 230 million people worldwide. Measurements should be easy to obtain without requiring extra, specialist equipment. Issues registering for ROS; Issues logging into ROS; Issues completing and submitting returns; Issues with the Revenue Record; Issues with the ROS Offline Application; Issues renewing digital certificates. I've seen some codebases where the developers explicitly wait until time > 0 before letting the rest of the initialization proceed. In this article we will explain why. ( ), Sigur R\u00f3s' third album, was released in 2002. Matlab-based ROS Robotic Controller: Ever since i was a child ,I have always dreamed of being Iron Man and still do so. It has been designed for an extended flight time and it can carry a takeoff weight of about 2 kilograms. They provide the necessary interfaces to simulate a robot in Gazebo using ROS messages, services and dynamic reconfigure Some features of gazebo_ros_pkgs:. Since it does come with its own thermal layer, base layers of varying degrees, depending on the temps, can be employed customizing the jacket to the conditions. 0 and Crazyradio. Back to Top English | Japanese. We benchmark and study the worst case latencies and missed deadlines to characterize ROS 2. It can be made smaller (e. Time(0)) # This will give you the coordinate of the child in the parent frame except (tf2_ros. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for. 04 and ROS Indigo. The Crazy ie 2. Sep 03, 2013 \u00b7 Cancel 0 Cart 0 items in you must return to where it all began\u2014the town of Tristram\u2014and investigate an omen that the End Times have begun. Bendtner sentenced to 50 days in jail for assault. Ros-bot is botter oriented. If ROS clock time is in use, this returns the time according to the ROS clock. while( t_start. It is acceptable for the setup and teardown stages of the ROS node lifecycle to not be real-time safe. toSec (); Time and Duration Arithmetic Like other primitive types, you can perform arithmetic operations on Time s and Duration s. 0 latest version. 1 double secs = ros:: Time:: now (). My use case scenario: So far I have been using my computer to both program and control the robot which requires an operating system with a real-time kernel.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Submit original CD to Kalina forensics lab: HC to whistleblowerhttps:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/mumbai\/submit-original-cd-to-kalina-forensics-lab-hc-to-whistleblower\/\nSubmit original CD to Kalina forensics lab: HC to whistleblower\nBombay High Court Friday directed Kasim Khan,who conducted a sting operation in April that led to the suspension of 37 policemen from Nehru Nagar police station\nWritten by Gautam S Mengle | Mumbai | Published: July 8, 2013 12:55:05 am\nSeizure of banned drug: Drug not fentanyl, but a chemical used to make it, says FSL report\nMaharashtra: Tribunal dismisses pleas filed by contract workers\nFSL to launch monthly newsletter by mid-February\nBombay High Court Friday directed Kasim Khan,who conducted a sting operation in April that led to the suspension of 37 policemen from Nehru Nagar police station,to submit the original CD to Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL),Kalina,so that a report in can be submitted to the court within a month.\nKhan,who police say has been consistently non-cooperative with investigations,has also been instructed to submit the supposed records of bribes paid that he maintained in a diary to Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB).\nOn April 11,senior inspector Dhananjay Bagayatkar,Nehru Nagar police station,as well as 36 constables under him,were suspended by Home Minister R R Patil after Khan made public videos of the constables accepting bribes from him in exchange for not taking action against some illegal structures in Kurla area.\nA preliminary inquiry was initiated against all the 37 policemen by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone six) Lakhmi Gautam. ACB,meanwhile,registered a separate case under Prevention of Corruption Act and initiated its own inquiry.\nHowever,both the city police and ACB have since then maintained that Khan has refused to record his statement as well as to hand over the original recording of his sting operation.\nThe original recording will be analysed in the presence of assistant director R R Mavle and placed inside a sealed envelope,which will only be opened during the trial.\nKhan is also supposed to hand over the diary containing records of bribes paid,which will be photocopied by the ACB,details of the numbers that he has called during the operation as well as voice samples of both himself and his son.\nKhan said,\"I don't mind giving the original CD to FSL. It is the ACB and Mumbai police that I don't trust. I will comply with the HC directive.\"\nAdditional Commissioner of Police (ACB) Rajesh Kumar Mor said,\"We have questioned the 36 constables accused of corruption and have taken their voice samples. These have been sent to FSL,\" said Mor.\nMeanwhile,a report of the preliminary inquiry conducted by DCP Gautam was recently submitted to the office of Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh. \"Based on the findings of the preliminary report,the police commissioner has ordered a departmental inquiry against all the 36 constables for corruption and against Sr PI Bagayatkar for supervisory failure. It will be conducted by Deputy Commissioner of Police,Local Arms-I,\" said Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sadanand Date.\nKasim Khan\npolicemen\nsting operation\n1 Hrithik undergoes brain surgery\n2 Memories of Manto\n3 Mumbai Underground: Skirting the issue","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Golf >\n2002 Golf Season >\n2002 Ryder Cup\nThe 2001 U.S. Team (the 2001 event was postponed one year due to safety concerns after the September attacks on America) players were chosen on the basis of points awarded for wins and top-10 finishes at official PGA events from Jan. 9, 2000 through Aug. 19, 2001. The top 10 finishers on the points list automatically qualified for the 12-member team, and U.S. Captain Curtis Strange selected the final two players.\nThe 2001 European Team players were chosen on the basis of points awarded from September 2000 to September 2001. Each player received one point for each euro won during this period in Ryder Cup ranking events. The top-10 in the standings after the final event automatically qualified for the 12-member team, and European Team captain Sam Torrance selected the final two players.\nUnited States: Qualifiers?Mark Calcavecchia, Stewart Cink, David Duval, Jim Furyk, Scott Hoch, Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson, Hal Sutton, David Toms and Tiger Woods; Captain's selections?Paul Azinger and Scott Verplank.\nEurope: Qualifiers?Thomas Bjorn (Denmark), Darren Clarke (Northern Ireland), Niclas Fasth (Sweden), Pierre Fulke (Sweden), Padraig Harrington (Ireland), Bernhard Langer (Germany), Paul McGinley (Ireland), Colin Montgomerie (Scotland), Phillip Price (Wales) and Lee Westwood (England); Captain's selections?Sergio Garcia (Spain) and Jesper Parnevik (Sweden).\n2002 Men's Golf Ryder Cup First Day","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Date of Submission 31-Mar-2020\nDate of Acceptance 25-Aug-2020\nKeywords: Inguinal hernia, manual reduction, testicular ischemia\nKrishnamoorthy A, Sarmah PB. Acute testicular ischemia following manual reduction of inguinoscrotal hernia. Urol Ann 2020;12:382-4\nKrishnamoorthy A, Sarmah PB. Acute testicular ischemia following manual reduction of inguinoscrotal hernia. Urol Ann [serial online] 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 17];12:382-4. Available from: https:\/\/www.urologyannals.com\/text.asp?2020\/12\/4\/382\/298184\nInguinal hernias are common, with a lifetime risk of 27% in men and accounting for 75% of all abdominal wall hernias.[1] Patients often present in the emergency setting with painful or irreducible inguinal hernias, and often, clinicians will attempt reduction at the bedside, especially if it is preferable to avoid an operation. Such hernia reduction \"en masse\" has been reported to cause severe complications, with persistently incarcerated or strangulated bowel within the hernia postreduction widely reported in the medical literature.[2],[3] The effects of this action on the testicular vasculature however are much rarer, and we describe an unusual case of manual reduction of an inguinoscrotal hernia, resulting in acute testicular ischemia.\nA 67-year-old male with a background of hypertension presented to the emergency department with a painful left groin lump. A left inguinoscrotal hernia was diagnosed and reduced \"en masse\" with manual pressure at the bedside.\nThe patient was discharged but developed acute-onset left scrotal pain as soon as he got home and then re-presented 2 days later with increasing severity of the pain and swelling ever since the hernia reduction. On examination, there was a temperature of 38\u00b0C, with a hard, tender, and swollen left testis. Serum inflammatory markers were elevated with a white cell count of 21 \u00d7 109\/L and C-reactive protein of 157 mg\/L.\nThe initial diagnosis at this point given the unusual history was of an acute left epididymo-orchitis, and conservative management with intravenous ciprofloxacin and analgesia was commenced. An ultrasound scan of the testes demonstrated lack of Doppler flow to the left testis, suggestive of testicular ischemia; the right testis was normal. Three days later, the patient continued to spike temperatures and was still complaining of significant pain. He therefore underwent an acute left scrotal exploration and left scrotal orchidectomy, where a necrotic, black, nontorted left testis was discovered and excised.\nThe patient was discharged on the 1st day postoperatively with little pain. Subsequent histological analysis confirmed acute testicular infarction.\nTesticular atrophy, and even infarction, postinguinal hernia repair is a recognized complication, due to injury to the spermatic cord vessels at the time of surgery.[4] Testicular ischemia caused by an inguinal hernia itself causing vascular compression has been reported in an adult patient, with subsequent testicular salvage possible through operative intervention,[5] and one study looking at testicular ultrasonography in men with unilateral inguinal hernias found significantly higher testicular volumes on the ipsilateral side compared to the contralateral testis, with the mechanism attributed to intermittent mechanical compression on the spermatic cord within the inguinal canal.[6] This phenomenon has been more commonly described in infants and children with inguinal hernias with a reported incidence of 5%\u201334%,[7],[8] which has been found to be higher in those with incarcerated hernias.[9]\nAs alluded to in the introduction, the potential effects on the bowel of en masse reduction of inguinal hernias are well recognized. This clinical maneuver has been described to have caused testicular infarction in a 2-month-old infant, resulting in orchidectomy.[10] However, to our knowledge, this is the first reported case in an adult patient and is likely to have resulted from manual compression to the testicular blood vessels in the spermatic cord as it ran through the inguinal canal. Unfortunately, testicular loss occurred in this case, possibly because the rarity of acute ischemia in this setting. Had the patient re-presented earlier, then their case may have been treated as an acute testicular torsion, even with the history of the hernia reduction, and undergone more urgent surgical intervention. Such a complication, albeit rare, should therefore be considered when severe testicular pain occurs following inguinal hernia reduction.\nTesticular ischemia following en masse reduction of an inguinoscrotal hernia is a rare, but serious, event which clinicians should be wary of before attempting reduction of incarcerated inguinal hernias en masse, in addition to the recognized bowel complications. If patients present atypically through the development of severe testicular pain postreduction, then acute testicular ischemia secondary to the maneuver should be considered. One should have a low threshold for operative intervention, particularly in the presence of ongoing severe pain; where the symptoms have presented more than 48 h after their onset, imaging in the form of ultrasound scan may be considered to confirm such a diagnosis.\nThe authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patient has given his consent for his images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patient understands that his name and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.\nKingsnorth A, LeBlanc K. Hernias: Inguinal and incisional. Lancet 2003;362:1561-71.\nHarrison GA. Strangulation following reduction en masse (left inguinal hernia): Laparotomy: Recovery. Br Med J 1917;1:763-4.\nBaik J, Lee Y. Reduction en-masse of inguinal hernia with incarcerated bowel: Report of a rare case. Am J Case Rep 2019;20:1562-5.\nAtes E, Kazici HG, Amasyali AS. A rare complication of inguinal hernia repair: Total testicular ischemia and necrosis. Arch Ital Urol Androl 2019;91:46-8.\nDesai Y, Tollefson B, Mills L, Galli R. Testicle ischemia resulting from an inguinal hernia. J Emerg Med 2012;43:e299-301.\nTurgut AT, Ol\u00e7\u00fcc\u00fco\u01e7lu E, Turan C, Kili\u00e7o\u01e7lu B, Ko\u015far P, Geyik PO, et al. Preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of testicular volume and blood flow in patients with inguinal hernias. J Ultrasound Med 2007;26:1657-66.\nDudek-Warcho\u0142 T, G\u0142ug W, Kurek A, Bombi\u0144ski P, Warcho\u0142 S. Testicular necrosis secondary to incarcerated inguinal hernia in male infants. Own observations. Dev Period Med 2018;22:65-70.\nOrth RC, Towbin AJ. Acute testicular ischemia caused by incarcerated inguinal hernia. Pediatr Radiol 2012;42:196-200.\nOzdamar MY, Karakus OZ. Testicular ischemia caused by incarcerated inguinal hernia in infants: Incidence, conservative treatment procedure, and follow-up. Urol J 2017;14:4030-3.\nWaseem M, Pinkert H, Devas G. Testicular infarction becoming apparent after hernia reduction. J Emerg Med 2010;38:460-2.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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Eventually, Katie's fearless narrative begins to crack, and dark pieces of her past emerge.\nDirector: Deborah Aquila, Chanida Trueblood, Kristan Andrews, Kristan Andrews, Mona May\nStars: Britt Robertson, Molly Hagan, Andy Buckley, Robert Patrick, Zuleikha Robinson\nMeet the Spartans (2008)\nFrom the creators of Scary Movie and Date Movie comes this tongue-in-cheek parody of the sword-and-sandal epics, dubbed Meet the Spartans. The 20th Century Fox production was written and directed by the filmmaking team of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Sure, Leonidas may have nothing more than a cape and some leather underwear to protect him from the razor-sharp swords of his Persian enemies,\nDirector: Arnon Milchan, William A. Elliott, William Ladd Skinner, Dave Jordan, Larz Anderson\nStars: Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Diedrich Bader\nFriday the 13th (1980)\nCamp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.\nDirector: Tom Savini, Tom Savini, Tom Savini, Julie Hughes, Barry Moss\nStars: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Harry Crosby, Laurie Bartram, Jeannine Taylor\n4th Man Out (2015)\nAfter a night of drinking, Adam Hutcherson stumbles out of the closet to his three straight buddies. A disruption to their dynamic which they now must try and overcome through alcohol, Tinder dates and forgiveness.\nDirector: Michael P. Shawver, Andrew Nackman, Damian Horan, Evan Todd, Aaron Dancik\nStars: Evan Todd, Parker Young, Chord Overstreet, Jon Gabrus, Kate Flannery\nEasy Rider (1969)\nA cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.\nDirector: Dennis Hopper, Dennis Hopper, Donn Cambern, L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kov\u00e1cs, Peter Fonda\nStars: Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector, Jack Nicholson\nFyre Fraud (2019)\nA true-crime comedy exploring a failed music festival turned internet meme at the nexus of social media influence, late-stage capitalism, and morality in the post-truth era.\nDirector: Evan Benjamin, Evan Benjamin, Julia Willoughby Nason, Julia Willoughby Nason, Julia Willoughby Nason\nStars: Billy McFarland, Jia Tolentino, Vickie Seger, Diallo Osoria, Ben Meiselas\nFlags of Our Fathers (2006)\nThere were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.\nDirector: William Broyles Jr., Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Clint Eastwood, Henry Bumstead\nStars: Ryan Phillippe, Adam Beach, Jesse Bradford, John Benjamin Hickey, John Slattery","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Trust is the foundation of my profession.\nI will serve all interests in good faith.\nI will compete with honour.\nI will pursue my ends with ethical restraint.\nI will help create a sustainable future.\nI will help create a more just society.\nI will speak out against wrongdoing and support others who do the same.\nI will accept responsibility for my actions.\nIn these and all other matters;\nMy word is my bond.\nA banking and finance industry that\nmeets the community's needs and has its full confidence thereby fulfilling its integral role in society.\nYoung Ambassador Program\nThe Banking and Finance Oath (The BFO) has announced the successful participants of its 2019 Young Ambassador Program - a Program that encourages and supports students and graduates to adopt a strong ethical foundation as they begin their careers in the banking and finance industry. Against the backdrop of The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services, there is an opportunity for individuals with strong ethical principles and integrity to assert themselves, reflect on what they want to stand for as a future leader, and consider how they can contribute to the betterment of the industry going forward.\nCongratulations to the 2019 cohort, pictured here with Deputy Governor of the RBA Guy Debelle (back left) and The BFO Chairman Dr John Laker. The 2019 Young Ambassadors pictured left to right are: Danielle Simpson, Rabobank, Alex Long, BOQ, Alisa Doronina, ANU, Christina Wu, Westpac Institutional, Philip Joseph-Hauser, AMP Capital. Missing tonight from the event was Alex Green, Sydney University.\nVideo: The BFO 2019 Young Ambassador Event Highlights\nVideo: Deputy Governer of The RBA Guy Debelle on the power of the Oath\nVideo: Millenial expert Shad\u00e9 Zahrai on working with purpose\nVideo: Hear from the Young Ambassadors on why The BFO is important\nVideo: 2018 Young Ambassadors self reflection project: I will serve all interests in good faith\nThe BFO 2019 Young Ambassadors\nAlex Long\nBOQ \u2013 Financial Crimes Officer\nFrom humble beginnings working in a regional branch I truly found a passion offering an utmost personal customer service. Our culture at BOQ is all about being enthusiastic about our customers and exceeding all their expectations for a bank. The Banking and Finance Oath is an outstanding foundation which truly supports my ethical morals and values. It encourages myself and other signatories of the Oath to improve our society by encouraging the continual awareness and ethical standards within the banking and finance industry.\nWorking in fraud and financial crimes prevention I encounter numerous difficult cases where ethically and morally right decisions need to be made for our customers. The Oath guides me in my decision making when faced with these tough matters. This makes me proud to be a Young Ambassador.\nOne thing I will mention to any future Young Ambassador applicants is that you do not need a university degree to become a Young Ambassador. If you truly possess and demonstrate the ethical standards and values that the Oath promotes you will have no qualms in succeeding to champion the Oath.\nDani Simpson\nAgribusiness Manager at Rabobank NZ\nI am proud to be a Young Ambassador because I believe in a future of banking and finance where it can be both ethical and profitable; where people do what is right rather than just what is legal.\nBusiness Analyst (Strategy Transformation, and Risk) at Westpac Institutional Bank\nI'm proud to work in an industry that has such immense potential to shape the future of the world and to help our communities grow sustainably. I'm even more proud knowing that as a Young Ambassador with The BFO, I stand with thousands of individuals who see it as their personal responsibility to uphold trust, integrity, and ethical practice in their professions while achieving great outcomes for the people they serve. I believe that collectively we can transform a ripple into a wave of change. A change that demonstrates to the world that doing business in banking and finance can be synonymous with doing good.\nPhilip Joseph-Hauser\nInvestment Specialist \u2013 Global Listed Real Estate at AMP Capital\nIt is an incredible opportunity to learn from the past experience of some of the most accomplished minds within our industry. I am only 2 years into my career but I have already learned that ethical decision making is not always black and white, and that the 'right' thing to do may not always be clear. One day I am sure I will be in a situation where an ethical dilemma will arise in my work and I want to be as prepared as possible for when that time comes.\nIt is clear that the banking and finance industry has a long way to go in terms of rebuilding trust within our community, especially after the findings of the Royal Commission. I believe now more than ever it is important for those within the industry to start working towards this, and being part of an organisation such as the BFO is a great first step. It is an honour to represent the BFO and I hope to encourage as many other people as possible to join this community so they can learn about ethics and how it relates to their job, regardless of how senior their position is.\nStudent at Sydney University\nI'm proud to be a Young Ambassador for the BFO because as the last year has revealed, for a banking industry to be successful, it's participants need to maintain a high level of ethical integrity. When this is shown to not be the case, the industry loses the loyalty of its customers, it loses its ability to self-regulate and it also risks losing its most ethical members to other industries as they grow weary of working in a place that doesn't align with their values. The BFO is an organisation that recognises the fundamental need for ethics in the banking and finance industries and is seeking to rebuild the ethical foundations of the banking industry in Australia to be stronger than ever before. I believe this is a very worthwhile cause and I feel honoured to be a part of it.\nAlisa Doronina\nStudent at Australian National University\nI am proud to be a Young Ambassador with the BFO because integrity is one of my core values, and the BFO gives me a platform and a network to promote ethical behaviour among my peers. Being a signatory to the BFO, I also have access to various resources to keep abreast of the latest ethical issues in the industry.\nAs a former internal auditor, I have seen firsthand how weak governance and fraud can destroy shareholder value and corporate reputation. As a consultant, I know that no governance framework is foolproof. The findings of the Banking Royal Commission also highlight how our industry needs to lift standards and win back the Australian community's trust more than ever.\nMy status as a BFO Young Ambassador will enable me to have deep conversations with finance leaders across Australia about what needs to change.\nThe BFO 2017\/2018 Young Ambassadors Alumni\nHighlights from 2017\/2018 presentation Ready to watch now\nIn October 2017 the Ambassadors were announced at a ceremony conducted by Deputy Governor of The Reserve Bank, Guy Debelle (pictured, centre). Industry leaders attended the event and the Ambassadors were recognised for the contributions they make to the industry.\nMichael Leung\nMichael shares the vision of the Banking and Finance Oath, which is to distil a set of guiding principles for ethical behaviour and a moral compass that guides decision making at a personal level.\nRead more about Michael\nElpitha Stavropoulos\nElpitha is committed to contributing to a changing financial system; change that brings awareness of both individual and organisational responsibilities to our society.\nRead more about Elpitha\nZoe Parkin\nZoe believes that everyone in an organization, regardless of position or role, has the opportunity to positively impact an organization's culture and reputation. She is a strong advocate of the core principles of the BFO and is going to be an invaluable contribution to the ambassador program.\nRead more about Zoe\nRanie Nguyen\nRanie is keen to collaborate with the other Industry Young Ambassadors to promote the idea of professional excellence and championing ethical behaviour to serve the greater good of the financial industry.\nRead more about Ranie\nMichael Wang\nMichael has high regard for ethical behaviours in business as he feels any deviation from such behaviour can have great implications. Michael's main motivation to join BFO as a student ambassador is to develop more critical thought about how to better shape his own actions and behaviour in alignment with the Oath, and then have the capacity to guide others in a same light.\nSam Batchelor\nThrough his active participation with student leadership and volunteering opportunities, Sam believes that you have to be the change you want to see in the world. He hopes that this opportunity will provide him with the framework to do so and assist in creating a financial culture that promotes a sustainable future.\nRead more about Sam","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Latest in:\tMusic\nSilent Screams \u2013 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde\nIs there a more timeless concept than that of people wearing multiple masks, faces, or personae? It is a practice that has existed ever since the developement of civilized society, people behaving one way on the...\nShawn Parker May 6, 2016 3111 0\nSilent Screams \u2013 The Man Who Laughs\nShawn Parker April 29, 2016 4751 0\nSilent Screams \u2013 Nosferatu\nWhat can be said about a movie that has existed for 94 years that hasn't been said? I pondered this after declaring that I would write about it, then I realized that I haven't watched it...\nNSFW: Asian She Drops Extreme Slasher-Themed Video\nAsian She just released their debut album, Milk the Fire, last July. Described by one reviewer as \"A cross between Cracker and The Cure,\" they mesh synth-pop beats with distorted guitars and deadpan vocal. ...\nJosh Millican March 20, 2016 6311 0\nOrigins of Terrifying Russian Lullaby \"TILI TILI BOM\" are Murky\nOne comes across an abundance of nightmare-fuel when probing the darkest corners of You Tube. A recent chilling discovery was a video for the Russian lullaby Tili tili bom (\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u043e\u043c). The lyrics...\nJosh Millican March 12, 2016 139508 47\nMASSIVE ATTACK Makes PHANTASM-Themed Music Video\nVoodoo in my Blood features Scottish Hip-Hop crew YOUNG FATHERS, and the track is a heavy, psychedelic slice of metered chaos! Director Ringan Ledwidge helmed with video (which is more of a short arthouse film)...\nJosh Millican February 23, 2016 3483 0\nDavid Bowie and Elvis Presley: Haunting BLACK STAR Connection\nWhat is a Blackstar (or a Black Star)? It's a paradox; stars are powerful emitters of light and energy\u2014a black star doesn't exist. It's a perplexing riddle\u2014just like death itself. Was this a...\nJosh Millican January 13, 2016 2760 1\nLAZARUS is Bowie's Carefully-Orchestrated Farewell\nTony Visconti , the producer of David Bowie's latest album, Blackstar, says it's the artist's carefully orchestrated swan song to his fans: \"He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift.\"...Read More\nArtists Merges Horror, Comics, and The Cure\nBrazilian graphics artist Butcher Billy has merged his appreciation of Goth music pioneers The Cure with his love of horror movies, culminating in an energetic and captivating series. Oh how I'd love to live in...\nPrimus Channel Willy Wonka for Creepy CANDYMAN\nIn the video for Candyman, the latest single form Primus and the Chocolate Factory with The Fungi Ensemble, the group channels the creepiest aspects of Roald Dahl's beloved children's classic. The claymation cacophony is outrageously...\nJosh Millican January 2, 2016 2383 1","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"History Articles\nMonthly Recipes\nLittle Angels Day Care Nursery\nChris Miller Designs\nOriental Palace Occupied by King-Emperor' s Oriental Troops\nHistory Notes by M Bance\nI have tried to think when I last visited the Royal Pavilion. I suppose my first visit was in the 1980s when we came to live in Brighton and then again in the 1990s when our children were small. In those intervening years nothing much had changed. The glittering chandeliers, sumptuous furnishings and exotic decoration were all still there, but nothing new appeared to have been added and I guess that is why I have not ventured back. Now there is a reason, a new permanent exhibition has just opened, charting a fascinating chapter in palace's history.\nThe Royal Pavilion as an Indian Military Hospital is, in truth, a fairly modest display, but it covers a really big subject. It tells the story of the thousands of Indian and Gurkha soldiers who arrived in France in the Autumn of 1914, unprepared and ill-equipped for the climate, injured in the defensive lines of the Western Front, brought to Brighton for medical treatment and how they were treated by the government, the town and the local people. \"Generations of Brightonians yet unborn will marvel in reading of these days\". (Sussex Daily News, 23 November 1914.)\nBrighton had the greatest concentration of Indian military hospitals in the country, established in what had been the workhouse, renamed the Kitchener Indian Hospital (now Brighton General Hospital); the York Place and Pelham Street Schools; and the Royal Pavilion including the Dome and Corn Exchange. In December 1914, when the ambulance trains brought the first injured soldiers to Brighton, local people turned out to cheer them and, no doubt, wonder at such a strange sight.\nThe care taken in converting the three buildings on the Royal Pavilion estate into a military hospital for Indian soldiers, the majority of which were illiterate, agricultural workers from the rural north of Indian, is really quite surprising. Indeed, the soldiers themselves were amazed at being cared for in such grand surroundings. In 1915, a patient wrote to a friend back in India: \"Our hospital is in the place where the King used to have his throne. The men in the hospital are tended like flowers.\"\nIn the Royal Pavilion the Banqueting Room and Music Room were transformed into wards and the Great Kitchen was used as an operating theatre. Separate water supplies were provided for Hindus and Muslims; there were segregated bathhouses and latrines and an amazing nine kitchens for Muslins, meat-eating Hindus and vegetarians, each with their own cooks. Orderlies from their own caste or religion cared for the wounded and the so-called \"untouchables\" were provided with a special building on the eastern lawn.\nThe reason why such scrupulous attention was given to caste sensitivities was entirely political and coincided with Turkey entering the war. The Government needed to ensure, for the future security of the British Raj in India, that the Indian Army remained loyal to George V, both King and Emperor of India. To do this they needed to counter accusations made by the German propaganda machine that Muslim troops, in particular, were not being treated well. They also had to stop the Kaiser from subverting Muslims within the Indian Corps with his suggestions that they abandon the war or, at least, stop fighting other (Turkish) Muslims.\nThe same need to ensure morale was kept high, both with the troops and in remote Indian villages, was behind the visit to Brighton of King George V and Queen Mary in August 1915. Their visit was the subject of, arguably, the first war propaganda film and showed the royal couple talking to patients and presenting the Victoria Cross to Jemadar Mir Dast. (Incidentally, Mir Dast's brother, Mir Dost, did defect to the German side and it is rumoured that he was awarded the Iron Cross by the Kaiser!)\nNearly all the 4,000 Indian soldiers treated at the Royal Pavilion survived, only 32 died. The Muslim dead were taken to a specially established Muslim Military Burial ground at the Shah Jehan mosque in Woking. Hindus and Sikhs were cremated on the Downs near Patcham, on a specially built burning ghat; where the Chattri memorial is located today and were, on Sunday 26 September 2010, a new Commonwealth War Graves Commission plaque will be unveiled. This newly commissioned work will list the name, rank and regiment of each of the Hindu and Sikh soldiers (more details in September edition).\nThe Royal Pavilion Military Hospital for Indian Soldiers closed in 1916, only to re-open the same year as a Military Hospital for Limbless (British) Soldiers. Today it is difficult to imagine it as a military hospital of any description, but this new exhibition manages to bring the extraordinary story to life; giving us the opportunity to consider the political agenda of the day, the truth behind the censored letters and all the smiling faces in the archive photographs and newsreel footage. And\u2026.we get half-price admission with proof of residency.\nPosted in History on May 01, 2010\n01273 299219 \u2022 sales@7directory.co.uk\n\u00a9 7 Directory | Brighton Website Design by Chris Miller","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeGovernment IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION\nGlobalisation, the buzzword in present times, stands for global spread of goods, services, technology, ideas and processes. Its important accompanying features are momentous changes in the nature of the States, governments and societies coming under its influence. Market forces are asserting a key role over the traditional functioning of the State and especially its welfare orientation. As the States are de facto getting economically, financially and culturally integrated, the public administrative system as the central regulating mechanism of a country has been facing a novel situation, when it has to interact with a network of supra-national organisations and shed its traditional insularity to steer the State as one of the many members of an intensely interactive group. In this Unit, we will try to explain the concept of globalisation and examine its impact on public administration generally and on the developing countries particularly. The structural adjustments taking place globally are posing new challenges for public administration in several ways. These will be highlighted in the Unit. In the present context, changing notions about globalisation and increasing concern about how to reshape it have become prominent. This Unit will cover some of these issues with special reference to the question of global justice and accountability in an international situation that does not present a level-playing field for most of the weaker States.\nCONCEPT OF GLOBALISATION\nGlobalisation is ushering in far-reaching changes in the political, economic, social, and cultural spheres across the world. Globalisation refers to the multiplicity of linkages and interconnections between the States and societies, which make up the present world system. It describes the process by which events; decisions and activities in one part of the world come to have significant consequences for individuals and communities in quite distant parts of the world. Globalisation can be understood in terms of two distinct phenomena: 'scope' (or stretching) and 'intensity' (or deepening). On the one hand, it defines a set of processes, which embrace most of the globe or which operate worldwide hinting at a spatial connection. On the other hand, it also implies an intensification of the levels of interaction, interconnectedness or interdependence between the States and societies, which constitute the world community. Accordingly, alongside the stretching, goes a deepening of global processes (McGrew and Lewis, 1992).\nGlobalisation, some consider, has received the boost due to technological developments and market-driven economic development. Globalisation is bringing about interdependence between Nation States. It is said to create a free atmosphere for administrative, political, socio-economic, cultural and technological changes. Globalisation involves domains of activity and interaction that include the economic, political, technological, military, legal, cultural and environmental. It implies, from an economic perspective, removal of trade barriers, and large-scale entry of multinational enterprises engaged in Foreign Direct Investment.\nSociologists perceive it as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, encompassing various processes in the arena of politics, culture, technology, economy and so on. Anthony Giddens (1999) defines globalisation as 'new' and 'revolutionary', and is mainly due to the 'massive increase' in financial and foreign exchange transactions. This has been facilitated by dramatic improvements in communication technology, especially electronic interchange facilitated by personal computers. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (1995) has defined globalisation as a shift from a world of distinct national economies to a global economy in which production is internationalised and financial capital flows freely and instantly among countries.\nThere is a mixed response towards the impact of globalisation on different countries. The proponents consider the developments caused by globalisation including expansion of trade, production, markets, investment, and technology as giving a push to the economies. This is said to result in employment opportunities, better living standards, and prosperity, collaborative arrangements, networking and so on. The opponents point out its negative repercussions as high levels of poverty, job lay offs, lack of employment for unskilled labour, increased economic inequality, subsidy cuts, and environmental problems, especially in developing countries. Hence the world over, we find stiff opposition from various social forums against globalisation. Income statistics from the US and the UN Development Programme indicate that the combined income of the 400 richest persons in the US is more than the combined national income of 20 African States totalling over 3 million people and is more than the total national income of the 146 million people of Pakistan. It is beyond doubt that global inequalities are on the rise, and are posing a serious concern.\nGlobalisation is giving rise to new societal expectations, changing value systems, altering the nature of State and governing systems. This is putting pressures on public administration to respond to the widely fluctuating shifts. It is resulting in major changes in the nature of the State. The Information Technology revolution is changing the complexion of tasks of administration. There is a widespread acceptance of the significant role being assigned to the corporate sector due to the removal of trade barriers. The managerial orientation in governmental operations and a change in the role of the State from being a direct provider to regulator as well as the provision of an enabling environment to private sector are also assuming pertinence.\nCerny (1994) observes \"In a changing globalising-international and transnational environment, the State has been not only an agent of its own transformation, but also a major source of development of globalisation itself\". Neo-liberalism, as we have discussed in Units 1, 3 and 5 of this Course, favours privatisation, economic incentives, reduction of expenditure on public goods etc., which have expedited the process of globalisation.\nGlobalisation has affected public administration due to the impact of pressures generated on it by global institutions, information technology and increasing concern for efficiency and productivity. The pressures exerted by global institutions are immense. These are defined as the pressures exerted by a formalised institution with a global jurisdiction that has authority and power over individual countries in a given policy area (Welsch and Wong, 1998). The aid conditionalities imposed have wider repercussions as they increase the developing country's financial, military, and political dependencies on the West. As David Korten (1995) observes, the \"Bank-approved consultants often rewrite a country's trade policy, fiscal policy, civil service requirements, labour laws, health care arrangements, environmental regulations, energy policy, resettlement requirements, procurement rules and budgetary policies\". In many developing countries, people, especially have been devoid of any choice of determining their own priorities, and policy preferences. Structural adjustment and stabilisation polices, pursued by several developing countries have been considered as a negation of local democracy.\nIMPACT OF GLOBALISATION ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION\nThe globalisation wave is bringing about an unprecedented expansion of trade, finance, and investment accompanied by unparalleled technological innovations and high levels of consumer demands and expectations. The impact of globalisation on the economy is mixed, with benefits accruing due to competition along with economic crisis, weakened State apparatus, propagation of market-oriented values, and disturbing concentration of wealth leading to increasing levels of poverty, inequality, social crises, with significant repercussions on the development process.\nGlobalisation is resulting in a transition from centrally planned to market structures, and their integration with the global economy the world over. This has repercussions for the administrative framework and, the functioning of State machinery. The emphasis is on acquiring new skills and capabilities; and changing the mindset of personnel to adjust to the new environment. The nature and processes of public administration have been severely affected by the changing perceptions of the role of the State, managerial orientation in governance, market-driven approach to development, and increasing advocacy of the complementary roles of government, market and civil society.\nPublic administration, according to Jamil Jreisat (2004) is facing new challenges due to the impact of globalisation. These are:\n\u2022 A growing need for negotiation skills among sovereign States\n\u2022 Changed role of bureaucracy from managing to facilitating economic activities\n\u2022 An organisational, managerial culture which stresses performance and result oriented management (There is a demand for managerial skills of adaptability, cooperation and creativity)\n\u2022 Focus on managerial leadership and expertise which has been necessitated by the demands of negotiations, mediation, and sensitivity to human rights and diversity\n\u2022 Emergence of e-government, where all countries have been executing major initiatives to tap the vast potential of the Internet for improving and perfecting the governing process\n\u2022 Need for a comparative perspective wherein, in response to the new global reality, public administration must effectively utilise a comparative outlook that incorporates non-western as well as more developed systems\nThe impact of globalisation has thus been a mixed one. In the view of Ali Farazmand (1999), due to globalisation, on the one hand, public administration seems to be moving towards protection of citizens' rights, accountability, ethical values, research and training. On the other hand, globalisation is leading to shrinking of public space, violation of human rights and commodification of citizens. Many others feel that it is also resulting in upsurge of democratic processes. The economic integration and technological changes is pushing the 'State' towards compliance of certain global standards and behaviour, while the internal social and political forces are attempting to assert the role of the State and its powers in protecting the interests of the governed. Hence, the State is undergoing a new transformative role and as a corollary, its impact on public administration has also been multi-dimensional. We will be discussing these factors now.\nChanging Role of the State\nThe State has always been at the centre-stage of societal governance. Traditionally, many countries embarked on the concept of Welfare State \u2013 a political system with high degree of responsibility for the welfare of the population. The onset of globalisation has resulted in significant changes in this traditional role of the State. The market-based approach to public administration is leading to the emergence of a 'Competition State', which encourages public choice initiatives, deregulation, and privatisation, irrespective of the local, political and administrative cultures. Cerny (1997) describes the Competition State as one that has been transformed from a primarily hierarchical decommodifying agent into a primarily market-based commodifying agent.\nThis 'roll back' of the State propagated during the 1980s and 1990s, especially in the USA and UK, due to the influence of Neo-liberalism has resulted in deregulation, privatisation and the introduction of market-oriented reforms in public services. This has led to a pro-market and anti-state philosophy of 'private good' and 'public bad'. The new political economy of development is based on 'market' and not the State as the central actor, as privatisation is expected to release locked up social initiatives and the developing countries are supposed to turn outward to participate in the unfolding of the process of globalisation.\nThe market approach argues that the government is less efficient than markets over providing services to individuals. The market firms due to competition and profit motive make a more effective use of given resources than the government agencies, which lack similar incentives. Also, individuals can choose the services they want from the market, subject to their income, whereas government provision of services leaves them with little or no choice.\nA powerful new paradigm of determining the scope and limits of government action that was dominant in Western democracies held the view that government should:\n\u2022 Do less\n\u2022 Reduce or relinquish their previous overburdening responsibilities\n\u2022 Privatise public services or their delivery wherever practicable; and\n\u2022 Reform their own operations in accordance with the market concepts of competition and efficiency\nThese beliefs in 'Government by the Market', opined by Peter Self (1993), rest upon the proposition that the market system is inherently a better method of satisfying human wants and aspirations than recourse to government. The first objective of this thinking has been to slim the State and liberate the market forces in a variety of ways such as deregulation as well as through suitable monetary and fiscal policies. The second objective has been to import market concepts and incentives into the operations of the government itself. The third objective is to take measures to reduce the relative size and expanse of public expenditure and also to cut down the range of functions that the government performs.\nGlobalisation, no doubt impacts heavily on the State, its policies, institutions, and personnel. The 'public sphere' and the space for citizens' involvement have been shrinking and the Corporate State is making its presence felt. The biggest challenge for administration is to recast the role of the State. There is a need for evolving a new regulatory State with an expanded agenda. The State needs to be regulatory in nature, providing for mechanisms for ensuring efficiency, setting standards of service, removing market distortions, providing appropriate regulatory\/legal framework for players in the market; and protecting the interests of consumers, employers, employees, and the other stakeholders.\nOsborne and Gaebler (1992) in their work Reinventing Government have made a case for government having a key role in restructuring of markets through:\n\u2022 Setting rules in market place\n\u2022 Facilitating the provision of information\n\u2022 Augmenting demand\n\u2022 Catalysing private sector supplies and new market sectors\n\u2022 Creating market institutions\n\u2022 Risk sharing; and\n\u2022 Regulating through application of market-oriented incentives\nEffective economic governance demands the State to make efforts to provide a conducive atmosphere for market institutions to function and at the same time strives to make them socially responsive. For instance, the success of the East Asian economies of Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong etc., which have been dependent on markets, was to a large extent due to the Governed Market (GM) paradigm. It has been pointed out that the essential kernel of the GM paradigm is State intervention with subsidies, with distortions of relative prices, and with control of credit markets; promoting economic choices and investment and production outcomes that would not have been possible through the ordinary working of the market. Necessary administrative support is required for promoting a competitive climate, and maintaining a stable economy (Sobhan, 1998).\nA functioning market economy needs a sound and strong State geared towards evolving a legal and regulatory framework, which ensures predictability, stability, clarity and enforceability. The market-driven processes need to be directed towards achieving economic as well as social development. In Japan, the government, as observed by Okimoto (1989), has intervened directly in the market to:\n\u2022 Establish sectoral priorities\n\u2022 Mobilise resources to hasten their development\n\u2022 Protect infant industries\n\u2022 Issue guidance on investment levels\n\u2022 Organise rationalisation and anti-recession cartels\n\u2022 Allocate foreign exchange credits\n\u2022 Regulate technological flows in and out of Japan\n\u2022 Control Foreign Direct Investment\n\u2022 Issue \"administrative guidance\"; and\n\u2022 Publish white papers on mid-term and long-term visions of Japan's future industrial structure\nResponsiveness of State Institutions\nThe globalising State that is said to threaten the lives of common people, through promotion of elitist policies, can be counteracted by reasserting the role of the State institutions in becoming responsive to the needs of people. The World Development Report \u2013 2000\/2001 'Attacking Poverty' asserts that public administration should implement policies efficiently, be responsive to the needs of the people and redistribute resources for activities that benefit the needy.\nThe World Development Report 2002 \"Building Institutions for Market\" has observed that \"Weak institutions \u2013 tangled laws, corrupt laws, corrupt courts, deeply biased credit systems and elaborate business registration requirement \u2013 hurt poor people and hinder development\". Countries, which faced such problems, have dealt with them by creating relevant institutions suited to micro-needs that increase income and reduce poverty.\nThe public institutions can thwart the negative consequences of globalisation through suitable interventions. For instance in Korea, the government through employment insurance, public works programme, livelihood protection programme, provides appropriate social protection by creating a base for a competitive and knowledge based economy. Similarly, in East Asian economies, measures have been taken to ensure that different sections of the society benefit economically from the growth strategies. The World Bank (1993) points toward several policy measures that have facilitated in providing the benefits of growth to a wide section of the population. These are:\n\u2022 Provision of universal primary education with increased access to secondary and higher education\n\u2022 Land reform measures in Japan, Korea and Taiwan have provided for a more egalitarian ownership of land, assistance to agricultural production both for domestic and export promotion, and provision of increased incomes to a broad group of land holders\n\u2022 Promotion of small and medium sized enterprises (most exclusively in Taiwan, to a lesser extent in Japan)\n\u2022 In addition, specific welfare measures such as investments in providing housing to low income households (in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia) have also contributed to a lessening of poverty\nThe key challenge, to counteract the negative consequences of globalisation, is to strengthen and revitalise the public institutions in a manner to ensure their legitimacy and effectiveness in protection of public interests. The developing countries need to take concrete measures in this direction. According to James Wolfensohn, the then President of the World Bank (1999), development requires Good Governance meaning open, transparent, accountable public institutions. In a market economy, if growth is to be lasting, then it must be regulated - not over-regulated, but guided by public institutions and private professional conduct, which establish a foundation of transparency and fairness in economic life. Effective, accessible public institutions are not just conducive to, but a necessary condition for stable growth.\nManagement Orientation in Public Administration\nPublic administration, traditionally speaking, had the major obligation of promoting public interest. It had to assure representativeness and responsiveness to citizens. The managerial orientation in it is not a recent development, as it was prevalent earlier too but in varied form and content. The 19th century civil service reformers in the USA promoted managerialism in public service. It took the form of emphasising merit and fitness in public service appointments and selection and tenure of public servants based on efficiency and performance. This was precisely the reason for the advocacy of politics-administration dichotomy, as politics was considered to be the core factor of inefficiency. Later, the propagation of scientific management principles by F.W. Taylor wherein organisation was looked upon as a formal structure, with features of client orientation, and notions of impersonality etc. indicates that traditionally too, management orientation was considered necessary to promote efficiency, economy and effectiveness.\nThe new reform model in public administration, which emerged in the 1980s as New Public Management (NPM) approach has once again condemned the traditional public administration as a failure. It starts with the premise that the traditional, bureaucratically organised public administration (in the words of Al Gore) is, 'broke' and 'broken' and consequently, the public has lost faith in the government. The orthodox public administration which remained under attack for many years, has suddenly found a new reform replacement, as Edward Jennings observes, major initiatives to reform government processes are built around a shared set of notions. Government should now be performance-oriented. The management of government has to be deregulated. Public agencies must be entrepreneurial, mission-driven, and service-oriented. Public managers are to be risk takers who welcome participation and reward performance. They themselves are to be adjudged on their performance.\nThese reform initiatives are targeted at the multiple performance failure of the government and the need to build public confidence. They are thus premised on the belief that traditional bureaucracies have become stumbling blocks to responsiveness, effectiveness and efficiency. The new reforms model that is the NPM model is based on certain postulates, which include:\n\u2022 Focusing on achieving results rather than primarily conforming with processes\n\u2022 Introducing market principles such as competition, and contracting out in the provision of goods and services\n\u2022 Making public administration customer-driven to enhance service ethic and efficiency\n\u2022 Assigning the role of steering activities to the government rather than rowing\n\u2022 Relying on third parties such as non-profit organisations, and other levels of government in implementation of policies\n\u2022 Deregulating the government activities to make them result-oriented\n\u2022 Empowering the employees to serve the customers as it promotes teamwork; and\n\u2022 Changing the overall public administrative culture towards flexibility, innovation, entrepreneurialism, as 'opposed to' rule-bound, process orientation (Rosenbloom, 2002, Paraphrased)\nNPM has emerged clearly as a major manifestation of the Competition State. This new paradigm, which has gained wider implementation on a variety of labels such as reinventing, reengineering, quality management, liberation management, focuses basically on the changes in the structure and processes of government. Research studies indicate a wider acceptance of NPM model across the world, about which we will discuss in our MA Course (012). A discussion on some of the features of NPM also forms a part of our next Units 15 and 16.\nState-Market Cooperation\nA consensus is gradually building up to create cooperation between the State and the market. Three kinds of interventions have been identified which are functional, institutional and strategic. Functional interventions seek to remedy market failures in so far as prices give the wrong signals. Institutional interventions seek to govern the market by setting the rules of the game for players in the market. Strategic interventions seek to guide the market, as these are interlinked across activities or sectors in an attempt to attain broader, long-term objectives of development. The State in order to facilitate market functioning needs to develop the physical infrastructure as well as create indispensable social infrastructure.\nIn 1994, some economists in India recommended evolving a paradigm of 'Socially Responsible Market Economy' (SRME), which seeks to: reorient the role of the State and planning through public sector and joint sector, strengthen economic and social service activities through building of human resources, skill development, employment generation; and develop infrastructure where private sector and foreign investment are not forthcoming.\nThe SRME paradigm emphasises on self-discipline, peer pressure and adherence to codes of conduct by all economic players. These codes are intended to be followed by all concerned sections of the society reflecting their socially responsible economic behaviour in a free market economy. The State is expected to play a balancing role in overseeing the achievement of people's welfare in a market driven economy.\nThe paradigm assumes importance as the State is always accountable to the people whereas the market is not. And if there is one thing to be learnt from the unfolding of the experiences of the post-Soviet reform, it is precisely this (Jain, 1996). A State, which pays little attention to the economic suffering and marginalisation of a significant proportion of its population, as has been rightly stated by Amit Bhaduri (2001), not only discredits itself but also the market process through which such marginalisation occurs. The importance given to the market forces in the present scenario might appear to give a reduced role to the State. But the State's role, as has been observed, has not diminished, since it has to reconcile the objectives of libralisation and the pursuit of national interests and developmental goals. In the national context, the State must endeavour to create the pre-conditions for a more equitable development, bargain with transnational corporations to improve the distribution of gains from cross-border economic transactions, practice prudence in the macro-management of the economy so as to reduce vulnerability and intervene to minimise the social costs associated with globalisation. In the changing scenario, there has also gradually emerged a view that philosophy of 'individualism', which is embedded in the market and the government guided by market forces is not favourable to any society. Hence, States and markets need to have an institutional alternative in the form of non-state actors.\nCivil Society as a Supplementary Democratic Model\nCivil society, which refers to self-organisation of citizens in contrast to the State or government, is rooted in western rational decision-making and political culture. Civil society comprises the collective of those social organisations that enjoy autonomy from the State, and have as one important goal, among others, to influence the State on behalf of their members. Civil society organisations in the words of Harry Blair (1998) are networks of groups formed for pursuing special interests and include all local and externally financed private, charitable, social service, developmental and professional organisations.\nThe development of the civil society organisations is considered as a growth of Communitarianism. Whether attached to and promoted by the political Left or Right, Communitarianism, it has been observed, would emphasise the growth of the third sector, meaning the non-profit organisations other than those in the public sector, as a solution to many problems of contemporary society. As the markets are being driven by profits, and the State organisations are being mired in inefficiency and unresponsiveness, the civil society organisations, have gained prominence due to their participatory, flexible, less bureaucratic, cost- effective, accessible, and people-friendly characteristics.\nLarry Diamond (1991) identifies at least six functions of civil society in shaping democracy. These are:\n\u2022 Civil society is a reservoir of political, economic, cultural and moral resources to check the process of the State\n\u2022 The diversity of civil society will ensure that the State is not held captive by a few groups\n\u2022 The growth of associational life will supplement the work of political parties in stimulating political participation\n\u2022 Civil society will eventually stabilise the State because citizens will have a deeper stake in social order. Further, while civil society may multiply the demands of the State, it may also multiply the capacity of groups to improve their own welfare\n\u2022 Civil society is a locus for recruiting new political leadership, and\n\u2022 Civil society resists authoritarianism\nCivil society, which provides a single civic identity that is distinct, and belonging to various groups of citizens, acts as a mediating link between the State and the markets. Anthony Giddens in his book The Third Way: The Renewal of Social Democracy also makes a case for broadening of the democracy with government acting in partnership with agencies in civil society so as to combat civic decline. The established traditions of participative planning and community development can be complemented by experiments in direct democracy. The fostering of civil society, as has been observed, is an important task, for the State, with support for the 'bottom-up' politics of community renewal. This implies a greater role for service provision by non-profit organisations; more localised distribution channels; and a public sector that works to develop the capacities of local communities. We will discuss more about the role of the civil society in Unit 19 of this Course.\nThe State and market are considered as sources of remote decisions that might not have much of an impact on the lives of the community. The emergence of Communitarian movement, which is a new development, but is gaining momentum, provides a broader perspective on society as comprising new forms of community (local, voluntary, professional etc. working with the spirit of mutual concern and cooperation. The thinking that has gained coinage is that by delegating more of its functions to partly or semi-autonomous local agencies, communities and cooperatives, the State is promoting democratic decentralisation.\nIt is beyond doubt that market techniques such as privatisation, customer orientation, entrepreneuralism, and performance orientation are aimed at improving the efficacy of public administration. The clash of private interests with public sector values precipitates the problem. Above all, as has been pointed out, there is a thing called 'public interest', which lies at the heart of government operations, and it is irreplaceable by any market philosophy (Cf Bhattacharya, 2001).\nPrivatisation, which is being pursued as a key instrument of globalisation has been criticised by Peter Drucker, when he says, \"We are learning very fast that the belief that free market is all it takes to have a functioning society or even a functioning economy \u2013 is pure delusion\". The transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, especially in developing countries, in the last two decades has led to several doubts being raised about the efficacy and relevance of the State, importance of market forces; and ways of striking a balance between the State, market forces and the people. Even the Western liberal ideas, which earlier downplayed the significance of the State have started acknowledging the need to take into cognisance the positive aspects of governance such as providing for effective and transparent legal, judicial, regulatory mechanisms, evolving market friendly forms of State intervention, and mobilising social capital in pursuance of public policies and programmes.\nThe ultimate goal of development, whether it is pursued by the State or the market is to build human capabilities, and enlarge human choices, to create a safe and secure environment where people can live with dignity and equality. Globalisation is said to affect communities, and their participation in managing their affairs. The biggest challenge to administration lies in not simply strengthening the processes and institutions of government, but also looking at the governed, making them partners in the process of development, strengthening their capacities and empowering them. There is a rapid shift towards a societal approach to development, with an emphasis on centrality of 'social capital' to development.\nPeter Evans (1998) in his analysis of East Asian economies has given a new orientation to the theory of 'Embedded Autonomy', whereby he emphasises that a significant factor responsible for their economic growth, is the presence of concrete set of social ties that bind these States to their surrounding societies. The State-society interaction that facilitates gauging the society's response to policies formulated by the State is important. Hence, he emphasises the need for a tie-up between the State apparatus and its societal constituencies.\nA perusal of the structural adjustment policies imposed on the developing countries by the donor agencies indicates that the aid conditionalities have contributed to social damage in the form of rising inequalities, unemployment, insecurities and so on. Hence to minimise these effects globally, efforts are on towards strengthening local economies through rebuilding of communities. For instance, in Britain, there is an enormous range of entities which constitute 'community economic action' wherein nearly, one-and a half million people participate. It takes the form of community enterprises run by local people, credit unions, development trusts working towards economic, environmental and social regeneration of an area, community recycling schemes and so on.\nDeveloping bottom-up participatory processes shall enable the community to have control over their own needs and resources. In Brazil, as per the World Development Report 2000\/2001, the involvement of beneficiaries in the process of disbursing development funds has facilitated better interaction with local administration. The Municipal Councils have 80 per cent representatives from the user communities. If they feel that Municipal Councils treat them unfairly, they can apply for funds directly from the State government.\nIn India, in the State of Andhra Pradesh, micro-financing has enabled many families to rise above the poverty line. Women form small Self-help Groups (SHGs) and avail loans at no or low interest rates to start income generating activities and build a savings corpus. This type of micro financing is considered as a viable solution to the livelihood problem, where poverty is the overriding factor. The State government is already in the forefront of the micro-financing sector. Activities such as afforestation programmes, multi-crop cultivation, setting up of seed-bank, raising of nurseries etc. are being undertaken.\nBuilding synergy between the State and society needs appropriate strategies to:\n\u2022 Develop, strengthen and sustain collaborative and participative processes\n\u2022 Foster institutional development that facilitates resource mobilisation, coordination and networking\n\u2022 Ensure transparency, empowerment, accountability; and\n\u2022 Strengthen human capacities\nThank for reading","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Vance Wealth Navigation\nHome Blog Legal Pages Team Update\nBelow you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as \"Team Update\"\nVance Wealth Team Member Spotlight: Jake Johnson, Simplify365 Associate\nShanele Stoll August 7, 2022 Team Update\nAs soon as Jake Johnson took his first job in the financial services industry, he quickly realized that helping others fulfill their financial dreams was exactly the kind of work that would fulfill him. Born and raised in Santa Clarita, Jake graduated from Valencia High School and went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree in Communications from California State University, Northridge. After college, he decided to pursue his interest in financial services and took a position at a large financial \u2026\nFrom The Desk Of John Vance: To Our Vance Wealth Friends & Family\nShanele Stoll August 7, 2022 Market Commentary, Team Update\nAt Vance Wealth, we've been spending the summer months refining some of our internal systems, so we can continue to grow and build a company culture that everyone feels invested in. We kicked off the summer by switching up a few aspects of our internship program, in order to make it more successful for our interns and our firm. One of things we identified, after a few years of running the program, was how much of an impact we could \u2026\nVance Team Member Spotlight\nShanele Stoll May 4, 2022 Team Update\nMeet Jamil Abdullah, Portfolio Manager Jamil Abdullah, Chartered Financial Analyst brings in-depth expertise in investment strategy and high-level money management to the Vance Wealth team, making him the perfect fit for an already robust team of financial planners. After earning his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, Jamil doubled down on his financial education by sitting for two of the most challenging exams in the industry. In 2018, he completed his CFA designation, and in \u2026\nFrom the Desk of John Vance: To Our Vance Wealth Friends and Family\nShanele Stoll January 31, 2022 Team Update\nIt's that time again, when we transition from one year to the next, and I have to admit I kind of love everything it represents. The New Year gives us time to reassess and recalibrate our goals, which gives you a clear idea of how to move forward with fresh purpose. At Vance Wealth, we spend this time reviewing our 10-year and 3-year plans and based on any course corrections we need to make, we'll update our 1-year plan, too. \u2026\nVance Team Member Spotlight: Meet Kathy Spencer, Director of People and Culture\nVanceWealth January 28, 2022 Team Update\nAs the firm's Director of People and Culture, Kathy Spencer is dedicated to helping the team create balance in business and life, so they can all achieve more together. Raised in Santa Clarita, Kathy earned her bachelor's degree in marketing with an emphasis in communications from California State University, Northridge. She began her career in sales for Pactel, a position that eventually grew into management and sales training as Pactel became Verizon. After a decade in sales, Kathy branched out \u2026\ncommunityteamvance wealthwealth\nFrom the Desk of John Vance\nShanele Stoll October 29, 2021 Team Update\nTo Our Vance Wealth Friends and Family, One of the things we do at each year-end is reflect on our recent progress before looking toward the future. This year, as we reflect on the last 18 months, we're filled with such immense gratitude for the tremendous growth we've experienced. In that time, we've added five new employees, and we're on target to grow our revenue by more than 40%, which is significant and exciting. More exciting perhaps is that we \u2026\nVance Team Member Spotlight \u2013 Meet Niall Shaffery, Client Service Associate\nAs a Client Service Associate, Niall Shaffery is thrilled to begin his career with a great wealth management team, while he simultaneously works to expand his professional skill sets and grow within the company. \"As a kid, I'd always thought about becoming a lawyer like my dad,\" Niall explained. \"But in high school, I really liked math, and once I went off to college, I knew I was ready to focus on finance. The rest is history.\" Born and raised \u2026\nfinancial advisorteam\nVance Team Member Spotlight: Chris Pelch\nVanceWealth July 22, 2021 Team Update\nWhen Chris Pelch came back to Vance Wealth, it was like returning home to family. As Chief Operating Officer, Chris helps strengthen and support the team every day, while continuing to help clients achieve more in business and life. 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{"text":"Huntsman Expands Manufacturing of NANSA\u00ae EVM Series\nNew Supply Will Meet Global Demand for Key Agricultural Emulsifier\nThe Woodlands, TX \u2013 Huntsman Corporation (NYSE:HUN) today announced it is expanding manufacturing of its NANSA\u00ae EVM range of anionic surfactants, which will double current annual capacity to as much as 10,000 metric tonnes by the end of 2008. The expansion at Huntsman's Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy manufacturing plant is expected to be completed in two phases, with incremental capacity coming on stream by the end of each of the second and fourth quarters of this year. The financial details were not disclosed.\nHuntsman is the world's leading producer of anionic surfactants, which are universally used in agricultural emulsifiable concentrate formulations for crop protection applications. The need to increase crop yields from available arable land has driven increased usage of these products and the Huntsman expansion addresses supply shortfalls seen in recent times.\n\"This investment demonstrates Huntsman's commitment to the agricultural market segment,\" said Don Stanutz, President, Performance Products Division. He added: \"It also strengthens our position as the leading global manufacturer of anionic surfactants, which together with our world-class technology will continue to allow us to develop next generation products for our strategic customers.\"\nHuntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals. Its operating companies manufacture products for a variety of global industries, including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, textiles, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging and, later, for rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, Huntsman today has 13,000 employees and operates from multiple locations worldwide. The Company had 2007 revenues of approximately $10 billion. For more information about Huntsman, p lease visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.\nForward Looking Statement:\nStatements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations. The forward-looking statements in this release are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the company's operations, markets, products, services, prices and other factors as discussed in the Huntsman companies filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Significant risks and uncertainties may relate to, but are not limited to, financial, economic, competitive, environmental, political, legal, regulatory and technological factors. In addition, the completion of any transactions described in this release is subject to a number of uncertainties and closing will be subject to approvals and other customary conditions. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that such transactions will be completed or that the company's expectations will be realized. The company assumes no obligation to provide revisions to any forward-looking statements should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by applicable laws.\nHome | Contact us | Products | Innovation | Sustainability | Careers | Huntsman |","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Matt Lauer's got the blues\nI may do something next week I vowed in June I'd never do again. Yes, I'm going to tune in one morning to watch the \"Today\" show on NBC.\nMatt Lauer's feeling sad.\nIt's true. Apparently, he's being besieged by New Yorkers who shout mean things at him over his apparent role in having beloved co-host Ann Curry ousted this summer.\nTMZ reports Lauer is \"miserable\" and \"freaked out\" over things that people have screamed at him in the street, like, \"You're a bad guy,\" and \"You got Ann fired. Does that make you happy?\"\nReports also say he's hearing sarcastic comments about his $25 million annual salary.\nIf I was earning -- or \"making\" is the better word -- $25 million, I'd be so deeply cocooned in a protective bubble even the now zipper-thin Al Roker would be incapable of slicing his way in.\nAnd now there are new reports that Curry, who has nothing to do, is begging NBC to let her out of her contract so she can bump Anderson Cooper, the vapid dandy at CNN, from his prime-time role.\nAll this is happening as rating continue to tank.\nWant a prescription for a morning ratings smash? Stop filming all those tedious pseudo news segments and let us watch the \"Today\" show cast and crew interact unfiltered.\nLate film critic Gene Siskel used to have a simple and effective rule about reviewing films: He'd ask himself, \"Am I more interested in watching this movie than I would be watching a documentary of the actors in this movie having lunch together?\"\nThat's where we are with \"Today.\" I can't stand watching the hosts pose as giggly chums and would rather watch the gritty tensions of what happens after they go to commercial. I'm sure it would be highly entertaining.\nI know this because that's the exact premise for one of our favorite shows of all-time, \"The Larry Sanders Show,\" the uproarious Garry Shandling satire that ran on HBO from 1992-98, and is now running uncensored -- it's a real profanity fest -- on IFC after midnight. We DVR them all and often watch them with lunch.\nIt's a behind-the-scenes gape at a vain and neurotic late night host (Shandling), his sycophantic staff, and all the gigantic egos that clash in trying to put together a daily network show. Real life celebrities like Tom Petty, Sharon Stone, Dana Carvey, and Carol Burnett play themselves as guests on the show.\nIt's hilarious.\nI suspect there's a lot of entertaining pettiness going on every day at \"Today,\" and \"Good Morning America,\" too, I bet (I'm now devoted to \"CBS This Morning,\" the only morning news program aimed at grown ups).\nThe posing that goes on in these alleged news shows is infuriating. Everyone's so cuddly and sweet to one another and all the cloying laughter over lame jokes is exceeded only by the bone-headed ex-jocks and coaches on the NFL pre-game shows -- and they at least have a history of multiple concussions to excuse the unseemly giddiness.\nWhat pains me most is that an entire generation of future newscasters is growing up believing that acting zany and unctuous is the only way to succeed in the news business. It wasn't what I was taught in journalism school. Lauer, either, I know.\nYou see, both Matt and I attended journalism classes at Ohio University at about the same time. Really, we could have been buddies.\nIt's true. Our OU years nearly overlapped. That's only a glancing familiarity, sure, but I guarantee we'd be instant friends if I told him I used to do most of my non-bar loafing at the porch apartment above Roberts Menswear on Court Street.\nIt's an iconic address for anyone who's ever spent time in Athens. Lauer lived there.\nI was best buddies with the guys who moved in there shortly after Lauer left.\nThe apartment had a porch that overlooked the college green. 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{"text":"10,000 copies in West Leicester\nHome News Reviews\nContact Us Back Issues News Archive\nFollow @mygazette\nTweets by mygazette\nLatest News & Competitions\nYOUR CHANCE TO WIN 4 TICKETS TO SLEEPING BEAUTY AT DE MONTFORT HALL\nClick anywhere in the green box to email\nThe Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber\nReview by: Paul Towers, 08 June 2021\nA Curve production\nAt Curve: 7 \u2013 19th June 2021\n\"Curve are doing a phenomenal job in keeping everyone safe\"\nAfter 14 long, silent months Curve is at last returning to life with an actual audience and live music.\nThe Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber is the perfect show to kick start the recovery of live theatre. Drawing on an incredible back catalogue covering more than 50 years The Lord has a wide range of styles with which to entertain us.\nStarting with a lively montage of snippets of numbers from a myriad of shows the cast set the tone using no scenery, and no costumes. The music is all.\nEach batch of songs is introduced by Lloyd Webber on video with biographical facts.\nThe cast of seven, 4 girls and 3 men, work hard and are almost upstaged by the lighting rig which seems to have a magnificent life of its own being designed by Ben Bracknell.\nMadalena Alberto, Jessica Daley, Tim Howar, Ria Jones, Karen Mavundukure (performing in a wheelchair due to a leg injury), Shami Omari James and Tim Rogers are joined by Alyshia Dhakk for a breathtaking performance of Pie Jesu.\nAll of the cast except Shami and Alyshia are Andrew Lloyd Webber veterans and several are returning to Curve after previous successes.\nThe show is directed by Nikolai Foster and was originally co-devised by Richard Curtis.\nNow, much as we all love musical theatre and can't wait to buy tickets I am sure the question on everyone's lips is is it safe? I have to admit I was a little dubious myself. However, Curve are doing a phenomenal job in keeping everyone safe. Everything is contact-less wherever possible, sanitisers are everywhere, there is a one-way system throughout the building and capacity is reduced so there is social distancing between every party whether you are 2 or 20 people. The middle wall between the main theatre and the studio has been raised so the entire production is done in the round utilising the awesome triple revolve kindly donated by Cameron Mackintosh from the original Les Miserables set.\nThe Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber is on until 19th June\nCurve https:\/\/www.curveonline.co.uk\/\nPaul Towers: http:\/\/ptheatre.blogspot.co.uk\/\n..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................\nCURVE 2020 SEASON LAUNCH\nBy Paul Towers\nIt is always exciting to attend Curve's season launch because as well as all the shows we already know from the catalogue there are always surprises from Nikolai Foster and Chris Stafford, the artistic powerhouses behind Curve. It is also an opportunity to learn about the more fringe activities that happen in this flagship building. More and more Curve is forging co-producing relationships with other regional theatres which results in some incredibly interesting projects finding their way onto Leicester's premier theatre's stages.\nSee below about some of the upcoming productions but tonight we saw a whole lot more juicy titbits coming up.\nFor the third time we are getting a new production of Hairspray is returning to Curve this year. The big news of the night was that a European premiere of Roman Holiday is kicking off at Curve this summer. Also big news is that the new version of Sister Act starring Brenda Edwards drops in in April before heading off back to the West End.\nOf course Curve has a reputation for hosting all sorts of festivals. Leicester Comedy Festival is the big one for February with the always popular Spark Festival, new productions especially aimed at toddlers running in the same month. DMU Pride, now firmly established at Curve, takes us into March with LGB themed productions. Curve continues its avowed intent to nurture new talent with a season of productions by the Curve Young Theatre group from March to May. Of especial interest is a production of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof directed by Royal Theatrical Support Trust Sir Peter Hall Director Award winner Anthony Almeida this summer.\nNot only is the schedule bustling with home grown productions but Leicester gets to see all sorts of mainstream touring shows like Once, Everybody's Talking About Jamie and Phantom of the Opera.\nDetails of all of these productions plus loads more can be found on the website www.curveonline.co.uk\nON STAGE THIS WINTER\nWinter in the city's theatre-land is always about the Leicester Comedy Festival which runs throughout February (5th \u2013 23rd). In the West End it is well represented with 18 shows booked for Upstairs at The Western. However, that doesn't mean there aren't loads of other events for those looking for some relief from the awful weather.\nCURVE: As our biggest theatre it has a wide range of productions to keep us entertained. Highlights include 20-25 January The Woman in Black. This atmospheric ghost story is making a welcome return. The really big news is that the first ever national tour of the iconic musical Phantom of The Opera is kicking of at Curve and runs from 22nd Feb to 21st March. Back for a 3rd year is DMU Pride, a schedule of gay themed productions including The MP, Aunty Mandy and Me by the award winning playwright and actor Rob Ward following on from last year's successful tour of Gypsy Queen. Another production I am really looking forward to is CYC's Cry Baby, the musical version of the iconic film starring Johnny Depp. Just edging into April we welcome another touring version of an Alan Bennett, this time The Habit of Art (6-11 April).\nDEMONTFORT HALL: Leicester's prestigious concert hall venue has its usual mix of one nighters throughout January before bounding headlong into February for Leicester Comedy Festival with the launch night on 10th January and then a host of top line comics from 5th to 22nd February. February ends with a feast of shows from 27th to 29th from the Russian State Ballet of Siberia. March heralds the arrival of the touring version of David Walliams' Billionaire Boy from 4th to 8th March. The month continues with the usual blend of singers, comedians and tribute acts. www.demontforthall.co.uk\nTHE Y THEATRE: Along with their usual eclectic mix of singers and personal appearances The Y makes its own important contribution to the success of Leicester Comedy Festival with a full schedule of comedy gigs from 5th to 23rd February with yet more top line comedians. www.leicesterymca.co.uk\nLITTLE THEATRE: In February they feature Around The World in 80 days and the chance to relive the radio recordings of 'Dad's Army Live before 'John Shuttleworth's Back' for the Comedy Festival. Other productions include Beyond Reasonable doubt, HMS Pinafore, Blue Stockings and The Producers. www.thelittletheatre.net\nPaul Towers\n................................................................................................................................................................................................\nPride & The Gypsy Queen\nDeMontfort University have held a DMU Pride event to celebrate LGBT History Month since 2015. This encompasses all sorts of supportive events within the university as well as cultural events at Curve and Phoenix Cinema.\nThis year Curve is hosting five events throughout February, four theatrical performances and one dance workshop. One of the shows on is a very welcome return of Gypsy Queen after its sold out show last year.\nI spoke to Rob Ward, writer and actor in Gypsy Queen and asked him if he deliberately booked the show in for DMU Pride or did they approach him?\n\"We actually worked with them last year\" he said \"and we were approached to do the show last year for their Pride events in one of the cute rehearsal rooms at Curve and we sold out. So when we were approached for this year I got on to Curve, spoke to Nikolai Foster and they came and saw the show and this time we are booked in the Studio.\"\nI mentioned that DMU were probably quite unique in spreading their LGBT awareness outside of the university: \"Yeah, they have fostered such a good relationship with Curve that they can have this mini LGBT festival\"\nThen we moved on to Gypsy Queen. I wanted to know why Rob, as the author, wanted to set it within the travelling community: \"I already had a small play about two gay boxers and I was looking to extend it to a more full length show, a studio tour. The problem was I couldn't find an angle to extend the story. Then about three years ago there was the whole incident with Tyson Fury and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award when he made a series of homophobic, sexist and generally awful comments around the time he had won the World Heavyweight title. There was an almighty uproar because he was shortlisted for the BBC Sports Personality award despite these remarks having been made public. This was a big issue for me because sport doesn't have role models for the LGBT community. It doesn't have openly LGBT sports people for fans like me. I don't feel like I belong in that world. So when the whole Tyson Fury thing came out I wondered just why he felt he had to say these things about gay people. What was his personal interest in all this? Then it crossed my mind what if he was gay himself? What if it was that classic defence mechanism? Maybe it is a case of those with most to hide shout loudest, and in that moment I thought what if one of these boxers is from the Traveller community. Suddenly you are bringing in not only a world of sport but also a community in which it is also very difficult to be gay but also the whole catholic debate and it gives the story a few more layers. You have two men, one from the world of professional sport and one from traveller community meeting and falling in love and suddenly the story burst into life.\"On this tour we have had a cast change, we have gone back to the original actor, Ryan Clayton [known for Josh Tucker in Coronation Street] now that he is available. He created the role of the sexually confident but closeted boxer, Dane, while I played the repressed gay traveller, George.\"\nGypsy Queen is on at Curve on Monday 25th February. Tickets are available from the Curve website.\nThe other productions for DMU Pride at Curve are Rubber Ring on Monday 18th February, the story of a 16 year old isolated on the Norfolk coast who runs away to London to see his hero Morrissey. On Wednesday 20th February there is Drip, a one man musical comedy about a 15 year old synchronised swimmer who can't swim. On Thursday 28th February there is Joan, a drag king's homage to the men she defies. Finally, for those feeling brave, there is a dance workshop on Friday 22nd February for those who want to learn to walk or dance in heels. Or maybe just take a class for the hell of it!\nFull details of Curve's DMU Pride events can be found at https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yb4lm4x3 or via the Curve website\nThe entire schedule of all events for DMU Pride can be found at https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ybh4n4v7\nPaul Towers https:\/\/ptcelebs.blogspot.com\/\nFourth Western Park Beer Festival in September 2018.\nThe fourth Western Park Beer Festival will take place on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th September 2018 at St. Anne's Church Hall on Letchworth Road, Leicester. Tapping into the nation's continued love of real ale and craft beer, this charitable event is looking to surpass last year's total and donate over \u00a38,275 for good causes.\nThe festival promises to offer a wide variety of locally sourced food and drink \u2013 providing a lovingly curated line-up of 22 real ales and craft beers, and a hearty range of locally sourced bar food. We have secured six rare keg beers and 16 beers on cask, including from Leicestershire's own West End Brewery, Framework, Elliswood and Everards, and the best of breweries further afield, such as Magic Rock (Huddersfield), Tiny Rebel (Newport) and Arbor Ales (Bristol). The Pizza Pod will be on hand to satisfy the crowd with their delicious hand made fresh pizzas. This year the festival is trialling a selection of cocktails, which the festival committee hope will tempt non-beer drinkers down to join in the fun, along with the cider, wine and fizz. Entry will be \u00a35 per session including a free festival pint glass.\nOn Saturday 15th September there is a special family session with road closure around the hall, from 12 noon \u2013 5pm, and support from Ride Leicester will bring Leicester Wheels for All to the event. The family session will provide a good selection of children's activities alongside the cycling, including a bouncy castle, street games with volunteers from WWCE, face painting and free ice cream for children.\nThe festival committee is delighted to announce that Everards and Geo-Matters have agreed to support the festival as main sponsors, alongside a range of local businesses who are sponsoring the bars and the beers at the fundraising event. \"Thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, this year we are hoping to beat our annual fundraising record so that we can make an even bigger difference to our four chosen charities\" said Matt Pearce, Chair of the Western Park Beer Festival.\nHaving raised over \u00a320,000 for local causes, including Menphys, Dovelands Primary School and Loros, since the first festival in 2015, the Western Park Beer Festival has proven to be a popular event for the local community. This year the fundraising is to be split across four good causes, with the majority to go to support Action Homeless and The Bridge Hopelessness to Hope in their vital humanitarian work in the city and county. The festival is also supporting the Sepsis Trust UK in honour of a local man who developed sepsis and who, if not for the NHS and its staff, would not be here today, and is backing Western Ward Community Enterprise's efforts to bring the Eco House in Western Park back into community use.\nVisit www.westernparkbeerfestival.org for further details. You can also follow us on Twitter @WesternParkLeic or Instagram @westernparkbeerfestival, or you can like us on Facebook @westernparkbeerfestival to stay in touch with all of the Festival's latest news and views.\nWe hope to see you there, pint glass (or half) in hand!\nFriday 14 September, 5pm \u2013 midnight\nand Saturday 15 September, Family Session 12 \u2013 5pm and general admission 6pm \u2013 midnight.\nSt Anne's Church Hall, Letchworth Road, Western Park, Leicester LE3 6FN.\nThe police have handed over the explosion site on Hinckley Road to the Leicester city council who are in the process of making the area safe along with utility companies. We cannot thank the local community enough for pulling together and supporting the family's involved and emergency services during this difficult time.\nThe force has suffered a rise in theft of motor vehicles. Electronic devices are being used to trick newer vehicles into thinking the real key is present. Please take necessary steps to protect your vehicle with steering locks and alarms.\nShops burglaries are on the rise along the Narborough road corridor again. Entry is being forced by smashing the front windows with cash tills and charity boxes being targeted. Shop owners are urged to look out for each other, install good quality CCTV, bank cash and hide charity boxes out of view.\nWestcotes has suffered a rise in burglary dwellings with the majority of properties being left insecure. Please lock your doors and close windows. Do not give these opportunist burglars an easy ride. Challenge your neighbours to do the same to prevent you becoming a victim of crime.\nOfficers have worked tirelessly with partners and a landlord to evict troublesome occupants causing anti-social behaviour from a property on Westcotes Drive. This property is now unoccupied and citexed. We will continue to patrol this location and are already receiving positive feedback from the community.\nFinally, police officers have now been issued with spit guards. The message is clear. If you spit at an officer, you will wear a spit guard. This has been publicised recently and more information can be found on the police website including a video showing the guard being fitted.\nPlease feel free to stop and talk to any of our officers about what matters to you. Not all issues are a police matter but we will do our best to address your concerns or point you in the right direction.\nSgt 256 Chris Schofield\nWe Pull Together Part Two\nThe emergency services were overwhelmed by the response from the community and charity groups, who went to the scene of the explosion in Hinckley Road, offering hot drinks and refreshments.\nStaff from the emergency services painstakingly worked around the clock for two nights in sub-zero temperatures searching for survivors before starting the harrowing search for more human remains.\nTammy Hill from the Crows Nest (Pictured above) arrived with tea, coffee and food and the offer of an overnight stay at the pub for those evacuated, the volunteer Rapid Relief Team provided hot food and drink to emergency responders. They arrived at 11 pm on Sunday night and worked in snowy conditions feeding officers at the scene until 7pm the following evening. They were joined by The Midland Langar Seva Society (MLSS), which normally feed the homeless and stayed throughout the early hours.\nLocal business have pitched in to help. Supermarkets and takeaways brought supplies to officers - one family turned up with a homemade cake and another with a box of chocolates.\nSuperintendent Shane O'Neill said; 'We are very humbled by the efforts of members of the local community to support our officers, fire and rescue staff and paramedics who have been working in freezing weather.\n'Something hot to eat and drink can make all the difference when emergency responders are working in extreme and harrowing conditions and are cold and tired and can really help them keep their energy levels up.\n'We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has been kind enough to give up their time to help.'\nWe Pull Together Part One\nThe explosion that ripped through a Hinckley Road building killing five people, including three members of the same family, proved our community can all come together in times of tragedy for the common good.\nAt 7.00pm on February 25th, a quiet Sunday evening, lives were changed forever as an explosion tore through the Zapka supermarket The blast rocked houses for half a mile in all directions and brought people running to the scene to help drag victims from the rubble and give first aid. Business owner Aram Kurd claims he crawled out calling for Viktorija Ljevleva who was on her second shift at the store. Viktorija, Mary Rajoobeer and her two sons Shane and Sean, and Leah Beth Reek, Shane's girlfriend, perished when the blast destroyed their flat and the building collapsed in on itself.\nGas pipes ruptured and flames took hold, adding to the danger faced by fire crews as they struggled to bring the blaze under control and clear debris on both sides of Hinckley Road.\nIt was a bitterly cold night but immediately our West End community rallied round offering help where they could; pulling the injured from the building, turning traffic away from the scene before emergency services arrived and later bringing hot food and drinks to the exhausted police & fire crews.\nAs Hopes of finding survivors faded and the awful scale of the damage became apparent, local people were there supporting those left without homes and businesses, and for the emergency services as the traumatic work of carefully sifting through the rubble for remains began.\nFive people were hurt in the explosion, one seriously, they were taken to hospitals in Leicester and Nottingham but it was days before the names of the missing were officially released. In the meantime, 60 residents had to leave their homes and nearby businesses were shut to give the emergency services space to work. A community assistance point was set up at St Anne's Church by Leicester City Council and local people flocked to donate everything from nappies to dog food.\nAs work to clear the site continued over the next two weeks the two adjacent buildings housing TJ's burgers and Morgan's Bar were found be be unsafe and pulled down.\nAn-depth forensic investigation to find the cause of the blast was immediately started by fire investigators in conjunction with the police. Three men were arrested and charged with manslaughter and arson. Two others were arrested on Conspiracy to Cause an Explosion and offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act but were later released pending further investigation. Another man was also arrested. One of those charged with manslaughter and arson is the shop owner Aram Kurd.\nKurd, Hawkar Hassan and Arkan Ali (boyfriend of victim Viktorija Ljevleva) appeared at Leicester's Magistrate's Court on Monday 5th March charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of arson with intent to endanger life. They remain in custody until their pre-trial review at Leicester Crown Court on April 3rd. The Prosecution says evidence indicates the explosion and fire was caused by petrol that had been spread through the shop.\nRichard Perry\nMain Pic Elliot Hornbyeditor@westernparkgazette.co.uk","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \/ Breaking News \/ E3 2019: Cyberpunk 2077 stars Keanu Reeves for more vengeance fuel\nE3 2019: Cyberpunk 2077 stars Keanu Reeves for more vengeance fuel\nDeath Stranding may have a ton of 3D-scanned celebrities, but do you know who it doesn't have? Keanu Reeves. Add Cyberpunk 2077 and you've basically broken the internet's hype meter.\nThe beloved John Wick star surprised E3 viewers this morning with an in-game appearance for the upcoming action-adventure RPG. They broke into raucous cheering and applause when Reeves then made his in-world appearance on the Xbox stage, decked in his now-recognizable suit and scruffy facial hair. He was clearly taken aback by the raw enthusiasm of the fans, so I strongly recommend watching that entire segment \u2013 start at the 48:14 mark.\nSo that's one guy with a dead friend, and another guy with a dead dog. Sounds like things are about to get explosive.\nWake up, Samurai\nHow about that new Cyberpunk 2077 trailer, huh? It seems that our protagonist V is betrayed after a presumed heist \u2013 RIP Jackie \u2013 forcing him to whip out the slick mantis blades installed in his arm. Unfortunately, things don't go his way and he reboots outside of the city, greeted by the still-mysterious character played by Keanu Reeves.\nThis celebrity appearance makes me think the sequence is all part of the script rather than an in-game event gone wrong. It wouldn't make sense for CD Projekt to fork out loads of cash, only to hide their star actor behind a branching path. Or maybe Reeves simply jumped at the opportunity: \"I'm always drawn to fascinating stories.\"\nThey clearly can't show much else without spoiling too much of the story, and we already have a good enough idea of what to expect from the open-world game. If you haven't seen it, they've already shared the full 48-minute video of the closed-doors gameplay from last year's E3.\nWe've also gotten a look at the collector's edition, which leaked hours ahead of Microsoft's briefing. The official video gives us a much clearer look at its contents and statue, a 10-inch depiction of V leaping off his bike with guns blazing.\nJohn Wick vibes, all right.\nCyberpunk 2077 heads to PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 16th, 2020.\nScreenshots: GameAxis\nTags: Bandai Namco Entertainment, CD Projekt RED, cyberpunk 2077, e3 2019\nPrevious post E3 2019 \u2013 Meet Ghostwire: Tokyo, a spooky action game from the makers of The Evil Within\nNext post E3 2019: Bethesda takes on game streaming with Orion\nGames | 19 Mar , 2021 |\nRelive your inter-school rivalries with cool characters in Campus Play\nGames Latest | 04 Sep , 2020 |\nDestiny Child starts pre-registration at Tap Tap Global","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Et Tu, Jennifer?\n\u00a9 Copyright 2014 - Unknown - Used by permission\nStorycodes: Solo-F; F\/f; latex; catsuit; hood; stockings; boots; cuffs; gag; caught; tease; torment; bdsm; crop; nipple; armbinder; rope; bond; revenge; cons\/reluct; X\nThis can't be the right place, Jennifer thought as she parked her car. She checked the piece of paper Robert had given her. It didn't say anything about a do-it-yourself storage place, but the address checked out.\nIt took Jennifer a while to figure out that Unit #S-11 was way in the back. She moved quickly through the rows of single-story sheds, the darkness only occasionally punctuated by dim naked bulbs hanging randomly over the garage doors.\nShe didn't hear or see anyone else in the entire complex. This is truly crazy, she told herself. But she couldn't deny the excitement was close to unbearable. It had been more than a week since Jennifer had enjoyed dinner with her best friend Karen's husband Robert. After spending several hours hog-tied in his front closet, she had written a list of her most secret bondage fantasies as she had been instructed.\nShe didn't recall anything about a deserted industrial park on the outskirts of town, but she didn't have much choice now. Here we are... now, what's that combination for the lock? Jennifer threw up the garage door and peered into the blackness within. Gotta be a light switch somewhere... maybe by the door... aha! Fluorescent tubes flickered and caught as Jennifer hurried to pull down the door before anyone else could see what was waiting inside.\nA hanger holding a red rubber catsuit complete with attached hood and a black latex teddy with matching stockings and shoulder length opera gloves dangled down from a solitary chain suspended in the middle of the ceiling. Underneath it was the oversized briefcase lying between two metal loops screwed into the concrete floor about three feet apart. Upon closer inspection, Jennifer noticed the short chains padlocked to the rings, and the big opened lock on the end of the ceiling chain. Otherwise, the room was empty.\n\"Oh, my,\" she said out loud.\nShe put down her purse and walked over to inspect the slippery-looking lingerie. 'Doesn't look like my size'. She felt a flush of titillation. Good. She began peeling off her clothes. Once she was naked, she opened the briefcase. On top were two sets of three-inch wide cuffs made of polished black leather with gleaming silver hardware and four padlocks... one for each of the double straps. Underneath those was some kind of web-like contraption that Jennifer deduced was a harness designed to cover the lower part of her face with a single piece of rubber. 'Oh and here's the ball for my mouth. Ewww'.\nBut all these devilish toys seemed positively benign compared with the shoes she found at the bottom of the briefcase. \"He must be kidding,\" she said to the empty room as she inspected the long, supple calfskin boots. The heels were at least seven inches long. And the part for her foot looked like it was designed for a ballerina from hell. At the very bottom was a bottle of talcum powder. 'How thoughtful. The cunning little scumbag'. Jennifer shivered as she took the catsuit, teddy and stockings off the hanger and tried to figure out the best way to put them on.\nAfter powdering herself, she sat down on the cold floor and put on the catsuit, when the hood was finally in place she then began rolling the stockings into a thick ring so she could unroll them up her already rubber-encased legs. After several minutes of exertion, she pulled them taut so their tops grazed the crease where her legs met her pubic region. 'Hmmm, nice. Now the teddy...' She stepped into the leg holes and began tugging it over her hips, stomach and chest. She had to bend down to pull the straps over her shoulders, and when she stood up straight, she felt all the air being pushed out of her body.\n'That's... kinda... snug...' she thought as the latex dug deep between her legs and squeezed tight against her torso. She became instantly aware of the inch-wide gash in the crotch as her pussy was pushed through the opening so her lips stuck out temptingly.\nIt took Jennifer a little longer to figure out why the rubber was so constricting across her breasts. Two slits had been cut into the latex, so she presumed she was supposed to pull her tits out through them. This wasn't easy, nor was pulling on the gloves. Jennifer arched a foot, slipped it into one of the shoes, sighed, and began lacing it up. When she had them both on, she stood up, and immediately started to tip over. 'Man, this is ridiculous', she thought as she regained her balance and tried to take tiny little steps around the room. 'It's like being trapped in a permanent pirouette'.\n'Time for the gag'. The rubber tasted awful in her mouth, and it took her a while to figure out how the straps were supposed to be arranged behind and over the top of her head. When she was finished dressing herself, Jennifer felt a bit woozy from the erotic flashes. She looked down at her breasts poking out from the teddy like twin whales washed up on a blackened beach, and wished she had a mirror. 'Oh, well. The cuffs would have to do. OK, put them on... whoops, don't snap both padlocks... attach to the chains... can't... quite... reach... there... shit.' Jennifer stood splayed in the middle of the room and cursed her impatience. Robert had never said what time he would be meeting her here.\nAnd did he definitely say tonight?\nShe was only a little thankful that most of her weight was hanging from her arms, because it made it a little easier to stand in the ballet heels. 'But still... maybe if I just... Nope, definitely not going anywhere soon. Where is he anyway? Damn damn damn... '\nTime stopped for an eternity, then Jennifer broke the silence with a yelp when she heard someone working the latch on the garage door. She began shaking as it slowly rose noisily up its runners. Then her heart jumped when she saw someone duck under the door. It wasn't Robert.\n\"Well, hi!\" said Karen, \"How's it going? You look goooood.\" Jesus!\n\"Surprised, Jennifer?\" She smacked her riding crop into the leather glove on her hand. \"Me, too.\" Jennifer's eyes were as round as Frisbees. There stood Karen in leather breeches and thigh high riding boots with a red jacket covering a white silk shirt knotted around her waist. She was carrying a large suitcase that looked like a larger version of the briefcase. \"Robert's told me everything. We're like that as a couple. No secrets. Especially a juicy one like this.\" Karen strode behind Jennifer and gave her ass a hard pinch. \"I especially like the list, Jen. So creative. And perverted. I never knew.\"\nShe walked back around and stood in front of Jennifer's suspended body. \"Man, I wish I had your tits.\" Karen reached out and grabbed one of Jennifer's rubber-covered nipples between her leather-clad thumb and forefinger.. \"I guess I do tonight.\" She tightened her grip and slowly pulled her breast toward her. \"Mmmm.\" Her other gloved hand jerked forward to slap Jennifer's stretched flesh. \"Yes indeed. A fine pair of hooters.\"\nJennifer couldn't believe it. How could Robert tell her? The crop became a blur as it smacked Jennifer's crotch. \"I've always wanted to try being the master, but Robert never lets me.\" Smack, this time on her ass. \"But this is almost better.\" Smack, smack across her breasts. \"Much better.\" Smack smack smack smack. \"Oh, I like it when you moan and groan. Is that what I sound like? No wonder Robert likes it so much.\"\nBy the time Karen put down her crop, most parts of Jennifer's body were burning bright red under the catsuit. \"Wanna see something cool?\" Karen reached into a side pocket on her jacket and pulled out a huge plastic dildo in three sections of increasing width so it looked a bit like a Christmas tree. Reaching into the other side pocket, she pulled out a tube of K-Y and began squirting the jelly along the sides of the monstrous plug. \"Don't be so bashful. After all...\" Karen walked behind her captive and pushed the tip into Jennifer's defenceless hole. \"You deserve it.\"\nJennifer could do nothing to stop the intruder from its fateful journey deep into her resistant cavity. \"There we go... hold on... let me just stretch the rubber over the base... ah... perfect.\"\n'So big... so... full...' Jennifer's breathing turned into grunts.\nJennifer stared at her friend with horror as Karen picked up her crop from the floor. Every strike made her ass contract into a deeper agony, but she couldn't do much more than wince. \"That's enough for now.\" Jennifer hung limply from her bonds as she watched Karen open the suitcase. First she pulled out a long adjustable metal bar, then a shorter version with two wide cuffs on the end. Next came a few coils of nylon rope. Finally, she brought out a rubber arm binder that didn't look much wider than one of the gloves she was already wearing.\n\"Hmmm, let's see... better start with the rope.\" Karen went to work harnessing Jennifer's upper body in hemp. When she was finished, she tied one end of a long line to the rope between her breasts, then stood on the briefcase to thread it through the metal ring in the ceiling. After some deliberation, she knotted the other end to the rope between Jennifer's still-spread legs. 'What's with the slack?', Jennifer wondered. Karen reached up and unlocked Jennifer's wrists from the chain. 'Can't... keep my balance oh... '\nJennifer fell backward until the rope went tight, leaving her suspended in a semi-sitting position. \"Ouch.\" Karen walked behind Jennifer and knelt down. \"Give me your hands.\" Jennifer hesitated for a moment, but she knew her fate was already sealed. \"Very good.\" The gloves were replaced with the binder that fused Jennifer's elbows, as well as a large section of her upper arms. \"Wow. Now I know why I wouldn't let Robert use one of those on me.\"\nJennifer closed her eyes and tried not to think about what her weight on the rope between her legs was doing to the butt plug. Karen adjusted the long spreader bar between Jennifer's ankles, then secured it so the chains holding her feet to the floor were taut. The shorter one went between her thighs. \"Almost done, girl.\" Jennifer felt something being attached to the end of the binder, then her arms began stretching down, down, down... \"There,\" Karen said as she finished tying the end of the rope to the long spreader bar. \"That should keep you for a while.\"\nJennifer hung her head back and yowled into her gag like an animal caught in a trap. The tension of the rope pulling down on her arms was beyond awful, but it was easily matched by the rope around her breasts... between her legs... and the plug... \"Oh, I almost forgot... you wrote something about nipple clamps...\"\nKaren pulled out a pair of evil-looking pincers with metal tips and thick springs. Long chains trailed off from the joints where the handles crossed. \"Try these.\"\n'Oh... oh... OH... OH...'\nKaren stood on the suitcase again so she could push the chains through the loop hanging down from the ceiling. 'Oops, too short', Jennifer thought when she saw the ends hanging maybe a foot over her suspended torso. Then Karen reached into her jacket and pulled out two metal balls with small hooks sticking out of them. \"Found these in Robert's grandfather's basement. Don't really know what they were for, but they sure are heavy.\" She slipped the hooks around the last links of the chains, then let the balls drop from her hand.\nJennifer thought her tits were going to tear off her body. \"Ah. Perfect.\" Karen stood back to admire her handiwork. \"Oh, stop whimpering. You asked for this. Hell, you wrote it down.\" Jennifer barely heard her friend's admonitions. \"I think I'm going to let you think about this for a while. Oh, don't worry. Robert should be here. Eventually. And once I'm sure you two are having fun, I'm going to give David a call and invite him over for some friendly foreplay. Who knows? Maybe we'll even take a little drive out this way.\"\nJennifer groaned and tried to arch her back. \"Something about the punishment fitting the crime. But we can still be friends.\" Karen pulled up the garage door. \"Or something.\"\nThe fluorescent lights went dark. \"And hey, nice shoes.\"\nKaren's laughter was cut off by the creaking of the door's wheels as they shot down their runners, then slammed shut.\nYou can also leave feedback & comments for this story on the Plaza Forum","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"TV BANTER . . . with Joanne Madden\nWelcome to TV Banter. We talk television and you are invited to join the banter. Send me your questions and comments about old and current American, British and Canadian television shows and I will be happy to reply. To find out what I have written on any TV topic, use the search box directly below.\nAbout TV Banter\nWhere Does That Show Take Place?\nTV Quiz Page\nTV Living Rooms\nRemembering Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne\nCanadian children in the 21st century could use a television show like Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne. This classic chidren's bilingual program aired for 14 seasons on CBC Television, from October 26 1959 until May 25, 1973. I watched the show as a child and I remember it with great fondness. It was how I and countless other English speaking Canadian youngsters learned our first words in French, The first French word I recall from the show is \"regardez\" (look). Host H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Baillargeon would say, \"Reardez, Suzie\" to a puppet named Suzie the Mouse.\nChez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne was a weekday program and it was only 15 minutes long. According to a blurb on the CBC's Digital Archives, \"its goal was to give English-speaking children exposure to the French language,\" but it sometimes served to give French-speaking children exposure to the English language. Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne had the good fortune to be broadcast between two other immensely popular Canadian children's shows - The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup.\nIt was Knowlton Nash, then chief of information programming for the CBC, who cancelled Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne in 1973. He explained his reasoning for axing the show in a piece for The Globe and Mail. He wrote that the program was cancelled due to the Canadian version of Sesame Street, which began airing in 1972. The Canadian Sesame Street contained five minutes of French per episode and Nash argued that it had \"double the audience of Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne. Another executive at the CBC opined that Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne was cancelled partly because it had been on the air so long. The executive felt that it was time to end the show's life cycle.\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Baillargeon\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Baillargeon, a singer and folklorist from Quebec, hosted the program. H\u00e9l\u00e8ne was born at St.-Martin-de-Beauce, south of Quebec City, on August 28, 1916. According to The Canadian Encyclopedia, she studied voice in Quebec City from 1935 to 1938, in New York from 1939 to 1940 with Mrs. Franz Rupp, and in Montreal from 1940 to 1944 with prominent Canadian composer and pianist Alfred La Libert\u00e9 (1882-1952). It was La Libert\u00e9 who introduced her to folk music.\nIn 1944, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne wed Andr\u00e9 C\u00f4t\u00e9, a Montreal crown attorney. From 1950 to 1955, she worked as a researcher with folklorist and anthropologist Marius Barbeau (1883-1969) at The National Museum of Man in Ottawa. During the 1950s, she sang on many CBC French and English radio and television broadcasts.\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne was named to the Order of Canada in 1973 and was appointed a Canadian Citizenship Court judge in 1974. She continued in that role until 1984. On September 25, 1997, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne she passed away in Montreal at the age of 81.\nIn 1978, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Baillargeon appeared on CBC's 90 Minutes Live. Host Peter Gzowski introduced her as a \"Canaidan heroine.\" H\u00e9l\u00e8ne modestly protested that the description was \"much too much.\"\nMadeline Kronby\nMadeline Louise Kronby was H\u00e9l\u00e8ne's sidekick, was a versatile actress who played the role of Debbie in the 1959 independent Canadian film A Cool Sound from Hell. She portrayed the bilingual \"Louise\" on Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne. After Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne went off the air, Madeline provided the voice of Pic in the English language version of Radio-Canada's Nic and Pic, a children's program about puppet mice who travel around the world in their balloon (in 1975, Nic and Pic was dubbed for the English language CBC network).\nMadeline Kronby died of breast cancer on February 14, 2004 in Hamilton, Ontario.\nSuzie the Mouse\nH\u00e9l\u00e8ne with Suzie\nI can't forget my favourite character on Chez H\u00e9l\u00e8ne, the delightful Suzie the Mouse. Suzie, an English-speaking puppet, was voiced by Florence Shreiber and Corinne Orr.\n- Joanne\nPosted by Joanne at 12:30 PM\ndnisme@blogspot.com September 18, 2016 at 10:03 PM\nThanks so much for the information. Chez Helene popped into my head and I was curious to see what info there was on the show. I remember thinking I was so smart as a child, being able to speak French. I remember Suzie the mouse, also.\nTELEVISION OLD AND NEW\nWe talk television, old and new. 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{"text":"The Dead Philosophers' Guide to New Technology\nTimeless wisdom for a digital world\nFoucault, panopticism and digital power\n\"Power is exercised through networks, and individuals do not simply circulate in those networks; they are in a position to both submit to and exercise this power.\"\n\u2013 Michel Foucault, \"Society Must be Defended\" lectures\nRenowned French philosopher, Michel Foucault (1926-1984) has been relentlessly misunderstood (perhaps partially for using terms like \"heterotopia\" and \"noso-politics\").\nFurthermore, despite his groundbreaking work on identity, he has been consistently misidentified, for example as being a Marxist, not a Marxist, a relativist, a pessimist, a determinist, and myriad other philosophical abuses.\nIn reality and above all, he was an observer, and one who generally left the job of passing judgement or finding solutions to his readers. He turned an exceptionally astute and analytical eye to humanity and its social systems giving us a whole new view of our history, our power structures and ourselves.\nFor example: while power is often thought of as something someone important (like a king) \"holds\", Foucault saw it very differently. He revealed power to be highly distributed, diffuse and relational. In the modern world, the pressure we feel to behave in certain ways is often disconnected from any particular person or organization. Instead it's embedded in social norms, social structures, institutionalized rules, networks and even physical spaces.\nIn his book Discipline and Punish, Foucault famously refers to utilitarian philosopher, Jeremy Bentham's invention the \"panopticon\" as a metaphor for decentralized power through surveillance and self-surveillance.\nThe panopticon is a prison design in which individual cells surround a tower at the centre from which a guard could, at any point in time, be looking. The prisoners never know when the guard is looking (like with a one-way mirror), but because it's always possible, they behave as if watched, thus, disciplining themselves.\nBentham saw his invention as stupendously excellent design for its economical efficiency, and he imagined it should be applied to schools, hospitals and other institutions as well. For Foucault, this panopticon is a metaphor demonstrating how power, at one time associated with a sovereign, became embedded into the very institutions, and architectures of the spaces we live in.\nThe microphysics of power and self-tracking\nFoucault refers to a \"microphysics of power\" or the way power manifests throughout a network, reaching into every nook and cranny of our private lives. For example, \"regimes of truth\" define what it is to be normal by exclusion (eg. by excluding those labelled \"homosexual\" or \"mentally ill\").\nYou could even say that Foucault anticipated movements like the quantified self (self-tracking) when he described a tendency towards forms of self-surveillance. If you're tracking your steps as part of changing your body you may be under the influence of what Foucault called \"biopower\" which is power exerted over people's bodies and self-formation.\nNow take a moment to consider Bentham's panopticon from the brave new world of the the live stream, the smart house and the location tracker. Some 40 years after Foucault wrote his final lines, the landscape of surveillance and power relations has exploded into dizzying complexity.\nPower has changed. We now live in a world in which people are fired from employment based on drunk pictures on Facebook, while victims of police brutality use the same technology to film their perpetrators in action.\nSocial media can be weaponized to undermine democratic elections and divide a nation, or mobilized to support resistance against an oppressive regime. Relations of power are constantly redefining themselves through technology, and this interaction of powers in all directions, dominant and resistant, down into the capillaries of society, can be seen as powerful amplifications of what Foucault identified in the last century.\nMeanwhile in the quiet background, the companies that own and develop technologies continue to gather and mobilize increasing information about all of us for the purpose of commerce.\nWhere commerce or advertising ends and propaganda begins has been a point of moral dilemma for these companies. Even if we position them as benevolent keepers of our information, they create a massive social vulnerability \u2013 a major opportunity for diffuse control by any with a motive to power (ie. Cambridge Analytica Scandal).\nJust a few decades after Foucault's death, the digital gaze has taken micropower to quantum levels with a network so diffuse it is difficult to escape it even temporarily. Victims of cyberbullying often distinguish it from traditional bullying by its lack of boundaries; it follows you home.\n\"Panopticism\" can now even be predictive, anticipating, based on big data, the future of our health, mental health and behavior, and companies like Google invest in improving these predictive capacities on behalf of their advertisers.\nAs a society we have to decide whether we believe there should be no limits to commercial, government or social surveillance into our lives, or if we believe there is indeed psychological and social value to limits, and where and how we place them.\nIn what ways do digital technologies allow regimes of power to infiltrate deeper into our lives? In what ways do they allow us to fight back?\nWe'd love your thoughts\u2026\nDiscipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison\n\"Society Must Be Defended\": Lectures at the Coll\u00e8ge de France, 1975-1976\nPublished by Dorian Peters\nDorian is an author, tech designer and design researcher. Her books include Positive Computing: Technology for Wellbeing and Human Potential (MIT Press), and Interface Design for Learning (New Riders). More info at: www.dorian-peters.com.\tView all posts by Dorian Peters\nPost-modern & Contemporary\nbig data, foucault, internet of things, self-tracking, social media, society & culture, surveillance & privacy\nSkinner on Mark Zuckerberg's Utopia\nWilliam James and habit technology\n3 thoughts on \"Foucault, panopticism and digital power\"\nPingback: How brushing up on philosophy is the key to disruption \u2013 Reacle\nPingback: How brushing up on philosophy is the key to disruption \u2013 recotapdemo\nWilliam Mullens says:\nThis is fantastic, thank you for the new point of view I have. A greater understanding. I was watching person of interest and an episode is called Panopticon which led me to you.\nLeave a Reply to William Mullens Cancel reply\nModern & the Englightenment","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Study: Web Trackers Systematically Compromise Users' Privacy\nWebsite monitoring practices take advantage of many loopholes in privacy regulations, UC-Berkeley study says\nTim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark Reading\nDo you know who's tracking you when you're surfing the Web -- and what they do with the information? A new study suggests you may not know as much as you think.\nThe study by researchers at the University of California-Berkeley (PDF), which was released late Monday, indicates that Web users may be tracked (\"bugged,\" as the researchers put it) by dozens of sources on a visit to a single site. In a single month, they found 100 monitoring agents on one site, blogspot.com.\nWhile many of the trackers used on blogging sites are low-level monitors used by bloggers to see who's reading their content, the big companies -- such as Google -- are also tracking a large portion of Web traffic, the report says. \"We found five trackers overall operated by Google, including Analytics, DoubleClick, AdSense, FriendConnect, and Widgets,\" the researchers say.\n\"Among the top 100 Websites this project focused on, Google Analytics appeared on 81 of them,\" the report states. \"When combined with the other trackers it operates, Google can track 47 of the top 50 Websites, and 92 of the top 100 Websites. Further, a Google-operated tracker appeared on 348,059 of 393,829 distinct domains tracked by Ghostery in March 2009 -- over 88 percent of the domains tracked by Ghostery that month.\"\nEven if users know their Web activity is being tracked, they have no way of knowing how that data is being used, the researchers observe. \"In our analysis of privacy policies, 36 of the Websites affirmatively acknowledged the presence of third-party tracking,\" the study states. \"However, each of these policies also stated that the data collection practices of these third parties were outside the coverage of the privacy policy. This appears to be a critical loophole in privacy protection.\n\"In our analysis of the privacy policies, we found that 46 of the top 50 companies affirmatively state that they share data with affiliates, and the four remaining were unclear,\" the researchers report. \"We sent each company a request via email or an online Web form for a list of each affiliate they may share data with. We received 14 replies, but none included the lists we asked for. Most stated that they do not disclose corporate information. Based on our experience, it appears that users have no practical way of knowing with whom their data will be shared.\"\nWhile sharing data with \"affiliates\" may not sound particularly compromising, the researchers point out that many large companies have hundreds of affiliates, sometimes in completely different lines of business. \"MySpace, one of the most popular social networking sites (especially among younger users), is owned by NewsCorp, which has over 1,500 subsidiaries,\" the study states. \"Bank of America has over 2,300. It should be noted that these numbers include several foreign affiliates.\"\nSome companies that do Web tracking maintain users don't care that they're being tracked, noting the relatively low number of privacy complaints filed with organizations like the Federal Trade Commission and TRUSTe each year. But the researchers dispute this conclusion.\n\"That would be a misinterpretation of the data,\" the study says. \"It is apparent from our research that users do care. The low number of complaints simply conforms to our hypothesis that users file complaints only when two conditions are met: 1) they perceive an invasion of their privacy, and 2) they know where to file a complaint.\" Most users don't recognize how data from passive monitoring tools might affect their privacy, and even if they did, they wouldn't know where to file a complaint, the researchers say.\nCurrent regulations that allow third-party Web tracking without the user's permission do little to protect the user's privacy, the study states. \"Third-party trackers are not governed by a Website's privacy policy. Therefore, they have no incentive to allow users to view or delete information collected about them. In addition to this lack of participation, users have no ability to avoid third-party tracking. There is no opt-out, let alone opt-in.\"\nThe researchers recommend that new regulations be passed to allow users to find out more about how their browsing data is tracked and used, and that they be able to control the collection and use of that data.\n\"We recommend regulation by which both Websites and third-party trackers must allow users to see all the data that has been collected about them, not just user-provided information,\" the researchers state. \"Additionally, users should also be allowed to see with whom their data has been shared. The imposition posed upon companies by such a requirement could be greatly mitigated by merely requiring that Websites provide users with the information they have about the user in a form no less convenient than the form in which it is available to the company.\"\nThe researchers further recommend that \"companies request permission from users before sharing data about them with any outside party, regardless of affiliation. The presence and purpose of third-party tracking should also be made more salient in the minds of users. We recommend that all browser developers provide a Ghostery-like function in their browsers that alerts users to the presence of third-party trackers.\"\nMuch of the enforcement of these new regulations would fall to the FTC, the researchers recommend. The FTC would have to provide a better means for users to find out how their browsing data is being tracked and used, and a better process for filing complaints against companies that misuse the data, the study says.\nHave a comment on this story? Please click \"Discuss\" below. If you'd like to contact Dark Reading's editors directly, send us a message.\n2021 Cyber-Threat Landscape","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Jane Fonda Says COVID-19 Is 'God's Gift To The Left'\n(Twitter\/Screenshot\/Public-User: FreeBeacon)\nKatie Jerkovich Entertainment Reporter\nOctober 07, 2020 3:41 PM ET\nJane Fonda said she thinks that the coronavirus is \"God's gift to the left\" and said that it has \"ripped the Band-Aid off who [President Donald Trump] is.\"\n\"We are people who can help determine which way humanity goes,\" the 82-year-old actress shared in a clip supporting Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. The video was posted on YouTube by the Washington Free Beacon in a post on Wednesday.\n\"What a great gift, what a tremendous opportunity, we're just so lucky, we have to use it with every ounce of intelligence and courage and wherewithal we have,\" she added. (RELATED: Feminist Jane Fonda Wants To Work With Quentin Tarantino: 'Would You Put In A Good Word For Me?')\nFonda continued while giggling, \"I just think COVID is God's gift to the left. That is a terrible thing to say. I think it was a very difficult thing to send down to us, but it has ripped the Band-Aid off who [Trump] is and what he stands for and what is being done to average people and working people in this country.\" (RELATED: Jane Fonda Arrested In Washington, D.C. While Protesting)\nThe actress went on to explain that there is now \"a chance to harness that anger and make a difference.\"\nHow the left really feels about Covid. Hear from @Janefonda that \"Covid is gods gift to the left.\"@FBillMcMorris pic.twitter.com\/dGnlmblrzX\n\u2014 meghan portfolio (@TheRealJustAlex) October 7, 2020\nAt one point, the \"Grace and Frankie\" star also said that she just feels \"so blessed to be alive right now.\"\nAs previously reported, Fonda has spoken out many times against Trump and his policies during his presidency.\nTags : coronavirus donald trump jane fonda joe biden\nKatie Jerkovich\nFollow Katie Jerkovich on Twitter","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"An ingenious helicopter takes the first color photo on Mars\nRoger Rehbein April 24, 2021 3 min read\nCreativity is the second and most dangerous journey on Mars 1:17\n(CNN) \u2013 We know now: this is the view from flying on Mars.\nThe Ingenuity took its first color photo on April 22nd.\nAn Ingenuity helicopter took its first color photograph at 5.2 meters above the surface of Mars during a The second flight took place on April 22. It is now preparing for a third flight, scheduled for Sunday.\nCreativity flew independently for about 52 seconds during a second flight, and rose approximately 4.9 meters into the Martian atmosphere. After a short flight, the helicopter tilted 5 \u00b0 and moved sideways to a distance of 2.1 meters.\nThe helicopter returned to its place several times. This allowed the Ingenuity color camera to shoot in different directions before landing again in the middle of the airport. During your first trip Conducted on April 19, only creativity was collected Black and white photos Using your navigation camera.\nCreative journey on Mars from a new angle 0:35\nThe color image shared by NASA on Friday is the first taken by an aerial craft while it was on the surface of Mars. On either side of the image you can see the landing pads for two of the four legged helicopter.\nThe shadow of a helicopter can be seen on the surface of Mars at the bottom of the image.\nThe view from helicopter perspective reveals the footprints made by the Perseverance Rover when it first deposited the helicopter in the middle of its 10-meter-long and 10-meter-wide airport, now known as the Wright Brothers Field.\nSee also Netflix's first video games come to Android\nYou can also peek at the Mars horizon in the upper left and right corner of the image.\nThe helicopter team believes this image helps demonstrate Ingenuity's unique exploration capabilities and other helicopters that could be formed in the future.\nHistorical photos of creativity on Mars 1:07\nDexterity never wastes time. The 1.8-kilogram helicopter is scheduled to fly again Sunday morning. Data and images will begin to flow into the control room of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, at 10:16 a.m. Miami time.\nEach journey is more challenging than the previous one. On Sunday's flight, the helicopter will rise at the same altitude, about 5 meters above the surface of Mars, but this time it will accelerate.\nOn previous flights, the creativity was moving at a speed of approximately 0.5 meters per second. Now the helicopter will increase this speed and will travel at two meters per second.\nThe helicopter will fly 50 meters to the north before returning to the ground in place.\nThe mission team is planning a total flight time of 80 seconds, the longest to date, with a range of about 100 meters.\n\"Although this number may not sound like much, bear in mind that we never moved sideways a distance equivalent to more than two pens when we did the flight test in the dump room here on Earth,\" wrote Harvard Grip, the pilot. Ingenuity Mars helicopter in JPL, at Prof. Raising the level of.\n\"And while the four meters of lateral movement on the second flight (two meters back and then two meters back) was remarkable, and provided a lot of great data, it was only four meters. As such, the third flight is a wonderful step, as creativity begins in Experience freedom in the sky. \"\nSee also Innovative sleeping bag for the treatment of \"strained eye\" syndrome associated with space travel\nDexterity still has an extra week to make two additional trips before the end of the 31-day mission.\n\"Although we are conducting our flight tests in a thin atmosphere of more than 290 million kilometers from Earth, we have designed our methodology for a test flight in the manner of the Wright brothers,\" writes Gribe. \"Our plan from day one was to prepare like crazy, fly, analyze data (like crazy) and then plan a bolder test for the next flight.\"\nCheck back here Sunday for updates on the historic third flight of the Mars Ingenuity helicopter.\nRoger Rehbein\n\"Proud web fanatic. Subtly charming twitter geek. Reader. Internet trailblazer. Music buff.\"\nPrevious Perseverance produces oxygen on Mars: how does it work?\nNext SpaceX spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station\n16 years since the launch of New Horizons to Pluto\nJanuary 20, 2022 Roger Rehbein\nWhatsApp | How to put your name in white | empty name | Applications | Smart phones | Hoax 2022 | nda | nnni | data\nMicrosoft deals Sony with one of the biggest blows in its history: goodbye to $20,000 million","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Newschok\nSources: MLB plans 60 games, awaits 2 answers\nby adminPosted on\nJeff Passan\nESPN MLB insider\nAuthor of \"The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports\"\nJesse Rogers\nESPN Staff Writer\nJesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.\nMajor League Baseball plans to hold a 60-game season that begins around July 24 but first needs players to sign off on a health-and-safety protocol and pledge to arrive at home stadiums by July 1 to prepare for the season, sources familiar with the situation told ESPN.\nThe league's owners voted to implement a 60-game season Monday, hours after the MLB Players Association rejected a 60-game proposal that would have included an expanded postseason and other ancillary salary bumps.\nAfter nearly three months of fruitless negotiations, MLB opted to use the right given to it in the parties' March 26 agreement to impose a schedule of its desired length. By choosing a season of 60 games, the league will pack in about as many games as it can through Sept. 27, the league's self-imposed cutoff for the regular season to end.\nAdditionally, the 60-game season could serve as a buffer against a grievance by the MLBPA, which in the case of a potential implementation has been expected to charge the league did not fulfill its duty to complete as full a season as possible. The league could file a grievance against the union as well.\nMultiple players told ESPN they expect to agree to the league's call to report by July 1 and its health-and-safety protocol, with executive subcommittee member Andrew Miller telling ESPN, \"We are ready to get back on the field.\"\nIf they do, it would end a tortuous path to a return-to-play agreement in a typically confusing way: with the players rejecting a proposal, only to have one of the same length implemented.\nAfter commissioner Rob Manfred flew to the Phoenix area to meet with union executive director Tony Clark last Tuesday, the league believed it had the framework of a deal in place. Union members balked at the 60-game framework and proposed 70 games \u2014 plus a larger chunk of postseason bonus money than the $25 million the league was offering as well as a cut of TV revenue from playoff expansion in 2021.\nOwners were livid, rejecting the proposal and asking players to consider the original 60-game framework. On Monday evening, they rejected it overwhelmingly, by a 33-5 vote, setting the stage for the implementation.\n\"Needless to say, we are disappointed by this development,\" MLB said in a statement. \"The framework provided an opportunity for MLB and its players to work together to confront the difficulties and challenges presented by the pandemic. It gave our fans the chance to see an exciting new postseason format. And, it offered players significant benefits.\"\nThe union earlier had suggested the league implementing a schedule was the next step, saying in a statement: \"While we had hoped to reach a revised back to work agreement with the league, the Players remain fully committed to proceeding under our current agreement and getting back on the field for the fans, for the game, and for each other.\"\nIn its statement, the league asked that the union provide two pieces of information by 5 p.m. ET Tuesday: whether players will be able to report to training by July 1 and whether the union \"will agree on the Operating Manual which contains the health and safety protocols necessary to give us the best opportunity to conduct and complete our regular season and Postseason.\"\nUnder imposition, the deal is spare. Players would receive the full prorated share of their salaries \u2014 about 37% of their full-season salaries and around $1.5 billion total. The postseason would remain at 10 teams. Players would not receive forgiveness on the $170 million salary advance they received as part of the March agreement and would get no money from the postseason. Players would not agree to wearing on-field microphones. Teams would not wear advertising patches on their uniforms. The universal designated hitter likely would remain in place, as it's part of the health-and-safety protocol.\nBy rejecting the 60-game framework, the players retain their right to grieve the terms of the March agreement between the two sides. After spring training was shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, the league and the players agreed that when play picked up, players would be paid on a prorated basis and would discuss the economic feasibility of playing without fans in the stands. The players' association maintained that discussion had nothing to do with their pay. The disagreement led to months of acrimony between the sides.\nThe union had delayed its vote on the league's latest proposal in order to collect new data regarding testing for COVID-19 after several recent outbreaks at training facilities in Florida and Arizona and in major league cities, sources told ESPN. All MLB training camps were temporarily closed after multiple teams reported positive tests on Friday, and the league announced Saturday that a restart of training would occur only in teams' home cities. The players then delayed the vote again Sunday, sources said, after Manfred made late tweaks to the proposal, offering in an email to Clark to cancel expanded playoffs and the universal designated hitter for 2021 if 50 games weren't played in 2020.\nWith implementation, that is all moot. 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{"text":"Entertainment Commission 7\/21\/15\nMSNBC Live With Thomas Roberts\nPolitics & Public Policy Today\nPolitics and Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : September 21, 2015 1:00pm-3:01pm EDT\ninspectors. this right here is chicago's map of their snow plow. it's realtime information about where their snow plows are. now, this has a reduction on their call center because people would always call and say when is the snow plow coming? now they can actually see it. but they can't really gain these productivity benefits unless they're out there trying to figure out how they can actually translate this into cutting costs. so one of the challenges that i'll put back to you, as we think about the internet of things, in the short term, we're thinking about what can we do with this technology and how can enable new opportunities, but this really comes back to the big challenges we have in government around managing i.t., which is how do we work with the budgets that we need, how do we get the budgets we need, how do we cut staff, manage large i.t. projects? we'll have to solve these problems if we want to succeed with iot. if you're interested in the work we do, we're putting out a report in a few weeks calling for a national strategy around the internet of things and really laying ou\ninspectors. this right here is chicago's map of their snow plow. it's realtime information about where their snow plows are. now, this has a reduction on their call center because people would always call and say when is the snow plow coming? now they can actually see it. but they can't really gain these productivity benefits unless they're out there trying to figure out how they can actually translate this into cutting costs. so one of the challenges that i'll put back to you, as we think...\nEarly Today : WCAU : February 17, 2015 4:00am-4:31am EST\ndo their thing. we'll give you a realtime view of what is happening outside through the eyes of skyforce 10. and we have our eyes in the studio tracking the storm impacting our region. we'll begin with bill henley and the first alert forecast. >>> some areas will get more snow than others but more importantly it's the type of snow it is. very light, fluffy snow making it easier to move. whether you have two inches on the ground or more than six inches on the ground it will be slick all around. accumulating snow happening right now for the entire region. this is going to continue through the early morning hours. by sunrise, it will start to taper off. until then we'll see occasional periods of heavy snow. and no matter where you are or how much snow you have on the ground, we are seeing very slippery conditions this morning. and there is plenty of snow from the philadelphia area to the jersey shore and even into the pocano mountains. new york city is getting their share. a lot of snow to go around but the steadier snow is moving through portions of montgomery and bucks county. a\ndo their thing. we'll give you a realtime view of what is happening outside through the eyes of skyforce 10. and we have our eyes in the studio tracking the storm impacting our region. we'll begin with bill henley and the first alert forecast. >>> some areas will get more snow than others but more importantly it's the type of snow it is. very light, fluffy snow making it easier to move. whether you have two inches on the ground or more than six inches on the ground it will be slick...\nwe didn't win. as we were dealing with stuff in realtime, we actually, i assigned lawyers in the nypd legal bureau and josh was our government liaison. it was very convenient that's how joosh and i had worked together previously in terms of getting legislation. and as we were dealing with this coming here on december 11th, we had a whole round of meetings with some of the top people in washington, who were involved in senators and congressmen who were involved in making this happen for us. now, that, you know, like to go back to the morning of 9\/11, that was even remotely thinking of anything like this? no. but, you know, you saw what the problems were. you saw what the obstacles were. my job wasn't, and again another thing just in terms of how we should think about these things, my job when i was thrown in to that wasn't to come back and to report problems to the mayor and to the police commissioner and to the hierarchy. my job was to figure out what they needed to know, and find a way to get it to them. and as i was doing that, and dealing with obstacles, i also started thinkin\nwe didn't win. as we were dealing with stuff in realtime, we actually, i assigned lawyers in the nypd legal bureau and josh was our government liaison. it was very convenient that's how joosh and i had worked together previously in terms of getting legislation. and as we were dealing with this coming here on december 11th, we had a whole round of meetings with some of the top people in washington, who were involved in senators and congressmen who were involved in making this happen for us....\nPolitics & Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : May 13, 2015 3:00pm-5:01pm EDT\nrealtime information. so in a place like downtown where you visited in downtown brownsville where we do have surveillance technology, a very robust deployment of agents in the downtown environment. so in realtime you can collect information about activity and the results of the activity. the results which includes the people who are rested ran back and what we call got aways. in other locations, we use other methods to try and do that. there's a lot -- there's lots of space along that 2,000 miles where we don't have that kind of deployment. so we use things like change detection technology to help inform overall. there's also a piece of situational awareness that us having to understand what the capabilities of the criminal network are, how we interact with our fellow law enforcement agencies, our international partners to understand what's happening on the other side of the border, and putting those pieces together along with the observations of people who live along the border that tell us this is out of the ordinary, this is not. if you start to put all of those things together, it g\nrealtime information. so in a place like downtown where you visited in downtown brownsville where we do have surveillance technology, a very robust deployment of agents in the downtown environment. so in realtime you can collect information about activity and the results of the activity. the results which includes the people who are rested ran back and what we call got aways. in other locations, we use other methods to try and do that. there's a lot -- there's lots of space along that 2,000...\nNBC 10 News Today at 5:30a : WCAU : April 3, 2015 5:30am-6:01am EDT\nall. >> there are police realtime cameras in the 2200 block of park avenue. and our realtime crime unit, which is operational 24 hours a day, observed the shooting. so the shooter and part of the shooting is recorded by philadelphia police cameras. >> reporter: right now philadelphia police are trying to sort this out. a lot of witnesses. they have the video and also the two people who are in custody right now. and they do tell us that most of the people who were at this house party are temple students. so of course we'll follow this throughout the morning. for now, we are live at temple university hospital in north philadelphia, matt delucia, \"nbc 10 news.\" >>> and new from overnight, officers are still searching for one suspect after a home invasion led to a chase in oxford circle. police responded and found two suspects inside a home there. one suspect tried to run away. and police caught him quickly. the other jumped out of a window and took off. he dropped a loaded gun magazine a block from the scene. you can see it there. that mag is still on the loose, the man is still on th\nall. >> there are police realtime cameras in the 2200 block of park avenue. and our realtime crime unit, which is operational 24 hours a day, observed the shooting. so the shooter and part of the shooting is recorded by philadelphia police cameras. >> reporter: right now philadelphia police are trying to sort this out. a lot of witnesses. they have the video and also the two people who are in custody right now. and they do tell us that most of the people who were at this house...\nPolitics and Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : September 21, 2015 11:00am-1:01pm EDT\nas much information as we can. secretary flynn, what are your thoughts if there would be realtime instant notification, would that be beneficial? >> congressman luhan, absolutely. i think that's a great idea. >> and mr. president, rapid communication if there's an urgency like this, that -- is this something to make a difference to be able to prepare for anything coming our way? >> absolutely, it would help. and in this case, we are the ones called to close the irrigation gates, not the epa. we're the ones that make those decisions based on information that came down to us. and so if we receive that quicker, we would have responded better and prepared better and our people would have been ready rather than being thrust into a state of uncertainty. yes. >> i appreciate that and also want to thank councilman ogeen for alerting many of the communities in new mexico. it was through the leadership of being good neighbors that you alerted some of the neighbors into new mexico, sir. so thank you very much. secretary flynn and president vegae, as you sat through the hearing, were there an\nas much information as we can. secretary flynn, what are your thoughts if there would be realtime instant notification, would that be beneficial? >> congressman luhan, absolutely. i think that's a great idea. >> and mr. president, rapid communication if there's an urgency like this, that -- is this something to make a difference to be able to prepare for anything coming our way? >> absolutely, it would help. and in this case, we are the ones called to close the irrigation...\nPolitics & Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : April 29, 2015 9:00am-10:01am EDT\n. and with radar coverage, with realtime communication between air-traffic control, military and civilian aircraftworks that help to reduce some of the risk. >> it may well, sir. that's what the safety risk analysis would have to address. i believe a safety risk analysis either has been completed or is under way for that particular project. and through that will identify if risks -- or hazards are being introduced and what mitigations would be required to address it. >> and then along the lines here, your testimony highlights the faa's proactive nature in identifying and addressing risks to prevent accidents and as part of the flying public, i thank you for that. and specifically the successful commercial aviation safety team the cast model which uses data to develop an understanding of the best actions or interventions to prevent accidents, and this may get into the weeds with the powerder river but do you know if the cast model has been used? >> the department of defense is a member of the commercial aviation safety team but again sir, we tend at that group to look at systemic\n. and with radar coverage, with realtime communication between air-traffic control, military and civilian aircraftworks that help to reduce some of the risk. >> it may well, sir. that's what the safety risk analysis would have to address. i believe a safety risk analysis either has been completed or is under way for that particular project. and through that will identify if risks -- or hazards are being introduced and what mitigations would be required to address it. >> and then...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : January 27, 2015 6:00am-7:01am PST\nmuch of the east coast. you see the live radar there. from the realtime doppler radar. we're also going to see what it looks like outside. a live look from massachusetts. that reporter under the stick there gets ready for his live shot. parts of new york and new england could receive 30 inches of snow. but a bit of good news. so far, forecasters say it's not as bad as they first thought, at least in new york city. >> over 7,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide. and that includes some coming into and leaving the bay area. sfl's duty manager said 85 flights have been cancelled. that amounts to 36 departures, 49 arrivals, flights from new york, philadelphia, newark, boston also impacted. we're awaiting for san jose. >> an umbrella couldn't hurt depends on where you're living right now. let's check with christina tracking the rain quickly coming up. >> hey, good morning to you. yeah, very light shower activity. i don't think we actually need to carry the umbrella. maybe breaking out the versace, that designer gear, yeah, go ahead and grab it. we don't want you to ruin those expe\nmuch of the east coast. you see the live radar there. from the realtime doppler radar. we're also going to see what it looks like outside. a live look from massachusetts. that reporter under the stick there gets ready for his live shot. parts of new york and new england could receive 30 inches of snow. but a bit of good news. so far, forecasters say it's not as bad as they first thought, at least in new york city. >> over 7,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide. and that includes...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : May 14, 2015 5:00am-6:01am PDT\na look at our realtime doppler radar on the left. you can see that rain is offshore right now. looks dry in san jose on the right. a little dark. don't be deceived. clouds are out there. that rain is coming. >>> keeping track of it all, meteorologist christina loren. at weather system you're tracking. >> it is a little bit odd. just in terms of the actual track and the late part of this season that we're getting it in. let me tell you what to expect for today. that spring storm is moving in as we speak. grab your umbrella. make sure the little ones are prepared for this as well as they head off to school for the final weeks before getting out for summertime. that's why this is so unusual because this storm system is coming in just week away frsumm. we're expecting snowfall out of it as well. but for right now mostly dry across the bay area. what you will notice is we're starting to get more activity over our local mountain, the western-facing slope surrounding san jose. bulk of the moisture is still offshore but getting closer and closer as the minutes draw on this morning to\na look at our realtime doppler radar on the left. you can see that rain is offshore right now. looks dry in san jose on the right. a little dark. don't be deceived. clouds are out there. that rain is coming. >>> keeping track of it all, meteorologist christina loren. at weather system you're tracking. >> it is a little bit odd. just in terms of the actual track and the late part of this season that we're getting it in. let me tell you what to expect for today. that spring storm...\nnow our realtime doppler radar show that green activity off shoir. wet weather making its way over the bay area. an area that could see the most action, the south bay. >> this is interesting. meteorologist christina loren joins us now. christina, while some may see rain, thunder and hail, others won't see anything at all? >> no, i think everybody is going to get a little bit of rain. the chance is looking better and better every time i check. and you know what, we just showed you that realtime doppler radar picking up lightning just offshore. so what you will notice here, showers just starting to move in. this is mostly in the north bay. the good news is we need the rain. the bad news is a lot of this is going to come through right in the heart of your morning drive. what we are expecting as we head throughout the next couple of hours, 7:46. in sunnyvale, 7:07. over the higher elevations we are expecting to terribly .4, there it is. realtime doppler radar show you that lightning firing off just offshore. now, this system is warm. it has a lot of instability with it. we're expecting thu\nnow our realtime doppler radar show that green activity off shoir. wet weather making its way over the bay area. an area that could see the most action, the south bay. >> this is interesting. meteorologist christina loren joins us now. christina, while some may see rain, thunder and hail, others won't see anything at all? >> no, i think everybody is going to get a little bit of rain. the chance is looking better and better every time i check. and you know what, we just showed you...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : September 30, 2015 6:00am-7:01am PDT\nthose trouble makers, watch them on video as the situations develop realtime so police can get to them a lot faster. in santa clara, kris sanchez, \"today in the bay.\" >>> this morning friends and family gathering to remember a graffiti artist gunned down in oakland. this comes as the search continues at this hour for the shooter. antonio ramos was painting a mural underneath a highway overpass when witnesses say he got into an argument with a man walking by yesterday morning. police say the altercation soon turned violent and the man pulled out a gun and shot ramos killing him. outrage over the shooting has reached city hall. >> every loss of life in this city is tragic, every one. so it's with a very sad heart that we learned of this death. >> for all of us in the city, this is something that's heart-wrenching. >> police have not release add description of the suspect, but are asking anyone with information to please reach out and contact them. a candlelight vigil will be held for ramos at the mural later this morning. >>> it's 6:04. this afternoon students and faculty at san jos\nthose trouble makers, watch them on video as the situations develop realtime so police can get to them a lot faster. in santa clara, kris sanchez, \"today in the bay.\" >>> this morning friends and family gathering to remember a graffiti artist gunned down in oakland. this comes as the search continues at this hour for the shooter. antonio ramos was painting a mural underneath a highway overpass when witnesses say he got into an argument with a man walking by yesterday...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : January 2, 2015 4:30am-5:01am PST\nthe 70s. >> what a tease. check out our realtime doppler radar. >> you think it's cold now, imagine jumping into the bay. these bold people had a chilly start to their new year. yesterday over 100 people dove into the san francisco bay. they swam from alcatraz to the several oregon duck players were disciplined for mocking other players, chanting \"no means no\" in reference to jameis winston, who has been accused but never was convicted of assault. the player will be disciplined. >> people are remembering a political power house, mario cuomo. >> he defined what it was to be a democrat. he pushed for me to run like hell for president. >> he ran in 1984 for the national democratic convention where he delivered sharp criticism of then president ronald reagan. he's a former three-term governor of the enpier state. he was considered the favorite to run in 1988 and '92 but he opted not to run. >> a yoga teacher went for a hike in mexico and nen returned. -- never returned. hari went for a hike on tuesday, has not been seen or heard from since. search teams and helicopters have been looking\nthe 70s. >> what a tease. check out our realtime doppler radar. >> you think it's cold now, imagine jumping into the bay. these bold people had a chilly start to their new year. yesterday over 100 people dove into the san francisco bay. they swam from alcatraz to the several oregon duck players were disciplined for mocking other players, chanting \"no means no\" in reference to jameis winston, who has been accused but never was convicted of assault. the player will be...\nEarly Today : WCAU : April 8, 2015 4:00am-4:31am EDT\nlook like out there? >> on the map we are seeing a lot of green in the reel realtime-time traffic data. the blue route, there are pockets of slowdowns in our area but that's really just average speeds. and there's not a lot of volume on the road to slow you down or major accidents. watch out for construction on interstate 95 through northeast philadelphia. the normal stretch of long-term construction crews are out there working so just be on the lookout for them. but again, not a lot of volume to slow you down as you can see in the drive times. 95 southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway is at 14 minutes. same thing for the schuylkill expressway between the blue route and the vine. 422 in montgomery county is also looking good. chris? >>> a south carolina police officer is charged with murder this morning. this comes after the shooting death of an unarmed man following a traffic stop. more of the cell phone video that led to the charges. >>> and coming up i'll take you to a kitchen where students are helping cancer patients eat healthier and learn how to cook better\nlook like out there? >> on the map we are seeing a lot of green in the reel realtime-time traffic data. the blue route, there are pockets of slowdowns in our area but that's really just average speeds. and there's not a lot of volume on the road to slow you down or major accidents. watch out for construction on interstate 95 through northeast philadelphia. the normal stretch of long-term construction crews are out there working so just be on the lookout for them. but again, not a lot of...\nNews4 Today : WRC : June 24, 2015 4:30am-5:01am EDT\nby WRC\ncommunication, the other families are saying they weren't getting realtime up-to-date information with the government. prior to today's announcement together with the government, an interagency fusion center headquartered with the fbi to better keep the families informed but it will not, we're told, include a so-called hostage bribe which a lot of people have been preaching for. but that apparently is not in today's announcement. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you tracie. >>> 4:47 now. if you thought the pool of people running for president couldn't hold anybody else, think again, today louisiana governor bobby jindal expected to announce he's running for the job. the republican governor will make his bid official. jindal is pulling in last place among all the candidates for the gop nomination. >> ford entering the car sharing business and d.c. is the first place to test it. soon those of you who finance your car through ford will be able to rent out your car or truck. it's similar to zip car which you're able to connect through a mobile app. and the city finds that 5\ncommunication, the other families are saying they weren't getting realtime up-to-date information with the government. prior to today's announcement together with the government, an interagency fusion center headquartered with the fbi to better keep the families informed but it will not, we're told, include a so-called hostage bribe which a lot of people have been preaching for. but that apparently is not in today's announcement. >> tracie potts live on capitol hill. thank you tracie....\nPolitics & Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : January 20, 2015 11:00am-1:01pm EST\ninformation is available at consumerfinance.gov, people can get it in realtime when they need it, and we think that that's helping people have more confidence about making good choices for themselves. >> one of the web tools, the consumer complaint aspect of cfpb.gov stirred up a little bit of a flap recently because of the determination to include the so-called consumer narrative. in those web forms, can you reflect for us a little bit about the brew ha-ha and the outcome? >> god forbid that people should know what other people are saying and complaints about these companies, and they, by the way say those things on many websites having nothing to do with the consumer bureau but one of the things i want to go back, let me just say, the consumer complaint function building a federal agency from scratch has been an enormous challenge. we haven't always gotten everything right, and it takes realtime and effort to do that as well as do our work, but its been a great challenge for us and a great opportunity. one of the pieces of that was that congress said that we had to have a consumer complaint,\ninformation is available at consumerfinance.gov, people can get it in realtime when they need it, and we think that that's helping people have more confidence about making good choices for themselves. >> one of the web tools, the consumer complaint aspect of cfpb.gov stirred up a little bit of a flap recently because of the determination to include the so-called consumer narrative. in those web forms, can you reflect for us a little bit about the brew ha-ha and the outcome? >> god...\nPolitics & Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : May 18, 2015 9:00am-11:01am EDT\npeople who are crossing. we're in the technology and the deployment support realtime information. you can be very confident in specific zones where there's enough agents and there's enough technology to show you what's happening in realtime and record the responses in realtime and the effect. the effectiveness in those locations is very well documented. again, not scientific. sometimes you don't see the people cross in realtime. you can use that camera data, you can use the agent data and wrap those shift by shift, day by day and start to look at trends across. in the places where we don't have that kind of deployment, we're using this change detection technology. for instance, something that hangs off of the uas, that can fly the border, take a digital snapshot, if you will, and an interval later, maybe an hour, maybe a shift, maybe a day, and look at that land again and you can start to recognize change based on the way the pixels look in the picture. and that can tell you and verify when you don't have threat or don't have crossings. and it'll give you a lead to find out if th\npeople who are crossing. we're in the technology and the deployment support realtime information. you can be very confident in specific zones where there's enough agents and there's enough technology to show you what's happening in realtime and record the responses in realtime and the effect. the effectiveness in those locations is very well documented. again, not scientific. sometimes you don't see the people cross in realtime. you can use that camera data, you can use the agent data and wrap...\nEarly Today : KNTV : April 1, 2015 4:00am-4:31am PDT\nis offering passengers something new, gps tech pet trackers. the tracker works in realtime monitors the temperature and if an animal is right-side-up. cost? 50 dollars. >>> bad news from the irs, its boss says the irs is ignoring more than 60% of customer phone calls. the reason staffing cuts due to lack of funding. he says the government will lose $2 billion in funding. the deadline to file your taxes is april 15th. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> good morning to you. go daddy price it is ipo above the expected range with a market value of $4.5 million. the company is known for its risque ads. it will start trading today on the new york stock exchange. amazon wants to make sure you never run out of coffee or razors ever again. it's launched a device called the dash button that let's amazon prime minister restock tide detergent, glad bags and raise sors. the button is free but only available by request. >>> if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. richard branson continues his long history of pulling april fools' day pranks.\nis offering passengers something new, gps tech pet trackers. the tracker works in realtime monitors the temperature and if an animal is right-side-up. cost? 50 dollars. >>> bad news from the irs, its boss says the irs is ignoring more than 60% of customer phone calls. the reason staffing cuts due to lack of funding. he says the government will lose $2 billion in funding. the deadline to file your taxes is april 15th. >>> let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy....\nEarly Today : WCAU : September 1, 2015 4:00am-4:31am EDT\nallows you to watch things happening live in realtime. we have a periscope across. you can see what's going on behind the scenes, ask us about the stories or ask us about our sports teams or what we had for breakfast. our address is nbc philadelphia. we'll see you there. >>> the eagles odds of winning a super bowl have improved. how about that? according to vegas insiders, the eagles are 10-1 favorites to win the super bowl. only the seahawks, packers and colts have better odds. >>> we're expecting roster moves today. chip kelly has to cut the squad down to 75 players this afternoon. will tebow make the cut? and the birds play their final preseason game thursday night taking on the new york jets. catch the action here on nbc 10, the official tv station of the philadelphia eagles and 10-1 super bowl favorites now. pregame coverage starts at 6:30, kickoff is at 7:00. >>> the atlantic city air show is making changes to this week's program after the death of a stunt pilot who was scheduled to perform. 53-year-old andrew wright was killed when his plane went down while practicing for a wee\nallows you to watch things happening live in realtime. we have a periscope across. you can see what's going on behind the scenes, ask us about the stories or ask us about our sports teams or what we had for breakfast. our address is nbc philadelphia. we'll see you there. >>> the eagles odds of winning a super bowl have improved. how about that? according to vegas insiders, the eagles are 10-1 favorites to win the super bowl. only the seahawks, packers and colts have better odds....\nNews4 Today : WRC : July 21, 2015 4:30am-5:01am EDT\nrealtime impact this is having on the polls. >>> a federal police lieutenant resigned following an explosion at a government lab in maryland. the blast happened at the national institute of standards and technology in gaithersburg on saturday. sources say firefighters and police saw the lieutenant throw something in the trash and then put a duffel bag into his car. when investigators noticed he had burns on his hands, he said they came from filling a butane lighter. the explosion involved chemicals that are used to make meth. >>> we are working to find out more about an accident that left a fairfax county boy dead. three others are seriously hurt and remain in the hospital. that crash happened before 7:00 yesterday morning outside of charlottesville when a car and an suv crashed head on. >>> 4:35. d.c. police arrested more than two dozen men in a prostitution bust in d.c. 30 men are facing charges now. now, this comes as jack evans introduced a bill last week nicknamed honey i lost the car. it would require police to tow a car if officers have probable cause that the driver may hav\nrealtime impact this is having on the polls. >>> a federal police lieutenant resigned following an explosion at a government lab in maryland. the blast happened at the national institute of standards and technology in gaithersburg on saturday. sources say firefighters and police saw the lieutenant throw something in the trash and then put a duffel bag into his car. when investigators noticed he had burns on his hands, he said they came from filling a butane lighter. the explosion...\nEarly Today : WCAU : December 3, 2015 4:00am-4:31am EST\nabove the set, describe income realtime the dance sequences, clarkers as they move in and about. costume, scene changes. >> comcast customers can access the service by hitting the sap button on tear remote. q. the wiz\" airs live here on nbc right here on nbc 10. >>> 20 minutes after 4:00, get ready for a cooler day today. but you can leave the rain gear at home. it's already drying out in philadelphia. no sign of the rain clouds. just a few clouds over boat house row. 50 degrees, winds out of the west southwest. the winds have just started to pick up. we are looking at a windsy day today. still puddles. but the rain has ended. it is completely offshore. sun class ifs, you need that, too. and a jacket. the wind will make sure it stays chillier today than yesterday when we hit 60 degrees in philadelphia. a 12-mile-an-hour breeds and in atlantic city. this afternoon, we'll see the gust itself. there two the last few sprinkles at the shore. out of the picture the rest of the day. dry in philadelphia. in fact, it looks like we'll be dry through the wicked. today, sunny skies, gusty w\nabove the set, describe income realtime the dance sequences, clarkers as they move in and about. costume, scene changes. >> comcast customers can access the service by hitting the sap button on tear remote. q. the wiz\" airs live here on nbc right here on nbc 10. >>> 20 minutes after 4:00, get ready for a cooler day today. but you can leave the rain gear at home. it's already drying out in philadelphia. no sign of the rain clouds. just a few clouds over boat house row. 50...\nToday : WHDH : October 2, 2015 10:00am-11:00am EDT\nneighboring it on board? now american airlines can track their checked bags in realtime by going to american's website and typing in bad claim information. u.s. airways and delta airlines also offered this service. checked bags are scanned four times at passenger check-in when loaded on the plane and when unloaded from the plane and at baggage claim. >>> a recall of cribs sold at target and amazon.com and at baby stores nationwide is being expanded. 12,000 da vinci brand cribs were recalled in july because of mattress support brackets breaking and detaching. now another 6,000 crips have been added to thatly. they are all full size with the model named jamie, jenny lynn and emily sold from may of 2012 to december of 2013. of course, for more information you can go to the company's website da vincibaby.com. >>> and if you've ever wanted to live like mr. spock or captain kirk and travel at wash speed to texas where a mansion designed with a \"star trek\" theme is on the market, $1.2 million, by the way, will get you a media room that looks like the bridge of a starship enterprise and als\nneighboring it on board? now american airlines can track their checked bags in realtime by going to american's website and typing in bad claim information. u.s. airways and delta airlines also offered this service. checked bags are scanned four times at passenger check-in when loaded on the plane and when unloaded from the plane and at baggage claim. >>> a recall of cribs sold at target and amazon.com and at baby stores nationwide is being expanded. 12,000 da vinci brand cribs were...\nToday : KNTV : August 5, 2015 10:00am-11:01am PDT\nyou'll be charged extra. will you pay for these? better wi-fi? >> i don't use it. >> realtime tracking of your luggage. >> nope. >> i would hate that. if i knew my bag didn't make the flight -- if i could see it was going somewhere else and it was on my flight. >> what about in-seat charging stations. >> i would pay for that: on board texting capability. >> no. >> deplaning privileges to get off the plane first. >> what? to go and wait at the same place for your luggage which is someplace else? >> sometimes you carry it on and all you want to go do is get off that plane and everybody is going slow. i would pay. >> it's hard to talk to you right now because there's someone in our kitchen. >> it's very distracting. >> do you mind? we have a whole television program going on, billy. >> i'm sorry, i'm excited to be here. >> you are? >> yes! >> that's billy eichner. >> we had your co-star on yesterday. >> julie. what a thrill that she got to be on first. but i was the lead. okay. [ laughter ] >> she is adorable by the way. >> she is my best friend. >> it shows. >> we pretend in real life. y\nyou'll be charged extra. will you pay for these? better wi-fi? >> i don't use it. >> realtime tracking of your luggage. >> nope. >> i would hate that. if i knew my bag didn't make the flight -- if i could see it was going somewhere else and it was on my flight. >> what about in-seat charging stations. >> i would pay for that: on board texting capability. >> no. >> deplaning privileges to get off the plane first. >> what? to go and wait at...\nToday : KNTV : November 3, 2015 10:00am-11:01am PST\nis greatly improving. we'll hear from him with the realtime update coming up. >>> elsewhere, authorities are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist this morning at i-880 near highway 237 in milpitas. this is separate chopper video you're looking at right now. two separate uns dents only a couple miles away. that also led to large backups. mike is also following that situation which is still going on. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this. >>> a cool start to the day but a lot of sunshine will slowly warm our temperatures into the mid-60s. and we will be up to 65 degrees in saratoga and foster city. as well as the mission district. as we head to the north bay, making it up to 70 degrees in santa rosa. oakland, 68. and pleasanton, you can expect a high of 69 degrees. more of this weather into the next couple of days. here's a look now with the morning commute with mike. >>> yeah, and it was a tough one. south bay, sam was talking about it. here's the slow drive 880 past the truck scales. look at the map down to 237. things are still jammed up, tha\nis greatly improving. we'll hear from him with the realtime update coming up. >>> elsewhere, authorities are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist this morning at i-880 near highway 237 in milpitas. this is separate chopper video you're looking at right now. two separate uns dents only a couple miles away. that also led to large backups. mike is also following that situation which is still going on. we'll have a look at weather and traffic right after this. >>> a...\nToday : WHDH : November 11, 2015 10:00am-11:00am EST\ninternational phenomenal. what was that like in realtime it is. >> it was really going down a hill, skiing without poles. it was just aghhh. here we go. but everything stayed the same. i remember being home visiting my family when the movie was breaking all these records, and i was like, mom, you know, this movie, you know, just broke this record and my mother is like that's nice. take the chicken out of the oven. it's the same. >> keeping you humble. >> it's same. >> we're super excited the trailers. want to talk to it now. >> where is it? >> here it is. >> here we go. >> here we go. >> oh, my gosh. >> a long time ago. >> hi i had a big fat greek wedding. now my daughter is all grown up. >> florida to new york, these are the colleges i'm applying to. >> why do you want to leave me? >> payback. >> and ian and i are just trying to find a minute to ourselves. >> you're going on a date with your husband, and afterwards, oh, satin, slippery like -- >> you're welcome. shave everything. >> now my family has come together. >> who says a woman has to be married? >> you, all our lives. >> the weddi\ninternational phenomenal. what was that like in realtime it is. >> it was really going down a hill, skiing without poles. it was just aghhh. here we go. but everything stayed the same. i remember being home visiting my family when the movie was breaking all these records, and i was like, mom, you know, this movie, you know, just broke this record and my mother is like that's nice. take the chicken out of the oven. it's the same. >> keeping you humble. >> it's same. >>...\nToday in New York : WNBC : September 1, 2015 4:30am-5:00am EDT\nworld. for the first time it will be realtime instead of a prerecorded lecture. the school says it will offer lectures entirely taught online. >> i don't think i could have done that. >>> coming back, if you're about to head out the door, take eye us with. >> take the \"today in new york\" in new york downloadable device. our next hour starts right now. >>> a scary sight over and over again in the bronx. this morning, a new look at criminals behind a robbery spree. >>> plus, running wild. president obama about to go on an adventure with cameras tagging along. >>> and some customers complain, why one person is suing chipotle. \"today in new york\" starts now. good morning, everybody, 5:00 a.m. first day of september, september 1, i'm michael gargiulo. >> i'm drg darlene rodriguez. chris cimino is here. >> we're talking some 60s north and west of town but very warm for the rest of the day. most of the day, 86 at noon, forecasting a high of 90. that will keep it there in coastal areas, it will be a touch cooler. lauren scala is back in the traffic center. >> delays, delays. we will start\nworld. for the first time it will be realtime instead of a prerecorded lecture. the school says it will offer lectures entirely taught online. >> i don't think i could have done that. >>> coming back, if you're about to head out the door, take eye us with. >> take the \"today in new york\" in new york downloadable device. our next hour starts right now. >>> a scary sight over and over again in the bronx. this morning, a new look at criminals behind a...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : November 9, 2015 4:30am-5:01am PST\nthroughout the morning, but to see it for yourself, download our nbc bay area map. realtime radar and personalized forecasts for your neighborhood. >>> at 4:34. now to breaking news this morning. within the last 30 minutes, u.s. defense officials confirm two americans were shott and killed in jordan. a jordanian policeman opened fire on the contractors. a south african was also killed in the attack. it happened on the outskirts of iman. not clear right now whether the shooting was intentional. the investigation is under way and, of course, we'll follow this story all morning long and give you updates as soon as we receive them. >>> back at home, the city of san jose, taxi drivers and ride sharing companies all revving up for a big fight. city leaders decided drivers working for ride-sharing companies must submit fingerprints and get a business license. tomorrow they'll consider pulling back on those requirements. instead, they'll look into doing random checks on a small number of drivers. some taxi companies are not happy with those proposed changes. they plan to go on strike later to\nthroughout the morning, but to see it for yourself, download our nbc bay area map. realtime radar and personalized forecasts for your neighborhood. >>> at 4:34. now to breaking news this morning. within the last 30 minutes, u.s. defense officials confirm two americans were shott and killed in jordan. a jordanian policeman opened fire on the contractors. a south african was also killed in the attack. it happened on the outskirts of iman. not clear right now whether the shooting was...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : November 13, 2015 4:30am-5:01am PST\n. >>> air b & b will adjust prices on realtime changes in demand. lower on week dize but rise if there is a convention in town. set minimum and maximum prices and say how often they want guests. >>> i love this story kernel sanders will deliver a bucket of fried chicken to your doorstep in san francisco and los angeles. it's working with online delivery service door dash. a delivery fee of $4.99 to $6.99 based on your location and some items cost more than they do in restaurants. kfc delivers in other countries such as china. >> int >> extra crispy. >> and now it's as expensive as fine dining. >>> gop presidential front-runner donald trump rolling up his sleeves and let it rip last night. some say really let it rip. trump appeared at a campaign rally in iowa to say he came out swinging would be kind of an understatement. trump spent 90 minutes taking jabs at everyone, especially republican rival ben carson who is neck and neck with him in most polls. >> he said he went after his mother with a hammer. wanted to hit her on the head. or he hit her on the head or he wanted to hit her\n. >>> air b & b will adjust prices on realtime changes in demand. lower on week dize but rise if there is a convention in town. set minimum and maximum prices and say how often they want guests. >>> i love this story kernel sanders will deliver a bucket of fried chicken to your doorstep in san francisco and los angeles. it's working with online delivery service door dash. a delivery fee of $4.99 to $6.99 based on your location and some items cost more than they do in...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : July 21, 2015 4:30am-5:01am PDT\nthe latest earthquakes in our area on line. go to nbcbayarea.com. you can find a realtime quake map there. just search quake map. >>> though to a story still developing overnight, we're waiting to hear the condition of a man shot by fremont police. he is accused of chasing his roommates with a knife. that happened on baffin heavy right near new park mall. a woman called police saying that she and another woman were being chased by their roommate. when police got there officers say they were confronted by a man with a knife on the front porch of that house. the two officers then opened fire. >> i was sitting in my bedroom and i heard three noises, three pops, i thought it was fireworks the at first. ten i heard some cars speeding town the street. >> the man was taken to the hospital, but this morning there is no word on his condition and the women were not hurt. >>> happening today, tragedy in san francisco and now the reverb operations are being felt all the way in washington, d.c. it this morning kate steinle's father will testify before the senate lawmakers. >> some of those remar\nthe latest earthquakes in our area on line. go to nbcbayarea.com. you can find a realtime quake map there. just search quake map. >>> though to a story still developing overnight, we're waiting to hear the condition of a man shot by fremont police. he is accused of chasing his roommates with a knife. that happened on baffin heavy right near new park mall. a woman called police saying that she and another woman were being chased by their roommate. when police got there officers say...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : December 24, 2015 4:30am-5:01am PST\nairport yesterday. maybe you watched this play out on realtime on tv. problems with the landing gear forced pilots to abort that flight to chicago midway and circle back to oakland, but not before spending hours in the central valley burning fuel. before that plane could land, it had to burn off tons of fuel for about four hours and pretty sense hour there's. some of the passengers on that flight were shaken up but southwest quickly rebooked them on to other flights. >>> a 3-year-old girl is being hail adhero this morning for saving her pregnant mom's life. >> hello. >> my faum mommy fell down the stairs. >> and she has baby. >> you can hear little emma from england tell emergency dispatchers that her mother had fallen down the stairs. she was knocked unconscious and was seven months pregnant at the time and emma stayed calm and remained on the phone until paramedics arrived and while a little early, mom did give birth to a healthy baby boy. this happened last month but just yesterday emma was recognized by the first responders who helped rescue her mother. >>> happening right now, i\nairport yesterday. maybe you watched this play out on realtime on tv. problems with the landing gear forced pilots to abort that flight to chicago midway and circle back to oakland, but not before spending hours in the central valley burning fuel. before that plane could land, it had to burn off tons of fuel for about four hours and pretty sense hour there's. some of the passengers on that flight were shaken up but southwest quickly rebooked them on to other flights. >>> a 3-year-old...\ntrouble makers on a secure and realtime network of cameras. coming up, i'll tell you the numbers, we'll break down how many fans have come through levi stadium in 13 games and how many have been arrested as well as what those infractions have been for. kris sanchez, \"today in the bay.\" >>> 4:34. a life cut too short. this afternoon freshman lucas anglo died on friday. he was hit by a car last week after he ran into the industry in front of school. a memorial service will be held after school in the high school gym. >> a lot of people pulling for him. >>> the e.p.a. will be in middletown this morning to help people clean up after the devastating valley fire. the fire is all but surrounded this morning. now at 97% containment. firefighters have capped the spread at a little more than 76,000 acres and are still working to put out hot spots and mop up. the fire killed four people, and it destroyed nearly 2,000 structures. >>> 4:34. three napa county wineries are joining forces for a fun and tasty benefit to help fire victims. it's billed as the valley fire relief benefit and will inc\ntrouble makers on a secure and realtime network of cameras. coming up, i'll tell you the numbers, we'll break down how many fans have come through levi stadium in 13 games and how many have been arrested as well as what those infractions have been for. kris sanchez, \"today in the bay.\" >>> 4:34. a life cut too short. this afternoon freshman lucas anglo died on friday. he was hit by a car last week after he ran into the industry in front of school. a memorial service will be...\nmeasurements are constantly being taken. they want to make realtime assessments about potential for slides. the team says it plans for the national weather service to send out warnings to the public when needed. >> we've certainly already seen these landslides happening around the bay area. the first big storm of the rainy season we had earlier really caused a problem in the tri-valley. crews in alameda county spent most of the day yesterday cleaning up the mess at patterson pass road. officials say much of the area is barren. >> there's no vegetation and there will be more problems down the road. >> we're anticipating a busy season. everyone is. >> both the roads have since reopened. >>> up next, we're following breaking news. an update to a cargo plane carrying dozens of passengers crashes in south sudan. the pilot's actions may have saved lines. >>> air bnb may have turned off voters with the controversial ad campaign. in the end, the company got what it wanted at the ballot box. south sudan kills dozens -- both on-board the plane, and on >>> a plane crash overnight in south sudan kills doze\nmeasurements are constantly being taken. they want to make realtime assessments about potential for slides. the team says it plans for the national weather service to send out warnings to the public when needed. >> we've certainly already seen these landslides happening around the bay area. the first big storm of the rainy season we had earlier really caused a problem in the tri-valley. crews in alameda county spent most of the day yesterday cleaning up the mess at patterson pass road....\n, sensors, radars so our agents have realtime situational awareness along our borders. for example, been very impressed with vader technology on our drones and surveillance towers. but i've seen along our borders. also means working with the department of defense to reuse equipment no longer needed in theater and places like afghanistan such as the aerostats now we use along the rio grande valley. finally, means making sure the assets we do have are being used effectively. if we have an airplane, helicopter, drone in the sky. those assets with the right kinds of cameras and surveillance equipment to ensure we're not just flying blind. navy guy for many years, retired navy captain. and i remember many a day, we used to chase nuclear submarines when we weren't in southeast asia all over the world. and the idea of fighting nuclear submarines, using binoculars, and not so effective. frankly, the idea of looking for people in a search and rescue mission using binoculars from a p3 aircraft, not so effective. and when we sent aircraft without the right kind of surveillance technology, we're was\n, sensors, radars so our agents have realtime situational awareness along our borders. for example, been very impressed with vader technology on our drones and surveillance towers. but i've seen along our borders. also means working with the department of defense to reuse equipment no longer needed in theater and places like afghanistan such as the aerostats now we use along the rio grande valley. finally, means making sure the assets we do have are being used effectively. if we have an...\nNBC 10 News Today at 6:00a : WCAU : March 13, 2015 6:00am-7:01am EDT\nseeing a lot of green out there with things not slowing down with the realtime traffic data. that's good news. taking a look closer to upper moreland we have an accident on east county line road. and shoemaker road to be aware, crews are out there. and this is what we were talking about in plymouth township. germantown pike a section of germantown pike, there was an up accident earlier that hit a utility pole. so peco crews are out there working to repair that between hallow well road and pleasant road. so one westbound lane is open. two eastbound lanes are open. but just be on the lookout for peco crews heading into the morning commute and more volume starts to stack up. a live look at the schuylkill expressway, we are seeing a few more cars out there but no major delays to speak of. and we just saw this a train headed to the airport terminal is operating ten minutes late. everything else is on or close to schedule. >>> thank you. well, tax season is in full swing and so are criminals hoping to cash in on your fear of the i.r.s. next, what you can do to protect yourself. >>> i'm ma\nseeing a lot of green out there with things not slowing down with the realtime traffic data. that's good news. taking a look closer to upper moreland we have an accident on east county line road. and shoemaker road to be aware, crews are out there. and this is what we were talking about in plymouth township. germantown pike a section of germantown pike, there was an up accident earlier that hit a utility pole. so peco crews are out there working to repair that between hallow well road and...\nToday : WCAU : January 21, 2015 7:00am-11:01am EST\n, realtime updates with the nbc 10 app. now back to the \"today\" show. i'm tracy davidson. thanks for watching. norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to live fuller, deeper, and closer... that's how you cruise like a norwegian. \u266a cruise like a norwegian \u266a book now and choose up to three offers worth up to $2,000 in value. >>> 8:30 on this wednesday morning, 21st of january, 2015. it is a cold one out here on the plaza. we thank the visitors for coming by. they have a good reason to be here. >> carson went to the hat for the last half hour. it's freezing. we have one of our favorite bands, fallout boy. their album is at the top of the charts. they will perform a big hit for us. >> men, women, and kids. if you have it straight you want it curly and if you have curls, you want it straight. what happens when you make the change and surprise your family and friends. hoda shows us what happened with women who tried it\n, realtime updates with the nbc 10 app. now back to the \"today\" show. i'm tracy davidson. thanks for watching. norwegians are free to do everything under the sun. free to cruise at their own speed... free to explore their own way... free to discover a new world of taste... free to smile wider... applaud louder... free to live fuller, deeper, and closer... that's how you cruise like a norwegian. \u266a cruise like a norwegian \u266a book now and choose up to three offers worth up to $2,000...\nPolitics & Public Policy Today : CSPAN3 : June 9, 2015 2:30pm-4:31pm EDT\navoid the benefit of avoided cost. and second we've been trying to get realtime information on rates in new england because our rates are very high and your department has been helpful trying to get realtime information in all of the states and canada and mexico but has been having real challenges in actually getting that information. and i'm curious to know, what you find is the reasons why it is so tough to get that and what the department and ferc can do to reduce the electricity bills for new englanders. and third, this is small but important. we have biomass stove manufacturers and the standards evolve. one of the stove companies is harj stone and they are having a hard time getting basically an answer on what the standards are so that they can comply. so i need -- >> for efficiency. >> right. they have a great product but if they don't get a definition of what the standard is, he is having a hard time. a small but an important company for jobs to vermonters. and net metering, this has an impact on the economic model. vermont has gone in a different direction than most states le\navoid the benefit of avoided cost. and second we've been trying to get realtime information on rates in new england because our rates are very high and your department has been helpful trying to get realtime information in all of the states and canada and mexico but has been having real challenges in actually getting that information. and i'm curious to know, what you find is the reasons why it is so tough to get that and what the department and ferc can do to reduce the electricity bills for...\nToday : KNTV : April 7, 2015 7:00am-11:01am PDT\nshow you what's left on the radar at this point. oh look at that realtime lightning just to the north with the thunderstorms as we head out there the next hour or so. you can see what's developing offshore. this is the core of low pressure. do keep if mind when thunder rolls you want to go indoors and seek shutter. 58 in san francisco. i want to find more out about the lightning and the drive. >> talk about the drive, you can see the bay bridge is stop and go. still bogged down with an earlier accident that we were dealing with out there the freeway all morning long. things were slow going 880 in hayward. we've got an accident on golden drive. in the south bay, not too bad. 101 still slow approaching mountain view. back to you, kris. >> when we say realtime we mean realtime. more news coming up in the next half hour. >> we are back with more on this tuesday morning. as i mentioned yesterday i had easter dinner courtesy of al roker. i made al's lamb, but i dropped the entire main course on the floor in front of my guests. the problem was i department use the right pot holder. which wil\nshow you what's left on the radar at this point. oh look at that realtime lightning just to the north with the thunderstorms as we head out there the next hour or so. you can see what's developing offshore. this is the core of low pressure. do keep if mind when thunder rolls you want to go indoors and seek shutter. 58 in san francisco. i want to find more out about the lightning and the drive. >> talk about the drive, you can see the bay bridge is stop and go. still bogged down with an...\narea head to our website, nbcbayarea.com, there you can find our realtime interactive bay area quake map. it lists all of the quakes over the last 24 hours regardless of magnitude. we are constantly updating this story, bob redell is tweeting out new information, you can also download our nbc bay area app for free to get the latest information anytime. >>> developing this morning, we are waiting for an update on the condition of a man who was shot by fremont police. he is accused of chasing his roommates with a knife. this happened on baffin avenue near san pedro drive which is near new park mall. police tell us a woman called 911 around 7:00 last night saying she and another woman were being chased by that roommate. when police got there had he say they were confronted by that man with a knife and two of the officers opened fire. neighbors living in that usually quiet neighborhood say that they are shocked. >> shocked. i really can't believe thatting something like this happened on our street. i hope the guy is still alive. i hope nothing -- you know, he didn't get killed or anythin\narea head to our website, nbcbayarea.com, there you can find our realtime interactive bay area quake map. it lists all of the quakes over the last 24 hours regardless of magnitude. we are constantly updating this story, bob redell is tweeting out new information, you can also download our nbc bay area app for free to get the latest information anytime. >>> developing this morning, we are waiting for an update on the condition of a man who was shot by fremont police. he is accused of...\nToday in the Bay : KNTV : April 21, 2015 6:00am-7:01am PDT\nto buy a new crime mapping software. the new software would update crime reports in realtime compared to 24-lour delay if with a current software. >>> in less than an hour a bed rock hospital in the east bay is going to shut doors for good. that will leave thousands of people wondering where they can go for medical wear. \"today in the bay\" stephanie trong is live from the doctors medical center in san pablo. stephanie, there's a new urgent care center moving in to help bridge that gap. >> reporter: that's right. good morning. conveniently across the street from the hospital on veil road but it won't be close to meeting the needs, this gap that is left here with the doctors medical closure at 7:00 this morning. you see the empty lot here. the hospital had a yearly deficit of 18 to $20 million serving low income and uninsured patients p the county is urging those without health insurance to call free 24\/7 device nurse line for nonlife threatening conditions. the new urgent care center opened yesterday called lifelong urgent care, five exam room, x-ray room, and emergency services like b\nto buy a new crime mapping software. the new software would update crime reports in realtime compared to 24-lour delay if with a current software. >>> in less than an hour a bed rock hospital in the east bay is going to shut doors for good. that will leave thousands of people wondering where they can go for medical wear. \"today in the bay\" stephanie trong is live from the doctors medical center in san pablo. stephanie, there's a new urgent care center moving in to help...\nNews4 Today at 4:30 : WRC : August 28, 2015 4:30am-5:01am EDT\n-monium continues. >> mei xiang. >>> \"news4 today\" starts now. >> that was in realtime. that panda moving around. >> panda cam from the national zoo. >> she's up early. that's what happens when you have a newborn. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to \"news4 today.\" all that in a minute, but first let's check in with kristin wright and a live update at the newsdesk. >> a student who was shot at a college campus, just last night, has died we have learned. this is new information from what we told you at the top of the show. police swarmed savannah state university in georgia last night. the campus was on lockdown. someone was shooting in the student union. the student who was killed was a junior from atlanta. no word on the shooter at this point. we just know that police are investigating. back to you. >> all right, thank you. >>> let's turn things over to chuck bell now. he's breaking down the hour by hour forecast. >> all right. a beautiful way to get your friday morning started. your weekend just one little old work day away. 54 now out in the\n-monium continues. >> mei xiang. >>> \"news4 today\" starts now. >> that was in realtime. that panda moving around. >> panda cam from the national zoo. >> she's up early. that's what happens when you have a newborn. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to \"news4 today.\" all that in a minute, but first let's check in with kristin wright and a live update at the newsdesk. >> a student who was shot at...\n7News Today in New England : WHDH : October 4, 2015 9:00am-10:30am EDT\nstrides against breast cancer this morning, we realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. know good sunday morning, i'm jennifer eagan. so much more straight ahead ahead on 7 news today in new england. we will follow the strides against breast cancer walk, we had pete bouchard out there this morning and the crowds are filling up and everybody is dressed this pink for this wonderful cause to help support the disease so many people battle. and it looks like they had a good morning shaping up, too. gusty this morning, and its seems like the rain has faded away, not drizzling or anything, and for the walk it shouldn't be too bad. chris, what do you say >> a different story, yesterday morgue we had the patchy light rain and electricity out there. -- and drizzle out there. 48 in bedford and 53 in my mouthed. one thing that we have seen, out of the northeast, gusting over 30 miles an hour and likely to see that throughout the day, strongest gusts on the coastline np go-around, the tide is high, so we are not looking for any coastal flooding as we go to the next couple day ofs. c\nstrides against breast cancer this morning, we realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. know good sunday morning, i'm jennifer eagan. so much more straight ahead ahead on 7 news today in new england. we will follow the strides against breast cancer walk, we had pete bouchard out there this morning and the crowds are filling up and everybody is dressed this pink for this wonderful cause to help support the disease so many people battle. and it looks like they had a good morning...\nNews4 Today : WRC : February 7, 2015 6:00am-7:01am EST\nfaa and said this realtime data means you can maximize airspace that would improve flight routes and cut costs on fuel. >> as for flight tracking in the case of mh 370, no one knows if it prevented the plane from getting lost, but they believe it would greatly advance the efforts to find it. once it is fully operational, it will be free to search and rescue crews. >> we will test and make sure the pay loads work proper looy and launch out of california using the rocket. >> a new frontier in flying in the works. working to eventually make the case of missing planes a thing of the past. >> and although they have been working with the faa to create a similar system last year it is specifically just for the u.s. and covers specifically planes over land. they have not said it they will sign up for the global service yet. >> kids may soon see teachers at d.c. public schools. they came up with a plan to bring more quality teachers to the schools. to see public schools they offered bonuses up to $20,000 for highly effective teacher who is stayed in schools with a high poverty rate. they offe\nfaa and said this realtime data means you can maximize airspace that would improve flight routes and cut costs on fuel. >> as for flight tracking in the case of mh 370, no one knows if it prevented the plane from getting lost, but they believe it would greatly advance the efforts to find it. once it is fully operational, it will be free to search and rescue crews. >> we will test and make sure the pay loads work proper looy and launch out of california using the rocket. >> a...\nNews4 Today : WRC : April 21, 2015 5:00am-6:01am EDT\nhomeland security ordered a full security review. new rules include realtime background checks for airport employees. workers will have to go through screening before boarding a plane and fewer access points to secure areas. >>> we want to know would you go on a borderline date on someone not based on their looks or what you like about them but their refrigerator. there's actually a refrigerator dating expert and he says finding love is all about what's in your fridge and how you pack it. >> hmm. >> the brand of stuff that you buy, even a hint maybe. if they are renting, maybe they are more mobile if ans older model refrigerator perhaps you are a saver. >> when you look at somebody's fridge, you can learn so much about their health lifestyle, income to the kind of romantic partner they will be. stonehill says schek checking out the fridge makes perfect sense because 99% of dating involves eating and drinking. >> dare i ask what you would want your potential date to have in their fridge? >> he says -- he says you want like an appetizer to share. you want him to have hummus. if you are a dri\nhomeland security ordered a full security review. new rules include realtime background checks for airport employees. workers will have to go through screening before boarding a plane and fewer access points to secure areas. >>> we want to know would you go on a borderline date on someone not based on their looks or what you like about them but their refrigerator. there's actually a refrigerator dating expert and he says finding love is all about what's in your fridge and how you pack...\nguns on a flights in atlanta. now, new rules require realtime background check for airport employees. workers will go through screening before boarding a plane. . >>> in just a few hour, a allow -- louden county robotic team will be reunited. roboloco was found in knoxville last week after it was stolen after a competition. world championships start tomorrow in st. louis. the team has already shipped its back-up robot for those championships. turned up just in time. the robot was still in the truck with everything. >> nice to get it back. a lot of folks stepped up to help them out with the replacement robot. >> probably have to check them out. good luck. >> let's get you updated open the forecast. >>> for today, plenty of sunshine breezy at times, the entire day and highs near 70. walking the dog, today is one of those days where it's perfect for the longer walk. exercising comfortable, doing some yard work looking good there. again, high temperature today near 70 degrees, around noon we'll be in the mid 60s. 7:00 p.m. temperatures around 66. plenty of sunshine. beautiful this evenin\nguns on a flights in atlanta. now, new rules require realtime background check for airport employees. workers will go through screening before boarding a plane. . >>> in just a few hour, a allow -- louden county robotic team will be reunited. roboloco was found in knoxville last week after it was stolen after a competition. world championships start tomorrow in st. louis. the team has already shipped its back-up robot for those championships. turned up just in time. the robot was...\nrealtime data means you can maximize airspace that would improve routes and cut cost on fuel. as for flight tracking in the case of 370, no one knows if the system would have prevented the plain from getting lost. they believe they would advance the efforts to find it. once the alert is operational, it would be freed to rescue crews. >> we will test to make sure the pay loads and satellites work properly and launch time out of california using the falcon nine rocket. >> i new frontier of flying in the works, working to make the case of missing planes a thing of the past. they have been working with the faa and not said whether it will sign up for the global service just idea. >> kids may see new teachers. the school system is am category up with a plan to bring more quality teachers to poor performing schools. the schools have offered bonuses up to $20,000 for teacher who is stay in schools with a high poverty rate. >> survey shows public school teachers oppose all options for starting high school later. that's according to a union survey by \"the washington post.\" nearly half of the\nrealtime data means you can maximize airspace that would improve routes and cut cost on fuel. as for flight tracking in the case of 370, no one knows if the system would have prevented the plain from getting lost. they believe they would advance the efforts to find it. once the alert is operational, it would be freed to rescue crews. >> we will test to make sure the pay loads and satellites work properly and launch time out of california using the falcon nine rocket. >> i new...\nNBC 10 News Today at 5:00a : WCAU : January 2, 2015 5:00am-5:31am EST\ndownload it for free and get realtime radar, up to the minute forecast and weather alerts for your neighborhood. >>> 5:21 a.m. the college football national championship is set. after new year's day of big matchups in the first ever ncaa playoffs. in the sugar bowl ohio state upset the number 1 ranked alabama crimson tide. the game came down to the final minutes, but the buckeyes held on to win, 42-35. >>> in that other semifinal game, the oregon ducks took on florida state in the rose bowl. it was close, until the second half. then the ducks pulled away frr the 59-20 route. oregon will face ohio state in the national championship on january 12th. >>> coming up at 5:45 we'll tell you about the changes some hospitals are making as the number of flu cases continues to rise. >>> and defective parts, the latest recall you need to know about this morning. thank you cable. for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you... we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. the numbers don'\ndownload it for free and get realtime radar, up to the minute forecast and weather alerts for your neighborhood. >>> 5:21 a.m. the college football national championship is set. after new year's day of big matchups in the first ever ncaa playoffs. in the sugar bowl ohio state upset the number 1 ranked alabama crimson tide. the game came down to the final minutes, but the buckeyes held on to win, 42-35. >>> in that other semifinal game, the oregon ducks took on florida state...\nrealtime traffic data. a lot of green on the schuylkill expressway, interstate 295. going to montgomery county there are fire crews and a section of first avenue shut down at robinson alley as they clean up the fire. matt delucia is live on the scene and you'll hear from him in a few minutes. route 100 at route 30 road conditions are dry for now and things are looking pretty good. no major problems to report out there. taking a look at your drive times later in the morning commute. tracy? >>> right now we are monitoring progress of firefighters as they try to get a house fire in conshohocken under control. matt delucia is live on the scene and a half hour ago you were being kept back. where are you now? >> reporter: tracy, we did move up closer to the scene. and right behind me is where the damage is. first i want to show you a little bit -- you can see heavy fire there in the back of the house moving up from the second and floor of the study. you can see a lot of rain there from firefighters out here on the scene, although you can see the fires we don't see anycan still bring a lot of\nrealtime traffic data. a lot of green on the schuylkill expressway, interstate 295. going to montgomery county there are fire crews and a section of first avenue shut down at robinson alley as they clean up the fire. matt delucia is live on the scene and you'll hear from him in a few minutes. route 100 at route 30 road conditions are dry for now and things are looking pretty good. no major problems to report out there. taking a look at your drive times later in the morning commute. tracy?...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Pros We Love\nThe Xec\nThe Xec \u2013 Course outline\nThe Xec \u2013 Tutors\nThe Xec \u2013 Mentors\nMeet the Class of '22\nThe Xec \u2013 Apply\nbme pr pros\nHome The Xec. Class of '22\nPros We Love: Ben Roberts, Director, Harvard\nby Elizabeth Bananuka\nAs a director at Harvard, Ben sits on the company's Senior Leadership Team and runs one of the B2B technology PR divisions, which has more than doubled in size during his four and half years at the company. He leads key accounts, including Dropbox, Tata Communications, and Mirakl, providing senior client counsel, planning, and messaging.\nBen is an authentic and transparent leader, consistently focused on people, their experience, and their development right across the agency. He is also a D&I leader at Harvard, responsible for the culture and engagement pillar of the company D&I people plan. In this role, he drives a consistent feedback loop through a number of initiatives to ensure people have a voice, the company listens, and relevant actions are taken.\nPrior to joining Harvard, Ben worked at Weber Shandwick on the Microsoft EMEA account for over three years across regional coordination and campaign development, strategic media, crisis, executive communications and more.\nBen's passion for technology came from his love of computer games, with a special place in his heart for the Legend of Zelda games series. He loves all things sport and is keen on fitness, though is probably at an age that he'll have to hang up the 5-a-side boots soon.\nDescribe yourself\/your background in 5 words max?\nEnglish-Malaysian-Welsh South Londoner\nHow did you get into PR\/communications?\nWhen I returned home from a few months travelling in my early 20s, my mum told me in no uncertain terms that I had to stop playing computer games and get a job. I fired off my CV to a million places and the first to take me was a small technology PR agency. I had to Google what PR was before the interview!\nWhat do you love about your job?\nTwo key things for me. First is the variety \u2013 every week I'm lucky enough to work across client campaigns and plans, new business pitches, training, D&I initiatives, and so much more. The second is people management \u2013 I love helping people see their potential and then realise it.\nWhat are you most proud of?\nI ruptured my anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when I was about 23 and it didn't just prevent me from playing sport, it felt like the end of a huge part of my identity. I worked my arse off doing the excruciatingly dull rehab diligently with encouragement from friends and family, built up to running a 10k eight and half months after the operation, and got back to playing sport within the year.\nWhat's been the hardest lesson to learn?\nMistakes aren't forever and holding onto regret will hold you back.\nWho are your favourite people in PR and why?\nThose who can balance the complete bull**** that PR can be and agency life can bring with authenticity for clients and the team. Matt Tubbs and Mark Penman, both former colleagues, did this brilliantly and I still think about some of the laughable situations we found ourselves in and how we handled them!\nWhat skill do you think every PR\/comms person has to nail?\nHow to play nice with others. We're always having to work with colleagues, clients, stakeholders, media, influencers, the list is endless. You can be a one-person army in terms of your skillset, but if you can't work with others you'll still fail.\nWhat is your favourite social network and why?\nInstagram. I like pretty pictures and am great at wasting time.\nWhat's your favourite podcast and why?\nGuardian Football Weekly. Great analysis, brilliantly dry sense of humour, and it keeps me sane whether on a run or doing the washing up.\nWho is your favourite journalist and why?\nBarry Glendening from the Guardian. Fantastic sportswriter with strong opinions, endless wit, and an enviable command of language to engage his audience whether writing or talking.\nWhat's the best advice you've ever been given?\nBack yourself. I'm not the most confident person in the world and sometimes a little reassurance can go a very long way. So, back yourself \u2013 you may surprise yourself when it comes to how much you can achieve.\nBiggest PR campaign fail and yay of 2021 so far?\nI couldn't stand the Heinz Baked Beans and Weetabix breakfast Twitter thread. I find that awkward flirtation between brands to be so contrived to the point of discomfort \u2013 I couldn't believe people were posting about and engaging with it. Awful.\nI loved Macmillan's Whatever it Takes campaign. I'm not sure it's possible to watch the video and not cry. It's a stunning piece of content that dances on the audience's heartstrings as you experience the emotionally charged moments and relationships shared between Macmillan staff and cancer patients.\nFinally, on the D' word\u2026 What can the sector do to encourage diversity?\nUrgently improve representation at the most senior levels. It seems like there's a flurry of hiring diverse talent at the junior levels, but the upper echelons of management remain white only. We need a seat at the table, and we need role models.\nConnect with Ben Roberts on LinkedIn and Twitter.\nBen was awarded a place on The Xec. Leadership Scheme for UK-based Black, Asian, Mixed Race and Ethnic Minority PR and comms pros. He will be mentored by Chinedu Udezue, Senior Strategy Consultant.\nPros We Love: Sanjani Shah, Global Head of PR, The Body Shop\nPros We Love: Maxine Myers, Communications Manager, Imperial College London\nElizabeth Bananuka\nPros We Love (94)\nThe Xec. Class of '22 (9)\nCopyright \u00a9 bme pr pros 2021","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Henrietta Harding\nYour favorite Regency Romance place\nA Scandalous Love for the Enticing Duke (Preview)\nThe gloom in the dark chamber could be felt as soon as one stepped into it. One needed not to glance around, to take in the situation before a guess could be made. The discomforting smell of medicine scented in the air, along with blood that had just been bled out, making it obvious that someone in this room, was down with a serious ailment.\nThe chamber's glory shone poorly in this state. The tapestries and curtains had been brought down to guard Henry Stamford's eyes, which now hurt from too much sunlight. Hence, the chamber was cast in a dimness that did little to show off the expensive furnishings of the chamber. The bed, made from the finest wood money could buy, the wooden floors which shone with glory, reflecting the sun's goodness, the chairs that the Duke had specially ordered to be sent down from Greece, and the vanity from the best wood maker in Italy. Yes, indeed, Henry Stamford was a man of style, and he had this house that was art to many, to show for that. Sadly, here he was, on his sick bed, unable to stand and move around by himself, to admire the work he had taken years to put together and many more years to adore. Even when he did manage to, from his confinement, the beauty was nothing compared to what it was, under the grace of nature's light. It was one of the things that made his soul weary, as his hope for recovery dwindled daily.\nStill, all of these unpleasantries did not hinder his carersfrom making sure he got the necessary attention required. His servants moved around, getting rid of what dirt lay around. By his side, his wife, Elizabeth Stamford, sat, holding his frail hands as they waited for the servants to leave so that the doctor would commence his examination. As soon as it was just them in the room together with his valet, Callaghan, and his doctor, Mr Wimpletton, his examinations began.\nHe watched as Doctor Wimpletton opened the wooden box that contained his tools and brought out a stethoscope. Henry knew what was to come next \u2013Wimpletton would request for him to be blindfolded, so that the curtains could be raised for better light. Right on cue, Wimpletton spoke.\n\"Err\u2026 If you would please, have His Grace blindfolded so that we may raise the curtain for better lighting.\"\nCallaghan marched over to him, to cover his eyes with a piece of black cravat. Momentarily blinded, he heightened his other senses so that he could be aware of what was happening around him. Callaghan's distinctive footfalls sounded, and a few seconds later, the room felt brighter.\nHenry felt Wimpletton bend over him and knew that the doctor now had his ears close to his chest to get his heartbeat. It was steady; he would tell Wimpletton that, if only he asked. That was unlikely, for it was common knowledge that the man liked to see and hear things for himself.\n\"His blood is still dark?\"\nElizabeth gave a huge, sad sigh, and his heart ached. He hated seeing her this way.\n\"A little. It started to look lighter this morning. It worries me so, Mr Wimpletton. Whatever does this mean?\"\n\"I really cannot say, Your Grace. The ailment that befalls the Duke is likened to none I have ever witnessed in my thirteen years of practice. I declare, it really is something to cause a wonder. A thing of befuddlement, I must confess.\" He stopped at that and went back to Henry's upper form.\nHe was still blindfolded, but he knew Wimpletton was observing him, thanks to the sunlight that now spilled into the room, making that easier to do. Earlier that morning, Elizabeth had told him that he still looked pale with sorrow in her eyes. Still,he felt flushed with the fever that ailed him. His lips were chapped, almost birthing scales, and his hair was starting to thin out. He felt so weak and tired, every day he seemed to wake up with a new pain.\nHe had to be strong; he knew this. But sometimes, his predicament saddened him so much, that tears filled his eyes. He desperately wished that this strange sickness would be over. That by some stroke of luck, what ailed him would be diagnosed so that appropriate treatment could commence. Unfortunately, wishes were not horses, and even a man of status and enormous wealth like him could not afford to ride.\nHe remained still as Wimpletton took his hand, held it gently, and then pressed two fingers to the streams of veins on his wrist to take his pulse. The room stayed quiet \u2013 no one had any interest indistracting the physician from his work with the slightest noise.\nWimpletton finally released his hands, but not before placing them carefully on the bed, lest they fell with a thud. His voice filled the air as he broke the silence.\n\"You may release the curtains and remove the blindfold.\" At the doctor's instructions, Callaghan dropped the curtains and walked back to his master to remove the blindfold.\nHenry flexed the muscles of his eyes as the cravat came off, trying to adjust to the dim lighting. He finally focussed on Wimpletton who was now at his feet, reaching for the leeches that had been used to suture the cut on his left foot. He held a breath and pressed his lips together, swallowing the pain as Wimpletton yanked the terrible insects off.\nThe physician seemed to have sensed his agony, for he muttered, \"My apologies.\" Then as he rose from his bending position,\"I have removed the leeches for it seems His Grace has been bled enough for this week. He needs his rest, and I do not want to drain him of all his blood. I shall continue to correspond with my colleagues in the country and overseas, but I must confess, I am not entirely certain about the outcome of this.\"\n\"Mr Wimpletton, I beg you not to mince words with me,\"Henry finally spoke, taking great care to do so, for even talking these days, required great energy.\n\"Is there hope for a recovery? Or shall this be my deathbed? If so, then you must tell me in plain words so I shall begin to put my affairs in order. I might have lived a life not as long as I would have loved to, but I shall not deny it has been a life well lived. If I have to go soon, I do not mind. I only do not want to be taken by surprise.\" He needed to know.\nWimpletton said nothing for a while. He seemed to be in great thoughts, and Henry wondered just what it was he was thinking. Perhaps he was considering how best to break the news of his imminent death to him. When he finally spoke, Henry knew he had been right.\n\"Your Grace. I am deeply sorry and sad to tell you this. You have been on this sickbed for over two months, and I have seen no improvements. From a professional point of view, I do not think you shall overcome this, My Lord. A different case, it would have been, if we could diagnose this ailment, but as it holds, that is yet to happen. I will suggest you do as you have just said. Put your affairs in order and prepare your household. You may be taken from us at any time. Right now, we can only pray. The Lord be with you, My Lord.\"\nHe bowed as he finished speaking and began to gather his things into his wooden toolbox. No one said anything;they were too busy swallowing the implication of the doctor's words. Henry watched as Callaghan turned away, and he gave a grim smile. There was very little doubt that his dear valet and friend of many years was shedding a tear or two. Beside him, he heard quiet sniffling and adjusted his head so he could look at his wife. Indeed, she too was crying and her tears rolled down her cheeks in un-hushed streams.\nIt felt like a heavy morsel clogged his throat as he watched those tears flow. Oh, how much he hated to see her so sad, watch her cry over his bed every now and then, hear her sobs when she thought he was asleep. He knew that this was taking a huge toll on her and more for this woman he loved than himself, he prayed hard that he recovered from this. Summoning more strength from within, he swallowed the lump in his throat and reached for her hands. When he took them in his and squeezed, she looked up at him, all the love she felt evident in her eyes. It overwhelmed him.\nRealising that he was seeing her cry, she hurriedly dashed away the tears with her kerchief. Then she gave him a small smile. He smiled in return, happy to see the tears gone. Elizabeth was strong. Whatever happened, he had to believe that she would pull through just fine. She covered the hand that held her and cleared her throat as she broke eye contact to look at Wimpletton.\n\"You said you would contact your colleagues?\"\n\"That is right, madam.\"\n\"In the case that no one can offer a definite answer as regards this, do you think there is any treatment you can administer to my husband, so that he could at least be strong enough to move about for his last days? The season is coming, and I would love for him to enjoy one last season. Do you not share the same thoughts, Henry?\"She turned to look at Henry who stared at her in wonder. She was brilliant; he knew this.\n\"Is this possible, Wimpletton?\" he croaked. Why had he not thought of this earlier?\nThe physician seemed so lost for words that he stuttered at first. \"Your Grace\u2026 Th\u2026 that is\u2026\" A pause to regain his composure, and a sharp clearing of throat as he stood upright and straightened his shoulders.\n\"That is a most excellent suggestion, My Lady. We can manage that; I am certain. I will look into medicine that can help the Duke live his last days with more strength. Mayhap, they would not be his last if the Lord answers our prayers.\"\nPleased to hear this, that there was still a little bit of hope, a little candle flickering, but burning nonetheless, he returned his wife's bright smile as she looked at him again.\n\"Do you hear that, Henry? You shall be able to make it to the season.\"Whatdid he ever do right in this lifetime to have deserved such a wonderful woman?If this worked, he was going to be on his feet again, be able to move around, to behold sunlight. He felt her tender hands caress his cheeks before turning to Wimpletton who had looked away in their moment of privacy.\n\"We shall be waiting to hear from you, Wimpletton. You must understand, if you can get my husband on his feet again, howbeit for such a short period, we shall remain indebted to you. I give you my word as your Lady.\"\nUpon hearing this, Wimpletton lowered into a deep, regal bow, more than happy to be of service.\n\"If thou wishes it so, My Lady. I am the honoured one for having this opportunity, to do this for my good Lord.\" He stretched back to his full length. \"If that would be all, with your permission, I shall take my leave.\"\n\"You may leave, Wimpletton. We shall call for you if any urgent matter arises.\"\n\"I shall do my best to respond as soon as I can, if any such call should arrive. Good day, Your Grace.\"\nHe dropped another bow before taking his leave. Elizabeth must have wanted time alone with him, for she called on Callaghan.\n\"See Mr Wimpletton off, will you?\"\nThe valet dropped a bow and followed the doctor out. As they stepped out of the room, they could be heard engaging in small talk. As soon as their voices became faint, Elizabeth hugged her husband, placing her head on his chest as more tears left her eyes.\n\"I cannot believe this, Henry. Was it not just yesterday when you were racing me to the stream on Kingston, as strong as an ox? How did we get here so fast?\"\nHenry could hear the sadness in his wife's voice, and it pained him to see her so sad. He knew if this ailment took him, it would be a hard blow on Elizabeth. He worried for her more than he worried for himself. So, needing to take what little of her sadness he could away, he teased.\n\"I remember that day as clear as the skies, Elizabeth. I won again, as always. You were so far behind on Queen that I had to return to you. Then you pushed me off Kingston, and before I could get back on, you raced to the stream.\"\nJerking up, she looked at him, flabbergasted, as if unable to believe the ridiculousness of his accusations.\n\"Henry Stamford, did you just accuse me of cheating to win that race? Because I remember, quite well for the matter, that you fell off that horse on your own,and you never got to the stream in the first place, talk more of returning to me! I won, fair and square.\" She ended with her chin up as he dissolved into a fit of laughter, suddenly feeling stronger with Wimpletton's promise.\n\"Oh Elizabeth. I never would have fallen off my horse in the first place if you had not flashed me your undergarments, intentionally.\"\n\"I know not what you speak of My Lord. I was riding astride; it is only normal for my clothing to enter a state of disarray. And this is a much different story than the narrative you told earlier,\"she ended, pretending to be hurt, but he knew better. It also gladdened him that she had forgotten her sorrow for long enough to play along.\n\"I fell; you won. These were constant in both narratives, were they not? I see no lie, dear woman wife. I may be a sick man, but I will not be accused of being a liar.\"\nHe watched her heart melt before she bent to give him a kiss on the lips. \"A fair game, would you not call it, husband man? Since you began with the accusations, after all,\"she countered, causing him to break into hearty laughter again. Elizabeth smiled at this, aware that it had been a while since she heard him laugh so heartily.\n\"Enough of that. Kiss me again dear wife; remind me of how that particular day ended.\"\nShe flushed at this, and he knew what she was thinking of. It was the same memory that rang in his mind at this moment. How they had made sweet love by the river. Tenderly, passionately, like it almost always was with them. When she lowered her head to capture his lips in another soft kiss, he welcomed the sensations.\n\"Aye. That is more like it. I cannot wait for Wimpletton to return with the medicine so that I may be able to act that scene fully again.\" He ended with a wink, causing her to dissolve into a fit of laughter of her own. Then she lifted her hands to his cheeks and began to stroke, holding his gaze with her pure amethyst eyes.\n\"Oh, Henry. I love you so much. It's never going to be the same without you. I shall be so lonely. However, shall I survive?\"she cried.\n\"Shhh. Do not say that Elizabeth. You shall do just fine. You have Nicholas, and you have the memories of our love to carry on with. Thirty years together. That is going to count, right?\"\n\"Good. In that case, do not be sad, and do not think that surviving will be difficult. You are strong, and you will do so, just fine. Nicholas will take care of you too. Of that I am certain.\"\nNicholas was the only child they had been blessed with, in all their years of marriage. At first, Elizabeth had worried he would be unhappy with her and seek another wife or a mistress, but he never said a word of complaint to her. It never crossed his mind, not even in the three years it took for her to become heavy with Nicholas. He had loved her through it all, cherished her like she was the only woman he saw and remained faithful to her. That was something many women of the ton could not boast of.To think that they had had to grow in love.\n\"Do you think we should let him know?\"\nHenry thought about this for a while before responding.\n\"I would rather not. At least, not now. He would be so devastated, Elizabeth.\"\nElizabeth nodded, agreeing with him.\n\"Speaking of Nicholas, since I would be\u2026 leaving, do you not think it is time for him to take a wife? We have given him enough time to bury his head in those books of his, do you not reckon? He is not getting any younger, especially at twenty and seven summers. I declare, we need to get him married.\" It was a thought that had plagued his mind in the past weeks, and he only hoped his wife would agree. She raised her head at that.\n\"You are right. He has spent enough time in his books. However, Nicholas has not so much as declared any interest in any young lady of the ton, or his peerage for that matter. I doubt he would be kin on the idea of marriage so suddenly, Henry. If it must happen, then we shall have to find a wife for him from a respectable household lest he makes a wrong choice, especially with the season coming around.\"\n\"Indeed. Indeed. I would very much like to see him married before I go. We know a number of ladies from reputable households. We could think hard on whom to arrange for him. I would prefer a mature lady who has not only just left the schoolroom. You know how Nicholas is. He would need an older lady with developed senses who would arrest his attention, longer than those books of his.\"\n\"Ahh. Yes. I can think of a few families, but all of them have daughters who are already married, betrothed, or just out of the schoolroom. It shall be hard to find such a lady, Henry.\"\nThis placed him into deep thoughts. She had to be one who could engage Nicholas in sensible chitchat, not the meaninglessness ones from air-headed schoolgirls, for Nicholas would accept nothing less. But\u2026 Who could such a lady be?\nHe thought and thought until he remembered his dear friend, Williams Birmingham, the Duke of Cambridge. He and Williams had attended Eaton together and remained business partners until now. How was it that he had not quickly come to mind? Indeed, Williams had three daughters, all of whom were unmarried, and the eldest daughter was the perfect age he sought for his son. Eyes twinkling, he looked up at his wife.\n\"Elizabeth. You must remember Williams, the Duke of Cambridge. You and his wife, Victoria, have met for tea a number of times, I presume I am correct?\"\nShe seemed to think for a few seconds, her brows furrowed in confusion before clearing with realization. \"Ahh. Yes. Yes, you are. Although, I do not care for the Duchess; I remember quite well that they have three daughters, ripe for marriage, and yet to be promised.\" Her eyes lit up as she put two and two together, and Henry saw another reason why he loved this woman. She had wit that could not be matched.\n\"You are thinking of Agnes Birmingham, are you not?\"\n\"Aye. I knew you would figure it out. I have met with the young miss, a few times. Lovely child and sensible too. Aye. I think she would do just fine for our Nicholas. And that family, I have heard not of a single scandal to tarnish their good name. I do not think we could get a better match for Nicholas.\"\n\"I agree,\" Elizabeth replied, bobbing her head.\n\"In that case, we shall write a letter to the Birminghams and have it delivered before the season commences. We must know if they would like such a union between our families.\"\n\"Of course! Howbeit, I do not conceive that would be an issue. We have just as good a standing as them, after all! Nicholas is also a fine young man. One of the most eligible bachelors in all of England, except the Prince of course, even if I do say so myself.\" She sounded like it was absurd to even consider that anyone would reject them. It was only to be expected from a mother who was as proud of her son as she was of Nicholas.\n\"You shall get no arguments from me, dear wife. If it is settled, you shall call the scribe and have him draw up a proposal. Then, we shall send James to have it delivered to their manor in Cambridge.\"\n\"I shall do just that. Oh Henry, if things go as planned, it is going to be a wonderful season!\"\n\"Indeed Elizabeth. It is.\"\nOne of Victoria Birmingham's favourite times of the day was her traditional afternoon tea with her friends in her drawing room, which was her fondest place in the manor. From the regal furnishing and the comfortable chairs, to the windows which opened out to the field and pond, affording her visitors a lovely view, one could say that the reason why the Duchess organised these tea parties in the first place was to show off her exquisite taste. She never hid the fact that she had singlehandedly redesigned the drawing room after marrying Williams, for the state in which it had been before was tasteless and terribly old-fashioned. In her words \u2013 a sight for poor eyes. So she went to work immediately and had her dear husband ensure that the drawing room was made to her taste. Now, it served as a good place to afford her much needed company in this country life which got terribly boring without the season to keep her busy.\nThere was always so much juicy gossip to be shared during these visits, and this was why she hated to be interrupted. Out of courtesy, her guests were expected to wait until her return before saying anything further, but she knew that was not the case. She could hardly fault them since she was just as guilty of the same offence when positions were reversed. She was the one to continue discussions as soon as the hostess made excuses for her leave, insisting that she could be filled in later. For this reason, Victoria was of the opinion that the few minutes of her absence was usually an avenue to discuss her. Everyone in her household knew better than to disturb her with unnecessary matters that could be attended to later. This made her wonder why the butler, Edward, was standing by her side this beautiful afternoon, trying to gain her attention. Miffed, she halted the ongoing conversation with a hand in the air and turned to him, giving the haughtiest look she could muster.\n\"Yes Edward? Do you care to inform the ladies and me why you have decided to interrupt our tea session this afternoon with such lovely weather outside?\" There was absolutely no need to bring the weather into play, she simply liked to overkill.\nThe butler tried not to shift on his feet; notwithstanding, it was obvious that he was not happy to be in this position.\n\"My apologies, my ladies.\" He bowed, one hand folded on his back as he did, while the other remain fisted by his side. They nodded at him, and although he could not see, stood up just in time \u2013 it came with years of practice.\n\"I have only been sent to inform Your Grace that My Lord has requested your presence. I informed him of your session, but he insisted I come for you. He says it is matter of urgency, and I am not to return without you.\"\nVictoria's expression softened a bit on hearing this, but it did not stop her from feeling put off by the interruption. Still, she knew if her husband was taking her away from her guests, it really was something which needed her immediate attention. Hence, she rose on her feet and proceeded to regard all the women seated around her ballroom, with their ladies in waiting. Squaring her shoulders and straightening her spine, she lifted her head, feeling like the self-proclaimed Queen she was.\n\"Ladies. You must pardon me, I pray thee. We have all heard from my butler's mouth, and it is common knowledge that I must not keep My Lord waiting. If you would be gracious enough to excuse me for some minutes, I shall return as soon as I can manage to leave the Duke's presence. I do hope this is fine by you, and I am permitted to take my leave?\"\nA murmur of agreement went round, and she smiled, pleased that they had not answered differently than she had been expecting them to. Her asking for permission had only been a matter of courtesy, after all.\n\"Well, in that case, we shall continue this discussion upon my return. Enjoy yourselves.\" Her voice was as cheery as it could be, but no one could lie that they had not detected the note of warning in them. Before she left, she gave her maid who was in charge of pouring the tea, a wink,and the woman who was named Betty, curtsied. Since her ladies would be leaving with her, she could trust Betty to keep her ears open for any gossip that would be shared in her absence. Her own servants were her tested and trusted gossip mill, as long as the Birmingham household was concerned, and very little went on without her knowledge in this house.\nNodding to the women in her drawing room again, she lifted her skirts and let Edward lead her to her husband.\nAs they walked, she nodded at servants who greeted her, none of them able to meet her gaze. It pleased her greatly that they revered her so. Although she knew they only respected her so much because of the fear she had instilled in them. Well, it worked perfectly for her. She was of the opinion that inferiors had to be afraid of their superiors, tremble constantly in their presence, so as to be constantly reminded of their place. She was a ruthless woman who loved power and wealth, relished it, took maximum advantage of it, and felt no guilt, whatsoever.\nIndeed, she was an arrogant aristocrat, through and through. The model for propriety and a perfect example of the personalities the ton comprised. She knew that she had very few true friends because of this, but it bothered her not in the slightest.\nSoon, they arrived at the Duke's study, and she dismissed Edward.\n\"I do not have to be announced to my own husband in my own home, Edward.\"\nHer ladies-in-waiting stayed behind, not needing her instruction to do so. It was common knowledge that the Duchess did not welcome an audience when she wanted to have a private word with her husband.\nShe found her husband, the Duke of Cambridge lounging on the chair by his desk.\n\"You called for me?\"\nHe looked up at that, and upon meeting the eyes of the only person she had ever genuinely loved, a bright smile spread across her face.\n\"Ahh. Victoria. There you are,\" he greeted, rising on his feet so he could come to her. She gave him her cheeks as he reached her, and he promptly placed soft kisses on them as he loved to do.\n\"I am terribly sorry for calling you from your tea session. You must forgive me. I only could not keep this exciting news to myself any longer, you see.\" He was already going back to his desk. She too began to follow, but his words caught her attention, halting her in mid-stride.\n\"Exciting news, you say? Pray, tell me what it is!\"\nThe Duke chuckled at this, and she flushed. She knew he must be thinking about how much she loved gossip, or in this case, news. He stopped and turned to look at her.\n\"First, you have to affirm that you are no longer angry at me, dear wife; you know I hate it so much when you get cross with me.\" He took her hand in his and lifted it to his lips to press kisses along her knuckles. She watched him until his eyes pulled her and held her hostage. The feel of his cool lips against her skin and the intensity of his gaze sent thrilling sensations up her nerves, travelling to settle down in a pool of arousal, just beneath her belly. His eyes began to twinkle as a smirk stole across his lips, and she knew her arousal must have sent flashes through her eyes.\nShe looked away quickly, withdrawing her fingers, but it was already too late, and again, William laughed at this.\nHer lips twitched with a smile that was fighting to break free, regardless of how hard she tried to keep her frown on. Darn him!\n\"Give in to it Victoria. You know you can never stay cross with me. As soon as you smile, I will take it that I have been forgiven, and share this good news with you. I can only imagine that you are dying to hear what it is. I promise you it is worth it.\nHe knew how to get her, alright. More eager to hear this news than she was to keep playing mad at him, she gave into the smile that tugged at her lips and flashed him her perfect dentition.\n\"Now, that is the Victoria I know.\"\n\"Oh hush! This had better be worth it, or else, the Victoria I love will be back in a snap of fingers. Now, out with it! Tell me.\"\n\"Tsk tsk tsk. Still lacking of that virtue, I see?\" He winked at her, and she smiled cheekily. While he hardly ever made her feel beneath him, Williams was the only one who could tease her and go scot-free.\n\"Tell you? Oh, but Victoria, why in the heavens shall I do that when you can see for yourself? Come, my dear.\" He took her hands, and she quietly let him lead her to his desk.\nAs they got to his desk, he dropped her hands so he could rummage through his desk for the envelope that had arrived earlier. He sighed when he found it and then retrieved it to hand over to her. She eyed the mischievous grin on his face as she took the envelope. The seal caught her attention, and she began to examine it.\n\"This seal looks awfully familiar, Williams. I simply cannot recall whose it is at the moment. It is broken. If you have read it, why can't you just tell me?\"\n\"And what will be the fun in that, my love? Come on now, read for yourself.\"\nEyeing him suspiciously, she opened the envelope and brought the letter out of it, curious to know what the mystery was all about. She handed the envelope over to her husband and proceeded to unfold the letter. When she was done, she began to read.\nAs she read, her brows furrowed as she tried to fathom why Williams was showing her a correspondence from his business partner and friend. Then she saw it, and her eyes widened, as her heart started to thump in delight. Still, she kept her excitement in until she was done reading.\n\"Oh my, Williams! But this is amazing!\"she cried out. \"TheDuke of Yorkshire wants Agnes to be married to his son, the future Duke? Oh, but Williams! However, did this happen?\"She was beyond excited; she was thrilled, and it rang in her voice as she spoke. This was great news indeed! Seeing her daughters married to nobles had always been her dream. To see that would come to pass, it pleased her so.\n\"I think it is as they have said. They feel it is high time Nicholas took a wife for himself, and they believe Agnes will be a perfect match. The footman arrived with the letter just as your session began. I knew this would be something you would make an exception for as you would not want to receive the news late. Now, was it worth it?\"\n\"Oh, but a thousand times over! I would have been much more put off if you had kept this from me any longer. You did good Williams. Now, you are forgiven.\"\n\"Hail Mary, mother of Jesus! Music to my ears!\" he cried, dramatically.\nShe finally laughed, covering her mouth as she did so, for she never wanted to be anything but prim and proper.\n\"Oh Williams! Stop it. I am so thrilled by this proposal. Of course, we must speak to Agnes at once and send a message to the Duke and Duchess, confirming our acceptance of their proposal. I have no doubt this would be an excellent match.\"\nShe began floating around the room \u2013 for she never paced \u2013 as plans began to hatch in her head. As soon as Agnes accepted this proposal \u2013 and she would, for Victoria was on her last patient nerve when it came to that first daughter of hers \u2013 wedding preparations would begin! They would use the biggest parish, of course, and the entire ton would be present. It was to be the grandest wedding of all time after all. Her daughter was finally going to get married, and no one would stop her from throwing the best wedding of all seasons. One that would only be rivaled by Isabelle's, which would come next.\n\"Mayhap, you would want to listen to what Agnes has to say before you commence your plans for the grand wedding I am certain you have already begun to plan.\" She stopped floating and shifted, so she could face her husband. He continued,\"Bear in mind that Agnes is twenty and four summers, and this would be her seventh season. Our daughter has turned down every single suitor, even till this moment, and there have been quite a number; men of status and wealth. What if she has resigned herself to a life of spinsterhood and decides to have no interest in the Duke?\"\n\"Nonsense! No daughter of mine shall live a life of spinsterhood, not even over my old grave.\" How could he consider something so utterly ridiculous?\n\"Agnes has only been behaving so badly because you have refused to clip her wings, Williams. However, after last season, I let her understand that this is to be her last, and she must choose a husband or we would do so for her. We are only in luck that an offer came so early. It is time to put our foot down for that child for she is not getting younger! She should be grateful that there is still a young man interested in her, at this age. Many have had to settle for so much lesser than she is getting. I have met Nicholas a few times, and he is a fine young man. Agnes will marry him, or I shall wash my hands of her!\" she ended on a note of finality, huffing in exasperation. A life of spinsterhood? Her own daughter? Never!\nThere was a long pause as neither of them said anything. Victoria knew he was considering her words, and she hoped he would see reason with her. With his support, they could get Agnes to do the needful.\n\"I suppose you are right, Victoria. Mayhap, it is time to let Agnes know that her options and time have run out.\"\nShe heaved a sigh of relief at the words that broke the silence. Lifting her skirts, she walked over to place a quick kiss on his lips.\n\"I knew you would see reason! Well, if that is all, I shall dismiss my guests and have that talk with Agnes. Lord knows they have overstayed their welcome, and apart from the season, I now have a wedding to plan for. Oh! It is surely going to be the grandest wedding ever witnessed, Williams. You just leave it to me!\"\nWithout waiting for a reply, she floated out of the study, her skirts flowing behind her.\nAgnes stopped her humming and looked up from the silk scarf on which she was embroidering flowers. She stayed still, straining her ears to listen so as to ascertain if there was indeed someone by her door, or her imagination was simply performing a trick on her senses. The former was confirmed when a knock sounded again. It had to be one of her sisters or the maid, she reasoned. Without bothering to ask who it was, she called, \"You may enter.\" She returned to her chore and resumed her humming as she began to work the needle. She kept her gaze fixated on her work, not bothering to look up when her chamber doors came open.\n\"What is it?\" she asked, still not looking up. It wasn't until the footfalls drew closer that she realised they had made no sounds until now, and even at that, they sounded so softly, hard not to miss except one was listening carefully. There was only one person she knew who walked that gracefully in this household. She finally looked up to confirm her suspicions.\n\"Mother,\" she greeted, putting the scarf aside so that she could pay attention to whatever her mother wanted to say. They were rarely ever on agreeing terms, but this was her mother, and she tried to give her due respect when it was necessary.\n\"Agnes. I see you are still working on that scarf. How's it coming along?\"\n\"Very well. I should be done with it within a few days.\" She could not help wondering what her mother wanted this time for she only sought her out herself when it was a matter of importance. They were still a few weeks shy from the season, and although preparations had already begun, surely, the sermons about proper behaviour and snatching a right husband could not be starting so soon. Despite her wonder, she said nothing. Her mother would state her reason for this call in due time. She only had to wait.\n\"Hmm. I see. Have you decided who you would give it to?\"\nThe lie came easily, and she hoped her mother would not catch it. If anyone looked clearly, they would see that the scarf was in fact, a cravat. It was no secret only men wore cravats, and this was not for her father, or any man in this household for that matter.\n\"Eleanor, mayhap? Gifts usually go to the baby sister, they say.\" Her mother was studying the scarf, so she held her breath, watching her carefully to see if she would figure out anything. She released that breath when Victoria turned to look at her with a genuine smile.\n\"Of course. That is quite sweet of you, dear. Eleanor will love it, I am certain.\"\nGreat. Now, she had to make sure she embroidered an identical scarf for her little sister.\n\"I would love that, Mother. I am glad you think so. Thank you.\"\nVictoria gave a hearty laugh that took Agnes back. It was obvious that something hung in the air, and since her mother was being so charming, she feared that it was something heavy. She shifted in her seat, suddenly scared and uncomfortable.\n\"For how outspoken you can be, you are also terribly modest, Agnes. Indeed. I confess it is one of the things I enjoy about you, dear child. It is no secret that your embroidery skills are excellent. If you were not born into such privileges, I am sure you would have made an honest living from the sales of your handiworks.\"\nAgnes did not know how to feel about those words, whether to take them as a compliment or not. So she simply said nothing, only offering a small smile in return. She only wanted to learn of the reason behind this visit to her room. Victoria must have read her mind, for at that moment, she began floating around the room, her hands clasped around her back as she checked for nothing in particular.\n\"You must be wondering why I have come here myself, are you not?\" She angled her head to look at her, and Agnes bobbed hers.\n\"Well, there is news, you see. I was quite eager to break it to you by myself \u2013still am, but I feel it would be best if your father and I are both present. You must come with me to his study. We have things to say to you.\"\nHer breath caught in her chest. The dread that was steadily creeping up on her told her that her intuition had been right. Whatever hung in the air was heavy. She suddenly did not want to hear it. After all, if she did not, no one would expect her to act on whatever this mystery was about. A fool's hope for she knew when her father summoned, she must answer. Keeping her emotions at bay, she rose on her feet and proceeded to smoothen out rumpled edges on her skirt.\n\"In that case, I suppose we should be on our way. I wouldn't want to keep Father waiting.\"\nAgnes stood still, head high, shoulders squared and spine straight as her mother's eyes fluttered over her, making assessment of her appearance. She must have decided that what she wore was acceptable, for she simply said, \"Indeed, let's,\" and proceeded out of the chamber. Agnes followed suit, closing the doors behind her as she too stepped out.\nBy the time they got to her father's study, her palms were damp with sweat, and she was releasing breaths in steady streams, all in a bid to keep her calm. As they entered, she saw her father by his desk, immersed in a piece of document he was reading.\nHe put away the document and took off his glasses before turning to look at them. He gave them both small smiles and then rose to march to the sofa where he stood by, waiting for them, ever the gentleman.\nAgnes returned his smile as she reached the leather button sofa and took her seat. Her mother did the same, crossing her legs at her ankles.\n\"Williams, if you would hand over the letter to her, please?\"\nShe looked from her mother to her father, confused. What letter did they refer to, and what had she to do with this letter? Her questions were answered when her Father handed over an envelope to her.\nThe seal was broken, so she knew for certain whatever was in this envelope had been read. However, it was addressed to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, thus by every indication, they were in the right to have read the letter. Her chest suddenly felt too heavy as her heart began to gallop against her ribs. She willed her hands not to shake as she drew out the folded letter and placed the envelope aside, so that she could unfold the piece of paper.\nShe did so and began to read.\n\"Dear Williams and Victoria,\nGood tidings. We hope this meets you in good health and peace. First of all, we shall apologise for not doing this in persons. However, you must understand that this is a matter of the utmost importance, and we could not wait one more day. Putting our request in writing was the next best thing we could think of.\nFriends, as you know, we have a son, Nicholas, who is twenty and eight summers this year. An agreeable age for any young man to settle down and manage his own home, would you not agree? Sadly, as it is, Nicholas has his nose buried deep in his books \u2013 scholar that he is \u2013 and while we are proud of that, we fear this has gone on for too long. He has declared no public interest in any young maiden, to our knowledge, and we worry that if we force his hand to do the needful, he shall make the wrong choice. As we pondered on how to go about making the right choice for our son, the future Duke of Yorkshire, you and your lovely family came to mind.\nIt is to our best knowledge that you have three beautiful daughters, all of whom are unmarried and unpromised. We are aware of the respectable household you uphold, and we declare, Nicholas could not get a better choice for a wife.\nYou must have realised by now, what it is in fact, that we speak of. Yes. This is a proposal for your first daughter, the fair lady, Agnes Birmingham. We wish to ask for her hands in marriage for our dear son, Nicholas as we are convinced that they would make a perfect match.\nIt would gladden us so if both you and the maiden accept this proposal. We shall await your response with eagerness and hope for favourable news.\nHenry and Elizabeth\nDuke and Duchess of Yorkshire\"\nAgnes swallowed the lump that had settled in her throat as she finished reading. She was in awe of how she had managed to read to the end of the letter without dropping it. She had realised what it was she was reading as soon as mention of Nicholas was made. It was quite easy to put things together to make a clearer picture when one was as smart as she was.\n\"So?\" Her mother asked, leaning towards her. She was speechless, had no idea what to say, only that huge fists wrapped around her lungs and heart, cutting off her air and blood supply. She wondered which hurt more, her loss of air, or the ache in her chest. Oh no. This was bad. This was really bad. She had known this day would come, despite her foolish childish dreams, and hoped that it wouldn't. Only she had thought she would have more time, that they would have more time.\n\"Agnes?\" Her father's concerned voice speared through her thoughts, and as she looked at him, the fists loosened so she could finally breathe.\nHer gasp came out forcefully as she dragged in a lungful of fresh air. Great! Now she was hyperventilating. She ignored her parents' alarmed looks and remained as quiet as possible as she took in more gulps of air. She was grateful she had no corset on, those darned contraptions would have made it harder. Her intuition had been right, once more. This was heavy.\n\"Are you alright, dear?\"\nBefore she could reply, her mother did, regal smile on her face.\n\"But of course, Williams! Why wouldn't she be? She is simply overexcited by the news. She can't quite believe her fortune; isn't that right, dear?\"\nShe turned to look at her mother, stupefied. One would assume that they had seen every shade of Victoria Birmingham, then she awed with another spectacular hue. She shook her head but was glad she was finally regaining her composure.\n\"I am alright, Father. Just shocked, is all. So, this Duke and Duchess, they are your acquaintances?\"\n\"Business partners,\" her mother cut in.\n\"Friends too. Henry and I went to Eton together. You have met them a few times,' her father replied, cutting her mother off. She smiled at this, especially when her mother relaxed back into her seat.\n\"And you have met this Nicholas?\"\n\"Indeed. A fine young man, I must confess. I am thrilled by the prospects of making such an alliance with that family. They are respectable, and Nicholas would make a good husband.\"\nOf course, anyone who declared interest in her would make a good husband, thought Agnes. It had been that way since she clocked twenty-one summers and kept refusing suitors. She was still unmarried at twenty-four, not because she lacked men who wanted to take her for their wife. They were countless, in fact. Only that many had tired over the years, after subsequent rejections. In fact, she now had several titles \u2013 The lady who wanted no man, Ice Queen, Cold heart, and the likes. Ridiculous, if you asked her, but not unfounded. She saw how they easily arrived at that conclusion, but it was far from the truth. If only \u2013 if only they knew how she burned under his touch, how she soaked her sheets at night with dreams of him, how she yearned for his sweet kisses, how she ached for the touch that burned and melted her at the same time.\n\"So you would recommend him?\"\n\"Yes. I certainly would.\" She nodded at her father's words, then mustering courage, tried one last time.\n\"And if I refuse?\"she said so coolly, almost flippantly that her parents had to ask again.\n\"I asked, what if I refuse.\"\n\"Absolutely not! I forbid it! We have entertained your petulant behaviour for far too long, Agnes. No more! This is it. If you turn Nicholas down, be ready to be married off to a widower or live a life of spinsterhood, but not under my roof. Never!\" Her Mother was already on her feet, floating around the room. She was agitated, that much was obvious, but it wasn't the first time Agnes had garnered such reaction from her mother. It bothered her less; she was only interested in what her father had to say.\nTurning towards him, she hoped with all her heart that he would let her pass on this one. And if he did? a voice asked in her head. It was a sound question. If her father gave her a pass on this, would he continue to do so? If she would not reveal the fact that she had a secret lover, then at some point, she would be married off to a strange man whom she did not love. But how, how could she tell her father that she was in love with his business associate? Had been since she was a girl of fifteen, only beginning to understand the concept of that word. It was a failed mission even before it began. She and Alan could never have the life they dreamed of. It was impossible for them. Theirs was a love doomed from the start. The sooner she accepted that, the better for the both of them.\nStill, she heard herself ask, \"Father?\"\nHer father drew in a breath and sighed before replying. She already knew what the answer was. It hurt to hear him say it, nevertheless.\n\"I am sorry, child, but I would have to go with your mother on this one. I know you have been searching for the one, but you have to understand that there is no such thing as love at first sight. Love grows. You'll see. With care, respect, and affection, it grows. Look at your mother and I.\"\n\"You fell in love the moment you set your eyes upon her. You say so yourself.\" She didn't mean to snap at her father who was a kind man, but she could not help feeling betrayed.\nHe took no offence, smiling wryly at her outburst. It made her feel sullen, like a spoilt brat.\n\"I was attracted to her. She was fair, beautiful, and enchanting. I was charmed, but the love we share now, it did not happen in a day, a week, or even a month. It took years to build. However, we would not be sharing this now if we had not tried. You need to stop with your rejections. It has been six years since you entered society. We have given you enough time; would you not agree?\"\nShe said nothing, looking away for she knew he spoke the truth. They had been more than accommodating, and she was aware of how insensitive and ungrateful she was coming off, as.\n\"What if I'm not attracted to him? What if there's no pull at all when we meet?\"\nHer mother dissolved into a fit of laughter, and they both turned to look at her.\n\"Nicholas is a fine young man, Agnes. If you are not attracted, then you should be worried. Do not bother your head with such silly things. You will meet with Nicholas, and you shall agree to marry him. That is final. If you do not want to do this for yourself, do it for your sisters. They cannot marry until you do. It is not fair that you keep them waiting.\"\nThe ultimate blackmail, but the truth nonetheless. Accepting that there was no way out of this one, she bowed her head in submission.\n\"Yes Mother.\"\n\"Good. Then it is settled. We shall write a letter to Henry and Elizabeth. You may leave. I will keep you informed of developments as time goes by.\"\nShe nodded and rose to her feet. Then she dropped a deep curtsy for both her parents and turned to walk out of the study. It took great effort not to slump, but she knew her mother's eagle eyes were watching her, for the slightest falter in her gait.\nAs she stepped out of the room, she heard her mother say to her father, \"I told you we only had to put our feet down, Williams. Now, she's finally going to be married.\"\nThe tears she had been holding in dropped then. Yes. She was going to be married, and it would not be to Alan Sheldon.\n\"A Scandalous Love for the Enticing Duke\" is an Amazon Best-Selling novel, check it out here!\nWhen Eleanor Birmingham finds herself enchanted by Nicholas, a stranger who seems as though he had just walked out of one of her favourite books, she gets a taste of what love could feel like. She never expected to find exactly what she was looking for! However, it seems that luck is not on her side, for the tempting stranger who had spoken to her heart and soul, is the same man who is to be married to her eldest sister! Trying to avoid this undeniable attraction, will she be able to put reason over her growing passion?\nAgnes Birmingham has found the one and only since she came to know what love is. Despite her parents' efforts, she has refused men for years, in hopes that one day, her scandalous affair with her merchant would finally be out in the open. But this would not be the case anymore. When she finds herself forced to marry, how can she do this deed, when her heart belongs to another man?\nIsabelle Birmingham, the youngest daughter of the family, despite being flighty and flirty, she is a total dear at heart! When she unearths the dilemma her sisters have found themselves in, she decides to take action! Enlisting the help of Nicholas's best friend and her archenemy, she seeks to give everyone their happy ending. But all the while, will she also find hers?\nThree couples against society rules, and a mother who stood only for status and title. She would stop at nothing to see her daughters married to men of title and equal social standing\u2026\n\"A Scandalous Love for the Enticing Duke\" is a historical romance novel of approximately 95,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.\nGet your copy from Amazon!\n27 thoughts on \"A Scandalous Love for the Enticing Duke (Preview)\"\nHenrietta Harding says:\nHello my dear readers. I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek! I will be waiting for your comments below. Thank you so much! \ud83d\ude42\nShirley Wilson says:\nHenrietta:\nI love the story already. You have words that need edited because they run together in a few instances that they shouldn't. I think with proofreading that you are going to have another outstanding book on your hands.\nChristi Rose says:\nWhat a fast paced intro! You have drawn the characters perfectly, totally intrigued me and I can hardly wait for the rest!\nI'm soglad you liked it dear! Have a great day!\nLucinda Alvey says:\nI love it and hated to see the preview end. Can't wait to see how you will make this \"all right in the end \"\nI love it . I can't wait to read the rest of the story. I hope it is soon.\nStay tuned dear! Thank you so much, I'm so happy you loved it!\nI loved it. Some small corrections to be done but proofreading should take care of that\ud83d\ude0a. Can't wait for the rest of the story!\nThank you so much for the honest and kind feedback dear!:)\nLauren McVey says:\nI loved it! I didn't want the preview to end, I was totally hooked. I'm really looking forward to reading the book.\nI hope you enjoy the rest as well dear:)\nI love the stories about families. This book sounds fantastic. I can't wait to read the rest of the story!\nDiane F Clor says:\nThe Preview of \"A Scandalous Love for the Enticing Duke\" DOES look quite tempting and I for one cannot wait for the book based on this. Thank you for whetting our appetites! \ud83d\ude42\nGinger smith says:\nCan't wait to read full book. Very exciting. Couldn't put it down.\nShawna Ortiz says:\nWhat a great beginning to a story! I can't wait to read the whole book. It has been a pleasure to read your other books and to discover a new author to follow!\nChris Poulten says:\nSounds like another good book can't wait to read it in full\nLooking forward to reading the full book. Having read the introduction piece it seems we are in for another story we won't be able to put down. I hope it is not too long before it arrives.\nKelly Novak says:\nI thoroughly enjoyed the chapters. I look forward to the complete story. Hoping for a happy ending for Agnes and Alan and Nicholas. A cure for Duke Henry and a taste of humble pie for Duchess Victoria.\nDeb Nichols says:\nOh wow! This is one ARC I wish I could've reviewed!!! Now I'll have to buy it as soon as I can to finish it!\nBetty says:\nanother good one. can't wait to see how this plays out\nThank you so much Betty! \ud83d\ude42\nCarmen Soto says:\nLove it can't wait for the rest of the story.\nThank you so much dear Carmen! I'm glad you liked it!\nLove it can't wait to read the rest.\nI'm so happy to hear that dear! I hope you enjoy it!\nNormand Enns says:\nAw, this was an exceptionally nice post. Finding the time and actual effort to produce a great article\u2026 but what can I say\u2026 I put things off a whole lot and never seem to get nearly anything done.\nMy dear, thank you so much for your kind words!\nThe Lord's Favourite Game \u2013 Download FREE Novel\nAn Alluring Lady's Christmas Wish \u2013 Read my Best-Selling Novel\nSins of a Roguish Duke \u2013 Read my Best-Selling Novel\nHenrietta Harding Proudly powered by WordPress","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Penguins' Matt Murray opens tab for Pittsburgh police officers at Primanti Bros.\nUpdated: 1:08 PM EDT Apr 23, 2020\nWTAE\nSOURCE: WTAE\nPittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray launched a $5,000 open tab for Pittsburgh police officers at Primanti Bros. on Thursday. Murray and Primanti Bros. will offer access to the police tab at the downtown restaurant located at 2 Market Square. The location is open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. \"I want to thank the people on the front lines who put themselves at risk every day to keep us safe,\" said Murray.Primanti Bros. is currently offering pick-up only service, but orders may be placed by calling ahead or in-person at the restaurant. Officers should be present and show a badge to access the tab. ?\"Thank you #MattMurray for thinking of our officers during this health crisis. Pittsburghers are known for their day-to-day kindness and for coming together in times of need. This is yet another example of that kindness and added proof that we will get through this together!\" Pittsburgh police said in a tweet.\nPittsburgh Penguins goaltender Matt Murray launched a $5,000 open tab for Pittsburgh police officers at Primanti Bros. on Thursday.\nMurray and Primanti Bros. will offer access to the police tab at the downtown restaurant located at 2 Market Square. The location is open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.\n\"I want to thank the people on the front lines who put themselves at risk every day to keep us safe,\" said Murray.\nPrimanti Bros. is currently offering pick-up only service, but orders may be placed by calling ahead or in-person at the restaurant. Officers should be present and show a badge to access the tab.\nThank you #MattMurray for thinking of our officers during this health crisis. Pittsburghers are known for their day-to-day kindness and for coming together in times of need. This is yet another example of that kindness and added proof that we will get through this together! https:\/\/t.co\/HHBEhqyupz\n\u2014 Pittsburgh Police (@PghPolice) April 23, 2020\n\"Thank you #MattMurray for thinking of our officers during this health crisis. Pittsburghers are known for their day-to-day kindness and for coming together in times of need. This is yet another example of that kindness and added proof that we will get through this together!\" Pittsburgh police said in a tweet.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"1-on-1 Zoom Coaching With Craig O'Shannessy\nCraig has an immense love, passion, and devotion to the sport. He is a coach and an analyst and what he does, he does very well. He is devoted to that. He sees the game from every detail and different perspectives that are important for all of us players to take into consideration.\nWorld No. 1 Player - 17 Grand Slams\nFormer World No. 1 - 3x Grand Slam Winner\nWhat happens in matches, and what the numbers say, can often be very different. This is where Craig's work proves invaluable. Patterns and percentages are not always obvious but Craig is excellent at distilling and communicating the information.\n1-On-1 Zoom Coaching With Craig O'Shannessy\nLearn from the world's premier tennis strategy expert - from anywhere in the world!\n2018 US Open: Craig O'Shannessy with the US Open trophy as part of Team Djokovic.\nRemote Coaching Works\nYou live in London. Or you live in Tokyo, or New York, or Sydney, or Munich, or Rio de Janeiro, or Cape Town. Or Timbuktu.\nDistance has always been a barrier to improving as a tennis player. Getting access to the right facilities, the best programs, and the sharpest coaches can be a real challenge for players.\nYou travel. You are hungry to improve.\nWelcome to Match IQ Zoom Coaching from Brain Game Tennis.\nCraig O'Shannessy is widely recognized as the world leader in tennis strategy, and he is now available to coach you, in person, over Zoom.\nWho is Craig? Craig is the strategy analyst for the ATP Tour, Wimbledon, The New York Times, Tennishead Magazine, and was part of Team Novak Djokovic from 2017 to 2019, helping guide the Serb back to World No. 1 while winning four Grand Slam titles.\nCraig has been conducting remote coaching online for a number of years, helping players at all levels of the game improve their tennis.\nHere are five ways Craig connects with his students from all over the world.\n1: Patterns & Percentages\nOnline lessons are absolutely ideal to teach patterns of play for both singles and doubles. The ability to share a video screen and pause it at critical times to discuss shot selection is taylor made for this style of coaching. Craig has done extensive research on the best patterns of play in the game, and the winning percentages that go along with them. The best part is that Craig can customize the online coaching to ideally fit your game style.\n2: The Mental\/Emotional Game\nCraig teaches specific techniques to help players learn what to focus on in a match as well as control and redirect negativity that can often become overwhelming in competition. The key component is to replace the old, negative habits with new positive ones. You could have a great game, but if are too negative, or get too angry with yourself, you are never going to achieve your potential. Craig works with you to conquer your demons and become the positive player that you know you can become.\n3: Pro Match Reviews\nAnalyze the best players in the world to adopt their patterns of play for your own game. It's extremely powerful to study the best players and identify exactly how they are succeeding in matches. For example, Craig will pause a point and you will discuss what shot selection you would typically choose, and then compare that to a Top 10 player. There is no better way to make better decisions in a match than learning them from the best players in the business.\n4: Review Your Own Match\nReview the Match Intelligence Report and then go over the tagged match video to learn what you are doing well and what needs to improve. Nothing is more powerful than seeing yourself play. You will initially go over the Match Intelligence Report to analyze the match metrics from serving, returning, rallying and approaching. There is a really good chance you are doing things in a match you had no idea you are doing. Then go to the video to know exactly what is going on.\n5: Opponent Scouting\nWatch match video of opponents with Craig to optimize the best game plan. Craig has spent hundreds of hours on Zoom calls analyzing opponents in upcoming matches to form a winning game plan. What Craig does best is to find the repeatable patterns to focus on where your opponent is weaker, and also what type of point they want to construct. It does not matter if you are playing a match in Africa, Asia or Australia, the ability to scout your opponent with Craig will provide a real advantage for your match.\nStrategy Series - Five-Part Coaching Program\nDon't know exactly where to start? A great idea is to begin with one of Craig's existing courses. These lessons are recorded on Zoom so that you can continually watch them and keep learning.\nAll three courses will be customized to your age and ability level.\nSingles Patterns & Percentages\nThis course focuses on the best patterns of play when serving, returning rallying, and approaching. Learn the win percentages that underpin these highly successful patterns. Craig has extensively studied match analytics from the best players in the world to help identify which patterns work better than others. The course kicks off with the key statistics in singles that form the pillars of winning play. Is it better to hit a run-around forehand or a backhand? Is it better to approach with a forehand or a backhand? What about serve locations and return targets? All of these aspects are covered in this robust course.\nDoubles Patterns & Percentages\nWith four players on the court, doubles is much more about situations. It's also about maximizing the right strategies with the serve, return, and the first volley. What's also possible here is to take this course with your doubles partner so that you are both on the same page. The first concept you will learn about is the \"Center Window\" which is the most important area on the doubles court - and it's a virtual area! You will learn the best place to stand and which balls are yours to take at the front of the court. You will also analyze video of doubles points to see how these concepts play out in a competitive match.\nMental\/Emotional Game\nBeing mentally tough and emotionally stable in the heat of competition is a key component of a champion. Craig's course gives you \"real-life\" action items to take big steps forward with how you handle yourself between the points. This course starts with understanding that tennis is not a game of perfection. It's a game of perfection, and you are not going to win every point you play. Dealing with adversity the right way is a key component of this course. How you handle your mental and emotional state between points directly effects how you perform once the point begind.\nThe three courses are taught in five 50-minute sessions.\nIMPORTANT: Once you purchase your Zoom Strategy Lesson, you will be contacted by Craig within 24 hours to set up the time.\nSingles Patterns & Percentages: Strategy Series\nDoubles Patterns & Percentages: Strategy Series\nThe Mental\/Emotional Game: Strategy Series\nZoom Strategy Lessons\nCraig's Zoom Lessons = $200\/50 minutes\nDeveloping tennis strategy is an ongoing process as players progress along the Player Development pathway.\nBelow are package options to purchase more than one lesson and receive a discount. Purchase five lessons and the per lesson rate drops to $190\/session. Purchase 10 lessons and the lesson rate drops to $180\/session.\nPurchase Customized Zoom Tennis Lessons\n1-on-1 Strategy with Craig: One Lesson\n1-on-1 Strategy with Craig: Five Lessons\n1-on-1 Strategy with Craig: Ten Lessons\nCongratulations! The world's leading tennis strategy coach is now part of YOUR team!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chinese Martial Arts in the News: August 27, 2018: The Back to School Edition!\nWelcome to \"Chinese Martial Arts in the News.\" The nights are getting chilly and the new semester is just getting under way. That means it is time for our \"Back to School\" news update. While we have been vacationing the world of the Chinese martial arts has been busy, so lets catch up.\nFor new readers, this is a semi-regular feature here at Kung Fu Tea in which we review media stories that mention or affect the traditional fighting arts. In addition to discussing important events, this column also considers how the Asian hand combat systems are portrayed in the mainstream media.\nWhile we try to summarize the major stories over the last month, there is always a chance that we may have missed something. If you are aware of an important news event relating to the TCMA, drop a link in the comments section below. If you know of a developing story that should be covered in the future feel free to send me an email.\nIts been way too long since our last update so let's get to the news!\nIp Man and Ho Kam Ming. Source: The Origins of Macau Wing Chun.\nThere have been a couple of exciting developments in the Wing Chun world. Readers may recall that I recently shared the trailer for an upcoming documentary on the Ho Kam Ming Wing Chun community in Macau (which you can see here). That was excellent and I had high hopes for the project. I am happy to say that the finished documentary did not disappoint. Luckily the film's creators decided to make it freely addible online, so you can watch all one and half hours at your leisure.\nI have already written an extensive review of the documentary, but I would recommend this to any reader who practices Wing Chun or is interested in the Southern Chinese martial arts. Its beautifully produced and has some interesting historical discussions. And its always great to get a detailed look at the relationship between a martial arts community and its urban environment.\nWing Chun also popped up in the headlines a couple of times. This story struck me as particularly interesting. A restaurant chain in the UK named \"Leon\" is coming to the United States, and part of their publicity focuses on the fact that they offer free Wing Chun training to their employees.\nYou may have heard that popular UK resultant chain Leon is coming to the United States soon. Known as \"The Future of Fast Food,\" the restaurant follows a unique model where they offer cuisines from around the world at a more affordable price point, but manages to maintain quality ingredients.\nEven though Leon is taking strides to cement themselves in the future, we discovered that the restaurant chain draws tutelage from the past as well: Baristas at Leon are schooled in the ancient martial art of Wing Tsun, also referred to as Wing Chun, as a free elective during off hours.\nThis is not the first time we have seen this sort of story. Facing a rise in air rage incidents a number of airlines operating in Southern China started to do something similar a few years ago. But as the article makes clear, in this case Wing Chun is being taught to the employees as a life style benefit meant to encourage fitness and healthy stress management.\nAlso, while not directly about the martial arts, this article in the SCMP is well worth reading, especially if you plan on visiting China. Best of all, they profile a boutique hotel in Foshan that sounds like the perfect place to stay for anyone planning a Kung Fu pilgrimage!\nHuo Yuanjia, the patron saint of the Jingwu Association.\nNext we move to the modern descendants of the Republic era Jingwu (Chin woo) Association. Still very popular in South East Asia and Oceana, a major \"Chin woo Championship\" was recently held, hosting instructors from around the world. This sounds like it would have been a great event.\nAttracting more than 600 martial arts lovers from over 30 countries and regions, Tuesday's event included martial arts competitions, divine liturgy and stage plays.\nGeorge Guo, chief Wushu instructor from New Zealand's Chin Woo athletic association, led five of his students to take part in the event. \"I hope they can truly understand the 'Chin Woo spirit' in China,\" said Guo, who has been practicing martial arts since childhood. Over a period of two decades, he has taught over 1,000 martial arts students in Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand.\nRafu Dojo team at the Southern California Judo Tournament, April 1940. Collection of Yukio Nakamura. Source: http:\/\/www.discovernikkei.org\/en\/journal\/2014\/5\/2\/more-than-a-game-2\nOur next article comes from the digital pages of the English language version of a Chinese tabloid. Its headline proclaims \"Kung fu turns Japanese-American into Chinese culture envoy.\" Of course in the US it is not at all unusual to encounter Chinese-Americans in a Karate class, or Japanese-Americans taking Wing Chun. But all of that seems to have been a bit of a surprise to authors of this piece who used it as a jumping off point for an extended biographical discussion. The instructor's story is worth reading, and the Chinese martial arts are socially positioned in an interesting way.\nAnother Chinese tabloid picked up the \"Kung Fu Diplomacy\" baton in an article aptly titled \"Romanians love, practice, Chinese Martial Arts.\" Yes\u2026yes they do.\nPetru Grindeanu, secretary-general of the Romanian Martial Arts Federation, told Xinhua that the Chinese martial arts are becoming increasingly popular in Romania. People have a new understanding of Kungfu and more and more Romanians practice Chinese martial arts, especially after the sport was included in the Olympic Games.\nToday is the first World Wushu-Kungfu Day and the purpose of the event in Bucharest is to let more people know about the profound Chinese martial arts, he added.\nIf you are in Seattle and looking for something to do, the Seattle Times has a suggestion. Take \"Bruce Lee's Chinatown\" tour, organized by the Wing Lake Museum. Not only do you get to see some really interesting artifacts in the museum, but it sounds like a great way to get to know the history of the area's Chinese-American community. And apparently their tour guides are top notch\u2026\nDon Wong knew Bruce Lee. As young men, they worked at Ruby Chow's restaurant together. When Wong, leading the Wing Luke Museum's \"Bruce Lee's Chinatown Tour\" describes his connection with the martial-arts star, it's not the brag you might expect. He speaks with a touch of sadness as he reminisces about attending the judo classes Lee held at the restaurant after hours.\nWing Luke, where the tour starts, is bustling with 140 students on a field trip. But there are just three of us here for the Wednesday tour \u2014 Diana and Judd, a couple visiting from Arizona, and me.\nMatthew Polly's recent biography of Bruce Lee also continues to make waves. For instance, the Times of Israel ran a lengthy story examining the evidence and issues surrounding his possible Jewish heritage. I guess we might think of this as yet one more aspect of the \"localization\" of Bruce Lee as a pop culture figure.\nOur next article comes from the pages of the South China Morning Post. Its a great profile of an important kick boxer, as well as a discussion of the sorts of challenges that the city's martial artist face\u2026.prime among them, coming up with a good cover story for your parents when training accidents land you in the hospital. Fun stuff!\n\"I remember when I was 18, my sparring partner [accidentally] broke my nose. He had already caught me but thought I was ducking so went for the uppercut while I was falling \u2013 when I stood up my nose was completely disfigured, it was quite scary,\" Ng said.\nI just told my family I was staying over at a friend's house for a few days but in reality, I was lying in hospital. Injuries in Muay Thai are not uncommon but luckily I haven't had too many nasty ones.\"\nTaijiquan in Shanghai, by Paul Souders.\nChina is a tale of two sides, book survey reveals\nThe Telegraph ran an important article which, while not directly about the Chinese martial arts, should be read by students of Martial Arts Studies. While one part of the Chinese government has been busy promoting the TCMA as a source of Chinese \"soft-power\" in the global marketplace, other officials are increasingly worried that Westerners are only interested in China's ancient past and thus are failing to understand that China is now a modern, high-tech power. This was confirmed with a recent quantitative survey of the most popular book about China.\nA recent survey found that the subject matter of books about Chinese culture in the overseas market falls largely within the realm of the traditional rather than the contemporary \u2013 a trend that may not be presenting an accurate reflection of modern-day China\u2026\nYet that is the way that \"soft power\" works. We don't get to choose which of our cultural traits and media products citizens in other countries find the most attractive. And that means that the public image of pretty much every country is warped. Heaven only knows that the US government would like to downplay some of Hollywood's excesses in the Middle East, but we just have to accept that this is not the way that cultural markets work.\nOr do we? The individuals behind this study have put together a proposal to resolve the issue by having Chinese editors select the authors and subject that American publishing companies would be able to promote:\nAs foreign publishers become more familiar with the interests of local readers, and Chinese editors can oversee the selection of Chinese cultural content, their collaboration may be better placed to tell an authentic Chinese story while taking market forces into consideration, the report concludes.\nObviously this is a nightmare scenario from a Western cultural perspective, and the fact that it was even proposed out loud betrays a profound lack of understanding of how American society works. Though it should be noted that these sorts of exercises are common in China's media markets. But I think that this is also a great example of how government intervention can kill a soft power success story by steering individuals away from traits and products that they genuinely like towards images that they \"should\" like (but actually don't find all that interesting). This sort of interventionist logic is something to watch as the government decides how (and whether) to promote the martial arts abroad in the coming years.\nTwo Saber Legion fighters duel on August 4, 2018 at their national tournament in Las Vegas, NV. Saber Legion is headquartered in Maple Grove and has grown from four members to 6,000 globally. (Courtesy of Terry Birnbaum, Photographer: Amanda Jaczkowski)\nLast but not least, August is shaping up to be a very memorable month in the world of Lightsaber Combat. The Saber Legion got lots of publicity by staging a national tournament at CombatCon in Las Vegas that received some coverage on ESPN2. That led to a number of profiles of the group, which promotes itself as a competitive league rather than a specific style or school of saber combat.\n\"\"We're basically the (mixed martial arts) of custom LED sabers,\" Birnbaum said. \"We're a fighting league.\"\u2026.\n\"Basically, any martial discipline or sport that either has a stick or a blade, all you have to do is substitute that with an expensive flashlight and you've got what we do,\" Cummings said.\nSuch disciplines include Japanese kendo, Filipino eskrima and European Renaissance practices.\nAnd be sure to check out the ESPN profile on the tournament's winner.\nBut its not just the Saber Legion who is having a good month. Ludosport, one of the largest international lightsaber combat organizations, has recently made the jump from Europe to the United States, where they now have seven schools. They will be hosting their first US National Tournament over Labor Day weekend in Elmira NY. I will be at that event for a little \"participant observation.\"\nAnd yet another group (the Sport Saber League out of France) has just concluded their first American-based international tournament in Indianapolis. All in all, there seems to have been a very notable uptick in the organizational scale and sophistication of the lightsaber combat community in the last year.\nMartial Arts Studies\nWhile most of the students and professors who make up the Martial Arts Studies community have been on vacation, the academic publishers have remained hard at work. As such I have a couple of exiting books to share with you:\nRaul Sanchez Garcia. 2018. The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts. Routledge. Out Now. $54 for Kindle!\nThis is the first long-term analysis of the development of Japanese martial arts, connecting ancient martial traditions with the martial arts practised today. The Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts captures the complexity of the emergence and development of martial traditions within the broader Japanese Civilising Process.\nThe book traces the structured process in which warriors' practices became systematised and expanded to the Japanese population and the world. Using the theoretical framework of Norbert Elias's process-sociology and drawing on rich empirical data, the book also compares the development of combat practices in Japan, England, France and Germany, making a new contribution to our understanding of the socio-cultural dynamics of state formation. Throughout this analysis light is shed onto a gender blind spot, taking into account the neglected role of women in martial arts.\nThe Historical Sociology of Japanese Martial Arts is important reading for students of Socio-Cultural Perspectives in Sport, Sociology of Physical Activity, Historical Development of Sport in Society, Asian Studies, Sociology and Philosophy of Sport, and Sports History and Culture. It is also a fascinating resource for scholars, researchers and practitioners interested in the historical and socio-cultural aspects of combat sport and martial arts.\nRa\u00fal S\u00e1nchez Garc\u00eda is Lecturer in sociology of sport at the School of Sports Science, Universidad Europea Madrid, Spain and President of the Sociology of Sport working group within the Spanish Federation of Sociology (FES). He has practiced diverse combat sports and martial arts and holds a sh\u014ddan in Aikikai aikid\u014d.\nI should note that Professor Garcia published the first chapter his book as an article in the latest issue of the journal. Read it here for free.\nLu Zhouxiang. 2018. Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts. Routledge. $45 kindle. Out now!\nChinese martial arts is considered by many to symbolise the strength of the Chinese and their pride in their history, and has long been regarded as an important element of Chinese culture and national identity. Politics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts comprehensively examines the development of Chinese martial arts in the context of history and politics, and highlights its role in nation building and identity construction over the past two centuries.\nThis book explores how the development of Chinese martial arts was influenced by the ruling regimes' political and military policies, as well as the social and economic environment. It also discusses the transformation of Chinese martial arts into its modern form as a competitive sport, a sport for all and a performing art, considering the effect of the rapid transformation of Chinese society in the 20th century and the influence of Western sports. The text concludes by examining the current prominence of Chinese martial arts on a global scale and the bright future of the sport as a unique cultural icon and national symbol of China in an era of globalisation.\nPolitics and Identity in Chinese Martial Arts is important reading for researchers, students and scholars working in the areas of Chinese studies, Chinese history, political science and sports studies. It is also a valuable read for anyone with a special interest in Chinese martial arts.\nLu Zhouxiang is Lecturer in Chinese Studies within the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland.\nTim Trausch (Editor). 2018. Chinese Martial Arts and Media Culture: Global Perspectives. Rowman and Littlefield. $128 USD (Hardcover pre-order). Due out in August.\nSigns and images of Chinese martial arts increasingly circulate through global media cultures. As tropes of martial arts are not restricted to what is considered one medium, one region, or one (sub)genre, the essays in this collection are looking across and beyond these alleged borders. From 1920s wuxia cinema to the computer game cultures of the information age, they trace the continuities and transformations of martial arts and media culture across time, space, and multiple media platforms.\nTim Trausch is a research associate in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on Chinese media culture and aesthetics. He has published essays on Chinese-language film and television, and a book on the aesthetics of martial arts cinema. His current work focuses on photography and modernity in late imperial and Republican-era China.\nChinese tea set. Source: Wikimedia.\nKung Fu Tea on Facebook\nA lot has happened on the Kung Fu Tea Facebook group over the last month. We watched a hypnotics film of butterfly knives be made, read some manuals of Chinese fencing, and looked for Wing Chun's true origins! Joining the Facebook group is also a great way of keeping up with everything that is happening here at Kung Fu Tea.\nIf its been a while since your last visit, head on over and see what you have been missing!\nChinese Martial Studies, Current Events, Martial Studies\nBruce Lee, Chinese Martial Arts, Chinese Martial Arts in the News, Kung Fu, Martial Arts Studies, soft power, Tai Chi, Taijiquan, Wing Chun, Wushu\nOne thought on \"Chinese Martial Arts in the News: August 27, 2018: The Back to School Edition!\"\nChinese Martial Arts in the News: August 27, 2018: The Back to School Edition! \u2014 Kung Fu Tea \u2013 SMA bloggers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Canadian economic optimism drops based on US, European woes\nGlobal economy and markets\nCanadian accounting executives see problems outside their country as posing the greatest risk for growth inside Canada.\nThirty-seven per cent of Canadian executive Chartered Accountants say the biggest hurdle for growth in Canada is the state of the US economy, according to Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Business Monitor survey for the second quarter, which was released Thursday.\nThe European debt crisis, named by 28% of survey respondents, was seen as the second biggest hurdle for Canadian growth.\n\"There is growing concern about the euro zone among the respondents,\" CICA President and CEO Kevin Dancey said in a statement. \"What impacts Europe, impacts the United States and impacts Canada. Apprehension is likely influencing the economic outlook of some of the business leaders surveyed.\"\nAlthough 62% of respondents remain neutral about the prospects for the Canadian economy over the next 12 months, optimism is falling. Nearly one-third (32%) of respondents reported optimism in the first quarter of the year; that number fell 11 percentage points in the second quarter to 21%. CAs' optimism about their own companies also fell, from 57% in the first quarter to 49% in the second quarter.\nForecasts for success in the next 12 months in a number of key benchmarks decreased from the previous quarter, including:\nRevenue: Sixty-one per cent said their company's revenue will increase in the next year, a decrease of six percentage points.\nProfit: Those expecting their company's profit to increase in the next year dropped to 55%, down from 65% in the first quarter.\nStaffing: Respondents who expect their company to increase the number of employees in the next 12 months fell slightly, to 41% from 44% in the previous quarter.\n\"The fact that so many of those surveyed expect employment numbers to either increase or hold steady represents a silver lining among the findings,\" Dancey said. \"Optimism may be down but many Canadian companies appear poised to deal with possible economic turbulence over the coming months.\"\nThe survey of 283 CAs in senior positions in public and private companies was conducted by email between June 19th and July 9th.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Henrico to test Community Alert System June 4\nHenrico County will test its community alert system Tuesday, June 4, by sending a message to nearly 157,000 landline phones and to more than 3,500 email addresses and wireless devices that are registered with the system.\nThe test of the Community Emergency Notification System is planned ahead of the 2013 hurricane season and is expected to have minimal impact on residents and businesses. They will not need to answer the calls or respond to the messages that are left on their answering machines or received as emails or text alerts.\nThe test will begin about 9 a.m. and conclude by 4 p.m. on June 4. The test will resume about 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 5 if more time to complete the calls is needed.\n\"The Community Emergency Notification System is a valuable tool that Henrico uses to keep its residents, business owners and others informed during a localized or countywide emergency,\" Fire Chief Anthony E. McDowell said. \"The upcoming test will ensure the system is operating at maximum efficiency when it is needed.\"\nDuring the test, Henrico and its system partners will assess the local telephone network's ability to handle a large number of calls, similar to the volumes that would occur during a hurricane or other emergency. Officials then will set the system to send out the maximum number of calls per hour without overloading the telephone network. This will reduce the likelihood that calls or messages will be dropped or blocked during an emergency.\nLaunched in 2012, the Community Emergency Notification System gives designated Henrico emergency personnel the flexibility to send messages countywide or to a selected geography. The system is overseen by the Division of Fire and powered by CodeRED, a high-speed, mass notification system.\nResidents and businesses are already equipped to receive voice messages on their landline phones because the community alert system uses Henrico's 911 system in reverse. However, individuals must register if they would like to receive messages on their wireless phones, computers and other mobile devices. To sign up, go to www.HenricoAlert.org. There is no cost to register. Standard messaging fees may apply.\nFor information on the community alert system, call (804) 501-4900 or go to henrico.us\/fire.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY OF LIFE\nEcuador 2013 | DIPLOMACY | FOCUS: CUENCA\nImproving the quality of life of our citizens is possible through the efforts, dedication, and determination of the Municipality of Cuenca by implementing programs and projects that show, day by day, that Buen Vivir, or Good Living, is possible.\nIt has been four years since Dr. Pa\u00fal Granda was elected Mayor of Cuenca. During this period, the challenges in working to overcome poverty, raise the quality of life, and boost the economic and social development of the inhabitants of Cuenca have been matched in perfection.\nThe main objective of Cuenca City Hall has been to perform its articulated and strategic role with equity, where the cultural identity has been recovered and flourishes in a healthy environment through an inclusive public policy agenda based on citizen input through its urban and rural leaders in a model of shared management and responsibility aiming at the best quality of life.\nFocused on these principles, Mayor Pa\u00fal Granda has developed a model of public management, the main goal of which is to decrease the wealth gap between urban and rural areas.\nNowadays, as a result of the adopted public policies agenda, access to basic services and technologies has led to significant achievements:\n\u2022 Cuenca was nominated by the WHO as a \"Healthy City\" due to its sanitary infrastructure.\n\u2022 High levels of drinking water coverage (95%), as well as sewage system coverage (84%), achieved through an important rise in investment of $85 million over the last four years.\n\u2022 The quality of drinking water index (ICAD) stands at 99.6%\n\u2022 Unaccounted for water index (IANC) in Cuenca reaches a maximum of 29.8%, compared to a national rate of 65%.\n\u2022 Garbage collection stands at 98%.\n\u2022 Currently, there are 50,000 broadband connection users, which represents an increase of 1,400% compared to 2008.\n\u2022 The first 10 Centros del Saber, or Knowledge Centers, have been built in the last four years and they have provided educational and cultural services to more than 100,000 children.\n\u2022 Cuenca is the city with the lowest unemployment rate in Ecuador (3.42%), while the national rate is 5.42%.\n\u2022 The city's rate of illiteracy is 6.7%.\n\u2022 Recuperation of more than 155 public areas, including parks, green areas, and public heritage spaces.\nCUENCA: A MODEL CITY\nIn order to turn Cuenca into a safe and organized city, the Integrated Transport System (SIT) seeks to improve the urban mobility and road infrastructure. As the backbone of the SIT, the tram system, Tranv\u00eda 5 R\u00edos, complemented with the construction of bridges and footbridges, as well as the resurfacing of sidewalks and roads, will improve mobility for the rural and urban Cuenca population.\nTHE TRAM SYSTEM: \"TRANV\u00cdA CUATRO R\u00cdOS\"\nWith an investment of $232 million, 78% of it financed through the national government, this mega project is the core of the SIT and will recover and improve public space, achieving a physical environment in an excellent state of conservation. It will transport 120,000 passengers per day through 27 stations along its 21-kilometer route. For the comfort of the city's population, there will be 14 trains travelling with a regular frequency of six minutes apart from each other. These characteristics will turn this project into one of the most innovative mobility initiatives of Latin America.\nCOMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK\nCuenca City Hall has increased access to medicine through its public company FARMASOL EP, created in 2010. It provides an integral stock of lower-cost healthcare supplies (25%-30% lower than the commercial cost). Nowadays, Cuenca has a network of 23 community pharmacies receiving a monthly average of 114,000 people from urban and rural districts.\nThe Municipal Women and Children Hospital, the network of Medical Centers, and the mobile medical units that visit the rural districts of the country, receive an average of 330,000 people per month.\nEMPLOYMENT PROMOTION INITIATIVES\nCuenca City Hall has developed several initiatives to promote employment opportunities. The most important is the Municipal Employment Program, which has 14,187 positions in different sectors.\nIn 2013, Cuenca inaugurated the Circo Social, or Social Circus, project, which benefits 140 children and teenagers that live in underpriviledged conditions.\nOther projects focused on social inclusion comprise of the Centros Infantiles del Buen Vivir, or Children Centers for Good Living, Centros Municipales de Salud Infantil, or Municipal Child Development Centers, the Proyecto Vida, or Project Life, and CEMISOL, or the House of First Reception, which are reducing the number of homeless people on the streets and children at risk.\nEcuadors of Perception\nUnderpinning Ecuador's recovery from the depths of historically its worst crisis has been a radical transformation of the economic, financial, and commercial environment. This has seen a systematic ramping up of strategic national infrastructure to springboard the country's economic prosperity. The government's \"National Plan for Living Well,\" implemented in 2009, pinpointed strategic sectors for development and more efficient utilization of an extensive natural resource base. It also established priority areas for social expenditure, most notably to address social imbalances. President Rafael Correa's administration\u2014in office since January of 2007\u2014has indeed reduced these imbalances. Unemployment among Ecuador's population of 15 million is estimated at 6.2% for 2013, down from a high of 12.05% in April of 2004. Meanwhile, the middle class continues to expand, with the familiar knock-on effect of rising demand for goods and services, thus spurring investment in education and further stimulating economic growth. A more FDI-friendly business environment, too, has energized the private sector. Ecuador's GDP was at $84.53 billion in 2012, with the growth in oil and commodity revenues cushioning the blow from the global financial crisis, the shockwaves of which were felt in 2009.\nReview: Diplomacy & Politics\nOn the back of a rare re-election, President Correa is looking to secure new trading partners as well as bring stability, investment, and growth to the country.\nProfile: HE Rafael Correa\nIron Willed\nThe charismatic President of Ecuador has shown he is not to be put upon on the international political stage, and has introduced a raft of much needed reforms at home.\nFocus: Cuenca\nVox Populi: Leaders Speak\nEcuador pursues a unique foreign policy agenda based on social cooperation.\nLend Me Your Ear\nGovernment borrowing continues in support of a strong public investment program, while a widening trade deficit highlights dependence on international oil prices.\nFrancisco Rivadeneira, Minister of International Trade, Ecuador\nTBY talks to Francisco Rivadeneira, Minister of International Trade, on trade negotiations with the EU, diversifying exports, and changing the economic and productive matrix.\nMar\u00eda Fernanda de Luca, Executive Director, PRO ECUADOR\nTBY talks to Mar\u00eda Fernanda de Luca, Executive Director of PRO ECUADOR, on the country's unique qualities that make it perfect for doing business and forming partnerships.\nFocus: Productive Matrix Policy\nThe Oracle of Change\nTo increase productivity and reduce the country's dependency on imports, the Ecuadorean government is preparing an aggressive overhaul to Ecuador's economic productivity matrix over the next several years.\nForum: Why Ecuador?\nDemand for Quality\nMultinational giants see the Ecuadorean market as a stable location for doing business, with a growing customer base.\nReview: Banking\nThrowing the Bathwater, but Saving the Baby\nA radical rethink of Ecuador's financial universe based on President Correa's social program has left generated funds that will aid the country toward continued recovery.\nDiego Mart\u00ednez V., President of the Board, Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE)\nTBY talks to Diego Mart\u00ednez V., President of the Board of the Central Bank of Ecuador (BCE), on interest rate strategies, the non-oil trade deficit, and the local investment climate.\nForum: Banks\nThe Cash Flow\nA diverse selection of innovative products is likely to fuel the banking sector as businesspeople seek new ways to generate savings.\nStock in Trade\nEcuador's equity market needs more listings to become a regional force, and for citizens to view stocks as an alternative investment instrument to real estate.\nOne in a Hundred\nTBY talks to Ramiro Crespo & Eduardo Checa, Partner and Principal\/Partner at Analytica, on Ecuador's economic outlook, and the need for new policies to encourage FDI.\nBecause You Never Know\nThe growth of Ecuador's middle class and recent changes to the regulatory environment have created a range of new opportunities for international companies in the insurance sector.\nDiego Sosa Villaquiran, Executive President, QBE Seguros Colonial\nTBY talks to Diego Sosa Villaquiran, Executive President of QBE Seguros Colonial, on expansion plans, aims in Ecuador, and the state of the sector.\nJuan Carlos Verd\u00fa, Director, Hispana de Seguros\nTBY talks to Juan Carlos Verd\u00fa, Corporate Director of Hispana de Seguros, on the company's aggressive growth targets and the need for a diverse client base.\nForum: The Business of Insurance\nAs Ecuador's economy grows, so too does the demand for insurance, both for new businesses and individuals aware of its advantages.\nFernando Terneus, President, Tecniseguros\nTBY talks to Fernando Terneus, Executive President of Tecniseguros, on the prevailing trends in Ecuador's insurance segment.\nExtract or Bust?\nWith a budget reliant on hydrocarbon proceeds, the administration is seeking to increase extraction, while banking on strong international oil prices.\nWilson P\u00e1stor, Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources, Ecuador\nTBY talks to Wilson P\u00e1stor M., Former Minister of Non-Renewable Natural Resources, on mining potential, oil refining, and the Gulf of Guayaquil.\nOswaldo Madrid, General Manager, Petroamazonas EP\nTBY talks to Oswaldo Madrid B., General Manager of Petroamazonas EP, on investments in 2013, neighboring countries, and developing the sector for the future.\nLu\u00eds Garc\u00eda S\u00e1nchez, E&P Director & Attorney-in-Fact, Repsol YPF\nTBY talks to Luis Garc\u00eda S\u00e1nchez, Director E&P & General Representative of Repsol, on the changing landscape of the Ecuadorean oil and gas sector.\nAndr\u00e9s Donoso Fabara, Secretary, Secretariat of Hydrocarbons of Ecuador (SHE)\nTBY talks to Andr\u00e9s Donoso Fabara, Secretary of the Secretariat of Hydrocarbons of Ecuador (SHE), on the role of the institution, efforts to increase production, and the investment environment.\nFocus: Refining\nYou Can Always Go Downstream\nThe development of new refining capacity will close a major trade gap and allow Ecuador to produce a new mix of products for the first time.\nB2B: Distribution\nIncreased Offerings\nThe distribution sector has grown in support of Ecuador's domestic oil industry, while the country's retailers are strengthening their positions with new products.\nRa\u00fal A. Dubi\u00e9, General Manager, Grupo Synergy E&P\nTBY talks to Ra\u00fal A. Dubi\u00e9, General Manager of Grupo Synergy E&P, on operations in Latin America, natural gas, and social responsibility.\nEduardo L\u00f3pez Robayo, President & CEO, Sertecpet\nTBY talks to Eduardo L\u00f3pez Robayo, President & CEO of Sertecpet, on the company's history in Ecuador, its specialized services, and the importance of know-how and technology.\nFocus: Electricity\nPylon the Power\nThe bulk of Ecuador's power generation comes from its hydroelectric network, although the government has been looking to diversify toward alternative energy sources.\nVox Populi: Capacity Expansion\nRising Level\nCapacities in both hydrocarbon extraction and electricity generation are growing.\nFocus: Hydro\nWith plans to double hydroelectric power production over the coming decade, Ecuador anticipates an increase in grid capacity to alleviate supply deficits and attract more investment in mining.\nFocus: Mining\nFor Those About to Rock\nEcuador's arrival on the world's mining scene has been fraught with delays as the government seeks to strike the right tax balance to encourage investors.\nDominic M. Channer, Vice-President, Kinross\nTBY talks to Dominic Channer, Vice-President of Kinross Ecuador, on the Fruta del Norte gold mine, and the benefits mining will bring to local communities.\nNot Oil It Seems\nEcuador, having long propped up its economy on primary and non-renewable extractive industries, has been diversifying its non-oil industrial sector for future stability.\nRichard Espinosa, Coordinating Minister, Production, Employment, & Competitiveness Ministry\nTBY talks to Richard Espinosa, Coordinating Minister of Production, Employment, & Competitiveness, on Ecuador's changing production matrix for future national development.\nFernando Agudelo, President and Managing Director, \u00d3mnibus BB\nTBY talks to Fernando Agudelo, Executive President of General Motors \u00d3mnibus BB Del Ecuador, on the company's evolution, the value it places on human capital, and its widening portfolio.\nFrancisco Javier Restrepo Palacios, CEO, Corporaci\u00f3n Maresa\nTBY talks to Francisco Javier Restrepo Palacios, CEO of Corporaci\u00f3n Maresa, on the creation of the company and its distribution network.\nFocus: FMCGs\nShelf Service\nEcuador's changing demographics have altered the dynamics of the FMCG industry, although economic disparities mean employing diverse marketing strategies to reach the local consumer.\nAdriana Gonzalez, President, Kimberly-Clark Ecuador\nTBY talks to Adriana Gonz\u00e1lez, Executive President of Kimberly-Clark Ecuador, on the company's background in the country and the role of innovation.\nB2B: FMCG\nFMCG companies are focused on local communities to succeed for the benefit of the country at large.\nForum: Domestic Innovation\nBlowing Bubbles\nInnovation in Ecuador's manufacturing industry plays a key role in efforts to diversify the export mix.\nReview: ICT\nGetting with the IT Crowd\nThe number of Internet users has risen ten fold over the past six years, thanks to government initiatives and a focus on rural areas. Mobile telephony penetration rates are steadily increasing, ranking Ecuador above other countries in the region.\nRen\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez Gallegos, National Secretary, SENESCYT\nTBY talks to Ren\u00e9 Ram\u00edrez Gallegos, National Secretary of the National Secretariat of Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT), on the development of the country, international students, and the Yachay project.\nVox Populi: The Telecoms Sector\nTwo Pillars\nIncreasing mobile telephony rates and the introduction of new technologies are defining the sector in 2013.\nVox Populi: Infrastructure\nAlways Upgrading\nICT infrastructure is helping to foster better communication and more opportunities for businesses and individuals.\nFocus: Ecuador's Software Sector\nThe Correa government has prioritized local technological solutions, underpinned by improved education, to bolster the international competitiveness of Ecuador's IT industry.\nRichard Moss, CEO Latin America, Cobiscorp\nTBY talks to Richard Moss, CEO Latin America of Cobiscorp, on the importance of IT to an economy.\nAlfredo Fuchs, General Manager, Sony Ecuador\nTBY talks to Alfredo Fuchs, General Manager of Sony Ecuador, on innovation and the beginning of television assembly.\nForum: Multinational Players\nAll About Ecuador\nMany of the world's IT giants have had a long history in Ecuador, today bringing new solutions to businesses.\nEnrique Marquez de la Plata, Commercial Engineer, Expreso\nTBY talks to Enrique Marquez de la Plata, Commercial Engineer of Expreso, on innovating to keep the reader informed and loyal.\nIn a three-pronged attack, Ecuador is working hard on land, at sea, and in the air to expand the transport infrastructure that props up both its foreign trade and tourism industry.\nAndrew O'Brien, President & CEO, Corporaci\u00f3n Quiport S.A.\nTBY talks to Andrew O'Brien, President & CEO of Corporaci\u00f3n Quiport S.A., on the technical challenges of the new airport in Quito, its performance to date, and necessary improvements for the future.\nFocus: Ports\nMotion of the Ocean\nThe rising tide of maritime traffic is spawning significant investment in, and expansion of, Ecuador's ports, strengthening the country's position as a logistics and transport hub.\nVox Populi: Ports & Airports\nNot Just Winging It\nEcuador's airline business has seen companies come and go, but economic growth spurring increased connectivity and quality customer experience offer business potential.\nB2B: Port Services\nAs port infrastructure improves technically, the operating standards certification of companies using it has gained in importance.\nFocus: Logistics\nI Ship It\nImprovements in infrastructure have helped logistics players in Ecuador expand and diversify as the country seeks to offer better transportation services throughout the country and region.\nArmando Castellanos, Executive Dynamizer, Servientrega Ecuador\nTBY talks to Armando Castellanos, General Manager of Servientrega,on the company's competitive advantages, its product portfolio, and expansion plans.\nForum: Logistics\nEcuador is looking to expand and modernize its logistic services to meet growing demand from both local and international suppliers.\nEcuador's real estate sector is healthy and sustainable, amid better credit terms and government incentives, not to mention returning nationals and flush expatriates.\nJoseph Schwarzkopf, General Manager, Uribe & Schwarzkopf\nTBY talks to Joseph Schwarzkopf, General Manager of Uribe & Schwarzkopf, on the company's ongoing projects, including the landmark Ciudad del Sol.\nLuis Valero Brando, Executive President, Constructora Valero\nTBY talks to Luis Valero Brando, Executive President of Constructora Valero, on the company's project pipeline and how economic stability is helping the residential construction market.\nVox Populi: Real Estate & Construction\nClimbing the Ladder\nEconomic stability and credit availability have fuelled real estate demand for both residential and office space.\nBuilding Up Steam\nExtensive public investment, population growth, and rising purchasing power have fuelled the infrastructure sector in Ecuador.\nAlfredo Pe\u00f1a Payro, Executive President, Grupo Industrial Graiman (Graiman Industries)\nTBY talks to Alfredo Pe\u00f1a Payro, Executive President of Grupo Industrial Graiman (Graiman Industries), on export markets for the ceramics business.\nB2B: Engineering & Construction\nProject Ahead\nEcuador is diversifying its energy sources, which spells huge contracts for companies with the knowledge and experience to handle these megaprojects.\nSilence of the Yams\nEcuador still manages to produce and export its staple foods, but is now looking to increase its presence of cash crops and also its yield per hectare.\nThe Shrimp that Roared\nAgriculture is one of Ecuador's largest non-oil export sectors, with firms across the industry seeking new ways to produce more efficiently and get goods to market, at home and abroad.\nFocus: Bananas\nAppeeling for Support\nRising costs are hampering the profits of Ecuador's banana exporters, and leading to calls for greater action to combat the sector's downturn.\nFocus: Flowers\nPetal to the Metal\nEcuador's floriculture sector is relatively young compared to the likes of the Netherlands, yet still it is showing that it has the quality of product to be one of the market leaders.\nForum: Value-Added\nAs Ecuador's exports begin to grow, companies are looking at new and unique ways to add value to their products and make them more attractive on the international market.\nYou Only Liver Once\nHigh healthcare spending has underlined the current administration's agenda, with efforts now being made to retain talent and expand service access.\nCarina Vance Mafla, Minister of Public Health, Ecuador\nTBY talks to Carina Vance Mafla, Ministry of Public Health in Ecuador, on increased investment, human capital, and the public-private balance.\nForum: Hospitals\nOne Step Forward\nPrivate hospitals have boosted employment opportunities and introduced higher-quality treatment to a growing middle class.\nForum: Pharmaceuticals\nPharm Ville\nSince the government has shifted its focus onto core sectors, health being one of them, pharmaceutical companies must remain competitive to win government contracts and develop new drugs.\nLuis Enrique Coloma, CEO, Corporaci\u00f3n GPF\nTBY talks to Luis Enrique Coloma, CEO of Corporaci\u00f3n GPF, on the health retail segment, competitive advantages, and the state of the sector.\nWeapons of Math Instruction\nUnder President Correa, the education sector is undergoing significant changes aimed at boosting access and transforming the country into a research hub.\nForum: Higher Education\nEcuador's higher education offering long ago earned its stripes and today boasts a course portfolio meeting student and national requirements alike.\nNot So Lonesome George\nEcuador is beginning to put itself on the map for more than just the Gal\u00e1pagos Islands as people head for its beaches, mountains, rainforests, and business centers.\nLuz Elena Coloma, General Manager , Quito Turismo\nTBY talks to Luz Elena Coloma, General Manager of Quito Turismo, on the evolution of the city as a tourism destination.\nPhoto Essay: Quito\nIncan Gold\nOfficially San Francisco de Quito, the capital city of Ecuador has a long and colorful history.\nForum: Hotels\nGrand Ideas\nA growing tourist sector is allowing hotels in Ecuador's cities to expand, move into different areas of tourism, and cater for new visitors.\nReview: Legal\nThe Thick of It\nXavier Rosales is a Partner with Corral Rosales Carmigniani P\u00e9rez, a major law firm in Ecuador, resulting from the merger between Corral & Rosales, a law firm based in Quito, and Carmigniani P\u00e9rez, a law firm based in Guayaquil.\nReview: Accountancy\nOver the past few years, the world has experienced an extraordinary financial and economic upheaval. Despite that, Latin American economies have largely avoided that situation, and therefore become a more attractive place for foreign investors, something\nCelso Malimpensa, Country Geographic Leader, PwC Ecuador\nTBY talks to Celso Malimpensa, Country Geographic Leader of PwC Ecuador, on the overall outlook of the economy, and legislation being passed by the government, with the collaboration of Gonzalo Argando\u00f1a, PwC Partner.\nFocus: EU trade agreement\nLong & Winding Road\nThe 2014 trade agreement will secure access to markets on both sides, while creating a stable business environment that will help expand and diversify trade and investment between Ecuador and the EU.\nOne Happy Family\n\"We are very mindful of Ecuador's leading role in UNASUR.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Art Talk Live: On Cape Cod with Edward Hopper\nA close look at Edward Hopper's watercolors depicting Cape Cod, including the masterpiece Highland Light (1930) and a new acquisition, reveals a landscape in transformation.\nLed by:\nJoachim Homann, Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, Division of European and American Art\nRead more about Art Talk Live: On Cape Cod with Edward Hopper\nVirtual Student Guide Tour: LOL, with Cecilia Zhou\nCecilia Zhou '22 looks at the historically specific ways humor is deployed in a few serious works of art from across time that may make you laugh out loud (LOL). She'll focus on the 1640s painting The Drunken Silenus, by Francesco Fracanzano; the 18th-century scroll painting Puppies with Hotei and Jittoku, by Nagasawa Rosetsu; and a...\nRead more about Virtual Student Guide Tour: LOL, with Cecilia Zhou\nArt Talk Live: Up Close and Personal\u2014Looking at Ancient Textiles\nEgyptian makers were skilled at using only a few materials to create a rich variety of textiles, but we rarely have detailed information about the people who made them or their artistic processes.\nJoin conservation fellow Julie Wertz to explore what close looking, microscopy, and micro-analytical techniques can teach us about the materials and methods these unknown makers used to create beautiful and functional art objects.\nRead more about Art Talk Live: Up Close and Personal\u2014Looking at Ancient Textiles\nMartin Luther King & The Struggle for Voting Rights, Making Democracy Work\nHarvard Business School\u2014Online\nJoin us for a special session in which Professor David Moss, author of the acclaimed book \"Democracy: A Case Study,\" makes history come alive with an audience-driven discussion of Martin Luther King Jr. and the struggle for voting rights. Professor Moss will bring his wildly popular approach to teaching the history of American democracy to a new stage in this public forum hosted by Harvard Business School.\nSo please bring your ideas, and leave your preconceptions at the door. It will be an afternoon that challenges the way you think about America's history and civic life \u2013 and...\nRead more about Martin Luther King & The Struggle for Voting Rights, Making Democracy Work\nHow We Incarcerate Young People: A Conversation about Policy and Neuroscience\nAcross the United States, children under the age of 18 can be tried as adults in criminal court. Although the practice is condemned by international law, we are the only country in the world that sentences young people to life in prison without the possibility of parole. At the same time, recent developments in neuroscience research demonstrate that the human brain is not fully developed until after the age of 25.\nThis program will consider the ways we punish young people in the American criminal legal system and how our policies could be reformed. We will bring together a...\nRead more about How We Incarcerate Young People: A Conversation about Policy and Neuroscience\nReframing Japonisme: Painting Edo and Beyond\nWe're bringing Painting Edo: Japanese Art from the Feinberg Collection to you! Join us for this final talk in our series of virtual conversations exploring themes highlighted in the exhibition.\nHow has Japonisme shaped the reception of Japanese art? In this online program, professors Elizabeth Emery and Chelsea Foxwell will consider the persistent influence of the western construct of Japonisme and the new aesthetic forms it inspired.\nIn 1872, French art critic Philippe Burty coined the term \"Japonisme\" to refer to the growing western admiration for \"all things...\nRead more about Reframing Japonisme: Painting Edo and Beyond\nCreature Feature: Birds of a Feather\nExplore a vibrant collection of watercolors featuring a flock of fantastic birds inspired by a king's royal menagerie in Jean-Baptiste Oudry's Avian Album.\nCreature Feature, an online series from the Harvard Art Museums, offers a chance for families to explore magical creatures across the collections through close looking and curious exploration with museum staff. Creature Feature talks are free, open to explorers ages 6 and up, and offered once a...\nRead more about Creature Feature: Birds of a Feather\nTwenty Million Angry Men: A Conversation about the Importance of Including People with Felony Convictions in Our Jury System\nIn the United States, 8 percent of the adult population\u2014and 33 percent of the Black adult male population\u2014has a felony conviction. Even after people have served time in prison, they are systematically excluded from civic participation, including serving on juries. Offered in collaboration with the Institute to End Mass Incarceration at Harvard Law School, this program will explore questions of jury service, civic participation in the criminal legal system, and the importance of such participation by people with prior convictions.\nRead more about Twenty Million Angry Men: A Conversation about the Importance of Including People with Felony Convictions in Our Jury System\nFood in Art\nJoin the Harvard Art Museums on Zoom for a bite-size look at the role of food in art, presented in partnership with the Food Literacy Project at Harvard University Dining Services.\nFrom vegetable-based dyes to dairy fixatives, food and art share a long and interesting history. In this talk, curatorial and conservation fellows Ruby Awburn, Lauren Hanson, Leonie Mueller, and Julie Wertz will take us on a culinary tour of the Harvard Art Museums and discuss the varied roles that food has played in art.\nRead more about Food in Art\nMUTINY: poems\nPhillip B. Williams is the author of the poetry collection \"Thief in the Interior.\" His artistic interests manifest through lyrical and narrative investigations of the aesthetic possibilities and historical implications of the grotesque and through (re)creation of Afro-diasporic mythologies within contemporary timeframes.\nJoin Williams as he discusses researching, writing, and revising poems (title: \"Mutiny\") and prose (title: \"Threshold\") during his Radcliffe fellowship year. Within both genres, he hopes to research and explore Black folklore, African-diasporic mythologies...\nRead more about MUTINY: poems\nU.S. Policy Towards Latin America Under Biden\nHow will U.S. policy toward Latin America change under the Biden Administration? Will we see a return to Obama era policies, or something new? What are the new administration's principal priorities and challenges in Latin America? What should they be? Four experts on U.S.-Latin American relations discuss changes and continuities in the post-Trump era.\nLearn more about and register for U.S. Policy...\nRead more about U.S. Policy Towards Latin America Under Biden\nHealth Care Leadership During COVID-19\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has upended health care delivery and economics. This webinar will provide the behind-the-scenes perspective of a senior hospital leader in a time of crisis. Dr. Kimball will discuss how she and her leadership team adapted to the immediate crisis as well as its prolonged evolution, from establishing a command structure to discovering hidden talents on their team. The session will explore leadership lessons and her insights for the path forward.\nRead more about Health Care Leadership During COVID-19\nRural Education in America: What Works for Our Students, Teachers, and Communities\nRural Education in America provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the diversity and complexity of rural communities in the United States and for helping rural educators implement and evaluate successful place-based programs tailored for students and their families. Written by Geoff and Sky Marietta, educators who grew up in rural America and returned there to raise their children, the book illustrates how efficacy is determined by the degrees to which instruction, interventions, and programs address the needs and strengths of each unique rural community.\nRead more about Rural Education in America: What Works for Our Students, Teachers, and Communities\nBlack Is Queen: The Divine Feminine in Kush\nHarvard Museum of the Ancient Near East\u2014Online\nThe prominence of powerful goddesses and queens in the Nubian Kingdom of Kush (now Northern Sudan) highlights the unusually high status of women in this ancient African society and serves as a fitting focus for the study of female power in the ancient world. Using temple inscriptions found in Egypt and Nubia, the rich funerary goods found in royal burials, and temple and tomb imagery, Solange Ashby will discuss how ancient Africans of the Nile Valley understood female power and presence. Songs from Beyonc\u00e9's recent production \"Black Is King\" will be woven into this presentation on...\nRead more about Black Is Queen: The Divine Feminine in Kush\nThe Intentional Museum\nAmerican historian Christy Coleman is the distinguished lecturer for the 2021 Seminar in Innovative Curatorial Practice. Coleman is renowned for creating innovative, engaging, and inclusive museum exhibitions and programs that tell a comprehensive story of American history. In this program she will discuss the power that museums have to genuinely engage with communities around what matters most to them. While expertise within the museums is invaluable, it is wasted if not used to help communities address their issues and aspirations.\nEstablished in 2014, the Seminar in...\nRead more about The Intentional Museum\n\"The Polynesian Problem\": Western Studies of Pacific Islander Origins\n\"What is a Polynesian?\" This is a question with a long and troubling history embedded in settler colonialism. From Europeans' earliest encounters with the Pacific, White Europeans expressed a fascination and partial identification with the racial origins of Polynesians. Polynesians seemed to represent \"natural man\" in the purest state. In nineteenth- and early twentieth-century social-scientific studies, Polynesian origins became the subject of intense scrutiny and debate. Physical anthropologists such as Louis R. Sullivan declared Polynesians to be conditionally Caucasian....\nRead more about \"The Polynesian Problem\": Western Studies of Pacific Islander Origins\nCOVID-19 and the Law: The Health Care System in the Age of COVID-19\nThis seminar series will consider the ethical, legal, regulatory, and broader social and institutional impacts that COVID-19 has had, as well as the longer-lasting effects it may have on our society. This fifth seminar in the series will focus on how the health care system has reacted and evolved during the pandemic.\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all aspects of life in the United States and around the world, disrupting the global economy as well as countless institutions. The issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic present a critical juncture for the U.S. and other...\nRead more about COVID-19 and the Law: The Health Care System in the Age of COVID-19\nMembers: Not on Display! Treasures of the Mineralogical & Geological Museum\nVisitors to the Harvard Museum of Natural History are dazzled by the Mineral Gallery's beautiful specimens, yet the gallery displays only a fraction of the entire collection.\nWhile each of the collection's 300,000+ specimens has great scientific value, a subset also has significant commercial value. Join Curator Raquel Alonso-Perez for a virtual behind the-scenes visit to view specimens that, for security reasons, are not typically on display. You'll see a rare opal in matrix from Mexico, tourmalines from the first pegmatitic discovery in the U.S., and crystalline gold, among...\nRead more about Members: Not on Display! Treasures of the Mineralogical & Geological Museum\nBlack and White Thinking: A Conversation with Cord Whitaker\nHarvard University Committee on Medieval Studies\u2014Online\nAuthor Cord Whitaker discusses his new book \"Black Metaphors: How Modern Racism Emerged from Medieval Race-Thinking\" (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019) with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research.\nRead more about Black and White Thinking: A Conversation with Cord Whitaker\nMind, Heart and Body: The Creative Process of Making Theater From a Director's Perspective\nMind Brain Behavior Interfaculty Initiative at Harvard\u2014Online\nHow does an actor transform into a character? What is the process that allows this transformation to happen? What is the role of the audience in completing the theatrical event? Join Diane Paulus, Professor of the Practice in Theater, Dance & Media and English, for a behind the scenes look at the creative process of making theater.\nLearn more about and register for Mind,...\nRead more about Mind, Heart and Body: The Creative Process of Making Theater From a Director's Perspective\n(-) Remove Lectures filterLectures\nEducation (101)Apply Education filter\nHistory (177)Apply History filter\nScience (124)Apply Science filter","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sexual Harassment in California: Broader Than You Might Think\nBoth sexual harassment and sexual discrimination are prohibited by law. If you feel that you have suffered from sexual harassment or discrimination, you need an experienced Los Angeles attorney to help.\n1055 West 7th Street, Los Angeles CA 90017\n970 West 190th St. Suite 340 Torrance California 90502\nJanuary 15, 2019, Los Angeles, CA - Court Awards Kaiser Employee $1,228,721.96 In Wrongful Termination Case, Represented By Jeffrey Rager. Click Here To View Article.\nJeffrey Rager\nJames Yoon\nWrongful Termination Attorney\nKaiser Permanente Attorney\nDenial of Medical & Retirement Benefits\nDisability Discrimination Attorney\nEqual Pay Act Violation Attorney\nEmployment Law Attorney\nFamily Medical Leave Act Violation Attorney\nGender Discrimination Attorney\nHostile Work Environment Attorney\nHealthcare Law Attorney\nMarital Status Discrimination Attorney\nOvertime Violations Attorney\nRetaliation Attorney\nRacial discrimination attorney\nReligious Discrimination Attorney\nSexual Harassment Attorney\nWhistleblower Attorney\nWorkplace Discrimination Attorney\nWage Fraud Attorney\nCall today free initial consultation\nOn behalf of Rager Law Firm posted on April 14, 2018\nSexual harassment is hard to define, and it may mean different things to different people. While many people assume that sexual harassment has to include inappropriate touching or remarks, that is not always the case. It can actually be much broader than that.\nIn the most general form, sexual harassment occurs any time a negative employment action takes place that is due in large part to your sex. While sex does not have to be the only reason the employment action took place, it should play a prominent role.\nIf you think your situation may be considered sexual harassment, you may have an employment discrimination claim. You need to speak with a Los Angeles employment attorney as soon as possible to discuss your options.\nThree Types of Sexual Harassment\nSexual harassment in California includes two overreaching categories or situations. These include:\n1. Sexual Harassment \u2013Hostile Work Environment\nThis type of harassment is perhaps the most well-known. A hostile work environment that would amount to sexual discrimination occurs when the behavior at issue is severe or pervasive enough to warrant a negative change in employment. The behavior must be more than a few uncomfortable instances; it must be so commonplace in the workplace that it has become normal and accepted.\nIn the context of sexual discrimination, a hostile work environment could be in place when male employees make comments and jokes about sex or female body parts to a female employee. It may include situations that portray women in a derogatory or sexual manner, such as by putting up photos of scantily clad women. It may involve sexual assault in some circumstances as well. These conditions must occur on a regular basis for the environment to be considered hostile.\nThe conduct must be both unwelcome and offensive to a \"reasonable person.\" If a worker is participating in the behavior, it is hard to say that it is harassing or unwanted. The conditions of the workplace are measured both objectively and subjectively\u2014that is, you must personally find the environment offensive, and the average person would also agree with you.\n2. Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment\nIn quid pro quo harassment, a supervisor or co-worker offers to treat an employee favorably if they do certain things for them in return, often of a sexual nature. A supervisor or co-worker can also threaten to take unfavorable employment action if the requested favor is not performed. While many people think of quid pro quo as sexual intercourse or another sexual act, it can be something as simple as going on a date as well.\nThis type of harassment only occurs when the supervisor or co-worker can take some adverse employment action against the employee. That means that these cares are far more likely to involve supervisors or managers.\nSexual Harassment Versus Sexual Discrimination\nWhen someone discriminates against you, they treat you differently because of your sex. For example, a woman making less than her male coworker who has similar experience and skill would be discrimination. This type of action is often referred to as \"disparate treatment.\"\nAs noted above, sexual harassment can lead to sexual discrimination in some circumstances, particularly where there is a hostile work environment.\nBoth sexual harassment and sexual discrimination are prohibited by law. If you feel that you have suffered from sexual harassment or discrimination, you need an experienced Los Angeles attorney to help. Call Rager Law Firm at 310-527-6994 to set up your free consultation.\nShare Us With\nMcDonald's Slapped With Sexual Harassment Charges\nLos Angeles Works To End Employment Discrimination\nCan California Employers Discriminate Based on Weight?\nIs LGBT a Protected Status in the California Workplace?\nSafeway Settles Case with Deaf Applicant\nOvertime Violations\nWage Fraud\nRager Law Firm is Available\nto represent wrongful termination clients in other locations\nCONTACT US FOR A FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION\nAccept Disclaimer and Privacy Terms.\n\u00a9 2019 Rager Law Firm All Rights Reserved\nTorrance Office: 970 West 190th St, Suite 340\nTorrance, California 90502\nLos Angeles Office: 1055 West 7th Street","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag Archive: Katherina Markowskaja\nFundamental Changes at the Bavarian State Ballet\nIvan Li\u0161ka and many dancers bid their farewell\nAfter eighteen years, Ivan Li\u0161ka, artistic director of the Bavarian State Ballet, is handing over the reigns to Igor Zelensky at the end of this season. During the last months it had already became apparent that from then on things would not stay as they were.\nThis week the news became official. Of the ensemble's seventy dancers twenty-nine will be leaving this summer. Among those are six of the total nine principals: Lucia Lacarra, Ekaterina Petina, Daria Sukhoukova, Marlon Dino, Cyril Pierre and Luk\u00e1\u0161 Slavicky. Ivy Amista, Javier Amo and Tigran Mikayelyan stay with the company. (more\u2026)\nBalanchine, Robbins and a Teddy Bear\n\"Symphony in C \/ In the Night \/ Adam is\"\nJuxtaposing established choreography and contemporary work can be intriguing. Yet comparing and contrasting a new piece with those of the masters also carries risks. The Bavarian State Ballet's new evening of ballet dares to do this. It combines George Balanchine's \"Symphony in C\" and Jerome Robbins's \"In the Night\" with \"Adam is\" \u2013 a fresh dance by Canada's Azure Barton. Did the assemblage work? (more\u2026)\nSparkling History\nBlowing the dust off from an aged stage vehicle like \"Paquita\" and polishing it up for a premiere usually draws very few out of the woodwork. Bavarian State Ballet, however, promoted the project confidently. Quite rightly as no less than Alexei Ratmansky and Doug Fullington had devoted themselves to revive the love story of the orphan girl Paquita. Bavarian State Ballet's original plans were that Ratmansky would make his German debut as choreographer with \"Paquita\" but the indefatigable Ratmansky had already staged his \"Namouna\" in Berlin and the \"Tanzsuite\" for Semperoper Ballet Dresden. However, this didn't harm the project because doing justice to a significant piece of art and its creator was the root of the matter. (more\u2026)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"By Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger\nFrom the minds of Tom Angleberger, the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular Origami Yoda series, and Paul Dellinger, an adult science-fiction writer, comes a funny middle school story with a memorable robot title character. Reluctant readers and robot lovers in elementary and middle school will enjoy this fast-paced read that shows just how strange a place middle school can be, particularly when the new student is a state-of-the-art robot.\nWhen Max\u2014Maxine Zelaster\u2014befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part of Vanguard One Middle School's new Robot Integration Program, she helps him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school\u2014the good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly. Little do they know that surviving seventh grade is going to become a true matter of life and death, because Vanguard has an evil presence at its heart: a digital student evaluation system named BARBARA that might be taking its mission to shape the perfect student to extremes!\nWith a strong female main character who will appeal to all readers, Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger's new novel offers readers a fresh take on robots. Fuzzy will find its place in the emerging category of bestselling books featuring robots, including Jon Scieszka' s Frank Einstein series and James Patterson's House of Robots.\nBe sure to check out all of Tom Angleberger's other acclaimed books for middle-grade readers, including Poop Fountain!; The Rat with the Human Face; Horton Halfpott; Fake Mustache; and the bestselling Origami Yoda series: The Strange Case of Origami Yoda, Darth Paper Strikes Back, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus,Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue, and Jabba the Puppet. For younger readers Tom wrote the picture book McToad Mows Tiny Island, illustrated by John Hendrix, and for chapter book readers, Tom wrote the Inspector Flytrap series, illustrated by his wife Cece Bell.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Cummins Aims To Improve The White Ball Cricket > Cricket News, cricinfo, mobilecric, cricbuzz, livescore and more\nCricket news - Cummins targets improvement in white ball cricket\nCummins has made rapid strides recently.\nAustralia pacer, and increasingly pushing his case towards becoming a genuine allrounder, Pat Cummins revealed that he was 'really happy' with how his game is progressing at this stage.\nThe right-armer has become one of Australia key pacers in the longer format, slowly graduating to the leader of the attack, which also comprises of Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Now, Cummins is slowly building up his profile in the T20Is and ODIs, too. In the first T20I in Vishakapatnam, Cummins's allround skills came to the fore as he helped his team pull off a thrilling three-wicket win off the last ball.\n\"Honestly, really happy with how my game is going. So many things have fallen into place. Obviously there is a bit of luck as well. I am playing consistent cricket and I am able to concentrate well on my skills and have got a lot of confidence. I haven't played too much white ball cricket and I am looking forward for the challenge. I have got lot to learn, like take wickets in white ball cricket and bowl in the death overs. But yes I couldn't have been more happy on how I have been performing and I have been able to concentrate on my skills and bowl without having to worry about anything else.\"\nHis recent superb performances enabled him to win the Allan Border medal, which is awarded to the best performing Australian male cricketer in the previous season. That has also earned him the nickname 'AB' amongst his colleagues. His love for and success in the tough moments, as it was in Vizag when he helped chase down 14 in the final over, have only helped him further his standing in the team.\n\"You play professional sport, you want to be in the moment where you can win a game. T20 is a great format, it almost feels like every second game or third game you're in a position to either win the game or the game's on the line. Fortunately, so far a few have come off for me.\n\"I think you hear a lot of the players saying this and I'm no different -- off the field, you're terribly nervous watching people go about their business, but once you're out in the field, you know you're in control, you've done it heaps of times before. That's why you play. Normally I'm more relaxed when I'm out there in the moment than I am off the field. Sometimes when the game feels like it's almost lost, that's when you can feel like you can relax and you've got nothing to lose,\" Cummins said.\nCummins's growth with the bat has also meant that the talk around a possible promotion in the batting order has grown. Cummins though said he felt batting lower down allows him to bring out his best.\n\"I'm pretty happy down at No.8 or 9. I feel like my role in the team as a batsman is just to try and survive, bat extra time, and hopefully I've got a batsman at the other end who's set and can really cash in.\n\"Especially in Test matches, that was my role. I may not have all the big shots like a lot of the batsmen. I've really enjoyed it. Preparing for the game... as a bowler you can't just prepare for bowling. You've got to prepare for everything. That's probably something that's hit home in the last couple of years. You have to make sure you're alright in the field, do all your catching, fielding and for batting just make sure you're 100%. I really enjoy (batting) but I'm really happy at the bottom of the order.\"\nCummins also weighed in with regards to Australia's preparation for the World Cup. Cummins said that with the likelihood of pitches in England taking more spin later in the tournament, the ODIs in India give the team some vital practice.\n\"Playing cricket anywhere is a good preparation. In some regards, the conditions are going to be different in the world cup than what will be here. There will be lot of games at the world cup, so at the back of our minds, the wickets might be tired and it could spin like the wickets here in India. As bowlers, if we can take wickets here in the middle overs against a good batting line-up, on wickets which probably are not bowler friendly, it will put us in good shape for the world cup. It is really good practice and challenging yourself against some of the world's best batsmen, seeing how they go about it, what works for us in these conditions, I think it will be really transferable for us in the world cup.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Displaying items by tag: Technical facilities\nIntertraffic Amsterdam 2018\n20 - 23 March 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands.\nThe intertraffic attracts manufacturers, importers and agents of products and services of infrastructure, traffic management and safety.\nLarge scale fire tests with fixed firefighting systems\nIn this report presents SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden the main results of the six large-scale tests with different types of fixed firefighting system (FFFS) that were carried out in the Runehamar tunnel in June 2016.\nSigns & lights\nRoadsigns for emergency messages\nNew radio broadcast technology have made it necessary to rethink how roadsigns for radio broadcast should be designed and function.\nIntelligent lighting solutions for tunnels\nTunnel operators face the challenge of illuminating the tunnels evenly according to given specifications and controlling the intensity depending on the situation. Its now available systems that enables operators to visualise system status and the condition of the light, in addition be more energy efficient and save costs.\nJoint collaboration between Norway and Sweden\nWhen a given event is to be handled, the operator must seek information in a variety of sources and decide what information is relevant. Its important to treat this information in a smart and secure way to ensure the right actions.\nITS stations - the future safety system\nHow will the implementation of autonomous and cooperative car technology effect management, operation and safety in tunnels. And what issues have to be considered when it comes to tunnels? The purpose of starting a work with Intelligent Traffic Systems (ITS) station concept has been to establish a method of communicating between tunnel and vehicle using a standard platform.\nDAB technology in tunnels\nNorway is first to close down the FM broadcast in favour of Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) technology. A bold decision that have raised a lot of questions about installation, reception conditions and safety issues for the road users. About 40% of the radio listening is from a car in Norway. DAB will therefore not be a full range of radio offer without reception conditions in the tunnels.\nSnow melting heated pavement system in tunnel portals\nTo make portal area more traffic safe, there has been a desire to look into systems to prevent icing. This study shows that a snow melting heated pavement system can have promising prospect for extensive application.\nThe point cloud created by the laser scan is mainly used to evaluate the conditions of the pavement but can also be used to gather data from the side area and the tunnel walls. The report from such a scanning gives the necessary data for analysis and give the tunnel operator a chance to follow up the development of the road surface, the rock conditions and the construction, from one year to another.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home > Opinion > UPA romancing with poverty\nUPA romancing with poverty\nNantoo Banerjee6 Sep 2013 3:53 PM GMT\nWhy make so much fuss about India's poor and the government's so-called poverty alleviation programmes? Under the Planning Commission definition, even rag pickers may not qualify to be identified as 'poor.' It isn't easy to define poverty, leave alone attaching an income benchmark to it, in a highly complex and predominantly impoverished society such as India and the sundry nature of jobs that the poor \u2013 urban or rural \u2013 are forced to take up to stay alive. In fact, the poor are those who earn to stay alive and not live in the true sense of the term. The poor are those who would do any menial job that earns him or her and the dependents, if any, at least two ordinary full meals a day, a shed above head and something to wear to hide their shame. Anything beyond these, including a tiny dug-up area with three sides covered by plastic sheets, leaves or thatched walls for use as independent toilet, may be considered luxury to him or her. In urban areas, it is often a common sight that a good number of the poor poop on the sidewalk daily before sunrise. In rural areas, they often walk distance to use open fields, bushes, forests and water bodies to ease themselves. However, none of them would fit into the Planning Commission box strictly meant for the poor.\nBarring child workers who generally make around Rs 35-50, after selling labour for over 12 hours a day, most adult male or female minions engaged in jobs such as rag-pickers, head-loaders, rickshaw-pullers, cart-pushers, farm-hands, cobblers, shoe-shine boys, hawkers, tea-boys, full and part-time domestic helps, cleaners, peons and bearers in small establishments and gardeners among other low-paid trades earn Rs 100-140 a day. Generally, they live in shanties under extreme unhygienic conditions and are forced to part with good amount of income on fighting diseases and ailments which are most common around such dwellings forcing many to be frequently out of work and income. Almost all of them are forced to repay some sundry loans every month. With minimum fare in public transport in most places being Rs 6 for a single trip, what they are often left with is pittance. With age, they look more famished and undernourished. A ceaseless fight for existence marks their daily routine. If these people are not poor, what are they?\nIronically, these poor urban and rural destitute, who comprise nearly 60 per cent of the population, have kept our democratic system alive. These helpless victims of social injustice and governmental neglect are the real source of power of our politicians who rule the nation. They form an overwhelming section of voters in our electoral system \u2013 in gram panchayat, municipality, state legislature and Lok Sabha Elections \u2013 where average voting rate rarely exceeds 70 per cent. Over the years, they have become a pet subject of hair-splitting intellectual debate and governmental research to broad-brand their economic status. The subjects at issue are on predictable lines: what percentage of them should be placed at 'below the poverty line' (BPL) and what percentage 'above the poverty line' (APL)? And, what should be the criterion and the colour of pencil to demarcate the two sensitive lines?\nTherefore, it is hardly surprising that to those globe-trotting, high-living, glasshouse economists in the Planning Commission and honourable members of the union cabinet highly concerned about fixing right poverty yardsticks for BPL and APL, not all these urban or rural people passing their days in despicable conditions and continuously struggling to stay alive deserve to be branded as poor. In fact, going by their statistical measure stick, there is hardly anyone in the country, including beggars, who would qualify to be poor. Most beggars \u2013 rural or urban \u2013 earn over Rs 35-50, daily, exceeding the Planning Commission's poverty benchmark.\nRecent public statements by senior Congressmen and public representatives claimed that the cost of an ordinary working-class full meal varies from as low as Rs 2 in Delhi, Rs 6 in Lucknow to Rs 12 in Mumbai. Given the fact that the average daily income of an able-bodied rural and urban worker is being around Rs 120, these politicians may feel that few deserve to be branded as truly poor. And, one can certainly find some liberal justification in the Planning Commission's latest poverty estimates for the country showing a sharp decline in the incidence of poverty by 7.3 per cent over the past five years while stating that anyone with a daily consumption expenditure of Rs 28.35 and Rs 22.42 in urban and rural areas respectively is above the poverty line.\nCan consumption expenditure shrink with higher retail price inflation? Logically, 'no'. But, highly qualified and merited government economists think such a contradictory position is absolutely possible. This could explain the Planning Commission's affidavit in the Supreme Court in October in which the BPL cap was pegged at an expenditure of Rs 32 in urban areas and Rs 26 in rural locations by an individual at the going rate of inflation in 2010-2011. The food and other wage goods inflation rates have spiraled since. But, the BPL expenditure benchmark is brought down.\nGovernment economists claim rural poverty has declined by eight percentage points, from 41.8 to 33.8 per cent, and urban poverty by 4.8 per cent, from 25.7 per cent to 20.9 per cent. At the national level, anyone in the rural areas earning Rs 672.8 per month or Rs 22.42 per day and Rs 859.6 per month or Rs 28.35 per day in the urban area is above the poverty line. The total number of BPL population is 35.46 crore as against 40.72 crore in 2004-2005. In rural areas, the number fell from 32.58 crore five years ago to 27.82 crore and the urban BPL number dropped from 8.14 crore to 7.64 crore during this period.\nThe latest National Sample Survey Organisation's (NSSO) expenditure data shows that 90 per cent of rural Indians spend less than Rs 70 per day, while 90 per cent of urban Indians spend less than Rs 154 per day. Logically, they must be earning that much per day to cover their expenditure. Then, why is this fuss over the government concern for 'food security' for 67 per cent of the country's population when an ordinary full meal can be had for Rs 2 or Rs 12? At such prices, expenditure on food by 90 per cent of the population would vary roughly from 1.5 per cent to three per cent of their daily spend. Going by the statements by knowledgeable senior Congress leaders and statistical presentations by government economists and NSSO, at least 90 per cent Indians would appear to be capable of taking care of their own food security unless those learned men are poking fun at India's poor. Pitifully, politicians have always been playing the poor as pawns before the polls. IPA\nNantoo Banerjee","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Japanese self-initiated expatriates as boundary spanners in Chinese subsidiaries of Japanese MNEs: Antecedents, social capital, and HRM practices\nFurusawa, M. and Brewster, C. (2018) Japanese self-initiated expatriates as boundary spanners in Chinese subsidiaries of Japanese MNEs: Antecedents, social capital, and HRM practices. Thunderbird International Business Review, 60 (6). pp. 911-919. ISSN 1520-6874\nText (Permanent Publisher Embargo) - Accepted Version\n\u00b7 Restricted to Repository staff only\nTo link to this item DOI: 10.1002\/tie.21944\nThis article examines the potential boundary-spanning roles of Japanese self-initiated expatriates (SIEs) working at Japanese-affiliated companies in China. We show that, compared to Japanese assigned expatriates (AEs), Japanese SIEs have longer living and working experience in China and better linguistic proficiency in Chinese, and build a relationship of trust with Japanese AEs, Chinese employees, and the headquarters in Japan. We also find human resource management (HRM) practices that emphasize normative integration will lead to the nurturing of trust (social capital) among the parties concerned, and the social capital will enhance the boundary-spanning functions of Japanese SIEs. This research demonstrates the value of these SIEs as a new option to replace the dichotomy of AEs or host-country nationals and the importance of practices for normative integration and social capital, which can be expected to facilitate the boundary-spanning roles of Japanese SIEs.\nHenley Business School > International Business and Strategy\nPolitical Science and International Relations, Geography, Planning and Development, Business and International Management\n13 Nov 2017 10:00 Date item deposited into CentAUR\n15 Jan 2023 02:26 Date item last modified","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Insights District Court Refuses to Review USPTO Decision to Institute Post Grant Review of Versata Covered Business Method Patent\nDistrict Court Refuses to Review USPTO Decision to Institute Post Grant Review of Versata Covered Business Method Patent\n15 August 2013 PharmaPatents Blog\nIn Versata Development Corp. v. Rea, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed Versata's challenge of the PTAB's decision to institute post grant review of its patent for lack of jurisdiction. The court based its decision on alternative grounds, finding that the America Invents Act (AIA) \"precludes judicial review of the PTAB's decision to institute post-grant review,\" and, alternatively, that the decision to institute post-grant review was not a \"final\" agency decision that could be reviewed under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).\nThe Covered Business Method Patent Post Grant Review Proceeding\nSAP filed a petition for Covered Business Method (CBM) patent review of Versata's U.S. Patent 6,553,350, on the first day that CBM procedures became available, September 16, 2012. SAP challenged the validity of the patent claims under 35 USC \u00a7\u00a7 101, 102, and 112. On January 9, 2013, the PTAB issued a decision granting the petition. The PTAB issued its decision on the merits on June 11, 2013, but that decision was not before the district court.\nThe District Court Decision\nWhile the CBM proceeding was still pending, Versata brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to challenge the PTAB's decision to to institute CBM post grant review of the '350 patent. The USPTO and SAP moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The court considered two separate grounds for dismissal.\nSubject Matter Jurisdiction Under the AIA\nThe court addressed the first ground under Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in view of the AIA:\nThe first issue is whether the AIA precludes judicial review of the PTAB's decision to institute post-grant review in accordance with the AIA. The Court holds that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff's claim because the AIA's express language, detailed structure and scheme for administrative and judicial review, legislative purpose, and nature of the administrative action evince Congress's clear intent to preclude subject matter jurisdiction over the PTAB's decision to institute patent reexamination proceedings. Therefore, Plaintiff's claims are dismissed for want of subject matter jurisdiction under the clear statutory guidance provided by the AIA.\nThe court noted \"three ways by which the AIA evinces clear congressional intent to preclude actions that seek judicial intervention under the APA.\"\nThe express language of the statute: 35 USC \u00a7 324(e) states, \"[t]he determination by the Director whether to institute a post-grant review under this section shall be final and nonappealable.\" (The court rejected Versata's argument that \"this language refers only to the non-availability of direct appeal to the Federal Circuit and not to an interlocutory appeal to a district court.\")\nThe structure of the Post Grant Review statutes. The statutes set forth \"detailed procedures for post-grant review and a detailed scheme for administrative and judicial review of those post-grant review proceedings,\" none of which include district court review.\nThe statute provides for appeal to the Federal Circuit. 35 USC \u00a7 329 provides that \"A party dissatisfied with the final written decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board under section 328(a) may appeal the decision pursuant to sections 141 through 144 [to the Federal Circuit.\"\nFailure to State a Claim Under the APA\nThe court addressed the second ground under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, in view of the APA:\nThe second issue is whether the PTAB's statutory interpretation regarding institution of post-grant review proceedings constituted a \"final agency action\" for which there is no other adequate remedy in a court, thereby providing Plaintiff a cause of action to bring challenge to such decision in this Court. The Court holds that the decision to institute post-grant review is merely an initial step in the PTAB's process to resolve the ultimate question of patent validity, not a final agency action as contemplated by [the APA]. The decision to institute patent reexamination proceedings is not the consummation of an agency's decision making process, nor does it elicit rights or obligations, and Plaintiff retains an alternative adequate remedy through appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.\nThus, the court granted the motions to dismiss.\nIssues of First Impression\nWhile some may wonder why Versata even brought this case given the plain language of 35 USC \u00a7 324(e), it is important to keep in mind that nearly every issue in a new patent trial proceeding is an issue of first impression, including where and when issues should be raised, challenged, and finally decided. Indeed, parties will have to raise issues like this in district court and Federal Circuit proceedings in order for the courts to develop a body of law that will guide the interpretation and application of the intricate provisions of the inter partes review, covered business method patent, and post grant review statutes.\nChemical, Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical PTAB Trials","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Published June 29, 2012\tPolitics , Uncategorized 2 Comments\nTags: #bbcqt, BBC Question Time, David Dimbleby, Justine Greening, Luton, Paddy Ashdown, Question Time, Terry Smith, Tessa Jowell, Tony Robinson\nGood morning Lemmings and hold on to your hats because we've got a live one here. Yup, that's right, after a slew of mediocre and bothersome QT's that never really got off the ground Luton has decided to pull its finger out for the penultimate show of the series. And about bloody time if you ask me. Anyway, here's what we learned:\nI was genuinely excited at the prospect of Paddy Ashdown and Terry Smith being in the same room together.\nThere are many people in this world who claim to know some Awful Things and to be quite frank, most of them annoy me. Take for example Nick Ferrari: He claims to know all sorts of Awful Things about the way this country is heading and uses every opportunity he can to make us aware of just how Awful these Things will be. The problem here however is that a) I'm not entirely convinced that the horrors of which he speaks are anything more than figments of his imagination and b) the way he howls and bleats about our impending doom makes me want to do him a mischief. Happily though, the same cannot be said for either Paddy Ashdown or Terry Smith, men who have taken the art of knowing Awful Things to dizzying heights. Lets start with Ashdown:\nThat Paddy Ashdown knows some very Awful Things is beyond dispute. The man is an ex-Marine who's spent a good part of his life practising Awful Things on behalf of the state before going on to govern a country that was beset with Things of the most Awful nature. In short, he's got chops when it comes to the unthinkable. But it's what he chooses to do with this information that's important and this is where Ashdown's real strength lies: He tells you about these Things and their Awfulness without fuss or drama, neither trying to sweeten the pill nor over-egg the pudding. Basically, he treats you like an adult. As for Smith, well it's all very similar. His background is in finance and given his CV I think it's entirely probably he knows a great many Awful Things about The City. But again, it's what he chooses to do with this information that matters and like Ashdown he opts to play it super-straight: Thing's are much more Awful than you could possibly imagine. Suck it up. Now, that's not a nice piece of news to impart but he does it in such an unflinchingly steely manner that it almost doesn't seem scary: The entire global economy could happily implode, taking with it several hundred years of human progress but it's ok because no matter what, Terry Smith will survive the cataclysm and be able to say 'I told you so' when we all emerge from our fallout shelter.\nSo yes, I'm a very big fan of people who really know what they're talking about \u2013 doubly so if they happen to be kickboxing econo-doom-mongers or ex-Special Forces nation builders \u2013 and what I was really hoping to witness was a flat-out confrontation between the two of them. Alas, that was never going to happen as they seem largely united in their outlook on economy and aside from Smith's suggestion to simply get rid of the House of Lords (never one for partial solutions, Terry Smith) they largely spoke as one. But still, could you imagine a face-off between the two of them? It would be like the world's most intense staring contest (if Paddy Ashdown's eyeless squint qualifies as staring) that would probably result in someone's head exploding. I've done my best to visually extrapolate such a scenario (see Fig. 1) but I must confess that I am a little bummed that it didn't come to pass. Still, a solid effort from both parties involved and one that lent this episode some of the much-needed gravity that's been missing from QT of late.\nMy jury's out when it comes to Justine Greening.\nThis was never going to be a nice week for a Tory on QT, let alone for a Transport Secretary who got brutally flip-reversed by her own team a few days back so the odds really weren't on Greening's side. To her credit, she did manage to look largely composed for the bulk of the show and the good news is that this wasn't a Chloe Smith\/Ben Swain moment. The less positive news for Greening is that if the Blame Labour For Everything line was looking a little threadbare six months ago it looks positively craven now (something that three separate audience members went to great lengths to point out) and her reliance on it soured her performance from the get-go. Similarly her repeated use of the phrase 'cracking on' became so familiar as to be contemptible and although it's preferable to confessing that the government really doesn't have a clue what's going on at the moment there is something deeply suspicious about people who are constantly telling you that they're 'on to it'. Still, it could have been worse and I will say this: Justine Greening has excellent posture: Shoulders back, spine ramrod straight, head up\u2026 that's some quality sitting down she pulled last night.\nI like the fact that Tony Robinson must leave right-wingers feeling horribly conflicted.\nFirst things first, hats off to Tony Robinson for his opening broadside on the bankers question. That was real passion on display and it set the rest of the show up really nicely. I'm going to now put my hat back on and gently scold him for not quite doing enough homework, something which is a real pity because if he had a stronger grasps of the facts his answers would sound a little less like conspiracy theories. Gentle scolding dispensed, I am now going to take my hat off again and congratulate him purely for existing. Why? Because it causes True Blue types to blow a cognitive gasket. Here's how it works: Upon laying eyes on Tony Robinson a True Blue is liable to register a surge in their blood pressure because they know him to be a jumped-up, oiky little lefty who's spent most of his life bad-mouthing the Tory party. However, things start to become problematic when they realise that he's also Baldrick from Blackadder and no matter how hard they try, they cannot bring themselves to hate the living embodiment of one they hold so dear. Time suddenly appears to stop, a hissing noise issues from their brains, smoke pours out of their ears, everything goes black. Job's a good 'un Tony.\nAnd the other one?\nI think I've finally realised why I've always had trouble with Tessa Jowell. Part of it is that I've never really known what the point of Tessa Jowell is (she always seemed to be Minister for Stuff or Deputy to the Office of the Trivial) but I think it's more to do with the fact that she fails my 3rd Test of Friendship: Are they a fun person to get drunk with? I suspect that Tessa Jowell is probably a crushing bore when drinking and I also suspect that she would wear rattley jewellery that would really get on my nerves. And what evidence do I base this on? None whatsoever apart from a very queasy feeling in the pit of my stomach when I try to picture the two of us sat at a bar. Sorry Tessa but the pit of my stomach has spoken and for better or worse it holds some sway over me.\nGreening: 5\/10\n(Got diddled by Osborne's about) Turn\nAshdown: 7\/10\n(Has soldierly credibility to) Burn\nJowell: 4\/10\n(Is not someone I) Yearn (to get bladdered with)\nSmith: 7\/10\n(is very) Stern\nRobinson: 6\/10\n(Showed great) Concern\n(Were probably drinking tea from an) Urn (just before the show was filmed)\nSo there. Speaking of the crowd, sorry that they didn't get much of a look-in in this week's Questionable Time. I find myself a little pushed for space but I think it would be an injustice not register just how delightfully indignant they all were. Here's to you, Delightfully Indignant Luton Crowd. Right, that's me done\u2026 I'm going to give work a call to see if my box of Questionable Time stickers has arrived yet. Tap me up on the old Facebook or Twitter if you want in on some adhesive Dimbleby action.\nMake your laptop handsome!\nTame your feral beasts!\nNext week Lemmings\u2026 Next week\u2026.\n1 Lord Smyth June 29, 2012 at 13:38\nI read the end of paragraph 4 as \"\u2026when we all emerge from our BAILout shelter.\"\nYou should have put that\u2026it would have been \"clever\".\n2 loudribs June 29, 2012 at 13:41\nGah! My misreads are funnier than my reads! To hell with this!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb Athletics, Wells - On Nut\n3-PEAT CHAMPIONS!\nSeahawks win back-to-back-to-back championships at both ISB invitational and AISAA league tournaments\nIt's been three years since the host Panthers from the International School Bangkok (ISB) has won its own tournament, beating Wells in 2016 in the Seahawk's debut in the championship match. Since then, Wells has reached AND won the championship match each year, against two different international schools from Singapore \u2013 United World College East (UWCE) in 2017 and Stamford American International School (SAIS) in 2018.\nHowever, after ISB went undefeated in their pool, and earned a spot in the finals after a win against Bangkok Pattana School (BPS) in the semi-finals, urged on by a boisterous crowd screaming, \"This is OUR house!\" \u2014 the hungry Panthers were poised to reclaim the throne.\nBut our Seahawks would have NO SUCH THING!\nWith just one senior, the young Seahawks showed the mental maturity and emotional fortitude to stave off stiff challenges in pool play, beating ICS Bangkok, 2-0 (25-20, 25-10); SAIS, 2-1 (25-13, 24-26, 17-15); and BPS, 2-1 (23-25, 25-18, 15-11). They then survived a tough semi-final match-up against another Singapore school, United World College Dover (UWCD), beating them 2-1 (18-25, 25-23, 15-13).\nIn the end, Wells had just a bit more energy, a bit more depth on the bench, and a bit more heart to outlast ISB, winning 2-0 (26-24, 27-25) in two nail-biting, overtime sets, to complete the \"three-peat\" championship run.\nThe Seahawks were led by tri-captains Insee Akarapan (c\/o 2020), Corey Beer (c\/o 2021), and Perth Vichitchoti (c\/o 2021). Other members of the squad include Pat Pinsrisirirath, Kohyo Miyajima, Ronnie Kwok, Justin Omland, and Phurin Kosumapinun (c\/o 2021); and MJ Caunan, Jr., Kendrick Acda, Herb Udompholvanich, Gabriel Xumsai Na Ayudhaya, Shiva Chandnani, and Time Phatigulsate (c\/o 2022). Head Coach \u2013 Ray de la Pena and Asst. Coach \u2013 Rhyll Catangcatang.\nAISAA Champions\nIn the second tournament, held all day Sunday, a condensed version of the varsity boys squad took on other AISAA teams, as well as a few visiting teams. Pool play turned out to be a cakewalk as Wells easily beat Berkeley International School, 2-0 (25-22, 25-12); King Mongkut International Demonstration School (KMIDS), 2-0 (25-9, 25-10); KIS, 2-0 (25-16, 25-23); and the International School of the Eastern Seaboard (ISE), 2-0 (25-17, 25-14). In the knock-out matches, Wells beat Ekamai International School (EIS), 2-0 (25-12, 25-14) and, finally, KIS, 2-0 (25-14, 25-9) to repeat as champions. Wells also won the AISAA Tournament championships in 2017 and 2018.\nLady Seahawks also in action over weekend\nAlso, playing in the tournaments were the Wells varsity girls who played hard and showed much improvement since the beginning of the season. In pool play of the ISB tournament, the Lady Seahawks won two matches; first to ICS Bangkok, 2-1; then International School of Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) from Vietnam. The girls ended the tournament in 4th place.\nAt the AISAA tournament, the girls went 3-1 in pool play, but fell in the semi-finals to Concordian. The girls ended in 3rd place.\nBoth teams now have over a month to prepare for their final tournaments of the season against member schools of the ASEAN Schools Athletic Conference (ASAC), coming up at the beginning in November.\nTags: AISAA,Boys Varsity Volleyball,Seahawk Athletics,Seahawk Volleyball","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Regulatory issues hamper launch of new PET registry\nBackers of a huge study examining the effect of PET on patient management face regulatory problems that threaten to delay a planned July 1 implementation of expanded Medicare Part B coverage of FDG-PET for cancer imaging.\nThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mandated the study in November when it approved Medicare Part B payment for PET imaging of most cancers not previously covered by the federal healthcare program. CMS contracted with the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) to manage a patient registry that will capture referring-physician survey data collected before and after patients are imaged.\nThrough pre- and post imaging questionnaires, researchers hope to measure how PET influences physician decision making concerning patient management. Medicare will deny payment for procedures when the referring physician fails to complete the required surveys.\nThe unique arrangement is part of a compromise worked out between the Academy of Molecular Imaging and CMS, according to AMI president Dr. R. Edward Coleman. The AMI has lobbied Medicare to expand the covered applications of PET to include most forms of cancer since the first indications for PET cancer imaging were approved in 2000. CMS resisted granting payment for more applications until PET supporters could demonstrate that the added costs would translate into better patient care.\nA breakthrough came last October, when a prospective study examining how PET influences the clinical management of cancer at a single hospital appeared in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (2004, 22[20]: 4147-4157). The study by Dr. Bruce E. Hillner, associate chair of internal medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University, found that PET led to changes in intended management in 61% of patients. It also demonstrated to CMS and AMI officials that it was possible to design a trial that could gain almost universal support from referring physicians to sort out how PET imaging affects the attending physician's decision-making process. ACRIN recruited Hillner as chief architect of the tumor registry, and his experimental model was adopted as the basis for its massive clinical trial, said Dr. Bruce J. Hillman, ACRIN chair.\nUnanticipated provisions of the National Paperwork Reduction Act are the most alarming of several problems that now threaten to delay the planned July implementation of Medicare's expanded payment policy, Hillner said. As of mid-April, NPRA regulators had yet to review crucial survey forms, and such reviews can take up to three months. Hillman was still waiting for CMS to exempt providers from institutional review board approval for human subject research. Patient privacy questions associated with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and issues relating to ownership of and public access to data compiled by the ACRIN registry also remained unresolved.\nDiagnosis of early breast cancer was exempted from Medicare's new policy. The exemption will allow providers to bill Medicare for FDG-PET to monitor response to cancer therapies, said Susan Halliday, a PET practice consultant in Ovilla, TX.\nMedicare reimbursement rates for the new indications will be the same as for other FDG-PET procedures. The Medicare technical fee for hospital-based PET imaging of cancer is $1150 for PET and will be $1250 for PET\/CT, a rate that became effective in April. Providers will be paid $211 for FDG, and professional fees are $80 to $100 per procedure.\nPET imaging services will pay a $50 application fee to join the registry. They will then pay ACRIN a $50 processing fee for each case, Hillner said.\nTo encourage compliance, CMS linked reimbursement to participation in the registry. It will deny payment when referring physicians do not file a pretest survey with the registry before midnight on the day the procedure was performed. They must file a postprocedural survey tracking their follow-up impressions two weeks later. The questionnaires will be transmitted to ACRIN, and an elaborate communications system will keep all parties informed about reporting status.\nAmong other unresolved issues, planners have yet to decide how long the registry must operate before enough information is collected to perform analyses. According to Hillman, data analysis may begin for highly prevalent cancers as soon as six months after program initiation. For rarer cancers, two years of data collection may be necessary.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Kamaal R. Khan Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer\nIndian film producer, actor, self proclaimed critic and writer, Kamaal Rashid Khan announced on Tuesday that he was suffering from stage 3 stomach cancer.\nThis is press release of #KRK about his health. pic.twitter.com\/0UlscVD4wq\n\u2014 KRKBOXOFFICE (@KRKBoxOffice) April 3, 2018\nKhan started his career in Bollywood as a producer and actor with the film, Deshdrohi back in the year 2008. He also appeared in a small role in the Sidharth Malhotra-Shraddha Kapoor starrer Ek Villain. We wish this controversial man a very speedy and quick recovery.\nRelated Topics:Bollywood actor KRK healthCurrent Bollywood News & MoviesKamaal latest updatesKamaal R Khan Diagnosed With Stage III Stomach CancerKamaal R. Khan Diagnosed With Stomach CancerKamaal Rashid Khan suffering from stomach cancerMango Bollywood\nJohn Abraham And KriArj Row Takes An Ugly Turn\nIrrfan Khan Box Office Hits Before The Release Of Blackmail\nThe upcoming movie Kargil Girl is based on the real life story of Gunjan Saxena, who was the first woman combat aviator to enter the war zone in the 1999 Kargil War. Starring Janhvi Kapoor and Angad Bedi, the film's first schedule was shot in Lucknow and the entire cast is heading to the beautiful country Georgia for their next shoot.\nThis second schedule is more intense and action packed and will be filmed in the high altitude of Georgia, in Kazbegi, a town situated in the north-eastern part of the Country. Kazbegi is covered with mountains and is situated over 5,700 feet above sea level. Actor Angad Bedi has already started preparing for the shoot and was spotted training on the roads of Mumbai with coach Brinston Miranda. The coach was hired by Angad Bedi a few weeks back and has been training him by making him run on the inclined roads of Mumbai. This will help the actor in shooting the upcoming portions of the movie in Georgia.\nA source claimed, \"Both Janhvi and Angad will leave at the end of July to Georgia. They will shoot first in the main capital before heading to Kazbegi which is very tough terrains area pretty high above the sea level. The scenes in which they are meant to shoot need a certain level of fitness from both their parts and Angad has this hired Brinston to help him be coached and be able to be in a fit shape where he can run on inclined slopes and tough terrains.\"\nKargil Girl is a biographical film directed by Sharan Sharma and produced by Karan Johar, under the Dharma Productions banner. The release date of Kargil Girl is yet to be announced.\nJabariya Jodi Trailer Out Now\nDangal Star Zaira Wasim To Quit Acting","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Embattled Cuomo Gets Support From African American Leaders\nWAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Karen Dewitt\nKevin P. Coughlin \/ Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo\nGovernor Andrew Cuomo receives the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine from Dr. Jacqueline Delmont of SOMOS Healthcare at a pop-up vaccination site in Harlem.\nNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo forged ahead with a normal schedule Wednesday, leading a campaign-style rally and publicly receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a church in Harlem. His actions come amid stronger statements from President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about the governor's political future amid a sexual harassment scandal.Cuomo says he wanted to receive the vaccine at a pop-up site at a black church in Harlem, to help combat vaccine hesitancy among some in the African American community.\n\"Today, I'm going to take the vaccine,\" he said.\nThe carefully staged event was not open to the media. The governor was surrounded by supporters from the African American community, including former Congressman Charlie Rangel and NAACP President and Cuomo family friend Hazel Dukes, whom Cuomo referred to as his \"second mother.\" The Democratic governor also marked Duke's birthday, leading the others in the traditional \"happy birthday\" song.\nDukes, in a campaign-style speech, praised Cuomo for legislative accomplishments, like working with democrats in the state legislature to end incarcerating in adult prisons 16 and 17-year-olds who are convicted of crimes, known as Raise the Age.\nDukes did not directly mention the sexual harassment allegations against Cuomo from multiple women or a scandal over charges that the governor and his aides covered up the actual number of nursing home deaths during the pandemic. But she made allusions to the controversies, when she called out the news media, saying they need to \"tell the truth\" about vaccines. And she says the focus should be on approving the state budget, due in two weeks.\n\"Me and the governor's talking about getting the budget passed by April 1st,\" Dukes said. \"No other nonsense.\"\nFormer Congressman Rangel addressed the accusations more directly, saying Cuomo deserves a fair defense.\n\"When people start piling up on you and you are trying to figure out, is this the same country that says that you can make any allegation that you want to make but due process and a hearing is basically what we believe in in this country,\" Rangel said. \"You go to your family, you go to your friends, because you know that they are going to be with you.\"\nCuomo has defiantly fought the accusations, saying he's a victim of \"cancel culture,\" and he's cast doubt on the motivations of his accusers. He spoke of how strong advocacy is important, in many situations.\n\"Every one of them is a fight,\" Cuomo said. \"And if you are not willing to make the fight, then you lose. It's that simple.\"\nThe governor did not address remarks from President Joe Biden, who said in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, that if the allegations against Cuomo are proven to be true, then the governor needs to step down.\n\"If the investigation confirms the claims of the women, should he resign?\" Stephanopoulos asked.\n\"Yes,\" Biden said. \"I think he'd probably end up being prosecuted, too.\"\nBiden is a longtime ally of the governor's.\nHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, another Cuomo ally, said on MSNBC's morning Joe Wednesday morning that there should be \"zero tolerance\" for sexually harassing behavior, and Pelosi says she thinks that the governor shares that belief.\n\"I think he is a supporter of zero tolerance, in terms of sexual harassment,\" Pelosi said. \"So it would follow, that if you have zero tolerance, then that would be a decision that we hope the governor would make.\"\nNew York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say Cuomo needs to resign, as do most of the Democratic New York members of the House of Representatives, and dozens of state lawmakers, both Democrats and Republicans.\nWednesday afternoon, Cuomo held a conference call with reporters, where he was asked about Biden's remarks. Cuomo says he agrees that if anyone did something illegal, then they should leave office.\n\"If you committed a crime, you can be prosecuted, that's true,\" Cuomo said, with a chuckle. \"But what President Biden said is that we should do an investigation.\"\nThe governor, who has said previously he does not believe he ever acted inappropriately towards any of his accusers, refused to comment further, saying he wants to wait until an investigation by the state's Attorney General and an impeachment inquiry by the state Assembly gather all the \"facts.\" But he repeated that he has no plans to resign.\nNew York News New York Governor Andrew Cuomo\nKaren Dewitt\nKaren DeWitt is Capitol Bureau chief for New York State Public Radio, a network of public radio stations in New York state. She has covered state government and politics for the network since 1990.\nSee stories by Karen Dewitt\nNY Assembly To Start Impeachment Investigation Into Gov. Cuomo\nSaying the accusations concerning the governor are \"serious,\" Democratic leaders of the New York State Assembly say the chamber's Judiciary Committee will\u2026\nDefiant Cuomo Continues To Reject Resignation Calls\nThe pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign from office reached a higher level of intensity Friday, as nearly all of New York's Congressional\u2026\nPoll: Half Of NYers Say Cuomo Should Stay\nA Siena College poll out Monday offers some hope for the political survival of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has seen most elected Democrats in New York call\u2026\nSiena Poll Finds Support For Cuomo Despite Pressure To Resign\nDave Lucas\nA new poll finds 50 percent of New York voters feel Governor Andrew Cuomo should not immediately resign.The Siena Research Institute survey respondents\u2026\nBiden: Cuomo Should Resign If Investigation Confirms Claims\nThe pressure against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations reached the White House on Tuesday, with President Joe Biden saying\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Many California Farmworkers Forced To Stay Behind During The Wildfires : The Salt Farmworkers workers in Ventura County toiled through the wildfires despite the risks. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Juvenal Solano, a former farmworker and community organizer, about why workers stayed.\nThe Salt\nWhat's On Your Plate\nEating And Health\nFoodways\nMany California Farmworkers Forced To Stay Behind During The Wildfires\nMany California Farmworkers Forced To Stay Behind During The Wildfires 3:16\nNovember 24, 20187:52 AM ET\nHeard on Weekend Edition Saturday\nScott Simon\nSophia Boyd\nGabriela, 32, a strawberry picker from Oaxaca, Mexico, who lives in Oxnard, Calif., had to wear a bandanna to cover her nose and mouth to avoid inhaling smoke from a wildfire while working in the fields. The Washington Post\/Getty Images hide caption\nThe Washington Post\/Getty Images\nGabriela, 32, a strawberry picker from Oaxaca, Mexico, who lives in Oxnard, Calif., had to wear a bandanna to cover her nose and mouth to avoid inhaling smoke from a wildfire while working in the fields.\nCalifornia Camp Fire Death Toll Reaches 83, Fire Authorities Say\nEarlier this week, California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced that the Woolsey Fire in Southern California has been contained. But in its wake, the fire destroyed almost 1,500 structures across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. And while some residents are beginning to return home, thousands in Ventura County had to stay behind and face the risks of fire and smoke.\nAbout 36,000 farmworkers stayed and worked outside picking strawberries and other produce amid the dangerous air from the wildfires. Many of those workers have limited access to proper protection or medical care.\nWith 1 California Fire Contained, Survivors Find Rays Of Hope Amid The Horror\nCoverage of California fires\nJuvenal Solano, a former strawberry picker and now a community organizer with The Mixteco\/Ind\u00edgena Community Organizing Project, MICOP for short, knows the perils of working in the fields. Solano says that despite facing conditions like smoke-filled air, many of the workers had no choice but to stay behind. \"We need to stay there because we need money to provide [for our] families,\" Solano says.\nSolano estimates nearly 20,000 farmworkers in Ventura County are members of the indigenous Mexican community who speak Aztecan languages and because of the language barrier, many of the workers don't know how to communicate their rights. \"They don't even ask the supervisor to go home because they're afraid to lose their jobs or they don't speak the language,\" he says.\nJuvenal Solano, a former strawberry picker and community organizer with the Mixteco\/Indigena Community Organizing Project. Ricardo Zaragoza hide caption\nRicardo Zaragoza\nJuvenal Solano, a former strawberry picker and community organizer with the Mixteco\/Indigena Community Organizing Project.\nMICOP advocates for the rights of indigenous workers with a program called 805Undocufund, which raises money and to help workers financially if they lose their jobs.\nBut beyond financial help, Solano says, the most important thing the workers need right now is people on the ground.\n\"Those agencies that are here to protect farmworkers, they need to go to the farm area to see and to talk to those workers,\" he says. \"When something like the wildfires happen ... those agencies are not there to see what the workers need.\"\nCorrection Nov. 24, 2018\nIn the audio version of this story, as well as a previous Web version, Juvenal Solano says about 20,000 to 70,000 farmworkers in Ventura County are members of the indigenous Mexican community who speak Aztecan languages. According to the Mixteco\/Indigena Community Organizing Project, there are about 20,000 Mixtecs in Ventura County, about 17,000 of whom work in agriculture.\nwoolsey fire","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"2 U.S. soldiers die in combat from small arms fire in Afghanistan\nBy Jay Jackson, The Tampa News.Net\n22 Aug 2019, 23 GMT+10\nKABUL, Afghanistan - Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in action in Afghanistan.\nTheir deaths, confirmed by a statement from NATO, came on Wednesday at a time when the U.S. military and the Taliban are deep in talks about a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.\nU.S. officials said the two service members were killed in combat from small-arms fire.\nThe names of the U.S. soldiers as a matter of policy are being withheld until after their relatives are notified, the NATO statement said.\nThe soldiers were been part of Resolute Support, the U.S.-led NATO mission in Afghanistan.\nThe total number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year now stands at seventeen. Last month 3 American soldiers were killed in Tarin Kowtin, including two on 29 July 2019, and the other on 24 July 2019.\nAmbassador Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy to Afghanistan, flew from Washington to the Qatar capital Doha on Tuesday for talks with the Taliban, after which he will go on to Afghanistan.\n\"Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad in Doha will resume talks with the Taliban as part of an overall effort to facilitate a peace process that ends the conflict in Afghanistan. In Kabul, he will consult with the leadership of the Afghan government on the peace process and encourage full preparation for intra-Afghan negotiations\", the U.S. State Department said in a statement released on Tuesday.\nKhalilzad himself posted on Twitter on Wednesday: \"Productive week in Washington. Briefed management on where we are and next steps. Back on the road again. First stop Doha where we will try and close on remaining issues. We're ready. Let's see if the Taliban are as well.\"\nEarlier in the week he posted: \"Now the priority must be an honorable & lasting peace and a sovereign & united Afghanistan at peace with itself and posing no threat to any other country.\"\nThe conflict in Afghanistan has raged for nearly two decades following the U.S.-led invasion of country in late 2001.\nThe U.S. still has 13,000 troops stationed in the country. President Donald Trump wants the bulk of them to leave prior to the November 2020 presidential election.\nAsked if some troops would stay, the president replied: \"We have to have a presence, yes. The Taliban does not respect the Afghan government. It is a dangerous place and we have to keep an eye on it.\"\n(File photo).\nMore Tampa News\nBruins overtake slumping Golden Knights\nThe Tampa News.Net\nGolf Glance: Tiger chasing historic No. 83 at Torrey Pines\nWhy did Russian tsars love holy fools\nPowell leads No. 10 Seton Hall vs. Providence\nNo. 8 Duke looks to rebound vs. Miami (Fla.)\nNo. 6 Louisville rolling into clash with Georgia Tech\nAbsa Premiership top scorers\nDoctor, Pharmacists, And Marketers In Compounding Pharmacy Kickback Conspiracy Sentenced O-MDFL\nPalma, Cabrera Back Junk's Strong Start in 4-2 Triumph - Tarpons\nLSU edges Florida, remains unbeaten in SEC\nRed Wings searching for a spark against Wild\nPanthers have 'Q' factor as they visit Blackhawks\nPanthers nip Wild in final seconds for 5th straight win\nNo. 20 Memphis visits American rival Tulsa\n'King Felix' agrees to minor league deal with Braves\nRussia's RIDICULOUS McDonald's copycats\n10 things you should never do on Russian trains\nPalma, Sands Homer in 5-4 Loss to Charlotte - Tarpons\nSign up for The Tampa News\nAll Tampa News Headlines\nNo. 8 Duke routs Miami again to end 2-game skid\nTarpons Tally 15 Hits, Rout Cardinals, 11-4 - Tarpons\nStone Crabs Complete Sweep as Tarpons' Struggles Continue - Tarpons\nFlorial's Homer Lifts Tarpons Over Cardinals, 5-1 - Tarpons\nPalma's Pinch-Hit Homer Leads Tarpons to Comeback Win in Doubleheader Split - Tarpons\nThe Tampa News.Net's News Release Publishing Service provides a medium for circulating your organization's news.\n\u00a9 Copyright 1999-2020 The Tampa News.Net - Mainstream Media Ltd. All rights reserved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Houston Baptist beats Nicholls in extra innings\nMay 4, 2019 at 1:17 AM May 4, 2019 at 1:17 AM\nAfter HBU junior centerfielder Chase Talbot tied the game with a solo home run in the top of the ninth, the Huskies rallied for four in the top of the 12th for an 11-7 victory over Nicholls in the Southland Conference series opener Friday night at Ray E. Didier Field.\nTalbot went 3-for-5, adding a pair of triples, four RBIs and scored three times for HBU (16-9, 8-14 SLC). Senior catcher Erik Voller went 2-for-6, scoring twice and driving in a run and junior rightfielder Brandon Bena went 2-for-5 and scored a run. Junior shortstop Nathan Soriano drove in a pair of runs.\nSenior righthander Daniel Endsley (1-3) earned the win, hurling four perfect innings in relief and striking out three. Senior starter Brady Batten allowed four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and a walk in seven innings.\nChamp Davison went 3-for-6 and scored a run and Alec Paz went 1-for-5 and scored twice for the Colonels (23-23, 10-12).\nBeau Balado (1-4) took the loss, allowing two runs on a hit with seven strikeouts and a walk in 2 2\/3 innings. Starter Trever Kilcrease gave up three runs on three hits with six strikeouts and a walk in six innings.\nPaz singled to lead off the fourth and Mason Turner followed with an RBI double. Adam Tarver then singled to give the Colonels a 2-0 lead.\nKilcrease held the Huskies hitless through five innings, but Talbot led off the sixth with a triple to rightcenter and scored on Soriano's RBI groundout.\nBena led off the seventh with a single to left and went to second on a wild pitch. Voller laid down a bunt single, then Edmondson reached on a bunt single to load the bases with no outs. Bena was forced out at home, but the bases remained loaded when senior designated hitter Anthony Jones reach on the fielder's choice, then senior pinch hitter Derek Reilly laid down a squeeze bunt to tie the game and reached first for a single. Talbot unloaded the bases with another triple and Soriano brought him home with a single up the middle to put the Huskies ahead, 6-2.\nDavison led off the eighth with a single, then Austin France drew a walk off Batten. Senior righthander JT Newton came in and hit Paz with his first pitch to load the bases. Pinch hitter Dane Simon laid down a bunt single and an error by Newton allowed another run to score to make the score 6-4. Adam Tarver was hit by a pitch to reload the bases, then Brady Bell walked to force in another run. Dillon Belle grounded into a double play as Simon scored to tie the game, 6-6. Waylon LeBlanc tried to bunt his way on, but Newton's throw to first was high and allowed Tarver to score the go-ahead run.\nWith one out in the ninth, Talbot blasted a solo shot to right, his fifth home run of the year, to tie the game, 7-7.\nEndsley set the Colonels down in order in the ninth, 10th and 11th. Balado, who had struck out of seven of the eight batters he had faced, walked junior third baseman Trent Franson with one out in the 12th, then junior first baseman Johnny Gonzales singled up the middle on an 0-2 count to put runners on the corners and chase Balado from the game. Bena was intentionally walked to load the bases when Gonzales stole second, then Voller laid down a squeeze bunt single for the lead, but pitcher Nick Heckman's throw to first skipped into rightfield, allowing Gonzales and Bena to score and Voller to go all the way to third. Edmondson added a sacrifice fly to extend the Huskies' lead to 11-7.\nEndsley once again set down Nicholls in order in the 12th to notch his first win of the season.\nThe series continues with a 4 p.m. start today, weather permitting, and concludes with a 2 p.m. first pitch Sunday.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Major Study of Religion Has Some Surprising Things to Say About Mormons\nbyFederalist Press | Feb. 08, 2016\nThough originally published in 2012, these research findings are still relevant and hold true today. Plus, they illuminate some interesting tendencies among Latter-day Saints.\n[An] important study of religion in America has, among other things, a good deal to say about members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. . . . [P]ublished under the title American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us, the sociological study was conducted by scholars Robert D. Putnam and David E. Campbell and yields valuable insight to the nature and social effects of American religion.\nDrawing from in-depth new surveys, the study's authors affirm that in many respects, religion in America exerts a healthy influence upon American society \u2014 one that typically promotes generosity, trust, neighborliness, and civic engagement. And while Mormons are a relatively small component of American society, the study data reveals that they play a conspicuous part in American religious life.\nAmong the study's findings related to Latter-day Saints are the following:\nMormons are among the most likely to believe that one true religion exists, but also that those outside their faith can attain salvation or reach \"heaven.\"\nThe scholars behind the study conclude that while many American religions make claims to being exclusively \"true,\" few religionists in the United States actually believe that \"one true religion\" exists. Of all American faiths, Mormons are most likely to affirm that there is a \"true\" faith (546). However, in what might seem a paradox to those unfamiliar with Mormonism, study data also indicate that while many Mormons believe that there is a \"true\" religion, Mormons are also the most convinced of any group that those outside their faith \u2014 including non-Christians \u2014 can \"go to heaven\" or gain salvation (535-537). While this belief is general among American believers, it is, according to the study, strongest among Latter-day Saints.\nRead the rest of this story at federalistpress.com\nMakes You Think Mormon Life Mormon Culture Study National Study ReligionMormon Culture,Study,National Study,Religion,Makes You Think Mormon Life\nThe Four-Word Phrase Latter-day Saints Always Say (But Don't Really Believe)\nHilarious Misheard Hymn Lyrics That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud\n5 Ways the Church Is More Fun in Hawaii\nErin Hallstrom\nR-Rated Movies: What Have the Prophets Actually Said?\nElizabeth Summers","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\"Ballet 422\" Has Arrived\nNicole Loeffler-Gladstone\nYou've probably heard about the documentary Ballet 422, which is in theaters February 6. The film is directed by Jody Lee Lipes, and chronicles the making of New York City Ballet's 422nd world premiere: Justin Peck's Paz de la Jolla.\nPeck has been remarkably busy since press for the documentary started picking up steam early last year. He premiered Debonair at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Heatscape at Miami City Ballet and was appointed New York City Ballet's second ever choreographer in residence\u2014where he has premiered two more ballets this season.\nBallet 422 shows Peck earlier in his career, as he's still working out the nuances of what goes into making a produciton. Lipes followed Peck from his apartment to the studio; backstage in the costume shop to conversations with lighting designers. \"Jody has a quiet voice as a filmmaker,\" says Peck. \"He was really unobtrusive during the creation of the ballet.\" Lipes agrees that his intention in making the film was to hang back and let the action unfold physically. \"I was learning about the ballet world, too,\" he says.\nIf you've ever been part of a professional production, the film won't function as a huge revelation. But Lipes does a great job capturing the details of the creative process, and the result is a satisfying peek into the magic of NYCB.\nnew york city ballet justin peck ballet 422 jody lee lipes","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Supreme Court Commercial List\nSeychelles Law Reports\nCommissions of Inquiry\neGrey Book of the Seychelles\nNumbered Acts\nGovernment Notices\nHow to find legislation\nHow to find case law\nFinding list for legislation\nActs in Force\nStatutory Instruments in Force\nLaw Journals (external)\nFrom the Courts\nCourt of Appeal Causelists\nSupreme Court Causelists\nMagistrates Court Causelists\nPractice Directions\nJudiciary Annual Reports\nCode of Judicial Conduct\nAbout SeyLII\nEmail SeyLII\nHome \u00bb Loze v Pothin (CS 64\/2016) [2018] SCSC 515 (25 May 2018);\nLoze v Pothin (CS 64\/2016) [2018] SCSC 515 (25 May 2018);\nCases considered:\nLeveille v Pascal (5 of 2004) (5 of 2004) [2005] SCCA 7 (19 May 2005);\nLegislation considered:\nCivil Code of Seychelles Act\n[2018] SCSC 515.docx\nIN THE SUPREME COURT OF SEYCHELLES\nCivil Side: CS 64\/2016\n[2018] SCSC 515\nANDY LOZE\nHERBERT POTHIN\nHeard: 16 May 2018\nCounsel: Mr. Nichol Gabriel for plaintiff\nDefendant absent and unrepresented.\nDelivered: 25 May 2018\nM. TWOMEY, CJ\nBackground facts\n[1] The Plaintiff, the registered owner of Title C 3105, claimed that his land was enclaved. He would have to pass on the Defendant's land, Title C3106, contiguous to his land to reach the public road. Both the Plaintiff's and the Defendant's land are subdivisions of Title C1896.\n[2] The Plaintiff claimed that on the survey plan for the subdivisions, a three metre right of way to his land was indicated from the main road and running along the west side of Title C3106 belonging to the Defendant.\n[3] The Plaintiff claimed that he had no other way to access his land and asked the court to grant the three metre right of way as indicated on the survey plan.\n[4] The Defendant in his statement of defence denied that the Plaintiff's land was enclaved and asked for a dismissal of the suit.\n[5] The trial was adjourned on a number of occasions on the basis that the parties were making attempts to reach an amicable settlement. This did not materialise and the case was set down for hearing. On the date for hearing, the Defendant did not put up an appearance despite being served and the case proceeded in his absence. There was therefore no contest to the evidence as adduced by the Plaintiff.\nLegal Submissions\n[6] Mr. Gabriel, for the Plaintiff, submitted that the Plaintiff was entitled to a right of way relying on the authorities of Vadivello v Mart [1994] SLR 159, Leveille v Pascal (unreported) SCA5 \/2004 and Umbricht v Lesperance (2007) SLR 221.\n[7] These authorities are however of little assistance as the Plaintiff's land became enclaved as a result of the subdivision of the parent parcel, namely C1896. In these particular circumstances it is Article 684 of the Civil Code that applies. It provides:\n\"If the non\u2011access arises from a sale or an exchange or a division of land or from any other contract, the passage may only be demanded from such land as has been the subject of such transactions. However, if a sufficient passage cannot be provided from such land, paragraph 1 of article 682 shall apply.\n[8] It is clear from the provisions above and Seychellois jurisprudence constante, namely the authorities of Azemia v Ciseau (1963-1966) SLR 199 Vol III (Azemia 1) Vadivelou v Otar (1974) SLR 216, Azemia v Ciseau (1978) SLR 158 (Azemia 2) and Georges v Basset (1983) SLR177 that where as in this case the enclaved land is a subdivision of a bigger plot of land and the enclavement arises from that fact, a right of way ought to be claimed from the land from which it is subdivided.\n[9] In Vadivelou, the vendor of the enclaved land still owned the mother parcel from which the vendee's subdivision had been created. In those circumstances it was clear that the right of way ought to have been sought from the original vendor, the owner of the mother parcel, and not from the adjacent owner of another subdivision of the same mother parcel.\n[10] In the present case, it is the Plaintiff's testimony, supported by documentary evidence, that his land, Title C3105, was extracted from Title C1896. It follows from Article 684 that the right of way should have been demanded from the owner of Title C1896. This poses a difficulty in the present case as the owner of the mother parcel no longer owns any land having divested herself of all the land through subdivisions. The question therefore arises as from whom the Plaintiff should seek a right of way.\n[11] The same problem arose in Azemia (supra). Sauzier J in coming to a decision first explained the distinction between conventional and legal easements in French law from which our Article 684 is derived. He continued:\nUnder such principles the rule that the passage may only be demanded from the land which has been the subject of the transfer only applies where the non-access arises as the immediate result of the transfer. As a consequence of such limitation of the rule the right conferred by Article 684 can only be exercised by the original transferee and his \"ayants cause \u00e0 titre universel\" such as his heirs but not by his \"ayants cause \u00e0 titre particulier\" such as a person to whom the original transferee sells his land. Likewise, such right can only be exercised as against the original transferor and his \"ayants cause \u00e0 titre universel\" such as his heirs, but not as against his \"ayants cause \u00e0 titre particulier\" such as a person to whom the original transferor sells his land\u2026\"\n[12] It would seem therefore that when, as in the present case, the land becomes enclaved through a subdivision, the right of way is deemed conventional as its creation would arise by agreement between the owners of the dominant and servient tenements. However, since the claim of the right of way from the original vendee, Helda Pierre, became extinguished on the transfer to the Defendant who is an ayant cause \u00e0 titre particulier, the right of way cannot be sought under Article 684.\n[13] Following the above authorities and also the courts pronouncement in Potter v Cable and Wireless Ltd (1971) SLR 334, the Plaintiff can only claim a right of way as against the owner of any properties by which his property is enclosed if he satisfies Articles 682 and 683 of the Civil Code.\n[14] These provisions in summary state where one's property is enclosed on all sides with no access to the public highway forming an enclave, a right of way of necessity will be granted to that property. The right of way granted is generally the nearest to the public highway causing the least damage to other properties.\n[15] I am satisfied from the testimony of the Plaintiff and the documentary evidence that his land, Title C3105, is enclaved and that a right of way needs to be created to allow access to the public road. In the absence of any evidence to the contrary, I also conclude that the three metre right of way as designated on the cadastral plan (Exhibit P2 (b)) is the least obtrusive and most direct and convenient route to the public road and will cause the least damage to other properties.\nOrders of the court\n[16] In the circumstances I order that a right of way is registered in favour of Title C3105 against Title C3106 as per the cadastral plan attached to this order (Exhibit P2(b)).\n[17] I also grant a perpetual injunction restraining the Defendant from interfering with the Plaintiffs' use of the said right of way, from obstructing the said right of way or causing any damage to it.\n[18] The whole with costs.\nSigned, dated and delivered at Ile du Port on 25 May 2018\nM. TWOMEY\nAlbert v Pillay & Ors (CS 61\/2016) [2018] SCSC 519 (01 June 2018);\nDesire Fred v Denise Fred & Anor (Civil Appeal SCA 18\/2015) [2018] SCCA 29 (31 August 2018);\nSinon v Dine & Anor (CS 177\/1999) [2001] SCSC 6 (19 March 2001);\nVannier v Hoareau & Ano (CS 70\/2013) [2019] SCSC 458 (05 June 2019);\nSybille Cardon de Lichtbuer v Rene ((Civil Side No: 320 of 2004)) [2011] SCSC 93 (17 November 2011);\nGovernment of the Seychelles\nNational Assembly of the Seychelles\nBar Association of the Seychelles\nUniversity of Seychelles (Law)\nFinancial Services Authority\nSeychelles Licensing Authority\nCommonwealth Countries' Law\nFrench Law\nLII of India","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Best Artist Books and Movies for Kids and Adults\nAlthough I don't think it is necessary to study the lives of individual artist to enjoy and connect with their artwork, hearing stories about artists can make their art come alive in new and exciting ways.\nSeveral months ago, I received a message from a reader. This is what she said.\nMy number one struggle in teaching art to my kids is making artists come alive. I really want them to grasp art from cave drawings to modern art. To help them understand that there is a person behind each piece that has lived through struggles and joys. I want them to understand that art is an expression of the soul creating it.\n~Tee from Wisteria and Worms\nI love her statement here, because art is about people and connecting with people. When you are moved by a work of art, you are moved because of the person behind that artwork and what they were thinking and feeling. I believe art becomes more powerful when you recognize that truth.\nI will never forget reading The Agony and the Ecstasy about Michelangelo. I read it before I studied abroad in Italy in college. After reading that book, I felt like I intimately knew both Michelangelo and where he lived, Florence, Italy. Going to Florence after reading that book was a magical experience for me.\nHere are my favorite biographical novels, movies, and children's books for both kids AND adults!\nThese links are affiliate links which help financially support the work I do for you on Art Class Curator. Thank you for your support!\nBooks about Artists for Kids\nHenri's Scissors by Jeanette Winter\nAction Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan\nUncle Andy's by James Warhola\nFrida by Jonah Winter\nDiego by Jonah Winter\nMy Name Is Georgia by Jeanette Winter\nThe Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel\nLaurence Anholt's Books about Artists For Children\nThis is a great series of books where artists and children meet.\nDegas and the Little Dancer\nCezanne and the Apple Boy\nThe Magical Garden of Claude Monet\nLeonardo and the Flying Boy\nvan Gogh and the Sunflowers\nPicasso and the Girl with a Ponytail\nCamille and the Sunflowers\nPapa Chagall, Tell Us a Story\nMatisse, King of Colour\nMovies and Books about Artists for Adults\nBooks about Artists\nThe Agony and the Ecstasy: A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo by Irving Stone\nThe Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari\nThe Passion of Artemisia: A Novel by Susan Vreeland\nLust for Life by Irving Stone\nOther Books about Artists\nTracy Chevalier and Susan Vreeland write good books surrounding artists but the historical accuracy isn't as good, so I didn't put them in the above list. I also really want to read The Private Lives of the Impressionists, but since I haven't read it, I didn't put in on the list. \ud83d\ude42\nDo you want to get closer to the lives of the artists? Come with me to Paris! You can also walk the same streets and drink coffee at the same cafes as the great artists who made their home in Paris.\nIf you like this, you may also like:\nFiled Under: Art, Books, Early Childhood \/ Preschool, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary Tagged With: andy warhol, artemisia gentileschi, basquiat, books, camille pissarro, diego rivera, edgar degas, frida kahlo, georgia o'keeffe, giorgio vasari, henri matisse, henri rousseau, jackson pollock, leonardo da vinci, marc chagall, michelangelo, pablo picasso, paul cezanne, vincent van gogh\nJulia Anderson says\nWhat about the movie The Monuments Men? I'm listening to the book right now, which adds lots more detail, of course. My teens and I are studying WW2 and this is a very interesting story, adding to our understanding of the times.\nCindy, The Art Curator for Kids says\nOoh good one! Thanks! I haven't seen it yet. I started the book but didn't finish. I'll add it to the list once I have seen or read it. I don't want to recommend something I haven't seen!\nSarah Merrill says\nI watched this with my high school students last year and they enjoyed it. I have a pretty rough-and-tumble crowd, and many movies fail to hold their attention, but this one managed to do it. They were so shocked that it was (loosely) based on a true story.\nAmy Dalton says\nHow about \"The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art\"? This is a lovely story with exquisite illustrations (a recent Caldecott Honor recipient).\nThanks! I hadn't seen that one. I'll check it out. \ud83d\ude42\njennu says\nI also enjoyed \"Modigliani\", with Andy Garcia in the lead role. It is definitely an adult movie though.\nOoh, I'll look out for that one.\nKourtnie says\nHi I love this post!!! Do you have an recommendations for kid friendly (elementary level) movies? I find it difficult to show the lives of the artists via movie because of the content and I'd like to show a movie at the end of the year in my calss to close out the year. No luck finding one so far\u2026 \ud83d\ude42\nMy middle school students LOVED Spirited Away. It's beautiful, and I think the animation alone makes it connect enough to art.\nVada says\nYes on Spirited Away! My middle schoolers love it as well.\nI'm having a really hard time finding middle school level books about artists for my class library. They don't need to be heavily illustrated, although that would be a plus. Graphic novels would be amazing. But while a lot of my students can get into the illustrations and artwork in the books for youngers, a lot also turn up their noses bc \"those are baby books.\" And with all the pressure to constantly push literacy and reading in every course\u2026.. I'm having trouble. Any ideas?\nBronwyn Gibson White says\nMy high school students love Tim Burton's Big Eyes. Cool story and cool looking\u2026\nCindy Ingram says\nOh I love that one too! Thanks!\nJanet Marsano says\nThe new Van Gogh: Loving Vincent and the Rape of Europa which is actual footage of the Monuments Men during WWII","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Grant making a name for himself at UMD\nAaron Roth remembers standing on the sidelines at the Metrodome in 2009, forced to watch his Wayzata football team take on Eden Prairie in the Minnesota large-school state quarterfinals because of an ankle injury.\nThe game was a classic defensive struggle, with Eden Prairie senior tight end Taylor Grant scoring the only touchdown in the Eagles' 7-3 victory.\n\"Taylor made an unbelievably tough catch,\" Roth said. \"I remember watching that and thinking, 'Wow, that kid is pretty talented.' He was the difference maker.\"\nLittle did they know that five years later they would not only be teammates for the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, but roommates as well. Grant, the grandson of Minnesota Vikings coaching legend Bud Grant, has emerged as a leader on and off the field for the Bulldogs going into their NSIC home game at 1:05 p.m. Saturday with Bemidji State.\nTaylor Grant transferred to UMD from North Dakota before last season.\n\"Taylor fit in immediately,\" Roth said. \"He is just one of those guys everybody loves. I've only known him for a year and a half, but it seems like it's been five or six years already. He's very personable. Taylor can walk in a room with a bunch of strangers and walk out five minutes later and be friends with everybody. That's just the way he is. He's just a great guy to be around.\"\nThat is not to say he's not a competitor, a byproduct of being part of football family that includes his father, Mike Grant, who in 20 years has built Eden Prairie into arguably the state's best football program. Taylor's uncle, Bruce Grant (1980-83), and cousin, Rick Fritz (1998-2002), both starred at quarterback for the Bulldogs. Bruce's daughter, Natalie, is a freshman at UMD and Bruce was up here last weekend for homecoming.\n\"I know the tradition here,\" Taylor Grant said. \"I don't think I could have picked a better place. If you want to compete for a national championship, this is where you want to be.\"\nTaylor Grant was recruited by the Bulldogs out of high school and even took an official visit to Duluth, but he got a full scholarship offer from North Dakota, which was making the move up to the Football Championship Subdivision ranks. After redshirting in 2010, he was the long snapper for two years. Grant hoped to compete for the starting tight end position but was sidelined by mononucleosis during spring football in 2013. North Dakota's program, meanwhile, was struggling and the offense and coaching staff were in flux.\n\"I just wasn't enjoying football as much as I thought I could,\" Taylor Grant said. \"I love football and just wanted to have a fun playing again, and that's what I've found here. I never wanted to have that feeling like I wanted to be done.\"\nTaylor Grant, 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, caught five passes for 66 yards and two touchdowns in his first season with the Bulldogs last fall. Grant has moved into a starting role this season after UMD graduated its starting duo of Jeremy Reierson and Pat Alexander.\nThis season Grant has caught 10 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown while also being a solid blocker for a Bulldogs team that is seventh in NCAA Division II at 308 rushing yards per game.\n\"We liked Taylor in high school, so when he gave us a phone call and decided to transfer, we were excited to have him,\" UMD coach Curt Wiese said. \"He's been a great addition to our football team. He's been a leader for us, always very positive. He's just a great kid from a great program. We can take as many good Eden Prairie football players as we can get.\"\nWhile Mike Grant has made all of Taylor's games this season, Bud, an avid outdoorsman, was only able to make the Southwest Minnesota State game on Sept. 20 in Duluth. Then, he immediately went back to his cabin in Gordon, Wis. This is his busy season, Taylor said, criss-crossing the country for various duck and deer openers.\nBud Grant is a Superior native who guided the Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances. He was a disciplinarian in the military style, kind of like his old friend and Minnesota Gophers teammate Jim Malosky, who coached the Bulldogs for 40 years.\nTaylor Grant said his father's coaching style is very laid back, a product of his personality and having played for St. John's legend John Gagliardi, known for an unorthodox style that in many ways was ahead of its time. Taylor remembers only three practices in full pads during his three years of varsity at Eden Prairie, which has won nine state titles since 1996, including three straight.\nTaylor Grant laughed after being asked what grandpa would say about Mike Grant's approach.\n\"I don't think he can say too much, right?\" Taylor Grant said. \"He's been pretty successful, but they both try to establish the same principles in their players. They just go about it differently. Grandpa had an old-school style as a football coach, but everything he did had a reason and a purpose. He has a lot of common sense.\"\nTaylor Grant is a communications major with a minor in coaching. He has a 3.2 grade-point average and will graduate in the spring. If he decides to pursue coaching, he could look for a graduate assistant job or possibly coach with his father at Eden Prairie, something he said would be a great life experience.\nMike Grant, who also is Eden Prairie's athletic director, had college coaching offers but stayed with the Eagles, in part so he could coach Taylor and his older brother, Ryan Grant, who went on to play linebacker for the Minnesota Gophers. They won the Minnesota large-school state title together in 2007.\n\"That was his dream,\" Taylor Grant said of his dad. \"I don't think he'd change anything. He's a lot like my grandpa. He doesn't need to take another coaching job or move up. He is very happy with his situation, and that's all that matters.\"\nThat is the same approach to life Taylor takes.\nTaylor Grant is proud of his family name. It is a big part of who he is and why he loves football and the outdoors, but he doesn't let it define him. He might go into coaching, he might not. Either way, he is going to be doing something he wants to do.\n\"Taylor just wants to be one of the guys,\" Roth said. \"He understands the success his family has had, but he doesn't ride that success. He doesn't say, 'I'm Bud's grandson.' He's just Taylor. He understands where his family has been and he understands what he wants to do with his life and what legacy he wants to leave. He's making a name for himself at UMD as football player and as a person.\"","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"July 2019 | Table of Contents\nUCLA Magazine | July 1, 2019\nFirst Movers: Four Pioneering Faculty Women\nUndaunted by bias or condescension, four extraordinary women helped shape UCLA.\nAlyson Aliano\nThe gleaming new facility on the Lundquist campus.\nParamedics. Nurse practitioners. Improved survival rates for premature babies. And, most recently, the first new treatment for sickle cell disease in two decades. All of these medical advances were pioneered by UCLA researchers at the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Torrance.\nBruin Brews\nFrom South El Monte to South Korea, Bruins are making beer their business. These five UCLA alumni are redefining the craft beer industry in Southern California and beyond.\nIn April, the University of Cincinnati's Mick Cronin became the 14th head coach in UCLA men's basketball history.\nUCLA's Centennial Celebration features four initiatives.\nAt Issue: Bruins for Life\nEveryone who attends UCLA automatically becomes a lifelong member of the UCLA Alumni Association.\nChange Agent: Rainbow Radio\nKathy Tu couldn't speak English when she came to the U.S. at age 5. Now she's a popular voice for the LGBTQ community and beyond at New York's WNYC.\nSam Comen\nForward Thinker: Making Magic\nEngineering Professor Leonard Kleinrock had his first technological \"aha moment\" at age 7. But the big one came in 1969, when he and one of his students sent the first computer-to-computer message, giving birth to the Internet.\nLife Signs: Laughing All the Way\nAuthor and scholar Norman Cousins' pioneering research on the impact of humor on health continues through the center that bears his name.\nLighting the Way: Royce's Role\nThe man for whom UCLA's flagship building is named was a proponent of idealism and devotion to a cause \u2014 fitting for the university's legacy of optimism and service.\nMr. Good Boy\nA UCLA alum has created a mobile record store that puts a vinyl lover's spin on L.A. cart culture.\nAfter 38 years at UCLA, Cyndi Gallagher '83 is stepping down as head coach of the women's swimming and diving team.\nStorytelling as Change Agent\nThanks to a seed grant from the UCLA Pritzker Center, the Center for Scholars & Storytellers is exploring how entertainment media can highlight issues in foster care.\nThe Gray Space of The Good Place\nA UCLA philosophy professor has worked as a consultant in the writers room for NBC's The Good Place.\nWalk-off Championship\nIn June, UCLA's softball team walked off with the program's 13th Women's College World Series title.\nTags: UCLA Magazine","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"TobaccoUnmasked\nFrom TobaccoUnmasked\n2 Political Positions held\n3 Tobacco related Activities\n3.1 Positive involvements in relation to Tobacco Control\n3.1.1 Enactment of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act\n3.1.2 Taking over the Thriposha Programme Management from Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC)\n3.1.3 Mathata Thitha Initiative\n3.2 Negative Involvements in relation to Tobacco Control\n3.2.1 Influencing Tobacco Control Policies\n3.2.2 Obtaining Sponsorships from CTC\n3.2.3 Participation in CTC Activities\n3.2.4 Appointing CTC Directors to Government Positions\n4 Tobacco Unmasked Resources\nImage 1: Mahinda Rajapaksa. Source: NEWS.LK website [1]\nMahinda Rajapaksa, born on 18th November 1945, was active in the Sri Lankan politics for the past five decades. He was elected to the parliament as the youngest Member of the Parliament in the history of Sri Lanka in 1970 at the age of 24. He served two terms as the 5th Executive President of Sri Lanka from 2006 to 2015. He was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), one of the two main political parties in Sri Lanka, from 2005 to 2015 and then became the leader of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, the new political party that spun off from the SLFP. With the win of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Elections 2019, an interim government was formed on 21st November 2019, of which Mahinda Rajapaksa became the Prime Minister. He was also appointed as the Minister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development, Minister of Buddhasasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs and Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities. The interim government is to be in power until April 2020, which is the announced time line for general elections as of December 2019.[2][3][4]\nHe was the second son in a family of six sons and three daughters. He started education at the Richmond College in Galle, and later transferred to Nalanda and Thurstan Colleges in Colombo.[4] Mahinda Rajapaksa comes from a family with a background in politics. His father, D. A. Rajapaksa, was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[4] Three of his brothers, Chamal Rajapaksa, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa are active in politics. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the former Defense Secretary when Mahinda Rajapaksa was the President, was elected as the 7th Executive President in Sri Lanka in November 2019. Chamal and Basil served as members of parliament during the Mahinda Rajapaksa's Presidentship, in which Chamal was the Speaker of the Parliament and Basil was the Cabinet Minister for Economic Development.[2][3][5][6]\nMahinda is married to Shiranthi Wickramasinghe and is the father to three sons: Namal, Yoshitha and Rohitha. Namal Rajapaksa, the eldest, is also active in politics, currently serving as a Member of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka.[7][4]\nPolitical Positions held\n5th Executive President in Sri Lanka (2005-2015)[3]\nPrime Minister of Sri Lanka (2004-2005; 26 October 2018 \u2013 15 December 2018; 21 November 2019 - present)[4][8][9][2]\nMinister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development (November 2019 to date)[2]\nMinister of Finance (November 2005 - November 2015)[2]\nMinister of Buddhasasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs (November 2019 to date)[2]\nMinister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities (November 2019 to date)[2]\nMinister of Highways (2004\u20132005)[4]\nMinister of Ports, Shipping and Fisheries (2001)[2]\nMinister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (1997-2001)[4]\nMinister of Labor (1994-1997)[4]\nLeader of the Opposition (2002-2004; 2018 to November 2019)[4][2]\nMember of Parliament (1970 \u2013 1977; 1989 \u2013 2005; 2015 \u2013 to date)[2]\nChief Opposition Whip (2001)[2]\nTobacco related Activities\nPositive involvements in relation to Tobacco Control\nDuring his tenure as the 5th Executive President in Sri Lanka, following national level positive initiatives were implemented to control tobacco and related harm:\nEnactment of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act\nNational Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act, the legal framework to control tobacco and alcohol in Sri Lanka was enacted in 2006, during his 2nd year of tenure as the President of Sri Lanka.[10][11]\nTaking over the Thriposha Programme Management from Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC)\nThe Thriposha programme, a nutrient supplementation programme for pregnant women and under-nourished children, funded by the public tax money, was earlier managed by the CTC as one of their corporate social investment projects. During President Rajapaksa's tenure, it was taken over by the government and handed over to the Ministry of Health.[12]\nCTC is the British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary of Sri Lanka with a monopoly of cigarette manufacturing and sales within the country. Please refer to Tobacco Industry Country Profile \u2013 Sri Lanka and the Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) pages for more details.\nMathata Thitha Initiative\nMathata Thitha (translating to \"full stop to drugs\") was a main strategic area mentioned in his Presidential Manifesto in the run up to the Presidential Elections 2005, and was subsequently implemented from 2005.[13][14]\nNegative Involvements in relation to Tobacco Control\nInfluencing Tobacco Control Policies\nHis successor President Sirisena, publicly stated following his ascent to the president's office in 2015 that President Rajapaksa objected to implementing pictorial health warnings (PHWs) covering 80% of the surface area of cigarette packs. According to the media reports, President Rajapaksa had allegedly questioned about the need for 80% PHWs from the then Minister of Health Sirisena in the presence of the CTC representatives at the official residence of the President Rajapaksa (Temple Trees).[15][16]\nCTC later took legal action against the then Minister of Health Sirisena, and Supreme Court subsequently ruled to reduce the PHWs to 50% - 60% of the surface area of the cigarette packs. The issue was a major point of political discussion in the run up to the 2015 Presidential Elections in Sri Lanka, of which former Minister of Health Sirisena emerged victorious defeating President Rajapaksa.\nObtaining Sponsorships from CTC\nCTC was one of the sponsors of the Api Wenuwen Api (Be Together For All) housing project, a concept of Mahinda Rajapaksa to build 50,000 houses for members of Sri Lankan Armed Forces. CTC made a financial donation to the project in the presence of Mahinda Rajapaksa on 15 February 2008 as reported by LKVideos.com.[17] \"as a request made by the President from business community\" [18]\nParticipation in CTC Activities\nRajapaksa was present in the ceremonial event to commemorate the recruitment of the 10,000th Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP) family in November 2011 according to the CTC annual report 2013.[19] Sustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP) is the main corporate social investment project of the Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC). Please click on the link for more details.\nImage 2: Excerpt of the image of CTC annual report 2013[19]\nAppointing CTC Directors to Government Positions\nAccording to the Constitution of Sri Lanka \"all public officers required by the Constitution or other written law [are] to be appointed by the President, [including] the Attorney-General and the Heads of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Police Force\".[20]. Following appointments were made during the presidential period of Mahinda:\nJayampathi Bandaranayake, then Chairman of the CTC was appointed as the Chairman and the Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI) in 2010.[21] Please refer to our page Jayampathi Bandaranayake for more details.\nSusantha Ratnayake, then a member of the board of directors of the CTC , was appointed as the Chairman of the Ceylon Tea board in 2010 and a Director of the Sri Lankan Airlines (the national flag carrier of Sri Lanka) in 2011.[22] Susantha Ratnayake later became the Chairman of the CTC . Please refer to our page Susantha Ratnayake for more details.\nTobacco Unmasked Resources\nSustainable Agriculture Development Programme (SADP)\nCeylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC)\nSusantha Ratnayake\nJayampathi Bandaranayake\nWeeraketiya Police Station\nThe local language translations\n\u2191 NEWS.LK. Mahinda Rajapaksa: a record of unwavering leadership, 7 April 2014, accessed March 2019\n\u2191 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Parliament of Sri Lanka. Mahinda Rajapaksa, undated, accessed November 2019\n\u2191 3.0 3.1 3.2 ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA. Mahinda Rajapaksa, 11 August 2018, accessed March 2019\n\u2191 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 The Famous People. Mahinda Rajapaksa Biography, undated, accessed March 2019\n\u2191 Facebook. Basil Rajapaksa, undated, accessed November 2019\n\u2191 Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Biography, undated, accessed November 2019\n\u2191 Parliament of Sri Lanka. Namal Rajapaksa, undated, accessed November 2019\n\u2191 YouTube. Ada Derana Prime Time News Bulletin 06.55 pm - 2018.12.15, 15 December 2018, accessed November 2019\n\u2191 NDTV. Mahinda Rajapaksa Takes Oath As New Sri Lanka Prime Minister, 21 December 2019, accessed November 2019\n\u2191 Samarasinghe N. Politics of tobacco control policymaking in Sri Lanka, 5 April 2017, Daily FT, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 PARLIAMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA. NATIONAL AUTHORITY ON TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL ACT, No. 27 OF 2006, 1 September 2006, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 Dinamina. Thriposha Beda Harima Saukya Amathyanshaya Yatathata, 26 June 2010, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 De Silve L. Marked drop in alcohol, tobacco use, 29 July 2009, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 Asian Tribute. Mahinda Chinthana -Vision for the Future, undated, Accessed November 2019\n\u2191 Subasinghe K. Amathiwarunge Balathala Araliyagaha Maduren Uduragath Yugaya Awasanayi, 12 February 2015, Divaina, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 Madugamuwa I. President proposes maximum vat on fags, 1 June 2016, Daily News e-paper, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 LKVideos.com. Api Wenuwen Api, Undated, accessed March 2019\n\u2191 YouTube. High response for \"Api Wenuwen Api\", Undated, Accessed March 2019\n\u2191 19.0 19.1 Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC. Annual Report 2013, 2014, accessed May 2017\n\u2191 The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Public Officers, Undated, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 The Island online. SEC, BOI and CEA get new heads, 12 May 2010, The Island online, Accessed June 2019\n\u2191 The Island online. Susantha appoints to SriLankan Airlines Board, 29 December 2011, Accessed June 2019\nRetrieved from \"http:\/\/www.tobaccounmasked.com\/index.php?title=Mahinda_Rajapaksa&oldid=1694\"\nGovernment Officials and Employees\nInfluencing Policy\nTU South Asia\nCopyright \u00a9 the Centre for Combating Tobacco Under a creative commons license you are free to copy and redistribute the material for non commercial use. 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{"text":"More Buddhist (1800)\nBooks > Buddhist > Art > On The Trail Of Buddha A Journey To The East\nOn The Trail Of Buddha A Journey To The East\nby Deepankar Aron\nOn the Trail of Buddha - A Journey to the East is a unique sojourn in search of the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural linkages that bind India to the East Asian civilizations. From the wandering monks of Asia to the temples and monasteries they visited; from the statues and frescoes in grottoes to those in the museums; from the diverse ethnicities of the people to their common gods and goddesses - the book explores the 'ancient India', beautifully preserved in the traditions, art, and architecture of China, as also in Mongolia, Korea and Japan.\nDeepankar Aron, recognised with the Presidential Award for his contributiom as an Indian Revenue Service officer, is also a passionate traveller and a consummate photographer and writer. His articles have, over the years, appeared in various magazines and newspapers. World Heritage Sites of Uttarakhand, his first pictorial book, was published in 2010.\nThis 'pilgrims progress' of Shri Deepankar reminds me of the words of the great Tang poet Li Shang-yin:\nI who was given in a dream the brush of many colours Wish to write on petals a message to the clouds of morning.\nA book wrapped in the gold of centuries from a thousand flowers of the mind. It is a journey of culture on a bullet train. Shri Deepankar must have spent six years to pen it and I have read it through in six hours: it is so fascinating in its flowing diction and minimum of technical details. It celebrates the last two millennia when Asian nations made the journey of the mind together; serene depths of thought, art and piety confluence in the rapture of roots. The living monasteries in East Asia and the desolation of the ruins in Central Asia due to theistic violence become the fascination of eyes in the evocative narrative of Shri Deepankar. He opens up the immensity of our lost heritage, like the grandeur of colossi in the Yun-kang caves, which are visive symbols of the majesty of the Avatamsaka tradition, reminiscent of the Bamiyan Buddhas. The Sanskrit text of the Gandavyuha-sutra calls them abhyuccadeva as towering over human life. He writes of the 17 m high Losan in the Longmen caves. Losan is Rocana in Sanskrit. In Japan, he is Roshana Daibutsu at the Todaiji Monastery, consecrated on 9 April 752, to give a lasting embodiment to Japan as a nation. Rocana\/Vairocana means the Buddha of Light and reminds of the Indian name Roshan Lal. Shri Deepankar saw gigantic images of the Trinity of Buddhas of the Three Times of past, present and future, in Chinese monasteries. His own name comes from the Buddha of the past: Dipankara. The Buddha of the Present is the historic Shakyamuni and the Buddha of the Future is Maitreya. Dipankara Buddha was a resident of Ramyaka or Ramyavati, which has become Lamkan in the modern Dari dialect. It is a valley of lush greenery, a place fit for yogic meditation, where sages have sat in contemplation from the Upanishadic age.\nShri Deepankar speaks of holy temples atop mountains or besides rivers: the first requirement in the yoga-sutras is a beautiful spot in the captivating surrounds of nature. Why is Shri Deepankar inspired by the Buddhist sancta: perhaps the consciousness of his earlier incarnation awakens him to the plenitude of the subtle and profound, to the deeper ground of existence, as he is thrilled at every monastery. It is a where without a who.\nHe speaks of Dizang or Kshitigarbha atop the Jinhua Mountain in China, which rises 1342 metres above sea level. In its heyday during the Ming and Qing dynasties, it had 360 monasteries with 5000 monks and nuns. It is the most beautiful pilgrimage location in China. China has four sacred Buddhist mountains: Wutai, Jinhua, Emei and Putuo. They are the counterpart of the Indic concept of chaturdhama in Badrinath, Puri, Dwaraka and Shringeri, established by Shankaracharya. The main deity of Wutai Shan is Manjushri, that of Emei Shan is Samantabhadra, and that of Putuo is Avalokiteshvara. Putuo is a transcription of Potala. The immensity and void of space are the pristine beyond. The four sacred mountains in China are the ground for the flowering of the heart in a union of the human and divine.\nThe three monkeys on the table of Mahatma Gandhi were given to him by venerable Fuji Guruji. Gandhiji was curious to know if the three noble negations-not to see evil, not to speak evil, not to hear evil (mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru)-had any relation to Hanuman. He asked my father Prof. RaghuVira who told him that in India the animals represent innocence. They know no guile and have no conditioning. They have an artless purity. A monkey gave honey to Lord Buddha in the city of Vaishali and was reborn as Emperor Ashoka. The three monkeys are the honey of the mind. Spiritual values are integral to life.\nShri Deepankar speaks of the White Horse Monastery as the birthplace of Buddhism in China. The Yueh-chih were supplying horses from Kambuja (modern Ferghana) to the Chinese Emperor Shih-huang-ti of the Chin dynasty for the construction of the Great Wall of China. They were Buddhists by faith, Sanskrit was language of their culture, and they gave the name Chin or China to the Middle Kingdom by Sanskritising the name of the Chin dynasty (246-207 BC). An akara had to be added to the Chinese word chin for ease of declension in Sanskrit. They had brought Buddhist scriptures to China in 217 BC but they had to bury them in the ground due to imperial wrath. Kasyapa Matanga (also Kasyapamatanga) and Dharmaratna came to China from the Yueh-chih Court at the invitation of the Chinese Emperor. The high steeds for the Chinese cavalry came from the lands of the Yueh-chihs to the precincts, which were to become the White Horse Monastery. A graffiti, with the name Hayamvihara or Horse Monastery, has been discovered in Uzbekistan. Buddhist monasteries were centres of Dharma where transnational merchants stayed and made munificent donations. A chain of monasteries from Ferghana to Chang-an and Loyang linked China to Buddhism.\nThe Dayunjing is the Mahamegha-sutra, which was written in South India, as detailed by Prof. Sylvain Levi. It has an intimate knowledge of South India and speaks of the glorious reign of a queen on the Krishna River. Confucianism did not accept an empress and Empress Wu had to find her legitimation in the Mahamegha-sutra. Buddhist monks like Itsing, Chintamani from Kashmir and Bodhiruci the translator of Ratnamegha-sutra lauded her role as empress. She rewarded nine monks for their new concept of political power. She supervised the translation of the Avatamsaka-sutra whose main Buddha is Rocana or Losan in Chinese. It is understandable that the Losan Buddha has her face (p. 38) in the Longmen Caves.\nThe musicians in the frescoes of Dunhuang (p. 63) reflect the Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha. They represent three stages of nadalaya. On the first level the musicians play percussion instruments, wind instruments on the second level, and string instruments on the third level. The highest is the anahata-nada where the musical instruments are not (an) played (ahata). They are floating in the sky and are akashi dharana where the mind becomes absorbed in the Supreme (Hathayoga-pradipika, stanza 99).\nThe flying goddesses are not apsaras or fairies but the four goddesses of worship (puja-devi): offering flowers (Goddess Pushpa), incense (Goddess Dhupa), lamp (Goddess Deepa) and fragrance (Goddess Gandha). Pushpa represents samadhi. Dhupa carries a fuming incense-pot and the burning incense is the perfection of insight. The fragrance of ethics satisfies all sentient beings. Deepa symbolises the light of knowledge, illuminating the darkness of ignorance. Gandha is the mind of enlightenment. The murals of Dunhuang are related to various texts and represent philosophical concepts as well as are means to contemplation. They are the cosmos as a continuous process of unfolding itself. The immortal winds of the goddesses caress the human mind with the power dormant in the rhythm of spring. The vibrations of their flight are direction and directive to enwoven light and love in the hearts of men.\nIt was an old, dilapidated structure, destroyed with such vigour that it was difficult to make out what it was until two octogenarian Japanese women stopped in front of it with folded hands, facing what seemed to be the sanctum sanctorum of a temple. If it was surprising that they should travel thousands of miles, at their age, as pilgrims to this nondescript corner of China called Karakhoja, it was even more surprising to discover that while one was a Buddhist priest, the other was a worshipper of Lord Krishna-The Hindu Lord whose sacred message forms the essence of the Indian holy book, Gita.\nKarakhoja, the capital of the Xinjiang between the 9th and 14th centuries, lies close to Turpan, strategically placed on the Silk Road that connects China to Central Asia and India. Naturally, it was a centre of Buddhism for many centuries. Buddhism made its entry into China from Karakhoja and, eventually, reached as far as Japan. In those days, the place must have been like a modern-day Hong Kong or Singapore, bustling with people from different nationalities and cultures-a mix of local Uyghurs, Sogdians, Tocharians, Huns, Tibetans, Chinese, Mongols, Indians. No wonder then, the airport at Urumqi makes announcements in Japanese, till this day.\nThe story of these two unlikely Japanese pilgrims, to which I was a first-hand witness, epitomises the theme of this book-exploring the richness, depth, and breadth of the spiritual, philosophical, and cultural linkages that bind India to the East Asian civilisations of China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia.\nThe book straddles between different regions of East Asia, from Kashgar in Xinjiang in the west to Koyasan in Japan in the east; from Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia in the north to Kaohsiung in Taiwan in the south. It is as much about the discovery of a tremendous unity in diversity, as it is about hopping between different time zones separated by 2000 years of history-from the first Buddhist temple in China, in Luoyang, in AD 67 (Ch. 1), to the modern-day Tian Tan Buddha of Hong Kong (Ch. 4); from the decrepit cave temples of Bezeklik and Turpan in Xinjiang (Ch. 1), built more than a thousand years ago to the modern-day temple complexes and museums of Famen Si in Xi'an (Ch. 1) and Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung (Ch. 4), and the well-preserved temples of Kyoto (Ch. 6).\nThese journeys were not undertaken with the idea of writing a book, at first. On the Trail of Buddha-A Journey to the East took shape slowly when a propitious chain of circumstances, made way from one place to another, starting with the longest pilgrimage in the world-Kailash. There were several challenges along the way, like that of language, distances, permissions, scarcity of time and resources, but none prevailed. Undertaken by all modes of transport, some atop camels, mules and horses and others on foot involving treks, especially the ones in Tibet, the most exciting one was, of course, the high-speed trains of Japan, China, and Taiwan. The endeavour has been to present all those experiences through images and through first-hand accounts.\nThe book has been divided into six chapters, for ease of navigation. The first one covers the ancient cities along the Silk Road in China that were significantly responsible for the spread of Buddhism from India into not only China but into much of East Asia. The second one covers the North-South trade axis that connects China with Mongolia. The third one moves from Sichuan in south-western China to the primordial Kailash Parvat or Kang Rinpoche and the lake, Mansarovar or Mapham Yumtso in Tibet. The fourth one moves in the south-eastern coastal China and Taiwan from Hong Kong to Shanghai, touching Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing. It then moves from Taipei to Kaohsiung passing through the city of Tainan, dotted with temples. Possibly one of the most prosperous regions of China, with many modern cities, it is not a surprise that most of the grandest and tallest statues of Buddha have come up here, in the recent past. The fifth one meanders inside the calmness of Korea, and last but not the least, comes the Land of Rising Sun-a place where history, tradition, religion, and culture are seen most beautifully preserved. In each of these regions, five to ten representative cities have been taken up. In each of them, quite a few destinations have been highlighted. Together, they make 98 destinations in 37 places, scattered across the East Asian region.\nFrom the wandering monks of Asia to the temples and monasteries they frequented; from the statues and frescoes in grottoes and temples to those in museums; from the emperors who embraced Buddhism to the relics of Buddha spread far and wide; from the diverse ethnicities of the people to their common gods and goddesses-this book attempts to touch upon the very ethos of the East Asian culture and its deep-rooted linkages with the Indian civilisation, which many do not know.\nTHE WANDERING MONKS\nWe have learnt about Fa-Hien (Faxian) and Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang) in history, the great Chinese travellers who came to India seeking spiritual knowledge and Buddhist scriptures in the 4th and 7th centuries respectively. The fact is, hundreds and thousands of monks travelled between India and China, China and Korea, China and Japan, Korea and Japan, contributing to the spread of Buddhism in most parts of Asia from the ancient times.\nAbout 2000 years ago, the then Chinese emperor, Han Mingdi of the Eastern Han dynasty, had a dream in which a golden God appeared before him. When the king summoned his ministers the next day and asked them to explain the dream, he was told about the Great Buddha. Soon, at the invitation of the emperor, two Indian monks by the name of Dharmaratna and Kasyapa Matanga were escorted by Chinese envoys, who travelled down the Silk Road from north-west India to Luoyang, the then capital of China.\nThey set up the first recorded Buddhist temple of China called Baima Si (Ch. 1) or the White Horse Temple in AD 68 and spent the rest of their lives in this temple translating sutras from Sanskrit to Chinese. Their tombs are in the temple premises, and 2000 years down the line you can still feel their presence through their images captured and preserved with great care by temple authorities.\nOver the next 1000 years, there was a continuous bilateral exchange of travellers and monks between the two great civilisations until the late 12th century. The attack of Bakhtiyar Khilji on Nalanda University in AD 1193, which left it burning for months, marked the end of a glorious chapter in the history of Asia. Similarly, the famous monastery of Shaolin (Ch. 1) was set up by the Indian monk (Chinese name Batuo), around AD 498. Another Indian monk called Bodhidharma or Damo made it iconic in AD 525. 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{"text":"Twisting and Turning Tyrannosaurs Made them Top Predators\nBy Mike| 2019-03-06T14:03:19+00:00\tMarch 6th, 2019|Dinosaur and Prehistoric Animal News Stories, Dinosaur Fans, Main Page, Palaeontological articles|0 Comments\nNew Study Suggests Tyrannosaurids More Manoeuvrable than Other Large Theropods\nResearchers at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the Oklahoma State University Centre for Health Sciences have applied mathematical models to assess the manoeuvrability of predatory dinosaurs. This research, published in the on-line journal PeerJ, involving numerous collaborators, suggests that large bodied Tyrannosaurs were more agile and able to turn more sharply than other similar sized Theropods such as Allosaurs and carcharodontosaurids.\nA Large Tyrannosaur Attacks a Styracosaurus\nTyrannosaur fighting a horned dinosaur. A new study suggests that large bodied Tyrannosaurs may have been surprisingly agile.\nPicture Credit: John Gurche\nA Factor in the Evolutionary Success of Tyrannosaurs\nThe research involving complex mathematics, a study of animal anatomy and physics compared how rapidly meat-eating dinosaurs could turn their bodies. In summary, the scientists concluded that Tyrannosaurs could attack smaller, faster and more dangerous prey. It is suggested that the greater manoeuvrability of these carnivores may have been a factor in their evolutionary success.\nAssociate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Eric Snively, in collaboration with co-author Haley O'Brien (Oklahoma State University Centre for Health Sciences) along with several other leading palaeontologists such as Professor Phil Currie (University of Alberta), demonstrated that whether a Tyrannosaur was dog-sized or a fully-grown, mature adult, it retained its agility and manoeuvrability.\nThree-dimensional Computer Models Used to Test Tyrannosaurid Manoeuvrability\nComputer models were created to examine the agility of tyrannosaurids.\nPicture Credit: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse\nEnhanced Agility Compared to Other Super-sized Theropods\nTyrannosaurs were assessed to be more agile as they had relatively short bodies (anteroposteriorly short thoracic regions, and cervical vertebrae that aligned into posterodorsally retracted necks). In summary, shorter bodies meant less turning resistance and even their tiny arms helped! In addition, long, tall ilia bones (part of the hip), provided plenty of room for huge leg muscle attachments that gave the power needed for rapid turns and pivots.\nThe Size of the Ilia (Hip Bones) was Used to Infer Muscle Size Along with Postulated Tail Depth\nMapping muscle groups to assess the agility of tyrannosaurids. Tyrannosaur musculature was compared to that of an extant alligator.\nPicture Credit: PeerJ\nIn terms of the fastest results from the Tyrannosaur family, a horse-sized juvenile T. rex turned the quickest for its size, followed by the giant T. rex \"Sue\", the enormous, mature adult from the Field Museum (Chicago).\nEric Snively described the T. rex turn as something akin to a \"slow-motion-ten-tonne figure skater from hell,\" quite apt in a way as T. rex fossils are known from the Hell Creek Formation.\nBiomechanical Model Has Implications for Large Theropod Hunting Strategies\nThe researchers used very accurate anatomical assessments and rigorous statistics to create three-dimensional models that could then be tested for their range of movements. Different Theropods were examined including Dilophosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Sinraptor as well as numerous Tyrannosaurs at different growth stages as well as smaller members of the Tyrannosauroidea Superfamily such as Raptorex. With respect to other Theropods, tyrannosaurids were found to be increasingly agile without compromising their large body mass, such that in a pairwise comparison, tyrannosaurids were achieving the same agility performance as much smaller Theropods. For example, a 500 kg Gorgosaurus had slightly greater agility scores than the 200 kg Eustreptospondylus, and an adult Tarbosaurus nearly twice the agility scores of the lighter Sinraptor.\nThe Oxford University Specimen of Eustreptospondylus Used in the Study\nThe fossil specimen on display (E. oxoniensis).\nPicture Credit: Everything Dinosaur\/Siri Scientific Press\nEnhanced agility and tight manoeuvrability in tyrannosaurids suggest that T. rex et al had superior abilities when it came to pursuing and subduing prey. This new research may have important implications when it comes to examining how large Theropods hunted.\nIf tyrannosaurids were more agile and able to manoeuvre faster than other large predators they may have been more adept than earlier, super-sized, apex predators when it came to catching agile prey. It is postulated that this capability of tyrannosaurids is consistent with coprolite evidence that indicates that tyrannosaurids fed on juvenile Ornithischians. Furthermore, it is proposed that healed Tyrannosaur bite marks on fossilised remains of adult horned dinosaurs and Hadrosaurs indicate an ability to outmanoeuvre quadrupedal prey.\nA spokesperson from Everything Dinosaur commented:\n\"Whilst this is a fascinating piece of research, it is important that we don't entirely discount observations of modern-day predator\/prey interactions. Often an apex predator will select a weakened, or sick animal within a herd to attack. In addition, young animals are particularly vulnerable as they are smaller and less experienced in avoiding predators compared to adult animals.\"\nThe largest non-tyrannosaurids, including Giganotosaurus, often lived in habitats alongside Sauropod dinosaurs. These associations may suggest that allosauroids may have preferred less agile prey than did tyrannosaurids. It is also possible that stability conferred by high rotational inertia, as when holding onto giant prey, was more important for allosauroids than turning quickly.\nThe researchers intend to undertake research to assess the manoeuvrability of ceratopsids and other prey such as duck-billed dinosaurs before applying the same techniques to examine Tyrannosaur bite forces.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"\/recommendto\/form?webId=%2Fcontent%2Fjournal%2Fmicro&title=Microbiology&issn=1350-0872&eissn=1465-2080\nMicrobiology \u2014 Recommend this title to your library\nMicrobiology - Volume 28, Issue 2, 1962\nNavigate this Journal\nThe Amino Acid Requirements of a Single Strain of Actinomyces israelii Growing in a Chemically Defined Medium\nH. A. KEIR and J. W. PORTEOUS\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1099\/00221287-28-2-193\nSUMMARY: The Wills strain of Actinomyces israelii will survive repeated subculture in the medium HP 9 described by Christie & Porteous (1962b) but modified to contain ammonium sulphate and only seven amino acids (serine, cysteine, glutamic acid, lysine, leucine, isoleucine and tryptophan); the total-N content of this new medium was 240 \u03bcg.\/ml. On the evidence available this new medium probably represents the minimal medium in respect of amino acids (and growth factors) for this strain of Actinomyces israelii. The yield of organism from this new medium was comparable with that reported by Christie & Porteous (1962a) for more complex media, namely approximately 70 \u03bcg. cell total-N\/ml. medium. Some observations are presented on inhibition of growth of Actinomyces israelii by 'growth factors' and by purine and pyrimidine bases.\nThe Participation of Filament Anastomosis in the Developmental Cycle of Nostoc muscorum, a Blue-Green Alga\nN. LAZAROFF and W. VISHNIAC\nSUMMARY: During the resumption of development in cultures of Nostoc muscorum A, grown in the dark, and then exposed to light, cellular attachment occurs. This process is believed to be prerequisite for the formation of heterocystous filaments. The significance of anastomosis in the developmental cycle of Nostoc is discussed and a tentative scheme for an alternation of sporogenous and heterocystous generations is presented.\nObservations on Ascospore Initiation in the Discomycete Dasyscyphus sp.\nR. T. MOORE and J. H. MCALEAR\nSUMMARY: Electron microscopy of apothecia of a species of a discomycete, Dasyscyphus sp., provided the opportunity to observe various aspects of ascospore formation. This report presents a series of micrographs arranged to represent what are interpreted to be successive stages in the process.\nGenes Influencing the Conversion of Citrulline to Argininosuccinate in Neurospora crassa\nDOROTHY NEWMEYER\nSUMMARY: The enzymic conversion of citrulline argininosuccinate arginine in wild-type Neurospora crassa has been shown to be essentially like that in mammalian tissues in all respects tested. The enzymes responsible for the two reactions (condensing enzyme and argininosuccinase) have been partially separated. Five mutants at the arg-1 locus have normal arginino-succinase and little or no condensing activity. The lack of condensing activity appears to be due to a simple absence of enzyme, alternatives such as inhibitor production or increased ATPase competition having been ruled out. Small amounts of apparent condensing activity, detected in the substrate-disappearance assay, were shown to be due to side reactions. When grown at the usual high arginine concentrations, three mutants at the arg-10 locus, which are known to lack argininosuccinase, have normal condensing activity. However, when arg-10 strains are grown at low arginine concentrations, the resulting extracts have very little condensing activity. This also appears to be due to a simple loss of condensing enzyme. It has not been determined whether the low activity is a specific secondary effect of arg-10 on the condensing enzyme, or whether it is merely a non-specific effect of the inadequate supplementation, which might cause reductions in many enzyme activities. Despite its very low condensing activity in vitro, arg-10 grown at low arginine concentrations must be active at some time in vivo, since its mycelium accumulates argininosuccinate but not citrulline. In contrast, an arg-1 arg-10 double mutant, grown at low arginine concentrations, must be inactive in vivo, since it accumulates citrulline but not argininosuccinate. It is concluded that arg-1 is probably the primary locus controlling the synthesis of condensing enzyme.\nOn the Nature of Cytoplasmic Inclusions of Nocardia rubra\nJ. N. ADAMS and N. M. MCCLUNG\nSUMMARY: A cytological investigation of cell walls, lipid granules, metachromatic granules and chromatinic bodies of Nocardia rubra revealed that each of these structures existed as separable entities. Multicellularity was not observed, as indicated by the lack of septa in non-fragmenting organisms, but lipid inclusions were frequently found in close association with cell walls. Metachromatic granules were separable from lipid inclusions and were found to be homologous with electron opaque granules. No evidence for the origin of metachromatic granules as cytoplasmic condensations upon cell septa was found. Acid hydrolysis or ribonuclease treatment revealed Giemsa-staining chromatinic structures which were removed by deoxyribonuclease digestion. Metachromatic granules were not removed by ribonuclease, deoxyribonuclease hydrolysis or a combination of both, but these granules were removed by acid hydrolysis.\nNucleic Acid Precursor Requirements of Mycoplasma laidlawii\nBY S. RAZIN\nSUMMARY: The nucleic acid precursor requirements of Mycoplasma laidlawii strain A were determined by using a partially defined medium. Adenine, guanosine and cytidine were found to be the minimal growth requirements. However, best growth was obtained with undegraded RNA or oligoribo-nucleotides. Thymidine was not essential for growth when folinic acid was present in the medium; folic acid was completely inactive. M. laidlawii utilized the 2#and 3#-ribonucleotides most poorly. The dephosphorylation of these mononucleotides to nucleosides rendered them growth promoting.\nOxidation of Homogentisic Acid by Cell-free Extracts of a Vibrio\nP. J. CHAPMAN and S. DAGLEY\nSUMMARY: Acetoacetic acid is a product of degradation of homogentisic acid by cell-free extracts of a vibrio grown with phenylacetic acid as sole carbon source. 4-Maleylacetoacetate was identified as a reaction intermediate; reduced glutathione was a cofactor for this enzymic degradation. These reactions are similar to those catalysed by enzymes of rat liver.\nAn Environmentally-Induced Transition from the Flagellated to the Non-flagellated State in Salmonella typhimurium: the Fate of Parental Flagella at Cell Division\nC. QUADLING and B. A. D. STOCKER\nSUMMARY: Bacteria in cultures of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 were peritrichously flagellated when grown in nutrient broth at 370; but most were non-flagellated when grown for 6 mean-generation times or more at 440. When a culture growing exponentially at 370 was transferred to 440, growth continued at about the same rate; but the synthesis of new flagella was largely curtailed. The fate of the parental flagella was studied by staining and counting flagella on bacteria from samples taken during growth at 440 of cultures first grown at 370. After 3 mean-generation-times the average number of flagella\/flagellated bacterium had fallen from about 8 to about 2 and the proportion of flagellated bacteria from about 100 % to about 60 %. The distribution of numbers of flagella\/bacterium was at all times unimodal, with the mode decreasing from about 8 to 0. In non-growing cultures at 440 there was little or no change in the average number of flagella\/bacterium, in the proportion of flagellated bacteria, or in the distribution of numbers of flagella\/bacterium. It is inferred that parental flagella are neither rapidly shed at 440 nor retained entirely by one daughter cell at each division but are distributed about equally between the two daughter cells.\nThe Preparation and Survival of Almost Bacteria-free Suspensions of Entodinium caudatum\nG.S. COLEMAN\nSUMMARY: Suspensions of Entodinium caudatum containing less than one viable bacterium per ten protozoa were prepared by aerobic incubation of the protozoa with penicillin, streptomycin, dihydrostreptomycin and neomycin in the presence of autoclaved rumen fluid and rice starch grains. Unfortunately these almost axenic Entodinia could be maintained alive for only 3-4 days. Replacement of the rice starch grains in the medium used for bacterial removal by soluble starch produced almost bacteria-free protozoa which were devoid of food storage materials and died more rapidly than usual. The life of these protozoa was prolonged by adding any of the following: rice starch grains, soluble starch, maltose, glucose and some other sugars.\nRegulation of Flavin Synthesis by Escherichia coli\nA.C. WILSON and A.B. PARDEE\nSUMMARY: An approach has been made to the problem of how the synthesis of coenzymes is regulated. Two aspects of the problem have been studied, especially as they concern the synthesis of flavins by bacteria:\n(1) How are coenzymes prevented from being synthesized as fast as amino acids or nucleic acid bases?\n(2) How is coenzyme synthesis adjusted to the often changing physiological needs of bacteria?\nEvidence is presented that flavins cannot inhibit the activity of enzymes in the flavin biosynthetic pathway of Escherichia coli, but the amount of these enzymes can be made to vary by a factor of at least two. Repression might, therefore, account for the low rate of flavin synthesis. The possibility that repression rather than feedback inhibition also accounts for the low rate of synthesis of other coenzymes is discussed.\nFlavin synthesis is not as precisely adjusted to the physiological needs of bacteria as are syntheses of major metabolites for the following reasons:\n(1) Flavins are greatly overproduced by bacteria during exponential growth; the ratio of flavins excreted to flavins retained in the cells is between 0.8 and 8 for all strains and cultural conditions tested.\n(2) Flavin synthesis is not tightly geared to growth; thus, flavin synthesis goes on uninterrupted for more than an hour when the growth rate of E. coli or Pseudormonas fluorescens is abruptly reduced from a rapid rate to zero; also growth goes on uninterrupted for over an hour when the flavin supply is abruptly cut off from rapidly growing lactic acid bacteria. Evidently the control mechanism in the flavin pathway is not very sensitive to physiological needs. This conclusion probably applies to other coenzymes as well.\nSome incidental findings of interest from other points of view were:\n(1) Although internal flavins can get out of E. coli, external flavins apparently cannot enter. This could account for the absence of flavinless mutants.\n(2) After brief treatment with penicillin, E. coli becomes permeable to external flavins while remaining both impermeable to inulin and capable of synthesizing flavins.\n(3) Less than 4 % of the intracellular flavins of E. coli are free, in a form that can be extracted with n-butanol (5 %, v\/v), toluene (0.05 %, v\/v), cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (0.001 %, w\/v) or distilled water. The remaining flavins are bound, in a form that can be extracted with trichloracetic acid (5 %, w\/v). The intracellular concentration of free flavins in E. coli is estimated to be less than 4 x 10-6M.\nCharacterization of a Propionic Acid Producing Actinomycete, Actinomyces propionicus, Sp.nov.\nB.B BUCHANAN and L. PINE\nSUMMARY: An anaerobic actinomycete isolated from the lachrymal duct of a case of human lachrymal canaliculitis is described. Although the organism was described previously as Actinomyces israelii, more recent observations show it differs significantly from members of this genus in metabolism, physiology and cell-wall composition. The organism is similar to the Actinomyces in its production of true branching mycelial elements in vivo and in vitro, catalase negativity, pathogenicity for experimental animals, and amino acid cell-wall composition. It is similar to the propionic acid bacteria in its fermentation of glucose to propionate, acetate, and CO2, its morphological variation, formation of a dull orange colour, and the presence of diaminopimelic acid in its cell wall. Other characteristics such as the formation of DL-lactic acid, absence of a CO2 requirement either anaerobically or aerobically, inability to ferment glycerol or lactate, and sugar and amino sugar composition of the cell wall also serve to differentiate this organism from other strains of Actinomyces and from Propionibacterium. In view of these observations the organism is reclassified and named A. propionicus, sp.nov. The possible phylogenetic relation of A. propionicus to certain other branching filamentous organisms is discussed.\nMorphological Changes and Resistance induced in Saccharomyces pastorianus by the antibiotic cycloheximide\nBY K. GUNDERSEN and T. WADSTEIN\nSUMMARY: The growth of Saccharomyces pastorianus was 50% inhibited by 0.013 p.p.m. cycloheximide, and completely inhibited by 0.100 p.p.m. in liquid medium after 24 hr. at 280. At subinhibitory concentrations of cycloheximide abnormally large cells and cell aggregates were formed, probably as a result of interference by cycloheximide with the synthesis of structural cell-wall materials. When S. pastorianus was grown in media with successively higher concentrations of cycloheximide partially resistant organisms were developed. These did not form aggregates and giant cells in the presence of cycloheximide, but on back inoculation to cycloheximide-free media they were 'slow growers' and formed small colonies on nutrient agar. After a few transfers on cyclo heximide-free media the resistant organisms reverted to the normal 'fast growing' type. The resistance to cycloheximide was not the result of any acquired ability to decompose or inactivate the compound.\nAdansonian classification of mycobacteria\nL. F. BOJALIL, J. CERB\u00d2N and AMANDA TRUJILLO\nSUMMARY: The physiological properties of 229 strains of mycobacteria (photochromogens, scotochromogens, non-photochromogens and rapid growers) and others already classified were analysed. According to their metabolic capacities and using the method proposed by Sneath, three branches were established.\nBranch I is formed by micro-organisms with a high metabolic capacity and rapid rate of growth. It includes Mycobacterium smegmatis, M. phlei, M. peregrinum sp.nov. and many unnamed strains with great disparity in their characteristics, that were placed in a separate branch labelled 'irregular'.\nBranch II includes micro-organisms that utilize only a limited number of carbohydrates. Belonging to this branch are Mycobacterium fortuitum, M. marinm, M. piscium and M. thamnopheos. Three new species are described, two of them rapid growers, M. acapulcensis sp.nov. and M. runyonii sp.nov. and a scotochromogen, M. flavescens sp.nov.\nBranch III, formed by Mycobacterium kansasii (photochromogen), M. avium (non-photochromogen), M. marianum (scotochromogen) and M. gordonae sp.nov. (scotochromogen). All are slow growing micro-organisms.\nNeotype strains of old species are proposed and holotypes of the new species are designated. A key for the identification of these species and a taxonomic tree of mycobacteria are described.\nPhysiological and Biochemical Studies on Streptomycin Dependence in Escherichia coli\nC. R. SPOTTS\nSUMMARY: The exponential growth rate of a streptomycin-dependent strain of Escherichia coli was proportional to streptomycin concentration until a critical concentration was reached, above which it was independent of streptomycin concentration. The value of the critical concentration changed with a change either in the carbon source, or in the temperature of cultivation. Below the critical concentration, the macromolecular composition of the cells was affected by the external streptomycin concentration: as this decreased, the ribonucleic acid (RNA) content of the organisms increased, and the protein content decreased. When external streptomycin was removed, streptomycin-dependent organisms continued to grow for many hours. Growth was at first exponential, the extent and duration of this phase being functions of the concentration of streptomycin to which the organisms had previously been exposed. This phase was followed by a much longer period of arithmetic growth, unaccompanied by cell division, during which the organisms elongated progressively. Growth in the absence of streptomycin caused changes in the macromolecular composition of the organisms which were similar in nature to those produced by growth with a subcritical concentration of streptomycin, but much more pronounced. The greatly increased total RNA content of these organisms was not accompanied by grossly detectable qualitative changes in the RNA content of the organisms. In the absence of streptomycin, the synthesis of some enzymes was either arrested or decreased in rate; the synthesis of others was unaffected. This leads to an imbalance in the enzymic constitution. These differential effects on enzyme synthesis appeared to be random. Growth in absence of streptomycin did not seem to affect deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis or function, as shown by the ability of a lysogenic streptomycin-dependent strain to produce infective phage under such conditions. The re-introduction of streptomycin to a culture growing arithmetically as a consequence of streptomycin depletion caused a resumption of DNA synthesis at the normal exponential rate. The rate of protein synthesis also soon increased, but attained its normal exponential rate more slowly. RNA synthesis was wholly arrested until the RNA content of the organisms had fallen to a normal value, and then resumed at the normal exponential rate. Grown in the presence of a greater than critical concentration of streptomycin, the streptomycin-dependent organism bound irreversibly about 250,000 molecules of streptomycin, half of which could be extracted with hot water, and the remainder with hot perchloric acid. A new hypothesis concerning the location and nature of the genetically determined intracellular lesion which results in streptomycin dependence is developed on the basis of these facts.\nRelationship of Sodium Chloride Tolerance and Serological Group of Staphylococcal Phages\nB. WEST and FLORENE C. KELLY\nSUMMARY: Twenty-two staphylococcal bacteriophages representing serological groups A, B, F and L were examined for activity after incubation of free phage in 10 % (w\/v) NaCl Trypticase soy broth for 24 hr. at 300. The mean decrease in plaque-forming units for ten phages of serological group A was 13 %; in no instance was inactivation of any group A phage greater than 33 %. All but one of nine group B phages were 88 % or more inactive after incubation in the 10 % NaCl broth; the single exception was phage 83 with slightly more than 40 % inactivation in both 0.5 % or 10 % NaCl broth. Serological group F phage 42D resembled phages of group A, whereas phage 77 of group F and group L phage 187 were intermediate between group A and B phages with respect to NaCl stability.\nSaccharomyces hienipiensis, a New Melibiose-fermenting Yeast, Unable to Assimilate Raffinose\nJ. SANTA MARIA\nSUMMARY: A new Saccharomyces species has been isolated from 'alpechin'. It is distinguished from other species of the genus by its ability to ferment and assimilate glucose, maltose and melibiose. Galactose, sucrose, lactose and raffinose are not assimilated. The melibiase found in S. hienipiensis can hydrolyse raffinose.\nCatabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds by Pseudomonas\nW. L. GABY, C. LOGAN and S. WHITAKER\nSUMMARY: The rate of O2 utilization by both pigmented and non-pigmented strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was greater with 2 % (w\/v) Casitone as substrate than with 0.1 M-glucose as substrate. P. aeruginosa readily catabolized Casitone, amino acids and other nitrogenous compounds with the production of an alkaline reaction even in the presence of 0.5% (w\/v) glucose. Other species of Pseudomonas studied varied in their utilization of these compounds, suggesting a different and possibly satisfactory approach to the identification and classification of species within the genus Pseudomonas.\nVolumes and issues\nVolume 165 (2019)\ncontent\/journal\/micro\nGeneric Assignments, Strain Histories and Properties of Pure Cultures of Cyanobacteria\nRosmarie Rippka, Josette Deruelles, John B. Waterbury, Michael Herdman and Roger Y. Stanier\nThe Aerobic Pseudomonads a Taxonomic Study\nR. Y. STANIER, N. J. PALLERONI and M. DOUDOROFF\nDistribution of Menaquinones in Actinomycetes and Corynebacteria\nM. D. COLLINS, T. PIROUZ, M. GOODFELLOW and D. E. MINNIKIN\nThe structure and function of fungal laccases\nChristopher F. Thurston\nQuantification of biofilm structures by the novel computer program comstat\nArne Heydorn, Alex Toftgaard Nielsen, Morten Hentzer, Claus Sternberg, Michael Givskov, Bjarne Kj\u00e6r Ersb\u00f8ll and S\u00f8ren Molin\nDetermination of bacterial load by real-time PCR using a broad-range (universal) probe and primers set\nMangala A Nadkarni, F. Elizabeth Martin, Nicholas A Jacques and Neil Hunter\nQuorum sensing and Chromobacterium violaceum: exploitation of violacein production and inhibition for the detection of N-acylhomoserine lactones\nKay H. McClean, Michael K. Winson, Leigh Fish, Adrian Taylor, Siri Ram Chhabra, Miguel Camara, Mavis Daykin, John H. Lamb, Simon Swift, Barrie W. Bycroft, Gordon S. A. B. Stewart and Paul Williams\nBiofilm exopolysaccharides: a strong and sticky framework\nIan W. Sutherland\nR Factor Transfer in Rhizobium leguminosarum\nJ. E. BERINGER\nMetals, minerals and microbes: geomicrobiology and bioremediation\nGeoffrey Michael Gadd\nTaking place in Montreal, Canada between 19\u201323 April 2020, The Microbiology Society is delighted to be hosting the next Candida and Candidiasis meeting, providing a vital forum for the Candida research community.\nTweets by @MicrobioSoc\nhttp:\/\/instance.metastore.ingenta.com\/content\/journal\/micro\/28\/2","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Current: Matthew Shattock\nMatthew J. Shattock\nIndependent Chair\nIndependent Director Since: 2018\nCommittees: NGCRC\nMatthew J. Shattock brings significant operational and executive leadership experience in the consumer packaged goods industry to the board. His current and prior leadership roles, including overseeing the successful growth, integration and strategic transformation of a global spirits company as CEO, enable him to provide valuable insights to the company's business. Shattock has a strong track record of driving growth through innovation, brand communication and operational excellence.\nExperience Highlights\nBeam Suntory Inc., a global premium spirits company\nNon-executive chairman of the board (April 2019 to December 2020)\nChairman and chief executive officer (April 2014 to April 2019)\nPresident and chief executive officer, Beam Inc. (October 2011 to April 2014)\nPresident and chief executive officer, Beam Global Spirits and Wine Inc. (March 2009 to October 2011)\nDuring his tenure, Shattock led the company's successful growth strategy transformation and subsequent integration of the Beam and Suntory spirits businesses following Beam's acquisition by Suntory in 2014.\nCadbury plc, an international confectionary manufacturer\nRegional president, where he led its businesses first in The Americas and then in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region\nUnilever plc, an international manufacturer of food, home care and personal care products\nChief operating officer, Unilever Best Foods North America\nVarious leadership roles\nOther Public Company Boards\nVF Corporation (February 2013 to present)\nChairman of Domino's Pizza Group plc (UK) (March 2020 to present)\nNonprofit\/Other Boards\nCooler Screens Inc.\nTropicale Foods Inc.\nReliefband Technologies LLC\nKendra Scott Design Inc.\nThe Boys and Girls Club of Lake County, Illinois","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"OCC's Updated CRA Rule Will Harm LMI Families & Communities of Color\nNikitra Bailey\nWASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released the final version of a rule to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which jointly released the CRA proposed rule with the OCC, did not join in this final announcement. The Federal Reserve Board did not sign on to the proposed rule or the final rule. OCC Comptroller Joseph Otting also announced that he is stepping down from the agency.\nCenter for Responsible Lending Executive Vice President Nikitra Bailey released the following statement:\nThe final rule remains structurally flawed\u2014and while the OCC does make some important changes, the agency falls woefully short in truly fulfilling the CRA's mission. This important civil rights tool was designed to undue the injustices created by the horrific practice of redlining and to expand financial opportunity, equity, and help spur investments in underserved areas. Comptroller Otting's 'go at it alone' action to weaken the CRA, in the middle of a devastating public health and economic crisis, will further harm low- to moderate-income families and communities of color who are once again hardest hit by COVID-19.\nPress Contact: ricardo.quinto@responsiblelending.org","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"1. History of MPLT:\nA. The original Constitutional Convention Analysis, dated December 6,1976, discusses the formation of the Marianas Public Land Trust and the intent and purpose for its formation.\nArticle XI deals with issues relating to public lands.\nMarianas Public Land Corporation was established to receive and manage the public lands.\nThe funds received from public lands, including the anticipated lease by the United States per the Covenant, shall be placed in a trust fund.\nIt is the intent of the Constitution to separate the land management function performed by MPLC and the money management function performed by the trust fund.\nMPLC was permitted to retain funds for their reasonable expenses of administration.\nMarianas Public Land Trust was created to hold and invest the proceeds from leases and other transfers of public land.\nThe Constitution is the implementing authority that establishes the relationship between MPLC and MPLT.\nB. MPLT Duties and Responsibilities:\nHold and invest prudently the principal funds received from MPLC or its successor entities.\nFor the first ten years from the effective date of the constitution, the MPLT investments shall be limited to United States obligations.\nMPLT is required to distribute to the Commonwealth General Fund the interest it receives from its investments less reasonable expenses of administration.\nThere are no earmarks on the distribution to the General Fund as the Legislature has the authority to allocate these funds among the competing needs of the Commonwealth.\nOf the funds received from the U. S. lease per the Covenant, $2 million from the lease of Tanapag Harbor shall be set-aside and the income derived from this amount can only be used for the maintenance and development of the American Memorial Park.\nTrustees are required to submit annually an annual report to the people of the Commonwealth accounting for all revenues and expenses and a description of all investments and other transactions authorized by the Trustees.\nThe Trustees are held strict standards of fiduciary care.\nC. The effective date of the Constitution is January 9, 1978.\n2. Covenant related matters:\nA. The Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of American (U. S. PL 94-241) is the implementing authority that created the CNMI.\nB. It was signed by the President and the Political Status members on February 15, 1975.\nC. The Technical Agreement portion of the Covenant establishes the terms for the lease of Commonwealth public lands by the United States.\nU. S. has a five year option to lease identified lands.\nLands consisted of 17,799 acres on Tinian, 177 acres at Tanapag Harbor and 206 acres of Farallon de Medinilla Islands.\nThe lease term is for 50 years at a cost as follows:\nTinian land - $17.5 million\nTanapag Harbor - $2 million\nFarallon de Medinilla - $20,600\nThe amount paid will be adjusted at the time of payment by a percentage change in the U.S. Department of Commerce composite price index. The actual amount finally paid was $33 million of which $6.5 million was withheld due to clearing of private land holdings in the military retention area.\nThe land was leased on January 6, 1983 just prior to the expiration of the option.\n3. Significant dates for the creation of MPLT:\nA. Due to the payment received by MPLC for the lease of the lands by the U.S., the first trustees were appointed by Governor Tenorio in 1983.\nB. Trustees requested funds to be transferred to the Trust but MPLC refused by indicating that all of the money was needed for their homestead program.\nC. MPLT Trustees sued for the transferred of the funds as required by the Constitution in 1983.\nD. Superior Court ordered MPLC to pay the lease funds to MPLT of which $25,942,602 was received in 1983 and 1984.\nE. Other principal distributions received from MPLC or successor entities are as follows:\n1991 - $1,000,000\n4. Performance Statistics Since 1983:\nA. Investment returns have allowed for principal growth from the original $28,192,602 increasing to $74,600,729 as of 9\/30\/07.\nB. This growth is attributable to the capital gains from the equity portion of the investments.\nC. The principal has grown while allowing for net distributions of investment income (interest & dividends) less administrative expenses to the General Fund and American Memorial Park as follows:\nGeneral Fund - $37,765,578\nAmerican Memorial Park - $4,276,759\n5. Economically Targeted Investments (ETIs):\nA. ETIs are a portion of the investment asset allocation aimed at social-investing in order to achieve a purpose other than just a risk adjusted rate of return.\nB. MPLT has undertaken to make such investments within the CNMI in order to help the local economy as well as achieve a social benefit.\nLoans to NMHC to finance a residential home loan program:\n1\/98 - Advanced $5,000,000\n6\/99 - Advanced $500,000\n11\/99 - Advanced $285,750\nDue to failure to meet the terms of the loan, MPLT negotiated a return of the loan portfolio in 1\/08 and is managing them to collect the individual loans. The current loan portfolio is $9,903,670 with 54% of the loans being delinquent.\nThe full amount of the MPLT loss from this investment is unknown at this time but we have estimated it to be $4 million.\nLoan to APLE 501, a non-profit corporation, organized to provide scholarship education loans. APLE was to manage the scholarship program with MPLT providing the funds under a loan repayment note. The loan agreement was signed on August 23, 2002. The amount of loan was for $1,000,000. The first drawdown was paid on October 18, 2002 in the amount of $154,924. But when the loan files were inspected, it was discovered that the loan agreement had been violated. No additional loan advances were made.\nThe loan payments were not made and MPLT had to sue to recover the loans as well as other collateral.\nThe amount owed by APLE is $143,794 plus accrued interest of $17,833.\nMPLT expects to recover this balance owed eventually.\nIn order to aid CUC in its most recent funding problems to stabilize the power production, MPLT loaned $3.5 million to them on August 4,2008. The loan repayment is earmarked in the FY 2009 and 2010 Commonwealth budgets. CUC is to pay the interest at the rate of 7% each month. MPLT does not expect to take a loss on this ETI investment.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"IMNA\nLanguages \u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc English\nhttps:\/\/en.imna.ir\/news\/409682\/\n9 February 2020 - 11:16\nNews Code 409682\nIsfahan, Denmark to get closer\n\"We are very pleased that an Isfahani woman has been assigned as Iran's ambassador to Denmark; ambassadors hold high ranking positions in the administrative system where they should be active in all areas, \" Ghodratollah Norouzi said.\nI\u200c\u200c\u200cran (IMNA) - Referring to the sister - city agreement between Isfahan and one of the Danish cities, the mayor of Isfahan, noted, \"We hope that adequate context will be provided to sign an agreement with Danish cities\".\nAddressing the tourism boom in Isfahan, Norouzi emphasized, \"All the plans of Isfahan Municipality and Islamic City Council have been focused on tourism from day one. In this regard, the project of \"Isfahan 2020\" has been defined with tourism teargets so that we can take positive steps for Isfahan's tourism industry.\"\nNorouzi added that ambassadors could provide a platform for joint cultural, sporting, artistic and economic events, and Isfahan municipality is ready for international cooperation in this regard.\nReferring to the problem of handicraft artists in selling products, Nasir Mellat, the head of the Economic and Tourism Commissions of the Isfahan's Islamic City Council, said \"Isfahan artists produce the best artworks, but they are not able to deliver them directly to the world markets, and we hope that embassies will prepare the conditions for Iranian handicrafts to be offered in different countries.\"\nHe continued, \"we are interested in making a sister cities network with Denmark in Isfahan. Tourism has been considered as the main axis of the city development plan and heavy budgets are set to achieve this goal.\"\nFarideh Roshan, one of the members of Isfahan's Islamic city council emphasized \"Cultural and artistic events are very important. The presence of the new Iranian ambassador to Denmark can bring good results to Isfahan and we may witness joint cultural and artistic cooperation between Isfahan and Denmark in near future. \"\nIsfahan 2020\nGhodratollah Norouzi\nGhodratollah Noroozi\nGhodratollah Nowrouzi\nIsfahan mayor\nmayor of Isfahan\nsister city relationship\nIsfahan's sister cities\nNasir Mellat\nFarideh Roshan\nIslamic City Council\nAdvertise Keywords\nIran Air London\n\u00a9 2017 imna.ir. All rights reserved","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home \u00bb The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon\nThe Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon\nby Adam Langer May 18, 2000 August 19, 2021\nThe Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon, Running With Scissors, at the Griffin Theatre Company. This sprawling adaptation of Tom Spanbauer's novel deconstructing the old west is remarkably audacious. Rarely is a company's debut performance so ambitious and so self-assured. Every element of this moody, at times chilling three-act excursion into the prejudice, religious hypocrisy, and barbarism of 19th-century frontier life has been lovingly and astutely realized, from Stephanie Nelson's stunning set design to director Ann Boyd's deftly choreographed staging and expertly cast 16-member ensemble. Dale Rivera is sexually gifted half Native American Shed; the wonderfully understated James Leaming is Dellwood Barker, Shed's sometime lover and perhaps his father; and Wesley Walker offers a frighteningly brutal take on the rapist Billy Blizzard.\nTimothy Hendrickson's adaptation, which echoes other late-20th-century inversions of frontier myths like Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man, takes its time in following Shed's picaresque adventures, from his stint as a gigolo of sorts to his relationship with Barker to his flight from racist marauders. Clocking in at about three hours and 15 minutes, this is an eloquently written drama that alternates between creating a hypnotic sense of dread and becoming the wearying theatrical equivalent of a filibuster. The scope of Spanbauer's novel and the gravity of the issues that he and Hendrickson address justify this epic treatment, but ultimately there's more here to be admired than enjoyed.\n\u2013Adam Langer\nTheatrical adaptation is the sincerest form of flattery\nOn Stage: Jim Post's motherlode of music and history\nThe Hypocrites' new Pinafore flips the sexes as an opening move","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Sun Pharma posts Q3FY18 results\nBy Sanjiv Das\t On Feb 14, 2018\nQ3 adjusted net profit was at Rs 878 crores\nSun Pharmaceutical Industries has posted third quarter and nine month financial results ending December 31, 2017.\nThe consolidated financials in Q3FY18 are: Sales\/ income from operations was at Rs 6,598 crores, a de-growth of 14 per cent over same quarter last year. The decline is primarily driven by the US business. All other businesses have grown for the quarter. India sales was at Rs 2,085 crores, growth of 6 per cent over Q3 last year. The US finished dosage sales was at $328 million down by 35 per cent over Q3 last year.\nThe reduction was partly driven by the YoY decline in sales of generic Imatinib and Olmesartan authorised generics. Emerging markets sales was at $189 million up by 10 per cent over Q3 last year. The rest of world sales was at $120 million, growth of 6 per cent over Q3 last year. R&D investments was at Rs 473 crores (7.2 per cent of sales) compared to Rs 613 crores (8 per cent of sales) for Q3FY17. EBITDA was at Rs 1,398 crores, resulting EBITDA margin of 21.2 per cent. Adjusted net profit for the quarter was at Rs 878 crores while reported net profit was at Rs. 365 crore. Reported net profit was adversely impacted by one-time deferred tax adjustment of Rs. 513 crores related to changes in US tax rates.\nIn nine-months FY18, sales\/ income from operations was at Rs 19,355 crores, de-growth of 17 per cent over same period last year. India sales was at Rs 6,067 crores, up by 4 per cent over nine-onth period last year. The US finished dosage sales was at $988 million down 41 per cent over nine months last year. The US sales for nine-month period last year included benefits of the 180-day exclusivity for generic Imatinib and Olmesartan authorised generics. Emerging markets sales was at $552 million up by 12 per cent over nine-month last year. The rest of world sales at $346 million, growth of 25 per cent over nine-month last year. EBITDA was at Rs 3,767 crores, resulting EBITDA margin of 19.5 per cent.\nNet profit was at Rs 853 crores, was adversely impacted by a one-time deferred tax adjustment of Rs 513 crores related to changes in the US tax rates and settlements with certain plaintiffs related to the Modafinil antitrust litigation in the US, with the settlement amounting to Rs 951 crores reported in Q1FY18. Excluding both these one-time impact, the adjusted net profit for 9m FY18 was at Rs. 2,316 crores.\nDilip Shanghvi, MD, Sun Pharma said, \"Our Q3 performance reflects a gradual improvement in profitability over the first half of this year, despite a challenging US generic pricing environment. During the quarter, we took another step forward in enhancing our speciality business by reporting acceptance of NDA filing for OTX-101 by the US FDA. We will continue to evaluate opportunities in the speciality segment to further enhance this business.\"\nSanjiv Das\nCMFRI to launch marine nutraceutical product to treat thyroid disorders\nSundyota Numandis in strategic alliance with Finzelberg","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The power of 'Masaot' and Olga Neuwirth, the musical voice of the outsider\nIllustration of Olga Neuwirth for \"How to Listen\" series by Mark Swed. Credit: Micah Fluellen\/Los Angeles Times\n( Micah Fluellen\/Los Angeles Times)\nBy Mark SwedClassical Music Critic\nOct. 14, 2020 6 AM PT\n\"I'm standing up here as an artist representing the younger generation, and one who has been doubly affronted,\" Olga Neuwirth announced in a speech at a mass demonstration in Vienna 20 years ago. She had one thing to say to a new far-right government that expressed support for neither a ministry of women nor one of arts: \"I will not be yodeled out of existence.\"\nShe hasn't been. Neuwirth, who was born in Graz, Austria, in 1968, has become one of Europe's most established, but not establishment, composers. Her affront to the Austrian obsession with homeland, \"Masaot\/Clocks Without Hands,\" was written for the storied, old-world Vienna Philharmonic. Last December the premiere of her outrage to operatic tradition, \"Orlando,\" became the first opera by a woman in the fabled 150-year history of the Vienna State Opera, receiving mainstream international press attention. Her New York Philharmonic commission that John Adams was to have conducted in May got postponed because of the pandemic. She was to have been featured by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Ojai Music Festival in June.\nYodelers, though, still yodel, and Neuwirth's affronts multiply \u2014 musical, racial, sexual, gender or any other form of intolerance \u2014 along with her continued stand against Austrian patriarchy. She does so as an Americophile who, like a latter-day Whitman, is a large composer and contains multitudes. She counts as her inspirations Miles Davis (as a teenager she had wanted to be a jazz trumpeter until she broke her jaw and couldn't play anymore), blaxploitation films, Adams (with whom she studied), the anti-Adams Pierre Boulez (who was one of her early champions and whom she called a mensch) and the Austrian novelist, playwright and Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek.\nMost of all, Neuwirth's is the raised voice of the outsider. A Jew, a woman, a radical and a polymath from a place where all raise suspicions, she is a seeker of identity in all its mysterious, often conflicting cultural aspects. And it is the seeking, not the knowing, that makes her work especially important. Identity politics motivates protest and discord. As always, all sides, we fight for the right to be what we are.\nBut unraveling our essence, knowing in the deepest and most mysterious crevices of our being, who we are and how we came to be that way, is what the yodelers most easily drown out in false certainty. For all her potent, overt advocacy, Neuwirth to a unique degree probes into those uncomfortable places of the unknown. In Neuwirth's operas, which have gained the most attention, identity is neither easily understood nor automatically conferred. It must be earned.\nHer striking adaptation of David Lynch's film \"Lost Highway\" adds yet another surreal dimension of uncertainty about our perceptions of who's who. Neuwirth brings the shock of the now to the potently feminist \"American Lulu,\" her rewrite of Alban Berg's opera, the protagonist now Black, the setting New Orleans, the lesbian theme amplified.\n\"Orlando,\" an updating of Virginia Woolf's novel, is a phantasmagoria of European cultural history on a vast and magnificently over-the-top grand opera scale that progresses, over three hours, from the 16th century to modern times. The startling scenes on the Vienna State Opera stage include 1960s advocacy of civil rights and sexual freedom, a transgender present and a post-Trump sci-fi future that evolves toward spirituality rather than dystopia.\nThe opera world has reacted with predictable horror and told this woman who has gone too far to cut, cut, cut. Timorous, irrelevant American opera companies won't touch the stuff. But that could change. Neuwirth and Yuval Sharon, who directed \"Lost Highway\" in Frankfurt and who has been trying to bring it to Los Angeles, are cooking up a new project together for Europe. (He also has just been named artistic director of Michigan Opera Theatre.)\nIndispensable classical music for newbies and aficionados alike\nCoronavirus may have silenced our symphony halls, taking away the essential communal experience of the concert as we know it, but The Times invites you to join us on a different kind of shared journey: a new series on listening.\nIn the meantime, \"Masaot: Clocks Without Hands\" has begun to make the rounds in the U.S. The Vienna Philharmonic brought it to Carnegie Hall. The Cleveland Orchestra has performed it, and Daniel Harding was to have given the West Coast premiere two years ago with the L.A. Phil, although an injury caused him to cancel and the program was changed. A subtle, searing search for patrimony, and possibly the finest European orchestral work of the last decade, Neuwirth wrote it in 2013, shortly before embarking on \"Orlando.\"\nThe invitation came from the Vienna Philharmonic as part of its commemoration of the centennial of Mahler's death in 2011. The composition was delayed, but Neuwirth couldn't escape the ghost of Mahler, who became intertwined with the ghost of a grandfather she never knew. He was a man of many homelands, a wandering Eastern European Jew among the intersecting nationalities and cultures along the Danube. To know herself, she sought to find the unfindable in him, and she stumbled into the elusiveness of memory (the source for confusion in \"Lost Highway\") and the elusiveness of time (the source for confusion in \"Orlando\").\nOne way to hear \"Masaot\" is as a postmodern tone poem in which stories aren't stories but hints. Narrative remains just around the corner. Time, as we're supposed to know but never acknowledge outside of theoretical physics, is at best relative and probably doesn't even exist. Yet we can't get along without it.\nThe 20-minute score begins with four violins playing the pitch D (standing for the Danube) so quietly and at such a high range you sense it in your nervous system before you actually hear it. For the susceptible, this is a moment of instant hypnosis, although even that is a deception. The orchestra joins in for a crescendo that crashing into a deafening chord. The alarm has sounded.\nThe orchestra becomes a river of sound, lapping waves of kaleidoscopic instrumental colors. In the seemingly far distance come snatches of Klezmer melodies. Then clocks tick. Three metronomes set at different times rhythmically collide, and in a marvelous stroke the orchestra tick-tocks in its own Einsteinian universe, relativity unwinding. Clocks, Klezmer and the river of time flow on and on, changing, evolving, but going nowhere.\nGrandfather's travails \u2014 masa'ot means travel in Hebrew \u2014 bring sobering thoughts of a Jew in what would become Hitler's Austria. Neuwirth researched his life and those like him in archives. Studied his pictures. His lack of belonging to place resonates with her own complicated feelings about belonging. But he remains out of reach. Even belonging is relative.\nThe orchestral writing in \"Masaot\" takes advantage of the sheer beauty of the Vienna Philharmonic. But for Neuwirth, beauty can be yet another weapon of subversion. Those elusive Klezmer tunes entice just out of reach, reminding us of Mahler, who had to convert to Catholicism to become music director of the Vienna Philharmonic. They're a long-hidden part of the history of an orchestra that didn't accept its first female musician until 1997 and that didn't acknowledge its complicity with Nazi Germany until 2013.\nIn Neuwirth's nuanced \"Masaot,\" identity then becomes understood as a quest, which means every orchestra and every conductor brings something radically different to the table. It was the British Harding who gave the premiere with the Vienna Philharmonic. Could it be that Neuwirth touched an identity nerve? An avid pilot, Harding has embraced his inner \"masaot,\" his compulsion for travel, announcing that he will take time off from conducting to fly for Air France (clocks without hands presumably assuring on-time arrival).\nThe delicious irony is that Neuwirth, herself, doesn't fly. But in \"Masaot,\" we all fly with Olga. No yodeling, please.\nDaniel Harding has recorded \"Masaot\/Clocks Without Hands\" with the Vienna Philharmonic, part of an essential CDof Neuwith orchestral pieces that includes her viola concerto, \"Remnants of Songs ... An Amphigory,\" which was dedicated to the L.A. philanthropist Betty Freeman and is conducted by Susanna M\u00e4lkki.\nAn edgy live performance of \"Masaot\" from Berlin can be found on YouTube.\nNeuwirth's most provocative stage works are thus far little recorded, although there is a powerful performance of \"Lost Highway\" on disc.\nThere's a fascinating video of an excitable Leonard Bernstein rehearsing the Mahler that was an inspiration for Neuwirth. Bernstein, conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in the 1970s, tries to get a little ethnic flavor out of the orchestra.\nEntertainment & ArtsMusicClassical MusicArts\nMark Swed\nMark Swed has been the classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times since 1996.\nMickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway uses innovation to deliver old-school Disney\nPussy Riot founder uses art and ashes as ammo for an anti-Putin exhibit\nReview: Deon Taylor's pandemic thriller 'Fear' prioritizes style over scares\nReview: Bring tissues to the Oscar-nominated 'Close,' but also a little skepticism\nLatest Entertainment & Arts\nPedro Pascal, 'The Last of Us' star and self-proclaimed 'daddy,' will host 'SNL'\nReview: Featuring a comedy dream cast, Kenya Barris' 'You People' eventually loses its edge\nEddie Lopez, L.A.'s curator of all things salsa and famed DJ of KXLU's 'Alma del Barrio,' dies\nBritney Spears says her 'privacy was invaded' after fans sent police to her house\nHow to watch Tracy Kidder discuss \"Rough Sleepers\" at the L.A. Times Book Club","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Registration Fees Waived for Greyhound Owners\nSteph Cooke with Greyhound officials before social distancing practices in place\nGreyhound owners across the state will have their registration fees waived for another 12 months, following a decision by the NSW Government.\nMember for Cootamundra Steph Cooke MP said the fee waivers will help Greyhound owners who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\"Due to necessary measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, racing has been a spectator-less sport, meaning revenue for the industry has been significantly reduced,\" Ms Cooke said.\n\"This has had knock-on effects to prizemoney for Greyhound owners, whose outgoings have remained the same.\"\nThe measures will deliver close to $340,000 worth of fee waivers for greyhound owners in NSW.\nMs Cooke went on to say that the measures will help greyhound owners in the Cootamundra Electorate during one of the hardest economic challenges of our lifetime.\n\"Every dollar counts in these difficult times and this measure will be a big relief for every Greyhound owner across the State.\"\nThe fee waivers will apply for 12 month registrations falling due on 1 July 2020.\nThe Government has announced a series of fee waivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including $19.5 million in state-based fee relief for industries and licence fee waivers for trades and construction workers.\nTo date, the NSW Government has provided more than $8 billion in response to COVID-19 to support our communities, health care system and to keep people in jobs. For more information visit www.nsw.gov.au.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tulisa Contostavlos: The highs and the lows\nThe former X Factor star has been charged with drink driving and dangerous driving\nAlana AndersonDeputy News Editor\nTULISA Contostavlos has been charged with drink driving and dangerous driving after her \u00a3200,000 Ferrari collided with a Saab last September.\nThe former X Factor judge spent nearly 22 hours in custody after the incident now faces a prison sentence of up to 2 years and a driving ban.\nTulisa has been charged with drink driving and dangerous driving\nTulisa, now 27, has spent the past few years living her life in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.\nHere's a look at her rise to fame and the catastrophic fall from grace that followed\u2026.\nNa na nai-ing the Noughties\nN Dubz arrive for the Brit Awards 2010 nominations launch\nTulisa joined forces with her cousin Dappy and pal Fazer in 2000 when she was just 12 years old to form North London band, N-Dubz.\nIn 2006, the hard-working trio burst into the charts with their first hit single, You Better Not Waste My Time, and were soon known as the hottest RnB band in the UK.\nTulisa and the boys na-na-nai-ed their way through the Noughties and in 2010 toured their album, Against All Odds.\nBook deals, documentaries and more albums followed before the trio went separate ways in 2011.\nTulisa was an X Factor judge in 2011\nFollowing huge success with the band, Tulisa was confirmed as a replacement for judge Cheryl Cole in 2011 for the 8th series of the X Factor.\nHer act, Little Mix, won the series that year. She returned the following year and mentored girls Jade Ellise, Lucy Spraggan and Ella Henderson.\nIn 2012, Tulisa announced she was releasing new music and her first single, Young, came out later that year.\nHer album, The Female Boss, charted at number 35 but received mostly negative reviews.\nThe sex tape\nAround the same time, a 6-minute sex tape of Tulisa and her ex, Justin Edwards (also known as MC Ultra) was leaked online.\nThe Camden-born singer recorded a YouTube apology and said she was totally heartbroken by the intrusion of privacy.\nShe was granted an injunction that prevented anyone using or publishing the footage in a court ruling that year.\nDrugs sting\nTulisa arrives for day three of her drugs trial in London\nFast forward 6 months and Tulisa found herself hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons again.\nOn June 4th 2013 she was arrested on suspicion of supplying class A drugs and found herself at the centre of a national drugs scandal.\nOn 9th December that year she was formally charged and appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 December where she denied the charge of being involved in selling 13.9 grams of cocaine.\nHer trial date was set for July 2014 and Tulisa was granted unconditional bail.\nHowever the trial collapsed when it was revealed the singer had been set up in a drugs sting by undercover reporter the \"fake sheikh\" who was pretending to be a Hollywood movie mogul.\nMr Justice Nicholas Kearns said she'd been \"cruelly deceived in a shabby sting operation.\"\nThe Vas assault\nTulisa arrives at Magistrates' court for V Festival incident\nWeeks after her drugs trial collapsed, Tulisa found herself back in court when she was fined for assaulting celebrity blogger and TOWIE star Vas Morgan at V Festival.\nShe lost an appeal to have the conviction overturned.\n18 months on, Tulisa has been charged with drink driving and dangerous driving after her \u00a3200,000 Ferrari collided with an elderly couple's Saab last September.\nA Met Police spokesman told the Mirror: \"Tulisa Contostavlos, 27, was charged on Monday, 7 March with drink driving and dangerous driving.\n\"She was bailed to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court on Monday, 4 April.\"\nNews of Tulisa's charges comes after Tulisa flew out to Dubai for business meetings with music executives ahead of her comeback to the industry.\nAs well as her return to the music world, Tulisa has also signed to a Hollywood agent and is ready to try and break into the film industry.\nA source revealed to the Mirror she has signed to LA firm Luber Roklin, who boasts clients such as Joan Collins and Hayden Christensen.\nThe source said: \"Tulisa has shunned all reality TV offers as she wants her career to take a serious direction. She has always acted and has dreamed of being in films. This is set to be her big break.\n\"She has been low-key lately as she wants to rebrand herself.\"\nGeorge KayKerry Katona's ex-husband George Kay died 'after eating cocaine at a Holiday Inn'Kerry Katona's ex-husband reportedly died after \"eating cocaine\".\nLove IslandLove Island viewers call for Michael to be KICKED OFF the show after ordering Amber to 'sit down'Love Island fans have demanded that Michael is kicked off the show.\nRealityLove Island: Michael blames harsh 'sit down' comments on Amber's SHOES as he attempts to apologiseMichael is trying to make amends with Amber after he ordered her to \"sit down\".","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Indonesia is a diverse densely-populated tropical country with an emerging economy. Some people are vulnerable to malnutrition in areas of economic deprivation. GNE sees an opportunity to help.\nThe West Nusa Tenggara district ranks 30th out of 34 provinces on a 2016 government report on the Human Development Index. For example, studies have shown a 43-86% incidence of stunted growth and 80% incidence of vitamin A deficiency. The island of Lombok is one of these less-developed locations.\nGNE has a connection through OSU with a philanthropic organization, the Jage Kastare Foundation (JKF), in the village of Ungga on Lombok. JKF consists of volunteers from the nearby Mataram University including a graduate from OSU in Community Development. They have started an after-school program for 250 students in local culture, arts and English language instruction. They are also working with parents on community health and economic development.\nOne of GNE's board members has been working with and supporting JKF and GNE can make a difference One way is to provide nutrition education to students and family members. Another would be to help them in securing healthy and sustainable water and food.\nLast year members of GNE went to Ungga to meet with JKF to discuss our programs and assess their interest. A proposal has been made to move forward with developing our General Nutrition app for the Lombok audience. GNE also helped them start a flock of ducks as a local food source.\nThe village of Ungga is a good example of a vulnerable population at risk for malnutrition where GNE can partner with local community activists to empower them to succeed in improving health through nutrition.\nReturn to Global Projects","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Megasales Before Death \u2026 Mega-Megasales Now\nBy Friday morning, 40 Jackson tracks were in the top 100 at iTunes, five in the top 10, and he had the top seven downloaded albums.\nPhil Gallo | June 25, 2009 @ 5:43 PM\tLast Updated: June 28, 2009 @ 6:56 AM\nJust four hours after the announcement of his death, Jackson had the number-one slot on the album download chart at Apple's iTunes store, \"The Essential Michael Jackson.\"\nBy Friday morning, 40 Jackson tracks were in the top 100, five of which were in the top 10, with \"Man in the Mirror\" and \"Thriller\" leading the way. The top seven downloaded albums were from Jackson, led by Sony Music's \"The Essential Michael Jackson\" at number one and \"Thriller\" at number two.\nEight of the top 10 videos were by Jackson with the video for \"We Are the World,\" which Jackson co-wrote and performed on, taking up another slot.\nSolo albums by Jackson and the Jackson 5 occupied the top 15 slots on Amazon's sales chart. \"Thriller\" was tops, followed by \"Bad,\" \"Off the Wall\" and two hits collections. Neither Apple nor Amazon give out specific sales figures.\nAn executive with a former major chain store who requested that he not be identified said his company's stores saw a rush on Janis Joplin records when she died in 1970, and after that, the stores were prepared to display records whenever a performer passed away. Elvis Presley's sales far outdistanced those of other performers, with John Lennon estimated to be the second biggest seller post-death.\nIt's likely Jackson's death will eclipse them all. Terry Currier, owner of Music Millennium in Portland, Oregon, said he received a phone call Thursday afternoon from a local TV station to comment on Jackson's death and that the station was interested in filming at his store.\"I hung up the phone and immediately called (a wholesaler),\" Currier said. \"We had about 30 or 40 pieces in stock and I knew that if I didn't order them right then I'd have nothing through the weekend.\"\nIndeed, despite his troubles and tabloid appearances, Jackson has continued to mine gold.\nWhen tickets went on sale for the 50 shows in London, the response was an astounding 16,000 web hits per second. If everyone who logged on had been able to purchase the tickets, the approximately 1 million tickets available would have sold out within 70 seconds.\nThe instant sell-outs reinforced the intensity of Jackson's celebrity, especially internationally, and the faith his fans have in his ability to deliver a show like no other. Jackson's concerts during the peak of his fame in the late 1980s were astoundingly elaborate affairs that were so expensive to mount that, in the long run, they were almost guaranteed to lose money.\nLive performance was the final avenue for Jackson, whose named had been bandied about for an extensive residency in Las Vegas after he landed in financial hot water after prolonged legal battles. Jackson, winner of 13 Grammys and one of the few people to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist and a member of a group, had to refinance his music-publishing deal with Sony\/ATV to retain control of the Beatles catalog and other valuable copyrights; he had to walk away from his Neverland Ranch.\nThe copyrights were Jackson's primary assets over the last decade as his albums had largely stopped selling. The income they provided him throughout the 1980s and '90s was staggering. But just as much as Jackson sold well, so, too, did he spend in his later years with his label, Epic.\n\"Invincible,\" Jackson's last record for the label, was released in 2001 almost two years after it was expected. It exceeded retailer's expectations upon release, moving 366,000 copies in its first week and opening at number one. It had no break-out hit.\nReleased in November, most retailers predicted it would not be a strong seller through the holidays and it struggled to get to 2 million sold. Insiders at the time suggested the album would have needed to sell three or four times as many as that to break even.\nThere's no denying, however, that Jackson travelled in his own universe as star attraction globally. The widely used estimate is that Jackson's albums have sold 750 million copies and that \"Thriller\" made up about 100 million in that total.\n\"Thriller\" was not only the best-seller in the States in 1982, the year it was released, it was the best-seller of 1983 as well. It spent 37 weeks at No. 1 and more than 16 months in the top 200. The RIAA reports that it has shipped 28 million copies, making it No. 2 to the \"Eagles Greatest Hits.\"\nIt was the first album to yield seven top 10 singles. And because of some prescient negotiating by his team before its release, Jackson made an astronomical mechanical royalty rate of $2 per album in addition to the money he received as a songwriter.\nHis debut solo album, \"Off the Wall,\" moved 7 million copies and the followup, \"Bad,\" sold 8 million in the U.S. and produced five top 10 singles. (It has reportedly sold 30 million worldwide). The Bad World Tour, which started Sept. 12, 1987 and ended Jan. 14, 1989, had 123 concerts, was seen by 4.4 million people and grossed $125 million. The audience size and grosses were records for any performer at the time.\nHis last tour, a 13-month trek that began in September 1996, promoted his compilation album \"HIStory,\" was seen by 4.5 million people.\nIn 1991, Sony Music gave Jackson a $65 million deal to stay with the distributor's Epic label. His first release under the new pact was \"Dangerous,\" which moved 8 million copies in the U.S., more than 30 million worldwide.\nBut it was shortly thereafter that Jackson's life became tabloid fodder, from the purchase of the Elephant Man's bones to molestation accusations and trails, a public spat with then-head of Sony Music Tommy Mottola and odd television interviews.\nThrough it all, though, his reputation as a performer remained untarnished and he was welcome in many countries around the world and praised when he visited exotic outposts.\nIt's no surprise that as rush hour traffic was building through Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon, the sounds of Jackson's career came blaring from one car window after another. A dance remix of \"Thriller,\" the Jackson 5's \"I Want You Back\" on an oldies station, \"Billie Jean\" \u2014 they all demonstrated the power of his music and how long an industry banked on his stardom.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Law\/BCRA\nFollowtheMoney.org:\nSearch Campaign Finance Data in all 50 States\nReports and Blog Posts from the National Institute on Money in Politics\nPress Room > Releases_tags\nFor Immediate Release Contact: Michael Malbin\nSeptember 24, 2012 (202) 969-8890 x221\nPresidential Campaign Finance Reports for August 2012\nObama's Long-Term Small-Donor Strategy Begins to Show Dividends against Romney in August\nFollow CFI on Twitter:\nPresident Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign began in August to show some of the benefits that come from his long-term strategy of cultivating and mobilizing a massive base of small donors. According to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on September 20, the Obama campaign received more from unitemized donors who gave $200 or less during the month of August ($33.8 million -- $25.1 million to the campaign and another $8.7 million to the joint fundraising committee) than former Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign raised directly from all donors ($26.9 million.) The rest of the Romney campaign's receipts in August came in $39.2 million transferred from his joint fundraising committee and a $20 million loan.)\nDuring June and July, the Romney campaign boasted that its side had raised more money than his opponent's -- combining all of the money that came into the campaign committee, national political party committee and joint party-candidate fundraising committee. This boost for the Romney campaign came in the months after he had secured his party's presidential nomination, when Republican donors had their first chance to get beyond the competition among potential GOP nominees.\nIn August, however, the Democratic side reclaimed a slight lead in combined receipts for the month ($114.9 million versus $111.6 million), using the same measuring stick as the Romney campaign had used in June and July (see Table 1.)\nBut the bigger story comes not from these slight differences. It comes rather from the sources and timing of the candidates' funds (see Table 2). Through August, the Obama campaign had raised $147 million from donors who had given him a cumulative total of $200 or less. This was 34% of his total receipts from individuals over the course of the campaign. The numbers far exceed Romney's $39.5 million from small donors (18% of his total.) They also beat the $121.2 million (30%) that the Obama campaign had raised from small donors at the same time four years ago. (For 2008 candidates, see Table 5.) One beauty of small donors is that they have not reached their legal contribution limits, so the campaigns can go back to them again.\nThis is not to suggest that the President's reelection campaign is slacking with large donors. The Obama campaign had 13,239 donors who have given $5,000 (the maximum amount under federal law). This represents about $66.2 million (after anticipated adjustments for excess contributions) or about 21% of the campaign's total receipts. The Romney campaign had 12,190 donors who gave $5,000, representing about $61 million (after adjustments) or 39% of the campaign's receipts.\nThe bottom line is that Romney and Obama were doing equally well among the large donors who give limited, federal campaign dollars, but that Obama was doing much better among the small donors.\nAs noted, the Romney campaign received only $26.9 million during the month of August in the form of direct contributions to the campaign. This compares to $70.7 million received by the Obama campaign during the same month \u2013 more than two-and-a-half times as much. Romney was able to show an equivalency in campaign receipts by transferring $39.2 million from his joint victory fund. $21.1 million of the transfers came during the week of the Republican National Convention, when Romney's nomination made it possible for the campaign to release funds given by donors who had already given the maximum amount for the primaries. The Obama joint victory fund transferred $13.5 million to his campaign during August.\nThe Republican campaign continued to outperform the Democratic campaign in three other respects, however.\nFirst, the Romney joint victory fund raised $67.4 million in August compared to $39.5 million for the Obama Victory Fund (see Table 1.)\nThe Republican National Committee raised $17. 3 million compared to the Democratic National Committee's $4.7 million.\nThe Romney campaign, joint victory fund and RNC together had $168.5 million in combined cash on hand (minus debts owed) compared to $122 million for the equivalent Democratic committees.\nFurther removed from the candidates' direct control:\nPriorities USA Action, the \"Super PAC\" supporting the Obama campaign, raised $10.1 million in August, compared to $7.0 million for Restore Our Future, the Super PAC supporting the Romney campaign.\nRestore Our Future had $6.2 million cash on hand at the end of August. Priorities USA Action had $4.8 million cash on hand.\nTable 1. Presidential, National Party, and Joint Committee Fundraising August 2012 and Cumulatively\nTable 2. Receipts, Debts and Cash for August 2012 and cumulatively\nTable 3. Individual Contributions Aggregated per Donor, through June 2012\nTable 4. Itemized Donors Grouped by Their Total Contributions Per Candidate\nTable 5. Sources of Funds 2008 Presidential Candidates, Primary and General Election\nThe Campaign Finance Institute is a non-partisan, non-profit research institute. Statements of the Campaign Finance Institute and its Task Forces do not necessarily reflect the views of CFI's Trustees or financial supporters.\n# 30 #\n2012 Presidential Small Donors\nFollow @cfinst_org National Institute on Money in Politics","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Home Universal Studios Hollywood First Look: The Highly Anticipated and Innovative New Epic Adventure, \"Jurassic World\u2014The...\nFirst Look: The Highly Anticipated and Innovative New Epic Adventure, \"Jurassic World\u2014The Ride,\"\nRobbie Bulus\nUniversal Studios Hollywood unveils the first look of its eagerly awaited mega-attraction, \"Jurassic World\u2014The Ride,\" as anticipation grows for its grand opening this summer.\nLeaping from the silver screen to the theme park, \"Jurassic World\u2014The Ride\" will immerse guests into newly themed environments and breathe new life into dimensional animatronic dinosaurs, including some all-new fan favorites featured in the Jurassic World films from Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment.\nThis ambitious ride is being reimagined under the direction of the award-winning and inspired minds at Universal Creative, the Academy Award\u00ae-winning special-effects visionaries at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a division of Lucasfilm, Ltd., the brand stewards at Universal Pictures and acclaimed filmmakers Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow and Frank Marshall.\nThe state-of-the-art attraction will debut an original storyline that takes place within the theme park as depicted in Jurassic World. It will feature additional new dinosaurs from the film, lush scenic design, and ground-breaking technology that has yet to be experienced within a theme park.\nThe aesthetics of \"Jurassic World\u2014The Ride\" will be dramatically enhanced, welcoming guests to a reimagined space reflective of the Jurassic World films. A fresh, new entry statement, stonework landscaping and a contemporary redesign of the iconic pillars illuminated with billowing flames will support a prominent \"Jurassic World\" marquee logo.\nEngaging queue-line videos featuring facts and information about the dinosaurs within the ride set the tone for the adventure ahead, as guests learn more about these imposing prehistoric inhabitants that first roamed the earth more than 65 million years ago.\nAnd the daring expedition begins.\nOnce aboard specially designed rafts, guests will navigate the lush environs of dense vegetation, traversing new areas besieged with towering dinosaurs meandering just an arm's length away from visitors. Encounters with such docile creatures as the Stegosaurus and Parasaurolophus will quickly turn awry as predatory Velociraptors and Dilophosaurus begin to wreak havoc, turning guests from spectators to prey. When the Tyrannosaurus rex begins to battle one of the attraction's new behemoth dinosaurs, the rafts will spill down a treacherous 84-foot waterfall as the sole means of escape.\nLocated adjacent to the ride will be a new elaborately themed \"Raptor Encounter\" where Blue, the most beloved and deadly Velociraptor from the Jurassic World franchise, and her beta Raptors will engage guests in daring face-to-face encounters.\nIn addition, a new interactive \"Dino Play\" area will incorporate educational components within an inspired space where children of all ages can partake in excavations and investigate giant dinosaur fossils.\nWith so much to see and do at Universal Studios Hollywood, the all-new 2019 Season Pass invites guests to experience the fun throughout the year for $149 when purchased online. Blackout dates and restrictions apply. Visit www.UniversalStudiosHollywood.com for more details.\nPrevious articleYour Intergalactic Guide to Star Wars Celebration Chicago\nNext articleThe Disney Diaries: Disneyland After Dark 90s Night!\nhttps:\/\/socalthrills.com\/\nRobbie is the Owner and Editor-in-Chief at Socalthrills.com, Entertainment Website. He's been involved with Journalism and Blogging for the past 14 years. Robbie is also an Independent Travel Agent at Travel Planners International and a certified Disney Destinations agent. If you're looking to book your next Disney Adventure or a fun family vacation, send an e-mail to: [email protected]","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"A. J. Dillon's Net Worth (2022), Wiki And More Facts\nFind out how much money A. J. Dillon makes and how much money he has!\nA. J. Dillon's net worth:\nEarnings: How does A. J. Dillon make his money and how much he makes?\nThe current team he plays for is Green Bay Packers (february 2022).\nA. J. Dillon's net worth is currently estimated at $5 million.\nWhat would you like to know about A. J. Dillon?\nYou can find much more stuff about A. J. Dillon on this page!\nA. J. Dillon's net worth over the years\nAge: How old is A. J. Dillon? Where was he born?\nA. J. Dillon's height and weight\nIs A. J. Dillon married? Does he have a girlfriend?\nFamily: Does A. J. Dillon have any brothers, sisters or kids?\nEducation: Did A. J. Dillon go to college?\nHometown: The famous NFL player was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 02, 1998.\nAge: A. J. Dillon is 23 years old now. Nationality: American Sign of the Zodiac: Taurus\nLet's find out how tall A. J. Dillon is and how much he weighs.\nA. J. Dillon's real\/full name is Algiers Jameal William Dillon Jr..\nIs A. J. Dillon married? Does he have a girlfriend or wife?\nA. J. Dillon is married to Gabrielle (gtoonen_).\nA. J. Dillon's father is Jameal Dillon.\nA. J. Dillon's mother is Jessyca Campbell.\nFind out who are A. J. Dillon's friends and associates:\nTyler Vrabel (tylervrabel_2)\nJohn Phillips (jphillips_70)\nJahmin Muse (jahmuse_)\n(tylerdays_1k)\nTanner Karafa (tannerkarafa)\nA. J. Dillon has tattoos on his left arm.\nLawrence Academy\nNew London High School","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"albumblog.net\nLuister en win.\nBest Kept Secret 19\nTag: commercial sound\n\"You can't start a fire without a spark\": Born In The USA (Bruce Springsteen)\n[singlepic id=2 w=320 h=240 float=left]\nGenre: Heartland Rock\nPreceded by: Nebraska (1982)\nFollowed by: Tunnel of Love (1987)\nRelated to: not available yet\nReal album lovers as we are all over the world, we don't buy ourselves any 'greatest hits' discs. Real album lover as I am, I won't discuss any of such discs over here. A studio album that sounds like a greatest hits disc is no problem. Certainly when it actually delivered seven hit singles.\nThat's exactly why Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen's seventh studio album, has that misleading commercial sound which makes it a very accessible rock album. This sound was in great contrast with Springsteen's preceding album Nebraska, containing dark, pessimistic and acoustic songs. But Born in the USA does in fact not differ that much from this introspective album. As a matter of fact, most of the album was already recorded before the release of Nebraska. That's why it has at least as much heart and soul in it.\nSpringsteen just decided not to include songs like 'Born in the USA' and many others as they did not coincide with the rest of the album. Springsteen wanted to bundle these songs on another album, which had to express a more optimistic and positive sound. So out of a large collection recorded songs he chose the ones that sounded best, introduced some synthesized arrangements and conquered all radio stations.\nThe first monster hit of the album was 'Dancing in the Dark', a song about getting frustrated because you can't write a hit single. Yeah, irony. Other personal favorites are hit singles 'I'm on Fire' and 'Glory Days', and 'Bobby Jean', an ode to E-Street Band member Steven Van Zandt. Just put on the record and sing along for 47 minutes.\nTop Tracks:\n1. I'm on Fire\n2. Bobby Jean\n3. Dancing In The Dark\nALBUM 50 (9.0) \u2013 5-1\nALBUM 50 (9.0) \u2013 Keuze van de collega's (10-1)\nALBUM 50 (9.0) \u2013 10-6\nALBUM 50 (9.0) \u2013 Keuze van de collega's (15-11)\nALBUM 50 (9.0) \u2013 15-11\nCategories Select Category 1960's 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970's 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980's 1984 1986 1988 1989 1990's 1997 1999 2000's 2003 Artists Beatles Blue Cheer Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Cat Stevens Creedence Clearwater Revival Crosby Stills Nash & Young Doors Eagles Genesis Harry Nilsson Jefferson Airplane Jethro Tull Joy Division Kraftwerk Led Zeppelin Lou Reed My Morning Jacket Neil Young Paul Simon Pink Floyd Pixies Radiohead Rage Against the Machine Santana Simon & Garfunkel Steely Dan The Band The Byrds The Jimi Hendrix Experience The Smiths The Velvet Underground Traveling Wilburys Van Morrison XTC Character 50 best all-time albums Best Kept Secret 19 Classics Reviewed Prog Albums Explained Shuffle of the week Genres Acid Rock Alternative Country Alternative Rock Baroque Pop Blues Rock Country Folk Electronic Folk Jazz Soul Folk Rock Glam Rock Hard Rock Heartland Rock Indie Pop Jazz Rock Latin Rock Pop Rock Post Punk Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock Rap Metal Rock Roots Rock Soft Rock Southern Rock Space Rock Westcoast Worldbeat Uncategorized\nArchives Select Month January 2021 (2) December 2020 (17) December 2019 (53) November 2019 (17) May 2019 (14) January 2019 (1) December 2018 (4) November 2018 (2) January 2018 (1) December 2017 (5) January 2017 (2) December 2016 (4) November 2016 (1) October 2016 (1) September 2016 (1) August 2016 (1) January 2016 (1) December 2015 (4) November 2015 (4) October 2015 (1) September 2015 (1) August 2015 (1) July 2015 (1) June 2015 (1) May 2015 (1) April 2015 (1) March 2015 (2) February 2015 (2) January 2015 (3) December 2014 (5) November 2014 (1) October 2014 (1) September 2014 (2) August 2014 (3) July 2014 (1) June 2014 (1) May 2014 (1) April 2014 (1) March 2014 (1) February 2014 (2) January 2014 (3) December 2013 (10) November 2013 (8) October 2013 (5) September 2013 (5) August 2013 (2) July 2013 (3) June 2013 (3) May 2013 (3) April 2013 (2) March 2013 (3) February 2013 (3) January 2013 (3) December 2012 (7) November 2012 (7) October 2012 (1) September 2012 (1) July 2012 (1) June 2012 (1) April 2012 (1) March 2012 (1) February 2012 (1) January 2012 (3) December 2011 (2) November 2011 (3) October 2011 (4) September 2011 (4) August 2011 (4)\n70s Music Mayhem\nBloggerrhythms\nDrew's Odds and Sods","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Walla Walla Wine Tours\nWinemaker Interviews\nWalla Walla Wine Limo\nWalla Walla Wine Blog\nINTERVIEW WITH NORM McKIBBEN, OWNER OF PEPPER BRIGE WINERY\nNorm McKibben, owner of Pepper Bridge Winery, is one of the founding fathers of Walla Walla Wine. He was instrumental in the expansion of the Walla Walla AVA and as owner or partner in Pepper Bridge Vineyard, Seven Hills Vineyards and Les Collines Vineyard, has been planting wine grapes since 1991, when there were only 40 acres of vineyards in the Valley. Having previously been a partner in Canoe Ridge Winery and Hogue Cellars, he started the Pepper Bridge Winery in 1998. McKibben, now 80 and still the managing partner at Pepper Bridge, was gracious enough to sit down with us for a fascinating interview in June 2017.\n\u200bWALLA WALLA WINE LIMO: Let's talk about your background a little. I understand that you were an engineer first and that wine is your second career.\nNORM McKIBBEN: I am an engineer, but I was really a construction manager.\nWWWL: So was wine a passion for you before you got into the industry?\nNM: I'd like to say yes, but to be honest, no. What happened is at the construction job I was covering the whole country and I was on the road five days a week. We'd have a board meeting every Saturday too, so my wife was raising the family. I just decided that I didn't need the money anymore, they'd paid me very well. This was 1983, so I gave them two years notice and I left in '85. It was my wife's idea to move back to Walla Walla \u2013 I had first met her here. So we moved back to Walla Walla \u2013 and there were three wineries here at the time \u2013 Leonetti, Woodward Canyon and L'Ecole 41. Over the next five years, the number of wineries doubled \u2013 all the way up to six \u2013 and we thought we were going great guns (laughs).\nWWWL: And then Reininger was the seventh, right?\nNM: That would be right and Canoe Ridge was the eighth\nWWWL: So how did you get interested in wine?\nNM: We'd always drank wine, but not as connoisseurs at all. My wife has a palate, I don't. That's why Jean Francois (Pellet) is the head winemaker (laughs). I'd been here about a year and I was with Terry Tucker, a close friend of mine who's involved in Reininger. I was over at Terry's house one night and his oldest son was working for Mike Hogue. Mike came by and he said \"Norm, while you were gone I started a winery and it's out of hand, we're making 30,000 cases of wine a year. I need your help.\" So I joined Mike as a partner at Hogue Cellars.\nWWWL: 30,000 cases! That's a lot of wine for that time.\nNM: It was. But we took it up to half a million cases, it was the second largest winery in the State. And we sold it [to Vincor or Toronto, Canada] a week before 9\/11. We'd grown so big that the financing on all that inventory was so large that I'd have had to go back to work if it collapsed.\nGetting in as a partner [at Hogue Cellars] led to me thinking about vineyards. One of the first things I did when I got back to Walla Walla was I bought a wheat ranch out in Waitsburg, figuring I'd put a vineyard on it. It was great and it was terrible all at the same time. I learned a lot because I made every mistake you could make. I brought every expert I could find out there to tell me the grapes would grow well at that location. Friends kept telling me \"Give it up, you're not in the right place\" and I finally listened to them. My wife said it was my quarter million dollar introduction to grape growing (laughs). I don't think she knew what the actual amount of money involved was (laughs).\nAt the time I gave up on that project, myself and two partners here started planting apples \u2013 you pass them coming in the driveway to Pepper Bridge Winery. Eventually, I was able to twist a few arms and get my partners to agree to plan ten acres of vineyards. This was 1991 and there was a total of just 40 acres of vineyards planted in the entire Walla Walla Valley at the time. When that ten acres became ripe, I needed somebody to sell it to, so we split it into four equal parts, to Leonetti, Woodward Canyon, L'Ecole 41 and Andrew Will. When the bottles started coming out that said Pepper Bridge Vineyard on them, everybody started calling me asking \"Can we get grapes? We didn't plan it like that, it just happened.\nAbout that same time, Mike Hogue was chairing the Washington Wine Commission and he wanted to step off from it and asked if I would take over and I chaired it for four years. I did such a good job that they voted to never let anybody chair for more than one year ever again (laughs)! It really was serendipity the way everything started falling into place.\nMyself and five friends owned a corporate ranch along the Columbia River. It was an irrigated ranch and there was a ridge on it where we couldn't put an irrigation circle, so we decided to plant a vineyard. The Chalone Wine Group came up from California and wanted to buy it --- that was the first time in our knowledge that a California company had come up here and expressed an interest in the wine up here.\nWWWL: Because at that time, almost everyone in California believed that there wasn't any good wine up here.\nNM: Exactly.\nWWWL: Just like the French thought there wasn't any good wine in California in the 70s\u2026\nNM: We told them we weren't interested in selling, so they said \"let's be partners\" and we agreed to that, as there were benefits to partnering with a California winery.\nWWWL: And a lot to learn from them.\nNM: We did. So the folks at Chalone wanted to start a winery with us, which turned out to be Canoe Ridge. It was winery number eight in the Valley. We had no idea at the time how big it was going to get. It was a very good venture, but after they [Chalone] got bought out by the French, the relationship wasn't as good, partly because of the distance and partly because I think the French looked down on our wine at the time.\nNM: So by that fall I decided I wanted to open my own small winery. Other wineries had been buying my grapes and making very good wine and it seemed like the right time to get into it. I talked to Tom Eddy, who was the last winemaker at Christian Brothers (now the Culinary Institute of Greystone in St. Helena), who I'd known for a long time and asked for his help. For the better part of a year we would get together regularly to check out wineries he thought I should see, the good and the bad. So in '98 I talked to Tom about making my wine and he said he'd do the first year for me. About the middle of that year I realized that flying him up from Napa every weekend was getting expensive, so we started to think about hiring the next winemaker. \u200b\u200b\nNorm McKibben with Jean Francois Pellet, head winemaker for Pepper Bridge Winery and Amavi Cellars\nTom said he had a man in mind, but wouldn't tell me his name. He had me fly down to the Silverado Country Club to talk to this winemaker over a glass of wine, which of course turned into a bottle of wine. It turned out to be Jean Francois (Pellet) and he was making wine for Heitz Cellars [in Napa]. Jean Francois still says I'm the best salesman in the country because I talked him into leaving Heitz Cellars to come to a town he'd never heard of! \u200b\nWWWL: What was your pitch to him?\nNM: I flew him up here. Now, the Swiss have a habit of moving around for years after they get out of college and he [Jean Francois] had seven years of college, enology and viticulture and he'd grown up in a winery. He told me later that he intended to come up for just a couple of years to see what the area was like. So I flew him up and the first thing he wanted to know was what my grapes were like. So I took him to Leonetti, L'Ecole and Woodward Canyon and drew barrel samples, straight Pepper Bridge. So he was interested. The next thing I did was fly his family here, and as it turned out they were Adventist and College Place is an Adventist community. Their boy was just two months old at the time and now he's 19 and taking up winemaking at the community college!\nWWWL: Already in the family business\u2026\nNM: Jean Francois' last question to me and I didn't necessarily realize the importance of it at the time, was, \"What kind of wine do you want me to make?\" And I told him that he'd be the winemaker and that I'd work with him on it. After I tasted his wine for the first time, I made him a partner. That was the second smartest move I've ever made. My wife is still the first.\nWWWL: Nice. My next question was going to be why you think he's stayed here all these years after thinking this would be a two-year gig. Obviously making him a partner was a big factor. But there's so much turnover in the wine industry, even with the winemakers, that it's amazing he's been here for nearly two decades.\nNM: (laughs). Yes, making him a partner was a factor. But we're also good friends, which really helps. He's a natural salesperson, he's an extrovert. And that French accent doesn't hurt a bit when you're selling wine.\nWWWL: What kind of advice do you give to friends and acquaintances that tell you they want to open their own winery?\nNM: I've had a lot of people come to me over the years and say that they're thinking about starting a winery and want to know my thoughts. They always ask \"Are we too late?\" and I used to say, \"No way, you're going to be a pioneer.\" But that's not really the case anymore. My advice is usually, \"Don't buy a vineyard. Don't build bricks and mortar. Buy your grapes, hire a winemaker (if you're not one yourself) to oversee it and have the wine made for the first two years at a custom crush facility. When it's time to sell the wine and the rubber hits the road, you'll find out pretty quickly if you want to be in the wine business. You don't want to be the guy sitting there with a vineyard saying 'I don't want to do this anymore.'\" (laughs).\nWith 100+ wineries open and I don't know how many more wineries waiting to open, if you go to a bank and tell them you've never run a winery but you want a loan to build one, they're gonna laugh at ya. But if you go to a bank and say that you're already selling wine, but need to have a building, they'll talk with you.\nWWWL: One thing that has attracted myself and many others to Walla Walla is the community between the wineries and the winemakers here. I think its unique and not something that's common in other wine regions.\nNM: Back when we were first starting there was some jealousy across the state that I wasn't crazy about. At the time I used to go to Napa quite a lot and I'd meet winery owners who would say things like \"Don't go over there, the wine's not any good\" [about their neighboring winery]. Way back when, myself, Rick Small, Gary Figgins and Marty Clubb, we all bought into the idea that If you don't care for someone's winery and someone asks you for a recommendation, you just don't mention that one. We did have one person for a while, he's no longer in the business by choice, who would talk down about other wineries and he was killing himself by doing that.\nWWWL: Not a good idea in a town as small as Walla Walla.\nNM: That's right. We still have writers from out of town come through here and say what a fascinating community we have where the wineries all work together to support each other. I've trained my people here [at Pepper Bridge] that when someone asks where else they should go, to give them a list with suggestions on where to go because after they've tasted here we should have a good idea what kind of wine they like.\nWWWL: I'd like to get your opinion on something that I find troubling that's going on in other wine regions on the West Coast. If you go to Napa these days (or even Santa Barbara or Oregon), most of the wineries will not refund the tasting fee when you purchase their wine \u2013 even if you're buying $200 of their wine. I don't understand that.\nNM: I don't either. It's a lot different than when I first went to Napa in the early 60's when I was a very young engineer working on the construction of the Transbay Tube. There were seven wineries back then and none of them were charging tasting fees yet.\nWWWL: To me, it takes away from the experience that your guests are having at the winery and for some of those wineries doing that [not refunding tasting fees with wine purchase] it begs the question of whether they're in the business of collecting tasting fees or in the business of selling wine. Obviously tasting fees are necessary because otherwise you're going to get people coming to drink your wine for free who have no intention of buying wine.\nNM: We were actually the first winery in Walla Walla to charge for tasting for exactly that reason; we were just getting swamped with people coming to drink for free. We actually pour about the same dollar amount of wine [equivalent to the tasting fee] in our tasting room.\nWWWL: That's interesting -- I don't think most wineries are doing that.\nNM: About every four years or so I make a trip down the coast and visit the different regions to see what's going on. There's some very good wines in California, but the one place we beat them on is Merlot. They tried to kill it with the Sideways movie.\nWWWL: I've been told that some wineries that made wine they could have called a Merlot [because it had at least 75% Merlot in it] instead labeled it as a red blend because of the backlash against Merlot.\nNM: One thing people don't realize about that movie is the irony of the very last scene. They were drinking a '61 Cheval Blanc, which is actually a Merlot! It's supposed to be an inside joke, but very few people caught it.\nWWWL: I'm sure you've been asked this before, but I'm interested in your reasoning. Two distinct, completely different wineries in Pepper Bridge and Amavi. Why two wineries instead of just one?\nNM: I had promised Jean Francois when he came up from Napa that he could always make Bordeaux wines and we were doing that at Pepper Bridge. But then I planted the Les Collines Vineyard and that vineyard produces great Syrah grapes. I debated back and forth with myself \u2013 and I'm not sure yet if I made the right business move \u2013 but I already owned that piece of property [where Amavi Cellars ended up being built]. I almost put a house on it! But it had such a beautiful view, we wanted to make Syrah and I also wanted to be able to make wines that were at a bit lower price level, to make it easier for people to discover the wines.\nWWWL: Tourism in Walla Walla just keeps growing year after year. Your thoughts on that?\nNM: The town has changed so much since I was first here in the 60's. When I came through the first time it was all farm equipment and hardware. We had two restaurants, a Chinese restaurant and a homestead. Now we've got Seattle-quality restaurants \u2013 and prices.\nWWWL: It's great that those restaurants are managing to make it even though there's so much downtime in the winter.\nNM: That's just it, they have to make it in a shorter season here. It's the same with the hotels. Seattle's hotel rooms are about 90% occupied year-round. I recently met a Filipino couple who are putting in an eight-room high-end bed and breakfast in Lowden. That's the kind of thing we need. And out on the old Bergevin homestead some Chinese investors are putting in a very large restaurant and hotel and Va Piano is involved in that.\nWWWL: What Walla Walla really needs is a restaurant or two on the South side.\nNM: I tried to put one in a few years back. Tom Drumheller, who owns a string of restaurants, was going in with me to put a restaurant in the field below Pepper Bridge, but the County blocked us. They said we couldn't put it on agricultural ground. I don't like to fight with the County, I lean on them when needed, but at that time there weren't as many wineries over here, so they probably figured there wasn't a need for it.\nWWWL: What's your thoughts on the future of wine in Walla Walla and Washington State? How much more can it grow?\nNM: While the growth can seem a bit scary, right now Washington State sells about 6% of the wine sold in the United States \u2013 and the United States is still a small percentage of the wine sold throughout the world. I think the wine industry and the town will just keep growing and we'll have to have more restaurants and hotels come in to keep up with us. Because you don't drive over here from Seattle and go back the same day \u2013 you've got to stay overnight.\nAs I'm sure you well know, when you go into the wine business you've got two choices \u2013 keep your winery small, selling high-end wines over the counter or you have to go out and distribute your wines. The distribution part has gotten more difficult as the giant distributors keep gobbling up the smaller distributors. Those large distributors aren't interested in a winery the size of Pepper Bridge no matter what our reputation is because they want to make deals with large grocery chains to get the price way down and they want to talk pallets instead of bottles.\nWWWL: What do you think it will take for the real estate prices to increase significantly in Walla Walla? With the growth in the wine industry and all the nice restaurants here you'd think prices would go up a lot. But the prices are still somewhat depressed; it seems that the prices can't go up much until the people that live here full-time figure out how to get higher paying jobs.\nNM: I think it's a product of the average age of the residents in town. When I first came to Walla Walla there were mostly wheat ranches. The oldest son would inherit the wheat ranch when the parents got to an age where they decided they should quit working. The oldest son would then take over the ranch and support the parents the rest of their lives. The younger boys would either work under him or leave the area -- and most of them left the area. And the girls would either marry a rancher or leave the area. Because of that, the average age was way up when I first got to town. But it's way down now, as business attracts people looking for work. We have no trouble finding people to work the counter, but it can be difficult to find competent people with experience who know the wine business.\nWWWL: Tell me a bit about your family. I believe you have five children and two of them are working in the wine industry.\nNM: That's right. My oldest son Shane manages our largest vineyard and my son Eric manages Amavi. I have three daughters, all of whom are professionals working in the Seattle area. Two daughters have PHD's, one is an attorney and one did brain cell research for several years. Now she's on Vashon, designing clothes and selling them on the internet. I make frequent efforts to get them to move back to Walla Walla!\nWWWL: What do you like to drink when you're at home on a typical night?\nNM: I used to drink a lot more Bordeaux than I do now. My wife actually prefers the fresh fruit instead of the older wines. If we ever come close to having fisticuffs it would be over the fact that I brought her a 20-year old bottle of Bordeaux and she'd say she'd rather have a good wine (laughs) like the ones we have here in Walla Walla. I've shifted a bit over the years. I grew up liking a lot of wine from Burgundy, but my palate doesn't pick up all the little nuances that I used to get. I can tell you this \u2013 your palate doesn't improve with age.\nWWWL: I'm gonna put you on the spot here. Hypothetically, the world's going to end in 24 hours. What bottle in your cellar do you have to open?\nNM: I'm biased here of course, but it's a 1999 Pepper Bridge Cabernet. I turned 80 last September and I opened up a Magnum each of our 1998 Cab and our 1999 Cab and they're both drinking beautifully. I don't know how much longer they'll last \u2013 I tell people that I no longer think in terms of 20 years into the future when talking about a bottle of wine (laughs). I've got some very nice old wines that I like to taste and show. I think a 15-year-old wine that still has some fruit in it is preferable to the real old ones. I've got some of the first Woodward Canyon vintages, but I don't have any of the '78 Leonetti. In fact, Gary (Figgins) and I drank the last one together. I bought Randy Dunn's wines [Dunn Vineyards in Napa] for a long time because they were supposed to last forever. They didn't. I bought some for the grandkids for when they turn 21, but the wines have gone over the hill.\nWWWL: Thank you so much for your time. This was fascinating.\nJon Wells\nOwner of Walla Walla Wine Limo\n\u200bWE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT SOON!\u200b\nWalla Walla Wine Limo is legally licensed and insured. WA State UBI #603600954\ninfo@wallawallawinelimo.com\nCities we serve: Walla Walla, Milton Freewater (OR), Lowden, Touchet, Waitsburg, Wallula, Dayton, College Place, Pendleton (OR), Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, Burbank, Dixie, Prescott","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Chattahoochee Tech shows off new carpentry lab\nDan Pool \/ Photo\nCarpentry instructor Bill Mullis shows off new equipment at the Chattahoochee Tech campus to state rep. Rick Jasperse and school president Ron Newcomb during an open house last week.\nIt may seem like a simple assignment, students begin their career track in the new Chattahoochee Tech carpentry lab building sawhorses \u2013 the catch is they need to have edges straight and joints tight.\nAs carpentry instructor Bill Mullis, with his 25 years of construction experience, explained holding up a basic tape measure, \"this is the most important tool.\"\nThe lab in its own building on the east side of the Jasper campus features an array of saws, nail guns and other tools found in the construction trades which were on display April 23 at an open house hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.\nChattahoochee Tech President Dr. Ron Newcomb said in brief remarks that he wanted to thank state rep. Rick Jasperse (in attendance) and the rest of the legislature for the funding \"which we are putting to good use.\"\nNewcomb said they have heard the message loud and clear - people want the technical college reinvigorated to serve the needs of the community.\nCarpentry is among the new or expanded offerings that the campus features, along with welding, automotive tech, and nursing. These are areas identified by different groups as being needed in north Georgia to support the local economy.\nNewcomb said they are working to build enrollment, particularly among non-traditional (adult) students. Chattahoochee Tech has partnered with local schools so that programs begun in high school can flow directly into the dual-enrollment classes at the tech school. Next, Newcomb said they want to see their program \"dovetail into expanded offering and hours for classes\" to serve adults seeking to go back to school.\nMullis said the school's carpentry classes, with a lot of hands-on lessons, prepares students to step into a construction crew. He said the students need to develop experience, but with the classes they learn the basics that will make them sought-after employees for framing or finishing crews.\nFor a lot of the younger students this is the first time they have handled power-tools so Mullis keeps a pretty close eye on them.\nAt the open house, there were crates\/boxes under construction and the students will work up to chairs and tables as practice runs before they start with house-building.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Tag: Art Rupe\nEpisode 122: \"A Change is Gonna Come\" by Sam Cooke\nEpisode 122: \"A Change is Gonna Come\" by Sam Cooke\nDownload file | Play in new window | Recorded on May 18, 2021\nEpisode 122 of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs is a double-length (over an hour) look at \"A Change is Gonna Come\" by Sam Cooke, at Cooke's political and artistic growth, and at the circumstances around his death. This one has a long list of content warnings at the beginning of the episode, for good reason\u2026\nPatreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on \"My Guy\" by Mary Wells.\nTilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. For this episode, he also did the re-edit of the closing theme. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http:\/\/www.podnose.com\/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http:\/\/sitcomclub.com\/\nContinue reading \"Episode 122: \"A Change is Gonna Come\" by Sam Cooke\" \u2192\nEpisode 60: \"You Send Me\" by Sam Cooke\nEpisode 60: \"You Send Me\" by Sam Cooke\nEpisode sixty of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at \"You Send Me\" by Sam Cooke Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.\nPatreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on \"Little Darlin'\" by The Gladiolas.\nAlso, an announcement \u2014 the book version of the first fifty episodes is now available for purchase. See the show notes, or the previous mini-episode announcing this, for details.\nContinue reading \"Episode 60: \"You Send Me\" by Sam Cooke\" \u2192\nEpisode 54: \"Keep A Knockin'\" by Little Richard\nEpisode 54: \"Keep A Knockin'\" by Little Richard\nEpisode fifty-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at \"Keep A Knockin'\" by Little Richard, the long history of the song, and the tension between its performer's faith and sexuality. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.\nPatreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on \"At the Hop\" by Danny and the Juniors.\nContinue reading \"Episode 54: \"Keep A Knockin'\" by Little Richard\" \u2192\nEpisode 52: \"Twenty Flight Rock\", by Eddie Cochran\nEpisode 52: \"Twenty Flight Rock\", by Eddie Cochran\nEpisode fifty-two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at \"Twenty Flight Rock\" by Eddie Cochran, and at the first great rock and roll film Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.\nPatreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on \"Teen-Age Crush\" by Tommy Sands.\nContinue reading \"Episode 52: \"Twenty Flight Rock\", by Eddie Cochran\" \u2192\nEpisode 34: \"Tutti Frutti\" by Little Richard\nEpisode 34: \"Tutti Frutti\" by Little Richard\nEpisode thirty-four of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at \"Tutti Frutti\" by Little Richard, and at the rather more family-unfriendly subject the song was originally about. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.\nAlso, a reminder for those who didn't see the previous post \u2014 my patreon backers are now getting ten-minute mini-episodes every week, and the first one is up, and I guested on Jaffa Cake Jukebox this week, talking about the UK top twenty for January 18 1957.\nContinue reading \"Episode 34: \"Tutti Frutti\" by Little Richard\" \u2192\nEpisode 12: \"Lawdy Miss Clawdy\" by Lloyd Price\nEpisode 12: \"Lawdy Miss Clawdy\" by Lloyd Price\nWelcome to episode twelve of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs. Today we're looking at \"Lawdy Miss Clawdy\" by Lloyd Price. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.\nContinue reading \"Episode 12: \"Lawdy Miss Clawdy\" by Lloyd Price\" \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Paul Dacre's attack on me was myopic, insular, incoherently angry and a bit Steve Bannon\nThe former Mail editor was a big beast of a Fleet Street that no longer exists. The very thought must make him very unhappy.\nBy Alan Rusbridger\nOnce upon a time, Paul Dacre and I would meet for an annual lunch. These were pleasant enough occasions, usually in a discreet restaurant of his choosing. The conversation would generally fall into two parts: a) a shaking-of-the-head mystification at the way the world had gone downhill since, oh, about 1956; and b) an analysis of the failings of most of the other Fleet Street newspapers.\nI did not personally mind the Pop Larkin nostalgia bit; and his dissection of his fellow editors' weaknesses was invariably acute. Whatever you thought of his politics, Dacre knew what made a newspaper tick and it was always instructive to listen to his often scathing analysis of our peers.\nThe lunches dried up after the Leveson inquiry. Dacre was torn over the Murdoch phone-hacking revelations that led up to the hearings \u2013 at first sceptical; then briefly admiring; then furious. He was incandescent with the judge; raged at the Guardian for causing it all; and was contemptuous of our formidable reporter, Nick Davies. Davies was denounced over 3,000 words as \"the man who did for the British press\". Not the man who saved Fleet Street from a moral catastrophe by holding power to account \u2013 you know, the way reporters should. No, the man who destroyed the press.\nBy then I'd already begun to wonder whether Dacre's sense of reality was quite as grounded as it once had been. In mid-November 2012 the Mail had published the single most unhinged edition of a newspaper I could remember: a 12-page attack \u2013 count them! \u2013 on a man called David Bell, who was one of Leveson's lay assessors. Bell is a former managing editor of the FT who, in retirement, sits on assorted charities, schools and trusts. He is, in the best sense of the word, a do-gooder. But his crime, in Dacre's eyes, was to be involved with a body called the Media Standards Trust.\nAs chair of the Press Complaints Commission Code Committee, Dacre might have been expected to be sympathetic to such an organisation. In fact he was enraged by what he saw as a quasi-Masonic liberal elite nexus of \"people who know best\" \u2013 people who might conspire to inhibit the fire-and-brimstone tabloid journalism at which he excelled. This was war. If that meant deluging bewildered Mail readers with a 6,000-word tirade against someone they'd never heard of, so be it.\nAt least, this is my supposition of what was going on in Dacre's head, for by now the lunches had stopped. All Dacre-watchers had to go on were the increasingly regular and virulent attacks on liberals in general, Ralph Miliband, the BBC, universities, the Guardian, human rights, the FT editor Lionel Barber, the late cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood, immigrants, Stephen Fry, bishops, luvvies, judges, Europeans, Gary Lineker\u2026 and anyone else who had triggered some form of editorial red mist.\nBy now Dacre had been editing for more than 20 years and was, in the words of an anonymous executive quoted in Adrian Addison's 2017 book, Mail Men, \"the Absolute Ruler\". This executive described Dacre's morning editorial meeting thus: \"I'd watch him sitting behind this huge desk in conference, harrumphing at the news list, with all these weird courtiers trying to win points\u2026 Screeching away about 'Alan Rubbisher' and anything mildly liberal. Year after year, on and fucking on it went. They were utterly obsessed with the bloody Guardian, it defines exactly what they do not want their Daily Mail to be. Dacre would grumble away himself under his breath about 'Polly fucking Toynbee' as he marched to the lift.\"\nLacking the Absolute Ruler gene, I disappeared back into civilian life more than three years ago now, and recently wrote a book about journalism, Breaking News. It contains two mentions of Dacre, and two footnotes. Yet something in it detonated another volcanic eruption. Given a platform on 4 November to reflect on his decades at the top and on where journalism is going, Dacre spent much of his Society of Editors speech laying into the liberal media in general, and my book in particular. Some of it felt a bit Steve Bannon. Most of it seemed terribly myopic and insular and \u2013 for a man with such success, riches, power and acclamation behind him \u2013 incoherently angry.\nAs for the paper of which he was Absolute Ruler for 26 years, it has undergone a marked change since Geordie Greig took over a couple of months ago: more reasonable, less fulminating; not so obsessive and more inclusive. It has stopped behaving like a punch-drunk old bruiser lurching around in search of a brawl. Instead, it feels like it might be ready to be part of a broader, calmer conversation about the future.\nNot so long ago, an archbishop advocating that the rich should pay more tax in order to help the poor would have triggered a middling earthquake in Dacreland. The combined furies of Glover, Letts, Vine and Littlejohn would have been mobilised to pulverise the hapless prelate into tiny archiepiscopal shreds. Under Greig, the proposal provoked a civilised discussion. You can't help thinking that, if this trend continues, Britain will feel a more congenial and open place.\nIf Greig can detoxify the Mail brand and prove that a tabloid can be ethical, successful and reasonably nice, what would that say about the \"nasty\" Dacre model? The very thought must make him very unhappy. Dacre was a big beast of a Fleet Street that no longer exists. That must also make him unhappy. Whatever his Pop Larkin nostalgia for newspapers, digital has already begun to eclipse print. He would be the first to admit he is utterly at sea in understanding the ethos or popularity of social media.\nHe owns 17,000 acres in the Scottish Highlands. There's a very nice life after editing if he could only allow himself to imagine it. We might even have lunch.\n\u203a The \"blue wave\" has left Congress and US politics more diverse than it has ever been\nThis article appears in the 09 November 2018 issue of the New Statesman, Revenge of the nation state","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"If you've never seen it and are looking for a great nostalgic ride back through the late eighties, there's a great documentary on Stock, Aitken and Waterman on youtube.\nI guess if you grew up in the UK, Australia [or even some parts of Europe] you're more likely to feel the connection to the bubble gum\/hi NRG music that those guys came up with while creating their empire.\nFor a few years they were everywhere - and their distinct sound proved to be huge, almost guaranteeing hits for their artists: among them Bananarama, Mel & Kim and... Jason Donovan.\nA lot of their stuff was repetitive, similar and so sugary that it should've come with a warning. But they also came up with some of the period's most defining pop songs. They had a knack for making stars out of unknowns [though at one point even Donna Summer came their way]. Of course, their golden geese were Rick Astley and Kylie Minogue.\nPretty much everyone - bar Kylie - that was involved with SAW is now a distant memory [or on the nostalgic 80s tours that are snaking their way around the world] although Rick Astley has recently had a comeback.\nPeople magazine recently profiled Rick Astley who had a comeback album earlier this year. Checking out the statistics on youtube, Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up has racked up almost 250 million views since being the target of the Rickroll. That's about $2m of revenue if you believe the estimates based on what PSY's video publicly made even if Astley, who sang and didn't write the song allegedly has seen a lot less than that.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Philadelphia Luxury Home Builder\nNew Construction Homes and Condos\nin Philadelphia\nSouthwest Center City \/ Graduate Hospital\n2536-38 Montrose St\n2540 Montrose St\nCopyright \u00a9 Metro Impact LLC\n| Information | Webmaster |\nGraduate Hospital Area\nWe are custom luxury home builder serving Philadelphia, Graduate Hospital. On this website we list our new construction sites: new custom built home, condos, townhouses for sale with prices, photos and floor plans. We build beautiful quality houses. Get pricing and Builder Specials Now! New Construction Homes and Condos.\nA panoramic view of Philadelphia's skyline showcases the city's tallest buildings.\nGraduate Hospital neighborhood consists primarily of nineteenth and twentieth-century rowhomes interspersed with corner stores, 22 churches and a few larger architectural landmarks. On the eastern half of the neighborhood is the Scottish Rite affordable housing complex which consists of two multi story apartment buildings that cater mostly to elderly and low income individuals. The former buildings of Graduate Hospital lie on South Street, the northern border of the neighborhood. Along Grays Ferry Avenue is the former Philadelphia Naval Asylum or Navel Home, designed in 1826 by William Strickland. This National Historic Landmark first constructed in 1833, closed in 1976, and is now being developed into condo. New Construction Homes and Condos\nSwann Memorial Fountain\nThe fountain, by Alexander Stirling Calder designed with architect Wilson Eyre, memorializes Dr. Wilson Cary Swann, founder of the Philadelphia Fountain Society. The Society had been planning a memorial fountain in honor of its late president and founder. After agreeing that the fountain would become city property, the society was granted the site in the center of Logan Circle. New Construction Homes and Condos\nPhiladelphia Skyline at Night\nA \"magic hour\" view of the Philadelphia skyline along the Schuylkill River is seen from the southeast. On the right, appears evidence of the skyscraper building boom that occurred after 1987, when a height restriction for Philadelphia buildings was lifted. Prior to that time, architects agreed that no Center City structure would climb higher than the statue of William Penn atop City Hall. New Construction Homes and Condos\nA thriving commercial hub since colonial times, Philadelphia's South Street has been reborn many times. Since the 1970s South Street has been an eclectic shopping and dining area, where specialty boutiques intermingle with chain stores and eateries of all kinds. New Construction Homes and Condos\nQuality, Integrity and Reliability!\nWe are custom homebuilders, serving Center City, Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. We specialize in ground up infill construction turning, once blighted, vacant lots into new market rate homes. We take pride in our work and strive to provide you a quality product.\nIf you would like to get more information about any of our projects, please, feel free to contact us by phone or e-mail. We will be happy to provide you with all necessary information.\nWe know that the construction process can be disturbing to those who live nearby. Should you have any concern about one of our construction sites, please, do not hesitate to contact us.\nWe look forward to working with you and the community!","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Poll Shows Giuliani over Clinton in 2008 Presidential Match-Up\n17-Nov-2005 1:40 PM EST\nPresident Bush, poll, Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Presidential Race, Presidential Poll, Polling, Public Opinion\nNewswise \u2014 If the 2008 presidential election were held today, Republican Rudy Giuliani would beat Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton according to a nationwide poll conducted by Canisius College. Of the 455 respondents who volunteered an answer regarding the 2008 match-up, Giuliani received 54 percent of the vote to Clinton's 38 percent.\nMichael V. Haselswerdt, PhD, professor of political science at Canisius and co-director of the poll, notes \"Clinton loses among voters in the red states, which is no surprise, but Giuliani breaks even in the blue states.\"\nThe Canisius poll also shows that only 27 percent of Americans think the nation is going in the right direction, only 42 percent view President Bush favorably, and the Bush administration is having trouble getting a \"gentleman's C\" on its performance.\nWhile 27 percent think the nation is going in the right direction, 63 percent say it is on the wrong track, including six out of 10 of those who live in red states and four out of 10 Republicans. President Bush's 42 percent favorability rating is countered by the 55 percent who view him unfavorably.\nBut despite this dissatisfaction, if a presidential recall election were possible, only 42 percent would vote to fire President Bush, while 53 percent would vote to have him remain in office.\n\"It is a good thing for President Bush that his support has always been personal rather than performance based,\" says Haselswerdt. \"In addition, among the people who are critical toward President Bush and his administration are some who do not think that a recall election is an appropriate mechanism.\"\nThe Bush administration gets its best grade, a grade of C, for its performance on the war on terror. It gets grades of C- for its performance on the economy, the war in Iraq and energy policy, and it receives a D+ for its performance on improving health care. While the war in Iraq does not get the lowest overall grade, it gets the highest percentage of failing grades, with 36 percent of the public giving the Bush administration an F. Other highlights from the Canisius College Poll include:\n*Fifty-one percent (51 %) of the public believe that the U.S. should announce a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops, while 41 percent agree with President Bush that the United States should stay in Iraq \"as long as it takes.\"\n*Former Majority Leader Tom DeLay is seen as favorable by 18 percent and unfavorable by 40 percent, while 43 percent do not know his name. Neither are other congressional leaders household names, with majorities polled not recognizing names including Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (52 percent), Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (58 percent) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (51 percent). Evaluations of these congressional leaders were split.\n*Recent legal and ethical issues in Washington, DC, are seen as \"business-as-usual\" by 51 percent, including a strong majority of Republicans (67 percent), and a smaller majority of Independents (59 percent). These issues are seen as \"more of a problem now than before\" by 43 percent of the public, including 59 percent of Democrats.\n*Almost two-thirds (65 percent) of the public and 58 percent of Republicans prefer the governmental system to be divided between Republicans and Democrats, while only two in 10 Americans favor one-party control.\n*Sixty-two percent (62 %) would oppose amending the Constitution to allow foreign-born citizens such as Arnold Schwarzenegger or Madeline Albright to run for president, and 53 percent would oppose an amendment to provide for recall elections for the president and members of Congress.\nThe poll has a confidence level of 95 percent and a margin of error of +\/-4.4 percent. Five hundred one (501) American citizens over the age of 18 from the continental U.S. were contacted between November 13-15, 2005. The poll was co-directed by Haselswerdt and Kevin R. Hardwick, PhD, associate professor of political science and utilized Canisius College students as interviewers.\nIn addition to providing excellent educational experiences for students, recent Canisius College polls have proved to be extremely accurate. The college's survey of New York Democrats conducted on February 17-20, 2004 showed John Kerry leading John Edwards 57 percent \" 16 percent in the state's Democratic primary with a +\/- 4.8 percent margin of error. Kerry eventually beat Edwards 61 percent \" 20 percent two weeks later in the March 2 contest. A general election poll of Pennsylvania voters on October 17-18, 2004, also with a +\/- 4.8 percent margin of error, gave Kerry a 53 percent \" 45 percent lead. On November 2, Kerry did indeed win Pennsylvania with 50 percent of the vote to George Bush's 48 percent.\nTo view complete results of the Canisius College poll, go to http:\/\/www.canisius.edu\/poll.\nCanisius College is one of 28 Jesuit colleges in the nation and the premier private college in Western New York. Canisius prepares leaders \" intelligent, caring, faithful individuals \" able to pursue and promote excellence in their professions, their communities and their service to humanity.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Follow NERDGEIST on WordPress.com\nCategories Select Category Anime Art Audiobooks BoardGames Books Collectables Comics\/Graphic Novels Convention Convention Exhibitors Cosplay Culture Fashion Festival Films Food Gaming Guest Writers History Interviews Kickstarter Manga Music Musicals Nerd Bites NerdCulture Paranormal Reviews Social Media Sports Technology Theatre TV\nArchives Select Month December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013\nThe Legend of Vox Machina looks F**KIN Awesome !!!\nMia Asano Dropped a Brilliant Tribute to Jason David Frank\nTwitch just got a brand new Asshole\nDinosaurs, spaceships and Adam bloody Driver\u2026\nAndy Luke sits down with Steven Young to talk comics\nThe Spider-Verse Sequel Is Going To Blow Us All Away\nOxventure Fans Are Going To Want These\nOh my, I really need a copy of Jedi: Survivor ASAP\nPeachmilky Brings Another Iconic Character to life\nMarvel will have you Snapping along to this great tune\nLinda Le Once Again Shows Her Love For Gundam\nBad Batch Season 2 Has Me Wanting more\nMODOK is set to appear in Ant-Man 3\nI found your next Podcast obsession\nOne Fan Decided To Treat Amouranth\nThe Wound of the World \u2013 One of the most important books of this decade!\nIn my title I make a bold claim about how important this book is, but bare with me and all will make sense soon enough. I am guessing there are a lot of you out there who are unfamiliar with the works of Edward W Robertson, unlike some authors he has not made award winning films or TV shows and he does not make huge social media splashes, not that I am complaining about those that do. I watch Game of Thrones and follow Victoria Aveyard (The Red Queen) online, it's nice just to see someone like Robertson quietly work away churning out these amazing stories. The stories that have drawn me in most are those of The Cycle of Arawn and its follow up series The Cycle of Galand. Though fantasy novels these 6 books touch on many topics that are either timeless or very true to the world we live in today, combining it with a unique world, witty dialogue and some of the most deep yet fun characters I have ever had the joy of following.\nThe series follows Dante Galand a teenager in the first novel and follows his progress through a holy order dedicated to a God who is banned in his homeland. Saying much more than that would only lead to a lot of spoilers. Along the way he gains a life long friend in the form of Blay's Buckler, his cheeky swashbuckling partner in crime. Their friendship is one of the major driving forces in the books, which is nice because for the most part the book deals with platonic relationships but the major theme of these books, at least in my eyes is faith and how dangerous it can be. Our heroes eventually come to the city of Narashtovik, the Dead city, one that gained its name by being constantly attacked and pillaged for its beliefs and values, beliefs that are not that different from its neighbours. Dante himself becomes a leader within his religion but constantly questions it and never blindly follows it, even when he finds answers to hard questions he ponders on how best to reveal it to his followers, stating that they wouldn't be ready. Our antagonists are always filled with doubt but the faith in what they believe always spurns them on to commit these heinous acts. Even some of Dante's allies commit terrible acts because of faith, to me the books show us a simple truth, faith is important, so important we as people need to listen to our brains and sometimes take a step back and watch what we are doing. It's easy to do the wrong and stupid thing especially if we have started out with good intentions, very much a blink and you would miss it scenario.\nAs for the other reason why this book is so damn important, well that comes in the final third of the book. This is information and how an over saturation of truths can hide what is real from even the most sensible person. To set up the context here our heroes come to a nation that actively encourages its people to argue, coming from the viewpoint that constant arguing will eventually bring out the truth. This allows its government to enforce brutal laws and taxes upon its citizens, because if everyone is busy arguing then no one is able to do anything about it. 2017 has become picked up the torch of previous years and politics are becoming more tribal than ever before, we may not have double speak just yet but we now live in a world of Alternative facts where politicians can say and do as they please with little to no consequences, because we the people are too busy arguing over pointless tribes, tribes that don't even care about us, all the while a few us scramble to reach the top, those that do are often kicked backed down while the few that reach the heights of glory and held up as proof that we too could achieve greatness.\nAn excellent series whose depth continues to blow me away, I cannot praise these books nearly enough.\nCategories: Audiobooks, Books, Reviews\nTagged as: audio books, blays buckler, Books, dante galand, edward w robertson, Fantasy, fiction, The Cycle of Arawn, the cycle of galand, the sycle\nCBS TV Promo Reviews (2017-2018)\nRIP Powers Boothe (1948-2017)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"DAY 10 WEDNESDAY ABOARD THE TRAIN TO TITICACA\nWe left the lovely ARANWA hotel to catch the 07:10 from Cuzco to Puno.\nAgain PeruRail have excelled themselves again. All the carriages are a confection of 1920's mahogany and brass. The chairs in each are wing backed and roomy, four to a table and two to a table on the other side of the carriage's central aisle.\nEach table has a brass lamp and vase of red alstroemerias. The staff are delightfully attentive and even this early in the morning we look forward to our three-course lunch with wine and our afternoon tea; all as befits a ten-hour journey.\nTelegraph poles march across the land\nWe lumber along through the countryside. People are working in the fields, villages of low buildings some in bright pink or blue. On hillsides there are ruined settlements. Telegraph poles march across the land. Often we are close to a swollen river and then, all of a sudden; mountains crowd in on either side of the track. These peaks then yield to wide plains with small pastures.\nThis is an enthralling landscape making it hard to look anywhere else but out of our carriage window for the entire three hundred and fifty kilometres.\nLA RAYA A SHORT STOP\nAbout half way through the ten and half hour journey we stop at La Raya, little more than a halt comprising a small church and an area crammed with high benches on which the local people display handicraft work for sale. Fellow passengers get off the train, take photographs, and poke around the goods on offer and then re-board, just in time for luncheon, having bought little.\nLa Raya, small church and a place for the local people to display handicraft\nINTO PUNO\nWe finish this wonderful train ride in Puno a city on the edge of Lake Titicaca. Tomorrow we journey on the world's highest navigable lake. It was dark when we stepped off the train with its usual confusion of people and luggage, outside the station the inevitable line of tour buses. It started to rain, heavily, adding to the gloom. We were soon cheered up by a new tour guide; Tour Guide Sindy.\nDAY 9 TUESDAY CUZCO 'Asisto a misa a las 7 am'\nI rose early to take Mass in the Cathedral.\nSiting inside by the main door with an official of the Cathedral, waiting for the 6:30 mass to finish. The organ boomed out as part of the service.\nThe official leaned over and said to me with a \"Quechuan music\". I had my voice recorder ready and so captured most of this lovely sound. It was curious sound, bouncy with a celebratory feel.\nThe cathedral of architectural confections\nThe mass, in Spanish, followed the conventions of the Rite so I was able to follow and enjoy the service. Afterwards, to the side of the High Altar, with the rest of the congregation, we gathered round the Priest, he waved his aspergilium over us dispensing a blessing of holy water.\n(Altitude sickness struck yesterday manifesting as a sleepless night and shortness of breath. I drink a lot cocoa leaf tea and move very slowly.\nLater in the day I visited the main square, made a drawing of the cathedral's upper facade getting this Gothic-Renaissance-Baroque architectural 'mash-up' down on paper was a challenge.\nBase camp for Jesuit Order's colonisation\nAdjacent to the Cathedral was the Jesuit Church. This was base camp for Jesuit Order's colonisation Eastwards of here. Each settlement was marked with some remarkable architecture, a Baroque blow-out!\nThis church in Cuzco, La Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jesus, was built in 1571 and rebuilt in after the earthquake of 1650.\nAs the guide leaflet informs\n'They (the Jesuit architects) left behind the austerity and modesty and instead opted for the grandeur of the Baroque'.\nAmen to that says I. Lovely gold and guilt dripped from every ledge, crevice and surface. The main altar is 21 by 12 meters wide, fashioned in wood and covered in gold leaf, it the largest alter piece in Peru.\nI left the La Compa\u00f1\u00eda de Jesus completely overawed and overlaying this experience with taking Mass in the morning, I was a little envious of this country's disposition towards and manifestations of it's Christianity.\nAltitude sickness continues with loss of appetite added to my symptoms, forcing me to abandon most of my suppertime Pizza.\nDAY 8 MONDAY CARE OF CUZCO\nOur hotel, which barely registered when we arrived at late last night, is now, in bathed morning sunshine splendid. It is the Aranwa Cuzco. I am luxuriating in the classical music over the sound system, and drinking my forth coffee as I hurriedly catches up on this writing.\nStyled as Aranwa Boutique Hotel it is a former monastery with lovely wide corridors festooned with antiques and paintings. There are chandeliers everywhere including a glorious monster-sized one in our room. Our bathroom is larger than our bedroom and dressed out in black marble, very louche.\nThe hotel was formerly the residence of an Arch Deacon who lived here when the cathedral was being built. In the various sitting rooms and corridors are so many paintings (C17, C18 and 19th) and pieces of furniture the hotel provides a map of their 'museum' and provide an audio guide!\nMONDAY CUZCO STONES AND CROSSES\nCuzco was the flash point between the Inca and the Conquistador. The Spanish rode into the city and made short work (well, six months) of appropriating every ounce of gold and silver they could lay their hands on and thus the Inca were completely enslaved.\nThe Dominicans built over the Inca Sun temple, the Koricancha.\nSUN TEMPLE WITH DOMINICAN ADDITIONS\nThis was one example of how Phillip of Spain and the Church of Rome established Christianity here in 1534, once and for good. Although the conquered Quechuan people put their own twist both on Christianity and its attendant art, this slight of hand most noticeable in the Cathedral.\nPUCA PUCARA.\nPuca Pucara, in the hills high above Cuzco once served as a staging post (1200-1500) for Inca people travelling over the mountains and trails into the city.\nPUCA PUCARA\nAnd less than ten minutes down the road is KENKO an Inca holy place. This second site is smaller and comprises a collection of huge boulders from which were fashions into a cave. Here it is supposed, that with the position of the sun and moon in the right place, sacrifices and mummifications were carried out.\nOn the morning of our visit there was a traffic jam of tour groups. Their custodial guides shouting at one another to move on. I am happy to report that sacrifices took place that morning!\nAgain Cuzco is flypaper to the tourist, two million people visit the city each year.\nFurther back into the city is SACSAYHUAM\u00c1N where the Inca kings build a huge temple and fortress looking out over the city.\nSACSAYHUAM\u00c1N\nThe stones from which this place is build are the height of three people, massive and immovable even by subsequent earthquakes. Here the Inca made their last stand against the Conquistadors and lost.\nDELIGHTFUL DOORWAY CUZCO\nDown into the city again and our last stop was the Cathedral. Here is where the Spanish brought to bear every device of art and craft to the glory of God and Rome. The facade is an omelette of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque served with a local twist.\nDAY 7 SUNDAY DEFEATED BY MACCU PHICU\nIn the breakfast room the piped music featured '50's Bossa Nova tunes. This was entirely appropriate as a large party of Japanese elderlies shimmied around the central buffet table monopolizing everything on offer.\nAfter breakfast we enjoyed another perilous bus trip back up to MP. The girls made a triumphant walk all the way up to the Sun Gate, which sits high up above the main site. It was a three-hour walk of some nine kilometres, a triumph!\nPlanning to stay on the lower levels whilst they did their big walk, I barely entered Machu P before the darkness of my fear of heights forced my return back through the turnstile. I gazed down at the crowd entering and exiting, all of them salivating over their iPhone pictures. I nursed my shame over a coffee in the cafe looking out on the mountains surrounding me. One drawing made.\nThe Girls returned back from their great trek at 11:30 and we were back down in Aguas Calintes by noon. Everyone was hungry. We dived into a place with a grandstand view of Day Two's mountain bike racing through the streets. I had a 'Machu Picchu' piazza.\nFor several hours we lolled in the hotel lobby. Everyone else seemed to be getting a train out of Aguas Calintes this afternoon. Ours is at 16:43 to CUZCO, well one stop just before Cuzco; Poray station, which is closer to our hotel.\nDAY 6 SATURDAY TOWARDS MACHU PICCHU\nWe caught the 0730 train from Ollantaytambo and had a lovely journey to Aguas Calintes. This small town sits in the Urubamba River Valley. It's known for its thermal baths and as a gateway to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu.\nToday is Sian's birthday so the first celebratory cake was served in the hotel breakfast room at 6:30am with the waiters gathering round to sing Happy Birthday; the cake was excellent.\nEvery member of Peru Rail appeared very well turned out in dark uniforms with gold piping, white shirts and gold ties and shinny black shoes. As we waited for our train elderly male tourists with incredibly large cameras chased up and down the platform photographing the trains as they came and went.\nDuring the journey there were nice safety announcements and information about where we were on the route and jolly Peruvian music helped us along. Sixty minutes into our journey the surrounding country changed. Jungle reared up on side of the train, with mists, huge creepers, ferns, giant tree roots and all manner of green leaves. Occasionally a sheer rock face peered into our carriage.\nASSULT ON MACHU PICCHU\nFour to six thousand people visit this site each day. Curiously the Spanish Conquistadors gave it a wide birth. Today's tourists don't. Every nation is represented, ladened with bags, poles. They jabber in loud voices, swarming over this remarkable site, which was only discovered in 1910. It is over discovered now.\nLAND OF THE SELFIE MAKERS\nWe had packed into buses to take us up from Aguas Calientes. The bus ride was a precarious experience. At the top, once through the turnstiles of Machu Picchu with Tour Guide Alex there was a lot to discover. He explained the history and culture of this Inca city and settlement. Although I made two drawings (to my surprise) my acrophobia kicks in almost immediately and Tour Guide Alex often has to help me round most paths and bends.\nANOTHER CAKE\nThe El Mapi Hotel was eco-chic affair with piped music in the lobby, Andean Pipes of course. In our room was a second birthday cake for Sian with a bottle of Malbec from the Valle Del Sol. The wine was consumed with a good dinner and yes, at the end of the meal, another birthday cake for Sian. Again this was served with disconsolate waiters in attendance.\nPERU: DAY 5 FRIDAY DEEPER INTO THE SACRED VALLEY\nTour Guide Vitoria scoops up from reception and we spend sometime sorting our tickets out for Machu Picchu (the train, bus and the entrance tickets to this celebrated site!)\nThen we are off along the valley, parallel to the River Vilcanota. And after sixty minutes through small towns and villages and fields proudly showing crops of maize we go up an almost vertical road to the Pisac ruins. This is an Inca site evidenced of their terracing and 'town planning'.\nPisac - Inca Town Planning\nPisac Market: We met the mayor too\nSadly about twenty other tour buses had beaten us to it. So we sensibly turned off the track at a lower level and looked towards the site. Pisac was an early skirmish with the hoards of tourism; the real battles were to follow in the next two days. The girls walked a little way to explore the lower ruins. I sat and drew.\nLooking at the mountains, for the briefest of moments, I felt very close to them and God. As I write this I am tearful at the recall and I will hold this moment for always. It was my first brush with the spirituality of this country.\nWe returned to our hotel, the swish Casa Andina, via the village of Pisac. We wandered round the village's market there and had our picture taken with the mayor whose stall in the market square was promoting something or other.\nThe rest of day was spent at the hotel. B feed the llamas in the hotel grounds and I saw my first humming bird. We made a light supper ready for an early departure the next day.\nDAY 4 PT 2 INTO THE SCARED VALLEY WITH DOMINGO\nThe day was characterised by motion as well as mountain sickness, thanks in part to Big D's driving. Added to which my dread of heights and the vertiginous roadsides made sight seeing a test.\nFalcon's Rest and a rest for us too!\nFalcons' View was our first stop for a view, 12,800 feet above sea level. And it was extraordinary to contemplate, for a moment, the magnificence of these wonderful mountains several of which were capped by cloud. I made a quick drawing and we were off again! 'Hey ho Domingo!'\nTHE SALT MINES OF MARAS\nThough not underground these comprise about four thousand pans through which water flows and is dammed. I stayed on the bus; the others got out, looked down and took pictures it must have been a thousand feet drop. The salt is supposedly the best in the world, much of which is exported to Japan.\nThe botanical circles of Moray were a curious place. Set in a valley, it is a series of concentric terraces. Built by the Inca people to cultivate crops and see how they grew at certain heights and in certain growing conditions and soils. This was, I suppose, a sort of 12th century crop research institute. I of course was careful not to get to close to the edge of the viewing platform.\nInca crop research station\nAll around us now was a warm and softer landscape and a very fertile looking soil, a deep red-brown. Wonderful fields and trees shaped by the wind. And everywhere is the protective circle of the Andes.\nTourists, how do they do it?\nOllantaytambo is a village in the Sacred Valley set on the Urubamba River. We are now in the south Peru. It is oldest Inca settlement and on the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. The site sits above the small town. The narrow streets of the town are infested by tourism. Heaven knows what it will be like a few years from now. There were huge coaches in the narrow streets marshaled by a curious traffic control system: This operated by policemen brandishing 'stop' and 'go' signs, somehow they make it work.\nDAY 4 THURSDAY LEAVING LIMA, HELLO CUSCO\nA typical airport check in....\nAt 06:15am, yes, in the morning! Tour Guide Desi and our driver collected us from the cavernous hotel lobby. Many other people were camped there already, distinguished by their anxious expressions and gigantic suitcases. They were waiting to board a big coach.\nOn the way to the airport Desi repeated her altitude sickness guidelines:\n1. Drink lots of water\n2. Eat lots of glucose sweets\n3. Avoid too many stairs \u2013 I don't have a problem here\n4. Avoid too much pork or beef \u2013 Easy for her to say\n5. Eat lots of vegetables - I suppose so\n6. Avoid alcohol on your first day \u2013 I am sorry - impossible\n7. In case of the need to be sick inform your local tour guide\nDesi told us that several years ago there were only some five hundred visitors a year to Cusco, now 400,000 visit each year. Most these people were, this morning, in the airport terminal building. No stranger to busy airport terminals I was mighty glad to have Tour Guide Desi shepherding us through to check-in and departures.\n(I checked later: It is estimated that around 1.5 million tourists visit Cusco every year, Machu Picchu and the city of Cusco have become the main tourist attractions in Peru and one of the most visited in South America.)\nSource: www.discover-peru.org \u203a cusco\nOn our flight everyone was chewing or sucking furiously on sweets and confectionary shaped like coffee beans. I felt vulnerable as I packed my prayer book in my suitcase, which I checked in to the aircraft's hold.\nLANDING AT CUZCO\nCuzco is 11,150 feet above sea level. Sunshine and heat bore down as we crossed the terminal car park to our minibus with our new handler, Tour Guide Vitoria. Off we sped through streets of Cuzco. Our driver, Domingo, immediately applied his casual approach to fellow road users. This continued for another seven hours. Whether the road was narrow or wide, on coming traffic or no, there was one speed, 'breakneck'.\nDAY 3 WEDNESDAY JUST UP THE ROAD, THE SECOND OLDEST CIVILISATION IN THE WORL\nIf you want to see the second earliest civilisation in the world you have to endure a little pain - 'the traffic' in the five-hour drive to Caral. We traveled through Lima, northwards past various industrial wastelands, sometimes along the Pacific coast and broad plains\nRemarkable pyramidal buildings\nCaral was a large settlement in the Supe Valley, some 200 kilometres north of Lima. Caral is the most ancient city of the Americas and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009. Source: Wikipedia\nTHE CITY OF CARAL\nThis civilisation was established 3000 years back. What remains still nestles in a valley of the River Supe and protected by the lower Andes Mountains. Caral now contains six pyramids and attendant buildings and pathways. The sun was high as we arrived.\nNot a soul about apart from us and the archaeologists\nCaral is extraordinary and there was not a soul about, aside from us and several small groups of archaeologists. These were busy discovering things or preparing to discover more things. One was busy mapping a part of the site making marks on a large drawing board.\nHey, that's my job sunshine! I thought.\nPeaceful, peaceful and at one end of this sixty-eight hectare miracle was a small shelter from the sun. Here we looked westwards out across the valley. We could see in the distance several other smaller archeological sites; there are over twenty sites close by all of the same period. This was construction on a big scale; these pyramids were built for administration, entertainment rather than for entombment. Sacrifices were made of vegetables honoring the Gods for the plenteousness of the Supe valley.\nAll the time, high sun, breezes, bird song and the occasion tap tap of an archeologist's trowel made Caral so very special.\nDAY 2: TUESDAY LIMA - SAND MUD GOLD AND SILVER\nUp towards the The Temple of the Sun\nOur minivan did its very best to cut through the local traffic. An hour after leaving the hotel we looked out onto a vast stretch of sand and adobe brick. This was the site of Pachacamac.\nPachacamac is an archaeological site 40 kilometres southeast of Lima, in the Valley of the Lur\u00edn River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the \"Earth Maker\" creator god, Pacha Kamaq. Source: Wikipedia\nAs a prelude to the walking around the site we visited the museum. This was full of exquisite pieces, textiles, ceramics and devices and tools for building. A instrument for making measures to cut the bricks for building was series of knotted cords all attached to a longer cord so as to resemble a necklace. Just as efficient as a rule and as easy to carry.\nPachacarmac Museum; Friendly faces\nThis is pre-Inca Peru although the Incas did turn up eventually in 1400 AD. They came away impressed and let the locals' get on with it. (The Inca's of course had their hands full turning the Cuzco area into a World Heritage Site, for us to visit on Thursday.)\nPachacamac was remarkable, especially when looking towards the Sun Temple high on a ridge.\nWe repeated the chariot race back into the city. The route ran parallel to the coast, past swamps and low scrub and marsh, then the outskirts of Lima. By the roadside small shops, car washes and repair shops marked our way back into the city and the Larco Museum.\nTHE LARCO MUSEUM: THE HOUSE OF TREASURE.\nOur time at this museum was piteously short, a regret that will last. What we did see were important statutes, masks and funeral attire in textiles, silver and gold. The memory of these will outlast the regrets. These riches were created 1AD through to and including the Inca period ending 1533 with the Spanish Invasion.\nA word to the wise; spend a lot of time in the Larco Museum, it is a world-class museum and is free from the rowdy crowds in the British Museum, Prado or the Louvre.\nDAY 1: MORE OF LIMA\nThe splendid churches\nEach church vied with one another to be more splendid, and determined not to be out done in the application of every shade of gold, bronze and silver. Statutes gazed heavenwards, or down upon us miserable sinners, strewn with lights, fresh flowers and candles at their feet.\nRest stop from cathedralling\nUnderneath the Cathedral Basilica of Lima, dedicated to St John, Apostle and Evangelist, we saw the bones and shrouds of the dead. Burying people under churches was common practise until the mid nineteenth; while the clergy were given coffins, the rest of us were just laid in earthen graves.\nTraipsing around streets we saw Baroque standing shoulder to shoulder with French and Spanish Colonial, Gothic and Classical pastiche and occasionally a delight of Art Deco!\nOur hotel is in Miraflores district, modern and populated by tall buildings, which look empty. However the area was not unattractive and round the corner from the hotel is a Starbucks serving great coffee. Our greatest find is a 24-hour supermarket called Metro. This is world-class emporium with its first floor delicacies of fresh produce, a bakery; meat counters displayed a dazzling array of pork and beef products.\nOur journey with food reached a pinnacle in the evening, eating at Panchita. Only five minutes from the hotel. Quite wonderful, fish, beef, and for me pork tenderloin, all served with charm. Every permutation of cooking was on the menu, grills stews, roasts, mashed, spiced, very spiced, totally spiced. Each of our choices was bang on the money. Word to the wise, portion size was humungous! None of us finished our choices, yet plates were cleared from the table with a smile and a flourish.\nThe Mercy Church: The service is about to begin\nThe hotel, Jose Antonio Deluxe where we checked in on Sunday and leave on Thursday is very good. Much marble and trendy chairs, frequently large parties of tourists drift through like nomads, each with impossibly large suitcases.\nA VERY PERUVIAN ADVENTURE: PREFACE\nJourney Map\nIn October Si\u00e2n enjoyed a significant birthday. She sponsored our Peruvian escapade. She, I and Megan and Bronnie travelled some three thousand kilometres, one thousand nine hundred miles, by plan train and automobile and boat. We were in this remarkable country for twelve days. We started in Lima, arriving one Sunday evening by air 6,316 miles. Our experiences will be celebrated for a long time.\nThis story is told in parts across the coming weeks\nDAY 1: MONDAY LIMA CITY OF KINGS\nWe had planned a tour of old Lima, the city centre, with Antonio, the first of several guides. Once the Spanish had settled in Lima in the early 1500's there was a frenzy of church building. The Inca's had their Sun God. He had to move over for Jesus. Rome's God was in and has remained so. Over 80% of Peru is practising Roman Catholic. In Lima the result of all this church building was a clutch of Baroque lovelies. These we devotedly visited under the direction of our dear Tour Guide Antonio.\nOur first church - across from Starbucks\nDAY 3 WEDNESDAY JUST UP THE ROAD, THE SECOND O...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Composer: Giuseppe Matteo Alberti\nFormat: A4 - Paperback\nGenre: Chamber\nInstrumentation: Violin\nAlberti, Giuseppe Matteo: Sonata a violino solo e basso quantity\nGiuseppe Matteo Alberti\nA4 \u2013 Paperback\nGiuseppe Matteo Alberti: (b Bologna, 20 Sept 1685; d Bologna, 18 Feb 1751). Italian composer and violinist. He studied the violin with Carlo Manzolini, and counterpoint with P.M. Minelli and Floriano Arresti. He became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica, Bologna, in 1705, and from 1709 played the violin in the orchestra of S Petronio. His first set of concertos, published in 1713, were first performed under the composer's direction at the house of Count Orazio Bargellini. In 1721 Alberti was chosen president (principe) of the Accademia Filarmonica, a post to which he was re-elected in 1724, 1728, 1733, 1740 and 1746. A set of violin sonatas, op.2 (1721), was followed by a further set of concertos, collectively entitled 'Sinfonie', and issued by Le C\u00e8ne in 1725 \u2013 presumably without the composer's authorization as they are incorrectly designated op.2. (This possibly inadvertent duplication of an opus number led to the renumbering of the violin sonatas as op.3 when published by Walsh shortly afterwards.) From 1726 until his death Alberti was maestro di cappella of S Giovanni in Monte, Bologna, and from 1734 he deputized for G.A. Perti as maestro di cappella of S Domenico. The success enjoyed by Alberti's concertos, particularly in England, doubtless owed much to their clarity of expression, tautness of construction and moderate technical requirements. They were among the first concertos by an Italian composer to show Vivaldi's direct influence, which is seen most clearly in op.1 in the five examples with an obbligato principal violin part. The distinction between ritornello and episode in their outer movements is a notable feature. Similar general qualities characterize the violin sonatas, which remain, however, firmly in the post-Corellian mould. From The New Grove dictionary of Music and Musicians\nAgsteribbe, Frank: Suite Hybride, pour le clavecin\nAlbrechtsberger, Johann Georg: Te Deum in C\nAntipov, Vasily: Bagatelle, for Flute and Guitar","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Evan Prater finishes with 4 total touchdowns in Wyoming's 33-10 win over CHCA\nEvan Prater had 198 rushing yards and threw for 99 in Wyoming's 33-10 win over CHCA on Friday night.\nEvan Prater finishes with 4 total touchdowns in Wyoming's 33-10 win over CHCA Evan Prater had 198 rushing yards and threw for 99 in Wyoming's 33-10 win over CHCA on Friday night. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https:\/\/cin.ci\/2wTmZDn\nCharlie Hatch, chatch@enquirer.com Published 11:49 a.m. ET Sept. 8, 2018 | Updated 12:25 p.m. ET Sept. 8, 2018\nQuarterback Evan Prater celebrates his way into the endzone untouched for a Wyoming touchdown, Sept. 7, 2018.(Photo: Geoff Blankenship for the Enquirer)\nEven Evan Prater was surprised by his rushing numbers.\nAfter leading the Wyoming offense through the air in the first two games, the senior quarterback proved he's just as productive running the ball, finishing with 198 rushing yards and three touchdowns in a 33-10 win against Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy on Friday night at Bob Lewis Stadium at Bernie Barre Field.\nPrater, who's visiting Ohio State on Saturday with his family, also passed for 99 yards and a touchdown on 8-of-12 completions in the Skyline Chili Crosstown Showdown matchup. He was named the game's most valuable player and received a plaque afterward.\n\"I didn't know I was gonna run that much, 'cause last week I didn't really run at all,\" he said after the game. \"We just totally flipped it this week. It feels good.\"\nPart of the switch came with the conditions.\nWith the game starting an hour later due to a lightning delay, torrential downpour soon followed. Initially, the Cowboys looked unfazed, taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. But after allowing 10-unanswered points and getting stuffed twice inside the Cincinnati Hills 10-yard line, the team approached the halftime break looking to refocus and respond.\nMore: Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky high school football scores: Week 3\nLed by Prater on a five-yard touchdown run, the Cowboys quickly stretched the lead to 20-10. On the next series, the defense forced a turnover on downs inside the Eagles' 40-yard line. A few plays later, a Prater screen pass to Joey Edmonds went 51 yards and another touchdown to secure the win and a 3-0 start to the new season. CHCA is 1-2.\n\"We kinda just go off the defense,\" Prater said of the offense. \"If the defense gets stops, we'll turn it around on offense and try putting it in the end zone as many times as we can.\"\nWith the win, the Cowboys have won 24 consecutive regular-season games, which dates back to 2015.\nEvan Prater of Wyoming steps into the corner of the endzone for a Cowboys touchdown, Sept. 7, 2018. (Photo: Geoff Blankenship for the Enquirer)\n\"Evan's pretty special,\" head coach Aaron Hancock said after the game. \"Evan's a great kid, he takes control of the game. Not only is he an incredible talent, he's a good leader. ...He put us in a great position and took control of the game and had a good win for us.\"\nThe victory coincided with the program celebrating 100 years of football at the high school.\nAt halftime, players across 72 seasons lined the field and celebrated the school's centennial year of football. In some instances, rosters have included second and third-generation players.\nStarting in 1946 and moving forward by decades, accolades rattled off in a rhythm for the school with the state's second-highest winning percentage.\nThe Cowboys have 33 conference championships and 23 state playoff appearances, which includes a state title.\nAdditionally, 19 former teams have finished a regular season undefeated. The 2018 Cowboys team could be the 20th depending on the rest of the regular season.\n\"The thing about Wyoming is we've had such a rich tradition,\" Hancock said. \"This is a community tradition, not just a football tradition. The community supports football and values football, and we try to make good guys on the field as well as off the field. Our kids step up and love that. They love being football players.\"\nCHCA \u2013 0 10 0 0 \u2013 10\nWyoming \u2013 14 0 13 6 \u2013 33\nW \u2013 Pierson Rogers 2 run (AJ Washienko PAT good)\nW \u2013 Prater 21 run (Washienko PAT good)\nCH \u2013 Cole Fisher 78 to Julian Herman (Mike Phillips PAT good)\nCH \u2013 Phillips 27 field goal\nW \u2013 Prater 5 run (Washienko PAT missed)\nW \u2013 Prater 51 to Joey Edmonds (AJ Washienko PAT good)\nW \u2013 Prater 5 run (Washienko PAT blocked)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Dr. Hasan Abdessamad\nHealth, Human Rights & I\n& I\nHome \u203a Health \u203a Blood clot prevention now recommended for all Cesarean deliveries.\nBlood clot prevention now recommended for all Cesarean deliveries.\nBy Dr. Hasan Abdessamad on August 25, 2011 \u2022 ( 0 )\nOn Aug. 22 2011, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) announced new recommendations to prevent blood clots during Cesarean Deliveries.\n\"Wearing the Inside Out ...\" by Lebanese graphic designer Rasha Rahal\nThe new guidelines will be published in Sept. 2011 issue of the Green Journal. Blood clots, medically known as venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), are a leading cause of maternal mortality in USA and Canada. The College now recommends that all women having a cesarean delivery receive preventive intervention at the time of delivery. The most cost effective method would be sequential compressive devices (SCDs) to be placed on the lower extremities of a patient before a Cesarean and removed after surgery only when adequate ambulation is attained.\nThe risk of developing blood clots is increased four folds during pregnancy and two folds during and after a Cesarean delivery. Blood clots can block blood flow and cause damage to certain organs. The most common site of a blood clot in a pregnant patient is the left lower leg but other sites are commonly affected. Symptoms include swelling and pain in affected limb. If a clot gets dislodged, it can travel to the lungs causing a life-threatening condition known as pulmonary embolism (PE). Symptoms include sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, and coughing.\nThe recommendations explain how to monitor women for these events, address certain risk factors, and treat suspected or acute cases of VTE. \"It's important for ob-gyns to adopt these recommendations to help reduce maternal deaths.\" said Dr. Andra H. James who helped develop the guidelines.\nThe Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) has no clear recommendations on using VTE prevention during a Cesarean delivery for patients who are at low risk. Regardless of the plethora of new research on this topic, the SOGC guidelines were last updated in 2000. (See Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in Obstetrics).\nIf you or someone you know are undergoing a Cesarean delivery ask the doctor about methods of VTE prevention she\/he are implementing.\n\u2039 FDA warning fuels debate: Mesh use in vaginal prolapse surgery\nThe day I broke my arm \u203a\nCategories: Health\nTags: Blood clot, health awareness, Obstetrics, patient, Pregnancy, Pregnancy complication, prevention, SCD, Thrombosis, Venous Thromboembolism, VTE, womyn\nKylie Melody age 1 week\nHPV vaccine helps persons age 9 to 45\nWe are now ready for you! Click here to see your doctor.\nDignity over Diagnosis \u2013 \u0634\u062e\u0635 \u0645\u0634 \u062a\u0634\u062e\u064a\u0635\nView drabdessamad's profile on Facebook\nView habdessamad's profile on Twitter\nView habdessamad's profile on Instagram\nView habdessamad's profile on LinkedIn\nView UCUp7pp5Up2xF8GKAqjx4hAQ's profile on YouTube\nFollow Dr. Hasan Abdessamad on WordPress.com\n@habdessamad Tweets\nMy Insta shots\nFranciscan Women's Health Associates\n16045 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148\nObstetrician & Gynecologist (MD, FRCSC, FACOG) - Board certified in USA & Canada - Women's Health Advocate - Humanist - Feminist- LGBT rights advocate - AUB & UHCMC alumnus","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The original item was published from 5\/10\/2022 11:05:42 AM to 11\/10\/2022 12:00:02 AM.\n[ARCHIVED] Weekly Update Article May 9, 2022\nBetween May 1-8, 2022, Eaton County Sheriff's Deputies responded to 809 calls for service\/events. Higher call volumes occurred in the following areas: Traffic Stops-155, Suspicious Subject\/Situation\/Vehicle-52, Assist Citizen\/Motorist Assists-45, Traffic Violations-43, Shoplifting Complaints-31, Traffic Hazards-25, Alarms-25, Property Damage Crashes-24, Car\/Deer Accidents-18, Larcenies-18, Check Well-Beings-16, Domestic Disputes-15, Civil Complaints-13, Personal Injury Crashes-11, Threats-11, and Harassment-10.\nNational Police Week 2022\nNational Police Week offers honor, remembrance, and peer support, while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty. In Eaton County we have lost three Deputies in the line of duty \u2013 Deputy Cleo A. Platt who was killed December 17, 1927 while attempting to arrest a suspect for shoplifting; Deputy Dean Ray Foster who was killed responding to an armed robbery in progress on January 1, 1967; Deputy Donald E. Rice who was killed December 10, 1985, on I-69 changing a flat tire for a motorist. Michigan had 8 fallen officers in 2021. The United States had a total of 600 in 2021.\nIn 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.\nThe Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts 25,000 to 40,000 survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.\nYours in Public Safety,\nSheriff Tom Reich\nOther News in Office of the Eaton County Sheriff - Weekly Update\nWeekly Update Article January 30, 2023\nWeekly Update Article December 5, 2022\nWeekly Update Article November 29, 2022\nWeekly Update Article November 7, 2022\nWeekly Update Article October 24, 2022\nWeekly Update Article October 2, 2022\nWeekly Update Article September 26, 2022\nWeekly Update Article August 22, 2022\nWeekly Update Article August 8, 2022","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"New Empress Writers\nNew Empress Illustrators\nBuy New Empress\nNew Empress Magazine\nFilm Quiz Nights\nNew Empress Film Quiz\nEarly Cinema\n1930s Film\nThe New Empress LFF 2013 Preview Guide\nby Martyn Conterio on 01\/10\/2013\nThe 57th BFI London Film Festival kicks off on 9th October at venues around the city. The opening night film is Captain Phillips starring Tom Hanks. The American superstar actor will also be present at LFF 2013 with Saving Mr. Banks and JFK assassination drama, Parkland, which he co-produced.\nTeam New Empress has been dispatched to the front lines to report on LFF 2013, so look out for our reviews. In the meantime, we've cobbled together a bunch of recommendations that we're very excited about this year.\nMaryann O'Connor Selects\nThe Double (dir: Richard Ayoade)\nScreens Sat 12th, Sun 13th & Mon 14th\nThe Submarine director and IT Crowd cast member returns with a modern adaptation of Dostoevsky's The Double, the story of a dude who feels invisible and then gets his life taken over by a doppelganger. Fans of Ayoade's debut film will have been waiting patiently for another such witty and insightful film. According to the festival blurb this may well be what we've waited for. Stars Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska.\nThe Congress (dir: Ari Folman)\nScreens Thurs 10th, Fri 11th & Sat 12th\nThis film from the acclaimed director of Waltz with Bashir could pass as an animated version of Charlie Brooker's television series, Black Mirror. Ageing actress Robin Wright worries about the impending end of her career and accepts a strange contract as a result. Wright herself voices the actress alongside a fairly impressive cast, which includes Harvey Keitel and Jon Hamm. Is this art imitating life imitating art imitating life? The Congress is also adapted from a novel.\nWounded (dir: Fernando Franco)\nScreens Sat 12th & Mon 14th\nAmbulance driver with mental health problems has trouble connecting with the people in her life but seems to have no such trouble connecting with her patients. I have to confess a love for any film which seeks to tackle the thorny subject of mental health in context with life in general and as director Fernando Franco was an editor on the stylish ' Blancanieves last year, I expect there to be full focus on the detail.\nManuscripts Don't Burn (dir: Mohammad Rasoulof)\nScreens Sat 12th & Thurs 17th\nWhat do you do if you get banned from making films by the Iranian government? You make a film in secret about vile governments being all corrupt and oppressive, naturally. Manuscripts Don't Burn was shot around Iran (secretly) and is set within the course of one day. It would be rude not to see it really, considering director Mohammad Rasoulof and a whole host of (mostly anonymous) cast and crew members went to such trouble.\nGaslight (dir: Thorold Dickinson)\nScreens Thurs 17th\nSuppressed by MGM so that their own Ingrid Bergman-starring remake could take centre stage, the BFI will be presenting the original British version of Gaslight that was directed by Thorold Dickinson. You know the story, don't you? It's an iconic one. So much so that the term 'gaslighting' has since entered the dictionary. MGM did their suppression work right good so the BFI had to rely on a donated copy from Dickinson to restore the film. Get seeing it.\nTagged as: 57th BFI London Film Festival, bfi, Blue is the Warmest Colour, Gravity, The Congress, The Double, Wounded\nIn Review: A London Trilogy: The Films of Saint Etienne on DVD\nLFF 2013 Review: Jeune et Jolie\nIn Interview: Sam Dunn, Head of Video Publishing at BFI Flipside\nSilent Screenings in Review: Pandora's Box (1929)\nIn Review: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp\nPrevious post: In Review: Shun Li and the Poet on DVD\nNext post: In Review: Emperor\nPre-Order Issue 11 Today!\nFlick Feast\nLost in the Multiplex\nThe British Film Institute\nThe Day Hollywood Stood Still\nThe Prince Charles Cinema\nThe Editor's Pick: 10 DVDs to Watch This Spring\nWeb Development by No Coward with a Thesis base on a modified skin from Thesis Skins + Login","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Forums \u00bb Events \u00bb Briefings \u00bb\nOperation Allied Force (Jul. 26\/28, 2019)\n#14174408 Jul 11, 2019 at 03:49 PM\nWhere: Airspaces of Serbia and Kosovo\nDay 1: Jul. 26th, 2019 from 1800z to 2330z\nNATO Base: LIBR\nYugoslavia Bases: LY90 (Kosovo), LY88 (Serbia).\nWhat: The bloodshed, ethnic cleansing of thousands of Albanians in Kosovo by Serbs driving them into neighboring countries, and the potential of it to destabilize the region provoked intervention by international organizations and agencies, such as the United Nations, NATO, and INGOs. NATO countries attempted to gain authorization from the United Nations Security Council for military action, but were opposed by China and Russia that indicated they would veto such a proposal. NATO launched a campaign without UN authorization, which it described as a humanitarian intervention.\nOn 23 March 1999 at 21:30 UTC, US Amb. to UN Richard Holbrooke returned to Brussels and announced that peace talks had failed and formally handed the matter to NATO for military action. Hours before the announcement, Yugoslavia announced on national television it had declared a state of emergency, citing an imminent threat of war and began a huge mobilization of troops and resources.\nOn 23 March 1999 at 22:17 UTC, the Secretary General of NATO, Javier Solana, announced he had directed the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), US Army General Wesley Clark, to \"initiate air operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.\" On 24 March at 19:00 UTC, NATO started its bombing campaign against Yugoslavia.\nROE: NATO forces must penetrate and clear Kosovo from Serbian air defenses and key military targets, destroying also enemy air bases to gain control of the region.\nEvery MiG present in the area is to be considered hostile. Once Kosovo has been stabilized, further action has to be done in Serbia to undermine its military and thus forcing them to call ceasefire.\nBANNED WEAPONS: AGM-158, GBU-54\nNATO jets are tasked to conduct SEAD missions over Kosovo alongside with counter-air operations including airfield bombing. Once the area has been cleared from air defense batteries, proper A\/G ops against military targets can be executed.\nDay 2: Air strikes and DCA missions over Kosovo continue till Serbian forces surrender.\nDay 3: Yugoslavia is heavily undermined. With a handful of aircrafts remaining and no more SAMs left, destroying the remaining targets over Serbia should lead NATO to a clear victory and put an end to the conflict.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Canada Border Services Agency is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID\u221219. (The Canadian Press)\nBorder Agency Closes Two Atlantic Offices Due to COVID-19 Infections, Close Contacts\nOTTAWA\u2014Canada's border agency said it is temporarily closing two ports of entry in the Atlantic region due to COVID\u221219.\nThe Canada Border Services Agency said the affected offices are in Bathurst, N.B., and Charlottetown, P.E.I.\nCBSA spokeswoman Judith Gadbois\u2212St\u2212Cyr said service at the offices is being suspended because of COVID\u221219 infections and close contacts among staff.\n\"They can't work when they're sick from home because they have to provide the service on\u2212site,\" she said\nMost of the staff at the two small offices had either tested positive or forced to isolate due to their proximity to someone who has COVID\u221219, she added.\nAnyone trying to enter Canada by those two ports of entry are being told to contact alternative CBSA offices for service. Those seeking service in Bathurst are being asked to call the CBSA office in Moncton and speak to an officer there.\nThe agency said most services can be provided over the phone, though in\u2212person services may require travelling to another office. Officers may also be physically deployed from elsewhere if needed.\n\"Everybody still can come to Canada, but your business is going to be handled somewhere else,\" said Gadbois\u2212St\u2212Cyr.\nThe closures are the first to hit Canada's border agency since the start of the pandemic, and come as the country has seen a surge in new infections fuelled by the highly contagious Omicron variant.\nGadbois\u2212St\u2212Cyr said it's unknown whether other port of entry closures might be on the horizon, but added that the agency is monitoring the situation and will keep the public updated on any further changes.\nBy Erika Ibrahim","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Film Fetish Foto\nPop Culture Quotes\nWalking Dead creator launching new graphic novel publisher for up-and-coming creators\nZombie shot from The Walking Dead\nRobert Kirkman \u2013 creator of The Walking Dead, which is being adapted into an AMC television horror series \u2013 announced today that he is launching and will direct a new division of Image Comics called Skybound, which will give a new generation of comic book artists and creators the opportunity to publish their works as Skybound Originals.\nWith Skybound, Kirkman will handpick up-and-coming creators and maintain an active role in promoting and expanding the projects of the growing talent pool. Artist and company alike will be fully vested in the development of their properties into new mediums, including potential television and film projects.\nImage Comics, which published Kirkman's original works, including the New York Times bestselling series The Walking Dead and Invincible, will provide publishing and distribution support to Skybound. Kirkman will continue his duties as a partner at Image Comics, and use the Skybound imprint to release his own titles as well as every \"Skybound Original\" to follow.\nRobert Kirkman plans to preview the first Skybound Original, Witch Doctor, during his spotlight panel at San Diego Comic-Con this Thursday.\nKirkman himself found the creators of Witch Doctor online and will continue to play a personal role in the ongoing search for a constant stream of new talent to sign under the Skybound umbrella. Skybound will focus on cutting-edge, creator-owned stories that are outside of the normal spectrum of mass-market genres. Looking forward, Kirkman recently secured the second exclusive Skybound Original, titled Thief of Thieves, a collaboration between Kirkman and Forgetless writer Nick Spencer.\nWitch Doctor will hit store shelves at the beginning of 2011 and Thief of Thieves will follow shortly thereafter.\nFind out more about Skybound at skyboundent.com.\nmore on Comic Con International: San Diego (San Diego Comic Con), comics, fan conventions, graphic novels, Image Comics, San Diego Comic-Con 2010, Skybound Book Fetish, News, Resources\nposted July 19, 2010 by Ren\u00e9 Carson\nLatest Crush Collectibles\nNew banners created for our Crush Collectibles Shop","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Energy @ Rio\nRio de Janeiro's energy boom discussed in London\n9th August 2012, London: During the London 2012 Olympics, Rio Negocios, the business investment and facilitation agency for the city of Rio de Janeiro has been hosting a number of events in London to showcase the opportunities available to investors in this exciting city. On Wednesday 8th August 2012 an event was held at Somerset House, the home of Casa Brasil, to discuss with prospective investors the business opportunities available in the energy industries in Rio de Janeiro.\nEvent attendees heard from a number of speakers as part of a panel discussion, including Marcelo Haddad, Executive Director, Rio Negocios; Mauricio Guedes, Founder and Executive Director of the Rio de Janeiro Science Park and of the Technology Business Incubator; Adriana Machado, President of GE Brazil; Roberto Ramos, CEO Odebrecht O&G; Daniel Moczydlower, CEO Siemens\/Chemtech and Francisco Nepomuceno Filho, Head of E&P Petrobras UK.\nWith the huge hydrocarbon deposits just off the Rio shoreline as well as the fact that Petrobras, Brazil's biggest energy company, corporate headquarters is in Rio the investment opportunities are enormous. Coupled with this, major global events such as the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016 will see the world's focus fall squarely on Rio.\nPetrobras has already committed to investing $110 billion in to its Rio operations. This opens up a plethora of opportunities to bid for contracts for businesses that specialise in aspects of the supply, exploration and transportation of hydrocarbons. Brazilian law also means that any company generating revenue through hydrocarbons must invest 1% of profits in to R&D. With its highly educated talent pool, Rio is well placed to act as a hub for innovation in the hydrocarbon industry. GE, Siemens\/Chemtech, Schlumberger and BG have all built substantial R&D facilities on the Science Park and with more than 5,000 workers is now the biggest concentration of R&D efforts in energy globally.\nAll of the panel were in agreement that Rio's unique position, with substantial hydrocarbon deposits and the significant investment being made by Petrobras means that the city is a highly attractive proposition to those looking for business opportunities in the energy industry.\nBelow are some of the key quotes and facts which came out of the discussion. If you are interested in speaking to Marcelo or anyone else about the opportunities in Rio, please let us know.\nKey quotes from the panel discussion\n\"Chemtech chose Rio for three main reasons, firstly it is epicentre of oil and gas in Brazil, secondly there is good co-operation between the government, the state, the municipality and private investors. Finally being in Rio is being where the clients are, it's where both national and international business is done.\" Daniel Moczydlower, CEO Siemens\/Chemtech\n\"GE chose Rio because of the talent available in the city, in particular at the science and technology park.\" Adriana Machado, President of GE Brazil\n\"Throughout Rio state there are extensive plans for infrastructure developments for receiving and storing of oil and gas.\" Marcelo Haddad, Executive Director, Rio Negocios\n\"Our business plan states that we will make $236.5 billion investments. $225 billion of this will be in Brazil and of that $110 billion will be in Rio.\" Francisco Nepomuceno Filho, Head of E&P Petrobras UK\n\"Brazil already has one of the cleanest energy matrixes in the world because of our use of hydro-power. Oderbrecht controls a company called ETH which is the biggest producer of ethanol. We also have interests in wind farm contracts. Sustainable energy production is definitely an area of focus for us.\" Roberto Ramos, CEO Oderbrecht O&G\n\"We like to think of ourselves as an island of engineers. We have 2,500 PhD students and these all help to make the science park a tremendous draw to international companies.\" Mauricio Guedes, Founder and Executive Director of the Rio de Janeiro Science Park and of the Technology Business Incubator\nKey facts about the Rio Energy industry\nPre-Salt proximity\nThe location of these recently discovered oil fields is ideally reached from Rio\nOne of Latin America's biggest oil companies is HQ'd in Rio\n67% of E&P companies have a presence in the city\nO&G R&D Excellence\nRio hosts several universities of excellence and R&D centres, such as Petrobras\u00b4 CENPES focused on O&G\nMore than 2,600 students enrolled in E&P related courses\nAccess to market\nWith two large new ports being built and road connectivity to 60% of Brazil's GDP in a 500km radius, Rio is perfectly situated\nWith the growth of activity in the Pre-Salt region demand for supporting equipment is set to grow substantially\nClick here to download the \"Media Bulletin \u2013 Energy\" in word format\nTECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS FOR CHALLENGES FACED BY\u2026","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"The Mystics of Mile End\nSigal Samuel\nFreehand Books, 296 pages, $21.95\nMeghan Bell\nIn the early pages of The Mystics of Mile End, the first of four narrators, eleven-year-old Lev Meyer, quotes the Talmud: \"a word is worth one coin but silence is worth two.\" It's an idea that Samuel beautifully deconstructs in her stunning debut\u2014Lev's earnest voice alone earns the author the back-cover comparison to Nicole Krauss's acclaimed novel The History of Love.\nAfter the death of his mother, a \"yeasty silence filled the house and rose, inch by inch, until it filled the space\" between Lev, his older sister, Samara, and his father, David, a professor of Jewish mysticism who rejects his former faith. When each member of the Meyer family becomes obsessed\u2014in their own way\u2014with the Kabbalist concept of the Tree of Life, another tragedy threatens to tear them further apart. Mile End explores themes of faith, loss, and healing\u2014and touches on feminism and queer identity through Samara's storyline\u2014but at its core this is a moving and evocative story about the ways we communicate and the ways we sometimes fail to.\nIt is ironic, perhaps, that a book that warns against looking for patterns and symbols would appear to be so full of them\u2014\"When you are studying [the Tree of Life], it is easy to become obsessed,\" Hebrew teacher and Holocaust survivor Mr. Glassman warns Lev. \"Suddenly everything you see looks like a sign from above.\" As the story moves from one narrator to the next\u2014from Lev to David to Samara to the eponymous Mile End\u2014it is peppered with little revelations that pull the reader deeper into the story and closer to the enigmatic members of the Meyer family. Samuel is an expert at foreshadowing; while a close read of the first section arguably provides enough information to guess\u2014but not know\u2014the major plot points in the other three, the details serve to build the multiple mysteries. However, the care put into pulling all the threads taut arguably comes at the expense of secondary characters: the Glassmans, for example, feel more like thematic devices than people.\nThe Mystics of Mile End is a smart, compelling, and, at times, magical read\u2014a promising introduction to a young author who might one day be counted among Canada's finest.\nSigal Samuel,\nMystics of Mile End,","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Briarwood, Plaza Towers Elementary Schools Hit By Tornado In Moore, Oklahoma, Rescue Efforts Underway\nBy Craig Kanalley\nTwo elementary schools were directly impacted by a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area on Monday, according to local media reports.\nPlaza Towers Elementary School was flattened by the storm and Briarwood Elementary School was also reportedly severely hit. It is unclear at this time how many people were at the schools when the damage occurred, but search and rescue efforts are underway.\n\"Apparently some kids were being sheltered there [at Plaza Towers],\" local TV station KFOR reported during its live coverage of the tornado. The local news outlet later confirmed that children were being pulled from debris at the Plaza Towers site.\nAccording to News 9, an Oklahoma City Police Department representative has stated that there are currently no reports of injuries at the Briarwood Elementary scene. The school did, however, suffer \"extensive damage.\"\nUPDATE #3: KFOR is reporting that there were no fatalities at Briarwood Elementary and all students are accounted for.\nUPDATE #2: An representative for Oklahoma Emergency Services confirmed in a press conference Monday night that there were casualties at the Plaza Towers Elementary School.\nUPDATE: The AP is reporting that several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at Plaza Towers Elementary School.\nMore from earlier:\nPlaza Towers is located on the west side of Moore, just south of Oklahoma City. Briarwood Elementary is not far away, also on the same side of the town.\nA local affiliate in Denver shared a photo of one of the impacted schools on Twitter:\nOur thoughts & prayers to all in OKC. School is destroyed from OKC tornado. LIVE: http:\/\/t.co\/DAATcInkwa pic.twitter.com\/eYQn5NgZQ5\n\u2014 9NEWS Denver (@9NEWS) May 20, 2013\nThis is a developing story. Scroll down for updates.\nCraig Kanalley\nSenior Editor, Big News & Live Events, The Huffington Post\nExtreme Weather Oklahoma Oklahoma City Moore Tornado Natural Disasters","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"United Health Products Inc. Recognized as Vendor Supplier to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and Receives Order for HemoStyp\u2122 Gauze\nColts Neck, NJ \u2013 March 11, 2013 \u2013 United Health Products, Inc.(OTCQB: UEEC) which develops and markets products and technologies in the healthcare sector has been recognized as a vendor\/supplier by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS). United Health Products has provided LDS with initial orders of its HemoStyp\u2122 Gauze that is being incorporated into aid packages for Humanitarian Relief and Assistance.\nThe Church's Humanitarian Center, established in 1991, prepares emergency relief supplies for worldwide shipment to disaster victims, works to establish a global sense of self-reliance, and offers service opportunities to both church members and non-members. The emergency relief supplies that the church donates typically include clothing, personal care kits, and medical supplies. According to the LDS Humanitarian Center website, it ships about 12 million pounds of shoes and clothing, 1 million hygiene kits, and 1 million pounds of medical supplies per year to relieve suffering in more than 100 countries. When a disaster strikes, the church works with local government officials and other organizations to determine the immediate needs, and sends the necessary supplies and food to the affected area within hours. Missionaries are then sent to help alleviate other long-term damages by assisting injured persons and reconstructing damaged buildings. The church works in these efforts without regard to the nationality or religion of the recipients, and 100 percent of the financial contributions donated to the church by members and non-members are used for humanitarian purposes.\nDr. Phillip Forman, CEO of United Health Products, Inc., stated, \"Being chosen by such a reputable organization, to have our HemoStyp\u2122 on the frontlines of disaster and humanitarian relief, is exactly what we were looking for. It validates our wound care products' applications and efficiency in a broad range of markets and situations.\"\nThe church has been involved in providing relief aid for victims of several disasters in recent years, including Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, and the 2011 T\u014dhoku earthquake and tsunami. In 2005 the church partnered with Catholic Relief Services to provide aid for struggling families and individuals in Niger, and it has also partnered with Islamic Relief to help victims of flooding in Pakistan. In addition, the church works with local government agencies and other religious and secular organizations such as the American Red Cross and UNICEF.\nDr. Forman believes that the Company's gauze was chosen by LDS \"precisely because of HemoStyp's\u2122 flexibility in terms of use as a wound care product.\" He went on to say that, \"To us, this is proof that our product goes well beyond your average bandages use in the Commercial and Consumer Marketplace. The future looks bright for HemoStyp\u2122.\"\nNewer PostUnited Health Products, Inc. Initiates Investor Relations\nOlder PostUnited Health Products Announces Agreement With Ryan Network for Beta Test of HemoStyp\u00ae","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Caf\u00e9 Society Review\nby Noah R. Taylor | July 22, 2016, 9:21 am\nI have a confession to make: I like Woody Allen movies. Unfortunately saying that today doesn't mean the same thing it did 20 years ago. It used to mean you consider yourself to be intellectual enough to get the often pretentious humour of his films. Nobody considered an Allen comedy to be a guilty pleasure, like say an Adam Sandler movie might be, but something that film buffs announced loudly and proudly. While he has consistently put out a film every with year (albeit with inconsistent quality), the conversation has changed. Now when one announces an affinity for the work, you're not saying that you have good taste or that you're smart enough to 'get it', you're saying that you choose to disregard the allegations.\nIt's a tricky situation when an artist's personal life becomes inseparable from his or her art. In this case it doesn't help that Woody Allen puts so much of himself in his films. Even his latest, Caf\u00e9 Society, which he doesn't act in, features his unmistakable voice as the narrator. This is also his third film in a row that features an older man with a younger woman (Emma Stone and Colin Firth in Magic in Moonlight, Stone again and Joaqin Phoenix in Irrational Man, and now Kristen Stewart and Steve Carell). The age differences of these romantic pairings are barely even acknowledged, but that speaks to a larger issue in Hollywood than Allen's personal preferences.\nI don't pretend to know who or what to believe when it comes to the public accusations of Allen's wrongdoings, but I still can't help but feel a twinge of guilt for continuing to enjoy his output. Having said that, I really enjoyed Caf\u00e9 Society.\nSet in the 1930s and bouncing back and forth between New York and LA., the film contains many classic Allen staples: a love triangle (with the aforementioned age difference), jazz clubs, the movie business, gangsters, an eccentric Jewish family, and a fetishism for the past. Jesse Eisenberg plays Bobby, a young man who moves from New York to L.A. in hopes of working for his uncle (Steve Carell) who happens to be one of the most powerful agents in Hollywood. Bobby falls for his uncle's secretary (Kristen Stewart), whom it turns out his uncle is also in love with. Nothing much new here, just another love story with some of Allen's trademark witticisms and insights into how relationships work out (or don't).\nWhat really sets Caf\u00e9 Society apart from the rest of Allen's filmography is the cinematography of DP Vittorio Storaro. Even though Storaro has been shooting movies as long as Allen has been directing them, this is the first time they've worked together, and the DP makes his presence known with some of the nicest images in an Allen film since Manhattan. While Caf\u00e9 Society is no Apocalypse Now (which Storaro also shot), he captures the era with such beauty and warmness that it's almost impossible not to relate to Allen's nostalgia for the period. Caf\u00e9 Society also marks the first time Allen has shot on digital, and yet it looks more cinematic than any of his films have in decades.\nSecond only to his writing, casting has always been Allen's greatest strength. Eisenberg is an excellent Woody proxy and adopts the author's voice in a natural way that doesn't come off like an impersonation. Steve Carell continues to surprise and impress in roles you wouldn't imagine he'd be right for, and Allen once again proves that nobody is using Corey Stoll to his full potential. As Bobby's gangster brother, Stoll steals every scene he's in just as he did as Hemingway in Midnight in Paris. Adventureland, American Ultra and Caf\u00e9 Society now form a sort of odd trilogy of comedies that Eisenberg and Stewart have played romantic interests in. Just by virtue of our familiarity with them onscreen together they at the very least give the impression of \"chemistry.\"\nCaf\u00e9 Society is easily Woody Allen's best work since Midnight in Paris, hopefully the mysterious series he's working on for Amazon can reach some of the same heights. In my opinion, you shouldn't deny yourself the pleasure of seeing it based on principle. If you don't want to support Allen or get caught with a ticket stub for Caf\u00e9 Society, you could always just steal it*. No one will know.\n*stealing is illegal.\nBlake Lively \u2022 Cafe Society \u2022 Corey Stoll \u2022 film \u2022 Jesse Eisenberg \u2022 Kristen Stewart \u2022 Parker Posey \u2022 review \u2022 Steve Carell \u2022 Vittorio Storaro \u2022 Woody Allen\nStar Wars Celebration Recap\nStar Trek Beyond Review","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"In Nationwide Swoop, Five Rights Activists Arrested, Several More Raided\nThe Delhi high court stayed Gautam Navlakha's transfer to Pune till Wednesday. Sudha Bharadwaj too won a two-day reprieve. Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira and Varavara Rao were also arrested and are due to be produced in a Pune court today.\nWriter and activist Gautam Navlakha being taken in to custody by the Pune police on August 28, 2018. Photo: PTI\n29\/Aug\/2018\nMumbai\/New Delhi: In a coordinated operation that has drawn fierce criticism from civil society and opposition political parties alike, the Pune police on Tuesday launched simultaneous raids on the homes of several people in Mumbai, Delhi, Ranchi, Goa and Hyderabad, including activists, priests, writers and lawyers.\nBy the end of the day, five prominent rights activists \u2013 Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves, Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha and Arun Ferreira \u2013 had been arrested on a host of charges, including terrorism-related ones, prompting cries of a witch-hunt.\nBharadwaj is a prominent trade unionist and lawyer. Navlakha, a widely published writer and civil liberties activist, is 65 years old while Rao, a celebrated Telugu poet and Marxist intellectual and activist, is nearly 80 years old, according to his family.\nThere is only place for one NGO in India and it's called the RSS. Shut down all other NGOs. Jail all activists and shoot those that complain.\nWelcome to the new India. #BhimaKoregaon\n\u2014 Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 28, 2018\nThe FIR on the basis of which the arrests were made relates to the violence which followed the Bhima-Koregaon commemorative event held in Maharashtra on January 1 this year.\nThree of the arrested \u2013 Ferreira, Rao and Gonsalves \u2013 are due to be produced before a Pune court today.\nOn Tuesday morning, the home of lawyer and trade unionist Sudha Bharadwaj near Badarpur in Delhi was raided and she was taken into custody. According to the panchama, Bharadwaj has been charged under Sections 153a, 505, 117 and 120 of the IPC and several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). Orders for the arrest came from Swargate police station, Pune, acting on a First Information Report filed in January 2018, according to the police, and five policemen from Pune were part of the team that went to her house. The police were at her home from 5:30 am and all electronic devices were seized.\nSources told The Wire that the police took away Bharadwaj's laptops, mobiles and a pen drive, as well as a diary with empty pages, and Bharadwaj expressed concern that these could be tampered with. Her daughter said that the police asked both of them to write down their email and social media passwords. When Bharadwaj's daughter later tried to access her social media accounts, she reportedly found that they had been blocked.\nDespite a high court stay on her transit remand for two days, there was high drama as the Pune police sought to fly her out of Delhi before they could be formally served notice. Bharadwaj's counsel, Vrinda Grover, told The Wire she was eventually driven back to Faridabad and kept in a van outside the chief judicial magistrate's residence past midnight. Inside, her lawyers sought a direction from the CJM to the police \u2013 as the high court had noted \u2013 that she be allowed to return home pending resolution of her plea before the Punjab and Haryana high court. The stay will be in place till August 30.\nSudha Bharadwaj conferring with her lawyer, Vrinda Grover, inside the Faridabad CJM's residence on Tuesday night. Credit: Special Arrangement\nIn Mumbai, the activist-turned-lawyer Vernon Gonsalves was also arrested in the morning. His 23-year-old son Sagar Gonsalves told The Wire that a police team comprising of nine policemen from Pune and two from the local MIDC police station reached their home at 6:10 am.\n\"My father, like always, had gone out for a morning walk. He reached home and within less than five minutes the police knocked at our door.\" Sagar said their phones were confiscated and that they were not allowed to make any calls until 1:30 pm when Gonsalves was finally taken away.\nGonsalves' wife Susan Abraham is one of the lawyers who is appearing for the five individuals arrested in June in the same case. Sagar said that when the police arrived at their residence, they were not sure if the police had come for Abraham or Gonsalves.\n\"But as soon as they took away his phone and sat down with him and asked him several questions, we knew he would be arrested,\" Sagar added. The police have taken away Gonsalves' laptop, CPU of two old computers, his mobile phone, two spare phones, three pen drives and several books from his house. \"Any book with Mao's name on it or mentions of 'Naxal' and 'political prisoners' was taken away. A popular book on the Bolshevik revolution which was lying in the house was picked up too,\" Sagar told The Wire.\nIn Hyderabad, the veteran Marxist poet and intellectual Varavara Rao was arrested from his home on Tuesday afternoon and taken to Nampally court. His family has alleged that their house was ransacked by a team from the Pune police.\nVaravara Rao being taken away by the police on Tuesday. Credit: PTI\nRao's nephew Venugopal, editor of Veekshanam Telugu magazine, told the TV channel Sakshi, \"This is an attempt to stifle voices that talk about murders of Dalit and Adivasis in areas like Gadchiroli. There is a cooked up story that V.V. Rao was connected with an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There is no truth to it. Apart from V.V. Rao, his two daughters and son-in-laws have been targeted. They do not have any connection with V.V. Rao's politics. The Central government, Maharashtra government, aided by the Telangana government, are engaging in intimidation to stifle democratic voices.\"\nAlso read: 'He's Almost 80, How Will He Be in Jail?' V.V. Rao's Family Condemns Arrest\nThe Delhi-based writer and activist Gautam Navlakha was arrested from his home at around 2 pm. The police wanted to transfer him to Pune and obtained an order of transit remand from a court in Saket, but his lawyers, Nitya Ramakrishna and Warisha Farasat, managed to file a habeas corpus petition in the Delhi high court which the chief justice marked for prompt hearing. Since the documents produced in court were in Marathi \u2013 with only the transit remand in Hindi \u2013 the bench of Juatice S. Muralidhar and Vinod Goel said that it was \"not possible to make out from these documents what precisely the case against the petitioner is\". It has asked for the translated documents to be presented in court on August 29.\nThe high court said that it would hear the case Wednesday morning, and ordered that Navlakha be allowed to return to his own home under the supervision of the police till then. On Wednesday morning, however, the state of Maharashtra said it had been unable to prepare a translation of the Marathi documents, following which the court gave it time till afternoon.\n\"Yesterday you seem to have had no problem with getting a translation,\" the bench noted \u2013 a reference to police claims made in court on Tuesday that they had translated the FIR for the Saket magistrate who granted them transit remand.\nArun Ferreira was arrested from his home at around 3:15 pm. \"I am been arrested in the same case as [Sudhir] Dhawale and [Surendra] Gadling. I will be taken to Pune now,\" he said while being arrested.\nPolice constables had been stationed outside Ferreira's house in Thane. Around 15 officers from the Pune police landed up at Arun Ferriera's place around 6 am. Ferreira, who stepped out briefly around 2 pm, told The Wire that he was then still under interrogation. \"The police is inquiring and the process is still on. I can't say anything concrete right now,\" Ferreira said. Ferreira, his wife Jennifer, his son and mother-in-law were home when the Pune police reached their residence.\nArun Ferreira being taken into police custody on Tuesday. Credit: PTI\nAccording to Ferreira's family, the police told him to cooperate and said that they would only be carrying out search raids. It was only around 3 pm that he was told that he would be taken to Pune. His wife's laptop and pen drives have been seized, and the entire family's bank details have been noted, they told The Wire.\nThe panchnamas say that the arrested individuals will be taken to Pune later today.\nFerreira spent five years in jail when the police in Maharashtra filed 10 UAPA cases against him. In 2012, he received bail and in 2014 was acquitted of all charges.\nFrom Jharkhand to Goa, police raids\nAmong those whose residences were raided by the Pune police on Tuesday were Susan Abraham, journalist Kranthi Tekula in Hyderabad, Father Stan Swamy in Ranchi and Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde in Goa. A relative of Varavara Rao confirmed that his daughter Anala and son-in-law K.V. Kurmanath's house had also been raided, and their laptops and hard drives seized. A relative of Abraham's said, \"Susan and Arun are defending the accused in the Bhima Koregaon violence of last January.\"\nDipak Nikam, inspector, crime branch Pune, led a team of eight Maharastra police accompanied by the local Ranchi police to the residence of Father Stan Swamy with a search notice written in Marathi. The team searched Swamy's room for about three hours. Nikam said that there is case in the Vishambagh police station in which Swamy is a suspect. \"We have seized a laptop, memory card and compact disks. We had only a search order, and we did not have any arrest order for Stan Swamy.\"\nNikam said there is an organisation called Elgaar Parishad which is suspected to have links with the Dalit movement in Maharastra, and the Vishambagh police suspects that Swamy has links with Elgaar Parishad.\nWhen The Wire spoke to Swamy, he said he has never heard of, let alone had links with, any organisation called Elgaar Parishad.\nSwamy has been actively speaking and writing against the BJP government's alleged excesses against tribal people in Jharkhand. Recently, the state police had lodged a sedition case against him because of his support for the Pathalgadi movement in which adivasis inscribe passages from the Constitution on stone slabs and place them at the entrance to their villages.\nDayamani Barla and Vasavi Kiro, noted social activists who reached Stan's residence when the search operation was on, said the BJP using these methods to harass Stan as he is fighting for the rights of the Adivasis.\nPolice outside Arun Ferreira's house in Thane, Maharashtra. Credit: The Wire\nTeltumbde's house in Goa, on the premises of the Goa Institute of Management, was raided while he was not in town. \"He is out of Goa and his house was locked. He was informed by an official at the Institute that police had arrived at the campus with sanction to raid his house,\" The Hindu quoted a source as saying.\nThose already arrested for the Bhima Koregaon violence include human rights lawyer from Nagpur Surendra Gadling, Dalit rights activist and journalist Sudhir Dhawale, former Prime Minister Rural Development fellow Mahesh Raut, prisoners' rights activist Rona Wilson and associate professor from Nagpur University Shoma Sen.\nKavita Srivastava, president of the Rajasthan chapter of the People's Union of Civil Liberties, told The Wire on the raids and arrests, \"We are outraged at what happened. This is a complete witch hunt. Completely false and baseless charges against top human rights activists. The Modi government is showing its fascist side. We are really going to fight back.\"\nV.S. Krishna, Human Rights Forum Andhra Pradesh and Telangana coordination committee member, told The Wire, \"The letter produced by the police alleging assassination threat to Modi seems fabricated. The charges against those arrested today also seem outlandish and the UAPA has once again been used to clamp down on dissent.\"\nAlso read: Politicians, Civil Society Groups Condemn Arrests, Raids Carried Out By Pune Police\nA number of activists and political leaders including Swami Agnivesh, Teesta Setalvad, Jignesh Mevani, Shehla Rashid and Sanam Sutirath Wazir had issued a statement condemning the police action. \" The arrests should be seen in continuation with the recent attacks on pro-justice voices such as Swami Agnivesh, Umar Khalid and many other student activists from Delhi to Lucknow. A BJP lawmaker from Karnataka even advocated the murder of \"intellectuals.\" Both the arrests and the physical attacks on justice loving people must be seen in a series of attempts to stifle dissent and deny social justice. We demand immediate release of the arrested individuals, dropping of all false and malicious charges, as these arrests are politically motivated and unjustified,\" the statement said.\nIn March, Milind Ekbote, president of the Samata Hindu Aghadi, had been arrested. He is the prime accused in the violence against Dalits which had left one person dead. He was released on bail in April. Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh's leader Prakash Ambedkar had accused Hindutva groups of attacking Dalits who had gathered on the spot outside Pune to commemorate the 200th anniversary of a historic victory against the Marathas in which Dalit soldiers had taken part. The other leader named by Ambedkar, Sambhaji Bhide, has not yet been arrested. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had said investigations had shown that Bhide was not involved.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Growing strike solidarity networks in Greater Manchester\nGreater Manchester has been home to an unusual number of major strikes in the last couple of years. Local activists and rs21 members Ian Allinson and Derek Fraser discuss what we can learn from these and the development of solidarity networks around them.\nBritain has seen an increase in strike activity as inflation has risen and after lockdown rules were relaxed. Within this picture, Greater Manchester has seen two epic battles. The first was the twelve-week continuous strike at Go North West buses in Manchester which defeated 'fire and rehire' last year but left many workers dissatisfied with the concessions in the deal. Secondly, workers at the CHEP pallet factory in Trafford Park have been on continuous strike over pay since 17 December, making it the longest strike in Unite's history \u2013 they will soon be reballoting for their third 12-week period of action.\nThere have been numerous shorter strikes too. Five universities in Greater Manchester are involved in UCU's disputes \u2013 the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the University of Salford, the Royal Northern College of Music and the Open University. RMT members at TransPennine Express have been striking every weekend for months, and members at Atalian Servest on the West Coast Mainline have repeatedly struck in recent months.\nOther strikes have included GMB members at Polyflor in Bury and British Gas in Stockport, Unite members at Evonik in Manchester and First Bus in Oldham, PCS members at the British Council and NEU members in several local disputes. Manchester's refuse collection workers employed by Biffa are due to strike from 3 May.\nWorkers learn about the wider movement and solidarity by taking part in action. It has been inspiring to see workers from various recent disputes visiting each other's pickets and protests to offer support, advice and encouragement. While workers are learning from each other, this doesn't seem to be the motor of the recent strikes \u2013 none of which have been big enough wins to really impact popular consciousness and generalise. Instead, the uptick in strikes seems to be primarily the result of accumulated grievances and shared pressures such as fire and rehire and the cost of living crisis.\nTraditions of solidarity had never completely died out in Manchester, thanks in part to maintaining a functioning trades council which always made it a priority. But solidarity networks have developed far beyond that. The process probably began with the 2018 First Bus strike in Rusholme. The First Bus strike coincided with disputes at IT services company Fujitsu and at Mears, who carried out maintenance on former council housing in north Manchester. The three strikes held a joint march and rally in the city centre which helped build support and solidarity. The Mears workers achieved a major victory after more than 80 days on strike.\nThe First Bus depot was situated on Oxford Road, home to the Rusholme 'curry mile' and the main campuses of the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. When the employer threatened Unite over allegations that strikers were obstructing scab buses, Unite told strikers to move to the opposite side of the road, but to their delight, local residents and trade unionists repeatedly mobilised to blockade the depot.\nInitially the police response was aggressive, including arrests. The participation of Labour Party activists (one of those arrested went on to be a left Labour councillor) helped legitimise the protests and the police had to back off. To be effective the blockades could not be pre-announced or publicly advertised, so their organisation relied on existing networks and private social media conversations. One of the lasting benefits of Corbynism was that it created and strengthened a variety of networks of the left.\nThe next big development in solidarity networks was in support of the Go North West bus strike. Unlike First, Go North West made no attempt to run scab services out of the depot that was on strike. Instead, they rented space in an out-of-town distribution park for their own scab operation and subcontracted running scab services to coach companies operating from their own depots. This meant that there were a variety of targets for protesters \u2013 from Rochdale to Stockport.\nThe dispute revived and grew the networks remaining from the Rusholme First Bus strike, involving people from a wide range of organisations in solidarity that involved more than just sending messages or raising money. Activists had to evolve their tactics in response to police claims that walking across gates was obstructing the highway. They copied 'slow walking' tactics from anti-fracking protesters who had tested them in court.\nThese methods of solidarity are not without their problems. Where the union is complying with the anti-union laws, supporters have to take great care to avoid involving the strikers or their union in their plans or actions, so they have 'deniability' if challenged in court, at the same time as ensuring they aren't doing anything that the strikers aren't happy with. Getting this right has required the building of trust between different groups involved in delivering solidarity.\nAnother problem is that community solidarity action is substituting for action by the strikers themselves. When strikers feel confident to mount pickets that block entrances or to picket other locations, they are far more likely to have the numbers and time to be effective \u2013 which is precisely why the law seeks to deter such action.\nOne lesson we might draw from these disputes is the importance of sustained strike action to building solidarity networks. It's more obvious to everyone why they should prioritise solidarity with a continuous strike, and it's easier to get involved if you aren't struggling to keep track of which days workers are striking. A long dispute enables networks to form, trust to be built and relationships to develop. But of course a long strike is a sign of weakness \u2013 we want to win quickly. It is not a good sign that we have seen so many long disputes, not all of which have ended with clear victories.\nPerhaps the biggest danger with substitutionist tactics is that they can distract from what is needed to decisively win a dispute. Despite Sharon Graham, the new Unite General Secretary, being committed to building 'combines' across employers and industries, it remains too common that individual workplaces are left fighting national or global employers in isolation. In the Go North West dispute, Unite could have lawfully found local disputes at other Go Ahead operations around the country. Or they could have piled pressure on mayor Andy Burnham by finding disputes with other local bus operators. During the ongoing CHEP strike, other sites (organised by Unite and GMB) have reached pay settlements without coordinating with the strikers.\nThe traditional way strikers spread action is to send delegations to other sites. The pandemic presented real barriers to this, leaving workers more dependent on official channels or on national solidarity networks which are rarely as effective. Unions often discourage strikers from visiting other workplaces for fear it will be portrayed as unlawful 'secondary picketing'. This is paranoid nonsense \u2013 it's not picketing unless you are seeking to dissuade people from crossing and going into a workplace. It's perfectly lawful for strikers to leaflet wherever they like as long as they aren't doing that.\nIn the current CHEP strike, activists haven't felt confident that strikers would welcome direct action from the community, so solidarity has been largely limited to picket visits, rallies, a march, online events and fundraising. But the solidarity networks have continued to grow. There isn't one centralised organisation \u2013 the overlapping networks include the far left, the Labour left, trades councils, some of the more active union branches, the People's Assembly, students, the recently launched Strike! Manchester, and there are links with national attempts to promote solidarity such as Strike Map.\nOne of the most important and positive developments has been the involvement of Extinction Rebellion (XR), whose activists got involved in supporting the Go North West dispute. This experience contributed to the launch of XR Trade Unionists who have already turned out in force to support striking workers at the Fawley oil refinery. The statement issued by XR centrally about this marks a welcome shift to solidarity for a just transition. In the past XR had often appeared disinterested or even hostile to workers, particularly those in polluting industries. Convergence between the workers' and climate movements represents the best hope for tackling the climate emergency.\nThe cost of living crisis appears to be contributing to a modest uptick in strike activity, and there is no sign of this easing soon. The RMT are gearing up for strikes across most of the rail network. Activists should seize every opportunity to build and develop solidarity networks in every area.\nDownload this leaflet for more information about how to support the CHEP strike.\nSince this article was written CHEP has made an improved offer which Unite members are voting on.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Psychology (BSc)\nUniversity Council at 50: 'Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden'\nAfter the May elections a new University Council has now taken seat. The university democracy is the result of the long-lived national student protests in 1969. Students from Leiden joined the protests for greater representation, although their actions were less revolutionary than at other universities. While they 'occupied' part of the Academy Building, exams continued regardless.\nNote: this article was first published on 17 May, in the week of the university elections. On 9 June 2021 it is exactly 50 years ago that the first sitting of the Leiden University Council took place.\nFor the origins of the University Council we have to go back to the turbulent 1960s. Inspired by the fierce French student protests, Dutch students demanded more participation in the authoritarian universities there. They took to the streets en masse in 1969 and rowdily occupied university administration buildings. Students in Tilburg confiscated the rector's office and renamed their university 'Karl Marx University'. For days, Amsterdam students occupied the Maagdenhuis, the administration building of the University of Amsterdam.\nThe temporary command centre in the gewelfkamer at the Academy Building. Students in discussion with university administrators including Professor Huib Drion (with the white hair). Photo: Eric Koch\/Anefo Nationaal Archief.\nCommand centre in Academy Building\nAnd what about Rapenburg in Leiden? What happened there? 'Everything in Leiden was a tad more Leiden\",' says sociologist Kees Schuyt in his book Op zoek naar het hart van de verzorgingsstaat. The shouting was less loud, the violence less violent, the demands less demanding and the occupation less occupying.' In his recent book De glazen toren, historian Pieter Slaman also looks back at the protests in Leiden. He describes how it all began with a gathering of around 1,700 people in the Pieterskerk church, followed by the 'occupation', from 8 to 20 May, of the gewelfkamer in the Academy Building. The students discussed and planned their actions here, but the Academy Building stayed open and exams carried on regardless. The porter made sure it all remained decent.\n'The shouting was less loud, the violence less violent, the demands less demanding and the occupation less occupying.'\nThe University Council was given a lot of power\nAll those different types of student protest had some effect. The De Jong government relented and introduced a democratic governing system at the universities. The new University Council (UR), which started in Leiden in 1971, was initially given a lot of power. All proposals by the Executive Board had first to be approved by the UR, and the UR could even recommend to the minister that the president of the board be dismissed. The boards began to take more account of the wishes of the students and staff.\nBut it was often anything but harmonious. There were frequent heated debates in the council and these were not always about the university. In the 1970s, for instance, the UR wanted the Board to express its concern to the ambassadors of repressive regimes like in South Africa. In Leiden and outside, university administrators were worried about the extent of the student participation because they believed this caused more division and less resolution. The system also began to fall out of favour with politicians, and in 1997 the Kok I government curtailed the UR's powers.\nUniversity Council meeting with protest against the South African apartheid regime, September 1976. Photo: Jan Holvast\/Academic Historical Museum Leiden.\nUR keeps the Executive Board on its toes\nThe powers of the University Council may have been curtailed, but it still has some influence, says Slaman. The Executive Board still has to present budgets and strategic plans to the UR and ask for advice. And the Board is aware that the plans will be assessed and are public. Slaman: 'For matters that directly affect students and staff, such as a safe environment, teaching quality and working conditions, the University Council is still their main representative towards the Executive Board. This makes it a good idea for the Board to take account of the community's voice.' To channel the students from 1969: cherish your democratic right and vote this week.\nBanner: Discussion during student protest in May 1969. Students talk to administrators in the Academy Building Photo: Eric Koch\/Anefo\nText: Linda van Putte\nMail the editors\nUniversity elections 17-21 May\nStudents can vote for their representatives on the University Council. 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{"text":"Griffins Garden Centre in Cork Wins Ireland's Best Scone\nPublished on Jun 10 2015 1:09 PM in Food tagged: awards \/ Goodall's \/ Odlums \/ Baking\nGriffins Garden Centre & Restaurant in Dripsey, Co. Cork has won Ireland's Best Scone 2015, awarded by Goodall's and Odlums.\nGoodall's and Odlums, two mainstays in Irish baking, presented the award to Griffins Garden Centre in Dublin Merrion Hotel after a vote the public and a panel of experts.\nIreland's Best Scone has been running for four years and year-on-year, the competition has increased in terms of both nominations and votes. In late April, nominations were received from hundreds of people via Twitter and Facebook, and over the past two weeks, over two thousand votes were cast by the public for their favourite scone from the list of ten finalists.\nGriffins Garden Centre and restaurant, owned by Margaret Griffin, has been in business for 30 years and is renowned for their quality produce, with regular customers travelling from across Co. Cork and from further afield.\nSpeaking after winning the award, Griffin said: \"Being named as a finalist in Ireland's Best Scone was incredible. We received huge support from our customers and the local community throughout the voting stages but to be named as the overall winner of Ireland's Best Scone in unbelievable!\"\nThis year, the public votes accounted for 50 per cent of the judging, while the other 50 per cent was awarded by a panel of experts, including last year's winner Graham Herterich, aka The Cupcake Bloke.\nRAI Blasted For All Male Judging Panel For Restaurant Awards\nFebvre Wins Eight 'Star Awards\nLavazza, Alpro and Tate+Lyle Exhibit Innovative Products At London Coffee Festival\nTeeling Whiskey Picks Up Four World Whiskey Awards\n22 Year-Old Patrick Guilbaud Chef Wins Young Chef Award\nLatest in Food\nJust Eat Takeaway's Quarterly Orders Surged 57% On Q4 Lockdown Boost\nDeliveroo Planning To Expand Its Services Into Approximately 100 New UK Locations Including A Number Of Towns In NI\nFri, 8 Jan 2021\nImpossible Foods To Cut Wholesale Prices By Approximately 15% For US Foodservice Distributors\nDeliveroo's Losses Increased By A Third Year-On-Year Last Year","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Montrezl Harrell scores career high in Clippers win over Grizzlies, still gets teased\nClippers forward Montrezl Harrell, who matched his career high with 30 points, drives between Memphis Grizzlies guard Delon Wright, left, and center Joakim Noah in the first half on Friday.\nBy Dan WoikeStaff Writer\nReporting from Memphis \u2014\nRight in front of the best seats in FedEx Forum, Montrezl Harrell spread talcum powder on the scorer's table before scooping some and rubbing his hands together.\nHis mind was processing everything around him: the game, the score, the situation. And in an instant, that energy moved from his mind down through his right arm into a clenched fist.\nBam! He punched the scorer's table. He was ready to go.\nHarrell, one of the best bench players in the NBA this year, adopted that routine sometime last season and didn't break from it Friday, pounding that table before pounding the Memphis Grizzlies in the Clippers' 112-106 win.\nSign up for our daily sports newsletter \u00bb\n\"It's about locking in,\" Harrell said. \"When I hit that table, my mind is focused. Boom. Game time.\"\nHarrell scored 30 points, tying his career high, in only 14 attempts from the field thanks to an eight-for-10 night from the line. It's the sixth time this season he's scored 25 or more, and the Clippers have won five of those games.\nOn the way to the shower after the game, guard Patrick Beverley teased Harrell about the two missed free throws, reminding him he could've had 32.\n\"I'm not going to apologize for wanting you to be great,\" Beverley said on his way out.\nMike Conley led Memphis with 25 points and 10 assists and Joakim Noah came off the bench for 22 points and 11 rebounds. The Grizzlies were without rookie Jaren Jackson Jr., who could miss significant time with a deeply bruised quadriceps muscle.\nHarrell's energy, particularly in the first half, sparked the Clippers as they ran out to a 21-point lead midway through the second quarter before a short-handed Grizzlies team began to fight back.\nThe lead got trimmed to a dozen by halftime and after a disastrous third quarter, the Clippers trailed by three. A loss would be a bad way to start the final stretch of the season, the Clippers hanging on to one of the final spots in the Western Conference playoff race with the Sacramento Kings and the Lakers on their heels.\n\"You could see that we were desperate down the stretch,\" coach Doc Rivers said. \"That's what we should be.\"\nThe Clippers flipped into anything-it-takes mode in the final quarter. Harrell opened it by facing up, fumbling the ball during a between-the-legs dribble, regaining it and bouncing in a 17-foot jumper.\nDanilo Gallinari ended a wild possession by grabbing a loose ball and colliding with former Clipper Avery Bradley. Knocked to the floor, Gallinari got up, a bruise below his left eye instantly forming. After trying to find some ice during a timeout, Gallinari stepped to the line and made a pair of free throws \u2013 he sank all eight of his attempts in the fourth and scored 10 straight points.\n\"I don't look tough,\" he said about the bruise. \"I am tough.\"\nLou Williams, usually the team's fourth-quarter scoring ace, missed all but one of his five fourth-quarter shots. But he finished a team-best plus-13 in the fourth after recording all five of the team's assists in the quarter.\nAnd Beverley provided what he calls \"the 'it' factor\", rising through the Memphis frontcourt for a key offensive rebound late in the game, extending a possession that ended with a three-point play for Harrell.\nHe punctuated his night with a powerful slam on the very next possession, helping seal the win while keeping the Clippers two games ahead of the Kings and three ahead of the Lakers.\n\"Playing hard is a skill, especially nowadays,\" Beverley said. \"We've been fortunate. Trez has been fortunate to kind of own that skill and bring it every night. What he does, you just have to give him a lot of credit.\"\ndan.woike@latimes.com\nTwitter: @DanWoikeSports\nDan Woike\nDan Woike is the national basketball writer for the Los Angeles Times, a job he moved into after covering the Chargers' first season back in Los Angeles for The Times.\nNatalie Nakase continues to climb in the Clippers organization\nThe Clippers trailed the Sacramento Kings by 10 at halftime of their fourth Las Vegas Summer League game, a chance to advance to the eight-team playoffs potentially on the line.\nThe Sports Report: Kawhi Leonard may not be a Clipper as long as we first thought\nHowdy, my name is Houston Mitchell and it's strange having no baseball on to watch in the middle of July.\nCliff Alexander is hoping for another NBA shot, maybe with the Clippers\nCliff Alexander thought he was on the path to NBA stardom in 2014.\nKawhi Leonard and Paul George officially join Clippers' roster\nKawhi Leonard and Paul George, perhaps the most talented all-around tandem in the NBA, were officially added to the Clippers' roster Wednesday.\nSoccer! Jessica McDonald, Tierna Davidson had different journeys to the top\nHello and welcome to the latest edition of the L.A. Times soccer newsletter.\nThe Sports Report: It's good news, bad news for the Dodgers\nHowdy, my name is Houston Mitchell and it was so hot Monday that I saw two trees fighting over a dog.\nAngels rally against Astros to extend homestand winning streak\nThe Angels have lived on the outskirts of playoff contention, sliding on and off the bubble, for the better part of four months.\nColumn: Angels search for familiarity and hope following Tyler Skaggs' death\nAs the Los Angeles Angels continue to mourn the loss of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, they try to find a way to stay focused on the on-field tasks before them.\nDave Roberts looks to keep Dodgers' momentum going in second half\nDave Roberts raised his arms to applaud the clinic unfolding before him.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"National parks and Conservation areas\nTravels and Expeditions\nWhat to see in Tanzania\nLake Natron: Giraffes - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi\nTanzania is a natural paradise, here you will find many great national parks become an icon of the photographic safari, the route taken by the Great Migration of wildebeests and zebras takes place largely in Tanzanian territory in one of the most famous parks in the world: the Serengeti National Park.\nThe Serengeti plains are the very idea of the African savannah, the endless expanses, dotted only by a few acacia trees, are the territory where an incredible variety of species of animals live and breed, are the arena of epic battles to conquer females and for the defense of the territory, they are the territory of the cheetahs fast hunt and of the majestic lions and above all it is the scenario that is the background to the Great Migration, more than a half million wildebeests and zebras running along the circuit of life always in search of new pastures.\nThe crater of the Ngorongoro is the earthly representation of Eden; imploded inside the caldera of an extinct volcano it was created, over the centuries, a perfectly balanced environment where they can live buffalos, lions, rhinos, hyenas, caracals and numerous species of antelopes.\nThe Ngorongoro is a self-sufficient microcosm, there is a lake that provides the necessary water, grasslands, small hills and wooded areas and the volcano walls are covered with dense vegetation growing thanks to the humidity of the morning mists.\nThe Ngorongoro Crater is not the only volcano on Tanzanian soil; along the Great Rift Valley in fact there are several volcanoes, the most famous is undoubtedly the Kilimanjaro, the highest solitary mountain in the world, there is also the Meru Mount dominating the Arusha area while the Ol Doinyo Lengai overlooks the Natron Lake.\nYou can make excursions to conquer the summit of these volcanoes, the Kilimanjaro Mount, with its 5,895 meters height, is a challenge for even the most trained athletes, simpler instead climbing to the top of the Meru Mount that also gives sightings of different species of wildlife, while you can ascend the Ol Doinyo Lengai to attend a religious ceremony of the Maasai, who are used to bring gifts to the gods on the crater rim.\nArusha is the city from which most of the safari in the Northern circuit start; it is also the city of coffee, there are many plantations that you can visit; Arusha is also venue to the Arusha National Park, where you may spot white and black colobus and many species of birds as well as giraffes, buffalos, different species of antelopes and hundreds of thousands of pink flamingos both greater and lesser.\nThe nearby Tarangire and Manyara Lake National Parks guarantee the sighting of the many elephant herds of Tanzania and the majestic baobabs.\nTo the South lies the Southern parks circuit, the Ruaha National Park and the Selous Game Reserve.\nThe Ruaha is the first natural park by extension of the entire Tanzania, home to all the typical animals of the African savannah: lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, elephants, giraffes, zebras and many species of antelopes.\nThe Selous Game Reserve is divided into two sections, a naturalist one for photo safaris and another one dedicated to hunting, in the park there is a high concentration of animals such as elephants, crocodiles, hippos and wild dogs and many species of birds.\nThe region overlooking the Tanganyika Lake is home to two major parks for the conservation of primates, especially chimpanzees: the Mahale Mountains National Park and the Gombe Stream National Park.\nTanzania is not only a paradise for safari but also the ideal destination for those who want to relax in the sun on the beautiful beaches, Zanzibar is the holiday capital in the name of long white beaches and blue candid waters; but in Zanzibar, visiting Stone Town, you can also discover the island's history, that played an important role in trade and slave trade in the Indian Ocean for several centuries.\nAnother island that lies off the coast of Tanzania is the island of Mafia where you can go hiking and diving in order to closely observe the marine life and the huge whale shark.\nFollow Exploring Africa:\nExploringAfrica's photogalleries\nSAFARI ADV\nVisit Africa with us!\nFind out here our itineraries\nWe will make you live an unforgettable experience!\nTravel with SafariADV\nBlog latest news\nHelp for Africa\nOur trip to South Africa and Botswana in numbers\nZanzibar - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi\nZanzibar, beaches and spices\nNgorongoro Conservation Area: lions - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi\nTanzania the North Parks Circuit\nOlduvai gorge - Photo Credits: Clive Moss\nOlduvai Gorge\nArusha - Photo Credits: Romina Facchi\nThe city of Arusha\nSelous with the Bulawayo Field Force Troops\nThe history of Tanzania","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ashley Eckstein takes on her character Ahsoka's unique Jedi look.\nJedi trappings complete the fan\nEditor's note: Ashley Eckstein, founder of the Her Universe line of apparel and accessories for fangirls, is a huge fangirl herself. Her devotion to \"Star Wars\" extends far beyond the four seasons of voice acting she's logged on \"Star Wars: The Clone Wars,\" which airs on Cartoon Network. The show's season finale will air March 9 at 8 p.m. ET\/PT. (Cartoon Network, like CNN, is owned by parent company Time Warner.) Eckstein's love of the character she plays in the cartoon series, Ahsoka Tano, fostered a growing desire to dress up as Ahsoka. This is her account of reaching that goal.\nFor kids, it's completely normal to dress up in costume.\nWhen I was a little girl, I used to dress up all the time, and not just for Halloween. We had a giant dress-up bag full of costumes! My sister and I would tear through that bag during playtime, and every day we were different characters.\nWe had beautiful princess dresses, a pirate costume, a Punky Brewster outfit, a Cousin Itt costume from \"The Addams Family,\" an authentic Disney Alice in Wonderland dress (my favorite!) and, as seen in the photo below, a Karate Kid costume. I was a total tomboy and for my school pictures, I insisted on wearing my Karate Kid uniform.\nWhy, then, is it considered nerdy, weird or socially unacceptable by the general population for adults to dress up as their favorite characters, outside of Halloween?\nAs any true fanboy or fangirl knows, dressing up in costume is called \"cosplay,\" and, as adults, many of us take this hobby very seriously. We spend hours perfecting these costumes and find a lot of pride and joy in debuting our works at local conventions or events. Go to Dragon*Con in Atlanta and you will behold some of the most amazing costumes you've ever seen, complete with a parade through the downtown streets showcasing the meticulous work of many hardcore fans. FULL POST\nPosted by Ashley Eckstein -- Special to CNN","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Vikings open season with loss to Panthers\nSHOT: Senior forward Madalyn Robrock paced the Vikings with 18 points during Huntington North's season-opening 53\u201346 loss to Snider on Tuesday.\nThe Huntington North girls basketball team lost their first game of the season to Snider by a score of 53\u201346 Tuesday night on Bob Straight Court in North Arena.\nThe loss started the Vikings' record at 0\u20131 on the young season.\nHuntington North got off to a rough start in the contest, turning the ball over regularly due to Snider's high-pressure defensive scheme. The Panthers held a 14\u20137 lead after the first quarter of play.\nHowever, the Vikings responded well in the second quarter, turning the tables and outscoring Snider 14\u20137 in the quarter to send the game into halftime tied at 21\u201321. Huntington North opened the frame on a 7\u20132 run to close the gap.\nThe third quarter was tightly contest, featuring a back-and-forth style of play. The frame resulted in a 15\u201313 advantage for the Panthers, giving Snider a 36\u201334 lead heading into the fourth quarter.\nDespite Huntington North's strong play during the second and third quarters, the Vikings could not sustain their performance, as Snider exploded for a 10\u20132 run to start the fourth quarter. Though the Vikings would string together a 6\u20130 run of their own later in the fourth quarter, it proved to be too little, too late for Huntington North, as Snider ultimately claimed a 53\u201346 victory.\n\"We talked a lot about breaking the press because we can't simulate that here in practice, so we talked about it,\" said head coach Heidi Lawson. \"I thought the girls did a pretty good job. I think what killed us was the half-court pressure. That's something that we're going to have to work on. They're somewhat young and I'm okay with that. At least they're learning and listening. So, we're just going to move on from this, but it's a good experience for us to be here and play against Snider.\"\nSenior forward Madalyn Robrock paced the Viking offense, draining 18 points and adding a team-high nine rebounds.\nFreshman guard Leah Campbell finished second in points for Huntington North with 12 while tallying a team-leading five assists in the game.\nFreshman forward Addy Wiley, sophomore guard Reece Colclesser and sophomore center Katelynn Arnold rounded out the Viking scoring, recording nine, five and two points, respectively.\nCoclesser led the defensive efforts for the Vikings, registering a trio of Huntington North's six steals in the contest.\n\"I thought Addy Wiley did a nice job,\" Lawson said. \"She came in and face-guarded (Snider guard Zoe Wilson) for us and did a pretty good job. \u2026 (Robrock) just needs to hit those inside shots and we'll be up by 20 points.\"\nThe Vikings will return to the court on Nov. 9 when they host North Side. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m. on Bob Straight Court in North Arena.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Forgotten art of architecture\nNovember 22, 2013 \u00b7 by Your Herald\t\u00b7 in arts.\t\u00b7\n\u2022 Malcolm Mackay wants to see beauty in modern buildings.\nClassic architecture is ailing and architects have forgotten the skills of old, says local urban designer Malcolm Mackay.\n\"The current generation of architects have lost their way, they've lost their training: They just put stuff together and hope it looks okay,\" the Mt Hawthorn local says.\n\"Sometimes it does, and more than often it doesn't.\"\nHe's seeking to revive what he regards as a near-dead art form with his exhibition of hand-drawn designs inspired by classic architecture the world over.\n\"It all started with an epiphany that I had in Adelaide a couple of years ago: Adelaide has a fantastic collection of old buildings because it hasn't had as much development as Perth.\n\"I thought 'not only is this beautiful, but there's not many people around who can do this any more.\n\"Up until the early 1900s, proportion, elegance and doing things beautifully was a major preoccupation.\n\"In the olden days the buildings had a lot more richness to them, the ornamentation and the details made them great to look at.\"\nMackay, who sees his fair share of designs by sitting on development assessment panels that oversee approval of big projects in Perth, says it's a myth the old-style ornamentations are prohibitively expensive.\n\"They only account for 12 to 15 per cent of the building cost.\"\nAs to why architects have lost their way: \"Sometimes it's developer pressure to make it as cheap as possible, but I think it's actually a cultural thing.\n\"Architects moved into a modernist phase in the '20s or '30s and they just got stuck there and never came back\". It's a phase he characterises as, \"very stripped down, steel, glass, concrete, no ornamentation, rectangles and boxes\".\nMackay says the community feels, \"an element of frustration and disappointment with what architects do\" but he thinks they should speak up about what they want to see in new developments.\n\"I'd love to see architects and the community talking to each other again, and for architects to discover what it is that turns the community on and get back into that space again.\n\"That's the message I'm trying to send out: Not all is lost, not all architects are into boring buildings, we can do it differently.\n'There's a lot of apathy, people get ground down. You may only be one voice, but if everybody decides to speak out you would get a groundswell of opinion.\"\nMalcolm Mackay's The Forgotten Art of Architecture is at Linton & Kay Galleries, level 1\/137 St Georges Terrace from November 24 to December 12.\nby DAVID BELL\n\u2190 It's Buddha lovely\nLetters 23.11.13 \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"News Crime Little Village\nMan shot in Little Village\nSHARE Man shot in Little Village\nSun-Times file photo\nA man walked into a hospital early Wednesday and told investigators he was shot in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side.\nAbout 2:15 a.m., the 32-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the back and walked into University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, according to Chicago Police.\nHe said the shooting happened at South Western and South Blue Island avenues, police said. His condition was not immediately available.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Winds of change blowing through Lake Vyrnwy\nONE of Wales' most famous beauty spots could be managed by multiple owners following the \"biggest land sale for decades\", it was claimed last night.\nWater firm Severn Trent put the Lake Vyrnwy Estate in Llanwddyn in Mid Wales up for sale last July with a price tag of \u00a311m on a 125-year lease.\nThe land is being split into four lots by property firm, Knight Frank, and the utilities firm is now preparing to vote on its favoured bid at a board meeting, with the result now expected within weeks, rather than days.\nThe only known bidders for the estate \u2013 comprising more than 23,315 acres \u2013 are international businessman Rhys Jones, 41, from Bala; the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Cymru and Mid Wales Housing.\nRSPB Cymru and Mid Wales Housing Association have submitted a joint bid.\nIt is believed Mr Jones has offered the RSPB a nature reserve agreement for 125 years to ensure the protection of wildlife. Sources close to him suggest that if he does not obtain the RSPB farm he will have difficulty in committing the \u00a32m investment as the estate will be fragmented.\nA nature reserve preserved by the RSPB would be one solution for Severn Trent to consider, provided the Countryside Council for Wales provides environmental advice and works with the successful bidder.\nYesterday Powys councillor Simon Baynes, who represents Llanwddyn, said he thinks multiple ownership may be the best option. \"I have believed for some time now that it is highly likely that the RSPB and Rhys Jones, could be a part of the solution,\" he said.\n\"If there are multiple owners, more time will be needed to sort out the details.\n\"I hear on the grapevine that a decision on the bids could be made in early March.\"\nMontgomeryshire Conservative MP, Glyn Davies, was also in favour of multiple ownership.\n\"The decision day for bids has slipped a few times; this has been a very long, drawn-out process and I'm sure there are lots of negotiations going on behind the scenes, as with any large-scale land disposal.\"\nMr Jones said he has given Severn Trent assurances of a sizeable investment funding programme over the next three years in his bid.\n\"Rural Wales needs investment,\" he said. \"We need to encourage enterprise and allow local rural areas to flourish. We have no doubt that the estate can be vibrant again.\n\"The [Lake Vyrnwy] hotel is a great asset and we want to work with local stakeholders and get the estate on track. The environment is key and we will offer a nature reserve of world- class standards.\"\nHe added that he would seek to hire a full-time event manager who could raise the profile of the area.\nLocal housewife, Margaret Hughes, 70, said she and \"most of the community of Llanwddyn\" wish to see investment in the area, led by Mr Jones.\n\"We want Llanwddyn to be what it used to be when the estate was owned by the Liverpool Corporation, 100 years ago,\" she said.\n\"We need more support to keep our community going; 140 local people signed our petition in favour of Mr Jones.\"\nThe remote landscape is one of the most picturesque natural assets of Wales.\nIt includes the nation's largest remaining tract of heather moorland and is home to rare red grouse, merlin, hen harrier and black grouse.\nThe biggest of the lots includes 12,000 acres of land farmed jointly with RSPB Cymru, which has a nature reserve and manages an organic farm.\nThe estate also includes 5,000 acres of woodland, 13 let farms and 31 let residential and commercial buildings.\nRSPB Cymru said it wants to safeguard both the birds that inhabit the land and the interests of tenant farmers who live and work on the vast estate.\nMany fear for their livelihoods if the sale leads to major changes in their tenancies.\nThe Countryside Council for Wales said it will consult Powys council, Welsh heritage body Cadw and the Environment Agency about the long-term welfare of the popular tourist destination.\nThe estate includes several sites of special scientific interest, conservation areas and a nature reserve.\nThe village of Llanwddyn was demolished, flooded and rebuilt nearby in the 1890s, to make way for the 1,113-acre Lake Vyrnwy \u2013 which is not part of the sale \u2013 but is also owned by Severn Trent Water and still supplies fresh water to Merseyside.\nA public meeting will be held in Llanwddyn Community Centre on Monday","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
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{"text":"Westside Jewish Community Center offers New Program for Parents-to-be\nBy Elena Epstein\nThe Westside Jewish Community Center is offering a unique new program for first-time parents. Jewish Baby University is a five-week program combining childbirth education with an exploration of Jewish tradition and rituals, concluding with a family Shabbat dinner. Each session features classes on a different topic, such as medical aspects of pregnancy and childbirth, Jewish traditions and rituals surrounding childbirth, creating a Jewish home, Jewish life in Los Angeles, family financial planning and preparing mentally and emotionally for a child.\n\"We wanted to create a comfortable entry point for new Jewish families into the L.A. Jewish community, so that they could begin to navigate their way through,\" says Lauren Friedman, director of family programs at the Westside Jewish Community Center. \"We want to provide participants with their own community of friends who are going through life events at the same time. Jewish Baby University provides a built-in support network that they can share milestones with, ask questions of and turn to in times of need and times of celebration.\"\nWhile the program is still new, Friedman says the bonds that have developed among the families are very special. Many of the participants have continued their friendships as they share the joys and challenges of new parenthood.\nIn partnership with Temple Kol Tikvah in Woodland Hills, Jewish Baby University offers classes in both the city and the valley. The cost for each session is $200 per couple (scholarships are available). For more information, contact Lauren Friedman, 323-556-5202, jbu@westsidejcc.org, www.jewishbabyu.com.\nFiled Under: Baby, Child Development\nGetting Teen Boys to Talk\nTeaching Kids About Money: Spend, Save and Give Jars\nOn the Record: Keeping Up With the Joneses\nMoving: The Millennial Dad Changes Digs\nThe Dude-la Helps Build New Dads' Skills\nEmpowering Our Daughters","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Ternopil National Medical\nTernopil National Medical University is ranked among one of the top universities in Ukraine. It was established on September 1, 1957. The university has got the third rank with IVth highest level of accreditation by Ministry of Health and Education in Ukraine. There are 800 foreign students from 48 countries all over the world.\nTernopil National Medical University is well-known for cultural traditions. Around 10,000 students are studying medical course at the university. The Ternopil Medical University has 30 departments in which 148 teachers are working.\nToday, the university has become a scientific, medical, pedagogical, cultural & educational center of Ukraine. In the year 2004, the specialized council in Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology was established.\nADVANTAGES TO STUDY IN UKRAINE FOR INDIAN STUDENTS\nNo entrance tests such as IELTS or GMATS are required for admission in Ternopil National Medical University\nTernopil Medical University is a part of the Bologna Process which consist of a series of agreements done with European countries to establish high-quality education.\nThe degree awarded in Ternopil National Medical University is globally recognized by an international corporation.\nCost of living in Ukraine is affordable for every foreign citizen.\nIndividual attention is given to each & every student with high authorized medical staff.\nCost of studying MBBS in TNMU, Ukraine is affordable for every international student.\nTUTION FEE 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000 5000\nHOSTEL FEE 700 optional optional optional optional optional\nAIRPORT PICKUP 3300 - - - - -","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Auto Glass Association Newsletter August 2020\nNSW Licensing for Auto Glaziers\nOn the 19 June, 2020 The NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation KEVIN ANDERSON, MP. released an amendment to the Motor Dealers and Repairers Amendment (Miscellaneous) Regulation 2020 under the Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013.\nWhat this meant was that in NSW, repairer's identified as per the Motor Dealers And Repairers Act 2013 would need to be licensed and employ certified tradespeople to do any repairs that affect the safety or performance of a vehicle by the 1st September 2020.\nAfter a robust consultation period between the AGA and NSW Department of Fair Trade we were pleased to be able to advise our members that on Friday 21 August 2020 Member For Tamworth and NSW Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson, MP announced that the Auto Glass and Electrical Accessories industries will be given an exception to meet licensing requirements until November 2021.\nIn reference to the amendments announced on the 19 June 2020 to the Motor Dealers and Repairers Amendment (Tradesperson's Certificates) Regulation 2020 Mr Anderson said\" the Auto Glass and Electrical Accessories component of the Automotive Industry are not ready to change so they've been given an exemption on having that Cert ll qualification, their exemption now goes to November 2021. So, it's business as usual for Auto Glass and Electrical Accessories trades they won't need to change anything they will be able to continue as normal\"\nThis was also confirmed by the NSW Department of Fair Trading who will provide further information as to what this means and how the transition period will be implemented.\nThe AGA is continuing to work closely with the relevant parties with an aim to provide our members ongoing information, resources, and support to meet the new licensing requirements by November 2021.\nSydney Auto Glass Trade Show\nIn the interest of public health and the developing situation regarding COVID-19 virus, we unfortunately had to make the difficult decision to postpone the AGA Trade Event scheduled to take place in Sydney on Saturday 21 March 2020.\nWe continue to monitor this situation with an aim to announcing new dates for this event to proceed once Australian Government Department Of Health and relevant State and Territory restrictions are lifted to an extent that will allow for a safe and successful event.\nThis fledgling event aims to be the first of its kind for the Auto Glass industry in Australia and although it will not reach the heights of our overseas counterparts it is an excellent opportunity for providers of products and services for the auto glass industry to gain exposure and showcase their latest offers.\nFor auto glass company owners and technicians, it is an opportunity to learn from each other, meet with suppliers and see first had the latest industry tools and technological advancements.\nAnd hopefully it will pave the way for future events of its kind in Australia.\nREGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE!\nCovid-19 and the Auto Glass Industry\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has proven a challenging time for many businesses, and the auto glass industry in so exception.\nWhilst many auto glass businesses have been able to continue with business as usual; others have experienced significant downturns in trade which has created increased economic pressure that has resulted to changes in staff working hours and opening times.\nBusinesses have had to modify their business practice to ensure the health and safety of the staff and public.\nTo assist with this process the AGA released its COVID 19 Cleaning and Disinfectant Principles fact sheet.\nDownload the AGA COVID 19 Cleaning and Disinfectant Principles Fact Sheet\nVehicle Award Changes\nThe Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010 (Vehicle Award) is changing to become the Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020 (New Vehicle Award).\nIf you are an employer in the Auto Glass Industry you should.\nBe aware that from 29 May 2020 employees will be covered by the new Vehicle Repair, Services and Retail Award 2020\nReview the new vehicle award at Fair Work Commission - Modern Awards List\nImplement any changes to your existing employment contracts, policies etc\nProvide employees with access to a copy of the new applicable award\nIf you need help understanding the new award and how these changes affect you and your employees contact the Employsure Advice Team using reference ERA0871 on 1300 651 415 or email advice@employsure.com.au.\nAGA and AAAA (Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association) Working Together\nStuart Charity AAAA Chief Executive Officer of the AAAA says \"there are significant synergies between the AGA and AAAA which present a range of opportunities where the two associations can complement each other\"\nThe AAAA is the only independent, national, member owned organisation representing the Australian Automotive Aftermarket, the AAAA has had a wide reaching and definite impact on the industry, AAAA members and their customers.\nThe AAAA who has longed championed the Choice of Repairer campaign on behalf of their members and the wider industry. And was integral to the Australian governments landmark announcement in October 2019 that they would introduce a mandatory data sharing law.\nArticle: New Mandatory Data Sharing Law to Transform Automotive Repair Industry\nIn 2020 the AAAA will celebrate 40 years of servicing the Automotive Aftermarket Industry.\nRead more at: AAAA will celebrated 40 years of serving the automotive Aftermarket Industry\nWorking with AAAA the AGA will be a supporting association of the Australia Auto Aftermarket and Collision Repair Expo 29 April to 01 May 2021\nThe Expo is the single largest event of its kind in Australia featuring the very latest in automotive parts, accessories, workshop tools and equipment. Attracting over 350 exhibitors and 10,000 domestic and international trade visitors, the 2021 Expo will showcase a comprehensive range of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, tools and equipment from the industry's leading companies and brands.\nIn December 2019 opened its first Auto Innovation Centre (AIC) The state-of-the-art facility in Mulgrave, Melbourne. The Auto Innovation Centre offers a mix of key services to the automotive industry and will be a Hub for automotive training and education, playing a key role in inspiring the next generation of automotive industry workers.\nWe would like to work closely with the AGA with a view to potentially offering training and\/or ADAS recalibration services to AGA members\nView the AAAA Magazine here!\nSafe Drive Away Time (SDAT)\nThe windscreen and adhesive industries have invested significant dollars and man hours to establish the science of 'safe drive away time' (SDAT) says the Auto Glass Association (AGA).\nAlmost a third of a vehicle's structural strength is derived from its windscreen. That's' why extensive research and development goes into determining the SDAT, which specifies the period of time a vehicle should be out of service after having a new windscreen fitted.\nAGA president Rick Janssen comments, \"Striking a balance between safety and the vehicle owner's desire to get back on the road is an auto Glass industry science, and like so many facets of the industry it's one that's constantly evolving .\"\nTo a large extent a vehicle's total restraint system, which includes airbags, seat belts and belt tensioners, relies on the integrity of the windscreen and the adhesive bond securing the glass to the vehicle.\nIn a front end collision where occupants have not used their seat belts, the windscreen supports the inflated airbags and restrains the passengers.\n\"Quite literally, the lives of a vehicle's occupants can depend on the integrity of the windscreen and its correct installation in an accident. Not only do installers need to follow installation procedures, they must also use the right products and stick strictly to all the instructions from the manufacturer, Janssen says.\n\"With the dynamic and competitive nature of the market there is a constant quest for new direct glazing adhesives and processes that result in faster setting and more accurate SDAT recommendations.\"\nDEFINING SDAT\nThe Australian Standards AS4739:2017 Direct glazed automotive glass replacement\u2014Light vehicles lists that a direct glazing adhesive system shall meet or exceed the frontal impact test requirements of FMVSS 212 to establish safe drive away times.\nThe current FMVSS 212 standard refers to the windscreen mounting and therefore relates to the direct glazing adhesive.\nDETERMINING SDAT\nTests show airbags are completely inflated about 30 milliseconds (ms) after deployment and the front seat passengers make contact with the airbags about 50ms after that start of a crash. The entire crash typically takes about 100ms.\n\"Given the complex variables, several direct glazing adhesive manufacturers saw the need to develop a reliable method of determining SDAT. Advancements in Finite Element Modelling (FEM) and computer simulation of FMVSS 212 meant the forces involved in a crash could be understood, including the crucial interaction between the vehicle occupants, airbags, seatbelts and windscreen,\".\nIt is understood the forces on the windscreen during a crash can be categorised as (listed in the sequence they occur):\n1. Inertial forces of windscreen mass\n2. Forces from the pressure increase in the passenger compartment during deployment of airbags\n3. Forces transferred to the windscreen via airbags from the impact of the passengers\n\"To better understand crash dynamics, computer simulations can accurately determine the direction and level of forces transferred to the windscreen adhesive from the passenger via the airbag and windscreen. High impact testing and 'real-life' crash test give the final green light for newly developed products.\nDirect Glazing Adhesive manufacturers achieving the test certificate from an accredited test authority provides all stakeholders the confidence a particular direct glazing adhesive meets the requirements of FMVSS 212 (crashes vehicles at 48km\/h) or Euro NCAP (crashes vehicles at 64km\/h) at the tested SDAT.\nThere are some assumptions and considerations that factor into a SDAT recommendation. Ambient temperatures during the application and curing of the one-part direct glazing adhesive can also affect the SDAT. Installers should always check with the adhesive supplier or the technical data sheet for the SDAT on the particular product they are using as not all products are the same. Usually, a direct glazing adhesive is not fully cured when the SDAT is achieved. However, it has developed a level of strength sufficient to meet the particular test standard requirement.\nABOUT THE BEAD\nIt is also important to note that achieving the required SDAT and weathering performance is reliant on the correct application of the adhesive to achieve an optimum bond.\nThe use of a properly shaped adhesive bead is critical when installing replacement auto glass.\nMost direct glazing adhesive manufacturers recommend the use of a triangular (V) bead because it is the only shape that guarantees no air bubbles can get trapped between the fresh adhesive and the glass or pinchweld when the glass is placed into the vehicle.\nAs the glass is installed, the peak of the triangle is the first point of contact. As the glass is lowered into place, the top of the triangle is pushed down into the adhesive bead. This forces the top of the bead to bow out as the glass is lowered further. Since the adhesive is being pushed out from the centre, the contact moves from the centre to the final edge of the bead. Air is forced away from the bead and prevented from becoming trapped.\nAlso, many direct glazing adhesives are fast skinning and using a triangle (V) bead helps a lightly skinned product to break and optimise \"wetting\" of the DGA to the other substrate.\nSquare beads can present problems when the nozzle is cut poorly. If any dip is present in the centre of the bead, the outside edges will make contact with the glass or pinchweld first. This can create an air pocket that can result in leaks or adhesive failure in the event of a crash.\nA similar problem exists with round beads. If the bead rolls as the glass is installed, or uneven pressure is placed on it, an outside edge can make contact with the bonding surface before the centre of the bead, creating air pockets.\nThe following questions should be asked and answered by the installer before starting a replacement:\nDo I understand the data that my supplier has provided?\nAm I clear on the airbags installed in the vehicle?\nWill the weather impact my process?\nDo I trust the published test certificate SDAT information that protects the safety of my customers and my business? Is the test certificate from the manufacturer and from an accredited test authority?\nIt's important to use a respected direct adhesive suppliers' product and follow their application procedures as they will have performed a tremendous amount of lab testing, engineering and crash testing to verify its SDAT recommendations.\nDownload the AGA Fact Sheet Safe Drive Away Times (SDAT)\nICAR White Paper ADAD\nADAS is one of the most significant changes to occur in the Auto glazing industry in its history and although some may believe that technology advancements will eventually surpass the current. That all the hype around calibration and the changes to how we do business as a result of ADAs will be short lived as autonomous vehicles enter the market and vehicle technology advances to the point of self-calibration. Ignoring the present could have devastating customer outcomes and leave the industry open to regulatory sanctions and legal proceedings.\nMark Czvitkovits from I-CAR Australia has written an excellent white paper on the subject which everyone working in the industry should read.\nDownload it here. ADAS white paper\nHave you heard about Jack?\nJack is a box that can be fitted to any windscreen in less than 30 seconds. No tools needed, no wires attached, no hassle at all. What Jack does, is detect, diagnose and notify even the slightest nick or crack to the windscreen. You're informed instantly, giving you the chance to boost your repair ratio.\nJack is a brand of AGC Automotive Europe visit smart-jack.com\nAGA Logo\nThe AGA logo is a valuable marketing tool. The AGA logo identifies its products and services and distinguishes the AGA and its members. The logo carries with it the same reputation of integrity and quality assurance that the organisation has earned.\nYou cannot put a price on the marketing value AGA membership gives your brand - if you promote it properly. Placing the logo on materials, displaying your certificate, publicising your membership online and informing customers you abide by the association's code of practice can set your business apart\nIn order to protect its lawful rights, the AGA logo must be used in accordance with the AGA Logo Licence Agreement It is essential to the value of the association and the organisation that these standards be maintained.\nFor assistance in any aspect of our logo usage, please contact the AGA secretariat at info@autoglass.org.au\nUnder no circumstances should the AGA logo be used in any way which is misleading or by a non-member individual or company who does not have a financial relationship with AGA. The agreement to use the AGA Logo will expire when an individual or companies' membership expires or is deemed non-financial.\nNew AGA Website Launch\nThe AGA will be launching its new website over the coming weeks, all members will receive an email with updated login details for the \"Members Only\" section.\nwww.autoglass.org.au","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Expanded Learning Time Summit Looks to Build Movement, Scale Success\nEric Schwarz and Callie Kozlak, Huffington Post, July 17, 2013\nMore than 200 educators and district leaders from 13 school districts across seven states gathered last Friday and Saturday to discuss how Expanded Learning Time (ELT) can improve learning for students and help schools reach new common core standards, and how to pay for it.\nThe third annual Citizen Schools ELT Partnership Summit, held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, united school principals and teaching teams from more than 25 schools that are currently partnering with Citizen Schools or launching partnerships this fall. Each of these ELT schools are expanding from a six or seven hour learning day to a nine or 10 hour day, adding more time for academic practice and more time for enrichment. This includes the signature apprenticeships of Citizen Schools in which volunteer professionals from the community -- such as engineers, architects, lawyers, and financial advisers -- lead hands-on courses that connect academic skills to real-world careers. The extra learning time is led by a \"second shift\" of educators, including AmeriCorps Teaching Fellows, who support teachers in the \"regular\" day and lead academic and enrichment learning in the extended hours.\nSummit participants discussed team-teaching models that connect AmeriCorps Teaching Fellows (many of them pursuing their teaching certificates) with full-time teachers, as well as innovative \"blended learning\" efforts that replace traditional homework with computer-based skill-building monitored by Citizen Schools' staff. There was also a focus on evaluation and ways that schools and their Citizen Schools partners could share data on student learning.\nA key theme of the Summit was financing. Principals and teachers as well as Citizen Schools staff and several district budget experts grappled with the best way to fund ELT, and how to deliver more services to their students in a cost-effective way. Participants even played a card game, \"Budget Hold-em\" -- an adaption of the popular poker game Texas Hold-em -- in which players select cards that contain choices they need to make that will either add to or cut costs for an imaginary district. The game was developed by Education Resource Strategies (ERS), which partnered with Citizen Schools to deliver the workshop.\nSeveral school principals who spoke during the budget discussion said the value proposition of ELT, in which they could gain eight to 10 full-time staff for their school plus hundreds of well-trained volunteers, was compelling and motivated them to get creative in finding ways to save elsewhere. Myetie Hamilton, Chief Officer of the Chicago Public Schools' School Support Center, said that as Chicago and other districts have faced greater cost pressures in recent years there has been a premium on examining investments that provide \"the greatest ROI\" (return on investment) and that are made with student learning in mind. \"Sometimes an outside partner can help a school deliver more to students,\" said Hamilton.\nOther leaders at the Summit cautioned that while \"out of the box\" creative thinking about how to re-prioritize current budgets is important, it is also important to grow total investment in public education, particularly in schools serving the lowest income children. \"We need to re-arrange things in the box, and we need to think outside of the box, but we also need to invest in a bigger box,\" said Kilian Bettlach, Principal of Elmhurst Community Prep in East Oakland, a turnaround school that partners with Citizen Schools and that last year delivered the highest gains in student proficiency of any Oakland middle school.\nSome participants noted the brutal financial conditions in their states and districts, saying that funding Citizen Schools required use of dedicated federal funds -- such as the 21st Century Community Learning Center program, or Title I and Supplemental Educational Services, or School Improvement Grants -- because core state and local funding was already stretched too thin. The Obama Administration waiver program has helped some states and districts make better use of some of these federal funding streams, but participants noted that dedicating federal funds to ELT partnerships usually requires coordination at the school, district, and state level.\nOther participants reported that state budgets are starting to bounce back and urged colleagues to start planning for -- and advocating for -- a robust expansion of high-quality ELT initiatives.\nIn Massachusetts and New York, for example, Governors Deval Patrick and Andrew Cuomo inserted new ELT initiatives in their fiscal year 2014 budget requests. New York's initiative was funded for this year at $20 million and the state will be selecting ELT pilot programs in the coming weeks. The Massachusetts initiative, which has not yet been funded by the legislature, calls for $75 million to provide ELT funds to all Title I middle schools that pledge to add at least 300 hours of learning time and create a compelling proposal to add enrichment and academic learning in partnership with community organizations such as Citizen Schools.\nOther ELT initiatives include a city-level pilot in New York City called The Middle School Quality Initiative led by the New York City Department of Education in partnership with the New York City Council, The After-School Corporation (TASC), and The Robin Hood Foundation. This spring the organizers randomly selected 20 schools to implement ELT from a pool of 40 that had expressed interest. The Education Innovation Laboratory at Harvard University (EdLabs) will be conducting a Randomized Control Trial evaluation of the initiative, and Citizen Schools will be partnering with the Renaissance School of the Arts as part of the effort. In Texas, the legislature recently passed legislation forming a commission to study ELT, and in New Jersey, the State Senate proposed a bill to establish a pilot program to increase the length of the school day and school year and provide tax credits for corporate contributions to fund the program.\nAs Citizen Schools embarks on year four of our national ELT initiative we are encouraged by the promising results our school partnerships are seeing -- gains in student learning in math and reading that exceed the gains achieved by Charter Management Organizations that have scaled nationally (according to the national charter school study released recently by CREDO at Stanford) as well as other celebrated education reforms. We are putting our schools and our students on a path to close a majority of the achievement gap by the end of middle school while also providing the learning opportunities and building the social skills and social networks that will enable students to ultimately eliminate the gap in high school completion and college and career success. We also recognize that, as Principal of Newark's Eagle Academy for Young Men, Vaughn Thompson, said, we must pay attention not just to the current \"moment in time\" but to \"building a movement that can lift up educational opportunity for all children.\"\nEric Schwarz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools and the Executive Chairman of US2020.\nCallie Kozlak is the Director of Public Funding Strategy for Citizen Schools\nView the online version of the story here.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"SAJEVIC, GREGA\nUnion Olimpija Ljubljana 14 Guard\nHeight: 1.89 Born: 27 January, 1996 Nationality: Slovenia\nIndex rating 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nPoints 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nOffensive rebounds 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nDefensive rebounds 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nTotal rebounds 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nAssists 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nSteals 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nBlocks 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nMinutes 0 Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs. Nanterre 92 11\/24\/2015\nGrew up with BC Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) juniors.\nMade his debut with Olimpija Ljubljana during the 2013-14 season, also playing with the 2nd team.\nHas been member of the Slovenian U-16 and U-18 National Team.\nPlayed at the 2014 European U-18 'B' Championship.\n2011-12 IJT UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4 2 0.5 0\/0 0 0\/2 0 2\/2 100 4 2 1 0\n2012-13 IJT UNION OLIMPIJA LJUBLJANA 4 32 8 8\/13 61.5 3\/10 30 7\/8 87.5 8 3 9 0\n2013-14 IJT Union Olimpija Ljubljana 5 13 2.6 5\/17 29.4 1\/8 12.5 0\/0 0 9 4 13 0\nTotals 13 47 3.6 13\/30 43.3 4\/20 20 9\/10 90 21 9 23 0\nAverages 13 47 3.6 13\/30 43.3 4\/20 20 9\/10 90 1.6 0.7 1.8 0","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Elections in Lithuania: an anti-populist turn?\n30 October 2020 12 May 2021\nLiutauras Gud\u017einskas\nby Liutauras Gud\u017einskas\nAssociate Professor of Comparative Politics at Vilnius University\nLithuania, like many other countries in East-Central Europe, is on a borderline between a so-called limited-access system marked by a hybrid or authoritarian type of rule and an open-access system characterised by vibrant civil society, universalist ethic values and strong democratic institutions The legislative election in October 2020 has been a litmus test indicating which direction Lithuania is taking.\nNot long after the eastern enlargement of the EU, a rise of anti-establishment parties was observable throughout the region. In some cases, populists even managed to form governments and to eventually subvert democratic institutions. The previous elections to the Lithuanian Parliament (the so-called Seimas), in 2016, were critical in this regard.\nBack then, the centrist-populist Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union came to power after winning 54 out of 141 MP seats and defeating both the centre-right and the centre-left mainstream parties. Led by the Agri-oligarch Ram\u016bnas Karbauskis, they resembled a business party, whose leader single-handedly rules it as its company \u2013 a type of political organisation increasingly popular in Southern and East-Central Europe.\nSpurred by their popular non-partisan Prime Minister candidate Saulius Skvernelis, a former chief of the police and Interior minister, they successfully appealed to voters with an anti-corruption agenda and a promise to break a supposed cartel of the Conservatives and the Social Democrats that had run the country by turns. Soon however, after getting into power, they started to mix their reformist zeal with efforts to undermine the autonomous state institutions responsible for horizontal accountability such as the Constitutional Court, the Central Bank, or the public broadcaster.\nDespite sound economic growth during their rule, the Farmers and Greens lost all three elections in 2019 \u2013 the local, the European, and the presidential ones \u2013 and they were underdogs in the polls of early 2020. However, when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, the tables were turned around. In the wake of a national call to fight an invisible enemy, the popularity of the incumbents started to rise again. Furthermore, they utilised the opportunity of weakened parliamentary control to significantly increase public expenditure without a corresponding budgetary review. Among their last measures, just before the elections, was a single-time cash benefit of 200 euros for pensioners, as well as a promise to pay a \"thirteenth pension\" at the end of the year.\nHowever, that was not enough for them to rewin a simple majority in the Seimas. Receiving 32 seats, the Farmers and Greens came distant second behind the centre-right Conservatives (Homeland Union \u2013 Lithuanian Christian Democrats) with 50 seats. Furthermore, their junior coalition partners, the Social Democratic Labour Party (a splinter from the opposition centre-left Social Democrats) and the Polish Electoral Action, fell short of the five-percent threshold in the multi-member district and got only three seats each in single-mandate districts.\nElections in 2020 were also marked by the fiasco of numerous small nationalist and Eurosceptic parties that failed to unite and thus collected only between one and two percent each. On the other hand, a newly created pro-business Freedom Party carried out an innovative electoral campaign focusing on ideas of same-sex marriage and the legalisation of cannabis, beat electoral forecasts, and received 11 mandates. Together with another pro-business party, the Liberal Movement (13 seats), they will most likely form a coalition headed by the Conservatives and their electoral leader, the former finance minister, and 2019-presidential candidate, the non-partisan Ingrida \u0160imonyt\u0117.\nHowever, the overall picture of Lithuanian democracy after the election is not that rosy as it might seem at first glance. Only 47.8 percent of voters participated \u2013 it is the second-lowest turnout in history. Although the re-emergence of the pandemic could have played a role in discouraging some voters to participate, the low turnout reveals a high level of disenchantment of citizens with politics in Lithuania. Even if democratic backsliding has so far been prevented, another regional trend \u2013 democratic hollowness (see B\u00e9la Greskovits and Licia Cianetti) \u2013 is particularly visible. The fragility of the party system in Lithuania is also reflected by the fact that the main contenders of these elections, the Conservatives, as well as the Farmers and Greens, were represented by non-partisan politicians \u2013 \u0160imonyt\u0117 and Skvernelis. Some other parties emulated such tactics or put forwards Prime Minister candidates who themselves were not participating in the elections. This reinforced the impression that voters were given to elect a new Prime Minister rather than a new Parliament.\nThe economic outlook is also rather gloomy. Against the background of another wave of the covid-19 pandemic, a new government will inherit an underfinanced public sector, a high degree of social exclusion and poverty, stagnation in fighting corruption, and a record level of public debt. Although a new EU financial perspective for 2021-2017 might alleviate the long-standing economic problems of the country, it would require formidable skills of leadership and governance to remedy the current situation.\nThe Social Democrats will have to restructure themselves further to win back the trust of the voters. The main centre-left party, which ruled the country about half of the time since 1990, experienced a crushing loss in 2016 (falling from 39 to 17 seats) and was unable to fully recover, despite all efforts to refurbish its image. Given an even worse electoral outcome of 2020 (13 seats), the main future tasks for the party are three: (a) to make its internal structures both more effective and democratic; (b) to build stronger ties with trade unions and progressive social movements; (c) to find a way into the hearts and minds of the urban population.\nA gender perspective of the parliamentary elections in Lithuania\nLithuania after the elections: a perspective for women's rights\nLithuania turns right: urban-rural cleavage, generational change, and left-wing perspectives\nLithuania after the elections: what will be left of public services?\nElections Analysis Lithuania ElectionsEast-Central Europe Election Analysis Enlargement Lithuanian elections Lithuanian Farmers public sector Social Democrats\nThe Czech elections in a (Central-) European context\nTom\u00e1\u0161 Pet\u0159\u00ed\u010dek\n15 October 2021 15 October 2021\nThe Czech progressives have suffered a disastrous defeat in this weekend's general elections. This raises concerns about the future of the centre-left in the country. While domestic causes have been the principal factors in the defeat, the role of regional and European dynamics in the election campaign are worth exploring too. The Czech centre-left has [\u2026]\nElections Analysis Next Democracy spotlightsAndrej Babi\u0161 ANO Central Europe Christian Democrats Civic Democrats Czech Republic Czech Republic Elections European Union Janez Jan\u0161a Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski Pirate Party Social Democrats Viktor Orban\nThe Czech right will rule, the left stays out of the Parliament\nPatrik Eichler\nIn a sharply worded clash over the future of Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161 as a person burdened by a series of scandals and misconduct, left-wing politics failed to contribute and offer its social agenda as a topic in the campaign for last weekend's elections in the Czech Republic. The deteriorating health of President Milo\u0161 Zeman [\u2026]\nElections Analysis Next Democracyandre Andrej Babi\u0161 Christian Democrats Civic Democrats Communist Party Coronavirus Czech Republic Czech Republic Elections Milo\u0161 Zeman Pirate Party Social Democrats SPOLU\nThe Czech election campaign was dominated by populism and emptiness\nDaniela Ostr\u00e1\nThe main topic of the Czech parliamentary elections was the future of Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161. The main right-wing coalition SPOLU (Together) successfully raised that topic early on, and made it its sole focus for several months. The Czech Republic has undergone an unprecedented health crisis, which has been responsible for more than 30,000 deaths. [\u2026]\nElections Analysis Next DemocracyAndrej Babi\u0161 ANO Civic Democrats Communist Party Czech Republic Czech Republic Elections Election Analysis Pirate Party Social Democrats SPOLU","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NFL right to come down hard on coaches for not wearing masks\nSportsPulse: Week 2 was filled with fantastic finishes, demoralizing injuries and drama. We put a bow on the week and reveal our latest power rankings with our biggest risers and fallers.\nSean Payton and Jon Gruden are two of the most innovative offensive minds in the NFL, architects of intricate, complex schemes that maximize the unique skills of their own players while neutralizing those of their opponents.\nAnd, yet, neither is capable of wearing a mask properly.\nThere are 4-year-olds who have figured out how to make themselves heard while keeping their face coverings securely in place. This isn't that hard. But for a second week, the coaches of the New Orleans Saints and Las Vegas Raiders must have prompted face palms at NFL headquarters as they were shown, repeatedly, during a nationally televised game, violating the league's rules requiring sideline personnel to wear masks.\nGruden's mask hugged his chin for most of Monday night's game, good for containing dribble and drool, not so much the aerosol droplets that spread COVID-19. Payton's gaiter was around his neck, not his nose and mouth, so the same effectiveness in combatting the virus as wearing a turtleneck.\n\"I'm doing my best,\" Gruden said. \"I'm very sensitive about it, but I'm calling plays. I just want to communicate in these situations.\"\nNFL POWER RANKINGS: A new No. 1 emerges after Week 2\nLas Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden celebrates after defeating the New Orleans Saints in an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Las Vegas. (Photo: Isaac Brekken, AP)\nA look around the league shows that's a pretty weak defense. The Green Bay Packers have the most prolific offense in the NFL, so that gaiter that coach Matt LaFleur keeps pulled up over his nose isn't hampering his ability to call plays. Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor appears to be communicating just fine through his face covering with rookie quarterback Joe Burrow.\nKansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid needed a defogger for his face shield in the season opener, yet Patrick Mahomes and Co. managed to adapt.\n\"I apologize and if I get fined,\" Gruden said, \"I will have to pay the fine.\"\nOh, he's going to get fined all right.\nAfter issuing warnings to coaches who treated their masks like bothersome accessories in Week 1, the NFL escalated the matter Monday, handing down more than $1 million worth in fines. Seattle's Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan of the San Francisco 49ers and Vic Fangio of the Denver Broncos were each fined $100,000 for not wearing their masks Sunday, and their teams were docked an additional $250,000.\nPayton was the first NFL coach known to have COVID-19, back in March, and Gruden claimed Monday night that he, too, has had it. Theoretically, that should mean they have immunity from the virus \u2013 though researchers still aren't sure how long it lasts \u2013 and are not a threat to infect others.\nBut that's not the point.\nThe NFL has expended a lot of time, effort and money to pull this season off, and it has been hyper-sensitive to the fact it's doing so when many businesses remain shuttered, kids are going to school remotely and people still can't see loved ones. The last thing the league wants is to give the impression it is not treating COVID-19 with utmost seriousness.\nOr, as Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday, \"For me personally, I'm just thankful to be working. A lot of us are not able to in this pandemic circumstance. I don't take that for granted.\"\n\"I just want to show a good example and show that I'm thankful for working,\" Tomlin said. \"I try to be as diligent as I can.\"\nAnd while the NFL has to be concerned about the message Gruden, Payton and other coaches who flout the mask requirements are sending to the millions who watch games each week, they should be equally concerned about the message the coaches are sending to their own players. If they're willing to ignore protocols on national TV, after the NFL has made it clear there will be consequences for noncompliance, what are they doing in the privacy of their facilities?\nThe NFL and NFLPA announced Tuesday that there were \"zero confirmed positive tests among players\" last week, impressive given this was the first round after the season \u2014 and travel \u2014 began. But they need only look at the dumpster fire that is college football to know what happens when players \u2013 or those around them \u2013 don't take COVID-19 precautions seriously.\nOn Tuesday, Notre Dame postponed this weekend's game at Wake Forest and paused all football activities after seven players tested positive for COVID-19. That's at least the 18th college game that's had to be postponed or canceled due to the virus.\nAnd we're not even through September.\n\"You can't let up,\" NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told USA TODAY Sports' Jarrett Bell on Monday night in Las Vegas. \"We've got to consistently do the things that have gotten us to this place and not think, 'Okay, things have gone so well, so it's okay now.' It's not. You've got to stay on your toes and we've got to continue to be disciplined.\"\nIf Gruden, Payton or any other coaches are still struggling with this, maybe they can get a tutorial from Tomlin or LaFleur. Or just consult their favorite 4-year-old.\nFollow USA TODAY Sports columnist Nancy Armour on Twitter @nrarmour.\nMike Davis, Jerick McKinnon top RB adds\nRaiders' Jon Gruden, Saints' Sean Payton fined $100K each by NFL for not wearing masks","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Donning checkerboard speedo, former UT Vols diver advances on 'American Ninja Warrior'\nMaggie Jones\nFormer University of Tennessee diver Michael Wright became known as the Speedo ninja during his run on \"American Ninja Warrior\" on Monday night.\nMore:'American Ninja Warrior:' Former UT Vols diver Michael Wright competing on NBC show\nHe started out wearing orange and white striped pants, but right before he started on the obstacle course, Wright ripped off his pants and competed in an orange and white checkerboard Speedo and orange tennis shoes.\nWright took part in \"American Ninja Warrior's\" Indianapolis qualifying round. He sailed through the show's first four obstacles: the floating steps, cannonball drop, wheel flip and block run.\nThe fifth obstacle, the spin hopper, gave him trouble. It involves contestants propelling up and then down bars, some of which spin, with their arms.\nWright fell near the end of the spin hopper, but he still advanced to the show's next stage, the city finals, placing 24th at Indianapolis qualifiers. The Top 30 advanced.\nThe Las Vegas final round will follow the city finals, and the competitors who make it have a chance of winning the grand prize of $1 million.\nWhy he wore Tennessee apparel\nWright dove for UT from 2008-2011, and was the 2011 SEC champion in the one-meter springboard.\nHe coaches for Tennessee Diving, a youth diving club program, and is a volunteer assistant coach for the UT diving team.\nMore:'American Ninja Warrior:' Knoxville's Grant McCartney has heartbreaking run\nMore:How 'American Ninja Warrior' has changed Knoxville native Grant McCartney's life\nWright wore his UT apparel to showcase the school and what it's helped him accomplish.\n\"Tennessee is kind of the place that set me up to be able to run on the show, and Tennessee helped me to reach a lot of my dreams and goals in my diving career, so it was kind of like a way for me to represent Tennessee and the swimming and diving team and tell kids to go do what you want to do and enjoy life regardless of if you're wearing a Speedo on national TV,\" said Wright.\nA former gymnast, Wright grew up in Chicago and moved to Knoxville in 2008. He graduated from UT in 2011 and earned a master's of science in sports psychology there in 2014.\n\"American Ninja Warrior\" airs at 9 p.m. Mondays on NBC.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Alabama Northern Bankruptcy Court\nCase number: 1:22-bk-40262 - Rowan Sawdust and Shavings, LLC - Alabama Northern Bankruptcy Court\nRowan Sawdust and Shavings, LLC\nAlabama Northern (alnbke)\nJames J. Robinson\nDsclsDue, PlnDue, FeeDue, NODISCH\nNORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA (Anniston)\nBankruptcy Petition #: 22-40262-JJR11\nAssigned to: Judge James J. Robinson\nAltoona, AL 35952\nETOWAH-AL\nTameria S. Driskill\nWilliams Driskill Huffstutler King, LLC\n2100 Club Drive\nEmail: bankruptcy@williamsattorneyatlaw.com\n06\/28\/2022 146 Notice of Appearance and Request for Notice by James Cameron Filed by Creditor Peoples Independent Bank, a corporation. (Cameron, James) (Entered: 06\/28\/2022)\n06\/26\/2022 145 BNC Certificate of Notice (RE: related document(s)140 Order on Motion For Relief From Stay). Notice Date 06\/26\/2022. (Admin.) (Entered: 06\/26\/2022)\n06\/26\/2022 144 BNC Certificate of Notice (RE: related document(s)139 Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice). Notice Date 06\/26\/2022. (Admin.) (Entered: 06\/26\/2022)\n06\/26\/2022 143 BNC Certificate of Notice (RE: related document(s)138 Order on Motion for Adequate Protection). Notice Date 06\/26\/2022. (Admin.) (Entered: 06\/26\/2022)\n06\/25\/2022 142 BNC Certificate of Notice (RE: related document(s)131 Order and Notice of Hearing). Notice Date 06\/25\/2022. (Admin.) (Entered: 06\/25\/2022)\n06\/25\/2022 141 BNC Certificate of Notice (RE: related document(s)128 Order Rescheduling Hearing). Notice Date 06\/25\/2022. (Admin.) (Entered: 06\/25\/2022)\n06\/24\/2022 140 Order Granting in Part Motion of BMO Harris Bank, N.A. Motion for Relief From Stay (Remainder was continued to July 28th, 2022 by separate notice)(Related Doc # 73) Signed on 6\/24\/2022. (scg) (Entered: 06\/24\/2022)\n06\/24\/2022 139 Order Granting Motion To Appear pro hac vice for Ryan A. Burgett (Related Doc # 125) Signed on 6\/24\/2022. (scg) (Entered: 06\/24\/2022)\n06\/24\/2022 138 Order Granting Joint Motion For Adequate Protection with PNC (Related Doc # 50) Signed on 6\/24\/2022. (scg) (Entered: 06\/24\/2022)\n06\/24\/2022 137 Receipt number from District Court filing fee paid by Ryan Burgett (Re Item:125 Motion to Appear pro hac vice) (RE: related document(s)125 Motion to Appear pro hac vice filed by Creditor BMO Harris Bank N.A.). (thc) (Entered: 06\/24\/2022)","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Omaha Bar Owner Charged for Killing a BLM Rioter Has Just Committed Suicide\nSep 20, 2020 Bar, BLM, Charged, Committed, Killing, Omaha, Owner, Rioter, Suicide\nAccording to reports, Omaha bar owner Jake Gardner has been found dead after what's been deemed a suicide.\nGardner was charged back with manslaughter as well as a slew of other charges when he shot a BLM rioter outside of his bar in self-defense.\nFrom KETV\nPolice in Oregon released the following information: \"At about 12:20 p.m., Hillsboro Police Department officers responded to the 300 block of Southeast Ninth Avenue after a body was found outside a medical clinic. They discovered 38-year-old Jacob Gardner of Omaha, Nebraska, dead.\"\nGardner's attorney, Stu Dornan, said Gardner was scheduled to return to Omaha Sunday evening.\n\"The family of Jake Gardner has asked Tom Monaghan and myself to share the news of his death today, at his own hand,\" he said.\nDornan said Gardner was a decorated veteran of multiple tours in Iraq, saying he suffered two traumatic brain injuries. Gardner said he felt like he was in a war zone the night of Scurlock's death, Dornan said.\n\"I want to make it very clear that this was a clear case of self-defense,\" Dornan said, describing Gardner as cooperative with police.\nDornan said that Gardner left Omaha following Scurlock's death amid death threats, and went to California.\n\"The grand jury indictment was a shock to him,\" he said. \"He was really shook up.\"\nMORE NEWS: [VIDEO] Minneapolis Erupts in Riots After Murder Suspect Commits Suicide, But Rumors Spread that Cops Killed Him\nThis is a complete tragedy.\nIt's clear that the mounting hate and pressure against Gardner just became too much for him to handle.\nWhat makes this even more upsetting is that this was all originally ruled as \"self-defense,\" but as more and more pressure was put on, serious charges such as manslaughter were placed against Gardner.\nFrom Talent Recap\nDouglas County Attorney Don Kleine said in a news conference that after looking at the footage, the determination has been made that the shooting was in self-defense. He also said that there is video evidence that he wants the public to see other than just the Snapchat video that has been circulating on social media. Law Enforcement came to this decision after reviewing all of the evidence that was presented to them. In interviews with investigators, Gardner maintained that he was trying to protect himself and was fearful that Scurlock was a threat.\nThis what mob wanted.\nThey wanted to ruin Gardners life, but instead they ended up taking it.\nThis is an extremely dangerous precedent they're setting.\nAttn: Wayne Dupree is a free speech champion who works tirelessly to bring you news that the mainstream media ignores. But he needs your support in order to keep delivering quality, independent journalism. You can make a huge impact in the war against fake news by pledging as little as $5 per month. Please click here Patreon.com\/WDShow to help Wayne battle the fake news media.","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"CR Magazine Announces 2016 Responsible CEO of Year Award Winners\nOctober 20, 2016|Compliance, General HR, HR Consulting, HR Technology, Marketing and Public Relations, Recruitment \/ Staffing, Talent Mgmt\/Employee Relations, Training and Development\nCorporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine, announced last night the winners of the ninth annual Responsible CEO of the Year Awards. These awards are presented to CEOs who visibly exceed standards in the areas of employee relations, environmental impact and sustainability, human rights, philanthropy, and corporate responsibility practices.\nThe winners of the 2016 Responsible CEO of the Year Awards are the following:\n\u2013 Manny Chirico, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PVH Corp.\n\u2013 Richard Noll, Chairman and CEO, HanesBrands\n\u2013 Richard Shadyac, President and CEO, ALSAC\/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital\nAll award winners were nominated by fellow members of the CR community and selected by an independent judging panel comprised of previous winners and other industry leaders including:\n\u2013 John P. Bilbrey, President and CEO, The Hershey Company\n\u2013 William Cho, President and CEO, LG Electronics USA\n\u2013 Marillyn A. Hewson, CEO and President, Lockheed Martin\n\u2013 Gale Klappa, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Wisconsin Energy\n\u2013 Terri Ludwig, President and CEO, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.\n\"Today's business landscape requires CEOs to maintain a balance between their commitment to investors and shareholders and their desire to ensure that the company's daily actions exceed the requirements and responsibilities of corporate citizens,\" says Elliot Clark, CEO of Corporate Responsibility Magazine. \"We are pleased to shine a spotlight on these three winners who all set a clear example for their peers by maintaining sustainable supply chains as well as by creating transparent company cultures that promote and reward corporate social responsibility and authenticity in every area of their enterprises.\"\nTo determine the winners, judges considered several dimensions of the aforementioned standards, including the scope of the CEO's impact on their organization and community, the extent to which the CEO drove this initiative, and the individual reputation or professional risk taken by the CEO.\nThe 2016 award winners were honored at CR Magazine's Responsible CEO of the Year Awards Dinner at the COMMIT!Forum on Wednesday, October 19, at The Westin Times Square Hotel in New York City.\nFor more information about the annual COMMIT!Forum and CR Magazine's Responsible CEO of the Year Awards Dinner, visit www.commitforum.com.\nAbout CR Magazine\nCR Magazine is the voice of the corporate responsibility profession covering case studies, best practices, and trends in the five primary segments of the CR profession: a) Governance, risk and compliance, b) Environmental sustainability c) Corporate social responsibility, d) Philanthropy, and e) Workforce\/diversity. Visit www.thecro.com.\nAbout the COMMIT!Forum\nEach year, the COMMIT!Forum attracts C-suite executives, leaders in communications, CR and sustainability professionals, foundation heads, and non-profit executives. This year's theme was \"COMMIT! To A Responsible Culture & Supply Chain.\" Attendees learn how to run a more responsible business, how to build a more sustainable workforce, and how to build a more responsible supply chain. Our competitive advantage? Access. Professionals who attend learn the latest best practices and how-to's from our hand-picked experts. And, just as important, the COMMIT!Forum allows networking opportunities to engage with C-suite executives, CEOs, corporate communication pros, and CR professionals\u2013industry leaders who can help our attendees achieve their professional goals.\nBill MacRae\nbill.macrae@sharedxpertise.com\n\u2190 Birkman is a Platinum Sponsor for the Columbia Coaching Conference Held in New York City this Week\nBusinessolver Makes Executive Addition to Strengthen Reach in Emerging Markets \u2192","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"How to Set Roles in Among Us\nBy: Ian Comuzzie - Updated: November 9, 2021\nYou won't regret trying them!\nScreenshot via Innersloth YouTube channel\nOne of the most exciting new features of the latest Among Us update is the introduction of set roles in the game. These new roles consist of the Scientist, the Engineer, the Guardian Angel, and the Shape Shifter. Each of these brings a different, added twist to each match. But in order for you to use these roles in your game, you first have to make sure they are activated. If you don't know already, then here is a quick guide on how to set up these new roles.\nScreenshot via Pro Game Guides\nStart by creating a new game, either locally for you and your friends or an online lobby. Once you load into the pre-game lobby, navigate over to the little computer sitting on the crate. Press customize on the bottom right to open the settings menu.\nRelated: How does the Engineer role work in Among Us?\nIn the Settings menu at the top of the screen is two icons. Click on the icon on the right depicting a black crewmate with a red background. This icon opens the Role settings menu, allowing you to adjust the roles in each game.\nIn this menu, each role is able to be changed in a few ways. First, start by adding or subtracting the number of each role you want to appear in your game. If you have never played any of them before, add one of each to see how each role will play out. You can then adjust according to what you liked and what you didn't like. And if you just want to play a classic game of Among Us, you can set the number of each role to zero.\nAnother way to modify these roles is to add a percent chance of the role being given out. Each role will be assigned at the beginning of the game based on this percentage. Also, there are advanced settings to change each role individually, like adding time to the role's ability or shortening the cooldown.\nThat's all there is to it! Remember to experiment with each role and their respective abilities as well as adjust the settings as you go to see what works for you and your friends.\nFor more Among Us guides and information, check out How does the Scientist role work in Among Us? on Pro Game Guides!\nPosted in Among Us, Guides\nHey There! My name is Ian. I am a writer and avid gamer for all things FPS, RPG, Indie, and more. If I'm not playing games, then I'm probably watching professional soccer, old movies, or playing music.\nRecently Updated Among Us Posts\nAmong Us: Patch Notes \u2013 (January 2022)\nHow to get the Among Us Jailbreak \/ Prison Escape mod\nBy: Jorge A. Aguilar 'Aggy'\nIs Among Us Cross-Platform?\nHow to fix Among Us iOS Authorization Failure\nAmong Us parental controls\nWhen does Among Us VR release?\nHow to play Among Us in VR","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Elite Eight: Top prospects in the 2016 NBA draft\nJune 23, 2016 by Joel Huerto\tLeave a Comment\nBen Simmons could be the next superstar in Philadelphia. (GETTY IMAGES)\nThe Philadelphia 76ers hold the No. 1 selection in this year's NBA draft, and they have their eye on former Louisiana State standout Ben Simmons.\nSixers coach Brett Brown knows Simmons and his family well. He coached Simmons' dad, David, when he was with the Melbourne Tigers, so it makes perfect sense for Philly to take the teenager from Australia.\nSimmons averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds and five assists in his one season in Baton Rouge. He is easily the best player in the draft and could be the answer the Sixers have been looking for since the franchise drafted Allen Iverson No. 1 in 1996.\nOneManFastBreak.net ranks the eight best players in the 2016 NBA draft:\nForward (6-10, 240)\nNBA comparison: Blake Griffin\nScouting report: The 19-year-old already has an NBA body, which should help him transition into a man's league. Even though LSU didn't qualify for the NCAA tournament, Simmons was easily the most talented player in college basketball. He can score in the paint, has guard-like handles and is a superb rebounder, which is always a good barometer when evaluating big men. Charles Barkley would always remind folks that anyone who averages double digit rebounds in college can play in the NBA. His shooting touch from the outside needs a lot of work, but that's what shooting coaches are for.\nGuard (6-3, 212)\nNBA comparison: Bradley Beal\nScouting report: The Wooden Award winner and consensus first-team All-American averaged 25 points and shot 50% from the field during his senior year at the University of Oklahoma. He's an explosive scorer with unlimited range. And he loves the big moment. The 22-year-old shooting guard powered the Sooners into the Sweet 16 by scoring 29 of his 36 points in the second half against VCU. One of the highlights of the college season was Hield's 46-point explosion (making eight threes) at Kansas. Three-point shooting has become such a weapon in today's NBA, and there is no one in this year's draft class better at shooting the ball than Buddy. Hield has been working out with the recently retired Laker legend Kobe Bryant, so he'll be well prepared physically and mentally when he enters the league. Hield is a native of the Bahamas, the tiny island that produced Laker standouts Mychal Thompson and Rick Fox.\nCenter (7-1, 216)\nNBA comparison: Kevin Garnett\nScouting Report: The most intriguing prospect in this year's draft if Maker. To say that he's an enigma would be an understatement. He was the top-rated high school player in the nation as a junior. But then he started packing his backs so often he disappeared from the radar. A native of South Sudan, Maker migrated to Australia before moving to the United States. He also spent some time in Canada. He's definitely a well-traveled 19-year-old young man. On the court, Maker has all the physical gifts you'd want in a potential star. He's long, athletic, has a good face-up jumper and works extremely hard at his craft. Those attributes alone should be enough to vault him into the lottery. But some scouts still have plenty of question marks. At 216 pounds, he is rail thin and can be overpowered under the basket. At best, he could become the next Kevin Garnett. At worst, he could be the next Hasheem Thabeet. If you're a lottery team looking to swing for the fences in a draft considered to be average to weak, drafting Maker may be worth the risk.\nForward (6-9, 195)\nNBA comparison: Tayshaun Prince\nScouting report: The former Duke standout won't turn 19 until September. Some basketball scouts compare Ingram to Kevin Durant, which is unfair because outside of their skinny frames Ingram is nowhere near KD's scoring ability at the same age. Durant averaged 25 points a game in his lone season at Texas. Ingram averaged 17 points and made 41 percent of his threes in one season in Durham, N.C. Can he get stronger? Sure. He has time to fill out. But most lottery teams can't wait for you to fill out. They need immediate help. Also, Duke doesn't exactly have a good track record producing NBA superstars. Dukies are great role players (see Shane Battier and J.J. Redick), but few become franchise players. Kyrie Irving may be the lone exception.\nGuard-Forward (6-7, 225)\nNBA comparison: DeMar DeRozan\nScouting report: Brown is an explosive athlete ready to contribute right away. He plays with great energy and physicality, and he is very comfortable playing in traffic. He finishes well at the rim and plays through contact. Because he can get to the rim almost at will, he never fully developed a consistent jumper. However, he seems to be working hard addressing that concern. During an NBA TV segment with Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas, Brown knocked down consecutive 3-pointers from the corner with ease \u2014 and he had good form. He's a natural shooting guard but at his size he could slide in as a small forward. His numbers during his freshman season at Cal were pedestrian (14 points and 5.4 rebounds). But the former high school All-American excels in isolations, so he's tailor-made for the NBA.\nKRIS DUNN\nNBA comparison: C.J. McCollum\nScouting Report: Dunn has great size and athleticism for a point guard. At Providence, he was twice named Big East player of the year. The 22-year-old is tough as nails and defends his position very well. Dunn showcased his talent during the NCAA tournament when he torched North Carolina for 29 points, and gave Tar Heel guards Joel Berry and Marcus Page fits. \"He's got cat-like quickness and has the anticipation skills of an NFL cornerback. He's got a lot of grit to him,\" former NBA exec Stu Jackson said. When asked who he's looking forward to playing in the NBA, Dunn said Russell Westbrook. That tells you Dunn is not afraid of competition. In terms of weaknesses, Dunn tends to be a little loose with the ball and his outside shot still needs polishing. But the positives clearly outweigh the negatives.\nCenter (6-11, 240)\nNBA comparison: Arvydas Sabonis\nScouting Report: \"Little\" Sabonis brings a lot of his father's skill set. He may not be as big as his father \u2014 Arvydas was 7-3 and 290 pounds during his Portland Trail Blazers days \u2014 the former Gonzaga big man is a classic low-post scorer who can score with either hand. Domantas is not super athletic, but he's quick enough to defend his position. Against Utah in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Domantas was matched up against pro prospect Jakob Poeltl. Sabonis more than held his own. He scored 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and pulled down 10 rebounds. Teams looking for a low-post presence should definitely give a hard look at Domantas.\nBRICE JOHNSON\nNBA comparison: Shawn Marion\nScouting Report: Johnson played four years at North Carolina, and each year he got better. Johnson is an elite athlete as a power forward. He averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds, and amassed 23 double-doubles during his senior season. As a freshman, he only averaged 5.4 points. The 12-point difference from his first year to his last year in college not only shows remarkable improvement but a reflection of his great work ethic. He led the Tar Heels to the national championship game, losing at the buzzer to Villanova. Johnson has a similar game to former NBA player Shawn Marion. Both are ultra quick to the ball and can bounce off the floor like a pogo stick. \"I think he's the best rebounder in the draft,\" ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas said. \"Really great athlete. Can really run. He's got a great shooting touch.\"\nPosted in: College Basketball, NBA, Uncategorized","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Reports: Apple plans to sell ringtones through iTunes\nNew iPods are expected to be the major news next Wednesday, but Apple will also announce a deal to let iPhone users buy ringtones through the iTunes Store, according to reports.\nTom Krazit\nEveryone seems pretty sure Apple will have new iPods next week at a media event in San Francisco. Could iPhone ringtones also be on the menu?\nThe Los Angeles Times and The New York Post both reported Friday that Apple plans to let iPhone users purchase ringtones through the iTunes Store, in addition to unveiling new iPods next Wednesday. The ringtone deal would only apply to iPhone users, according to the Times, but the Post said iPhone users would also be able to make ringtones out of songs they've already purchased from the iTunes Store.\nRingtone deals are less sexy than iPods, but there's money there. An awful lot of people are willing to shell out a few bucks for the ability to put the song of their choice on their cell phone. Rumors about ringtones through iTunes have swirled for years, but things are obviously different these days now that Apple's a cell phone company.\nThe Post reported that Universal Music would not be a part of Apple's ringtone deal, coming off the news that Universal's NBC network plans to pull its television shows from the iTunes Store.\nDiscuss: Reports: Apple plans to sell ringtones through iTunes","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Nov. 10, 2014 Dec. 7, 2015\n'Net Neutrality' Stirs Passions of Some Ed. Groups, Gets Silence From Others\nSean Cavanagh\n\"Net neutrality\" is a wonky-sounding issue with potentially enormous implications for consumers\u2014and possibly for schools.\nIn simple terms, it's the idea that Internet traffic should flow in an equal and unrestricted way, without the speed of delivery changing based on the business interests of telecommunications companies.\nThe Federal Communications Commission is in the process of crafting rules that are expected to more clearly define neutrality\u2014and under what circumstances Internet service providers like Verizon and Comcast would be able to charge content providers more for faster or specialized access to customers. Some school officials fear that new policies will allow telecoms to bill deep-pocketed content providers for access to an Internet \"fast lane\" to reach Web users quickly\u2014while leaving others, including perhaps educators, with slower delivery.\nIn May, the FCC put forward a rulemaking notice and an invitation for public input, which\u2014stoked by interest groups and even a popular late-night TV comic\u2014received a staggering response: 3.7 million public comments have rolled in so far, a record, according to the agency.\nYet the reaction to the FCC's policy debate from major K-12 education and technology organizations has been more scattered than uniform\u2014drawing an engaged and impassioned reaction in some quarters, and near-total silence from others.\nThe nation's two largest teachers' unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers\u2014which routinely put their stamp on the biggest policy issues affecting schools\u2014haven't submitted public comments to the FCC on the issue.\nThe AFT declined to comment to Education Week on its on-the-sidelines position on neutrality.\nMary Kusler, the director of government relations for the NEA, attributed the union's silence on the issue partly to the labor organization being consumed with other political and policy matters.\nThose issues include ongoing efforts to build upon recent changes to the E-rate program and seek more money for the program, to backing President Obama's Connect-Ed technology program, to trying\u2014it appears with limited success\u2014to shape the 2014 mid-term elections.\n\"We have to address all the needs of our members and [their] students,\" Kusler said, noting that with the FCC's ongoing E-rate discussion, \"there's still a lot on the table.\"\nLibrarians Jump In\nThe American Library Association, by contrast, has been heavily involved and is urging its members to write to the FCC and defend net neutrality, said Courtney Young, the organization's president. The association has about 55,000 members, a quarter of whom work in K-12 schools.\nProtecting net neutrality \"goes to the heart of our mission,\" Young said. Without it, she predicted, \"commercial providers could have a strong incentive to prioritize the delivery of service.\"\nA number of relatively new and small ed-tech companies, meanwhile, have banded together to urge the FCC to stand up for net neutrality, arguing that the potential slowing of Internet content to schools and other customers would hurt their business, and quash innovation by K-12 entrepreneurs.\nThe State Educational Technology Directors Association, a visible player on ed-tech issues, has been active on neutrality, too, asking the FCC to make sure that Internet access remains open to students, with advising a specific policy prescription.\n\"SETDA calls upon the FCC to ensure that that the learning needs of children and youth are not only protected in the forthcoming rulemaking, but privileged,\" the organization's executive director, Douglas A. Levin, wrote in July. \"The educational needs of the nation's children must not be marginalized for commercial interests.\"\nEarlier this year, the FCC approved a series of policy changes to the E-rate program meant to improve broadband access and funding for schools. Many education groups, while describing those policies as a positive step, say the program, which supports technology in schools through charges on telecommunications providers, is still sorely underfunded, and have asked the FCC to provide more money through a new policy.\nLevin warned of consequences for the K-12 community if it was complacent about protecting an open Internet.\n\"If something goes wrong on net neutrality, it could wipe out the progress we're making on the E-rate,\" Levin said in an interview. There's a risk of \"broadband being distributed based on who could afford to pay.\"\nIt should be noted that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has vowed to fight to make sure schools' access to content is not restricted. At a congressional hearing in September, Wheeler noted told lawmakers that the comments coming to the FCC from teachers and small business owners were the ones he had been \"most interested in.\"\n\"The open Internet is open. Period. End of discussion,\" Wheeler told Education Week in an interview in July, pledging that the agency would not let anyone \"disadvantage schools by playing around with the ability of schools to get open access to everything that's on the Internet.\"\n[UPDATE: President Obama has previously called for the FCC to protect an open Internet, and on Monday he made that case again in specific and strong language in a statement posted on the White House's website.\nThe president called for an explicit ban on \"paid prioritization\" of content that risks putting Internet content in a \"slow lane.\" He also said the FCC needs to reclassify consumer broadband under Title II of the Telecommunications Act\u2014a step favored by many consumer groups\u2014under which it regulates other telecom services. At the same time, Obama said, the agency should refrain from using that power for rate regulation and other duties \"less relevant to broadband services.\"\nObama framed his argument for an open Internet in business and educational terms.\nThe principle of net neutrality means that \"an entrepreneur's fledgling company should have the same chance to succeed as established corporations,\" Obama said, \"and that access to a high school student's blog shouldn't be unfairly slowed down to make way for advertisers with more money.\"\nObama appoints the FCC's chairman and the panel's five members, three of whom are Democrats. No more than three members can belong to any one political party.]\nMeanwhile, the International Society for Techology in Education, a 19,000-member organization, has not submitted official comments to the FCC on neutrality. The organization released a statement saying it \"supports efforts to ensure that the Internet remains open as a source of content for schools,\" and asked the FCC to closely examine whether any policy changes would result in \"potentially higher costs and reduced digital offerings.\"\nISTE officials said it was unclear how the agency's changes would affect schools. The creation of \"fast lanes\" could result in schools getting hit with higher prices if content providers passed along costs to K-12 users, the organization said.\nOn the flip side, it was possible that schools could receive \"a lot of content faster\" from large providers of Web-based material, with minimal price hikes.\nOne Washington lobbyist on education issues, who spoke to Education Week on the condition of anonymity, attributed the middling engagement among some K-12 groups on neutrality partly to the school community's strong focus on overhauling the E-rate, or \"getting connections into the school.\"\nThe lobbyist also said school officials probably hadn't coalesced around net neutrality because there seemed to be so many potential policies in play from the FCC.\n\"There seem to be a lot of different proposals,\" the lobbyist said. \"It's not clear which of these proposals are going to win out.\"\nSean Cavanagh is Senior Editor of EdWeek Market Brief. He is also a reporter and editor for Education Week, where he has covered a variety of beats since 2002. His primary focus is on business and technology issues in K-12 education. Previously he covered math and science education, charter schools and school choice, and federal policy. Before joining Education Week, he was a reporter for daily newspapers in Tennessee and Florida.\nE-mail scavanagh@epe.org\t@EdWeekSCavanagh\tLinkedIn\nL.A. District to Buy Professional Development; Mississippi School System to Buy Science Tests\t July 17, 2019\nK-12 Dealmaking: STEM Company SAM Labs Raises $8.9 million; China-based Bright Scholar Buys International Schools\t July 15, 2019\nStatewide 1-to-1 Computing Initiatives Face a Long, Slow, Difficult Journey\nStates Are Playing a Bigger Role in Digital Instruction, Survey Finds\nFederal Court Allows FCC Open Internet Rules to Go Forward","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Laws of the State of New York, Volume 1\nIncludes private and local laws.\n... the stenographer know , as the first stenog . rapher shall receive an annual\nsalary of fifteen hundred dollars , and the stenographer known as the second\nstenographer shall receive a salary of fifty dollars per month ; and excepting that\nin the ...\nThey shall provide for giving notice of such election as in case of an annual\nelection under this chapter . 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The said board of trustees after the ...\n... second , to the payment of any annual rent payable by said association , or in\nits belials ; third , to the payment of such portion of the principal of the debt herein\nmentioned as may be necessary or obligatory on said association , or as may be\nmanner and with the effect prescribed in that section A notary\nChapter four hundred and fiftyone of the laws\ndestruction of illegal devices for the taking of fish is hereby\nLaws of the State of New York, Volume 1, Parts 1-471\nLaws of the State of New York, Volume 1, Parts 1-53\nLaws of the State of New York, Volume 3, Parts 323-858\nact shall take action amended amount annual application appointed approval assessment authorized Became a law bonds building cause certificate Chap chapter charge city clerk claims clerk collected commissioners common council construction contract corporation cost court deemed determine direct district duties eighteen hundred election enact as follows entitled expense fees filed fire five four fund Governor hereby hereby amended improvement interest issue judgment justice lands laws of eighteen manner March mayor meeting ment necessary notice otherwise owner paid Passed payment person police proceedings purchase read as follows receive record regulate relation represented in Senate resident respectively Section Senate and Assembly sewer street take effect immediately term thence therefor thereof three-fifths being present tion town treasurer trustees village vote York\nPage 313 - AN ACT to amend chapter four hundred and ten of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, entitled \" An Act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the City of New York.\nPage 322 - Senate, shall appoint three persons, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party, who shall be styled a \"State Board of Arbitration...\nPage 804 - ... the duties of the position to which he seeks appointment; or who is addicted to the habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess; or who has been guilty of a crime; or of infamous or notoriously disgraceful conduct; or who has been dismissed from the public service for delinquency or misconduct; or who has intentionally made a false statement of any material fact, or practiced, or attempted to practice, any deception or fraud in his application, in his examination or in securing his eligibility...\nPage 809 - No person holding a position by appointment or employment in the state of New York or in the several cities, counties, towns or villages thereof who is an honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine, having served as...\nPage 360 - An Act to consolidate into one act and to declare the special and local laws affecting public interests in the City of New York,\" is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 4.\nPage 813 - ... the repeal of a law, or any part of it, specified in such schedule, shall not affect or impair any act done...\nPage 100 - ... annuities for the determination of liabilities of life insurance companies, except that the rate of interest for making such computation shall be five per centum per annum.\nPage 803 - The commission may refuse to examine an applicant, or after examination to certify an eligible, who is found to lack any of the established preliminary requirements for the examination or position for which he applies; or who is physically so disabled as to be rendered unfit for the performance of the duties of the position to which he seeks appointment; or who is addicted to the habitual use of intoxicating beverages to excess; or who has been guilty of a crime, or...\nPage 796 - It shall be the duty of the trustees of public buildings to cause suitable and convenient rooms and accommodations to be assigned or provided, and to be furnished, heated and lighted, at the...\nPage 70 - In an action for the recovery of damages for a personal injury the testimony of a physician or surgeon, or of a professional or registered nurse attached to any hospital, dispensary or other charitable institution as to information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, at such hospital, dispensary or other charitable institution, shall be taken before a referee appointed by a judge of the court in which such action is pending...\nTitle Laws of the State of New York, Volume 1\nAuthor New York (State)\nContributor New York (State). 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{"text":"Class Signup\nEugene's Music Studio\nTeacher Tip of the Month!\n603 N Main St, Port Chester, NY 10573\nIn-home:\nfrontdesk@eugenesmusicstudio.com\nWestchester Studio:\nwestchester@eugenesmusicstudio.com\n\u00a9 2018 by Eugene's Music Studio, Inc.\nKelsey Foeller\nViolin & Viola Warwick, RI\nKelsey Foeller grew up in Warwick, RI, and has been playing violin since she was eight years old. Kesey received her degree from Rhode Island College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Music. During her studies, she performed in quartets, symphony orchestras, and also appeared as a soloist with the chamber orchestra.\nKelsey is working on completing her Master's degree in Music Performance from the University of Rhode Island. In addition to her studies, Kelsey teaches violin and viola in North Kingston, Rhode Island. She has taught children of all ages, as well as adult students. Kelsey plays in various orchestras around Rhode Island, including the University of Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra and the Rhode Island Summer Pops Orchestra. Kelsey performs for wedding ceremonies, as well as other events around Narragansett, Newport, Providence, and Massachusetts.\n\"Kelsey is great! I couldn't ask for a better instructor. She motivates me to work harder and teaches me while making it fun.\" - Alana Ducharme","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Replay: FOX6 News at 9\/10 FOX6 TV Schedule\nReal MKE\nMedical examiner identifies 21-year-old woman found frozen in Milwaukee\nPosted 12:22 pm, January 18, 2016, by Myra Sanchick, Updated at 05:11PM, January 18, 2016\nMILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the 21-year-old woman found dead near Keefe and Bremen in Milwaukee on Sunday, January 17th. She is Elizabeth Luebke of Oshkosh.\nOfficials say Luebke was found frozen in front of a home.\nElizabeth Luebke\nAccording to the medical examiner's report, Luebke \"was reportedly in the area for a concert, and following the concert, a house party near the location from where she was found.\"\nThe report indicates the woman \"was not dressed for the elements and noted to be frozen.\"\nThe report also says just before 4:30 a.m., a surveillance camera in the neighborhood \"noted the decedent to collapse\" at the address where she was found.\nLuebke was found by a passer-by around 9:00 a.m.\nThe medical examiner's report indicates the temperature around the time 911 was called was \"recorded as -5.8 degrees F with the wind chill recorded as -27.5 degrees F.\"\nA friend shared a photo of Luebke with FOX6 News. He said he knew Luebke as a sweet woman who went by the name of Lana Kane. She was at his home with friends from Oshkosh before she died.\n\"When she got here, she was really, really drunk and she got mad at her other friend and she stormed out,\" the man told FOX6 News.\nWhen Luebke didn't return, the medical examiner's report indicates someone called Luebke's mom, who drove to Milwaukee and filed a missing person's report.\n\"She's a really sweet person. I hung out with her at another show when I went to Oshkosh. She's a really nice person -- a really sweet person. It's really sad. She's only 21. Such a young age,\" the man said.\nThe report indicates Luebke had a history of binge drinking, but friends said she most recently had been sober for several weeks.\nPolice say no one should go out amid sub-zero, double-digit wind chills alone.\n\"If you can stay in groups -- at least with somebody -- and that's just general personal safety,\" Joel Dhein with the Glendale Police Department said.\nLuebke's body was found frozen just around the corner from the home where the party was taking place.\nThe medical examiner's report indicates Luebke was not dressed for the bitterly cold weather -- as she was wearing party-type clothing, including shorts, stockings and a tank top. A sweater was found on the ground near her body.\nMonitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates on this developing story.\nTopics: death investigation, Elizabeth Luebke, Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office\nDaleo\nTruth Hurts..\nYour comments are a disgrace.. even though you are entitled tooneexpress them, it shows that people like you are insensitive idiots\u2026. I know you ve lost someone before\u2026 have some respect. PML\nHow can u make a comment like that? She most definitely made a mistake by going out and possibly drinking and she probably got too drunk and didn't dress for the weather. Her family will be grieving their loss but making disrespectful comments is totally unnecessary.\n0311 USMC Grunt\nTony I agree 110%\nWHAT A LOVELY YOUNG LADY HER POOR FAMILY HOW UTTERLY SAD\nI also agree with Tony. My reply was towards other individuals who made rude remarks and have now deleted their responses.\nthat's pretty messed up alani. drunk, sober, white, black\u2026\u2026 she was a young girl and didnt commit any crime or anything. Just a really sad story and I hope her family gets through this.\nThey did look for her. She was out there over an hour before showing up close to where she originally had been. It also was not a party she attended, it was stopping by at a friend's to say hi before heading home\nDmarie\nMy heart goes out to this young lady's family & loved ones now and in the days ahead. May God hold you up through your devastating anguish and grief. No matter how or why she was dressed that way just doesn't matter, she is gone & it is a tragedy.\nJokeEnthusiast\nBut you still took the time to read the article and comment on it. Maybe instead of spouting your hate you should take some English lessons and learn how to spell\nYou are a real idiot to say something like that. Hope something like this never happens in your family. And yes, I agree with Alan. Learn how to spell or keep your comments to yourself.\nThis is a human being,and humans make mistakes that God forgives us for! He died on the cross just for that reason. Everyone examine your own lives and keep this family in your prayers as they heal from the loss of a daughter,friend, niece and a member of Gods family. Show love everyone and the world gets a bit brighter everyday.\nUncle Sam Bodeen\n\"A sweater was found near her body?\" Why was she not wearing it? How did her \"friends\" let her leave the house mad and not follow her? It was Below ZERO!\nAnarkia\nShe was most possibly wearing it and then took it off. It is called \"paradoxical undressing\" \u2013 pretty common in the later stages of hypothermia, when a person becomes disoriented.\nStupid is as stupid does. Young girl choses to drink and get really drunk, gets in argument and makes the poor choice to leave a nice warm house to go out side in shorts and a tank top. Thinning of the heard (Darwin award winner)\nAnother drunk has left! No sympathy!\nWednesday on FOX6 News at 9\nThe new push to put forensic science on trial.\n'Horrifying episode:' 3-year-old died after falling into grease trap at Tim Hortons restaurant\nPortillo's celebrates National Hot Dog Week with 2 for $5 hot dogs \ud83c\udf2d\nSemi crashes on I-43 at North Avenue after tire blowout, bursts into flames\nMilwaukee Brewers fall to Atlanta Braves 4-2\n2nd man charged in shooting death of 13-year-old Sandra Parks pleads guilty, sentenced to prison\n'Lack of equipment, personnel:' New concerns raised at committee meeting on Menomonee Falls FD\nAttempted homicide: Police say woman stabbed man 'randomly selected at gas station\n55-year-old woman struck, killed near Mitchell Park Domes; 50-year-old woman in custody\nMedical examiner IDs woman found 'burned beyond recognition' in garage\nDose of Reality\n'Don't need to happen:' Medical examiner investigates 7 probable weekend OD deaths in Milwaukee\nMedical examiner tentatively IDs woman found 'burned beyond recognition'\nViolent 24 hours: 3 dead, 4 injured in 6 separate incidents in Milwaukee\nMedical examiner: 18-year-old dies after wreck at 40th and North following police pursuit\nMedical examiner: Police shooting of Texas woman a homicide\nMedical examiner's report indicates speed may have been a factor in crash that killed 2 in Milwaukee\nProsecutors: Crystal Gutierrez of California admits to stabbing Grafton man with scissors, knife\nPolice release ID of man who died after incident at Mayville home\nBusy weekend: Milwaukee County medical examiner responds to 6 probable OD deaths\nME's office: Milwaukee man who died in high-speed chase, crash had meth in system\nWoman accused of killing 3 infants in the 1980s sentenced to 30 years in prison\nAndroid News App\niPhone & iPad News App\nAndroid Severe Weather App\niPhone Severe Weather App\n\u2022 9001 N. Green Bay Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53209\n\u2022 Copyright \u00a9 2019, WITI","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"NASA Refines Space Station Urine Recycling with 3D Printing\nOctober 20, 2020 by Michael Molitch-Hou 3D PrintingSpace 3D Printing\nWhile additive manufacturing (AM) on Earth advances, so too do the possibilities in space. We have yet to see the 3D printers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) save the day in an Apollo 13 moment. However, the inevitably of 3D printing critical spare parts does not seem to lay too far out into the future. NASA engineers are already using AM to create replacement components for the ISS, most recently for the Space Station's Urine Processor Assembly.\nIn this case, the system was not repaired using 3D printers aboard the ISS, but the feasibility of such a scenario put to the test when engineers for the station's Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) redesigned the Urine Processor Assembly, flown to the ISS in March and installed in September.\n\"The distillation assembly is the heart of the Urine Processor Assembly,\" said Arthur Brown, deputy manager of ECLSS integration and development at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. \"It's the core of the machinery that converts human urine into clean drinking water.\"\nInternational Space Station Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy installs the new Urine Processing Assembly's distillation assembly in Node 3.\nImage courtesy of NASA.\nThe Urine Processor Assembly sees urine boiled in the distillation assembly and sent to a water processor that filters and chemically purifies it into usable water, thus limiting the need, and therefore costs, that go along with shipping water to the ISS from Earth. The technology was first developed for NASA in the 1990s and has been upgraded ever since, now allowing the crew to recycle 90 percent of the water they need on station.\nOne issue that continued to impact the system was that of worn out belts, needed for belt drives to translate motion across hardware elements and connecting rotating parts to drive gears and wheels. Belts are ubiquitous in the machine world and, in the case of the urine distillation assembly, exposure to steam causes them to wear how more quickly.\nTo prototype a new belt drive design, the ECLSS team worked with engineers in Marshall's Materials and Processes laboratory, to 3D print possible options for extending the life of the system's belts. The teams 3D printed plastic-toothed drive pulley prototypes with near-flight quality in less than two weeks before exploring other upgrades, including internal part redesigns meant to reduce the impact the steam and fluid on the urine distillation system.\nThe newly redesigned and 3D printed plastic pulley undergoes testing by the Environmental Control and Life Support Systems engineering team at NASA's Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Image courtesy of NASA.\nWhereas the previous distillation assembly might have experienced part failures after 1,400 hours of use, the newest designs saw service life expectancy rise to over 4,300 hours. Because the machine is only used for several hours daily, this means the system could extend to multiple years.\nPrototyping parts for the Urine Processor Assembly obviously served to address a very immediate problem using 3D printing on Earth, but the project served as a trial run for what may come as NASA embarks on its Artemis program for sending astronauts to the Moon in 2024.\n\"As we travel farther from Earth on Artemis missions to the Moon and build toward longer, crewed missions to Mars, it's inevitable we'll need more reliable hardware and a reduced requirement for spares,\" Brown said. \"Even from the space station, it's a long way to the nearest hardware store or machine shop.\"\nThe ultimate plan is to have spare parts for such systems as the Urine Processor Assembly replaceable in space itself, according to Brown:\n\"Our first goal is always to increase reliability. If hardware doesn't break, that's a problem solved. But we're also working to enable on-orbit maintenance by replacing component parts \u2013 from sensors to vacuum pumps \u2013 instead of taking out whole mechanisms and flying up brand new ones. In future systems, everything internal is designed to be individually replaceable by the crew.\"\nIn-space maintenance is just one of many operations that will need to be performed for long-term space missions. Others include constructing bases, recycling materials, and manufacturing of complex structures, such as satellites.\nTagged with: 3D printing replacement parts \u2022 3d printing spare parts \u2022 belts \u2022 clean drinking water \u2022 international space station \u2022 nasa \u2022 NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center \u2022 spare parts 3d printing \u2022 urine","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"HomeFeaturesBlowing Bubbles' top writers settle down to put the world to rights\nBlowing Bubbles' top writers settle down to put the world to rights\nWest Ham's victory over Chelsea was the latest big scalp to go with the wins over Man City, Arsenal & Liverpool. What was your favourite and why?\nBrian Williams: The best win of the season has to be Chelsea for me. I hated them long before Terry and Mourinho came along. Where I was brought up, all the other kids supported Chelsea. I was the only Hammer for miles. They made my life a misery. I hope all those kids still support Chelski \u2013 they would have been gutted when Big Andy got the winner.\nJames Longman: Finally winning at Anfield will always be massive highlight, and finding out we had won when I got off the plane in Ibiza set me, and Chris my fellow KUMB podcaster, up for quite a celebratory night involving a giant inflatable swan. However, Chelsea was dreamland and for the big man to score the winner was a moment to cherish for a long time.\nGeoff Hillyer: You could make a case for any of these wins. Even though a couple of those wins were by greater margins, I'm going for the game against Chelsea. It was very unWest Ham like. It was a team out of form visiting us, which is normally a banker defeat for West Ham, and our winner a few minutes from the end. And you felt that we could go places afterwards.\nJames Jones: The Chelsea one has to be my favourite as I didn't get to the away wins. The atmosphere at the Boleyn that day was unbelievable and certainly a great memory we'll cherish once we move.\nDavid Meagher: The Man City result was the most remarkable given their form prior to the game but the Chelsea win was truly delicious. The manner of the victory was thrilling, culminating in Andy Carroll brushing Chelsea's much-lauded centre backs aside to score a late winner. The forlorn image of the Special One up in the stands surrounded by ecstatic Hammers was one that will remain in the memory for a long time!\nAndy Carroll was on the scoresheet against the Blues, does he get in your starting XI?\nBW: The way we're playing under Super Slav, Sakho has to start if he's fit. He's got the pace to pull defenders out of position when he runs the channels and gives the midfield some space to exploit. Carroll's fantastic in the air but he tends to offer a static target and the fluidity goes out of our passing game.\nJL: As proved against Watford, we really do need Sakho to start up top as his work rate is second to none and the way Bilic sets us up plays to his strength. I am a huge fan of Andy Carroll and an impact sub roll is perfect for him. When he starts we lose some of our rhythm.\nGH: No, he doesn't. I view him as an option when things need changing. I think our tendency is to knock it long when Carroll's in the side, but that bypasses our midfield which has been crucial to our success this season. However, he's useful to come on and mix things up a bit when things aren't going our way.\nJJ: At home, maybe. But on our travels we need pace rather than a target man to complement our counter attacking style. Still, I think even at home Carroll can have a bigger impact off the bench, as he showed against Chelsea.\nDM: No. It's a measure of how strong our squad has become that Andy will have to dig his way back into a starting position. Diafra Sakho has not maintained the sensational scoring run that characterised his first 10 games at West Ham but he has remained a potent force and his work rate is second to none. Andy has undoubted abilities and his impact as a substitute is immense but for now, my vote goes to Sakho.\nHow many points do you think West Ham will get in November, the Hammers have home games against Everton and West Brom either side of a trip to Spurs.\nBW: Perform like we did against Chelski and the likes of Everton, West Brom and Spurs should hold no fears. A repeat of what happened at Vicarage Road and we'll get nothing. I'd take six points right now if they were offered on condition that three of them were against Tottenham.\nJL: I am going to remain stupidly optimistic and go for seven. There are banana skins everywhere as Everton are always tricky, Pulis is my managerial nemesis and Spuds can always go either way.\nGH: I think November is going to be tough. Everton and Spurs will not be easy teams to play against and if we could get any more than three points out of them, I would be delighted. West Brom won't be easy either. That game could be another Watford, with them frustrating us.\nJJ: Six at the very least, but I'd love to see us get maximum points. That said, part of me would swap a win at Spurs for losses to Everton and West Brom.\nDM: Right now we are upside down in our results. With that in mind, an away win at Spurs seems likely, we'll beat Everton and then the Baggies could well turn us over. I'd settle for six or seven points.\nCottee and McAvennie lifted the whole team\nCarroll hails the Bilic factor as Hammers dare to think big","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Posted on Published: December 2, 2019 Categories Legion of Leia, Movies\nStudio Ghibli Movies to Be Available for Digital Download Dec. 17\nHome \u00bb Studio Ghibli Movies to Be Available for Digital Download Dec. 17\nGKIDS announced today that it will release the catalogue of Japan's legendary, Oscar-winning animation house Studio Ghibli for digital download-to-own (order here) in the United States and Canada on December 17, 2019. The Studio Ghibli movies will be available to purchase in both English and Japanese languages on all major digital transactional platforms starting tomorrow, Dec. 3. This marks the first time the Studio Ghibli films will be available for digital transactional anywhere in the world.\nGKIDS previously announced an exclusive US streaming deal with HBO Max for the Studio Ghibli library starting in May 2020.\nStudio Ghibli is one of the most acclaimed and influential animation studios in the world, inspiring filmmakers and audiences alike over the last 30 years with beloved stories and breathtaking visuals. Under the brilliance of visionary animation directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, and producer Toshio Suzuki, the studio's films have won countless international awards, including an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Spirited Away, as well as four additional Academy Award nominations for Howl's Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, and When Marnie Was There.\nDirector and studio co-founder Hayao Miyazaki was separately given an Honorary Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards in 2014, and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will pay tribute to his artwork with a special exhibit when the Museum opens in 2020.\nThe Studio Ghibli movies released for digital download-to-own includes:\nThe Cat Returns\nKiki's Delivery Service\nMy Neighbors the Yamadas\nNausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind\nOnly Yesterday\nThe Tale of The Princess Kaguya\nWhisper of the Heart\nThe Wind Rises (Available Q3 2020)\nStarting December 17, the Studio Ghibli catalogue will be available to own digitally in HD for the suggested retail price of $19.99 per film. A six-film bundle of some of the studio's most popular titles, featuring Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away, will be offered by platforms for a suggested retail price of $99.99.\nGKIDSStudio Ghibli\nNetflix Announces the Cast of Thriller Series Clickbait\n1917 Review: Sam Mendes Film Takes the Breath Away","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}
{"text":"Interview with the Founder of Liberland\nJack Davies\nLike a lot of people in Europe, Czech activist Vit Jedlicka was dissatisfied with the state of affairs in his country.\n\"You know, it was rising taxes every single year, rising number of regulations every single year,\" he said. \"So I felt like I had to do something about it.\"\nUnlike a lot of people, for Jedlicka doing something meant founding a whole new country: Liberland.\n\"Everybody told me, 'You should start your own country to prove that your ideas of liberty work,'\" he said in a phone interview. \"So I did.\"\nThere's something charmingly maniacal about Liberland's self-proclaimed president. Despite giving more than 200 interviews in the last fortnight, he's chatty and his voice trills with a ha ha ha when something pleases him. But underneath this quaint exterior lies a Napoleonic self-assurance that he will build a second Dubai on a seven square kilometer patch of land on the west bank of the River Danube as it runs between Croatia and Serbia.\nContinue reading here\nposted in English, Jack Davies, Liberland, Reason Magazine\n\u2190 Don Juan of Kharkiv (previous entry)\n(next entry) Postcard from Skopje: Rain Fails to Stop Play \u2192\nProtest as a Spectator Sport\nCould One of the World's Biggest Bank...\nRefugee Crisis Pits Neighbors Against Each...\nRefugees in Macedonia: A Human Perspecti...","meta":{"redpajama_set_name":"RedPajamaCommonCrawl"}}